Show EVANS TO BE RELIEVED rear adm ral sperry to bring fleet home by way of suez canal washington at admiral evans personal request he will be relieved of the command of the battleship fleet on reaching san francisco rear admiral charles sperry will bring the battleship fleet from san fran cisco to the atlantic coast by way of the suez canal this detail was an bounced by secretary metcalf late tuesday admiral evans will retain corn rom mand of the fleet until after the grand review to be held at san fran ci co may 8 the admiral retires in august and it is expected will return at once to Wab washington hington |