New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-26

Washington Feb >, t'pecaD.-The following
naval orders were issued today: Assistant surgeon
4 " Dugan detached from tho Naval Laboratory,
Rr,oklyn. AMI ordered q, the Vermont. relieving
Assistant Surgeon Kinilobcrecr detached and
ordered to the Norfolk Naval Hospital a. The re-
lief Of Assistant Surgeon Farenhcd, ordered TO the
flagship Baltimore. Atstic station.
The President has approved the examination for
promotion IN the cases OF the following officers: As
sstant Naval Constructor Caps Lieutenant j. r.
Scfridge. Ensign W. H. howard anu lieutenant
John T.. Craven.
The following officer. will report - Lieutenant
Colonel John y Andrews. 9th Infantry president
Of the Examining Board appointed to meet az Fort
Lcaycnworth for examination a. to their fitness for
promotion. and on the conclusion OF their cxamina-
tons VIII return 10 their proper stations captain
William NJ Waterbury, l3th Infantry, Captain
charles f. Robe 18th Infantry; Second Lieutenant
Robert l.. Howe 9Th Cavalry; Second Lieutenant
Peter e. Harrs. 18th Infantry; Second Lieutenant
Munror Mcfarland. 2lst Infantry; Second Iieuten-
ant william r. Wilder 18Th Infantry. Second Lieu
Lieutenant William h. Sample. 18th Infantry.
The extension OF e%,e 81 aDsrnce gran,sh zap
further extended one month FIRST Lieutenant JuluS
a Penn. n Infantry. IL detailed as recorder OF the
Examining Board appointed TO meet at Omaha. vice
First Lieutenant Henry II. Beuham qudrtermaster'
- Infantry, fchcScl
death from pneumonia OF Sec1rd Lieutenant ".
Markland. eth Infantry. ~ Fort Robinson. Neb.
This officer was promoted from the ranks ABOUT
ago
The cruiser Alert sailed from Ia I.bertnd to-day
for san Jose De Guatemala. whore she Will remain
pending the adjustment Of the Observation-Disclosures
boundary question.
The naval drydock at Port Royal was tested
on Saturday with highly satisfactory results. The
official telegram to the Navy Department declares
the pumps and caissOn leave nothing 10 Doe desired
This X the first completed Of the three big docks
that are capable Of holding batt.eshps the others
being at Puget Sound and Brooklyn.
\ board consisting OF Rear Admiras Greer Wax
or and Brown met at the Navy Department to-day
ana qualified Commodore Kirkland. now command
ing The European Station. for promotion to the
vacancy In the rear admrals grade which viii be
caused by Admiral tirrer'S retirement February
~ The board also found Captain +. V McNair
qualified for the grade Of commodore. to which he
VIII b. promoted on May o. on the retirement Of
Commodore r.. r.. Potter. unless In the mean time
Commodore Rush Wallace consents to retire under
the fortv-year service law
The cruiser Marbchcad will sail from Norfolk on
Thursday next for Gibraltar where she will be- at
tached 10 the European Sdua Iron taking the place
OF the Chicago coasort of the flagship San Fran
cisco The vessel has been fully completed since
her stay at Bluelicds where she was suddenly sent
last summer In unfinished condition. II IS in
tended TO keep her abroad for nj least three
Bethlehem. Penn. Feb 1.-THE Bethlehem Iron
Company to-day shipped the last OF the side armor
mates for the battlcehip Indiana. They were eigh
teen inches thick and weighed nearly forty tons.
The plate tested here week ago has been shipped
to the Indian Head proving ground for a compare
tive test with the last Carnegie plate.