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The evening times., 1900-01-17
SIMPSONS PLAN REJECTED.
The Naval Experts Decide the Battle
ship Turret Question

The subject of turrets for the three new
battleships, which has provoked prolonged
discussion in the Board OF Bureau Chiefs.
has been finally settled in favor OF the
prevailing type used on war vessels. ex-
cept the Kearsarge and Kentucky, which
are still regarded as an experiment by the
ordnance officers of the navy.
This is the most important conclusion
yet reached in the consideration of plans
for these vessels, and now that 1t is quite
certain the battery will not excite serious
differences OF opinion, the department ex-
poets to dispose of the main features, so
far as design is concerned, in the next few
weeks.
The decision to abandon the plan which
was so vigorously urged by certain officers
for superimposed turrets is regarded as a
knockout to Rear Admirals Sampson and
O'Neil, the present chief of the Ordnance
Bureau, both of whom have been warm
advocates OF the system.
These turrets are unlike any ever placed
on battleships, except the two sister ves-
sells built at Newport News. and as yet
have never been tried at target practice
The system varies so widely from that gen
orally employed by all navies in the ar
rangement and installation Of the heaviest
guns as to cause surprise to many of the
best known naval experts that such de-
parture should have been made on costly
battleships, and especially that serious
consideration should be later given he ap-
plication of the same plan TO other battle
ships until its success had first been
shown.
Rear Admiral Sampson, while at the head
OF the Ordnance Bureau. devoted nearly
two years to the study Of this subje3t, ard
for at least one year the bureau chiefs
squabbled and discussed the system before
1t was finally decided TO construct the tv o
battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky with
the newly designed turrets. In reaching
its present conclusions the board was in
fuenced by the hostility that arose In the
navy against the placing OF untried type
OF turrets on battleships until at least
something definite was known Of the meT-
its OF the system.
The new turrets will be cCnical in shape
and have defective sides and similar in
practically all respects to those on the Ala
bama class of vessels. They will each
mount two 12inch guns. the very heaviest
ordnance now used in the main batteries
of American war vessels. The disposition
seems TO be growing in favor Of the s.
inch guns and number of SKIES rather
than the abandonment of all eigh,s and
limiting the secondary battery entirely o
skies. II seems to be the generally &c
cepted opinion that the three armored
cruisers will also now mount S-inch guns
as their heaviest pieces.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY IL. 1900.
First Blood i'm Kentucky.

The unhappy Colson- Scott slaughter at
Frankfort yesterday cannot OF course, be
regarded as of political significance, but,
aside from its intrinsic horror the episode
is to be regretted as something calculated
to whet an excited public taste for blood,
and to bring the smell of gunpOwder ap-
pealingly to Bluegrass nostrils already di-
lated with rage.
If we are to believe the dispatches from
Kentuckys capital there is serious danger
of a revolutionary outbreak today or to-
morrow. The Republicans who propose to
defend the Taylor government againsc
the Legislature and the Courts, in case
those authorities declare it to be Illegal
and usurping. are reported as mobilizing
in Frankfort, provided with arms and dy-
Mantle They are threatening to use the
latter for the purpose Of adjourning the
general assembly sine die.
But the Republicans do not seem to have
everything their own way. The element
which supports the Legislature and Court
of Appeals is said to have secured control
of all the houses facing the State House
Square. and TO have made arrangements
to use the windows for business. in the
event that the opposite party shall pre-
cipitate trouble. Perhaps the elaborate
preparations on both sides may make for
peace. as indicating what a general mas
sacre would be apt to follow any overt act
of war. But we must not forget That the
highest glory Of the Kentuckian is to die
with his boots on. and that the local po-
liticsl vat is fun OF the worst kind of
bad blood and that The same is boiling.
So We should say that in accordance with
the law of chances. there is at least a rea-
sonable prospect that the streets Of Frank
fort will be slippery with human gore. Just
AT this moment that town is the finest
place on earth 10 visit. il one is tired Of
life; but people who wish TO become per-
sonally acquainted with posterity would
do well to walk around instead of through
IL at present. The Colson incident is evil
dence of the ease with which bullets are
able TO hunt up and perforate innocent
bystanders and casual loungers around the
corner Of the next block.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
A COSTLY FIRE IN PATERSON.
Many Narrow Escapes by Firemen
and the Police.

PATERSON, y. J., Jan. 17.-Fire broke
out at 3 O'Clock this morning in the store
of S. B. Marks & Co, dry goods mer-
chants. The fire started in a paint shop
next door to the dry goods store and be-
fore the fremen arrived both buildings
were involved in flames. The smoke from
the smoldering timbers filled the dry
goods department and caused an explosion
that rocked the surrounding buildings.
There were many narrow escapes, but
no lives were lost. The police played a
heroic part during the fire. and before the
firmen arrived had rescued several
families from the burning buildings. No
sooner would the firemen conquer the
flames at one point than fresh outbreak
would require their services. The total
loss will exceed s2G0, 0G0.
While the crew Of engine company No.
were at the fire thieves entered the
company's headquarters. and carried of
the fremens street apparel Yesterday
was payday for the fremen, and the
thieves secured a large sum OF money.
The evening times., 1900-01-17

though in destroying manuscript which
did not belong to him he certainly ex-
hihited a disregard Of the rights of
property which few men would dare to
show. In his daily life. however, he is
very real. His sister, a sensitive, high
spirited girl, is a sort OF background against
which the Gusleys stand in bold relief.
She finds, for example, shortly after her
advent into the family, that she must
not take her own letters out of the family
mail bag but must wait until the heal
of the family distributes them at break
fast An infraction of this unwritten law
is regarded as an evidence of serious disre-
gard for the customs of the household.
The fact that she cannot do her work ex-
cept under certain specified conditions is
regarded by her brother and his wife as
combination of laziness and whimsical
selfishness. Their conversation is largely
Favored with the gossip of the neighbor-
hood, and their ambition is to receive So
cial recognition from the county people
and the dignitaries of the Church The
curate at intervals summons his sister into
his study and reads to her articles which
he has written. ostensibly for her criti
cism, but really for her approval II she
ventures to dissent from any of his opin-
ions he is much injured. and enters into a
long argument to prove that he is right.
This sort of thing is inexpressibly petty
and unhappily there are great many peo-
pie, religious and irreligious, who show
just this lack of comprehension of the
rights of their neighbors and the ordinary
laws OF politeness The type is offensive
wherever il is found but il is rather more
offensive when found under the cloak of re-
iigion, because such a person is likely to
use his Office or his opinions as a shield
and demand special privileges on account
of them. The customs of his household are
regarded as inviolable, because they are
favored with piety, and the nonconformist
finds them just so much the more dis
tasteful on that account If failure to ap-
pear at the whist table is punished with
looks Of cold disapproval and pensive in
jury. it is disagreeable, but not so disagree
TO family prayers Yet there is no more
real disregard for religion in the one case
than in the other. Certainly no one should
attend a religious service when not in sym
pathy with it. and 1t shows more real re-
speet for religion TO stay away than to 60
in such case. No good cause was ever
served by sham.
The sham in religion is the thing that
il repelling the masses today-the stress
which is laid on petty and unimportant
things to the exclusion of high ideals and
straightforward conduct. Almost any boy
may become enthusiastic over the story
of the Crusades; but few will see any rea-
son for enthusiasm in the intrigues Of
church politics Men will follow a leader
who stands or falls for his convictions;
they Will not respect one who trims and
congresses the truth to fit business ideals
If the church flourished under such leader
it would be one of the finest possible ar
guments for infidelity
The evening times., 1900-01-17
A BOOM FOR VAN WICK.
An Effort to Make Him n Presiden.
tiaI Possibility.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17-At the Democratic
National Headquarters there is some Gu
riosity to learn the source of circular
that is being sent to editors of Democratic
papers in the South, in which Judge Van
Wyck, of New York, is extravagantly
praised. The circular is construed by
some to be an effort to revive the Presi-
Dental boom for Judge Van Wyck started
by j. ]. Willetts. of Alabama. at Saratoga
last year.
A significant feature in connection with
the Van Wyck document is that it is being
distributed along with the antitrust litera
ture sent out by the National Hotel Keep
ers and Commercial Travellers Antitrust
League. This seems to be new anti
trust organization and but little is known
of it at Democratic headquarters
The evening times., 1900-01-17
No News From south Africa.

There IS a general belief in London to-
day that the War Office has news and good
news from Natal Il is stated that an
aspect of suppressed elatiOn characterizes
the officials of that institution, as well as
those at army headquarters. But. outside
of the inner government circle. no one is
permitted to know a word Of what is going
on. All the critics appear TO have settled
down to the view that the Springfield
movement was meant to be the main at
tack on Joubert's position. and that the
improbable story that Sir Charles Warren
had meandered of to Weenen was given
out for the benefit OF the Beers.
Heavy firing has been heard at Frere
and CheyeIey from the direction Of Spring
field. and a cablegram from Durham this
morning contains the bare announcement
that a general engagement is on. We are
also advised that the losses on both sides
already have been heavy, which would go
10 show that there must have been hard
fighting during the six days that have
elapsed since Butler seized Potgieter's
Drift. The determination of the British
Government to suppress all news until
something decisive has been accomplished
is evident and we may not be able to
CLEAN line Of the battle story until it is
over and Ladysmith is relieved or Butler
finally Tepused. AS we have remarked,
there are strong reasons for thinking that
the aanking movement has been at least
preliminarily successful, but there is no
Quesfipn that The RopTS are making a
stubborn fight, nor that, even if they are
defeated. they will make Great Britain pay
an awful butchers bill.
The evening times., 1900-01-17

The vote on the ratification OF the Samoan
treaty in the Senate yesterday may be
taken as indicating about the strength Of
the anti-expansion element in that body
On the occasion Of which we speak, it did
not amount to enough to have the roll
called. There is nothing surprising In this
Expansion has never been an issue since
the Treaty of Paris was ratified. For po-
litical purposes some few Democrats have
thought 1t wise to follow the leadership of
men like Most. Hoar. Atkinson. Mason,
Pettigrew, and Wellington, but they are
heartily sick of the business. and will be
glad to drop it-that is, unless they are
particularly anxious to secure the Hon.
William Mckinley in a second term with
out the trouble of making a fight for it.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
GRAND MASTER GONG HoAR.
The Thirty-third Degree Chinamn N
to Initiate Brethren.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Gong Hoar.
Grand Master of the Chinese Masonic
Lodge. Of Baltimore, has arrived in Chi
natown. Next sunday night fifteen China
men are to be initiated and Gong HOar
will conduct the ceremonies.
Gong Hoar is the Grand Master OF the
Chinese Masons in the United States Sam
Ping Lee the Grand Masters interpreter.
said today that his master would willing
ly consent to an interview. Gong Hoar
said: There are about 1000 Cinnamon In
New York. and among them are 500 Chi
nese MasOns. In the United States the
lodge numbers 10000 Chinese Masons.
intend TO live in New York after the Chi
nese New Year which will be January 81.
1t is my intention to open a Chinese bank
for the benefit of the Cinnamon who now
give their money to the keeping of indl-
viduals"
Gong Hoar has been member of the
order since 1868 and is the only thirty
third-degree Mason in the United States.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
Pettiness in Churchmen.

One of the most popular books of the
year. in England, is a novel which owes
some of its vogue to its vivid description
of two types of English clergy. One is
Gusley, a curate OF narrow nature and
petty ideals. the other is the Bishop OF
Southminster, a great-hearted and broad
ly sympathetic man. These two men, at
the crisis of the story, have an argument
over a book written by the sister of Gus
ley and destroyed by the latter on the
ground that 1t was "profane and
immoral" The profanity and immortality
consist in the mildly satiTical delineation
of clerical types. The Bishop tells Gusley
that his sister has pictured certain types
of clergymen exactly as they are. and
adds:
There is in these days an increasing adverse
criticism OF us in many mems minds. to which
your sisters mild rebukes are nothing
for one believe that the church viii regain her
prestige and her hold on the heart Of the ma
tion, but if she does, il will be mainly due
10 new element in the minds of the clergy,
a stronger realization, not of our responsible
ties-we have that-but of the education the
personal search for truth, the knowledge Of
human nature, which are necessary TO enable
us TO meet them
There is unQuestionably a certain pref
udice against clergymen in the minds of
many men who are not by any means ir-
religious or unmindful of moral standards.
The fact that this popular novel defines
and pictures this prejudice and hints at a
reason for 1t is hopeful; for it will set
people TO thinking, and this may lead to a
better state of things The curate whom
the author has thus held up to public view
Is not by any means an extreme type of
clerical narrowness in most things, al
The evening times., 1900-01-17
RETURNING TO AMERICA.
COunt and Countess CasteIlane En-
Route to New York.


NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Count and
Countess Boni de Castellane, after a long
absence abroad, are on their way to this
country, having sailed from Havre last
Saturday. They win be the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Gould during their short
greater part of their stay will be at
Georgian Court, the beautiful country
place of Mr.. Gould, at Lakewood.
Very little can at this time be definitely
stated about their plans while in this
country, as the exact date and details of
the entertainments that will be given in
their honor while here will only be set
tied upon after their arrival. One of the
most important, however, will be the din
ner and musicale that Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
are arranging for Saturday, February 10,
at their house. No. S57 Fifth Avenue.
The dinner will be for twenty-four
guests, and will be followed by a musicale
at which Nine. Emma Eames and other
artists from the opera will sing, and the
KaltenbOrn Orchestra will be heard in an
elaborate programme.
This will be the first visit here Of the
COuHL anu countess Oe CdStelIdDe since
their marriage, nearly five years ago. AS
VIII be remembered, this was celebrated
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould,
in Fifth Avenue, in March, 1895, Arch
bishop COrrigan officiating. After the re-
ligious ceremony a civil ceremony was
performed by Judge George p. Andrews
of the supreme court. The Count and
countess left the Gould residence imme-
diately after the. civil ceremony and
went to ITvington, where coach was in
waiting which took them to the Gould
country house, Lyndhurst.
The wedding was one of great magnif-
cence, and while the ceremony was being
performed the street outside of the Gould
residence was crowded and the windows Of
every house in the neighborhood were
filed with spectators. In honor of her
sisters marriage Miss Helen Gould gave
a feast TO 1000 children of two of the
largest and poorest of the twelve Home
Industrial schools.
The Count and Countess left Lyndhurst
on the following evening for this city and
were driven to the Waldorf, sailing for
Southampton on the New York the follow
ing morning. They have made their home
in Paris since their wedding.
Their return to this country will be
the occasion of numerous social enter
tainments given in their honor.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
GENERAL LAwToN's COURAGE.
4 Soldier Tells of His Bravery on the
Firing Line.

BUFFALO, y. Y, Jan. 17.-Frank YAK
a private in the Twenty-frst Regiment. is
at his home $50 Purdy Street. this city,
with a bullet in his breast received while
fighting with his regiment in the Philip
pines on October 8. YAK is the soldier
who was being carried off the field at Ca
lambao by Private Thomas Brothers end
two Cinnamon when Brothers turned to
see where his company was and was shot
in the abdomen He died as YAK was car
-ied away
YAK was with General LawtOn at the
battle of SuppuOrto Bridge and tells of the
late commanders bravery. the general ex
posing himself 10 Filipino bullets while
ordering his men to lie down and save
themselves
The evening times., 1900-01-17
A STRIKE IMMINENT.
Trouble Brewing Among Louisville
Street Railway EMPLOYEES.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. IA general strike
of the motormen and conductors of the
Louisville Street Railroad Company is i'm
minent Several days ago the Motormens
Union, backed by the Central Labor
Union, made six demands of the company,
including material advance in wages and
recognition of the union. At the last
meeting of the directors five of the de-
mands were refused outright and a new
schedule of wages was offered which will
result in very slight increase.
The motormen are unanimous in declar
ing that they will not accept the compro-
mise and a strike will probably be or
dered before the end of the week. AS the
company has a monopoly of the street car
system a strike will tie up every car in
tho cify
The evening times., 1900-01-17
Not to BE Fooled.
(From the Chicago Sews.)

(From the Chicago News.)
Mr.. Havrix-How much do yew charge fer pull
Den,ist-One dollar with gas-Eity cents with
out.
Mr.. Hayrix-'Say, young feIier' uoh yeN uF
none a. yer buncO games IN me. Mebby dew
look kind O. green, but reckon I amt goin' te7
give IN no fifty cents extry fer gas when its
broad daylight
The evening times., 1900-01-17
PREPARING FOR MR.. BRYAN.
Plans for His Reception i'm baltimore
Next Saturday,.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.-Mr. S. S. Field
Chairman of the Committee on Arrange
ments for the visit of William ]. Bryan to
Baltimore next Saturday, will leave with
the committee for Washington Saturday
morning. There they will meet Mr.. Bryan
He will be accompanied to Baltimore by
the committee, former Governor Hogg. of
Texas; Senator Tillman, of South Carolina;
Representative Sulzer, of New York; Rep
resentative De Almond, of Missouri;
Chauncey F. Black, of Pennsylvania, Pres
ident of the National Association of DEM
oeratic Clubs, and possibly Senator elect
]. C. Blackburn. of KantnckY.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
A cENTENARIAN DEAD.
She Once Cooked Dinner for George
Washington.

Washington.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. H.-Mrs. Sarah
Doran Terry, who lived more than 107
years, lies dead at her home here. She
q, 1892. Her parents were Quakers.
She was married to David Terry when
she was sixteen years old. He had served
through the war of 1912 and died shortly
after the assassination Of President Lin
coin.
On one occasion Mrs. Terry helped to
cook a meal for General Washington. On
her 107th birthday she took ride in an
automobile. She had never been sick un-
til stricken suddenly with the illness which
caused her death, never used glasses, and
walked without aid
The evening times., 1900-01-17
Incapncitated.
From Tit-Bits.)

''What has become Of the big man who used 70
beat the bass drum?'' asked the private OF the
drum major.
''IIe left US about three months ago"
''GoOd drummer, too, wasn't her.
eyes; very good. But he got fat that when
he marched he couldn't hit the the drum in the
middle
The evening times., 1900-01-17
Origin of American Grapes.
CFrom the Chicago Record)

lfrom the thlcago hecoru-D
The ancestor Of all our native outdoor grapes Is
the original wild grape which the Norseman found
the shores of fineland. The Concord is sup
posed to be the wild grape changed through culti-
walton. Curiously enough, the seedlings Of the
Concord often turn out white grapes, and doz-
so well-known varieties, white, red, and
dark, originated in this way.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
CURRENT HUMOR.
Exploring.
From Life.J

First Explorer-We are in terrible straits. The
supply of champagne is reduced 10 thirteen eases,
the cigars are nearly gone and the mineralogst
is half dead with gout.
Cheer up, old man, the third relief party is
dine this month";
The evening times., 1900-01-17
Catherine de Medicis Jewel Casket.
LEror,a the London Echn

An interesting relic came up for sale at Chris
ties in the shape of the jewel easket of Cath
crime de Medici. 1t is of wood, finely decorated
in the Fanfare style, and is, in all probability
the work of Nicholas Eve, bookbinder to Henry
H. The casket is only s1a inches long 81 inches
wide end fetched 5000.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
A Word of Warming.

4'N''''J
wife-Tm going to run across the street just
minute to bid Mrs. Jones gOodby.
Husband-Well, you'll have TO hurry. The
train leaves ip three hours.
The evening times., 1900-01-17
Watch Our Canal Policy.

VFIUIH lIlt St. LOUIS StdT.J
The paris Temps claims that the Monroe
doctrine has fallen by the roadside. That may
be so, but if 50, it has evidently blocked the
way OF all other nations to the Danish West
The evening times., 1900-01-17

The faculty Of Chicago University has
adopted the phonetic system OF spelling,
and the reform has been extended to the
publications issued by that institution"
said DR.. E. A. Weatt. of Chicago at Will
lard's last night. Il have always opposed
this silly fad, and | am afraid it will not
last long Why not adopt French Canadian
as a language and let that decide the mat
ter. Imagine how a newspaper would look
if printed in President Harper's lingo.
Here is a sample: The man wuz kurius
and asst if he lookt gentele. When he wuz
kickt and attackt he wuz alwaz Ieddy tn
ite if theT wuZ eny indikashun OF trubbl'
Imagine the poets finding Inspiration
in this stuff, and imagine an American
writing it
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