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TODAY'S WEATHER. .
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fl The ASTORIAN has the largest LOCAL
J! circulation! the largest GF.NERAL clrcuta- (
Hon, and the largest TOTAL circulation of
till papers published In Astoria. J
EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
VOL. XLIV.
I872
1895
Lubricating
OILS
A Specialty.
Brothers,
Sell
ASTORIA,
Ship Chandelery,
Hardware,
Iron&Stpel,
Coal,
Groeerie & Provisions,
Flour & Mill Feed,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Loggers Supplies,
Fairhank's Scale's,
Doors & Windows,
Ag-ifultural Implements
Wagons & Vehicles.
B. F. AIvfcKN,
Dealer In
Wall Paper,
v.
Artist Materials,
. Paints and Painters Supplies
Glass, Mouldings,
Japanese Mattings,
Rugs and Bamboo Goods
Centractor for
Fresco Painting, Paper Hanging, Etc.
765 Commercial Street.
Snap A Kodak
at any man coming out ot
our stt.- and you'll get a
portrait of a man brimming
over wltn pleasant thoughts.
Such quality In the liquors
we have to offer aw enough to
PLEASE ANY MAN..
Corne and Try Them.
HUGHES & CO.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
Conromly St., foot ot Jackson, Astoria.
General Machinists and Boiler Makers
Unl and Marlnt Engines. Boiler work, Steam
but and Cannery Work a Specialty.
Caitlnn of All Descriptions Made to Order on
Short Notice.
John Vex. President and Superintendent
A. L. Fox...; Vice President
0. B. Prael Secretary
They Lack Life
There are twines sold to fishermen
on the Columbia river that stand in
the same relationship to Marshall's
Twin as a wooden image does to the
human being- they lack strength life
-evenness and lasting qualities. Don't
tool yourself into the belief that other
twines besides Marshall's will do "Just
at well." They won't. They cannot.
C.J. TRENCH, RD, Agent
Wells, Fargo & Co. and
Pacific Express Co.
H01BE and PH0EHIX iHSURRIiCE CO'S.
Custom House Broker
and Commission Merchant.
j 50a Bond Street.
Kopp's Beer Hall.
Cholca Wlnta. Liquor end Clg't.
KENTUCKY WHISKEY
Only handed over tin Dar. The largeat giasa
of N. P. Beer. Half-and-half, si
Free Lunch.
Chas. Wirkkala, Proprietor.
Cer. Cooromly end Lafayette Sw.
THOMAS MOKKO.
The Blacksmith -vhaso shop is oppos
ite Cutting's cannery, is now prepared
o do such add Jobs as making new
cannery coolers, repairing eld ane.
making new flshln beat irons, and re.
pSrinl sld ones, and all sther black
irVrWrtng that requires first-class work
mansbip. MUSIC tfALib
KEATING 4 CO will open thei
Music Ull at W Astor street,
jUtit Saturday the ICth. They will
keep miraoenesi goo.
ind clgan besides hiving good music ail the
time.
SEASIDE SflWffHLLj
A oomplete tock of lumber on hanfl
in the rough or dressed. Flooring, rus
tic, celling, nnd all kinds of finish;
moulding and shingles; also bracket
1 work: done to order. Term reasonable
and price at bedrock. All order
promptly attended to. Office and yard
at mill. H. U LOGAN. Prop'r.
T.ie 1iiI1ng properties of DeW'itt's
Witc-h Hasel 8ive are well known. II
cures eczema, skin affections, and Is sim
ply a perfect remedy for piles. Chas.
Rogers.
OrPr Ice's Cream Baklnj; Powder
Contains m AmaKmia r Alas.
i
i
I
WHAT TALKS.
IS
I buy Men's and Boys' Clothing, Fur-
-L .M 'Ik
I. U OSGOU1J,
The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher.
606 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
School Books!
flt Greatly Reduced Prices.
A Ft' 1.1, LINK OF
Oregon Books Slates
Pencils Tablets
Pens Krasers
Sponges
Everything Necessary for- School Use.
Griffin & Reed.
THREE LOTS.
In a desirable location, 2 blocks Irom High School.
A BARGAIN.
CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION.
On the new Pipe Line Bjulevard-Jitst the place Tor a cheap home.
A Block IN ALDER BROOK.
STREET CAR, LINE will he eitendu 1 this mtmmur to within 5 minutes
walk of this property Will Pell nt dci'Mtt'l Imriinin.
ACRE AG P..
In 5 or 10 aore tracts iuside tint -My limit', nis i wlj miing Flavel.
GEORGE HILL. 471 I'.omlSt., Occident Block,
HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
$7,500 CASH
To te raised from our stock
Therefore, we
;iPLlBMC
Commenclnii Satur.Jiiy, Septemtoer
from day to duy until tlio amount Is raised,
DRESS GOODS, SILKS, PLUSHE?,
MEN' SUITS, OVERCOATS,
UNDERWEAR
' LADIES' AND GENTS' SHOES,
UMBRELLAS, BLANKETS, etc., etc
Will be sold at your own price.
specialty reserved for ladies, and
OREGON
600 Commercial Street.
JROSS HIGGINS & CO.
UrOCerS, . ailU . DUltncr
Astorls and Upper Attorla
Ina Tm nd Coffws, Tble Dellcac'K P'lnestlc
and Tropical Fruits. Vegetables, butu
ctrSFs..
rTVTnT ONE NKnt3 A BI'SINPS
nrnm ran wnd but one er two r'an at
, f completed In that time The cnll.e
sides a .D''SI.ES3 an PfTORT'!AM COUTSSR. Tor "utalogues sOdress,
yamhill sr. - - HOLMES BUSINESS COLLEGE. - - MRTLAHD. OR.
ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING,
Uith over one-third increase in my
sales from January 1st to September 1st in
this- year over 1894, and with goods, in all
line-one-fourth less, it makes 60 per cent,
more goods sold eo far in 1895 than in first
eight months in 1894, which is eloquence
enough to show where is the best place to
nisnmg tfooas, uais, uw,
Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Mackin
toshes, Umbrellas, Blankets and
Quilts, etc.
chool Supplies!
of goods inald of 45 days.
will sell at
flUGTIQ-
ait, 18 s at a p. m., and continue
Wednesday ynd Friday afternoons
every other time for everybody.
CO.
TOHIA PDBMC IiIBRflRVl
READIKQ ROOM FliEB T J ALL.
Open every day from 3 o'clock to 6 :30
and 6 :30 to 950 p. m.
Subscription rates f3 per annum.
Southwest cor. Eleventh aud Dusoe Sts.
8 KIMTCATION. Many young men and
scbofl whr Tint tk conrs that cn
Inoln.t.a a short ENGLISH COURSE be
TRAD NG
Eugene Deuprey States Dur-
rant's Lino of Defense.
STARTLING ACCUSATIONS MADE
A Seusatiou Created in Court When
it was Intimated That Gibson
Did the Murder.
Special to the 'Astorian.
San Francisco, Sept. 21. The defense
In the Durrant trial began Its case to
day, Eugene Deuprey muklng the open
ing statement. He sal J In part:
"We claim that beyond suspicion,
which is not proof, the case against the
defendant falls. "Where did Blanche La
mont forfeit tier Ilfo and when, and who
caused her death? These questions have
been before the eyes of the world since
AprH 14. Months have passed and no
answer comes. The fourth question Is
what was the cause of her death. The
fifth question cannot be answered, what
was the motive of her murderer? sine
Jury la entitled to know the movements
of Durrant on April 3. His story shall
be told and piece by piece we shall tear
the mask at falsehood fiom tho faces
of fhe witnesses for the prosecution.
"We will show evidence found In the
church made by a c'Msl. The chlse;
was found In the Rev. J. George Gibson's
toolbox. Letters made on the newspaper
which enclosed Blanche Lamont's rings,
compare exactly with the Rev. J. George
Gibson's writing. Others besides Durrant
are open to like and worse suspicions."
When Deuprey made tho startling In
sinuation against the Rev. Gibson, there
was a sensation In the court room and
It was taken .practically as an accusa
tion by the defense that Glb3on murdered
Blanche Lamont.
POSTOFFICE ROBBERY.
The' Wallu'.o. Office Broken Into Monday
Nlgftt.
Walla WaKtt, Sept. 25. The postofflce
at WaHuIa was broken into Inst night,
the safe opened, $200 cash and (100 In
stamps stolen.
This morning when Postmaster Reed
opened the door of the postofflce he
found on the floor several feet of fuse,
a can of powder, a number of black
smith's tools. It Is supposed that when
tine postmaster closed early In the even
ing he did not turn it the night com
blnatlon and the thieves had no trou
ble 'In opening the safe.
Two suspicious characters were seen
about town yesterday and this morning
these men are missing. The men were
tracked to Pasco and late this morning
Postmiaater Reed received a telegram
from Marshal Dilley, of Norlh Yakima,
stating that he had arrested two men an
swering the description, and found
large amount at money and stamps in
their possession.
WANTS THEM (PUNISHED.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs After
. the Jackson Hole "Whites.
Washington, Sept. 25. Commissioner ot
Indian Affairs Browning has made lils
annual report to the secretary of the In
terior. The on'.y new Important devel
opment during the year Is the trouble
between the Bannock Indians and the
whites at Jackson's Hole, Wyo. Com
missioner Browning quotes from the re
cent reports of Agent Teter to show
that the Indians are still su'.ten and that
t'hey demand that the wMtes Who wrong
ed them be punished and the commis
sioner asks whether or not the depart
ment of justice cannot do something
toward punishing the offenders.
BLOOD AND THUNDER.
Mr. FInnerty Rises to Make a Fciw More
Remarks.
Chicago, Sept. 25. Chairman FInnerty,
of the Irish National convention, made
a stirring address today. He said:
"American papers question the prodence
of the policy of this convention and are
dictating to u our policy and hoping
that we will do nothing to offend the
English sentiment. Wlhat do we care
f.ir English sentiment? We don't want
to offend American esntlment, nor French'
sentiment, nor Russian sentiment; but
we want to offend most seriously our
heredity and merciless foe. We are here
today to sound the death knell of whlg
gery in Irish politics. We desire to tel!
Great Britain, and France and Russia,
and every other possible enemy of Great
Britain, that we are In this fight to sray.
We are not in for one year, or three, but
forever."
Resolutions have been passed exprefs
Ing sympathy for the Cuban revolution
ists. NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
State Ticket Nominated at Syracuse Yes
terday. Special to the Astorian.
Syracuse. N. Y.. Sept. 25. The Demo
cratic state convention today made the
following nominations: Judge Teller, of
AUburn, Judge of the court or appeam,
Oeneral Horatio King, secretary of state;
John B. Judson, controller; Morton
n,iu of Altmnv. attorney general; V.
C. Dow. ot Schoharie, state treasurer,
and Russell Stuart, of Onondaga, state
enirlncer.
The contesting delegates of the state
Democracy, of New York City, were giv
m nn-ilfth vote In the convention
The state Democracy delegates then left
the hall. Charles 8. Fali-'hild, or ivew
York, said when he left the conven
tion today: "The Associated Press can
announce that we win have a tleket o,
ntif wn nn nil local Issues."
Aftf,r Charles Guy, of Tammany, took
the stage, one of his first assertions was
that Tammany "had upheld Democracy
for one houndred years.
vrvl "Who sfaughterej Winfleld
Hancock?"
The chair "The gentlemen wl.l- ceiS'
hl Interruptions. "
Thomas F. Grady sale! that the tate
Democracy, with the German reform
to hlo them, was less tnan one-min
nt ina nartv. They had been given
errti. Whv ask for a half? "This Is a
matter of ronse'ence, not politic," said
Grady. "What would they do If they
had a third? I had suspected that by
SEPTEMBER 26, 18S&
the decision last night that the kicking
;
would be over. Tammany to the nunv
ber of 109,000, will decide whether the
action of this committee Is right or
mrong."
The question was put by the chair and
the Patterson resolution was killed and
tho other resolution, giving mo ma-ie i
Democracy one-tlfth, was adopted. The
Grace-Falrchlld peoplo started to leave
the hall and as some of them- (lied out
there was a repetition of the ecene In
the Democratic- convention of 1891, at
Saratoga.
The platform declares for honesty in
public office; no tainted legislators; no
corrupt traffic in legislation; clean men
and free agents; equal and honest en
forcement of all laws; proper observance
of the day of rest and an orderly Sun
day; modifications or tho repeal of laws
unsupported by public opinion; no unjust
milllflUKli y uvo, lit uiuo .una, .cvufS'.i
Hon of the (fundamental American prin
ciple of freedom of conscience; home rule
in excise as well as other matters; lim
itations established to protect the In
terests of temperance and morality and
the amendment Of the excise and othei
laws by the legislature which will permit
each municipality expressing lt9 senti
ments by the popular vote of a ma
jority of its citizens to determine within
such proper legislative restrictions as
shcK 'be required by the Interests of the
entire State, what may best suit Ita
special necessities and conditions.
GENTRY TUB WINNER.
Dubuque, la., Sept. 25. In the great free
for all Dace today Gentry won three I
Straight heats, Patchen second, Fldcol
third. Time, 2:06 1-4; 2:03; 2:03 3-4.
BASE-HALL YESTERDAY.
Louisville; 'Sept. 23. Pittsburg, 11; Lou
isville. 4.
Brooklyn, Sept. 25. Brook'.yn, 4; Boston
2.
St. Louis. Sept. 23. Cincinnati, 15; St.
Louis. 8. Second game-St. Louis, b;
Cincinnati, 4.
Washington, Sept. 25. Washington,
Tl' VaIt A
iww , I
BalHImore, Sept. 25.-Baltlmoro, (; '-
UUBlimio, i. 1
STATE FAIR OPENS.
Salom, Sept. 23.-Thls has 'been a beau-
Mful first State Fair day, tnougre tne i
crowd in attendance was small. There
was the best display In the .PavHllon, a -
sented .here. All the departments were
ui,rai,i.l-
successful fair- In every respect ever
auccessiui .imi ,..
iibiu in ui"'.. .
1 STI
Northern Pacific Receivers Re
signed for a Purpose.
MOVE WAS WHOLLY UNEXPECTED
Don't Like to Obey the Orders Mad.
by Judge Hanford of Seattl.
Seattle. SerJt. 25.-The Northern Pad-
lie receivers, in offering their resignations
to jucrge jenains, at ivuiwauivcc, 'novo
made What is considered In trtls city, the
last move before resigning the game.
It came wholly unexpected and its only
object, so far as speculation can go Is
to avoid. It possible, tne necessity vi
obeying Judge Hanrord s oruer mat tney
file answer in court here on or before
October 2, ehowlng cause why they
should not 'be removed for misconduct
and abuse of trust.
It Is .urged that the receivers confl -
ai. ,w.t .Tn.l Jenkins to refuse
to accept their resignations. In that way tractei same of the work and the sub
they would secure an opinion that W contmctors 0f course employed laborers
court rvas juritwiutiuu wi io
and that ttie receive should admlnls -
lirovPeT Kd!hTreWer. ho'pe
to have the matter thrown Into the clr-
cult court of appeals for tho Seventh!
nistrkt. and then get it oertided to the
supreme court olf the United States. If
Judge JenKlns sinou.a noia tnat me re-1
celvers are 'bound to continue tneir trust,
there would at once arise a conflict of
Courts and the receivers .would be given
nnn.n,l tht thev wmrfd not
he In contempt of Judge Hanford' court
celvers have surrendered and are going
away Is thought to be ther .height of im-
r.r!Wu.hlPltV.
...
Notwlt'nBtunaliio tno ariove expectations
there Is lltKe question that the proceed-
Ings in Judge Hanford s court will be
conducted Independently of any order
made by Judge Jenkins. The Inquiry to
be made here concerns property Wholly
within this district, and. the court, It Is
urged, cannot Ignore the charges at mis
conduct andi breach of trust; and If the
receivers should permit themselves to be
adjudged In contempt, the opinion is
fieelv expressed that Judge Hanford
wouTd send them' to Jail'l. lirayton lves,
nreiildent of the road. SUted In New
York a few days ago tnat tno cnarges to
be made out against them concerned the
lars and among other Items he mention -
ed the expenditure of $100,000 to secure
the election of a certain United States
senator.
CURRANT'S INNOCENCE.
Will Be Established by a Letter of
Blanche Lamont.
Omaha, fiept. 25. The Bee today says:
Last night a prominent member of the
Plnkeiiton detective aarencv njraf
through this city. He had just come
from San Francisco, and Is fa'mll'iar with
the whole proceedings In the Durrant
matter.
When pressed by a friend for a tip
on the surprise that Durrant's lawyer
were holding iback, he said that as the
fact wou'ld soon come out In court, tie
had no objection to tell'lng what the
profound secret was. The detective said
hit Durrant had now in his possession,
and would soon show to the court a
letter which Is bound to establish his
Innocence of the crime. Tltls letter was
written 1y Blanche Lamont a day or
two after she Is supposed to have been
murdered. Concerning the contents of
the letter, or Its exact date, he would
not peaJc, but he said there could be
no doubt tout that the letter was written
by Miss Lamont (ater than April 3.
STILL 10 DAYLIGHT
ilin-i!. if.fj. f nnm
AbOrtH 6 MCCtlng 01 tll6 LOlll-
. . -r. .
'IlllSSlOU Last Mgllt.
THE INJUNCTION A BUGBEAR
jujge McBride'u Action Has Seem-
liijfly Overshadowed any Conclu
sion That May be Arrived At. .
The water works trouble is no nearer
a solution today than It was on Saturday
and notwithstanding the earnest endeav
ors of the commission to arrive at a oat'
factory conclusion, nothing has been
accomplished up to this morning. Early
yesterday morning a gang of about fifty
men, employed by Sub-Contractor Kithl
mann, of the Excelsior Pipe Co., laying
wooden pipe, quit work, intimidated by
the threats made by the Italian laborers
who 'havo been engaged in digging the
trench for the pipe. In causing a stop
page cf this branch of the werk the Ital
ians Imagined that by exposing the ex
pensive wooden pipe to the danger of be
ing rendered unlit for use by action of
the weather, they would be alb.e the more
quickly to bring about a settlement and
to bring the contractors to terms. De
spite ail Mr. Kuhlmann's efforts his men
weakened and quit work, early In the
morning.
Yesterday was 'tho Ita.'lans Tegu.ar pay
day, but t'hey did not seen any more ex-
nitn.l ttWnn 'h.v ihntrik hnnn crlnsia (h.
" '".,. ' 7. J.T J. . .
,., rt-, , tu-nntv men worn
out 'hunting water commissioners all day
Most of the members were found, and, af-
to. 'being compelled to make consoling
v- " -
laborers unaerstoou were oweu 10 re-
-c-.
-"J" V
.. ., t Wo nlnnlnff tholr
" "'--' "","', "
commission, and were con-
,,o nnnm nf nidi's
11UCI1I. limb l"W wMv..w.. " - ' '
moBtlnir would mean relief for them. The
rhireo rjollce deputies are still Stationed
at the works, and at 1 o'clock this morn-
n,ir reported everything quiet.
Yesterday morning's steamer brought
M.o.r Hpihm and Hamsh'lw and thrtr
three bondsmen down to the city from
Portland. Immediately after DreaKtust
all the members of tho party Began
to tousy themselves interviewing attor.
nevs and commissioners. The commis
sion met at 2 p. an., to 'hear what they
'had to say, but the bondsmen were not
nutiA readv to talk, so by mutual con
sent the meeting was aajourneu, m i.ov
n m. At that time the interested parties
with their attorneys got, together again
ana laiKeu. jnnueio ..."
mission till a very late nour. xso con-
oinalnn was reached, however, and it
was nearly midnight When tns meciing
-u - r.Lo to saTX!
arguments weTe used by either side, dui
all the propositions made must have been
overshadowed by the injunction issued
hy Judge 'McBilde, which no doubt had
the effect of atultl'fylng every suggLsuon
.mia nnt fnrwnrd. However, an
th .ttftmn. win hH mae at 1 o'clock
afternoon to reach some tangible
nnd adoptive pian whereby tno money
nn ha 0ivtftlnf.s ani dUibmsed.
The water commlsflon last hlght nt the
conclusion 0f the meeting authorized the
fol;owng statement for publication In the
Astorian:
The city of Astoria 'has a contract
with the Pacific Paving Co. for certain
work .and the city has employed no ia
1 . ,,., ri.inD. rn. i!,h-on
I eh a!o did the Pacific Paving Co. Hsct
Th. city c the 20th of September, audit-
ed the estimates of the Pacific Paving Co.
' , .v,. ,,
"P to date, and, a. a result of those esti.
I mates, authorised the payment to it of
".,"..
I "The Pacific Paving Co. drew of this
I ... . j ,. , .
arrtount 5,813.92. . Then It desired to
jraw. $7,005 in coin, but a it had tiled as-
algnmer.ts in favor of other parties for
about J3000. fii commission kt pt back
I
I . - xt A.t-
I inai amount uiiiu me cuuu -
whoiW k Khou,d ,De The
balance of Hhe $7,005 was subject t3 the
order of the Pacific Paving Co., but the
Paclllc Paving Co. refused to draw It on
account of the dispute over the 13,000.
"In the meantime at the instance of
one H'aekctC the circuit court Issued an
Injunction restraining the commission
1 irom jaying out any more money unu.
the court Bh(mlJ dJpect Undof con.
1 tract only ninety per cent of the work
I ' , , .
J ls l",u- ftr '""u
until after the work Shall', 'be completed
as a guarantee that the work shall be
finished.
''An aoslgnment, however, ot this ten
per cent has been filed with the commis
sion, but the fund Is not available until
after the completion of the contract In a
satisfactory manner. Under the contract
the estimate above made need have been
Highest of all ia Leavcoing Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
was
NO. 22G.
only figured up to August 31st Instead ot
to September 20th, but at the request of
the Pacific Paving Co and to assist the
work, the estimate was made up to the
20th ot the present month."
THE CHINESE MASSACRE.
Description by One of the Missionaries
Just Returned.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 25. Among tha
passengers toy the Empresa ot India
from China, was Miss Mabel Hartford,
ot Dover, N. H one of tho adult sur
vivors of the fearful massacTe at Wha
sang, near Ku Cheng. Mlsa Hartford is
now on her way home for a brief rest
to recuperate from tho terrible exper
ience of tho past few weeks, though she
is still eager to prosecute her missionary
work in ?hlna and Intends to return
shortly.
She Is the first person to arrive here
from the scene of the massacre and In
an interview with the Associated Press
furnished the following details:
On August 1 her native teacher came
into the 'house and informed her of the
ma'ssacre "and requested her to tlee. She
had just started When she met one ot
the dreaded vegetarians who cried,
here's another foreign woman," and
thrust at 'her with a spear. The point
was Within a foot of her breast when
She grabbed the weapon and pushed It
aside, the prong cutting oft a piece or
her ear. The man then threw her down
and kicked Jier, beating her with the
spear, until' 'her servant rescued her and
dragged 'her away to the brush. Wtten
she ventured to return to the vl'.'age
a fearful stent met her gaze at Stew
art's house, In describing which Mlsa
HafOford Completely broke down. The
bodies of the victims, fearfully mutilated,
were lying all around.
MARKET REPORTS.
Liverpool, Sept. 23. Wheat spot, firm;
demand, poor; No. 2 red winter, 4s 10jd;
No, 2 red spring. 4s ll'.d; No. 1 hard
Manitoba, 4s Wd; No. 1 California, 4s
ll'jd.
Hops At London, 1 15s.
San Francisco, Sept. 25. Hops, new, 61
cents for new.
New York, Sept. 23. Hops, quiet.
INDIGNANT YACHTSMEN.
London, Sept. 23. A dlspatc'.v from
Queeii'Stown. says that the crew of the
Valkyrie, 'Who arrived on the stej-.ner
Justice, speak Indignantly of the way
In which the excursion boats and tugs
hampered the race off Sandy Hook for
America's cup.
OHALLENUE WILL BE MADE.
Ryde, Sept. 2G. A special meeting of the
Royul Victoria Yacht Ciulb has 'been
called for Saturday next, at whi'.'h a
form of challenge for America s cup by.
Mr. Rose Will be considered. A chal
lenge will probably be dispatched toy
October 30.
iBmiTISHERS WIN.
Center Island, N. Y Sept. 25. The Brit
ish half-rater yacht Spruce beat the
American Ethelwyn in today's racse by
23 seconds.
THE BLIND BOAT BUILDER.
There are seven Horreshoff brothers, .
and three of these have achieved success
In life eiiconiipussed In a black world of
nothingness. Their eyes are eiislitles.
Wihen John Urown Herreschoff, the pres
ident and head of the Herreseholt com
pany, was a boy, Just beslnnlng to look
forward to the work and Joys of man
hood, a veil was drawn gently over Ma
eyes by the unseen hand of Providence,
and gradually the visional world faded
out ot his life. Ho had whittled out"
miniature boats of pine from the time
his hand was big enough to hold a Ja.'K
knife, and when he was fifteen had buHt
a boat large nnd staunch enough to
sail In Narragunsett Bay. Soon after
ward his blindness came. But It would
have been Inconsistent .with his deter
mination and force of character to have
given up the lifework he had mapped out
for himself. He made bis sense of touch
do much the duty belonging properly to
his useless eyes; his mind acquired new
aciuteness and concentration: and, 8ie
went on making boats. There are few
mora active business men today than lie.
Morning finds him regularly In his ollice
at the shops, attending to his corres
pondence, which Ib read to him. ami
talking over business matters with' call
ers or his ibrother, Captain "Nat" Herre
s.'hoff.w'ho Is superintendent of the es
tablishment. Every day tio. m'akes a tour
of the Shops, guided by an attendant,
and devotes several hours to the Inspec
tion of tho work in progress. His per
ceptions have grown so keen that lltt.o
escapes him, and he finds no dllllculty
In personally putting together Intricate
machinery. In the afternoon, after tho
demands of the day have grown less ur
gont, he steps aboard his yacht and
steams away, feeling, though ha cannot
see, the beauties of the bay.
The HiTreshott family is of German
crli?ln. iCnaries Frederick Herreschoff
came from Germany In 1790, and wenr
to rrovldenee. where ho was entertained
by John Hrown. A few months after his
arrlvail ho married the daughter of his
host He purchased a large tract of land
on Prudence Irfand, and here it was that
James, the father of the present family,
was bern. Their mother, whom .lames
married in im, was Ju'.U Ann Lew.s,
the daughter of a sea-captaln.-FrDm
"The Builders of Our Cup Defender, in
Dome-rest's Magazine for October.
It Is stated there aro ltf.OOO sheep scat
tered along tlie hills from Catherine creek
to Cornucopia, without a sheepherder,
tho 'herder hiving notified the owm-r by
posting a mti on a tree that he had
better get another herder, and then left
the sheep. The owner Is said to llva
In Umatlila county, Or.
The CorvaUIs Times reports thit dur
ing tho time Cto-'.es Clark was receive
of the Corvallls-Yaquina. railroad, he
allowed and paid hlmwelf a salary of
$.-.00 per month. MeFdddeti, the attorney,
received $150 per month. Clark, has one
of the essential elements of a manager.
He Is destined to bo a great railroad
magnate.
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