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THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

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Lieut.. Cameron MGR. Winslow is ordered to
command the new torpedo-boat Gushing.
P. A. Surg. H. G. Boyer is ordered to the
Yantic
Ensign Gilbert Wilkes is ordered to special
temporary duty connected with the electric
lighting plant at the Navy Yard, Washington.
On Tuesday the following court-martial will
be convened at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for the
trial of Comdr. McCalla, on charges of unlawful
punishments, failure to cause the enumeration
of said punishments, maltreatment, and conduct
unbecoming an officer: Rear Adm. David B.
Harmony, prest. of the court; Capts. Henry En-
ben, Richard W. Meade, Lester A. Beardslee,
Edmund o. Matthew, Robert L. Phythian, and
Day, William R. Bridgman, Merrill Miller,
George H. Wadleigh, Colby NJ Chester, and
William H. Whiting, with 1t. Perry Garst as
judge advocate. Five of these officers are sta
toned in this city-Adm. Harmony, Capts.
Meade and Phythian Comdr Chester, and 1t.
Garst The last-named officer was judge adyo-
cate of the court of inquiry. Comdr. McCalla
was last week furnished by Adm. Braine with
copy of the charges against him and deprived of
his sword. 1t is thought that 1t. Ingersoll may
be tried by court to be subsequently ordered.
Asst Eng b. c. Bryan is detached as a mem
the Cushing.
The Alert, now at Mare Island Navy Yard I'M
dergoing repairs, will be despatched to Alaska
to look after the seal poachers of Behring Sea
when ready for sea duty. 1t will probably take
at least months to repair her.
The Senate last week spent considerable time
discussing the House bill to transfer the rev.
enue cutter service from the Treasury Dept. to
the Navy Dept, which removal has been op-
nOEpI Treasury. ShGr-
man disapproved the bill. The bill offers an
additional compensation of $4,000 year to
the officers of the revenue marine, who now
receive less compensation than they would
be promoted and many retired. At present
there are SO vessels in the service, although
some OF them are extremely small, little more
than ordinary rowboats. There are % capts. in
the service who are over 62 years, and who
would be under the pending bill retired. The
passage of the bill was urged by Mr.. Gray.
/ Orders have been received at Mare Island
! Navy Yard from Washington to fit out the
Ranger at once and place armament aboard.
/ The Ranger has been engaged in the coast sur
Yey, and usually carries no battery. Very
/ likely she will be despatched to police the Beh-
ring Sea aud protect the seal fisheries.
Lieut.. II. o. Rittenhouse is detached from
4 the Naval Academy and granted months sick
leave
Asst. Eng. Andrew VI. Hunt is detached from
duty as steel insp. at Pittsburg and ordered to
duty as member of the steel inspection board
The Sec. of the Treasury has recommended
the adoption of a regulation prohibiting the
practice of "trieing rigs" in the revenue marine
service.
George Mackay is commissioned civil eng
in the Navy.
The Yantic sailed from Key West Friday fol
New York, where her boilers, which are slightly
damaged, will be put in repair.
Lieut.. T. B. NJ Mason and wife will sail or
the 23d for one of the German ports in search
of health
The steamer Australia arrived at San Fran
cisco Friday from Honolulu, bringing adYices
that the Mohican left that port on the ST.
for Samoa, and the Nipsic had just returned