Tllfl OaiAITA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , MAUOO. 30 , 1800. 3
BATTLESHIP IOWA AFLOAT
Thousands Congregate to tco tlio Frido of
the Navy Launched.
MOST POWERFUL SHIP LVER BUILT
Crnft SnoocNHfully Token the
Wnlcp mill IN ClirlHtencil "lovm"
1i } ' the DnimliU-r'
HitOiivrrnnr. .
PHILADELPHIA , March 28. ( Special
Telegram. ) No somber tone marred the
brilliancy of the launching of the Iowa
at Cramp's yards today. There \\tia
o. touch of spring In the March day and
the sunshine and gayty bedecked women
made a picture sJldom seen. The Iowa dele
gation , which had made t"he trip to partici
pate In this great occasion , was surcharged
with excitement , and Mary Lord Drake , upon
whom the eyes of thousands were fattened ,
was the most excltfd of all. Upon her routed
n most grave responsibility , but when the
time came for her to christen thlo latest and
greatest of battleships , h r arm became like
Iron , and as the ship glided down I5 > e ways
there was a crash of glass meeting the outer
D'xln of the vowel , and champagne deluged
those who stood below the small platform
upon which the godmother of the Iowa stood.
"I christen thee Iowa ; may luck go with
thee , " said Mtos Drake , and when naked later
nSmt her Impressions were In that trying mo
ment , when the fate of the staunch boat wai >
held within her email hand , she- said :
"I was thinking of nothing but to make
sure of breaking the botllo the first lick , that
the Iowa might not be hoodooed. When the
itilp finally struck deep water and sailed
away , I wished she might bo as mighty
among ships ne Iowa Is among states , " and
Governor Drake , who overheard the remark ,
patted his daughter upon the back and ex
claimed that the thought was well uttered
nnd one which he desired to re-echo most
heartily , adding that It was Indeed a pro
pitious day for Iowa and the nation.
Besides Miss Drake , who Is a line type of
Hawkcye womanhood , was Mies Herbert ,
daughter of the secretary of the navy , who
had performed a like service for the Colum
bia , and who could give th's western clrl
pointers as to just how to hit the bottle
tgalnst the side of the vessel.
Officially the Iowa Is known as "Sea-going
battleship No. I , " distinguishing her from
coast 1'ne battleships like the Indiana , Massa
chusetts and Oregon.
BUILT FOR TROUBLE.
This monarch of our navy Is In power of
battery , scope of flro , armor protection and
efficiency , the superior of any of the larger
foreign ships of like type , while considerably
ahead of Its European classmates of like size.
' The Iowa Is built essentially to look for
if- trouble and Incidentally take avery active
part In any little row It may become Involved
In. Few people , even these accustomed to
discussing warships In a general way , have
any real conception of what a terrific engine
of destruction the Iowa really Is. Virtually
It Is a floating fort , carrying guns In plenty
to give crushing blows of sufficient force to
quickly dispose of almost any antagonist.
Since the plans of the big ship have been
made It has frequently been compared with
the great Ironclads of the British and French
navies. In every case the foreign ships suf
fer by comparison , for experts of all coun
tries agree that the big American will bo the
technical peer at least of any ship afloat.
7Mo hull Is of steel , with double bottom
and close water-tight subdivisions extending
up to a height of ten feet'above ' the load water
line. The-formation of the sides amidships ,
where they roll Inboard , secures Increased
freeboard , without the added weight consequent
quent where the lines arc carried up with
the water line fullness , giving an easier curve
of stability , roomier quarters for the crew
and greater sweep for the guns In the broadside - ,
side updnsons. The motive power and ma
chinery , the vitals of the chip In technical
parlance , so to speak , aside from the guns
and their protection , must necessarily be a
prime consideration. To that end , on the
Iowa a waterllne band of armor , seven and
one-half feet wide and fourteen Inches thick ,
three feet above- ' and four and one-half feet
below the load line , running forward and aft
for a distance of 185 feet amldshlp , offers a
broadside protection. The ends of this belt
are Joined Inboard by bulkheads twelve Inches
thick , resting like a roof upon four walls ,
thus forming a protective deck of steel two
and thrca-fourths Inches thick , strong enough
to deflect any shot pawing In through the five-
Inch armor , which reinforces the sides from
the top of Uho heavy band up to the- main
deck. Above this roof , and extending- the
Bides , are many feet of coal , so widely dis
posed that Its presence given added protection
to the boilers , engines and magazines that He
below , encased In this box of heavy oteel.
TREMENDOUS MOTIVE POWER.
The motive power consists of three double-
ended boilers , twenty-one foot long , diameters
sixteen feet nine Inches , and two single-ended
boilers , ten feet long , diameters the name.
The boilers supply steam at a working pres
sure of 160 pounds , the engines making 112
revolutions a minute. The Iowa contract com
pels It to cover sixteen knots an hour under
pressure. With Its bunkers filled with l.SOQ
tons of coal , It could easily cover 7,400 mllss
at a speed of ten knots on hour , while , under
full speed , It will cover 3,000 miles , wltSi a
radius of endurance of six daya. The contract
was awarded to the Cramps , and the keel
laid August 6 , 1893 , the contract price being
73,010,000. For every quarter of a knot made
over the required sixteen the builders will
receive a bonus at the rate of $50,000 , a prize
worth working for.
This vessel , In which Nebraska takes no
v- llttlo Interest because of the nearness of the
state whoso name It bears , has 1,000 tons
creator displacement than her prototypes , the
Indiana , Massachusetts and Oregon , the dif
ference being carefully adapted to the bet
terment of the Iowa. The ship Is 300 feet long
maximum beam seventy-two feet two and
one-half Inches , and will draw , when sea-
ready , a llttlo over twenty-five feet of water.
This means that something like 12,200 tons
of water will have to move when the ship
dec.'dcs to go on an excursion , as that amount
Is Its reckoned displacement. Its total coal
capacity Is 1,780 tons ; complement of officers
and crew. 490.
In armor distribution , scope of flro , pos
sible speed , power of battery and seakvep-
Ing properties , this ship Is without a peer ,
while In regard to Its fittings for the comfort
of the officers and crew It does not differ ma
terially from the coast-llne-battle ship only
In one particular the additional accommoda
tions for 'tho crew afforded by the forecastle
deck , a most valuable feature , particularly In
tropical climates or when the ship's com.
pany may be augmented by the presence of
prisoners or rescued fellow seamen.
TERRIBLE WEAPONS OF OFFENSE.
The offensive phas'o of the ship consists
primarily of guns and torpedo discharges.
The main battery Is composed of four
twelve-Inch and eight eight-Inch breech-
loading rifles , mounted In pairs In six tur
rets ; the secondary battery la composed
of six four-Inch rapid flro guns , while twenty
Fix-pounders , four ono-pounder and two
galling guns constitute an auxiliary force.
Concentrated upon a foe on either side , the
four great guns can eend forth a mass of
a ton and a quarter of hardened steel driven
by 1,720 pounds of powder , leaving the rlflen
with a pent-up force equal to the energy
needed to raise the whole ship , crow and
all to the height of lght feet In ono second.
In this connection It la Interesting to note
that the steel of which the shells are made
costs about 40 cents a pound , while the
powder used Is bought at the rate of about
CO cents a pound , no that every tlmo the
main battery of the Iowa is discharged and
her four great guns belch forth flame and
send 3,500 pounds of steel through the air
the cost to the government IB about $2,500.
From four email turrets five Inches thick ,
firlnK through ! an are of 170 degrees and re
volving with barbettes three Inches heavier ,
the eight-Inch rifles can flro shells of 250
pounds , capable of passing undoformed
through eight Inches of steel 4,000 yards
away , and with a possible bombardIng -
Ing range of one mlle for every Inch
of caliber. From places on cither side of
amlduhlp torpedoes can be launched. These
are tiny vesNlu lu tberafolvas , actuated
by mechanism of great power , del.cately
guided by self-adjusting1 ruddora that auto
matically compensate for the variation of
subaqueous prcuures and bearing a head
charge with th deadly force ot 120 pound *
of gun cotton ft material three tlrr.ca as
powerful da pimdfr.
No ship yet built can withstand this blow
If fairly idaccd. Such are the possibilities
ot modern warfare. No supernumeraries nro
needed and im an example of America's
naval architecture the Iowa I * nn achieve
ment of which this nation can be nnd should
be Justly proud , and a nntnewiko It ) which
any stain might glory.
EXPRESSIONS OF IOWANS.
NothlnR could be more graceful nor more
Inspiring than to tec this latest defender of
America glide Into tfc water , without a
hitch , and there came uppermost the thought
that one more ehlp had been added to the
fleet for the preservation of republican Insti
tutions , a notice to the world that America
stood for peace first , for war when all else
failed , Senator Allison , who wes greeted by
applause when ho appeared on the pJalfTm
and who attracted great attention from Hie
thcusanta about the. ship , bald to The Be ?
correspondent , when a ked for an expression :
"Tho ceremony was beautiful ; the ship Is
worthy Iowa and the Iowa Is a worthy ship.
It Is n nrcat engine of ptace. These battle
ships are like InniiMnce policies to Individ
uals they Insure great nations against the
casualties of war , that always result In
great lo s of property. "
Senator Gear mid ; "Iowa Joins In an un
crowned honor to the kings who built her.
It Is named after a grcit stnte , one of the
greatec/t of this great nation. "
Congressman Sam Clark remarked ; "This
battleship bears n name that has never known
n dlvldtd patriotism. Its soldiers * fame Is
bullded wholly on triumphs cf and for the
republic , and Its people have , an Intelligence
nnd promote a prosperity In the arts of
poaca worth maintaining In peace and war ,
upon the land and ocean. "
Representative Henderson Is a peaceful
man , and his rontlmcnt was : "It Is a large
ship , and Is a message cf peace and not of
war ; of safety to people , not their destruc
tion. I am against war , and therefore glad
to see the Iowa launched. "
Congressman Hepburn rays : "Naval ex
perts say the battleship Iowa , when com
pleted , will be the finest war ship alloat ; that
neither In the ship nor Its armament will there
be anything to equal It. Its cost will be
something In excess of $5,000,000. We have
now completed under construction , or au-
thotlzcd. ten battleship ? . When this num
ber Is doubled the matter of coast dfens
will be settled , for no foreign fleet will then
bo able to reach our coasts. "
Major John F. Lacey of the Sixth Iowa
district , whose first launching It was said :
"The vessel Just ! launched will be the great
est battleship In the world , and tbo name of
Iowa will now bo as well known on the eea
as It has boon on the land. "
Bob Cousins , whose speech on Bayard hao
brought him national prominence and not a
llttlo annoyance , rounded these- expressions
of Hawkeye legislators with a picture : "The
Iowa , Its great beauty , Is emblematic , of the
womanhood of the etato It represents. Its
strength shall tell to all seat ) the manhood and
greatness of our commonwealth. Let
Polonlus bs the counsel of Its captain. Let
It 'beware of entrance to a quarrel , but being
In , bear It so that Its adversaries may be
ware of It. ' "
Representative Perkins , when asked for an
expression , said : "It was a genuine Iowa
day at Cramp's. Therefore , there was no
hitch In the program , and everything was
beautiful and harmonious. The Iowa Is fitly
named and woo fitly put afloat. Iowa. Is
proud of the Iowa. " /
WISCONSIN'S SHARE IN IT.
Senator Vllas of Wisconsin , who was ono
of the senatotlal party , said : "It was as
great a success as when the state of Wlscon-
! n launched the territory of Iowa. "
Congressman Hull of Iowa thought the
launching would lead to the study of our re-
jourcos and | open the door to our permanent
benefit.
These expressions show tha enthusiasm
that marked the occasion , and Hon. John A.
Kasssn said he was more Impressed with
the enthusiasm of the state as shown tcday
than In the act Itself. It was an lowan's
pride which he took In the ship , which was
the forerunner of permanent peace , he fully
believed.
While the launch was wonderfully success
ful , so , too , was the luncheon which fol
lowed , quite 1,500 guests being In attendance.
At the governor's table , so called , presided
Henry C. Cramp. On his right sat Governor
Drake , and on his left Secretary of the Navy
Hllery A. Herbert. In addition .were : Mlso
Drake , Miss Herbert , Vice President and
Mrs. Stevenson , Senator and Mrs. Gear , Rep
resentative and Mrs. Hull , the Iowa state
officers and the governor's staff.
Two sections of a special train were run
from , Washington , the Iowa delegation being
as follows : Senator Allison , Senator and
Mrs. Gear , Representative and Mrs. Hull ,
Representative and Mrs. Hager , Mrs. Davis
f Montgomery county , Representative arid
Mrs. Perkins , Representative and Mrs. Up-
dergraf , Representative and Mrs. Hepburn ,
Representative and Mrs. Lacey , Representa
tive and Mrs. Henderson and daughter. Rep
resentatives Cousins and Clark , Alonzo
Stewart , H. D. Reeves and wife , Joe Morgan ,
Colonel Charles A. Stare of Cedar Rapids ,
Miss Mlna Swalm and Miss Annie Huber of
Oskaloosa. and H. C. Evans.
SOME NOTABLE IOWANS.
The western party Included : General F.
M. Drake , governor of Iowa ; W. M. MacFar-
land , secretary of state , C. Q. McCarthy ,
state auditor , John Hcrriott , state treasurer ;
governor's staff , Major General H. H. Wright ,
djutnnt general and acting quartermaster
general ; Brigadier General J. Bush Lincoln ,
Inspector general , Major John Cutter Wy-
nan , military secretary ; Lieutenant Harry E.
Wilkinson , Second Infantry United States
army , assistant Inspector general with rank
if colonel ; Brigadier General Parker W.
McManus , commissary general ; Brigadier
General A. W. Jaqucs , Falrfleld , Judge advo
cate , general ; Colonel Thomas F , Cook ,
Algona , general Inspector small arms prac
tice ; Colonel Harry H. Canfleld , Boone , chief
signal officer ; Captain George Guyot , DCS
Molnes , chief of engineers ; aides. Colonel
Joseph McQarragh , Des Molnes , Colonel D.
C. Glasser , Dubuque ; Colonel J. R. Nutting ,
Davenport ; Colonel F. C. Letts , Marshall-
town ; Colonel George Bogart , Shenandoah ;
Colonel C. F. MqCarth , Jefferson ; Colonel L.
M. Martin , Marshalltown ; ' Colonel C. G.
Saunders , Council Bluffs ; Colonel H. O.
Weaver , Des Molnes ; Colonel W. A. Mo-
Arthur , Burlington ; Colonel F. B. Drake ,
Centervllle ; Colonel A. W. Hutting , Musca-
tlne.
tlne.Tho
The ladles were : Miss Mary Lord Drake ,
Mrs. M. D. Shonts , Mm Ed Goss , Mrs.
Colonel Martha Farr Nutting , Miss Mary
Carpenter , Miss , Fannie MacFarland , Mrs. F.
M. MacFarland , Mrs. Colonel Robert Roe ,
Mrs. John A. Drake , Mrs. F. E. Drake , Miss
Clarice McCarthy ,
The Invited guests are : Hon. L. A. Ellis ,
Hon. E. G. Penrose , Hon. Cyrenus Cole , Hon.
W. R. Boyd , Colonel Robert Rae , Captain
J. F , Merry , Captain John A. Drake , Colonel
T. B. Shonts , J. A. Mills , L. Sherman.
VISITORS FROM WASHINGTON.
In the Washington party were Vice Presi
dent Stevenson , Mrs. Stevenson and the
Misses Stevenson , Secretary of the Navy Her
bert end Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Mc-
Adoo , Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon
and the Misses Harmon , Secretary of Agricul
ture Morten and Miss Morton , the Russian
minister , Miss Boutelle , Senator Allison of
Iowa , Senator and Mrs. Blackburn of Ken
tucky , Congressman Allen of Utah , Congressman -
man and Mrs. Bankhcad of Alabama , Con
gressman Bennett of New York , Congress
man Bull of Rhode Island , Lieutenant Com
mander and Mrs. Buckingham , Congressman
and Mrs. Curtis and the Misses Curtis of
Iowa , Commander and Mrs. Chadwlck , Con
gressman Cummlngs of New York. Congress
men Cousins and Clark of Iowa , Congress
man Dayton of West Virginia , Senator and
Mrs. Gray and the Misses Gray of Delaware ,
Senator and Mrs. Gear of Iowa , Congressman
and Mrs. Hager and Mlcg Hager of Iowa ,
Colonel and Mrs. I lay wood , Congressman and
Mrs. Honderron of Iowa , Congressman and
Mr * . Hull of Iowa , Chief Constructor and
Mrs. Hlchborn , Congressman and Mrs. Hep
burn of Iowa , Congressman and Mlw Harri
son ot Alabama , Congressman and Mrs. Hart
of Pennsylvania , Congressman and Mrs. Han-
ley of Indiana , Lieutenant and Mrs. Knapp ,
Congressman Lacey of Iowa , Congressman
and Mm Meyer of Louisiana , Congressman
and Mn. Money of Mississippi , Senator and
MUees Morgan of Alabama , Judge and Mrs.
McCamuion , Commodore Melville , Comrnodorp
and Mrs. Pythian , Congressman and Mm
Perkins of Iowa. Congressman and Mrs. Rob
inson of Penn yivanla , Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Ramsay. Captain and Mrs. Sampson , Lieuten
ant Bchultz , Paymaster. General and Mr p.
Stewart , Congressman and Mrs , Underwood
of Alabama , Senator Vila * of Wisconsin. Mr P.
William L. Wilton and the Mlseet Wilson ,
Congressman Wllwn of New York , Congrett.
man and Mru. Wheeler of Alabama , Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Walker and the Mltees
, Lieutenant Nlblack , Captaij Dewey ,
Chairman Boutelle and Senators Chandler of
N6w Hampshire and Tlllman of South Carolina
lina on the committee on naval affairs ; Sen
ator Squire , chairman of the commlttco on
coast defenses , and Senator J , H , Kyle ot
South Dakota.
The Iowa delegation reached here yorterdny
and the Washington party came from the
capital In a special car , which ran up to the
shipyard. Miss Drake Is a handsome girl
ot commanding figure. She Is 23 years old
and precedes over the household of her father ,
who In a widower. She Is prominent In DCS
Molnes society.
IIAM.I.VUTO.V IIOOTII IS .NOT A ItIV.\l
MFN. Ilootli-TiicUor Pnjx Her Initial
VNIt to Snlvnlloii II'.T.iliMmrtcrK
NEW YORK , MarcJli 28. Mrs. Booth-
Tucker , wife of the new chief of the Salva
tion army In this country , who arrived to
day on the St. Louis , appeared palo and
emaciated. After a rough and tedious voy
age acrocs the Atlantic , during which she
wag confined to her stateroom on account
ot BHiclckncss , she reached the garrison head
quarters of the Salvation army tonight. She
was hurriedly driven from the pier. In
company with her sister , Commissioner Eva ,
and her bright , rosy-facet ) , playful children ,
to t'ne Thirteenth street entrance to the head
quarters , where ho pirtook of tea and qike ,
the first condiment flic had taken since her
departure from Southampton , nearly a week
ago. In company with her sister , Eva , t'.ie
wife of the new commander visited the na
tional headquarters. She was given a right
hearty welcome by the staff and local field
officers. Many knelt to receive her blerdng
and to repeat their protestations of loyalty
to the general. H was a matter of comment
that the ? "Union Jack , " which had been un
furled from the flagpole of the national head
quarters on t'ne occasions of th : > arrival here
of Colonel Nlchol , Commissioner Eva Booth
and Commissioner Carlcton , was not displayed
on the arrival today of Mrs. Rooth-Tuckcr. _
The only emblems displayed were the stars
and stripes and the Salvation army ensign.
Shortly after 7 o'clock , Mrs. Booth-Tucker ,
her sister , Eva , and Major Milan , General
Booth's private secretary , who accompanied
Mrs. Tucker on the trip over , appeared with
the officers. Commissioner Eva Introduced
her sister as the wife of the new commander.
After answering a few questions of nn In
formal nature , Mrs. Booth-Tucker said the
work of organizing tine Salvation army will
go on as usual In the American field. The
nationalization , oho thought , was a very
small matter. She expressed as her unequiv
ocal opinion that the general does not regard
Balllngton's new movement In the light of a
rival army. The general was not aware of
the facts concerning the situation In America
until after his arrival In London , after his
world-round tour of Inspection.-
"You see , " she said , "tho facts were
evaded untli the arrival of the general In
London. His heart yearns for a reconcil
iation with BaTMngton , and I hope and
pray to be able to bring about a meeting
between them. Father soys there Is a sll- '
vcr lining to this cloud of trouble which has
enveloped ua Just now. I shall do my best
to Induce Balllngton to see the general ,
'which I am sure would result In a solution
of the present trouble. If Balllngton should
promise to pursue a certain line of action ,
I am In n position to promise him that hc
will receive the utmost kindness and con
sideration from his father , the general. "
What these certain 'definite things are she
would not say. Asked about the transfer of
the property and on being told that the
rights of the alien woman were superior to
those of an alien man , Mrs. Booth-Tucker
seemed to be somewhat put out , and after
pausing to think the matter over said :
"My husband will become a citizen at the
proper time. "
She paid a note handed her on her ar
rival by Captain Lindsay , written by her
brother , Balllngton Booth , was strictly pri
vate , and while It contained reference to
the present trouble and expressed his de
sire to see her , she did not think It proper
to make It public. The proposed meeting
will take place within a few days at Mont
Clalr , N. J.
Her marriage to Booth-Tucker took place
In the Crystal palace , London , eight years
ago , and the wedding was regarded as ono
of the most notable In the history of the
.Salvation . army In London. Six thousand
people filled the hall and oven $25,000 was
realized from admission fees and donations ,
which was given to aid the work of the
army In India. She Is the second favorite
daughter of General Booth , and , singular as
It Is , she Is now the second wife of the !
now commander. Their first command after'
being married was In the Punjaub territory ,
where the scorching sands told with dread
ful effect on Mrs. Booth-Tucker , whose
health Is fast giving away. Rico and gee
was the staple food In the- Indian territory ,
and It was some time before Mrs. Booth-
Tucker could learn to eat of the eastern
food , which at no time agreed with her
frail constitution. Since her arrival In Lon
don , two years ago , she has served In the
capacity of Joint foreign secretary with her
husband.
CHANCES ON THE GRAND TIIUNIC.
the MnniiKeiiifiit of the
American null Ciiiiiiillnii nivlNloiiN.
MONTREAL , March 28. On Wednesday
next more Important changes In the manage
ment of the Grand Trunk road will bo made.
A circular Issued from the office ot the
general manager In Montreal announces that
on April 1 Charles M. Hays will assume
control of all lines west as well as east
of the Detiolt river , and certain other offi
cials also have their spheres of duty ex
tended so as to Include the lines of the
Chicago & Grand Trunk as well as the Grand
Trunk road , viz. : Mr. George B , Reeves ,
to bo general traffic manager of the Grand
Trunk system ; F. McGulgan , to bo general
superintendent ot the same ; Joseph. Hobson ,
to be chief engineer of the amalgamated
lines , and Herbert Wall Is mechanical su
perintendent. Mr. Mulr , treasurer of the
Chicago & Grand Trunk railway , will bo
retained In charge of the accounts of the
Chicago office. W. E. Davis has been ap
pointed general passenger and tlckst agent.
This entails the removal from offlca of
Mr. N. J. Power , the present assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Grand Trunk ,
but G. T. Boll will retain his position undjr
the title of assistant general passenger and
ticket agent , while E. H , Hughes becomes
assistant general passenger and ticket agent
In Chicago. In the freight department John
W. Loud , general freight agent , now takes
charge of the entire system , whllo Mr.
David Brown becomes assistant general
freight agent with offices at Chicago. The
only change In division .freight agents la
that John Earlc , at Hamilton , Is relieved
by Robert Qultm , the division agent of the
Grand Trunk company , whoso office Is at
Liverpool. _
TAKEN SEUIOUSI.Y IN JAPAN ,
MiiHUOvltex Deal with Oliliiu lloricM No
Good to Them.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 28. The North
China Dully News prints what Is said to bd
a translation of a secret treaty entered Into
between Russia and China. The treaty al
lows Russia to use any of the harbors along
the coast of China , to mobilize fleets therein ,
to buy coal and supplies , and to recruit
forces In Chinese territory , to buy horses ,
hire coolies , etc. Russia Is to have the use
of Port Arthur as a winter harbor , but if
complications with other powers should arlso
Russia can use any other port on the coasts
of Klang Su and Clio Klang.
In return Russia Is to help China In case
of war with other powers.
Russia will bo permitted to build a branch
of tbo Siberian railway through Manchuria ,
the line to be controlled Jointly for fifteen
years by China and Russia. At the end of
that time China Is to bo allowed to purchase
Russia's share of the branch road. In order
to protect this road Russia will be allowed
to hold one of the Island near Tallen-Wan.
Rusita will bo allowed to fortify ports In
Chlncgo territory opposite Vladlvostock.
If Russia and Japan should came to blows
Russia Is given permission to attack the
western frontiers of Corea by way of the
Yulu river. China will open her markets to
the sale of Russian goods and. Russia will
lend several hundred officers to drill about
100.000 Chinese troops.
This treaty U taken seriously by the Jap
anese papers and is believe ; ] to be au
thentic.
IIox C.-rN Wrrokvil b > - u Cyclone ,
ALTON , 111. , March 28. A cyclone passed
south of Alton this afternoon. Twenty box
cars were wrecked at Went Alton. Fences
and tdeirraph poles were blown down , but
no fatalities resulted. , . >
GOES TO A SUBBHHIITTEE
Omaha Exposition BUI ArpurdcBeforo the
Full Ways and Moans QotaroUteo.
MERCER MAKES A PLEA FQRi THE MONEY
I'rcnentH n Strong CIIMC nniI < ScctircM n
Ilerercneo AVIileh Uv ) RTlilitU
Will HoNiill lit n KMVurnlilc
Iloiiort Suou.pol'
WASHINGTON , March 2S.-Speclal ( Tolo-
grnm. ) The house committee , on ways and
means at Its session thla morning gave n
hearing to Representative Mercer on the
Omaha exposition bill. Mr. Mercer went
Into full details of tho'proposed exposition ,
explained the advantages which would nc-
cruo to the \vcstern country generally from
the holding of this exposition , and the
unanimous endorsement by the surrounding
states of the proposition. He produced for
the committee's Inspection a number of docu
ments hi support of his assertions , and urged
that the committee make a favorable re
port on his bill providing for the holding
of the exposition. After he had concluded
his argument It was decided to refer the
whole matter to the subcommittee on mis
cellaneous affairs , composed of Representa
tives Qrosvenor , Husscll , Tawncy , Crisp and
Wheeler. Mr. Mercer will puoh this com-
mltteo ae fast as he can , and hopes to get
a favorable report from It In a short time.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Reynolds
today rendered decisions In the following land
cases : Nebraska William M. Davlson
against Charles 0. Alton and Nannie 0.
Osbourne , Valentino district , commission
er's decision afllrnicd ; Mrs. Osborne's applica
tion to restore her timber culture entry de
nied , and Davlsan's homestead application
received. Hernard Clark against Lafayette
ColtHn , Lincoln district , derision affirmed ;
Coltrln's timber entry cancelled. John ! CJ.
Smith against Ephralm S. Fowler , McCook
district , decision afllrmed ; Fowler's timber
culture entry held Intact. Jamco K. Shaw
against Charles A. llurlew , Alliance dis
trict , decision affirmed ; Durlcw's Umber culture -
turo entry held for cancellation. Kaspar
Wolf against Andrew Lackey , Sidney dis
trict , decision affirmed ; Lackey's timber cul
ture entry held for cancellation.
South Dakota A. L. Seatoi > .agalnst Robert
S. Roberts , Aberdeen district , decision af
firmed ; Roberts' entry held Intact. Wil
liam A. Bennett against , Prank E. Tomlln-
son , Mitchell district ; decision affirmed ;
Bennett's contest dismissed. Ole BJerky
against Ole J. Mclham , Watertown district ,
decision reafflrmtd ; Mellmm's entry to stand.
Mark C. Bells against John. G. Shumaker ,
Mitchell district , motion for review denied ;
Shumakcr's entry held for cancellation.
Wyoming Jennie Croghan against Hunter
Smith , Buffalo. ' district , decision approved ;
Smith's desert" land entry held for cancella
tion. Leroy Grant , ex parte , Cheyenne dis
trict ; case remanded for further action to
determine status of the land.
W. H. Whltcome was today appointed post
master at Bolan , Worth county " , Iowa , vice
A. D. Kruseman , resigned , _
Sick leave granted to First Lieutenant
Will T. May , Fifteenth Ihfahtry , has been
extended one month. , lt' "
Two months' sick'leave has-been - granted
to Captain Owen J. StVecf , ' Twenty-fifth
Infantry. '
WANT EXHHIITS TO < ? OMB IX FIII3I2.
Il ; iirc oiiliitlvc Morcot .AjMiearn for
the
WASHINGTON , March ? S. jhe ways and
means committee- today , ( lectured to report
favorably the bill of Representative Evans
of Kentucky , authorizing ! thfe bottling In
' .bond of liquors by owner a'pil.distillers. . The
purpqae of the bill Is to furnish a guarantee
of th'e purity , pf the Ilfiio'r | tl > y practically
giving them in.bottles .a 'government en
dorsement as to.their , quaUlV aod prpof. The
committee alsoheard , Representative Mercer
"on his bill to permit IMc'free ; , Impp'ita.fjon
of exhibits to ltho TrarismtsalsslpiU 'exposi
tion to be held at Omaha in 1SOS.-'This bill
was refofrpd. to a' EUb dommltted of which
Mr. Grosvcnor ot Ohio Is "chairman. Tht
free alcohol bill was not considered by the
full committee. *
Decided .AftnliiMt the Stiite ,
WASHINGTON , March 28. Secretary Hoke
Smith today decided adversely to the claim
of the state of Mlnneoataa that the swamp
land within the ceded /portions o-f the Red
Lake reservation , to bo opened to entry
May 15 , were granted to the state by the
swamp land grant of March 12 , I860. The
secretary says the intent of the act was ,
to grant to the state Bwanip lands within
Its borders that had not been , prior to selec
tion by the state and approval by the de
partment , disposed of as rese'rveJ under some
act made prior to the granting act. Such
reservation of these land had' taken place 'and
accordingly none .of them passed to the
state under the grant.
The agricultural lands of the reservation
will bo disposed of Under the homestead
laws at $1.50 an acre. Instead of presidential
proclamation , and the timber lands will be
sold at an appraised value- and the money
placed to the credit of the Chlppewa In
dian as a permanent fund.
nocliU > il on the Frye I1I1I.
WASHINGTON , March 28. The subcom
mittees representing the Pacific railroad com
mittees of the two houses ; were In seaslon
for two hours today , engaged In n effort to
agree upon a measure" looking to the re
funding of the Pacific railroad debts to the
agree. The proceedings , were upon the
agree. The proceedings were upon the
basis of a bill which has been prepared for
the committee , which Is In t.iost hespects
a counterpart of the bill introduced by Sen
ator Frye. The meeting today did not re
sult in any understanding and was devoted
largely to an exchange of views as to the In
terpretation of the bill. The Fryo bill Is
a refunding measure providing for a cash
payment and then for extension , of the re
mainder of the debt for seventy-five years
at 2 per cent interest. The committee will
meet again next Monday.
DeehleH to Mollify the Darren mil.
WASHINGTON , March 28. The house In
dian affairs committee , which Is considering
the recommendations of the Dawes" commis
sion In regard to the Indian territory , made
some material progress today , There was
a division of sentiment InMhe committee In
regard io the recommendations and some of
the members favpr the'pTqposltlcils embraced
In a measure prepared ' , { iy Representative
Curtis of Kansas , wbjtchjjs'ra modification of
that agreed to by tho' co/mniuelon. / As a re
sult of today's meetlng a/ijliiicommlttco / con
sisting of Curtis of Kantap , Fisher of New
York , and Little , was 'pinpointed , who will
draft a bill upon whlclu itpls hoped all the
committee may agree.jjT ( e subcommittee
will hold Its dm meetlngft , < Mt Tuesday ,
m-llef May lie Fri-tlyviJlMtrll ute < l.
WASHINGTON , Morfti1 * . The United
States legation at Conpja'njlnoplo has tele
graphed Secretary Olney .jmder date of yesterday -
torday that the British tmlilesador has been
Informed In writing by.lTIVnrfik Pasha that
relief may bo frosly distributed In the In
terior of Turkey by EntfilsJl and American
agents , one member ofltflio Turkish com
mission being present at.dvKry distribution.
Miss Bartons agents ate al > lo to distribute
supplies directly with their own hands to
whomsoever they think. piopbr.
Confluent of n'yatcfllit
WASHINGTON , March ; 28. Representative
Hopkins of Illinois , who 'is taking great In
terest , in the caeo of Walter Dygcrt , the
Illinois man who was ImprlFjned pome weeks
ago In Cuba , , expresses entire satisfaction
with the action of the state department ,
From advices received by the State depart
ment yesterday ho Is confident that Dygert Is
alive and that the mach'nery set In operation
will ( shortly occurs hip relcasa.
Condition of tlie TreiiHiiry.
WASHINGTON. March 28. Today's state
ment of the condition pf ( be treasury shown :
Available cash balance , f 260,577,848 ; gold re-
oerve , $128,033,260. .
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MOHMON IV'CW JKItUSAI.ISM.
Temple < lie Erected by tlie Faithful
lit Iiiilniunilencf , Ma.
For the first tlmo since the Mormon hcglra
from Independence , Mo. , when they were
jrlvon out by force of arms and sought homes
In the far west , a body of these who fol
lowed Brlgham Young to Utah are In that
city doing missionary work. The Mor
mons who live In Independence , says a
writer In the Globe-Democrat , are the fol
lowers of Joseph Smith , Jr. , called the Reor
ganized Church of Jcsup Christ of Latter
Day SalntB , and a small church the Ilcdrlck-
Ites. Tbo Utah Mormons have never had
it foothold In this city. Today a conference
at Utah Mormons Is In session here , and will
be In session tomorrow. The presiding ofll-
cor Is Joshua n. Clarke , president of the
Northern States MUslon , aivl the body IB
called the Iowa conference. The Utah church ,
In comirion with , all the other branches ,
holds to the belief that Independence will
bo the gathering place for the faithful , and
that there will bo built hero a grand temple
on Ilio famous temple lot Bite. The con-
fcroncp now In Bcsslon la doing missionary
work , and It Is thought to bo preparatory
to the organization of a branch ot the Utah
church here. The Church of Brlgham
Young Is the largest and tbo wealthiest of
all tbo branches of the Mormon church , and
claims 300,000 members , The Heorganlzcd
church , which Is the strongest hero , lias
Just lost tbo suit for the possession of the
opot of ground called the temple lot , and
the cat wau won by a email branch called
the Hedrlckltes , a church of less than 100
members.
In the revelation concerning the temple
are these words : "A. revelation of Jesus
Christ to his servant , Joseph Smith , and
nix elders , as they united their hearts and
lifted their voices on high ; yea , the word
of the Lord concerning hit ) church , estab
lished In the la til dayp , concerning his people
ple , aa ho has spoken by the mouth of his
prophets , and for the gathering of his saints
to stand upon Mount Zlon , which shall ba
the city New Jerusalem ; which city shall
bo built , beginning at the temple lot , which
la appointed by the finger cf the Lord , In
the western boundary of the state of MIs-
luurl , and dedicated by the hand of Joseph
Smith and others with whom the Lord was
well pleauad ,
"Verily , this l the word of the Lord , that
tha City Now Jeruialem eaall bo built by
tbo gathering of the paints , beginning at
thla place , even tbo place of the temple ,
which temple s-hall bo reared in this gen
eration ; for verily this generation shall not
paaj away until a house shall to built unto
the Lord , and a cloud shall rest upon It ,
which cloud shall fill the house. "
Thlo revelation is dated In 1832 , and to be
fulfilled the temple must be built very BOCII.
The conference of the Utah Mormons for
missionary work at this tlmo and plnco Is ,
thcrefcro , elgnlflcar.t , and may prcrago the
coming of a great number of the big Church
of Independence. While many of the mem
bers of the church bollovo that the great
temple of the revelation will be built : i > a
night , and by unseen hands , the leaders of
the church disclaim men belief , and Bay that
when the tlmo comes , and It Is not far dis
tant , the mopt magnificent temple of wor
ship over known will be erected on this lot.
OUT OF , THIS OHOI.VAII V.
An ancient tomb opened on an Island off
the coast of Italy In December last revealed
the bones of a two-headed human being ,
who had been over eleven feet In height ,
The first statutory mention of plno Is to
he found In an English law passed In the
year 1483. The first patent pin machine was
ono of American make Wright's machine
of 1824.
J. W , January , formerly postmaster at
Mlnonk. . III. , Is said to bo the only man liv
ing that over amputated both of his own
legs with his own hand and afterward re
covered.
In the twenty-nmo years In which Dr.
Barnardo of England has been engaged In
his humane labors 22,000 waifs and strays
have been rescued. Of these over 0,000
have been sent to the colonies.
A remarkable succession of misfortunes oc
curred recently In the Irving family of Old-
town. Mo. Not long ago the old homestead
burned down , leaving the family with but a
shed for shelter. Two of the sisters moved
Into a store and started a millinery business.
The t'toro was burned down , and they lost all
they bad , Soon utter that three women
members of the family were thrown from a
bat in Pushaw stream , directly oppoa'to
ther ! homo and drowned , A week or °
since two other sisters belonging to the
family wrre murdered In Oldtown.
A device for permitting the verdant guest
to blow out the gas In his bedroom at tha
city hotel without Inconvenience to himself
cr anybody else has been patented by a West
Haven , Conn , , man. The gas burner Is made
of a metal having treat expansive and con
tractive properties. The gas IB turned on
In th regular way and a email icrow is
turned which admits a email ( low of gas
through the burner , The gas Is lighted , and
the beat expands the metal and automatically
opens a valve permitting a full flow of gas.
Tbo tan can be turned off In the ordinary
way , but U the gas l blown out the metal
contracts , closing the vnlve. and all the.
gas that escapes le the very small quantity
admitted by the screw valve.
Recent archaeological discoveries along-
the valley of the Tennessee river In north
ern Alabama have led to the belief that tho-
region was once Inhabited by cliff dwellers ,
and an expedition from the University of
Pennsylvania is soon to explore the caves.
In that region. Prof. Mercer will head the
expedition , and It Is believed that valuable-
discoveries will be made. Many ( specimens
of ancient pottery , believed to have belonged ,
to the cliff dwellers , have recently been ,
lound In the caves along the Tennessee.
Nineteen citizens of Macon , Ou. , eonie ot
them eald to be prominent in ono way or
another , wcro subpoenaed a few" days ago
to appear at the city hall , provided with
picks and shovels , to go to work on tho-
streets of the town for flvo days , under the
direction of the Board of Public Works.
A new law provides that a citizen who
falls to pay his street tax shall work out tho.
amount of the tax on the streets , and this
WUH the first tlmo U was put In opera
tion.
Thirty years ago the late Major Thomas.
J. Barry of this city , In paying a bill , gave
out $20 too much , the bill of that denomina
tion sticking to the back of another. The/
receiver noticed the mistake some time later
and made a memorandum of the fact. In
tending to pay It. The memorandum was
lost and the U > clcent passed out of his mind.
A few days ago , In running through a desk ,
he found It. He lost no time In seeking out
the widow of Major Barry , and , after ex
plaining the Incident , Induced her to accept
not only the $20 , but the accrued interest ,
compounded at 7 per cent , making the total
S1G2.24. With all this honesty , this man Is
too modest to allow his name to bo mad *
pul"Ct
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Ten Hi-n Ailrlfl nil tile lee ,
I'BTOSKEY , Mich. . Murch 28-Ten men
are floating out Into Lake Michigan on th6
Ice , A vpeclal train hax gone to Day Bhoro
with u boat to rcBcuo them.
CHAHLRVOIX , Mich. , March 28.-A rca-
culng party him started from , here carrying
a boat on n wngon to succor the ten men
afloat on the leu Iti Lake Michigan , Thd
wind lu blowing a Kale , and U In feared thdt
the Ice will break up befpro the men can t > *
reached. The Icn has moved out a mil *
the lust hour. The men were out about
flvo miles lit 2:30 : , and the Ice In rapidly
breaking up. The train for Hay Bhore ha
Klxty men and one large boat.
PHTQ8KKY , Mich. , March 28. Nine men
fltihlnv thiouirh the Ire In tha middle of Llt
tlo Trover * bay , ten miles from I'etaskuy ,
were carried out Into the lake by the Ice this
afternoon , A liont and crew , sent from
hero by special train to Hay Shore , rescued !
all of the men just a& the Ice began break *
Ing up under them.
