New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
is THIS A WAR CLOUD?

"A serious diplomatic controversy IS in
progress between the German government
on one side and Great Britain and Russia
on the other, regarding an open door IN
Persia. Germany firmly protests against
the joint warning Of the other two powers
to Persia not 10 grant railway concessions
TO Germans.
In Nicaragua the government forces,
under cover OF the fire of the gunboat San
Jacinto, routed the insurgents and capt
ured Bluefelds Bluff. This loss 10 the Es-
trada forces probably ends the revolution
The great foat ting drydock Dewey. which
cost the United States government si,2e5.0'o
to build AMI which was towed from mere
TO Manila at much expense. sank 10 the
bottom there while receiving a torpedo
boat An investigation Is being made to
learn whether this was caused by accident.
care.essness or design on the part OF the
station employees, who are Japanese. She
can be foated again.
A new worlds record for big guns
which incidentally emphasizes the superior
ity OF United States naval Workmanship
has been made by the new battleship South
Carolina. With her 12-inch guns she made
sixteen bulls-eye target hits out OF sixteen
shots in four minutes and ffty-One seconds
j.
Edwards with the Pinch guns in the yes
SETS No aftsr-turret- Edwards is in his
first enlistment and is only twenty -one
years old His home is In Rood House. H.
After. four years OF Investigation, Pro-
fessor Robert A. MilHken, OF the physical
department. of the University OF Chicago.
announced that he had isolated an ion and
had obtained proof OF the kinetic theory.
He declared that work carried on by him
self and Professor Harvey Fletcher L.Oyed
theories long held. but until now not
proved He said: We have succeeded in
isoIating an individual ION and holding IL
under observation for an indefinite length
OF time. We have been able 70 give a
tangible demonstration Of the correctness
of the view that an electric charge has a
definite granular structure-consists. in
fact of a definite number OF specks or
atoms of electricity-eXactly alike pep
pered over the surface of the charged body
We have not only shown directly that a
molecule OF air is in rapid motion, hut we
measured the order of magnitude OF its
energy OF agitation and find 1t 10 agree
with the computations based upon the XII
uetic theory
Henry c. Stuart, of Elk Garden. Va,
nephew Of General 'Jeb' Stuart. the Con-
federate leader, q candidate for Congress
on the Democratic ucke, and In training
for the nomination for Governor when the
time comes. was assessed about Zoo IN
duties on effects brought over from Eu-
rope by his wife and not declared because
of a rnisinterpretation OF the law Mr.
Stuart believed that because his wife had
lived abroad for two consecutive years she
had the rights OF a on-resIdent In bring
ing whatever she pleased into this country
duty free. But his home was her home,
the customs authorities said. no matter
where she might live Mrs. Stuart arrived
on the steamship Mauretania with fifteen
trunks and ten boxeA
''Trafac congestion on Fifth avenue led
Mayor Gaynor TO suggestion the creation
Of new thoreughfars. 100 feet wide. be-