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Show OUR WAR SHIPS, HI Annual Report of the Secre- BH tary of the Navy. 1H THE PAST FOUll YKAIW WONK. 999 nineteen Yessels Constructed Entirely 999 In this Coanlry. IH9m Jimti: I'liiiuaa niiiniNu. flflfl An I poeh hi tk. Ilsrelopiueul laSslaaS ami or lha sHaaalfl Wasiiinciton, D. C Dec.ll.-Tho 19 secretary of the uavy, lu hla annual nHeH report, sets forth thu fact that when H3 the present a tmlulitrallou cimelu on Hill March -fib, ISSJ, bealde tho old and IBVsBI obsolete woodon ihlpt only three modern war vessels wero llioommls. VA1 Ion. Duilngtheadmlnlatiatlounlue- ikVlHI teen uew vessels with au aggregate HBfl tonuago of 619',: tons, mountings VA1 twelve-Inch, U ton Inch, 10 eight-Inch IiBH nnd 8J ilx-luch guns, nil of which, raaRH Willi the exception of II vo of tho HHal oirlltat, havo been manufactured lu HBtSi thla country, Tnree new steel tugi iHHHI havo al,o boon conalruclud and put in service. Theruniu In proctsj of con- BB strucllon tlghtt-rii new vcsiels certain O to be completed ihoul I the nrmour ho saHHl deliterail within the next year of an fjBaSei aggregate tennagu nf 03,1117 tons; flHH nioiinllng altogether, 12 thlrtceu-lnch, rasBHal Utwelve-lnch, 10 leu Inch, 13 llvo-lncli flRB and r!0 four-Inch guns, nil of which HBB havo ln-rtti or nro to be luanufacturud HRH lu this country, rBHH I he development of the put four IHuH years has not been couflned to ships JHHH alone. At tho beginning of this ad- taaaNfll mlnlilratlon, lays tho secretary, thu bBbHbI naval t stabllihuicnt waa enllroly doatl- hBBD lute of certain elements of rfflclency, IkBrlHtl each one of which waa liiduipauiable raHHB to Ha practical employment aa is tilting iBBfl force, and thu abaonte of which, had latHeH It produced a hundrud all lew, would IHM still hivo left H In condition of !H1B1 paralysis. Tin so wrro orrnjr torpe- letUaH does, htavy lapld-flro guns, armor- laHasW piercing shelle, tmokoluai i-owdcrlaud AHBrA hlghexplotlvei. SBJHll The ic-c-retary details at length tho raaMfli noteworthy irogreailn the proluctlon rtHHai ot these thluga, and says the progress SHHarl noted, by which the United Htste. us uBbHH uuicrge I from Its co idltlou of helpless- ' nru at i us and by the emptoymuutuf SHI Ha own reaourc-ui has distance 1 Its B rid', experienced competitors, marks iBBl au epoch in tho nnval development 9HH uuiouly of Hill country, but of tho fHBI w (aHaHl Die lecrulary relates the remendoua iaHHl lest t)hichlhellnrvoylzod,nlnkel steel aWaHai nrmor has been euljectud, dwells ou iHBl thulucruitoof the uavy and ronewa 9MH tho recommendation previously made laaHfl for the bulldlugof tordo boats. The laHl report u osea as follows: BHH "In course of this department's oper- 9jHfl atlons Ihvro have been no suggestion of aflaHl icandiloriuaplclouof Jobbnry. Huch iHlHl a result could only bo accomplished by aHHl ft aervlcu w hh h, like that of thu navy, HaBal admits within its rauki only meu of IHB1 the hUheat honor and Inlegilly, nnd I ttHSI cannot morn lltly t lose tills rep irt than tVaHH by congratulating thu country on thu taHS possoithiu ol inch aachoolfor olllccri iSSa! aa tbo Navy Academy at Anrapolls, IHjnjl nud upon Iho character, ability and laHH loyal devotion of thu msn whom that )HHl Inatllullon auppllea for Ha service." laHH Kstlmsleslii thu report for thu llaoal rH91 year ending Juuu 30, 189l,lor the navy HlH and marine corps, Including tbuio for HH I ubllo worki aud lucreaso In uavy.nro ItaHal ISI, 171,43 1, being $.',715,141 less than laH tUoso for the iuat final year." naHfl |