Sigsbee Succeeds Phillip

Washington, Aug. 9. - Captain C. D. Sigsbee, commander of the ill-fated Maine, has been assigned to the command of the battleship Texas. He succeeds Captain J. W. Phillip, who will be assigned to shore duty, probably at Mare island. It is the iníention of the government to take the St. Paul, now commanded by Captain Sigsbee, out of commission at an early date. With the St. Louis, it will be turned over to the American Une, from which they were leased.