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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26

The Bangor Daily News gave long and
generally fair account of the game, with
comments, but some of its statements seem
a little biased. The criticisms of Captain
Darby would seem to be uncalled for, as the
spectators say he had ample cause to ''kick
at many of the decisions of the umpire, of
whom the News says:
1t was the first time that Mr. OLeary's
friends ever had reason for thinking that
he lay claims to a knowledge of the techni-
calites of baseball sufficient to permit him.
self to act as umpire.
Unprejudiced observers think that his
friends need not be surprised at his knowl-
edge of the game, even if they before thought
he knew nothing at all about it, The News
says further:
The Belfast team is said to be the strong
est team in Maine. This may be so, but
they didn't t show it ON Saturday, for while
they played good ball, they showed up sew
eral weak spots which would debar them
from the position. johnson, their catcher,
is colored man, who knows how to catch
and what to do with the ball after it reaches
his hand. This he proved by some wonder
pitcher, is too well known to Bangor folks
to need an introduction, as he is the self
same young man who has saved many a
game for the University of Maine ball team
Dy timely hit or effective pitching at a
critical point In 6. Darby, the visitors
had good man for the position, first base,
but he spoiled all of his good work BY the
excessive use of conversation. He talked
very nearly all the time, whether it was
necessary OF not. Some day he's going to
lose his team a game by talking when he
ought to play ball.
Ralph O'Connell has been elected captain
of the Belfast Base Ball team, in place of
George Darby, resigned
The Belfasts will make an excursion by
steamer Castine to Vinalhaven Friday tC
play the nine of that place The steamer
will leave Lewis wharf at O'Clock, and
touch at Northport Camp Ground, returning
after the game
The game with the Fairfields on the Con
gress street grounds Saturday will be called
at l O'Clock, to allow the visitors to return
by the $50 train.
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PERSONAL

o. f. Frost went to Boston Monday on
business.
c. II. Maxfeld was in Waterville Tuesday
on business.
Lewis Poor is at home from Boston for
| vacation of two weeks
Mrs. Clara B. Palmer of Montville is visi-
ing relatives in Belfast
Mrs. A. A. Howes returned home Monday
from a visit in Rockport.
Mrs. Jennie MIDGET and son Henry are
visiting relatives in Prospect.
Frank Kilgore of Lowell. Mass, is visit
ing his uncle, DR.. G. G. Kilgore.
John K. Dunton, Esq, went to Portland
yesterday to attend the Law Court
F. A. Folett returned home Monday from
visits in Rockland and Vinalhaven.
Miss Mildred Brown of Cambridge, Mass,
is guest of Mrs. Hollis NJ. A. Poor.
Prof. L. II. Stevens of Lynn, Mass, ar
rived Tuesday for visit of few weeks.
Chas. L. Jones of Wakefield, Mass, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. John McTaggart.
Mrs. Amanda NJ. Bean and Miss Sarah
Bean of Boston are visiting Mrs Abbie B.
Cox.
Miss Harriet Clements is out on a two
weeks vacation from Fuller Il Cobb's, Rock
land
F. W. Twiss and wife of Lawrence, Mass.
are visiting MIS-. is parents, ID. H. Strout
and wife.
III. W. Mariners family and guests are
spending the week at the Poor cottage,
East Belfast
Mrs. A. n. Noyes has returned from a
two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. T. f.
Simonton, in Rocklan
Mrs. c. F. Robinson and daughter Iottie
of Somerville, Mass, are visiting her
sister, Mrs. H.W. Mariner.
Henry AWhitten and daughter, Sarah L..
and Mrs. F. L. Whittier and son Ezra, ar
rived yesterday from Melrose
Drs.E. /. Stevens and A. Millett perform
ed an operation for pleuritic etfusion on
Albert Gray OF Belfast last week.
Miss F. II. Patch arrived from Bucksport
Tuesday, to spend her vacation with her
parents G. Fl. Patch and wife
Geo L. White and wife arrived from
Brockton. Mass. Tuesday to spend the
summer at the Head of the Tide
Miss Annie Bridgman, daughter of the
managing editor OF The Congregatonalist,
of Boston, is guest Of Miss Maude f.
Mathews.
Mrs. b. \. Pillsbury and daughter Jennie
of Baltimore, Md. formerly of this city, are
visiting J. +. Rhodes at the Highlands.
R9ckland Star.
Mrs. A. f. Clark has SO far recovered
from her recent severe illness that size is
able to go to the cottage at Temple Heights,
With her husband
Miss Dora NJ. Casey returned to her home
in Boston yesterday. She will return to
her duties as milliner with Mrs II. B. Cun-
ningham next fall.
w. y. swift, Charles F. Swift. c. W.
Lancaster 9, +. Kno%lt3n, W H. Qumby
and wife and Mrs. ]. II. Qujuby were at
the Thorudille, RocElaud, sunday
f. l.. Davis, wife and children of norches-
ter, Mass, made brief call on Mrs Davis
parents, +. Il. Thompson and wife, Tuesday
They We're ON their way to W inn to visit
his relatives
Rev. \. T. RinsoId, wife and daughter of
Gardiner arrived Monday evening to visit
Mrs. RS parents, L. L. Robbins and wife,
/ Master Jesse niutrufd rode tn RelfaSt
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mittee on invitations had sent out 400 of the
Governors invitations, each accompanied
by the following note

by the following note:
| To ALL FORMER RESIDENTS:
| GREETING: Belfast is proposing to OBJ
serve, in fitting manner, Old Home Week,
| August 9Th to 18th, inclusive, and hopes then
| to welcome many OF her absent sons and
| daughters.
The program of the week will include
| band concerts, the presentation of the opera
Pinafore, by local talent, ball games, etc.
A U. S. Warship is expected to be here
during the week. Thursday, August 9, will
be the great day of the week, with parade,
concert, reception, ETC.
JOSEPH WlLIAMsoN' dn1 mon Committee
CHAs A. PILSBURY, } Invitations
The committee has several incomplete ad-
dresses which they are trying to complete
so that the invitations may be sent A re-
quest for a further supply Of the Governors
invitations met with the reply that the sup
ply was exhausted, but later correspondence
resulted in arrangements for a new supply.
The Waldo Club rendered the use of its
rooms during the week, which was accepted
and vote of thanks passed.
1t was voted to request the citizens to
decorate their residences and places of bust
ness, especially along the line of the pro-
cession.
Adjourned to Monday, July 3Oth, at 73o
O'Clock P. M
The line of march was referred to Presi-
dent Poor, Dr. Small and F. II. Welch, who
suggest the following: Line form on High
street, right resting on Miller; move down
High to Church, up Church to the school
house common, where the decorating COM
mittee will be stationed, and halt or coun-
termarch made up Church to John, to Wal
do avenue, to Main, to Cedar, to Grove,
to Congress, to Miller, to Court, to
Grove, to Church, to Market, to High, to
Miller, where the procession will disband.
The Mayor of Portland has been inform
ed by Admiral Farquhar, commanding the
North Atlantic squadron, that the fleet
will arrive in Portland on August 3D. The
fleet is composed of the cruiser New York,
the flag ship, and the battleships Kentucky,
Kearsarge, Indiana, Massachusetts and
Texas. This will be the strongest fleet
that has ever been in Portland harbot, and
the Kentucky and KearSarge, the neWeS
ships in the fleet, are the finest in the world
and the fastest and most formidable in the
navy. The battleships will remain in Port
land until Wednesday, August Sth.
Governor Powers, his staff and council,
will take part in the Old Home Week obser-
vances in Bangor and Portland. They
will be in Portland Tuesday, Aug. I.
The Council will meet in Augusta at 10
in the morning the day following Aug.
s, and in the afternoon the Council will go
to Bangor, where Governor Powers, his
staff and council will be at the Old Home
Week observance, Aug. 9.
Congressman Little field was interviewed
in regard to the visit of the war ships to
Rockland during Old Home Week. Mr..
munication from Sec. Long Of the navy,
that the kearsarge and the Indiana would
arrive in Rockland, Sunday, August Sth,
and remain several days.
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> Insurance May Go Up.

AUGUSTA, July 10. State Insurance Com
missioner Carr stated today that he feared
that general rise in the insurance rates
throughout Maine, on account of the large
number of confagrations entailing heavy
pecuniary losses which have occurred,
would be made The incendiary has been
at work in many places and the department
at present is Investigating the origin of the
fires of a suspicious nature. Commissioner
Carr stated that only five underwriting COM
panies have done what might be termed a
substantial business during the past year.
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cootents of To-Day's Journal.


.... Week. Belfast & Moosehead Lake
N ola Home Week Belfast Yacht Fleet
E ,t,. oranges. Base Ball. Personal.
Real Estate. Concerning Local In
PAGE2.
..... f4auI>,.A Short History of the Belfast
tMerh. Campaign Flags. Polygamy
>ia Among the Birds. .Mackerel Dis
has IL Treat. Trouble Hind Side
fl4 tanners Bird Enemies.
PAGE3.
..-:b Madrid, .ImperialiSm-Wha is
0ai> af Respect An Educational
FACE 4.
OBITUARY Death of Col. Grosvenor
..I >-Ns.. The Friends of Name
FACE 5.
t- Belfast. The Churches Names
\0n~ II Brooks.
PAGE6.
t. statistics. Prohibition vs. License.
Deep Water Vessels. The Kings
. Oreaker.
PAGE7.
.a Garden. The Dngley Tariff.
j Shares..A Pleasant Reunion.
FACES.
-4.>.County spondence. Ship
Births. Marriages Deaths.
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Navy Department.,

Navy Department.,
Washington, July 16, 1900.
SIR: Replying to your letter Of July 18th,
enclosing letter from the Mayor Of Bel
fast, both requesting the presence of a YES
sci of the North Atlantic Station at that
port during Names "Old Home Week, the
formation and for transmttal to the Mayor
of Belfast, should you so desire, a copy of
the orders this day addressed to the Com
mander-in-C of the North Atlantic
Station.
Very respectfully,
J. W. LONG, Secretary.
Honorable E. c. Burleigh, NJ. C.,
Augusta, Maine.
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Stolen bases, Patterson, Crockett, Meserve,
Brown ,, McLoon . Two-base hits, O'Con-
nell, Murphy. Bases on balls, off Conroy,
5; off Feehan, 3. Struck out, by Conroy,
5; by Feehan, !. Double plays, Littlefeld,
league and Brown, Patterson and G.
Darby. Umpire, Carver, Scorer, H. T.
Harmon
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of the Belfast Il Moosehead Lake r. R. Co.,
tadjourned from July 4th) was held in the
Court House July 18th. The reports of the
Treasurer and Trustees were read and
accepted, as follows:
TREASURER's REPORT.
Belfast & Moosehead Lake r. r. Co.
July /. Balance on hand. SIC 63
Nov. 10. Reed mo. Rental. $4,000 90
II. Paid redemption of
Bonds ;......... ...:." $4,000
Noy. IL. Paid coupons due
Dee eo1. /. Pal Paid div. div preferred preferred, -'''0"
stock Sper et.;... ........ s,o51 90
Dee l. Paid div. non pref.
stock 81 II -',......'". SAT &c
May 10. Reed mo. rental. 100000
-" IL. Paid redemption of
May II. Paid coupons due
june l. Paid div. pref. stock.
June /. Paid div. non pref.
81 40 ........ -. .-........ 5,325 90
June 50. Paid postage salar-
Balance on hand, ............ - AS
s36o16 e3 s3t!ol6 63
REDEMPTION FUND.
July /. Bal in hands of
Trustees 900. .... ..--.....S 14000
Nov. 20. Deposited, S1.s7oo
May TO- Deposited. 1900 $4,000 5 1850 90
= 10. Drawn for payment. 1000 90
Balance in hands of trus-
Bonds outstanding July /.
1S9o.... :. ......... ........ 1880 oo
Bonds outstanding July i.
1900 lz2.jOO 90
fttl1 trl
FRANK Il. WIGGIN. Treas.
TRUSTEES REPORT.
July 1899. Bal. ON hand for redemption. Sl4o 90
May 1900. Deposited by 'rrcas..... 5000 20
Total ................ ...........-...., S9140 GO
1850.
May 10. Credited 10 coupon acct. S5o6o o0
Bal. for redemption of bonds .......... S4uso 90
Paid and cancelled bonds 4otp 90
July |. Bal. outstanding ............ .S1265n 90
Bonds cancelled as above. 1000 M
Bonds now outstanding ...........S1 S1,2 800 10
Amt of ncxpended funds ON hamd.... $50 90
SET aside from rental for redempton... HOO 0o
Which will give for redemption. ; 41so
Being sufficient funds to call S4.oUo for
payment May ID 1901.
WM B. SWAN
\. c. Bl RECESS. Trustees.
CALVIN HERVFY,l
BY WM. H. QrIMBl, Treas of Trust Fund.
Belfast. July ), 1900.
The following directors were elected, and
are the same as last year except that Mr..
Howes succeeds Dr.. j. NJ. Fletcher de-
ceased: c, b. Hazeltine, C. W. Frederick,
\. f. Houston, Geo. f. johnson, c. f.
knowlton, j. &. Brooks, VIM. NJ. Woods,
G. O. Poor, A. A. HoWes
Adjourned.
At subsequent meeting of the directors,
the old officers were reelected, as follows:
President, Chas B. Hazeltine: Clerk. VIM.
II. Quimby Treasurer, Frank r. Wiggin.
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Stolen bases, Smith, Donworth. Two-base
hits, Conroy, Crockett, Ross, Brown, Flynn.
Three-base hit, Crockett Bases ON balls,
off Crockett, ,; off Ross, g. Struck out by
Crockett, s; Ross, +. Left on bases, Belfast
6; Bangor s Sacrifice hit, Murphy I'M
pire, F. O'Leary. Scorer, ii. T. Harmon.
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of htIti The important features
iz.I new protected cruisers, author
ai.m 1'e last Congress. were agreed
rI,.t '' ii meeting of the board of naval
,..-r iuy 18th. 1t was determined
ool % ' '9atS Shall have % knots speed,
NitI ''t'lhg $500 tons displacement,
of ".ai opacity for carrying 1900 tons
sy.n'.,i ana batteries consisting of IS
I'm. n ,'. rapid fire guns. 1t is said that
for,.' a. tug Potomac will tow the
a G,r. spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes
mr,os. ..>Hiiouth, \. H., though for what
-rr,n.s,,. u not known. 1t cost the gov
r"' ra,a,i' I"'0o to raise her from San
Npanan,"3I n"3IhoI, Where she was sunk by the
t6e '.gva' ."u"I' and 1t is beyond the ability of
eondjti'o%a' constructors to put her into
J N ''Vn again for active service.
a. Nolmarans of the Transvaal
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OLD HOME WEEK.
Belfast to Celebrate Thursday. The Battle.
ship Texas to be Here.

n.
ship Texas to be Here.
The committee of the Belfast Old Home
Week Association are meeting with the
most gratifying success along all lines of
the observance of Old Home Week. Ample
funds are assured, and program has been
prepared that will prove a credit to our
city, and source of satisfaction to both
our own people and our visitors. 1t is def
nitely settled that the celebration will be on
Thursday, but there will be other features
of interest throughout the week. Chiefest
among the attractions is the visit to our
harbor, from Wednesday to Saturday, in
elusive, of the battleship Texas. The cor
respondence which led up to this result was
arequest from Mayor Poor to Congressman
Burleigh that war vessel might be sent
here during the week, which led to the fol-
lowing responses:
Augusta, Me-, July II, 1900.
Hon. Clarence o. Poor Belfast Maine.
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 18th inst. is at
hand. 1t will be a pleasure to me to do any
thing in my power to secure visit from one
OF the United States war ships to your har-
Dor during the estate Home Week." AS
soon as | get anything definite about the
matter l will communicate with YOU fur
ther.
Yours very sincerely,
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The Rockland Star says of the game :

The visitors came down for business and
played strong game throughout. Crockett
did not pitch yesterdays game for Belfast
but Conroy, late of the Boston Journal
team, did excellent work in the box. Muir
ply did fine execution on third, playing a
star game in that position. For Rockland,
Littlefield played his usual good game at
first. Feehan pitched good ball, but as a
matter of fact was outclassed by his contem-
pOrary.
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The Warrens came to Belfast yesterday
and the score stood Belfast, =; Warren 4.
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Following is a Rockland special to tn
Boston Globe:

Rockland went up in the air in the first
three innings to-day and gave Belfast a lead
Nad Mh1ch a+ c9u1d not have been overcome even %
Feehan, who has pitched two excellent
games against the visitors, proved no secret
this time, though effective in five innings.
Conroy, who was recently signed from a
Boston team, did excellent work in the box,
a and g3 M9rphy, another Boston recruit, proved
the bulk of Rockland's good playing.
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1t has been decided to quarter return
ing volunteers from Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines at Chickamauga
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The Belfasts had very successful excur-

The Belfasts had a very successful excur-
sion to Bangor Saturday by steamer Cas-
tine, but We're defeated on the diamond by
score of 10 to s. Both teams have been
materially strengthened since they last met
and they played a very interesting game.
The second and third innings were battles
of the pitchers, Crockett struck out 1 men
in succession and Ross 5. The outtielders
had comparatively little work, but few heavy
hits being made. Following is the score:
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Yours very sincerely,
E. G. BURLEIGH
Augusta. July 1S. 1000

Augusta, July IS, 1900.
Hon. Clarence o. Poor, Mayor, Belfast, Me
DEAR SIR: | enclose herewith letters
just received from Secretary Long in re-
spOnse to my communication to him earnest
ly requesting that a war ship be sent to
your harbOr during ''Maine's Old Home
Week." and am
Yours very sincerely
E. C. BURLEIGH.
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Congressman Little field was interviewed
in regard to the visit of the war ships to
Rockland during Old Home Week. Mr.
Littlefeld said he had Just received a COM
munication from Sec. Long of the navy,
that the kearsarge and the Indiana would
arrive in Rockland, Sunday, August Sth,
and remain several days.
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BELFAST & MOOSEHEAD LAKE R. R.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Belfast Il Moosehead Lake r. r. Co.,
tadjourned from July 4th) was held in the
Court House July 18th. The reports of the
Treasurer and Trustees were read and
accepted, as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-01
ARE PREPARING TO WITHDRAW
AMERICAN TROOPS WILL LEAVE
PEKIN InIMEDIATELY.
Regiment of Infantry. Squadron oi
Cavalry and Battery of Artillery
VIII BE Left to Guard interests.

copyrighted, 1900 by Associated Pross)
Tien Tsin, September 2S.-(Via shang-
hal. September S0J--orders from Wash
ington directing the withdrawal of the
bulk of the American troops were re-
ceived this afternoon and preparations
to comply were begun Immediately Gen
elal Chaffee is mere dlfeS.iitg Fifa move
ment-which will commence at the EARL
est possible moment.
1t is understood that the plan contem-
plates leaving regiment OF infantry.
squadron OF cavalry and battery OF
artillery in Peldn to protect American
interests and that the remainder OF the
troops will proceed to Manila.
The allied commanders had decided to
dispatch a combined land and naval eX-
pedltion to Shan Hal Kwan on the Gulf
OF Lao Tuug leaving Taku october j,
the total land force being 1900. The
American detail had not yet been made.
nor had a decision been reached as to
the naval forces. Now that the order
to withdraw has been received from
Washington 1t is possible that the plans
for the expedition will have to be modi-
| fed so far as American participation Is
concerned General Chatfee Is proceeding
on the opposite assumptions and has or
dered the Fifth Marine battalion to pre-
| pare to go. The United States armored
| cruiser Brooklyn will probably be the
only American warship in the expedition.
The troops will go by water and be land
ed south OF Shan Hal Kwan They will
cooperate with large Russian contin-
gent already on the way.
The news OF the American withdrawal
| created a sensation among the repre-
sentatives OF the other powers here.
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,esos.sssssSsIco .sHsT ss1
A FATAL WRECK IN OKLAHOMA
TWO PASSENGERS KILLED; oNI
WAS A TEXAS MAN.
c. II. smith of Galveston BADLY Hurt
Several Persons Thought to
lie Fatally Injured.
Especial to The Post.)

New Orleans, La, September 30.--A dis
patch from Guthrie. o. T., saws. Two pas.
sengers were killed and a dozen more or
less seriously injured by a wreck on the
Dorthbound through passenger train al
Waterloo, hfteen miles south of Guthrie.
The train was forty-fivo minutes late and
was running forty miles an hour when the
trucks OF tho tender broke loose. Engineer
John Rain reversed the lever, but the
baggage, express and mail cars were soon
off the track and the smoker was forced
on top OF them, turning upside down, and
injuring nearly every one In It. The day
coach also left the track, but the rest OF
the train came to a standstill.
EDMUND ROCK, cattleman from
Jonah, Texas. was hurled half way the
length OF the smoker, but got up nnC
started to walk away after the wreck. He
fell over and died in few moments as the
result OF internal injuries.
/ THOMAS MAYER. travelling man from
Oklahoma City, was thrown against the
roof of the smoker and killed instantly.
G. T. Smith of Galveston was badly huri
about the head and body He will re-
cover.
/ Ray Vandeyer. s-year-old boy Of Ray
county, Missouri. was fatally injured about
the chest.
James Black OF Jonah, Texas. had an
arm broken.
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RUSSIANS TO WITHDRAW.
Bulk OF Their Troops VIII BE Taken
Away from PeISin.

Copyrighted. 1900. by Associated Press.)
Pekin, September 25.-(Via Taku, Sep
TENDER 2S. and Shanghai. September 30,
AT the conference OF generals today the
Russian commander. General Linevitch.
announced the immediate withdrawal
from Pekin OF the bulk OF the Russian
troops and the legation. He VIII leave
on Thursday. September ~ and the iega-
tion will follow on SatESday. There viii
remain mixed force Of about 1000 TO
represent Russia. General Lineyitch as
serted that the dispatch from st. Peters,
burg transmitting the order TO Withdraw
contained statement that all the pow
ers were adopting the same policy. The
other generals replied that they had re-
ceived orders of that nature.
German and Japanese columns are OPP
Grating to the southwark near the i'm
perlal deer park.
Friction between the British and Rus
slams over the railway continues, each
party selling and guarding small sec
tons The repairing 10 unsystematic and
the completion Of the work verg indeh-
mite.
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Don't Make me laugh, Mark, hurts my foot"


tho increase OF the navy covering
both construction and engineering work
on ships already authorized. This viii
be in the neighborhood OF $50. 600, 600 In
the branch OF yards and docks 1t is I'M
derstood the total will be not far from
s13 ,000. 900 and Will not involve any od-
dtional dry docks or extensive changes
in our naval stations In addition to the
| foregoing item for increase of the navy
there is che usual statement for repair
OF vessels already In service, which IS
considerable item, amounting this yea:
! to approximately s7,00O00O. In he
branch OF steam engineering the esti-
mates do not 90 beyond the require
ments for carrying forward the regular
service.
/ The item of armor and armament IS
or special interest in view OF Tho coli
troyersy over the cost of armor. but too
future course regarding this probably
will depend considerably on the result
OF the present efforts to got armor WITH
in the rate flxed by the last congress.