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BURIED $40 FEET.

Charred Oak Struck by Well BOr-
ers In California.
From the San Franciscai Cab.
The drill of the Santa Barbara Ice Com
pany, which is boring a Well in the lower
part of town. has passed through charred
log some two feet in diameter at depth of
$40 feet. A careful examination of speci-
mems obtained indicates that the long-bur-
led tree is an oak similar to the species
growing above ground today.
Much speculation is rife as to how this
tree came so far beneath the surface of
the soil, but an intelligent scrutiny of the
Santa Clara valley gives a clear geological
explanation of certain conditions attending
this discovery.
Each end of the valley at Santa Barbara
on the one hand and at Goleta on the
other has at some past time been an inlet
of the sea. The lower lands received the
wash from great extent of mountainous
country.
The detritus from the hills, constantly
carried down by winter foods and depos-
tied below, at length filled up these inlets
and gradually advanced the shore line, as
1t Is doing today wherever the wash from
the hills follows its own course while con-
stantly burying from sight the vegetation
Of a past day.
This charred log once lay at the bottom
of the sea. 1t was found in a stratum of
blue water sand, and determines the great
depth of what was once g fine harbor ex-
tending probably mile or more back of
the present beach.
This theory is confirmed by the fact
that both at Goleta and Santa Barbara the
soil is to an extraordinary depth nothing
but black loan, occasional streaks of clay
end sand having been encountered Similar
trees, as we'll as beds of seashells, have
been encountered in well boring at great
depths in Goleta. Old Indian traditions
tell of a monster disturbance in the past
Some great convIlsion of nature must
have sunk the entire valley. for this tree
lies 300 feet below the sea level.
The one new fact established by this
find Is that the aborignes of a very re-
mote date made fires.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME.
The Minister Thought There Was u
Good Deal Before He Finished the job

The Minister Thought There Was n
Good Deal Before He Finished the Job
From the Troy Times.
Just after the battle of Perryville, in Oc-
tober, 1862, DR.. Savage, q ctrong Union
man, was at one of his appointments to
baptize some children. There was a large
crowd, and southern matron brought her
four children to the altar.
Name this child" said the Union preach
err laying his hand on the child's head.
Simon Bolivar Buckner," was the reply,
which caused smile to come ever the con-
gregation; but the brave preacher went on
with his duty.
Name this child.' taking the next in
order.
Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard, land
the smile grew into a smoker, while DR..
Savage became red In the face. He bap-
tZed the yo ing namesake of the engineer
soldier and went on with the ceremony.
Name this child" he gasped, reaching
for third.
ALBERT Sidney Johnson" came the an
swer.
The smile became audible. Heaving a
sigh of relief, he took the fourth, a little
girl, gender he fondly supposed would
preclude continuation of heroic reproduc-
lions, and said: -
Name this child.',l-
MARY Stonewall Jackson Lee" came
the response that set the congregation
into a roar, while the Union parson thought
he had held in his arms the whole southern
cOnfederacy. fo5
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GREAT CYCLING AT SPRINGFIELD
The Crack Amateurs and Profession
ais on the Wheel.

Ihe crack Amateurs and Profession-
ais on the Wheel
+. C. Bald took away the honors of class
Is, winning both of yesterdays open events
at Springfield Mass, and Cooper, Bald's
greatest opponent. ran second in both races.
In the mile open, class 3, Cabanne was
shlrd Th1s event was run in but one-ffth
of second slower time than the fastest
ever made in tandem paced race.
Sanger took away the 800 offered in the
mile international! professional, defeating
Tyler in most exciting finish. Porter
from scratch, came through field of nine
teen starters. and won the fiye-mile handi
cap in 11.34 %, amid great excitement in
the stand. The competition, class A, rec
ord was broken by c. r. Newton in the
mile open the lad doing 204 40 Reynolds
won the half-mile 1.15 class in 1.02 80.
Seavy anc Weinig established a profess
sional unpaced record on a tandem, doing
81 seconds. Landrey and Coburn, a class A
team: tied the worlds uEpaced record, do
ing % Is.
The half-mile open, class B, had ten start
ers, Bliss. Bald, Coulter, Rigby,. Cooper
Brown, Murphy, McDuffee, Gardiner and
Dirnberger, IN the order named. from pole
out. Bald won, with Cooper half a length
back, Rigby pushing UP hard and but a
loot back in third position. The time was
1.O7 20. .y. .-
The mile open international professional
had eight starters. Porter, Tyler Eaton
st. Onge, Seavy. Coleman, Sanger and Ba-
ker. Stevenson and Weinig paced. Sanger
came on the pole and in a most exciting
run defeated Tyler by full length, and
Coleman on the outside ran third, foot
ahead of Con Baker. Porter was forced
back to fifth. The time was 2O3 2-s
The mile open B had eleven starters. Bald
had the lead of Gardiner in the rush for
the tandem. but was beaten by that rider
In fair fight. Cabanne was six inches
back OF him and Jenny on the pole six
inches back of Cabanne The time was 2.OI
80. The last quarter was ridden in p 80
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longer sloop yacht having been changed
since that time into a stately schooner.
She is now the property of Commodore
Gardner of the Eastern Yacht Club and
Marblehead Is her home port when in COM
mission In the winter she lies up between
the bridges at Beverly.
Volunteer and Vfsilant.
The Volunteer, the sloop defender of 1887
is now the property of ]. Malcolm Forbes,
who also owns the Puritan. The Volunteer,
after she had done her duty as cup de-
fender. was changed from a sloop to a
schooner and now she has been changed
back again to a sloopjr Her home port Is
Naushon. and in the winter she is hauled
out in Hadley Harbor. on the island of
Naushon. 1ajs
The Vigilant, the last aof the defenders up
to the present season. has changed hands
since she successfully; defeated the last as
pirant for the Americas cup. She is now
the property of Commodore George J. Could
and was, as is well known. in active service
until the completion of the trial races. She
is now out of commission and is laid up at
City Island.
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the best of it. The black whirlwind cut
out the pace. and a fast one 1t was, with
Henry Of Navarro keeping well up, and
the California crack a length back.
Not until the far turn was reached did
the real race begin. Perkins on Navarro
then made an effort to come up with his
mount, and Taral on Domino drove his
horse along a a terrific rate.
Here also Rey ell Santa Anita started for
the leaders, and it seemed as though he
would be in with the driving finish. When
they strung into the stretch Domino still
was length to the good but was fall
tering, and Navarro was holding on with
the tenacity that has always character
lied his work.
Taral used whip and spur. but the gal
liant black was unable to hold his own
against the Belmont crack, who, Just be-
fore the finish was reached. poked his nose
in 'front.' and. driving along with undimin-
ished speed, beat the faltering Domino half
a length. Rey Ell Santa Anita was far in
the rear.
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THE OREGON DENTIST.

He WINS Not Posted I'm Modern Appli.
nnccs, but Was Quite willing to Try.
From the San Francisco Post.
When 1 was travelling through SOUTH
eastern Oregon last month";" said Attorney
w. w. McNair, Il found myself in a small
village and with a large toothache. / found
the local dentist, with his whirligig engine
that resembled a small lathe, at the livery
stable clipping a horse.
"Do you treat teeth? 1 asked.
Course; what do vou suppose I'm here
forT he replied in a nettled tone
"Well. have one that needs attention.
want 1t pulled or plugged?' he asked.
~ want it treated. How do you treat a
tooth that is aching?'
Pull ii err plug it
81 think this could be saved if 1t had
proper trea tment.'
want it plugged, then. What is it-jaw
tooth or gnawer? and he tried to force
finger that was covered with dirt and horse
hair into my mouth. 1 had grown a trifle
suspicious of him. so thought l would find
out what sort of work he did.
DO you do bridge work?' / asked.
Not since 1 been practicin'. 1 did build
bridge across Cow creek when 1 was
ranchin but l mostly confine myself to
draggin' fangs, docterin' horses and barr
berin'.'
".Do- you ever transplant teethT
Say. 1 tried that onct, but she didn't
work. or Bill Robson had tooth that
was achin an he wanted it pulled. / got
the wrong tooth. 1 tried to put her back.
hut Bill holered an cut up SO that I
thought I'd try to transplant it,
- sawed off the snags and riveted 1t to
Bits plate O. false teeth, but she wouldn't
work. The first time Bill bit a bone with
it the tooth swung around on the rivet an
he bit hole in the roof o his mouth as
big as hazel NUT
Il concluded not to have my tooth treat
ed. The dentist was sorry, and told mo
that If it was holer to heat knittin'
needle hot an poke it in the tooth, or hold
a chaw O. terbacker in my mouth"
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Risks in QueensIa nd.

From the London Queen
There are risks and discomforts innum-
cradle, as well as pleasures, TO the artist
who goes flower hunting in Queensland. 1t
is what bushmen call a bad snake country.
though, as compared with Southern Aus
tralia, a much smaller proportion of the
snakes are venomous. Walking down an
alligator path on the Pioneer river, Mrs.
Rowan kicked what she thought was
gray stick from her path, but which turned
out to be a venomous snake. Sketching
some great blue water lilies large as
a cheese plate, about which scarlet dragon
flies fiuttered in their coat of mail, some
thing touched her cheek, which she brushed
aside in mistake for a worm, but a second
glance showed long tree snake swinging
gracefully by it's tail. Among the discom-
forts Is the nettle tree, which, whether 1t
be grasped gently firmly, leaves hands
swollen and singing for days.
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GIVEN TO DEFENDER
The Second Race for the Americas
Cup.
VALKYRIE ADJUDGED IN THE WRONG
Declared to Have Violated Yacht
ing Regulation.
COMMENTS OF THE ENGLISH

The regatta committee of the New York
Yacht Club late yesterday afternoon an
nounced that they sustained the protest
made by the Defender in Tuesdays race
and awarded the same to the Yankee boat.
The announcement was in the form of
letter to Mr.. Iselin as follows
NEW YORK, September H.
c. Oliver Iselin:
Dear Sir: We peg to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of yesterday, protest
ing Valkyrie. We have given the matter
our careful consideration, and believe that
the foul occurred through a miscalculati ton
OF the distance between the two yachts at
critical moment From our own observa-
ton, confirmed by that of others who were
In good position to see all that occurred
We find that Valkyrie III, in contradic ton
Of section II of racing rule XVI, bore down
upon Defender and fouled her by the swing
of her main boom when luffing to straighten
her course. We also consider that De-
fender left Valkyrie sufficient room to
Windward to pass clear of the committee
boat. The protest Is therefore sustained.
Respectfully yours,
Signed) S. NICHOLSON KANE,
CHESTER GRISWALD,
IRVING GRINNELL.
Section II of racing rule XVI reads: "a
yacht shall not bear away out of her course
SO as to hinder another in passing to lee
ward"
The following bulletin was given out
ny the Coulililttee. 10 the members OF the
New York Yacht Club: Your committee
beg to state that before arriving at de-
cision upon the Defenders protest they
endeavored to bring about a mutual agree
ment between the respective yachts to re-
sail yesterdays race, but each preferred
that the committee should pass judgment
Upon the protest"
Dunrnven Refused a Draw.
Both the owners of the Defender and the
members of the committee were in favor
of annulling the race. but Lord Dunraven
would not consent to this. He said he
wanted clear decision, and not a draw.
The committee had no authority to call
the race off except with the consent of the
ov ners of both yachts, and when they con-
sfdered the protest it was only with a
view to the justice of giving the Defender
all she claimed.
Mr.. 1seln not only offered to acquiesce
in the annullment of the race, but urged
this solution of the problem. Lord Dun
ravens refusal, however, made an AMIGA
lie settlement impossible, and it was then
that the committee began to take testi-
mony, placing the Defenders men on the
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From Tid-BtS.
A little time ago on one of the Cunard
boats one of the crew (whila the passen-
gers were at dinner picked up menu
and, seeing on the top, "Tabl, d'hote,' in
quired of one of his mates the meaning
of it.
What does this ere mean. Joe!
Joe- taking tine menu, gaZed on it with
puzzled air. scratched his head, and
said:
Il can't make nothing of it. Let's go ia
old Coffin; he's scholard, and sure To
know
On giving the menu to the boatswa!n, he
thoughtfully stroked his chin and said:
well, look ere. mates; it's like this ere:
Them swells down in the saloon HAYES
some soup, a bit of fish, bit of this, bit
of that, and n bit of summat else, and
calls 1t table dottie. We HAYES table dot
tie only we mixes it all together and calls
1t Irish stew"
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ENGLISH ARE IRRITATED.
Think the Race Should Have Been
Recalled.

LONDON September 12-While the tone
of the best Of the English newspapers, in
commenting upon the decision of the cup
committee sustaining Defenders claim Of
a foul in Tuesdays yacht race, continues
to he moderate, it must be admitted that
the committees decision has produced a
general feeling of irritation among Eng
lishmen.
Adverse comments of individuals are
heard on all sides.
The Yachtsman in an article on the sub
ject, dwells upon the conduct of the ex-
cursion steamers attending the race, and
says: THE first match could hardly be
called a race, owing to the shameful in
reference by excursion steamers. 1t seems
clear that in Tuesdays race Defender lost
nothing by the accident, but was beaten on
merits in the beat to windward. With re-
gard to Defenders protest, it Is impossible
as yet to form an opinion, save that 1t
would not have been lodged by Valkyrie
III had the cases been reversed
The Sun, which throughout has main
tanned a tone hostile TO America, says:
1.-The Yankees evidently intend to keep the
cup. Possession is nine points OF the law
of sport in America"
The Evening News says: 1.-THE whole
business savors of sharp practice. No one
would quarrel with decision ordering that
the race be resailed, but We cannot stomach
a paper victory awarded to Defender"
The Pail Mall Gazette, in course of a
long article on the subject, dilates upon
British patience and good temper, peril
nacity and unquenchable love of justice,
and continues: 1T is not easy to accept
the decision but we hope we are taking it
as sportsmen 1t is hardly equitable, but
according to<0e rules of the game. We
accept it and will try again. 1t turns out
that Mr.. Iseln is sportsman with the
best of us. We shall have another race"
The St. James Gazette also accepts as
fact the report that Mr.. Iselin had offered
to resail Tuesdays race. The Gazette
says: 1T is a most sportsmanlike offer.
The decision seems clearly and demonstra-
ti:ely wrong, but it was authoritative and
should be accepted loyalty"
The Globe says: THE decision is receiv-
ed with the bitterest regret and disappoint-
ment. Still, it is the duty of Englishmen
as true sportsmen to accept it without
complaint OF protest"
The Westminster Gazette says: THE de-
cision certainly puts the good feeling Of
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Signaling in n Fog.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A novel arrangement for signaling at sea
during fogs has been placed in position on
Winter Quarter Lightship, No. 49, now re-
pairing and reGtting at Wilmington, Del
1t consists of two safety oil engines, sup
plying compressed air to two upright boil
ers, which in turn are automatically acted
upon by timeclocks, placed above. These
open and close the whistle valves alternate
ly every fifty-ffve seconds. No steam power
is used, the power being derived from ex-
blossoms OF oil vapor. The pressure of air
Is regulated at forty pounds, and gives a
shriu blast at each explosion. The new ap-
plance is expected to prove effective in
maintaining and operating the fog whistle
when coal might not be obtainable for fuel,
and in transmitting a clear tone for many
miles.
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For Wnnt of Common senae

From Harper's Bazaar.
A coroner in Nevada recently reasoned
out verdict more sensible than one-half
the Verdicts usually rendered. 1t appeared
that an Irishman, conceiving that little
powder thrown upon come green wood
would facilitate its burning, directed a
small stream from key upon the burning
piece, but not possessing hand sufficiently
quick to cut this off, was blown into a
million pieces. The following was the YER
Diet, delivered with great gravity by the Of
fetal: Cant be called suicide, bekasc he
didn't mean to kill himself; it wasn't wish
tation of God bekase he wasn't struck by
lightning; he didn't die for want of breath
for he hadn't anything to breathe with; it's
plain he didn't know what he was about, so
! shall bring in-died for want Of common
sense"
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HARD, CONSECUTIVE HITTING.
That's What Won Yesterdays Game
From the Phfllies.

From the Phfllies.
For team of cripples the representatives
of Washington in the National Base Ball
League made showing yesterday that was
surprising to many. For once in long
time the men played in their regular Do
sitions, Jack Crooks going back to second
base and putting up one of his old-time
games. Not only that, but Mercer pitched
as he used to pitch last year, when the only
fear Washingtonians had was that he
would get SO good that the managers of
the more wealthy towns would begin to
covet him. But it was batting that won
the game-hard, clean, consecutive batting
Pitcher Lucid has always been easy for
the Washingtons, and yesterday he was
just exactly the kind of material the locals
have been looking for for weeks and every
one hit him safely except Joyce and Nc
CURE.
Home-run hits by Brown and Cartwright
resulted In four tallies while Abbey and
Selbach each hit safely twice at most OPP
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A Meeting in New York Between Cap
tains Williams and Brewer.

Capt Williams of the Pennsylvania team
left Grimsby late Tuesday night for New
York, where he is to join Mr.. John c. Bell
of the Athletic Association. Prof. Ames
and Capt. Brewer Of Harvard to arrange
the date for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
game and discuss the rules and conditions
which are to govern it.
The University of Pennsylvania Foot
Ball Team are rapidly getting into ccndi-
ton at Grimsby, and from the material on
hand the team ought to be good one.
The daily practice at times has been inter-
Spersed with work at sprinting, kicking
catching and the like. Several of the new
men have put in an appearance and. with
the exception of "Ot' Wagenhurst. nearly
all of those who will he considered candi-
dates are on hand.
Coach Woodruff is greatly pleased with
the work of the recruit from st. Paurs
School, c. C. Harrison. jr., who is trying
for position back of the line. OF the new
men who are trying for end, Boyle, Orbe-
son and BY Dickson are showing up
well. as is Hedges, a recruit from German
town Academy. Otto Wagenhurst has
written up to say that he will try for his
old position when the team comes home,
but he cannot go up now, as he is to go
out during the last two weeks in Septem-
Der with an engineer corps from the uni
VerSity.
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English and American sportsmen to a Sc
we're test"
FOOT BALL.


Candidates fer the Princeton Team
Begin Training.
Some of Princeton's summer foot ball
squad have made their appearance at
Princeton. OF the thirty men ordered to
return by the 18th instant, fourteen have
made their appearance. Those who arrived
were put through course of light practice
yesterday afternoon under the direction Of
Captain Lee and Trainer McMasters. More
men are expected to arrive by today, so
that by the end of the week things will
be in the old-time. way again. 1t is Capt
LEAFS intention to put the men through a
course of strict training from now on until
the close.
The old players who arrived yesterday
are Lea, SO, captain; Barnard. '9S; Poe
81; Reter, '9S: Cochran, '9S; Rhodes, 81;
Smith. '37; Andrus. 81; Beymer, '9S: Kelly
'9S; Armstrong, '9S; Reynolds, rs. Two
new men have already made their appear
ance. They are Townsend, from Penning
ton Seminary, and Tucker. from Princeton
preparatory school. The former is prom
Using candidate in the line, and the latter
for quarter back.
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How Philadelphia Regards II.

From the Philadelphia Press
The Phillies are certainly like the young
man who had good home and he left.
When they've got good thing they don't
know it. Why. you could give them a piece
of mince pie and they'd return it and ask
for dog" or you could give them a bottle
of "champy" and they would lay it down
and ask for soda-nit! But, at any rate.
they had a real soft, juicy bit of fowl yes
terday, those easy things in Washington,
and yet they played listless ball and got
a good licking.
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THE CRACK FOUR-YEAR-oLDs.
Henry of Navarro Won MT Sheepshend
BQy,

Ten thousand persons saw Henry of Ma
varre win the race yesterday at the Sleeps
head Bay track between the crack four
year-olds of the year-Henry of Navarro,
Domino and Rey ell Santa Anita. 1t was
thought possible few days ago that Cliff
ford would also be a contestant, but later
his owner decided to keep him out. The
race yesterday was the fifth on the card,
consisting Of sweepstakes of 81 600 each,
at a mile and a furlong. There was some
delay at the post, but when they were sent
away Domino, who had the rail. got trifle
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racer, and is now owned by the estate of
the late ]. H. Perkins. This season she was
out during the trial races, a much observed
craft, and Is captained by Leander Jeffries,
who was first mate of the Vigilant when
that boat was on the other side last season.
OF the Sappho. the other defender of that
year. nothing remains but an honored men,
DRY. She was sold to English parties after
her races here in 1871 and went across.
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(Sketched by a N. Y. World artist.)

she occupies a somewhat similar position to
the people of Chelsea and vicinity that the
old Constitution does to the people of Ports
mouth and Kittery.
The Magic.
The schooner Magic, the first Of the cup
defenders, Is still afoat and is at present
owned by Augustus W. Mott of New York.
Since the Magic successfully defended the
cup she has changed hands a great deal,
and was at one time owned by DrWeld of
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Boston, who sold her to New York parties
for $1,000. She is black schooner with an
old-fashioned fisherman's stern.
Columbia and Snppho.
OF the two cup defenders of 1871, the Co
lumbia and Sappho, orly one remains afloa t
today. The Columbia is the one, and today,
or nearly any day during the present sea-
son, she could be seen at her anchorage at
Bay Ridge. Brooklyn. or sailing in New
York waters. The old boat is no longer e