The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-26
ORDERED NORTH.
British Fleet Ordered to Har-
bOr of New York.
No Explanation of This Move by
the British.
NO DOUBT FRIENDLY.
Spanish Bonds Take a Bigger
Slump Than Ever.
Deadly Dynamite Guns Mounted
at Sandy Hook.
WAR PREPARATIONS
Continue With Unabated Haste
All Over the Country.
Stocks in Wall Street Show a
Heavy Fall Today.
Spanish Bonds Take a Bigger
Slump Than Ever.
Deadly Dynamite Guns Mounted
at Sandy Hook.
WAR PREPARATIONS
Continue With Unabated Haste
All Over the Country.
Stocks in Wall Street Show a
Heavy Fall Today.

st. Augustine, Fla, March 26.-The
British warship CoreHa left for Savan-
nah last night. Admiral Fishers flag
ship Renown with seven other armOred
cruisers of the North American fleet
has been ordered to New York. The
movement of the British warships of
the North American and West Indian
feet ordered to New York, with tOrpe-
do destroyers and torpedo boats, was
learned by a correspondent from an Of
fcer of the Cordeua which left this
port for Savannah. He gave the infor-
nation unintentionaIy. The Talbot
and Terror are with the flagship Re
nown and three of the armOred cruis-
ers.
London. March 26.-On the stock ex-
change today Spanish As opened very
weak at 5O7s and further declined to
1880, the lowest point reached in sever
al months. The closing price yesterday
was 50.
New York, March 26.-Work on the
three dynamite guns at Fort Hancock,
Sandy Hook. is being rushed. Lieut..
Col. Ludlow, chief of the engineers
corps. who is in charge of the work of
fortifying the lower bay and the Hook,
GADECLS 10 nave LIlG Z ullS IEaNly IOI scr
vece in a week. In case of emergency
the guns could be put in shape for use
IN "a hours The guns are of different
sizes and carry shells of from to Is
inches. From 60 to 500 pounds Of dy-
Mantle can be carried in the shot, ac-
~l1-zs to the size. The shells are pro
jected by air and have an effective
range of two miles. The dynamite in
even the small shot is sufficient to blow
up the most powerful battleship. The
guns are on stationary carriages and
are each manned by three men.
Washington, March ga large con-
tract for disappearing gun carriages
was awarded today to the Walker COM
pany of Cleveland, Ohio, whose i'm
mense fOundrieS and machine shops
have been placed at the disposal of the
government. The company will run
its plant night and day to rush the
work for rapid delivery. 1t is probable
that the first delivery will begin in
three weeks This is the first contract
the Walker company has taken direct
from the government It has done
such work for Otker companies hereto
fore but has decided now to take con-
tracts direct.
New York, March 26.-The stock mar
Fet presented a lively appearance at
the opening, owing to the liquidation Of
large holdings. based on the grave as
pect of the Cuban-Spanish situation.
The announcement of the nature of the
Maine board of inquiry report and the
unsettled condition of the foreign mar
ketS prepared the local traders for
vigorous downward movement. which
developed at the start. The nervous
ness of the speculation, owing to the
prepOnderance of the Cuban factor was
amply illustrated by the rapid drop in
prices, which followed attempts to dis
pose of any large offerings. The spec
ialties as of late were further demoral-
lied and gave way substantially. Su-
gar, Manhattan and NetrOpolitan
street railway figure for two points
loss, and a point or thereabOuts was
noted elsewhere in prominent shares.
The market displayed cOnsidera BILE
feverishness with individual transac-
tiOns very large.
San Francisco, March 26.-Lieutenant
StOney, y. S. N, the recruiting officer
of the local naval rendezvous, has re-
ceived orders to enlist all the men he
can get hold of. First-class fremen,
oilers, engineers and able seamen will
be received. Only men possessing
knowledge enough to enable them to be
at once useful members of a crew will
be received.
New York. March 26-The light house
authorities of Tompkinsville have re
ceived orders to keep half steam up on
the big steel light house tender Armer-
Ia, which is expected to be ordered to
either the Norfolk or Brooklyn navy
yards, to be fitted with tOrpedoes and
b-Inch guns.
London, March 26.-The Pail Mall Ca
zette this afternoon says: The report
on the loss of the Maine, promises to
be a model Of what such a document
should be. The business of the board
of inquiry was not to impute motives
nor to find excuses, but to set forth the
facts as learned by them. They have
done so and the president will appar-
entity pursue much the same line of bus
tness like reticence.
Washington, March 26-Machinfsts
IN the gun shops at the navy yard Will
be required hereafter to work II hours
day. The new order takes effect at
midnight Sunday when a full force will
begin and work continuously until Mon
day A second shift will work from
noon until midnight and they Will re-
Heve each other from day to day. For
several weeks the officers have been
working the force in three shifts of 8
hours each but the failure to secure the
requisite number of hands to push the
work as rapidly as they desire caused
the change in their plans Captain
Pend1eton, who is in charge, also saws
the work should not be in the hands of
three different sets of men, as It is too
important
Guns are being turned out, rapidly
and prepared for shipment to the war