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VOL. XLIV. NO. 153
YESTERDAY IT WAS CAPTAIN HAFF
WHO GOT JOLLIED ALL THE WAY
TO DUNRAVEN, THE THOROUOHBRED
VALKYRIE WINS A RACE
First Challenger Since 71
to Lead Us Over
the Line
DEFENDER PROTESTS
RESULT VIGOROUSLY
Sympathy for the Defender
From Americans and
Their Friends
ENGLAND AND CANADA
SHAKE THE UNION JACK
No Definite Conclusion Reached by the
Committee Concerning the Protest.
Expected to Be Definitely
Settled Tomorrow
Atsoclated Press Ppocial Wire.
NEW YORK, Kept. 10.—Crippled, but
■till heeling far over in her strength and
swiftness, Defender followed Valkyrie
across the finish line today. Less than
half a mile separated the two, and an
anxious eye kept pace second by second
with the time indicators as they moved
around, and when it was seen that De
fender had not only lost nothing in the
last twenty miles of tne course, but had
actually gained, a great shout went up
for the gallant vessel.
There were cheers for tho vict or, too,
but although the Valkyrie was the first
challenger since'7l to. lend over tho
hume line, tho honor of her performance
was lost sight of for the time in the
grand effort of the American boat, for the
American heart loves the hard loser in
the fight, and loves him more when he
loses through no fault of his own. It
was a grievous accident that ruined
the Yankee boats chances, an accident
which unler the hair-splitting circum
stances of jockeying at tbe starting lino
looked to be unavoidable. Early in the
morning the racers had leisurely made
tboir way down to the hook from Bay
Ridge. They circled in great rings about
the light ship until tbe s'gnals went up
for the coursa, and the skippers took a
tighter grip on the wheel. Hank Haff
had made a record in seamanship on Sat
urday, and the English skipper prepared
to regain tno fame which bad preceded
him. Tbey maneuverd Swiftly after the
preparatory gun had been tired, and with
the Vaikvno to the windward, Capta'n
Haff mado every effort to gain that posi
tion.
The Valkyrie was very promptly aware
of this movement and luffed up well into
tbe wind. They were then Doth almost
on the line. As Valkyrie luffed her
boom went
SMASH AGAINST THE JIB
topsail of the Defender, and that concus
sion was tbe cause' of tbo protest that
came later. Of course the Valkyrie went
over the line first, and to windward. Do
fender was close after her, but she hud
barely got over the line when toe sheet,
of ber jib topsail parted. Both boats
were on the starboard tack at tbo time,so
that both claimed that they bad the
right of way. It was a question among
the experts who were looking on whether
Defender was at that moment the over
hauling boat. If she bad been, it was, ac
cording to rules, her place to give way.
The line point came in tho discussions of
the sharps whether Defender, wbo had
been blanketed and who had to fall nack
in speed bjcauso of her luff, was tho over
hauling vessel. All the same, at the part
ing of the baoy jib topsail shoot, the sail
Hupped a great deal in tho wind and ns-
WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT
THE AHERICA'S CUP
sisted in tbe loosening of its own stay
and the top stay on the starboard side.
Tho slack of tho topmast stay allowed
the topmast to mm I over toward the
weather on the port side so far tbat it
looked for a moment as though the must
was about to be carried away. Captain
Haff instantly eased off bis vessel. Ho
probably felt that had he come up into
the wind una met its full force, and
strength with his club topsail going the
entire uppar outfit would have been car
ried away. So he eased off to find out
what real damage had been done. He
discovered tbat the topsail had been
sprung. The Defender had, in good sea
manship style, held up the
KED PROTEST KLAO
When Valkyrie's boom interfered so much
with her progress. Still she went on her
journey, very much worsted by tha col
lision, hut still gaining. After crossing
the line she c*me around in about a min
ute and a half before the accident, and
something to leeward, so far because of
Captain Huff's apprehension that her
upper starboard rigging would not hold
that a good many yieople said sho was
out of tne race; that sho had up.
Others, who knew better, remarked that
tbe Defender people would be cowards if
they dropped out before they got a decis
ion from the committee in charge, anu
it provsd that they were right.
Hut Defender was In for a race, and
during the progress of tho first few miles
sufficient repairs were made to enable
her to set a baby jib topsail after round
ing the first leg. In tho beat to windward
the watches marked Valkyrie .'1 minutes
and 52 seconds in udvance of Defender.
Tho second leg was expected to try tbe
nerves of those who had set their hearts
on a victory for tho cup defender, for
her littlo jib topsail looked like a spook
compared wita the great bellying balloon
jib topsail set by Valkvne, which wus
drawing tremendously. But the second
ten utiles was a veritable victory for the
Yankee. Sho gained slowly but steadily
and turned the second mark not far be
hind her rival, she now having a better
chance by long odds to win than a few
miles tacit in the journey.
THE WINNER OF YESTERDAY'S RACE
It cheered anxious hearts on tho flouting
eitv, for it is no exaggeraton to say that
ni nety-nine-hundreiltus of those afloat
were Defender men. The last leg was
run home with the wind abeam, and
there was n rush of steamers in the direc
tion of tbo lightship. A ten-knot breeze
lifted the top of a chance wave ami tho
wash of the steamers tumbled the little
craft about a hit, but far back the two
single stickers. Defender's sails only
showing, were skimming over a in ill
point, with then- loe rails awash,und both
rapidly overhauling the Hotilla. Just be
fore reaching the line, when Valkyrie was
still to windward and Defender to lee
ward, a length astern, but still overhaul
ing her,tho American boat was blanketed
so much that her baby jib topsail shook
and Captain Haff, seeing tbis, luffed up
a little, evidently intending to let tbe
other bout go ahead for the purpose of
enabling Inn to pass under her stern ami
to windward. Captain Sycamore, at the
Valkyrie's tiller, noted tbis movo and
'tiffed up also. It was then that tbo thou
sands Jof watchers on the surrounding
bouts noticed how dangerously close to
each other the racers were. And just at
that moment, too, a snap and rending
sound was beard and it was seen that De
fenoer's jib topsail was Hying luose in
the wind. Then Valkyrie's main boom
bad swung around and
FOULED RiGtllNG.
To those who hud witnessed the acci
dent and sprung forward at the ominous
lound, it seemed as though Defender
trembled with the shock. They saw her
topmast bend and her topsail swing over
as though it would break away, and a
groan went up as though the brave boat,
who had won so noble a victO'y a few
days before, was Wholly debarred from
even an effort to secure a second. Light
ning action was necessary to save tho
topmast from breaking away completely,
for it was already sprung from its fasten
ings, and Oaptan Haff, with a master
stroke, taking his boom down lo leeward
soon maneuvered her into safe position
and gave chase. Valkyrie, which had
crossed the line lirst, had gained a good
lead by Defender's disaster, and had
probably a little more than a half mile
advantage at tbe end of the first leg in
tbe triangular course over whicb tbey
sailed. Her iieia was something less than
four minutes i i the beat to windward,
Erom that on. however, Defender, while
not perceptibly closing the gup between
them, lessened the time and they crossed
the line not much more than two minutes
apart. Valkyrie, according to corrected
time, winning, from the cup defender by
just forty-seven seconds.
Such an ideal day in tho lower buy has
seldom been seen. It was not, what
American yachtsmen call an ideal racing
day, but nature has always been kind to
Dunroven, that gallant English sports
man, and for the second time in the sec
ond race of the series for tbe America's
cup and the honor of the sport, tbo winds
and the seas have favored tbe man who
has come so often to the line like a true
JJriton, with seldom 11 dunce of winning
as events have happened.
Little was promised in the way of
pleasant woatber during the early hours
of the day, for the clouds hung low and
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LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1895.-TEX PAGES.
the fog spread itself over the waters and
a misty rain fell.
Old weather sharps declared that there
might lie a fair breeze outHidc, but rain
it would. But soon after the long, keen
racers
WEIGHED THEIK ANCHORS
Off Bay ridge, there came n burst of sun
shine, veiled in a golden haze, and when
the old lightship off tbe Hook was
reached there was a sky flecked only here
and there with a light cloud.
Out. through the Narrows and into the
open water Defender stood up high, far
ahead of Valkyrie and going under her
own canvas aimost tiefore the English*
innii thought ot hoisting his mednslnl.
Passing craft inward bound drew along
side to feast their eyes on the beauties,
and early as it was when tho lightship
was reached quite a handsome Meet was
drawn up to greet them. Later on
th» re Wgs lif* and motion at the start,
although it was not such a scene as wi s
presented on tbe day of the lirst race.
Far back in tho quiet hours tho was
dotted here and there by sails and the
smoke on the horizon t->l ioi an advanc
ing lioet; and when l ie lirst. gun v. is
lire I, a swinging vanguard, bright With
color, was there to spend the ra cs on
their journey. Then, while all eyes were
on that visible line over which a step
made too soon would be fatal. Defender's
mißbap camp. Recovering qulokly, how
ever, and followed eagerly !>v those whom
the breaking away of the.jib topsail urn!
the breaking of the topmast meant for
the moment abandonment of all hope,
she went m pursuit. Valkyrie's lead and
her belter position was hot much ini
oxoelleot work, bus Defender going just
as her mishap leli iier, clung to her rival.
Within a f'\v minutes i* was soon that
Defender meant to sail the first l»g with
out a jib topsail, and to many of those
on the excursion strainers and accom-
VALKYRIE 111.
ponying yachts this gave tbe"first inkling
[hat an accident had occurred and tbat
tho Defender's topmast was the weak
spot. Tbo course was down the Jersey
coast, and nautical experts on some of
the boats, critically observing Defender's
progress, expressed themselves as believ
ing she was only following the English*
man over tbe course without attempting
to race. Tbis belief was strengthened by
the fact that diroclly after the fouling nt
the line a protest Hag was run up with
Vigor that denoted determination on the
part of tho Amciican commander.
.gLittle Queen Mab. herself a racer, came
aheam and joined the steamers far ahead
of the contestants and tinnlly being out
footed, was overhauled, lirst by one and
then the other of her sister boats. She
seemed to catch ail the breeze und heeled
oyer In an effort to run along with them,
and she did give each, for a time, a lively
brush, but at last faded back into (be
distance. Then Navaho, with a mainsail
setting like Valkyrie's, hove in sighl
near the lightship, and the final mile of
the two was to be run. Toward the cml
it was evident that th* gap was closing
and Valkyrie hud hardly crossed tbe lino
anil got out of the way when Defendt r
THE HAN JOLLIED US YESTERDAY
CAPT. WILLIAM CRAM HM D
Of the Valkyrie
came tearing alone like a thoroughbred
under the wire. She must have put on
an extra burst of speed to gratify thoso
wbo had kept tbeir eyes on ner' white
canvas from gun io gun, for she was well
on tier side and ber sails bulged with the
force of tbe driving wind. Such is the
brief outline of tho day's events. Tbe
real story is known only to those who
watched the light.
Saturday's race, the first of tbe series,
wus decisive, but none could tell what
Valkyrie might do under other oon
ditoiis. ; Today she was favored to tbe
end, and It was a victory that will be
told best In tho detailed story that fol
lows this.
It was feared that after her mishap the
contest would prove so unequal as to
lose its interest. Hut it was this very
accident that gave tle Englishman a
righting chance against Defender today.
With a strong breeze and a high sea
tor the second, Valkyrie did no better,
but. at all events she tins had the dis
tinction of reaching homo In advance of
the American boat, the first time in a
quarter of a century.
Only one other boat finished closer to
the winner than did Defender today,
and that was Valkyrie II in her race with
Vigilant in 1893, when
ONLY FORTY SECONDS
separated them. It had been tbe gen
erally expressed wish that Lord Dnn
raven would win one race of tbe series,
and some kindly disposed people even
extendod their good wishes to tho hope
tbat he might get two, so that, as tbey
explained, he would bs influenced in
coming again for a try for the cup. The
good with has come to pass, unless the
cup committee entertains Defender's pro
test and declares against the Englishman,
and so good citizens on thsir way to their
respective homes after the contest today
congratulate themselves that Duoravsn
and bis gallant boat had gained what
they had hoped he would gain, v winning
bracket, gad Defender had gained a veri
table victory.
Pointing their noses inward, the fleet
moved quickly along, forming a protect
ing lino around the yachts ns tbey were
towed to their boat houses at Bay Ridge.
On the Defender, Mrs. Istlin and tho
yellow dog, both mascots that had ncvur
been before nt fault, consoled each other
under the main boom, while Captain Hank
llaff.whon asked as to the accident, look
ed aiofL grimly an i bawled: "Valkyrie's
main booui tore away our rigging.'' ami
would say no more. Tbat was the extent
of tho information ti bo had on the Do
fender. Later it Wits given out nt tbe
New York Yacht club that the cup com
mittee will not render a decision m re
gard to the protest before tomorrow.
THE RACE IN DETAIL
The committee bo it, Walter A. Loofc
enbuch.was on tbe ground in good season
and promptly hung up the signal winch
told the racers that tho course would he
over a triangle of ten miles to the angle,
the first lag being to tho windward south,
the Second northeast by east, and the
third was west half-Wost. As tbe com
mittee bo.it made known tha directions
those in charge, the wind dropped to a
specc 1 of about live miles an hour from a
force of something like eight miles. There
was no kind of a sra on nor swell. The
surface of the ocean was most tavorabie
to tne Valkyrie. It was notico.l that
while the contestants were s li 1 ing around
about tho lino tint was tp be mad c, that
their sail set equally as well as they did
on Saturday. This was especially the esse
with the Defender's white club t >psall.
Tho preparatory cun was fired form the
Committee boat i harp on the appointed
time of 10:50. Both yachts had baby jib
topsiis set, when a'ter some clever roan-
OUVerina about the line which had boen
drawn between the Luokenbsch to the
j westward of the Sandy Hook lizhtsbip
ami the ligbtship, tbey both stood down
to tbe line. After the skippers bad per
formed all the monkeying thaat they
could do above tne line they finally
made their way down t'i the start. Com
ing to to that lirst station the Valkyrie
was to windward and tho Defender some
thing like two lengbfchs attsm to leeward.
It was at this period about halt a minute
before the starting signal !:ad been given
chat tho Defender overnauled the Val
kyrie in a very rapid manner and had
ber nose almost up to the Valkyrie's
beam when the latter eased ol'f and
blanketed the American boat so tboiougli
ly that the Defender's baby Jib topsail
and jib shook in ttio wind. Captain Half,
when he saw his ea:f sails shaking nti.i
the movement of the Knglisnman in the
way of an attempt to blanket him. threw
the Defender high up as though about to
tack, or at least to pass under the Val
kyrie's stern and get to windward of the
Briton.
Defender was out to nice, even though
a cripple, and she went, on ?s a cripple,
so that the wind-up of the day's bnriness
showed that the fastest yacht in Europe
could only beat tne crippled American
over a thirty-mile triangular course by
forty-seven seconds.
Arte;' the yachts came about to tbe port
tack sonn after crossing Ihe line,Valkyrie
was a good eighth of a mile to windward
and several lengths ahead. As they
stood away on the port tack the wind in
creased to eight or nine miles an hour.
During the lack Valkyrie plainly out
footed and outpointed Defender, wno
did not care to run up any sail on tho
jibtopsaii. At 11:24 Defender came about
to starboard. Ynlkj rie followed as prompt
ly tas though she bad been racing with a
fellow well met. On toil tack Defender
pointed up very well and went very fast,
but Valkyrie did better in both points
of sailing. Tbey Only stood away on this
tuck for about live minute 1 :, when they
came around together. All the time
Valkyrie was doing the belter work on
both pointing and footing. There was
considerable wonder that Defender with
out any jibtopsaii did not point higher
than site did, but as a matter of fact
Valkyrie was going to windward all the
time Usho was going ahead. At 12:94
Defender was the first to come about and
she did it in a very slow, slovenly, care
less manner, occupying not loss tnan
twentv-seven seconds. Valkyrie followed
her opponent's example quickly aud con
tinued to race as u boat out for a cup
shuid.l racu.
At this stage of tbe game Defender's
friends looked very blue. They were sure
that Defender would lose the raee,
but tbey did think their champion
should do better than she was doing.
They were willing to lose under the cir
cumstances, but they were unanimous in
saying that Defender should inako all
the light she was able, which she certain
ly did not appear to make even a bluff at
doing. After that tbe beys tried to .-on
sole tnemselves with tbe thought that
Defender, crippled, was sirpply going
over tbo course as a protesting contes
tant. The excursion boats were behaving
more generously tnan tbey did on riitur,
day. They really kept away at least a
half milo from tbe competitors and re
mained weh to leeward all that time.
Tliu breeze was freshening from the
south right along, and Valkyrie, being to
Windward, always folt tbe increase Iirst.
Tne same tning was seen as ou Saturday
in the matter of the way the boats went
through tbo water. Tho sea was far
smoother, there being not so much
ground swell on, but Valkyrie splashed
and threw spray from her bows for many
feet, while Defender slid through the
water easily and smoothly almost ns a
snake. During the latter part of the heat
out tu the ttr.it mark Defender did better
pointing, but her jib was snaking a good
deal at the time. At 12:10 the yachts
came around to port and at 12:24 hack
again to starboard, on which t.iek they
were both able to make the Iirst mark,
whole their time was taken as follows:
Valkyrie, 12:57:43; Defender, 1:01:89,
So it will be seen that Valkyrie led out
tu the Iirst mark by three minutes and
lifty-two seconds. As Valkyrio rounded
she sot her big balloon jib topsail mil
took in her jib. That big f'ont sail filled
magnificently, and with goodness knows
how many burse power. The Defender
cranks watched with all their eyes lo sco
if their favorite would sot her balloon jio
topsail. They waited to find out if De
fender's rigging bad been weakened as
much as tbey fearoJ. Alas, Defender
was only able to run up a baby sail on
the jio topsail stay. A larger spread of
canvas would have caused too much
strain on the weakened stay. Defender
did, however, set a b.i'loon stay sail, and
not long afterward Valkyrie followed suit
Continued on Second Pace. |
STILL MORE TESTIMONY
Mrs. Noble Sworn in the Dur
rant Case
DURRANT APPEARED UNEASY
The Dead Girl's Aunt on the Wit-
ness Stand
Witnesses Tell of Finding Blanche Lamont's
Wearing Apparel In the Bellry of
bimanual Church
Associated Press Special Wiro
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.—Another
week of tne Durrant trial opened today
alter three days' rest. The court will sit
tomorrow and Thursday and will then
probably take a recess until the follow
ing Monday. Tbe witnesses today were
all of the searching party when the gar
[ ments of Blanche Laniont were discovered
I ooncsalsd in the nooks and crannies of
the belfry of Emanuel church.
Policeman 1 K. F. Scraps, J. J. Mc-
Creery, E. V. Herd and G. H. Graham
testified to the finding of the murdered
girl's gloves, stockings, under wear, hat and
school books. Tho defendant's attorneys
tried to siiow by these witnesses that tho
police department had conducted the ex
amination of the church building in a
very careless manner, and that while the
policemen were hunting for t'.e clothes
of the deud girl the church was open to
the general public and that hundreds of
curious citizens pasted through the edi
fice. All the police witnesses denied any
recollection of this, but stated on cross
examination that the articles of clothing
had been found in places difficult of ac
cess, indicating tbat tne person who had
hidden them had been familiar with the
belfry.
John T. Dare, tbe prosecuting attorney
of police court No. 2, testified that under
the head of Blanche Lamont's body, as
it lay in the belfry, had been placed two
blocks of wood such as are common in
dissecting rooms. Asked if ho discerned
any marks or footprints when the body
was found. Dare said that the place
looked as if the body had been used as a
sweep, and as if it had been dragged
nboui the room, Whioh was untidy and
dirty.
J The most important witoess of the day
was Mrs. C. G. Noble, Blanche Lament's
a int. the woman in whose bouse ths girl
had made her home; from whoso house
she went tripping to death.
"That farther juror there wants to hear
every word you say." admonished Judge
Murphy, mistrusting the power of Mrs.
Noble's lungs.
Then the slender woman, who seemed
easily broken, developed into the most
intelligent witness of . the day. To be
sure, she bail tbe nasal twang of tbe
American ot the midole west, but her
'voice reached well and she did not waste
i a word.
! The district attorney's questions drew
' from her that she bad seen Durrant but
j twice there —once when bn camo to tbe
door witli Blanche Larnont and once
when he called with his sister to get
I Blanche to go to a concert. Next she told
bow, on the morning of April 3, Blanche
Started off to school, ho.' books on her
arm, and how she never returned. She
described tbe clothes the girl wore.
"Mrs. Noble, I call your attention to
these garments." said Mr. Burnes, im
pressively. "What garments are tbey?"
"The dress Blanche wore when she left
mv house on April
"I call your attention to this skirt
was it so turn then?"
"No, sir."
"I call your attention to this rent in
the neck of the basque and ask you if
that rent was in the basquo when Blanche
I.amont leltiyour home on the morning
of April :i?"
In the district attorney's voice was
something of the thrill that has made
bis fatner great. In tbe "It was not"
of Airs. Noble there was almost n sob.
Back in the half stilled court room wo
men v.cpt silent tears. Up in tho jury
box .furor Truman's eyes were suspicious
ly moist. Right in front, between the
witness and the prisoner stood that black,
accusing thing.
Every juror was intent upon Durrant.
| Tbeir eyes bad left tho witness who was
• answering mechanically, identifying tho
bat, tha shoes, tne uooks of the murdered
girl. They sought some tell-tale look on
the prisoner's face—some expression
which might give a clue to innocence or
guilt.
lie was a trifle restiess under the strain.
A slight Hush overcame the pallor of his
face. Ho turned in his chair and then
leaned forward to say a word to Detective
Morse. He was soon back in his piace,
however, his eyes upon the witness, his
nerves in hand.
Mrs. >ioblo identified most of the cloth
ing tound in the nidlng places of the
church as belonging to Blanche Lamont.
Then came the girl's rings, winch bad
been sent back to her before the finding
of tbe body. She was slow and careful
in her identification of these, and Dur
rant whispered to his mother as if com
menting on tbe manner of the testimony
of the witness.
"Did you ever tee Blanche Lamont
after April lid".'" asked Mr. Barnes.
"i never saw her again alive," replied
the witness, sorrowfully.
"On that dfty did you see this defend
ant?' '
"I did."
"Did Durrant call upon you after
that?"
"Yes. He called with Dr. Vogel anil
offered to help Ola/enCS Wolff look for
Blanche. He said he thought Wolff could
go to places the police did not know any
thing about."
Mrs. Noble was weeping as she said
this. Durrant's oiler Seemed to hold in
it an 'imputation ibat the girl had been
led astray. The thrill of sympathy with
tiie weeping witness again went through
tho court room. The jurors wero aguin
batterini Durrant vith their glances.
He leaned forward and whispered to Deu
prev.
"'Did he ever call upon you again?"
Barnes went on.
"No."
"Ever before tbat and after Blanche
was missing?"
"No."
Then camo the rings again ami the in
troduction of the newspaper wrapper in
which the postman had brought them
home tbe day before tne finding of tho
bod v.
Then court adjourned and the most
Important day of the trial up to dace was
it an cud. Sirs. Noble will continue her
direct testimony tomorrowjmorning.
THAI MISSINQ WITNESS
Detective riicKcnzie Mill Refuses to Disclose
Her Idrntlty
The identity of tho missiing wituess in
tbe Durrant case is still as much a mys
tery us ever. A dispatch from San Fran
cisco was published yesterday to the ef
fect that Captain Lees had denied having
received any information trom this city
regarding the woman and claimed further
more not to know her.
Defective Mackenzie was seen in refer
ence to this, but refused to throw any
additional light upon it. He said that
he had received a letter yesterday frjm v
detective in San Francisco in which tbe
latter had stated that Captain Lees hurt
written to him. Mr. Mackenzie has not
received any communication from the
veteran officer. The local detective de
clined to make any statement regard
ing the a'ffoir, other than to say that if
Cutain Lees bad been correctly quoted in
the dispatch be nad some object in mak
ing the details. Mr. Mackenzie declared
positively though that Captain Leos had
heard from him several times regard ng
this missing witness.
:Ar to the denial by Miss Clayton of all
be was also silent.
Mrs. Calletider was alsi interviewed and
sl-e sail] that she had been undei the im
pression her grandmother, Mrs. Clayton,
had told her that Miss Ida Clayton Knew
the woman* name anil it was only upon
reading the latter's denial in the dis
patch that she thought it possible she had
misunderstood her relative at San Luis
Obispo.
ANNIVERSARY MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE
Great Preparations for Its Celebration at San
Bcrnardiiii
SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 10.—Great
preparations are being mado fo the cele
bration of Mexican independence on Sep
tember 15th, 16th and 17th. Large bands
of Choahuilla Indians from San Jacinto
mountains will dance the Ibe dance, in
which camp Kres will be extinguished
with baro feet, and continued until the
participants fall in exhaustion. An
amphitheater with a seating capacity of
SOOO is nearly completed, where all tbe
sports, including contests between torea
dors and will bubs wild take place. The
bicycle men are gathering from all porta
of tbe state to compete in tho «acing
contests. Daily telegrams are being
received from Arizona, New Mexico and
Baja California for hotel accommoda
tions, ami all indications' point to a large
number of strangers visiting the city.
Stove Works Closed
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Sept. 10.—The
Springfield stove works have closod down
indefinitely on account of the rise in the
price of iron. One nundred men are
thrown out. of work. Work may not be
resumed for several months.
Jealousy Causes Death
TELLURIDE, Col., Sept. 10.—Eugene
Wilson, colored, shot his paramour, Ly
dia Williams, twice today, and then shot
himself in the head, dying instantly.
Tho woman will recover. Jealousy was
the cause.
THREE PERSONS KILLED
No Clue to the Identity'of the
derer
The Husband and Father Discovers the Dead
Body of His Wile, Child and
Fathcr-ln-Law
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10.—News has just
been received that a shocking triple mur
der was committed near Oceanside, this
county, about 11 o'clock this morning.
Only meager details of the affair can be
obtained tonight. It seems tbat Le Roy
R. • Stiles of Fallbrook, his wife and
child and his wife's father, J. D. Borden,
were encamped at what is known us the
mussel beds, on tho ocean beach, about
two miles north ot Las Flores, the latter
place being some twelve miles from
Oceanside. Advices are to the effect tbat
Stiles, on returning to camp after a short
absence, found his wife, child and father
in-law dead. When tho news reached
Oceanside word was sent to Justice of tho
Feache Kutz at San Luis Rev, and tho
latter went to Oceanside and empannelled
a jury preparatory to going to the scant
of the tragedy to hold an inquest. He,
however, abandoned the purooso on re
ceiving word from San Diego that the
coroner would come up on tbe morning
train from this city. Constablo Book
man sent men to Las Flores to take charge
of the bodies pending the inquest.
Nothing is known at Oceanside as to
how the murder was committed, only
tbe bare fact tbat tbe three victims were
deal and that they died from violence
having been reported there. The mussel
beds are a favorite resort far Eallbrook
people, who often go there to camp out
and lisn for weeK at a time, and it is sup
posed that tbe Stiles family is one of
these parties. Las Flores. tbe nearest
village, is tbe merest hamlet, I3ot more
than a score of people living there. The
only news of the tragedy' received by the
Officials in San Diego is a brief dispatch
to the district attorney, saying tbat two
persons bad been murdered.
It is impossible to obtain further par
ticulars tonight.
Charged With Seduction
SANTA CRUZ, Sopt 10—Arthur Onings
was arrested touay on a requisition fro"ni
Governor Stone of Missouri and will re
main in jail until tbe arrival of tiie sher
iff of Jasper county of that state. On
October 10th of last year Owings was in
dicted on a charge of seduction. The
young lady in the case was Bertha Spon
able, 18 years old und the duuehtor of a
prominent man in tbe county numcd.
Owings was located by the Missouri
sheriff through letters he bad written to
people In Jasper county. Owings was
thunderstruck when arrested. Ho de
clares his innocence.
Display Seen for allies
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10.-The brill
iant electric display ot last night was
seen for a great distance around on all
sides and called forth much interest. In
reply to inquiries by tho Bee, telegrams
have been received from a number of
towns in Yolo, Placer,Yuba, San Joaquin
and Glen counties, showing tbat the dec
orations in some instances were observed
for a distance of one hundred miles.
High Water in Kansas
FREDONIA, Kan. Sept. 10.—Fall river
kept rising until midnight, anil up to 11
o'clock tbis morning bad fallen only
three inches. The water works engines
were eight feet under water. This morn
ing tbo Verdigris river,eight miles north,
had risen until it was nearly two feet
higher than for thirty years. All train
service has been at a standstill and hun
dreds ot feet of track are under water.
College Site Accepted
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.—The
state university regents today voted tj
accept tbe Sutro site offered for the affil
iated colleges. There was practically no
opposition to the choice. All tbe votos
are recorded for the Sutro site except that
of Georce T. Marye, who did not vote on
the question. Timothy Phelps presided.
The Weather is Cooler
\JO WONDER the People Talk
About THE KERALD'S want ads. Tbey are
growing, growing. Compare them. Not only
on Sunday! On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and wiurday.
The people like THE HERALD (or the newt
PRICE FIVE CEISTTS
ONLY A PAIR OF TRILBYS
But They Are Said to Belong to
a Spook
STRANGE MIDNIGHT GROANS
Assail the Ears of a Luckless House*
holder at Westlake
He Is Brave Enough to Investigate but NottM
Ing Tangible Has Yet Rewarded
His Anxious Search ■
Out in the west end the residonts ars
discussing a sensation. This is rather
remarkable for their quiet portion of the
city, and stranger still is the fact thai
the subject of tbe conversation is nothing
more nor less than a ghost. Then, too,
it is not one of these every-day, make*
believe ghosts, but a real,bona tide spook,
such us is told of with bated breath la
the most sepulchral of whispers. And
more than that, tins particular wraith
has heen seen by several responsible par
ties, each of whom is willing to make
separate and solemn affidavit concerning
it.
The theater of action upon whose
boards the spook mado its debut is locat
ed near the southwest corner of Eighth
and Hoover streets, not far from tbe
grounds of the Los Angeles City Gust
club. It is a small affair and contains
but five rooms in all and presenting a
dilapidated appeaiance to the casual ob
server. N. 0. Bowman is the present
tenant, but he promises to make a rapid
exit from such a dangerous locality.
A Herald representative visited tbe
house yesterday afternoon and listened
to a number of stories regarding tbe
shadowy visitant. "These things," said
Mr. Bowman, "have been going on for
the past six weeks, and I am getting
rather tired of it. lam not a believer in
spirits, nor am I positive that do dis
turbances are from other tbun natural
causes. X should be very glad, however,
to have these causes made plain, for then
the neighbors would stop talking and
things would quiet down a bit. You
see, I am only a new-comer, and nave
only occupied the bouse about three
weeks. During that time I bavo certain
ly heard some queer things, and the
neighbors tell me that it has been the
same way for nearly two months.
"Shortly after our moving iv I was sit
ting looking out of the front window one
afternoon when I saw a young lady pass
on tbe other side of the street. She glanc
ed over my way for a moment and then
screamed and rushed off down the street.
Of course I could not imagine what was
tbe matter and ran out toward her bat
she would not stop and I gave up the
chase. The next day I was told thai this
young girl had seen an enomous pair of
bare feet dangling out of the upstairs
window. They were supernatural^'large,
she said, and waved around in a most
peculiar way. Now as I was alone in the
house at tne time I naturally thought
(hat tne lady was mistaken and so would
have forgotten about it bad tho affair not
been repeated sevcial days afterward, a
Mrs. l.nndreth seeing tho same thing.
Thou wo instituted an investigation, but
net only could we find nothing, but there
was absolutely no way for any practical
joker to have slipped upstairs without my
knowledge.
"Last Wednesday night about 1 o'clock
I was awakened by a heavy crash in the
region of the dining room. 1 gut out of
bed and listened.
"For a few moments everything was
quiet and then theie came to my cars
some ot the most hoartrending groans I
hove ever beard. I did not slop to dress,
ami after secring my revolver rushed
down stairs and then opened tbe front
door,supposing that someone had broken
into tbe house. To my surprise thero
was no trace of any midnight visitant,
and the rooms were precisely as I had
ieft them on retiring.
"You can imagine that I did not sleep
much tiiat night, and in the morning
learnod that a similar occurrence had be
fallen every previous tenant. Friday
night the same thing came again, the
crash and the groans resounding with
terrific reality, and it was only with an
effort that l restrained my impulse to
leave the house. Since then I have not
been disturbed, but I am going to get out
of here just as soon as I can. Live men
1 am not afraid of, but 1 don't exactly
yearn alter visitants from the other
world."
BY TELEGRAPH - Valkyrie wins—
From Santa Monica.—Ventura county
items.—Coney Island races.—The sec
ond day of tho Louisville races.—
Baseball report. — Bustamente ni'l'air
discussed.—Tbe state fnir.—Santa
Ana news.—Personals from Pomona.
—Alleged seducer arreßted. —Triplo
murder near Los Flores.—Kanoraraen
to's electric carnival seen for miles.—
Scotland, England and Canada re
joice over Valkyrie's victory.—The
Ihtrrant case. — The Grand Army
meeting —Republican love feast
ABOUT THE ClTY—Meeting of the po
lice commissioners yesterday; noth
ing done regarding tbe Alameda
street fence.—Monthly meeting of tbo
library trustees.—Routine business'in
the city council; circus licenses
amended. —Tbe last school site is se
lected.—Reports of tbe city attorney
and city engineer.—Four supreme
court derisions received for filing.—A
new grand jury impaneled. —An
arson trial before Judge Smith in de
partment one.—The First Presbyte
rian church suit argued at length be
foro Judge Van Dyke. — A notable
wedding in high society. —Worms as
bait prohibited at Westtake.—An in
teresting talk with C. H. Phillips ot
the big Chino sugar farm.—Meet ing
of the board of education last night;
Member Grubb was a trille late.—The
Blum investigating committee tinallj
organizes for businesj.—The second
nigh! at tbe Sacred Hearl church fair,
—Rabbi Blum and Professor Loeb al
most come to blows.- A pair of Trib
bys that ate said to belong to a
spook.- Southern California Science
association; a decade of progress in
applied electricity.—Tho missing lady
witness is still missing. —The Polo
club races at Santa Monica.—News)
from the oil Held.
WHERE YOU HAY 00 TODAY
ORPHEUM—At Bp. m.; vaudeville* , .
BURBANK—The Colonel's Wises.
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