The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-22
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eonesad<d to<aay AMI shsEss sse noe -
oumssg pspmssiax asps<s. except tn
showing shss she Un.fet States csn eo@-
nand tire msrkss - aGslnss Spain
The ordnssce d<p=ssnest wAs 3 busy
seems today when btds sers opened sss
furnishing tbs Department sbout l.ss cast
sren rrosectsieS for sra esssast eznnan with
which to sncant feysiaezfjeas- The adj
yesftssmsnt called for ~ fss-ineb soisd
shss and - fweivs-anca MORTAR shells.
we1ghing - peunds each. and - twelve
inch msstsr sAelss weighing i.ss pounds
each. There ~sx an unusually large nan-
her Of nrms whs bid for tia eontrAcl. and
the prices ~ which tasy proposed to fur
Htsn the rFotectiiss shcwsd . wide range.
The contracts we're not awarded today
This bastsssnsp Texas started norfaSard
from Key West today. thus ssttiing tie
question an to tins formation Of a seeend
squadron At os near Hampton RDsds. II
n expected tas Massachusetts, viii follow
n = fsw days. bst saa final orders for that
move have not been made.
The navy department received q prelEEn-
mary report today from ens Of iss agents
xhe Is AZ Havana watching tina progress
of the wrecksng. & IL understood that
this refers mainly to the technical work
Of salvage and not 10 the question OF
cause. The Judge advocate generals Of
nce. where the report was received. viii
not Disclose details.
Tho senate was unusually quiet for the
first working 5ay Of the week TaAs DO
ors was prepared 70 70 on with any pend
tng measure was given a. the explanation.
but privately the opinion vas stated by
sons OF the senator's tina, whiis the Gu
ban question remains la such suspense
there was no desire 80 take up important
legislation. The outlook as TO Cuba was
discussed. almost TO the exclusion Of other
topics. ard the belief waA quite decided
that the administration 10 preparinx 10
take . positive position within the next
week. Several senator. made sae pred.e-
tion that the United States would inter-
vene Betag pressed for a reason. they
stated that they had reached this conelu.
sion after more or less conferences Win
executive officers. but at the same time
saying quite emphafleaiis that they had
no positive Information on this poiat OH
o. senators thought the recognition OF Gu
han undergraduates more pYohah.s than In.
prevention. Almost every one expres.s,i
tue View That some action viii follow The
report OF tho Maine court Of inquiry. re-
saraiess Of fits purpor..
According to orders Ia naval offic.r. L.
sued by the navy department TO-DAY. TN.
naffieship Maine Is s,ll in existence A.
least two Of the orders wou,a .~.c ;.
t'sa that impression. They read az fell.
laws:
Lieut.. Catlin. e. s. ~. detached from
the Maine. home Lieut. q. r. ~. ual-
man. detached from the Maine. home ard
10 wait ordersr '
IT y presumed that the Inflated battle
ship win not be stricken from the naval
register until II IL finally established be-
yond The possibility Of doubt that The shat.
tered hull cannot be raised and recovered
Into at least a semblanc. OF her former
ssk. Although there Is scarcely xroana
FOR the hope thar the vessel can be RAISED
ana restored 10 the navy. the departm.n,
will rot abandon It's efforts In that a.rec-
uen until the wrecksss new at work upon
report that II |. Impossible.
Capt. William r. Duvai. of the Fifth ar
tfiiery, has reported at the war department,
under orders for temporary duty IN the Of
nces Of the secretary Of war and the major
general commanding the army.
Mr. Duvai IL instructor In practical mill.
tary exercises al the artillery sehoei, Far,
Monroe and is regarded as an expert In
all matters pertaining TO the artillery
branch Of the service. He has been pro-
melted 20 his present graae as result II
the recent Increase of artillery regiments
Although nos officially admitted At tn.
department.. IL is generally understood
that he was summoned 70 Washington 10
confer with tho military authorities on
questions Involving the employment az ar
tlilery In active work along the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts.
The enlistment branch Of she navy to-
day issued large poster advertising for
men for the navy. The Feceat putting into
commission Of the cruisers Columbia and
Minneapolis and the prospective demands
that Viii be necessary the result OF the
purchase Of the Brazilian ships and thu
AayssoSsr. requires the enlistment of adj
dItionai men Emliaim~nts viii DO made a;
the following places The navy yards AT
nossen. rreeklyu, League island. phtls-
delphia. wssa.as5en. Norfolk. Nsrs Island.
Ne, o. South street. New York United
States steamer Michigan. and the custom
heuse at Gloucester. Mass. The following
classes ~ men arr wanted.
ssamess. y 80 g years of age. At ga per
month: ordinary ssamen. Is to ss years o.
age 81 per ascasa. chief u1sr hir, ssts. Il
- - yesrs et sgs. So par rronsh Snschtn-
hss, FIRST class. Is % = years II age. a, So
pee month. ard uAehtutsts ssrensi class,
- 20 IS years % agr as sss pev month,
NAY HE rHf REPORT.