The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-25
WHERE Is THE CHARLESTON?
No Tdings Received From Her
for Seven Days.
THE ITATA SIGHTED OFF THE CEN
TRIAL AMERICAN COAST
The Officers of the Esmeralda Grow
Ing Desperate Over Their Shortage
of Coal, Resort to Triclxery to Gain
Their Desired Ends, Claiming That
the Itata Matter Had Been Salts
factorily Settled-But the Ruse
Fails to Work.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.


NEW YORK, May PA Washington
dispatch says: The coal bunkers of the
Esmeralda are still empty. Official advices
received at the State Department show,
however. that her officers still have de-
signs upon the Pacific Mail Steamship
coal pile. They are growing desperate,
and are not above trickery to accomplish
their object. A dispatch from the Vice
Consul at Acapulco states that they
came ashore Saturday morning and rep
resented that they had just received word
from Iquique that the Itata matter had
been settled to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned.
In the light of this information they
begged that they might be allowed to re-
ceive coal, in order that they might i'm
mediately return to Chile. They did not
get the coal. The Consul did not bite.
and he is probably glad he did not, for he
soon learned from Washington that the
ltata matter was not settled, and that
great care must be exercised to prevent
further complications which might ensue
should the Esmeralda succeed in getting
coal from the American company. The
pursuit of the Itata is still on. At least
that is the inference of department
officials In the absence of any informa-
ton.
NO NEWS FROM THE CHARLESTON.
WASHINGTON, May "a. = Secretary
Tracy said tonight that the Navy De-
partment had not received any news
to-day of the cruiser Charleston, which is
in pursuit of the Itata. This is the sew
enth day since any word has been re-
ceived by the department direct from the
m of hoy
rotary is of the opinion that the vessel
will be heard of next at Callao, Peru, for
he believes that had she intended to put
in at Panama, the place at which it was
expected she would touch, she would
have been heard of before this time.
Secretary Tracy's attention was called
tonight to thNssp patches from San Fran
cisco re1terating the statements hereto
fore made that an agreement had been
entered into between the insurgent party
and the United States Government for
the peaceful surrender of the 1tata. The
Secretary, however, refused to discuss
the question, merely saying that he had
nothing to say about the matter.
Inquiries at the State Department to-
night regarding the alleged arrangement
above referred to ELECTS the reply that SO
TAR as they are aware no such agreement
has been entered into.
THE ITATA SEEN.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 24.-Advices
from Central America say that Wednes-
day last steamer resembling the Itata
had been seen by a coasting schooner.
The coaster attempted to approach the
steamer, when the latter, which was run
ming south, sheered off from her course.
This was about thirty miles from the
shore.
The reports published in the United
States that the insurgent warship Esme-
ralda was short of funds are denied by
the captain, who showed a newspaper
correspondent letters of credit and cash
amounting to more than $50, 200.
The Mexican Government states that
no reinforcements were sent to Acapulco.
as the garrison is sufficiently strong to
prevent the Esmeralda from landing or
taking coal forcibly.
THE ROBERT AND MINNIE.
Los ANGELES, May 24.-United States
District Attorney Cole yesterday after
noon filed libel in the United States
District Court against the Robert and
Minnie, praying her seizure and con-
domination on a charge of violating the
neutrality laws, in said vessel fitting out
and arming itself to go to the assistance
OF certain rebels in Chile known as the
Congressional party. The Marshal took
the necessary warrants to seize the vessel.
The writs are returnabIe June 10th.