New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13

PROGRESS WITH THE NEW SHIPS
r,t CASE or COMMANDER sPERRY AND NAVAL
CONSTRUCTOR BowLEs-ARMoR PLAThS
FOR THE KEARsARoE AND KEN
rucKY-TEsTs OF THE COLT


nv the Columbia Iron Works. OF Baltimore ina.
vessel has been under contract for about year "'
Is only per cent completed This Is p pa
had showing and Is the source OF muc" a",o' ~.
70 the inventor Mr. Holland. and his assoc'a'e'' WV
have exneoted that the boat would be IN coih""S
.,or nv this time Difficulty has been experience"
on the part Of the builders. II is said. IN op'a's
~ r.cr,,a rv shaped material required Tor the YES
50, In addition to this boat the reports rece.e o"
the Navy Department relate TO the co'''''o'' -
tuentv-four vessels OF various types frosie'0 "
these IL gratifying 80, - .
The Massachusetts Is reported TO De sSs pei W..
com,leted This means that she needs only ie"
ar,,ng touches TO make her ready for sea service
She IL in commission, and these touches are oe'"s
nushed as RAPIDLY as possible. consistently "''' e.
work The armored cruiser Brooklyn IL % pei -, =,
COMPLETED From now on the work o'' "e' a..
hurried somewhat. and she will likely oe reaoy io
her acceptance trial at in September Inc low"
has passed the 6s per cent marx. he' a'N. TO-.
delivered with reasonable rapidly. oec'e'a
hort homes that she will have her builders tr'a' ""
fore his term Of office expires. BON VI '.'' nv
ba ttle-ships the Kearsarge and 'he hen'"e"'
reported to he Is per cent completed AZ.
the keel OF each vessel has been begun INC 80
ton OF the Oregon is s9.5 per cent comp'e'eu on"
20 On IN mmission tomorrow. Perhaps TWO WEEKS
.,.e,.r che uiu h. in all respects ready Tor sea.
rha Puritan lacks only per cent Of reachns the i
nor cent mark 1t is thought at the Navy Depart
ment that she be mustered INTO eavs On her
three months Pr9yssd no The sunSoas
Vile Whining and Helena have eh ma sre IN the
the tase Of 9bs 81 per- Of rapid s and
the outlook is favorable for Their reeniness M S"s
ce in s y aye or Sad to BE- IS
Gunboat No. - is M per cent boat:
= ana % and are AZ per cent completed Nothing
Official is known to the condition OF by the
INosrof COMPANY Torpedo-b boat No Is sis per
cent completed. Steam Tug NO. - ." '
completed
somsth,n9 like a whirlwind OF comment In naval
circles has been caused by Secretary Herper's ae
csio1 in Che controversy between Con'na"u.'
cnerrv and Naval Constructor Bowles over inc
ordrance work on the Puritan, now being COM
r,a,od a, the New-York Navy Yard. the secretary
has given out his views in the case IN the io'
OF a memora ndum which states the cmei ps "
,he controversy and announces the oHlciai cohou
son He plain and vigorous la's""se ~ 49,
memorandum. and haus certain officers over '"e
Goals narticular.y Commander Sperry. in severe
language He says that in the H psnd
lie duties naval officers SHOULD ,So sreates, and
best interests OF the Navy should result, BUT r,t ne
adds in , tns and jealousy which brought about
rous official differences. long DELAYS u to ,hs
nava1 ye'se: This is one OF the secretarys re-
MARKS ,.,o.h,. chat through wfuness and
obstlnacy officers Of the Navy whose S,arreIs
cali for corporation sh9u'd BY a ,nd thus scan
dsse the service. Such, conduct the Department
deems gravely reprehens2aff Commander sperry he
,ra nsferred from the Ordnance Department OF me
Bowies is not disturbed
A, a meeting Of the Board OF Construction held
Yesterday complaints were received from the armor
manufacturers that the plates for the new warshps
Kcarsaree and Kentucky so large that they can
not make perfect material with the ingots available
unless they are constructed OF about ten IONS less
weight 1t is desired to make the plates sixteen zen
bsavv frames OF the ships The matter is under con-
sderation and II is probable that report VII ne
made 10 TIE Secretary OF the Navy IN iaV'r 81 sue"
allowance
In consideration Of a request from Admiral Bel
khan the boiler Of the L. s. S. Galena. which was
wrecked off Montauk Point will be placed In the
Massachusetts training ship Enterprise at boston
The transfer will be made under drectlon OF yne tro'
eminent at the Portsmouth IN III Navy iau'
Tests Of the Colt automatic gun have been making
az the Navy Yard In this city for several days hey
are regarded satisfactory and the indications are
rie-i out The is of sngle-barrei CONSTRUCTION
and will fire 400 shots minute
SOME DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
A LETTER OF THANKS FROM THE JAPANESE EN-
PEROR-A CONTROVERSY WITH RUSSIA.
Washington,
spondence of the State Department contains trans
,o,,on ~ q letter OF thanks from Mutsuhto the
Emperor OF Japan to President Cleveland on ac-
count of the good offices Of this Government toward
japanese subjects in China. which. the emperor
saws mot only tended to mitigate the seventies and
hardships Of and finally 20 promote the sue
cessful issue OF the negotiations for peace. bur
served TO draw still closer the bonds Of friendship
and good neghborhood which happily unite our two
countries
The diplomatic correspondence also contains a
series OF letters between the State Department and
the American Minister. Mr. Breckenridge. al 81.
Petersburg on the subject Of the refusal OF Russian
consular officers to wise United States passports in
favor OF the Jews This correspondence includes
letter from Prince Lobanow. dated at ST. Peters
burg July s. 1885, in which the American Minister
Is informed in reply 10 an expression OF opinion
from him, that tho refusal interposed by the Rus
sian consular authority TO the request for wise IL
contrary to the American Constitution. which does
not allow that citizen Of the United States should
deprived OF his rights by reason OF the faith he
professed that the broades spirit OF liberation fo-
all cults forms the very basis OF Russian laws; the
Jewish religion is no prohibited in Russia than
IN the United States; 1t Is even legally recognized
here and enjoys certain privileges. But when for
motives OF internal order Russian law raises oo-
foreigners upon territory. the Russian consu!s.
who can neither be ignorant OF. nor overlook. the
law are In the necessity Of refusing TO wise TO
sons who they know belong In these categories."
Prince Lobano~ says further: AS to the Ameri-
can Constitution, / must confess that II seems TO
me to be here beside the question. The article OF
the Constitution which you are good enough to
mention and which prescribes that no religion Is
prohibited In the United states, Is; by the very
nature OF things placed outside OF all prejudice by
the consular authority He has neither 10 prohibit.
nor authorize the exercise In America OF any cult;
and TIE fact OF his wise being accorded or refused
does not encroach upon the article In question. The
refusal OF the wise is not at all an attack upon any
established religion; II 10 the consequence OF
foreign law CT administrative character. which
only has Its effect outside the territory OF the
Union"
FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS.
A MOVEMENT TO INTEREST CHILDREN IN THE
FEATHERED TRIBE
Washington July R-An earnest plea is made