Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-25

Discussing ss 10 what to DO with Dewey,
sohisy, sampson aud Others.

Now York. July s.-A special TO tho
Herald from Washington says;
There IL much gossip In naval circles
respecting the duty TO which Admiral
Dewey viii be- assigned upon his ar
rival IN this country
Secretary Iona positively declares
tho post has not yet been selected and
that decision will be- made only when
he has had an opportunity ~ consult
with Admiral Dewey and has learned
his wishes There IN apparently no doubt
however, that the admiral viii be- sta
toned IN Washington at the head of a
strong board. possibly the board ~ In
Hpcotion ana survey whose duties viii
be enlarged 40 ae 10 take IN questions
uf policy relating 10 ship construction.
should a board of admlrnla be the re-
suit VI the organization Of tho mechan-
ical bureaus q the department as pro-
posed by those who favor such solu-
ton next 10 the retention ~ the present
system. In case tho secretary b. dttor-
mined 20 modify a.. then there h little
doubt that the admiral Will BE- made the
head u the board
Rgar Admiral sampson does not In
tend to rolinquish command uf hA
squadron untii soon after tho return
uf ADMIRAL Dewey and perhaps not
until after next winter, The report IL
persistent that Rear Admiral CroWnin-
shield, chief ~ the bureau " nnVlrn-
ton, contemplate retiring and that Al.
mirai Sampson win be- selected nn his
star. Secretary Long Is authority Tor
the statement that Admiral Cruwln-
shield has never intimated that he pur-
poses giving up his bureau n the secrc-
tnry decides to give him "a second term,
Regardless ~ the fact, however. IL
would he natural for Admiral Sampson
TO be given charge OF a bureau Rear
Admiral Schlvy ~ president ~ the re-
firing board ana Secretary Long told
him last winter that nn soon as vac
cancy occurred ON a sea command ho
would receive a. Rear Admiral How
laun. commander iu chief NJ the South
Atlantic squadron, will rytlre ON OC-
tobet 10Th, aud It may b. that Admiral
Schley viii be hlH successor. Friends
of the administration have suggested to
the presldent that the way Go scttlr The
Sampson Schlry controversy De- to show
the country that there m ~ intention
to slight the latter. n ~ lon early to
indicate with any posluNounss who win
succeed Sampson next winter iu come
mand Of tho North Atlantic squadron.
but probably Schlcy will not receive
this billet. Rear Admiral Rumyy who
commanded at Key West during the war,
IN expected Co boz assigned tu thr squad
ron, II he wishes ID. Rear AdmirulH
Fnruuhar ana Casey are we'll up ON
the list and may be considered,
Secretary Long has made 70 decision
OF considerable Importance g. young Of
hocrs ~ the uu0. formerly engineers.
who will come up Cor examination for
line officers before March o. 1901. Lieut.
John X. Robinson, junior grade. asked
the secretary that Iu view uf hlH carly
promotion 10 gradr uf lieutenant. he
be permitted Go UNDERGO uu UyumlnH-
ton, physically ana mentally the yN.
animation under the latter huut to De
IN steam engineering only The score
tary has decided that Mr. Robinson
may be examined physically but VIII
have 10 pass the line examination hr-
fore March o, 1901, us required boy the
personnel law,
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie has ended
her career uH an army transport aud
VIII now be- nttod out nH u training ship
for all landsmcn enlisted in the navy.
by this means a corps pf trained mon
will be obtained Tor tho service, The
old Hartford, which has been romolplrd
nt Mare Island, win be placed ln CONE
mission I'm the fall under the command
Of Commander j. NJ Hawley Three
hundred western men have h.un enlist
I'd. Commander Hawloy VIII have AS
his assistants Lieut.-Commaudor AloN-
nnder shary, Jr., who commanded the