Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-30
WAS PREP AIRED.
Uncle Sam Was in Good Shape
for a War With Chilli
Had She Not Apologized as She Has
Already Done.
The Entire Available Naval
Force Concentrated
TO MAKE A CONCERTED ATTACK ON
GILLIAN PORTS.

The Threatened Trouble Has Already
Cost the United States Government
About Sc, 900, o00-onIy Small For.
tion of That Amount is Totally Lost, al
! 1t Was Spent in Putting the Navy in
Order and Laying in Coal and Other
supplies-BIatta Lionized in Santiago
/ Lieutenant McCrea Thinks the Danger
is Not Yet Over.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-The threat
| ened trouble with Chill has already cost
the government a good deal of money.
These expenditures, however, have been
incurred with the full knowledge and
approval of the senate and house naval
committees, and there will be no ques-
ton about their approval. The total
extraordinary expense, it is estimated,
will not fall far short of $4,000, 900.
Only small portion of this is loss, how
ever, as the coal, and supplies, and work
ON other war material will not be
wasted.
Ready for the Fray.
1t was openly admitted at the navy de-
partment Thursday, now that there is no
longer any reason for concealment, tha5
this government was fully prepared to
enforce its demands against Chill in case
they had not been secured by the more
racific method of negotiation through
,plomatic channels. The entire availa-
e naval force has been concentrated so
.,& 10 make an almost CONCERTED attack
on Chilian ports. The Pacific squadron,
consisting of the San Francisco, Charles
ton, Baltimore, Boston and Yorktown
would have been speedily reinforced by
the south Atlantic squadron now at
Montevideo, consisting of the Chicago,
Atlantic, Bennington and Essex and the
Philadelphia and Concord, of the North
American squadron. The two last
named vessels are now on their way to
Montevideo. The Concord arrived at
Bahia Thursday, and the Philadelphia
is probably beyond that port on her way
to Montevideo. Should she touch at
Bahia it is probable that she and the
Concord will be ordered back to the
West Indies. The Miantonomah, New
ark and Vesuvius also were held in re-
serve for possible war service.
Coal and Ammunition.
AT the same time great stores of coal,
forwarded on both the Atlantic and Pa
cii.c coasts, so that the fleet should be
amply supplied in case foreign ports
should be closed to them. Arrange
ments had been made for the immediate
use of a number of transports and
auxiliary cruisers, and the steamship
Ohio was to be fitted out at Boston as a
repair ship. -Four steamships were char
tered from the Earn Line Steamship
company, laden with coal and sent to
Montevideo. 1t is believed that one of
them has already reached Montevideo,
and that the Others will arrive there in
short time. These vessels were to be
used as colliers, and would ply between
the naval fleet and home ports.
The steamer Benito had been chartered
for similar service on the Pacific coast
and other arrangements made so as to
secure delivery Of 10000 tons of coal
month at point convenient for the
naval vessels. This contemplated the
early seizure of Chilian port for use as
a base of supplies. These preparations
entailed great expense, roughly esti-
mated at about $4,000, 900. The fore
going estimate includes coal, the addi-
tional expense attending the pushing of
work on vessels now under contract and
the extra work at the different yards
and shops. The orders of officers and
men to the Ohio have been revoked, and
the work of fitting her out suspended.
The department will now be busy for a
long time undoing many of its prepara-
tions and restoring the naval establish
me1lt to its usual basis.