Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-05
1H[ NAVAL ESTIMATES
Congress- Will Be Asked For a
Sum Larger Than Ever
Before.
Appropriations For New Naval
Station on Islands Will
Be Requested.
War Departments Pictorial His
tory Of Spanish-American
War Delayed.

War Delayed.
Washington, Sept. 5.-Naval estimates
presented to congress from the depart
nent this year will be larger than ever
before. They include items for the
equipment of the new naval stations of
the outlying possessions. and already
the department is in receipt of some of
the recommendations along this line.
Many of the items sent to the depart
lnent will be cut out as unnecessary, but
even this will not prevent the aggregate
estimates from which the naval appro-
spriation bill will be prepared being
larger than for any fiscal year in the
history of the service.
More than half million dollars is
asked for improving the new navy
yards at Cavite. The principal items
call for an ordnance shop, $4,000; black
smith and cooper shops, $500; store
house, $4,000; power and pumping
plant. $4,000; electric light system,
$4,000; tool and machine shops, s1S,500;
steel cargo lighter $4,000; four steel
lighters, $4,000; fire system. $4,000; re-
frigerating plant. 100000; railroad
track system, $4,000.
The greatest need is felt for the re-
frigerating plant. The officials say that
much comfort is derived from the distri-
button of ice.
Other estimates have come from Sa-
moa, where it is recommended that a
residence be built for the commandant
to cost $4,000. Another item is for
quarters for officers to cost $4,000, and
a like sum is suggested for a building
for the local court which now sits in
an abandoned church, equipped with a
sand floor.
A bundle of reports was received at
the state department yesterday from
United States consular officers in Co
lombia containing advices about the in
ternal political troubles there. Consul
General Gudger at Panama reported on
| Aug. % that bands of men opposed to
| the present Colombian government We're
committing depredations on Chinese
merchants along the railroad between
| Colon and Panama. The losses amount
| to thousands of dollars.
| Under an arrangement made by Sec
| rotary Bayard, Chinese subjects in Co.
lombia have the benefit of the good
offices of American consular officers,
and for that reason Mr. Gudger had a
notice printed in the Panama Star and
Herald asking that the depredations be
| discontinued, but the notice had no eff
feet.
In later dispatch, dated Panama,
Aug. 81, Mr.. Gudger says that the
Liberals. or insurgents, seem to be con-
centrating their force around Chame,
about twenty miles from Panama,
while the Colombian government is
Strengthening its forces at Panama.
| News that United States warship
had been ordered to Panama had a
good effect there Mr. Gudger said
it was reported that the Liberals had
been given orders to do no damage to
the railroads.
Consul Malmros at Colon wrote to
the department, under date of Aug. 81
that the town of Bocas del Toro seemed
more exposed to danger than any other
in his district.
The Photographic Office of the wal
department is still engaged on the pic
torial history of the war in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, and it prob.
L
work is completed The officer who
has had charge of the work, Capt. E. A
Root, is shortly to be relieved from thu
duty, at his own request, on account o
his i'll health, due to confinement in tn,
workshop of the Office.
The department is engaged on /:
, report relating to China, being the his
tory and comment prepared by Capt. E
: now attached to the military informa
ton division.
! The only picture extant of the charg
! up San Juan Hill has been sent to tn
! department by Capt. Hugh ID. Wise
Ninth Infantry. He was lieutenan
in that regiment during the fight a
Santiago, and he carried a Gamer
with him on the firing line.
: The census bureau today Issued bull
g letin giving the publication of sex. ma
e tivity and color for North Dakota
!. Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon. TIL
Y males predominant, Oregon having tn
n largest proportion, or 56.3 per cent, c
: males. North Dakota and Oklahom
). also show a notable excess of male
e In Ohio the population is more event
# divided. the percentage for the male
Il being 50.6.
t. The foreign born element constitute
k over one-third of the population 1
North Dakota, while in Oregon til
same element constitutes little les
than one-sixth and in Ohio little mo,
). than one-tenth. In Oklahoma the pre-
It portion of foreign born is only 3s pc
v cent. The white element represen,
y over nine-tenths of the total populs
2 ton.
: DIVERSITY OF CROPS.