Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-01
WASN'T DEMANDED
That Alleged Salute of "OId
Glory" by Chill.
BUT 1T WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL

If the ChiIians Should Take Notion to
Fire Some Blank Cartridges When the
Yorktown Arrives-Text of the RepIy to
Pereira's Apolegy-The True Inward
ness and RascaIity of the We'll and La
Abra Claims - Caucus the House
RuIes-Omcial Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The following
is the reply, dated Jan. 3Oinst., sent by Sec
retary Blaine to the Chilean governments
note of apology of the 25th inst:
Il am directed by the president to ac-
knowledge the receipt of Senior Pereira's
dispatch of the 25th instant. 1t has been
communicated to congress, and has given
great pleasure to the people of the United
States and the executive department, and
it restores the correspondence between the
two republics to a basis Of cordially, and
IN lhes, as he believes, a full and honorable
adjustment OF all unsettled matters easily
attainable
Frank and Ample Withdrawal.
"The president notes with qualification
Che expressions of regret for and eondem
nation of the assault upon the sailors of
the Baltimore offered by Senor Pereira,
and congratulates the Chilian government
upon the frank and ample withdrawal of
the Malta circular and upon the spirit of
justice displayed towards Minister Egan.
You will assure the Chilian government
that the president will be glad to meet, in
the most generous spirit, these friendly
overtureS.
Thinks Settlement Easy Now.
believing that the subject of reparation
for the assault upon the seamen of the
Baltimore is now capable of adjustment
between the two governments by the
usual diplomatic methods, the president
postpones, for the present, any discussion
of the suggestions made by Senor Pereira
as to the use of other methods; not doubt
ing that the sense of justice of Chill Wilt en-
able the two governments to speedily and
honorably make full end of the whole
matter. BLAINE"
a Matter to Make a Note of.
It will be observed that there is no
word of a salute to the United States flag
in the above, so the wiseacres seem to have
been wrong for once. But they say now
that the matter stands about this way:
The Yorktown will he in Valparaiso har-
Dor in a few days. She doesn't fly an ad-
mirals flag and it would not be an act of
rival A salute, however, would be re-
garded as a graceful act, one showing that
the apology made by Chill was not at the
cannons mouth Such an intimation has
probably been conveyed to the Chilian gov,
ernment
How They View 1t in Chilli.
"A cable from Valparaiso says that the
news that the United States had accepted
Pereira's note as satisfactory was received
there and at Santiago with great pleasure.
But when it was announced that salute
of the flag would be eXacted there was al
most dismay At the change it made in the
situation. To demand a salute in the pres
ent state of the country, which is full sf
adherents of the late President Balmaceda
only awaiting a chance to raise another
revolution, would make 1t appear that the
United States is anxious to minister to the
wishes of these people, who are every day
endesvoring to spread discord.
Egan Gets an Approval from Home.
Another cable from Chill says that Egan
has received dispatch from Secretary
Blaine stating that the charge made by the
Chilian government that Minister Pereira
| had granted safe conducts to the refugees is
| untrue, and that the United States, through
| the entire affair, has nothing to complain
| of in Egan's actions or dispatches On the
| contrary, his course is considered highly
| cnD1 mend able