Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-11
'PREPAR|NG!
Never Was Our Navy
in So Good Condition.
Officially Denied that We
Have Purchased Warships.
But All Of Ours Are or Soon
VIII Be In Commission.
Senator Proctor's Secretary, Mr.. Park
er, Talks of Cuban Visit.
He Says the Spanish Do Not Deny
Blowing Up the Maine.
Triple Alliance Between United States,
Great Britain and Japan,
100000 Tons OF Coal TO Be Rushed &c
Key West Station.
He Says the Spanish Do Not Deny
Blowing Up the Maine,
Triple Alliance Between United States,
Great Britain and Japan.
100000 Tons OF Coal to Be Rushed 10
Key West Station,

Washington. March 10.-The United
States government has not yet acquired
a single additional ship for the navy.
The navy department is proceeding
with all cireumspection in looking after
The qualities ana prices Of warships
offered for sale There is a strong dis
position u refrain from being drawn
into bad bargains and TO insist on get
ting good vessels at prices not extor-
tl"nata. Secretary Long received 4
large number of cahlegrams. today. al
most all relating 10 offers Of ships
Lieut.. Nblack. the United States
naval attache at Berlin, St. Petersburg
ana Vienna. is practically active in the
quest Of vessels There was a good
deal Of talk during the day about the
assignment of officers TO The command
of auxiliary cruisers, the 81. Paul and
-. Louis being especially mentioned
bur Secretary Long stated that he had
not made any such assignments and
had only progressed to the point Of in
forming himself Of the possibility If
having the ships quickly differed ana
manned.
While looking after new ships. the
officials of the navy department are not
negIectiuG The old vessels Arrange
m"ntS have been made to make shur.
repairs On several ships that. in the
ordinary, oa,,,s, ,-,,,ia ,.,..,t,... ,,,,.
ongh and time consuming overhaulins
Thus, IN the case Of the phi}aGelrhia.
orders have gone to Mare Island to put
he:' in shape for sea within 40 days
At Norfolk, the Newark is set down
Tor 80 days repairs and as a good deal
of work has already been dome on her
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80 81 '," ShiP hVH Sil'
comes gu OF IN" YARD. IN" big mont
tor Puritan has practically completed
hrr 1rpair4 me monitor Cop,anrba
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90 '>''-i" i''9 ''''l' cAi"I'ilo" auu
l'HHh III t"ltfahlc condition. At
LEAGUE Island the monitor Mfant0no-
r1nh and th,. ram ka+obain y.aot in,,
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'''''''ii97''il ''U'>' diihouSh tteE HAY"
not YET n;li thelr orders. Ihry proha
bly, Will remain in the Delaware river
ar dron down info fh,. hay The tnr-
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N0l'lte 10 aSala attach herself to the
hntiila at Key West
Ii wus again said Ill The navy dnn1rt-
meHt that uothin. had been heard from
/ Zee court oI inquiry at Havana nor from
Admiral Sicard at Key West The nres-
oncc in th. city of several persons con-
ntctcd with steamship limos and stool
works lea to tnt. circulation of sensational
stories during the day PerbapS none Of
these had the pprsistencv of one that
found currency untlI ii mot with = sum
mary denial at the hands Of Assistant
Secretary Day, to the effect That Minister
W0udforG had notified the Spanish gov
eminent that the President intended ia
send 10 Congress q message announcing
the recognition of Cuban indenpndenca
Commander HawIrv LETT Washington
this evening. for the South. with chief
Engineer Webster and surgeon Parsons
7" enlist machinists for the navy. The
GOOD mon ia he Mad ~ tbe c:mIf coast
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