The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
WILL MAKE A NEW NAVY.
Secretary Long aud His Assistant
Arc Actively at Work.
BROOKLYN THE STRONGEST CRUISER.
The Town Has The Largest Displncc-
MISUNDERSTANDING Guns for Old,
/" orn-out Bnttlesbips.


Secretary Long AMI Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt are busy these days irving TO
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nl"he hioueih navy GUY =, d -" 80
ileshlps ana great many oiu oues. bo'u
gentlemen believe that In time of oeace
n is host IN nrepare for war. And they are
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lhahius eieh aus w s'ep i''es VIZ
work OF getting ready. che old adage'
| "Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles
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InDbers, put IL Is zoo iar oia . a'n'o''ed ~
the secretary OF the navy and his vigorous
assistants
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~ ieivr' issueu Wy GUY ,ti,-'t,aI Il, III.
Jury VI .he n"Ys an ~, 80
hemspapes, mn. no0scsei. ~ ~, ,,,uor
~ Is pet'er py Ia, ~ haYo sa "a
nulnper OF snips i'Is.-.lass anu ~. i,,t
any ioIelsn SHIPS as lesa,as ," M,
lerirs' IMAM nave I" lalsr hu M, ~ ara
realiy ,hlerior 10 lvIeish shP' ''i"'
noiline'is t,ieit eq"ais' h,...
ihe rrai ilsh', ny, ui.i. i, ~ ~, snt'
IKE the Nhie'sn' nincIiiih'i, ~,
Montgomely ana olympia 'opll'aieu W, WI
toreigh verses oi tne stunt noiui'' ~, 'iaas,
| oil sil,ps IKE ,he Hai'i'noie' ''an ri'"O'SNo
ana AorhtoWh'
hoSuiities idu occuiieu "nu w nuu
1851 snip IKE elther oil these t,'alt'i NJ, c
OF fmiaasiphlal IN hiulpie ,lstt VIZ
announcer snip OF tne same honi'p'i iui
we coula never erase us iheuio'y iro'i our
National rccords.
This means that ne IS golnS 10 increase
ne llghiins efficiency OF t,le ballii'oie,
the san FRANCISCO anu the iorh'uWi ap'i
make them equal 20 me haieiSh' 'lnclh-
natl, Narblehead, Montgomery ind oiyh-
pia.
10 bilhS tnesc ola WarShlpS UP 10 ea.e
there is oniy one thlhS necessary anu 'nht
| is the additions o. the Daschlei RAPID lit
ing device. This is of comparatively recent
invention, and. as lis name 'nItcltes' pro-
vides for the quick discharge OF u carlrldSe
IRON the lnou'h OF the guns OF a WARSAW
In letter to congress Secretary LNng
recommended that $4,000 be appropriated
for the cruiser chicago, ana nan? Ielsons
supposed tins TO be Tor an entirely new
armament and battery, but those connected
with the naval department augh at the
idea ana say that this sum "ouia be Wholly
Inadequate for the purpose. me Soo'eNu Is
undoubtedly for the purpose OF the rapid
liring device for the cruiser
The United States navy consists oil more
than lou warshlps These include cruisers,
torpedo boats and what are technically
known MS haitships. me term battle
ship, however, is loose one and can be
applied 10 any Doat ,hat goes 10 var. IN
80 s,.it, NJ, 1890 ,
~" upon :, Spa,lish C.ulser, me soN puat
mad small equipment Of guns ana few
ou. ny i.s aIS.oh ~ psudtnc wa
ri,o' "'' f,aot nv ,,s,'i w.; 49, -; q; 'ne
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conflicting that naval officers rarely use
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sioniricanoo ~ IN ", 49, 'Ae'' 'pe'iai
me- Ssn mn ,.n,,, a, 90, i ~ 49,, r,,,
,niI imst oho cv''nm ,,r, 10y w Jn.uV
W'uli Jnst ABOUT purcnese an equipment
or W ,b ia sut NJ w" , 'mps. aines
~ ,be na, AZ thoroai,niu ma, ~, os pa.
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~iibnmt th, th "oI Ir,teS Vsp'ue,, 'as
secretarv Rooseva,t s,ys IN his alo,s
sn,n,e1 ren,o,lS w,o,,id no ;nsoior 10 roraie.,
~, Ina, NJ Moulu ~ iueIio' - lo'eish
Tho pasahioi 'nn,i'sa .i hnv III, i"' ,r,
Il en- much mi, sonsis,s of !, ,ac,,onIs,,,
narth, nisctric Nv which .bn g,,,s ,ro Ioad'
ed and sirol ator,,,;na,i, s,it,, s st,.,iin
rapditv Bv the noyenent Of ~ ,,yer When Men
is pulled by The arm The t,,n is ioade,, ami