The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-29

with the conditions pertaining to approaches,
&C.. left to the control OF the state laws govern
OF the committee. after the session to-day. said
that in his opinion this would be the only bill
that could be favorably reported and passed.
One OF the thickest plates OF armor manu-
featured In the United States for our new bat
tie ships will be tested to- M rrow at the In
dian Head proving station down the Potomac.
The plate Is seventeen inches thick. five feet
slightly curved. as tho plate is Intended for
the SECOND bsrbette Of the Indiana, Three ITo
will be Fsd 81 eSh
ssSn$s .; sSd .i!G yssslsss
oak. and behind this will be six or eight feet
At the last trial Of a 17-inch plate one OF the
and continued its course down the river To,
tons OF steel for the barbettes. and II the plate
fulhls certain conditions under tho shots. the
These e eHI however. are severe, and
there is little probability that the plate will do
than TO as e S1 Of Ec NaHs
down the river to witness the trials; Among the
wants to see what our large guns are capable
Of doing. Others who will witness the, trials
Bureau: the military and naval attaches Of
foreign Governments. and ordnance officers Of
the army and navy.
Dr. Senner. Superintendent OF Immigration.
to-day held an extended conference with Com
missioner stump in regard to the operations
Of the new and more tsevere sanitary regula-
Under the new regulations" said DR.. SEN
ner, immigration has decreased to very
9hs for ss
period Of last year. One OF the results most
gratifying to our. department has been, the
Ing nsf favus T and Similar diseases We notified
the steamship companies that all such cases
would be detained in our own hospital at their
How about cholera cases. 2" was asked.
cases. and results have sustained me. rs not
one even suspicious case has appeared. We
to dsinfection and general Inspection Of bag
gage, and l am confident that all danger Is
Dr.. senner said that no further regulations
would for the present at least. be imposed. as
those now in force fully sufce.
Secretary Herbert has issued a general or
der complimenting those in the naval service
and civilians stationed at the Port Royal ma
val station. South Carolina for their devotion
to duty during the last mouths hurricane
the and the ladies' on the snnd
mentioned for adopting PROMPT measures et,s. and
for carrying out relief Srael a,ost Com
thsir. neck; j. the .a asIfo , sea that
women and children from drowning; Middle
ton Grayson. coxswain: Jerry Green. Law
renee Green. landsmen. and Peter Brown. fire.
launch and barely escaped death. and the
members Of the marine guard under First Ser.
fierce sea preserving lie and property. are
highly commended for their bravery and self
sacrifice othe ,, thanked for valuable s. as
Surgeon II. c. Babin. Messrs. G. =. Stratton.
Juan Jeminez.J Il. Jones' Emil Diebitch. j.
Secretary Lamont has issued an order that
hereafter the mileage for army officers shall
not exceed the amount appropriated by Con-
gress for the purpose. For years the depart;
put it in the deficiency Bill. Secretary Lamont
thinks that the 100000 yearly appropriated
for travelling expenses of officers under orders
Is sufficient and has instructed department
commanders to keep within a certain limit:
Should one department commander exceed
stances. the other departments will have to be
cut to make good tho shortage.
n nominations:
- william Lee Chambers of Alabama to be Land
Consul Genera-Luther Short OF Indiana. at Constan
tinople
1 Ts'r Of tsTt o ns%
Mich. at Port sarnla Ont. Canada: John Gibson Of
assas. at ss9fea, syria. john K.!" q tsissss
rn"sa sa. TSrisy VIM Hunt &c Ms
Al Hong Kong, and DR., Charles S, iIaze,ns Of Mich
customs g srSwn. Of Florida.
Il: dsc Of ssp Tss a h and s'
Collector Of Internal Rsyerue-w. K. MurPhy. for the
IN isRs d.s # nos Joseph l. for
Pension Agent-Joseph II. WOODWORK, at Milwau'
Naval-AsslstAnt Constructor william j, Baxter to
Army.First Lieut.. wrlgh! 7. Edsertop, Second AT:
'T To s. States Stsrpg o. at
rcstms..srsISsw jslsey. Albert 4; Manda, shor.
eMs,s. AND FGilip e. reno o At Epen.Surs "'O"'
The newly nominated Secretary OF the I.ega-
ion ct Vienna. Mr.. Lawrence Townsend of
luties without delay. He is In Switzerland
md has cabled here that he will start at once
or Vienna. and he Wishes to know il he can
Domination has not yet beer been Confirmed. Alter
hat formality has been complied with. he will
% at liberty to qualify before any officer au-
horlZed TO administer oaths either at homo
,r broad.
Cadets seeley. Conrad. and Bash, the West
Pointers who were recently court martialled
or absenting themselves without leave from
lie military camp at the Worlds Fair during
he visit OF the Military Academy corps to Chi.
ago: nave lareC DaQly. Inc PRESIDENT acteu
n their cases to-day. and decided to allow
,eeley to resign and suspended Conrad and
sash for ono year, subject to any mitigation
he Secretary Of War may see fit to give. See
ey has the additional charge OF breaking his
'arole resting against him.
$. NJ Yeatman, chief OF tho division OF ac-
cunts In the Indian Bureau. has resigned.
Is understood that Mr., Yeatman viii be APP
onted special examiner In the Pension Of
ce. Charles j. sloan Of New York has been
einstated assspecia examiner in the Pen
zen appointed engineer IN tho Pension
}ureau.
Secretary Hoke Smith has under considera-
lon the appointment Of Commissioner to
rent with the Indians occupying the Yuma
eservation In Arizona for the cessiop to the
government of their surplus lands While this
observation contains only about 10000 acres.
Is said to be SOM ewhat OF a hinGrauce to the
arriving out OF several large irrlgating PROF.
cts now under way.
delegation from Now York called on Presi-
ent Cleveland to-day and requested him to
tend the ceremonies connected with the