Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-08
A STARTLING RUMOR.
The Cruiser Baltimore Blown
Up at Valparaiso.
Chilean TorpedOes Said to Have
Done the Work.
The Report Pronounced a Canard
by Secretary Tracy.
Captain schley Reports Everything
nuiet-UnusuaI Activity at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard-The
Petreps Orders.
Associated Press Dispatches.

New YoRK, Nov. IA special dis.
patch from Washington this evening re.
ported the prevalence o. q rumor to the
effect that the United States cruiser
Baltimore had been blown up by Chilean
torpedo boats. No particulars whatever
were given, and no one in authority in
Washington had heard anything of the
matter. The origin of the rumor could
not be ascertained, and most people
placed it on a par with the rumor which
came from Samoa, via Kiel, three years
ago, to the effect that the Nipsic had
been blown up by torpedo from the
Adler. This rumor afterwards proved
to be absolutely groundless.
TRACY DENIES THE RUMoR.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA special from
Washington late tonight says: Secre-
tary Tracy said tonight there was no
foundation for the report current in
New York that the Baltimore was de-
stroyed by torpedoes in the harboi of
Valparaiso. mot only is the report
baseless," he said, ''but everything is
progressing favorably there. We received
dispatch from Captain Schley, today,
saying everything was absolutely
quiet"
NO ORDER FOR SUNDAY WORK.
The secretary said no order had been
issued by the department for men to
work day and night in the Brooklyn
navy yard. Ii such an order was given
by the home officers, it was matter of
which he had no knowledge, and was
probably due to some special call from
one of the ships now there.
THE PETREL's REVISED ORDERS.
CINcINNATI, Nov. Ut is learned here
that the United States gunboat Petrol,
now at Sandy Hook under orders to pro-
coed to China via Gibraltar, has re-
ceived change of orders to proceed to
China via Chile, and will start very
soon. This news is received by private
intelligence, and is believed to be thor
oughly reliable.
MoNTT CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Pedro Montt,
Chilean minister, tonight received
cable message from Santiago, saying
that the new Chilean congress is COM
posed es follows: Liberals-Se Senators,
21; deputies. 56. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tors, 5; deputies, 3S. Liberal majority
on joint ballot, 43.
The message also said the conservative
directory OF the Liberal assembly and
electors assembled at Santiago today
and declared they would vote for Capt.
Jorge Montt as president of Chile. He
accepted the offer and thereby assumed
actual power, and the future stability of
the constitutional government is as
sured.
AS IN WAR TIME.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Nov. 7.--One hun
dred men are working tonight at the
navy-yard on the Chicago, the Mianto-
nomah, and the Atlanta, and passes
have been issued for as many more to-
morrow. This is said to be first time
since the rebellion that workmen have
been employed on vessels in the navy
on Sunday.
CHILE WILL EXHIBIT.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 1.-THE minister
of foreign relations has assured Lieu
tenant Harlow that the Chilean govern
ment will send an exhibit to the worlds
fair. The minister declared that one OF
the FIRST measures introduced at the
coming session of congress, would be
bill asking generous appropriation for
the purpose OF making handsome dis