The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-04

scrfpkions or patched With boar3s, wounds
wooden hardaSed and caused BY e1ells
great pride In exhibiting the new me
made In Japan. . straight pull magazine
gan. carysng ton shots patterned some
wnat after the Lee model now In use I'm
ne United States navy. but shooting
: queer Diamond SHAPED bah, without
Jacket but one that must when X strikes.
make terrible wound Every rife. from
sfn nsn %. nsss 10 e barre UP va. as clean as
IN way THAI showed drills had not been
HeTtecsed on board ard suggested ROW ter
ffbly effective the weapon would be IN the
tue hands Of one OF shese trained marks
men,
Dewey . Ga ut Man.
The japanese pride themselves on their
craftsmanship. yielding only the palm TO
Dewey and his Eunners. Oh" said .
gunner Dewey's men shoot straight and
80 did We; Dewey u great man. .
The heavy rifles ard machine guns are
also In perfect order. While in this har-
Dor the crew OF the Hi Yei will indulge
In torpedo practice. but the officers decline
70 allow spectators present during the
time OF loading and discharging the tubes,
suggesting. personal---very.. shat the torEe-
DO can be easily seen from boat Tn the
bay
Tho sailors aboard ..se cruiser seem 70
be q We'll centented, well fed and well
cared for lot Of men. There are many
customs. curious TO the American, which
stfll prevail among them and this Is IN
doubtediy OF the reasons for rigid'y
excluding visitors from between decks.
The sailors. and for that matter the Of
heers. have two masco.l pair or bob
tailed japanese cats which are equally
at home on the berth deck, in the cooks
galley or the ward room. The cats are
bob;ailea by nature, be i understood. and
are proader Of the little fluffy stumps.
which they yag like a dog does his tail.
than tail-cropped horse in Hyde park.
The cats have been with the ship for some
time and. II there Is anything In masco,s,
seem 10 have earned their pay. as the
cruiser has been having unusual good luck.
Every man aboard Ia cigarette smoker
and many smoke pipes. little metal affairs
which Only mold pinch OF fine cut to-
bacco. TAe cigarettes used are of Rus
sian manufacture. large. heavy. strong.
Here. shere and everywhere about the
of tarred rope on fire to furnish q light
for the smokers. Matches are seldom used
outside the ward room. but apparently all
grades Of men aboard the ship smoke the
tainly OF sufficient strength to satisfy
even a powder boy.
Variation Of Uniforms.
In uniforms the members OF the Jap
anese navy go from one extreme 10 an
other In undress uniform the officers,
from captain down. wear plain blue serge
trimmed with wide black braid and the
Why INSIGNIA t1 rank II foufld upon tie
front OF the cap The undress uniforms
are absolutely devoid OF gold lace, epau-
iettes or hrass buttons The mids hspmen
wear waist Jacket and trousers of blue
serge and when on duty on the bridge add
a belt from which hangs dagger or knife
encased in a highly ornamented sheath
The saslors wear costume OF heavy or
Hight white canvas as the weather de-
mands
But In full uniform all these modest
buds blossom. With the officers the natty
uniforms literally reeklng with gold lace,
are further embeilished by sashs. medals
and ornamsnted swords. The mdshipmen
don gold laced jackets and the sailors
blue trousers and shirts with silk under
shirts rolled over the outer shirt at the
neck
The old fashioned spy glass or small
teiescope Is stiil used on the bridge and
tt is an amusing as we'll as an interesting
study. te watch the midshipmen In train
ing take their trick on the brtdge AT
once all nerriment is gone Life has be
come a serious busrFFs - r1rfs~-a II
the ship IL safely anchored IN Q friendly
harbor With ali the civilized nat.0ns j. .ic
world at peace. Up and down the bridge
the mldshipman PAGES. stopping every
second to clap the spy glass 10 his eye
and search the horizon line. A surrepti-
nous glance is cast now and then at
pretty girls In boats cruising around, but