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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-15

could surface torpedo boats handled with
the most desperate galantry hold sucn
i q me gnler the fire Of lal.iesnlp ln eay-
ignt- Submarine boats could not be driv-
en- from such a line OF defense By the gun
nre or battleships. By their torpedoes, or
Dy hostile torpedo boats.
10 10 hostile fleet would the object IN
NleW-tne bombarding OF a toWn-be COM
Hlehslrate with the risk IN Forcing line
OF s,9ipnarine boats and assuredly II
would be neither war, strategy, good tao
TICS Tor financial common sense TO PIX
an expensive battleship against an mex
pensive submarine boat. especially when
the chances We're so very strongly in
favor Of the boat
The Holland boat now building for the
l l,y uepaI tnent Is the result OF SIX or
seven years study. IL combines all the
improvements OF boats heretofore con-
structed and designed for use as a sub
merged or semi-submerged boat. One ad-
vantage in the boat. II II is all that is
claimed for 1t, is that enough of them
c9ald De built in four months to protect
an OF the sea and lake ports of the coun-
try. The method OF attack on
a ship would be the same in all
cases As the boat and ship draw together
ana the IRE OF the latter grows not, the
boat would present but a small target for
gun hre, and could well sustain few
snot. II there were lack of torpedo de-
stroyeTs or other light hostile craft to
force her TO dive, she would have a very
good chance Of closing to within 800
yarus OF the ship, in which case she would
Toss aboard the ship "a $50
bow gun. There would be fair
PROBABILITY for effective work, because she
would have the ship always in sight and
the distance measured. She would still
De beyond the ships torpedo range, and,
from the small target she would present,
would have little to fear from gun fire
she might even practice against on-com-
ing light craft. especially if these last were
charging her IN a group, but her legitimate
role would be to pay all her attention to
the big ships and avoid the small ones
When a shot or two minated that the
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ing by which the capstans are held in
tact. Since the dock was turned over to
the government, about a year ago, only
one snip. the Amphitrite. with twenty feet
draught. has been locked there This was
about six months ago. with success. Should
the test by the Indiana prove satisfac-
tory the Massachusetts will follow her
docking there within the next three
months
With reference to docks. the govern
ment has only three docks OF any Import
ance-the ones az New York. Norfolk and
Mare Island, on San Francisco There
are two more projected-One at Brooklyn
yer Is IN building now, and Will be delivered
70 the government in April Both VIII be
nrst-class. 10 meet the requirements Of
the governments navy.
Naval Constructor Hascomb and a corps
from the Norfolk navy yard are at the
Jock, lie will superintend the docking OF
the Indiana
The Indiana is a magnificent battleship.
with all the modern equipments She
meas res $50 feet in length with a 6g-fOot
BEAM From afar she looks like a floating
castle Everything is kept as neat as a
pin in perfect order Her full compile
ment numbers 475 men, including officers.
She mas displacement Of 1928 tons.
ana Is as cumbersome as she looks.
The armament consists Of four 13-lnch
rifles, three S-inch rifles, four 6-inch rifles.
twenty 6-pound rapid firing guns, four l.
pound rapid nring guns. and four Calling
guns; The heaviest guns-which are the
heaviest ever placed upon a man-of-war
ON this side Of the Atlantic-are in the tur-
rets. The other guns are In superstruc-
ture between the turrets and on the main
decks. The l3-inch guns are seventeen and
"A half feet above the water line; the s.
inch guns are twenty-five feet above the
water-line, and are high enough to fire
over the turrets. The ship has, in addition
six torpedo tubes. The engines are Of the
twin-screw type The normal coal supply
is 400 tons. but there is a coal bunker ca
pacity of 1850 tons.
The Indiana has been. in commission
nearly year and is very badly in need of
docking. She was due to leave Hampton
Roads last Monday, when one Of her pis-
ton valves was bent from a too sudden
strain in the movement of the engines.
This accident disa bled the ship until the
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THE INDIANA's SILVER.
To Weigh 200 Pounds, and the Hand
someS1 Ever Made for WarShIp.

To Weigh 200 Pounds, and the Hand
soonest Ever Made for n WarShip.
The silver service 10 the presented to the
Indiana by the people Of the state from
which the big battleship is named. and
which is 10 be the most beautiful silver
service ever presented TO a United States
battleship or cruiser is being made by
Tiffany & Co. The entire service viii
consist Of thirty-four large pieces and
FIVE small serving pieces, and as no part
Of the money is TO be diverted for the
purchase Of the ordinary individual pieces.
as forks and spoons. the fund has al
lowed the designers full play.
The keynote of the decorations, as well
as the climax OF artistic and graceful ef-
feet is attained in the beautiful center
piece, which will probably rank as a chef
doeuvre Of its kind. This superb piece
is a large flower Of fruit dish, measur-
ing twenty-eight inches across. and some
ten inches in hight. Its graceful rolling
form suggests the swelling OF the sea;
but while giving due recognition TO the
nautical claims of the subject, il is pleas
ing 10 observe that the artistic train
ing OF the designer rose superior to any
tendency TO oyerburden his work with
purely nautical subjects. The familiar
mermaidS, dolphins and tritons are con-
spicuous by their absence; nor are the
formidable llnce of the battleship thrust
upon the vision at every turn. In the CEN
ter, on either side of the center piece,
are large medallions, one bearing in relief
the seal of the state Of Indiana, and the
other, also in relief, a fac smile of the
soldiers and sailors monument in In.
dianapolis. which is said to be the larg-
est and costliest in the county. Similar
medallons are conspicuous upon all the
pieces of the service. Surrounding the
medallons are nautilus shells and sea-
weed, and depending from these are gar
lands of wild rose or eglantine. which
with the oak, sycamore acorns and shrubs.
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symbolic the principal flora and trees or
the Hoosier state
The centerpiece will weigh about $50
ounces, or over twenty pounds. 1t is rich
~ gold lined and over the top is a silver
gllt wire network covering for cut flowers
which can be removed and the dish used as
a Jardiniere, or, If the lining Is taken out
it would also serve as a fruit dish
thanking next to this in richness of eff
rect come the massive candelabra. These
nave seven lights each and stand twenty
TWO and a half inches high exclusive of
the candles and shades and will weigh
about twenty-five pounds The arms of
the candelabra are gracefully twined and
the sconce cups and saucers are formed
by the eglantine flowers. The large sal
yer another OF the largest pieces, is oblong
In form, twenty-four inches long, and will
weigh over 200 ounces The salVer has two
handles and in the large open center space
there is a fine etching, measuring eleven
inches, of the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment. Beneath the monument, in the
center of an elaborate bit of Ornamental
ton, appears the seal of the state of In
The handsome tea set, consisting of tea
Kettle, stand and lamp, tea pot coffee
pot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and sion
DoWl viii weigh about 900 ounces more so
that the tray and tea service alone will
weigh near thirty pounds
Then there Is the massive punch bowl
with capacity of four gallons In this
piece, TO the general decorations have been
added grape leaves and large punches of
the fruit The bowl will stand eleven
inches high, measure nineteen and one
halt inches across the top at its widest
part and weigh about twenty pounds
The remaining pieces consist of a
twenty-four inch meat DISH intended for a
large roast; a twenty-six inch fish dish.
an eighteen,inch meat dish, two round
| thirteen inch entree dishes, two gravy
| boats, two double vegetable dishes. ar
| ranged so that by unlocking the handles
| from the top the covers are converted into
| dishes; four compotieres, each gilt in the
| center, standing six and one-fourth inches
| high; two large fruit dishes, each weigh
ing over three pounds; one very handsome
| ice cream dish, with richly decorated lat
| tfce work drainer; one ice cream slicer.
| one salad bowl, spoon and fork. All
| lined with gold; one ice bowl and tonss
four hors d'oeuvre dishes. gold lined, and
| pintS.
The entire. service has been designed bv
| John t. Curran, the chief designer of Tiff
fanny & Cos silver factory, and when com
| pleted Will contain about 200 pounds of
sterling silver.
The making of the service is being has
| tened, so that the presentation can take
| place while the Indiana is in the dock al
| Port Royal Gov. Matthews and parry
| will then visit Savannah at the same time
| they visit the ship.
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tivity among those aboard. About 2
o'clock on the first of the flood tide she
took the ground as she started to swing
On account of this it was thought best
TO take her to Bay Point for the night,
but as the tide would not be high until
after dark the officers thought the risk
greater than remain where she was. At
ter being aground nearly three hours she
swung to the flood tide with the assist
ance of the tugs McCauley and Smith
Meanwhile the buoy tender, Wisteria, was
dispatched to Beaufort and returned with
two mushroom anchors, which she planted
astern the battleship to hold her from
swinging on the nights tide and keep her
IN position for entering the dock on the
morning tide. As an extra precaution
the tug McCauley anchored aft the port
quarter and the H. NJ. c. Smith off her
starboard-quarter with hawsers to keen
her from steering on the ebD
tide. Despite the heavy mooring
and the constant efforts of the two tugs
during the night, the big shin overcame
ant resistance and swung entirely around
This afternoon she touched ground
again, but is uninjured. A fav-
orable wind blew from the north
east during the night. and it was thought
me morning tide would justify the dock
ing Ihls morning the dock drew "a feet
4 inches at high tide The caisson gate
readiness for the ships entering After
g consultation. however, Capt Evans, de-
ctued not to attempt to make the
JOCK with such small margin
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Silver Service.

Commanding Marihes-Richard Wal
lack, Captain.
First Lieutenant Marines-w. c. Daw-
son, Second Lieutenant.
Warrant Ofhcer-William Walsh, Gun
ner.
Acting observation-disclosures Bowling
Paymaster's Clerk. Dirclxinck
The roster of the officers at the Paris
Island dock is, commandant. Charles
Rockwell; executive commander, Capt
BickWelli rqchief engineer construction
Lieut.. Macay; paymaSter, Ring; surgeon
DR.. Berryhill. The station has thirteen
handsome two-story houses building, and
q we'll made boulevard The place is i'm
proving,
Quite a number of the Atlanta repre-
sentatives of the governors staff remain
ed over last night and went back this
afternoon IN a special ear.
Among the prominent personages
ABOARD the Indiana to-day was Col Evans
who represents the Beaufort district in
congress, and to whom is chiefly due the
honor and credit for the Indiana's pres
ence at the dock here. He is watching
everything with keen interest.
All of the visitors left here to-day for
their homes. The only thing of remaining
interest, aside from seeing the batfleshdp
is her entry to the dock, and the indeh-
nlteneSs as to that event outweighes the
mehnations of the people to remain over
A Philadelphia dispatch last night ex-
presses a doubt as to the efficacy of the
lndiana's guns. 1t says: A local paper
says private adyices received in this cifv
Of the new battleship Indiana that the re-
SUIT OF the gun trials at sea of that big
satisfactory.
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United States Battleship Indiana.

piston rod could be sent to New York and
Strengthened. Leaving Hampton roads two
days late she encountered very bad wealth
er Wednesday and part of Thursday. On
her way her guns were tried and proved
very satisfactory, as Capt. Evans said to
morning. 1t is possible she strained her
turrets by testing the big thirteen inch
guns. In the storm coming down the tur-
rets leaked considerably.
The roster of officers aboard the bat
tleship is as follows
Commanding Officer-Robley D. Evans,
Captain, u. 8. A.
Executive Ohicer-William Evans, Lieu
tenant Commander.
Navigator-S. p. Comfy, Lieutenant
Watch Oficer-J. l.. G. Fremont, Lieu
tenant.
walch Omcer-H. H. Hosley, Lieuten-
ant
Watch oficer-Richard H. Henderson,
Lieutenant
Watch Ofbcer-F. L. Chaplin, Leuten-
ant.
Watch Oficer-B. C. Decker. Ensign.
Captains Clerk-W. S. Crosley, Ensign
Mate Of the Hull-O. Z. jackson, Ensign.
Stone. Ridley Mclean, c. F. Snow, Ros-
coe w. Spear, r. c. Bulmer, w. G.
Groesback.
Senior Medical ohicer-G. p. Bradley,
Surgeon.
Assistant Medical Omcer-E. P. Stone,
p. A. Surgeon.
Paymaster-H. G. Colby.
Chief Engineer-P. A Rearick
Senior Assistant Engineer-Harry Hall.
Second observation-disclosures McAliister.
Third Assistant. r.. Brady.
Fourth Assistant-A. c. Burroughs,
Fifth Assistant-D. r. Merritt, Naval
Officer.
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INDIANA NOT YET DOCKED.
THE BATTLEsHIP UNABLE To CROSS
THE DRY DOCK SILL.

-Four Inches OF Water Not Enough
Margin TO Justify the Attempt.
The ship Anchored seven Miles
Below the Naval StatiOn-She Has
Touched Ground Twice. hut l. Tn
injured-If She l. Not DOcked To-
day the Attempt VIII BE Aban-
doned UntiI the Latter Part of the
Month.
Port Royal S. c.. March 1.-THE battle
ship Indiana is still unlocked. The winds
We're against the docking this morning
The cafsson gate was taken out and moor
ed in the river and rything was ready
except that the depth Of the water in the
dock registered only "A feet. The vessel
could have gone in on that depth except
that about a foot margin is needed 10
work on for suction and for the placing OF
blocks under her.
The big ship steamed down the river
about seven miles and there anchored.
II the winds shift 20 east by morning. she
may be locked tomorrow, otherwise tt
is likely that the docking will not take
place until the latter part Of the month
when there is a fun moon.
The probabilities are that she viii be
hauled out on the morning. however. as
information was received tonight from
the naval station that notice has been sent
20 the Indiana TO come up and go into dock
at $40 O'Clock
The ship was aground yesterday after
noon for two and half hours beyond
the dry dock, causing considerable un-
easiness to her officers, and general ac-
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The Indiana's

-four inches - of clearance the
draft of the vessel being "a feet. So at $50
o'clock she weighed anchor and was tow
ed down below Bay Point, a distance of
seven miles from Paris Island, to avoid
a. possible REPETITION of grounding. There
morning she viii be towed back to the dry
dock, and, if there be sufficient water from
the tide she will enter. If not, she will
return to beyond Bay Point
The tide is diminishing every day and
II the Indiana fails to make the dock to-
morrow, the job will very likely be aban-
doned until the next full moon, when the
tide is more favorable Meanwhile she
viii remain beyond Bay Point.
During the day several hundred visitors
went down to the ship to inspect her The
officers were extremely courteous and add
ed interest by showing the people through
and explaining the many things of inter-
est General disappointment prevailed
over the failure of the ship to go in dock
The Port Royal and Beaufort people We're
not exempt from the feeling. However,
many of them did not manifest it to any
perceptible degree They feel sure that
the Indiana will go in the dock and that
the test viii prove satisfactory.
The dry dock, as previously stated is
Ine largest on the American continent, and
the only one of sufficient size to receive
the Indiana, which is the largest first
ci2ss 2attieship in the navy. Actual con-
5uucton began on the dock in April 1891
II was finished in 1885. Delays occurred
from time 70 time the most notable being
SaHyse9 ny the storm along the cost in the
80 OK 1870. IT is known al a timber dock
49, uiii4ke the other United States docks
oll little stone in its construction
l"S'' an Is wood, save the stone cop
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ATLANTA's STREET CAR FIGHT.
The Hearing of the Case Brought by
Property Owners Begun.

Atlanta, Ca, March H-The hearing of
the case brought by the property owners
on Capitol avenue to compel the Consoli-
dated Street Railway Company to relay
the car tracks which were torn UP by
the company one night several weeks ago
to void being assessed for paving pur-
poses was begun before Judge John S.
Gambler to-day. All day was consumed
dence and the argument of the case will
not be reached until next Saturday. The
Capitol avenue people are fighting the
through the city council for the forfeit
ure Of the franchise and through the
courts to compel the relaying of the
tracks, the action through the council be-
ing designed to take effect If the case be-
fore Judge Gambler fails to bring the
company to time.
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A BLAZE AT MACON.
A Candy and Cracker Factory Badly
Damaged.

Macon, Ga, March H.-Fire broke out in
the wholesale candy and cracker factory
of the Winn Johnston Company at 2:1O
o'clock to-day, and before it was gotten
under control by the firemen, the stock.
valued at about $4,000, was almost totally
destroyed, the principal damage being
caused by water. The damage to the build
ing was comparatively slight. The total
amount carried on the building is not
known. The fire appeared to originate in
the roof between the Winn Johnston Com
pany's and Amazon's store in the adjoin-
ing building. The company expects to be
in running order next week.
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enemy were getting her range, she would
out fires, douse her stack, seal up. so as
to intercept the ships course, dive, and
make run at FIVE fathoms below the sur
face of about 800 yards, and then rise till
the top of her tUrret OF that of her came
ra-luc1da tube above water gave a view
Of the enemy and the consequent direc-
ton for the next submerged run. During
such an approach the ships torpedOes
would be useless, because the boat pre-
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TO ARGUE ABE sMALL's CASE.

1t VIII Come Up Before the Supreme
Court TO-MOrrOw.
The supreme court will hear arguments
tomorrow on the question of a new trial
for Abe Small, convicted of the murder
of Policeman Neve, and sentenced TO be
hanged. Messrs. Charles N. West and I.
D. Ravenel, who appear for the defense,
and Solicitor General w. w. Fraser, for
the state, will leave the city for Atlanta
tonight, and the case Will be called up Tor
argument tomorrow morning. Decisions
in criminal cases before the supreme court
are not usually long delayed, and 1t is
expected Smalrs case Will be heard from
within a short time after it is argued.
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TRIAL OF PASTOR BROWN.
No Verdict Reached Yet by the Min
isteriaI Council.

San Francisco, March 14-The ministe-
rial council, which is investigating the
charges against Pastor Brown of the First
Congregational church, adjourned to-day
until Monday next without having reach
ed a verdict. The council has determined
that the various specifications shall be de-
cided seriatum and be drawn up in a for
NAL form to be submitted to the officers
of the church. All the members of the
council are pledged to secrecy, and are
not permitted to give out any information.
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a t GOodwin's
new play, Ahbi-
tion, which was
presented at the
I h e a t er last
night, is a little
weak at both ex-
tremities. T h e
first act does not
take a hold upon
the audience a t
nnea and tho
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MISCELLANEOUS.


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RoUMILLATS TANNoPILINE,

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E. M. PERRY, 100 STATE STREET.
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The theater win be open every night
this week and for three matinees.
Monday night and Tuesday matinee
Henry f. Dixey, in the Lottery of Love,
and The Seven Ages.
Tuesday Night-Dixey. in An Evening
with Dixie.
Wednesday and Thursday Nights and
Thursday Matinee A Woman of War.
Friday Night-Dr. Palmers concert.
Saturday Matinee and Night-Thatcher,
Primrose & Vests Ministries.
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WEEK FULL OF PLAYS.
DIXEY To OPEN HIS ENGAGEMENT
TOMORROW NIGHT.

"a Woman of War" to Be Seen Here
for the First Time This Week-Dr.
Palmer's Concert the Musical
Event-Thateher, Primrose &
VESTS Special Engagement-Nat
GOOdwin's Hit in ..AmbitiOn."
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ATTENTION HOUSEKEEPERS! WE
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Market, corner Price and Gordon streets;
there