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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-17
TENNESSEE SEEKS ASSISTANCE.

Marine Hospital Service Asked to Aid
In Enforcing Quarantine.
DR.. Albrecht, secretary Of the Ten.
nessee state board Of health, has ask.
ed DR.. Wyman, chief of the marine
hospital service, requesting that his
department assist the state in enforc-
ing quarantine regulations. The ma
rine hospital service has been extend
cd as far north as Fulton, KY.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-17
TRANSFERS REFLECT SHEA.
Opposition to President Was Not OF
Sufficient Force to Defeat Him.

Despite the sentiment against Pres
ident Cornelius P. Shea, which had
been plainly manifested at various
times during the convention of the
International Brotherhood Of Team
sters at Philadelphia, there were
enough delegates favorable to his ad-
uinistration to secure his reelection.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
WOMEN AS GAMBLERS

There is much consterna tion among
religious circles over reports that
women in high life are becoming gam
blers IN playing bridge whist. Whether
these reports are exaggerated or not
there is certainly much truth in the
statement that the gaming instinct is
being fostered by this modern game
Two hundred years ago women of fash
lon lost thousands nightly at the card
table and no comment was made.
Pepys, that delightful gossip of Stuart
days, wrote in his diary in 1851
was told tonight that my Lady Castle
maine. is so great a gamester as to
have won $1,000 pounds in one night
and lost $4,000 pounds another night
at play" Accustomed as he was to
strange doings in that dissoute age.
Pepys was amazed at the gambling
mania which possessed the royal ladies.
He writes:T"This evening going to the
queens side to see the ladies', did find
the queen, the duchess of York and
one other lady at cards, with the room
full of ladies and great men. the which
1 was amazed to see on a Sunday"
Many of those grand DANES thought
nothing of sitting at the card tables
from Saturday night till Monday morn
ing and winning and losing thousands
OF pounds.
Charles III, on the last Sunday which
he passed on earth, spent the time play
ing cards with his three favorite duch-
esses. Marie Antoinette was a slave to
cards and was known to play
for thirty-six hours at a, sit
ting. "The play at the queens
table" wrote the Emperor JOS
eph H.. was like that in a common
gambling house. People of all kinds
were there and mingled without de-
corum. Great scandal was caused by
the fact that several of the ladies
cheated" Anne Boleyn was never SO
happy as when she was playing for
high stakes. and the records of the
,privy purse are full of her winnings
from her royal spouse. Even the staid
and pious Mary was not proof against
the allurements Of the card table. and
then ITO counterbalance these vanities
she paid for the education OF a poor
child and the expense of binding an
apprentice"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

lieutenant had not brought into hi;
calculations the rising and pitching o
the vessels. which would have quickI,
parted the cable or snapped the masts
Several other cable methods followed
but it was not until 1898 that an actual
experiment was attempted to pass coal
between two vessels while at sea; this
was done with the apparatus designed
| by Philip B. Low, who improved upon
attached to the deck of the warship
Kearsarge and the other passing over
a tackle block on the San Francisco,
where it was fastened to a massive
iron weight
BY this arrangement the motion of
the vessel was counteracted to con-
siderable extent When it was desired
to transfer bag of coal it was hoisted
to the masthead, where it was attached
to the cable. when it readily traversed
the length of the latter by gravity, the
rope being somewhat inclined. While
this and subsequent trials with i'm
proved appliances showed that small
amount of coal could be passed in a
smooth sea. yet If there was any con-
siderable motion the device could not
be operated.
But at least a beginning had been
made. and in March. 1898. just prior to
cur war with Spain. ]. j. woodward, a
naval constructor of the United States
navy. with prophetic insight. SUBJ
raitted a plan to Secretary Long. which
he recommended, and that had been
drawn up for him by Spencer Miller
engineer of the Lidgerwood Manufac-
turing company of New York. for an
to be placed on boaord a
collier and by which the vessel could
coal any of the warships of our navy
In the open sea.
Negotiations between the various
parties interested were long continued,
and not until after Admiral Schley had
sent his famous telegram was the work
OF construction really commenced; but
by this time the history OF the Spanish
American war had been made and
the lessons 1t had taught were
impressed upon not only our
own naval authorities. but those
abroad as well. for experiments were
begun In France, England
and Japan. When the Spanish fleet did
emerge from the bay OF Santiago there
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
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NzgHow AAzg1Zp laEve-
Ma01. az C0LILeIJ
BY A. Frederick Collins.

IF the Russian and Japanese fleets
ever cross projectiles again it will
be due to the ingenuity Of New
Yorker.
With the sailing of the Baltic fleet
for the avowed purpose of engaging in
deadly combat the one so successfully
commanded by Admiral Togo there has
been none of the pathetic laxity dis
played that characterized the Russian
preparations at the beginning of the
great conflict, for each of the remain
ing war ships has been equipped with
every device known to r.odern naval
science from wireless telegraphy to
cableways for coaling ships at sea.
In the art of warfare ON the high
seas. in its present highly developed
state, there are a thousand and one
vital factors that go with the imposing
battleships, the gigantic guns and the
armor piercing projectiles but of all
these none is more important than the
matter of coaling the ships, and the
truth of this statement is readily
shown, since it has been proven in ev-
cry naval engagement since the time
fighting craft were first fitted out with
apparatus for steam propulsion. and
the dire need of obtaining supply of
coal during a crisis was rendered pain
fully obvious. during the Spanish
American ewar. when Admiral (then
Commodore) schley sent to Sampson
the following telegram;
"Coaling off Cienfuegos is very un-
certain. Having ascertained that the
Spanish fleet is not here will move
eastward tomorrow, communicating
with you at Nicholas mole. On account
Of short coal supply in ships cannot
blockade them If in Santiago. l shall
proceed tomorrow. 25th, for Santiago.
being embarrassed by Texas short |
coal supply and our inability to coal
In the open sea. | shall not be able |
to remain off that port on account OF
general short coal supply OF squadron.
so viii proceed 10 Vicinity OF Nicholas |
mole. where the water Is smooth and
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

I can coal the Texas and other ships
with what coal may remain In collier"
Fear Of Empty Bunkers
Here Admiral Schley's feet was in
American waters, on the very thres-
hold Of the home coaling station; but
there was little use in trying to bot
tie up the enemy If there was no coal
in the bunkers of his ships. But sup
pose the flying squadron had been or
dered to the coast of Spain and had
arrived there with empty coal bunk
ers What then? The glory in the
case might not have been all ours, for
at that time, though only few years
ago, there was no system by which
they could have coaled at sea, for 1t
must be understood, of course, that
ships cannot be brought together
broadside to even In moderate sea.
Next to efficient ships, good guns
and trained men are bunkers full of
was again strikingly brought out in
Admiral Cervera's case, who was Sc
verely criticised for steering past Mar
Unique when he might have steered
straight for Santiago. and. the late
Vice Admiral Colomb said, "he might
have sent a destroyer in for intelligence
and might have gone on to strike his
blows. Why did he let his where
abouts be known when he might have
run past at night and nobody the
wiser? Why did he show himself at
Curacao and why did he pass into
Santiago without attempting anything?
The only plain reason we can adduce
for what took place is the question
of the coal supply"
This might be exactly the fate of
the Baltic fleet when 1t finally reaches
the scene Of hostilities in the Orient.
but the sinking Of the Spanish armada, !
valued at millions of dollars. together |
with the recent losses OF their own |
Pacific squadron in the Yellow sea.
has taught some wholesome lessons
to the Russian government. and one |
of them Is that failure to coal at sea
will mean absolute defeat and speedy
Discovered by a Landsman
Having fleet arrive In the fighting
zone with bunkers full OF coal and en-
abled to obtain more at any time is
squally as necessary as a full supply
of ammunition. and so closely related
are these two dissimilar quantities
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
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pleted little later. and the govern
ment designated the collier Marcellus
as the vessel to be equipped for the
practical demonstration. but before this
was done the equipment was set up on
land where it was inspected by many
higher officials of the navy. among
them being the late Admiral Sampson.
Commander Rogers and Naval Gin
structor Bowles.
Contract Awarded
The contract awarded the govern
ment to the Lidgerwood company,
which controls the Spencer Miller
United States patents for the marine
galloway, specified that it should be
capable of conveying at least fifteen
tons Of coal per hour from the collier
TO a war ship in moderate sea and
weather, while the two ships were to be
not less than three hundred feet apart,
this being considered a safe distance.
When the apparatus was installed on
the Marcellus and all was in readiness
the trial was made by the United
States navy department The battle
ship Massachusetts, then took in tow
the Mareellus and headed for the open
sea. The diagram shows the general
arrangement of the marine galloway,
the distance between the ships and the
seacone for compensating the constant
ly rising and pitching OF the vessel.
The following will make clear the de-
tails Of the apparatus and its opera
tions during the transfer OF the coal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

Very discouraging accounts are reach
ing Berlin Of the dificulties encoun-
tered by the troops operating against
the Hereros There Is no forage for the
horses. food for the men is very scarce
and the ravases Of typhoid ever con-
tinue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

at Guantanamo, forty-fiye miles
away, coaling ship.
Equipments Kept Up
| The enthusiasm over the pro-
posed cable way, however. did
not abate, and once begun the
experiments were rapidly pushed
forward. 1t would seem that
Naval Constructor Woodward
realized to the fullest that which
had been overlooked by his fell
low officers, to wit that the
problem was one for the special
lied engineer, and for this rea- =
son Mr.. Miller with his long
and thorough knowledge of cable
ways. was instructed to design
and deliver working apparatus.
With an ability that comes not sc
much through the inspiration of genius
but is rather due to highly developed
technical training, this engineer
evolved system which he had every
reason to believe would do the work
satisfactorily, and from these plans he
built a quarter size model for the pur-
pose of actual tests, and these were
subsequently made in the New York
harbor, when for the first time in the
history of navigation coal was success
fully conveyed from ship to ship in a
heavy sea. a tug towing sloop being
pressed into service for the purpose.
In the early trials shear poles were
set up on the tug and tackle blocks
attached to the deck OF the sloop. TO
these an endless rope was connected,
the distance between the boats being
about one hundred feet. Now at this
point is where the invention comes in
that makes coaling at sea even In
rough weather success. 1t is the In
genious part OF the whole scheme, for
the transmission line. as the rope is
called by which the bags OF coal are
was held taut' by a line
above, clearly shown in the illustra-
tions. and which was passed over a
pulley on the collier and thence to the
sea, where it's end was made fast to
an especially designed towing cone,
this device steadying the sloop or
collier to a wonderful degree.
The full sized apparatus was com
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

that, taken together, their values
are multiplied many fold 1t is not
strange then that the problem of
'constructing some kind of device to
permit a collier to pass coal to a
ship at sea should have commanded
the respectful attention of the ma
val authorities of the world, but what
is passing strange is the fact that
| it remained for landsman to show
fully accomplished.
But this is precisely the manner in
which it was developed, and Spencer
Miller of New York. who has had nearly
twenty years experience in adapting
the cable to multiplicity of purposes,
devised the marine galloway, and on
second thought it Isl evidently more
logical for an expert in the building
Of land transmission lines to construct
one that would be operative at sea than
Tor naval man, who knows nothing of
cables and all about battleships to
have worked out the issue
Many have been the schemes evolved
for safe and practical method for
coaling at sea. but the history of these
interesting attempts seems to date
back only to 1883. when Lieutenant r.
S. Lowry, r. NJ, proposed that num-
ber of coal boxes should be built, each
having capacity of one ton. These
boxes were to have air tight compart-
ments. so that they could not sink. and
were to be passed from a collier to the
ships by means of a line, when they
were to be hoisted to the deck, emptied
and returned. This device was never
tried, probably for the reason that 1t
was deemed impracticable. it's opera
ton being too slow and complex to
meet the requirements of fleets when in
active service. and 1t would hardly be
needed at any other time.
The travelling galloway has served
we'll the Industrial interests for these
many years for a great variety Of pur-
poses. such as transferring earth in
excavating canals from port to port, in
lock and dam building. in logging oper-
ations and In conveying raw and fin
ished materials between warehouse and
factory. but in every instance the
towers supporting the wire rope are
stationary.
Early Devices
A marine galloway, however, pre-
sents obvious diffieulties. for instead OF
hxed points by which the rope may be
kept taut there are the constantly
moving boats. the masts of which ac-
centuate the rise and fall and various
rolling motions. Lieutenant Bell of the
British navy was the first to propose
the transmission rope method, which
he did in 1885, when he suggested that
the stern mast OF the warship and
foremast OF the collier be connected by
q suspended cable just as though they
were immovably fixed on land. The
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
Discovered by . Landsman

Having fleet arrive in the fightins
zone with bunkers full OF coal and en-
abled to obtain more at any time is
equally as necessary as full supply
of ammunition. and so closely related
are these two dissimilar quantities
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
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Fear Of Empty Bunkers

can coal the Texas and other ships
with what coal may remain in collier.N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
MIR. BILLMAN'S STUNT
sWIPEs M'KINLEY's MONUMENT IN
 BROAD DAYLIGHT.
Claiming that He Has Not Been Paid for Work on Statue, Sculptor Takes it Bodily on fin
 His Wagon.

Logansport. Ind. April 17.-In broad daylight C. D. Billman, a sculptor, to- day removed from its pedestal in City Park an heroic statue of William Mo Kinley which had been erected by cit izens as a memorial to the martyred President.
 Billman alleges that the statue had not been paid for.
 Taking advantage of the absence of all city officials at a municipal league meeting this afternoon, Billman backed a wagon against the base of the mon ument and with the aid of block and tackle transferred the monument to the back yard of his home.
 The monument was arranged for by a committee of citizens shortly after McKinley's assassination. Subscrip- tion papers were circulated to raise funds, but through some mistake Bill man alleges he was never compensated The statue represented a draped female figure holding laurel wreath.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
IlnIted stater Friendly.

St. Petersburg. April l7.-A very marked change in tone towards the United States is noticeable in the news
 naners which usually voice the opinIcns of the Government, many of which dwell on the manifestations of a friendly disposition at Washington.
 The Novoe Vremya, discussing the question of foreign sympathy. remarks upon the distinction between the at titude of the governments and peoples, the French masses. for example, earn estly desiring a Russian victory, while the French financiers are doing every thing possible to bring about conclu- sion of peace. Tn the United States, the paper adds, the people appear to be hostile, but the Government is friendly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
D,.ou...d Moroccan situation.

Washington. April 17.-sir Mortimer Durand, the British Ambassador today discussed with Acting Secretary Loom- Is the Moroccan situation and gave fresh assurances that 1t was not the intention of either Great Britain or France when the agreement between them of April 8, 1904. respecting Egypt ana Morocco, was signed in London iniuriously to affect the commercial rights of other nations in Morocco.
 To show that the principle of the open door was fully recognized at that time Article W of that agreement was cited as follows: The two countries being equally attached to the prinei- nIa of commercial liberty both for Egvnt and Morocco. declare that they viii not in those countries countenance any inequality either in the imposition of customs or through taxes or of rail- was, and transport charges
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
LIGHTING FRAUDS.
Startling Testimony in the New York
 investigation.


 New York, April 17.--Before tine leg islatIve committee which Is investigat- ing the gas and electric lighting con ditionss in this city, Robert D. Monroe, formerly commissioner of water sup ply. gas and electricity. today told the story of a combination that pre- vented competitive bids for the city lighting contracts during Mayor Lows administration.
 He testified that at that time in 1902 there was absolutely no compe- tition; that there was virtually but one bid for each kind of light and that the city was made to pay dividends and interest on an inflated capital" The price of open flame burners for street lamps was $17.50 per year. the same price as obtained twenty years ago before when gas was $2.25 per thousand to the private consumer In his report to the mayor, Commissioner Monroe said he recommended that all bids be rejected and application be made to the legislature to give the city the power to erect a municipal plant. His recommendations were &C., cepted and witness testified the legis- Iation proposed went to Albany but never emerged from the committee to which the bills were consigned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
knn.a. CIty,s DIIemma.

Kansas City. Mo, April 1.-The city today was without city clerk. comp troller. an assessor or a city physician, the result of a deadlock in the Council, i'm which the Democrats. who are in the majority, have refused to confirm the appointments for those offices pre- sented by Mayor James H. Neff, Repub- Iican. The terms of these four prin- cinaI officers expired today. The office of the city clerk was locked and the key turned over to the Mayor, The of5ces of collector and assessor were closed and much of the citY's business ssLau at a standstlll.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
v,,,...a state. Supreme Court.

Washington. April l7.-Chlef Justice nreMe Court of the United States would sdtourn May 29. The call of the dock- st will be suspended April 2s and after that date the court will sit only to hear motions and deliver opinions. sitttngs for that purpose will be held May l. hO, and 2s. The court also will take recess over Friday of this week in ob- servance of Good Friday. This ar re,gement leaves only eight days mbre of the present term for the hearing of arguments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
Oue-Thfrd Killed.

Prattville. April 17.-(Special)-A heavy frost and some ice in this section has greatly damaged the cotton that had come up. It is estimated that not less than third of the crop of cotton that was up is killed outright and tho remaining part is so badly damaged that 1t will likely have to be planted over as it will continue to die. Vege- tables and fruit as far as heard from are not seriously damaged. but that cannot be estimated accurately at this time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18

West Palm Beach, Fla. April H. The condition of Joseph Jefferson, the veteran actor, has undergone change for the worse and tonight the outlook for his recovery is not so hopeful. Phy- s;cians have been in constant attend ance at his bedside today and report him as very weak.
 Tn response to an inquiry tonight as to MT. Jefferson's condition. pr. Potter said. MT. Jefferson is very low"
 It is reported that the members Of his family who are not already with him have been telegrapAed to come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
INDEMNITY CLAIMS.
Mexico Asked tO Pay for Slaughter of
 Americans by Indiana.

Sioux City, Iowa, April 17.-John M [. Thurston, former United States Sena- tor from Nebraska, has been retained to press claims for indemnity on ac- count of the massacre of several Ameri- cans by Yaqui Indians in Sonora, Mex, January l9. The claims will aggre- gate S45O, 900, $100. 900 each for the four men killed. J. K. Mckenzie and Dr. Rob- ert Mccoy of Chicago, Walter stubin- ger of Kewanee, III. and M B. Call of Sioux City, and $25,0OO each for the ter ribIe experience of the two survivors. C. E. Torrington of Salem, Ohio and H. E. Miller of Los Angeles, Cal.
 Paul Morton, Secretary of the Navy will assist in presenting the claims to the Mexican Government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
A Runninra RenuIne.

Tokio, April l7-(2:3O D. m)--The following official report was issued to- day from the headquarters of the Ja- panese armies in Manchuria:
 On the night of April Is. five squad rons of the enelny's cavalry entered San Yenehing on the Fakeman Fenghua road. Our force made a night attack and repulsed the enemy northward. The enemy was panic-stricken and l~GA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
DON'T WANT LAPS.
Two Who are Omaha Pupils Cause a
 School Revolt.

Omaha. April 17.-Three hundred bupIIs of Lowell School in South Omaha revolted today as the result of the presence of two Japanese boys in the school The two Japanese are sons of strike breakers at the packing house who were brought to the city during the strike year ago Tneir nresence in the school has caused trouble for some time and today cui- minated in actual revolt when a large number of the larger pupils lined up and refused to permit others to enter the school fir the regular sessions.
 A force of police was called and it required an hour to restore order. which was not done until hundred pupils had been sent home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
Frost in Birmingham.

Birmingham, April 17.-(Special.)- According to reports given out this morning by the weather bureau in this city. frost formed last night and early vegetation was damaged considerably Frost Is looked for again before morn ing. The maximum weather has been fifty-four in the last twenty-four hours with the low temperature thirty-three degrees Reports from the vegetable section are to the effect that fears art expressed that the losses will be great CT than first estimated, though 1t Will take a dary or two to get the actual coalitions.