The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-05
THE SAN FRANCISCO ACCEPTED.
She Made nm Average OF 10000 ON the
Trial Trip.

bho MADE m Average OF SO.0O4 ON the
Trial Trip.
WAS HTNGToN CITY. Oct. 4.-Orders were
issued from the navy department today
to the cOmmandant of the navy yard at
Mare 1land, CAL. to accept cruiser No. 5,
known as the San francisco. The report
OF the trial board, of which Commodore
John Irwin was president, gave the shipon
her trial trip an average speed of 1858
knots per hour. This speed was based on
run of four hours, IN allowance of one
minute and forty-two seconds being made
on account of the necessity for stopping
the force draft to the two lower furnaces
and the air-ducts to the boiler in the sec
ond fire room forward during the latter part
of the run, and to all of the furnaces in the
forward FIRE room for fifteen minutes. This
was necessary, for water was discovered
coming into the forward fire room whore it
had been used for circulating through the
guide sprays on the bearings and crank
pins, and the extra water supply of all of
the eccentrics had drained into the
bilge wells and risen to point
higher than the drain valve in the forward
boiler, the compartment which opens into
the main train that connects with the bilge
wall, and as this valve was accidentally
open water from the bilge pump backed up
through the train pipe valve into the fire
room floor and partially filled the two
lower furnaces and ducts of the boilers in
the second fire room forward. Without
this allowance of 1.42 the speed of the yes
sci was 19.5l8 knots. The board states
that the cause for closing down was en-
tirely outside of the working OF the engines
and boilers as required by contract.
The vessels speed during the last fifteen
minutes of the run was 20. Ii S knots per
hour. and by the patent log she averaged
for the four hours 20.6O4 knots.
Clarkson and the Chinese Mission.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 4.-lSpecial. +
Now that General Clarkson is out of the
postoffice department his successor, Col
onel Whitfield having been installed today
as first assistant postmaster general, he is
mentioned as probable appointee to the
Chinese mission. Another candidate is
said to be John Essel, young man who
held the place for many years during
former Republican administration.
The present incumbent, General DENLY,
has held the Office, it is true, for . good
while, despite the fact that there have been
q number of candidates for the place. but
the reason for on-action in making the
appointment is understood to be the per-
sonal friendship which President Harrison
entertains for Minister DENLY. They are
both from the same state, and as DENLY
was not considered . very aggressive or
rabid party man, his case was allowed to
remain until the president could give at
tention to the other missions which be first
desired to fill before selecting the person
to send to China
He Might Have Saved Bsrrundia's Life.
WASHINGTON CRY. Oct. 4.-[Special. T.
Lieutenant Commander Reiter, who was in
command of the United States steamship
Ranger, which has been cruising along the
west coast of Central America ever since
the recent war there, is now on his way
home, an order having been issued that
Commander George Wingate should sail to
take command of the vessel on the Pacific
Mail steamer leaving San Francisco on
Friday next The change has caused
much gossip among naval officers stationed
in Washington City, and the expression
is general that it was because the secretary
of state is said to be dissatisfied ut the
course pursued by Reiter regarding the
negotiation between Guatemala and Saliva
dor. and also in regard to the Barrundia
8l8lks 4uc IsoHsci. a. ~ doppcuCut "ec
in the harbor of San Jose when Barrundis
was shot on the steamer Acapulco.
Corruption In Cincinnati Government
COLUMBUS, Oct. 4.-Goyernor Campbell
stated tonight that he would probably call
An extra session of the legislature, to con-
vene about October IA, for the purpose OF
taking such action as they may deem
proper in connection with the rumors rela-
tive to the misconduct of the board OF pub
lie improvement of Cincinnati. as well as
other departments of the city government.
straw-Paper Octopus Formed.
PITTsBURG, Oct "A straw-paper trust,
representing eighty two mills. with m out
put of $50 tons daily, has been formed. TO
control the market east OF the Allegheny
! mountains.