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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

called condonseis. and those Of the lat
est pattern look like SO many dress sun
cases. though only about one-iourth tne
size They arc neatly made or WOOD
and thousands of them can be put to-
gether I'm a small space. Ihere is no
limit 10 the electrical power when may
be thus accumulated and made ready Tor
discharge. A few OF these c0ndcnsers
will hold many times as much electricity
as Is contained in celestial thunderDolt.
Indeed. a oOlt OF hghtning contains no
great amount OF the fluid; IL IS the vol
tago that is big by voltage is meant
prOpelling force
Summed up. this means that a fight
ing ship to-day may carry ON her deck
a store OF actual lightning sufficient In
quantity TO wipe out a whole fleet. To
only romans to learn from nature or 10
devise a way of discharging 10 at the
foe. Where would Spaiu's dreaded torpe-
do boat destrOyers Dee if assaIied by such
a terrific agent OF mischief? a flash
apiecs would burn them quicker than a
wink One OF the new ideas is for an
electric bomb. which is 10 contain a stored
charge OF lightning. TO be distributed
with fearful havoc on striking. The pro-
iectile is TO be attached by copper wire
TO a powerful dynamo at the firing
station. Being fred. it will carry the
wire with it. and through the wire the
exploding current will be sent when the
bomb has alighted on a hostile ship.
Examiner Seelv. chief OF the Division
Of Electricity az the Patent Office. has
devised an electrical gun for throwing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

Zolas great source OF material enjoy
ment is sumpuous furniture. His taste
in this respect is italian. French coun-
try houses are very simply furnished.
The curtains. when there are curtains.
are generally chintz. Zola's place near
Triel Is an exception. The study. salon
and dining-room there reminded me So
Tar az furniture went, OF the staterooms
az Isola Belle. The bedrock OF Zols's
sensorium is Venetian. He has the IN
stincts Of the maSnihco This may seem
discrepant with what 7 said about his
presence being Ike ST. Paul s.. BUT MS
mother was a French peasant She re-
deemed him from Italian thickness and
gave him his toughness and love Of nara
work. He has. in spite OF his nervous
ness. Italian suavity The agitation -
only surface: down deep no Is pococu-
rante. No task daunts him He IS as
methodlc as Anthony Trollope and
writes whether In town or country. 81
many pages. and no more, day' ana
then cycles. boats, gardens or cnats "lth
friends who come down 10 Triei 70 pass
the afternoon. The house there was az
FIRST one-story roadside cottage. with
room 10 right and left or me httle hali.
Addition after addition have made II
quite "a big place. The garden has been
yyidened and heightened down 10 tho
river. where there is boaihouse. Zola
* owner OF an island facing his garden.
The fine furniture greatly ties him
down. II represents. with the villa. the
interest OF so much money that he thinks
nc cannot afford 20 summer unless az
Triel.
The simplicity OF Ia Sale de Ia Com
mo Al ste peiaeie VIII be q great
~co after Zolas domestic sumptuos-
tiles. Fortunately that prison - on a
hin and the air and view extensive. la
sale de Ia CONNIE" means the swell's
room" R0chefort made there. last week.
a charming halt IN his feverishly busy
f!fe. and ne wrote preface-Sln exquisite
gem OF French literature-for the Carar
d'Ache edition OF LafOntaine's Fables"
Paris Cor London Truth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

the exact distance OF the enemy In YARDS
so that he knows when the great cannon
can be most effectively discharged ana
how soon the rapid-fire guns or the sec
ondary battery can advantageously de-
liver their shower Of bursting shells
Tho whole ship may be said 10 be opeF-
ated and controlled by the touch OF an
electric button. She is illuminated
throughout by electricity; electric rams
force fresh lair into her interior. her
searchlights are electric; her turrets are
turned and her guns fired by electricity
II there is q fire or a leak anywhere
notification OF the fact is given by ar
electric alarm She has twenty or more
telephones, connecting all parts OF the
vessel, with a fully equipped central
station. Everything on board Is done
by electricity except the cooking, and an
effort Is now being made to introduce
electric galleys.
The electric spark In fact. VIII play
a most important part in the war with
Spain. As an agent OF destruction. d.
rect or indirect. it will be conspicuous
from the beginning 90 the end Of the
connlct.-Wasningt Post
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oId Court DAYS i'm Windham.

So here at Newfane remain many OF the
old court customs and the good cheer OF
other DAYS, and which in many other
places are departing: this especially IN
larger county seat villages, where attor-
news can return at night 10 their homes
where uugants and jurors avail them
selves of the same privilege, and where,
as a result. the good cheer ana me real
wit and enjoyment of the olden-time court
sittings aye lacking. one enjoys much or
the restfulness and quiet OF the village
as also the pure air the clear water from
mountain springs. and the hospltaole
board of the country inn. Especially en-
iovable are the frankness and cordially
OF the honest country folk, Who ma this'
their courun.-place. as shire town twice
a year. there to settle. by evidence, law
and equity, what IS right and proper In
all disputes between man and man. Inc
best OF II IS. there IS no disposition 10
move the courts away from this delight
ful old town: for bench. bar. and citi-
gems all enjoy the retention OF the old
courthouse. old ways, and unique order
OF thlngs.-Snringfield Republican.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

a continuous stream OF procedures con-
tanning high explosives. me weapon is
n tube composed Of q series or wire COILS
and 81 IS fed with the explosive shells
from n hopper. Along the tune runs n
copper channel and wires are so at
tached as 10 connect the two ends OF the
gun with a battery. The contrivance IS
very simple, being OF the sort known 20
electrical experts as a 'selenoid. the
spherical prolectile, as IL runs through
the tube. closes the circuit at n series
Of points and obtains a steadily argu-
mented velocity. being finally projected
from the mouth OF the gun with force
enough TO throw IL six miles.
A gun or this description concealed be-
hind q hin OF embankment, could pro-
ject a steady rain OF bursting proJectiles
upon ships az sea, or into fort occupied
by the enemy. II would be silent as
well as invisible. no report and no smoke
accompanying It's discharge. or course,
there would be no danger Of the bursting
of n proiectne i'm the tube-that peril
always so dreaded when dynamite is
used i'm guns-because the shell would
receive no shock I'm being thrown.
Two inventors OF Russian birth, named
Bernados and Olszewsk, have offered
q scheme by which steel ships may be
bored as full OF holes as so many colan-
ders. ut IS perfectly practicable. too,
apparently There are various ways in
which it might Doe carried out, but pre-
ferably, a submarine boat is employed.
Having arrived az a point Immediately
beneath the vessel that is 10 be attacked,
the operator attaches n copper wire TO
her bottom. The wire is connected with
n powerful battery. and 10 the latter is
also hitched second wire. which termi-
mates in a carbon stick. such as is used
for arc lights. Taking this stick I'm his
hand. the operator holds it close 90 the
ships bottom though not quite in con-
tact. and the current being turned on.
the metal melts and runs like so much
wax. only a short time IS required 10
bore great many holes. and the first
thing the Spaniards know is that their
vessel is a sieve. taking water into every
compartment.
There are several new inventions
which have for their OBJECT the substitu-
ton OF The electric spark for the deto-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
FIGHT WITH LIGHTNING.
The Important Part that Electricity
VIII PLAY i'm War.

Inventions inspired by the war ex-
oitement are pouring into the Patent
Office from an over the country. That
informal Yankee ingenuity" of which
foreigners speak. has been stimulated 10
a high pitch by the expectation OF HOSTILE
ties. and it is not unlikely that some Of
the novel devices now being evolved may
y rove 20 possess very practical value in
tho approaching conflict quite a num-
Der of them employ electricity as an
agent Of destruction. and among these
arc various patterns OF electric guns,
electric proiectiies, and electrically act
uated torpcdOcs
The direct employment Of electricity
as a weapon. in imitation OF natures
lightning, is a problem that Is believed
10y some experts 90 be on the point OF
solution. Without going so far as 10
indorse this assertion. DR.. Emil Berlner
the famous electrician said yesterday:
Recent invention has produced appa-
Tatus in which n great quantity Of cleo
tricity may be put away in very little
room. Contrivances Of this kind. which
are merely improved Lcyden jars, are
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

The experiments which the French
Government Is now making with carrier
pigeons are not novel. though from the
scientific way I'm which they are being
conducted 10 is believed that new data as
% the efficiency of these swift birds as
messengers iu time OF war may be gath
cred. Similar experiments have been
made In this country recently. notably
those under the management OF How
ard Carter OF the Naval Homing Pigeon
Service OF New York.
Ii Us calculated that the pigeons fly at
rate varying from thirty 20 sixty miles
an hour. This means that a message
from a ship 200 miles az sea might be sent
20 the home loft I'm from four 10 five
hours For instance. n the pigeons were
released from "a scouting vessel 20 give
warning OF the approach Of an enemy's
vessel or fleet they could beat the aver
age patrol boat 20 shore by ten or twelve
hours over a 20O-mile course. Such ad-
vance warning would be of great value
IN an emergency. 1t Is proposed in case
Of war. 10 place crates Of these pigeons
on board the fastest patrol boats which
may De assigned 20 outside duty
Mr. Carter method OF training pigeons
differs materially from that Of a few
years ago. lie flies his birds slngly or in
pairs al q distance ranging from 10 TO 400
miles from the home loft. When they
are released IN pairs he sends q slow bird
with swift one He found that the old
style OF taking a basket fun OF birds and
releasing them az varying distances in
lots OF ten or fifteen didn't NJ the pig
cons for swift flights when they were re-
leased sincly The New York loft broke
the record for $50 miles In 1886, and II Is
believed that ~ the necessity for using
pigeons arises those from this loft Will
DO good service 20 this port.-N. Y. Sun.
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stretched they are from eighteen 20
twenty-four inches long and ten to six
teen inches wide. After taking the MEM
branes from the slaughtered bullock they
are first scraped free from fat and soft
parts and sailed tin needed for use. After
taking them from the salt they are first
culled. washed and soaked In fresh water
till the salt IS taken out. Then day or
two before using they are placed in a
vessel containing soft water. in which
has been dissolved some fish glue, which
adds TO their adhering qualities when
making the fabric Of the envelope These
are spread over n cotton lining until a
heavy coating Is assured.
IL balloon warfarlng can be made sue
cessful II will be put 10 abundant test
in the present war and tho United states
will have earned the proud title OF being
the first nation in aerial warfare
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

Gompers advised his audience. at Buzz
alo not 70 buy three-cent bread and said
the reduction was made TO drive out OF
the business the small dealers employing
union men.
An Atlanta Ca. Judge refused 20 grant
an Injunction 10 restrain the city from
enforcing the ordinance requiring can
vassers for orders in the city TO pay s25
license fee
Evening star., 1898-08-25

The game at st. Louis yesterday in which
the Senators were pitted against the
Browns turned out TO be the looked-for VIC
tory for the Hurstites by IA to 5. The
Washington club in its present shape can
not be expected to win from minor league
team, and when confronted by st. Louis,
with Taylor in the box, defeat was bound
TO follow. Gus weighing was on the rubber
for the Senators, but the old reliable
pitcher slipped a cog and was batted all
over the lot, Donovan taking his place in
the second inning. With start of to
the Browns became very snappy and con-
fidently batted the ball at opportune times
and feided like champions. The playing
of the Washington cripples was exactly
the reverse. their hits being scattered and
fielding miserable. Mercer, at short, making
three misplays, although he accepted ten
chances. When Donovan was called upon
to relieve Weighing Killen took his place
in right field, making a hit and getting
the only chance offered.
Charley Farrell must have been very
tired in the ninth inning, as the heavy-hit-
ting 90 Dinneen was sent to bat in his
place. This incident may have been very
humorous to the Washington players, but
the dyed-in-the-wool fans at home look
at matters of this sort in different light
Evening star., 1898-08-25
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS
Aaoies singles the Feature Of tho
Playing at Nfaeara

The ladies' singles were the featura of
the Gays playing in the international ten
MS tournament at Niagara, Ontario. yes-
terday TIE winner of this event will chal-
lerge Miss Juliette Atkinson, the national
ana Canadian champion. for the Moore
trophy, which Miss Atkinson has already
won twice The mems handicap singles
were started and the T6vices' singles ad-
vanced to the semi-fnaFs. Scores:
Mems singles; first round: "a
C. NJ Dana d5) beat A p Fecheiner n0
90, 48, ca. f. uf
Peter Porter Chalf 15) beat A. H. Black
wood (half 30 6-3, 81, -,
e. F. Peterson Qalf t0 beat J. Norton
$. G: Tate (half .s@ beat p Wright o,alf
= A 4. / hangton 90 beat T. Winner oalf
]: Bissell 30 beat H. Simon go) ca, &C,
g.
G; Misiner (half 15) beat L. Kohn (lo, 81,
2-6 CO. -.ff = ~ -, -
Ladies' singles; preliminary round: rs
Miss Maud Banks Philadelphia. beat Mrs
Burgess, Brantford, s-3, GA.
Miss Kathleen Atkinson, BROOKLYN beat
Miss Hamilton. Oakville, 6-3 6-3.
Novice singles; first round:
G. Wagner beat G. d. Lamont Go 6-1
A. w. Marquis beat H j. Mclaughlin
Go, So
Semi-final round:
James Norris beat H. E. Gabriel 6-3
46 6-1
Evening star., 1898-08-25
ARB1TRATORs DID NOT MEET.
Directors VIII Be Requested to Re-
verse Decision in Holmes Case.

verse Decision in Holmes Case.
The board of arbitration of the National
League did not meet at New York yester-
day President n. E. Young is Ill and
sent his son, Robert Young, secretary OF
the board to act in his place. OF those In
terested only F. Deli. Robson of the Cleve-
land club was present, and he and Mr..
Young talked the situation over. MIR. Rob-
ison said he was empowered to act for
A. H. Soden of Boston and ]. T. Brush of
Cincinnati.
It was decided to send a dispatch to the
various members of the board of directors
of the league asking them to reconsider
their decision in the New York-Baitimore
case in regard to the suspension of Holmes,
and it was thought wiser to allow Mr..
Young, president Of the league, to cast
single vote for the board.
Mr. Robson said that the board, in the
opinion Of nearly every one in base ball,
had done wrong in susperding Holmes.
who had a right to be officially accused
and then tried. The board ought to with
draw it's charge, and if 1t then chose to
begin an action against Holmes 1t could
do so. He said that the matter must be
decided quickly.
He said that the board Of arbitration
will not meet because it is positive that
the board of directors will reconsider it's
action. If the New York club then chooses
to make complaint against Holmes it
can do So
The other part of the decision he said
was not unconstitutional, but he thought
the fine of 81 900 on the New York club
too big He said that Mr.. Brush and Mr.
Soden, as well as the rest 81 the base ball
fraternity, considered the suspension of
Holmes without hearing Unconstitutional
and there is no doubt that the board of
directors would reconsider.
Evening star., 1898-08-25
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
Strange Ideas of Economy, Politeness
and Gratitude.

From the st. Louis Republic.
: The spirit of economy in the Chinese race
transcends all that can be imagined. The
smallest particle of matter Is utilized. The
old cast-off account book of the merchant
is cut into pieces and oiled to serve, instead
of glass, in windows or lanterns. A coolie
who has a six hours march with heavy
burden will return to his point of departure
without having broken his fast, in order to
save the two cents his breakfast would have
cost away from home Nothing is more
curious than to see them eat, although, with
their famous chopsticks, they do not per-
form all the wonderful feats generally sup
posed. They put their food in bowls or
saucers and with the chopsticks they raise
the pieces of meat or fish TO the mouth with
sufficient grace. Each has q bowl of rice.
which he holds near his lips, and with the
aid of the chopsticks he pushes the con-
tents into his mouth. 1t is curious to see
them pick up with their chopsticks the
grains of rice that fall on the ground The
children are taught this art from their
earliest years; nothing must be lost, not
even the smallest grain.
Europeans regard politeness as an ex-
preston of those qualities of the heart
which render the person who desires 10 be
polite agreeable to those with whom he is
thrown. The Chinese look upon the matter
from an entirely different standpoint The
same sentiment which accords Importance
to the preservation of dignity regulates his
actions as regards politeness. Here is an
example of their politeness: A Chinese ar
rayed in his most beautiful costume who
presented himself at a house, disturbed a
rat which was enjoying himself in a Jar of
OIL The rat in his flight overturned the jar
upon the visitor, whose dress was ruined.
W hiie the unfortunate visitor was still pale
with rage his host entered the apartment
and after the usual salutation the visitor
explained his misadventure: LAS | entered
your honorable apartment L had the mis-
fortune to alarm your honorable rat which
in taking flight, overturned your honorable
jar Of oil upon my miserable and insignif-
cant clothing, which explains the contempt
ibie condition in which you find me in your
honorable presence
To determine your conduct when a Chi
nese offers you a present is the most difficult
thing in the world. Certain things are not
offered to be accepted, and others may not
be refused peremptorily. In general man
ner, nevertheless. one may accept, under
standing perfectly that the gift must be
returned a hundredfold.
Evening star., 1898-08-25

fore 2 o'clock this afternoon from Phila
delphia, while Titus arrived nearly the
same time, coming over flynn Baltimore.
This Tn Is is ,ss aN s KS rSeI S hs f aas
who has not before raced in the District.
Titus has been in the -ciiy-three or four
times before and is well known.
According to the rules of the race, the
men will start from opposite sides of the
track, and the ride willstontinue until one
of the riders overtakes the other. A purse
of 500 will be given to the winner. ana
also an additional, purs9>4 asl amount pre-
viously agreed upon, asf& SPECIAL prize, in
case the five-mile unpabea exhibition rec
ord is broken. The time foT this record is
held by Titus, at 1105. He also holds the
ffve-mile unpaced competition record, at
11.3a, and the ten-miie nnpaced exhibition
record, at 2300 fiat.
The tandem race, whichis entered by a
number of teams, will be run in mile heats,
the first team winning two heats to be de-
clared the winner of the race. Titus and
Starbuck are expected to form a team and
enter while the Turville Brothers will come
down from Philadelphia to ride. Both of
these teams anxious to defeat the
Sims brothers, especially the latter team,
which comes to Washington with the ex-
pressed intention of beating Fred and
Billie Sims. 1t might be stated that this
is the first time the Sims boys have ridden
as a tandem team in this city. In Phila-
delphia they are well known and have de
feated this$year some of the crack tandem
teams of the country. E. L. Wilson and
Bobbie Wathour will ride together as
team for the first time, and Something is
expected of them.
In the five-mle amateur handicap there
are fifteen entries, with the possibility of
several more before the race tonight In
this event some good time and nice racing
is expected. E. l.. Wilson, paced by trip
let's, will go against the five-nile track
record.
The officials of the meet will be as fol-
- LOWS; Referee, Mortimer Redman; Judges
E. r. Sn.Ister, L. B. Graves. w. J. Prince
and E. J. Niurphy: starter, William Jose:
timers, Paul Won Boeckman, r. NJ Dob
bins and John N. Woerner scorers, Carl
Mayer and A. c. Gensler: clerk of the
course, Rudolph Jose; assistant, L. s. Con-
Ed Neumeyer, .,W.G. Fitzhugh. JW .Gra-
ham and W. G. Crowley; Handicapped, E.
E. Simpson; manager. William Jose The
entries and events follow:
First event, five-mile handicap, amateur
Ray r. Cogswell, Howard A Rhine. B. r.
Wrenn, John Hill, ]. E. Alexander f. B.
Miller, j. E. Hanger. jr., H Moran. c. L.
Miller, l.. F. Kinslow, H. Weigei, f. r.
Miller.
Second event, tandem race, one-miIe
heats, professionally. F. Sims and Billie
Sims, r. l.. Wilson and Robert Walthour
Clem Turville and Charles Turyi}ie w +
Ihroop and George e. Smith, Lee Counsel
man and Robert l.. French Fred Scbada
and A. c. Moran.
Ih1rd event, five-mile exhibition for track
record, paced, professionally. L. Wilson,
Fourth event, match pursuit race unlirn
iteo Instance, professional-Fred Titus of
New ork city and j. Frank Starbuck of
Philadelphia "ueh VI
Evening star., 1898-08-25
GOING WEST,
Three TaiI-End Clubs Made the Trim
Together.

Between sixty and seventy National
League base ball players were in Cincin-
natl yesterday. Including the Reds four
National League teams took supper in the
queen city of the west.
On the Baltimore and Ohio fast express
bound for the west were the three tall
enders of the league-the Louisvilles, Wash
ingtons and st. Louis Browns. Each team
had its own special car, and Tim Hurst,
the manager of the St. Louis Rough Riders,
smiled all over when he made reference
TO the fact that the position of the three
sleepers on the train was a good tip on the
positions the teams would occupy at the
end of the season. The Washingtons had
their sleeper at the end of the train the
Louisviiles had the next sleeper and the
Browns were in front of the Colonels
It's cinch now that we will be as good
as tenth said Sir Timothy. I'VE have had
two of them behind US all night and day,
and Wen have the same pair behind US at
the finish. We came within an ace of hav-
ing the Brookiyns with US. What a lovely
package of hard-luck stories an enterprfs-
ing scribe could have gathered from that
crowd of enders.'-Cincinnati Enquirer.