Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-25
THE WAR MUST BE PREVENTED.
Great Excitement in the Ohilian Cities
Over the Situation.
CORRECT TERMS OF THE ULT1MArUNI
The Baltimore Outrage, the Malta Note and
Minister Bgan's Recall the Subjects.

Had Sailed for Europe to Head on the
Captain Pratt Credited but Little---Ex-
senator Henderson, of Missouri, Speak
ing of the Refugees Helped by Egan,
Takes a stand Against the Proceeding.
VALPARAISO, Jan. 25.-Minister Ken
needy, representative of Great Britain at
Santiago, it is reported on good author
ity, has received definite instructions
from his government to make an offer to
the government of Chilli to act as medi-
ator between that country and the
United States for the purpose of pre-
venting a war. The Gillian government
has returned no answer to this commu-
nication as yet.
Both the Gillian and foreign residents
in Valparaiso and Santiago are greatly
excited over the situation, but no DEM
onstration is reported.
The situation here is considered very
grave.
The Special Message.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-It looks more
like war between the United States and
Chilli this morning than at any previous
stage of the controversy. The special
message of the President, with all the
correspondence and with all the testi-
mony as to the outrage on the sailors of
the Baltimore, will be sent to Congress
this afternoon.
Attorney General Miller was closeted
with the President at the White House
all yesterday afternoon, revising the
final proofs of the message, and paying
especial attention to calculating the
most significant points in the testimony
of the sailors and officers of the crew of
the Baltimore. Secretary Blaine also
gave the more important points of the
document a final perusal.
The message and accompanying docu-
ments, correspondence, etc, will form a
bulky volume The message, as stated,
| will comprise, it is believed, not more
than 1000 or 5000 words. But the
! State Departments correspondence with
Minister Egan and with the CHILEAN Lee
cation of this city, including the enclos-
urcs explanatory of some of the des-
patches and comprising official CORE
| spondcnce here and in Chilli will make
nearly, if not quite, 24O,00 words. Be-
sides this the correspondence of the Navy
Department with its officers, which COW
ers the ltata affair in eXtenso and the
full report of the testimony taken at the
examination of the Baltimore's sailors in
Vallejo Cal, is estimated at fully 100,
| UOO words additional
The last of the testimony taken at Val
lejo did not reach the Navy Department
until noon Saturday. One of the officials
who has read some of the evidence said
that it fully bore out all that had been
claimed respecting the outbreak against
the sailors as to its generalization and
the animus of the assailants.
The Ultimatum.
The terms of the ultimatum to Chill
have not been correctly given in any of
the dispatches referring to it. Three sub
jects 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 Chilean Govern
ment that after full and careful exam
ination of evidence of that affair. as sub
mitted by the CHILEAN authorities and as
shown in the examination of the Balti-
more's sailors, the President feels COM
PEELED to stand by the terms of Assistant
Secretary Wharton's instructions to
Minister Egan October %, and to insist
upon apology and due reparation there
for.
The second subject is the Malta circu-
lar note of December Is. This note, the
CHILEAN Government is informed, is often.
, sive to the President and other officers OF
the United States and that unless it is
promptly withdrawn and the Language
disavowed by the CHILEAN Government
in equally public and general form rs
that in which it was circulated, Minister
Egan will ask for passports and diplo
matte relations between the countries
will cease.
The third subject is the proposed re
, call of Minister Egan. Acknowledge
} ment is made of the receipt of Minister
Months note, stating that Minister Egan
' is not persona grata to the government
, of Chilli, and announcing the readiness
and desire 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 now be considered
There are other and weightier matters
pending settlement and when they are
satisfactorily disposed this government
will then consider the request for the re
- call of Mr.. Egan.
The United States Minister was, OF
course notified of the note from Senol
Montt. and it is said message has beer
received from him stating that the mem
bers of the Gillian government author
lied to speak upon such matters, hav,
verbally assured him that they are salts
fed with him, and that similar state
ments were made to the Ministers from
other countries.
This dispatch raises a question o
a veracity between Minister Egan anC
Senior Montt, which subsequent CORES
pondence or events may aid in settling
J, Certain it is that up to the receipt of Mr.
Monnt's note the records do not shov
8 any indication of dissatisfaction will
Minister Egan by the Chilian authorities
!. When President Jorge Montt announces
the formation of his Cabinet on the frs
instant, Minister Egan expressed his sat
I, isfaction, stating that two members q
it were his personal friends, and that b
expected to ind his future relation
with all Of the members Of the CNhina
most pleasant.