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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17

Special Dispatch to the Post Lrteilsssneer.
NEW YORK, October 1874
~ last there has been decisfve
yacht race. and pictory lies 1pah
Columbia. It was a fair test of
merit. and tonight jubilant admirers
of the American cup defender are
triumphantly predicting that their fa-
ponte aviA make it three straight svih
ease. There has good steady
breese that varied but slightly from
ten knots an hour throughout the con-
test. and Columbia sboyed herself
better than Shamrock at evecy point
in the game.
The most remarkable shooting of
the American yacht hos made in =
beat of fifteen miles to the bind
1oand. She simply 1paiked away
from, the Irish yacht. and rounded
the stake boat nearly ten minutes in
the lead. Il is true that she gained
4 slight advantage by j0ckeyfnv 70,
position at tie start. But that Is one
of the fortunes of qvar. and after all 1t
really represented only small mar
gin in Cclambia's vtctory.
In the run home to the finishing line
Columbia also made clear gain un-
der conditions that uere exactly eqaal
for both.
The bietory of Columbia has
cheered her supporters. for in trials
that failed Shamrock seemed to shoh
up pery strong. Tonight Lseiin IS
confidsnf and Lifton still hopeful.
MARKHAM.
NJ Ew YORK. Oct. 1s-rhe cup which
II the old schooner America won SO
handiiy against all Corners over tire
tSutrc afouHu tHs lstS oi Vi6nt III ir9i
and brought back across the seas. will
probably remain here another year. a def
ance 10 tho world.
In glorious breeze over a windward
and leewsrd course Columbia scored against
Shamrock today In the FIRST race OF tho
1879 series for the trophy. She bounded
across the finish iine fully mile and a
half ahead Of the challenger. defeating her
by ten minutes and fourteen seconds actual
time, or ten minutes and eight seconds cor
handicap which Columbia must ooncede 10
the challenger on account OF her longer
wateri.ne
II was a decisive contest a magnificent
race. magnincentIy sailed and magniacen,iy
won.
Shamrock HopeIessiy Beaten.
Opinion ss 10 the merits OF Tho two boats
had been somewhat divided as result os
the fukes during the past TWO weeks. Al
though the pfepona~rance of sxper; opin-
Ton never wavereG In iis loyalty 10 the
worderful speed ard ability of the white
Eyer no nautical sharp expected that
qasKhsd "a she was in ;oday's race The
Yankee boat of5,Keneraled her a. the s;art.
beat her hCpelsssiy tn wtn4ward work TO
the outer mark. ard gained twenty-five SEQ
on9s In the run home b@sore The wind
There VAS goof strong ten or twelve
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17

PARIS OF is-A sTa,ch from Car
aess Venezuela. ea*s that President
Ardrst4 Is preparing vo cave the couu-
fry ard he Insurgents ifaGsr. Gen. Cas-
fro fs master q lie si,usfEsn-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17
COLUMBIA EASILY
DEFEATS SHAMROCK.
Crosses Finish Line More
Than a Mile Ahead.
AMERICAS CUP is SAFE.
Irish Yacht Outfootsd From Start
and Deolslvely Beaten.
AMERICAS CUP is SAFE.

Trophy Defender Led Throughout
and Working to Wtndward-Out-
poiated Challenger and in u Fair
Ten-Knot Bre~sc Beat Her over
Thirty-Milc Stratx xhtaWay COursc
by More Than Ten Minutca-COn-
dttiona Were Equal and ShAm-
rock Was Fairly Outclassed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17
EX-GOVERNOR IHAYER DEAD
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF Or
ECON PASSES AWAY.
Dies Suddenly at His Home Near
PortIand-End Of Long and Hon
Orable Public Career-Was Once
Chief Justice of state Of Oregon.

TCFNi LAM, CT, CNt " W biiaiH " ~
lace Thayer. ex-governor and ex-chief JUS
tice Of Oregon. died early yesterday morn
Ing at mis- home near this city after an ILL
ness Of but two days
He was at the courthouse on Friday. At
tending TO some legal business. until late
in the afternoon, when he had a severe
chill. He went TO his home in the even
ing, but rested very little during the night.
The next day a physician was summoned.
but nothing could be done to arouse him.
and he died early Sunday morning Of ce-
rehral congestion.
Native Of New York.
Ex-Gov. Thayer was born IN Lima, N.
Y. July Is. 1877. His father. farmer Of
moderate means and a veteran of the war
Of 1912. gave his several sons the best
education the facilities Of the time and
place could afford OF these the eldest.
Andrew J. Thayer. also became a man Of
note. being a judge Of the supreme court
of Oregon for many years William ].
Thayer early evinced a bright inteIlec, and
an aptitude for study. Desiring to become
a lawyer. he shaped his reading with that
view. and laid the foundation for the broad
legal knowledge that distinguished him in
after years.
Admitted to the Bar.
He attended few lectures in Rochester
In 1851 but most OF his study was in the
office Of local practitioner IN Monroe, n.
Y He was admitted TO the har in 1851 and
began practice at Tonawanda. Later he
practiced for while in Buffalo. but. de-
string a wider field. ne removed TO Ore
er. A ] Thayer. who was then on the
bench OF that state.
For a time he lived in Lewiston. Idaho.
and was a representative in the territorial
legislature. but. in 1867. he removed to
Portland. where he had since resided.
Elected Governor of Oregon.
In 1878 ne was nominated FOR governor
BY the Democrats Of Oregon ard. SO great
was his popularity that he WAS elected.
though the rest of his ticket was defeated
He occupied the office OF governor until
lss2 ard during his administration many
abuses were corrected, improvements made
and beneficial legislation enacted
In 1884 he was elected 70 the Supreme
court berch. and. during his term of ser
vice, until lsaa. his decisions sustained the
IiEN ERRElG9 ei El!h it< ai AStafNsueHtS, Up
on the expiration of his term ne returned
- the practice az law. ard was prominent
al The ear during the rest OF his life.
As public man Judge Th4yer was
known as being just ana able. ara person
ally he was widely known fer his charity.
6tmocfatic tastes and araale manner
fe waS married tn 1852 20 Samantha G.
Vincent, ef Tonswarfa. y. Y. and. as an
issue of this unto1 Re leaves one son
claude. who Is practIri1g attorney at the
oregon bar and resides a. Tt!lamook. in
that state.
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Care Town Indix nant.

Continued on raks seven.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17
LONDON 5 WAR NEWS
Is VERY AEACER.
Beers Reported Active But
No Battle Is Fought.
FEARS FOR CAPE COLONY.
An Uprising of Dutch Farmers
Against England Possible.
FEARS FOR CAPE COLONY.

Cape Town II Bitter With Resent.
legged Betrayal of MafektnK by
Delay in Sending Volunteers to
Protect Reaidents-Mart Law
Proclaimed in Various Towns
day for the Special Purpose
of PassinE War Measures.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

orc more often honored by promoton 10
~ HIGHEST executive Office than III th'ae
states i'm which the city districts az az ~ ,.i
control or I'm which the influences % ,ho
civ districts IS very important as = ot,ti
cose I'm New York pennsylvania, Oi.oi
Illinois Massachusetts, Michigan an ~
w Jersey. Very few persons are W. 49,,
~ the long list Of distinguished men C "no
have served the State Of NlTslhlt a. .,ioL
ernor The first of these was 9'sf - -
Henry and the second was lh0IIld9 - .
snr The third Governor OF virginia W
,rbor,as Nelson. who was one OF tne slsu '
80 Of the Declaration Of independent,
end ar the time of the adoption Oh 'i ~
Constitution one Of the most mn ". Ia, ~ ~,
~ VIRGINIA leaders. The fourth HoNerl,ol
If virginia was Benjamin HaItlSVi,, MI
80 as, member Of the first Cohtluu,ni,a a.
c'',cs,ass and was the father OF hlldn
fIo,,Tv Harrison. afterward Presluent ".
49, I|nited States and great-grahulSe',. i ~. =
- BENJAMIN Harrison, Presideht vi ~
I-,,ted states. In the early goVernlileIlt
- Inc new States following the 49,, .,
.of American arms in the keVoiu l, I.ll,
- there were many distinguished ihvn
~, oGice as Governors m lne NallDu ,I,
ctotes~ George Clinton. in New 4orhi
Iobn Hancock. in Massachusetts, Jond, ,
han Trumbull in ConnecucuI, an,
otbers-but it is much 10 be oou nsi
,'betber any state in the. Union entriet,
mon separate political existence as sue"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

United States Government for five tor
pedO-bOat and destrOyers which must
be completed by November 10th. a large
force Of WOrkmen were set TO the task
of removing the drifted snow and mud,
which had accumulated in the yard, and
a still larger force hurried the work OF
placing new floor in the machine-shop.
a hasty examination proved that none or
the machinery had been seriously dam
aged. and il was all gotten in running
order again with practically no delay.
Your correspondent talked with Presi-
dent Trlgg the other day about the mat
ter. He said: ooh. the ice gorge was a
thing that could not have been antici-
pated. II is the first time anything OF
the kind has occurred in fifty years, and
the chances are that it will be another
fifty years before the experience VIII be
repeated. ] do not think II viii entail
a delay in our work Of sufficient proper
lions 10 really deserve consideration. Our
work is at present confined to the gov
eminent contracts. but l anticipate that
IL will be broadened in scope before very
long. Indeed, we are figuring on several
new contracts now. We VIII, OF course,
need 10 bend every energy to insure the
completion Of the government work on
time but at the same time there are Varl-
ous WAYS in which we could be carrying
along outside work. AS soon as we un-
dertake contracts Of this class we VII
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

Chandler. the violin soloist, who has won
unqualined success all over the United
States. while the brass quintetto is max
ing a great hit everywhere the orchestra
appears The following is the personnel
of the orchestra: Alice Il. Bail, flute; Mary
] Tracy. first violin; Viola NJ. Dunn, first
clarinet: Minnie A. Grover, bass; Lillian
Chandler. first violin: Christine Allendorf.
second clarinet; Florence II. Small
first violin: Alice T. White. bas-
soon; Adelaide Thomas. first violin; Ger
trude II. French, harp; Estelle NJ. Church-
IN tvmpani and drums; h. Josephine
Hale cello; Belle b. Yeaton' trombone;
MARY u. Iowey. second violin; Cora cum
bingham second horn; Blanche NJ. Little;
LESSEE A. Iobdell, second violin; Ardele
Cunningham, first horn; Susie a. Weis'
viola: Grace NJ Goodng, first cornet.
The programme will be one of both
classic and popular pieces, enjoyable alike
IN the educated musician and the lover
of recreation. It will be remembered that
the plan adopted for the reserving OF seats
This season gives those purchasing single
seats for the entertainment opportunity
for good seats, as five Of the best rows
Of the house were reserved for this pur-
pose.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

somblage that they attacked one day.
They are absolutely fearless, counting
rather than seeking TO evade death, and
are more dangerous than the worst WIG
animal living.
A remarkable thing about the natives
Of these islands and one that VIII add
greatly to our troubles in establishing
neaco is the lack of cohesiveness. The
tribes of the mountains. the coast-dweH-
ors. and the people Of the lowlands each
live in their own manner. ignoring their
ucighbors. Indifferent to the welfare OF
any one but themselves, and only coming
out of their shells when they think their
rights are being trespassed upon Then
they will fight to the last gasp. IL
sort Of fiery cross were sent out by Asul-
naldo and the passions of the Whole ma
tive community aroused aIalhst 'no
Americans. these savages would band to-
eether and present an unbroken front
against the common enemy. In the horde
there would be black men, brown men
yellow-brown men. and yellow men. Inur
savage instincts would be inherited from
Tho tribes who overran the Philippines
centuries ago The Spaniards have done
nothing to eradicate these savage in
stincts. on the contrary. their treatment
of the native has intensified the hatred
with which the white tyrant has always
been regarded and has made pam
thorny. indeed for those who follow the
SpaniaTds.
Were # only Manila that the United
States had to rule in the Philippines
there would be no great difficulty before
as. The native population of TINS city Is
,stirnated TO be about 800 900; the Spanish
b,lf-br7ods 5000. and Europeans and
Americans civilians. about 1900. The
natives and half-breeds are possessed OF
q goodlv share Of the vicious qualities OF
he race. but they have been so long
brow-beaten and tyrannized over by their
white masters that they lack the dare
devil recklessness Of the interior tribes.
Il is the latter that are the most serious
I uroblem i'm the present disanected stare
Of the islands
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

Of the nitrogen that is in the pea-hay ~
voided I'm the manure and returned 10 'ns
land I'm addition 10 nitrogen wnich peas
gather from the air. there are two I'M
portant plant foods which peas, IKE an
crops. gather from the soil Inc pant
foods are potash and phosphoric aeiu'
The presence of these two plant foods III
sufficient quantities insures Dig crop oi
peas.
The annual report of the Maine Agri-
cultural Experiment Station for 1881 says
that their experiments bring out strongly
tho fact that phosphoric acid and potash
are the most important fertilzlny ele-
mcnts for peas.
Dr. &. W Dabnoy. once director OF tho
North Carolina Experiment station, ana
now president OF the University OF Ten
nessee. said in the NTH annual Notth
carolina report: Kanit and peas to-
gother are undoubtedly the most prom
islnv agents we know OF for improving
our southern soils.
DR. t. J.. Van Slyke OF the New YORK
Agricultural Experiment station, at
Geneva. y. T., RECOMMENDS I'm Bull
letm No. q a fertilizer for peas
containing nitrogen. per cent
phosphoric acid. per cent, potash
per cent If 800 pounds per acre are ap-
Piled DR.. Van Slyke says the mixture
may be COMPOUNDED or ~ ppuiuS hiNi"No
Of soda $50 pounds acid phosphate, ~
pounds muriate of potash.
Peas really need little nitrogen az
first To give them send-off. after which
they get their nitrogen from the air. lt
! Is easy TO see that as the crop OF peas IL
! enlarged by fertilizing them with potash
and phosphoric acid. they gather moro
nitrogen from the air than II these plant
! foods wera not used. To use potash ana
phosphoric acid 20 fertiize peas Is, there
/ fore an indirect means Of gathering
| nitrogen from the air. IL - customary
| I'm many places 10 fertizc wheat ana fol-
low wheat with peas. II Is better to Ter
| tuize the peas and then use peas as a
fertilizer for any following crop. The iol-
lowing crop thus gets the benefit or the
| nitrogen which the peas captured from
the air. II must. OF course, be borne IN
mind that pea-vnes must decay before
Nitrogen can be utilized by a crop, and IL
| should also be remembered that II peas
are turned under and wheat sowed i'm
mediately that compact seed Is not Sc
cured. and wheat will faro poorly. De-
caved peas will make big wheat, but
compact seed-bed Is also necessary. a
dressing of lime - good 10 apply on
green crop when poughcd under TO pro
vent souring OF the soil.
A. d. MNAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

have to increase our machinery inslal "a
ton. The machinery and tools thus taT
Installed have been selected with special
reference to the requirements Of the tor
pedo-craft work, and OF course we shale
require machines for the other classes Oh
work as we'll" -,
+ontion IA the direction Of affairs at the
ship-yard although he keeps I'm touch
with matters at the Richmond l|ocomo-
tive-Works. with which his name has so
long been associated, and which IS, ny Ine
way. at present enjoying pe'lou Va "''
precedented prosperity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
GOVERNORS OF VIRGINIA.
distinguished Men Who nave
the Office i'm the Old Domt"'""'
NeM NOrk SunJ

(NoW y OIk SuuJ
The most distinguished of the sur'lNi"e
Governors Of Virginia is General fltZ-
hugh Lee. who was elected to that posl
in 1855. and whose immediate successor
Philip w. Mckinney. died recently at
Farmville. Va. Mckinney was me Ilan
WHO defeated General William manu- ~.
for Governor i'm 1889, alter one .. NaS
hottest fights in the political history vt
Virginia. During the civil war ne SCI l' W.
I'm Tho Virginia cavalry under tne IN.
rnand of Fitzhugh Lee, his predecessol
in Office at Richmond , ,ho only
Virginia is large state, ana the CniS
one of the states of the country Will Will
adheres 10 the practice OF malhlalit, ~,
separate political divisions Tor lts tl,lss
and counties. There are III OF tl It'll
cities and counties. and very SUI, ,''
nronortion of the vote OF Virginia y N@aI
in The CITY districts. In the presluei. va a.
oiecfion of 1896 Of 10000 votes cast III
rho state. Richmond contributed 70 w
total 12OOO only; Norfolk. ouW, LSlliSm
burg 3SO0: Roanoke, $500; AleXaHu,ia;
? 0p5 and Petersburg, 2Jo. III i ioun1
generally i'm political history In me In' ~
States that those States In whlGh IL Nv,
rountrv districts have the predominant
influence. prominent men-proiilliei :
leaders however radical In their views "
Vigorous In their extreme partlsahs"'P-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
THE RICHMOND DIsrATCH-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY u, 1899.

Iishment are located In what was for
meriy known as the Talbot Works,
two-story brick structure at the corner
OF Cary and Seventeenth streets, In the
eastern part OF the city. while the ship
yard. with mould loft. sheds for structural
work. ETC.. are located directly on the
bank Of the James river, about block
away. Indeed, the location OF this latter
department Is In new building. which
has been erected on a piece Of land eH-
tending between a slip and the river
proper.
Underneath the old Talbot works runs
a stream, which. under all ordinary CON
ditions, Is of very moderate proportions.
on the occasion OF the thaw which follow
ed the recent heavy snow, however. this
stream was swollen TO enormous proper
lions and developed such force shat the
| floor OF the machinc-shop was literally
ripped up In sections and much OF the
valuable machinery wholly or partially in
undated By water. Officials OF the COM
| pany reached their Offices in a boat. and
l the water was several feet In depth in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

the court at the back Of the DnN ms
Down on the dock the condltit--er
even worse. An ice gorge on the Joiiies
there. and the water roso so that the
magnificent installation Of machinery Just
made I'm the ship-yard sheds by the
Hjlles & Jones Co. of Wilmington Dell
was almost totally submerged
mo feature of the whole series of un-
fortunate circumstances was, however,
the wonderfully energetic manner IN
which President William X. TTlgg Sscre-
tarv Lilburn T. Myers, and other orhcials
of the yard set about reconstructNe w2rA
as soon as the water had suDsideu' IN
o,otea when II IS remembered that inc
Trigg company holds contracts with the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

with four Governors In Office successfully
80 prominent. influentiat and honored az
Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson. Thomas
Nelson and Benjamin Harrison.
The early Governors OF Virginia were.
with few exceptions, prominent men.
prominent In their day and distinguished
since. Edmund Randolph. afterward At
torney-GeDeral and Secretary or state, was
one OF the early Governors of the Old Do
minion. and Henry Lee the General Lee
of the Revolutionary war. otherwise cali
ed "Light-HOrse Harry" Lee, was an,
other. He was the father Of General
Robert Il. Lee. commander OF the south
ern army during the civil war. Another
early Governor of Virginia was James
Monroe. afterward President. of the
United States. John Tyler was another.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
r,nrrrrs WOMAN ORCHESTRA.
Twenty Artists to Appear o""er
I.,dership of Caroline IL. Nich"'>'

Tomorrow night will witness one OF
the leading entertainments of the musical
season. The Fadettes Woman's orchestra
a combination Of twenty artists viii ap-
,,oor 8, tho Young Mems Christian Asso-
niation Van as eighth number of tf~ star
,.l,,rso under the direction Of Mrs. caro-
limo r Nichols. who has brought TINS
orqaniza,ion 10 its present high position
In The musical world They are now max
mo a tour Of the South, and are oeihg
greeted by large and enthusiastic audi-
ences. TWO Of the leading features OIL ,ils
concert will be the work Of Miss lAliiah
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

onging 10 this tribe are murdercrs.
" religion. They are trained, drilled.
md. taught TO become assasAns. .Seme.
lieht, should the Americans fan 10 COM
'inee the islanders that they are friends
little knot OF soldiers will be seated
lrouud q campfire laughing. chatting.
nll Of life. In the ncighborng bush,
M'itc in hand stripped FOR bloody work,
Viii Turk The Sulu professional murderer.
\ bound VIII bring him into the midst OF
The group around the FIRE. Slash! CUT
Cut, slash until half of the members OF
the company have felt the keen edge or
sharp point OF the assassin's knife, and
then the sSulu bounds off into the dark
bush eand Is speedily safe from pursuit.
Every touch OF the knife means n death,
Tor the daggers OF these fcrocious brutes
are STEPPED i'm poison as deadly AS the
venom OF n viper. 1T is ON record that
four OF these Sulu devils killed no less
than thirty members Of a Christian es-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

ever into the why's and wherefores OF
fertilizing with peas. why are peas
better fertilizer than rye or buckWhett'
II is this: Peas get their most expensive
nlant food-nitrogen-from the air, while
rye and buckwheat exhaust the soil OF
nitrogen. II follows. therefore that when
peas are turned under, or even 'hogs'u
in" the soil is enriched with nitrogen
but when rye and buckwheat are ploush7
ed under this Is not the case
peas. clovers. beans, vetches, ana iu-
mines which are classed together as the
family Of "legumes." or 1egumlhou9
nlonts." each and all gather nitrogen
from the air. Wheat corn, oats, rye,
barley. tobacco. cotton, &c. are not ie-
eunes' and do not get nitrogen from the
air. but from the soil.
The nitrogen In fertilizers costs 10 cents
per pound. but there are forty pounds or
nitrogen In a ton of pea-hay, which IS
mostly gathered from the air. The nitro
gen in the pea crop IS not principally IN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

the root. as some think. but 10 distrf.
buted through the whole plant. 50 that
the more peas we plough under the more
the soil IL enriched with nitrogen. Doubt
less there issgreater profit in feeding tins
pea-hay and returning the manure TO the
land than in ploughing under the suiI
crop.
"Hogging in the peas II perhaps bet.
ter still. because the hogs get nearly al
the peas and half the vines the manure
is dropped on the feld. and there r. M
expense in harve sting or feeding or ~
hauling manure back 90 the field. The
sell Is enriched with nitrogen by TINS
plan: also because 70 per cent. or more
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

"a ,ho list further includes Henry t, sa "A.
Go p Since the close ,n Of fe 5Se Exceptions Se
Virginia Governors, w Tlitzb me. Lee is the
Of which 'h Nave T been Of local rather thaS IN
chief one, or nroE The withdrawal OF
t Ser from the o!a "a, DC on west 70 Virginia
lish the present stare VI ,be influence OF
diminished considerably 'ne
.,irlil