Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
English Naval Architects Design a
Formidable Warship.
MODEL SUGGESTED BY LATE War
Emperor William viii Paint Pic
lures for Yacht.
LONDON NEWS AND GOSSIP
Copyright. 1899. by the Associated Press.

| Copyright, 1899. by the Associated Pressl
LONDON, August 12.-At the moment
| Emperor William was telling Representa-
| tive Foss that the best peace conference is
| a strong navy plans had just passed the
| British admiralty for an entirely new class
| of warship. Great interest is taken in the
| new vessel which was designed by Sir
| William White director of naval construc-
! ton, who has given a representative of the
| Associated Press the following particulars
| I'VE believe she will be the greatest tri-
umph in naval architecture, both for speed
and fighting. She will cost, ready for sea,
| about million and quarter. Her speed
will be a knot in excess of any British bat
| tie ship and her guns turrets. torpedo
| tubes, nets and booms will embody ideas
| which experience and experiment have
| proved far beyond anything yet attempted
| in this or any other country. Her guns
will be, generally, of smaller caliber than
| those of the Bulwark now building. She
will be the longest and broadeSt warShlp
| ever laid down in a government dockyard,
| while her draft will be shallow. Her
breadth is designed to attain the maxi
mum steadfness under fire, and from her
new steering gear very excellent results
are certain. Forward will be circular tops
mounted with rapid-fire guns. Her total
armament will be fifty-two guns. The de-
tails as to their caliber for the present
will complete her equipment. Her protec-
ton of Harveyized steel will be less than
on the ships now building. The Spanish
American war directed our attention to
coal capacity, and nothing will be wanting
in that respect. Her displacement viii be
1900 tons. The new vessel, which viii be
laid down in November at Devonport i'm
medately after the Bulwark is off the slip.
should be ready within a year. She will be
the nearest approach yet attained to per
feet combination of the fighting capacity
of a battle ship with the mobility OF a
cruiser of that type advocated by one OF
the highest naval authorities in the world,
Captain Mahan."
Kaiser to Paint Pictures.
Emperor William has expressed desire
to furnish three marine pictures painted by
himself for the decoration of Queen Vic
tcrias yacht which is nearing com
pletion. His majestys enthusiasm as
painter of marine subjects is well known.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern is adorn-
ed with a series of imperial works, which
include representations of great British
raval victories.
The directors of the Carlton Hotel
have aroused a hornets nest by an at
tempt to compel diners at the table d'hote
to don evening dress. Several well-knoWn
clubmen have been refused adnittance, and
protests are appearing in the newspapers.
1t is pointed out that il is obvious there
must be many occasions when it is impos-
eral approval of the expressed intention of
some of the victims of the regulation to
carry the matter into. the courts, hotels,
Under their license, have no right whatever
to refuse to accommodate any well-be
haved person VINO is able to pay.
HIS fellOW-commonerS have started a
story that Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett (who
was born in Brooklyn, n. Y, and who is
conservative member for the Ecclesall di-
vision of Sheffed) contemplates residing in
Turkey and donning the fez. Probably the
story originated from the fact that ne has
Just obtained concessions for an electric
traction road from Smyrna TO Salonica
1t is understood some Americans will be
interested iii these concessions. Comment
ing on the subject, the CouStautiuopla nal
ace organ, Ikdam. says Mr.. Bartlett has
been one of the most distinguished we'll
wtshers of the Osmanls for twenty years,
and that all his speeches have testified to
his sound impartial judgment and friend
ship for them
Fine Weather Prevails.
Bright, warm weather still prevails
throughout England, the wells and springs
are beginning to run dry and a serious state
of things is expected unless it rains soon.
Doubtless, owing to the fine weather, the
holiday traffic continues to be the largest
known. The railroads to the north Were
specially crowded during the last few days
with those Who were bound to the grouse
moors
The Prince of Wales started for Marien-
bad Thursday, TO which place "a large num-
Der of Americans and English already
following.
Mr.. John Hays Hammond, the American
engineer. has been seriously ill ever since
he returned from South Africa Il few weeks
ago. He is at Dinard at present and will
be taken to Carlsbad as soon he can be
moved.
Truth says F. w. Harkins of Chicago
who poses as Chancellor of the National
University Of Chicago and whose methods
q fT
out again, from 151 Throop street, Chicago
Offering degrees TO musicians and others
in Europe for f.O G100). Mr.. Harkins in a
letter says:
This university has proved a boon to
nonresident scholars in the past but this
may not continue long. Our council ex-
poets TO pass a rule soon that will require "a
least year OF resident work for all grad
yates, thus barring out all who cannot at
tend "a year here in Chicago
krueer's Waiting Game.
President Kruger still seems to be wait
ing on events. The latest teIegrar1s are
more reassuring, but nothing decisive is
known as to whether Mr.. Chamberlain
proposal for joint inquiry will be accept
ed The fact that the semi-ofiicial German
papers are beginning to hint pretty plainly
That the Transvaai can expect no help
from Germany may combine with the Brit
ish governments steady preparations for
war to hasten a satisfactory settlement
III any case no military movements would
be possible until October.
rumor is current that Great Britain
has secured a concession from Portugal
providing that in the event of hostilities in
South Africa Great Britain would be per-
mitted to land troops at Delagoa bay and
march them into the Transvaal. This ru-
NOR, however, lacks confirmation and is
| generally discredted.
The decision of Sir Ford North Judge of
the chancery division of the high court of
justice, investing copyright in speeches in
reporters, has provoked an unusual flood of
generally adverse comment, on the ground
that the decision is likely to render still
more complicated the veXed questions of
copyrights There is little doubt that the
decision will be appealed against, >as legal
opinion by no means universally supports
Justice Norths Judgment.
Kaiser to Offer Another Cup.
Emperor William has decided to offer an
other gold cup for Dover-Heligolaud race
in 1900. with the important modifca ton
that the limit of tonnage for competing
yachts shall be fixed at minimum of eighty
instead of fifty tons
The German emperors yacht Meteor Sc
cured another cup at RYde yesterday thus
winning with the greatest ease every event