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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17
Bill Passed By

The House Committee ON Schools ana
Colleges met yesterday morning in room
No. on the upper floor of the Capitol
building with MI Booker of Mans mond'
ln the chair.
The Committee took up the bill nitro
duced bv COL Thomas. of Clarke Which
socks TO amend section l9S OF the code
I'm regard 10 the hlling of vacancies ON
the Board of Trustees OF the state fe-
mad. Normal School at Farmyhle. ~
provides that AN twelve trustees shall
be- appointed by the Governor with th'
consent Of the Senate within sixty DAYS
preceding the first day Of May lHsH ana
the first day of May in every fourth year
thereafter.
Al present an trustees hold their Of
dces ms Tito tenure by appointment oi
the Governor and the superintendent N
public instruction is eX-ofhcio a member
of the Board.
Judge Watkins. OF Prince Edward. who
IS secretary of the Board Of Trus-
tees. spoke in opposition TO tho measure
and the bin was finally passed by on
motion 0f SIR Williams Of Giles. TO give
the patron an opportunity Of amending
( the same.
, 1898-10-07
HORNETS OF THE SEA.
MEN WHO MAN TORPEDO BOATS
TRAINED TO KILL AND DIE.

In Peace These Narrow Craft Are Float
most Certain TO Become Steel Collins
For Officers and Crew.
No matter how much In dispute may
be the value of the torpedo boat in mod
ern naval warfare one thing is agreed
upon unanimously-in peace they are
most uncomfortable craft on which to
serve ones country.
The other day the Winslow was oP-
dered from Norfolk navy yard to join
the fotilia cruising off Key West. A
heavy sea was breaking as she reached
the capes, but she pluckily stuck her
nose into 1t and turned southwark with
hardly more than the top of her smoke
stack out of water. If you know how @
long, narrow boat behaves in a seaway,
you can imagine how little comfort her
crew had during the trip.
So little is there to make life bearable
on these torpedo boats that in the Eng
lish navy they are obliged to pick men
for Torpedo boat service and give in
creased bay to the entire crew and
officers Of the fotilla.
It is Impossible to avoid this disoom-
fort. Tile torpedo boats are constructed
primarily for speed, and their light
ness, narrow beam and shallow draft,
while enabling them to make fair speed
In calm weather, makes them almost
uninhabstable in bad weather.
In a recent trip of a torpedo boat
across the Atlantic 1t was found i'm
possible for days at a time to light o
fire in the cooks quarters The officers
were SO cramped in their cabins that
they were forced to sit with their feet
propped up against the sides of the boat.
Every n on board during rough wealth.
, 1898-10-07

Recruits measuring above B feet 10
inches in height or weighing above 165
pounds are not accepted in the cavalry
service.
Fat men do not make as efficient sol
diers as, thin men.
Married men and foreigners are not
accepted as recruits in times of peace.
The pay of a private is $13 a month.
While many first battles have been
fought upon the sea, there are few great
conflicts in history that have not been
ended Ivy land forces.
On their caps infantrymen wear cross
ed rifles, artillerymen crossed cannon,
oavalrymen crossed sabers, engineers a
castle, signal corps men crossed flags.
The facings of the infantry uniforms
are white, of the artillery red, of the
cavalry yellow, of the signal corps or
| ange and of the medical department
green.
eyes of the army" is the term ap-
| piled to the signal corps.
The signal corps of the regular army
consists of ten officers, including Chief
Greedy and so sergeants. Each company
of regular soldiers must have at least
four men proficient in signaling who
may be detailed for the work at any
time.
Troops who in recent years have
fought Indians in the far west are usn-
ally experienced in photographic service.
This method of signaling, by flashing
of mirrors, was much used in the latez
Apache campaign.
War balloons are now fitted with tele-
scopic cameras, by which photographs
of a vast area of country can be obtain
ed. The anchor cable contains telephone
wires by which the men aloft may com
municate with the commander on land.
The best of coffee is served to Uncle
Sans soldiers, and it is assumed thai
each man will drink a pint three times
a day.
The regular infantry arm is thesKrag
Jorgensen six shot repeating rifle. Witt
it is used the sword bayonet.
Smokeless powder and 30 caliber bull
lets are used in the army magazine rifle
An advantage in the regulation swor9
bayonet is that when detached from th'
rifle it car be used as an AK, a knife o.
a machete.
The Missouri mule continues to b'
the draft and pack animal of the army
All army horses are bred and raised
in the west. The government buy
them u~nbroken, and each horse is train
ed by the c~avalryman to whom it j
assigned.
The weapons of a regular cavafrymal
are a carbine, revolver and saber.
There are -four regiments of coloret
troops in the regular army, two of cav
: Airy and two of infantry. They are com
( landed by white officers.
, 1898-10-07
LOCALIZED WARFARE.
Agreements by (which Civilized Nations
Diminish WARS Horrors.

Agreements by Tyhioh Civilized Nations
Diminish WARS Horrors.
What is called International law in
respect of warfare is a compact among
nations as to certain rules and forbear-
anoes that shall be observed in conduct
ing hostilities should war arise between
any of the parties to the agreement.
1t is agreed among the great nations
of Europe that in the event OF war arts
ing, arraying any n of these pow
ers against another, there shall be no
privateering Oh either side. This limits
the capturing or destruction of the ene-
my's commerce to the operations of reg
ularly commissioned warships.
At the beginning of the present war
with Spain President Mckinley pro-
claimed that the neutral flag covers enc
my's goods with the exception of con-
traband of wal and that neutral goods
not oontraband of war are not liable to
c%onfiscation under the enemy's flag.
There are differences of opinion as to
whether certain articles are c~ontraband
of war-that is, whether they can be
useful to the enemy. Thus, while sui
phur, from which powder might be
made, is co%ntraband, it is still an unde-
cided question whether the same rule
applies to coal that might be used IL
steaming by the enemy's warships.
In all modern wars, ever when such
savage forces as Spain and Turkey are
engaged, the Red Cross flag has been re
speoted by combatants on both sides.
No pillaging is now allowed in war,
but an army may take whatever it need'
for It's use in passing through u country
food for men and horses, wagons am
animals for transportation, arms, muii
lions and supplies Of all kinds.
In the present war Spain claims
riedht to grant letters of marqae tofriva
teens, but has intimated that size vii
simply place under naval control thu
merchant ships that are to serve W aux
.liaries i'll this conflict.
, 1898-10-07
ABOUT THE ARMY
Items of Interest Carefully Culled
and Condensed.
MEN, WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS,

All About the Rank and File and the
Regulations That Govern Them-How
Men Are m For Enlistment-The
Balloon and Its Use In War.
The regular army is made up of AZ
regiments-10 of cavalry, 25 of infan-
try and 7 Of artillery.
Gun cotton, as the safest and most
effective explosive for the purpose, is
the material used in planting submarine
mines.
It is a severe examination, physical
and moral, that the candidate for en-
listment in the regular army has to
pass. In times of peace about one a n
didate in 25 is accepted.
1t is a good card for a new recruit to
begin his term Of service with little to
say. Officers and ~privates dislike sol
diers who talk too much, particularly
laxative recruits.
A nonoommissioned officer is required
to perform no labor with his hands be-
yond keeping his kit clean.
The president is by virtue of his office
commander in chief of the army and
navy.
Major general, next to commander In
chief always the president), is the
highest rank in the army. The title
lieutenant general, which ended with
General Sheridan. will perhaps be re-
vived.
There are 10, 900, 900 mon of fighting
age In the United States.
To enlist in the army the applicant
must be between 81 and 30 years old,
OF good character and habits, ablebod-
led. free from disease, not less than 8
feet 4 inches tall, and between 1873 and
100 pounds In weight.
, 1898-10-07

torpedo or mine is the contact mine,
which consists of an iron case contain
ing the explosive charge. If a ship hits
one of the several projecting firing pins,
a percussion cap is exploded, which ex-
plodes the mine.
Stationary torpedoes Oh buoyant
mines are anchored near the bottom in
deep water by a device which allows
them to be electrically released at the
proper time to rise to the surface be-
meath the. hostile ship.
In the observation mine two wires
lead to the shore. The coming of a YES
sci above the mine causes a bell to be
rung or an electric light to be lighted
on shore, which informs the operator
there that it is time to touch the button
causing the mine to explode.
, 1898-10-07

narrow steel tube until all were a mass
of bruises and Commissions. To cap their
troubles they slept with the unpleasant
knowledge that beneath them were
stored explosives sufficient TO blow
them beyond the clouds
The disoomforts In time Of peace are
bad enough, but in wartimes the tor
pedo boats may we'll be called the for
lorn hope Of the feet. Enough has been
een of the dangers TO show what small
chance there Is of the boats crew living
through a torpedo duel. The most trag-
ioal event of recent naval battles IN
which a torpedo boat took part occurred
ON the night following the battle OF the
Yalu, when the Chinese ships had
sought shelter In a convenient bay. with
only q small outlet 10 the sea. Through
this opening q Japanese torpedo boat
stole during the night 10 the attack.
The commander of the Chinese vessel
Ting-yuen and q number OF his crew
were on deck expecting some attack.
When signaled by other vessels that the
torpedo boat had been sighted, the
Ting-yuen began to fire In the direction
from whence she came. The smoke
from the guns made it impossible to see
the attacking boat, and the command
was given TO cease firing. The Chinese
commander next discovered the torpedo
boat about half a mile distant, coming
at full speed toward the ship. The gun
crew immediately opened fire upon her
with all their machine and rapid fire
guns
The Japanese succeeded. however, Ia
~disoharging her torpedo dull. mufied
report announced the explosion under
the quarters of the ship. The result was
a hole In her bottom that practically
wrecked the ship All her compartments
were filled with water and the fires ex-
tinguished. AS the weather was bitter
oold-20 degrees below Dero-the ship
had to be abandoned.
The fate of the Drew Of the torpedo
boat was simply appalling. She was
discovered the following morning float
ing IN the bay. The first man who
boarded her found what was left OF the
crew frozen to death on her decks. The
engineer, machinist and fireman had
been soalded to death through the cut
ting of the steam pipes by one OF the
smaller shots from the machine guns.
They were all below decks. The chief
engineer was found near the hatohway
Of the engine room, frozen stiff. 1t was
evident, however, that be had died
from the scalds and burns Out of the
entire crew of Id men not n escaped.
SO you see that these hornets OF the
sea do not have things all their own
way even in war. That they fully real
ize this is shown by a recent remark OF
Lieutenant Commander Kimball, who
has charge of the torpedo boat 1otilla.
"How to kill and how to die" says
Lieutenant Kimball, Unjust be learned
in the trade of war. A knowledge OF
the latter Is considered more important
than the former. Men are trained to
kill effectively; they are disciplined &c
die properly. The men OF the hotllia
know how to accomplish the first part
of their trade; they can be Yelled on tc
do the latter"
, 1898-10-07


bundle flexible cord, eight Jars of F.Jtery
with switch, one difierential block aiI fadf
five arc lamps with globes, 46 lamps, one go
1t. Alternator, building, dynamo foundati oIis,
land so by 100 IT,, station equipments, shaft
ing, belts, pulleys, &C., pole line, conc.rtors,
meters.
And all and singular the personal property
of whatsoever nature or kind nov owned and
possessed or hereafter owned or possessed by
the said party of the first part, and all its
contracts, rights, tolls, rates and rents, income
and privileges and franchises whatsoever,
together with all and singular the buildings,
Improvements, woods, ways, rights, liberties
and privileges, hereaditaments and appurte-
nances, to the same belonging or In any wise
appertaining, and the reversion and re-
versions, remainder and remainders, rents,
issues, tolls, incomes and profits thereof.
Seized as the property of The Seacoast
Electric Light and Power Co. defendant,
taken in execution at the suit of Abraham
Anderson complainant, and to be sold by
ANDREW j. TOMLIN, Sheriff.
Dated September 5, 1898.
John f. Harmed, SolT. pfS2l TO-
, 1898-10-07
MINES AND
Submarine Agents For Attack at sea and
Defense In Harbors.

Submarine Agents For Attack AZ sea anu
Defense In Harbors.
Torpedo warfare began during the
American civil war. The early n Pc
does were crude affairs and wereN sed
in comparatively few places, SO tt dos
many opportunities were afforded test
the possibilities Of the new dest,l Give
agent in naval and harbor warfa{a
Thirty-seven torpedo attaohI nave
been made thus far in moderri laval
warfare. Their total results were IL
ships sunk and one ship damaged. Slx
assailant boats were lost.
The Whitehead torpedo is the only
automobile torpedo which has ever peen
used in war and is practically the only
torpedo in use today. The United Stftes
was tho last leading nation to adopt'tne
Whitehead, the navy department delay
ing action with the hope that an Amer
lean engineer would produce the WFlte-
heads equal.
That the torpedo stands today 81 tne
most wonderful and terrible of m perm
engines of wal is not to be doubtel put
it has had no real test of its power ma
val officers all over Europe have l&heo
forward eagerly to a war betweeh tne
United States and Spain as an orJect
lesson in torpedo warfare.
The three cylinders that compose tne
propelling engine within a Whitehead
torpedo could be carried in ones over.
coat pocket, but they have a oombined
force of 30 horsepower.
South American wars since 1877 ano
the recent war between China and Ja
pan have shown what could be done WIN
torpedoes. Russia also SUCCESSFULLY EN-
nloved tornedoes In her war wa rur.
key in 1877.
A check to the torpedo boat is the tor
pedo boat destroyer. OF these vessels
Spain has 16, England has more than
100, while all the other first class Eu-
ropean powers have from 10 to 70 Gle.
s~trovers each. These craft are armed
with rapid fire and machine guns, ano
also are equipped to send ~torpeaoes
against an enemy's ship.
The simplest form Of An anchored
, 1898-10-07
Notice of Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the BE ards of
Registry and Election IN and for each and
every election district or voting Precinct in
Cape May County, will meet on
TUESDAY. OCTOBER Is, 1898,
at the place where the next election I'm their
district will be held, mt ten o'clock in the
morning, and remain in session (rece IS from
one to two o'clock until nine o'eloc x in the
evening, for the purpose of making mp from
the can wasting books two lists or ~ gisters of
the names. residences and street n lInbers, If
any, of all the persons in their respective
election districts entitled to the T lght of suf-
frage therein at the next 81 ect on. or h
shall personally appear before n ,em Tor that
purpose, or who shall be 81 Town to the salts
faction of such Board of ,egistr y and election
to have legally voted III that el ection district
az mem 1ne i" o1 t PreV cen : electS N therein w ipa
shall be shown b. the affic avit in writing
Of some voter in lat election district to be a
And notice, ls hereby further given, that
the said Boarr $ of Registry and Election will
n"'e 'nonh lal meeting on
TUp .SDAY, NOVEMBER ], 1898,
at the pl' zee of their former nesting, at the
hour OF one o'clock in the afternoon, and re-
main in session until nine O'Clock in the
even .ng for the purpose ofrevlsing ana correvC
ny the original registers. 81 adaihs .hsiel,
I'd names OF all persons entitled 10 the rlen'
g suffrage in that election district AT INT
next election, who shall appear In person
before them or who snail pc snoWm by IN.
written affidavit of some voter IN slen eiev
lion district to be Il legal voter therein, ahC
Of erasing therefrom the name OF any person
who, after a fair opporluhiIS t,e1 10 vol,
therein by reason OF non-res'deioe . o'"'
wise. .,,.i,
tnre of the Stase OF New Jersey, entitiet
* further supplement to an hct to rec
ulate elections Approved .Npril J, 1917
and the ~amendm wM ihe +
Clerk Of County Board Elections.
Cane May {. H., n. j., Sept. ~, loS.
, 1898-10-07

Notice is hereby given that the BE ards OF
Registry and Election III and for each and
every election district or voting pr, scinct in
Cape May County, will meet on
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02
rWENTY-Two REPORTED DRo WNED
Channel Queen, a Mail Steamer, Strikes
 on Rocks and Sinks.

Plymouth. Feb, 1.-The Channel Queen, a mail steamer which ran be- tween Plymouth and the Island of Jer- sey, struck on the rocks during fog this morning and sank. Some of the passengers are missing, but the exact number is not known. The Channel Queens engines were reversed when the rocks were seen, but it was then too late. The first boat-load reached land and sought help of the fishermen
 who made gallant rescues. although the heavy sea prevented their boat from approaching the wreck. The sur vivors had to be dragged by ropes through the sea to the rescuing boats. The captain was the last to leave the wreck. The latest report is that twen- ty-two were drowned-the chief engl- neer. three stokers and eighteen pas sengers, including fourteen Breton onion sellers, who were drowned in their cabins when the seas swamped the vessel. The rescued passengers lost everything, even their clothing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02
WILL NOT GO TO OTTAWA.
Sarsfields Vote Against Taking the Trip
 Armory Notes,


 The Sarsfields after long considera- tion last evening voted not to go on the trip with the other companies of the Second regiment to Ottawa in May. The decision was voted by majority of eight or ten. Reasons for not going discussed were that members felt that they could not afford the time from their business to go. It is denied that the fact that the visit to Ottawa will be on the queens birthday had any thing to do with the decision of the company not to go. The annual meet ing of the company was held. Captain Donovan was elected treasurer, Pri- vate Plunkett recording secretary and Private Kenna historian. The new bylaws also went into effect. The drill last evening was exceptionally good.
 The Light Guards were inspected last eveing by Captain Milton Thomp- son, U. s. A. The company made a fine showing under the command of Captain Wood and Lieutenants Rey- holds and Hedderson The annual meeting of the company at the close of the drill elected Lieutenant Rey- holds treasurer, Private Henry vath secretary, Sergeant Planten. Corporal Bowen and Privates Frye and vath recruiting committee. Frank Miller was elected member of the company It was voted to establish bank in which sums will be deposited by the members to pay the expense of the Ot- taWa trip.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02
4 VICTORY FOR THE THIRD RAIL.
Snow Covered the Hartford, New Britain Line but Did Not Carry of the Power.

Snow Covered the Hartford, New Britain
 Line but Did Not Carry on the Power.
 Since the experiments with the third rail system have been carried on by the Consolidated road, steam railroad and electric railway companies throughout the country have waited with considerable interest an opportun- ity to see If the workings of the third rail would be interefered with by heavy snow storms. It was thought that the snow piling up around the third rail
 would serve as a conductor and nak- ing circuit with the ground carry off
 the power current. It was only during the heavy snow storm of Monday that
 the theory could be tested and 1t was
 then found that instead of the snow carrying away the current, 1t did not in the least affect the motive power of the third rail system.
 A we'll known New Haven gentle
 man who is interested in electrical equipmento of railroads visited the third
 rail system between Hartford and New
 Britain yesterday and investigated the
 
 ments for that purpose in the power
 house of the road showed not the least
 leakage of power and that the running
 of trains over the third rail was not
 interfered with in the least by loss of
 power. The gentleman found in his in vestigations that the third rail was en- tirely covered with snow except on the very top and that the snow instead of serving as conductor to carry off the current, as 1t might be expected to do, served rather as an insulation. not be- ing sufficiently good conductor to take the 500 volts with which the third rail is charged. It is notable fact that only a short time ago electricians thought that it was impossible to oper- ate third rail system carrying 500 voltage with the third rail only two inches from the ground and the suc- cessful operation of the Hartford New Britain line in the present heavy snow is looked upon by railroad men and electricians as wonderful perform ance.
 It had, previously been observed that fresh water flowing over the third rail did not carry off the electric current and now for the first time 1t has been found that snow also interferes in no
 way with the workings of the third rail 1 as conductor of electricity The tops of the third rail and the two outside | rails were kept clear of snow by rat tan brushes arranged and adjusted un- der the platform of the motor cars, in | side scrapers fixed to the brush blow keeping the inside of the outside rails clear. The cars of the Hartford New Britain line ran on time all during the storm, and this when the roadbed was covered with from one foot of snow to | three feet in some places where there were drifts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02
RAILRoAD COMBINATION.
Reported That West Shore is to Acquire
 Control of N. Y., 0. and w.

Reported That West Shore is to Acqui
 Control of N. Y., 0. and w.
 New York, Feb. 1.-Following l. the re- ported plan of consolidation of the New York Central and Lake Shore companies, comes the statement, made to-day on high authority that plans are now maturing whereby the West Shore is to acquire control of the New York, Ontario and Western. The pro- posed acquisition is said to be in the interests of the Vanderbilt soft coal interests and the proposed plan pro- vides for the insurance or an outlet to the lakes and seaboard.
 The Ontario and Western is repre- sented on it's board of directors by President Depew of the New York Central. Between Weehawken and Cornwall it uses the West Shore tracks. and from Oswego to Buffalo those of the Rome. Watertown and Ogdensburg. both New York Central leased lines. The company has a line into Scranton and from that point to Williamsport, 65-mile extension could be built to connect with the Beech Creek road. This would enable the Beech Creek output to reach the seaboard and lake markets and would make that property a more important factor in the eastern soft coal trade than it is at present.