New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
ATT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SENATOR CHANDLER IN A DOWNCAST
MOOD
THREE GOOD DEMOCRATS DIsAPPoINTED-cAN'
D,n,TE, FOR sERGEANT-Ar-ARMS A
CONGRESSIONAL, GAME OF WHIST
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washington. Nav Ex-senator Chandler was in ono
Of his sarcastic moods the other day WIN lc SAL"
d. our nroere.s in rchabilitatIng the Navy is mar
ycIlons: and we today are superior l" any '"c' "
Powcr-indeed. 20 all the othcI hiN'i 49,
hipcd-in the magninccncc and extent OF onr Navy
vi root # those Yards. st Portsmouth We
haze ,G4 acres II /. a salubrous sanitary StAtoh'
,ritb ovccIIent facilities for doing work ana IL Is pro
,oscd that hi, Congress shall lit up the iaru ior Du
ing and repairing iron and steel shp'' AZ wv l''
Yard we have 19s acres, including tno ''u""".0
C;round and Naval Hospital. Much of this Yard Is IN
the heart of the city Of Boston, and although IL mas
hoen closed of late S9o,O is TO he appropriated t.
q, mn for hudinc and repairing iron ana steel ships
Al Novnnrt T. L. we have Coasters liarbof IsIalu
and Goat Island, Of 100 acres the nhc>t summer
resort I'm the country. There are speh"" outage I've
Naval officers residences. and the apprentices VII"
are heinz trained 10 become Scarnen are ua'S HS,'"
in tho commodous building at the top OF the NIL III
The cenrc of the Island formerly used Tor the Naval
War College The New London Navy nau ha' ~
acre with deep water and healthy surroundings In
New Yorl, We have 1S3 acres of American Navy "a
Icacuc Island g22 acres OF Navy-dnltc Nhoe from
salt water but nevertheless. admirably 'it"A'e' III
all r.Snrc+ and about five feet below the water sur
face at high ride. At Norfolk there are 200 acres
and the Yard is one Of the finest In the world
. An ,bc.c Yards which have mentioned arc to havo
b" All THESE ANUS "''N''
,o, tools aud machinery furnished them by an ap-
nr,pration Of this Congress for building and repair
ing iron and steel ships At Pensacola therc arr -
acres at Ncw-Orlcans. % acres ana III "co'Ha ~
Blythe Island LOO acres; at BlarhbcaNS I'lah"'
600 acres; at Grover 'la'u' "'' '''V ''1 ~
Appropriation was "'""e ~ n-.. p.ra, ry,
ago OF f"oo'""o W. "'' - ,.t,,. -. o,,,.
Key West Naval station Is small -, 'a
two ana one MAJ a. ~, ,,@-' -, aero. If IN,
l32 acres anu ''' '", 49, -. ..,,,,,, land
principal 'aru anu NV VI '''' ~,'iar so ,,o.
The total acreage 81 america" N"'' i,,'
possess will'ho' vary hhI """'" nv.
upon which millions ~ d"Nir' nav W" ~ -, '''N "
NJ mp which probably $'oocoooo more VIII 'e @p
propratcd a. we 90 on I" u>' t'c' LOT ""."'"9 ANU
repairing IRON ana steer snip o''''S -.
that W" are to nave another ARG 'i'n -. "'o"
no" many a'r' OF ru.' >, 80 r,,.,,,,,,,
N''''"'' ,.,...'., ~, ,,v x.vu Power
NaNEr -, -, r.,,... -, ~. void What
mecca %. All NV ,,, ,,,~. - con,cnd a,,in.t
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h"' N'u "'' HI""'"N ' -. -
nave you % say ." w ,,-.,
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almost forgot t''m' W. -.'' NV 49,
probably "D'u' one s',' "', .,...a ,., 1,.,. 3D.,
Wh'h hp"F' "s'', W." g. -, ,.,
>ari gong t'pc'lAlN "''"N - NV
hs' y INV '," -. ,.,
She Is called 'orpou" "''' '"' ''
her. S'e is l'fie''N "'''''' d" 800
keep running fi't "hH' ''i''"'' "'''"' -"
which cnn Doe ht"d - use WIN 80 '""'" "''''s' -
Navy Yard r. We nave ann VIC "'.'u'' u"'"
-" ~ ''
attack us
When Colonel Turner ot 81 Thomas. W. l.. was
FIRST Assistant Postmaster General. Colonel steven
son: Congressman Roscrs. - Ar'an-''' ana N''|
Dcll-allas Foshorn Bell superintendent ~ Foreign
Mails were among the Washington people Invited i'
le present at the ccrcmouy- They met "n the Train
and all went well until th"y reached brandy station
-lN mile, north ~ 'nIpcppcr. Ih'F were F'""N no
the Virginia scenery ara ialhlhs p'iu''' ""'H ui'
train slowed mp anu inc ''"'"''"' '''
Brandy -
The three Democratic 't"'c'W'h IN"I'" n.y.
What's that - ,ad Colonel =. irving 90 Dee calm
"Hl-t! Lsten,7 whispered Jui.' Rogers with
rcprcsscd emotion and bis hand T." h' ear
He said Brandy, didht he asked NICK hci
eagerly.
h'""'' ,'"'' wy .., ,'..
The car. and ID" democratic state men, "..' COZ"
bic' ana l''V"' i."
each other on {" the platform ana 'h'' ih' station"
Where b, i ' asked "Nl'h eA''',''.'' VIC" '"''
found TIE .tail"i agent
Where's what ~ sad the agent
Brandy Il course replied The colonel cmphhu-
caly.
This j. It, 'ad me agent l""''-
" What ~ -ad '"''H'I h'"' ''"4 3 '' ''p'
This. ths is Brandy station "..'''"i me "t'"''
positively; and the Wr,' statesmen "'A'p '' I'
agent and 80 each other then .'dy h' b'" INTO mo
car.
II In ono Of the ISLANDERS, 81 course, now told On
these good men for the first time.
4 great deal Of interest r being taken in tho conc,
for the place Of sergeant a Arms "i the -enI". which
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..l,,.,ltc oc. ~ ,hcrp tt Vr Re,sc ~
~" -, 49,, 1T -, So, ,
'' .-t.,,. ,f ana. ~ tho candidate. .,,,.
" 81" .o,,,.r from opc ~ the uc,y state. and
',',l,,n
,,. a., o, stans m tho Sergeant at Arms oue..
A., -..,or,-
- -. .o,,,,e -, ~ wa ,o- pccd t,,,
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