The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14

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The GOldsbor0ugh.
The United States torpedo boat destroyer
Goldsborough. built in Portland IL at last
completed. Two trial trips have been made
on the Willamette and one or two more
runs will be made here before the official
trip Is made on Puget sound. The Colds
borough is the first thirty-knot torpedo boat
destroyer that was designed in the United
States The plans for the Farragut were
bought in England and those for the Dali
ghren in Germany. Naval Architect Bal
lin designed the Goldsborough from the
best information that he could obtain from
builders in different countries. and II she
is successful will reflect credit on Ameri-
can naval architecture. On her last trial
trip this week she struck without difficulty
a twenty-eight-knot gait. No attempt has
been made to bring out her higher speed,
the runs being merely to work down the
rough places in her machinery and to give
her crew the experience which will be
necessary on her official trip. The official
trial trip Is not expected to take place
until some time next month.
Kennel Club Organised.
A kennel club, Of which great things are
expected, has been formed in Portland. A
resolution was passed that forty persons
could sign the roll as charter members
prior to the first Of February. A consti-
tuition was adopted to take effect at that
time. The officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Walter f. Burrell; vice president, F.
v. Holman; treasurer, r. Lea Barnes.
These, with DR.. F.. Cauthorn. T. J. L.
Tiedemann and William Peaslee form the
board OF directors The club will apply for
membership to the Pacific Kennel League
and will also hold bench show in this
city some time in March. Interest In this
bench show will develop into much
broader field than merely Portland ex-
hibit. 1t is the intention to establish cir
cult Of all the principal cities Of the North
west, including Seattle, Tacoma, vancouv-
er and Victoria, so that dogs may be exhi-
bited in all the cities. Probably there is
no city on the Pacific coast that has SO
many finely bred dogs as Portland unless
1t be Victoria In the event of q show
being held in Portland, as is now contem-
plated, it is expected that most of the
principal dogs from the Northwest will be
here This will include the dogs from the
California Collie Club, the exhibit from
the Redwood cocker kennels, Of San Fran
cisco, the st. Demands, Great Danes and
Newfoundlands, all from California. From
Victoria Is expected the fine exhibit Of fox
terriers from the kennel Of Rev. J. Film
ton. In the kennels that will be represent
ed here are dogs that have won in the
shows OF New York, San Francisco and
other large cities. Many English settlers
are expected from the Sound cities
SIX O'Clock Closing Row.
There is an interesting fight on in Port
land between the Retail Clerks Associa-
ton and an organization of business
houses that has been formed to fight the
clerks. Through the efforts of the clerks.
a greater part of the stores closed at 6
o'clock, the custom beginning early in De-
cember. During the holidays, by common
consent all the stores kept open evenings.
Since New Years day nearly all the
houses resumed their former plan of clos
Ing at o'clock. One marked exception
was a prominent department store. with
this firm the clerks are having trouble.
Last Monday night several hundred clerks
marched and countermarched in front of
the offending firms store for several
hours, carrying banners and Transparent
cies, which read: Don't Buy After s
O'clock" I'VE Are After the Backsliders."
etc. Both sides have retained legal ad-
visers, and interesting developments are
expected to follow.
Music and Drama.
This week has been one of great activ-
ity in dramatic and musical events. In
fact, 1t was the star period of the season.
Frederick Warde, supported by Minnie
Tttell Bruno, a Portland girl. played an
engagement of four nights and Saturday
matinee at tho Marquam. Portland soci-
ETY. saw fit to pay adulation to Mrs. Bruno.
and the play house has been crowded as 1t
never was before. This young lady has
been winning much fame for herself in
romantic and tragic rolss, and her Juliet
Is the acme Of finished grace ana gsntiiity.