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THE MOKNUNG ASTOK1AN, SUNDAY OCTOBKK 8, 1899. 7 Attention, Business imm Tiir. Autokian hit added a number of the latent facei of type to in job printing de partment, and it prepared to turn out a quality of . . . COMMERCIAL PRINTING itipcrior to any that can be procured elsewhere. It will pay you to call and get cttimalct on any and all kind of printing. i finest Work Lowest Prices J - THE BEST GUN IN THE WORLD UNCLE SAM'S SIX-POUNDER Kemarkable Efficiency and Rapidity or the New Cannon low I'nder Construction. The United State haa Jut adopt! fur use In the army and navy a gun capable of greater rapidity of fir than any gun of lh same caliber and claas In existence. Ths new weapon la a al (-pounder, and by that la meant It Area a shell weighing six pounds, though th ostrtdgo oompleta weighs about fourteen poundi. Th extraor dinary rata of fir of alxty atiots per mlnuU haa been obtained from the new gun In firing contests conducted during tho paat tew daya. The new gun haa been ordered In Jarre number! for aervlo In the coast And harbor batteries of the country. It la expected that no fower than aor enty of theae weapons will be mounted at varloua polnta among the New Yoik harbor batteries. The province of the new weapon, however, ahould not be confounJod with the dutlea assigned to the heavy rifled cannon. The latter plecea are designed to attack at long range the vessels of an enemy. The now alx-pounders are Intended to pro tect the torpedo and mine lelda of a harbor. In the defence of a fort It la es sentia! that one'a means for repelling attack are always In first-class ahape. Before making the grand attack the enemy outside the fort may be expect ed to resort to all aorta of schemes .and ruses by which to destroy or weaken the defender's work. If there be torpedoes In the channel, counter mining may be expected to be resort ed to, Just as the American fleet before Santiago was preparing to blow out the harbor of Santiago with counter torpedoes when the coming out of the fleet rendered the attempt unneces sary. In order to provide an efficient fc-rrr. of defence for the torpedoea and mine Held against tho stealthy night work of countermining boats, guns of light calibre and capable of great rapidity of fire are placed In water batteries or In position close Ho the wator's edgo. Heretofore the best work recorded for a ulx-pounder gun has been a rate of fire of twonty-two shots per minute. "This, It should be remarked, wug un almed fire. A rate of aimed fire of fourteen ahots per minute wns gener ally deemed satisfactory. The new gun now steps In with a firing record 'Of alxty sha'.s per minute, and a rate of aimed fir estimate at forty-five j shuts per minute. The stt tvt of ithe firing prowess of j the r.ew weapon lies In the s'ml-aulo-matin character of Its nu'rhniilsni. When guns load and fliv thnvs wlthcut assistance other than the placing of the Initial load In the bore! and In the maintaining of pressure on the trigger they are known as auto matic wearons. When the gun elects hi empty ratiidge caw and opens Its bieoch aa the ivsult of the tvooU oc casioned by the firing of the weapon It Is termed "seml-automslo." The new six pounders are of the latter l."pe Ordinarily only two men are neces sary to work the semi-automatic gun. one to aim and fire and the other to load, but where great rapidity of fire Is demanded additional men are de tailed to the pb-oe who serve In Uie capacity of ammunition passers. Working with a total crew of six men, or for maximum conditions eight men, the ammunition can be fairly shoveled Intp the gun like cool Into a furnace. One ahot per second means an almost continuous roar from the One-Half Saved. Gold Dust cleans everything about the house better, with half the effort, in half the time and at half the cost of soap or any other cleanser. SmMI for fr booklet-' OoMa Bales toe Hoerfe.M THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY It. leak HeeTers PlHlllli p if! i . springs and the fluid, and the back type. The litter Is a new rapid-fire I throw of ths springs, whloh Is exerted gun and Is designed especially to pro- after the recoil of the gun haa been trot mine fields. It has the advantage i checked, runs the pleoe out to Its orlg- of being able to use shrapnel effectlve ilnai position. It Is the forward move- ly. To obtain good shrapnel results i ment nf iha rim that haa rMn iltlllvori the tallbre must be OS Close BS DOSSl- pleoe and this four men are capable ,0 open ,n fcpM,h Kock and fJ(ct )w 0 flgiA ,nchee Qn a ap. of effecting. Tha action of the uewpty cartridge ease, and as thla for- pwxlmntlng eight Inches In diameter crew aa It tosses ammunition from or movement tak( place un. ,g.10j blllslUc iwmlt. can be obtanled til the gun has been actually fired with a projectile weighing fifteen there la claimed as an especial ad v ant- pounds. age for the new gun the fact that all member to another demands the greatest precision and nicety of Judg ment. The slightest overthrow or mis calculation wou d break the otherwise . elmln,te(, t0 nang flrf(, HOW DEWEY'S SHIP WAS NAMED. perfect action of the crew. i instances are on record of a breach The most exacting work la demanded Mnf opcneJ a fun Kx.8enator Squire Selected "Olympla" of gunner No. I He It la who shoves MM ,0 wfc n my ,he aa a Compromise. the cartridge home, and there must ( na, B,mply flr, 8ome imMa not be the slightest hitch In the move- cl(,enJ,4 nave. resulted In conneotlon' TnP name Olympla was given Admlr merit. H fairly throws the projectile w((h 'napB, flrea . ul Dewey's flagship as a compromise, with Its case and charge Into the! ' ' Ex-United States Senator Squire, of breech. The shell rings home, and j Ofllcers of the army and navy are Washington, told a reporter how It M It does the rim of the brass ease speculating as to the amount of am- happened. brings up sharp against the base of ( munition which would In all probs.- "while I was In the senate," he aald: the bore, and also In contact with a blltty be expended In action when these -Benjamin F. Tracy, ithen secretary couple of steel attachments, which, act-j new senil-aulomatlo pieces are employ- of tne navyi gt for me. I called on lug under the sudden shock, cause the ed. The comparatively slow-firing atx-)him. and he said: "Senator, we have breech block to fly up verKJcally, and, pounders of the American fleet before a new crUaer and we want to name it the gun Is loaded. Tho Instant gun-( Santiago suooeeded In expending on' fler one of the oltles In your Btate. ner No. 1, who is aiming, hears the J"1? im aomethlng tike 7.000 shells. wn, you make the selection T" click of the closing btvech block ho' It Is pntay safe to assume that hod ..t thanked Mr. Tracy and sold: fires, and the act of firing causes the soml-autmatlo weapons been employ-lMr, Secretary, you have given me a gun to open automatically the breeoh' thor,J would have been fired In thejynry delicate task. I live In Tocoma. block and eject the emtfty cartridge ame time two and one-half times aa ij i My Tacomo, the people of Seattle, case. Scarcely has the empty case left ( many shtfa. It was the s!x-pounder a lartrer municipality, will be sore, the broech when gunner No, I tosses ammunition at Santiago which so early ( Spokane might do, but she Is a rival of home a new cartridge. There Is an- the flKht ifov Spanish gunners both Tacoma and Seattle. I'll tell you other sharp click, another fire, and ,rom tholr P'eoea. Had ithe slx-pound-( What I will do. Olympla Is a nice little again tha brech Is 0n for a new r ni en Intensified, as would have piace and the people there will ap cartrldge. The rapidity with the fire' b11 Voaai6 had seml-automatio wee,- predate the compliment. TlWn, too, can be kept up depends wholly upon the1 poni beon employed, It Is fair to pre- neither Taooma, Seattle or Spokane exoertness of the gun's crew In toss- sums ,nal ln8 ftctlon wouia nave end- can Hnd any fault. Call the Ing home ammunition. ea ,n even Bnorler " lllan " - The recoil of the seml-nutomatle, New seml-automatto slx-pounders weapon Is taken up by two cylinders are being made for the United States placed underneath Ithe piece,. The cyl- ait the Wach!r..an gun fatcory and at is hew tha famous war ship came to Inders Incoao, In each Instance, a a number of private plants. The navy' be named." heavy buffer spring. Surrounding the seml-automatio pleoes are; being turned spring and having a free flow from one out at the Washington shops, while end to the other through outlet valve, for the present .the war department Is a mixture of waiter and glycerine. In depending on New England gun' Edward Atkinson said he never heard Just enough glycerine Is added to tho manufacturers for Its supply. The' of Oeneral W. B. Sliattuo be'fore. Well, nni.p i iiu lnlt..r fiYim ftwlnir war deDftrtmont. It la anlil la enntem.'ho la hearlnir from him now. and we III high latitudes. j plating Increasing the aoope of the' doubt If the la.ulot of tho "aunties" Is As the guu it-colls It Is brought up tteml-automatlo weapon by applying Its'gettlng much satisfaction out of the by the combined resistance or (nej principle to guns or ane nrteen-pouna eorresponnencu ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD. teve. PORTLAND. Arrive. I 00 a. m Iportland Union rpotJU:lt s mi 7:W p. m. for Aatorla and InieH t:tp.m. Immolate points. I ' ASTORIA. " 7.4J a.m.lFor Portland A In-Ill : a,m. I 10 p.m.ltermedlate points I0:M p.m. BEABIDE DIVIBION. ...Astoria..., .Warrentoa., ...Bf-ajlde.,.. am 7:W Ar Lv -Ari I II p.m. 4-eo IS p m. 1a.m. 1:00 1l:B!Ly I Mi 12 :13 Lr I IOI l:'OiAr SPECIAL SEASIDE 8UNDAT TRAIN Leaves Astoria at 1:10 a. m.; arrives at Sraelds M a. m. Passengers may return on any train hows oa schedule on sains date. ALL TRAINS to and from Seaside ma ot Flavel and Hammond via Warren. ton. All trains make close eonMctloas at Ooble with all Northern Paelflo trains to and from the east or Sound points. At Portland with all trains leaving Union depot At Astoria with IRAN. Co.'s boat and rail line to and from flwaeo and North Beach points. THROUGH TICKETS on sals at As. tori for Sacramento, San Fnuclsco, all Eastern and European polma. City ticket oOoe Astoria, U4 Commer Hal street J. C. MAYO, Oen'l tVt and Ptas. Ageot THE NET "North-Western Limited" (30TB Cmtur TtalN.) between Minneapolis, St Paul and Chicago, is entertainingly described In an illustrated booklet, which will be fur nished nit on application to W. H. MEAD, Gen. Agt., 848 Waablaftoa Street, PORTLAND, ORt ,11 r. w. rAKar-K, -A I Cea.ApBt, SEATTLE. Visa UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF LONDON. Established during the reign of Queen Anns, A. D. 1T11 FIRE AND LIFE. suoscrioea capital.. s sjw.ow wj A"8 , l(,4tn.4M (B SurpJm to policy holders 10(10 01 Exclusive of paid up capital Law Union and Crown Fire and Life Insur ance Co. Subscribed or guiraV.eed cap- "H IT 000 00 Capita, paid up 1JM.800 0O Assets aiiaiii Catton, Bell & Co. Oene al Arents, Baa Francisco, CaJ. wuiilUCl iiulluic & Co, Reddest Agents, Astoria. Oragea. TIH6 SCHEDULILS DEPART1 fmm Portia ASSITS Tun Ie, l-ennrft. .... M,l Worth, Omaha. Ian- " ( hiafo and FmI. m- tmkana wslla, HpHaneJ Mnnk.. t loTm I'U. Mll.auiw.: , i,'T"' Fiom Aibirla OCEAN STBAM5MIP3; All Haflfng lU tab Iret lu chause. For Baa Franeuco-rWII Oct. a 10, 15.0b. B. tl ColrmbHa River 7meiBu Steaoters Saoexklo ndar To Portlasd as4 n'dar Way Landings, WUIaaaetU aad Vaae- lpa. 7a.m. hlU Rivers. M on. .Wed. TZZ?' f " City, Dayton, si sod M. ,Klp"1i, sewka River. LvUwtats Leave dl) Jaia 1 to a. m. Rlparia to UwUlon. tr I From Portland ! Mod, WedOrwoa I It', Newberf, Taee.fimi KrWay ieni A Vitj-Uui t. gaturdaj O. W. aVOUKlBERRT, Axanl Astoria. W. H. HUELBTTET, Oss. raa. Aart PerUoaA. Or. "THE MILWAUKEE" A familiar name for the Chicago, Mil wsukee A St Paul Railway, known all over (he Union aa the Great Railway running tha "Pioneer Limited" trains every day and Bigtit between St Paul and Chicago, and Omana and ChJoaga. "Rm only perfect trains In flne world." Understand: Coaoectlooe are made wtth all Transcontinental Lues, assuring to pasaegenrs tha best semes stsewn. Loz urious eomohes, elaotrlo light, steam heat of a verity equaled by Do other Une. See that your ticket reed via, "The Milwaukee" when going to any point In the United States or Canada. All ticket tgenta sell then. For ratee. pamphlets, or other Informa tion., iaddrass, J. W. CASEY, C J. EDDT, Trav. pass. Agt-. General Agent, Portland. Or. Portland. O-t LUXURIOUS Trav; el rpHE "Nortb.Westtrn Limited" tralas, electrte lighted throughout, both to sld and out and steam nested, sra, without eioeptlon, the flneet trains la the world. Tbey embody the latest newest snd best Ideas for eomrort, ooavenleso and luxury ever offered ths traveling public, and altogether are the most eonu plets and splendid production of the ear builders' art Tbeee Splendid Trains Connect wltb , The Great Northern The Xorthera I'acific and Tie Canadian Pacific AT ST. PAUL TOR CHICAGO and the EAST. No extra chargs for these superior aa. eommodatlons and all classes of tickets sre available for passage on ths famous "Nortb-westera Limited." All trains oa this Uae are protected by ths Interlocking Block system. . w. a mead. r. a sataoc Oen'l Agset T. A. Portland Ore. life TICKETS to all BAllA POINTS EfiST Through nalace and tourist sleeoers. dining and library obeerration ears. No. 4 United leavea Portland at 1:10 , m. No. t Limited arrives Portland at 1:10 . m. For rotes, etc, call or adaress O. W. LOUNSBERRT, Agent O. R. A N., Astoria. or a C. DENNTSTON, C. P. A T. A-.Portland Ore You Don't Change Cars If you go east via BUllogs sod the Borllng-toa rents. Ths BurHngtoo routs run through tourist sleepers twtee a week, Seattle to Kansas City Get on at any point along the main line of ths Northern Pacific la Washington or Montanaget off at Kansas City. Standard sleepers, every day In the week, Butte to 8t Louis rts Lincoln, Omaha, and 8t Joseph. A. C. SHELDON. General Piasanger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Through Tickets -TO THS- EAST AND SOUTHEAST -VIA- rARK e i. w B'1 new cruiser Olympla." " 'All right. Senator,' replied Mr. Tracy, 'Olympla It shall be.' And that S1IATTUCS ARTILLERY. Bo. 1 lx: p. n No, 4. 13:85 a.m OOBLE Fast Mall for Aberdeen. 8oBhh Bend. TaromeJ Hpnkane, Helena, Butte, Anaconna, n-raui,i ill- muro. vw lert.riMton. htod all aotnta east and ant Bouinraet. krortland, 8eattle anrtl Mnmk givieei; toi meattte. Taeoma. Olrm hpm and '"ttTmedlate ARRIVa. No. L 9:30 a. m. Ne. 8. 1:96 p. m. iCnwaukea. ad CTitjAfln. phiiewj'Twita Faacwrs 7: o ewea ; eoeuieotPons tot msjt Linion oetm nwmuwi aa vj pmMrw efttfes. Basnroge ckeoked through to Sesttna. Boa cTjokts. . Yxw sietna; oar nw eauons. imais, saaps of rootea and other lndorraatlon, c.ddrTc, MjtTfj ttfilntsm HtVf&Ify to WPawMn, l Psen Mr s1ssBiWn rWeBsi re Wtiig joe L A C R. H. ft. roorrUT train U1 malts ctoee i at CMn wx tns ssaal bound Mm PENNYROYAL PILLS Thtr OTercome Weatkutsoj, lrroRtj larltv and omljtoii,iut.ra v ior and bftnith. "pAlns of nlentt a tloo." Tha? ar "141V Navrrt' totjirlmat wominhiHul, aihnr d Tvlopmont of o.ynnn nnd btKiy. No Jr'-w '"f"1- .aniH'l Oil harm lift) b ' pifaMirt-. 1 ir bom v A-fcaL tv Willi. Mid by drumriAC.. li B rs m Si Dr. Williams- Indian ptl Olnuiieutwlll cvroUllRd. Blcctlinir and Itohinii Pllus. liabsorlxsthe tumors. ulluys the ItcbiiiK atouce, acts is a poultice, sues instant rr Hot. Dr. WlUlums'lmllrtnPUeOlnt. 1 ment Is nreoartHl for Piles anil Itch- Ing of the private iirls. Kvery box r warranted Bv dnifKlhts, by mail on re I'll ot nrlre. .10 cents an.r7l.00. VI IU I IMS RAhlirAClURING CO.. Pf'Pa.. Cleveland, owo eTsro PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS, TOURISTS SLEEPERS and FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS Dally to Salt Lake, Denver, Omaha. Chicago, Kansas City and other Eastern titles. Baggage cheeked tnrougn to fleatlnatloa. Union Depots, fast time, lowest rates, Plntsoh light In all ears. For ratea and other mrormatloa can sa or address O. W. LOUNSBERRT, Agent. O. R. A N. Co, Astoria. Oreron. or J. H. LOTHROBt Oen. Agent, Ul Third St.. cor. Alder, Portland. Or. hl auNsrr -n yf JnJ EiSTm SODTD LEAVE 1: A. Hi DaHy except Bunday PORTLAND OVERLAND IX PRESS, tor Salem, Roaebura. Aahland. 7:00 P.U.8aoramento, Ogden, twn STancisco, wo- Iave, Los Angeles, 21 Paso, New Or leans and the East Roseburg passenger Via Woodbura, for Mount Argel, Bll verton, Weet Bclo, Brownvllle. Spring Held and Nation.... ARRTV1 8:00 A.M. 4:N P. M Dally except Bunday 17:10 A. Ml Corvallla passenger ti:W A. U T4:W P. Ml Independence pass' t:S A.M Dally, tDallr except Bunoay. Connecting at Son Francisco with Oeoi dental A Oriental, Pactflo Mall and Oee onlo steamship lines for JAPAN. CHINA. AUSTRALIA. HAWAII AND THE PHILIPPINES. Rebate tlcketa on aale daily between Portland, Sacramento, and San Francis co. Net rates 117 flrsl-class, and U see-ond-class. Including sleeDer. V Rates and tickets to Eastern points ana aurope. Also japan, mine, rionoiuiu, and Australia. Can be obtained from J. B KIRKIAND, Ticket Agent, 134 Third at., R. KOEHLER. C. H. MARKHAM, Manager. O. V. A P. A. Through tickets East for lowest rates.. OH m C. J Trenchird, toctj ajent, StefiS Fargo Comnaos s amoeL Astoria, Oregon Short Line Railroad. THE DIRECT ROUTE TO Montana, Utah, Colorado and all Eastern Points. Gives choice of two fsTorite routes, via the Union Paelflo Foot Mall Line, or the Rio Grande Scenle Lines. LOOK AT THS TIME 1 Days to Salt Lake 2 Days to Denver 3J Days to Cliicago 4 Days to New York. Free reclining chairs, upholstered tons 1st sleeping oars, and Pullman palace sleepers, operated on an trains. For further Information, apply to O. W. LOUNSBERRT, Agent, a R. A N Or Astoria, Oregon. C. O. TERRT. W. E. COiLLN. Trav. Pass Agt. Oen. Agent. 1M Third St, Portland. Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE Columbia Rtver and Iuget Sound NavV gauon company. Bailey fiatiert leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at T p rn. Leaves Portland daily except Boa day at T a. m. White Collar Une tlcketa and O, R. A N. tickets Interchangeable on Bailey Oatzert and Hossolo. Fare between Astoria and Portland, 50 cents. .- A. J. Taylor, Astoria Aart. U. B. SCOTT. Telephone lit President A FEW INTERESTING FACTS When people ars contemplating a trip. whether on business or pleasure, they naturally want ths best service oh. tsinabls so for as speed, comfort aad safety Is concerned. Employes of the WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINEL are uoM to serve the publlo and our trains ore operated so as to make dose coa neotlons wtth diverging lines at on Juncvtlon paints. Pullman Palace Sleeping and Chair Cars on through troina Dtntng Car service unexcelled. Meals served a la carta. In order to obtain this flst class service. ask ths ticket agent to sell you a ticket over TheWisconsin Central Lines. and you will mass direct connections at St Paul for Chicago, Milwaukee and all points east For any further Information call on any ticket agent or correspond with JAS. C. POND, Oen. Pass. Agent or JAS A CLOCK, Milwaukee, Wis. ueaerat Agent Ul Stark Ei- rorti&nd Ore.