The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29

West Indies. The Miantonomoh, Newark
and Vesuvus were held in reserve for pos
slble service.
COAL FOR THE CRUISERS.
at the same time great stores Of coal, am
huhil0n and provisions have been IOr-
WaIded on both the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts. so that the fleet should be amply
supplied in case foreign ports should be
CI0Sed 70 them. Arrangements were made
IOG the immediate use Of a number Of trans
ports and auxiliary cruisers, and the steam
snip ONO was to be fitted out at Boston as
a repalT-ship. -Four steamships were char
Tered from the Earl Steamship Company,
iaden with coal and sent to MOntevdeO. 1t
Is Oelleyed that one of them has already
reached MonteviGeO and the others will
arrive there In short time. These vessels
were TO be used as cOlleTS, and would ply
between the naval feet and home points.
Inc steamer San Benito was chartered for
similar service on the Pacific Coast, and
Ollier arrangements ere made TO secure the
delivery Of 10000 tons of coal a month at
point convenient for the naval vessels.
IIahS were contemplated for the early seiZ-
ure OF Chilean port for use as
a base Of supplies. These prepara-
oo.i. oons entailed great EXPENSE, roughly
estimated at about $1,000, 600. The
estimate includes coal, tue additional ex-
pense attending the pushing of the work
on tle vessels now under contract and eX
IRA work at the different yards and shops.
ne orders OF the officers ana men TO the
ONO have been revoked and the work of
4ltlng her out suspended. The department
VIII now be busy for long time undOing
many Of Its preparations and restoring the
naval establishment to its usual basis.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
tHe nomination OF Byron \. CUtcheOn OF
Michigan to be civilian member OF the Board
OF Ordnance aud FOrtifcatiOns, which was
confirmed in executive session.
WHEN THE REPLY WAS RECEIVED.
Some question has been raised about the
time OF tie receipt of the message from
Egan TO Blaine conveying the note OF
Perelra, the Chilean Minister of Foreign
Affairs The Presidents private secretary,
HaIlord, tonight gave the following state
ment: Mr.. Egan's dispatch from Santiago
was long one aud was received in two in
stallmentS, as appeared by the copy which
came TO the State Department, the first
part being dated Santiago, January 25th,
and the second part dated Santiago, January
10Th, the address Blaine, Washington be-
ing repeated on the second part. A MEM
orandum was on the frat pat Of the dis
patch to the effect that it was received at
the Department Of State at 9 :O8 O'clock on
the morning OF the 2Gth inst. CIueSday)
The translated copy had not come to the EX-
ecutjve Mansion until during the meeting
OF the Cabinet, who were waiting for il, and
that must have b5en between II and l
O'Clock. The frat information that the
President had of the receipt of the dispatch
came from General John w Foster, who
called on the morning Of the Goth inst, be-
tween 10 and II o'clock, about some other
matter, and told the Ple,ident a dispatch
had come from Egan which was being
translated"
DEMONSTRATION DESIRABLE.
NEW YORK, Jan. pa Washington spe-
clal saws: Ii is suggested on every hand in
the Navy Department that even if Chile
should make ample apology and if Con-
gress should decide on that account to
refrain from further warlike proceedings it
would be, nevertheless, highly desirable to
carry out the idea Of making an imposing
naval display in Chilean waters, and this
will probably be the policy OF the depart
ment. 1t is 10 be expected, therefore, that
large fleet Of WaT-ships will soon visit Val
paIalsO and other Chilean ports.