The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-05-05
GET BIG CONTRACTS.
schv.ab and Associates viii Take Lafs,
Part IL R%chuildinn C-nr's NAVY

Scnv!aD ard Associates VIII lake GafG,
Part in Rebuilding Cars Navy.
st. Petersburg, April 23.-Americul
superiority over foreign rivals again
triumphs in III" complete success which
crowned The visit of Charles NJ. SchWAl
to ST. Petersburg. Nh. Schwab's ne
gotiations with the Russian admirait,
have resulted in the practical conclu
siol of AN Arrangement for the con
%struction of a formidable line of battle
ships of "a type which wiIi probabl,
startlc the world.
Mr.. Schwab will leave ST P@etersbur,
today. The details of the construc
ton of The vessels remain II be workee
out, but in addition to those that viii
be built in the United States ii IS quit.
likely that Il yard will he constructed
AT Il Baltic port! To ne manned by Rus
sian worltmen. but under American en-.
gineerirg and mechanical supervision
the Russian admiralty being extremel.
anxious to utilize the rehabilitation o
the navy for the encouragement of thu
%shipbuilding industry at nome in or.
der 10 eventually render the countr,
independent of foreign wards.
Promises Better Ships.
The admiralty has accepted Nh
SchWab'S propositions strictly OF thei
merits. he having convinced The au'
thoritieS that he can produce WaiShip:
superior to anything anoat and Il
present projected by any government
They will be monster vessels of enor
mous horsepower and of IA peculia
type. combining the proiectile resist
ing power of the battlcship with tn,
speed and wide radius of action u
cruisers. They viii he delivered full,
equipped as to mo and ordnance.
The remarkable advance in naNa
architecture and construction which
these American built ships Will mari
is IL we'll guarded secret, but it is be
lieved it will involve the use of nicke
steel of great tense strength, which, il
boilers, frames, etc. Will give create
power with lead weight.
Work Will Be Passed Around.
Mr.. Schwab guarantees To Great,
vessels with 20 per centum higher eff
ticiency than any now existing. 1t il
understood, however, that not all tn,
ships will be built by the Bethlehem
company. as the time Tor delivery i.
a factor, Russia desiring that the ship:
be turned over as early as possible
While the Bethlehem company viii
supply the armor and ordnance. othe
American yards, therefore. will prof
I'm h construction of the hulls. Thi:
is also in accordance With the wish o
the admiralty, the Russian ;]1uthoritie.
in placing such Il large contract haNin;
no desire to arouse hostility anont
rival commercial interests i'm America
the aim being not only TO take advan.
tage of American genius in building Tn.
navy, but distinctly To cultivate close
commercial relations between the tw,
countries.
II is understood that no arrange.
nlents have as yet been concluded
with French or German builders TO
the ships which will be constructs,
I'm those countries.
Another Reactionary Move.
st. Petersburg, April 21.-The post %
governor general of Moscow. which wa.
temporarily abolished on January Is
has been re-%establishcd by ;n imperia
decree. General Kozlotf. former chic
OF Moscow police. has been appointe,
governor neral. Kozlofrs appoin,
ment upon L eve of the anticipate,
troubles on May day. although accom-
panied by Il rescript i'm which Emperoi
Nicholas speaks of the great interio,
reforms contemplated by him. leave.
no doubt of his purpose first To restor,
Tranquility with a firm hand. The lib
erals consider the appointment anothe
rencijcnlTN sion