The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-06

OF forward ana upper nOlu is o,OSd cuOlc Ieet;
available capacity for stores of all kinds 3125
cubic feet coal capacity, 296 tons. She will
have triple expansion engines of the twin
screw type.
The Secretary of the Navy has entered into
contract with the Hurst Reinforce Cartridge and
Arms Co., of this city, for furnishing rapid
fire, rapid-twst steel guns, with 100 of the Hurst
reinforce cartridges for each, for the purpose of
testing the same.
The designations of 1t Mason A. Shufeldt
and Eusigns \. b. Clements, Ernest Wilkinson,
and Lorenzo Semple have been accepted. They
took effect June 30.
Capt. Il. L. Phythian the new Superintendent
! of the Naval Academy, took charge on Monday
| last.
Pay Director Caspar Schenck reported at the
Nnval Academy, June 30, as the relief to Pay
Insp. j. H. Stevenson as general storekeeper at
| the Academy, the latter having been detached.
A court of inquiry, consisting of Rear Adm.
David b. Harmony and Commos. James A.
Greer and 4. W. Weaver, has been directed by
Secretary Tracy to meet on board the flagship
Richmond, now at Norfolk, to investigate the
charges and counter-charges made against each
other by Rear Adm. Gillis and Flag Capt. a. V.
Reed. Samuel C.. Lemly will be Judge advocate
of the court. The trouble between the Admiral
and the Captain arose from the discharge of a
cook by the Captain without the permission of
the Admiral.
priation bill.
the Navy have been received by the Senate
Asst. Eng. Frank w. Bartlett to be a passed
asst. eng. in the Navy from June 10, 1890, vice
?. A. Engs. W. H. H. Allen ana H. F. Frick,
retired: 2d 1t. Henry c. Haines, Marine Corps,
to be 1st 1t. in that corps from June %, 1890,
vice 1st 1t. H. G. Ellsworth, Marine Corps, de-
ceased; I'd It, James Z. Mahoney, Marine Corps,
to be 1st 1t. in that corps from July l, $780, vice
1st 1t. Carroll Mercer, Marine Corps resigned.
n. Vansanthas been appointed asst. naval con-
structor.
Lieut. P. j. Werlich has been ordered as insp.
of steel for the new cruisers.
Ensigns ". P. White and j H. Shipley have
been ordered to examination for promotion.
Lieut. A. n. Wood has been ordered to the
training-ship New Hampshire.
Lieut. Edward Lloyd has been detached from
the Yorktown, and granted months leave.
Lieut.. Winder has been detached from the
Wabash, and ordered to the Coast Survey.
Lieut.. w. L. Burdick has been relieved from
duty steel insp., and ordered to the Coast
Survey.
Mate S T. c. Smith has been ordered from the
Naval Home Philadelphia, to the Coast Survey
steamer Fishawk
Lieut.. E. D. Bostck has been ordered to the
Minnesota.
Ensign F. W. Kellos has been ordered to the
New Hampshire.
Lieut.. Comdr. Charles T. Hutchins has been
ordered to duty in the Bureau of Equipment
and Recruiting.
P. A. Eng John d. Ford has been ordered to
duty connected with the trial of the San Fran
cisco.
Asst Surg. John +. Pagehas been ordered for
duty to the Naval Hospital at Mare Island Cal.
Asst Surg. Robert VI. Kennedy has been or
dered to the League Island Navy Yard.
Lieut.. William II. Reeder has been detached
from duty in the Bureau of Equipment and Re-
cruitiDg, and ordered to the Naval Academy.
Lieut.. Comdr. Louis Kingsley, executive Off
Ger of the flag ship Richmond during the suspen-
sion Of Capt. Reed, has been arrested at Norfolk
for violating the quarantine regulations in
bringing the Richmond into that port Monday.
Secretary Tracy issued circular July 2 invit-
ing proposals for the construction of protected
! cruiser of about 1900 tons displacement, at
cost, exclusive of armament, Of So 80, 600. The
yesselis to maintain an average speed Of twenty
one knots for four hours