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The morning call., 1891-09-16
A NARROW ESCAPE.
The English Steamer HOunSlOW Fired al
By a Chilean Ram.

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15.-The English
steamer Hounslow came into port this morn
ing. The HOunsow is one of the largest
carrying vessels which has ever put into
this harbor, and having Just returned
from trip to Chile she was
at once visited by press representative
and some facts of interest gathered. About
seven weeks ago the HOunslow, which Is
owned by Messrs. Waits, Ward & Co.. of
London. was chartered by Grace & Co.
of San Francisco to take a cargo,
consisting of 1000 tons Of -four and
wheat TO Chile The Hounslow made
quick trip to IQuique and landed 34O0 tons
of her cargo with Grace & Co.'S house at
that place. But the shipment was tardy
one, for the market was already glutted and
the price of wheat and -four was cheaper in
the town of IQuique than in San Francisco.
All the other produce was equally low, for
the market had been more than supplied,
and Grace 81 Co. made little II any profit out
of their venture. The Hounsow discharged
600 tons of her cargo at Pisagua. The same
conditions prevailed there On the morning
of the Hounslow's departure FROM lquique
she met with an incident which came near
terminating her usefulness upon the high
seas. Iqique is guarded these stormy war
times by the ram Huascar. which spends the
day lying near the entrance of the harbor, at
night going to sea to watch for enemies
of the Congressional cause. For some
reason the Hounslow steamed out of Iqui-
que at 1 o'clock In the morning, although it
is against the rules of the port for any
vessel to sail between the hours OF
6 o'clock in the evening and in the morn
ing.
She had not proceeded far when the ram
Huascar was sighted off the port bows. AS
an opening salute the Huascar fired blank
shot at the Hounslow, and as this warning
was not needed few minutes
later a shot was fred in earnest,
and the ball came tearing through
the air at great rate, nearly knocking off
the Hounslow's funnel. Three or four more
shots were fired, and each time the whizzing
ball told that the shot was aimed to kill.
The Hounslow then gently laid to and
sounded her whistles number Of times.
The ram came nearer, and then evidently
satisfied with the peaceful character OF the
vessel drew of, and the HOunslow proceed
ed on her journey to the north. She will
coal here and proceed TO Nanaimo for coal
for Spreckels Brothers Commercial Com
pany. 1t is stated that the English will con-
troll the trade of Chile for the next ten years
on account of the feeling against the United
afae
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TROUBLE WITH TROOPS.
Bavarian Troopers Rebel Against Bad Treat

MUNICH, Sept. ia detachment of
troopers OF the First Bavarian Regiment, re-
turning from the maneuvers, complained
in a manner threatening mutiny against
the long marches which they were forced
to undergo after the maneuvers. and against
the quality of the food dealt out to them.
Lieutenant Balliand, their commander,
treated their complaints with iDdiff erence,
and refused to alleviate the hardships
which had occasioned the life cling. As
result. they totally mutinied, breaking
ranks and refusing to proceed until they
had resting spell, and had been proper ly
fed.
The Lieutenant In his efforts to compel
obedience in his command, advanced upon
the rebellious troopers With drawn sword
Instantly dozen stalwart riders spurred
their horses against his, and the officers
sword was parried by dozen blades. The
onset overthrow the Lieutenant's animal,
and the horse and rider fell into the ditch.
The Lieutenant was stunned by the fall.
The ringleadrrs of the mutiny were ar
rested, and the Lieutenant was released
from his uncomfortable resting place in the
ditch. A court-martia will soon be held to
determine the punishment of the revolving
men; and, incidentally, the complaints of
overwork and improper food are not con-
hned TO this particular case.
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guns each and can steam about knots an
coAsT-pEFENsE MONITORS.

CoAST-DEFENSE MONITORS.
There are sixteen of these vessels, all OF
1900 tons each. They carry armor hve
inches thick, and are armed with two 9-lnch
guns each, aud can steam eight knots.
There are also three armored gun-boats OIL
1900 tons each, but the armOr is little more
than plating. and they carry two guns
each of 9-inch caliber, and can steam about
fourteen knots.
In the Baltic Russia has three deck-pr0-
tected cruisers of 1900 tons, armed with
eleven guns each of 6-inch caliher, and we'll
supplied with machine guns. These vessels
carry lots of coal anu can steam about ni-
teen knots an hour.
The unprotected cruisers and gun-boats
number thirty-six aud range from 800 60
$500 tons. carrying seventy 6-inch guns ana
few machine guns. They are mostly slow
craft, none of them steamng over thirteen
knots an hour.
TORPEDO FLEET.
The torpedo feet, most of which was built
either in England or Germany, numbers ia
vessels, having speed Of from fourteen
to twenty-five miles an hour.
About twenty store and transport vessels
make up the total navy OF Russia in this
part Of the world.
IN THE BLACK SEA.
This feet includes five Darbette ships OF
from 5000 to 10000 tons, protected with ar
morris inches thick, and mounted with twen-
ty-eight 12-inch guns of the latest pattern.
They have no secondary batteries. but carry
few machine guns. Their coal capacity
is limited, and they cannot steam faster
than fourteen miles an hour.
Two monitors, with 14-inch armOr and
carrying two guns each of IL and II inch
caiber, comprise the feet in the Black
Sea, with the exception OF the torpedo feet
of ffty-twO boats, with speed Of from ff-
teen to twenty knots.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
An Address by the Chairman CT the State
Convention.

SARATOGA, Sept. 15-The Democratic
State Convention was called to order at
noon. George Raines of Rochester was
chosen temporary Chairman. and began his
address.
He said: 1.-THE campaign which draws
upon US is to be fought upon the records OF
the parties in the State Administration. 1t
will assure the confidence Of the people in
their actual leadership. We are no longer
left to conjecture as to the Republican lead
ership. Plattism stalks in midday for pop
ular view and judgment. The most con-
spicuous plank in the Republican plat
form Is a precise acknowledgment OF the
reciprocity in trade with foreign people as
advantageous to all our industries and the
temporary Chairman pointed with pride to
the growing commerce of the country and
reciprocity with our American neighbOrs,
induced by the matchless foresight of Sec
retary Blaine. The foresight SO commended
dates from February, 1890. and was very
hateful to a Republican Congress. 1t came
too late to stop the movement OF the people
in every State to retire that Republican
Congress. The foresight of the people had
been exercised at much earlier period,
and had been kept active by the willful re-
fnsal Of Congress to give such reduction
of the tariff as would make II competitive,
not prohibitory.
ut is along the lines Of State affairs that
this contest must wage the most keenly.
The people are weary of dictator of legis-
lation not charged by the people with office.
They realize that Platts whim has been
breath in the nostriis of Senator Fassett
during his whole career. Fassett's leader
ship has been forced upon his associates by
every appliance of the machine politics.
He held by the throat the largest interests
Of the State until they gave up the brlbe of
place or became subseryent to the am oiti0n
of Platt.,"
The speaker dwelt at length upon State
matters. Speaking of the last census he
said that the State by it was robbed of its
equal right at the ballot-box. He scored
tile Republican Legislature for its failures
to do various things for the good OF the
State and the people. In closing he eulo-
giZed Hill aud hoped the mantle Of sue
cession in the high Office of Governor would
fall upon rs brave and skillful leader and
as true Democrat as the Governor-Senator.
When Raines referred to Governor Hill
he was enthusiastically cheered.
After the roll-call short recess was
taken.
After the recess VOORHEES, protested on
behalf of the New York Democracy against
Tammany delegations in every Assembly
district in New York, and Jackson pre-
sented a protest of the County Democracy.
The usual committees were appointed and
the convention took recess until to-mor-
row morning.
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FOR ITALY's DEFENSE.

Monster Guns Monster Ships, the
Wonder of tho World.
Italy's fleet of war-ships number 225. of
which eleven are monster vessels Of II, 600
tons each. carrying armor varying from
eleven 10 twenty-five inches in thickness
and armed with thirty 17-inch and eig hit
13h-inch guns. These ships have a speed
OF fifteen knots an hour.
Among the others are: Four broadside
ships of 5000 tons. with armor nine inches
thick, each armed with three 8-inch and large
number of SIN aller guns. These vessels
have good coal capacity and speed of ff-
teen knots.
Six coast-defense ships with 5-inch armor,
armed with four guns each, varying from
Ak to inches, have q speed of eleven
knots.
There are ten cruisers OF from 1000 to 5000
tons each, carrying seven guns each OF from
s to 10 inch caliber, and speed Of from
fourteen TO eighteen knots an hour.
She has twenty smaller cruisers carrying
70 guns. which can steam from eight to ff-
teen knots an hour.
Fourteen torpedo cruisers and 1877 torpedo
boats, few store and transport vessels
complete the navy of Italy.
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a Boxing Club Closed.

New YORK, Sept 15-The Granite Asso-
citation has thrown uD the sponge. The Nc
Aulitfe- Gibbons fiasco was the cause. The
trouble over the sale of tickets in excess Of
the seating capacity. the allegations against
Referee Dunn, aud the refusal to admit the
Hoboken Aldermen, have aroused the
wrath of Mayor Stanton, and he has de-
clared that no more such meetings as
the Kirain-Slavin, MeAu!iffe- Gibbons or
Lynch-Larkins fight would be tolerated.
Dick Roche. who is practically the Granite
Association, when he was apprised of the
attitude of the Mayors fiat, promptly in
formed Larkins and Lynch that they need
not train any longer and that each would bs
allowed $3.50 for the expenses they had in
CURED. lie said that this action would be
ratified at the meeting of the association.
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A NEW YORK FIRE.
The Old Commercial Advertiser Building I
afrnvad

The Old Commercial Advertiser Building De.
stroyed.
NEW YORK, Sept 15.-A fire broke out in
the old Commercial Advertiser building at
915 this morning. In fifteen minutes the
flames were beyond control. There were
many people in the building and some of
them had to slide down the fire escape
through the dense smoke. 1t is belived all
escaped. From the first it was seen that
nothing could save the building. and atten-
tion was directed to saving adjoining prop
erty. There we're numerous narrow escapes.
john Gibbs, who was on tue second floor,
came down the fire escape so rapidly that
his clothes were torn off. His hair was
sinEed by the fire. There was considerable
scarcity of water at the commencement of
the fire. At 1920 the fire was under control.
A few minutes later the outer walls of the
entire FultOn-street front fell with a crash,
and so great was the concussi0n that win
dows were shattered In the BrDnett build
ing, but no one was injured. The building
was occupied by clothing. cloak and jewelry
firms, printers etc. The total loss on the
stock and building is estimated at s400, 600,
most of which is insured. Other estimates
place the loss between S500000 and $3.50. 0O0
A lot of loose diamonds which were on
the tables of the acknowledgements were
lost. They were valued at several thousand
dollars.
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ship while their search-lights are the most
powerful aloat. TorpedOes and fast steam
launches form part of their equipment, and
their crews are all picked men. These ves-
sells have been APPLY named 1.-The blood
hounds of the ocean,"
MORE GREYHoUNDs.
Another class of cruisers and very simi-
lar in design and build to those in the pre-
ceding class are what is known as partial
deck protected cruisers. Forty-seven ships,
varying from 1000 to $500 tons. comprise this
class or feet and were also built to harass
as those in tho preceding class, many Of
them can steam from eighteen to twenty
knots, and all have large coal capacity.
They are all built of steel, but carry no
armOr. This fleet mounts over 200 guns.
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LA BELLE FRANCE.

Her Means of Defense and Offense on the
High Seas.
France has navy composed OF 230 ves
sells. She has Is barbette ships of from 5000 to
1900 tons, protected by armor, some of
which is 20 inches thick. These Is vessels
mount 4S guns, varying from 81 to 16
inches in caliber. They carry heavy sec
ondary batteries and are we'll supplied with
rapid fire and machine guns.
TOrpedOes and the means of using them
are found in every French ship, and all the
vessels ara supplied with search lights.
This class of vessels have q speed of from
u to 10 miles an hour.
The central battery ships number 6 Of
from 5000 to 5000 tons, protected by armor
from to Is inches thick. The vessels
mount 81 guns OF 10R 10 u inch caliber.
with heavy secondary batteries and lots of
machine guns They can steam about IA
knots an hour.
There are four turret ships of from $500
to 10000 tons. with armor is inches thick.
They are armed with heavy guns and carry
large number Of rapid-ire and machine
guns. Their speed is about sixteen knots.
Seven arm0Ted cruisers of from 5000 to
5000 tons carry forty-six guns of IL inches
caliher and have speed Of from twelve to
fifteen knots.
Unprotected cruisers In the French navy
number twelve, of from 1900 to 1000 tons; /;
each. carries six guns, mostly 6h-inch, ana
has speed of from eighteen 10 twenty
knots. She has also nineteen eoaSt-defense
vessels. carrying armOr varying from to
90 inches thick. These vessels carry thirty
two guns of 9h and 10l@ inch caliber and
have speed of twelve knots.
The torpedo feet includes four cruisers OF
HOO tons. carrying five 4-inch guns each.
with spec of twenty knots; seven torpedo
of oh fnn nd
torpedo boats OF great speed.
The rest of the navy is composed OF a
number OF small ships armed with guns of
small caiiber and a iewfstore-ships.
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AUsTRIA's OCEAN ARMAMENT.
Ironclads and Csnnons That Defend Their
Country's Flag.

Ironclads and Cannons That Defend Their
Country's Flag.
Austria has two barbette ships of 5000 tons
each, with armor 8 inches thick, each armed
with three 12-inch guns and capable OF
steamlng 16 knots au hour. She also has:
Eighth central-battery ships, protected
with 8-inch armor aud mounting total of
seventy-two guns; can steam from 10 to 16
knots.
Three armored cruisers. carrying total
of six 9k and thlrty-six inch guns, and
having a speed of about 10 knots an hour.
Three ironclads on the Danube carry six
guns of 6-inch csliber.
Austria has also feet Of wooden steam
ers. carrying 101 guns OF small size aud a
few machine guns, and she has also thirteen
transports ana store ships. Her fifty
torpedo boats are fine vessels OF their class
and have speed Of from 13 to % knots an
hour,
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A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Error Of Young Man Who Lost in Wheat
Speculation.


ROCHESTER, On. ", Sept. 15-Henry T.
Edson. son of Franklin Edson, ex-Mayor
OF New York City. was arrested to-day on
warrant sworn out by Fred P. Allen, cash.
Ter Of the Gernan-American Bank. charging
him with grand larceny in defrauding
the bank out Of $4,000. Young Edison Is
manager Of the Rochester Office OF the firm of
Franklin, Edison & Co., of which his father.
the ex-Mayor. is head. 1t appears he had
been speculating on his own account and
got on the wrong side of the wheat
market. He borrowed $500 from the
plaintiffs bank in July on his wife's note,
which he subsequently took up, and gave in
exchange sight draft on Franklin,
Edison &c Co. for $500. receiving
the balance of $500 in cash. The
payment of the draft was refused
at the New York office. and the bank, after
waiting on young Edison some time, caused
his arrest to-day. He was arraigned before
Justice Keeler and held for The Grand
Jury in 5000 BAIL
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attain this they are fitted with engines,
some of them of %, 200 horsepower.
In the place of two or three heavy guns,
the ships are armed with guns of from six
to eight inch calIber. and the thirty five
vessels carry 163 of these handy weapons.
Their main reliance, however. is the large
number of smaller guns carried, and each
ship has enough of these to crush in the
side of nearly any vessel atioat il they we're
all fired at once.
As commerce-destroyers. they stand far
above anything flying the flag of any other
nation, as not half a dozen slips afloat could
ESCAPE them on account of their great coal
capacity. Everything that science or long
experience in the art of building ocean
cruisers could suggest has been incor-
porated in these famous vessels
Electric wires run to every part of the
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were designed for wide range Of service,
and are from 300 to 5000 tons. Many of these
vessels are fitted with powerful engines, and
are very fast Most OF the larger ships in
this class carry torpedoes and search lights,
and form very important part of the navy.
ToRPEDo-BoATs.
No country has paid more attention to
torpedoes and the various means of using
them, both to protect her many harbors and
also as means Of offense, than England,
and the fact that she has fleet of more
than 200 Of these remarkable vessels is not
surprising.
A large number Of these are frst-class
sea-golng boats, that not only can work
along the coast, but cross the ocean to any
part of the world, and are the dread OF large
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are much larger than the turret ships, rang
Ing from 5000 to 5000 tons each. They are
protected by armor varying from TO IA
inches thick. The main battery consists OF
. or guns OF and IL inch caiber and a
powerful secondary battery Of lighter guns.
These ships fairly bristle with both rapid
IRE and machine guns Of the most improved
type. and they are also well supplied with
electric appliances. including search-lghts.
All the Russian armored vessels carry tor
pedoe.i and are fitted with both tubes and
launches to use them.
The barbette ships have good coal capacity,
and can steam from Is to 18 knots an hour.
CENTRAL BATTERY SHIPS.
There are seven vessels in this class rang
Ing from 1000 to 10000 tons, but their armor
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A Fashionable Wedding.

NEWPORT, Sept l5-The marriage Of
Sallie Hargous, the belle of several seasons.
to Durham Elliot Smalx was a great social
event. All Saints was crowded with fash
ionable peop lie of New York, Boston. etc.
The bride wore as ornaments a superb dia-
mond tiara, the gift of her brother, and n
large diamond crescent, diamond and tur-
Quuise ornaments and bracelets. gifts of her
sisters. The dress was of white satin and
lace. There were no bridesmaids. The
bride held a bouquet of orchids, caught with
white satin ribbons. The presents were
very valuable. Bishop Potter of New York
0fficiated. This was the most aris tocratic
wedding ever celebrated here.
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mostly six and eight inches. A very heavy
secondary battery is also prominent fea-
ture in this class of ships. and all Of them
carry powerful search lights and large
number Of torpedoes.
TORPEDO RAMS.
Ten vessels form this class, and all are
powerful vessels of from 1900 to 220O tons,
and can steam from sixteen to eighteen
knots an hour. While their principal
means of offense and defense is torpedoes
and rams, yet the ten vessels carry five guns
each of six or eight inch caliber. besides a
number of rapid-fire and machine guns and
all carry search lights and mines for de-
stroying an enemy'S torpedoes.
UNARMoRED VESSELS.
OF iron and steel vessels England pos
sesses 15S, carrying 562 guns, Tarrying from
four to ten inches in Caliber. These ships
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vessels, whether armored or not. Most of
them, both large and small, are painted a
dull lead color, and, as they sitvery low in
the water and slip along without noise at
high rate of speed, they are almost sure to
get too close to an enemy's ship for comfort,
and big ship has to keep its search light
going all the time to detect their approach.
TROOP AND STORE SHIPS.
Seventeen vessels, of firm 1000 TO 5000
tons each, are used as tro0p-ships or trans
ports; and arc designed to carry large
number of troops, with the necessary stores
and baggage. They have good coal capac-
ity. and steam from twelve to eighteen knots
an hsur.
Besides the above list, which comprises
the navy proper, are large number OF iron
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KING CHARLES.
A Prisoner in His Own Castle-His Abdica-
tion Favored.

a PRISONER in His Own Castle-Hls Abdlca-
tion Favored.
LONDON, Sept. l5.-From Vienna comes
the information that King Charles OF Rou-
mania is virtually a prisoner of his own
Ministers, and that scheme is on foot to
drive him to abdication. The Ministry ia
vors Russia. and believes that with King
Charles off the throne they could better
carry out their schemes for the Russianiza-
tion OF the kingdom as tool in the hands
OF the Car. King Charles has a strong
hold on the loyalty and tho devotion of the
Roumanians. This cannot be said of the
Crown PRINCE, who is not the Kings son,
but the son Of his brother, introduced from
Germany as heir to the throne. The over
throw of King Charles would mean the
overthrow of his dynasty and the virtual
substitution Of q Russian protectorate. As
King Charles belongs to branch of the
German Imperial family it is not likely that
the German Emperor and his ally, Franz
josef. would view with indifference the de-
thronement of Hohenzolern.
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August was 95O There are no definite
figures for other cities, but the death-list is
enormous. In towns where the pestilence
Is raging they burn the nuts in which the
cholera patients have died. Many military
physicians have been sent to these places,
and sanitary cordons have been established
on the Euphrates at Biredjio and Rum
kalch. Moslems and Christians are allowed
tu leave the village. but the Jews are COM
PEELED to stay. Many are British subjects.
and the British Consul has interfered for
them. They might, after paying money.
be allowed to go out like their neighbors.
but by interference the Cons ul saves their
mOneY
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War clouds, war rumors and war scares
are flying over Europe thick and fast and
In view Of the fact that hostilities may
break out at any moment a sketch of the
navies of the countries most likely to be
GAVIN into the conflict is here given.
y Nearly every daily paper has had more or
Mss TO say of the vast bodies of men ready
to march at the word of command, aud to
some extent the fact that all the fighting
would not be done on land has been lost
sight Of. The list is divided so as to show
the number of vessels of different classes in
each navy, and only the ships that are
launched and fit for sea are counted.