The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
A NAVAL MONSTER.
While Europe Talks of Peace the
Building Of Fighting Ma
chimes Goes On.

London, Aug. 12-Bright, warm wealth
er still prevails throughout England. The
wells and springs are beginning to run
dry and Il serious state of things is OK
pected 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.
Eneland's New Battleship.
At the moment Emperor William was
telling Congressman 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 yes
sci, which was designed by Sir William
White, director of naval construction,
who has given representative of the
lars:
I'VE believe she will be the greatest
triumph in naval architecture, both for
speed and fighting She will cost ready for
sea about a million and quarter pounds,
her speed will be knot in excess of any
British battleship, and her guns, tur-
rets. torpedo tubes, nuts and booms. will
tlllDOuN lutdS IlNH tAkNllSA\S ~
pertinent have proved far beyond any.
thing yet attempted in this or any other
country. Her displacement will be 49,
600 tons. The new vessel, which will be
laid down in November at Davenport, i'm
nediately after the buwark is off the
dip. should be ready within year. She
Will be the nearest. approach yet attained
capacity of battleship with the mobility
of Il cruiser of that type advocated by
one of the highest naval authorities in
the world, Capt. Mahan.'
Dom Paul Waits.
President Kruger still seems to be
; waiting ON events. The latest kilograms
are more rcassuring. lut nothing dcciSiv.
is known as to whether MIR. Chamber
!an'S proposal fer Il joint inquiry will b,
arc,ptcd. The fact that the semi official
Gt rnan papers are beginning to hint
pretty plainly that the Tran>vaal can
expect no help from Germany may COM
binc with the British governments
steady preparations for war to hasten
satisfa tory settlement In any case no
military movements would be possible I'M
til October.
Emperor William has decided to offer
another gold cup for Dover Heligoland
race in 1900. with the important modi-
til alton that the limit tonnage in no COM
pCting yachts shall be fixed at minimum
OF 50 instead of 80 tons.
Wal. S at Marienbad.
The Prince of Wales started for Mar
icnbad Thursday, to which place Il large
! number of Americans and English arc al
| ready following.
John Hays Han,mond the engineer,
has been seriously ill ever since he re-
turned from South Africa few weeks
ago. He is at Dinard at present and will
be taken to Carlsbad as soon as he can
| be moved.
Truth says f. w. Harkins of Chicago,
who poses as "chancellor of the National
! university of Chicago" and whose meth
DDS We're exposed Il few years ago. has
broken out again. from 1J1 Throop street,
Chicago, offering degrees to musicians
| and others in Europe for ego l$100).
! Mr.. HarkinS in letter says: This uni
verSity has proved a boon to nonresident
scholars in the past, but this may not
continue long. Our council expects to
pass rule soon that will require at least
a year of resident work for all graduates,
thus barring out all who cannot attend
Il year here in Chicago
| Emperor William has expressed de-
sire to furnish three seascapes painted
| by himself for the decoration of Queen
! Victoria'S new yacht. which is nearing
| tOl!l IlPtlUH Ills IIsiJsStN d.
a painter of marine subjects is we'll
known. The imperial yacht Hohenzollerl,
is adorned with a series of imperial
works which include representations of
Great Britain's naval victories.
The German EmperorS yacht Meteor
secured another cup at Ryde yesterday
thus winning with the greatest ease CIV.
cry event she has contested since she left
Kel. Her remarkable success is attrib,
utel to il great extent to the light wealth
err that has prevailed, but regrets are
kcrncr than ever that no opportunity was
found to try her with the Shamrock.
! \ brilliant series of feteS in honor OF
Van Dyck opens in Antwerp today.
Nuts of any size can be cracked in a
new adjustable cracker, which has the
rear jaw pivoted Oh the handle, with 8
pin set at the side of the jaw to fit il
ono of the series of holes and set the
cracker to fit the size of nuts desired.