Show THE NAVAL BILL it appropriates all told the amount includes the cost of the four new cruisers and five torpedo boats washington march 21 the navy appropriation for the coming fiscal year as to by the house committee on naval affairs was made public today the principal items of the measure have been given in chesi dispatches before the bill carries an appropriation of of which is for for the increase of the navy the items coming under this bead include the construction st of four aea going coast line battle ships designed to carry tho heaviest armor and most powerful displacement of about tons to have the highest practicable speed for vessels of their class and to cost exclusive of armament not exceeding and five torpedo boata to have a maximum ot spead of not less than 26 knots to cost in all not to exceed and to have the highest practicable speed for vessels of their class all the parts of these vessels shall be of domestic manufacture and one sea going battle ship and one of the torpedo boats shall be built on or near the coast of the pacific ocean or in the fraters connected therewith one torpedo boat on the mississippi river and one torpedo boat on the coast of the gulf of mexico provided they can be constructed at a fair cost on account of bulls and outfits of the vessels and steam machinery 0 vessels heretofore authorized and of vessels under this act is appropriated toward the armament and armor ot domestic manufacture of the vessels authorized by previous acts is provided and for the completion of the equipment outfit of the new vessels heretofore authorized by congress is made available banker will soon be wot nice mar 24 geo A banker the well known american bicyclist rumor of whose deatle was published in paris and given wide circulation is recovering rapidly from the attack of typhoid fever from which he ia buffering claims ot flail carriers omaha neb mar 24 commissioner lorenz and judge H M foot of washington D 0 are in nebraska settling claims ot overtime made by mail carriers in lincoln and omaha mr foot is authority for the statement that claims made by omaha carriers to the amount of would be recommended to the court of claims |