The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-06
CLOUD pIsAPPEARINo.

Rolling Away-ChlIrs Latest Note More
Satisfactory.
WAsHINeToN, Jan. SIS. THE Chilian
trouble is at an end, (" said Mr.. Blount
the chairman of the house committee
on foreign affairs, shortly before 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon. "The
bott n has dropped out of the whole
thing. Mr.. Blaine is elated over the
termination OF the trouble in SO satis-
factory a manner. Our committee has
shown the right spirit throughout; we
have been harmonious, and have
considered it as national question
on which all should be united lam glad
such satisfactory termination has
been brought about The apology
made by Chilli is as complete as it
could possibly be. It speaks with
most profound regret of the attack on
the Baltimore sailors, declares a sim
cere feeling of friendship for the
United States and a profound respect
for our flag and uniform. They speak
feelingly of the presence of the Ameri-
can men-of-war in their ports during
the revolution, and of the friendly at
titude of our officers and men at that
time. They say that, entertaining
the feeling of friendship which
they do toward the United
States, it would be impossible for them
to sympathize with or to fail to feel the
most profound regret for the assault
upon the United States sailors. AS an
evidence of their perfect good faith
they say they propose in connection
with complete and humble apology
that the matter of reparation be re-
ferred to the United States supreme
court to determine. There is no re-
serve. 1t is complete and abject apol-
ogy and settles the whole matter.
Feelings of hostility or resentment drop
out before such an apology"
Although in advance of its transmits
sion to congress official information is
unobtainable with reference to the date
of the receipt of the cable message
which shows MAT the Chilian govern
ment has gone further than anything
yet made public, it ise believed that
Minister Egan's message was one trans
mitting the Chilian governments reply
and giving the substance of the conces-
sions made. For this reason Mr.. Egan
may not have been full enough in his
statements to thoroughly make clear
the full force of Mr.. Pereira's answer.
The dispatch containing the reply OF
Senior Pereira, the Chilian minister for
foreign affairs, is very long and its
translation was not completed until
yesterday. 1t is said to be frank and
splendidly written document breath,
ing throughout spirit of friendship
and good will to the United States. II
is said to be clear and unequivocal,
Nothing whatever is left of the Malta
note which is not only withdrawn but
apologized for. The most sincere re-
gret is expressed for the Baltimore in,
cident and the offer to refer it tc
the supreme court is said to be more
than proposition for a settlements
is made as an illustration of the friend
ly feeling of the Chilians towards the
United States by showing their willing
ness to leave the matter to American
courts for settlement
The expressions of cordially toward
this country are profuse. 1t is sale
that the whole tone of the document il
apparently so sincere, friendly ant
manly and leaves the matter in sucl
! shape that it is hardly possible to fai
to bring the two countries closer to
I gether and result in an amicable ad
iustment of the whole difficulty.
! The dispatch is especially clear an(
vigorous in repelling the charge O
hostility on the part of the ChiIians t.
the American flag and the American
uniform. In effect it says: 'Chilian
hate the American uniform? Too wei
does she remember that flag and tina
uniform in her ports and harbors aid
ing her in her struggle for independ
ence." Referring to Chili's struggle
years ago to achieve independence.
Toe prospect of war, it is thought, il
now over, and that while CONSIDERABLE
remains to be done before the contro
versy in its entirety will be closed, ye
the affair is in such a shape as to brin;
the two nations closer together an
make further proceedings matter o
comparatively easy adjustment
, HOW VIEWED BY CHILL
SANTIAGO, Jan. 2S. The text O
Chilfs reply to President Harrison
ultimatum has not yet been made pub
lie. 1t is awaited on all sides with in
tense interest. The substance of tina
already been indicated in the Associates
press dispatches from here, and this, s
far as can be learned, meets with ger
eral approval on the part of the intelli
gent classes.
The news that President Harriso
had sent a special message to congress
on Monday, relating to the points q
issue between the United States an
Chill, and the dispatches published her
describing the attitude of the America
public toward the matter. have cause
no little excitement here. The Bait
more incident the presidents ult
matum and message, aad the DANCE
Gus tension of the relations betwee
! . the two governments, have been topic
= of conversation in all circles The
dominate the newspaper columns to ii
=