The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-19
( lssslv AusvtinQ the Report Of
tte Court Of Inquiry.
u INFECTED IN1nE NEXT FEW DAYS
NH BE Carefully Considered BY the
President and Cabinet.
ACTIVE IN NAVAL CIRCLES
sPay RoH I'm One Department Larger
Than During the Civil War--Rc-
cruising still Going ON.

Washington. March iS.-An air Of sua-
I pense was noticeable In the navy depart
l ynent due 10 the approach of the time for
the delivery OF the report Of the court OF
! inquiry. II is rot known Just when tho
ducument will come to Washington but 1t
Is expected here in the course OF the next
two or three days. a cabinet officer OK
PRESSED the belief that the report will re-
! Quire careful consideration on the part
L OF the President and the cabinet before
being given 10 The public AID would prob
Z ably be received about the middle OF next
week. The new naval squadron was also
discussed
Tho San Francisco reported here from
Lisbon, at GrNescnd today. The com
mander viii divide the crew with the
Amazonas and sail at the earliest possible
moment for the United States, conveying
the new ship.
Beyond tue Anazonas, her sister chip
Abrouall, and The MayIower. no purchases
Of ships have been made by the navy de-
+ pArtnient. a number Of feet steam yachts
owned In the United States are being offer
ed TO the department and 1t Ia probable that
some OF these have buen purchased. Sec
rotary Long takes the view that failing
to secure the torpedo boat drstroyers nc
wants the best plnn is for him TO equip
some OF these speedy boats with torpedo
tubes and light batteries and improvise
torpedo boats,
Z The neyy department is convinced that
the Spar ish government has not acquired
possession OF the italian crusler Varez.
/ 1t would not however, be a matter OF deep
concern II the report we're true. The de-
artment had II vessel In mind as a pos
sible acqrisltion but they abandoned the
idea ON learning that shc could not be
made ready In lees than three or four
months.
The gunboat Newport reported her ar
rival by cable from Greytown. She will
bring back to the United States the Mica
rngua canal commission and then will bs
attached at once to the North Atlantic
squadron.
Some idea Of the activity prevailing in
naval circles Is given by the statements
that the pay roll OF the construction de-
DGrtmcnt only one OF several departments,
in tho Mare Island navy yard for March is
SSS0,000. This great expenditure per
NORTH. II Is said. was not equalled during
the late war.
separate account will be kept of all
funds expended from the $4,000, 900 emer-
gency appropriation. A separate form OF
requiaition has been prepared and all
amounts allotted from the fund tire made
upon the direct order signed by the prcsi-
dent hintzelf
'"Ihe president wants to report to con-
greas Just how every cent OF this money is
SPENT said Il member Of tho cabinet to-
day, "and for this reason Is adopting the
course above outlined"
Rooruidn. is going on apaoe ptfaH sta
tons for the army and tho navy and good
reports come from all quarters.
The Marblehead is At Tampa. The Little
Bancroft on her way across the ocean re-
ported by cable her arrived today from
Faral. She appears to be making about rs
good time as her consort the Helena. The
Sainoaet arrived at Key West today as
I did the Montgomery. while the Detroit
/ sailed from that point for Tortgas The
i Macbias arrived at Boston to undergo
slight repairs.
The ordnance bureau of tho war depart
fnent today au arded contracts for large
number of steol armor piercing and deck
! piercing projectilee for the coast fortitica-
tons guns The bureau divided the con-
tract so that supplies will be coming from
several quarters ct the same time.