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Cheer Up
Suffering Ones

Do not let hope die. There are no two
physicians in this state that have had
more experience or more thorough insight
with every form Of disease that flesh is
heir to than the undersigned have had,
and while we cannot cure in every case,
we stand ready to prove that the per-
centage Of perfect recoveries to our cred
it is phenomenally large, and we will at
least be honest enough to tell you at the
outset whether or not we can cure your
case
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Consultations and
Examinations Absolutely Free
And Strictly Confidential

We have every modern appliance known
TO medical and surgical science at our
command, and examinations made by US
are thorough and searching.
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OLD AND RELIABLE.
DIR HILL & SON
will do all kinds of
Dental work at
lower prices than
any other Dentist i'm
Scranton.

We have been in Scrar-
ton over l6 years; We arc
here now: we intend to
stay here. Our business
Is not a mere experience.
We will not do work to-
day that you can't call
us to account for toInor-
row. We compete with
the cheap advertising
dentists who are here to-
day and gone tomorrow.
but we do not compare;
our work is a contrast.
So do not make a mis-
take; all our operators
are experts of skill and
experience, and not mere
students. Still our prices
are lower than the low
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Beware o imrGss and char atans who afford
besides diplomas h
he
in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-02
ISAAC LONG,

MLKEs-sARRE, PA.
NAY .. 'ss.
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]. D. WOOD, NJ D., Ii. D.
ALICE C. WOOD, B. s., MD.

Ofice-Corner Lackawanna and Wyoming
Avenues. Entrance on Wyoming Avenue.
HOURs-9a a. m. to 8 p. M. Evening z to
8 p. m
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

resembles hcr r- -ived from her father
she old Mclean mansion. overlooking
Lafayette aguan.. where she and hrr
husband arc noN RESIDING
Wbcn Ned Mclean. mrs Dcweya
young nephew. heard of thc engage.
ment he remarked with boylsh funk
ness "fU tell you. pcwcy'a ln wrstt
Iuckf"
fiettupns m hw an. pnoverbiaiiy
critical of each othsa but Mr. DeWey's
sister -in-iaV mu john u Mclean.
ae5s ~ AimIrs peNeys choice "
Tcs
Mr. Dewey it woman faithful ana
good tn oyer3 domesitc relation A.
daughter and rlother she Ia a. nrariy
perfect IA ia permitted 60 mortals shc
n very pretty with iNrgc gray eyes ana
hght hrown hNr and a graceful hgurc
only about medium height she has a
ways bccn a gr,,tt bclle in society.
though her personal dhgnity kept her
from entering into some of the nNre
FRIVOLOUS phases of Washingtnn HE
French German. Italian and Eng
hah an. nll one 10 her. for she ia a r,-
maranhie unguiat as Neu as a r,1,ii.
accomplished musician ! CONSIDER that
Hildred'a hand iH the grcsegt rcwaf
of merit Dewey could receive Far be-
vond medals and Hucn GFtlnCtionH uer
huua. wlu ue social and intellectual
orut,r. and salon. such aE existed in
the Iays of Mine Dc stael Viii exist
aH.. more
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Continued from page e

sea career however was very brief
lie said that he found he was unn,-
ted for the iife % sailor. and a few
months tourd him back at his books
With Admiral DeWeys announcement
W his engagement to marry. the ~ g
of everyone were turned upon the wo-
man 81 his choice Naturally aii the
world wondered what and how great
were the charms of thc gracious lady.
az whose feet the admiral returning.
Boa triumph FROM a victorious campaign
had laid his heart
Wisdom in wOoluE equal tl bis skill
in war the admiral has sure dIapIayoi.
ror tne ars Eewey who Ula the Sire
Mildred Mclean Haaen. daughter n
Washington Mclean of Cincinnati ana
widow of Bugsdlcr General Haz,n is
one ~ thc most fascinating w0.0 who
ever eraced Washington society She
Oh sprrhtiy witty ard very quick Ct
repartec She possesses the rar. sIft 20
plsrlng ail persons immediate 1t ease
and as ono of her friends says ~ bog
making them perfectly satisfied Hth
themselves
Her manner is engaging She s
brilliant cOuversatIonalist and talks I1-
terestnEiy upon all subjects hay.ns "a
wealth 20 informal .pn o. which shs
adds charming touch oi humor 1rf
originality She tells "a story well ami
q equally quick q, appreciate and en-
ioy an amusing Incident at her 'wa
expense
Mrs Dewey. although nearly 90 ye1fs
old is decidedly youthful in appear
ance She Ia not many inches over
ave fecf in height being much shorter
than Admiral Dewey Her fgurc h
beautifully rounded and she is stylish
to O. marked degree ard dresses always
in c.geedingiy good taste
since Ser season of mourn ng FOR her
son lasi year Mrs Dowcy's street cos-
TUNES of course have been black
Fashioned simply whlo the black v.a'
which bias framed her fa.e hae brought
put the beauty of her cpior.ng and th'
h.Io of hn. eXpresit. ayeH.
Hcr house gowns have been artistic
creations of balch and white str.kncly
con. .bined lavender delicate grays and
whites For afternoon she usually
welrf with skirts of soft crepe cf-
frcts black and white fancy Silk waists
aud ln the evening not ufrequcutly
her black ball gowns and Che lighter
shades of second mourning
SIR Deweys gowns display original
/ ity in designs and sha wears them al
ways in thn tummest manner and in T,
graceful style that seems tl De- entirely
her own
Mrs Dewey is exceptionally strikns
ln evening dress wklch "a exceedingly
becoming to her Sire is not eNtrlor.
dInarly fond 10 Jewels and with me
exception of ieveIed ornaments foi
|her dark hair aiHays simply arranged
I ana "a diamond necklace wears yert
faw gems she pore7fes dozen ''
more choice ana rarely heautfn. Fam.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

N.w York Nov s-In wall airoet ma
speculative markot haa been ws1tnu on
the money market Tho week opened Win
% feeding thlf lending bad takan a turn
towards case a moderate gain in th0 sur
ulu. reserves of tho ionks waa construed
"a a. hopeful rynptom and Monday buy
irr was active und huoyant. but when
buyers came T. as,sr 70 their loans they
louII voy 'rnercnt money mufket
from vi at sffufday's bank exhibif had
iod iher fo expect Instead of roiief,
tnere eaa a return of atringcncy as sharp
ia anything experienced within the last
,Nu month Nobody aeosued more ruie
pr.ari 1t flo tura money h-id taken than
na haHher thcmaoivea Who while attrf.
nluuE H1mcthing to fho preparataIna for
iniereat .etfiemert ou November iaf vet
rl EeueuNg aErood that the utrhgcncy
i uet Yeta br1trn aud tahf no marked
emnuu nf r.N.f a-e SOC In slight Tho
interior .4rr.H. movement Inuu arlIuft
UIe n,ut. arI whilst tao demand from
tHe W uerhap rhowa some abatement
IH. .l .ren.l.a of lhe South ura .rcroas.
ur
Ntuh UE HplnIor Kfr ruueuiliy iufres
'a rle conclusion N.tf the flli return 90
eaHs wI ue much elrNertn oluopanif ~
H w ho much l1fr- ths reanou chan
m or Frn H swnpfouis
lH re H FHr u.HEer do.ng an interior
haH.1e Hf. NerUnF ifur lemTnF b.
IYD p.r r.H. b.tNaeD u0w and thr afff
No IarslrF uuusu.l rauae aro at g..rK
m tle money market ne breadi. aud
rlrrr ~ which lt b. n1. eiay 10 mraaure
+.
..irHi fH t.a erop feaaon have % b. car.
.uatef CnodIt oper1uora havo
1.an ril..lIF niu.n0ri hy tha .nduatrlnl
revolution Hr.d.ai. o. the rreat trust
c,sat.ons af fh. aat iau MONTH since
1anu1r o. corporations with a total OF
90 ies U.ar i1l9 ooo ~ OF oap til iuuea
iagh Oteu ounu.as1. These tranaf0ruaa-
"a .a HaVo ba.c attended, with immense
temp plrlr % iocauous W capital Tho ~.
got ttilr base .ntoiyri larEo loans ds-
gt'uot '1 ulr uun the new lssuga have
D.en I..-.hutel arl until enc under .qr.t.
srl i.i.e .ne.taj thor iquidatora The
nail1ua| BANKS have d0ubtlcsa pari eiptt.
ed bo out very small extent ln thees
operations hut nsanY % ne trust corn
paaae private baukoni ana other nnan-
N..'"N..tN" ANAH" NfANNHAN|a fNNNfAH NNi
vtUrfH t1 me eEt~nt OF aundr-is of mii-
Ions ~ dollars with the consequences
that tHlto criit resources ore larg,.y
mdrst from me uaes to Which uiey o.
frariy contribute at thr a,sseln of tno
gsa- fa utdltian io ths spcaai employ.
man. of rrtMt ti.s demand f1r the prff.
nary purpo.au 70 5la.nrs has far cur.
p. Ief all prs esienf
rhe besf oIaa. 0f Htseks a-d bonds ls~
rul hhgh Some ~ thsm have aiready dis-
counted ncreled di irr0a Fei they as
more likely % appreciate In value than ~
fl. n theae tmna racf are largely on
tae bon sde ~ ths market afH accf.
dents may happen 80 operations must be
couiuotod Nilh more pridence fhan 10
me riae of 'as' spring Gai imports az
unlikely tha ni afi eFeufs INSIGHT hap
pon which npg'd f1r.a GOLD eEparta ana
fhus REVIVE degree ~ monetary string.
sueY tlat ssui hetvir haul.nlo any brz
hun movement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

II interested In horses, COWS or
sheep, take the Farm Journal We
will give this paper for the balance Of
1899 and all Of 1900, 1891. 1909 aud 9O8,
nearly Eve years, 10 all subscribers,
7ew or old, who pay FOR the OklAh1ma
Weealv Leader year ahead This
offer IL for short time only.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

The Omaha Weekly World -Heral
has devoted a good deal OF space frot
week 20 week 10 Mr. Bryanh specchc
and 90 articles from his pen. The re
lations between Mr. Bryan and the
Omaha World.Berald are 30 close that
IL Is generally recognized throughout
che country as the exponent Of his
views
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

III exquisite art and wort u. tnst<fn
These she wears with different cos
.umcs and uses with Il charming grlcr
Mrs Dewey was born when tha fam
ly were residing in sixth street iu Cin-
D.nnau. now "a busy thoroughftre of thc
city. the old family house having iong
since given was to business blocks
rnui she was .h.rtsen years Old. sha
NIth her sistcr aud brother Wa in-
tructrd by n goverueee
She was highly original studious
.lfd Sha never mad. Intimate frcnde
.ut her sister and brother we're hor
constant companion aud sh' cared
lttle COZ nothing tsr games "a mos,
.H.lir,n DO
.ha was never fond .r active cxcrruc
hYt would creep into the cosy u.talra IN
t.e library and spend hours porng
over books. She wac especially fond
f falry tales and reyelled iu The A.
tbin knights" and siwuar stories
which delight childish htaris TO this
day Mr fiAzen enjoys good fairy
story and reads them with great inter
.st str was always tard 90 dancing
arc was regarded az pn- % enc most
erireful dancers ln her set
a. thirteen after attending f,- Some
time small private choo. ln Gin
.ruafI ehr was sent to the Ur1I1
convent ig Brown Cuuuty OH. who
shr completed her riurauan.
eh- early turned her offeru1a ''
music ANA the study 81 languages Mr.
Dewey speake Frencn "a p rare he.u-
uml accent and is extremely ilri of
+ German which tongue ene mastered
during her school day sh. BIAS studied
toth FrrnCh and German lteraf Ir. and
s equally ronveraans DOB both Mra
Dewey also speaks italian bat bias giv
en less time to this lauruaFa thar tho
others she o. brilliant piannt lnd
cnioys muae Immensely
This aceompl shmcut uiU be "a gre,t
source OF pleasure to Admiral Dewey
+ who ts equally fond of muaic Her
+ favorite composer 81 Chopin whose
poetic strains she interprets vim sii
ths d.fth of feeling of "a true musician
Noudefs.uhu hud Huhrnat.r Un1 800
composers ~ "a. ivf s..I. .hs iH
/ equally f1Hi of aH U.N Wagner
Beethoven and tda slt. 104 "f
thIf school
Mr neN"fH fI'"
.n'heeprar.. sAe haf RS pr.f-f'H.r.
h'1rh h. claims pom. n'' 'h. '.n
d whom t''E N... i .'l''
.ta, possess th. eaa. charm nr hnr
s. numher 0f h.r family rlE Hh. h1H
ri h.Hh f ln'i
shape 't Cd D''. 0h h' '.N.F
1h Hr. student AHN ". i''i ''
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.'I' 'i
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5000 'N"'.
iN' M
'N ''. ''
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'.h.i """',i''''' '' "'''''''h
's Always ,he Atm'.pher lW'' "
E'N'e- hp,n'nF s'uu''l ''.
Dewey seldom 'li ever wear '4'
'hl'Sa "''F'ht th'lh t''+'
'"iAt '' N.i ''id''
manner "' l'."'5 '. I'D 'n.
NfsHIfaiNfr lu WINNIl NIIN|.H H| MOST
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hYes that are weak shoaid oe proc
tected wlth fpectacles properly lifted
Alle VIII go fae work ana guarantee
sallsfLet.cu
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

Toys and 10Y books Tor ,le children
AZ lille & Co.'S
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The Giant Oaks society is doing
goo usineas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
JOHN a. AGNEW ARRESTED.
Criminal Charge Against tho "wnshinrton
syndicate" Manager.

Syndicate" Manager.
John q. Agnew. manager OF the Washing
ton Syndicate at 81 Greenpoint avenue
Brooklyn, was arrested yesterday afternoon ON
warrant issued by Magistrate Kramer ON
complaint OF Detective Behlin.
The charge Ia breaking the section n, N.
Penal Code which prohibits the use OF IN. wor,
banker or broker on the signs or Ietterh,ods
OF a company or individual dong business
without having complied with the state Bank.
Ing law. The Magistrate refused IA ,J,,i,
Agnew to bal last night and said he wnuId
consider the case to-day " "'"'u
detective Roach OF the Central Station i,I,,,,
He'd AElew as the James II. Agnew who wt,s
arrested on an indictment dated Anrn w
lSi. charging him with keepinp a noIicv;
shop; That Indictment. it Is snid still boidsy
S snn hRnew Is reported as being under ST 900
When Detective Beh'en went To Apnow,s a.
nee Ncstruhy Agncw was there, There were
more tnhn dozen persons in the place A SnS
reporter learned that during tho dav Aenarm
hhl lhld oui more than $1,000 % drnosItnrs
Wnle ms receipts, so lar as known wer" onix
S!o' ana TINS money was given to hirnn
by an elderly woman. When the dc,ecti'rraa
Informed Agnew that he was under nrrast
Aghew stepped IN 10 his clerks, told them ~
hsk az MS customers 10 return to-morroN ~
whrn ,they would be- paid in fuil ma INV,
locked the safe. The clerk afterward iocueeh
up NJ premises, Agnow spent the night NJ
'he ureehpolht avenue police station Nv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
DEhioiTEs ACCORDING TO rorE
Tho Payne Plan Of Representation of states
in Republican National Conventions.


| Henry {. Payne. tho Wisconsin member OF
| the RepublIc,n National Committee n-o,,sos
| >, .,,., 49,, a." -. ~, - '-'s'e'' ''op'Sc'
| 'Nc up 'he question OF representation at
J Iblican national conventions In the future
aud II lie can to bring about n reprasentotinn
'"- 80. ,'p,' u''o''
votes cast. Under the present system two
delegates 10 tho Republican National Com
vrntlon nre elected from ench Congress dis
trict and four are elected A. large in each
Stata This civcs IN tho overwhelmingly. NJ,
oro,,o ,,is,r,a,s ~ ro,,,'n,,s n"'no-
cr"'ols'r'cts tno Shine representation thntthe
Republican districts have. Under this system
Aloh,,n, Arkcns,a rIordo n,orot, 7 ,ri,i
,na wIsaisstani 40 so,,.n c.,,,s ', ,'', ,n,
ana. MlSsSS'ppi ana Son'h Carolina haNo 124
delegates in the National Convention though
In 1spi IN, teal R,puhli,,, ,n,o l., ,ha>n
g. 49, .,,,.,,-,, ,' :" '"'Hc
states whS -oo'''h N'w YORK state hal only
~ delegates in tho National Convention
though oh, polIad sIo s2s vot,a 10, ,,a D.
- ~ .', 1870 ,s,, w., W. W" he-
publican tcRetin is" From MiSS!ssippi there
was delegate for every 2s5 REPUBLICAN
voters while from New York there w,s bntI
~ .''" ,'m ~" "''t' was o"'
del"gate TOT every ll.'SSi N"pubNcnn voters.
Nevada which polled 1883 Republican Votes
had Il delegates. Misssissinni which no,rod
49, - "'Ns"'''' ''noH''H'fP' "Hl'h polcu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
OBI TTIRI-.

Major Ebert Hcgeman. for six years Treas
urer OF Queens county. died at his home at
East Norwich. L. /. on sunday Major Hcga
man was ~ years Old. He had been In poor
health for several years. lie was q clerk in n
W., Wyhoissnlrr lty goods hoUs' y New. York when
Second New York Cavalry. which command wa
known ns the Harris Light Cavalry. The regi.
Nm" ohr WaS r"rriSiy cur up In several bnitles
cavalry and rrom9trd 10 Captain and later to
M2l b c,d he WI W MAJOR Il the Tenth cyary
army and op"nc! a general store at Glen Cove.
He served a. Deputy County Treasurer OF
iHS no, "nssr
elected County Treasurer IN 1884 and held the
office for TWO terms
bingham Lawrence died Yesterday Mt his
homo AZ Bny1dc l., l.. after lingering Illness.
family members Of which have lived i ON Long Long
dead man was grninatod from Ya,e IL 1877. y
year before his graduation h" went to Henley
en- rowed on the ln'e cr"w against Oxford
Mr. Lawrence was one 81 Nai"s strokes and
materially heipcd to bring success To tho Blue
i ne was , horn on the famous Magnolia panta-
time Governor az Louisiana ana prominent in
me ne democratic politics Of that state. The late
filnIham Lawrence. grandfather OF the dand
county.
James B., s,ade. prominent resident OF
overhead !. l.. died a. Ms home on Saturday
yenrs old. He was horn in Bath. England,
md came 10 this country when years old
He. -ct'l.d IN Eivnrh, al thiriy-six ycnrs AGO
and established tho RrTbCdd Ners. n weekly
newspaper ~" sold the paper IN 1875 NJ
Sihd" was an artist 81 onsid-rable ability. lilo
was as an inventor and had patented num-
Der II articles.
DR.. sheffield W. Greene. nGcd 81, for forty
years q practising physician In western Nav
York. died Mt his homo in Rrhhurg yesterday.
u" was horn at liopkinton. X. and graduated
rom the Geneva Medical College In 1896
ing surgeon OF the liIth New York Infantry
previously he served with the Fifteenth New
York Cavalry '"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
HARD ON TRAVELLER.
Nearly Killed by Coffee.

1T Is hard to teach a travelling man that
coffee don't agree with him. had the fact
forced on me pretty thoroughly.
81 have been connected with an importing
coffee house In Now York and accustomed to
drinking u great deal OF coffee.
my stomach got so badly out OF order that
I thought for u time i would not live Tho
heart was also involved. and gave 40 much
trouble that was afraid to drop OF TO soep.
fearing that would never wake up
The cause Of the trouble was not known
until my attention was called 10 II by reading
about Postum Food Coffee. l dropped the
coffee at once. and have since been drinking
nothing in that limo but Postum. The results
have truly surprised me. | am on the road
travelling, and carry q package OF Postum
whcrsvcr go. Since using tho Postum Food
Coffee lctght months my stomach and heart
seem to DO in a perfect state OF health. and I
have gained over rs pounds. have recon-.
mended It to score Of friends and have been
thanked by them repeatedly" Il. L. FrsAr.
Tunkhapnoek. PA-Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
Washington Notes,

WARRINGTON, Nov. 27-victor L. Mason.
rriy"ta secretary to the Secretary ri War IN
Tnsignnd 10 nccep, Ilace in tho Office Of Gen
Gen. Ayers secretary while the latter was
Secretary OF War, and when Secretary Root
was appointed was continued In the ofilce by
Mr., Root. W. \. Coursoy. private secretary 10
the Adjutant- General OF the Army. has been
appointed by Mt Root to succeed Mr.. Mason.
The chartered transports George W. Elder
between san Franc 500 and Manila, have been
released b. the War Department. their SER
vices being no longer required
Gen. Brooke ut Havana. reports but one
doath for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, that
Of John II. Hurst. civilian employee OF the
Qnnrt"rmasters Department. who died at the
Havana Hospital on Friday from typhoid fever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
NEW RElATY COMPANY FORMING
Capital $4,000, OnO md to -. Closely Allied
to Central Realty Bond & Trust Co,

Capital s3,000,OnO nnd to he CIo.rly Allied
to Central Realty Fond & Tru., "a.
II was announced Yesterday that a new rcalty
company was in PROCESS Of formation with m.
oorc' :" aea''hH IN real es'nt" in Manhattan
and The Bronx. The company which include.
in its Organization Committee ..vc,,I &c.,.
- ,ho ,oca,,, a.,. h,,,., -. Ia "",''"'s
" w., ''''''' '9'"o'S''eu 'en'ta' Realty Bond
ana Trust Company. and Is 70 he known as the
Alliance Realty Company Is capitalized n, a ono .
Wv N's"'">hno" ohmi''oe consists Of
Frederick Southack. Hugh j. Grant and George
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
CONTRA CTS FOR NEW CRUISERS.
One Each Awarded to Six Firms Who Bid
on the Departments Plans.


wAsHIxoTor. Nov. 27-The Navy Depart.
ment to-day awarded contracts for building
the six unprotected cruisers Of 5000 tons au-
thorized by the last Congress. In accordance
with the recomme ndntion OF the Board on Con-
struct on. one each was awarded to the follow
ing firms:
William II. Trigg o! Richmond. Va. Lewis
Nixon ~ ElIzabethport. N. j.. Bath Iron
Works OF Bath. Ne. Union Iron Works OF San
Francisco. Fore River Engine Company OF Fall
River. Mass. and Neane 4 Levy OF Camden.
Nj.
All nre to be constructed on tho design OF
the DEPARTMENT. They are Of the same class
az the Denver.
The Department endorses in every way the
views ofthe Board on Construction. Four OF
the Ave members OF the board signed the re.
port which read that the contract for con-
structing one cruiser he awarded to each OF the
ak firms which submitted the lowest bids on
the Departmrnt's pa with the exception OF
the Arm OF Townsend & Downey OF New York.
The other meinbcr vi tho board wanted to
to award the contracts to the lowest
bidder who guaranteed speed OF
Nv knp's on their own plans. the
Departments spec lrations calling for n mini
mum spccd OF lbs Knots. Townsond 4 Dow
neg submitted the very lowest bid This firm
had never competed before. AMI. in accordance
with its custom. tho Department sent two
officers. nn engineer md a constructor. TO visit
IT, works and make report on it, ability to
construct naval vessels. These officers re-
ported ihut tie ilrm was IMPOSED OF reliable
men. Mt did not have al the necessary
,ool, ior engaging in shiDhuildlng had
liant with the necessary appliances to begin
we CONSTRUCTION of one of the cruisers
wnhln the three months allowed Tor
After tho Board On Construction sub
nlitted its report omitting Townsend Il
Down,y from the list OF bidders rrcomme' ded.
iic secretary q the Navy. To- make sure that no
inins,iS, would be- done the lrp. sent the
laval Board NJ Insnec'inn TO visit it's pant.
inns board consists Of Rear Admiral Frederick
hodxers. president: capt Evans. Commander
siiGetor Caprs. with L,.utennnt- Commander
Henderson rs recorder. NIL OF whom signed re-
porl confirming thc opin on of the special board
OF TWO oilicefs. IL was on account OF this coh-
n contract to TOWNSEND & Downcy The rem
sons given by the Board Of inspection Tor
recommending that the bid of Townsend K
Downey should not be accepted were as fol-
i. At the present time there Is no Organized
force whatever having experience in the con-
structton Ut steel or iron hnlls or In propellinR
machinery.
~. Plant now on tho spot Ia entirely made
quate to the needs ~ shipbuilding cstab ish-
ment OF even modest prctrntions. and. though
requested, the firm furnished no definite evil
dence to show that the delivery and instala-
Tor within the time specified hy the Navy de-
partmant under It's circular inviting proposals.
4. .. In the opinion OF the hoard the prepara-
9r and Yeh n should he well
pleted before q contract, involving such large
expenditures Is awarded"