Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-22
NAVAL NEWS.
Movement OF Ships-Revenue Omcers Dis
qualified-Orders Issusd-Promo-
tions In the Navy, Etc.

qualifed-OrderS Issued-Promo-
tions In the Navy, Etc.
The san Francisco is at Gibraltar and
the Cushing at Beaufort, ). G.
The cruisers Yorktown and Concord
left Cheefoo Sunday for Nagasaki. The
San Francisco and Marblehead reported
their arrival at Malaga and Gibraltar,
respectively, yesterday morning. The
torpedo boat Gushing left Beaufort for
Charleston yesterday.
The following revenue cutter officers
have been found physically disqualified
for active service and have been retired:
Captain Scammon and Chief Engineers
j. II. Wason and q. e. DeReamer, Lieu
tenant Roberts and First Assistant En-
gineers Barrows and McGill he advanc-
ed to the vacancies.
The following naval orders have been
issued by the Navy Department: Com.
modore l.. A. Beardslee, Captain John
A. Howell, Commander Nickol Ludlow
and Lieutenant-C Commander j. n. Hem
phil have been ordered to examination
for promotion. Chief Engineer A. B.
Bates has been detached from treatment
at the Mare Island Naval Hospital and
granted three months leave. Boats
vain John III. Brown has been retired.
The retirement of Rear-Admiral r.
w. Meade promotes Commodore Lester
A. Beardslee to be rear admiral, Captain
John A. Howell to be commodore; Com
mander Nicoll Ludlow to he captain:
Lieutenant-C0mmande e.. Todd to be
commander; Lieutenant GOttfried to be
| tenant-commander; Lieutenant iu.
tenant; Ensign Wllfred b. Hoggatt to
be lieutenant, junior grade.
The coast-defense ship Monterey has
arrived at Callao, Peru. This is the
southernmost point to which the vessel
was ordered. The arrival of the Mon
terey was welcomed with great enthus-
lasm. This feeling is manifested in Lima
at every evidence of friendship which
the government at Washington extends
to Peru. The Monterey is to stay at
Callao until after the presidential cleo
| tion in Peru, which is to occur the first
| Sunday in June, and if there are any
outbreaks consequent upon the election
she will assist in preserving order.
The United States cruiser Columbia,
| in command of Captain Geo. w. Sum
ner, left the Brooklyn navy-yard yester-
| day afternoon, and, after receiving her
ammunition at Fort Wadsw0rth. sailed
for Southampton, where she will report
to Admiral Kirkland, and will sail ther ce
| to Kiel with the other ships of the fleet,
| to take part in the Baltic Canal celebra-
tion. In addition to her own supplies
she has aboard electrical appliances for
decorating the San Francisco and the
Marblehead at midnight during the cele-
| bration.
The Revenue Cutter Service has solved
| the problem of quartering the cadets
1 no hoip a1t Tod
| by designating two or three to each of
the cutters in service on the Atlantic
seaboard and postponing the appoint
ments Of those who have successfully
| competed for the IL vacancies now
existing. These young men have been
selected as follows;
| !. Henry Ulke, Washington.
2. w. d. lizard, South Carolina.
8. S. Il. Meades, Boston.
A. G.. III. Mann. Michigan.
| 5. w. q. Bladsdell, Washington.
8. John v. Wilde, Virginia.
| Z. Walter a. Wiley, Ohio.
| s. o. G.. Haines, New Jersey.
| 8. j. ii. Slatterlee, New York.
| 10. Eban Barker, Massachusetts.
| IL. John Mel, California.
| IL. ii. G.. Fisher, Washington.
| Is. A. Ii. Buhner, California.
They will not begin their actual con-
nection with the department until some
time in the late summer, when quarters
will be provided for them. The present
cramped condition is due to the meagre
provisions made on the bark Chase, at
New London, for the accommodation of
cadets. There are now on board twelve
cadets, who are just completing their
first years course.