The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-25

all of them having served. in the Civil
war, a majority of them in the late Spar
ish war and some of them being veterans
Of the Mexican war"
No matter how worthy and capable
they may be, two captains, three COM
manders and seven lieutenant command
ers Of the navy will be transferred to the
retired list next
OfffcerS to June unless some
be Transferred. unexpected casual
ties oceur This step
is necessary by the terms of the naval
Personnel bill passed March 4, 1S99 by
which a certain number Of vacancies In
the several grades must follow each year
to bring about the desired flow Of promo.
ton. Therefore, unless there are deaths
or designations to these numbers in each
grade before June 80, the required num-
Der of vacancies will be created by re-
firing officers IN each of the three ranks
The announcement is made here that
Secretary Long has decided TO grant the
request of half dozen shipbuiIding con-
Germs for an extension Of the tirne to
complete nearly forty torpedo destroyers
and torpedo boats This fGuestion has
been under consideration : for several
months, the original request having come
from the Maryland Steel company, where
three of the largest of these craft are
building. This firm, like many others
found Itself unable to meetsthe contract
requirements on account Of the impossible
ity Of securing structural steel as prompt
ly as expected.
All builders will have now one year in
addition to the original time to complete
the boats, which is believedFto be ample
The boats building at Baltimore are said
to be II per cent completed, and under
the departments decision they must be
delivered by the spring of 1901.
There is in Washington at the present
time a prominent theatrical manager who
was connected with the New York World
editorial staff when the late Col CGckrell
was editor in chief The theatrical man
aforementioned told a good story on the
late Col. Cockrelf today. The colonel had
assigned the present theatrical maenate
to tour of Kansas. He was simply asked
by Cockrell to fire In good stuff, and not
to mind the expense.
about what do you want of me?'' This
is what the theatrical man said he asked
Col. Cockren when about TO leave en- his
journey. Anything good Make your
stuff Esnappy" was
DiShed Up the rolonel's reply
Hot Stuff. BY / he way" con-
tinued the colonel
don't commit murder In order to get a
good story. I'll tell You twhy A few
years ago was mana gingi editor of the
st. Louis Dispatch. We had a cor
respondent in certain town in Texas
which had been good news point for
years. All at once the correspondent in
this city faiEed to come to the front with
a killing, zlynching or anything sensa-
tional. He was silent for fully six months
Then we decided to stir him up.
"a dispatch about as follows was sent
him at my dictation: 'WeE have not re-
ceived anything from YOU for several
months. We have, therefofe, decided to
dispense with a correspondents in your
city The Post-Dispatch isIan afternoon
paper,as you know" said Coekrell. 'Well,
about noon the next day the first sheet
of lengthy dispatch from this CORE
spondent was brought to my desk. 1t
read something like this: f.essYour. CO RE
spondent shot a man on Main street in
the village at 10 o'clock this; morning. Ex-
element now running high. Your corre-
spondent pretty certain to be lynched.'
1.-THE correspondents story followed in
detail. At the close of this ispatch the
correspondent added private note, which
read: This dispatch may be the last