Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
THE CONTRACT SIGNED
Wrecking0 Operations to Begin
at Once
ON The Inflated MAINE
1t win Cost Uncl. Sam &S7l n Day for the
Quilt No Deyclol-nlents In the
Invest CATION Ha.cNet
He.n reported.
(By Tel3graph.)

'>Sts-11N->Nr oN- r tfJ. G-.-tAl. thy gov
erhti-Snr -A.lartllaEnts We've ok STD in
iaftil.,i.t, where a lew of the Officials
assei1o.d To receive any u.s.Say,,hzs
| that Night arrive AMI to cl,se TN. con-
tract WIN the Wikckers i,r the rceov-
e1y >T the effects on de Mains a.id The
VESSEL herself II THAI be pra,l.,.a Bic.
The SIGNING OF the wIeckraE ron.rac1
'Nds Tx rI>St i!niyortam event of the
aay, ard THIS concluded, the Officials
I4osed UP shop and Went hclle to elljuy
rSeiE>e f-yn the rush rf 1h.= past
Week. Captain SiStSbee WAS heard from
M 4 uhstl l.. 81. VIII cn Indicates unut clos..
| attsntI'n VIII 'be given 10 the coal rsui.k-
ers by the naval court of inquiry at Ha-
EaEa. Oiticia.S inquest ionuuly hlv-
| ''eSn fui' sumo urne preparing for aay
@t1-N,SeiJ<y tnut may arise, but appear
arcsS at the del antntnt today wou.l.'
9ndltAte that nee es&,ry orders have al
it~U-y E.Sn given aud that the Srua ion
Was Lot one cG4t.Gs fur imMG:ia;e az
t.Nty at Washington. The CaStirt. and
'~tnNlnnavi. in acIolS!nn>e With O.lers
| n>tda known S*ilie tine agtl, alS to move
further IHlth TO West Indian waters,
AID at n .nfolk the monitor Tern or ,,aS
i'sn o!,l,!ed t.. 1t. in readiness ami may
be sent to NV York later
The Ssnate Ea&seI.' bill TO add two
artillery regiments to the strength "
uhe AMY. l'nis measure has Been urged
| for many M I.ths 10y Officials of th, war
departures; Mr,s foreSaw that while
Col.S.Nsse of late years had taken nirus-
ANS for the projection II our coasts by
con.t'-Liab!e appropriations fCT 1eTen-
s.ve works and great guns. it had not
rrovsdSd ',.he men NECESSARY ID operate
these engines OF war. Should thu House
puss the tDill it will enable tilH depart
;nunt to carry out plans ii has .ong had
IN view.
sCli't.Sssnrs lately pissed uptn the
state of the army ana our fcrtificanions
mas CAUSED Increased activity in military
r:ntt>rs art. to some extent this is re-
spoons Ab.e for 1eIt.rts arriving from va
nous Qunr,te;S of movements at army
posts.
4 report was circulated that General
| Miles,. as torGliand,sr OF the army, had
dsssuel a'ld.tl,EIl orders for troops at all
forts to tie on the a.srt and ready fl
| ii1SrnedLats aoiion, but this was promptly
d'-ilied by the generals chief Of staff
Mining Whichever of enSsltLonal
chaIactetf occurred In Wellington Gnd
IstIl the wtiokss f;le day was ft@h of furnors
! by comparison with it's im,nsSliate pre-
decessils for the past week.
| The plans of the wrecktng expedition
| for the relSf Of the Maine We're com
| plSt<d today after long tbnfeNnrss be-
tween Secretary Long and the repre-
| s.E'.'it!ves of the Merritt & Chapman.
| IAnFany. of \tsw York and the r stem
To'wfbcsat I-mpany: The couNpa MES had
expectt'4' TO begin work in Havana har-
Dor in about a week, but Il; the last MI
ment Secretary Long .nsIste-I that a
| provisions should be mad fer Se.rsd.ng
fIwalu at Gn,e ait least one large
| wre. king boat. with Divers and .G,l.p-
| ment.
This was agreed to- and dLspat Oh
| was sent ~ the captain of the SEA
| wl@ck-r Right Arm. now at Key West,
! 10 SuSyerd his private week. there ami
| lJlSIesd al once to Havana If the RI .,ht
| Ann has started north, u tlu'ped boa t
| vii be sent after her with ords.rs to
| proc. I'd u Havana.
AZ tEc SAME time a Gtegnt4h was sent
| to The New York off ers Of the COM
| pany to SELF two of the most expert :
| ei!ctI divers by train 10 Key Ws:at
where they VIII go to Havana ard jim
! L-% L-Veis ara wreckeTs on the Right
| Arm.
| The commander of The tughs Arm Is
! SGde.>l to place himself. With his divers
| a:lJGna2St.fnery, uEdGi' The orsiers W Cap
! tain sL2sile'e. WHO thus NEE l.e fIl. to
| avail himself of their services in the. re
| G1r>ly CT bod IS OF any particularly de-
sGub { p.t- e Df equipment CT prtIeir :
| nls'fo,e the regular wgecking opera Ions
! 'nSgil.. These are emergency steps
| which !sisa~,-de the main wreckirS exle-
| aiken. witch NH be nutAi,ta;. at b g.
AN, New York AMI Nor ok. With 4 view
70 beginning extensive operations With
N a week.
| me terms ON the CONTRACT. as cen%rud :
| s,i ai'd s!s'.ed. F~"as, iHov.c@ Tor tbs
| i1'SHiieli' "" s s.ls "i8>hA..s t":i'E dtaes u
.i1e SUI "i %o'A Hst gay ior tIl'tr feSu-
| ar plant. and an additional payment of
E-'vV psf "Sy TOT the use ~ the N@:atSn.
| "iit'e, me iitosi IS actUa.'S e;iipoSe'-l
an sApiSSs pi"F!s!"h Is n.eue thSbt the
| government may te:mlnnte the con
lratt al any moment. IL Is also prtWld-
:" s''l. 'is -ai,l,eilss's1u tl Sa'alE noe eN-
go t.'e sun u money 'sZ9o'oV') appio-
| a. 49, uS o"nsllss i"r thiS i'ufE's Sc IN
| ~ Jo.i. ieeoli,l'h passed Yesterday
| ~ ~ Ives ti-ae VI Inc cohil-A :
| - M ia's.',E 'he thaits. aho
,o"'1S s,nn oon ~>"'i"'A they shdi- re-
go Wy ....
~ -, - s!!e laiSe 1i!st cost {! Ghe
| I'-aoI s''ooV'oe' a''l ti'e hei'-Nha
! 1850 1850 '.s1t S''7 s'ia4 ne ~ Seu us evil
I5 ,.' - ,a.S pi"L:4N ana unanimous
go II " ooiis esS upon TIE Joaht reso-
uu,nts. seSl;saiy long pe.leVes that ne
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