Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 29, 1892, Page 1

(o 4% Zrossand to our peoplo. ¥ + T OMmAHA DAy BEE. WENTY-FIRST YEAR ALL NEED OF WAR 1S OVER President Harrison Sends to Oongress the Reply Made by Ohili, IT IS ALL THAT COULD BE DESIRED Great Gratifieation Expressed at the Happy Terminat of the Message and the Correspondence, Wasmixaroy, D, €., Jan, 28.- The official confirmation of the nows that Chili had signi- fiod her willingness to somply with tho de- mands of the United States was glven to the public today when Prosident Harrison sont a messago 1o congress on tho subject. Accompanying the message was the corre- spondence between the two countries sinco tho sending of the message to congress on Monday last. THE PRESL MESSAGE, Harrison Greatly Gratifled at the Turn Af- falrs Have Taken, Wastixaroy, D. C., Jan, 28.—The follow- Ingis the presidont's mossage transmitting tho additional Chilian correspondence to con- gress: Itransmt herewith tho additional corre- spondence between this government and tho government of Chili, consisting of the note of Montt, Chilian minister here, to Blaine, dat- ed January 23; the reply of Blaine thereto of the date of January and the dispatch from Egan our minister at Santiago, trans mitting « the response of Pereira, the Chilian minister of foreign affairs to the noteof Blawne of January 21 which ‘Wwas recewved by mo on the 26th inst. The note of Montt to Blaine, thouzh dated Janu ary 23, was not delivered at the State do- partment until after 2 o’clock meridian of the 25th, and not translated and its receipt noti fled to mo until late in tho afteracon of that day. The responso of Pereira to our note of the 218t witharaws, with acceptablo expressions of regrer, the offensive note of Matta of the 11th ult, and also the request for the recall of Kgan. The troatment of the incident of the assault upon the sailors of the Baltimore 1s conciliatory and friendly. I am of the opinion there is good prospect that the differences growwne out of that serious affair can now be adjusted upon terms satisfactory to this government by the usual methods and without special powers from congress. This turn in affairs is very grati- fylug to me, as I am suro it will bo to con- The general sup- port of the efforts of the executive to enforce tho just rights ot the nation in this matter have given an instructive and useful illus- tration of the unity and patriotism of our veople. Should it be necessary I will again com- municate with congress upon tho subject, BENJAMIN HARRISON. THE CORRESPONDENCE. Final Notes which Pass Between This Country and Chill, WAsnINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23, —Chilian Min- 1ster Montt on January 23, in anote to Sec- retary Blalne, acknowledged the recolpt of his note of the day before inclosing the in- structions sent Egan tho day previous. He reiterated the statement that his government deplored the ovonts of October 16 at Valpa- ralso. Hostated that from what evidence tho government was able to collect it appeared the disorder of that date began by a quarrel among drunken sailors. The government of Chili, he stated, had no data authorizing 1t to think the quarrel due to any dishike of /,lus uniform of the United States, or that the police failed to perform their duty. The in- toxication of seamen and the disorders to rise, although they may lamentable offenses, cannot constitute an in- sult to the nation in whose service are tho g Which it gives wulumu serious proportions and occasion vory ! men who takejpart in the disorder, although they certatnly do not justify the offenses committed during the disorder. The minis- ter continued: *“T'he government of Chili could not, how- ever, form a final opinion concerning the na- ture of the ocourrence in question—as to whother 1t had or bad not improperly partic- ipated therein, or had failed to perform its uty—unul tho termination of the judicial investigation, which was initiated without delay and which was pushed forward as specdily @s compatible with® the pro- visions of the law, with the oblig tion of collecting all the elements of proof thut it was possible to collect in order to throw full light upon the matter, and with the necessity of promptly puaish- g the perpetrators of the offenses which had been committed and whlch bad been in art suffered by persons in tho service of a riendly nation. It was the desire and duty of the government of Chili to discover the truth, in order to make its future proceed= ings conform thereto, and in order that the JiUnited States government might be satisfied hat nothing was neglected in order to do full justice,” Moutt said nothing had been neglected that could tend to bring the whole truth to light. He then continued: *“As the criminal trial fnitiated at Valparaiso has not yet come to #n end, my government has not yot been sble to reply to the demands made by the United States,” Tho Chillan minister then referred to the agreement between himselt and Blaine by which any differences that might arise afier th?’trl'n; should be submitted to arbitration, 'bis agreement to accept arbitration has been the basis of several of our conferences, especially that of the 18th inst, and no antecedent or fact interfering therewith has come to my knowladge, On the contrary 1 took occasion to inform you on the 1 Junuary that my government had authovized me %o conclude an agreement looking to arbi- tration, and my government subsequently spproved the agreement concluded by me with you, of which I also 1nformea you.” Referring to the investigation made in San 'rancisco, he declared that the testimony uld not serve as a basis of judicial sentence el ther 1n Chili or in the United Siates. He transmits a copy of a statement by one of our seamen at Valparaiso, which be sald showed they made no charge against the police. Re- . ferring to Secretary Blaine's instructions to Egan that he (Montt) bad not com- municated to the United States overnment the note addressed to him Ey Matta on December 11, he said 88 It coutamed instructions addressed to bim, and as he was not airected to communi- cate it officially to the United States govern- ment, he had not done so. Ho further ro- inded Biaine that it was a dootrine estub. ished by the American government that documents exchansed between the president and congress, or between the Department of tato and a diplomatic represeutative of the nited States i foreign countries, could not form a subjact of discussion for foreign gov- ernments. He continued; Y1 added that 1t was far from being the rpose of my governmeut to aot iu the matter at all offensive to the president of the United States, or 1o suy member of his’ cabivet, and that Matta's note, if rightfully interpreted, admitted of no such construc- 1 ufterwards had the honor to inform you that I bad received instrue- A B840 aud 1800, that messuges sent by tte prosident to congross commur.ications which carnot serve @ basis for the interpretation of foreign powers or their represeutatives, my go ernment had no objection to striking out of the note of December 11 such words as might be considered nI\(&ngmenble o the nited States government. 2! “Since the l‘glrly part of October, when T bad the honor to be invited to unofficial con- ferences with representatives of the Depart ment of State (as the credentials which ac- crodited me as minister of Chili had not yet arrived), it has been repoated to me on various oceasions by the United States gov- ernment that if tho ropresentative of the United States at Santiago was not & persona_grata to the government of Chili it was suliicient for the government of Chili so to stato, and that saia representative would bo succeeded by another. In a conforence with you on the 20th inst, T had the honor to state that the representative of the United States at Santiago was not a_porsona grata to the government of Chili, which would be very glad to receive another representative from the United States.” Tn closing he saia: I deem it my duty to state in this note that the foregoing are facts which show the friendly and cordial purpose of our conferences in which you took a most mportant part.” Secretary Blaine's Reply. Blaing roplied to Montt January 27, in which the former corrected several mistakes he suid had been made in the lattor's note. “Your offer of arbitration was never un- conditional and exact. 1 insisted on your ro- ducing it to writing, for 1t would have been my duly to lay it beforo tho president for consideration. But I was unable to roport the more verbal exchange of visws between us as_an agreo- mont to arbitrate, Even then vou always maintained that Chili would not vol- untarily propose arbitration herself, but would do so ,when it was proposed by somo friendly power. You say in your note: ‘I took occasion to inform you on the 1st_of Juuuary that my government had authorized mo to conclude on agreement looking to arbitration, and my government subsequently approved the agreen.ent con- cluded by me, and yot you do not pretend that a word was ever written of the agreement which you say we made botween us. It is impossible that 1 over sought to bind the government of the United States n that way. Tt would have been in the highest degroe im- pudent for me to do so."” Reforring to the Matta note, Blalne said: By your own statement you evidently at- temnted to justify the Matta note, I cortainly cowd not accept your language and never did accept langnage of that kina as an_apology sufficient. for the case. The Matta note was highly discourteous to the president and secretary of the navy, imputing to them untruth and insincerity. Such lanzuage does not admit of the conditional or contin- gent apology which you offered. It could be apologized for only by a frank withdrawal.” Blaine then said he had asked Montt, when the latter was disparaging Egan, why ho didn't ask for his (Egan's) recall, he (Blalne) intending thereby not to favor Egau's recall, but to put & stop to the frequent mention of Bgan's name, Chili's Final Apology. Theo telegram from Egan, dated Santiago, January 25, was recoived on the 20th, trans- mitting the note of Minister of Foreign Af- fairs Pereira in reply to the ultimatum. The note is of great length. After reyiewing tho demands and statements mude in Egan’s note, and stating that_the attack on the sailors was mnot through hostile feeling toward the umform of the navy of the United States, because it was respected by the Chilians, Percira said: “In view of your and considering -that, it has been impossible for the trial imtisted by the judge of the criminal” court of Valparaiso to be de- cided, the undersigned regards it his duty to declare once more that the government of Chili laments the occurrence of October 16, and by way of showing the sincerity of his feolings and the confidonce whick he has in_ the justice of his cause he declares his willingness not to await the decision. of the examining judge, and proposes to the United Statos government that the case be submitted tothe consideration of the supreme court of justice at Washington, to the end that that high tri- bunal, with its learning and im- partiahity, may _determine, without ap- peal, whether there ba any ground for roparation, and in what shape it should be made.” Pereira excused the uction of the police m arresting the sailors by saying they did so to protect the sea- men, He recalled the words of Secretary Blaine to the Italian minister in regard to the New Orleans affair as follows: “There is no government,however civilized it may be, however great may be the vigilance displayed by its lico, however severe its inal code may ve, and vever speedy and inflexible may be its administra- tion of justice, that can guarantee its own cities against violence growing out of 1ndi- vidual malice or sudden popular tumult.” ““This was preciscly the situation of the administrative authorities at Valparalso on the occasion of the occurence which took place 1 October. The undersigned hopes the foregoing will con- vince the honorable secretary of state that the government of Chili atiaches due im- portance to the question now under discus- sion, and that he does not for a moment hesi- tate to condemn in vigorous terms the act committed on the 16th of October or to offer such reparation s s just; and that he hasnot neglected to ex- press these sentiments before now, since, on various occasions and through the plenipo- tentiaries of both countries, he forwarded explicit declarations on both subjects to ‘Washington.” Poreira declared that if the United States should not accept the foregoing explanation the Chilian government was willing to arbi- trate, Referring to the Matta note, Pereira said: “I'he undersigned deplors that in the telogram thero was employed, through error of judgment, expressions which were offensive in the judement of your government. Declaring that in the fulfillmentof thebhigh duty of courtesy and sincerity toward a_friondly nation, that the government of Chili ubsolutely twith- draws said expression,the undersigned trusts that this frank and explicit declaration, which confirms that which has already been made to the hounorable secretary of state in Wash- ington, will carry to the mind of his excellency, Harrison, and of his government, that the people of Chili, far from entertain: ing a feeling of hostility, have & lively de- sire to maintain unalterable the good and cordial relations which up to the present time have existed between the two countries. With regard to the suggestion made touching & change o the personue. of your legation, 1o which instruc tions the honorable secretary of state rofers, it is incumbent upon the undersigned to de- clare that the government of Chili will take 10 positive step witiout the wocord of the government of the United States, with which it gesives to maintain itself ‘o friendly understanding.”, communication, up to date, WILL GIVE 'EM AN OBJECT LESSON, Chillans Wil Be Shown What We Could Have Doue, New Yonrk. Jan. 23 ~The Herald has the following dispatch from Washington: 1t is suggested on every taud iu the Navy depart ment that even if Chili should make ample apology and our congress should decide on that account to refrain from further warlike proceedings, it would be doubtless highly desirable to carry out the idea of making an imposing uaval display in Chilian waters. It 1s to be oxpected, therefore, that a large fieet of war vessels will soon visit Valparaiso and other Chiliau ports. It is believed io the department that it would be of practical ad- vantage lo this country to give the Chilians au impressive object lessou, and that the expense atteuding it would be as nothing in comparison, and especially as many of the vessels bave already started on the trip and others have about cowpleted preparations for starting. Though the war is off, thera Is nothing at the Navy department to indicate the fact. The v are stili taking the course that was laid down for them in suticipation of & contlict, aud none of the regular orders for [CONTINUED OX SECOND PAGK.] OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING, RECEIVED IT WITH APPLAUSE How the House Hoard the Last Message on the Chilian Situation. HUMOROUS MR, ALLEN OF MISSISSIPPI His Wit Keeps the House In Langhter— Rules Male on Reciprocity—Proceedings Yester day in the House and Senate, Discussed—Senator. Wasnixaros, D, U., Jan, 28, —Tho pronoed- ings of the house of ropresentatives were marked by two significant events today. One was tho recoipt of tho president’s mossage, announcing that the war cloud had lost its somber hue and that the administration now felt able to cope with Chill without spe- cial orders from congress, and theabundance of American humor, which will burst forth as tho aftermath of all periods of national crisis, Tho former was an indication that the administration felt that the hour of dan- ger hiad passed; the latter was an ovidence that the house shared in that focling of as- surance ontertained by the chief oxecutive, and the two incidents combined have created a feoling of easy confidence in public and offi- clal circles that has not provailed at the na- tional capital for months, Applauded th The reading of the rresident’s message and accompanying dispatches was frequently in- terrupted by applause, which was by no means confined to the republican sido of tho house, and when that portion of the message was reached whore the president alluded to the general support which had boen given to the administration as an illustration of *‘unity and patriotism” of the people, the sentiment received enthusiastio applause from tho dem- ocraic side, The discussion of the report of the commit- tee on rules occupied tho remainder of the day, and it was during the afternoon that an adroft motion of Mr. Allen of Mississippl once more drew the attention of the house to the Chlilian controversy. The Mississippl democrat moved to amend the rules by in- creasing tho membership of tho committee on foreign affairs from thirteen to seventy- five, and the speech that followed contained 50 maoy thrusts at his fellow democrats that 1t was hardly regarded by the republicans as a typical political arraignment of the repub- lican party. Objected to the Number Thirteen, “Now, Mr. Speaker,’ said Mr. Allen, “thd groat struggle to which thirteen men, the members of the foreign affairs committee, have been subjected for the last fow days has promptod me to offer this amendment to increase thoir mombership from thirteen to seventy-five. |Laughter.] We have ro right, sir, in wy humble judgment, to impose so much respoasibility upon ' thirteen mon. |Laughter.| Thirteen, you will remembor, 100, 18 an unlucky number—|renewad laugh™ ter|—and T do not want any unlucky thiugs to happen when we come to deal with for- eign affairs. [Laughter ana applause.| Now, I suppose that in ordinary times of peace I should never have thought of making this proposition, but I have been prompted to it y tho tremendous excitement to which we havo boou subjacted for the last fow days, [Laughter.] I do not know but that it would be proper for me to state the reasons why my views upon this questior_of our for- eigh relations with Chili have not appeared fn“public print, and why I have not, l1ke the others, given voice to my warlike feelings. {Great laughter.| Sir, some thirty years ago I went to war--rather hastily, |Tumul- tuous Iaughterand applause.] War Made Him Cautious, “My experience in tho war has never daunted my courage—[laughter.]—but it has made me decidedly more cautious.- [Renewed laughter.| Ido not want now to refiect on any of my confederate brethron who have rushed into this war with a zeal that I thin is somewhat precipitous, but it strikes me there are some of them who seem to feel that thelr reputation for patriotic devotion to the country is & littlo impaired and they want to repair it. {Laughter.] But, sir, my repu- tation fog patriotic devotion to the country and my courage in time of battle are so weil established thut I do not need to rush into newspapers to give advice. |Henewed laughter.] But I think that that committee should be a great conservative committee, 1 forone, do not blame the foreign affairs committee with any haste, and I am not going to censuro themj; but you know how easily thirleen men might be taken un- awares and rushed into War with some sort of precipitation, [Great laughtor.] Now, sir, recurring to the incidents that were re- hashed to us_in the correspondence betwoon Message, — M s l oo, our government and Chili today, I want to say that I never would have spoken on this subject until there was a satisfactory settlo- ment of it. [Laughter.] How He Killed His Enemles. “I am not as familiar with diplomatic cor- rospondence between nations, perlaps, as the present secrotary of state, Mr. Lilaine, but [ do know, Mr. Speaker, the code of honor that governs gentlemen 1 affmirs of this king, baving spent the mostof my life in living under that code and in fighting duels, [Great qughwni Most of the men that I have killed, sir, I have killed under that code—|renewed laughter] —butif we have to resort to the code, I must say that there has been some precipitation in our action, In Mississippi if, when one geatleman insti- tutes & correspondence with another and brln%l him down to the point of difference and finally sends bim his ultimatum—[laugh- ter|—if that man, after sending that uiti- matum were to rush into print and publish the correspondence before he bad had time to hear from his ultimatum be would be & persona non grata in that state. |[Great laughter and applause.| It is not the proper thing when you have sent your ultimatum to your adversary to rush inio print and give your side of the case to the country before you bave heard from the ultimatum. |Re- newed laughter.] Just as an Illustration, . “Just to illustrate how this thing strikes me I will read & sentence from an interview with & distinguished gentloman whoonce sat where you sit, Mr. Speaker—I mean ex- Speaker Keifer. 1 read from the newspaper, ‘Mr. Keifoe things the sentiment in the re- ublican party is drifting rapidly toward arrison. [Laughter, | 1s message on the Chilisn imbroglio was issued just in time,’ [Great laughter and applause on the demo- cratic side.| Now, Mr, Speaker, just sup- pose he had waited a littie while longer, think what might have happened. [Luugh- \er.i This ‘driftivg of sentiment’ in the re- publican party toward that distinguished gen\.lmnull, the president of the United States, might huve been stop if he bad not gotin here with that Chi niessage ‘ustin time. [Laughter.) Why, sir, I re- member that not & great while ago, it was stated in the public ?rh“‘ that on one occa- n, when the president was to go to New York the. train that was to have left the depot at ten minutes to 10 o'clock was de- layed until ten minutes after 12, lest the president should travel on Sunday—(great laughter]—and yet I am informed that the president bad a number of printers working all day last b‘umln?' in order to gef that mes- sage in here ‘ust {n time.’ [Great applause and laughter un the democraticside, | %I see also from the newspaper, Mr. Speaker, that the chairman of \he committes on foreign uffairs was interviewed by another mewber of that cowmittee, the gentlewman frow Michigan, Mr. Chipman, Mr, Cbipman said to tho gentleman, ‘You must be glad that the committee is relieved from the great w flu of respousibility,’ and to that the chaivman did not disseut. [Laughter.] Now, tbat shows how ‘this commitice wus im- pressed with this responsibility, 1re- peat that it is not right to fix so much re- spousibility on a few men, Another Thing That Distressed Him. W another thing in the newspapers, that distresses mo somewbat. Pa- A triotically inclined, as T am, anxiops as I am to uphold the American flag, and often as I have boen willing to shed my Blpea and the blood of my first wife's veations in de- fense of that flag—|laughter]-<I" confess I feit a little bad when I read made by the distinguished chaieman of the foreign affairs committeo, Mr. Blount; but 1 have no idea that they are going to force it further. No one can read that entire correspondence, gentlemen, without feeling tho utmost sympathy at the almost humiliating attitude of the Chilian govern- ment.' Now, Mr. Speaker, why should we proceed with hasto to bring the goverament of Chili into a state of humiliation—another republic, our sister republic, a part of the great ‘pant’ [Lluvhler.i “'For a long time, Mr. Speaker, our distin- guished secretary of state has been sending us documonts about the pan-American con- gress and we have beon making appropria- tions for the purpose. Now Chili is a partof the pan, yet here we arc humiliating a part of this great pan by our hasty action. Laughter.| Iam sorry, Mr. Speaker, that have not had time to air my war views fur- ther, but I think I have given sufficient rea- s0n why those thirteon men should be re- lioved of their tremendous responsibility and their number incroased to seventy-five.” [Prolonged taughtor and applause.| Of course the motion to increase the mem- bership of the committee was defeated, but it had served its purpose in givinz Mr, Allen achance to make one of those felicitous speeches which have made him the recog- nized wit of the democratic side of the house. McMillin thon took the floor and although reviewing the whole zode of rules he devoted the greater part of his time to a discussion of the so-called Holman amendament. The debate on the report of the committeo on rules wero hero interrupted by recaipt of the s When the mossage had been read, ordered printod and referred to the committee on foreign affairs, the discussion was .resumed by Reod of Maine making & speech in oppo- sition to the report of the committes. Mr, Reed’s remarks were in_an humorous, sar castic vein and wore loudly applauded by the ropublicans, Why Mr. MeMillin 1s Pleased. Mr. MecMiilin of Tennessea sald that if there was ono thing that made him happler than another it was that the gentleman from Maine no longer occupied the speaker’s chair and that his party was in a hopeloss minority. The democrats were hera at tho old stand_doing business, and the places which had recently known the republicans would know them no moro forever. |Demo- cratic applause. | M. Catchings of Mississippi defended tho proposed rules gnd animudverted upon the code adopted by the Fifty-first congress and the rulings of Speaker Reed thereunder. General debate having closed, the rules were read by paragraphs for amendments, On motion of Mr. Catching an amendment was adopted, inoreasing from sixteen to seventeen, the membership of ‘the committee op interstate and foreign commerce, Mr. Hemphill of South Carolina offered an amendment giving to the committee on the District of Columbia_jurisdiction over the Bpxpgnprlnllnnu for the supportof the dis- wrict. Pending action Mr. Cochraneof New York announced the death of - Representative Spinola of New York, and then the house, as a mark of respect to the memory of the de- ceased, adjourned until tomorrow. IN THE SENATE, Chillan Correspondence—A Discussion on Reclprocity. WasmNeroy, D. C., Jan. 28.—The presi- dent's message, transmitting vhe additional correspondence in the Chilian’matter, was presented and read and referred to the com- mittee on foreign relations. A resolution was offerod.directing the secretary of. state to furnih the senatd copies of all agreements made with other countries relating to interchdnge ot trade and commerce, with all information received as to the practical effect of such agresments. Mr, Hale on Reclprocity, Mr. Hale addrossed the senate on the sub- ject. Hespoke at great length upon the benefits of reciprocity, which, he sald, was an aid to protaction and broadened the field of the American laborer by opening new markets for his products, to be paid forin ar- ticles which could never compete with his labor. The people all understand this, and they made their voices heard and their wishes known here and in the chamber at the other end of the capitol, and oxcept 1 the demo- cratic party open opposition was withdrawn and no further hostile note was beard. He did not hesitate in stating, here and mow. as the result of his observation, that that section of the McKipley act which contained the reci- procity feature was the part of the measure which had floated the whole act, and was that part of the bill which kept. it from being swamped by the storm which, with or with- out reason, broke upon it from the day of its passage. ‘The reciprocity plan_was born of distinguished republican parertage and was adopted at last by the republican party, Denounced by Democrats, Democratic newspupers denounced it evervwhere as an impracticable sham, and wherever democratio authority was heard from it carried with 1t A sneer against the measure. The senator from New York who had lately entered this chamber as a member of this body and who brought to his party, as his credential of leadership upon the other side, the trophy of a great state, chained and gagged and gdespoiled of her litical rights, had paused 'for a moment in is work of spoliation to declare in the dem- ocratic state convention of New York, which assombled in Saratoga on the 16th of So‘)A tember last, to do his will and register his decree, taat the democratic party of the state of New York in conyention assembled renowed the pledee of its fidety to demo- cratio faith and denounced in unmeasured terms ‘“the Blaine reciprocity humbug.’ ‘These vicious attacks upon the measure at the hands of democratio newspapers and leaders had had their inevitable result; they had weakened the effect of the measure abroad; made hard the task of Amerlcan negotiators; strenghthened the hands of for- elgn governments; were misghievous, unpat- riotic and were meant to e deadly in their effect both at home and abroad, Benefits of the Measure, M. Hale went on to stite at_longth the beneficial effects of the reciprocity arrange- ments made with Brazil, Cuba and Porto Rico, the Dominican republic, Germany, the Hawallan islands and tga !&l West In- dian colonis ‘This aoh| t of repub- lican statesmanship, he d be car- ried before the people in #ext presiden- tial canvass throughout the'amtare extent of this broad land, There y Bo farmer, no manufacturer, no miner, ‘o laborer, who was not interested in its ‘spe aud maintenance as a part ¢f our aystem of for- eign trade, and when at )i it nad become incorporated ana acce) art of our pational policy the du‘b& brethren would be seen flocking to'its support and trusting to that short memdry, which is said 10 be common to all democ: , claiming to be the author and finisher of this great achievement. Mr, Vest took the floor ip opposition to Mr. Hale's resolution, whidhiwent over with- out action, The Mexican award bil] to the La Abra claim) was then taken up as |the unfinished businoss, and after argumen went over until on 3 Attera brief executive sespion the senate adjourned until Mondey, o ——— Rainfull In Arizons. Texro, Ariz., Jan. 23.~Rain began falling througtout central and northern Arizona yesterday morning and continued all day, the fivst since February 15, 1801, and it is very timely and means the salvation of thousands of acres of graiu in the Salk and Gila val: leys. Had the dry spell centinued thirty days longer 75 per gent. of the cattle aud sheep on the ranges would bave perished. Already all of the gould be moyea has been driven intathe iry distriots of the Salt river valley, and envy influx was telling on the pastarage. . ———— Attacked a Queen. Dugsvex, Jan. 28. —The queen of Saxony is sulfering frow & severe atiack of iufluenza, (UARY COST OF WAR PREPARATIONS Ohili's Insult Caused the United States to Expend Millions, MATTA IS A HERO AROUND SANTIAGO Those Who Protend to Know Assert That Something More Serious Than the Balti- more Inctdent Will Certainly Oceur In the Near Future, 518 PounTEENTI STRERT, Wasiixatos, . C., Jan, 28, Tho threatoned trouble with Chili has already cost the government a good deal of money. Tho oxpenditures, however. have been incurred with the full knowledge and approval of the senate and house nuval com- mittees, and there will be no question about their approval. The total extraordinary ex- pense, it 1s estimated, will not fail far short of £5,000,000. It is to be remembored, how- over, that this,or at least only a small portion of this, is not lost, as tho coal and supplies and work on othor war material will not be wasted. Matta Will Be 13 cted, The statoment that Senor Matta, who, as ministor of foreign affairs under the pro- visional government of Chili, sent the circu- lar note which caused such 'just offonso to this country, is now the horo ot the hour in Santiogo, dnd that he is_to bo given a complimentary banquot on Saturday, is re- gardod in naval circles hore. as woll as by some leading men in political life, as an omen of futuro trouble in Chili, A prominent official of the Stata depart. ment said today: ‘‘President Montt and Minister Peroira may write apologies until thoy exhaust all tho pavor and ink of Chili, but the only effect will be to incite the com- mon people to another revolution with Matta as their idol and leader.” Lieutenant McCrea, one of the officers of the cruiser Baltimore, and who actod as in- terpreter at the secret examination of the Baltimore's sailors by the Valparaiso criini- nal court, said today that the passions of the Chilian populace could not bo curbed, and that they were certain to break out ere long In somo new indignity against American sailors or American interests. He said that the presont axoitement among the young hot- heads at Santiago and Valparaiso was only part of a goneral sentiment among all tho people, and that, in his judgment, there would occur within the next year an outrage fully as grave as the assault upon the sailors of the Baltimore. Indian Depredation Claims, The enormous uccumulation of work thrown upon the Dapartment of Justice and the court of claims by the passage of the Indian depredation act has caused both of these bodies to appeal to congress for relief. Up to the present time 6,500 actions have been brought against the government for Indian depredations, the claims amounting to $24,000,000; only 600 of these actions have been brought for claims which have been examined, approved and allowed by the secretary of tho mterior. Only thirty judgments have been rendered in cases brought before the court of claims for Irdian depredations. 'The attorney general’s oftice finds it impossible to take charge of this accumulation of business without further assistance. Tho entire force in the Indian department consists of threo men and & stenographer, As General Colby's department is working with an an- nual appropriation of only 15,000, from which must bs paid the salariesof all employes; trayeling = expenses, taking of depositions, dockets and stationery, it 1s manifest that justico to claimants will ba long delayed vnless something is at once done. Tho matter was taken up today in the Inaian depredation committes and Senator Pad- dock was instructed hy the committee to prepare an amendment for reference to the commitiee on appropriations to provide addi- tional assistancs for the assistant attornoy genera! for the expedition of the adjudica- tion of depredation claims. It is estimated that it will require three special agents and two law clerks, besides occasional assistance from attorneys, who must be employed from time to time, and that the amount allotted for the prosecution of this class of work must be at least doubled. The court of claims will also find itself overburdened, and iiis proposed to increase the judges of the court and glve iv authority to sit in sections. The house committen on irrigation have been holding sessions, most of whbich have been devoted to the consideratton of Mr Lanham’s bill for irrigation. This bill pro- poses the absolute cession of public lands to the state by the government for irrigation purposes, The committes will meet again next week for further action, Miscellaneous, J. W. Willetts of Tamnce, Ia., s at the Ebbitt. D. A. Wolf was today appointed postmas- ter at Proparation, In., vico J. S. Rawlins, resigned: and J. Moodie at Pukwana, Brule county, 8. D., vico J. Androw, resigned. Senator Pottigrew today introduced a num= boll- of petitions in favor of the anti-option bill. ‘Senator Manderson introduced a bill today to remove the charge of desertion from the military record' of John F. Friedlin of Ne- raska. J. J. Monk of South Dakota is at the Arno. Dr. Peterson of Stratton, Neb., is here on business bofore the patent office. e goes to New York before returning home, Dr, Peterson believes the McKinloy tariff law 1s the groatest blessing tho country has had in many years, and that it {s the best piece of political legisiation in many years, The star mail service betwecen Ewing and Biiss, in Holt county, has boen increased from two to three trips a week, Applications are being received for the position of national bank examiner in the Nebraska district. 1t is stated thatno change in the place is contemplated, P, 8, H, West WasmiNgToy, D, C, Wasaivaroy Bureiv or Tae Ber, } an, 28. he following list of ponsions granted 1s reported by Tus Bek and Examiner Bureau of Claims: Nebraska: Original—David Talmon, Ly- burn O. W. Wells, Joseph Stout, Phineas Jones, Jobn M. Matheny, James R. Kennedy, HBIII'G H. Martin, Charles Washburn, James W. Voorhis, John RHilton, Winfield §S. Waters. Increase—David 'W. Andrews, Thomas E. Ellis. Origlnal widows—Mary J. Parker, Towa: Original—John Wynkoop, James Ferguson, Thomas Reynolds, George Teet, Eugene H. Teals, Aaron Richards, Charles . Switzen, Freaerick H. Voss, George Walfe, Edmond Q. Sala, Everett C. Updike, Hiram H. Reynolds. Increase—Jehn §S. Dine, Wilbur E, A, McNeill, Solomon Reeves, Frederick Barriek. Reissue —Cor, nelius Claflin, deceased. Original widows, o Julia E. Newbern, Eiizaveth V. Creamer, motho Saloon Keepers RacINE, Wis., Jan. 28 arrosted last summer on complaint of mem- bers of the Citizens Law and Order league charged with violating the Sunday law, have been found guilty fn the circuit court. Ever since the arrests each step in tho case has been bitterly fought by both partics, The o will be appealod to the supreme court. T Verdict was & surpr the saloon men, Convicted of Train Wrecking, WiLkessarig, Pa., Jan, 28.—Michael Hor- nick of Lackawsnna county, who has been in the county prison here for the past fourteen months for wreckiug a train on the Dela- ware, Lackuwanna & Western railroad, bas been found guilty, the jury recommendiug the extreme mercy of the court. He will be sentenced on urday next. e — Beat a “Bouud" Boy to Death, Gerryssuke, Pa., Jan. 28.—Io the case of John Lafferty, a farmer charged with beav iug & T-year-old *‘bound” boy to death, the grand jury has returaed true bills against him for manslaughter and maltreatment of anapprentico and aggravatod nssault and battery. The trial has been postponed until the April sessions, e —_— IT IWAS A LOVE THAT KILLED, Miss Mitchell's Reas Friend—A Strange Infatunt Muspits, Tonn., Jan, -Alice Mitohell and Litlie Johnson spent last night togother in thelr room at the jail, The father of Lillio also remained in the offico of the jail, He is fearful that Atico will do his daughter some bodily harm, and this feared is shed by the most of his family, All efforts to intor- view Miss Mitcholl have failed, but ths morning a roporter learned from good au- thority what passod between her and her counsel. On other subjects sho seemed to be perfectly rational, and did not realize the enormity of tho deed. “I killed Freda bo cause I loved her and sho refused to marry mo, Iasked horto marry me throe times, and at last sho consented.” We wore going to marry here and go to St. Louis,” “‘What did you invend to do in St. Louls? asked odo of hor attorneys. *'Oh, 1 don't know. But when Freda promised to marry me [ was so happy. 1 sent her an engagement ring and she wore it @ time, but when it was returned to me 1 was miserable. 1 could not bear to bo separated from her and I resolved to kill hor. 1 would rather she wore dend than away from me.” The girl then asked one of the lawyers whore Freda was, She was told that tho body was at Steinley & Hinyons, *'Oh, mamma,” ‘she said, ‘if I could only sce her. Pleaselot me go to soce her, If could only lie down by hor side 1 would be so nappy.” y When the permission was refused she broke into a torrent of tears, not for having killed Freda, but for the separation. Tho lotters that she wroto to Freda are full of the most endearlug terms and go to show that the girl eagerly looked forward to the time when she could make Freda her wife. Strango to say, from what can be learned, E'reda herself seemed to be infatuated with Alice and willingly assented to the proposed warriage, The time had been fixed, and the affair was to have been in the nature of an elope- ment. She does not feel the confinement in Jail, but regards it as wouid a school girl, & slight punishment. On other subjects she talks rationally, as she does on tha killing, but for the peculiar views she entertains of the proposed mar. riago. The grand jury will investigate the case tomorrow. s for Killing Ter med the ty. LCopyrighted 1592 by James Gordon Bennett.) Now York Herald Cable--Special to Tur Bee.|—As I predicted in my dispatch yesterday, the commercial treaty with Germany was confirmed today by a voto in Parliament of 70 to 17. Twenty members abstained trom voting. 4 In announcing their intention to continue their opposition to the conversion of the Uru- guayan bonds, the Belgian bondholders pub- lish'a note severely criticising the action of tho Bank of England, which they say abuses its influence by inviting bondholders to con- vert their bonds. It acts in self interest, be- cause it wishes to dispnso of the 50,000,000 of Uruguayan 6 per cents it holds against its portion of the Baring guarantee fund. thus rendering itself an accomplice in the spolia- tion of the bonaholders. B Indiana Republicans, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 28.—The repub- lican state central state committee et at the Denison hotel today und re-slected John K. Gowdy chairman, Frank Mitliken, secretary, and Horace McKay treasurer. District con- ventlons for the selection of delegates to the Minneapolis convention were called for March 8, A state convention to choose four delegates at large to the national convention was fixed for Indianapolis, March 10, and a fon to nominate state officers for - Don't Give Ge ToroxTO, Ont., Jan. 28,—The changes in the Dominion cabinet have fallen short of the hopes cherished in Canadlan circles here, All who had expectad Mr. Abott to act boldly and infuse fresh blood in the cabinet are much disappointed to find Mr. Chupleau, Mpr. Haggart and Mr, Varling still retained. Tho opinion is unanimous that Mr. Abbott has missed a great chauce una committed a grave erro, - Grover Can't ¢ JAcksoN, Miss,, Jan. 28,—Governor Stone hus received a telegram trom Hon. Grover Cleveland, New Iberia, La., in response to his telegram conveying the intelligence that the legislature had, by joint resolution, in- vited him to visit the capital as the guest of Mississippi. Mr. Cleveland regrots exceed- ingly that it is impossible for him to accept the courteous invitation. e Dispersed by Troops. Maprip, Jan, 28, —The strikers at Bilbao attempted to hold a procession late this afternoon, They had flags and banners bearing the inscription *‘Long Live the Social Revolution,” but they were not al- lowed to parade and were dispersed by the troops. Already a number of the strikers have offered to work it they are protected from the anarchists. e e Approved the Treatles, Brussers, Jan, 28,.—The final vote on the commercial treaties between Belgium and Germany and Belgium and Austria was taken in the Chamber of Deputies today. The treaty with Germany was approved by a vote of 70 to 17, while that with Austria re- ceived 68 votes in favor of its approval to 16 against it, B ‘Went Down with All on Board, Haupax, N, 8, Jan, 28.—1rhe schooner Spartan sailed from Gabarus, Cape Breton, Decombor 13 for Placentis Bay, N. F., to load frozen herring for Boston, and has not been heard from siuce. She carried seven men and is believed to have been lost with all on board, r————— Additional Frauds Dis ed, PHILADELPIIA,Pa., Jan, 25.—1t is said that the examination of the books of the Spring Garden National bank by the government experls has brought to light additional frauds, and warrants of arrest have beon fs- guod for several persons conucoled with tho ank, e Arranging for an Imperial Loan, Brnuiy, Jan, 25.—A syndicate of Berlin bankers is maing arrangements to receive subscriptions for both &n imperial and a Prussian 8 per cent loan, which united amount to $40,000,000 marks. The loan will be issued without dolay. O Wyoming Prisoners Break Jall, NewcAsTLE, Wyo., Jau. 28, —Six prisoners in the Weston county jail escaped last night. ‘Thoy broke a hole through the brick wall with an’ iron bar. One was recaptured. Among tnose at liberty is Splint, who shot Henderson last Sunda; Bob Musgrave's Case, Texkr Haure, Ind, Jan. 25,—When the prosecution rested today at noon in the trial of Bob Musgrave's ~ase, charged with trying 10 defraud life insuraice compaies, there had been introduced uo new testimouy since the day before. Hanged to u Tree, OwexToy, Ky., Jan. 28.—Lego Bivson, who brutally murdered Frank Legon at Squires- ville last F'riday, was taken from jail by a mob last night and banged Lo a tree, [t Organized # Union, Torevo, 0., Jan. 28 -—Delegates from twenty-three large cities between Pittsburg aud Omaha, bave organized the Internationul Mota! Polishers union in this city, == NUMBER 226. NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE Questions Are| acted nt\ 4 sed and Business Trans« 10vtiug Yesterday. - s 2 5 0 COMMODORE PERRY . — - FHBrd to Commemorate - aval Hero FOR A MONU Congress Will the Memory posed Pensic Chill's An iVas Recelved, A * WasniNGTON, D, “n. 28, ~Tho National Board of Trade today devoted some timo to the discussion of the question of a uniform bill of lading. A resolution was tinally adopted requesting congress to amead the nterstate commorco law by establishing & uniform bill of lading for interstate come merce involving the liability of carrviers as established by common ana statutory law. The noxt matter taken up was a resolution approved by the Board of Trade of Chicago, which, while recognizing the justico of the charge imposed by the railroad companies for tho use of their cars when not promptly unloaded, says that it is also due to the cuse tomors that when the goods are not promptly delivered that the railroad should bu res sponsible to thoir consigneo for delay. It was provided that congress oxaming this question with the view of making such amendments to the interstate commerco act as will properly protect tho rights of the business community. After debate the resoe lution, slightly modified, was adopted. A résolution in fuvor of tho enuotmont by congress of what is popularly known as the tonnago bill, or some othor similar measure, was then taken up and discussed at length, A rocolution was offored by Mr. Larr of Milwaukee, which recites that whilo the evils resulting from excossive trading in agricultural and other products of the couns try 1s recognized, and any moasures calcue lated to restrict such trading within legiti- mate limits, is favored, which would not sori- ously mterfere with tho necessary facilities forhandling tho immense crops of the couns try, yet any lemislation is deprocatod which” lays a tax upon or intorferos in any way with tho fveedom of comwmercial transactions in such proaucts, whether for immediate or futuro delivery The resolution further states that tho adoption of what is known as the Butterworth bill would cause irreparabie injury to the business and agricultural interests of the country. Placed on the calendur. More Land for Settlers, Secretary Noble has ordered five agents now in the fleld to proceed at once to the allotment of lands to the Choyenue and Arapahoe Indians in the western part of In- diau Torritory, 1t is the secretary’s purpose to haveeverything in readiness, if possible, for the ovening of 8,000,000 acres of surplus lands on or about April 1 next. There is urgent need, tho secretary beliovi prompu actiou in order that the lands may opened to settiement at as early a aate as April 1, so the settlers may be able to put in a spring crop. Bills will be reported favorably to the ouse appropriating 25,000 for a monument at Put-in-Bay, Obio, commoemorative of Com- modore Oliver Hazard Perry and the battloof Lake Erie, and $25,000 for a monument to William Henry Harrison, grandlather of President Harrison, at North Bead, O, General Raum appeared before &' subcoms mittee of the house appropriation committes today and asked for en appropriation for pensions of the next fiscal year of §ld4,- 958,000. ‘When the Chilian Dispatch Camo. Some question has been raised about the time of the receipt of the dispatch from Egan. to Mr. Blaine conveying the noto of Mr. Pereira, the Chilian minister of foreign affairs, Private Secrotary Halford was called upon tonight and he gave tha following statement: *‘Mr. Egan's dis- patch from Santiago was a loug one and was reccived In two installments, as appeared by the copy which came from the State department, the first part being dated Suntiago, January 25, and the second parted dated Santiago, January 26, the address “‘Blaine, Washington,’” beingre- peated in the second part. A memorandum wason the first part of the dispatch to the effect that it was received at the department of stateat ) a. m. on the 26th (Luesday). ‘Tne translated copy did not como to the ex- ecutive mansion until during the meeting of the cabinet, which were waiting for it, and that must havo been 12 and 1 o'clock. The first information the president had of the re. ceipt of the dispatch was from General W, foster, who called on the morning of the 20th, between 10 and 11 o'clock, about some other matter, and he told the president that a dispatch had come from Mr. Egan which was then being translated.” e WEATHER FORECAST. ~ + OrrIcE OF WeATHER BUREAD, Omana, Jan. 28, The cloudiness and soft, damp weather condition 1s passing to the eastward without having dropped any rain anywhere over the western districts. 'Tne cloudiness 1s now in the upper Mississippi valloy. Tho weather throughout the western and northwestern sections remans fair and mild. 1T'ne north. ern storm is now in Canada and no material change in temperature is indicated, For Kastern Nobraska—Fair weather, stationary temporature, west to northwesi winds during Friday. For Omaha and Vicinity —Fair weather, slightly lower tamperature during I'riday, H oy, D. C., Jan, 28.— For Missourl —Gererally fair, south winds, Dakotas, Towa and Nelraska— Generally fair, slightly cooler, except stationary in the eastern portion of lowa; west winds, For Colorado—Light rain, shightly cooler, variable winds, For Montana--Light rain, south winds, ARRESTED FOR COMPLICITY, Another Arrest Growlng Out of the Keys stone Bank Fallure, PuiapeLraia, Pa., Jan, 28.—Heory H, Yard, who ganed considerable notorioty & few months ago owing to his association with John Bardsley and Gideon W. Marsh in the looting of the Keystone bank, was ar- rested this morning by a deputy United States marsnal, The warrant for the arrest was issued on the afidavit of Albert R. Bar- rett, & United States secret service officer, who, with the assistance of experts, has been examining tho Keystone bank books, Yard is chacged with aiding and abetting Gideon W. Marsh, tho fugitive ex-president of the bank, in thé misappropriation of funds of the bauk. The amount involved is $65,000, The discovery leading to the arrest has but recently boen made, Yard was releasod on $15,000 bail for further hearing. e L] Burraro, N, Y., Jan, 2 meeting of the board of trustees of the Chaus tauqua assembly the following officers were elected: President, Lewis Miller; first vice president, I, H, Root;second vioe president, Clem Studebaker; chancellor, Bishop John H. Vincent; secretary, Dr. W. A. Duncan; treasurer, K. A, Skioner; principal of the Chautauqua scheme of education, Dr. W, R, Harper, ‘T'he report of Chancelior Vincont was of & very gratifying character. The report of Secretary Duncan showed additions to the permauent value of the grounds of £21,000 aod & reduction of the indebteduess to the amount of §10,430. - ¥ ed Lo De; Movsy Guerya, Pa, Jao, While Star ling Green, aged 81 yoars, was assisting in cutting ice on Lake Conewago yesterday, he stepped botween the knives and bis foot was cut off. He bled to death while being re- | moved to bis bome six wiles awar-