The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-26
TWO KINDS OF TURRETS
NEW BATTLEsHIPs WILL NOT
ALL BE CONSTRUCTED ALIKE.
Three to Have SuperimpOsed Turrets
and Two to Have Them Qundrilat-
orally Arranged-Names of Ships.

WASHINGTON, June 25-Secretary Long
to-day approved the findings of the naval
board recommending that three of the five
new battleships shall be built with super
imposed and waist eight-inch turrets, and
that the remaining two of the new battle
ships shall nave quadrilaterally arranged
eight-inch turrets. This turret question
has been a source of lively controversy in
naval circles and after the regular naval
board of construction. consisting of the
bureau chiefs, had passed upon the ques-
ton, a special board was created, made
up OF line and staff officers Of recognized
ability on questions of naval construction,
to consider it. The chief division was as
TO retaining the superimposed turrets. as
on the Kentucky and Kearsarge. or going
back to the system of placing turrets
quadrilaterally, so as to fire in broadsides.
On this the board divided. seven favoring
the superimposed turrets, while five were
for quadrilateral turrets. and Captain Bar
ker favored a compromise, building part
of each type.
The report of the board says: I'm view
of the strong minority of five members.
Captain Barker dissenting from either pro-
| position, it was finally decided TO recon-
mend three battlesliips with superimposed
eight-inch turrets and two with four in
dependent eight-inch turrets arranged quad
rilaterally. This was agreed to by twelve
Of the thirteen members constituting the
board. Naval Constructor Taylor only vot-
ing against It,"
Constructor Taylor i'm his dissenting re-
| port, says: ITO divide these vessels be-
tween two types is TO definitely advertise
to the world that although we have COM
pleted two superimposed turret vessels we
do not know whether or not they are bet
ter than IL they had been built with sep
arate turrets. AS a further reason for my
dissent, / beg to say that IL ii Is admitted
or determined that the advantage of being
able TO concentrate six-inch guns on either
broadside. instead of four, is sufficientiy
great TO warrant some sacrifice in other
directions, / believe that this result can
readily be obtained by an arrangement
involving disadvantages less grave than
those following from the superimposed
principle"
A party of distinguished Georgians called
| on the President to-day and invited him to
visit Atlanta on July 20. the anniversary Of
| the battle of Peach Tree creek. which oc-
| CURED on July 20. 1864. This anniversary is
| 10 be the occasion Of the reunion or the ex-
| Union and ex-Confederate soldiers who
| took part In that engagement. The fact
/ that, according to present arrangements,
| the President will be In Canton on that
| date. will prevent his visiting Atlanta on
the 10Th.
The secretary of the navy has authorized
the following names for the new battle
| ships and cruisers: Battleships. Virginia
| and Rhode Island; armored cruisers, Mary
land, Colorado and South Dakota; protect
ed cruisers. st. Louis. Milwaukee and
Charleston.
To-day's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund. exclusive of the
$3.50, 900, 900 gold reserve In the division. of
redemption. shows: Available cash bal
ance, sl5l. 45s. 40; gold. s6S.lsS,S61
Five-dollar silver certificates of the new
design made their first appearance to-day
and took the place of the old fves in all
treasury payments from the cash room.
The feature of the new note is a large
typical Indian head in the center, with a
blue seal and a large letter V with the
word Five" also in blue, running in a
curved line across Ii. AS an artistic pro-
duction this note is regarded as equal to
any ever issued by the government.
The monthly statement of the collec-
tions of internal revenue shows the total
receipts during May. 1900. were 24.o24, IA.
an increase. as compared with May. 1899,
of 1923. 1852. The receipts from the several
sources of revenue are given as follows:
Spirits, IS, 060, 099, an increase of 1851 .S54: to-
bacco, 5000, 127, a decrease of s215. 1877; fer
mented liquors, $7.204,4 AIT, an increase OF
s440.3S2; oleomargarine. s14s. LIS. an increase
of S20,6l4; special taxes not elsewhere
miscellaneous, 1855. 1853, a decrease of $5s2,
32S. During the last eleven months of the
present fiscal year the total receipts were
1861. 211 ,955. an increase over the correspond
ing period of last year of S19, 914,S12. The re-
ceipts from legacies during the last eleven
months amounted to 81, 354, go. The features
of the statement of the receipts during the
last eleven months are the increases in the
revenues as follows: Whisky, 50. sos, 947
cigars. weighing over three pounds TO the
thousand, $,760 064; manufactured tobacco
of all descriptions, s4.566. 557; fermente6
liquors, 1866, SS5.
Representative Steele will sail July IL fol
Europe with Representatives Payne ant
Dalzell. They will visit the Paris expo
sition and begin their return voyage or
Aug. Is.
Free delivery service will be esta blishet
at Bedford, Ind, on Oct. /.
The amount of old bonds so far ex.
Ohohsou " III ne" : per cent. consols Il
S304. 456. 500, of which SIS, Ss7. 800 were received
from individuals and institutions Other
than national banks.
By an order issued to-day Brigadier Gen,
eral Thomas III. Barry. United States Vol
unteers. will be relieved from duty in thu
office of the adjutant general in this city
TO take effect July 5. and will proceed Il
Manila, where he will act as chief of stat
to the commanding general.
The President has to five year:
the sentence OF life imprisonment imposed
On Alphonse j. Jennings. convicted IL
Chickasaw. L. T., in February. 1899. of trair
robbery. The attorney general considered
the sentence of Jennings unjust. as other.
convicted with him at the same time re.
ceived lighter sentences.