The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-10
SOME VIEWS t WASHINGTON.

number Of defects have been discovered in the large
feet Of torpedo boats and desroyers being built Tor the
United States navy AS result great many important
alterations will be necessary comprising chiefly reductions
Of weights in order bring dispacements Of the vessels
down t those for which they originally designed so
TO enable them to make the desired speed. This oil
course will entail considerable delay and the vessels will
not be ready until months after the late set for their
completion.
Errors Of oyerdspacement have been found in the en-
tire number Of sixteen desroyers and twelve torpedo boats
The has been looked into by headed by Rear
Admiral Bowles chief constructor OF the who esti-
mates that meme of the craft will be finished before the
latter part of Notwithstanding the fact that all Of them
were to have been turned the government this year
Most of them contracted for in 1898 but many
delays have occurred that many the naval officers have
begun to despair Of getting the much wanted torpedo
dotla in commission.
The board of which Admiral Bonles is the head has
made thorough examination Of all Of the vessels Of the
class named which being constructed and has de
cided that every OF them is faulty Several Of the
boats according TO report which the board has filed with
the secretary Of the navy forty
the displacement called for by the plans and consequence
1t will lie possible for of them up the speed
required Of them number of them almost
Peed and ON these an Unusually large of work will
he necessary IN order to make them what they should be-
Apparently the department has been paying
great deal Of attention to them the garing defects in
their construction would have been discovered long ago
is the change will have be made and government
will have tc wait year for work which should
have been delivered weeks hence The destroy
Fers now building and the yards where the
work is being performed follows cambridge
Barry and Chauncey, Neafe Levys Philadelphia Dale
| and Decatur at Richmond, Va. Hopkins and Hull, at
Wilmington, Dell Lawrence and Marlborough at Fall
River Paul Jones' Perry and Preble the Union Iron
works San Francisco; Stewart Morris Heights n. Y ;
Truxton, Whipple and Worden at Sparrows Point Nd
The twelve torpedo boats the Stringham, at VIII
mtrgtoni Godsborough, at Portland Ore. Bdde at Bath
ElaSely at South Boston; De Long and Nicholson at
/ andT aug T & co
Richmond and Wilkes, at Morris Heights
story which contains much human interest has just
cone from Texas through one of the departments here
Some months young newspaper in a Texas town
secured appointment teacher in the Philippines He
made numerous business arrangements for his trip and also
planned to be married just before his departure thinking
10 take his bride with him his new home in the faroff
Philippines He secured the necessary transportation set
tied mp his affairs at home and looking forward to
long and interesting honeymoon trip when some unlocked
for complications of a domestic occurred in the
family OF the young lady and seen that would be
impossible for her to and leave her home that time
The disappointed lover babe her reluctant bye and
started his long journey. The maiden in the
Texas town. but her heart the continent and
across the wide Pacific with the OF her choice and
"evsr did she in her devotion to him
4cr devotion is about rewarded although for
time it seemed that nothing but disappointment be
the portion Of the young people After arriving in the
Philippines and getting settled the young was in
formed by his sweetheart that family matters which had
originally nerfered with their plans had been satisfactorily
arranged and that she was ready and willing 70 come 70
him and become his wife Then the Young man interested
friend OF his, member OF congress, the end that
transportation for his bride to be might be secured from,
the government The matter taken up with proper
department and everything smoothly until it was
discovered that according the records the Young man
had taken wife with him when he left for the Philip
pines that at least he had secured transportation for his
wife This OF complicated matters to very CON
siderable degree, but finally found that the trans.
rorauon FIRST ISSUED had been returned government
by the Texan when he at San Francisco So new
transportation issued and forwarded to the girl who
was anNousy waiting for the good news So far as