New-York tribune., 1891-12-30
THE CHILEAN SITUATION.
NOTHING NEW DEVELOPED YESTERDAY.
WORK on THE wARsfHPs DECLARED TO BE no
MORE ACTIVE THAN UsUAL.

WORK on THE wARSHTPS DECLARED TO BE NO
MORE ACTIVE THAN USUAL.
Washington, Dec. oO.-secretary Blaine was at the
Cabinet meeting. which lasted until nearly O'Clock
lie had news to give ont respecting the Chihah
situation and said there none. 1t Is quite certain
that Minister Egans absence from the ceremonies a'
| tendant upon the Inauguration OF President Moh't
was not brought about by any order or intimation
from the Department Of State. Secretary Blame ola
not return to the Department OF State after the cabinet
meeting, and Senor Montt the Gillian Minister, did
not make his appearance there. No cipher dispatches
| came from Minister Egan.
Such unofficial advices as have been received here
to that the legal authorities at Valparaiso
have not completed the revision OF the formal pro
ceedings Of Justice Foster. How long these legal
formalities may be protracted before they may be
regarded as causing further needless delay" Is, OF
course determlnabe only by President Harrison, but
there believe that there have been brought
to his attention the difficulties that surround President
Montt I'm the formation Of a new Cabinet and thai
lie is also desrous Of avoiding the appearance OF
endeavorng 10 interfere with the due process OK Jaw
in Chill, II there IS any reasonable ground 1Or thc
assumption that due process is being Followed ~
Is probable that departure will be made from this
attitude before the reassembling OF Congress, uhe's
further communication from the Chi'ian Government
should give a different aspect to the SITUATION
II the heads OF the bureaus in the Navy Department
be believed, no extraordinary efforts are making
put the naval vessels In condition for acve hoSt
ties In the Construction Bureau the officers In
charge say positively that orders have gone for
ward 10 san Francisco TO hurry up the work on the
Monterey As matter of fact, there fewer orders
passing through the Bureau ut present than Tor any
date during the last three months. In the ordnance
Bureau II learned that the urTet armor Tor the
Monterey Is ready for shipment to San Francisco ut
any time Her great guns also ready, and the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company has undertaken u
tran sport them the continent.
satisfactory progress is being made in ile produc-
ton of armor, and of torpedoes. but 1t Is In
sisted by ordnance officers that nehher arihor
plates nor torpedoes have been or VIII be accepted
until they have been thoroughly tested
lot OF Howell torpedoes, about forty is practically
ready for USE and the first instalnent OF Whitehead
u.n sh PATTERN torpedoes, made in the United States
VIII soon be delivered Bnt according 10 the state
meu,s OF the Naval Ordnance officers, all these things
are being done without reference TO immediate war
and IL is said that they simply the satisfactory
results Of the energetic policy of naval rehabilitation
adopted by secretary Tracy long ago.
Tttsburg Dec. 29.-Charman Abbott, OF Carnegie
Phpps & Co., has been summoned BY telegraph to
Washington by the Secretary Of the Navy in relation
TO armor and deck plate, which the firm is supplying
for war ships now building. member OF the firm
OF Carnegie, Phpps & Co. this morning said "Ther3
Is nothing unusual I'm relation 10 our contracts, nor
any extraordinary rush. 1t is customary to receive
many dispatches concerning the work, and also for
some member of the firm TO be called to Washington
on the same business. The plate for the Monterey
is yet unfnshed-that is it has not been tested We
have received no orders TO ship it without the usual
tests"
san Diego, Cal, Dec. c9.-According to Admiral
Brown who has been here with the San Francisco the
cruiser Charleston left Honolulu for Acapulco. Whether
the Charleston would come north or go south from
Acapulco the Admiral declined TO say in regard to
extI. ammunition board the San Francisco, Captain
sl, uf fhar had
Charleston and baltimore and put them In campaign
condition. The Baltimore is expected here about
Thursday.
Los Angeles Cal, Dec. 29-Admiral Brown OF the
cruiser San Francisco, up from San Diego and
Joined his wife here. He says he has reason TO
expect war with Chill, and will return to San Diego
to-day, and there await further orders from Wash
ipgtOn