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DOUBLE-sCREw GUNBAr.

be placed on the main deck. one at the bow ana
one at the stern. Each Will have a wide wide arc % Oi
gundeck two well forward. one on either bow and
two amidships between the four-inch guns. respec-
lively In the port And here most aa
vaniageous the hammock berthng For use IN u,
the fourneh guns each vessel INV VIII % gums
1900 rounds and for use In the one-pounder guns
200 rounds a., ,,- ..u... ..o.
scIs viii he 100 tons with total bunker capacity
NJ 9aS ions The twin-screw boats will have a
normal coal supply OF 'zg 'comnsev 2ed 20 tons.
The single-screw vessels will be lighted by eIec,
trcy and provided with steam 1 ewra an@ for
these fcatures in the twin-screw boats In calling
for proposals the Navy Department VIII or,puns S
III ,,d ,.s ~ cover the boats with and without
these adjuncts but their instaIIAnom VIII ,nepena
entirely 'upon the amount, % ihe mt ~ seac oo
In each case
THE ENGINES.
,.,,., oonp under sail alone the engines OF the
.,rg,..screw vessels may be uncoupled. thus al
lowing the shaftng and screw to revolve simply
nv the action OF the passing water. SO slight
will be the retarding influence OF the screw thus
d,.enpared TINT there Is every reason to expect
a sailing speed fully equal to the possibilities Of tho
steam mower The engines In each type de-
signed TO develop the same horse power and Induce
tho same speed. twelve knots. differing only as re-
rards shafting. number Of screws. and the incl
dental division of the motive power. For the
twin-screw gunboats the engines will be rights"
and "lefts" each In a separate water-tight compart
ment They will be pf the usual vertical direct
acting, triple expansion type. with high pressure
low pressare cylinder. OF u. isS and q inches
:Rectivey Tney CAPABLE % of d.velopns 800 Sorse
power. with 200 revolutions minute The engines
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14

. FINE COLLECTION AT THE AMERICAN ART Az.
ISOLATION GALLERIEs-THE EXHIBITION
TO AID TWO CHARITIES.
Everybody who goes into the galleries OF inc
American Art Association. at No. East twenty
tbird-s and looks at the loan collection OF paint.
ings goes away doubly glad, having seen works OK
ART OF surprising merit and beauty and having con"
tributed small sum Of money. to be divided equaliy
between The Tribune Fresh-Air Fund ana me
Herald" Ice Fund. To make the exhibition popuias
Thomas f. Kirby, OF the association, arranged %
have a charge Of only twenty-five cents Tor admis.
sion. and the galleries are open on every weekday
from a. m until p. m. except on SATURDAY. wnen
the closing hour Is p The exhibition VIII con"
time until the end Of August.
Thus far the money collected by the sale OK ucK-
s,s n, admission to the exhibition has amounted 10
$40 and The Tribune Fresh-Air Fund has received
s2a5 OF that amount. concert at the galleries. y
connection with the exhibition. will be given on next
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock. concert on lass
Thursday was greatly enjoyed by q large auoenc~
The nerformers were Miss Orrie Minasian sopranoS
Miss Matte Parkhurst. dramatic soprano; Miss Car.
rie Spiegler soprano; Miss Selma Scnlier pianisSi
Miss M S,oat Parkhurst elocutionist, ana 4. "a
Hand accompanst. who had volunteered tneir SER
vices for the OCCASION
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
CHEAP ICE IN THIS CITY.
A BIG HARVEST AND STRONG COMPETITION cuA
DOWN THE PRICE.

A HARVEST AND SlRONO SONiECAAA W.
DOWN THE PRICE.
Seldom has Ice been so cheap In New-fork a. |"
&, at tho present time. 1t might be said that new.
york now has about as cheap ice as any other city
, IN. country The price has generally fallen from
~ 70 80 per cent below the prices prevailing last
.ar and in some instances the price has faien oe-
,ow this The cause Of this low price Is twotoid
erst the unusually large crop harvested iass
.,rter and secondly. the Ice war that is raging
,,s, a. nresept between the Ice companies LAss
'r,,,or was productive OF one OF the best harvests
y, ,o. vew.York has ever experienced Every ice-
hor.a on the banks OF the Hudson was niieo 70
nysrAoxing. and 1t predicted long ago tnat tns
n.Ice uould fall this summer. The prediction mas
r.,,. % no true. The price has fallen far below
all precedents 49, ..,..,
The second cause for this low price Is the natufa
ss,usrc. of the first. Every company having fuu
,cehouse-and they all are in that condition-is
,rx,ous 70 sell as much possible and as ;hey al
have more than enough to supply the usual de-
wand the result is an undertaking Of the price.
Each company Is anxious to get rid OF Its stock.
rhs rssult of this cut-rate war has been light
A.. .ha ersh" between the Ice companies. 1t Is SAID
~, soma that this Is the effort OF some capitalists
~ freaze out all the companies so as TO reduce tner
s,ock 70 such low price as to enable CERTAIN
cenifalists to buy them in at a bargain Having
donc this II is said that there is an intention TO
estab bsh an ice trust which will fix the price OF ice
to suit itself.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
TO PUT UP BIG OFFICE BUILDING.
REPORTED PLANS OF w. WHEELER SMITH TO
IMPROVE HIS PROPERTY AT WALL
Ann NEW SITS

REPORTED PLANS OF w. WHEELER SMITH TO
IMPROVE HIS PROPERTY AT WALL
AND NEW SITS
piece Of property In the lower part OF the city.
which has been q source Of considerable interest TO
real estate dealers within the last few months was
again brought to notice yesterday. AS stated In
Saturdays Tribune. a loan Of N.9O0O was reported
to have been made by Kuhn. Loeb e. Co. a
mortgage to w. Wheeler Smith. covering the prop
erty at the southwest corner OF Wall and New
sts extending through to Broadway. Mr. Smith
was unwilling give any Information In the matter
The property Is exceedingly valuable. 1t has
frontage OF 81 feet on Broadway, extending north
ward from the Union Trust Company Building, and
a depth of over lO6 feet to New-st. The frontage
on the latter Is nearly 80 feet. and on Wal-st. 395
feet Taken In connection with the southeast cor
ner OF Wa.l-st. and Broadway, 1t makes compact
plot. The corner Is owned by the Siman estate.
and there is supposed to be understanding be-
tween the owners OF the two parcels that both Will
act in unison 1t was reported few months ago
that large Office building would be constructed on
the combined plots
1t has been known for years that 1t Mr..
Smiths desire to improve his valuable land by
ing an Office building which. In his own words.
should be an ornament TO the city and monu-
ment to himself" He Is himself an architect. and
ne has drawn several of plans for structures TO
be erected on his plot. and last year he consulted
with X. w. Gibson. and together they went over
the last drawings. II is said that Mr.. Smith. In Feb
ruary. 1884. went. to Chicago and showed his plans
10 the officers OF big corporation which coveted
the Broadway and Waist property as a site for q
SKY -scraper But the officials OF the corperation
asked that many changes be made. Mr. Smith re,
fused. Then they asked what Mr. Smith would sell
the property tor and he replied that II he ever dd
sell II he would stpuate In his contract that the pr-
chaser must build from ms pans Tnas & Seeved
that az Mr Smith has mor.sased his properly for
erecting new building this site. although the
work OF taking down the present old buildings MAJ
be deiayed until May, 1885, at which time the pres
enfle will have expred.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
PRo0RSss or THE CoRDAoE REORGANIZATION


The Bondholders' Protective Committee of the
United states Cordage Company. 1t was announced
yesterday. has formed a committee OF reorganiza-
tion ana plan for the reorganization Of the COM
paW on lines satisfactory TO the security holders
represented by the committee will be made public
on or about Tuesday.
Ihe Protective Committee yesterday issued an
o,ner statement which said that the committee has
hau "epostsd with II bonds representing over sew
envy pahks throughout the United States. from
ma'ne 10 M'chigan. among them the following New
iorh oanAs' City Bank. Western National Bank.
'",'eu states Bank Merchants Bank. Park Bank.
and Bank Of New-York; the following Brooklyn
pahks' merchants and Traders Bank First Ma
tlonal BANK and Merchants Bank. and the follow
ing no',on banks: First National Bank. National
nese,e BANK Third National Bank. Bank of Re-
oemp'ioh' Bank of Republic Hide and Leather
.," pam; nauonal Bank Of North America Boston Ma
ers' Loan ana ne deposits also represent the Farm
nhods III ana trust Company. OF New-York; the
Company ana uir ssv;n Company. New-England Trust
'1''o"' !" the state Of Massachusetts,.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14

economy. and the new vessels are counted upon
to minimize expenses while their activity, range OF
action AMI general efficiency are greatly Increased
The chracter OF the service for which the gun
boats are particularly designed is such that they
may be exposed to musketry fire. and the housing
OF the Principal part OF the battery by an un-
broken deck besides adding materially to the sum
ness and strength OF the vessels gives suitable
protection to the gun crews in action. The neces-
sarily exposed position OF the bow and the stern
guns Is Justified only by their arc or fre ana
usefulness In a running action while for river
service, for which the gunboats are particularly
well htted. the disposition OF the gundeck battery
Is all that could be desired.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14

inches north Of One-hundred.and. .eisntyss'en'n'
The nye-story brick apartment-house Nos: 2, ana
50 East Eighty -sxth-st. Is reported sod 0y W. n
J. Clarence Davies has sold for william beentst
,r ~ Feet north Of One-hundred- -fftieth-st. 70
William Ebng on private terms also for James o, =.
hundred and east OF Franklin-aves
to Eugene Salvatore for about $2,2oo
CONvEYANCES AND MORTGAGES
The following table shows the number OF con-
veyances, mortgages and projected buildings foT
last week. and the same week In 1894
CoNYEYANCES
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14


outer bottom be ruptured.
TYPES AND DIMENSIONS
The six vessels will be OF two radically dinerent
types one type Will carry full sail power and Dc
propelled by IA single screw. The other type VII,
have steadying sail only and be propelled by twin
screws. actuated by two separate engines
The principal dimensions OF the vesseis OF the
single screw type Length on the load water
line les feet; extreme beam at the water line
So feet: normal draught 10 the bottom OF the Keel
i2 feet: diplacement. normal about 1000 tons. inii-
ca ted horsepower. about SO. estimated speed ~
knots per hour. r. .lc principal sensions OF the
twin screw type are Lcrgth IA feet: BEAM - fee.
draught l2 feet; dsp accment. co) tons: indicated
horsepower. 500. estimated speed. IL knots Pc
hour. The armament VIII be Identical In both types
Each vessel will carry six four-inch. four six
FOUNDERS and two FOUNDER guns. all or the
rapid fire character. The guns Will be disposed IN
this order: Four four-nch guns viii be mounted N
two batteries. port and starboari. on the gui
deck amdshps. The TWO other iOur-inch guns vi
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14

Frank E. Waldron, a bookkeeper for the Potter
Manufacturing Company. manufacturers OF car
digan Jackets, Of No. Is Worth-st was arrested IN
Buffalo on Friday on charge Of defalcation. Wal.
dron had left the city on Monday without telling
any one of his departure. An examination OF his
books showed that he had defaulted and forged
entries to the amount OF several hundred dollars.
He lived at No. SIS McDonough-st.. Brooklyn.
Detective Sergeant Holland has gone to Buffalo to
bring the prisoner back. 1t was published yester.
day that waldron had stolen from Kibbe. Chafee
Co drygoods dealers, but this was denied by the
nrm and they said that Wadron was employed ~
George w. Potter, who rented an once from them
but had no connection whatever with them
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
SIX NEW GUNBOATS.
NEW FEATURES AND DESIGNS ADOflED'
RMS FOR B1,I1pING THESE NEW VESSELS SOON
TO BE INvITED-SINGLE AND TWIN SChh"o
EMPLoYED-ECoNoMY OF FUEL ONE
OF THE oBJECTs-INDEPEN-
DENCE OF DOCKING
FACILITIES.

FACILITIES.
Washington, July 10 (SpeciaD.-The plans ana
specifications OF composite gunboats NOS lo 10 10
have been completed by the Bureau OF Constructor
and repair. Navy Department In the NaVai y
preparation act for the present fiscal year pr
vision made for the construction OF six hgnt-
draught composite gunboats. the individual con-
sructlve limit OF cost being $23O0O, exclusive OF
armament. Proposals to construct the vessels are
soon to be asked for by the Secretary OF the
Navy, and II ID expected that there VIII De livery
competition among the prominent shipouiiders Oh
the country to secure the contracts Bids are
to be invited under two heads. those based upon
the plans and specifications Of the Navy Depart
contractors. 1t has been decided that not more
than two OF the vessels are to be built by any
one company. A description OF the plans and
specifications OF the gunboats. prepared under IN
direction OF Chief Naval Constructor Philip Hicl J.
born. shows that the vessels Will be novel ar
useful additions 10 the country's feet.
The framing will be of steel up to and abo'
the water line. The upper edge OF the wood plar
will lap the top side plating about three fee
Planks OF Georgia pine Will be worked on q
frames, and secured thereto by composition Dol
in such manner as to prevent galvanic actio
The outside surface OF the plank will be coppere
No plating will be worked on the under water bod D.
OF the vessel. except keel-plates. strip OF pla
ing on each side OF the keel-plates under thr
boilers to form the lower portion OF water tani,
and narrow strips for the plates under the longi-
tudnal and bige keel The entire top sides Will be
plated as on steel vessels Throughout tho ma
chInery space an inner bottom OF plating Will bt
worked giving added strength to this part OF thu
vessel enabling bilges to be kept cean and af.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
ECONOMY OF THE COMPOSITE TYPE.

II is said at the Navy Department that the essen
tial reasons for the construction OF vessels OF tho
composite type are that they are largely inde-
pcndcnt Of docking facilities and economical In the
use OF fuel The cNfo!lation OF the copper causes
the barnacles. grass and other marine growth to
be reea sed lust As the vessel Is put In mo-
tlon. and the bottom Il made comparatively clean.
per hitting the boat 10 maintain her designed speed
with a minimum consumption OF coal. The dock
ing expenses. whether at home or abroad. ana the
cost OF fuel. are two mportan, questions OF naval
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
NEW srNcI.E-rREw GUNBoAr.

Incess will develop SIMILAR horsepower that Is, 500.
and produce 10 revelations a minute; Each boat
Will have two singic-rnded Scotch boilers. with
amesr Each boiler Will have diameter OF lois
feet and "A length OF loit feet with 80 square feet
M rrr to ~urfere and 80 feet OF heating surface
making a total eating surface OF $500 square feet
and a total crate surface OF ~ square feet. They
viii hav. =. cra, forced draught. induced, ~ two
blowers .of zach boat, applied directly to the ash
pit The D.. lcrs vii be placed side by side In tho
same com, rtment with a common fireroom
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
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this week, beginning rlonday:
+. Superior Writing Paper, linen
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and 5 packages Of envelopes, for
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?. Fashionable size. 100 visiting
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3. Canvas portfolio (cover suita-
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price rs cents. By mail. 90 cents.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
A CHANGE INTENDED.

Bearing these things In mind. II would seem from
reading Of these sections Of the Constitution that
The trainers thereof intended by section to limit
or modify the power OF appointment conferred by
section 3. and that the power Of appointment con-
ierred by section 3 IL to be exercised, subject to
The principles declared In section g.
IL. however. these considerations are not suIcient
70 render the meaning and intent OF the Constitu-
ing at the meaning OF It's trainers and of the peope
VINO adopted It. to which may resort and those
ere reading and considering the proceedings anu
uspates OF the convention which framed the instru-
msnt under consideration
The proceedings Of the Constitutional conventions
nave always been resorted to by the courts not as
sos to assist them In determining the true intent
Conventions
Inc proceedings Of the convention with ref
Sence to the adoption OF section are here re-
viewed at length to show that Mr.. Gilbert, who
"ad this question more particularly In charge,
a"d Elihu Root. in their remarks in favor OF
section 9, stated plainly that Its object. among
o'ner things. to bring the Public Works
ana Prison departments within the scope OF
Inc Civil Service law. Continuing. Justice Her.
rick says
sNowhere in the convention debates this sub
tTt,aao 90 l ind that any opposition was made 10
SSs Ss canals or Public Works Department, and the
he prisons OF the State. or any answer made 70
sSasr,ments sSsssrments Of Mr. Gilbert or Mr.. Root in favor
81 ths m might be subjected 20 the operations
me me Civil Service laws. The convention appointed
xSsinInt to prepare an address to the people
sttme tme SonsItuson. That address contained, among
''"Sr S things the following:
spls Of Civil Service reforms n that apponments and
's'uons are to be based upon merit. and ascer-
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
TYPES AND DIMENSIONS.

fordlng additional means OF safety should tho
outer bottom be ruptured.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
PAINTINGS WORTH PAYING TO SEE.

Number OF buildings. Am, .oo eoo, oSs
cost sooA'oo" ~'s''s~
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02
FAVORs LOCAL OPTION.
Mayor Strong of Ne,o York Talks on tn
ETcise L0tU.

Mayor Strong of Ne'o York Talks on the
ETcise LGtU.
NEW YORK. n. Y, Nov. 1. - Mayor
Strong, in the course of an address at the
Republican mass-meeting last night, thus
expressed himself:
II had a strong opinion about excise last
year, and what I have learned since has
only emphasized it. When we took hold
OF things we found very bad law, but we
have enforced that law. / am in favor of
a change of that law. [ would like to see
local option, and we must elect a Legisla-
ture that will give the people a chance to
vote on the subject.
my idea is that the saloons should open
on Sunday about o'clock and stay open
until 5. L am not very particular about
the exact hours. Then they ought to close
until II, when they should be closed till
Monday morning. That is the law / advo-
cate and the one l will endeavor to have
passed.
81 am in favor of laws that the people
will keep without the aid of the police :;
laws that nine-tenths of the people say are
right. If liberal Sunday law were passed
l think the saloon-keepers would OBJ
serve it.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02
Various Excuses for Delay That
Will Not Hold Much
Longer.
CUBANs ON THEIR METTLE
One Battle in Which They Defeated
the Enemy After Prolonged
Fighting.

BOSTON, MASS, Nov. IA dispatch to
a morning paper states: The campaign
against the patriots will be pushed at an
earlier date than was anticipated. General
Martinez Campos has taken a house in
Santa Clara, the ancient capital of the
province, any will direct the operations
from that point. 1t is quite time that
something was done if the Spanish army
is to retain and military standing what
ever. The various excuses for delay that
have been offered will no longer stand. AT
first it was the lack of adequate soldiers.
The %, 900 re-enforcements have arrived
and are distributed. 1t is true they make
little showing scattered about as they are
over the hunGreds of miles of territory of
the island, but they are here. The alleged
delay for the purpose of allowing the rains
to end is a poor reason, fer the season is an
unusually dry one.
The clamor of the conservatives for action
is becoming louder and louder. Ruin,
total ruin of trade and of the staple in
dustry of the island stares the business
element in the face.
From Spain the call for action comes
across the sea and reaches the ears of the
geaeral-in-chief in Cuba. 1t remains to be
seen if the promise of o vigorous cam
paign" is to be fulfilled. The air has been
filled with assertions of what is to take
place. The Spanish press in Cuba has pro-
claimed In the picturesque and adjective
abounding rhetoric of the Spanish
language the terrible nature of the war
that is to be conducted.
Another dispatch brings intelligence Of
a severe battle fought near San Fernando
in the Holguin district of Santiago.
The patriots were commanded by General
Antonio Maceo, while the Spanish troops
were commanded by General Exchague.
The patriots, numbering 5000 infantry and
800 cavalry, laid in wait for General Ex-
chague, who appeared at the head of 1900
infantry and 800 cavalry. The Spanish
troops had one field cannon. They made
desperate resistance, which lasted seven
hours. The charges of the cavalry upon
the Spanish squares were not as effective
as in smaller conflicts previously reported.
The Spanish cavalry held these attack
ing parties at bay and it seems as though
the Spanish artillery was more deadly
than formerly. They were unable to
stand the musketry of the insurgents
and were obliged to retreat to Santiago de
Cuba, losing $50 men. The Cuban loss
was nearly as large.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02
TO BENEFIT TRADESMEN,
One Blessing Connected With
the Marlborough-Vand
bilt Wedding.
At Least Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars to Be Expended in the
Preparations.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. lin order
to make the service in the Marlborough
Vanderbilt wedding English in character
more singing will be introduced than was
first intended
Miss Vanderbilt will present diamond
pins to the bridesmaids, and the brides
maids dinner will be given at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Brockholst-C Cutting, whose
son is the favorite usher in New York So
ciety.
Some idea of the profusion of floral dec
Grafton may be gathered when it is said
that the chrysanthemums if piled up would
equal in bulk an ordinary haystack. The
roses, placed end to end, would reach from
the Battery to Twenty-third street. There
will be 10000 sprays of lilies OF the valley
used. More than 2000 orchids in bloom
will be on view. The value of these plants
alone will exceed $125, 900.
Here is an estimate made of the proba-
Bile cost of the wedding by one IN a posi-
ton to know: Trousseau $4,000, music
$500, fee to Bishop Littlejohn $250O, cater
ing $4,000, flowers $4,000. Organist War
rem will probably get $500. The presents
received in this country will probably be
worth 100000. Those sent to Blenheim
Castle direct will probably raise the value
to half million dollars. 1t is fair to say
that no fewer than 500 women will order
new dresses for the wedding and that
these will cost on an average 5000 each, so
that these expenses alone represent $780,
600. Then there are many other things
which cannot be estimated-carrlage-h
caterers bills, flowers, etc.-for those who
entertain in connection with the wedding.
Take it all in all, the expenses growing
directly out Of this wedding will not fall
short of 100000, and nearly all of it will
20 to New York tradesmen.