New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01

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decided to reduce the number of these weapons to
fourteen The weight snyed by taking Off these
guns VIII he given to coal, thus largely increasing
the steaming power and effective radius OF the big
The Navy Department, has closed a contract with
j. p Lee. of Hartford, Conn. for the right TO manu-
type submitted by Lee to the ordnance Board and
which has been found be the bes rife yet tested
Of domestic Invention. Some doubt having arisen
Lee Small Arms Company. the Government has
lions By de%anan s ana receiving bond from Lee
equal TO the amount in question Ten thousand
viii go U' to d" the enlisted force Of the navy 1o to
the marines and the remainder to the apprentices
calibre OF Sc length Of about q inches and total
weight Wien fully equipped Of eight pounds Its
large number Of rounds nS of being Gq
will make 1t mos, useful arm for duty with land
Ing parties and target practice on shore The manu-,
deliveries expected to be made before the close
OF the year.
NAVAL MATTERS OF INTEREST.
That Secretary Herbert will make earnest eff
fort to secure an increase Of the Navy from the
next Congress $ now definitely known. Acting I'M
der the instructions OF the Secretary Chief Naval
Constructor Hichborn has prepared estimates for
two training ships for the use OF the Naval cadets
to cost 100000 Their motive power according 10
the present intentions. will be sail only but other
wise they VIII be OF the most modern CHARACTER
The displacement will be about l.40O tons. one
of the proposed features OF these ships is bottom
she thing The necessity of vessels OF this char
actar Is recognized and we believe that the cadets
at the academy would be greatly benefited by cruis-
ing on ships of the character proposed ~
report Just received at the Navy Department
from Chief Engineer James Entwistle. on special
duty In connection with the ram katahdin. gives
evidence that this vessel has good chance now
of making the speed her contract calls for Inc
tractors trials which she has undergone, 1t states
that II was run off successfully and that the vessel
sbe ug Is reaared to make on her official trial New
screws manufactured under designs naue py w
stituted for those she is supplied with by means Of
Golfer dams It confidently e eSPptSes mSro v
ment in her speed will be obtained; ,,ou ,A,,t
Lieutenant skes eectrc EN- hoaTd fbe % NaW
York for eight months, has given peIdeU, tnt
I'm view Of this the Department has decided 10 m
cal s The system in the new batie-shp Indiana on
cetor ONE near the steering wheel on the after
mart Of the upper deck one in the cohhlnE marj
one N @ vii continuously and simultaneous
iv show the exact position OF the heim a' ea0" IL
board. consisting OF four chief engineers a has
eleven passed assistant and assistant III ~ the
machinery of the battleship Texas ne VA T bn
be of four hours duration ana WA ,a Of cane
tween september ana IT, Ju'' '
1t is believed that Secretary Herper. r an annro
gress In his forthcoming annual Iepoit Witch
6riation OF s. 900 repair the ConsIlutlo
is so sadly in need Of repair ,nas nrefber useless
The Character of repairs necessary on 'n's 'e'Se
IS under consideration ,....,sor porry Of
the gunboat Castne In dealing WIN tne ,hiac V' ~
Tsmatave M%d dmsnt among ms naval officers
statement has been given out by p Sne nIuck and
ment which te rsn OF failure Of the Justine
sable the French flag because of the naVal Ies
tons whGn 40 he' poTs Of another and because
Of our treaty with Madagascar, py wn,r.o ~
United States recognized the HOW "o' '''"''' "
r. is reported that during the prehmihat' tras
90 tho seapoinC torpedo boat ForDan, az HdVIe;
the average speed obtained was 2s2S Kno's' Te
that for one cong on % sGtGn knoa The Frban
boat IA feet long By 2 engines feei sre capable
d Or GsysjoD fse s % Morse horse-power
CHANGES IN ASSIGNMENTS.
r,s,sn W v Poweson detached from the YER
mont and ordered to temporary duty on tne ~
lumbia and upon falling in With the Ne"-iorh 10
that vessel .
months sick leave.
Cas.,,order Henry F. Nichols relieved from duty
os irs,actor Of the Twelfth Lighthouse District on
co,.en,her 70 ordered home and placed on waiting
orders. ., ...oohoa ,-or, duty as
,nsnnctor of steel at Munhal- Penn, on August 81
M orSarod as assistant 10 the inspector Of the
Twe,fth Lighthouse District on september o. re-
lievlng Commander Nichols as Inspector on sep
TENDER 30 ,, =. o,,,ro -
Ensign Henry F. Parmentcr ordered to eXamina-
,ion for promotion at the Navy Yard. New-fork,
on September g. l.
of1cers serving on board the Monongahela de-
teched and ordered TO duty at the Naval Academy
Chaplain w. G. Isaacs detached from inc WASH .
irpton Navy Yard September IA and ordered TO the
! Texas. 49, A..
Paymaster W c. Mcdonald detached from the
Monongahela and ordered to duty at the Washing
ton Navy Yard.
Gunner NJ W. Gilmartin detached from the Ra-
leigh September II and ordered 10 ordnance duty at
the Washington Navy Yard.
Acting Gunner Otto Fries ordered to the Raleigh
September H.