New-York tribune., 1900-09-25
NOTES OF THE NAVY


Washington, September -
COST OF NAVAL I9gCREAsE.-Adn,,~aIs ",
vile and Hichbarn have completed thef- Co... -,
mate Of the amount Congress must sprror-t... :.
IS 1ext session 70 meet existing contracts O. =
count OF the bulls and machinery OF sb,ns -
building. They cal for S2oo0900 to be disb,,-sa5
II the next nscal year. This does not trclr=.
srz1or, ordnance, equipment or other work VIII
: done AZ Government establishments Tssr 80
- ~ - -o-s - LoF IlaN24 Increase only S3-
MIRA Melville VIII require $4,000 900 Tor -s-ef-. Al n
csborn usi have over S o na % asJ EasJ a, ADMIRAL mira
.. - s - = SOC concltior The aggregate naval
are almost ready e submit % the Secretary Of the
Treasury VII probably not exceed So 10000
DANGER N sHEATTNG SHIPS -7-ba ,,,ss-,,-
- sheathing the new battleships and cruisers
which cannot be settled until the bids are ope1ed
FOR their construction continues 10 excite discus
sion IN The service, but the tendency is ove-wbel
-gly against further trial OF the doubtful a,na7.
=-r which Admiral Sampson found 70 be a dismal
failure II the case OF the Chesapeake the sole rsn
sentative o. the project IN the American Navy
lts EraFe CANCERS have again been eu1phasfzed in
tHs last week by the following paragraph clippes
ron The London Naval and Military Record" OF
August So
T has been discovered that The brass bolts Of the
been badly Cor-oded BY The Chemical acton ~ f5s
c12ptT ss5.e41nlns ne Arlacne and the spartiate
SISTER sl.ps are n cryoock al Portsmouth side bv
sl5e ard both ships have been similarly afTected
vas found 70 be leaking rapidly and it was as
sl-ea Lhat AlngsLcn yaive had been Inadvertently
when Il was asce-tzIned that, owing 10 TIE COR,
-osor Of he bolts inside and outside the ship the
fs-en on renee rne tnrJ1sh OF water. The corToson
lee- detected, but an examination OF the inner
z-s0 4 report on the discovery has been forwarded
n rhe Admiralty.
TIE FRIENDLY JAPANEsE-Whfe the Ore
Eo1 vas 4 japanese waters the officials and cti-
za-s ot that country gave many evidences OF their
z1-1--ation oor Americans Writing from Kure on
August .. AZ officer OF the famous battIeship says:
Ire Japanese here made very good temporary re-
7z--s--EzC- Is repairs which ought 70 last for g
~ 81 zr3 rez DIsres Es4e1 81 09 5r5 s'=l[ly e 5
.-e services o. he SIP can be spared al some
-erE-rs would have occupied much longer time
ard would have prevented ne ship from being
sEz-zble for use Il the present crisis OF Chinese
z1z--s and seriously incouven-enced the japanese
z---o-tl-es as mere are here now four Of -the!-
--e1-of-Esr waiting 70 enter -he dock The lap
eager 70 please doing everything IN their power 10
tacll-a-e the work, on which they have put their
esl 2-A-zeLa- II severa- cases LAey nave STOPPED
81 e1,'S 81 Le5 15S-- -s, q ne ne C.egon ms
c1cers. ard the latter have been permitted 70 in
1-svilege extended 70 10 other f0-eignerz-
ARMoR CONPLICA CATICNs-secreta-y Long VIII
have ne Tezzrtous question OF amor pressed upon
--- tc- action early n the week The bids were
rejected the ground that they were exorbitaut
pEEL G. re concerns possessing plants a
rev complication is Afforded By the protest fled
r re AE6vzIe Steel Company against any award
= ne natter, either 20 the Bethlehem the
Carnegie company There Is urgent need that
---- 5e taken toward placing The orders for the
s--o-. IS already Lhs delay n aTard-1g The con-
--z--s nay result II claims against TIE Govern
-e-- - TIE bu1lGe-ss q the Maine, the Missouri
s-5 re Ohio. OF which ships work VIII be inter
s5-v s 20 30 lst PsRG-ng 81 5r61e59 ae aSEs 86er
delays delivering material for q the
49, n "a =E0Tzf vi he
s-s5. As plain business proposition Il s row
fms 2 far proposition gs . The Price the naval
-zpe--z satisfied should Be paid FOR plates,
allowing. perhaps generous profit 70 the estab-
ne p=rElrt-ng t1e new ccrnPe-l-or n ne nelo 70
--Ee-Lake those portions q the contract T1ic1
El -C- be required -or several years There ls not
--- --A---o1- - =. 1z-e.--L = - -1
being r5e genera C-lce-sts-o--1g t2at ne bsIa-
sdasrs . L5s gE5Ss 5nsy 5zEs asSasrJo Ixsc ala
s--ourr sha- be divided equally between them
Secretary Long and Admiral C'NsA oppose the es-
=z-Cr a-o-h=r reference q the whole matter 70
- s-c1 5-z-- . become available under t1st
z--z -c-1.--5-s are now recognized 70 exist At
- ordnance than Il ever would for arnor and
a. SIS ordnance IS made a. is own factory. with
Z private s-ops were peIrou-zed
= 1zv-rs- FOR GUAM-Tae surgeo1-General
- ne Navy has arranged 70 send 70 Guam a
dentist 70 treat rhe teeth q the ct that naval
s-z-o-- There has been much complaint from
a. and services OF E dentist
greatly needed The dentist was enlisted hos
pt-zl steward sS 80 2 month
40 NV DOCKs-The annual report Of Rear
A6-1.-sl E16Icott, Chief o1 the Bureau oS Yards
and Docks. vii contain 10 recommendation tor
f---zer 6-ydock construction There viii be
e11-Ple-cu e tie structures now IN course Of con-
s--uc--cr cEeC-y-one docks under the Navy Depart
NET q vs-tc-s dimensions and different types
--= ---s- q Tie 5-reel o. 4=rcs aIc DOCKS De
-=res re Government ls vel supplied for the
present with docks. and that the provision 50 Tar
made ample for the immediate needs q the
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