Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-20

officially that they were aboard the
gunbOal Yorktown" aud intended 10
sail Tor Europe on steamer touching
at Chilean port, the government was
compelled to take cOguiz luce Of the
fact and thun notified Egan thnt thu
refugees would he liable TO seizure n
found on such merchant vc.sel In y
Chilean port. IL wns TO avert thia
seizure that the minister OF foreign
affair, with friendly intentions, re-
ported 10 the American minister what
might he expected to happen. Tho
government could not Interfere IN the
process Of the courts which would have
caused the arrest Of the refugee"
An uNr0UNDEp HuMoR.
The navy department has received
NO Information ia rotation 10 the fo.
ported firing on IN. United Slntos
steamer yorktown" nc Valpnraifn,
Chile. The report II not believed.
THE ADMIRALs Nor ORDERED 20
CHILE.
Secretary Tracy tonight said there
was no truth TN the report that Admit.
rails Ghcrardi and Walker were orderci
10 Chile.
sOuTHEaNERs wILLtNd 10 FIGHT.
The Pos will say tomorrow. II Is
learned on good authority that the
State department has received Inform.
alton from the Chilean government
that that country l. ready aud willing
10 make reputation for an losses Of life,
limb and honor suffered by the Amcri.
cans, but the Dispatch or the lcligr
was couch,d In such term. ns Ia bee
unsatisiac,lry. Also that "a dinner
wac given by Dourl,c Cochran 10 Sem
at0r iill AZ which about u dozen lend
ing Demnrr rattle congressman were
present. Nearly nh the conversation
turned upon the prospects 0l
war. Al timol II developed into
stirring debates. The Southern mem.
bcrs declared thomsclvCs FOR wrr, and
said thni, should !. take place, the
South would uphold the President.
hand to the fullest eNtont, and from no
other section would the government
receive such support as from south Of
Mason and Dixon's llue.
Congressman COOmbs OF Brooklyn
said that this country should make no
attempt TO crush the little republic, aow
IN u tate " aunrcy.
The difference Of opinion, consider
ing the localities from which the lie.
batting came, were very interesting,
but tho majority of the gathering was
decidedly Tor war.
No CONCLUSION ~ THE CIirLEAS
MATTER.
The Cabinet meeting today WAS DO.
voted almost entirely % the considers
ton OF tho Chilean question. The
proceedings were only temporarily
Interrupted by the slight Illness 0f
Secretary Blaine. rhorB w reason ~
believe the government has received
disl atchcs through Tho Chilean mini
ster lo0hiug to peaceful aud .atisiac.
tory solution OF the quCstiOns In Dis
pulc, aud they were submitted to the
cabinet today. THE may possibly do
away altogether with the necessity Of
tciorrlng the question 20 Congress.
Tho sos.ion continued uutil2 O'Clock. !
The only information IN regard 20 the |
Proceedings was that no conclusion
was reached In the Chilean matter.
the REFUGEES STILL oN THE "Y0RI.
Town."
Commander Evans, Of the "York. |
town." today informed the navy de-. |
partmeut that the Chilean steamer |
"Eemcmlda" left Valparaiso this 1
morning 10 20 10 the assistance Of the |
British mall steamship "John Alder,H |
reported ashore 100 miles south Of Val. |
parHisD. 10 IL learned today that tho /
Bslmaceda refugees are slill ON tue |
YORKTOWN" and consequently limo |
danger OF falling into the hands uf the |
Chilonus by reason Of the wreck Of the |
"JOhu Alder" The state.
ment that they were placed on board |
In disguise 90 Valparaiso IL Therefore
Incorrect. The fact that tue az 'mcr.
aida" had gone 10 the wreck " the
"John Alder" might indicate, how.
ever, that the local authorities inclln.
10 tho Impression that the refugees
were passengers on that vessel.
THE "riILADELpuIA" GOES SOUTH.
Word has been received In Washing.
ton that the "Phialdolphia," the nag.
ship OF Admiral Ghcrarui's squadron,
has sailed south from BSrhaGOcs, pro-
sumably for MuntoyiGUo. This iuli.
cates general naval movement Of i'm
pOttancc, IA the station lines Of tha
naval system are regarded as absolute,
except In cases OF an emergency. There
ID Considerable speculation AS to who
would be placed In command Of the
naval force on the Pacific In case Of
war, but the general opinion centers ON
Rear Admiral Kimberley, who IL at the
head OF the active list.
WORK AT MARE ISLAND.
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. l0.-The work
" preparing the warshlps Mt Mare
STAND for sea service was reiouhled to.
lay, and the largest force Of men en-.
IlOyed siuce the close Of the war ofthe
ohelllon Is now working day and
lighL The "MOhicann Ia now ready
o leave the yard nj any time. Several
'thers nre nearly ready. The naval
'iiclsls refuse 10 discuss matters con.
'erning what IL likely 10 be done. In.
lido Of a month the yard can be cleared
fan the vessels there.
Not TO Handle Any Arkansas Pass
Freight