Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
Admitted to Naval Academy - Gen
eral Matters of Interest
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ANNAPOLIS. September 1. 1905.
L. z. Johnson of North Carolina was to-
day admitted to the Naval Academy as a
mIdshipman and entered in the fourth class
at the institution.
Within the last few days the clerk of the
circuit court for Anne Arundel has been
kept busy issuing tongers' licenses, and
up to today at noon there were recorded
the names of forty-one oystermen licensed
to tong IN the waters bordering the various
districts of the county. The tongers of the
eighth district led in numbers, there being
nineteen of them already licensed, while In
the first were seventeen. The second has
four and the sixth one
While the tests of the bars We're in every
way satisfactory the arrival of the boats
at the docks and packing houses is awaited
with interest.
The oyster boats that came in today aver
aged from seven to ten bushels of oysters
to the boat. The bivalveS were small but
were free from mussels, so prolific on them
last year. The seasons outlook is most
favorable
The government tug Standish. attached
to the Naval Academy, has been ordered to
proceed from this point to New York, where
she will be fitted with new boilers. 1t is
known that the tugs boilers have been in
poor condition for some time, and immedi-
ately after the Bennington explosion she
was submitted to tests, following which she
was ordered to receive new boilers.
All of the second lieutenants attached to
the marine school OF application who were
entitled TO II were today given leave of
absence until Tuesday morning. and the
school will be practically closed until then.
The holiday IS on account of Labor day
on Monday, which most of the young men
will spend In nearby cities and resorts.
The old frlgate Hartford, one of the ships
OF the midshipmens practice fleet, this
morning cleared from the Naval Academy
for Norfolk. The battleship Texas and the
monitors Arkansas, Nevada and Florida
sailed last night for Provlncetown, Mass.
Tomorrow the monitor Terror and the feet
of destroyers will leave. the former going
to League Island, to be placed in reserve,
while the destroyers will be sent to Nor
folk.
On Monday the cruiser Atlanta and the
Newark will clear for Norfolk, where the
former will be placed out OF commission.
The Newark. with the Hartford. will return
to the academy later, where they Will join
the practice ship Severn. for use in the in
struction of the mipshipmen during the
coming term.
With fun determination TO lick the army
mule, If hard work will count. the members
of navy's foot ball squad will return to
Annapolis on September - and get right
down to hard training. Capt. Douglas How
ard yesterday issued the call for foot ball
men, and requested all who intend trying
for the team to report at the academy on
the 18th.
Only a few men were lost by graduation
last year. and the middies. with squad of
matured players and some new material,
seem to have a better chance OF winning
from army in next DEFENDERS match than
for years.
The coaching will again be under Prof.
Paul j. Dashiell. whose chief assistant will
be Herman Ollcott, the eX-Yale center.
MIR. Frank Stronger of this city, for a
number OF years a member of the Academy
Band, today rendered his resignation to
Lieut.. Commander r. z. Magruder, aid to
the superintendent. The resignation was
accepted to take effect at once, and Mr..
Stronger did not play in the band today.
His instrument was the bass drum and
cymbals. Mr.. Stronger will now devote his
whole time TO his grocery business on West
street.
Today John +. Faulkner was transferred
from Greenberry Point lighthouse TO Chop
tank lighthouse vice Patrick Reedy, light
house keeper transferred from Choptank
TO Greenberry.