| Show PROMOTION iJF SCHLEY Will Rank mghe Than Sampson Ra Under Reorganization New York March 23A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says The promotion of Commodores Remey Waton and Schleyto be rear admn ale hags on a few words from Rear Admiral Sampson jiow rt Kingston Jamaica to whom tie navy depart meat telegraphed today directing him to send r once hIs requisite report on the qualifications tf these three officers offi-cers wo are now his seniors a they were a year age but who were tem porariy under his command in th war with Spain This remarkable anomalous condition Df affairs arises from the meeting at the navy depart meat of the special examining board appoInted by Secretary Long consisting consist-ing of three ranking rear admirals of the service lIeNar Howell and Hew ison to pass on the qualifications for advancement to the next higher grade of the fourteen officers in line to fill vacancies due to the creation by congress con-gress under the personnel bill of eighteen rear admirals These officers in the order of their rank are Commodores Commo-dores Ramey Farquhar Watson Robinson Rob-inson Schley and Casey and Captains Sampson Cromwell Philip Higginson Picking Rodgers Kempff and Sumner Sum-ner When the board met it speedily approved ap-proved the records of eleven of these officers as feet fag officers That of Commodore Robinson was also com ple1te but unfortutelY the medical examiner had fOund him physically incapacitated in-capacitated for further duty and he will therefore be placed on the re tredls tomorrow on his own applies tion with the rank of rear admiral Tate Ta-te vacancy thus made Captain F B Day will succeed and 1e will receive I I prompt promotion under a recess ap poiniment by the president Lt i the understanding that in the cases of ten of the candidates the board acted with the routine usual in such examinations for promoton In the case af Captain Sumner whose record as pen to question on account ac-count of the slight mishap to the Columbia Co-lumbia in the Southampton dry dock several years ago the board considered that the suspension of punishment I constituted a offset to the courtm tal sentence for negligence and his I I fitness for feet command was ordered I certified to the president I |
