Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-29
WE WRONGED HER.
Chill Yearns with Great Yearn
for Our Love.
ALETTER THATOAME RATHBRLATB

Breathing an Undying Affection for the
American People and Government
Salient Points of the Reply to That IL
timatum-So Satisfactory That the Pres
ident Tells Congress He Can Get Along
Without It's Help-Everything We Want
We Can Have, and More if We Want 1t.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The reply of
Chill to the United States ultimatum
was sent to congress yesterday with a mes
mage from the president in which, briefly,
he says that the response of Chilli to the
note of Jan. 21-the ''ultimatum"-wit
draws with acceptable expressions of re-
gret Malta 5 offensive note of the 11th ul-
timo, and is generally in such friendly
and cnnciliatory tone that he believes that
the difficulty can be arranged by the usual
methods and without special powers from
congress. lie closes with an expression of
qualification at the general support given
the government by congress and the peo-
pie, which is an illustration of their unity
| and patriotism.
Points from ChiIi's Reply.
Pereira's reply to the ultimatum begins
with summary of said ultimatum, IN
Guiding the important demands made and
| reflection on Chili's course therein, the
summary being very full and complete,
| and then goes on to regret that the United
States continues to insist that the Nalpa-
| raiso autrage was an exhibition of Chilian
animosity to the American flag and
| uniform, and says that it could not be So
as the people of Chill have always esteem
ed and respected that flag and uniform
since they had figured honorabIy in the
| struggle that gave Chill independence.
| The Valparaiso Riot.
The riot at Valparaiso, the reply says,
took place in very shady" part of the city,
and it would be impossible to prove the
real cause. 1t goes on to say then:
| The undersigned admits that the occurrence
Of Oct. Is was of greater gravity than those
| which usually occur in the same district be-
| tween the sailors who frequent it, and the fact
| of knowing that two deaths have resulted from
| 1t among the sixteen wounded men of the Bal
| timore has sufficed TO give it an extraordinary
| character, and TO induce the government of
| Chilli TO hasten to adopt the measures neces-
sary to discover and punish the guilty parties,
| TO offer in due time, if there should be ground
| for so doing, such reparatiOn as might be due.
| The preliminary examination was commenced
| on the rsurning which followed the night of the
| conflict. some days before you presented your
| complaint, but the investigation could not be
finished with the rapidity that the government
| of Chill desired because the rules of procedure
| in criminal matters which are established by
our laws are of slow application, and il was not
possible for the president of the republic to
| modify or set them aside.
| Offers Proof of Sincerity.
1 -, -, hio
tion has been inevitable, says the reply
but,
| In view of your communication, and consid-
ering that up to date it has been impossible
for the trial initiated by the judge of the crimi-
nal court of Valparaiso TO be decided, the un'
1ersigned regards il as his duty to declare once
more that the government of Chill laments the
occurrence of Oct. III, and by way of showing
the sincerity of his feeling and confidence
which he has in the justice of his cause. he de-
Clares his willingness not TO await the decision
Of the examining judge, and proposes to the
United States government that the case be sub
mitted TO the consideration of the supreme
court at Washington, to the end that that high
tribunal, with its learning and impartiality
may determine without appeal whether there
Is any ground for reparatiOn, and in what
shape ii should be made.
The Valparaiso Authorities.
In reference to the charge that the Val
paralso authorities We're Gcrellct IN then
duties on the day of the riot Pereira states
that they sent every man they could ob
tain. and that dozen Of the Baltimore
sailors testified that the object of the pO
lice in arTesting them was to shelter theil
from any attempt at attack by the excited
people.
The undersigned thinks that the action q
the police ~ this matter should he considere,
with due allowance for the civil war which haC
recently been brought to close. The bod,
was not yet properly rganiztd, nor did it hav
the force that was required to put down dis
order of such proportions in a short time