Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-29
spA1N's WEAK NAVY.
,. GOOD AMERICAN eATTtEsHiPs f's- COULD DEFEAT IT.

1ro,, learned i'll naval mat6efs' WI ,.o 9 carefully inquired into the relati' strength s of the American and span1 s'lohe ias and who have at their dispos na, 4Sa latest inside information oonoorn1 eno @ iattor ls believe that with five of.1a tho po+fIesbips the United stafSpa'ih' whip the collected i.'-1al To1F- 9tr that inc is conclusion is reaohee@+t u,i'v aI so,.,r 0no 4ni study of the voase6,,id I oS,,l be oot e3- i,, snanish government within inc near ar ice today anu s eeH,dddy of the personnel readiness TOT d of it's history both in fntHreJ Jnl nnae ae and war.
 5attleship in tho Spanish
 AeUan ill any way be compared
 Indiana or Massachusetts is the deyo. She was launched in 1887, and Tas recently thoroughly oVerhauled. cbo vas built on modern lines, and is -aally q powerful and effective fighting maobine. She has a few defects, due to fanlty design, chief among which is her .noIi coal supply. She can attain 8 gTaed of 18 knots and steam 9, 450 miles B If T speed of 10 knots per hour Her E bafterv consists of two 82 oentimeter eaHber. AS tons; two 28 eentimeter cali her. 88 tons; one 16 centimeter caliber, welye 19 centimetor oaliber, six quick N fire md twelve machine guns
 # -gho measurements of the PeIayo are \ as follows: Nino thousand nino hun A dred tons displacement, 830 feet in longth, SC feet in beam, horsepower, I 5000; belt armor, 1724 inches; bar bette armor, t0A inches.
 Tho other armored vessels now in uryiee in tho Spanish navy arc the AL \ mirante Oquendo, the Emparador Car los Y. the Infanta Maria Theresa, the N Puig.Gerda, the Viscaya and the Vito E ria The first and fifth named of these E arearmored cruisers, which were launch din 1891 They arc practically twins, N except ts.5 differ immaterially as E regards their batteries. Their measure E m9nts arc; Displacement, 1000 tons; length, $40 feet; beam, G5 feet; draft, a21 feet 6 inches; horsepower, 13, GOO; . 8sp9d, 20 knots; belt arm0r, 12 inches; 8bfbette amor, 1015 inches. The In= .anta Maria Theresa is also q modern mored cruiser, which was launched q iar earlier than these two, but has aetieally the samo dimensions, pro gtion and battery. The Enperador Ilos Y i8 an armored cruiser of 9,000 ms which was built in 1895. Hor Bgth is 380 feet, beam, CT feet draft, feet; horsepower, IS. 500 belt ar- n, l9 inches; turret armor, 10 inches. ahas about the same battery power thO other cruisers mentioned.
 Tho Puig Cerda is an old type iron mitor of little valuo, and tho Yitoria broadsido ship, which was built in B5 and is now out of date. The un- mored force of the Spanish navy is ieup of nine steel, three wooden and ht iron cruisors of various sizes, large small, and three iron gun vessels. ne of them is particularly efficient or gerous. There are also 19 first class AAdo boats, 3 second class ones and torpedo gunboats in service.
 The Spanish government is doing aything in it's power to strengthen nayy. Six steamships of tho Cam nia Transatlantiea were recently sup NEith armament and equipped as ttauisers, and for their use & month nntal of $l15, 800 is paid The Span Fople have been going down into Fiyate troasuries to aid their esfupt government The Spaniarda a2zioo recently sent home $225, GOO tho construction of two torpedo Qi tho Temerario type Tho Span AHsiding in several South American latoly raised a largo fund for Q ia purpose.
 Mooarso of construction arc three eeiui@rs-tho Cardinal Cisneros the lilna and the Princess d'Asturias. y9ud ships very slowly in Spain Aafmorod cruiser Reina Mercedes years on the ways. The keele ae three cruisers now in course of sglctlon were laid in 1887, and the oa them is proceeding at rate of
 gAty -eight-hundredths of Q ton ap h addition to this the cost of aauetlon is much greater than iu Other countries.
 a believed that tho new cruisers aho' ba ready for service for many ~ out they Will be powerful vessels
 @hpeted. They will be sister v'lgs % qiIering i'll size or armament. E., E,il have displacement of 6,646
 Nhsth, S47 feet 0 inches; beam. gs, qs'' ofait, 2l feet 0 inehes horse. balt. lo'9OOi belt armor, 12 inches;
 s qs' amor lo}4 inches; speed, 9( cfst; aAelr armament will be: Two
 taaeler, tgo ten 14 centimoter quick n;l1;. @o centimeter quick fire; foul
 Ia, e.l4gler aai9 quick fire; four ST milIi.
 he 44,gk Fso, ire two machine guns.
 |n sl Ree.a..a ot a protected cruiser, tht
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 ay r la.e ale same namc which was re
 o,s9 ss' at sea, has boon hid Y within vi
 sded s. .eV months Sbo will not bc
 an ola Sl many years. The Numan.
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