Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-02-25

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Ah"d iuv booming a. c,Lnuu aud the
h'''"'m 4 thousands II thtua,s the
America" iIts Nus NcJAceday afternoon
hoisicd t. the top u the mast Of tho
ln''cd siaics mail steamship "New
l"rk, at New lJrk, and, 10y the same
token, To" "r., ku 1Wn luman lin, be.
came t".ns - t.c pas,, and at tie
tH"'" Hmo "ao converted into the only
'f'hr Ni'Hntt .rrc under the United
S'"iea NHS Toe foruN proeoed,ngs
! under winch the CJrpufatiOn ayalled Il
| erd ui Ia" American navigation laws
| TX rinc" sc,crHi days agp. but /, vns
''''''"d ''T IA" Iauuua, holiday upon
! NhI," the p"pp.r - the greatest and
SIandrst republic pu thr face u Gods
"arth r"N"t" the mrmu,y ~ hIm who VA,
/ INST ~ var, l,rst ~ peace, and first m IA.
hearts ot hIs couutgmeu." to witne,.
''" crowninS spectnc.e o' patriotism,
ahd uu" which tancg from the nation
''ht iHS hiNH!a claimed TO bo the ruler
II thc b"as II bis line oi atramships. md
m"Ned 1t nn attachment " tire maritime
FORCES 81 the republic. The event WA
participated N 10y President llarr,son
Hnd the memScrs ~ tho cabinet. tina
pT"uldouL regarding the ast Of the
l"hHn company ia aIIns American
frs'siry ani sailing under the sturs and
h'f'i"s ~ the Growing net ot hls admin.
'7trat,on. The president and cabinet
'''' ""W lutk nn u sprcIHl train early
yesterday morning and reached pier IA
on u" Cortland street ferry shortly
afternoon. 4 brIef programme Of ex.
''c'eoe was followed aud then nmiist
'"""r' nnd ihr i,rns oi cannon the prcs.
'irhl pulled up the llas The new
'"''ir ~ the ilLr Htr HI Am,fiuan eagle
"a blue ON u white background. IN,
r'",Irut HLi a." rrst ~ the yis,iur.
from Washington returh"d late IA Tia.
Afternoon. The Cty u NeS York viii
make ts ltrst departure under the Ameri
eau l.ae "n Saturday " thus week. The
company propp>rs 10 build OK shlpa n
thlo cuuntr! al t. bc stalled under the
American Las, and with even greater
speed than the preseut yesscl.
VERY sLENDtR 81 LIET~
IL has been supposed tina, reduction oi
III" caHbcr ~ military rifles would not
~ Farther than the "smRIl" bore Of one.
quarter otan inch adopted Tor some ~
the most improved arms IN use by Eu.
r"p-nn trOOps, The bullets OF this cali.
b"r az" about IL" thickness Of n lead
pencil but now u German authority.
General Witte, Id advocating the a,lop.
ton 10y the German army of calibar ~
10, or one-twentieth ~ az inch. This
would call Tor bullets little thicker than
the lead IN an ordinary wooden pen
cIl. IL appears that experiments made
with rifles OF 10 and .OG calber. in Chile
and RussIh, show that their slender pro.
!ectiies have penetrating power ut OK.
reeding long range, la one trial horse
was pierced by n 'o6 caliber bullet at a
distance Of nearly three miles. Such
email bul!"tr ara deficient Ia "shock," or
kIlIing power, us compared with heavier
once, but the smaller caliber commands
n longer range, which IN ~ great point in
Ith fa'or u ~ practicable, too, by us-
'hg vcry small Callb"r, 10 largely IN
or"hs" the number ~ rounds that sol
'her m"| carry without imposing too
great wclght ut ammunition. In mod.
'rh warfare Il IL more u all object to
wound than Ia klll, as the enemy must
care for lts disabled sulIi.rs and this in-
wolves tax on itB reslurcra.
The invention ~ siuUkeless powder, the
perfection ot repeating mrchaulsm and
no reduction IN the caibor u rifles,
nave made great changes necessary IN
'he management ~ troops ia the field.
The battles Of the future may be fought
with such distances between the con.
ending armies ~ 10 leave then barely
n sight OF each other, Perfection Of
ScapOns aud % aim bid far to play far
more important part than over before in
he effectiveness Ot troops.
rnE DEAD sOI THEM GENGMAl.
AZ his home Ia New Orleans, LA, last
Monday night General Beauregard, one
i TIA" noted confederate generals, died
Il heart failure. Mr. Beauregard was
Jorn IN New Orleans in 1918. lie was
iradua,cd from Wost Point IN 1898 aud
vas assigned 10 the curps II enginsers.
10 served IN III" MeS,cau war and was
vice wounded aud two" btoyetted. IIs
'as promoted to the position II captain
4 engineers In ls'ti, aud WA tor i've
lays Dan. 2I-2S, 1871 superintendent "
he United States military academy at
Sest Point iie resigned February ~,
sGl, joined the coniederscy, and began
hc civil war by the bombardment OF
Tort Sumpter April II, lS,il, lie was
D actual command " tho southern
roops at Bpll Run, July II, ISL. in
ihGh the iOierals experienced defeat.
or this service he was made full gen.