Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-11
Orders 10 Capture the "Etaia" Believed
10 Have Becu Issued 10
Admiral Brown.
THE AurHoairiGs DECLINE TO rAtK
or rrE MATTER
ny Telegraph to the Srw.i
Tly "ETATA."
Admiral Brewn IL Relieved 60 Have
orders 10 Capturc uer.

there are no now developments regard.
Ing the reported Issuance OF orders 10
the cruiser Chdrics,on and the men.of-
war comprising the South Pacific
squadron 10 20 after and seize the in'
surgcnt vessel Eydfa, which IN now
supposed 10 10 ON her way 10 chill
with arms taken from the schooner
Robert aud Mfnnfc, II II believed that
orders have been sent Admiral Brown,
commanding the Pacific station, aud
to Admiral McCann, commanding the
ships OF the south Pacific station, TO
capture the Hdta by force II necessary
and take her to tho fint American
port.
The greatest air Of secrecy surrounds
the affair aud tonight II In utterly I'm.
possible 10 learn that amy orders OF any
nature regarding the Hata have been
issued by the navy department
or would bc issued. Secretary Tracy
let the city yesterday on the
Dispdfch, In company with Com.
modore Folger, to inspect the now
naval proving ground down the Poto.
mac and has not yet returned. Al his
house II was said that he Ind probably
continued his trip 10 Fort Monroe, or
gone down the Chesapeake 10 stay
over Sunday. lie left word that he
would not return until noon tomorrow.
Commodore Ramsey, chief OF the
bureau Of navigation, and who issues
all orders directing the movements Of
ships OF the navy, was seen tonight,
but declined ~ say anything on the
subject. There are the strongest fca.
sons for believing orders were issued
before Secretary Tracy left the depart
mcnt and that the ChdriesioH IN now ON
her way south after tho Eatd. Com.
modore Ramsey said tonight that he
received nh unofficial dispatch this
morning from San Francisco, saying
the thdrisStoH had gone 10 SEA 10 test
her guns, but had not returned, as had
been stated. Orders were issued some
timr ago by the navy department for
tho Charleston 10 40 10 sea for the pur.
pos. Of giving her eisht-inch rifles u
trial In firing while the ship executed
certain mnneuvers, but whether thc
orders were supplemented by sealed
orden or not cannot he learned.
sEELrY Will NOT TALK.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Seeley has been absent from the de-
partment siucc Thursday. When seen
tonight lie declined 10 say anything
that would throw any light whatever
on the subject. Sceley said he was not
fully Informed rs to what had trans
pired Mt tho department during his
absence and was not In n position 10
say anything In the absence Of the
secretary, who would return tomorrow.
He also declined 10 affirm or deny that
any orders had been issued by the de-
pnrtment IN consequence OF the sudden
departure OF the Rd,a.
Naval officers In Washington who
are conversant with tho coast OF Lower
California, say II Is likely the schooner
RoSert and Minnie may have deposited
the rifles Intended for tho Chilians on
some one Of the small outlying Islands
near the coast and the Eata procured
them there, instead VI taking chances
Of sighting the schooner Mt sea, ag this
moreover, would not arouse the siIs.
picion Of the United States authorities,
m would bo the ease should the schoon.
.er be seen on the coast.
DESCRIPTION OF the "ErArA."
This E.dtd is an Iron screw propeller
Ia,J a.. ,s,. ~" WI, Jul. ~ rug
glncs OF an,iauatcd make, ami IL nal
capable, probably, of steamInv more
than ten knots mn hour. She WINS for.
mcriy owned anu Operated by IN,
CHILEAN Steam Navigation con,nanv
and how she came into the hands az
the Insurgents ia not known here mn.
iess size was seized by them nj In, ba.
ginning OF tbs Instruction.
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THE UNITED STATES VESSELS
In Gillian waters mr., the baltimore
and flagship Pens1colr. with Rrar a a.
mlral Mc('ann In command Th,
San Praac.soo when iast heard f,o",
mad left Peru and will likely lain The
baltimore aud Pensacola early hi.
week, With In. ITaylaston IL. nj.
,hrn ~ w.. hcve unasr MS command
besides the Pensacoia. which "a *,
best Of the wooden class I'm lie s.rvic.
With those four ships Il ia not antIci.
pated by naval OH cera flint much anne
sitlon would Le met wifi, shn,iJ H.,
United States see Mt 10 cani,,rs lbs
Rata even should she be reI,,forc.d 10
the best ships OF The ip,urgents
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