The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-13

tive trial of armor plates at Annapolis Aug. is.
The Union Iron Works, of San Francisco,
contractors for the 5,500-ton protected cruiser,
have been permitted by the Navy Dept. to add
Is feet to the length of the vessel at their own
expense, the object being to increase its speed
and generally improve the proportions
Asst. Surg George NJ. Magruder has been
nominated for promotion to p \. surg. in the
Marine Hospital Service.
The Ranger and Thetis have been ordered
from San Francisco to the west coast Of Central
America to protect the interests of American
subjects in case of serious trouble between Sal
vador and Guatemala.
The ordnance outfit, including carriages and
projectiles, has been shipped to the Philadel-
phia from this city. The cruiser will proceed
to New York, where the fitting out will be
completed.
The Essex has left Portland for New York.
The Scholarship Portsmouth has sailed from
Newport for a cruise in European waters.
The leave of absence granted 1st 1t John j.
Brereton, adjt. oath Inf, has been extended
months, with permission to 60 beyond sea.
Comdr. G. NJ. Chester has been detached as
member OF the board of organization, and Or
dered to duty in the Bureau of Navigation
Ensign A. A. Ackerman has been ordered
from the Navy Yard, Washington, to duty on
the Philadelphia.
The President has signed an act providing for
the sale of Navy Yard and o. S. Naval Hospital
lands in Brooklyn.
Ensign j. B. Bernadou has been authorized to
accept two vases presented to him by the Japa-
nese government.
The promotion of P. A. Surgs. c. G Herndon
and L. G. Hernberger have been confirmed by
the Senate.
The nominations of n. j. Blackwood, of Pa,
and j. II. North, Jr., of n. Y, to be asst surgs.
in the Navy, have been confirmed by the Senate.
The following promotions have been con-
firmed by the Senate: Asst. Eng. F. w. Bart
lett, to be P. A. Eng. in the Navy; I'd Its. H.
c. Haines and j. Z. Mahoney Marine Corps, to
1stlts.; 1st 1t. a. c. Kelton, Marine Corps, to
be capt.
The cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy
received the following cablegram from Rio on
the 4th: 'Students of Naval School of Brazil
felictate students of Naval School at Annap-
oils on the memorable day of Independence"
The following was sent in reply: Omitted
States naval cadets thank Brazilian cadets, and
tender best wishes for sister republic"
Some time in the early part of August is the
time set for the test of the three samples of
steel plate which have been brought from
abroad in answer to an advertisement of the
Navy Dept. No plates of American manufac-
ture were offered, and consequently these, if
satisfactory, will have to be used. The plates
are each 10! inches thick, and will be fired at
S,
of 2,075 and ], $50 feet per second.
The shp-building firm of William Cramp 81
Sons, of Philadelphia, are preparing to greatly
enlarge their yards and increase their capacity
They have increased their capital to So, 800, 900,
and have purchased tract of 60 acres of land
on the Delaware front below League Island.
On this site they intend to establish the largest
ship-building yard in the world. Their Ken
sington yard will not be abandoned, however.
Carpenter A. o. Goodsoe has been ordered to
duty at the Boston Navy Yard.
Lieut.. Martin E. Hall has been detached from
the Pensacola and ordered to special duty at
the torpedo station at Newport, R. l.
Ensigns Augustus N. Mayer and Joseph n.
Rohrbacker have been detached from the Pen
sacoa, and ordered to the Coast Survey
Chaplain Frank Thompson has been detached
from the Navy Yard, Mare Island, on the oath
inst, and ordered to the Charleston per steamer
of 26th inst
Capt j. c.. Watson has been detached from
duty as president of the board of inspection and
survey at San Francisco. and ordered as capt
of the Mare Island Navy Yard, relieving Comdr.
Louis kempff, who is placed on waiting
orders.
Lieut.. Henry Morrell has been detached from
duty in the Bureau of Ord, oath inst, and Or
dered to the Pensacola.
Ensign G. NJ. Knepper has been detached
from the Ranger, and granted months leave.
Ensign II. 5, Chase has been detached from
the Naval Observatory, July "A, and ordered to
the Pensacola.
From present indications the cruiser San
Francisco will prove one of the fastest war
ships afioat. The ord shops in this city will
have completed her - 6-inch guns within
weeks, which if done will considerably lower
their record for the time taken in executing
work of that nature.
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lius Spencer has been removed, and A. L.
Dryden Republican member Of the last Nd
Legislature appointed in his place.
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