St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-19

for war was removed two davs before
she steamed Into San Diego. when she
looked like fiji ilst-class ard clean mer-
chairman. 1t was understood by every
body aboard that the Itata was on the
lookout for the schooner with the rifles
and other munitions of war. The pro-
gramme was for the Itata to get muni-
tions of war from the Robert and Min
HE, and at some plsce in the topics 10
transfer them to the ESmeralda, who
would escort her then southwark to
!quique. If the trip was made without
interference, so much the better, but if
not the Esmeraida proposed to
give battle. The Esmeralda and
ltata were commanded from Iquique
to st. Lucas by each others masters, who
exchanged to the rightful commands at
the latter point. This, it is believed,
embodies the testimony of the two sail
ors, and constitutes the most minute
and correct details of all that took place
between the two vessels, as far as could
be asceftained by the United States
grand jury. Some information was OBJ
tanned indicating that it was the inten-
tlon OF the ltata to transfer the guns
and ammunition to the Esmeralda at
PIchliuque, on the east coast of Lower
California. Whether the Esmeralda
met the ltata there before returning to
Acapulco is one question still unan-
SWered. If such is the fact, then the
!tata has slipped by the Charleston and
is on her way to lquique. Solicitor Gen
eral Taft, who is in Los Angeles at
preenG conducting the Investigation
on behalf of the United States govern
ment, has issued subpenas for the SUI
perintendents of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies respective
ly. These subp8naS call for the gentle
men mentioned to produce the teie-
grams that have passed over their lines
IN the past month relating to
Chilian Affairs
and between every person in the slight
est manner suspected of being connect
ed with them. Mr.. Holloway. the
Peruvian consul, contends that the
Itata had an ample coal supply
when leaving San Diego to allow her
to steam to Iquique without stopping,
and gives it as his view that the
steamer has gone direct to that point.
The steamship Newbern arrived from
Mexican ports to-day. The Esmeralda
was sighted on the down trip of the
Newbern at Cape San Lucas. Two Off
GERS of the Esmeralda visited the New
bern and asked Capt. Won Helms where
was the nearest coaling station. The
latter directed them to San Diego. They
said nothing about taking coal from the
Newbern, and after stating that the
Itata had gone to Vancouver took their
leave.
CITY OF MEXICO, May Is. via Calves
ton:-The war department has received
dispatch from Acapulco, which says
that there is no probability of fight be-
tween the Charleston and the Esmer-
aida. The Itata has not yet been sight
ed, and, unless she has been captured
by some other United States cruiser, is
probably off Central America by this
time, with fuel furnished by the Esmer-
aida. Gen. Pedro Hinojosa, secretary
of war, said this morning that Mexico
only insists that her neutrality
be respected and she will not interfere
with the Esmeralda beyond refusing to
sell her coal or arms. An officer of the
Esmeralda at Acapulco said yesterday
that his vessel would try and get coal
here, but if it was refused she could get
it elsewhere within few hours. He
said: "We are not afraid of a conflict
with the Charleston, but our orders are
; to be prudent and not provoke con-
fict." He stated that his captain re-
ceived long cipher from his govern
ment in Chilli Saturday, but that its con-
tents were unknown to him.