The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-30
Cabinet Officers Favor Giving Chill Time.

New YORK, Oct. ga special from
Washington says conservative members of
the cabinet favor taking no decisive action
in the Gillian matter until the new govern
ment recently elected is established, to pay
little heed of the junta, aud to give the
government ample opportunity to investi-
gate and make PREPARATION. There is little
talk in official circles of actual trouble.
Captain Eoen, of the navy yard in Brook
Ign, has made this statement: sit is the
opinion at the yard that the trouble be-
tween our government aud Chill will not
go so Tar as to necessitate the sending to
Valparaiso of the cruisers. Nothing of
nclal relative to the course of the govern
ment has been received here. In case it
should become necessary to send part of
the navy to South America, not
more than four ships will be
needed to carry on operations against Chilli
There are not more than three or four war
ships in its navy which could offer resist
England, Germany or any of the great
powers of Europe would interfere between
the United States and Chill should war re-
suit, and If 1t should be considered neces-
sary TO send our navy to the South Pacific
there would be no need of holding back
war ships to protect the coast in anticipa-
tlon OF trouble with European govern
o..
admiral of her navy has stated he
believed the treatment of the American
sailors was an outrage and the United
States government had a right to repara-
ton. England, however great may be its
commercial and financial Interests in Chill.
Will never take sides against the I'm ted
States IN trouble arising from the recent
outrage.
To get the cruisers and other vessels now
Hnnf1fl0n q -H,,ll oh
but few days. The ships now at the
Brooklyn navy yard are the Philadelphia,
Atlanta, Vermont. Concord Bennington.
Miantonomah, Terror, Petrol and Chicago.
The Boston has left for ne South Pacific
station and the yorktown is On tho
way there. The Newark is at Boston
and ready for sailing orders The Char
lesion, the flagship of the Asiatic station,
! is IN China. The Vesuvius is expected
here from Washington day or to-mor-
/ row and the torpedo boat Gushing is AT
| Washington. The San Francisco is on the
Pacific coast end the Baltimore is at Val
paralso. The heavily armored double tur-
reted monster Miantonomah was put in
commission Monday noon and is a fearful
! antagonist Tor any war ship. She carries
| four 16-inch guns, six two Founders, two
three Founders, two machine guns and two
gatllng guns and is ready to leave on
notice.
! The cruisers of the first class have twin
/ screws and can make the fastest time.
They are the Chicago, Baltimore, Philadel,
! phiR, Newark and San Francisco This
tremendous naval force is in full condition
and could be assembled against Chill in lit
tie over month, hut would find no vessel
approaching them in power along the whole
Pacific coast within that time. At no time
recently has our navy been in position to
place so many of its best war ships at the
front in SO short time.
Said naval officer day: 1--WE should
not need troops in Chill for our war yes
sells with their complement of marines and
sailors would be ample for the purpose of
subiuRating Chilli should it ever come to
that point, which L very much doubt"