The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-11-26
NAVAL MILITIA.
Good Showing Made by Most Of the
Organizations Inspected.
The supply Of Old Wooden Vessel. PraetI-
eaiiy Exhausted The Use Of small Mod
ern 0unboats Hecommended-signnl
Stations for Coast Defense.

WAsnINoros, Nov. 24-Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt has submitted 10 the
secretary OF the navy the report Of
Lieut Gibbons, who has charge Of the
naval militia matters. The report
speaks In high terms OF the operations
Of the naval militia and Is approved by
Mr. Roosevelt
Commenting on the inspection made
by himself Mr. Roosevelt says:
'I-~as greatly pleased with the zeal
and efficiency shown by the different
organizations which personally visit
ed Ohio. Michigan. Illinois aud New
York; and no less with the showing
made by most Of the others, Ms set forth
In the accompanying reports There
were two or three concerning which
the reports were less favorable.
Tho different state organizations
are continually asking for old vessels,
and the department has finally tried
the experiment OF sending the Yantic
10 the lakes for the use OF the Michi-
gan militia. The supply Of these
old wooden vessels has now become
practically exhausted. The depart
ment has tried the experiment Of loan
ing monitors 10 the different organiza-
tons, but the results have not so far
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been ,natnr;ny nIans for the signaI
stalions ~ tho co..t d.tsnse
ana ! verr sl,,b, .xn.nd,,nro :,
money with the co-sners,Ion ~ ha
treasury department viii prt This IN
a satistsc,orv hasIs The orr.ri,a-
tions are continua1lv reo,e.,ing ,ha
detail ~ osI,cers ,o ins,r,,ct them ana
thev can bes. of All 4. sns,r,c,,,d ~,
ar,nnl service ~ r.,rlar 49, rass.i.
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sailors
at mpeb 70 be v,shsa ,ha, con.
grcss will authorize IN ~ frst nlace
/ tba sphst,,rt,o, TO- th. ala naddla
wheel steaner Al,chican ON the laka.
az small modern gpnloa, ncrhnns on
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oygapiyations and to overse.ing ,har,
and hrthermora ~ the bn,lding
m one similar smaIi cr,,ser ON ,ha pr,
cise and two on the Atlantic 20 h.
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,he.. cr,i..-. q, ,,,o,,lt ~, ,,osst,,l. -
hiring ,he paval militia orrari,,,iors
10 n verv bigh standard ~ eeici.rcy,
and The rrpIsers themse,ve. ~ ro,,s,.
would he available M anv mo,nen, Tor
anv Of the rsgular naval pse. m an
emervrncv
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10 examine into the 80, ~ amor
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taiIs of a nlant which /, has Ses,grsd
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a,mor per nnnnrn which 4 .hon, ,ho
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plants nov snnri,,ins, ,ha n.vv
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linclude The varv I,,es, dev.,onnsn,s -
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