| Show News from the Charleston WASHINGTON May 16After a weeks waiting some tangible waiing news today was re ceived at the navy department from the Charleston First came a dispatch from gent cruiser Esmeralda put out of Aca pulco harbor yesterday and had returned Acapulco stating that tho Chilian insur to port today Later on through the state department a dispatch camo saying the Charleston had arrived at arrved Acapulco that tho Esmeralda was still in sti port but giving i no news of the Itata What the next step is to be no one at the department knows or feels free to tell The Charleston tei is to take Ion I-on coal as her supply has probably nearly II run out during a weeks chase Whether the Esmeralda is to have the privilege of taking coal aboard cannot be learned here as it is a matter entirely within the control I of the Mexican government but the pre sumption at the department is against it as the neutrality laws would be strained by the Mexican government if it allowed anything beyond water and food supplies alowed to be furnished a belligerent supples belgerent theory at the navy department is thnt fhn 0hIM v u ton whose commander Captain Remey has orders admitting large discretionary movements will now lie at wi le or near Aca pulco for a time trusting 1 that the Itata which is a slow seven knot vessel has not yet that passed down and will try to coal in neighborhood If she is sighted the Charleston will doubtless try to seize her She cannot do this in Mexican waters so that it would be necessary to head her off outside the three milo line or if of mio 1n unsuc i cessful in that to follow her to sea when she goes out What the Esmeralda will do wi in the meantime is problematical The general impression is that tho officers of that vessel will rely more upon strategy ofcers than force to obtain the supplies carried the Itata and some officers believe chat she by beleve C s trying tD lure I the ChnrIntnn + I Itatas real course Recourse to fn force Ut to I I prevent the Charleston Uhaletonlrom capturing tho Itata however would it is said be the death blow of the insurgent cause in Chili as the entire naval force of the United States in the Pacific would Jf Pacifc oud necessary insurgent be promptly called into play to destroy the insurgent navy A ceblegram received at the department from Admiral McCann announced that the Baltimore and San Francisco were both at Iquique Chili today so it appears the Baltimore has come north and the San Francisco has been stayed in her southern course just at a point where the Chilian in surgent navy is now nearly altogether as sembled This point is almost in tho ex treme north of Chili and is where the Itata would naturally find her destination if she eluded the Charleston |
