The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-16
The Brazilian BattIeship De haio
Will Probably be Purchased.
Secretary AIger Makes an Allotment Of Two
and a Half Million Dollars to the Ord
nance Bureau From the Fifty
Million Appropriation

WASHINGTON, March 13.-This
was another busy day in the War and
Navy Departments. Secretary Alger
was enabled TO make an allotment of
funds from the appropriation Of 500
000000 which will greatly facilitate the
owrk of the bureaus. These bureaus
had not been able to conclude any con-
tracts for the procurement of warship
supplies because no allotment had
been made. but this afternoon the Ord
nance Bureau was given $2,5D0tO,
and business went forward with a
rush. 1t is true that this sum is al
ready mortgaged under provisional ar
rangagnents made during the past week,
but with the assurance of more funds
to eosae The work of the bureau IS nov
moving rapidly.
SECRETARY LONG VERY BUSY.
Secretary Long was exceedingly
busy to-day, having not only to give a
good deal of time to the Cabinet, to
which he was obliged to return twice.
but also being obliged to see a great
many persons with wFem the depart
rnent has or expects TO have contract
relations. Among the latter was Her
reshoff, the torpedo boat builder from
Bristol. r. I. He turned two of these
boats over to the department few
days ago. and the Secretary's purpose
in consulting him was to learn how
much he could hasten the work on
one of the boats remaining in his hands.
which in ordinary times would require
about two months to complete.
The Secretary also spent a good deal
of time at intervals during the day in
consulting over the long-distance tele-
phone With naval officers in New
York. and it is believed much of this
consultation concerned the procure
ment Of suitable vessels from among
the auxiliary navy for war purposes.
TORPEDO BOAT RODGERS.
Mr. Master, of the Columbian Iron
Works at Baltimore, has notified the
department that he will be able to turn
over the torpedo boat Rodgers next
Saturday. The Rodgers is the boat
which smashed her engines in the midst
of a trial trip about six months ago. 1t
was necessary TO replace the engines,
but under the hurry orders from the
Navy Department this has been done
in good time. It is expected that the
boat viii be taken at once from Bal
tiIaDre to Norfolk The department
has no disposition to waste time ar
this junoture in making trial trips, but,
knowing the boat to be of satisfactory
type, like her sister boat. the Wins
low, and OF good workmanship, ac-
cording to the Naval Inspectors re-
ports, she will be accepted out of
hand. as were the Gwynn and Talbot
last week.
NEW CRUISER AMAZONAS.
The new cruiser Amazonas, according
TO the present plans. viii be manned en-
tisely from the san Francisco. THAT
vessel sailed at O'Clock this morning
frcm Lisbon. and will arrive at he Tyne
about Friday. 1t is expected that she
viii divide her officers and crew with the
Anazonas, placing LIEUT. nan--Con1-
mander Arthur p. Nazro, execut W eli
Ger IF the San Francisco, in charge OF
the latter vessel Without dou3t the
Amazonas will be gotten across Tie
ocean as soon as possible, and i s eS-
pected that the San Francisco VII con
voy her.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsfIPs.
The torredo-baat Foote arrived al
Jacksonville this afternoon. The Ma
chias sailed from Norfolk 10 Eoston,
!. where she will undergo some repairs
made necessary by her long AsIatic
cruise. The Brooklyn went 10 t. New
port. News for coal. The Narbiehoa1,
which is taking on stores at Tampa,
sailed Cor Tortueas
Judge Advocate Lemley reca,Ned a
telegram from Havana this afternoon
announcing the arrival there Of thu der