Evening star., 1898-04-15

| addresses of newly established posts or sta
| tions. be promptly reported
Latest Naval Orders.
The following naval orders were issued
| today:
Paymasters Clerk w. r. Patterson, ap-
pointed on Franklin.
Pdymaster's Clerk P. NJ Ramsey, appoint
ed on board New Orleans.
Lieut.. w. w. Gilmer, from the Saratoga
| to the Merrimac, executive officer.
Naval Cadet F. L. Pinney, from the Yer
mont to the San Francisco.
Naval Cadet p E. Ridgely, from tn. Yer
mont to the Prairie.
Naval Cadet A. Crensnaw, from the Yer
| mont to the San Francisco.
Naval Cadet W. G. Roper, from the Yer
mont to the San Francisco.
Ensign G. c. Dawson, from the Sara
toga to the Richmond.
Surgeon F. ]. B. Cordero, from the Michi-
gan to the New Orleans.
Surgeon A. c. H. Russell, from the Naval
Museum of Hygiene to the San Francisco.
Paymastcr l.. Hunt, from the bureau of
supplies and accounts to the New Orleans.
Naval Cadet P. Washington, from the
Vermont tc the New Orleans.
Naval Cadet W. T. Tarrant. from the
Vermont to the New Orleans.
| Naval Cadet w. B. Tardy, from the YER
mont to the New Orleans.
Naval Cadet c. p. Nelson, from the Yer
mont to the New Orleans
Naval Cadet w. c. Briggs, from the Ver-
mont to the New Orleans.
Naval Cadet G. 8. Lincoln, from the Yer
mont to the New Orleans.
Ensign +. A. Traut, from the Constitu-
ton to the New Orleans.
Lieut. E. F. Leiper, from the Naval Acad-
cmy to the New Orleans.
Lieut.. w. F. Pullman, from the Naval
Academy to the New Orleans.
Lieut.. w. r. A. Rooney, from the Rich
mond to the New Orleans.
Lieutenant Commander A. P. Osborn, to
the New Orleans executive officer.
Capt. w. NJ. Folger, detached from
charge of the third lighthouse district and
ordered to command the New Orleans.
Lieut.. f. H. Sherman, from the Franklin
| to Brunswick, Ca. in charge of work Of
preparing Passaic tor sea.
| Capt. E. NJ. Shepard, from the Richmond
TO take charge of the third lighthouse dis
| trct, Tompkinsville, n. Y.
Naval Cadet c. L. Poor, from the Yer
mont to the Yankee.
Medical Inspector c. U. Cravall, from the
San Francisco to the New York as flee.
| surgeon.
| Assistant Surgeon E. Y. Armstrong, to
the Scorpion.
Lieut. R. L. Russell, from the Prairie
to the New Orleans.
Mate B. A. Benson, to the Yankee.
Mate w. P. Stinscn, to the Prairie.
Ensign J. NJ. Luby, from the Alliance to
| the Merrimac.
Assistant Surgeon W. H. Bucher, to the
Vermont.
Ensign J. R. Y. Blakely, detached.
Capt. j. ]. Reed, ordered to command
| the Richmond.
Lieut. W. G. Miller. to the torpedo sta
| tion at once.
The Call for Troops.
The question how many of the militia
Of the several states shall be called into
| service for active duty when military op-
erations are decided upon is engaging the
attention Of the President and the officials
| of the War Department. The opinion was
expressed by one of the latter today that
when an order is issued concentrating the
regular army at some southern point the
President will call for $1,000 Of the militia
| men. This number. it is believed, will suf-
flee for immediate purposes.
Opinions differ as to the exact time when
| the orders for the regular army to concen-
trate and the call for the militia will be
issued, some officials believing they will
come tomorrow or the day after, and 9TH
| ers when the President signs the resolution
declaring for Intervention. 1t was sug-
gested that the administration desired to
avoid taking steps for concentration in ad-
| vance of the signing of the Intervention
resolution, because 1t might be construed
| as a step intended for actual hostiiities.
| The circumstances differed. it was said,
from the case with the navy, in which, al
| though both Spain and the United States
were making active preparations, neither
| had assembled its fleet In the waters of the
| other.
Secretary Aiger was quoted as having
said to some visitors today that If Con-
gress directed the President to use the
land and naval forces in the case of Cuba
a call by the President for $4,000 volun-
! teers (militiamen) would be made within
| forty-eight hours thereafter. The Secre-
| tary declined to affirm CT deny the report
but it is fully expected that such a call
| will be made.
COastinE Vessels.
Through the efforts of Assistant Secre-
terry Meiklejohn, the department has infor-
and speed of every vessel engaged In the
coastwise trade, which is of particular use
| just at this time. Mr.. Meiklejchn desires
the statement made that the War Depart
ment will not buy sny vessels for the pur-
poses to which these vessels may be put
| preferring to charter them in every case.
Orders have been issred directing Gen.
Wesley Merritt. commanding the DEPART
ment Of the East and Gen. Graham, COM
| manding the Department of the Gulf, to
| hurry work on The artillery posts under
their jurisdiction. They will avail them
selves of all the facilities at their COM
| mand TO carry this order into effect, AMI
will direct such movements of artillery
forces and men as may be necessary.
Elephants offered.
+ The department today received word
from circus company that In the event Of
war TWENTY-FIVE ELEPHANTS would he mt at