, 1873-11-29
Special Dispatch to The ChitaQo Ttibun..
Hl0NIF1EANT QNDEN uECEIYEu AT TILE NIs{lQKLY

Spefi1t UidpHfth to IHt thltH4o 1FItHH:.
B10N1F1CAST oNDEn NECEIyED At THE DR00KLYN
NEW YoRK, Nov. 29.-4An ordor which ndcatos
moro than air. that have yot boon lssucd the
ccrtatuty Of wGr wns received to-tlay at tho Drouk
1yn Nnyy-Yard. Instructions wero recoiyed
thoro by Telegraph this morning from tho Dnroau
Of Provision IN Washington, to l,ayo ratioun
stores, ammunition. etc, for 10000 mon pre-
rarod to bo shipped at moments notice, Tho
magnitude Of This order will Do bottor under
ntood when it il aaid that over 125, ,000 pounds OF
btond, 900 pounds Of buttor. and other articles
OF food III equal proportion ayo required to ill
tho order. Tllia order creatcd the 1noAt
tEyEnlsN EXCITEMENT
among naval officers, who nearly to man nro
for tho taI!in:: Of actvo measures to redress the
American nation.
THE surr1.r DEPARTMENT
OF tho yard is at present engaged in filling m
order for stores for 1900 mon for three months.
CONFERENCE or N1u1t NAVAL OFFICERS.
Reav-Adnlirnl ..aIonncton Smith, late Super
intent1ont Of tho Philadelphia Naval Houpltal,
and who vas onco Commaudant Of tho Book
lyn Nayy.Yartl. Ind a long private conference
with vicc-Adtniral Rowan this morn
tns IN 1t ;yca y said at ,sroE Aats 4 Rowan se1s Is
service, and that Admiral Smith, who is on tho
rot;rod list. IS to tako his oil position at the
yard. It ii also reported TINT several naval oili-
cers of high rank on tho ratisod list. who laTe
tt fGtst+D Iiitlil bEttfaEEh
to tho Government in tho event Of war, arc to be
assigned ponItlons on tho various vessels now
preparing for sen. Capt. Shutellt is to succeed
Capt. Chandler aa -Comn,anaailt Of Tho ynrtl Oil
Monday ncxt, Capt. Chandler 1aving beon Of
loyou to tho command OF d monitor.
THE 6rAS1Bn HH1r A1AplLEs.
Late this afternoon rcpairB OIL tho Spanish
alip-of-war .arapiola' wcro nearly finished. All
tue iron platos .tlnvo boon put on, and only IL
litt1o work romans to bo lo,lo. Dispatches from
ri Inn, tr1nrftfr 1,nr 1htn1>f0+1 ~.
pected ut III carly hour, naval officers say and
it must bo apparent to oyo1y ono TINT it would
DO downright folly to lot hor 60 to aea, aud that,
In tho prcsont Inefficient stnto Of our
eaEE s 6r u "a"'a a sp.ars Gs hs Is s'"a1s ss our
threat With. Whilo Tho opon detention or seizuro
OF this weasel would Slraty prccipitato war, there
certainly must bo some means whereby she can
10 prevented from leaying this port until it is
positively decided whether or not tlcro will DO
war, without arouslug the suspicion Of tho
Spanish Government.
specla! Dispatch to The Ch:cado Tribune.
Til; PHILADELPHIA YARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Nor. 13.-Tho actiYity of tho
past fortnight still continues at tho Navy-Yard:
Tio full forco OF banda nio working night and
<!ay. THO Powi,attan n11d Manhattan hayo re-
turned to the Iroakwa!or IN consequence Of very
stormy weather Mt Hoa. Tho Terror, will bo
realty for soa OIL Friday next
At NORFOLK.
ToHrhEss A1oNnoC, Nov 2a.-Twcntymcchnnlcs
arrived here thin murning f.: t}u!y in tho Orti'-
nasloo muchine-enopto wori: OIL jiltcct-lnct, g',.-
carrigcH How bulnE constructed. Iw'o 1nacl1'lists
will loavo tomorrow morning Tor koy West and
two fur Charleston, to put tla guns anu car-
order. a,
WAsn1SaroS, Nov. 98.-1l.ore ID groat activity
at tho Navy Department to-day. The Secretary
has roturnod and held conferences With several
heads Of bureaus. a large number OF officers
arc hcinE ordered to duty.