Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-15
TWO SHIPS SECURED
AmaZonas and Admiral Abreu
all Uncle Sans Property.
BOTH FINE CRUISERS
n merican Line Steamer St. Louis MAY he
Held by tn: Government. Spain's Re
ported Purchase or the O'IIi.-
gins Denied.
(Ey Telegraph.l


(By Telegraph.)
WASHIE.;rtES M arm IA waak,,
negotiate Ms clns.,i EDDY NV rb.. ~
ciiuS,- bv yhe navy denarIm-n, ~, i.nn-
don OF + wo fine ,.r,,lsa,s hlIT n,d nmM,
me- AN M s,y@,rk f,r mo Irs,aH,, ~"
,-,m,n,4nt. I,ssihjy ,h,. ,f,ic sHs Tn,'l,
m.y,.. tl-,s,,ra IN ,.l,s,nt, o,, 49, w., to ~"
in this manner ha,,ausa =, f IN. InmwS9
81 tge thai ,l4 Sr,lnis ar..n4s L,u ,ya.n
sp>ivjng +, s,,.nr,. bose yn,v Shrs 80
whom. iii sad ,ha,. w,,,lJ ,,.nr ~. =,
greater value in ,ass ns ,r,nuhI.. ,b,,n 80 =,
the United States. TIN. n1xf uuas,Snn j.
how 40 pat no sbjns I,.,n,.. r,rI "a, 80
nor been s,-rtl-.d ae yii, ~. ~ tna thn
retay-v of tha navy .J,,S, a.. soon .Sth.
,raw ,nn no VIM ,hur,rd ~ An,a,n,,s
sh. WI start for the ITmusi Sratss
~,1a on harv vessel wall f,,,lnv a, r,ha a,r.
gest v4ossn,l. moment. TIM. terms of
.,I. ~. snn,+ a. s.' :, "a
NJ, xinLEo,l.nlal I'm Conr,,,nv S,ia nv
day ,th,ut INV. ,wn shir,s wr,II,i 1n y moss
.ie-si nbla a,uuisitinn tn r}h,A A,r.4rir m
navy, as thy ave the Unrest AMI he.i
yards. One ,f the Sims lis N
every rest,4ct has ttr c,,l c,nnniy ,n,i
.n,ny,,rff inn ~ lnTa ri ,ni stsam cs,n Nv.
r,isAI ~ any ti,ra The MIN ~ ~
,rn,,a,L. in Irirsr;nsr ,ht. -, ~ ,n,,ss az
am ndtoIo.v. fore iron, tha nnn,l x'r1.
can be- sar,,,d for the s<ar,-ica
TWO CP1rJSEY9S HRor-CuT
W ASH N(YTJlN NJ n rob Ii --INhA rA-
ported sale to the limited sta .s IF ~,
two Rrazjlian cr,,1-sars Ann,znn,s am
Admiral ,Alrr-,,lll nov r,sc,J : thai~
finishing t.,t,!hss i'm an f.n,r,ish shin,
ward. was confirmed here Ihis after
r,,yn II, * armed o,S,' mn. - -.
MT S. u, - .en 'ba a: IoH,, Una' sl n, mas
chit, VIII NOT sall h,r ~ Ensin 7, -
furthermore said .hnt S1.,yn, has nnt an,
.4nnot purchase shins iron, ..I,ar Cshiti
on, the Argentine Republic.
O.Leis kave rosen sent to Commodr7@.
Howell Cnmmanthnm r rba E-,,T,,..a ;, IT,,
tion. to- send a fnrSa nf men frI.m, 49,, ~,
San francesca tn ,aka =, s...ssion ,,r1
hoist the TTnttp5 S,atas aar ~ ~ p
ZIli,,n hin mar Is sal - go nv nn| i',n
msslan Lat NewcasNe Trhis VIII nra-
vsr[t/ any III difficulty in cas. hnsnj iri,s
Should break cut. as ihe shin worId he
Under the flag. but lvinr in = frien,1 pls
(hartir ~
The two vessels WIFI ha .x,t .ne uSa-
ful additions to tire United States navy
in either war or peace, ia the opinion
Of Secretary Ling, xhn acknowledges
pthe1N have ibsen bort.ht az r11,-.r ~
sta tes. They are See. shesarbptn and
eGppered. and with twin screws AND
Will be- the first of the cI,uisers i'm, our
navy TO embUdy THAT most useful fear :
ure of naval construction, shea thi nc
for which Chief Constructor Hl chfsoT.n
has worked eaGnestlv for MANY ven re
past. He finally succeeded in having
some Of the smaller eunfCEsts con-
structeI ON his principle. TIN Anna
zonls is rated at $500 IONS 5Isp,ary-
meAt. with an Indicated holE+ 1y,wer
under natural draught of $500, when
is calculated to develop twenty knots
speech Thus, While the ship is aplut
the size of The Charleston, she is much
faster. Her ment is also much
more fUmldalEe, not stN much IN calyh.e
Tor the main battery is mnla up of six
o-Allcn guns, but these guns, as wELl as
the four 1-!nch guns. tawe Uf what is
Known as ;u-c-ilibres length, living
lntin am udrusual range and power!
"A dangerous deficiency in the eng!n-
stF nFanS"l OF ihe navy has been
or"u@Et to light i'm the fact that it is
sci:Ft1y possible to secure "A staff OF
TnsHHeer "it'cers t" bring back 10 the
LHH'eu states any OF me ships pur-
Ei'SId 'tp:bad. ihlS state of affairs
ta ecu drought 10 the attention of
~ iinuSe naval committee. nut so far
,eclcu M''4i"ut mer1inS Wlth
- "sSree 81 success WHOM 1T WIS
n""eu TOT III 'he shape OF an amend
w. ,"Eee.arn j. u ,h lus,loer of en-
7Iheet o..:teis III tie service.
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p'ul'nel H'Ittk n!EhS guns. tnur ne
"a'I '"" 1hsSmh 1lNtcthnie gums
W. '"u p"at or ncl" guns. me tor
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