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The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20

ton ship when running at full speed.
The shot from the gun, he adds, would
smash, crack, and batter down any
armor which it would be possible for a
ship to carry.
The.caliber will be sixteen inches. The
length, from breech to muzzle, will be
forty nine feet two inches Through the
breech, in a vertical line, the gun will.
have measurement of exactly five feet
Mr.. Meigs computes the weight of shot
for the new gun at little over 1890
pounds. That means more than ton of
metal. The heaviest shots fired in Eng
land have not weighed over 1900 pounds.
The powder charge for the American
gun will weigh nearly 1000 pounds.
Provided extreme elevation for range
could be attained, shot from the Now
York harbor gun should Ee able to travel
more than sixteen miles. The greatest
known range ever attained was from the
famous Jubilee shot, in England. The
distance measured about twelve statute
miles.
The United States has never before at
tempted any heavier piece of ordnance
for coast defense than twelve-inoh gun
The weight of piece of the latter cali
Der is approximately fifty tons. In the
slxteen-inch gun there is observed jump
Vi ns3esVenty-six tons increase in weight.
Ihe first ingot for the new sixteen-inch
- 'oo Coop bt 4O6UnionSIu lhSG week. III
w WAS 81 Ior the tube forging, and weighed
Ss,soo pounds. The jacket forging is also
1ns' II weighs $4,000. pounds. Under
ment, the Bethlehem works will turf, out
al al OF the forgings for the great gun.
w VIII s aaop 6e and annealing processes
SHOPS. When all of the parts are out. the
1ube, Jacket, and hoops will be shipped to
We West o TroS states arsenal at Watervliet
assembled together and the gun itself
rlhed and made ready for service.
rhe sp me1a qsed is @Hid compressed
hered to, demand the most exaotin .
physical tests Specimen pieces OF metal
are area taken from all forgings and are sub
ing tests. Finally, every part Of the enp
musulbe of forged metal The tube for
instance, has been cast and rough bored.
1t Will next have mandrel Introduced
through its length, and then be niaceS
under the hammer. '--Ne''
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
TontineS,
IMPERIALS.
JOHNSON PUT TO SLEEP.

Lewiston, November 19.-Allie Brown
of Lewiston put Jack johnson of Liver
more Falls to sleep in one and one-half
rounds at City hall, tonight before large
and enthusiastic crowd. In the first
round Brown led with his left and clever
ly dueked left hand swing. Both men
clinched and fell heavily to the floor.
Brown then received hard swing on the
neck but rushed at his opponent and
jabbed him repeatedly on the jaw.
In the second round johnson rushed
but Allie met him with terrific swing
drawing blood After a few moments
sparring Brown landed heavily on John
sons jaw and followed it up with right
nnder the heart. johnson fell to the floor
and attempted to rise at the call of his
friends, but could not and had to be
carried from the room.
1t was claimed by many that Brown
fouled johnson with his knee, but the
referee paid not attention to this and
awarded the fight to Brown.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20

900 persons will gaze and yell at toner
rows grand gridiron struggle if, there is
sufficient space around franklin Field to
accommodate them
The business section of the city is a
glow with the colors of Pennsylvania and
Harvard.
The Harvard eleven arrived at 11.25
O'Clock this morning and were taken to
the Aldine Hotel. There were about so
In the party. After hearty lunch and
light rest the entire football SQUAD, at the
invitation OF the university athletic asso-
citation, went out on Franklin field to
practice. There they put in about two
hours practicing signals.
Tonight the teams went through secret
pract1ce In one of the upper rooms of the
hotel: After this, Captain Cabot was
asked lot his line up. but he refused to
give 1t. He said the exact line up will not
be made known until the men go on the
field. The physical condition of the men,
he added, was good, although in two or
three instances it could be better. OF
himself, he would not speak, but he will
almost surely be seen at left end when the
team lines up.
The Pennsy lvania squad, which has
been at Delaware Water Gap since We'd
nesday, breathing mountain air, secretly
practicing and cunning and fishing
reached town at D.. this evening and
were accorded most enthusiastic well
come. The condition of the Pennsylvania
team is excellent, with the exception of
Dickson, who has bad knee.
Harvard will go into the game with the
stern determination to do or die and re-
trieve themselves for the unfavorable
showing against Yale last Saturday
Pennsylvania expects to win, but realizes
that only the hardest Kind of football will
accomplish this result. The betting is in
favor of Pennsylvania. The clerk of the
Aldine hotel, holds $500 of Pennsyl-
yania's money, even money that Penn
sylvania wins, but Harvard followers will
not cover it, they holding out for odds OF
two to one. Several small bets were
made at 10 to on Per eylvania. The
largest bet known to h. cen made was
| by bookmaker who wa2ered $1,000 to
$500 that Pennsylvania would be victori-
Gus. Two business men took the Har-
ward end
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
GuNNERY PRACTICE.
perils That Outsiders Know Little About.

From the San Francisco Chroniole.)
An officer of the United States Navy
relates the following as illustrating some
of the perils of gunnery at sea:
.I came very near going up into the
air IN small bits on this last squadron
oruise. We were at heavy gun practice
at sea. and but for the quickness of g
aunner'ssmate would never have returned.
AS YOU probably know, the heavy guns
in the turrets are fired by electricity, the
gun being discharged simply by pressing
a hutton. The officer in command of the
forward turret on our ship during rapid
firing practice was just about to press the
hutton to fire one of our big guns when
a gunner's mate was seen to grab at
something on the wall OF the tulret md
then fall in q heap on the floor. The Off
Ger messed the button, but the gun was
not discharged When the mate came to
he was asked what had happened, and he
informed the officer that the treech OF
the gun had not been locked, and that
what he grabbed at on the wall was The
wires forming the electric firing circuit.
When he saw that the officer was prepar-
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THE MATTHEW vAssAR LOST.
Portland Schooner Wrecked but Crew
Saved.

Newport News, Va, November 10
The schooner Childe Harold arrived here
this morning from Boston with Captain
NJ. W. Howes, his wife and six seamen,
comprising the crew of the schooner Mat
thew Vassar, Jr. The Vassar encountered
a severe gale on Tuesday while off the
Jersey coast She sprang aleak and rapid
ly filled with water. Thursday morning,
with sea after sea washing the deck,
Captain Howes, his wife and the crew
were rescued by the Childe Harold.
The Vassar was bound from Norfolk Tor
New York with cargo of lumber She
was an old vessel of 1l6 tons burden and
was owned by Captain Howes of Port
land, Maine.
New York, November 19.-The schooner
Matthew Vassar, Jr., of Portland, Me-,
was found wrecked and abandoned off
Long Branch, n. j., yesterday by the
towboat Robert Haddon, which brought
the derelict to this port. A large hole had
been torn in the Vassar's bow.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
GERMANY LAND GRABBING.
China Puts New Phase Seizure of
Kiaochoau Islands.

Washington, November 19.-Mr. WI
Ting Fang, the Chinese minister has re-
ceiysd an official statement from Pekin
relative to the seizure of Kiaochoau
Sound islands. This official statement
places a new complexion on the press
cables in that it indicates that the Chinese
government had already taken active
steps for the punishment of the murderers
of the two German missionaries before
the landing of the German troops at
Kiaochoau and the occupation Of
the fort there. The remarkable
thing in connection with GerInany's
summary action is that the Chinesesfor-
eign office was given no notifications
that the seizure was contemplated.
Such proceeding is said to be fragrant
breach of international comfy and is in
terpreted in some diplomatic quarters as
evidence that Germany used her griey-
ances as a pretext for the occupation of
the island. 1t is believed that possibly
Germany's object is to use the oocupa.
ton of the island as a lever for com
pelling trade concessions for Germany.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
o. TONTINEs BEAI IMPERIALs.

AS was predicted the game last night
between the Tontines and Imperials
started in very hot, aud caused great
deal of roofing for both sides. The Ton
tines rolled beautiful game. securing
10 spares on the first string. The I'm
perials had considerable tough luck, but
they missed a great many easy breaks
which accounts largely for their defeat,
but for all that they put up what would
ordinarily prove a winning total. Dock
erty was high roller for the evening, and
secured some very phenomenal spares,
one in particular being the result of good
judgment. Pine and Hall also secured
good totals, the latter getting the high
single for the night. The total of the I'm.
perials was very even and shows good
steady work The score:
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Boston steamer touches at New York.

ing to fire the gun, and at the same time
observed that the breech of the gun was
not locked. the only thing that occurred
to him to prevent the gun being dis
charged was to destroy the circuit, which
he did promptly and effectively, When
all this occurred there was a charge of
$50 pounds of powder in the gun, another
charge of the same size in the turret
ready to be served, and the passageway
leading to the powder magazine was wide
open. But for the quickess of the gun
ner's mate the gun would have been
blown out inside the turret, the gases
from the burning powder would probably
have ignited the charge lying in the tur-
ret. this explosion would have ignited
the powder in the magazine, and the
chances are that the whole ship, crew and
all, would have gone up in the air. A
thought that has occurri to me is this:
Suppose the accident had occurred, what
do you imagine the verdict board Of
inquiry as TO the cause OF loss of the shin
would have been2 Since this experience
the department. has adopted electrical
means to prevent the discharge of any OF
the large guns until the breech is locked.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
FOOT BALL.
This Is What the Wing s. Courier Has T.
Say About Today's Game in Bangor.

On Saturday the blue clad warriors
from Portland High school will come to
Bangor to play the annual football game
with Bangor High school and as this
event is always the most interesting Of
the year, it would not be surprising to see
a crowd of about 1000 people in attend
ance.
Bangor won he first game in Portland
by such narrow margin, 40, and as
Portland claims that she gained the more
ground, was roasted in decisions. etc., as
usual the Portland team will come here
in full confidence of winning. One Port
land paper says that if the field is dry
Portland will surely win by larger score
than that by which Coburn defeated Ban
gor.
It's all right to have them think so,
but there is possibility that they are
mistaken. The practice of the Bangor
team this week has been of the hurricane
order and the members have gone into
the plays with vim not seen before.
Coach Bailey has been aided by Bird, the
University of Maine center. a great play
er, who has paid special attention to the
line, Gilman, Hickson: Gus Corners and
Others and the play has been very rapid.
Cutter, last years agile center, has
been at work again this week and may
play in Saturdays game, if he and
Bridges can solve the pass act better than
they did yesterday. Danny Smith, the
sturdy tackle, was out for practice yester-
day. He has been given a rest to enable
a lame knee to get well. 1t can confident
~ be reckoned upon that Bangors play
next Saturday will be an improvement
upon that shown at Portland and nothing
whatever like the farce with Coburn.
1t is probable that the Thank sgiying
day game in Bangor will be with Coburn
Classical Institute of Waterville. Coburn
has strong team and the game would
not only be interesting, but would be the
rubber, each team having won game
from the other.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
WORLDS LARGEST CANNON
1t Weighs 1875 Tons and Sends a ProjectfIe
Sixteen Miles.

The largest gun ever built in the world
is now being constructed at the Bethle-
hem ironworks. This enormous piece of
ordnance will weigh, when completed,
1876 TONS 1t will exceed by six tons
weight the monster gun which Krupp of
Germany exhibited at the Worlds Fair
in Chicago, and in length it will be
nearly five feet longer than the German
gun.
This monster gun is being fabricated
under the orders of the War Department.
It is the biggest order ever given to anv
establishment in the world.
The great gun is being built under the
surerintendence of John F Meigs.
formerly lieutenant of the United States
navy, and a standard artillery author ity
in This country. With him is associated
Cattain E. l.. Zalinsky, United States
army (retired). The government in
spection work is in the hands of Captain
Ira McNutt of the ordnance corps of the
arpy. All three gentlemen are on the
ground and personally see to every detail
Of the immense undertaking as it pro-
gr,sses.
rhe intention of the War Department,
tits announced, is to mount the great
pnce on specially built foundation on
Romer Shoals. The protection for this
Gun will be turret, which will wholly
irolose the crew and the greater part of
tie gun. From it's position on Romer
SHOALS the great piece of ordnance will
hive full sweep of the channels lead
i1g into New York harbor. There is not,
amor of sufficient strength TO resist its
slot. John +. AIeigs estimates that a
bow from the new gun would have
striking energy eqnal to that of 5000
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
G.. =. q. FISK & CO.,
Clothiers to ALI Kinds Of People,
Cross Free Portland,

For this latter stage, the Bethlehem
works have the largest hammer in the
world. 1t is capable of delivering blow
OF 1870 tons, or some ten tons more than
the famous Krupp hammer.
The building of the new sixteen--inoh
gun ia an expensive undertaking. The
gun itself will cost about Sl2O, 600. For
Single guns, the average cost to the gov
ernmeTt for all fabrication work in this
country is roughly estimated at $1,000
The cost Of gun carriage and turr ct
will bring the cost up to as much again
as the weapon, while the cost for founda-
ton will, it is estimated, round out a
grand total OF at least Ssoo' ooo. me
reonire a depth, it is said, of fifty feet,
If aarth be the basis. This foundation
mnst be constructed of concrete.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
POOREST EXHIBITION YET.
Ours the Worst Polo Team Gardiner Ever
Saw.

Gardiner, November 19-Gardiner won
in walk tonight from Portland at polo,
and the poorest exhibition ever given by
any team yet was that of the visitors.
Allen for one, in goal, did well for Port
land The passing of the locals was fine.
The line up and summary:
Gardiner-Gay, Houahton and Smith,
rushers Doherty and Hadley. centres
Hadley and Doherty, half backs; Cash
man, goal.
Portland-Curtis, Lincoln and Whipple,
rushers; Morton. centre; Jordan, half
back; Allen, goal.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
DEATH OF PROF. TYLER.

S. Tyler aged 81, late professor of Greek
language and literature in Amherst col
lege, died at his home tonight at nine
O'Clock. Although he had been falling
since September, the end came suddenly
He resigned the professorship in 1893 after
more than half century of service. His
long life was one of extreme usefulness.
He leaves widow and four sons.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
RUSSIA AND JAPAN AGREE

London, November ga despatch to
the Daily Telegraph from st. PETERSBURG
says: 1t is asserted in diplomatic cirsles
that SO far from there being serious
tension between Japan and Russia over
Corea, the two governments have arrived
at complete understanding on this sub.
iect and Russia is pleased with the terms
Of the convention"
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
PRINCETON UNCERTAIN.
Nassau Men by no Means Sure of Victory
Today

Nassau Men by no Means Sure of Victory
Today
New Haven, Conn, November 49, The
arrival of Old Nassau's heroes tonight
was all that was required to furnish all
kinds of football enthusiasm, but the ex-
element failed to reach the members of
Yale's team. The latter after practice
of fifteen minutes at the field this after
noon were spirited away by Trainer Fitz-
patrick and after the dinner at the train
ing table they were token in charge by
the coachers separately and kept aloof
from the maddening crowd. The practice
at the field was had merely for the pur-
pose of giving the men a last opportunity
to perfect the all important formations.
The second team lined up against the
Varsity but were unable to hold their
own
Every member of the eleven will enter
tomorrow's game in as fine physical con-
dition as it is posss bic to land them. 1t
is impossible to get an expression of
opinion from the Yale coaches. The ar
rival of a large Princeton contingent,
however, has resulted in the raising OF
Yale hopes. The New Jersey men did not
come into town armed with any great
amount of bravado. On the contrary all
except the vehement rooters expressed
uncertainty and anticipate a splendid
exhibition on the part of Yale
The hotels tonight are janmed almost
10 suffocation and the streets of the city,
especially in the vicinity of the campus
are alive with football followers The
snow, falling at intervals throughout the
day, ceased TO fail at $50, but began
again at o clock and weatherwise things
look discouraging for tomorrow.
PRINCETON sLAST PRACTICE.
Princeton, \. j., November l9.-The
last practice of the season for the Tigers
was held this morning. At 1920 the
team and coaches left for New York.
A larg and enthusiastic crowd of stu
dents gathered at the depot and showed
the team by shower of songs and cheers.
that they will give their hearty support
to the Tigers on the gridiron tomorrow.
Every Princeton supporter is confident
of victory.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
BREWSTER GIRL ARRAIGNED.

Montpelier, VT, November i9-Mildred
L. Brewster, we'll do farmers daugh,
ter, was arraigned in the Washington
county court here today, charged with
the murder of Annie Wheeler of this city
on ay 20. Miss Brewster pleaded not
guilty and was remanded to await trial
which, it is expected, will be begun with
in a few days
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
AFTER POLO PLAYERS.

Manager Burnham left the city last eve
ming for Boston and Southern New Eng
land looking after polo players with a
view of strengthening the Portland team.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20

BETTING FAV3RS PENNSYLVANIA.
Bat 1t VIII BE "a Desperate Battle i'll Phiia-
delphia Today.
PHILADELPHIA, November 49," Red and
blue and crimson, too" greet the eye and
ear in almost every part of ths city to-
night 1t is not too much to say that so, :
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
JEFFERSON.

jefferson, November 18.-Amasa Ford,
ore of the leading citizens of this town,
died suddenly today of heart disease.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20
Time.

Score-G Gardiner, II; Portland, 4. Stops
20; Allen, 49, Fouls-Gardi.
her, 2; Portland, l. Wakefield.
Attendance-500
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20

Big Undo "a derfui values.
0 IL
0nan o these
n talk il either.
are m de-
OF
The sharp economical
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-20

Bab's letter. See the Portland Sunday
Times.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-11

YankCcicd Insult over TO Nell and
I'm going to maui you. Shes dis.
tressed nearly to death abou' II ant
wants me to whip you
Dave, the neighbors say that I'm
fool, but there are some things
wouldn't do / wouldn't distress girl
! didn't send the thing, whatever II Is.
well, if you say you didn't | cant
prove 1t and here | am"
Yes, and here ! am too
And that's all there is to it. said
Dave "All can do is to go back anG
tell her that you deny it,"
Yes, unless you want to fight any
Low Feel sorter strange this morning
and might as well fight as not.
I'D rather fight than not II I've got
anything to fight about" said Dave
but If you say you didn't send the
Yankeefied thing, why, 1t puts me out
Good day"
Late that afternoon while Tab was
noping along a dreamy road he met
Nell. She was riding, and violently
she refined up her horse, and with fash
ing eyes size said: you ought TO be
ashamed OF yourself for sending
that thing. Pap says it's pretty in
suit, but the most deadly insults can
be beautiful"
THAT amt a bad thought" Tab re-
piled. I'm almost tempted TO say
! sent it just to hear you express your
self. But | didn't send It, 30 you may
rest easy on that score. Dreamy day,
ain't II Down yonder | saw a bird
asleep. and slipped by to keep from
waking him"
She flashed her eyes al him and rod
on. lie resumed his dreamy stroll, and
q little further along he came upon
tree, written in red ink was notice
reading as follows: Il have obligated
myself 70 shoot the man that sent a
Yankeefied thing 10 Nell Brizentine."
II was signed, Dave Hutch Tab lool
cd at X long time and then moved
on. About an hour later as he was
returning home. he was startled by
loud shrieks; and then dashed into
view Nell on flying horse. Tab saw
that the animal was running away he
saw. too. that Il WIS headed for bluff
not far OF In IN instant bis dreami-
ness was gone. He was alive and
fearless. He rushed out In front of the
horse. snatched the reins, struggled
and stopped him. but he was badly
hurt. The girl in great fright ran
h5me. leaving Tab on the ground. and
some 81 the neighbors took him up and
bore him away. During two days II
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-11

essentially the same coarse nets and
the same hooks that have always been
employed for the ishlng industry
thai are In use to-day,
II Is frequently said The sea ought
to n0urIsh the land" and In view OF
the rich supplies of food which the aea
contains this seems to be just On
The Other hand, the complaints Of the
fishermen prove that their calling is
/ far from lucrative. We hear FIRE,
quentIy Of regions whore fish were
formerly abundant which at present
are hardly pronouncing anything.
What Is he cause Of this state Of
things? There may In truth be many
causes, but it Is largely due to the
crudencsB Of the methods employed.
Fish show strong tendency for quit
ting ihc place where nets have been
employed, which frlghten them. or TO
avoid returning, If they are Of migra-
tory habits
On the other hand, the nets and
drags often tear up the bottom mud r.
turb the spawning beds with the eggs,
and sometimes the young These con
siderations have led gentleman nam
ed Trouve TO conceive new system
OF fishing, employing some Of the
methods Of modern science and over
coming, AZ he thinks, some OF the OBJ
1ections TO the Anticipated methods,
He claims to have accomplished,
4. tan .f
the fish into tho tolls and capturing
them without frightening them and
without much wear and tear to the
nets themselves In his nets, for in
stance, Of cylindrical shape the ring
forming the bottom has lead sinkers
fixed to II IN the ordinary way, while
the upper edge consists OF rubber
tube, which Is In communication hy
means OF n long rubber flexible pipe
with a reservoir In the boat, and which
Is supplied with compressed air by
aeans Of one or more pumps. In
stead Of being placed In the bottom,
arranged on the shore, or even on q
this eIycir can In some cases be
special buoy.
When thrown In the water In the
usual way. tn. nibber tube having
been emptled OF .Ir, the weight of the
net will, OF course, take It to the bot
tom. where II forms stationary mass
OF relatively small volume which will
not OF itself terrify the fish. Having |
proceeded to attract the fish 10 the |
location by methods which We will
allude to further on. as soon as there /
IL reason to believe that they have /
gathered In force a stopcock Is opened.
allowing the compressed air from the