Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-26

lawney, an ErgIishman serving in Til,
Austrian army Their marriage wa,
dissolved by divorce in 1865, and Mrs
Trelawney died the same year.
Her son.. whom Napoleon had Great.
ed Count de Bechevet, married a IT,
tied Hungarian, and died last August
From his death arose the present suit
TO settle the disposal Of his mothers
wealth. derived partly from Napo-
Icons generosity. partly hush money
and partly the handsome settlement
from Clarence Trelawney.
The fac was brought out in court
that very little of the money would
remain for the three children OF the
Count de Bechevet, because the estate
was heavily encountered with mort
cages held by an insurance company,
which petitioned the courts for the
settlement.
Lord Roberts Is very much inter-
ested in "A new mechanical target
which he hopes will make the Eng
llsh soldiers the best marksmen In
the world under actual war condi-
tiOns.
The invention has been donated to
the British nation By the inventor,
Mr.. Soiano. and II Is to be kept safe
ly guarded from foreign spies.
The Salano target consists of a bank
Of earth, twenty-faur or thirty-six
six inches high. OF sufficient thick
ness to stop a bullet. The effect of
the green background Of European
landscapes is gained with grass, sand
or brown-grey soil, gives the effect
Of an Indian background, while stones
or gravel roughly represent a rocky,
mountainous background, as seen at
a distance. Across these different
strips of earth little toy models of
infantry, cavalry, and guns can be
disposed In any formation. with other
objects incidental to any particular
landscape or to warfare.
Instead of firing at a black speck
on a piece of white cardboard, the
marksman Is given toy soldiers TO fire
AT grouped among the model hills and
valleys of various countries in which
he may be called on to shoot.
With the war target a man learns
to shoot at the mark which he will
have to hit under service conditions
namely. a speck OF color difficult 10
discover, to calculate distance from.
and difficult to aim at II
merges into a background OF a SIM
ilar color. The war target, therefore,
is devised first, to train the soldiers
eye to discover his enemy as he VIII
appear under the conditions OF war;
second, IL aims at teaching him 70
Judge his distance from his enemy
when he has sighted him-as he Will
appear In war. and. third. II aims at
training the soldier to hit the difficult,
indefinite mark of a man in a mod
ern invisible" service uniform.
A Swiss engineer named Corthesy,
has lived In this country for sew
eral years. has patented a remarkable
model of a turbine engine which 1T Is
will revolutionlze marine en-
cheering.
A working model, which weighs
only thirty pounds, develops IL horse
power when driven at 1000 revolu-
tons a minute. and i6 horse power
At b.eD0. 3'. ssIrte
The patentee proposes purchasing
an obsolete torpedo boat. which ne
to fit with the new type of
and send Il down the Clyde at
4 speed hitherto unknown.
The invention has been patented In
every country, and a company TO
1t has been registered al SOM
srset House.
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The Excelsior Mining and Develop.
nent company. Operating mines In the
Silver Hill, district. near Orogrande,
las gone into the hands of "A receiver.
L Is alleged that the assets of the
company are $S00 with liabilities OF
1000. Judge Mann. of A~lamogordo,
appointed H.. II. Major receiver.