The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-16
MAY MAKE If SIX
BATTLESHIPS.
A Proposition to Increase the Number
of New Ones.
TO KEEP THE YARDS AT WORK
At Their Normal Capacity--MoviDg
Artillery To- Various Fortifications.
South Carolina Cavalry--AnN-
ions 90 Defend the Flag.

WASHINGTON. March Ia good deal
Of announcement was created AT the
Navy Department to-day by report
from the capitol that n majority OF the
Naval Affairs Committee Is disposed 10
substitute six battleships for the three
provided for in the pending naval appro-
priation bill. This number Is supposed
TO represent about the normal working
capacitv Of the three ship building con-
Germs i'm this country that are able at
present 10 undertake the construction OF
battleshps
The Notifications board began its ses-
sions to-day I'm the War Department.
The proceedings are guarded zealously
against publication.
Bids were opened in the quartermaster' s
Office Of the War Department to-day FOR
Transporting some Of the artillery bat
teries that are 10 man the fertilization
works recently completed.
MOVING TROOPS.
The batteries, for whose movements
proposals We're received. include the fol-
lowing: Battery l.. Fourth Artillery from
Fort McIenry. Nd. 10 Fort Delaware;
Battery l.. Fourth Artillery from Wash
ngton. u. c.. barracks 10 Fort Mott
near Fort Delaware: Battery T., Fourth
Artillery from Fort Monroe TO Sheridan 8
Point on the Potomac. Battery J., Sec
ond Artillery from Fort Monroe 10 Fort
Caswel. near the mouth Of the Cape
Fear river; Battery r.. First Artillery
from Fort Monroe 10 Tybee Island Ga;
Battery l.. First Artillery from Fort
Monroe TO Fort Morgan. Ala.
The Pennsylvania railroad received tho
contract for transporting the batteries
from Washington to Fort Mott and Fort
McHenry To- Fort Delaware.
other batteries 10 be moved as result
OF recent orders 20 man Notifications are
BATTERY e. or the First Artillery from
ST. Augustine To Sullivan's Island.
Charleston Harbor: Light Battery B.
Fourth Artillery. from Fort Riley Kan
sas TO jackson Barracks. Louisiana.
Light Battery =. Fourth Artillery. from
Fort Riley to Fort Monroe. Light Bat
terry +. Fifth Artillery. from Fort Riley
to Savannah. Ga; the Light Battery 10
Fort Sam Houston. Texas. TO Galveston.
is the Fifth Artillery. two batteries from
Fort Slocum 10 Fort Hancock. one bat
terry from Fort Wadsworth 10 Fort Han
cock and one battery from Fort Hamilton
to Fort Hancock; Second Artillery. one
battery from Fort Adams 10 Long ISL
and Head.
Inspired by the war sentiment prevail
ing in many parts of the country. officers
Of State militia organizations have been
inquiring Of the War Department as to
allotments Of arms. ammunition, etc.
READY TO FIGHT
Representative Stokes. Of South Caro-
lima. received q letter from General Stop
pelbein. commanding the First Brigade.
South Carolina Cavalry. After commend
ing Mr. Stokes for his speech recently in
Congress i'm favor OF the 100000 appro-
priation for the national defence. he ADDS.
'"The people Of South Carolina stand
ready and willing 10 shed their blood IN
defence Of the stars and stripes and II
ever our people were united they are to-
,lav. We know no fractional or party lines
when the honor of the country Is at
stake. As YOU know T command the larg-
est body of cavalry i'm the United States.
NV command and / are AT the service OF
the President. and while ! understand
that militia cannot be- pressed into SER
vice for longer period than ninety days
| now. through You. formally ten0er my
services TO the President I'm the volun-
tees for ninety months n need be.
"rhe people OF South Carolina have I'M
plicit confidence i'm the wisdom Of the
President at. this critical moment ana
feel that ne viii do the proper thing.
Mr.. Stokes presented General stoppei-
bein's letter TO the President to-day after
the Cabinet meeting,