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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13

note to Mr.. Tyler. in which he cited for his
guidance certain regulations Of the de-
partment
soon thereafter heard loud and
angry talking in the Secretary's room,
which warned me that personal din
Guilty might be impending
Il stepped softly 10 the connecting door
and observed my chief sitting at his desk;
mean while. Mr. Tyler. white with rage,
Was denOuncing the recent action or the
Secretary rs unsual, arbitrary, ana ungen-
tlemanlike.
Il stood ready 20 interfere If violent
hands were laid on the old man. My
bulldog was in my pocket. and deter
mined 10 use it II the worst came to the
worst.
Tyler paused awhile. as II for a reply,
or probably to catch breath for second
TRADE He was not answered back,
save in these few words, very quietly
spoken by the old man: Is this all you
have TO say, sir% Tyler looked puzzled
as he turned on his heel and walked
away.
"The Secretary, as was his wont when
ever disturbed in mind, got up from his
seat and walked to the front window,
out Of which he gazed long and intently
a il in a reverle.
Then turning towards me his face, as
I approached him, | became on sudden
speechless in the presence or his tears
| withdrew hastily to my desk with
feeling OF anger and shame. Conyersing
with myself as one will do when troubled.
! said. How undeserving of this afront
is that grand old man there. How few
are aware that he bears alone the weight
OF his great office: that he yexes his
soul with problems of finance; that he
meditates day and night 10 provide ways
and means for the fast-gatherins armies
OF the Confederacyr
Not long afterwards | had occasion
to pass the door OF the Register or the
Treasury, who beckoned me 10 come 10
him. 1 did so. reluctantly, not knowing
what might happen.
Here. said he. SIS a note which L
will thank you to convey TO the Secre-
tary.'
Thinking ii might be a hostile message.
l remarked, VIII you permit me- Mr.
Tyler, to read 1t first?
"'Yes.'"
al read but a few lines. when i dis
covered its character, ana bore IL 10 my
chief. who subsequently gave 1t 10 me
TO be filed with my records.
Some one has said: Beautiful Is a
lditHAut A'Ath iAll VI itileAA 80
heart Tylers mission was couched in
this spirit.
Ills apology was not merely formal-is
was artless. pathetic. eloquent, peniten-
tial.
Would that the note were still there,
pointing to the fle-case, would II were
I'm my power TO reproduce IL from memory
The brave. sorrowful man who pennei
1t and the brave. sOrr0wful soul who
accepted It sleep well after HES ntfui
fever"
The writer has given Colonel Capers's
narration as nearly as possible in his
own words.
II he had written MemminSers biogra-
ply In this VEIN that work might become
as attractive TO readers as are the
"Reminiscences of Horace Walpoie' or
as those OF the Incompatible Boswell
C.. NJ. w.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13

ton. | expect the boys will get more
good out OF this than from anything the
navy has done for years. The sinking
Of the Victoria in the British manoeu-
vres in 1893 shows that II the trained
English stlll have much 70 learn Ia
squadron evolutions. We can't be to tho
rough I'm that line ourselves"
The Admiral believes that the simplest
evolutions should be gone through at first
20 prevent a CampertoWn-Ni Victoria ca
tastrophe. There will be easy formations
during the first part OF the cruise, such
lire ahead, column OF sections ard
, her simple evolutions. and by gradual
stages the more difficult drills viii b.
approached The drill will wind up IN
October with target practice, and TIE
fleet will then disperse. After cruising
about Long Island water for a month the
fleet will do its work between New York
and Hampton Roads, during September
and October.
ADMIRAL BUNCE.
Acting Rear-Admiral Francis NJ. Buncc,
the commandments Of the North Al.
lantic squadron. is generally regarded as
one Of the ablest commanders ln tho
service. He is a rigid discipilnaran. he
was born in Connecticut. and was APP
pointed to the Naval Academy az Anna
polls. Md. on May IS 1872. After gradu-
ating i'm 1851 he was ordered % duty on
board the sl0op-of-War Germantown. ani
served on that ship until 1859 lie re-
ceived his commission as lieutenant IN
April. 1861. upon the breaking out OF
war He served on the gunb0tt Pen0D-
scot. I'm the North Atlantic squadron.
until 1852. and was at the skrm.shes at
Yorktown and Gloucester In April Of that
year While cooperating with General
Gilmore I'm the assault and capture ~ a
part Of Norris Island he commanded
an important coast expedition on July
10 1853. He participated in all the en-
gagements at the siege Of Charleston
from July lst. TO November, lo1a. ana IN
the attack upon Fort sumter September.
lsC3 He was wounded b. the premature
explosion Of q lJ0-pOund rifle gun In ths
turret Of the PatapscO. lie was pro-
NOTED 10 acknowledgements IN jan
uary. 1853. and served on the ir0n-ciai
Dictator I'm 1864 lie commanded the ron
clad MOnadnock on a special cruise IN
1855 and 1866. From 1861 until 1870 Lieu-
tenant-Commander Bunce was on duty -
the Boston nayy-yard, and In ISL be re-
ceiyed his commission as commander.
He was at the Washington navy-yafi
from 1875 until 1876. and was on -e Tor
pedo Board OF Inspection IN 1874. His
promotion OF captain came % him IN
January. 1SS3. on sea tactics he has
long been regarded as an authority. Ia
formulated a code FOR vessels or the
South Atlantic squadron. and his lectures
before the Nayal-War College have at
tracted much interest among hs' pro.
fessional brethren. He was naval at
tache abroad during President Clcrelandt
first administration. and he has tho
roughly familiarzed himself with foreign
naval methods.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13

stroy merchant ships-a sort OF IeSdiiLeu
pirate craft. Their speed Is everything
In close quarters with a battle-ship they
,er-line. and throughout the. locality OF
the vitals. wall of patent fuel, five feet
thick, is placed TO stop any projectile AZ
the same time this coal can be used in
case the regular supply Of coal should
give out. She is n duplicate Of the CO.
lumbia, except that she has two smoke
stacks. while her sister has four These
ships are not fighting ships in the sense
that they will stand up and fight"
They are made on the principle that
He who fights ana runs away
May live to fight another day.
In fact, that IS their business-to fight
and run away. They are primarily to de-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
MANY BATTLE SHIPS.
Practice Work from Newport to Hamp-
ton Roads.
OF ALL KINDS.
The Biggest Fleet since War Times
Searching Attacking Parties win
Electric Lights-What the Navy IL
To-Day.
COLUMBIA.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch)

Correspondence VI tic i|iFl 'e'NNh'f
NEW YORK. August 10.--The largest
fleet OF American warships ever seen
since the civil war is assembling in the
waters of Long Island sound, where the
snlendid North Atlantic squadron Will
rendezvous off Newport for practice In
n,anoeuyres. So far as strength and fight
ing power are concerned. the coming as
plav will surpass anything Uncle sam
has ever attempted I'm that line. \ single
shin Of this feet could sink all the YES
sells of the war periods and not "haii
try" Admiral Bunce. who has recently
come into command Of the squadron Is
a believer in continued practice in squad
ron evolutions. and this is really the be-
Ginning Of more extensive work In that
direction.
The lis' Of ships that will be here IN
cludes the armored cruiser New YORK
the fleet commerce destroyers Columbi"
and Minneapolis. the Cincinnati and Raj
eigh, the Montgomery and Atlanta, ana
Vesuylus and Cushing. and perhaps the
Maine. If she is ready in time. An idea
OF the comparative size Of this water force
may be formed from a study OF the full
navy's strength. This is complete list
of ships in the new navy. Of the United
States TO date:
First-class -ships-Inaiana, Mas
sachusetts. Oregon. Iowa, and two just
authorized.
second-class battle-shps-Maine and
Texas.
Coast-defence ships monitors)-Puritan
Monterey, Miantonomoh, Monadnock'
Amphltrite. and Terror.
ATmOred cruisers-New York ana Brook
I'm.
protected crulsers-Columbia Minneapo-
lis Olympia. Chicago, Baltimore, Phila-
delohia. San Francisco, Newark. Charles
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13

apolis Is one Of the finest vessels in any
navy: Her principal dimensions are:
Length on load-line, ~ feet; beam,
moulded. IS feet draught, nsan, normal
displacement. - feet. 6.5 inches; displace-
ment 1850 tons; horsepower 2l,-
600: speed. q knots. She is built Of
steel throughout. and within the outer
skin or true bottom there Is another bot
tom called the double bottOm). which
serves the purpose OF guarding against
serious injury in case Of grounding or
other damages Of mild nature. This
ship belongs 10 the protected cruiser
class. which differs fron the "armored
cruiser" in that, instead Of having
certain thickness or armor all over her
sides, she has her engines, boilers, maya
zines, etc. protected by a heavy, steel
deck, and many feet OF the coal, while
along the sides I'm the region Of the wa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
..ust before the NaIu Fight.

Commander McGiuln in the Century,
The chen Yuens forenoon routine. drills
and exercise, had been carried out and
the cooks were preparing the midday
meal. when the smoke from the enemys
ships was aghted by the lookout men at
the masthead. They were made out al
most simultaneously from several vessels,
and before even a signal could be made
from the flagship. The bugles throughout
the fleet were sounding merrlly the "oiii-
GERS call" and action" Columns ~
dense black smoke shooting upward from
our tunnels told that In the depth OF eacn
vessel the stokers were spreading iires.
and. Using forced draft with closed stoke
holes. were storing up energy In the boil.
ers, that breath might not fan when most
needed IN the coming fight. These black
pillars OF smoke must have signalled our
presence to the enemy. for their smokes
now Increased In volume and height
showing that they. also. had put on forced
draft, and like ourselves, were preparing
Tor the contest.
For weeks we had anticipated an en-.
gagement. and had had daily exercise a.
general quarters. etc, and littie remained
10 be done. There were WOful defects
In our ammunition supplies. as will b
seem but had we kept the seas for a year
longer before fighting. there would have
been no Improvement IN that respect
since the responsibility for the neglect Jay
In Tien-tsn. So the fleet went into hc'
ton as well prepared as II was humanlS
possible for 1t 70 be with the same oil'
GERS and men. Handicapped as they were
by official corruption and treachefy ashore
In far less time than Is taken 'o tet4
these lines signal had been made rom tts
Ting Yuen 70 weigh immedntel} ana
never We're cables shortened ~ ana an.
chors weighed more speedily lh- or
Choa Yung and Yang Wei. being AWAY
longer IN weighing anchor were Iv'
astern. ana. afterward. pushing on 70
gain station. probably gave 10 the net
a seeming wedge-shaped 'ormtN'h TOT =
short time thereby giving RE 10 IN,
report. widely circulated. that We Us. a
that formation IN advancing 70 tNe at'a.h'
our actual formation. which mss Justly
heen criticised. was an indented or zls%aR
line the two lronclads IN the centre. a.
shown In the diagram. A. me TWO u e's
annroached each other. officers ana men
eagerly strained their eyes toward me
,,'ssniieeni feet Of IN ir couniry's heridi'
go Zoe and on an sides there were
Animation and confidence.
-~-<~-~~.~<&s~o
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
SIGNALLING EXERCISES BY sEARcHLIGHT

would soon so TO the bottom, but they
won't get TO close quarters.
The Cincinnati Is not 50 large n ship.
Her length IS only 800 feet, her draught
is IS feet. and her displacement 3,l3
tons Her horsepower is 1000, and her
speed 10 knots. She cost $1,000, and
enjoys the distinction of being the first
vessel OF the White Squadron to be built
by the government IN It's own yards, by
it's own employees. Moreover. every bit
OF material used I'm her is Of domestic
manufacture. The Cincinnati was
launched In Brooklyn in 1892. Recently
she was presented with n handsome sill
yer service by the citizens of Ohio's me-
tropolis. She has an especially war
like appearance. because OF the barbette
gallery forward for machine guns
The Montgomery is smaller still. and
cost only half the money spent on the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
CINCINNATI.

ton, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Atlanta ana
Boston.
Cruiscrs-Detroit, Marblehead, and
Montgomery.
Observation-Disclosures. Concord, York
town, Castine Machas, Petrol, Bancroft,
three building. and six just authorized.
Dispatch boat-Dolphin.
Ram-Katahdin.
Dynamite-gun vessel-Vesuvius.
Torpedo boats-Cushing. Ericsson. Sill
letto. and SIX authorized.
The battle-ship Maine is receiving her
finishing touches in the Brooklyn navy
yard and almost any day may be ready
10 pick up her anchor and plough the
waters of the bay and sound. or the
feet which will rendezvous, the Mime
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
FIFE SQUADRON PREPARING TO GO THE EvOLUTONs

Cincinnati. Her length is 257 feet; ex-
IRENE breadth. 81 feet. draught, II feet
inches; horsepower, $780, displacement
1900 tons. What she loses I'm speed, which
Is under nineteen knots. she makes up
for by effectiveness of her batteries ana
many of her bigger sisters would go
down before her rapld-hring guns. The
Atlanta has 3.5ll horsepower l54 knots
speed. and 3ls9 tons displacement. The
Raleigh. with six tons less OF disDlace-
ment. has a horsepower Of 10000. The last
three are commerce-destroying cruiser.
The Vesuvus is a dynamite cruiser. built
for the purpose of hurting dynamite pro-
tecties. She is a flyer. having spec
of II knots. Her displacement Is ony
725 tons. and her horsepower BOD me
Cushing. n torpedO-hOat, goes her Knot
and half better in speed, being tihy
craft Of only 1l6 tons. with horsepower
Of 800. The New York. the flagship, has
been so often described she Is familiar 10
all.
IMPORTANT FEATURES.
one OF the important features Of the
practice cruise Of the squadron Will be
the trial of manoeuvres laid down In the
revised squadron dril-book. which has
lust been completed. The fleet on leav-
ing New York. will cruise along the New
England coast as far as Bar Harb0r.
Its cruise 10 that point will be marked
by drills Of all kinds. Among the ma
noeuvres will be formations Of all kinds.
the landing Of detachments for drills and
for target-practice with small arms and
artillery, exercises with the boats Of the
squadron, practice In day and night-sig-
mailing. and exercises with the electric
searchlight. One or more Of the vessels
will be ordered TO make an attack at
night, and the other vessels VIII be d.
rected 10 discover the enemy by means or
their searchlights. The gathering OF this
big fleet will be chiefly important because
II is the first time the United states have
done with any number Of vessels what
Great Britain has long been doing in
Portsmouth harbor, IN the North Sea, IN
the Mediterranean-puttin into practice
her theories OF naval warfare. Theoreu-
cally and technically. the United States
naval officer Is the best equipped IN the
world. England. Germany, Russia, and
France send their officers TO study at the
Naval College at Newport. Every scien-
tifc sea-flghter knows Mahan, his teach
ings, and his writings. All the officers
and men of Uncle Sans navy need Is
practice. Now they'll get il. All the
naval officers are hoping that the ma
noeuvres will not end without sham
battle off Long Island. with a mimic at
tack on New York. The Navy Depart
ment at Washington is said, however, to
be opposed to such scheme Navy en-
thusiasts think that Secretary Herbert
may be induced TO sanction such a plan
after Admiral Bunce has thoroughly drill
ed the crews in handling the ships IN
squadron movements The Admiral said
the other day: Il am looking forward 10
these manoeuvres with great anticipa-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
The south Indian Railway

nh South Indian lire Is one OF the latest
ox,@,sions Of the general railway sSs-
en-, which the emperial policy OF Ing
lans has promoted in her lnl'ah I'm
-. Iiko nearly all the Indian ilhes,
:, n,s been constructed and Is operated
81, a conpany under the guarantee 10y
,bA Indian Treasury Of IA minimum per
centace return on the capital employee
In this way the government mas peeh "','e
a., o,arclee a complete control over the
construction Of the Indian lines. ana they
slso 10 a considerable. and probably very
NECESSARY extent. control the ih"ue ol
,yorkir.y and the rates both Tor passenger
and goods traffic over the hh's. Inc
south Indian line Is on the narro"est
gauge OF any as yet In operation IN the
peninsula. being only three teet 'hiee
i"a,a, Some doubt az 10 the paying
character OF the traffic on the proIecteu
Iirs may probably have been the cause
20 ,bis more economical scale OF con-
s,r,c,ion hut if 80 the results must have
....,.ed mat All fears on this score were
rfounded. The line is well constructed
Ia veil operated, and. to judge by the
,ra,pc both I'm goods and passengers al
,,rager, II ought TO be an excellent IN
,,cs,rnent for the company as Wen as an
tDos,in,abIe benefit to the people OF the
His,ricts through which Il passes.
Trio ,Ise OF the eight-wheeled or DOGGY
oar n, carriage" as 1T is called mere
A., common with all other eastern posses
a1oca Of Britain. has proved great sue
80 Tha nativcs OF all classes nave
,alrnu so strong a fancy TO their use III
,,rn,eronc. ;o-the old four-wheeieh cars
,ha, they have almost entirety superseueu
-, They all open from the SIDE on
,n,.i with the platforms OF the llne' ana
-. slnrularly well adapted 10 the re-
s'',t-o-,eots OF the country ana cuina'e'
,s,o soIoon carriage on this line fairy re-
aa~,- ,he nrst-clas6 accommodation
"a lenders travelling as comlortaoie as
- circumstances OF heat anu aust VIII
permit. however the
..-oontion on an InGian railroad. III Is not
90 tho few Europeans or natives ci h,Sp
,,-l, that the companies nave 10 ioOn i"'
,het. returns, but to the teeHniHs eho"-
.,ond. OF common people VINO cioWu VIC
eocond. class compartments anu o'''A1"
~. railway platforms IN hNihs ""e.
rhSy OF course. have no Saloon ca. 'as =, ;
n,deed. the narrow coihpdi 'iiO'i's -
,ybich the second-class ciriiusv' al
avid d leave so little room LOT e1en paa
sanger that one can oniy "o"ue ',a l.
,bey care 10 travel at all anu so' ,ne'
are popular 20 an extent wiz ..,.,s d.
- az stranger. At each station the
.sn land seething crowds OF white-
ual 'a ma s.engers. and embark other
,..s. EAGERLY waiting for room, so that
au,ysy platforms are amonS the
W.. ,Ivid scenes OF native HE 70 DC
seen IN passing through the country
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
4 Model English Public.
National Review)

or plain and unpre;entious exterior u
stands near the centre OF the village, nara
by the church and the rectory- The sign
OF the bcars head nailed against the wall
over the door indicates the character or
the establishment. just as In It's uh-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13

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Dodgers. &C. printed ny the Dispatch
Company at low prices. WIN give you
good work at same prices you pay Tor
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tention. and the style of work and prices
win be sure 70 please you.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-06-26
New Treatment For Burns.

A Paris medical man of resources and
alternatives had in hand case OF severe
and extensive burning, caused by boil
ing water: So deep was the injury that
the healing process was greatly delayed
The patients family objected to skin
grating, which seemed to be the only
way to accelerate the process of recov
cry, and the doctor, as an experiment,
applied the internal membrane of the
hens egg-the white film with which
everybody is familiar. The injury must
have progressed beyond the suppurative
stage and shown signs Of healthy heal
ing. A freshly laid egg is broken and
the membrane Immediately cut into
narrow strips and laid carefully across
the raw surface, then antiseptic dress
ings are applied with carbolic solutions,
and the whole is covered by tin foil In
a number of cases this procedure has
been eminently satisfactory New York
Ledger.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-06-26
Wood Paving.

A nonslipping wood pavement has
been recently devised which is claimed
to be simple, inexpensive and efficient.
1t consists in preparing the wooden
blocks before they are laid by boring
few holes in them and filling the same
with a hard setting substance composed
of crushed stone, bitumen and Portland
cement. The compound is cleared off
even with the surface, and when they
are laid the roadway is thus covered
with a series Of rough spots which ar
rest the foot of the horse in all condi-
tions Of weather, and prevent the ami
NAL from slipping. Wood paving is ex-
tensively used in England and France
Northeastern Lumberman.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-06-26
Why He Wanted 1t Printed.

Compositors are supposed to be able to
decipher all kinds Of handwriting, even
that of editors and ministers. On this
point Mr.. Robert Clark, the Edinburgh
printer, used to tell a story: 81 ,#
Professor Lindsay Alexander came
into our office one Friday with the man
uscript of a sermon n.
You must let me have proofs of this
tomorrow, = he said.
I told him the time was too short He
must give us a few days longer.
No, = he said. 4 must preach this
sermon tomorrow. 1t is a special SER
mon. I wrote it ten years ago, and now
l can't make out word Of it. -
Youth s Companion. 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-06-26
The Quarter Came Back.

Excuse me, SIR said Woodward
avenue Car conductor to passenger rid
ing on the platform with him the, other
morning, "but can you change quar-
ter?''
''Is it plugged quarter?" cautiously
asked the passenger. r..
"Yes, sir; plugged in two places. y
"Get it about a week ago?''
Eyes, sir II -.
''From me?'' 49,. ..~
Eyes, sir. - 3.
"No, 1 can't change it. Icarried that
old coin around about three months and
offered it to at least SO conductors be-
fore you took it, and having finally
worked it off I can't take it back. If
you want to borrow two tens and five,
all right, but I can It take plugged quar-
ters-can't possibly do it, even to
oblige. Detroit Flee Press.