The Saint Paul globe., 1900-11-20
HPLETIME THEY OWE Us MONEY
AND CHARGE D'AFFAIRES GRIsCOM
WILL TRY TO COLLECT
100000
NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY
VIII Investigate Differences BE-
tween Capt. McCalIa and His Ex-
ecutive Officer, Lieutenant
Commander COIveu.


class battleship Kentucky, now in Medi-
terranean waters, has been ordered to
touch at Smyrna, Turkey, on her way
to the Philippines. The Kentucky has
been in Mediterranean waters for some
time, had made a stop at Algerian ports
and is now at Naples, Italy. She is
going to Manila via the Suez canal route
and is in command of Capt. Colby M.
I. Chester. The Kentuclzy's presence in
Turkish waters will be coincident with
renewed efforts on the part Of the adj
mini6tration to collect from the Turkish
government payment of the indemnity
claimed by the United States for the
destruction Of missionary property i'll
that country some years ago. These
claims have been pending for long time.
The payment of the indemnity was urg-
ed in turn by Ministers Angel and
Strauss and MIR. GriscOm, the American
charge now at Constantinople has been
persistent in his demands for a settle
ment, but this far apparently without
any definite assurance that the claims
will be paid. The claims approximate in
amount 600.
Smyrna lies at the head of the Gulf
of that name, has a large population and
for centuries has been the most i'm
pOrtant center of trade in the Levantus
The city lies out of the ordinary line
Of travel to the Suez canal
Naval officers are proud of the splen-
did battleShip Kentucky which only re-
Gently has been launched. She has a
displacement of L, ,525 tons with an in
dicated horse power of 10000 and has
twenty-five guns in her main battery.
Much admiration has been expressed foc
her appearance at the places she has
stopped and the detour to Smyrna is
said In official quarters to be for the
purpose of showing her off.
MCALLA COURT OF INQUIRY.
The proceedings in the case of Capt.
McCalia is a court of inquiry, and not a
court martial. The navy department was
advised some time ago that trouble had
arisen between Capt. McCalla, command
a Ing the Newark, and Lieutenant Com
mander John c. COlwell formerly naval
attache at London, and now executive
officer Of the ship. While the depart
ment was acquainted with the fact it
left The matter to the commanders in
chief of the station, Admiral Remey, to
. adjust. He has now found it necessary
to appoint court of inquiry, which will
determine the merits of the dispute be-
tween the two officers. Should the tri-
bunal recommend a court-martial in the
case of Capt. McCalla, it would be nee
essary to relieve him Immediately from
his command and order him to the United
States, for there are not a sufficient num-
Der of officers Of the requisite rank on
the Asiatic station to form a court-mar-
tial for the captain.
HARRIS RESIGNATION.
Addison c. Harris, United States min
lister to Austria, reached Washington to-
day, on his way from his home in Inti-
ana to Vienna. 1t is now known official
ly that Mr.. Harris will resign, though his
mitted He will, however, return to his
post, where he expects to remain until
the 4th of March next, before retiring
from the diplomatic service. Mr. Hart.
United States minister to Columbia, also
is in Washington, and called upon Sec
retary Hay today to pay his respects. He
is on leave of absence from his post
NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
The navy department today was ad-
vised that the torpedo boats Delong and
Blakely, built by the George Lawley
Sons corpora ton, will be launched at
South Boston, Mass, next Thursday
morning az 9:30 o'clock The Delong is
named in honor Of Commander George
W. Delong, who met his death in the
Arctic ocean while in command of the
iu-fated Jeanette expedition His
daughter. Mrs. Mills, will act as sponsor
at the christening.
The Blakely is named after Capt John
= ston Blakely, who was lost in the sloop
of war Wasp, in 1915. She will be chris
tened by Miss Nellie NJ. White, of Win
chendon Springs, Mass, the nearest sur
viving female relative of Capt Blakely.
AMERICAN FIELD ARTILLERY.
Some disparaging criticism upon the
American field gun as exhibited in the
Chinese complications led Ad1t. Gen.
COrbin to address the following inquiry
to Gen Chaffee:
"Adjutant Generals Office, Nov. 15
1900.-Chaffee. Pekin: Asserted our light
artillery gun did not meet all require
ments Of service compared with arms OF
other armies. What are the facts?
-"Corbin.'
The following response has been re-
ceived:
"Adjutant General. Washington. Nov
16.-Replying to your number z, our bat
terry better than the battery of any 9TH
er army in the campaign German bat
terry just arrived; some features superior
TO ours. Powder charge in case fired
with trigger like pistol More rapid fire
result Brake arrangement also better
Cahber gun not quite so large. Out bat
Gen. LlneVetch, who said he felt like
taking off his hat whenever he saw il
No battery so effective as ours in at
tacks on Pekin. -"Chaffee.' .
w LII SIbD4 The TRAMP
The Industrial commission has an
pointed Prof. John r. Commons, of the
Bureau Of Economic Research of New
York, as an expert to investigate The
effect Of immigration and the problem
of the unemployed. especially with. 2
view to the study of the tramp question
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
Many members of the house WAYS ana
means committee arrived in Washington
today. The Republican members will
meet tomorrow to consider bill modify
Ing the war revenue act passed in 1898
DANISH WEST INDIES.
It is learned that the reported vizit
of Gov. Allen, Of Porto Rico, to St
Thomas. is in no wise connected with
any project that may be in contempla-
ton looking to the acquisition of the
Danish West Indies by the United States
1t is improbable that the Danish West
Indian proposition will come before con.
gress.
PHILIPPINE COMMITTEE.
Among the callers on the president TO-
; day was Prof. Augustin Bushnell Hart,
head of the department of political