The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-25
THE ULTIMATUM TO CHILL
PRkSXDKNr HARRISON WAITING IN
IALy F0R AN ANSWER.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-The knowledge that
President Harrison's message on tho CHILEAN
situation will 60 to Congress tomorrow. un-
less there is an unexpected turn OF Affairs. has
added to the general anxiety and excitement.
The really serious and critical period Of the
controversy arrived when the ultimatum was
sent to Santiago. as published IN The Sun this
morning. and unless Chill at once gives notice
OF An intention to make q proper apology 1t
seems impossible that war can be avoided.
The United States has demanded three things
OF Chill: First, an apology for the attack
upon the sailors OF the Baltimore: second.
an indemnity to tho families Of the murdered
men. and. third. the withdrawal OF the insult
ing Malta note. All day the President and his
Cabinet have waited for an answer. but none
hos come. A cable message has been received
1t Is understood. from Minister Egan. but it re-
fers only to tho matter OF the alleged demand
Gillian Government did not make this request,
but that Minister Mont is alone responsible
for the attempt to secure Egan's recall
Secretary Blaine and Secretary Tracy were
at the White House to-day In consultation with
the President and some slight changes In the
phraseoloky OF the message were made. A
Senator who is one Of tho most intimate
friends Of Secretary Blaine. and who has been
in constant consultation with him Of late. says
to- might that as far as can be Judged by the
men who have the matter in hand. there is
little prospect Of an apology from Chill The
Senator says that the reports about the good
feeling Of Chill toward the United States are
incorrect, and as far as the State Department
has information the Chilian Government. as
we'll as tho CHILEAN people. are absolutely op-
posed to making any reparation whatever. and
that they nre practically counting hostilities.
A startling piece OF information has reached
the Navy Department which adds to the Sc
robustness Of tho situation. Tho agents Of the
department in Paris report that the Captain
Pratt is not the only CHILEAN vessel preparing
for sea at the French shipyards. but that tho
cruiser Presidente Pinto is fitting out for SER
vice at French Atlantic port. and that she is
actually ready to sail. She corresponds
to the Montgomery OF our navy.
or cruiser No. IL. building at the Harrison
Loring works in South Boston. only that she
| is more formidable. She has an armament
composed OF Canet rapid fire guns. and. II she
| succeeds in getting away. she will make things
lively In the Atlantic. She has q good speed.
and is altogether a machine Of war to be
| feared. Her guns have not been mounted yet
but they are on the wharf and everything is in
order for hasty sailing.
If Chill succeeds in her evident plan Of de-
laying action in this country for three or four
weeks longer the Unitad States will ind 1t q
difficult matter to secure from that nation any
terms. and a naval expert is authority for the
statement that the United States would find it
impossible to defeat the CHILEAN forces. They
already have warlike feet that has been
drilled and otherwise put in condition
for actual service. They have increased
their stock OF torpedoes and have supplied
all their ships with smokeless powder
The Pinto has taken on supply
of this modern ammunition They are
at work on their coast defences
jects that few more weeks will see them on
a very formidable war footing and one that
will make the planned invasion OF Chill by the
United States forces extremely difficult
The Navy Department is laboring under the
disadvantage Just now OF having no source OF
information from Valparaiso. but the latest
advices from that port are anything but re-
assuring. The department has learned to
| distrust the press dispatches which have come
| from Chilli. as they are 80 obviously in favor
OF the Chilian side Of the case as to lead to the
| assumption that the information Is purposely
| against this country. The department people
look upon the request for the recall Of Mr.
| Egan as in reality emenating from this coun-
| try. and that the prime movers in the measure
| are American firms. who care too much for
their individual financial interests to nlow tho
matter to 60 before Congress on it's merits.
| Commodore Folgcr has gone out Of the city.
| probably to Pittsburgh. to hurry UP the nrmor
| plates for the Monterey. Secretary Tracy and
| Assistant Secretary Solely took an evening of
| and went out to dino with friends.
Officials ut the Navy Department said to-day
| that nothing had been received from either
| Valparaiso or CnIoa. so that il Capt. Evans
| has reached Ca!loa with the Yorktown and
| landed the refugees taken aboard from the
| United States Legation at Santiago they will
not know the fact until Tomorrow The Navy
Department does not expect to hear Officially
from Valparaiso. until the Yorktown returns.
One Of tho officials said the stories that Admir-
al Gheradi had sailed away to the east in the
| Philadelphia to- meet and enaGc the Captain
Pratt when the latter sailed from Toulon In an
Incomplete. condition with an inexperienced
whore the Admiral, had gone II he knew.
There Is an extraordinary degree Of mystery
| the 40 II drOn under him.