New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-15
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

The voluntary retirement of Rear Admiral 5 B. Luce
and the death Of Rear Admiral Ralph Chandler make
two in that grade he flied by the present
Administration, besides promotions IN the lower sraes
of The Navy TO correspond. Commodore george T.
Eelknap commandant Of the Mare Island Navy Nar''
Is st on the list and will be promoted to the vacancy
caused by Admiral Luce's retirement Il IS the III
preston among Navy officers that he will Dc ordered
to the command Of the Asatic squadron made vacant
BY Admiral Chambers death, and that Commodore n
r. h. Benham VIII be ordered 10 the command OF the
Mare Island Navy Yard as be has been or waiting
orders for the last wear Commodore David Z.
Harmony, Chief of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks al
the Navy Department. who has been Acting SECRETARY
OF tie Navy in Mr whitney, absence from washington,
VIII he promoted TO Rear Admiral. 10 I'll The vacancy
caused by Admiral Chambers death. and It + thought
lac may be ordered command the European squadron
10 succeed Commodore James A. Greer. The promo
hcns Of Commodores Beknap and Harmony make two
vacancies In that grade which will be filed by Captain
John G. Walker. Chief Of the Bureau Of Navigation.
and Captain F. NJ Ramsey, recently in command OF
the Boston Their viii be only one moro retirement
on account Of age among the line officers this year that
OF Commander Charles A. schetky. on March ~ lose
II viii be interesting TO. observe whether peculiar
religious experiment tried on the laborns people OIL
London Will be adopted and put into execution by the
ministers Of this city The experiment involves nothing
more or less than novel form Of service TO which
workngmen bring their pi1es and their dinner pals
and receive with their smoke and bit TO eai such
spiritual moral instruction as the preacher is pre-
pared TO furnish The scheme originated in the brain
Of the Rev DR.. Joseph Parker Of the city Temple
London, whose eccenricites during his visit 10 mis-
country years ago deliver Grafton upon Henry
Ward Deecher caused wide comment. The London
papers comment at length upon the plan, but its prac
teal value aid 10 religious enlightenment Is not
discussed as much the sensational features oI the
scheme It Is exceedingly doubtful whether crowd
II American workngmcn could be persuaded 10 pass the
dinnerhour in such a novel fashion. But Dr. Parker
has succeeded with the London toilers and New YORK
has many minister whose talents in winning people TO
respec tfuI hearing Of what they have to say SUI
peiiar 70 those of the sensational London preacher An
interesting feature Of the first smoking service IN the
City Temple was the questions Of the WorMngmen
one anted TO know whether the primate Of the
English Established Church earned his salary, anl
many Americans have desired enlightenment HIS
query was Ought Lord Lonsdae 10 have the patrona q
Of hfty-scven church livngs,' and the omniseent
doctor was puzzled TO answer.
al have Just returned from a visit 10 the Far
West and Northwest Of this continent said an Eng
lshman to the writer the other day, and have had
good deal of healthy exercise and pure air IN the
baggng Of very little game among the prar1es and
mountains The experience is well worth the trouble,
OF course, but this vast land is settling up so rapidly
that cloberotters must 90 elsewhere for good shoot
ing az big game. Not buffalo did l SEQ, even III
the widest parts Of Wyoming. til I got up into
Manitoba. There I a herd Of partially domes-
rcated buffalo, about thirty In all owned by the
Warden Of the PcntentiaTy Of stony Mountain. about
thirty miles west Of winnipeg. OF this number only
dozen are OF pure blood. their owner is crossing
the breed with hardy race Of long-horned, shaggy
haired scotch Highland cattle. the result being rny
It'll, beast OF uncertain temper and Indifferent beef
all over the body This hybrid IS practically self
supporting save for the need OF little hay in the
depths Of winter. and IS destined the owner thinks
"a supplv high priced beautiful and durable petit al
T1ang cost to replace in part the once common but
| now vanished buffalo robe