The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-23
REVENUE CUrrDn Pann1.


to the Navy Department.
The United States revenue CUTIE r.
II the onfy government vessel north 81
Francisco with the exception OF the T.
States gunboat Wheeling and the e.
Bear. which are In the far scsth.
ter Is now lying In the stream on
street. Capt. Phillips 10 expecting 0
at any time that will take his We
crew out Of the revenue service foe A.
and subject them 10 the orders Of ~
department, As the only governmo4
sci on the Sound the Perry is reC1nN
good deal OK attention from patrsotio r.
who gather along the water front ~
cuss the pretty white cutter AZ thoaGA
was fuIi-fiedged war vessel.
Orders may come from WashingtM
any moment which will mako the Pm
war vessel, for time at least. The o.
would come from the treasury depEtns
and after receiving them Capt Pe
would get his further orders from olcre
Long. The first orders received fseal
navy department will probably b - y
cutter TO strip for war. put on he9
guns and sheath her boilers ana nafu
cry in "a heavy arn7or as the tonU1
the vessel viii stand. There are thru -
vessels on this coast likely 70 recetvN
lar orders. They ara the revenue g.
Richard Rush. Corwin and Grant. II
IL now IN San Francisco harbor 40
undergo their Transformation from ~
sm0ggipr cIfasers to lighting shipe .
Mare Island navy yard. The Ctrw1n y
smallest of the revenue feet and ~ 49,
one OF the largest. The cutter Beor
Cnaiaska with the whaling relief -
ton and would not likely be con4de
any transfer.
Just where the Perry viii he chaneeee
a war~fiip, II at all. IS stiil an cp@
ton. The arn9of and guns may - -
in Seattle. She may be- ordered 70
Orchard or perhaps 10 San Francec0
only guns row on she Perry are ceaes
one-pounders and eating gun meu
amsds,aip She can carry six sixfeu
and two additional oue-poinsiers. 49,
the orders viii call for that many -
not liz not known The work o. me1s
tho guns ai.J rrotec eng the vital 49,
the cutter with armor will take but
days
The Perry would. in all probability :.
changed be assigned 10 pztr0 any,
some part OF the coast. She w0W0
the watch fer Spanish priyafsSHS
the thousands OF yesscI* hound 10 eno -
Pacific coast ports not a single On
the Spanish flag. Almost every ofan
ton that has a rlerchart feet. hSs 49,
on this coast. II has been years 49, 49,
Spanish ship has visited the Norm rs. ~
so the crews OF the revenue veMee
look forward 20 very little prize secng
Tire ofiicegs OF the Perry are fAph ~
Phillips. commanding: Lieut.. +. w
Tsietst Frederick J. Siurdegsssf Cfs-ss ..-<
gineer Charles ". Munroe. First A....sl
Engineer Ross Second Asslsfarss Efs ~
t.. tsr&a HY4
ssr.sng on the Pear liz expected from - -
lasFa an the next steamer, having
assigned 20 the Perry 40 executives -
The Perry earrses creyg Of forty ~
which will be Increased TO !if.y wn@2|
becomes member Of tire sasas feef
officers will nlao be assigned 10 NJ =
Capt Philips WAS seen last esen
q ost-Inteii.gerssr reporter assd Ss.s
"Ail thts speculation about the bekssS
Oregon running into the Spanish
boat stati0re5 OF che southern csSA ~
amusing. The South Pacific IL ~
OF water and even IL the OrfgDn
;ssat way she ia not following INV
lire. b. the way, who knows yn =
Oregon IL gosngg The commander =
ship and the navy Department JOY =
secret and anything that has -
aboHt her f. all speculation II sns r.~re
go 20 rae Cape De Verde Or -
;s'sudz she zotih ,sso; come Fsfsnn
dyetss o. miles Of the SDanls1 fs,rr1e - -
Another thing aisEsfss which a great - -~e
fseez1 said on very little facts - fps s-~vf]
rnentz e .fse Narissea. Il is TIE 49,
opsnssn that Hhe IA following no - n
How far tiowTs the coast she wen. - ~
big hastsesissp or WHETHER she fesso'n -
nj eH IL 4 government secret. IN ~ <s11]
nsent the chances ~ the csNg11 r
caught along rae south coat 81 ss15l
-'.es 'ney are hardly worthy g -
ef- $500