The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-05-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May II. 81.
Italy. according 10 rum0r. still ap-
peals 70 The gallery She i 70 invite
other powers 10 make themselves as
ridiculous aSshe il ininsisting that the
{. 5 shall give guarantees Of safety
10 immigrants not possessed by ciUi-
zens Of The republic. The other Eu-
r0pean nations have something more
profitable 10 do. Any attempt Id CO
cree this republic into changing i'm
migration laws IN this respect vii
very surely result II radical changes
N other respects. The immigrant
may then say: Save me from nv
friends. Before our laws are amend
ed ID benefit the incoming foreigner
they viii be amended 10 benefit the
present citizen.
During three days Of last week
remarkable tests OF The resisting pow
er Of plates Of armCr metal were CON
Quoted on The Navy proving grounds
al Annapolis. with somewhat Unex-
pected results. The plates had been
made by Carnegie. PhippS s Co.. OF
PiUIsbUrg: were five in number and
were OF equal dimensions every way.
being 5 feet long and feet wide. with
a thickness throughout OF 3 inches.
But they differed materially in their
composition. Two being OF steel. one
OF nickel steel, and Two Of a compound
known Is Harvey nickel. The plates
were duly placed IN position heavily
backed with oak and strongly sup
ported By q large embankment OF
earth Each was fired al with TWEEN
Uy-siX-pGUnd6rs. from a HOJchkiss
rapid-fring gun al distance OF 3
faeJ,..sO as 70 strike the plate with a
velocity Of 1890 feet a second
The result showed the superiority
Of the Harvey nickel in power Of re-
sistance. The steel plates were liter
ally shattered into fragments. the
nickel steel was perforated. and the
oak back Of il badly spLiutered. while
the Harvey nickel plates pElverized
the prOjecUiles fired AT them. and re-
manned practically unirjUr
Former tests seemed 10 show the
superior teRacity of the nickel-steeI
as compared with one al steel. These
latest tests appear 10 establish even
more c0nclusiyely the superiority OF
the Harvey nickel over both. Evil
IDENTITY a decision in q case Of this
kind should be a matter OF great de-
liberation. and the naval authorities
al this point adopted a wise policy in
making haste slowly.
The President VIII return 10 the
White House with broader ideas and
with brain wei stocked with infGr-
nation which ne could have acquired
in no other way. There is always
tendency 10 a belief that the sun rises
and SETS within the limits Of the indi-
vidual horizon. The statesman VINO
can grasp the interests Of the entire
country Is the man most needed IN
Washington affairs. This Is the sort
Of man most valuable in Congress. 1t
requires a big head 10 take in the
whole sweep OF the United States.
The President viii find that the in
formation he i daily getting viii stand
him IN g0Od service. He VIII benefit
BY il and 50 viii the nation
Mr.. Chiffon. Of Texas. VIII be the
youngest man in the United States
Senate. He Is but LhiTJy-SiX- Mr..
Morrill,. al the age Of eigh1y-0ne Is the
oldest. OF young men may be men
toned KYLE and lrby. who are thirty
seven: Dubois. who Is forty: TUrple,
who i fOrUy-JwO; keuna and Petit
grew and Hansb0rUugh Who are forty
three: Dixon and Faulkner. who are
fOrry-f0ur. and Hill who i f0rUF-fTe-
Dawes. Barbour. Pugh, and Palmer
are. except Morrill,. the only Senators
over seventy. and they are but little
past that mark.
The summer season Il now fairly
on. The old reliable sea serpent has
been discovered OF the jersey coast.