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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
TIE GATdMANN GUN TEST.
Solid Shots weighing Ton Fsted
at Bethlehem.

at Bethlehem.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa. Aug. %
The 1s-inch Gethmann torpedo gun manu-
featured by the Bethlehem Steel Company
Ger the Gathmann Torpedo Company, OF
Chicago. and for which the Government
appropriated s65. 600. wtthstood suce essfHi-
" severe tests on the steel company 5
proving grounds yesterday afternoon and
more than met the Governments re
Quirements.
The Board of Ordnance and ForIifcations
demanded that ten shots be fred and that
the tests show a pressure of $4,000 pounds
and velocity of 1.800 feet per second.
Solid shots weighing a ton were fired Ait
er the preliminary shots the third shot,
with charge of 300 pounds OF powder,
gave pressure of 19,045 pounds and 1856
the same amount OF powder, gave We
locity of 1901 feet and a pressure Of 49,
$50 pounds. The remainder of the ten
shots will be fired next week.
The tests were witnessed by Lisut, Cen
Nelson Miles. Commander-in-Chief of the
Army; Gen. John W. Wilson, Chief OF En-
gineers; Gen. A. r. Burlington, Chief OF
Ordnance; Gen. John l. Rodgers. artillery
representative: Gen. Thomas ]. Hender-
son, civilian member and G. H. Powell.
Secretary OF the Ordnance Board: Lewis
Cathmann. the inventor of the gun, and
by steel company officials.
The gun is intended for coast defence.
Inventor Gathmann claims that it VIII
throw an aerial torpedo shell fifteen miles
if necessary that will be effective. whether
it strikes an oUlect at that or shorter
distance, and which viii demolish toe
strongest battleship afioat. Gun cotton
will be used in the charges. The gun IS
forty-four feet long and weighs fifty nine
tons. The rife is thirty-six feet long
After the test General Miles expressed
himself as well satisfied with the result.
There has been a wide divergence Of
opinion among Government officials in REL
erence to the efficiency of the-Gathmann
gun, and two reports condemning it as use
less were made early in this year by naval
boards Of experts. The results Of their
tests we're transmitted TO the Senate in
May by Secretary Long and the Secretary
coneurred in the adverse reports.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
AN ELEVATED TRAIN VICTIM.
Engine Kills and MutiIates an I'm
known Man.

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-Just as a Third
Avenue elevated train. was approaching
1880 Street station. at 2:15 o'clock this
morning, Engineer Edward Boyd, OF s
East 134th Street, who was in the loco
motive cab, saw the body of a man on
the track il front of the train He put
On the brakes, but could not stop the
train in time, and the locomotive passed
over the body.
When the engine was finally detached,
the mangIed body OF d man was found
so mutilated as to be beyond recognition
The man wore a blue serge suit was OF
light complexion, and apparently about
forty-five years old. He had worn a pair
of spectaeles, ard in his coat lapel was
pinned eelluloid button on which was
stamped: Piano Makers Picnic, Souve-
mir, 1900" The picture of Tyre was
stamped within these words.
Edward F. Mcguire the stationmaster.
and Gateman John Brown said they did
not remember 10 have seen the man enter
the station. 1t is possible that the man
may have fallen on the tracks after getting
off q train.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
AUGUSTUS ST. GAUDEHs Ill,
The sculptor Confined To the Massn-
chusetts General Hospital.

NEW YORK. Aug 25.-Augustus ST.
Gaudens. the famous sculptor. is i'll in the
Massachusetts, General Hospital, il Bos-
ton He has been there about a month
having come from Paris in July to have a
surgical operation performed. Mr. ST
Gaudens left this country about q year
and a ha ago to devote his time almost
exclusively 10 the work OF making the
great equestrian statue of General Sher-
man, the commission for which he received
several years ago. The statue is now prac,
ticalIy finished and the model is on view
al the Paris Exposition.
It is said ne expects to leave the hos
pitaI in q few weeks for his country home.
which is near Windsor, Vt. The fact that
he Is Ill in this country was not generally
known, even in the artistic world. where
it was generally believed that Mr. St
Gaudens was still IL Paris
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
IFrom Collier's Weekiy.)

card sharper who had evidently been doing
the races Joined 4 small group OF farm servants
in public house Failing to interest the COM
panv in the mysteries of three-card monte ne
exclaimed in desperation; We'll. look here.
gents; III bet any one of You 5 shillings l can
cut the ace of spades, any of you to shuttle and
arrange a deck of cards as you like" at the
same lime producing the pack, which he pushed
toward eolored victim, who agreed to accept
the wager. took up the pack shuifed them, and
then placed them on the table
The sharper then took his knife and cut his
pack clean through. at the same time saying
l.There! I've cut the ace"
Nav you hain't neither quietly said the
darkey grinning. ''The ace o'spades is up my
sippVp-See p
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
A COAL STRIKE IMMINENT.
Anthracite Miners Organizing for n
Determined Struggle.

HAZLETON, Pa, Aug. 25-Sinee the
conclusion of the Nine Workers Union
convention, held, here last week, the or
ganizers OF the national body have been
busy forming local branches throughout
the anthracite region, and they say that
they have been eminently successful, re-
ceiving over 600 new members.
The opinion is gaining ground through
out the region that should the operators
persist in their refusal to attend the con-
ference which is TO take place here next
Monday a general strike will be called.
This would involve the entire anthracite
region and affect 10000 mine workers
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
a War of Wars.

(From the Chicago Tribune)
The wars, 50 small in comparison with that of
the rebellion, which the United States has been
carrying on in Cuba, the Philippines. and China,
have not cast in the shade the services which
were rendered by the men who marched from the
Ohio TO the Gulf and the Atlantic or who
logged the footsteps of Lee till they drove him
to lay down arms. The accounts OF the hard
ships endured by soldiers in recent wars have
served 20 call back TO memory the greater hard
ships which were endured SO uncouiplaininglv BIZ
the soldiers of the civil war. They knew what
typhoid fever and Inadequate medical attendance
meant. They had to fight in the malarious
s7eamps OF the Chickshominy and the Mississippi.
They had 10 endure the blazing sun of the South
And in addition to all that they had an enemy
10 fight 10 whom Spaniard or Filipino is child
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
The Japnnese Loan.

If Japan really wishes to borrow 100000,
any other sum- in THIS country, there need be
little trouble about it. The money is here, and
all the would-be borrower need do is to deposit
satisfactory security Whether japanese Govern
ment bonds viii constitute such security. how
ever, is perhaps, open TO doubt If that country
is about to engage in Il war with Russia, cautious
finaneiers viii probably hesitate before taking
chances with it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

{From the New Orleans Times emocrat.)
The confidence in Bryan expressed by these
men. SchIrz, Cochran. Boutwell,, Shepard, and
others, all leaders in the gold cause viii do
much TO relieve the apprehension Of the timid
gold Democrats of 1896. and will bring them 10
the realization Of the fact that great danger
canfronts the country and that they must not
allow past differences TO prevent them doing their
duty in protecting the country against that
threaif Led DANCER.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
The Patient South.

tfrom INC BaItlTloTe Sun.1
Compared with Ohio and New York the patience
of the Southern people has been phenomenal.
Had these sections been called on TO endure what
the South has gone through there would have been
very few negroes left alive there by this time.
The Northern brother is good preacher OF peace
and righteousness when he Is not the object of
attack, but when he Is, he shows that human ra-
ture IS the in section as the other and
that in spite of all his talk he will stamp out
savagery with even greater steEnness than the
Southern white
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

strong, and that of the American Exeen
i've. eorrespondingly weak. Hence. while
we should wish TO hope that the efforts OF
President Mckinley might be successful in
preventing al extension OF the war, the
circumstances 60 not seem to justify US IN
eXpectiEg that they viii be.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
,rhc snNnee nncheIor.


(Fron the Indianapolis Press.)
1T is womans privilege to change her mind,
said the Sweet Young Thing
From what I know o. the cTitter it Is her
duty said the Savage Bachelor and the glare
he got from the newly married boardeIs kept him
in good Aumor all the rest OF the day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

Senator Mason's uon-partisan and
patriotic views and expressions coneerE-
ing the unnecessary surrender of Ameri-
can territory in Alaska TO Great Britain
have plunged him in trouble. II is an
nounced that the Republican committee On
speIbin5ers have sIeIved him and Cancelled
all Of his engagements. The Administra-
ton does not want anything antiBritish
on the stump Domestic political eonsid-
erations Notwithstanding, the feelings of
our monarchIeal ally must not be wound
ed while William the Smiling is Stadt-
holder Of this Republic.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
Survival of the Fittest.

(From the Chicago Record)
William, poor came along and asked
for hat.
What did you DOR
4 gave him your Sunday hat
f'What on earth did you Dc that for
WELL knew you would need your old one
to wear when you so fishing
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
In the Wrong Office.
ON the Detroit Free Press. }

lFrom The UetToit Free FTess.J
''Sir,' said the Long Haired One Indignantly
to the editor, ''the poet IS born"
.'Oh, is he?'' retorted the editor. well I'm
tarned sorry he Is But this isn't the place
where they take in the birth notices. You go
on down to the business efiee''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
4 misrepresentation.
CFrom Puck.)

Farmer Honk-I hear tell that that Ioug-necked
young city Teller that is boardin' with you has got
pajanas?
Farmer summertime-It's burned lie. Hes
been at our house nearly two weeks now, an he
amt drank drop all the time.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

Delaware NcGr"es.-Gasman Addicks
and the other Republican bosses of Della
ware are threatened with an organized re
volt by the Independent and somewhat in
dignant Afro-American citizens of that
State 4 call for a State convention CT
American Republicans has Just been
issued. The convention VIII meet at VIII
mingtou August 80 and some very plain
questions are then going to be asked the
Repub can bosses. 4 demand viii be made
on botn the Addicks and Dupont factions
for more substantial recognition Of the
coIored brethren in the distribution of Of
fetal honors and emoIuments. The leaders
Of the colored folk make bold TO declare
that they are Disguised with the treatment
CT their race by the Republicans in Della
ware. It is pointed out. for example, that
in Wilmington, although the Republicans
control the police commission, not single
son Of Ham is on the police force and.
worse still, that they have no prospects of
getting a job in that department More
than that. The only cOioTed men holding
political jobs in the State are few letter
carriers in Wilmington. The blacks poll
more than one-haIf the Republican vote in
the counties OF Kent and Sussex. and if
they, turn against the Republicans this
year, as they are now threatening to do,
the State viii surely be lost to Mr. MeKin-
ley as well as TO Addcks and the Standard
Oil Company. The National Committee. it
is said, viii send agents into Delaware
Immediately to quelI the incipient mutiHy
among the blacks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
8 Case os Must.

(From Puek)
.'The boss said the politician, twill keep his
hands off, What the convention does ne wants
done spontaneously
s'ohi does heg'@ said the other party. Then
suppose the delegates VIII have to do it that
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
The Boutweu Persecution.

(From the Peoria Transcript
All the venom Of the paragrapher is unable 10
do away with the fact that uHtil : very short
time ago George 5. Boutwell, Was a power in the
Republican ranks and of the strongest and
most respected leaders.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

As might have been expected, Lieu
tenant Cordua. formerly of the Free State
Artillery, who violated his parole Of honor
and conspired 10 murder British officers
in Pretoria and TO kidnap Field Marshal
Lord Roberts, was taken out and shot yes
terdey afternoon. He richly deserved MS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

We are much interested to learn that
the Gath>aan gun nas been subjected 10
some more tests md is highly spoken of
in several newspapers. This is the gun IN
which Hanna's brother is interested, which
the military authorities have heretofore
condemned as dangerous and inefficient,
and which the Republican Boss failed TO
unload heavily on the nation in the recent
session Ct Congress.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
Enuaxx the Crnxra

and see Prof Brinkley's Original Coon Ministries
at Wildwood this week. Sunday concerts and 8
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

Governor Roosevelt is reported as being
greatly pleased over the candidacy Of
PlatJs lobbyist. OdeU, for the Cowboy
succession at Albany. Roosevelt ana Oden
are very close TO each other, it is explain
ed. The former was once classed as an
independent and reformer; but that was
before he joined the Plat Sunday school
Facnis descensus Averno!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
CURRENT HUMoR.
Relief From, an Unexpected Quarter.
L.. L.. o. nu:i...aaN

'-Some day the sea serpent said to himself,
TN let one OF these amateur photographers get
near enough to to take snap shot-but he'll
never be heard of afterwaTd''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

Bryan and the Pickpockets.-Nr,
Bryan stopped short before reaching a eli
max in one of his speeches yesterday while
en- route home from Topeka and warned
crowd of farmers who were listening TO
him TO beware of piekpockets- He had
espied two or three OF the light-hngered
gentry preparing to do business while the
crowd was enthralled with his eloquence.
During his tours in 1886, Mr.. Bryan was
followed by a well-organized gang of pick
pockets, the most of whom actually rode on
his train whenever his car vas attached
to the regular trains. hundred or more
OF these scOundreiS were arrested by the
police in various parts of the country where
Mr. Bryan spoke, and frequently he was
enabled TO point them out TO the officers
from his elevated stand on the rear plat
form of his car The maTauding gang did
not Coahne their operations wholly to
farmers. as they were quite as energetic
and quite as expert in working in crowds
Ct city folk who turned out to hear TIE
Democratic standard bearer as among the
unsuspecting CountTymen. II is recalled
that AT a small station near Moberly, No,
Mr.. Bryan spotted a brace of pickp0ckets
in the centre OF the crowd and turning TO
one Of his friends on the platform he quiet
~ pointed out the two men. This friend
gave the alarm and at the same time ae-
curately described the thieves. The farm
ere Immediately pounced upon the pick
pockets and almost beat them 10 death be-
fore the Iene constable present could res
cue them The thieves we're sent to the
penitentiary for long terms and are now
doing time" at Jefferson City Ind@ed, IL is
estimated that more than fifty members Of
the organized gang of pickpockets that fol-
lowed Mr.. Bryan through the country dur
INK . n
victe3. and are now serving terms in va
riOuS state prisons
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Up TO McLauGhiin.-The Hon. Hugh
Mclaughlin, boss of Brooklyn, holds the
key TO the Democratic gubernatorial riddle
in New York. AID just at a time when he
is the object of greatest solicitude to botn
the friends and enemies of Coler, Nc
Laughlin is calmly pursuing Izaak Wal
tens pastime down at Jamesport. This
seems to indicate an Indifference on the
part of Mclaughlin that is anything but
encouraging to CoIer. The Brooklyn boss
made ColeT Comptroller and if he has had
any cause TO complain of his handiwork
that fact is not now in the records. 1t is
argued that if Mclaughlin has not wholly
lost his interest in politics the present OPP
portunity 10 expand his sphere of influence
should b, eagerly seized. If Coler should
be made Governor by the determining in
huence of Mclaughlin, the we'll established
rules of politics would bring the Brooklyn
man a power at Albany greater than that
OF any other ambitious boss in the State 1t
might be that in the end Mclaughlin would
thus be enabled TO suppIant Croker at the
head of affairs in Greater New York.
Whether Mclaughlin cares TO both
er with the management of such huge
machine as that controlled by Croker
is doubtful, as it is evident that he has
in Brooklyn about as good thing as the
average human being ought to desire,
Then, too, Mclaughlin has reached that
age when most men want to retire from
the hsat and fury of political management.
All of these considerations appear to point
to the improbability of Mclaughlin throw
ing himself into the breach and saving his
young protege, Mr.. Golfer, from the impla-
cable wrath Of Croker. In his desperate
search for = man with whom to defeat
Coler Mr.. Croker has listed the Hon VIII
son 5. Eissell. of Buffalo, with the possi
bilities. So swift is the course of history
and with such Tapidity do events multiply
in this country. that ii is necessary to
attach brief biography to the name of
Bissell. During the reign of Cleveland
Bissell was d great man. He even weighed
nearly as much as the wonderful Grover
He was Postmaster General at one time.
and, Of course. he followed Cleveland into
the anti-Democratic camp in 1896. 1t is
reported that MIR Bisseu has informed
I Croker that he does not want the nominal
tim for Governor but this doubtless would
have no effect upCE Croker if al the wind
up it is evident that the Buffalo man is the
only one who can beat CoIer.
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

Direct ali your orders for bottled beer to the
Arlington Boitling Co, eth aud Streets ncrth-
west. Tbey bottle HeuFieh's AseTzen. Senate, and
Lager exclusively.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

Without territorial expansion,
without an increased standing ar
my or great navy without an
expenditure of $500, ,00O, 900 a
wear, but as natural develop
ment of material resources and
commercial enterprise, this coun-
try has progressed as no other
country ever did. Manufacture
ing has doubled its output in five
years exports have almest
doubled in the same period, and
this has become the richest coun-
try on earth. We have nearly as
many miles of railroad as WI OF
Europe, and more miles ofSale,
graph wire and more separate
lines of telephones. In shsrt We
have been getting along all right,
better than any nation ever did
E it advisable to change the pol.
icy that has brought such results
w. B. r. Sugar Planter.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

A certain class of newspaper
readers think, or affect to think
that country editor should write
all the matter that goes into his
paper, and therefore do not look
with faver upon the reproduction
of articles from other papers.
They do net know that the clip
pings from his exchanges cost the
editor more study and more
labor than the writing of edito-
rials and that they are the best
test, generally speaking of his
editorial ability. When he finds
a news item or an editorial which
suits him what is the use Of his
rewriting il Why not copy
and credit it? The substance is
the same, and the dress is fire.
quently better than the editor can
assume. In this way he gets the
brightest and best thoughts and
the NEST attractive news that can
be had. We agree with an un-
known contemporary which says
that ssthe true test of papers
real value is not the amount OF
the original matter it contains
but the average quality of all the
matter appearing in its columns,
whether original or selected.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
The Louisiana Legislature.

The House met Monday and
elected Hon. j. 7. Sanders of St.
Mary Speaper, r. S. Landry
Clerk, and Tony Ryan Sergeant
at-Arms, and after appointing a
committee on organization, ad-
jeurned to Tuesday. Hugh c.
Cage of Orleans was elected Pres
ident pro tenn. of the Senate.
On Tuesday GOV. Testers mes
sage was read, it was very lengthy
occupying about Ii columns in
the city dalies. The appointment
of clerks and other employees was
announced, ST.. Landry coming in
for pestmaster--W. S. Gardiner,
and Il messenger Merrick Swords.
Notice of several bills were in
troduced and the appointment of
various committees announced.
On Thursday our lawmakers
started in with rush and notice
was given of a large number OF
bills on various subjects.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

The StatezCircuit Court Of Ap-
peals, Judges Blachman and Mou-
ton, adjourned on the l1th. to the
22d inst, after aendering Ahe fol-
lowing decisionsa IL
jos. IL. Boutte VS.. 81 Ferren,
judgment in favegE defendant
reversed and plaintiff gwen per-
sonal judgment for amount sued
for; Duplechain. VS.. sheriff ct ais;
judgment amended and damages
of $50 allowed to plaintiff; Deshe-
tells VS.. sheriff ct ais, judgment
reversed aud defendent given $40
damages; J. 0. Chachere VS.. r. I:
Marshall, judgment reversed and
judgment given to plaintiff for
1927; E. T. Wesche VS.. nj. L.
Lynch, appeal dismissed because
there was no judgment signed in
the record; w. c. Perrault VS..
Lewis Bros. 6 Co., judgment in
favor of plaintiff affirmed; Z.
GrunewaId Co., Ltd, VS.. c. j,
Thompson, Mrs. Thompson inter.
vener, judgment affirmed in favel
of intervener; V. IL. Sibille vs.
Boagni, dismissed at plaintiff
costs.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

The above is late likeness of
Engineer James |. Shute, u. S.
Navy, on board the i. S. 5. Ire-
aueis, now stationed at Honolulu,
FL. I. ",Jimmie' has written sew
eral interesting letters home from
various parts of the world, which
we have been permitted to publish
in the CoURIER-the latest, writ
ten on the 25th of April, will be
found on our 4th page to-day.