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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

management of these far-shooting guns
Sincerely and periodically,
T. Armstrong
II will be seen from this, the writer in
tends to man the West Point Military
Academy with Americas new record
breaking gun, to be used in the defense
of New York harbor.
There have been a great many schemes
projected for the protection of the har-
Dor, but none have, up to date, been alb
solutely practical. The point has al
ways been that if the United States could
defend itself from certain points in the
harbor the enemy could as easily break
down these points and enter.
IL was only a few weeks ago that an
officer in the United States navy wrote
over his own signature a very forcible
article pointing out the weak spots in our
coasts defense. He said that the interior
could be protected by the regular army
and volunteers, but the danger lay in the
penetration of any of the harbors by
means of one or two efficient warships of
the enemy. These could get past any of
the existing coast defenses and land their
troops upon the mainland. once there, 1t
would be difficult to drive them out.
The scheme now proposed for harbor
defense is not only a new one, but a most
of vantage, commands a magnificent view
of the harbor, and could be made abso-
lutte master of the situation by means of
powerful glasses. With the new Romer
shoals guns mounted upon its nights it
could send its fire down into the waters of
the Hudson and command all the points
as far south in the harbor as it would be
necessary to hold.
The gun which would be used is the new
i6-inch gun about to be mounted at Romer
shoals, New York harbor. This gun has
a range of over sixteen miles, and easily
carries this distance even on a level. II
ii were elevated ii could carry further as
1t would have much less gravitation 10
overcome at the beginning of its flight.
1t is calculated that shot projected from
a hight is given a much greater range
than when fired from the sea level, and
consequently the new gun mounted al
West Point might shoot a sufficient dis
lance to accomplish the purpose suggested
by the Armstrong plan.
In case the gun were not powerful
enough to carry from West Point it could
be located in the Palisades at points from
five to fifteen miles up the Hudson. West
Point cadets are constantly practicing
here, and are already familiar with the
ground
The only person in the United States
who could compute the distances with alb
solute certainty is said to he Capt ingalls,
OF the First Regiment of Artillery, who Is
one of the countrys most brilliant ariil.
lerists and whose works are text books
at West Point. When the famous "Jubi
lee"-the English shot which holds IN,
English records-was tested, estimates o
ats range were invited from representa-
tives Of all the recognized armies in IN
world. They were asked to send in thei
answers in sealed envelopes. The dat
given were the caliber and weight of til
gun TO be fired, the weight Of the pro
Jectile the kind and weight of charge
the direction Of the shot, the mean atmos
oheric conditions at Shoeburyness, wher
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the trial was to take place, and, finally
the angle of elevation.
The test was to be made and the COM
municatious were not to be opened until
after the shot was fired Capt ingalls,
worked out the problem with the other
representatives, and sent in his answer
under cover
The Jubilee" shot was fired from a 90
inch Woolwich gun, and it reached a dis
lance from the firing point of twelve miles
AT one time in it's fight The shot was over
three niles high. When the range had
been accurately measured the British ex-
perts opened the foreign communications
among which was the letter from our own
Capt Ingalls,. Some Of the calculations
placed the shot fully Two miles from the
distance which il obtained, but Capt. In
gals plotted it within $50 yards in the rear
Of the stopping point. He was only $50
yards out of the way, and consequently
he ranked first among the worlds calcu-
lalors of the carrying power of big guns
This astonished the British artillerists,
and they decided that the captain had
practically located the shot in the very
hoe where il fell In a 12-mile calculation
$50 yards is so little thai ii is practically
nothing,
The new 16-inch gun which is to be
mounted at Romer shoals If it were
mounted at West Point and fired toward
the harbor would doubtless land in the
waters of the bay, somewhere around the
Statue of Liberty-thus holding the harbor
in perfect safety. New York city. Jersey
City, Brooklyn and Hobollen would be I'M
disturbed by a conflict in the harbor, as
the entire battle would take place over
their heads. The enemys intellectual fire
would fall short of them, while the West
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shanty among the trees and open a

shanty among the trees and open
clearing.
Along the centre of the ridge runs the
old state turnpike that was cut through
the forest from clean, N. Y, to Kittann-
ing, Pa, more than a century ago. The
old pike traverses the center Of the oil
belt, and derrcks loom up among the
trees on both sides of the road, making
a very picturesque sight. The ridge is a
mile wide and as level as a barn floor
In the centre of the oil developments a
little town has sprung up that has been
christened Klondike. 1t consists of forty
hemlock shanties a story and half high
scattered along the pike for 1900 feet. The
only difference between the houses and
barns is this: There are windows in the
houses. But the houses are very COM
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Wayo had been annihilated, that BulawayO
itself was RACED to the ground, and that
now was the time for the Mashonas to
rise, expel the intruders, and get back
their country. They promised TO give
charms to all who would fight to render
them proof against the bullets of the
white man, which would turn into water
or drop harmless from the mouths of
those they struck, and by these and many
other such delusive arguments, they so
worked upon the credulity and lower in
stlncts OF the people that IN almost. every
hraai the natives even the women and
children, put on the black beads, which
were the badge of the MOndOro, while their
hShting men, with Kaffir cunning, waited
quietly Tor the signal TO strike down the
whites at one blow. SO closely was their
secret kept, and so well laid We're the
plans Of the witch doctors, that when the
llme came the rising was almost smulta-
neous in every district, and in five days
over 100 white men, women and children
were massacred in the outlying districts
Of Mashonaland
AT first matters went well with the
witch doctors in that country as they had
IN Matabeleland. All loot taken from the
murdered Europeans or their devastated
camps was brought TO them at their
stronghold and stern examples We're made
OF natives who dared to confscate any on
their own account. Kagube and his con-
freres waxed rich, and began to look for
ward with pleasant anticipation to a re-
turn Of the good old times. But they were
reckoning without their host, for, after the
nrst paralyzing blow, the settlers rallied
to their work of retribution, and slowly
but surely during the ensuing twelve
months drove the natives from one village
to another, beating them back, and mar
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WASTE OF HUMAN LIFE.
The Inferno Into Which the Gem on
the Antilles Has Been Turned.

the Antilles Has Been Turned.
From the London Chronicle.
In the three fortresses in Havana there
are now confined 4,727 political prisoners
and counting those deported to the Isle OF
Pines there must be 10000 in the whole
Cuban command From the commence
ment of the war until this date SPA per-
pie have been deported to African pehal
settlement; All prisoners of war have been
shot in the Fosse de los Laurels Havana
alone, and 1913 people, chiefly American cl5-
liens, have been expelled from the lslauu,
Counting the enormous number OF persons
who have disappeared from their MONIES
and never again heard of, the deaths VI
pacidcOs from starvation and disease tue
captured rebels executed in the lhleiiO',
the massacres of sick and wounded anu
the appalling lines of Spanish graves
marking every movement of the lmPeIiaii
forces some adequate idea may be CANT
of the inferno into which the pear VI
the Antlles' has been turned. DuIlns
the month of August 23.470 soldiers WeI.
admitted into hospitals with yellow Ieyg'
ard dysentery and these may he dupn,
Gated with the men untitled for duty, pus
invalidated into the barracks OF the lale'
towns.
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oil pours into the tanks in a flood tb,oD,h.
the lead lines connected with the casiSt
head. There was never a ..eld onana3
where SO little oil was allowed to rln -
waste as at jacksonville Two weeks ssI
the Standard found its pipe line facirifieS
unequal to the demand and laid eigb,
miles of three-inch pipe and built ana
equipped pump station all in four DAYS
The jacksonville pool is one of the rich.
est white sand pools ever opened. So rieb
are the wells that it seems almost a.
though a vast lake of petroleum underlo,.
the mountain ridge that marks the ourIin,,
of the belt. The production of the Watson
vile pool is to-day more than one-baIf a.
large as that of the entire Bradford faIJ
which has now shrunk to 1900 barrels
day. There was time when the Bradford
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

Point gun would play over the housetops
upon the advancing ships.
The English Jubilee" just described,
which attained a length of twelve stat
ute miles. would be formidable weapon,
mounted on an English cruiser, but it's
size, weight and cost would practically
keep ii from these shores-for England
holds it Jubilee" at home for it's own de-
Tense.
Germany has a Krupp gun. On the
Meppen range it has outdistanced the
"Jub1ee" by half a mile, but even this
great German gun falls nearly four miles
short of reaching our Romer shoals gun.
The Krupp has a 24-cendmeter breech-
loading rifle. The length of the gun was
251a feet over all and the shot weighed Al
pounds. The firing charge of powder
weighed 253l2 pounds, and the initial We
locity of the projectile was , 100 feet per
second. The great range was obtained by
an angle of firing at A degrees.
Now, if capt. ingalls, will, with the data
furnished by the new ROmer shoals gun,
compute the distance which it would car
ry we would know exactly whether the
Armstrong plan is practical, and the war
department could decide upon the FEAST
bility of instructing West Point cadets in
the defense of New York harbOr
Big guns will not be unusual in the
United States army The big MdVa,e
steel works of Pennsylvania have been
working week days and sundays Tor the
past two months. day and night, early
and late, getting new armament COM
pleted The government issued a hurry
order some time ago, and the employees
have been kept busy every since. Capt.
Lyle Of the United States army is act
ing as government inspector, and the men
are now at work upon fifty 10-inch disap-
pearing guns, and ten Pinch motors. one
of the new big guns on the track is q 10
inch wire gun, which will weigh thirty
tons, and viii hurl a Compound shell at
a velocity of 100 feet per second. The
length of this gun is 37t2 feet, and il is 10
be used in the coast defense of New York
harbor. The other factories have been
working just as hard, and the government
has placed sufficient orders with them to
keep the whole force busy for several
months to come.
There is no doubt that the big cities
along the coast will feel much securer II
the inhabitants know that the harhors
could be defended without the destruc-
tion Of the city. If they knew that il
could be done absolutely end certainly
without disturbing a stone in the streets
or a brick in the buildings then, indeed,
they would agree that the millennium of
warfare had come-as far as ihe United
states is concerned. c. S. Russell.
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A GREAT PETROLEUM LAKE.
Three Miles long, Vile Wide, and
just Gushing Money.
From The New York Sun

Bolivar, NY, Nov. 13.--A strip of Penn
sylvania mountain ridge, three miles
long and a mile wide, is to-day attracting
more attention from oil operators than
any other section Of the United States.
with the possible exception of the Elk
Fork district in West Virginia. The
under side of the ridge is lined
with an oil-bearing sand so rich
that 1t has been named the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

field produced $4,000 barrels a day. That
was when it was in the zenith
of its glory. But there was
only one Bradford field, and oil
men may never look upon its like again.
The Jacksonville pool is not big one, but
it is rich as one of Joe Ladue's best claims
on Forty Mile Greek.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

1t is intimated that T. S Grant of Cal
ifornia will be a candidate for United
states senator from that state, but wheth-
er as republican, democrat or populist does
not sem to be known He supported free
silver a year ago, but voted, 1t was under
stood, for Bryan as the popuBsi nominee
rather than the democratic nominee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

jacques Nicholas Seger. the new Hay
tian minister to the United States, is a
fine looking man of about 50. with refined
manners and a very intelligent face. He
was educated at Paris. where he was a
afterward returned to Port au Prince.
where he made an enviable record as a
lawyer.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-09-19
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 Increase clearings week of 1897, s4S6, 00504.
 Balances week of 1896, $2S6, ,578.63. Increase week of 1897, $153,S19.50. Clearings week of 1895 $2,196, S00,50.
 Clearings week of 1891, $1,6S1, ,07S.57.
 Clearings week of. 1S93 $1,611, ,915!06. Clearings week of 1892 $1,657, 7S5.55. The clearings for the month of Sep tember, for three years, were: September, 1897 ..s.. .......... $6, 590, ,2l7.0S September, 1896 a............. 5,6I3,f7S.65 September, 1895 s.!.......... 6,616,14S.65 Dividends soon due are: American Bell Telephone company, 3 per cent payable october 15; books closed october 1.
 Continental Tfhst company, New York, IF per cent, payable October Ii; books close October g. Brooklyn City Railway company, 21a per cent, payable October 15; books close October 9.
 Cleveland City Railway company, % per cent, payabe October 10; books closed September 30. | American Tebapee company, ? per cent, payable November 1; books close | October 15 | Boston Electric Light company, 11a per cent, payable October 15; books closed October l. l Bridgeport Electric Light company, 1 2 per cent, payable October 15; books ] close October 9
 Consolidated Electric Light company, 11a per cent, payable october IS; books close October 9. l Jc1 nd ger cent, payable November 1; books closed October 1.
 Chicago and Northwestern preferred, 1s4 per cent, payable October s; books closed September 23. I Delaware Lackawanna and Western, 1% per cent, payable October 20; books close October 8.
 Edison Electric company, New York, 11s per cent, payable November l.; I books close October g.
 Edison Electric company, Brooklyn, 11a per cent, payable October 15; books closed September 30.
 Journeay & Burnham Co.,, preferred, 2 per cent, payable October 1 books closed September P. 1 Dayton & Michigan preferred, 2 per l cent, payable October ,; books closed September 30.
 New Haven Electric company, per cent, payable October 15; books close ] October Il.
 New York Central, i per cent, pay | able October 15; books closed Septem- | Der 30.
 Pittsburg and Fort Wayne preferred 1& per cent, payable October 5; books closed September 9.
 New York and New Jersey Telephone 11a per cent, payable October 15; books closed September 30. New York and Pennsylvania Tele- phone, 114 per cent, payable October 15; l books closed October 1. North Chicago Street Railway, per cent, payable october 15; books close October ,.
 1 Proctor K Gamble preferred, 3 per cent, payable October 15; books closed September 21.
 Southern New England Telephone company, 11a per cent, payable October 15; books close October Il.
 Texas and Pacific Railroad Coal con- pany, l per cent, payable October 20; books closed September 30 U. N J. R. R. & Coal Co.,, 21s per cent, payable October Il; books closed September 19.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL AOTEs.

 Consolidated Railroad stock and Debent- ures-Diamond Match--S Swift X Co. Diyi- dend-Union Pacific-New Haven Banks, Etc.
 The general stock market in New York suffered the first serious decline since the first of May during the past week. New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad stock has sold at 1884 and 1SsA. The convertible fours are steady around 140, large lots having sold at 1f2, with coupon of October 1 attached
 Diamond Match company sold at 153ia to 1551a.
 Swift & Co. will pay the usual quar- terly dividend of 11a per cent to-mor- row.
 Checks for the dividend on Boston and New York Air Line, New York New Haven and Hartford railroad New Haven Gas Light company and Consolidated Rolling Stock company were all promptly sent out on the night ot September 30, reaching the stock holders on the morning of the first
 The annual meeting of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad will be held at the office in New Haven at F o'clock Wednesday, october 20.
 On the same day, the second assess ment of $5 per share is payable on Union Pacific railway stock. The re maining $5 will probably be called for soon.
 New York and New Jersey Telephone rights accrued October and are quoted 71a to 919.
 Clearings and balances of the New Haven banks for the week ending De- tober ?, and for the corresponding week of last year, are furnished by the secre- tary of the New Haven clearing house, by days, as follows:
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ANNUAL MEETING

American Street Railway Association.
 The sixteenth annual meeting of the American Street Railway association will be held at Niagara Falls October 19 to 22. It will be attended by many of the officials of the street railways in this city. Among them will be Gen. eral Manager Dodge of the New Haven Street Railway company, Israel A. kel-, sey and Superintendent Pond of the Winchester avenue road, F. c. Boyd, William Anthony, and John s. Bradley of the New Haven Street Car Register company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-04

THE APOLLO LAMP--the most econom icai Lamp ever manufactured-consum only 2A cubic feet of gas per hour; less than any other Lamp in the market. The Apollo Lamp can be adjusted to any Gas Fixture, is adapted for natural, coal or gas oline gas, and is provided with an Auto. matic Regulator, which prevents the break ing of chimneys by a sudden increase of gas pressure.
 The APOLLO MANTLES are the most durable ever manufactured; they are made In any desired tint. The Orange Light be. ing the best adapted for private dwellings, jectionable tv the ladies. The Blue White Light Is the best for stores and where the These Manties are suspended from the ton like bell, by a loop of material, same as that from which the Mantles are made. There is nothing to burn off and destroy the Mantles, and their being suspended from the top prevents any sudden jar from breaking them, as Is cmmon with other Mantles. THE ARNOLD co. Sole Agents.
 STATE AND GROWN STREETS
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gifted musician, and many prominent teachers, composers and performers in all parts of the union; among the latter Mrs. William F. Dodge Stokes, and a sister of MT. Andrew Carnegie, both of New York's i-millionaire society," and members of the most select circles in our own state.
 MT Parsons will have the co-opera- tion of able teachers in the conserva- tory, and will appear with Mrs. Par sons in recitations and concerts during the winter
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FROM FOOT TO KNEE
Ohio Woman Suffered Great Agony From Terrible Sore-Her Story Of the Case, and Her Cure.

From a Terrible Sore-Her Story of
 the Case, and Her Cure.
 "For many years was afflicted with milk leg, and few years ago it broke out in sore and spread from my foot to my knee. l suffered great agony. It would burn and itch all the time and discharge a great deal. My health was good with the exception of this sore. tried great many kinds of salve, but some would irritate the sore so that l could hardly stand the pain. I could not go near the fire without suffering intensely. Some one sent me papers containing testimonials of cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla, and told my husband would like to try this med icine. He got me bottle and found it helped me. kept on taking it until my limb was completely healed. cannot praise Hoods Saysaparilla enough for the great benefit it has been to me. It cIeanses the blood of all impurities and leaves it rich and pure.'' MRS. ANNA E.. EAKEN, Whittlesey, Ohio.
 You can buy Hoods Sarsaparlua or all druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
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THIEvERY ON THE CAMPUS.

Several petty thefts have been report ed to the campus detectives by students who have missed articles from their rooms in the dormitories. Two bicycles were stolen Saturday off the campus, and have not been recovered.
 One of the wheels stolen belonged to M. A. Colton, a student who rooms in South Middle. It was taken from in front of the dormitory entrance while the owner was in the building. The other belonged to $. M. Smith of 135 College street
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cARMEL1rE FR1AR MISSION.

A two weeks mission was begun at St. Johns R. c. church yester- day morning by the Carmelite Friars, led by Father Kreidt, assisted by Fa- thers Feehan and Kehoe. The mission began with a high mass at 10:30 yes terday morning. This week the mission will be given over to the women, and next week to men. There will be mass every day at 5:30 and at and 10:30, with services and a sermon in the even- ing.
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THE NEW HAVEN CONSERvA-
 TORY OF MUSIC.

The oldest musical institution in Con- necticut. the New Haven Conservatory of Music, has reopened for the season under the direction of Mir E. A. Par sons, the prominent teacher and pianist, and has already a large number of pupils on it's books.
 MT. Parsons has metropolitan as we'll as local reputation as a teacher. having during his most successful career been the instructor of noted pro- fessional musicians and society leaders. Among the former may be mentioned Mrs. Mary Knight Wood. the famous composer; MT. John s. Camp, a most
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s.4rURDAY's BIG LE4GUn GAMEs.

Brooklyn won from Boston, 15-6.
 Washington won from Baltimore, 6-5 Chicago won from St. Louis, S-2.
 Cincinnati won from Louisville 9-S. Pittsburg won from Cleveland, I-4, Philadelphia won from New York, 1S-5