New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-08
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reposed BY the Administration In the court ana
Of the official disposition to await It's findings
PLANS FOR BUYING wARsHIPs
Thu Navy Department is not divulging any
OF its plans regarding the purchase OF Foreign
warships; but no secret Is made OF It's commence
that Spain can procure none that the oni'eu
States might at any time desire MOST OF the
vessels which the press rer orts have announced
as recently sold to Spain IRE known from the
cah,eo reports Of United states Naval attaches
g. rrv,and and France to be not ready for SER
vice nor apt to be in condition for several
nop.hs Others are known 10 be not for sale
20 ANY nation. and the remainder are vessels
.ha, the United States would not have.
A high naval official told The Tribune corre-
~nondent this afternoon that in exactly the time
II would take few cable dispatches TO De de-
l,vered the United States would own eight OF the
most effective modern arnor-clads aiioat IN the
world to-day and twice that NUMBER OF hish-
sreed wide-radius torpedo cruisers ana oe-
strovers In addition to this other caoie ais
patches would promptly prevent SPAN from
buying any ships whatever in England france
Germany or Italy as we'll as from any American
Renuhrc The precautions which had already
been taken absolutely precluded Spain's sudden
ACQUISITION OF a balance Of naval power
ORDERS TO ENLIST ARTILLERYMEN.
The dispatch with which the two armed
services are hastening preparations TOT tnor-
ough readiness was emphaticay SHOWN to-ua'
when General Miles received telephone mes
sage that the Artillery Increase Dill mao passeo
the House and required only the fres'ueh'
signature to make 1t operative This came d.
o'clock. and ten minutes later kilograms hao
gone TO all recruiting officers in the Army oi-
recting them to oper their stations ana oegln
the enlistment OF artlllerymcn OF whoth l'oio
would be Immediately required Inc STATIONS
with the officers in charge. are as follows:
Albany-No N3 Broadway. Captain Ira Quinoy
Boston-No. So Kneeland-st., Captain '" ou'nton
&c ChicagoDNo. So West Madison-st. Captain p s.
be SncinnatCNo. 5os West Fourth-st Captain H.
c HSsms iSS Public Square, Captain NJ W.
D indiSnapoiisMSo. Is North Irnoisst. Lieutenant
W BlaSk, 9 in5n 81 Vest Jeerons Captain
f. X Webster, I'd Infantry: cu
Miiwaukee~No rs East water-st, Captain c. H.
Ps %ass1s 9TH cavnTyS North cherrys Lieutenant
Nt Nry kVt cit Ne Is Th,ra-ave CAPTAIN A.
whitney. sth Infantry. and Lieutenant H. H. Ben
'T PhiadclphiaHSo. 1876 FiIbert-st. Captain D. J.
oT PiiSburF@No 81 fenn-ave, Captain F. Wheeler
Portland Ore--Third and Stark sts Lieutenant
'f Resm MSdne VaNo ga East Broadst Captain
". r. Hartse, 18th Infantry; ,,.r,.,or, n r.
Bs Sc L S'h Morh,rd and Olive Captain
D a. swee TexNo' &c Commerce-st.. Lieutenant
L. LaTHsch ia rfnht and Main sts Lieutenant
V. II. Bridgmen. I'd Artillery
AS RAPIDLY as the men are secured they are
ordered sent to New-York. Washington ana the
Preside Of San Francisco. where they are 10 ne
put through a course of preliminary training
and distributed to the various regiments as
rapidly as they become reasonably proficient
ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW REGIMENTS.
The organization Of the two new regiments
their Headquarters and distribution Will be de-
termined in day or two, and as soon as the
President signs the act nominations for the
officers will be made. 1t is expected that the
skeleton organization will be perfected In ten
days and that the regiments will be complete
within a month, although much OF the person.
mel will be crude for several months
The colonies will BE- z. B. Wilston. now OF
the Sd, and William Sinclair, Of the 9TH -Four
majors-Randoph, Of the Sd; Smith, OF the "a
and McCrea and Ramsay, of the 3th-will be pro-
NOTED to lieutenant colonies. The following cap
tairs will! become majors: Morris. oth Dillen-
back LIST: Mills. 9th: Vose I'd. Russell. LIST;
MacMurry LIST: Burbank. Sd; Story. 4th; Green
ough 4th. and Grugan. "a. The following
lieutenants will become captains: Adams otn:
Lundeen 4th; Crawford. 20; Whistler. 9th; Gif-
ford I'd Smith, ID; Reed, ID Cummns. 4th;
Dyer: 4th. Walker. 4ih; Duvah' 2th; anarews'
1st; Macomb. 4th; Wilson, 4th; Wiser, lst;
Lemly. Sd, Harrison I'd; Sage. 9th; Williams.
3D. HOme h h 4'h aHes Za Bush
5th Ludlow 80; Simpson. 2d Satterlee. 80;
Hamilton. 5th. and Foster. Sd.
Whether seconl lieutenants can be transferred
from the cavalry and infantry arms to complete
the necessary list Of officers has not yet been
determined. but 1t is not of much Importance
At any rate nineteen vacancies will remain for
this years graduating class at west folht'
WHERE THE MEN ARE NEEDED.
The increased force Of artillery will enable the
| Army to man and care for the following fortif-
| cations:
| Portland Head. Portland. Me: Great Diamond
| Island. Portland. Me-; Fort Constitution. Ports
mouth. n. H.: Growers Cliff. Boston Harbor
Paddocks Island Boston Harbor; Long Island
Head Boston Harbor: Dutch Island. Nara
gansett Bay; Great Gull Island, eastern
trance to Long Island Sound: Plum Island
eastern entrance to Long Island Sound Fort
Hancock New-york Harbor: Firms Point. ap-
proach TO Philadelphia; North Point approach
to Baltimore: Hawkins Point. approach to Baiti-
more; Fort Washington and Sheridan Point. ap-
proach to Washington, d. c.: Fort Caswel VIII
mington ~ c.: Fort Moultrie. South Cardinal
Tybee Island. Savannah; Fort Morgan, MOBILIZE
Fort St Philip, New-Orleans; Fort Point, Gal
weston. Tex: Ballast Point. San Diego. CAL
Fort Baker San Francisco Harbor; Fort Ste
vens. Columbia River. Washington; Marrow
stone Point Admiralty Head. Puget Sound.
At five Of these positions. from which the En-
gtreer Department desired to withdraw its
Workmen sufficient arterymen have been sent
as actual caretakers Of the armament to save
this expensive material from deterioration. and
this policy II is proposed to continue as the
new positions completed.
STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN BOUTELLE
HOW THE $4,000 900 APPROPRIATION CANE TO RE