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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Our Formidable Contribution to the
Emperor's Navy.
BUILDING IN AMERICAN SHIPYARDS
Will Be Equipped With All the
Most Effective Appliances.
Q U G K-F IRING RIFLES

Written for The Evening Star
1t has been a good 1nany years since the
shipyards of this country were busted with
vessels Of any magnitude for foreign naval
powers, and the craft now building at the
Union iron v orks of San Francisco and at
Cramps in Philadelphia are directly the
result Of our own rehabilitated service and
the fine showing on the Asiatic station OF
The Charleston and the Olympia. These
vessels for japan are now we'll advanced
and it will be but brief while before they
are launched.
The vessels are substantially alike and a
description Of enc applies to the other.
They have been classed by the Japanese
as second-class. unarmored. protected cruis-
ers, and, in displacement, are a triae heav-
Ter than our San Francisco and Baltimore
type. They are substantial Implications OF
the Buenos Ayres. built for the Argentine
Republic by TIE Elswick yard of England,
and larger and bettered reproductions of
the Yoshino, which did such effective work
during the recent Japo-Chinese war.
Their Dimensions.
Each ship has a water-line length of 396
feet and an overall length of 4O5 feet .
inches; maximum beam Of 40 feet and a
draft of II feet IA inches on normal dis
placement of 4,760 tons. They are built of
steel and have double bottoms. extending
throughout their entire lengths and are
divided within into something like fourteen
large or main Water-tight compartments
with numerous minor subdivisions. A pro-
tcctive deck. reaching from side to side and
running from the bow to the stern. COM
pletely covers the "vitals'' of the craft. On
the fiat portions this deck is Ia inches
thick, but where it slopes to the sides 1t is
increased to Az inches. The water-line re-
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gion will be constructed on the prevailing
cellular system. but will not be filled with
ceiulcse unless so decided by the Japanese
after they become possessed OF the ships.
The bitter experiences of their recent
struggles have taught them fully the dan
ger or lire from modern explosive SHE'LL
and with that before them. they have or
dcred all of the woodwork to be fireproofed
They deem the materials so treated by us
to he amply protected against confiagra-
ton
Typical Modern Vessels.
The ships will be fitted for complement
Of 4O5 persons. and everything will be ar
ranged to accord with the japanese naval
regulations. There will be the usual sys-
TENS of natural and Of artificial ventilation
and the lighting throughout will be by eiec-
tcicity. In other words the vessels will be
typical Of the best modern naval practices
Each ship will have twin screws driven
by two four-cylindered. triple-expa nsion
engines. capable Of developing a maximum
indicated horse power Of $4,000. Upon that
development a speed of ply knots Is guar.
anteed, but there is but little doubt that
the vessels will make quite 3 knots or more
the engines ere in two separate water
tight compartments. Steam will be sup
piled by eight boilerS-four double-ended
and four MISUNDERSTANDING a total crate
surface Of 1872 square feet and total heat
ing surface Of 22.440 square feet.
Formidable Batteries.
The principal offensive power of the ships
is conferred in a very formidable battery
of quick firing rifles. In the main battery,
each ship will carry two s-inch and ten
i.1-inch rapid-fire rifles: and in the sec
ondary battery there will be an effective
force Of twelve 12-pounders and six 2lt
Founders One S-inch gun is mounted on
the forecastle deck. while the other is aft
on the poop, and each has a commanding
arc Of fire of something like 20 degrees.
The gun crews are protected by heavy steel
shields on each rife. These S-inch guns are
OF the well-known Armstrong type, and are
today the highest and heaviest develop
ment Of the quick-hring guns. Each piece
has recorded speed of fire of five aimed
shots in sixty-four seconds, and. at each
discharge, sends forth a hurtling mass OF
20 pounds Of hardened steel with an initial
velocity of 1850 feet a second. The record
Tor our S-inch guns of the ordinary service
type-iring projectiles of 30 pounds-is one
shot every minute and half. In the same
Tune the Armstrong gun discharges LAO
pounds of destructive metal
The contract price for these ships is re-
ported to be something like s1O25,0OO for
each. and does not include the armament,
winch Is to be furnished by the Armstrong
people.
A japanese officer has been quoted as
saying that these vessels have been built
in this country merely for sentiment
sake; BE that as it may; but, when finish
ed' they will be unsurpassed of their kind.
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A PRINCE OF THE KAFFIRS
Is Enrolled as Student at Shaw Univer-
sity.
Expects to Study Medicine and VIII
Then Return to His Own
People.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star


RALEIGH, N. c., December /, 1897.
Not long since Dr. Charles F. Meserve,
president Of Shaw University at Raleigh.
one of the largest colored educational in
situations in this country, said to me: Il
will have in a few days as a student Prince
Impey of South Africa" Arrangements
were made to secure ar interview with the
first African jrince who ever attended
school in the United States.
1 went 10 Shaw University one after
noon. 1t was Saturday. and a couple of
hundred students were either watching or
participating in game of foot ball. In
portico of the main building sat a quite
dark young man, wrapped from head to
foot in a heavy ulster, though the day
was fair and warm for the season. This
young man was the prince. At the be-
ginning of the interview he was reticent
not to say shy, but as it progressed he
spoke more freely. 1t is difficult to tell
his age. He appears about twenty and
says he is nineteen years and six months.
The hiGnneSS of his cheek bones Is a
marked feature. He is of a pronounced
negro type as to face. l know a negro
waiter in hotel here who might pass
for his twin brother. Impey's voice is
we'll :nod:iiated. He had map of Africa
open and pointed out his home. He said:
MY name is Alfred Impey. My grand
father was King Kama. My fathers
name was Impey. He was the third son
Of King Kama. My mothers name was
Balise. She, too. is dead. The present
king is my uncle, King William. After
my fathers death lived with King Will
lam. 1 belong to the Kaffir tribe. l am
at Barnshill, where Miss Grandma was my
teacher. 1 have been baptized 1 was
born at Milledrift, South Africa, near Ions
dale, in Cape Colony, near the border of
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the knee

tapering to an average of is inches at the knee
and Is inches at the bottom.
For semi-full dress occasions the three-button
cutaway frock coat will be most popular. THIS
coat should average about 30 inches in length and
may be made of unfinished worsteds presidential
cloths and vicunas.
The frock coat. closed with three buttons and
two on lapel, for afternoon and for ministers
lawyers and professional men. is from the new
Queens jubilee cloths. presidential worste,ls and
for the more luxurious dressers from fine vicunas
This coat should be finished with bead edge and
corded which gives a very nohby appearance and
adds very materially to the durability of the gar
ment.
The dress coat is now made with peaked lapels
silk faced to the edge; has broad shoulders and is
of medium length. The vest may be either single
double breasted. The favorite materials are
Venetian cloths, gran finished worstels Queen s
Jubilee cloths and presidential cloths. Coat should
be finished with corded edge.
PAUL PATTON,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
RAILROAD ACROSS SAHARA
The Camel Caravan May Soon Become a
Thing of the Past.
travelling Mountains of Sand and
Other Objects of Interest In
the Desert.

Among the most interesting and useful
pieces of work which civilization is carry
ing forward at the present time is the con-
strucrion OF the railroad and telegraph lines
into the heart of the Sahara, which is be-
ing prosecuted by the French government
of Algeria. 1t seems not generally to be
known that this civilizing work has already
laid a firm grip upon the inhospitable
sands, and that as a result of its trespass
many of the elements of European we'll
doing and refinement have found their way
as perrnanencies fifty to one hundred and
fifty miles within the desert confines.
These lines of message. while they may be
considered to be OF strategic quality, are
indeed the avenues of commerce, the de-
velopment of which will ultimately force
to the wall one of the most picturesque as
sociations of the African continent-the
caravan Their penetration southwark is
from both the provinces of Oran and Con-
stantine: from the latter the line follows
the important caravan route TO Lake Ichad
and the central Soudan having for its
points of concentration or defense the GASES
of Biskra. Tuggurt and Ouargla.
Between these three points, the last of
which may be considered to be the final
diligence service Is maintained three times
per week, and IT seems not unlikely that
this service will shortly be replaced by that
Of the iron horse The locomotive at the
present time enters Biskra. the beginning
OF the fat desert, and from the further
gate of this town oasis may be seen depart
ing the trains Of carts laden with their
heavy burden of telegraph poles. The car
AVIAN route IL not what. perhaps, most per-
sons still continue to believe such a road
way to be, namely. temporary soft sand
road without boundaries, and constantly
obliterated in part by the drifting over it
of yielding sands. For much of the way
on the contrary, 1t has hard and cement
ed road bed, well adapted to the passage of
vehicles and hardly impeded on its surface
by a cover of sand. Furthermore, long
and constant use by an almost endless
number Of caravans, with the tread of
thousands Of feet Of men and animals has
SO clearly defined its boundaries that 1t
presents all the appearance of an artificial
construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
LORD Nelson's Canadian Love Episode.

Lord Nelson's Canadian Love En,.oa.
From Leslie's Weekly
A pretty little romance gives Nelson's
memory sentimental interest in Canada
During his service at Quebec in 1882 when
he was but twenty-four years of age he
became infatuated with a beautiful Cana
dian girl. Mary Simpson, daughter of a
great Canadian merchant of the period. At
the time OF Nelson's visit she was but six
teen years old, marvelously beautiful and
witty. On the 14th of October, 1852. Lord
Nelson's ship, the Albemarle, was ready to
SAIL. and he had a very sad and tender
parting with Mary Simpson, and went down
the st. Lawrence to board the man-of-var
The next morning arrived and the Albe-
marie did not heave anchor and CAPTAIN
Nelson was seen coming back to Quebec
in a boat. A friend of Nelson's a man
prominent in Quebec at the i;ms es mad
him and asked him what had hapnsned.
Nelson Is quoted as having said: Il find II
absolutely impossible to leave this place
without again waiting upon her whose So
ciety has SO much added TO Its charms
and laying myself and nay fortune at her
feet. Nelson's friends protested against
such rash act. and told him thar. ..s.Iu-
ated as you are at present, your utter
ruin will inevitably follow" Then let II
follow" replied Nelson. earnestly. '.for i
am resolved to do it." But despite his fr
tentions. the stronger will of ais friend
prevailed, and he was fairly carried hack
to his ship and forced to leave behind the
girl he loved: and Ii was many years before
he gave up the hope of poss essIlg her for
Nielsen never returned to Canada, ami Mary
Simpson died in spinsterhood.
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cupy the larger portion OF the building at Goa 18th
street. Fred Gatchcl. as he is Familiarity known
to large and a,mirinG clientele in this city, was
by strange Appropriateness born In Coatsville,
IA, and began to make coats soon as he WIZ
old enough 10 guide pair OF shears Though coz.
paratively young man now he Is old 1
the tailoring business having served for many
years previous 10 engaging in business his own
hook with the firm Of Geo. T. Keen. by
his genial manner and pleasing personality. no
less than by his skill and success as a cutter and
filter of fine clothing he has won the good opinion
and patronage OF Washington's most prominent
men, de Is the leading authority mems dress
in the city, and many of his do not hest
tate to give him carte blanche 10 the selection
OF the fabrics and colors they are to wear relying
solely on his splendid taste TO make appropriate
selections. Associated with Mr.. GatcheI is Mr. f.
+. Mudd, who, like Mr. Gatchel was also con
nected with Mr.. Geo. T. Keen for 20 years in the
capacity OF cutter.
Mr.. Mudd WAS born In this city In 1850 and in
herts his talent for tailoring from his father the
leading sartorial artist Of Washington In ante
bellum days. No man in the profession has proh-
ably had the distinction OF clothing so many men
or national prominence as has the modest. unas-
Stunning little man with whom talked Yesterday
Presidents, cabinet officers, and congress
men, besides many Of the most distinguished Of
hcers or The army ana navy, are numbered among
his patrons. He has attained a national reputa-
ton as cutter and filter and has customers in
almost every state Of tie Union. He has selected
as his specially the most difficult branch OF the
profession-the cutting and fitting Of frock suits
and dress sIits-and In this line he probably has
no superior in America.
MI. Gatchel Is extremely retcent In discussing
his own achievements, but when asked to what he
ascribed his rapid rise in the tailoring business he
said:
Il believe 1 eve my success principally TO the
fact that 1 have made study of the tailoring
business all my life. i have never done anything
else have driven my business forward from the
very start-it has never driven me. / have en-
deavOred to make clothes that would advertise me
among the well-dressed men OF Washington and
the majority of my patronage today is that which
has come to me through the recommendation OF ms
old customers
New Fall Styles.
What are the correct styles for men this fall.
Mr.. Gatchelr'
Well, he replied, for business or morning
wear sack coat about % inches long and closed
with three four buttons or the three-but ton
cutaway frcck-sometim called the English walk
ing coat with flaps the sides-w be correct.
Trousers are rather loose the hips, gradually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
10 BE CORRECTLY ALTERED
Good Clothes Essential to Bus,
mess Success.
Washington Famous for Its Good
rkable Success.
OF Two Young Men.

That good clothes nre n Necessary capital TO all
young mon NJ successful viii deny. Clothes"
by No means. make the man. hat good clothes
VIII make good man much better appreciated Ivy
those with whom he has lusirsesS or sacnl rela.
lions The glad hand IL everywhere extended Ia a
well-dressed man-but many doors open cr1iiyingly
Z" those who are poorly attircd The question Of
dress IL therefore Of the lives, problems Of the
day. Probably no city OF its size In the land can
boast OF M many capable and efficient tailors ms
washington Ever since the war the capital city
has been famous for the skill and taste Of its sar-
torists Perhaps M inilors In America deserve
more credit for having aitaln.d Success than
tho firm VI j. Fred Gatchel a. Co. who &C.
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Differences Between the American
and the English Methods.
WEST POINT Is MORE DEMOCRATIC
But the Cadets Must Submit to
More Rigid Discipline.
WOOLWICH AND SANDHURST

Written for The Evening Star
The essential difference that exists be-
tween the respective methods of Uncle Sam
and John Bull for the education of their
embryo officers is ore of money. England
&c mands that her cadets pay. and nav
heavily. too. for their training, whereas the
United States is content to paw her mill
tEry pupils as well educate them There
Is but little similarity in the two systems,
though the result achieved is the same As
everybody knows, nomination by ones
l nited States senator and plain school
education are sufficient to admit the Young
American. thirst!ng for glory within the
portals of West Point. But admission to
the Royal Military Academy. Woolwich.
where England trains her would-be san
pers and "gunners.'' Is very different
matter. There are two military colleges in
England. the Royal Military College. Sand
hurst. and the Royal Military Academy.
above mentioned. At Sandhurst the cadets
are trained for the cavalry and infantry
branches of the service. while at Wool
wich. known popularity as the SHOP COM
missions are given only for the artillery
ard engineerS-the latter being those most
successful in the competitive examinations
Eht,ehce 10 these establishments is OBJ
tanned only through very severe COM
petitive examination. held under civil SER
vice rules, and the usual medical inspection
But when the struggling student has at
length overcome all difficulties his father
must face yearly bill of S1O0. unless he
himself holds or held a commission in the
army. The size of this sum, even though
IL be only for two years the full course is
sufficient to debar all but scions OF well-to-
do families. This qualification of means is
very necessary, as the young officer cannot
expect 10 live on his pay. which is only 5000
a year for some considerable time.
Social Life.
Once within the gates the studies and
drills are very similar TO those of our in
stitution. but the social and recreative sys-
TENS differ considerably. At Woolwich and
Sandhurst the men of different terms
have no common intercourse and of late
years it has become intensely bad form
for one term to interfere with another at
all But not many years ago the persccu-
ton of the SMOKERS, or ''plebes. as they
are called in America, was so great that it
firaily led to d revolution. The story is
rather amusing, the unfortunate snook-
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Kaffraria. My uncle's capital Is King Will
Jams Town. He has an allowance from
the British. His house Is a great one, like
this we are now in, and Is built of stone
and brick. 1t was built for my uncle by
his people. Our Kafflr people are Of two
kinds Many are like myself: that is, at
tend school and wear trousers. In Ions
dale there is very large school. There
are many other schools. But there are the
Red KafI1rs,' who do not go to school
and who do not wear clothes, but only a
cloth. King William has no other name
that I know. He is getting old. do not
know his years. He is getting gray"
Alfred was asked who would succeed
William as king. and said:
ST think my cousin. Monte Kama. His
father, named Mani Kama, was older than
my father. do not know which IL older,
my cousin or myself. but know when he
was little boy. and think am q little
older. We are the only nsphews OF the
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He Was. Qualified.
From Tit-Bits.

From T1t-Bifs
Before permitting you to pass to the
'front.' said the officer in charge OF the
telegraphy to the war correspondent, Il
desire to know whether you are qualified
to report our action in the field" The war
correspondent bowed and awaited the
pleasure OF the great man. I'm the first
place." continued the soldier, Il should
like a definition of the phrase, .fiendsh
atrocity.'"
The correspondent smiled as II he con-
sidered the question altogether too easy
"Fierdish atrocities" he said, ARE MUIR
ders committed by the other side"
Correct" returned the officer. Now
what Is Just vengeance"
"Just vengeance" answered the CORE
spondent, lis the term used to designate
murders committed by our side"
Correct again." returned the officer. IT
will give you an order that will take you
through all the lines"
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A Diplomatto. Answer.

Berlin periodical cites an answer of q
shrewd diplomatist to an eminent French
banker with whom he was on friendly
terms. When q report reached Paris that
a certain sovereign had died. the man of
nohey called upon the diplomatist to get
the truth out of him. He put the question
plainly. rs the report true?"
so fer as know" was the reply, there
are two reports. The one says that his
majesty Is dead: the other says that his
majesty Is alive. I. for my own part, be-
neve neither the ore nor the other But ]
hope you win regard this friendly Informs
ton ~ strictly confidential
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ers, in the patois of the paddock. 1t is
perhaps largely for this very reason that
the periodical incursions of "grafters'-tIe
travellers in the wake of horses, the her
aids of inaugurations, the foxy courlers of
encampments, conclaves, interoceanic con-
ventions-are generally so emEently sue
ceSsful in Washington from the business
point of view of the ''grafters" themselves
Numerous stories of the clean-ups made by
the underworld OF race followers before
and during the Benning meeting are being
told around town. The craftiest perform
ance seems to have been that of a swindler
who worked on a woll-known Washington
jeweler fin de steele ring palming trick
and very profitable one.
The sharper walked into the jewelers. es-
Enlistment a couple of days after the
opening Of the Benning meeting. He was
faultiessiy gotten up. and he looked las if
he had it on him" as one of the clerks
afterward said. He was such an extremely
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have any O. de green left in 1t wit dem
people aroun. Bot dere mugs is in Byrnes'
graft book" Ohe New York rogues' gal
lcry), IAN dey bot been pinched onct a
week In de big town fer a hunnered years
or so. I'm goin' t. hor on t. me ticker an
me wad till 1 git out O. dis
Both the man and woman pointed out by
Corners in the furrier's shop were identi-
fled a couple of days later by Washington
detectives as well-known New York crooks.
whose pictures are in fact in the New York
of town. and went. go
A Mythical Cock Fight.
very black young colored gentleman,
who had the general ornate makeup of q
hot number. pulled off good thing on some
mythical chicken fights he claimed to have
arranged. He circulated among the dead
games out at the track and among the
resorts in the city where the FOUNDERS make
their headquarters. and passed the quiet
tip that he was going to exhibit in cock
pit out at Bladensburg the finest aggrega-
ton OF feathered scrappers that ever wore
gans. After he had worked up a very gen.
eral fnterest-he waited three or four days
to let the project soak into the minds of
the sports" he had talked with about the
chicken fights-he toured around among
them again, puryeying ketsf for the cock
telling how much money he made cut of
the thing; but it was DANGEROUS to talk to
the very large number Qt dead games
who hired carriages on a raw night about
a week after they had bought their tickets
and drove out to -Bladensburg in quest of
cock pit as purely mythical as the cupolas
of Camelot.
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From tho Chicago Tribrne
Mrs. Upjohn-'It was about SIS we raised
for the poor Of our parish. wasn't it?'
Mrs. Highsee-"It was $55 exactly"
Mrs. Upjohn-"My husband told me this
morning that nearly half Of it was donated
by q good-natured sort of q fellow who
CANDLES. He won 1t at cards. and turned II
over to our fund"
Mrs. Highsee-'Well. I'm thankful we
didn't find it out till the money was all dis
posed Of"