Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-21
THE GILLIAN QUESTION.

Cabinet Omcers I'm Conference With
the President-Departure OF the
Yorktown from valparaiso-what
aWar with Chill Would Cost.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Secretaries
Blaine, Elkins and Tracy were at the
White House this afternoon in conference
with the president for long time, and
General Foster was called in. The discus
sion related generally to the Gillian affair,
but the question most directly under con-
sideration was the character of the presi-
dents message to congress.
Senior Montt, Gillian minister, to-day
had a short interview with Assistant Sec
rotary Adee, but it is understood he had
nothing important to communicate.
Secretary Tracy received q cablegram
from Commander Evans to-day saying
the Yorktown with the refugees on board
would sail from Valparaiso tonight for
Callao. This is regarded at the navy de-
partment as an indication that affairs are
quiet at present.
The recruiting service of the army is
very active at present.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 20.-Ths secretary
VI LILO navy ahS u6tEuCtc0 COMMODORE
Graham to send the monitor Wyandotte to
the Norfolk navy yard at once for equip
ment. 1t is believed the entire fleet of
seven monitors will soon be sent to Norfolk
for armament preparatory to being placed
in service.
BOSTON, Jan. 20.-Robert Burnett, a
prominent member of the democratic state
committee, who spent two years in Chilli,
said to-day Twenty thousand soldiers
landing on the Gillian coast would amount
to comparatively nothing. 1t would be
b;I a short time before they were either
take at least $4,000 soldiers to
produce any effect whatever on
Chilli. The navy is not large enough to
carry that number of soldiers there and
they would have to be transported. The
cost would be enormous. Wsrships might
go and lombard Valparaiso, but that is all
they could do. The Chiisns are very rash;
there is no race in the world 30 hot headed,
and it is very difficult to imagine what will
come of this affair. I feel quite sure that
if war was declared it would be q long time
before we scored a victory. / have no
doubt but that it would come in time, but
not before a good many were killed and
this country put to great expense. The
cost for the mere start would be 81, 1000,
600.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20.-It is stated
that the government is negotiating for the
purchase of the International Navigation
company's steamer Ohio to be used as O
transport.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-The following tele-
gram was received to-day by Miss Frances
Z. Willard:
NEWTON hi'HL. jams 20 asi isssa.
Cannot you collect by telegraph petit
tions of several hundred thousand women
against CHILEAN war and send to Washing
ton this weeka
Already the National W. G. T. U. con-
vention representing half million women
had formulated its protest against the
war and Miss Willard at once telegraphed
for its presentation to President Harrison
by delegation of white ribboners in
Washington.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, president of the Women's National
council; DR.. Jennie Lozier, president of the
Sorosis: Nine. Demorest, president of the
Women's club, Chicago, and Susan B. An
thony, have all been urged by telegram to
join the protest of American womanhood
against this needless war proposed to be
wsged by sixty-three millions of people
against two millions"