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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-12

The list Of al Ines now projected In
the United States which seem TO US 20 nave
sufficient stability 20 Justify their being
considered as evan possible fields az aew
construction at some time In the future. in
ciudeS go separate lines, with an aggregate
projected mileage of 20 asS mies /; is
practically impossible 10 divide I'll lines
accurately by state boundaries, and the
following summary OF new railroads pro
iecied ana under construction Is therefore
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-12

Kansas was the single Western state
which built no rev railroad In 1888 The
other three states which added no new
line last year are New Hampshire. Rhode
Island and Massachusetts, In New En-
gland, where the country is well supplied
With railroad "a. iIisIes''
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The WEATHER.

THE WEATHER.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY.
Portland. Or, Ap-i! IL. $50.
Rain.
L. S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI-
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU.
DAILY BULLETIN.
SEATTLE AprIi IL 1873
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The firansw lex
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TIE taass.sl steamer fssFom8s sailing
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rssssYsss@rra. exc. cali o. n y By GF c. "
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OUTLOOK FOR 1899 ROADS.
Five Thousand Miles Of New
Line Will Be Built.
TWO HUNDRED IN WASHINGTON

Forty Thousand Miles Projected for
This Year. OF Which More Than
5000 Miles II In This ssat~-Ae-
tuai Investment of New Con-
structfon viii Amount to $780,
ot'o,ospO, and Employ $4,000 Men.
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total 90 Sse.-s miles Of ack lad Sr rs
lines n fovfy-stx states and territories
Track LAID JANUARY To pf. IN
Der Il $50
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Healthy
And
Refreshing

Sports cause a natural thirst. Water
il injurious after q long spin on the
h;cycie. Care should hse taken that
tse thirst-qaencher IS pure, light and
benefcial. 4 weu-known paiatabia
beverage that combines these quail
tiles is
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Beer

/, always hits the spot.
trial case % TWO dozen haif pin.s de :
rveret TO any part 0f the city for siee
Telephone Rainier 90
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~, should be clearly understood that the
Railway Age d0es~not predict thar 1900
mics Of rew railroad Il gcfHg - be built
during is9a nor ever that al Of the roads
enumerated viii ever be constructed. Work
will he started on many lines which Will
encounter financial difficulties. or from
other reasons VIII have 70 suspend opera
tons until the obstacles can be overcome.
.tOur records show ,ha; at the present
time over 400 miles is either under con
tract or actually under construction. and
tina: many hundred miles more ia almost. IL
not quite ready 10 be let. and this does
not Include many hundred miles OF grade
which has been completed in the past few
years The following are the states which
show ever iao miles 81 line under contract
or under construction: Pennsylvania. lso
miles: West Virginia. To miles: Virginia.
io9 miles: North Carolina. $50 miles; Geor-
gia. l4s mites; Florida, ia3 miles: Alabama
lag miles Louisiana IA miles. Michigan,
III miles: Illinois. is miles: Minnesota. l3
miles: Iowa esI miles. Indian and Oh "A
hagna territories 80 miles; Arkansas 2ls
miles; Texas los mics dnciud.ng eighty
two miles Of grade. most OF which was
completed last year.. California, Us miles
Idaho eo7 miles; Oregon. is7 miles; Wash =
trgroo 10 miles
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White raaSt cf Fhs rsw rD2A s&tel fAis
Yes~ w5N A@ IN shs South ard Southwest
TIE watA a Hx "a mans confined - fa@~-s
SECTORS essht central usnTzher I'D nast8s-
NresfeTw states seowtax uezF3g ss niles
- 1sr Grsssr contract 81 uns9s- gTEssr rsiefsssa
There All atSr BE- q lsrxs mileage A5&ess tx
tss- parssc states ;a&s Ysszr. work aesaS IN
progress on over 80 miles at eae present
tisre
7 ~ sagso~rirx * : SssaIisss stsf.r~evY. ~
IRE res ras1rca. ssz;f. IN isas showing =
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The sign which points strongest 10
large new mileage this year is the fact that
many important extensions and connecting
Inks are hs.rg undertaken by some % The
largest systems Ia the West. which have
the money on hand 10 complete the work
Among these are the Illinois Central. Chi
caxo q Northwestern Chicago. Rock Is
land 4 Pacific. Chicago. Milwaukee & g.
Paul Grea; Northern. Northern Pacific and
Oregon Railroad & Navigate The ILL
nois Central alone will add nearly ~ mfie3
OF nne including Us Omaha extension. i1f
miles. connecting links in NJ sstssippi, Atty
four grales ard a coal branch tan miles
tong In Alabama, or which track Is al
ready laia. The Chicago a. Northwestern
has not less than Isl miles under con-
tract or actually under construction. all ~
watch s. located In Minnesota and Iowa,
and which is being built principally 70 give
that company more direct lire between
8 Paul AMI MINNEAPOLIS and Omaha. In
addition. this road has - miles surveyed.
or under survey some OF which may be
built this year
The Great Northern has no; less than -
miles under construction, ard the Rock Is
land - tslili.nC lire In Ssg1f a.estern
Oklahoma. oa whlch forty miles o: track
have already been laid since The first Of
:h4. yoar THE Northern Paeiac ard Oregon
Railroad 4 Navigation have large forces az
work on extensions IN WASHINGTON and Ida
ho ana although much % the mileage COW
cred by the special charters secured IN TIE
INTEREST
hsas never - constructed. each company
VIII surely adj considerable mileage before
tha close ~ fh@ year. Another Important
lr. which sill esa completed teefore she
claSs - the wear is the CnoStaw * Mem
pats sht-h IS being built fToTn Howe. / T.
u Latte Recs. Ark. lss -siles. 70 unite
the Cnocsa@. Oklahoma Il esaif and Little
Rick x Memphis roads Work is 5~iGg
pushed With all possible speed on this line.
and several thousand men are at work.
by referring - she table Il will bs
seen gaas TIE largest projected mileage IS
located IN the southwestern states fetght In
uE3ryb@re hsst Il should - explained shat a
large proportion OF this mileage j. com
T~aeets q recently Incorporated lines al
,haugn there Is sanu; - miles under con-
tract or construction In ;lfas region a, TIE
present fsfne In m. SIX states chased ~
,Aa $otstn Atlantis states. ard Gtch Shng
a ere}scts8 mileage - 80 miles there
Is less shsn 78s Fzs3iss cfu8iiy under way
white ere sve (ia}< sad AisSfSStpFf Waller
sSat%z wifh sf51 MITES projected show ~
niles snGtr contract Sr construction In
re New Fsnxiau3 - stss fA4re - neaFfv 20
mites y r-asA on wsseA work IS actually in
PROGRESS ard ~ the Eve middle states rsere
Is Mtsge new work usl3eF way outside ~
P~nnsy lVari.
NJ Head.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

was chief OF the Bureau OF Provisions
and Clothing In 1876.
On January p. 1884, Captain shubrick
arrived on the coast Of California In me
Tndopendence. and assumed command
in-chief OF the United States naval force
I'm the Pacific. lie captured the city OF
Mazatlan. II November 1871 rand landing
the naval brigade, held It against superior
forces. lie also took Guaymas. La faZ
and San Bias. which ports together with
other places in Mexico and California, ne
he'd until the close Of the war.
He commanded the princeton" In 1888
with a small squadron, to protect the
fisheries IN a dispute with the British;
was Chief Of the Bureau OF Construction
I'm 1853. chairman Of the Lighthouse
Board in lS5i-'S, and In 1858 was appointed
TO command a feet Of nineteen vessels.
with 200 guns and 900 men. flying the
flag Of n vice-admiral, 10 operate against
Paraguay for firing upon the United
States steamer Water Witch.
He reached Ascension on the 18th Of
January. 1859. and by display Of force
obtained apologies and pecuniary indem-
nifty on February 10th.
The President highly commended hts
zeal and ability in the conduct OF this mis-
2 on and the President Of the Argentine
Confederation presented him with a sword,
In 1851 unsuccessful efforts were mace
to induce him to Join the COnfederates I'm
behalf Of his native state. Although Ia
declined he was IN December 1861.
placed on the retired list lie continued
on duty as chairman Of the lighthouse
board from 1860 till 1870.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
THE TIMES: RICHMOND. VA SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER IL 1899

70 throw aerial torpcdoes loaded with
high explosives.
IN the torpedo boats in the United
States Navy mentioned In the above emu
meration one Is the Stiletto, a wood tor
pedo boat IS 1-2 feet long and II feet wide.
and having A speed Of 1879 an hour. She
Is only used for torpedo practice. and Is
kept at the torpedo boat station at New
SUBMARINE BOATS.
Another boat mentioned az building IS
the Plunger. a submarine boat being built
at Baltimore by the J. =. Holland Torpe-
do Boat Company. This boat Is s. feet 3
inches long. II feet inches wide, l6S
tons displacement 5 knots estimated
speed. She will have twin screw verti-
cal expansion engines, and a single screw
operated by storage cells to supply an
electric motor to propel the vessel when
completely submerged at a speed OF eight
knots for six hours. When the last an
nual report Of Rear Admiral Hlchborn.
Chief Of the Construction Bureau. was
made the Plunger was 70 per cent. COM
pleted and progress was slow.
Submarine navigation has engrossed the
attention OF inventors for over 300 years.
but little was accomplished until III
when David Bushnell suggested a sub
marine boat for warfare. No drawings OF
the boat are extant. The boat was shaped
like a turtle and floated in the water
with the tail down. It Is said to have
been the most perfect thing Of the kind
ever invented.
In 1915 a shoemaker Of Michigan City
Ind. named Phillips. devised a submarine
boat in which he made frequent descents.
sometimes taking his family.
THE DAVID.
The only successful use Of n submarine
boat in warfare was the sinking Of the
Federal steamer Housatonic during the
Civil War by the Confederate submarine
boat David" a cigar-shaped boat built
OF boiler-iron and having o. crew OF nine
men. eight Of whom worked the propeller.
The damage was done with a spar-torpe-
do The David made several unsuccess-
full attempts 10 sink Federal ships Of war
each time the entire crew losing their
lives Volunteers were always ready.
however when the boat was hshed out
When the Housatonic was destroyed the
David and its crew gave up their lives
also
When not in commission the torpedo
boats are kept at the torpedo boat sta
ton at Newport r. l.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
WILLIAM PINCKNEYS SLAYER.
Thomas Elscy Told the officer He Was
Responsible for II = Death

ALEXANDRIA. VA. Sept l6-special.-
Thomas Elsey (cOlored) was this morning
arraigned In the Mayors Court 10 answer
the charge Of numbering william Pink
ney (cOiOredl.. The arrest was made al 1
o clock this morning. Lieutenant Smith
said Elsey told the officers that he was
responsible for Pinkneys death. but that
Il was purely accidental Elsey, when ar
rested, told several tales concerning the
whereabouts OF the pistol with which he
committed the crime. Finally the weapon
was located some distance from where
the crime was committed. and was wrap
ped IN a handkerchief under a piece Of
tin Mayor Simpson decided 10 continue
the case until Monday morning In order
TO hear the result Of the post norton
and the coroners verdict.
The coroners jury to-day rendered the
following verdict; we, the jury, find
that William Pinkney came to his death
from a gun-shot wound In the heart, in
licted by Thomas Eisey."
IL Is said that some trouble over a wo-
man was the cause OF the affair. Elsey
has always borne a good reputation. and
has never been arrested before. Pinknev
was a nondescript character agd earned
his livelihood by backing boots, etc. He
was crippled. and was well-known 10 the
white citizens. and had many white
friends.
The funeral OF the late Henry B. Pull
man took place at Q o'clock this morning
from St Marys Catholic church The
funeral services were conducted by Rev.
II. J. Cutler, and the interment was made
In ST. Mary's Cemetery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

always experienced has been the obstruc-
ton offered by few bars and few
rocks IN the river.
Under a plan adopted In 1884 the Govern
ment is annually appropriating a large
amount OF money 10 be used In improv-
ing the river 70 secure a depth OF twenty
two feet at mean low tide. and twenty
five and a half feet at high tide, and
channel widths as follows: 400 feet BE-
tween the mouth OF the river and City
Point; 80 feet between City Point and
Drewry's Bun. 200 feet between Drcwry $
BluI and lower city line.
Most Of the work carried on heretofore
has been between Dutch Gap and the
lower city line. although some dredging
was done at Harrison's Bar and Goose
Hill Flats.
PRESENT CHANNEL.
The present channel through the rocky
portion OF the river that Is between Rich
mond Bar and about 500 feet below the
city is 100 feet wide. II Is proposed un-
der the existing appropriation TO widen
this 100 feet: channel through Richmond
Bar and Goode Rocks 20 10 feet with
depth Of IS feet az mean low tide and 10
improve it also by Strengthening H. Also
TO complete the l90-foo, channel up 10 the
city line.
The city annually expends a considera-
bic amount OF money on the harbor. I'm
der q ruling Of the War Department the
Government does no work In the city Inn
its. At the last session Of Congress an
amendment was tackled on the river ana
harbor bill. providing for surveys OF the
river "to the head Of navigation WIN
estimates as 10 the cost of the improve
ment Of the harbor The report of the en-
gineer in charge will through the proper
channels be communicated 10 Congress.
and referred to the River and Harbor
Committee Of the House and the Com
merce Committee Of the Senate at the
next session.
The Virginia Senator's and Representa-
tives will then undertake the lahorious
work Of securing more money for the
work
There Is little doubt that persistent pre-
sentation Of facts before Congress viii
eventually bring an appropriation. which
will provide for deepening and widening
the river sufficiently to give free access
TO the largest ships.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

plans were prepared I'm Washington but
all the details have been worked out by
the drafting force of the William X.
Trlgg Company under the direction Of
Mr. Thomas Jardine chief engine drafts
man, and Mr.. Francis +. Pratt, chief huh
/ craftsman. These gentlemen have a
corps of about twenty craftsmen unde.
7 them, which will give some idea Of the
work involved I'm preparing the plans for
the shops and shpyard.
MOLD LOFT FLOOR.
In order that the completed hull may
. have the proper form, and everything fit
ted together perfectly. 81 IS necessary T.
lay every part down fun size, on the
mold loft floor which is nothing more nor
less than a large drawing board, 100 feet
long, and I'D feet wide. Mr. h NJ Wood
has charge Of this work. and from the
lines thus drawn out ne prepares tenn
plates, or m0lds. 10 which the shipyard
bends. cuts and punches all parts of the
hull
The work I'm the shipyard IS carried on
by Mr.. w. "a. Woody Jr. master shi
litter who also has CHARGE OF bufld'n-
tho Ihornycroft boilers. used for furnish
ing steam TO the engines. A visit TO ID IS
domain Will show an interesting process
sion of the work Of bending frames shear
ing and punching plates and fitting an
together into the complete hull, where an
is finally riveiei no into one comn'ete
whole. his boiler shop is also an inter
esting place. especially If the visitor has
never seen water tube boiler To one
accustomed TO the older Scotch 0r cyiin-
drical marine boilers. these Thornycroft
boilers are peculiar sight. bearing some
resemblance 20 huge spiders, or cent?
peaeS'
Inc machine shop and foundry are UNI
der me direction Of Mr. Alex Cruick-
shanks the master mechanic Here are
built the engines and the multiplicity of
fittings and aux.larics. which go to make
mp the complete whole
FORTUNATE.
Tn connection with tho foundry. the
VIM H. irse Company is particularly
10 De- congratulated upon their success
ln cas-. .is engine cylinders for their
uoal-. Many iouhlI-es of reputation have
uhuei leAen me TASK 20 their sorrow, los
l'.5 esHl oI "Ile poor castings to one good
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
MARK HANNA
HAS RETURNED
He Is B ok From Europe and Talks
Politics.
BOYCOTT OF THE EXPOSITION
The Senator Says This Talk is Nonsense
and We Have No Right to Inter
fere-PoIitical Issues Of the
Campaign.
BOYCOTT OF THE EXPOSITION

NEW YORK, Sept l5-senator Hanna
arrived here to-day on the steamer ST.
Louis from Southampton. lie said % "a
reporter that his health had imp q
somewhat while he Was abroad and that
he had had a good time.
Il suppose" said Mr.. Hanna. the Eng.
fish all have their opinion az 90 our
Philippine policy. but I did not discuss
the matter with any one. OF course / be-
lieve that President Mckinley VIII be re-
nominated. but then 1 have given my
opinion ON the matter 50 often that 10 has
now become rather a chestnut As TO
Governor Roosevelt for vice-presdent. /
certainly will not discuss that possibility
THE ISSUES.
Speaking of the coming campaign Sena-
tor Hanna said:
81 think that industrial conditions and
the Philippines will prove factors In the
coming campaign. The Philippines war
will be made an issue by ths Democratic
party but We have nothing 10 fear.
would as soon have so-called antLexpan-
sion made an issue as / would have the
silver question. for silver is an old man in
the sea. / am not afraid Of the outcome
among the people. 1 have reasoned out
that the sound judgment Of the pope Is
that they do not want 10 bring about a
change. They will not. / believe by their
own act change the conditions OF the
country
ERA OF PROPERTY.
"The United states entered on an era
Of prosperity. The promises OF the Re
publican party have been kept The com.
mercial conditions of the country are
sound and this prosperity is based on
confidence. / am confident OF a Repubit
can victory.
II am Of the belief that there win be
some difficulty in making the trusts q
political issue. The Republican party is
just as much opposed 20 the amassng Of
wealth IN a manner 10 injure the public
as is the Democratic"
In speaking OF the Dreyfus trial the
Senator said "All this talk Of boycotting
the Paris Exposition or the President in
terfering Is all nonsense. Tho affair is
one which concerns the French nation
and IS purely their business. We have no
right to interfere"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

known as torpedo boat destroyers. The
line between the two can probably be
drawn at $50 feet long thus showing that
the Shubrick and her class are about the
maximum size OF torpedo boats, properly
so called.
Torpedo boat destroyers first came into
the field in 1893, the "Havock" built By
Yarrow in that year being about the pio-
neer Of the class.
a COMPARISON.
At the present time the United States
Navy has a dozen hrst-class torpedo boats
completed and twenty-three building. Six
teen torpedo boat destroyers are under
construction. our navy has two third
class torpedo boats, which are small ones
carried aboard the big battle-ship Texas.
The Maine also had two. We have no
secOnd-class boats.
Contrasted with this. Great Britain has
l0S destroyers. 81 first and second-class
boats and Jos third-class boats. France
has IS destroyers, 200 first and second
class boats and IS OF the third class
Russia has IS destroyers 50 first and Sec
ond-class boats and ll6 OF the third-class.
As contrasted with the 50 torpedo boats
and destroyers OF the United States Navy,
Great Britain has 2e5; France, 253; Russia.
223; Italy, 49,. Germany. 14f Austria Hun
gary, so: Netherlands, 60 Japan, 90; China
IS: Portugal. 80; Greece, As; Brazil. 81;
Denmark. IS; Sweden. 80; Argentine Re-
public. 80, and other nations smaller num-
bers. The colonies OF Great Britain have
q boats and destroyers in addition 10
those Of the mother country.
Strictly speaking. the United States ship
yesuvius Is a torpedo boat. being designed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

At some time about The middle on next
month the United States topcdo-boat,
''Shubr.ck," viii be launched at the yard
OF the VIM. r. Trigg Company The day
cannot be announced positively yet on ac-
count of unavoidable delay in getting GER
tain material FOR the boat.
The plans for the event arc stu tenta-
tive. but the Civic Carnival Committee.
appointed by the commercial bodies OF
the city 10 operate with the Frigg Com
pany in making the day worthy OF the
event. hopes TO have three days enter
tainment The date of the tournament
WILL II possible be made 20 Immediately
precede that of the launching and ON the
day after that event good racing VIII De
provided
THE LAUNCHING
The method of launching is TO be am im-
provcmont on that adopted generally at
tho shipyards on the Lakes, that is TO
say. side-wise This method was adopted.
owing both 90 the width of the dock, into
which she viii be launched. and to the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
ADMIRAL SHUBRICK.
Something 4 boat the Man for Whom
the Torpedo Boat was Named.

william Branford shubr.ck. for whom
the torpedo boat 20 be launched was
named. was born on Bulls Island 5. C..
8lst Of October 1879, and died in Washing
ton. ID. c., May o. 1874. He entered the
navy as midshipman August - 1906. ana
was commissioned Lieutenant January :.
1873 He commanded a gunboat in Hamp-
ton Roads IN 1873 and assisted in defending
Norfolk against the British. He was
third lieutenant Of the Constitution" at
the capture OF the ''Cyane" and "Levant"
% February. 1915. and executive in her
subsequent escape from a British fleet.
lie received a silver medal and was in
Guided in the vote OF thanks by Congress
10 Stewart and his officers. and South
Carolina gave him thanks and a swori Cor
his services. He was commissioned mas
ter-commandant 3 March. $50, and can
tain p February, 1891 lie commanded
the West India squadron In 1888 40 and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

Old Pumphouse Friday evening. 8 pit.
18th. by the members OF ths September
Social CLUB % Their lady friends Sup
per and refreshments were served at y
o clock and Notwithstanding the GOODNESS
of the weather. the party did not return
home until the early hours Among those
present We're the .ollowing
Misses Lulu. Ellen and B,rndctte Mer-
edith. Maggie o Dwyer Nora Henley,
Madeline Clarke. Theresa and Molle Muir
ray Lizzie and Mollie Dolan Miss Car
land and others.
The gentlemen were Messrs. =. J. Grif-
fin. John A. Bannan. r.. O. West VIM.
Doueherty. Chas. Megal's John Cannady.
Frank Morrlssey VIM. Johnson Frank
Soart Leo Harton I'd Ryan. David
Graham Chas. Ho!ntz. John II West and
numerous others.