Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-13

KRNMENT OFFICIALS WILL NOT DIvULaE 1T
coNTENTs-REPoRTs OF RENEWED FIGHTrNo
Late yesterday afternoon q cablegram wal
received at the Navy department from Capt
Kellogg, commanding the U. 8. 8. Ossipee, al
st. Nicholas Mole, Hayti, supposed to be in re-
sponse to the recent orders Of the department
to him to ascertain the condition of affairs in
the island. Secretary Tracy refused to make
public the contents Of the message, and sent i,
over to Secretary Blaine at once, causing the
most intense excitement around the depart
ment thereby.
WAR RUMoRs.
were at once revived and flew from mouth to
mouth, strengthened when it was ascertained
that orders had been sent to the U. 8. S. Kear.
sarge, at New York. to prepare for trip to
Hayti. At first the Boston was selected for the
mission, but for some reason the Kearsarge was
substituted.
The receipt Of the cablegram produced no
more positive result than to seal herme tically
every official mouth in both depar rtments
Nothing, absolutely nothing, can be learned at
the great departmental building as to the tenor
OF the dispatch, whether it indicates peaceful
state OF affairs or the reverse. But the fact
that
wARsHIp IS ORDERED TO THE SCENE
is thought to indicate that the words that
flashed northward from Capt. Kellogg yester.
day were not entirely reassuring.
This morning another effort was made to in.
duce the State department officials to give out
something that might serve as o hint to the
contents OF the message, but without success
One and all refused to talk. They did not saw
as usual, that they knew nothing about it. >
but put it on the ground that they were una.
bic to give any information whatever on the
CDn nat HE q II.
but to those who know State department
methods it
IMPLIES WORLD OF MEANING.
1t implies that the information which lies
within their bosoms is of such nature that il
is considered unwise to send forth any light to
the public, eager and expectant for news OF
any description upon this matter SO nearly do.
mestic.
An appeal was made to Mr.. Walker Blaine by
couple of reporters to consider how alarmed
folks are becoming when silence is maintained
about such matter, while war ships are sent
to the danger point. He was asked to make a
statement that would allay fear, if such were
the state OF the case, but he repeated that he
could give no information about it." He
referred the reporters to the Secretary, but the
Secretary was inaccessible.
RENEWED FIGHTING IN HAYTI.
Secretary Tracy, however, was willing to say
that the dispatch did not reveal the existence
OF dangerous state of affairs at Hayti, but
another officer who had seen the cablegram
hinted that it told of renewed fighting between
the factions ON the island
CONFERENCE AT THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Commodore Ramsay, of the New York navy.
yard, had long private interview with the
Secretary OF the Navy this morning. Without
explaining the apparent discrepancy between
his pacific statement and action Secretary
Tracy, as stated above, has ordered the Kear.
sarge to proceed at once to Hayti. She will
convey Rear Admiral Gherard.
1t was the original intention to send the
Boston on this mission, and she could make the
trip in about half the time that will be taken
by the Kearsarge. but the latter has been sub
stituted because the Boston is what is techni
cally known as fever ship" and it would be
hazardous to again expose her to yellow fever