Arizona republican., 1898-03-13
The Gigantic Accomplishments
 of the United States
WHEN FACED BY NECESSITY
A Review of the Work of the
 Past Exciting Week
The Opening of Bids Tomorrow for the Largest Order TOT ShCt and Shall Ever Given Nothing More From the Court o9 Inquiry.


 Washington, March 12.-While today was not marked by particularly i'm portant events the history of the week just closed will form a splendid record of what can be accomplished by the nation in a short space of time under the necessity of providing for the na- tional defense. Beginning with the appropriation of S5O,0O0,OOO to be ex- pended by the president without limi- tation there followed rapidly the placing of orders for enormous quanti- ties of war supplies, the institution of negotiations for the purchasing of ships abroad, the enlistment of men for the navy, the creation of two regi- ments of artillery the commissioning of monitors, cruisers and rams. the manning of new posts along the sea coasts, and finally the encouragement of great military departments to meet modern conditions in military practice.
 
 Mare Island, away from San Francisco, ! is an exhibition of the far sightedness with which the secretary of the navy is observing the situation of today | The vessels orders are to cruise down the Pacific coast, touching in from time to time where cable connection exists to receive any orders that the department may have to give In this way it is expected that she will work as far south as Valparaiso, Chilli where she will await orders. Valpa- raiso is very mu, h nearer to Cuba and to Admiral Sicard's fleet than Mare Island, while if it should be desired to send the ship to the Asiatic station this can be done almost as conven: ent- i ly from Valparaiso as from San Fran cisco. At Valparaiso the Oregon will be where she can be most usefully manipulated in case Of an emergency. The president held conference at the White House about noon today with Secretaries Alger, Long and Gage. It is presumed that their subject of | nation, a subject which could not be fully treated ct the cabinet meeting yesterday owing to the short session. After the conference the statement was again made that up to date the administration has absolutely no knowledge of any kind from the cou t of inquiry or any one connected with it.
 The Nashville arrived at Key West today, while the Narblehead arrived at Tampa. Naval officials will not state the purpose of the Marblehead's visit to Tampa.
 The war talk has had the usual re- suit of bringing before the war and navy department a perfect flood of suggestions and inventions Many of these are most remarkable, balloons, flying machines, kites and the like, centipede-like steamers with manifold propellers and torpedoes of fearful and | wonderful destruction. All of them are given attention and are offered to the proper authorities for investiga- : tions. The war department will on Monday open bids for one of the larg- est orders of shot and shell for heavy caliber guns ever given, including ar nor piercing projectiles and deck piercing torpedo shells.
 The Spanish minister received a dis patch today from Captain General Blanco stating that the condition of the Cuban reconcentrados was greatly improved. General Blanco stated also that he had prepared full data on this subject to be forwarded to Washing ton. It will be a timely contribution, he said, to the condition of these un- fortunate people and is doubtless drawn out by the narrowing stories of distress and starvation which have induced the sending of large relief supplies to Cuba by Americans.
 NOT ORDERED WEST. Kansas City, March 12-A rumor in persistent circulation this afternoon that troops had been ordered from Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to the Pacific coast is denied by army officials at this point.
 AN APPEAL TO EUROPE. ,i Spain Addresses a Circular to Various
 Continental Cabinets.
 Rerlln, March 12.-The German press has given utterance to a unanimous :. conviction that a war between the