Evening journal., 1892-01-28
A FULL APOLOGY.
Chili's neg,y Turns Out to Ee
Entirely Satisfactory.
BLAINE Is QUITE ELATBD.
lie Makes the Facts Pablic Through
Chairman Blount.

All Danger OF war Has Been Ayerted and
the Road l. Open to a Pacific and Hon
orable Settlement Of the vexed oues-
tions-The President win send the Doc
un,cnt TO Congress at Once chill Il
Greatly Excited.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q. The Chilian trou-
ble is over So lar % likelihood Of war is con-
ccrned and tho questions that remain to be
Rettfed can be adjusted peaceably and salts
factorily through means agreeable 10 the
principals concerned Ia tho contnoversy that
up 70 yesterday threatened a bloody con
dict The concessions made by Chilli, as
outlined by Minister Egan in his dispatch to
the state department, arc satisfactory 10
! this government and everything points 70
speedy and peaceful ending Of the imbroglio
The news TINT Chilis advances are satis-
/ factory 70 this government was made public
/ by Representative Blount, of Georgia, chair
man of tho house committee on foreign
sfairs. Mr. Blount's authority Is SECRETARY
Blaine, on whom he called today at the
stats department. in connection with the
controversy. Mr. Blaine told Mr. Blount
that the cablegram from Minister Egan had
boen received az the state department
yesterday It was entirely satisfactory 10
the United States, he said, and he had no
objection t. Mr., Blount making public this
fact and his knowledge Of what the dispatch
contained.
A Complete Apology.
Representative Blount said that after
reading the chilian reply 10 President Har-
rison,s ultimatum at the state department
he felt that great load had been lifted OF
the shoulders Of the foreign affairs COM
mHtee Of tile house, OF which he ia chair
man, by this sudden and favorable turn IN
the situation, There had been, he said CON
nicting reports in circulation about the
character Of the Gillian response and il was
very gratifying to him 10 find it SO complete
as an apology, and apparently so satisfao-
tory 10 Secretary Blaine. It appeared to
Mr. Blount to be 50 ample and 70 satisfae-
tory that it must be acceptable to the ad-
ministmtion, to congress and to the country
Mr. Blount made this observation after
he had called on President Harrison 10 talk
about the Gillian situation, and while he
was, OF course, reticent about what the pres
ident had said to him or whether the pres
ident took an optimistic or pessimistic view
Of the situation, he significantly observed
that he expected the president would at
once send the Chilian response TO congress,
and that the Chilian trouble would very
soon be on the road to an honorable and
peaceful settlement,
Our Demands Unqualihedly Met.
"The bottom is out Of It." said Mr.
Blount He said that he made this state
ment on the information furnished him by
Mr.. Blaine. The latter, said Mr. Blount,
seemed very much elated. Mr.. Blount said
Mr.. Blaine showed him the dispatch from
Mr.. Egan. It was in manuscript and GOV.
ared about six or seven foolscap pages II
seemed said Mr. Blount, satisfactory re.
sponse to the presidents ultimatum, and in
a nutshell it meant I'VE unqualihedly meet
your demands Speaking Of its contents
Mr., Blount said: 1T stated that there was
the greatest feeling Of regret on the part OF
the Chilian government and people over the
Baltimore tragedy. Il contained an expla.
nation Of the charges that the Chilians gen
orally were hostile to the United States,
stating that there was no such feeling to-
ward the American government or its sub
iects in Chill. In connection with this point
the dispatch from Mr.. Egan read something
like this; Chill hate Americassl No; too
well docs Chill remember how the presence
Of American uniforms in her harbors aided
her in achieving her struggle for independ-
ence'
All Hostility Disavowed.
There was an utter disavowal, said Mr.,
Blount, Of any hostility toward the Ameri-
can nation or its citizens. According TO
Mr.. Blount the substance information Of
the dispatch is as follows A satisfactory
explanation and retraction concerning the
offensive note issued by Senior Malta, the
late Gillian minister Of foreign affairs, il
made.
Mr. Blaine told Mr. Blount that Chilis
offer Ia this connection was acceptable to
the government Chilli further agrees, said
Mr.. Blount, 20 meet the demands Of the
United States contained in the presidents
ultimatum unqnahfedly and expresses the
greatest feeling Of regret over the whole
affair. AS to the Baltimore affair, said Mr.
Blount, expressions Of regret concerning it
wholly satisfactory to Mr.. Blaine are made
and, in conclusion, the Chilian government
states that, in complete compliance with
our demands, it begs the submission Of the
whole controversy to that august tribunal,
your supreme court.
The answer to the ultimatum also de-
slares a sincere feeling Of friendship for the
United States and a profound feeling of
friendship for our flag and the uniform Of
our Sailors.