Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
IT'S NOT WAR
That Causes the Unusual AC-
tivity at the Navy Yards.
Merely Getting Ships Ready for
Winter Cruises.

The Work of Repairs on the Various Yes
sells Rapidly Progressing, but the State
Department Says 1t Has No warlike
Significance, Indications to the Con-
trary Notwithstanding.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. Regarding
the report of unusual activity and Sun
day work in the navy yards, it Is said at
the navy department that it has no war
like significance. No order has been
sent from the department for Sunday
work, and it is not known officially that
there has been any. 1t has been a COM
mon practice to work a force of men
overtime at the navy yards when there
was particular need for haste, and if
work has been pushed on Sundays it has
been in pursuance of the general order
to hasten the work of repair on the
ships in order to have them in readiness
for their winter cruises. -.
The Miantonomah.
The order in the case of the Miana-
tonamah was issued weeks ago. The
Monitor has gone into commission,
which puts the government to consid =
able expense to maintain her, so that it
Is in the interest of economy to hasten
her completion and put her in servicea-
BILE condition.
The Atlanta.
In the case of the Atlanta orders were
sent to complete her repairs in all haste
when disQuieting news was received
from Brazil last week, with the inten-
ton of sending her to Rio Janiero. The
orders have not been countermanded.
Notwithstanding the disappearance of
the urgent features of the situation in
Brazil, so that any work done on the
vessel Sunday was IN pursuance Of the
original order.
The construction bureau of the navy
reports that, while the work of repair Of
the ships mas been progressing rapidly,
as matter of fact, the bureau itself has
less work under way at present than for
months past.
The Philadelphia at st. Thomas.
The United States steamer Philadcl-
phia arrived at st. Thomas, West Indies,
Monday.
Busting Scene at the Brooklyn Yard.
NEW YORK, Nov 11.-These are busy
times at the Brooklyn navy yard. Night
and day the rattling of chains and clapg-
ing of hammers sound through the
usually quiet yard; the big store houses
are open all the time, and although
from the commandant down to the store
keeper one and all say there is nothiry
up, there is every indication of hl
ried departure of the fleet for some kind
of foreign service.
Additional Coal and Extra stores.
On all the ships additional coal room
has been made and extra stores taken on
board.
The Bennington Monday morning had
steam up and was ready to put to sea at
q moments notice. All her men We're
aboard and no one was allowed shore
leave.
The Atlanta, on dry dock, is taking in
coal and will be ready for sea by Friday.
The officcrE of the ship We're getting
their dunnage on board.
The Chicago is another ship ready for
sea, and her men, waiting orders, Wee
taken out in the yard and drilled II
shore movements.
Work on the monitor Miantonomah
Is progressing with rush.
Hustling on All Sides.
Commandant Erban Monday morning
was the busiest of the men of the ma y
yard. He reached his office at O'clock,
and Immediately sent hurried order
Wmmoning Captain Kain, the chief en-
gineer, and several other officers. For
IN hour and half they were in cor
sultation, and then the officers hurried
off to different apartments and begun
sending orderlies on the rush in all di-
rections
A telegraphic order was received at
the ordnance department Monday morn
Ing to hurry up certain guns "Have
the guns ready by Friday" said Conn
mander Erban, 'even if you have TO
work overtime"
Another dispatch stated that the New
ark, now at the navy yard at Charles
town, Mass, had been ordered to the
Brooklyn navy yard. The dispatch
stated that she must be ready for sea in
ten days.