Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1900, Page 11

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Branch Office. 1006 Cnn. uve. tel-781°-4 “Mexican Hot,” A delicious DIGESTIVE RELISH, Made from Mexican Mild Sweet Peppers. N. W. BURCHELL, 1325 F St. APRIL 9, 1900—-FOURTEEN PAGES. OPPOSING RAILWAY BILLS CITIZE AT VARIANCE LOCAL COMPANIES. WHO ARE wir Legisiation in Which Washington Traction and Electric Company is Interested Under Criticism. The rumor that the differences existing between the Washington Traction and lectrie Company and Mrs. Leiter have been settled by the purchase by the com- stock in pany of Mrs. Leiter's holding of the Metropolitan Railway Company, and that further opposition upon her part to the bills providing for a consolidation of street railways in this District posed of, has set In motion the © efforts of others who are ai variance with the It the pmpany. stated that there are a number of gments against the Capital Railway Company, one of the roads owned and op- ted by the Washington Traction and Electric Company, and that these judg- ments were respectively obtained by Otto © Haarer for $4,500 for the loss of his right le George W. Orem for $%,000 for a oken leg and by Louis Rosenberger for $.000 for the crushing of both legs, re dering them us Two other Judgments for damages in favor of Frederick J. Win- eman for $2,500 and William F. Barker for £3500 also remain unsatisfied. Besides these judgments there are said to be of record a number of smaller judgments unsatisfied. Wants to Be Heard. On behalf of several of the persons named who are id to hold judgments for in- juries Attorney Leon Tobriner has ad- dressed letters to Messrs. J. W. Babcock and James MeMillan, chairmen, respect- House and Senate District commi nd to the Commissioners of the District asking to be heard upon a con- sideration of the railroad bills referred to. iy. of the It is claimed that under its provisions the Washingt Traction and Com- will he enabled to ab of the Capital Railway vent the collection of the clien and proper! ny and pre Comy judgments held b: In reference t the proposed bill would operate Mr. Tobriner states that 60 : his clients are concerned the Vir- xinia_ corporation known as the Washing- n and Electric Company is mak- effort to prevent them from real- and that the pro- ton Tract ing every izing on their judgment posed bill would materially assist them to that end Mr. Tobriner says he has always suppose® that it was the intention of Congress to reserve control to a certain extent of the railroad companies, so that it could protect the rights of the public, but should these posed bills become law they will prac- result in freeing the railroad com- from any control that Congress may » exercise over them. What the Bills Provide. The bills provi ‘ording to the any company or companies may guarantee for the ck or RE exchange or bonds of any one or more of. the others; that into if any one of the companies enters contract authorized by the act, it » its corporate name by action of direct hat any com- stock of ther own bonds, or other ver any corp of the capital § mpanies, that th ter into contrac stock acquired, f rehase of th: perty, rights and franch of ration. and each comp is em- ymsent in iting of } nt of its capital r into c¢ of purchase hoard of directors for that upon the execution of such te, property, rights and mi © name of In citse jot be mi office of of the acqui- of the capital the me the ficate, it nnd fran- siock vest in n the same manner 2 -hises had b d under contract of purchase. The Ides for the appraisement of ng stockholders, . depriving @hem of they are inclined to neral Incorporation, y Tobriner dec s that this sim- mounts to an ac jing a gene provi tveorporation for these particu y e fit to exercise enables the Washington Trac- Company and the rail- y street railway com . except the Capital Traction do as they 5 with re- r franchises form what absorb such roads s they desire, independent the control of Congress. intended to be operated by one all franchises generally, can hers; the right to dispose is made independent of the of Congress by which the franchise ig ated. It ts simply a declaration of inde- pendence for the railrocd companies, who are left free to do as they feel inclined to, says Attorney Tobrincr. It is also said that Mr. John F. Shea, who has a large holding of stock in the City and Suburban Railroad Company, and who is now lidgating with the Anacostia Railroad Company, ts about to take steps, yugh Attorneys Hamilton and Colbert, opposition to the bills. a PRISONER MAKES ESCAPE. r to cembination to Was Under Arrest in Baltimore for Crime Committed Here. A young man who gave his name as ah T. Quigley, and said he lived in Roch- N. Y., was arrested in Baltimore day afternoon on a charge of stealing bicycle nm this city earlier in the day. cle belonged to Charles Kiplinger 55 U street northwest, and was taken from a place in front of the Central Na- tienl Bank. Mr. Kiplinger reported his loss to the police, and an hour later the Balti- more police notified Inspector Boardman of very of the wheel and the arrest of Detective McNamee went to Bal- re for the prisoner, and upon arrival notified that the latter had escaped the police. he bicy from When the Baltimore police were informed of the theft Detectives Hagan and Miller of that city went to the raflroad depot, ar- riving in time to see a porter take a chain- less wheel from the train to the baggage room. The young man mentioned appeared and claimed the wheel, and was placed un- der arrest. He was taken to the new head- quarters of the Baltimore police department and placed in an tmner room where prison: ers are “sweated.” He gave his name and told where he was from, but declined to answer other questions. The windows of this room are nearly twenty feet from the ground, and are not barred, and during the temporary absence of the officers the pris- oner raised the window and dropped to the court yard below. When his disappearance was discovered a general alarm was sent @ui, but he was not again eaptured. IN HONOR OF SOLDIERS NAMES BESTOWED ON A NUMBER OF NEW BATTERIES. Recent Order Issued by War Depart- ment Reciting Military Achieve- ments Thus Distinguished. By a general order just issued the War Department has bestowed the names of the distinguished American soldiers upon a large number of new batteries and sites selected for coast defense poinis under the pians of the fortifications board. The order recites the military achtevements in brief ns whose names are so Names to new batteries which ‘have re- cently been constructed and sites for works to be constructed in this vicinity have been announced as follow: Potomac River. Battery B, for two 10-inch guns, at Fort Washington, Battery Decatur, in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur, United States navy, a native of Maryland, who served h marked distinction in the war with Tripoli and in the war of 1812. Battery C, for two 10-inch guns, at Fort Washington, Battery Emory, in honor of the late Maj. aen. William H. United States volunteers, a native of Mary jJand and a distinguished soldier of the war with Mexico and the war of 1861-65. Battery D, for two 10-inch guns, at Fort Washington, Battery Humphreys, in honor of the late Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humph- ys, United States volunteers, who served th distinction during the war of 1861-65, and was chief of engineers, United States army, 1866-79. Mortar battery, Fort Washington, Bat- Meigs, in honor of the late Brevet |. Gen. Montgomery ©. Meigs, quarter- al, United States army, 1 2 + is identified with many infty. Battei of three S-inch guns at Fort Hunt. Battery Mount Vernon, after the home of George Washington, which is near altimore Harbor. Reservation at North Point, Md., Fort Howard, in honor of Col. John Eager How- ard, a famous soldier of the Maryland line, who served with distinction during the war of the revolution, Reservation at Rock Point, Md. Smallwood, in honor of Maj. Gen. Smallwood, contine army, who > as governor of Maryland in 1 Other Names Select: The following are other names + In Portland harbor, Me.—On Cushing Isl- and, Fort Levett: on » island, Battery of Bowdoin: on same island, Battery Ken- drick; on South Fork ¢ mond Isl- and, tery Weymouth Honeycott: same is ame island, F same |. Bat- nd, Battery Bar- tery ‘Thompson. * Portsmouth harbor H.—On _ Gerrish and, Me ‘ort F Jerry's Point, - H., Fort Stark. Boston harbor—At Grover's Cliff. Fort Heath; same cliff, Battery Theodore Win- throp; Lovell's Island, Fort Standish: Nan- tasket Head, Fort Re and, Fort Andrews. Narragansett Bay, R. Conanicut Island, at Fort Greble, fort, Batte . Mortar batter, ance Peddock’s Isl- re; At The Dump, Wetherill; mor- Battery Sedg- e; at Fort Ad- Point, Fort Mans Island, G. Wright. ntrance = w York hart At Fort Totten, Battery Mahan; s Battery King. outhern entrance to ng estate, Fort N mond; in Old Batte1 son: at Fort York harbor—On . Battery Rich- y Hudson, Battery Hud- Wadsworth, Battery Duane: Gillmore; same fort, Battery Doubleday; In Stone fort at Sandy Hook, Battery Halleck; in same , Batter: r. Port_Royal, On St. Helena Island, t Fremont. —At Fort Screven, same fort, Battery t—At Fort T: ime fort, Battery € . Battery Seminole. mpa Bay, Fla.—On Egmont Key, Fort on Mullet Key, Fort De Sato. bay—At Fort Pickens, Battery > fort, Battery Cullum. Fort Morgan, Battery fort, Battery Bowyer. jor, ceca; tery ame mn, bi xas—At City Beach, Crockett; at Boliver point, Fort »—At Point Lobos, Fort Miley; at Angel Island, Fort MacDowell. Columbia river—St. Fort Stevens, Battery vis; attery Clark; at Point ‘ort Worden. —+ 0 +_____ WOMAN FATALLY BURNED. Death of Mamie Hurley at the Emerg- ency Hospital. Mamfe Hurley, colored, twenty-six years old, was fatally burned at her home, No. 212 Willow Tree alley southwest, at an eurly hour yesterday morning. She w taken to the Emergency Hospital for treat- ment, where she died yesterday afternoon. Saturday night when the woman retired she left a lighted lamp on a chair near her bed. About 3 o'clock in the morning her screams attracted the attention of neigh- bors and of the people who lived in the house. They found that the lamp had ex- ploded and set fire to the bedding. The wo- man’s clothing had also caught fire and she Was soon badly burned. Corner Carr deemed an inquest unneces- sary. The body will be held at the morgue for a reasonable time to give the friends opportunity to claim it. —_>—_—_ DEATH OF JOHN J. McDEVITT. Union Veteran of the Civil War Passes Away. John J. McDevitt, who was born in Georgetown, D. C., seventy-one years ago, died Saturday, at 10 o'clock p.m., after a protracted illness. Mr. McDevitt was a son of John McDevitt, who was employed as landscape gardener for many years on the White House grounds. During the civil war he enlisted in Company A, 12th United States Infantry, and white serving in the field was captured and confined in Ander- sonville prison, where he contracted a dis- ease from which, it fs said, he never fully recovered. In May, 1883, he married Miss Frances Sullivan of Maryland, who sur- vives him. Mr. McDevitt was one of the oldest mem- bers of Meade Post, No. 5, G. A. R., and for many years was an employe of the pen- sion office. He resigned the position in 1808 on account of ill health. ae Anti-Cigarette League. There was a large attendance yesterday afternoon at a meeting held in the Sunday school house of Calvary Baptist Church in the interest of a local branch of the Anti- Cigarette League. Addresses were made by Rev. Wallace R. Struble, vice president and national lecturer of the Young Peo- ple's Temperance Federation. of America, and Rev. William Brown, president of the same organization. Both spoke of the evil effects and orien 5 rece The you a pledge and promised toework among their schoolmates and playfellows in the interest of the league. Bach was presented with a badge, the embiem of the league. Other meetings will be held while Messrs. Stru- ble and Brown ave in the city. RETURN OF GEN. OTIS. Asks to Be Relieved to Look Private Interests. Gen. Otis will shortly b> succeeded by Gen. MacArthur in command of the mili- tary forces in the Philippines. The change is made at the request of Gen. Otis, as is shown by the following cable correspond- ence: After “MANILA, April 3, 1900. “Adjutant General, Washington: “Private interests require my return to States; absent from family and business, attention to which important, since Novem- ber, 1897, except few days; wish to sail by May 1 if possible; believe matt>rs here can be placed in quite satisfactory condition by that date, although large repressive mill- tary force must be maintained some time. “OTIS.” WASHINGTON, April 3, 1900. plying to your cable of April 3, the Secretary of War i y that President regre's ve the ippines, but he feels that your distin- hed and successful service in both mili- : and civil administration for nearly two years entiths you to prompt compliance with whatever wish you choose to expre: regarding your assignment to duty, and the requisite order will be made for your return May 1, by such route and taking such time 3 gresable to you. With under- Gen. MacArthur will sueceed military governor, the Secretary of ishes your recommendation for com- mander of department of northern Luzon. “CORBIN.” “MANILA, April 6, 1900. 1, Washington: until certain important in civil administration are de- w code of judicial criminal approaching completion and other matters are receiving consideration. Think can leave about May 1. Will cable latter part of month date. I desire to be relieved and recommend officer for depart- ment commander. Wish to return by most expeditious route and await orders short time until private business recsives atten- tion. No request to make regarding future sphere of duty. OTIS.” BUSINESS IN THE SENATE. termined. procedure is Ni Ineffectual Conference of the “Steer- ing Committee” Saturday. The republican caucus committee on or- der of business of the Senate held a session Saturday, but when it adjourned the mem- bers declared that nothing had been defi- nitely decided upon beyond a steady effort to secure final disposition of the measures now receiving the attention of the Senate. These are the Quay case, the Philippine bill, the Alaskan code bill and the appro- priation bills, They estimated that the dis- posal of these bills will require two or three weeks’ time, and said that there will yet be prenty of time to decide what measures to take up next. The shipping bill received more or less attention, the result being a tentative de- cision to bring it up before final adjourn- ment if there should appear a probability of getting it acted upon without too great delay. It is understood, however, that the ‘ats will make stubborn resistance to sage of this bill, and fear is felt at an effort to pass it will extend the session beyond the time when the republi- can leaders hope to be able to adjourn finally. They are quite determined to close the session during the first half of June, and on this account may have to temporar- ily sacrifice several measures which are ralously championed by individual formal action was’ taken upon the treaties before the Senate, but it is under- stood that none of the pending conventions to vote during the pr session, These include the Hay-Paunc and the French and_other reciprocity s. Senator Davis, airman of the committee on foreign relations, said rhy day that he would not again during session the Benate to consider the isthmian treaty, and it is understood that s determination on his part s_ the nection of the commmtee on order of busi- tor Lodge will ask the Senate Wed- y to vote upon the Philippine tempo- measure, but he does not expect to to get a day fixed Ary accomplish more than for the vote. There is apparently no dfs- position to debate this bill to any great but an objection is likely to be ntered to a vote at this time. The republi- pnutors are disposed to crowd on a'l possible sall with the view of securing ly adjournment, and to. this end will seek to get early action on appropriation bills and other necessary legislation. Tho democrats apparently are disposed to fall in with this idea, and they, too, express a desire to get away early in the summer. The committee on e'ections will conclude its consideration of the case of Senator Clark of Montana during the week. Sena- ton Chandler, chairman of the committee, expresses the opinion that only one sitting of the committee will be necessary to de- termine thé attitude of the committee. A portion of the session of the Senate Tueday afternoon will be devoted to eulo- gies upon the late Representative Bland of Missouri, SION COURT OF APPEALS. bd Grand Army of the Republic Wants One Extablished. Efforts are to be made by the Grand Army of the Republic to secure legislation providing for the creation of a pension court of appeals, which is to pass finally on all applications for pensions rejected by the pension office and Interlor Depart- ment. General A. D. Shaw, the commander- in chief of the Grand Army, and General Dantel Sickles, a member of the organiza- tion, have the matter in charge and are in Washington preparing the final draft of the bill which is to be submitted to the Presi- dent and to other legal authority before its Presentation to Congress, This will be done in a very short time. There are 13,000 cases which have been rejected by the Interior Department, and these, in addition to others that arlse from time to time,-will be referred to the new court. General Shaw believes that favor- able action can be secured on the measure at the present session of Congress, and its enactment, hg says, will determine finally the cases coming before it, and will re- move the necessity for special legislation by Congress except in few instances. ———_+e Arrangements for Day. The executive committee of the National University Law School met Saturday even- ing in the Assembly Hall and announced the following committees for the prepara- tion of the commencement exercises: ~ Speakers—Wm. Hallam, Chas. I. Bimms, George May, Clark McKercher,. Wilfred Jessups and E. C. Roots. Music—Gus A. Bchuldt, Roy Chase, A. H. Davison, Harry Coope, John Scrivener and Lawrence Hufty. Halls—Chester Brush, T, Morgan, Geo. F. Havell, E. C. Meredith and F. A. Fenning. Program—Chas. Kappler, N. B. Grahme, W. Richardson and J. W. Wilson. Finance—Dean Swift, Geo. A. Towsend, Jos. J. West and H. Nesbit. Arrangements were made for a joint ban- quet to be given after the exercises, The graduating class this yea¥ is one of the largest In the history of the university, - — Receives Sad News. - Mr. James 8. Gray of the railway mail service, Post Office Departinent, received a telegram from his brother at Norfolk, Va., late last night, informing him of the death of his mother at that place. Mrs. Gray Seen are oe and was seventy-five y. e al pot ag time of Commencement WIRES REPORTED CUT AGAIN GEN. ROBERTS’ SILENCE ATTRIBUT- ED TO THAT CAUSE. Free State Boers Renew Hostilities— Pretoria Account of British Reverses. LONDON, April 9.—When it is borne in mind that all the dispatches from the front are severely censored, there is little in the news to. bring satisfaction to England. As- surances that nothing need be feared, even if the rail and t aphs are cut and Bloemfontein isolated, together with the news that the ladies and other civilians are being ordered away, do not augur well. There are rumors from Cape Town that the telegraph wires were already cut yes- terday (Sunday), and also that the Hus sars, who were sent to the relief of the Royal Irish Rifles, are also missing, al- though probably these are the outcome of the Boer exaggerations, designed to en- courage the burghers. The attempt of Gen. Colville to catch the Boer leaders in conference at Reitfontein failed, probably, as usual, because of the lack of cavalry The results of these serious checks to the British arms are that the whole Free State is up again and that the Boers are full of activity over the entire field. A belated Boer dispatch says that bayo- nets Were being made for the foreign legion under the late Gen. de Villebois Mareuil. he Boers are boasting that the Coles- berg and Stormberg commandos, numb-ring 6,000, with ten cannon and 750 wagons, have gotten safely through, thus performing a “magnificent strategic feat.” The American scout Burnham testifies to the terrific pace with which the Boer com- mandos cover the ground, and the ease with which they move their guns. The Boers are displaying increased ac: ity in Natal, but there is no sign that Gen. Buller is mov Mafeking was still besieged on April 1. The garrison was suffering severely from lack of bread, and a mixture of oats, bran and mealies was doing duty for that article, which is described as * ‘se In substance, of the color of gingerbread, and of the con- sistency of Norwegian pine.” Boer Account of Broadwood's Defeat. A dispatch from Pretoria, dated April 4, say: It is officially announced here that at the Bloemfontein water works the re- publican forces captured eleven officers and 862 men, with eleven guns, two ammuni- tion wagons, other wagons and mules. A Boer account of the Bloemfontein wa- ter works affair says: ‘Col. Broadwood evacuated Thaba Nchu owing to the ad- vance of Commandant Olivier from the south. The federal troops found the Brit- ish camp in peaceful slumber, without a sentinel or outpost to give the alarm. Gen. de Wet immediately placed guns and the commandos in such positions as to sur- round the British, who did not have time to recover from their surprise.” It is reported that Gen. de Wet attacked and defeated a large force of British cav- alry at Dewetsdorp, southeast of Bloem- fontein, capturing 450 prisoners and a large quantity of ammunition and camp stores, and inflicting heavy loss. The federal lo: was two killed and four wounded. All quiet with the other commandos. British Retreat From Rouxville. A dispatch from Aliwal North, Cape Col- ony, Saturday, The Royal Irish R fles, which have been falling back from Rouxville, arrived he y last night. Their retirement was covered by a detach- nt by Gen. Brabant, frustrating the and interrupting the movement of emy from Rouxville Licut. Bonsey and two men chment of the Border Hor: Two Boers were killed guard action. A strong Boer commando is reported to be at Walsekop, fourteen miles west of Rouxville. MONEY f Brabant's » mis: the in e+ = CIRCULA' TON. Interesting Statement Issued by the ‘Treasury Department. More money per capita, more gold, more silver and a larger total of money in ci culation than ever before is the summariza- tion of the “circulation statement” issued by the Treasury Department for April 1. For the first time in the history of the country the per capita cireulation he crossed the $26 line, and the year 1000) car- ried the total for the first time past the two-billion-dollar line, while the amount of gold and gold certificates in circulation is larger than at the corresponding date of any previous year. The “circulation statement,” which is sued at the beginning of each month, shows the total money in circulation on April 1, 1900, to be $2.021,274,506, and “on April 1, 1899, $1,027,816,942, while on the correspond- ing date in 1808 it was $1,756,058,645; April 1, 1897, it was $1,669,000,694, and April 1, 1896, $1,528,629,463, ‘This shows an inc! in total money in circulation in four years of $492.645,053, or 32 per cent. The per capita money in circulation, or the average amount for each Individual in the United States, is also larger than e before, being $26.12 (calculating the present population at 77,295,000), against $25.45 on year ago, $23.69 two years ago, 1 three years ago and $21.53 on April 1, 1896. The amount of gold in circulation is also greater than at the corresponding date of any preceding year, the total gold and gold certificates in circulation April 1, 1900, being $i 549, against $727,748,501 April 1, 1890; $618,448,941 April 1, 1898, and $554,- 582,096 April 1, 1897, and’ $49,151,505 April 1, 1896, the increase during the four years being $26,604,044, or 60 per cent. The amount of silver in circulation, in- cluding standard silver dollars, subsidiary silver, silver certificates and treasury notes of 1890, which were issued for the purchase of silver bullion, and are to be retired when the silver is coined and put in circulation, amounts to $631,133,689, against $626,082,804 April 1, 1899; $610,661,720 April 1, 1898; $569,- 475, April 1, 1897, and $658,524,447 April “The following table shows the total money and total gold in circulation April 1 of each year from 1890 to 1900: = pr April April April April April 1 785,815,549 Palm Sunday Generally Observed. The weather was propitious yesterday for those who wished to observe Palm Sunday by attending the services in the churches. At all the houses of worship there was a large attendance and the sermons had ref- erence in many instances to the significance of the day. In the Catholic churches palms were distributed to the worshipers. The bright weather served to attract a great many out of doors, and in consequence the Street cars were crowded, especially those running to the suburbs. —>——_ Provision as to Qualified Verdicts. In a communication to th? Attorney Gen- eral the act of Congress of January 15, 1897, empowering juries in the District of Columbia in capital cases to qualify ver- dicts of guilty by the words “without capi- tal punishment,” is approved by United States Attorney Anderson. His view is justified, he says, by the records of his BUILDING A GREAT GUN BiG 16 INCH WEAPON AT THE WATERVLEIT ARSEYA It ix the Most Powerfal Cannon Ever Made—Comparixon With Some of Its Rivals. The New York Herald today sa authorities at the Watervliet ars: The nal suc- ——————_= = The Evening Sta’ the ¥ afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Asso- ciated Press. It is there- fore the only one In which the rencer can find the complete news of the werld, directly tra t ted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. HHS ? WONDER WHAT WILL say TODAY? Sbeshontonsortentontontonsoeteete ontoaten ceeded Saturday in shrinking the the new sixteen-inch breech- which, when completed, will be powerful piece of ordnance in the The gun, partially complete, built lathe near the shrink’ main shops at the Waterv! nd near it lies the g: that to be shrunk u world. rests on a special in the Ds erry is sof Seetegenton (outer hoops that are shrunk on over the jacket) the gun weighs between sixty and | ¥ seventy tons. ‘The jacket itself weighs | $ about thir! tons. When it is understood | % that the difference between the outside | ¥ radius of the gun itself and the inside = radius of the jacket is only six-one-hun- | % dredths of an inch after the jacket has been | ¥ heated, the delicate nature of the ope tion is comprehensible to the lay mind. To lift this of thirty tons of ae ery hot steel out of the furnace, swing it up over the gun and lower it safely into position without a hitch is not an oy tion to be attempted by novices. The slightest in- equality in the heating, an error of the smallest fraction of an inch in any of the measurements, and preparation will once that jacket of} ‘or the ths wasted that ends “sticks a a ee te ee a ee a aD eeetetetetetn sete ee etstotet work, Cannot Be Heated Again. It cannot be heated again and taken off. It must be cut off. Then the work must be done all over again. A teen-inch gun consists of a forged steel tube forty- nine feet six inches long. It looks more like a hollow post or a water main without its hub than tike a cannon. On this are first shrunk what are known as the C hollow stell cylinders fitting over the e and extending from the muzzle nearly back to the trunnions, on which the gun is supported on its carriage. Back of the C hoops comes the locking ring. or D hoop, and back of that trunnion band carriage gears. Back of these, tending clear to the breech, fs the jacket the largest hoop of all, and outside of thi two more sets of bands or hoops, desig- nated A and B hoops. Thus, from the muzzle back to the trunnions the gun con- sists of two thicknesses—the tube an the C hoons—and back of the trunnions it consists of four thicknesses—the tube, jacket and A and B hoops. . For the accommodation of this gun the shrinking pit has been deepened and a new furnace prepared for heating the jacket. This pit is cut out of the solid rock, and i depth exceeds the height of a three-story house. Iron stairs lead down into it, and there are landings at intervals for the con- venience of the workmen. aesensesserontestent The man with a PRECISE- FIITM upon him looks better—feels ss eas ss tailor-made suit better than the man with a Our PRE- merchant ready-made one. CISE-FITTING, tailor-made eetostontontonteetentente clothes same price as you would have to pay for ready-made clothes. We are showing actually 196 Suitings. styles of Pure Woolen In one corner of the pit is the furnace, cylindrical In form, built of brick and rein- forced with iron bands. It is surmounted | % with an fron cap, in which are doors. Oil | and steam furnish the fuel, instead of coal, | ¥ and there js a shield to protect the jacket | % from the direct rays of the heat. = When the time came for shrinkir jacket the biz gun was picked up by $ crane, carried to the pit and lower é it, m down. Onc = up until it is in an exactly vertical The thirty-ton jacket will be ilarly picked up and lowered Into th nace, where it will be left until it rea a temperature of about 700 d>gre If all goes well the jacket will with a grip en the tub or more a square inch. ment that lit mi ms f the operat ch that no one could with cert dict su are pre- What Statinties Show. There have been guns of larger c: made in other countries, but of statistics shows the decided super of the American gun over all of these. largest caliber gun made v gun, which had a caliber of France had a gun of 16%-inch « England a gun of 16-inch caliber. one of them compared with s The] ) Trulian inches: junds with a mu econd and will h Z muzzle energy of SS.U00 fr The Italian gun threw a projec 2.090 pound: feet a second and h ergy of 46,000 foot ton The French gun thre ing 1,700 pounsis, with 1 ) feet a second, and b energy of 36,0) foot tons. The English gun threw a proje ing 1,800 pounds, with a muzzie 2,100 feet a second, and had a total muzzle energy of 57.000 foot tons. The muzzle en- ergy of the Italian gun is, therefore, only 45 per cent of that of the Watervliet gun, the French gun 41 per cent and the Eng- lish gun 65 por cent. In point of effectivene came nearest tile wi the English gun but to the Watervliet gun, By Pao ae Grippe, Severe Colds, Wasting Fe and all Nervous Affections. Indorsea Hospitals Chidtow eeoeoontondeoeboede ochentontontasestontore eons seeteetontontontnatentotiontentodetoetoetontontonton PYertz and Mertz, Washington's Leading Tailors, 906 and 908 F St. Out-of-town orders solic- ited. Samples and self- $ measurement blanks upon = application. Sete s phe new accepted Remedy for by Physicians apd Nurses. eed ta erywhere, 10sts. at Drug Stores. A" Authority ON BREAD. —Prof. f David Chidiow reet aie of the Insti- Milling of of even this fell far short of the Am Patented Process rifle. The weight of the Watery King dough, absolute : without the carriage will be 123 ly develop 20 per about 252.000 pounds. Its length wili pinies fin aiieoks feet 6 inches, the diameter of the breech feet 2 inches, the size of the bore 16 inches theoretical range 20.76 miles, weight of pro- | = jectile 2.370 pounds, length of projec = inches (about the height of an av man), powder charge 1,060 pounds, c E powder $235, cost of projectile $ : cost to fire gun $8#5. The projectile, with Its initial velocity of | = 2,600 feet per second, will penetrate wrought | = iron to the depth of 41.6 inches. To attain its maximum range the projectile wil tain an elevation of five miles. The pre ure on the gun at the time of its discharge will be 36,000 pounds to the square inch. Required New Machinery. It Was necessary to construct new ma- chinery to maKe this gun. One lathe in par- ticular Is 135 feet long, with a swing of 9 feet. It weighs 250 tons, and required six- teen cars for its transportation. Near the lathe on which the 16-inch gun rests. a mode! of it has been set up to illusirate its operation. To the breech of this model is fitted the complete breech mechanism of the new gun. that all the working parts of the gun can be studied. The breech mechanism is beautifully sim- ple in operation. A few turns of a crank just below the breech-on the right side do all the work of unlocking, withdrawing and swinging back the ponderous breech block. This block, which weighs more than a ton, could be manipulated by a child, so perfect is the distribution of weight and application of power. When the Breech is locked and it is de- co possible method. any “Mother’s. B d” | rea 5 2 supplies you 4 with it. Every & loaf of Mot t Bread is Fi Se. loaf. sell tt. CORBY’S flodern Bakery, 2335 Brightwood Ave. ro 0 OA Tw ANA A: _ sired to open it, the first few turns of the crank give the block a half turn, so as to disengage the interrupted screw which locks the block. A few more turns with- draw it, and the final turns swing it clear and leave the breech open. As the breech is closed a thin steel finger slides down and closes. the vent, which is in the center of Great. Reduction in Hair Goods. the breech block, and remains over it until | _Bsicdressing. © the breech is closed and locked. Bicaching 2 svectalty. That is to guard against all possibility of | Imperial Hair Regenerator for re~ a premature discharge. If everything pro- gresses satisfactorily the new gun will: be completed this year, and it will probabiy be laced in such position in New York har- bor as to command the entrance to the new Boa 720 SEVENTH ST. N.) storing gray hair. Natural color, $1.25. S. HELLER’S,