The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-11
0LNEY AND CANA.
CHILEAN AND AMERICAN COME
TO AN AGREEMENT.
Rehabilitation of the Chilean Claims
Commission Said to Be Assured
What May Be Done.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Secretary
Olney and the Chilean Minister Senior
Cana, have practically reached a sue
cessful conclusion to the long negotia-
lions for rehabilitation of the
Chilean claims commission, which
ended its existence by limitation nearly
two years ago, without completing us
labors, and it is understood that the
commission will assemble in this city
next October and consider the remain
ing cases, of which II are nerlcah
claims against Chile and two, lnclud-
ing that for the capture and detention
of the Itata, are supported by Chlie
against the United States. These con-
stitute the sole causes OF the friction
between the two countries when nave
been notably cordial in the profession
OF friendship for the past year, ana II
is believed viii dispose of any hnger-
ing animosity which resulted from
the Baltimore affair, and other incl
dents which led the Chileans to the
verge Of war with this country me
present visit of Admiral Beardslee in
the flagship Philadelphia and Porpolse
is thought TO contribute considerable
to this result
When the six months existence of the
last commission, of which the then
Swiss minister, Alfred De Claprarede,
was president, came to an end after
having disposed of % cases, every eff
fort was made by Secretary Gresham
II induce Chile to extend its term, but
a cabinet crisis occurring in that
country just at that time it was found
impossible to accomplish anything IN
that direction.
AT the instance of this government,
however, negotiations were resumed
and eventually Chile proposed al ar
60, I,a rot caftInnopnt
of the remaining cases by the payment
of such amount of the face of remain
ing claims as the aggregate amount
awarded by the commissioners on
claims they had already settled bore
to the face amount Of the Clans leLt
over. Chile pointed out that England,
France, Spain and other countries had
found this method satisfactory with
their claims, but the administration
insisted that every claim had TO be eX-
amined and settled on its merits by d
commission. Chile then suggested
lump compromise, and when this Was
ais rejected that government offered
II agree to another commission pro-
Vided il sat at Santiago, as TIE claim
ants were mostly Americans, and On
condition that the claims of the North
and South American construction
company should be ruled out.
Secretary Olney declined - consent
10 ether of these propositions, and
sought TO have the old commission 1e-
habiinGted as far as John Goode, the
American member and Senior Cana,
the Chilean member, were concerned,
win a new president in rlace of ~.
De Claprarede, who had gone home,
and that the proceedings should con-
tlaue from the point at which they
were interrupted after 20 cases had
been adiudicated.
found possible to get rid of the North
and South American Construction
company as impediments, and by
compromise, Senior Cana paying Sec
rotary OIney 100000 on Jan. 10 lost,
this was settled pernan 1ntiy. With
this out of the way it is understood
that Chile has at last consented to
Iesuscitate as far as possible the Oh
commission and have it complete its
work next fall