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"‘ ADMIRAL ITO AT THE YALU. ‘1
How the Famous Japanese Sailor Outgen.
eraied. All of His Opponents,
"Don’t believe the sneers you may
see at the Chinese sailors. They are
plucky, well-trained, full of zeal and
‘ will fight better against the Japs, their
life-long enemies, than anyone. All
our swords and cutiasses are ground to
a razor-edge. The Japs cutnumber
us in ships, and have better ships, save
one or two, and a great many more,
but We don’t growl at that. We’ll
make up for it by firing faster and
better."
1894, the fleet of Chinese war-ships
sent to protect the transports loaded
with troops for Corea, arrived at the
mouth of the Yalu river. The trans—
ports were at once ordered inside and
the disembarking of the troops began.
About 10 o’clock the next morning,
September 17, the lookouts on board
the Chinese men-of—war sighted a. fleet
to the seaward. ’Was it the enemy?
The fleet approached rapidly; and soon
the cry. "The Japanese are coming!”
was heard. Then all was excitement.
The Chinese fleet consisted of five
arm‘ored vessels, seven unarmored
twenty-eight 6-inch and sixty 4.7-inch
quick fire guns, while the Chinese
ships, two gun boats and two torpedo
bdats. In the rapidly approaching
Japanese squadron were twelve ships.
two armored and ten unarmored, with
Admiral Ito in command. The heav-
iest ordance carried was of 12-inch
caliber; and of these the Chinese had
eight guns and the Japanese four. But
.China’s superiority in heavy guns was
more than made up by the greater
number of rapid-fire guns possessed by
the Japanese. The Japanese had
ships were armed with only fourteen
6-inch and fifteen 4.7-inch guns. It
will be seen that the two fleets, were
sufliciently evenly matched for a fair
, fight, with the chances rather in favor
of the Chinese, providing each fleet ex-
hibited equal skill and bravery.
0n came the Japanese in two di-
”visions, forming into a line ahead as
they drew near the enemy. The Chin-
ese met them with their ships arranged
in the form of'a rather blunt wedge.
the iron clads being’at and near the?
apex. Soon the vessels were within?
I‘21118'9 andpthe great guns hurled a tor;
nado of’shot and shell through the;
air. The Japanese passed rapidly;
across the .Chi‘nese’s front, then turn-i
ins sharply to the right, broughta,
heavy fire to bear on the wing Ships on;
that side of the line. Both were dis‘-.
abled and one was set on fire. Again
the Japanese turned and, steaming
across the stern of their opponents}
cut off the two war-ships at the end of
the opposite wing. This skillful ma.-
neuver (reduced the Chinese fleet by
four vessels. '
Admiral Ting , now
come to closer quarters;
the enemy's ships, were superior
In speed, and Admiral Ito too
wary to suffer this. He item
to
great effect. By this time the two
fective; and Admiral Ito hauled off,
reorganized his squadron and again
powerful and swiftest ships holding
the first line. AChinese boat left the
line and attempted to ram one of the
advancing cruisers; but was sunk by
a heavy fire. Two other heroic ships
made the same attempt; onewas sunk
and the other set on fire and forced
to go out‘ of action. . .
The Japanese had not lost a ship.
another had been set on fire: but not
dently Japan was getting the better of
China. The “SleepingGiant’f was
getting a good drubbing. ‘
The remainder of the fight was vir-
tually between the two Chinese battles
ships, Ting Yuen and Chen Yuen, and
the first line of the Japanese divisions.
Staff-Commander McGiffen, quoted at
the head of this article, served on
board the Chen Yuen. An extract
from one of his letters gives a. vivid
picture of the battle which now fol-
lowed. He writes: “We were bat-
tered with a tornado of projectiles of
all sorts. Our superstructure was rid-
dled, but the sand bags which hadhbeen
piled inside proved of great service,-
and stopped any amount of splinters
Fire was, constantly
breaking out—eight times during the
day. . . . . . Even through
the ward-room a Hotchkiss shell or
other projectile, occasionally tore its
way, smashing the furniture and filling
the room with acrid fumes.” For more
than two hours did these two battle-
ships heroically sustain the brunt of
the conflict. The bravery anden-
durance of their officers and men was
the one redeeming feature of the Chin-
ese in the battle; and this was owing
largely to the presence and the disci-
pline of the foreign officers.
For some time the two fleets had
been gradually getting further and
further apart; and, at about 5 o'clock.
both ceased firing. \ Then darkness
came on; and the first battle between
modern war-ships had ended.
Five of the ships of China had been
destroyed and others were badly dam:
aged; 600 men had been killed and 200
wounded. The Japanese had two ves-
sels disabled and several damaged; and
34 men killed and 160 wounded.
This battle taught naval men two
things: the value of rapid-fire guns;
and the need of having every part of
the vessel as nearly fire-proof as pos-
sible. It showed the terrible destruc-
tive power of large shells—theburst-
ing of a single shell had disabled the
Iapanese flag~ship; the protective
value of heavy armor; and, incidental-
ly, it gave the “Sleeping Giant” such a
dreadful pounding that be nearly
iwoke; to. findh also? living in the Past
Ilears'ol' the’n..ie~tee:.th century.
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the Chinese at a distance. and filed
them With his rapid-fire guns with-
fleets hadformed into two circles, with .
. the Japanese holding the outer ring.
This formation was not sumciently, ef— .
advanced in two divisions, his most
One had been disabled by a shelland ,
one had been destroyed or sunk. Evi— ; Q .
’ 1t Niagara Falls.
b
0n the afternoon of September 16,
endeavored 4» ~
but .
5 general design is as follows:
' skeleton tower, about 500 feet high and
THE EVE-N l‘N G GAZETTE
.. Paranoia are smaller than Laet'toar. -
Never were parasols so sumptuous
as those now being exhibited for early
summer. The style seems to be to
have them much smaller than in for-
mer seasons and many of them are tub
shaped. Another fad of the "moment
is for grotesque handles for umbrellas
and parasols. Heads of animals are
especially high in favor and these are
realistically colored, save only the cat,
that feline example finding expression
in a pretty brown stained wood.-
Among the novelties one of the most
attractive is of white silk with ruching
of black chiffon around the edge. An-
other style which is very popular is of
pale pink silk trimmed with tiny white
satin ribbon ruffles all the way up to
the .top. A pretty parasol is of cream
duchesse lace made over a bright
foundation.
parasols are made to match the dress
with which they are worn and are cer-
tainly very dainty and smart.
A pretty rosette usually finishes the
top of these parasols and another is
put inside to match the enter one. On
the'best made models the rods are cov-
ered with narrow silk ribbon.‘
Hints for the Home. .
Mattresses, pillows, and bolsters
should be periodically sent to the
cleaners to be taken to pieces and
cleaned. 'It is not good for health to
use them for years uncleaned, as most
people have them. ' ‘
Do not let your neighbors have ,to
complain of your gate squeaking for
want of a few drops 'of oil applied to
the joint. It is a most aggravating
noise. ‘
= No other large city is as quiet as Ber-
iin. Railway engines are not allowed
to blow their whistles within the city
limits, and the man whose wagon gear.
ing is loose and rattling is subject to
a. fine. Strangest'of all, piano playing
is regulated in Berlin. Before a cer-
:ain hour in the day and after a certain
hour in the night, the piano mustbe
silent in that musical city. Even
during playing hours a fine is imposed
for more banging 0n the piano.
Nev! 'Ule‘lto‘r Bird Cages.
A gentleman who» went 'out with
Stanley to Africa, took with him a
number of bird. cages, in. which he
hoped to bring back some specimens
of the rarer birds or the interior. 0w—
ing to the death of his carriers, he was
obliged tothrow away the bird cages
With a numbérof other, articles. ‘These'
were seized by the natives in great'
glee, though they did not 'know what
to do with them; but they eventually
decided that the small circular cages
were a kind of headgear, and, knocking
of! the bottom, the chiefs strutted
sboutin them with evident pride. An-
other chieff‘thinking himself more
wise than the others, and having seen
the white men feed at table out of
dishes, thought they were receptacles
lor'food,‘and took his meals from one,
:eremoniously opening and shutting
the door between each mouthful. '
‘ Spiral Railway Tower.
A spiral railway tower is being
planned as one of the features of the
forthcoming Pan-American Exhibition
The building will
be erected on Cayuga Island, and the
A steel
80 feet diameter at the base, and 50
feet in diameter 400 feet above the
base. Around the erection, supported
by strong brackets. a spiral railway
will be constructed, which will pass
ten times round the tower in reaching
me 400 feet platform. The motive
safety appliances will be used in con-
nection with the track. The spiral
railway will be double, providing for
Independent up and down tracks, 20
'eet apart. It is estimated that this
Tulle Veils fur-the Bride.
The bride who cannot wear an heir‘
loom of lace forher weddingveil may
:onsole herself that inexpensive tulle
:s much more effective and becoming.
in arranging this, one point should be
born in mind by the hair-dresser of the
oride, be she prefessional or the deft-
ingered sister or friend who often
elects to perform this gracious service
an that momentous occasion. No mat-
ter what the prevailing coiffure is, the
aair should be dressed high to hold the
veil. A low arrangement may be more
oecoming without the veil, but it will,
re found that only a high effect is pos-
iible with the tulle drapery.
To Remove 3 Splinter.
A bit of home surgery practised when
l splinter is driven into a child’s hand
particularly deep is its extraction by
steam. A bottle with a. sufficiently
wide mouth is filled two-thirds with
rery..hct water, and the mouth is _
olaced under the injured spot. The
motion draws the flesh down when a
ittle pressure is used, and the steam, .
n a moment or two, extracts inflam-
mation and splinter together. This is
very efficacious when the offending
substance has been in for several
aours, long enough to have started up
:ome‘ of its evil consequences.
alectric helmet. inside of which is a
small, motor that vibrates strips of
nee], the motor making 601) turns per
minute. This whizzing is supposed to
:urer'nervousxheadactc, and put the
aufferer to sleep.
Coaching and carriage.
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MONITOR ‘MONENOCK Eon DEWEY.
Ordered -to the Philippines and Likely
to Accompany the MOnteroy.
Washingtdn,’ June 3.—The United
States monitor Monadnock now at San
Francisco, has been ordered to Ma.-
nila to reinforce the Pacific squadron
under Rear Admiral Dewey. The M0—
nadnock will go into dry dockat once
to be put in shape for the long jour-
ney across the Pacific. Her condition,
however, is reported to be excellent.
No elaborate repairs are needed, and
it is expected that inside of a week,
or at the outside. ten days. she will
be ready to Sail.
She will probably follow closely on
the Monterev, but the understanding
here is that the two monitors will not
make the journey to the Philippines
in company. The lvt'onterey will be
ready to sail first, and will not wait for
her sister ship. The Monadne’ck is a
low freeboard coast defence ‘fmonitor,
with an iron Khull andgft'w‘o steel bar-
bettes, in which are installed four ten-
inch breech-loading ,frifles' and two
four-inch rapid fire gunsrasher main
battery. " _
In addition to this, she carries a. sec-
ondary battery of .two slx-pounders,
two three-pounders, and two one-
pounder rapid fire guns, and two thir-
ty-seven millimetre Hotchkise guns.
She has a displacement of 3,990 tons,
and a coal capacity of about 200 tons.
In making the voyage to Manila the
monitor will break the hang distance
record for vessels of her' class, she
having made a. voyage around the horn
many vears ago, whicn is among the
proud traditions of the navy, and
which ranks with the famous trip of
the Miantonomoh to Europe as a de-
monstration of the seaworthiness .of
the monitor type. With the two big
monitors, Monterey and Monadnock,
and the cruisers Charlestonend Phil-
adelphia added to his present force,
Admiral Dewey will, it is assumed by
navy department officials. have a. fleet
capable of holding the Philippines
against anv combination of vessels
that Spain has to send against him,
even if she should make the attempt
to reconquer the islands.
PENSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.
Colonel William A. Stone Nominated for
Governor on the First Ballot.
Harrisburg, June 3.——The only sem-
blance 'of a con-test in yesterday's .Re-
publican state convention was over the
head of the ticket. Colonel William A.
Stone, member of congress from Alle-
gheny, was nominated for governor on
the first ballot.
_ The vote was: W. A. Stone- 198, C.
W. Stone 162, absent or not voting 2.
Frank W. Wheaten of Wilkesbarre
was elected permanent chairman of
the convention which at once proceed-
"ed to the; selection of a candidate for
governor. Thomas M. Marshall, Jr., of.
Allegheny was recognized and presen-
ted the me of.Col.onel_.William A.
Stone. e paid an eloqiient tribute to
the public‘and private career of his
candidate, to whom he referred as the
“people's choice." - ,, 4 .
Mr. Wanamaker Withdraw»:
Colonel Stone’s nomination was sec-
onded by General'B. F. Fisher. Refire-
sentative
county named General Frank Reeder
of Northampton county, and Joseph
M. Huston of Philadelphia presented
the name of John Wanamaker.. ' ‘When
Mr. iHuston had concluded his Lad-
dress, A._ s. L. Shields‘lofPhiladelphia
presented a letter from Mr. Wana-
maker with-drawing as a candidate. In
the letter ‘Mr. Wanamaker asked his
delegates to vote for Charles W. Stone.
Mr. Wanamaker was. the distinctly
anti-Quay candidate, and his backers
throughout the state against the or«
ganization of which the senior senator
is the head. '
THE VANDERBILT WEDDING.
Religions Ceremony of Miss Dresser-’1 Mar-
riage to George W. Vanderbilt.
Paris, June 3.—The religious ceref
mony of the'Wedd‘lng of Miss Edith
Stuyvesant Dresser. to Mr; George W.
Vanderbilt took place at the American
church‘ here at noon' Yesterday. The
civil ceremony was performed " Wed-
nesday.
There were 150 persons present, in-
cluding General Horace Porter, the
United States ambassador to France,
and Mrs. Porter, Dr. Chauncey M. De-
pew, the Count andCountess of Cas-
tellane and the Duchess of Marlbor-
ough, formerly Miss Consuelo Vander-
bilt. '
The onlsr decorations in the church
were six clusters of white roses.
The marriage ceremony was of the
simplest character and lasted only ten
minutes. There was no music except
that furnished by the church organ.
Took a Spani'sthsland.
Los Angeles, June 3.—-Captain Wa—
ters. owner of San Miguel island, has
made the discovery that this bit of
land was never cededato Mexico by
Spain. By some oversight it was omit-
ted from the list of islands given up
when Mexican independence was ac-
knowledged.
As soon as he learned this fact Cap
tain Waters hastened to his little is-
land, hoisted the flag and took formal
possession in the name of the United
States.
Temerario Tied Up.
Buenos Ayres, June 3.-—The govern-
ment of Paraguay has informed the
. United States consul at Azuncion, J.
"If. Ruffin, whohad protested against
' the continued presence or the Spanish
torpedo gunboat Temerario in Para-
guayan waters, that permission has
been granted the Temerario, which is
disabled, to remain at Azuncion under
the protection of Paraguay’s neutral-
ity, until the close .of the war between
the United States and Spain.
Glue Trust Capital Increased.
Trenton, June 3.—-The
Glue Company yesterday filed with the
secretary of state an amendment to
its certificate of incorporation increas-
ing its capital stock to $1,800,000. This .
is divided into shares of the par value
of $1,000 each. One million dollars of
the capital is in preferred stock and
‘ the balance in common stock.
The Sclndia Leaves for Cuban Waters.
New- York, June 3.—The Scindia, (an-
other of .the colliers lately purchased
by the government and refitted at the
Brooklyn navy yard. sailed yester-
day for Newport News. . She will take,
on coal there and then proceed to Cu- - ‘
ban waters. ' -
States.
'ially marked in Norwalk. But these
Chidsey of Northampton"
claim his vote represents the sentiment_
America 1 .
f BATTLE IS on.
No Shrinking.'~flo Shiirking,‘
But On! On! iothe Cry—
No More Time to
Be Wasted.
The war now being waged on land
and .sea with the. forces of Spain, is
duplicated by the conflict eternally
gomg on 1n_every human body with the
forces of d1sease and death. Mucous
diseases, resulting from colds develop-
mg 1nto catar'rh, have for years been
steadily increasing in the United
Thei‘r- increase has been spec-
diseases have met a. conquerer. For
seven months California .Catarrh Cure
has fought for the health and comfort
of Nor-walk;- citizens. The wonderfully
rapid decrease in catarrh, tonsilitis,
bronchitis, pneumonia, diptheria. and
catarrh of the internal organs, during
these months, is traced directly to Cali-
fornia Catarrh Cure. Norwalk citizens
can be no longer deceived. Old and
useless methods of treating this disease
have had to give way before the mar-
velous success of California Catarrh
Cure. The. people who want health
will no longer waste time and money on
other treatment when California. Ca-
tarrh Cure gives results like the fol-
lowing:
Mr. H. L. Woodworth, of 1 Burbank
street, South Nor-walk, says: “I have
been troubled with catarrh for some
time; my head and nose seemed pretty
well stuffed up, and the quantities of
matter that run into my throat at night,
would cause me to hawk, spit,and often
gag in the morning, before I could
clear my throat. I got some California
Catarrh Cure at Plaisted’s drug store,
and already these symptoms are very
much better. My throat is finely free
from all matter in the morning, and
my whole head feels much clearer.”
Do not sneeze and suffer from head
and colds or hay fever. California
Catarrh Cure cures one; it will surely
prevent the other.
y" HE covevab THE ommonos
How Brahma'n Eye Was Stolen and the
Fortune Obtained for It.
At the beginning of the eighteenth
centurya soldier belonging to one of
the French garrisons in India became
enamored of the eyes of Brahma. in the
temple of Serringham. These eyes
were diamonds,‘ more brilliant than ev-’
er shone under the eyebrows of Cra-
paud’s European divinities. Their lus-
tre captivated 'his soul. He haunted
the temple, and, yielding techs-might
of the .god, became a. convert 1301118
worship. At least so he persuaded the
'priests, who went so far as to admit
'him'to' some care of the temple, doubt-
‘ l‘es ’strusting Brahma to protect his own;
lBut on a stormy night the convert dis-
appeared, and with him one of the
idol’sf‘ eyes, the other having resisted-
7all his "efforts to dislodge it. So Brah-
‘ma was left squinting, and the perfid-'.
f'ious Frenchman sold his prize to a
captain in the English navy for
about $10,000 Later it was bought
.by the Armenian merchant Schaf-
Cfrfias for more than. five times
'«vth‘is sum, and shown by him' "to
Catharine of Russia, who offered for it
.about~~§400,000, a life pension of 818,000,
-;and 'a' patent of nobility. Schaffras re-
:ruseo this offer, .and subsequently sold'
ithe diamond to Gregory Orloif for the.
some sum, without the patent of nobil-'
I:ity‘. 0rloff, part author of Catharine’s
greatness, and raised by her to the
. :steps of the throne, for whom. she
fstruck medals, raised triumphal arch-
es and dedicated palaces "‘par' l’amitie.
,reconnaissante," to Wham“ she- offered
isecret marriage and whom in another
Caprice she' banishedL—Count Gregory,
vbeing reinstated in favor, offered his
imperial mistr’ess'two tokensof recon-
ciliation, the St. .Petersburg arsenal
andthe Orloff diamond.—-Neith Boyce,
in‘ Lippincott’s. ‘ '
Perfect Understanding.
“Do you want my daughter for ,her
money or ‘for herself?" demanded the
old gentleman.
“It’s thisway,” stammered the young
man, as he tripped backwards over. the
edge of the rug. “I want her for my-
self and I want her money for herself,
and I want both of them for ourselves,
and you certainly must understand.”
His Claim to Distinction. Q
.“There goes the most remarkable
man in this town." “What’s remark-
able abcut him?” “He’s the only suc-
cessful merchant we have who doesn’t
claim to be a self-made man. He says
he got rich through the faithfulness of
the men that work for him.”—Chicago
Tribune. " "
Preference.
Nell—I thought she was going to
marry Tom?
Belle—No; Jack.
“Why, she told me Tom was willing
to die for her.”
“Yes, but Jack offered to make a~
good living for her.”——Phila.delphia
Record.
Beware of limitations
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