The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-27
THE CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
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I tOOnllHueu rage II
/ lighthouse board to turn over to the
navy department five lighthouse tend
ers, now in service on the Atlantic.
Instructions were issued today by the
| board TO the commanders of the tend
/ erS TO make a complete inventory of
/ the present furnishings and equipment
of the vessels. 1t will be necessary, of
course, that these vessels be refitted to
some extent and equipped with such
: light small-calibre guns as they are
able to carry. The equipment of the
vessels and other necessary work upon
them will be done at the Norfolk yards.
1t is regarded as not unlikely that
! Commander w NJ Folger now in
charge of the New York lighthouse dis
trict. may be placed in command of the
newly acquired Brazilian cruiser ANA
Zonas, now the New Orleans, but the
detail has not yet ueen made or even
determined upon.
HARMONIZING BOARD.
For several days a proposition has
been under consideration by Secretaries
Long and Alger to form a board COM
posed of one officer each from the army
and navy, to systemitize and harmonic
the defensive operations along the At
lantic seaboard, in order that there
might be no clashing between the two
great arms of the government. II is
understood thS>t the proposition was
considered favorably by both secre-
taries. and proceeded so far as to ap-
point the board, the representative of
the navy designated by Secretary Long
being Captain Barker his naval aid,
and the representative of the army
named by Secretary Alger being Cap
tain Dorst, one of the attaches of the
secretary. Some objection was made
hrr4 H.l
of the board, and a day or two ago
Captain Dorst was withdrawn from the
proposed board.
1t seemed yesterday that the whole
proposition would be abandoned but
today 1t was revived, and Lieutenant
Colonel A w. Wagner. chief of the bu-
reau of military intelligence. was des-
ignated by Secretary Alger TO act with
Captain Barker as the representative of
the army.
Late this afternoon Captain Barker
and Colonel Wagner had an extended
conference with Secretary Roosevelt in
the latter's private office. Preliminary
plans for the operation of the board
were formulated, but no definite state
ment concerning the nature of the
boards work could be obtained from
any of the parties to the conference.
In case Of hostilities the work of the
board will be very important, as
through 1t the two great departments
OF the government at all times will
work in perfect unison.
BATTLESHIP OREGON.
It is understood at the navy DEPART
ment today Ahat no additional orders
have been sent to the battleship Ore
gon. which sailed several days ago from
San Francisco. The instructions to her
commander were to await orders at
Callao, and it is likely that Just prior
10 the time she is due at that port or
ders viii be sent to her.
Upon those orders her future move
ments will depend. 1t is now deemed
likely. in view of the present emer-
gency, that the vessel. which is one of
the finest in the navy, will be ordered
to proceed around the Horn and up the
coast OF South America. Whether she
viii be attached to the squadron of
Commodore Sampson ct Key West in
the event Of her coming into the At
lantic, has not yet been decided. but
that probably Will be the disposition
made Of her.