Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-29
Secretary Tracy Very Busy, bat Every
body Denies that there is any
War Cloud.
NOTHING HEARD or FROM MINIS
TCR EoRn LATELY.
sonor Mon,i, She Chilean Minister, Has
an Interview With Secretary
Blaine.
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aECREranY TRACY nUsN.
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WAsniNaroN, Duc. os.--Sucrnisry
Tncy,s ofilcd presented a busy SCENE
this morning. Within an hour he saw
Senator Allison, chairman Of the sem
ate committee on appropriations Sens
ntor Cameron, chairman Of The COM
mllloo ON naval affairs, senator Butter,
member OF the same committee, Sen
Rtors Frye and Hale, Chief Construc'
tor Wilsou, Chief Engineer Melville,
Captain Phillips, who IL to command
tbs new cruiser, "NCw Hota" Lieu
teraut Mason, executive Oolcrr OF thu
samn vessel, Commodore FOl1cT. chief
OF tho ordinance bureau, Commander
Chadwick. aud lastly Charles
Cfamp, ship builder. Notwithsiand-
Ing this aign Of official activity and re-
ports printed u the unununl WORK at
The navy yards, the oillcialsol the navy
department deny that there IL the least
speck Of war cloud in tho diplomatic
horizon. Assistant Secretary Solely
says hc has already expressed his viuws
~ 10 tho navy yard work.
When asked where the "San Fran
cisco" was bound, he declined TO give
htIhAAt hhuNNNN NAN Nv RNeNAAtNA
that tho last time ahc went out for
"gun rracticc,O Es reported by tbs de.
pnrtneui. She had next been heard
Of Valparaiso. He said the vessel
had no orders for Chile. The naval
officer who shculd know, when asked
IL tho cruiser was bound Tor Acapulco
replied that she would not go az far
south no Mexico. lie also stated that
the baltimore Ia now probably
north OF Panama, on her way to San
Francisco.
Commodore FolgOr, chief OF the
ordnance bureau, added 10 the general
deniRls by saying that there is no
unusual activity nj the nav j
gun factory. Cramp also 81.
sisted that hlB force was not
working faster or longer than usual.
He taii he had received no instruc-
tons from the department 10 hurry
tue work on the naval vessels now
building at tho u. 5. yards. Commo-
dore Wilson, chief Instructor, had
none over to Philadelphia 20 inspect
the progress of the naval work and on
Ba,uflay had not iouni n single man
Oi J0JO employees at work. Moreover,
Cramp did not believe that half oil his
force were at work today, az they were
keeping tho holiday season. At the
department ri state, matters moved
along ia the usual serene fashion aud
there was not trace ofwRrlike exclte-
ment. The officials soy that
nothing has been heard from
Minister Egan since the 93g inst.
Why no did not attend President
Monte inauguration, saturday, they
did not know, and doubted tho correct.
ncss VI thl report TO that object.
At the War Department neither
Acting Secretary Grant nor Major
General SchoGeld, who would certainly
be ina position 10 know, hnd any in-
formation " the intention 10 appoint
General Miles 10 tins command OF tho
ARMY in the event Of war with Chile.
la hlet, the only sign Of my work OF
preparation viiole at tue executive
DEPARTMENTS Is considered 70 bo the
order issued Saturday FOR the lmmlll.
ate preparation OF o new l2.inCh gun,
lust completed ut the navy yard mere
fot transportation 10 California to-
gciher with 1000 pounds Of powder aud
1900 shcllp.
SENIOR MONTr
the Chilean minister called NJ the de-
paltrient OF state NJ noon. He had an
interview with Secretary Blaine for
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