The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-13

the Government is at liberty to reject them.
The practice vessel is to make II knots an hour
for hours, and the premiums and penalties for
excess or deficit are $4,000 for each one-quarter
knot. 4 failure to reach II knots will be cause
for rejection. All of these vessels are to be con-
structed in accordance with plans prepared or
adopted by the Dept. The armored cruiser is to
be completed within years, the protected
cruiser mo. g. in y years. and the practice YES
sci in years. The bids may be made in either
of classes: 1st, according to the Dept's plan
for hull and machinery: 2d, according to the
plans of the bidder for hull and machinery.
Ensign G. H. Stafford is ordered to examina-
tion for promotion.
Ensign Miles r. VI. Field is detached from the
Minnesota, and ordered to the Essex, 22d inst.
Ensign John J. Knapp is detached from the
naval ord. proving ground, and ordered to the
Dale.
Ensign n. w. Richardson is visiting friends at
the Naval Academy
The findings in the court-martial case of
Comdr. j. B. Coghlan, recently of the Mohican,
have been approved by the Sec.
The Alliance was not allowed to enter the
harbor of Malaga, as reported last week. having
no bill of health. She was admitted at Gibral-
tar and took on coal for China.
The Sec. yesterday signed the final accept
ance of the torpedo-boat Cushing, and author
ized the payment of $4,000 to the contractor
The joint resolution authorizing the Sec to
remove the naval magazine from Ellis Island,
\. Y, and to purchase site and erect maya
zine at some other point is approved by the
President.
The position of gen. insp. of the Navy Pay
Corps, left vacant by the promotion of Pay
Director LOCKER, to be Chief of the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing, is filled by the order
ing of Pay Director Richard Washington to that
post. He is now in charge Of the naval pay
Office at Norfolk, and his place there will be
filled by Pay Director James D Murray, now at
the Baltimore pay office.
The Despatch, 1t. William S. Cowles comdg.,
at present at the Navy Yard, this city, will leave
the Yard tomorrow with the Pan-Americans on
board, for a trip down the Potomac. Several
Army and naval officials will accompany them.
The Fish Commission vessel Fish Hawk, 1t
Robert Platt comdg., will probably leave the
Navy Yard the middle of the month for South
ern waters in the interest of the Fish Commits
sion.
Lieut. T. B. Mason, naval Sec to Sec Tracy,
is granted months sick leave, and will 90
abroad for his health.
Lieut. Bradley A. Fiske is ordered to special
duty in connection with the installation of cleo
trio lights and signal apparatus on board the
new ships building at Philadelphia.
Capt. F. T. McNair has reported his return
home from the comd. of the Omaha, having
been detached February 13, and is placed on
Chief Eng. r. B. Hine and P. A. Eng. E. R.
Freeman are detached from duty at the Quin-
tard Iron Works, \. Y, and ordered to the
Delaware River Iron Works, Chester, Pa, in
connection with the machinery of the Concord.
Paymr. George H. Read is granted months
leave, with permission to 60 abroad.
Lieut.. Walter Mclean is ordered to the train
! ing-ship New Hampshire, May /.
Asst Surg. II. n, T. Harris is ordered to til e
Minnesota.
Chief Eng. George II. White is detached from
the Navy Yard at Norfolk, and ordered to duty
| in connection with the ironclads at Richmond.
Asst. Surg. s. S. White is detached from the
| Minnesota, and placed on waiting orders.
Salmaker John S. Franklin is ordered to the
receiving-shp Dale.
The orders of Pay Dir. James D. Murray to
the Navy pay Office at Norfolk have been re-
yoked.
Pay Dir. James Frelton is granted years
leave, with permission to 90 abroad.
P. A, Eng. Horace E. Frick is detached from
duty connected with the ironclads at Richmond,
and granted months sick leave.
The coast survey steamer Blake from Key
West arrived at Fort Monroe Thursday.
The tug Triton, Mate Samuel Lomax comdg.
left the Navy Yard, this city, Tuesday, for Nor
folk, with stores and powder.
Ensign John j. Knapp has reported on board
the receving-ship Dale for duty in charge Of
the seamen gunner class.
The Squadron Of Evolution is practcing
naval mannuvres near Corfu, lonan Islands.