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FAIR, FOUL AND FLUKE How Defender Won the Three Races for the Cup. VALKYRIE REFUSED TO START Before the FlnUh Iaelln Atked the O'emtulttee for Instruction None Given, and Defender Croaaed. New York, Sept 14. The interna tional series between Defender and Valkyrie III for the America's cup is ended. On the whole it has been an extraordinary series, and, while the re sult is satisfactory to the American people, two at least of the contests which made up the match were not Defender won in a clean race Satur day: Tnesday last she orossed the line behind the English boat, but was awarded the race on a fonl. Today he had a walkover. Aild today' oo enrrenoe was all the more unfortunate, not only because the great crowd had gathered to witness the struggle, but because the weather conditions were such as to lead many to suppose that, of all days, Valkyrie would be in her element Lord Dunraven said last night and he said it most emphatically that he would withdraw his boat on the mor row if a dear oonrse were not provided. ' He claimed that during the previous raoe his boat had- been greatly inter ferred with, and as everything de pended upon the outcome of the third series, he adhered to that deoision so closely that Valkyrie merely crossed the starting line and then retired from the oontest Defender, who was well in advance when the handioap gun was fired, continued on her journey and went over the course well within the limit By her three straight victories De fender retains the historic cup for America. The same race scheduled for today promised to be more exciting than either of the two preceding, for it was to be expected that every effort would be made by Dunraven, after Tuesday's disappointment, to score a viotory with a boat he had brought so far. Yester day Valkyrie had been tuned np to the highest pitoh in anticipation of today's oontest Several altera tons had been made, and those upon whom her sail ing qualities depended mostly were prepared to expend every ounce of mus cle and skill to bring her over the line a victor. Lord Dunraven had expressed himself as apparently satisfied with the deoision rendered by the onp com mittee on the fouling of the Defender by his boat, and the matter had seem ingly been settled so amicably that it was a question in the minds of the public if Tuesday's raoe would not be resailed. Iselln'i Sportsmanlike Fropoial. New York, Sept 14. The Herald says: "The cup committee had a busy day yesterday. When they went into session, early in the day, Lord Dunra ven's letter was the first and most im portant matter to come up for consider ation. There was a long and serious discussion. Mr. Iselin visited the club and at once appeared before them. He had learned of the deoision of the regetta committee awarding the raoe to Defender, and his mind was quickly made up as to what course he would take. He formally asked the cup oom mittee whether they would object should he propose to Lord Dunraven to resail the raoe. They replied that no objection would emanate from them, and Mr. Iselin departed. "The work of the committee did not end there. The matter before them was of a more serious character and demanded oareful deliberation. They were still in session when evening came, and members began to throng the club in search of information. There was much speculation as to whether there would be another race, but no official statement regarding the B matter was made. Rumor had it that Lord Dunraven would refuse to sail his boat again, but it was no more than a rumor. "Many members thought it would be thoroughly sportsmanlike of Mr. Iselin to offer to resail the race, but to those of the members who had seen Mr. Iselin earlier in the day he had given no intimation of his 'proposition before the cup committee. There were probably other details to be at tended to, for his proposition to Lord Dunraven was not forwarded until 8 o'clock in the evening and after a sec ond visit to the club. "It was late at night before the cup committee finished its session and its determination and the offer of Mr. Ise lin to Lord Dunraven was made known. The announcement gave gen eral satisfaction then, and Mr. Iselin was commended on all sides. That as the true spirit, declared the yachts men, and there was strong denunciation of the crowding of excursion boats. "After the meeting of the cup com mittee, J. Frederick Tarns, speaking officially, said: " 'The committee have decided that if the overcrowding that has marked the previous races occurs again, there will be no oontest The start will not be made, no matter what the delay, until the excursion boats are a half mile distant on all side of the contest ants. The accident to Defender would never have happened had this rule been observed. 'Whether there will be a race or not depends wholly upon the captains of the pleasure craft The committee have come to their decision after the most mature deliberation, and if at any time during the contest there is ' any overcrowding such as Lord Dunra ren cites, whether to either Defender or Valkyrie, the raoe may be declared off and sailed at tome time and place known only to the interested parties. " 'The position demanded must be taken at onoe or there will be no raoe, as I have said. I think I can speak for the regatta committee when I say that the judges' boat will remain long enough to give time for a start, wbiob will not be made until the conditions which obtained on Tuesday last no longer exist' "D. B. Smith, of the cup commit tee, speaking officially, said: " 'The regatta committee have sus tained the protest of Defender against Valkyrie, and oonsquently the raoe of the 10th is given to Defender under the rules. After the decision was ren dered the America's oup oommittee was called upon by 0. Oliver Iselin to say if they bad no objection he would pro pose to Lord Dunraven to sail over the raoe of September 10, to which they re plied they had no objection. " 'Whatever else may be said, it was chivalrous and sportsmanlike for him to make this proposition, which was subsequently made to Lord Dunraven by C. Olivet Iselin. No reply has yet been received from Lord Dunraven by this committee. " 'This proposition must receive the commendation of all Americans and Britons. ' "Lord Dunraven, with several young ladies, was the guest of H. Maitland Kersey last night The party dinod at the Waldorf. "A communication was sent to the earl by a reporter asking whether he would accept or decline Mr. Iselin's offer to resail Tuesday's raoe, provided the oommittee approved. Lord Dunra ven declined to answer the question." Lord Dunraven'! Letter. The full text of Lord Dunraven's letter, which was written Friday night and the main points of whioh were given previously, is: "It is with reluotanoe that I write to inform yon that I decline to sail Valkyrie any more under the circum stances that have prevailed in the last two races, for the following reasons: "First To attempt to start two such large vessels in soon a confined space and among moving steamers and tug boats, is in my opinion, exceedingly dangerous, and I will not further risk the lives of my men or the snip. "Second At the Btart of the first raoe the crowding was so great that we oould not see the mark boat, and could not tell when we were near the line, and we were much hampered by steamers, especially on the raoe home. "Today, on the reach home, eight or nine steamers were to the windward of me and, what was worse, a block of steamers were steaming level with me and close under my lee. I sailed nearly the whole distance in tumbling, broken waters, in the heavy wash of these steamers. To raoe under these conditions is, in my opinion, absurd and I decline to submit myself to them again. "I wonld remind your oommittee that, foreseeing the trouble that might ooour, I urged upon them the desira bility of tailing off Marblehead, or some locality other than New 'York bay, and that they refused to do so. At the same time I would testify to my full belief that your oommittee have done everything in their power to pre vent overcrowding. "The fact is that when the represent atives of two yaoht olubs exoite so muoh popular interest and attraot such crowds of people, if the raoes are sailed in the immediate neighborhood or a great city and the dates of the raoes and times of starting are known and ad vertised, it is impossible to keep a course free from onuses of exceptional danger, and clear enough to assure the probability that the result of the match will be decided according to the rela tive merits of the competing vessels." ACTION BY THE AUTHORITIES. Every Effort Made to Prevent the Im portation of Cholera. Washington, Sept 16. Dr. Wy- man, surgeon-general of the marine hospital service, speaking of the cholera in Honolulu said today that the quar antine service on the Pacific coast is in a very good condition. Every port of entry has been inspected by the regu lar marine hospital officer and compli ance with treasury regulations assured. The marine hospistal service has quarantine establishments at Port Townsend, Wash.; Ban Diego, Ual , and a complete quarantine plant at San Francisco, with regular officers of the service in charge. At Gray's harbor, Wash., there is a sanitary in specter of marine service, and one at Empire City, Or. The ports of Port land and Astoria, Or., are in charge of state officers, acting under special in structions issued by the marine hospi tal servioe. At Eureka, CaL, there is a regular sanitary inspector. A special regulation has been issued regarding the disinfection of all bag gage from all porta of the Orient, in cluding Hawaii The United States consul at Yokohama has a physician to assiBt him in the inspection of vessels. Dr. Wyman wrote to the chief quar antine officer of Canada to inquire what has been done regarding protecting the northern frontier from immigrants coming by way of British Columbia. He was informed that the Canadian authorities had been forestalled by the steamship companies, who, as long ago as July, refused to bring Japanese im migants because of the fear of deten tion of their vessels. Mora Troop Arrive From Spain. Havana. Sent 17 The steamer Co- Ian has arrived here, having on board the Bey battalion, consisting or. nrty seven officers and 1,000 men, com manded br General Martin. The re- oeption accorded them was enthusiastic, as has been that of all troops arming from Spain. HIE CENTRAL TRAFFIC Meeting of the Agents of the Association. BEQUEST OF WESTERS KOADS To Keatore Through Transcontinental Kate and Dlvlalon in Weat Bound Traffla. Chicago, Sept 18. At the meeting of the general agents of the Central Traffic association today it was decided to grant the request of Western roads for a restoration of the through rates and divisions in westbound transconti nental traffic, whioh went into effect April, 1893. Since these rates were abolished the Eastern roads have re ceived their full local rates up to Chi cago, and the Western lines from Chi cago have been oompelled to stand the full force of the reduotion necessary to bring the rates down to a point where it would bring them business. Ship pers at Eastern points have been com pelled to pay these rates or send their freight to New York or other seaboard points, and get it to the Paoiflo coast by water. The Western roads made application to the Eastern lines to al low a through rate to be made for the points on the eastern lines and in place of exacting the full force of their local rates, to take their agreed percentage of the through rate. The proposed fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons is making a row be tween railroads interested in the busi ness, and for the present the indica tions are that the latter fight wiu be the hotter of the two. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas is said to have bought up a large number of tickets of admis sion to the fight, and is using them as a lever to draw the business between St Louis and Dallas for the fight LONG-DISTANCE RUN. Mew York Central Eatabllehe a New Kailroad Keeord. Nw York. Bept 18. The New York Central todav made a new world's record in the running of fast tains on a lone-distance sohedule. This morning at 6:40 o'clock a special train of four cars, under the direct control oi George H. Daniels, passenger agent of the road, left the Grand Central depot It arrived at Albany at 7:54:00, mak ing the run of 143 miles in 1:55 1-2 minutes. A stop of one minute was made at Albany to change engines. Syracuse was reached at 10:17:18. ine total run from New York to East Buf falo, 486 1-3 miles, was made in 407 minutes, an average speed of 64 1-8 miles an hour. This gives the New York Central the world's record for a long distance run with a heavy train, its train today being nearly twice the weight of the Enelish raoina trains. A private car was attached at Buffalo, and the train was started back for New York, where it is expected to arrive to night This, if done, will be equiva lent to the run from New York to Chi cago in 17 hours. The best run made on riiv of the Enelish roads was 63 8-5 miles per hour for a very light train. The Newfoundland Smuggler. St Johns, Sept 18. War is being waged on smugglers without intermis sion. The house of one oi the fore most business men, Harry Witt, was searched and large quantities of smug gled goods were discovered. He is a justice of the peaoe, a notary publio and a foreign consul. The customs offioialsare very- aotive, and further captures are expected. The detectives believe they are only now commencing to discover the extent of the smuggling carried on here in recent years. The only difficulty now faoing the depart ment is the inertness of the govern ment The board of revenue threatens to resign if the cases are not investi gated to the bottom. Several govern ment leaders oppose this. Fltialminona Want a Fercentage. Chicago. Sent 18. The Inter-Ooesn this morning prints a story in whioh it is said that Fitzsimmons has declared that he will refuse to meet Corbett in Dallas unless he is "let in" on certain nnnnessions on which he believes a large sum of money will be realized. It is said that he accuses Brady, uoroew, Jnn Vendiir and Stewart, of Dallas, with gobbling np everything in sight, from the lemonade-stand to tne itinera mniw. with which it is intended to re produce the fight throughout the coun try. It is the latter oonsession inai Bob is especially jealous of and it is saiii that he has made a formal de mand for a percentage of the profits on a .1 . '11 it, otherwise ne declares mere wiu db no fight Opium Smuggler Drowned. Victoria, B. C, Sept 16. It has just leaked out that James Harvey and a man known only as "Bill" were drowned in Hawaii during the cruise nf thn Victoria schooner Norma. They came off to get opium thrown overboard from the Norma and were drowned in the breakers. Neither of the bodies was recovered. Harvey and his companion, known all over the nnat aa "Me and Bill." were in the crew of the famous smuggler Halcyon during all her operations, xney were a mysterious pair, and no one ever knew much about them or their past Even Bill's second name is not known. They were middle-aged men. Port Townaend'i city government oost $21,236 the past year, and the rev enues from all sources were $8,853, leaving a deficit of $13,873. Besides this, the town owea $53,600, on old warrants. Bonding is offered as a remedy, and is variously viewed. MEXICAN MATTERS. A Cbm on to Tet the Protection of Foreign Mlue-Owneri. City of Mexioo, Sept IS. A oase of special iuterost to foreign investors in Mexioo has just been decided by the su preme court, owning from the state of Duranga The Inde Mining Company, of which Henry R. Waloot, of Denver, is president, wishing to reopen the mine Delagna, which has been shut down, applied to the local court for an order ejeoting an intruder and one week later the company's representa tive was put in charge. The intruder applied to the federal judge for a stay of proceedings, but this was denied. The case has excited considerable com ment on the part of resident Ameri cans, being considered as a test case in the protection of foreign mine-owners. Congress opens the 16th inst The liberal press ooutinues to denounce the attempt of the Vatican to renew diplo matic relations with Mexioo and a po litical tempest is browing. ' Activity in railway construction is an indication of a general revival of prosperity and large quantities of rail way material are being ordered from Europe and the United States. A Fire In a Newspaper Office. New York, Sept 16. This room ing's World was probably the only regular issue of the newspaper which oontained not a line of advertising. Flooding the pressroom on acoount of fire reduoed the press capacity so that it was possible to print only eight pages, and eight solid pages of adver tising were thrown away rather than out the news. In spite of delays dur ing the fire itself, and consequent upon it, whioh included the stopping of all typesetting machines by cutting off the gas, the paper went to press on time. The World is receiving from newspa pers throughout the country expres sions of regret at its loss. It expresses gratitude for the cordial interest mani fested, assuring its friends no serious damage has been done, owing to the fire proof nature of the building. It was stated in the office of the World today that between 75 and 100 tons of paper were damaged by last night's fire, and that the total loss was esti mated at $3,000. The fire started in the paper room from an eleotrio wire. Chlcagoani to Fight for Cuba. Chicago, Sept 13. Out in Engle wood is a troop of cavalry which, as soon as it has been joined by two bat teries and a regiment of foot, is to pro ceed to Cuba under the command of L. G. Andrews, and there join the insur gents. Andrews, who is recruiting the cavalrymen, says he has 600 Chi cago men who are pledged to go to Cuba, and that $5,000 has been sub scribed by three wealthy residents of the city for the fitting out of the expe dition, the payment of recruits and the landing of them on the island. These men, Mr. Andrews says, have been in communication with Cuban partiots who have agreed, in payment of the aid furnished, to deed valuable lands to the Chioagoons who extend the aid. According to Mr. Andrews the men will be drilled when they reaoh the south. The batteries and infantry, he says, will be recruited in Kansas City. Verdict for Damage. Kettle. Sent. 16. The iurv in the suit of Mrs. Elizabeth Putrh vs. the Or egon Improvement Company for dam ages lor the loss oi nor nusDano in me Franklin mine fire of Aueust. 1894. to day rendered a verdict for $4,000. The verdict was given by a majority or iu to 9. niW thn law passed bv the last legislature allowing 10 jurors to ren der a verdict Twelve other suits are pending, and twelve or fourteen others nr liknlv to be entered, this suit bavins been brought as a test. The question at issue was whether tne company was to hlamn for the stopping of the fan bv which the smoke was driven back and choked the men. Excursion Bates Made, Chicago, Sept 16. At a general meeting of all lines in the Western Lines Passenger Association it was de rided that a rate of 70 per oent of the double local rate should be granted for the Atlanta exposition, effective Sep tember 25. It was also derided that the summer tourist rates to Utah, Montana, Idaho and Eastern Washing ton shall be allowed to remain in force all the year round. This was to meet the action of the Great Northern an''i Northern Paoiflo, whioh declared some time a-o that they would make th? rates effective all the year, no matter what action was taken by the other roads. The Order of Foreatera of America. nifivebind. Bent 18. Today's ses sion of the Ancient Order of Foresters of America was largely devoted to the discussion of proposed changes in the regalias of officers and men. Some radical changes were adopted in this dirARtinii. While a vote bag not ret been taken on the place for the next biennial convention, members general ly concede that Denver will Deselected. Thn annrnme court took final action on the question of changing the name of the order, and it now stands "The Or am nf Foresters of America." The word "Ancient" was dropped, because . . . t the organization is American, ana America is not ancient. Old "Pap" Jennlng. Knnknnn. font. 16 Old "Pan" Jen ninva whn riind in old aire and soualor in a shack here last night, was at one time a prominent citizen oi vregun. Hia ann Charles was a steamboat cap tain cm the Willamette river. He left nw nhildmn who are well connected. Thn nld man had been on the down grade of recent years, and it is said his Tamil diaowned him. lie eKM on. a nmirinni livinir here br doing chorea. The old man will be buried in the pot ter field. FARM AND GARDEN Useful Information Concern ing farm Work. USEFUL HINTS FOB HORSEMEN Klndne and Attention Are Alway Neeeauuy In Oood Management of the Hone. "The best feed for horses of what ever olass, is oats, corn, bran and hay," says a horseman in Rural New York er. "When a horse is off his feed, or slightly ailing from any cause not in dicative of violent disease, bran mashes with good nursing will bring him out all right in nine oases out of ten. Nothing is better than an occasional feed of roots carrots, potatoes and turnips. If a half peck of these oould be given daily as a morning or evening meal, the effect would be quickly shown. The foal should be taught to eat roots as soon as possible. "For young colts, oats alone with grain or hay, according to the season, should be allowed. In winter, half oats and corn, ground or whole, may be fed with benefit, unless the young things are intended for raoing and are in warm stables, when the corn would be too heating. All fast working horses should have three meals daily. The hours of feeding are of great im portance These should be, if possible, the same daily. "Watering is of fully as much im portance as the feeding. A horse is particular as to the water he drinks, yet he may be aooustomed to any water if fit for human use. Running water is best; that of ponds without outlet or inlet is the worst, and should never be used. Well water may be given with out fear. Water should always be given, if the horse will drink, before feeding, and immediately after feed ing. In hot weather, water frequently; only a few quarts should be given at a time, for a heated horse will take more than is good for him. Upon stopping let the horse have two or three light sips, just enough to moisten his throat, and when starting give him six quarts or more, as the occasion seems to de mand. Under no ciroumstanoes allow a heated horse to drink heartily. "The importance of steadiness and care in the management of a stable, and in the grooming of horses, cannot be overestimated. Always be kind to a horse, and not have him in constant fear, as this has made many ugly horses. Many stablemen imagine that the ourryoomb is an instrument for oleaning the legs and body of the horse; its only use should be to clean the brush, and to loose the sourf on the fleshy not bony parts of the body. Clean when the horse is dirty always onoe a day when the horse is kept in the stable. Horses that run in pasture in summer require no grooming. Al ways clean the horses legs when brought in from the mud and snow; if this is neglected it will cause scratches, stocked legs, eto "Blanketing is always necessary when the horse is standing in the stable in winter; a light sheet is about as necessary in summer. A horse should always be blanketed when standing in a draft or in rain; use a oloth or' rub ber blanket, as the oase may be. In blanketing a horse see that the blanket is sufficiently large to cover the animal from the neck to the tail; see also that the breast flaps touoh this sensitive part and protect it, and that the blanket is large enough to cover sides and flanks fully. "The feet are half the horse; in faot, a horse with bad feet is as nearly a worthless animal as possible. When the horse is brought in from the road each foot should be examined . with a pick to see that no gravel or hard sub stance has found lodgment between the frog and Bhoe. If the hoof is Inclined to be hard and brittle, oil it In all respects kindness and attention to a horse are both satisfactory and remun erative." Oregon Agriculturist. What the Talking Horae Bald. Don't check my head too high. Don't out off my tail and then expect me to stand easy without a fly net Don't clip the hair off my ankles and legs. Don t burn my feet when I'm shod. Don't yank the bit in my mouth. Don't say back when you mean stand still Don't expect me to eat when I have a bad tooth. Don't bitch me out in the cold with the wind blowing hard. Don't leave a shoe on me more than four weeks. Don't trot me down hilL Don't be afraid to water me when I am warm. Do you ever drink when you are warm? Don t whip me if I am afraid. American Cultivator. Training Girl for Farm Work. An educational expriment that has been watched with more than usual in terest, is the "girls" school of agricul ture, in Minnesota, and now that it is pronounced a demonstrated success, it is to be hoped that other states will, as soon as practical, establish similar schools. Cooking, canning, sewing, dairying, fruit and flower culture, household, chemistry, and entomology are branches of education taught, and there can be no doubt that a scientific knowledge of how to do these things in the best way, will, by lightening the burdens of the farmer's wife, do much toward making that rrost natural of all lives more attractive to fanners' daughters. Womankind. "M err," eald the tick roan to hi wife, when tne doctor otonoaoeed It a eaaa of (raallpoa. "H any of ray creditor call, tell ibeaj laal at mm I am la a eonajuoa ie give uta aoae- THREE BITES TO A MAN. An Eight-Foot Man-Eating Shark U Caught Inalde Golden Oat. -' Oakland, CaL, Sept 14. A real man-eating shark became entangled in the nets of some Oakland fishermen off Goat island at an early hour yester day morning, and is now hanging in front of a fish store on Twelfth street Sharks of many kinds have been cap tured in the bay at different times, but this is olaimed to be the only genu ine specimen of a man-eating shark whioh has ever found its way through the Oolden Gate and got caught for its trouble. The fish is a monstei, for sharks in this vicinity do not run large. It is eight feet from tip to tip, and weighs 325 pounds. When it was dis embowled the liver alone was found to weigh eighteen pounds. The head was not large, but the mouth, which constituted the greater part of the head, was filled with a very ugly-looking set of teeth. It might properly be said that there were two sets of teeth, for in the upper jaw .was a reserve set of grinders whioh swung on a hinge, and when they were not in use were folded up against the roof of the mouth. These reserve teeth can be brought into play when needed. When the fish was landed in the boat a large knife was stuck between his teeth. The fish snapped it off and swallowed the blade. The fish was out np on its arrival in Oakland, and a fisherman's rubber hat was found within the creature. It is not likely that the fish had disposed of the ownor of the bat, though that is possible. The shark was large enough to take a man's head, arm or leg at one gulp. From the sice of the jaw it would not have taken more than three bites to dispose of an ordinary man. There Wat No Cholera. Auckland, N. Z., Sept 13. The British steamer Mariposa, whioh left San Francisco August 32, for Hono lulu, Auckland and Sydney, arrived here today. Her captain reports that at Honolulu be learned the cholera scare, whioh had prevailed there, and whioh was the subject of a dispatch from Mr. Mills, United States consul- general to Honolulu, to the state de partment at Washington, had passed over. Deaths which have been attributed to oholera were traced to poisonous foods eaten at a native feast The Chinese immigrants whoreaohed the island of Hawaii by the steamer Beligo from Hong Kong, and who had been suspected of introducing the oholera, were released from quarantine before the departure of the Bteamer from Honolulu. Confeulon, Bat No Bepentanee. Tahlequah, I. T., Sept 17. "Frog" Davis, who killed Sheriff Mushgrove, of the Cownee district, last summer, was executed at the national prison to day. He protested his innocence until a few minutes before climbing thn scaffold, in the hope that something might be done to stay the execution. On the scaffold he made a long talk, saying that he was the bravest man that ever died by the gallows. Not a tremor passed his lips, and he seemed perfectly at ease. He did not regret the crime. He said be would have killed Mushgrove's entire posse had they not been hidden behind trees. Within twelve minutes after the drop fell, he was dead, having died of strangulation. The Shingle Record. Seattle, Sept 17. J. W. Johnson yesterday broke the world's record for the number of shingles sawed in a day, by finishing up 119,000 in ten hours. The work was done at Thompson & Folsom's mill, near Hartford Junction, in the presence of a large number of witnesses. The material used was red cedar, and the shingles were 5 to 3, 16 clears. The previous record was about 90,000, and the man who cut that num ber was borne from his machine com pletely exhausted. Johnson finished his work fresh and Strong, and after supper danced till midnight at a rustic party. He is from Antigo, Wis., and is 88 years old. Freah Halibut for New England. Taooma, Sept 14. The shipment of fresh halibut to New England on a large scale has been inagurated here. The first car of halibut for this season was shipped to Boston today on passen ger train time by a Victoria fishing company, that expects to ship fifty oar loads during the season. The fish came' from Queen Charlotte sound. Last year fifteen oars were shipped from here, and good returns were re oeived. The fish are packed in ice. I Fltnlrouion Weakening. New York, Sept 16. Bob Fitasim- mons, in an interview in a morning paper, declared he will not step into the ring at Dallas unless he is assured of a $20,000 interest in the kinetoscope scheme. He says Joe Vendig, W. A. Brady and Corbett have sold the right to operate the machine at the ring, and that he is entitled to a share of the profits. Sooth Carolina's Confutation. Columbus, S. C, Sept 14. Colonel Robert Aldrich introduced a oomplete constitution in the convention today. IU most novel feature was the provision that no negro shall hold office in South Carolina. He contends that the 14th and 15th amendments to the federal constitution do not confer upon the ne gro the inalienable right to nolo omce. About 100 men are at work on the new Hampton ditch on Upper Grave creek, Or. . The aqueduct is to be five miles long, seven feet wide at top, four feat at bottom and three feet deep. The wages paid men vary from $1 a day to $2. 60 and board.