, 1892-01-21
ALL ABOUT CHILL,
TUE sAucN SOUTH AMERICAN RE.
PUBLIC HTS AREA.
h@na G&Re ~ sea C9ms4. a Fe9
Soea Parsss as Population ana
FriHrtpai Industries smnHG
Nation SO Tackle ths Us.

Gaea rartss as Population ana
Principal Industries A smafs
Nation 50 Tackle the 4. =
+ THE much talked A6sui south American
reanaia, Chili comprises 4 ssnp az sea
eaasi about sWo thousand miiez long and
averaging 0na hHndNei and 6fay miles in
N3ath extending from the straits 81
Magellan ta the southern boundary of
fenl. The topography 81 lie country
ssHRiy consists II ihe western s1ope ef tl5g
Andes Mountains ana contains las. .e90
ssaAge miiaa. af considerably less than
tusce That of Tie state ~ Washington. It's
population L estimated to ba ah0us threa
millions spanish. Europeans and Indians
Wa ioia. santiago the seaf 8f government
u situated saYeufy-ave mlIss inland fron
NE Paetac and contained, before the lata
political disturbances. about 10000 anhab-
isants. The principal sean0rss are Naa-
paFaiso. Conception Ead Cbanimbo. Cattle
raising and miaing are me principal ill.,
desires carried - by she people agricul-
tazs properly ~ called, existing only i'll
primitive condition. A rallBoad is in opef-
aaA0n fn9m Valparaiso Ia Santiago. AHA
llns has recently been extended across ths
Andes.
Chill popniaTig ranks as one of the SEC
cna 0F third rate republics ~ the world,
ana the grea4 mass q its inhabitants are
asnaiy asvilaasa chose onty residing in the
larger cities and towns adjacent 10 the sea
caast having asesahlsnee W enlightenment.
This IS Chill, ths contested. self-deoeira3.
egasisiseas lsatle sauta American "powers
that Waald engage ia Mar with the United
States. Chile has standing araiy II large
A. that 81 the United States and navy
navy faiiy = good ~ many respects
WASHINGTON. Jam. Secretary Tracy
reeeirea 4 formal cali from fhe house com
nasttee an naval affairs during tlsss morning.
Thongh Ctilian matters have been ac-
glvely discussed, slle xsait vas not made fer
that purpose. 30 information has vet
hcen received III THE navy department u
Tie Yorktown which actually sailed from
Valparaiso 8or CailAo. although Comman-
der Evans eabiea q wss Bis intention to
sais dag before yesterday Al member of
The committee subsequently said ths sisit
was purely social ono. There was some
talk between the secretary and bis visitors
concerning the personnel nf ire navy ana
siagratson So promotions amongst the
officers. Mhcn asked whether the qnes-
tson oI she condition Of the navy in aonnee-
aun with the pending Chsliam troubles was
hsoache5 the member evaaed the question
hT suggesting sueh subject waald he more
properly the subject of consideration hy
Gail from tlaa secretary "a The COMMITTEES.
The member gave the impression that the
Chslsan affair formed II very small part If
q aii indeed any portion Of the .couversa-
tson between the secretary ANA the com
mlttee.
eHEI7 wAR MATTERS.
LAraRop, Cala., Jan. 2l.- -rhe hir gan
far the cTuiser Monterey iaa here THIS
morning at ESQ and viii arrive al West
0akland ghis evening. al y via Msartiner.
The orders arc to get i az Che Union Iron
Works as soon as possible. III was viewed
han by = large crowd Of people.
A Tremendous Ffre ia Sew Tork.
NEW NoaK. Jan. IA nre which broke
oat in she aflh story 81 tire building NJ.
n, west l5tb street ibis morning spread ia
tlse Breniauo ana Lincoln buildings and
tae loss is already Gar above a million aol-
lars. 81 IS estimated that the largest losers
az Schneider, Campbell 4 Ca, $4,000
Rueutano Bros, 100000. Louis Rheimn.
$500 0a0s ct E Benfly & Jones. $4,000.
Samuel Green & Co. $4,000. Tiffany x
Co., jewellers. wall also lose something.
The sE-storg building adjoining Schneider.
Campbell & Co. viii probably suffer heari-
lg. lbs occupied hT three trims, Davis.
Reed q Alexander, mantei ard tile fire
places Hoskins * Seweli, brass bedsteass:
ard A.. VI. McIaotb IN Coz, feather and
down. Shortly alteF one g clock fire spread
fo The Lincoln huilding, magnificent new
editcs Just completed.