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The herald., 1897-10-11
THE OLD DUTCH CHURCH

monument, which represents the cap
ture of the spy by Paulding, Williams
and Van Wart. These heroes and others,
whose deeds, though not less splendid.
are embalmed only in the legends of the
locality, are commemorater by shaft
that rises on the crest of the hill.
With its gable end the old meeting
house formed three sides of a hexagon
and faced the Albany road in the east
Its walls were built Of Weschester gra H.
lite and gneiss TO protect the congre-
cation from the Indians arrows the
windows were placed seven feet above
the floor. A bell, cast in Amsterdam in
1856, summoned them to the little church
The interior was considerably altered
after the revolution 1t is now owned
by the First Reformed church OF Tarry-
Town, which does not worship there, as
1t is too far from the town; however
the old building is used for Sunday after
noon services during August and Sep
.ember. Members of the First church
are at present arranging to restore the
Anticipated structure to its. primitive
quaintness and make it look as it did
before the eighteenth century was
ushered in
The herald., 1897-10-11
Is Slower Than One Just
q Mile
TIME TAKEN FOR TUMBLING
LETS THE OTHER FELLOW GET
AHEAD
If Several Things Had Not Happened
Reno Might Have Won the
Bicycle Race
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
RENO, New, OCT. 10.-Over 1000 peo-
pie witnessed the flfty-mile bicycle race
today between the Sacramento and
Reno teams. The race was started by
Welch for Sacramento and Snare for
Reno. On the first mile and before a
quarter had been ridden Snare wrenched
his handlebars and bent a toe clip. He
rode the mile out on his wheel, but on
the second changed. On the third he
again changed to his own wheel. This
accident gave Sacramento a lead of
25% seconds in the first relay. In the
next relay Reno's rider, Shaver, against
Riddle, closed considerable of the gap,
and Thompson, who followed against
Shearer, caught his man, but could not
pass him.
johnson Of Reno and Trembosch
started together and kept that position
until the fourth mile, when johnson,
who was trailing, struck Trembosch S
wheel and was thrown to the ground
AS soon as possible he remounted and
continued his relay, but had, lost nearly
half a mile. From this on Reno gradm-
ally gained, Sacramento finishing abylt
one-quarter Of mile ahead.
Had it not been for accidents, it is
believed that Reno would have won the
race. AS it is, the coast record is low
cred by both teams, Sacramento max
ing the fifty miles in hours 10 minutes
81 1-5 seconds, while Reno's time was
2 hours 20 minutes 221s seconds.
Stanley of Reno made the best five
miles, his time being 13:O2A, and Thomp-
son Of Reno made the best individual
time, 2:231a. When it is considered that
the track here is 125 yards over a mile,
making three and a half miles and 27O
feet extra riding in the fifty miles, the
time made is exceptionally good
A ROAD RUN
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10-The
fourth annual ten-mile road race Of the
California Associated Cycling clubs
was run today over the San Leandro
road, from High street, Alameda, to
Haywards. There were eighty starters
and nearly all finished. Fred Boeckman
of the Bay City Wheelmen, who started
from the 3:15 mark, won the race in
29:32, by a narrow margin from G. M.
Smith Of the Garden City Wheelmen,
who made the fastest time, starting
from the Ills mark and coming home in
1882 2-5. ]. w. Black Of the las bunch
captured third place. John Davidson
of the Bay City Wheelmen made a re-
markable ride, and would probably have
won had he not met with an accident
near the finish. Falls were numerous,
Allen of the California Cyclers fractur-
ing his shoulder blade. In the points for
the cup the Bay City Wheelmen and
the Garden City Wheelmen tied, with
10 each.
The herald., 1897-10-11
THE SANTA MONICA MURDER
No Clue Yet Discovered OF Alice Win
ter's Mysterious Companion

There was nothing new of Importance
developed yesterday in regard to the
mysterious murder of the girl Alice Win
ters at Santa Monica. The detectives
were busy looking up every fact which
might prove clue to the identity of the
girls assailants Thus far, however,
they report that nothing has been ac-
complished. One theory that the girl
was probably to inherit an estate when
she became of age was run out and
proved a fallacy. So far as Is known,
there was no probability of her ever fall
ing heir to any property. All trace has
been lost of her father since he was d.
vorced from his wife in Minneapolis.
1t was thought probable that after the
publication of all the facts so far as
they are known of the girls visit Il
Santa Monica others than the man Will
liam Steffy might remember having seen
the girl and her mysterious companion
at the beach. AS yet none has been
found and no one in the vicinity of the
Ocean park seems to have seen the
couple there.
The herald., 1897-10-11
Wrecked Whalers

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10-The whal-
ing schooner Bonanza, that reached the
harbor on Friday night, brought from
the Arctic the canvas boat in which
Captain and Mrs. Whiteside and six of
the crew of the whaler Navarch escaped
from the ice jam that wrecked their
vessel to the shore, and subsequently to
the cutter Bear. 1t has a double can
vas bottom, and while the captain and
his crew werer dragging it over the ice.
bearskin was stretched over the can
vas for protection. To the forethought
Of Captain Whiteside in having it 90
built is due the safety of himself and
seven others.
The herald., 1897-10-11

part of the five years 1t has been In the
factory at Cambridge, Mass. The lens
Is 411a inches on the surface diameter
and weighs 515 pounds. The exposed sur
face or aperture is forty inches, the other
inch and half being taken up by the
casing This makes it just four inches
larger than the Lick telescope lens,
which was also made by the Clarks, and.
which has held the place OF honor in the
world of astronomy. The glass magni-
fies nine million times. The moon
through it will appear hard by, thirty
miles from the earth. 1t is worthy of note
that the grinding of this glass was fret
undertaken for the projected Spence OBJ
servatory Of the University of Southern
California. The untimely death of Mr.
Spence prevented the consummation of
the project.
The largest telescopes, in the order of
their size, all of which were made at the
Clarks works, are: Yerkes, Geneva,
Wis., 4O-inch clear; Lick observatory
Mount Hamilton, Cal, S6-inch; Russian
government, Pulkowa, 30-inch; Univer-
sity of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, &C.
inch Bruce. Photographic (Harvard)
Arequipa, Peru. 24-inch, and Princeton
servatory, which is a gift to Chicago
car magnate of Chicago, and in which
the lenses are mounted, represents an
outlay of nearly $500000.
Lake Geneva is about forty miles ives.
of this city, south of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad. The station
nearest to the observatory is on Williams
.,f a1,;t ;c
noticeable at distance 1t is Spanish
Romanesque, and as the building is ON
slight elevation it stands out against
the sky. Its ground plan is in the shape
of Roman cross, $50 feet long by 160 feet
wide. 600 feet from the waters edge.
There are three domes. The. one with the
graf reflector is ninety feet in diameter,
and the other two are thirty-three and
thirty feet respectively. There is also a
meridian circle, making total number
of four telescopes, by which number of
independent observations can be made
at the same time. The main building is
finished inside with italian marble, with
oak and maple. The floors are mosaic.
There is magnificent physical labora-
tory in the basement-as complete as
any in the world-with full Photographic
equipment. Photography is an important
aid to the astronomer for the plates he
uses in his camera are more sensitive
than his eye, and he Is able to fix on
glass impressions of many stars so min
ute that they would escape his unaided
observation
A feature of the observatory is the
heliostat room, in which so long as the
sun shines above the horizon there is a
steady and constant beam of sunlight
available for optical experiments. No
heat is allowed in the dome rooms. The
temperature inside, must be. the same
as the temperature outside. The work
done there is so delicate that expansion
or contraction of the metal work of the
apparatus would interfere sadly with
the accuracy of the results.
The herald., 1897-10-11
BIRTHDAY AT SLEEPY HOLLOW
Old Dutch Church Near Rip Van
Wrinkles Stamping Ground

Special TO The Herald.
TARRYTOWN-O HUDSON.
Oct. 10.-All lovers of Washington
Irving will hear with interest of the cell
ebration today and tomorrow of the
two hundredth anniversary of the Old
Dutch church at Sleepy Hollow, one OF
the oldest churches if not the oldest in
New York state. The edifice was built
in 1897 by Frederick Philipse, who was
first lord of the manor of Philipseburg
The country about the site of the church
has now become the abode of million
aires. The richest man in the world,
John D. Rockefeller, has purchased
hundreds of acres at Pocantico, over
looking the hollow. and inten ds to make
it an abode worthy of king. Other
houses in the vicinity are occupied by
New Workers of means. such as Col.
William F. Church, Charles Jefferson
Leach and others. Such loveable, simple
characters as Irving delighted to paint
exist in the neighborhood only as Il
fringe upon aristocracy. The old charm
of new world rusticity has given place
to palatial primness, and it is almost
with a sigh that rea ders of the sketch
book" who visit the old church, gaze
dTUuUQ upon lue I'LL uSluI VI al
medieval splendor upon the sweet
rural place of the olden days.
The church stands upon a slight ele
walton and to the south and east of It
one can look over Sleepy Hollow and the
stream over which once ran the bridge
that resounded to the frenzied hoof-
beats of Ichabod Cranes horse as he
escaped from the "Headless Horseman."
Battle hill rises to the north of the old
church and on this knoll remain traces
of an old redoubt of revolutionary days,
when its cannon commanded the Albany
post road Near this reminder of the
bloody days of '76 is the grave of Wash
ington Irving and. not far off is the Andre
The herald., 1897-10-11
A Flour Mill Burned

ATCHISON, Kas, Oct 1O.-Fire which
started at 2:30 o'clock this morning de-
stroyed the Touring mill and warehouse
Of John NJ. Cain, together with contents;
the Touring mill and contents belonging
to the Central mills, the Cain block, a
two-story brick structure containing
four stores, and five small frame build
ings. The aggregate loss is about SIS ,0O0
Insurance about one-third Besides the
Touring mill Cain owned the block and
three of the dwellings. The Cain ware
house contained 5000 barrels of flour and
the mills several thousand bushels of
wheat. Cairis total loss is $52, 900; in
surance $21, ,5O0 The Central mill con-
tanned large amount of grain. Both
mill and contents We're fully insured.
The herald., 1897-10-11
ROBINSON WOMAN PULLED
She Will Have to Answer to Charge
of Abandoning Her Children

Sunday night, after an absence of
three or four weeks, j. E. Robinson.
colored. returned to the police station
with his two infant children, one mu-
latto, and asked to be allowed to leave
1t over night. AS related several weeks
ago, Robinson's wife deserted her hus-
band and refused to care for the child
rem, preferring to live the dissolute life
of a prostitute to raising her family.
For some time past she has been living
at the notorious Buena Vista house. The
child was cared for over night and yes
terday, when the morning watch went
out, the officers were instructed to ar
rest the Robinson woman on a charge of
abandoning her children. Officer Black
burn found her on the street and brought
her to the police station. The woman
was very sulky and had nothing to say.
The herald., 1897-10-11
ON THE DIAMOND
State League Amateurs Play Some
Streaked Games

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10-Four
thousand people witnessed one of the
most exciting baseball games of the sea :
son at Recreation grounds today. The
competing teams were the Reliance of
Oakland and the Olympic of this city.
Both belong to the new California league.
The Olympics made one run in, the first
inning. and there the score stood until
the seventh, when Wheeler hit safe and
got to second on Van Norden's sacrifice
reaching home when Peoples lined OUT
a beauty to the center field fence for two
bases. No other runs were made dur
ing the game. The features of the game
were the double plays made by Wheeler.
Score: to in favor Of Olympics.
Sacramento-TheG Gilt Edge and Stock
ton Baseball clubs played a state league
game here today before $500 people. The
Gilt Edges won by score of 10 to 10.
The game was Of the streaked kind.
some portions being brilliant and others
ordinary.
| SAN FRANCISCO. - The Bushnell
Alerts defeated the Fresno Republicans
at Central park today by q score of
6 to 2. The Fresno team played reck-
less game, making many errors. Come
dian Taylor pitched the first six innings
for the Fresnos, after which he was
taken out Of the box and NERVOUS"
Thompson was put in to twirl, but
| Thompson did not warm up until it was
too late. Husky" Chance made two
runs for the Fresno team. Moskinan
pitched strong game for the Alerts
GRASS VALLEY. The Suisuns de-
feated the Monarchs of this city today
in close and exciting game of base
ball by score of II to Q.
| ~MODESTO.-An exciting game of
baseball was played here today by the
Modestos and the Newman Index team,
resulting in a victory for the Modesto os
by a score of II to g.
| SAN JOSE.-The Santa Cruz and
Santa Clara mines gave a fine exhibition
of scientific baseball al Cyclers' park to-
day. For eight innings neither side
scored. but in the ninth Streib's long hit
turned the tide of battle in favor of the
beachcombers. Score: Santa Cruz, 2;
Santa Clara, 0.
EXHIBITION BALL
NEW YORK, Oct 10-The All-Amer-
leans played a picked team, including
some of the Boston league players at
Hoboken today. Score: Americans. s,
hits II, errors 2; picked. team 8, hits Z,
errors l. Batteries - Hastings and
Donohoe; Kennedy and Smith.
The herald., 1897-10-11
German Politics

HAMBURG, Oct 1O.-During the de-
bate in the Socialist congress yester-
day, which preceded the vote abrogat-
ing the prohibition against participation
in elections of members of the diet,
Herr William Liebknecht, in a speech
stoutly opposed participation or the
making Of any semblance Of ALLAN ce
with the Radicals The latter, he de-
clared, were more dangerous to the
social democracy than the reactionary
junkers, whose absolutist tendencies
were the life of continental Socialism.
The Liberal and Radical papers, how
ever, do not accept this view They de-
clare that the vote will be step in the
direction Of bringing the Socialists in
line with the Radicals as practical re-
form party.
The herald., 1897-10-11

to withdraw the dog from the races.
Fearnaught was substituted for him on
the card and lost to Skyrocket, jr. Galtee
Moore was found early this morning
dead in his kennel AS if this were not
enough bad luck for one day, Tipperary
and Tipperary Lass were also doped be-
fore they left Port Costa, and Tipperary
died today about 2 o'clock. Tipperary
Lass may recover.
Galtee Moore was Dublin Stout-Vic-
tory dog and was one of the best animals
that ever won money for an owner on
the Ingleside field. He was held to be
worth $15O Tipperary, an imported
dog, was even more valuable and worth
all Of $500, while Tipperary Lass is val
ued at about $125.
About 5000 persons attended the races
at Ingleside today. The results were as
follows:
First race-Pat Malloy beat Gold
King, Snowbird beat Lady Grace, Joy
Bells beat Wildfower, Rosette beat
Hercules Lady Blanche beat Visitation,
Mountaineer beat Vigilant, Terrona
beat Master Glenkirk, Daisy Crest beat
Donald, Mission Tip beat Tullermore
Sportsman beat Kitty Scott, Pretender
beat Ranger, Bend Along beat Black
Prince, Systematic beat Tod Sloane
Arapahoe beat Solerno. White Cockade
beat Red Cloud.
Second ties-Snowbird beat Pat NAL
10y, Lady Blanche beat Mountaineer
Terrona beat Mission Tip, Daisy Crest
beat Skyrocket, jr., Bend Along beat
Sportsman, Systematic beat Pretender,
White CockaGe beat Arapahoe.
Third ties-Rosette beat Snowbird,
Terrona beat Lady Blanche, Daisy
Crest beat Bend Along, White Cockada
beat Systematic.
Fourth tieS-Rosette beat Terrona,
White Cockade beat Daisy Crest.
Final-Rosette beat White Cockade.
SACRAMENTO - The Sacram rto
Coursing Park associations meet today
drew a big crowd. The matches were
close and exciting, the hares putting up
great runs. The day was perfect and the
betting brisk. The winners were Prom l.
ise Me, first; E. D. ", second; Mercury
third.
The herald., 1897-10-11
, HQJDWNW .

The marvellous remedio-treatment that 10
used at the Hudson Medical Institute. the
great white building at the corner of Ellis.
Market and Stockton streets, San Fran
cisco, CAL. has saved thousands upon thou
sands from all the horrors that you are af-
ficted with, and your case is by no means
too far gone. Go there or write and ask
for circulars and testimonials about this
grand remedy. Why, in thirty days you
won't know yourself. and no matter wheth-
er you have got kidney. liver or bladder
trouble; whether you have had q bad case
Of blood poisoning and have face and .
body covered with bad pimples and blotch-
es, or whether you are run down and unable
to perform the big functions Of nature-it
will be all the same to those wonderful
physicians. You ask what they will do for
you! They will cure you and make whole
man Of you.
The herald., 1897-10-11
Blessing to the Babies Of the Poor-An En-.
terprise That Should Be Fostsred

The prospect is vfy encouraging that
the distribution of pasteurized milk, de-
void of all microbic germs, among the
children of the poor at a nominal price.
will become general in the large cities of
the United States. While this benevolence
will be blessing to the babies, our adult
population enjoy an equally great one
In the benefit conferred by Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters upon persons afflicted
with kidney and bladder complaint Dan
ger from Bright's disease and diabetes is
surely averted by this admirable preven-
tive, which is' also safeguard against ma
larial fever and rheumatism, and a thor
ough remedy for dyspepsia, constipation,
liver complaint and nervousness. Dis
eases, insignificant at the outset, enlarge
their proportions and capacity for destruc-
ton through neglect Another point of
Importance in using this sterling remedy
is, that it should be taken with regularity
and persistence.
The herald., 1897-10-11

Bremen Geographical society. This
sometimes appears enormously as Lin
demann or Linderman. The board
adopts Lindeman.
One Of the principal tributaries of the
Upper Yukon is the Lewes river, named
by Sir Robert Campbell Of the Hudson
Bay company about 1S4S. This Is often
miscalled Lewis.
The Inlet river and village at the head
of Lynn canal, which now appear in the
newspapers almost daily under the form
of Dyea, the starting point for the over
land route, is an Indian word which has
appeared in many forms. Admiral
Meade, in 1869, wrote it Tya; Krause, in
1882 wrote it Dejah; Schwatka, in 1883.
Dayi; Dali, in 1888, Taiya. The board
adopts the form Taiia. For the lake and
river variously called, Hootalinqua or
Hotalinga, or Teslinhina or Teslin-Too,
or Teslin, the board adopts Teslin. The
examinations "hina" and too" are said.
to mean river in different Indian dia-
lects.
An Indian village on the Middle Yukon
is called Nukluyet. This has been writ
ten in several forms, including the err
ropeous one, Tuluyet.
DOWN FROM "TAIIA"
SEATTLE, WASH, Oct. 10.-The
steamer City of Seattle arrived here, to-
night at 10 o'clock from Skaguay and
Dyea. Among her passengers were
James Clark and c. A. Brown. of Chi
cago, who left Dawson City September
ard came out over the Dalton trail
making the trip in twertysiX days.
They confirm previous reports as to the
scarcity of provisions at Dawson, and
say that they came out for that reason.
Clark and Brown the news that on Sep
tember burglars broke into the Cana
dian gold, commissioners cabin at Daw-
son ard stole between $4,000 and $4,000
worth of dust and nuggets.
Among the Seattle's passengers were
George C. Bounds and wife and William
Miner of San Francisco. who left Daw-
son before Brown and Clark, coming out
with the Calvin party, which arrived
here yesterday. The amount Of gold
brought down by the Seattle's passen-
gers will not exceed $4,000.
According to a story brought down by
one of the Seattle's passengers there is
much indignation at Skaguay over the
the townsite into the possession of Can
ada by conveying 1t to the British Yukon
company Moore, 1t is alleged, is a
British subject, but in his application to
the United States land office at Sitka he
alleges the fact thai he is citizen of
the United States.
The Americans at Skaguay have en-
ployed an attorney to Look after their
interests.
A YANKEE GUNBOAT
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10.-The gun.
boat Marietta, detailed to relieve the
Concord in. Alaskan waters, has been
specially QUILTED for her northern
cruise. Deck houses have been built
over matches and as she is constructed
of steel the Marietta has beer equipped
with additional heaters, anticipatory of
a cold winter. She will sail for Sitka in
the morning.
CANADIAN TROOPS
MONTREAL, Que, Oct. 10.-A de-
tachment Of 173 bluejackets and marines
The herald., 1897-10-11
record for this city for the past twenty
four hours. Deaths:
JESSIE PATCHER.
DDnVuNY

JESSIE PATCHER.
GEORGE 1. BROWN.
AT Magazine Poirt:
MAX ZEMLEE.
Total cases. 121; deaths, 20; recoveries,
S.; remaining under treatment, Sc.
COLD COMFORT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct. 1.-Cors-
siderable alarm was caused here in the
past twenty-four hours by the report
that a mail carrier named Stebbens had
died of yellow fever. A special Ueefing
OF the board of health was heldlast night
and after microscopical examination
TODAY a statement was issued by the
board announcing that Stebbens' death
was due to ptomaine poisoning. He had
not been exposed to infection from
fever and there is no reason to suppose
that there is any yellow fever in town.
WAITING FOR FROST
JACKSON Miss, Oct. 10.-There are
no new cases of fever at Nittayuma. At
Edwards there are nine new cases, four
OF which are colored people, and one
death. The state board of health has ad-
vised, the industrial institute at Column
bus, Miss, not to open the fall term un-
III SesJcTdl lIOSlS OCCul 4Lf liiN SseNS.
OFFICIAL ACTION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Surgeon
General DR.. Wyman has been in COM
munication with DR.. Fisher of Galveston,
State Health officer Swearingen, and
has beer, advised that all necessary pre-
cautions have been taken to prevent the
spread OF the disease at that point. The
officials of the Marit,a hospital service
have known for several weeks of the
existence of considerable dsangue fever
at Galveston, but decline to express any
opinion of the development of the vel
low fever there. Dr. Guiteras would
have been sert to Galveston sooner had
1t been possible to spare his services else
where.
Todays report from DR.. Guiteras has
not yet been, received.
AT Mobile there were today seven new
cases in the city and two deaths. In the
country there was one death but no new
cases.
The herald., 1897-10-11
Good Rifle Shooting

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1O.-some
phenomenal rifle shooting was done to-
day at the Shell Mound range by f. o.
Young, a member of the Columbia
Pistol and Rifle club. With Sharp's
musket, on Creedmore target, he
scored a fifty-shot record of 235 points,
which is just one point below the rec
ord established by G. Honey over
decade ago No one in this country ac-
cording to local marksmen, has ever
succeeded in equaling Honey's record of
236, and but very few have approximated
it. So when Young shot out his 235 he
made a record that will be hard to beat.