Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-05
SPAIN BUYS SHIPS
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openel up from tI- investigation of the
wreck itself.
Wt1lle the telegram was naturally
somewhat of a disappointment i'm leav-
ing the termination of the inc ulry as
n,1cJ in EDubt as ever, it WaS welcomed
as Practically sitting at rest the reports
as to the results OF the Investigation up
t. date. 1t is stated that the Boar,I in
al Probability Will not return TO Key
West. the Department having intimatei
that it was it's desire that the exanti-
nation of ;he officers and rpsn Should be
concluded at this sitting, as they are
needed for reaSSignment to ships.
1t is probable ttIat the Olympia, flag
ship Of tn. Asial; squadron and the
peerless queen OF the cruisers. will
come horni. to San Francisco. The
NavIgatt N Bureau has tbs movement
uHfer consideration, and IN view of the
tact that the ship has been three years
away from a navy yard engaged in
hard cruising service, even if there We're
no other reasons. it IS probable that the
order would be given
The torpedo boat WnsloW, at Nor
folk. has completed her repairs and will
join the tiptlla at Key West as soon as
the gall on the coast blows itself out
and makes the nun down safe.
Nava. officials are deeply interested
in the reports Of the purchase of wal
ships by Spain, and make the reports of
t!ltSts JTiISdCllO1lS Ile utNl ~ tI'Ilk-
plants of the Inability az olar Navy De-
psartment to 90 likew.se. However. as
to the report from London to-day Of the
| purchase of the tAnlazCnius by Spain. it
is said at the Department that this YES
sci sailel2 'fca Brazil several months ago
and has been delivered i, the Brazilian
Government. Her sister S!yap is near
completion in thu Armstrong yards.
They are use,tuf cruisers, copics of the
Bnrossa. now IF thu Brazilian Navy.
au7,1 thafr strong ry;nt is ,ha,, great
ralius of actprn-S.OO mN.s-which
v-o,hI .ncT,r,. them No cross fhf. At
santE,. and racr,ss without renewing
their srlrvlv of coal. .Nhe other two
ships EuiId;nr for Brazil in France.
which are also reported to ne about to
pass into Sr.2n.Sh possession ar. ne
s,smea to be thaD enduro ants the III nj
nna, which are building at La Seinne.
Tnuron Th4-sa are small nut u,w.rruI
hatm-shfns Thair rounos,. is only
3,nS2. but they carry fou. tcn-inch rifles
in ,rr,rats In, ADDITION To rWa siS-inch
ana fou,. nur-S.yan-Hn.h .,.-s ana a
cpli SCI nnl.ary Bate y. Tn.ir coal IN
d,ranrr, however. is small. ana ;h4;r
fnrt. vn,,,,r1 s4-.n, 70 M. coast ,Gaf,srse
ops.rations. or cruising near a base #
supu,ljes.
~Tbs, London reports also caused com
m,nt et rh,. Stai.. Department. In som
uu,rtars tha f.,.linc was EXPRESSED that
oen1ins tht. finding nf a court of .nquly
ON a cas-, having the international
,Thasas of th- Maine explosion the .Tu j.
~cati,sns of neutrality were as strongly
~irnrcss,1 on Great Britain and Brazil
-. i, ~. az war
Rnt as n general ,,,la. .oreign gov
..rnn,,.nts ar, FREE. 70 sell war ships.
,ith.,, ,iir..,rlv or thn,,urh rhrir. chti-
z-ns I'M ~ th.. actual state of hustli-
,Ia.
Matters We. very quiet. at east cX-
,ruaMy. in the W,utr Department. to
day. SO it was unknown officially that
INV. trI.y,ss at Sal, Iak,. ana heIng re-
Viewed. ari, Il, is said tha, # his were
"a r cnlLi ne nothing more than the
usual periodical inspections rtquiiEd by
the raclilat isls1s. AS for the reported or
d+4rs TO ine7ne1stfon sffioers at Bethlehem
to he ready for a quick start, it was
said that Captain (McNutt and IEeuten-
ant Bennett, who rEav4 been on .nspac-
tr,r Inty fo,. several wears uaSt. are
not to he distulN,ed. a1Si have had no
orders such as ara reported from Beth
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