New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-18

labor" 1t struck me that there was point IN th,.
ton that the toers OF this country will do well to

three G0VernTnent investigations int
matters In progress There Is board Of army And ~
officers Of which the Secretary OF War is the cha,rn
and which had pleasal. junket at Newport ,.D
summer Then there is o House committee OF which NJ
Randall Is chairman. which has just got together AT pha
adelphis, and a Senate committee OF which Ccpora,
Joseph X. Hawey Is charman which has been az Wal
for some months In tho SPECIFIC direction OF asceravt
whether make heavy armament In this county,
The defenceless condition OF the great ports of s
country az against modern gunnery Is ono of the ,s
that must DO met in Congress tbs winter. II wond ~
possible for Fl and with fleet OF her Modern slim 20
war armed With modern guns TO take possession OF an
levy tribute any large seaport OF this country Ia
does nor lessen the necessity for measures TO at
our Notifications, coast and otherwise
General Hawley's committee met here last week n, .
day to compare notes. They have not decided anon .
repoi and will do until they have conferred WIFI
the other committee and the Board to they canp
agree uIo joint report. One OF tho members Of tbs
committee Is Senator Aldricb, Of Rhode Island. lie I,
deeply interested In IL Investigations that have Teen
going on. He said to me yesterday II Is remarkab.
what advances have been made In scientific means q,
warfare Ia the last ten even GIVE years The conte
betveen ordnance and armor has been defnite,y
decided in favor OF ordnance OF that there be no
question. We used TO thi1K tnat u,e oIa parrot and
ROdman guns tremendously long. They are shoT
icpStb ia now determined by the diameter OF bore
Thirty dameters Is the latest rule thus tweye-ineA
gun Is thirty feet in length. They make them forty odd
feet long OF the larger bores. Sgch gun could not Ia
handled on board ship under tho Old mnz1o -Oadn,
plan on the large English ships the gun carriages ara
operated By hydraulic power ono man with bis hand
small army OF men To do Power u used haudls
the loads and clcsate dcprcss the s?n Nothing can
withstand these heavy guns The only Thug Is TO get
ont Of their way Tho ship cannot be made that will carry
armor enough to withstand thenl Thcy pierce thtS.
inch plato like n she'll
Iasked Senator Alirich how It possible for thi,
country to arm Itself He replied: By frnishrg,rs
plant for making guns OF this size We have all tho
material knowledge, experience and ability. We lack
only the necessary plant TO do tho work There are at
least four great steel works In Pennsylvania where hey
coul do the work. where they make the Steel but which
sck simply the tools tor this especial branch OF Industry
That is what the Government must supply. IL viii
cost one 30 two millions ~ dollars 10 create such plant
There would be difficulty after that We are spend.
ing now great deal OF money every year to repair and
awake GyeE 4s w Sp H over e ,O are
still Jar behind the requirements OF modern ARMAMENT
Our Investigations have been extensive. General
Iawlcy has beer abroad THE summer and visited all The
great gun folndres. and We have visited all the steel
manufacturing centres IN tLs country. Iae mass
Information have gathered VIII make tw0 llrss
volumes. As To steel itself there is no doubt thar Whit
woths Process /, inuch better tLdh TIC Oh Aduaesei
steel process for guns.
Atthe Democratic headquarters At the Hoffman House
find sorue of the officials gracious enough to alniCha
possibly General Carr may pull! through and be tie
only sncces3 9p9ban on the stiH ticket 6rc a. :.
10000 majority for Davenport
Mayor Grace has added nothing to his popularity with
the Old County Democracy leaders by his recent success
IN the County Convention In this city. Some oftAos
Leaders arc feeling bitterly toward him, aud am tod
that Andrew H. Green Is positively enraged with Grace
and delighted at tho recent exposures VI Grace asa
dealer with Fish and Ward
DisricAttorney MARITIME can add greatly to his repu
taton Ivy securing the prompt convection aud speedy
punishment of Ferdinand Ward The pubic are In ;As
hdmor to give full credit to judge, jury and prosecutor
VA that casc,-ll Justice Is assured
Senator Gibbs felt at the beginning OF the inyestga
ton Instituted by his committee that the newspapers
did not give him full credit fer sincerity Us he thought
lie deserved told ain he had made srcvous Initial
In the selection Of counsel for the committee, for
in OF hem at least the public hat little confidence
either as lawyer OF "a rcfOrhcr But the committee
hasn't selected counsel to run IT, was is re ,y; eoua
sci employed arc 10 advise IL
have seen it nowhere stated OF the incident, Of
the remarkable production Of "RJneo and juliet Al tie
Union Square Theatre Tuesday nIght, that Fanny
Davenport Mar.o Prescott, Agnes Elliott aid Ie.en
Bancroft all well-kuown were scen vigorously
appaulns Margaret Mather as Jalitt AMI that sisuot
oaylni stood up IN his box to join la tue hray0 wHei
recalled Mines Lcvick after tue death scene q" Me5cU9
Bat such amenities ia the dramatic profession certainly
deserve mention
Tho return Of the summer wanderers by the seaslcrs
has tho effect, nd of ns up tie Turkish bath eStiO'
nhments OF the city with those who know and enjoy tue
luxury OF this form OF aDlution. These establishments
have greatly Increased in number Of late years and
Of them have wonderfully improved In the elegance aal
uxuriousnes TO speak, Of the service. There ar,
changes and Improvements even 10 suck matters aud
who has not recently been accustomed to taxing
these baths VIII he surprised at the Jyercnis made
aid the elites intro tucet have triei ali the most
prc'enous OF these estaDlstmehts, ncui.HS moss
claiming &c be medicinal and those pretending 10 Ilson
able cSclusiycncsS anu unsurpassed elegance anu
can say candJIy that when WISH to rest tired brain
and Eavo my pores thoroughly openet l 80 ~ Ia
Russian baths In Laiayette-Vlacc.
Iaskcd DR. Ryan, ono OF the owners Of the La!lyetts
Place Baths what he thought OF the bathing appliances
which being introduced TO the public through tas
Home Vapor Bath and Disinfectant Company. NJ idea
was that these baths for private houses would eventually
supplement the Russian baths resorts for the Pab!
Dr. Ryan thought, tho contrary, that they wOu "a
the means OF educating the people to the knowledge Of
the great luxury Of the Rassian baGls. THE Hons
vapor Bath" Dr. Ryan added, els great blessing
which every home ought TO possess. ana witch 10 per
fecty constructed buldas In large cities ought 20 lack
II only gives You every form VI bat your ofllAJ
bath tub but be undo perfect dsincctOr Tor y9st
house II l. Indispensable "a tue ladies' ~ hohHeh9
and OF incalculAOlc bepeht t. cLdren suddenly ATTACKS
with the various diseases Incidental TO CHILDHOOD
snrmriseI 70 Ind MAT Tie 2rcpre'Ors Of otlor pCbs
bathing houses had the Home IApVr baths IN aes resi-
| dencss.
Such strong and dislnterested statement from
medical man as prominent a. DIR. Ryan IN conducting
public baths regarding article for private use en-
:irely led ile 10 examine the co.auys cK4. ~ Ao
II East twenty third St, All 1 surprised al 10
! extreme simplicity. IL is not hath ido
at all. 1t is merely some staple apparatus
which any plumber apply to tie tath rub ia ord;
nary uso In most Jdern houses. CO.ln0u rau5- ara
toler In the kitchen supply all tho hot water necessary
TO give moments notice. day Or night, hot Va! ~
perfect needle shower bath, indicated or simple IS
str,agy tnctured with sulphur, carOonlc acd. IT, ta
! pealinc cologne any other liquid perfume as oas
may wish aud the saIc apparatus can 30 used for as
Injecting any room ora whole house, II one chooses
DO that occasionally. IL introduces almost every luxury
! OF the public Russian ard Turkish baths i1to tAe
private home where the women OF tho family can use
| Us they cannot use the public baths.
This apparatus occupies less than q fOots space Is
cannot blow up, burst run over, any more than ts
ordinary leader ripe attached TO the kitchen boiler can
No matter how long the faucets DO left open there
can be no flooding since the water escapes IN harmless
! yapor mere child 1t with perfect SAFETY
These improvements are til. basis OF the GonIc Va OF
Bath Company. They also include public d.slnEcefs