Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
MUST MAKE GOOD
BREMERTON AGAIN PLACED UN'
DER BAN.
Orders for Ships to Proceed to Pu.
get Sound Yard for Repairs
COuntermanded by Navy Depart
ment..NOthing Will Be Done
There Till Promises Are Kept.

investigation as to the reports that the
evils previously complained OF still ex-
list at bremerton, the navy department
has directed that the Pacific squadron,
which was about to sail from san Fran.
cisco for Puget Sound, delay its depart
ure until further orders.
WASHINGTON. May % -OIders have
been telegraphed by Acting Secretary
OF the Navy Darling to Rear Admiral
q lass directing him to delay the sail
ing OF the Pacific squadron from San
Francisco for Puget Sound until further
notice.
The announcement of this action con-
veyed the first official information to
the public here that the department
had expected to send the feet to the
North coast. The cause OF the rescind-
ing OF the sailing the sailing orders
was the report published in Eastern pa
pers that the city council OF Bremerton
had reconsidered its decision that the
licenses of the obnoxious saloons and
gambling dens on Front street should
not be renewed.
Angry at Deception.
The officials at the department were
thoroughly angry in the belief that the
civil authorities of Bremerton are defy
ing the condition made by the depart
ment last winter This condition was
that the saloons must be removed or no
vessels would be sent to Puget Sound
navy yard for repairs. The temper OF
the naval authorities here is Indicated
by the fact that besides the order con.
corning the sailing of the Pacific squad
ron a telegram was sent by Acting Sec
rotary Darling to Captain J. V. B.
Bleecker, acting commandant of the
Puget Sound navy yard, asking him if
it was true that the licenses OF tho
Front street saloons had been or will
be renewed.
On Captain Rleecker's reply depends
the future action of the department.
In case he confirms the press dispa tches
orders will Immediately be issued that
the Ranger, recently sent to the Puget
Sound navy yard for extensive r-pairs.
be sent back to Mare Island and there
repaired.
The much needed repairs on the Bos
ton, which were in early contemplation
for the navy yard, will be made else
where and the visit o. the Pacific squad
ron to Puget Sound will be permanent
" called off. The navy department
states these conditions not as a threat,
but as a sincere intention growing out
Of the failure of the Bremerton munlci- |
pal authorities to clean up the town.
Plan Much Work.
Admiral Melville, chief of the bureau
of steam engineering, requested Acting
Secretary Darling, only yesterday morn
ing. before reading the reportst about
the Bremerton saloons, to see that the
preparations for repairing the Ranger
and the Boston at the Puget Sound ma
Wy yard be FASTENED as rapidly as posi-
BILE. He spoke especially of the Boston,
number of boiler tube. for which
have already been shipped from the
East.
Mr.. Darling replied that the contem-
plated work on both the vessels would !
be suspended indefinitely. He believes
that the Bremerton authorities have
treated the department wishes with
contempt and he is determined to carry
out the radical policy announced last
winter. Besides the Ranger snd the
Boston, the big cruiser New York. OF
the Pacific squadron, will be in need OF
repairs within few months. She can
not safely enter the channel at Mare
Island and the department officially an
nounces that unless the conditions at
Bremerton are improve the r~pairs on
the New York will be deferred until
she can he brought around to the East
coast.