The evening times., 1899-09-13

Among the interesting rumors in naval
circles is one 10 the effect that Rear Ad-
miral Remey, who is now commandant at
the Portsmouth, n. H, navy yard. would
have succeeded to the command Of the
North Atlantic station instead of Admiral
Farquhar, whose selection was announced
yesterday but that he preferred remaining
at his present Post and waiting fer the next
vacancy at sea.
There have been a number of rumors at
the Navy Department concerning the health
of Rear Admiral Watson, commanding at
Manila, but If the admiral is i'll no official
report has been received to that effect.
Other advices, however, indicate il may be
necessary TO relieve him unless his health
materially improves, and in this event Ad-
miral Remey may be assigned to the
squadron. which is of even greater impor-
tance now than the home station, both as
TO the responsibility imposed and the
strength OF the squadron.
There is no station quite so sought after
as the Asiatic has been by the highest
ranking officers, and should Admiral Wat
son be compelled to relinquish command.
the number of aspirants WILL perhaps, in
clude half the list OF flag rank officers. 1t
is recognized that this station will con-
tinue, at least for a year or two, to be of
great importance, and require one of the
largest squadrons a1oat and a commanding
officer OF unusual attainments and discre-
ticn. Admiral Remey is regarded as one
of the most advanced officers of his grade
and thoroughly modern in his ideas and
training
Friends of Rsar Admiral Schley are COM
lain he. a Il
Admiral Sampson, but il is well known at
the Navy Department that SchIey's chances
of receiving favors under this Adminiscra-
tion have not advanced in the last six
months. II is said that if the European
station is established this winter. which
now seems probable, Schley will not be Civ
en- the command although it was promised
him last December on his detachment from
the Flying Squadron.
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS assignment to
/ the Boston navy yard came as surprise 10
the officials in Washington, who had be-
! lieved that he would be given some billet
/ in this city. II was thought he preferred
! being ordered here TO any other station. bu.
| expressed a preference for Boston chiefly
! because Of his family's desire TO reside there
| for the next two or three years. Sampson
has never before had so important a shore
yard requires a general shaking up. Samp-
son will find it out. The Boston yard has
for years had little to do in the work of
overhauling and repairing the ships of the
service, but under Rear Admiral Sampson j
regime the station will be developed and a
plant established capable OF the highest
class of work on the largest warships.
Twenty candidates. after passing
physical and mental examinations have
been admitted to the Annapolis Naval
Academy as cadets. Others will undergo
the physical examination today and to-
morrow. The examination for alternates
! will begin on the 18th. Harry A. Simon,
of Ohio, who had been rejected for color
/ blindness and whose case was reconsider
! ed, was sworn in yesterday, the defect
/ having been waived. Defective eyesight
/ rejected several and one was rejected
| because of bad teeth. Among those who
| passed yesterday were c. H. Mckenzie,
| Third district, and II. NJ. Walker. Tenth
district of Georgia; NJ. X. Metcalf Third
| district of California; B. Rhodes. Fourth
district of Mississippi; Theodore Nelson.
| Eleventh district of Michigan; F. ].
Cleary. Twenty district of New
York Hugh ]. Clifford. OF IndianA was
| passed by the medical board and will be
admitted TO the Naval Academy today. ".
! r. Smith, of Nebraska, whose case has
! been under advisement by the medical
board, was accepted yesterday.
Louis r. James. of Pennsylvania. and
| James F. Maxwell, of South Carolina.
were rejected by the medical board. Both
cases will be carried to Washington for
review by the Surgeon General.