Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-13
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
The President Still Carefully Studying the
Chilean Correspondence.

| The President Still Carefully Studying the
| Chilean Correspondence.
A RuMon THAT AN uLTrMArUM HAD bEEy SENT
BY THIS oovERSaESr-THE ASTI-AMERIcAS
FEELING BELIEVED TO BE IScREAsINa-A
| CLIMAX TO BE REACHED VERY SOON.
The President is putting in q good deal OF
his time in reviewing the correspondence in
the Chilean controversy, which. in all its vol
ume, is now before him. He is sitting the evil
dence in the case, reading the correspondence.
making notes of the undiplomatic language Of
Chile's ministers and Of the testimony to the
intense anti-Amcrican sentiment in Chile. The
end Of this process is near at hand. The ad-
ministration is almost ready to make its second
move.
! THE coRREsPoNpEScE TO BE PUBLISHED.
1t is ascertaned by THE STAR today that the
government viii next week publish the entire
correspondence in the controversy and it is
said to be thoroughly convinced that this act
will suffice to show the country at large that 1t
has good case for war. There are two rea-
/ sons why the publication cannot be made at
/ once. In the frs place the President has not
| finished his review of the documents and in the
second instance he Is anxious that the budget
shall contain. as an appendix. the full report of
the investigation into the case of the Baltimore
sailors now being conducted in San Francisco
b. judge Advocate General Remey of the
navy.
This report will it is stated, have an import
ant bearing on the case. as giving touch of
inaccuracy 20 the representations made to this
government by Chile. Portions of it, il is said.
have been wired to Washington by the officials
in San Francisco from day to day. but the
President Is anxious that his case shall be as
complete as possible. and is therefore awaiting
the conclusions of the investigating officer. 1t
was for the purpose of obtaining accurate
view OF the case from the governments stand
point that Col Remey was sent out to tho Pa
cite coast.
DISCUSSED AZ THE CABINET MEETING.
Tho cabinet meeting yesterday lasted nearly
two hours. All the members were present ex-
cept Secretary Foster. Secretary Blaine WIS a
little tardy. 1t is ascertained that the Chilean
case was alluded to as being nearly ready for
elimination. ard that then the cabinet turned
its attention to the BerinS sea question. which,
being less pressing than the Chilean case, Is
utilized to occupy the time while the other
matter Is approaching q climax. No definite
action in the Chilean affair was determined
upon yesterday, the program having already
been generally outlined
1t is expected that following closely upon the
publication of the correspondence will be a
special message from the President and the
ultmatum Of this government to Chile will
then be only matter of a shor. time.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
There were no new developments in the
Chilean controversy today. The government
is merely waiting for the San francisco in
quiry TO terminate. 1t said this morning,
however. that nothing short Of complete
change Of attitude On the part % Chile can
aver. demonstration By this country.
The administration. rs mentioned above, has
decided upon program, and this will be fol-
lowed in all events unless Chile should. in the
current language Of the street, "come down
from her high horse" :,
RUMoR As TO An ULTINATUM.
A rumor was abroad last night to the effect
that the government had sent its ultmatum to
Chile. This phrase is generally taken to mean
q note sent to contending power in a diplo-
matte controversy that the nation sending
1t has made its fual propositions
and must close the correspondence.
measure and can be sent without action by
Congress 1t means that the attitude of the
sender is fixed and that unless concessions are
granted war must ensue.
THE popular impression that an ultmatum
Is IN Itself declaration Of war is incorrect"
said an official. las the ultimatum must como
from the executive branch of the government.
and clause 10 of section of the Constitution Of
the United States. in defining the powers of
Congress. says that it shall have the power to
prisal and make rules concerning captures on
land and water.
The ultimatum is followed by the declaration
OF war, and the two are by no means synony-
NOUS"
ANTr-AMERIcAN SENTIMENT INCREASING.
1t would appear that the anti-American SEN
timent in Chile, instead of subsiding, is on the
increase and that mobs are being formed in
Valparaiso on the slightest pretext. for the an
noyance. and even injury, Of Americans.
This is evidenced by the following cable
gram that has been received by the Secretary
of the Navy from Commander Evans, COM
handing the U. 5. s. Yorktown, dated at Val
paraiso. January 8:
Yesterday afternoon my gig while lying off
the landing place waiting for me was stoned by
three men In a crowd of bad character. No one
injured. / visited Immediately the Chilean
senior naval officer aioat and requested him to
notify the police authorities here that l de-
manded their efficient protection and that if
the offense was repeated / should take the
matter in my own hands and protect my men
with arms Much regret was expressed by the
Chilean senior naval officer, who went at once
to the police. Today have the assurance that
the parties will be punished and protection
given.
1t is understood that the tone of the whole
dispatch was such as 20 cause the Secretary to
urge that the climax in the case DO hastened.
SHIELDS CITIZENSHIP.
There has been some vague light thrown
on the question Of the citizenship Of Patrick
Shields, the American sailor who was so terribly
beaten in Valparaiso, and whose testimony was
used In yesterdays STAR.
A man called at the State Department. this
morning and asked for the. address OF Shields.
He said that from the description in the
papers and the circumstances of his coming to
America this man is his own cousin, and il this
superstition be correct he is an American
citizen by virtue Of his fathers naturalization
His cousin, Patrick Shields, he went on, has in
his possession his fathers papers There were
no discrepancies in the descriptions. and the
inference is that the mon are identical.
cHILEs DISPOSITION.
Chile is spoken of by those who have travelled
in South America as veritable spittire A
well-known Washingtonian, who has extensive
interests in the southern continent Ekcned her
her today in conycrsatiOn to a wild animal