New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-19
THE GILLIAN MESSAGE.
PRESIDENT HARRIsON'S WORK ON IT.
COMMANDER EVANS ORDERED TO LAND THE

COMMANDER EVANS ORDERED TO LAND THE
REFUGEES At CALLAo-NAvAL ACTIVITY.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-Thc President denied himself
to all visitors today and worked the Chilian cor
reSpondcnce. lie Is preparing his message to Con-
eress in the privacy OF one Of the inner rooms on the
upper floor Of the White House 1t Is still the
bcllef that the message and the correspondence Will
be sent TO Congress Wednesday
Secretary Blaine was somewhat indsposed yesterday
and today he deemed II wise 10 remain indoors.
Scnor Montt the Chilian Minister visited the state
Department this morning. In the hope Of obtaining
audience with the Secretary, but he was obliged
to call on him at his house. The Secretary received
him and the interview lasted about an hour. y
| rumor was in circulation In the Navy Department Ill
the morning TO the effect that senor Montt iad nl-
formed this Government that an apology from Cinn
would be forthcoming. This could not be conrrineu.
and II was indmaed at the state Department 'i'"'
there no basis for the report
Colonel Remey, the Naval Judge advocate -gshcI'''
who has been conducting the investigation Oh ue
Baltimore case at san Francisco is expected 10 return
T. this city tomorrow Wednesday Win 'he con'
ending portions Of the testimony.
Secretary Tracy this afternoon sent chpie message
to Commander Evans Of the Yorktown, at VALPARAISO
instucting him 10 take the Balmaceda refugees no"
under his protection to Ca'ao and land them there, ou'
10 use his discretion to the time OF MS
The Secretary said this afternoon that no oiuers 'Ve
been sent 10 the Boston at Callao contemplating dnS
change In her station The departure OF the YORKTOWN
from Valparaiso would leave the United states without
single vessel IN Chlan waters. The Yorktown couid
hardly make the trip from Valparaiso TO 'aiiho anu
return In less than weeks time AS Caph'h Eva
is vested with full discretion in the matter IL Is no,
regarded as at all likely that he WIN leave Valparaiso
Immediately and, in fact, not until he Is reAeVcu Dy
another vessel, or is thoroughly satisfied that uie
condition of affairs In Chill would )ustfy
him In caving the United States Minister
and Consuls I'm Chill WITHOUT means oi
leaving that country In case circumstances maue IL
desirable or necessary to do So 1t Is therefore re-
cared as probable that, unless tine negotiations take
A decidedly favorable turn within week or so 'no
poston which Is the nearest vessel will be sent TO
Valuaraso In order the Yorktown can safely leave
that port with the refugees 1t was stated most posi-
lively al the Navy Department tits afternoon that no
orders bearing this subject have been sent 10 Aa
mlral Walker at Montevideo
A prominept Naval officer said this afternoon that
the Gillian Minister had case whatever against oom
mander Evans on account Of the salute hred III hoo'
o, the Spanish Minister who accompanied two oi tue
refugees 10 the Yorktown. In fact, ne sad' tHP'""
Evans would have been liable TO oourt-martial IL lie
had not done So as the omission would have been
violation OF the clause OF the Naval Regulations "Ho
provIdes tat whenever Minister appointed to rep
resent the United states abroad, or Minister oi d
foreign country. shall visit vessel OF ue navy "'
shall lie received by thc o'""'""''N ~
mandng Officer and the Marine guard shall hc paieu'
salute Of fifteen guns shall be fired on IDS leaving
The Navy Department today was still the scene o'
great actiytv secretary Tracy had fcquent consuta-
ions with bureau chiefs. In the bureaus uiei''elac'
clerk, wcre working at their top speed In the ONCE
NJ the chic! " the Bureau Of Navigation, 'ohil"oro
Ramsay tho hustle great Three or fonr of MS
assistants wcro dcta, to translate cipher dspa''he''
and they were kept busy putting messages into shaPc
for transmission and making ineligible the 'aO!e as
patches that come In from the south lhe navy '"oo
L. ore Of the most intricate ever devised IL Is huie'
M The Character and II has never yet been detected
IL Inconvenience IA tolerated because Of It's safcty IA
m side-ltlon ~ corr-e of ;hc Hrs' I'M 'tnrr - snc
t,rne n tnsl, aud at pr>ent is use i u'e Ih'i'
work ~ Tho Navigation Burru. Great prSn'ur, u
islne brought to bear the Ordnance BUREAU WHO,
rcpr,.ent. the fighting ~ the Navy Tie chiet Oh
that buf.u is getting mos satisfactory results rom ho
,,ur,mnkirg plnn at the Washington lalt besleS
stimulating the steel manufacur To theii best efforts
in thc raud production II material. Inc greatest
a.tylty ha> prevailed for time In the Burhu OF
naval Iutclleeucc the agents ot which are SAID to nave
h.en Al work On a plan Of n possible campaign, besides
collecting all imaginable Information from abroad