The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
ANNAPOLIS CADETS
ARE D|SAPPO|NT TED
Will Have to Stand Their Final
at Yokohama.
BAY FOUND
It Was Not Down on Any of the
Spanish Maps.
OUR BIGGEST VESSELS CAN ENTER
1t Was Returning From an Exploring Tour to
This Bay That the Baltimore Was
Sunk. A Steam Aunch in
Precarious Fix.


Correspondence Associated Press.)
Manila, Z. J., April 6.--With the APP
proach of this years hot weather,
which comes to Manila every April,
May and June, the vessels of the Uni
ted States Navy have been slipping
away to the cooler ports of China and
Japan. 1t is mighty pleasant thing
to thus get away from the Philip
pines during the heat OF summer
and such Il change for three months
will greatly benefit the whole ships
company. This consideration of the
health Of his men was a strong factor
in deciding admiral Watson to order
several of the ships from this station
to spend the summer between 1oko-
hama and Hong Kong.
1t is pity the army cannot get
this change Persistent work tells on
"A man out here and we Americans
have not yet learned the Oriental
habits OF Slowness in business and
naps during the heat of the day. 1t
is estimated thar on an average the
American out here does one-haif the
work he would do at home under the
same circumstances and every one
knows it is just twice as hard to
accomplish this half. Army officers
can only get this change to the cooler
and even cold climate of China and
Japan by obtaining sick leave. but
it comes to many of our naval officers
as part Of their duties.
During the latter part Of April
The Oregon. the Brooklyn. the Baltl-
more. the Newark. the New Orleans
and the Concord. from the Manila
Station. and the Yosemite. from Gu
am are to rendezvous at Yokohama.
Admiral Watson will transfer the
command Of the Asiatic fleet to Ad-
miraf Remey April 30 and probably
at Hong Kong. Admiral Remey will
then 90 aboard the Brooklyn and
Admiral Watson Will return to his
former flagship. the Baltimore. Then
the Baltimore will break out that
long. homeward- peEant and
start for American waters. She Will
90 via the Suez Canal. and the Nevy
Department has given the admiral
permission to stop at such Mediter-
ranean ports as he desires. and he
will also probably go to Havrc so that
the ships officers may attend the
Paris Exposition. This trip TO Paris
may be made from Marseilles, but If
there is no time the vessel will go
around to the Northern French port.
The final examinations of the ca
dets Of the Naval Academy class OF
1899 will be held on the Brooklyn
this month at Yokohama. This is a
great disappointment TO the acdets,
it prevents their return home and.
in many cases. will result in the add
ing of three years more sea service
in the Philippines TO the one or two
wears they have already served out
here. The return to Annapolis, after
the first two years at sea following
their departure from the Academy is
ALWAYS a most pleasant incident IN
the lives of our young naval officers.
1T is class reunion in the alma
mater after two years of travel and
duty in new ports of the world. Inc
life at Annapolis. while they are pre-
pairing for the final examinations. has
in it an element of freedom and m
dependence in more or less contrast
to their former days there. ana as
the examinations themselves are not
difficult to man who has not vast
ed his two years apprenticeship. the
return to the academy is unattended
by any unpleasant features but is
replete with MANY most pleasant and
ENJOYABLE ones. IT also means a visit
to family and friends. All this is
denied the class of 1899, it being in
eXpedient to return those who are on
this station to Annapolis for their
finals. and they will begin their
three years cruise following the final
examination without the chance of
getting home.
The Baltimore starts home from Io-
l<ohama and the Yosemite returns to
Guam. stopping first one week at
Manila. The rest of the fleet, the Ore
gon. BROOKLYN. Newark. New Orleans
and Concord will then begin a cruise
down Japan to China. stopping about
ten days at Kobe, Nagasaki, Shan
hal and Hong Kong. Other ports may
be visited on this cruise, but they
have not vet been announced.
The Baltimore has Just completed
the circumnavigation of Luzon Is
land and is now on her way to Hong
Kong. While on the Eastern coast of
Luzon the Baltimore made IA careful
survey of Casiguran Sound and Bay.
which to the Navy is a locality of
considerable present interest and pos
sible future value. Here our Navy
has discovered nracticalIxy n c,,Iapd;d n