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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-10
RUSSIAN TORPEDO EXPEF
MFNTS

The Kotlin states that some expert
ments with torpedoes were carried out
on an unnhabited island in the Trans
Sound, an inlet Of the Gulf of Finland
A square galvanized iron hut was
erected and a torpedo tube charged
with Whitehead torpedo, was placed
inside IL with the head Of the torpedo
protruding as 1t might from the side Of
q ship The first experiment was to fire
8 shot into the air chamber of the tube
where there was an air pressure OF
eighty atmospheres Some sheep were
allowed to Craze around the hut, so that
the effect on them OF an explosion
might be seen. The shot penetrated
the wall of the hut and entered the air
chamber of the tube, but no explosion
took place, the air rushed through the
hold made by the shot, and In doing 50
made a terrific noise, but beyond the
hole in the tube and in the wall of the
hut, there was no damage done.
The next experiment was to explode
one hundred and eighty-seven pounds
of gun-cotton inside the hut near the
protruding head of the charged torpe-
do. The explosion was effected by a
twenty minutes time fuse, which ena-
bled every one to get away from the is-
land before the explosion, but the sheep
were still left grazing about the hut.
The officers belonging to the torpedo
instruction class were on a neighboring
island from which they could observe
what happened. The explosion of the
gun-cotton, followed, no doubt by the
explosion of the charge In the torpedo,
blew to pieces the torpedo, the tube, the
shed and the sheep in the immediate
vicinity. One sheep, however, at sew
enty~five PAGES distant escaped unhurt.
The officers on the neighboring island
experienced a very strong concussion
of air In the third experiment pom
toon protected underneath by four
thicknesses of armor plates was placed
in shallow water, and a torpedo was
discharged from tub, so as to strike
the protected bottom. The result was
that the pontoon was blown to pieces.
There was a large attendance Of officers
and men to witness the experiments.
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RAILROADS AND BRIDGES.

Tonight in rooms 10 and II in city
hall, the committee on railroads and
bridges will hold session. The petit
bridge with culverts to be built on
Whalley avenue north of Ramsdell
street will be considered, also the reso-
luton of Councilman Pauley for tenn
porary bridges during the construction
of permanent ones over the river. The
matter of the free transportation Of
firemen and policemen will probably
also come before the committee.
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those foxes laugh, for 1t was my turn to
get scared.
1.-THE first tree I came to was too
small to hold a man up. I tried anoth-
err, and the limb broke under me, and |
landed on my back on the ground. L
got into good stout tree as quickly as
could, and climbed high, where /
would be out of reach of the moose's
antlers and be able to see what was
going on.
Meanwhile the moose had lost no
time. He came tearing down the road
at terrific speed and his antlers reached
clear across the road at that place,
brushing the branches on either side.
I should think they would measure
eleven feet all right enough. Well. as
said, he came tearing down the road,
making straight for the bicycle, and,
planting his forward paws either side
of 1t, he stopped to examine the wheel,
smelled of it to his satisfaction, then
raised his head, gave q tremendous
snort and raced off into the woods,
breaking down the small growth OF
saplings as though they were rushes.
the wind was blowing toward me, and
that Is probably the reason he did not
discover me. I waited ten minutes IN
the tree, and then, finding that he had
really gone, I slid down and mounted
my wheel, and the way I streaked 1t
for home was caution"
The average size of moose shot in
Maine is eight to nine hundred pounds,
with antlers spreading four feet to four
and one-half feet, and not often more
than eight to twelve points on side,
while the bell, as the appendage under
the animals neck Ia called. is general
ly eight or nine inches long. All who
have seen the big moose Of Lobster
Lake, however, aver that he must
weigh at least twenty-five hundred
pounds, that his antlers spread not less
than ten feet, while the bell Is declared
to be not lees than eighteen inches long.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-10
pettigre,v Challenges Hanna.

Chicago, Oct. Ex-senator Hanna said
this afternoon that ne would pay no at
tention whatever to a challenge issued
to-day by Senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota for a FONT debate on the sub
jects of trusts, armor plate contracts
and the governments policy in Porto
Rico, Cuba and the philippines.
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Army Reorganization Urged.

Washington, oct. SIT is urged in
the annual report OF Major General
John r. Brooke, commanding the de-
partment of the east of New York,
which was made public at the war de-
partment to-day that pressing neees-
sIty exists for the reorganization of
the army on modern lines.
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BURGESS co. ESTATE PAYS NO
DIVIDEND.
The final meeting of the

The final meeting of the creditors of
the Burgess company estate was held
at the office of Referee Newton yester
day afternoon to pass on the matter of
a dividend. The trustee Of the estate
discovered that no taxes had been paid
on the business for long time.
It was hoped that some arrangements
might be made whereby a rebate on
the taxes would be made, but this was
found to be impossible. The creditors
will not receive a dividend.
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statement from Ex-Pres. Harrison.

New York Oct 9.-Former President
Benjamin Harrison said tonight that
he would probably issue statement Of
his position in the campaign to-mor-
row. He said 1t would be prepared if
he could get time to do the work.
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DANBURY's NEW COURT HOUSE.
Danhury, Oct. 9.-The new $4,000
court house in this city, which has been
in process of erection for so many
months, was opened for public use to-
day. There were no ceremonies. Judge
a. T. Rora back has the distinction Of
presiding over the first term Of the
superior court in the new building.
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Terre Haute, Ind, Oct 9.--No street
cars are moving in this city to-day
and no electric lights or power are m
service, owing to strike Of the Terre
Haute Electrical Railway employees.
The men demand shorter hours and
more pay.
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' Photographic Briefs.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. o. The opening
business meeting Of the Society OF the Ar
my Of the Cumberland was held to-day,
General Il. j, Wood presiding. Annual re-
ports Of officers We're adopted, one of the
most important being that of General II. v.
Boynton, corresponding secretary, provId-
ing secretary, providing for the preseryn-
opening business session Of the Spanish
American war veterans was held this after
noon.
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London, Oct. "a valet last night saved
William Bayard Cutting, the private secre-
Joseph H. Choate, from being victlmIzed by
a burglar, who broke into Mr.. Cuttings
room by window. The burglar was cap.
tured, thanks to the valet, with various
pieces of jewelry valued at 1900 in his pos
session. The prisoner was remanded at
police court to-day
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Red STAR LINE.

NEW IWURP-PARlS.
EVERY Wednesday at IL noon.
westernand, Oct. 17Noordland Oct. 81
sKensington. Oct. AFriesland, Nov. Z
These steamers carry Cabin and third.
class passengers at low rates.
International Navigation Company
10 Broadway, cor. Rector street. NY; Pack
r. Bishop, 702 Chapel street, NJ zunder &
Sons. 253 State ST., NJ. 3. Newton, 81 Or
ange st., T. H. Pease & Son., 102 Church ST.,
New Haven. sZ6 COD
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Columbus, o., oct. 9.-Sam Harris, man
aeer Of Terry McGoyern, announced here
to-day that McGovern will meet Dave Sui
Ivan for q suitable purse, and let Sullivan
weigh whatever he wishes.
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Washington, Oct 9.-Major Seudon Noyes
Clark, Il widely known newspaper man who
had been connected with the Washington
bureau of the New York Tribune for TWEEN
ty-two years, died here to-day of heart
failure,
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Fort Worth, Tex, Oct. 0-Twenty China
men and Italians have been arrested at Ell
Paso, charged with eyadlng the immigra
ton laws of the United States. 1t Is be-
lleved hundreds have made their way across
the Mexican border. AS fast as captured
by the customs officers they are being de-
ported.
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ports from st. Pierre seventeen fishing yes
sells that were operating on the Grand
Banks during the gale Of September IL are
still missing, with their aggregating over
200 men.
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Pekin, Oct. 9.-Prince Ching has re-
ceived an edict from the emperor, dat
ed October /, In reply to a note sent
by the legations, saying that he will
return to Pekin as soon as the negotia-
tione take q favorable turn.
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Washington, Oct 9,-rColonel Joseph Pay
son Wright, assistant surgeon general Of the
United states army, died suddenly last
night at his home here in the sixty fourth
year Of his age Interment will be in the
National cemetery at Arlington. Colonel
Wright was n native of Pennsylvania. He
served through the Civil war;
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Washington Oct 9.-Chlef Constructor
Philip Hichborn, U. S. N, has been award
ed diploma and gold medal for the Frank
lin Life Buoy, Hichborn turret and models
Of war vessels exhibited at the Paris eX.
position of 100. The 0chief constructor has
now an interesting collection OF medals and
diplomas from national and international
cXpositions.
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Washington, Oct, an Tiebaut, the
French charge daffaires, called on Sec
rotary of state Hay late in the day,
but learned that final action had not
yet been taken on the French note and
that 1t would be some days before the
response would be ready. The constitu-
tional questions involved require fur
Their time for consideration.
In high diplomatic quarter the sug-
gestion was made to-day that the pow
ers send a special envoy to Slnan-F'u,
the new abode Of the imperial family,
with a collective note urging the return
of the emperor to Petin and giving
guarantees for the personal safety of
the imperial household. Such an en-
voy. il was said, could accomplish
much more than the circuitous negotia-
tons through Chinese officials Tha
suggestion also was made that Chan
Chi Tung, the viceroy of one of the
sUuther provinces would be well quail
fed to execute such a mission, II the
powers could be brought together In
collective request.
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Shanghai, Oct. 8.-The Chinese assert
that the governor of Shantung and the
Yang-Tse viceroys have sent point
memorial to the empress declaring it to
be impossible to guarantee the dispatch
of money and provisions TO 81 Ngan Flu
and threatening to resign unless the
court returns to PelSin.
1t is believed that Emperor Kwang
Su Is anxious to return, and that the
empress dowages Wavered until she
heard of the expedition to Pao Ting Iu.
Lii Hung Changes secretary reports
that foreign troops, supposed to be
British have already arrived at Pao
Ting Flu.
1t Is said that Ii Hung Chang has
advised the emperor to return to Pekin
on the ground that the powers can stop
supplies from reaching the province of
Shen-Si.
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DOW AGHR EMPRESS VERY ILL
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bled from America that Great Britain
has acted as a mediator in effecting an
understanding between Germany and
the United States, high foreign office
official said that nothing was officially
known regarding such a service, If 1t
had been rendered, and that as mat
ter of fact there was no necessity what
ever for mediator. The latter state
ment was corroborated by the British
ambassador Sir Frank Lascelles, and
by the United States charge d affairss,
John -. Jackson.
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TH0T H0HI0T ILlE0T Average Measurements Nearly
ku\I uI.ulM\i MINI Thousand Students Colleges
Ill IlIIilI jill Show Beauty Types

Interesting comparisons have been
drawn by Prof. Jay w. Seaver, of Yale,
between the types of girlhood to be found
in the Eastern and Western sections Of
the country from the statistics compiled
by the authorities in the different colleges
in the two localities. The figures repre-
sent girls of the same age and general
marked differences throughout the, dis
tricts from which the institutions draw
their students, it would be safe to as
sumo that there was no difference in the
physical characteristics of our women the
country oyer. But some very striking diff
ferences are found, and from them the
conclusion may be deduced that the en-
vironment>of our women Is affecting them
and their future maybe nodded in pro-
portion to theac that Is taken to coun-
teraet the evil effects. of our surroundings
and to enhance the good.
The study that Prof. Seaver has made
includes over 5000 girls. They are drawn
from three localities One represents the
Western type purely. as typiied In the
University of Nebraska; the second rep
resents the Middle Western type, as found
in Oberlin college. and the third class
represents the Eastern type as displayed
in the ranks of Wellesley college. 1t Is
found that while they differ in minor re-
spects there Is no material difference be-
tween the Western and Middle West.
They may be classified together. But the
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groups excel, while in girth of forearm
they are markedly deficient. This may
be explained if the Western type has
been more accustomed to ply steal work,
which would tend to reduce any fatty It's
sue from the upper arm and would give
marked muscular development through
the forearm. This conclusion would seem
to be established by the larger thigh
measurements found in the Eastern
group. as this Is region that readily
lends Itself to storage OF fat tissue, and
the larger calf girth would show exer-
else in walking.
In breadths the contour of the lead Is
different in the various groups, the broad
est one being found iri!the extreme West.
where, as was said, the Teuton.c element
Is probably the largest. One would nat
urally expect the largest head breadth to
be found In the East, where the head
girth Is the largest. The breadth of Shout
ders seems to be the same in all groups.
although the broader neck Is found where
the larger head has to be supported.
In depths the Eastern group leads.
showing a rounder type of figure, and the
Oberlin group seems to be especially de-
ficient in this regard. This may be due
to the farm life that has moulded so large
a percentage in this group, and that this
influence is obliterated to some extent
by the Teutonic element In the far West
ern group. The chest type is due to some
influence outside of college life, or to a
different form of physical training than
is in vogue I'll the different institutions.
Finally, 1T is of great interest to notice
that the Nebraska woman has much
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for the purpose Of obtaining a return
conductor. The device which they were
using was one to produce what is known
as a 'Falk Joint"
The ends of the rails were laid bare,
and the earth underneath excavated SUI
ficiently to allow the Introduction OF a
clay mold, into which hot metal was pour
ed, which. when cold. united the rails with
solid connection, giving conductor Tor
the electric current
This operation seemed to Hachmann to
be both expensive and cumbersome. lie
went home to think the matter over and
worked out the idea which had already
formed In his mind. He schemed to pro-
duce some device simple In construction,
easy Of application, and. above all. max
ing a perfect continuous joint which might
be applied both to railway and electric
road rails at little expense.
The first plan which was developed en-
bodied all the essential points Of the re-
Gently patented rail joint. He planned to
mortise the two ends of adjacent rails.
giving the one dovetail formation with
converging edges with which to hold the
slot. and the other the reverse formation.
in which the forged bridge might easily
be dropped. After several weeks work
the device was brought to satisfactory
state Of perfection and models con-
structed.
But a difficulty which had not previous
ly been considered developed itself. The
cost of making the mortises in the ends
of the steel rails, the system necessitating
| the use OF planners. was so great that the
invention could not be practically applied
at a cost sufficiently low to make 1t valua-
BILE to railroad men. At this point the
progress Of the invention stopped for some
time, and the inventor, in a fit of discour-
agement, was tempted to throw 1t aside
as useless.
In the meantime the invention had been
submitted to a st. Paul patent attorney,
to whom it's practical utility became ap-
parent at once. Hachmann went to him
with the story Of his unfortunate discovery
! and after long conversation was induced
| to make another effort to devise practi-
| cal joint. The immense value of the in
vention, If brought to satisfactory state
Of perfection, was dawning upon him,
and, nerved with the prospect Of wealth,
he again went to work.
This time Hachmann's efforts were sue
| cessful. While at work one day it occurred
to him that round holes could be bored
much more cheaply than square ones and
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manufacture would have a gold mine Of
better resources than the Klondike.
Frederick Hachmann's invention seems
to solve the problem. Briefly explained, the
invocation consists of a key or bridge, four
inches long, let into slots or mortises in
the adjacent ends Of connected rails, one
end of which is fastened to prevent it
from being lifted out of it's mortise and
the other left free to play in its groove
and take up the expansion and contrac-
ton of the rails caused by changing
temperature. With the device, the or
binary rail fish plates are used. The
accompanying diagram shows Its salient
features.
For six months rails with this device
have been usad on the Great Northern
short line, under the Rice street bridge,
and during that time the heaviest traf-
fic on any portion of, the great coast
system has passed over them. 1t IS es-
timated that in the six months in which
the rails have been in service 1000 freight
trains have passed over them The
monster freight engines and heavily
loaded grain trains have had almost no
effect upon the Joint and it has stood the
test eXcellently.
The Gil eat Northern tests were made
under the direction Of President James
]. Hill, who has become interested In
the inventions Their results are summed
I'D in the statement of the inventor that
the device has lessened materially the
noise from the tracks, caused smoother
running, saved wear and tear on rolling
stock, eliminated the pounding OF rail-
Joints and given a faster and better
track, as well as increasing fourfold the
life of rails. The joint is so constructed
roiI nf
the bridge can be lifted out, thus I'M
coupling the section.
Frederick Hachmann, the inventor OF
the new continuous rail device, comes of
an inventive family, and, though he never
received the benefit of a training in any
school of mechanical arts. has patented
several other inventions Of merit, among
them an electrical telegraph transmitting
device. which is now coming into use on
several American railroads, and patent
device for preventing the discharge OF
thick black smoke from chimneys.
He is a native of Schleswig- Holstein,
Germany, and is twenty-eight years of
age. He came to America when eighteen
years of age, working in diff
ferent lines of machinery In New
York, afterwards drifting to Chi
cago and later to Milwaukee. While
there he worked at several different oc-
equations, though he devoted his best
energies to the development Of his tele-
graph device, somewhat to. the detriment
of his own interests, as he was often in
want of money, and found the task OF
supporting a family. and perfecting his
invention at the same time. one of many
difficulties.
Hachmann came to ST. Paul more than
a year ago, and gained the idea, which
gives promise of making his fortune.
through watching the comparatively
simple operation OF a crew of street rail-
way employees. who were joining new rails