Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-11

Che China and Eastern seas, and will
give important naval advantage to
the country that possesses IL. France
has interests in those regions. and
may have something to say about
the transfer, and perhaps other coun.
tries will be interested In the discus.
sion. But japan has earned It; It Is
important to her, and she will prob.
ably get 1t.
THE great battlesliip Indiana, which
has cost the government over ~, 25O,-
600. Is nearly in trim to leave the
ways, but in all our navy yards and
splendid harbors there Is no drydock
that can float the new vessel. II
anything should happen to the
bottom OF the Indiana IL would be
necessary to take her elsewhere or
else drop anchor and allow the ships
sides to gather barnacles while the
half completed docks at the Brooklyn
navy yard. at Port Royal and at Port
Orchard are being finished. The last
named will probably be ready for use
within q year. and each Of those now
in process Of construction will be
able to float the Indiana or any one
OF the monsters in the new feet.
Followin The launching Of the 1ndi.
ana, IL is expected that the Massa.
chusetts, Iowa and Oregon, battle.
ships OF nearly the Same size and
cost, will speedily be completed and
set aAoat. and then the need Of more
capacious docks will be imperative.
The three which are being built are
Of timber, 1t IL surprising to learn,
and the reason 10 to be found In the
fact that the stone docks are easily
disjointed by tho action Of The frost,
while the timber docks are more on.
during and less expensive. The con.
struction OF timber docks, however,
requires thorough workmanship and
not little experience on the part OF
the contractor. One which was OF
tempted at Portland, Ore, and which
swallowed up t24O, 900 without dis.
gorglng penny in profits, was finally
abandoned. and remains to-day .
costly ruin. II leaks like sieve. and
IL In no way At for the purpose for
which IL was designed.
THE Neighborhood Club which has
been organized recently at Newton,
Mass, will DO watched with interest,
for 1t promises to supply Q social
want without infringing upon the
privileges and duties OF home life.
Its plan Is to bring together con
siderable number OF families, includ.
ing men. women and children, and
to provide evenings OF social plea.
sure for their common enjoyment. It
Is not proposed to allow church and
party lines or social caste to keep out
any respectable family, and no &c.
complishment In literature or art Is
required for membership. The meet.
ings are made rs informal as posi-.
bic. and mutual acquaintance and
friendship are promoted. The bust.
ness man who joins such club has
a place where he and his wife and his
grown children may meet the fami.
lies who live In the neighborhood.
without going to the trouble and OK.
pense OF special reception or dinner
with the attending annoyances. The
average resident In the suburb does
not desire to entertain oil his neigh
bors In his house many times during
the winter, although he IL usually
glad to meet these nsighbors. 1t Il
inst In that connection that the
Neighborhood Club proves useful and
convenient. Among the enthusiastic
advocates Of this new social move
ment Ii DR.. Edward Eggleston, who
takes the ground that the highest In.
tellectual satisfaction 10 to be de-
rived In assemblies In which men
and women come together. II q
gathering Is made up wholly OF men
there 10 apt to be lack OF restraint
that wars against the best mental
results. II women meet by them.
selves, they grow opinionated. But
the meeting OF men and women TO-
gether at q Neighborhood Club IL
subject to none oi.these objections.