The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-04
TO MAKE 1T NOTRAIN
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT OF AN
INGENIOUS AUSTRIAN.
Turns the American Rainmakers Idea Hind
Side Before and Bombards the Clouds
to Dispense Them When His Grape
Vines are Not Needing Rain-Germany
Goes Out Of One AntLTarin Spasm Into
Hay Presents His Credentials-Bread
Riots In Argentina-Foreign News.


Washington, May 3.-Posibly it wa:
from noticing the unsuccessful attempts
made by the would-be rainmakers n the
United States TO bring down showers
when wanted that an ingenious Austrian
grape grower was induced to exactly re-
verse the American practice. An ac-
count of his experiment is given by
! United States Consul Stephen, at Ana
! berf, in report 10 the state department..
| The Austrian owned extensive Vineyards
situated on the southern slopes of the
| mountains, in a locality often visited by
| destructive hail storms. At first he
tried galvanized wire but this was too
expensive and he decided TO install
battery aud test the plan Of causing ex-
blossoms to drive off the hailstorms. He
erected six stations on prominent noun
tain SUBMITS, commanding q territory
about two miles in extent. Each sta
ton sheltered ten mortars and corps OF
volunteers handled them.
The practical test is thus described:
Threatening black clouds made their
appearance on the SUBMITS of the Bach
er mountains. Al a given signal all the
mortars were fired off and the contin-
uous detonations in a few moments caus-
ed a sudden reaction in the movements
of the clouds The cloud wall opened up
funnei-like; the mouth of the funnel be-
gan 10 rise in the form Of consecutive
rings, expanding gradually until all the
clouds scattered and entirely disappear
ed. No nails nor sudden downpour of
ram fell. The same experiment was
gone through six times last summer and
has without a single exception proven
successful preventative"
ALEXANDER OF SERVIA.
Cetinnje, Montenegro, May g.. King
Alexander Of Servia arrived at Anativa-
ri, the seaport of Montenegro, today. He
was met by the crown prince, Danilo
Alexander, and escorted to the palace.
The batteries ashore fired a salue and an
American vessel present fired salute OF
twenty-one guns. The royal party short
ly afterwards started for this city.
BREAD RIOTS IN ARGENTINA.
New York, May 3.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Buenos Ayres says: Ser
ious rioting is reported from San Luis
province and the government has sent
troops there 10 preserve order. The out
break is the result of great restitution
and suffering in the province and the
delay of congress IS extending aid to the
sufferers.
GOT THEIR GUNS ON THE SLY.
New York, May "a dispatch TO the
Journal from Berlin says: When the
minister OF war a few months ago de-
manded an appropriat ton of several hum
dred thousand marks for new quck-fir-
ing guns giving as reasons that France
was armed in similar manner the
question was debated in the press wheth-
CT, in view of the large deficiency, the
amount asked for could be granted. Now
it becomes apparent that a short time ago
reveral regiments of field artillery were
provided secretly with the new quick
firing guns. For instance, the Sixth reg
ment Of artillery is using the new guns.