The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-23
PLATING HER SHIPS
IN TINE OF PEACE RUSSIA Is PRE-
PAIRING FOB WAR

lishment viii Make Five Thousand Tons
Better than Harveyizsd-w Walters Coun-
sci Roasts Consul Campbell for q Mean
sneating Cur-washIngton News.
Washington. Oct 2s-It has been
known here for sometime past that the
Carnegies have been negotiating with
Russia Possibly influenced by the
threat of further trouble in the far east,
the Russians have laid cut large pro
gram for naval construction during the
next year. so large in fact that their
own domestic armor plate producing
concerns could not possibly be expected
70 supply all OF the armcr needed for
the plating of the new ships. A close
estimate shows that the Russians will
be obliged 20 procure not less than 5000
tons OF arrnor from foreign sources.
The Bethlehem company of PennSyl-
vania few months ago secured a con-
tract for about 200 tons of this armor
and since that time the Carnegies have
been after share OF the business, hav-
ing in view the termination OF the
United States contracts which is rapidly
a short time ago succeeded in inducing
the Russian government TO make test
of their production under promise OF
contract If the test came out well.
The company made a big ten-inch plate
by their new re-forging process Ii was
sixteen feet long by eight feet broad.
This was reduced 70 the size of the
Russian standard teSr plates by cutting
off four feet from each end, and the
middle section was sent 10 Russia.
TESTED AT INDIAN HEAD.
The end pieces, four feet by eight.
We're brought to the Indian Head prov
ing rounds and submitted TO the ballis-
tic test The result, which was an
nounced at the time. showed that the
ten inch plate was probably the best
ever made. Later the Russian test OF
the middle section of the plate was
made and fully confirmed the Judgment
based on the Indian Head trials hence
the Russians have closed a contract
with the makers for more of this kind
of plate. though just how much is not
known here. The Russian contract. 1t
is said, will not Interfere sensibly with
the supply OF armor for our own ships,
for the Carnegies have only to finish
the eight inch currents and the ten inch
barbettes for the Iowa and this will
not be required for nearly a year.
Better THAN HARvEYIZED
The naval ordnance officers have
found that the anneafed nickel steel
deck plates now in use are superior 10
the Harveyized plates for the purpose
of deck protection. AT Indian Head
yesterday three of these Harveyized
plates. three inches thick. made by
Carnagie, were set at an angle of ten
n Oh
present to fire when in place on the
ships protective deck. ard were fired
at by an eight-inch rife. the shot hav-
ing a velocity of $50 feet per second.
The hard plates We're fractured at the
point of impact and pieces were driven
through the plate backing. The soft
untreated plates under like tests are
bulged downward but stop the shot
BLAMES CONSUL CAMPBELL
Ethelbert Woodford. who was in Mad
agascar at the time the proceedings
against ex-Consul Waller were in pro-
gress, today presented his version OF
the case TO Acting Secretary Uhl OF the
state department. Besides contending
as he did strenuously, that the pro-
ceedfngs OF the French authorities
We're entirely unwarranted and that
the French court was without juris-
diction, Mr.. Woodford presented affi-
davits secured by himself from numer-
Gus persons Antananarivo To show that
Waller had not been supplying the HO-
vas with arms, as was charged. He
also called the attention of the secreta-
ry to the mistreatment to which Mrs.
Waller had been subjected by the
French soldiers on board ship coming
from Mauritius for MarseiIIes. for
which he thinks Consul Campbell of
Mauritius is largely responsible, be-
cause OF his failure to secure better
accommodations for her.
Mrs. Waller, wife OF the ex-cansul at
Madagascar, now confined in a French
prison. has not been able TO see any one
since her arrival in Washington yester-
day. being worn out and Frustrated.
Now her long journey is ended and she
Is among friends. She and her entire
family are staying at the residence of
John Sims, a personal friend of Wal
Ter.
WASHINGTON MISCELLANY.
Washington. Oct. 22.-The president
Clapp, Sixteenth infantry. as acting
Indian agent at Pine Ridge, 5. D.. re-
lieying Capt. Penny. the present agent
at that place. Captain Clapp has
for the past two years been acting az
enst at Fort Berihold agency. n. D.. and
his transfer to Pine Ridge Is due TO ms
good management at Fort Berthold
Captain Clapp has been In this city for
the past few days in conference with
the Indian Office. He will leave imme-
diately for his station.
Washing ton Oct. 22.-Ex-SenatOr Van
Wyck OF Nebraska, who Is temporarily
in the city accompanied by his wife and
daughter. suffered a stroke of paralysis
yesterday Since then he has been In
z semi-consciOus condition being unable
20 speak or recognize those about him.
AS this is the second stroke suffered
by the ex-senator. and owing 10 his sd-
vanced age. Il years. his physicians hold
out little hope fOr his recovery.
Washington. Oct 22-WhiIe making
an argument IN the Unired States su-
preme court today. General Thomas
Ewing was taken suddenly 81 90 the
point of faintneS,s and was compelled
~ suspend the argument and allow st
10 be taken up later by one o: his col
lea CUES. He was revived after some
effort and cUntinoed in the court room
until the conclusion 81 the argument
Washington. Oct. facing Post
master General Jones has issued a
fraud order against the Kansas Nu-u-
al Coupon Investment company Of Kan
sas City kansas. An order has also
been issued against the Br{tish-Ameri-
can Loan syndicate % Chicago. III. for
obtaining money through the mails b.
false and fraudulent practices
Washington. Oct E2-Szcretary q The
Interior Smith denied the application
Of the Chicago Milwaukee and 81 Paul
Railway company for refunding si5.1Zs
deposited By ne company &c pay for
across the great Si0us rsz-
erTation 81 South Dakota
Rome. Oct s7-RaSreTio Borghl. ~ |
Italian statesman ps1siossph and su-
thor - dead.