The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-21
WARRINGTON NOTES.
A Naval Engineer CoStapsca-Chnrscs
OF DiNGrlinlnNii0n.


Washington, March 20.-Mr. Otey, OF
Virginia. offered In the House to-day 4
resolution directing the Committee cn
Naval Affairs to investigate the charge
that members of the international AS
sociation of Mechanics" do not receive
fair treatment IN the United States
NaHy-ynrds and DrsenAls. and especial
iy at Now York and Brooklyn. The
! charges nre made by the ussoci alton.
competitive examination will be-
held here enrly In May for candidates
desiring to enter the revunue cutted ser
vice as cadets. There are twelve vacan-
clcs TO be filled. Candidates must be
| not less than IS nor more thun % years
OF age. and unmarried
ihe successful candidates will be re-
CURED 10 serve two years u.i the prnc-
tice snip Chase" a burlS-rlgsed sail
ing vessel. handsomely appointed and
having accommoda tions for twen,y-four
cadets.
another victim hns been added to
,he long list OF naval engineers. who
nave collapsed from over work a ca
NcSran was resolved ut the Navy
department to-day from Admiral Sell
fridge commanding the Europcnn sta
tion. announcing that Chief Engineer
Gilhelt NJ. Mccarthy. OF the ilasshlp
san Francisco, has been Condemned"
os medical survey. md that he would
be sent TO the Brooklyn Naval Hospital
III eharEe OF a surgeon of thai ship.
Mr.. Mccarthy. although somewhat
advanced In years. being nearly 90, has
becn always regarded us IL very vigo-
rouS man. and his collapse was totally
unexpected. hut the strain OF ovcrworI
seems 10 bear alike on the old and The
young Of the engineer branch or tn,
| naval service Two OF the younrest
chief engineers have airendy been re-
| urea Tor physical disability MIR. Me-
| Ca'ihy's retirement iE a foregone con
c!usion. as his disability Is paralysis.
nh account OF the scarcity OF engineer
| oihcers, ana the necessity OF putting
| several new ships In commission A will
not he possible to send chief enyl-
nccr TO take McCarthy's place. Mean
while Passed Assistant Engineer Gur-
| iahd Will have charge of the San Fran
ciSco'S engines
House Committee on Elections. No. /.
Mr Daniels chairman, to-day heard ar
Eumcnts In The contested case OF Aid.
rich against Underwood. from the Ninth
| Alabama district
The jury In the ease Of B. II. Mil
hken. cS-Sccretary of Senator Harris,
accused OF feloniouslv entering the resi-
dence of Judge Phillips with wrongful
intent ns regards one OF the daughters
OF Judge Phillips. retired nt :45 a. M
TO consider their verdict At $3.50 to-
night they had not agreed
| dispntch to the State Department
To-day from Consul General Williams, al
| havana. reported that he had investi-
gated the arrest md Imprisonment of
! oliNerio Agramonte. an alleged Amerl-
can citizen charged with completely in
the cuban insurrcctOn. and had as
certained that AEramonte was a Span
ish subject. This disposes of the case
so far as the interference of this Gov
crnment Is concerned.
a report received at the State Dcpart-
mcnt to-day from John D. Hall. United
States Consul at San Juan. Porto Rico
shows that the story told In New York
yesterday by passenger or the steam
CT South Cambria about an alleged at
tempt on Mr.. IIalls life by i Spanish
soldier on March 9Th. is erroreous. MIR.
Hall says he has no reason to believe
that the bullet fred was Intended for
him: on the contrary. he believes the
shooting was accidental. The Consul's
house Is opposite the Spanish prison at
san Juan.
The Senate Committee on Territories.
with a bare quorum. this morning order
cd favorable report on the bill admit
ting the territory of Arizona to state
hood Mr.. Call voted against the re-
port The enabling act provides for a
constitutional convention of thirty-six
delegates, TO meet at the seat Of Gov
ernment on the second Monday after
their election. The constitution Is to be
submitted to the people for their ratifi-
cation on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November
The Senate Committee on Fisheries
this morning ordered IL favorable re-
port on the nomination OF Commander
Brice to be Superintendent of Fisheries.
The reporting Of the Nicara guam ca
nal bill this morning to the full Com
mittec on Commerce, showed that the
committee was divided respecting its
merits. Much additional inforrnation
is demanded before the whole commit
tee will agree to Il favorable report
The joint committee on the dedica-
tion of the ChickamauSa Military Park.
Senate Palmer Shairman. to-day
agreed upon n preliminary report and
appointed General ii. V. Boynton to
compile the full report Of the dedica-
tory exercises. The report contains an
outline of all proceedings during the
dedication week. and list of official
participants. both State and national:
coInmends the work OF the Park Com
mission. and the efficiency In the pre-
parat!on of the dedication made on be-
half of the Government by the Secre-
tary of War etc.