The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-30
SOME WAR TALK.
Willy ESnn Did Not Attend the Inaugural.
tion-i IIcrn,d Disnntcl, EEE

tion,-A Herald Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Nlinister Egan
was not invited to the festivities attend
ing the Inauguration Of President
Montt, in Santiago on Saturday. That
is the inference drawn bystate depart
ment officials from telegram received
from Minister Esan late yesterday alter
noon, in which he states that the inau-
guration passed of successfully and
was followed by banquet Saturday
night.
The banquet was attended by the
Chilean officials and congressman and
all the foreign ministers in Santiago
with which the administration is main
tanning pleasant and amicablc relations.
The officials at the state department
had dno explanation to give Of Minister
Egan's course. Flo had been advised to
use his own judgment in he'premiscs,
and the belief prevails that the minister
feltthat it was not consistent with SELF
respect and the dignity of his position,
to say nothing ofwhatcvcr degree OF alb
solute danger to his person there was in
appearing on the streets to attend the
ceremony, in view Of the manner in
which he had been treated since the
revolution ended. fs
The New York HcyulPs correspondent
here has telcgraphed the following to
that paper:
~ can positively state, without fear OF
denial, that orders have gone from the
navy depart ment TO the builders OF tho
Monterey, to work night and day on
that vessel and get her ready for SER.
vice at theearliest'practicable moment.
This will, II is hoped, 'be before Febru-
airy 10. Her two Pinch guns-which
by the way, will be the largest rifle can
non upon anyvcssel in tho navy, will
besent:to her without the usual number
of proof rounds being fired. The guns
arc now at tho Indian Head proving
grounds, and orders haye just been is
sued toiprepare them for shipment to
San Francisco. The bethlehem iron
works and the Carnegie. 4 Phipps Com
pany have been urged to hurry up the
sarmor for rthe Monterey, and have re-
piled, to tho great relief Of the depart
mont, that they aro now ready 10 begin
shipping. So anxious is tho depart
ment toeXpeditc this work that the
shipments will be made without wait
ing thosresult OF the acceptance test
called dior bythefcontract.
"A large quantity OF ammunition for
rapid firing guns has Just been contract
ell for. Still another important move is
|, the step Just taken to secure tho early
dclivery&of thirty Howell torpcdoes,
The first torpedo Of this invention was
successfully tried a few weeks ago. 1t
was Immediately accepted, and the con-
tractor was not only urged, but given
tho assistance OF officers OF the depart
Smcnt, ito hurry up work on the re-.
smaindcr Bysthcs extra impetus given
thework the completion of torpedocs
Twill follow within a few weeks. They
are now about so per cent finished.
sTheySwill bc shipped ut once TO tho
San Francisco, Charleston, Baltimore,
Yorktown, bennington, PHILADELPHIA,
Newark. and Concord Tho four Roach
vessels, not having torpedo tubes, will
mot 3besupplied. II /,
.'Witlf8the activity also being dis
2plAyed blythe contractors for the White
ead;torpedo, at the solicitation Of the
navy department, there isrcason 10 an
|ticipaic tho carly delivery OF 100 OF
( thesaH torpedoes, and 5it may be said
that the officials derive d great dcai OF
comfort from the prospcct,5for aslacSo
Storpcdoes is probablT5one sof ollr5wcak-
estspolnts atftiic present time. The
activityi dnrine tho plstfew days OF the
torpedo board, which $lias 10 Stlo9with
|.theitittirg out!of vessels with this class
,ofwar material, is moro substantial eyi-