New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-13
IENY IND My NOTES.

v.shinrtors Nov y special secretary Her
hort to-day completed the assignments 81 hsn-rank-
ing naval officers by The detail 81 Reir-Adiii'al
John O. Walker TO the presidency OF the NaVa'
Examining and Retiring Board. to MI the vacancy
created bv the detachment OF Commodore Norton.
VINO viii hoist his flag the Newark IN command
~, th, south Atlantic station early IN December.
Admiral Walker viii continue on this duty un'i
February next when he VIII relieve Admiral Greer
on the Lighthouse Board. Commander W. u
Rrownson who commanded the cruiser petoit uu'
inc the threatened trouble with the nsurgent Meet
ia Brazil - assigned rs commancant oi hdNdi
cadets in the Place OF COMMANDER Chester detached
and rl,cod on waiting order. Commander SNOW. IN
charge of ships at the Naval Academy. Is also de-
tachel AMI placed waiting orders Other nava'
orders have issued follows:
Pa@master James \. Ring is ordered TO the naval
station. Port Royal S. c.; Assistant Surgeon j 5.
Hope is ordered 20 the receivns-ship Franklin on
Novcrnb4r H. relieving Assistant Surgeon W. H.
Barnum. detached and ordered 10 the New-fork
Navy Yard: Surgeon {. y. Gravat, Is assigned 10
the Charcsla Aslatic station. relieving Neica In
,pector James NJ Flint, detached from the Balt!-
more ordered home and granted three m)ntns
leave. Surgeon j 4 Hawke Is detached from the
Ch,r!eston and ordered 10 the flagship Baltimore as
ncet surgeon: Ensign W. X. Shoemaker IS trans
fer,ed from the Albatross TO the Philadelphia. ex
changlng duty with Ensign Edwin Moa;e. ir
An Army Retiring Board has been appointed 10
a, the Army SulluilS -Nc"-i YIN '''S' i'i tH'
examination Of such officers may be ordered pc
far. a. Detail foi the board: Colonel Charles l.
Alexander assistant surgeon general; CoioneI reh-
nv & Wool assistant adult ant general Leut'H-
ante oone James VI. Moore. deputy qnarteFmastet-
general: lieutenant Colonel Marcus L. Miller. Is,
Artillery: Captain William IL. Corbusisr assistant
surgeon: First Lieutenant James e. Bush. 9Th Ar
tnlery. recorder. Colonel Henry NJ Iazee. 18th
Infantry. viii report the board for examination.
The following transfers in the Is; Cavalry are
made: Captain otto l.. Helm from Troop NJ to Troop
=. captain Herbert IT, Tutherly from Troop G to
Troop NJ Captain otto l.. Helm. lsI Cavalry. Is re-
ieTed from his present duty In this city. and VII.
join his troop The leave Of absence granted Sec
oni Lieutenant George &. iIarnhardt. 9th Cavalry.
is extended one month.
by direction OF the President the following changes
General Nelson A. Miles is relieved from the COM
mand OF the Department OF the Missouri and as
East Rrigadicr-General Thomas r. Ruger is re-
heyed from the command Of the Department OF
Department of the Missouri Brigadier-General
james W. Forsyth Is assigned to the command of
the Department of California
a general order was issued to-day by Adjutant-
General Ruggles giving the names OF the officers
and enlisted men who during the last year have
distinguished themselves by specially meritorous
The flagship Chicago arrived at Malaga. Spain
to-day from Tangiers The Chicago has about COM
for nome in January on being relieved by the San
Francisco. which will leave New-york for the
cago reaches the United States she will be put out
of commission and remain dismantlcd for at least
n year. New machinery will be built for her to in
crease her speed several knots.
The training ship Essex arrived at Yorktown.
Va. from Funchal Madeira. yesterday. The Es-
left Funchal on September 60 and. az she was
expected to come straoLt home. alarm has
been manifested by the friends of those on board
OF her long delay in reaching port
Naval officers. however. had no fear for her safety
as II known that she proceeding lcisurely
under Sail FOR the purpose OF giving practice to her
She will remain at Yorktown for time for
target practice and shore drills.