Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-27
9the Gillian affair.

This gov srnmens yesterday received q
long message irem Minister Egan convey
Ing an offer on the part ofthe Ohi'ian gov.
eminent foT the settlement. OF all existing
difficulties with the United States. This
dispatch confirms in every particular the
statements made in the dispatch received
from Santiago Monday evening, and pub
lished In the GAZETTE yesterday, which was
In { ffsct that Ohii had agreed to withdraw
the fsnslve note sent by Senior Malta; to
withdraw Its request for the recall of Minls-
ter Egan, and to submit the Baltimore affair
10 the arbitration CT Bone neutral nation, OF
to submit the matter TO the denision of the
Uaised States Supreme Court. Mr.. Egan
states these propositions 81 greater length
I than the press dispatch, but the exact a6dl.
| ticns cannot now be cerislned. There is
reason to believe. however, that the Chilisn
GOV ernmeot not only cffsrs to Withdraw the
| offensiVe note. bat In addition ffers to apol-
ce'zs for 1t. 1t also sgrses to the petition
,sksn by the United States 10 regard to the
| right Of asy lum and the safe conduct Of rsfa.
gees.
Mr.. Essn's dispatch was submitted to the
cabinet at its meeting yesterday. The en-
tire question wss discussed, end Ii is Indsr-
stood that ffsrence of opinion was deve :
oped es to the propriety of accepting the Of.
fer without modification so far as 1t related
to the suonieson CT the QUESTION of Chiii's
| liability for the attack on the sailors oil tbs
Baltimore to the arbitration of neutral ma.
ton or to the decision of the Supreme Court.
| Without reaching decision the meeting sd
jonrned.
The President will doubtless communicate
Mr.. Eysn's dispatch to Congress, bat will
probsbly ntt do 30 for several daye unless IL
is called for by the EoIse or Senate.
| A Dispatch from Santiago, Chill, Gays :
The correspondent Of the Associated Press
| hes had interviews r.. several members OF
be Gillian cabinet. 10 hls conversations
" t. these gentlemen he Wss told that Senior
Pedro Mont, the Gillian minister tt Wash
ipgson, mlsIead his government az to the
sts tus OF sff ire Ia regard t, The difficulty
| between the United States and Chill. From
the statements made by the ministers re-
ierred to 1t appears the Gillian minister st
Washington sent eaole dispatch to h.s gov.
lernment on Friday lat. In which he t,ted
stbat the settlement OF the matter was pro.
&c eding Ia satisfactory manner.
The question Of the relations between
Chill and the United States OF North Amer.
l lea came up In the Ohllian Chamber OF Dep
q les yesterday. Deputy Jordan said muoh
alerm and concern existed 10 the public
mind relative t, the condition Of affairs be
tween the two countriss. He thought that
the Ministers ehould make some definite
i,tAtemsnt abont the matter. The fact that
In his opinion, the United Sis SO Sss grsa.
ns,ioD. honorable and just In its dealings
vas emphasiz ID, AID hs could not believe
thu t there was any desire on herpart to hu.
initiate Chill.
II reply to Senior Jordsn's Interpolation
Min' Persira ststsd that an answer to
the ulsimalum of the Uoitsd States had
been cent to American Minis ter Egan which
be hoped and believed would prove SETS
fac DRY to the United States. but at present
be vas not ct liberty to diVulge Its con!eLt'