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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-21

eleven feet long with a diameter Of
seventeen inches.
They explode as soon as they touch
the ship, and they are so made that they
can be sent as straight through the water
as a ball from a gun. They are fred by
powder or compressed air. and com.
pressed mir Is the motive power which
runs the engines in the torpedo and pro.
pcls Il by means Of the screws. They
10 forth from the torpedo boat at the
rate Of about thirty miles per hour. and
they run by the air power contained
within them half a mile with accuracy.
This Is the Whitehead torpedo. The
Howell torpedo is propelled by the
gyratory motion OF a wheel within d
which Is set spinning before the torpedo
leaves the ship"
"How about electricity in the use Of
torpcdogs"
The Simms.Edisou torpedo Is work.
ed by electricity. Some OF these are
stationed oil from the shore and con-
uectcd by electric wires. They are pro.
PEELED, stccrod and exploded by electri.
city. The power comes from a machine
on shore OF ON a ship. We have not
found them as efficient as the Whitehead
torpedo and Il Is with the Whitehead
and the Howell that our best expert.
ments have been made"
How about the dynamite cruiscf2'
you refer to the 'Vcsuvius.' This is
boat Of $50 tons. ltwas finished In
$50 and 10 b. armed with three dynamite
guns, each OF which IS SIS feet long.
These guns throw shells Of dynamite
weighing as much as 500 pounds each,
aud each gun can De discharged once
every two minutes. The ship has two
engines, each OF which has nearly Hooo
horse power, and in addition 10 these
.ynamiic guns IL has "a light battery
consisting of three thrcc.pounders. II
has a speed of twenty-five knots per
hour and carries between sixty and
seventy men,"
OUR PIC nATrLR SHIPS.
"Can you give me some idea OF our
biz battle ships, Mr. Secretary
"We have three battle ships building
oil the FIRST class, each Of which Is 10. 200
tons in size. and one ship building which
IS o. SEQ tons. We have also the Texas
and the Main which range between
q. 800 aud b.1ao tons in displacement.
The Iowa is tit 500 tons and one of the
largest ships in the world. With It's iull
coal supply b will have % displacement
Of over 600 ions. and d B, TO have a
speed Of sixteen knots per hour. To
order 10 give YOU some idea of ung OF
these battle ships, this vast vessel Is
placed with HaWcycd nickel steel, four.
teen inches thick, with wood backing
twelve inches thick She has turrcis
which are armorcd with fouuecu.inch
plates, aud she will be equipped with
four twclveanch guns. together with a
number OF eight iuch aud tweniy.eight
rapid firing and machine guns. Sheiwill
have ,ooo horse power, and she will
have cost when She Is completed IN 1880
more than s5,ooo.ooo. Russia has a new
ship called the 'Runk' which has 1880
horse power, while the Indiana and
| Massachusetts have each g,ooo horse
power. The armor on these two last
vessels Is eighteen inches thick and they
are to cost not more than slooo,ool
apiece"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-21

how II came that he, man who had
been brought up In the interior Of the
country miles away from the sea coast,
became such a specials, In naval aiiiirs'
lie feplied
81 think my first interest IN the navy
was aroused by book which ! read
when / was a boz. II was entitled "Thc
Naval Battles Of the Revolution Of
1917, and Il made such an impression
upon my mind that for a time / wanted
to 20 TO sea. From that 10 this / have
read and studied everything ! could find
In connection with the navy, and when
was first elected TO Congress- about
seventeen years ago, ! remember that
came here with the idea that the navy
ought to be improved. Richard Thomp-
son OF Indiana was then Secretary, and
II was with some trcpidatlOn that ], a
green Congressman. called upon him
aud told him that | wanted TO know
something as to the condition OF the
navy. said that | thought our cities
along the coast were In an unprotected
state, and that we ought to have better
ships and better guns. Secretary
Thompson, who had probably been
bothered by young Congressman before,
listened to my statement. As ! finished
he rather pompously, but conddenually
told me that might rest easy abou, the
matter. And that our torpcdoos had
then reached such a state OF perfection
that II the ships all the world could
come at once within the range Of those
we have planted along the sea coast we
could blow them out OF the water
remember that went away from the
department with my mind considerably
relieved. did not know as much about
torpedoes then as ! do now, or should
undoubtedly have had different
opinion"
81 continued my interest In the navy,
however, and / was connected with the
committee on naval affairs during a large
part Of my congressional period. / was,
you know, chairman Of that committee
during three Congresses, including the
last one"
AMERICA AGAINST THE WORLD.
"How does our navy now compare
with the other great nayies Of the
world2"
Very well, indeed" replied the
Secretary, "orit will do so as soon as we
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have finished the ships we are now
building. We now stand 9Th or sixth
among the great nayies Of the world.
The greatest naval power ON earth is
Great Britain. She has nearly half as
many naval officers as we have men, and
her total naval service includes about
10000. She has as ships In COM
mission and she is making others, so
that next year she will have about AS
effective ships afloat Her colonies are
such that the very existence OF her
government depends upon great navy
and the new shigs which she Is now
building will cost. It IS said, more than
fioo,uoo.olo. Next to England as
great naval power Is France, who has
some Ut the biggest gun boats and best
inmurcd ships Of the world, Her naval
service includes vast numbers OF men,
and the same IS true of Italy aud Russia.
Next to these powers comes the United
States or Germany. II Is o question as
to whether Germany or tine United
States stand iiHh ia rank among the
nayies OF the world. In some respects
we are superior to Germany and IN some
they are ahead Of rs. We are rapidly
advancing, however. and our navy has
been the creation Of practically only the
last ten years
AMERICANS NATURALLY FITTED TOR
NAVAL WARFARE.
"What Kind OF naval officers do
Americans maker How do we rank
among the nations as fighters ON the
sea2
81 believe the American is naturally
fitted for naval warfare, and believe We
have al the elements OF a great naval
power do not think It a necessity
that we should surpass the world IN this
regard at present. The development Of
our vast interior resources viii consume
our best energy for generation OF so TO
come But when we 10 out Of our own
boundaries, when we become a great
sea going people. our navy will increase
as our interests demand protection. aud
we may eventually become the greatest
naval power Of the world"
OUR navy IN HISTORY
AS TO our natural ability in this res
pect." Secretary Herbert went on, look
at our history. At the beginning of the
revolution England was mistress Of the
seas. During the first two years Of that
war our navy made mp Of what We could
buy build or borrow, captured more
than g65 English ships, aud acquired tot
itself reputation as one OF the naval
powers Of the time. In the war Of 1874
we started out with about a dozen and a
half ships Of war to fight England who
then had more than 500 ships, Of which
q large number were effective cruisers.
There were told fourteen duels between
single ships Ia that war and in ten OF
these the Americans were victorious. In
two Of the remainder the honors were
nearly even, and In only two out Of the
fourteen were the British the victors.
At the beginning OF the late civil war
the government had only ninety vessels
ahoat. Al rs close is navy contained
ITO ships, and II stood out as one OF the
greatest naval powers Of the world. lts
battles changed the nayies Of the world,
and some Of the greatest OF naval in,
yentions have sprung from American
| brains"
rHK AGE OF sTErL ~ NAVAL MATTERS
THAT was so with the fight OF tn,
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VIZ MED BATTLE SHIPS AND TORPEDO
nOATs.
care we not spending a great deal on
the navy"
"Yes,' replied Secretary Herbert,
but the amount we arc spending now
Is considerably less IN proportion to our
population than that which we spent lust
before the war. think expenditures
ought to 30 on until we have much
better navy We ought to have seven
or eight more battle ships and some tor
pedO cruisers and some torpedo boats"
THE MONITORS.
How about the monilors'"
"Ihcy are especially valuable as far
as the strength Of our sea coast Is con.
ccncd. We have FIVE OF them, the
Puritan, Miantonomoh, Monadnock,
Terror and the Amphitritc. These ships
are protected by afmor raging from nine
to eleven and a half inches In thickness.
They have revolving turrets and each Of
them has a speed Of over ten knots an
hour. They are so armed that they will
be OF great value In the time Of war.
They are developed ON the basis OF the
old Monitor, and they are the most
powerful ships OF their dfaught and dis
placement in the world They are pccu-
iiahy adapted for the protection OF our
Atlantic coast because they can be navi'
gated in water inaccessible to the deep
/ draught ships Of other powers and
/ choose their own position"
How about Our cfuiscfs''
eve are building some Of the best in
I the world Take the New York. II Is
I one OF the strongest aud swittest com.
mcrcs dcsltoycB ever made, and any
. nation with a large commerce alloat will
/ think twice before il makes war with US
: d we have many such ships. lt is the
same with other cruisers and we are
/ last bringing ourselves into such shape
! that we can hold our own against any u
: the other great naval powers
riiE srEru OF NuurRS WAR SHIPS.
Glow about spCedg
"Thc modem war ship Is rapidly In.
crcasing ig speed replied Secretary
/ Herbert. Eve now go from a. to p
miles per hour boz naval vessels, and
| the time was when IA knots per hour
I was considered fast IN considering the
speed OF "a ship you must remember that
a number of things come 10 question.
I The amount Ut coal 90 be carried the
| weight Of the amor and guns together
with the amount OF ammunition, form
I important IN"NlHt 10 NIIN NIlN % NNANNN
/ neightcd with amUr 10 becomes so
| loaded that 10 cannot make the same
/ speed on the same amount Of coal II lbs
/ amor were lighter These things all
have To be taken into consideration in
the building up Of these great battle
| ships. and the question OF getting out Of
/ the way aud Of long marches at sea Is
/ quite as important as that Of defense
and attack
CtviL SERVICE ~ THE NAVY.
How about politics Ia the navy Do
they enter into tie consideration Of
/ appointments
mo, SO much as IN other departments
of the government, replied Secretary
! Herbert. "Ciwl service rules govern
| very largely IN the administration of the
| department and the navy yards, and Il IS
no doubt true that in our navy yards
more sldliul and efficient work Is done
now than at any period in the past
! FRANZ @. CARrENTER.
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guns, weighing eleven hundred pounds.
These big shells will 90 forth from the
gun at q velocity OF from 1000 to 1900
feet per second
OUR GUN WORKS AND TORPEDO FACTOR.
IRIS.
ARE our naval factories such that we
are now practically independent Of any
other country in the making and equip.
ment of our naval vessels2"
eyes replied the secretary; I'VE can
make any kind OF a gun that may be
needed, aud with the great forging
works which we now have at Bethlehem
and at the Carnegie works near Pitts.
burg We are in the position to create as
great a navy rs the future may demand.
What we now need Is more battle ships.
We need plenty OF good torpedo boats
10 defend our hlfbUrs, and my idea OF
the navy Is that It should be large
enough TO command peace and protect
American citizens IN their rights the
world over We have lately established
a factory In this country for the making
OF tOpcdocs, and we are making some
Of the best armor Of the world. The
amoT which binds the naval vessels to-
a HV g. .tI F.1I.I f.r hautut.VrI sf..I o..
y.birh AZ. hoe ,jlsJ ,Lcnt ,,,.c 10y,
..r, - 49,. NH sr,, av.r"'s ,i,.t
orr ,ia,c ~ ',,,,c,io, ~ Sm, n,i,., ,,'
Sist,. ~ ill.,. ,lnrli % WY
a WORD ABOUT ToRrEDoEs.
ots ,b, t,r,,d, of much ,,ire a,
,t. ,,,,.'t ,,., $50 ~! go ,'i,J
'''e 80, 49,, 80" 49,, W. 'o,''' "''.u'
-, NINA 'ncIe l' no ue9ploI tlaI re.
pheu inc ae'ieIil' AH OF lnc great
nauols aiv ""l'nE loIpedo uoaA 70
theH naval 'VlN,a, i"E .'uN mas Merry
20 an1 ~ uu'lH'Ns MeRy. hte more
l"h'l ll'' '.' "'V lH uuiVhB ioIly'
iSuss.a h1s 80 ana u o"''Hlns more.
He'ill8iiy na, lo3 aug lhe o'hyr powers
alt WV N4",pplA ~ 't,' ", loipluo
eoa'' la'1 3u'ullle. w LnE',hu twenty,
lout loipeyo uuae a''AgSeu 'lgdu oI
,iulseIa ahu gun p9a's;, INC result wa,
Ulal lllei seven g"ya Ul'l theae had
"eauuytu ohc o"'lle 'o'P ana hlN eIul-
,efs' anu flbn'uen oul 81 une tWehy.
lpui toi peuo Doa's wei. uJ,Hi,oyeu' vi
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-21

Special Correlp ondeuoe Of ne NEWS.
WASHINGTON, oct. rs, rS93.--ln big
room on the second floor oil the east
side of the biggest granite building in
The world, surrounded by the models Of
ships, at big desk, sits big man, boil
ing his big brain over some OF the
biggest questions OF the United States.
] refer to Secretary Hilary A. Herbert,
the head Of our great Navy Department.
Ten years ago we had one OF the poorest
ravies Of the world. Now we have one
OF the best and the Navy Department is
the most wide awake and progressive OF
our government establishments. II has
vast foundries and manufactures under
It's control. 1t spends millions upon
millions Of dollars upon ships and amor
every year. !, is buying the best brain
the United States can give and IL has It's
agents In every part Of the world invent.
ing aud studying how to make new guns
and other instruments Of destruction.
It Is the most wonderful establishment
IN tue united states government, and
the matters 1t deals with reach to the
ends OF the earth. Already some Of the
biggest gun boats are on their way TO
China. Only a few month ago we were
ON the edge Of q war with Chile. What
We arc to do with the Sandwich Islands
Is still a live question, and the excite.
ment Of the troubles In Rio Janeiro have
scarcely died away. The importance Of
the American navy increases every day,
and the personality and views OF the
man who presides over II are full Of in.
tercst.
TiiK sEcRRrARY's FIRST NAVAL
STUDIES.
spent an hour with him this week nj
the department, and continued my con.
v"rs1iinn during an evening which he
then fixed for me at his home. know
uuI uuv about wars and fighting, aud at
my request the Secretary kindly avoided
technical terms and explained matters
in such a way that believe the talk will
be OF great interest to the average rea-
der. lie is n charming conversationalist.
lie has for years been making a study OF
naval matters, and when asked him
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-21
Oar Navy In 1898.
Secretary Herbert Correspondent as to Its
Condition and Its Needs.

Compares the mere1a Nary and SAYS ne nm
fngogg se,ioH Nafar1h fcr og The
sgcyiaH BH Haze Cfagg ~ Tie N1,ir
Boylf7 Of MAJ amt Aole,H /3eThc
B6gitni Speed Of Aot,yH B9eeS -yo" me Atlantic IN less
Than 7ao Hours Than DOV BIC CHR
Fieo Hhot Ne Leaf t' H0r8 the
Secretary Diseases 76pcaors and ItH WhH Ii1 Cn ne tn
Aiyai HayjdteHe Bic Ships aga opinion
Monitors Rs6ys Sped Of the Ab4rg Hay snip
Politics in AaDai eiaboiqbaeHh ETC.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-25
SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION

1t is hereby ordered that a special
school election be held in the primary
room Of tho Public School in tho town
Of ElKo, State OF Nevada, on the 25th
day Of March 1893, between the hours
Of 2 and S p. M. for the purpose of the
qualified electors OF Elko school Dis
triot voting on the proposition OF
levying special tax for raising $4,000
for building and furnishing an add
tional school room and for tho main.
tainance Of the same, at I'm expense
not to exceed $500 per year for a
period Of three years.
A. w. HEssoN,
Tnos. HUNTER,
J. "A. Mcbride.
Trustees
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-25
County Official Paper
THE LESSON OF CHICAGO.

The proclamation issued by Mayor
Washburp, of Chicago, declaring, pur-
suant to an order Of the City Council,
the anniversary of the birth OF EN-
peror William legal holiday, will
meet with the hearty endorsement Of
every American, be he native or for
eign born. The Mayor, after dwell
ing upon the number OF clerks neces-
gary to conduct the business OF the
different departments, says In q
charming satirical vein:
II desire to here commend the
spirit which dictated the setting apart
OF this day, and the setting apart of
March 18th by the City-Council rs
American holidays, and I trust that
the Council in it's wisdom Laving rec
ognized the cosmopolitan character OF
our population by granting holidays
to the different nationalities whose
blood is combined in the production
of the American citizen, will not de-
prlve the city employees OF other
rationalities of the opportunity to
properly commemorate the birthday
of all dead saints and heroes, as we'll
az the birth Of all reigning monarchs'
If the catalogue OF dead and living
saints and monarche be not sufficient
to exhaust the secular days Of the
year I would suggest that the council,
as q change, appropriate the few re-
manning days by closing the City Hall
in order that we may commemorate
the birth of some American hero"
If the perpetuity Of the American
Republic be threatened, the menace
to the free institutions comes from
the injection of foreign affairs into
our body polite and the worship OF
foreign notables who have no claim
upon the American people and no
right to be recognized on the pages
o: American history.
No flag but the American flag
should be unfurled to the breeze in
this land of ours. rhe ensign of our
country typifes true Democracy, a
government in which the people are
the sovereign power, giving no con-
sent and recognizing no claims to be
governed except by themselves.
The command that the officials of
the second greatest city in the coun-
try must commemorate the anniver-
sary of the birthday OF European
despot, who, from his palace window
with stole indifference, beheld fam.
ished mob crying for bread, arousea
the indignation Of every patriotic
American.
No foreign king, ruler or potentate
should be worshiped in this country,
The lesson of Chicago teaches that
if this country is to have holidays lei
them perpetuate some deed OF valol
in American history or commemorate
some horo who has given renown t.
Individual deed In uplifting and max
ing great his country.--Sacramentc
Bee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-25
Notice.

The Board Of County Commission
ers at their last meeting ordered that
the public be, and they are hereby
notified that all bills for scalps that
may be presented to the Board from
and after this date will be positively
rejected.
r.. e. BILKEY,
Elko, March o, 1893. Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-25
HORSES KEPT BY THE DAY, WEEK OR
MONTH.

Protect your weak eyes from the
injurious effect of sun and snow glass
by getting q pair Of dark glasses at
Muller's,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-25
Jacks For Sale.

The undersigned have for sale ak
young Jacks, from two to six years
old, black, with mealy points, large,
smooth fat bone, long bony heads,
long taperipg ears, and are guarantee
to be good breeders. They were
raised from imported stock. Prices
range from $3.50 TO $1,000. For par
ticulars, apply to
j. G. FORD g. CO.,
3-21 .d&w1m Eureka, New.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-13
THE DROWNED BOY.

Young NIeng's Excellent Tratts-A
 Very Sad Bereavement.
 The drowning accident back of Maple dale cemetery Monday evening. when little twelve-year-old Albert Meng lost his life, is peculiarly sad. About twenty minutes previous he hurriedly donned his coat and gloves, kissed his mother good bye and de- parted with the consent of his parents to enjoy himself in skating on the river &C., companied by his little playmate, who alone returned to his home, little Albert being left beneath the ice. It was errone- ously stated yesterday that Mir. Miller, who rescued the boys companion, was ceiling upon the ice, but the facts are that the drowning lads were discovered by MT. Miller's boy, who lives near the scene of the accident, and he notified his father who hastened to the shore as quickly as possible but too late to save the Meng lad, who had disappeared beneath the ice. The father and mother of the drowned boy are heartbroken over the occurrence. Albert was boy possessed of many fine traits of character for one so young, and was con nected with the choir of the Ascension church and devoted member of the Sab bath school. The choir will attend his funeral which takes place at 2:30 this after noon from the home of his bereaved parents, and will render some choice selec- tions at the grave. The father of the boy, MT. John Meng, has been for six years em- ployed by MT. John A. Beyer, the grocer, who as mark of respect to his trusted employe will close his place of business to- day during the funeral to give his associ- ates a chance to attend. There will be a large eoncourse of sympathizlng people at emblems ere being received by the neart- broken family which will cover their lost darling's resting place in Mspledale ceme- tery, where the interment takes place.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-13
A BAD SETBACK,
Effect of the wilson BilI on the Wool

en Industry.
 STAFFORD STRINGS, Dec. 12.-This thriv- ing little borough has within recent years met with many disasters, but none which threatens or have produced more disas- trous consequences than the reduction on fine woolens proposed in the Wilson tariff bill. The main industry here is the man ufacture of woolens, especially of the finer goods. In an interview with the Hartford Courant correspondent a few days ago w. O. Avery, agent of the Warren woolen mill, pictured gloomy outlook for Staf ford Springs in the future, if anything like the proposed reduction on fine woolens was made. On large class of goods made in his mill the reduction is $1 25 per yard. To offset this the bill proposes to give them free wool and free coal, which would save them less than 15 cents per yard. Thus foreign manufacturers would have @ balance of $1. 10 per yard in their favor as compared with present conditions. MT. Avery said that no reduction in wages would enable them to compete, and the only resource left them in regard to the finer goods was to shut down their mill.
 The recent starting up of the mills here after an idleness of several months has en- oouraged many in the belief that the worst was over and that business was henceforth to go on as formerly. But the mill owners say that the start up is only to make up a few late orders for winter goods. The only thing they have to do besides the filling of these few orders is to run out the stock on hand. Some of the departments in fine goods are only running out tue stock already in the looms at the time the mill shut down last summer. The pros- pect for Stafford Springs for the future is indeed gloomy, unless the proposed tariff on fine weolsns is materially changed.