New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-27
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
a NEW FEATURE IN BATTLE-SHIP CON-
sTRUCTION ADOPTED.

,IAsKA-sENAToR MORGAN ON THE MICA
RAcuA cANAI,-A DENIAL FROM MEXICO
washington Nov "A feature In battle-shp
nors,-uc,ion was authorized to-day by Secretary
herbert in his approval of report submitted by
~. s,ecal board of officers Of which Admir-
Iohn G. Walker is president, convened to consider
nsns for the Kearsaree and the other bate ship
tor which provision was made by the last Congress
The matter which the Secretary passed relat ties
"a the position Of the rams these vessels here
tofore the Navy Department has favored the plan
~ nlaelng the point of the ram FIVE feet SIX inches
below the water-ilne. which. previously stated in
ss ssS a@d the French Sea the
the ram the water-line and the British having It
eleven feet below embodied IN the United States
h.,tle-ship Texas which was construc.ed on Eng
Hsh plans Recently. with reference to the two new
Brooklyn Navy Yard. made the suggestion that
the rAm points should be lowered from The present
opposition in the Board OF Bureau Chiefs or Board
Of Construction and Secretary Herbert referred the
matter TO the Special Board The recommendation
Of this Board that the point be placed nine feet
below the water-line, was approved by the Secre-
tAry.
The Government is p.llng up information the
Alaskan question. Joseph H. Murray. United States
agent in Alaska. in charge Of the salmon fisheries
has arrived here in response to summons osten-
,iely to confer with Secretary Carlisle as 10 neces
salmon fisheries from marauders. Mr.. Murray viii
sN spSmt his repor, for the year sS.
on his way here TO confer with the authorities and
maze ms annual report as 20 the s sea- hon tS
Islands
Owing TO his absence from the city Senator
Morgan has had no opportunity of seeing any
Of the abstracts OF the Nicaragua Canal Com
missions report, published recently. That the
Commission should find It necessary to Increase the
estimated cost of digging the canal does not APP
pear to surprise the Senator, but the report does
"ShOuld the
Nicaragua Canal cos; the people OF this country
.S0c.@ccco." said the Senator to-day, cit would be
money well laid out. anc even upon basis OF
such an expenditure the investment would bring
tolls and the fostering OF commerce the
high seas / am not prepared to agree tina, the
named but even II it should be found to be
tue. still am in favor OF the aid Of the Govern
ment for this great work. The original survey
was made for private COMPANY the figures were
engineers Of the day' and respons ibie Contractors
today stand ready to take the contrae; at the
should at all hazards be constructed under The
protecting wing OF the United States Government
and its cost should be a secondary consideration"
Jacob S. Coxey. ex-leader Of the Army of the
Commonweal. who announced himself can
diiate the Populis; ticket for Governor OF Ohio
a; the late election. bu; did to be "in
t." according 70 the face OF the returns. reached
Washington this morning. Next week he purposes
- star; South on a campaign in behalf OF his
The Preslden; has designated the revenue cut
tors Levi Woodbury., A. j. Dallas, Samuel Dexter.
Alexander Hamilton, ". II. Crawford and schuy
lor Colfax to perform special winter cruising on,
the dangerous coasts Of the United States. This
action taken in conformity with section
of the revised statutes providing that "the Presi-
@t it, Cause sHe any i suitable number of public YES
sells adapted TO the purpose 10 cruise upon the
coast in the season OF severe weather, and 10 az
ford such aid 10 distressed nav'gators as their cir
cumstances may require, and. such public vessels
shall go TO sea fully prepared render such
sstance
Senior Romero the Mexican Minister here has re-
ceived a communication from his Government, deny
ing statements that Santorf Robinson and J. NJ.
Pino. who recently arrived in San Francisco from
Central America, were ni-treated by the Mexican
authorities in having been arrested without
at Acapulco, fined so each and forced to sign
paper saying they satisfied with their treat
ment The communication received by Sehor ROM
ero says that Robinson and Pinol were passengers
on ea DSare dn sepmb p As the San Juan had
come from ports declared to be INFECTED, ROBINSON
Ing to Senior Romeros advices. they disregarded
the warning Of the Mexican 3r yo a b
Mexican laws. and subsequently, set at liberty or
the 10 Of @ shepe Se in this
case and easy to find who is responsible Tor what
happened
At the request of Assistant Secretary Ham.in.
Supervising Architect Aiken will shortly visit Bos-
ton, with a view recommending new building
for appraisers stores IN that city He VIII inspect
any buildings offered. to ascertain whethe: any one
OF them IS suitable for the purpose. 1t VIII re-
mendation ne may make into effect
Rear-Admiral Kirkland. recently detached from
the command Of the European Naval Station. has
reported his arrival in New-York TO Secretary Her
bert. He requests shore duty.
Auditor Baldwin and Logan Carlisle. who in
vestigatrg tie recent destruction OF Treasury rec
ords By a colored laborer. intmated that others OF
more consequence than the laborer are implicated in
the affair