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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
FOR TORPEDO BOATS.
STORE HOUSE At THE BROOK
LYN NAVY YARD.
A Large ElotIlA 20 Ne Ksps Upon .
War Footing. 30 That At Any Mo-
nsnt the Government Can Dispatch
q Fleet.

Looking along the side Of one Of
Uncle Sans swift torpedo boat catch
erE In an opposite dlrectioA TO the sun
light one can see the indications OF
the ribs AZ plainly as those Of a we'll
bred Orion That Is not, however, a
sign of weakness. for II is generally
admitted that the American new
model" boats are possibly the strong
est In construction and very likely The
most powerful OF anything OF equal
weight that AZ present floats, neverthe-
less their thin plates fast become a
prey 10 the solvent action OF the sea.
With plates one-eighth OF an inch
thick there Is little or no margin for
rust, and to prevent oxidizlng coa-
slant painting IL resorted TO. which
operation would more than likely keep
all the eastern navy yard docks occu.
pied when our new torpedo fiotilla u
complete, 10 the exclusion Of the ships
OF the line. Strangely enough. Il costs
more 70 dock a torpedo boat than Il
does our largest battleship. For ex-
ample: The Iowa when entering the
dry dock displaees II 40 tons OF water
or thereabouts. Now, when the Cusn-
Ing enters the same docR she only dis
places l05 tons OF water. and In order
10 drain the dock for the Cushing they
are obliged TO pump II .305 more tons
OF water than IL required TO clear the
dock for the Iowa. which consumes
time and coal For mechanical reasons
the Brooklyn yard Is a center for re-
pairs. Al present three small boats
will OIL the docks. and In case OF a
sudden arrival OF a dozen boats 20 he
put on en- immediate war footing the
hotilla would be Obliged 10 go 10 sea
In miserable "driblets" OF threes. at
long Intervals. as Il we're
II seems now that all this Is 10 be
remedled. A torpedo boat storehouse
has been planned. under which a ilect
OF seventeen large boats can be housed.
A. first Il was proposed TO build two
structures. with separate rooms for
each boat: but AZ the different Official
ideas were condensed the composite re-
suit was In favor OF a single struc-
ture-a marine lift. turn-table and a
machine shop for torpedo work-mak-
Ing Il possible TO keep a large fotilla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
PERSONALS.

NJ Patty de- Clam prosecuted Droyfus
at the court-mariiaL
Edward Rose. the man who wrote
the stage versions 90 THE Prisoner OF
Zcnda, and Under the Red Robe"
began his career by reading law. lie
soon abandoned q Tor the stage. how.
ever. and Is now dramatic critic of me
London sunday Times.
When DR. Hans Richter. the famous
Waguorian conductor, made up .is
mluo 90 devote himself 90 that branch
OF music, De burned an the music n,
had composed up 90 that time. and &c.
cllrli that 90 cooked the most delicious
cup of coffee De had ever tasted.
selieddgn Boy the charge d'analr,s
of the Turkish legation at Washington.
has lcit that post TO assume his new
duties as urst secretary OF the Turkish
embassy 90 ST. Petersburg tie o.
only 90 years ~ age. and Is the young.
est diplomat who has ever been charge
daGslrcs at the national capital.
Francois Coppoe. the great French
poet, novelist aud dramatist, is an oll
bachelor. and Is as devoted 20 his pot
cats as the proverbial splns,er. NJ
American friend, who visited him a
few years ago. AYERS that he founl
one cat In the ante-ohamhcr Of the
poets residence. two cats in the din.
ing-room four In the parlor. and eigh.
In his study.
Jules Massonet. the French CON.
poser. whose "Sapho" has been a great
success In Paris. with Calve In the title
role. has announced that he will write
no more operas. Massent Is like Gen.
Grant IN his love for a cigar. having
one between his lips almost all the
time. lie never accepts social invita-.
tons, never attends performances a.
his own works except al rehearsals
and Is Of an exceedingly nervous habit
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
Loyal 10 the Union.

Labor unions are perhaps a little
strict about their rules. but the iunu-
cent reader Us under no obligation 90
accept as literal truth the following
story printed by the Cleveland Leader
The best newspapers will sometimes
eXagEerate. There was trouble at ;hc
MarIuuisCs night before last Mrs
Maginnis had just made fine batch
Of "ketchup' which she left In lha
kitchen. when Mr.. Maglnuis got
home he went into the kitchen for
drink of water. aud presently several
dull thuds' were heard To- the back
yard. Loud talking between Mr. and
Mrs. MagIuuls followed aud az one
time the sounds indicated that some.
thing like q nght was Ia progress
when Mr. MagInnis Jared forth. next
morning one Of BITS ne.ghb0rs asked
him 10 be- and Dis wife had been hay-
Ing an engagement with burglar,
Not "a biz ay e. said Mr. MagIuulF
/ "a trowpj Mrs Magnuis Ecichup out
. % the house. so ! did, why ala you
I DO that" bo was asked why aid l
do it2 Say. I'm a union man." We'll
what has the union TO do with your
/ wlfes kotchup7" "If I had a. loft that
/ ketchup in me house ! would have been
expelled" said Mr. MagInnis, How
sog" why, there It was ten o'clock.
and the keichup workIn' over tlme'
The union don't allow that Not a bit
av ~"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
JUDGE ADJOURNED COURT.
hfoke a Chair over the Offenders IisA,
Then Resumed IIis Place.

'"~N hnAH Wfef the Nuenuera Head
Then Resumed uis Place.
Judge Wilson Hammock. who died al
Lebanon, Tenn. last February. was
among the most gifted men the state
ever produced. says the Glasgow CKyl
News Unfortunately he became in
vdlved In a quarrel during his early
MAJ ihood and took the life OF a fellow
mi AN. Although exonerated by the
jbiry the intimate friends OF the Judge
(are inclined 10 the belief that his fu-
ture life was. In a measure. controlled
by his early misfortune. However. II
man ever lived who enjoyed a fight
that man was Judge Hammock. lie
bore no malice and no marks when
an ARRAY was ended. but a fellow In
search OF trouble never went begging
when the judge was in the communi-
ty and the same man never went IN
search the second time. During his
term a. circuit judge OF the Har,syllle
district a wanton insult was given him
by an attorney at the bar In an or
derby and quiet way Judge Hammock
ordered the sheriff TO adjourn court for
two minutes. Then. walking outside
the rostrum. he picked up a chair and
shattered Il 10 pieces over the Offend
cr's head call the court 20 order. {"
said be 10 the officer. and. resumlnr
his blacc on the bench remarked.
"Gentlemen, when any one cares 10
insult this court let nothing prevent"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

Tho san Antonio TEX people have
made a very liberal Oncr % the Gin
cunau club TO have Cos players DO
their early spring training In that city.
If some OF the other Texas cities were
aa liberal with inducements the
chances are that rorc OF the major
league teams would mud the lone star
state a most desirable country 90 do
their training in. san Antonio has
the reputation IN the southwest Of be-
ing the heallhiest place east Of Cali
fnrnia. ana Is fayorito resort Of con-
umpjiyes and those suffering from
other pulmonary troubles II Is a
hustllng city Of some forty thousand
population. The oner to the Clncin-
natis includes the free use OF one or
an three OF the enclosed parks, and
street car fare TO and from the grounds
for the players all the time they ara
at San Antonio. AZ the Cincinnati
club will send down between twenty
and thirty men. this will be quito an
item OF expense saved.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
nntnut Of Cent rIrc...

The mint OF Philadelphia Is almost
constantly engaged In turning uut
cents made OF copper. with a slight
alloy OF zine and tin The state of
Pennsylvania alone absorbed 1900. 900
last year. and New York 100000
There Is as much curiosity about the
Anal fate OF these cents AZ there Ia
about that Of pins. Nobody Is able 10
tell where the pins go 10. and Il is i'm.
possible TO even surmise what has be
come Of the hundreds Of millions VI
cents issued by the mint since Il be.
gan operations Il Is rather a profit.
able business for the government. a.
Il means the conversion OF copper
costing 10 cents pound into form
In which Il Is worth s. or more 9
pound
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

Sheet lead Us often used Tor stair
troads in place 20 rubber whore The
tamc o. very extensive but uufortu-
uaicly, while durable aud nonsllppIbe
either Wet or dry @ has q tendency 90
flow, or grow thin at the points n
greatest wear. lu a new article Of
manufacture the lead Is cast on a wire
wove core aud &c produced In thick
ness approSlmaung that OF eight.
pound sheets by adopting this
method Of manufacture an the ad-
vantagcs Of a secure foothold are In
surCd. and the tendency Of the lead TO
"fow" or work thin is entirely over
come. The combination Is described
as being more durable and possessing
an inherent strength and elasticity
which neither the steel core nor the
lead separately could possibly give. A
stlll greater field for this article Il
for roofing purposes. lead floors ioi
eold-siorage rooms. msgazlEes and
decks u shipG
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
runnELa unpEa sIaEEfa.
how sewers ARE EAia wItAoaa BlooA,
lag TFAnle.

In the course OF the improvements IN
the sewerage OF Paris Il was decided
In 1894 10 construct a new main col
Letting sewer from the Place de Ia
Trinite to the aiphon which passes
under the Seine at Cnchy. The large
size OF the proposed sewer. known as
the Collector de Cliehy," and the
fact that the route passed under i'm
portant and much-trayeled streets,
filled with shade trees and carrying
tramways, caused the authorities 20
hesitate about cutting a trench for the
conduct OF the work. II was therefore
decided TO adopt a system OF tunnel
Ing. with such arrangement OF shields
and supports a. would maintain the
surface OF the roadway intact and per
nit the entire work TO be carried On
below ground. although the top Of the
sewer arch At places would come
within three feet OF the surface. In
order TO support the soil and the load
upon the superintendent roadway Il
was necessary 10 adopt a metallic
shield similar 10 that devised by
Brunei for the construction OF the
Thames tunnel. and this shield was
followed by system OF movable CEN
tiers or frames upon which the masonry
was constructed and supported. AS
there was no liquid mass to be en-
eountered the end OF the shield was
left open, the structure really forming
an eliiptical ring Of plate iron with
sharp edges. re-enforced with angles
and braces and carrying six hydraulic
cylinders. by means Of which Il could
be forced forward The rams OF these
cylinders thrust back against the
masonry ring previously constructed
through the medium Of the metallic
eenirings already mentioned. while a
horizontal bucket conyeyor kept the
space just back OF the shield free from
earth a. rapidly as the excavation
progressed. The interior OF the tunnel
was kept well lighted by electricity.
and all motive power for yentllatlng
hauling. pumping. etc. was supplied
BY electricity. The details we're slight
" different In the two portions Of the
work. owing TO the different depths
At which the tunneling was conducted
but the general construction was prac-
tically the same.
by the use Of this apparatus a sewer
OF 20xi6 feet was thus successfully
built for a distance OF more than two
miles under one OF the busiest portions
OF Paris. the work progressing Goa.
tlnuously At the rate OF about siS
llneal yards In twenty-four hours
without causing the slightest obstruc.
ton 20 travel and without deranging
the surface paving. The contract pric,
vas about $500 per llneal yard. inelud.
Ing the construction Of all the ID.
paratus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

Il would no, be 90 the least urpris.
ms u Princeton, y, j. turned out TO
De the spring training ground Of the
HoE,ous Tho matter was preached
rrcn The Bostons were in Princeton
last spring. and the colcg.1us thought
there would not De- thc loas, objection
20 the professionals using the varsity
diamond. especially in light OF the
iaot thet the college boys would prof,
80 much hy pract.clng with the more
experienced men The diamond o. SO
well drained and cared Tor that pmc.
ueo can be had by the middle OF
March an OF the Boston players
would like nothing better than 90 have
Princeton selected. and especially be.
cause such excellent accommodations
can be had, In the south the accom-.
modations al the best are very poor
compared with what can be obtained
AZ a place like Princeton. They can
talk about Lakewood or other places,
but the Boston boys can well consider
themselves fortunate u they are able
10 locate In Princeton In the spring
President Soden thinks well Of Nor
folk. as practice games can be readily
arranged In that section prior TO the
opening OF 4he season.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
A CIrrrr nninaIhsr.

John A. Mccarthy the clever out.
fielder traded 10 the Pittsburg club by
the Cincinnati Club was born March
%. 1863. 40 Gilberiyille. Mass. and
commenced playing bah professional
ly In 1892 he then played second
base for the salem. Mass team. Of the
New England league Mccarthy then
had a batting average OF .803 and a
heldlng average OF 800 lie began the
next championship season with the
Charleston Southern league club. but
finished In the Cincinnati club Of the
National league. Ills release vas pur-
chased from the Charleston club by
Manager Comiskey he was iarmed
cut 20 the Indianapolis club McCar-
thy Is considered one % the bcst out
helders In the Western league Ne Is
a good hascunncr. a hard hitter and
can ON any outhcld position he has
a bright professional future before In
the opinion Of experts. President
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

will not set a. far south a. they ala
in the season Of 1897. William Barnie
has such an everlasting big kinder
garien that he must do. something with
his youngsters before he puts them on
the field for actual strife.
Those strong-armed chaps from New
England. on whom We are banking for
another year. may know a great deal
about base ball. and from all accounts
they DO. but they want a little early in
struction regarding the hazing that
the old fellows are certain TO give
them before they have been playing in
a National league schedule ten days.
Brooklyn isn't the best place 10 be-
gin work In early spring. for the Winds
that blow from Jamaica bay have
everything In their composition but
tonic. They are too damp. too ague-
lsh. too feYerish. too fresh. n they do
come from salt water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
SNAKE ATE PIos.
ne was = Monster Very Closely Rsssm-
biinE = Python.

RAAaA A~1Nas
From Buffalo Times: Farmers N
the vicinity OF Lock Springs, Mo-.
were greatly harassed for several
weeks through depredatlons on their
chickens and pigs. and the mystery was
not solved until Newton McCrary
started on the trail OF what appeared
TO be a moaster snake. lie travelled a
distance OF two miles. when he came
10 the banks OF the Grand river. where
II appeared the reptile entered the
water. A search OF the vicinity late.
on rewarded McCrary for his persist
enee. Apparently asleep. after, having
dispatched several full-grown chick
ems. lay a reptile OF such monstrous
proportions that the man was trans
fxed with fear. His courage return
ing. MeCrary sent a charge IS buck
shot into the head of the reptile and
precipitately fed.
The contortions OF the snake as II
dashed It's tail and body against the
ground and trees added to the fears Of
the now thoroughly terrified man
Summoning the assistance OF neigh
bors. McCrary cautiously led back m
armed party. when. TO his satisfaction
the life Of the reptile was found to
be extinct. II measured i6 feet. and
the body was as large as an ordinary
stovepipe, The species OF the reptil,
Is not known. although II looks very
much like q python. Early in .h'
spring II was seen several miles fur
Their up the Grand river but reports o.
the terrified spectators were not gen
orally credited
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

The discussion De- moro or less con.
slant as 20 the aly,slbDlty ot cnlarg-
Ing the functions of government. not
only by the municipal ownership OF
street railways. gas works. printing
plants. and thc Ike. but also by the
extension OF the scope of state and na-
u0ual government IN the meantime n
is doubtful 70 any bu, special students
OF the subject know 90 what extent the
enlargement ot the scope of govern
mcnt be- constantly taking place. Prof
Eugene WamhauEh, ot the Harvard
Law school. contributes 10 the Allan
uc Monthly au article on the present
scope ~ government. he takes a citi-
zen OF any one Of our large cities. and
follows him through the course OF a
DAY, pointing out how he and an his
possessions and his actions arc regu-
lated by government municipal. state
or national AZ almost every step in
the daily lie Of a resident Of any large
city the government meets him and
provides for him. and the scope OF gov.
l eminent Is thus In many ways being
90 constantly enlarged that II the
process continue n - only a question
Of time when We shall be under gov
eminent control almost In = s0ciaistlS
sense.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

The trade Of Joe sugden for Morgan
Murphy caused little stir. There was
time that the falr-haired Philadel-
phian was considered a valuable Pr
rate. Then no thought Of getting rid
OF him could have even been enter
tanned without awakening n protest.
Last season sugden fell into a bad
spell OF batting. lie foundered around
In early season without averaging u
base bin a game. His average dwin-
died to such proportions that a club
oficiAl was heard TO say; a base hit
by that man il an accident" This
was overdrawing the situation. for
Joe wasn't that bad. Later sugden
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

the wild state and for guarding him
self against enemies OF all sorts. Ever
since the DAYS OF the Spanish explorers
the horse az every opportunity has
demonstrated his liking for freedom
and his adaptahllity for meeting with
out aid the conditions Of lie In the
west and south Large herds were Of
ten seen years ago. but that they
should s,ill find room In the United
ST. cs Is really notable as proving that
the country Is not nearly so well set
tied as the opponents Of immigration
would have us believe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

Two hundred and forty quarts o.,
milk saved the home Of Farmer Geo
l. Plat at Milford. Conn. from de-.
struction by FIRE. Plat runs a dairy
and keeps sixty COWS. Saturday night
milk was stored in the barn. Tho
farm house vas newly shingled Sat
urday and the old shingles had been
put In the cellar, where, on Saturday
also. o. servant pat some hot ashes. A.
3 o'clock Sunday morning the shingles
caught Gre The well curb was broken
and there was no water available. sc
the farm hands threw milk by the gal
Ion on the fire. The last quart ox,in.
gulshed the last spark.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08

Charles A. Comlskey. president Of
the ST. Paul club OF the Western
league. Is quoted as saying Il am sure
that che Western league will not ac-
cept the amendments imposed upon the
minor leagues iu regard TO the draft
Ink OF players az the recent Philadel-
phia meeting. for while the major
league may have seemed 90 favor us In
that they granted the two points We
asked for restricting the number OF
players 20 be- drafted from any one
club % two each year. and not allow
ing "a man 90 be- subject % draft until
be- has been ln our league Two years
these fayors are more than Offset by
the conditions imposed 10 the way Of
giving the National league and Ameri-
can association a right 20 reclaim
loaned player on thirty days notice.
Why. We would a great deal rather
leave the rules ns they we're than 20
allow them 90 DO that With that
rule In force they could wreck one OF
our clubs any time they wanted 20
and force us 90 do what they wanted
IN the way Of deals. do not fully un-
icrHand whether the National league
aud American association insists on
this clause before Il grants ne the
concessions We asked Tor. or whether
they have simply requested us td make
the concession In regard % loaned
players, u the three changes have 10
live or Die together am by an means
ln favor Of letting them die. and
think the other members Of our league
viii think the same way about H."
Money unwi.siy speuL
Clubs that DO not make money com
plain that they are asked 10 engage
too many men. They want TO cut
down expenses somewhere. and woula
like 20 begin az the pitching depart
meut Aficr an. ls % a fact that 90
very much money "a added 10 the ex-
psnsc account of a team by a large
pitching snu5 n a club keeps
on experimenting and experimenting
throughout the year considerable
amount 90 money IS bound 90 be
wasted on pitchers that are good for
nothing. and 10 a club can engage three
good men and Keep them on the roll 70
can AFFORD 10 DO no. In order to keep
them away from some other team that
might obtain their names TO contracts
and beat the first club out Of the cham
plonship
lie poor rule that doesn't work
both ways In base ball. as well as In
an other matters OF which We have q
mundane account
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
wnd Hor..s In Arlsen..

From the New York Times: In the
Arizona papers OF late there have been
frequent complaints OF serious injury.
both to crops and to pastures. caused
by the raids OF wild horses. Some
thing like 10000 OF these creatures. Il
Is estimated. are now roaming the
plains Of that territory. and they have
become serious nulsances. There Is
some cause for surprise In the fact that
az this late day. even In Arizona. an
animal alien 10 the country can resume
the habits Of his almost unmeasureably
remote ancestors and can multiply
rapidly without care or protection OF
any kind The horse In domes;.sa'!on
is rather delicate creature. subject
20 many Ills. and often hard 10 keep
in health though watched with close
attention and allowed TO want for
nothing whatever. when forced to
rely on his own resources. however. he
shows a marked capacity for resuming
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-08
PowER PRoPELLEp LIoHrERe.
River sesws seat AIesg Like Trolley

NAfas
A new idea, somewhat on the order
OF the trolley canal boats used in
France and Germany. has been sug-
gested 20 relieve the trafic In large
cities where a narrow guage river car
rying a large amount OF boat trafiic
enters the heart OF the city. This, oil
course, necessitates numerous draw
bridges and interruption and annoy
ance both to the land trafie and the
boat traffic. The scheme propoFed
contemplates the use Of trolley light
ers. which could run up alongsids the
vessels for unloading at the docks on
the outskirts OF the town. aud when
loaded could convey the goods to the
warehouses and docks desired, without
necessitating the opening OF swing
bridges. In loading the yessela the
system would be just as applicable,
and the coal and supplies In cars could
be loaded directly on the lighters, car
ried to the boats and unloaded with a
minimum OF handling. Broad. shallow
lighters. with screw propellers driven
by electric motors, could be used, and
the power supplied by trolley wires
running along the banks and under the
bridges. connection between the boats
and the wire being made by means OF
flexible cables. II this method were
adopted the swing bridges could be
made permanent ones. and all the
smoke. dirt and noise Of the pufnng
steam tugs would be obyiated. and the
teamlng. dock and lighterage charges
reduced to a minimum. Moreover. the
motors used for driving the lighters
could be utilized at their destination
to raise the goods from the hold into
the warehouses or local docks. as re-
| quired