The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-04

Kearsarge, January 1900
Kentucky February. 1900.
Illinois, October. 1900.
Alabama, February, 1900.
Wisconsin. May. 1900,
Maine. June. 1901.
Missouri. February, 1909.
Ohio March. 1902.
Arkansas. September, 1901.
Connecticut March, 1901.
Florida, April, 1901
Wyoming, March, 1901
Albany January. 1900
Chesapeake. contract with Bath Iron
works completed.
cambridge, December, 1900.
Barry. December, 1900.
Chauncey, December. 1900.
Dale. November. 1900,
Decatur. November, 1900.
Hopkins. January, 1901.
Hull. January. 1901.
Lawrance, June, 1900.
Marlborough, July, 1900.
Paul Jones. August, 1900.
Perry, August, 1900.
Preble, August, 1900.
Stewart. III doubt
TruXton, IN doubt.
Whippie. 10 doubt.
Worden. In doubt.
Dahlgren, November. 1899.
r. A. NJ. Craven. December. 1893.
Bailey, July. 1900.
Goldsborough. April, 1900.
Stringham, April, 1900.
Bagley November. 1900.
Barney. November, 1900.
Biddle, November, 1900.
Blakely, April. 1900.
De Long, April, 1900.
Nicholson, July, 1900.
O'Brien, July, 1900.
Shubrick, April. 1900.
stockton, April, 1900.
Thornton. April. 1900.
Tingey August. 1900.
Wilkes. October, 1900.
Piunger. In doubt
In reference 10 the trial OF the SUD
marine boat Holland, made IN the presence
OF tho naval board November b, the se9.
retary states that all requirements we're
fulalied THE department at present has
submarine boat under construction at
the Columbian Iron works, at Baltimore
which was reported on November as 81
per cent completed, 1t is believed that the
results thus far obtained, as above re-
ported. are indicative OF the very impor-
liant possibilities Of this type OF naval war
yessel.' -
Tho secretary says; ION June 80, 1899,
the enlisted force OF the navy numoerei
1870 petty officers and lo.lSl men and APP
prentices, total OF l4bOl, OF this num-
her. $500 were serving under continuous
service certificates.
1T is gratifying to note the continued
improvement in the enlisted force and the
increase OF the percentage OF American
Eighty-ei per cent OF the
petty officers are citizens OF the United
States and 65 per cent OF the remainder
have declared their intention OF becom-
ing citizens. Seyenty-fye per cent OF the
enlisted men are citizens and As per cent
OF the remainder have declared their In
tention OF becoming citizens. In tho case
Of the apprentices over 81 per cent are
native born, The total number Of appren-
tices In the service on June 30 was 22sl.
II is from the apprentice system that the
department has hoped to gradually huld
up the tone Of the enlisted force OF the
navy. and to finally make II entirely
American. The apprentices are enlisted
between the ages OF II and II. The de-
partment has also taken steps during
the past year. to Increase the number OF
man-of-wars men by enlisting several
hundred native born men, from 81 10 20
years OF age. as iandsmen, and sending
them to sea on board cruising ships =
During the past year $500 observations
OF the sun, moon and planets, together
with such stars ~ were required for sps-
ctal purposes. have been made with the
.ll-inch and 6-inth transit circles. The
2e-inch telescope has been almost exclli-
yivAly employed In spsctroscopic observa-