Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31

ss.eamer kewechaw arrived here yesterday
from from Valparaiso On board was Patrick
| nhleids, the fireman, who was brutally
oelten by the Valparaiso police. Immedi-
nteiv hllcr the steamer was docked United
atates l'islrlct-attorney Gartner, acting on
Geographic iilstructiOlisf from httorney-gen
. erUi Miller, went on board and examined
Shields and Mcliinstry, another fireman,
VINO was on shore with Shields, shortly
before the latter was arrested.
ohirlds repeated on oath tho story Of his
INJURIES rs already printed. and McKlnstry
vorIoDorateu q portion of the story. Alii-
lavlts were signed by the men which will
DC transmitted 70 Washington by the next
mai, shields shows plain marks OF the
terrible beating he received.
CHARLESTON STARTS FOR VALPARAISO
HoEotuLu, Dec. IL VIA SAN FRANcfsco.
oAL., Dec. 2o.--The United States steamer
ehhllestoii, captain Remy, sailed this
morning at o'clock for Valparaiso.
blaine SAYS AMENDS WILL DE MADE.
New York World Special.
WASHINGTON, Dee 25.-There is the
highest authority for the statement that
the department Of state has received from
oihclal sources, though informally, asstlr-
anees that the Gillian government will
nuke proper reparation for the assault
upon the sailors Of the Baltimore in Val
paralso This knowledge has been com
ihuhlcated to the navy department, and
Is n result Secretary Tracy and Assistant
Secretary Solcy spent the day at the dc.
partileht, Notwithstanding that ii was
,,hriStllias, IN preparing fresh orders to
United States war vessels in Valparaiso
hairbor or American ports.
Inc statements telcgraphed from Wash
lhSton OF late in regard to the alleged
mobilization Of o fleet Of merchant vessels
to act MS Transports have caused only
amusement in the higher circles of the
navy department, but III view Of certain
dispatches from California. which seemed
in a measure to substantiutc these reports,
Secretary Tracy has dpcmetl il advisable to
make an authoritative denial This dec
laratlon was male tonight to the lIOJld
correspondent by Assistant Secretary Solely,
who said Y
The Secretary has read these reports
ana has not regarded them as worth deny
ing until the publication of q telegram
from san francisco, stating that Admiral
Brown had chartered Il large ocean-nning
tug capable of carrying several guns and of
being used i'll the transportation of sup
plies, etc, in case of war with Chill. There
Is absolutely no word of truth in this re-
port. The department has not authorized
Admiral Brown or any one else to charter
such tug or any tug for such a purpose.
AS matter OF TACT Admiral Brown has
done nothing of the sort and the story is
pure invention.
Equally baseless is the statement that
the United states government is arranging
To charter merchant vessels for transports
and other purposes. No vessels have been
chartered and no lists of vessels have been
prepared for use in any such connection.
! make this statement without reservation
and trust that ii will moi be misunder-
stood.
"let me add broader and a more i'm
portant declaration. There is not single
vessel of the United States now under
orders for Gillian waters There are two
ships at present in Valparaiso harbor-lhe
Yorktown and the Boston. The latter ar
rived there yesterday and has been
promptly ordered TO San Francisco. In d
word. you may say authoritatively that
not single step of any description is
being taken by the United States looking
towards a conflict with the Gillian govern
ment. No warlike demonstration is being
prepared, and there is no present intention
on the part Of this government to make
any such demonstration. In view of the
false reports which have gained currency
of late the department considers that this
statement should be made"