The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-16
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ed TO Olympia
THE ADMIRAL'S SUCCESSOR
Captain Barker. OF the Oregon, 60 Com~
maad A.iauc Squadron rnsii admir-
raj wassens. Arrfwal-De~sy Expees-
ed TO Arrive I'm Time for Fourth OF
July Celebration Prefes~sr Laug~
iey.s Experiment win Flying ship.
r~reasurers for Cuea and Porto Rico

ley.s Experiment with Fly fux Ships
Treasurer. for Cuba and Porto Rieo
Washington. May i2-"Send olym-
pia's mail TO b. r. Stevens. No = Ira
falgar square. Tendon. England was
the notice giveH out At the navy de-
partment today. This is he rsss for
NAL Indication hat h famous rnship
Is coming home Immediately.
Upon inquiry. 1t was ascertained that
Secretary Eorg had last evening
cabled Admiral Dewey permission to
return 10 the United States ut once
He has been relieved of the obligation
OF remaining III ManiLr until the Phil
ippino commission completes It's work
He Is not even TO be required to await
the cessation OF hostiliries. hut may
start homeward nj once The notice
posted at the navy department indi-
Gates that the Olympia wEi net remain
long enough To- receive the next out
ward mail. The Mr.. Stevens referred
to is the navy departments agent mt
Londo to distribute all OF the mail for
United States warships In European
waters. so he will see TO IL that h
Olympia receives hers as soon an n
passes the Suez canal
1t is estimated at the navy depart
ment that Dewey will reach the United
States in time for n national demon
stration on the Fourth Of July next
The Olympia will not come under full
steam, but. nevertheless. she should
make the run to New York In about
ffty-five days from Manila. That she
is 70 come to New York Is nearly err
tain
Admiral Watson will sail from San
Francisco next Tuesday as n passen-
ger on n OF the regular Pacific mail
steamships, but cannot possibly reach
Manila before the middle OF June
In order TO provide for the direction
of naval affairs in Asiatic waters be-
tween the date OF Admiral Dewey's
departure and the arrival OF Rear Ad-
miral Watson, orders have been issued
placing CaptaiR A. s. Barker I'm COM
mand Of the Asiatic squadron after
Admiral Dewey's departure until he is
relieved by Rear Admiral Watson. Cap
tain Barker is now in OF the
battleship O~regon-the pride. OF the
navy-and, next TO admiral Dewey, is
the senior officer on the station. Cap
tain lark is an officer OF ability AMI
discretion and may be depended on to
take good care of the interests Of the
United States in all circumstances and
conditions.
LANGLEY TESTING HIS FLYING
MACHINE.
Professor S. p. Langley, secretary OF
the Smithsonian institution. the invcn-
tor of the ~aeriodome, who was given
| SIS, 900 by the BOARD of ordnance, to ex-
pertinent with his flying machine for
war purposes, made his first test at
Quantico. Va, yesterday. Professor
Langley, with the amount of money
placed at his disposal, built a new and
larger machine than that with which
he experimental two years ago.
The machine was launched from the
top of a house boat anchored IN a
broad sweep OF the Potomac about
three-fourths of a mile from the island
owned by the Quantico Reed and Gun
| Club. The result was not so successful
as were Professor Langley's former ex-
periments with the smaller machine
The machine scared aloft to a height OF
500 feet, but descended after a hort-
Zontal flight Of 500 feet. His former
machine, which was propelled by n
small steam engine flew three-Quarters
Of a mile and only descended when the
steam was exhausted. 1t was UNDER
stood that Professor Langley was to
overcome h limited power capacity
Of the former machin by the use OF n
condensing engine. which could repeat
edly utilize the condensed steam from
LUe DO1IeT.
TREASURERS FOR CUBA AND
PORTO RICO.
Orders issued by the war department
today announce the appointment OF
Major Eugene F, Ladd, q~uartermaster.
! u. S. ", Captain Ninth u. 8. cavalry
as treasurer Of the island Of Cuba. and
the appointment Of Captain James A..
Buchanan. Eleventh United States in
fantry, as treasurer OF Porto Rico.
Captain Buchanan will act as treasurer
in addition to his duties as collector
Of customs at San Juan de Porto Rico.
These Offices are created by an ex-
ecutive order of May sth, which has
not been promulgated. The order Gre
ates a system for the management Of
the finances Of the islands, providing
for treasurers. auditors and other nee
essary officers for keeping the ac-
counts Of the receipts n expenditures
OF the Islands.