New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-14
ARMY IND NAVY NOTES.

u,sh,rg,cn. May 13-General Ihomas L. |ases'
-, uas retired from the Engineer corps Oh r'i-
80 has been confined to his pea since INA. va!
ua. ,,ness is not considers ed serious lie is better
today. s.r "a Infantry now
ILL., =, San Diego Barracks California was
,oed on the retired list OF the Army To-Day nav
49, reached the age limit sixty-tour years ne
IDS hor, IN Pennsylvania and appointed to the
,"r,arv Academy from Maryland In 1919. lie
,ve1 In the volunteer service from august looi'
~ ,,ru 1ssG when he was mustered out. In lSo'
~ go rho regular service first lieutenant
rs 49, qsth Infantry He received three breve's
~ Gallant and mer,torious service
rh,ef Engineer Edward w. MaSee mas beeh H.
,,aod home from Panama. having broken down
49,, overvork the defence vessel Monterey.
49,, engineer Bailey. OF the Alert, now at San
,, mel sur has been ordered 10 fill the vacancy
auA his successor will be sent 20 the Alert by
mail steamer. CT,
Sscretary Herbert today paid the Cramp Ship
,.ns,rg COMPANY OF Philadelphia sl79sSO. of which
.oa aoo Is the twelfth payment on the battleship
rwa and ss93S the seventeenth on the armored
oruiser Brooklyn. AS there are thirty payments
% be made on these vessels 10 per cent OF each
-, roscrved as guarantee until the vessels are
accented the Iowa is now one-haif ana the BROOK
IN three-fourths completed
cantain T. j. Lloyd. OF the 18th Infantry, now
stationed al Fort Sam Houston. Texas. was to-day
the retired llSt on account VI 'iS"ph''''
ue was born In Pennsylvania. from which STATE
Ne was appointed to the Military Academy IN lsoi'
The retirement Of Major Crandal this morning
anil CAPTAIN Lloyd this afternoon promotes captain
7 NJ. sanns. Of the Eth Infantry. 10 major ana
,.utonants Young, OF the 7th and Steel, of the
18Th, TO be captains
Captain A. II. Chaplin. assistant surgeon was also
r,tlred on account OF disability.
Cadets TO the Naval Academy have been appointed
As follows: Sterling H. McCarty Essex Mo: Lloyd
H. shapiey talternate) Lamar. Mo; charles l.
Wood Carthage. Mo; Farmer Morrison. hceha
Ark; Walter II. Nell Mltcrnate), Philadelphia
Penn James II. Comfort Olternate), ~. LOUIS;
Charles J.. Mcguire, ST. Louis
The armorcl defence ship Monterey left Panama
saturday for Caaao. Peru. the projected southern
limit OF her coastwsc cruise. She viii touch al
n,en, Ventura Esmcralda and Guayaquil on her
voyage ana VIII probably reach ner dfSmah,r
s sSc viii continue o. FAR as Valparaiso o.,,o
The cr"er UnGnn' 40 DE "n the ScwYok
rc,nrns from Europe or 'he changes To INC Mlnnc-
apolis are completed rcasnei Tompkinsvile' staten
'S Ths Amphiire left Hampton Roads for Pert
Royal hIs mornins the torrfo9 from YORK
yesterday The Dispatch boat n9phin W nSy h fa
Norfolk where she will be oyerhauled ana ma,
ready for the summer cruise Of secretary herbeft:
who win aboard Of fl her n July for six weeks
The Marb,ehead left Naples yesterday to join the
fagshp san Francisco at Aglcfs. bOtn Nes''.9
vii co, under way for southampton next week 10
mako ready for the kiel Canal celebration.
The Atlanta and Raleigh. which eft Key west on
r-rdav FOR Tybee Roads, the entrance TO savannah
River are at their destination.
The MONTGOMERY. with the Government Eng
necr BOARD TO Investigate the Nicaragua canal
was due 10 arrive at Greytown with the party yes
ter,lav hut as there is cable COMMUNICATION az
thai point she may not be heard from for several
days. - r. ,,,,,,, r,,roo,or picbo ri
& Dean on he 9th inst. there Will be twelve
vacancies in the medical corps OF the Navy, Dr n;
Dean is the second ranking officer in the corps, and
his departure will cause promotions an along ,me
line The only officer who outranks him Is DI.
s. l. Cihor. who will retire on September y next.
and unless unusual anxiety is cvinced by CIVILIAN
SURGEONS the Naval Medical Corps Will be reduced
thirteen members below the number authorized by
law and actually needed for the maintenance OF
health In the service , IT.,
While the requirements for admission 10 the
grade Of assistant surgeon OF the Navy are rigid.
involving comprehensive examinations. they are sim
pie and pract. al. and not beyond the attachments
Of any well-educated physician. The pay begins at
81 200 year for duty, rises TO S2Vr. after three
wears probation. and eventually A,4o0. The career
Of a naval surgeon has many attractions. and one
of its advantages lies In the fact that upon dsa-
bity reachinr the age limit the officers are re-
tired from active service upon two-thirds pay.
Admiral. Carpenter informed the Navy Depart
upept this morning that the cruiser Charleston
was disabled OF Nasasaki. having broken her port