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YOSEMITE CLUB
PERMIT VALID
Supervisors Declare ReSO-
luton Is a Law, Though
Not Signed by the Mayor
BACKED UP BY CHARTER
Bill Takes Effect NOtWith-
standing Lack of Sigma
ture Of City's Executive

Several Of the members OF the Board
Of Supervisors are Of the opinion that
since Mayor Schmitz has failed to ap-
prove or disapprove the resolution
granting the Yosemite Club the August
permit for a professional boxing ex-
hibit the resolution becomes a law
without his signature. according to the
express terms Of the charter, and that
Mayor Schmitz's authority ceases in
the premises. The ten days allowed
the Mayor to take action expired last
night at midnight, but the resolution
had not been returned to the Board OF
Supervisors by his Honor.
The provision to which reference Is
made is contained In section 16 of the
charter. relating to the powers OF the
Board Of Supervisors, and Is as follows:
Section 16 Every bill and every
resolution as hereinbefOre provided,
which shall have passed the board and
shall have been duly authenticated.
shall be presented to the Mayor for his
approval. The Mayor shall return such
bill or resolution to the board within
ten days after receiving it. II he ap-
prove 1t he shall sign IL and II shall
then become an ordinance. IL he dis
approve it he shall specify his obJec-
tions thereto in writing If he does not
return it with such disapproval within
the time above specified 1t shall take
effect as If he had approved II"
Charles w. Fay, clerk OF the Board
Of Supervisors, stated last night that
the fact that the Mayor had taken no
action one way or the other would re-
suit in the ordering of the printing OF
the resolution In the Official paper at
next Mondays meeting OF the board.
with the addendum that the resolution
has become a law without the Mayors
signature, according to the charter pro-
vision.
Regarding the assertion OF the Mayor
that no prizehght was ever given
without the Mayors approval OF the
resolution granting the permit. Fay
says that a number Of such resolutions
were not signed by ex-MayOr Phelan
/ during his incumbency, owing TO press
of other business, but the exhibitions
were given, nevertheless. What Mayor
Schmitz may do, should the Board OF
Supervisors press the point on the mat
ter, remains TO be seen. Should the
Yosemite Club give it's show without
his signature he might order the Chief
of Police TO stop it, and this would
probably put a stop to the boxing game
in this city.
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Crowd Cheers Shev-
lin, Winner of Ham
mer Throw.

but Glass beat him in the two subse-
chance. The best throw Glass made
throw was Ill feet inches, which he
made in the second round.
In the second round, when the fourth
round of the hammerthrow was con-
tested, Shevlin got 14S feet 10A inches,
and Glass, excelling his previous best
record, made 132 feet 31s inches. The
crowd applauded Shevlin as he walked
off the field.
The hammer throwing was tedious
and the crowd looked forward with
greater interest to the hurdle race,
which came next. F. Fl. Teall repre-
sented Cambridge: A. NJ. P. Lille, Ok
ford; E. j. Clapp, Yale, and Bird, Har-
ward.
HURDLE RACE EXCITING.
The hurdle race, though short, was
exciting throughout. Clapp and Bird
both went over the first hurdle in the
lead. Then Bird took the lead, but
Clapp overlook him at the last hurdle
and won by six inches. Bird was ahead
of Tean, who was third by four yards.
The long jump was the eighth event,
A. Leach representing Oxford; Smith.
oxford: l.. p. Sheffield, Yale, and d.
Myers. Harvard. There were five
rounds. Myers led s8ff we'll with 21
feet s inches in the third round, max
ing his best record up to that point.
Sheffield kept close to him, beating his
last jump. Sheffield made Il feet 10%
inches in the last round. thus gaining
the victory Myers was second, with 2l
feet 9l4 inches, and Smith third, with
u feet G1A inches.
There were five contestants in the
two-mile race-A. r. Churchill, Cam
bridge; Fl. w. Gregson, Cambridge;
Godby, Oxford Colwell, Harvard, and
Aking, Harvard. Gregson took the
lead, but lost his position at the second
lap end dropped out after the third
10 n
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With Score 2 to 1 Against
Them Northerners Ham
mer in Winning Tallies
HITS COME IN A BUNCH
Commuters Take the Lead in
Second Round and Hold 1t
Until the End Is Near
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

It was a ninth inning getaway that
snatched victory from Oakland yes
terday afternoon. The Commuters had
the Siwashes going and were leading,
2 TO 1, when the fatal last round be-
gan. The northern hosts were there
with the clubs. Thrice they hinged
the ball and all was over. Score
Oakland. 2; Seattle. 3.
The rally was a nice one-as nice
a bit OF walloping as has been seen
in moons. Mohler led off with a drive
over the third cushion and Williams
sacrificed. Frisk, who could not get a
hit all day, bumped the sphere right
over second and it went to the fence
for a two o-bagger, bringing Mohler in
and making it a deadlock to 2.
Smith finished up a good days
work by driving out another double
over Dunleavy's head and breaking it
up for fair.
The game was a good, fast one and
full of real baseball. Both Shields and
Schmidt were in winging form and
tossed nice shoots. Both had good
support and the sharp fielding kept
many runs away from the pan. The
errors were few and these did not
count when they did happen.
The Commuters did all their run
getting in the second spasm, when
Schlahey was passed and Devereaux
sacrificed. Streib swung through with
a triple out to the hagpole and brought
Schlafey to the rubber. McKune had
a long fly to Van Haltren and Streib
just beat the relay throw in.
The game then went along till the
next round, when Seattle broke into
the run column. Van Haltren started
the doings with a double to the right
field fence and came all the way home
when Mohler sneaked a mean one
through Devereaux.
Then the runs ceased till the fatal
ninth was at hand. Oakland had a
chance in the sixth, when Dunleavy
was on third and Schlafey on second
and one gone. Devereaux was up and
the hit and run signal was tipped. But
Brick did not hit and consequently
Dunleavy was run down between third
base and the home plate.
Not another chance did Oakland
have. Shields grew steadier as the
game wore on and allowed but few
hits. Schmidt pitched one of the best
games in a long time, but still he did
not have quite enough luck with him.
Van Haltren executed one of the great
est catches ever seen on the grounds in
the first inning, when he ran away
back to the fence and caught Dun
leavy's drive with one mitt. The
score:
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Results at Seattle.

SEATTLE. Wash, July 23.-Summary:
First race, six furlongs-Lady Rice won.
Trapshooter second. Uppercut third. Time.
1851.
Second race. FIVE and half furlongs-Ross-
bud won. Black Cloud second. Judge Napton
third. Time leo
Third race four and a halt furlong@Sea
Air won. David BOland second, Mabel Bates
third Time, :55L
Fourth race six furlOngs. Interurban handi-
cap-ShellmOunt won. Ocyrohe second, Kitty
Kelly third Time 1:14
Fifth race one mile and fifty yards-Red
Tip won. Platonius second, The Stewardess
third. Time, -
sixth race. six and half furlongs-salIy
Goodwin won, Algaretta second. Skirmish third
Time. :204t.
Seventh race. one mfle-Hindoo Princess won
The Fretter second Canejo third Time. 1:40at
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BROWNS LAND ON ST. vRAIN.
Portland Outslugs the Tigers and Win.
Easily.

PORTLAND, July 23.-Nearly every
body took crack at the ball out at the
Twenty-fourth street grounds this aft
ernoon. OF the fifteen runs made by
both teams eleven were earned. So
fiercely did the Browns clout St Vrain's
delivery in the very first inning that
the little man was sent out into right
field TO rest UP and catch his breath.
Lynch was called to the slab from CEN
ter field and did fairly well. but the
Tigers found the lead too great to over
come.
They took active interest, however,
in the seventh and eighth innings.
Three runs then resulted from five hits,
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Schick Takes the One
Hundred Yard Run
Easily.

LONDON, July 23.-Yale and Har-
tional games held to-day at the
Queens Club, West Kensington. They
defeated oxford and Cambridge in six
out of nine events before an immense
in such a tedious contest as hammer
throwing. A mast was placed on one
side of the field, from which few an
American or British flag, as the victory
went from one side to the other. It
finally floated the stars and stripes as
the blue and crimson.
The weather suited the Americans
splendidly, being intensely warm and
the clouds covering the heavens occa-
sionally letting fall light sprinkle of
rain. c. n. Jackson, steward for OK
ford and Cambridge, sincerely congrat-
ulated the Americans. He said:
While l anticipated the Americans
would win, l did not believe ii would
be six to three. Our men in the high
jump and quarter were not up to prac-
tice form. 1 do not believe we shall go
over next year, though the matter will
be considered"
The keen interest of the English peo-
pie in the international sports between
Harvard Yale and Oxford Cambridge
was shown by the early hour at which
the throngs Of spectators began to ar
rive at the club grounds, West Ken
sington.
IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT.
Before o'clock the stands began to
fill and by 3:15 o'clock, when a pistol
shot warned the participants in the
first event to get ready the stands had
been crowded for a long time and
masses of spectators had gathered be-
hind the rope.
At 3:27 p. m. the men appeared for
the 100yard dash, w. R. Barclay in the
light blue Of Cambridge, Chaplain in
the dark blue of Oxford, w. A Schick
Jr, in the crimson of Harvard and D.
J. Torrey in the dark blue of Yale.
The runners made the mark amidst
the breathless attention of the specta-
tors, who had greeted them With ap-
plause when they first appeared. The
men started at 1892 D. m. Schick won
the dash, with Barclay second. Time,
8 As seconds.
There was much applause when the
result was given. Slowly the British
flag was hauled down from the pole,
leaving the American flag flying.
Barclay got away first, but Schick
caught him after thirty yards, passed
him and held the lead to the end.
Schick's time, 9 4-5 seconds, equaled his
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Egan Wins at Golf.

CHICAGO, July 2S.-H. Chandler
Egan won the Ravine Oaks cup with
10 up and 9 to play against Robert
e. Hunter of Ontwentsia Club to-day
The contest ended at the twenty-sec-
ond hole.
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BAUM WINS HIS OWN GAME.
Lays Down Nice Bunt and Brings in
Deciding Run.

LOS ANGELES, July 2S.-Baum
won his own game to-day, pitching in
great form and bringing in the winning
run with beautiful bunt that scored
Ross from third base. There were
few base hits on either side. Brash-
ears stop Of drive was the feature
of the game. Score:
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Trots Fast Half Mile.

DENVER, July 23.-In an official
speed trial to-day Jim Ferry, Den
yer horse, broke the worlds trotting
record for a half mile to a road wag-
on over a half-mile track by making
the distance in 1:02%.
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81 TMATARY.

Stolen bases - Waldron, Gorton Errors -
Brashe3r Hiidebrand, Ross, Townsend Miller.
IWo-base hits-Smith Baum. Sacrifice hit
Brstshesr. First base on errors-Ls0s Angeles 2.
san Francisco >. Left on bases-Los Angeles
San Francisco >. Bases balls-Otf Jones 1
or Baum 1. Struck out-By Jones ., by Baum
,. Double play-Townsend (unassisted). Hit
by pitched bsll-Baum. Time of game-One
. hour and thirty-five minutes. Umpire-Ton,
Brown
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SUMMARY

Stolen bases-Dunleavy, Smith, Schlahy
Errors-NcKure. Mohler. Williams Three
base hit-Strcib. Two base hits-Nan Haltren.
Frisk Smith. Sacrifice hits DeVereaux VIII
liams. First base errors-Oakland q First
base on called balls-Om Schmidt .; off Shields
4. Left baSes-Oakland g: Seattle 4.
Struck out-By Schmidt 3. Double play
Schmidt 10 McKune TO Streib. Time Of game
One hour forty minutes. Umpire-McCarthy.
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VICTOR WINS HIGH JUMP.

The spectators then turned their at
tention TO the high jump. England was
represented by E. E: Leader and Door
ly, both of Cambridge. and America by
G.. F. Victor of Yale. Victor won. Lead
er was second and Doorly third. Vic
tors best jump was six feet one-eighth
inch. After being declared the winner
Victor continued jumping. but failed
to better his record The high jumpers
began with the bar at feet inches.
The two Englishmen went out when the
bar was at feet 1915 inches.
The half-mile run followed. H. Corn
wallis representing Oxford Holding,
Oxford; E. p. Parson. Yale, and H. E.
Young. Harvard. Parsons got off ahead,
but Holding forged past him and pass
ing CORVALLIS won in an exciting fin
ish. Young was third and Parsons last.
Time, l minute 1-5 seconds. From
the start of the half-mile run the race
was not in doubt so far as England was
concerned, the only question being
whether H. E. Holding or CORVALLIS
would be the victor.
Barclay and Wilson, both of Cam
bridge; r. Long of Yale and E. j.
Dives of Harvard were the competitors
in the next event. which was the quar-
ter-mile run. Barclay led for two-thirds
the distance, when Dives, who had been
keeping Just behind, forged ahead and
won by two feet. Long was third.
Throwing the hammer was the sixth
event on the programme. NJ. Spicer of
Cambridge, Tomlinson of Oxford, Shev-
lin and E. T. Glass of Yale were the
contestants SheVlin won the first
round, making 152 feet inches in his
first throw, 145 feet liz inches in his
second and $50 feet 111z inches in his
third.
Spicer was second in the first round,
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Totals.4 Al IS "a III
sOverall batted for Keefe in the ninth.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS.
SUMMARY

Errors-Doyle C2). Lynch, Beck Earned
runs-Portland G, Tacoma 8. Stolen bases
Raymond, Castro, Nordyke, Eagan, Doyle.
Sheehan. Struck out--By Iberg 2, by St Vrain
I, by Lynch 3. Sacrifice hits-McC Creedie
Keefe. Two-base hits-Doyle, Castro C2), Ma
deau Double plays-Raymond to Castro to
Beck, Eagan TO Hogan. Left on bases-Port-
land Z Tacoma s. Hits-On St Vrain 9. off
Lynch s. Time Of game-One hour and nifty
fvs minutes. Umpires-O' connell and Nc
Donald
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- & 8 20 Is no tother
court of 5arisdictf0n when; NaSurG SlScides
YOU areskout." Out Of l1eidth-<the jnsoce
Of the dSisiOn is always apparent No
one yealiSee il better than the player.
II the everydzyinininss of the strskaskus ai1fk
life no man can hope to win uplsss he is
ht physically and mentally for the .gsAs-.
possesses vetOfce sufficient to snsthin.
Hieverx man would rely upon the sup
Poff ands reHef an O7P-C suspensory
affords, the p{rcentage pf "outs'5 would
bejgreatly lssssned. (
1t furnishes9aid to that portion Of the
body which ismost in nesd of it, and does
away witA one strain which causes both
phyatesf and fmental fatigue
OSRE suspersories art sold by nearly
all 4reggistS. Ssssssae6t your druggist
has Them. We 4asare you it will Be TO
yous anterest to INSIST upon the O-P-C. If
yoef dealer viii ri4t supply you, send to US.
Nxs45D-P-C. hste, sI.oO; No. J O-P-C,
silSsi so.
"The Mark OF tEe Master" an in
teresting boOklesf giving reasons why
every man shoifd wear an O-P-G
5uspensory, sent ffse upon request.T
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The best way to silence conscience
is to obey 1t.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
MMNM RIA
IMPURE AIR

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of cellars ara
disease, beahed germs
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you begin farm the
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and til ed
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plorable
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the microbes
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the blood
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guaranteed purely vegetable remedy Write
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"Batted Tor Schmidt in the ninth inning.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS
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Continued ON Page 81, Column 8.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

In the game
Il of life
there is an
u m p l 2 c
W e. de-
Neisions are
sNPre me
There is no
occasion for
spPeaE there
- - kOfhaR
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RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS.

Totals 2s' y u Totals 80 ? G "a 10
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previous record for the same distance.
At 1897 o'clock the one-mile race be-
gan, with Welch and H. w. Gregson,
both Englishmen. in the lead. Gregson
increased his lead at the half-mile and
won. c. c. H. Hamilton of oxford was
second, Welch third. F. L. Olcott and
Hill, both of Yale, came in last. Time,
& minutes 9 1-5 seconds
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"WeakncSS"
DR.. o. G. JOSLEN.
The Leading Specialist.

Complete functional activity
quickly restored by my system OF
local treatment. No tonics. stimu-
lsnts or electric belts.
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tences, to the protection of the holy
religion wich has always found IN
this newspsp r an eyer ready cham
pion for its defense and NEST
devoted follower and believer.
Therefore we would >desist from
an investigation of this matter if we
thought we were serving the best
interests Of the Holy Mother Church,
but we do not believe that such is
the case. and are of the opinion that
this matter is one which the best
interests of catholiciam demand should
be sifted to the bottom and the public
should be made aware of the true
state of affairs.
We believe that it was a serious
mistake to have brought this matter
up in the ma ner in which it was
invited to the attention Of the public
in the Cathe dral on Sunday, since it
has given rise to all sorts of specula-
tion and conjecture, ard has placed
these two worthy priests before the
public in false light.
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Exportaciones de MaderaS
POR -GULFPORT

Durante Ell afio fiscal que ternino Ell
80 de Junio de 1904 las exportaciones
de maderas por Gulfport, Miss, Esta-
dos Unidos de Am erica, han excedido
por la primera vez a todas las de los
demas puertos del Atlantico. Hasta
ahora Pensacola habia ocupado el pri-
mer puesto en- las exportaciones de
MADEIRA, pero el aflo pasado Gulfport
envio 10000 900 de pies contra I74,-
900 900 por Pensacola Esa cifra CO.
loca a Gulfport a la cabeza de los
puertos del Sur, y en- segundo lugar
en- los Estados Unidos. despues de
Puget Sound. La rapidez del creci-
miento de comercio de eXportaci6n de
ese puerto, ha sido fenomenal, segt1n
las cifras continuation. pues en- 1908,
las exportaciones fueron de 100000
de pies, contra 1913 100000 de pies en-
1904.
Durante Ell mes de Setiembre, los
embarques al exterior fueron de 2o,-
100000 de pies, comparados con H.
900 900 de pies el aflo anterior. Du-
rante los tres meses que terminaron
en- Setiembre, las exportaciones fueron
de 81, 900, 900 de pies 6 sea mas del
doble de las exportaciones en- los mis-
mos tres meses del 1903. Por 10 an
terror Sc podra yer el notable desen-
volvimiento de ese puerto en- el co..
mercio de exportacion de maderas.
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indignation de Francia

Nueva York miercoles-El Sultan ha mi.
ciado una activa persecution contra las kabilas
rebeldes amenazando con el poder de Europa
a los que Sc resisten observar una conducta de
pueblo culto.
No obstante la aparente indignation de
Francia por 10 sucedido, el Sultan espera que
la gran Republica le prestara sus auxiios.
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La suavidad del inwierno
En- mejor situaci6n

Nueva York, mercoles-Avisan de Muk-
den que la temperature en- 'estos ultimos dlas
ha sido algo mas benigna para las tropas que
la Manchuria.
Aunoue no ha habido acciones de guerra
QUE resefar, los rusos Green que es mas favora-
bic su stuacion cada dia que pasa.
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EI vertigo de la Iucha
Entusiasmo de las tropas

Nueva York, Observation-Disclosures del Ex-
tremo Oriente que los moscovitas estan arden
dc en- deseos de continuar la lucha con el mismo
impetu de antes; que duras penas pueden
reprimir los jefes el enaroecimlento de las
tropas
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Los poderes contra
Marruecos
Buques amenazadores

Nueva York, microbes Informan de Paris
que ell conf1icto marroqui continua agravandose
V amenaza grandes complicaciones.
En- aguas degMarruecos estan nuevamente
los buques de guerra de las potencias en- anne
nazadora actitud.s
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: Sepvlelo Especial del BoIelln MePcantn
OABLEGRAMAS.
Las fuerZaS de
mar v terra
Un abrumador contingente

Nueva York, microbes - Comunican de
San Petersburgo que inmediatamente que lie
que al mar Amarillo la escuadra del Baltico,
habra en- la Manchura ndmero abrumador
de tropas que operaran de- acuerdo con los
buques. =
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e qobiernO de Italia
" el conflicto marroqui
Sjgae la violencia

Nueva York, ,miercoles-Desde Roma di.
cen los despachos que van llegando la prensa
neoy orkina. que eli gobierno italiano mantiene,
cada vez mas energicamente, la actitud de pro-
tesla que ha adoptado trente la barbara con-
ducta &c los africanos.
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Va no quier'e mas pruebas
En- ell NOrte de Africa

| Nueva York, miercoles-Dicen de Londres
| que Inglaterra no retirara sus fuerzas esta vez
de las costas de Marruecos, mientras que no
esten absolutamente garantidos los nacionales
de la Gran Bretana, residences en- el Norte de
Africa.
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Los japoneses
piden fuerxas
EI equilibrio de las fuerzas

Nueva York, miercoes.-Son innumerables
los despachos que Sc reciben de Toxic dando
cuenta al gobie1no del emperador, de que hace
falta ell envio de tropas para el sostenimiento
de la lucha que esta preparando mas energlca
fuerte Ell imperlo russo.
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L "a nieve en- NoE.teamerica
Temores de desgracias

Nueva York miercoles-Informan de va
rios Estados de la Union,& que esta nevando
copiosamente hace un frio horroroso, una
temperature glacial.
Temese que la exagerada intensidad del
frio ocasione infnitas desgracias. y
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
HIS NERVES WERE sTEADlED.
As A Student He Faced The Can
mons Mouth.

Admiral Togo, commander-in-ch
of the japanese navy. whose prowess
as a fighting man has won world
wide praise of late, comes from an
old school of Nippon warriors. His
naval education is Of tn best and
he has been trained in every way to be
a fearless, calm. and tireless fighter.
In his youth, he and his fellow
students at the japanese naval aca-
denny were accustomed to attend an
annual banquet. They sat at a cir
cular table around slowly revolving
cannon loaded with a ball and trained
to the level of their heads. The
trigger was so arranged that 1t could
be touched from a hidden source out
side Of the banquet hall. That at
scme time during the banquet the
cannon would be fired every one at
the table knew; but just when, or
in what direction 1t would be point
ing was a mystery. OF course, there
was possibility that the ball might