Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
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heavy loss of life has been KNOWN III
this country for many years, the near
est in kind probably being the loss OF
the United States ship Huron OIL Mays
Head about fifteen years ago. People
who saw the Blake, flagship of the
British squadron at the naval review,
thought that she was great ship, but
she was of secondary Importance when
compared with the ill-fated Victoria,
which has just gone down, for while
the Blake was a large armored cruiser
the Victoria was full-dedged battle
ship nearly 1900 tons larger than the
Blake. The Victoria was a typical
fighting machine, as unlike the ordl-
nary conception of ship as possible.
She was rather low in the water, having
II feet freeboard and the forward deck
being cleared to give sweep to the
great turret guns, she iat some
thing of the appearance of IA monl-
tor forward. Aft of her turret she
carried plain superstructure, heavily
protected by compound armour, In
which was placed the secondary bat
tery, and on the top and rear of this
supersteucture was the l0-inch gun IN
its barbette. Sir George Tryon, the
vice admiral, who went down IN
his flagship, is one OF the De- pest
known British naval officers. The
Victoria in her construction en-
bodied every safeguard known up TO
the recent date if her completion for
the protection of the life of her officers
and crew. She was compartment ship
and was supposed to be unsuitable in
anv ordinary collision. The Camper
down, which dealt this fatal blow, was
about the same size as the Victoria, and
the ship never has been built that
would withstand the impact OF ten
thousand tons of steel moving at any
ordinary speed.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: To be collectors
of internal revenue, William H. Doyle,
for the first district of Pennsylvania
Richard B. Morris, for the district OF
Kansas. Harry A. McNeally to be a
collector of customs for the district OF
Saco, Maine.
Comptroller Eckels has been official
" informed of the failure yesterday OF
the following national banks: The
First National Bank of kendallville,
Indiana, the First National Bank OF
Santa Ana, California, and the First
National Bank of Whatcom, Washing
ton.
Secretary Lamont this morning issued
an order dissolving the military court
of inquiry ordered in connection with
the Ford's Theatre disaster and will
leave the civil authorities to deal with
The case.
Official changes in the Treasury De
partment were announced to-day as
follows Appointments-John Johnson
of Pennsylvania, special inspector OF
customs; John W. Anderson OF New
York, inspector of customs; l.. w.
Shnn of Utah, special inspector of Gus.
toms, Ogden, Utah; w. w. Scott OF
North Carolina, chief Of division lst
auditors office. Resigned-Hiram +.
Devcl, collector of internal revenue 9th
district of Missouri. Removed-A. c.
Emerson, special inspector of customs,
Ogden, Utah. Resignation called for
A. ]. Whitaker of Illinois, deputy fourth
auditor. In the Interior Department
Julian l.. Bowdre of Arizona, and Asa
Bodkins of KY, have been appointed
examiners of Chippewa Indian Lands
in Minnesota, vice VIM. j. Pemberton,
and Edwin r. Peirce, resigned Prof.
w. ]. MCGEE of Iowa, q geologist in
the geological survey has resigned. In
the Postofiice Department, 7. @.
Munce of Louisiana, has been appoint
ed chief of the stamp division, Postoffice
Department, vice E. B. George, re-
signed.
One hundred and twenty-seven fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-
day. of whom sixty-seven will fill the
places of removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows
Arbutus, Grayson county, T. J. Jen'
nings appointed postmaster, vice NJ. C.
Hampton, resigned; Blackstone, Motto,
way county, l. o. Epes, vice A. b
Jones, removed; huntsville, Bath coun'
ty, A. J. Hevener, vice H. L. Burns,
resigned; Elliston, Montgomery county
A. J. Deyerle, vice ]. R. Purdue, re-
signed; Hume, Fauquier county, Il. L,
Moore, vice J. B. Pearson, removed;
North River, Rockingham county, I.
]. Johnson, vice w. II. Chapman, re.
moved; Springman, Fairfax county, }.
NJ. Springman, vice p. l.. Evans, re-
signed; Jempcranceville, Accomac
county, G.. w. Oldham, vice t. A.
Richards, resigned; Waterford, Lou,
doun county, II. C. Bennett, vice H. j.
Burnham, removed.
Comptroller Maxwell appointed an
other republican as receiver of a bro
ken national bank this morning. He
says he supposes the democratic news,
papers will go for him for appointing
republicans to such places-this makes
the third one-but that he can stand
the pressure.
A gentleman who had talk with the
Secretary of Agriculture yesterday IN
reference to the position Assistant Sec
rotary of the Agricultural Department
saws Mr.. Morton told him he thought
the place ought to so to a cotton State,
and that if an eligible man from such a
State were presented he would recon-
mend him to the President. He said
in addition that the appointee should
not only be man of executive ability
but a scientific as we'll as practical agri'
culturist.
Intelligence was received here to-day
of the death of Representative Mulch,
Ter of Pennsylvania, a democrat.
A personal friend of member of the
Cabinet asked him yesterday if a GER
tain applicant for place in his depart,
ment would be appointed or not; The