The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-23

itors In commission. Wers 4! 81.
getting ready for war II
that the cruisers Columb,s y
oils and tho monitor Misss1. y
at the League Island nav.
be placed In commiss,or
authorities have done, ana ~. 81!
complished year or mn,s y
been to have the stores ~ 4 y
handy 81 that In case AZ 49, =!
can so into commission w,th,N L III
One OF the most interesting y.
steps which the Departments V q n
taken is the mobilization Of ~ .''
all parts of the world, Unaos' i. '''A
given by Secretary Inns -. sQ9191
Indiana, Massachusetts, and ioxs x
ond class battleship Texas ~
Msrblehead, Detroit and Mint Va g
the gunboat Nashville viii ~ n
between Key West and Dry IA. ~
day nsxt week. II Is highly NM
either the Montgomery or II ~.
take the place of the Maine 4, ~! 81
OF Havana. or the rennir,r. Ia
the North Atlantic squadron, NJ ~!
Annapolis and Wilmington w Siif ~ }.
Guayra the first OF next WAY III NJ
burg Will be at st. Kits ana 49,
either at Colon or at Greytown Ss.:ss
In accordance with orders iss,,sS We Z
department some weeks ago q. 4. h.
hnd castine. comprising the !; Nh
naval force on the South Aflar.,s LEA ;s.y'
have moved to the northern nv h!
I'll. The European squadron, 49, q
the cruiser San francisco And :s
Helena and Bancroft, is al Idsk.. y
ugal, and will not move from 49, 4 4
until ordered by Secretary " sss X
Asiatic squadron has also haer n. :.
to some extent, the flag shin ()lymss 4.
at Hongkong, about 600 Min ;,sa-
Philippine Islands, and there thss ! n.
pected to remain. The cruiser wSs,s Z
tachod to the Chinese cruiser N 4 "
ulpo, Corea, and the gunbpat ccs.ss.
Yokohama. Either one Of me- ~
Will join the flag ship at Honskons n.
instructions issued by Commands i,, Il
acting chief of the bureau 81 n,,,sss
are being made IA Al M
cancies in the enlisted force AZ IN ~ ..
caused by the loss of PSI men & y
Names crew.
Despite all reports to the cont,., !,
navy is we'll equipped with snumusl,l
All possible preparations within Il. !,
ent appropriation have been mn
great emergencies 1t is within n, r
Of tho department to draw upon ~ i
cre'ise of the navy appropriatIous I
make contracts for ordnance supulia1 n
was done by Mr.. Herbert when sstfi
Of the navy after President Cleveland r
tuted negotiations with Great Brjtuil
settlement OF the Venezuelan uueltl
This action has not been taken II Y
larry Long, nor has he any intention 4 Z
ng so at this time, so far as can b. VI
I'd. The navy officials say that " !
,ort that the Carpenter ProjectIls cur
IS working over time under instusdl
rom the department is not the rssut
any pressure from them, The Cslpal
has delayed the vpsksr
he department informed Ii o. III /
.ention to impose a penalty unless Il /
within the time limit ID a
equence of this. threat the firm VIII 4
'edite the manufacture of the pfojed5(
has under way The last contr1a
or proJectiles was some months ~
Without any excitement or hast4 4 :
PRESSURE from the president or membsiA
he cabinet, the various bureaus Of "
lilitary departments of the goTenr
AVE for a long time been making ptsp
lens for active operations. 1t is ~
( professional pride with the chkh
hese bureaus to get all the business ~
heir charge as near as possible to ~
perfection.
The result is, that without wantlts m
eeking it or expecting it. Uncle SemB
ay prepared to amaze the world viii 2
apidity and effectiveness Of TIE "
'hicb he will strike II 1t becomes ntes
airy for him to move.
His officials believe that II we heidl
involved in trouble with Spain the w
e over in sixty days. They also nasI
hat state of preparedness Is TIE
uarantee OF peace Walter Wellulh
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