The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-15
WAR SHIPS IN THE ORIENT

THE NAVAL FIGHTING FORCES
IN ASIATIC WATERS
England, With Thirty Modern Men,
Of-War, Outclasses the Combined
Fleets of All the Other Continent
al Powers - Germany, France
and Russia Strongly Represented
The Figures Are Interesting.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-In view cf
reports that German, Frerch and Brit
ish ships are centerirg at the Philip
pine islands, much interest has baen
excited in naval circles as to the
strength Of the several fleets of these
powers
There is little or no apprehension in
official quarters that the gathering of
foreign WarshipS is meant as menace
to American interests in the Philip
pines. AT the same time the strength
of the foreign forces in Asiatic waters
is interesting. From reliable sources
the status of the Asiatic squadron IS
as follows:
Germany's fleet consists Of eight first
man is the commander-in-chief, with
the battleship Kaiser as his flagship.
Second In command Is Vice Admiral
Prince Henry, brother of the emperor
Of Germany, whose flagship is the bat
tleship Deutschland. The eight ships
of the German squadron are as follows:
GERMAN FLEET
Battleship Deutschland-7,35 tons; speed,
H.5 knots; armament, eight 1872 nch
guns, seven 59-inch guns nine, 3.4-inch
guns.
Ba.tlesh:p <Kaiser-7.531 tons; speed, 14.6
knots; armament, eight 10.2-'nch guns,
seven 5.9-inch guns, six 4-inch guns.
Cruiser Irene-4. 400 tons; speed 19 knots;
armament, four 5.9-inch guns. eight IL
inch guns, six 1.9-inch guns.
Cruiser Princess Wilhelmena.4, 400 tons;
speed, 10 knots, armament, four 5.9-inch
guns, eight 4.1-inch guns. six 1.9-inch
guns. -
Cruiser Geihion-4,27o tons; speed, 20 knots;
armament, eight 5.9-inch guns, ten IL
inch guns, six 1.9-nch guns.
Cruiser Arcona-2373 tons; speed, IA knots;
armament. ten 5.9-inch guns four Al
inch guns six 1.9-inch guns
Cruiser Cormorant-l $40 tons: speed, Is
knots; armament, eight 4-inch guns.
All of the guns of the German ships are
quick firing.
JOHN BULLS SHIPS. -
The British squadron in Asiatic
waters is greater in guns and tonnage
than that of Germany, France and
Russia combined. 1t includes twenty
one modern fighting ships, ranging from
the monster battleship Victorious, OF
14,900 tons, to the swift little gunboats
Plover and Firebrand.
The British squadron Is under Ad-
mlral Sir R. H. Seymour, commander
in-chief, with his flag on the battleship
Centurion. Rear Admiral c. c. P. Fitz-
gerald is second in command, with mis-
flag on the cruiser Grafton. The squad
ron is made up of the following formi-
dable ships:
Battlesh:p VictoTious-14,9 900 tons, speed 17.5
knots; armament four 12-inch guns;
twelve 6-inch guns and twenty smaller
guns. IT,.
10,5OO TONS speed 1875 knots, armament
four 10-inch guns; ten 4.7-:nch guns, ten
S-inch Quick-fire guns.
Three armored cruisers -Immortalite, Mar
cissus and Undaunted, each $500 tons
speed IL knots, armament two 9.2-inch
guns ten 6-inch guns; six 6-pounders and
ten 2-pounders
Unarn5red cruiser Powerful, 4,2Oo tons,
speed ~ knots; armament two 9.2-inch
guns, twelve 6-inch guns and thirty
smaller quick fire guns.
Unarmored cruisers Grafton and Edpar-
Each 1850 tons, speed % knots arma-:
ment two 9;2-inch guns, ten 6-inch guns,
ana Ii smaller quick fire guns
ULarmored cruisers Iphigenia Rainbow-
and Pioue-Each $500 TONS speed 1s
Knots, armament two 6-inch guns: SIX
4.7-inch guns, eight 6-pounder and one g.
Unarmored cruiser Arcber-1 77o 49,
speed 1875 knots: armament, six 6-inch
guns and eight 3-pounders
fouf u, Scoops, Alacrity, Algerian, Phoenix
anu Dapnne-l,iO0 tons each, speed IA to
~ knots, armament ten 6-pounders six
5pounnaers; four 3-pounders and eight
-Four destroyers, Handy, Hart, Flame and
Wh;tlng-260 tons each, 27 to 70 knots
eacn; armament one 12-pounder. Ave
SdooanSl SS-pounders Also the gunboats Linnet, net
BATTER, Red Pole, Esk and Firebrsnd
RUSSIAN SQUADRON.
Inc RUSSIAN fleet consists of twenty
two ships, with Admiral Reunofr nc
commander-in-chief. The fleet Is mada
up Of the following:
Inree Battleships-The Naverin. 47s tons.
M sne Sissoi Veliky, $3.50 tons, and the
19,innh seiT0ah L.; $40 tons. each carrying four
e;i ncn guns and other smaller guns
SIX Armored Cruisers-Buric, 10. s5S TONS.
Rossia, 12.13o tons; Pamyat Azoya. 'S 00o
IONS, IONS; Dimitri Donskoi. $500 tons; Ad
miral Nachimoff, 200 tons: Vladimir
Monamache. $500 tons.
cruiser Admiral Korniloff-5O0 900 tons.
SiooopoSS-kreysser, ooS 1.5OO tons, and Zalacia
Armored Gunboats- -otvajny and Gremi-
astchp. 1900 tons EACH 0n'i-
Also Gunboats-Koriets. Maudscher Sive-
outch, Vsadnik and Haidameka, and Vol
teer cruisers Saratoff, Tamboff and one
FRENCH FORCE.
The French fleet is made up of elev-
en- ships. with Rear Admiral Rigauit
de la Bedolliere as commander-in-chiaf
with his flag on the D'Entrecasteau
The fleet is made up of the following
vessels:
Cruiser Bayard-600O tons; speed. IA knots
Cruiser Bruix-1, 700 tons: speed Is Lnots
cruiser Vauban-6, 200 tons; speed IA knots
19 knots. '' "peeu'
cruiser Jean Bart 100 tons; speed 10
knots. Speeu' 10
Cruiser Pascal-40 600 tons: speed % knots
cruiser Descartes-3.90 900 tons; speed %
Cruiser Duguay Truoia-3,5oo tons; speed IL
knots. 'peou' 10
Cruiser Eclaireur-1,7O0 tons: sneed *
knots: and also the gunboats Surprise
and Comet. iso
schade Could Not Identify.
George Lewis and BILLY" Hoban arres.-
ed by Detectives Murnane and Calvin Fri
oay evening. on suspicion Of being imnIicatad
IN the holding up of Herman l.. SchaSe at
Armstrong and East Seventh streets Trea
day night, were released from custodv yastes
DAY upon the failure of Mr. Schade to fde,.-