Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-09
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| OCCURRENCES OF THE YEAR.
| In the ship-building policy of other naval
| powers and the designs OF war vessels recently
laid down great value has been given TO the I'M
portance of high speed and to the gradual de-
| velopment of the type known as the protectea
cruiser In some cases the maximum speed
guaranteed is as great as twenty knots, wnhe
| speed of nearly nineteen knots mas peeh aI
| tanned by several vessels already in service.
Aside from the development in the type OF
cruisers already noted, most prominent IeaE
| ure noticeable in the conduct OF naval anails
is the great attention paid to the study OF naval
warfare by means of the squadron OF evoio-
| tions In this practical school, tactics, gum
merry, the use of torpedoes and torpedo-o oats
are taught and the officers thus gain an expe-
rience in handling vessels OF high speed ana
| the use of modern weapons and appliances OF
war in which so great and rapid changes are
| constantly being made, under circumssahces
| which SO closely resemble those OF actual war
| fare.
| AS a result Of the maneuvers OF the French
| and English souadrons of evolution, 1t has been
| demonstrated that the type OF torpedo boat
600 to 40 feet in lengthy hitherto accepted As
| CAPABLE of efficient service upon the open seq
is too small for such work, and that It's role In
war must be restricted to operations along inc
coast or harbors. An increase OF size mas con-
seauently been demanded, and torpedo boats
| intended for q service extending beyond the
| limits of the coast line are built OF lengths
varying from 100 to $50 feet and in displacement
! from 90 to $50 tons. "a still larger boat mas
| been built for the Japanese Government;
| length, 166 feet.)
The department in July last appointed
| board to examine and report upon the adapta-
bility of the Stiletto, boat built by Herresnon
Brothers. of Bristol, r. l., for service as tor
| pedoboat. The board reported that the STU
| etto embodied the qualities which modern
| torpedo boat should possess, although they
| suggested certain Improvements for Future
| boats
The steam trials of the Stiletto were exceed
| ingly satisfactory, and when the small type
| (but 90 feet in length of the boat is consid-
| cred they compare most favorably with those
| of boats built abroad.
On July 2, with twelve men on board and
about ton of acknowledgements about %
| tons - this boat made four runs over the
measured mile in rough sea and fresh wind
| The average speed was p II knots On July 30
| six runs were made with twelve men on board
and the same amount OF coal. The average
| speed was p. 50 knots. The same day the boat
made run of SO knots at an average speed OF
1852 knots On the 7th run to Block Island
and back was made in rough sea, and an av-
erage speed of 16a knots for the run was OBJ
tanned.
Experiments have been recently made which
indicate that for vessels ut anchor or under
way at low speed, and in smooth water protec-
tion against torpedoes may be found in the use
OF the torpedo-net, now being generally adopt
ed for armored vessels. The development OF
the torpedo is however, receiving constant at
tention and expenditure OF money for its inn
provement- and it must be reckoned as one of
the most formidable weapons offensive and de-
fenSive. of naval warfare.
Exciting Times the San Francisco Stock
Exchange.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 3-Those who
hoped the morning would prove brighter
than last nights close were disappointed.
From an early hour the approaches to the
two exchanges were crammed with an ex-
cited crowd, eager to learn the news of
the first call, and which to them would
bring either happiness or disrnay. They
had not long to wait for the San Francis
co Stock Exchange met promptly at half
past nine o'clock and at a few moments
later Consolidated Virginia rang out at
$40, quickly followed by q drop to S39:
Best & Belcher. which closed last night
at So opened this morning at $21, and in
few minutes went to $40. The bears are
making a savage onslaught on these two
stocks. but the opinion of the street is that
the bulls are too strong, and that the bears
will go down in disaster.
The middle stocks show an Improvement,
the bears deyoting less attention to them.
Savage, which closed at SIS. IS last night.
opened at SIG. and further improved to SI7
Chollar gained as cents, going to So 80 and
Potosi jumped from s. SIX TO 50 and then
to sloS715. Ophlr was the only North
end stock which showed an improvement,
opening at $3.50, with further Jump a
few moments later to $40 So
Over 100000 have been withdrawn
from the city savings banks during the
last ten days. every cent of which has gone
into stocks. This shows that the laboring
classes are taking hand IN the deal
Rosa and the Fenian Brotherhood.
NEW YORK. Dec 3-O'DonoEan Rosa
has prepared an elaborate article which
will appear in his paper tomorrow. in
which he gives the why and wherefore of
his leaving the Fenian Brotherhood In
this explanation he says he res igned be-
cause the Brotherhood objected to his ap-
pointing Rocky Mountain O'Brien and
John Murphy co-trustees with him as the
OI Tue resources Oh ClVlllZa-
ton" Rosa thereupon wrote out his
res ignation as head center. and handed it
to John Murphy, but immediately re-
ceived it back again. On November
3 the auditing committee of the Brother
hood brought Rosa in as indebted to the
government in the sum of $3.50 g." Rosa
says that he had the money then TO settle,
but as the celebration of the Manchester
martyr day was that night, the settling IN
was put OFF till morning"
This procrastination was what compelled
the Brotherhood to demand his resigna-
ton. Rossa's principal bone of contention
with the Brotherhood is the following sec
ton of the constitution:
The first duty Of the Fenian Brotherhood
is to perpetuate it's own existence and to
continue as permanent organization. un-
changed in name, until its object be fully
attained, and that the foregoing can never
be changed. nor can the Council of the
F. B. ever allow an attack on Canada or
any other territory on this side Of the At
lantic. unless England be at war with
America
Jackson-s Day.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec 3-ExSenator Thur
man says the coming banquet of the Jack
son Club. for which Invitations have been
sent TO leading Democrats all over the
country. viii not have unusual POLITICAL
i'm portance. 1t Is customary for the club
to have such q gathering every year on the
anniversary of Jackson's victory at New
Orleans, JanuaryS This year il will be
held January Z, because the sth falls on
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