The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-06

South closer than ever before, and make tho
trip between these sections one OF dispatch
uEd comfort.
Secretary Herbert announces tnat ia un.
named ships now under construction. will be
| named as follows: Battlcships Alabama IL
iinois and isconSiG; Gunboats, Annapolis
Marietta, Newport. Princeton, Vicksbur, and
Wheeling. The Alabama is the name given to
the heretofore designated as battle-ship No.
3, building at the Cramp yard. 1t is Gu.
rious coincidence, that the ship ward number
ol this vessel IL No. 290, which Is tho same rs
| that used for the rebel cruis cs Alabama when
nhn w&S under construction i'm England
Tho Alabama is slightly more formidable than
Lo KcarsaSc. building at Newport News.
ind is named for Secretary Icrberts adopt
',d State. 1t is believed that tho selection
iTa made by the President in compliment to
the Secretary just as tho President was un-
,lcrStood to havn namcd tho brooklyn for
Secretary TraccyS adopted city. Tho gun
,,oat Marietta is named for the Ohio town OF
that name and not for any other Marietta.
The Wheeling is for tho West Virginia city,
tn" Princeton and Nicksburg for battles OF
those names and the Annapolis and Newport
! for the naval stations in Mar yland and Rhode
Island.
# is stated by officials that the United
States will have tho corporation and sup
port OF both Russia and Japan in the ap-
oroaching issue over establishing adequate
protection for the fur seals OF the North Pa
cilc ocean. The question is about to be
brought forward, as two commissioners, ono
American and one British have returned af-
ter an investigation OF the conditions in
Behring sea. Aside from the information
they have secured Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Iamlin has recently made report
utter personal inspection of the seal islands
stating that il notifications OF tho Paris
hward rcgul oYs were not agreed TO .'the
fur seal within one or two SEASONS will bs
commercially extinct"
United States Consul General Critlendcn
ut the City of Mexico has informed the De-
partmcnt OF State that in order to facilitate
the frui: shipments from Mexico TO the United
states and reduce the loss by decay tho Mex
lean Central Railroad and tho Atchison, To.
peka Santa Fe Railroad have arranged to
| ,un fast through trcights trains twice Il week
from the City ot Mexico to Kansas City, Chi
| cago and ST. Louis This train will make
Kansas City il. about six days and Il half, Il
! clear saving OF iorty.cight hours, and will
not Only bring into market the oranges in tho
Nicinit. -; th" City OF Mexico, but also those
from l.ai:cr'a AMI GuadalnIora whose OUT
''ut aud quality fully equal that Of any dis
, ! 1T IL Mexico.
Tho President in making three nppoint-
n!rAts in the consular service last week fol-
lowed civil service reform principles by
liomotions from lower grades in each in
~taEcr. The vacancy ut Windsor. Ontaria,
'auscd by the dismissal of Consul Thatcher.
@ho insisted upon residing mt Detroit, was
'sllcd by the appointment Of Julius G. Lay
-.ic" consul at Ottawa. Samuel NJ. Simmons
II Texas, vice consul at Piedras Negra, Mex.
~incc 1889 is promoted TO consul at the same
:'N:cr vice Jesse w. Sparks, deceased, and
John +. Walls, of Lc ujsia:Ii, who has been in
the service for five years. to be consul at
Natamoras, Mex, vice John T. German of
Georgia, deceased
Gen. FitzhuSh Lee. Consul General at
HayaEa, has given up his proposed visit to
IL nnIut In Nirninin 1yhinL h., hid tod