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Show THE WAR CLOUD. Today It Appears Much Less Black pnd Threatening but Hasn't Disappeared Yet. And There is Much Loss Talk of Fighting Fight-ing Around the Navy Department Depart-ment Than Yesterday. jiiMHf" THE WHITE WINGS OF PEACE WwmS$ Are Just Seen Through the Liirht of More Conciliatory Dispatches From th Chilean Government. THEY MAY BE A BLIND, And Not a Few Naval O ulcers Think So-But So-But Secretary Tracy's Talk Indicates Lthal the Crisis Is Past-Xo Mes-I Mes-I sane for Congress Yet. WlaJHixoTON-, Jan. 30. TheM is a de-decided de-decided diminution in the war talk around ths tiavy department, and a more peaceful state of affairs prevails. Secretary Tracy had a conference with Senators Cameron and MePherson of the senate naval committee, and it is under stood the secretary laid before them a state-meat state-meat of the expenditures lie recently incurred in-curred iu his preparations for a naval demonstration dem-onstration in southern waters, and asked that when his estimates for appropriations stwuld be submitted he receive tho support of the committee. A week ago he is alleged to have said that these preparations seemed to be absolutely abso-lutely necessary, but he now believes there will be no war. It is further understood that the secretary received the assurance of toe committee that he will be supported in every proper and necessary expenditure involved in-volved in his precautionary movements. This expression on the part of the secretary secre-tary eaused the belief that the crisis has passed and is taken as an indication of conciliatory con-ciliatory dispatches from the Chilean government, gov-ernment, paving the way for the ultimate (ft of reparation on the part of Chile. At all events it is certain tho warlike tone recently re-cently manifested at the navy department has been considerably modified. Thore is no less activity in the navigation bureau in the preparation and translation of cipher dis. palehea. Though the peaceful rumors have a very general effect many naval officers refuse to place, entire credence in them, alleging that ,Ahilc is making a show relenting in order to fain time for her own preparations. A very accurate index of the popular sentimont is Obtained through letters that pour iu upon Secretary Tracy from all parts of the coun-jjy, coun-jjy, whereas ten days ago these indicated the development of a decided war spirit; today there seems to have been a change in tync and there s a growing disposition to furgc the secretary to a conciliatory course, litis 1 1 u i t o apparent, too, that: congress JiriU not be enlightened on the Chilean con-3W,t con-3W,t ' iy at least two or three days, for 'hy t., vernent is made at the etato de-pariaw de-pariaw ..iat the correspondence will not be sent in tomorrow. No date is fixed for the i submission of the message and documents. docu-ments. Tb South Wants to Fight. Washington, .Tan. 20. Tho Pott this morning says: It is learned on good author lty that the state department has received information from tho Chilean government that that country is ready and willing to make reparation for all losses of life, litfib and honor suffered by the Americans, but the dispatch or the letter was couched in such terms as to be unsatisfactory. Also that a dinner was given by Bourke Coekrau to Senator Hill at which about a dozen leading democratic congressmen were, present. Nearly all the conversation turned upon the prospects of war. At times it developed de-veloped into stirring debates. The southern members declaring themselves for war, and said that, should it take place, tho south would uphold the. president's hand to the fullest extent, and from no ether section would the government receive such support as from south of Mason and Dixon's line. General Howard's Views. NeA York, Jan. 20. General O. O. Howard, How-ard, major-general of the army, when asked what the prospects wero for war with Chile, replied. "I do not believe that a war I with Chile Is at all probable, but it is within the realm of possibility." He was of tho opinion that the United States would at first have a hard row to hoe. He said: "While we might be defeated in oue or more engagements, en-gagements, eventually we would certainly drive away any hostile forces that could probably be landed on our shores. The attempt, at-tempt, however, would necessarily coBt us many lives and millions of dollars In money because of our unprepared condition. |