Show triCUISER CRUISERS FOSS JAPAN NEW YORK Sept 25A Herald special from Washington says The two Japanese naval attaches who have been in this country for several mOths examining ex-amining plans and sseciflcations for f i aAi 1 1 i i i two new cruisers for the Japanese government gov-ernment have it is understood reported favorably upon bids submitted by the r Messrs Cramps and th Union IronWorks Iron-Works The formal award of the contracts con-tracts will be made within a few weeks The vessels will be about 5000 tons displacement dis-placement each and the contracts will call for a speed of about 22 knots The navy department i is understood under-stood has decided to convert one of the 1000 ton gunboats now building into a practice ship for naval cadets to take the place of the Bancroft The Ban croft Chinese will waters eventually find her way to e |