Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-11
OUR COAL|NG
STATIONS.
Where Admiral Bradford Believes We
Should Establish Them.
WANTS 0Nh AR SHANGHAI
Also mt Manila. Il Juan, Porto Rico.
= ana Guiana 1nbiy One Will
BE Placed Somewhere on
Maine Coast.

w VIII NIdI CIl IL lIluGI tIl'
naval appropriation bill the bureau o
equipment is authorized to- expent
100000 for coaling stations at differen
points where they may be desired. The
location of these stations is Wholly il
the discretion of the secretary of the
navy, but he will no doubt be guided b!
the recommendations of Rear "A dmira
Bradford, chief of the bureau of equip
ment
The admiral has not yet made any
recommendations, but it is known thai
he believes there should be some gooc
coaiing depots at Manila and San Juan
Porto Rico, also at Guam. Besides these
he believes there should be a very large
coaling depot in the vicinity Of Shang-
hal to supply the United States vessels
cruising in the north China sea and
Japanese waters.
1t is also probable that a coaling sta
ton and depot will be located some
where on the Maine coast. There is nc
such station north of Cape Cod and
naval officers have reported the need OF
one above that point. Portsmouth, N
H., is being urged as such a station, but
some point on the Maine coast seems to
be preferred which can be reached cas-
ilv by the large vessels of the navy.
There is water enough at Portsmouth,
but the channel reaching the naval sta
ton is somewhat difficult for large YES
sells.
fmprOX ements at Annapolis.
The navy department is preparing to
go ahead with the work provided for in
the appropriation bill for the improve
ments at the Annapolis academy. The
appropriation of $720,000 enables the de-
partment to accept the bid of p. j. Car
lin q Co of Brooklyn for the construc-
tion of the power house, boathouse and
armory and for commencing the sea
wall.
Under the former act of congress
there was only sufficient money to con-
struct these buildings of brick. Secre-
tary Long decided that they ought to be
made of granite, and the present ap-
preparation will enable granite to he
used. The construction of these build
ings is hut the beginning of improve
ments which it is intended to make at
Annapolis. Plans are now ts1,at ~ ssss-,s ssss-,ss fel.
the rebuilding of the cadets quarters
on a scale to cost $500, 900 and the sec
retary asked congress for $4,000 to be-
gin the work. This request was not
granted, but it will be pressed in the
next session.
The quarters are reported in very bad
condition. Drills in quarters have been
abandoned because the tread of the ca
dets in marching time causes the build
ing to shake and the walls to trembe.
Some of the officers have reported the
building as unsafe and decidedly un-
sanitary. 1t is believed at the depart
ment that provision will be made for
new quarters in the next naval appro-
priatiOn bill.
Ihr Chicago Leaves SIMPSONS Eject.
Washington, March ll.-Thc Chicago
las been detached from the squadron
If Rear Admiral simpson and has sail
ed from Havana for Hampton Roads.
The Chicago is to become the flagship
of Rear Admiral Henry l.. HoWison,
who has been aaSiSl!ed to command the
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