Evening star., 1903-08-03


ANNAPOLIS, Md, August 3. 1903.
r. E. Gilmar of Iowa has been admitted
to the Naval Academy and makes the
present fourth class number 312. V. V.
Woodward of West Virginia, J. Q. Adams
| of Pennsylvania and c. j. Osburn of Ohio
| having been admitted on Friday. There are
| yet three candidates to be sworn in. which
will make the class number 315. The naval
| officers and civilian professors are highly
| pleased with the progress made by the
present fourth class. which they believe 10
be due to the fact of admitting them at the
same time, nearly as possible. instead OF
during spring. summer and fall as hereto
fore. AS it is the present class has made
rapid progress as a battalion in infantry
and artillery drills. in seamanship. ord
nance, boats under and sails, ma
chine shop drills, steam launches, exercises
in armOry and gymnaSium-the daily rou-
tine mapped out for them. The plehes
will be we'll equipped to enter upon the
regular work which begins in OCTOBER
The summer instruction for the fourth
class has been carefully outlined and Is
practical rather than theoretical
The midshipmen take great interest IN
the department of ordnance instruction.
In the armory they have cane and SWORD
exercises. There is d school OF the squad
in manual of arms, bayonet exercises a
school of the company. artillery ana prac-
mory with rifle and revolver The midship-
men also are given target practice. small
arms up to at least 800 yards. Particular
attention is paid to setting up drill, Dayohe
exercise and target practice.
Lieutenants II. f. Smith and w. NJ.
Crosse have returned for duty at the Naval
Academy.
Major Charles A. Doyen. United States
Marine Corps, in charge of the Naval
Academy barracks, has been ordered to the
Naval War College. Newport to act as one
of the umpires in the army and navy ma
neuvers to take place there August %
The United States ship Chesapeake, Com
mandcr w. r. Halsey commanding. now on
the summer cruise with the midshipmen on
board. will act scout in the mancuverS
of the North Atlantic Squadron off the New
England coast. This will afford the mid
shipmen additional instruction and at the
same time Will afford pleasure and innova-
ttON.
The submarine boat Holland has been
ordered to leave the Naval Academy on
Thursday next She Will be taken to Bal
timore to go into drydock for :! thorough
cleaning and oVerha u!ing.
Superintendent Bronson yesterday settled
the case of Midshipman Hugh C. Fry Of
North Carolina charged with breach Of
discipline. in throwing Il glass at a negro
waiter while at dinner at the Naval Acad
envy mess hall week ago Fry has been
given fifty demerits and sentenced to sixty
! days the s;antee. He is not allowed
| during his term of punishment to
'otticer' any squad or section of mid
shipmen. The superintendent gave Fry
good reprimand, in which the mdshpman
was asked If he did not think 1T an ungen-
tlcmanly act to strike n person whom he
knew could not resent it or defend him
self During the interview Mdshipman Fry
while expressing deep regret for his action
said the insolence of the negro waiter in
refusing to bring him glass of water after
repeated polite requests was more than
his southern blood could endure
The city council will hold another special
meeting tomorrow night with the hope of
breaking tn" deadlock and going into The
election Of the city officers. At present
Annapolis has no treasurer, the ex-trc;,s-
Urer, Samuel Jones having been elected
mayor and his acceptance of that office
having left vacant that OF city treasurer
| II the other offices. however. the old ap-
| polntees hold over and the city government
| is going on as usual, but the want Of a city
| treasurer ttrea tens to prove serious ma
! ter to the corporation. The time has ar.
| rived to make the annual levy and to begin
| the work Of collecting the city taxes. The
| levy list IS not complete. az the city council
| after having heard petitions for abatement
/ and transfer, has not acted upon them
| and the clerk. therefore. cannot complete
| his work of summing up the assessabls
| basis