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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

out humiliation the paralyzipg effects
of the impact of vast masses of steel
hurled against armor of steel by the
titanic power of modern ordnance,
even when no direct wound is in.
ficted. AT the trial in question,
large plate of steel armor, eighteen
inches thick, from the Carnegie Works,
was set up against sand-bank. The
plate was fastened to a backing of
thirty-six inches of solid oak. The first
missile was an 850-pound, twelve-inch
shell, driven by charge that gave it
an energy of nearly $4,000 tons. This
was called the cracking shot, and was
designed to split the armor if possible,
but the plate showed no crack what
ever. The nose of the projectie
pushed into the hardened surface of
the plate about six inches and was
shattered into small fragments. An
other missile was fred with a charge
that gave it striking energy of nearly
$4,000 tons. This shot was designed to
try the plates capacity to resist penetra-
ton. The projectile entered the hard
ened mass some ten inches. The head
of the shell was completely smashed,
and the plate looked as If lot of black
mud had been splashed upon it. So
great was the heat generated by the
force of the impact, the metals had been
melted and welded together. The area
of contact looked like the crater of a
volcano. Commander McGiffin, in his
story of his experiences at Yalu, says
that, as he was cropping his way around
the deck, a hundred-poun shell pierced
the armor about eighteen inches in
front of his hand. In a second the
hand touching the steel was so burned
that part of the skin was left upon the
armor, showing how intense is the heat
generated by the impact of the shot
and how rapidly the steel conducts that
heat.
AT the trial at Indian Head, after the
armor had successfully endured the
required test, an experiment was tried
with great thirteen-inch gun, called
the " Peace Maker" from the turret of
one of the battleships. A shell weigh
ing l 100 pounds was placed in front of
500 pounds of powder specially adapted
to this gun, which would give the pro-
jectile striking energy of $4,000 tons.
This test, it was expected, would demol-
ish the plate. Instead of this, how
ever, a crack about three inches wide
was developed some distance from the
top, and the shell, after penetrating ten
inches, was completely pulverized.
The solid oak backing was shut up like
an ACCORDION and split into kindling
wood, demonstrating the terrific en-
ergy of the projectile. The ability of
the plate, which is one of ten designed
for the side armor of the battleship
"Oregon," had shown to keep out
the heaviest projectile.
Compared with the blows a battle
ship armed like the "Oregon" and
others of her class can deliver, the buff
lettings Commander McGiffin's ship re-
ceived from the Japs were like the
gentle patting of an infant. The
thought, even, of such ships meeting in
hostile contact is appalling, and the ap-
palling consequences Of such a meet
ing will powerfully make for peace.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08
Modern Sea Fighting.

The progress of the contest between
armor, guns and projectiles will render
it necessary to devise a new kind of
being for a sea warrior, or new means
for protecting the old. In the battle of
the Yalu an American naval officer,
Commander McGiffin, commanded the
Chinese armored battleship, "Chen
Yuen." He has recently arrived in
this country on leave of absence and
has described in New York paper
some of the incidents of fight between
armored ships with modern guns and
projectiles. The din of the impact of
steel projectiles upon steel armor was
lawful beyond description" Com
mander McGiffin protected his ears with
cotton, but he is still quite deaf from the
effects of the fearful conclusions, which
were sometimes so tremendous as to
rend the clothing of persons near the
point of contact. Toward the end of
the fight his hair had been singed off
and his eyesight had failed from the
effects of injected blood. One eye was
holding out, but the lid had become so
weakened it dropped and he had to
raise it with his fingers in watching the
course of the battle. The engineers of
the "Chen Yuen," standing at their
post in the Internal temperature of 200
degrees, felt the flesh of their arms
roasting and their sight burning out in
the terrible heat. The forecastle of the
ship was on fire. To reach it was
across a shell-swept area. Commands
were unavailing land Commander McGif-
fin called for volunteers whom he led to
the forecastle. He thus describes his
experience in fighting the fire.
II was bending over and pulling up
hose when shot from Japanese rapid
firing gun passed between my legs, wound
ing both hands and carrying away the long
coat-tais of my Chinese uniform. My COM
panions began to fall. One by one they fell
dead or were torn to pieces by the shells.
shell struck the tower and burst, and
fragment struck me. 1 had just pulled it
out when another bursting shell threw
piece of iron that struck me in nearly the
same place. That knocked me over, and
as l fell, shot from rapid-fring gun tore
across me. 1t took away some Of my light
clothing and some skin, but, luckily for me,
did not strike deep. / was rendered un-
conscious, however, for q time"
OF the terribly fatal work of the explo-
sives, Commander McGiffin gives the
following instances:
Zone shell struck an open gun shield of
| the Chen Yuen early in the action, and
| glancing thence passed through the open
port. Seven gunners were killed and fifteen
wounded by that shot. Early in the fight
the Maxim gun in our foretop was silencsd
The holes pierced by shell could be seen
from the deck. After the fight we found
the officer and men on duty there all dead
and frightfully msngled. That one shell
had wrought the havoc"
Supplementary to Commander Nc.
Gifiin's experiences, the report of re.
cent armor and projectile trial at In
dian Head, near Washington, is inter.
esting, in its bearing upon the power
of the human anatomy to endure with
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

SALVADOR, the smallest of the Gen.
trail American republics, much smaller
in area than the state of Vermont,
plays the part of the Good Samaritan to
unfortunate Nicaragua, guarantees the
payment of England's arbitrary de-
mand, and the British forces are with
drawn from the land and the British
ships sail away from Nicaraguan waters.
Very naturally, Nicaragua looked to the
United States for assistance in her dis
tress. There were reasons growing
out of business relations, and stronger
reasons of moral and political char
acter, why the United States, instead of
little Salvador, should have interposed
to save sister republic from humilia-
ton and distress. But the great repub-
lies good offices were not even offered
to arrange the quarrel between Mic
aragua and her all-powerful antagonist.
Petite Salvador, without a ship or a
gun afoat, is the champion and pro-
tector OF her sister republics. Before
this administration ends, the United
States may need this stripling's inter-
vention against the aggressions of the
Philistine kingdom of Europe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

REMARKABLE CURE OF RHEUMATISM
" David Lewis. who has been afflicted all
winter by rheumatism, is out again and all
due to one Of the medicines advertised in
our columns. After trying everything pos
sible, he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which has relieved him Of all pain, from
which he was a constant sufferer, and prom.
ises to make him fit for duty soon, We
know David has been great sufferer and
are glad to see him around again. - roton,
Conn ReUiew. For sale by G. Blakely,
druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

SHLoH's CURE is sold on guarantee. 1t
cures incipient consumption. 1t is the best
cough cure. Only one cent dose. Twenty
Ave cents, fifty cents, and 81. For sale by
W. K. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

HENRY A. WOODS Of Bellows Falls, aged
Atty, committed suicide last Wednesday by
hanging Cause, dependency.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08
THE Mems il making very satisfac-

THE Ne,os is making very satisfac-
tory progress towards the base line of
common sense and right principles in
respect of the size of the senate. Dur
ing the week our contemporary has
dropped from sixty to fortv-five men,
bers, descent of twenty-five per cent.
Long before the year 1900 the existing
home base will be reached, aud it will
be contending solely for house Of rep
resentatives that is republican in prin-
ciple, or for the means of getting the
consideration of that question actively
before the people oftener than once in
ten years. -
THE Springfield Republican learns
from a town up in central Vermont
that 4" the values of farm lands are ris-
ing" The Republican adds: After
steady fall in such values during twenty
years under an extreme tariff, we should
suppose the question now would be
how to keep away from policies which
make that sort of progress possible"
Letting alone the pretty fable about
rising values of farm lands, which is
only one of those iridescent tales tariff
reformers of the Republican order Pc
riodically devise and locate, now here,
now there, to beguile the unwary and
bolster up their economic vagaries,
the characteristic disingenousness Of
those people crops out in the foregoing
extract. If the Republican knows any
thing at all about the matter, it knows
that the tariff has had as much to do
with the "steady fall of such values
during twenty years" as the phases of
the moon. -
ARBOR DAY in Vermont seems to
have been a somewhat fatter failure than
usual this year. In its best estate, it was
not conspicuous success. The spirit
and purpose of the day do not appear to
be understood or appreciated, and there
is no preparation, system or organization
in its observance. Some sort of a state
association to plan for a proper OBJ
servance of the day seems to be needed.
There is no guiding, directing, origi
mating agency anywhere. The cele-
brations, such as they have been, are
of the helter-skelter kind, without pur-
pose or system, and without under
standing in carrying out even such
vague ideas as the mention of the day
suggests. Given a head and direct
ing power, the day would become one
of growing interest, and its observance
of incalculable benefit to the state.
Meantime nature is celebrating Arbor
Day with great deal of eclot. The
trees are losing their gauntness in can
opies and pyramids of feathery foliage,
and Spring is rolling in her "sea.green
surf" flooding the valleys and creeping
up the hillsides.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24
Compromised ON sss.

The Royal Insurance company's spec
ial agent. who was in the city on Friday
last to settle for the FIRE 10 the People 4
Bakery, on First street, went away after
leaving only $35 as full payment Of an
insurance Of over $300-and thereby
hangs tale, all parts OF which may
never be told.
That the fire had incendiary origin
there was little room to doubt, If the
stories told Prosecutor Englehart by j. G.
Berry, M. J. Green and Lew X. Arnold
could not be controverted-and they were
not. Ed. Webster also furnished some
most material testimony, while Judge
Beck. the owner of the building, put into
evidence another clincher. The only
query in the mind OF the prosecutor was
as to the identity of the tire-bug; and tn Q
fact that the proprietors of the bakery
were willing to take $50 seems to leave
little doubt as to even that point.
A mysterious conversation was over
tiCuIu Oh EfVht okOCb tuC aibtAh bVAohc VIZ
fire. which conversation was carried on
partly in German and partly in English,
and which related to fires and the penalty
for incendisrism; Judge Beck had been
approached on several occasions with q
warning to put insurance on bis building
long string OF shavings were found,
partially burned, down the entire length
OF the floor of the store after the FIRE; an
odor of kerosene was everywhere preva-
lent-and there we're other suspicious
circu instances.
When the adjuster divulged the facts
he had secured to the proprietors OF the
bakery they ceased their demand for the
full amount of insurance and accepted
the $35 proffsred as remuneration in full.
As this was their second fire since being
in Yakima, and as the other facts are
borne in mind, il is somewhat apparent
that they were lucky in obtaining even
that much.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24
sOTICE...SHERIFFy SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

In the Superior Court of Yakima County, State
OF Washington.
Urbane II. Diteman, Plaintiff
Marquis t Smith, Louisa z Smith.
John J Dixon, r. Livingstone,
The First National Bank OF North
Yakima, corporation,
BY virtne of q writ OF execution, order of sale
and decree of foreclosure issued out OF .he said
Superior court in the above entitled action on
the 18th day of Oct, 1895, In favor of said plain
T. Smith, Louisa 4. Smith and John J. Dixon,
for the principal sum of three hundred and
City (s35o00) dollars. with interest thereon from
the Sd day of March, 1884, until paid, at the rate
OF ten per cent per annnrn, and the further sum
of seventy-fye $4,000 dollars as attorneys fees
and costs of suit amounting TO sixten and 90-l
me to levy upon and make sale thereof and.
whereas, the said Judgment 10 q foreclosure OF a
real estate mortgage given by the said defend
ants, MARQUIS Il. Smith and Louisa X. smith to
John J. Dixon and assigned TO Urbane +. Dite-
man, plaintiff herein. upon the following real
estate situate in Yakima county, state OF W ash
section twentyfour, %, township eight, :, north
OF range twenty-seyen, n. east OF willamette
Meridian, containing l6o acres according TO gov
Notice is hereby given that in obedience to
said command, have levied upon aud Will on
Saturday the 10th day OF November, 1885, between
NJ, to-wit; at the hour of two o'clock p. m. of
said day, at the front door of the court house.
In the city OF North Yakima, Yakima county,
Washington. sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder for cash. all of the
above described real estate, or a sufficient
amount thereof to satisfy said Judgment inter
est costs and increased costs and that by the
terms OF said decree the plaintiff may become
the purchaser at such sale.
Dated this 18th day of october, 1895.
A. l.. DiLLE1,
Sheriff of Yakima County, Wash.
Whitson d Parker, Attys. for Pltfl. $50
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24
Hop House burned.

On Saturday evening last the hop
house of Walter Walton, on the school
section, burned to the ground, and with
it went up in smoke AZ tons OF hops be.
longing to James Buell. and son, who had
leased the Walton yards, two tons just
dried for Campbell Bros, and eleven
bales Of hops which had been stored in
the house since 1894, being the property
of William Goodall. There was not a
dollar of insurance upon the entire
amount OF property lost, which will APP
proach nearly $4,000 in value; nor was
there any possible cause for the fire save
observation-disclosures no fire had
been kept in the house or near it for more
than two weeks prior to the confiagration.
To HERALD reporter MIR. Walton on
Sunday stated that he had no clue to the
fire-bug, although he had some ground
for suspicion; Mr.. Buell., however, said
he WAS almost positive he knew who had
done the work, and only wished he had
been near the house at the time it was
burned-as he would have "pitched him
into the flames as punishment for wan
tonly destroying every dollars worth Of
negotiable property he owned.
On Tuesday a rather eccentric indi-
vidual known as William Petty was ar
rested and charged with arson. Fred L.
Chandler had seen a man closely resemb-
ling Petty coming from the vicinity Of
the hop house on the night Of the fire
and this fact, coupled with another, that
Mr.. Buell. had had some trouble in bus
mess way with Petty, led to the arrest.
Mr.. Buell. does not say that Petty was
the man upon whom his suspicious rest.
ed, and that feature may or may not be
explained in the preliminary examina-
ton, which will be made by Justice Rod
man on Monday, September %.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24
NOTICE...SHERIFP'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
In the Superior Court of Yakima County, State
of Washington.

In the Superior Court of Yakima County, state
of Washington.
The Pennsylvania Mortgage In-l
yestment Company. a corpora.
ton, Plaintiff,
Helen w. Butcher, formerly Hell
en- W. Coe), W. G. Coe. Mary E.
Coe, Emma b. C0e, Blanch Coe,
lMinorsJ, g. 8, Vance. as admin
istratOr OF the estate OF William
@. coe. deceased, VIM. A. Cox
and Ssmuel Chappell, eo-partners
as Chappell Cox, Defendants.
BY virtue of writ of execution, order of sale
and decree OF foreclosure issued out of the said
superior court In the above entitled action on
the 10th day of October, 1895, in favor of said
plaintiff and against the said defendants Helen
w. Butcher. formerly Helen w. Coo; and w. q.
Coe, Mary f. Coe. Emma b; Coe and Bianch
SSs for shs sa% tS i
est thereon from May lst 1898 until paid at the
rate of twelve per cent. per annum and the
attorneys fees and costs OF suit amounting 20
eighteen and 40 100, SIS 49, dollars, and increased
costs, and commanding me to make sale there
OF, and whereas, the said Judgment is fore
closure of real estate mortgage given By the
defendant Helen w. Butcher, formerly Helen
w. Coe, and William G. Coe. deceased, to the
upon the following described real estate situate
I'm Yakima county, state of Washington, to-wit:
Lot one. l.. block sixty-nine. SO of the city of
North Yakima
Notice is hereby given that in obedience
to said command l will on Saturday, the
I'D day of November, 1888. between the
hours OF O'Clock a. IN. and o'clock p m,
to-wit, at the hour OF o'clock p. M. of said day,
at the front door Of the court house in the city
of North Yakima. Yakima county, state OF
the highest and best bidder for cash,
all of the above described premises or q
sufficient amount thereof TO satisfy said iudg-
ment, interest, attorneys fees. costs and ncreas-
ed costs and that by the terms of said decree
that either OF the parties to this action may be-
come the purchasers at such sale.
Dated this sd day Of November, 1895.
A. L. DILIEY,
sheriff of Yakima County, Washington.
B. L. and J. /. sharpstein, attorneys for plain
tiff. W ella walla, Wash. 400
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24
LOCAL news A La mode.
Sunshine and Shadows Of Local Life
geographically Reported.
YAKIMA NEWS IN BRIEF FORM.
Highways and Byways saceessfui-
~ Searched TO Obtain Items OF In-
teress fer "The HsraIa's" Numer-
Gus Rea ders.

The six months old child Of Attorney
d. T.. Msckinnon, which has been seri-
ously i'll for some three or four weeks, is
now recovering, being out OF danger.
J. l.. Rosenfelds barn, in the rear of
his store on the avenue, was entered by
parties unknown last night and Mr.. Ros-
enfield is this morning very belligerent
over the loss Of valuable set Of harness.
Mrs. Anna J. Williams, of sunnyside,
has received an appointment as mstron
Of the government school at Yainax, Ore
gon, at a fine salary. She entered upon
her duties at once.
Wenatchee Adrance: Monday morn
ing Chief Moses, the best known and
most prominent Indian in the northwest,
arrived in Wenstchee from Yakima,
where he has been attending the fair with
lot Of his Indians. About 40 bucks and
squaws were accompanying him in his
peregrinations through what was once
his exclusive domain. He stopped in
Wenstchee three days, visiting old
friends, both whites and Indians, for he
is well known here. Wenatchee has
other attractions for the old chief, for he
was born and spent his boyhood days In
the Wenatchee valley.
Thomas Lund and John Reed left this
morning for Roslyn. The former will
stay week, while the latter is merely
trying to hustle the coal company into
railroading seven or eight cars to Yakima
Immediately. F. A. Curry on Wednes-
day sold 1876 tons at the reduced price Of
$2.50-which figure the day opened on,
having been cut from the SO rate estab-
lished the day before. 1t 10 not probable
that the price will go any lower, though it
is possible. Mr.. Curry and Mr.. Reed
say that II the Gle Elum agents meet the
$3.50 cut, they will again reduce to 81; II
that figure is met, down it will 20 again.
However, it seems to be the settled opin.
ion that $3.50 per ton is cheap enough
figure, aud orders are pouring in to Ros-
lyn coal quarters. The black diamonds
sold at $5.25@$6 all during last winter.
President Fechter, OF the executive
committee Of the recent Yakima fair,
states that Yakima farmers and orchard
lists will surprise the entire state next
year by the magnitude and quality Of
their fruit and farm product exhibit at
the state fair next fall. The recent sue.
cegsful fair and the hearty and flattering
comments which were earned by the
magnificent apples, peaches and other
small fruits on display, have stirred up a
feeling of pride which is even so early
manifesting itself in action. Already
several demands have been made upon
Messrs. Fechter and Benson for fruit jars
for next year, and it is safe to assume that
the exhibit then will far outshine that
of any previous year. This is the right
spirit, and one we'll worthy Of emulation
on the part of every rancher and orchard
owner in the valley. Just such endeav.
ors will serve to make Yakima a second
California in point of advertisement, as
she is in fact to the certain knowledge Of
every home owner within her borders.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24
Happy Chickens.

Wheat only 40 cents bushel. Sold at
Flour Mill. 33-tf
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-29
wALCoTT,s IN ONE ROUND.
Dick O'Brien Quickly Laid Out in
ROSfCn.

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. Is. - Dick
O'Brien, of Lewiston, champion mid
dleweight of New England, was
knocked out in the first round of what
was to be a twenty-fve-round bout,
by Joe Walcott, colored, of Boston,
this evening. The fight was the feat
ure of the second event in the Farra-
gut clubs carnival at the West New
ton street armory. More than 5000
spectators were present. 1t was no
secret that tonight's fight was to be
for blood, as O'Brien, whose only de-
feat was at the hands of Walcott a
year ago, was determined to retrieve
the lost honor, while Walcott was just
as determined to retain what he had
won. O'Brien weighed in this after
noon at $50, while Walcott was twelve
pounds lighter. O'Brien also had
about five inches the better of height.
Walcott was the first to make his ap-
pearance in the ring. When O'Brien
appeared shortly afterwards he was
given perfect ovation. The fighting
was sharp from the start, O'Brien for
a send-off landing his left on Walcott's
Jaw and his right in the stomach.
Walcott then straight-countered and
almost Immediately landed a telling
blow on O'Brien's jaw, and the Lewis
ton man went down. He recovered
quickly, however and both men went
at 1t again in a rapid manner, but
Walcott again found an opening and
f1oored O'Brien, who again recovered
his feet for the second time, but the
next instant Walcott planted a left
on the heart and a right on the Jaw,
and OBrien fell and lay on the floor
When eight seconds had been counted
the gong rang for the end of the
round. AS O'Brien then showed no
evidence of being able to proceed the
referee, Capt. Bill DAILY, gave the de-
ciSion to Walcott