The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27

baagador, spent aerns tire WITH Judge Day
during sne afternoon, bat - II understood
20 have had no Tsissios - the Cu5az cues
tson. II Is nnacuhsedsy true. however,
chat the British ambassador had learned
Officially the essential conclusion reached
By the American court Ok snaaisy. and
Mai the British government II afpTssed Of
the saets. An aY.cfsI IN high standing.
referring 10 asr IEliaa's cali. stated Rat
the Maine sepsrt was os,e =srs fAstas TO-
ward inducing European governments
Dartscsiariy Great Britain. 10 take sogn1-
sznes Of the dreadful condition OF affairs
.DrevaIiing In cai,s, aszd 10 lock al least
With synpsshy on Eneaus 81 Intervention
that would par en- cad 10 such suffering
Among Secretary Longs eAiiers vas
Mayer Quincy. Of Boston, who discussed
the need Of protecting the city % snst3-
bic armament aaa fTss~esass ssssps. - ~*ai
- tho two ssngis-s.rretesi Old monitors 10
b sent there. Mr.. Long fully saares THIS
sensimeat Of his fellow tesaasnan- but
there Is little prospect that tue better
class of slsipa can be used north OF bafnp'-
ton Roads IN times OF emergency.
The navy bureau OF ordnance IL prepar-
Ing nsw mounts for NUMBER Of WFsite-
bead torpedoes IN order 10 piass them 10
she sssenus cutters. sha newly acquired
yachts and tugs. TAe torpedo tubes were
originally intended 10 80 brsog deck, bat
with tho nex craft Ire tubes and mounts
must be changed for service on tae upper
decks wheG this work is done, Capt.
O'NelI. brad Of tae bureaus. expects TO lie
able 10 equip sixty craft. II occasion de-
mands. with torpedo tubes.
Contracts for the big steel piers. coal
shess and extensive appliances for
loading war vessels at tho Dry Tortseas
and Key West were les today The tnioa
Bridge Company, of New York. Will build
the steel plera both At Torsugas and Key
West. the contract price baIng So. oaa The
tracks, cars and machinery viii oe fur
nissca by the Brown Hosting Company.
Of Cleveland. for ytsi.oDo TINS. contract
calls for completing the extensive works
At Tortagaa In $50 days and at Key West
IN 1876 days.
Formal orders wers Published today by
Capt Shoemaker. chief OF the revenue cut
ter service. fer the eigh, revenue cutters
called into the navy service TO rendezvous
~ the Norfolk navy yard. The insiruc-
lions given 70 The commanders Of the
ships were TO report at Norfolk between
March % and April 5. Some difficulty Is
anticipated In getting the cutter Gresham
Out Of the Great Lakes She h too ioag
10 rass through the locks CT the canals
and IL may be necessary for The depart
meni TO ciit OF the stern Of the vessel in
order TO permit her passing the locks.
Preparations are making b. the light
house board to tsrn over to the navy de-
partment ave lighthouse tenders now In
Eerviee on the Atlantic. II Will be necss-
esry. OF course. that these vessels be re-
fitted 10 same extent and equipped with
such lisht snaii-calibsF guns as they are
sells and other necessary work upon them
viii bc done at the Noffolk yards.
It Is regarded az no; unlikely that Com
mander ". "a. Fe;ger. now in charge Of
the New York lighthouse district. may be
placed in command of the newly acquired
Brazilian cruiser Amazouas. now the New
Orleans, hut the detail has moi YET been
determined upon.
Tor several days proposition has been
under consideration by Secretaries Long
and Alger 10 form 4 board. composed OF
one offieer each from tho army ana navy,
to ssasemssiza and harmonlze the defeus-
I've operations aieng the Atlantic seaboard
ia order that there may be no clashlng
between the two great arms OF Che gov
eminent II Is said that the proposition
was considered taxorahiy by both seefe.
taries, and proceeded SO FAR as ts appoint
the board. the representative of the navy
designated by Secretary Loag hefng Capt
Barker, Ills naval aide. ard the repre-
sentative az the army named By Secretary
Alrer being Capt. uerst. ore OF the st.
farhes Of the secretary. Some objection
was made By The army officers 70 the ere
asicn Of this hoard. aud day or two ago
porst WAS Withdrawn from the proposed
hoard. II sssmed yesterday that the
whale proposition saasd be abandoned
hut taday IL MAS revived and Lieut.. Col
A. W. Wagner. chief Of the bureau ~
military Intelligence. was designated by
Secretary Alger 10 act with Capt, Barker
ms the representative af the army Late
this afternoon Capt barker and Coi.
Wagner had an extended conference with
Secretary Roosevelt IN the iasters pTi-
yate offses. Preliminary plans fer che
operations ef the beard were formulated
on; na definite statement concerning tha
nature OF the boards werk ce9ld be OBJ
,asnea srem sns 81 the parties 10 she cor
ference liz Gaze Of Aessiisttss the work Of
the heard wtll be very important. a.
shreagh Il the two great ,iepa sinents of
the government At AZ times Viii week ii
perfect unison
Ire government to-day acquired two
snasli vessssls cne ~ sAsm - an eca&s
fag. aus; soth 81 them VITA r. employed
az provisional torpedo beats THE nays'
sasaagtnea, declines 80 make p8eisc 80
nauea Il ths vessels,
In cFacr - expedite tse enlistment 9f