The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
STANTOH'S DISGRACE
Removed for Saluting Ad-
miral Mello'S Flag.
Naval Officials in Washington Dumb
founded - The American Admiral
Considered Specially Fitted to Deal
With Revolutionary Conditions.

Considered Specially Fitted TO Deal
With Revolutionary Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The peremptory
removal of Commodore and Acting Rear
Admiral Stanton, stationed at Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, from the command of the South
Atlantic station, was one OF the most
startling surprises ever experienced in
Washington official life, aud for time it
has almost obscured the interest in Ne
silvsr tight.
Action Not Taken Hastily.
President Cleveland took action after
long conferences with the secretaries of
state and OF the navy, and when put in
possession OF all the facts and also OF such
further information Senior Mendonca, the
brazilian minister in Washington, was
able to furnish The official order was
briefly made public by Secretary Herbert
in the following memorandum;
Stanton Salutcd McIlC.
"The navy department learned by au-
thority to-day by telegram from Rear
Admiral Stanton, in command of tho
United States naval forces at Rio de Ja-
neiro, that this officer had sauted the flag
of Admiral Mello, commanding the insur.
gent feet This salute was unauthorized
by any instructions the ADMIRAL had 70.
ceived
Friendly Nation Mistrcatcd.
at was untriendly act toward friendly
power, and the secretary OF the navy. after
IA. 3, do,
retary OF state, issued an order detaching
Admiral Stanton from command of his
squadron and turning it over to Capt.
Picking the next officer in rank"
The Report at First DiscrcGitcd.
In the early morning, state and navy
department officials were incredulous m
to the possibility of there being any truth
in the report published IN the Berlin
Norddeutsche Zeitung
Commodore Stanton had been specially
selected for this post of duty because no
was considered TO possess in a preeminent
degree those qualifications OF GOODNESS aud
discretion which fitted him 70 deal with
the revolutionary conditions prevailing in
the various countries to which his assign
ment WOulu naturally Cdil MIN.
Stanton's Record Was Excellent.
Commodore Stanton's record as a naval
officer was an excellent one.
One OF the highest officers in the service,
who himself probably influenced in no
small degree Commodore Stanton's APP
poiutment, remarked to-day:
This matter is as much surprso to
me a. a slap in the face would be The
relations of the United States to the recos-
nized government of Brazil were such that
it was not believed possible that an officer
OF high rank AMI experience would go out
OF bis way to give official salute and recog
milton to the commander OF a naval force
avowedly in insurrection against the gov
ernmeut and actually engaged in lombard
ing the national capital
Picking is an officer Of Experience.
Captain Henry f. Picking, OF the
Charleston vino relieves Commodore
Stanton, is also an officer OF experience.
He has with him the cruiser Newark
Captain Silas Casey, and in three days
from now should be joined by the De-
troit. Commander Willard H. Brownson
Court-Nartial Probable.
Secretary Herbert was unwilling to
sneak as to what further action would be
taken in Commodore Stanton's case, but
it /. supposed a court martial would result.
His successor in command OF the south
Atlantic station will not he determined
upon hastily, but it is thought it will
probably he Commodore Richard w.
Meade, now on duty as member Of ths
worlds Columbian exposition.