New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23

y, IN, the clerical work of the yard now carried under
~. mead or the civil establishment.
v ne question OF the promotion OF aborers In me
S Sa Is likely TO be settled by an important rule
mn fo A., mas been suggested BY the recent INJURY
i',oorSrs are in many respects satisfactory; they
these isfects are rem Se Il viii be difficult 70
Pr cnt abuses While there may nave been cases
nave not been sufficiently jealous in observing the
character ana fitness c. the lab0rers employed IS
hardly iair to expee, the heads Of important bu-
rcdus. with a.. their varied and important duties
and restricted leisure to have personal knowcdGe
are appointed through p5l.tca. influence and not
accoun; OF their special fitness for the work, II is
lalr 10 presume that their reports 10 thor chiefs
VIII be coiored Jess by the cxigcnc.cs OF the
system under which they obtained the.r places. J.;
rule there Will DC mrch siTicer Accountability IN
Navy Department Il WAS reported that ne Secre-
tary looks with favor on the proposition that when
senior line ard stan officers attached to the ships
shall observe the civil employees and report TO the
their part At present officers serving on board yes
SOS have no authority over workmen atiaehed to
OF the men would be greatly Increased II they
directed to report 10 the comman liant Of the sta
were performing their duty in an unworkmanlike
manner. or were loanng AZ their work
MANoEUvREs BY \ BIG FLEET.
Commodore Buncc when the New-York and CO.
lumbia return from Europe and needed repairs to
vessels Of The squadron competed. VIII have
try at the naval nanoeuvrcs begun by Kcar-Ad-
mra Meade. but which were interfercd with by thc
constant withdrawal ana chans.ns OF ass 5a
considering a programme Of flee cvo.ntions whicn
coasts Of the Tinted states ana the Maritime Prov
inces. in conjunction with the seasons work at the
Naval War College. II Is the intention Of the Secre-
tary to be present at the manoeuvrcs. and TIE Dol
phln Will probably be assigned TO the duty. The
present programme Includes nine vessels in the fleet.
with the New York flagship. the others being the
Minneapolis Columbia, Atlanta. Ha.cisn. Cincinnati.
Montgomery and the big AImore1 cruisers Maine
and Texas.
NOTES AND ORDERS.
The fate OF Medical Inspector Edward Kershner
is not yet settled. The decision of the court-rnar
tial. recommending his dismissal from the service.
is regarded generally as altogether too severe, and
that the general opinion is agreed with by Secretary
Herbert is regarded positive in naval circles AZ
Washington T.. Il. Hinsdale. junior counsel for the
doctor, was at Washington this week for the final
Is expected ma the case VIII be forwarded To- IN
President within a few days with Secretary Her
Chief Executive VIII mitigate the sentence imposed
by the Court, and those VINO are in a position -
vii ge, of with a suspension OF six months. for
the technical violation of Article NJ. 25 While
apparently proved to the satisfaction OF the Court
IT is doubtful II what satisfied the Court will also
Active operations by the Naya. Battalion have
begun. preliminary to the cruise which begins on
by COMMANDER Miller provides that each command
ing uhcrr OF dlv.s.'n S.a detail ono boats crew.
New Iiampsh.rc on SATURDAY. Jun. ~ At n Tor
charge Of the senior oAcer present saai lfoc"ci IN
Bay where the four new cutters snal. b. mannci'
and. as A squadron. snail proceed on cruise o.
VII b!vouac. returning to tae sh.p 10; late than
$50 a m Monday. June r. eliacr ~ raj .r-. a-
may be ordered. me cutters being left at oyster
Bay in charge Of two boat-koepers. An Inspection
OF boats and equipments viii oc Ne.t by tae com
mander al oyster Bay on sunday. June - ana
prize Will be given by hin to the best equipped AMI
IL compliance with this order the Navy Yard tug
Nina left the ew-liampsh.re 81 o''oc~ .rs-a.
and provs.oned for distant service. TO pick up the
cutters in Pelham Bay. whence taey WI erase
sance work.
The pacing Of the Puran's ,hir'y-six-foot cutter
preparatory 10 her going to Key West and report
ing to Captain Miller. o; the Raleigh. FOR patro.
naval station a; Key West would have it, hands
fun in attempting 10 stop ne smnss.ine which has
duties Of The Raicgh's boats and the cruiser h~l-
ing Of nbuserng expeditions. the abolition OF the
nent Of Of h duties h
can be accomplished in time TO e' the Raleigh join
Doubt but the cruiser ,r is down on the s' and
possible she VIII come North shortly after the ART
waters
Among the orders issued las, week were the follow
ing: Commander oscar +. Heyer.ran. VI" Heal Iii
rector a. 4 Hoehnr Gunner Henry J. Tressci'
and BOa'swain John II. Brown. retired from jane
y; Commanier George f. l1o relieved from The
Acrt ordered home. and placed on waiting Orders.
Commander franklin Hartford. detached from 'hs
New-York Yard July l. ordered to i,ke yassaso On
steamer OF that date FOR colon ana relieve COM
manGer Idc az Panama. Ccnmo iore +. NJ iunce
ordered to the command Of the North Atlantic
squadron on June q. Commander John ichoglci 10
duty a CHIEF Of STAFF Of Commodore Runcc. Lieu
tenant Hugo Osterhaus. detached from the Naval
Academy on June p. ordered u III" Cincinnati! as
nag Lieutenant on June e. Lieutenant q. g. Marsh.
detached from Naval Observatory on June o..
dercd TO the Cincinnati Jun, .. as secretary -
the commander h!"f; Past Assistant Paynastor
7. 7. Armcs ordered 10 the Vermont. relieving Pay
master .. &. Tiffany, who IS placed waiting
orders.