Show biggest battleships in the world to be built chicago NOT 2 A despatch to the chicago tribune aiom washington says r A formidable yet necessary increase in the navy has been recommended by the general board of which admiral dewey is president it mas learned yesterday that this body has ached the president and secretary bonaporte to urge congress to authorize the following ships the coming season three battleships battle snips of a displacement which will enable them to carry at least ten 12 inch guns six boat destroyers six torpedo boats four submarine torpedo coals in order to carry the number oc guns proposed by the general board the displacement authorized for the battleships must reach at least tons A recommendation has been made also that congress increase the displacement of the idaho and mississippi from to tons in order that they may be equipped with a heavy battery ot 12 inch guns but it is not at all certain that this recommendation will be made to congress because chief naval constructor tor capps has devised a plan for arming these vessels with eight weapons ot the huge caliber desired this will be double tho number ot 12 inch guns now carried on any ship in the navy in framing the report admiral dewey and the general hoard have applied the lesson of the russo japanese war SHIPS OFFICER IN TROUBLE refused to obey command of american warship new york nov 2 A cable despatch to the now york herald from puerto plata santo domingo says on the arrival of tho clyde alno steamer cherokee from monte caiati on monday the captain of the gunboat newport desired to board her but captain archibald refused to lower the gangway before the port authorities had boarded the vessels the captain of the newport ordered men to board and lower the gangway and on reaching the deck he arrested the captain placing guards over tho ship next morning he held the arrested captain on the flagship olympia until the sailing of the ship lus first intentions tent ions were to hold him and have FORETOLD HIS OWN DEATH chicago nov 2 charder J devlan the coal operator and banker who failed for 5 in topeka kansas recently and who died in chicago foretold ilia own death in a conversation with hia difo at st elizabeths hospital this is the last time dear he remarked as hla wife kissed him at the hospital A short time later he was seized with the fatal stroke of paralysis and becaro unconscious the ship sail n command ol 01 the arst officer k finally a conference of tour naval officers decide to free him the explained to captain archibald the ordea of the american and dominican to watch all vessels for ot war his refusal to captain of the newport to boarch the vessel interfered with that officer in the discharge of his duty captain archibald explained that on bis last trip having allowed an american officer to board be foro the he was fined he believed he vas in dominican waters and jurisdiction he has protested to the consulate |