Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-09
NAVAL NEWS.

The following naval orders were is.
sued yesterday.
Assistant Engineer H. G. Leopold has
been detached from duty in the bureau
OF steam engineering and ordered 10 the
coast survey steamer Patterson.
Assistant Engineer It. r. Carter has
been detached from the Patterson and
| granted three months leave.
Gunner Magruder has been detached
from the Charleston and ordered TO the
Baltimore.
Acting Gunner George Cross has been
detached from the Baltimore and order
ed 10 the Charleston.
Assistant Engineer w III. Allderdice
| has passed his examination for promo
tion and has been ordered TO continue
on duty at the bureau OF steam engineer
ing
The acceptance test for the diagonal
armor and casemate armor for the new
| battle ship Oregon was successfully con-
cluded al the Indian Head proving
grounds yesterday. Three hundred tons
OF armor has been accepted as a result
The trials were conducted under the new
regulations requiring q severe ballistic
than heretofore imposed Two ten-inch
shots with velocities respectively of $50
and l.544 feet per second were fired
against the 12-inch diagonal armor and
two 4-inch proiectiles with velocities res
pectively of / .421 and 1861 feet per sec
ond against the 4-inch casemate armor
None of the shots succeeded in penetTat-
ing the plates. and no important cracks
were developed. The plates were of
nickel steel
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Solely
| Yesterday rendered his resignation to the
| President, to take effect at the latter q
pleasure Mr.. Solely will begin the prac
tice Of law with ex Secretary Tracy. Mr.
Solely resigned a professorship In the
navy two years ago for his present posi-
| ton, and since he has held the office he
has introduced many reforms in the
methods of conducting basiness which
have facilitated the procedure of the
departments way of transacting affairs,
and for which he has been warmly prais-
ed by the Secretary aud others. Four
years ago Mr.. Solely graduated at law
school, and at the commencement car
ried of a handsome prize for the beat
essay on a legal topic. Mr.. Soley's
| friends believe that had he not been so
active a partisan in the late election his
chances for holding the office indefinite
| ly would have been much better.
AS result of long conference at The
Navy Department yesterday afternoon
between Secretary Herbert, Admiral
Gherardi. Assistant Secretary Solely and
Commodore Ramsay. chief OF the navi-
CATION bureau, important action was ta-
ken in regard TO the date of the naval
rendezvous and review in New York. IL
has been represented TO the department
of late that the plans of the review
should be so arranged as to bring the date
of the assemblage of ships In Hampton
Roads and review In New York earlier
in April than was at first contemplated
by the department. The Secretary Of
the Navy changed the date of the naval
review in Hampton Roads, Va. from
April 9th TO nth so as not to conflict
with the opening ceremonies of the Chi
cago Columbian Exposition.
Ex-Secretary Tracy's prediction in his
annual report that the United States
would have about twenty-five ships at
the review will not materialize. The
total representation of the navy present.
as determined up by Secretary Herbert
Yesterday, will consist OF fourteen ships
OF this number there will be only one of
recent construction. OF those expected
few months ago not one will be COM
pleted in time to take position in
line. The big cruiser New York, which
ex-Secretary Tracy wanted to show to
the foreigners as the finest cruiser of her
class afiost. will still be at Cramps yard
when Admiral Gherardi starts for New
York. The Detroit and Montgomery
will not be finished by the Columbian
Iron Works. Baltimore. and will not be
present, and neither will be any of the
three ships building at Bath. Me, and
Boston.