Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-18
The Navy Department Still
Active.
SPEECHES lEiORE RTFORN CLUB.
Captured at Last, The New Guns,
Bi-ChIoride Of Gold, Large Land
Slide, Code Of Rules, lnsuIted a
Young Girl, Foreign and State
News.
now Ir srANps.

president today denied himself Il
all visitors and worked on th,
Chillan correspondence. He is pre-
pairing his message 10 congress
The ChIlian minister had an inter
view with Blaine lasting al
hour. Rumor is circulated u
the effect the Chilian minister
notified this government that an
apology from Chill would be forth
coming. This could not be con.
firmed. Col. Remy, naval judge
advocate general, will return to tiis
city tomorrow or Wednesday with
concluding testimony.
NO wARLIKE NEWS.
WAsHIEaToN, Jan. ia dill
gent inquiry at the war department
fails to disclose any warlike prepar-
ations on the part of army men,
except the work on the fortiflcations
around San Francisco, but the work
was begun last spring, before ther,
were any suggestions Of war with
Chill. For the comfort Of Califor-
mans, who have been represented
as defenseless. IL may be stated, OF
the authority of ordnance officers
that the Golden Gate is defended b,
some fifteen-inch guns, which,
though smooth-bores, are yet mos
formidable. The experiments made
at Sandy Hook with guns Of this
size have shown that powder
charge may be largely increased,
compared with what Is regarded as
safe charges, during war. Improve
ments in the burning powders
made this possible, and now fifteen
inch smooth bore with charge of
l30 pounds powder will throw "a
projectile weighing 450 pounds
distance OF nearly four miles. AT
1000 yards, the usual naval fighting
distance, this heavy shot will pene
trate ten inches of armor, and tbs
ChiliaDs have as yet no vessel that
could withstand such projections
A curious outcome Of the present
agitation was the publication by the
war department yesterday Of a con
vention framed as long ago as 1864,
to which the United States and
Chill have since signlfied their ad
hesion. In view of the allegations
which have been made TO the effect
that the Chiiaus practice inhumhn
barbaritles in war, such as the mas
sarcreing of prisoners and wounded
men and the mutilation OF dead
bodies, Il may be reassuring TO our
soldles TO know that this convention |
was for the "amelioration Of the
wounded In arms In the field of bat
Ele." BY some oversight this con-
gention has never before been Of
iclally published. 1t guarantees
neutrality and protection OF the
and hospital corps, and
,rovldes that wounded or sick sol.
lers shall be taken care Of without
sgard TO nationality. 1t also con.
aims ample provisions for the recov-
ring of wounded or wrecked sailors,
nd, Ia brief throws around the
every possible guarantee
humane treatment in the event
their being wounded or captured.
WHAT MoNTT SAYS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-The Post
esterday printed an interview
'ith Senor Montt, Chillan minister,
y the subject of the supposed un- a
'iendly feeling entertained by Chill .
ms against Americans. He said !
40 statement that there Is really /
eneral unfrlendly feeling against ,
americans In Chill In false. He
poke of the fact that several weeks q
fter the Baltimore afiray the ofiicers l
! that vessel gave ball 10 the I
aillans. He had seen In Chilean I
apers long accounts ofthr brillancy )
( the scene aud praise ofthe gahan- a
" Of American officers as hosts, o
Ic. While your press has been !
naking war on us and predludiclng "
our people against us, said Montt,
II press has been publishing your j
liiclals as our friends, and thus
Annot make my people realize the &
,eling that exists here. Then you 4
now the sailors Of the Baltimore il
ave one testimony on which our Il
,urts In Chill based their action. "
ihen they get back 10 the United Q
tates they give testimony quite
Iflerent. IL II reasonable; said lac, n
lat any court In Chill, even though n
lat court were acting In what you b
N star chamber session, would n
upper with the testimony of an q
meriean which II was 10 forward OF
the American government, know
& the man was 10 return 10 his ~
VA country and give his testimony ~
person TO that government ? ia
Va ! tell you, since Il narrows ti
wn 10 question of yeraclty be- 10
'een an American sailor aud eo n'
urt of Chill, Il Is like a question Of m
raelty between Justice Brewer of ao
ur supreme court, aud a Gillian 10
lor. Answer which has most at ~ ~
ke9 be,
0RRAT ACTIVITY. TAI
WASHINGTON, Jan. ls.--The navy ,ln
laFtment today Is slill scene Of ~, ~
a. activity. The SECRETARY las dn
frequent consultations with hls sul
eau ohleia and the outward signs to'
lose great work being doue. ~, W.
, grealesl activity prevails Ia the mo