New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
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AFFAIRS i'm BROOKLYN
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Items OfG General Interest

were not Included In the provisions OF the act, but
they were dismissed and then brought suit for res
oration. The supreme Court decided In favor OF
the cadet engineers and they restored in March,
1886. The Treasury Department refused to pay the
engineers for the time they out OF service and
the present suit is to determine whether they are
entitled to this pay or not.
The action Of the Senate In approving the amend
ment to the Naval Appropriation bill which provides
for the building OF 9!OO0tOn heavily armorrd ana
armed coast-line batteships, one 7,3OOton double
turreted MONITOR four lShtdraft ginboats ana SIX
torpedo boats, in addition to the duplicate OF the
arnored cruiser Ncw-York gratifying to the officers
of the Navy Yard, If may judge by their utter
ances. The general expression was that II uie
House should consent to adopt the amendment IL
would secure the Navy desirntle type OF vessels
and sufficient number of each type for Inc preseh,
to increase the available Navy in proper proportioh
AS one OF the officers said: "One ol INC WE
proposed IS most desirable one-that or the Tght
draft gunboats OF from 500 300 tons displacement
with the highest practical speed for vessels Of their
cas.. We were a little surprised 10 fnd tnat .i'll
man Herbert should object TO the amehun.nu anu
move that it be referred to SoieemrS % oud fol-
low, but Mr.. Hertert well understands lne h .I,
Of the Navy and he Is , so TSry wo%d from
him. But perhaps nc was moved 10 10 .',S , ,hms
than have some one sSe rG Ine anS Do"er nre ap
pointed the Conference Committee OF ,ne nou1,o ,o
amendment will be adopted All nf III" 'tSoci, ~,
posed will be- admitted as tho most useful, and the
1jOOton monitor will be the most powerful OF tIat
type. The preliminary plans for the monitor ha r
been drawn and interesting altholgh not yeo III
enough advanced to permit a description. Sile VIII
he formidable ship, with double tlrTetS ana WIN II
heavier battery and more rccboad than thc parpe''
monitor Puritan. now nearly completed mere -.
Commodore James H. Glllis. who mas ben Oh wd,v
Ing orders since his detachment rs conmandant Oh ,
south Atlantic squadron, on August -, 10 j. LINZ
OF the relief OF Rear Admiral John irwlnn comanl
Of the Mare Island Navy Yard. lie VIII reach the icis
age on Nav 81, 1893. but will probably not get MS
promotion 10 Rear Admiral before then lie sPeni,s
nnch OF hi, time in this city, Admiral irwin Is slated
for the command Of the Pacific squadron as the fehel
Of Acting Rear admiral George Brown
Captain william T. sampson Is detachep rom com
ma OF tie cruiser san Francisco and directed 10 rrtrn
home immediately and report To the secretary OF the
going was published a couple OF days ago the officers
have had n great curiosity TO learn what tuS
duty OF special nature l.. The specal
and important service to which Captain sampson !,
10 be assigned Is 10 assist IN the arrange,
mcnt OF the programme for the International
naval review at Hampton Roads. and this involves
a great deal OF labor.
Passed Assistant surgeon r. p. Crandall has been
detached from the Naval Laboratory and oiered 10 the
flagship Philadelphia which vessel he will join at
j. A. Guthrie. who has been on duty at the Naval
station. Port ROYAL. will take DIR. Crandalls place ut
the laboratory. - ", ~. A.,
boilers Of the Palos now on the ASiac station. have
been condemned as unfit for further use and that
sbe will need TO have new boilers put In TIL.
would cost a considerable amount. but a. the vessel
/, worth new boilers they will probably b. MADE ana
has been in continuous commission since June il.
$50 and is continually In active service haiNn2
visited no less than thirty -four ports III China Japan
and Formo,a last year.