Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-16
EVERYONE BUSY
In Preparing for War If We
Must Have It.
Not a Point Escapes the WatchfuI Eyes
of Uncle SANS Officials.
Some Absurd Stories Circulated by shcrt.
sighted Admirers OF Spain.

Washington, March IT, This was an
other busy day in The war and navy
| departments. Secretary Alecr was en-
apled to make an allotment of funds
from the appropriation of $50 coo 900
winch VIII greatly facilitate The work
oi the bureaus. These bureaus had NOT
| hee'I ahle 10 conclude any contracts
lof me procurement of war sunplies
| because no allotment had ben made
| nut, thlS afternoon, the ordnance I'm
itau VAS given $500, 900 and business
| Went forward with a rush. II N irur
mat TINS sum IS already mortcacod nm
| der the provisional arrangelnents mad.
during the past week. but with the
assurance Of more funds e. come me
work of the bureau is now rauidIv may.
! ing.
Secretary Long was extremely hus,
today. having mot only to piy,, Il good
deal Of tlmc to the cabinet to which
h" was obliged 20 return twice. bat
ais" being Obliged to SEQ q great many
| persons with whom The department b,s
or expects Ia have contract relations
| Am"nf; the latter was Mr.. lJctrnshoU
| 49, ~ i'''i'' lNitt ''l|''l'ti. from bristol
X. |. He turned two of these hnatS
| over |" Inc department, a few days ago.
ana me Setr"tarN'S purpose in consul,
| lhE him was to learn how much IA.
| '"nld hasten the work "li one of th,
| h"alS remaining in his hands. which In
| "iHlhdfy times would require about two
| months t" complete
me secretary also spent pnti deal
"l um" at intervals during the d;,y in
consulting ovcr thr long distance taIa-
ph"h" with naval officers in New York
ana 1t IL believed that much of This
consultation concerned the prornrr
hleht Of suitable vessels from among
N" auxiliary navy for war purposes
MI MaiSter Vt The Columbian Irnu
W othH ~ baltimore. has notified the de-
XIX lHrr NJ ~ wat ~ will ID ready to turn
AJi L" y inr torpedo boat 70 l2crS Sat
uf'iIH. me Rodgers smashed her engines
~ 'Ic midst Of trial trip. about six
| ,h1illhS ago. II was necessary almost 10
itIlicc the engines but undrt. ~ En,ta.
orders from the navy dnn.r,mnnt ~.
10 pt"n don" IN good time II is az
fra,,' ~ ~ BOAT viii b. taken at once
n, "t if,"ltiiilore to Norfolk. The denart-
ii''"i mas no disposition to waste tf,,,, !.
s snl9 Juhc tqr" in making trial trins M
Nh4NihT the boat to be Of .atjSfar,niA
.,,,i i'Nt lIrr sister boat. the Widslnv
w naval inspectors rrN1rts .h, ,,,;II
az 'bt"u out Of ban l. aS were, tb.' t:i.;,.
ana Talbot. last week '''' y" III
, ne ne" cruiser AmazonAS. ;,cror,1;r.
- present plans will 10 manned ..ttti-
'I ;hi thc san Francisco That vn.yn|I !
i@%lt''. ''t . clock this morning rrnni |
iittiFI"h ana viii arrive in the Tynr ,L,,1t |
i''tt- II Is expected chat She viti ~; |
.',' h'F officers ANA crew with tln ,~'
(, '"lo l'tt'ln@ Lieut.. CommHndrt, Arthi'. |
r., N'tHf". executive officer IF III, IN I
a @. az Charge Of IA. l.1;., TX. F /
y, a'"'1f N"ubt the Amazona. win h.. rnt. /
t - r""@ the ocean as soon ~ pnss1Ii
IN u = expected that tho san Isr,nt.is,,,
w convoy her.
= ~" torpedo boat F0uto arrived at
'IchS"nNHi". this afternoon tn NJ
rii i,ts Sailcd from Norfolk to RoSinn III,
"'i ~ itfGo some repairs made nrr,s
10y ~ hcr long ASinttr cruise tn
''""h!Ah Went IN to Newport News rn,.
;,"ti' n" Aiuht"hr@d. which WAS t,L |
IlS On stores :t Tampa. sailed Ia r.inin
VI, SE"7"r"n at Tnrtu2aS
d"'f@r Advocate General Ir,nlv r..ci,.,I
Il F'Gfafn. this aftc'Npun from IIN,n,,l |
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