Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

the mountain passes, so that the nlgn"
waymen may not escape. The number
of the latter is not known, but is believed
to be seven or eight.
SHE rs "a BIKD..
The CharIeaton Does the Union Iron
Works Mighty Prcud.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal, May H. The
Charleston left port shortly after O'Clock
this morning, steaming south for sixty
miles, and, turning north again, went
ahead under full head OF
steam, making an average speed OF
eighteen and ope-quarter knots,
with a development OF fifty.five
hundred horse power, and one hundred
and seven revolutions of her engines.
This record was maintained for period
of seventeen minutes, after careful COM
putation by the Government engineers
and other naval officers on board. This
been taken of the cruisers speed in con-
nection with her horse. power develop
ment and establishes the fact that, as the
Charleston stands, she is one of the fastest
modern fighting machines ahoat, not
only of her own type, but inclusive of
the entire class of cruisers in the Ameri-
can or foreign navies. The starboard
high pressure Glide, which developed
same hard spots in the steel on the trip
outward from San Francisco, and which,
it was hoped, had been eliminated, coma
PEELED the starboard engine to
lower its speed, and the highest
development OF steam power for
four continuous hours was there
fore made impossible. The port
engine continued to run at full speed for
more than an hour, behaving perfectly,
but was then allowed to drop to about
ninety revolutions, under which
speed both engines were driven
until the ship had returned to
her anchorage off this port tonight.
There is an evident feeling of disap-
pointment among the representatives. of
the Union Iron Works ON board, as.
though never expressing the view that
the ship would be able to make the long
trial successfully upon the first attempt,
still there was an evident hope that she
might achieve her record on the first
turn, over the course. Upon the other
hand, the Naval officers are uniform in
their confidence and pride in the new
ship, aud the view is held
that she will easily attain more
than nineteen knots when per-
mitted to employ her full horse power.
At speed up to ninety revolutions, the
vacuum of the air pumps was main
tanned at twenty-seven inches, falling off
little at the highest speed. The high
est speed was attained under forced
draught, which was employed for the
first time, but during the entire run the
quantity of steam from the boilers was
in excess of the requirements and was
blowing off from the escape pipe during
the entire run. No trouble was expert
enced with the three other steel slides.
the one mentioned causing all the trouble
encountered.
Chief Engineer F. A. Wilson. of the
Naval Examining Board, in speaking of
the ships exploit remarked There
was net crank pin, bearing or journal
warm, and this has never in my expert
ence been equaled. There Was not a
tendency to heat shown either by either
main or thrust bearings. Once
the minor difficulties developed to-day
are remedied, the cruiser bids fair to
equal 100 revolutions to the minute, with
a consequent speed. under the record
shown to-day, exce eding 10 knots. To
fastest ships of her class afloat."
Expressions made by the other naval
officers is of the same complimentary and
confident character as to the cruisers
speed, while in the matter OF her steadi-
ness, strength and sea-going qualities,
the naval officers have already indicated
their uniformly favorable opinion.
1t is expected that she will leave port
early tomorrow morning, and will prob
ably run north, but beyond this no an
has been made.
The Stock-kaisers I'm business.
KANSAS Cry, May 1.-THE American
Live Stock Commission Company, an as
composed of many leading
stock-raisers of the West, for the purpose
Of selling their cattle at the minimum
rate OF commission, has begun business.
Offices have been opened at Chicago
and Kansas City, and branches in other
cities over the States are soon to be es-
,ahlished. The organization is the result
If the idea which long prevailed among
cattle men that they can handle their
stock more economically than commits
ZION men, who have 40 particular inter-
,st in the prices they obtain rs long as
hey get their commission.
san Quentin Prison.
SAN Francisco, May 1.-The Prison
Directors held meeting at San Quentin
o-day. The Warden's report showed
hat the demand for grain bags taxes the
capacity of the jute mills; all the bags
,eipg sold up to date and orders still