The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-27
limited STATES NAVAL NOTES.
Admiral Walkers Transfer Prac-
tically Settled.

/ term as superintendent of the
n Naval Academy Is nearing an end.
- is practically settled that he will
X succeeded by Admiral Walker,
NOV commanding the Pacific Sta
Il ton, as soon as he can be spared
from his mysterious diplomatic
function at Honolulu, probab y
early in August. Commodore Fyffe,
Commandment of the Boston Navy
Yard, will retire next month on
account Of age. Commodore J. n
Miller. recently i'm command of the
receiving ship Vermont, at New
York, will probably succeed him.
Captain Phillips, commanding
the New York, will be relieved soon
after that vessel returns from Blue
fields. Counting his previous SER
vice on the Atlanta, his tour of sea
duty will be up next mouth. His
most probable successor is Captain
Theodore T. Kane, now On duty at
New York as President of the
Board of Inspectors of Merchant
Vessels. Captain Allen V. Reed,
now on waiting orders, stands a
chance, however, for this assign
h ment. Captain Watson, command
Sing the San Francisco, will also
Sbe given shore duty on the return
Aof that vessel from Bluefelds. His
two years cruise will be up on the
H2d proximo. 1t is said the San
RFrancisco is to go out of commits
sion and be fitted up az the flag
ship of the training squadron at
Newport.
The Lancaster and the Alliance
will be put out of com mission and
leir commanders, Captain A. II.
'eCofmick and Commander L. A.
ions, will be given shore duty.
,rnmander Charles Y. Grid,ey,
hnmauding the Marion, will also
edetached on her arrival at San
francisco and Captain Chas. H..
Cotton will probably succeed him
in command, provided the vessel is
continued in commission.
The cruiser Charleston, which
has just returned to the Pacific
station from her visit to Hampton
Roads and New York, where she
took part in the Columbian naval
review, will be put in dry dock at
Callao, Peru, and given thorough
overhauling, including the scraping
,rxand painting of her bottom. When
ss,sthe state of affairs in Peru justifies
{ her departure, she will proceed to
Honolulu and relieve the Philadel-
OO,hia of further duty in those
II baters. The philadelphia has been
Nnanchor in the harbor of Honolu-
Ia for eight months, without a
cfdise, and her bottom Is very lou
fro.., an accumulation of marine
citation, which is of extremely
: rapid growth in that section OF
the world. When relieved, the
Philadelphia will proceed to San
Francisco and be put In thorough
repair for further service. Chief
Engineer G. ]. Burnap, now on
duty at San Francisco, has been
ordered to Callao for duty on the
Charleston, relieving Chief Engi-
neer II. Ii. Cline, WHO has been In
valided ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Star
June Z.
Commander Selfridge and the
other members of the Naval In
spection Board have gone to New
York to survey the U. 5. S. Ian
caster. Just returned from the Chlnf
station. The Board will make
careful examination OF the vessel
and prepare plans for the transfer
nation of the old warsbip into
flagship for the training squadron.
The old United States stea n
frigate Lancaster. built in 1883
/ when she was the pride of the navy
sailed proudly into port yesterday
says the New York Sun OF June
: after an absence of three years
which she spent on duty III th
! Chinese station. She trailed be
hind her 500 feet of red, white am
blue ribbon, at the end OF whlc
there was a blown-up bladder bear
ing the painted motto, New 1or
or Bust!" She stopped at Qual
antine long enough TO be inspected
and then swung around OFT Clttoi
where she anchored at z O'Clock
the afternoon. From that hou
until dark neither officers nor me
had a moments peace. Halt tn
population Of Staten Island, appa
entity, wanted to see the old boa