The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
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elected him to honorary membership, life
connection o. great dignity in naval circles.
line steamers Paris and New York, and
himself enjoys an enviable professional
reputation He was visitor to Washington
last summer and consequently almost an
eyewitness Of what the Navy Department
was dong and particularly the Construction
Bureau. and it is perhaps due to the report
made by him 10 his colleagues that this
action was taken. The chief constructor has
been for thirty years an active member OF
the institution. and he Is professionally
well known Ia the British and other foreign
architects through the leading part played
by him in the construction of the new
American navy.
Arrangements have been made at the
Navy Department for the enlistment Of a
limited number of machinists of the first
class and ordinary seamen or board the re-
ceiving ships Wabash, at Boston, the Rich
mond. at League island. the Vermont, at
New York, and the Franklin. at Norfolk,
and at the naval recruiting station at Chi
cago I he department. hopes that at Chicago
many valuable men will be enlisted who
have had service on the great lakes. The
machinists OF the frst-cIass must be ma
chinists by trade who have had experience
with the marine engines at sea.
The Navy Department to-day authorized
the sale Of one OF the few old single-tur-
reted monitors remaining afioat Four pro-
posaIs were opened at the Mare Island
Con anche. The highest bidder was the firm
of j. Panteskey. Bircovich * Livingston, or
Oakland. Cal, AT S6.5Sl.Z5, and the depart
ment directed the acceptance of the bid
BY a decision of the controller of the
treasury it is held that a captain who has
been designat ted by competent authority to
command a battalion az major. if serving
AGAINST an enemy, is entitled to the pay or
the higher rank; hut when the troops are
notified that they are TO be mustered out
they are TO be considered as having ceased
operation against the enemy. and the extra
pay ends from date of the notifcat1on-
The transport Dixie has been ordered to
proceed with haste from New York TO
Trinidad TO bring home the Fourth Ten
nessee Volunteers. General Brooke has been
directed TO have the regiment in readiness
to embark when the transport arrives
An order has been issued at the War De-
partment postponing for month from
April / the date of the muster-Out of the
volunteer service OF Col. F. j. Hecker. of
Detroit. Colonel Hecker. during the war.
had genera: charge of the transportation
branch of the qCartermaster's department.
rendering efficient service in that position
To-day he returned from his fourth trip to
Cuba, where he has been supervising the
construction of a railroad and wharf for the
quartermaster' department near Havana.
lie had expected that would be his final
ter out. but, at the request of Secretary
Alger. he will make another trip 10 Cuba.
next Saturday. and remain In service a
month longer.
The Navy Department has just received
an account of commemorative service
away off in Smyrna. Asia Minor. in honor
of John Vervevis. a Smyrniote. who was a
member of the of the torpedo boat
WinsIow. killed In action in the battle of
Cardenas. May III last. The account states
that imposing funeral services took place
i'm the Church OF ST. John the Baptist in
the presence of the friends and kinsmen of
the dead sailor and many spectators. The
American flag crowned the collyva. Mr..
Stilpon Pittakis, the director of the museum
and leader of the Greek College, well
known, il is said, for his warm admiration
OF the American Nation, delivered speech
which deeply moved all present and con-
Guided by a panegyric upon the American
flag, which he hoped would undulate
haughtily for centuries and be respected by
all countries diffusing rays of progress, JUS
tice ard civilization.