New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-27
ALBANY CHAT.
THE DEFENcELEss AMERIcAN COAST
PILGRIM FROM INDIANAPoLTs-sToRY OF
BLACK HILLS TIN MINE-MAPPING THE


BLACK HILLS TIN MINE-nApP1NG THE
cRoToN WATER SHED.
lFRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE 1RIsuHEl
Albany. jan o5-" It is fortunate that we have big
pond between ourselves and Europe said AdIuiant-
General Porter the other day, for have practically
| no coast defences / was over In Europe last sum-
mer and was astonshed at the bodies OF soldiers
| one everywhere / don't SOC how so poor
| country as Germany sustaIns her enormous army
The naval service also has been improved Tho navies
are large and then each Government has the right Of
taking all the big ocean passenger STEAMERS for its
use to transport troops Thus the British Govern
meut could lay its hands upon the steamships which
run between the British Isles and land, and filing
them with troops could send them the Atlantic
An army could be transported the In far
less time than Il took the Spanish Armada to sail from
Spain TO Eugland-in less than threo weeks Our
| whole Canada line IS undefonded and am told that
tho War Department has plan for the defence Of
our country from invasion ever the Canada border"
"Could not seacoast defences BIO improvised7s said
| The Tribune correspondent
"oh yes,o replied General Porter, 81 but foreign
| warships might find some breahs In our armor.
Lieutenant Zalnsln, who invented the dynamite gun,
and who is a genius says: Give me all the gaspipe
and soda water fountains that want, and will de-
fend New-York and other seabosrd cities, and the
defences will be ready in surprisingly short time in
| tho opinion of the public"
"what would he do with the aspipe and the soda
water fountainsl"
| "Make dynamite guns with them; the gas-pipe
would form the long barrel Of the gun, and compressed
afr for propelling the dynamite shells could be stored
| In the iron cylinders OF the saltwater fountains.
Zallnsk who is methodical man. has tho situation Of
every saltwater fountain and pipe mandatory
marked out on the map Of NewYork City. The dyna-
mite gun Is certainly success. 1t can throw dyna-
mite she'll with safety, and whsi. such shell expodes
upon ships deck, IT'S effect will be ternble. The
gun already has a good range but look to its hsv-
| Ing greater when It is perfect BY the way, there
| are two or three nexpl)ded dynamite shells lying
| about on the bottom OF New-YOrk Bay now, thrown
by Zalnsns gun before he had discovered how to fire
the shells by electricity. IL was Che theory that the
shell, upon sinking the water would be exploded by
conoussIon but the plan did not work. Now the she'll
Is exploded IN a very simple manner. There is little
electrical apparatus OIL the head Of the SHE'LL which,
when wet by water, expiodcs IT, So that II tho shell
| strikes the water, In second It Is exploded The
shell, In many cases would TINS explode beneath
ship although Il would be exploded By eonousson IL
| Il should arst strike the ship
al was in the Utica Insane Asylum the other day.
said member OF the Legislature, and heard patient
| crying out wildly: 'oh have lost the world; the
world is lost to me- And then another patient said:
| well. II you have lost The World" why don't you
take Tho TrlbuneTn
A pllQrm 10 INDIANAPOLIS brings back this story:
Harrison received the news Of the successive
ballots In the National Republican Convention In his
law Office AZ indianapolis. There were many Of bis
intimate friends constantly IN The office, aud OF course
the excitement great but tho coolest nan present
General Harrison. You remember that Tor TWO Or
fhr.e DAYS his vote constantly increased in the Con
ventiOn aud lie hopes Of his friends In Indianapolis
grow stronger and stronger But on the Saturday
before the Monday OF his nomination, he fell on slightly
in his total vote the reports from Chicago were bad
/ and great wave OF disappointment swept over his
friends IN the little Office at Indianapolis one Of these
| friends turned TO General Harrison and said We'll,
General even II you not nominated, you VIII have
had good scare.'
! ayes. replied General Harrison, with smile.
and that reminds Inc of a story. When was studying
law with sioddard az Cincinnati, ono day 6t0ddard
went away and left the management Of a small law
dt with the Oldest law student II did not matter to
sOddar II the case lost; he c0ud appeal Il 10
higher court When stoddArd back he said TO the
law student who had managed the How did you
| get onf'-
a'~ Oh. masnincently," said the student
| g" Did you win your case p
a'a We'll no. ] didn't win the case but ] Kept lhem
| awful uneasy all days
Iouls r. Pawn OF Chatham, Columbia County,
ostensibly, but actually Of Newfork City, Is Known
/
bis sknl as a political general, and from the fact
that he wa once marshal Of the Northern District OF
New York He Is one u the most influential Republican
politicians IN the state. His home principally IS
| compassod BY the county OF Columbia, but when
state conventions aro held politicians discover that he
has influence all the State; especially In New
York City and Br0oklyn. Yet he u an aruent business
| man as well politician; and u you call upon MN
| Al No % broadway, New.York, you will discover his
| desk heaped up with strange looking fragments OF
rock THAT'S tin" he Will say TO an inqniring Vlsitor
from The Black Hills OF Dakota" And then you viii
learn that Mr. Payn Is president OF Trimming com
4 pany I'm Dakota ave have been hampered In operat-
| Inc our mineB said MIR Payn, when here recently
@by the lack Of railroad facilities, but now The Chicago
| aud Northwestern has come within Sixty miles OF
MS and We soon shall be ablc 10 do large business
The English CAPITALISTS who large deposits OF TN
M uaryey's peak have Just had their mine examined
Ly an exrert who reports tbs tin 10 DO OF excellent
quality. There is every Indication, therefore. Of
large development VI tin mining In this county,
MIR Pawn enthusiastically favos the selection Of
On Unified states Senator Thomas G.. Plat as Score
t,ry Of the Treasury. Il think Mr. Plat Is Just the
kind of a man General Harrison needs for that posp
said Mr. Pawn, because be has had eminont success
| as a business man and has shown great executive
| ability His services for Geueral Harrison In the
late campaign I'm carrying New-Iork were Invaluable
| Narrower Mr. plat ha, reached a time IA bis life
when no would especially value such position His
| children have all grown up aud he Is financially M
| dependent when he came to NeW-fofh presume
| bs was worth 100000. Now he IS worth a million,
and therefore can afford TO resign the presidency of
| tho United states Express Company
Ono Of the aspIrants for a foreign mission has a
| vife who s reported TO have said lately: 81 hope
nv husband WIN get the position, for have some
dresses which cannot wear in this country. They
were made I'm Paris aud unfortunately were cut Da
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Tho people - New-York city who Occasionally