OREGON
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VOL. 12.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1895.
NO. 40.
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OREGON MIST.
IttMJKD EVKIIV t ill OA V mOKNINO
BEEQLK & DAVIS.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Mubacrlpllou Ilatea.
On copy on your In eiWenc... ....... ....II IW
Ons cui.y alx uiontha "
Single uoiy ........ ft
Ailroftlnlnii rates mad. known upon application
COI.UMI1IA COUNTY DIRKCTOHY.
C'ouHty Olficere,
Jnilaa
Ihtan Manr-hard,
Ulerk , Jllilaou Weed,
Vsrmiiila
Mli.rllT. :iiaa. t. Il..an, Haltilor
'Ireaaurer IS. M. Wharton ;iiiiniia t;ny
Hunt, nl Simula J. U. Malta, Heappooae
Aaaaaaor...,. . aiarun nunc, winner
Hurvoyor .... W. N, Meaarve, Helena
....... I ' A. Kraliee, Hoaopooee
Loinmiaaloiiers . .. Hnoonover, Veruonls
PROFESSIONAL.
T. J. Clinton. H. Aussr,
ALLEN A CLEETON,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
KT. IIKLKNfl, OIIEQOM,
Norl. Public, ColiT.yancInt and Collection.
jyi. h, r. curr.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
8t. Helena, Oregon,
' JJK 1. K. HAM
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Clatskuiile, Columbia comity, Or.
H. MKHKHVE,
Surveyor and Civil Engineer
DKI.ENA, OUKtiON.
County Bnrveynr. Land SurirryinR, Town
I'latUo ami KiiKinoerliiK worn nruruiitiy
ecnut. .
ORIENTAL HOTEL
A. II. BI.AKKHl.KV, Proprietor.
Board by Day, Week or Month
AT RKAHONAM.K RATES.
The table la anpntlad with th. beat (he market
air.ir.l-. Kvaryihlug clean. A abare ol your pat
roueae la solldlcd. H I' lIKI.KNrl. OUKiH.N.
ST. HELENS LIVERY STABLES
TllOo. COOI'KR, Proprietor,
Horses Boarded and Cared For.
TURNOUT ON SHORT NOTIOI.
HT.HEt.KSH. i : OltKOON
E. MoNEILL, Receher.
TO THE
OIVKS THB CHOICK Of
Two Transcontinental Rontes
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY
BY WAY OF
Sookane, Minneapolis & St. Paul
UNION PACIFIC RY
BY WAY OF
DEK7ER, 0HAH&, ft ' KANSAS CITY
LOW RATK8 TO ALL
EASTERN CITIES
OCKAN STEAMERS
LEAVE PORTLAND EVERY 5 DAYS
For San Francisco.
For KuU Detail Cll on or Addreaa
W. II. HUUL1IUKT.
Oeneral Preliflit and l'as. A(tt.. Portland.
GISIOLEii MISJaPAYS
If von use the Fttalsoia
larubatora . UrAtru
Make tuouey while
others are waating
time by old proceaaca.
CataloK tell, nil altout
It .and deacrlbcs eveiy
article neencu ior iu1
twiiUrv huaineas.
The "ERIE"
mcrhanically the rat
. wheel. Prcltieatmoaei.
We are Pacllic Coaat
Agenla. Bicycle eala
ioEue,maltlfree,glea ftdl drarrlntlon, prli-es, etc, 0''TS,W',"1?
KTALUM A nTCUBATO Co., Petalaiaa.CaJ.
Bsahch Hotiaa, :U S Mat" " Loe Angeles.
Caireats, and Trade-M arka obtained, and all Pat
ent buaina conducted lor MooiaaTC rue.
Oun Ornct is OarosiTj u. 8. sitint Orrict
cmot. (rum Wa.hlngion.
Send model, drawinf or photo., with deaerlp-
Jtlon. We advise. If patentable or not, tree o
f 1 r..w Imm nn. Aim fill naani mmnrA
k PAMPHICT, "How to Obtain Patenta," witk
coat oi saue In the U.S. and foreigo eounuies
a. iit tree. Address,
c.A.srJow&co.
Aaai esaMUVlMiiif UlilHIHIITaN. D. Q.
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CML Catalogue MJt
sasaVX .- Jjrtl
COLOMBIA SALOON.
O. K. II I' NT K II. Prop.
NEVIN 8 OLD 8TAND
Ili'-iipenod and He-furnished.
The W, H. McBrayer Whiskey
.
WulnharJ'i Deer Kept on Ice.
OOI1LR, i i OHKOON
Decker's
BARBER SIIOl
J. If. DKCKKH, Proprietor.
The M anil rullahle barber haa hla raanra luat
aa aharp aa can Iw loiiiid, ami will ahave you
iTuuuoriawy aim qmi-aiy tor owy ia cenia.
ST. HiaiOH,
OIIKOON
MUCKLE BROS.
MANUrCTl!NKII or
Dimension Lumlwr, Flooring,
II utlc. MlipatliinK, Cesliias, and a
complete stock of eyciy variety of
Rough and Dressed Lumber
ALWAYS- ON HAND.
AT TIH OLD HTAND, ST. JIKI.E.NB, OKKOON
TDK
BANQUET
SALOON
Haa rr-nneneil under the inanacement
of OKOKfiK A. I1KINN. corner of Hi rami
and C'owllis Hlreete. HI. Helens, Oregon.
wlierecun be round the choicest brands of
VINE AND LIQUOR
Card tables. tonl table, billiard table anil
other devices fur the entertaimnwit of uat-
rotia, where tune can be pli-a-aiuly aprnt
FAMOUS FIRE LADDIE CIGARS
He-Mr other unpular brands, are kept
ronianur on iiaiui tosupiiiv ine lucres eu
truue at una very popular saloon.
THE FAMtil'8
CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY
18 KKPT AT TUB DANyl'KT.
FOR PORTLAND, DAILY.
TtAMER-
Young America
WILLAMETTE SLOUGH
Leave Kt. Helens fl:30 A M
Arrive at Portland lll:l) A M
Leitre Portland :n0 P M
Arrive at Ht. Helena 0:00 P M
rAKc iscKnia.
Will Carry NothitiK but Pasaencera
and Feet Freight.
Diirlnt the summer aeaaon. or as lornr as
th- water ri'iimina higt enoiili, this boat
will make two trips each week up Ucappooae
bay on Tuesdays and Fridaya.
JAMES GOOD. Master.
LEONARD HUFF ft CO.,
Commission Merchants
SWAOER'8 OLD STAND.
A general asorttnentof feed kept on baud,
aim som at the lowest prices
; FOR CASH.
Undertaking Goods
rl'HNIHIIKD ON SHORT NOTICE.
St. Helens, : : : Oregon.
Steamer Mascot
FASTEST
And Most Comfortable Daily
Steamer Between
St. Helens and Portland
I.KAVKS
' ARRIVRS
At Portland 10 A M
ARHIVKS
At 81 Helena 0PM
Hi. Helens 0:.'H) A M
i.avm
Portland at 3 P M
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
liight Reserved to Change Time with
out Notice.
LEWIS KIVEK TRANSI'OUTATION CO,
Portland Landinir foot of Alder Street.
WHITE COLLAR LINE
Strs. Telephone and Bailey OaUert
COLUMBIA RIVER A PUOKT SOUND NAV. CO
Alder St., Portland; Flavel dock, Astoria. '
POHTLAND AND ASTORIA
Telenhnue leavoa Portland dally (except Sun
day) at 7 a. m., leaves Antorln daily at 7 p. m.,
(exceit Huuilnv). Runs dlrent to train for Clat
sop hoach, ami conned! with steamer Ilwaoo
for llwiu'o trulna, runiilng to allpoluu on North
llalley Oataert leavea Portland dally at 8 p ra.,
(except Biiniliiy), on riaturilny at 11 p. in. heaves
Astoria daily at :na. in. toxcopi Biiunay nnu
Monday), on Hunuay at 7 p.
all trains for Clatsop beaon
m.: oomuH!ta with
i and Ilwaco )cach.
Thl line haa a boat connecting with both
heaohea, returning from Antorla every night In
the week. '
E. A. BKELXY, Ag.ut. U. B. SCOTT, Pres.
THE JOSFPH If PI I ORn Jl,
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STR eJOSE3II
-FOR PORTLAND-
Leavei Kelao Momlaya.Wtdncaduya, nuil Fridaya at 5 oi
Pottlund Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 0 o'clock a. t
I ST. HELENS
My Specialties:
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DllUGCiLST'S SUNDRIES
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My PnVi-H
Are aa low as first-cUaa goot'a can be sold;
Prescriptions Compounded Day or Night
I KEEP IN STOCK
Fresh Patent Medicines
I am here (or busineaa, and want your trade.
Youra very truly,
DR. EDWIN ROSS.
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Best Quality Drugs used in
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E:ij:E::rxrs
The tables are alwnya aupplied with the Beet Edibles and Delica
cies the market a fl'orda.
TERMS REASONABLE FOR REGULAR BOARDERS
Having been newly refumiithed w are prepared to give satisfac
tion to all our patrons, and solicit a share of your patronage.
J. GEORGE, Proprietor.
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ST. HELENS
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J ir. cooper s new and elegant bar room is the favorite re-
J sort of the city, whereat all limes can be found the famous
PRIDE OF KENTUCKY WHISKY
BEST BHANDS DOMESTIC A)D I.H PORTED CIGARS
Mr Cooper Is always glad to welcome Ids
old friends to his popular place of business
ST. HELENS EXCHANGE
PORTLAND AND OLATSKANIE
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STEAMER G. W. SHAVER, Dell Shaver, Master.
Leaves Portland, foot of Waahinffton street, for Clatkan!e and way lamlinm, Mnn-
nny, vveiinesuny ana r riuay mornings rid
Thursdays and Saturdays.
SHAVER
Glatskanie Drugstore
PRESCRIPTIONS COMPOUNDED AT ALL HOURS
Patent Medicines, Prescription nrngs,
Toilet Articles, Fancy Notions, etc.
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EW GOODS.
EW PRICES.
DART &. MUCKLE,
I'HESH .
GROCERIES
SHOES, Furnishing Goods,
AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES.
HATS AND CAPS
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THE MIST AND OREGON IAN
TWO TOGETHER
ONE YEAR, ONLY TWO DOLLARS
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St. Helens, Oregon
EXCHANGE.
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TRAMSPORTATIOI COMPANY.
the Place to 8ecura
Your Freah Medicines
DR. J. E. HALL, Proprietor
-aavClaUkanle, Ore(oa
SPRING GOODS
JU8T ARRIVED.
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DART & MUCKLE,
St. Helens, Oregon.
NORTH PACIFIC JEWS
Happenings of Interest in the
Progressive Northwest
BRIEF REPORTS OF LATE EVENTS
Budget of Item. Gathered From
; All Farts at Oregon, Wash
, ioatoa and Idaho.
County Treasurer Kern, of Umatilla
county, Or., redeemed f 7,000 of county
warrants last week.
The business men of Port Townsend,
Wash. , are endeavoring to secure the
Fort Townsend reservation for their
ichool district.
The population of Grant'a Pass, Or.,
oonsistsof 1,257 males and 1,126 fe
males, a total of 2,883. Of the males,
858 are legal voters.
Nearly every farmer in Union coun
ty, Or., hag a lot of hogs numbering all
the way from ten to several hunderd
tnd to these will be fed a part of the
crop of grain.
The Taeoma school district is up to
the limit in indebtedness, and no
funds will be available for two months
with which to pay teachers' salaries
and other current expenses.
Dr. George S. Armstrong, secretary
f Washington board of health, is male
tng a tour of the state to secure an en
forcement of the law requiring that all
births and deaths shall be reported to
the county auditor monthly.
Philip Isensoe, the defaulting treaa
urer of JVew Whatcom, Wash., baa
eon taken to the penitentiary at Walla
tValla to serve out the term recently
imposed on him by the superior court
and approved by the supreme court.
A novel attraction is arranged for in
the Indian department at the fair at
New Whatcom, Wash. An old Lum
mi Indian will finish up a canoe dur
ing the fair with the primitive imple-
ruenta used by the tribe in early times.
The warehouses in The Dalles are
paying . 37 cents for wheat aud the
Douring mills 40 cents. There is no
diminution in the receipts, and the
ferryboat is kept busy all day carrying
teams across the river, while the roads
leading to town from the east are lined
with wagons.
Captain McLean, of the Chilean ship
Atocama, and Captain Jensen, who
were recently arrested, in connection
with alleged outrageous treatment of
acgro sailor, Balding, and released on
110,000 bonds, have been surrendered
1j their bondsmen to the United States
minorities at Seattle.
A bunch of wheat secured by Com
mitteeman J. S. Morris, of Albany,
Or., for the Linn county exhibit, ia
curiosity. It contains 42 stalks, with
J24 meshes, each mesh having three to
dve kernels, probably averaging four,
total of over 3,500 grains from one
kernel of wheat Mr. Watts baa col
tec ted a large and attractive assortment
of oereals in stalks that will compare
with anything to be found anywhere
in the world.
Litigants in Morrow county, Or.,
lave been greatly inconvenienced by
(he loss of their last spring's term of
jourt in that county. Judge Fee holds
chat all legal publications, such as
summons, orders lor publication, etc.,
that were published for the March term
jf court which should have been held
last spring, must again be published
jefore legal action can be taken. Con
sequently all business of this nature
chat would have come up last spring
joes over to the next term of court.
The trustees of the Tillamook, Or.,
academy, have made a donation of that
institution to the Presbytery of Port
land, on oondition that the oontraots of
iubsoription shall be fully complied
with, and the academy made a perma
nent institution. The change ia not
expected to materially affect the school.
A committee of the Presbytery of Port
land will visit Tillamook at an early
date to oomplete the transfer of the
property and make the plans known.
William Hodges, a young man, was
shot through the back by a rifle ball
at Blue Canyon last Sunday. He was
one of a orowd who were out hunting.
He was standing on a hillside above
the rest of the group. One of them
commenced shooting at some pheasants
and in the hurry failed to see that
Hodges was directly in line. The re
sult was that a ball went orashing
through his shoulder, going in below
the oollar-bone and shattering the
shoulder-blade. The wound is an ugly
one, but the young man will recover in
time. .
C. W. Richie, manager of the Solic
itors' Loan & Trust Company, of Ta
eoma, whian is interested in a large
number of. wheat firms in Eastern
Washington, has been examining the
oondition of the orops in the Palouse
and Big Bend oonntries during the past
two woeka. From Spokane be writes
that the prioe of grain has fallen ten
cents a bushel in the past month, and
that in conaeqnenoe much of the crop
will be held till January 1 for better
prices. He says 40 per oent of the
crop in the Palouse is ruined.
An interesting document was re
corded in the oounty clerk's office of
Lincoln county, Or., last week. It is
transfer of the old government land
grant in Oregon from the Oregon Cen
tral Railroad Company to the Oregon
California Railroad Company. It
a written instrument and oovera for
ty-two pages of olosely written legal
oap. The instrument was dated in
1870, and ita margin holds forty $20
internal revenue stamps, all convey
ances at that Ums being compelled to
bear a revenue tUimp to insure their
validity. The deed has been recorded
in the several oountiea of the Btate in
which any of the land grant lies, and
the formation of a new oounty caused
ita recording in Lincoln oounty.
THE INSURANCE RATE WAR.
Trued Only No Far as Oregon, Wash,
ingtoa and Arlaona Are Concerned.
San Francisco. Sept. 21. The in
surance' companies operating on the
f aoino coast have agreed to a truce so
far as Oregon, Washington and Ari
zona are oonoerned, but the rate war
within this state shows no signs of
abating, and, as a prominent risk-
writer said today:
"It will keep np till everybody is
worn out"
At a recent meeting of the insurance
oompanies doing business in Arizona
the following resolution was adopted
That the rates heretofore made by
the Pacific Union for the territory of
Arizona be maintained, and the secre
tary obtain the signatures of all the
oompanies doing business in said terri
tory to an agreement to this effect, and
that a oopy thereof be forwarded to all
agents throughout said territory of
Arizona."
Following this specific arrangement
for Arizona business com the news of
renewed vigor in the fight at Log An
geles, which is the chief center of the
rate war just now. Insurance men see
no prospect of a truce in this state.
The business hag become so divided and
the rate-cutting so deep that a great
deal of personal ill-feeling has been
engendered, and in insurance circles
now but one word is applied to the war
"venomous."
FROM THE FAR NORTH.
Miner W. Bruce, the Alaska Explorer,
Back From the Aretle Ocean.
Seattle, Sept 21. Miner W. Bruoe,
the Alaska explorer, and author of
Brace's "Alaska," arrived today from
Point Hope, on the Arctic ocean, in
latitude 68:20 north. He came on the
schooner , Jessie, with wh:-h he left
here three months ago today. Mr.
Brace brought five natives, who he
will take to Washington this winter to
urge the claims for the propagation of
reindeer for the food and clothing of
tho Esquimaux.
' The cargo of the Jessio consists of
whalebone and skins, which were se
cured from the Arctio Esquimaux in
exchange for wares sent north by Se
attle merchants. When the ves
reached her destination, the natives in
canoes swarmed aboard and clamored
for trade, and it required the efforts of
the crew of three men to wait on them,
The crew, on arrival here, was at
tired in hair-seal suits and water-tan
ned boots that did not cost over 2
each. The Exquimaux wear reindeer
suits.
THE STATE'S EVIDENCE.
Testimony of Witnesses Against the At
leged X.ynehera
Ellensburg, Wash., Sept 21. The
prosecution in the trial of the alleged
lynchers had all of ita eivdence in by 4
o'clock this afternoon, having called
seven witnesses. The defense, having
reserved its statement, made it at this
time, and then called ita witnesses.
There are a great number on the list,
but it is not probable that all will be
secured. The case will be finished, at
the present rate, this week. An alibi
will undoubtedly be the defense of
some of the defendants. Several of
the state's witnesses testified to seeing
all the defendant a in the jaiL Ken
nedy battering the cage door, Ueblach
er holding a candle, and the others
present They also testified to seeing
them at the tree, though it was not
shown who put the rope around the
necks of the Vinsona or who pulled
them up. None of the defendants had
been shown up in the light of direct
executioners. The case is attracting
very little interest, and tho courtroom
ia not more crowded than nsuaL
TO RECOVER A. NOTE.
Suit Brought Against President Allen
.of the Bank of Taeoma. . . ; ,
Tacoma, Sept 21. The reoeiver of
the bank of Tacoma today, by direc
tion of the oourt, brought suit against
W. B. Allen, president of the bank, to
recover 170,000 on a note whioh Allen
gave the bank in payment of his sub
scription of 700 shares of the capital
stock. ' The note was given December
81, 1894, for one year, bearing 10 per
cent interest, and no part was ever
paid. The note was the only asset
possessed by the Bank of Tacoma in
addition to the assets of the Tacoma
Trust fc Savings bank, which were
transferred to it when the Bank of Ta
coma waa organized in February, 1894.
The reoeiver haa also sued N. C.
Richards, a director of the bank, to re
cover a $17,000 mortgage, which was
given the bank by the Cascade Oatmeal
Company, and which is alleged to have
been fraudulently transferred to Rich
ards in payment of a pretended indebt
edness to him.
Those Chinese for Atlanta.
San Franoisoo, Sept 21. The local
federal officers are investigating an al
leged transaction by which two notori
ous Chinese slaved ealers brought in
250 Chinese laborers, ostensibly aa ac
tors for the Atlanta exposition. It is
believed by officers here that the real
actors for the exposition were found in
New York, and of the men and women
brought into the oountry aa actors, the
women are slaves and the men laborers.
To avoid suspicion they were landed
at Victoria and brought across the
line at Ogdenaburg, N. Y. The United
States district attorney will lay the
facta in bis possession before the fed
eral grand jury and ask for indiot
menta against "Little Pete" andLeong
Lam, who have a bad reputation with
the officials.
A pocket was found in Jaokson creek
d is trio t, Or., last week from whioh
gold estimated at between $600 and
$1,000 haa been taken. Mr. Adams,
the owner, aaya that he haa ordered a
five-stamp mill, whioh will be pnt in
position soon after it arrives.
STRIFE OVER VALUES
Annual Troubles ot the Board
of Equalization.
PLEAS FOE MERCY ABE HEARD
A Decided Decrease la all Property In
' Washington, a. Assessed by
the County Boards.
Olympia, Wash., Sept 19. The
scene of strife between the state board
of equalization on the one side and the .
oounty assessors on the other, whioh ia
annually presented at the capital, ia
now fairly on in a somewhat exagger
ated form. Tales of poverty are being
heard and eloquent pleas for meroy are
now made daily to the state equalizers.
All this consumes time, if it does not
prove effective. The value of railroad
property, as equalized by the county
boards in 1894 was $13,492,997; for
1895 this ia $12,548,825, a decline of
$944,172, or nearly 7 per cent Realty
in 1894 was $174,399,616; this year it
ia $165,681,508, a decline of $8,718,-
108, or nearly 5 per cent Personal
property in 1894 was $38,425,883; this
year, 925,986,899, a difference of $2,
438,434, or 8 1-3 per cent All of these
figures for 1895 are without Franklin
county, whose returns are not yet in.
Fierce county was before the board
today in the person of Prosecuting At
torney Coiner, Robert Wingate, the
county commissioners and the oounty
assessor. Regarding oharges made
that Pierce oounty had been unjustly
treated a year ago, Auditor Grimes said
no wrong had been done and he could
rely on the records to prove his asser
tion. Coiner said Pierce county people .
felt they had been severely dealt with
in the matter of taxation. They had
looked at it as an aggregate ' proposition.-
They thought their valuation
very large and arrived at the conclu
sion that it was the fault of the state
board; but, upon investigation, they
had concluded it waa mostly thair own
fault They felt, however, an injus
tice in the past had been done Pierce
and King counties in the classification
of lands as compared with other West
ern oountiea. To summarize the desire
of the Pierce oounty people, it wonld
appear that they are satisfied with the
assessment of that county on city and
town lots and improvements thereon,
but they want a new and more favor
able classification made by the state
board.
The following extract from the
school book con tr acta will prove par
ticularly interesting to retail dealers
throughout the state:
The Werner Company agrees to take
from retail dealers all saleable stock
which they have on their shelves, of
the books previously in use, correspond
ing to the grade and class ot books
that the board selected, and give the
retailers the new books supplied by the
Werner Company, in exchange, dollar
for dollar; and also agree to pay all
express on books sent and returned on
the above exchange.
Lovell 3c Co. agree to make even ex
change of new books now in the hands
of dealers in this state. Sheldon &
Co. agree that the books in the hands
of dealers which were displaoed by the
adoption of their publications will be
received by them at the wholesale
prioe in Washington, and their books
furnished instead, at the same prioe,
dollar for dollar.
ARMY AND NAVY.
Fifteen-Inch Oun Will Penetrate
Any Plate That Ia Made.
Washington, Sept 19 A successful
test waa made today of the 15-inch gun
of the navy, as well as of the structure
of the battleship on whioh the heavy
armor is bolted. The plate waa the
same aa used in the test two weeks ago,
when it withstood the ahota from the
12-inch gun, save for having been
cracked down the middle. The plate
was fourteen inches thick, of Harvey
Ued ateeL It waa fastened to a struc
ture representing the side of a battle
ship. In today's test a Wheeling-Sterling
armor-piercing shell, . weighing
1,100 pounds, was fired from a 13-
inch rifle, with 480 pounds of powder,
a distance of 380 feet with a velocity
ot 1,800 feet a second. It struck the
plate on that portion uninjured by the
previous shots, cracking, it into three
pieoes, penetrating the plate and bulk
heads supporting it and disappeared in
the sand. There was no doubt ex- .
pressed among the naval officials that
the shot would have penetrated any
armor made, and in a ship equipped
with plate like that tested today, the
opinion was the shot would have pene
trated the ship and knocked the plate
off on the opposite aide. While the
plate was penetrated, yet the officers
said the fact that it was cut through so
oleanly and so little shattered proved
it was equal to any plate yet made. It
had been olaimed that it a shot should
pieroe an armor plate that the struc
tural portion of the ship to whioh the
plate was bolted would be damaged for
twelve or fifteen feet along the ship's
Bide. The shot today upset this theory,
it damaged the structure ' ouly
locally; ..;. ; '. v.- .:.'
There waa some discussion aa to
whether a ship could be saved from
sinking after being pierced by such a
shot, the impression being that if a
ship did not sink she would surely be
disabled. ' A test was also begun of the
Colt's automatio rifle, whioh Area 400
shots per second. It will have to un
dergo a test ot 800 shots without stop
ping.
It is said that the board of regents of
the Oregon agricultural college will
dock ' teachers whenever they are
absent