Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1898 — WARSHIPS FOR THE PACIFIC. [ARTICLE]

WARSHIPS FOR THE PACIFIC.

Yosemlte Will Join Dewej’t Fleet— Badger Goes to Hawaii. The Yosemite and the Badger have been ordered to the Pacific, the former via Suez canal and the latter via Cape Horn. The Yosemite will go directly to Manila and join Dewey’s fleet. Its moderate drought and great steatning radius especially fit it for protracted cruises among the islands. The Badger is destined for duty as station ship at Hawaii, although it may make frequent trips between those islands and San Francisco and may be utilized to carry troops back and forth.