The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
WASHINGTON NEWS.

| The report of the special board Of naval
| fficers created by Secretary Whitney to
consider plans for the construction OF the
| additional unarmored essels, authorized by
act of congress Mar g. 1885, is made public.
For the two cruisers of not less than 1000
or more than 5000 tons, displacement,
costing, exclusive of armament. not more
han 81, 100000 is recommended. The
| board recommends one twin screw protected
steam cruiser, length 300 feet, beam, 40 feet,
lraught 10 feet, speed Is knots spar hour,
with a main battery of two eight INCH and
eight six inch breech loading, rfied cannon.
mounted on pivotal carriages amidshlrs;
and secondary battery of eight Hotchklss
cannon, two Gatlings, and complete torp,-
10 outfit, with space for $50 tons of coal
and provisions for 800 men for ninety days.
The rig Is that of brig without head
booms, to carry 10, 500 square feet of can
vas. Its engines are not to exceed 9O3 tons
IN weight and must develop $500 horsepower
| for four hours. The second vessel OF this
size will be precisely similar, except that
the main battery will consist of twelve six
/ inch guns mounted on an open deck on cen
trail pivot carriages, and bark rig spread
ing about 1900 square feet of plain sail,
For the heavily armed gun boat of about
1900 tons displacement, costing, exclusive
of armament, not more than $500, 900, the
report recommends steel twin screw YES
sci, length go feet, beam 36 feet, draft IA
feet. speed l6 knots per hour, with main
artery of six six-inch breech-loading rifel
guns, and a secondary battery of seven
Hotchkiss cannon. one Gatlmg and COM
plete torpedo outfit, the rig to he that of Il
three -masted four-tcpsail schooner. with
sill area of COCO square feet, ram bow and
engines of $500 horse power-to carry 400
tons of coal and provisions for $50 men for
ninety days. For the light gun boats of
about 100 tons displacement. casting, ex
elusive of Il, ,manent not more than S215, 900,
the reports recommends sin lie screw COM
poste gun vessel length l65 feet, beam 81
fleet, draught ii feet 8 inches; speed u
knots per hour, with main battery Of four
six inch breech loading high power riied
guns, and secondary battery of five Hotch-
kiss cannon and one G,tling; a barketine
rio with 5000 feet of canvas, engines oi 1900
horse power and capacity for 100 tons of
coal and provisions for 100 men for ninety
days.
1t is said at the White house that the
president and members of the cabinet will
attend the Virginia state lair at Richmond
on the 22l inst, if the pressure of public
business does not prevent.
Capt Fred. NJ Crandall, of the Twenty
fourth inflntry, has been directed by the
war department to carry out the instrur-
tions of the secretary of the interior concern
ing the removal of unauthorized persons on
Cherokee lands in Indian Territory west of
Arkansas river The order refers particu-
'arlv to the removal of Boomers and
squatters.
The president has issued an executive or
der directing DR. f. O. Shakespeare, of
Pennsylvania, to nrocee4 under the dlrec-
ton Of the secretary of state as representa-.
tive of the United States to Spain and other
countries in Europe where Cholera exists
and make an investigation of the causes
progress and proner prevention and cure OF
the disease. in order that fnll renort may
he made to congress durnt its next session.
There was special examination at the
civil service commissioners rooms on thurs
dav. for the agricultural department., oi
persons acquainted with silk culture. This
5 is the first examination of this kind evel
: held
The New York Tribune says the niggard
ly policy of Postmaster General Villas
yelled under the name of economy has quite
demoralized the mail service, The working
of commercial injuries to American mer
. chants that first excited their surprise, i
now bringing down upon his head thei
< hearty condemnation. Shipping men vii
f show that he risks the Cuban mail in fish
ing smacks and brok down canal tugboat
: that comn to port at the good nature of tn,
S wind and tide.
1t has been ascertained that the engrossec
bill authorizing the attorney general t,
: begin proceedings looking to the annuilmen
of patents obtained by fraud, together will
all the papers relating tc the measures ha
dis ppeared from the files of the senate
n The treasury department is receiving al
:. Increased demand for small currency, which
is regarded by officials of that department
rs sign of revival in the business of tn
= country.
Commissioner Atkins, of the India
:. bureau. left Washington. D. c.. this weel
. on a tour of inspection through the variou
Indian reservations.
Il A meeting of president Clevelands cabine
= was held this week, at which all the mem
{ bers were present except Secretary Whitney
i Among the questions considered was til
j Spanish commercial treaty, and several az
. continents under the treasury, interior an
{ Justice departments.