Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1898, Page 3

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KU KIMBALL BLDG., 1417 G ST. z Consultation an examination free. rabS-tf “E ORDER YOUK MANTELS OR TILI work until you see my stock; 8G different of oak and white mantels to select from; qbfferent styles of slate mantels and cabinets; convince yourself as to prices; goods and work. Karship guaranteed; over 20 Fears’ practical experience. OCHE, fel4-3m ne “ath Bw. CHIROPODISTS. city ITEMS. DEATHS. { DENTISTRY EDUCATION POSTAL SER’ RENT (Flats). RENT (Miscellaneous) FOR RENT (Oftices) FOR FOR FOR SALE (Bicycle: FOR SALE (Houses). FOR SALE (Lots)... FOR SALE (liscellaneous) HORSES AD HOTELS. LADIES" GOODS. FOR MAJOR GENERALS Nominations Sent to the Senate: by the President. OFFICERS PROMOTED 70 BE BRIGADIERS President Thomson Confers With Secretary Alger. WAR DEPARTMENT MATTERS The President today sent these nomina- tions to the Serate: To be major generals: Brig. Gen. Joseph C. Breckinridge, inspector general, U. B. A. Brig. Gen. Elwell S. Otis, Brig Gen. John J. Coppi Brig. Gen. William oe Brig. Gen. William M- Graham. Brig. Gen. James F, Wade. Brig. Gen. Henry C. Merriam. James H. Wiison of Delaware. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia. William J. Sewell of New Jersey. Joseph Wheeler of Alabzma. Colonels to be brigadier generals: Thos. M. Anderson, 14th Infantry: Charles E. Comptor,, 4th Cavalry; Abraham K. Ar- nold, Ist U. S. Cavalry: John S. Poland, ith Infantry; John C. Bates, 2d Infantry; Andrew S. Burt, 25th Infantry; Simon Snyder, 19th Infantry; Hamiltcn S. Haw- kirs, 20th Infant: Royal T. Frank, ist Artillery; Jacob F. Kent, 24th Infautry; General Fitzhugh Lee. Samuel S. Sumner, 6th Cavalr; L. Guenther, 4th Artillery; Guy V. 10th Cavalry; John I. Rodgers, 5 lery; Louis H. Carpenter, 5th Col. Samuel B. M. Young, 2d Cavalr: M. Bacon, 8th Cavairy; Edward B. Willis- Gth Artillery. utenant colonels to he brigadier gen- el ‘—Henry W. Lawton, inspector general; George M. Randall, Sth Infantry; Theodore Francis Schwan, istant adjutun: general; Will- iam Ludlow, corps of engine2rs; Adna R. Chafee, 3d Cavalry; George W. Davis, th Iniantry; Alfred E. master general. Subsistence department-Col. Chas. Pat- rick Eagan, to be comm! general of subsistenc2 with rank of brigadier general; Lieut. Col. John Francis, to be assistant commissary general of subsistence with rank of colonel; Maj. Wells Willard, cem- missary of subsisteac: missary general of su of lieutenant colone pi. Tasker Howard Bliss, to b> commissary of subsistence with rank of major; First Lieut. Joha Little, i4th Infantry, to be commissary of subsistence with rank of captain. Pay department—Harry L. Rogers, to be paymaster with the 1auk of major. To Be Ensigns. Naval cadets tn navy and Marine Corps— Jonas H. Holden, Vermont; Thomas T. Cra- ven, New Hampshire; Charles L. Poor, New York; Ralph Earle, Massachusetts; Andrew E. Kalbach, Pennsylvania; Ralph E. Walker, Indiana; Daniel W. Wurts- baugh, Texas; Ivan C. Wettengel, Colora- do; Charles M. Tozer, New York; Wat T. Cluverius, jr., Louisiana; Duncan M. Wood, Alabama; Leigh C. Palmer, Missouri; Thos. A. Kearney, Missouri; Arthur McArthur, jr., Wisconsin; Frank E. Ridgely, at large Dudley W. Knox, Tennessee; Charles E. Gilpin, Michigan; Mark St. C. Ellis, Ar- Edward McCauley, jr., New York; Earl P. Jessup, West Virginia; John H. Roys, New York; Henry G. Mustin, Tennes- see; Roland I. Curtin, Pennsylvania, to be ensigns in the navy to fill vacancies. T> Be Assistant Engineers. Charles L. Leiper, Pennsylvania; Gate- wood L. Lincoln, Missouri; Edward T. Fitzgerald, Texas; Henry O. Bisset, Mary- land; Albert W. Marshall, Texas; Charles P. Burt, Georgia; Keneth C. Castieman, Kentucky; William L. Littlefield, Massa- chusetts; Pope Washington, North Caro- lina; George B. Rice, Kentucky; James 1B. Henry, jr., New York; Arthur Crenshaw, Alabama—all to be assistant engineers in the navy, to fill vacancies. Amon Bronson, jr., Nebraska, to be a second licuterant in the Marine Corps. Arthur F. Huntington, New York; Harry H. Balthis, Colorade; Charles Conard, New York; William T. Gray, North Carolina, to be assistant paymasters in the navy, to fill vacancies. To be surveyor of customs.—Wm. L. Kes- singer of Missouri, at Kansas City, Mo. Joseph H. Moolman of Montana, to be marshal of the district of Montana James K. Barnes of Arkansas, to be United States attorney for the western dis- trict of Arkansas. Withdrawal—Nomination of Daniel Bates, deputy pay- c. SPCEES IEC EEOC EE HOES COOH ETE The Name 3 at the Bottom | 2 makes a check go at the batik and the signature of the great chemist, Justus von Liebig, in blue on the label of each jar of Liebig Company’s Extract of Beef makes it go into the homes of those who appreciate and will have only the best of everything. POLOPPEEIOPOODOOSO OOOO: Miles, to be agent for Indians, Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency, in Oklahoma. Postmasters--John G. Joy, Salinas, Cal; William W. Giddings, Newman, Cal; Wil- Mam R. O'Neal, Orlando, Fla.; James H. Lincoln, Franklin Grove, Ill.; Frank Rock- well, St. Charles, Ill.; Havilla C. Hobbs, Salem, Ind.; Arthur J. Palmer, Eldorado, Kan.; F. Clay Elkin, Lexington, Ky.; John M. Jarboe, Oakland, Md.; Reuben E. Saw- yer, Wellesley, Mass.; Henry D. Northway, Midland, Mich.; Geo. W. Coakley, Inde- pendence, Mo.; Simeon M. Estes, Meredith, N. H.; Luther M. Whitaker, Westfield, N. J.; Simon Nusbaum, Santa Fe, N. M.; Burt Graves, Middleport, N. ¥.; Samuel H. Vick, Wilson, N. C.; C. G. Dueomb, Ashland, Ohio; Charles J. Thompson, Defiance, Ohio; W. H. Frater, Upper Sandusky, Ohio; James Agnew, Mercersburg, Pa.; Wm. P. McCleery, Troy, Pa.; Delbert W. Wilmarth, DeSmet, 8. D.; Daniel M. Nobles, Paris, Tenn.; J. H. Neil, jr., Shelbyville, Tenn.; T. D. Bloys, jr., Honey Grove, Tex.; Wil- lam 8. Strain, Lancaster, Tex.; Theodore Miller, Rusk, Tex.; John P. Ackerly, Lex- ington, Va.; F. M. Perkins, Medford, Wi: Mellie B. Towne, Orange, Cal.; William Wilson, Chico, Cal.; Howard Robertson, Austin, IIL; Samuel L. Wallace, Lincoln, il.; Clara M. Murphy, Sparta, Il.; W. H. Price, Prairie City, Iowa; Ernest J. Scott, Goodland, Kan.; Garrett S. De Grange, Frederick, Md.; Frederick B. Horne, Fram- ingham, Mass.; Alex. Magill, Midland, Mich. (withdrawn); Erastus T. Parker, Sturgis, Mich.; S. F. Scott, Kansas City, Mo.; O. B. Warren, Rochester, N. H.; Jacob B. Matthews, Roswell, N. M.; Geo. Ander- son, Castleton, N. Y.; Richard K. Marshall, Mount Airy, N. C.; H. H. Young, Ada, Ohio; W. W. Scott, Canal Dover, Ohio; At- well E. Ferguson, Gibsonburg, Ohio; Allen B. Creasman, Portland, Ore.; Irwin G. Lukens, North Wales, Pa.; Thomas F. Donn, jr., Weatherly, Pa.; Jos. W. Howard, Greeneville, Tenn.; I. A. Hill, Harriman, Tenn.; Lucy L. Norris, Eagle Lake, Tex.; Hal. Singleton, Jefferson, Tex.; Thomas Hall, Palestine, Tex.; Robert E. Wherritt, Park City, Utah; R. S. Lovelace, Ronce- vorte, W. Va. Transportation of Troops. President Frank Thomson of the Penn- sylvania railroad was an early caller at the War Department today. He spent con- siderable time with Secretary Alger, pre- sumably going over, in a general way, the Principal questions that have to be met by the department in connection with transpor- tation of troops and equipments to the points of concentration. Mr. Thomson ex- pressed a wish not to be interviewed re- garding the subject. The matter of trans- portation, he said, had been put in charge of Mr. W. R. Blanchard, whose appoint- ment, because of the neutral position he occupied as president of the Joint Traffic Association, will be satisfactory to all the railroads interested. Mustering in Pennsylvania Troops. Adjutant General Stewart of the Pennsyl- vania National Guard was at the War De- partment a short time today in connec- tion with some matters of importance that need attention. He says the mustering in of the Pennsylvania troops began Monday morning, atid he believed would be com- pleted in about a week. In all the keystone state wouid furnish 10,860 men for the vol- unteer army—a showing which her citi- zens felt very proud of. There were a number of congressional callers at the War Department today, many of whom came to ascertain the status of their state guards regarding equipments and other matters; others came to indorse applicants who want places in the volun- teer army. The visitors included Senators Wilson of Washington, McEnery of Louis- jana, Platt of New York, Turpie and Fair- banks of Indiana, Foraker of Ohio, Repre- sentatives Hull and Oliver of Iowa and Sayers of Texas. Regalar Army Enlistment. There is a commendable promptn Willingness on the part of the citi: $ the United States to enlist in the regular army. Reports received here show that re- cruiting for that branch of the service is progressing rapidly in all parts of the coun- try and that an excellent class of men is being enlisted. The qualifications for en- listment are very strict, which necessarily limits the operations of the recruiting offi- cers to a considerable extent. Only men between eighteen and thirty-five years are taken, and they must be sound in all re- spects. Within a month, the officials be- lieve, the army will be recruited up to its full war strength of 61,000 men. Increasing the Signal Corps. ‘the Senate committee on military affairs held a special meeting today for the pur- pose of devising means of increasing the efficiency of the signal corps of the army. General Greely, chief of the signal service, General Wheeler. was before the committee. General Gree- ly urged a general enlargement of the sig- nal‘ corps so as.to provide for a liberal al- lowance of officers with each corps, divis- ion, etc., of the army. The committee con- sidered his suggestion, but did not reach a conclusion before adjourning. The com- mittee will certainly report an increase, but probably not so large as General Greely desires. The committee also gave some attention to the question of furnishing arms and other supplies to the Cubans. This is a matter that Involves @elicat> points, and giving the committee some concern, but the probabilities are that action will be taken soon, as no distribution would be legal un- less authorized by Congress. The bill be- fore the committee authorizes American officers in command to make the distribu- tion proposed. A conference with the House committee has been arranged for this afternoon on the bill providing for engineers and yellow fever immunes to go to Cuba. The Senate con- ferees will insist on a consolidation of all the measures authorizing special forces, in- cluding cowboys, immunes and engineers, so as to make the total number 16,000, and leave the distribution of them to the Presi- dent. A subcomm@ee, consisting of Senators Hawley, Proctor and Cockrell, was appoint- ed to consider all questions pertaining to t.e war before the full committee shall take them up. LATE ARMY ORDERS. Announcement of Official Action by the Wer Department. Captain Matthias W. Day, 9th Cavalry, is granted leave of absence until further erders, to enable him to accept the com- mission of lieutenant-colonel, Ohio cavalry volunteers. 4 Second EieutenantJohvJ. O'Connell; 2ist Infantry, now in ity, having relin- quished his sick leave of absence, will pro- ceed at once to joint his regiment at Tam- pa, Fla. Captain Montgotifery “Mt.” Macomb, 7th Artillery, is relieved from duty at Fort Riley, Kan., and will join his battery. Acting Assistant’Surg#on Francis Lieber will proceed from this city to Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Fla., for duty at that post. First Lieutenant«JohniH, Wholley, 24th Infantry, 1s relieved from duty at the Uni- versity of Washington, Seattle, Wash., and will report to the governor of Washington, at Olympia, Wash:, for daty with the Na- ticnal Guard of that state. Capt. Robert J. C. Irvine, 11th infantry, |is relieved from duty in the office of the adjutant general of the army, join his company. First Lieut. Joseph C. Byron, 8th Cav- airy, who desires to relinquish the unex- Ppired pertion cf his leave of absence, will preceed to Mount Gretna, Pa., and report to Major William A. Thompson, 2d Cav- airy, mustering offcer at that place,. for temporary duty. Leave of absence until further orders is granted First Lieut. Frank B. McCoy, 3d Infantry, to enabie him to accept a com- mission as lieutenant célonel, 24 Regiment Minnesota Volunteers. The Secretary of War relieves Capt. Charles L. Cooper, 10th Cavairy, from duty as acting Indian agent at the Pueblo and Jicarilla agency, N. M. Second Lieut. Arthur W. Chase, 2d Ar- tillery, is relieved from further station at Fort Monroe, Va., and will join his battery. A general court-martial is appointed to meet at Willets Point, New York, today, for the trial of such prisoners as- may be brought before it. Major Henry S. TurrilJ, surgeon, is pres- ident of the court, and First. Lieut. E. W. Van C. Lucas, Corps of Engineers, judge a@vocate. Leave of absence until further orders is granted Second Lieut. Roy B. Harper, 10th Cavalry, to enable him to accept the com- mission of leutenant colonel, 1st Illinois Cavalry Volunteers, Lieut. Col. Edgar R. Kellogg, 10th Infan- try, is relieved from duty with his regi- ment, and will report in person at Tampa, Fla., for duty with the 5th Infantry. Capt. John Bigelow, jr., 10th Cavalry, is relieved from duty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass., and wilt join his troop. Lieut. Col. Hdward Hunter, deputy judge advocate general, is relieved from duty in the Department of Dakota, and will report for duty to Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke, United States army, commanding the troops at Chickamauga National Park. Captain James N. Allis commissar; has been ordered to Vancouver barracks for examination for promotion. First Lieutenant Samuel W. Dunning, 16th Infantry, has been appointed quarter- master aud commissary for the Wyoming volunteers. Leave of absence has been granted First Lieuienant John H. Wholley, 24th Infantr: to enable him to recept a commission colonel of the Washington regiment of in- fantry volunteei Major William &. Spargin, 23d Infantry, has been detailed ais commissary of subs! ence in connection! with the muster of the New York volunteers. The retirement from activ and will service of Maj. William Arthur, paymaste: Js Capt. Ezra B. Builer; has been detailed as mustering officer for the South Carolina volunteers, relieving Second Lieut. Marcus B. Stokes, 10th Infantry, who ct as quartermaster and comm: t Lieut. Chi ci Ballou, has been detailed as quartermaster Ilhnois volunteers, reiieving First Lieut. Chauncey B. Baker, 7th Infaatry. First Lieut. William !P. Burnham, 2uth Infantry, has been detailed as quarter- and commissary’ for the Alabama relieving Lieut. Samuel! G. Jones, for the master volunteer: en C. Mills, 12th Infantry, has ed as mustering officer for tne Georgia volunteers, vice Capt. Frederick A. Smith, 12th Infantry, relieved. First Lieut. Geo. W. Kirkman, Sth Infantry, has been detailed as quartermaster and commissary vic for the Georgia voluntzers, First Lieut. John B. McDonaid, 10th relieved. First Lieut. Henry W. Hovey, 24th In- fantry, has been appointed quartermaster and commissary for the Georgia volunteers. Possibly Light Rain Tomorrow, With Variabic Winds. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday—For the District of Columbia, ern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Dela- ware, Maryland and Virginia, cloudy and threatening weather tonight, possibly light rain Thursday; northeasterly winds. Weather conditions ard general forecast— An >xtensive area of high pressure covers the lake regions and northwest. The storm in the southwest continues to develop, and rain s fallen in the Arkan- sas, lower Missourl and central Mississippi valleys, with snow on the middle plateau. An extensive area of clouds covers the central and southern districts west of the Mississippi and extends eastward across the lake regions to the north Atlantic states. It remains clear in the southeast and in the northern portion of th> west. The temperature changes for the past 24 ‘hours are unimportant. Cloudy weather tonight in New England; will clear Thursday. Cloudy and unsettled weather will continue in the middl> Atlan- tic states and Ohio valley, with showers in the latter district tonight and rain Thurs- day, probably extending to the middle At- lantic coast and lower lake regicn. The weather will remain clear in the south At- lentic and east gulf states. Partly cloudy weather will prevail in the southwest, with showers in the intertor. There will b2 little change in temperature in_southern and eastern Gistricts. The following heavy precipitation Gnches) was reportes During the past 24 hours—Fort Smith, 1.74; Springfield, Mo., 2.08; Russellville, Ark., 1.60. Rivers—The following changes in the riv- ers (in fe2t and tenths) have occurred: Risen—Fort Smith, 6.7. Falien—Vicksburg, 0.6; New Orleans, 0.1. Above the danger line and falling—Vicks- burg, 5.1; New Orleans, 0.8. Condition of the Water. Temperature amd coffition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls. temperatur>, 63; cond!- tion, 34; receiving, reservoir, temperature, €2; condition at north connection, 38; condi- tion at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 0; condition at in- fluent gate hous?, 36; efMtuent gate house, 36. Tite Tible. Today—Low tide, 12:01 p.m.; high tide, 5:39 a.m. and §:54'p.m. * * Tomorrow—Low tide, 42:12 a.m. and 12.54 P.m.; high tida, 6:29 a.m. and 6:47 p.m. The Sam and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 4:56a.m.; sun sets, 6:56 Dm. ‘Moon sets 4:00 am. tifnorrow. “Tomorroy—Sun 42ST am, The Gity bights. Gas lamps all iighted'by 8:04 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at‘4:05 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 7:49 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:20 a.m. : Reeords for Twenty-Four. Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yes- terday: med 3.4 p.m., 68; 8 p.m, 56; 12, mia- night, May.4, 4 a.m., 51; 8 a.m., 52; noon, 63; 2 P.m., Maximum, 66, at 2 ney May 4;-mint- mum, 51, at.4 a.m., May 4. The following were the readings of the barometer at the weather bureau for the Past twenty-four hours, beginning at 2 p.m. in yesterdi May EM 2 p.m, 20.98; BS oat 30:08; 12 micnight, enn May 4, 4 .. 30.07; 8 a.m., ~ 30.14; noon, 30.08; 2 pam, 30.06. STEAMER CHARTERED Troops and Supplies to Be Sent , the Philippines. THE CITY OF PEKIN OBTAINED |=" Ships Sail Probably to Join the ~ Oregon. ESTIMATED DEFICIENCY a Negotiations were closed today for the charter of the Pacific mail steamship City of Pckin for the transportation of troops, munitions of wer ard military stores from San Francisco to Manila for the occupa- t:on of that port until the close of the war. The City of Pekin is now at San Francisco, and is to be ready to Start on her long Journey acrcss the Pacific by the 15th in- stant. Unless. present plans are changed she will carry 1,000 treops ané a large car- go of ammuniticn, erdnance stores and ther supplies. . The McCalloch’s Movements, The news of the arrival of the converted revenue cutter McCulloch at China, from Manila, was conveyed to the Navy Department first through the Asso- ciated Press dispatches. Ind-ed, up tu noon teday the department was still in official ignorance of the arrival of <he dispatch boat. The officials immediately begaa to calculate as to when the first report by cable might be exp2cted from Commodore Dewey. It was found by scrutiny of the maps that Mirs pay lies about forty miles away from Hong Kong, the cable terminus, and there is not believed to be any com- munication by wire betwe2n the poin f the McCulloch put into Mirs bay in- stead of going directly to Hong Kong it was undoubtedly because, in tie cpinion of Commodore Dewey, the British ucvtrality laws weuld not permit the ship to enter for the purpos> of communicating with her home government. She is neither disabled to the point re she might cl. benefit of the emergency clau ccai entirely exhausted, be made a plea for entr; fe she might still go into Hong Kong, aid by some naval officers that to do so tor the sol2 pur- » of cabling to the United ernment respecting the prog ities would be practically using the British of operations +gainst the How?ver, there are other officers who do not take this view of the law, and would chance an entry into the cable port. Supposing that the dispaten boat is in Mirs bay, she would probably send an offi- on a native boat or ome other means of transportation than the warship's boat, to Hong Korg with the dispaten from Com- modore Dewey. The time consumed in this operation would depend upon the hour tie officer started, for if the MeCullech, as sur- mised, arrived late in the evening or at night the journey would probably be made with difficulty and slowly, and might, in- deed, be deferred until the fol ing morn- ing, which, allowing for ihe difference in time between Washington an] Hong Kong, weuld bring the c aica to this city some- where ¢fter mid: Spanish Cruiser at the ‘Barbadoes. A crack Spanish cruiser, believed to be the Alphonso XIII, is today reported to be at Barbad in the West Indies. There re conflicting reports on this point, how- ever, and if there is a cruiser there she may be the Carlos V, which left Madrid some time ago for a cruise along the Span- ish coast, as it was, supposed. The Al- phonso XIII is a new protected cruiser of over 5,0) tons displacement, with excel- lent ordnance, while the Carlos V is a still more formidable craft of over 9,000 tons. The first-named vessel is reported from an- other source to be in a port of Spain, so there is some confusion in the reports. Supposing any cruiser is in that section of the West Indies, she would be almost in the pathway of the Oregen coming northward, and thus exposed to capture if the battleship thought it worth while to lie in wait for the expulsion of the Spanish cruiser from the British port under the neutrality law. As to the Oregon herself, the opinion is expressed that she is in no particular danger at the hands of the Spanish fleet that may be approaching the coast from Cape Verde, as she will proba- bly keep close along the Brazilian coast within the three mile limit, where she cannot be attacked except by breach of neutrality. Following the Brazilian shore line closely would bring the Oregon to a point where she would have only a very short run to make across the high sea in order to ef- fect a junction with Admiral Sampson's fleet. Movements of Sampson's Fleet. Even in the face of press advices that the admiral’s feet has sailed, the officials at the Navy Department adhere to their rule to decline to give out any information as to the ships’ movements. It is believed, however, that the admiral has not taken his entire fleet away, but only a sufficient number of the more powerful vessels to insure the safety of the Oregon, and has gone to met that ship. To have withdrawn all of the fleet would have amounted to an abandonment ef the blockade, which would cause some difficulty from a diplomatic point of view if it is renewed, as it proba- bly would have to be later on. Ex-Secretary Herbert Cal Ex-Secretary Herbert was at thi Navy Department today in conference with some of the officials. Few men are more grati- fied than the Secretary at the victory echieved by the American force at Manila, and he felt a special interest in the mat- ter because Commcedore Dewey was chief of the equipment bureau of the department during Mr. Herbert’s administration, ani thus the two men became warm friends. Mr. Herbert is also able to point to the action .of Congress in fixing the price of armor at $400 a ton, as it has just done in the naval appropriation bill, as a complete vindication of the soundness of the con- clusion he had himself arrived at two years ago. At that time he recommended to Congress that $400 per ton be fixed upon as a fair price for the armor re- = — “APENTA” The Best Purgative Water. 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LOKING, 10 Wall st te in District of c lumbia. No Je- loan: & McLERAN, 1008 F st. quired for the three big battle ships sow under construction, The armor ¢ mpanies held that the figures named were too low while, on the other t Shw was the S p to be paid. Now, out, Congre aceepted a reasonable pr the com- panics have admitted th could un- deriake Had the s adopted originally the battle ships would now be almost ready for service und would be of inestimable value to the government instead of being delayed until well along into next year. Today's Naval Sey The following naval orders were issued today: Mate J. W. Mahoney, detached from the Enterprise and to the linois. Commander Thomas Perr; charge of first district of coast defense system. Lieutenant H. F. Reich, retired, order of 28th revoked. Passed Assistant Engineer G. Burd, detached from the League Island yard and to New York yard. Assistant Engineer G. H. Shepard, re- tired, to Key West naval station. Lieutenant Commander J. C. Wilson, sick leave two months. Lieutenant H. Eldredge, retired, order of 27th revoked. Assistant Surgeon E. Thompson, to naval hospital at New York. Passed Assistant Engineer C. H. Green- leaf, retired, to Wabash. Passed Assistant Engineer W. A. H. Al- len, retired, to League Island yard. Lieutenant Commander H. Vail, to bureau of navigation. Lieutenunt Commander I. Hazlett, retired, retired, y i Surgeon F. Rodgers, to the Charleston. Paymaster J. S. Phillips, to the Charles- ton. Ensign W. Evans, detached from charge of the branch hydrograpiic office at Port- land and ordered to the Charleston. Acting Ensign S. N. Kane, to the St. Paul. Acting Assistant Surgeon A. Heger, kespital at Washington. Acting Ensign M. B. Pougnet, executive officer of the Illinois. Acting Chief Engineer W. pointed May 3. Acting Carpenter J. L. Purple, appointed May 3. Acting Ensign S. N. May 3. Estimated Naval Deficiency. The Secretary of the Navy sent to the House tcday a deficiency estimate of $20,- 50) for the remainder of the present iscal year and on account of the fiscal year 18. The amount includes $2,505,- 500 required by the bureau of yards and docks for the next fiscal year not covered by the regular naval appropriation bill, to be immediately available. The estimates in detail were published by The Star yes- terday. H. Levay, ap- Kane, appointed eee Caught Unawares. It is reasonable to suppose that a number of men will be caught unawares by the ap- proaching summer season. Don't be one of them. Place your order for an_ elegant black or blue Cheviot Suit now: $22 to or- der. G. Warfield Simpson, 1208 F.—Advt. gacatist tat WAS DE LOME LOOKING FOR COAL? A Question That is Worrying the North Shore People. From the Springfleld Republican. The former Spanish minister, Senor de Lome, summered at Manchester-by-the-Sea last year. Very few know, however, that while the Spaniard was at this popular sea- shore fesort on the north shore he was gathering information for his government which might prove to be of great assist- ance to the Spanish fleet during the present crisis. It seems that De Lome was a daily visitor to the big coal wharves at Salem, where it is not unusual to have stored something like 65,000 tons of coal. Salem is utilized, owing to ‘ts excellent harbor, as the distributing point for the towns and cities along the north shore. De Lome took great interest in the coal peckets ond svext a deal of time in what people const-iered as idle curiosity in familiarizing himself with their method of construction and the ma- chinery which was used in hoisting and de- lvering the coal. ‘Now it has ali come back to those who remembered seeing the Spanish minister around the coal pockets so much. question is being asked if it ie not probable that De Lome was not then planning for a coal supply for Spanish cruisers in case of war with the United States. Salem is un- protected by shore batteries. If a Spanish. warship could once get into the harbor the immense amount of coal stored there would be to them as 80 Aopal gold. These were communicat to Secretary a Salem man, who is —— —— e_ information, = few cheng cruisers Columbia and polis we: detailed to patrol the New England coast. i Ht FINANCIAL, AMERICAN SBCURITY “AND TRUST 0O Lowest rate for best service, Safe Deposit. 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