The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-25

Department does not expect to hear of
hcially from Valparaiso until the York
town returns The vessel should have
reached Callao TO-DAY under ordinary con-
ditions of going. No information was to
be had at the State Department., none of
the officials through whom communion
tions reach the public having visited the
building during the day. visit
to Secretary BlaInes residence tonight
for news was without results. the Secretary
declirina to talk.
Minister Montt was none the less re-
served. He declined to answer any III
qulries concerning Chilian affairs, and said
ne had no news to give out An incident
that goes to show that the Minister regards
the situation as very grave occurred few
evenings ago at the house OF Cabinet
officer, when the Minister, in speaking Of
the ChilIan question, became so painfully
excited that the subject had to be dropped.
Since Wednesday clerks at the Navy De-
partment have been working continuously
day and night on the Gillian question, and
to-day there was large force at work In
Assistant Secretary Soley's office, correcting
proofs of the report to be submitted to Con-
gress tomorrow. The message and corre-
spondence is not likely TO be precipitately
taken up for consideration by either branch
of the national Legislature. or any
discussion disSn hoa Of Of the subject immed,
doubtless. will be followed in each house
of Congress by referring the message and
the accompanying correspondence To the
appropriate committee. Pending consider
alton In committee the message and cor
respondence will be printed. After MEN,
bers have thus had An opportunity TO in
form themselves from the official history of
the trouble some of them may desire TO be
heard on the floor. but the disposition of
most influential men in the Senate and in
the House is adverse to any unusual haste
In considering the subject Unless the case
should suddenly assume some new phase.
requiring an addition to the message it
will be laid before both houses and read in
both of them Tomorrow afternoon.
The activity at the Washington navy
yard continues. Commodore Foiger, OF the
Ordnance Bureau, frequently leaves bis
desk at the Navy Department to go to the
yards to supervise the work and to see the
progress that is being made. One carload
of five hundred projectiles has been shipped
to New York for the Miantonom0h, and
more cars will soon take another supply.
The shells, however. are cast steel and not
armor- piercing prOjectiles. The second
gun for the Monterey is now at the naval
proving grounds, Indian Head. Nd, under
going its tests. which, it is understood,
have proved successful. car is at the
navy-yard awaiting to take it to San Fran
CISCO. AS soon as it reaches the yard it
will be placed upon it and shipped immed-
lately.
The Post tomorrow will say: "There is
good reason to fear that Chilis failure to
promptly accede to the demands of our
ultimatum will lead to something
more than the mere breaking off of
diplomatic relations. President Harrison,
it is strongly limited. will inform
Congress in his message that this govern
ment intends to enforce the ultimatum by
means of naval demonstration and such
other measures as may be required Con-
gress will be asked to sanction every thing
involved in this undertaking.