Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-20
BRIEF WIRINGS::-
THE LATEST WAR TALK.
Wild RumOrs AflOat-The Cabinet Meet =
ing-Hopes of Peaceful Ter
mination.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--It is reported a
the capitol to day that the gov ernment Of
Great Britain has taken steps to bring
about more friendly feeling between the
United States and Chill, and will inter-
vene to effect settlement of the trouble
A rumor was in circulation here last
night that the United States cruiser
Yorktown, had been fred upon in the
harbor at Valparaiso by the the Chllians
The rumOr caused great excitement for q
while, but it proved to be canard.
1t has been ascertained that Commo-
dore Folger, the chief Of the bureau Of
ordinance has made request of Secretary
Tracey that in case of war he may be re.
lieved OF his present important duty and
placed in command of the coast defence
vessel Monterey, now awaiting completion
at San Francisco.
1t is understood that the secretary re.
CARDS this vessel as the most formidable
one in our navy and that he considers it
superior in fighting qualities to any ship
owned by the Chillans, including the
celebrated Captain Pratt, now building in
France. The Monterey is now complete,
except as to her armor and guns. One of
her euns is on its way across the con-
tinent at the present time, and the other
is having its test. Work is being pushed
on the amor, and Commodore Folger
says be hopes to be able to have the yes.
sci ready for service within two months
provided the work can 60 on at the high
est speed.
The cabinet meeting yesterday was de-
voted almost entirely to the consideration
Of the Chiian question. The proceedings
were only temporarily interrupted by the
slight illness of Secretary Blame. There
is reason to believe the government has
received dispatches from the Chilian
minister looking to peaceful and salts
factory solution OF the questions in dis
pute, and they were submitted to the
cabinet yesterday. This will have most
bearing on the question of
submitting the correspondence to congress
at present and 1t may possibly do away
with the necessity of referring
the question to congress. 1t is known
that the president desires to exhaust all
diplomatic means before submitting the
matter to congress for action.
In reference to the orders cabled to
Evans, of the Yorktown, at
Valparaiso, lnstruCtlng MIN to take the
Balmaceda refugees now under his pro-
lection to Callao and land them there, |
but to use his judgment as to the time OF
his departure, the secretary said the |
departure of the Yorktown from Valpa-
raiso would leave the United States with !
out single naval vessel in Chlian waters.
The Yorktown could hardly make the !
rip from Valparaiso to Callao and return
II less than weeks time. The distance
between the two ports is about 1900
niles. AS Capt. Evans is vested with
ull discretion it is not regarded as at all
likely that he will leave Valparaiso imme |
lately and in fact not until he is relieved !
)y another vessel or is'uqtistied that the
of affairs in Is, ",iustifed him
n leaving the y, d measT ainister
Without means of lea Nce-lkt, ntry in
he event that circl .pstance. .ia1e it
or necessa ~ 70 do SC :