Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-28
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. THE CHILEAN QUESTION. The Situation Now Bright
 and Hopeful. CHAIRMAN BL0UNT ON THE DISPATCH Feeling Among the Masses
 in Chilli. TINE BORDER WAR NEARING THE END. Hearing on the Free Silver
 Question.
CHAIRMAN BLOUNT ON THE DISPATCH
THE BORDER WAR NEARING THE END.
THEAFFAIR WITH CHILL.

| THE AFFAIR WITH CHILL.
 The Situation Vastly Improved l Chili,s Terms Said to be Entirely
 Satisfactory to Secretary Blaine What Chairman BlORtt Has to Say | in an Interview.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Chilian situation has vastly improved since early yesterday afternoon. The situation is now | bright and what prospect there was for war, it is understood, is now dispelled. l The first cable message received by the president from Minister Egan was not in all respects satisfactory. It was lacking in fullness, and there were many things in it requiring additional elucidation. An | other and later dispatch has now been re- ceived and it's contents are such as to leave | nothing for congress to do with regard to | the presidents message. It not only con firms all that has been said in the Associ- | ated press dispatches, but goes further and is couched in the most friendly terms. The | charge of hostile feeling on the | part of Chili towards the United States is utterly denied. In effect the dispatch re- ceived says that the charge that the Chil-
 
 the United States and to it's flag and uni form is utterly false. We well remember the time, it says, when that flag and that uniform were in Chilisn ports protecting us and siding in our struggle for independ- ence (referring to the time twenty-five years ago or more when the Chilians were engaged in a war for independeace.) The dispatch then says that in order to show the friendly feeling entertained by CNl>: E1,. F. T-;& &aI fafa oy,l an evidence of their desire to do all that is possible, they are willing to leave the affair to the United States supreme court. A gentleman who saw the dispatch said to-day that the United States could not afford to proceed to lengths with people who made such response as that contain ed in the message received.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-A Washington special to the Brooklyn Times says: "1n- that Chili in reply had offered to make reparation, and that it is very satisfac- tory reply.
 The Evening Suns Washington special says it is learned that Chili has made an unconditional apology. The dispatch was received yesterday afternoon, but as it IS very long 1t may be that its translation was not completed until to-day. It comes from Senor Pereira, the Chilian minister
 
 to bs clear and unequivocal. Nothing whatever is left of the Matta affair. For the Baltimore affair the most sincere regret is expressed and the offer to refer it to the supreme court is said to be more than a proposition for settlement-it is made as an illustration of the friendly feeling of the Chilians toward the United States by showing their will ingness to leave the matter to our courts Constituted in harmony with the admins tration) for settlement. The expressions of cordiality toward this country are pro fuse It is said that the whole tone ot the document is apparently so friendly, sincere and manly and leaves the matter in such shape that it is hardly possible to | fail to bring the two countries closer | together and resultin an amicable adjust ment of the whole difficulty.
 In this adjustment congressional action may be necessary, if the offer to have our l own supreme court take charge of the mat | ter be availed of, but otherwise it is be- lieved by we'll informed persons that the only thing remaining for the committees | of congress to do with reference to the presidents message is perhaps to make some report of formal and not very i'm l portant character upon 1t.
 Secretary Blaine, it is understood, is en- | tirely satisfied with it and feels relieved that the controversy is now almost over. Private Secretary Halford said tonight l the additional correspondence between the | United States and Chili would be sent to l congress to morrow. It would not aggre- gate over 2,000 words.
 l CHAIRMAN BLoUNT's STATEMENT. l WASHINGTON, Jan n.27.-Chairman Blount of the house foreign affairs committee this afternoon made statement regarding the present status of the Chilian controversy. He stated that he had received his infor- l nation from MT. Blaine, who had given him permission to disclose it to others. MT. Blount said:
 "As understand, the telegram which the state department has received is from Senor Pereira, the Chilian secretary of foreign affairs, and is perfectly satisfac- tory to this government. MT. Blaine seems to be very much elated over the dis patch, as indicating that the whole contro- versy is at an end. do not mean at an end as to minor details, but at an end as a grave international question"
 "You mean that the apology was am ple?' interrupted Congressman Springer.
 "No do not say that at all in so many words," replied MT. Blount. "I
 mean simply that so far as the whole
 question is concerned, there is complete
 compliance with our wishes as expressed
 in the final demand of the state depart
 ment I cannrt quote the exact language
 of the dispatch, a translation of which was
 shown to me by MT. Blaine. It covered
 six or seven pages of foolscap, and there
 was in expressed terms great regret; in
 deed the whole spirit of it was regret at
 the Baltimore occurrence and utter disa-
 vowal of any ill feeling towards the
 American uniform worn by our sailors. J
 The dispatch :n effect says:
 "It is not necessary to submit this thing
 to the supreme court, but in order to
 show you our feeling towards you we are
 willing to submit it to your supreme
 court.'
 "They withdraw the request for Minis
 ter Eagan's withdrawal, and they speak oi
 the Matta note as an error of judgment
 and they are willing to meet the American
 demands"
 "But how about the apology we de
 mand!" again interrupted member o
 congress.
 NI cannot say that it is made in speci fc form" replied MT. Blount, "but tn, whole argument and declaration of feelin,
 and regret, the action taken by the gov
 ernment to have the guilty parties ar
 rested-all these illustrations ar
 given as to their feelings in tn
 attempt to exhaust the idea that there wa
 any QOStll1Cy toWoios uo. " Aiio tuc dpoi
 oey may not be put in diplomatic languag
 the dispatch is just as full and complete il
 it's regret of the whole affair as could be
 I tell you the bottom is out of it, that = all The administration would not have v straw to stand on, if it continued to mak demands, with that dispatch in its face $ But have no idea that they are going t
 force it any further. No one can req that entire correspondence, gentlemen without feeling the utmost sympathy e if the almost humiliating attitude of th . Chilian government" % ,, ssWill your committee on foreign affair
 meet tomorrow" Chairman Blount ws r asked.
 J "Yes, but we will have nothing to d 1t now, of course" ., o There has been much speculation as 0 the time the administration received Il
 first intimation of Chili's apology and col 5 sessions. Some members of congress ha, VI even hazarded the statement that the pre- e ident received Chili's reply to the ultim r. tum before his message was communicat, to congress Monday.
 IS Chairman Blount said: As understal
 it, the despatch from Chili was receiv
 by the administration early Tuesday nor Al. ing. At half past 10 o'clock had info nation from the president by confident
 message that a dispatch had been receiv
 from Chili at the state department, b that it had not been translated. So Chil