Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-12
A FIGHT PROBABLE.
The "Chnrlcston-s and tho "Esmeralda"
are Sister ships with Nearly the
Same Armament.
AaursfioN BETWEEN LABOR un-
IONS AND LUMBER DEALERS.
By Telegraph to tho Srw.l
WHEN THEY uEEr.
There viii he Capture or n gishi, o.
10th.


10th.
sAS FRANcisoo, May 1.-THE fact
"a no longer concealed, evon In Official
naval circles, Tint the cruiser Ondrtc~
ton IL now of on hot chase after thc
Chilian transport Rata, which Ielt
San Diego while under nrr,st. Ihe
Chilinn cruiser Fncrditld u believer
10 he lying or Cape Ban Lucas, the
touthernmost point OF land IN Lower
California, awaiting the supplies oar.
ricd by the E,ata. The sen run TO that
point Il about 100 miles. The Rata be-
Ing heavily loaded aud although 70.
p,i,cd 10 10 fast crGit, II IN estimated
That slic will not exceed from six 70
eight knots, and the Cha, iefton, which
lcft San Pedro this morning, u u
thought II certain TO oveftako her or
reach San Lucas In advance OF
the transport. " not found
there the Charleston will pro.
coed direct 10 Acapulco, which
will be the FIRST point at which any
further Intelligence can 10 received.
Even though the cruiser En.roidd
A. met M the convoy OF the kofc II IA
Understood that the orders OF the
Charic,fon nro explicit on the point Of
capture, and II the Eiata Is cited II In
believed certain now that there will 10
n capture or fight, or both.
Ii IL now definitely known that tho
Chillan cruiser Es1israidd u now In
port Mt Acapulco, on the Mexican
coast, which fact the navy department
ut Washington was probably fully adj
vised Of whom the orders were issued TO
the Charieston. The effort 10 keep the
destination Of the Charleston secret,
therefore, was natural, as tho repre-
sentatives Of the Gillian Insurgents
would be prompt 10 advise the
Esnerdiid Of the Intention OF the
American government 10 seize the
Etdiu. II u now deemed probable
that tho fssnieroida will cruise north
toward San Lucas, IN the hope Of meet.
Ing the Edto before the Charleston tan
arrive, and To protest the cargo and
crew from seizure II possible.
Apart from other considerations II Ia
now known that on board the Hdta IL
the commander Of the Enaerafda and
n large portion Of her crew, and pre-
sumably a portion Of the Esmera'la's
secondary battery. The fact that there
appean now very strong likelihood Of
meeting Of tho two warships under
conditions that will require fine man.
agemcnt 10 prevent fight Ii thorough.
ly rocoguixsd by naval men on this
coast. The ordes TO Captain Rcmcy
Of the Chas!6ston arc well authenticate
TO be binding In tho matter OF tho TO.
capture OF the Edfa. II sighted. On the
part Of the EsDerdidd, Il IL believed M
fully that she will Eight n shs can
reach the scene In time. The Charicston
aud Emerdida are sister ships, as to
general plan, and possess nearly tho
same armament. Tho I.smeraidd,
however, has two pivot guns OF ten- inch
calibre, with weight Of 20 tons each,
while tho Chdriesfon has two oight.inch
riiler fore and aft, weighing twelve and
half tons. This II regarded by some
critics m outmatching the Charieston
In case Of n fight, but apart from these
guns the ornaments OF the two ship-
are practically tho came. The
Chorieston In the swlfter ship, and,
while never In action, has q splendid
crew and fighting commander.
The Chdriesfon left ban Pedro shortly
after O'Clock this morning and was
sighted ten miles OF Point Iona, hay-
Ing made q ninety.knot run In six
hours, or n fifteen.knot gait. There
were additional ordcrs awaiting her nj
San Diego, but she kept on her south.
bound course without stopping. There
nre no telegraph stations south Of En-.
seDa,la, Just south OF the boundary line
In Lower California, 40 that, save such
meagor information ~ may be brought
north by one Of the Panama or coast
steamers, nothing further IN likely 10 be
heard from her or the Edta until the
ChurtosfCn returns or Ia heard from Mt
some OF tho Mexican ports, which
cannot occur before Thursday or Fri.
day next.