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Alleged Act; of Discourtasy Shawn to tho
Secretary by the General.
Washington, Oct. 3.—Army circles
are conside1 ably wrought up over what
they claim has been a great act of
. discourtesy shown to Secretary Alger
« by General Miles.
It is said that General Miles has not
held any intercourse whatever with the'
secretary since the latter’s return to
. VJashington and that he has not even
Lewxs Nixon, Newport News. Bath and
Union lron “forks Likely to Get the!
Contracts—The Bids “'ere Well With- _
in the Limit Fixed by Congress—A List ‘
of Those Who Presented Bids
Washington, Oct. 3.—-Bids were open-
ed Saturday at the navy department:
for the construction of four harbor dc-
fense vessels of the monitor type, au-
thorized by Congress at an expenditure .
of $1,250,000 f r each monitor. I
There were some limitations in the
act, such, for instance, as that not
more than two Of the vessels should be '
built in one ship yard, while an allow-
ance of four per cent. was made in fa-
vor of the Pacific coast shipbuilders in
case they bid. The act also provides,
that the secretary of the navy shall
award the contract to the “lowest best
responsible bidder," which is unusimlg
and seems to admit of the disregard of
bids from any but the most responsi-
ble firms.
The a‘ct also directed the secretary
to have in view “the best results and
most expeditious delivery.” Conse-
quently the department in laying down
its requirements made twenty-seven
months the maximum time for the com-
pletion of the vessels providing a pen-
alty ranging from $300 to $600 per day
for any delay in their completion.
The bids were Opened and announced
by Judge Advocate General Lemly, ex-
amined by Chief Constructor Hichborn
and Engineer-in-Chief Melville, and re-
ported by Constructor Zahn and Passed
Assistant McFarland.
, All of these concerns submitted bids
as follows:
Lewis Nixon, $825,000, to be complet-
ed in 27 months; Newport News, $860,—
000, in 27 months; Bath Iron Works.
$862,000, in 27 months; Union Iron
Works, $874,000, in 27 months; Maryland
Steel Company, $876,000, in 26 months;
Wolff & Zwicker, $937,500, in 27 months;
the W. B. Fletcher Company, $927,000,
in 21 months; Columbian Iron Works,
$1,015,000, in 27 months, and Johnszia-
logue, $1,171,000, in 26 months.
From the face of the bids it would
appear that the lowest bidders for the
four vessels were Nixon, Newport
News, Bath and Union Iron Works.
The last would seem to be entitled to a
monitor even without the allowance of
four per cent. which the law provides.
This is made possible by the fact that
all of the bidders, including the three
who were lower than the Union Iron
Works, limited their bids to one moni-
tor each.
The bureau chiefs Of the navy de-
partment are congratulating them-
selves that the bids are well within the
limits fixed by Congress, and as there
is little opportunL‘Ly for irregularity in
the bids, owing to the fact that only
one set of plans were open, it is proba-
ble that there will be no difficulty in
awarding the contracts.
The monitors are to be built strictly
in accordance with the department’s
designs, no provision being made, as is
usually the case, for the submission Of
contractors’ plans. In type they have:
no duplicates in modern ship construc- ’
tion, and, more than anything'else, re-
semble the little monitors which dis-
tinguished themselves in the civil war.
The board of bureau chiefs would have
liked much to have provided a. more
powerful class of vessel, but the small.
limit of cost fixed in>the appropriation
act prevented this," and they were ob—
liged to content themselves with single
turreted monitors of 2,700 tons displace—
ment. ,
While resembling roughly the war
monitors, these new -vessels will be
vastly superior to them in actual pow—
er. Their speed, for instance, will be
twelve knots, about double that of the ,
Old vessels. Their batteries will consist I
of two twelve-inch breech loading rifles
capable of piercing the side of nine-
tenths of the naval' vessels of thei
world; four four-inch rapid fire guns,
and seven smaller calibred rapid fire;
guns like those that did such service’
in the destruction of Cervera’s squad~ '
r011.
The builders are not required to fur.-
nish either guns, armor or turrets. The
turrets, by the way, are to be electri-
cally controlled, like those on the crui-
ser Brooklyn. These turrets will be of
the balanced type, ten inches thick, be-
hind ll-inch barbettes, and a belt .of
armor eleven inches thick and five feet
broad will be placed on the sides of
the vessels.
The monitors will be 225 feet long,
fifty feet broad, and draw about twelve
and a. half feet of water, enabling them
to move freely in any of the shallow
Atlantic coast harbors.
Forest Fires Spreading
Denver, 001., Oct. 3.—Forest fires on.
the west slope Of the Rockies continue '
to spread, and only a heavy rain can
stop them. In the vicinity of Steam-
boat Springs there has been a. rainfall
which checked the fires there, but they
are still smouldering and will start into
life again unless there is more rain
soon. The local forecaster says no
change in the weather. is in sight,
though the welcome prediction of the
Weather bureau in Washington is
“showers.” '
Governor Adams said yesterday that
from what he has been able to learn
the fires are due Wholly to accident.
Within a. day or two fires have ap-
peared on the west slope of the Pike's
Peak range, and large sections of tim-
ber are being destroyed.
The fires seem to be burning fiercely
along the west side 0:4 Mount Baldy,
which rises to an altitude of 13,000 feet.
four miles south of Pike’s peak. The
people of Pitkin county are terrified
at the havoc wrought by the fire rag-
ing near Aspen.
Porto Rico a Military Departmint
Washington, Oct. 3.—The president
has issued an order creating a new
military department, to be known as
the department 'of Porto Rico, with '
Major General John R. Brooke in com-
mand. The headquarters of the de—
partment will be at Ponce until after
the evacuation of the island by the
Spanish army, when it will be trans-
ferred to San Juan.
3 each other in private, but in
' made his ofiicial call upon the secre-
tary 'in his office.
Both the men have their business of-
fices’ within a few feet of each other
General Miles occupying a. commodi-
ous suite of apartments on the first
floor of the war department building,
while the rooms of the secretary are
on the second floor, just above those of
the general commanding the army. The
relations between the secretary and
General Miles continue to be strained
and there is no telling what will he the
final result.
Military men, as a rule, think that
General Miles is making a mistake in
I permitting his quarrel with the secre-
tary to influence his business and offi—
cial relations with him.
Cases are cited where well, known
officers haVe been on such unfriendly
terms that they have not spoken to
all these
cases, it is said, they have always tak-
en great care to have their official re~
lations remain cordial, so as not to at-
tract public attention to their quar-
rel.
General Gomez is Grnfei'ul
Havana, Oct. 3,—General Maximo Go-
mez has left the Rojas camp and is re-
tiring to the estate of Boarl—Yaguyay,
near Remedies, province of Santa
Clara. He has given his staff permiSo
slon to visit their families. Gomez is
only accompanied by General Luis and
by the Dominican author, Senor Des-
pradel.
Captain Page, General Butler’ s aide-
de- camp, who has ben on a. visit to
General Gomez at the Rojas camp, says
Gomez seems grateful to the United
States and confident that the American
authorities will be able to establish
a stable and independent government.
Jose Thomas and Pedro Cano, repre-
senting the central committee of the
Cuban workmen at Key 'West, arrived
here yesterday morning on board the
steamer Mascotte for thte purpose of
collecting funds to relieve the necessi-
ties of poor families desirous of returc
ning to Cuba. in the month of October.
It is reported that the Cuban junta
has obtained from the American gov-
ernment a promise to furnish trans-
ports to bring back to Cuba the poor
workmen who emigrated during the
war.
Doesn’t Like Their Looks.
Paris, Oct. 3.—The Paris correspon-
dent of the Imparcial of .Madrid has
telegraphed to his paper that he is
amazed at the appearance ot the Am-
erican commission. He says:
“They do not appear as a delegation
of diplomats, but as Cook’s tourists.
There are some of all sorts—ladies more
or less young, children and even a
nurse. Their luggage fills two omni-
buses. "
The correspondent then gives the bi«
ography of each American commission-
er, and of Judge Day he has the follow—
ing to say.
“He, unfortunately, is toO well known
politically. He is a small man, short,
thin and careless in dress, with a sick- "
1y appearance, sallow cheeks and prom-
inent cheek bones.
There is a total of the cOmmission.
of thirty- four and not one of them
brings a. servant. "
Severe Storm in Savannah.
Savannah, Oct. 3.——For fifteen hours,
from 3 a. in. until 6 p. m., Sunday, Sa-
vannah was held in the gra'sp of a.
W’est Indian cyclone. During that:
time the wind blew steadily from fifty,
to’seventy miles an hour.
While the city escaped with compar;
atively little damage, the loss of prop:
erty among the sea. islands of the
Georgia and Souh Carolina coasts is
believed to be heavy.
All telephones, telegraph, police,.light
and fire alarm wires are down, and the
city is in darkness.
For miles in every direction around
Savannah the lowlands along the riv-
ers are submerged.
Caroline Milken-Hoyt Dead.
New York, Oct. 3.—-Mrs. Caroline Mis-
‘kel-Hoyt, wife of Charles H. Hoyt, the
actor and playwright, died yesterday
afternoon at two o’clock, soon after
giving birth to a daughter, at her home,
N O. 25 East Thirtieth street. The child
survived the mother only a few hours.
Mr. Hoyt is bowed down with his
great sorrow. Only two years ago he
lost a little daughter. The mother at
that time was desperately ill, and the
words of sympathy that came to them
from a. large circle. Of friends showed
the affection in which Caroline Miskel-
, Hoyt was held, for she was as charm-
' ing and attractive a woman as she was
a lovely actress.
, Hohonltein Still Premier.
Vienna, Oct. 3.——The report that
Count von Thun-Hohenstein, the Aus«
trian premier, has resigned, is unfouns
ded. The premier appeared in the
Reichsrath, where he made two
speeches.
The opposition demanded that he ex-
plain the agreement arranged with
Baron Banffy, the Hungarian premier,
in case of its being impossible to pass
the Ausgleich constitutionally.
Count von Thun-Hohenstein refused
whereupon the opposition demanded a
division on the question, and the pre-
mier was defeated by ten votes. His
defeat, however, does not entail his re-
signation.
Gen. Miles in Town
New York, Oct. 3.—Major General
Miles arrived in this city'Saturday and
called at the Army building about 9 a.
m. He was in Colonel Amos J. Kim-
ball’s office for a half hour, and left
the city for Sandy Hook to witness
ordnance tests. General Miles was ac-
companied by a member of his staff,
Colonel Francis Michler.
After the tests the general went to
Colgate Hoyt's country place out on
Long Island. Mr. Hoyt is a. relative
of Mrs. Miles.
Generals Will Be Mastered Oul'.
Washington. Oct. 3.-—Four major gen-
erals of volunteers and twenty-five bri-
gadie‘r generals of volunteers are to be
mustered out of the United States ser:
vice soon. ., . .4
—.—‘.
I Matanzas and Mariel.
: and ' Manzanillo.
'A,THOROUGH ’EXAMINATION
o... Hundred and Fifty Already oaned
” to Give Testimony._
Washington, Oct. 3.—A heavy week’s
work is ahead of the commission for
the investigation of the conduct of the
war.
Probably the most conspicuous wit-
nesses will be called this week. Among
them will be Generals Wheeler, Young,
.,Kent Hawkins, Chaffee, Shatter, Miles
and Leg.
. It is doubtfulif there will be time
enough during a week to examine them
all, but that is the expectation at pres-
ent.
It is feared, after inquiry into the
subject, that as former Secretary Sher-
man’s charges are based on hearsay he
will be a. valueless witness, but the
development of the inquiry may ren-
der some statement from him necessary
in which case he will be called.
General Lawton will be examined in-
:Santiago on the visit of the commission
to that city.
After the work here is done, the com-
mission will go to New York cityF. It
will devote its inquiry to the investiga-
tion of numerous complaints.
One hundred and fifty witnesses have
been summoned and the committee will
remain there for several weeks. Among
the witnesses called is Miss 'Helcn
Gould, who will tell about the alleged
hospital inadequacies of various kinds.
Every brigade and division comman-
der at Santiago will be called. The
cause of summoning these ofiicers at
once is that'the greatest number of
complaints is filed’ against Santiago,
and they will therefore be first taken.
The complaints thus far are divided
into five groups: Santiago, Camp'
Wikoff, Camp Thomas, transports and
Tampa. What General Lee has to say
will be classed under the general head
of Tampa.
In the investigation of the transpor-
tation department, Colonel Hecker will
be called upon fer a statement clearing
up complaints against his office.
For example, it has been charged that
although General Wilson in his report
pronounced Charleston to be a good
harbor, regiments were taken hundreds
of miles out of the way from Chicka-
mauga to Newport News, causing both
discomfort and expense. They were
carried over the road of which M. E. In-
galls Of Ohio is president. Against this
action on the part Of Colonel Hecker’s
department it is said he has .just urg-
ed Charleston as a good place for the
embarkation of troops to Cuba.
The inspector .general’s department
will be looked into, and General Joseph
C. Breckinridge will be put upon the
stand. There has been a. strange ab-
sence of officers from the inspector
general’s department in the camps.
General Breckinrldge only has been
heard from, and he was first a staff
officer and then in command at Chick-
amauga. The regular Officers in this
department have been used for other
purposes and straw men have been
added from political considerations.
Making Ready to Occupy Cuba
Washington, Oct. 3.—Secretary Alger
had an extended conference Saturday
with Quartermaster Luddington, Gen-
;eral Eagan, commissary of subsistence,
and General Sternberg, surgeon gener-
al, regarding the preliminaries for the
occupation of Cuba.
The conclusion was reached that a.
board of officers should be sent to Cuba
to examine the various points where
' troops are to be stationed and to select
sites for camps.
This board will consist of Colonel J.
G. C. Lee, quartermaster; Lieutenant
Colonel Lasker H. Bliss, commissary
of subsistence; Colonel Robert N. Riley,
surgeon, and Lieutenant Colonel Rog-
ers Blrney, ordnance bureau.
“They will visit Havana, Cienfuegos,
There will be
four United States military posts in
Cuba, aside from those at Santiago
The Forts and 'mili-
tary positions of the Spaniards will
necessarily have to be garrisoned and ’
stations of troOps will be placed in such
localities as will insure their availa-
bility for service.
\‘
Gen. Lee Talks.
New York, Oct. 3.-—Gene‘ral Fitzhugh'
Lee arrived at the Fifth’Avenue hotel
Saturday night with Captain Algernon
Sartorls, who is on his staff.
“I came up to see my son, who is at
West Point, before I go to Cuba,‘ and
General Lee.
“My army corps will go about the
middle of this month, I think, and I
believe we shall land in Havana prov- .
ince.’
This prospect of returning to the city
of Havana at the head Of American
troops seemed to please General Lee.
“Our camp at Jacksonville is all
right," he said. “Sanitary conditions
are excellent, and we have been treat-
ed well 'by the commissary and medi«
cal departments. ' We have no com-
plaints to make. I, shall testify before
the investigating '1 commission next
Wednesday." 1‘ :-
The Great 331116.111.) Illinois. 5
Washington. Oct. 3.-‘—,—At 11 O’clock tOd‘
morrow there will glide of! the ways
at the yards of the '«,Newport News
Shipbuilding Company the biggest,
most powerful and probably the most
generally effective battleship in the
United States navy. This will be the
, Illinois, which is expected by the na-
val designers to be a worthy godchild
of thestate whose name she hears.
Larger by a thousand tons than the
Oregon, larger than the Iowa, now the
biggest battleship in the service, the
Illinois is still so designed that she
will be able to enter any harbor open
to the smaller battleships, while in the
matter of speed she will rank with the
fastest afloat.
Safe Factory Closed Indefinitely.
Providence, R. 1., Oct. 3.—The wcr '
of the Mosler Safe Company at AuL1r
have closed for an indefinite 911.11
and the company will hereafter 111.11.
ufacture the Corliss safe at their war
at Hamilton, Ohio.
The reason giVen for the chang. ‘
that Corliss safes can be more econoti
.cally manufactured at the Hamio
plant than at Auburn. Some of 111
more expert workmen will be sent f.o
Auburn to Hamilton.
-:-:1her to Come to New York
Washington, Oct. 3.-—Major General
W. R. Shatter has been assigned tem-
porarily to the command of the depart
ment of the east, relieving General
Gillespie, who will resume his regular
duties as engineer of that department.
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