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and can make 30 knots. The Dahlgren, of 146 

 tons, has 4 1-pounders and 2 tubes, and can make 

 30 knots. The Farragut, of 279 tons, armed like 

 the Bailey, can make 30 knots, and so can the 

 Goldsborough, of 247A tons. The Craven, of 146 

 tons, with the same armament as the Dahlgren, 

 can steam 3u knots. The Du Pont, of 165 tons, 

 carrying 4 1-pounders and 3 torpedo-tubes, has a 

 speed of 27 knots; and the Rowan, of 182 tons, 

 makes 26 knots. The Nicholson and O'Brien, of 

 174 tons, are armed like the Bagley and have a 

 speed of 26 knots. The Davis, of 154 tons, carry- 

 ing 3 1-pounders and 3 torpedo-tubes, makes 22J 

 knots; but the Foote, of 142 tons, makes 24 

 knots with the same armament; the Fox, of 154 

 tons, 23 knots; the Morris, of 105 tons, 24 knots; 

 the Rodgers and the Winslow, of 142 tons, 24| 

 knots. The earlier Cushing, of 105 tons, has. a 

 speed of 22J knots, with an armament of 3 1- 

 pounders and 3 torpedo-tubes. The Stringham, 

 built in 1899, has. a displacement of 340 tons, 

 being designed to carry 7 6-pounder quick-firers 

 with 2 torpedo-tubes and to steam 30 knots. The 

 small torpedo-boats have a single 1-pounder quick- 

 firer and 2 tubes, as the Gwin, of 46 tons, steam- 

 ing 20 knots; the Talbot, of 46 tons, going a 

 knot better; and the Mackenzie and McKee, of 

 65 tons, with a speed of 20 knots. The submarine 

 boats Adder, Grampus, Moccasin, Pike, Plunger, 

 Porrioise, and Shark, of 120 tons, are designed to 

 carry 1 torpedo-tube and to go 8 knots an hour. 

 The Holland, of 74 tons, has that speed under 

 water. The Holland submarine boat Fulton was 

 tested on Nov. 24 by Rear-Admiral John Lowe, 

 who remained with comfort beneath the surface of 

 the water for fifteen hours and reported that type 

 of boat to be seaworthy and manageable. 



By the law of March 3, 1899, the executive and 

 engineering branches of the navy were amalga- 

 mated. The personnel of the navy was expanded 

 from 12,500 men and 1,500 apprentices to 17,500 

 men and 2,500 apprentices, and the number of 

 officers to 18 rear-admirals, 70 captains, 112 com- 

 manders, 170 lieutenant-commanders, 300 lieuten- 

 ants, 350 junior lieutenants and ensigns. Subse- 

 quently it was further expanded, and on July 1, 

 1901, consisted of 21 rear-admirals, 72 captains, 

 115 commanders, 172 lieutenant-commanders, 304 

 lieutenants, 104 junior lieutenants, 126 ensigns, 

 126 cadets, 190 medical directors, inspectors, and 

 surgeons, 136. pay directors, pay inspectors, pay- 

 masters and assistant paymasters, 24 chaplains, 

 11 professors, 41 constructors, 21 civil engineers, 

 18 chief boatswains, 73 boatswains, 14 chief gun- 

 ners, 71 gunners, 16 chief carpenters, 46 carpen- 

 ters, 10 chief sailmakers, 100 machinists, 25 phar- 

 macists, 8 mates, 19,049 seamen, and in the corps 

 of marines 199 officers and 5,544 men; total, 26,- 

 659 officers and men. The marines are armed 

 with straight-pull Lee rifles of 6 millimeters bore. 

 Admiral George Dewey is commanding officer of 

 the navy, and the rear-admirals in active service 

 in 1901 were John A. Ho well, George C. Remey, 

 Norman H. Farquhar, John C. Watson, Silas 

 Casey, William T. Sampson, Bartlett J. Cromwell, 

 Francis J. Higginson, Frederick Rodgers, Louis 

 Kempff, George W. Sumner, Albert S. Barker, 

 Charles S. Cotton, Robley D. Evans, Silas W. 

 Terry, Merrill Miller, John J. Read, Henry C. 

 Taylor, Mortimer L. Johnson, Edwin M. Shepard, 

 Frank Wildes, and Henry Glass. The officers in 

 charge of the different bureaus of the Navy De- 

 partment were: Capt. A. S. Crowninshield, Navi- 

 gation; Capt. Royal B. Bradford, Equipment; 

 Capt. Charles O'Neil, Ordnance; Surgeon-General 

 W. K. Van Reypen, Medicine: Pay-Director Al- 

 bert S. Kenney, Supplies and Accounts; En- 



gineer-in-Chief George \y. Melville, Construction: 

 Civil-Engineer Mordecai T. Kndieott, Yards and 

 Docks; Lieut.-Commandei Samuel ('. Lemly, 

 Judge-Advocate-General ; Capt.. Charles' D. Sigs- 

 bee, Naval Intelligence. 



Pensions. The number of army and navy 

 pensioners on the rolls on June 30, 1!)01, was !)97,- 

 735, of whom 4 were widows of soldiers of the 

 Revolution, 5 daughters of Revolutionary soldiers, 

 1 a survivor of the War of 1812, 1,527 widows of 

 soldiers of the War of 1812, 1,086 survivors of 

 the Indian wars from 1832 to 1842, 3,479 widows 

 of soldiers of the Indian wars, 7,568 survivors of 

 the Mexican War, 8,109 widows of soldiers of the 

 Mexican War, 293,186 army invalid pensioners 

 of the civil war, 83,504 widows and minor chil- 

 dren of soldiers of the civil war, 4,480 naval in- 

 valid pensioners of the civil war, 2,298 widows 

 and minor children of sailors of the civil war, 

 650 army nurses, 422,481 army invalid pension- 

 ers of the civil war under the act of June 27, 

 1890, 138,490 widows and minor children of sol- 

 diers receiving pensions under that act, 15,633 

 navy invalid pensioners under the same act, 6,621 

 widows and minor children of sailors receiving 

 pensions under the act, 3,344 army invalids of 

 the Spanish War, 1,981 widows of soldiers of the 

 Spanish War, 211 navy invalids of the Spanish 

 War, and 68 widows of sailors of the Spanish 

 War. There were added to the rolls during the 

 year 44,225 new pensioners, and the number re- 

 stored to the rolls was 3,567, making an addition 

 of 47,792 names, while 43,586 were dropped from 

 the rolls, showing a net increase of 4,206 pension- 

 ers since June 30, 1900. The total sum paid out 

 in pensions was $138,531,483. The number of 

 invalid army pensioners under the general law 

 decreased 12,794; the number of army widows 

 decreased 1,961; navy invalids, 133; navy wid- 

 ows, 16; nurses increased 4. Under the act of 

 June 27, 1891, there was an increase of 7,216 

 in army invalids, 9,078 in army widows and de- 

 pendents, 241 in navy invalids, and 307 in navy 

 widows. The number of applications filed during 

 1901 was 58,373; number of claims allowed, 

 44,868. 



Public Lands. The aggregate area of public 

 lands subject to entry and settlement on July 1, 

 1901, was 914,096,974 acres, including 367,983*,506 

 acres unsurveyed in Alaska. The other lands, 

 which do not include military and Indian reser- 

 vations, reservoir sites, timber reservations, tracts 

 covered by filings or selections, railroad grants, 

 or claims not adjudicated were situated as fol- 

 low: Alabama, 312,630 acres; Arizona, 48,771,054 

 acres, of which 11,615,248 acres were surveyed 

 and 37,155,806 acres unsurveyed; Arkansas, 

 3,224,128 acres; California, 42,049,008 acres, of 

 which 7,996,412 acres were unsurveyed; Colorado, 

 39,115,814 acres, of which 4,396,055 acres were 

 unsurveyed; Florida, 1,459,774 acres, of which 

 160,070 acres were unsurveyed; Idaho, 42,475,176 

 acres, of which 30,795,087 acres were unsurveyed; 

 Kansas, 1,085,315 acres; Louisiana, 319,335 acres, 

 of which 65,018 acres were unsurveyed; Michigan, 

 462,157 acres; Minnesota, 4,140,193 acres, of which 

 2,172,908 acres were unsurveyed; Mississippi, 195,- 

 980 acres; Missouri, 281,727 acres; Montana, 65,- 

 803,307 acres, of which 46^664,861 acres were un- 

 surveyed; Nebraska, 9,926,670 acres; Nevada, 

 61,322,225 acres; New Mexico; 55,589,124 acres, 

 of which 31,654,848 acres were unsurveyed; North 

 Dakota, 16,956,491 acres, of which 4,982,753 acres 

 were unsurveyed; Oklahoma, 4,653.605 acres; 

 Oregon, 33,784,023 acres, of which 10,141,659 acres 

 were unsurveyed; South Dakota, 11,869,004 acres, 

 of which 397,866 acres were unsurveyed; Utah, 



