New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23


command OF the squadron
WATCHING sPAIN's TORPEDO-BOATs.
r,. Noyv Departmcnt continues to Keep IN
,or,,od os IN tho Spanish torpedo hotllia' no" az
,,o C,ror,es Word Of its departure mas not
v., reached the Department. 1t can nc s'ateu
positively that the report that fre3lueh' ~. "
Kinlev has protested against tne cone Va ,,'t
AotllIa is unwnrranted. There mas nee" Nv '"''
protest .. rothinr Is known
~ tho reported ordering home OF me Mh.ne
officers now at Havana II IS Sa an, '''' ADMIRAL
rdors ~ given would come from t"', ~, ~
c,ard' and not from the Department Inc
Maine survivors who arrived mere idS' 49,,
day came in response TO orders o, that their ar
cicard and It was for this reason that lne', "a,
rivai was . surprise to The naval oincIa's ne.e
II Ia no; expected thot Captain s,igsnpt, o
ant Commarder Wainwright ana "un't ,.,,, Lac
assisting IN the work or wieckaec WI, 80 10y,
1iao ,ntu tho salvage of the Maine Is COM
pleted
wrs-r INDIAN COALING STATION.
serious attention is being given by the Navy
Department officials to the question OF "cqu'.
ING n sultabI. location for coaIlns s'a'"" III
the West Indies. Steps have been taken al
ready to establish such station AT '"e ny
Tortugas. but this 1t Is said. is me ON! netp o
water harbor available Tor os wa Crardo
tween HAMPTON Roads ana thc w ~ .
Resides II IS practically unprotected a, ptesen',
and n feet would have TO be sta'loHeu, ,..',c ~
,l,a
The officials therefore have been caStinS "pOu
for , Ioration which would serve the purposes OF
a coolInC station and which me Ihlted 'latc'
nigh, ocnuire either by purchase OF cesson'
from n friendly Government iheie ar
number If fine harbors among the West incies'
cad naval officer to-day. ana one "a 'heHe
we ought to have as coalinS station nfI =,
tary Long Is considering the mater anu IL -
nrobahIe that II the Government can make the
necessary ARRANGEMENTS a staten VIII ue ~
cured The importance Of securing one, lne Oh
fcials point out Is great as II, IN" tren nro ~
ho.tUities American ships might he put TO great
Inconvenience ard delay in filling their puhKers
when their presence might be necessary 20 pro-
tect critical points.
RrDs FOR POWDER OPENED.
At the war Department bids were opened IN
49, p,,reou ~ Ordnance for supplying 10000
mounds of brown prismatic powder for the sea
coost forti0cations. There were only two bld-
ders the California Powder Company ana the
Dupont Powder Company. the FORMER cohcelI.
offered 10 supply the powder AT the rae u.
r.cnivinr tho contract il will begin delivering
tho nowder at tho rate Of twenty-five thousand
rounds We akly The Dupont COMPANY Do al
90 III c,ntr Il pound for that 10 be delivered AZ
the powder arsenal M Dover. ~, g.. ".iD =, ,ha
cents a pound for that to be delivered al tne
renicia Arsenal, California. In day or TWO
the Ordnance Bureau will award the cohtrac.
for eunnlvirg to the y 'partment two million
,,olses nov.dar rife ball cartridges of 80 cal
tho Two concerns submitted bids for furnlsh-
inr these cartridges. the Winchester Arms com
ranv and the Union Metallic Cartridge COM
iany both If Connecticut. Their bids were sub
strntiallv alike. and the contract prooaD!y VIII
10 divided between the two companies
Tho War Department has received lntorma-
tjon 81 the recent arrival at NeW-lork Oh Tue
steamer Nordkyn. with o,'oO POUNDS ol loreIsh
sn.okeless powder aboard This powder Is for
testing purposes at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds el' Fri