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The times., 1898-04-26

The modern arm, when rified on the Met
ford plan. has seven grooves on the in
terror of the barrel which go three times
around the barrel in its length of thirty
inches. The rifiing is made thus severe
in order TO steady the missile in its long
flight The weapon is sighted up TIC $500
yards and its point blank range is a min
imum of 800 yards. In action the sights
will not be altered up 10 l. 600 yards The
English compressed powder gives a muz-
zle velocity of 1,500 feet per second From
cOrdite a muZZle velocity of 2, 250 feet per
second is obtained. At / coo yards the mean
deviation of the bullet from the Spring
field rifle is PA inches From the modern
arm forty shots minute may be fired
il the soldier has spare magazine ready
for adjustment. If a man stands near
him with more than one magazine
speed of sixty shots a minute can be
made This. of course, is firing without
aiming The Mauser rifle, TO which the
United States troops will be opposed in
the war with Spain, is immeasurably SUI
perior to the old Springfield. superior,
in fact to any gun we have save the Lee
and the -JOrgeuseu. Its rapiCity.
long range, accuracy and low trajectory
have more than doubled the danger
spaces up 10 a mile, and IL is exceedingly
disag agreeable even beyond that distance.
The general penetration of the nickel
jacketed bullet may be stated at $40 of
an inch of steel. 3 IL inches OF oak and
inches of beech SinSularly enough. iU
has been demonstrated that the best de-
fense against il is loose sand. and at
taeking parties of the future will throw
up miniature embankments in front of
each squad This can be done readily
and rapidly with the bayOnet- The lead
pencil bullet penetrates some fifteen
inches into sand and is then battered
out of all resemblance 10 its original self
Much has been said of its inability 70
produce sufficient shock. and there is no
doubt that its paralyzins capacity Is
much less than that of the 45-caliber mis-
sile. but it may be said that any man
struck with il will be put out OF the fight
and in military formula man hors de
combat is man dead.
The times., 1898-04-26

Practically all Of the small arms with
which the troops of the nations are fur
nished are magazine guns Their adop-
ton was delayed by the doetrinaires. who
declared that soldier with a magazine
gun in the stress OF battle and excited to
frenzy by conflict would waste more am
munition than he was worth The same
argument was advanced against the adOp-
ton of the breech-loader many years ago.
1t was proved fallacious in the latter
case The belief among military men is
that it viii be proved faIlacious against
the magazine arm Officers in future will
trust to discipline 10 keep the fire down
to proper limit. There seems 70 be lit
tie difference in the value of the various
modern military rifles. Each has some
minor defect. The improved arm Of the
Germans. the Mannlicher of the Aus
trians the Lee-MetfOFd of the British
the Lebel of the French the Mauser OF
the Spanish ard the Krag-JOrgensen and
Lee Of the United States have about the
same zone of fire. are practically of the
same ealiber and are universally deadly
The difference between the nickel Jacket
ed bullet, the steel-hardened bullet and
and the German-silver bullet bv which
the soldiers of Wilhelm swear. is largely
one of the imagination. They will all
kill at tremendous ranges. Perhaps the
best general results are given by the
nickeled projectile, whose pentratIve pow
ers are simply phenomenal
The times., 1898-04-26

In the long peace that has brooded over
the world the limit of improvement in
military small arms would appear TO
have been reached 1t remains now to
try them on living human bodies instead
of upon cadavers, which cannot shoot
back. In scientific parlance. 1--WE have
reached an equation in the proportions
of mass in the rifle and the projectiIe IN
caliber, rifing and twist. in the power OF
the explosives. Beyond this any possible
Improvement would be Ineffective for the
reason that to exceed the present limits
would be TO exceed the muscular and
visual power of men"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08

'7f 9 boastful, cheerful idiot If his head
[cncs, It isn't worth paying anv attention
10 ii he feels dull and drowsv during tI,-
22y 1t isn't worth serious consideration.
Il ne Is troubled with sleeplessuess Al
a!gHt, he doses himself with oDiatee
eaeu he suffers from nervousness he
ea4AS INTO the nearest drug store and or
tfeTs powerful medicines that even A phvs
kc1an prescrlbes with care He is verv
knovlne fellow, but without knowing il
ne Is hugging death. There is wonder
ftEt restorative tonic and health builder
SETst Will keep the hardest working man
an good working shape; it is Dr. PierCe's
$solcer Medical Discovery 1t is made Of
t1ITe native roots and barks It contains
no minerals, no narcotics and no onjates
al SIMPLY aids nature in tile natural mo
cesSes Of secretion and eXCret!0n # tones
@p TIE stomach and facilitates the flow OF
@l8est'Ve Juices. 1t makes a man hungry
IS a morse and then sees to it that fhp
SEEe- S1N1ng ele;nents Of the food he takes
S3FS asSlmllated into the blood. II iuvioor.
2~25 the liver. It drives cut all impurities
s''1 disease germs from the system. If is
"a great blood maker and fesh builder.
q Is the best of all nerve touics Il cures
~ell "S
= rad Indigestion and a torpid liver " writes
afs- A J. GibOS. OF RrsseIlvilIc Logan COu,+l-
Ea.Ee3 me" 0'0'J
If constipation is also present Dr.
EseTce. 5 Pleasant Pellets should be taken
AiSy never fail, they never grippe. Drug
: s&<s sell both medicines
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08
Remnant s ale.

In taking inventory of our stock we
found lot of Remnants in tlannelattes
Callcoes, Ginghams. etc, etc-about 500
yards Of short length ribbons, a lot of
chiidren's hose; all Of which we put OF
sale at much less than regular price.
Look for Remnant table.
F. w. Day
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08
Something New.

A novelty in dusters-mado Of iu,o
llSsue-superior to and cheaIor than a
feather duster. Just received Al
Cagwin < Noteware's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08
War Fhotooraphs.

Choice photographs of Dewey, Hobso n
Lee and Srhley-nlso Of President Me
kInIeH just received At Cagwin Il Note
wares.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08
Lodge Notice

ORMSBY COUNCIL NO. 6. O. c. F
Meets every Second and Fourth We'd
nesday evening at Q. f. Hall.
Visiting friends Yo,cc:ae.
c. L. DEADY, c.
w. D. CoTrRELL, Sect'v.
If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08

STEADY young man wants work inquire
at .. =. FulsomS, Mi"npsota street or
address II. w. Dobbins, city.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08

LOST:-Rohert NJ. Clarke lost on Car
son street last Saturday, diamond shirt
stud, for the finding and returning of
which he will pay suitable reward.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08
CANDIDATES CARDS

CHrsl~ under this heading will be in
serted from first insertion until Date of
election for s. cash i'll adyAnne.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08

The best Sc cigar in town at Riegg's
= 30 the General Artlur, Monte CrIsto
Key Vests.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08

DO you smoke cigars by the box, if so
we can please You as 10 quality and price
at Richardson's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08

l'H H"ec1hty O.
,IiS ~ - AWAY
.iS eiiioI az
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-08

The best nickel cigars III the mark .
The Grand Republic, known the world
over, slso the half Million Club and
Monte Irist", highest grade Havana
cigars at J. E. MulIer's.
announce herewith that will sell
bedroom sets complete at So 80, S25 90
s. 90, $50 90, S35 90 and $40 O0. Douh}a
SpeIng and top mattresses from 81 50 to
$40 co. Single lounges $40 90 and SI2 90.
Bed lounges $l4 % to so 90, all other
articles reduced in proportion, and will
assure anyone that takes the trouble to
call that the goods are all new and up to
date. No furniture store can make or
dlnary expenses at the above prices. but
l cont expect to make money these
times. my aim is in common with the
other merchants of Carson to leave no
excuse for parties sending out of town
for goods. GEO. w. KIzrMEYER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03

son is inclement and the variations of
temperature are sudden and violent.
causing much sickness.
All idea Of censorship is so foreign to
the American mind that an American
can scarcely appreciate the difficulty Of
sending news from Havana. The
Spaniards seem equally not to understand
why censorship is not exercised in the
United States. 1t took one corre-
spondent two hours and forty minutes
to get a dispatch revised and accented
for transmission.
News Of the movements Of the insur-
gents is scarcer here since the Maine
explosion than usual. The fight in
Puerto Principe some time since was
probably one OF the hottest since the
opening of the trouble. 1t is thought
that when the facts are known the re.
verse will be Spanish rather than Gu
ban. This is believed here among the
Spanish themselves, and the official
report admits greater losses or
the part of the government troops
than in any engagement of the war.
The insurgents continue to burn cane
fields and destroy plantations wherever
the owners fail to pay taxes to Presi-
dent Masso's government. They loot
cattle under the very walls of NIatan-
zas. Cienfuegos and other cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03

understood they VIII report TO the Span
ish board appoisted to inquire into the
cause Of the disaster. Captain Peral is
the president Of the Spanish board Of
inquiry.
1T is reported that Captain Sigsbee
does not expect to find any OF the dead
In the zone OF the explosion, but he still
believes bodies will be recovered from
portions OF the wreck as the divers re-
move the debris. The divers, who are
working steadily forward, are encoun-
tering continual difficulties.
Senator Proctor and his party re-
turned TO the city last night, after
spending the day at Matanzas. About
ten or twelve miles out Of Havana the
train ran slowly. because the insur-
gents had cut the wires. and Senator
Proctor was told that there had been a
small skirnish not many miles from
the lire. in which five or six men had
been wounded.
The officers OF the vizcaya paid cere-
monial visits this morning to Admiral
Manterola and Captain General Blanco.
Crowds OF people view the cruiser from
the points OF vantage ashore, and those
who are permitted to do SO go on
board"
From Key West comes the news that
the court Of inquiry Is through with its
Investigation at that point: that the
Mangrove has steam up and that the
court II awaiting instructions from
Washington as to whether it shall re-
turn at once 60 Havana. The court
win probably return to Havana to-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03

architecture and the questioned were.
SO the results were unsatisfactory.
Probably the court knew before it left
Havana for Key West whether the ten.
inch magazine on the starboard side
forward did or did not explode. but the
members gave no sign, and the divers
when they talk at all contradict each
other.
While criticising the divers for their
slowness, it must be remembered that
theirs is grim, dangerous, and difficult
work. In muddy, foul water, through
a mass OF riven steel, bent iron, shat
tered gratings and ladders, over up
turned matches, heaped-up, coal. scat
tered ammunition, guns. chests, ma
chinery and electric wires, they must
make or cut their intricate way. They
must exercise great care lest their air
tubes be severed by sharp projections.
Already many have had bad falls in
the uncertain light and difficult pas
sages. All The haste possible is greatly
to be desired. The huge weight of the
wreck causes it 10 sink daily deeper into
the soft mud of the harbor, making the
task of raising it the more herculean.
The question is frequently asked:
Are Americans in danger in Havana ?"
The only truthful answer given by a
well-informed resident or American, of
ficial or layman, is: I'VE think not:
we don't know" There are no signs of
demonstration against the Americans
and stories to the contrary, thus far,
are without foundation. Still, Havana
is no place just now for those without
the calls of business or duty. This sea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

The Very Cycle Manufacturing COM
rany. Of Boston. has made an assign
ment.
II. q. II. Siefert has been reelected
superintendent CT Milwaukee city
schools.
Pope Leo was IS years old yesterday.
He Is now the oldest man In official life
In the world.
The Nicaragua canal commission esti-
mates that the cost Of the work will
be slco. eco.
Edward Guenther. one of the first
residents Of la Crosse. Wis. aged 81
years. killed himself.
Joseph Letter. ct Chicago, has Of
fered a silver cup as a trophy in the in
tcrcollegiate championship.
Senor Campossales has been elected
president and Senor Rosasilvo has been
elected vice president Of Brazil by q
large majority.
II Is claimed at Chicago that sailor
OF the Maine has given TO a citizen Of
that city the pennant of the ship.
which he saved when she blew up.
Two seamen Of the British cruiser
Australia, $500 tons, played with fuse
in the shell-room of the ship ami she
came within an ace OF going the way OF
the Mcine.
All the street railway property and
franchises in Detroit are now owned by
the interests represented by Tom l..
johnson. Of Cleveland. and Albert Pack,
Of Detroit.
Elder Caleb II. Blanchford, Of Wal
cottville. Ind. has performed $40 mar
riages and ofiiciated at Las funerals in
the forty-five years Of his service in the
Baptist ministry.
High pontifical mass was celebrated
! at the Roman Catholic university at
Washington in observance Of the
twenty-third anniversary Of Leo
NILS pontificate.
Joseph Nelson. aged IS. died from the
infirmities Of age at LaGrange, Ind. He
was q resident there for over sixty
years and one Of the oldest residents in
Northwestern Indiana.
The Independent Order of Mutual
Aid in Illinois. in biennial session at
Springfield. elected the following OIL
GERS: President. T. J. Scofield. Chicago:
secretary. Alexander Mclean. McComb
A distiller in Cincinnati is authority
for the information that a deal il being
worked for the consolidation Of all the
spirits manufacturing plants independ.
ent Of the American Spirits Manufac.
turing company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
NO UNUSUAL SIR VISIBLE.
Where % weuid NJ No-, Noticeable 20 n
Waa Npprrheps'esi

There is ro unusual stir Of activity
about the bureaus % the quartermaster
general OF the commissary general Of
the army. where more then anywhere
else the Preparations for a wariike
emergency would he apparent. The officers
% these bureaus say no extraordinary
scrumulattono supplies is taking place
and that no contracts for extra supplies
are In contemplation. In the ordnance
bureau the placing Of a large order for
projsctiles is the result OF talks between
Secretary Aiger. Senator Hawiey ,of
the senate committee on military af-
fairsp. and representatives Of the house
military committee. II was made clear
90 the secretary that u was a certainty
apprupriations would b. forthcomins ana
" was deemed the part % wisdom 70
make the contract now. as the supplies
would not he In hand or some months
IL h said In the navigation bureau
that there is a pressing need Of able
machinists for the navy. caused by the
heretofore unnoted fact that every one
% the macainists on the Maine lost
hts life IN the explosion. Moreover. ALI
the ifeuaen. but one were killed. The
bureau has Invited eniistments from
men who have had naval service he
fere In the engine rooms. and as IL Is
said that a number ~ these men are
now enjoying the three months period
20 time between eniistments. during
which they may come again into IN.
naval service without loss of service
record. % is hoped that some u them
VII come forward TO fili the places va
Gated hy the Maine disaster.
The navigation bureau IL stiIl busy
with the preparation % the death GER
tifcstes for the families OF the victims
Of the Maine disaster. Captain. Hawiey,
who has the matter Immediately IN
charge. says that owing 90 the neceS-
sary formalities these certificates can
no, Be issued before March IL and this
answer is returned to numerous letters
daily received at the department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
MADRID IS EXCITED.
Spaniards Again Worked Up
Over What They Think
Warlike Acts.
AMERICAN SQUADRON CAUSES IT.

Appearance Of the white Fleet at Hong
Kong Believed to bs . Menace to
Feace In the Phillippinss-what Might
Hsppsn In the Event Of Hostillties- co.
rotary Long Issues Another Denial
Storm Retsrds Divers' Work Miscelis.
neous Late News.
Madrid, March S.-The public is
much exercised over the presence of
United States warships at Hong
Kong, as it is presumed the vessels
intend to threaten the Philippine
islands in the event of war between
the United States and Spain.
Kev West, March Silent. Mark,
jndge advocate of the naval court Of
inquiry into the loss of the Maine,
said today he didn't know when the
court would leave Key West.
Storm Delays Divers.
Havana. March S.-Operations of
the divers this morning we're inter-
rupted by heavy thunderstorms.
The naval court Of inquiry is ex-
pected today from Key West.
Washington, March S.-Secretary
Long authorized the positive denial
of the report that partial prelimin-
ary report had been received by the
government from the Maine inquiry
board indicating the loss OF the Maine
was due to an external explosion.
Madrid, March 3.-The queen re-
gent has signed decree reducing
the duties on wheat and flour.
Chicago, March 3.-The News
Washington special says Spain has
reckon with Japan in case the re.
sponsibility Of the Maine explosion ID
laid at the door OF the don, as several
japanese SUBJECTS we're employed q.
cooks and other servants on the YES.
sci and lost their lives with others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03

coast % the is.and. and that consider
able dificuiiy is experienced In send
Ing supplies there because Of the infre-
euent visits % the merchant ships. On
this account. and because Of the I'm.
MEDIATE demand for supplies at the
points Indicated. the officers OF the as
sociation requested the secretary OF the
navy TO authorize the use Of one or
more % the warships at Key West in
the transportation there Of food sup
Plies contributed by the charitable peo.
pie % the United States In response to
the appeals % President Mckinley and
Secretary Sherman. Secretary Long
conferred with the president on the
subject and u was decided to comply
with the request.
Aseshsr % The.e e-NisasderssssdisgS.-
To remove the impression that had
rDtten abroad 90 the effect that the re-
letions between the navy department
and the house naval committee were
not Harmonious Secretary Long yes;er-
dsy afternoon gave out a short state
nent on the subject. He said: Con-
gresham BouteIle had been mlsunder-
stood The Congressman. who is one of
the most patriotic men In the world. Is
always ready 10 do everything that can
be done fer the navy. In his annual
report the secretary recommended that
1880 men b. added 90 the enlisted force
on account % the Increase in the num-
Der % shirs. The naval committee. os
which Mr.. BouteIie Is chairman. has al
ready decided 90 grant this increase In
the regular naval appropriation bill.
Meantime. 10 there should be any i'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
VIEWS At KEY WEST.
Navy Officers Are Sure That the
Maine Was Blown Up bya
Sub.Marine Mine.
DECLINE TO BE QUOTED, HOWEVER
Do Not Believe That There Was Any Ex.
Plosien Of Importance on the Ship
spain's Right to Investigate the Matter
Board Of Inquiry Tells Nothing and
Divers Contradict Each other-Lat,er
Have Perilous Job.

Havana. via Key West, Fla, March
a-without adding unnecessarily to the
focd Of surTnises, conjecture and
prophecy concerning the finding of the
court of inquiry, 1t is fair to say that,
as 4 matter OF fact. most of the naval
officers here and at Key West incline
to the opinion that the court will find
that the disaster to the Maine was
caused by the explosion Of a floating
submarine mine under the port side of
the ship forward. Opinions differ as to
whether the mine was made of high ex-
plosives, ouch as wet and dry gun cot
ton, or ordinary gunpowder. Opinions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03

equally ss well informed as the suv.
srnmcnt-no member cf the admins
trsiicn can. of course. make cticiai
declaration touching spain's RESPONSE
hiiity. moral or otherwise. There l.
not an iota of Information "a 10 the
cause or origin et the explosion upon
which the government can. az this time.
form a conclusion or base q decision.
The verdict cf the ccurt "a inquiry on
that point must patiently be awaited. =
Repssss what Hs. n~sn said n-t.r-.
Beyond this Secretary Aiger would
not be quoted. bul he authorized The
fust to state most positively that NJ
official Information was being withheld
from the public. that the administra.
tion was adhcrins strictly TO the policy
ad"rted by Secretary Long. with the
approval of the president. at IN. start,
10 give the fullest possible publicity 90
eii facts coming officially to the depart
ricnts bearing uron the hoss % the
Maine and the 80 brave seamsn.
The decision ot the navy department.
10 send two SHIPS to cuba with supplies
for the suffering reccncsntrsdos caused
Some comfnotion In official circles YES
tcrdsy until the real purport % the
visit of the ships came cut. tn
cruiser Mcntgumcry ami the gunhoat
Nashville were selected Cor the purpose
and orders were sent to Admiral ST
card TO put them In share for the re-
qnlred service.
Ass the visit !. Thus EspisIaedL
II is explained AZ the navy dsrart-
rfent that this action was taken at the
ins'snce 81 the cuban relief associa-
ticu. organized through the efforts of
IN. state department. Tor the relief Of
the destitute non-comhatants In cuba.
u was represented % the department.
that great distress prevails among the
people In the vicinity % sseua Ia
Grsnde and Mstarras On the northern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
German Faxls sarsam,.

Berlin, March 3.-The semi-official
North German Gazette says the fol-
lowing passage occurred in the
speech of Emperor William, deliv-
cred Tuesday at Wilhelm, N.
Haven upon the occasion of the
swearing in of naval recruits:
where the German eagle has seized
hold and fixed its claws, that country
is German, and will remain forever
German
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
Az ruE WRECK or THE MAINE.
w,rs E0riess wrscking Tug Arrives
Diver Eneou inter- Didseulsie~

wsshiretpn. March s-The press re-
Port from Havana yesterday had the
following facts: The wrecking tug
l. ,. Merritt of the Merritt q Chapman
wreCkins ard Dredging company. ar
rived here from New York this morning
and later In the day moved 4 barge near
the wreck and commenced work The
Merritt is q powerfnui boat. but an
other and bigger tug is expected here
shortly. Two spanish divers were at
work about the wreck Today. spd Il y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
New Rifles keoelvod.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 3.-The
state has received 500 now Lee rifles
from the government in exchange for
like number Of old Springfield
rifles. The new guns will be dis
tributed among the divisions of the
Illinois naval militia. 1t is tho in.
tention to arm all the state troops
with these late pattern guns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
WHERE DID THE EXPLOSION TAKE PLA
Position the Powder Magazine When the Explosion Occurred

mediate necessity for more men the
same committee and Mr.. BouteIle. as
its chairman. are ready 10 make pro-
vision % that eject az once"