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The herald., 1894-02-26
A FIsTIC CARNIVAL.
Henry Peppers of Los Angeles Whips
Dan Hickey.

Henry Peppers of Los Angeles Whips
Dan ickny.
SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 25. The entire
pugilistic fraternity deserted San Fran
cisco today, going by steamer to Sausali-
to. quiet and quite exclusive suburb
on the bay, where two lively mills were
fought in Wildwood glen, formerly a
beer garden. Dan Hickey of Australia
was knocked out in four rounds by
Henry Peppers, negro from Los Ange-
les, and Jerry Marshall, negro who
fought Critic to draw in Australia,
knocked out Charley Sweeney. also an
Australian, in the fret round. Sweeney
was pretty badly .urt, and did not re-
gain conscienceness for several minutes.
A constable arrested Marshall, but
finally allowed him to 60.
The herald., 1894-02-26
PICHACo PLACER MINES.

Experts Pr0nounca Them the Richest
They Bave RIVER SseD.
YUMA, Ariz., Feb 25.-Clayton Smith,
E. ]. Locke and J. @. Potter. well kno wn
English mining engineers, left for Lon.
don today after having carefully ex-
amined the Picacho placer mines, plant
and machinery, upon which the com
pany has spent nearly $3.50 900. They
pronounce the minee the richest they
have ever seen, and recommend the
company to go ahead and place the work
in the hands OF the best mining men tc
be had on The Pacific coast.
The herald., 1894-02-26
1LL-sTARRED TOURISTS.
Steele Mackaye and Hon. II. b. stra
Died Aboard Trains.

Steele Mackaye and Hon. II. b. Strait
Died Aboard Trains.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 25.-Steele Mac
kaye died this morning at Timpus. Colo.
a small station near the New Mexico
line, aboard Santa Fe train on the way
to San Francisco.
The remains will be sent to Chicago
tonight. DR.. Parker and DIR. Fnney
held an autopsy and found the cause of
death was cancer in the stomach. The
deceased was 81 years old. He leaves a
widow and ak children. five boys and
one girl, all grown.
Ell PAso. Tex, Feb. %. .-Ex Congress-
man H. B. Strait, who for IL years rep-
resented Minnesota in the national
house OF representatives, died on Mex
lean Central train here this morning
He had been on pleasure trip and was
suddenly taken i'll.
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DEEDS OF HEsoisM.
A Score of Lives Saved by Party o
Brave M n.

score OF Livos saved by Party or
Brave M n.
VINELAND N. j.. Feb 20. Two lives
were losI and score placed in imminent
peril by fire which Consumed a portion
OF the STATE nome for feeble minded
children. The Wet ms were j. H. Sage,
engineer OF the institution, and his wife.
who acted as q laundress. Sixteen help
lees and well nigh idiotic children slept
on the lower floor, and for time it
seemed nothing short OF q miracle could
save them. On the upper hJor was
about the same number of adults, all in
like danger. 4 dozen brave men, headed
By Augustue Speer, stage driver. bros Q
down the doors and rushed into the
burning building, rescuing the children
at the imminent risk OF their own lives,
and carrying to place OF safety the
women who had slept on the upper
f1oOrs
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OPEN TO INVESTIGATION.

Chief arthur Invites tho Knights of
Labor To Go Ah ad.
CLEVELAND, o.. Feb. 25. Regarding
the proposed investigation of his record
by the Knights of Labor, Chief Arthur
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers said ,oday he has nothing to do
with the Knights OF Labor nor Il ev with
him. "If they want to inves tgate,"
said he, "let than 20 ahead" Arthur
declined to say anything about the ss-
eettion that he paid taxes on Sill, ZOO
worth OF propertv.
The herald., 1894-02-26
FAR BELOW ZERO.

Intensely Cold Weather In New York
and New Engtaud,
CATsKILL. N. Y, Feb. %. 5.-Intensely
cold weather has prevailed the past 4S
hours. Yesterday the tempe rature
here was IL deg. below zero at daylight t.
and scarcely got above zero all day. On
the Cstskill mountains il was % below.
This morning it was IA below in the viii
lage and 26 below in the mountains.
AUGUSTA, Ma. Feb. rs The temper
aiure was the lowest OF the season in
this sertion today. In this city it was
26 deg. below zero, and at Wsterville 81
below.
The herald., 1894-02-26
CATHOLICISM IN AMERICA.

Archbishop Ireland Wants the Church
to Eschew P0iintcs.
sr. PAEL. Mimi, Feb 25-In a SER
mon on the Catholic Church in America
at the cathedral today, Archbishop
Ireland said the church under the con.
stitution had all the rights and privi-
le9es she desired. Referring to anti
Catholic agitation, the arch bishop said
it would coon die out if not noticed. He
strongly deprecated the mixing of the
church in politics, and said it would be
great misfortune if the church were to
be the ally of one special party.
The herald., 1894-02-26
nlsrukRED HIS PEACE.
A Yoeng Husband Ha" His Youthful
Nff., Arresred.

Yosng Huaband Ha% His Youthful
wife Arresred.
SAN JOSE, Osl.. Feb 25 Early this
morning T. A Day a young man from
Sanger, Freeno county, caused the ar
rest Of his 17-year.old wife, on the
charge Of disturbing his peace. the dis
turbance being OF an unusual sort. The
couple came here few days ago and
hired apartments in a lodging house,
being accompanied by friend, named
Ed Sease. Day grew suspicious that his
wife had transferred her affections to
Sease, and when his suspicious were
confirmed, hastened after warrant.
The young VIE was arrested in Sease's
room and spent the morning in jail.
This afternoon she was released and will
return to Sanger.
The herald., 1894-02-26
% atb of Co Drossrr.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, F, b. 25.--Col. jasper
NJ. Dresser, a.. uieu Today, aged ST He
was nemoer OF The hrst company that
responded to L'nroln's call 10 tr ,ops
and caiei of staff fer General McCler-
naud. He was electd senator in 1856; !;
was trustee OF Purdue unisersity; q
SD degree Mason, and president he
rndsrwriters' association Of tie nor b.
aaI
The herald., 1894-02-26
A rRANsArLANrlo GALE.

1t Strikes the Coast OF ireland with
Great Force.
LONDON Feb. 25.-Tne transatlan tic
gale struck the coast of Ireland today
with great violence. The Holyhead
packet with 1854 sacks of mail for the
Lucanis was an hour and q half late
crossing the channel. This delayed the
Lucania's departure until 2:l5 p. M.
The Lucania met the full force of the
gale in the Irish sea and proceeded
against head storm. Seven hundred
passengers aboard tender were unable
to approach the Servia until the latter
was harbored.
The herald., 1894-02-26
OFF FOR REoR !; rsNw.

The President - d Sacrstary Gresham
Go Duck Shaottng.
WASHINGTON. Feb 25 I'm a heavy
snowstorn the president, Secretary
Gresham and Captain E Esans, secretary
of the lighthouse board, started on a
pleasure trip down the Potomac. The
president looked rugged and vigorous.
Guns and other traps were put aboard a
little lighthouse tender and the party
started down ths river to be absent sew
eral days. The president will try his
luck at duck shooting. The trip is
taken solely for rest and recreation.
The herald., 1894-02-26
BRAZILIAN REBELS.
The Revolution Making Progress In the
Southern Provinces.

The Revolution MAKING Progress IN the
Southern Provinces.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The Times pub
lishes dispatch from Montevideo un-
der date of February 25th, sent by a
correspondent from Rio on February
25th. 1t says Saraiva and his army are
advancing towards Sao Paula, while
Saloado's army is in the vicinity OF
Porto Alsgre, holding in check the gov
eminent troops and preventing their
movement northwsrd. The insurgents
are completely in control of the states
of Parana, Santa Catharina and Rio
Grande do Sui. The government yester-
day sent 800 men TO reinforce the gsrri-
son at Sac Paulo. Abeavy artillery fire
is being kept up between the forts and
some musketry along the shore front.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 25 The insur-
gents in Rio Grande do Sui have entered
the city of Santa Ana.
The herald., 1894-02-26
Death OF Martin Sachs.

SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 25.-Martin
Sachs, a millionaire merchant of this
city, d ed this morning at his vineyard
near ST. Helena. His death was sudden
and somewhat unexpected. He was
over SO years OF age. Death was caused
by fatty degeneration of the heart.
Sachs was a native of Germany and
came to California in 1852. and engaged
in the wholesale dry goods business.
The herald., 1894-02-26
A section House Bnrnsd.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. ga special to
the Record Union says: The section
house at Shingle Springs was set on fire
this morning and consumed. The flames
made such rapid progress that the fam
ily, who we're asleep, had difficulty in
escaping. and Mr.. and Mrs. Pigott were
quite badly burned.
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Comm,..ion~r MoDni Dying.

CRrsToN. a., Feb. 25 j. ". McOill,
chairman of the interstate commerce
ls gradually growing
weaker. He has hsen Ill with typhoid
lever and maiarial ever Tor the past two
weeks, and, owing TO his advanced
years, probably csnnotsnrvive. Al 8 80
O'Clock tonight the doctor ssid his
wa very nigh and that the
patient was gradually srowing oree.
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x.sa ~ Fontpad..

SAN Francisco, Feb. 25.--rhs body OF
Fl. X. Byers, sewing machine agent.
was found in the ay today. Byers was
last seen on the night of February 9Th,
and as he had considerable money on
his person and also gold watch and
chain, the police are OF the opinion that
he was murdered by footpads.
The herald., 1894-02-26
French Anarchists.

PARIS. Feb. 25.-The police today
raided the lodgings of number OF
anarchists. two Of whom were arrested.
A quantity of chlorate powder and
documents we're seized.
Lyons, Feb. 25.--Another bomb was
discovered here today with the fuse
quenched.
The herald., 1894-02-26
A Family Of seven Cremated.

GURpoN, Ark, Feb. 25.-News has
reached here of the burning of farm
house and it's occupants, 10 miles west
of Murirsesboro, Pike county. John
Vert, farmer. his wlie y, d fise
dren occn pied the house and all perished
in the flames.
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Uoprr,..m.n wn.on,s oond Ition.

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 Representa-
tive " ilson's son received the follow z
telegram this evening from Cons, l.
General Crittenden, City OF Mex ces
"Wilsou doing well as can be expected.
Temperature good; no Immediate
danger is still at Gusdalajars."
The herald., 1894-02-26

Tooth brushes. g carry q complete
line and cell them at 10, Id, 20, 20, 30,
40 and 80 cents, and guarantee every
brnsh. Littleboy's Pharmacy, Sll South
Sprng street.
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DR.. French OF Philadelphia, Pa, guar
antees his nerve and Drain tabfete to
cure in every case refunds the money.
For sale bv of q Vaughn, druggists,
corner Fourth aud Spring streets.
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French Elrctinna.

PARIS. Feb. 25.--The elections in six
municipalities resulted in the return OF
five Socialists rnd une Moderate Repub.
lican.
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Thurston's Millinery and California
Straw Works. 264 s. Main street. oppo
site Third.
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Adm,.sion. TO the Fair.

SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 25.-The admis-
sions to the tair today we're l5,237
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Fitzgerald, music iealer, has removed
to lis South Spring street.
The herald., 1894-02-26
CITY LANDS.

HR. POTTS EXPLAINS HOW
THE MUNICIPAL DOMAIN WAS
BARTERED FOR THE PRoyER-
BIAL TESS OF POTTAdE.
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FoR THE DISTRICT oR SOUTH
ERN cALIFoR MA: FAIR WEATH-
Err; SLIGHTLY COOLER; WEST
ERLY WINDS.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29
ATHLETIC NOTES

81 II Copple Of bancroft, Ncb and
Is ! Henderson ~ California, two
Wrllknown professional sprintcrs &C.
aar4ing 10 the Denver lCol.l Tunes
san. me. in a eDo.yard race ~ Denver
vi. recently. and CoPplc won Ia the
c,narEablc time Of ~ e.5s
IN mail vote Of the Amateur
Athletic union. taken recently. the
constitution has been amended 70 pro.
eide FOR tho formation Of the Pacific
Northwest association. comprising the
tates Of Montana, Idaho, Oregon and
tashingtoa The following amend.
aent has also been made 10 tie CON
ytitution; Article y. Section 9--No
,ersnn shall be eligible 10 compete IA
MS athletic meeting, game or enter.
atnmcnt given or sanctioned by this
auion. Or by any active member there.
" who shall during the progress %
any meeting. game or entertainments
ID above described wear the rccog-
aized en- blcm, colors or design Of any
hub other than the one he is entered
rom and no person shall wear any
emblem. colors or design Of recognized
hubs unless eligible 10 compete for
same
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29

beam and is straighter Like the
Yankee builders craft, her overhang
is all forward Her lines are as
nearly straight as 1t is possible for
them to be- There is no convexity
anywhere She is built to leap over
the water and not go through 1t
She is 26 feet Q inches over all and
6 feet 4 inches beam. Three inches
above the water.line she measures %
feet 3 inches Her actual water-line
measurement is 20 feet 81 inches
This gives some idea of the sharpness
of her bows She is e5 inches deep
She carries 400 feet Of canvas IN her
two sails, of which 100 feet is in the
jih. Her center-board is steel plate
three-eighths of an inch thick and
weighing sixty-five pounds.
The Onawa sails best in strong
winds Her small sail area gives her
rivals an advantage in light airs
They have heavy gales on Minnetonka
and there are no waters near New
York where it is so squally as IT is on
this inland lake. The Onawa was
never reefed, while other boats had IN
two reefs, and she never shipped
water She fairly leaps over the heavy,
choppy seas When squall strikes
her she can be handled SO that she
leaps from under it like a race horse
from under the spur II is almost be-
yond belief how she can stand up
under them. She can go very close to
the wind. but she can foot so fast that
she makes up the distance in footing.
In her races she has managed to about
hold her own with the other boats on
the wind, and when it came to reach
ing and running, she ran away from
them as if they were anchored. Hel
quickness is amazing particularly in
stays. No other boat on the lake car
approach her in this respect
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29
rAe DIAMOND.

The indianapolis club has signed
ln.ielder Roat and Luby, late OF MI
yankee
The Pittsburg club has recalled
pitcher Nicoi from Franklin.
The baltimore club has suspended
pitcher Inks for characterization
Inaelder Boomer will probably be
transferred from baltimore to Wash.
ington
The Pittsburg club is negotiating
for the release of Third Basemnn
Reilley Of the phillies.
pitcher Harry Fournier, one of tho
star twirlers OF the New England
league, has jumped his contract with
tho Pawtucket club
Peter Maher has issued challenge
60 the world for fight under London
rules for $1,000 side and the cham
pionship of the world.
The Boston club has released Catch
or Charles CANCEL because of his Mt
tempted assault upon baseball Editor
Morse.
The Pittsburg Dispnt h rises to re
mark that 1.-The sole mnity that SUR
rounds a checker contest is out o.
place on the ball field,
baltimore has more postponed thar
any other club; Boston and ST. boul
have the least
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29
SPORTING NOTES.


The New York State Chess associa-
ton will hold its annual summer
tourney at Buffalo. Aug. IA tolls.
Fred Hovey was the winner of the
Neighborhood clubs tennis tourna-
ment at West Newton.
Malcolm Chase easily defeated Foote
in the Tuxedo tennis tourney last
week and subsequently defeated Ho-
bart in the championship match for
the Tuxedo cup
Madeline dc Mora. the female cham
pion fencer of France, has issued a
challenge to meet any female fencer
In the United States with foils and
broadswords for the championship Of
the world and R209 a side.
During game Of hurting at Boston,
in the presence OF 10. 600 people. John
o'Snllivan and NJ Lilas had a misun.
Outstanding, and the former struck
Lilas in the face with hurting stick.
breaking his jaw
In the Manchester tennis tournament
Bndlong the intercollegiate cham
pion. won from Fred Hoyey after the
latter virtually had the match well il
hand and was the seeming victor. TIL,
score was &C., 20, rs
Al Chicago. in the final round il
doubles OF the western tennis tourna
ment the Neel brothers, Carr II anC
Sam r., won the title of champions o
the west for 1924. They defeate,
Waidner and Moulding. the pluck
pair from the North End club. in thre,
straight sets
Sam i. Chase still holds the cham
pionship Of the west in tennis. lie sue
cessfully defended his title to tina
honor by defeating Carr H. Neel III
winner OF the western championship
tournament, in close and excitin
ontest on the grounds Of the Chicag
Tennis club.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29
THE RING


At St John. n b, July %, Dick
Moore. the middle weight, fought a
six.round draw with local fighter,
named Powers
Jack Dempsey. the ex-nonpareil.
and Australian Billy Mccarthy will
fight before the Auditorium Athletic
club at New Orleans on Aug. 20
Mike Haley. manager of the pugi-
lists who now has Jerry Marshall in
hand, states that the latter is not an
Australian, but was born in New
York, where his father still resides
Abbott, the English feather. weight
knocked Young OF Brooklyn out in
the fourth round at Alexandria, July
10 The fight between Hite Peekham
and Billy Ernst failed to develop
Jem Howse. a noted English trainer
OF pugilists, who trained Jem Smith
when the latter fought Jake Eilrain
for $40, 600 and the championship o.
the world in France, died in England
recently.
ED" Smith, the Denver pugilist
who knocked out Joe" Goddard, has
decided TO go east and challenge Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons to fight him to
q finish for stake Of $40, 600 aside and
purse.
The outlook for boxing is rather
dim at present All the contests for
which licenses have been granted in
Boston have taken place, and it is re.
ported that no more licenses will be
granted by the authorities OF that city.
Ted" Collins and Myra Coons of
Philadelphia fought ten-round draw
on the outskirts of Chester, Pa, July
30 for purse of $3.50
Michael Moran and Tom Fitzpatrick
Of Liverpool fought twenty rounds in
Sheffield, England, July 30, for a purse
of Rlo0 Moran was easy.
Harry FinniclS, the Arkansas Kid. I"
put Tommy Dasforth out IN seven
rounds before the Twin City Athletic
club. Minneapolis, on July 2s,
Tom o'RourlSe has deposited $500 on
behalf of Dixon for n fight with
George johnson, the English feather
weight champion, for So 500 side
and the championship of the world
Jack Ryan and Mike Casey, two mid
dle.weights fought eighteen rounds
in New York. July 81 the former
winning. Casey had his nose broken
in the ninth round, The ight was for
$3.50
Andy" Bowen, the Louisiana light
weight, and Jimmy" Carroll have
been matched to fight TO finish be-
fore the Auditorium club of New Or
leans ON Aug The winner will re-
ceive purse of 81, 500
Billy Brady, Corbett's manager
says Paris is boxing mad at present
Right in the heart of the city fights
take place nightly. Some day, ] was
told, an efforts will be made to secure
big International fight"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29

the original boat. The Minnetouka
was built too quickly, and besides.
she is fin-keel The designer never
saw a fin-keel boat in his life until he
built the Minnetonka.
The designer Of this remarkable
boat is only "a years old. He has
lived on Minnetonka's shores nearly
all his life. He does the designing,
and with the assistance of his brother
also does all the work on the boats
The two other boats sent east are in
New England waters, and they are
expected to make very good show
ing. But much depends upon the
handling of the craft Mr. Burton
and his SON Ward, who is one of the
best amateur sailors that ever held a
tiller, can probably sail the onawa
ten minutes faster over n ten.mile
course than any one on Lake Mime
tonka, and there are fine sailors out
there
1t is not impossible that these Dyer
boats may take the same place in
eastern waters that they have in the
west, and therefore II becomes inter-
esting to examine the first and best
of them. The onawa looks like n
racer She suggests a thoroughbred
runner, and she acts like one. AT the
first glance she suggests the modern
Herreshoff boats but il does not take
long to see that her lines are finer
and sharper. Comparing her with a
Herreshoff of the same size 1t may be
said that she is shallower, has less
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29

that not of the most valuable sort;
but she is one of the fortunate few to
whom opportunity has come while
laboring in the ranks and as she is
sensible and anxious to deserve the
gifts possibly in store for her. her
future is illumined BY promise. She
decided upon a stage career not
through any vain appreciation of her
powers, but simply selected il as .
means OF livelihood which seemed to
promise the most satisfactory returns
She had no preliminary training, but
was endowed with singing voice of
power and compass, which secured
for her position in the chorus of the
Conrejd Opera company, in which
capacity she made her professio-Sssl
debut three years ago. at the
that company one-half of the
season. and then joined the Lillian
Russell Opera company, with which
she remained in the chorus for one
season, when the sudden illness of one
of the ladies in the ballet led her to
transfer her allegiance to that branch
of the business and she has remained
in the ballet ever since up to the date
of joining the company of which she
is at present a member. She aban-
doned the ballet temporarily to accept
small part in The Passing Show
and was also fortunately selected as
the understudy for Adele Richie, the
then prima donna for the company.
This lady, fancying herself aggrieved.
suddenly presented her resignation,
which, being as precipitantly accept
ed, left vacant her role, which was
Immediately bestowed on her under
study, who filed it so satisfactorily
that she was retained in it, and thus
Miss Carlisle became prima donna of
the company, a position which she
still holds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29
wEsrgRN LEAGUE NorEa.

Ex-Umpire Norman Baker has
signed with Minneapolis. As Milwan-
kee has Kirltley Baker. also pitcher,
the papers will have 10 be careful not
to get these Bakers mixed
Daniels OF Kansas City has the win
ming record for Western league pitch
ers.
Kansas City has released pitcher lAl
Mauck and signed Tom Ramsey
Donohue Of Kansas City has caught
seventy-hye consecutive games and is
sound as dollar. He says he is going
TO finish the season out
Catcher Pete Lonman has sbeen re-
leased by Milwaukee.
Jack Luby has been released by
Milwaukee again This time it viii
stick. Frank Genins is considered the
the star outfield of this league.
Detroit has released Milt West and
Jerry Hurley.
indianapolis has signed pitcher
Knorr
Third baseman Wilson OF the min.
mics is called The Congressman, =
old Free Trade and STARVATION
Wages" 81 different points along the
Western route,
Perry Wcrden il unpopular in the
cities OF Western league outside o.
Minneapolis.
Carnthers' broken finger will nj
doubt lay him up for the rest of th'
season
Foreman Is pitching II great gam,
this summer The old mans arm /
all right