New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-21
THE VACANCIES AND THE MEN LIKELY TO FILL
THEM.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The Secretary of
the Navy to-day addressed letter in part follows to
Captain Ramsay, Superintendent OF the Naval Academy
"The appointments In the navy Of naval cadets who
graduates Of the Naval Academy successfully complet-
ing their years in 1893 will be follows
There will be three appointments assistant naval con-
structors. These appointments will be made imme-
datey but they to be treated pecedents for
like appointments hereafter The law of August5 1892
prohibiting appointments from the graduates except
I'LL the vacancies Of each year, provided that nothing
should reduce tue number OF appointments from such
graduates below ten each year. These ten ap-
pointments will be seven ensgns OF the
junior grade and three assistant engineers.
There having been more vacancies than ten during
the year. additional engineers assistant engineers
be appointed There will also be ten appoint
ments second ieuenunts iu the marine corps from
final graduates OF the year.
"The Academic Board will determine the order of
merit for these appointments and make their recon-
mendatiOns to the Department aud thereupon the
ments Will be made to the various corps. SO far
cabe with the exception OF the appointments as assign.
ssant naval constructors the cadets may be allowed to
choose the corps which they will be assigned The
appointments will be dated July l, 1888"
The merit rOl OF the graduating class OF 18s3 at the
conclusion of the six course bears the names OF
niuety.two naval cadets eighty.three of whom have
submitted to fnal examinations two have resigned
and have not been examined, and seven are still
absent upon duty, and subject to examination
upon their return. OF this number John L. Shock, who
stood at head o his class upon the completion OF the
four years academic is at the Royal College,
Greenwich, England, having been selected by tue De-
parmen pursue special course Of two years at that
institution. His standing will probably be unchanged
by the final examination Twentythree of these gradu
aes will be retained in the service and provided for as
indicated in the secretays letter. The rest will be
honoraby discharged July 1888, with years pay.
For positions naval constructors
the Secretary has selected John L. Shock Joseph II.
Linnard aud Joseph l. WOODWARD the first three OF tnd
class the order OF merit Those who would be eligible
remaining twenty positions are in their order OF
merit as follows: John A. Hoogewern Michigan;
Robert b. Dashien. Virginia; 7. c RIdsr.
Harry X. White, Dakota; Lincoln karmany. Pennsyl-
wanna; Edward E. Capehar, Ohio; Houston Eldi edge,
New-Jersey; Eugene Carroll, ONO; Robert T. Norshew,
New-York; Charles A. Doyer, New.Hampshire; Charles
Ii. Laucbnimer, Maryland; william III. staytOn. Delar
ware; Horace B. Andrews. Michigan; Henry B. Wilson,
New-Jersey; George Z. Blow, Virginia; Henry Q.
Haines, District OF Columbia; james T. HabOney, Ms.
sachusetts; Gilbert Wilkes Utah; j. NJ. Wthan, Hi.
nOls. Two Of tlem however Carroll ami VOrsnew, VINO
graduated numbers eleven aud twelve, respectively,
declined their places, which Will make George Ben
nett, Wisconsin. and Franklin j. Moses, South Carolina
eligible also for retention III the service.
There is still question Ia the case OF Hoogewer,
WHO graduated number four and sutton number seven.
OF defective eyesgbt also In the cass OF An
drews number sixteen, the ground OF physical disa
bilty these three should be disqualified Jnen tha
ext three IN order after Moses would become eligible,
viz c. NJ Perkins Georgia; George Clark, Illinois; and
James III. Colwell, Pennsylvania