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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

Two Msr~ Prejectiies sent ffow the Row
or JOHN Ericsson's destroyer.

John Ericsson's Destroyer fred two mora
| proiectiles under water IN the Brooklyn Navy
Yard vest srdny for tho ediflcdtion Of tho Tor.
pedo Board. Whether the tOst was II success
or not depends u good deal on what Is EXPECT
ed Of the guns. II It " only to fire under water
then tho tests were successful Both projec.
tiles won't the required 300 feet. II accuracy,
Of course. is demanded. the tests were not
snccessful. for both rroiectiles took more or
less crratic courses. The FIRST one nrod went
through one OF tho six nets somewhere near
the centre. It missed all the others. but
reached the end OF tho dry dock all right The
second won't through the first net feet 10
inches from the top and almost at the centre,
through the second Z feet q inchos from the
top and o inches left OF tho centre. through
the third feot from the top and 3 feet q
inchos to the right OF the centre. through tho
fourth foot from the top and 8 feet to tho
right OF the centre. and through the fftn 3fect
s inches from the top and Is fect . inches from
the centre. It missed the sixth. and appeared
butt end UP Mt the end Of tho dry dock some-
nearly filled with water. The. nets were eacn
5Ox2O feet and were stretched across the dry
ssss s' .s.n ss IL oa bs ss rs feet Of
sssS S ss $ss saa Il:
CAPTAIN held his HANDKERCHIEF In his hand.
Lieut. Nc Lem md Lieut. Bradbury. the other
the sides Of the dock holding ropes of the nets
IN ono hand and stop Watches In tho other.
The spectators were gathered along the shore
Destroyer. nj Capt. Converse dropped his hand
ahead en OF % Wass
The itte boat jumped buck from three at to iou.
feet and then the water in front opened and
let out mass OF blue flame and IL cloud
OF yellow smoke. and then Instantly closed up
by this time tho high butt Of tho pr0jectlie
could be seen appearing above the water.
Tho few spectators who stood, down along
iestie jumped clear q the water ut the ' sixth El
net and went MS straight MS an arrow between
The rro,ectile travelled ne nearly As could
Ss @ sst IN inc Kali soccrd r SECOND
hundred In u second. and the third In SEQ.
ond. The recoE!! Of the rest OF tho journey
was not kent. When It left the muzzle Of the
foot and two in"hcs In the first hund re-. feet.
right ak Inches in tho stc,nd, hundred. il
e." the
feet and swervod to the right five feet In tho
sweryed eighth ieet six inches to the right in
One Of the problcms the Torpedo Board is
trying to solve Ia why the prnjecties did not
take, ~ straight course. 1t is not certain
whether any nrojectilcs will be fred to-day or
which arc made Of one.Guartcr-inch rope. as
satisfactory. and they win put down sind nets
anchored to the bottom to-day. This will pre-
vent tho nets shrinking and the proiecti!es
OF touch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
Meeting OF the Court or Appeals.

ALBANY. May 23.-The First Division Court
OF Appeals met to-day after two weeks re-
cess and took up the regular calendar. The
Second Division will meet next week In Sara
toga. and both divisions will conclude their ses-
sions there In about three weeks. Atthat time
n new calendar will have to no made up. There
are up to this time $50 returns in appeals. and
there Will be MS many more This will make
small calendar 600 cases) comparatively, AM,
only large enough for one court. When fhe
Second Division is through the court propap
will certify that fact t. the doysrnor. and he
composing the Second Division to their re-.
spective districts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

days trial tho gun employed was the 10
inch brcech-loading rifle. such rs can be
found on tho Minntonomoh or the Terror;
tho projectilo weighed COO pounds; the
powder charge was 14O pounds: the voloc-
ity was 1.4O0 feet per second. as called for
by the contract.
Three shots were fired ut tho plate. which
was placed about forty.flve yards from the
gun. In no instance did the projcctie find
q Judgment In the backing. No point OF n
proIcctile reached tho rear surface OF the
plate. This was not all. Tho high quality
OF the nickel steel was shown In Its remark
able tcnacity and resisting power. The
great proiectiles, weighing about quarter
OF ton each. had not been able to crack the
plate. They were thrown completely back.
ono Of them being broken up.
Aprojcctilc OF American manufacture also
won triumph In the trial. In Commodore
FoLaERs last report II was said that "a
definite progress in Improvements In tho
quality OF the projectiles received under tho
contract with tho Carpenter Steel Company
has been distinctly apparent since the
commencement OF deliveries. and 1t
is gratifying to DO ablo to note that
this Is duo to the suggestions OF the
contractors themselves. who have In meas
ure abandoned tho formula furnished by
tho foreign firm from which tho Firminy
methods were originally purchased" 1t Is
said that in the trial OF Saturday two OF tho
shells were imported from FIRTH Of Shot
field. while tho third was an American shell
made by the same process: and that the
American projectilo rebounded intact.
whereas ono OF tho imported shells was
broken up. Thus tho trial further showed
that satisfactory armor-picrcing projectiles
can be made In this country.
As for the armor. 1t Is not evaporation
to say that that Of which a sample was
tested on Saturday. Is by far tho best lot OF
plates over accepted In any country. Tho
trial. accordingly. affords further demon
stration of the fact that our navy is making
the best ship armor In the world
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

One OF the HurGlnrs Foil from tho Window
When the Wntchman FireA at the Other.

One OF the Aur8lura = oil from tho WIDOW
When the Wntchnsn Fired at the Other.
John Bauer. Waterman In {. II. Lords lum.
Der yard In Wlliamsbridge. heard glass break
Ing in tho office at II o'clock on Sunday night.
and drawing his revolver he fred three shots
at man who was running away In the dark
ness. The report OF tho pistol had not died
away when second man fell with a thud at
Bauer's feet. rs II he had come from the clouds
Bauer covered tho PROSTATE man with his re-
voiver and told him to whit quietly until the
officer on post came along.
The officer arrived in time and took the
prisoner to tho fremont police station where
he weakened and admitted that he and his
pnl had hoped to rob tho safe. He said he Was
Henry Parker OF 43 South Tenth street. Brook
Ign. and that his companion was Abrahhm
Van Buskirk. who lives at 1873 East llSth
street. Parker is II years old.
They had loaned a jnist against the house;
and Parker had climbed up to the ser1nd
story. where the safe WAS and had smash'd
the window. He tumhlcd OF his perch rom
fright. surprising the Waterman was hriht AZ
him. He said Van Buskirk had i1dncen nun
to try his hand mt safe break king; H. the y"WTns
Buskirk carried them of
Detective Mitchell rnid an early, call yester.
dny at Van Buskirk's home and +" d the young
man e mother thatihe wanted to civ" him l23
ms driver Mrs. Van Buskirk said her son would
return presently. He did and recognized !he
detective. He lodged into grocery at loO
and made a rush to escape through a rear
window. but was caught Ivy Mitchell Tho
prisoners were remanded In the Harlem Court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
Now Poiitics-speech OF n Delegate at the
Democratic National Convention.

Democratic National Convention.
From me chicago Herald Of Jnns pS. perhaps
1nr!se. sr to propose the name Of the iilustrious
statesman. patriot. prophet. and economist. Grover
Cleveland of New York Applause from tho Oklahoma
lslegationl 1nsed not mention. tiuio would fail mo
to mention his many. his ample hts splendid titles to
this distinction. lie 10 the only candidate who get
no vote from tho delegation of his own state lie istho
only candidate against whom South Carolina protests
and for whom her electoral vote will not DO cast lie
10 the only candidate who lose North Carolina
lie 10 the only candidate who make West Virginia
doubtful lilo 10 the only candidate who insure
the loss OF NewYork ~. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen.
who else can command the united support Of Okla.
bona and tho District OF Columbian wha. other naIno
can present without doubt or fear to our sincere
and faithful allies the Muywumps Of Massachusetts,
tho purpose Of representing certain principles No. sir
II exists for tho purpose Of nominating certain candl.
date I wouid rather he defeated with Grover Cleve.
land than elected with tho best that ever lived.
trust that tho Convention will ston to the delegates
from the Republican States. They are absolutely un.
prejudiced. and their votes today ought to have =
double strength because next fall thay will not count
Listen the dictates Of the coid and calculating
prudence which insists that bc cannot ba elected. To
vote for tho nomination OF Grover Cleveland honor
enough for any man rmnst remind gentlemen that
thoy arc hero to nominate not to elcct. II they will
consider the distant aud nl,cn question Of defeat let
them remember that in Grover Cleveland they have
candidate who is used to defeat. Hong app'ause.l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
The Treason Will Fail.

The objective point in Presidential cleo
ton Is the Presidency. and the Democrats
Of New York, upon whom will. in largest
measure. devolve the task Of securing the
necessary electoral votes requisite for sue
cess. are not unconscious or neglected. Of
this fact. or OF the responsibility it entails.
In the city OF New York more particularly.
where the size of the Democratic majority
determines the result in the State. fractional
troubles. which in previous Presidential
elections have too often operated to the
detriment OF the party, are now done away
with. and for the first time in quarter OF
q century there is but single Democratic
organization. we'll equipped for the fray. and
resolutely bent upon SUCCESS
The factional differences which have ex-
listed In the past have resulted usually in
Obscuring the real point of issue in the
minds Of many. and thus the common Re-
publican enemy has been able to secure u
larger vote than would otherwise have gone
to its candidates. This year. however. there
Is no division OF the kind. and the prospects
OF Democritic victory are. in consequence.
more than usually bright. with the Rcpub-
leans PROSTATE and harmony everywhere
on the Democratic side of New York.
What. then. can tho Democrats Of other
States think Of the treachery Of 4 handful
OF boiling mnlcontcnts engaged In futile
endeavor to distract. and il possible disor-
ganize. the reunited party by bringing
about revival Of differences that are hap
PLY composed? What can they think ex-
cept that 1t is m effort to win. as the price
OF such trenchery. the support OF the Re-
publicans for local candidates hereafter
to DO put forward by the boilers
But 1t won't work AS BoURKE COCHRAN
declared lu Washington the other day, tho
Nugwufnps of New York have no existence
ss IN organized body: they are leaders
only: they have no followers. Their trea-
son Is predestircd to fail. but the desire OF
tho conspirators to betray the Democracy
IN New York is not less odlous on that
account. There Is little danger in it. but it
IA hateful,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
THE PAPER PEST.
New York Has Companion in SlovenIy
Disgrace In Chicago.

From ne Chini9o Inter Dream
Tho waste paper nend is anon the pests OF
city life The trouble 10 that his kind is numerous and
so persistent. Tho business on the cars buys q
penny paper Rances at for nve minutes. and throws
1t from his car window chucks undo. he sent only
to be kicked into the street The thrifty housewife plies
refuse papers by the basIetn int" the back alley and
the in the parks scatter them everywhere
IL they were necessity to add beauty and variety to
the growing flowers. Can nothing he done to check
such vandalism Flying papers. reeking with NTH
from the cutters litter the streets the sidewalks and
the parks and lawns. aud give everything an air Of
sloyeuliness Who has remedy for such nuisancef
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
Tho Prevalent Epidemic OF Quackery +"

Tho Prevalent Epidemic OF Quackery"
was the title OF tho address delivered by DIR.
GOULD before tho graduating class OF the Buff
falo Medical College. After bemoaninG the
growth OF medical quackory and telling OF its
OWLS. he declared that the newspapers dare
not tell the truth about it," or show up the
ausck doctors. The learned Doctor should
have explained to the graduating class that
his remark does not apply to all papers He
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

ought to BIO aware. for example, that THE Sun
has taken the pains to show M many Guacks.
and has commended tho efforts OF tho regu-
lar faculty to put down 1uackery. 1t is some
times hard for n paper. even II IL has the best
professional advice. to diagnose cnse OF gem
uine 1uackcry. or. even II Il has all the chem
ical appliances. to tell whether certain rii's
and potions are really Guack medicines.
Some medicines that were once considered
Quackish by the profession. now stand well in
tho regular books. and many practitioners
who have been denounced rs duacks mt ono
time havo afterward been ranked among sci
entiflc Giscoverers. Wo do not want to make
any mistake In such cases. We must havo
assurance that medicine is worthless or
fraudulent before wo set 1t down us duack
medicine. and when the charge OF quackery Is
brought agaips any medicastcr we must havo
proof that the charge is true before branding
him as punck doctor.
Dr. GOULD is DESTROYS OF supprcssing quacks
and quackery. and IL he gets on sure ground.
We shall encourage him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

OTTAWA. May 23.-Onicial returns show that
the Withdrawals from postal savings banks ex-
ceeded deposits during tho month Of Arril
py sdfi,yoo or at the ratio Of over million
ah. u nan Year. This is taken to Indicate
that large number OF people are leaving the
COUNTY,. takln. their sav.ngs with them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
Grant Moaumeu. Fund sus.er,puo.s.

John J. German. Father OF the Council OF tho
Tammapy Society. yesterday sent check for
5000 to Con. Horace Porter. representing tho
contributions Of the Tam many Society to the
Chairman Of the Committee ON Confectionery
and Allied Interests. yesterday returned
$3343.5O to Gen. Porter as the result of the
trade.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

ask the Legislature to give 1t millions OF
money to buy n now site and put up new
building for tho useless concern! Mean
time the accommodations for primary In
structlon do not keep pace with the demand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
Adeannle Apology.

From n, CL,oag' Bdi,y T,ih1ne.
III I mistake not. Colonel. you were mem
Der OF tho last Congress -,
mo. sir! WAS not. sir!
"ibeg Il billion pardons! You are mem
ber ~ the present tongress"
You have mixed mo up with some other
Colonel, sir. am not a member Of the present
Congress- either. sir
II beg billion and u half pardons."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

Richard Croker and Lawyer David Mcclure
visited the Mayors Office yesterday morning.
Police Justices Mcmahon. Diver. and Ryan
were In the Office at the time. A story was cir
culated that tho task Of selecting new Police
begun. s.,,,bs
Mayor when Tho story was told him. Mr.
Croker and talked only Of my Western trip,'
In reference to Mr.. kelly,s successor. tho
Eossips say that Peter L ErISny , Gt IN" se'en'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

- from NdrlSrS BHsdT
Mrs. B-bear me! What lovely closets thu
fiat has!
Agent-Madam. those are not the 0losstA
They are the bedrooms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

We do not know how many bills have
been introduced into Congress during the
present session. appropriating money for tho
raising OF monuments In honor OF Americans
who have rendered distinguished service to
their country as soldiers or as statesmen. The
least desirable way OF procuring funds for such
monuments lie by appropriations from tho
public TREASURY. Tho best way. and tho way In
which such funds ought to DO procured. is by
voluntary subscriptions from tho peoplc. 1t is
thus that We have raised In this city the WASH
INGToN Mem orial Arch and tho GRANT Monu-
ment. besides many statues OF heroes. states
men. authors, and other worthy person.
ages. Very large are the sums OF money
that our citizens have contributed for
the erection OF these works during the
past quarter OF century. Surely 1t is
finer for man to be thus honored
through popular generosity. at the prom ptinG
OF gratitude. under the appreciation OF intel
liocnce. than by means OF an appropriation
from the Treasury. Surely the city that Is
adorned with images thus paid for will be
prouder Of them than II they had been erected
by the legislation OF Congress.
Let us. then. always resort to this method OF
obtaining tho means OF setting up memorials
OF the men who may have merited them. Let
the people OF all the States OF the Union adopt
the same method. And let Congress positively
refuse to appropriate any part Of tho millions
OF dollars required by the many bills before 1t
for the erection OF monuments aud statues
and such things
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

From he IadiandpoJis Journal.
what an eSaSperatIgly slow delivery Nj. ORater
has, complained the wearied listener.
"Yes; be used to bs messenger BOY"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24

Recent subscriptions footing up Sasl,57
have been received b. tho Treasurer OF t"o
Washington Arch Fund. This makes t"ta e!
naaded to com pletn tho lund.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
Canadians Leaving Cana da.

WASHINGTON. May 90, 1892.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-30
KNoCTED OUT BY A STREET CAR.
sn
An Icem =. 81 Chilly Injured BY Being
Thrown From His Wagon.

John Mclaughlin. helper on one of the
National Ice Cornpany's wagons, was
thrown to the ground By a collision with
an electric car on Front, at the corner of
Vine street. yesterday morning, and
slightly injured.
As car No. %. Of the Cedar street line,
was coming down Front street about $50
in the morning, the ice wagon, driven by
James Merry, with Mclaughlin in the
rear of it, was passing along the other
track. The wagon turned across On the
other track apparently to go up Vine
street, and the car was coming down
steep grade close behind it. George
Robertson, the motorman, rang the
gong, but the wagon stayed on the track.
He then reversed the motor and the car
struck the wagon IN the rear with slight
force, fitting it over, throwing McLaugh-
lin out and knocking one of the horses
down.
Mclaughlin fell on his head and the
hind wheel of thewagon passed over his
left ankle. sprsining it badly, and cut his
right ankle. He also suffered a slight
scalp wound. which rendered him uncon-
scious. He was taken to a neighboring
store and attended by DR.. F. II. Coe, the
company's physician. He was then re-
moved in the patrol wagon to his room on
Pike, between Front and Second streets.
Merry kept his seat when the collision
occurred and the horses and wagon we're
not damaged
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-30
FELLED WITH A SECK-YOKE.
james Clancy Seriously Injured in .
Fight With Hackmcn.

James Clancy, clerk for the Home
Messenger Company, was struck on the
head with a neck-yoke Monday night
about II O'Clock by hackman known as
Loco George" and was seriously injured.
After the assault Loco George" left the
city and has not since been seen.
Early in the evening Clancy had some
words with the hackman in front of the
Home Messenger Company's office. and
afterward met him at the Montana stables.
on South Third street After a few words
the men engaged in rough and tumble
fight, in which Clsncy gave his antagonist
an unmerciful beating. A hackman
named Charles Stag came to Loco
Georges" rescue and endeav ored to pull
Clancy off his PROSTATE victim. Clancy,
thinking Stag intended to assault him,
struck him in the mouth. Then Clancy
and Stag went at it and, while they were
fighting, Loco George" regained his feet,
seized neck-yoke and felled Clancy with
4 blow on the mead. Clancy was rendered
unconscious. He was removed 10 a room
in the Kinnear block, just across the
street, and physician was called. The
injured man had a very painful scalp
wound and it was necessary 10 take sew
eral stitches in gaping wound across his
brow. Loco George" apparently think
ing he had killed Clancy, fled from the
city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-30
ALL IN THE COMBINE.
Steamboat Trust to Control ALI
the Big Routes.
VICTORIA COMPANIES MAY JOIN.
yictorian-City Of Seattle Investigation
Dropped-Government sfeamersn
Port-Water Front Notes.

The officials Of the Puget Sound and
Alaska Steamship Company and the
Union Pacific Company were IS close
rnouthed as ever yesterday about the with
drawal Of the latter company's boats from
the Sound and the transfer Of the business
to the Puget Sound and Alaska Company.
Captain D. 3. Jackson, manager Of the
Puget Sound and Alaska company, went
10 Victoria yesterday, and Captain y. 4.
Pegran, superintendent Of the Union Pa
cifc water lines, passed through the city
last evening On his way 10 Victoria also.
The visits OF these two officials
TO Victoria the past few days lend
color to the rumor that the Canadian Pa
ciac Navigation Company is also included
in the deal. Then the reports from Port
Townsend regarding an effort on the part
Of the Puget Sound and Alaska Company
to get control of the Hastings Steamboat
Company goes still further 10 prove that
the scheme is for the Puget Sound and
Alaska Company 10 secure control Of the
entire steamboat business of the Sound,
with the exception of the few opposition
boats. It looks IS though the three large
companies may have entered into a pool
for a division Of the through business, the
sEedMOodLs having III the past 3cl-1 Is
good feeders for the railroad sys-
tens to which they virtually
belonged, = the Northern Pacific
Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific With
the bulk of the business thus thrown to
Jew boats, an attempt will probably be
made TO drive Off all the opposition boats.
The details of the arrangement will prob
ably not be made public until the first of
the month, when the agreement goes into
effect.
It is generally understood that the
Union Pacific Company will take all its
boats around to the Columbia river and
place some Of them in the service over
there. Captain Pegram said last night
that this question had not been
definitely decided as yet, except
as regarded the Victorian Several offers
have been made by individuals to charter
some Of them and continue them on the
Sound, but this the company has so far
not decided TO do. On Captain Pegram's
return today ne will stop at Port Town
send, probably for the purpose of assisting
in closing the deal with the Hastings
Steamboat Company.