The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-21
ON THE ITATA'S HEELS.
THE CHARLESTON NOW THREE
DAYS FROM ACAPULCO.


No Truth in the Report That the Pur-
suit Has Been Ordered Abandoned
Chile's ENJOYS Abroad Undoubtedly
Working to Secure Clean Sailing for
the Fugitive Vessel.
WASHINGTON, May 2o.-The Charleston
has been three days at sea since leaving
Acapulco. and there is still no word of her
movements. Secretary Tracy says that he
does not expect to hear from her until she
reaches Panama. and, according to the cal~
culations of naval officers. this should hap
pen by tomorrow night, unless she has
meantime caught the Itata or suffered a
mishap. OF the Itata nothing has been
heard positively since she sailed from
San Diego nearly two weeks ago.
The state and navy departments are in
frequent communication with Admiral
Brown at lquique, presumably exchanging
advices aud views respecting the chase.
Secretary Tracy said that the dispatches
contained nothing of importance touching
the Itata. He was asked whether American
interests at Iquique, the insurgent head
quarters, were endangered by the pursuit
Of their vessel He replied; mot the
slightest. Our position is one Of absolute
neutrality, and everybody down there un-
derstands it.
NO REQUEST FROM MINISTER REID.
Touching the story cabled from Paris
that at the instance of Minister Reid, who
acted at the request Of the insurgent ENJOYS
In France. pursuit OF the ltatA had been
discontinued, it can be positively stated
that no such orders have been issued TO the
Charleston, and, in fact, as already stated T.,
Aa1 haav. kaA
that vessel since she was at
Acapulco last week. Nor hns anything
been received from Minister Reid upon the
subject. IL is known, however, that the
insurgents have been actively seeking to
bring influence 10 bear 30 prevent the capt
urs Of their vessel, but it cannot be off,
cially learned what shape their efforts have
taken.
THE ARBITRATION MOVEMENT.
For some time past the governments Of
France and Brazil have been cooperating
with the government of the United States
TO secure the restoration Of peace in Chile
The animating motive has been desire on
the part Of the three great republics OF the
world TO perpetuate republican principles
in South American and to strengthen the
growing democratic spirit in the world at
large. Our minister in Chile, Patrick
Egan, is now ready to use his good offices
whenever an opportunity serves to medi-
tate between the contendiug factions.
Therefore II IL should be made apparent
to this government through the suggestions
of the French government or other wise that
the object for which the three republics
are now striving, the restoration of peace
in Chile, can be brought within reach by
relaxing the vigorous pursuit Of the Itata,
it may be that this course will be adopted,
especially as it can now be fairly asserted
that the United States has fused due dill
gence" in the effort to preserve an honora-
bic neutrality.
TRACY HAS NO NEWS.
Secretary Tracy has no news relative to
the Charleston or the Itata to communicate
to the press tonight. The Paris dispatch
saying that Minister Reid had communi-
Gated to the United States government a
request of the Chilean insurgent delegates
that the Charleston's orders be counter.
manded, was read to him. The secretary
was incredulous, treated the matter very
lightly, and said that he had not heard OF
any such suggestion.
CRUISER CHASED.
IQUIQUE, CHILE, May 20.--Sunday morn.
ing, about 4:30 o'clock the Chilean insur-
gent torpedo cruiser Almirante Lynch was
sighted off PuDta Die Pedra, in Iquique
bay, by the Chilean warship Almirapte
Cochrane, which Immediately gave chase
| to the cruiser. but was soon left far behind
by the faster sailing torpedo vessel. The
Almirante Lynch steamed away in north
erly direction, and was never within range
of the ironclad's guns. The Almirante
Cochrane kept up the chase until she lost
sight of the enemy altogether. She con.
tinued to sail south for few hours, but was
at last forced 10 return to the bay without
sighting the cruiser again. She arrived at
her anchorage At 80 o'clock a. N.
FEW SHOTS EXCHANGED.
In tho meantime the authorities tele-
graphed to Pisagua, where the Huascar
aud Magallanes were anchored, and these
vessels started TO cut off the retreat Of the
Almirante Lynch, and sighted her off
Juma. The Huascar, when 1t was thought
she was In range of the cruiser, fired some
light shots, which were returned by the
enemy. The Almirante Lynch, however,
gradually got away from her pursuers,
apparently without any damage. She met
a small boat containing woman and two
abandon the boat The Lynch also stopped
the water boat Juanita, en- route from
africa to lquique, and gained some informa-
tion. Great excitement prevailed yester-
day evening when the imperial was seen
of Cayancha.
STRANGE FIRING.
About ten miles from the coast she began
firing rapidly, as if fighting desperately, but
no enemy was in sight. The Cochrane and
Shiggins went out at full steam, but the
Imperial soon disappeared. Nobody is abls
to explain the strange conduct of the I'm
perial. While a launch from the Cochrane
was fixing torpedoes for defense, in case OF
an attack, a torpedo exploded. One man
drnuv,aa1 Nd IN.
Boats from the San Francisco rescued two
men.