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CONFIRMED THE CHALLENGE e.
Mr.. Rose Cables the New York Yacht
Club TO Tint Effect.

Club to That Effect.
New York, Sept. 24.-The fol lowing
cablegram has been received at the New
York Yacht Clubhouse:
Newmarket, Sept. "a.
". S. Oddic, Secretary New York Yacht
Club, New York:
Your message received. ] confirm per
,onally challenge sent through Royal Vic
toria Yacht Club in my name. Confirma-
tory letter viii follow immediately, and
! make no restrictions as 10 conditions.
CHARLES ROSE
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Rosebuds win Again.

The Rosebuds defeated the Young De
tenders by the score of 20 to 3. The
Rosebuds claim they are the strongest anna
teur team in the District under fifteen
years of age. The players are: Lynch. c..
Costello, p; Powell, 1b, Dawson. 2b n alley,
3b; Sullivan, ss, Beckett, IF. Agan, CT, and
Sullivan, If.
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Earned runs-BaItinlore, 3: Philadelphia
@. Two-base hits-Clemcnts, Mcmahon.
Three-hase hit-Jennings. Sacrifice hits
Keeler. Boyle and OrIn. stolen bases
KeeIer, Brodic and Turner. Double
plays-Jenuings TO Carey: Jennings, I'M
assisted: Reitz, and Carey; Jennings 10
Gleason to Carey. First base on balls
Or Mcmahon. /; off 0rth, /. Hit by
pitched baIl-By Mcmahon, L. Passed
b,lls-ClenIents. Time-2 hours. Um-
pire-Mr. Kccfe.
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Earned runs-Lousville, 1; Pittsburg,
.. First base on errors-Louisvile. l; Pitts
burg, 3. Lefton bases-Loulsville, 10; Pitts
burg, .. First base ON nballs-Off McDermOtt,
3; orr Foreman, 4. Struck out-By McDer-
mott, 3; by Foreman, /. Three-base hits
base hits-stenzel and Heckley. Sacrifice
hits-O' 'Bren. Stolen nbascs-Stenzel. Double
plays-O' Brienand Hassamer. Hitbypitchcd
ball-Clarke. Donovan, and Cltngman. Wild
pitch-McDermott. Umpire-Emslle. Time
-2:O4
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striking out. 7

'Battcd In place of James.
Earne,i runs-Washington, 4; New York,
/. FIRST base by erTors-Ne:J York, l.
Left on bases-Washington, =; New York,
D. First base on balls-off James, 9.
off Clark. 2. Struck out-By James, 3.
by Clark. =. Honerun-McGuire. Three
base hit-StafTord. Two-base hits
Doyle and Selbach. Sacrifice hit-Fan
Haltren. Stolen bascs-AbDey =, Cart
wright, Fuller, Tiernan, Stafford =, and
Doyle. Double plays-Demont and Cart
wright. Hit by pitcher-By James, |; by
Clark, /. Wild pitch--JaInes. Passed
hails-AirGuirc /: Doyle, 2. Umpire,
Hurst. Time of game, hours.
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NEARLY A SHUT-OUT.
st. Louis Managed to Get One Ru
From the Cincinnatis.

From the Cincinnatis.
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept 24.-The feature of
to-day's game was the narrow escape st.
Louis made from quitting without sint0
score.
The Browns executed another twist on
the players when Cooley was put on third
and Samuels acted as shortstop.
George Miller went behind the bat and
Kissinger faced him. For Cincinnati Rhines
and Vaughn occupied the points. The
Browns and Reds will play two games
Wednesday, Score:
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SeIactionr..

First race-Pope, Lady May, and Phila-
Gelphia.
Second race-Lottie F., Fred Munich, and
Rodney.
Third race-Tribute, silva, and Renais-
sance. -9- .-li7'
Fourth race-Frank D., Eclipse, Jr., and
Harry Warren.
Fifth race-Minnie g., Dr. Reed. and
Irish Pat.
Sixth race-o'Hearn. Tralee, and Jimmie
James.
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two bases and Mcclure scored: Cart
wright hit. scoring Selbach, Crooks flied
out to Van, Demont went out to
Stafford, Anderson closed the game by
striking out The score ]H1k---s-
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BOSTON WAS CHILDISH.
Did Not Try 10 Play and Gave the
Game TO BROOKLYN.

ohiHt " bfoohiN IL.
Brooklyn, n. Y, Sept. 24.-The l 800 per-
SONS who turned out to see the & Game between
Boston and Brooklyn were badly paid for
their trouble.
The game was farce. Boston not caring
to play, and allowed the home team to win
almost as they pleased. Umpire Murray
came to the rescue after the first half of
the eighth inning by calling the game on ac-
fgt t,,tn a lnrI rI-sns IAC
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Sealing schooners In.

Victoria, B. c., Sept. PA number of
sealing schooners arrived here fhis morn
ing from Berihg Sea- No fresh seizures of
sealers are reported
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TIED THE CHAMPIONS.
PhiIlies and the Orioles Must Try
Ii Agnin

1t Again.
Baltimore, Sept. GA rank throw by
Sullivan, in the ninth. with Two Men out,
let Kcelcr in and gave the champions the
ticing run. after which Kccfe called the
game on account of darkness.
Four double plays were made by the
home team, i'll three of which Jennings
shared, and one of them he accomplished
Idol AiInIdnn . N
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S3s3s3S3S S3s3 S3S3S3Ss3 3S3

BY Kissinger 4; by Rhincs, 1. Struck out
BY Rhines, 2; by Kissinger, l. Passed balls
Miller /. Wild pitches-Kissinger. 2.
Umpire-McDonald.
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PIRATES TOOK ANOTHER.
Captured the Second of the LouisviIl
S..t.in..

SERIES w ltn Ease
Louisville, Ky, Sept. 2i.-The Pirates
TOOK the second game OF the series from the
Colonies to-day by better all-round pla yiDG
McDermott pitched fine ball, but received
poor support. Foreman was very effective
at critical points. Attenda 500. Score:
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Earned runs-Cincinnati, 4. Two base
hit-Hoy. Stolen bases-C. Miller 2, Par
rott, Smith, Latham, Vaughn, Burke, Con-
nor. Double plays-Smith and McPhee;
Cooley, Quinn and Connor. First on balls
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Results at Alexander Island.

Start fair Won galloping.
XXI Second race--Four and one-ha- furlongs
oo1 Selling. Purse, 500. Time, o:57.
Ind. Horse & Wa St a St Fin. Jck'y BIT
.474 Cashmere, IOa 5 8 % AMoore IL
'4sa Memo, lo9:... 81 2IS an Dorsey 9e
:.sS Ass Melinda; io'.. g s4a Z pelahan'y 6
So So DIP Dr.. %Park't, 10: 4 5 McIan'a n 20 4,
'4es Lady Lis'r,109 Left at post Perkins IL
Start poor. Won driving.
c6o-Third race-seven furlongs Selling.
OOA Purse, 500 Time, i:3s4.
557 COD, 102....4 4ss In II Neary s-5
s57 - samaritan.ics SO s14ss AMoore re 5
.sss So FsaasasSs paEss bassan.y g
Start good Won handily.
S63-Fourth race Six and quarter fur
Lazy.
Ind Horse 8 VT St. y St Fin ,ycsy B.
ass, iSs AHnie sGni r g. ais IN q Fleishr as 5.s
$50 Hum ngbird, ss 8 go 80 si5 Hayes 6
536 Granger. g.. Brewer 100
Start fair Won ealloping.
cI-Fifth race-Four and one-half furloncs
OOf Selling Purse sioo. Time, 0:56A
Ind. Horse g. VT st. "a St Fin J'ck'y BIT
$40 Grand Prix, 109 3 en- II H. Neary7-lO
55s Bolla G., 1os....2 en q Morel5
essS ssg Tedd Tedae Gsss sS liz. q G croMe % 10 10
547 Padre, lOs......5 s Brewer 50
$50 Mohawk, 10i.... Naraez5o
546 Prince John. I09 6 8n DTh'y So
Start good Won easily
CHS-Sixth race. Six and one-half furlonss.
OOO Selling Purse 500. Time, Les
Ind. Horse VT ST. u s.. Fin. Jcx'y BIT
es, Traitor, lo'.... -, is, j. ] = np King s.
- Drizzie, I05.... 4 81 3S Neary q
-Mullet, 1O4 -. 9 "a Narvaez 80
SIS Westchester, los Pulled up. r King 30
1896 Catechism, 102. Run away Fletcher 4
Start good Won gallorinG.
eRefsrs to st. Asaph series
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This fact can never be suppressed:
Prof. Fields worm powders are the best.
The morning times., 1895-09-25

Times Want Ads. FIN Vacant Houses.
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and south while farther east Austin 10
reached by road over so miles long and
Eureka by still another, SO every part
would be in close communication with the
whole, and all lines would centralize at
the capital.
Almost exactly the same condition OF
things will be seen in the southern state
if it is formed. There are rival lines COW
ering all parts that have been developed.
Up and down the coast and far into the
interior the facilities are unsurpassed.
The added part from what is now Nevada
is closely united by ties of business and
blood to the Coast country and the whole
would make a magnificent state. The
Carson and Colorado road already runs to
Keller and 100 miles more would unite it
to the present systems, making fine
line along the eastern foot OF the Sierra
Nevadas. 1853
The Los Angeles and Salt Lake line,
which is partly graded, will open up ..
great mining region and unite it by in
dissoluble bonds to the southwestern por-
Colts northeast through the best part OF
the new state and it will make an inn
portant link. The great lines north and
south are of incalculable benefit from q
political standpoint, and nothing seems to
be wanting in that direction.
For name there would not be far to
go. California is a name to be proud
Of, and Nevada can point with pride to
many things that make the word dear,
not only to the hearts Of her present in
habitants, but to thousands scattered
throughout the Union. Many a good
citizen of your state owes to her his pres
ent success, and turns with all the pride
of favorite son to the traditions and
glories of her short but eventful history.
To continue the two names as at present
established, would be the short road out
of the difficulty. North and South Caro-
lima already have the initials which
would go with Northern and Suothern
California if that style would be adopted,
and in addition would come the objection
of poverty of nomenclature, SO observable
in American geography. California and
Nevada are strong words, both meaning
something to hosts of travellers and read
ers throughout the world. Whatever OBJ.
the minds of thoughtless people from her
lack of population or the impositions
practiced upon her, would vanish in q
week when it was known that the name
had been given to such region as that
taken in by the northern or southern
division. I'll
The future of such a commonwealth as
this would make would be beyond all
question. The natural resources of either
the northern OF southern half OF the state OF
Nevada are almost boundless. With even
a scanty population the advantages she
offers are equal to any part OF this!con-
tinent now undeveloped.
There are raw materials which only
working people can bring out and when
they come there will be rapid growth in
all material wealth.
l have observed the enlightened inter-
est The Herald has shown in all public
matters and have for that reason taken
the liberty of asking that these few SEM
fences may be spread before the people for
such consideration and action as they may
see fit to give the matter. -
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| to its phenomena by testimony given in q
| series Of damage suits against the Union
| Pacific Company in the winter of 1890.
| A caboose loaded with workmen going
! to remove from the track one of the num-
erous landslides near by, was precipitated
| through a small trestle- bridge spanning a
mountain stream. Several of the men
! were killed and number seriously in
jured. 1t was developed by the testimony
that the immediate cause of the accident
was the washing away of bent of the
bridge by sudden high water. But even
such unwilling witnesses as the bridge
carpenters and section men had to admit
on oath that there was a constant sliding
and slipping of the earth at this bridge;
that the bridge required constant watch
ing and frequent lining up" not because
of earth sliding down upon it, but be
cause the whole structure and its founda-
ton were constantly, though slowly, NOV
ing towards the river.
When the trial was over nothing more
occurred to direct public attention to the
point until last summer, although the
place had been a constant menace and
annoyance to the railroad people.
The mountain has been pushing its way
toward the river, and the Columbia has
as deliberately bitten off chunks from the
mountain, which were so temptingly
offered; and the company, viewing this
singular process complacently. has so
far contented itself by edging back a little
and little further mountainward as its
erstwhile roadbed slipped 'just little
into the rivers nav, until this seemed
to become the ordained nature of things,
to last indefinitely.
But the big flood of last summer had
not been provided for; old Columbia
needed more room to get through to the
ocean, and being in its strength, took all
it needed, sweeping away the obstructing
mountain side with it's roadbed and coun-
try road as snow goes before the Chinook
wind. 1t left steep incline of conglom-
crate, sand and rock facing the roaring
river, and with it a problem for the en-
gineers to wrestle with during the COM
ing weeks.
Two theories have been advanced to ac-
count for this mysterious phenomenon.
One is that underneath the basaltic rock
that covers the whole country here like
rumpled blanket there is at this point a
stratum of soft soapstone, which, be-
coming wet and slippery, allows the su-
perincumbent strata to go a-tobogganing.
Soapstone does crop out in places along
the river, which seems to give color to
this theory. But if this were the only
cause, it would seem that the movement
ought to be more intermittent and violent,
and not so slow and regular as 1T appears.
The other theory is that glacier lies
somewhere below the mountain. There is
an ice cave region under the basalt south
of Mount Adams in Washington, not far
from this piont and there are other ice
caves in the desert country near Pineville,
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frogs, most of them not much bigger than
your fingernail. The way these frogs
have grown and increased is amazing, as
you can see. 1t takes about eight months
to mature frog, and by that time they
are from four to six inches long
Shall make any money? well, Icount
that it is the best business in California
today. 1t is better than owning South
African gold mine, because it is no ex-
pense to feed them. | shall market
most of my frogs this winter when they
are ordinarily very scarce, and command
high prices. In summer good fat frogs
never go below $3.50 per dozen, and in
winter the ruling price is from 81 to 80.
l met prominent caterer in San Fran
cisco the other day. He had Just ordered
800 dozen frogs of some nomadic catcher
which were to be frozen in ice and kept
for the winter.
HE clapped his hands when told him
of my million growing frogs at my ranch.
Make me your agent, he said; / can
''Ths shows how my frog enterprise is
appreciated. l figure that l can make
good money even If frogs go down to 81
a dozen, because l have so many of them.
But of course | am not going to cut
prices as long as it can be helped. l be-
fieve have the only frog ranch, not only
on the Pacific Coast or in the United
States, but in the world.
Moreover, with this crop as starter
and the ideal spot have chosen, where
frogs flourish to a degree which l am
convinced is unequaled anywhere else,
shall, like the princes of the Standard Oil
Company and the sugar combine, be
master of the situation.
LAS the path-find in the business l
had numberless difficulties to overcome.
There were no works on frog culture be-
yond the piecemeal contributions of the
naturalists, Whether they would flourish
when colonized in such vast numbers was
a question. l wrote to the Smithsonian
Institution, but the savants there replied
that they could offer nothing as guide.
Then l fell back on first principles and
tackled the best local authorities. l
went to President Hardness of the Acade-
my of Sciences, and together we visited
the libraries for scientific works, and con-
suited different scientists. Professor
Hardness found out that little liver
would be good for the frogs if the supply
of flies should run short. 81.
1.-The books said frogs were not migra-
tory, but speedily discovered that mine
were and that one of the greatest prob
lens had to deal with was how to keep
the frogs after l had produced them.
With this tendency to go off exploring
parts of the country, many of
them, discovered, forgot to return. This
meant the loss of gold dollars to me. 1t
was like rancher's cattle or hogs vanish
ing over the wastes, never to return.
II concluded l would fence them in.
tried wire netting at first on top OF
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we had the fish in sight, but it did,
like our looks, and making terrific
plunge, took the rope over the side and
the first knew we were knee deep in the
water pouring over the side like water
fall. 10 right the boat we had to let go
and then had all the work over again,
but finally we had the fish alongside and
a whopper he was.
The minute we got him on a short
rope he seemed to give up, and looked for
all the world like big wheel with the
spokes. gone. How such fish could get
up such a pace was mystery, as it was
almost circular, and the tail looked as
flashed il alongside and towed it ashore,
and when it was set up found that it was
almost ten feet high-as curious looking
creature as YOU ever saw
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to get them in shape. While was pre-
pairing for the carp noticed great many
little frogs hopping around. 1 didn't
know what to do with them or how to get
rid of them. One day 1 mentioned the
fact to some of the men about that
wished the frogs were out of there. ooh,
we will manage that, they said, and they
did. They cleared them all out in short
order. | was SO glad to be rid of them,
and without cost, that l set up wine
dinner and had little jollifcation. Later
| learned that the men had taken in all
ITO dozen, and that they had sold them in
the San Francisco market and made good
thing. Just how much they got didn't
know, for they were not inclined to discuss
so good a thing, but when delved into
the problem and made inquiries at the
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two compact states, with united inter-
ests and a homogeneous people, for esch;
Railroads cross all parts Of each and lefd
SO that it might be said they were g.
signed to accommodate that sort Of pqi-
teal division. The northern stats
would have the main overiano 2
to west, with the line to Oregon
touching its north line and uniting u
to the Genital portion with q great high.
wav. Along the coast both north and
south numerous lines are already in oper-
alton, with more in prospect, The great
of the state southwark and soon thesval-
lev line will rival it as . nerve reaching
from the center to the most extended part.
East of the mountains the same oondi-
ton exists. Long lines run to the north
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had disappeared l could feel the warm
blood rushing back to my cheeks.
Once again, a few days later, saw
the spectre. There were three of us in the
boat, Paspuali Benito, Luigi Dana and
myself. We we're coming home after q
fisheries. 1t was dark when we rounded
Point Bonita, but it was clear night and
a fair wind was blowing. When we left
the lighthouse astern and were well into
the Gate something white suddenly rose, as
if out of the water, right in our path. AT
the same instant we heard cries, as though
of men in distress. | have already
told you what the vision looked like TO me.
Ask Benito and Dana what they saw
that night. We were terror strcken-I can
tell you that. None of us will be caught
out aga'n at night near the Golden Gate. "
And this is true with nearly all the
Slovenian and Latin fishermen of San
Francisco. They are making heroic efforts
to have their latteen-rigged craft safely
locked at Fisherman's wharf before dark.
Many of them have seen the weird vision,
and all of them have heard of it. Some of
the tug men have also run afoul of the
spectre bark. At least they think they
have, and it is not for landsman to say
what visions may or may not come to
those who go down to the sea in ships.
Consider the jumping gold mine.
Candidly, this is nothing more nor less
than a frog pond. 1t was Richard Siege,
its protector and owner, who designated it
by this rather exaggerated figure of
speech.
1T bids fair to prove more valuable
than any gold mine / ever owned, and
the gold there is in it certainly does
hop, said Mr.. Siege, when l took him
to task for his far-fetched title to the
batrachian ranch. 1t is, in truth, one of
the queerest enterprises that was ever
Imagine million frogs in
four ponds that occupy little more than
half of the two-acre tract which comprises
Mr. Stege's jumping gold mine. 1t is sit
uated in Contra Costa county, not far
from Oakland and this city, where frogs
are most plentiful, and their market
price is $50 dozen. 1t was Mr.. Stege's
for fricasseed frogs legs and in
to pay SO dearly for the luxury
that partly induced him to cultivate the
tender batrachians as speculation.
A few months ago he began operations
with 1000 frogs and four big puddles of
fresh water. The number of puddles has
not materially increased since then, but
the frogs have multiplied themselves fifty
fold. 1t is S ght to see them, croaking
merrily in the mud puddles and playing
hide and seek among the Gala lilies
II hit on the idea of establishing this
ranch in strange way, 'said Mr.. Siege.
II intended at first to stock the ponds
with some kind of fish. Carp, l con-
Guided, would be the thing, so set about
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Nv

Catching fish by means of lariat is
certainly novelty in piscatorial sport.
The patient small boy has been known to
snare fish, and spearing fish is method
that goes back to aboriginal times. An
enormous sunfsh was captured recently
by means OF rope lariat off Santa Cata-
lima Island on the Southern California
coast. Just how it was accomplished is
told by veracious fisherman in those
parts:
~ was out last week with old Manuel,
the abalone hunter, who lives up toward
Little Harbor, and saw him round up a
sunfish with lariat as well as you would
a steer. l wouldn't have believed it if l
hadn't seen it. l had taken the old man
with me to look at the wild goats. We
were on our way down the mountain just
above Catalina harbor, when the old man
suddenly stopped and pointed to the en-
trance of the harbor. Looking down, l
saw what 1 took to be the fins Of several
sharks lazily moving up and down.
"We went down narrow trail or short
cut to his shanty, where from an ancient
trunk he pulled an old lariat. He gave
it fling and landed it over a post some
distance off, just to show that he had not
lost the trick, then picking up his oars,
led the way down to the boat.
"The harbor sets in half mile there,
anu SuppOScu NY blc tlluc we SOI Out VIC
sunhsh would be gone; but not so. AS
soon as we rounded the sandbar saw
them, their fins standing out of the water
like stakes.
1.-THE Mexican now gave the SOULS to me
and took his place in the bow with the
rope, and with one eye over my shoulder
l rowed slowly along. The nearer we came
especially standing high out of the water
and shining in the sunlight with pc
culiar iridescence. The old man gave me
directions how to pull, and after few
moments ! turned the boat little and
stopped.
Manuel had the rope in hand, and inS a
second it went whistling in the air, whiz
zing along like snake, the moose drop.
ping down over the big fin just as he had
sent it over the post.
"But, there was this difference: The
moment the fish felt the rope. which
the old man jerked fast, it made rush,
first along the surface of the water, nearly
hauling the old fellow overheard, then
down like an arrow, and scarcely before
| knew what had happened, Manuel was
lying back in the boat holding on to the
lariat with all his strength, while the boat
rushed through the water as though ~
were being towed by tug. | jerked IN
the oars and laid hold of the rope with
the Mexican, and for a while 1T was all
we could do to hold our own. ,
1.-The fish headed directly out OF the little
harbor and made for the open water, ana
! don't know how long it would nave
towed us if we had not taken it in. Ihat
was no easy matter. We took it in hand
over hand, and would gain ten feet when
the fish would make a rush and down u
would GO taking the rope kissing through
our hands. One OF these excursions gave
me the scars on my hands.
After nearly half an hour OF this WORK