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VOL. XXXIII. CLEVELAND, MARCH 1. 1306, NO. 2. AMERICAN NAVAL STATION IN THE ; PHILIPPINES. The United States government has decided to maintain a naval base in the Philippines, and work will shortly be started on it by J. G. White & Co., of New York city, who have been awarded a contract for the construction of a completely equipped naval coaling station, at Alongapo, on Subig bay, P. I. The present installation will consti- between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000 to carry out the work now proposed. A large. part of the bay will be dredged to a depth of 35 ft. this being sufficient for the largest battleship in the navy. The coaling plant will consist of apparatus for unload- ing coal from vessels or cars, and storing same, together with means for reclaiming the coal from storage and de- livering it to vessels or cars again. A 50,000-gal. water BATTLESHIP RHODE ISLAND, BUILT BY THE FORE RIVER SHIP BUILDING CO., QUINCY, MASS. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FEB. I2, THE DAY SHE WAS DELIVERED TO THE BOSTON NAVY YARD. THE RHODE ISLAND WENT INTO COMMISSION FEB. 19. tute one of six units which will ultimately be built, provid- ing a coal storage of 120 tons for the use of the U. S. navy. The initial unit will cost approximately $500,000, and will require two years to complete. Subig bay, about 75 miles north of Manila, is one of the finest harbors in the east. It was originally intended to establish a naval base at Cavite, but the board of army and navy officers decided in favor of Subig bay in preference to both Cavite and Guam. The harbor will be heavily fortified and it is estimated that it will require an expenditure of tank will be located on top of a nearby hill and a pumping plant provided, to supply it with water from the Benic- tigan river, about 1.5 miles from the station. This water will be used for the fire protection of the coaling station, and to supply vessels. The coaling unit about to be installed will be built upon a wharf 250 ft. long and 275 ft. wide. This wharf will be set upon clusters of piles which will be enclosed in con- crete in order to protect them from the action of the teredo. The dock of the wharf is of steel and concrete.