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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
THE NAVY PERSONNEL BILL.
STRONG OPPOSITION BY THE STAFF TO THE PRO
POSED CHANGEs-Is 1T a SCHEME
OF THE LINE?


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Although the Washington dispatches convey
the impression that tie Navy Personnel bill as Il
came from the joint commission of Congress ~ one
that has little or no opposition the iact Is that
1t Is strongly opposed by the stan corps espe-
cially by the medical and engineer orancnes III y
a great surprise that It not only provides for re
serve list who to be employed on shore "u'S
and additional expense for maintenance OF
the Navy OF s3500)O year. but II provides for I''
more people take their places on the active ilsI
Now, II would naturally appear to thinking Peop'e
that II these officers who going TO be put on
the reserve list capable of doing tire shore duly
now performed by themselves and other nava OH
GERS II would be unnecessary to get l5O additonal
ones merely to swell the expenses OF the Govern
ment. The whole scheme Is such an audaclous one
that the wonder is that any committee cou!d De
carried away by the specious arguments advanced
In support OF IT, The idea Of increasing the num-
Der OF commanding officers In order that connanu-
ers may have more experience IN commanu u o one
which would hardly % credit 10 any boy IN the
preparatory schools; 1t is simply question OF 1vis
ion to that IL increase the nunlDer or OH
GERS In any grade and DO not increase the numoer
OF ships In commission the average time al sea ~
going to be less than II there were fewer oihcers
in the grade -
Then the idea OF having 100 commanding officers
and on!y 60 chief engineers Why this difference OF
100? Did you ever hear Of transatlantic or any
a chief engineer? The whole thing seems to me
~ be a well-concocted scheme on the part or tns
Hh' 10 take portion OF the stan AT ..i'e ii.t
annihllate them or az least to so humllate them
a. 20 make their positions almost undesirable FOR
several years they have been trying to get rld OF
the marines. now they arc throwing sop to them
in the shape OF a brgadier-genera and another
colonel. The only staff officers included In the pay
scheme are tine surgeons. the paymasters and the
engineers ] suppose they think that they the lcle)
can down these three corps this time. ana that
they can wrestle with the others afterward.
Just what chance the bill has OF getting tnlonSh
no ono tell at this time The line is at le.s I
hopeful and they certainly have a great deai OF
substantial backing now. II there were not 50
many members in this Congress who viii not return,
and who cons .quently do not much one way or
the other / would say that 1t has not ghost OF A
chance. As il Is, you can't tell. have Just seen
copy of the bill srhe percentage OF officers In the
three corps above the rank OF lieutenant Is as fol-
lows Medical. 1876: pay 52.S; engineer Blob while
that of the line Is 372 n l..
Washington. Jan. H. 1895
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CROVDS or SKA TIERS OUT

Skaters OH the lakes In Central Park yesterday
were restricted to the pond at Fifty ninth-sf ana
Harlem Mere These two places were throngeu
with youthful enthusiasts all day and far INTO ,he
night. The snow had not been cleared OH the ice
the large lake. and there was much gr"mD"ns
In consequence: in fact the grumbling became 81
loud that the Park officials at last took acton anu
late In the afternoon gang OF men was pun 10 Wo,
clearing off the snow, and the large lake VIII pe
ready for skaters to-day ,o y,
The lakes In Van Cort,andt PARK were cro gvy
ali day, and the ice was In excellent condtion IneIe
was also good skating the lakes IN frospect
Park. Brooklyn. and In spite of the strike on me
surface roads tremendous crowds we're present 10
the afternoon and last night.
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New York. January II. 1895.
AGAINST THE USE OF THE LASf

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Will you allow me a few lines In The TriD-
une to express my surprise at the support re-
ported in your Thursdays issue) which e. L.
Gerry tried to give to "A resolution resolutions.
to be offered to the Legislature in favor OF law
To the lash for certain crimes. thus turning
the progress OF civilization and Christianity OF our
fair land backward through barbarism' nave
much satisfaction with all efforts for the pre-
yention OF cruelty to children. But wheh MT
Gerry says the perpetrators of certain crimes can
not be further degraded he forgets the degrada-
tion that Is brought upon those VINO administer
this punishment. and the cruelty IL VIII be TO the
children that grow up under such an example
from those they look up to as their spsciai pro-
tectors These brutal crimes are committed In
anger and In absence OF reason ana snouiu pe
shirt looking to their Improvement ana the ad-
vancement OF civilization rather than returning
~ 49, JOHN HEESE.
Great Neck, l.. l., Jan. Il. 1879.
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Great Neck. l.. l.. Jan. H. 1895.
THE POLICE COULD HELP MUCH.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos of the article in your paper OF to-
day. on THE Only Way to Keep the Streets
Clean" on looking out Of my window one morn
Ing az soon as | had risen. noticed that the
street was clean as 1t was possible for a street
to be, when OF the men with his cart came
along and took up a barrel TO empty It's contents
into his cart In that barrel hundreds OF
pink papers, about six inches square-probably
bills-which were blown by the wind, so that the
street for a block and half was literally covered
and the clean appearance gone What should be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20

treasurer" indicating that the Office Of treasurer
was at present vacant with the next line IN the
list of officers: Nelson Wheatcroft, acting libra
rian."
2. The duties OF treasurer Of the society are at
present discharged by Mr.. Albert r. Frey, CO.
founder. trustee and present recording secretary
of the .New-York Shakespeare Society.
3. Messrs. Price, Nevins, Reynolds and F'leming
not members OF the New-York Shakespeare
Society, as | have already stated In your columns
APPLETON MORGAN.
President of the New-York Shakespeare Society.
New-York, jan IL, 1895.
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Ior private trolley cars. which they will be able to
MAINTAIN at much less expense than they incur in
asseping private teams and in which they will be
ape TO make much longer trips. At the present
rate of trolley introduction the man with an ele-
ean.y htted private trolley car whlzz over the
country, right through the big cities as well as the
suburban towns. with long stretches Of country in
between the centres of population in which to enjoy
tne contrast. all the way from New-York to Chica-
60 and that. too. within period Of less than two
years Believe me, the private trolley is a thing
of the futur,.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
RAILWAY NEWS FROM THE WEST

Chicago Jan. l9-The general railroad meeting
to-day decided to adopt the one-way. round-irp
ticket proposition California points. No progress
was made In the Union Pacific matter
quarterly dividend Of s. "A share was declared
to-day PAYABLE February l.. to stockhod"rs 81
record. February l. l.5, IN The Pullman Palace
car Company. The transfer books close February
l. and reopen February u.
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remained In the street till the next day. nav
never been in Paris, but | have been told tnat X
Won throw paper the street a policeman I'M
ynediatey touches you on the shoulder and re-
minds you that it is best for you to pick up that
niece Of paper Certainly such a course would
ppid very much in keeping our streets clean. NJ
New York Jan. To- 1895.
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CHANGE II pIr-rsBrRG AND LAKE Ell

PI,tsburg. Jan. l9-Ex-Judge j. II. Reed. ~ the
United States District Court al present director
and acting president OF the Plttshurg and Lake
Erie Railroad. stated to-day that General j. ".
Caldwell. who succeeded Mr.. Newell NJ presd'h'
OF the Lake Shore and Michigan southern Rail
vnv COMPANY would also succeed Mr.. newell ~
president OF the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway
M the election To- De held I'm Pittsburg on January
- Mr. Reed said that under the manhg.in'h M
OF Mr. Caldwell. no change Of policy would De
made other than FOR the beat interests - All
,urfie
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THE LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: ! received through Mr.. II. II. Ferry. from
DR.. u. II. Greer. on January II. So toward the
Free Circulating Library for the Blind" and
would like to acknowledge II, with thanks.
through The Tribune.
CLARA A. WILLIAMS.
No ia West Eghty-sIxth-st.. ~ ". Jan. 49,
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SALE OF OREGON PACIFIC CONFIRMED.

Corvallis. Ore. Jan. l9.-Judge Fullerton ms
afternoon confirmed the sale TO Messrs. Bonner
and Hammond Of the Oregon Pacinc Railroad. Tor
10000 There Is some talk OF an appeal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
FUTURE FOR PRIVATE TROLLEY Cars

From The Philadelphia Record.
1T Is only a matter OF very short time said
9 member OF a well-known car-bulding firm yester-
day. when wealthy people will be placing orders
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Institute for administration Of the ANIMAL
EXTRACTS i27 West 34h-st Diseases OF the Nervous
System. Heart ETC.. treated. Open daily. v sunday
ob
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THE SHAKESPEARE sOCTETY's OFFICERS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Trusting that this note may conclude me
finally from the bore OF writing letters to meet the
various forms OF statement in which the now
famous four ex-members Of the New-York Shake
spcare Society air their celebrated grievances.
beg to state:
l. That Mr.. Nelson Wheatcroft Is the acting
librarian OF the society The error occurred by
the printer running in the line "-.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-23

SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. y. The
government dock at Port Orchard will
be completed this week. 1t is expect
ed that the great gate will be placed
in position on Thursday, and this will
be the last work done on the dock.
Dredging for the channel leading for
the sound to the entrance of the dry
dock is well under way, though this
is not part of the original contract.
Messrs. Byron, Barlow q Co. are the
builders.
1t is probable that the officers of the
flagship Philadelphia and Rear Ad-
miral r. a. Beardslee of the Pacific
squadron will, according to dispatch
received by General Metcalf this
morning, arrive on Friday, and will
participate in the exercises cOnse-
quent upon the completion of the dry
dock. The Philadelphia reached
Everett today.
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OF INTEREST TO MANAGERS
OF PLANTATIONS.

A Model Plant is not complete withSsEt
Electric Power, thus dispensing wien
small engines.
WHY not generate your power fnOm sssE
CENTRAL Station? One generator can
furnish power to your Pumps, CeRtTt-
fugals, Elevators, PlowS, Railways and
HOSTS; also furnish light and power f0q
a radius of from IS to 20 miles.
Electric Power being used saves tSs
labor of hauling coal in your field, aISa
water, and does away with high-price&
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available it costs
nothing to generate Electric Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY
is now ready to furnish Electric Plants
and Generators of all descriptions at shoSt
notice, and also has on hand a largo
stock of Wire, Chandeliers and all Elec-
trical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt atteR-
ton, and estimates furnished for, Lighting
and Power Plants; also attention is given
to House and Marine Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN,, Manager.
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DIAMOND HEAD, Nov. -, ~ PM
Weather, clear; wind, light n.
The L. s. S. Bennington is still
coaling.
The Re Au Hou and Waialeale
are expected to arrive today.
The City of Adelaide has hauled
away from the Nuuanu street
wharf and is out a little distance
in the stream. Repairs are still
going on.
The w. G.. Hall arrived shortly
after 3 p. m. yesterday with freight
and passengers. Her No. l sugar
will 90 into the w. H Dimond and
S. G. Allen.
The Kaala discharged POI bags
of No. 2 Waialua sugar into the
Oceanic warehouse and the remain
ing 697 No. l sugar into the s. G.
Allen yesterday.
The Kaala arrived from Oahu
ports yesterday morning with a
cargo of sugar, paddy and rice.
Rainy weather was experienced on
the other side of the island.
The schooner Mile Morris ar
rived from Oahu ports yesterday
with 325 bags of rice consigned to
Hyman Bros, from Kahaluu. She
discharged at the Oceanic wharf.
The W. G.. Hall will go on the
marine railway after discharging
her sugar today. Her bottom will
be cleaned. She will be one day
late in getting away, leaving We'd
nesday morning.
The young Englishman who de-
serted the II. Hackfeld and was
taken back aboard ship a few days
ago, says the reason he pulled out
was because all the rest Of the men
aboard happened to be Germans,
who were in the habit OF calling
him a 'blarsted Britisher." He
objects to being made fun Of. The
other day he was trying to find out
from two of the crew OF the Ben
nington If he could not Join their
ranks without naturalization pa
pers making him a citizen of the
United States.
One of the strongest evidences Of
the rapid and radical advance made
in economical propulsion and great
er cargo carrying capacity of
steamers lying up in Gareloch, on
the Clyde. Among the largest and
most modern steamers lying idle in
the Gareloch are the Alaska and
Arizona, of the Union fleet; steam
ers Manitoban, HISTORIAN, Prus-
sian. Caspian and State of Ala
bama. of the Allan and State Line;
the Circassia, Caledonia, Devonia
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International Naval Exhibition.

There Is to be held at .kiel from
May % to Sept. 80, 1896, an Inter
national Naval Exhibition. The
exhibition is to comprise all pro-
ducts in any way connected with
the navy or shipping in general, as
well on the sea a on rivers or
canals. 1t Is also to give a com
plete historical review of the devel-
opment and progress made in ship
building and all its kindred indus
tries. The waters OF the harbor OF
Kiel offer excellent opportunity
for showing steam or electric
launches, sailing yachts, row boats,
etc. All inquiries for information
should be addressed to The Com
mittee OF the Exhibition, 1896 at
Kiel. N. Y. Maritime Journal.
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Barometer corrected for temperature and ele-
vatiOn, but not for latitude.
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Indurine
A Cold Water Paint Especially
Designed for Inside Work on
Factories and Public
Buildings,

1t Is a dry powder which can be pre-
pared for use BY simply stirring in COLD
WATER. and can be applied BY any one
and will always produce good work.
1t is VERY WHITE, extremely reflec.
tive ana hardenS on a wall like stone and
will take any tint.
1t will last for years and Is unaffected
by gases.
One coat covers better than two coats of
oil paint or whitewaSh.
1t can be used on any surface and for
ali classes of work, even for the finest
decorating.
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First quarter Of the moon on the 25d, At sh
Aim Pm.
Time whistle blows az II hr. min. sec.
(mfdnisht Greenwich mean tine, which Is I hr.
2s min 81 sec. p. IN. OF Honolulu mean time
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PUNAHoU WEATHER REPORT.
Nov. %, 9 P.M.-Temperature, 66 :;
dew point, go; barometer, 30.05,
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PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.

From Hawaii and Maui, per stmr w G
Hall, Nov pc NJ Walton. DR. V J Capron
and wife, Rev II Davis, V a Vettlesen, c
Meinecke, G. Maxwell and wife. ID II i
Lindley, II Schultz. w II CroZier, Miss
Jesse De Lion. Miss d Heapy, Mrs Osmer
Abbott, Miss kahaI. Miss Lucy kaukau, ID
5 Scott, l. Chong, Quong Ling, T Shiba-
yama and 6S on deck.
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GOLD NATER KALG)N'NE

Adapted for Dwellings, Offices and Public
Dwellings, or any other place where
KALSOMINE is used. 1t will not rub,
discolor or scale off.
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and the Inflated Utopia, of the
Anchor Line. as we'll "a the Loadan.
Arecune, City OF Richmond, Dun
bar Castle, Dodona, Flos, etc.
variously owned.-Exchange.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
VESSELS IL PORT.
NAVAL.
Bennington, Pigman, Hllo.


CThis list does not include cOssters-j
" II DimOnd Nilsson. san Francisco.
BIZ CITY OF Adelaide, Williamson, NewCs lie
Bark Don AdOlfO. Larsen. Newcastle.
Bark > g Allen. Thompson, San Francisco
Ger bark II Hackfeid. WOlters, New YORK.
Schr Robert Levers, Goodman, Hllo.
Bk COlOma, Moves, Portland.
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IMPORTS.

Per w G Hall-4290 bags sugar, $50 bags
coffee, 21 head cattle and l horse.
Per Kaala-S9s bags sugar, OIL bags
paddy, 80 bags rice, IL pkgs sundries.
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Indurine.
This Is for Outside Work,

Such as Fences, Outbuildings and Labor
ers' Quarters. 1t is thick paste to be
diluted with cold water; stands rain and
exposure, as we'll as oil paint, and costs
but fraction as much.
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ARRIVALS.

FRIDAY, Nov %.
Stmr W 6 Hall, Simerson, from Maui
and Hawaii.
stmr KaaIa, Thompson, from circuit OF
Oahu.
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DEPARTURES.

FRIDAY. Nov %.
Stmr Iwalani, Smythe, for Makaweli and
Hanamaulu.
ports.
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goKEIGN NAIL sERV ZOE.
III
0Anstst@-.E-fsa

Steamships will leave for and arrive
from San Francisco, Vancouver and
Sydney on the following dates, till the
close Of 1895.
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DIAMOND HEAD, Nov. %, 10 PM.
Weather, clear; wind, light n.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07
LAYING TRAwL LINES.

Sometimes a Mile in Length, Stretched
 Along on the Bottom.
 Trawl lines, says the New York Sun, are laid along the bottom and kept in position by an anchor at each end. They are usually set for codfish or had dock. They may be from $50 to 500 feet long. Hooks on very short pieces of line, so that they remain close to the bottom, are placed six feet apart along the trawl line. On each of these short lines, to keep the hook afloat, there is a cork, which is held in place by knot in the line above and below. At each end line runs up to the surface of the water, where a buoy is attached to it. By means of these buoys the fisherman is enabled to identify and locate his trawl lines when he goes to take them up
 In picking up trawl lines two men start at one end in dory. When they have pulled up one anchor and have got one end of the line one man pulls the dory along over it, while the other picks the line up and takes off the fish. Then the line is reset or taken back to the fishing vessel.
 Sometimes trawl lines are joined to- gether end to end, making practically
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07
High Aerial Navigation.

Beyond 29,0O0 feet above sea level, the height reached by Glaisher in 1sea, man has never been able to navigate the air. Various problems concerning the regions farther away (highcr up)- such as temperature, pressure, moisture and composition of the air-have been leading subjects of discussion among the physicists for years. In 1893, NJ. Hermite adopted the plan of sending up balloons fitted out with self-regis- tering instruments. These balloons have been brought up to what IS con- sidered perfection. They are very light, the average capacity being only 15O cubic feet of gas. With these sys- tematic exploration of the upper re- gions of the air is being made. and it is said that some of them have attained a height of 38.000 feet
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

hospital and medical school of Viceroy Lii, the Roman Catholic cathedral, the railroad headquarters, and the newly erected Astor house, to which every New Yorker turns his steps as if by in- stinct. Beyond the limits of the for eign domain of concession" are the two arsenals, a naval and military training school and the depot for the railroad. Reyond all in the one direc- ton lies the native city with the vice. roy's yamen, and in another the low land stretching along the river to Taku and the sea, and for four or five months of each year flooded by the waters which roll from north and west into the one river to the sea.
 For a long time Tientsin has been about as much of political Mecca as Peking, owing to the predominating in- fiuence of the one personality, Lii Hung Chang. What could not be secured from the foreign office in Picking with its ten or more members, saturated with primeval traditions, has been ac- complishcd with this one man of cour- age, determination and grit, the most modern man in China.
 In the defense both of Tientsin and Pelling the forts ct Taku came first in time. Away back in 1858 forts had been erected to defend their approach from the sea, and from that time to this they have never been neglected, but rather improved, so far as China ever improved anything once established. Few places could be regarded as easier of defense; only small vessels can pass over the bar, where the water at low tide is only some three or four feet in depth. On either side along the shore, it
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

one by one, and with his influence col- lapsed the position of the foreigner has collapsed, too
 What the end of it all will be, how peace shall come again to China, what power, resources, revenues will be left her, how European ideas are to work out her civilization, is yet mystery, aud one on which no light shines. But the American population looks hope fully yet for a new era.
 GILBERT REID.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

now centered their attention upon the Gefenses of Peking-the fort of TalSu.
 As the enemy hears the capital of China, Tieutsin rises into un- wonted prominence, as the gate to the capital. Taku and Tientsin arc linked together, and upon them hang many of the political and military questions of the war. Away back in October it was rumored that the Japanese had landed not far from Talsu, would soon capture it's forts, and then march on PekinR. At once Sir Robert Hart, chief of the imperial maritime customs, transferred all the married foreigners connected with his services to the open ports The British