The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-12

this work. Each of you. or any of you
might be called upon at any moment t,
do menial Iabor-to wash dishes or scrul
floors or to cook"
A little talk on the dress required wa
| closely followed. mot stiff collars o.
| cuffs" said Sister Bettina, with thei
| irritating rustic, but a soft kerchief a
| the neck. Blue gingham, or something
| akin. for the uniform: anything bu
| white. And"-she continued, getting
| down TO detais-"a low French corse
1 that gives entire comfort and freedom
| She further dwelt upon the tact requisite
| and cheerfulness in the discharge of duty
| where petty jealousies, gossip and Other
small feminine vices must be swept aside
| Naval Officers Restfve.
| Fort Monroe, Va, April 12.-Nothing
| disturbed the steady course of work on
the ships of the flying squadron yesterday.
| There was great interest in the Presi-
dents message among the officers of the
| feet and about the hotels. The officers
decline to express any opinion about the
message. but ii is a fact that many of
| them are disappointed. They are afraid
| there will be more delay and they want
the suspense to end. If it is to be. war,
| then il is time to get at II. Ships and
| men are going through the preparation
| for war, and the delay and uncertainty
| are hard to bear.
There was more talk today that the
| battleship Massachusetts is to trade
places with the armored cruiser New
| York, of Captain SIMPSONS squadron at
Key West. Commodore Schley said
/ that if such orders were in contemplation
| he knew nothing of them.
The torpedo boat Rodgers, recently put
into commission at the Norfolk navy
yard. was out for a trial spin in the
Roads yesterday All the gun crews of the
Brooklyn We're put through a practice
drill in the afternoon. 1t was sub-caliber
practice. but the results were very sat
| isfactory. There was drill first. with the
smaller guns OF the secondary battery
and afterward with the big guns in the
| turret Then the rapid-fire guns in both
| broadsides were tried. The targets were
struck repeatedly.
weapons From England.
| New York, April 12-The Etruria, from
Liverpool, brought over fifteen cases of
barrels. carriages and fittings for
Uncle Sam yesterday. She brought no
ammunition. Capt. Watson. shore su-
perintendent, said ii was against the
rules of the Cunard Company to trans
port shell and explosives
ceived are from the works of Sir W. C.
Armstrong. and were consigned 10 Bar
ing Brothers. At the office Of the Bar
ings il was said that the warlike ma
terial was received like so much sugar
or tea The bills of lading were In
dorsed and turned over to the customer.
At the ordnance department they said
the guns Were intended for the United
States Navy. The cases weigh in all
Oh nd hal nd
posed to contain rapid-fire ? and 3-inch
Maxim and Nordenfeldt guns.
On the Marengo. Of the Wilson line,
were from Newcastle twenty-four
breech-loading rapid-fire guns. The At
lantic Transport liner Europe brought 800
cases of smokeless powder.
Inspecting ships.
New York. April 12-The naval auxili-
airy board yesterday declined to recon-
mend the purchase of the American liner
Illinois, of the Philadelphia and Liverpool
service. for a floating torpedo shop. They
favor the purchase of the pilot boat Phil
adelphia, for which 100000 is asked
The British freight steamer Southery.
in the Erie Basin, was inspected. She
belongs to the Luckenbachs, who picked
her up a derehct of the Mexican coast
She could be used for a collier.
There is talk of buying the steamer
Long Island, which runs in summer be-
| tween New London, Greenport and Sag
harbor. She is wanted for a transport.
The Merrimae.
Portsmouth. Va, April 12-The Merri-
mac. purchased by the Government from
the Hogan line. and taken off her usual
trips from Boston TO Galveston. arrived
at the navy yard here today. She will be
converted into a warship. The torpedo
boat Rodgers left the yard today for a
run in the bay to test her machinery and
guns. The gunboat Vicksburg is await
ing orders.
The Twentieth Infantry.
Valentine. Neb., April 12-The Twen-
tieth Infantry, stationed at Fort Niobra-
ra, near here, is reported to be under
marching orders to move East today.
Canvas Uniforms.
Louisville, Ky. April 12.-Orders have
been received by the assistant quarter
master general in charge of the Govern
ment depot to furnish 10000 canvas uni
forms, suitable for service in southern
climate. One hundred sample uniforms
have been made already and they are
exceedingly serviceable. The entire uni
form is made of canvas of a dull grayish
color, and at a short distance can hardly
be distinguished from the ground upon
which the wearers will stand or lie.
Several hundred seamstresses have been
employed as the order is a rush one.
New York Troops.
New York, April 2.-Members of
the various regiments in the New
York State National Guard call
ed at their armories all day long yester-
day, intent on getting the latest news
At the Seventh Regiment armory the or
der was issued to the non-commissioned
officers to obtain measurements from
their men for new campaign hats. This
simple command had nervous effect on
all the men in the regiment. 1t looked
like business.
The predominant feeling in the Nation
al Guard is that there ought to be war
Talk about the militia regiments being
assigned to duty under officers of the
Regular Army is all moonshine There
is no such significance in any order sent
from Washington, and the chief officers
here say that there will be none of that
character. When the men are called to
do duty they will go complete organi-
cations. and under their own officers.
'If the Government calls on the New
York Militia" said Gen. Roe yesterday.
''it will respond to a man. The men will
preserve their organizations and serve un-
der their own officers. They may, of
course, be assigned as regiments under
a brigadier general of the Regular Army,
but that is all. Before they enlist they
will be told exactly what is required of
hem and the nature of the duties they
will have TO perform. 1 have made no
attempt to discover how many of the men
would enlist in the Regular Army If |
called upon to do so.'
At present the intention is to send the |