The morning times., 1897-01-11
LONG NEGOTIATIONS ENDED.
Rehabilitation of the Chilean
Claims Commission.
SITS AGAIN In OCTOBER NEXT
Sole Remaining Causes for Friction
Between the United states and
ChiIe-The Capture and Detention
of the ItaIa-Admiral Beardslee's
Visit to Valparaiso.

Secretary Olney and the Chilean minister,
Senior Cana, have practically reached
successful conclusion to the long negoti6--
tions for rehabilitation of the Chilean
claims commission, which ended its ex-
istence by limitation nearly two years ago
without completing its labors.
1t is understood that the commission
viii assemble n this city next October and
seventeen are American claims against
Chic, and two including that for the
capture and detention Of the Itala are
supposedly Chile against the United States
These constitute today the sole causes
for friction between the two countries,
which have been notably cordial in the
professions of friendship for the past year,
and 1t is believed the settlement will dis
pose of any lingering anlnosity which re
suited from the Baltimore affair and other
incidents which led the Chileans to the
verge Of war with this country.
The AdmiraI's Visit.
The present visit of Admiral Beardslce
is thought to have contributed consider.
ably to this result.
When the six months existence of the
last commission, of which the then Swiss
minister, Alfred de Claprarede, was presi-
dent, came to an end after having dis
posed OF twenty-five cases, every effort
was made by Secretary Gresham to induce
Chile TO extend its term, but cabinet
.
that time, 1t was found impossible to ac-
complish anything in that direction.
At the instance of this government, how
ever, negotiations were resumed q nd event
ua!ly Chile proposed an arrangement for
the pro rata settlement of the remaining
cases by the payment of such amount of
the face of the remaining claims as the
aggregate amount awarded by the com
Inissioners on claims they had already set
tied bore to the face amount OF the claims
LETT over.
Chile pointed out that England, France
Spain and otlIer countries had found this
method satisfactory with their claims, but
the administration insistedthat every claim
had to be examined and settled on its merits
by a commission.
Offered to Agree.
Chile then suggested lump compromise
and when this was also rejected, that
government offered to agree to another
commission. provided it sat at Santiago.
as the claimants were mostly Americans
and on condition that the claim OF the
North and South American Construction
Company should be ruled out.
Secretary Olney declined to consent to.
either OF these propositions and sought to
have the Old commission rehabilitated as
far as John Goode, the American memser,
and Senor Cana, the Chilean member,
were concerned, with a new president I'm
place OF NJ. de ClapareGe, who had gone
home, and that the proceedings should
continue from the point at which they
were interrupted after twenty-five cases
had been adjudicated.
Fortunately, a year ago it was found
possible to get rid of the North and South
American Construction Company, as an
inpediment and by a compromise. Senior
Cana paying Secretary Oiney ST 50.O00
on January l o, last, this was settled per
manently.
With this out Of the way it is under
stood that Chile has at last consented
to resuScitate as far as possible the old
commission and have it complete rs work
next fall.