Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-29

Sttit's bht w 1b' Way ia WHICH tun pcVpts
would view the message Of tho President
on Monday. coming, as Ii did. 30 shortly
before tho announcement of the concss-
sion BY Chile OF al that the Unitod states
could ask The Democrats were nearly of
one mind ~ TO this question, but. sxcept-
ING Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky, they
bad little TO say for publication. The Repub.
lscans who.expressed opinions to be quoted
generally thought that the action OF the
President bad brought about the satisfac.
tory response received and were disposed
20 commend his course. What was said
with the knowledge thatit might be pub
lisbed was generally IN tho same STRAIN,
and expressive of tho qualification felt at
the outcome. Tire Associated Press cable
gram from Santiago and the subsequent
confirmation OF IL by the Associated Press
diapstch from Washington, published yes
terday morning. had prepared public men
contained In the Presidents message to-
day.
THE TROUBLE OVER.
Senators who were seen after the read
ing Of the papers had no special comment
10 make other than that they regarded the
controversy as practically settled, and that
they thought the answer of Chile had re-
moved the irritation between the TWO
Governments. They said that the answer
was very Straightforward and candid, and
that there was nothing more that the
United States could demand. IL was re-
Qarded as d complete and unequiyocai re-
sponse. The beiiet in the Senate hereto.
fore has not been that the probabilities OF
war were very great.
Several Democratic senators criticised
the action of the President IN sending his
message TO Congress before Chile's reply
had been received, and one senator SAID
that the whole affair was fizzle and q
farce.
Senator Sherman, chairman of the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee, said this
afternoon that no further action on the
subject will be taken by the committee TOR
the present, at least, if at ali. He con-
sidered the trouble as virtually settled.
HKvER THOUGHT THERE WOULD BIZ WAR.
Senator Hoar, also member of the
committee, said that he never felt that
there would be war. and that he did not
think great many persons thought so.
The committee did not meet to-day, IT
being felt that there was no occasion for
daily conferences, as had been the case
since the receipt of the Presidents mes
sage.
Public men who have been interviewed
and who found their utterances out OF
date and inappropriate few hours later,
IN the rapid changes of the situation. were
not inclined to-day 10 discuss the subject
at much length, but were content TO ex-
press qualification at the latest develop
meat.
IN the House this feeling was more eyi-
deIt after Mr.. Allen of Mississippi, who
has & considerable reputation as huIno-
rist, made characteristic speech. in which
he disclaimed possessing himself any OF
the impetuosity waich had led other gen.
tlemen to rush into print while the coun-
try was under tba great strain to which II
had been subjected. he declared. amid
laughter, that be never would have been
heard from butfor the fact that the trouble
was now over. He gave utterance to the
private sentiment of many OF his party
colleagues by reading from and comment
ing on an interview with ex-Speaker
Keifer. in which the latter said the Presl-
dents message was issued Just IN time."
PRIVATE ALIENS TALE.
This he emphasized by repeating, story
in circulation on that side OF the chamber
about a harvester in the field who broke
for the barn during a tbunder-shower ana
ran until out of breath for fear the storm
would be over before be reached the barn.
His colleagues roared with laughter, In
which many Republicans Joined. me
way in which tine House listened to this
humorous speech. on what has been very
serious subject, showed, perhaps, as well
ns words can express the feeling or rele1
felt at the turn the trouble has taken.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
met this morning in regular session, but the
committee finding its expected work on
the Chilean affair gone, the meeting lasted
only q few minutes. and reference OF q
few bills TO sub-comHiittees was all that
was done.
THE TIME OF REcEIrT OF THAT NOTE.
Some question has been raised about the
time OF the receipt of the dispatch from
Mr. Ecan TO Mr. Blaine, conveying the
note Of Mr.. Pereira, the Chilean Minister
of Foreign Affairs. Private-Secretary Hal
ford was called upon tonight, ana no
gave the following statement
"Mr. Egan's dispatch from Satlago was
n long one. and was received IN two install
ments, as appeared by the copy. which
came from the State Department.. the tr5t
part being dated Santiago. January 25th.
and the second part Santiago. January
Goth, the address. Blaine, Washington
beng repeated on the second part. A
memorandum was on the first part OF the
dispatch to the effect that 1t was received
at the Department. of State at O'Clock A.
NJ. Of the 26th (Tuesday).
TEE CABINET AWAITED 1T AT NOON TUESDAY.
"The translated copy did not come to
the Executive mansion until during the
meeting of the Cabinet, who were waiting
for it, and that must have beer, between
70 and / O'clock. The first information
the President had OF the receipt OF the dis
patch came from General John w. Foster,
who called on the morning of the 26th be-
tween 10 and III O'clock about some other
matter. and told the President that dis
patch had come from MIR. Egan, which was
then being translated"
TIE MATTER OF ARBITRATION.
LONDON, January 2s.-The Times to-day
publishes a dispatch from Santiago dc
Ohile saying that, in reply to suggestions.
Chile expressed her willingness to have
either Spain or Brazil act as mediator IN
her differences with the United States, but
that public opinion IS in favor OF submit
ting the question to the arbitration or the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The correspondent says that the Chilean
Government is receiving messages OF SYM
pathy from all parts of South America and
the United States.
AGAINST CONSUL M'oREERY-EGAN TO BE RE-
CALLED.
He adds that American residents in San
tiago publicly demand the cancelllng OF
the exeouatur Of Mr.. William Is. McCreery,
the consul of the United States at Valpa-
raiso.
Reports from the United States at San
tiago declare that President Harrison has
decided to recall Mr.. Egan, the Ameri-
can Minister.
Is HARRISON pIsGRAcKD9
LONDON, January 2S.-Several of the En-
glish papers to-day print an alleged dis.
patch from Washington TO the Daiziel
Agency, in which il is asserted that Presi-
dent Harrison yesterday informed the
senate Committee on Foreign Relations
that the answer of Chile TO the ultimatum
sent her on the 2lst instant was received
before his message was sent TO Con-
eress. but that he was not aware
Of its contents. owing to the fact
that il was not translated INTO English
until after the message had been delivered
10 Congress. Basing its comments upon
this assertion of the DalzIel agency, the
81. James Gazette this afternoon publishes
an article in which it says " II the story
is true President Harrison is disgraced
and has made himself ridiculous, The
story is not gwen as gossip. but as the re-
mort of the official t,rOceedincs of the Sem