The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-11

ply II, in order % permit or a consloefa-
eion of the economic advantages OF each
plan.
In the pursuit o, the first branch OF
the subject, it will be necessary for the
board to travel a grea. deal. possibly 10
Europe. before the inquiry is ended, al
though that has not yet been determined
upon. Certainly il will be necessary Cor
It 20 visit many points in this country
where i: has been suggested that gov
eminent plant may be advantageousiy
established, in order 70 ascertain a, first
hand their relative merits. and 70 learn
which OF them present the necessary
conditions. These, as laid down for the
guidance OF the board, are. first, accessi-
bHity to iron and coal and routes OF
transportation, SO that heavy arnor pro-
duced may be readily laid down al tide
water where naval vessels are built
Next weight must be given TO the char
ac,er Of the population OF the place from
an Industrial point OF view. and MS aoil-
i,y to furnish large stock OF skilled me-
clanics for the government 20 draw up
on in manning its plant. So far there
has been no lack OF suggestions 10 the
navy department from people who would
like to locate the plant. They have
come. according 10 Acting Secretary
Roosevelt, from Marion. Ind, from Biz
mingham, Ala, from Pennsylvania.
from Maryland. and, indeed, from almost
every part of the country where there
is iron and coal. Inasmuch as the ship
builders have failed TO respond favora-
bly, 20 the governments invitation 70
submit bids within the $500 mark for
supplying armor for the new ships now
building, Mr.. Roosevelt called the spe-
cial attention OF the board to this SUBJ
jec;, and one OF its first duties will be 10
devise some practicable plan for the pro-
curement OF this armor for the three bat
tleships Illinois, Alabama and Wiscon-
sin within a reasonable period Of time.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt has accept
ed the offer of the Cramps 10 furnish the
diagonal arrnor for the Alabama, and
this ensures that vessel against delay in
construction. Regret is expressed that
the contractors Cor building the two 9TH
er vessels have not as yet made SINH
lar proposition to their ships, but if some
such proposition is not forthcoming soon
Mr.. Roosevelt will direct the construc-
ltion bureau to Immediately prepare plans
for proceeding with the work on these
ships as well as possible in the absence
of the diagonal armor. Mr.. Cramps offer
is to furnish four of the plates that are
used as bulkheads in the interior OF the
ship, weighing about thirty tons, and
this he agrees 70 do at the price OF $500
per ton set by congress, for which Act
ing Secretary Roosevelt has officially
thanked him
Cairo, Ills. Aug. s.-Captain 3. p. Brad
ley's towboat Fritz blew up ten miles be-
low here at o'clock this evening. Ten
men are missing. and four are badly scald-
ed. The Fritz was on her way here from
O'Brien's landing with a tow OF logs, when
her fues collapsed. The Ora Lee lowed
the Fritz into this port about 10 o'clock.
and the injured men were sent TO the ma
rine hospital.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug. 9.-Several |
hundred Observation-Disclosures today helped |
celebrate a golden wedding. silver wedding
and new wedding, all in the same family, /
at Ovo:sel. Altegan county. Henick Mich |
merhu.sen and wife were married fifty |
years ago yesterday. soon after the colony |
arrived. Twenty-Five years later his son |
Henrick, Jr., was welded. Yesterday thu |
hans were pronounced upon Henrick's /
granddaughter Jennie and Abel Barldfous.
Bowman. Ga. Aug. s.-John H. Maxwell,
q well-to-do farmer and merchant, was dc
tected peeping into a residence window late
al night. A committee gave him ten days
In which to leave. The time expired arS
today, crowd OF men stripped him, and
laid hundred lashes on his back. He
tainted and was carried into his store by
his wife. who revived him. Later the mob
put Maxwell on the train. and /
Did him If he returned he would be killed.