Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-28

The Iudiaua, Texas aud Oregon
have had unofficial preliminary trials
under the direction Oftho contractors,
and tue Maine had her official
machinery trial on October IL, 1891,
her enginea developing an indicated
horse power VI U.2243 for four hours.
aud showing IA average speed oil7 20
knots.
The last naval appropriation act con.
tanned provision authorizing the con.
ttluc,lon Of three additional torpedo
bOsts. Tho department has carefully
considered quCttions relating % the
development Of this type Of vessel, both
at home hud abroad, anu has finally
decided upon the construction OF tor.
pruO boats OF the general type Of tho
Ericsson, with a slIghlly greater uis.
placement, anu TO attain an ayerngo
speed Of not teas than gao knots on the
acceptance trial.
No speed premiums will be provided
Tor Ia the contacts Tor the building 0i
these vessels.
a table OF vessels in service shows
that there are four nrsLclns battle.
shire, two OF the Hrcond.clnfs, two
II
hafhor defence, thirteen protected
cruisers, three Cruiaofs, nine gunbonts,
one dynamite gun vessel, one dispatch
bOat, ono practice cruiser Tor cadets and
hiz torpedo boats.
The secretary anys:
Or the old wooden vessels OF the
navy which were Ia ac,ivo service ut
the date OF my last report, one, the
III a. ~ "a -
ufy last, nuu her name has since boon
frgruttuily stricken from tho navy list
Congress appropriated sum OF money
sufficient, ~ could be done, 10 raise
and tow ner TO u homo port.
A careful examination made II evil.
dent that the vessel could not DO
raised, and the wrcoking party re-
turned 10 tho Norfolk navy yard,
bringing buCk such articles az they
were AUle 20 recover from the wreck
anu surrounding reef. A patriotic
American gentleman, SIR. Lloyd PhOD-
nix, afterwards visited In his yacht tho
scene Of the wreck, and recovered there
aud from some oi the ncighbOrlng
islands u number OF Interesting relies,
which, upon his return 10 tho United
States, 10 presented TO the govern.
ment. The department received them
with pleasure and thanked Mr.. Phou.
nix warmly.
IL was peculiarly unfortunate that
this old ship, historic IN battle, should
10 down upon a voll.knOwn reef Ia
time Of profound peace, when there
was NOT even h cloud Ia thobEy.
There IL still a feeling, deprecated
widespread aud fully shared by the
navy department, that koaruarge IL n
name that ought not 10 be permitted
10 die out OF tao navy liHt. respect.
fully suggest that you recommend
Congress 10 authorize tho construrlilu
OF n battleship 10 perpotuato this name.
Speaking VI ordinance requirements,
the report shyt:
Theguns required Tor tho new vef.
sells heretofore authorized arc now 90
nearly completed that tho c0natruc-
tlon Of sufficient reserve supply
should DO commenced without delay,
aud the department recommends an
appropriation 10 that end.
Tudor treaty provisions neither the
United States nor ths English can
keep more Than ono small naval vessel
upon our northern lakes. So Tar the
two countries are matched. In Csso,
however, Is war should unfortunately
break out between them, Great Britain
could promptly furnish guns anu gun
mounla 10 hbs merchant marine ON
the lakes, and though their marine Ia
lar Inferior 10 ours Ia hlreugth, tho
British might master those waters ami
do incalCulAblo damage to our Lake
ciuea. IL we had o reserve ofOrInanco
anu ordnance stores we could d0mi.
nate those waters without question.
The latest anu one OF tho most In.
pteBsive lessons In all history 10 nov
being taught by China and japan. A
nation the most populOua IN tho world,
able to put millions OF lighting men IN.
TO the Held, 10 now, after suffering
many disasters, securing Europe anu
America for munitions OF war. lt
relied upon it's numbers, Now II 10
buying discarded guns Anu discard,
ed ammunition, Whatever n can get,
TO aid II IN repelling the assaults OF n
people vastly inferior TO II Ia numbers.
Ia an estimate Of expenstH Ior tue
coming year, the secretary asks for
S8O, ,O2u.i 10, OF which $40, 2j9, 8l2 IL
Tor ordnance, construction ana equip
ment OF vessels, belug added ~ the
naval force.
The estimates for tie coming fiscal
year exceed tho total appropriations for
the naval service made by the last Sch.
sion OF Congreen by 50, i9j, l03,6s
THIS excess over the total ApprOprla.
uors for the present fiscal year IL iran.
clphlly due TO the necessity for
materially greater sum Tor the increase
OF navy, necesfitaleI by tho fact that,
win possibly ono exception, all OF the
new yussela heretofore authorized VIII
be completed anu tho final payments
On them VIII become due during tue
coming hsCHl year.
The estimates Tor this year for In.
crease OF ihe navy unuri amor Hud
armament, anu c0usttuoIiUn and stuAm
machinery, will bo tue ialt OF the large
annual amounts required Tor the build
lug up OF the new navy, s1 fat 40 tue
same hng been authorized. lt may
Therefore DO stated that this 10 sub.
slantislly tho last payment On account
oi tho vessels provided Tor by law.
beg to TeeOmmeud that Congress
be askud to authorize the construction
Of three ballltships VI about 10, 600 tons
displacement oauh, to cost, exclusive
VI nTmamenLnOt exceeding Si,OOJ,UO0
each. AMI lWalVa inFtaNn hnura ~ ffnnt