The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-12-07

Rspart q ~ General supsrlntends>s 70
10 Llss-asvlng Services. Shewias she
WORK Aeeempli~hsa anA ths Cast -
WAsnrxorox. Nav. as.-Osnsral Sn.
perinte0dent Kimball 70 III Life-Saviny
ServIce. O. bis snnu>l report for the last
fiscal year. endel June -. fSS$ reports
- liye-saving stations In operation a.
tho close OF the year. iso being upon the
Atlantic, fortg-four on tho lakes. seven
On tho Pacific. and one az tho Falls Of the
Ohio. Louisville. Ky. The number ~
disasters % documentoi vessels within
he scope Of station operations daring tho
year was al. There were on board the
vessels 3.053 persons. Of whom only
twelve were lost. Tbs number OF ship
wrecked persons who rec,ivel succor at
lifc- saving stations was 7is The esti.
mated value Of the vessels aud
carkoes involvod in these disasters
vas <955a :S5 and Of this amount S. TO-
lo5 was saved. The number Of vessels
Totally lost was seveaty-one. In adli-
ton TO the documsnted vessels lost. there
were during the year I3i casualties 70
smaller craft, such ~ ail-boats, row.
boats. otc.. on which were -, persons,
Ave Of whom were 10 4. Thirty -scvcn
other persons. who had fallen from
wharvss and piers. were also kaved bv
life-saving crews. Four hundred and
ninety two vessels. when stranded. we're
during the year worked OF and piiofed
out OF dangerous places. and besides this
20 yes sels, In danger Of strandiny. were
warned OF by signals. and saved from
partial or total loss.
The work Of the year, as indicated By
the foregoing results, Superintendent
Kimball regards a. the best yet OBJ. aimed
since the general extension 81 the serv-
ice TO the sen and lake coasts; for while
the increased number Of stations mas
brought corresponding Increase In the
number Of casualties within the domain
Of the service, the number of lives lost in
proportion to the number Of persons on
board the vessels involved Is less than
ever before. being only one nut Of every
237. The lowest previous loss was in the
fiscal year ending June 81. 1881. when IL
was one out Of every 222-
Superintendent Kimbssl strongly roc.
ommends m increase In the compsnsa.
tiou Of surfmen. whose hard ships asil
Iabnrs, he declares. are worthy Of better
remuneration than they receive. H.
also advocates tho passage OF the bill re-.
ported to ths House by the committse on
pensions 1T the last session Of Congress.
granting pensions to tn officers aud ca
listed men OF tbs service WIN are SUBJ
jectsd to imminent peril. AMI 70 their
WIDOWS and minor children
The cost Of the service last year was
&o23 900; but this included some thou-
sands expended during ths ysM pre-
vious; aud yet in the saving Of property
the exhibit Il very gratifying, showing
more than eight dollars saved for every
dollar expsnd.d- For the current fsca.
year. ending June 30 1901. Snperintend-
ent Kimball estimates that $9s1. 1D will
be needed
AnpuaI Report ~ the Chief ~ the Ord
nance bureau.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81. nv Commodore
Sicard. Chief Of tho Bureau Of Ordinances,
Navy Department Ia his annual report,
states that the high power steel cannon
for the navy completed to date are two
hve-inch, twenty four six-inch. eight
eight-inch. and three tsn-inch guns
Since the last report new design Of six
inch gun has been completed. and thirty
two or these guns are in construction nj
Washington, Cold Spring. N. ~. and
Boston. Ton have practically been in.
ished at Washington. This design is in
several important respecrs superior 10
those heretofore in use. The tubs 10
hoopcd 10 the muzzle. thereby greatly
Ii against Strains In the
chase. The powder chamber has been re-
duced in dinmster. thus making II possi-
bio 70 reduce tho exterior diam sters and
to save sufficient weight there % hoop ths
muzzle without increasing ths w-igat Of
the gun. The groove OF the riding re.
moves less metal from she gun than the
ordinary groove, and will probably DO
subject 10 less erosion from powder gas.
The twist incrcascs from gro nc origin
to one turn In twenty .1ve calibers at the
musxle. The gun u considered 10 Be-
rather superior to ths best types OF guns
II it, class and kind now extant abroad
The standard type OF the cight-inch gun
has been improved on the same lines
The armament for tho new cruiser
Boston, the Commodore reports, has been
completed, and that for the Atlanta
virtually 20: while that for the Chicago
will be completed about the 1st Of Janus
ary next.
Treasury DepArtm ~nt Dec-sien.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.--Assistant Sec.
rotary Maynard Of the Treasury Dspart-
ment yesterday rendered decision IN
the matter Of the classification Of silk
gibbons aud other manufactures Of silk.
claimed 70 be used and dntiAblc - hat
trimmings. In which he approves the &C
tlon Of the Collector Of she Port Of New
York IN classify ing thess goods IS manu-
features Of silk dutlable az nifty per cent
"a valorcm. This decision. while chang
Ing tho classification and imposing .
highes rate Of duty, directs that II shall
not Be applied 10 entries and invoices q
goods which have been ordsrod IL good
faith By importers before the announces.
ment OF tho Collectors decision changing
the classification Collector Magone Il
authorised 70 liquldate all entries &C
c0rdlng - the practice which prevailed
al the time the goods were ordered
4 Declxlon Tor ths PlaIssia.
Wxsu1so7ox, Nov. IA DISCUSSION foE
the defendant was rendered ~ the court
Ia general term yesterday IN the case Of
Appleby, trustee, against w. u Smith
~ agent for the Quilted States Governs
ment tho suit being for the possession
Of portion u the botanical gardens Il
was claimed By the plaintiR, vho ap-
peared ~ trustee for tho estate u Daniel
Carroll, that tho ground claimed had mol
been applied 70 the pur poses Of . Federal