New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
March ViOletS.
C0lgate's
Violet Water.
NAVAL PROGRESS AND PLANS.
PAPERS CONTAINED IN THE
FORTHCOMING REPORT.
n,scrssIONs BY wELL-KNOwN WRITERS OF
PRESENT PROBLEMS IN NAVAL ARCHI-
lecture. ORDNANCE AND ARMoR-
WHAT OTHER GOVERNMENTS
ARE DOING.
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WHAT OTHER GOVERNMENTS
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WASHINGTON March l-Advance copies Of the an
nual report Of the Naval once of Intelligence CIV
ting a resume OF progress at home and abroad IN the
matter Of ships. torpedo-boats. ordnance armof'
small arms electricity. engines. boilers and other
subiects CT much interest, have been lssueu u
chiefs Of bureaus OF the Navy Department. Inc re-
nort contains information relating 10 the Japan
china war heretofore unpublished, and deso'ip
ton Of the las. naval manoeuvres in Europe. A''o
sether the volume takes high rank among 'hose Oh
,ha kind which have heretofore been issued by the
NAVY Department as an annual official record Oh
domestic and foreign naval progress Aio.e w
contributors TO the volume are such ~e"-N
officers as Lieutenant L. S. Vanduzer VINO Wits
on ships and Torpedo-boats' Lieutenah. l.
Iansdale who treats of Ordinance ana A'ii'o
Lieutenant Lincoln Karmany, Of the Marine No'p
who gives the latest information concerning "
Arms: Lieutenant b. a. Fske' VINO luf"'
valuable chapter Electricity Tor >a'
poses: j. A. Normand. who presents no'e' "a
.water-tube Boilers: Lieutenant T. g. "d.' n
gives In an entertaining manner RECORD % ~
,mnortan, .European Naval Manoeuvres anu
Lieutenant H. NJ Wltzel and Lieutenant ha'''"'''
who have collated official notes on Inc 'a'
China War" The book Is profusei! 49,.
each volume given out appears note ~ NV 81,
hat. he
Printer on July 20 last. and that the Doors We
not received at the Navy department "
ruary q.
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMMES ABROAD
y, tho CONSUMPTION programme abroad the re-
,or, savs that Argentina is preparing 10 oui'u VI
purchase two armored vessels Oh aoo 49, ,
displacement and twenty knots speech. ~ 80
cruisers six hrst-claes torpedo poatS anu W. ~,
.-..... .no, a school ship OF $500 tons Is oeing
III. -o- No. IN England and that the repuphc mas
ACQUIRED The Giuseppe Garibaldi from l'aiah Io"-
s,ructors and the high-speed pro'ec'eu e'u'
puenos Ayres from English builders Aus'"
49,, estimates FOR 1896 amount TO s6.oW""' an IN
cr.ase over last years budget or this sum- over
q IN nm Is for extraordinary expenses brazii
programme contemplates the construction y, wv
coast defence vessels. three torpedo poaN an" Wv
armored vessels with the possible aool''on Vi NV
cruisers and torpedo boats. Bulgaria mas saho"o"'
che expenditure Of s. 10000 for the establishments oi
navy chill intends 10 increase her sea force os
purchasing three large, swift ships one VI "e'
a 60OD-ton cruiser OF high speed ana sie". -
zion an improved Blanco Ehcalada emma 'eCu
shows a great loss and gain in her Meet fiel
losses in the recent war included near! '"e 49,.
Of her effective fighting material ma
estimates for the year slightly over $4,000.
The new French programme proV'ues AeH' 80,
600 600 for ships. s.. ooo0o Of which are LOT inc
ship Henry " The report notes the suO0''
NV France OF one aluminium alloy torpedo boat
.u. t., E,,,an6 Cermany's estimates provde 10,
IN. Nrst-class battle-shp. one hrsi-cIass a'"oie1
cruiser Of 100 5000 tons displacehe".'
.econd- class protected cruisers OF imp'oNeu ~,
,,re The renting of the battie-ships Kong VII.
helm Frederick der Crosse and Deutschland ana
,r,nrovsments 10 the batte-ships Sacnen ba'erh'
r.den and Wir,cmberg The appropriations maze
available amount 10 N9.S"o".
ENGLAND IN THE LEAD.
Great Britain as usual. leads all countries IN 'he
naval budget. For the present "SCa' '
CONCENTRATIONS are over S9l,Wi"p, anu pio'' "
.,gh, Arst-class battle-ships. eight hrs'-c'ass
.r,ssrs two second-ciass cruisers, your Scoops "
- h,r, IN Government yards and two hrst-ciass
hatt,e.ships eleven frst-class cruisers ana 'oiS
1--WE 10 fifty first class torpedo boats' 10 De iu'
nv private contractors. The total NUMBER VI Vi
Ncers seamen. boys, coast guard anu mo-
.u,hor,zed for the English Navy is no" %'S"' an
increase OF $50 over This means tha' In
81. nersonnel Great Britains Navy is much more
man three times larger than the United states
ARMY and over eight times larger thah our ->a'!'
1ta,v has reduced her annual naval suppheS lhls
wear there has been provided a big sum- '''VV'''o'
but it is less by 100000 than asst years sum
onv "a 400 900 are made available for new construc-
ton. .... H. -.
The Netherlands provides but Sl|'V" TOT nel
NAVY and Norway only 100000 Portugal mas no
roeramm. for new ships. Russias naval budget
P, .. eos aoo 90 for The year Of which N.250OO
d, 81 ba devoted TO new work Japans programme
,s said TO he undetermined upon
SPANS SMALL BUDGET.
=. t. NJ special interest just now TO note what
spains programme is ACCORDING 10 me ->dNa' 40.
,c,lcence Kepor; the total OF heT eSu"'a'e' '
,h year Is only a. $50 1872 out of this sum SIX sma
,,,nhoats intended for service In CUBAN waters arc
80 huu, Each is to carry one ls5 Maxim Nordeh-
,e,dt and one S7-ml.imetre rapd-hre gum anu 10
have the dimensions Of s'xty-eish' iee' ie"e'"'
,,..r feet BEAM four feet draft ana fory 'o"'
s,so,acement In the course of the year spain mas
60. " tho Ou,ros and the General AVA Inc
rnnerador Carlos V. the most form'oaoe u '"e
three is a stee.. unsheatheu vessel "a 80
sleven-inch rifles mounted sngly IN barDe''e 'o"e''
fore and aft. eight five ana one ,a 49, ,,rs
nrr,ed IN sponsons, four Ss4-inch rapid" guns
r ,xnounders three three FOUNDERS anu TWO
machine guns The ship has six TORPEDO 'uoes' one
has q protective deck six inches 'n.cH' A ~
eide nro,ection is l.s2 inches thick Inc es'ii"o
speed Is nineteen TO twenty Kho''' '
prove no match for the New-fork.
I,.,.a,a,, Lansdaie points out In his paper OH
.o-,,a,ca and Armor' that the tendency IN 'ne
development OF gun constructor 40 1900
in the direction OF rifles OF moderate "'"e
which may be man-handled ana give e"o' ~
COVER and IN improvements In breech mecha''i'''
looking 10 increased rapdity OF hre' TIC '"'
most OF the features which characterize 'op'
ira gun are being extended 10 heavy caiores as
far practicable The largest cahore 90 '
with a metallic cartridge case is the rroh'" VIC
inch gum while the heaviest using n@eu A
ron Is the 55l-nch rife Lieutenant Lahsda'e
draws an important lesson from the Japan-Chiha
war in relation to the wonderful effect OF mooer"
artillery nre
LESSONS OF THE YALU FIGHT
In speaking OF the Yalu battle he states 'ha' the
performances OF the heavy guns did not come up
10 expectations. and that the rapid-fre guns gave
the Japanese an immense advantage. enaoiihs 'he'
70 throw all-around rain OF shots. which SET n'e
10 the Chinese vessels and rddled everything which