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The times., 1899-10-24
DAHLGREN'S Speed TRIAL
The New Torpedo Boat Develops
Thirty Knots an Hour.
4 Progressive Running Test on
Measured NiIc at Southport Under
the Inspection of the Ofiein1
Board - The Performance OF the
Little Vessel Entirely satisfactory.

BATH. Me. Oct. 23.-The United States
torpedo boat Dahlgren, built by the Bath
Iron Works. Of Bath. Me. left the yard Of
her builders at LOS this afternoon for her
speed test The vessel was deeply laden
and all the prescribed weights were on
board The trial board officers and crew
were all carefully weighed as they went
on board and it was found that the little
vessel had on board during the trial thirty
four men. all told. The trial board consist
ed of Captain Emery, President; Com
mander Charles R. Rodrier. Naval Con-
structor Washington L, Caps, and Lieu
tenant Commander Henderson. The trial
was in charge of Vice President John S.
Hyde. of the Bath Iron Works
Fort Popham was reached at 1;45, and
al 2:0S the Dahlgren was off the Cucholds.
she having steamed easily under natural
draft at seventeen-knOt gait. AS the
vessel was to be tried by the standardizing
screw method, a progressive trial on the
measured mile at Southport, Boothbay
Harbor was the first item on the pro-
gramme. At 2:20 the boat Seguin came
alongside and the DahlgTen was lightened
so that her mean displacement on the pro-
gTessive trial would be the same as the
mean displacement on the full power sea
run. which will be of one hours duration.
At 2:45 the Dahlgren shot by the Cucholds
due north on the first run of the pro-
gressive test. The mile was made in .
minutes 4S seconds, and after making a
long sweep without slackening speed the
return trip was made in 2:40 The mean
speed of the first double run with and
against the tide was therefore p knots
the mean revolution being 23S. The speed
was now increased and with 264 revolutions
a mean speed of 24.5 knots was obtained
for the next double run. The third double
run resulted in a mean speed OF 26 ga
knots with 2S3 revolutions. The speed
was now getting so great that it was dan
gerous to turn her at full speed, owing TO
the angle of the Tudder causing the al
fected propeller to race The vessel was,
therefore, slowed down to make the turn,
which is a bad thing for speed with quick
steaming water tube boilers. The fourth
double run on the mile resulted in mean
speed of 30 knots, with 81 turns, most
cTedtable performance.
A fifth run was about to be made at
maxim power, when it was discovered that
the supply of feed water was such as to
necessitate disseminating the high speed
tests, as it was getting dusk. The build
ers decided to postpone the full power sea
run until tomorrow, or the first favorable
day. The board will undoubtedly consider
the progressive trial satisfactory. The yes
sci behaved spiendidly, steamed easily. and
in a heavy, long swell attained phenome-
nal speed The progressive trial proved
that the vessel will have to average Sl7
revolutions per minute at sea on the one
hour run to attain the speed of 30 knots
per hour. If she falls below this she Will
be rejected
The times., 1899-10-24
Not Looted by Americans.
COLONEL KoBBE SELECTED.
lie VIII lie MHde n EriEadier Cen
eraI OF Volunteers.

lie VIII lie MHde Erigadier Gen
eraI OF Volunteers.
Col William A Kobbe of the Thirty
fifth Regiment OF Infantry, United States
Volunteers. has been selected for appoint
ment TO the rank of brigadier general in
the volunteer army Colonel Kobbe is
major in the Third Regular Artillery. He
entered the United States service as pri-
vate OF the Seventh New York Volunteers
in 1882. became an officer OF the 1ISth
New York and was mustered out as cap
tain and brevet lieutenant colonel in that
regiment at the end of the Civil War. He
was appointed a second lieutenant in the
Nineteenth Regular Infantry in March,
1866. and secured his majority on March
s. 1898 He has done excellent service in
the Philippines since the beginning Of the
present insurrectiOn. He commanded the
force OF gunbCats sent up the Rio Grande
to clear the way for MscArthurs advance
on Calumpit. He was appointed colonel of
the Thirty fifth Volunteers on July ) 1899,
but has remained On duty in the Philip
pines. where he viii assume command Of
the regiment on its arrival.
The appointment of General Funston to
be a brigadiar general in the new volunteer
army does not fill any Of the vacancies in
that grade as General Funston viii con-
tinue 10 serve under his present com
mission given him for gallantry in the cam
paign that resulted in the capture Of
MaloIcs and Calumpit Adjutaut General
CCrbin said yesterday afternoon that Cen
eral Funston had not yet notified him
Of his acceptance Of the Presidents request
to continue in the volunteer service. There
is nc dcIbt, however. that General Fun
stcn viii return to the Philippines.
The appointment Cf Colonel KObbe leaves
two vacancies in the list Of brigadier gen
erals OF volunteers. The officers VINO viii
get these positions have not been chosen,
but il was announced at the War Depart
ment that only men who had distinguished
themselves in the Philippines would be Sc
lected. The Volunteer Army exclusive OF
the Porto Ricsn Battalion and some
companies Of scouts in the Philippines. has
been recruited to nearly its fun limit and
under the terms of the Army Reorganiza-
tion act the President has the right to
commission hTigadier general for every
4Oo0 enlisted men mustered in. The en-
listed force Of the regular and volunteer
branches now numbers about 96,GO0 and
there are twenty-one brigadier generals in
service The appointment Of Colonel Kobbe
fills one of the three vacancies.
The times., 1899-10-24
WANTS QUARANTINE BROKEN.
The City OF New Orleans Appeals to
The Snrr1rnnl. Court

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the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Fuller presided over the
Supreme Court yesterday, his first appear
ance since his return from Europe. Under
the arrangement made last week argu-
ment was heard on the petition Of the At
tcTney General Of Louisiana for permission
to lle bill OF Injunction against the Gov
ernor and health officers of Texas with
view Of breaking up the present quarantine
against New Orleans on account Of yellow
fever.
Chief Justice Fuller enquired how the
matter came up and On being informed
suggested that argument as to the juris
diction of the court be postponed until the
issues were Joined.
Justice Gray enquired if there were any
precedents for any court TO hear argument
as to Jurisdiction upon a mere petition
for permission to ale a bill.
Mr.. FaTrar said that there were at least
two such precedents on the records of the
Supreme Court in the cases Of the State Of
Mississippi against President Johnson and
General E. o. C. Orr. and of the State OF
Georgia against Generals Grant and Pope,
in 1857 and 1863 where the court heard
argument on the question Of jurisdiction
at the presentation OF the petitions to
file the bills With this the court made no
further objection and the argument pro-
ceeded.
Mr.. Farrar was followed by Attorney
General T. S. Smith and his assistant, r.
W. Ward, for the State of Texas, who
argued that the Supreme Court had no
jurisdiction to hear and determine the
controversy involved in the proceedings.
1t was not, they said, suit between States,
but between certain citizens of Louisiana
and two Of the officials of Texas. The Chief
Justice announced that the court would
grant the permission asked. giving the
State CT Louisiana the right to file the
bill and would issue a writ returnable i'm
mediately Attorney General Smith for
mally accepted service, and the court gave
him permission to take any desired step
in meeting the bill, by filing a demurrer
or raising the question OF jurisdiction. The
case would then be taken by the court
on the briefs already filed or to be filed,
the question of jurisdiction to be first de-
tprUnippd
The times., 1899-10-24
THE VENEZUELAN REVOLT.
Official Notice of Andrnde's Flight
From Minister LOomis.

From Minister Loomis.
From a despatch received by the State
Department yesterday. from Francis B.
Loomis, United States Minister to Vene-
zue.a, it appears that Venezuela is at pres
eut without any official government. The
despatch follows:
Andrade abandoned government without
notifying cabinet or government council as
required by the constitution; whereabouts
unknown: vice president of Venezuela in
full power according to constitution. An
drade's flight held to vacate office; An
drade's cabinet resigned; another appoint
ed
Secretary Hay and the resident held a
conference soon after the despatch was re-
ceived. 1t was decided to instruct Min
lister Loomis TO use his best judgment in
dealing with the persons in authority
whether they be members of the Andrade
party, or followers of General Castro. the
leader Of the insurgents. 1t is believed that
it will be several days before the new gov
eminent of Venezuela is firmly established
Commander Hemphill of the Detroit
cabled the Navy Department yesterday from
La Guayra that Castro entered Caracas
Sunday evening, and was enthusiastically
received, but that many factional differ
ences remained to be settled
The times., 1899-10-24
DIED.

/ HOBBS-On Monday evening, October -i, l9.J'
/ sr ber late residence. lI01 Tenth street north
I west. MARY sMT}ANN HOBBS, widow OF the
/ late william IL. hobbs.
Funeral from her late residence, on THURSDAY
/ az q. m IutermaHt az CetaE Grove, Mt
Baltimore papers please copy u,-t--l
/ RtCHRACH-On Monday. October 23. l-a9 az
/ @ O'Clock H. M ABRAHAM BACHRACH. beloved
husband ot Lena Blchrach, ln the seventy -s->Li
wear oi his age
Funeral from his late residence. SO { street
northwest, on WetnesdaE, October - 70 u
o'clock a. m. Relatives and friends -Evl-1t i1-
teImeEt az Baltimore 9i-'a-
SWAN-Ou Monday October %, 1850 ar 7-51
d. M WILLIAM AIRES SWAN ar his h1lurs
90 G. Street northwest, aged hitg-seVea years
Notice of funeral hereafter lt
U0RNIVG-Ou Monday. October .. at a. m..
. JOIN, beloved husband OF ths !are Katherine
Ha~uius in the fity-third year ot bis age
Funeral from .ha residence or his sister -.-'Ft
Nrs Mary Horuiug 2l5 r Street northwest.
"wednesday. October -, lt o. m In-r-TueHt az
G.euw9ud
R0TH-Entered into rest cu Monday October
%. Isg9, ELENORA CRoWLEfr beloved wife ot
G. F. Roth
and & streets northeast, "Wednesday, October %,
J.3l a. M II
HoLLoHAy-on Monday. October %. Is2o
VERONICA. infant daughter Of Robert and Mary
Holahau lUfe Pike
Funeral private It
sTI-ART-Iu PhfI1delnhi7. October e. 1870
BESSIE IT., beloved vile OF Fred ". Stuart, AGED
togtg-zlyeu wears
Fuuer1I Tuesday. October 81 at p- m-. from
her late residence, 80 Seventh street southeast.
Friends and relatives invited 20 attend Item
CRACE-Ou SATURDAY. October II. Iss3 at $50
ID m JAMES GRACE, beloved husband Cd C8tl-
crime Grace. at his home. 3Iz First Street saa-l-
east. aged sixty years
% an 4 ME- thence Co St. Peters Church
solemn requiem mass. Friends Of family invited
to attend Ir,cu
r~.4 gr o'clock ABRAHAM EAGugACI. aa-
loved husband aj Lena Bdchracl il -he sey. N.Y.
sixth wear 20 hi, age
Notice af fuIlrll hereafter
Charlottesville and Richmond Va, papers please
The times., 1899-10-24
FIELD GUNS AND sHRAPNEL.
Comment on Their Recent Use IN
South Africn.

south Africa.
The work Of the British field batteries in
the action at Glencoe is regarded by ord
nance experts here as a remarkable show
ing for the new rapid-hre guns Of the
English army The shTapneI powers Of
the British guns are held to have won the
day. and no little surprise is manifested
that the real value Of the artillery has been
lost sight OF.
The Beers" as an ordnance expert
puts it, must have been completely de-
moralized by the shrapnei hail The battle
was half won by the guns before the IN
fantry advanced. This is as ii should be-
To throw infantry against entertainments
or covered positions before searching the
enemy out with shrapne is murder"
The new British field gun il is aid, en-
ploys a shrapnel pro5ectlle weighing about
fifteen pounds. 7 his projectile consists Of
steel tubing hlled with about 2G0 small
balls The balls weigh 4 little less than
One-thiTd OF an ounce each, and consist OF
hardened lead balls. The sleil contains a
light bursting charge. A time fuse is fitted
TO the head of the prOjectie This time
{ fuse can be cut so as TO permit OF the
bursting OF the shell as close as one-third
I of a second after the firing Of the gun, or
( the shell may be given a fiigat Of twelve
1 seconds before bursting. The gUnners aim
/ 10 burst the shrapuel in the air about
thirty yards short of the en- nemys position.
AT a range of 1000 yards all the shTapnel
balls viii be projected within a circle on
! the ground, the diameter Of which is about
. twenty-five feet. AT longer ranges the dis
+ persion is greater The British. accord .ng
! to the reports TO hand employed shrapnel
at ranges OF 500 yards. This is deemed
( rather extreme range. As the cause Of
/ dispersion must have been great. the play
( OF three ful field batteries on the Boer
. position should have Eearched out. il is
+ said every rock and crevice on the hillside.
/ AS the guns we're advanced the shrapnel
/ FIRE necessarily became deuser and more
deadly 20 groups.
i viii be recalled that Lord Kitchener
used shrapuel most effectively at Omdur-
man More Dervishes were killed by
/ shraDnel than by rife fire. Just row
} shrspuel Is regarded in European services
I as Of the greatest value. The new French
field guns. particularly the 12O-millimetre
f. pieces are accorded So per cent shrapnel
/ ammunition.
IT is a noteworthy fact that the United
. States is remarkably weak today in field
/ artillery While England is winning bat
+ ties with her superb field artillery bat
( teries. the United States. ii is asserted
by artiIlCrists. does not possess in service
[ d single Tapil-fire field gun carriage
/ Almost every writer on the campaign be-
/ fore Santiago has attributed our loss OF
life On large measure to the failure 10 use
{ artillery before making the charges. At
I tention Is called to the fact that only re-
I Gently purchases were authorized abroad
1 Of field guns for the Philippines Such
! regular batteries as the United States pos
/ sesses are mounted on Old-style carriages
The times., 1899-10-24
A HANGMAN's DREAMS.

Amos Lunt's Mental Images of Those
He Has Executed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23.-Amos Lunt.
the hangman OF San Quentin prison. who
has a record of twenty executions in i've
years, is now a mental wreck from in
somnia and hallucinations. He has not
slept for nearly two weeks, because every
time he falls into a doze he sees the spirit
of some OF the muTdeTer5 whom he has
sent to the other world. Especially is he
haunted by the spirits OF Durrant, who
murdered two girls in a church, and of
"Hunchback' John Miller whose head was
nearly taken Off when Lunt made a mis-
calculation in the rope. Warden Hale will
send Lunt to a sanitarium and attempt 70
restore his mind.
The times., 1899-10-24
THE INGHAM-NEwIT9 CASE.
Grounds for Il New TRIAL Must b
Made known To-day.

Grounds for New Trial Must BE
Made known Today
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 23.-The reasons
for new trial for Ellery p. Iugham and
Harvey K. hewitt who were found guilty
of bribery and conspiracy on Saturday.
were fled today. Four days are allowed
for fling reasons when a motion for a new
trial is made, and the defendants. accord
ingly, have until tomorrow night to place
their paper on record in the Office of the
clerk of the United States District Court
After the reasons have been advanced Judge
Mcpherson win fix day for argument. and
II his decision is adverse to the defence an
appeal will be taken to the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals When the latter
step is taken one Of the judges of the
Court OF Appeals fixes bail which the de-
PENDANTS much furnish pending a decision
upon the appeal. II bail is accepted, as is
reasonably certain. Ingham and hewitt
will have long time at liberty
United StatssSDistrict Attorney Beck was
al his Office early today prepared for fur
ther work upon the case. Kendig. Jacobs
Taylor Bredell. Burns, and Downey, the
six men who are to be arraigned and SEN
tSASSu loI participation N Ine COuuJ2rietr-
ing plot, viii not be brought before the
court until after the Ingham and hewitt
application is disposed Of When the six
men are brought into court John E WiIkie.
Chief Of the United States Secret Service.
will 60 on the witness stand and tell the
complete story of the crime The six months
spent by five Of the defendants in prison
are expected to count on the sentence. Ken
dig, who has been at liberty on bail. may
have some allowance made fully equal to
that accorded the prisoners of the county
Jail, as he has been of much service to the
Government
The times., 1899-10-24
MR.. CLEVELAND NOT PRESENT
Urgent Business Kept Him From the
Princeton Celebration.

PRINCETON, n J., Oct 23.-Former
President Cleveland arrived in Princeton
from New York this morning He was met
al the station by Mrs. Cleveland and driven
at once to West Land his winter home on
Bayard Avenue. 1t was expected that he
would be present al the university's com
memorating day exercises Saturday. al
which Whitelaw Reid made an address
but he disappointed President Patton and
the audience by sending his regrets. Mr
Cleveland will enter upon his new duties
as a lecturer in the university on current
topics next month.
The times., 1899-10-24
srupY1Ne FoR THE sTAaE.
Madame Barrios About to Appear in
MeIodrnmatic Roles.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. %. Madame Al
geria Barrios. the young widow of the
eFPresident of Guatemala, started today
for New York, where she expects to go on
the stage. She has been studying here for
some time and is said to have shown much
ability in melodIamatic roles General
Barrios had accumulated a large fortune
in Guatemala, but when he was shot his
creditors seized upon his whole estate and
wrecked 1t so that the widow could get
nothing from it, Madame Barrios is an
American. a native of New Orleans.
The times., 1899-10-24

condition of the people Of the archipe aso,
10 be taken as uHdispuIed facts by sensi-
bic and just minds; nor can they, there
fore. be taken as an exact presentation OF
condition of things in the Philippines
upon which the United States Government
could prudenty and eqUitably base its pol
icy with regard to this archipelago. The
Church asks only justice. and il viii not
Countenance the retention Of one inch Of
property which is not now legitmately
held.
Not Looted by Americans.
"One word now on another subject. I
see the press Of the country said that the
object Of my visit to the White House on
Saturday was to protest against the lootng
and desecrauEg Of the churches in the
Philippines This vas not the case. As to
the lO0tinE and desecrating OF these
churches, ! am informed by pzrson whose
word cannot doubt that this iootns was
rot done by our American soldiers, but by
the insurgents and the Chinese.
p. /. CHAPPELLE,
Archbishop OF New Orleans, Delegate
Apostolic.
Archbishop Chapelle is quartered at the
Arlington Hotel at present. and will re
main there until he leaves for Manila,
which viii be within a few weeks.
The times., 1899-10-24
TRIAL OF THE GRIFFINs.
Trouble Anticipated When the Out
laws Are Drought to Court.

LONDON, KY oct. 23.-The Circuit
Court convened at Manchester today James
and Sol Griffin, charged with the
murder Of Wash Thacker. are TO be tried
al this term. The records of evidence in
The eases have been stoIsn from Judge
Wrighs's office. and it may be that the
trials viii have to be postponed. Several
eompaul OF State guards are being held
in readiness in Lexington and other points
for use in guarding the court should It BE-
deemed necessary Many friends Of the
Philpots and Grldins are reported as be-
ing IT Manchester and trouble is not an
likely. Since the killing Of Tom Baker last
June ten men have been killed in Clay
county as the result OF the feuds.
The times., 1899-10-24
ARMY OFFICERS DETAILED.
Those Who VIII Observe Military
Operations in the TransvaaJ.

The War Department yesterday detailed
the following officers to go to South Africa
and observe and report upon the military
operations in the Transyaal: Gen. s. 5.
Sumner, Military Attache. American En-
bassy in London; Major Story. ordnance
officer of the Department of the East; Cap
tain Gibson. now stationed in Indianapo is,
and Capt. Herbert Slocum, Military At
tache to the American Embassy in Berlin.
Captain Slocum has already departed for
the Transvaal, and General Sumner will
leave London on the next departing British
transport Major Story. who is now in
New York, and Captain Gibson viii leave
as soon as they can arrange for the depar-
ture. General Sumner is a cavalry officer
OF considerable ability. During the opera
tions before Santiago while General Wheel
er was confined to his tent from illness
General Sumner commanded the cavalry
division.
The times., 1899-10-24
THE REPORTS CoNFIRMED.
General Otis Cables the War Depart
ment About Recent Battles.

General Otis Cables the War Depart
ment About Recent Battles.
General Otis yesterday cabled the War
Department confirming the press reports Of
the engagements near Arayat, north OF
Manila. and Colonel KIine's attack on the
insurgents at Calamba, in the southern
part of Luzou. The cables from General
Otis are as follows
Manila, October %, 1S99
Adiutaut General. Washington:
Lieut. Col Guy Howard, Assistant Quarter
master and Quartermaster Cf Volunteers. kill
ed Yesterday near Arayat while on launch
Rio Grsnde River. by concealed insurgents.
His clerk a civilian employe and native,
wounded Scouting detachment. THirty-SiEth
Volunteers encountered insurgents southwest
Santa Rita, scattering them, killing six,
,,4ptllriug eight and ten rifles No cas-
uaities General Lawton operating at san ISL
dro The forwarding OF supplies 90 that point
continues attended with some difficulty on ac-
supplied soon. Insurgents southern Luznn at
tarkcd Caamha. These were driven OIL. No
casualties. OTIS.
Manila, October % 1879.
kdutaut General. Washington,
This morning Kline, commanding at CIlamhI
vigorously attacked iusUrgcut force concentrating
ON his front, routed them from trenches and
yate killed. one corporal and three priv5tes
wounded. EreTy's less unknown. OTIS.
TO CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinina Tablets All
druggists refund the money ii it fails 20 cure
E. ". Groves signature Is on each box. 25c.
The times., 1899-10-24
HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT.
4 Tcn-Ton Electric Generator Falls
on Workman

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct 23-Jacob Camp
bell thirty-four years old, of Tuckahoe. an
emplove of the Eldridga Express Company
was crushed beneath teu-ton electric
generator this afternoon and instantly kill
ed Campbell, with other woTkmen, re-
moved the pondaTOus machine from the
street railway power house and was in the
act of placing II on a truck when one of
The wheels sank deep into the sand The
wagon and generator tumbled over on the
unfortunate man, crushing his head to a
Jelly.
The times., 1899-10-24
THE LYNCHERs SENTENCED.
The Perpetrators of Crime Com
mitted In 1892 Punished.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct 23.-In 1892
in a remote precinct in Washington county,
Ala. the only Democrat in the district was
lynched by band of Populists for the rea-
son that he did not agree with them about
politics At the time OF the lynching and
for several years afterward feeling in the
county was so intense that no trial of the
murderers was attempted. At a session
of the Circuit Court held a few days ago,
the cases were called and tried, with the
result that twelve of the lynchers were
sentenced TO the penitentiaTy They passed
through here today in care of guards.