New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTE,
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF CHIEF q
GINEER MELVILLE

IsLAND-CAsES OF THE SUGAR WlTNEsSES-
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL coMMTrEE
TO MEET EARLY IN JANUARY.
v.sbineton Nov 9-Tn his annual report 70 H.
rotary Herbert Commodore George W. Melvin.
Eneineer-in-Chief OF the United states Navy IA
Chief OF the Bureau OF Steam Engineering. Point,
an, tho necessity for establishing machinery repa,
stations for war vessels at several OF the Nav,
wards As the fine stone drydock at the Bos,o,
ward is now in order and viii be used more tia.
formerly he recommends that this yard be again
made a repair station. He indorses the recon
rrendations of a board composed Of Captains Pot
ter F'arauhar and Whitehead and CIV. EEsinssr
Endicott and Peary. for making the League ka,.
ward near Philadelphia, naval station second q
none I'm the world The advantages ana sDrrous.
pgs he savs. are too well known to need r.p..,
ton. and there is every reason why this snouh b
the principal naval station for building. repsirr,
ana LAYING I'D modern ships. Norfolk yard
said is well adapted for building and repair "a,
ton and he thinks that an engine construcio,
plant should be erected In conjunction VIA he
new naval drydock at Port Royal ;. {. n.
machine shop at the Newport naval statioa h.
saws is too sr ali, and should be augmentd On
account OF the strategic position OF the Key Vest
naval station Commodore Melville hopes f1 n.
establishment there OF a suitable engineering nas,
which could be used by the commercial inarse ia
an emergency In making recommendationa
tho use of water-tube boilers, Cnef MeiTs rays
,ha, no annreciates the necessity OF proceefirs v,
caution and yet keeping abreast OF pr'resry.
builders No single type OF water-tube oNS Aas
vet appeared which be regarded As an alto
pether satisfactory substitute for tho scotch or
,,,,dr,cal nre-tube PATTERN and for this reas,
tho Chief has not recommended their Use In The
larger and more important vessels hehevns 4
better for tn, present at least. 10 CONNIE mem 70
torpedo boats. gunboats and the sma.er cruisers
"conservative as this Bureau may - REGARDED
,,non this subject" Commodore Melville says, Il
has been in advance Of every marine engineering
establishment. in America. for while private firms
rfueed 70 guarantee a water-tube boiler for naval
nurposes the Bureau insisted upon their instala.
lion as a part OF the power in the coast-deience
monitor Monterey" The engine % Tic cruiser Al.
lanta is Of an obsolete type. ana The Ch!ei recon-.
mends that machinery OF o'fw lower 70
onerate twin screws with which the Atlanta can Be
lifted should be constructed at the Ne"-forK Nayy
Ward AT A cost Of 10000 The boilers 81 ~" bos'
,on sister ship can probably be made 70 last one
more cruise and then the same changes u ny.
and machinery he says. should be made n ner. he
snggests that one Of the gunboats now building al
Newport News would be an admiraD'e ve-ssi io1
rho Recruitment is called to the fact that the nun
Der of naval cadets In the engineer iiyison 81
ceins 80 SUNNY the vacancies In the Engines|
corps and he says that # some means Tor ,nsr.
ing the division cannot be FOUND, recourse must Fl
had TO the technical schools and colIcges.
he indica lions that the cases OF tn' icS%@
c,trant witnesses Eiverton r. Chapman and Oh
ORG before tho Senate committee which investisas
the Sugar Trust will be brought directly before ts
sunreme Court In the District Court this mon
ing the Chapman Mccartney case was cohuh9e
until December l6 on the ground that the engage
ments of counsel both for the Government ana In
defence rendered {. impossible for them to give o.
tention TO the matter before that date IN u
mean time 1t is understood. the Supreme Cor
will be asked TO issue writ against the d strx
Court prohibiting its consideration u the cases q
the Constitutional questions involved 10 the sttr
ton of the Supreme Cour, in direct ana eIf
ditOus manner.
Minister Kurino OF Japan. has Translated and ~
TO Secretary Morton article published IN onsf
Of the Japanese papers on the subject Of Ar
Day. The article is long. and the translation "
accompanied by the original. which Mr. Morton
filed as a curiosity. The translation shows taatn
subject has been treated in most careful I'd
painstakng way. and Secretary Morton says uAt
he has never seen in any English or Ameria,
| ing. The author points out the necessty 81 ioT
sorests NJ japan and ndorses the idea exempsa
in Arbor Day. The paper favors either teorur
ibro me or April g. the day Of MS death as the
| dates II the fall is selected November y
| birthday anniversary of the present Empern
/ suggested
Chairman Harrity. of the Democratic Natic,a
! Committee who is in Washington. says that "a
committee will probably be ca lei together In this
| city early in January TO decide on the me ani
place for the meeting of the next National Con-
! venton The time Mr.. Harrity thinks. VIII Be 10
advance Of the Republican Convention As Ie
place he had no preference 70 express. 10 "
present time San Franc.sco Denver, Cnicago ss
| Louis and Buffalo have made efforts 10 secure Tx
convention.
The regulations governing the Army and navy
necessarily differ but naval officers have found one
point on which they think they should be the SANE
This is regarding the funeral expenses OF Officers
who die in the service. The regulations soVeFhns
! the Army allow So for this purpose while thoss
OF the Navy only make an allowance lof Vhi0s.ss
! who die abroad This allowance amounts 10 ~.
months sea pay and ~ FUNERAL expenses eAcrri 'ns
amount, the sum Is taken from any luNltS uue "
tives II an officer dies In the United Stat's' ny
allowance is made. As there seems 20 ne no ~ ~
! authorizing the regular allowance maze ~ ~
Army naval officers think there IS UNJUST IlS.. ~
ination somewhere. 1t Is probable that tne a''s1
! ton OF Congress will be called 10 the matter
The President has appointed Arthur X De'iney
! of Alaska United States Judge for the Dsif CT
! Alaska and Crosby S. Noyes a trustee OF the ne
/ form School of the District OF Columbia 10 SUI
coed himself.
! JEFFERSON AVID HIS CNIVERNIf
! From The Boston Herald
JeNerson's own homestead. Monticello, Ian
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