Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-19

out that all the prlnclpa, Powers t...
small-bOre rifles and are an lilh.. %. r-
come involved In warfare with n..r.
less savage races. II has not Ion.,.
been seriously proposed 20 use 0le l'...
for savage foes and another for ...i.,,
between civilized nations
The Dum-dum bullet is INTENDED .....
IN the small-boro rifle with d..r...
Of O.3 inch, and takes its name nom ~
location Of the British ordnance f-....
IN INDIA, where 10 was first mad.
compared with the bullets Wli.. p
placed, IL was claimed that tF m0.lr
ton Of form and by change m .
metallic casing of the lead. tfa .f. or
flfe for accurate shooting Was M..
from so to Go TO over 300 round. IA,
details Of the means by which t. -
accomplished are too Technical fr r.-..
here. but Lord George Hamilton .r r.
House - Commons "a ytIr ... .l..
that the bullet fulfilled the objects f
which all missiles are disClHrg. ID r.
that Of disabling the enemy with -
least possible suffering, and fUIf H. r..
was cOnsonant with internauonll av
set forth By the terms OF tha 81. Ia...
burg Convention OF 1865 Tho Cn.
Convention had condemned tlau-.0fI
lets In the head of which an exp ror.
stance had been inserted, but h. amur,
that an explosive effect was secured b.
let's by notifications designed with c't.-
ends i'm view. Ia the Boxer huU.. ia
IN the British service with OBJ.
converted rifle. a hollow was made E.,
the head TO improve the distribution .fns
weight and 20 cause the bullet fI e...
better than one with a solid head iva.
found that this hollow caused Dee bead Do
the bullet 20 spread on impact and rs
flattening upon striking uegaf0l tl
as the means Of making Cd ycH
bullet do duty for one OF larger D.nH
II was soon found that tha m.I-. re-
bullet was liable 10 pass through ID. ubi
and non-yital parts OF men without .-
riously disturbing them. and al u.,er.
was cited In the House OK Common. no
man shot through tAe thigh suffered s.,
little inconvenience that Sc WAS s.ve.
hours before Il occurred 20 him ,0 exam.
inc the cause Of "a rather uu, 1m,era.g
sensation IN his leg
The small-b0re bullets bad tfe lead -.
casod IN a. harder metal, and In $3.50 c..
of the Dum-dum bullet the nickel casing
or jacket Is removed from The tioat end
or bullet point, with the Result tnHt '0.
bullet mushrooms and has tle s'o.-
ping power required. in addition t9 ta..
however. the nickel sheath Was found 90
split open and the metal % to shattered
so that small pieces ny into t.e surround.
ing flesh, and 40 is on this account f-
the bullet is condemned for iis cruelty
The Peace Conference, by ca vote .l .' I'D
3. prohibited the use OF bullets covered
with hard outer case unles. .le case
covers the cone entirely and D. ir.a lon
missions. This resolution is held 81 cole
denim the Dum-dum bullets. and. .l .l-l
is considered in some quarters t0 have
been drawn with that missile particularly
IN view.
The United States, with tho trouble
some Filipino Instruction on band. -
probably in position 20 appreciate lie col-
tentiOn of nations with extensive 'n.lNI.
interests. that savage or semi-CltAI.l
tribes with which they have 20 contend
are IN no wise particular as 10 the .-
name features of the Eiud OF bull.
which they use, and 10 certainly 81
singular that the civilized nations Sd
have adopted bullets that hurt SO li..
on impact as 10 create an obstacle 10
their use. II is held to be necessi
that a bullet Of tho small calibro now il
general use shall set up, on expand ph
striking, sufficiently 10 give "a snocN
which viii stop the person struck ah-
also that II this action can be aecul u
without the splitting OF the case
the claims of humanity arc ODE
served. The British Royal la.-
oratory has brought out several Da.'
terms Of bullets with various forms *
metal coverings but all contain me ll-
rislon which Is condemned by the terms
VI the conference resolution. Apparently
the only way ln which bullet VIII q
Incisad head can satisfy tho terms NJ ~
resolution is for the nickel sheath o. it'
low the lead and adapt Itself az llIlf
for the incislon without break. II Wil Dbl
of interest 10 observe the solution o- iNh
problem. for. in the opinion on JuoBa "
such matters. without provisions for m-
mediate effect on striking such as E s.-
cured by the setting up or spreading
of the head Of the bullet. The u.c ol
small-bore rifles may eventually Dee li-
continued.