Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-25

East
Secretary Long has approved the max.
ing OF repairs TO the cruiser Raleigh,
which viii cost approximately 100000
Tho IMPORT Of the board VI survey which
inspected tho cruiser Boston. lately rc.
turned to the United States ana now
out OF commission at Marc Island.
shows that another 100000 will have to
be- spent upon that vessel IN order to
put her IN condition Tor rcCummlsHlun
Reports received at tho department re
Hurdlng the condition ~ the cruiser
Olympia show that Hhc viii have tu be-
laid w FOR some time. and naval CN-
pcrts estimate that before che b. again
lu service rhe VIII have cost the gpN-
prufnuut not less than 500. 600 20 repair.
There arr three vessels sun on the
Asinuc station which were under Al.
mirIl bewry'a command when he
fought the battle of Manila bay-thC
Baltimore and the Eunbpats Concord
uri Petrol The baltimore was only
placed In commission during the winter
Of is9s and VIII probably not come
home until 1901.
The concord and the Petrol arr need
Cd for service IN hlooindlug tho Island
NJ Luzun. They wore both thoroughly
ovcrhaulcd IN 1896 and upon completion
were sent 60 the AHIntlc station. Their
cruise IN the Far East win cease next
year, provided the situation IN tho
Philippines o. such No. 60 permit thrlr
return home, though by that time %
may be- decided to font them 90 the
East aud keep them permanently ON the
AslntiC station.
Tho repairs 20 tho Boston will be
thorough, and whom completed she VIII
be "a modern ship. Tho r1iairn contcm-
plated VIII cause her reconHtruction. nr
In the case Of her sister ship, the At
lunta. She VIII De- equipped with water
tube boilers and be supplied with o. now
hWFNNFN HF tho latest saNHhF lnTN al "A q
inch guns.
II g. understood that before nnai ac-
tlun o. taken Ia the matter " Tho Bose
toms renalfa Rear Admiral Illchboru
will bring the report OF the board 81
survey o. tho attention Of the board of
construction. The board ~ survey os-
Inmates that a years time viii be noces-
aary 90 reconstruct the Boston. but lt n
the belief % department officials that
two years viii have passed before she
ia ugnin ready Tor service. when the
Olympia arrives IN port a board Of sur
voy win De- appointed ana It's report
considered by the department
BRIG, General ChnH. Haywood, cam
mundant Of the marine corps ~ IN ia
vpr OF strongthening the marine force
az Cnvlto BY another battalion nf his
corps, Tho mattpr has not yet been
officially approved by the department
but % lH possible that tho marines win
be ordered, especially IN view OF tho
intention ~ General Otis to let the navy
have fun swing iu the province Of Ca
vito.
II H. further pointed out that Admiral
Watson has depleted tho force nrcoH-
Hlry for operations w this province by
sending O. strong detachment 90 gar
rson Sublg Ray, aud a. ia doomed adj
vlsnho 70 nh their places ~ Cavite by
additional mon.
Great, deeds ngO expected OF tho
marines. General Haywood has care
fully selected the mon sent. or the two
nearly $50 men are ahlrpshontern Of inc
first claff. and u o. expected that thcy
VIII do effective work when they begin
operations .u the fan.
Measure have been initiated by Rear
Admiral iirndford, chief ~ the bureau