New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-25
,,,pToN NOT SATISFIED.
,xrR TALKS ABOUT INJUNc-
TIONS.
AGE PEG

Rtne' to was one or the t"o'S
sv'''l' trials 10 select military mug -
ne - 49, use Of the State troops 'n'e" "A
n for 'ne nc,,on upon the Governor ana Al
re an Ill e-...-ai,ing them from contracting
rpst-Gens.'",I,r the Savage rife. which has oeeh
~ Or pu'. commended for adoption os 'ie
sscnous'. T. The statement made py MN 10
ssr bo".s .s.erday Mr.. Burton says why inc
q Ease lid not have been adopted ana why
gage gun 80 should be- He gives his reasons
ssSh rhat the Savage gun was not aoi, y, ~
SLOWS: i""' ~, the Board OF Arms officers
eonpeus ,bs K-ag-Joreensen rifle TOT inc
~, s0s.ssArnav; that the Savage gun 00e,'
rrsej s'@'e ,,ske and three years time WINE
sHs EH'' ao he made for less In siN'! u"'s
u Nn So which is offered for W. CANINE '
Isl u9 rs than SIS. and that the niaNe'
80 " ".rynerated FOR the dehcicnV' :"
. .oIi,ical influence. that II % .
AVA Marlin. of New haven ca,r"v' 49,
ssi 'na' ,,o boards circular called for car
AT While 'n' ,h,r,v-six grains Of smokeless
rags .,.aoa gun took only thirty grains;
,,E5es' " -. Gun broke down during the test,
tf the -. that the Boards circular caiieo
y W =" ~ and an indicator, which the savage
~ Co. mat the rust test was omitted, DC
~ "a caxace gun would not survive IT, ina'
sse 'he assembled and assembled IN less IMAM
S.''' = nerson not familiar with the ARM
~ hou'' o.r,on gun can be dissembled and as
Sae 'ao ,an seconds: that 1t has no ram or
eee' - . that the Boards circular calls lor
ssnhs American invention and MANUFACTURE
. snI in an application for a United states
'ae ,sQs swears that he is subject Vi INC
a'sH' :. nreat Britain. and that suiilcieii' lin.
"e'- allowed inventors to make 'heii ,aoue.
vas enough months passed AFTER 'heif ue"'e''
lore the trials oesa"'
CHALLENGE ISSUED.
sa,, Il now challenge the savage Oo'ii-
ne SN -. NJ the respective guns-that IS, 10
'-1 m the tests i will submit my gun 10 oe
paw" h,.ra Of three officers OF the Na'ioha'
@' ... o,s 70 lie chosen by myself one by saV"se
49, ,xo so chosen to select third Anu mere
~ ,,,orn tie Governor and the Ad)u'aht-"e"-
:, ,,s State that 1t is my intention 10 serve al
s|.,,o, 10 restrain them from contracting ioi
: ru-chas.ng the Savage gun for the aio' e'''''
x,ana" r-,,,o .ha Roard was
80 ~ Colonel Albert d. Shaw. OF water
3 chairman: Eliphalet ". Bliss OF
.rt,vn and Professor Robert H. lhu's'o" -
Iii University and Sibley College
= pv.s ,.as seen at his Office No. II Adams-st''
..-,.- afternoon. and had this 10 say In connec-
- Nv purto-'s statement: 1t seems 10 me
:. s,4,cie,, answer for Mr.. Burtons ciaiii
:. HE g,,r and not the Savage gun should nave
- .aootsd bv the Board is found In the iac'S
=. xhen the choice was made MT bur ""
:, m, before US for consideration. As s'a''u -
= ,snort 10 Governor Morton, II had peei' pa
~a and withdrawn by PERMISSION anu
sc- brought back. To answer some u MI
=. s,a,a,nents the Savage gun was adIni''eu "
-.-,,,;o,, Nv the Board OF United States ArH'!
-. -. :, was rejected for the Krag- JorgehSe"'
: a. We rejected others for the savage we uo
,.rava that the Krag-JOrgenseh iAe 10 ~
-,,-ad With the Savage and we 'hl"N ''.1'
nv onirion to-day will bear us OUT !" ny
~ The Krag was barred Delore ou'
- :. -, ,oreign weapon Mr.. Burton did claim
~ - 20 - uvas not an American citizen. but
vi 80 matter TO the Adjutant-General'
-. ,ha, he was The n.akers OF the
1851, have agreed 10 furnish II to the STATE
p, SO 40 not care what its cost may I've
.,a-s Marlin / understand Is ho" mani"
= .,o Savage gun We did not say '"d'
-ssre should not take less imam III" - 80
=. ~ powder We simply requlreu 'iI"' on
r.o,s should stand that amount Inc sane
"a W. uere permitted 70 require cu'-oi
a an Indicator OF not. just as we so pleaseu'
,a.-xacsl that the best makes OF lore's" go
; nm have them. and so DECIDED hot ~
- o,r weapons The rust test was omitted
,-se II Is absolutely unnecessary 90 '
S,.,srnen. concerns the time for making mod
, IA, time was extended on severai ooo"'i0'''
700 I'D TO the day Of beginning the TESTS
A FAIR SHOW.
49,. .rs,va guns entered had an absolutely falr
- They were the military magazine T-"e u
sx,xs Arms Company, Utica, y. y leste1'
10y s West Boston, Mass, Withdraw" wiz
, tex: stillrnan F. Kneeland. on the name az
n os Briggs Kneeland, tested the Lee 80
go hartford. Conn, withdrawn by request
4 A.. raevt.-ed: John Henry Bake 6alaviS,
se~ted: bethel Burton. Brooklyn. y l., Par'Is
- snS Withdrawn by permission; tIeorse H.
car. New-York City. wthdrawn fCr SsieI re-
r., . 2 30 sUnf s9War ID Gi5b Brooklyn uOse
nj owner, partially tested and wlhq r,Ian ~
%; Min zones -nddet No !. 's5 tested. model
! J. "a tested: Lee straight pull testsu usasSi5g
Z bolt action by Dr. n MShe an, action HE
~ - Fa-weu Of San Francisco hUt Aoi l ~,
zss and model produced no. w'tnih Inc iV9u'''
~ specified in the regulations
POLITICAL TALK NONSENSE.
~ talk about political influence being 'ough'
IN 10 secure favorable report Tor 'he
. am is simply nonsense. Weadopted the rihe
- IN the opinion Of the Board, al parueS
zzszea i. is by far the best weapon SUD
aa In the rs place we believe tnat 'n Pnrton is
q II gyteu gun As matter OF fact Wilen o W
~ % make our choice only tWU N. .p,ar
~ ne contest the Savage and the NlhTii"S 49,
~ rarazine of the Winchester holds onE ~ ~
rrErN and projects two inches below tnv
I'd N itself a serious objection in the Ihli.aig
e Mr. Burton says The Savage gun mas ITO ao ca
Z 1arinx rod II needs none, but IL was nec.n r
~ % force the cartridges from the burton AZ.
"a ramrod Nj Burton's gun gave GU. r nIJIa
~a tests We treated him with all poSSiD. o
1dsation and ] am sorry that ne rahes -
~ he rejection of his weapon. Inc BC.it Wa
<ed solely by the desire 10 give 70 the -eatlOa.ti
|aa Of TINS STATE the best weapon tnat SOuiu
+ o.a;sed and / think that we have zone TO-
WHAT COLONEL ABELL SAYS.
xne Henry s Abel. who was secretary OF the |
ss and who i'm reduced IN the Legislature the Ia"
d constituted the Board and provided for the
<hn Of rife for the State troops. SAID IL IS
~ for Mr. Burton or anybody else TO attempt 10
u ne decision Of the Board. They are men OF
Randing and II Is RIDICULOUS 10 think that any
ssnce co,sd be brought 70 bear which would nave
sssc Of oornpelin the Board 20 select any Tlne
= szaf which In ~ opinion was the best suited
sse purpose for which II is required AS matter
n 81 DO not believe that the decision OF the
cculd D. ovsrridden that the Adtutant-5en-
20 be prevented from contracting with the say
Aias Repeating Company for the l50W rihes
~ - ne bill calls for The measure is mandatory.
makes Il imperative on the Adjutant General %
Sssc FOR these arms upon the decision o: the
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