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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-12

When you are fully acquaint-
ed with our offer to home-builders you
will see at once that under it you can obtain home
without any great effort The usual insament plan is ad-
med to be safe and economical method of building Our
plan is much liberal and advantageous than usual
nstament propositions that is really much better build
under it than attempt to attain home by any other method
There certain features regarding the Of homes
will build which should be considered.
We positively will not erect cheap houses in Renton Hill
The homes that put up there intended for home people, for
comfort and for service The minimum limit placed upon the
Of dwellings guarantee Of their quality The smallest lot
dimensions 6oxl20 feet No house will be erected closer than
Is feet to the front line Of lot
We retain the right to decline to sell lots to Objectionable
Regarding the points Of advantage possessed by BENTON Hill
as home ste you may receive full convincing proofs by in
pecng the property yourself BENTON Hill adons the Benton
addition its eastern boundary and is but minutes ride
upon the Madison street cars from Front street.
The car service upon this road should be considered is
the best in the city, During the recent storm the Madison
street cable was constant service and Renon Hill at all
times accessible Good service important point for home
builders to investigate
SACKMAN-P PHILLIPS INVESTMENT COMPANY
Bailey Building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

Countess of Duncrin, was building big sloop'
and, undsmaycd by his previous failure, Wa
going TO challenge for the Americas cup. lie
had joined the Bay of Quntc Yacht club, OF
Bccyillc, Ont, and tlat club was 10 be the
10 chalcng" for the cup On May 10 IN"
Bay of Quint" Yacht Club sent its formal chal-
lcnge on behalf of Captain Cuthbcrt to the
Ncw-lork Yacht club. The Atalanta was named
as the Canadian champion, and it. was asked
that the six months notice required by the d"c''
Of gift be waived n il could be. according TO
the terms of the deed, at the option Of IN"
club holding the trophy. The Ncw-Iork Yacht
Club at once held special meeting accepted
the challenge, proposed that "A series OF three
races be sailed and appointed special commit
tee to arrange the details
The Bay OF Quintc Yacht Club demanded that
the Ncw-lork Yacht Club name one yacht. which
should sail in all three races. To this the New
\ ork Yacht Club readily consented. In fact, the
CLUB conceded everything which Captain Cuth-
Bert wished AZ soon rs it was settled that
there was 10 be race for the cup, the New
York Yacht Clubs committee went about the
work of selecting boat. The sloOp Arrow
built by David Kirby, of Rye. Wcstchcster, had
the best record for speed at that time. She was
owned by Ross Winans OF Philadelphia. Mr.
Winans was not member Of the club, nor
was he in the country, so it was determined
TO telegraph to him, Offering to buy the boat.
Mr. Kirby. however. told the flag officers OF
the club that he was the designer OF the
Arrow he knew her defects. ard was confident
that he, could build Il faster boat. The Nag
officers OF the club at that time were Johh Is
Waller. commodore: james ID. Smith. vice-cohho-
dore' ana Hermann Oelrichs, rear commodore lh"y
gave Mr.. Kirby an order 10 build a yacht ana
he produced the Pocahontas. She was SAID at
the time to be an enlarged Arrow. and Mr. hirpy
was confident that in her he had improved on
the Arrow. The Oracle. owned By Charles a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

! ng breeze from wc,t-sou,hwc,t. and the tile was
the last OF III" flood. At II II the starting
! signal was given AID the yachts rroS-' on the
siarboard tack The Mischief led the Alta ANITA
over the line by one minute one second. Neither
yacht had her topsail set. and the Atalanta had a
reef in hcr nains,I. In In" lover bay both
yachts set their WORKING topsaii- The Mischief
constantly drawing away from the Malann the
LATTER boat shook ont her reef, but as her tOpsall
was set flying she had 10 tax" in that sail for Il
while in order that the halyardS might b. bent
! lower on Tie spirit. The crew of the Atallnth
was composed largely of volunteers from til" l'aN
Of Quntc Yacht Club. and tllcIr seemed hothli9
like discipline quick, sharp wor, on board me
Canadian The times of III" races al the South
west Spit buoy were a. follows:
Mi, hicf ~ II
Ara anita IL 10 -
From here ont to the Sandy Hook lishtship the
ATLANTA was 20 far a.tcm - deprlv" fhe con
test between Ter and IN" Mischief OF any interest
Try as she mlht the Canadian boat could not
close np the great gap between her ana the MIS-
chief That she not well sall" ! admitted,
but had she been sailed by IN" best yachting
| talent the world ever saw-shc never from start
TO finish would have had II ghost OF snow OF
winning the race The spectators who had come
| ont in tugs and yachts and steamers To see the
race ceased to take any thlne except Mhguld
interest in the Atalanta, and devoted themselves
10 looking at the fine work beng done DN the
Oracle The times of the Atalanta and Mischief
at the lightship were as follows
Xtaant,, Ss IA
On the run in the yachts had cracking breeze,
and al the Southwest Spit the ATLANTA was too
far astcrn to be timed The time Of the race
was as follows:
Elapsed Core ted
Name. Fineh
Aalanta II is 81 :0i :1j4 4:is :24'2 Is a0.
The Mischief beat the Atalanta - minute,
20 IL seconds on corrected time, ana 81 minutes
II Ia seconds on actual time
Tho second race of the series was sailed on
November TO- The result being forgone con-
clusion little interest WAS taken in the contest.
1t seemed almost cruel to race against such boat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02
THE vALKYRIE A FINE BOAT.

n
WHAT THE ENGLISH CUP-sEEKER LOOKS LIKE
HER OvER-MEAsUREMENTs.
The best picture Of the valkyIie which has reached
this side Of the water Is the one herewith given The
performances of Lord Dunravens yacht In her races
on the other side have proved that In sending her
to race for the America, Cup England sends her fastest
yacht. The English regard the Genesta and Thistle
the only really representative sloops which have
come over here 10 for the Americas Cup. 1t
would seem that II the Vakyrie is defeated there
would be no chance for a claim that she was not
thoroughly a representative of the best yachting
genius Of Great Britain. The new measurements Of
the Valkyre recently made startling In that they
showed waterline Of 66s2 feet instead OF IS feet,
the length she supposed to have the water.
line and the length specified In The challenge and the
agreement for the international race. According to
the compact regarding the for the cup entered
into between the NewYork Yacht Club and the Royal
Yacht Squadron both challenger and defender were
limited absolutely TO excess OF per cent over the
specified length OF SIS feet Every inch in excess Of
the specified length Is to be counted double In COM
putting time allowance sailing length computed
the present waterline OF the Valkyrie would, In
view Of the double penalty, seriously Interfere With
her chances OF winning provided the defender was OF
the specified length watcrline and the race close
1t is announced that the Valkyre's spars have
reduced other alterations made In her which
will bring her just within the limit.
by the time the Valhyrle reaches these shores she
Is likely to have again increased her load-waterins
length, she IS composite yacht and such boats a.
ways Increase I'm length and displacement little after
two or three months immersion. BY the use Of the
adze and by the stripping OF inside fittings she ca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

as the ATLANTA had proved herself to be. There
was no sport in it, cny expense and trouble. and
all wished it were well over with. The second
race started of the point Of the HOOK, ana
tho course WIS twenty miles to lceward and re-
turn in the open ocean. The wind blew "A fresh
WHOLESALE breeze from west by north The boats
jib-topsails "whlskercd OUT to starboard. They
carried cub-topsas. The Mischief crossed tine
starting line twenty seconds ahead of the Alta
run ont than she had ever done fore, and held
the Mischief well Both boats took in their
topsails and reefed their mansals the outer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02
CANADA FAILED AGAIN.
HER SECOND FUTILE ATTEMPT TO WIN
THE AMERICAS CUP.
ATALANTA NOT ONLY WAS SLOW But SHE WAS
POORLY HANDLED-iACES WHICH

ATALANTA NOT ONLY WAS SLOW But SHE WINS
POORLY HANDLED-hACES WHICH
WERE NOT RACES.
The fifth race for the Americas Cup, counting
the race in which the America won tlic
trophy, was Of little value Of itself and proved
nothing except that the Canadians hah not
kept pace with the Americans in yacht building
or yacht sailing. -Four years had elapsed since, III
1876, the Canadians had made their futile
attempt TO capture the cup with the Countess OF
Dufierin, when the Atalanta came here as
champion of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club to try
for the cup. If she a fair specimen OF
Canadian yacht and she was presumed to he, She
showed no advancement at all over the Countess,
and badly handled that the races were
almost farccal. Since the Cambria and Llvonla
races, yacht building had advanced rapidly Ill
England, and there were many boats on the other
side which could easily have defeated the sloops
which made a show Of the Canadian Alta
lanta, for yacht building in this country had not
made progress as it had in England. But this
the English We're not of, and the Americans
did not believe. There had been races be-
tween representative yachts of England and
America since the Iivonia came over and the
two nations had no means of gaugirg the progress
of each other. The Americans believed the
Oracle, Fanny, Mischief and Arrow to he the
fastest sloops in the world, and they had every
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

reason to believe Compared 10 the Atlanta
any one of these boats " wing"d-h""l"d
Mercury to a tortoise In the same year that the
ATLANTA came however there came another
boat, a little cutter from England called tn"
Madgc. Before the international races We're
sailed the little cutter sailed "A series ~ races
with American soopS Of her size, and sh" was a
revelation. 70 all those who had eyes not
blinded by prejudice she showed exactly how
Americans stood in yacht building compared with
England, how they had stagnatcd and what
a little boat sent over III" deck of steamer I'll"
had been a big cutter with a challenge for ia"
cup. She was a positive shock 10 the complaccn"y
OF American yachtsmcn. and while the victory
over the Atalapta added nothing to American
yachting except the prestige Of another victory.
tine cutter Madec set going that great revival Of
continued progress in American yacht building
Burgess, and which for rapidity Of development
and brlliancy Of succcssful achievement has cN-
ccedcd anything tn" world has ever soon. II
soon brought America ahead Of England and in
spircd that Close, keen rivalry between the two
countries in the matter of yacht building which
has been so beneficial 10 both
II should be said that the Ma1ge Scot
fish boat. designed by Watson. Nominaily, how
ever, rhc contest between the Mischief and
cdcnt of the year.
II was carly i'm 1881 that ncws reached New
York that Captain CutIbcrt, the designer Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

and that the condition of keeping IL open % be
countries upon the terms above laid down, shall
forever attach to it, thus making it pcrpetually
challenge cup for friendly competition between
foreign countries"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
THEIR NEV RESERVOIR.
Work Begun and Being Steadily Pushed
Forward

PEFERSBURG, VA, Nov. 25-Spe-
cial.-As stated in this correspondence
this morning. the warrant against the
Postal Telegraph Company was dismissed
yesterday in the Mayors Court This
morning a new warrant was served on
the manager OF the company here, which
has been forwarded to headquarters I'm
Richmond. The warrant charges that
the company did unlawfully violate q
printed ordinance OF the city of Peters
burg, providing for the regulation Of the
use of the streets, lanes, and alleys Of
the city of Petersburg by telegraph poles.
and TO fix the charges for the same.
The committee from the Citizens Pro-
tective Association and the Chamber OF
Commerce held meeting this morning
10 take some action I'm reference TO the
alleged delay OF the Petersburg Railroad
Company in shipping freights south Of
Petersburg. MIR. John McGin was ap-
pointed chairman Of the Joint committee
and Mr.. Thomas G.. Watkins secretary
The secretary was instructed 10 confer
at once with Mr.. Warren G.. Elliott, pres
ident OF the company. and inquire into the
reason OF this delay In the shipment Of
freights.
The preliminary work on the new res
ervoir was undertaken at the beginning
OF the week. and has been steadily pushed
with an Increasing force OF hands The
reservoir will be over 800 feet wide, and
VIII hold 100000 gallons Of watsr. The
dam proper will cost about $4,000. The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
DEATH or MRS. WILLIAMS.
The Widow of Charles Williams, the In
ventor of Modern Railroad system.

SCOTTSVILLE, VA, Nov. 2.-Alrs.
Nancy Williams died. in her S9th year,
at the residence Of Major u. W. Ander-
son OIL the 2lst instant. and vas buried
at the old family burying ground at Cen
trail Plains, Fluvanna county.
Mrs. Williams was the widow Of the
lamented Charles Williams, Y 30 was the
first inventor Of the modern railroad sys-
TEN. Three children su' vive the deceased.
Miss Mary Williams, Mr.. j. r. Williams,
Of Richmond city, and Mrs Anderson,
wife Of d. W. Anderson. our late repre-
sentative I'm the Virginia Legislature.
Mrs. Williams was a consistent and life
long member Of the Baptist Church. and
was beloved by all who knew her well.
Her husband was a son of a Baptist
preacher, Rev. Elisha Williams, OF Salem,
Mass. At the age Of twenty he invented
a plan by which a railway could be bunt
with Smooth iron rails" instead of the
use Of cogs. as was the only system up
TO that time. He obtained letters patent
from the United States government for
his invention, and while striving, unsuc-
cessfully, to secure aid from the Virginia
Legislature ia carry out his scheme, q
party having seized on the Identical idea
advanced by Mr.. Williams succeeded in
constructing a railway on his plan, from
which grew our present great railway sys-
TEN. the grandest and most wonderful
system for travel and transportation ever
known in the world.
Thus, after years Of toll. and the ex-
penditure Of $4,000, Mr.. Williams, although
the real inventor Of this system, never
received dollar for his trouble.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
FOX HUNT APPoMATT0x.
An Exciting Chase-Reynard Dashes Into
IA Stable.

PAMPL1N CITY, Nov 2S.-Speclal-
rule in debt and will be in conse-
quence forced to rush their crops upon
the market and sell at a sacrifice The
crop OF tobacco, after being cured, did not
come up TO our expectations 1T was
bruised and broken by the winds. and the
washing rains In many cases covered 1t
with mud and water.
our people are asking for relief
measure but are willing 10 await devei-
opments and4 abide the consequences, be-
lieving that Grover Cleveland win steer
the ship OF state Alright.
Our fox hunting club have brought in
about twenty this season. The last chase
a night or two since, was quite an ex-
citing one. The huntsmen jumped very
large fox and made a run of two hours
and half without a break. Reynard In
extremity endeayored to force an en-
trance into the private residence of Mr..
Law. DorSon, but not gaining admittaTc e
taken by the hounds and had TO submit 10
the inevitable.
Mr.. J. r. Freshman, OF Philadelphia, Is
in the city, and II. Nj. c.. Pamplin. Of
Norfolk, Is expected up here on
visit 10 relations and friends. and being
followers of Nimrod. will no doubt avail
themselves OF this good opprtunity for a
hunt.
Miss Lizzie Pankey. one OF Our most
charming young ladies. has been quite sick
for several days
The wheat crop In this section is doing
well. Our farmers have taken advantage
OF the beautiful weather In making prepa-
sations for the coming crops-much clean
Ing up and following donA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

brated tonight. DIR. siedd presided Sec
ratary Ietty and Treasurer Marks sub
m,tted reports The total amount raised
this year for missions by the virginia
Conference is over $i,Soo-a grand showing.
This is hlgh-water mSTk, and In spite OF
the financial depression, more than was
ever raised before. Rev. II. g. Morrison,
ID. d.. one OF the missionaries, and secre-
tary OF the Southern Methodist Church,
delivered an eloquent and stirring address.
The financlal depression throughout the
country does not seem to have curtdiled
the work OF the Church in any partic-
ular except as 10 local collections III
certain quarters.
Four of the preachers are happy In their
matrimonial realizations. and brides 20
that number are on hand
Chatam Circuit gives up Rev. r. v
Carson. by the law OF four years hnita.
ton. with regret. He has received wv
members and raised $1,000 in his four
years work.
Professor w. w. Robertson, president
Of the Wesleyan Female Institute at
stanton, Va, Is attending the CONFER
ence.
Bishop CRANBERRY will preach at Nam
Street church tomorrow morning anu Or
dain the deacons after the sermon.
Rev w G. Walden, of Central church'
Manchester. will preach at Mt. vernon
church tomorrow night, and the ordi-
ration Of elders will follow.
The Richmond and Manchester minis
ters who will preach Sunday are Rev.
w. v. Tudor G.. II. Ray. w. r. Judkins,
r. n. Sledd, Paul Whitehead, e. Z. Dad
mum, and r. II. Bennett.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
MISS RUBY,
Pedigree and History of the Famous Eng
iish setter.

Miss Ruby. the English setter, winner
Of the first prize. and the purse Of 500. in
the all-stage stake Of the Eastern Field
Trials Club. at Newton, y. G., comes Of
Richmond stock. She is a granddaughter
of old Trinket and Dashing River. owned
respectively. during their lifetime, by
Mr. T. f. Taylor and Mr.. Ad. Dill, Of
this city.
The dame of Miss Ruby is Ruby D.. and
was bred by Mr.. Al. Diii. Her sire Is
Gladstone Boy. Miss Ruby is owned by
Mr.. L. Lorillard. Jr, Of New York. She
was handled in the trials by Mr.. Charles
Tucker, of Stanton Depot. Miss Ruby
is a handsome white ald orange. and is
built on winning lines. She has fine
field-trial record. She made the following
winnings I'm 1892:
Divided Sd Southern field trials. Derby;
won 80 Philadelphia Kennel Clubs field
trials; won Sd Central field trials.
Miss Ruby is little sister 10 the
field-trial winners Lora now dead and
Sam X. Gladstone.
Dick Fox. that ran second TO Miss Ruby
on Friday. is owned by the Blue Ridge
Kennels, In this State and Count Glad
stone, that divided third, vas owned at
one time by Messrs. Ad Din and Harry
Colquitt, of this city. He is now owned
by Avent and Hitchcock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
NOW KOPE ELIAS RETTRES.
abandons the Col eetorship of Western
Carolina.

RALEIGH. N c., Nov 25.-Special.-
Mr.. f. Nj. Simmons formally and off,
cially too charge of the office Of collector
Of internal revenue here this afternoon.
and was duly sworn in in the presence of
crowd or gentlemen, Judge n. j. Rid
dlck administering the oath of office. II
Is given out that no appointments will he
announced by the new collector till early
next week.
1t is learned from an authoritative
source here to-day that Kope Elias has
decided TO retire from the appointment
as collector Of revenue for the Western
North Carolina district and that Mr.. NJ
e. Carter. of Asheville, has been agreed
upon by all parties concerned as his sue
cessOr.
Governor Carr to-day offered a reward
or 500 Tor the capture Of w. NJ. Sauderlin
VINO Is wanted in Clay county for the
murder OF li'tle William Hill. Sanderlin
had quarrel with young Hnrs father
and shot at him, but killed the son in.
stead.
The Governor has ordered q snecial
term or Caldwell Superior Court 10 no
held the second week in January. for the
trial of civil cases. Judge T.. T. BovIin
will preside. mn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
INSPECTING THE ROUTE.
City Editor Coleman Makes Horse-Back
Trip Over the New Line To Lexington.

LEXINGTON, VA, Nov. 25.-Speciai-
Mr.. H. A. Coleman, city editor OF the
Roanoke Record, was here this week.
and / understand made a horseback
trip over the unfinished portion of the
b. & o. railroad from Salem, Va, 70
this point, to secure certain data for
the new railroad company that proposes
constructing another road out Of 1.-The
Magic City" Sxty-two miles from this
point to Salem, Va, all Of the grading,
fill, culvert. abutment, pier, and other
necessary construction work for rail-
road, has been done. and the vast amount
of money thus spent lies idle and brings
no return. IT'S a pity the route cannot
be built by some company.
Senator Charles J. Faulkner, Of West
Virginia, was here this week TO take his
son Charles home, who has been III
with fever
Colonel ]. D. II. Ross. delegate from the
Tenth congressional district TO the farm
ers Congress at Savannah, Ga, Deem
Der l2th, will attend that body.
The last sad chapter of the suicide
of young Charles Wsrrick. has Just been
made known. He was to have been mar
ried on the 7th OF December, TO Miss
Camp. of Marietta, Ga, a very wealthy
young lady. She attended the funeral at
Warm Springs on the 18th. The several
letters that the young man left give
no intimation of the causes that led up
TO the awful act. Some think that he
worried because he was not financially
the equal of his prospective bride, other
wise he was her equal in every respect.
The condition of Mr.. Benton Tankers-
lev, injured near Goshen last week by
a runaway horse, is reported to be
worse. His skull was slightly fractured.
The knowing ones say that there is
some prospect Of the extension south to
Salem, or some other point In that
vicinity. of the b. & o. railroad, and that
II the financial conditions improve that
we will see that important work under
Roadway in the spring.
Sunday a large black bear was seen
i'm the popuious section near Moffetts
creek, and the whole community turned
out to capture the animal, and with
success. A bear-hunt by blue-stocking
Scotch Irish Presbyterians on a Sabbath
is something rare in these parts. But
the enemy had to be run out.
Wednesday next, at l o'clock, the so
ciety event of the season so far VIII
take place when Hon NJ. w. Paxton,
editor of the Rockbridge County News,
will lead TO the altar Miss Mary Louisa
Hopkins as his bride. Both the bride
and groom-e.ect are prominent society
people. The wedding will take place at
the home of the bride, and Immediately
after the ceremony they will start on a
tour Of the northern cities.