Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-03

use LOT Il. the ordinary service smell is
very much more destructive and quite as
capable of causing a fire in combustible
material as any contrivance based upon the
use of petroleum. This is plainly shown
by the destruction of ships through fires
caused by service shells during the Japan
ese-ChineSe war. 1t was disclosure of the
great danger to men-of-war thus brought
prominently forward that led ex-Secretary
Herbert to order reduced to a minimum all
OF the woodwork in American warships and
to have all Of this wood fire-proof One of
the first results of the battle of Manila,
therefore, is likely to be the cessation of
the efforts which has been making for some
time past to abandon the fire-proofing treat
ment of woodwork because of certain
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SO treated.
Today's Naval Orders.
The following naval orders were issued
today:
Commander ]. P. Merrell, from the war
college to command the Illinois.
Lieut.. Commander w. S. Cowles, to COM
mand the Topeka.
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. A. Lung
from the naval station at Port Royal to
the Illinois.
Paymaster w. ]. Thompson, to the Illi-
nois.
Passed Assistant Engineer G. W. Dan
forth, from the New York yard to the
Illinois.
Chief Engineer A. B. Willitts, from in
spector of steel at Thurlow to the bureau
of steam engineering
Lieut.. Commander r. T. Jasper, when
able to leave hospital, to have three
months leave at home
Lieut.. D. II. Mal,an order of OOtJ, ra
voked.
Chief Engineer ]. w. Thompson, retired
to Thurlow, Pa.
ray Director Luther G. Billings retired
to New York yard on coast signal defense
Commander S. Be!den, retired, to naval
station at Key West.
Medical Director E. S. Bogert, from New
York yard home and wait orders
Commander b. S. Richards has been re-
tired under section 1853
Passed Assistant Engineer John Fem
berton, retired, assistant inspector OF ma
chnery, East Orange, N. ].
Lieut. Commander P. H. Shepard, retired,
| to navy yard at Pensacola, Fla.
Lieut.. Horace P. Mcintosh to hydro
graphic office.
Lieut. w. Doty, retired, to naval station
at Key West.
Passed Assistant Paymaster p. V. Mohun,
from Key West naval station to continue
duties at Pensacola yard, Fla.
Paymaster G. H. Reed, retired to Ports
mouth yard.
Paymaster Jos. Fost$r, detached from
Portsmouth yard and ordered to naval sta
| ton at Key West.
Lieut. J. H. Shipey detached from Naval
| Academy and ordered TO Key West naval
station.
| Chief Engineer E. F. Warburton, chief
! engineer, relative rank of lieutenant, from
| May. %.
Acting Assistant Surgeon A. Stuart, to
naval station at Port Royal s. c.
Acting Chaplain John B. Scott, to the
| St. Paul.
| Acting Lieut. G. w. Mason, to the
| Prairie.
| Acting Passed Assistant Paymaster p.
Cook. appointed to relative rank of lieu
tenant, from April 80.
Acting Paymaster's Clerk Chas. J. Fall
Ion, appointed with Paymaster Cook.
The following appointments were made
May 2: Acting Assistant Surgeon ]. S.
| Chaffee, Acting Assistant Surgeon Harold
A. Johnson.
| The following appointments were made
from April 30: Acting assistant engineer
H. T. Powell; lieutenant, L. F. Smith; act
ing lieutenant Gunior grade), D. Murdoch
acting lieutenant Gunior grade). 8. D.
| Greene; acting lieutenant Gunior grade)
| ]. H. Barnard; acting ensign, William NJ
| Goodrich: acting ensign, P. F. Coyle; act
ing ensign, William De w. Dimock; acting
ensign. Charles L. Andrews; acting passed
assistant engineer, A. R. Frye; acting lieu
tenant, S. r. Blout; acting lieutenant F.
1 ID
Duncan; acting passed assistant surgeon
| 8. C. Heiskell.
Money Needed by the Navy.
The Secretary of the Navy has sent to
the Secretary of the Treasury for trans
mission to Congress. to be included in the
urgent deficiency bill, estimates Of appro-
priations required by the Navy Department
to complete the service of the current fis-
| cal year and the next fiscal year. ending
June 80, 1899. amounting to $1S, 47O, 600
This is in addition to the $34,019,99S asked
for last week by the Secretary of War
The items specified are as follows: Coast
signal system. etc, $4,000; equipment OF
| vessels, including coal. etc, $1,000. 600
steam machinery, labor and material for
repairing vessels. ETC.. $1245. 600; construc-
ton and repair of vessels, ETC., 81, 500, 600
|
coo; for purchase of contingent stores,
transportation Of supplies. ETC.. 1893. $780,
coo; same for 1899, $500, 600; provisions
labor, pay Offices, ETC.. 1898. $1,000, 600
same for 1899, s., 600, 600; for keeping ves-
sells attached to Asiatic squadron proyis.
toned and supplied with COAL ammunition
ard stores the transportation of which
the Secretary says. will probably necessi-
tate at least the charter and possibly the
purchase of a number of suitable vessels
also to increase the number of small craft
attached to the various squadrons or to re.
place such as may be disabled and to NEE,
contingencies that cannot be foreseen, &c.
OOO. 900; total. $1s.470.OOO.
Frederick Kaiser's VIII.
The will OF the late Frederick J. Kaiser
dated April 8. 1898, was filed this afternoon
for probate. Among the requests are one
| Of 500 to the Western Presbyterian Church
and one Of 500 to the trustees of Rock
| Creek cemetery. The remainder of the es-