Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
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Captain Davis Takes Com
.lnand Of the Cruiser.
NAVAL RESERVES ARRIVE
Tackles c, from Maryland in
Charge Of the Ship.
NINETY E. MEN IN LINE
NINETY MEN IN LINE.
Members of the Huntington Rifles Ex,,niu-
ed by a Surgeon aud Only Six Are
Rejected. st. Paul .Arriv.snt
Ola Point. anxiety for tho
Safety OF the Buffalo.
The Dixie is now a rnan-of-w,r.

ShIeGy or the Buffalo.
Inc Dixie is now a man-of-war.
Ihree weeks ago Eel Rio, a fast coast
wise steamer belonging to the Morgan
Line came to the shipyard here to be.
converted into an auxiliary cruiser
Inc WORK has been completed and the
snip, Which was named Dixie will ioj1
Uncle Sans fleet of pa-tol vessels ne
soon as she takes on her supplies and
Iull complement OF men,
IneSDlNle went into commission yes
teroay&in command of Captain Davis
All DAY the government tug Lucerne
was busy transferring the MARYLAND
naval reserves from the training ship
franklin at the Norfolk navy yard to
the new cruiser, and the remainder of
Inc crew VIII be brought over today
Inc Marylanders We're anxious to get
ABOARD their ship and as soon as they
landed at the shipyard dock they made
q dashSfor the vessel, and a finer look
ING lot Of tackles" We're never seen in
Newport News. Since they have been
On the training ship the boys have got
ten their sea legs. and they went
aboard the Dixie with the air of old
tars- After swinging their hammocks
sne poys were put to work Some
scrubbed the decks. while others
cleaned the guns and did other chores
and it was not long before the cruiser
was IN Shipshape- All of the guns
have been mounted on the Dixie and
the vessel Is now taking on ammunition
and provisions.
BRASS BUTTONS GONE.
The&sNavy Department has ordered
that the brass buttons ON, the over
ss atea e The Mar rs aalatS BOND
tons with the letters y. $. ~ on them
be put on in their places. The shield
of the state OF MarylanG Of the otli-
GERS uniforms will also have to be
taken off and the rank in the navy
substituted. The word Maryland Of
the bands Of the sailors caps will be
replaced by ~. S. S. Dixie
The crew of the Yosemite. from
Michigan, spent quiet day alb sa2tl
their ship yesterday. They expect sail
ing orders tomorrow or Thursday. ~
day it is expected that I'll the Mary
landzreserves vii, be aboard the !,i:tie.
which will leave only the Illinois men
aboard the training ship Franklin AT
Norfolk. It is scmi-oiiclally reported
that they ana the New Ynr. reserves,
which are expected shortly, will con
stitute the Newarll>S crew. They are
well trained and disciplined.
The Dixie and Yosemite are lying
near each other and there is considera-
BILE rivalry between the ships crews.
The first named vessel is manned by
II MarylanderS and the other by the
Michigan naval reserves.
ST. PAUL AT OLD POINT.
The auxiliary cruiser st. Paul, Cap
!, tai Sigsbee, arrived at old Point ut
$3.50 o'clock last evening. After salut-
ing Commodore Schleys flag the big
( cruiser dropped anchor near the ships
! Of the flying squadron for the night.
The ST. Paul will come up To New
port News this morning To take on a
supply ofscual, and she will probably
remain here for several days. 1t is re-
ported that the cruiser will be attached
to the flying squadron for scout duty,
but the rumor has not been officially
confirmed.
The cruiser Minneapolis. which ar
rived here Friday evening to replenish
her coal bunkers, is still in port: She
will pro badly join the flying squadron az
Old Point this morning.
MILITIA MEN EXAMINED.
Company c, better known as the
u Huntington Rifles, may be ordered TO
Richmond today.
Il Yesterday in compliance With an or
8 der from the adiutant general the
&. members of the company We're sum
moned to the armory to be examined
\ for service. The command fall IN
81 was given at o'clock in the morning
Surgeon Vance, of Norfolk, acting un-
s!a der the orders of the colonel of the
/. regiment, conducted the physical exam
ination of the privateS and non-co1n-
M rnissioned officers. There We're ninety
SS s;s si,r men in ranks. and of this number
fsss but six were rejected on account O
physical disabilities. This was an ex
cellent showing. Surgeon Vance sale
he never examined a better looking
body Of men. Not an officer was rejec
ted Those who failed We're private
who enlisted recently. The commits
.g@ stoned officers We're examined by AS
sistant Surgeon Henry A. Dunn. U.
NJ, Of the training ship Franklin. am
# he pronounced them physically capabl
%:;f of service.
S 8s5s At the conclusion of the examination
va the men We're drilled for an hour b.
# Captain Marye. Another drill was he'll
Asa ! the afternoon and still! another las
night.
orders sunmoning the company t
Richmond are expected today, and tn
men are holding themselves in readi
a3 ness to move at moments notict
II Captain Marye left for Richmond YES
terday afternoon, and he is expected t
S$s s return today.
ss535 NEW DYNAMITE CRUISER.
ssg es Considerable anxiety is felt here an
Il In naval circles for the safety of IN
s5 Buffalo. formerly the Nictheroy, whic
Is bound here under the escort OF IN
I hattleshfp Oregon.
} The Spanish feet has had ample tin
i Il 20 reach the radius of danger to II
Oregon and her consort between Car
st. Rogue and Para. Dispatches WEI
u sent to Captain Clark. Of the Orego,
at Rio de Janeiro telling him all ahol
II the danger he was in from interceptc
by the enemy. It is said that CAPITA
N Clark was told to use his own discr
ton in regard to further movement
but there can be no doubt that he w:
az also instructed to name a place swhe
ne might be Joined by other America
ehtps Or. slse such e. place was fix,