Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-31
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Fear Deputies Organise a Revolution ary Baad 50 Crush BOHlanRer fR 1889.
 PARIS, Dec. 30.-Deputies Cluseret, Fer
 roul, Pyat and Plantsau have formed rsvo-
 lutionary group, clubbing themselves 'Ths
 Commune" They have issued bombastic
 manifesto declaring that the commune of
 1889 will save the nation and republic by a
 revolution and that its principal task is to
 overthrow Boulanger. The manifesto is
 general ridieuled, but adds to the govern
 ments difficulty.
 It is reported that M. Floquet is willing to
 contest the vacant Paris seat against General
 Boulanger, but M. Clemenceau opposes the proposition.
 YALR,s ROWING TANK IMPROVED A Queer Contrivance Fer she Use of
 Yale OaFsmen i'm the GyMAnaslWm-
 Harvard Will Doubtless Duplicate 1t.
 Yale oarsmen will hereafter forego the pleasure of rowing against time in leaky boat during their long weeks of training in the gymnasium. Janitor Andrus of the boat house has conceived and put into execution novel idea, the value of which will be best appreciated by the osrsmen who will use his contrivance. The rowing tank, built two years ago in the basement of the gymnasium and used with so much benefit to the crew that Harvard has just stolen the idea, was occupied by 8 barge which was allowed to float on the surface. It was found necessary, however, to guy up the boat so as to make it practically stationary, for otherwise it was inclined to wabble too freely. This severe strain caused it to leak too oepiously for the comfort and health of the oarsmen and some radical change in the construction of the craft was necessary.
 Janitor Andrus suggested to Capt. Wood serve better than 8 leaky boat, especially as the former could be made strong and tight enough to resist the heavy strain. The idea was approved and the janitor has nearly completed at the boat house queer-looking object, 34 feet long, two feet wide and one foot deep, built of 1X-inch pine and strongly bolted together. In this trough will be rigged the rolling seats, foot rests, etc., and in word 1t will be fitted with all the equipments of racing shell, enabling the oarsmen to pull hard ag they please without danger of making it leak. h. stead of floating on the surface in the tank, as did the barge, it has been decided to block up the new craft, leaving eight inches of the sides above the surface; and underneath will be built water-tight partition, separating the tank into two apartments, in order to facilitate the return of the water to the bow of the boat. Last winter it was found im- possible to row faster than twenty strokes to the minute in the tank because the water was "dead, ;" that is, would not move as fast as the crew could row in free water. In order to still further remedy this de- feet, each apartment will be di- vided lengthwise by fence built about half way between the sides of tank and the boat and rising just to the surface, so that the oar blades will drive the water down a channel. forcing it to return to the bow through an equally narrow passage close to the boat. By this device it is hoped to quicken the flow of water and raise the stroke nearer the customary rate in the harbor prac- tice.
 This change in the equipment of the gym pasium tank will commend itself to the judgement of anyone who has seen the crew labor against the slow moving water, and if it proves as successful as its projectors an ticipate, the Yale eight will enjoy the advan tage of somewhat better rowing facilities in than their crimson rivals st Cam bridge.