The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-15

T8E FTNdL Trials or the BATTLE.
SNIP ENIIKELY YSATISFACTORx.
Commander FoIgcr Assigned tn Duty -
Equipment Ofiiccr at the Norfolk Navy
Yard-Other Naval Notes.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April i.-The
report OF the board OF naval officers OF
which Captain II. +. Picking Is senior
members. appointed TO conduct the final
or efficiency trial OF the battlcsnlp In
diana. has been received at the Navy
Department IL shows that the vessel Is
worthy OF AL praise that has been De-
slowed on her. Her hull. engines. ma
chinery, aud nttings were fouHd TO be
iaultless. The trial took place on the
voyage between oPrt Royal, 5. C, ana
Norfolk, which the Indiana made IN
forty hours. Although run under natural
draught and win Tour boilers only. she
maintained an average speed OF thirteen
ana half knots, an excellent showing
for ship designed 10 run fifteen knots
under the best conditions The horse
power developed was nearly 5000 There
was very little roll, the MAXIMUM being
20 degrees IN "a heavy cross sea.
This trial completes The Official testing OF
the Indiana, and the percentage OF the
contract price retained 20 insure any
changes or repairs FOR which the con.
tractors might be held accountable Will
now be paid to the Messrs. Cramp.
COMMANDER FoLGER.
That Commander William T.. Folger,
United States navy. has been restored IN
the good graces OF the Navy Department
was shown to-day by the issue OF an order
assigning him 10 duty as inspector OF the
Eleventh lighthouse district. with head
quarters at Detroit, Mich. Commander
Folger was recently accused or too
close connection with the Harvey Steel
Company While Chief OF the Bureau OF
Naval Ordnance. His deposition was read
In suit concerning this alleged cOnnec-
ti0n, and he gave verbal testimony before
the senate Committee on Naval Affairs
on the subject u the erect that he did
not enter the employ OF the company
while chief Of the bureau. and that his
connection with II subsequently, was dur.
ing n period when he was on leave OF
absence The assignment OF Commander
FolSer 70 duty practically amounts TO
vindicatlOn He will succeed Commander
W. w. Mead, who has been ordered 10
the Norfolk nayy-yard as equipment ON.
Ger. These changes VIII occur on Aoril
3Oth.
An order was issued by the Navy De-
partment to-day detaching Lieutenant
Commander +. :. Richards from the
command OF the United States steamship
Michigan, 10 take effect on the 3pth IN.
stant. The Michigan Is the sole war
vessel OF the United States allowed IN
the great lakes In accordance with the
treaty OF 1918.
Lieutenant-Commander +. ". Cleutz
will be detached from the Washington
nayy-yard on the 10Th and relieve Com
mander Richards on the next day.
The Navy Department has received mail
advices that Assistant Paymaster philip
Mohun of the glnboat Petrol. contract
left the China station for san Francisco,
but had fully recovered. and was now
en- route home I'm her. The attack was
slight. and there was no spread OF ihe
disease The Petrol Is expected 10 reach
San Francisco shortly.
THE MARBLEHEAD ALONE.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., April 1.-Two
OF the three warshlps sent by the United
States to give protection 10 American
interests In Turkey have been withdrawn
from Turkish waters, leaving the cruiser
Marblehead to look out for the affairs OF
the missionaries.
Cablegrams received at the Navy De-
partment this morning reported the de-
parture of the flagship san Francisco
from Piraeus Greece. and the eruis"-
Minneapolis from Taranto, Italy, both
bound for Naples. The Minneapolis TO
which ADMIRAL Selfrdge Will change his
flag. will go TO Cronstadt. on the North
sea and the Admiral and some or his
Officers NAV attend the coronation OF ne
Car Nicholas as representing the United
States navy. The quietude that has ex-
listed IN Armenia for some months past
is understood To be the reason why these
vessels have been permitted 10 leave the
Syrian coast. IL is not likely. however,
that they will return 10 America. but VIII
remain I'm the European station. No plans
for their future have been made by the
Navy Department