The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1895. —_— 3 SNUB FOR BISMARCK, The Reichstag Refuses to Send Birthday Congratulations. STORMY SCENES ENSUE. President Von Levetsow Re- signs His Chair Amid Op- position Applause. EMPEROR WILLIAM'S VEXATION Wires an Expression of His Indlg- nation at the Action to the Ex-Chancellor. BERLIN, March 23.—Before the orders of the day were taken in the Reichstag Herr von Levetzow, the president, re- quested the House to formally authorize him to congratulate Prince Bismarck on his birthday in its behalf. Count von Hompesch-Rurich, Centrist, amid loud interruptions and eheers, sub- mitted a resolution disapproving of the proposition. Dr. von Ben National Liberals von Levetzo reques On hand, Herr Singer, amid repeated protests, declared that the Freissinnige party was unable to support the motion in view of hostility which he claimed Prince Bis- marck held against the workingmen. Prince Radziwill, on behalf of the Poles, also opposed the motion, while Herr Ric- ert announced that the representatives of the Freissinnige party would support it. Count von Hodenberg, on behalf of the Guelphists, opposed the proposition, and Herr Kniphausen and Liebotmann, for the anti-Semites, approved it. Count von Manteuffel, Conservative, de- clared, amid three cheers from the Right, that the Reichstag owed its existence to Bismarck and that it was inconceivable that a child should refuse to congratulate its own father. The vote on Herr von Levetzow’s proposal was then asked and it was rejected by 163 to 146. gsen, on behalf of the 1ly supported Herr Herr von Levetzow, immediately after | the result was resignation, cau de known, announced his ng extraordinary te, the Right rising in a body and cheer- ing vociferously and clapy their hands Even the zalleries expressed in the most open manner. 1 the excitement had subsided Herr von Levetzow again arose and formally handed over the presidency of the Reich- stag to Baron von Buehl, the senior vice- ident. The House then took a minor vote and adjourned until Tuesday It was stated in the lobbies of the House this afternoon that the Conservatives and Naiional Liberals, who are dissatisfied with the present comp. n of the Reichstag, will, on the reassembling of the House, en- deavor to force the Government to dissolve the Reichstag, and if they succeed their to the country with Prince name as a rallying cry and en- flair as an insult to the an larging to-da founder of the empire. The result of the Reichstag vote was in- stantly conveyed to the Emperor, whose intense annoy following telegram, which he immediately penned to Bismarc I have to convey to your Highness the ex- on of my most profound indignation at lutions which the Reichstag has just It is in most complete opposition to ling of &ll the German princes and WILHELM. :I5 this even- The Emperor received at ing the following reply to the message which he sent to Prince Bismarck: To His Majesty, the Emperor and King: 1 pray your Majesty to accept the respectful expres- sion of my gratitude for the message graciously sent, in which your Majesty has transferred the action of my political opponents, concern- ing which I am not yet fully informed, into a source of joyful satisfaction. BISMARCK. It is now decided Emperor William will visit Bi ck next Tuesday, taking with him his eldest son in order to permit the latter to make the personal acquaintance of Prince Bismarck, with whom the Em- peror will stay six hours instead of three as at first arranged. The rejection of the motion in the Reich- stag is certain to cause a great deal of feel- ing in the country. Richter, the Radical leader, foresaw this when a few a: ago he explained the reasons why the Radicals would oppose the propositfon when he said it was mnot a question of politeness toward an aged statesman. Bismarck, he claimed, still represents certain political principles, and his great personality can- not be divided into the Bismarck who achieved so much in behalf of German unity and the Bismarck who has been thoroughly hostile to liberalism. Richter said: *He does not regard his political career as finished. He takes every opportunity of influencing popular opinion by the authority of his name in favor of a policy which the Liberals have to combat almost dai In contrastto the action of the Reich- stag, in the Lower House of the Prussian Diet to-day the Cent s, Freissinniges, Poles and Socialists again united against a similar motion to congratulate Prince Bis- marck on his birthday, but in this instance the Government secured the adoption of the proposition by a large majority. The National Zeitung says a telegram was received this evening from Dr. Burk- lin, resigning the second vice-presidency of the Reichstag. 2 e The ELBE'S DEATHKNELL. Officers Testify Regarding the Acoident and Subsequent Resuits. BERLIN, March 23.—The formal inquiry into the loss of the North German Lloyd steamship Elbe was read, and varionsex- perts deposed the Elbe was thoroughly ap- pointed and seaworthy, and that her cargo was properly stowed. The suvivors of the crew, Thomas Stolberg, the third officer, A. Neusel, the first engineer, and Seibert, one of the seamen, repeated their former statements. The present court announced the in- quiry would not end in that court, as three lawsnits were pending in connection with the disaster. It wasadded that in spite of the efforts of the German Consul at Berden, the statementsof the crew of the Crathie could not be obtained and a deputation of the crew of that vessel refused to testify. The captain of the Crathie admitted the soundings of his well, which he had taken after the collision, showed the Crathie was not leaking. Herr Badrow, superin- tendent of the North German Lloyd steam- ship line, deposed that the Elbe had suffi- cient small boats to accommodate 384 per- the other | ance can be judged by 'the | sons and that there were only 352 on board. He also said the watertight bulkheads of the steamer were intact when she sailed. The inquiry was then adjourned. Thomas Stolberg, the third officer, said | that at the time of the collision he was on | the bridge. He saw the foremost light and | the green sidelight of the steamer Crathie. The first oflicer also saw these lights. The FElbe, according to the rules, con. i tinued on her course. A minute after- | ward he saw, just behind the bridge, a red | light and then almost instantly occurred | the collision. ‘The witness ran to the side | of the vessel to ascertain the extent of the damage and without delay reported to the captain, who had appeared on the deck. According to instructions issued by the captain he ordered boats threeand five to | be placed in readiness. The sea by this } time had reached the ait deck. ‘They had | only time to jump into the small boat be- | fore the Elbe went down. Not until morn- ing broke did he see the faces in the boat, | becoming aware for the first time who had | beer: saved. On board the Elbe there had | been no rushing, no crowding, no disorder | and no cries for help. There had been no squabbling among the occupants for posi- | tions in the small boatat the time the Elbe | went down. Rix's Extradition Contention. BERLIN, March 23.—One of the cases remaining unsettled during the present re- | vision of the German-American extradition treaty is that of a man named Rix of Chi- cago, who fled from the State of Illinois about a year ago, charged with forgery and embezzlement. Six months ago he was arrested at Hamburg, and he is still in jail awaiting the decision of the German Gov- ernment, whose interpretation of the ex- isting extradition treaty is disputed by the United States. Socialistic Publications Seized. BERLIN, March socialists again commemorated the v of the uprising of 1848 by decorating their graves on Monday last and holding twelve big meetings. The Vorwaerts published a memorial e, but as it was sanguinary it was confiscated by the police. The issue of the Vorwaerts of March 11 was also seized on account of an inflammatory arti- cle entitled “Militarism” which it con- tained. | Church of Mercy Dedicated. BERLIN, March 23.—The dedication of the Church of Mercy occured yesterday in the presence of the Emperor and Empress -and prominent members of the imperial court. The church was erected in memory of the Empress Augusta, grandmother of the present Emperor. It is one of the most beautiful edifices in Berlin and cost about | 10,000,000 marks. Ravages of Influenza. BERLIN, March 23.—The epidemic of influenza is slowly subsiding but there are still numerous cases. Among the recent deaths from the disease are those of Pro- fessor Wessly, Colonel von Bennington, Baron von Roche and Count Osten Plathe. A Dinner for Runyon. BERLIN, March 23.—United States Em- bessador Runyon attended this evening a dinner at the French Embassy which was given in his honor. BURIED BY AN EARTHQUAKE WORSHIPERS IN ITALY CAUGHT { WHILE AT DEVOTION IN THEIR CHURCHES. S1x Bopies Have THus FaR BEEN RECOVERED BY SEARCHERS IN | ROME, March 23.—A heavy earthquake occurred at 1:16 this afternoon at the town | of Comacchi, located in the province of Ferrara. One of the churches and a num- ber of houses were damaged at Mirabella and at Imbaccari, in the province of | Catania, the church walls fell, burying a | number of worshipers. Up to the present time six bodies have been recovered. | Two Brothers Found Dead After Eating Rabbits They Had Fixed. MONTREAL, March 23.—A dispatch | from Calgary, N. W. T., gives details of the | death of Robert and David Smith, sons of Sergeant-Major Smith. Itis supposed the voung men, who had been hunting and trapping during the winter and had been poisoning wolves, had eaten of rabbits which had partaken of some of the poison. This had made them sick and they really | died from ‘want of medical attendance. | The bodies were found in the house they | bad built for themselves side by side in | bed. 2 ! Slavery Accepted for Food. ZANZIBAR, March 23.—Drought and locusts have caused widespread damage in Eastern Equatorial Africa. The villages have been depapulated and mission schools | and churches have been closed. Many na- | tives are selling themselves and their chil- | dren into slavery to obtain food. The missionaries in Ugogo and Mambola have joined others in an appeal for aid. — Free Religion for Hungary. BUDA PESTH, March 23.—The House of Magnates to-day by a vote of 126 to 112 | passed the third reading of the bill pro- viding for the *free exercise of religion. The contentious sections in regard to the persons of no religion were dropped for the present. The House rejected, by a vote of 117 to 111, the bill giving official recognition of Judaism. it French Bimetallic League. PARIS, March 23.—The Bimetallic League held its first meeting here to-day. A committee was appointed to prepare a programme for the propagands of the policy of the league. M. Loubet, formerly Premier, is president of the league. Ce g LIMA’S PRESIDENT. Elections Will Be Held Under the Pro- visional Government Regulations. LIMA, March 25.—Senor Manuel Can- damo, who a few days ago was proclaimed Provisional President, has assumed all the duties of the Presidency. Senor Nicholas Pierola, tife leader of the revolutionists, who accepted the selection of Candamo be- cause of the intervention of foreign diplo- mats and the papal nuncio, has announced that elections will be held everywhere im- mediately. G L) Mexican Railroad Receiver. MONTEREY, Mex., March 23.—An of- ficial telegram was received by the Federal Judge to-day from the City of Mexico an- nouncing the issue of a decree by the Su- preme Court of the Republic confirming the appoiniment of J. A. Robinson as re- ceiver and general manager of the Mon- terey and Gulf Railroad, with full power to control. The decision is receivea with great satisfaction in all quarters, — _ Japanese Repulsed. SHANGHAI, March 23. — A dispatch from Formosa says the Japanese attempted a landing at Pescador Islands, but were | Tientsin. repulsed with slight loss. | | FRANCE AS A JUDGE An American Citizen Im- prisoned by Court- Martial. CHARGED WITH WRITING He Had Been Corresponding About a Land Concession in Madagascar. WAS FORMERLY U. S, CONSUL. He Served Under President Harri- son, but Was Not Granted a Fair Trial. PORT LOUIS, Island Mauritius, March 23.—John L. Waller, formerly United States Consul to Tamatave, Island of Mad- agascar, has been found guilty of corre- sponding with the Hovas, aftef trial by a French court-martial, and sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. April 20, 184, Mr. Waller secured a con- cession irom the Hovas Government of the whole southern part of the island of Mad- agascar in spite of the repeated protests of the French residentsand the French colony generally. According to the French pioneer col- onists all the nationalities engaged in the indiarubber trade considered that their vested interests had been injured by the concession to Waller. France has hitherto claimed a protectorate over the island of Madagascar and Great Britain has recog- nized it, but the native Government of car repudiates the French claim btectorate, and France is now send- ing to Madagascar a large expedition to subdue the Hov Early in June last the New York World published a letter from E. Underwood Harvey, editor of the Madagascar News, sayin “It is time for the great Ameri- can Government to put its foot down and say that American enterprise in this coun- try shall no longer be trampled by French bullying.’'s This was the result of the action of the representatives of France in Madagascar in denying the Malagassa “overnment the right to make land grants to American citizens without first obtaining the sanc- tion of the French Resident-General. NOT OFFICIALLY KNOWN. Waller's Sentence Has Not Been Reported to the State Department. WASHINGTON, March 23.—Nothing has been heard officially at the State De- partment of the reported sentemce by a Trench court-martial in Madagascar of ex- United States Consul Waller to twenty vears’ imprisonment for corresponding with the Hovas. If the circumstances are as reported, it | is probable that our Government will pro- test against the arpitrary action of the French authorities. Waller isa citizen of the United States and officials here cannot conceive by what anthority French courts- martial have attempted to assert juris- diction over an Amierican citizen not actively engaged in hostilities against them. Waller, who is trom Kansas, was Consul at Tamatave during the Harrison admir tration. It is well know here that French con- cessionaries in Madagascar have been do- ing their utmost to prevent him enjoying the fruits of valuable concessions he ob- tained from the Hova Government by good management. So far as the Government is aware the French protectorate over Madagascar is limited strictly to the regu- lation of foreign intercourse of the Hova Government and the right of the latter to control its internal affairs, incinding the granting of concessions to individuals, has never been questioned before. As to the charges against Waller that he has been in correspondence with Hova officials here, they assert that-he has a per- fect right to do so. Moreover, they fail to see why Waller should not be given the benefit of a fair trial by civil courts. Ex-Consul Waller is a colored man from Kansas, born in Missouri in slavery. He was one of the slaves confiscated by Fed- eral troops in 1862 and sent into Iowa, be- ing then 11 years of age. He is an attorney-at-law, and at the time of his appointment practiced in Topeka. He was prominent in politics, being an elector for President Harrison in 1888, He is spoken of very highly asa man well read in the law and of good habits. He had the best of application papers when he was ap- pointed by President Harrison Consul at Tamatave in February, 1891. He held the office until the arrival of his successor, September, 1893, ORIENT. Chinese Want Peace, but Protest Against Giving Up Any Territory. TOKIO, Japan, March 9.—During the third week of February several conferences were held between the leaders of the First and Second Army corps and a plan of aggressive action was arranged to be put in operation at the end of the month. Early on the morning of the 28th the Third Division, under Lieutenant-General Kat- sura, moved northward by the Las-Yang road and before daylight encountered a Chinese force of not less than 15,000, which was gradually driven from one position after another until at 10 o’clock it gave way entirely and retreated in two direc- tions. The losses on the Japanese side in this engagement were ten killed and eighty-six wounded. One hundred and sixty dead Chinese were left on the field. - On March 1 Lieutenant-General Sakura sent the Sixthe Brigade in pursuit of the enemy’s main body, but a heavy snow- storm impeded the route and little progress was made. Li Hung Chang’s appointment as peace Embassador is now an established fact. It is believed that the fullest authority was conferred upon him,and his prospects of success are regarded very hopefully by the foreign Ministers at the Chinese court. Even in Japan his mission is looked upon as genuine, and the possibility that it may have practical results is admitted in the highest official circles. An. impression prevails tnat Japan has allowed some in- dication of her intentions to be conveyed to the Chinese Government, and that Li will come prepared to accept any terms not utterly ruinous or disgraceful. The place of meeting will be Simonoseki, in- stead of Hiroshima. Count Ito and Vis- count Mutsu will, as before, be designated to conduct the negotiations on the Jupanese side. Mr. Foster will accompany the Viceroy, who, it is reported, will have also the assistance of Mr. Pethick, formerly Vice-Consul of the United States at NEWS FROM Th So far as can be foreseen the preparations for continuing the war will not be inter- rupted while the conferences are in prog- ress. The Chinese are also keeping in mind the possible necessities of the future. Memorials are received from all parts of the empire, generally favoring the offer of any amount of indemnity, but strenuously opposing the cession of territory. Japan has given proof that she wants no possessions in the province of Shan-tung. Her interest in that region ceased with the capture of Wei-hai-wei. Of the 25,000 sol- diers sent to seize the naval station only enough remain to hold the works on Lin- kung Island. The rest have all gone back to Liao-tung, after demolishing the entire chain of shore fortifications. Howie, the disgraced American who was captured at ‘Wei-hai-wei, has been brought to Hiroshims The remains of Admiral Ting were sub- jected to gross indignity on their arrival at Tientsin. The head was cut off and ex- posed at the gate of the city jail. The Empress of Japan starts from Tokio March 11 to join the Emperor at Hiros- hima. On the 9th she visits the navy-yard at Yokosuka to view the launching of a steel-clad cruiser of 3000 tons, the building of which has just been completed there. ‘When the Chinese fleet was surrendered at Wei-hai-wei a request was made by the civil official who superintended the transfer that the Kwang-ping be excepted on the ground that she belonged to the Southern Kwang-tung squadron and was only on a visit to the north when the war began. The Kwang provinces, he pleaded, had nothing to do with the present con- flict, and he hoped that the southern com- mander would not be deprived of his last good ship, the others having been lost at the battle of September last. His request was refused. —_— ZLord Clarence Edward Paget Dead. LONDON, March 23—Lord Clarence Edward Paget, K.C.B., is dead, aged 84 years. T The Right Honorable Lord Clarence Ed- { ward Paget, K.C.B.,son of first Marquis of Anglesey, K.G., by his second mar- riage, was born June 17, 1811, entered the navy at an early age, and saw some active service in the Baltic during the Crimean war. Ie was some time secretary to his father, when master-general of the ord- nance, was appointed secretary to Admir- alty in Lord Palmerston’s second adminis- tration in 1859, and retired in May, 1866, in order to take command of the Mediter- ranean squadron. He attained flag rank in 1858, and made vice-admiral April 24,1866. He was returned as one of the members of the Commons in the Liberal interest for Sandwich, in August, 1847. He was re-elected for that borough in March, 1857, and resigned his seat on taking com- i the Mediterranean squadron in 18 He retired from command of eet in May, 1869. May | the fl Diamond Swindler Captured. TORONTO, March 23.—J. Coleman, one of the most accomplished and successful diamond swindlers on the continent, was caught to-day at St. Mary’s, Ontario, and | brought to this city. On March 20 the | Jewelers’ Circular of New York contained | an exposure of Coleman’s methods in sev- | eral Southern cities. He swindled Atlanta (Ga.) jewelersout of $31,000 and also fleeced | those of Macon, Augusta, Charleston and | Savannah. Coleman will be brought up in the Police Court Monda; 'WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED, LAND - AND IMPLEMENTS ARE TO BE FURNISHED BY DIFFER- ENT CITIES. HaLF AN AcrRE Is THE ALLOT- MENT FOR MEN WHO HaVE LARGE FAMILIES. NEW YORK, March —The commit- tee on the cultivation of vacant lots by the unemployed as an auxiliary of the New York Association for Improving the Con- dition of the Poor made public to-day the result of their many conferences in regard to the experiment of providing employ- | ment for the worthy unemployed men of this city. The committee reports they have secured the use for the coming sum- mer from William Steinway, the piano manufacturer, of 300 acres of land near Long Island City. Ex-Mayor Hewitt has also donated the use of fifty acres of land | at Linwood, on the Hudson River. Each applicant must fill out a blank form which will be furnished him, and if properly indorsed by some responsible per- son he will be allowed the use of a guarter of an acre of land, which he will cultivate | during the summer, and the procceds from | the sale of the vegetables. Ina case where | a man has a large family and his condition | is extra worthy he will be given half an acre of the land to cultivate. The committee has ordered 1200 bushels | of seed potatoes, and has already on hand all the other vegetable seeds that will be required. The seeds and all the agricul- tural implements necessary to till the soil will be furnished to the men free of charge. The committee has secured the services of a practical farmer as superintendent of the farms. The committee will exercise general su- pervision over the work, and will make a market for produce. A letter received by the committee from Henry A. Robinson, chief of the statistical division of the De- partment of Agriculture at Washington, states that from a personal investigation of the experiment at Detroit, Mich., and from the general opinion of those to whom he applied for information he is convinced of the efficiency of the scheme. Similar experiments will be tried the coming summer in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Los Angeles, Syracuse, Chicago, Buffalo and St. Louis. — - SECURED THREE DAYS. China’s Envoy Has Been Granted Time to Constder Peace Arrangements NEW YORK, March 23.—A special dis- patch from Tokio to the World says: The peace embassadors of Japan and China met to-day at Shimonoseki and pro- ceeded directly to business. The condi- tions upon which Japan will consent to end thé war were stated in explicit terms. After some discussion Li Hung Chang asked for three days’ delay, in order that he might consult the authorities in Peking upon certain points. It’was granted. Unless the Government at Peking instructs Li Hung Chang to reject what Japan deems indispensable to a permanent peace the treaty may be speedily executed. Ty < Burglars Frightened Of. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March 23.—An attempt was made to rob the Farmers’ National Bahk at Canfield last night. Two robbers blew a hole in the side of the vault, but were frightened off before they got anything. : Ninety Days for an Editor. WASHINGTON, March 23.—W. Calvin Chase the negro editor convicted of libel- ing C. H. T. Taylor, Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, was to-day sen- tenced to ninety days in jail. OPPOSED 10 HASTE President Cleveland Displeased With Gresham. Is HE WANTS MODERATION. The Secretary a Little Too Fast With His Peremptory De- mand Upon Spain. IRRITATION TO BE AVOIDED. Ample Time Must Be Given the Spaniards to Explain the Allianca Affalr. WASHINGTON, March 23.—It is now said that the President is not altogether pleased with the haste displayed by Secre- v Gresham in the Allianca affair with Spain during his recent absence from the city, and that the future conduct of the negotiations in regard to that incident will be marked by greater deliberation and con- servatism. According to the report this latter conclusion was reached at yester- day’s meeting of the Cabinet, and in some quarters it explains why Admiral Meade’s tleet has gone to Kingston instead of con- tinuing on its way to Santiago de Cuba as originally proposed. Despite the assertions of naval officers that there is no political significance what- ever in the present movements of the flect, the theory obtains among the gossips that the President deemed it advisable to avoid any act calculated to irritate the Spanish authorities under present strained condi- tions, and therefore directed the American warships to keep out of Cuban waters for the present. S Reports of Cabinet differences are circu- lating with persistency, despite assertions by one member of the Cabinet that the President and his Cabinet are harmonious and even unanimous on the questions of foreign politics. The difficulty with Spain arose during the President’s absence on his ducking trip, and Secretary Gresham, after much | deliberation, mapped out his course of pro- | cedure. His note to Spain was sent before Mr. Cleveland’s return. It isnow rumored that Mr. Cleveland has taken exception to several features of the Secretary of State’s plans. Mr. Gresham, of course, refuses to say anything about these various reports, and professes to be am d as to how they, could have originated. At any rate there is good reason to be- lieve that Spain will be allowed ample time for investigation and reply to Secre- tary Gresham’s Allianca ultimatum and that no further action will be taken that will prevent an amicable settlement of the points in dispute satisfactorily and honor- ably to both governments. MEADE ON THE SCENE. The Admiral Wires the Department of His Change of Programme. WASHINGTON, March 23. — Admiral Meade has cabled the Navy Department he has sailed with his squaaron from San Domingo for Kingston, Jamaica. Accord- ing to the programme arranged for the cruise of the North American squad- jron before it “sailed from Hampton | Roads, the vessels were to stop at Port au Prince, Hayti, after leav- ing San Domingo, and to proceed to Santiago de Cuba, on the south coast of the island. Just why Admiral Meade omitted these points in his cruise was not explained in his cablegram, and at the Navy Department the officials say he has acted in this without instruction. He isat full liberty, they say, to make changes in the programme. An explanation that finds general belief is that Admiral Meade bas heard of the difficulty that has arisen between the United States and Spain over the Allianca affair and is indisposed to complicate dip- lomatic adjustment of the case by paying a visit to Cuban waters that might be con- strued by the Spanish press into a demon- stration of force intended to coerce their Government. At Kingston also the admiral will be convenient to the isthmus and the Spanish Main =0 as to, be in readiness to respond to any call there may be to strengthen the forces at Colon and to have a ship look into Bluefields. Spain’s New Cabinet. MADRID, March 23.—The Queen Regent having charged Castillo with the forma- tion of a Cabinet to replace the Sagasta Ministry, the following appointments were | announced to-day: President of the Coun- cil, Senor Castillo; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Duke Tetuan; Grace and Justice, Romero Bledo; War, General Azzaraga; Marine, Admiral Beranger; Finance, Na- varro Reverter; Interior, Senor Cos Gayon; Public Works, Bosch; Colonies, Castella- nos. 8 The members of the Cabinet were sworn in this evening. . To Join the Squadron. NEW YORK, March 23.—The United States steamer Columbia went to sea this afternoon. She will join the squadron in the . West Indies, reporting to Admiral Meade at the first convenient port, which will probably be at Kingston, Jamaica, where Assistant Secretary McAdoo, who is aboard, will leave the Columbia and return home by & passenger steamer. TESTS OF PROJECTILES. Government Officials Try the New Instru- ‘ments of Destruction. WASHINGTON, March 23.—Two tests took place at the proving grounds at Indian Head to-day, one of the Wheeler-Sterling projectiles and one of the Hurst gun. The first was eminently successful, but the latter was a disappointment. The projectile test was on a thirteen-inch shell, one of a lot of 400 furnished by the Wheeler-Sterling Steel Company. By | the terms of the specifications, the selected shell was required to pass through aseven- inch nickel steel plate without being broken up. It was fired with a striking velocity of 500 feet per second, and passed through the plate, and sank about ten feet into the butt behind it, whence it was dug out practically uninjured. This shot decided the acceptance of "the lot. These shell are of forged steel, and have a large chamber, which contains a bursting charge of sixty pounds of powder when in actual service. In the tests the place of the powder is taken by sand so as to secure the proper weight. The second test of the day consisted of experiments with the Hurst gun, for the purpose of ascertaining the velocity ob- tainable with it for given charges. The projectiles used weighed 200 pounds and the total powder charge about 185. An or- | dinary service gun of the same caliber | would have a velocity of about 2500 feet | with this charge. The Hurst gun has the | powder divided into two parts, one of them | in a primary charge of ten pounds for starting the projectile and the. other a main charge of 175 pounds for giving it its | velocity. At previous tests a velocity of 2400 feet was obtained, but it was suspected that part of the projectile was broken off by the dis- charge, and - that it was thus so much re- duced in weight that these figures were | unduly high. At the test to-day two shots were fired, with resulting velocities of 2088 and 2096 | feet, the second powder charges being 175 | and 177 pounds respectively. These re- | sults are considered very poor, and as the | gun is more difficult to handle and the | ammunition more awkward to prepare and load, there will probably be no further test | of it. - BEATEN OFF WITH ROCKS. | Highwaymen in Baltimore Fail to Secure Money From a Fictim. BALTIMORE, March 23. —Walter B. Swindell of the firm of Swindell Bros., who was on his way to the factory with $2400 to pay the men, was halted on Rus- sell street this afternoon by two highwa men, who commanded him to hold up his | hands. Instead of obeying them he threw out his right arm and knocked the pistols up. A terrific struggle ensued, in which | several shots were fired by the robbers, one bullet knocking Swindell’s hat off. - Swin- | dell got out of his carriage and hurled rocks at his assailants. They finally jumped into a buggy and drove off. L T Came to Visit a Friend. NEW YORK, March .—Franz Van Reeth, one of the excluded diamond-cut- ters that came over on the Westerland, | | action. The Ouic succeeded in getting a rehearing to-day at Ellis Island. It then ‘developed that he | was the most expert diamond-cutter in the world. He claimed to be worth $100,000, and declared that he came over to visit Mr, sterman, one of a Cincinnati firm, who are supposed to have contracted for the men. His examination will be continued Monday. At vek il QUARANTINE. ARKANS Commercial Travelers Prohibited From Leaving Iron Mountain Trains. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 23.—FEvery city on the line of railroads in this State, except Little Rock, to-day quarantined against commercial trayelers. Several drummers arrived here to-day ana re- ported they were not permitted to get off at any station along the line of the Iron Mountain or Little Rock and Memphis roads. The authorities claim that the Camden case, wherein Samuel Buckelow, a travel- ing man from Kansas City, was taken with smallpox sterday, justifies the ita Hotel at Camden, where Buckelow stopped, has been closed and the inmates and boarders are quarane | tined in the house. — - The Cnicago at Home. NEW YORK, March The United States cruiser Chi aptain Mahan, sighted off the H nds at 4:30 this | afternoon. She is returning from the Mediterranean, via Bermuda, to the Brooks lyn Navy-yard, where she will be fitted with more powerful engines. —— Puddlers Go on Strike. CINCINNATI, March 23.—A Commer= cial ette special from Youngstown, Ohio, says 1000 employes in Andrew Bros.” rolling-mill there struck to-day because the firm discharged three puddlers. The company say these puddlers were dis- charged for cause, NEW TO-DAY. 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