The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-27
STRENGTH OF
THE NAVY
Interesting Report of Rear
Admiral BOWleS.
THE NORFOLK MAYNARD
Recommendation Is Made that 1t Be
Kept In We.Equipped Cor dtion.
Department to Have Chris
anthenum Show
THE NORFOLK MAYNARD
Tho Times-Dispatch Bureau.
M. lal7 q Street, N. W.,

Washington, u. c.. Oct Is.
One of the most interesting OF tho
government reports this year is that
OF Rear Admiral Bowles. chief OF the
Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Navy
Department, which was made public to-
day The report shows that In the past
year there have been added 10 the navy
one battleship, four monitors, twelve tor
pedo boat destroyers, one torpedo poaS
and scven submarine torpedo boats.
Admiral Bowlcs says that in addition
to these there are now under construction
or authorized by Congress. fourteen first
class battleships. eight armored cruisers.
nine protected cruisers. one gunboat for
the Great Lakes, two composite gun
boats, six steel torpedo boats, two train
ing ships. one training brig and two
tugs.
Most interesting perhaps, Ia that por.
ton of the report dealing with the pres
ent actual strength Of the navy. Admiral
Bowles gives the following list OF yes
sells tit for service. including those now
being repaired: ten first class batt1eships.
one second class battlcshlp. two armored
cruisers. one armored ram, four single
turret harbor defense monitors. six double
turret monitors. fourteen protected cruis-
ers. three unprotected cruisers, twelve
gunboats, three light draft gunboats, six
composite gunboats. training ships (Na-
val Academy sheathed, special class
Dolphin and yesuvius) two; gunboats
under 200 tons. twenty-one; torpedo boat
"nr.-orora sixteen: steel torpedo boats,
twenty-nine; submarine torpedo boats.
eight; wooden torpedo boats. one: iron
cruising vessels (stea1n), five; wooden
crossing vessels tsteam), six; wooden
sailing vessels, four; tugs, thirty-nine;
a,,viIia nv cruisers. five; converted yachts,
twcnty-three: Golfers. sixteen: supply
sh'rs end hospital ships, fourteen.
The total is two hundred and flfty-two
vessels. Twenty-three vessels. II, addi-
ton to these. are placed as unfit for SER
vice. The public will not be 80 tly
struck with the size of the navy as with
the great additions which will be made
within the next two or three years.
NORFOLK YARD.
With regard to the Norfolk navy yard.
Admiral Bowles saws: Being located on
Hampton Roads. where large fleets must
OF necessity rendezvous. this yard should
unquestionably be equipped as ore OF
the foremost yards OF the coontry. Re-
Gently the first class battleship Illinois
came to and left the yard without diff
Guilty. This would appear to settle the
question Of sufficient depth of channel"
Another interesting report made public
Ia that OF General n. 7, Allen to the
Bureau OF Ihsular Affairs. War Depart
fment. on conditions that have obtained
In the philippines during the past year.
General Allen is chief OF the Philippine
contrabulary to the Philippine Commits
sion Tho report SAYS that twenty-nine
native companies Of scouts have been
turned over to the civil governor, under
the chief OF the constabularv.
The most interesting portion OF the
report is that which refers to disturb
ances In the island. nearly all OF which
were OF religious nature. and OF which
the outside world hears but little. It
seems very evident from the ease with
which RELIGIOUS impostors succeed in cre-
et,ne disturbances that the Americans
must be prepared for trouble OF this kind
for some years to come.
The Missionary Council of the Profess
tant Episcopal Church will open to-rlor-
row morning In this city, with a public
service In the Church OF the Epiphany.
The seasons of tho council will continue
until Thursday evening. Many bishops
who were here In attendance on the Pan
American Congress OF American Bishops.
which adjourned Saturday, will be pres
ent at the sessions OF the council, which
will be composed Of eminent clergy and
laymen from all sections OF the COIN
try Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller
r-''' preside at one or more OF the ses-
sions.
The visiting bishops wore guests at
reception at the Corcoran Art Gallery
this a fternonn. Nearly every man OF dis.
tinotion in Washington called.
The novelty OF chrysenthemum show
under the auspices of fhe Department OF
Agriculture is interesting the public. 1t
will he held tomorrow in the PropaEa.
ton Gardens OF the department and will
attract a large crowd. The department
is all the time endeavoring to propagate
foreign species of trees, shrubs and
flowers, useful or ornamental, and has
a vast number Of varieties Of chrysanthe-
NUNS growing which 1t wishes the public
to enjoy.