New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Hest Point and annapolis To BE
Represented at Inauguration.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau
n-nri,frrfnn Sen

Washington. September ~
INAUGURAL PARADE FEATuRE.-It is PROB
.h,a .hat tho cadets from the Military Academy
and the .nidshiprnen from the Naval Academy VIII
take part in the inaugural parade on March = Inc
N,o,,nr men from West Point and Annapolis formeu
an interesting and attractive feature OF the process
-, CO.. ,,esrs ago and II is appreciated that the
r,,bc interest in the appearance of the cadets ana
midshiprnen is relshcd by the reclplen's % ri
demonstration. The West Pointers VIII plooau,S
he chartered in the War Department coIrloois' a
Though that is a detail which has not been con-
siaered The nidshipmen are TO come 10 WASH
inr1on and return TO Annapolis the same oas ot -
special train thus avoiding the necessary OF ,a>s
care of them in the city. 1t is cohsloeie" W
neither ease is il desirable that the young men
should remain long away from their aedueiii'e1
SOME SWORDS NOT WEAPoNS.-lhe 80, ~
of customs appraisers at New York mas !usl ue
ctaed that ali swords are swords Solnetirnes
they are ornaments and such shooio not ."
assessed at as high rate of duty as 'reE W."
be required to pay were they IN Ieah'S W
y4b1e weapons of war. The case came up On ap
-, 60, .be decis.on- OF the collector of customs
a. View York who decided that a consignment
Of bone swords imported from Japan lot ue'
tive purposes should pay duty as SWORDS u 81 ~
arms. The fact that they were measured oy
.cbes instead of feet did not strike the coyecuoi
= =. all ;nanortant Swords are SWORDS ne
said and they should be assessed as suci. III
turning down the collector the board OF app ~
decided that the bone ornaments were not lAeis
70 he
% per cent ad Nalorem instead VI o. Pei ~
swords side arms
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders nave
been issued:
csrtsn ROGERS 2 GARDNER, coast artillery. TO gen
s hosPI,s T Mffsm r. wfSTs 18th
s.teled professor military science, harnehalneAa
sGheo a mO1 ITIT9I5 g. VOORHEES, Department
Missouri 70 St Paul wee pen1 1sntsi Sur
seon JOIN MIIKIS to Manii lila Ess Reo'a
sgrssop sbsenc Fr f. fSeatenaat BRADY RIT
TENcTTTER LIST Infants one s On months Ren' Captain
GARRIsoN M7cAsKEY. 18th Infantry. twenty days
#, ,..,,+ 7 6 sEAPIEY detached the Mississippi 10
,s.u ee 9 DAVIS TO navy yard. Mare Island
M aSP A D DENNET. to the North Carolina oo
MidshPnan a T B1owE detached the Mississippi
as6p ans c. " sTRUBLE. detached the Idaho' to
Midshpmsn 5 l. HOLLAND detached the North Caro-
,s,d.hsnsn ' r p NORTON detached the New HamP-
shire; 70 the on sPK 70 the Montana October
MiashipInan ". F. AMsDEN. to the New Hampshire
asldsbP@sn w LIE R HEIBERG, to the Mississippi DC
MidtR TS c A. HARRIS. detached the Montana to
alidshiprnsn G A scHIPFoR. detached the Scorpion to
s s9Tsson M Mco E nc detaohed the
Academy; to rsGrni5ang sT0 R1sf5oI to naval hos
Assistant surgeon FOSTER detached training sta
ton Newport 10 naval hSsPS1t NeMD0T and G
sTERNE detached naval hospital. New York; TO
assistant Surgeon J r PHELPS. detached naval hOspi-
Assistant surgeons r, B HENRY and II. A. G1LTNER
.ctinp Assistant Surgeon H r MMURDo. detached
training ststioS san FaneisG2 52 detached
naval hospital Newport: to washington.
Passed Assistant JoEpAN to the 6ec
Naval Constructor G "A. BlSStLl+ oetecheo
naval station Cayite; home.
MARINE CORPS.
Lieutenant colonel J. z, MAHoNEY: detached Naval
Colonel r. H LANE inspection duty navy
yard. Island
navy ward. Washington --x-
Captain W E NoA. detached headquarters, September
nav o ard Prff Had '-1-'1--
Captain Q r SANDERSON. detached marine barracks
E %ssSqsson; to san Francisco thence to Manila
Captain E F WEST. second Lieutenants P. A. CAPRoN
racks. navy yard Mare Island: 10 Manila -,
Captain D. c McDoUGAL. resume duties on the Colo
First lieutenant E b COLE detached marine barracks
navy ward, Portsmouth; to Mare Island; thence to
First LIEUTENANT J. W. MCI-AsKEY. retired to wash
fngton-
major general coumandant.
Leaves absence: Captains T HoLCoMB. Jr and G
one month: First Lieutenant H. II kIPP, leave ex-
tended September 80
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Sept 1.-THE Idaho at Hampton Roads.
sept- 1s-The Tankton and the Relief. at Cavite.
SAILED
sept 1.-The Glacier the Panther from Albany for
Manila the Idaho, from Norfolk, for Hampton Roads