The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-23

19.7i5 tons At the same station licenses
were granted 90 III masters. three mates.
i@ pilots. nine joint pilots and engineers
and 295 engineers.
Out Of the 1877 applicants for masters
and pilots licenses examined seventy-two
were rejected on account Of color blind
ness.
The total number OF lives lost by acci-
dents was 2s3 an Increase of 100 over the
previous year. OF these eighty-four were
passengers and 199 belonged 70 the crews
Of vessels. Several OF the drowning acct
dents were suicidal
The fatalities were as follows: Fire.
eleven; collisions, twelve; explosive or ac-
cidental escape Of steam, thirty-four:
snass' wrecks and sinking. ninety-nine:
accidental drowning eighty-six. INSECT
laneous. forty-one.
FURTHER SOUTH
In the Third district which extends
from Baltimore 10 Jacksonville. the loss
OF iife was elevon-two On collisions. three
ir accidental escape NJ steam or expIO-
sions, four by drowning and two miscel-
laneous.
ia 1851 eleven steamers OF 1903 gross
tonnage, were inspected. in 1891 the num-
Der Of steamers was 2lS, having a tonnage
OF 29,5s6, reiatively greater increase
than at amy port on the Atlantic coast,
not even cE Ing Baltimore.
Wi,t Or THE MAINE.
The repor, the auditor FOR the Navy
Department l.- tae year ended July 90,
1885, shows that the cost Of recovering
the remains OF officers. men and property
from the battlcship Maine was S50G2l92.
Congress appropriated $4,000 for the
purpose
The auditor recommends the abolish
h % ~ NJ OF fHr -.rfr
TO naval officers and men.
There was on the books OF the De.
partment when the report was written
Sii53i3.1O balance Of prize money OF
former wars unclaimed He says that
but a small part of 10 will ev~ be
collected, as is indicated by IN fact
that during the fiscal year 1897 but
Hf75S was paid. The average ANIMAL
payment on valid claims for ten ye rs
has been only &s5i.
CONSCIENCE slICKEN
Fifty dollars has been received AT the
Treasury Department from an unknown
person in New York, and added TO the
conscience fund.
John q. Garrison Of Virginia, has been
reinstated IN an $500 position in the
office Of the auditor for the War De-
partment.
VI LIZARD DISCHARGED
The resignation Of Captain Joseph E.
Willard Third Virginia. has been ac-
cepted. and be was h0norably discharged
as o. the 18th instant
Hospital Steward Robert Q. Milburn,
Fourth Immunes, now on sick Through,
has been transferred as private 20 Com
pany b. Thirteenth United States In
fantry.
Private William A. Heffernan. Jr.. Com
nandina. has been discharged.
Major Walter Reed. surgeon United
States army has been ordered TO Nat
ural Bridge Va, on official business per-
tanning 10 the medical department Of the
army
TWO MONTHS FOR 40 SERVICE.
seconl Lieutenant stephen y. Eiklns. /
Jr.. United states Volunteer Signal |
Corps. son Of Senator Elkins. has been |
honorably discharged. 20 take effect De- /
cember II. 1895, bis services being no
longer required. This order gives young
+ kns about two months salary for no /
service. As stated several days ago he 1
was ordered home Cor his own con- |
The last order was made I
by direction of the President" Nearly |
an similar orders arc mado by the Sec
rotary Of War.
4 new pOstodice was established to-day 4
az Horton. Watauga county y. c.. with 4
James c. Green postmaster
STEWARD NEEDED.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that IL IS desired 10
establish an eligible register from which
selections nav he made for filling vacan-
,ies in the positions Of steward and ma
ron I'm the Freedmen's Hospital. De-
1artment Of the Interior The salary
attached 10 the position OF steward is SO
Der month, and 10 that Of matron is $50 !
per month. No educational test Will be
given but applicants viii be rated upon
The elements of age experience and ply
seal qualifications for the position for
which they apply. Attention is invited
10 the fact that the Freemen's Hospital
S an institution for the treatment Of
,ol0red patients. and II is understood
% be the practice Of the Department 20
appoint only c0iOred persons to positions
herein. No applications viii be accept
ID after the r0ur of closing business on
December l, 1893
The nth order fixed white light here
ofore shown from the tower on the west
.rly salient Of Fort Carroll. Patapsco
liver. has been discontinued. owing 10 the
emoval Of the tower rendered necessary
~ the improvements in progress al the
ort by the Engineer Department. Until
he re-establishment OF the fifth order
light (due notice Of which Will be given
fixed white lens-lantern light will be
hown from a point on the parapet OF the
ort in front OF the former position Of
he discontinued light. The fog bell viii
lso be placed on the parapet OF the fort
nd win be rung by hand. during thick
I foggy weather, at intervals OF about
en- seconds