The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
LONG AND BOUTELLE IN HARMONY.
Tic Former SAYS the Latter Has
Been Misunderstood.
DISPOSITION or THE FLEET.


ttfados caused some conmotion IN osficis
Htcir,les Today until the real prrport OF the
|,Avisit of the ships came out. The cruiser
|, Montgomery and the giinboat Nashville
were selected for tho purpose and orders
were sent TO Admiral Sicard TO put them
!. In shape for the required service. 1t Is ex-
|. plained at the navy department that thia
/ action was taken. at, Tho instance OF the
Cuban relief association. organized through
athc efforts of tho state department FOR tho
s3relief or destitute non-combatants ~ Cub1,
n II was reported to the department. that
y great distress prevailed among the people
sln the vicinity OF Sagua La Grande and
!, Matan2as, on the northern coast oil the is
lard. and that considerable difficulty 8
Inexperienced In scne!ng supplies there. he.
,'lcalse Of the infrequcnt visits OF the ner
/ chant shIs.
!; On this account, and becnrFe Of the ini-
IMMEDIATE demand for supplies at the paints
4 Indicated the officers OF the association
4! requested the secretary OF the navy to an-
q thorize the use of one or more OF the war
y Slips nj Key West in the transportation
there OF food supplics contributed By the
q charitable people of the United States IN
response 10 tho appeals of PRECEDENT Nc,
Kinley and Secretary Sherman.
4 Secretary Long conferred With the pres-
4 rnt on the subject. and Il was decsled %
4; comply with the request The Montgomery
7 and the Nashville were SELECTED, as most
q suitable for the service. and the necessary
y orders ware disnatched 10 Admiral Stcarl
The Montgomery Will 90 10 Matenzne and
4 the Nashville TO y pa La Grande, with
} the understanding That they viii remain
2 in those ports only long enough to deliver
9 the supplies to the agents Of the assoea-
= tion FOR distribution. Although the mes
sage assigned TO the wsrships VIII take
/. them both within q short distance az Ha
yana, II Is stated that neither vessel VIII
! visit tho Cuban capital.
I To remove the impression that has got
ten abroad to the effect that the relations
! between the navy department aud the
house naval committee was not harmo
nions, Secretary Long this afternoon gave
. out Il short statement on the subject He
said;
. Congressman Boutele has been misuu-
de-stood. Tho congressman, who Is oce OF |
the most patriotic men In the world. i |
t, always ready 10 do everything Mai eau !
j be done for he navy"
In his annual report the secretary roe
comments That 1900 men be added 10 the |
( enlisted force on account Of the increase |
! In the number OF ships. The naval com
mittec CT which Mr., Boutcils IL shairman I
/ has already decided to grant this increase |
In the regular naval appropriation bil. |
Meantime, II there should he any irnma-
date necessity for more men. The same /
committee. and Mr.. Boutelle Us rs cAair- |
man, are ready TO make provisions TO that |
. effect Mt once.
A cablcgram came from Consul General !
, Lee to the department today but made |
no reference 10 the Maine disaster, bslng !
. devoted 10 tha periodical statement OF the I
tobacco that is being shipped from cuba /
/, 10 the United States. thus giving evidence !
of the actual removal OF the export pro-
Y hibition decree. Tbs telegram was as fell
+, lows.
FILLER tobacco, February 70, II bales
Tampa. % Key West. 81 Chicago, 10 Mil
waukee; February 2s. 2Si New York"
Captain Chester. commanding the South
Atlantic station, was also heard from, his
cablegram relating 10 the docking OF tho
gunboat Castine, now at Porto France The
department has sent him the necessary an (
thorizasion aud the ship viii 20 into the
dry dock there.
commander OF the monitor Mianto
nomoh, which was ordered into commits
sion yesterday was selected in the person
OF Captain Mortimer Johnson who liz al
prcsent on waiting orders
Secretary Long says that the MiaDto-
nomoh with tho ram Katahdin viii remain
IN the Delaware for the present The com
missionlng OF these two yesSels makes the
cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis on
tho Atlantic coast available for Immediate
Service, and in case the department
should decide to commission more ships
the Atlanta In New York could be made
READY In the course OF three or four months
and the Chifago In six months In case
emergency orders for their repair We're is
sued
There are number OF good ships on tho
Pacific COAT. tho Charleston, PHILADELPHIA
yorktown and others being there ana Tho
{ pay rolls or the construction bureau nj tho
Mare Island navy yard have now amounted
I wages alone. -
The navigation bureau is still busy with
tne preparation OF the death certificates
l0r the families OF the victims OF the Malne
/, disaster Captain llawley. who has the
! matter Immediately In charge. says that
, owing 20 necessity certificates can not he
iss1eu neiore March 10. and this answer
Y y returned to numerous letters daily r..
\ cslyed ct the department
~ ~ said In the navigation bureau that
tef1e ~ p pressing need OF able machlnlsts
sor Inc navy caused by tho heretofore ,,r-
4 noted fact that every one OF the Inachin.
.sss on ne Maize lost his life in the ex-
4 plQsion, Moreover. all the firesnen hi,
ono wcre killed The l5areau has inv,tea
Il ensStment OF men who have naval expc-
= nr1s ana ~ ~ is said THAI a number ~
4. le81e men ere now enjoying the three
I;Hsz! nfi1pd Of time between enlist
D during which they may come again
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