Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-22
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Ga therd From the World Wide Sweep
of the Wires.
THE AUTOMOBILE TORPEDO.

THE AUTOMOBILE TORPEDO.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The Patrick
automobile torpedo had another test
at College Point to-day in the pres
ence of United States army officers.
Strictly speaking this torpedo is not
automobile, being operated by an
electric current. 1t is an innocent
looking contrivance which floats on
the water and has its movements
directed from the shore, with which
it is connected 10y wires. Under the
guidance Of skiIiful manipulation,
it will dart back andforth through the
water like an energetic porpoise and
can be made to sneak up the side of
an enemy's ship without the least
bit of fuss.
The war department has signitied
its willingness to pay $4,000 for one
of these machines and ST., 900 apiece,
for two duplicates of it as soon as
its ability to travel at the rate of 20
miles an hour is satisfactorily dem
onstrated. If it cannot go at the
rate of Is miles an hour it will not
be purchased. To-day's test devel-
oped speed over a measured mile
equal to a II knot gait, which shows
that the torpedo could catch and
sink anything except the very fast
est warshIps.
THE JACOBSON MYSTERY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.--There
is absolutely no trace as yet OF the
murderers of Samuel M. jacobson,
who was killed Saturday night
while about to enter his residence.
Several suspicious characters have
been gwen quarters in the tanks Of
the city prison, but not bit of
evidence has yet been found by the
detectives that will allow the charge
of murder to be made. Anonymous
letters have reached Chief Crowley,
expressing different theories in re-
gard to the murder In some sui
eide is mentioned, while others state
that Jacobson was murdered on
account of certain troubles. An ag-
gregated reward of $3.50 is now
offered for information that will lead
to the arrest of the assassins. Chief
Crowley is still firm IN the belief
that jacobson was murdered by
footpads. The names of persons
arrested are withheld for the present.
A RECKLESS CAPTAIN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-1nspect-
or General Dument, who went to
st. Paul to investigate the Sea Wing
Oh Lake Pepin and who |
has returned to Washington, says |
that, while he has not yet received |
the official report of the board spec
tally charged with the investigation,
he knows that Captain WertheD,
who commanded the Sea Wing,
will be severely censured for his ac-
ton in leaving port in the face of
storm, and that his license will be
revoked.
RUSH FOR LAND.
TEMPLETON, Cal, Aug. 22.-EX-
element at Templeton is increasing.
The streets are lined with teams and |
pack animals. General Murphy's |
attached hills are being pre-empted |
by hundreds of squatters, claiming
land under the UAited States laws
rs government land.
All through the night excited peo-
Piled were en- route for this valuable
country, six miles south of Temple
ton. The people are determined and
will resist eviction until their rights
to this new piece of land has been
decided by some legal tribunal.
PANAMA CANAL CONCESSION,
BoGoTA, via. Galveston, Aug. %.
The government has passed to the
senate the petition of Lieutenant
Wyse, the Panama Canal compauy's
commissioner, who recently arrived
from Paris. Lieutenant Wyse asks
for six years prolongation of the
canal company's concession, with
part recompense, and that the gov
ernment concede to the company
10000 hectares of land for the lake,
which will be formed by the Cha
gres river, the government receiving
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