Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-30


not been iDsulted by the arrest Of
the naval officers. Diplomatic rela-
tions between the two nations were,
however, interrupted for two years.
THE NEW FIvE-fNCH Gun.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. The five
i inch rapid fire gun, tested at the
Indian Head naval ordnance prov
ing ground Monday, bad further
test Tuesday with results superior TO
any vet attained Ia ordnance trials
in the United States. Thi- gun was
designed by the naval ordnance
bureau To give at least 2j50 feet ipi-
tial velocity to its projectiie with
not more than fifteen tons pressure
per square inch iD the poadeLcha'n-
Der, using a brown prismdiic p'w
der made especially for this ciiibre-
None Of this powder has yet been
received from the Dupont factory.
and consequently the trials thus far
made have been with the brown
prismatic powder made for guns Of
sIx-inch calibre. With this powder
the 2215 feet initial velocity obtained
in Mondays trial was highly salts
factory, but with q slightly increas-
ed charge of powder yesterday the
velocity was increased to 22S9 feet
per second, but with thirteen six
tenths tons pressure per square inch |
iH the powder chamber. This r.
markable performance is believed to
leave no doubt that with the ne" |
navy smokeless powder this gun
will give a velocity of at least 300
feet per second. This will give it a
great range and very fiat trajec
tory, which with its rapidIty Of fire.
will make it, in proportion to calibre,
the most effective gun yet built.
HOW IT STANDS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-At the
navy department today there is n"
signs Of disturbance over the Chill
ian affair.
The San Francisco, which was al
Callao, Peru, is believed to have
sailed yesterday for California. She
will touch at some port Oh the way
where she can be reached by cable .i
there be any need. AT cahine
meeting this afternoon, some time
YVES devoted to the discussion Of tb'
Chilian situation. 1t is surmised
Secretary Blaine has submitted fO'
consideration an outline of reply, f
be made to Minister. .Egan's comma
nication, that Its details are perfect
ed and that in due time it will be
made public. There has been no
further dispatches from Minister
Egan or Commodore Schley.
WE MUST DISPLAY FORCE,
NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-A Wash
ington special says navy officers are
confident that the dispute with
Chill can only be settled by a dis
play of force by this government
The presence of a United States
feet would probably bring to Val
paraiso large fleet of vessels of the
British navy. If a determination
to shell the city was reached by this
the lives and property
of the subjects of Great Britain
would have to be considered, the
suggestion of British Intervention il
not likely, however, to deter the
Unit d States from following the
course that will compel respect fol
our flag and expression of regret for
taking the lives of men wearing the
uniform of the United States.
THAT RIOT IN VALPARAISO.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 3d.
Senor Montt, official repre- entative
of the Chilian government here,
just received the following dispatch
from the Chilian minister of foreign
affairs at Santiago. Investiga-
toin was institut d Immediately.
and continued with all diligence
and is not yet finished. The trouble
began in Clave street and soon be-
came tumult, regular sold
iers, police and a special
guard Of intendente restored
order. The combatants thirty
Americans and eleven Chilians
were committed before the judicial
authorities. They fought with
knives, stones and everything they
could lay their hands upon. There
was one killed and several wounded,
II Is stimated that a hundred and
sixty American sailors from the
"Baltimore".were on shore at the
time of the tumult.
FIRE AT LA GRANDE.
La GRANDE, Or, Oct. 30.-Firr
last night destroyed a frame building |
occupied by Gus. Il. BengeldsdOrti, |
as bakery, and by Finn & vii |
liams, Bros, as law office, Bengels-
dortf, who WIS asleep upstairs when
the fire started, escaped with dini-
Guilty, after being seriously burned.
Loss, about S2700. Insurance Sl7OO.
A GHOST ENGINEER.
JACKSONVILLE. ILL.,, Oct 80. Late
! Tuesday night a watchman and
three other employees of the Jack
sonville 4 Southeastern railway saw
one of the big locomotives glide out
OF the ronndhouse, eros the turn.
table aud start down the main line.
They ran after it, but II was going so