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Show THE HUAT tUll THE lllILIAt IIEIIEI, Mill'. It 19 said that the United Btntca IS'avy department had deflntt Information In-formation on thu IStlt lnt , that tho "Hameralda," tho Chlllau Imurgent ateamer deilred to coal up at Aclulco, but waa prevented by Mexico. Navy ofllclal In Waalilngton uy that th rebel khlra aro being driven to deipero-tlon. deipero-tlon. Hhould thiM Toa-ela tndenvour to prevent the tspturu of thu "Ltata," It I tsld that the United Hlalc wanhla would open Ore oil them. Thcru ara four U. H. vcturl now In Chilian water. They are the "Haiti more," "Hau Frauclico," "renna cola," and "Charleiton " Coitl I ytetf exnilvo where they are. It cott 2S a tou. It cot th llaltlmore" f 3,000 for ouo shipment of coal a few day ago. Tho four iteanur will coat JiOO.OOO for each coaling, A good deal has been said about the "Charleiton" and "Hsmeral la" dur ing tho pt two weeka. J loth wero Jeilgned by an HnglUh engineer. Tho "Limeraloa" waa built for Chill seven )eara ago by an l.nglUh firm at New cstlt-otiTyne, from dnlgn furnlihed by W.H.Whlto now the chief oun tructor of the llrltlih navy. It waa he alao who furnlihed tho dcilgn of tho "Cbar!clon"to Secretary Whitney ot the U. H. nary. The y-m I waa built at the Union Iron Work lu Han (rancbico. In Mr. White's opinion tho "Cbarlntou" wa an Improvemont on Iho I-ameralda, but ha admit that nothing abort of actual conflict tould denioiutratu tho aupcrlorlty of cither over tho other. |
