Show OUR COAST DEFENSES DEFENSE S REVIEW OF THE preparations FOR WAR f af IA it of 0 Ilar arbor boa mine mines and Gs tl 4 mis 0 nw now lork york fairly sat much of 0 I 1 I 1 th cot coast finsod rip d value of tho tb ina KA ko ul guard in an the tb system of coast defense which 4 hasteen hae has been mapped out for the united ft state states li Is surely formidable enough but 14 i unfortunately it is not quite as near a tate state of perfection as could be dashed la in case caff of actual hostilities with a erful nemy enemy there Is enough done however to make a respectable show 0 ancin ing in case of a war ar with spain lur dur inc the th last ten years about 40 hu has been spent on seacoast forti fica uon armament torpedoes and their equipment and stilt still much remains tu to be b dooe done as our atlantic coast line is 4 enormous eBor iDous in extent and requires a vast amount of attention to fully prepare au it tor i 6 foreign toe foe vit 1 rower anns inn for high power kims guns ck car art either finished or nearly so at the i tol following loWling points portland blead and 14 great di diamond imond island portland me it alfort fort constitution portsmouth N 1 if groffe Grof Me cliff paddocks island long mt ull laai head linston harbor dutch Il tosi hay bay great gull gulf arso ra 4 plum islands eastern entrance LosiCZ lland sound lort kort l ort hancock andr tork harbor finns point ap drogich to philadelphia north and Haw kiBB points approach to baitt more yort rort N ashington and find sheridan sherid an i 1 approach to washington D C N C fort es S 8 C tybee island savan tr bah fort morgan mobile ala fort it L tat st philip new orleans fort lort point 11 tex ballast point san S I 1 dito DIW cal fort baker san francis orloo a bobor Marrow stone head puget b coundi solin guns are in position at fort L new I 1 lork ork harbor portland 1 head me grover a cliff boston the to philadelphia and wash efort caswell charleston mo it galveston harbors at lort iq habcock HaBe ock sandy hook there are 10 two fifteen inch and on one e ted anch pneumatic dynamite guns tap 4 twelve inch and tour four ten inch fifles Ji rifle fles and a mortar battery of sixteen twelve inch mortars it 9 sixteen twelve inch mortars r guarding the th F li hamilton amilton and wadsworth erdlac the narrows are amply pro abed vinith rub eight and ten inch rifles and 41 1 SON t N ib s OF ON k SPAIN COULD BE EASILY BOMBARDED et 1 also are fort te t and bort slocum guarding aches hes to the eastern entrance bor submarine m nes are to upon in a great measure to ile ships out ot of new lork ork 1 at least greatly retard their and ghe the artillery men a effectively serve their guns it Is well to show less ess of the long island south which is in the main un tin ind would mould serre as its an ex ding place for a foreign en 31 might gain decisive addan cps were not taken to omose 1 view of the extent of this fand nd coast line a large num jan n would be required for this tty Y and it Is here that the na hard ard of new aorl might be these numbering about 13 ht t be mobilized in two days ground round new york city and ln it re lillne s for active work e I 1 lao 1 tor for infantry iry would be of great use in tl hostilities ties by serving in and MI i coast defenses doing sentinel duty and allo allowing wini the train aymen to give their entire at D serving the flee high power guns anner the im efficiency of 1 obtained from the artillery the ise in cuba the would be the acthen force and ar the brunt of the fighting tent ent force available Is I 1 anade dd A must be expanded before ing begins this bahos the eed ed of the passage I 1 19 ess of the regular infantry re ion bill and the national ml of b immediately after a beclar alk all available t cops oops ordered by the president to N tt if n the atlantic coast and of a portion would b transport it a to aid the insurgents ho bar oia their Leti vity 4 mt as it may we must attend to ise be first and then we may ie be dessive vc well fortified and nd a ded coast defenses with the ion on of the infantry can sure ut hostile ships and prevent y the enemy large bathe battle cruisers crul sers can not and do not orts arts well armed and served of close attention tc to th ft fail a 14 easy for spain to t CL coal W have difficulty in coaling re e at war with the united unite 1 arto erto rio wo would ild soon be un to a base of supplies A bat shout coal ie Is useless Ut eless md and spain has bat been obtaining most of her coal from the united state states an instance in point Is 1 the alzma which received a supply of coal in new ew york after its trip from spain the only formidable sea coast fortifications spain possesses in cuba are in havana these are tho the defensive works it at play ilay del chiso which mount two twelve inch rifles the santa clan clam battery tnt bit tery mounting four elget inch anil and three ten inch modern guns militia I 1 ID lr ler I 1 r art in replying to a criticism taftt the president can not sell seni I 1 the militia out of the united states tates as they arc are strictly a home guard the army anil anti navy journal III say ile e have made no mistake the control of 0 the president over the Is absolute and unlimited in time of necessity and as act he lie is Is the sole judge of th that tt necessity there Is practically no limit upon hia his discretion in speaking of th the militia however we refer to the national mill tia and not to the national guird most of the m abers f the national guard are militiamen and as such are subject individually to the orders of the president issued in accordance with law sm but the organizations of the guird are not recognized by the all organizations an on cotton colton didn dida t among the latest discoveries in the mine M ine Is a startling one made by gun ner morgan he lie feind a lot of gun c cotton otton in the crystal tubes in which it was as kept the tubes were intact and the gun cotton absolutely dry it was tre highe highest t explosive tp loslie on board the battleship tle ship and it Is intact of or font cst cities now that the government has entered upon a definite policy of constructing ting and equipping sea coast defenses to meet the exigency of war scores of persons representing various c cities and towns on the atlantic At lautic and gulf coasts have applied to the war department part ment for a generous share of the e expenditures to be made tor for su such ch purposes As a rule the administration refuses to be impressed by the petitions for defense at particular points the definite dennite policy has already been adopted of following the judgment of the army engineering corps modified by tle advice of army officers whose hose opinions pinions 0 in strategic matters are expert above all the department alma alms to make expenditures at this time with particular reference to the danger of war with spain at an early day president has authorized allotment of 1 2 05 tor for the use of the engin engineering verin branch of the army in constructing sea ca coast defenses mount ing guns and for oth p r work in con edtion with that department the ar department has answered all inquiries in reference to new coast defenses with ith the statement that no additional projects will be considered the funds which the president will authorize the department to use are to be applied for the completion of u works already under way I 1 EXPENSES CLIMBING UP lisit increase in pay rolla some idea of the activity in naval circles la is given by the statement that the pay roll of 0 the construction department only one of several departments la in the mare fare island navy nav I 1 fir ir march was 80 this great expenditure per month it Is said was not equaled during the late war ar it Is said to be the purpose of the president and his advisers to keep a separate and distinct account of all funds expended from the emergency appropriation pria tion marte made by congress fir the tia lo 10 A SPANISH LEGATION WASHING TON lional defense in accordance wah this intention a separate form of requisition has bait been prepared and all ri aroa the fund are made upon the direct order signed by the president himself the president wants to report to congress just how bow eiery cent of this money Is spent said a member of the cabinet today and for rea leaon en Is adopting the course above outlined the amount paid for the a er was about recruiting for navy recruiting is going oc or apace at all station stations for the army and navy the michigan at erie brie pa has enlisted 55 5 men so far and good reports come from all quarters the Co limbia and the minneapolis are still men short of their proper force this is accounted for by the fact that firemen machin tits lit and coal parsers passers pre anted an officer fel tie tte department mid said that 5 landsmen could bo be secured a day it they were desired tho th I 1 r JI atile thrown the or ore cnance narice bureau of the war department part ment has just award ton tracts for a large number of 0 steel armor piercing and piercing projectiles fur for the coast fortification guns there were several bidders but instead of kiting the contract to one concern the bureau lureau divided N r contract so 0 o that sul o 0 I 1 lies will be coiling from several quarters at the inic sinic s ime tim the aard Is as follows carpenter steel company ISO eight inch armor piercing shot ten inch armor percine perc ins cing hot shot ten inch ar mor piercing shell 20 twelve inch deck piercing cAng shell of 0 SOO pounds each twelve inch deck dech kaeming shell of 1000 1 pounds each bl bt erling steel company eight inch armor piercing shell shelf ten inch armor piercing cIng shot ten inch arlinr cin shell ishell tielve inch deck piercing shell ot of pounds each ac tv el e inch deck piercing shell of 1 COO pound pounds each midvale steel company twelve inch deck V ercles ercle hell of lourds each 34 twelve inch deck piercing cint shell ol 01 1000 1 pounds each achl ca flani piano are A change has been made at the brooklyn navy yard in the plans for preparing the cruller chicago for sea several everal 15 mounts iti for tho five inch pins guns had been hoart d aboard during the week eek but hae hane now been put back oa on tle dock it Is said the mounts are being held for possible use on the auxiliary cruisers the dolphin Is slated to go into commission thursday commander lyons Is now engaged in selecting the rapid firo fire guns tor for his vessel TWO VOICES A SOUTHERN VOLUNTEER yes sir air I 1 fought with stonewall and faced th tha fight with lee dut but if this a union gos go s to war make one more gun for met mel I 1 t from j As he galloped pal loped to the sea dut but if this here union goes to war make one more gun for met me I 1 was with cm em at it manassas j the bully boys in gray I 1 heard beard the boarin round stonewall jack jackson bon 3 way and man a time this sword of mint mine has ilas blazed the route for lee dut but it this old nation goes to war make one core abord for met I 1 in not EO so full 0 figh tin nor half halt eo so full 0 tun fun As I 1 was bick hick in the sixties when N hen I 1 shouldered my old gun it may be that my hair Is white sich things you know must be but if this old union 1 a in for war make one more gun tor for met 0 I 1 h b in t forgot my raisin f nor how bow in sixty two or thereabouts with battle shouts I 1 charged the hoys boys in blue and I 1 say I 1 fought with stonewall and blazed the way tor for lee but if it this old union s in for war make one more gun for mo atlanta constitution ills HIS NORTHERN BROTHER just make it two eld old fellow I 1 want to stand once more beneath the old nsf with you As in the days of yore our fathers stood together and fought on land and sea the battles fierce that mid up u A nation of the free I 1 whipped you down doryn at vicksburg VIcke buri you licked me at bull run on many a field we struggled when neither victory won you wore ore the gray of R I 1 wore the Nort northern bern blie like men we did our duty when screaming bullets flew new four years we fought like devils but when the war was done your hand met mine in friendly elit el chip it p our two hearts beat aj as one and now when danger threatens fl no north no south we know once we stand together to fight the common tue fue my I T ead like your yours la Is frosty old age Is creeping on lifes life a sun Is lower sinking my day will toon soon be gone but if it our benor needs once again her son I 1 in ready too old fellow so get another gun minneapolis journal operations la in mexico secret agents of the madrid and havana governments will proceed to vera cruz soon upon a spanish warship probably the macaya to promote an anti american sentiment a against galt th the united states and they seem to think mexico will operate cooperate with such an austro spanish alliance to invent pr avent americans from acquiring al aolua ao lul command of the gulf of mexico they will try to affect sentiment in mexico by the establishment of newspapers at the capital and the subsidizing of others throughout th the republic like commissions will be sent to Nene venezuela zuela chile and other south american countries accompanied by experienced press agents it Is reported that thit the austrian cruiser donau will follow the vizcaya to mexico to emphasize its commander i opinion expressed in the toast at the banquet that spain and austria are to revenge the maximilian incident these bombastic bombi freaks seem to wish the stirring u up of 0 adlaz as well as uncle sam slim the spanish colony in mexico Is slid said to be preparing a grand reception at vcra vera cruz to the battleship vizcaya |