Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-25
York. 412: Mort.
PIG: Pennsylvania,
1870; South CalSollin.
ILO,tal. 1,iiIa.

York. 4'2: Mort
ZIG: Pennsylvania,
1875 South CarOEn.
ooial. 4,4445
Assistant Secretary
I.his connection THAT II,
Mss. ass,,, rrnr, tbs rn,.c
|rbtva ,ast NEW h,S.,s,,tns -,
lpf r,,,n.i tI,vn wl,i1h I,rnn,as
Ilhe. total ITO much larger fipu
,,arly iay. The nr,,an;zatiTn
l,ux:linr,: .,r,,' =, M. ,,a,-,r s,,,
jun1ar nh. TnnnAih,,tya .1t,,>ctf,n ,ff
it.uimt C;ilrrnns mf nina, ITn,isd Sta
navy. WHO'S. ..ner,,v has 5ssZsu,n ,,,fssh,
Imuch fn SECURING state IaS3,nization,
i,nrr;l in the .f,arnEsnizinr ufSahe bodies
fp,n one compact force Ean.hle IN
emergency of co-vps,,.a,Iiu,s Will, the
Irregular NAVY, In his East .repur, Mr.
tEoosv,slt said that tine state naval esi-
lYi;4t i'm the event of sudden tsmercen-
. cy could be utilized at once for form
4 f.rC the smaller natiTsn1l cruisers. II
Il .u, IT b. ,lcp,ndNl ,,u,a,, nsa.nlv. he saudi
las II second lant. of defense. and also
A be-. Md in placing m,,rss and the es,tEib
! 'ash,un,rt of Signal STATIONS tar coast de-
/ Tense.
| rh ,tys, reputation of $4,000 made by
tCsrn.resIs +, , aid the work OF the naval
fnj,ltrl, v;1r be sapp0ntionsd among THE
r!ates ina n, W days.
Thanks 10 N 'e prumptnessS and eff
cheney of the ,,tI 1af OF engineers and 4tre
,shhef of ,o,ansenra of alhe army. the City
nf SNa S,h in, y, i ~ regarded as behrlg
well nigh snf. ana secure from sa,ltack
by water The fortfla CATIONS nt Fort
WushHnston AND She,.y, y,n Point an the
opposite side of ,th,. Pot, Hn1ac river Care
,,1t,i ci.rtIv a,,,tan,ss,, ~ ), e able to re-
rel am ordinary fleet OF irs velders, land
-, f...s,e, of n..i.,rss,t hav ,.n,, be vast
" ,s,.,-tan,ss,,enad ;,, "a I..,,,r aratively
,;r,,>t. :, ,na -rhe,sa Who fs,ra.. . ~, c.onsitf-
,f,rf1l r,,1ffirjant ITO kean .alI h,,st; IN YES
sells be,fmr.1 tlh. range ts r,,n shot # THE
natjt,nrld ca1yjtol
Moreover, the river. has hs.,,,, bloch ed
off amd y,..par,d for ru,nas, :, ma, tyr,,,.
d,F4s at a Duint hetn,v y,t, r,,-titfi Co t,ir,s
already nl.uptjnnv.f sso rhar If Ills 1,rnt,.
able some of th.a rshinss uf nn enemy |
would be blown unIt of 1.-THE wa,te1- before
it would b.. necessary ~, ln.s mn. ar,u.s nit
the forts. |
The officers s,f the Har,tas,t, l,.4t lesg,ir, |
Hood today t.nbl.d from me island Of |
{ Crete expressing deep sympathy over
the disaster 10 the Me3::1e
In view of rhe MANY expressions of
Doubt concel-n:nE the possibility of rails
ing tive wreck OF 1.-THE ;Mfn,re, the MES
sage sent to ,ttre Navy Departn rent yes
tertiay by Acl1,liral Sicard may have
some weight The ,ani,rnrral f,ep,x-ted
that the court OF enquiry, wtl1idh is on
the sr'nt and has had the advantage of
the opinions of the divers. had declared !
that he most powerful Appliances |
would .be necessary to remove the
wreck or -atse the ship. The last ex-
PRESTON is taken to mean that the
,ourt has 50 far mot concluded that 1t
would be- impossible to again float the
Maine else THE danguag. would ssass,, /
o have been unnbef-a'---,' an un"tr I,
Fanis.d ~>",,p"slton I'M the case OF eN-it
canlesrams.
III can De Staieu UNA up 10 thhs ttneH
ne tnaNai otf1cials nave gwen mol
'he uSht W" 'the Fenei OF AuniHal 81
ARD as eonlirander IL chlet OF tha
.|l 'ad lnrceS OF the North ttl'd ntie sra
non. lhey 90 ilNt oelisVe ina the aa,
Ira! 8 lFeaaoh rs 50 seriously IMPAIRED
Lee at NtaW.cf1Ass 5faiA>-&hal 10 no'ehcnt
day TN THE Shape ol a es'asliAi xuiit %
the CONSUL general mas pee1 pro.p'
heretofore IN MlLoIs1hilHs u.is StS ,ns 80
pantmer't or any l, VI ,s,
NsieahlNe, ut us SUPPOSED !liat uiiei
been nnne SINCE sIef$EFhi .hee = .ia'' 80,