The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-12-18
THE NAVY.

$500 ~ - As
The condition Vt our>navy at this time
is y subject Vt satisfaction. L. does not
cvntxin 1t Is true, ANY OF the powerful
cruising iron ciads winch make So much
OF the marine strength VI some other
nstiOns, but neither our Continental NOR
our foreign power requires That VIC should
have large numuer Of ships Of this
character; while the situation and the
nature Tour ports Continue to make those
OF other nations little dangerous to the
United States under any circumstances.
Our navy does couiaiu, however, y
Considerable number of iron clads vi the
Monitor class, which, though not prop
erly cruisers, are powerful und effective
for harbor defense and for operations
near our own shores. Of these, all the
single turretted ones, fifteen in number,
have been substantially rebuilt, their
rotton wood bexus replaced with iron,
their hulls strengthened anu their engines
aud machinery thoroughly repaired, ~
that they are now III most erficient
condition and ready for sea rs soon rs
they can be manned and put in commis-
sion. The five double turretted iron
clads belonging 20 our navy, by far the
most powerful ships for fighting purposes
are also in hands undergoing complete
repairs, and could be ready for sea in
periOts varying from four to six months
With these completed according to the
present design. and our two iron torpedo
boats now ready, our iron-clad feet will
be for the purposes of defense at home
equal to any force tina; can be readily
brought against il. Ofour wooden navy,
also, cruisers Of various si.cs, to the
number OF about forty, including those
now in commission, are in the Atlantic,
and could be ready for duty as fast As
men could be enlisted for those not
already in commission. Of these, one
third are in effect new ships, and though
some u the rer.iaiEder need considerable
repairs on their boilers and machinery,
they all are Or scadily can be made
effective. THIS Constitutes fleet of
more than fifty war ships, Of which
fifteen are iron clad, now in hand on the
Atlantic coast. The navy has been
GrGngks 20 this condition by judicinr,s
and practical application of what could
be spared from the current appropriation
pf the last few wears. and from that made
to meet the pnssible emergency OF two
years ago. 1. has been tnne, Guietly
without proclamation or display, and
though it has necessarily straitened the
Department in its ordinary expenditures
and, 80 far As the iron -clads are concerned
has added nothing to the cruising farce
of the navy. yet tire result is not less
satisfactory. because it is to be found in
great increase of real, rather than
apparent force. The expenses incurred
~ .:iE "'1rI':af'fs"ce Oh All eiiecli'e ha.a'
!. roo hn, snoi, F. : o.e,t;.I - ,,n,
rosition re,s,;ons and ,.hsra~,.- and
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,.;nIes anJ n,,;..v ,hror.,,sr,, ,Io uhaI.
snhera of naraI ,ssnnns;I;H,s III. oct;
,r.tas far the sur,,i,.t If - h,s,ch ,,f
The service far rba nar, ro,r .r,onn, 70
Iitt,e lass i, the .yyr:,t,,, ,h., ,hoSo
n,aas far tho c,,,rsn, Iear h,, sn,ne
a6 6ition.r .-,rron-;ot;,n., oro a.L.5 f,r
ol,;sc., ma ind ,..t;ur ,h, ar,;narr
,nS;nta,enca of tho raw h,, l.,i;.roI
20 ho NJ nres.;n, ;,,,,r,a1,o II ,.nr,d
in INV on;n;on ha w;.,. IN a, o,ce oG,rJ
.ufi..;err means f,r H.. i.os,ed;,,a
completion of the five dnubI. ,u,retc r
monitors now undergoing repairs. which
mist otherwise advance sl,wjv and only
va money can ha sparad fron, current
cxn,nsas Sunnlemeuted nv ,basc onr
navy armed with the destructive w..n.
ans of moderu warfare. manned ,,y our
400 ma, and j., .bsr-o nf onr instructed
os;csr. Viii nrsssnFs s,,oa nowerr,I for
,be b,n,e nm rn,sss of a r.srons;ble ,horrh
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lhe report OF the Postnlaster-GeneFal,
herewith transmitted, gives full history
Of the workings Of the department ~. the
year just past. 1t will be observed that
the deficiency to he supplied from the
general treasury increased over the
ahouht required i"f TIE 'secedihs year.
80, J.u ~. ,a>s "a It's area as .ne
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1919. ~ NJ We eHpeels" ''i"' '"iS
,n'p9i ."". 'e. VIC, -, Wy .. 'ap's W H.s
'ai.en upon INC ie'sar pr Ians
'ea's 10 CONF, nu' 'ueie IS no orahcn o'
'i,e paoiic series whicn interests tne
"noii Pe"P'e moie IMAM 'Ha' OF cheap
RAPID TRANSMISSION VI Tue mails. Inc
advantages to be gained by direct line
of American steamers u the south
American states, Will Ear outweigh the
expense Of service. BY an act of Con:
gTess, approved March ], 1879. almost all
matter, whether properly mail matter or
not. may be sent any distance through
the MATS in packages nat exceeding four
pounds in weight, for the sum of sixteen
cents Fer pound. So far As the trans.
mission OF res! mail matter goes, this
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