The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-23
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Reports of the Chief Constructor of the
Navy and Supervising Inspector of Steam
VesseIs-A MasqueradinG Drummer--A
WOuId-ESe Purchaser of Oak View Finds
1t is Not For SaIe-The Proposed InVa-
sion of OkIahoma-The Naval Academy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. = Chief Con-
strUctor Wilson Of the Navy, in his an
nual report OF the operations of his bu-
reau during the past fiscal year, shows an
expenditure of $3.50, $40 in the repair of
ships, and payments on account of ves-
sells in course of construction during the
year amounting to $3, 1885, ,195.
The present strength of our navy and
the condition of the vessels is summar-
lied as follows: Five double turreted
monitors awaiting completion; two belt
ed cruisers, preparing ways; thirteen
single-turreted monitors, in ordinary;
twenty y-three unarmOred steel and iron
vessels, four of which are in commission,
eleven building, two repairing, five on
station and one in ordinary; twenty-eight
wooden steam vessels nearly all on sta
ton or undergoing repairs, and eleven
iron and wood steam tugs. The esti-
mates for the next fiscal year call for
1886, 452 for construction and repair of
vessels completed, and 50 $4,000 the
latter sum already appropriated for
hulls and outfits Of new ships. He rec
Ommends the immediate construction
OF experimental works to cost $4,000 for
use in the determination of the resist
ance and other qualities Of ships by
means of models, holding that the tanks
will be of permanent value in designing
high speed vessels, and in analyzing the
results Of ship trials.
A Masqueradfng Drummer.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA sensation was
A,1 L.,
by a weIl-dressed man who registered as
"James G. Blaine Jr., New York" and
claimed to be a son of James G. Blaine.
The man was evidently under the in
duence of liquor, but he stuck to his
story, and he was supported in it by
negro attache of the hotel who claimed to
have worked for Mr.. Blaine, and by
others who had an indistlnct memory OF
Mr.. Blaine Jr's. appearance. The mau
was finally identified by the name on his
| umbrella as Theodore D. Gleason. He
claimed at first that the umbrella be-
Ionged to a half brother of his, but when
cOrnered acknowledged that he was
hardware drummer from Boston. He
gave no explanation of his conduct.
When his identity was proved he was
mercilessIy chaffed by the crowd that had
gathered in the rOtunda of the hotel. He
I could not have maintained the impos tur @
I
Mr.. Blaine's friends who were sent for to
| identify him, were absent from their
\ usual haunts.
/ Wants to Purchase Oak ,iew-The villa
Not for Sale.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. II. Oliver Doud
/ Byron, the playwright aud actor, has
/ 5elegraphed Mr.. Schuyler, his business
manager, at present in this city, to make
/ inquiries respecting the terms on which
/ Oak View. the Presidents country place,
can be purchased. MIR. Schuyler has
/ opened negotiations with Mr.. Lamont
The rumor that Oak View, the Presi-
/ lenfs country home, is on the market
/ for sale not only lacks confirmation, but
/ is denied at the White House. Colonel
/ Lamont said he had not heard the Pre- si-
! dent express any intention Of selling the
property. The President bought the
property cheap, S21 500 being the prIce
/ he paid for it Since then the land has
advanced in price, and the property
would bring S100, 600 to-day if put on the
market at auction. Every one is IA
miIiar with the wonderful advance in
property in this neighbOrhOOd since the
/ President bought his place. Land which
I FOUR years ago could be bought for three
| % five hundred dollars per acre, now
sells at from ten to twenty cents per
| square foot. Careful inquiry fails to
discover that any bids have been made
FOR the property, or that the President
has signified any intention Of selling.
Report of the Supervising Inspector OF
] Steam Vessels.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-General Du =
mont, supervising inspector of steam
Tessels, in his annual report for the last
1scal year, says that Of the 1, S7S applica-
ions for pilot licenses, forty two were
rejected for color blindness. During the
year, G, ,425 vessels we're inspected, an in :
crease OF 305 over the previous year.
Thirty SIX accidents were reported dur
ng the year-twelve collisions, five fires.
i've explosions, seven burs tings of steam
pipes and seven wrecks. Two hundred
and two lives were lost in steam vessels
last year, against 22) the preceding year.
The average annual loss of life on steam
boats for the last thirty years, divided
into localities, shows, General DumOnt
says, a gratifying progress in the ef-
dciency of the officers of the inspection
service in carrying into effect the laws
TO prevent loss of life on steam vessels.
The Proposed Oklahoma Invasion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-PrOminent Off
,ials in the War Department and at the
headquarters of the army place but little
credence IN the story that one thOus and
young Kansans will invade Oklahoma on
preston is that the resurrected move
ment is gotten up solely for the purpose
of ffOrcing Congress to pass the Oklahoma
bill during the first month of the APP
proRching session. If, however, Congress
should not pass the bill, and the ''boom.
ers" enter the territory, there will b.
trouble The Fifth and Seventh cavalr.
are practically on the ground, and onl.
a presidential proclamation would bt
To I1V4iro fha
into collision with each other.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis.
WASHINGTON, Nov II. - Commander
Sampson, superintendent of the nava
academy at Annapolis, in his annual re
port, says class organizations in tn
, third and fourth classes have been for
hidden with view to putting a stop t
, ''hazing." Thirteen cadets Of the thlr
class were tried for hazing during tn
year; and nine of those recommended 70
dismissal were pardOned by the Presi
dent He renews his recommendation c
D last year that cadets who passed the fins
examination at the end Of six years an
for whom there are no vacancies
, the naval service be appointed to va
eancies in the revenue marine.
2 The Brakemen's strike Declared on.
t LAFAYETTE. Ind, Nov. 17.-After a cor
= terence yesterday with Superintendent
. Woodard. the strike OF the Louisville
: / New Albany & Chicago brakemen wa
( declared of, a compromise having bee
: effected The strikers abandoned the
: claim for a third brakeman on trains, 70
D pay for overtime and for six days onl
per week. The company agrees to pa
two cents per mile to brakemen o
I through trains, and ST. per day to loci
= brakemen. This is az increase Of 22-1C
? OF a cent per mile to through brakeme
Y nnd ten cents y day additional 70 loc