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TUG KM) CLOUD CHIRK.
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To Open Fire on the City Within
FortyEight Hours.
The Challenges that Come from Havana's Forts Can Not
Long be Resisted by the Admiral Wants to Teach
the Spanish that Silence on their Part is Much Bet
ter for Their Safety.
Washington. Apri! .T There were
'ports here last n.ght that Admiral
Sampson hail been jjivoti orders to
bombard Havana within forty-eight
hours. This has not boon ootid rmoil
by the navy department, but all signs
indicate that a movement of that lcitul
will soon bo muilo. if the order has
not already b.'on given. It is known
r 'i(at Admiral Sampson has appealed
to the government for permission to
return the, fire of the Havana forts,
and his impatience has hud ti percep
tible effect upon the naval authorities
bore.
,'hc department has begun to fool
it it cannot maintain a peaceful
'clc.du much longer and uneasiness
is manifested on that account.
'jflie challenges that come, from the
for (Is of Havana, it is lciiown, cannot
'i Vf "' resisted bv Sampson. It stints
hit pride, as the department is aware,
!)!, 'Wtlie .Spanish gunners to lire
sit his Hoot w ithont b ing llt liberty to
return tho fire, and teach tho enemy
that silence on thoir part will insure
llielr safety for si longer period.
The administration Is opposed to si
bombardment until it must come, and
then only as a defensive light. Hut no
one hero believes the bombardment
can bo much longer delayed.
THE PANAMA TAKEN,
l'lei-1 .1I.iI.ch Another Xalniililc diploic
ltli Spiinlsh supplies.
Kr.v Vi:sr. Flu., April '.';. The big
Mcamship rauauui of tho Coballos
line, which left Now York Wednes
day for Havana with Spanish refugees
on board and u very valuable, cargo,
including, It is understood, fitores for
the Spanish army, was captured last
night about twenty miles from Havana
by tho little lighthonso tender Man
grove, now belonging to the mosquito
Hoot
Tho Mangrove mounts two O-pound-era
and four IIH-oaliber revolving guns.
Shu U commanded by Lieutenant
Commander V. II liverett and a crow
of thirteen men
The Panama is about n.StHi tons and
r very valuable priz. She was towed
into Key West this morning.
When the Mangrove sighted the
Spaniard site ran up to her and fired
n gun across her bows. The liner did
not take thy hint and a second shot
was fired, after which the l'anama
slowed down a little. A third shot
was llred across tho l'auamii sit a
hundred yards, and the deck ofllcer of
the Spanish vessel was hailed and in
formed that if he did not heave to a
shot would bo sent through his vessel.
This notification caused tho l'annma
to bo brought to.
The Pnnuma Is understood to have
thirty-nine passengers on board. As
she rounded to after the little Man
grove captured her, tho latter, know
ing tho l'anama was an auxiliary
cruiser, expected to bo fired upon. It
is not known whether tho Panama
had guns on board.
Thu I'nitcd State.sgnnboat Newport
has brought In two prizes, u sloop and
a schooner.
VOLUNTEER RENDEZVOUS
rretirjr Alj;er I)eilp;iitc I'litcei for
Mnlilllittlnu or tlm Mllltlt.
Wariiinoto.v, April !!7. The ten
iWtous for the troops to bo mustered
in tho service of tho volunteer army
in tho various states anil territories
bus been designated by Secretary Al
ger as follows:
Alabama, Mobile; Arkansas, Kittle
Hock; California, San Francisco; Colo
rado, Denver: Connecticut, Niantie;
Delaware, Wilmington; Florida, Tam
pa; Georgia, Atlanta; Idaho, Pendle
ton; Illinois, Springfield; Indiana,
KvnusvUlc; Iowa, Davenport;
Kansas, Kansas City; Ken
tucky, Louisville: Louisiana,
New Orleans; Maine, 1'ortlund,
Maryland, Baltimore; Massachusetts,
Springllcld, Itoston and Ocean Service;
Michigan, Detroit; Minnesota, La
crosse; Mississippi, Jackson; Missouri,
St. Louis', Montana, Helena; Nebraska,
Lincoln; Nevada, Reno; New Hamp
shire, Concord; New Jersey. Jersey
City; New York, l'eekskill; North
Carolina, Haleigli; North Dakota,
Fargo; Ohio, Columbus: Oregon, Port
lund; Pennsylvania, Mount Gretna;
Kb oilo Island, Providence; South
Carolina, Charleston; South Da
kota, Huron; Tennessee Nash
ville; Texas, Houston; Utah,
Ogdcni Vermont, Burlington; Virginia,
Hlehmond; Washington, Tacoma; West
Virginia, Msrtluiburg: Wisconsin,
Milwaukee; Wyoming, Cheyenne; Art
sona, Phoenix: New Mexico, Albu
querque; Oklahoma, Oklahoma City;
District of Columbia, Washington.
For the purpose, of recruiting for
tho volunteer as well us for tho regu
lar array, tho department will desig
nate in each slat and territory sev
eral cities where recruiting under the
direction of army ofllcers will bo cut
rlcd on.
NO PLACE FOR LOGAN, JR
OoTcrnor Tanner Dec-lluea to Mnke llliu
Colon! of an llllnol Itetflinnnt.
Ciilt'Aoo, April 27. Governor Tan
ner has refused to appoint John A.
Logan, Jr., commander of a regiment.
This request came to him through the
secretary of war. This is considered a
decided rebuff to Mr. Algar.
TO BOMBARD HAVANA
OFFTHE PHILIPF-'INES.
('iiinuiiiiliiro Deucj llns I'riitniM) 'lnl.cn
I lll'lll s.ilil to lie mi l,ii liivl,.
Vv'Miisniov, April '.'7 -Navy de
partment ouicials confidently ovpect
that within throe days u decisive bat
tle will be fought between the Amer
ican and Spanish, forces operating lu
tho w titers of tho Philippines.
Commodore Dewey's t-qtiudron,
which left Hong Kong buntlny foi
.Mars 1'iiy, has now left that place fin
the Philippine islands under tho in
structions sent several days tigo hi,
Secretary Long Steaming tit tho rati
of ten miles an hour tho fleet ought tc
roach its destination by this forenoon,
and it Is expected by Secretary Lour
and other department officials that
the vessel whl be in notion immediate
ly sifter arrival unless the Spanish
men of war should prefer to remain
in the mined harbors,
of primary importance, the official""
loo. are, is thu immediate, capture or
lestruetlon of the Spanish vessels.
After this has been uecompllshed it
will not bo a dilliciilt matter to se
cure the fall of Manilla or Luzon and
of other ports by simtdy conducting a
blockade Mich as the North Atlantic
squadron is doing with reference to
( ubau ports. It is understood that
Commodore Dewev's plan of campaign
contemplates the capture or dostrue
lion of tho Spanish fleet. There sire
six of these craft, none of which is tc
bo compared to the protected cruisers
of the American squadron.
As Column lo.'e Dewey has not n
large squadron, it is appreciated that
he will not have sullloiout vessels tc
carry on a blockade, to hist any length
of time, lie will, however, bo able tc
blockade the principal ports in which
the Spanish troops arc stationed, and
the Insurgents lu the island will prob
ably give him assistance by contrib
uting thoir land operations.
Altogether, naval experts say that
Commodore Dewey's task Is the easiest
of those which have been assigned to
any flag ofllcer.
General Aguiualdo, the president
of the Philippine insurgents, has sailed
from Singapore, where ho has been in
exile, with the members of his cabinet.
They chartered their own steamship.
They wilt land sit a convenient
point on the islands, and the general
will put himself at the head of an
army of .Ij,000 well equipped insur
gents now gathered and waiting for
him.
General Aguiualdo will lead this
large force to attack Manilla by laud
while tho American warships bombard
the city from the sea.
Mono Komi, April L'7 Mail ad
vices which reached here to-day from
Manilla dated Saturday say the in
surgents wore then gathering in
masses around Manilla and that tin
attack upon the Spaniards nt that
purl was apprehended.
It is also announced in the dis
patches that the Spaniards have laid
mini's about. Manilla. The i'nitcd
States squadron will leave Mirs bay
to-morrow to watch thu Philippine
ports Tho Insurgent loader, Again
aldo, is on board thu I'niteil States
cruiser Olyuipia
REVOLUTION IMMINENT.
Overthrow of the i.inlth (iovfirnnifint
l a Moral Certainty.
Losnox, April -. -A revolution in
Spain within a very short time is a
moral certainty, siceording to Sir
Charles Hall, the recorder of London.
Ho has been at Madrid on a special
uuollleial mission from tho ltritish
government, mlvlslnsr tho British
charge d'affaires in the ttlisence of the
ltritish ambassador in thu negotia
tions about tho declaration of Paris
and the protection of American lives
and property In Spain.
Tins Madrid correspondent of the
New York World says: "Madrid and
morn than twenty of the largest towns
lu Spain are In the hands of thu moL
several hours every day.
Tho revolutionary parties are very
oetive. They arc almost publicly
threatening to take matters in their
own hands If the government does not
succeed lu promptly overcoming the
United States
Matters sire critical politically nml
even worse financially, lioth aspects
of tho situation tire being employed
by the Spanish diplomats and court to
impress IJuropcnn courts and govern
ments with the urgent necessity ol
action to save Spain from botli th.
foreigner and herself.
Kidim Ciia VurnUh X'D.OOO Man.
Tor-KK a, Kau., April "J 7. Governor
Leedy says '.'0,000 volunteers have of
fered their services from Kansas.
HULL ARMY BILL A LAW.
taorgiinlzatlnn rruvlilnd for In On
Mnniure Mzuail by llm Preililant.
Wasiiimjto, ,Alrll 1!". The Hull
army organization bill, which wa
passed by thu House nnd Senate, was
slgn-d to-day by the President, and ..
now a law.
Mellon strlctlr neutral.
Cjtt or Mkxico, April !!7. Kenoi
Mariseal, minister of foreign nlYulrs,
litis declared that tho Mexican gov
ernment will maintain tho strictest
neutrality in tho Hispano-American
Atnerlcah war.
Ym SKAT OK WAK.
BRIEF SKETCHES OF AC
TUAL HOSTILITIES.
I'lnlii. I niiiriiif-liril I'unit-rupti l'nrtrii
IliU Truthful . of i:rntn n The
lime or Witt lliippcu MmcincntM of
Arm mill Nun lli-purlini nlnl llolii.
s.itnril.i), Ailll 'ill.
The north thtiitio squadron now
lihieUiidos Cuban ports.
It is uuilorstiiol that the Asiatic
si,uiidi'iui linn s lilod from Hung Kong
for Manilla, which It will attack.
The president has nuichilly untitled
tin- world that tho I lilted Mutes has
ordered a bliu-kado of Cuban ports.
Spain insist-, on privateering despite
protest-, of l-'uglaiiil anil Germany.
Tho I'nited Stat.-s will re f rain ' from
such warfare.
Captaiu-Gcnornl Itlauco has declared
that a slut, of war exists in Cuba, bus
revoked the 1 o -roe grunting pardons
to ('ohms, nnii the islam! is now under
iiisit't in t law.
It Is said that engineers on Spanish
torpedo boats at Canary islands pur
posely disabled iiiaehinerv because
they did not relish ti trip across the
ii-i-iin in torpedo hunts.
It was rumored in Washington that
qiaiti has ceiled Cuba to Austria. State
lopai'ttuout ollielals decline to talk,
hut it is notlikely that such a palpable
I rick would bo allowed to stand by
his country.
Minister Woodford, it is said, is
iirae'ically in disgrace with the nd
iiinist mi on, because, having boon
iiotiliod in iidvane.1 of resolutions mid
sent a copy of ultimatum, ho failed to
loliver same until too late.
Cidoiiel I'roil I'mistou. who bus been
it bis homo in Kansas recovering
from a wound received while lighting
for free Cuba, lias Ii.m-ii ordered to
Washington, lie spent two .vein's in
i;1m. .1 usi wh it his duties will bo is
not know u.
Tho I'nitcd Mates eruisor Nashville,
ivhilo patrolling otV riorida coast.
In da shot across the bow of the
spnnish merchantman liucnu Ventura.
I'ho ship heaved to ami surrendered.
When the jrunboal towed the prio
.utii Key West tho town wsis frantic
ivith enthusiasm. 'I'ho steamer was
libelled and the crow made prisoners
if war.
Vloinlii), April 'i
is fricudlv to
Kttssia
tin
I'nitcd
states.
'I'ho rallying ory of the war is
lie-
iiemncr uie .Maine.
'flie Gornmn pri'ss Is onornlly hos
tile to the Tinted Mutes.
'I'ho torpedo bout Porter captured
Ihe Antonio, a schooner laden with sit
,'iir for Havana.
'fhe blockading of Cuban ports by
Ihe Culled States has been rceognied
by the powers sis perfectly legitimate
inn proper.
.secretary Sheriiian'.s resignation has
been accepted. It is believed Assis
tant Seorotur.v Day will be tendered
the vacancy.
The steamer State of Tonus has
sailed from New York laden wiMi sup
plies for the Cuban reconceutrados. It
sailed under tho lied Cross Hag.
'I'ho swift cruisers Columbia and
Minneapolis have been detached from
tho Dying .squadron and are out to sea.
It is believed thev have gone to moot
the Paris.
Tho Asiatic squadron under Com
uiimilcr Dewey, which has loft Hong
Koue' for Manilla: is cxncotcil tu loive
till engagement with the r-pnnlsh licet
in mo next tew (lavs.
Complications may ensue over the
capture of the llueiiu Ventura by the
Nashville. It is said that the alisonco
of a declaration of war makes her sic.
lire illegal. Her ow nets have Hied a
piotest.
'fhe gunboat Helena captured the
Spanish .steamer Miquel .lover. The
prize is estimated to value tit S.'lim.iHin.
Tho eargo was cotton and staves. 'I'ho
.lover was bound from New Orleans to
llarcelona via Havana.
An associated press dispatch says:
Morro castle opened lire cm tho light
ing squadron ol the I'nited States at
II o'clock Friday night. About ton
shuts wore sent in the di.eetion of tho
licet but none were oIlYcllvo.
The president sent in his message
asking for a declaration of war at a
few minutes lie fore 11 o'clock this
morning. Both brunches of congress
lost no time in putting the declaration
of wur into efVeot. In the house it
took just forty seconds to pass tho res
olution, 'fhe somite consumed about
an hour and a half,
'I'ho Spanish tramp steamer Pedro
was captured otV the Cuban coast bv
tho Now York after u short ehiise.
'I ho steamer Mathilda, laden with
rum, vviis captured by the torpedo
boat Porter. The gunboat Wllmlng
ton captured the Spanish schooner
Ouadiilia, laden with charcoal, bound
for Havana. The eruisor Detroit over
hauled and captured the Catuliua after
a dash of eight miles.
Tiifsiluj, April 'ill,
Tho Spanish torpedo gunboat To
marlo is al Buenos Ayrcs uwaltlug
unlets.
'I'ho dynamite cruiser Vesuvius has
-ailed for Key West. Shu carries an
extra quantity of projectiles.
Tho report that the Spanish hud
ruptured the four-masted schooner
Shenandoah has not been continued.
No news from the American liner
Paris has as yet been received. Slio is
expected to arrive either today or to
morrow. An amendment has been adopted to
ALL NATIONS NOTIFIED.
rim Mate Depart raeut Notltlai the I'nneri
of Wur Ethteuce Npalu' Note,
Wahhinoiok, April 1:7. Tho State
department has conveyed notice to all
the powers and nations with which
the United States holds friendly rela
tion, of tho declaration of war by the
Cnlted States.
MAimin, April 37. The Spanish gov
ernment has son a circular to the
powers, regretting "tho hard necessity
of being compelled to appeal to force
in order to repel tho scandalous ag
gression of the I'nitcd States," etc.
tho until bill appropriating S.s'in.omi
to enable the se -is iar of the navv to
enlist men for the navy during the c
istingwar.
A disputed from St. Vincent. Capo
Verde islands, dated ostordii,v. sa.vs:
"There is reason to believe the Span
ish Meet sails toda, -. It consists of
four lir.st class cruisers, sIn torpedo
boats ami two armed transports."
Captain Mllluiin of the ll.-itlsli
steamer Myrtledeuo. which has just
arrived tit Key West Irom Havana sa.vs
tho Spaniards in Havana are full of
light and that they will, in his opinion,
give tho troops ali the lliiht they vvuiit.
A Key West dispatch says the llrst
Spanish shots were Hied at the torpedo
boat I 'onto between ,'i nml i'i o'clock
Satlirduv evening while taking sound
ngs ill Mat. inas barber, 'fhe boat was
within .'iiiinr :tiio yards of the shore.
The shots went w idc of the mark.
loll it Jacob sltir of New York, not
content with ollerlng the govt rutin lit
free his splendid vacht Normahal. and
free trutisnortalioii tor troops nml sup
plies over railroads in which ho is
intetested. wants to raise and equip at
his ow ti cNpciiso. ti hiittcr.v ol artillery.
The win-department got mil ice Mon
day that .1 oil it A. Logan. Mm of the
late Senator Logan, has raised a caval
ry regiment, which ho nllered to the
government under his own command.
It is Imped tMs can be accepted sis part
of the quota or men to bo furnished
by Illinois.
'fhe blockade of the Cuban coast is
virtually complete. No vessel can
enter or leave. 'I'ho North Atlantic
squadron is alert. 'I'ho torpedo boat
Porter made a daring trio into the
shore last night under cover of dark
ness, and Lieutenant I'rcmoiil landed
vv ith a small party and obtained valu
able inloriuatioii.
'I ho lissin hitod press dispatch bout
Dauntless last night bad an experience
that taught her that war was on. The
boat was ipiiotly steaming toward
Mlltsilias w hen tile torpedo boat Hit
pout eaiui up. iiml through the mega
phono ciiiuo the shunt "Uhnl boat is
that? 'ami belore the Dautitlos could
reply, eaine "Keep out of this;
keep out of the siviuilo limit or vou
will get :i shot through you." 'I'ho
Dauntless lia-l. unawares, got within
three miles of the Cuban coast, .she
was directed to proced to the Cincin
nati. Later, alter her papers bad
been examined by the Cincinnati, she
took mail from the gunboat, ami left
for Key We-t.
Nothing is known at the navy de
partment of the reported cutting of
the cable connecting Cuba atid Key
West bv the Mangrove ten miles out
to sea. Doubt exists that it has been
cut, but it is believed that the most
that has been done in this direction
has been the tupping of the cable for
.strategic purposes, 'fhe I'nited Slates
is a parlv ton convention which binds
all the signatories, most of the mari
time powers of the world, to refrain
from interfering with cables in the
event of war. A naval ollieer of high
rank remarked that almost all agree
ments are suspended by wur when
they injure the Interests of one of the
combatants and favor the other. A
prudent naval ciiiiimander doubtless
would cut the cable lir.st ami lot tliu
diplomats talk about it afterwards.
PRIZE CAPTURES.
I'rmlilnnt'a I'rnrlniiiiitloii Itetperllns; tho
lilRht of SpniiUli Vrl
WAsniNoroN, April 'J7 The Presl
lent to-day Issued tho following
proclamation respecting the rights of
Spanish vessels now in or hound to
the I'nited States norts, ami also with
regard to the rights of search:
Hv i lie Prcihlriiiof the t'li.U-il States ot
AniTlt a A pun i.iinatln i.
Wliprca-. by .in at t ot Cwii;rcs .ipprnvcit
Apil.'J.'i. IS'Jd lllsdtcl.-ireiltli.it vv.ir exists
mill ttl.lt W JI- ll.is l-Nlstt'll sllll'l- tin- -Jlst il.iv
ot Vpnl. A. I). IM.IH. Ilii-liiillm; s.llil I.IV.
betwefii tlie rnltrd St.it -s of Aliu-in.i and
the ktiiKdoiii of s,nla. anil
W'licii-.'is. fi luiair ilcs rabie tli.it such
nni slinald he coadiii ted iipmi prim Iples lu
Imiaiav with the preheat views ot nations
.in 1 -.(iii'tlnac.l u i r. i r i recent pi .u th e It has
already boon .iiiuounreil Hut the policy ot
tills Kovrriitnent will tint 1 lo icon to
Iirlv.itci'i Iiik hut to adlicrn to the sutes ot
the ilrclar.itlnaof l'arls
Now therefor., t Wllllatu .McKlulcy,
President n! the Called States ol America,
by virtue ot the power vested In me Uf the
coiiFtltutloa and the laws, do hereby de
clare and proclaim.
I'lr-it -The neutral H.i covers the enemy N
Roods with the exception ol contraband of
war.
Second Neutral K"dv- no', roiitralimd of
war ji s not liable Ij coullscitlou iiailei tho
rneuiy'H ftae.
Tint I lliokadn. to be binding, must be
cffcc.Le
fourth-Spanish nic'cliant vetscls In any
ports or places within the Cnlted States
shall be aUoncd until .May 21. lH'JH Inclus
ive lor lo.idltiK their i arfioss .nut depart
uK ioiu riicIi porti or places, and siu-li
Spanish nirri limit vessels If met at sea by
auy fluted .Statr-t ship, hhall bj pjimltted
to i mtliiii'- on tnclr Miv.ixo if, on ex iiiiiaa
lion of their paper- It ntull appear tn.it
tnclr i arKofs wore taKeu on board before
expiration of alove term provlde.l, that
not hi in; herein contained shall apply to
Spanish Tcssei-i liavniK on board any oil),
i ers la the military or naval servh e ot the
eiuin. or any coal (except su -h as may lie
iin-esarj for their voyauej or any other
article prohibited or coiilr.ili.iint of war, or
.lav dlspati h of or to the Spanish ko em
inent l-'lltli-Any Spanish merchant veel
whlrli prior to April 21, lalld, shall havo
sailed from any foreign port bound for .my
jHirl or place la the failed States shall he
permitted to enter such port or place and
lo illscn.irKc her ariro and afterwards
forthwith to depart without incilckiatlun.
and anv such vesiel. If met at hca by anv
l.'nltrd Stal-s ship, ihall lie permitted t.
i-jo ttnue her voyage 1 1 any j on not blocL
adeil.
"S.xth-The riKli'- of sea-i li li to be oxer
rlied with ntrlct regard for the rli;ht of
iieutra s and the votary ot mall steamers
are not to be Inlerfer.-d wl.h except on thu
dearest cround of suiplc.on ol . violation
of law In rcsptrtof contraband of blockade,
WlM.IAM Ml'Kl.M.KV'.
Illnodjr ArUaniat Trni;clj',
I.iiti.k lloc-K, Ark, April 37. A
bloody tragedy in the Kagle-Hooie
feud was unacted at Lonoke at 2:ji.
yesterday afternoon, in which tht
Ilooln faction was almost wiped out ol
e.Nlsteucu. 'J'ho l.ngles caught tho
liuo'.cs at a disadvantage aiiil poured
ti terrible volley of shots Into them,
W. K. liooie, tlm father, a prominent
bpslness mini, mid his two some, Will
and Charlie ltoolo, were instantly
killed. Tho Kagtcs came out of tin
engagement unhurt.
TIIKTOKPKDOIX WAK.
GHEATtiST AOKNT OF DLS
THUCTION NOW UStiD.
ItNlor) of Us CmiIiiI leu finm the Yi-ur
I.1H.1 I to Ihe I'm-iiI In lliivilliu
lliirhor on I'l-h. t, l.nt -Hilling the
Civil Wur.
I MKUICAN i; uitii
Iiuh dime mine to
develop the torpe
do ii mi Instru
ment of llttllllle
warfare than the
inventive Kklll of
any other natlon
ullt'y. While tit"
hbitoiv of ihbi tor
ilblo death engine
dates as far back
a u IfiS.. when an Italian engineer nam
ed .ambelll destroyed a brldi;o during
the siege of Antwerp by oNplodlng a
scow Iliad of gunpowder ar.alnst tho
pier. It wan not until the ilayn of the
i evolutionary vv.ir that an actual de
monstration vva-i nude of the olllcac.v
ur the torpedo. Sliteo Hint time the pro
oesH of evolution has gone forward
laphlly, and fioui a ciinlo contrivance
consisting of nothing more than a b.ir
lel. a few poitmlH of gunpowder and
a time fuse, the torpedo Iiuh reached
a Htage which iepicentH the perfec
tion of human skill and tin oxpetull
luio of vsiHt hiiiiim. Once an itia'giill
e.uu Invention, drifting at the mercy
of contrary oiiiiontH, It la now a thing
of life ItHolf, capable of attmkiug a
vcrsel with almost as much precision
aa though animated h human iutelli
I'.onee. 'I'ho origin of ihe torpedo may bo
tiaoed back to the daya when the an
cients employed Gteek lite to destroy
the whipping of their enemies. It was
the discovery of gunpowder that open
ed tho way for a natural development
of tho Idea, ami quickened tho Inven
tive brain to the possibilities of the
torpedo in lime of war. After Zatu
helll had achieved renown by blowing
up Ihe bildgo at Antwerp, nearlj two
lilSrilAUGING A TOItPKIK).
(fulled States Torpedo Boat Stiletto,
Now In CoiihiiIkhIoii.)
ooiiturleK pusHcd beforo It wan reall.ed
that tlie effect lionets of the torpedo de
pended on the submergence of the
charge at the time of explosion.
It was Captain David Hiishiioll, an
American engineer In tho l evolution
ary war, who lir.st experimented on tho
principle of submergence. Ho also In
vented one of tin) very llrst tmbinarlno
boatH, by which the llrnt attempt tit
actual warfare was niiido. lie was the
originator. In fact, of submarine min
ing us it Is pi act Iced today. The 111 Ht
practical trial of tho submarine boat
was made in 177(1, when Sergeant l.
iii !. dlicclcd the ciaft against tin
ltritish frigate Kuglc while she lay lu
New York harbor. 'I'ho attack was
not successful in dosttoylng tho frlcnto
r.ijt tho nariow escape fiom doHtruc
t.ou sent (old chills down tho hack of
l.f '. Howe, who used thu vessel iik his
ling fillip. In the year following Cap
Inlu Itiishiiell turned his attention to
torpudoe.v Wo filled a number of kogri
with gunpowder and time fuses, ami
then net thoai adrift In New York
hui hop with the hope mm of them
would lodge against the sides of thu
frigate CerliciUH.a Hrltlsh warship that
was anchored in thu harbor. One uf
the.se kegs Una ted alongside a prize
schoouer which wuh tlei to the stem
of the Ceberus. The pnllor.s saw It.
and, Ignorant of Its deadly character,
took It aboard for examination. It ex
ploded, and thcic was not enough left
of thu srhooiKT to hold up it di owning
man.
Twenty yrnrs later Unhurt Fulton,
the noted inventor, revived the Ideas
of Captain Hiishncll, Ho (instructed
a submarine boat called the Nautilus,
ami tried to ncli It to the French navy.
U' showed tho French the merits of
the boat lu August, 1S01, by destroying
a launch In the harbor of Hrcst, the
first case on leiord of a vessel being
blown up by a submerged charge of
guupowdor. For romo reason tho
French did not c:uo to buy tho Nun
tiltiH, and Fulton then offered her to
tin British government, with tho ex
pcctatlon that he would bo allowed to
operate her against tho French lleot
at Boulogne. He gave a .successful
demonstration on a brig which ho pur-'
chiiBod for experimental purposes, hut
the Hrltlsh government rejected bis
proposals iik ununited to tho Interests
and dignity of a nation that enjoyed
full sovereignty over the seas. Fulton
returned to the I'nited States and tried
to gain recognition from his own coun
try. Commmdoro Rogers of the Am
orlcun navy made such a show of oppo
sition that ho finally abandoned his
experiments In snmailne mining nnd
turned his nttentlon to steam naviga
tion. It Ib a remarkable fact that Fnl
ton planned a system of torpedo war
fare upon which very little Improve
ment has been made today. Ho do
vised four classes of torpedoes buoy
ant mines anchored In tho channel to
bo defended and exploded by contact
with the hull of mi enemy's vessel; line
torpedoes, to lie set adrift anil fouled
by the cables of a hostile fleet nt an
chor; harpoon torpedoes, to be (lis
charged from a gun and fired by clock
work after being attached to a vessel's
r--'f
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kIiIo, nnd block ship torp-dor, to bo
carried on long spurn projecting fron
a boat's bow and exploded by rout nit.
All tboyo dovli (- c vec pt the hnrpiMtt
torpedo are Imimhd lu the umtlont
H.vsteiti.
Colonel Samuel Coll, Inventor of the
revolver thai I, ears his iiatno, vv.m Uk
next American genius to take up Guv
study c,f tniprilnrs, and tho lit hL tci In
troduce electricity as an Ign'lng agent
for the explosive charge. After yesii
of o.xpoilimtit he blew up u brU unite,
full nail lu the Potomac river, Ajif.1
I. 'I, IS IH. It was a woiub'iftil demon
sttatloii for (hot-o days, and h.iu iit!vtt..
been i quilled since Colonel Colt oi:T
tiled bis electrical Imttciy at Atexscn
di in. live tulles away Umiii tho i,;Jt
where the brig was ils-sM'i -d. u fe.wt
which the government uiglneerH a
Wlllet'd Point have yet lo uuileil-it
with the same mi oci,h. The uoejvl
hollovcd lo telale to a method of mut
ing a vessel telogtiipli her own poHlii
died with him.
When the civil war broke out Atti-t
lean Inventors were given mi opwr
tunny to ilomoustt'dto on u grand seaV
the liiipoitiiit part which the tori(.ii
can bo made to play In iirtrlllmo war
fate, inning the l.mt two years of tliv
war the feileial government Inst sevcti
Ironclads, thirteen wo.den war vi--sols
and seven army tiansp-irts. atwf.
li.nl light more vessels smlously Ui
Jureil, ihe confederates lost four us
rols by thoir own torprdoos and tin
Albomailo. a lino new Ironclad wulH
had ptoved a tenor to I'nitcd State
vossels. i'ho destinctlon of the Alhr
niaiie was accomplished by otto of tlt
mosi during oxhlliltlons of bnnety
over iccorded In history, nnd served to
place tho name of I, lent. William U
Cusliltig in the long list of the worbl'.
heioes. Ciishlng wtiK only -I joatv
old.
Ciishlng asko.l for permlt-slou to rtc
stroy the Albemarle while she was ti.'tl
up to the whan' at Plymouth In .(.
Uoauoko Klver. i'ho permission km
giatttod, ami on the night of Oct -'".
IMii. with a crew or thirteen (illiecr-js
ami inon. ho sti amed up tho river in
a little launch. A long spar projects
fiom the bow of the launch, at the i.lsI
of which was a torpedo. A string, ccur
etui of which wiiH tied to the trlgi;v
of the toipedo and the other of whltfi
was lu Ihe hand of Cusdilng, ufiotslnJ
the moans of exploding the charge. At
full sliced the litiiuih dashed at tt'.
Ironclad, and when within twenty
yitnls It was dlsiovoted that si confiim
of floating logs surroimdnl the ship -
a protection ngalnst such an at tact..
Tho little launch darted out Into it.'
middle of the liver, C'liHhliig gave- ut
dors to put mi all steam, and then (r
tnineil her once mint' toward tin'
otiiy. i'ho speed was so gteat tlw'
when the launch struck the lug a If;
slid over. A volley of musketry r.-
luled tlie dating crow as ( iishlng pulKw
the string, and then a mighty column
of water shot up In the air. A !iv
minutes later ami the Albemarle "a,
on the bottom of the river. So a
tho launch, dishing swam down lie
liver ami esraped, and the rest or Uis.
crew was captiucd. W. II. 51.
GYPSY WOMAN VIOLINIST.
One of the few musicians among tc.c
w onion of the gypsy race Is C'.lla.
violinist who has been playing in Nrv
York. A few years ago she was :
barefooted member of a baud of stroll
ing players, but through good fortun-r
ami ability she rose to hu an enter
tainer to roiiilty. The Homaiiy rl
makes another claim upon Amorirutt
Interest, as she says she Is tho hImtt
of IMgu, I ho gypsy plavor for wliua-.
the Pilncess Do Chlmiiy deserted Iwc
husband. Tho fair princess, it will tn
lcnienibered, was once Mlsa Ward l
Detroit. Czlta always refers to her a.--her
slHtor-ln-law.
Clta dresses In a gown half Persiuir.
half gypsy. Long ago the hand lo
which she belonged was playing frvinc
village lo village, when there was it
CZITA.
call for them to furnish music for peas
ant dancers at a fete at a castle. Ainonc
tho guests was Prince Metternlch, di
rector of tho Vienna conservatory
Amazed at the sight of a Bjpsy girt
fiddler, charmed at hor playing, tlm
prlnee took tho barefoot girl awuy to
the big city and gave her a musical ed
ucation thnt has secured for her medafcr
and brought her as a violinist berom
tho German emperor, emperor of Aus
tria, President Fatire and others prom
Incut In Kurope.
'I he Senium Opened.
Mrs. Do Stylo Dear me! Whut a lot
of society news you've got hold of
even to a full description of Miss Tip
top's Paris trousseau! Where did you
hear It nil? Mlsa !?e Stylo At tfee
ympliony coniert.
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