Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-15

pont' case of Delaware. which came be
fore the senate, not as a contest out more
like the Clark case, as a protest, the pro
testants were allowed 1880 for their ex'
penses, while the defense, Mr.. dupont
was allowed 81. 800 first and later $2.5OO ad'
! ditional. There is much speculation as tG
what Mr.. DAILY and Mr.. Clark would &c
with the gift from the Contingent fund
of the senate" if that body should decide
to follow the precedent in the
case. and also many doubts as to whether
the fund" referred to would be equal to
the amount of the expenses incident to
the trial to the two sides.
Your correspondent was In
being one of the guests of the Holland
Submarine Torpedo Scat CO.. at the last
drill of the little craft on the Potomac
river just off Alexandria. To personally
see the wonderful capabilities of this
most remarkable invention was a treat
long to be remembered. Every claim
made by the company was follOwedt to the
letter n each test proved equally per-
feet. The government yacht "Sylph'
(now the presidents private boaD and
the company's large yacht Josephine"
which carried the invited guests includ-
ing senator's. members, navy and army
officers n newspaper men, took opposite
sides of the river and slowly teamed to-
"clu washing OIl, the T1olIduu IIldh-
ing her exhibition etwee the two, at a
distance of about a hundred yards-div-
ing. plunging, running under water at a
depth of twenty-siX feet and making full
speed out of water. The navy department
has signed a contract with the company
for the addition of some of their boats 10
the navy. By the terms of the contract
the government pays $3.50. 600 for the Hol-
land. 1t also agrees to pay $175, 900 each
for any boat of the Holland type it may
! purchase hereafter, provided that the
boats shall be similar in dimensions to the
new Holland, which will be larger than
the old one.
The government undertakes to protect
the government against any claims for
infringement of patents, and also to sell
to the government at a price to be fixed
by a board of appraisers any of the pa
tents used in the construction of the boat,
which it may be desirable for the gov
to possess. A further obligation
upon the company is to furnish experts
for a reasonable time to train a naval
crew in the management of the Holland.
The company also bonds itself in the sum
of 500, 600 to complete the Plunger.
Now that the Holland has become a
ava vessel under the terms of the con-
tract the government must proceed with
in a reasonable period Of time to provide
a commander and crew for her. Notwith-
standing the novelty of the craft and the
element of danger supposed to be in
volved. there is no lack of applicants for
the first command from Junior naval Of
ficers. The disposition is to refrain from
ordering any one to the post, but to give
it to a volunteer.
The following gives an idea of the ca
abilities of the boat:
THE Holland. often called the Mon
ster War Fish, Uncle SANS Devil of
the Deep" the laval Hell Diver" and
the like. is, strictly speaking, a torpedo;
but a torpedo controlled in all it's work
ings by human agency inside the craft.
instead of being automatic in it's opera
tions. The ordinary torpedo. by an ar
rangement of springs to counterfeit the
water pressure. is made to go through
the water at any depth set for it. 1t has
to go in a path fixed for it beforehand.
When it has run its course, it comes to
the surface or sinks, in accordance with
a predetermined plan. The Holland has
men inside it to control it at will, from
m to moment, and with the add
tional power to discharge at will auto
matte water torpedoes.
1T can go 1880 miles on the surface
without renewing it's supply of gasoline.
1t can go fully 40 knots under water
without coming to the surface, and there
is enough compressed air in the tanks
to supply a crew with fresh air for 80
hours. if the air is not used for any
other purpose such as emptying the
submersing tanks. 1t can dive to a
depth of 20 feet in eight seconds 1t can
stay at sea, under an emergency, for a
week.
1T is "a feet 4 inches long. 10 feet 3
inches diameter, and it displaces, when
submerged, IS tons.
Its armament is an expulsion tube
and three Whitehead torpedoes."
The nomination of Judge William H.
Hunt of Montana to be the agent on the
part of the United States unde the
conventions for a claims commission
concluded between the United States
and Chile on August :, 1892, and May "a,
1897, "established to adjust amicably the
claims made by the citizens of either
country against the government of the
other Will be favorably reported to the
senate today by the committee on for
eign relations. and confirmed before the
close of the week. The commission con-
sists of five members, two of whom are
appointed by the president of the
United States, two by the president Of
the republic of Chile, and the fifth mem
Der selected by the other four. The
offices of the commission will be in
Washington. and the salary is 1900 per
year. Montana is fortunate in having
two of the most popular and able judges
in the state representing the government
on important commissions-Judge Hunt
and Judge Botkin. the latter of whom is
the chairman of the commission to
cOdify the criminal laws of the United
States.
Col. A. l.. Babcock of Billings spent
a couple of days in Washington last
week on his way to New York.
RAYMOND.
ARE YDE GOING EAST?
If so, take notice that on May 18th the