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This list comprises only flrst-rate modern yes
sells; It does not include q number OF gunboats,
the monitors built during the rebellion, the We
suvius and the KRtahdin.
With no further increase, therefore. the Amer
lean Navy takes an important comparative
place upon the seas. but its increase is certain.
Its admirable record during the war. az regards
both material and personnel; the voyage of tho
Oregon; tho Russian summons to her builder
and the Russian order to Cramp & Sons, giving
the nation such confidence in American ship
ysrds, with the keenly felt necessity for instant
foreign purchases on q declaration of war. that
n further large shipbuilding programme will un-
doubtedly receive the sanction Of Congress-.
Here, then, 10 the new America in one aspect
armed for q wider influence and q harder fight
than any she has envisaged before. And what
a fight she will makei Dewey, with his dash
upon Manila; Hobson and his companions, going
quietly to apparently certain death, and ships Of
fering the whole muster roll as volunteers to &c
company him; Rowan, with his life in his hand
at every mlnuta of his journey to Gomez and
back, worse than death awaiting him IL caught;
Blue, making his 7O-mile reconnaissance about
Santiago; whitney. witt compass and note
book In pocket, dishwashing his perilous way
round Porto Rico-thisi is the old daring Of our
common race. II tho old lion and the young
lion should ever GO hunting side by side i
HENRY NORMAN.
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MAIL News FROM DEwEE.

Tho Admiral Disapprovcs the Sentence or .
Sailor Who Celebrated the Victory.
WASHINGTON, June 3o.-Mail reports from the
ASiatic squadron, now lying in Manila Bay.
were received at the Navy Department to-day.
One Of the reports contained copies of Governor
AuEustin's bombastic proclamation, issued Just
before Dewey's victory, which had been trans
lated from Manila newspapers and printed on
board the Olympia. The report of pro-
ceedinRB and fndings In the case OF
William Savage, q landsman on the
Raleigh. tried by q summary court-martial
for drunkenness, was received In the mail. 1t
contained an interesting Endorsement by Ad.
miral then Commodore) Dewey. Savage was
convicted and sentenced to fifteen days solitary
confinement in the brig on short ~rations, with
one full ration every five days. His offence was
probably duo to an unouenched desire to cole.
brate the great American victory. That Ad.
miral Dewey appreciated that Savage's indul'
gence in intoxicants was due to his patriotism
Is shown by tho Admiral's Endorsement as fol.
lows:
Tho proceedings Of the court-mart1al in the
case of William Savage. lAndsman, United
States Navy, are approved. The sentence IL
~disapproved. In consideration Of the recent
victory won by the squadron under my com
mand Savage is ordered released from custody
and returned to duty"
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NEW YORK TROOP EoR MAx11A.
The First, Regiment Likely 20 Sail On the
Next Philippine Expedition.

The First, Regiment Likely 70 Sail on the
Next Philippine Expedition.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 3O.-Preparations for
the next expedition to Manila have almost been
completed. Tho troops at Camp Merritt have
been equipped and arc being drilled five hours .
day. The commissary stores for another expe-
dition could DO obtained and put on board the
vessels within o short time. Tho real cause of
delay is the lack of chartered vessels and the
necessity of refttinR passenger steamer before
they can be made to serve az transport ships.
Camp Merritt still contains moro than 10, 600
men, and to transport such an army to Manila
twelve or fifteen vessels are needed. Tho
Puebla and Peru have been secured and car
penters will begin working on them at once.
Another vessel whose name has not been made
public will be obtained by the Government very
soon. 1t Is not probable that all the troops re-
manning here will be sent away in ono fleet.
Detachments of three or four vessels will sail at
intervals whenever they are ready.
1t is believed that the four battalions of regu-
lars from the camp here and probably the First
New York Regiment which Is coming to this
coast, will be among the troops next sent to tho
Philippines. 1t will be at least o week before
any moro troops sail.
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THE TOPEKA SAILS.
The Cruiser That was Intended for Brasil
Now Ready for Action.

The Cruiser That Was Intended for Brasil
Now Ready for Action.
Tho third.rate cruiser Topeka, which has
been undergoing alterations at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard since May /, sailed yesterday after
noon, and will probably join Admiral Sampaon's
squadron of Santiago. A dock trial of her en-
RineS was held on Wednesday. which proved
very satisfactory. Soon after 4 o'clock yester.
day the Topeka was towed out of the yard. As
she proceeded down tho river everything that
had o whistle blew 1t, sirens shrieked. and fog
bells rang. while the tars on the Topeka. in their
white duck suits, waved their hats and cheered
In response to the noisy good-by extended to
them. Northumberland Cowles Is In
command.
Tho Topeka was built In 1884 in Germany and
was named tho Diogenes. She was ordered by
tho Brazilian Government, but was never de-
livered. In 1896 she was reconstructed at tho
Thames Iron Works in England. She was pur-
chased by our Government just before the out
break of the war. Lieut.. John ]. Knapp and
Surgeon Henry Lamonte brought the Topeka
across the ocean unarmed and with a contract
crew which moro than once became insubordi-
nate. She had q rough voyage, and a rumor
that she had been sunk in q collision. together
with the fear that she had been capturd by
Spaniards, caused much anxiety. The Topeka
has O displacement of 1900 tons and n speed OF
10 knots. Her armament consists of six At
inch rapid.hre guns, ten 6.pounders and six B.
%pounderA.
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a. frfl Sfrsnefh Wien 3k6Skla msn nhd o6mnittt
ooulpmone Moreover. there arsaieh6 that the
famoua sovopsh Regiment o. New York will
not have incjnrsd its terrible ~uhpopularity in
vain. In future every local regiment will prob
ably be allowed to 60 TO the front as . unit, and
will not be dependent for its separate existence
upon the within Of the Governor OF its State.
Therefore, the American Liant forces will be
largely increased in reality, though not nomi-
nally.
with the navy. however. the case is different
It cannot DO used by the Executive for oppres-
sion at home; the need Of It for defence is uni
VERBALLY recognized; It has always boon the pop
u,ar arm; Il has covered itself will glory during
the war. The fear of an aggressive policy, IL 10
true, has Influenced past naval estimates also.
II has always been easy to get money for coast
defence Ships, and dificult TO get 1t for seagoing
battleships and cruisers. But this will be less
the case, now that America has possessions over
see. Already one significant fact has shown
what may be expected. Not only was tho last
naval vote by far the largest since the rebel
lion, but Congress positively made great addi-
lions to the shipbuilding recommended by
the Naval Construction Committee course
without parallel In American history. The
oficial recommendation was for one battleship
and four torpedo boats; Whit Congress author
lied on May 4 were throe battleships, of 1880
tons; four monitors, of 2.7Oo tons. for harbor
defence; 1e torpedo boat destroyers, of 400
tons; IL torpedo boats. of $50 tons, and one
Eunboat to replace the Michigan upon tho
lakes. IL an arrangement with Great Britain
permitting this 10 reached. The bids for all
these ships are to be opened in August and Sep
TENDER. I have compiled the following table,
comprising ships aloat. building. and author
lied, including those purchased for this war, ono
Of these not yet launched at Armstrong;. to
show that q powerful American navy 10 already
an accomplished facts
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NEW JERSEYS ONE NEW REe1MESz.
Six Companies navo Already Volunteered rOP
tho gtate,a 0uotn Undar the Second Call.

Six Companios navo Already Volunteered rOP
the States Quota Undor the Second Call.
TRENTON, N. j., Juno 30.-Adjt.-G Gen. StrykeP
issued the Governors order summoning q regi-
ment of volunteer infantry under the Presidents
second call for volunteers at 1890 this morning,
and at 8 O'Clock this evening, whom tho office
closed, proffers of six of the needed twelve
companies had boon made. Three Of the re-
sponses to-day wero from Trenton, two from
Atlantic City and ono from Woodbury..
The plan of enlistment 10 entirely different
from what had been generally expected. The ims
preston prevailed that selected companies from
the Fourth. Sixth. and Seventh regiments would
be called out. Now guardsmen from any rogi.
mont may enlist as individuals. by detachment,
by companies. by battalions, or else an entire
regiment. although thoy will DO accepted only
az recruits. and must merge their respective or.
ganizations in tho now one to DO formed from
all the regiments at Sea Girt. Tho mon arc 10
mobolize at Sea Girt.
Major James Parker. son of Cortlandt Parker
of Newark. who is Major of tho Twelfth New
York Volunteers. has withdrawn his application
for the colonelcy of the Fourth Now Jersey Vol
unteers. and the command of that organization
will DO given to either Col. Robert g. Smith Of
the Fourth Regiment. Jersey City. or Col. WIN.
liam H. Cooper of tho Sixth Regiment, Camden.
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FIXING Ur 4 rAneEr RANGE.
Troops ut Jacksonville Expect to Get Some
Shooting Practice.

hEOODB ut SuchHouNiAIO A1pCCS - S0B bOhAo
Shooting Practice.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 30.-It Is expected
that when target practice begins at tho new
rife range. which has been built within the last
few days at the camp here, one battalion each
day will be put through tho drill. Three men
for each target, with relief each two hours. will
probably be detailed in the pit. All of the men
and officers that have seen the new range arc
particularly pleased with 1t. Many oficers-who
have been in the service for several years said
to-day that they had never seen Q better range
The officers are awaiting impatiently tho arri-
val Of target ammunition.
Several of the members of the Fiftieth Iowa
have built sleeping quarters in the pine trees.
some of them being three stories high with &C.
commodations for ten men. Some Of these
Greenhouses" have been provided with con-
veniences. and their occupants are very COM
fortably settled. The treetop bungalows are 80
feet above the ground and they are cool and
airy and the men are pleased over them. 1t
rather detrRcts. however. from the military APP
pearance of the camp. Gen. Bancroft has been
eying them OF late, and 1t would not surprise
the officers IL he ordered them removed.
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RECEPTION TO MIR. DEPEW.
The Republican Club Celebrates tie Presldent'r


The Republican Club Celebrates Gts Presldent'n
Homecoming.
Chnuncey M. Depew was welcomed homo at
q reception tendered him by. tho Republican
Club last evening. About 1000 invitations
were sent out, President Mckinley, vice.Presi-
dent Hobart, Gov. Black, and Chairman Odell Of
the State Committee being among those asked to
attend. As a result there was a large gather
ing Of representative party leaders at the club
house. DR.. Depow stood under O canopy of
palms and ferns interpreted with electric
lights in the national colors. He was pro-
sented to the guests by John Sabine Smith.
Chairman of the Committee Of Arrangements.
In response to calls for o speech DR.. Depew
said;
none Is more gratifying than the reception you
have given me tonight. This club has had o
boom In Europe. When I arrived there l found
they were discussing the speech ! made before
my departure in opposition to the acquisition
OF tho philippines as permanent territory. They
t Tsso oI talking Ss SSoq 3n + IT. because t2Ssn, y II was So made ain in
ing which l have visited Eurone have 1 found
such a condition there as at present. Formerly
as they were interesting in themselves. Now
any American is interesting because all Europe
is interested in what America IL going to do.
Nobody asks what Spain is going to do.
The question is on every lip, Is the United
States. with its 75.o0O.o0o of homogeneous
enter into the game which we are playing
against each other for the possession of China,
OF Africa and the outlying islandsl Is the bal
ance OF power to be rudely shaken by tho en-
trance of this great Western powerl England
understands us very well. France does not
know us any better than China.
Most of the continental powers regard this
war as q selfish move on our part, looking to
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but l do not think
that any power will interfere, because England,
with her mighty navy and powerful army,
stands in the way, saying that the United
States shall fight out this war In their own way
and that II there is any interference she will be
ON our side"
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TEE THREE MANILA EXPEDITIONS.
In Ill They Number A5O Omcers and 10,
Men. with 30 Civilians.

In All They Number 45O Omcers ana 10.
Men. with rs Civilians.
WASHINGTON, Juno 30.-Tho Adjutant.Gen-
oral of the army has issued q statement of tho
number of officers and men who have gone In
the three expeditions to the Philippines. It
shows that in the expedition which left on
May 25 there were 1l5 officers and 1886
men; in that of juno 10. 1873 officers
and 3,42s men. and that of Juno 81 and 20.
1877 officers and 1850 men. The total OF all tho
expeditions is 40 officers and 10. AGA men. In
the last expedition there were 35 civilians.
The detachment was otherwise made up of six
enlisted men of the First Nebraska Infantry
Band; Companies b, c, G. and L Of the Twenty
third Infantry. with recruits for tho First Bat
TALON of the Twenty-third Infantry; four
companies of tho Eighteenth Infantry, with
recruits for the First Battalion of tho Same regi-
mont; four batteries Of the Third Regular Artil-
lery. and an engineer battalion. tho Thirteenth
REGIMENT of Minnesota Infantry. the First and
Second bAttalions Of tho First Idaho volun-
teers, tho First and Second battalions of tho
First North Dakota volunteers. the First Bat
TALON OF tho First Wyoming volunteers. Com.
pany A of the Signal Corps, an artillery detach-
ment of the Aston Battery, and 65 enlisted mon
as q hospital corps.
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Sub.er,p,.Ons to the TwslrtA's Band Yasa.

The committee organised for the purpose e
collecting q fund to provide the Twelfth RsRis
ment with o bana reports tho following sub
%scriptions:
r.. Lounsbery. 800: MrS. H; A: Y. Post
Oakley Rhinelander, $40; Miss Georgina Schuys
ieT. $40: Mrs. John EiiSd BISkHH' $6Sw Miss J Sab,
lanes B. Ludlow. $40; James j. Phillips. S1j'
Gustave ss9irmer. $$l SO; k h9s IGTiH sPs55ssS n:S SSSs
200. w a. Il A. M. White, 800; John d.
XIrchbold, S25; Martin K. Greene. $50. and Mrs.
John Jay, $25. ~
A considerable amount il still required. sne
subscriptions will be gratefully Acknowledged
NV any members of the following committees
Mrs. seth Low, Miss GeorginA Schuyler. Mira
Iorillard Spencer. Mrs. T. J. Oakley Rhine.
lander. Mrs. Fulton Cutting, Rudolph 4
schirmsr. Treasurer, 35 Union squarei Mis-
Eleanor Jay schiefrelin. Secretary. 242 East
Fifteenth street.
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ut oslStfatloas ot last yeas lhty bsHsta
~ VI de- that this bagtbr understanding ahd
promise 81 perfect peace ana closer relations
are worth the cost Of tho Spanish war.
"Engliuh statesmen whom 1 met Ell saidi
Keep tho Philippines, share with ne China,
and open ports In the East One said. You
must Join the concert Of European nations; II
IL expensive, but you cannot bo an Eastern
power unless you do. Our interests will always
be Identical and the mutual benefits lncalcular
blo.' Theyl rally us good naturally on our pro-
teStationa OF pure sentiment in this war aud
say; Yes, that 10 the way We always get in, and
then We stay. Christianity and civilization de-
mand It. you know, and 70 give the beRgars
liberty, law, order and Justice, which they never
had before. It's in your bloodi you have come
by 1t honestly. You have aroused the appetite
OF earth hunger and you cannot STOP
Raising our missions to tho dignity Of Am.
bassadorB has been of the greatest service TO
our cause, now wo are at war with a European
power. With Spain represented by Ambas'
shdors, who in the acceptance Of European Cab
inots represent the sovereign power OF their
country and we by Ministers who are In their
view simply agents Of the Administration, We
would have been at q fearful disadvantage. Col.
Hay In London. Gen. Porter in Paris and Mr..
White in Berlin have done admirably. and they
would have been seriously handicapped ox-
ccpt for the recent Ambassadorial dignity
conferred. To maintain our prestige 1t
would DO wise for US, IL wo are to
take a strong part hereafter in tho affairs of the
world. TO have at the great capitals official
residences. All the leading powers have them,
while we have for the home of our power, our
flag. and the insignia of our republic q few
rooms In an Office building, and the Ambassador
resides according to his income and what no
ran Afford nrHtn1 arA lDat-tok,ntt@ . ~toh,
Ambassador will live In q palatial mansion, and
his successor may be q poor man dwelling in q
fiat four flights up"
Among Dr.. Depew's fellow passengers on the
Kaiser were Patrick A. Collins. 8. O.. Farnham.
Miss Virginia Fair. Hermann oelrichs, George L.
Peabody, William D.. Sloane. Mrs. Elliott #.
Shepard. W. II. Sherman and H. McK. Twombly.
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Capt. Caprsu's nOdy to he brought Home.

WASHINGTON. Juno 3o.-ArranEements have
been made by the War Department for bringing
back to this country tho remains OF Capt. Allyn
X. Capron of the First Volunteer Cavalry. who
was killed in the engagement on June "a. Sec
rotary Alger to-day requested Mr.. Nicholas
Fish of New York. the father of Sergeant Ham
ilton Fish of Capt. Capron's troop, to allow the
undertaken who will accompany him to Santi-
ago to prepare Capt. Capron's body for ship
ment to tho United States at the Same time the
body OF young Fish is prepared. Mr.. Fish and
the undertaken will go to Santiago from New
port News on the United States auxiliary cruis-
or Yale, taking with him two caskets. Tho re-
mains Of Capt. Capron and Sergeant Fish will
be brought home on that vessel.
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wAsHuNoroN. June 80.-The statement 10
made upon undisputable authority that the
Spanish steamer villa Verde, which left Vera
Cruz, Mexico. on June 10, bound ostensibly for
San Domingo, has succeeded in running the
Cuban blockade and landed q large cargo Of sup
plies and provisions in Cuba. Tho fact that the
vessel was preparing to sail from q neutral port
was known to the Cuban authorities In WASH
ington for fully q week before the steamer left
Vera Cruz, It having been reported to the
Cuban Legation In this city by Its agents and
representatives In Mexico. Senor ouosada,
Charge d'Afraires, at once reported tho suspicious
to the War and Navy departments. but in spite
Of the special vigilance of the blockadinF feet It
10 now positively known that tho villa Verde
landed it's cargo in Cuba A telegram to the
Cuban Legation here from its Representatives In
Mexico says that thoro is great rejoicing among
the Spaniards of Mexico because Of the success
of the project, and no attempt is now made to
conceal tho fact that tho Villa Verde had no In.
tention OF sailing for San Domingo.
1t 10 also reported by the Cuban agents that
the Mexican representative of tho Ward line Of
steamers, Senior Jos6 Okelly. has made q con.
tract with the Spanish Transatlantic Steamship
Company, which runs between Spanish and
Mexican and South American ports. to supply
1t with coal, and that he did coal the Villa
Verde while she lay at Vera Cruz. Capt. Ferris.
one of the ablest Spanish mariners in Mexico,
boarded tho steamer ostonsibly as a passenger.
1t is now definitely known that he assumed
charge Of the blockade runner.
A further veriHcation Of tho belief that the
steamer landed at ono of the Cuban ports is the
fact that she has not been reported az having ar
rived at San Domingo, although now many days
overdue at that port. Again. her cargo was not
one which would have been sent from Mexico
Tn San Dnrninuo md no,ld oolv hnun hnan t-
tended for tho relief of Havana. The Cuban
agent reports that Spain has q force of agents
at work constantly in Mexico endeavoring to
secure aid in various forms for Spain. and ar
rangemonts have been made to equip blockade
runners as long as possible at Vera Cruz.
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MEMBER OF THE YANKEES GREW.
Thomas La valley successfully Operated On
for AppendicitIs.

Thomas La Valley successfully Operated On
for Appendicitis.
d. A. La Valley of White Plains received q
telegram yesterday from Surgeon MCGOWAN Of
the auxiliary cruiser Yankee informing him
that his son Thomas. who is a gunner on tho
Yankee and q member of tho First Battalion Of
naval militia of this city, had been operated on
successfully for appendicitis and is now entirely
out OF danger.
MI. LII Valley didn't even know that his son
was Ill. The last letter he received from him
was dated June 8. and was written when the
Yankee was of Santiago. At that time tho
young man was In the best Of health and was
anxious for . fight He said the crew of the
Yankee was in hne shape and dying to get q
whack at tho SpAniards.
Young La Valley was Q clerk in the of1oo of
Paterson &c Clark, insurance agents at 100 Will
liam street. He was an athlete and played base
ball ct different times with tho Brown Uni
versity and New Jersey Athletic Club teamS-
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Brig. Gen. George L. Gillespie assumed COM
mand Of the Department of the East yesterday.
Brig. Gen. Frank. tho former commander, is
still in Washington. and the only ceremony at
tending the turning over OF tho was
that involved in Gen. Gillesple's going oyer to
Governors Island from tho Army Building,
walking into headquarters, and saying that he
was ready for business.
Col. Merritt Barber, Adjutant-Ge neral of the
Department OF the East, has taken a leave OF
unWell . long time. Major George Andrews
Col BArbOra assistant Will be acting Ad1utAnts
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Tho steam yacht Enquirer. which was towed
to the Navy Yard from Sandy Hook on Wednes-
day. is having her boilers o~verhauled.
The gunboat Huntress. which went iRto COM
mission on Wednesday. has been manned by q
detail from the naval militia.
The converted yachts Siren and Sylvia were
put In commission yesterday. and 1t is expected
they will sail for Key West on Monday.
The steamship Port Chalmers, which has been
purchased by the Government, will be used as q
supply ship. She is expected to arrive at the
navy yard to-day. where certain alterations will
DO made.
Tho transport Panther, which took the first
United States troops to Cuba, is at the navy
yard, where she will DO fitted up as a cruiser.
Port holes and sponsors will be constructed in
her sides on the main deck. and she will be
armed with 6-inch rapid-dre guns.
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DisappearinE Gun Carriage for TSFt
Hamilton.

BOSTON, June3 o.-The first of the four 1o-inch
disappearing gun carriages ordered built at Wa
tertown arsenal was shipped yesterday for Fort
Hamilton. New York harbor, where f~ortihca-
tions are being erected for Its mounting. Tho
destination of the other three is not yet to DO
made public. The 10-inch carriage is only one
half as heavy as the 12-inch. requires only one
half tho number of cars to transport 1t, and Its
cost IL only one-half that OF the larger carriages.