New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-20
NO NEWS OF THE CHASE.
WILL THE ITATA BE TAKEN BEFORE sHL
REACHES CHILEAN WATERS

A BELIEF THAT SHE HAS HAD COMMUNICATIONS
WITH THE EsMERALDA-THE LATTER SAID
TO HAVE SECURED coAL-INsURGENT
MONEY IN SAN FRANCISCO.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rkBuNE.l
Washington, Nay 19.-There is some doubt at the
Navy Department whether the Itats will be taken
short of Gillian waters. This opinion is based on the
assumption that the Iata has passed Acapulco, ana IS
derived from the intelligence contained In dispatch
from the United States Consul at that port. Ihat
officer reports the presence Of strangers ON the Cha
war vessel Esmcralda who not on board appar
entity when the vessel in the harooT before !"
is thought at the Department that the Esmeralda has
had some communication with the Itsta- Juso wi'''
the nature Of that communication is must be LETT 70 con
lecture One theory at the Department is that the
Esmerada furnished the Itata with COAL ana tna' ,ne
transport has gone on and will be enabled barring no
interrogation, to reach CHILEAN waters without coalinS
AZ any port. II is not thought that the Esmesalda
has taken board the munitions OF war carried oy inc
Itata The latter vessel expected to be met by one vi
the Chan vessels and be relieved OF her puruen'
when the Itata win be surrendered on demand 70 lhc
American forces This is doubtless the plan OF the Chhah
insurgents. who may be depended upon to resort TO
means commensurately desperate with their situation
No one in authority at the Navy Department anuci-
mates violence The vslue Of the Esmeralda TO te III
surrcnts at this time makes 1t improbable tat 'ho'
would risk her in naval contest with tho charleston
ANY hostility toward this Government on the part Vi
the Gillian rebels would be virtual suicide Inc pro
lection OF their cause makes the United States secure
AGAINST attach, assuming that the Insurgents arc u"
the control Of observing men.
Secretary Tracy said tonight that the commander Oh
the Charleston could sezo the insurgent steamer i'
I'm Gillian waters although he declined to say "he'e
or not she would do So in case the Itata were no'
captured until she got into those waters Inc moVc
ments Of the Charleston under the direct connu
of Commodore Mccain, on the Baltimore, At
Iouioue He has large discretionary powers regarding
the ftnre course OF the Charleston, and on MIN wouu
probably devolve determination as TO wheter OF ho'
the Itata should be seized In her own waters tne
Navy Department does not expect any news lron 'ho
Charleston before sho reaches Panama, which Is aoou'
four days from Apulco whence the vessel sailed Oh
Monday night.
A cable dispatch in cipher was received at inc Navy
Dena-+ment to-day from Admiral Brown, aboard the
san Francisco now at Iquque, which gave empty
mont TO the transators for some time, but secretary
Tracy declined TO say what news it contained.
CITY Of Mexico, via Galveston, May ia dspatch
from Acapulco says that the Esmerahas OBJECTS ni'
lshed buying provisions last night, ana tlaI IL u oo
leved at Acapulco that the Esmerada secretly ioaeo
some GOAL and was to receive more this morning OUT
side the harbor.
dispatches received here from the Pacific Coast
scr 10 indicate that the Itata is already far out Of
reach OF the Charleston. From these dispatches IL also
appears that the Iata passed outside Of Acapulco d.
noon on Friday last and that the Charleston reached
file port on Saturday The Esmeralda Is SUN az
Acapulco awaiting COAL which Is said 70 nave ooeh
ordered from the United states 1t Is beneVed that
the Itata received all the Esmeraldas coal ana 1ha
during her voyage she will receive more wnch has oec
sent TO her from Chill.
San Francisco, May 10 (special-One OF the inosV
interesting reports in connection with the onliian
trouble and the chnse Of the Iata Is that circuaeu
today to the effect that there has been on ueposi'
al the Bank OF British North America In ths Guy ~.
some time S25OOOO sent hlther by the Congressional
marty TO be used for the benefit Of the cause
Investigation proved the report was not without
foundation. Naturally the bank would give no III,
formation. From otter sources it was learned that
Government officials have evidence that S2oo'oOo mas
been on deposit in this city for some time. Letters
have been in their possession which indicate that
i nvmber Of most Influential and wealthy residents
Of Chill have contributed for the overthrow Oh baI
mnceda's Government and that great amouho a.. VI
their contributions has found its way 10 tIS lily
TTe letters are written In Spanish ana ther eAsS
Translation will be presented 10 the Grand jury, aD9
money was Intended for the purchase OF arms any any
ammunition. II would probably have been e1pehaeu
before now but for the arrest OF IrlnDul anu e BE-"
eral agitation over the Gillian question.