Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-17
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Great Activity at the Different Forts and
Navy Yards.
The Misntonomah. Katahdin, Minneapolis
and Columbia About Ready for Susi.
ness Pushing the Work ON Rig Guns
and steel rroI Recruiting.


the harhor ON the east side is the scene
of great activity just now. 1t is con.
sidcrcd one of the strongest of the old
style of forts In the country. New six
and eight-inch rifle guns will be mount
cd ON il and II a lot of vessels should
succeed in passing the heavy batteries
of disappearing guns and mortarS ON
Santa Rosa island, the fort will Ice bic
to do effective work when they reach
the channel The big disappearing
guns are now In position and it is
learned that the troops ut Fort
Barrancas are under orders To prepare
for practice with them, which is ex
prctcd to begin within the next ten
days Large quantities of ammuni-
tion have been received AT the fort and
more is on the way. The Pensacola
division of the naval militia have lust
received from the government "A spIcn.
did liotchkiss rapid.tirc gun and full
outht of cutlasses, ammunition, etc.
and they are ready To begin practice.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla. March l4.-Fron
all reports coming into the adiutant
generals Office here and letters from
|
that the Florida state troops are now
recruited up to the full legal standard,
with offers of enough men to put 5000
more in the field in n week. In Tampa
and Jacksonville especially the wan
fever is strong and the commanders
of com panies there, both infantry and
artillery, report offers of hundreds
beyond their needs.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March I4.-Lirht
Battery h. First artillery. was Sunday
recalled from the target range at Kerr,
willie and ordered to Galveston. The
battery had just reached the range
after march of three days, and with
out giving the men or horses more
than a days rest, has started on the
return. The order was issued 10y Gen.
Graham, commander of the depart
ment, on instructions received from
| Washington SUNDAY.
| SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 1T. W.
Greer, a mechanical engineer of this
city, is now negotiating with the war
department for the purchase of an au-
tomato machine gun for Notifications
and floating batteries which he has in.
vented and patented. The depart.
ment is now making a test
with gun constructed on the
lines of Mr.. Greer's patent which will
shoot 800 three-inch projcctiles per
minute. the fastest machine gun here.
toforc invented throwing but IL three.
inch shots per minute. The Greer au.
tomato machine gun can be construct,
ed for still heavier ammunition and
will shoot four-inch projectiles at the
rate of go per minute.
"A feature of the gun which recon-
mends il at this time is that the inven-
ton can he employed on the guns now
in use by the department and can be
mapufactured in a very short time
READING, Pa, March li.-The prom.
ise of contract for proiectiles
amounting to 81. 900. 900 to the Carpen.
ter steel works kept the entire plan,
in unusual activity Sunday Work
was pushed all along the line on pro.
jectiles in the main plant; on the cree.
ton of the three new buildings be-
gun Saturday, and in getting
the Diamond Steel Co.'S works,
(which have been released into run.
ming order. Masons, carpenters, ma.
chinists, steel meters and makers and
a score of other classes of workmen
were on duty and in two weeks the
company will have an increased plant
to double the present capacity and will
probably employ $50 men. More ship
ments will be made Monday by order
of government officials.
PHILADELPHIA. March 14-There was
a general absence at League Island
navy yard Sunday of the unusual ac.
tivity which prevailed last Sunday and
the Sunday previous. A few workmen
were busy about the yard and aboard
the ships, but their work was of finish
ing up character. The Miantonomah
katahdin, Minneapolis and Columbia
are now all but ready to sail within q
lay or two if SO ordered, and what
ever additional repairs may be neces.
sary can be attended to en- route. A
few more men are needed for the
katahdin and Minneapolis, and a de-
tachment of marines under Lieut.
Fuller are expected shortly t.
complete the Columbia's compile,
ment. All the warships are now
coaled and have most of their
stores aboard, and about all that
remains to be done now is to replenisf
their stock of ammunition. This will
be done at the government magazine
a short distance below the navy yard
and all the vessels will then be ready
for sailing at a moments notice. The
Columbia is anchored in the river and
as soon as her marines arrive will
steam to the magazine.
WILMINGTON, Del, March 14.-The
powder works of the L. |. Dupont
De Memours Co. is now working day
and night on a government order fol
hexagonal powder for the big guns
Until a day or two ago only the day
force was at work, but it is said thai
orders from Washington necessitated
he employment of a night force
In addition some of the build
ings are being enlarged and
more machinery is being put in.
Cooperate Commonwealth Colony
TACOMA, Wash, March 14-The co
operate commonwealth founded by Eu-
gene V. Debs has located a colony OF
fast, in Skagit county, this state
Eighty members have arrived, ovel
half of whom are men whose familie,
still remain in the east They came t.
look the field over and select locations
They form an intelligent and thrifty
looking company and do not appear t,
be afraid of toll The party is mad,
up of men from Chicago. st. Louis
Mai ne, Michigan and Washington
ID. c. A town will be established sur
rounded by small-sized farms.
Only Piatonic Sympathy.
l. oNDoN, March 1.-THE Paris cor
respondent of the Daily Mail declare
French support of Spain would not ex
coed platonic sympathy and that Their,
is no likelihood that the friendlines
Of Austria or Germany would exten,
further.
I Charged With Passing Forged Checks,