The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-31
DR.. SANDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT,

500. 600. An unarmored gunboat like the
Concord is worth $50. 600. A composite
gunboat of the Newport class costs $780,
90. A dynamite gunboat like the famous
Vesuvius is worth $3.50, 200. A torpedo boat
OF the Farragut pattern costs SIS. 600.
The Cost Of Different Vessels.
We have not lost any Of our vessels in
the war with Spain. The Maine. destroyed
IN Havana harbor before the war began.
is the only item Of this kind that will
figure in the coming bill Of costs. The
Maine cost about $2500.000 TO build. A
more serious item Will be compensation
for the lives OF the 206 American sailors
that were destroyed with her. This may
we'll justify claim OF 81. 001.o0o more. 20
be distributed among the surviving fami-
lies Of the men who were thus treacher-
ously killed. Other items In the bill VIII
cover our general war expenses OF all
kinds; for coal used at sea, for transport
ta,ion Of our soldiers by land and sea,
for war supplies OF all kinds. for the pay
of our soldiers and sailors, and for the
losses sustained by the interruption and
disturbance OF cur trade and commerce,
not only with Cuba itself. but with other
parts OF the world.
The quartermaster's department has es-
tsmated that $4i ood,ooo will be needed to
pay the transportation charges alone or
our armies now engaged In fighting Spain
for six months. The navy departments
latest estimate OF the cost OF furnishing
our fleets In time Of peace with all their
necessary equipment-of which coal Is the
leading art.cIe-was nearly $4,000 a
year. The exigencies OF war have GER
,ainly doubled IL. This has nothing to DO
with the cost of the guns. or the amnu-
milton, or the torpeoes IL covers only such
things as coal. hemp. wire, anchors.
lamps. bunting and other things that como
strictly under the head Of "shIps' equip
ments."
The high cost of modern ordnance and
ammunition will also help swell SPANS
indemnity bill. A complete supply OF am
muni:!on 10 I'll onca all the vessels sent TO
sea against Spain costs about 81, 10 oo0.
One battIeship's supply OF shot and shell
costs about sin.0oo. Every time one OF
our monster I2-!nch guns is fired the
charge costs 81 so: a great many OF these
charges are already included In our little
account against Spain. The smaller guns
are fred al cost running all the way
from 500 up TO 81, 90 tor each charge.
The guns themselves are costly, too. The
bin for 100 high-power steel guns FOR sea-
coast defeGses built At Bethlehem. Pa,
Is ~ SO es-averag1ng $500 apiece
Mr. DirgIey's estimate Of $50. ooo 0oa as
Spain for a year covers ali these things.
ard is probably a calculation well within
the actual expenditure. Even though
Spain sues for peace quickly. il IL rot pos
sibIe for our goyernmer; 10 avoid large
port.on # this estimated outlay. as the
troops have been called out, and contracts
~ ali kinds have been made for many
months ahead.
Can spain Pay $4,000. DOOR
The indemnity demanded u Spain, there
fore. WIFI probably De not less than the
cost % nine months % war. based on Dir.
Dsngiey's es,ima, e-s11s ~. 1ssl. But. then.
there is the Alternative Of territory. Where
tAe victorious nation has elected 10 take
iATge areas OF territory from fae con-
quered nation. II has usually been counted
as part % the Indemnity. So TIA; II he
ownership Of the Philippines. the La1sonss,
Cuba and Porto Rico passes from Spain
% Uncle sam. Or 10 the people os these
lela nes under TIE protection 81 the United
< ztes mar may be allowed 20 cut down
RS amour, OF ,as indemnity very eonsss-
eyatiy. JAMES '" Cl~AahE~