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How the Powerful HrmOr-
clad is Manipulated

sts uasaeSny. Everything uloYsase on fhs
1Iafay deck IL placed within the conanes Of
she hsl3Esykz ~ EcsESeSf 81 special Essg-
nsre1 compartments. TIE captain mounts
inta the coming tower ard Sitn fssn tas
executive officer and tae navigator. and
perhaps 4 seaman gunner. In this Steel
cage about SIX feet IN diameter. are tse
s4eel a signal board marking the tgoes
sud electric button or iwu 5T which tse
- plain nay shoot a torpedo IL he desires.
Tee commanding officer may remain IN
here during the battle and steer the ship
With his owu hands. or. like Dewey. 70
may ssaud out on the bridge in front. q
t3rgst for all the enesuys ships.
Some Of the sneu. sailors and marines. are
posted IN the aghtiag top with their Cat
lsnga and rifiev 0thers-the grea: ma t9rf-
~ Ia fAct-are sheltered IN the forward
aui after tBrrets with the big guns. ia
charge Of a lieutenant or lieutenant corr
fnsuder. The matches are screwed dow y.
and about the magazine active prepaTa-
tiors are made for the coming combat.
Kegs OF g1upowder and dynamite and
packages q gun GOTTEN. vita piles of shells
ard oiher proteetiiss. have been hoisted UP
tho hatchway. There IL no lgngsF line
OF men extending from the guns 10 the
ma gazins ready TO receive orders for fur
sher ammunition ard execute them with
great celeftty Rz there was ia the days o.
taa Old frsgates. Machinery OF steam and
hydraulic motive power furnishes the
shells and even fires the guns. There ere
still. however buckets or water Ter the
sgabnlng of the guns and 20 mop away
grine powder sad possibly blood. These
are regularly placed in certain positions.
while every man and officer has his dis
tiGct place and duty 10 perform.
Quietly they await the signal for firing
from the commanding officer, WHO has
through his communicating tubes ordered
the engines 10 ~ slowed down or the speed
10 be increased, as suits the emergency.
Down In the very bowels OF the ship. under
the glare OF electric lights, the eagineera
the firemen, the stokers and the oilge
cleaners are all hard a; work. with little
knowledge Of what may be gelng on above
them unless an exploding she'll reaches the
snlp's mighty lungs. disarranging the ma
chinery or an s-lnch projec,iie like that
of Dewsy's Baltimore az Manila brings
death or overwhelming destruction 10
them.
Otherwise the fact Of victery IL soon
shouted 10 them. aud then they come up
into the light of day TO rejoice with their
comrades.
But Of the battle who can tell? The
ship IL stsaming along n an Irregular
eliipse. perhaps IN concentrsc circles, pour
Ing "a broadside from the pozt. as she goes
by At the fort. Notifications or ship. and
then, after putting the helm down hard
either to the right or Left. laundering a
starboard Droads.de at the enemy. The
men IN the forward or after turret are
continually showering shot and shell into
their antagonists. while from the fighting
top q murderous neyeF-ceas.ng enfiiadIng
fire Ii going on, for while the men up
there care nothing for the points OF the
compass the long swing Of the mast IA
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Dangers and DiffieulGies..s
HOW TO Overcome Them

turn the tide OF battle. A big gun in the
tgrret or on The gun deck may burst from
too constant firing. ec fran some cause K
may become ineffective. Then il Is uoth-
ing more than useless steel ana q him
drance instead OF an aid.
There are tragedies enacted from burst
ing guns that strike terror 10 mems hearts
IL is Ike a barroom hrawl On The frontier
only accentuatsd in horrec and noise and
casualties iwentyfold. Again. there Is a
limit 10 human endurance The mental
and physical tension is enormous. IL little
matters whether the sun IS beating down
with tropical heat or the cold winds OF att
tGna are swirligg about the waves. The
cannonad:ng. the burning OF gunpowder.
the rapid jumping, lifting. pulling. running
10 and fro. all result in suca violent exer-
else that in the stifIngiy close quarters
where the artificial temperature has risen
10 loo degrees or more. the MEN working
the guns. shirtiess. bareheaded. sometisaes
without shoes. are bathed in the most pro-
fuse perspiration.
As Admiral Dewey did in the bay Of
Manila. a halt must then lie called. or the
men viii drop dead az Their posts from ex-
haustion. A rest and meal may then be
provided. ending In "a smoke for half an
hour or so. Then IL the Brooklyn's crew
has wrought havoc with the enemy, and il
Is only question of another short can
nonading 10 end tha struggle. the men go
back with joyous heartiness 10 complete
the work. There are visions CT prize mon
ey before the eyes of Jack Tar as ne re-
turns 10 the guns with a song and as self
satisfied demeanor as II he were floor
manager OF a private social AMONG his
intimates at home. His allotment or prize
money is sometimes a good figure, too
For instance. the sailors of the New York.
who captured the Pedro, VIII receive Sf3s
each.
II. on the contrary. there has not been
any pronounced success. II there is neither
captured nor destroyed ship and but little
damage has been inflicted upon the enemy,
Il there is any doubt OF ultimate victory,
the man-of-wars man viii give his trous-
efs R petulant hitch and 20 back 10 his
duty, not so cheerfully, perhaps, but just
as determinedy.
The seaman who rolls the powder key
and trucks the big shell Is only required
10 display ordinary intelligence The man
who swabs and primes and WORKS the
hosting gear and other apparatus is mere
ly giving evidence OF strength and obedi-
erace 10 orders. but the gunner's mate and
the seaman gunner are of trained expert
ence, proud of their vocation and feeling
the dignity OF embryo electricians.
II the admiral commodore. or who
ever may be in charge, is wounded serf-
ously. his fleet captain Immediately as
sumes command. In turn, If that officer
becomes incapacitated, then the next rank
ing captain becomes the leader IL that
officer. in Succession. is obliged to leave his
post or dies among his men. then the next
ranking captain or commander or lieuten-
ant commander. as the case may be, takes
charge of the fleet and directs the opera
ticns and maneuvers.
While the officers are all masters of sea-
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w nsaEss. yards ss9 sages ~ the
j woodwork. the bras= plates ard
coverings poi iss1esE FiI< they wszans
Ike ss!d in fas Sunshine. only sf4 uuzxiss
q her gans protvasf.ag slightly. almost
esyiy. from porsheie Of mounted en bar
bette. IL - ssiBg O. beauty" either swing
lna az aAr @nehoF eSlAins or flashing ahead
through the wstsrs. which he~ propeller
enurns into f8ana az sfe stern. But In days
Of bate. wien t7e white color has been
change 30 q duh Iead that soon looks
srtny arr gfvea heF fte appearance ~ a
seized dove. With guns staring a. length
from wide-ogea exits. The holiday attire
stripped from htr. sac makes 4 fortsi6dins
sad oniness picture. Ia time % actual En-
eassnsent she sesrls z0 he nothing more
taaa install hug siSss has been converted
into dssth~deaIing instrument 70 work
havoc aEsg Destruction upoE tboSs she re-
CARDS as antagonists. The dove has been
aistaporpaoasd 4mso a vSitars. Tire gem
ssi gren are stem and RELENTLESS. apparent
ly inspired wlsh. nsartero5ls fairy. as they
fight thSs gigantic fn@efiise OF war 10
sweep nwaT all mat sbstslcts their pss-
sage and sTen si;h sesatng wanton cruel
~ 20 poancs upon a helpless adversary.
The iatssf. however, is on5y The p1eticai
idea. n they daa not dash and fire and
stae. the enemy would. It IS all trick
% abe trade H0a asez the ship irhE in
conditions surrounding her IN the heat OF
CONTEST Possibly The following theoreti-
cal analysis may give acme idea Of fght
Or the sea
There are two ships in oar navy known
Aisetnesite.y ''aruoFed cruisers" the
Sew York an6 the Broogiyu. There are
several protected cruisers" all these YES
seis being named after cities. as are also
TIE unprotected cruisers and there are
SUI others. known simply AZ ''cruisers''
The aFmored cruiser Brooklyn sar in
Stance. has steel hull an indca ted horse
power o. 1879 is propelled by twin screws
ANA Aas main battery Of twenty guns and
2 secondary battery OF the same Number.
Her displacement is s.2lS tons She can
make twsnts kGots. which IL moro than
twsnty~thfee land mi.as. an hour Her
cost was szasssn In the main ia
are eight s-inch and twelve 5-inch rifles
In the secondary battery are twelve g.
FOUNDER rifles. four f-ponnder and four
Gatitngs
The EroSklyn Is A model rnan-of-war
hnd as she carries practically all the types
q gums thai aEe found on tse ships of our
A4vy hsf armament ia ar least peculiarly
distinctive. That r.. she has the guns. sx-
csptt1g the ia-ineh that are carried hy
hrFi-elass batttleships second-ciasa battle
chips. cruisers and gu0hosis
1n eas, Of immediate battle her ,nain
aatk IT, IN the veFnacular Of the seaman.
CLEARED fer action The deck below that
which was originally the gun deck, is row
knaxn as toe berth deck aud Ia aIwsss
lept IN perfect order The drum beats 80
9aart0ss The boatswaiu's whistle has
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Or M.


LOWEST RATES-sH0RTEsf hotiS
Seattle 10 all points Eas. and Snntaezs.
wa Portland. Salt Lake CITY and pehWs'
Pullman palace sieepers. upneasssfsd taM
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CrgYEigaF, isS.
y battIeshsp aF eTgsssF 10 her iseatsft-
rut @nits snaf os paint. with
? touches Of r1rugnE about she
rrsaEss. yards ard sigss ~ the
j wood work. the Dras= plates ard
coverings poi fssHesx I'll. they xszann
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used IL freely before life was extinct. He
arst tried a cloth saturated with the an
esthetic. but this method seems TO have
been too slow. Then he poured the
ehIoroform into dish and buried his face
In H. He was found that way when his
father went to his room.
Young Freeman was TO have entered
the university this week His was a
bright mind but ne suffered much from
nervousness. at times growing moody
and disconsolate. He would turn from
these Ats into fits Of the most eIuoeran'
hIlarty. which would after weeks only
relapse into meIaneholla again He hac
many friends among the students. Free
man lived next door to the late W. w
Allen. son Of Prof Allen, whose body
was found in Lake Minnetonka some days
ago.
II is known that young Allen KILLED
himself, and the death Of young Freeman
suggested 10 his most intimate associated
in life the theory Of suicide club th'
ike OF which existed in a Missouri col
lege some years ago. which has oeei
started in Madison
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RELIEF FOR THE cUBANs
BEGUN AT MATANzAs.
cubans Under Arms Must Disoand'
Otherwise They will Be Given No
Assistance.

NEW YORK. Sept. H.-A dispateh 70
the Herald from washington, says:
When asked what action would be
taken by this government upon the ap-
peal sent out for food by General Gomez
Acting Secretary Melklejohn said that the
landing Of the stores OF the Comal was a
reply to that appeal. 1t is expected that
the ComaI will begin by tomorrow unload
ing her stores at Matanzas and this cargo
will be followed by others as the neces-
sity develops. No food viii be distributed
TO men unlier arms SO that the force un-
der Gomez must disband before receiving
supplies.
This government was at first firm in It's
refusal to allow food to be distributed TO
the Cubans otherwise than under the d.
recuRn Of American officers as provided
for By the act Of congress; but the agree
.ment now is that 1t shall be distributed
by a fhlrd commission to be appointed by
. the American and Spanish military COM
/ mission
In expression OF this somewhat anama-
! lous solution of the question, it IS said
there would DE an American officer on
This commission. 1t was said that General
Wade would have in reality full direction
OF the distribution. There is no informa-
tion yet as to the probable personnel of
the commission.
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RecItes the Purposes sDr Which
He Deemed the Extra Ses-
sion Necessary
THE FISH BILL PRESENTED
First Measure 10 Re Introduced In the
Lever House Spef Blstlons as
10 the SenatorshIp.

SALEM. sspi. Es-Tnc legislature got
down 10 business tnday. bu, there was no
striking feature Of the proceedings. Dur
ing thc Afternoon bills were introduced
in rNpld Succession. hut only one. by
Haseiune. apprpIHiating $500 TO defray
the Expenses nf tis Oregon exhibit at the
omaha exposition. was Of general IN
tcrr. There will be considerable oppo-
siiion TO the meaauTo and u II doubtful II
Il passes.
No feature Of the days proceedings
was The governor message. which was
read ihls afternoou. The document vas
almost universally commented upon aa an
excellent state document. especially char
actcrir,ic Of the governor. A synopnis
fuliowa
'our country haf reached critical
period in IT, history rhc next few years
viii mark an advance or rrtrograde
movement In lts d-tiny Momentous is
sues have grown on, ~ the spanish war.
The construction OF the Nicaraguan canal
Aas becvme imperative. ana the dispos!-
uon or the Philippine, cuba and porto
Rico ~ question demanding the oest
b-ains aud wiscst sta,esminship,
The Pacific coast is vitality interested.
AMI oregon needs q senator at Washing
ton OF experience. capacity and courage.
These matters will PROBABLY be passed
upon this winter, 90 the election OF a
senator shulld not wait until the regular
session
''TAe failure OF the legislature to organ
lEc in 1897 left rhe state without appro-
priaiions. ans forced II 10 run on credit
Consequently many wornnts were
drawn, vouchers issued and rlnims filed.
This business should De dlspoped of. ana
no, left for the regular session, when two
appropriation bins would AFFORD chance
to raid the treasury with dioksHng and
iobbery.
The businefs Of the supreme coart has
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AMERICAN TROOPS TO
OCCUPY THE ISLE oY CUBA.
Twelve Thousand Men VIII BE There by
The Last Of NDveniOer-Plan De-
cided Upon by Mckinley.

WASHINGTON. Sept 21.-A compre-
hcnslYc program for the moving OF the
troops TO Cuba has been outlined by the
war department and the initial features
decided upon This is due 10 the directions
given by the president September i9. 30
the effect that details of the troops ns
made for Cuba
Acting on this General Miles outlined
q plan for sending Iwo divisions to Cuba
the first. under command OF Major-Gener-
al Wade. "a leave in octuher, and the
second under Malor-General FitEhugh
Lee, to leave IN November Each division
R'lll embrace about e0o men, so the plan
is to have some l2.OOo troops IA Cuba or
on the way there within the next 90 days.
II Is not contemplated however, rhat any
large numbers OF this force will be as
sembled az one point In this country or
Cuba, the desire being to keep them scat
tered. as they can thereby be handled to
better advantage The outlook Is that
there will beyey few troops at Havana,
the bulk Of them being scattered through
out the western end OF the island as gar
rlsons at the small towns, thus gradually
putting into effect the military occupation
OF the island.
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Report That He was Not Ellgable
toHoId Office 10 New York
Entirely DisprOyed.
BLACK WILL SUPPORT HIM
AnnoBhtss That he VIII Stand by
Roosevelt as he Stood by the
Country Democrats.

CONVENTION HALLS. SARATOGA.
y. Y. Sept. r.-The republican conven-
ton nominated Ae following ticket to-
day:
Govenor-TheOdore Roosevelt. Of oys-
ter Bay
Lieutenant Governor - Timothy l..
Woodruff. OF Kings.
comptrorer-wniam J. Morgan. OF
Erie.
Secretary Of state-John T. McDonough.
OF Albany.
State Treasurer-JOhn L. Jaeckel. or
Cayuga.
State Engineer-Edward A. Bond. OF
Jefferson.
Attorney y-General-John T. Davies, OF
Oneida.
Before the vote was taken Elihu Root.
who had been constituted as a delegate.
in the convention. was called to the plat
form by the chairman and made state
ment as TO eligibility Of Roosevelt to hold
Office. He said Roosevelt had always
voted in Oyster Bay and had melery re-
moved his personal property to Washing
ton. He had always paid taxes in oyster
Bay and had merely refused to pay taxes
on property he was using in Washington.
and by ms affidavit he merely said thar
he was not a resident Of New York.
When Root read the letter from Roose-
welt to his lawyer asking for some money,
and saying that he had expended so
much money that he was beyond his In
come, Root said:
Roosevelt had expended that money
10 raIse the rough riders"
These was great burst Of applause.
and Mr.. Root closed by saying that docu-
mentary proof not only showed that he
never had lost his residence. but rather
had paid money that he was not obliged
to pay to retain it.
At 7l5 Secretary OF State Palmer moved
a roll-call and the motion was adopted.
Before It got through the delegation.
It was evident that Roosevelt had a
practical walkover, and at 1889 enough
votes had been cast to nominate him.
The rollcall was completed and the vote
was announced as follows: Roosevelt,
75S: Black. 2lS.
Then the auditors and delegates rose in
great mass and cheered. Judge Cady
got the floor and moved unanimous
nomination. While the question was pend
ing Senator Krum, who had supported
Governor Black. said:
ION behalf OF Governor Black and his
friends. l say chat they will stand by
Theodore Roosevelt as he stood by the
country" ,
The nomination was made unanimous.
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REVELATIONS AT LONDON

LONDON, Sept E.-The pany News
this morning commences the publication
OF a series OF articles which It alleges
explain the Dreyfus affair. TOday's arti-
Gle concern the resignation Of NJ. Cassi-
msr Perier OF the French presidency.
which it describes as a strange. san
story
The article says:
The persons in the sect are the kaiser.
Count Won Munster. NJ. Dupuy. NJ Han
otox. General Mercier General Boisdefre.
Colonel schwarzkoppen. Count Esterhazy
and the late Henri sandherr. Besides the
French ministry. others had the dossier
in their hands
In December, 1894, detailed report OF
the Dreyfus affair which Count Won Nun
ster sent by the usual sources 10 the
kaiser. was intercepted and photographed
tt the French frontier Yet 1t reached the
emperor without delay few days lates.
This fact became known to the informa-
ton bureau at Berlin and Germany or
dered Count Won Munster to demand mis-
passports, for the offense was regarded
as robbery and an offense against the
emperor, on the principle Of extra ter
ritoriallty.
When Count Won Munster made this
demand at the palace of the Elyse, Pres
ident Casimir-Perier was overwhelmea
with the suddenness of the revelation ana
was beside himself In an extraordinary
scene he gave his word Of honor. repudI-
ating all connection with or knowledge az
the affair and solemnly promised to pre-
vent a repitition Of it.
Count Won Munster issued and sent a
second report of this interview This doc
ument was similarly intercepted and pho
tographed. the negative arriving at the
French foreign office within As hours.
Some days later, on January I2. ISIS.
Count Won Munster called at the palace
Of the Elysee and suddenly announces
that Germany would mobilize her troops
forthwith unless satisfaction was given
for this new insult. A dramatic scene
followed, Count Won Munster collapsed.
prey to violent feelings, reproachlng N.
Cassimir-Perier with having dlshonored
him in the eyes of the empire.
NJ. Cassimir-Perier was crushed ana
could not reply at first, but presently
said
Tell your emperor /, myself, win give
him satisfaction. l do not want to sac
rifce the country l will leave the pres
idency. pray your majesty to be satis-
fed
Two days later M. cassimir-P -Perier re-
signed.
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GENERAL GREEN PROMOTED.

WASHINGTON, Sept. p. = General
Francis V. Greene, who was made major
general of volunteers for distinguished
services in the invasion of the Philippines,
arrived here this afternoon. General
Greene called at the adjutant-generars
office, where he found awaiting him a
commission OF maior-general Of volun-
teers, dated so as to place him in that
grade from August last. He promptly
took the oath Of office and became a full
fledged major-general.
General Greene brought from Manila an
official report of General Merritt. and en-
closed with this were reports of the sub
ordinate commanders of the Un ted
States army who participated in the mill
tary operations before Manila.
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OF INTEREST TO Us.

Among the bins introduced In the SEN
ate today Senator Fulton. Of clatsop
county. presented the following:
To create ehs once OF game warden in
each county. and fTlng the terms and
salary thereof.
To protect fhs sturgeon fishing inter-
estA.
To provide for physical examination
Of persons eialniinE damages by reason
OF accident. introduced by requsst)
The nrss Dill 10 be introduced in the
house was sent In by Fish and Game Pro-
tector McGulre. The measure provides a
general means Of propagatlng and pro-
tecting salmon. and for the taxation OF
fishing gear 10 assist In esfraying the ex-
penscse OF propagation. This bill has
many warm supporters. and there is no
doubt Il win pass.
Curtis. OF clatsop. introduced bills
which provide for the catching and pro-
lection Of sturgeon and for the creation
Of the once N game and forestry warden.
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grown 10 rapidly that the docket ~ be-
hind Two years. A eommissloners' court
II recommended.
Attention In called 70 the invitation OF
the French republic 20 participate in the
worlds fair In 1870"
The governor states that contract was
made in 1896 with J. Loewenberg and the
Northwestern stove foundry, for the sale
Of convict labor ana lease Of the state
stove foundry. but I.oewenbcrg has de-
fauited IN payments. and immediate at
tention Is necessary 70 secure the large
amounts duo.
with these VARIOUS matters out Of the
way. ths regular session win have an
opportunity to PASS the remedial iegisIa-
ton promised IN the party platforms ana
necessary TO the welfare Of the state.
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PREPARING FOR THE VOYAGE.

SAN FRANCISCO Sept G.-It now
looks as II It would be November at the
earliest before the next expedition can
leave for the Philippines. None OF the
transports due here have arrived. though
the ships may put in an appearance at
any moment. The commlssary depart
ment is prepared for any emergency, ana
is receiving redulstions from commanders
OF different regiments None Of the ves-
sells due here can accommodate an entire
regiment, and so the regiments will have
to be divided into battalIons.
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THIS is STARTLING.

CHEZ Foo, Sept. T,-The British fleet
has left Ia Kua, proceeding for Wei Ha
Wei.
Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, com.
manding the China station, has returned
here.
1t is ru mored that the designs of the
dowager empress have been entirely sue,
cessful,
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ENDED HIS MISERY
BY TAKING CHLoROFoRM
Henry B. Freeman, University Student
Buries His Face in Chloroform-A
Suicide Club Started.

CHICAGO, Sept PA special to the
Chronicle from Madison, Wis, says:
Henry b, Freeman, son of Professor
Henry B. Freeman of the state univer-
sity, and a brother to Dwight Freeman
of Chicago has committed suicide. He
was found dead in his bed room by his
father.
The young man, the day before, had
bought bottle Of chloroform and had