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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
BATTLESHIPS OF THE FUTURE.
The Present Marine Engines of War VIII
Furnish the Model.


The battleship of the future will,
like all human contrivances, be Of
gradual growth, resulting from the
adaptation to her use of Improvements
and discoveries in many branches of
science. Under the crucial test of war
it may be found that many mistakes
have been made. If should venture to
point out one of these, it would be the
multiplicity of devices which every
branch of physical science has contrib
uted to overcrowd our ships. Not that
they do not admirably serve their pur-
pose, but fear that we, as sailors, are
growing to rely upon them and will be
lost when the rude shock of battle
breaks our electric wires and disar
ranges the delicate machinery upon
which we now depend in thousand
ways.
In the main, however, I venture to
think that the battleship of today has
sound reason for all her principal
features, and the type will persist. The
stability will continue to be carefully
protected by vertical armor. Many of
the accidents. both in battle and in
times of peace, to which great ships are
liable, will be diminished by the adop-
ton of liquid fuel. The main battery
will be mounted in turrets furnishing
complete protection to the guns, and as
far as possible to the machinery for
their manipulation, and for the supply
of ammunition. The secondary battery
will be protected in proportion to its
with its crew, will be protected against
machine and rapid gun fire. The time
will never come when we shall cease
to demand higher requirements in the
battleship. Fortunately, all require
ments are interchangeable.
Armor may be substituted for guns,
guns for fuel, SO that the saving in one
direction may at once be utilized in
another. The advent of hard surfaced
armor will demand that the caliber of
the main battery be maintained, for
until projectiles of greater strength can
be produced, the only way to overcome
Harvey armor ID to crush it with an
overwhelming blow. In addition to
this it will undoubtedly be found that
all armor under the constantly varying
angles of impact in battle will furnish
greater protection than is considered
possible when judged by the result of
normal impact on the proving ground.
For this reason again, the larger caIiber
of the gun must be maintained, and
this, in its turn, determines the great
size of the battleship of the future,
subject to the restrictions which have
been indicated. T. Sampson, Cap
tain United States Navy, in North
American Review.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
THE LIBERTY CAP.
Its Origin and Significance and Those Who
Have Worn 1T.

Its Origin and Significance and Those Who
Have Worn 1T.
The liberty cap. that bag shaped
headgear SO often seen on the head of
the Goddess of Liberty, and which sur
mounts the national coiors on nearly
all of our silver coins, owes its origin
to the Roman empire, where it was
given to slaves as a sign of their manu-
mission. The principal significance of
the liberty cap to the American mind
is not, however, its Roman origin, but
rather its use as the official cap of the
successive doges of republican Venice
that "model of the most stable govern
ment ever framed by man." In the
doge's palace at Venice there is a gal
lery full of portraits of the men who
ruled the republic for 700 years, and the
conspicuous place occupied by the liber-
ty cap in these portraits shows its i'm
portance as national symbol of free
dom.
It rather heightens the significance of
this ancient symbol in the minds of
good Americans when it is remembered
that the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
humbled himself before a. wearer of the
liberty cap, and that Andrea Dandolo
wore it on the fourth crusade and at the
conquest of Constantinople. 1t occu-
pied place in the forefront of the ad-
vancing hosts that in the early part of
the fifteenth century swept the Dalma-
tian towns and conquered the entire
coast from the estuary of the Pc to the
island of Corfu.
While Columbus was discovering
America the wearers of the liberty cap
were acquiring Zante and Cyprus, and
when the first half of the half starved
settlements on the Massachusetts coast
were battling for existence the republic
from which we borrowed our liberty
cap, having successfully resisted a
league of all the kings of Christendom,
was at the zenith of its glory.
The liberty cap is not as conspicuous
in our national signs and symbols as it
was in those of the rulers of the Adri
attic, yet in modest way it immortalizes
the greatest republic of early times
Philadelphia Press.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02

Ambrose and Duffie were once law
partners in Omaha and, separated be-
cause of a quarrel. Duffie defeated
Ambrose for the bar nomination for dis
trict judge, to fill a vacancy, in Sep
tember, and in October, although a
Democrat, was appointed by Governor
Crounse to the place until the election
Of the judge. Ambrose was nominated
by the Republicans and elected. A fort
night ago Monday night the official
count was completed, and he at once
qualified. The next morning he ap-
peared at the courthouse and demanded
DUTIES seat. Dufie was surprised, but
reIinquished it. This act deranged all
court matters, necessitated a new jury,
and the rebeginning of 20 cases, which
could have been settled by Saturday
night. Times.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
The Barrister's Retort.

A case was once tried in Limerick
before Chief Baron O'Grady. A bar
rister named Bushe was making a
speech for the defense, when an ass be-
gan to bray loudly outside the court.
wait moment" said the chief bar
on. 'One at time, Mr.. Bushe, if
you please" The barrister waited
for a chance to retort, and it came
presently When O'Grady was charg-
ing the jury, the ass again began to
bray, if possible more loudly than be-
fore. Il beg your pardon, my lord.,'
said Bushe. May ask you to repeat
your last words? There is such an q
in this court l did not quite ca
them. -" Seventy Years of Iris
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02

The castle and park of Monte Cristo
are advertised for sale at a Judiciary
auction in the Palais de Justice of
Paris. The castle was built by the
elder Alexandra Dumas in the village
of Port Marty, along the road to st.
German, and named after his famous
novel. There is in the park minia-
ture Chateau diff, in the middle of a
little pond, and recalling to mind the
Mediterranean prison in which lived
Edmond Dantes, the. hero of the novel,
who became Comte de Monte Cristo.
The legal advertisement states that the
whole domain will be offered at auc-
ton upon. a first bid of $50, 000.-Paris
Correspondent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
His RELIGION.

John Field, the pianist, was an Irish
man who studied with an Italian,
Clemente, ard lived in Russia. He
loved champagne and washed his own
clothes. When he was dying, some one
sent for priest, who went to his bed
side and whispered, Are you Cath
olic or Protestant" The dying man
revived sufficiently to sigh out: Mel
ther. lam pianist, !" and immediate.
ly expired. .-Ph Philadelphia Press.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
The E:csst Kind,

The following story, told of the late
Senator Stanford, is characteristic of the
,nan. Ee was always cheerful giyer.
but preferred paying for work to emp
tying his purse. One day he found a
dilapidated cab ON the avenue, with a
half clad man upon the seat. why are
you standing here in the cold?'' L
s'pects it's cause I'ze got too shabby,
SIR said the man. do you believe
that horse could carry me to the capi-
tol?" inquired Stanford. Yes, sir. .
''Try it, then" was the response. And
all that winter the man who owned the
finest horses in America logged along
behind the rusty steed. That there was
a change in that poor drivers fortunes
by the spring every body knew.-Ram's
Horn
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
The Potato Burst.

A bursting-not emery wheel, boiler
or dynamite bomb, but plain and or
dinarily ambitious potato-may cost a
Camden IN. j. woman her sight. Pota-
toes were baked for supper, and in the
attempt to take them from the oven one
blew up, burning her eye SO severely
that the chances are it will become
blind The kitchen was powdered with
bits of the flying potato, which went to
pieces with vengeance. To bake po-
tatoes, however, may still be regarded
IS fairly safe operation in these days
Il football and trolleys. Camden Cor
epSODudCnt
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
Can Look In and See His Heart Beat.

A remarkable case was presented to
the students of Startling Medical col
lege couple of weeks ago by DR.. Low
ing. The patient had been subjected
to an operation for pleurisy by Buffalo
physician, and five ribs in front and
four in the rear were removed. The left
lung was entirely gone; an open cavity
extended through the chest. The heart
was laid bare, covered only by the per-
icardium and could be clearly seen pulls
ing in its normal activity. DR.. Low
ing stated that there was probably not
another case like it in the United States.
The man is SO years old and is in fairly
good health. It is marvel that he is
alive. = Columbus (O.) Dispatch to
Cleveland Leader.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
How Do You Cross Your "T's?''

A graphologist has discovered that
character can be read from the. letter
''t'' alone, according to an English pa
per. He claims that the vertical line
represents the fatality of life, and the
horizontal bar the influence human will
exercises over this fatality.
In addition, he claims that the higher
or lower writer crosses the ''t' is q
guide to the amount of ideality contain.
ed in his nature, and that the lower
part of the letter corresponds to the
practical and material part of the man s
character.
For instance, the optimist. .serosses
his t's with line MAT slopes upward
from the ground to the sky, as il
were. The poet GU. crosses his t's
quite above the Vi linz - othei
words, in the sky.
The pessimist crosses 4 fifth a
downward sloping stroke. me line
which is below the ideal portion Of the
letter descends little by little until it is
lost among the sad realities of earthly
existence.
The practical man, it appeae always
steers middle course, and crosses his
t's neither in the ideal nor in the ma
terial manner, but exactly midway be-
tween both.-Boston Globe.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
Balm of Gilead.

The real balm of Gilead is the
juice of a low shrub which grow
Syria. 1t is very valuable and scare
for the amount of balm yielded by one
shrub never exceeded 80 drops day
According to Josephus, the balm or
balsam of Gilead was one of the pres
ents given by the queen of Sheba to
King Solomon. The ancient Jewish
physicians prescribed it evidently for
dyspepsia and melancholia. Methodist
Protestant.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02
APublio spirited woman.

Mrs. Matilda Gross MacConnell has
given the city of Pittsburg five squares
of ground for public park. She is the
third woman in the city who has given
land for park purposes; thus helping to
remove from Pittsburg the stigma OF
being perhaps the only town in the
country devoid of open squares, plazas
or public lawns. Yet these public spir-
tied women cannot vote. e.-Pittsburg
Letter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-02

The roast beef of old England, it ap-
pears from the report of committee of
the house of lords, is apt to be best
when it is American raised.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
UNANIMOUS AGAINST FUSION.

Minnesota Democrats Meet and Name q
Straight Ticket.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. Gone OF the larg-
est conventions ever held by the Demo-
Gratis of Minnesota met in the Audito-
rum at II a. m. Notwithstanding the
rumors Of fusion straight ticket was
placed in nomination as follows: Gov
ernor, George L. Becker; lieutenant
governor, John Ludwig; secretary of
state, Charles J. Haines; treasurer,
Charles A. Lambert; auditor, Ado]ph
Bierman; attorney general, Logan
Breckenridge; clerk Of supreme court,
G. Kurtz; chief justice supreme court,
Seagrave Smith,; associate justice ST.
preme court John w. Willis.
The platform adopted declares allegi-
ence to the principles set forth in the
national platform Of 1899; comments
the able and patriotic administration of
President Cleveland; favors the free
coinage Of silver whenever it can
be accomplished consistently with the
maintenance Of a sound and safe cur
rency; demands economy in the admin
istration Of state affairs; favors election
Of senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie; denounces the American Protec-
tive association, and declares in favor
Of arbitration in adjusting disputes be-
tween capital and labor.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.

News of Minor Importance In Con-
densed Form.
James Yelling, president Of the Col
umbian university, at Hartford, Conn.,,
is dead
The cash balance in the treasury is
1927, 121, 1856, Of which $55,678,181 is
gold reserve.
Attorney General Maloney of Illinois
is still trying to bring the Pullman com
pany to legal accounting.
August coinage at the mint was: Gold
$7,722,000; silver, $976,000, of which
$748, 900 was standard dollars.
E. Read, superintendent Of the Bob
tail mine near Central City, Colo, fell
a distance of 525 feet into the mine and
was instantly killed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
Important to KNIGHTS of Pythias.

Important to Knights of Pythias.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The supreme
lodge Knights of Pythias has adopted a
new system of transfer of membership.
Under former rules member taking a
card of withdrawal from lodge ceased
to be a member of the order and was
obliged to apply for admission to an
other lodge on the same terms as one
who had never been initiated. The
new rules provide that by paying dues
for 80 days knight may retain his
membership in his old lodge, unless ad-
mitted to another within that time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07

George l.. Becker Is an Old Resident of
the State.

George L. Becker Is an Old Resident of
the State.
George L. Becker, the Democratic NOM
inee for governor of Minnesota, was born
Feb. 4, 1929, in Cayuga county, New Y ork
In 1916 he graduated from the Michigan
university and studied law with George
SedgWick in Ann Arbor until October,
1S49, when he came to St. Paul, arriving
the goth Of that month. Soon after he
formed a law partnership with Edmund
Rice. He continued his law practice until
1856, at that time his firm being Rice,
Hollingshead & Becker
In 1855 Mr. Becker was married at KEGS
vile, N. Y, to Susannah M. Ismond, by
W HON the general had a family of four
sons
Mr.. Becker was actively engaged in i'm
pOrtant railroad work many years. In
1862 he was land commissioner of the old
St. Paul and Pacific railroad. He was
afterward president of that railroad. In
1854 he was elected alderman under the
first St. Paul city charter, and was after
ward mayor. In 1857 he was chosen to
represent Minnesota in congress. He
served four terms in the state senate, rep
resenting Ramsey county. In 1859 he was
nominated by the Democrats for governor,
but was defeated. In 1872 he again ran
for congress, but was not successful
Mr.. Becker is one Of the original mem
bers of the Presbyterian church of ST..
Paul, organized Jan. 1, 1850. He has
aided all the benevolent and educational
institutions of St. Paul, and he has been a
high-minded, generous, public spirited
citizen
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
THEY MAY FUSE
South Dakota Democrats Dis
cussing Combination With
PopuliSts.
is ON CONGRESSMAN ONLY.
Full State Ticket Nominated
With James A. Ward at
the Head.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., Sept. 6.-The
Democratic state convention assembled
at 8 p. m. with every county repre-
sented. Temporary organization was
effected, w. B. Wilson of Sioux Falls
being made chairman. A recess was
then taken until II o'clock p. m. A
resolution was adopted denouncing the
Republican state convention for turning
down Congressman Lucas, an old vet
eran. A speech was made by Two
Stars of Sisseton agency in the Siou1
language, who declared he was a Demo
crat because Democratic faces are better
looking than Republicans.
The Ticket Named.
The following nominations were
made: Governor, James A. Ward OF
Pierre; lieutenant governor B. M. Tun
ley, Custer City; secretary Of state, j
L. Norris, Yankton; auditor, D. F
Burkholder, Chamberlain; treasurer, r
A. Mather, Groton; attorney general
S. w. Treesh, Scotland; superintendent
of public instruction, H. J. Davenport
Sioux Falls; commissioner of schools
and public lands, Jasper Fergen, Parks
ton; railroad commissioners, John Scol
lard, Sturgis; J. L. Thompson, Siou1
Falls; w. j. GassOn, Butler.
At o'clock in the morning the con
vention was still discussing the PROPOSE
ton to fuse with the Populists on con
Gresham.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
MK1NLEY TRAVELS AND SPEAKS.
Big Audience in a New York Town, But
No Politics on Tap.

No Politics on Tap.
AUBURN, N. Y, Sept. Ex-Governor
William Mckinley was given royal
welcome Wednesday afternoon at the
Auburn fair grounds. He delivered an
address to the largest audience ever as
sembled in this part of New York state.
1t has been widely published that this
was to be the formal opening Of the
New York Republican campaign. But
that story is wrong. It was distinctly
understood by all political parties that
this was not a partisan affair.
The governor speaks at Bangor, Me-,
on Saturday and to the Grand Army
veterans on Wednesday at Pittsburg.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
High-Toned Army Captain on Trial.

High-Toned Army Captain on Trial.
VANCOUVER, WASH, Sept. 6.-Captain
w. H. Goodwin of Company g, Four
teenth regiment infantry, United States
army, whose trial by court martial on
several charges of drunkenness is going
on, is known in army circles through
out the country and is popular. He has
a wide acquaintance in the Northwest,
his social connections are high and his
army record is good.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
>'3:::1L OF PRESIDENT DEBS.
Contempt Case Again on at Chicago-Jur,
Trial Refused.

Contempt Case Again on at Chicago-Jury
Trial Refused.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-The hearing of the
contempt case against President Debs
and other officers of the A. R. o..
which was discontinued on July 25th,
has been taken up by Judge Woods of
the United States circuit court.
Special Counsel Edwin Walker, for
the government, announced a fling of
q supplemental bill of information which
was read by ex-District Attorney Mil
christ. Attorney Gregory, for the de-
Tense, moved for trial by jury, which
was temporarily overruled by judge
Woods. The taking of testimony has
begun.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
Fighting Fire I'm Upper Michigan.

I 1B1H01116 Il 1A0 III OPPc1 VA1C11180us
1sHPEM1Na, Mich, Sept. 8 This city
is again enveloped in smoke, fires hav-
ing started afresh il the woods. DAM
age here is confined to crops and tim
Der. Hundreds of men are still fighting
flames throughout upper Michigan.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
THE PROCEEDINGS.

ST.. PAUL, Sept. 6.-The Democracy
OF Minnesota assembled nearly 800
strong in the Auditorium at II o'clock
Wednesday and placed in nomination a
straight ticket from top to bottom, with
the single exception of John w. Willis,
the Populist candidate for associate JUS
tice Of the supreme court, who was,
Notwithstanding his Populist nominal
ton, placed on the ticket as a straight
Democrat.
Doran Controls Organization.
F. w. M. Cutcheon and Thomas D.
O'Bried led the fight against what they
alleged to be the domination Of Michael
Doran, but Mr. Doran's friends sue
ceeded in controlling the organization
of the convention. Beyond this point,
however, the Doran faction, led by D.
w. LAWYER and J. j. McCaferty, were
unable to swing the convention, and
their candidates were generally de-
feated
An Attack on Isierman.
Mr.. Doran was called upon the plat
form to answer a direct charge made by
G. j. Buell. to the effect that the Doran
crowd and j. j. Hill had sought to cor
rupt State Auditor Bierman, and in
doing SO Mr.. Doran gave Buell. the lie
direct and made a strong attack on
Bierman, urging his friends to support
John D. Kynaston and declaring that
MIR. herman had at the head Of his
office
A Discredited Republican
in the person Of one William Mulcahy.
Friends of Mr.. Doran joined in the at
tack OH Bierman, but upon a ballot
being taken Bierman was renomin-
ated, both Ramsey and Hennepin coun-
ties voting for him under the unit rule.
A majority of the Ramsey delegation
opposed Mr.. Doran at all points.
The convention was one of the larg-
est ever held in the state and was very
interesting from start to finish.
No Opposition to Becker.
The name of General George L..
Becker was the only one presented for
governor, and his nomination was
unanimous and by reclamation.
John Ludwig of Winona was NOM
mated for lieutenant governor, also by
reclamation.
Adolph herman, as already stated,
was nominated after contest with
John D. Kynaston, formerly state Or
ganizer of the North Star Association
of Democratic clubs two years ago.
Bierman's Nomination Applauded.
MIR. Bierman's nomination was
hailed with almost as much applause as
was that of General Becker.
For secretary of state Charles J..
Haines of Morrison county was the
choice of the convention, after a
friendly contest with A. E. Ostrum Of
Warren.
Charles A. Lambert of Carver county
was nominated for state treasurer with
out a contest.
Logan Breckenridge of Olmstead was
chosen for attorney general, there be-
ing no opposition.
Judges Named Without q Contest.
For clerk of the supreme court, G..
Kurtz of Clay county, defeated David
Phillips Of Wabasha county, and was
made the unanimous nominee.
Seagrave Smith of Minneapolis, for
chief Justice, and John w. Willis of St.
Paul, for associate justice, were NOM
mated without contest.
John A. johnson of Nicollet was
offered the nomination for secretary Of
state, but declined.
Unanimous Against Fusion.
The almost unanimous sentiment of
the convention was against fusion, and,
reports to the contrary notwithstand.
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
New HamDshire ReDuhlicans.

No" "n111Ps1111o 1ecPuo71caHs'
CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 6.-The Re-.
publican state convention met here dur.
ing the day. Charles II. Bartlett Of
Manchester presided. Charles A. Bus
iel Of Laconia was nominated for gov.
ernOr