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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
An ALLEGED SHORTAGE.
Report curen, that Concerns Master In Chan
Gerry George D. LOOMS.

The fumor N current that Judge lille
has ordered Deputy CLERK Hair o. check
up tho accounts OF George u. Loomiu
master In chnnccry IN the matter of tho
Utah Central railway. No record Of the
orlcr Of Judge lilies could be found IN
the district court today. but Air. nlnir
does not deny that the order has been
made. According 20 tho rumor there IL
but II seems that actually all has been
turned IN except the sum Of about ts0p,
out OF which Nc. i.oomir's salary 10 90
come. Mr.. tsoomiH N now on his waV
home from the East and when he arrives
he Will doubtless loo able 10 clear W the
alleged myncfy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
'TnE HUTCHINSON CASE
otftSst IS A PLEA OF INSANITY,
statement OF Thu. Defendants Attorney
Neutrality-suspicious. = Jury cos-
.umes Much Time.

| -. t....a..- tt..t. -.
a trdli. emaciateu 'vuN'"s NV N"-
man. the tears srickling down her
rhcsk. and hrr ffpme trs1ntyanr with
-. -. -. a., c,n,.on,.
en"s''h' N's 'n1 800 "''' NV''i''
Cd Judge N0rrelL jufpr~ attorneys. re-
pofitrs and spectators Of the criminal
b,,reh Of tho mind dls.rlct court 10.
ua!'
The woman proved 20 be Mrs. r. Il.
Hutchinson tho erstWhile nurse. whose
,,t,t a., A.. -, - ,,usohrs.,LIn.,
- '" w ."sis
had been set down Tor Aousy'
Mr. Putnam appeared In behalf OF the
gate. while .he defendant was repre-
-, -. :, a ,......,.., -, a,..,
seated ny u. ID. Cn'eh'ow anu Grant
u. smkh.
Mrs. Hutchlnr3n sli. or rather leaned
hack. on "a chair between her legal rep
rcsfntstives. seated next 10 her was
Miss Claire Ferguson. sheriff I.swls's
81, noEraphrr. Mo dld nii shr could In
administering words Of comfort to the
unfortunate woman chief OF Police
prgW occuulsl "a seat alongside Mr.
Putnam. and Detectives sheets and
cI.cspie were also ON hani 10 render
the prosecution all she aid in their
row or.
gt.riff IcNi. iart evening 70 have
Mra. uutehlu..,p in court BY 10 o'clock
,o,,ay. Tne defendant wna informed
Of the order and N cyidsu1ly worked
unon her neryss she informed the
Tailor thls mornIps that abe hadn's
shpt a wink All night. and her appear
anee TODAY ceffiiniy bore out the truth
nllrsss of nor siofemsnt,
The whole OF Inc mornings rersion
Of c,,,rt va. d,N.,t,i 40 the urrurinr
ef , Jury. Tns state ma exer,lsci Its
rieht 10 shree ner.mytory Challenge
srf ths dsSen.ie 10 ono nm 10 ehe noon
h.ur Tbsn 4, was found fh,t thr
nanei had b.cn exhnusted and A walt
wns ordered untll the Jury In the shach
c,se came In
I'm Iss.n.. vti n. TIA, ur- Hutch.
nam n nss rsrpanslble An ihe syos af
,hs law hsr-,,,.,.. n, ,,,s r,,ai ,.ns,,,u,inegs
y, cory',,,,,i,n We the "Sevs''
,,,,,r, ,s,,",,.r 49, Jnsve Gran, ~
sn,sc Ia, ~
"ah. ~ ~. a. r,r,,v,a sr,n, brine n
,,,.,,,ro, AZ, n, 4, 4. nss,,hic 4, im9r-
a.. s,,s H.. -, ~ ihe ,,rn,rla
s',ae ~ ibe sbeughts, rone OF the In.
ai,,,,in,s ", - '.,ts,i,,i
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

IL may be cialmoa
rrsveiist a.temna" OF confs. a..
torian when ~ more thso' ~, q.
acters and I. ,., vssays 10 cra,,s he.
past era. In, NY, the masss Char.
uesres ana not IN kina - dltierstss :
sn,o heroes Of tbe nv y ereslh,' ~, -. cat.
wen ana Niirabeaui ft,,s ueh as CO.,
tempt IN the French usN duenhs ~ !,
~ rcNve the splrh ,'sWiuN1ts ~,
ehail live N1,h nv, 80 that ~ ~ .'isls
the reyoiu,lss nm In he tn. teli.f
sure, has the ans hls;5rss ~ z
men who ,a s is..uNautagc OF n '. p !.
confined H. .sed-h,a nasr.,'uaayins
seuis as well as nil. facis a.,
OF varying Interpret ,is and 49,,
ioEioii Srs,a ara..er, together M w, {.
form. c@r'.aiii,seinsnt and WI N
most recent M NE fllaln 80 ",
A. q rlyh, ''slll wlsiir- 'He 4
.ncsc hmhadonA. Tyrrg ~ fecoer,.
cn1Ilev's ,',a'.u remember ina, Z. oi "
ron Iiastlnvm, ~ william ma 49, ~ y NJ
Frpude'. -. 'nit he y imbi1.e Wat
n find a.. ~" ~ Caesar arl - al
period IL indnh about any 1'.,i.at
MOI an ar '. ~. diiicult. Hs, .sl,fSl
TO oririnsi 'r VI i'erserve,s'e .aili
lieye fhat u'ees' And th0ss 2 q
h,g,orv 90, saH never mats" =.
must 1c fused With ~, ~ u te,,s
presented plctorally sI1 nation AZ
20 give the reader arv ,,, alifaami,leii,
neir reality VIII ms, '''ll sea-. y
.nai ne hletpfian "a .'',,allly ai-,
sulue than the u0vcIlsf ,ys 49,
s.,,s,i'ls., past aEsa. M. 30 " "a
s,uu,,H che apir,i ana a,,,n nss,tl',, n,
,sonn, WIN stlat "a nnlpha.sie z
snsu ne eau never b. =, sa.eiii Il
49,, W he j. Of the fursi,, sti'i ii
S nvss.r : kitchen. yet h. nav T',u,s " u
eufste a. the historian. ~ osnE
me- W. aus, .,s ia style Az .,.e1 u
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
FINED FOR GAMBLING.


That gambling. even In rs mlldost
form. VIII not be tolerated In this ely
Il the police department can helm IL.
was demonstrated In ;hs police court
today on the trial of \. Stephenson. ar.
res,ed Saturday for operating a slot
machine. The evidence was clnelusive
agiins, the defendant. and on being IA.
Judged guilty Judge Timmuny nm M
stamp Of dlsappToyal on such s4ts bv
nnlng the prisoner In the sum VI 81.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
Accuse. ~. wIfe Of unna.,,,y.

William II. cshOon fully ,ntsnds 10
INSIST the divOrce suit of,h.a wife, Mar.
ishli Cahuon, whIon was recently Med
isa.nat him. Mrs, cahoon accused her
husiAnd OF deatrti1n and failure Il
support. and now sfie hitter. IN AN az .
saer ana vrpss- complaint, allegt. thai
his N'fc has been gulNy Of gross cruelty
towards him ana asno accuses her of
having committed adultery with dlyers
men On vurlous occasions. The sult
VIII doubtless be holly contested
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
frs, Ward School Cooye,,io,

Tho citizens OF the First munielpoi
ward VIII meet In the Exposition build,
ing tomorrow evening To nominate /,
candidate for the board NJ education
TIE meeting viii begin at O'Clock g.,ts
haNn been put Into the building Nb,h
WI make II more convenient ana ,,,,'
Portable than IN the past. Tho iIsfni,'"-
iiuu j. said 10 lie between two \. f''',,,
fTpI' J, II. Paul ana y li, Crtchhiyy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
Aud stiii They Come.

Ace Forbes Christensen ha, CON.
mencrd dlVpre proceedings against
martin ChrFtrnson Jr.. alleging a fan.
nv 90 provide as The ground Accord.
ms o. the complaint the pnr,lcs inter-
married on March -. 1893, ~ MlnassA,
800. Defendant u described ~ an
lblehoiled min. capable 81 earning a
,NHlf.ood. but for more shan gwo years
past h. has failed 90 contribute any.
thing towards his wlfe's support.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

Citation papers were issued out m The
Federal oour, today citing William John.
ston to appear before the court a. an.
contempt az court IN fuini' hnrE untn
Central Pacific land IN ii0x Elder county.
ttaii, after being vvioted by urdor VI lhe
curt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
objected TO . .Iary Trial.

Judge Cherry and jury today tool,
up the cnse OF John ". Park W. Rober,
NJ. Wilkinson 81 nj. This II an action
brought by the plaintiff 90 quiet TILE 10
about two acres ~ Land In the Blg
Field Survey. Plaintiff. by his a,ior-
ney. nbjec,ed 90 trial ~ th- case by
Jury, IN the ground that u was q
case ~ equity and not law case. The
court overrueld the objection. The de-
fcninlnts attorney next moved for a
non-ruf. after shc plaintiff had rested.
While hwaa also overfuled.
The hearing was In progress at press
time
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
''KID''

Bailey has returned a verdict In favor
OF the pl1lr.ln. assessing the damages
y $50. The company sued 30 recover
", 100 for ulierei iresp1ss and deteDilon
OF certain premises.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
II Gives Pleasure.

Those who use our 4. $. baking pow
der are pleased 60 point 90 u win sac
iefnctlon and recommend II TO their
friends. We are giving the saiisfactory
quality 20 many meals In this country
today for we are making OIL the people
who use d, feel that Ia nv other material
could they Ind the excellence that We
provide In a can Of our y. :. Made from
pure materials and ON henlthful fotnu-
Ia % IL certain 20 give Eatlsfactlon be-
cause certain TO be right.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

our ogden agent. ]. y foulka y
gently failed. Pianos fiturrtt hin .
p,tfcci condition. except i5f eis
slightly marrtd. Faeiuy oiisn
close them on, a, the f5lloEinE bags
pricesi
one $50 nns Oak con5y'i, n'u 20
maffod, $4,000.
one $3.50 nns walnu, Con5vsf ~
used. !9Ss.
one 500 npo Mahogany Sases
pain. on case, $3.50.
one fine 500 Walnut KlnEisIy pi;'
been used, tiga.
one 500 finc walnu; scAues'i ar
dcntti, agsO.Oo.
one 500 me walnut Kiugsbgfy fA''
ease mafrcd. tsi0.0J.
ono 800 Walnut klurfbuiy iiN
case msrred. lsl1.up.
Pianos for Xmas stored FREE. Nv.
Slrictly aa advertised, Don't dsllI ~
Ing them. Terms. cash % eao ~
mcnis. They won't lat lofE' =.
CABLE PIANO cu
J. W. Van san. Manager. v..
John NJ, chambtrlaln, Asri''ah' "a
AgeI.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

" you are suffering from sros.s..
In tho day time. irriabllv o ~. -
uieepiess nlghta. general dsblllu' N
ache. aud general want o. tone =
system. use HERBiNE. you ~ -
relief and nnally a cure. Pfies
Il. e. II. l. Drug Dept
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
r,frD

LuNDQuiSr-M ~ Low, srsz
Nov. -. ISIS, % ;yph,ll :srr. ill,
g. luniquist, daughter u !. O n l,i
sophia g. Lundquist. Deoeiisi ~
AGED !, years. 10 months aai n iiIt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

In the Disrie; Court ~ the This"
d.clal District. county " -"
Lake, state of uilh

Hon's Savings Bank AMI Trust -
pany. a Corporation. Plalh"h
Va. -
John Beck. Spencer clawson. Nj
Heck, David Eecles and uss
Nomney, cO-parinerH, uhuH y
name of the Pacific Lunipe, ~
many. TheOphllus Parsons 80
Lewis, George Iiomnry. $40
I[imnllck. Annle 7. Hyde, ~,
~. Morris ana the seeurln -
and Storage Company, a WV
ZION. Defendants.
To be sold at shern's sais M
west front door OF the cgunV 40,
uouse. IN the city ~ salt Lake -.
az ~ salt Lake, state ~ uiAh' % IA
day. pecernber goth. lsss. al = Nv
noon Of saii day, the rsal esssn s,s,g
c,lhsd as follows, TOWN.; Ootha N IN
NJ n,.nt two (2) rods 80 ia
a,utheast corner OF ", one ~. ~ Iaif
sishty-elrht $50, plat ~ So gts
cisr sury,y. and running men,. lig
MI. nD RODS; thence norm ,hsts
roas. thence eani six 90 nus, ~ NJ
.n,,ib Twelve Os) rods 90 pla, ss fa
=, nnI,.r, containing aeyenO.ss'u lAp
.n,are rods 81 ground, 90 81 tili,
CIV, salt lake County, s'A' h hsif
pnrchnse price payable "
,,,',,ev ~ IN. United staies' ,,,,h thB|
n,ted a.t Salt Lake chys
sa,h a.,v 81 November, lss.u,ts
~" wy THOMAS =, M" si,,ts II
sheriff OF sals Lake c0uh"'
.J van 1o,,N MONTGOMERY; sS SM,t
Ferguson & canron' A''''"
Plslatin. ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
COUNTIES

Tn. arlres show that Rollln ~ ran
NOR ,pem.D Il elected from the eevenln
district and that Hardin iiennion ,pe""
Is Successful In the twelfth district
The b.yard took reees' az lo.sp sa..
urday morning awai,sng the mssins
figures from Beaver ani "ayhe GUM
ties.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
cuEr A coLp ~ osr D,

Take Laxative nfomo oulnihi Titst
Az druggists refuse ihl m1afI I 9
falls 10 cure. Csc. The Fagfi ~
l.. ~ q, on each tablet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
NEWS TERSeLy TOLD.

Uri,od States Senator Frank / On.
non was In Salt Lake today on bus'-
Z - lie VIII return TO his home IN
ne Junction city on ths evtnrg,.
frlln.
Phil Porter. William Melton una a.,
Farley, who were arrested s,vs,.i
liys ago ON she charge VI sisalInv
clothing from G. q. lloOmauist ,,
.snd u November. were ~ trl,i W.
Justice MoMasIcr's court thIs as,,.l
noon. "'''''
Another meeting Of TIM Utah ~.
and Game Protective 0asociation
De held this evening at Justice ,rl'
nony's coum room IN the Old city b,n
Matters OF proposed lershtllh .'li;,
come w ana action gakeR M.,a refsr.
enee thereso. '''''
~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

H. the foreclosure suit u lions saw.
lngs Bank and Trust company agalnsi
John Beck e, al, Judgment by default
wac ordered entered by Judge Iilles
% 4ay Cor $4,000, With 1--WE per cen,
.h,ertsi from october LIST. aud $500 At.
iorgey's foes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

SUPREME JUSTICE.
The vote for puSilce ~ the Supreme
curt. In which the returns from beav-
or and Wayne Counties arr alo
omitted. was found % be va follo~s'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

AMENDMENTS DEFEATED.
All the proposed amendments TO the
Constitution were defeNcd. the vote
being as followsi
STATE SENATOR'S.
The vote for state senators IN districts
eleven and twelve was complete ana IN
sstisct eleven the vote was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29

The Jury In the case Of the whitehead
Carpet Cleaning Company vs. John II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
couNTiES

CONGRESSMAN.
with these omissions. here l. thc vo;s
On congressman
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10
Pc OfiE TALKED ABOUT.

The monument Of the Emperor Ru-
doif OF Hapsburg, which Is soon 10 be
placed in one of the principal squares
OF vienna. Is the first statue OF en- Aus
iran sovereign, previous to Maria
theresa, TO be erected I'm the capital
II. w. Danforth, acting assistant sur-
seon' who Is reported among the
wounded at the battle of Santiago. ia
Milwaukee man. He had previously
served with the Cuban insurgent army
being personal physician TO General
haceo for nearly year
Editor Otto, the Dusseldorf editor
VINO sandered the supposedly unslan.
deraDle harrison sisters, has had his
sentence committed to a very light one
by Emperor William on the principle
doubtless. that an editor ought not TO
be made to pay for free advertising.
Prof. William X. Brooks. director n,
the smith observatory at Geneva. N.
T., has had conferred upon him by
hamilton college the honorary degree
OF doctor OF science, In recognition Of
MS numerous astronomical discover
les. DR.. Brooks has made a great num-
Der OF cometary discoveries, many Of
which are Of the highest scientific in
terest.
Ezekiel Clark OF Iowa City. whose
death is announced, was one OF the
pioneers OF Iowa. "He was a cloae
friend and helper OF Gov. Klrkwood. /"
Gays the Des Moines Register, "and IL
was mainly through Mr.. Clark's as
sistance that Gov. Kirkwood was en-
abled to borrow the money and sell the
bonds which supplied the funds TO
equip the Iowa soldiers during the civil
war.
Herr Harden Zukunft, which has
been comparatively inoffenslve for
some while past, has been again con.
hscated. Its offence lay In an article
entitled. Poodle Majesty" which
makes the publication of a book in
honor OF the tenth anniversary OF the
emperor's accession and the receptIon
OF the author and the publisher by hi,
majesty the theme OF vulgar mocksry.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10

Billiard players will appreciate
new chalk holder. which CONSISTS
metal plate. to be screwed on the vas
to support a piece of chalk. shieA
followed out in the center to res'"'
the tip Of the cue.
In an improved balloon the pa'.s
Is carried by four air cells ad1ns1AD'
mounted on railing around the
ket. making 1t possible for the rem..
Ing cells to support tho aeronau' w.
cell should collapse. -.
An improved nut for wagons
other machinery where the nut VIZ.
soil the hands II touched has prot
Ing knob on ono side which nn
hole drilled In one jaw OF the "'s.
to prevent the nut from slipping w.
Shoe brushes are being mana'..
tured with convolutions OF fabric e.
erlng the bristles and held In place -. y
wires between the rows Of brisue',
cloth polishing better than the W."
and not wearing on, as rapidly. "a
A newly designed foot scrape' IN
wiper IL formed OF central pia'e ,,,
scraper Mt the top and pro' "a,
arms at the sides to support o'a,
OF wiping material. which enap's
person to reach all parts OF the sno', -.
Mucilage cannot dry up nor IN.
brush become hard In a new n,
which has a rubber stopper, ~ Al.
center OF which tho short brush hanus,
Is formed, the handle being auJu'', /,
by q screw socket as the muo'''s'
exhausted.
Short pencils can be sliced by NE
OF new device consisting oil Q SUI.
tube internally threaded and has ..,..
bell-shaped ends for the INTRODUCES,
OF thin pencils and interior tranh', ~.
grooves to form cutting dies io' =
threads.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10

the ST. Louis Republic. The ir..s.
has set all Maplewood to talkin,
81. Bernard paved on the door - ~.
Moore's residence and whin.d
growled in such strange mas
that the people In the house eoncl.s..
TO investigate. They had oh.sr~.s
that his face hetokened a look a, A.
tsess rather than hereeness n,
Moore and others started out To to,,o~
the dog. As soon as the ST De,n..,
perceived that he was being a, ls,..
partially understood his whole a,tl,ra.
changed and he frisked about in : g.
ful manner. lie watched the eolon,,
and his party carefully to see tn,
they were following him and led N.
way 10 a neighborinR house abop,
half mile distant. when this ,l,,.
was reached biz motives were al o,s.
understood. There. wedged tight y.
tween the bars OF a porch railing va,
a small pug dog. that In his stru.r.
20 secure his liberty, had twisted hin
self in such position that he was raa
idly choking 10 death. The St, Berna,s
stood BY aud watched with inter.s,
the efforts Of the party 10 exgrleats Il,
unfortunate pug FROM his perilous po
sition. This was only accomplished !,
breaking the bars of the railing. AZ
soon AS the pug was freed the 81. Bel,
naTd manifested hA appreciation b,
jumping on the shoulders OF Col. Moor
and licking his hands In gra,inea,ios.
Then he trotssd eompiaeently from Ii.
place and was soon los, 10 view. Ne
one In the yieinity had ever ssea ,As
81 Bernard before. but all express-e
admiration for the rare canine ln,slB
senee that be displayed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10

Imitation diamonds can be quickly
aud readily distinguished BY means .,
the X-rays. Under the RGen,gen rndl.
alton diamonds are extremely trans.
parent. while the highly rerraetlnp
glass used in limitations ls alnoz, Nor.
fectly Opaque. This fact. put g,rikInv
~ In evidence by recent experiment.
Of Sir William Crcokes. makes IL mos.
sible for dealers and purchasers 10 do.
tect false gems. II was while experi.
mentlng with various substances ssor
under the Roentgen rays that this in
teresting and valuable discovery wa.
made. Sir William Crookss. as re-.
suit OF hls Investigation. has produced
photograph in which a black ala
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10

.ha, Is the standard o. naaal ssas
~ Men are pruad " their agslilEss
but thry forget lha, stern aad portsn.
tots bSakn failed 70 cave Rome Tssq
swear By their straight Greek noses
needless ~ ths fact tina, tbs ones saf'
Ike HsllhHss are today -nsksF Aas
suckllngs. The TartarS. who ha5s =
nosrs 10 speak of. thought the =as i
rIeaghis Khan the luvellsst vUaas .
Naia. because she had ohlS Iwe holss
Hhrrr her uoar should have h~sn. IL
women mostly admired By nna OF Is
ivy have pug Mossr whna Carr ss7i
he baldhoods held out thclr arms :
-atch her. for. With her me- rciF0S'ss
elevated over the foosllghs. 81
seemed In the act Of sprlHgluE IN lass
subrncss Mirabcau bad 8 rose
broad and IA, re that Of Hossasns
bat he vas great man with the lasiss
Glhbon had no noss AZ all. yet iAs'
was not a man Of bis time 80 suee-s+
ful with tho fair scx.-SoS YORK. Pres
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10

engines, having cylinders AZ inches, So
inches and 80 inches in diameter re-
spectively, with stroke OF feet 10
inches.
The steam-producing apparatus CON
sists of IL water tube boilers Of the
Niclausse type.
On April 20, 1897. the natural
draught trial Of the ship took place
and was -miuently satisfactory. the
full contract speed being obtained
without resorting TO forced draught.
At the forced draught three hours
trial the two engines developed a col
lective indicated horsepower OF 1851,
more than 1900 horsepower in excess
Of what the contract caiieG for. The
mean speed on this trial was 1895
knots. On the six-hour trial to ascer-
tain the coal consumption, the CrIsto-
bal Colon made a speed OF 1875 knots
on consumption OF 1.62 pounds per
horsepower per hour.
The Reina Mercedes.
Another Spanish ship. nothing like
30 good vessel in any respect as the
above, which will soon swell the list
OF United States naval vessels, is the
Reina Mercedes, sunk in the entrance
of Santiago barbor.
The Mercedes is an iron cruiser,
launched in 1887 at Cartagena. She has
but single screw and Is bark-rigged,
carrying yards and sails. Her dimen-
sions ere: Length, $50 feet; beam. AZ
feet snd draugbt OF water about 16
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10

beers long. which enables the s-lnch
pieces to throw a 10O-pound projectils
with an initial velocity Of 2.642 feet
a second. Ordinarily such guns are
only about 30 callbers long ana give n
velocity OF only about 1890 foot sec.
onds, The i.7-inch guns throw pro.
1ectiles weighing 45 pounds with abou,
me same velocity. The G-inch can be
hred seven times a minute; the 81.
inch ten times.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-10
also protected by steel-faced armor
twelve inches thick.
The Teresa's Armament.

The Teresa's Armament.
We now come to the battery Of this
good ship. 1t consists OF two 11-inch
breech-loading guns, one forward and
one aft, mounted in the barbettes Of 10
inch armor, covered with a rounded
hood; ten 5.5-inch rapid-fire guns, ar
ranged in broadside, but SO that the
forward and after two can be fired
ahead and astern; two 2.75-inch rapid
hrers, ten of the smaller caliber rapid
hre and eight machine guns.
She is fitted with eight torpedo tubes
only two OF which are submerged
The coal bunkers of the Teresa go
situated as to afford additional protec-
ton to the vitals of the ship, can
carry 1850 tons, sufficient to enable
the vessel to steam 9,7OO miles.
Enough has been said to indicate
what a fine ship we are getting. An
other equally good, perhaps even bet
ter, since she is of later construction
and more modern equipment, is the
Cristobal Colon.
The Cristobai Colon.
The Cristobal Colon is a sister shin
Of the Garibaldi, one of the six vessels
provided for in the Italian naval pro-
gramme Of 1891. She was built and
engined completely by Messrs. Ansaldo
&c Co. Of Sestri Ponenti and Sampler
darena, near Genoa