The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-20
CHICAGO TO BE FORTIFIED
Herr Krupp Presents His Monster Exhi-
bition Gun to the Worlds Fair City.
To Be Mounted in Government Earth Fort at
hyde Park at the Close of the Exposition
-Frenchmen Overreached by Germans.

and mounted In fort Oft Hyde Park, per-
mission to build which was to-day given to
Col Robert Rae. of Chicago. by the Score
tary of War The fort Will be located on
five acres of made ground. and according
to the very latest plans of Notifications.
The works will be of earth. as stone is no
longer of value to resist the terrible
saults of modern implements of war. Work
will begin very soon and be pushed with
the greatest possible rapidity. 1t will be
finished In q comparatively short time. and
from then until the end of the fair il Will
be used as q practice grouad for an artll-
lery company, the practice being carried
on with the most improved artillery in the
governments possession. When the fair Is
over the fort will DO occupied by the gov
eminent artillery, and the monster krupp
gun will be mounted there ready either for
inspection or for active service. With its
immense power it can protect Chicago from
Its northern coast line to it's southern, for.
by its perfected sights, expert gunners can
obtain an accuracy of Workmanship that
will enable them to throw q shot weighing
pretty nearly ton clean through man
of-war. One shot is guaranteed TO send
the largest craft atioat to the bottom. The
gift, Colonel Rae says, was both o surprise
and delight.
The most novel wholesale money grab
uluB Scutiuo drought TO USuC III CulcaBo IN
many day 10 said TO be In operation upon
world's fair exhibitors by the railway
swltchmen IN the great outlying masses of
tracks at Grand Crossing, South Chicago
and Park Side. The abuse had a aueer
origin, beginning, IL Is said, with some of
the shrewd Germans who are here Install
Ing exhibits for the national government
or for the German manufacturers and mer-
chants There has been n constant rivalry
between the Germans and the French since
baUan-
man government exhibit. surnounted by
the imperial eagles. Is just across the main
aisle from the pavilion above which waves
the tricolor of France. The Germans were
stallatiOn, and a few weeks ago their
agents went through the yards paying the
swit:hmeu and yardmasters to "cut out
cars loaded with German exhI bits and
shunt them into the grounds. 1t was part
y 40 ss.vice pA.'. i".. according TO. the
trenchmen. To shunt the French cars to
side tracks. The upshot of this was that the
German exhibit made amazing progress.
while the French installers Bit their nails
and waited and prayed in vain for the
rival of the exhibits that are TO knock the
Prussian beast comparatively cold. When
the representatives OF France learned what
administration building. and the French
cars were finally pushed in.
Tonight the great glass dome OF
the manufacturers' building is blazing
Out III uucApecISu glory. Sluco tue
installation of the regular arc lights to Dec-
NIT the workmen, who are bammerng
away at the booths. to continue their la
bors through the night the building has
flashed little patches of light But last
night and again tonight the whole south
end of the roof shOne with u strong steady.
white glare that lit MP the waves running
along the beach, and could be- seen for
many miles out in Lake Michigan. The oc-
casion was the test lighting of the first
a a n
the biggest building in the world. The
corona at the south end is one of the four
which, with the big ring In the center, will
supply all the necessary light. 1t Is n hun
dred-lamp ring. and, although small In
comparison with the center corona. which
will carry Two hundred lamps, 1t is the
largest ever put up. The snccnss of the
first test lightinx has encouraged the cleo
trioal EXPORTS. and they will try the other
coronss Az fast they are mp. All day to-
day the workmen who fix the lamps were
treadng like spiders over tthe northern
most OF the great iron rings.
Return OF Long Tom.
New YORK. April la-Long Tom came to
town last night He arrived in the Por-
tuguese steamer. Vega. from Fsyal. Long
Tom is one of the most famous cannon in
the world. He has been in exile for many
years. and last night he reached the shores
OF the land in whose defense he once lifted
mp his voice. he Ia the sole survivor of
the smart American brig General Arm
strong. For seventy-nine years Long
Tom has been mounted on the fortress of
Santa Cruz. Tom was originally q gun on
the French trigate HerOke. which
was captured by the British in 179S.
The frigate was taken to England and dis
mnntied. Her guns were purchased by
John b. Murray, of New York. Mr.. Muir
raw used them in fitting out three cruisers
for the Emperor of Hayti. Long Tom was
mounted on board the Samson, but was
afterward removed because il was found
that piece had been chopped ont of the
lannon's mouth. The gun was then put on
board the brig General Armstrong and did
some effective service in the war of 1872.
The General Armstrong was in a battle
with some British men-of-war OFT FayaL.
The Grew abandoned the Armstrong and
the brig sunk. Long Tom was the only
thing saved. He was taken to Fayal. In
1S4O President Harrison asked shat Long
Tom be returned 10 this country, and III
1912 Don Carlos /. King Of Portugal. grant
ed the request. Long Tom will be exhib-
tied at the worlds fair.
Oiney Decides n Money Question.
WASHINGTON. April l9.-Attorney- general
Olney. to several questions propounded to
him by Secretary Carlisle as 20 appropria-
tions available for the worlds fair commits
sions. summarizes his opinion as follows:
regard the oct or Marcn 3, 1888, as an ap-
preparation OF a specific amount OF money de-
| voted TO certain purposes, and 20 be expended
| by the worlds fair commission under the condi-
tons stated In the act. as 1 have construed In
this opinion. The expenses or the bureau or
| awards are to be paid ont of this appropriation.
and not out OF the $2.ooO.0oo provided by the
| act OF Aug. 5, 1892. OF which last named SUN an
amount equal to this appropriation is. in my
opinion. In the default OF security by the Worlds
| Columbian Exposition, to be retained in the
treasury. and by subsequent legislation or
proper proceedings to be covered back into the
| treasury for the benefit OF the government and
TO recOnpense the government TO the extent OF
the actual expenses account of the bureau of
| awards. Ii is held simply as a reserve fund for
| that purpose. and any unexpended balance In
the present state of legislation would doubtless
apply TO the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
+, The full text of the opinion makes about
five thousand words.