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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07
THE HEAVIEST BATTERIES
They viii be on the ecorgii, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.


New York. Aug. IA special 20 tho
Herald from Washington says:
The heaviest batteries yet placed on
any naval vessel In the world viii be-
carried By the Georgia. New Jersey ana
Pennsylvania. the new batiicHhlpa au-
thorizcd by the last Congress II the
suggestions OF Rear Admiral O'Ncii.
chief Of the bureau Of ordnance, are or
dercd.
These ships are 10 have an approx
mate displacement of 1900 tons each
and speed and coal capacity emitting
them 20 be classcd almost aa armorUd
cruisers. ny the tightening ~ the ar
NOR belt, made possible by tho greatly
Increased resisting power Of the last ar
NOR. Rear Admiral Oxen IL enabled 10
plan much heavier batteries. lie has
prepared I'VE separate plans for the
new ships.
Each provides for tho same number
OF guns or each cnlibre In the secondary
batteries and the same general arrange
mcnt. but modified by differences In the
main batteries. In the secondary bat
terry each vessel n to carry sixteen
3-lnch guns, thirty cnllbro In length.
sixteen a-poundcra, four automntlcai
FOUNDERS. siX single shot i-pounders.
ton machine guns ana two field guns
In the main batteries. one plan con-
templates four i2-inch guns OF tO-Cali-
brc. four s-inch gums OF t5-calibrc. and
II 6-inch guns Of i0-cnlihre The ig-inch
guns are TO be mounted In harbottr tur-
rcts FOR ana aft Of the auporHtructurc:
four s-inCh guns In hnrhettc turret on
each beam. nnd the G-lnch guns In
NHHa. Il 10 d
Hiblc are OF fire. This Arrangement
would give each ship Il broadHidc bat
terry ON each side Of four i2-inCh, two
s-inch ana Xix 6.inch guns. in addition
10 the number N secondary battery
guns that could be- brought To bear On
each side. The guns of the main bat
terry that could be- brought 90 bear d.
rcctly fore and an would be two ~
inch, four S-lnch and two G-inCh In I'd
dillon 10 numerous secondary battery
guns. This second plan differs from IN.
hrst IN that Il applies In
bette two on each side. The other pro-
poses 10 substitute two iO-iuch and two
i2-inch for the four le.inch guns In
these plnug the fore ana nft fire la the
Same a. IN the FIRST plan, but the broad
side nre IL Increased by two S-lnch
nrst In having no s-lnch guns and In
ctcnscs the number u G.lnch to sixteen.
eight firing on each brnndaldc ana four
directly forward ana two directly at.
Admiral o'Neira suggestion contem-
plate the use of nrmur as HIGHT ~ ~
conalstent with good practice, The wa
ter line belt 10 extend the entire length
NJ the shin, n ~ be nine inches thick
along the Vital portions and viii tap
to four inches fore ana at uf the main
barbettes. Diagonal nrmor nine inches
thick II To run from the side urmor to
the main barbettes. The armor IL 20 be-
much more generally distributed and
the smaller guns o. both the main and
secondary batteries are TO be given
much better protection than In any bat
tleship previously designed.
A novel feature FOR the American
navy f. proposition 10 issolatr the G.
inch guns iu separate cn7emcntH so that
a bursting shell might not put several
guns out Of action.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07

~ gan Francisco. Aug. chief oncer
t,i smith NJ the llonrknng Mnru
g,,'9s some particulars OF the murder
,!h, aud two Japanese women. by am
Il,e.lcun sailor named Miller. at Yo-
',vll.la nthe morning Of July 18TH.
MNl was The sor of wealthy resi-
q, 81 Abingdon. Va. and was % years
~ Ills body was found with the
W., sl cut m and tho curs ana hand
-1l ah arm severed. Tho two Japa-
I'd Women We're also horribly mutilut-
e. Ihe cause OF the murder was
g,,llsy on the part ~ Miller. The
nay Irr Us supposed 10 have lived 40
"l.slo' y, Y. lie reached Yokohama
we Tam O'shunter. where he de-
RIIh The murder was done In the
v'l.,t sun saloon which was owcnd
I'M OF me japanese women. Miller
wv wv ue tried by Japanese law, as the
lr,, Tsliy with the United States went
committed. N w wy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07
A Loaded Trolley Passenger Car
Goes Over a TrestIe.
TWO ESCAPE UNFRAMED.


bridgeport, Conn. AUG. O-Nearly
forty persons were killed by an acci-
dent ON the stratford extension OF the
shelton Street Railway company at 4
o'clock this afternoon. when loaded
trolley ear went IN the trcstlc over
Pcck's mill pond at oronoquc, about
nix miles north VI bridgeport. and sank
In the fats forty feet below. Thus far
thlrty.slN persons are known to be
dead
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07
Seventeen People Were Drowned
in Consequence,
STRUGGLING IN THE WATER
'Ehrcc Die ~ Result Of Enumeration
Plank was Totally Inadequate.
some ot the Dead UnIdcntiacd.

Bar iinrhor. Ne. Aug. CA score Of
persons were killed today by the cole
lapse " % gang plank VI the Mount
Dcseret forty. Seventeen were drowned
and three died from the t0rIbl. rvuei.
icncc Of immersion lu "a. water aud 90.
iurIes while struggling Tor lfa.
THE DEAD.
Mrs. a. H. billings ~ Bangor.
MrH. q. s. Slower uf ElirwufIh.
Mrs. George bsrWnut OF BANGOR.
Mr.. y. ii MeunUtt NJ rrpwuf
Mrs. William Murray NJ Brewer.
IRVINE bridges of Wc.t Hancock.
Albert COla1u NJ Lovunt
Mr. Alunzu Onkes of bangor.
Joseph Murphy N ola town.
Mr. Hollis Estpy Of Ellsworth.
tNnord 'uHhmau 81 Coriuth
Miss LigEla Wood N bangor
lea Louise Bartlett ~ BJnrur.
Miss Grace Summer VI Bangor.
, ~ s"c'i1cr travelling salesman.
9u 81 Lauh o. panforth.
q. r. henurtt. brewer and "a woman
believed Zoo De hiH wife.
Allsa Lewis. Hampton, Me.
Unknown woman believed 90 be q
saleHwomon FOR a Boston publishing
-Four others have not vet br.u I1.Uft.
nod.
From the wharf slip or gang plank.
forty feet long ana ton feet wide ran
out 20 the boat the slip was hinged at
the inner end and was raised OF lowe
erred 10 suit the tide. The wharf exc
tends on both sides flush with the end
~ the wooden gang plank Five TIM
berH tNi2 Inches vet vertically ran the
length of the plank and these were
CROSSED by two.luch nllnkH n iF said
that thore was no support Tor tho plank
between the hinges ut Tho outer end.
When the excursion train from han.
Hpr arrived no the ferry there was
rush Tor the steamer Sapphu The first
few passengers had crossed the gave
plank safely ana 20 ls estimated ~
goo people were mnsapd ON the plans.
The long tlmhcrH supporting tho plank
broke IN the middle The hinges held
mp one end and the chain the other.
while the broken ends ~ the plank
dropped and struggling. screening
mass ot humanity was plunged into the
water fifteen feet below the wharf. \
fow chung 90 the Inclined slides uf the
plank but ot least 100 were struggling
Ia the water.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07

san Francisco. Aug, 7.--Georgc Corn
wall who attempted 20 kin
prison Keeper "A. q. white In
the California street police
station on Saturday ulght ana was him
self shot through the body by that ofi-
Ger. died at AN early hour this morn.
ing. lie belonged 90 a good family. but
was addicted 90 the use uf opium
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07

ll'ENIlf lEb DEAD
Joseph Hotchi,lsa. bridgeport. engl-
nocr IRE department.
Henry G. Cogswcli. bridgeport. aged
90. cmployc OF New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad. member OF the
board Of education.
Orlando H. Wells, aged 90. shoemaker
selcctmnn Elias l.. Bradley and wife.
Milford,
William Osborne. stratford.
Daniel Calvin. Ansonln.
Conductor John Carroll. bridgeport.
;. Banks, shelton,
Mrs. Mcdonald. bridgeport.
wilton Lnthar. moturman Bridge
port Traction company
lieHHie TOumcy, bridgeport.
William II. Harvey bridgeport
Mrs. J. H. Rugg. Strntford,
Mrr. Frank Blow and two children,
boy aged Q and girl aged o, straford.
william MCCulluugh stratf0rd
Peter Ring bridgeport
Patrick MgDprmut. bridgeport
Mis-. Patrick brennan, bridgeport.
Alfred PIT. bridgeport
william Cotter bridgeport Odentin-
cation not positivel,
Irving buruz, Bridgeport,
port
John Calvin. Ausonia.
Margaret Farrell. New York.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Margaret Brennan. scalp wound.
Mis-, sydney A, HIT. bridgeport
right leg fractured twice.
George Hamilton. scalp wound, injury
TO leg.
Frank Pratt, bridgeport, injuries
about head and back.
Arthur Holmes. bridgeport. contu-
sion about the breast, left leg crushed.
Fred HillerCus, scalp wound; bruised
about the body.
Mathew OWN, scalp wound. cut and
bruised generally.
William Kelley, bridgeport, spraincd
arm.
Charles Delaney. New York, stock
broker injured Internally,
only two persons are known o. have
escaped unframed. II IL believed that
there were forty-thrcc passengers on
the ear, but the Indicator was removed
BY u conductor of another car and spir-
itrd away so that at present Il IL linz
Der aboard.
The scene Of the accident Is midway
between shelton and bridgeport. The
car was northbound. running toward
shelton, II was Ia charge OF Conduc-
tor John Carroll NJ bridgeport who
was among the killed, and Muturmun
hamilton ut bridgeport, who escaped
by jumping,
The trrftle is go feet long. made OF
Iron. with stone foundations. and was
not protected by guard rails. South
~ the trrstlu o. an incline. down which
the car ran az a high rate of speed.
After II ran ON the trestle FOR about
ten feet, the trucks left the rails. then
the ear continued ON the ties about
Huvonty-iiyc feet, whom II went on the
trcHtlu ana dropped Into the pond be-
low. overturning completely and up
ending.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-18

out the slightest hesitation Or
prompting. execute the most diff
cult evolutions, dance, pirouelte
form colossal tableaux. and 90
through the movements of diff
cult military march. Then a
score or more of the horses take
their places on the parapet of the
ring: others group themselves upon
the circular central stages. At
the apex is the shapcly Silver
King" Naulting upon the back
of this beautiful equine. and
raising the superb animal until
he seams to be poised in mir, the
trainer mods his head. Instantly.
the great company of horses is in
motion. Some run to the right,
others TO the left, but without
leaving the narrow platforms.
With their sleek conts cleaning,
with thcir radiantlY-bcautiful
trappings gIittering in the light,
aud the waving OF their vari-color-
ed plumes, they form n picture of
iudcscribablc beauty, lovely in its
coIoring, aud thrilling in It's dram
attic effect This finale never fails
to crente sensation. O'Brien's
famous sixty-one horse act is only
one of scores of features with this
great show which present the finest
geological display. the most com
p,elc circus performance, the most
historic hippodrome, and the finest
free street parade ever seen on
car,h
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-18
LEG,IL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Phoebe Tcnnaut and William
Icnnaut, ct the County OF Fremont aud State
of Colorado, by their certain deed of trust.
GATED tho 18th day of February, 4. ID. iSa,, and
recorded IA book qi, at page 92, of the records
uf said county, In tho office of the clerk and
recorder thereof, did convey to tho public
trustee OF the County of Fremont. in the state
aforesaid, as trustee, the following dtscribc.l
real estate situated in said county. to wit:
Lots numbered fifteen ti5l, sixteen (I6l, and
seventeen 90, and the east twenty-tIree (2)
feet oil of the east side full length-of lot
number eighteen (lsl, in block number five
80, in tho Triumph Oil Companys Florence
Heights Addition to the Town of Florence,
(excepting the absolute title and ownership OF
all deposits of oil, gas, or mineral existing
beneath the surface of any portion of the lands
above described), together with all improve
mcnts thereon, in trust, to secure the payment
ut n certain promissory note of the same date
executed by the saiu Phoebe Tenant and VII.
liam Tcnnant, payable to the order of Frances
w. Davis, three years after date, for the prin
cipai sum of one thousand five hundred dol.
lars, with interest at the rate of per cent per
month from date until paid, interest payable
semi-annually aud
WHEREAS. 1t is provided in said deed of
trust that in case Of default in any Of said nay.
ments of prineinal or interest according to the
tenor and effect of said promissory note, or of
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-18
AN EQUINE PARADOX.
:Sixty-one Horses Acting at One
Time in One Ring.

Among tho hundreds of star
features associated with Ringing
Brothers circus this season. moth
ilg has attactcd more attention or
cNci,cd more admiring comment
than the marvellous performances
of oBricn's school Of high bred
cquiuas Enbraccd in this equine
company are sixty-one of the
hnndsomcst horses ever seen in II
circus ring; fact which all who
witness the performances OF Ring
ling Brothers circus when il ex-
hibits in Florence. afternoon on
Frudny May % viii be able 10 at
test. Three features of this great
nct are particularly notable: the
lnrge number of horses. the great
est company OF equlncs ever train-
ed in this way. the brilliancy aud
costly magnilicence OF the trap
pings aud the production. The
display is given in the middle ring.
This erena is especially conslruc
ted for the act, aud is carried by
the show. Instead of the usunl
circle OF earth, there is II wooden
parnpet the top of which forms u
narrow circular platform enclose
ing the ercna In the center OF
the ring is n succession of circular
stages, rising like terraces one
above the other and ending in II
lofty PEDESTAL The director tnkes
his station in the arena. a signal
is given, and handsome through
bred, with arched neck and wave
ing plumes, canters into the
ring. This proud specimen OF
horsehood, the matchlcss charger,
Silver King" is the avant courier
ofslXtybeautifule equlnes, es,gorgeous-
ly caparisoned, but u restrained
by rein or bride, which approach
with the whirl and sweep of n
cavalry charge, and then, suddenly
halting in its main flight, line up
in solid column, awaiting with
proud impotence the first orders
of their implicitly-obeyed trainer.
The performance that follows stag
gers even the evidences of the
senses. The equine actors, with
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-18
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Lcvi stnbangh. leceased

Estate of Levi Stubaugh, deceased
The undersigned having been appointed adj
miuistrHtur of the estate ~ Levi Stnbaugh, late
~ the County ~ Fremont in thc State Of Colo
rndu, dccegs'd, hereby gives nciicc thai he viii
appear before tho Comfy Court nf said Ere.
mont County, at tho court house in Canon City
in said County, at the NAV term, isaa. on the
last Monday in May next. AT which iims Al
persons having claims ugainsi said estate ar'
notified and requested tn attend tnr the ini
pose Of having the same Hdinstcd. All pCrs ~
indebted to said estate arN requested to max
Immediate payment to the uudorsigne.l
Dated at Florence, Cole. this 2sth DAY a'
April, \. II. 1899.
JACOB STOBNuGH, Administrator
tulMrIoN& MtsERvE. Attorneys.
First publ. April y, %; last publ. May - 90
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-18
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate of Elizabeth Huichings deceased
The undersigned having been appointed au
ministrHtor of the estate of Elizabeth Hntclt
ings, late of the County of Fremont. in tn
State OF Colorado, deceased hereby gives not ict
that he will appear before the County Court o'
Fremont county, Mt the Court House in lnuot
City, IN said County. at the May Term 1899. NJ
the last Monday in May next, at which tlne nj
persons having claims against said estate ar
notified and requested to attend for the pnrpos,
OF having tho same adjusted. An persons IN
icbtcd To said estate are requested tn maxi
Immediate payment To the undersf sned.
Dated at Florence, tolo this 2Sth day a.
April, ID. 1899.
l.. : HUTCHINGS. ADMINISTRATORS
CHAMPION \ MEsgEvK. kttornrys
First pubh April 2S, %; last publ. May =. 90
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-18

any part thereof. Of breach or violation Of
ans n tho covenants agreements contained
ia said decd uf trust. thou in that ealsc the
whole NJ said principal sum socurrd thereby,
and the interest ihrreon TO the tine Of -ale,
might st once nj the option Of the legal holder
~ sail note become due and payable and the
sand premises he sold in the manner aud with
fhr same effect as II said Indebtedness had
maturcsl aud
WHEREts. II Is provided in said deed uf trust
that said Phoebe founant and William Ten
naut would pay all taxes and assessments on
said property; aud
wuEREAs, Default has been made in the pay
nirnt ~ all interest On said note, aud oi all
taxes said premises levied since the ezecu-
iiou uf said dccd nf trust; and
NInREAs II Is provided IN said drc, uf trust
that in case ot default the payment Of sid
note or any pnrt thereof. or of the intrrJ'st
thereon, according 10 tho tenor and cifcci ut
ssiii NOTE. ia crsr default sauld bc 'na.i iu,
- in case of tho violation hrearh any Of
the covenants or agreements contained Ia said
deed Of trust tlicn upru noticr and demand in
writing filed with said trustee, by the hruc-
tciary la said de,iuf trust. ur the Legal holder
of the Indebtedness secured thereby, that such
beneficiary or legal holder had declared u vio-
lation ui any nf the covenants contained IN
said decd Of trust had elected 10 advertise
said prrniises f"r sale. and dcnlandnd srh -ule'
1t should and might be lIwtul Tor SAID trustee
!" sell aud dispose of S1i'i premises nj public
auction, for The uitrp.is ~ paying said debt,
Interest Hud costs of thia trust Hud
MnEREAs. The said friucs~ ". Davis, the
Beneficiary in sad drcti ~ trust, anh il,r legal
holder said npio has Mod such nf,iirf u'd
yinlat inn "f the coycuautS contained in -Hi'l
deed uf trust, ab'tsr mcutiun1d THAI said
principal sum and Interest tlior-on to the iinr
of sale ARE dur aud payable, aud that sh- has
elected Ia advcrlis sniH premises for sale. nnd
demanded such salc.
Now. therefore. in consideration nf tho rrrn-
-es aud by virtue IF authority vested ir |nr
law and by ia" terms of said decd al trust, J..
George Il. Cnssrdy. tii' ruhic trustee ~ : o.
County uf Fremont, in The state of Colrra ''',
will at ten a'clnck u. m, on
THURSDAY, THE 25rH DAY OF NAY,
4 ID is.9, ~ tho ,outli frnt ,lpnrn Of the Go aiiN
Court Hpns, in Canon t't'N ~ satd County nr'
state, sell the abpVc Il -fri',cd property 3lnd
all the interest rlshi Fud title pt o. ~'ii
Phuche Tennaui aud William reuunut iherIn,
at public auction to- the highest bifcr f'itcfft
for tho purItJ ut paA the i,rncip.l aut iu-
tcrcst ~ said p,,tc and an costs and rXpCU-c~
Of executing this truSt
Dated at Canon Cny, Col"rn,lu, April 18th, 4.
ID. it'n.
GEORGE T. CASSEDN.
Public Trustee of Fremont County, Colorado.
First ppbli April $50; last publi May u 'W.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-18

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April Is, 1s9e Timothy Murphy. a native Of
California, aged 35 years.
NORMAN-In this city, April Is. 1899, Albert
Norman. a native of Norway. aged AZ years
O'CONNOR-A solemn anniversary requiem
mass will be celebrated for the repose OF the
soul of Rev. p. ]. OConnor in st. James
Church Twenty-third and Guerrero streets
tomorrow (Monday), at 10 o'clock. The clergy
and friends and relatives are invited to
attend.
OVERGARD-In Mojave Cal. April H. 1899
Ulrka Annetta, eldest and dearly beloved
daughter of the late Engual and Aida Over
gard, and sister of Ida and Engual Overgard
native of Chicago aged 20 years ana D
months.
ny Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow
Monday. at o'clock from the parlors OF
H F. suhr & Co, 1909 Mission 4,to street. near
Eighth. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery.
PEARSON-April Is. 1899, William S. Pearson,
native of New Hampshire. aged II years
PERRY-In San Rafael. April Is. 1899, Mar
garet Frances Perry, sister of Mrs. E. E.
Eyre.
u Funeral services at the residence of her
niece Mrs George NJ c. Pinckard tomorrow
(Monday), at IL o'clock Interment private.
RINES-In this city. April II, 1899. Joshua R..
dearly beloved husband of Annie NJ. Rines,
son of Mrs. B. r. Rines, and brother of John
and DR.. Charles H. Rines. Mrs. L. A. R. Mil
Ter, Mrs. ]. Letting and Amy Rines. native
of Nova Scotia. aged s. years II months and
days A member of Apollo Lodge No 123,
l. O. o. F., San Francisco Letter Carriers
Mutual AID Association. and Independent
Benevolent Association. (Halifax Nova SEQ
tia, and Portland. Or. papers please copy)
~ Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral this day
Sunday. at 80 O'clock from I. o. O. f.
Hall. corner Market and Seventh streets.
where funeral services Will be held under the
auspices of Apollo Lodge No 12S 1. o. o. F.
Interment Cypress Lawn Cemetery. via cleo
trio funeral from Fourteenth and Mission
streets at Pas o'clock.
SMITTI-In this city, April A. 1899. Duncan II.
Smith, native of Canada, aged 81 years 9
months and days
u gFrends and acquaintances are respect
tO attend funeral
CMonday) at oclock. from the parlors of
the California Undertaking Company, 405
Powell street. corner Of Post. Interment
Laurel Hill Cemetery.
STOUT-In this city. April Is. 1899, John Stout,
native of New York. aged 6S years
WICHMANN - In Placerville Ell Dorado
County, April 6, 1899 Mrs Martha z. Wich-
mann, beloved mother of Lizzie A. Wich-
mann. a native Of Germany. aged Y years.