Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-13
WnATDO THE WILD WAVESSiY


New York. oct IA dispatch %
the Tribune FROM washIngton SAYS
The remarkable rhpldity with which
the naval power OF the United states
10 being Increased AZ the present time
may be- realized when % ls stated mat
nny-nvc war vessels are my under
contract Tor the government and that
thfir aggregate tonnage FAR tNr"tia
that OF fhr vessels building ui one time
durug the civil WAT THIS vast con.
siruCtau program, which has excited
more attUfti1n abroad than 40 nome
has been authorized gradually hy Conc
gross until NE vessels soon % %, ellh-
piptrd will place the United states
third IN rank AMONG she sea powers,
IN addition tn the enormous rccI M
Guiding auNilarieH, actually in CONE
mission nt the present time, twenty
vessels nrr 10 various stages ~ feadl-
ness and the ahiphuildrrf are hurrcdly
gathering ihe material Tor thir'ysnyse
others. OF the nfiy.nvc vessels, eight
arp first class heavily arm1rtd sea-
golnE battieahspa, thlriy-ciEht are tor
ped1 bualH four are monitors and one
IL q powerful cruiser
chief Constructor Hlichborn has
completed q iabuittcd stat meni show
ms she degree OF completion u The
twenty N"NANlH now NfANAN AfNhN ANA
commits N or raUdIy approaching
that condition. from which u nppaers
that seventeen ~ thc-r vessels have ale
ready been launched ana iyr 0thrrs
viii be- anoat bcfop she end of this
year.
Sarge the Kentucky and The Illinois,
building 40 Newport News, Va, are re-
spectlycly ~, %, and % per cent come
plcfod.
The Alabama. At the Cramps yard.
Philadelphia. has advanced 90 81 per
cent and the Wisconsin. which u 90 be
launched ht the Union lion Works &c
san Francisco next month, d exactly
half finished. of fhr tea torpedo boats,
the 90 knot Rowan go. ~ at Seattle, o.
rated al % per cent. and VIII have her
trial ,rip before the end Of this week.
The 80 knot Farragut go. ~ the
flrst ~ the d0strIytfH % hf finished hy
the government has already been tired
hy the Scots 40 san Francisco, and nl.
though readily making her guaranteed
speed. has had the misfortune tp Hus-
tain minor Injuries which may be- caa-
The Dahlgren CNo. % and the T. A.
NJ. Craven go. -. 30 knots. building
at RAth. Maine, are listed AZ 90 and NJ
per cent complete. but viii not BE- de-
iivernble 20 the government before
spring. The uxo ?3is knot boats. the
Davis tNd. ~ aud the Fox 90. -, AZ
Portland. Ore, are practically ready
Tor trial. and the Davis may have her
speed run next week The Mackenzie
mo. ~ has Just been completed by
lillian 4 company ~ Philadelphia.
and hrr trial haf been ordered f0r The
first 81 next week. This little vessel Ia
almost year behind contract. The
status of the remaining three 30 knot
destrlycrH IL az follows
Tho sulnrhnm 90. iN a. Whining
ton, Del, " per cent; The 0oldsblruugh
tN1. e0l 40 Portland, pres p per cent
and the Bailey 90. 2D az the works Of
tho Gas Engine and Power company
81 New York, 81 per cent tn slh-
marine torn Do boat P'uHfrr Hf i .fi-
more. r. within 10 per cent OF compile
tIuu ana viii probably 20. put HI H.. ...u|
next month Two i2 knot tug boats
which are now being built al navy
yards have made rapid progress lu the
last month. The ppulc1ck az New
York 10 rated az ~ per cent, and she
pnWtucEft at Marc lH'nnd ht 90 per
cent The sailing ship Chesapeake,
huildlHg az Bath lIpn Works Tor use
as training vessel 40 fhr Naval aca-
DENY. Is 20 per cent ready She has
the distinction Of being the first
shpath0d vessel designed Tor the Amer.
lean navy and the FIRST sailing vessel
laid down f1r naval purposes Ia over
twenty years. The last ship under
construction, except those whose keels
have not been lad, 10 the cruiser Al
hany, blllding al Armstrong; Els
wick. England. She was only 10 per
cent completed when purchased b.
gethor with the cruiser New orleans,
from the Brazilian government lust he-
fore IN. war with Spain was declared
ana work was only begun on her two
weeks ago. The contractors have an
their material Nady ana have PRONE
lsed 10 complete her within six months.
whrrr Caddirs ConErcgate.
New York. oct ig.-Crlsp. clear.
minimum weather greeted the women
golfers this morning on the Ardsley
club links when play was resumed IN
tho championship tournament, Fight
OF tho lfiy-f0ur starters are atil In the
race with Miss Beatrice Hoyt a pro.
nouuced favoriic, for The hon0rs.
Were Miss Hoyt out Of the race, n
would be- dinlcnli 20 pick q winner out
~ the seven Others who survived. name
ly Miss Follows Morgan, MISS Carol
Eldlitz. Miss y. y. Burt, Miss underhnl,
Miss Gracom, Miss Casseu and airs
WetmOre. The three phllhdelphlans.
Misses Hurt, GrisCom and Cas- %. are
paired today with Misses. Hoyt, Tn
derhl and Wetmore. Mrs. Morgan aud
Miss Eidlltz were the frs, pair 70 begin |