Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-10
IRON -CLAD sTEA Frs.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, February 20 1907
March next receive proper tlons tor lns cohlpisie
for Tiv sT har6 boz and p oosst defsnSs
These vessels with the exception OF those for th5
ps led By screws; those for Ihs Mississippi river
ard tributaries may ne rroPeied 6' 1n psic
would be pTeferred) or Of iron ans wood comb,,nsd
as the pro- sctOrs may consider l'oet sulsaDio ioi
be protocols with an iron immature So cient to re-
sist the he5 vest shot and shs Ia.
Ihg ys sIs Do 6sr 70 s. RI. TS sx a
when fully equipped and AIMED. at Which, cIai
tsJ are 70 Be ABLE b TO n ; pts spa
suth cient ocsl 10 the bunkeTs for sig osIs stoh az
~ shat speed. Their armament Will eoazist OF n i
ne yess: Tor hsIbor defence are f not a. dry
ard armed, at which draft they are TO he able %
IuaIrtsln permanent speea OF ten knots per hoHF
banfers FOX seven DAYS stslTninx al that tpseJ
Their ATmaaDt viii cOnaist Of not less than froi
Tie vesseis fSr COS dsfencss are rot TO draw
more than t-enry feet water when fully eauipped
ana HSer sss IF se e. fn Ste rer
hour At sud carry sufficient coal in the bunksgs
for twelve days stesuiiDg g. that speed. Their CT
E.neIt Ei'l consist ofods or tao htteen or TWEEN
fence 10 ain 10 81 POINTS Of the compass with
! ost chanse IN the vessels tosiiion:
which the party pTcpnBe7 70 fdTrish com ptcte IN
every TeEPfa', embracing amour, pianDg, steam
fsTvice, excepting on tee ordnance and ordnance
stores End proyIsIonB; the proposition must be nc
comps ed By daserlsuCnR,spec LcktoEs, dIsEinSe
snl models Of such 0hsrsotsr ttst tins work could
be esecn tel from them,
Tbs BiaGF Of delivery must E5 s. 6t5d; th1 tIHle
within vhIcb the sssl or Tessels are % be ooIl
petst and ssp the total 20 be I'D for zach.
IL will &c stipulated III ts o0ntre OF that ono If a
the total amonrt Viii 30 refined ~ the Govern
meEl until SIXTY dars attsr tie rsceDti5n of the
eEEel, in OddeT to give Il tfIal tbs remaining
payments being msds with duo regard TO The proper
performance AMI progress Of th. work; the contract
Il the conditions specified.
Ire BIDS must 30 cogSpinlet by the guarantees
required b. lsv, that II contract is awarded, IA
Will be promptly exeouIei; ana the Names Of The
amount Of the faes Of the contract will aiEo he
4 ststsd.
gbe Department vii oonsrdsr any other prorosi-
lions tbst mas 90 PTeserted IN which the draft OF
Il water above named Ia not exceeded.
Tho Department will be st liberty to accept OF
rele.t any or sI the prOP0slt 0rs re 20 law4w
fTHE MOSc GRATIFYING INFORMA.
l ton thar ye can give 20 our readers who are
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! success for Coughs. Bore Throat, Hoarseness ard
Asthma. These colfeotiOl1 also give relief to
CCEsGm5tfves Singers sra Public Speakers who
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usIns Pear sops M edicstad IsrDrops, whisa cisaI
ne throat OF busy eEd tickling seas.tions.pro.
l duoed by too much sxertioa Of the vocal or gan.
md give strength. tone ARD ful ness TO the vgios
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