Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-18

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transfer to enable her to get coal
here. At present she could be Of
little service to the Etata, even II
the latter arrived off the port, for
both ships must be nearly cleaned
out Of coal.
EsMERALDA MEN TALK,
New YORK, May 1s.-The Esmer-
alda's officers and crew talk very
freely about the Etata, but evident
Iy they do so in the hope they will
thereby deceive Captain Remy of
the Charleston. One of their stories
Is that they have already met the
Etata and taken her stores and arms
from her. Another is that the Etata
has met coal-laden vessel at sea
and is now pushing on southwark
with full bunkers. These fairy tales
overlook the impossibility of trans
shipping of heavy cargo of coal,
or of arms in an open sea, an opera
ton which, even with every prepa-
ration made and modern appliances,
would require week of smooth sea
and it would be a difficult and dan
gerous job then. What the Charles
ton intends doing will depend on
Captain Rerny's order. 1t is not
improbable he will contiue straight
on, stopping for coal at Panama IN
order to force the ship on our navy
ut Iquique. AS the Etata must turn
up there evidently, perhaps that will
be the surest way to catch her. AT
ter sailing tonight the Charleston
may not be heard from again for
several days, or she may next be re-
ported bringing the Etata into port
to get coal before taking her North.
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
CINCINNATI, May 18.-Three OF
four hundred delegates will be in
attendance at the union national
conference which begins in this city
tomorrow. They were reinforced
this morning by the arrival Of a
special train bearing ten car loads of
delegates from the Western states.
There is a division of sentiment on
the third party question, but the
drift seems to be favorable to such
action as will insure the nomination
of a national ticket in 1892. The
conference will not undertake to
make any nomination, but an effort
will be made to get things in such
shape that it will be an easy matter
to take action in that regard next
year.
FROM CHILL.
New YORK, May 18.-Letters and
papers received by the last mail
from South America contain inter
esting facts concerning the trouble
in Chilli. There seems to be proba-
bility of the immediate ending of
the war. Balmaceda's army is said
to consist at present of $4,000 men.
The Chilian soldiers are being driven
into foieigh territory.
THE CHILIAN's BLUFF.
SAN FRANCISCO, May l8--A dis
patch to the Chronicle from Acapul-
co says that as the Charleston neared
the harbor she passed very close to
the Chilian man-of-war Esmeralda. |
The crews of both vessels were on
deck, and there seemed to be a lively
curiosity to ascertain the strength
and resources of the two rivals. So
soon as the Charleston steamed into
port and dropped,her anchor, prepar-
tions were at once made for any
and her battery was
loaded. Soon after this was done
the Esmeralda changed ground and
into the harbor. 1t was
from those on shore that the
had tried two days to get
coal at Acapulco, but failed. Her
attempted to secure a
supply at several houses, hut they
all refused, as he could put up no
money. 1t was also learned that
the Esmeralda has been in the habit
Of speaking every vessel that she
meets, doubtless through fear that
the Etata may pass her. This
formal interview took
place between Captain Remy, of the
Charleston, and the captain of the
The latter commander
IN commenting on the chance of the
Etala, said that the Charleston