Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-03-18
BUILDING Up THE NAVY
Uncle Sam Not Buying Any
CASTOR Warships.
CUBAN INTERVENTION RUMoR
Arming and Manning the Merchant Ma
rines-Work on Coast Defense Guns
Being Rapidly Pushed Forward.


Washington, March 12.-The United
States government has not acquired
single additional ship for the navy.
This is true, not because of a lack of
offers of warships from abroad, but
simply for the reason that the navy de-
partment is proceeding with all the
circumspeCtion consistent with the
needs of the case in looking to the
prices and qualities of the craft. There
is q strong disposition to refrain from
being drawn into bad bargains and to
insist on getting good vessels at prices
not extortionate.
Secretary Long was in receipt of
large number of cable messages today.
almost all relating to offers of ships.
Lieutenant Niblock, United States ma
val attache at Berlin, St. Petersburg
and Vienna, is pal ticularly active in
quest of vessels.
There was good deal of talk during
the day about the assignment of Off
GERS to the command of auxiliary crui-
sers, the st. Paul and st. Louis being
especially mentioned, but Secretary
Lons seU 'ilese s'oiies @ "' les1 W inc
e'aIeneii' 'ila' he ilau ho' niaue any
gressed to the point of informing him
self of the possibility of getting the
ships officered and manned quickly.
While looking after new ships, the
oihIi"is VI .iie navy department are hoI
hesleoVihs 'ie o'iier 'esseis' anu ar
lais ernolts n"'0 poen iii'ue W niaho
eioi' iepaiis oii sovei"i siiPS 'lat III
.no o,!inaiy eouise wouiu ho' oe
tie"'e.' Al 'iia' iaSiiioh' cut "oulo re-
quife al ehtlre 1 ' oVerhaulihg. mus, IN
, .ii1 1ase VI 'ne En-, nliauei @ 'li", whicii mas
nau nve years iaru wofk'" anu has never
90 DoIn eoiio ovoi' "s 10 'he custom,
piuo's i"Vo soiie W WARE islahu 10 put
irt, Ii W ohape ior sea "i'nih ~ uays'
Ine VI nv" IL az 'i'e SAINT !aros' IL
hoSo NV W Do .o!oneu az i'ieseh', no' ohiy
U"uao niS" ho,s sno 10 ~ i"il oonui'lon' puC
a.se ase. De0ause o she Is NOT 50 iofinluaDie
ot"iU "' W iiiaAo ~ "esirap'e 10 dlVert
W oIu nei iop"'i 'ne aIseii'ion required
ed1 o,sonnolo: 1 ae ao nofioih 1iie NEWARK Is
1"n W., ioi o0 un9' iep"i,s' anu as
49, 49, oe"t VI WIN mas alreauy peeh
uono ohi IN oh nei, siie wiz pe almost a new
SUI NV Il "hin hi sne Ioli1s gu. oi n .ne Yards
ooiir, - ~ ~. ~ lion n"s mi m.
,,an;.ou Tapl - N.Y., ep":is. Is, no
,ioii'oi Ooiiaiiohe aI hfare lsiaiu mas
\ oo,,J;t;a, I . ~, ~ toio"oio
;tor NI;ontona,h 81 .i' I'u VIZ -to
d;n want ;.,a aa',,;e; w -"n, a'"i
~, ,n Te4O H. ii'o ooinnnissioh touay, al
orJers Tha, law vii moU WY, y1. iIoeiseu ,,C' :ieii
tha ~ nn,o, an, .; WIZ p.o'aoiS ieliain Al
tho hon M W ~ uo"n in'o
salad toaov fro,, WaS;i po o". Dupon'
saIf aaa;u % y % .ha an.;11a G,,o W Istaoi, & lel-
60; o. :. w VIZ ioO'i'" "' MY "est'
s.. $50 - ~ wac H"iu ~ ,i,e navy depart
tbo % conrt ' nf n'nis ;nn. na' oee,l I nearu from
from Adu,;.a, 5 cidani az ll"vana' ,W HUI
Tho nnnaa''ao s';s".u ~ az NY wes''
oonnootod % LII II, .no oiy u persons
staoi .v nor',, T,sn W. . s.eainsnlp Yea ilhes ana
nrn,bar 90 :no .uia'ioii : vi
tbo dor w.. "S.onai ',nsas. s'oi'es u"r'hg
~ a"1' : DuU perhaps nohe Vi these had
,norr don;aI ot ~ ~ ~ ol'o' wi'ion nie' sum
Socretaru nou W. w - l,"as - Assistai'
tor woa2fani viz oS' 'n"C hiiiis-
oovernmont th"t tu ,hn nos.nou "o:, 'ie spanish
sorJinn 'S 20 oo.' S.ia. VIC pIesiueh' ihtehueu
ing his recosnition nf gSIaso E'shag ;ano aGnounI
once '''0' Vi ''uo"h inoepehu-
A oonfor.oo
the Office Of Assistan. T 5000 az oIoon pon in
welt to man ,In. or, ,,,n', "eoiesaiy s" Moose,
eouipning peychopt @ p"ns ',osa, iJi aiming ahu
cruisers TbiS wnr,, ;ss :. ;a as as, auAi'iaiy
sbe , accor, niiahoI ihis WORK, IL is sad, could
3tbo or,s 90 az 1na'erlais' o., except
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