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nm, oAhDNER STUDYING THE BAIL.
SpnIT,Inaa IT,nat onght to be done to the boat before
TIS,,' TS,s' wIn Turning her over to her owner.
rate tbs,,n b",nd Was piping, out OF the, west at a
Ina KK!at made big schOoners and boats lik O
6ayisMss sMs,hieen and Laxen reef, one. schooner
sS.,ss;;Iseled mainsail % and lis b bid 1.-THE the NeeaIe
mont bSetton not b, Of II She filled away In Larcii-
arst saaor narnor under full snij. and although the
inS my spnl that struck her sent the water bol-
for mn. .o me cookpit she just ploughed. looking
BlnsSSg,o ,ysre op, board Mr. Gardner. W. O.
baynI.n ~; ne well-known Corlnthian: @. g..
from & talehted young artist and sailor m an
Ssdn bsssel bsssl 70 truck and The Sun reporter. II
So vo he 2h,raters about SontSsmnton iherc
are suau moIa nays Sssn NO trouble for English
snS pSrple3ing %ara rig. but here they were study
WHY ba bafs hthan than once Mr.. Gardner was asked
In Bsanmnsbb B%n.n be cam came back from the Clyde. w
seryed rydWIse H. cits its good windward sail" OBJ.
III IN a. and apistnds and him
S0a thls Intricate problem: qivsa. @ ffY'S force Of
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IMMATURE RACING YACHTS.
-.r e5-RATERs AND now THEY HAP-
PENED TO BE BUILT.

. a.u in the Needle In ~ Piping Breeze OF
Inrchmont-Bonts Intended for sport
IA sailed by Amateurs-Nv Nviiiinn Gard
,,r and Ills Lag MninsniL
For yatchsmen who wsntto have any amount
Of fun. and cannot AFFORD to buy new $4,000
s.cht every year to keep up the pace set By
.nsb men as L. D. Morgan. August Belmont,
p.yord Tbayer. and others. o way has been
tonnd to crafty their wishes. Never before
IN tbe history OF American yachting has there
.nrung up such an interesting little GLASS OF
hosts, one in which there was moro real snort.
Than the 25-foot corrected length class which
hss absorbed so much attention this year.
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x1LRA1N TO FIGHT M.AUAIExE
It May be Brought or In tho Fall Before
the California Club.

BosToN. July 11.-A proposition to A. W.
Cook from tho President Of the California Ath-
letic Club has led to an arrangement for send.
Ing to San francisco Thomas Mccarthy Of
OF the younger spsrring boys Of New England
to contest with the Western fighters. A match
McAuiiiIs In September or October. under the
auspices OF the California Club.
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1YNca's BACxER SCORES HOLDEN
Hs Says that Holden 10 Quittsr sad .
Fake Fighter.

To TuK EpIIoR OF TaE suS-SI: notice in youI
paper Of yesterday that James Lynch, the I22.pound
champion Of this country, would meet Tommy Holden
tomorrow and sign articles to fight for $3.50 side
Holden 10 10 earnest aud very much doubt that he IL
sa9.ns 90 fa VEL hst @ b. . 1arl SS';sr sne
him not for the patry sum Of $3.50 eide, 70, shat
make S,, The terms mere fsyo5.bs 70. Holden Ni!l
doubt oi II i. raise sioo1 ssis will bs the chance
% i1r s.a. st.sr ,ks,,hss Lynch noI lnsw sny.hns
pending match with jimmy Larsins who has won The
{espset Of all the sporting by his unbsstep record
Ss g asls foi 'ids sSa sd'Isa
battle will take place early in October CLUB would
oner . purse for Holden to contend for, simply be-
would Ss q, ,hs level by rying sgsc; 20 q. above
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three are moro expensively built than Ia nee.
easary. however. for they resemble piece Of
cabinet work more than q yacht With Span.
ish cedar tor sides and mahoRanv decks they
the boats which will be built to the class next
season will undoubtedly DO several OF moro
fnexpenstve woods, but for genuine sport the
class has already filed the bill.
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wind and holes In maipsall, to fnd out how
long it will! take to fiatten the leach out like
drll her :" '"' iun ="
a, Mr., Davis got out his note book and caught
tne de,lRner In the act Of studying the sail ,
little craft TO her work and smokino ono al The
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reporters cigars.
Dressed nboye the
waist In q jersey and
n striped cap. he WAS
about as Interesting
q study as Mr.. Gard
ner. so Mr.. Davis
sketched. him. too.
cigar and all. for the
cigar was by no
means a small part
OF the sport. Later
in the day. when The
Bun reporter took n
turn at the tiller Mr..
Davis shot his pencil
and note book again {:
but ihen that does
not matter, for the
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THE WHITE BLIZZARD
Railroad Trains Held Fast by
Drifted Hills Of Snow.
pITTssURe FEARS a FLOOD.


pEyvER Jan IA blizzard hiss been raging
IN Nebraska and Kansas during the pzst twenty
four hours, and through trains on nearly all the
through lines are blocksced by snow. Last
nights trains were abandoned In some in
stances, and all but one or two Of the east
bound trains scheduled 70 leave this morning
were abandoned
PrTTsBURs. Jan The river tonight IL
twenty-five feet high, and rising slowly.
Several ice gorges have pissed down. The
Pittsbufg & Western tracks are covered, but Is
Is thought the cold snap stopped the food in
time 20 staye OF damage here at least Heavy
wsshoufs are reported on the Pan Handle and
Wheeling & Lake roads, in Eastern Ohio. On
the Charleston ". Va division of the Balti-
more q Ohio, bridges are IN danger, and the
ksnawhs river il raging The people IN the
low grounds ara leaving. AT Johnstown seri-
Gus alarm exists tonight because OF the large
amount Of ice upon the river several miles above
the city.
Kansas CRY, Jan 2-The last of the belased
passenger trains stalled on the Kansas prairie IN
yesferday,s snow storm. did not reach the Union
depot until O'Clock this afternoon IL was q
Santa Re train from the Southwest Burlington
trains this morning The Passengers experienced
10 Inconvenience beyond an unb-oken last from
yesterday noon. The trains were dug out from
huge drifts, and arrived here little before noon.
ST. LoCGs. Jan. "A special from Abilene says
that terrific wind blew there last night, doing
great damage 20 buildings and other property.
NO loss OF He Is reported
NEW YORK. Jan This morning the city
wss again envrlopcd in a dense fog. and, with
the exception OF ferry boats, navigation Is
almost entirely spended- The Western Union
reports lit.se IMPROVEMENT In the condition of
wires west and south, but bus meas Is still
greatly delayed. The fog has been growing
Genser every hour, and navigation this afternoon
Is almost impossible. The elevated railroads
are running a little more than half the usual
number OF trains, and these go creeping Three
collisions were reported this afternoon, but be-
yond the smashing OF two engines and half q
dozen cars no damage was done.
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THE sTRUAN's CREW SAFE.
Taken From the Water-Logged Vessel
by the lamar L. Marshall.

SAN Francisco. Jan 2-The tug yigilant ar
rived today with eighteen men, comprising the
officers and the crew OF the Norwegian ship
Struan, which was found abandoned last week
by the steamer Scotia The Struan was bound
from Port Discovery 10 Melbourne, and on
December ?, during storm, lost her rudder.
The vessel was in water-iogged condition, but
the crew stayed with her until December Is
when they were taken of BY the British bark
Tamar E. Msfs all. which had been sighted dur
ing the storm and which STAYED alongside until
the weather moderated.
Three weeks ago one of the Struan's crew fell
from aloit while setting signals, and broke both
legs. He was taken 20 the hospital Immediately
on being landed today.
After taking the men of the Marshall headed
for san Francisco and was sighted near the
Farrollones by the tug Eigiiant-
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2-Ihe steamer Scotia
LETT yesterday for an effort 10 complete the job
she failed on week ago, the rescue of the deere
lect ship sfruan, lumber laden for Melbourne.
and abandoned during gaze OF Point 81. George.
The steamer AentseFrat arrived yesterday with
coal. alter rough trip OF Ave days from Nanai-
mo- According 10 Captain Rains report the
struan has gone 20 pieces or some other wreck
bosom of the Pacific Drift was encountered
well below Cape Fiastery, but not as far down as
Empire City, toward which the Struan was drift
ing with westerly swell when last seen. There
Was an immense field of lumber adriff, and the
Moaiserrat was IL Il i half IN hour.
MOBILE, Ala, Jan. The British bark Topsy
went ashore on CayTaan beach today, and the
captain. two mates, one seaman and cabin boy
were lost seven of the crew were rescued.
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called to the bar in lS37 sad in few yeAss &C
qasred an extensive chsuccry practice IN Lon
don Not long after his Submission to the bar he
made IN extensive tour in the East, OF which be
wrote home many graphic descriptions Upon
his return 20 England he was induced % revise
his letters for publication. but having attempted
in vain 20 ind publisher he threw the manu-
script aside and for some years thought no more
upon the subject Happening one day 10 b
coEverstug with publisher on the recent APP
pearance Of books Of travel, he offered 10 give
him his manuscript IL he would print It. The
offer was accepted and the work, published I'm
der the title OF -E0shen. was universally pro-
nouneed one OF the freshest and most entertain
ing books OF travel OF the day. In 1857 be was
sent TO parliament for the borough Of Bridge
water, and in $50 took an active part in de-
nouncing the annexation Of Nice TO the French
empire. In ls6S be was returned for Bridge
water, but was uasested on petition After
sEOtaen'' be published nothing except an artt-
Gle IN the Quarterly ReFsas on the political uses
OF the Mediterranean III. 1858, when the nrst
two volumes OF his history OF the Invasion Of
the Crlmea- appeared This work was fuished
only recently.i
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DANNY NEEDHAM WINS.
His Six-Round Contest with Billy Wat
ers a Lively Affair.

Danny Needham. who leaves for St Paul this
morning, engaged in territic six-round glove
encounter last night. at the Peoples theafer,
with Billy Waters. who fought with Billy smith,
So Tacs ma, some tine ago. Waters Is heavy
weight, and was out OF condition, and Needhann
went IL from the start with the intention OF
knocking out his big opponent
In the first round he iabbed his left in Waters
face. and followed with q quick right-hand
swing on the big fellows jaw. The latter got In
one right on Danny's short ribs The second
round was also in favor of the So. Paul man
The third round was a hot one- Danny
used his left effectively, bat when
Waters returned with some hot body
blows Danny got angry and time and again
swung his hight for q Knockout, but Waters
got away in good shape. Needharn succeeded in
putting in one heavy right-hand uppercut
When Waters went 20 his corner two big Jumps
showed on his forehead
Waters started the fifth By giving Danny q
facer, the latter eo1ntering hard. causing
Waters to bleed lightly at the nose. Waters
ducked Danny terTinc right swings, but az the
on the nose.
Daunie tried his utmost in the sixth and LAST
round 20 finish his man. For the first minute
he inflicted heavy punishment an Waters body
and face with left and right. During hard might
ing that followed Waters landed fearful
blow on Dannie's left eye, covering the latter 3
face with crimson. Both men were tired but
fought on gamely TIL time was called Referee
CQusidire gave Neednau the decision.
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kHWILCHIE|
kKNILCHIF
The terminus Of the Puget Sound Cays Harbor Railroad

The terminus of the Puget Sound Gay Harbor Railroad
The natural outlet the entire Grays Harbor country
The end OF the -Kamche upon which
and comfortable Mutnoah makes daily round tips and ~
that Just receiving much attention from the Seattle Chr
Commerce as is evidenced by the following report submtted
Kissap rich have immen
tiles and are rapidly being populated These counties should
taiy to the city giving the settlers there m
and going shipment of goods Tacoma has been making
into this field and looking carefully after its trade there tim
attic
81 have been engaged the past day making canvas
merchants with putting boat between Seattle Kan
is desirable that Kamche be connected with this city di
tation and have several boat but they
among the business resulted IN the promise 81
cpa merchants shipping goods to the Grays habor country m
the boat the Chamber of Commerce
Seattle Press, December IL.
Mers Plat Kamlche is placed the market is
time and advantage should be taken OF this opportunity puc
business or residence lot at low figures
prices will be very WITH but will be increased
sale every fifty lots thus enabling those who purchase
speedy profit upon their The principal nov
graded and every will be offered homeeekex Ia
cleared and Kamchie has daily mails and and a.
connection with the Grays Harbor cities
The most viii be made with those desiring ens 3
or build themselves homes
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TWO THEATERS BURN.
The Fifth Avenue and Herr
mann's, New York City.
FANNY DAVENPORT a LOSER.
Both Were Historic Houses-Much Other
Property Destroyed-The Loss Three
Quarters Of Million.

NEW yoRK, Jan. 2-shortly after the close Of
the performance Of cleopatra" by the Fanny
Davenport com psny at the Fifth Avenue theater
tonight ERE WIS discovered IN that building IL
spread with marvellous rspidity. and before long
the Fifth avenue theater, Herrmann's new play
house, dozen stores and whole block on
Broadway we're in flames. A stif wind was
blowing, and in spite of the utmost Efforts OF the
IRE department, the buildings mel toned above
were Quilted. The Sturtsvant house Was threat
ened, and great excitement prevailed
While the Are was at its height there were six
explosions OF gas in the Fifth Avenue theater.
which b ew the blazing fisnbers in al direc-
tons, setting FIRE to the adjoining buildings and
nearly causing the death of a dozen firemen.
All the property burned belongs to the Giisey
estate, and the total damage to the Fifth Ave-
nue. theater is estimated at 100000
Professor Hermann lost most OF his property
IN hi new theater. and the stocks of six or
eight stores In the block on Broadway were
bsdis damaged
When the fire communicated to the Sturte-
want house the guests were quickly routed out
They gathered up their effects and prepared to
depart, but the IRE in the building was extin-
guished without serious damage The loss on
the hotel viii probably not exceed $4,000. The
Brewer house was also singed slightly.
Herrmann's theate- had only lately been re-
modelled, and the Fifth Avenue theafer was
ref.tted last summer. In Herrmann's theater
years ago the San Francisco Ministries, Birch,
Warnbold and Backus, held forth The Fifth
Avenue theater will be remembered by old
timers as the old Apollo hall
At BIS the fire was still burning, but under
control 1t is now reported that six ircmen lost
their lives, but this is uncorro5oraied.
Fanny Davenport's loss viii be at least s50.O 600.
II IS impossible 10 give the others tonight, but
the aggregate may reach three-quarsers OF =
million
Another local paper says that the men seen on
the roof, and who, the Herald says, perished,
made their way down from the adjoining build
inss. Some of the fremen seen early this morn
Ing, however, insist that some lives were lost
The IRE il is thought was caused by careless
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The CYCLONE Does Not Move.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2.-The cyclone OF Wed
nesday is still central OF Vancouver island, and
is increasing slightly Ia energy. The barometer
still continues to isil throughout the entire Pa
cc cosst states, and il is still highest in Cen
trial California and lowest on the Washington
coast the gradient is northward, which eondi-
ton still continues. Southerly winds prevail in
Northern California. and the precip tation is
still very light in California becsuse the storm
center is SO lar north. Under present circur,-
stances this drilling viii continue, alternating
with light 10 heavy logs. II the storm center
moves eastward over Washington the weather
VIII clear with westerly winds: II il moves
southeastward the rain will IN crease with south
ersy winds. The cloUdiuess is increasing in
southern California and has begun in the North
err portion Winds are still northerly in this
region and the weather warming. having inst
recovered from the storm of December 40 IsUht
SHOWS are reported In Eastern California West
ern Nevada. Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash
ingtou during the past twenty-four hours TIE
heaviest OF all reported from the signal service
stations 10 , inches at Fort Candy and the
heaviest from the railroad stations Is sat Dafts
Cal, most OF which was snow.
Forecast TIL ?. NJ Saturday for Oregon sad
Washington: Rain, turning to snow in the
mountains; south 20 west winds: nearly statiCn.
sry Temperature, except slightly cooler al Rose
bury
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Sharp Vibrations at Noon-Thc Heaviest
shocks Since 1861.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 2.-ProfeSsoT z. 6. Holden,
OF the Lick observatory AZ Mount Hamilton,
telegraphsshat the registers there indicate that
the shock OF earthquake today was the mos. Sc
we're that has occurred in Northern California
shaken in the observatory, and large pieces of
psastering fell to the floor. The large telescope
ct the observatory, il Is believed, was uniniured
SAN Francisco, Jan 1.-Two distinct earth
quake shocks, with but few seconds inrernis-
sion, occurred here AZ two minutes past noon to-
day. The shocks were of unusual vigoT. The
vibrations were nearly north and south.
STOCKTON, Cal, JAM "A rather sharp shock
OF earthquake Yves felt here precisely az noon to-
day. The vibrations were south 70 north.
shock was felt here at noon today. The shock
lasted fifteen seconds, and the vibrations were
north and south
Eos GAToS, Cal, Jan 2--sharp earthquake
shocks, lasting fifteen seconds, was felt AT l2,ol
toduy.
SANTA CRUZ. CAL Jan 2-Attwo minutes past
u clock the heaviest shock OF ea-thq Jake was
felt here since 1861 The only d4mege reported
thus far i the breaking OF enc show window
GILEoY, Cal, Jan 2-One of the heaviest
earthquakes ever felt here occurred ct L O'Clock
this afternoon The duration was less than half
minute b ( the shock was accompanied by
heavy rumbiings
LATHRoP, Cal Jan. 2-Seyere shocks of earth
quake were felt at l2:ol today. Clocks were stop
ped and lamp ehimneys were broken.
eAS JOSE. CAL, jan AT IL O'Clock sharp
shock OF earthquake was felt here. The move
meat was north and south, and il lasted about
nfteen seconds Clocks were stopped and build
ings rocked, but no damage Is reported
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WHarrog, Jan 2-[special l--Seven persons
hare been sent 10 the Sseilaeoom asylum frosa
the Bag cities during the past month Ole
gohanson was the last 70 go.
The people OF whatco-n county have paid up
their taxes this year even better than ususL
The delinquent List viii not be large.
The old board OF county commissioners Is
closing up business and VIII give way 70 the
new board next Monday.
The consolidation OF New and Old Whatcor1
gives the new city population suftscient for
taken last June the city had s.oo0-probably
1900 now or the fourth city in size in The state
1t viii probably be sixty days before the election
for the new city cal take place. owing 10 the
fact that the old councils must settle up The al
fairs Of their respective towns before entering
the Dew co-rartncrxhip. Many candidates tor
the Offices are sseyeloFirsc
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THE HOME RULE STRUGGLE.
Tory Advice TO Gladstone-Parnen and
O'Brien to Confer Again.

LONDON, Jan. 2-The DAILY telegraph (con-
servativel today invites the followers of Glad
stone TO recognize manfulIy the distssteful fact
that home rule for Ireland Is defunct The
present policy of the liberal party, the Ts,egrapa
thinks, is certain % give way 10 q different pro-
gramTne, while the party itself viii st the same
time have to make new combinations After the
next election, says the Telegraph home rule will
be barely represented in parliament. and will
sink 70 the level OF the Radical fads socialism,
total abstinence and the aHti-vaceinat;ou craze
The same paper further urges Gladstone 20 Gis-
card ySin imaginings and return 10 the ancient
WAYS OF liberalism, and advocates the rearranc-
ing of the parliamentary groups into q great
national party on one side of the house OF com
mons, and on the other 3 minority of restless,
poweTless Irish sepsratists and English social
lists.
DUBLIN, jan a-Psrnell has arrived in this
CITY and Is now holding long conference with
Timothy n. Harrington and DR. Joseph Kenny.
Ii is understood that the conference between
Parnel and O'Brien viii be resumed Tuesday
next
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

new ordinance that will result in the closing
al a number Of saloons, went into effect at san
Bernardino, Cal, Friday. II provides that ma
torais Of the voters in any voting precinct. as
shown by the total vote east st the last regular
election. may protest against any license being
granted 10 their precinct. ana that the board OF
have already been closed by these petitions.
At stockton. Friday. Judge Swinnerton gave
judgment for the stockton Agricultural Works
against the Glen Falls and other insurance CON-
panies for their pruportionate amount of $4,000.
the afbtiSated amount of loss By the burning of
harvester works two years ago. judgments viii
be entered against sixty-;hree insurance CON-
pGnieS
On the third day OF the mining convention at
Cheyenne. wyo., Friday, addresses were deliv-
ercd by Colonel Flick. OF Denver; Chief Justice
6rossbeck, OF wyoming: ]. :. Bartlett. ex.(;ov-
crnor Hoyt, Z. A stock. editor of the Cheyenne
daily Saa, and ;. f. Crawford.
A contest over the ownership of tract of
land at Newark, Ark. led 10 q shooting affray
Thursday night in which a negro named Cisve-
land and G z Pcrdure were shot and killed
and W. T. Magnes and Henry fedure fatally
wounded
The sonfhweS, International Exposition will
be held a; san Diego the four months beginning
November ]. 1891, and will be managed hy
Charles W Robinson, late OF the Spokane Falls
exposition
Near Baltimore. Thursday night, Engineer
Hoanett. flFeman Williams ana an unknown
naan were killed in q railway collision. Seven
teen passengers were more or less injured
Four deaths have been recorded as the rcxult
of the FIRE az the school fete at Morley Eng on
Thursday night. and several OF the injured
Children &-e not expected 70 recover
In an explosion st Portsmouth, O., Friday
Frank Perry, Ben Lawson, James swat. j. shaw
and lanes Gray were killed. Engineer Reno
was severely injured
Two masked robbers entered the once Of the
county treasurer al Buffalo. Nina. THURSDAY
Night. knocked the treasurer senseleSs, and
taking s. so He'd.
The Avenue hotel, 81 CoTSicsna, Tex, was
burned Thursday night, and Mr.. and Mrs Me-
/ Daniel. os McSregor, la, perished-
At Bueaos Ayrcs Thursday there was an i'm
1 posing demonstration il tavcr of rejoicing
General Mliare TO the presidency.
jules Lueien. Frenehman, aged g, insane,
/ was ioand dead near Merced. Cal, Thursday.
/ He died 81 exposure.
/ Nine mineEs were killed and ten fatally in.
/ surcd Friday by an explosion in q coal pit al
~BochUn, Westphali&
In quarrel az Trnekee, CAL Friday sitter.
NOON. Charles Damn shot and seriously wounded
Alfred AhnaS.
| The largest pavilion in southern California
vas dedteatcd st san RSrnardino Thursday
afternoon
/ The steamer Nevada. from New York fo- Iiy.
| eTrscol, arrived 81 London Friday morning.
Temperature ~ $. IA. Friday: Chicago. -:
/ Cincinnati. =; - Louis, So Minnipez. q
LES Angeles viii probably be admitted 70 mem.
ship Ia the California Baseball Lexgne
Alphoase PeyYat. French sGfher aud senator,
| Is dead.