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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Has grown so big and strong that
buying cheap to 1t is easy, and selling
below has grown into q habit.
Mems Golf Hose-all wool, fancy
turn-down tops. wide ribs; the Furnish
er's sl.6o ones are here size. his 75c. oual.
tty here 4Sc.
Mems All Wool Sweaters, white. navy
and maroon, regular $3.50 quality, here
Ladies' Fine Sweaters. plain. eoiors
and stripes. regularly $3.50, on sale here
at sl9S.
Mems Balbriggan Shirts and Draw
ers. French neck shirts. faced drawers-
nowhere that we know below 5ec.--hers
Sf3sc., or three garments for s1.00.
Irish Linen Homespun, u heavy linen
suiting for cyclists. mems and boys
wear, loo. and lSc. The top is Off the last
case and the bottom is out of the price.
Ten Cent Ginghams at &c. will be a
pleasant memory in few days
Black Serges made in France, all
wool. yard wide. fine Dress SerEes-so
fine as to surprise and please--are 25c.
yard Those who do not come sooR
need not come for these.
Irish Lawns printed in spots and
stripes. very desirable. &c. a yard
Forty pieces Pure Silk Taffetas In
all the new color!ngs. Special this week
Soc. q yard--ncver before such selling
here.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Joe Manley, who wants Reed nomi.
mated, says that Mckinley now has 27a
votes. Reed having secured 1872.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
PETERSBURG.
SCORE BY INNINGS

Roanoke. 100 G 2 OS-l1
summary: Earned runs-Roanoke, i:
petersburg, l. Two-base hits-Brod,e
Kelly. Three-base hit-H. Tate Home
run-H Tate. Stolen bases-Kelly (2),
Williams, Whitehill. Fl. Tate. Doubie
plays-keefer unasslsted); BrodIe TO
keefer, Wrigley TO Tate to Gochnauer.
Wrigley TO Gochnauer to Tate. Passed
oalls-Williams, .. Base on balls-On
Chesbro, 3; off Kane, 2. Struck out
~ Kane, l. Time-One hour and forty
five minutes. Umpire. Connor.
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Standing OF National league Climb.
OrIh and the FhiIIies win.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 1.-THE home team
was given its worst defeat Of the sea-
son by the Philadelphia to-day. Friend
was put in the box and hit hard at all
times after the second inning Ortiz was
In fine form and held the locals safe all
the way through There were few field
Ing features and the game was slow on
account of its onesidedness. Attendance,
$500. Score:
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Norfolk .............O % 020 0 p 6
Lynchburg .........2 o 2002 x-10
Summary: Earned runs-Norfolk, s.;
Lynchburg, q. Two-base hita-Arm-
strong and Bowerman. Three-base hit
Leahy. Home run--Armstrong. Base
on balls-Of Mcfarland. 2, Struck out.
BY Pfanmiller. 4: by Mcfarland, 6. Left
on bases-Norfolk, Z; Lynchburg, z. Hit
by pitched ball-Pickerng and Fear.
Stolen bases-McFarlan,T Turner 2. Bow
erman. Dolan, Mccain, Schabel, Smith.
Time Of game-Two hours and five min
utes. Umpire-Betts.
NOTES OF THE GAME.
Armstrong will probably be put in
right field to-day
Bonner will probably be in the box
for Lynchburg to-day.
Dolan led the hitting for the Hill
Clim bers, getting three out of five times
up.
Errors never won game. Every play
er on the team except the pitcher and
Bowerman got one yesterday.
Stephenson, who has been Ill, may be
able to get In the game to-day He has
made all the rooters his friends, and they
will be glad to see him.
McFarland's twirling is very similar to
that of Pfanmiller, and yesterday he did
good work. He was as cool as a cucum-
Der in the box, and fielded his position
faultlessly.
The batting average OF the Norfolk
team this morning is as follows: Ste
rhenson, 800; Turner, 1888; Langford,
.306; McFarlan, .278; Armstrong, .212;
Wentz. .235; Ramp. .21S; Gilroy, .S04.
Pfanmiller pitched great, steady, heady
ball yesterday, and 1t was not his fault
that the game was lost. 1t seems to be
his fate to receive ragged support, and
is was hard luck that another victory
was not added to his list.
Armstrong; hitting was great. Out of
five times at the bat, he hit safely three
times, and sent the ball over the
fence for good measure. McFarlan did
good hitting too, and the way he pulled
fly Off Of centre field fence when Pick
ering placed II there In the eighth was a
caution.
Corbett and Bowermap, the new bat
terry, will he in the game to-day. AS is
well known the former is n brother to
Gentleman Jim. and besides being a
clever pitcher with good stuff in him, is
a genial all around fellow, who will be
very popular here. The ladies' are al
| ready beginning to root for him. Bower
mans catching is second to none in the
big league, and he has a wrought iron
arm.
owner O'Neill asks us TO state that
| the rumor current yesterday and the
day before to the effect that notices of
release had been sent Redding. Thomp.
son. Meredyth, and Stephenson. is to-
tally without foundation. He saws FUR.
Their that he does not propose to releas Sc
single one of them. They are all good
men, and he values them. This state.
ment OF denial will be received very
joyfully by the fans. who think loi
Of the boys. They are ell bail-player.
from the heart. and. as was stated YES.
terday. the team cannot afford to lose
| them.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
big League Games To-Day.

Washington in Pittsburg.
Brooklyn in Cleveland.
Baltimore in Cincinnati.
Boston In Louisville.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
New York In st. Louis.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
The Orioles Flying High.

Cincinnati. May THE Reds lost to-
days game with the Champions through
loose fielding and DIVERS wildness.
Fisher. who relieved him in the fourth
pitched good ball. MilIer's two errors
were responsible for two of Baltlmores
runs. Attendance $500. Score:
RHE.
Cincinnati .....00lO OOOOo-l I
Baltimore ......l o 4 0 90 Ike 10 o
Batteries: Dwyer. Fisher and Pietz
Mcmahon and Robinson.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
The NEW BATTERY m THE BOX TO-DAY


Lynchburg at Norfolk
Portsmouth at Richmond.
Petersburg st Roanoke.
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R.H.E.
n q n

Chicago .........0 2111O 4
philadelphia 80 D . 3 0 6 8 OLA 16 2
Batteries: Friend and Kittredge; Orth
and Clements.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
ON THE GREEN SWARD
The Games In the Big League and Where
and How They Were Played.
A MIXTURE OF GOOD AND BAD WORK.

Baltimore and Boston Play Errorless
Games, While the Number OF Mis-.
Range all the Way from One to Ten
Brilliant Performance of Pond.
Yestsrdny's Big League Games.
baltimore. 6; Cincinnati. 1.
Pittsburg. II; Washington. 2.
Boston, II; Louisville, l..
Philadelphia, IA; Chicago, >
Cleveland, 10; Brooklyn, A.
st. Louis, s; New York, 8.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

McFarlands twirlng is very similar to
that of Pfanmiller, and yesterday he did
good work He was as cool as a cucum-
Der in the box, and felded his position
faultlessly.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
SEVEN COSTLY ERRORS.

Lost Norfolk the Same 10 the Hill Climbers
Yesterday Afternoon.
The NEW BATTERY m THE BOX TO-DAY.
I Prsnmfiler Receives Ragged support
s--The visitors Oatbatted Though
m Mcfarland Pitches Good Ball
Armstrong; Home Rum Was the
Feature OF the Game.
Yesterdays Games.
Lrnchburg, 10; Norfolk. 6.
Richmond, IA; Portsmouth, 10.
Roanokee, IL; Petersburg, s.
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LyNcHBuRG.

SCORE BY INNINGS.
Norfolk ..............0 0 2 90 q 6
Lynchburg ....23 9 o o . x-10
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Stephenson, who has been Ill, may bt
able to get In the game to-day. He ha.
made all the rooters his friends, and the!
will be glad to see him.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

The batting average of the Norfolk
team this morning is as follows: Ste
rhenson, 800: Turner, 1888; Langford.
.306; Mcrarlan, .27S; Armstrong. .212;
Wentz, 235; Ramp. .21S; ,Gilroy, .sO4.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Pfanmiller pitched great, steady, heady
ball yesterday, and 1t was not his fault
that the game was lost. 1t seems to be
his fate to receive ragged support, and
is was hard luck that another victory
was not added to his list.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Armstrong; hitting was great. Out OF
five times at the bat, he hit safely three
times, and sent the ball over the
fence for good measure. McFarlan die
good hitting too, and the way he pulled
fly Off of centre field fence when Pick.
ering placed 1t there in the eighth was q
caution.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
HaaebaII Notea.

Ladies Day to-day with the Mont
gomery-Rothfuss sprinting match
should crowd the baseball park.
Washington Is thinking of recalling
Malsrkey and Gilroy, who ara fArmed out
to Virginia State League clubs. and who
ere making a great showing In the
South
Baltimore made it three straight frOm
st. Louis. This makes Baltimore ana
Chicago tic for third place with Boston
fourth. New York, too, gos out OF
eleventh place yesterday.
Manager Arthur Irwin Of the New
York team, is man who evidently is
not TO be discouraged. In an interview
In New York yesterday be said tn at he
thought New York would begin to win
from this on, and he expected it to move
up in the championship record shortly
Manager Long has released Lloyd, the
new pitcher who arrived here on Mon
day. Lloyd has been signed by Manager
Burns Of Newark
Mclaughlin, who pitched for Carbon
dale, Pa. last year. and who has since
been keeping hotel In Bordentown, N.
j.. made such a good showing in New
York yesterday that he is to be signed by
the NETS
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
National League schadui

Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Baltimore at St. Louis
New York at Plttsburg.
Washington st Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Louisville.
Boston at Chicago.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
Atlantic League standing.
National League standing.

Where They Play To-day.
Newark at Wilmington.
Hartford at New York.
Paterson at New Haven.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
SENATOR GRAY is IMMovAeLe.

He Refuses to Agree to Appropriations
which would Hurt Delaware's Inter
ests.
Representatives OF the Delaware Con-
struction Company who are building the
dyke at Rsedy Island and representa-
tives from Philadelphia trade orga1izA-
tions were In Washington yesterday
endeavoriDg to have changed an item
referring to the Delaware river sppro
priatlon in the river and harbor bill.
] hey did not mset with success, however
The item will probably remain ss It Is as
Senator Gray is Of the opinion that
1t is right. The visitors had long talk
with Senator Gray, but he told them that
ne was acting In the best interest Of
Philadelphia as we'll as of Delaware, and
that he WAS not to be swerved from1bis
duty by any outside consideration. The
fact that Wilmington concern had the
contract for building the dixie had moth
ing to do with the merits OF the case,
and would not affect his judgment upon
them.
They asked Senator Gray whether he
would be willing 10 make provision for
a report by the proposed board on the
dixie pre- ject at an early day, but he said
he would not that he wanted the matter
very Thoroughly considered and not
settled of hand, and that the board
ought to have until the next session of
Congress to report. When the interview
ended both sides were disappointed. for
each had thought that 1t would be able
to convince the other.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
THg U. S. GUNBOAT WILMINGTON

Has Been Named in Honor OF This Citv.
Initial Steps Towards Securing an
Appropriate Gift for Her.
The Navy Department has named
one OF the new gunboats built
at Newport News after this city,
Wilmington, and IL Is but fitting that
the good people Of this city should take
cognizance Of It. Other cities have done
honor TO themselves and their nRmesakes
and Wilmington should not be behind
hand.
With this object In view, the EVENING
JOURNAL has started a subscription list
the fund to be used for the purchase of
q silver service for the United States
gunboat Wilmington. The money re-
ceivsd will be acknowledged in these CO..
umns and held subject to the orders of
committee Of citizens which will
be selected later.
The service will De purchased OF some
dealer Ia this city, to be decided upon by
the committee.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13

Manufacturing Opticians. No. Sl1 Ship'ev
street has purchased the entire Jewelry
Stock and Fixtures formerly the estsb
lisnment Of K + Hanf, who has decided
to sever his connections with the jsWelry
trade.
The new optical company will close out
the stock OF jewelry diamonds. watches.
clocks and silverwsre. regardless OF cost,
at No III Market street, sale 10 com
mence on the 10th of'May, 1896, and to
continue until every article Of jewelry,
silverware and clocks are sold
In order TO close out the entire collee-
tion OF these fine goods quickly we will
offer the same on easy terms. We will
accept weekly or monthly payne nts and
give liberal discount for cash.
You are invited TO examine the good 8
and learn prices at No. III Market
street. Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
The HAM oDttcaI compaDv

Every msn should read the ac. Of
Thos. slater on page 2 Of this paper.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
HIrh school AthIetas.

The Athletic Association Of the vii
mington High School is busily making
preparations for the field day Of the
school, which is TO be held early In June.
1t is thought that new school records
will be made in several track events
The w. II. s Baseball Club will play
the team Of the Philadelphia Roman
Catholic High School at Rivervlew
on Friday. The Philadslphia club is the
strongest school club In that city.
The Wilmington school CLUB will play
the Drexsl Institute nine in Wilmington
on Mondav
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
Worth TrIple the MONEY,

We have few copies o beautiful
work, handsomely bound, containing sew
eral hundred pictures of high artistic
merit, which will be sold at 81 70 a copy,
which Is about one fourth the publics-
tion price. Also some copies of Rand and
McNally's Cyclopedia at 50 %, worth
four times the price asked. Can be seen
at the EVENING JOURNAL office.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
A BUEHLER.
BANK STATEMENT.

= TATEMENT OF THE BUSINESS or
= THE WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR END
ING 18th MONTH, 81, 1895:
Cash balance. 18th Mo. 81, 1894. 8 25.1ss 81
Received from depositors ....... 63O,3S7 Is
Interest, rent and other re-
Paid off on mortgages .......... i6s.7ii 50
Paid on on notes ................ 2305O 10
Wilmington city bonds ......... 1850 90
Real estate sold ........,........ 63O1 "a
sl,Os7. .O5s q
Paid depositors .................. ss5l, ,4O7 20
Loaned on bond and mortgage. 155,615 90
Loaned on notes, with collateral 33525 %
SSorpOrauOh bonqs .............. l2y6OO W
Stocks purchased ................ 1886 rs
Acc'd interest on investments 1 493 65
foreclosure costs and taxes 49,. 3,06S 45
Cash balance. p Mo, 81, iss5,.. So6oi Il
sIOslO5s q
Cash balance, 18th Mo-, 81, 1885,. $ SO6Oi Il
Judgment bonds ........... ''' .... $3.50 SSi i50 90
Wilmington City Passenger
Railway Co. bonds, registered
Lehigh Valley hallway Co. '''''' W
bonds, registered, F5 per cent; si,S75 90
Penn and New York Canal and
Z per cent, .a.....;.s;........ $3.50 90
cent. -. 5000 90
-, ( per cent .,;,.;;.,,.....a.;,..,;.. $3.50 2s
debenture bonds, registered,
per cent $4,000. ............ 25 900 90
New Castle county bonds, reg
istered, per cent ............ 10000 90
tered; 8 per cent, ,,'s.......;;,. 80 s 5000 90
bonds registered, 8 per cent. 15O0 OO
tered, 8 per cent. .....s;..,,... 5000 90
IS, $ per cent .;,;,....':.......; 10000 90
-, 4lf per cent :,;,::....;;:.;......; 10000 90
per cent ..;;.....i;...;; .;.;.....;: 10000 90
r. w. CO. bonds 9 per cent. 10000 90
lis,t.ered. 5 per cent. ;;..i;..;;:. 5000 90
Terminal bonds, registered
Atlantic City r. r. Co. bonds, iO'OOO "
registered, per cent. ........ 30 900 90
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. bonds
registered, 8 per cent. ,....... $1,000 90
n bond. registered, s per cent 1000 90
tered. 4lA per cent ...,...,.... 1000 90
:, tered, per cent. s...'......... 5000 90
ers, oertifseates 6 per cent. 10000 90
St. Louis Merchants Bridge
Terminal r. w. Co. bonds
rsgissteEFed, 5 per cent -. 1850 90
registered, 5 per cent; 80. 5000 90
:, bonds. registered {, per cent, 2i.loO 90
Potomac r. II. Co. bonds, reg
tered, 5s lI4 per cent. s:..;..:.i:. 1900 90
REGISTERED per cent ...;....,. 5000 90
r. r. Co. bonds, registered
8 per cent. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 Ol
Delaware r. r. Co. stock ...... 26,6OO 90
rllsI SsP1l SSiiSnsi 81; si0fs Bank stock @ 7s ss
Chester Greek r.. n. Co. stock 6l7 5O
Minehill and Schuylkill Haven
r. r; GO. stock ,,:;;..;;.:..;. 2l94s 50
r. and Coal Co. stock ,....... S.4O1 25
Bills receivable. with collateral 26 115 OO
Real estate, No. $40 Market St gq q;4 81
Real estate, No. 730 Market st. 15S6g "
other real estate ................ 100 Sl3 67
FURNITURE and fixtures .......,. 2,oss s.
ments, to l2th Mo. 81. iss5,.... 61,l52 81
. ss.si6,59I 50
Due depositors 18th Mo. 81, 1895 50. .1OO.375 "a
Contingent fund to protect de-
pOsltOrS ........ ........ ........ 5l6.2i5 ~
ss.ae.5sI 80
WILMER J. ELLISON.
JOSEPH A. RICHARDSON, Auditor. /,
Evening journal., 1896-05-13

EUIHVF WIInIHktuh HUuHE WuWHH NIHI-
sried.
The marriage has been announced of
Misc Caddie johnson. daughter Of Cap
tain Thomas Johnson. OF Concord, Va /,
formerly of Wilmington. to Louis T.
Hargis OF Janesville, Va The cere-
mony, which took place on April 30, vas
performed by Rev. E O Lawson.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
Rnorta naonnltnted.

Boston 3 Park Commissioners are con
the adVisability Of establishing
q public golf course Ia one OF the city
paIks. The work will be done II found
feasible. This is a striking evidence OF
the growing popularity OF the sport.
Local athletics who are interested In
sprintlng ore taking a great deal Of
interest in the 100 yards dash which Is
70 be run by Bob Montgoms ~ and
Jack" Rothfuss at thetbasebsll park be
fore the game this afternoon. The fact
that Rothfuss Is the champion 100 yard
sprinter Of New Jersey lends additional
interest TO the match Montgomery has
been trained for the race by John
Newell.
Johnson, the American who is now
riding In London, has been offered q
purse OF 81 600 II he lowers the English
mile record Of 53
Henry, Of Navarro. Is the favorite for
the great Metropolitan Handicap TO be
run In New York this afternoon.
Cycle manufacturers sey that the de
mand for tsndems this year is unpre-
cedented. Ia fact the demand Is so great
that the supply is un' 'qual to It. The
popularity OF this form of riding Is re
markable. Ol every club run one or
more tandems may be seen In She line.
L. d. Cabsnne, the st. Louis racing
mao, has instituted legal proceedings
against the League Of American Wheel
men 10 will be remembered that Ca
banne, Murphy and Titus we're suspended
for life by the l. A. w. Racing Board,
on the charge that they fixed" race at
st Louis year ago Murphy was sub
sequently reinststed. Cabanne claims
that he was unjustly dealt with by the
board. He wrote to A. g. Spalding yes
terday asking for all the evidence In the
case
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
Otber oames Yesterdav.

At New York-Tbe "Nets" defeated
BILLY" Barnie's Hartford team yester
day by score OF II tO2 The visitors
lost by being unable to bit Mclaughlin
and by rank fielding. Ten errors wers
scored up against the club and many OF
them a school boy would have been
ashamed Of Clements who pitched 80
strong a game against Wilmington, fell
down yesterday and had TO be taken out
Of the box at the end Of the fourth
inning.
The score:
RHE
Metropolltans.. / O43l 2-l7 Is l
Hartford. 0 0 0 o ! 0 l. 2 10 z
Batteries-M Mclaughlin and Zearfoss; Glenn
ents, Osborn, ,B0ttenus and Mackey. Umpire
Jones.
At New Hayen-Paterson didn't do a
thing to 'red" Sulllvan's Indian pitcher,
Mackey, yesterday. They scored sixteen
hits against him, two Of them being home
runs by Elton
The score;
RHR
New Haven i 0 3 10 2 o o. Z
PAteron.....0 1 2 x-i5 ls
Batteries-New Haven. Mackey and Hodge;
Paterson, Viau and Elton.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13

Burns. ]; j. Rothfuss, /. Three-base hit
Newell. J Rothfnss. Home runs-Burns.
Wild pitch-Davis. Bases on balls-On NOps
2; on Davis, 3; off Whitehill, l. stolen bases
-Gallagher, 3; Newell, 2; Drew. I; BerryhLl.2;
Sprat. l;l Welch. l; Rothfuss. ]; Justis, !, bit
by pitched ball-Newell. Montgo merry Struck
out-By Nops. z; Davis. 3; ;WhiCehill, cleft on
bases-Wil Wilmington. b. Newark, 2. Double
plays-Gallag with Mcintyre with Berry
hlll. Implre-IerrY Sullivan. Ilme-2.2O.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
DIED

GAYLEY.-In Philadelphia Pa on the
10th instant. Ellen b.. wife of L. G. Gayley,
In her 60 h year.
GARRETT At Hockessin, Del, Fifth
month";. 10th, 1895, Philip Garrett, aged So
years.
HAMILTON On May 10. 1896, John Hsmil-
ton, aged 65 years.
STEVENS On May 10, 1876. Adeline E.,
daughter of Charles Ii. and Annie NJ, Stevens
aged 10 years and months.
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
Tnfnl

II is estimated that this service will
cost from $500 to 81 600 and it will be
seen by the above list that nearly ons-hslf
OF the larger amount has already been
subscribed
Evening journal., 1896-05-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Do not despair because you have tried many
medicines and have failed 10 receive benefit.
Remember that Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
when all others fail TO do any go d whatever.
Hoods Pills are the best family cathartic
and liver medicine. Harmless, reliable. sure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-01
M O R E NEW GUN S
Work Laid Out for the Coming Year at the
Navy Yard.
There Will he No More Slack Work
I'm the Shops and Things Will
Move On Briskly There.

The navy yard in this city will shortly be
supplied with enough work to keep the
force employed for several years. The
bureau of ordnance of the Navy Depart
n:cnt has ordered forgings for gun car
riages for the auxiliary navy as follows:
Twenty four-inch mounts, thirty-five five
inch mounts, seventeen siX-inch mounts.
The contractors will begin to furnish these
fcrgings within the next month, and will
probably deliver all of them within four or
five months. Forgings for an equal num-
Der of guns will be contracted for soon.
In addition to the above eight sets of
thirteen-inch gun forgings and eight sets
of eight-inch forgings for the battle ships
kearsage and Kentucky, building at New
port News, have been delivered at the navy
yard AT the last session of Congress three
additional battle ships We're authorized but
cEly SoUGO was appropriated for the
work. AS soon as A further appropriation
Tor this purpose is made the bureau of
ordnance Will make contracts for the gun
ana gun carriage fOrSingS needed, and this
material will also be sent to the navy ward
IN thls city for completion. The specifica-
uons Tor this work have been prepared by
the bureau, so there will be no delay when
tne money for the work is available
W ME there has been no reduction I'm the
1orce employed at the navy yard work ha $
been. rather slack there for some months.
me large amount VI work now provided
lor the navy yard will not necesstate any
addltlonal force, as there is no hurry for
the completion of much of it, especially the
guns ana gun carriages for the battle ships
as 1t Will be easy TO complete this work he,
fCre the battle ships are ready to receive
tnem III assures, however, steady em-
Ployinent TO the present force at the yard