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rounds, and a lining may be inserted after
200 rounds.
1.-THE weight Of projeetiles for full charges
shall be about 1000 pounds
GAS proof of general efficiency the breech
mechanism should work freely and be con-
venient for operating; the opening and clos
ing Of the breech to be performed without
great difficulty by one man. The projectile
shall admit Of being readily handled, in
serted and entered in the bore, and not be
subject to injury of reformation either in
handling or transportation.
''The repairs allowable during The trial OF
q gun, exclusive of the insertion of a lining
tube, will be confined to repairing and re-
newing parts injured during trial No alter
atoms that may affect the general construc-
ton of any part will be made without the
sanction of the board. A rapidity of fire CT
ten rounds per hour shall be attainable.''
With the S-inch guns the rap!dity Of fire
required is twenty rounds per hour. and with
the l0-i1ch guns fifteen rounds per hour.
The charge OF Pinch gun Is $50 pounds
OF powder, and il should throw a projectlle
Weighing 1000 pounds distance OF eight
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18
BAZIN'S
FAIL URE

In the summer of last year mechanic
ians, shipbuilders, seafaring men and
the general public were in ecstasies of
excitement over a new invention which
was to revolutionize the naval art and
solve the problem of transatlantic rapid
transit.
This invention took the form of a
roller steamboat" It was first con-
ceived some two or three years ago
by M. Ernest Balm, a distinguished
French engineer. Not until last Au-
gust, however, was he able to launch
a tentative vessel built according to
his specifications.
The New York Herald at the time
fully described this ship, which is nam
ed after the inventor.
To recapitulate briefly it is a large
rectangular iron box, about 120 feet in
length, 40 feet wide and feet high.
1t is mounted on six lenticular disks
or rollers, 80 feet in diameter and sunk
in the water ten feet, while the lower
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of protection for the 10000 miles of
seaboard
Capt Frank Heath, ali expert in all
that pertains to guAnerytand ordnance.
has been stationed at the proving
grounds by the war department for
several years, and he will have entire
charge of the actual work of testing
the big cannon. supervising board
of army officers az pointed by the sec
rotary Of war win aasd b present.
The testing of these guns is most
intricate matter. and every possible
device 7isstTied to bring out any imper-
lection in the construction. Although
massive and bulky these guns are
necessarily very delicate affairs. and
the smallest deviation IN the lines is
liable to render them useless. For in
stance, if a Variation of Il, 900 of an
inch is discovered thd guR issrejected.
variation as tiny as this would in
terferes with the accuracy sof the pro-
jectile If ained at an object six or
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floor Of the box is at an equal distance
from the level of the water. In the
sides of the box is the machinery, which
is Of $50 horse power. This sets in mo-
ton a screw and the rollers. In the up
per part of the vessel, between the
disks, which pierce the box and extend
beyond it about seven feet, are COM
fcrtable cabins. This strange looking
vessel has displacement of 280 tons
M. Balm predicted that his ship
would have a speed of sixty miles an
hour, or mile a minute. Now, such
a speed as that would indeed create
a revolution. The fastest express trans
on the continent could not exceed it.
The fastest transatlantic steamer can
hardly do half as we'll. At this rate
Paris would be only fo;fr days distant
from New York, and 1t might be pos
sible TO circumnavigate the world in
little less than q month.
Well. the launch was effected in due
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opportunities presented by the trade
union to secure the share Of the profits
of his labor that rightfully should be
his. The trade union means short
hours and fair pay. When wages are
reduced in times of panic they seldom
rise again among the unorganized.
Each succeeding panic leaves the I'M
organized with smaller wages than
the preceding one. On the other hand,
organized labor has gained advances
and reductions in working hours. Cuts
suffered during the recent panic may
be restored, but organization will make
1t a certainty. The subject is, at least,
good food for thought and should COM
mend itself to the non-unionist.
The present session of the legislature
Is within three days of it's end and
organizd labor can, as yet, vainly look
over its records to find a trace of the
passage of measures desired and pro-
posed by its representative, the state
federation of labor With the posi-
BILE exception of the horseshoers' and
BARRIERS license bills, a number Of
lien laws, and the bill repeating the
struck jury law, which, by the way,
was not particularly a labor measure
nothing remains to indicate the hard
work done in the legislative halls by
the labor men during the past winter
1t is true the labor bureau investiga-
ton resulted in a victory for organized
labor. but when it became a matter
of doing something more substantial
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The recent troubles in the Bonn COM
pany's plant and On the Schultz build
Ing illustrate most forcibly the need of
organization. The employees in each
Instance were unOrganized, and when
they went on a strike they had no one
to look to but themselves for uDpOl t
and encouragement. The confidence
begotten of the knowledge that pow
er was behind them had no place
among the striking men, and as a con-
sequence they were beaten.
The longer tradesmen delay joining
the union of their particular craft the
longer will it take to better present
unsatisfactory conditions, shorten the
hours of labor, or to increaes the rate
of pay to a just standard.
The wages at present obtaining in
many callings are not a fair compen-
sation for the labor eXacted and per-
formed, and the workingman owes 1t
to himself, his family and his fellow
craftsmen to take advantage of the
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miles. The cost Of each projectie is about
$780, but when the test is made on land each
projectile is used several times, 1t being eX-
tracted from the target and rebanded Land
targets are employed to test the accuracy of
the gun, the usual ranges being mile
and 1900 yards An idea Of the accuracy Of
these guns can be gained from a recent test,
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make hole on the side about the size of an
English walnut and fill with currant jelly.
Place two together. Beat four whole eggs
with two ounces of powdered sugar, dip
them in and fry in very hot lard for fifteen
seconds. Serve with powdered sugar.
One society woman has announced her in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

After monthE' of persistent and hard
work, and the expenditure of $200, the
bakers union has finally succeeded in
forcing an Objectionable bakeshop, To-
Gated in the East end, out of existence.
The institution which has met with so
inglorious an end, was established with
the avoWed purpose of defeating the
objects of the union. The entire work
ing force was imported and the wages
paid much below the scale maintained
by the union men. These Ciccums ances
for a time, enabled the manager of the
plant to establish a competition that
was keenly felt by the reputable bakers
until the journeymens organization,
with the aid of the trades and labor
assembly, commenced an active, and as
il has proved, successful opposition 10
the product of the unfair institution.
The manager as well as all the en-
plcyes have since departed for the
parts from whence they came.
Two new members were initiated by
the union at its meeting last Saturday
evening, and an additional application
was reported pending.
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an area Of 20 by 81 inches, the range being
one MILE At range Of one and three-quar-
ter miles six out of eight shots struck with
in an area of one and half by four feet.
With this kind Of craftsmanship a 4OO-foot
warship even at distance of eight miles.
would stand little chance of escaping de-
struction.
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stir in half a pound of powdered sugar. Place
on the fire one quart of milk, with quarter
pound of powdered sugar and small piece
of vanilla bean. When 1t boils drop IN the
beaten egg. a large spoonful at a time. and
poach for two minutes. Take out with
SKINNER and lay on sieve. When cold
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

tention Of giving a ten-course Easter dinner
each course to be of eggs. To the unthink-
ing such banquet would seem to be a
most monotonous affair, but the few foregoing
recipes show that the egg is a versatile arti-
Gle and capable Of assuming many delight
full forms on the feasting board.
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and place them on the artichoke tips gar
nishing the whole with a half measure of fine
ly chopped trufles. Dress the sides of the
plate with bread crumbs fried in butter, the
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Easter Tidings. S.

This
Cheerful happy belong
Joy This shall No wall in
One MUSIC.
music the PIANO Such instrument within
strictly of Minneapolis
the ANDERSON sold low offering
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

A meeting of the advisory board to
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor was held in Wash
ingtOn last Saturday evening for the
purpose of considering the best means
of establishing a universal eight-hOur
weekday. The meeting consisted Of
representatives of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and JOiners, Granite Cut
terS' National union, Bakers National
union, BARRIERS National union, Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers, Seamen's
National union, American Federation
of Musicians, International Typog = PHI
cal union, Journeymen TailOrs' Nation
al union. Cigar Makers International
union and Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators. The advisory board de-
cided to cooperate with the execu-
tive council of the federation and with
all national trade unions to further
the movement and requests will be
made to all workers throughout the
country to hold mass meetings in their
respective localities on May 1 next,
to declare their determination to en-
force the eight-hour day as soon as
practicable before. but certainly on
May /, 1898. The executive council of
the federation was represented at the
meeting by President Samuel GOmpers
and Secretary Frank Morrison.
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whole forming trimming like a ROSTERS
comb. tFt
EGGS LA CASTELLANE-Wh the
whites of six eggs to a stiff froth and then
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as suggested by the bill, to reorganize
the bureau, the upper house failed Of
the task
The eight-hour bill drawn by the
federation was amended unto death,
and the latter body's executive coun-
Gil, at a recent meeting, decided to
request its withdrawal from consider
alton. At the same meeting, in ac-
acknowledgement of the fairness and i'm
Partially shown by the members Of
the senate labor bureau investigating
committee, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, The special committee from the
senate appointed to investigate the present
labor bureau have unanimously found the
management of said burea such as to warrant
them to recommend for passage S. f. No. 558,
which, If 1t becomes a law, will thoroughly
reorganize said bureau and place it in a way
TO accomplish some good to the laboring
classes of The state; and
Whereas, Said special committee, ind;vid-
ually and collectively, have shown by their
decision and recommends tons that partisan
feeling was ignored in the course of the in
VestigatOn; therefore
Resolved, That the federation council here
by tenders its most hearty thanks to Senators
Dunn, Young, R.ngdal, McHale, Peterson,
Larson and Cole for their uniform fairness
and general desire to arrive at a just and
correct conclusion.
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Union meetings scheduled for this
week are as follows.

the annual CONVENTION OF the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employees will
be held at Dayton. O., beginning May 8. Origi-
nally Worcester, Mass, had been decided upon
the place OF meeting, but 1t was finally de-
termined that a more centra! location would
be preferable Other conventions scheduled
for the near future are as follows: Interna-
tional Inachinists, May 3rd at Kansas City:
journeymen bakers May Srd at Cleveland;
International Printing presSmens, June Is
at Detroit, boot and shoe workers. June q
at Boston: harness makers. June q at St
Faul; retail clerks, july Is at Birmingham;
theatrical stage employees, July IS at Buffalo
The local iron moicers' union Will hold On
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they sell at lower prices,
they are not strictly the
most desirable bargains.
The time has come for the
best buyers-those who ap-
preciate thoroughly artistic
goods.
Think of it! A brand new Piano,
without superior on the Ameri-
can market, as low as $242. so.
Why, that is a low price for a
medium grade. The head of a
famous Eastern factory, which
turns out a piano scarcely the
equal of the Anderson, once tes-
titled, On Oath, in court, that the
cost of production of such a
piano was $3.50. 1t is offered to
you as low as $242. so. This is
your chance. 1t closes in eleven
days more. I shall stop retail
ing on the evening of April 80.
May 1st the goods will be sold in
a lump to the highest bidder, and
put into the regular channels of
trade.
Aside from our magnificent
stock of ANDERSONS, here are a
few bargains.
H. n. PETFBS0N
ASSIGNEE,
Century Piano Co., Minneapolis.
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The special meeting of the bindery girls
union Monday evening developed a number
OF surprises in the way of oratorical ability.
The subject under consideration was one of
absorbing interest and nearly all the young
ladies' present participated in the discussion
that was had. Miss Sadie Cotton was elected
to succeed Miss Maggie Mcclure as presi-
dent, the latter having rendered her resgna-
ton. Three new members were added to the
rolls by initiation and two applications for
membership were received.
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The brewery workers union held its regu-
lar meeting last Saturday evening. COM
ton to the conditions in the East was read
The Milwaukee union has secured agreements
with all the breweries in that city. running
for one year and securing for the union
every point contended for. The eight-hour day
will be demanded at the expiration of these
agreements.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-09-15
For sale.

Parker Row, one of the best pre-
perties in Brownsville, centrally
located on the corner of Washington
and 18th streets, for $1,000 Q. S
currency.
Also 600 acres of land, at $40
q. S. currency. JOHN w. HORT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18
RUSSIA GRABS PORT AUTHUR

London, Eng, Dec. 1S.-A dispatch
to the Standard from Vienna says it
is rumored that Russians have occu-
pied Port Arthur, which is situated at
the extremity of Lao Tung peninsu-
Ia, and was practically in the hands of
the Russians for some time past. At
ter the Japanese had evacuated Port
Arthur during the war with China,
Russian engineers began supervising
the reconstruction of the docks AND
forts which had been deserted by the
japanese previous to leaving therei
Japan was very anxious to hold Port
Arthur permanently but Russia
strongly objected and would have
backed up her objections by force.
Russia's great anxiety to possess Port
Arthur is due to the fact that the
harbor is free from ice all winter,
and it is proposed to connect Port Ar
thur with the Russian railroad now
being built through Manchuria, which
in turn will connect with the great
trans-Siberian railway.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18

the car, had been thrown out on the
ground. The officer pulled open the
door, and climbing in, found a negro,
summoning assistance the negro was
placed under arrest and was taken
to the Algiers police station, where he
was charged with breakin and enter
ing. The negro gave his name as
Dan Davis and gave Shreveport as
his home. In the car was found a
coupling pin that had been used by
the negro. The seals of several
other cars were also broken, but their
contents, being molasses, were not
disturbed.
The negro claimed that he was try
ing to get a ride to this side Of the
river.
The proper aff1davits were preferred
before Recorder Peter Clement, Of
the Algiers Recorders court, who re-
manded Davis in default of bond to
await examination.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18

the residence OF the brides mother
near Sayers postoffice, Bexar county,
Texas. Rev. d. S. Snodgrass officlat-
ing.
Try McAlester screened egg coal,
hest i'm the market. broken to size and
free from dust. $3.50 per ton, deliver
ed. San Antonio Gas Co. II
The steel ceiling has been placed
in the first floor of the postoffice and
the scaffolding is being removed.
-McAlester screened egg or lump
coal. positively best in the market
$3.50 per ton, delivered. San Antonio
Gas Co. lZ-l5-u
!. Elizabeth Thompson, aged TWEEN
ty-nine years, died yesterday of con-
sumption in the Womens' Rescue
home on Washington square.
-Wanted-A good cook at 301 E.
Elmira street. Apply at once.
The broken window panes on the
third floor of the Federal building
are being taken out and new ones
put in.
San Antonio Gas Company sells
McAlester screened lump coal at $3.50
per ton delivered. Tel. 212. If
The incoming train from the west
on the Southern Pacific railway is
eleven hours late today.
Best McAlester screened lump coal
$3.50 per ton delivered. San Antonio
Gas Co. Tel. PIP. 12-13-tf
If the weather permits there will
be an unusually attractive card for
the races at the Jockey club park to-
morrow.
If you want to have nice time, at
tend the ball at Arbeiter Verein hall
given by the San An
tonic Mutual Aid and Benevolent so
ciety. IT
Fore Sale-E'resh Pecans, extra
fine. soft shell. at 4, D and 6 cts a pound
at MISSES KIRCHNER, 231 W. Com
merce street. 12-14-1Ot
News reached the city this morn
ny that Henry Feldtman, n nephew of
C. Schasse, broke his leg last night on
his ranch near Boerne, by falling from
I windmill tower.
Lost: A package of greenback bills
about 500: the finder will be literally |
rewarded, if returned to this office. Its
Martin McDermott, aged Sc years. |
lied Thursday last in the Santa Rosa |
Infirmary, from consumption.
There is dangerous stone front
Of a torn down store on the south side
Of Military plaza, which ought to be
pulled down by the police or street
men.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18
UNCLE SAM HAS no PAY.

Pensacola, Dec. 1S.-In the United
States court a decree was rendered
in favor of the owners Of the tug
Monarch for $2,O1S against d. c..
Brent, late collector of customs at this
port The suit was brought to recov-
er damages for the seizure and deten-
ton of the tug on the ground that she
was engaged in filibustering, but as
the collector was able to show that he
acted by express order of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the government
will have to pay the Judgment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18
PeISD||0| Mention.

J. II. Stroud is at the Arcade from
Waco.
H. ]. Runge, of Galveston, is at the
Menger.
J. Klein, of Galveston, is at the
Mahncke.
A. Fulton and wife, of st. Louis, are
at the Menger.
J. C. Dilworth, the banker of Con.
zales, is in the city.
Capt. ]. C. Wilson, a Bee county
stockman, is in the city.
G. n. Dunlap and wife are in the city
from G. p. Diaz, Mex.
G. w. Sells, a prominent railway man
of Colorado, is in the city.
Col. j. G. Dilworth, a prominent Con
zales banker, is in the city.
Charles E. Lane is in the city from
Seguin and is guest of the Mahncke
J. G. Strong, Sabinal stockman, is
in the city and is stopping at the Ar
cade.
JOuu II. Ddhty, VI SuSlo, anu Il = "
Proctor, of Victoria, are at the Mahn-
cke.
A. j. Thrush, a travelling man of
Houston, is i'm the city ana is stopping
at the Arcade.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Wilson, a bridal
couple of Beeville, are in the city on
few days sojourn.
Frank o. Skidmore, well known
stockman of Skidmore Station, is in
the city looking at our market.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Emery, of Rochester, n.
Y, arrived in the city this morning to
spend the winter with her son, James
b, Emery.
Miss Martha McKie, of San Mar
cos, who has been visiting her cousin,
Mr.. III. G. Sherrods at the Menger no.
tel, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Hoelzer. of Gillespie county,
who has been in the city, visiting Will
liam Maltsberger on Burleson street,
left yesterday for Fort Clark to spend
Christmas with her son.
Mrs. A. z. Burleson and daughter,
Miss May, mother and sister of Rev.
A. L. Burleson, rector of st. Paul Epis-
copal church. are visiting him from
Milwaukee, Wis. They will spend
the winter here.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18
READ THIS CAREFULLY.

Are you entirely satisfied with the
arc and incandescent light service you
are using? If not, try the MUTUAL,
telephone No. 315, office 111h West
Houston street. They furnish bet,
ter arc and incandescent light than any
company in the city; prices always as
low as the lowest, and everything done
to make your dealing with them the
most agreeable.
Business men should investigate and
see them to appreciate the perfect light
that the MUTUAL ELECTRIC
LIGHT CO.'S are light gives. This is
the most satisfactory and reasonable
light for business houses. If interest
ed, call up telephone No. 315, office No.
11112 West Houston street.
If your are not using the MUTUAL'S
incandescent and arc lights, then you
are making a mistake, which you
should correct by changing immediate
ly. The service will be so satisfactory
that you will wonder why you did not
do so before. Telephone No. 315, office
No. 111h West Houston street.
Just like sunlight is the MUTUAL
electric light" is the verdict of a large
number of satisfied customers. Tele-
phone No. 315, office No. 11112 West
Houston street.
If interested in incandescent and arc
lights, we shall be glad to have you
call at our office, No. 11112 West Hous-
ton street, and we will give you any
information you may require, or if not
convenient to call, telephone us to No.
315, and we will send representative
to see you.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18
RESTORE THE WHIPPING POST.

Richmond, Dec. ia bill has been
prepared and will at once be intro
duced in the Virginia Legislature to
restore the whipping post. This OBJ
sOlete evidence of barbarity existed in
the state for many years prior to 1881.
Its repeal was due to the fact that
under its operations young and
pretty white girl was fiogged for the
theft of pair of shoes. The story
was published and such a howl went
up that the Malone Legislature
found no difficulty in wiping the law
off the statute books. 1t was intend
ed for the benefit of the colored pop
ulation, and came to ignominous and
speedy death when a young white
girl became it's victim.