Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-19
THE CHILEAN FLEET.
n VIII Leave Valparaiso on a especial
Mlssion..-Chile Decidedly
Hostile.
,,sm FELT ron THE SAFETY or
THE CHICAGO"
r,Il,an Maps Received at Army h'ad'
quartcrs.-nakIns Ready
for War.
;. ,.,,.,. ,ha, shc WIN open 'ne
~ u,iI, Herself

CHILE GErrING.HEAnh'
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HAIL, Herself
49,, yoaI,. Jan. ia Wash.
-, n dispatch printed here states that |
No., ,h,ls.',a,n Evans had reported 10 the. de-
N"t,..,.',,t nat four OF the bust cruisers |
M CbI,ean navy viii leave Nalphr.
~ w t,r,srv Goth for the Straits oil |
s,...siisn with torpedo boat. Besides,
su.h a,nib,r officer comes the add.
.,'nai formation that the captain Of
H.. Engllgh shlps " war in those |
,sat.rs adj thatthu Chilean c0mmnul'
,,hsJiniormeI him that the iltct Wss
r,iny out on special mission.
h,iyou may 10 astonishcd before
LAM, . said he. This news 10 inter
,,,r,,d 10 mean that Admiral WalkeFa
~ n,ay b- halted there and directed
n urn back or risk q fight. This IL
,bc most serious Indication ot Chilc's
bo.tIlo. Intentions tho navy depart
mont Inns received. Naval officers
.v Il only means one thing,
which IL that Chile Intends opening
ms ball herself. The vessels 10 80 are
,hii 10 be the "Esmornlda," the AL
mirantc Cochrane," the "Pinto,n u
new unafmOred cruiser, whose sailing
Ia,e 10 fifteen knots, and the "Con-
dell.D the torpedo boat which blow up
the "Blanco Bncalada."
Admiral Walker In his flagship tho
UChicayo,U arrived at MOntovid0
Jsstary nth. 10 was today informed
ofWhat might await him, aud warned
10 make ready for II. For the nrst
ilmp there IL alarm Mt the threatened
danger 70 Admiral Walker. His squad.
ron Il not equipped with torpodoee AMI
the "ChicggO might 10 blown up IN
spitp OF the utmost vigilance. ltwould
be daring attempt, but 80 was the
successful attempt ON the "Blancc.h
CapAin Evans nlao informed the do.
laftmcnt that he IL taxing the most
extreme precautions for the safety OF
tho "YorEt0w Pile does not Intend 10
lc blown out OF the water II ho eau
help 1t.
ONLY A RuMOR
wAmuSuros, Jan. ls.-A rumor
circulated here tonight that the
yorktown" would be Hrod upon In
the hnrbor Of Valparaiso by tho Chill
cans caused great Excitement for n
while, and frequent calls were made
on the Associated Preas 70 ascertain u
there was any truth Ia II. When tho
story was reported TO Socretlry Tracy
he treated It very lightly. He otded
that he had no news to communicate
tonight.
HAgRRoS busy.
Tho President today denied himself
90 all visitors and worked on the
Chilean correspondence. He ~ pre-
pairing his message TO Congress. II IL
fiill the belief that the message and
correspondence will DO sent 10 Con
gees wednesday.
THE TESTIMONY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ls.-Colonel
Remy, tho naval iudge-sdvOcAte gen.
ufal, who has been conducting tho in
vestiggtl0n into the "BaltlmOfo" case
at San Francisco, IL expected TO re-
turn 10 this city tomorrow or Wednos.
day with the concluding portion Of tho
testimony.
CHILEAN MATS.
CHICAGO, Jan, ls.-What may be
regarded ~ q significant incident, was
the reception at army headquarters
today OF large number OF maps.
They were taken from surveys In
Chile, and are said to show the exact
position Of the fortified spots along tho
Chilean coast. Gen, Miles declines to
discuss Chilean affairs or ths receipt Of
tie maps. one Of his aids, Captain
Maus, said that Valparaiso " we'll
fortified, hut, In his opinion, the guns
Of our largest war vessels could silence
the batteries Of the city ina short time.
Captain Maus said that the maps were
sout merely that the offices might be-
come familiar with tho situation; that
the army officers all over the country
are brushing up their knowledge OF
Chilean strength.
WILL SHE APOLOGIZE?
WAsuiSGToN, Jan. ls.-The score.
tary VI State was unable TO leave his
house touay because OF an attack SINH
lar to that week ago. He recovered
from 1t soon, however. Tho Chilean
minister had an interview with him,
lasting an hour. A rulnor was clrcu.
lated TO tho effect that tho Chilean
minister had notified this government
that an apology from Chile would be
forthcoming. This could not DO con.
fTmed.
the WORK AT MARE ISLAND.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. lS.--A large
force Of men are working constantly NJ
Mare island navy yard, and repairs on
me warHhips theee are going ahead rap.
NY. It 10 the general opinion hers
thai the government proposes 10 use
every vessel made ready iorNorvlcc ~
quickly "a possible. The machinery oi
the coast defense monitor" Comancho'i
isbcing OverhRuled. Each gun NJ the
Baltimore" has been provided with
100 rounds OF ammunition. The dry
dock IL Jeing kept clear for N,
"CharltstOn," which Is expected IA
arrive Wednesday. II was published
here this afternoon that number OF
naval oiilcerson the coast have received
Geographic orders 10 report to the al.
mifal on the Pacific station for speela
duty.