The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-20
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THE EQUIPMENT IS sAal,l
Shelter tents aad
+ Being rsrsl.si !
NAVY DtrAKTAHArsl
Can Convoy Troop Sill !
Different rsh',
The HARVARD IS still N
France Granted Her !.
Return to st. p,...
stead, L. l., . R.....

washington, May la.--RAi Y,
s'tlon on the part Of the ,,..,,s
the present war short, sb,,,
it is beginning to bc ,..l',..
shortcomings of our mllitAr, IS,
many that delays are i,,.v,,.,.'
much work will be necessary
Nation in efficient fighting ~,
day brings forth some weak ~,
be strengthened and some bv
such as the discovery at M, I,
that every army officer xbs n
volunteer appointment vouIt !.
commission in the regular ~
become liable to be left out d n
entirely at the end OF the vr
Few officers cared to rI,t M
in that way. so a rush wa r,l|
congress to secure the necesuuj
ton.
Again it has been found thai n
ment Of the army, small AZ h n
parison with the great army d =
lion, is sadly lacking. Nearly ,
ter the formal declaration d NJ
department today purchased / 4,
shelter tents and 1t has juS N
hammocks that experts say NJ -
existence in Cuba.
These preparations involve deluI
it is not remarkable that ID sSs
herculean efforts Of the officer Il \
no positive start has yet ben rs
ward its goal by the army Of osj
Probably it Is this fact rather 4
unreadiness on the part Of Tie \
caused the campaign to DRAG ID h
ton, for the navy departmen. I
nounced that it stood ready d I
ment to furnish conveys TOT Nj
provided that they were stafta 1
point.
General Miles had an intafyin)
with Captain Crowninshield. ehal
navigation bureau, and 1t Is sah 1
very subject WAS under difcukla'
The French authorities at "
have consented 10 allow the sosa
sci Harvard to return TO *. nn
her repairs are completed.
The three monitors. Cancku|
haitian md Mohican, at LeagU L
expected to be ready. for servit,
week or two with new boilen II
be n valuable addition to these fii
The available news from the N
navy department today Rart b.
field for speculation and stcriH q
kinds as to the immInonce Of y!
Elert. The report that came frual
OF the bombardment at Sanlau
some crelence inasmuch as \ :
show that General Greeley, To e
nal officer, has set in motion ne Z
of the navy to carry out bis dftaa
pose of cutting the cables thai q
last connection between HavsA
outside world and thus isolate y
is not believed that the Donl'
amounts to. anything more than "
Judge Advocate General lenu
completed a circular defining Y
characteristics of the sixteen ulls
destroyers and twelve TORPEDO .,
vided for by congress in the PFC.
appropriation bill. Tho destMs
vided for arc to be Of larger VIZ /.
vessel of that kind we have, n
tons, but the torpedoes VIII y Il
size of the average TORPEDO ~ ~,
use, namely. about 15O tons. ~
left the widest liberty In tm
original designs. but No blo "
sidered which fails to eualanM
Of at least twenty eight knou y
ers and twenty-six knots ior w
No more than eighteen ana 49,
respectively will be allowea ~. y
these boats and shortness o. .A n
will be an impo''Au' N
determining the awards. Am
Hampstead, l.. L., has peen 4,
ed as a rendezvousing po'ns , ~
from the New England and w. !.
and it is expected that nlne's ,s.,s'
eventually will be CHARTERED .a ~
The long expected appoiuv ...
,ers to the staff OF the foul'"s
Ior generals have been maaS M
way is clear FOR the entry q 4.
ST the officers who nave pes'
weeks to stay here.