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ARE PROVIDED
Y. 8. Observation-Disclosures TO
sURPASs ALL OTHERS IN
THE WORLD.
LARGEST EVER BUILT IN U. S.
Naval Appropriation Bill Is Passed.
Magazine Postage Argument
Affects Minnesota But
Slightly.

Washington, Feb. 22. - The house
completed and passed the naval ap-
preparation bill. AS agreed to when
read for amendment it provides for
the construction of two new battle.
ships, two fleet Golfers, eight torpedo
boat destroyers and four submarine
torpedo boats.
The two battleships are to be the
largest ever constructed in this cOun-
try and while the authorization fixes
the displacement of these super-dead-
thoughts at 1900 tons, there is likli-
hood that they may 60 up to 10000
tons. The new battleships will have
IL 14-inch rifles, the heaviest battery
ever placed on ship in this country
or in the world. These guns will be
in each turret This arrangement is
entirely new Russia is building such
ship, however, and Japan has or
dered a battleship cruiser carrying
similar battery.
An amendment was adopted to pre-.
vent the navy departments transport
ing coal from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc coast for naval vessals there. 1t
must be secured from western mines.
Magazine Postage Bill.
In connection with the bitter contro'
versy that is raging over the proposed
increase in the postage on magazines
and periodicals, which was put with
the postofiice appropriation bill by the
senate committee, at the request OF
Postmaster General Hitchcock, state
ment was issued by the postmaster
general which makes the following i'm.
portant reference to publications In
Minnesota. The postmaster general
says: From an analysis of 1875 peri
odicals other than newspapers, journ'
ais, and the like, published in Mime
sofa and admitted to the mails as sec
ond class matter with the privilege Of
carrying advertisements, 1t appears
that only two of them will be sub.
jected to an increase in postage by the
provision in the pending postal bill
that increases the postage rate on the
advertising pages Of magazines.
1.-THE higher rate does not apply to
newspapers of any kind, including
farm journals and similar publications
that print current information of news
value nor does it affect periodicals
that mail less than 1000 pounds at
each issue as happens to be the case
with every one except three Of the
1876 general periodicals publications
of Minnesota.
ION the other hand the proposed
legislation will grant for the first time
to 16 periodicals published in Mime
sofa the right to carry advertisements.
'"These 16 periodicals fall into the
category Of periodicals admitted to the
second class without the advertising
privilege under the act of July 16
1894, and comprising the publications
of Incorporated institutions of learn.
ing, of fraternal, scientific and profes
sional societies. etc.
las these periodicals all mail less
than 1000 pounds an issue the postage
on their advertising pages will be al
the present rate of cent pound. II
is therefore apparent that so far as
the periodical publications of Mime
sofa are concerned with two excep.
lions, the postage rate provision in the
pending postal bill will carry only
benefits"
The list of monthly and quarterly
publications of fraternal, scientific and
professional societies in the state
which Mr.. Hitchcock says are bene
flied by the pending bill contains pub
locations in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Dull
nth, Moorhead, Albert Lea, Fergus
Falls and Mortified.