Connecticut western news., 1904-03-24
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In a message to the navy department from an ofifcer on board the kearsarge the following remarkable record made by that battleship in her target prac- tice, just completed at Pensacola, is given: One thirteen inch gun made six hits out of seven shots in minutes and 20 seconds. An eight inch gun made ten hits out of ten shots in , minutes and 20 seconds, and a five inch gun made eighteen hits out of eighteen shots in two minutes. At the navy department this record was de clared to be the best ever made by an American warship, and as far as the officials know it has not been equaled in any foreign navy.
 Senator Thomas C. Platt, Governor Odell, Colonel Dunn, chairman of the Republican state committee, and many other prominent New York state Re publicans after long and earnest con- ference in New York city are reported to have unanimously agreed that Sen ator Platt should remain, as he has been in the past, the active leader of the party. It was further agreed that Governor Odell should be selected as chairman of the state committee at the approaching convention in April.
 Articles of incorporation of the Pa eific Steel company were filed in San Diego, Cal, Saturday. The company is capitalized at S1OO,000,000, of which $50,000,000 preferred stock has already been subscribed, this being the total of that stock. The objects of the in corporation are stated to be the con- struction of warships, steamships, To- comotives and cars and the making of armor plate. The contract for the con- struction of the steel plant, to cost $30,000,000. has been awarded.
 On Friday Daniel J. Sully, the cot ton king, announced to the New York Cotton Exchange his failure. Five weeks ago he had $3,000,000 cleaned up in less than year and was prac- tically out of the cotton market. It is estimated that he was carrying 300,- GOO bales of May and July cotton, on which he has lost an average of $10 a bale. The paper losses of his follow ing are easily $50.000,0O0, for every cotton planter in the south was fol- lowing Sully's lead.
 Commissioner of Pensions Ware on Friday issued service pension order which provides that after the veterans become sixty-two years old they shall be entitled to S6 a month without ex- animation, after sixty five $S, after six ty-eight $1O and after seventy SIP. Ac- cording to calculations made by the commissioner this will add to the list entitled to pensions at least 321 900 soldiers.
 An earthquake shock was felt in and the maritime provinces shortly aft CT 1 o'clock Monday morning. The eX- tent and severity of the disturbance are said by astronomers to shaw that it was the most remarkable in twenty years. The motion of the earth was most violent in Maine, where from three to seven distinct shocks were felt.
 Late Tuesday afternoon President. ]. J. Hill issued circular announcing terms of redistribution of Northern Securities stock in compliance with the recent supreme court decision. The company declares dividend of 99 per cent, payable in Northern Pacific and Great Northern stock. It announces a reduction in its capital from $400, ,O00,- 900 to S4,000.000.
 At Augusta, Me, Saturday, the mer- ger of several of the largest broom manufacturing firms in the country took place in the incorporation under the laws of Maine of the National Broom company, with capital of $13,- 100000.
 On Monday w. R. Hearst began the publication of Il daily newspaper called the American in Boston. The plant of the new paper is one of the best equip ped in the United States and has a ca pacity of 100000 eight page papers an boIjr