Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-19
SHE'S YET DEFIANT.
Chilli has Made No PREPARATION
to Us.
RETaAcTloH NOT laTlMATED
Ne o0<ia1 knowiedss Of the Rumor
That MauA's Note Had Beea
Ordered Wsthtzswn.

WAsnuaros. Jan She day has
brought no sbs In ths War talk toward
Cali The possibilities Of trouble
sonsiaus - inmineat a. ever. but
shsrs were No strictly new develop
msnts In the situation A dispatch
.frsn Valparaiso. supposed TO be from
Master Egan. arrived during the day
snd 80 delivered a. the house of Sec
'sesary Blzina It's eoutsnts. however,
eosla not be learned
Ne Rssrsetssa frsa eAilI
The repeated statement in Valparaiso
dispatches that Minister Monts has
10 withdraw the offensive circular
asts Of Senior Malta fnds no
,ersdenee here Ths persistence OF
this statement Is supposed here
20 BE- caused by tia ChIian govern
Rsnt for the purpose of influencing
public opinion in this country. IL Is TO
BE presumed that II Senior Montt had
received any such Instructions he would
not delay but would rather hasten to
make them known 10 Secretary Blaine
snd the president Certainly this gov
eminent has no Official knowledge OF
any intention On the par. of Chilli TO re-
treat from its insulting attitude, TO say
nothing of granting the apology and
Indemnify which have been demanded.
senior Monts Excited
Senor Mont, the Chlsian minister,
became excited enough Saturday BY
the variike tone OF American newspa-
pers to give out IN interview which at
this critical stage is regarded rs indis-
Greet TO say the least Mr.. Mont. re-
garded - absurd the possibilities OF
moments question of veracity between
m American sailor and . Gillian Judge,
and he adds rather shrewdly that no
sne would hesitate . moment in de-
eiding such a question between a
Gillian sailor and an American
Judge In other words Mr.. Mont
takes the ground that testimony OF
she Baltimore sailors Is deliberately
untrue wherever II differs as given at
Vallejo from the testimony alleged TO
have been given 1t Valparaiso in the
report of the p-ocurator fiscal. Mr.
Montt int;mates that anti-Chilian feel
Ing in this country. which he processes
10 deplove, is cultivated by designing
politicians.
VIII Not Advise War.
Those who are nearest President
Harrison say that the presidents mes
page will contain strong language in
behalf Of maintaining American dig
nifty. but IL will have no advice. refer
ence or inference to war. As sug-
Yested in those dipatches some days
ago. the president is keeping close
watch on the local affairs of Chilli,
which give indication that the situa-
zion may be materially changed any
day BY another revolution.
churs Last IasulG
The refusal Of the new minister of
foreign Affairs to permit the refugees
now On the Yorktown 10 get away on
soass-wiss steamer with . guarantee
that they would not be taken of at
some Gillian port, which was reported
by Commander Evans Sunday, Is
somewhat irritating to this gov
ernmens and by some officials is
regarded ~ fresh insult, but it is not
likely 70 complicate the negotiations
new pending or to aggravate the Diff
Guilty. II only goes to show that the
Chilians are whimsical. hst-hsaded and
vain. the reason given by Commander
Evans for change Of base of the
Minister Of foreign affairs be-
lag that the American COM
mander had ssluted the Spanish min
lister when that diplomat went on
board the Yorktown. This incident
goes to show, moreover. that Com
nsnaer Evans had batter 10 left
alone. II is the general opinion
IN Washington that II the Chilians
give him much more provoca-
tion the brave and spirited
Evans wall give them q taste of war
before war has been declared Secre-
tary Tracy said he would order the
Yerktown to take the refugees TO a
neutral port and there leave them. II
ts not probable the Yorktown will
9eave Valparaiso until the Boston. now
~ Callao. can relieve her. This viii
take . week or more.
TsrpeAses Not for Use Against &c.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia-George Asia
Burnsgs. who was charge d'affairs of
che Gillian legation IN Washington dur
tng Balmaccda's administration. gives
some interesting Inform alton in re-
gard 70 that lot Of 100 terpedoes shipped
- Chill which Admiral Walker esbled
frsm Nentsvideo were on their way to
their destination. This heavy ship
msnt Of torpedoes was generally
taken ss an indication % ChiiTs prep
Rrations Tor war, and an evidence
that she il getting ready 20 fight the
United States Mr.. Asta-Burnags
asserts positively that these torpe-
does were ordered by Balma-
e-as during bis supremacy and
paid for by money shipped from Chilli
3a British man of-war which was the
occasion 81 so much excisement They
wers intended for operations against
the Insurgents and nst against tbs
Cnited States.
The Frintsrs Gcs~
Bsnrgy. Jan. fs--The coll psc OF The
printers strike is sbsolute. This was