Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-11
Rusb Work at Brooklyn.

Rush Work ut Brooklyn.
NEW YORK. March 10.-Several hun
dred extra mechanics are employed al
the Brooklyn nhyy-yard. The dispatch-
boat Dolphin has a swarm of painters
and about a hundred mechanics rushing
work upon her Much work is being done
ON the cruisers Chicago and Atlanta.
Work on the torpedo-boat Stiletto WIZ
no completed by the end Of the week.
when she will be ready for sea.
A NEW DEATH-DEALER.
test was made to-day Of one Of
consignment of rapld-fire guns, just re-
ceived from the Colt factory, at HART
ford II is known as the siH-millimetre'
ranid-nre automatic-fre Colt, and can
fire 200 shots a minute, with range Oh
. OO0 wards. The test proved that the
| bullet would pass through steel plate
AZ of an inch thick. two sides OF con
Of nine twenty inches OF wood backing
and another steel plate Of is OF an men
| in thickness. These guns, of which zen
have arrived will be used along the rams
OF vessels. against torpedo-boats' anu
also i'm the tghtng-top.
A large quantity Of ammunition Tor use
IN tbe rapid-tre guns arrived at the yaru
/ to-day.
Manufacture of Powder,
wIrAIINGTQN, DEL, March lO.--ln-
ouirv AT the Dupont Powder-Works ms
aTtarnoon elected the information that
a conparatively small quantity OF smoke,
| loss powder is now being manuiactureu
| for the United States. A member Vi tne
1rp, said. "Our works are not yet tuiiy
started on government contracts, and the
quantity turned out is small. as COM
Tared with what we will be able to manu-
| fact,,re when fully started. We are
,oo, turning out about 4OO0 pounds OF
smokeless powder per day, but VIII turn
out more after awhile when we are
When questioned as to the capacity OF
tho works on this grade OF powder. IN
| the event of an emergency, he SAID we
can turn out about 12OD pouhds per
| day"
wboIebncks to BE Made Fighters
CLEVELAND. o.. March lot Is
stoted that the government Is considering 3
| a plan whereby the fleet OF whaie-o -oach
vessels on the lakes can be turned INTO
| formidable fighting machines, In case Oh
| var This would be Of great value LOT
| coast defence purposes. -,
| An important feature is. that they can
] hp
| tho MINER works appear above water
| Marine men and government ofhcals
aerae that with the addition OF a coupe
| of turrets TO each whale-back, and a ram
| forward these vessels would be OF great
| service i'm case of war. There are thlrlS-
| five of the. whale-back steamers on the
! lakes. They are owned by the America"
| Steam-Barge Company, with headquar-
ters in Cleveland.
Equipments and Harness
NASHVILLE. TENN. March l0-Major
| Iobn r Greer. commandant in charge
| ~ tbe Columbia arsenal, received tele-
! orar, from the War Department AT WASH
| ington to-day asking If he was prepdIeu
IN manufacture for the government, on
| sbor, notice infantry equipments ana ar
| tiIIery harness. He replied that MS aise,
| nal was not equipped for that WORK az
| nresent. but that upon notlce' ana WIN
| comparatively small outlay OF money ne
could soon have things IN reauihesS i'i
| the work.
TorpedO-Boats wanted AT ohce'
BALTIMORE. March 10.-The torpedo
boats being built by the Columbian IRON
| Works are wanted by the government "a.
once. Mayor Malster. who is president
or tho company. received a telegram from
| tho Rodgers must be turned over WITHIN
n week. that the Mckee must be ready
within thirty days, and that work on the
| submarine boat Plunger should be pushed
as rapidly as possible
spanisb Purchases of ships.
BERLIN. March 1O.-Senor sanuovai
| the Spanish military agent III Ov' M nia"s
Austria and Scandinavia. who returned
l frar a
tbraa conditional purchases OF coast
| ouard steamers at Fiume and TWO az
poIo He starts to-day for Stettin ano
! uamhure to inspect a number OF Yes
sells offered there.
Free Admission Of Supplies.
wAcuINGTON March 10.-Senatol
Chandler. of New Hampshire o. .n'
senate Naval Affairs Committee. to-day
,ntroduced a joint naval resolution, pro
viding for the temporary admission fre'
of dntv of naval supplies procured
abroad The resolution was referred u
the Committee on Finance.
Two Plants ON Projectties.
| READING. PA. March 10.The Carpen
,ar steel-Works this afternoon effected
a lease Of the large plant OF the Diamond
steel Company The two plants VIII %
run night and day on projectiles. as sooI
as the necessary machinery is procured
A large additional force will be employed
Coal to Be Rushed southward.
| EyEI.AND. o.. March lo.-kirk
woods q Co. OF this city, to-day close
contract with government officials 10
sso . 600 tons of coal, to be rushed to ke'
West. =.
american ships Sail for Mnnil".
| 0>,Do>, March IL "A dispatch to tn