Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-19
THOSE BALmACEDA REFUGEES.

Commander Evans Instructed to TAX Q
Them to Neutral Territory - Discre-
tionary Power Given as to the Time
of His Departure-The President at
Work on the Gillian CorreGpon.
dence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Secretary Tracy
this afternoon sent cable message to
Commander Evans of the Yorktown at
Valparaiso instructing him to take the Bal
maceda refugees now under his protection
to Callao and land them there, but to use
his discretion as to the time of his depart
ure. The departure of the Yorktown from
Valparaiso would leave the United States
without single naval vessel in Gillian
waters. The Yorktown could hardly make
the trip from Valparaiso to Callao and re-
turn in less than week, as the distance
between the two points is about 800
miles. It is not regarded as likely that
Captain Evans will leave Valparaiso until
he is relieved by another vessel or is salts
fed that the condition of affairs in Chilli
justifies him in leaving the United States
minister and consul without means of
getting out of the country should
circumstances make it desirable to
do so. It is therefore regarded as
probable that unless the negotiations take
decidedly favorable turn within week
or SO the Boston, now at Callao, which is
the nearest vessel, will be sent to Valpar-
also so that the Yorktown can safely leave
with refugees. Orders on this subject
have been sent to Admiral Walker at
Montevideo.
The president denied himself to all Wis
itors to-day, and worked on the CHILEAN
correspondence. He is preparing his mes
sage to congress in the privacy Of one of
the inner rooms on the upper floor of the
white house. 1t is still the belief that the
message and the correspondence will be
sent to congress on Wednesday. Secretary
Blaine was somewhat indisposed yesterday
and to-day he deemed ir wise to re-
main indoors. His attack was somewhat
similar to that of a fortnight ago but was
not 80 severe and recovered quickly from
it. Senior Montt, the Gillian minister,
called on the secretary at his house and
remained about an hour. A rumor was
in circulation in the navy department in
the morning to the effect that Senior
Montt had notified this government that
an apology from Chilli would be forthcom-
ing. This could not be confirmed and it
was intimated at the state department that
bucIo was uO DaS1o LUZ LILO IcpOEU.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-Yesterday a large
number of maps of the fortified ports of
Chill were received at army headquarters
here from the war department. The maps
are said to show the exact position of
every fortified spot along the Gillian
coast. The largest map shows the exact
location of every fortified spot in Val
paraiso. There are four large sized forts
there commanding the harbor and eight
or ten heavy batteries between the north
and south limits of the city. About one
hundred guns are in use in these fortifca-
tions.
General Miles declines to discuss the
Gillian affair. His aide, Captain Maus,
said
valparaiso is well fortified but the
heavy guns of our biggest warships could
silence her batteries in short time"
Captain Maus stated that army officers
all over the country were brushing up
their knowledge of the military strength
of Chill, and there was a great demand for
such maps.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-A rumor was in
circulation tonight that the cruiser York
town had been fred upon in the harbor of
Valparaiso by Chilians. The rumor caused
great excitement for while. Secretary
Tracy treated the story very lightly and
was disposed to ridicule it. He said he
had no news to communicate tonight.