St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
COMING TO A FOCUS.
Harrison's Message to Con-
gresS Today Awaited With
Anxiety by the People.
The Government Will Not Now
Consider the Recall Of
Minister Egan.
Santiago Reports Indicate
That "WaP Fever" Is RAM
pant in Chilli.
Remarkably Sensible View of
the Situation by EX-Sen-
ator Henderson.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2i. - This was
Sunday, but, notwithstanding the gen.
orally peaceful character of the day,
there was any amount Of talk over the
prospects of trouble with Chilli, in view
OF the dispatch of an ultimatum by this
government to the South American re-
public. All the departments were
closed, and of course there was no
official or pnblic manifestation regard
ing the matter. Inquiries at the de-
partmeuts were answered in most cases
by the messengers and Watchmen on
duty, and there was no indication, on
the surface, of the excitement that eX-
listed in official circles. At the navy de-
partment two or three officials were
found, but they united in saying that
nothing had been received from either
Valparaiso or Callao. so that, if Capt. Ev-
ans has reached there with the Yorktown
and landed the refugees taken aboard
from the United States legation at San
tiago. they will not know the facts until
tomorrow As has been stated, the
navy department does not expect to
hear officially from Valparaiso until the
Yorktown returns. The vessel should
have reached Callao today under ordi-
nary conditions of going. One official
said the story that Admiral Gherardi
had sailed away to the east in the Phil
Rdelphla to meet and engage the Cap
tain Pratt as the latter sailed away from
TOulon in an incomplete condition. with
an inexperienced crew, was fanciful
creation; but he would not say where
the admiral had gone, if he knew.
There is
Extraordinary Mystery
surrounding the movements of this Off
Ger and the squadron under hun. No
information was to be had at the state
department, none of the officials
through whom communications reach
the public having visited the building
during the day. The terms of the ulti-
matum to Chilli have not been correctly
given III any of the dispatches referring
to it. Three subjects are covered by
the document. The assault upon The
BaltimOre's sailors is the first. The
secretary of state directs Mr.. Egan to
Inform the Gillian government that
after full and careful examination of
evidence of that affair, as submitted by
the CHILEAN authorities and as shown in
the examination of the Baitimore'S sail
Ors, the president feels compelled
10 stand by the terms OF Assist
ant Secretary Wharton's instructions
to Minister Egan, given Oct. 8. and in
sist upon an apology and reparatiOn
therefor. The second subject is the
Malta circular note of Dec. Is. This
note, the Gillian government Is in
formed, is offensive to the president
and other officials of the United States,
and unless it is promptly withdrawn
and the language diSavoWed by the
CHILEAN government in equally public
and general form as that in which it
was circulated, MIniSter Egan will ask
for passports and diplomatic relations
between the countries will cease. The
third subject is the proposed recall of
Minister Egan. Acknowledgment is
made for receipt of
Minister llontt's Note,
stating that Mr. Egan is not persona
gragta to the government of Chilli
and announcing the readiness and de-
sire of that government to receive
another representative of the United
States at Santiago. Upon this subject
the government of Chilli is informed
that the note cannot be considered.
There are other and weightier matters
pending settlement and when they are
satisfactorily disposed of this govern
the recall of Minister Egan. The
United States minister was, of course,
notified OF the receipt of the note from
Senior MOntt. and it is said a message
has been received from him stat
ing that the members of the CHILEAN
government authorized to speak upon
such matters have verbally assured him
that that they were satisfied with him
and that similar statements were made
This dispatch raises question of YER
acity between Minister Egan and Senior
Montt, which subsequent correspond
ence or events may aid in settling. Ger
tain it is that up to the receipt of Mr..
Months note the records do not show
any indication of dissatisfaction with
Mr.. Egan by the CHILEAN authorities.
When President Jorge Mont announced
the formation of his cabinet on the 1st
inst, MIR. Egan expressed his satisfac-
ton, stating that two n embers were
His Personal Friends.
and he expected to find his future rela-
tons with all the members of the cabi-
net most pleasant. There seems to be
no doubt tonight that President Harri-
son will send his message to congress
tomorrow. The programme of the two
houses will probably be that it will be
read and then referred to the commit
tees having charge of foreign affairs, to
be printed with accompanying docu-
ments and correspondence. Its future
consideration will then be subject for
the determination of the senators and
representatives. A visit to Secre-
tary Blaine'S residence tonight for
Gillian news was without results,
the secretary declining to talk
Minister Montt was none the less re-
served. lie declined to answer any in
Quiries concerning CHILEAN affairs. and
said he had no news to give out. Since
Wednesday clerks at the navy depart
ment have been working continuously
day and night on the Gillian CORE
spOndence, and today there was large
force at work in Assistant Secretary
SOlley'S office, correcting proofs of the
report 20 be submitted to congress to-
morrow. An incident that goes to show
that Minister Montt regards the situation
very grave occurred a few evenings ago
at the house of a cabinet officer, when
the minister in speaking of the Chilian
question became so
Painfully Affected
that the subject had to be dropped. In
an interview on the situation Joshua
Patterson said that he could see no good
reason for war between the two cOun-
tries, and he believed their differences
would be settled by diplomacy. He
thought that war with Chill would be