Evening journal., 1897-04-24
ALL ASKPRECEDENCE
Demands Made by Naval Com
manders at the Grant Parade.
EACH WANTS TO LEAD THE OTHERS.
Our Naval Oficers Are Doing All In Their
Power TO Conciliate the Foreigners
aud Make Things Pleasant
For All Concerned.

TOT All lonteincus
New York, April 24.-Embassadcr do
not seem TO have had a corner In the
precedence squabble in the matter OF
participation in the Grant memorial
ceremonies. 1t has extended TO the
naval division. and now Captain Ches-
ter. the naval aid on General Dodge's
stan, and Admiral Bunce are using all
their persuasive powers In the endeavOr
TO straighten out a snarL
Nothing short of a position at the
very head of the line will suit the COM
mander OF the Infanta Maria Theresa,
and he has threatened to turn about
and go home II he does not get it.
The captain of the French corvette
Fulton does not see how he can very
well give way to the Spaniard, and the
English captain Is protesting vehement
ly against every position yet assigned
to the Talbot
Indications are that the parade up
the river may result in race for the
coveted first position. Meanwhile, Ad-
mlral Bunce and Captain Chester are
searching among the archives in the
endeavor TO find some rule of procedure
that will tend TO straighten out the
tangle. The three foreign captains are
in hun. and pace their respective
quarter decks in dignified silence while
the crews hurl few choice remarks
at each other on the slightest provoca-
tion.
The Infanta Maria Theresa does not
like her anchorage and threatens to
move up the river instanter. This would
be the signal for a rapid and premature
parade on the part Of the foreign ves-
sells whose commanders do not wish
to be outdone by the Spaniard.
Admiral Bunce Has Plan.
After much wearying thought and re-
search Admiral Bunce thinks he has
hit upon a plan at last. He VIII inspect
the commissions of the various COM
manders and assign them their posi-
tions according TO seniority Of appoint
ment.
But this will hardly appease the Span
lard.
"The idea," says ne. "of French
corvette and an old English wooden
vessel taking precedence Of the Infanta
Maria Theresa, queen of the Spanish
navyl"
The Frenchman's moustachios are
bristling, the Spaniard's brow is black
and the Englishman is taciturn. Verify
the matter of precedence is wondrous
and complex thing.
Admiral Bunce hopes to straighter
the matter out satisfactorily, however
although it viii take all his diplomatic
savoir faire to do so. The remaining
foreigners win have to trot out theii
commissions as soon as they arrive
and Admiral Bunce hopes to get then
assigned to their positions before the,
have an opportunity to mix up In th'
squabble.
Another foreign warshlp has beel
added to the fleet in the river. Tn
Infanta Isabel. another Spaniard, fol
lowed the Maria Theresa 10 an anchor
age in the North river. The Isabel wa
here during the Columbian celebration
and though she was the most powerful
of the three Spanish vessels then her
she looks fairly antiquated beside th
trim and formidable Maria Theresa.
The newly arrived Spanish cruiser
the white Infanta Isabel, came up tn
river and anchored off the foot Of Yves
Thirty-eighth street above the Marii
Theresa. But for her red and orang
barred ensign she does not look great,
unlike some of the smaller vessels o
Admiral Bunce's fleet
Two Of Commander Shows light
house tenders moved up the river AM
began TO set the buoys that are L
mark the positions Of the vessels in tn
naval parade. The first buoy wa
placed just off the tomb, and the re
naming II are to be strung along dow
the river
But one more foreign vessel, tn
Italian cruiser Dongoh, yet remains Z
be heard from. She is expected soon.
Rear Admiral Bunce has issued or
ders to the commandants Of the vessel
Of the North Atlantic squadron tina
none but the immediate families q
United States naval officers viii be per
mitted TO witness the naval review fror
the warships
The entire naval brigade represent
ing the North Atlantic squadron will b
landed at the foot of Thirty -fourt
street. North river. from two steamer
and two tugs at o'clock Tuesda
morning, and all will re-embark at tn
same pier from which the president wi
go on board the Dolphin after the re
view