The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-16
1F PASSING THRONG

- 1890 being tssaL nc HD~aAs ~
y - - the n4vy 81 u.ef1ser o.
pgesr ,-srus.sss o. aasal AFFAIRS
n 49, ssIsxntful absence % convsrs-
IL .s..r,r Csnsress1s41 HAoorn that
$500. - @ssy 70 approach he has
- - q cf-sn n hts long public ca
- - s~xoaper rsen tAat hs nas re-
% ar 81 an intsrEi@w 70 an ART
H1.ssaa Hsibogn sat az dlnnsr az
u - HrtIs tables ~ the grin room
-. r1sser. sSss down. SAID ne 20 TIE
San. veil Gave our talk
- ne California Hsnnosr tnen Pre-
- = aseuzx us rsE@st Aso pubic
:, The same tire an lot a
h SAID. referring . a state
u ss..,sssxasE, Il an a congressman !
- - xsess q anybody. but an bv-
Il ss.s hotel and paying nsy Own tx
! am rot officially Inspecting the
o~vsars dry dock Der Lake WASH
- - ~ having been sent ~ the de-
- cor house for any sacn purpose
= soupIeeiag tour q fas navy and
s.s-s., th.pyards q the country Tor ny
= information, EnIcn nope Viii oe Q,
- s.~s ~ uyseIs and my committee
800 fae nsxt session. Asitaer an TIE
esss~rsan al the house committee on
x&44f@
$500. OF Maine. = the chairman %
1910. by virtue Of his seniority
n~ns..sscan On the committee. and be-
-. - !. the best posted man IA the
s..-<y~ ca subjects connected with the
nj - 80 -. -
- o. congress. Tr. HHborn re-
...sd rat he had visited his old home
q NsIn>. and referred 10 an unusual CO.
Ss1racs q the occupancy Of Official 20
~.cs il rs;asion 70 the navy held by
1-srs men. Secretary Long IL q Maine
-. "a i Eugene Hale. chairman OF the
80 esmuitfee CO naval Affairs. ard
r, Hzy16rr. himself of the house CON-
~<ss,e All fAsee Of these gentlemen were
~1aoIu.afes a: Hebron academy. IN Maine.
n rksrh ex-ConEressman Mark r. Dun
n forueyIy Of Maine ard now Of Wash
Sufoc. .. G.. vas master. Ar. Boutell..
4rzr4nar of the house COMMITTEES on naval
s61srs 4 Maize rzan. but he was not
- " Danneirs school
-lscfksr thing that brings me 70 the
Hrshpesx Il my Intention 70 visit the
76sxxres 81 Moran Bros IN thiz city. ard
- Il Wolf zwielssr Of Portland, In
Is II which the government IL having
Ip6o boats butt continued Mr. HH-
- -shen I SHAH continue NY journey
= making OF the torpedo boats Cor
mnan Hslborn remarked upon their
E3I efficiency as adiuncts 20 4 feat. He
- hat the Pacific coast torpedo boats
II urdeubtedly be built on this Coast.
- ~ Impractical billfy Of Transporting
~ from the Atlantic coast would op-
NJ b favor OF the Western contractors
! present there are no torpedo boats ~
= Francisco. but Mr.. Hiiborn does not
an4t1 that any great effort would be
Sxauafy b retain that now building al
Eoa'f On the Sound.
1aefe ID practically no limit 20 The uxe-
Ahm Of the torpedo boat" said he. '.and
~ ~ have not determined on what
- ky1s q TIRE future torpedo boat viii
kR5 the Intention 70 construct many
NtamL For the price OF ore battieshfn
y fnyernmert can constrac. an acre and
49, torpedo boats. and they are won
tEe1'r Elective.
TAtss 8 another thing that makes
o. uiuahle. They furnish a command
y ssstenants. and even ensixns. ara
- them responsible and seIg-raI,ant
= aarsrss visited ore station on tha
Aaaahn coast where saw an ensign In
eHnand Of torpedo boat. and he ap-
Hsusssd ne importance Of hts position"
80 asked II he had any knowledge Of
marles 10 the hattleshtp Indiana. a.
ssanx Congressman Hilborn replied
- - orly knew OF the reported injuries
rsss he lad read In the papers. IT il
natter of regret" said he, that IL &C.
el'c. ~ II VIII offer reason for some
~ shst y wotid net have happened in
American dock. This argument win be
Aaea BY The fac; that the Indiana has
20 assked n the United States with
aAfy. The responsibility rests with
~ sent Naval Constructor Bowies
n2xfsx % superlntena the docking.
s aas been comparatively no trouble
z. any American vessel In an American
except the Texas az the BROOKLYN
farc and everybody connected with
1aepar'rent had a knowledge that the
s sas bad IN places. The most com
AnoN isssge Of the structural strength
ssaknesses 81 vessel II necessary
saceesstai decking. Al certain places
- WaF y made lighter than at
rarts OF the framing are made Of
=. s,lrlsfh 10 support machinery and
3 saise sacn strength Is not essential
ssr. sene Of the plates tn exposed
X.
Aaess - saved in others on account Of
ssxss he weight less. Now. q, ao..k,nw
@sel Ike ska indiana. the Mocha
49, her. both keel aaa hgEe Should ~
s1u 70 ~ 70 support ths points Of great
sNnrth. A deviation ~ a rao. r,s~ss.
Aaserois. as that difference might
- sse Blocking under n weak sno,
sssssi % IN this water the weight
- nou'sd against an equal pressure.
49, - vessel Performs safely an % fha
- as intended az her: but IN a s~w-
: = arsreat. There Is. IN addition
.e'sht az the vessel at the time OF
- saAt az guns deck and Interior
~ - arc machinery. ard ever min
u. 1919 Tasf be taken into eonSfsera-
90. os'rai conclusion e N the case
,..-s.. aa'1sasaa, thar tie blocking was not
10y DIT under her"
- ssa snan Htleorn yesterday after.
-. '.s.raeon visited Lake washtnwssp
-n.. = 60 - ne vas snchantet) and the
kk.s - proposed eanaf connecting tha
..,s.. -. TIE sound. He was accom-
f@ws. :. een Eressrran James Hamilton
$50 s' ne Het 90 the train coming
~ 49,, ga wso kindly offered 70 point
nAss.s.es q Interest connected w7th Mr.
visit Mr.. Lewis va. rstar-,tr,sr
n m ssy run The Hot Springs
es-.rI a .s vas firss elected e congress
~ ae session % fhe FTs.v-xee-
49, s.ess, 70 81 the uu..xni~e.s .sr,,. ~
~ w.. heksnna tnow attorney reneran
Nsrt.s. sspesniss % TIE district bench.
No. .s.s,.atFd congress unsea,e NJ. fsn-
a. NJ , Nsrre1 EagllsA Democrat. ana
se..1 EAher1 was elected II, tAa E.fftV--
- ~ arc again % ire Fffty-
sspr.. sne u TIE most eoaxpirao,,s
srssn. -. ~4-isSTsia politics. snd ua- an
wss. sSsperses Of TIE aau-Sandlnx hln
! wae -, ~ Pscirlc railroad. Ike al
sws s peoals n Washington ~. a
s~ses TIN Reed ''''' '''e''a !"
49, - vssite. hv C.,snmar.3ar
80, Of ~ Salya,ss,n Army.
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