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PORTLAND, OKEGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1900.
NO. 49.
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NEW SHIPS FOR NAVY
United States Will Build Six
Armored Cruisers.
THEY .WILL BE BEST IN SERVICE
Three "Will Be Sheathed, Three Un
sheathedDescription of Fight
ing Machines.
Tho Navy of this country has, ia the
matter of fast armored cruising vessels,
practically stood still since the construc
tion of the highly successful New York
and Brooklyn. In the meantime, Eng
land, France and Germany have been
devoting much attention to the develop
ment of armored cruisers -which,, while
possessing very high speeds, embody
many of the qualities of battle-ships. In
fact, modifications in one direction In the
battle-ship, and the changes in another
direction in the armored cruiser, have
brought tho two. In foreign practice, very
closely indeed to one another.
England now has nearly all of the
Cressy class, comprising tne Cressy, Sut
lej, Abouklr, Euryalus, Hogue and Bac
chante, 440 feet long, 12,000 tons displace
ment, sheathed and coppered, with 2UX50
horse-power and 21 knots speed, so far
advanced that they could be gotten ready
for active service on very short notice
France, at the same time, has completed
her famous Jeanne d'Arc. 477 feet long,
of 11,300 tons displacement, 2S.O0O horse
power, and a speed of 23 knots, practically
ready for service. Germany, also, has
but recently sent her Fuerst Bismarck, 3S3
feet long, 10.C00 tons displacement,
sheathed and coppered, 14,000 horse pow
er, and 19 knots speed, to the far East.
The United States, however, has so far
neglected this element of the fleet that 't
has at the present time no vessel direct
ly comparable in class with those enu
merated above. Congress, more than a
year ago, upon the ursant representation
of the Navy Department, authorized the
construction of three, sheathed and cop
pered, armored cruisers of the highest
class, but unfortunately, so left the ar-,
mor question i such a shape as to pre
vent anything ' elng undertaken with the
cruisers until tt settlement of this much
mooted problen But for this, the United
States would n w have three of .hese ves
sels in an adv? teed stage of construction.
The 55th Congi ss, realizing the necessity
for still furtlur increasing this section
of the Navy, mado provision for three
more armored cruisers. The delay In
the armored cruisers first authorized,
while unfortunate In a great many ways,
has been productive of some good in
making It possible to arrange for all six
vessels to be virtually of the same design,
the three sheathed and coppered being
practically in no other respect different
from the other three vessels of the same
class unsheathed.
It may be said, without the least hesi
tation, that the new armored cruisers,
designs for which have been worked out
under the direction of the Ckiot Con
structor, Admiral Hlchborn, In the .-eai-est
detail, are, or, rather will 'e when
completed, superior in fighting capabili
ties to any armored cruisers now in ser
vice or projected. That all the uromlses
of tho design will be entirely fulfilled by
the vessels in service. Admiral Hlchborn s
success In the many designs produced
under his guidance, which have made the
Navy what it is today in ships, leaves
no room for doubt.
Tho cut which we produce today gtvos
an excellent idea of how these extremely
formidable cruisers will appear when
completed and at sea.
As stated before, three of the ships re
to be sheathed and coppered, and the re
maining three will be unsheathed. Ad
miral Hlchborn Is strongly in favor cf
sheathing and coppering a sufficient num
ber of our ships for protracted service
away from docks, and feels certain that
the performances of the three sheathed
ships, three months after docking, will
show a material Improvement over tho
performances of the unsheathed 3hlps of
the samo class after the samo oeriod after
docking.
Tho dimensions of the sheathed ships
are:
Feet. Inches.
Length on load water line 602
Breadth, extreme 70
Trial displacement, about 13,800
tons.
Mean draft at trial displace
ment, about 24 6
Extreme draft, full load, about. 26 6
Tho dimensions of the unsheated vessels
are:
Length on load water line 502
Breadth, extreme 63 6
Trial displacement, about 13,400
tons.
Mean draft at trial displace
ment, about 24 6
Extreme draft, full load, about. 26 6
In otder that the vessels may have an
effective steaming radius consistent with
their other qualities, provision has been
made for a total bunker capacity of 2000
ton;, a figure which is understood to be
materially greater than that of any sim
ilar foreign vessels. The ships will be
propelled by twin-screw, four-cylinder,
triple-expansion engines of 23,000 indi
cated horse-power, having a stroke of
four feet and running at 120 revolutions
per minute. To produce this enormous
power, there are SO boilers in eight sep
arate water-tight compartments, repre
senting a total of 1590 square feet of grate
surface, and 6S.O0O square feet of heating
surface. These boilers will supply steam
to the propelling engines at a pressure of
about 250 pounds per square Inch, and
with the power thus developed It Is In
tended that the vessel shall be propelled
at a speed of at least 22 knots per hour.
The armament of each of these vessels
will consist of four eight-Inch guns,
mounted in pairs in two HItchborn elec
trically controlled, elliptical, balanced tur
rets, placed on the middle line, one for
ward and one aft, each having an arc of
train of at least 270 degrees. On the
uppet deck, at the corners of the super
structure, there will be four six-inch
guns, mounted in sponsons, one In each
corner, and each having a bow or stern
fire, with an arc of train of at least 145
degrees. There will be, In addition, the
gun deck battery of ten six-inch guns
f ormir g a broadside, five on each side, the
arc of fire of each being not less than
110 degrees, or at least 53 degrees forward
and 5L degrees abaft the beam, except
ing in the case of the forward pair, which
are so arranged as to be capable of direct
ahead fire. There will also be a very
formidable secondary battery, consisting
of 18 three-inch breechloadlng rifles, lz
three pounders, two machine guns, and
six automatic guns of small caliber
mounted in the most commanding posi
tions practicable, and having large arcs
of fire. In the lower ton there will be two
automatic one-pounders, and In the upper
military top a single one-poundpx. in these
vessels, as in all others of recent design,
there will be no above-water torpedo
tubes, but provision Is made for two sub
marine torpedo-tubes located In one com
partment forward, fitted for the long, 1S
lnch Whitehead toTpedo.
For the guns above enumerated there
will be carried 500 rounds of eight-Inch
ammunition, 2000 rounds of six-inch. 4500
rounds of 14-pounder, 6000 rounds of three-
pounder, 2000 rounds of one-pounder au-
heavy ammunition. The magazines have
been specially designed with a view to
absolute security in all climates, special
provision being made to reduce their tem
perature, if necessary, by means of con
nections -with the cooling plant of the
vessels. ,
The armored protection of the vessels
will consist of a water-line belt seven
feet six Inches In width, extending from
the bow to the stem of the vessel for a
distance of about 244 feet; abreast of the
engines and boilers this armor will be six
inches In thickness for its upper edge,
maintaining this thickness for a distance
of 4 feet downward, from which point It
tapers to five inches at its lower edge. The
belt is to be completed to the bow and
sterr by armored plates of a uniform
thickness of 3& Inches. Above the water
line belt the side will be protected for a
length of 232 feet by a belt five Inches
in thickness, extending from the top of
the water-line belt to the main deck. At
the ends of this armor there will be ar
mored bulkheads four inches In -thickness,
so forming an almost closed citadel or
casemate -within which the 10 six-Inch
guns of the broadside battery are mount
ed. The four six-Inch guns on the upper
deck, at the corners of the superstruc
ture, are protected by five-inch armor
casemates. The turrets for the eight
inch guns will be six inches in thickness,
with 6-inch port plates and lfc-Inch
nickel steel tops. The barbettes of the
eight-inch turrets -will have a uniform,
thickness of six Inches. The conning
tower will be nine Inches In thickness.
MURDERER'S RAZOR
Jessie Morrison's Weapon
Identified in Court
HOW SHE KILLED MRS. CASTLE
Damaging? Evidence Against the El
dorado, Kan., Girl Description
of the Tragedy.
ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. L The razor
with which Jessie Morrison cut Mrs. Cas
tle's throat was Identified in court today
by Miss Clara Cowles, and the prosecution
introduced It as evidence against the
prisoner. Miss Cowles testified that she
found the razor, which was blood-smeared,
on the floor near where Mrs. Cast! a
lay. The defense objected to its Intro
duction, but the court overruled the ob
jection. Two other witnesses testified
that ithey had seen Miss Morrison with
a knife or something similar in her hand
alter she had been taken from the Castle
home by the neighbors. Others testified
to the nrlsoner having entered the house
with a two-Inch nickel steel top, and from apparently of her own accord before the
In a carriage, accompanied by Sheriff
Webtser and her husband, the latter be
ing a special deputy by appointment of
the court. The prisoner was put through
the usual course at the prison female de
partment, being shown no special favors,
nor was application made for any such
consideration. She was taken to a hotel
for the night by reason of illness. The
parting between husband and wife was
very affecting.
A MEDITERRANEAN TUNNEL
French Engineer's Scheme to Con
nect Europe and Africa.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. L The State De
partment has received reports conveying
further Information as to the proposed
tunnel from Europe to Africa under the
Straits of Gibraltar, from George Murphy,
Consular Clerk at Madgeburg, Germany.
Mr. Berller, the French engineer who
has submitted the proposal of this project
to the governments of Spain and Morocco,
is said to have perfect confidence in the
feasibility of the plan. The chief diffi
culty, the ventilation of a submarine tun
nel, Mr. Berller believes he can overcome
by a secret process of his own. The
proposed length of the tunnel is 25 miles,
20 of this under the sea. The entire cost
of the tunnel alone is approximated at
over $23,000,000. and of the entire connect
ing railroad line between Spain and Al
giers at about $43,000,000. The French press
is said to criticise the project unfavorably
on the ground that Mr. Berller has over-
TYPE OF FIVE ARMORED CRUISERS "WHICn "WILL BE ADDED TO OUR NAVY.
its base to the protective deck there will
be an armored tube five inches in thick
ness and of sufficient diameter not only
to permit of the accommodation of speak
ing tubes, etc.. but also access to the
conning tower from below the protective
deck. The signal tower, aft, will be five
Inches in thickness. A complete oll-tem-pereu
and annealed nickel-steel protective
deck, 1 inches thick on the flat and four
inches thick on the sloping sides. Is to
extend the entire length of the vessei,
and a cellulose cofferdam belt, three
inches in thickness, as .an additional pro
tection against wafer-lino,, damage which
might affect the stability, will be worked
along both sides, above the protective
deck, for the, entire length of the ves
sel. Each of the vessels is to be fitted as a
flagship, and provision Is made for the
proper accommodation of a full comple
ment of officers and men, comprising one
flag officer, one commanding officer, one
chief of staff. 20 wardroom officers, 12
junior officers, 10 warrant officers, and
777 crew, making a grand total of 822
souls.
The material of which the vessels will
be constructed will be mild steel, of the
high quality which has been employed
by the Bureau of Construction and Re
pair in all vessels for the Navy. In pur
suance of the policy inaugurated some
years since by Admiral Hlchborn, the
amount of Inflammable material employed
In the construction of these ships will be
even less than that In the vessels re
cently completed. The main deck will
be a complete steel deck, and will be
-the only one upon which wood is laid;
murder was committed. The defense, in
It3 statements of the case, said that they
would show that Mrs. Castle called Miss
Morrison into the house and then at
tacked her.
Olin Castle was to have been put on
tho stand today, but, in the light of yes
terday's proceedings, the prosecution
changed Its programme and his evidence
will come later. Before the taking of tes
timony had commenced, it was stated that
the defense would produce evidence to
show that Miss Morrison had been en
gaged to Castle at the time he married
Miss Mary "Wiley, but the opening state,
ments yesterday of the prisoner's attor
ney removed the probability of such
estimated the earning power of the road,"
and that it seems hardly creditable that
the passenger and freight traffic between
France and Algeria could be diverted to
this indirect and expensive route.
PULLMAN FARMER INSTITUTE
Good Attendance and Great Interest
Prevailed Others "Will Be Held.
COLFAX, Dec L The farmers' insti
tute held In Pullman yesterday and to
day was a decided success there being, a
good attendance of farmers, despite the
fact that rain fell In torrents a Dart of
charges being made, and caused the pros- , yesterday, and the roads are in frightful
condition, juuen interest was maniiestca
ecution to reserve Castle's examination
for another time.
Tho courtroom today was crowded as
usual. No change was apparent In the
prisoner.
Dr. M. A. Koogler, the first physician
to reach the Castle house the morning of
the tragedy, testified that Mrs. Castle
was about to bleed to death when he
arrived, and that she died from the effects
of the cuts In her throat.
Pearl Beardsley, a delivery boy, who
had entered the house with a package of
meat, said he helped Mrs. Spangler raise
Miss Morrison. Miss Morrison told him:
"She tried to kill me; I had to do It."
"Miss Morrison," continued Beardsley,
"had a knife in her hand, and when 1
asked her for It, she grabbed her dress
with her left hand and covered her
right."
Miss Ruby Moberly, daughter of Mrs.
Betty Moberly, said she went to the Cas,
the lower decks will be of steel, covered i tIe house after her mother, and saw Jes
sie Jiucnsun cumins oui oi mo nuuae.
"You may state what, if anything, you
saw in the defendant's hand," said At
torney Brumbacker.
"I saw a blade In her hand," replied
the witness.
"Was It in her right or left hand?"
"I did not notice."
Miss Clara Cowles, who lived across
the street from the Castles, told of see
ing Beardsley enter the house, of Mrs.
Moberly and Mrs. Spangler emerging with
Jessie Morrison, and of the latter strug
gling to get away. She corroborated the
testimony in this respect given yester
day by Mrs. Moberly and Mrs. Spangler.
with linoleum: and the use of wood or
other Inflammable material will be lim
ited to the least possible, and much of
the furniture, formerly made from fire
proofed wood, will probably be mado of
steel or some other metal.
Electricity will be extensively used for
tho transmission of power necessary for
tho many auxilarles. The electric gen
erating plant will consist of seven units,
each consisting- of an engine and dyna
mo mounted on a combination bedplate.
Three of these units will have a rated out
put of 1250 amperes each at 0 volts, and
the remaining four a rated output of 625
amperes at the same voltage. They will
supply. In addition to the current for lssA Cowles testified that she found a
t. Jl,lL .- , i . t bloodv razor near Mrs. Castle's knees.
lighting the vessel, sufficient power for
operating the turret-turning gear, am
munition hoists, blowers for the hull and
turret ventilation, rammers for the heavy
guns, elevating gear for the heavy guns-,
air compressors for charging the tor
pedoes, machinery ,in the general work
shop, etc A limited number of the aux
iliaries, as, for instance, steering engine,
anchor and capstan engine and ash
hoisting engines, will bo steam driven.
by the fanners, who asked many ques
tions, and gained much useful informa
tion. C. L. Smith, of Minnesota, who has
been employed by the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Company to conduct these in
stitutes, opened Friday's session at 10
o'clock with an interesting talk on di
versified farming. Mr. Smith was fol
lowed by S. W. Fletcher, hortculture pro
fessor at the "Washington Agricultural
College, in an interesting lecture on
"Problms in the Planting of an Orch
ard." The afternoon session was occu
pied by "W. J. Roberts, assistant pro
fessor of engineering at the college, on
"Good Roads," and C. L. Smith on
"Dairying."
Today the attendance was large, and
even more Interest was shown than on
yesterday. C. V. Piper, professor of bot
any, zoology and entomology at the "Wash
ington Agricultural College, delivered an
interesting lecture on "Insect Pests." He
was followed by Mr. Smith, who talked
on "Brains in Farming." The afternoon
session was occupied by "W. J. Splllman.
professor of agriculture, who spoke on
"Rotation of Crops." and D. Hutchinson.
United States Veterinary Surgeon, who
talked on "Conditions of Livestock Mar
kets in the Pacific Northwest."
This closed the series of institutes In
Whitman County, but the staff will de
vote the month of December to farmers'
institutes in other parts of the state, be
ginning at Rltzvllle, and working west
along the line of the Northern Pacific to
the Sound.
LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION.
was no intention to proceed. The court
I tomatlc, end 12G0 rounds of one-pounder J took the paprs In the case.
Opening of the Big Show at the Chi
cago Stock "Yards.
CHICAGO. Dec L The International
Livestock Exposition practically opened
tody at the Drexel Pavilion, at the
Union Stock Yards. The formal opening,
however, will not take place until Mon
day evening, when the show will con
tinue during all the coming week. Ten
thousand animals are already on the
ground, and the show promises to be one
of the most notable events of the kind
ever held In this country. Six hundred
exhibitors, representing 35 states of the
Union, and 45 exhibitors from Canada ana
four from England and Scotland, are here
with their choice stock. The value of the
cash prizes to be distributed during the
coming week will amount to about 575,000.
Sixty-five Judges of recognized ability in
their various departments have been se
cured to pass Judgment on the exhibits.
Among them will be J. B. Ellis, of Eng
land, who will Judge the fat cattle.
The entire diplomatic corps nt the South
American countries at Washington was
ordered by the different governments to
come to Chicago and to get all possible
Information relative to the livestock In
dustry. The party arrived today. Sena
tor Chauncey M. Depew is expected to
deliver the opening speech Monday night.
Moved to Dismiss.
SYRACUSE, N. Y Dec 1. Frank H.
Piatt, representing P. D. Armour and the
Armour Packing Company, of Chicago,
today raoved before Justice HIscock to
dismiss the actions brought by the State
of New York to collect 52,000,000 penal
ties for the alleged illegal sale of oleo
margarine In this state. The state was
rcpreesnted by Attorney-General John C
Davies and Frederick C. Scbraub. ex
Commissioner of Agriculture. The motion
was made upon the ground that nothing
had been done in the prosecution of the
action for three years, and that there
bloody razor near Mrs. Castle's knees,
"I was the first to pick up tho razor,"
she said.
The razor was produced by Attorney
Brumbacker and identified by the witness,
and the attorney stated that he wished
to Introduce It as evidence. The defense
objected, but the objection was overruled.
John Daily, r. boy, testified that he met
Jessie Morrison the morning of the tra
gedy Just outside the Castles' gate, arul
that she was going toward the Castle ( maklng and Pasteurizing." The butter-
S CUO Ob OF DAIRYING.
Programme for Course at "Washing
ton Agrlcnltnral College.
COLFAX, Dec. L The Washington Ag
ricultural College and School of Science
at Pullman has issued the programme for
the school of dairying, which opens Janu
ary 14 and closes March 8, 1901. The first
four weeks will be devoted to "Butter
Making and Milk Testing." The remain
der of the term will be given to "Cheese.
house
Mrs. Grace Lemon told of seeing Miss
Morrison going toward the Castle house,
but saw nothing unusual about her.
Mrs. Maggie Clark testified to seeing
Miss Morrison going toward the Castle
house the morning in question, and asked
if the prisoner had anything in her hand,
replied:
"She had a paper In her left hand."
"What shape was the paper?"
"It looked to be rolled up."
Charles B. Smith also testified to see
ing Miss Morrison going toward the
Castle house the morning of the tragedy.
At tho afternoon session. Mrs. Abble
making department will be In charge of
Professor J. L. Harris, an expert butter
maker from Michigan, who has had
charge of this department of the college
work for several years. The cheese-making-
department will be under the direct
supervision of Ludwig Engllman, of In
diana. The programme will Include interesting
and instructive lectures on timely topics,
by W. J. Splllman, professor of agri
culture: C. V. Piper, the college bacteriol
ogist; Elton Fulmer, professor of chem
istry; Dr. S. B. Nelson, professor of vet
erinary science; E. Darrow, professor of
mechanical engineering; E. E. Elliott,
Castle, mother-in-law of the murdered ' Splllman's assistant; W. H. Hellman, Ful-
woman. Identified a small piece of black
enamel, found in cleaning the house after
the murder. It Is the theory of the prose
cution that this was part of a knife or
razor carried by Miss Morrison.
At 2 o'clock the Jury was excused while
the lawyers argued the point of admitting
as evidence the statement of Mrs. Mober
ly that the first note written by Mrs. Cas
tle contained these words: "Jessie Morri
son has killed me."
Judge Finn finally decided that Mrs.
Moberly's statement of the contents of
the note was competent evidence and
the taking of testimony was continued.
Nothing important was elicited during
the afternoon. A night session was held
and Olin Castle, widower of the mur
dered woman, took the stand. Castle had
not finished his testimony when court
adjourned until Monday morning.
Caleb Pqtvers Appeal.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Dec. L The appeal
of ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers
from the life sentence Imposed by a jury
for alleged complicity in the Goebel mur
der conspiracy, was filed today In the
Court of Appeals and submitted on briefs.
Mrs. Van LieTV Goes to Jail.
COLUMBUS. O., Dec 1. Mrs. Emma
Van Llew, who yesterday at Van Wert
pleaded guilty to manslaughter by throw
ing vltrol into the face of Miss Ham m el
last September, causing her death, was
Convicts Acldentally Killed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec 1. Four con
victs were killed and several others in
jured this afternoon by the falling' of the
Jdellvezsd at the penitentiary, this morning Jold prison In this city.
mer"s assistant; J. L. Harris, Instructor
in butter-making, and E. A. Bryan, pres
ident of the college.
Tuition in the school is free. Books
for tho term cost about $4, and suit and
a cap for work in the dairy about 53.
Invitation to Krnger.
CHICAGO, Dec. L The American-Transvaal
League In Chicago has prepared a
message, which will be sent to President
Kruger, inviting him to visit the United
States as soon as he has finished hl3
European tour. The invitation says it
would "give the people of the country
generally an opportunity - to testify in
some adequate manner their respect for
your person and people and their utter
detestation of the unprovoked, mercenary
and barbarous war which Great Britain
is now waging against Its people and the
people of the Orange Free State."
Steel "Works "Will Close Dorm.
PORTSMOUTH, O., Dec L Orders
have been received by the Burgess Steel
& Iron Works, a member of the Crucibla
Steel & Iron Company, to close down the
plant for repairs as soon as the work on
hand is completed. Eight hundred men
will be affected.
NEW ELECTRIC LINES
Council Committee Discusses
Car Shops Franchise.
TWO ROADS WANT TO CROSS GULCH
Committee Favorable to Franchises,
Provided They Are Hedged With
Customary Restrictions.
The street committee of the City Coun
cil spent considerable time yesterday af
ternoon deliberating on a petition pre
sented by the City & Suburban Railway,
asking for a franchise on the East Side.
The proposed line begins at Grand avenuo
and Ellsworth street and runs eastward
along Ellsworth to East Tenth: thence
south to Alder, and along Wall street
to the Powell's Valley road; thence east
ward to East Twenty-first street; thence
south to Hood street, in the vicinity of
the Southern Pacific shops.
The committee was favorable to grant
ing the franchise, but Insisted that the
line should be completed within six
months; that the company agree to keep
the street In repair inside of its tracks,
and for the space of one foot on the out
side; that the company also bear its pro
portion of the cost of building bridges
and elevated roadways, which shall be a
space of 15 feet In width along each
structure; that the speed of the cars be
limited to 12 miles per hour, and that
each car shall pay an annual tax of 525
for the class A, 550 for the class B and
5100 for the C class, the classes to be reg
ulated by the length of the car.
There was some discussion as to tho
class of rail to be laid down, but the
committee finally agreed that the usual
steel rail would do for the present, though
the Council shall reserve the right to or
der heavier rails when that portion of tho
city shall be paved with the expensive
blocking or asphalt.
An ordinance covering these points will
be prepared and submitted at the next
regular meeting of the City Council.
Want to Reach Sonth Portland.
A petition from the Portland Railway
Company asking for a franchise to las
tracks on the First-street crossing of
Marquam gulch came up for considera
tion and met with favorable action,
though it will be referred to rh6 entire
Council for final approval. The company
desires, to extpnd Its rails along First
street from. Caruthers to Porter, In order
to reach South Portland with its cars.
The City & Suburban have a franchise
along the line, but no track has yet been
laid across the First-street bridge, and
both companies are expected to come to
an understanding in regard to the use of
bridge and streets in South Portland.
The petition of the company was accom
panied by others from the residents of
that section of the city, speaking of the
necessity for Increased street-car service.
Switch Asked for Crematory.
F. S. Morris, on behalf of the new
crematory company, was on hand with a
petition for permission to lay street-car
tracks to connect the crematory grounds
near Sellwood with the main line of the
East Side Railway Company. The spur is
to follow First avenue from Locust street
to and across Ash street, and most of
the property abutting was represented as
belonging to the crematory company.
The improvement is needed, the petition
said, In order to make it convenient for
funeral cars to run to and from tho
crematory. The application was placed on
file.
Improvement Approved.
The Pacific Coast Biscuit Company,
whoso application for street improvement
was denied two weeks ago for lack of
sufficient signers, was on hand wfth an
explanation that turned the tide In Its
favor. The Improvement asked for Is on.
Davis street, from Tenth to Twelfth, and
on Eleventh street, from Couch to
Everett. Both the Atkinson school and
the Armory abut on the streets to be im
proved, and the school directors are sup
posed to concur In every improvement,
while the County Commissioners have
also assented and a majority of the property-owners
along the line has been thus
secured. The petitioners represented that
Eleventh street had never been improved
at that point, further than the cuts and
fills necessary to bring it to grade, and
that the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company
or Its predecessors had been obliged to
do Its own grading for several years past,
and therefore thought Itself entitled to
some consideration. The improvements
will be finished within the next four
months, according to the petitioner.
Other Business.
A communication was read from O. P.
Thompson, stating that a new city foun
tain had just been completed by him on
Main street, between Third and Fourth,
and asking that an ordinance be drafted
protecting the same from Injury. This
paper was referred to the next Council
meeting.
Frank Dayton had written a letter con
cerning the destruction of shade trees,
which caused some amusement and was
not acted upon. The writer said a number
of nonresident property-owners had late
ly gone to cutting down the shade trees in
various parts of the city, and he wanted
an ordinance passed that would prevent
this, otherwise the city would soon be
wittuvnt shnriA trpi In Its suburbs. City
Engineer Chase took occasion to remark
that he had no use for Lombardy pop
lars, as these trees permitted their roots
to embrace the sewers within their reach
in such a way as to cause them to choke
up. "You can't cut too many of the Lom
bardy poplars down to suit me," he said.
A number of petitions for street im
provements in various parts of the city
wero laid on the table for future action.
SOUTHERN VICEROYS' APPEAL
America "Will Xot Oppose Pnnltive
Expeditions of Other Porrers.
NEW YORK, Dec. L A special to tho
Herald from Washington says:
No opposition will be made by thi3 Gov
ernment against punitive expeditions In
China of other nations. This decision
was reached at the meeting of the Cab
inet, when Secretary Hay brought for
ward a dispatch received through Wu
Ting Fang from the Viceroys of Southern
China, appealing to this Government to
use lt3 Influence to prevent the dispatch
of a punitive expedition to the Provlnco
of Shan SL The authorities will not per
mit American troops to attack peaceful
Chinese, and it is believed tho attitude of
this Government will have a good effect
on Europe.
Secretary Hay has received word that
in compliance with the instructions sent
him Tuesday, Minister Conger has begun
negotiations to secure modification of the
demands upon China adopted by the for
eign diplomats.
Baltimore & Ohio Strike.
TIFFIN, O.. Dec 1. Three hundred
men employed on the Baltimore & Ohio
extension struck today against a reduc
tion to 51 09 for nine hours. Work is
tied uo from Fostoria to Attica. Th
I meti demanded $1 2a.