Show ABOUT SHIPS AND SAILORS A hurricane swept over the Suez canal and several steamers are detained at Port Said Secretary Lonp has written a letter to the chairmen of the Committees on Naval Affairs advocating a change of the limit of cost for the battleships and the Iwo armored cruisers recommended In his last annual report Secretary Long has written letters to the chairmen of the Congressional Naval committees calling attention to the various va-rious recommendations for legislation in the Interests of the navy contained In his last annual report and urging their favorable favor-able consldratlqii by Congress Immediately upon being relieved the command of League Island navy yard next Saturday Admiral Casit with his wife and family will proceed to Snn Diego Cal where he will meet Admiral Kautz and assume command of the Pacific Pa-cific station with the battleship Iowa as llngshlp |