New-York tribune., 1896-11-28
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
FORECASTS OF SECRETARY HERBERTS
ANNUAL REPORT MERELY GUEsswORK.
NEW COMMANDER FOR THE NAVAL TRAINING
ATION-COMMIssIoNER FORMAN ASSUMES
OFFICE-A VERDICT AGAINST

PRINCE ITrRBIDE.

oFFICE-A VERDICT AGAINST
PRINCE ITrRBIDE.
Washington. Nov 21.-The following official state
ment given out by the Navy Department to-day:
Secretary IIerbert's attention being called to pub
shed reports purportng 10 give the features OF his
forthcoming report. he said that all reports OF this
character were purely conjectural They are based
in par, on his former reports and on the fact that the
Secretary has received data various subjects from
naval bureau chiefs What features of this data will
he embodied in the report is still an open question
The report Itself is not yet advanced in It's original
print that reports OF its contents are premature
and misleading. mistake in one OF these reports
which has been shown 10 the Secretary although II
is in positive terms shows that the writer had no in
Tn. Secrctarvs annual VIII be published In the
morning newspapers Of December T.
Secretary Herbert has settled the succession TO one
OF the most eagerly sough. bets in the entire Navy.
the command of the Naval Training Station ana
training-ship Constellation AT Newport. by selecting
Command John MCGOWAN for the post. ard that
popular officer who il chief OF detail on Ad-
miral Ramsey's staff. will receive his orders In day
Commander Francis w. Dickins. at presen;
In command OF the Constellation. will succeed TO the
vacancy in the Bureau OF Navigation. Commander
McCowan. who will thus become the chief drmastcr
OF the enlisted men OF the Navy has had consider
able experience in that line. having successlve'y
commanded the New-York Nautical Schooshp ST.
Mary's and the training ships Portsmouth and Al
lance He Is also one OF the few ranking officers in
the service who have been enlisted sailors. he hav
ing entered the navy from New-Jersey a volunteer
in 1862 and rapidly rising to commission by reason
OF his abi.ii, and bravery. lie served conspcuousy
the Potomac ilo'illa and was subsequently at
tachcd 10 the Asiaiic and European stations the
photographic Once the Torpedo School and other
posts when especially III officer for training sail
William s. Forman. OF Illinois. took the oath Of
Office this morning and assumed his duties as Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue. He held reception
by ex-Commissoner Miller and presented the
various heads Of departments
The Treasury Department has taken no action
In the OF issuing gold certificates and /, Is
not believed that anything VII be done FOR sey-
cral days Meanwhile. applications from the big
banks for such certificates are accumulating
The fury IN tho case OF Prince fturbidc. the
adopted heir OF the late Emperor MaxImilian OF
Mexico against the Metropolitan Club OF. this
city to-day returned verdict In favor OF the club
Iturbide was expelled by the Board OF Governors
last May the charge OF having mad" certain
accusations against the daughter OF "A fellow MEM
ber and he brought suit for a writ OF mandamus
to compel the club to reinstate him. alleging that
Re had not been fairly tried by the Board OF Gov
ernors IN opportunity to explain his action in the
matter being denied. Judge Bradley said that /;
was out OF the province Of the court TO whether
or not the governors acted wisely In applying the
oniv ames,ions at issue he said were whether
when Iurbidc before the governors. was he
him and dld he there and then admit the charge
The jury. by ~ verdict. answered The questions on.
The railroad companies doing business between
common points in Colorado and terminal points In
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