The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-13
Senator Dolph Wants Uncle Sam to Be
Prepared Against Attack by Sea.
Chilian Question Considered at the Cabinet
Meeting Evans Demands
Protection from Valparaiso Rowdies.
Evidence of Surgeons Concerning the
Attack on the Baltimore's Sailors.
Judge Of Crimes Foster Charged with the
Grossest Inhumanity Towards the Wound
ed Americans-A Call for Justice.


Considered Indirectly by Congress and DE- 4.
recriy by the inet-Com mander Evans.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12-Both Congress
and the Cabinet considered the Gillian
question to-day. The Cabinet considered
IL openly and with direct reference 10 the
pending trouble. while Congress considered
IL individually by taking mp the important
fortifcation bill. This bill appropristes
500. 100000 for formidable coast defenses.
In previous Congresses it has been con-
sidered late in the session, and last year it
was not even ont of committee until the
last few weeks of the session. But to-day
Senator Dolph surprised his colleagues by
presenting 1t at this unusually early day
in the session. and he accompanied
the measure with remarks which
left no doubt as to the purpose of tbis
speedy introduction. Mr.. Dolph did not
mentp Ae Chilian incident in words, but
he q in reply to Mr.. Berry of
Arks who dissented from the report.
that 'as highly important to una ke this
appropriation Of sl00.0OO,00O at this time,
500 900 to be available at once and nine
million annually TO be available for ten
years to come. That Mr.. Dolph. the coast
Of whose own State might be the very first
point Of attack by Chilian war
vessel in case of hostilities. should so
warmly urge the appropriation atttis time
was regarded as very significant His re-
marks. which were received by the Senate
with the silence of close attention. remind
ed many Of the statements made last week
by Senator Allen of Washington, who
xnsx, taI 4xt%< <hot h. wl
was liable to attack by any second-class
cruiser of any second-class power. Mr..
Aliens remarks at that time were inter-
preted as referring TO Chill. 1t was also
noted to-day that Senator Doiph has of late
been in frequent and close consultation
meDt.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was inn
portant and was fully attended. The
President, it is understood, frankly de-
clared that the situation, instead Of
improving. was more serious than
ever. "Unfriendly," offensive" and '.arro-
CANT" are the terms which the President Is
reported to have used In cbaracterizing the
attitude of Chill to-day. Contrary to gen
eral report the new administration of Chilli
has made no official overt1res whatever
looking toward either arbitration or apollo
gy. or even the expression of the least re-
gret for the outrage upon the Baltimores
sailors. Rumors that Chill was about TO
take such action were regarded
at the Cabinet meeting to-day as
merely circulated by Senor Montt the
affecting public opinion in the United
StaJes. The testimony taken by Judge
Advocate general Remey at Mare Island is
nearly finished. The daily reports which
have appeared of this testimony have ex-
cited both surprise and Indignation in
Washington. The report of District Att0r-
Dey Carter. of San Francisco. upon the
case of fireman Shields. or the American
L.
discussed at the Cabinet meeting TO day.
The brutal treatment of Shields cannot
fail to have the effect of increasing tho
war feeling here, although there appears
to be some doubt as to the citizenship OF
Shields.
The following cable message. dated Jan.
o, from Commander Evans, commanding
the gun-boat Yorktown. at VALPARAISO. the
| only United States vessel now In ChIlian
waters, was made public by the Navy De-
partment this afternoon:
Yesterday afternoon my gig, while lying
| of the landing-place waiting, was stoned
| by three men in crowd of bad characters.
| No one was injured: visited immediately
| the senior naval officer of Chill afioat, and
| requested him TO notify the police authors
| ties that demanded their efficient proteo-
tion, and that If the otfenss was repeated l
| would take the matter IN my own hands
and protect my men with arms. Much re-
| gret was expressed by the Chilian senior
| naval officer who went at once TO the po-
lice. to-day nave the assurance tnat the
parties will be punished and protection
| given"
Secretary Tracy desires to have 1t known
| that he did not say, as he has widely been
quoted as saying. that the naval strength
| of Chilli is greater than that of the United
| States. "What 1 did say" remarked the
Secretary to-day, was that believed Chill
was am bitious to maintain q stronger naval
| power in the Pacific than any other nation,
and that if there had been no war in that
country, and she had not lost her ships. and
| if the three new shlps constructed for her
| in Europe were out. she could have done
| everything she pleased with our Pacific
squadron. i was not speaking, however, of
| our naval strength as q whole. for the rea-
| son that our Pacific and Atlantic squadrona
| ombined are much larger and moro pow
| erful than the ChIlian feet"