Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-25
NEWS OF THE NAVY
Nothing Known About Cutting the Madrid
Cable.
Names BESTOWED New Yachts by
the Depnrtmcnt-t'u curiosity
About the tudax.

Nothing is known at the Navy Depart
nlent of the reported cutting 81 The cable
connecting Cuba with Madrid AMI its con
nection with the Mangrove. Ten miles cat AT
sea. There is a good deal Of Doubt as to
| the accuracy of the report. and II = bee
iieved tina; the most that has been done in
that direction has been the tapping OF the
cable for strategic purposes.
! Some curiosity is felt as to the course Of
the Spanish torpedo boat Audaz. which
sailed yesterday from Queenstown. Owing
| to the injury suffered Ly this craft in what
| amounted TO only moderate galc on the
! British coast. 1t Is not believed that she
would undertake To make the run across
| the Atlantic at this season. or even Ia run
| down any of the American steamships on
| regular routes across the ocean. Probably
| the boat is headed straight for cadiz. To
Join the home squadron there assembled
| Naming New Yachts.
| The Secretary of the Navy today he
| slowed names upon several of the yachts
| recently purchased 10y the department for
naval uses. The Penelope Incomes the
| Yankton. the Thespia becomes the Hist
! the lrawari becomes the i.eonada the COR
sair becomes the Gloucester. and the Phila-
| delphia becomes the Peoria. The Viking
| anu the ittSiitSS G'lAiA lltlf III
names, does also the Menemsha col
lier. Indeed. it is likely that none Of the
| Golfers will be rechristened.
Late Naval Orders.
| The following naval orders were issued
! today:
Passed Assistant Engineer G ". Dyson,
| from fish commission to the san Francisco.
Passed Assistant Engineer =. J. schell.
\ g. -
Ensign f. II. Payne, from the New Yorl,
| t. the ST. Louis.
Assistant Engineer C. w Laws, from
the Naval Academy to the Justin.
Ensign II. II. Leigh, from the Naval
| Academy to the Justin.
Ensign l.. McNamoe. from the Naval
| Academy To the Justin.
| Lieut.. F. W. Ryan, detached from the
New York yard ard ordered to the Justin
| as executive officer.
| Commander G. Z. Ide. from the Norfolk
| yard to the Justin.
Naval Cadet c. L. Poor, from the Yankee
| to the New Orleans
! Naval Cadet +. L. Ridgl,y. from the
| Prairie to the San Francisco.
Commander A. Dunlap. from the COM
n.and of the Blake to command the Solace.
Chief Engineer J. II. Chamar, from the
| Wabash 20 the Chatham.
| Mate J. Dwyer, to the Panther.
| Passed Assistant Engineer l.. II. Miner.
| ficm the San Francisco 20 the Solace.
| Assistant Paymaster J. W. Morse to the
! Bancroft.
| Lieut.. a. NJ. Beecher TO the bureau of
| ordnance.
Ensign c. f. Hayden. retired, ordered 10
the office cf naval intelligence. :
Ensign II. E. Smith. from the Bennington
| to the Vermont.
| Naval Cadet j. B. Henry, jr. from the
| Prairie to the Vermont
Naval Cadet w. l.. Littlefed, from the
| Prairie to the Vermont.
| Naval Cadets \. W. Marshall and II. O.
| Bisselt, from the Yankee to the Vermont.
Capt c. S. Cotton detached from New
! York yard and ordered to command .he
Harvard.
Capt c. F. Goodrich. detached as presi
| dent of the War College and ordered 10
! c.mmand the St. Louis.
Mate John Burns, ordered to the New
| York yard.
| the Harvard
Acting Carpenter Allen Galletiy, ordered
TO the St. Paul.
| Assistant Surgeon Edgar Thompson, ap-
POINTED. not assigned.
| Assistant Engineer Thos. D. Parker APP
pointed. not assigned.
Pay Director G. A. Lyon, appointed to
relative rank of captain.
| Paymaster ]. S. Phillips. to relative rank
! OF lieutenant.
| Commander Z. ii. Gheen. given commits
! sion as comma rder.
Passed Assistant Engineer G. c. Laws.
| to relative rank of lieutenant, Junior grade
| Chief Engineer f. ]. Schell, appointed to
| relative rank of lieutenant.
| Paymaster T. S. Jewett. relative rank o.
! lieutenant. commissioned April p.
| Lieut. A. II. Robertson lieutenant Junior
grade, commissioned April 81.
Lieut.. c. H. Britain. lieutenant, Junior
grade, commissioned April p.
Lieut.. w. p. Field. Lieut.. J. T. Hubbard,
Lieut.. Commander j. \. H. Nickels. Lieut..
| J. J. Blandin. Lieut.. Commander c. h.
Curtis. Lieut.. A. L. Key, Lieut.. f. Marble,
Lieut.. F. NJ. Russell. Paymas:er J. q. Low
ell, Pay Inspector A. w. Bacon ana Pay In
| spector c. w. Slamm, commissioned April
Il.