Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

oUR FLAG on III. PACIFIC
The nsval review will be followed ey seriss
OF movements in the United States naval forces
OF unusual interest to the friends NJ the navy.
These movements include officers A. well q
ships aud the subject is engrossing considerable
attention In naval circles just at present There
"ih De fourteen United States vssses in the
review and Secretary Herbert 10 authority for
the statement that soon after ia oonclusion all
but seven Of them will be immediately dis
patched to foreign stations. Som. will 70 10
Europe. some TO China, some to the south
Atlantic and some 10 the Pacific station. There
are now no United States vessels on an.
European station and the antique Tsntio 10 the
sole representative Of this country on the South
Atlantic station. The missionary trouble. in Tuf.
key demand the presence OF an American war
ship in the Mediterranean and the dignity a,
the country requires . better representation ON
the east coast Of South America The neces-
sity for modern vessels in Chinese w,terf !.
urgent. especially the Asiatio squadron il
soon 10 be deprived OF the services Of the Alert
aud the Petrol. which vessels are 90 go 10 Bar
ing sea 10 assist in the enforcement Of Tho
modus vivendi for the protection OF the sealing
INDUSTRY pending the Judgment OF the arbitrs-
The Petrol is now in Corea, where an. v,. -
Gently ordered in the interosts OF Amer,a.n
missionaries said 10 be in danger Of mob yio-
leuce. She will sail for Bering sea a. soon =.
the condition Of affairs iustihes IL. In case .,
necessity another vessel OF the Asiatic squadron
VIII take her place IN Corea.
TEE DESERTED PACIFIC.
The Pacific station. outside Of San Francisco
and Hswaii, 10 deserted 90 far a. the navy 4.
concerned. The extent and present import-
ance Of this station has resulted In a ur.ctio.l
determination TO divide il into two diy,.ions
one including the waters above AMI the other
the waters below the Isthmus OF Panama The
demand for vessels In Boring sea and Hawaii
has exhausted the available supply on that stn
ton. and there is pressing need for vessols an
the South Pacific countries. The presence OF
warships IN the vicinity OF Peru aud Chile h.
Considered advisable. and the only vessel.
A'alaoie Tor such service are now In home
waters FOR the purposes Of the Columbian nsysl
demonstration
The majority OF the vessels now In the re-
view meet are therefore destined for immediate
service IN foreign waters, and the problem now
eonironnng Secretary Herbert and his assist
ants al TIE department Is AZ 10 the manner Of
distributing them in the best iutertsts Of the
service. Ii Is expected that the result Of their
aeiioernnons viii be made known soon after
the review. The naval gossips are all at .oa ON
the subject at present and can do no more than
conjecture as to which OF the deet will even be
retained on the North Atlantic OF home station.
lhe only thing sure on this point il that the
Dolphin. Bancroft, vesuvius. Miantonomah
and Cushing will not 60 abroad. Tie Dolphin
Is tho Presidents yacht and the other, men
TONED are physically incspacitated Cor q long
cruise.
TO BE KEPT AT HOME.
II ID practically settled. however, that Che
Chicago and the Atlanta will also be kent st
home. for the reason thGt both are in need OF
repairs and the Chicago requires new boflerx.
As these two vessels will nave TO be docked IL
Is inferred that they are not both 80 be in-
cluded in Secretary Herbsrts list OF seven ye..
sells selected for service in the North Atlantic
station. Furthermore, a. thew will hardly be
laid up at the same time. il is more than Ukoly
that they viii alternate as aagship OF the home
squadron until a permanent selection il made
Inc selection OF flagship Is a comparatively
small matter, however. and the detail OF q COM
manding officer for this station would not BY
any means imply that the vessel now used AZ
his flagship would remain such
Inc Miantoaomah, Dolphin, vesuvius and
Cushlng. which VIII necessarily be retained ON
the home station. together with the Kearssrce
now IN Hsyten waters, and the Chicago and
Atlanta, makes heet OF seven vessels, so that
II Secretary Herbert adheres 70 his policy OF
keeping no more than that number Of vessels
an home waters all the other vessels OF the
meet now at Hampton Roads will soon 10
started on . long cruise. it IL considered
probable that one other vessel will be kept at
home, most probably either the Yorktown,
Concord or Bennington. with the chances in
the order named. They are all gunbos,s Of the
same class. The Bancroft il destined for spe-
cal service at the Naval Academy and Is not
available for other service.
FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.
According to this reasoning the philsdel.
phia, Newark. San Francisco, Baltimore and
Charleston are destined for foreign service
beyond all doubt, with every indication that
the Concord and Bennington will be selected
Tor similar service, but 10 which stations each
Will be assigned Is one of those things THAT no
fellow can find out" The best Judgment o.
those competent TO guess on this suite is thAs
Admiral Gherardi will have command Of the
North Atlantic station with the Chicago ~ hls
flagship; that Admiral Beuham will command
the South Atlantic station with the Newark as
ms flagship; that Admiral Walker wall be given
command Of the European station with the
Philsdelphia rs his flagship. The San Francisco
and Charleston will be attached to tho South
Pacific station. the bennington probably
TO the South Atlantic and the Concord
TO the European station. although IL 10
possible that either Of these two gun boats
or the Yorktown will be ordered to
China. The Baltimore is also booked for that
station as the flagship OF Admiral Irwin. The
command of the South Pacific station Il ia
doubt Commodore Ramsay, who IL said 10 be
booked for that duty, will probably be allowed
to serve out his term rs chief OF the bureau Of
navigation. ending in December next He VIII
then be given an important sea command aud
Commander T. Il. Evans will probably succeed
q IA m in the Nav