New-York tribune., 1906-05-04
AND NAVY NEWS.
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Washington May 4
NEW YORK BOYS FOR THE NAvY.-AppOint-
nents have been made to the Naval Academy IfoHA
New York state as follows; BY Senator !. -
Platt-Principal. James Walker Blaine. r. OF HON
lers grandson OF the late James G. Blaine passed
mental examination; alternates. Paul z Roland
No d Madison avenue New York: E. s. Smith,
No so Hancock street. Brooklyn. and NJ /. stolz'
No 1s9 west I1Sth street. New York appointment
2-Principal. Daniel Leroy Borden. OF Cnan-
mont alternates. walter d. Thatcher OF Waverly:
7. II. Brereton. Of Hague. and C. s. White. OF
Conrress appointments-second District. R. L
raw Of Brooklyn. Third District. Crosby NAT
4bevrs No 50 Van Buren street. Brooklyn; alter
ra4as Mark TInnell Brooklyn; Z 5 Smith. 5roo1-
H., and lanes B. Little Brooklyn. Sixth District,
William Leonard. No. zo2 Sixth avenue bFooklyn'
Iter1ates e F. Evans No 63 Third street,
Tlrooklyn; R I. Branch. No 2s2 Prospect Place.
brooklyn. and Louis Ar9stam BTeOyn ssysnth
SrootIvn Eighth District, William F. HaWtor1e
kfIduff Ri S DSSlII Topnsve Tenth District Edwin 2
Fourteenth District. Willlam D Aliaun So. 4s4S
Lexington avenue. admtted Maren - - EtLsssaS
12istTlS6 . a aterns4e r. g K RroWnson passed uon-
tai examination Ivyenty-tourtn 15stTlck; ., -
FFTTIe1viiie H. p. Snow. Of Kingston; ana Z e
Donahue. OF kurIVlllle; 7TsT Is
TTo1rfeenth District. William D. La Mont. OF Nj
agara Falls
ARMY FOR TARIFF REvISION--The army sis-
nal ofcers do not relish the idea OF being obliged to
ra, into the public treasury one-half the value OF
! nav French captive balloon which has been ac-
ouired abroad and which the customs officials IN
sIst Is dutiabe as silk fabric This ruling Is made
on the ground that certain silk material enters
into the composition OF the covering Of the bal
loon which was manufactured BY the most famous
OF French balloon makers. The new balloon viii be
covered with a mysterious composition which is
intended to offset the influence Of the srn'S rays
end prevent heating the gas Of the large bag' and
60 expanding Il and rendering IL unwieldy dan
gerous on a large surface like that Of a balloon
the heat OF the sun naturally has an appreciable
eject but the new covering will keep the gas
from escaping, and q the same time keep out
the heat Of the sun. The new balloon wiz be white
ana shiny and viii probably 8listen II was suggest
better target than Il otherwise would BE- but IN
an object as large as a balloon u - out OF the
question say the military nalloonlsts 70 eO1stoef
the element OF cOnsplcooeAlea3- II - eullcleA4y
Prominent 10 become target under the best cOndi
lions and the experts long ago gave up trying 20
hide the balloon from enemy. Il s intended 70
new French balloon. and Il IS possible that the
aerial vehicle viii be used during the coming mob
bliEation manoeuvTes-
NEW TORKs sCHOOLsHIP.-The ola S.
Mary's which has been the schoOlship IN New
York for years. IS reported By the authorities as
unit for further service. This does not mean that
the ship g unseawoFthy: Il stu possesses qualities
OF safety, but IL has OutliVed It's usefulness ana
constantly needs repairs which involve great sx-
pense. II IS considered as having served It's DuE-
pose. and steps have bean taken % obtain alothsr