The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-17
the Montgomery to assist in the wreck
ing work. is returned to her position
NO REPORT FROM THE COURT.

Up to the close of office hours the
navy department, though it knew Of
ficially that the court of inquiry had
come over to Key West from Havana,
was not informed as to the findings or
plans of the court.
1t is said that the object of the navy
department in purchasing such craft
as the late Mr.. Ogden Goelet's yacht
Mayfiower is to provide as quickly as
possible number of picket boats of
good speed and sea-going ability to
act as scouts and also to aid our iron
clads and more expensive vessels in
operations against torpedo boats. A
large number of private yachts have
been offered to the department, and
other acquisitions of the same type as
the MayfloWer may be expected.
STRONGEST SINCE THE WAR.
The fleet at Key West will be aug
mented in the next day or two by the
arrival of the gunboat Annapolis, the
torpedo boat Foote, and the naval
tugs Leyden and Samoset, while the
gunboat Helena is now on her way
from the European station, under or
derS to report at Key West. The Hell
ena reported the arrival today at Fun
chal on her way to join the fleet.
These, with the other vessels previous
ly ordered to Key West, constitute the
largest assemblage of war vessels made
since the demonstration following the
NirginiuS affair, and, considering eff
fectivenesS in armament, it is the
strongest aSsemblage of warships, for
review and other purposes, since the
war.
ALGER WANTS HIS SHARE.
Secretary Alger has made requisi-
tons on the president for two large
from the appropriation of
$4,000, 900 for the national defense. One
is for s.. 900, 900 for the engineer depart
ment of the army in the completion of
certain fertilization works along the
and gulf coasts, now in prog
ress, and the other is for 81, 225, 900 for
the use of the ordnance department of
the army in the requirement of arms
and ammunition. Pretty much all of
this money is needed to cover contracts
already made by the military estab-
lishment.
AND TELEPHONES. !
General A w Greedy, chief signal
officer of the army, has gone to New
York City for a visit of some days. |
While there he Will probably make ar
engagements for the work of connecting |
by means of telegraph and telephone !
lines the various Notifications in the |
harbor of New York A similar condi- |
points along the Atlantic coast, but |
are under way to remedy |
this state of affairs.
The war department is making ready |
for another big contract looking to the |
procurement of a lot of shot and she'll /
An advertisement has just been issued |
calling for east iron projectiles for !
sea coast cannon" The bids are made |
next Monday at o'clock, |
at the ordnance Office, war department |
The shot and shell are of the heaviest |
description.
NAVAL RECRUITS.
The equipment bureau of the navy
department has prepared itself for the
equipment at very short notice OF any
vessels of the auxiliary navy that may
pc acquired. with the most approved |
signalling devices now employed.
Considering the competition offered
" the navy and marine corps in the en-
istmeEt of recruits. the war depart
nent feels that it is doing very well
n securing men for artillery regiments
The adjutant generals report today
was that 220 men have been secured
This is at the rate of 500 per month
md about as fast as the men can be
properly taken care of.
The officials are careful to insist that
While they are DESTROYS of securing as
many recruits as possible, they have
n no degree abated the high require
nents of the army as to physical and
moral qualities. They want the best !
men. The reports indicate that every
section of the country is contributing
% the enlistments, and the reports are
particularly encoura ging