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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
TESTING IHE JSH4H SHE'LL.


Imprrfectly Exploded, a I?-inch Shell
Knocks an Arnior Plate Galley West.
The Rrst considerable quantity Of a high
EXPLOSIVE to be hred from an ordinary gun
against armor WAS sent against a 12-inch
la vovi2cd plate at tho Sandy Hook PrOvi g
Grounds Yesterday The projectile was shell
invented by willard s. Isham, carrying 129's
pounds Of explosive g"latine and Weighing,
loaded, little more than 1000 pounds.
1t was fred from an ordinary 12-Nch sen
coast defence gun. with a reduced charge, 40
that tho velocity Of the projcctile at The plate
was about tho same as II 1t had been fred with
a full service charge OF powder at IA dstance Of
two miles. The plate was backed with square
oak beams and 20 feet OF sand. The beams
were so arranged as to represent more strength
than the ordinary frami0g behind the armor
OF q battleship.
To make the test conform yet moro to the
condition OF firing against an armored hat
tleship. the plate was set at an angle OF As to
the line OF Are. There Ia no form OF armor-
piercing shell made that will perforate Harvey
izei armor plate set at that angle. and it was
not expected that the Isham shell would pene-
trats 1t. In fact. there was considerable diver
sity OF opinion a. to Just what II would do. and
q good many persons we're Interested In the
result OF Yesterdays test.
There was still doubt as to what had hap
pened whom the testing party started for the
scene OF the explosion from the firing point.
Tho thick. dark smoke from the explosion OF
the shell showed that the full energy OF its
contents had not been developed. owing to an
imperfect detonation. II perfectly detonated.
a perfectly white smoke 10 made.
In spite Of the imperfect detonation the plate
Of armor was denied In about two inches. and
was blown through It's oak backing and
through = corner OF tho big sand pile. seven
teen feet from where II had been SGT up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
BURGLAR HALL ON CONCERT ROOF;
Chase After Him Causes . stampede In
The Atlantic Garden.

Chase After Him Causes . stampede In
Tho Atlantic Garden.
Mrs. Henry Noll. whose apartments are hove
her husbands shoe store at so Bowery. was
awakened at 10 O'Clock on Monday niGht BY
the barking OF her husbands fox terrier. and
going to the rear window saw a man on the
roof OF an annex to the Atlantic Garden two or
three feet away.
Before she could raise an alarm the man had
disappeared.
Last night Mrs Noll went into the Garden to
see the show. Remembering what she had
seen on Monday night she asked a waiter to
keep his eye on her rooms.
The waiter went to her In great excitement
about 1920 O'Clock to say that the man was on
the roof again. Mrs. Noll and the waiter
sprang TO the window and the man saw that he
was discovered An open skylight above n
side room in the garden seemed to him tho
only chance Of escape and he dropped through
it twelve feet. to the floor below, almost land
ing on tho head Of a sailor.
Tho sailor struck at the man and together
they burst through the door into the main
hall. The place WAS crowded with people and
instantly there was an uproar The man ran
through the garden. Special GfIlcer Rich at his
heels. and dashed through rear door leading
into Elizabeth street.
There he was particularly unfortunate, for
almost directly across tho street is the Eliza
beth street police station. and CAPTAIN Titus
and Detective Finley were Just about TO enter.
The man ran almost into their arms and they
quickly seized him and locked him M. He
said he was John Nerpon % years old. Of 3fi
Baxter street. The police gay h. is a member
OF tho gang OF burglars who shot Policeman
Newton last February while trying to escape
from ID building at " Mulberry street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
CLOUOBU iST ~ BROOKLYv.
Hill Section Flooded With Fair Weather
All Around.

All Around.
A freak rainstorm which confined itself en-
tircy to y small portion of the hill section.
struck Brooklyn, shortly before o'clock yes.
tcrdav afternoon. and in very few minutes
converted several II the principal thorough-
fares into running rivers. The queer thing
about tho cloud burst. was that many Of those
who we're caught In it could sec dry sidewa ks
ai.d evidences OF fair weather short distance
away. but before they could get TO them were
drcnched 10 the skin by tn" tru rnendous DOWN
ponr
The rainfall was heaviest along Fulto on street
from Gates avenue to putnam avenue and In
tn" streets Immediately north and south OF
Fulton street There was no thunder or light
ming to warn pedestrians OF the coming Of tho
storm but an ov"rcastng Of the sky. which
gradually became heavier until just before the
cloud burst, when Ras had to DO lighted R
many houses.
The rain ed to come all ut once There
WI. no opportunity for people in the streets to
get to shelter. Before they realized what had
hnrI"nrd they we're dronchcd. At tho juno
ton Of Putnam avenue and Fulton street lake
was formed in nye minutes The sewers
couldn't carry of the water and the result was
a tie up OF the trolley cars running either way
on both Fulton stree, aud Putnam avenue.
Around the corner on Grand avenue turbu-
lent stream formed. the water rising almost to
the sidewalks and threatening to flood cellars.
Another lake formed at Fulton street and
Gates avenue and the trolley cars there were
also stalled for time on account OF the inabil-
ity OF the sewers TO carry on the water.
On Classon avenue. DcKalb avenue. Bergen
street and several other streets In the hill seq
ton. cellars were looGed and upper stories
where windows were left open. drenched. The
downfall was the heaviest seen in Brooklyn in
long time. and the funny thing about 1t was
! that people living two blocks from where tho
storm was central didn't even know II was
raining The Weather Bureau folks didn't
give any warning OF tho storm and were dumb
founded when informed by telephone OF what
had occurred.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
xERCIER's FRIENDS JUBILANT.
Austrian Attache Partly Admits Writing
the Letter on tho Secret Dossier.

Austrian Attache Partly Admits Writing
the Letter on tho Secret Doasier.
Special Gable Dsspatchss to THl sus.
RENNEs. Aug. 23.-The sensation to- might 10
Col. Sohneider's letter to the Paris Figaro stat
ing that the letter attributed to him is a forE-
cry. even II he wrote the contents OF it. which
he does not admit. because the date was
altered. and declaring that he certainly never
wrote such q document on the date assigned in
1897 because his opinion then was absolutely
different from that expressed In the letter
The Nationalist are jubilant over this half
admission. and they declare that Gen. MERCER
IL thereby completely cleared. They add that
tho other documents OF the secret dosser are
equally genuine
The Dreyfusitss explain the contents OF the
letter by declaring that Col. Schneider. II he
wrote it, did so In 1894. when he was pQued
by his exclusion from the combination that
Col. Panizzardi and Col. SchwartLkoppep
formed for the purpose OF obtaining inform a.
ton from France.
PARIS, Aug. 23-The Figaro publishes a let
ter from Col Schneider. Austrian military
attache here. as follows:
On August II sent the following telegram
TO the Figaro: The letter dated Nov. 80. 1897.
Is forgery. Since you were good enough to
publish the telegram l beg you to add what
iollows; W NOV oo' lo"i' my opinioh was eo-
solutely the reverse Of that expressed in the
document. The aflxing OF the above-men-
toned date and my signature to the text at
trihuted to me constitutes the forgery. This
forgery wouldn't exist even II the text were
mine. which cannot Judge without having 1t
before me-"
The letter referred to. purporting to have
been written by Schneider. intmated that he
had no great faith in the statements of Col.
Schwartzkoppen and Col. Panizzardi, res
pectively the German and Italian attaches.
that they had no relations with Dreyfus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
SKCRKT4RY ROOT RETURNS.
Holds an Immediate Conference with Hi
SubordinnteG in Warrington.

Holds an Immediate Conference with Hts
subordinnteS in Warrington.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 23.-Secretary Root ar
rived In Washington from Lake Champlain to-
night After reaching his apartments at the
Arlington, he received a number Of visitors
including several officers Of the War Depart
ment and held a conference with Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn and Adj. Gen. Corbin
lasting from 10 O'Clock until nearly midnight.
Nothing could be learned in regard to the con-
ference except that II pertained to mum Der OF
matters connected with the volunteer army
being raised for the Philippines.
Secretary Root received several newspaper
men at p o'clock. He would neither deny nor
affirm the reports that Gen. Merritt will sue
coed Gen. Otis in the Philippines. but said that
the plans for the winter campaign were pro-
crossing fayorably and that the last OF the
volunteers would be landed at Manila in time
to eat his Christmas dinner there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
The Petition In Behalf of wak.m.n.

HOTEL CHAMPLAIN. N Y. Aug. 23.-THE
Sun correspon ont here has It, from the best
authority. that the Merchants Committee
from New York. the members OF which were
to come here to present "a petition" for the re-
tention OF W. +. Wakeman "a appraiser at the
port OF New York. will wait until tho President
returns to Washington before presenting the
petition. as there 10 no likelihood Of any inmo
diate action in tho matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
4 BOrIOTI UITH hTLL ETS.
Attempt to XIII "a Man Who Rides on Street
Cars In Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Aug. @3 Miss Louisa Faprion.
an employee in Pear street drygoods store.
rode in Big Con soldated street car to attend
the funeral of a friend and lost her place for
doing it. f. !. Palock, florist. narrowly es-
capped being killed for riding on Big Consolida-
ted cars. He has used the Broadway cars. and
ever since the strike he has been annoyed In
various ways The annoyance eliminated on
Tuesday night when some person fired bullet
through a sitting room window Of his house In
Newburg The bullet lodged in the wall The
family were In the room.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
Mclean Buy. q Toledo Newspaper.

TOLEDO. Aug. 23.-The Toledo Commercial.
the only morning paper In this city was sold
to-day to John r. Mclean. George W. Hull.
who bought the paper a short time ago from
Receiver Niles for $40 600. says that the new
purchaser paid more than that for 1t. James
W Faulkner. city editor OF the Cincinnati En-
oirer has been installed as managing editor.
He said to-day that there would be no change
in the present policy Of the paper. which 10 in
dependent. Asked az to whether 1t would not
support Mclean for Governor. he replied: mot
until after the Convention"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
COLLEGE PROFESSOR INJURED.

DR., Charles Foster smith Of wisconsin Uni
VersitY Takes q Had Hoadsr.
MADISON. Wis. Aug. 23.-Dr Charles Foster
Smith, head OF the Greek and post gradu
DEPARTMENTS OF the University OF Wisconsin.
was perhaps fatally injured last night by being
thrown from his bicycle while going down a
steep hill west OF the oity. He sustained q
severe confusion Of the head and was uncon-
scious for eighteen hours. He came to wiscon-
sin University from VARdsrbilt UAivsrsity at
Nashville. TSOA. =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
woma. Bath.r Rescued at Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Aug 23.-several
thousand people saw Z. Mortimer Pine OF New
York save Mrs. Charles B. HARRISON. OF New
York. from drowning to-day Mrs. HARRISON
was driven by 4 current under the pier Mr..
Pine was standing on the pier when he hoard
her cry for assistance. He jumped into the
sea. and cHsping the woman about the Arms.
hold her until life guards took both ashore.
Mrs HARRISON was unconscious. she was re-
vived and taken to the Chef wood Hotel, where
she Is under medical care.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
Paris GREEN FOR BABY SISTER.
Anna Bell Meant to Kill the Baby to Ge
Moro Time for Herself.

Moro Time for Herself.
LAMBERTvILLE. N. j.. Aug. 23.-Anna. the
ls-year-old daughter OF William Bell. was left
to care for her baby sister this afternoon at
her home In this city. The thought occurred
IN her that II the baby were only dead she
would have an opportunity to leave homs
oftSner. Accordingly. she gave the infant q
large dose OF paris green. Tho condition OF
the child was soon learned by tho neighbour
and DR., F. ". LARSON was quickly sum m n cd
He administered antidotes md thus far has
saved the baby's life. but has no hopes OF IT,
recovery. The girl confessed her crime to the
doctor. The authorities have not yet taken
any action In the matter. but will probably do
40 in the morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
NEW d. l.. W. OFFICES IN HoBoxEx.
A Modern Structure tn Take tho Place OF
One Uaed for Fifty Yearn.

Modern HFuCturo To rake tho HI0oS OF
One Used for Fifty Years.
Plans have been filed In Hoboken for . new
office building for the Delaware. Lackawanna
h Western Railroad Com many. to take the place
OF their old one. which has stood for more than
fifty years at the western end Of the depot
The new structure will stand close to the piers
adjoining the train shed IL will ne OF frame
and two stories high with an ootsRonal tower
on the side facing the river. The main en-
trance will face the train shed. Tho structure
will be triangular In shape, with sides meAsur-
ing ~ fact 3 inches. 139 feet and lot feet
inches respectively, On tho ground floor will
be an emiRrants' room and storeroom. and
ofices Of the Pullman Palace Car Company and
Union News COMPANY The second floor will
be exclusively Offices, Superintendent Ray
nond DupuY OF the Morris 4 Essex division
will have his ONCE In the tower The ground
floor OF the tower will be used as q ladies'
waiting room. The building will cost $l5, 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
TWO roUxG WHEELWoMEX nURrV
Front wheel Of Their Tandem Foil Apart
aud Sent Thcm Hendlong 10 Enrth.

FFOnI WHICH, OT IhriT TNhNeNl FoTI NpArt
Rnd Sent Them HeadlonR TO Earth.
Miss Nina Horlick. 10 years old. a guest
At the Argyle Hotel. and Miss Eva Travers,
II years old, OF Bay Twenty second street
and Benson avenue. Bath Beach. hired
q tandem wheel yesterday from a repair
shop with the intention Of taking short
spin. The young women were going az a rapid
pace down Twenty-second avenue. near Sew
enty ninth street. whom the front wheel fell
apart.
Miss TraverS. who was on tho rear seat. was
thrown over the hea! OF her companion. who
also fell TO the roadway. They we're picked mp
unconscious and removed to drug store.
whore DR.. Cochrane OF Benson avrnue attended
them. Miss Horlick's right urn was broken
and her face bruised Miss Travers received
internal injuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
UOMEE TO AID GUERIN.
Those from the Markets and Wash-Hous
IN

to Garry Provisions to Him.
.spectdi Caote Des atch 70 THE Sun.
PARIS Aug. %. - Guern the anti-Semite
leader. still maintains his attitude Of defiance
toward the Government. 1t was reported to-
night that the house in Rue de Chabrol. which
he provsioned and fortified for a siege. was on
fire. but II proved that the Are was in the ohm
ney OF an adjacent building
lie Soir states that 1000 women from tho
markets. ahatoirs and wash-houses will march
to Rue de Chabrol tomorrow night with pitch
ers Of water. bread and provisions for the be-
leaRuered garrison Of Jew-hate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
MEANT NO HARM TO LABORL.

Mysterious PnckaRoS sent 10 MS Hoube
Found To Contain Medicine.
special Gable PsspHtcA to The SUE.
RENNEs Aug. 23-The mysterious packages
which were sent to N. Labori's house yester-
day were taken to the arsenal and examined.
They proved to contain remedies which had
boon sent by admirers to heal the advocates
wound
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
CARTER CASE SETTLED.
The Prendent and Secretary Root Reach q
Conclusion In the Matter.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23-Aftsr Secretary Roots
return to- night from Lake Champlain. where
he was In conference with the President. II was
learned that the Anal disposition OF the Carter
case was arranged at the meeting between the
President and the Secretary. Mr. Root de-
olined to make any statement In regard to she
matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24

Scotland LiEhtship lowed In for Repairs.
The Scotland LlGhtship which 10 In need OF
repairs was removed from her station yestsr-
day aAd towsd into this port TO b. overhaulsd.
4 Tslisf nghtship was put In hss plass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
MisloadinE Reports About Mrs. william
Aston.

NEWPORT. II, l.. Aug. 23. - Exaggerated re-
ports were circulated tonight As to the lllness
OF Mrs. William Astor. some going so far 80 TO
say that she was very sick woman. Mrs.
Aston 10 not In good health. and the festivities
OF the Newport season have worn upon her
She left to-day for Boston for rest. but hopes
10 DO at Dssohwo0d" aEAiR In . few dAyA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24

MAnhaAset House, Shelter Island. will rsmain
open until sept 18th ana later u business war
EAAtA.-AdS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24

Two fast trains for Cincinnati and st. Louis via
New York Central every day at 90 AID $50 p. u.
baAuEisas As0sAmsaAiasAA NO excess t~Cs.-A6A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
MAJ. ANDERSON RESIGNS
New State Senator Will Be
Elected This Fall.

Major T. J. Anderson today rendered
his resignation as state senator to Gov
ernOr Stanley and a proclamation call
ing an election to fill the vacancy viii
be issued this evening or tomorrow.
Major Anderson's appointment as
state statistical agent for Kansas ar
rived today from the agricultural de-
partment and he at once wrote out his
resignation, for a person is not permit
ted to hold q federal and state Office at
the same time. Major Anderson was
notified last week that he would be APP
pointed but he waited for a formal
notice of the fact.
The election of a successor for Major
Anderson as state senator is merely a
fOrmality for the term will expire be-
fore there is another session of the
legislature. The proclamation will be
issued now so as to save expense by
ha-V=aS the election at the same time
the county election is held.
There is only one Republican oandi-
date for the uneXpired term and there
is a disposition to allow him to have the
place without any contest Whate9eT.
The man is Chairman John T. CLANCY
of the Repu bican central committee.
His name will be placed on the ticket
and he will be the regular Republican
nominee at the fall election. The POpu-
lists and Democrats Will agree upon
some one to make the race for them
Their central committees have the pow
er to I'LL any vacancies on the ticket
The selection of Chairman CLANCY
by the Republicans is a graceful recog-
milton of one of the brightest and best
hustlers in the party. He is now SerV-
ing his second term as chairman of the
Republican central committee and he
has proven himself a thoroughly cap
able manager as well as a careful poll
tician. OF course Chairman Clancy
will be senator only in name unless the
unexpected should happen and a special
session of the legislature should be
called by Governor Stanley.
The term of the state senator will ex-
pire in 1900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
FIGHT OVER A DOG.
Santa Fe Clerk Knocked Down and
Secures q Warrant.

There was a fight in the Santa Fe Of
fees Saturday between two of the
clerks there and now the friends of both
parties are endeavoring to settle the
matter peacefully.
The two clerks, W. r. Fredericks and
a. Larson. live il Highland Park. The
story of the trouble IS that Fredericks
was going home and Larson's dog ran
out and barlted at or attempted to bite
him Fredericls kicked at the dog and
Larson called Fredericks a name which
he resented That was on Friday Sat
urday F'redericks wrote Larson a note
telling him he must retract what he
said. Larson replied to the note that he
would retract part of the meaning but
not all. Fredericks went to Larson and
took revenge in a fisticuff encounter in
which Larson received the worst of it,
being knocked down. Larson sWore out
a warrant in police court charging
Fredericks with assault. Fredericlzs
gave the officers to understand that he
was ready to plead guilty if the fine
was not too large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
ONLY A WHITE FLAG.
otis Will Recognize No Other Form of
Negotiation.

Washington, Oct "A dispatch from
Cen Otis was received at the war de-
partment this morning giving an ac-
count Of his meeting with tie insur-
gent ENJOYS. Gen. Otis said Che iEt0r-
view with Aguinaldo's representa-. IS
indicated that the leaders We're manoeu-
vering solely with a View TO secure
recognition of the fnsui gen COVER -
ment. All such overtures were rejected
and the ENJOYS were informed that the
only thing the United States would
recognize was a white fla and the
grounding of arms. He also informed
the ENJOYS that such capitulation on
the part of the insurgents should come
quickly, in order to avoid the conse-
quences of active war, as the United
States did not intend 10 permit any de-
lay in the matter.
The course of Gen. Otis is approved
at the war department.
Secretary Root took the dispatch
from Gen. Otis to the White House for
the presidents consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
YACHT RACE TERMS.
To Be Sailed Tuesday, Thursday and
lsaturday of This Week

New York. Oct. 2.-The international
Yacht races will be sailed october :, ana
: and possibly October 10 and p The
yacht winning three out of i've races
viii be awarded the famous America
cuD and the international championship
The contestants are the shamrock
owned by Sir Thomas Idptcn Of London
and the defender, the Columbia, of which
c. oliver Iselin of New York is the man
Frhe nag ship, the Corsair viii take up
Ats position near the Sandy Hook bght-
shin In the morning OF each race and
come to anchor An invisible line drawn
ing and finishing line
Previous TO the race the tugboat Ed
ward F Iluckenbach will mark of the
course and place buoys TO Indicate the
turning points H.
of which VIII measure 10 miles or n peat
TO windward of Is miles and return TO the
The Columbia and Shamrock will be
towed down - the starting line and DC
about before the signal for the start Is
gwen -. ,,, = .,-.,.s -,,o-,,-,+1,, Of
20 minutes mi Of II IL O. o'clock. AZ the sound
Of this gun both yachts viii prepare for
a second gun viii be fred at 10 minutes
later. or at II o'clock The time for the
race Will be taken from the nrlnB OF the
Both yachts will attempt to cross the
time of the firing Of the second gun
The selection Of the triangular course
BY the force and direction of the wind at
the tfrns Of the race
In the event Of the signals indicating
the long beat to windward both yachts
viii sail by q series o.. short taclNs- In
such a race they are likely to become
IN sailing over the triangular course
the yachts are more likely to keep to
The excursion fleet viii be permitted to
follow the racers throughout the length
OF the course. but will be kept in line
by the police boats at a safe distance
from the racers.
The time Of the boats at the various
stakes VIII be taken by a special yacht
appointed by the New York Yacht club,
which viii carry the official time-keepers.