The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-30
SEA FIGHTERS
IN OFFICIAL LINE
New Naval Register Gives
Interesting Data.
CHANGES DURING The PAST YEAR
Highest officers in Each Grade
st Present - The Fleet in the
Far Bastand Plans for RepIac-
ing Men Now Serving There.

Interesting data regarding Uncle Sans
sea fighters are contained in the Naval
Register" for 1902, now in ire hands of
the Public Printer. and soon to bc issued
A number of historic lighters in the civil
and Spanish wars have died or retired
Rear Admiral Roe. who commanded the
Katahdin in her. famous fight with the
rebel tronciad Arkansas, has died, and
Rear Admiral SchIey has left the active
for the retired list.
The Hends iH Each Grade.
Admiral Dewey's name heads the active
list. and ne has no intention of applying
for retirement. Rear Admiral J. 4 How
ell Is the senior rear admiral. and Rear
Admiral Henry Glass the junior. There
are twenty-five rear admirals in the navy
five of whom were promoted for gaIIantry
Capt P Il Cooper. the senior officer of
his grade. viii be promoted to flag rank
upon the retirement OF Rear Admiral W.
7. Sampson. on February Q Capt G. H
WadIeIgh viii be promoted TO the grade
OF rear admiral on the same day, the va
eancy being created by Rear Admiral
Crcnwell's retirement \. R. Couden is
the Junior captain
Commander z. c. PendIeton, Lieut..
Commander ". E. Sewell. Lieut. D. P
Menefee, Lieut. Junior gradel c. 5. Book
walter and Ensign D. E. TheIeen are Sc
niors IN their respective grades Surgeon
General " X Van Reypen Is the head of
the Medical Corps, and Pay Director H
NJ. Denniston. Chaplain D.. H Tribou.
Professor OF Mathematics ". ". Hen
erickson Chief Naval Constructor Fran
els 7. BowIes, and Civil Engineer N T
Endieott have the same positions in their
respective corps.
The tabuIation OF the data shows the
following figures for the Marine Corps
and navy respectively: designations. l.
retlrements, ?; deaths. >; discharges @.
designations, Il; retirements, II; deaths,
as discharges. ..
Division of Asiatic Fleet.
Rear Admiral Remey. comma Hder-fn-
chief of the Asiatie station. has com
municated to the Navy Department the
details OF the division OF his fleet he has
made for the better protection OF the in
teresTs of the United States in the Philip
pines and China.
Snail vessels have been retained for
the Philippines. because they are better
suited 10 cruise in the shallow waters
and TO prevent hlibusteTing BY the insur-
gents The aTmOTclads and Jhe protect
ed cruisers have been formed INTO a China
squadron, and viii exercise a strong moral
effect upon the Chinese and the Powers.
Squadron In Chinese waters
The China squadron comprises the bat
tleship Kentucky. flagship; the monitors
Monadnoek and Monterey, the protected
cruiser New Orleans, and the gunboats
Helena, Fieksburs, Wilmington, and
M0nocacy.
The PbiIippines feet includes fF,e Nov
York, flagship; the gunboats Annapolis
Don Juan de Austria, Frolie. Isla de
Cuba, Isla de Luzon, Manila. Piscataqua.
Princeton, Wompatuck. Yorktown Al
bay, Arayat. Basco, Ga@oqui. Leyte. Mari
veles, Pampanga. Panay, Parayua, QuiTos
Urdaneta. and Viilalobos.
In addition TO these vessels there are
the BrookIvR. flagship OF she commander
in chief, which viii soon start home, and
several golfers and supply ships.
Eessening Term of Service.
Because of the arduous character Of the
duty in the Philippines. Secretary Long
has directed that the tour Of duty OF
officers and men serving in those waters
be reduced TO tive years. and that this
period be considered a full cruise
L was intended TO inaugurate this re-
form IN the spring, but Rear Admiral
Remey has informed the Navy Depart
Inent that at least seventy officers would
De relieved in that case The Department
will therefore, have TO make the change