Oxford eagle., 1888-11-22
CAPITAL BUDGET

Ne~-sfs-t Nasqueradinr Drummer
woaid-Bs furcha.er at Oak View find.
II l. Not For >aie-rh. Proposed lava
ssoa of okishouss-rhs Naval Nesaemv.
AsuIvGroS. Nov. II. - Chief Con-
siructor Wilson OF the Navv, in his an.
nual report Os the operations ot his bu-
r-au during the past fiscal year, show. aa
expenditure Of $50 $40 in In. repair OF
shtpss and rarusenss ca .ccoans ~ wr-.
sels IN course of construction during the
year am1untIng 10 =. "a, 1876
The present strength o, our navy and
the condition % tho vessel. il snu1uar.
ized. a. fe'lcwss rive danhie .frrre.ei
monitors awaiting c1mPtetioa; two belt
ed cruisers preparing ways; thirteen
slagie-turretel moaitors la ordinary:
,wenty-thye. unarmorsi steal and iron
Vessels. four ~ which are is eo-,nsgs-ier.
eiesen building. two repairing. nve on
station and one in ordinary; twelty-eiyht
wooden steam vessels nearly all on sta
toa or undergoing repairs. AMI eleven
iron and Wood staani tu1s. Tha asti.
mates Tor the next fscal year ell for
>*b, " tcr rcrsirrctiou ,1i rer-ir ~
vessels c)mplesed, aai 81 5tl011- the
iatter sum already appropriated for
hnis aud outfits ct rew shire He rec.
Q on,hi -ndc the lmmedia.s Ccas..urtier
OF experimental works to cost $1,000 for
use In the determination OF the resist.
anee and other qualities OF ships BIZ
means Of models, holding that tn, taakS
viii be Of permanent value In designin.
high speed vessels, and ip aaalyniag the
results o' ship trials
Masquerat.ng Drummer.
"AsHISGroy. Nov. IA sensation was
created at Willard's Hotel last evening
by well-dressed man who registered as
james q. Blaine Jr., New York" and
claimed to be u son Of James Ct. Blaias.
The r'ar. was evidertly under the In
hueRce OF liqulr, bat he stuck to his
story, and he was supported In It By a
negro attache os the hotel who claimed 70
have worked FOR Mr. Blaine, and by
others who had an inlistlact msm1ry os
Mr. Blaine Jr's appearance. Tue man
was finally identified by tna name cn his
umbrella as Theodore u. Gleason. He
claimed Mt first that tas umbrella b.
longed ~ a half,brother ot his. but when
eoruered Acknowledged that he vas q
hardware drummer from Boston. He
gave no explanation OF his conduct
hen his identity was proved he was
merciiessly chaffed by the crowd that had
gathered in the rptnnda OF the hotel He
could not have maintained ths impo sture
so long had Il not happened that all OF
Mr. Blaine's friends who wore sent for to
identify him, were absent from their
Usual haunts
Wants to Purchase Oak sIew- The villa
Not for sale.
Byron, the playwright aal actor. has
.elegraphed Mr. Schuyler, his business
manager, at present in this city. % make
inquiries respecting, the terms Oh which
Oak View. the Presidents courtry place.
an be purchased Mr.. Schuyler has
opened negotiations with Mr.. b1moat
Ths rum0r that Oak View, the Prssi-
ients coun;ry home, is on the market
for sale not only lacks confirmation, but
Is denied at the White House. Colonel
Lamont said he haI not heard the Presi-
deaf express any int ,ntion % selling the
properly. The President bought the
property cheap. 81 so being the prizes
he paid for it. Since then the Ian has
advanced in price, and the property
would bring si0le00 to-day Il put on the
market at auction. Every one Il ia
miliar with the wonderful advaace in
property in this neighhorhooI since the
President bought his place. Land which
four years ago could be bought for three
to five hundred dollars per acre, now
sells at from ten To twenty .ccnts per
square foot. Careful inquiry fails IN
discover that any bids have been made
for the property, or that tbs President
has signitied any intention OF selling
Report OF the Supervising Inspector of
steam vessel.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-G sneral Dl-
mont, supervising Inspector Of steam
vessels, in his annual report for the last
fiscal wear, says that Of the / SO applica-
tions for pilot licenses. forty-two were
rejected for blindness. During the
year. 8 ia5 vessels were inspected. an in
crease OF 3lJ over the previous year
rhirty-sIx accidents were reported dur
ing the ysar-tweive collisions, five fires.
five explosions. seven burstia.s OF steam
pipes and seven wrecks. Two hundred
aud two lives were lost in steam vessels
last year. against % the preceding year.
The average annual loss OF life on steam
boats for the last thirty years. divided
into localities, shows, General Dum0nt
says, a gratifying progress in the et-
fcieacy OF the officers OF the inspection
service in carrying into effect the laws
to prevent loss of life 0n steam vessels.
Th- Proposed Oklahoma Invasion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II Prominent OH
cials in the War Department ald at the
headquarters Of the army place but little
creiencs IN the story that one thDusaai
Young Kansans viii invade OEia'sOma on
the first u February next The general i'm
preston is that the resugrected m0ye-
meut il gotten up solely for the purpose
os forcing Coa1ress to pass the Oklahoma
bill during tbs first month OF tbs ap-
Erosching session. IL. however. Congress
should not pass the bill and the ''boom-
ers' enter the territory, there will be
trouble The Fifth and Seventh cavalry
are practically on the ground, and only
a presidential proclamation would bs
necessary TO bring the opposing forces
into collision with each other
The Naval Academy at Annapolis
WASHINGTON. Nov. L. = Commander
Sampson, superintendent OF the naval
academy at Annapolis, in his annual re-
port, says class organizations in the
third and fourth classes have been for
b!dIen with a view TO putting n stop ta
..haz!ng." Thirteen cadets OF the third
class were tried for hazing during the
year: and nine OF those recommended for
dismissal were parIOned By the Presi-
dent He renews his recommendation OF
last year that cadets who passed the final
examination at the end Of six years and
for whom there are No vacancies in
the naval service be appointed to va
cancles in the revenue marine.
The Brakemen's strike Declared on
LAFAYETTE. lad. Nov. 11.-After IA con
ference yesterday with Superintendent
the strike OF the Louisville
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