The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-27
CALIFORNIA FIG sYRuP C0.
SAN TRANoIsoo. Cal
LounvILLE, NJ. KEw YoMH. ny.
COAL READY WHENEVER
NEEDED ron WHITE NAVY.
Department wil Distribute 10000 Tons
at Various Points Along Pacinc
and Atlantic Coasts.

NEW YORK. Doc. n. a Dispatch 10 me
Tribune from Washington says:
Tho navy department 10 Eolns to be
prepared ror any emergency that may
hereafter arise IN tho Atlantic and Ia.
eino oceans by carrying on hand thu
enormous utock of nearly half million
tons ~ tho bous sloaming coal Tor war.
ships that can bo pfu,Dt,d
This supply of tho most imporian, OF
all Hinewa of modern war In Io hp nyu.
tofnalicaily distributed IN American ports
nost oonyunionuy looatod fur tho coal.
ins Of ships aiid for any operations tho
navy may concoiYably bu called upon to
undertake. cNtondlng from tho Atlantic
and gulf coast limo FROM g'runchman's
Bay Aalno, % San Juan do Porto Rioo.
aA we'll aA To tho commanding positions
along hu limo uf commerce which has
airs'dy bovn HOcurvd by tho United
States Ia tho Pacific Occan. utrvichlns
from Ban Francisco and rugos sound 10
Manila and soulhwari to samoa.
In tho naval athuru Of activity In the
Atlantic about ,D.uu TONS arc 10 bo
promptly aud systematically stored Ia
accordance with tho Recommendation "
tho chiuf s,ri,cgis,s of tho sury.og. aud
a. luaHi i.1,.tV a Dr sent around
CatV liIrn 10 the western ocran NhFto
American interests have nuddcnly bo.
oon,u urcond Io no other nation. and
whoru tho in,urrut of tho United atAtoa
viii not hereafter be- uuborNilnalvd 10 mat
VI any European lowor.
Thu distribution of immense piiea OF
American coai Tor naval purposes In tho
laclnn indicates tho unailerablu attitude
which has been adopted by the admins.
tratlon rUgapilng tho future policy u tho
United States In that direction. an tho
initial expunHs involved In transporting
tho propor quality VI coal for une In
tho marine engines. 40 well aa tho ciab.
ota,o ,haiactvr OF tho apparatus which
nigh, hd Installed for tho expeditions
ooaliug of war ycasola. for whlch time
u most essential element. dcmonslnatc
how grayoly and thoroughly tho author
itlca have maturcd their plans
l..v number ut tons which will 10 held
IN reserve u tho various coailng sta
lions wcat " tho American cOntlnont
hayu been nxcd for tho prevent ~ lol-
lows: Manila. $500. daum. 1000. Hon
olulu 5.O0. 4 nso Pango. l,.ooo. San
Francisco. 5000. and Hrunorton. Pugvt
sound. 3.OO,
on tho Atlantic coast. In aDu,tion 10
tho fuel supplies already established az
tho various navy yards and naval sta
tlona, tha recommendation of Admiral
noknapa board which made ita invcsti-
gationa early In tho spanlah war will
probably bo adopted without modinca-
tlon, with tho addition of acvcrai rcdui-
nlta ports In tho Wcvt Indica.
Tho iucation " these naval hSHcS, with
their tonnage Of coal supply will be as
follows;
Havana. 1900: Santiago do Cuba TO-
O1O San Juan do Porto Rico, 5000; Tor
tugua AMI Key West, 5000; Port Royal,
\. C.. 5000, Norfolk. Va, 500; Waeh-
ington. 1000. League Island, b,Co. New
London. Conn. $500; Boston, 1900;
Portsmouth, n H., 1900; Frenchman'a
Ray, Maine, 1900,
In addition TO these tho naval au-
thoritlca arc satisfied that thcy can al
ways depend upon ACQUIRING at a mo-
mcnta notice at Hampton Roads, as wen
as New York. at least $1,000 tons. such
amounts being always available NJ those
ports FOR commercial marine uses,
Ws,h strong coal bases provided In thus
arrangement within easy Ncoming dis
tnnca OF every vessel IN tho naval ioet,