New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
ARMY IND NAVY NOTES.


! Washington April 2-The Navy Department has
| made the following official statement OF the con-
/ dton of new vessels on April J.. The figures
represent the percentage of completion Amphtritc
| so per cent; Maine IS: Terror. IS; Texas %: In
diana, 90; Massachusetts,, 90; Katahdin 80; oregon
SO; Puritan 81; Monadnock SIS; Brooklyn AZ: Iowa.
So; gunboat No. {. 81 Gunboat No @ 26 and gun
boat No s. % per cent. Since January the Min
neapos Cincinnati. Raleigh. Olympia and Ericsson
have been taken from the list of uncompleted ships
and have been commissioned and pat into regular
service, except the Ericsson. The Amphitrite viii
be commissioned next week, leaving only fourteen
naval vessels under construction.
The cruiser Yorktown arrived At Nagasah this
morning from Chc-Foo Admiral Carpenters flag
ship. the Baltimore. has been at Nagasak since
March l. having her protective paint renewed near
the water line. which is accomplished by "hecling
the vessel Sideways. All the vessels that
watched the japanese operations around Wcl-Ha!-
Wei and Chec-Foo had the paint along the water
lines scrsped off by the ice. which was Plentiful
along the coast. and the Iorktowns purpose ia
visiting Naeasaki is to be treated similarly 20 the
Baltimore.
Secretary Herbert has Informed Commander
Davis. Of the Montgomery that the Coal Creek and
Tennessee Coal companies OF Knoxville, Tenn. Viii
each furnish seveny-iye tons Of coal to be tested.
These lots will Toe delivered II the vessel ~ Mobile
The case OF Observation-Disclosures r. Il. smith.
of the Naval retired list, who was tried by court
martial In Washington several months ago On
charges relating to personal Indebtedness, It Is
understood. may be settled with credit to tho officer
The findings OF the court have not yet been acted
upon by the Navy Department
y telegram was received a. the Navy Department
to-day announcing the sailing OF the cruiser Olympia
Tor Santa Barbara. She VIII make three weeks
practice cruise and Will remain at Santa Barbara
three days t. allow her officers 10 attend the flower
| show al that place.
Secretary Herbert has authorized tho announce
ment that the cruiser Montgomery viii not proceed
| u join Admiral Mcade's squadron but VIII remain
| at Mobile testing coal until joined by IN" Nicaragua
| Canal Board OF Engineers, whom she VIII convey 70
! GrcytOwn.
Secretary Lamont to-day awarded c!al Il
| honor 10 3 Rodman Smith. breyet major and late
| captain OF the 4th Delaware Infantry Volunteers.
| for swimming the Rowanty River under FIRE. IN an
attempt to capture a crossing on February .. 1866.
The river partly frozen AZ the time and Major
Smith was the only one Of his brigade that crossed
| a this pace.
| Leave OF absence for four months. 10 take enec;
| on or about April 70 is granted Frs Llcuienti'
Henry W. Hovey. adjutant 2ith Infantry. tn" FOL
! lowng-name officers are detailed 20 represent the
Medical Department OF the Army az delegates at
! the annual meeting Of the American Medical Asso-
ciation 20 be held at Baltimore May 70 10: Lieu'
| tenant Colonel William II. Forwooi deputy surgeon
| general: Major Charles X. Whine. surgeon Mayor
| Walter Reed. surgeon Captain Harry O. Percy as
captain Ira MacNutt ordnance Department will WIN
C %~n a, Reading during the month OF April
1856 on official business pertaining to IN" inspecuOn
Of armorpercng shot under process Oh manufacture
FOR the Ordnance Department $500, s,.,..
The following changes IN me ,aohs a"u rerc
Captain Rudoph g. Ebert assIiant slIstyl, Wv,
be relieved from duty at For huacHuc@, As , ny
| port 10 the commanding officer at Fort Columbus
\ Y. Captain Paul ShilIock assistant surgeon vi
| will report to the commanding officer al Madison
| ham assistant surgeon Captain Bcnham, on being
relieved, VIII report 10 the commanding ohcer al
Leave Of absence granted Major George $ Wilson
| assistant adluant general Is extended fifteen days
| Acknowledgement will be relieved from duty as as
| sstaut TO The jnspe, or general Department of the
Adjutant- General Of the Army and await orders al
| dore Schwan assistant adjutant-general WI BE- re-
l!evcd from duty acting inspector-genera CePaii
Ter TO the Adj1tant-cienera Of the Army Major
John NJ Hamilton LIST Cavalry. viii report to me
commanding general. Department Of the Co!orI11do
for to station apa on API ~ T De-
| ton to which assigned Lieutenant Colonel Evan
sen eT pepartmen Of the Missouri for assGnmen
to station. and VIII he relieved ron duty as aStlg
| inspector-genera Department of California on Aprl
30 but he will continue on duty In san Francisco
until Colonel George H. Burton, inspecior-General
shall report at his station and then proceed 70 JON
Carr 9Th Cavalry, Will report to the commanding
! general Department Of Dakota. for assignment to
! a station. and April 20 viii be relieved from duty
acting inspect general. Department or the Co
lumbla, and will then proceed TO join the station 10
which he be assigned. Captain Jesse VI. Lee,
| 9th Infantry will be relieved from duty acting
inspector-general, Department Of the Missouri. on
| April 30. and will then proceed TO join his company
| Leave OF absence for four months, 10 take effect
! is granted First Lieutenant Carl Reichmann. 9Th
Infantry BY direction OF the President. the retire
| ment from active service. by operation Of law. OF
| Colonel George H. Elliot Corps Of Engineers, is
! S. Witcher paymaster. H. extended fourteen days.
| a board of officers is appointed TO meet at the
! Army Medical Museum Building IN this city on
! May | for the examination Of such officers Of the
| Medical Department may be ordered before II
| to determine their fitness for promotion. Detail for
| doputy-surgeon general; Major Walter Reed. sur
| eeon: Captain Julian VI. Cabel assistant surgeon
The following named officers Will report to Lieu
tenant Colonel William II. FOrwool, deputy surgeon
! general president OF the board. for examination:
| First Lieu,enanis Frank Il. Keefer, assistant sur
| following named officers detailed TO represent
| the Medical Department Of the Army as delega tcs
at the annual meeting of the Association OF Military
Surgeons OF the United States. to be held in Buffalo
! May q TO %: Lieutenant Colonel Dallas Bache,
deputy surgeon general; Major Philip +. Harvey,
| surgeon: Captain Daniel VI. Apple. assistant Sur
| geon.
Newport. 7. l.. April 2.rorpedo trials at the
torpedo station have begun for the season. Yester-
day a Whitehead was fired from a submerged cage,
| but failed to do good work and went TO the bot
| tom. II was found by divers. The trials will now
| go continuously The class of seamen gunners
will begin its outdoor practical instruction to-mor-
row. The torpedo boat Cushing Is expected up from
WQSht of