New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-29

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days. He will be IN New-York for day or two
I this week and may go 10 Boston next week. His
! object in leaving Washington at this time Is 10
rest.
Mr. RoosEvELTs NAVAL ACADEMY
sCHEMlc-The destruction early this month OF the
Naval Academy recitation building. after 1t hao
. been condemned by Civil Engineer Endicott, and
the consequent relegaton Of the cadets TO tenn
norary quarters for the prosecution OF their
studies has revived the elaborate plans for new
Academy establishment. and Assistant secretary
/ Roosevelt who has made an inspection OF the
| Academy under Secretary Longs orectioh' mas
made a report on the subject favoring the Work or
gradually following Out the comprehensive scheme.
beginning at with ITS most needed FEATURES
and continuing toward completion at such ra'e
as Congress, will authorize by making annual ap-
propriations The most important portions OF MT
Roosevelt's report arc as follows;
The situation, in brief, is this: The GoVernment
Naval School at Annapolis, which has done such
Literally nvanable service IN cyar bS oI5 in the
navy of an" naton has h@d TO w3fE Hnder ea Gi
grown until the time has come when some hlnS
must be done in the way OF remedy inc school
monument TO his memory such a? few men are
privileged leave. but he vas obliged to nesin
practically on his responsibility ana VITA
hardly even the grudging assent OF the authorities
Since then it has grown little by nus IT an ati,oSs
composed were not constructed in accordance with
mon am 51g them is their condition OF utter decay
and of unsuitabeuess for he purposes for which
If were merely desirable tina; they be replaced by
others bail; III accordance With general scheme
10 turn the Annapolis Academy INTO what II snould
be as trainingscho for the Nations naval ON
GERS, It might be adysabe 10 wa es se SeG w,s
because the budngs are no, m me unsnao o
S 5es T'e A. vow Know. sir we have just been
obliged TO tear down OF the main buildings be-
TO forbid any going inside Of II, but TO leopard
lie the buildings around 1t; .. -. 49,.
dents ara reciting in at,ics AMI spare rooms in
various out-of-the-way places. wnle the paymaster
not b.. responsible. .cr the stores when there is no
place in which they can be properly kept and W.
have asked Congress for an emergency sum or
s. COO with which to build temporary shed until
who has hs See Ga re
the worst among several. Of which the rest are
these condemned buildings. and have noticed how
the walls are kept In p1s is on only by benz eng
Of the arrory and boathouse. the two buildings
in which the cadets are to receive the training
upon the essential points OF the profession. for
which they to be fitted. deem it. therefore.
asked not only to relieve the immediate and press
ing necessities OF the academy, but TO relieve them
rn Sus scheme Of rcb ID e on
herent and ,well-thoughi-out plan, and. alts9u
service. and in the end also economically advan-
tageous to build i In three or four years, yet.
taken and the expenses thus distributed over so
long a term that after the first year they would
In rebuilding 1t will be necessary to make each
haTge wn be GomG END s. S
part OF the general scheme Is put into effect; and
it work into the general scheme should this
same general scheme be ultimately carried out.
pcnsabe should now be done. but TO DO II In n
erai plan. II in the long run Congress rcbGilds
the acaaemy IN accordance with THIS plan; then
can be regarded simply as the essential FIRST step
1 nsys sh general sln PLAN II the w general p
work which 1t was imperatvely necessary TO do
ton as follows: Frs:. $4,000 to construct The Inc
seawai on river SIDE ca and for dredsnT ana hng IN
I'll In will provide the necessary extension Of the
ibis dredging is needed FOR the reasons set forth
above We Ne, hope eventuaily 70 have not only small
the Ike but we should have a suitable basin In
placed four blocks Of houses for oicers quarters
will have TO be removed from where they are and
the new scheme s carried out Ths Would cost some
5000 TTprthermore we need a hrs',ciass power;
VIII have to be replaced When replaced tho work
This viii cost $1,000 FiSay SEQ coo vii be- naednd
for the grading. The electric-igh. wiring removing
Old buildings III, ETC. as rendered necessary in carry
~ this pIosranme is adopted will permit OF con-
The buildings which can best be spared VIII be re-
moved first and those which are 10 occupy tbs va
cant sites will be erected precedence being given
the erection Of only Indispensable structures as the
armory. boathouse and powcT-housn In these three
cases the present buildings are unsafe and have
concerned We cannot continue TO use them very
pced Se Work sEo mus be n When
nent form and in such shape as ultimately 10 IN in
Cooper. - ''"
NAVAI. ORDERES.- Telegraphic orders were IS
sued by Secretary Long to-day to place the torpedo
boat Winslow In commission a, Norfolk Navy Yard |
Tomorrow. with Lieutenant John r. Bernadon in |
command, and directing the transfer OF Ensign W |
Bagley from tho Maine to the Winslow
Orders Will be issued tomorrow directing Captain |
Alexander II. Mccormick a member OF the Arrnor |
shin Oregon at the Bremerton Naval Station Puget
Sound. January 16. relieving Captain A. S. Barker
who VIII receive two months leave at home
ARMY ORDERS.-By direction OF the President
Colonel George G. Hunt. I'd Cavalry Is temporarily
assigned 10 the command of the Department Of the |
Colorado during the absence OF Brigadier-General |
Elwel 9. Otis. as member OF the general court |
martial appointed to meet at Savannah Ga. Jan |
uary (the Carter COURT.
Captain George A. Cornish. 18th Infantry. is de- |
tailed as acting Indian agent at the Uintah and |
Ouray Agency. Utah.
The following transfers are made In the 9th Cav
airy: First Lieutenant Guy H. Preston. from Troop
TO Troop D; First Lieutenant George p White
MAJOR George W. BAIRD. paymaster VIII pay tho |
troops TO December 81, 1881 at Fort Myer. Va: |
Washington BARRACKS, District OF Columbia and |
Fort Washington Md. in person. and at Fort Nc |
Henry. Nd: Fort Monroe. Va. and the Arsenal at |
Leave Of absence for three months to take effect |
between January and Is. Is granted First Leu
tenant James r. Hughes. 10Th Cavalry.
Leave OF absence granted Second Lieutenant An
ton Springer. jr. 2lst Infantry. September e. is |
extended two months.
Leave Of absence granted Lieutenant Colonel Ed |
Sn AwSea desuy
Leave OF absence for one month ard fifteen days
TO take effect about January !. is granted Second !
Lieutenant Frederick w. Lewis. 22d Infantry
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AT DINNER
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