Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-11

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a full outfit for vessels now i'm commits.
supply.
The new Spanish minister. Sxno,
| i''io ternai3e. arrived her. ear.y TO-
/ Guy. lie was met at the station .y
Sehor i,l' Bose. the Spanis3 charge, ana;
"'iIer 'SnanIsh officials. Who gave him
a e"!"!ai Welcome and escorted h m 10
| the legation. Later Senior Du ms,
called at thu state department ar.l 80 os
ionsed TO H. cs~nt Senyl Pol, at n IL
| Clock tomorrow morning
| ~ - d"MlIcd at the state departmen,
| ~ 'ne lot of the Ame rican cons,l,s in
',} Wnl IS a very hard one: it has been
| ,, -I'u't ior many months and is no
n,,,,sf, tI',M' >uI', the department is
80 ''i'eu at the manner N which ,haso
'niiHetS nave discharged their ,1ut;,S
| anu .enll med by their pests S, r,r :,
| eah De learned at the state Il.u,r,r,a,,
zone CT them has resigned ana stn,G.'
cue iNptfary probably f,u0d ,.hatr
b ISL II, me iact that one consul. WHO'S,
nt"''h mad broken down. mas onn,i<,,
i1r leave of absence ,yhi'h .I. u
granted to him ""'Sh "A' dc
W. lnF; PORT ROYAL. DOCK
ra,.,;,.|', l-.E Ton. March 1O.--Rtnorts
tr, ae l,s', at the Navy Department fr,,.n
new o s,,ll, m charge of urevls,in. a
re" anchorage '-roua,,l for vs.,.t@,i .' a.
r!ie entrance of ahs dry d.,cl. -. .
i>'!a ). G., encourage n lh,,,a tn,,t a., ~
"",h "t getting q sufficient ana,h,,,,,...
81, ,-1r 'usf'e vessels VT war may he
49, sur VI before long. Heretofore Ehtns
dr,. 49,, 't''ii'v!ttd to come into t,ha
W. "oFk proper from bero,,v ant n i,,, wa
ter ANA then get ont again ,n,lsr 49,,
1917 S4l$s'niSt,r;lreS. The aLl,n,i,l,irit, :.
y. '4i n LICK to United States war v,4ss,.is
e. avn times is greatly to be desired
nni,' s'I'h of Newport News it is the
,,''S t'otk ON the Atlantic coast ayc,f,r
nIc for use OF uhc Vessels IF the NM,
AilIni9c STuadrNn '''''"''
ZIG CONTRACT FOR COAT.
W. Lt-N Ella ND. O.. March 1O,-I>irk
49,. n~.CG= x company. of This city. to-day
SH'seu a contract with government on,
cias for 100000 tens of coal ~ b.. , ",,,
ed to Key West. "'''-
BLANCo's OPINION.
AZ tDNll'. March lo.-At yesterdays
meeting OF the Spanish cabinet. Scnor
.Noit'. INC minister of the COLONIES
,H , "a dispatch from CAPTAIN Gen-r,,
Iva noe saying That the s.,sua tion In On,
bal had imnrnv"u
SAGNSrA WILL NOT RESIGN
MADRID. March lO-Senur Sa,n.,st,a
,he premier. denies ,the rulnOls of Min
iste :,kll changes. He says:
The rt-&pons .btlftqes OF D7wa,. 1,raa,
present conditions are certainly nor
Agreeable. but all the ministers regard
II as a question of honor to remain al
their posts "
senior Leon Castillo. the Spanish ann
o'9I,,""f L" fit'hSe, W.II soon rsl,urn
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON. March IO.-J7he naZ
val appr>Upl Cation bill has been pracq,i
cally completed by the House Commit-
tee on Ntlval Affairs. save as to THE
sL.lF iu1.,
tlsfcs<s and arnur The increases allowed
BnuteIie stated tonight he NIGH, report
the bin to the House by Saturday and
II not, 1t Will SO i'm early next week.
There has been few changes from the
estimates and the bill wi.G involye in
l~e'is,-~' 'ntSf-l.A from new ves1.eIs dry
are such as meet Ms
ment of the service The genEIJi1- item
for construction and repair just passed
ON. aggregates s2.5ooOG0, Identical With
the estimates THIS includes about
S310,000. a material increase, for inn
proved machinery at the shops. The
amount il also exclusive of the specific
appropriations to the various construc-
tion plants, etc There is aaSp huri-
Zon;al appropriation proposed Of 5000
10 each of ihe yards, except To the
Puget Sound station, in lieu Of ;hr
general estimate Of $500, 900. There was
hong discussion i'm committee to-day
over rhe additional land wanted for THE
Port Royal. S. G.. station, and vu.ten tiNel
called to some legal poin,s involved in
the question. but AN appropriation Of
$50 300 for the purpose was tlnaH!y al
bowed, subject to the acquisition of
ullit-cla.n for tine MYERS tract. There
WAS also a nearing given the Mass.t-
chusettS dele'Ga riun in Congress. who
We're appointed at IA JOINT meeting of
the Massachusetts members of both
Houses this morning, to present the
CLAIMS of Boston for a dry dock there.
They wanted an appropriation CT about
81 BOO. 0G0 for a dry dick. equipped to
accommodate the largest Vessels, To be
erected at Boston.
The cyInn',,tce deferred action and
viii probably give other hearings With
TINS b4l repnr,td to the House. the
general deficiency alone remains Tor
committee action. Work ON that WA
begin i'm a day or two, though its snha
mission to the HOUSE Will be deferret
uniN both the naval and the pa.tortice
baIls have been practically disposed of.
WANTED At ONCE.
yTINCIHNE., MD. March lO.-The
torpedo boats winch are being Erhlt for
the United States government by the
Union Iron Works OF this city are want
Cd al once.
Mayor Malster. who IS president Of
the company. rt. eived A telegram from
the navy department today saying that
the Rodgers must be turned over WIN
in week. that the Mckee must be
ready wirhin thirty days and that work
ON the submarine boat PiunGer Sh,TLd
be pushed as rapidly as possible
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
NEW YORK, March 10.-Several
hundred extra mechanics are employed
at the Brooklyn navy yard. The dis
patch boat Dolphin has swarm OF
painters and about a hundred mechan-
ics rushing work upon her. Much
work is being done on the cruiserc Chi
cago and Atlanta. Work on the tor
pedo boat Stllletto viii be completed
by he. end OF the week Wien she viii he
ready for sea A test was made today
Of one of a consignment of rapid fire
guns just received from the Coli fac
toy at Hartford. 1t is known as the
SIX millimetre rapid fire automat tic Colt,
and is capabe Of firing 200 shots a min
Ute with a range OF 1000 yards. The
test proved that the bullet would pass
thrcug.h steel Plate 3-S Of an in n
thick. two sides of a coil Of pipe. TWEEN
ty inches of wood backing and another
steel pate of Is of an !nch in thick
ness. These guns. OF which ten have
arrived, vii! be used along the rail Of
VeSSelS against formed, boats urE al