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coast and six vessels Of this description will

coast: and six vessels OF this descrirtion will
and the nsees 81 soon r tbs w sort IS Of MSra
is apparent. Later on, II they are found to 10
nsSdfd s six tI, vessels will be pre-
equipped with four. i've. and sx-inch guns
with with, which tho Ordnance Bureau Is well sup.
will be invaluable in a. campaign such as. tho
possible war with Chill promises to be. TIL,
foi cign firms doing business In Chilli to urge
their representatives to advise again:t hostili.
o E attack hs one OF the most
Orders have also been given to hnye the ar
NOR NOR, for the monitors hurried and stealy
ways given the department some trouble. but
there Is every Indication that it will not
eo tRSt heaEsdd
States navy has enough vessels and munitions
Of war ut hand to make II exceedingly interest
borders ON barbarity and whose conception OF
heroism passes among moro enlightened ma
The Navy Department. Continues to receive
letters from al PARTS OF the country Offering
aIyce ana Services ro in the event
SOURCES, while others are obviously tho work of
cranks; The majority of them are honest and
very gratifying to the department to find that
IN tho event Of hostilit!es there will hc so
t%s " vic the s'n"a
Addcks q Phladeerhia. 1t reads:
"sIR: In the event OF war, your department.
may find II desirable to use high speed boats
snsS oW TSe at the
ery hs yf EpM.np
A man who gives his address as New Haven.
Conn. has written the department regularly
tion which was received to-day he urged the
he S ss inc
up with $50 transports having on hoard 2OO.O0O
to the the seeyyo An OF sha
them fsht it out in mortal combat lie offers
his services to his country for this
dueiiihs ground shall be in this country. ..''
dropping Of ~" al sors Of horble es
down upon the heads of the enemy from aerial
vSssss Of war A. S i Of fact ths
out, for the department has arranged for u
balloon service. II the war lasts any length OF
ratherto make observations thar to accomplish
has has Essn that
to a peaceful settlement Of the difficulty. SO
Chiians and from all accounts they are deter
mined t9 resort to var rather than give IN: The
fact, it is said that even now the Chilian Minis
ter has advanced verbal assurances that his
at Santiago TO do the proper thing. and
by Mr. Blaine ana the British af nistes But
at no time since dispatches have been coming
from Valparaiso has there been a single
GO, ali the dispatches from that part
for the last two days the aspect Of the case had
been warlke A great deal Of aependence
be se IN aow 81 wshe
matter to run away with his honest, OPINION.
1t is easy to understand" said another
wnr: The natural nat, sequence Of the b, DECLARATION
al and war ns ~tR The onnn ns!s
They will do all they can to prevent anythns
round and reSornize the claims q re United
the Chilians realize the. justice Of the DE-
country has indulged.' w
ths men who have been aTrangiaE
the the " EXCEPTION Of Mr. Blaine. as guests at the
first state dinner OF the season.,
me message % not oe sent b1
will be deferred for several days probably un;
til next week; As one member Of the Cabinet
not yet legally complete. owing to the IT,, delay in
Commodore Schley. and others. The message
will contain about 125.O0O words.
The report that the CHILEAN Government had
dispatched, three mcn-of-wur to intercept
Admiral Walkers squadron. should It sal!
Magellan; seems to have had its foundation in
aida has gone down the coast Of Chilli to render
| assistance to the Pacific mail steamer John
| Elder. which has been wrecked Off that coast.
This information was contained In despatch
receiyed at the Navy Reparittmsnt To-day from
| contemplated Interruption to Admiral Walkers
fleet in its voyage to Valparaiso.
| Tho Secretary, OF the Navy received des-
patch from Toulon. France. stating that the
| CHILEAN battleship Captain Pratt which is
| building mt that port. and now nearly com
| pletcd. will not be ready for service before
| April l.
This information will undoubtedly relieve
| the minds of many people. as the Pratt Is re
| garded in some circles as about tho most for
| midabie man .of-wnr ever built and able tC
cope with the best fighting vessel OF any of the
great powers.