The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13
ENEND Of NARSH|P
Combining the Strong Points
of BattIeShlp and Cruiser
TO BE BUILT BY ENGLAND
Snobbery of a London HOTEL
The Reporters Copyright

Copyright, 1899 by the Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 12-At the moment EN-
peror 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 warships. Great interest is taken
in the new vessel, which was designed by
s:ruction, was given representative Of
the Associated Press the following par
greatest triumph in naval architecture.
both for speed and fighting. She will cost,
rtady for sea, about a million and a
quarter, her speed will be a knot in eX-
cess OF any British battleship, and her
guns, turrets, torpedo tubes, nuts and
booms, viii embody ideas which expert
ences and experiment have proved far
beyond anything yet attempted in this or
any other country. Her guns will be,
generally, of smaller calibre than those
of the Bulwark, now building. She will
De the longest and broadest warship ever
laid down in a government dock yard.
while her draft will be shallow. Her
breadth IS designed to attain the maxi
mum steadiness under fire and from her
new steer gear very excellent results are
certain Forward will be circular tops
amounted with rapId-fire guns. Her total
armament Will be flfty-two guns. The de-
tails as to their calibre for the present
must be kept secret Six torpedo tubes
will complete her equipment Her pro-
hection OF Harveyized steel will be less
than on the ships now building. The
Epanish-American war directed our atten-
aion to coal capacity, and nothing will be
wanting in that respect. Her dsplace-
ment will be 1900 tons. The new yes
sci, which will be laid down in November
ut Davenport. Immediately after the Bull
b wark IL Of the slip, should be ready
within a year. She will be the nearest
approach yet attained to a perfect COM
binstion of the fighting capacity of bat
Fleship with the mobility Of a cruiser of
Hhat type advocated b. one OF the high
est naval authorities in the world, Cap
cain Mahan."
His felloW-commoners have started a
story that Sir Ellis A. Bartlett, who was
born in Brooklyn, n. Y, and who is
Conservative member for the Ecclesall
division Of Sheffeld contemplates resid-
ing in Turkey ana donning the fez. Prob
ably the story originated from the fact
that he has just obtained concessions for
an electric traction road from Smyrna 10
Ealonica- It is understood that some
Americans will be interested in these con-
Cessions. Commenting on tho subject, the
ConstantinOple Palace organ. Ikdam. says
Mr. Bartlett has been one of the most
distinguished well wishers Of the Osman-
lis for twenty years and that all his
speeches have testified to his sound i'm
partial judgment and friendship for them.
The directors OF the new Carlton hotel
have aroused a hornets nest by an at
aempt to compel diners at the table
d'hote to don evening dress. Several
we'll known club men have been refused
Rdmittance, and protests are appearing
in the newspapers. 1t Is pointed out that
ct is obvious there must be many occa-
Eions when It is impossible to dress for
dinner. and there is general approval OF
the expressed intention of some OF the
victims of the regulation to carry the
matter into the courts, as hotels have no
right whatever to refuse to accommo-
date any well-behaved person who is able
10 pay.
Truth says F. W. Harkins OF Chicago.
who poses as Chancellor Of the Nation
ul University Of Chicago" and whose
methods were exposed few years ago,
has broken out again, from Isl Throop
street. Chicago, offering degrees TO must
clans and others in Europe for $lGO. Mr..
llsrkins In a letter says: This univer-
eity has proved boon to nonresident
scholars In the past, but this may not
continue long. Our council expect TO
pass rule soon that will require at
least q year of resident work for All