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TBENEWNAVY PLANS
Six New Battleships Which Will
r> i a i ... i p
uai \y it-inui uunSi
THREE FINE NEW CRUISERS
One-Third Larger Than Brooklyn
and New Yok-Slx Unpro
tected Cruisers.
Says a recent New York special;
The Naval Hoard, under the speci
fications of Secretary Long, have
unanimously reaffirmed their action
in recommending a comprehensive
programme, involving the speedy
construction of 15 varships, as out
lined two weeks ago, and directed
the various bureaus of the Navy
Department to proceed with the
preparation of the actual plans for
the greatest construction project
ever undertaken in a single period
by the United Stages.
Ever since the adoption of the
programme by the hoard on August
1 tin* members have devoted them
selves earnestly to the knowledge
gained in the war with Spain and
the necessity for vast sea power im
posed by the possession of distant
isle.oils and increased American
commerce, and they began upon
the details yesterday without mod
ifying in any important particular
the classes of vessels which were
determined upon as essential for
the navy hereafter.
v J’he meeting yesterday demon
strated that the members were
more thoroughly than ever convinc
ed that larger ships, with higher
speed and much greater coal en
durance than any now in the
American service, were absolutely
indispensable.
The general programme, as origi
nally laid down, provides for 15
vessels, of which six are to be
heavily armored line of battle fight
ing ships, six to be small protected
cruisers and three to be midway
between these extremes. The three
battleships wore to exceed 13,0CX)
ton- displacement, with a mini
mum speed, with all stores and
coal aboard, of 18$ knots; there
were to be three first-class armored
cruisers of 12,000 tons, or one-third
larger than the New York and
Brooklyn, with 22 knots speed and
a coal endurance of at least 18
knots; three semi-armored and
protected second-class cruisers of a
highly improved Olympia type, and
six 16 knot protected cruisers of
2,500 tons, slightly superior to the
Detroit class, with the remarkable
steaming radius of 13,000 knots.
The board further determined that
ail ships should be sheathed with
copper, to make them comparative
ly independent of dry docks.
Asa result of the meeting practi
cally establishing this programme
as the adopted policy of the navy
for the immediate future, the work
designing the battleships will begin
at once along the following lines:
The displacement is fixed at 13,500
tons upon a draught of 25$ feet
when the vessel is loaded to the
maximum, and at that draught a
minimum speed of 18$ knots is to
guaranteed. Coal bunker space for
between 1,800 and 2,000 tons of coal
is to be provided, in order that a
steaming radius of 10,000 knots at a
10-kuot speed may be secured.
The armor is to cover the entire
vessel in the form of a cuirass. It
will be made after the Krupp mod
ification of the Harveyized process
and is to be 12 inches thick amid
ships, tapering to 5 inches at the
bow and stern. There will be four
14-inch rifles of extra length for
smokeless powder, mounted in
pairs in two turrets, the latter being
of the elliptical balanced type, with
sloped fronts. The battleships, as
well as the other vessels will be
equipped with water tube boilers
and twin quadruple engines. As
soon as the plans for these battle
ship- progress sufficiently the de
tails for the big armored cruisers
will be taken up by the construc
tion officers.
It is a peculiar coincidence that
the plans for those magnificent
battleships are begun simultaneous
ly to ‘.'.lost day wMi the opening
oi b’ls -or tiii'ee bal.lesujps ttoou
which contractors have been figur
ing for the last three months. This
competition will close at on
September 1, and it is almost a fore
gone conclusion that the Cramps,
the Scott* and the Newport News
Company will each attempt to se-
I cure a vessel which is practically a
duplicate of similar battleships
I now being built by each of these
I firms, although the proposals are
expected to develop slight modifi
cations which will give increased
speed and endurance over the Ala
j bam a, the Illinois and the Wiscon-
I sin.
These vessels, which were author
\ ized by the last Congress, have
given rise to considerable contro
versy, because they have no radical
1 improvements over their predeces
sors and were admittedly ot inferior
type to the heavy warships now
building in Great Britain, France,
Germany and Itusdu. They are of
1 IjSOu j rj| ;.j (f jyj -0 t, ilfilW 23 •
feet, carry 1,200 tons of coal and
have protection to their vitals
only in the form of armor
belt. Their designs called for the
ordinary 13-inch ride, and they
were not to be rejected by the navy
if their speed was above 16 k tots,
although a penalty of $25,000 a
quarter of a knot was imposed for
any reduction between 16 and 15$
knots and at the rate of $50,000 a
quarter of a knot bet ween 12£ and
15 knots. Under the circumstances
of yestersday’s ac f io i these slow
battleships probably will be aban
doned altogether unless the ship
builders on Thursday take advans
age of Secretary Long’s appeal for
higher speed than was at first con
templated, and the $9,000,000- pro
vided for by Congr ss for the hull
and machinery of these vessels may
be saved to apply to the comprehen
sive naval programme which con
servative estimates indicate will
involve an outlay approximating
$40,000,000.
Home-Seekers Excursions.
On the first and third ’Tuesdays
in September and October, 1898 the
Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul Rail
way will sell rouhd-trip excursion
tickets (good 21 days) from Chicago,
Milwaukee and other points on its
line, to a great many points in
South and North Dakota, and other
western and other southwestern
states at about one fare. Take a
trip west and see the wonderful
crops “and what an amount of good
land can be purchased for a little
money. Further information as to
rates, routes, prices of farm lards,
etc., may be obtained on application
any coupon ticket agent or by ad
dressing the following named per
sons: W. E. Powell, General Immi
gration Agent, 410 Old Colony Bldg.,
Chicago; H. F. Hunter, Immigra
tion Agent for South Dakota, 291
Dearborn Street, Chicago, or Geo.
H. Hoafford, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Illinois. 3t.
A Good Citizen Gone-
James \Y. Riddle, an aged and
highly respected citizen of this
county, died at. his home on Salaeoa
on August 29th.
Mr. Riddle was born in Pittsyl
vania county, Virginia, November
18th, 1828, and came to Georgia in
1849, In 1654 he married Senith
M. Franklin and settled on the
farm where he remained until the
time of his death, a period of 44
years. To these parents wore born
eleven children, nine of whom are
yet living. The youngest had just
attained his majority at the time
of his father’s death. Mr. Riddle
was very ambitious that hiij chil
dren “amou.it to something,” and to
this end he labored almost unceas
ingly for years. Nor were his ef
forts in vain. He lived to see them
all liberally educated and most of
them settled in useful and honor
orable positions. It is said that no
one of them ever referred to him
as “the old man.”
He was a man free from litiga
tion, having never had but one law
suit, and never appearing in court
as a witness.
Hard-working, honest, law-abid
ing, a member of the church for 30
years; this good man came to his
journey’s end surrounded by his en
tire family.
When asked of the future he said:
“I am not afraid to die,” and with
out a murmur or complaint he pass
ed away. W. F.
How’s Tills?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for amt case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, O.
Wo, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
iness transactions and financially able
to carry .out any olbigations made by
their firm.
Wkst & Tri-ax, Wholesale Druggists,
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vin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
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Sold by all D , g_'st .
H 'U’sF;t!ii:ly P.'l? : re the Ire t.
Cosmo Bti ttermilk Toilet Soap
makes the skin so t. white and
healthy. Sold by M.. Word. lyr.
Cl TEA cures Dyspep-
I 541113V1 v ..ia, Constipation and Indi
gestion. Regulates the Liver. Price, 25 cte.
persons say
!t is natur al for
jfclSJl them to lose flesh
during summer.
But losing flesh is losing
ground. Can you afford
to approach another win
ter in this weakened con
dition ?
Coughs and colds,weak
throats and lungs, come
quietest to those who are
(hin in flesh, to those eas
ily chilled, to those who
have poor circulation and
feeble digestion.
Scott’s
SL!smiUl!s2BGiE
of cod liver oil v>iih hypo
phosphites does just as
much good in summer as
in winter. It makes flesh
in August as well as April.
You certainly need as
strong nerves in July as in
January. And your weak
throat and lungs should
be healed and strength
ened without delay.
All Druggists, 60c. and fi.
SCOTT & BOWNK f Cherniaks, New York
HOBSON IS ILL
Tho Gallant Lieutenant Has Been
Attacked by Fever.
Washington, Sept. 2.—The Nash
ville Banner’s correspondent wires:
The navy department has received
word that Lieut. Hobson has been
taken with an attack of of fever.
It is said not to be malarial in its
type. Chief Hichborn said today
that Hobson has been under a fear
ful strain, and that when he was
here lie ought to be nursed and
looked after. The report was given
out yesterday that the department
had shipped the work on the Colon
and that orders had been sent Lieut.
Hobson to desist in his efforts to
raise the ship.
Hobson was quoted as saying
that if the government could not
make (lie effort, he would ask for a
public subscription. The depart
ment this morning says that its
orders have been misconstrued by
Hobson. When the latter arrived
at Santiago he found the men at
work on tlie Maria Teresa. He or
dered them to stop this work and
go to the Colon, Commodore Wat
son referred the matter to the de
partment and Lieut. Hobson was
directed to permit the work on the
Maiia Teresa to continue.
There is a disposition here, how
q,ver, to abandon the Colon, as every
expert with the exception of Hob
son has reported unfavorable on it.
Owing to Hobson’s attack of fever
the work will necessarily be post
poned. There is considerable anx
iety felt in the department as to his
condition, and Assistant Secretary
Allen cabled this morning to learn
his exact condition.
HOSTILITIES WERE SUSPENDED
But It Took Diplomacy to Bring
About a Reconciliation.
“Hear you had a terrible row
with her, Ch-umpley?” runs a story
in the Detroit Free Press.
“Awful! Hut I guess it'll all come
oat right.”
“Good! How did you manage?”
“Well, you know that her hobby
is war. She’d go to war if she could.
When there is a crisis imminent or
a big battle has been fought, she
sits out on the front veranda with
a pint of pennies and buys extras
as fast as they come out. She stu
dies military tactics as though the
fat 9 of an army depended on her,
and if the little German band plays
martial airs she goes inside to drill.
She gives herself the commands,
too, and you can hear her for a
block when she warms to her
work.”
“\\ hat has all this to do with
your reconciliation?”
“Everything. She approves of
the army code of ethics just as she
does of the catechism and the con
stitution of the United States. She
told me never to call at her house
again, but last evening I went up
there with a flag of truce, three feet
square. She met me at the door, I
requested a parley and she granted
it. After negotiations covering two
hours she modified her demands
somewhat, and the point on which
we stuck was as to whether our
former amicable relations should
be re-established. We comprom
ised on an armistice, during which
terms will be further considered.”
A Theory-
Wasb'ngtou S ar
“Mike,” said Plodding Pete, “how
is it dat some o’ dese people kin
work day after day an’ never seem
to feel it ?”
‘Well,”replied Meandering Mike'
refle. :ve!y,-I s'pose dey is started
in youn;., an’ gets to he itumunes.”
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Alger Praises Lee.
Interview with Gen. Alger in New York
Journal.
“That at Tampa was in charge of
Gen. Ceppinger, a regular army
man. That at Chickamauga,where
there has been the most sickness,
was in charge of Gen. Brooke.a reg
ular army officer. And when Gen.
Brooke was relieved he was suc
ceeded by Gen. Wade, and Wade
was succeeded by Gen. Breckin
ridge—both of the regular army.
Camp Alger was in charge of Gen.
Graham. The camp at Jackson
ville was in charge of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, whit is a graduate of West
Point, am.’ has turned out to be the
best corps commander we have.
He has kept his command in better
hiie than any of the others.”
“He had the advantage of artes
ian wells,” was suggested.
“He had no advantage at all,” re
torted the secretary sharply. “He
simply did his duty, and looked af
ter the health of his men as he
should. He ordered the adoption
of certain simple sanitary regula
tions, and saw to it that they were
obeyed. The result was that he
kept bis great army corps,stationed
as it was where one would natural
ly expect disease to break out, with
only 2 per cent, of hi% men sick,
while camps further north have
been overrun with disease.”
How Spain Lost Her Colonies,
1816 —Argentine provinces secure
independence.
1818—Chile becomes independent.
1821—Venezuela becomes inde
pendent.
1821—Paraguay secures indepen
dence.
1821—Central American states
men set up for themselves.
1824—Peru quits the Spanish
household.
1826—Mexico cuts loose from the
mother country.
1828—Republic of Uruguay es
tablished.
1898—Cuba granted ind pendence,
Poi to Rico ceded to the United
States and ttie Philippines to he
disposed of by a peace commission.
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