Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-19
MANY ARE COMING.
-, OFFICIALS MUCH INTEREST,"
rp N ouR LAUNCHING.
DgWgY PROBABLY TO FAVOR Us.
-...,.or secretary Long or Assistant
crctnry Allen, and Melville,
uichborn, aud Crowni"shieid TO lie
yorc on tho 3tst.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. October IS
,s.,..al) The launching Of the Shubrick
h, william r. Trigg ship-yard in
.t-,ond on the 3ist instant is looked
-....rd to with considerable interest IN
sal circles Chief Engineer Melville. OF
navy. Chief-Construotor Hichborn,
.,. purcau OF Construction and Repair,
vi r.piain Crowninshield. chief Of the
......, ~ Navigation. have signihod their
....ior % Zoe present il is also under
f that either Secretary Long or As
s-t.Srcrctary Allen, Of the Navy De-
.,t viii so 20 Richmond II the
.-',..srt business viii admit OF IL. Ad-
.i D.xev. who is here, and who will
Atlanta next week. VIII, In all pro-
,,.,. .tfend the launching ceremonies,
I'D. is not yet determined upon.
.s.. r,o naval chiefs mentioned, a
.,,,l,.r of department officials and
.... ,.n leave FOR Richmond on the
ST.. 81, soc the citys latest great enter
-.-., and witness the launching OF the
a.. ho,t for The new United states navy.
CONTRACT LABOR ~ HAWAII.
Mr. Henry Oxnard. president OF the
.,.,,,tcon peet-Produccrs Association,
..,..r,.d Yesterday from california and
a.. o, evening train FOR New York.
&C., o,..,,rl .,,ro.erl some apprehension
.,., ,~,yrirs increase of Italian immi-
,.,,,ts 4, Hawaii. and said that the beet
..,o., urodurers Of the West would make
..-.,,,,.us efforts 90 the coming session
~ corcress o. secure the passage OF ro-
s.r..fiye measures 10 prevent the further
,r,raducuor n that ISLAND Of alien con-
tract laborefs
Do expressed The hope that the south
on undergraduates would unite with the
l..t-suear mon of the West in suppress
irr the traffic in these aliens. the pro-
l..t of whose labor comes in direct COM
t.a.au with that Of the beet and cane
rsac-s ot this country.
q COSTLY POWDER.
A ...hcr remarkable accident. which
also proved a costly one, has just occur
=. 90 the government proving-grounds
nSandy Hook. Fhe matter has been re-
ported to the War Department here, but
4sg,' it has not heen officially given out
.,r.ms that few days ago a test was
bang made Of new lQ-inch gun. when,
o. some unaccountabe reason. the gun
exploded and was shattered TO atoms. The
I.s.e Was TO an appearances perfect, ana
me explosion could not be accounted for
Cd fre ground of defective workmanship.
A.. investigation was then set on foot
which revealed that the new smOkeless
r1ndcr the government has been manu-
featuring. and of which it has already ac-
lmulated a stock amounting TO about
60 tons. had. by some unknown process.
l.teriorated. or undergone chemical
Danges, which made its further use dam
srous.
AS this new explosive costs the govern
r.1t about 81 a pound, and. as already
stated. there has been accumulated about
I'D tons Of IL. the loss the government
VIII sustain by having 10 condemn the
powder viii amount TO about 100000.
TAs rowder has been furnished to all
tra forts along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts and these will now have to be
furnished with q new stock of material.
7hsyew gun that burst during the test
Was valued 40 $4,000.
personal.
lion Marshall Mccormick. Of Berry
c.e is nfne city. on legal business, and
.sSopp.ug at the Metropolitan.
Other guests at this establishment are
ID W. Williamson. Warner Moore, Harry
sharks. of Richmond; Charles +. Mann,
a. Petersburg and Colonel Gaines ana
lion. y. C.. Pitcher, Of Fauquer county
Ne.
Pos,masters appointed to-day are John
W. Ikenberry, az Daleyille. Botetourt
county. Va. and John W. Carrico' at
Norwood Nelson county, Va.
Commissioned. Edgar L. Dorset, at
Plkinton. Va; James W. Glover at
Sunbeam. Va: Jacob S. Huffman, at
Monte Vidso. Va. and Daniel T.. Lucas
at summerdeau. Va.
PATENTS.
Among the patents issued to-day are the
following.
William T. Beasley. Plymouth, y. G.,
manufacture OF cellular tires.
Benjamin T. Chiloress. Dublin. Va
locking hat-rack and advertising device.
Joseph c. Lasster Greensboro, y. {"
hammock and elevator.
Nicholas T.. Perkins, Roanoke, Va, ma
chine for granulating tobacco
August J. Pohl. Alexandra. Va, device
for recording shrinkage Of brick in pro
cess OF burning.
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