The National tribune., 1902-03-06
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

Justice Gray, of the United States Su
preme Court. is suffering with a stroke oi
paralysis. His left arm and left leg ar,
completely paralynsd, but his mind is per
fectly clear. The advanced age of Justice
Gray, "A years, naturally handicaps hin
in his effort to rally from the attack, anC
it is quite possible that he may be con
fined to his bed for an indefinite period
| Under these circumstances, the talk OF
his retirement is current, although it is
known that he has been ayerse to leaving
| the bench. He has long since fulfilled
both the requirements necessary for retir'
ing, being over 40 years old and having
been on the bench more than 10 years. II
he should decide to retire, the President
would undoubtedly select someone from
| New England to take his place. Justice
Gray has filled the First judicial Circuit,
which consists of Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The name of Secretary Long naturally
occurs in this connection, since he is to
| retire from the Cabinet but he declines
to discuss the matter.
The name of Chief Justice Oliver Wen
deli Holmes. of the Supreme Court of
Massachusetts, is also mentioned. He is
son of the late DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes. the poet, and served with great
credit, three years as Captain, in the Goth
Mass, and was severely wounded at An,
tietam.
Justice Shiras is also eligible to retire
ment upon the ground of age, having be
come 40 on the 26th of last month. His
10 years of service on the bench will not
expire, however, until next October. He
is still in excellent health. but is saiG to
be anxious TO leave the bench while in his
prime and not wait until he is forced to
leave because of failing faculties
Judges Taft and Day, of Ohio, are men
toned for this place, though neither of
them resides in the Circuit, which COM
prises the States of New jersey. Penn
sylvania and Delaware Senator Quay is
said to have a Pennsylvania Judge in
waiting fo: the place.
Rear-Admiral O'Nein, Chief of Ord
nance of the Navy. has compiled some in
terestins information relating TO the am
munitiOm expended in the naval battles at
Manila and off Santiago. Judged from
the standpoint of values. the fight with
Ceryera's 5 squadron cost this Government
in ammunition expended $S4, ,SG4 The am
nunitiom expended by Dewey's vessels at
Manila cost considerably less. q little more
than $4,000.
The total weight of ammunition cxpend-
ed in the fight off Santiago was 1G4.7
tons. The total weight Of metal thrown
was i4.3. There were g.474 rounds fired,
Of which 100 Were from the main and
S,1I4 from the secondary battery guns.
At Manila the total weight Of ammuni-
ton expended, including powder, was 132
tons. There We're 669 tons of metal
thrown aud 5,S5S rounds fired. OF the
latter l .413 were from the main and 4, 4,445
from the secondary battery guns.
=
President Roosevelt'S next appointment
of a cadet to West Point Will probably be
that Of a son of Gen. Chaffee The Pres
ident has repeated former announcements
that all his appointments to this institu
tiOn will be of sons of army officers and
of young men who have made notable rec
OrdS for themselves as private or petty
officers i'll the army. The last appoint
ment of this kind was of young Titus, the
bugler. who was the first American sol
der to scale the wall at Pekin.