The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-21
THE CHILEAN AFFAIR
Unfounded Reports Of a Goncilia-
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j. tory Spirit in Chile.
irNsPEoT1Ne THE OLD MONITORS.

lTo Determine Their Fitness for Use
Communication Has Been Received
from Chile Since Matta's Offensive
Note Yves Withdrawn.
I WASHINGTON, Jan. e1.-One of the
subjects discussed by the President and
Secretaries Blaine, Tracy and Elkins, in
% conference late yesterday afternoon,
WAS the time when the correspondence
un the Chilean question shall be sent to
congress. Their decision cannot be def
nitely stated, but it may go in this after
moon.
In view Of the unfounded reports cir
culated that at Tuesdays cabinet meet
dng dispatches from the Chilean govern
ment were submitted giving evidence of
conciliatory spirit on their part, that
TAere accepted as substantial ground for
Belief that satisfactory settlement of
the difficulty was pending, it may be
well to repeat what has been heretofore
stated in these dispatches, that since the
offer to Chile to withdraw Senior Mattas
offensive note, with an explanation that
was not satisfactory, nothing had been
received from that government.
Matta's Offensive Note.
1t will be remembered that In tho note
Eenor Malta commented on statements
made in the report of the secretary Of
lthe navy and the presidents message,
and challenged the accuracy of state
ments contained therein. One of the
diplomatic rules of the United States is
that the reports of the heads of depart
ments and messages of the president to
congress are matters of a local nature,
mot to be subject to comment or criti-
cism of other nations. If it is desired to
speak to foreign countries comnunica-
fion is made through the state depart
ment. and the utterances of the secre-
tary alone are the proper subjects for
comment. In the. offer to withdraw the
Malta note it is understood Senior Montt
~as instructed to make the statement
fhat the note was withdrawn because 1t
violated diplomatic rule of the United
States, not because it was in itself Of
fensive.
To Inspect the Monitors.
The sailing of the Yorktown from
Valparaiso for Calloa Tuesday night,
snade public by the navy department
yesterday, carrying the Balmaceda
refugees, is construed by officials, in the
absence of information to the contrary,
persisted in its refusal to give the
refugees safe conduct, and their only
safety lay in transport by the United
- States vessel The departure of the
Yorktown takes away the only United
States vessel in the harbor, and Secre-
Nary Tracy said this morning that no
other vessel had been ordered to take
her place there.
The navy department has ordered the
old single tnrret monitors, which for
years have been lying lin ordinary" at
4he naval ocademy and in the James
river at Richmond, to Norfolk navy
yard to determine their fitness for use
In case of necessity. The Passaic has
been at the navy yard, and the Ajax
Carronicus, Mahopac, Manhattan and
Wyandotte at Richmond.
Information has been received il
Washington from Vallejo, or some othe,
point near there, on the Pacitic coast
Ehat the investigation into the assault
on the Baltimores sailors at Valparaiso
conducted by Judge Advocate Genera
Remey, of the navy, developed the start
aing fact that horrible outrages and mu
filations were inflicted on the body o.
4he sailor killed in the atfray. This in
formation cannot be verified.