Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1891-05-23
LATEST CHILL SAUCE.

Minnie Case Taken Before the Grand
Jury at Los Angeles, CaI.-The Port
Officers of San Diego were Completely
Hoodwinked to the Character Of the
ttata-The Latter Supposed to Have
Gone Direct to Iquique.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-It is said
that two deserters from the steamship
Itata have given some interesting testi-
mony in regard to that vessel before
the grand jury at Los Angeles which
is investigating the Robert and Minnie
case These men, it is said, testified
that when the Itata started north she
had on board a number of rifles, four
6-pounders, and crew of seamen
and soldiers. Two days before the
vessel steamed into San Diego all the
munitions of war and the soldiers were
slowed away in the forward hold and
other changes were made which made
her look like first-class merchantman.
The programme was for the Itata to
get munitions of war from the Robert
and Minnie, it being SO understood by
all on board, and everybody was on the
outlook for the schooner. 1t is also
brought out that it was the intention of
the 1tata to transfer her cargo to the
Esmeralda at Pichiluque on the east
coast of Lower California.
Subpenas have been issued by Solic-
itor-General Taft, who is conducting
the investigation on behalf of the
government, for the superintendents of
the Western Union and Postal tele-
graph companies. They will be ex-
pected to produce the kilograms that
have been passed over their lines in the
past month relating to Chilian affairs.
The Peruvian consul in this city, Mr..
Holloway, contends that the Itata had
an ample supply of fuel when leaving
San Diego to allow her to steam to
Iquique without stopping, and he is Of
the opinion that the vessel has gone di-
rect to that point.
The Esmeralda was TO escort the
Itata to Iquique. If the trip was made
without interference, well and good;
but if not, the Esmeralda, proposed to
give battle. The ESmeralda and Itata
were commanded from Iquique by each
others masters who exchanged to their
rightful commands at San Lucas
The Bianco EncaIada was Forced to
Apologize Before Being Sunk.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-The
steamer San Bias arrived here yester-
day with Chilian newspapers. The
Chilian Times says that an agreement
was made between Germany and Great
Britain whereby the latter IS to take
German interests in Chill under protec-
ton until the arrival of the three Ger
man war ships which are now en- route.
The Times says the ship Warsprite
forced the insurgent man-of-war Blanco
Encalada to apologize just before she
was sunk by the torpedo boats. The
Blanco was engaged in blockading
Iquique when she ran out of coal. Two
German and English merchantmen were
lying side by side, both coal-laden,
when the rebel fleet towed them out to
sea on the pretense that they were in
range of firing. The rebels forced them
10 sell their coal, despite the protests of
the captains. The British admiral
gave the Blanco the option of apologize
ing or fighting inside of twenty-four
hours. Shortly afterwards the Blanco
ran up the British and German flags
above the rebel standard and fired a
royal salute. The coal would have
been replaced and the ships towed back
to their former anchorage but for the
fact that most of the coal had been
burned.
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America.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 19.-The Off
cials at Acapulco have telegraphed the
war department, in answer to a ques-
tion, that there is no probability Of a
conflict between the Charleston and the
Esmeralda. Nothing has been seen at
Acapulco of the Itata, and it is believed
that she is now off the coast of Central
America, having been supplied by the
Esmeralda with fuel.
General Pedro Hinajosa, secretary of
war, declared to the United Press cor
respondent that Mexico only insists
that her neutrality must be respected.
He says his orders are not to sell coal
to the insurgent vessels nor to allow
them to load arms in Mexican territory.
In an interview at Acapulco, Sunday.
an officer of the Esmeralda said: ''We
will try to get coal here, but if this is
impossible, we are sure of getting it
within few hours sail. We are not
afraid of a conflict with the Charleston,
but our orders are to be prudent and
not provoke a conflict"
He did not know whether the Es-
meralda would now go to Chilli, but
said the captain of the vessel had re-
ceived long cipher dispatch on Sat
urday which would probably direct
their future movements.
A DOZEN PEOPLE KILLED