New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
OUR Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
Young Minister MissingActivity in the C'"os-oan"s NOW
~ p.stor-vorious of General Interest

sre.or officer RESPONSIBLE TO the Government for oil
unuer the chief engineers charge ana 10 s,atu, ho
rrgu aliens ought % permit al Ohcer slnuoneu ns
Mi Danforth was to De oIuered away from mat duty
except through application TO anu orders rom ant
nicer at the heau nj, department. You might
win the same assume mat the oiicer OF me
deck could order tns surgeon to eaye , p cI ,n
the Attorney Geneai, as he Is urged 10 no. 'nmn
there will be reversal Of the aecsIo The n as
of revising the laws go' crnil.s the navy, ana 'hS
Will no doubt be- done Tor the good OF the service.
ON the other hand, there seems 10 De d general
concurrence of opinion among the line onicers that
the decisions OF the court Martial ana OF secretary
be- except That some think the sentence too light.
They say that to pressrvS a e eorns must
be superior to the other, ana That they shouiu pe
'' orders issued from the Navy Department in the
last week would seem to confirm what me Tribune
predicted several weeks agomtnat Kear AdmiIa,
Atlantic squadron before he reached las the Irish
would say. and take command 0t the NGrIh
John G.. Walker. Of this command. so that he can
go to duty In Washington. Commodore waihcr mas
h v usual a tT q se a a%s reports a% that
should Secretary Tracy give him duty at washington
Mr.. CLEVELAND becomes President because OF his being
q brutherin-hw Of senator Alison Others say that
Commod,rc Walker stayed thronShomt C,eveand
last Administration at the head Of The mos important
bureau. and satisfactory 10 PRESIDENT Cievelahd
and secretary Whitney that he 6ond haze the SANE I'M,
here In his fagship the Newark. nearly q year ago,
to take command OF the south Atlantic STATION,
and sent by way % PalOs 30 Is TO take part IN
the Columbian celebration. sine" then the Newark
taken part AT the Genoa. Iuelva. ana other cec-
bratOns. and has not yet been in the south Atlantic
1t Is said that she Is 10 be assigned To the duty
Of bringing this country the exhibit OF relics relating
10 the discovery Of America lent bv the vatican
from It's museum for the Worlds Fair.
Within the last few days II has been announced
that Is proposed 10 organize professional society
~ high standard. which Is 10 be called the Society
Of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers" The
committee preliminary organization has made n
draft OF constitution and issued circulars eNpain-
Ing the purpos" and benefits Of the organization. with
invitations To Join. This committee on preliminary
organization consists OF William H. Webb Lewis Nixon,
T.. 4. stevens. Francis T. BOwcs and Clement A..
Griscom. The committee requires sufficient assured
membership before II goes on 10 effect permanent
organization and incorporate the society. but with
this assured. II is proposed to hold meeting Of the
Council In january. 1893 TO effect the organization.
II Is also proposed TO have the first meeting Of the
society I'm New York In next Nav. at the time Of the
great Naval review. Tho object Of the society Is to
be- the promotion Of ship building. both commercial
and naval and 10 further this object annual meetings
will be held. at which appropriate papers will be
read and discussed. and professional ideas inter
changed There societies similar TO this one In
Great Britain and In other countries OF Europe. and
they have had n marked Influence In the DEVELOPMENT
OF naval architecture and marine engineering Among
these who are now the officers Of the preliminary
organization a number OF prominent naval officers,
In addition to large contractors and other men In
civil me-