Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-18
NAVAL NEWS.
The Constellation Arrives--Pay-
master stevenson's Case. Etc,

AS soon as shs unloads the cargo Of
Worlds Fair exhibits with which she Is
DOW burdened the old frigate Constella-
ton will 90 TO Norfolk, where sne will
receive her battery, then leave for
Annapolis. She is now lying in the
East river New York Lieutenant Por-
ter says OF her trip abroad: sour cargo
consist OF about eighty tons of cases.
We left Norfolk on October 6 and ar
rived at GibrslteT on the 18th At Ma
piles, on November s. we took on a small
amount of freight, consisting of pictures
and statuary: The Vactican pictures
will probably be Brought by the Newark
We sailed from Naples, on the return
trip on November %. At Havre we
found quantity of works of art ready
for us In bulk nearly treble the capacity
OF the vessel. Among the pieces taken
aboard were two statues weighing three
and one half tons and five tons, respec
lively The invoices of the whole cargo
were sent directly to Chicago The sec
lions OF large Chinese pagoda are part
Of the cargo.
The examining board in the Steven
son case has been diligently at work in
Washington all the week and expect TO
conclude its labors to-day. New charges
have been filed against Paymaster Ste-
venson by Senator Plat, of New York,
based upon an alleged action of the off,
Ger in discriminating against the United
States Express Company, OF which Mr..
Platt Is president, In favor of another
company, which wa given the privilege
OF transporting stores to the Naval
Academy when the pay officer was sta
toned there some years ago, for the rea-
son. II is said, that he had applied to
the Baltimore and Ohio Road for passes
and had been refused them Senator
Plat called Secretary Tracy's attention
to the matter through his son who is
member of the law firm of which Mr..
Tracy Is the senoir partner. but in the
meanwhile the pay inspector recscinded
his contract with the express company
and gave ii TO Mr.. Platrs company. The
matter was then allowed To drop until
this week, when the charges were re-
vived. Mr.. Stevenson, II Is stated, will
bring evidence which will upset the
charges. and through his attorney will
make ssTong fight TO disapprove all
charges brought against him and to se-
cure his promotion. What recommen-
datiops the board will make to the Sec
rotary are matter of conjecture, but II
10 believed 1t will return the same finding
of the previous board, which were favor.
able to the officer. Paymaster Allen has
been summoned TO Washington 10 give
testimony In favor of the officer, but the
board has not yet decided whether they
will lear 1t or not.
Lieut.. Ambrose Wyckof, who Was de-
tached from command of the Puget
Sound station some weeks ago and or
dered to appear before retiring board,
has had his examination and will not be
placed on the list, as was expected, but
he will be given six months In order to
take the baths at the Hot Springs, in the
hopes that hia health may be improved
Capt G. G. Carpenter appeared for ex-
animation for promotion yesterday, but
he will not be advanced to the grade of
commodore until Commodore ellis re-
tires in May.
Lieut. T ID Griffin who has been on
duty In the bureau of navigation for the
past three years, will be succeeded by
Lieut.. Gleanes. Lieut.. Griffin will be
ordered to the new cruiser New York In
time for the review.