New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
NEWS or THE ARMY MD NAVY.

Washington. Jan. . tSpecaD.-Secretary Herbert
has issued winter orders to the commanders OF the
North Atlantic and Pacific Squadrons The home
squadron IL TO comprise the flagship New-fork, the
Columbia. Atlanta. Raleigh, Cincinnati ana Mont
gomery. The Columbia IL now on the way to
Hampton Roads. She Will receive slight repairs at
the Norfolk Navy Yard have her cabin quarters
enlarged and be locked upon her arrival The A.
anta is on her way to the West Indies The other
vessels Of the fleet are sail south the earliest
practicable date. The Montgomery is or Mobile
making occasional short trips In the CUR OF Mexico
for the purpose OF testing coal mined in Southern
States She viii complete this duty and join
the fleet
At present the Pacific Squadron will comprise the
Philadelphia. Bennington Mohcan. Adams, Ranger
and Thetls BY the latter part Of February the
OLYMPIA will be ordered to join the fleet. The ship
is 10 be commissioned about February ]. Several
officers have already been ordered to report on
board and the complement of sailors and lnarnes
is being got together. Captain j. J. Read has been
selected as the vessels commander. Admiral
Beardslee has instructed to assign the ships OF
the squadron TO such service the public exigen-
cles may require subject to such subsequent direc-
tons as circumstances may make necessary. Every
possible opportunity for fleet eyolutions Is to be
taken advantage o.
The following Naval orders have been Issued; \
board has been appointed. consisting Of Commander
Il. D.
Corps. and Lieutenant T. VI. Potts. to revise the
infantry and artillery tactics OF the Navy. captain
Albert 5. Barker has been ordered as captain OF
the Mare Island Navy Yard relieving captain r. ).
Monterey relieving Captain Louis kempi, De-
tachei and granted TWO months leaVe. Ihru-
tenant r. J. Dorsn is detached from orinan me-
instruction at Washington; ana oII.teh - IN, lme
Olympia. Ensign George Madison. detachei from
the Minneapolis and ordered to the 1ymP1 t. ,he
sis,ant Surgeon Armn Farenholt ordered 10 ne y,
Norfolk Naval Hospital Assistant Surgeon {, =
nahoratoyv %e%York. and ordered to the Vermont
captain Frank Wildes has received preliminary
orders assigning him to the command OF the lh'e-
The following Army orders nave been issued: the
following named oSsrs vi" rspIr no presdent
OF the Examining Board appointed To meet az rort
Tor promSton. ana on the conclusion OF their exam
nations will return TO their proper statohS; , ,apn
James Jam VI j. sloane, TN Infantry; Captain William
\ McCaskey 9Dth Infantry. Second Lieutenant
rSeTss MS2n "a An nn
ant Thomas II. Mcclure. 18th Infantry; Second
5amsi JOHN "a"y
Tho following ohGers VII report 20 nrssoant
Of the Examining Board appointed TO meel az me
Preside OF san Francisco for examination az 10
charles p Russ. lith Infantry: Second Lieutenant
Edward r. Chrismln. 81 Infantry the leave oi
absence granted TO additional second Lieutenant
Neriweihsr l. Walker. Corps OF Engineers. Is eN-
tended one day. Ordinary leave OF absence for one
fourteen
sion OF leave OF absence on surgeons certulcate Oh
disability Is granted 20 Captain ADRIAN : PolhenuS
asslstan, surgeon Leave OF absence FOR TWO months
il granted to First Lieutenant Harry Frerlanu; 81
Infantry. 4 general court martial Is appointed 10
meet at Wiiet's Point. New-York January H. Tor
the trial of such prisoners as may be brought Pc
fore IT, Detail for the court: captain william W.
Black Corps OF Engineers: captain Walter j.. tlsH
Corps OF Engineers captain Nathan > jarvis; medl-
cal department; First I.ieutenant Charles Mct!WS-
ton ain Infantry; Second Lieutenant Hiram Mel;
Powell 81 Infantry; Second Lieutenant william J..
Jackson 9th Infantry and additional Second Lieu
tenants James B Cavanaugh James r JerveN'
George T. Howell, Meriwether !. Walker. Robert /
Johnston William y. Ladue. William j. Barden ana
Charles w. Kutz Corps OF Engineers. the latter be-
Ing Judge advocate. -
First Lieutenant John l.. chamberlin LIST AZ
ery. has been detailed as professor OF military military
science and tactics At the Peeksknl MiiltarN
Academy. Peeksl, y. Y: First Lieutenant W alter
A. Thurston 10Th Infantry. 10 the University OF the
state OF Missouri. and Second Lieutenant samuel \
Smoke 18th Infantry. TO the Florida Agricultural
College , , ,,
Captain Ernest A. Darlington. IN Cavalry, VINO VINO
spector- Generals corps. csIsed by the death OF
Colonel Heyl, IL OF the ablest officers IN the
service, and should he live win rise to be Inspector
General OF the Army within ten years by retire
ments account of age. Captain DARLINGTON Is
with his regiment at Fort Riley. Kan. ana mas
meyer made an application for promotion.