New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-02
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WASHINGTON.
~ rr.,~r- ~ TIT, GIJLF.-The North Allan
~ 40" .',r or,or the Gulf Of Mexico this
,...or o,,d e,s,d several months off the coaS' o'
t,Ior,1, This viii be the first time IN about 'h''e
wears that the squadron has been IN .hc su.' '-
last cruise having been MADE nnue' ~ ,."r,ion
Of Rear Admiral Meade IL was ''e ao
shor,Iy after his retirement to send the sQuaoio"
,,.,,olan coast fer the customary winter
ain. ,,. this cruise was abandoned on aVco".
Of tho friction between the Cntcd s'a'e' anu
britain over the Venezuelan bouhu",' Hssad
Iotor on after the Venezuelan matter hao "'orr
into the background the situation IN 'uoa was
,,,rded nv the Administration as making II III,
.aou, - allow the squadron TO go there Ih tSe
reasons now ceased TO to D oer,ing the ships
the sending OF the little sunboaass ta ,n' Of the
Indian wa'Ts is an the peaceful outlook for the
fture captain Taylor the commands dv OF b ner
PAM in Conference with Secretary Long as 40 ie
plans for the movements 81 thv yest shall be the
rendeSvos OF the vessels The exact date ,oG
assembling OF the ships here mas se "c competion Of
ss Ge'a sye the sEnaI for the
son he IN the ncighborhood Of Key West about Inc Inc
time the squadron is IN me onks may be expected
NEW NAVAL. PERSONNEL B1LL-Ihe Nava'
Personnel Board. which Is charged VII" VIZ
nrcparation Of a plan for breaking up 'h' so" 80,
,,on IN promotion and other evils TO-DAY as'ee. ~,
the outlines q blu wh Het'n s TIE bill includes
only the line and engineers orm mnq The enlisted
merging s shs 10 be- provided by retired list
TWO VESSELS ACCEPTED.-rhe secretary o'
the Navy finally accepted the Iowa anu '"'
to-day.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-The Annap ",,a
~. sailed from Tompkinsville for Annapono
un
mse .n,once has arrived at Key West The me
he a has arrived at Hong Kong ana b tas
Rasgh at s Swan hh for ST.
NAVAL oRDERs-Commander Albert Ross mas
heen ordered to command the apprentice 'ia',.
ship Alliance. December 20 at the Ne"'i''"
Yard. ,,, y...r 4.
.o,o,ntea navmaster In the Navy 10 date from NO
ysmher * his examination having been co'np'e'eu
yesterday. lit, s.. a..ochea
from the Monterey and ordered home on iea'e.
Passed Assistant Engineer ]. X Robson Is o'ue'eo
from the Yorktown to the Monterey ., ~.
when t that Will be- se essSed q rom
terey the day before that vessel leaves ''e ""''
is Asssi M4tS Engineer II Dunn detached from
Navy =, Yard snd SFdess n 70 that
teaches the Asac Station the OLYMPIA, from N.
Bs me H ss at heme
Acting Carpenter W. p. Harding Is detached rom
he Mare island Navy Yard and ordered at once 10
the Monterey.
TUE ALERT ORDERED TO BRITo.-The Navy
Department has sent orders TO the Alert no" NJ
San Francisco TO proceed to Brito nicaragua
rb,s Mace Is al the western terminus OF the pro-
nosed Nicaragua Canal. and the vessel WI pc be
kept there IN readiness to co,cpefa er T ,he eas
ern terminus in few days the gunboat New
| port
THE CARTER OI-RT-MARTIAI.-The War De-
,ar,men, s making arrangements for the court-mar-
,,,I ~ Car;atn O NJ Carter. OF the Engineer corps
7, has been settled that the president OF the court
shall he Brigadier General OTIS commanding the De
,u1ent Of the Colorado. at Denver. ana thht me
dvocaie o. the court shall pc the 1udgc-ad
voca;e o. the department.
| n he near the works which have figured In the
charges The date for lis meeting has not beeh SET
ARMY oRDERs--Major Joseph X. Corson' sur
geon. having served more than thirty years In the
Army is on his application by direction OF the
President retired from active service
Lieutenan,-Colonel Clarence +. Bennett. nth In
,antry is relieved from further duty at Fort Wayne
Mich. and will proceed TO his home. preparatory 70
! retirement.
Captaln James c. Ayers Ordnance Department.
| will make not exceeding four visits 10 the works OF
the Driggs-seabury Gun and AmmuD ton Company.
Derby Conn. Ia inspect projeciies under manufact-
Leave Of absence for twenty days. r. take eject
abou, December g. ;s granted First Meu;enant VIII
Leave Of absence 10Y one month and :wenty- thtees
! FRS: Lieutenant julius A. Penn. adiutant. ID IN
fantry T..
detailed as member OF the Examining Board at
Inc Preside OF San Francisco during the examina-
qH Of o fI't yce Manor Rober Il Wh
who will resume his seat on the Board at the con-