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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-28

The destruction OF all telegraph wires.
except one belonging TO the Postal
union. made II almost impossible for
the stricken city 10 communicate with
the outside world. The severe injury
TO the Western Union and Postal of
fees, also the Associated Press. greatly
added 10 the difficulty.
The practical destruction Of six or
eight blocks. coupled with the immense
loss of life and damage to property
throughout San Francisco and the en-
tire coast region. makes this the worst
earthquake disaster In American his
tory, exceeding even the historic
Charleston earthquake Of a few years
ago.
San Francisco has suffered from
many slight seismic shocks. one Of
them occurring about year ago. At
that time a long article appeared In
one OF the papers. signed by a pro
fessor I'm one OF the observatorles near
by. stating that there was no partic-
ular danger from these tremors Of the
earth's surface. The coast region. &C
cording TO this writer, was newer than
parts Of the country farther east and
was therefore settling. He said PEG
pie should feel no alarm. as nothing
serious was liable to happen
Evidently the earth's crust IN the
Golden Gate region has been doing
some more settling"
The most severe earthquake San
Francisco has known prior 20 the pres
ent one was i'm 1865. Quite little
damage resulted. though nothing re
motely comparable to this Il was the
1865 shakeup that was made famous
by Mark Twain. The most surprising
thing the genial Mark saw at that time
was the opening up Of the ceiling Of
his room. the lips OF the orifce work
ing 70 and fro Ike a mouth and a brick
slipping through and held IN suspen-
sion. like one lone tooth on the law OF
an old man
The last earthquake that occur1pd IN
San Francisco was IN January. 1900.
Several distinct shocks were felt early
In the morning. causing the Vibration
OF buildings all over The city. The
chief building affected was the St.
Nicholas hotel, which was severely
shaken. The walls collapsed In Ger
tain parts or the structure. guests were
thrown out Of their beds and furniture
was destroyed.
In 1904 there was n severe seismic
disturbance In Los Angeles. which was
felt throughout the city and for q
radius OF several miles around.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-28

dynamited.
The track OF one railroad was de-
pressed four feet or more for a dis
lance Of three miles. Al one point in
the city The earth cracked open for a
distance OF ~.N feet leaving "a yawuing
chasm OF fe."a-.'rs depth.
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LONG USED To
EARTHQUAKES
dOIden Gate Metropolis Has
Been Shaken Often
In the Past.
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN

Some Of the Skyscrapers and Other
Buildings Destroyed - Magnificent
City Hall In Ruius-Fires Ar
rested by Dynamite Earth
quake of 1898 Described
BY Mark Twain.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
A CATS ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.
Its Real Efforts to Drown Itself In a
Bucket Of Water.
From the London Mail.

rum tue LONDON MAIL.
Do animals ever commit suicide? The
point Is raised by correspondent, who
vouches for the following facts:
"A small tabby cat in our possession re-
Gently developed an affection Of the eyes.
which evidently caused It great pain. We
did what we could for the cat, which Is a
great favorite with the Junior members of
the family. Pussy's eyes. however con-
tinued to give her trouble, and she wan
dered about the house in a peevish, irrita-
BILE frame of mind. rejecting all affection
ate overtures. One day last week one
of the maids left pail of water at the
foot of some steps leading to the garden.
Two members of the family saw pussy de-
liberately walk down the steps straight
into the bucket, and to all appearances
calmly resign herself to drowning. She
was rescued, dried, and set In her basket
by the freside to be warmed back to q
more reasonable view of life.
So long as watch was kept upon her.
pussy stayed by the fire. The moment 1t
was relaxed she again walked into the
bucket of water. which was still In its
original position. This time the cat would
certainly have drowned had she not been.
observed in time. The fact that she deliD-
erately went twice to the water would seem
to indicate that even tabbies can tire of
life, and wish to put an end to an exist
ence which has become more Of burden
than q pleasure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
YALE's ROWING OUTLOOK
Is NOT PROMISING
specia1 Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, February 3.-As
Coach Kennedy himself admits, the pres
ent prospects of this years Yale crew are
not particularly bright. If the New Haven
oarsmen expect to keep the line of victories
over the rival Crimson Fights unbroken
they will have to do some hard work be-
tween now and June. Yale faces a rather
serious rowing situation. This year the
university boat with all but two seats to
he filed with new men, must row practi-
caIIv the same Harvard crew which was
badly defeated last year on the Thames
Six of the Crimson's veteran oarsmen are
back in college and will be seen in their
old positions, unless. better conditions arise
and the remaining places can be flued
readily by good men from last years vic
torious freshmen eight. Most Of fale's
best rowers on the other hand, We're grad
uated last June. This means that the New
Haven college, If 1t wins, must develop
some star men from inexperienced material.
Lack of tried oarsmen is not expected to
discourage the wearers of the blue, how
ever Capt. Morse Of this years eight is an
example of what a candidate without pre-
yious knowledge of rowing can do when
trained by the Yale coaches. The New Ha-
ven oarsmen have this year adopted new
policy in rowing. Instead of the mead coach
a staff of graduate coaches will have the
supervision of the work. as in foot bail and
has ball Julian w. Curtis of the IS crew
will act as graduate advisory coach
Coach Kennedy, in speaking of the row.
ing problem. said: What the coaches want
is not necessarily men who have had pre-
yious experience in shells, but new men;
men who are willing and who have a good
physique Our prospects are not en-
courag ing this year as they have been in
former years
The men have already begun training.
They have been divided into four crews,
following the plan of fall practices The
crews are made up as follows:
L. Harris. Lou. Bouscaron. Chase, MCGEE.
Gregory, Hoppn, Boardman and Griswold.
q Seymour. Rogers, Bigelow. Williams,
Doty, Ballard, Cooley and Park.
g. Brainard. Atkins. Schuneman, Miller,
Wright. Auchincloss, Preston and Towns
end.
A. Boulton. Moves. Sheldon, Ide, Rock
well, Graham. Blair. Weeks and Bonar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
PROPOSED YACHT RACE
TO HONOLULU,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
SAN FRRANCISCO. February 3.-Though
the suggestion is but a few months old. the
proposed trans-Pacific yacht race from this
city to Honolulu is receiving much atten-
ton from yachting devotees. Heretofore
the Atlantic has claimed the interest and
attention of yachtsmen and the sport-lov-
ing public of the world, but the cruise
across the Pacific will surely result in in,
terest being extended to the Pacific coast
Although there are many enthusiasts
who indulge in yachting on the Pacific the
sport has hardly made the progress that it
has in the east. The coming race Will,
however, help matters wonderfully in this
respect.
Though the feet of starters is not likely
to rival the one which sailed from Sandy
Hook last May in the race across the At
lantic for the kaiser's ocean cup, the race
will excite fully as much interest, for it
will be the first time that a speed con-
test of the kind has taken place across the
Pacific.
The bringing about of the race depends
largely upon the efforts Of those at the
other end Of the course. but the more men
that support 1t and do their parts as in
dividuals the greater the success of the
first trans-Paciic yacht race will be.
The Hawaii Yacht Club will present a
silver cup ($500), known as the Hawaiian
cup" to be won outright by the victor in
the race, starting from San Francisco and
finishing at Honolulu The contest will
be open to the world and will be sailed
under the auspices of the Pacific Interclub
Yacht Association.
A project Is on foot for a race back to
California for trophy to be provided by
the San Francisco promotion committee.
Two boats that are likely to be among
those representing Hawaii In the great
race are the La Paloma and the Gladys.
The former, owned by G. w. Macfarlane.
was originally rugged In old style schooner
fashion, Then she was converted to q
sloop and finally changed to what she Is
eoday, modern schooner-rigged boat. The
Gladys Is owned by ex-Commodore T. w.
Hebron, who is weil-known In local yacht
ing circles. The La Paloma has been over
the course, having sailed down from the
coast. She made the trip without mishap.
although coming across the Pacific during
the boisterous season. There Is no doubt
about the Gladys ability to make the voy-
age. Both are able sea boats.
The race will take place in April or May,
depending upon the convenience of the
owners of the yachts intending to race
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
Advantage of Rural Telephones.
From the Topeka Capital


They were talking about the benefits of
the rural telephones. and how it made Iiv-
ing in the country just the same as living
In the town. Here every one seemed to
agree to the proposition except Charles
Luling. II don't live in the country, and of
course am not In position to put my
opinion against all of you. but can't say
from my experience that L think much OF
the rural telephone as 1t is now worked.
Last summer / was back in Illinois with
my wife visiting her folks. We were out
in the country, and the house was on one
of those party telephone lines. The first
night We were there my wife was taken
sick, and about midnight l telephoned for
a physician. The sickness was not serious
and she was all right in a few days. But
the thing that startled me was that when
got up the next morning / saw great
many buggies and wagons tied In front Of
the house.
when got down stairs ! found that the
neighbors had called to find out low my
wife was. They had heard me call over the
party line, and they hitched up and drove
over early In the morning. They all knew
my wife, because she had been brought Up
In that section OF the state. 1t simply goes
to show that IL you want to talk over a
party line you can bet that every one on
the iins knows what ven an talking about"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
Breaking the Trail.
From outing Magazine.


Winter In the mountains is severe in Its
restrictions. Sledging and travel over the
snow-banked trails are limited to bare
necessity. In the colder seasons the trails
are kept open by shoyeling and packing
them down. When the runners sing inter-
mittently In high. thin voices, the team
ster, with g. belt tight around his overcoat
and Topping his arms to keep warm. faces
his greatest hardsiips. But when the heavy
SHOWS and rapid thaws of spring come
teaming means a battle and a venture with
sudden termination hanging just above
Thousands of tons of snow up the noun
tain sides hang on trigger that can be
sprung by the sigh OF breeze or tile roll
ing of q pine cone, and In summer many q
barren slope and pile of rock and timber
at the bottom tells a skeleton tale of the
winters night. Fionndering. swearing and
perseyering opens the trail--a little rnffiad
thread of white from up above. but hard
days work for man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
Burning Glasses on Tobacco Leaves.

From the st. Louis Globe-Demoerat
Little yellow specks on the wrapper are
positive Indications of cigars excellence.
Choose specked cigar and you can't go
wrong"
The speaker was a skate salesman. The
tobacco salesman laughed at him.
Are you the victim of that error, too?'
he said Listen. and I'll tell you all about
those little yellow specks.
I'VE are in Cuba. In mfe-long rows grow
the tobacco plants In a binding sunlight
Suddenly the sky Is overcast, a shower
falls. Then the clouds disappear and the
sun shines again upon plants dotted here
and there with immense. raindrops-rain-
drops peculiar to Cuba, as large as the
largest pearls
These drops, become burning glasses In
the sunlight. The same as real lenses they
concentrate the suns heat. and on the leaf
beneath them the little specks that you
venerate are burnt. These little yellow
specks Indicate the tobacco's quality no
more than freekles on a mans nose indicate
his ability.
ITO choose cigars by their specks is as
foolish as it would be to choose statesmen
by their freckies."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
Jobs for Our Foot Ball Players.

From the New York Evening Sun.
What shall we do with our foot ball
players?' is a problem which has taken
the place of the older one: what shall we
do with our girls?" 1t is only too true
that the heroes of the gridiron frequently
find this a very cold world when they go
forth from the scenes Of their triumph.
But let them not be discouraged. Let them
come to this town and grow UP with the
rapid transit system. There Is a great need
on the part of the Interborough Company
for hundreds of stalwart young men. with
as little sense of delicacy as possible, the
less the better, to handle the crowds at
the big stations In the rush hours. The
present platform men do their best. They
push hustle and crowd passengers into the
narrow doors. But 1t must be confessed
that with all their enthusiasm and zeal they
are very clumsy. They do not appear to
have-a proper instinct for handling mobs.
The result is that instead of forcing pa
irons of the road into the cars they fire.
quently cause jam, thereby causing sense
less delays. Expert foot ball veterans
would do better. They would throw the
public into the trains. By substituting
these youngsters for the present bunglers
the company might be saved the expense of
the side doors which have been suggested
as the only way out of the difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
BILLIARD MATCHES TO
COME OFF IN NEW YORK.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, February 3.-Tbe local ii,
lizard season should be a narticularI,. h,;I
liant one, as two important tournap,a,ts
have already been arranged and so,.a.a1
others are contemplated. Willie Home who
defeated VfgnauX for the 1871 baIk-r,o
championship of the world has returned 70
this country.
Louis cure OF France will sail March II
and Vfgnaux is expected to compete in ,bn.
worlds championship tournament wb,on
VIII De held during the week of Aprfl o at
Madison Square Garden. In addition 70
Hoppe. Cure and Vignaux, the contestants
VIII include Jacob Schaefer, George F. SIos-
son. Ora c. Morningstar. George Sutton
and Albert Cutler. The tournament will 10
49, balk line for 800 points, Two games
day Will be played. one in the afternoon at
2:Se and the second in the evening at g
o'clock
The championship tournament will bring
together the most representative agerepa-
ton OF biiliardists that has ever competed
IN tournament. The principal interest
centers in William Hoppe. whose recent
brilliant display in Paris places him in the
foremost rank of the professional billiard
players.
The four-cornered inter-city shortston
tournament between representatives of New
York, Philadelphia. Boston and Chicago viii
bring together Tom Gallagher of New York.
M. Taylor OF Chicago. Edward Mclaughlin
and Harry Cline of Philadelphia and Albert
Cutler of Boston. According to the present
plans the first tournament will take Mace
IN Philadelphia next week. The PLAYERS
VIII then come to New YORK where the
schedule will be continued from February
II to 10. Boston viii follow during the
week of February u to 2s finishing up in
Brooklyn the first week in March 1t is
proposed that ten games be played In each
city. five afternoons and five evenings,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
RING GOSSIP
Prospect Of Stopping Boxing in
New York.

Although Magistrate Steinerf, In New
York. last week discharged the prisoners
,r-..,as ~ 49,. =, ,,s,,,.t,r. *. nan.,
VI. ."oi ees " 'io.o.e ,.'o :.
sharkey Athletic Club, the sport is In dam
ger OF being stopped entirely in the metrop-
oils The deatb ~ Natban Rosenherp re-
:, ,,,s
Gently at the NICE aooen Athieuc SiuD u
tracted the attention Of both Police Com
missioner Bingham and District Attorney
Jaro,,a ara t4,.x, ,., sn,,ast;e, r.. +he zt f,,a
=, ,,ov,nr 49, go, - =, CLOSING
e St'e' WIN !" We"
Morris Levy, we'll known as promoter OF
prize fights. who has attended hundreds
80 +ha,, ,,,,no,,, $780,, 80 bas ve+ 70
"a 'N a. Spee
piace ms nrst pet on the result VI pu
gilistic encounter.
When Mike (Twin) Sullivan and Gard
nor fought levy nlaced a Il tno bet with
carsn ~. -, ~. +ho,,.ht n. nro-
va. uiiei' anu oA.
Holer was making the oel hinseI' l. Wv
yeloped, however that he merely had al
vanced the money for Sullivan. In draw
.no ~ ,,o,ay No ,,,aaa tho fo,,ouine re
india
me to advance 81 600 for him and did AS
L matter of fact. l never have made a bet
fight in my life. l have some good
things handed to me. but l never even bet
on a horse race or an election. All my
friends gamble but l never got into the
habit
Alec Greggtans. another San francisco
fight promoter. has the betting mania, ara
hardly ever allows fight to go by with
out some sort of wager on 1T. Greg
gians would rather play the horse races
than bet on nights, however, ana ne 1oiio"s
are no races on hand so that he cannot
go to the track, he places his bets else
where.
The biggest pIunger of the promoters IS
James Coffroth who arranged the Nelson
Eritt fight and the Fitzsimmons-O'B rlen
contest Coffroth, when he gets started,
CANDLES high He has been known to
wager as much as $1,000 on a fight and In
the main he has been very successful IN
arranging bets that are winners. He never
bets however. on a fight that he Is PRO-
morine himself He refrains from this
because an unsatisfactory fight might re-
suit in Coffroth being accused of having
g. a. ~. T,oefrotb cotiSfeS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
Introducing Chewing Gum.

FROM the Kansas City Journal.
Kansas man doing missionary work In
Tibet. Asia, has taught some of his pupils
the great American habit of chewing gum,
even though he hasn't converted any to
Christianity yet. 1.-THE other evening" he
writes five of my school boys visited my
home, and 1 thought l would give them
some gum, as they had never heard of such
thing. so l gave them a piece around and
told them to chew it a long time They
ehewed ana chewed, and would stick out
their tongues to show me that they still had
some. They would remove the gum from
their mouths. look at 1t. and ask II II would
last an hour. l told them Ii might last a
week. and you ought to have seen how
their eyes stuck out. / wondered II there
was hoy or girl insaI America who didn't
know what gum is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
A Great Game of Basket Ball.

The champion Corcoran Cadet basket ball
team will meet the champions of New Eng
land, the Signal Corps team of Fall River,
Mass, Wednesday evening. This will be
the greatest game of the season in this
city, as the Fall River team has not been
defeated for three seasons, and represents
the best players of New England.
The Corcoran team has not been defeated
this season. and Capt Rice is working hard
with the men to keep up the clean record
before going north. The Corcorans have
also arranged for their reserve team to play
a game with the st. Johns team of this
city before the big game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
Turbines Not Perfect.
Scientific American.

FROM the Scientific American.
1t is a mistake to speak OF the steam
turbine as "a perfected Invention; for 1t
will be many years before 1t will be de-
eeloped to its ultimate limit of efficiency
The wonder eof It all IS that an engine of
an entirely new type should have shown
such high efficiency SO early in the history
OF Its development.