The record-union., 1891-12-31
Egan's Refugees Proving a Great
Source of Embarrassment.
THE MIANTONOMAH NOW READY
FOR SERVICE.
Garza's Band of Revolutionists Re-
ported to be Massing Near Eel Tigre
Crossing, on the Rio Grande River
Captain Hardie and His Troops
Marching to the Scene.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

N--S AN~@NOAsD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-A dispatch
states the fact was developed at yester-
days Cabinet meeting that the refugees
at the American Legation in Santiago are
proving great source Of Embarrassment
to the Administration. In the event of
hostilities between the United States and
Chile ii would be impossible for this
Government to afford them any further
protection. In the event of war Egan
would be given his passports and per-
mltted to leave the country in safety, but
not so the refugees. 1t seems, too, the
refugees are proving themselves white
elephant on Egan's hands. They insist
upon being entertained in the most hos
pitable fashion, and they seem to feel
their right 20 the best which the Legation
affords unquestioned.
There is dearth Of war news at the
departments to-day.
Secretary Elkins arrived here this
morning, but will not undertake to dis
charge his duties as Secretary of War just
yet
THE MIANTONOMAH READY FOR SERVICE.
NEW York, Dec 30.-The repairs and
alterations on the hasb0r defense vessel
Mlantonomah are finished, and on New
ears Day the ship starts out on brief
cruise to test the newly amounted guns.
The test OF the new boilers and engines
began last night and will be continued
torty-elght hours. The test has been per-
iectly satisfactory so far. The guns are
viewed with the liveliest interest by
naval experts and scientific men. Be
sides four ten-inch breech-loading rifles,
two three FOUNDER Hotchkiss rapid firing
guns and two thirty-seven-inch milf
metre Hotchkiss revolving cannon, the
vessel has the very newest thing in ord
nance, two siX-pounder Drings-Schroe-
der rapid-firlng cannon. These guns
have never been tried on United States
cruiser before. They throw a siX-pound
highly explosive shell every fifteen or
twenty seconds, from a distance of 800
yards with the greatest accuracy. They
can be used 1900 or 5000 Yards. When
the tests are over it is expected that the
Miantonomah, as q harbor defense vessel,
with modern guns and a lowwater sub
merged hull, will be match for any but
the largest European battle-ships.
NO ORDERS TO HASTEN WORK.
BETHLEHEM pa, Dec. 30.-An official
Of the Bethlehem Company said this
morning that they had received no mott
tication from the Navy Department to
hasten the manufacture of armor plates
for the coast defense vessel Monterey or
from Government sources that hostilities
with Chile were close at hand.
MoNTT COMPLETES HIS CABNET.
New YORK, Dec. 30.-A Herald Val
paraiso special says: Congress has de-
creed Waldo Silva and Baraios Lucos,
members ofthe Triumvirate Of the Junta,
shall receive as a reward for their serv-
ices 5000 pesos a year for life, with
honors of Nice-Admiral, free railroad
ft-ssr1 ,Ny-faf II frnn L
in addition, gets a $4,000 library.
The correspondent says advices from
the wheat districts are to the effect that
the crop will be about the same as last
year, Notwithstanding locusts, etc.
President Montt to-day completed his
Cabinet by the selection of Juan Castillon
as Minister of Justice. The complexion
of the Cabinet is two Liberals, one Montt-
Varist, one Radical and two Conserva-
tives, or Clericals. The correspondent
hears that the first act of the Cabinet will
be to consider the relations with the
United States