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Show the tiin.iM Jiixiriti:. Tiik .latements In relation to the etitue. of the Chilean question are liewllderlngly conlllctlng. The sen.a-tlcnal sen.a-tlcnal assertion U to the effect that the little republic. Is about to take the lulllatlva by opening hostilities against thla countiy. With this object In view, It I. Intlmit.il that she has sent several vessels out to meet Admiral Walker and blew lili fleet Into smithereens with torpedoes. Following Ulreolly upon th. heels of this exciting declaration Is an assertion to the effect that Culls I. reiJy and evidently amlou. to apologise to the United estate.. Then come various lUtements about the vigorous preparation, prepara-tion, on foot ln thli country for war with the little Houtli American speck. A. to which class of statement, to believe, be-lieve, the warlike or pacific, the public who patronize the newspapers am left aliout In the predicament of the youngstera who asked the proprietor of a fiienngerle which was the lion and which the tiger. The showman said: "My little dears, you pay. your money and you take, your choice." The forthcoming messago of President Harrison to Congress on the subject Is looked forward to with a great dial of Interest. |
