Show A SPANISH PLOT IN CHILE It Was Intended to Blow Up the U S Gunboat Gun-boat Marietta I Chilean OffielAls Took Every Precaution to 1reveut TrncibleA hiory that Co r 0111 visipral 0 I New York April IsTt Is stated that there was a plot here to Injure the United States gunboat Marietta while she was In this port SAYS the Valparaiso Val-paraiso correspondent to the Ilorald Just prior to the arrhol of the Marietta Mari-etta the United State consul In Valparaiso Val-paraiso was Informed by trustworthy poona that an attempt against the gunboat was contemplated by Spanish subjects In Chile Immediately upon receipt of this Information In-formation the United States minister Mr Heniy 1 Wilson Consul John r Copies and Vice Consul August Muller Jr called upon the governor of the province and laid Iht matter before him Thin explains the unexpected trip of the United States minister from Santiago Once Acquainted with the fears of the American representatives and the facts In the else the gcl ald Im 1 medlatel gave assurance that the city and maritime authorities would take precautions to protect the Marietta and extended through the minister u car dial welcome to the orncers anti feimtn During the May of the Marietta no greater vigilance could have been ex rclsed by the Chilean authorities had the afety ot one ol their own ships depended upon them HeCor the gUnboat salted the Amer Ican mlnlMter Variant and vice consul occompanld by Captain IIymn nC the 1Sfarletta enlll Upon the governor RIId 1 on bhnlt oC the United States gov prnmenl thanked the Chlln author files for ubilt hd been done to protect the nor ship |