Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06

the most satisfactory test as TO excel
Iance of construction in a mechanical
l.ord Hawkes. team Of cricketers
sail for the West Indies by the steamer
Don. January 18th.
Now that the fat racing IS over, II
ia interesting 10 scan the list OF WIN
ners. Thanks chiefly to ST. Frusquln,
Mr. LeoDold de Rothschild heads the
list with s233.S30 stake money. PER
simmJn brings the Prince OF wares
next with Sl34095; and the Duke Oh
West Minister is third with $llO,OSO.
Lord Roseberry is third with SlO2,gl2;
the Earl of Derby is fifth with b4,2l0,
and II Lebaudy comes sixth with SOB
$50. Mr.. Tierre LOrillard won $l4,4lo.
the Vishard stable won Sll635. Nlr.
August Belmont won $2,240 and Mr..
Richard Croker won 1925.
The greatest interest attaches to the
steam trials of the British cruiser Pow
erful. said to be the largest of her class
IN the world. and the first large British
war shin fitted with water tube boil
ers During the course of her long
cruise in the channel, the maximum
power developed was 26,4SI indicated
horse power. while the mean or four
hours running was 25,SS6 lndlcaJeo
horse mower. said to exceed that of any
wsrship afloat. and only eXcelled by the
two new Cunarders. In the first test
80 hours steaming, with $4,000 morse
power. she made 81 knots with 10 tons
Of coal per hour. The last test was
eight hours trial, with $4,000 indicated
horse power. under national draught,
which developed a speed of 2212 knots.
AS the Powerful carries quite
heavy a mament for q cruiser, and D.
900 tons of coal. the speed is considered
here to be remarkable, and as fully
iustifying the change to the water tube
boiler. The powerful, however has no
side armor. although she has pro-
tected deck of four inches maximum
thickness on the slopes. She carries
two 90 guns. 10 G-inch guns, l6 IL
Founders and y 3-pOund quick-hring
guns. The big guns are mounted on
the forecastle and poop en- barbettes,
the guns themselves being protected by
q hood. The armOred deck is COM
Dosed principally of three thicknesses
of steel plating. but at the edges where
Il Joins the sides of the ship two of the
skins of the plating are discontinued.
Consequently the extreme edges OF the
deck. for a foot or two. have only one
skin OF plating which has been severe
ly criticised as likely to expose the
vitals of the ship when rolling away
from the enemy.
The police say that burglaries have
= g h. IN of
London during the past few months
that the thieves got away with no less
than 100000 CS3OO,OO0) Of plumber.
The condition of Mr. James B. ROose-
welt. secretary Of the United States en-
bassy. is causing anxiety he is suffer-
ing from severe nervous prostration
and insomnia.
The principal gossip in theatrical
circles is the announcement that Sarah
Bernhard will. during her next London
engagement. appear at the Adelphi the
alter. the recognized house of melOdra-
ma. Her season at this house will he
gin on June 81 next. Among the novel
ties to be produced will be q version of
Alfred de Mussets historical drama,
"LOrenzaacciO, in which the great act
ress viii play Lorenzo and for the first
time appear before q London audience
I'm a male character. IL is also reported
that she wi play Mary Magdalene'
during this engagement.
Ellen Terry has abandoned any in
tention of appearing in Richard III
when produced at the Lyceum. This
is due TO an alleged need of rest. The
withdrawal Of "Cymbeline' is announc-