Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-19
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.

a food of circulars charging Sena
tors Patterson and Teller with neg
| lectlng business In Washington &c
remain in Denver to fight for the Dem
ocraiic election cause. In signed
statement Senator Patterson says
| Teller is here on account OF illness oi
his wife, and that he has no apologies
| to offer for himself. believing he can
I do more good here than in Washing
ton
| Then he charges that conspiracy
exists to rob Adams of the governor
ship. and says 1t looks as though the
conspiracy will triumph dispite the
| good work OF citizens.
DENVER. Colo, Dec 15.-Applica-
ton viii be made to the supreme court
tomorrow by Republican counsel to
have that tribunal throw out the re
turns from four more precincts where
! fraud has been shown. Today the
Democratic election officials are Civ
ing evidence in their own defense
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-August Stein
Elk wealthy merchant of Hercula-
| neaum. Mo, was shot In the neck and
lungs today as he was leaving his
store. The wounds are probably fatal.
The would be assassin left no clue.
WASHINGTON, d. C, Dec. IS
Al the Navy Department bids were
opened al noon today for the construc-
ton of the New Hampshire, the great
new battle ship which is designed to
surpass all others in the United States
Navy Bids have been received from
several OF the largest shipbuilding
companies on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts and careful consideration will
be necessary before the contract is
awarded. The cost of the vessel is
not tC exceed 81 100000
The New Hampshire to be built lit
ted and equipped complete for the sea
by the contractor, with the exception
that the armor. ordance, ordance
outfit and sea stores will be furnished
by the government, but the contractor
is to fit and make secure all armor.
ordinance and ordinance outfit.
If the speed on the four-hour speed
trial falls below eighteen knots and
sAt'euS seventeen ana ndlI KnOts
an hour the vessel will be accepted
so far as speed is concerned. but at
reduced price. the reduction being at
the rate of $4,000 quarter knot
deficiency of speed from eighteen to
seventeen and three-quarter knots,
and at the rate of 100000 a quarter
knot deficiency of speed from seven
teen and three-quarters to seventeen
and one-half
The New Hampshire's main battery
will consist of four l2-nch breech-
loading rifles. eight S-inch breech-
loading rifles. twelve finch breech-
loading rifles and four submerged tor
pedo tubes, Her secondary battery
will consist of twenty 3-inch 14-pound-
er rapid-fre guns, twelve 8 FOUNDER
semi-automatic guns, four 1-pounder
semi-automatic guns. two 3-inch field
pieces. two machine guns having
calibre of 30 and two automatic
guns. also having a calibre of 30
The hull of the boat is to be pro-
tected at the water line by complete
belt of armor, nine feet three inches
wide. having uniform thickness OF
nine inches amid ships, gradually de
creasing to four inches at the stem
and stern The boats coming tower
will be nine inches thick. door six
inches thick and the signal tower four
inches thick There will be a complete
protective deck, extending from stem
to stern. the deck being fiat amidships
but sloped at the sides throughout
and sloped at each end.
The engines will be of the vertical
twin screw four cylinder, triple ex-
pansion type, of a combined indica-
led horsepower of lG.5O0 and arrang
lied for outboard turning propellers
when going ahead, There will be twel-
We water tube boilers. placed in six
water tight compartments.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. 15.-
In bids for building the battleship
Carolina and Montana, the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company's bid
was the lowest. They offered to build
the battleship and each of the two
cruisers for three million. six hundred
and fifty thousand piece
DRESDEN, Dec, l5.-Countess Mon
tgnoso, the divorced wife of the King
OF Saxony, has presented petition
to the King asking TO be allowed to
give Xmas. presents to her five child
ren including the Crown Prince There
is no chance of permission being
granted.
KANSAS CITY Dec. 15.-Mayor
Nef today vetoed the thirty-year nat.
ural gas franchise. A citizens mass
meeting will be held in the council
chamber next Monday night to see II
the aldermen will pass It over the
mayors veto.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. Is
In the Smoot investigation today
August Lundstrom was recalled and
was asked by an attorney If he ever
considered his obligations taken in
the temple as huge Joke" or in the
light OF vaudeville performance.
Il always regarded the oaths as
sacred" he said, we and each OF MS
promise and covenant that we will re
venge upon this nation what was done