army with as much ease and expedition as at present a single murderer can be put out of the way. Evidently Mr. Blakely’s suggestion was too much for even the war hardened members of the ordnance board. They turned it down with an almost perceptible shudder of horror. Once Mr. Blakely’s scheme was put into practical operation of course war would be abolished, and the members of the ordnance board would be out of a job. It Is possible, therefore, that they were not entirely unprejudiced in their action. From—The Akron Daily Democrat. (Akron, Ohio), 19 Feb. 1900. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.