Show TELEGRAPH TIDINGS by W U to the herald I Er lessons destroyer Det troyer NEW YORK nov nor 15 tho T times mies art prints a accounts of a trial yesterday in the presence of secretary hunt chief engineers loring and henderson of the united stat states ea navland Nav yand a dozen other distinguished officers and public men of Erics sons torpedo boat tho the destroyer tho tile novel feature of t tills I ais boat is a submerged gun which discharges a torpedo with unerring certainty through the water four hundred feet in three seconds with twelve pounds of powder yesterdays experiment was pronounced a success by all who witnessed edit it it was the fifty second time the gun has fired tho the p projectile r cc til i c and at tit no trial since the bo boat I t liias has been put in working order has it failed with the same charge to throw the torpedo feet in three seconds or less the french officers were especially interested inobe in tho experiment and though they at first pronounced it impossible to operate a gun constructed on such principles and with a submerged muzzle successfully they were obliged to acknowledge that the theory had proved correct astonishment was depicted in every line of their countenances when they saw tile pro projectile entile rise to the surface beyond th the target after leaving traversed the distance from the muzzle of the gun and through the netting without making even the faintest ripple on the surface fraid a naval officer at seeing the conclusion of odthe alio experiment civo new york harbor a dozen such vessels which could be built at the cost of the inflexible or duilio and we could successfully defy der the combined navies of tho the world it it seems tome to me the key to a complete revolution in naval construction methods A fleet of cruisers with a couple of these destroyers on board ready to launch at a moments notice could badde bid defiance to the roost most powerfully iron protected fleet nihilisms lists ST nov 15 before coronation of the czar it is proposed to dispose of all political prisoners now in jail estimated from fifty io to sixty of both sexes implicated in nihilistic and socialistic propaganda n the last six years the first trials will bo be of negligent police officials offenders will be tried in three batches some of the most deeply will be dealt with by administrative order without trial arrests aro are frequently made throwing ight light on the doings of those already in custody the triai trial of the twenty two nihil ats lias has been simplified first lieu tenant has acknowledged he the truth of the charges against him lie ie states lilaz 1110 if it abu blow up street was taken by him from the naval powder magazine rusi tive hebrew hebrews NEwY YORK nov 15 the steamer bohemia which arrived today to day brought jews the first that found an asylum in spain from eions in russia and germany in the past put summer they were assisted misted to this country by the alliance lora israelite lite the steamship ap agreed to provide these passengers with food according recording to the ritual kosher beginning at their start from irom the russian frontier until their arrival at new york and the agents of the line operate cooperate co with the alliance ancelin in pr providing for their comfort comfor tto to their ast dst destination the immigrants principally are agriculturists and are strong and hardy men the steamer on wednesday next will brin bring more it is said that will emigrate this peason reason hole under I he hudson NEW nov 15 11 the hudson river tunnel construction company was organized in jersey city yesterday to build the tunnel un under er the hudson river between jersey city and new york now under construction with a capital of in shares of at a meeting of the stockholders yesterday it was decided to offer for subscription only of this amount two thirds were immediately subscribed by tho tile directors the remainder will be offered for public subscription the directors chosen chosen are D Mill 11 jones charles G francklyn trenor W park and joseph G mills tho the organization of the company was completed by the election of trenor W park as president and frederick B jennings secretary and treasurer the contract completing for the tunnel has been made by the company another E quine distemper NEW YORK nov 15 A distemper distemper is is prevailing among the horses in new york which veterinary surgeons arc are unable to find in books treating of diseases peculiar ec uliar to these animals it made iti in appearance about three weeks ago and s spread read BO so r rapidly dl that xi ark scarcely a horse rl has as esca escaped e working horses more frequently frequez g illan than car flare horses seem to be afflicted the hospitals of nearly all the street car companies are filled with sick horses and many have died the disease is not necessarily fatal and prompt and careful treatment generally efte effects acts a cure horses of the fourth avenue line are suffering from the affection at present aco of the owned by the company are in the hospital |