New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-16
FOREIGN NATiL NOTES.

Nox+ % ,hs unfortnnate experiences With the ITO
ION GINS and the fatal accident which occurred on
the BarracOua through the experiments "ith ioroc'
draft on the Official trial. the ono topic OF as
cusson among the officers of the British Navy J. 'c
npre ~ Fdinbnrchs committee on uniform. II was
known that the Duke committed 70 the Nu'Vo
dncton OF the blue tunic. but the Admiralty nave
forbidden mo question o. be even mooted one OK
the nroposcd improvements IA 10 copy one OF TIC
distinctive devices Of the uniform OF American lay NaVy
ocerstne shoulder strap herctoSST e r Iy Of but
TONS and TIE distinctive gold stripes on the sIecNv,
This new device would make the UNIFORM more NH,
tary than II IS now, and the improvement, "on,I i oc
in line with the recent change IN the salute h'ah'H
IL conform to that Of the army.
The arrival in American waters Of the British war
vc.se Thrush IS awaited with considerable interest,"
bv American Navy officers. Sig IS in command OF
Lieutenant Commander Prince George Of Wales, ana
she is assigned 10 the North American ana Vest
Indies sSuodron She sailed from shcerne>S on MAY
o3 and She has In tow torpedo boar ncaly M io"s
AS herself which she is 10 leave AZ ber'"""'
The British Admiralty are just now DISCUSSING
structural Weakness The new cruiser bsrHa'"
which went out for preliminary Steam "i'i
compile of weeks ago, and was worker a' 'o"''.s'
power only had TO postpone her farther "'"s "
cause her parts ybrated to 'nch an en- II, ',"' CIs
considered unsafe to proceed. As mere - m hin az
botiom the engines are boltcd right onto 'no sn,'
the ship and it said that the plates OF r ny in
slight that much diInsn..Hi rs the ne plus
INct'llS uou The fact Is that It was 4 van
attempt 10 cram 5000 horse po"o' NV"
! $50 tons Just TO gct uip sPop"' r.. .....s aso
There WAS n rcprehcnsble practice 10" 'oa'' 49,,
and n was revived in several Instances ""ii"s ~,
cIovol,nd Administration, Of making presents " 10
- FEDERAL departments in tho civil service Inc ~"
oo % making these presents was apparent ms
rcprehcnsblc custom Is recaied oy me royal dock
tho effect that ." II thcy receive d su'i . W.
aoa,, ,,uvuously, they are al once 10 lcpust tIio
rance as probable attempt OH 'c phr' Vi o
contractor to BRINE IHe"i' -, nj. -, RAN
hur- had virtually retired from active service III 'nc
nn,,i.h Xavv Is denied by that officer himself IL Ii
also given out that he Is to succeed CIT "iii'a''
newell In tho command at Davenport, one Oh inc
mos, dosr,blc berhs in the patronage OF the Admlrsty
rho Admiralty is very much exercised over INC
difficulty 10 obtain for the machinery depart
p,.nt More than 90 per cent Of the men draitcd 70
dmties and knew nothing Of machinery, ana a very
I,rgo ncrcentage Of them did not even Know now 10
shovel coal, the furnace fires Inc prlhslpal rya
no ,,r mis- Is that all Of the good hremen 90 10 the
Atlantic liners. because the pay Is little more than
twice that paid on the war vessels.
Tho German Navy is making great preparations ior
the naval manoeuvres In september. TIE Emperor
himself has drawn up the plans. The marienvres arc
to tane place in the Baltic. between the mainland OF
uolstein and tho Island of Alsen, and the coast Is
to he ATTACKED by a squadron Of eight ironcsds, two
proccted cruisers two dispatch boats, hotllla OF
tornedn hoats and several irOnclad cOastdefence
vessels An army corps will be stationed AT or near
Flensblrg to undertake the military operations This
corn, consists OF $4,000 men, and IL has los guns.
The plan OF operations includes a military review. an
attack on Ase, and ins peotion Of the squadron by
the Emp and his royal guests.