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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
HOW OUR NAVAL CUNNERS BREAK RECORDS
Their Marvellous Accuracy Only Attained
by Constant, Practice With Most, Ingeni-
Gus Mechanical

ESS0N LMOST simultaneously with
II " the publication Of state
3 H g ment by British general
< "A that the practice of English
h1CS naval gunners was so bad
that he offered to take girls
Nt of school who could do as we'll,
he United State battleship Indiana
hiled into this port with the boast
hat her gunners had broken the world
record. With an eight-inch gun Of the
indiana a seaman named Treanor had
bit a bull's-eye four times consecu-
lively. The mark was four feet square
md at distance Of 1900 yards. The
bur shots were made in the record
breaking time Of two minutes and six
teen seconds. Had the target practice
occurred in Fifth avenue, the cannon
might have stood at Forty-second
hreet and the target could have been
represented by an umbrella near the
Flatiron Building.
Many attaches who are stationed in
mis- country have been instructed to
earn the secret of American marks
F1duSu1p duu u IGpOIL 10 lucII uOLuC
governments; and to the attaches has
been accorded every opportunity to
larry out their mission. But they have
Earned no secret. They found no new
mechanism, no novel combination Of
evers and wheels which were not al
seady known to the naval experts of
Europe. AS one expressed it:
"It's the American gunner; not the
American gun. The American sailor
practices until he can't miss. The Blu
topean gunner too often practices until
he is tired"
Although the United States Govern
nent does not spend so much for new
battleships as England or Germany, it
lays more emphasis upon marksman-
bhip than any other country in the
world. More time and ammunition are
exhausted in the American Navy in
proportion to it's. size than in any Of it's
rivals There are seven practices a
year for full calibre ammunition, six
sea practices when the number of hits
Is not recorded except for the imme-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

date instruction Of the gunners, and
one record practice, which is reported
in detail to Washington, so that the
head naval officials know what every
gunner can and cannot do. Still further
to encourage expert craftsmanship, the
Navy Department, on the recommended
ton Of President Roosevelt, has now
provided that men who qualify as first
class gunners shall obtain $40 more
month. Second class gunners are to
get an additional S. This order went
into effect on November /.
Although sham battles and deep sea
target practice are important in train
ing the gunner, nevertheless, these are
not the chief contributors to his Skill
When a visitor boards warship and
chances to ask the IMAM behind the
gun" what has done most to train his
eye, he will answer:
Its the little popgul up there" and
he will point to an apparatus on board
which looks more than anything else
like a Ceney Island shooting gallery.
"That gives me daily practice. A man
Cdu never yet Slulo With MOTIFS LuDc
aboard" ~ A5.I&l
Every day on board American men
of-war at the present time the men
practice with the big guns and the
little guns, by means of the Norris
tube, Tho rivalry is so keen between
the different ships, and between gun
ners on the same ship, that every man
in the crew is eager ant anxious to
excel as a marksman. Every one has
a chance, the cook as we'll as the sea-
man, the stoker the same as the An
napolis lieutenant; and if the cook and
the stoker prove that they can chit"
they are the men who point the cannon
in the big test maneuvres.
A party of Westerners CHANGED to be
aboard the Indiana the other day at
the navy yard, when one Of them ex-
claimed:
"What is that popping I hear? 1
thought first that some one was roast
ing corn, but the pops don't come often
enough for that"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
exactly7" interrupted the Chicago


man.
do you see those three hoods at the
top Of the turret?" replied the navy
man. 1.-THE gun pointers Of the two
guns are in the end hoods. The gun
trainer for both guns is in the central
hood. That little hole in the front Of
each hood is where the marksman
looks out through his sighting tele-
scope. The gun pointer elevates and
lowers his gun and tries to keep on his
target all the time. The gun trainer
swings the cannon horizontally by
turning the turret. It is he who turns
the cannon to follow a moving object.
The gun pointer, however. is the man
who fires the cannon. In his hand is
the firing key. Just now the little rifle
answers exactly the same purpose as
the big gun itself. Both gun pointer
and gun trainer are now working the
mechanism Of the thirteen-inch gun
and using the same sights. The only
difference is that the electric spark ex-
plodes .22-calibre cartridge instead Of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
"Rain" of Butterflies.

Milan has just been the scene Of a
remarkable rain" or downfall, of
butterflies or moths. They settled in
ems of thousands on almost every
available inch Of space on the ground
Ind on the buildings of the central
quarters of the city. The insects are
described as perfectly black and mar
5elously active. Their presence is
,scribed to an air current swept along
Ii front of a hurricane.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

$40 pounds of powder inside the big
cannon. Firing with big guns costs
thousands Of dollars shot This Nor
ris tube costs practically nothing"
The party then inspected the interior
Of the turret. 1t was a contracted
place, where tall man would bump
his head continually. All inspected the
labyrinthine mechanism which opened
and closed the great breech of each of
the two guns. Reneath was a sort of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

THAT is the target practice on the
after deck" replied an officer.
And what are they shooting with 2"
asked st. Louis man. "That sounds
like bottles popping"
The men are practicing with the
thirteen-inch guns" was the reply.
They are the largest we have on
board"
The visitors looked as if they had
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Strange Story of an American FAMILY.

According to a Paris journal, the
modern Greeks, though not distin-
guished for humor, have been splitting
their sides over the wgaries of ian
American family" who have been
parading the streets of Athens in the
sandals, cloaks and tunics of ancient
Greece. The enterprising and magma
tive Paris journalist who tells this
amusing story forgets, however, to give
the American family" a local habita-
ton and q name.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Old Settlers, Reunion.

In store at North Newport, N. H.,
.ecently, might have been seen three
nen, natives of the village. and a
naid from Kelleyville, talking over
sd times. The combined ages Of the
nur aggregated 366 years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

chasm, where one could look down
into the ammunition room of the hold
and out Of which in time Of war OF
actual gun practice the titanic charges
Of powder and shell come vomiting up
New York Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
How to Sleep.

Those authorities may be right who
declare the ideal position for sleep
Is to lie fiat on your back with arms
raised. 1t is certainly graceful. You
had better not try IL, however, unless
you don't mind snoring.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Father Of Thlrty.five Children.

John Butler OF Rockland, Mass,
hough but IS years old, is the father
If thirty-flve children. the Oldest Of
whom is 45 and the youngest two
rears old.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Racers Fate.

The skeleton of Touchstone, the Gel
ebrated and sensational winner of the
st. Leger, is preserved at the duke of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
DisIodged Bone in Novel Way.

A physician has recently described
novel method of removing a fish
bone that was lodged crosswise in a
patients throat. The bone was too
low to be reached by any forceps at
hand, and SO the doctor tied string
in the eye of smooth button and
had the patient swallow Che BUTTON
edgewise, of course. Then he drew
the Dunuf back by the string aud the
bone was promptly dislodged.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

There are nearly 27O different re-
ligi0nS In the United Kingdom.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Strange Similar Accidents.

Strange Similar Accidents.
Railroad accidents of similar char
acter have been the means Of losins
legs for John Nicely and his 13-year-old
daughter, both Of Trenton. N. j. Tbs
girl was hurt about five years ago
and recently her father, who Is
brakeman. was run down by train.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
A HEAD-Ov
Col L.LISlON'.
Pour Men Killed and Several.
Were Injured.
THE F; ENGINES :; \ il DEMOLISHED. >
fCo,,a ra,a+har In Daan Huf and
THE ENGINES DEMOLISHED.
Come Together in a Deep Cut and
Piled Engines and Cars in a Heap.
Engineer Stewart Paid With His
Life for Disobeying Orders.
ESPECIAL to The Times. DIS match. !

RALEIGH, N. c., June c3,-Engineers
S. P. Stewart and w. p. Walls, both of
Raleigh. We're instantly killed, and Fire.
men ]. D. Wright and sWalter Barnes
injured this morning in a head-on colli-
sion Just north of Southern Pines. Both
engines were demolished and six cars
Of local freight wrecked. Engineer
Stewart was running an engine without
cars from Raleigh to Aberdeen, where
1t was to be used for a yard engine.
He had orders to wait for local freight
No 6, Engineer Walls. at Vass but went
through without stopping, and crashed
into the freight In a deer cut Just south
Of vass. The wreckage was wedged
between embankments 30 that the clear
ing OF the track was most difficult. Six
cars, four of them loaded with cross ties
and the other two empty. were wrecked,
The wreck train went from Raleigh.
and the track was cleared for travel by
o'clock tonight. There was another
train standing on the siding at Vass
when Stewart reached there with his
engine and 1t Is believed that he mis-
took this for No. 6; hence his action In
going ahead without asking for further
orders.
The injuries OF Fireman Barnes are
very serious. Wright. the other fireman.
was only slightly injured. Through pas
senger train No, 66, bound for Richmond.
being half hour late. was enough south.
OF the wreck, remaining at Southern
Pines all day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
KAPPA ALPHAS MEET
I'M BIENNIAL SESSION
fRy Associated Press.l

ATLANTA, GA, June 23.--The twenty
third biennial convention OF the Kappa
Alpha fraternity met here to-day with
one hundred delegates present repre-
renting forty chapters throughout the
South. Hugh NJ, Dorsey. OF Atlanta.
was chosen president OF the convention.
and M, II. Ormond, Of Tuscaloosa. Ala,
vice president. The greater part OF to-
days session was devoted to addresses
Of welcome by H. C. Smith, OF Raleigh.
N. c.; Clark Howell and John Temple
Graves, Of Atlanta. and others. The
meeting will terminate with banquet
Thursday evening
The feature of the convention is eS-
pected to be discussion Of the PROPOSE
tion 20 extend the fraternity beyond the
limits Of the South. From its inception
the Kappa Alpha has been strictly
southern organization,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24

The crisis of the street railway strike Is
at hand. Owing to the inability OF the
small police force to effectively patrol SO
large an expanse OF territory as that
rea ched by the various lines Of the Viz
einia Passenger and Power Company the
officials of that company applied to the
nayor TO insure them protection OF their
property and the lives of their employees.
Mayor TAYLOR addressed a communica-
tton to the Governor calling attention 10
the "tumultuous and riotous resistance OF
the law and the imminent danger which
now exists" and asking for aid In the
restoration of peace and good order. &
The Governor promptly issued orders
through the usual channels, calling into
service as soon as they can be monilizea
all the twelve companies OF the Seventeen
Regiment OF Virginia Volunteers, the
Richmond Blues Battalion and the Rich
mond Howitzers. The troops are placed
under the orders of the Mayor.
Orders were issued through the adju-
tant- generals office to the five companies
OF the Seyenteth Regiment in this city
and to the companies at Lynchburg, Dan
vile. Farnrville, Alexandria, Fredericks-
burg, Staunton and Charlottesville. and
TO the Richmond Blues Battalion and
the battery of the Richmond Howitzers.
In obedience to these orders the Lynch
burg, Farmville. Alexandria and Freder-
icksburg companies started last night on
special trains and arrived in the city
early this morning, being quartered at the
Marshall Street Armory and the other
armories of the city. The other companies
will reach the city early this morning and
all will report to Colonel George Wayne
Anderson, commanding the regiment, who
in turn is under orders of Mayor Richard
NJ. Taylor.
Followed Riotous Scenes
The ordering out of the military was
the absorbing and engrossing feature of
the strike Yesterday II followed close
upon the riotous scenes at and In the
vicinity of the car barns at Twenty-nintl
and p. Streets early yesterday afternoon,
when two of the car men were more or
less hurt and the cars roughly used. This
was followed by very threatening mon
demonstration at and near Main and Vine
Streets, about $50 r. M when car was
dereailed and all behind 1t blocked A
great crowd assembled there and rescue
party of ten or twelve heavily armed
guards was hurriedly dispatched to the
scene from the reservoir barns, A second
force of guards was held in reserve. For
tunately the cars and the men on them
were rescued from the mob without diff
Guilty, but only after the men naming the
cars, or some of them. had been roughly
used by the mob,
These two demonstrations. following
those of Monday, suff1ced to demonstrate
that efficient though the police force un-
doubtedly Is, 1t IS not sufficient In num-
bers to guarantee the protection which
the company demanded When 1t was
deemed useless longer to deny this fact.
and when the company formally appealed
for protection, the Mayor and the Gov
ernor acted.
The men responded promptly TO the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
GENERAL.

Stock market intensely dull. though
there was a furry Of dealing towards the
CLOSE that kept the dealings from, estab.
fishing new low record--Thousands visit
scene near Wilmington. Del. where negro
was burned at stake. in search OF relics.
Presbyterian minister had preached ser, .,:
mon on Sunday approving lynching the
negro under certain conditions-..Mrs.
Louise Fontainc Venahle, widow OF the
late Nathaniel Venable. of Petersburg,
married to Wright Barclay. In New York
Compliant against Southern roads is
fled with the Interstate Commerce Com
inission--P -Postoffice Department will now
Investigate alleged fraud In connection
with the use of aluminium paint on letter
boxes--Holmes Conrad secured to prose-
cute the postoffice fraud cases--Bel-
mont's mon River Pirate won the Swift Stakes
at Sheepshead Bay--united states
squadron Is received with honors at kiel
--Kappa Alpha fraternity meet IN bi-
ennial convention in Atlanta and Will dis
cliss proposition to extend the order be-
yond the limits of the South--Georg
f,egislature to convene to-day IN extra ses-
sIon 10 discuss child-labor question and
other measures of great importance
Second day of consideration Of the motion
FOR change OF venue for Tillman ended
With the argument only fairly unde way
PEORIA, Ill: In the hands OF mob,wl 3, VIII,
murderer- argument heard on
netition 10 name a receiver Tor the United
States Shipbuildng Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
FOUR TEN KILLED
a ScantlIng Driven Through Living
Body.
Especial to The Tlmes,Dispatch.)

RALEIGH. N, c.. June 22s,-The special
train sent to the scene of the wreck near
Southern Pines, returned at 9:l5 o'clock
with four corpses, and instead OF two. as
expected: the two besides Engineers
fireman. and young man named Brew
er. who was running on the freight en-
gne to learn to fire.
The body of Bond had a 2x4 scantling
driven through the left side near the
heart. and out Just under the shoulder
blade. It could not be pulled out at the
scene OF the wreck. and was sawed off
removed until carried to the. undertaker's s
shop here. 1t Is said he lived twenty
minutes after the accident with the piece
Of timber through his body.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
THE PLAN PROPOSED
BY THE PASTORS.
Provide for q q. Board Of Arbi-
trationtosSe Duration
OF Last August's
Agreement.

= In the parlors of the r. II. G.. a. .syester-
day afternoon there gathered a number OF
the pastors OF the city intent upon doing
their best, however, little it might be,
toward opening the way. for an adjust
ment Of the present difference between
the street railway company and It's en-
ployes. and ending the reign of terror
which has begun here
TO all appearances the movement was
and is foredoomed to failure. The majority
OF tho pastors were fearful that the men
would not accept and act upon the propo-
sition they made. but hope suddenly opens
up that such need not be the case. The
communication from the conference was
laid before two members OF the Executive
Committee OF the union last night and
received favorable comment from them
Both pledged themselves to vote for 1t,
and to lend 1t their support.
But an obstacle presents itself on the
other side 1t is not believed that the
company would come up to the point Of
agreeing to proposition which. though
it would put the men hard at work again.
would open up the prospect of arbitration
two or three months hence. In view Of this
fact, 1t is believed that the movement will
fall fiat Nobody Will be surprised at this
least Of all the pastors themselves.
The Meeting.
E The meeting OF the pastors was held
at s o'clock In the afternoon in the par,
lors Of the Y. M. G. A. The session
was an adjournment from Monday, and
ha16 hahInd
The report of a committee appointed
at the first meeting to draft paper
embodying a proposition designed To-
open n way for the adjustment OF the
difficulties between the men and the
company was submitted. and was dis
cussed at length. Various changes were
macs, and when the report emerged
different aspect, Whether or not the
discussion turned upon any other points
involved In the controversy is q thing
which could not be ascertained,
One of the most important features of
the report was eliminated, to the great
dissatisfaction of one or two Of those
present. 1t was at first expected that the
proposition of the pastors was to be
laid before the street railway company
as as we'll as the men. But it was recalled
that while the strikers had asked for
some advice the company had not, and
hence 1t would not be just proper to ten-
der It,. The decision therefore was to
the effect that the paper should be laid
before the men alone. and to the men it
went
The Paper.
AS finally amended and submitted the
paper read as follows:
"To the Amalgamated Association of
Street Car Employees of America, Di-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
FRAUD SUSPECTED IN
ALUMINIUM PAINT.
dan AssocIated Press.l ]

WASHINGTON, D. ca, June 23.--Hav-
Ing returned indictments against the par
ties concerned In the transactions OF the
Croft Brothers, Involving letter fasteners.
the grand Jury has begun the investlga-
ton OF other contracts with the free de-
livery service,
1T is said Mat the Postofiice Depart
ment. through its inspectors, WHO have
been working on the case for some time.
has made some discoveries which made
Il imperative that the grand jury take
the matter up. The contracts referred TO
nertain to the use Of aluminium paint on
street letter boxes throughout the coun-
yry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24

Both sides are standing i'm
movable in their attitudes in the
street-car strike situation. No
sign Of yielding is apparent.
The company has nothing to
say, but their old terms. The
men are reported as united
as on the first day Of the strike.
The ministers Of the city have
prepared a proposition looking
to deferring further striking by
5perpetuating the agreement OF
last August. The company will
mot accept any temporary set
Element; the men will not yield
absolutely. tits more and more
evident that the struggle is one
of resources and endurance.
The ordering Of sixteen com
panies ofmilitia unde derarms, Will,
1t is hoped, maintain order and
without bloodshed. The COM
pany hopes, with the protection
afforded, to be able to run its
cars over all lines.
There we're two outbreaks
yesterday, one at the Twenty
ninth street car sheds, the other
near Main and Vine streets.
Several Of the non-union car
men were injured, none danger
ously, however.
A large mass-meeting was
held in Manchester last night,
at which Messrs. Orr and
( sGriggs Of the strikers and 9TH
ers made addresses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
NORTH CAROLINA.

Head-on collision near sc:.hern Pines.
in which four Inen were kilI4d: engineer
pays with his life for carelessness Is to
orders; scantllng through mans. body
.--Test case to be made of sale Of liquor
IN prohibition town by dealer elsewhere
a boy badly shot by companion near
salisbury--Masonic celebration at OK
ford-Terrific halls torn in Rowan coun,
ty--The Jones murder trial continues at
N'ilson. the State rests its case. l..N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
ROOSEVELT APPOINTS
CONRAD PROSECUTOR
lsnecial to The Tlmes.pispatch.l

Especial to The -Dispatch.)
WINCHESTER, VA, June 2S,-Presi-
Aent Roosevelt has appointed Major
Holmes Conrad. of this city. as a spe-
cial prosecutor OF the men now under
arrest In Washington for completely in
the postoftice Irregularities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
ORDER CALLING OUT TROOPS.
RICHMOND, VA, June 2sd, 1903.
City Of Richmond,
Commonwealth Of Virginia:
TO Colonel George Wayne Anderson,
Commanding 10th Regt Infantry Va. Volunteers.

Comm Commanding G 7oth Regt Infantry Va Volunteers
Sir:
Yon are hereby ordered to protect from injury the
part Of any person the several power houses OF the Pas
Company and the Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany tracks rails, wires, poles and other prop
ery You ordered to protect the employees Of said
Company and to guard and protect it's in running
according to its schedules and to prevent interference
with such running or with those in charge thereof You
are ordered to disperse all crowds and mobs on the
public oroughfares and to arrest all persons refusing
to withdraw therefrom as well all persons guilty Of
any breach Of the peace violence assaults destruction
Of property violent abusive language calculated to
cause breach Of the peace, and generally to use such
measures as may be necessary to protect life and prop
erty and to preserve the peace and dignity Of the Com
1nonwealth in the City Of Richmond.
(signed) RICHARD NJ TAYLOR, Mayor.
Witness: B. +. Howard,
Geo. E. Pollock