The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-16

CONTRACTORS ARE VERY DILA1ORY
Washingtoa, March Is, 1898.

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Na' i.i '"e
al anu Navy departments. SScfe-
tary Alger w3s enabled to make an
allotment az funds frcIl, the apnrnnrba-
IN, 80. .-n ooo ooo ,,,,,,, n,
"'i s'e"''S
iaclii'd'e 'he HE!k OF the bureau.
Iltese bureau hsl .:IJt been able to
c,.o.E,Ia an, cou!,t,c,.s r,r ,ha nrocuro-
nav. : ~ -, .;.,,
~ WI S"hp''cs DN-'ose 'lo ''iio'
me"N hAd been Sind', but this after
noon the Ordns,,ce Bureau was given
tvS ,rI , b,lr ,,iirio, d,II,,r ana In.
,,a. ,or. :, -, ,,.,
"e'' 'o''" az" az" "''h i"s"'
1t Is true that this sum Is already
mortgasrd u:ilrr provisional arrange e
m.n;s mall. during th, n3,st week brt
,,,n, ~,
~" '"" CO. '''N' - ihO'e i"'''s ~
S-ihe' the Work ol the bureau 10 now
moving rapidly.
secretary l.o!g WAS exceedingly busy
To-Day. ""i ohh' haNi!@ 10 give good
uei! "l UNI 10 We cAp.iH-t, - Which
ne was "o"Sca - retu. twice, hrt
uIso hciNS oh"SGd u see 4 Src2; many
T'SialNS VITA Nnom the department
mas or expects - nave contract re!a-
tnAS. An!o"E NE latter was Nj. Her
rs>hoil, tAe torpedo boat builder. from
Biisto!, L. l. lie ,urn| Il ;wi oi these
bats over ID the derari!nsa'i few
wseks az" ana the Secrets vs. rur-
1'sS2 IN consulting him was to lsarn
now tuch ~ cpuld h3's'zh the Nprk on
t:tt ut iht hpniS remaining lH' his
hanS'a wh!1h, in ordinary d!mes, would
require aH'ut t"' months TO complete.
! 1r Slc:s'1fE . spent soVi deal
'l ''h'. u, 'h'sfN"H" during the aay -
cont"''.hS INSr 'as L"HS Distance l'!-
ePhohe Wilh EnNai othSrfs III New
1orK' SE:<i II IS Ns.!eNed tha' much oi
""s c1's"Iia!'"h concerned me pro-
c'Ni|mCt 't suitable vessels from
if''1H' 'hS a"N'ila.H' navy TOT 'hs war
Sc.
Ntr. M-.S ..E. "' 'hH '"I"'ho".A Ion
N"' hS d, h.I''niors' g ".', HiSi ""
Nt.Hi .h''n ~: ne NE.- he an'S !" turn
EVER 20 IL me ;orpsdo hoat Rodgers
hcN, HalNfHtE. J. hH ho"Ssi' Is 4 oo''
WHiSH Sh''SnSl h"r e"S'hSS III th'
m'"'t - i'a' 'r'p aao"t SiN t'ohs!.S
aso ~ ~ " necessary limos 10 re-
p.''r N r-'3'h,-' out u"8r ~" hul-
",u''H ~ :" Nle Navy ~ par l.
th.s mas "r"h ao'I III 500 'i'nS IL Is
'Ai'ctS" 'Ii, ,ht o"''t VII! We 'aken AZ
""tt %~'h ,f'.'!!'lore !" ->''i"4N. ne
aephE:m'nt mas no dIsposi''A:, 10 Wa ~
ttnt ~ ;"iS 1"nIiuiG III making trihi
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49, ~, ~, - ~ her '"Hs A'laue
49, - ii' ,h'S u Went ~ NSwpor;
~ ~NNs I"t '''i. me Ma!h!shead.
'Nhii'n - ''h t'' stores NJ TAMPA,
SH"t" - "s-Jo!ii 'ne squadron at I&r-
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Juusc NSN%caEe tienSEAn l-amly ,c-
NslVcd Il telegram this afternoon frum
havana announcing the ARRIVAL there
OF the derrick Chief In ;ow IL the tus
undfrWrfter. II is cNDac.@d tha; this
derrick VIII greatly facilities thswork