The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01
NEW NAVAL REGISTER OUT.
MANY NOTABLE CHANGES IN THE
POSITION or OFFICERS.
uewcy at the TOP Of the List, the
First Ranking since the DeasA
Of Perter-McNair ~ the Head %
the Eighteen Rear AAnarais.

special Dispatch to the Post
WAsHINGTON, July u.--The new
naval register II just out, and Tor the
first time In ten years. since the death OF
Admiral Porter. II contains the name OF
a ranking admiral. A all the world
knows, II Is George Dewey. the hero OF
Manila. More space u given TO him IN
the register than to any other officer.
There are many notable changes In the
ranks and positions held by officers OF
the navy consequent upon the personnel
act of the last congress. Instead OF SIX
rear admirals. as appeared In the Janu-
airy register. there are now eighteen. the
rank Of commodore having been aooI-
ished, and all officers Of that grade hav.
ing been made rear admirais. without.
however. receiving any increase az pay.
At the head OF the list Of rear admirais
Is the present superintendent OF the naval
academy, McNair and at the foot OF the
Hist Is Admiral BENJAMIN +. Day.
The grade OF captain IL now the next
highest to that Of rear admiral. and the
list IL headed by Capt. A. ". ucCormaek.
er of the Oregon, second In rant Tbs
captains are now seventy In number. IN
Guiding, as they do, several OF the en9t-
neer corps which has been merged with
the line. In the commanders list there
are iia officers with Charles n. Stockton,
president of the naval war college. at
the head. and Dennis w. Mullen. who 70
are TO lieutenant commanders, and the
list Of lieutenants. which has been ale
most doubled. now numbers 40. There
are also l32 lieufenants. Junior grade.
and i07 ensigns. The marine corps con-
81 ana EIGHT second li.assn.nss
The navy itself, though quite form'd.
able. VII, not rank high With those Of
European powers. Eleven shipe are
cd a. second-raie. Including the Keina
Mercedes. sunk by the Spanish In SEN
fiago harbor and raised By this govern.
ment. Oh: e now being nt:sd up q
other vessels OF the steel class are third
rate. There are. however. over 10 ves.
sells. classed Al fourth-rate. among them
being cruiser .ss. yachts b., tugs and o,hss
the auxiliary navy In the war with
Spain, and the captured gunboAta. On
sailing ships are stiil 20 be found IN the
ships nS ana ten declared to IS urss ssss
able. The prospective strength Of the
navy. however. win be nearly doubled
when all the vessels now under construc-
fully equipped. These comprise tan Art
class battlexhips. three arunored cruisers.
one protected cruiser. six unprotected
cruisers and thirty-nse torpedo beats
ant command. the Atlantic. or home
squadron. comprising a. u does tina great
or number 81 the more formidable type
~ ships. He has three hsttieshins and
two armored cruisers. Admiral Watson
at Manila has twenty war vessels. ~
more than double the number ever before
attached TO tho Asiatic station. While
nearly all OF them are small veAsels, the
squadron contains the pride OF the navy.
the hattieshtp Oregon, the two forrnfd.
able harhcr fighters. the Monadnock and
Monterey. ard the swift cruisers Charles
ton and baltimore
ssven vessels comprise the Pacific feet
under Admiral kaufS including the Iowa
ard the aagshiD Philadelphia.
Three vessels FORM the south Atlantic
station. the Chicago. MONTGOMERY ana
the Wilmington. although the former n
now on the African coast and viii rne
remain In South American waters y,nre
thar n few weeks after arrival there
On special service are nire vessejs rs
twenf~-one unassigned one Of xhsrh a.
the Olympia. homsward bound with Al
msral Dewey.
Four wooden ships comprise the train.
Ing service sauadren and two are used by
the annapolis nawal cadets
ALLAN n. sIArSoN.