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The Washington times., 1901-11-01
NEW DYNAMITE GUN TESTED.
Good Results Achieved at Fort
Wright. Fishers Island.

NEW LONDON. oct. S1.-A test of the
new dynamite gun at Fort Wright,
Fishers Island, was made today. T. S.
Darling, President of the Pneumatic Tor
pedo and Construction Company, repre-
sented the manufacturers. and Majors
Rurney and McNutt superintended the
Governments interest in the work.
The gun is fifteen inches in calibre and
fifty feet in length, and the test included
the firing, at distance of $500 yards, of
6-inch projectile; at 5,0i3 yards an S-inch
projectile, and at 4,l20 yards a 1o-inch pro
tectile. These projectiles are loaded with
nitro -glycerine, 81 per cent pure, and were
hurled their respective distances out To
sea. Tomorrow the gun Will be tested
by firing a 15-inch projectile at a distance
of about 1000 yards, and continuous firing.
For the first hour the gun will be fired
fifteen times with blank shot, and for the
next hour ten times consecutively.
Mr. Darling stated tonight that the
tests today had more than come up to the
expectations OF the makers and the
Government authorities in charge.
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Some Plain Talk.

From the Philadelphia Times)
The petty and impertment cross-ques-
tioning Of Admiral Schley, upon a cate
chism prepared by the uuderstrappers OF
the Bureau Of Navigation, is a crowning
outrage against the public sense of honor
and deccncy An admiral 5f E=e!!-e-rned
rank. retired after years Of conspicuous
service that eliminated in one OF the
greatest naval victories OF recent history
Is put upon the rack and pestered with
all manner of questions concerning ir-
relevant details and Hypothetical condi-
tlons that would seem to pass the limits
If human patience.
In all naval history there is no more
astounding victory against odds than thAt
won by Schley's cool courage Ana thiuS
Of this victorious admiral called on 70
account for the dotting Of an and 1he
crossing Of I. three years aftSt llS
event for the satisfaction or Iot Va
smart youngsters who never haneleu "
larger craft than the captain gig
II President Roosevelt shall Ialt 70 -
tricate his administration from tns I vi
grace which Long and CrowninshleIa an ai.u
their clique have brought upon u, lIlels me-.
will be a court of enquiry when C9nsfeiss is
meets that will turn the prosecution ~.
other way and put the Navy pepaf'iue~
on the rack
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An Awful Thing.
(From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer)
Senator Hanna has taken some pains
to announce that he will not resign the
craftsmanship OF the Republican National
Committee. Who has been limiting to
the Senator that it is time for him to dis
appear He may be sorry little later
that he did not resign at the first hint.
a new head Of the Republican party
one who was not looked upon as in the
line Of promOtion-has appeared on the
political horizon. 1t is an awful thing
TO be the nominal head Of a great organ
ization, and still have nothing really to
do with the business.
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Bureaucracy

(FTOm the IndlanapoIls NeWs.I
With Corbin and Crowninshicld run
ming things at Washington, we have had
all we want of the bureau business.
good deal of decentralization is needed
In both Departments. II the Schley case
and the Corbin usurpation shall teach us
that the efficiency of both army and navy
may be seriously impaired by bad organ
ization at Washington. they will have
been worth while. Bureaucracy is al
ways bad, bad in itself and in its conse-
duGnces With the DISAPPEARANCE OF
('rOwninshield from the Bureau of Navi-
CATION. and with the protest of Miles
against Corbins usurpauon. II looks as
though there might be a chance to Sc
cure some needed reforms.
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Republican Reciprocity Cant.

From the Philadelphia Record)
The humbug of the reciprocity cant of
the extreme protectionist wing of the
dominant party must be made patent to
the least observant of persons by this
kind of talk The pampered beneiiciaries
Of tariff legislation and their political al
lies. however. are engaged in a vain ef-
rgrt TO sweep out the rising sea with a
broom. They may XII the hassoii ttea-
tJes but they cannot allay the storm
which has been raised by the robberies
committed upon the American people by
freebooting trusts in the name oil pro
lection.
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erations, il is certain that just now it is
the feeling of commercial antagonism
that gives tone to European expression.
Some OF this is unjust, but part of II
is well grounded and altogether excus-
able, as we have already shown in our
references TO the working of the tariff.
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The ReaI Issues.

From the New York TTibune)
The banners which exhibit to the public
gaze Mr.. Lows motto as The City for
the People" Mr.. Crokers motto My
Pocket Every Time" and tho Tammany
motto, ITO Hell with Reform, present
the plain truth tersely In those few
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will be a serious revulsion of feeling
against the man who sent 1t.
At the time Of its emission General
White still had ten or eleven thousand
troops in Ladysmith, and his position,
though precarious. was not desperate
He was holding his own, perhaps with
some difficulty. but still holding II.
Butler knew in general way of his cir
culnstances, and had suggested cooper
alton. That is, he had proposed sor-
tie in force on December II, in support
of a frontal attack on Colenso on the
same day. White was preparing to
carry out his part of the programme,
when. to his surprise and chagrin, Bull
Ter anticipated events by delivering his
attack on the fifteenth. White was not
ready to cooperate and could not.
If General Butler sent an order to
General White anything like that pub
lished. he took a view of the situation
which the facts did not warrant. He
had started to make a frontal assault
which was a mistake, in view Of the
strength and armament of the position.
He had marched his light artillery and
advance guard into an ambuscade
which could easily have been discov-
cred by ordinarily close scouting. But
he still had the bulk of his army intact,
and 1t was superior to that of the
Beers, save in the matter of long range
guns. Finally, the obvious thanking
movement, by Acton Homes, to which
he should have addressed himself in
the first instance, was still open to him
and, later, he essayed it. Altogether
Sir Redvers Butler seems to have been
in blue funk" and without adequate
cause or much excuse The field of ex-
PLANTATION is at his command. Perhaps
he will enter it and clear things up. II
he can it will be much TO the advantage
of his reputation.
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The Fleet.
1r.0D, .h0 chsonno rrihnn.

(From the Chicago Trihuuc)
Viewed in the light of later evidence.
the fleet under my comma nd" appears
to have consisted mainly OF the Brook
lyn and the Oregon.
The Washington times., 1901-11-01

After all. two fresh regiments are to
be sent to the Philippines. This is not
a nepa rture from Secretary Roots policy
of reducing the army of occupation; It
is only postponement OF It. Perhaps it
is just as well. From the accounts we
hear from Manila, the tive regiments viii
be needed, and possibly more.
The Washington times., 1901-11-01

France has decided to use forcible
means to coerce the Sultan into settling
the French claims a division of her
Mediterranean feet, consisting of three
battleships and two cruisers, has been
despatched to the Levant, and on Sunday
is expected to reach Smyrna. where the
custom house may be seized, or, possibly,
even more drastic measures resorted to
there and elsewhere. Indications seem to
justify a suspicion that Abdul Hamid's
time to have serious trouble is at hand.
The proposed annexation OF Crete. the
revolutionary movement In Macedonia,
the steady arming of Bulgaria, and the
complacency of St Petersburg in the
face Of these things, make 1t look TO an
outsider as If at least partial dismem-
berment of the remaining Ottoman en-
pire in Europe was in sight.
The Washington times., 1901-11-01

The assignment of Captain Beach.
United States Engineers, as Engineer
Commissioner of the District of Columbia,
expired last night. and today he will leave
Washington to assume the duties of his
new post at Detroit, Michigan. While
member of the Commission, Captain Beach
has won golden opinions from the people
of Washington. His close and intelli-
gent attention to duty, and his uniform
courtesy % all persons who have had
business t. transact with his office, have
rendered linn universally popular in the
Capital. He leaves behind a host of
friends who will miss him. and who wish
him health. prosperity, and long and
useful life.
The Washington times., 1901-11-01

AS the probability of Miss stones re-
lease grows stronger, there is a good deal
of talk here and in Europe in relation
to a demand the United States is popu-
larly expected to make upon Turkey for
reimbursement Of the ransom paid for her
surrender Turkey, it is said, will resist
on the grounds that she Travelled without
an escort and without asking for one;
that she had been warned of the dangers
of the road, and that her abductors were
Bulgarians and not Turks. If the at
tempt is made, no doubt 1t win be found
to be a very hard bill to collect.
The Washington times., 1901-11-01

A competition of aeroplanes is an
nounccd under the patronage of the in
ternationaI aeronautic committee of the
club. to take place at the Pare des
Princes, Auteuil. on November I3. The
programme. which is very varied. includes
flying machines heavier than air, TO carry
an aeronaut, and machines flying alone
also navigable parachutes.
Two prizes are offered by the Auto
Velo." one for aerial toys propelled
by mechanism, the other for the best
scientific kite on a string.
If any proof were wanted Of the activity
prevailing in the aeronautic world. IL
would he found I'm the orders for machines
for air ships received by NJ. Bucket, con-
structor of NJ. Santos-Dumont's motor.
These include sixteen horse power ma
chimes for NJ. Roze, the Baron Bradsky
NJ. Lisboa. Ambassador at st. Petersburg
II. NJ Severe, Brazilian Deputy; a
twelve horsepower machine for the
Comte AlmaTe da Schlio, a five horse
mower for NJ Bleriot. and two twenty
four horsepower machines for NJ Phil
ippi. of the Vienna Automobile CLUB
There are two sides to every question
including ballconing. Most people are en-
thusias site In Uneir admiration 6f this sci
ence. but NJ. Lemaitre, owner of a house
near the Pare d Aero station at St Cloud
has n sensitive nose, and does not like
the smells caused by the making of hy-
drogen gas, which requires the use and
the outpouring OF sulphuY1c acid and as
he supposes that NJ. Deutseh is the owner
of the Aero Clubs balloon house, he has
summoned him for creating q nuisance
The case has been adjourned for week.
The Washington times., 1901-11-01
Circulation Statement.
European Dislike of America.

Referring to Mr. Sydney Brooks re-
cent statement that Continental Europe
dislikes America, the Chicago Tri-
bune" remarks:
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slave. People may object to being tax
ed additionally for making the school,
house the place where we can meet and
discuss things with men of every stamp
in life, but they will be glad to pay the
extra cost when they see the results OK
the movement" The Rev. I. d. Shel-
man advances similar views, ana makes
the point that the use of the schooI-
houses for neighborhood meetings
where matters to be passed upon by the
voters could be discussed. would be a
vast Improvement over present condl-
lions, when the only meeting-pl III
many districts are saloons or rooms
connected with saloons.
With Chicagos school houses in tull
blast night and day she might be bet
ter place than she is. The experiment
seems to be we'll worth trying.
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GOOD IDEA IN CHICAGO.

They have some good ideas in Chica-
CO. One of them has found expression
IN an influential movement to secure
the use of the public school buildings
for neighborhood social circles. The ar
gument starts from the basis that the
proposed use would be only an extern
sion of the educational purpose for
which the schools were established.
Many parents. it is said. need educa-
ton quite as much as do their children,
this being especially true of people from
other countries, who lack a knowledge
of our institutions, of their rights under
the law, and of their duties as citizens.
Politics was argued in the school
houses in former days." says Dr. Frank
w. Gunsaulus, land there is no reason
why the same use may not be made of
them at the present time. The Ameri-
can schoolhouse is temple of freedom:
it fought the Revolution and freed the
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SISTER C1RRIE NATION.

while we deplore the conditions that
make it possible for our sister, Mrs.
Carrie Nation of Kansas, to take such
means as she has, we desire to put on
record our belief that the methods of
the crusaders at the beginning of this
organization would have answered her
purpose even better than those she
used" So say the members of the Es-
sex County (Massachusetts) Women's
Christian Temperance Union. These
women believe that visiting saloons and
offering prayer in them is better than
visiting them and welding 'hatchets and
throwing bricks in them 1t certainly Is
quieter and less disturbing, but Sister
Nation feels that there has been too
much quiet and too much prayer with
out action. She has come to the con-
clusion that in her the Lord Is answer
ing prayer, and she is doing her best to
make the answer effective. She will
think her sisters in Massachusetts just
as wrong as they think their sister in
Kansas is, and she will not be diverted
from her mission by resolutions.
In other words, her resolution will be
proof against resolutions.
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REASONABLE.


First politician-"Did you see that
Weisaker has been announced to dis
cuss a few public questions from high
moral olane?"
Second politician-"Yes I wonder
what the old geezer is sore about?"-
| Indianapolis Press.
| Admiring Friend-What makes you
| think your discovery was so great
success?
PROFESSIONALLY. as soon as I an
nounced the idea every savant in Eu-
rope remembered that he had known 1t
since he cut his first teeth!-Chicago
News.
| Mistress" Remember Bridget, we
want dinner served promptly at six.
What time is it now?"
| Bridget" It's three o'clock, joost"
Mistress-"Well, you'd better begin
| to make the frozen custard for dessert
| in that five minute ice-cream freezer"
| Philadelphia Press
"tre you engaged to her?' asked his
chum.
II think So, answered the student Of
feminine nature.
Aren't you sure?"
"Only reasonably so. There is al
ways an element of doubt in these mat
tiers. We were engaged yesterday, but
I haven't opened this mornings mail
yet. Chicago Evening Post
Mr.. LIE Jecks-"Well, Miss Coldcash, 1
suppose you received good many
birthday cards?''
Miss Coldcash (sweetly)-"Oh, yes;
and there was one particularly dainty
and artistic. ! am sure it came from
YOU
Mr.. lie Jecks (delighted) what
makes you think so?"
Miss Observation-Disclosures 1 sent it to
you on your last birthday. Tit Bits
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The united chorus finally effected its
purpose and the driver looked behind.
What he saw caused him to haul that
horse up so short that it was lucky that
the harness was strong. The wagon
was stopped as soon as he could stop 1T,
and the young woman was extricated
from her unfortunate predlcament.
She had been dragged about thirty feet
and the experience was not an agreea-
BILE one.
Just before Policeman Lee, OF the
Central station arrived the woman was
taken into a passing carriage by a
friend and was taken to her home.
She declined to give her name. The
crowd fingered until the wagon had
been driven away, and then the late
corners went out and looked at the
roadbed while hearing the story from
others.-Providence Journal.
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Committee on Streets.

The Committee on Streets will meet In
the Aldermanic chamber, City Hall, Friday
February list, 1901 at p. m, when the
following matters will be considered:
Petition of A. Rempfuer for vitrifed
brick pavement on Elm street between
State and York streets.
Petition of Albert Wilman ct al. for Wit
rifed brick pavement on Crown street be-
tween State and Temple streets.
Petition of Edward Mccarthy ct al for
a vitrified brick pavement ON Congress ave
nue. between George and Temple and Oak
streets.
Petition for the grading and curbing of
Jewell street between Blake street and
Whalley avenue.
All persons interested in the foregoing
are notified to attend and be heard thereon.
without further notice.
Per order, GEORGE WALLACE,
Chairman.
Attest: JAMES b. MARTIN,
jail ct Assistant City Clerk.
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TOWED ALONG THE STREET.

The Uncomfortable Predicament of a
Young Woman in Rhode Island.
1t was about half an hour after six
o'clock on Monday night, when one of
Comstock's express wagons, driven by
James Heron, passed through Jackson
street in the direction Of Weybosset.
Behind the wagon trailed rope, as is
sometimes The case on eXpress wagons.
The driver did not notice it trailing, or
he would have pulled it in. Neither did
a young woman, who started to cross
Westminster street at Jackson.
The wagon passed just in front of the
young woman. The next instant there
was a flutter of skirts and the woman
sat down. The wagon kept on and so
did the unfortunate woman, whose foot
was apparently caught in the trailing
rope. The passers-by on the street be-
gan to yell at the driver, who did not
at first comprehend. The young wo-
man who was being towed behind the
wagon through the street also said
something.
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PROGRESS OF Il GREAT CAUSE.

| PROGRESS OF Il REAT ca USE.
While, as we have noted above, some
of the women of Massachusetts do not
approve of Sister Nation, other women
| Of Massachusetts do not approve OF
their sisters who are clamoring for the
right to vote. These women belong tc
the Massachusetts Association OPP
posed to the Further Extension of Suf-
frage to Women, and while the name of
their society is little long 1t is clearly
descriptive of. their attitude. They
think women are doing very well with
out voting and in the Remonstrant,
their annual publication, they survey
the field for the past year and find that
interest in woman suffrage is waning.
| They point to various welcome defeats
New York, Oregon and Vermont, re-
joice that the platform of neither of
the large parties made any mention of
the question and publish many facts
and opinions to show that woman suf-
frage is declining cause.
The Remonstrant asks a question
which is of special interest to some peo-
pie in Connecticut. The question is:
"Why should Connecticut suffragists
annually besiege the legislature of that
State with appeals for legislation con-
ferring the ballot upon women, when
the constitution of that State contains
provisions which, in the case of Iowa,
the Woman's Journal admits are an
insurmountable barrier to the bestowal
of the ballot on women in any way
save by constitutional amendment"
Why, indeed? And why shouldn't the
Legislature of Connecticut tackle the
matter seriously and sensibly at this
session?
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A NEW PERSUADER.

| The right to use the Isham shell will
cost this country 100000 but as 1t ap-
pears to be a very efficient destroyer
and killer the price is perhaps not ex-
cessive 1t is claimed that the Isham
shell when loaded with thorite solves
the problem that has been worrying
ordnance experts for many years, name
ly, to discover a high explosive that
could be fired without danger of pre-
mature detonation by reason of sensie
tiveness. This feature has prevented
the adoption of half dozen or more
kinds of so-called high explosives, no
provision being made to insure their
to be the only high explosive heretofore
obtained that could be used with any
safety, and this has many drawbacks.
Isham claims to have solved the diff
Guilty by the invention of very thin
shell, made up of a number of compart-
ments. These sections are intended to
take UP the force of the initial firing,
thereby preventing an explosion in the
gun. The Isham shell will carry $50 or
175 pounds of thorite with sensitive
charge and such a shot would sink or
put completely out of action the most
powerful battleship af1oat. The Isham
shell can also be fired from mortars,
and when so discharged is provided
with a fuse. This fuse will cause the
explosion of the shell even when under
water and an explosion within twenty
or twenty-five feet of a ship would
have enough force to disable it. An
other feature of value is that the Isham
shell can be fired from the present eight,
ten and twelve-inch guns, as we'll as
from mortars.
The Isham shell seems to be an i'm
portant aid to peace. Perhaps few Of
them would work we'll in the Philip
pines
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A Little Song of Thnnhrniness.

thank the Lord that may see
The frozen drops that gem the tree
| thank the Lord
That | may hear glad children shout
Ihat | may spread some JOY about
| thank the Lord
me pure. sweet maid who passes by
Is for some other to adore!
Her love is not for me, but |
May gaze upon her, and therefore,
| thank the Lord.
thank the Lord that now and then
l hear the mirth of other men
| thank the Lord
That woes ! had year ago
Are all forgotten now, and oh,
thank the Lord
That though | have some cares to-dny
Tomorrow they will disappear
Inat L. while passing on my way,
May spread about little cheer
! thank the Lord!
s. e. Kiser in Chicago Times Herald.
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Quarrel Between Refugees of the Con-
federata Arro1-Tbo Do,,,1+-

Quarrel Between Refugees of the Con-
federate Army-The Results.
William HALEY, the chief lieutenant
of the noted guerilla, Charles Guam
trell. during the war Of the rebellion,
who has just passed away at the state
insane asylum, victim Of raresis, was
one of the figures in duel foughl on
the plains of Texas as he was fleeing
with Shelby and a handful of ex-con-
federates from the United States to
seek an asylum under the reign of Max
imilian in Mexico, says a special dis
patch to the st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat from st. Joseph, Mo After the
last remnant of the guerilla band had
been hunted to earth Haley escaped to
one of the commands under General 10
Shelby, which was then making its way
to a point on the Brazos river in Texas,
with the expectation of making final
attack upon federal forces and supplies
at Corsicana.
Shelby's army was marching toward
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Committee on Claims.

The Committee on Claims will meet In
Rooms 10 and IL, City Hall, Friday, Feb
ruary list, 1901, at p. M. when the follow
ing matters will be considered:
Petition of Henry Donovan for damages
on account of the closing of Hazel street.
Petition of Henry Donovan for damages
on account Of the illegal closing of Thomp-
son street.
Petition of Johannah Reardan for dam
ages for injury to person.
Petition Of Henry Bretzfelder for dam
ages for injury to property.
Petition of McDougall Hawkes. ct al. for
damages for injury to property.
Petition of Michael r. Enscoe for dam
ages for injury to property.
Petition of the Foote Street African NJ
e. Zion Church for abatement of sewer
assessment.
All persons interested in the foregoing
are hereby notified to be present and be
heard thereon. Per order Of
JOHN BEECHER, Chairman.
Attest: JAMES B. MARTIN,
ja31 ct Assistant City Clerk.