New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

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tended a test of armorp piercing shells AT the lhui"
Head Proving Grounds yesterday TWO OF inc
,hroo ehells submitted fulfilled the requirements o.
the trial but the other completely penetrated -
target going straight through the heiVl pach'"h
and entering dirt bank for the distance OF iourtec
feet The shell which proved so successful - 'h' %
tho Johnson Company of Spuyten Duyvil n. J., anu
what made Ito accomplishment more surpl,sIns Of
the fact that Its cap or ,p o' was Of castiron II
overturned existing theories db he hc and the
l[aryeyized ai x ,ndhss caIibre second Of
She wrsnrescnting group OF the e-shp Iowa.
P"rh, ~ armor also took place YESTERDAY II Was
e for The purpose Of affirming what the hrs
test had shown-hat ne pia,' we ered and went
20 n,eres ON the plate. which was hiteen ih'n7S
i To R.e''' ." w. -
,,.hough the subcommittee which has had the
nreparation of the Naval Appropriation Dill "a
charge Is reticcnt concerning It's provisions "
believed that the measure provides for six bat,''-
,hin, o,d a number OF torpedo boats not eNccedl'S
or,can The majority OF the Subcommittee are
,,orr n have strongly favored this increase NOT
withstanang the argument that the nep'e1,a Sp an
ton OF . tne The Subcommittee bill is under
r,oon 10 provide for an increase OF IoVo III '''e nun"
De 81 appropriaton Of $4,000 to begin the work G
| building reserve guns loi NtSS''9 """'' '"
is also provided for.
At to-morrow's meeting Of the House '''n'n''''
~ roroir, Ar,lrs. the principal matter under HiT-
,,,son will relate to the attitude TO be assumed o'
this Government toward the cuban insurgents -
tina. meeting the conclusions reached 10y thr SUI
committee to which the Cuban correspondent
,rro, will he rcpnrfel This subcommittee con
s,-.s ~ Ncesrs Adams. Of Pennsylvam' ""'
Dr,ro, % Nassachusctts Republicans; and Tucker
=, VIRGINIA Democrat Several hoUrswere spent
nv them ir consultation to-day and Is uir' oro
stood that before adiourning two m ,his Gov
agreed 10 one favorlng recognition Nv M -,
"rnment o, the bcllgerency of the tnn,ains HI, III
another moro pacific In character but IooSSaniT cnm
hat
mittes predicted this evening that az au' 1"ned
mLstng c6n sba be DELAYED un the regular hour
Of adjournment by ptolongod debate on 1omr,ios
g,eiged themselves not reveal the resu,s
today bu, the foregoing statement %, 'n'" P'''''
is believed to be substantially co''''"
Thomas H. Hubbard representing tho 9oa'pS
estate finished his statement before tho House ON
,,'..oo o., pacific Railroads to-day. I; was stated.
ha said tina, the profits Of the Pacific RaiiroaH7 "a
heon enormous He could not cay what 'h' ''''
had made and he did not think therc wa a''' ,,s
living one possibly cNcoptcd-who c'"l" t'..
information. Taking M IN" question "'
NJ uuhhnrd said Il WAS an everyday occ"''c'''
-. ravo railroad bonds default after payinr interest
f,r voars In such an event did the si'ckho'"i''
cav that this interest should not have been PAN u'
shoull have been saved FOR the one 'F daS ,r'
Coverrrnrn; provided what IN" roads Sh'ulu 49,,
CO. &c bnurn; These requirements had been GU
out and II there is not money "iouH ' ,ca,,sc Tho
~ meet the bonds and inter- - II was n'Ca, ,,
Governmen, requirements had not ben .
The company had TO decide VIVA =, ro',1 not
with its net earnings y'nr pN i,, ,tn mater Tho
look ahead fifteen years In setting inc BE-
interests Of tho Government ,nI h s,ieees,ed
hubble were 10 be considered II hah u''' 80 he,n
mat the Government take me roahs mn ,, D..
So far the centrel raci t va rong mens,rcs
the road ne thought could I've up 70 W. ca
mGnts Of eneT o, NOR when Mr. suhhe gen
cral traffic agen; OF the Cehf"' i"''''''
| heard.
NJ nnsmoro. Of Arkansas. reported TO the Hou'"
mir fpembsrH
| ,,oro,c, Affairs Committee on the resolution" cen
curing Ambassador Bayard. The report states WA,
the minority respectfully dissent rom INC VIZ" "
| the majority and submit that the I'7""''"'s
not 10 pass. Continuing, the report aaFF. !"
o,,,or there IS nothing contained IN 'lh'r Oh INV
noohos mentioned that calls for or jusiiiles any
,srrc nv Congress. The proposed action ~ u"-
warranted and unprecedented EepIostn,AI.r's IL,
the United State in foreign c)uh,i,S az ,rricty
and exclusively. As 10 the rrEulh'ion :. pH,Dp.,lnn
az dscreetness OF their conduct under ur ,b
and control Of the by Congress in
,,s ,esn,c RI can only have the erect OF "'s ,',,e
from 'hr rhn reaor is signed by Mr. McCrcary. OF
| Kentucky: Iir. Tucker Of virginia; Ar nnaas.all
| Democrats.
| .,o-n.v-General Harmon to-day submitted 10
,,e,rnas,er-General Wilson Il decision to the erect
that the numerous bond and investment schema anS
conducted throughout me cou ap iSe a. mats
| not entitled TO the privileges Oh INC ""'
Pre-
| lowing nominations: To be Consuls Oh 'hs ''''.
| S,o,ns. Samuel Comfort, OF New-York. at bombay
india. g H. Keedy. OF New-York. at Greno''s'
France; J. H. Mul.igan. Of Kentucky Il. .'pe ~"
South Africa George ! Ecssrufi ~ nrz9i
| " Pr ~ Cenby Deputy Paymaster- General, 70 De
Colonel and Assistant, S Ma1oI
Frank NJ Coke paymhs'eeI 20 ~ '''"''''A"''
| and Deputy Paymnster-"ehe'a'
TIL. House Committee on Pos;onices and Post
| roads to-day made several important additions 10
| the Postoflce Appropriation bill for the com''s
fiscal year. providing for Increased iast mali ldV'''-
ties The item providing for fast mall facilities pe-
| ,woan springAcld Mass. and New-Orlcans, when
had been stricken from the bill, was relnserted tne
appropriation for the service being Ss6cp an iIe
approprlating 100000 was adoi d iHf spgy"' Iowa
via Burlington.
Tho Army Appropriation bill reported to the
| Senate this morning. 1t has been increased oh'y
800 the total OF the bill as reported benz
s23 27s 1902 70. The estimates called for &iN"'-'o
while the act for the current fiscal year appIopr-
atcs S23 252 2S The bill as reported carries an ap
nropriaon s26 7g4 greater than the act FOR me cur
rent hsca year and tSi35'3 less IMAM the cstiha'e'
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations this
morning heard the representatives Of the competing
| companies seeking bonus for the construction OF
| a telegraph.c cable to the hawaiian Islands The
| claims Of tho Pacific Company we're presented 10y
| President James -. Scrymscr ana Vice PTesident
Eonund T. BE ylies and the claims OF the SpauldinG
| Company were presented by Colonel Spaulding him
self and General swayne OF san Francisco
Yong Kiu PAX. who has been Corcan Charge
d'Anaires I'm the United States for nearly years
and sole representative OF his Government at
Washington during the last year. left here for home
| this morning. expecting to sail from San Francisco
on March g. and reach Seoul about the middle Of
April Mr.. PAX has been In this country since the
beginning of the Chicago Worlds Fair. at which he
| was The Royal Commissioner Of Corea aftArwerd
studying at the University OF Pennsylvania: He
was one Of the most popular members OF the diplo-
| ma WASHINGTON "A
| the White House. 1t Is expected that he will
turn TO this country in few months the guard
! ian of the future King of Corea, the second OF
! the reigning monarch. who Is to be educated in
| America.
TO PROMOTE FOREIGN TRADE.