, 1892-01-26
DILLY DALLYING.
Chill is A0t Yet Heard From
Officially.
rae cabines in session roday
waiting "a Reply The Latest
Phase 81 fhe Situation and
what j. said in Washington.

q MAsHaaGroN, gan. 23A dispatch va.
received hy Associated Press lass uighi
from santiago az Chill. as follows. "Ths
Y Chsliaa governments aas sesas rsply "a
I he ult5mataFa 81 the United States. Ths
reply Il in enact that Chilli aerees 10 with.
draw tAs offensive noie sent 81 Malta u
all chilian ministers abroad. aad zcknowi.
edges thsi it, issuance Mas due ~ an error
of Judgment. Chill alsa Wiihdraws the re
y quest foE the Withdrawal 0f United States
( Minister Egan. IB addition to shis the
\ ChiiSam government. III its answer. ia.
+ poses that taa affair 81 the attack On the
haltianras sailors ln Valparaiso Ia sub
mst.ed e the arbitration of some neutral
nation. In this proposition fs not accepta-
be - ihe United states. tie Chiiian gov
ernment suggests ahat the matter be- sob
mitted Us the decision VI Tile supreme court
og the Omitted sea"
up i0 "a o'eE e this morning Secretary
Blaine bad not received any word from
ChsA AZ reported III the above dispatch. tt
IS expected j viii be communicated
through Minister Monlt, who has not ret
called or been heard from ga the subject
Tha delay Ks. however, perfectly explicahle
byssthe amoant 81 time required to trans
lsta 8 cipher dispatch Into ordinary Span
ish ana then into English, ana also by the
fast that an aaiciai call is not commonly
made M Washington before the middle IN
tie day
THE cARsamE fs WAITING.
The cahines met promptly 81 at 1850 to-
day saa devoted neaEly the entire session
10 the discussion 81 Tie Chilian oontro-
versy. Aii tha members were present ex-
eept Elkkns ard Foster. That the Chilian
matter Was under consideration was proved
~ the fact that messenger from tie state
department brought about dozen copies
of the entire GhiIfan resppndence to the
White House about neon and they were
taken into she cabinet roan at once.
While Secretary Blaine was walking from
hie homie to she cabinet meeting this morn
ine, Be Nas asked Il q reply 70 TIE prssi-
dents ultimatam lad hean received from
Chih He said none had been received
thus far that he was aware af.
rHH sES8TE COMMITTEE
The senate committee ga foreign raia-
lians he'd i short session this morning.
hat the meeting was merely of an Informal
character ama devoted rs 4 brief exchange
of opinion amongst lhs sena40rs. regard.
ing the pFpsileat's message aad the accom-.
panying cornsp spoadenee of the Chilian
affair. "A member az the committee stated
that rs action had been taken on The cor
raspondence and nothing of Importance
q ok place AZ the meeting whatever, rela
tive to the chiiian matter IL is under
stood H amy rcport on the message ana
Correspondence is ta be made ii will not be
dome until the president receives an an-
swer to his demand made ia bis ultimataal
to Chill
ran LATEST PHASE.
The latest phase of the ChFlian situation,
a ~ -.Ttbcd Ia last uights dispatches from
Sc tiasa, is the sole topic of discussion
among members of congress today. There
is q general feeling Of relief ca an hands at
WHIST u looked upon Us THE beginning of
a peaceful ending Of the controversy. In
thn absence of Official information many
senators and representatives seem ohary Of
expressing taeiT views on the matter, The
general opinion was that the answer sub
uiitted, if authentic and was satisfactory
u TIE United States, was all that could be
demanded. The only point mentioned in
oar ultfmatum notcovered by the dispatch,
was the demand for an apology. on this
point the admission That tse Malta note
was am error Of judgment and the promise
ot its withdrawal ID considered to he iii The
nature OF al apology and when coupled
With expressions Of deep regret contained
b the telegram az Minister Pierrara. Of
January Ath and the notes of Minister
Montt of December 18TH ana January ssh
Is negardee as an expression Of good fee ling
on ere part ot Chil and perhaps all that
ought 70 be demanded There is no desire
tlle members Haid, to press the government
Of Chill, and they are disposed to accept
The oder as entirely satisfactory III was
pointed out thsl as the Chilian govern
ment bad disavowed the responsibility for,
Or sympathy With The attack on the sailors
Of the Baltimore. SHE would naturally be
cautious III whatever she said on this sub
iect, a. the governments connection with
the matter would be one of THE main ques-
tions On which the decision Of either the
aFhitrators or the decision of Tie United
states supreme court would depend In the
considering question of reparation
II is generally conceded that tie propo-
slti0n 70 refer ID foreign arbitration 90 10
the decision Of tie United States supreme
court The entire Baltimore incident is a
proposition which cannot well be rejected
bg this government There is one point
III The dispatch from Santiago, however,
that is somewhat mystifYing to all and
that Ii why the Ghilian government should
deem il necessary to reoede from its request
For IRE withdrawal of Minister Egan, This
concession was not expected.
SOMETHING RECEIVED.
The meeting Of The cabinet today lasted
about two hours and at its close there was
determination On the part 81 its members
70 give no information whatever on the
subject ~ che Chtlian controversy, IL Is
generally conceded that the press dispatch
from Santiago win he supplemented by
some sort Of official statement, but no
facts Of any kind could Ne obtained The
belief IS strong, however, that something
was received from Chill in response to The
presidents ultmatUm, but whether
through the Chilian minister at Washing.
+ con or Minister Egan 1t Santiago. itoannot
be aseeTtained.
NEw YoaK, Jan. Pa private dispatch
sent at 3; 45 a,m today to Valparaiso ask.
ing II there was anything official confirm.
ing arbitration produced this reply; Eyes
Nc IRE willing to gorego the decision 81 THE