TRIP OF THE OREGON.
RECORD-BREAKING CRUISE OF
THE PACIFIC-BORN WARSHIP.
' Journey Equal to More than Half the
Distance Around the Earth Beset
by Grave Dangers, but Was Always
Beady for Trouble.
First to Ko'und the Horn.
When the Oregon started on her un
paralleled cruise of 13,000 miles and
steamed through the Golden Gate, fir
ing her salute of good-by to the. flag
that floats over the Tresldlo on March
19, Capt Charles E. Clark and his crew
were as much In Ignorance of her .ulti
mate destination as the rest of the
world. Captain Clark was told to make
Callao his first stopping place. The
big vessel, with Its tremendous load of
guns and protecting turrets, ran Into
a heavy sea before It had got out of
eight of California's promontories.
The captain's orders did not provide
for a return. The ship's prow had
been headed for the coast of Teru and
. the course was never changed In spite
of protracted bad weather. While
many tons of steel were pounding on
the Taclflc the men who direct the
game of war and use the warships as
so many pieces at chess were debating
what disposition should be made of the
redoubtable floating battery. To
"Fighting Bob" Evans was left the dls-
. position of the big ship. "Dewey, with
the Olympla, can lick the entire Span
ish Asiatic squadron," was Evans' esti
mate, and the destination of the Ore
gon was settled.
Great anxiety was felt for the "pride
of the navy" when April 1 came and
she had not been sighted off the coast
of Teru, as expected, but on April 8 the
bold lines of tbo battleship were de
scribed off Callao. She had fought a
long battle with the elements, but had
come out victorious without a mark.
The Oregon coaled at Callad and there
Captain Clark received a sealed packet
containing his orders. When the ship
had headed about and steered into the
open sea, Captain Clark communicated
the story of the Maine's report and its
reception by, the American people to
his men, In addition to the route, of
their excursion around Cape Ilorn.
Officers and crew exercised the great
est' precaution when war with Spain
promised to become the sequel to the
Maine disaster. The ship was given a
coat of Iron gray and her searchlight
swept the horizon for hostile sails. Tho
CAPT. CLARK OF THE OREGON.
progress of tho vessel southward after
leaving Callao was attended by great
danger owing to storms, and for that
reason the Oregon coaled In the Straits
of Magellan Instead of attempting to
enter the harbor of Valparaiso. When
the joint resolution of Congress de
clared the Cuban people should bo free
and that Spanish sovereignty was at
an end on the Western continent, Cap
tain Clark was only twenty-four hours
behind schedule time. The Oregon was
the first warship In history to round
that storm-swept point.
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On the Lookout for Trouble.
Captain Clark was warned by cable
of tho dangers that lay In his path and
answered that he was ready to engage
the entire Spanish fleet If his superiors
so desired. A brief summary of the
Joint resolutions were sent him for the
entertainment of his men, together
with a "tip" that a declaration of war
and actual hostilities would be forth
coming When the Oregon turned Into
the Atlantic Ocean slie was Joined by
the gunboat Marietta, which had left
San Diego several days after the Ore
gon. Together they steamed north
ward. Captain Clark and the com
mander of the Marietta learned of the
e.vents that had transpired while they
were speeding from the Straits of Ma
gellan. '; Wax had been declared April
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THE BATTLESHIP OREGOX.
25, and the crews of both boats set up
a mighty cheer when they received the
news of tho capture of Spanish vessels
off the coast of Cuba.
Spain's crnck torpedo boat, the Tem
erarlo, made a bluff at the Oregon, but
Immediately slunk away Into, the Bay
of Montevideo and hid behind a penin
sular when she got within observation
distance of Uncle Sam's mighty sea
fighter. The least Inclination of the
Temeraiio to disrespect the friendly
character of the harbor would have
resulted In the sinking of the Spaniard
under five tons of steel projectiles Into
the waters of tho bay. Two days after
the American vessels arrived at Rio de
Janeiro the Temararlo arrived. Bra
Billan officials, however, were active
and said they would prevent any dash
between the representatives of the two
governments. News of the magnifi
cent victory of Dewey's fleet reached
the Americans in Rid de Janeiro. With
in the harbor of Brazil's capital the Or
egon and Marietta were Joined by the
dynamite cruiser Buffalo, recently pur
chased from that government -
Orders came from the Navy Depart
ment to proceed, and the fleet of three
vessels steamed out of the harbor of
Rio de Janeiro May 4, They were In
structed to stop at every cable port en
route and receive Instructions.
Oregon Rati In the West, '
All the material for the. construction
and armament of the .Oregon came
from the far Western States. The Iron
mines of California, Oregon, Washing
ton, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mex
ico supplied tbo-crudo metal which was
afterward converted Into steel for the-
hull, great strips of armor and ponder
ous castings for the guns. The Mg bat
tleship was built by the Union Iron
Works, San Francisco. On her trial
trip an average of 10.79 knots was
maintained and 11,111 horsepower was
iA
developed, 2,111 la excess of the con
tract. . .
In size the Oregon is only surpassed
by one ship In the navy the Iowa.
The displacement of the raclflc-born
monster Is 10,288 tons. The excess
weight of the Iowa comes from her
high decks, which are supposed to
make her more seaworthy. When the
Oregon was constructed she was In
tended for coast service, her designers
never thinking of a record-breaking
cruise equal to more than half the dis
tance around the earth's surface. The
Oregon Is supplied with bunkers that
give her a coal capacity of 1,594 tons.
This enables her to steam 4,500 miles
without recoallng. .The Oregon's com
plement of men numbers 473. Her
armor Is divided as follows: Belt, 18
Inches; deck, 2 inches; barbettes, 17
inches; turrets, 15 Inches; casements,
0 inches. The main battery of the Ore
gon consists of four 13-inch, eight 8
lneh and .four slow-fire 6-inch guns.
This outfit Is not surpassed by any bat
tleship In- the world. The supplement
ary rapld-flre.bafctery consists of twen
ty, 6-pounders, six 1-pounders, four
Gatlings, two field guns and throe tor
pedo tubes.
Ancient Methods of MgnaHnjr.
The fabulous honor of being the first
Inventor of the art of signaling Is bo
etowed by certain classical writers up
on tho Ingenious Palamedes. This hero
may have introduced Improvements In
detail, but If Is certain that long be
fore the time of the Trojan war the
Egyptians and Assyrians, II not the
Chinese and other nations of remote
antiquity of whom monumental rec
ords alone remain to us had developed
regular methods of signaling by fire,
smoke;, flags, etc 1 : '
The great wall, built by the Chinese
ages ago, and 1,500 miles long, Is stud
ded with towers. . Between these sig
nals were interchanged when troops
had to be collected In order to resist at
tack at any point threatened by the
Tartars or "outer barbarians." By
MaJ. Boucheraeder and others It has
been considered that the huge tower of
Babel was erected for similar as ,wcll
as for a number of different purposes.
That Is to say, for, the signaling not
necessarily of any particular words or
sentences, but of expected events,' Im
perial decrees, military orders and oth
er iatters intended to be understood
through conventional signals, whether
of lights, flags, semaphores or other de
vices, by all the motley host of nation
alities and languages of , which the
Chaldean empire was composed. Corn
hill. ,
The Id on of St. Murk. i
The great, Hon of St. Mark Is about
to, bo restored to the doges' ancient pal
aces In Venice. This was the lion
erected by Andrea Grlttl, who became
doge in 1523, and who, in the fifteen
years of his rule, restored to his city
all thi possessions she held before the
league of Cambral. Grlttl died in 1538,
having won a threefold glory as pa
triot, soldier and statesman. He left
behind him as . his monument tho fa
mous high-rellef figure of the Hon,
which adorned the. middle gallery of
the doges' palace oil Its best side. The
lion stood at a height of twenty-three
meters from the ground; Its paw on the
open gospel and the doge kneeling In
prayer by Its side, and where It remain
ed until the break-up Qf the oligarchy
endj the vandalism of democratic Ven
ice swept It away. In May, 1895, the
Italian ministry of fine arts undertook
the work of Its restoration, and but of
a large number of competing sculptors
Slgnor UrBano ' Botasso was chosen to
give the Hon back to Venice. His work
a majestic Hon and the doge In his
robes of state kneeling by Its side is
now complete, and will adorn the an
cient palace of the doges in a few
weeks. Philadelphia Bulletin.
s . World's Great Cities.
, According to the latest authority on
population the great cities of the world
are, in the order of their size, as fol
lows: London, with a population of
4,231,431; New York (Greater), 3,200,
000; Parts, 2,447,057; Berlin, 1,077,351;
Canton, 1,000,000; Vienna, 1,304,548;
Toklo, Japan, 1,214,113; Philadelphia,
1,142,053; Chicago, 1,099,850; St. Peters
burg, 1,035,430, and Pekln, 1,000,000.
Very Shocking Drama.
"Ain't that new drama simply dis
gusting!" f . - , I .: ' .
"Ain't It! The Idea of that big, hand
some villain getting that dear little
heroine Into that dark room and then
not even attempting to kiss her."
Puck. -'y
What has become of the old-fashioned
boy who had hls nose held, and took
castor oil?
Works Every Pay
Hood's Sa saparllla Has Cured a
Severe Stomach Trouble.
"I suffered from a severe , stomach
trouble. I could not keep anything on my
stomach. I began taking Hood's Barsa
parilla and It cured me. I can now eat
almost anything I wish and my health la
good. Hood's Barsaparilla haa enabled
me to work every Jay." 8. J. Fbbqusob,
Monroe, Or. Remember .
Hood's Sarsaparilla
la America's Greatest Medicine. 1; Biz for S3.
Hood's Pills cure Indigestion, biliousness
Carborundum In Canada.
The Carborundum Company, of Ni
agara Falls. N. Y., has made all ar
ran gem en ts for the manufacture of
their product in the Dominion of Can
ada at an early date. They have pur
chased a plot of land in Niagara Falls,
Ont., and wild at once commence the
erection of a factory, the contract for It
having been awarded. They have also
made a contract with the Canadian
Niagara Falls Power Company- for a
block of electrical power to operate the
furnace. In addition to the property
purchased they have taken an option
on additional land, in order that they
may enlarge their plant should they
see the necessity of so doing. : ' -
THE CHINESE FLAG.
The standard of the Celestial Empire Is a very
qneer looking affair. It represents the most
grotesque of green dragoons on a yellow grounds
The latter Is suggestive not only of the-na(ional
complexion, but also of that of a sufferer from
biliousness. To remove the unbecoming tint
irom tne complexion, use Hostellers Htomacn
Bitters, which will speedily regulate your
liver, prevent maiario, ana remeay ayspepsia,
nervousness, rneumatism ana xianey com'
plaint
' Keepa Milk Pure. '
A Swede has patented an apparatus
to assist in keeping milk pure, whioh
consists of two tubes with - flaring tops
to be attached to the arms in milking,
to carry the milk into the lower ends
of the tubes connecting a covered pal,
thus decreasing the size of the openings
exposed to a minimum.
Another Too Clip."
A New Yorker' has patented a toe
olip. in which a curved plate is pivoted
on an axis parallel to the pedal axis
and a short distance above and bevond
the latter, so that when the foot is
pushed into the pedal one portion of the
plate catches the toe and the opposite
end presses against the instep.
TBI ALLEN'S FOOT-EA8B.
A towder to be shaken into . the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner
vous, and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, trv
Alien -B jfoot-isase. n cools the leet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and rallons spota.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort. Ten thousand tes
timonials of cures. Try It today. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
by mail lor 2oc in stamps. Trial pacgage
i kh,.c;. Aaaress Alien b. uimstea, le
Roy, New York. j.
V For Workmen's Lunches.'
A recently patented wrapper in Eng
land is especially suitable for carrying
workmen's meals. It is made of water
proof material, and is shaped with a
rigid piece in the center. The flaps
are secured by buttons or hooks and
eyes. When not in use it can be folded
into small space, ' a strap forms the
handle. ' ,.;
The Klondyko
baking powder is Schillings
Best baking ' powder. It
keeps and . does its work
everywhere '.'a- ,
Very young children are not sensitive
to pain to any great extent. Dr.
Denger calculates that sensibility is sel
dom clearly shown in less than four or
five weeks after birth, and before that
time infants do not shed tears.
I believe Piso's Cure is the only medi
cine that will cure consumption. Anna
M. Ross, Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 12, '95.
A New Lifeboat.
A French inventor has designed a
new lifeboat, which has a weighted
keel extending low enough from the
bottom of the boat to prevent its over
turning, while air-tight compartments
are placed in the ends and sides whioh
will keep it from sinking when full of
water.
CASTOR I A
; For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
The leaf of a creeping moss found in
the.. West Indies, known as the "life
plant," is absolutely indestructible by
any means except immersion in boiling
water or the application of red hot iron.
III f
Make money by succesf ul
1 T J U L 11 I speculation in Chicago. We
If lirU I buy and sell wheat on mar-
I II gins. Fortunes have been
made an a small beginning by trading in fu
tures. Write for full particulars. Best of rat
erence given, fieveral years' experience on the
Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorough know
ledge ol the business. Send for our free refer
ence book. -. DOWNING, HOPKIN8 Cp.,
Chicago Board of Trade Brokers. Offices in
Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Wash.
WILL I fllCK CO,'. iASGEDtEEs.,N
Plain or with Cutter. The best needle In tho mar
kt. V neq by all sack ttwera. For sale by all gen
eral merchandise stores, or by
" WTXfc A FINCK CO.,
' 8ZD Market Street, San Francisco, Cat
U HrX WHIRf All H SI 19.
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes OoodV Vt
iw time, boiij dt urngirisui.
Law
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Extracting Cirppe.
The interacting "wet process" of ex
tracting copper from pyrites, in use
near Antwerp, is described in. a ; paper
read before the Association of Grad
uates of the Ghent Technical School
by L. Breda. Prom .this it appears
that the ore, containing from three to
four per cent of copper, is roasted,
crushed and roasted ' with salt. . The
chlorinated ore In quantities of twenty
five tons is twice washed with some
660 gallons of water, then with the
waste liquor from the precipitating
tanks, then with dilute warm sulphuric
acid, and finally with warm water.
The washed ore at last contains only
0.2 per cent of copper. The liquor is
run into tanks, ad the copper is pre
cipitated by scrap iron. The some
what remarkable . statement is made
that by this means the amount
of .copper left In the waste liquor
does not exceed 1.4 gram per gallon.
Exportation of Lumber.
The exports of lumbers from this
country have been rapidly increasing
during the past two years, and espeo.
tally was there a notable increase last
year over the record tor the year 'be
fore. In 1896 the value of lumber ex
ports from this country was $33,000,
000, while last year there was an in-
orease of more than 20 per cent, the
total being upward of $40,000,000
worth of lumber. In 1895 the value
was about $30,000,000, and for several
years previous to that year the value
was about the same. In 1860 it. was
$10,000,000.
JOHN POOtB IS CONSTANTLY RE-
celvlng large Invoices of the celebrated (Hough
ton wagons. These are superior to any ever put
upon this market. Before buying a wagon call
. and examine, or write for catalogue. Address
' foot of Morrison street, Portland, Oregon.
Life of a Watennaln. :
The life of a oast iron water main is
stated, in a report recently made to the
Melteorae, Australia city engineer, to
average about thirty years. . When
taken up after forty years of service the
iron is generally worth'ess, even for
scrap. Mild steel pipes last about as
long, but the cost of jointing and lay
ing, as well as the cost of -the pipes
themselves, is considerably less, for
steel than for cast-iron. '
Btatb of Ohio, City or tolsdo, I
Lucas County.- , j
Ffank j. Cheney makes o&th that he is the
senior parter of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,
doing business in tho City of Toledo, Comity
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the Sum Ol ONE HUN1)RED DOLLARS for fianh
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FKANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this Sib day of December, A. D. 1886.
("saTI A.W.GLEASON,
I ' Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure ts taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucouB surfaces of
the system. Pend for testimonials, free.
r. J. VHKNJtY CO., Toledo, O.
Hold by druggists, 76c. ., . .
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
An Envelope Addresser.
An English patent is for an automa
tic envelope addresser. The machine
has a series of stencil plates with dif
ferent names on them and whioh are
fed one at a time against an ink roll
er with the envelope pressed against it
by anothei roller to print the address.
FITS Permanently Cured. No flwor nervousnea'
rilO after tlrat riuv'A nm nf Ti. frit..., .a .
Nerve Restorer. Send for FfiKK Ms.oo trial
bottle and treatise. DR. B, H. KiADJK Ltd.. ai)
Arch street, PhUadelphla, pa.
New Lacing- Hook.
A new lacing hook has been de
signed, for shoes which haa an eyelet
stamped into the leather, with a hook
hinged on one Bide which shuts and
holds the lace as soon as the latter is
drawn tight, all the hooks opening at
once when the knot at the top is untied.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not Onlv to the orlcinn.lit.v nnrl
simplicity of tho combination, but also
w mo care ana skui wun wmcn It 18
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Pro fivnnp
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the Califoknia Fio Stbup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist One in avoidlnc the wnrthlesa
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fia NVHTIP fVt. with tha moril.
cal profession, and the satisfaction
wmcn hw genuine oyrup oi D igs nas
given to millions of families, makes
vn3 utbLua vi vim AJiutnuy u guaranty j
of the excellence of its remedy. ' It is
lar in advance or all other laxatives,
as it acts on tha kldrwra livnr anrl
bowels without Irritating or weaken
ing tnem, ana it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name oi
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
i flail FSANOISOO, OaL
LOUISVILLE. Kj. NEW YORK X. Y.
American
K
Type
Founders
Company
TO WOMEN rE6H
Mrs. Joseph Peterson, Wccn, Fa.
: .
"I have suffered with womb trouble
over fifteen years. I had Inflammation,
enlargement, and displacement of thd
womb. , ' ' '
" Ihe doctor wanted rno to take treat
ments, but I had just begun taking
Mrs. Pinkham'sj
Compound, and
my husband
said I had
better wait t
and see how
much good
that would ,
do me. I
was so sick
when I began
with her medi
cine, I could
hardly be on my
feet. I had the 1
backache con
stantly, also headache, and was so dizzy.
Jdould not walk around, and I could not
, VA down, for then my heart would beat
eu last l would leel as though 1 was
smothering. I had to sit up in bed
nights in order to breathe. I was so
weak I could not do anything. ' I have
now taken several bottles of Lydla E.
Plnkham'B Vegetable Compound, and
used three packages of Sanative Wash,
and can say I am perfectly cured. I do
not think I could have lived long if Mrs.
Pinkham'smediclnehadnothelped rue."
Good
Health
Jn the worklngcftpltal
of humanity. He who
loses that in wrecked
indeed. Is your health
failing you, your am
bition, -vigor, vitality
was Ung uway T ; (
When others fell con
Suit
DOCTOR
RATCLIFFE,
For the speedy, sate and permnnemUcure of all
Nervous, Chronic and Hpecitil diseases, even
In their most aggravated forms. There is no man
In the world who has effected so many permanent
cores In both Men and Women or troubles which
other physicans of acknowledged ability hud glvea
npas hopeless as to Is eminent specialist.
NERVOUS DEBILITY and all Its attending
aliments of VOUNO, MIDDLE-AGED nl1 OLi"
MEN. Th awful effeoUj of neglected or improp
erly treated caxes, causing drains, weakness of
body and brain, dlczlness, falling memory, luck of
energy and confidence, pains In back, loins and
kldners, and many other distressing symptoms,
nnQulna one for study, business or enjoyment of
life, pf Butclltreoan oure you, no matter who or
what fans failed.
WEAK MEN. He restores lost vigor and vi
tality to weak men. Organs of the body which
havebeen weakened through disease, overwork,
excesses or Indiscretions arc restored tofull power,
strength and vigor through his own successful sys-
VAIticoOEI.1:, hydrocele, swelling and ten
derness of the glands treated with unfailing success.
SPECIAL DISEASES, Inflammation, dis
charges, etc., wblch, 1 neglocted or Improperly
treated, break down the system, cause kidney aud
bladder diseases, etc.
DISEASES OF WOMEN. Prompt and es
pecial attention given to all their many allmenta.
WRITE If yon are aware of any trouble. . DO
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Is it Wrong?
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Moore' Roveuled Hemedy wllldolt. Three
doses will make iron feel better. Get It from
your druggist or any wholesale drug bouse , or
from Stewart fe Holmes Drug Co., Seattle. ..
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