, 1880-12-01
W ADuA4NV4O4'
annual Report Of Secretary
Thompson. OF the
Navy.
Tho subsidy-Grabbor the One
Hope Of the American
Marine.
rrjesson's New Torpedo Boat n
Most Formidable Engine
Of Destruction.
Ranort Of the Chief. Of the Secret
Service -Brookway's Gigantic
Operations
nunne1l, of Minnesota, q Cam
dfdato for Speaker Of
the House.
rhe President Will Not Men,
tion the Tariff in His Mes
sage-KanBas.
Indiana Republicans Will Be Forced to
Concede Democratic Legislative
Organization.
General Features of tho Two
Chinese Treaties Recently
Negotiated.
atting Bull Called upon to Surrender
Tho Brule sioux-Rcturniug Con-
grossmen- Milca-Eada.
Indiana Republicans Wilt Be Forced TO
concede Democratic Legislative
Organization.
General Features Of tho Two
Chinese Treaties Recently
Negotiated.
eitting Bull Called upon to Surrender
Tho Bru1e siou1-Roturniug Con-
gressmen- Milcs-Eads.
THE NAVY.

-AA1 AN<As r.
TIE nEronT.
Special Ds'nateh to ne caseago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. e., Nov. W'-The Secre-
tary OF the Navy sent nus na'lltal report TO
The printer today, aild 1t Will be given to tho
press the lastof this week. Secretary Thomp-
son, referring 10 Ing dochnicnt fotlay. satu
that 1t would diier from those Which have
preceded 1t, anu ts1at n'ly person who read u
would be aole to understand tue exnct co1idi-
t[on Of the American navy. Or. THOMPSON
will this scar Include summary OF tic work
ofthe principal bureaus III tue body OF MS
report. a novel feature OF tho report VIII
be tho recommendation lnado relative to sub
stdles Mr. thompson says laat hc ss going
out Of public llie, and
FEELS F1tEE
to EXPRESS Ills opinion upon tue subject
which Is so much dreadca anu avoided NY
many pubic men. 11e thlhKs that 4 SUBSIDY
pal1' III ule 1ofn III Whlcll no Will feco'h-
mend it Mt least, Is tue best ana surest way
ofbuildlng up merchant inarlne. England
aud other European Governments havo fol.
loved inc plan, antl lo believes tint 1t should
Do adop1ca oS this country. uo recommends
1hat congress. through t'io medium
o. mail subsidies should otlor such
aIuuse3ie'''o ~ poisolls CONSTRUCTING n4ol'
ehant saips tilat tllesc ships should 10
DC ballt OF certain dimensions, with fixed
po"e1 a resistance, eapaole OF boli1g coll
,e'Wa y" ""s .l'!1o 4hso Vessels OF war ano
W aa"ao "'a,lno'o lor uoYeFhmeht plt-
yoses' - la!s H"ntel slF. thompson
s M's'as nn,', "lthout wy cunslaelaolo Gust,
.ot Maa'aoo l''!sy coai'! W l'lcfcasea IN ~.
emergency 1rm loo 70 i'oo vesscls. should
suen teeoh,'hehaatlolt W "uolNea oy Con-
ssess, ~ "oula not ne necessary 1or our Gov
m.s s.,sNent u mnlhta'n costly naval estaD-
isnalent' "haIe. ~ inc Same time, an etti'
sen, n navy would DO Always ut command.
vi 1no saplcct or
NAVAL WArl'sI1Ifs,
secretary THOMPSON takes tlle position that
uo costly experiments Undertaken by Eli
'opea'l governments during tho Iass low
Seafs show that ordnance has won tfle day,
my that ships-of-war cannot BIZ built that
VIII Withstand nlotlorn ordnance. Already a
mass Of iron twenty-five l1lclus thick cnH be
readily pierced by d ball, and to build ships
any heavier t,nn TINT would mako them ui,-
wieidy and unnnyfanhle. Tin Initial Stntes
he viii minimum hos c-oIrod IL, ,,oo+ no,fnt,
untf thts ttu,o ~, a,,t.a.ic. ~.
md H., .,,...s,t.1 ~! ~ u" 70 ""ss
sn..,.: pesA'ltt"'s 4oEe!gn 1n"eFS 10 a''aKe
soe's experiments. Ihe tifllo iaas now
eou'e' however, Alr. Thompson thln!ls, when
preparations should he 1nndo for the rcorgull-
y, VI" ll'sy Ny tio e!i"cli'lent VI so'no
passed tho Iouse. md ia ncudtnr nm the San
ate calendar. ''' '''~ ''N