Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-19
TODAY's CABINET MEETING
Secretary Blaine Taken III and Has 10 Go to
His Home.

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Secretary Blaine Taken III and Has 10 Go
His Home.
TEE GILLIAN SITUATION DrscussrD At LHNorH-
TIE President SUBMITS THE DRAFT OF HIS PRO
POSED MESSAGE TO ooSaREss-A STRONG AGRA
OF FACTS AGAINST CHILE.
The President submitted Q draft Of hi
Chilean message to Congress to the cabine
Officers at today's meeting. It was Q rathe
unusual meeting. and the widest rumors pre-
vailed throughout the afternoon on &C
count OF it, Secretary Blaine, after he hat
been In attendance for about half al
hour, was taken ill and went home. His illness
was OF the same nature as that of fortnigh,
ago and repeated Sunday, and is not though
to be permanently serious.
SECRETARY BLAINE TAKEN ILL.,
The meeting began at half-past 1, the usua
hour. with all but Secretaries Blaine and Foste.
present The former entered in about fifteen
. minutes. .,a The cabinet was con.
Secretary Blaine began to complain of a
sense OF dizziness and nausea He seemed to
need fresh air and window was raised. The
deiberations OF the cabinet were postponed Of
course
The Secretary continued to feel i'll and was
seized with an attack of sickness that made him
quite weak. He recovered in little while,
however, sufficiently to go home.
leaving the cabinet room, he put on his
overcoat and walked down stairs unaided. Sec
rotary Elkins accompanied him, but he needed
no assistance.
HIS own carriage WAS not at hand, so the two
cabinet officers borrowed that of the Postmas-
yer General and drove over to the house on
LAFAYETTE square, few rods away. After u
few minutes Secretary Elkins returned to the
White House and re-entered the cabinet room.
SOME UNFoUNDED RUMoRs.
The fact that Secretary Blaine had left the
meeting during the course of the debate on
the Chilean question gave rise to the most SEN
sational rumorA 1t was alleged that there
had been so serious difference Of opinion be-
tween him and the President that he had with
drawn rather than continue in the discussion
lhere was, OF course, no basis for such story.
SOME SIGNIFICANT DISPATCHES.
1t is said that there have been some signiA-
cant dispatches received from Chile and that
these were laid before the cabinet today. At
first it was expected that they would constitute
complete answer to the last demands
made by the United States and indicate that
Chile would ultimately apologize. It is said to
have been found. however that the dispatches
which were received last night did not afford
such ground for the settlement of tho con-
troversy as could operate to stop all imme-
diate proceedings on the part Of this govern
ment.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
1t is quite certain that no formal apology has
been made by Chile to the United States.
1t was the general expectation that the
President would send in the correspondence to
Congress tomorrow, but it was ascertained this
afternoon that there has been some delay in
Its preparation. and that it will not
be submitted to Congress on the day first set.
The President has not quite finished his mes
sage, though he was enabled to submit a draft
OF 1t to the cabinet this morning. It is about
8, 200 words in length.
There is a growing belief that the message
Will not be warlike in the sense that the public
has seemed to expect. 1t is understood that
1t Will rather be review of the stu
OF Congress OF certain facts that
the President DEGREES. OF sufficient importance
to call for action, yet he will not recommend
any action, it is said, but leave the case to the
discretion Of Congress. with such an indica-
tlon OF his own views on the subject as the case
seems to warrant.
STRONG ARRAY AGAINST CHILE.
1t is expected that the presentation Of facts
made by the President will be strong array
against Chile, and that though the executive
may not make any positive recommendations
his phrases, periods and points will be very
American.
The cabinet meeting lasted just two hours
and at its close it was announced by one of the
members that nothing definite had been at
tanned in the discussion Of the situation.
GREAT BRITAIN TO INTERVENE.
1t is reported at the Capitol today that the
government of Great Britain has taken steps
to bring about more friendly feeling between
the United States and Chile and will intervene
to affect settlement Of the trouble.
A member Of the foreign affairs committee
Of the House said this afternoon that
he had not received the information
officially, but that he had no doubt
OF the correctness of it. Other members
who were seen had not learned of the report.
1t is said that Chile was not In position to
make the necessary advances and that Great
Britain had offered her good offices and would
endeavor to arrange basis on which All AMIGA
Bile agreement might be reached.
CHILE's PROPOSITION.
1t is surmised that the proposition made by
Chile, that was submitted to the cabinet, en-
bodies an offer to disavow the offensive note
sent by Senior Malta, the provisional minister
OF foreign affairs, to Chilean representatives
IN various countries, soon after the
delivery Of the Presidents annual
message. This note was . severe reflection
upon the attitude of this country and urged all
Chleans to maintain the prestige Of their gov
eminent in the controversy with the United
States. 1t was couched in language to the last
degree insulting.
The understanding is that the proposition
advanced by the Chilean government to
withdraw the note was intended as pre-.
liminary to an apology, but that il
contained certain conditions that Vita
ted the whole atmosphere of friendliness
that it sought to create. At all eueuts it was
decided by he cabinet that it was not ''suffi.
GENTLY substantial to constitute a warrant to
stop the prOcesding at this end