The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-08

Purchase OF Warihips for our Navy.
OTcr, of Two cruiasrs Nearing Com
pistion In Foreign shiryards Have
Already Bson Made-rho General Stu.
alton with Regard 60 Spain Not SO
Strained a. II ws.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-THERE
WERE NO LESS THAN FIVE M
PoETANT EVENTS TO-DAY HAv-
ING a BEARING MORE OR LESS d.
RECT UPON THE, TROUBLED RE
1ATIONs BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND SPAIN, VIZ: THE m
PRODUCTION IN CONGRESS BY
Mr.. CANNON OF n RESOLUTION
CARRYING s5o.o0o, 900 FOR THE PUB
Lie DEFENSE; THE WITHDRAWAL
BY THD SPANISH GOVERNMENT
OF ITS 1NTIMATED OBJECTION TO
THE CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE OF
CONSUL GENERAL LEB: THE Or
DER oE THE CRUISER MoNTGoaf-
ERY TO PROCEED TO HAVANA IN
PLACE OF THE FERN: THE PASS
AGE THROUGH THE HOUSE OF
THB BILL INCREASING THE AR
TILLERY. ARM BY TWO REGI-
MENTS, AND THE INSTITUTION OF
NEGOTIATIONS LOOKING TO THE
PURCHASE OF wARSHIPS FOR
OUR NAVY.
Ma Cannon's resolution probably led
oil other topics In interest, particularly
when 1t became known that 1t was the
result OF conference between the au-
thor. the President. Senator Hale and
other leading spirits in congress.
AS for Gen. Lees case. the news of
the satisfactory ending OF the Incident,
through the withdrawal OF the sugges-
ton by Spain, was expected as soon as
1t waS noted that loophole had been
left open through the failure to make
The complaint In anything like an off,
clal shape. Some fear Is expressed that
The consul general will not find his
post very congenlal now that he Is an
uEwe.come guest In Havana, but the
Inlllstratlons Is relying upon his de-
rotloH 10 the welfare OF the Americans
IN Cuba and American interests gen.
orally TO submit his own personal wishes
10 restraint and remain at his post.
Late IN the afternoon Senior du Bose,
tie Spanish charge. received ciphe-
cable from the minister of state at
Madrid. Senior Gullin, saying:
YOU CAN DISAVOW THE RUMoR
4 THAT ANY OFFICIAL APpLICA-
T!OS HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE
RECALL OF GEN. LEE"
u
that misapprehensIcn had occurred
and some int!mation concerning Gen.
Lee had been construed Into q request
or demand for his recall, which Mr.. du
Bose says with pos!.iveness was never
Intended.
AS there has been no explanation so
!ar OF the purpose which prompted the
introduction OF Mr.. CaunoRs resolution.
II may be said that the money Is want
tc primarily as an emergency fund. It
Is said by officials who Will have the
disposition OF this treasure that Il by
10 means follows because congress
PAGES such a sum OF money In the
control or the President that he will
ieet bound to spend all OF 1t. Those
VINO look for a wholesale purchase Of
HaFshlps from the bargain counters OF
european builders are likely to be dis
nppolh!ed. The navy department ut
psstht Is inclined to make but one
purchase OF this kind, at first at least,
IN the shape OF g. substantial ironclad
~ goes desire to get possession of sew
tEd! OF the larger class OF torpedo boat
IestroytFs, such us the Sokul OF the
!tuss!ah navy, vessels OF 800 tons, able
90 keep the sea In bad weather, q weak
polht IN our own boats. and capable Of
enormous speed such as thirty-two
Ndols. But such craft are not for sale
at all Times: they are built to order
generally ard could not be procured In
1Lls manner In less than six months
no,H the cate OF contract, even In Eu-
THp. rgpe. unless Special prices were paid.
mere IS no disposition on the part Of
me navy department to lumber the
t"sE Win lot Of unserviccable craft
q. Spa,m OF fear. but rather to get a
Ihe offers Of ships TO the navy depart- :
mint are now assuming definite and
.ornal Shape. During the day Secre-
I1asy Long received call from A. F.
tt'aiHe' representing the axm-Norden-
a-.i 80 company, and the agent for sew
taa 80. war vessels now nearing compile
% uut N foreign ship yards. These In
CuE TWO cruisers OF the type Of the
..MEIRnau, which are designed TO be
sSSehty Knot vessels. and two ironclads
y. fourteen knots, which would be called
~ T;s,se cIass oattleships under our rating.
/ I. are now open TO purchase, and 1t
- T., GnGefstood that Mr.. Lanes visit was
a.. ",i0 an connection. The two cruisers
s''. w rect long, 43 feet beam and l6
.eS. ev. qrait; They carry SIX e-Inch and
S-lGGh vi
terry. "4i "uAiitary uat-
7, me !ronciads have a 1sX inch belt of
HlrYeyized steel. Their Armament ia
,"G !o.inch guns. four 5-inch, two c.
-S"' S1 6.pounders anu four i-pound-
~, Mr Lane regards these ships as
Ss c'asa In every particular rs they
~ designed on modern principles
I, Im are neinB built by one of tho lead
lug snip building firms OF Europe. They
Wv aM vel along toward completion
,,,Tl "u an -FOUR. II Is said, could be In COM
,as'on within q few months. They
Sors, Sr Originality des!gner for one Of the
,,"I n nlrican republics, but there is
nro %u 70 be no obligation which would
EE.,e:;eht their acquisition by the United
n,,,, Mr. Lane recently sold the
.S"fdrnfe!dt rapid fire guns and his
.ahuinS with officials ia such as 10
much weight.
n,ns Mere are things that are wanted
+ugh ,,u,,r, moro than warships In case OF
rs,Ie md the army shareg these
/ r0SSs, 80 80 that a fair proportion OF the
1 Gs.,W'gNp would have TO go 10 the war
,iIr,ar'ment. ,iI,a These are abundant sup
Sr,n, S," Ci shot and shell and powder, The
4 s,"., .s ~ AZ short as the navy of these
4 rys,,,.i r"i stores. II has been found.
4 3"F 70 the qualification OF the army