12 THE OMAHA DAILT BEE , SUNDAY , JULY 27 , 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES-
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THE SPORTS OF 3111) ) SUMMER.
A Day's ' Boeing With the Jack Habits
atid the Ilotmds.
THE DEMANDS OF TRUE SPORTSMEN ,
All the Lmtcst Unll NOWH The Onii
Cliibi Wliocl AVIilHptfrliiBs ( Jninu
null l-'NIi , nml Mlxoullnncous
Information.
Omaha Is to wltnossa coursing meet ofhare
and hounds two d-iys of It Thursday and
Friday of next week nt the fair grounds , nnd
the following Sunday at the Bluffs , Tbo af
fair Is under the management of Manager
Allison of the National coursing association ,
assisted by Secretary Luce nnd Dr. Irwln
Hoycc , These meetings are given for tuepur-
pose of awakening an Interest In one of the
grandest of all outdoor sports , and at It U
not familiar to Omniums , n brief dlscriptlon
of the sumo Is herewith given :
As n pastime there Is nothing that moro
thoroughly pleases the masses of the people
than coursing. It will meet the popular de
mand in Omaha , tm It has elsewhere , for
harmless competition without the offensive
elements which mark so many other contests.
It Is quick mid fiery , with that peculiar reck
less diish of jc-ompotltors thoroughly in
earnest nnil racing for blood. On the part ot
the spectators thcro Is a nervous Interest as
they watch the racing to see if the hnro will
( vsiiKj captutu by the hounds. Tno only
unlmal la the world that will bring out nil of
the speed oftho givjhounil is tlio llcot-fuotod
Jiuk rnbblttof the western plains , mid for this
reason Ihoyaro employed to teat the speed of
these very swift ilog.s.
The speed of the Jack rabbit Is something
phenomenal , and at certain seasons of thu
year , especially In v inter ami spring , it ii
vrn very difficult for two greyhounds to
catch him.
As fur as history goes back we find ar-
counts of the cliiiso with fleet-footed dogs ,
nnd the Athenians nnd Itomnns weto espec
ially cnrcful with their greyhounds , even em
ploy ing sen-ants as bedfellows , in order to
hnvo them In prime condition for the chase
when their lancy called them to the HoM.
The larger kinds of animals were generally
pursued , hut In Inter years v\\cn \ \ largo ntul
licivo nnimnls became le.ss numerous , and the
hare wns the only animal onwhich to try the
sliced of the greyhound they were bred down
smaller and llncnmtil today In England , tlio
home of the type now used for coursing the
hare , there are hundreds of model grey
hounds , and the scientific coursing contests
have become one of the most important
p iiistlmca in Knglaml , nnd the winners of the
pv A'ntotloo cup , the great annual stuko eveit ,
commands almost universal Intciest. Tbo
winner of the cup for 1MX ) wns purchased
hy Colonel North for M.SOO , anil thii Iwforo
ho had over run In n ntako. This was the
now woild's famous rullciton.
The greyhound w.is brought to this country
at an early date and they have been u cd on
tlio western prairies for coursing the deer ,
antelope , wolf nnd Jack rabbit. The brave
Cluster took nn especial interest In gathering
up a pack of the swiftest anil best that could
bo found and It liccinno tbo chlot imiuscnicut
of the oHIccrs uliilo on duty on the border.
Many enthusiastic owners of small packs
sculteied over tbo west have derived special
pleasuie fiom pursuing the prairie Imro or
jack rabbit , but there was little thought of
uniting their interests nnd scientilleallv con
testing the speed of their favorites till the
jynr itlSd , when a call was tnndo through the
American Field for n meeting to take place oa
the Cheyenne plains near Great llend , Knn.
A very enthusiastic and successful meeting
as held In October of that j ear and the in
terest hu.s grown rapidly and four largo open
coursing meetings have been held In the same
locality annually since.
A largo number of gentlemen have added to
the interest bv iiapoiting several nf tbo best
greyhounds that liiiglind could .supply , nnd
the Mumucrjiig Interest * in this mnu delight
ful pastime is thoroughly aroused throughout
the United SUite * .
The original design was to visit an open
Held nnd frighten the hare from his
form or cover in the 'grass nnd
ns lie would flco for safety the grey
hounds were loosed from the leaih or
Hlll mid allowed to pursue him to the death.
This Is called own | Held coursing , but la or
der to bring the spoit before the great musses
of the people , who were unable to visit the
pralrlo country , local or enclosed park cours
ing has been successfully employed , and
meetings have been held In Loutoville , Ky. ,
St. Louis , ICunsas City and St. .Toe , Mo. , be
sides those that have been held In the inter
ior of Kansas.
This method gives nn equally scientific test
of upoed , and probably moro humnne , because
it give * the hare a better opportunity tocscapo
nnd prevents the dogs from running
ono of those long Jumping courses that Is GO
often scon on the opaii prahles. Often the
Imra and hounds huvo been found within a
Jew feotof each other literally run to death.
In ono of these twor , or oven thrco mlle
courses.
But In the enclosed running the hare Is pro
vided nn escape , nnd the hounds nro muzzled ,
and an ntteinlunt is near to secuto thorn
should thogroy hoimu overtake them. The
ihasois not roblxjil of any of its interesting
ioatures , for both tbo hare nnd hounds mo
loosened on tbo race track and are at llboity
to run until tbo escape 5a made , or the hare is
secured. Occasionally they lepoat the course
ever the stretch so el altlnles. nnd the specta
tors nro wrought up to the highest pitch of
excitement.
At llutchinson , ICnii. , the headquarters
rf the National coursing association ,
they have a park comprising
three humlied and twenty acies
of level pniltio land and this is devoted
wholly to breeding Jaeluubblts und for cours
ing , nflnetiack having been arranged in the
renter of the Irilf section , and two meetings
a year are held on these grounds. At present
there are not less than a thousand strong
hares in that enclosure. They are In no
len&o tamed or domesticated but are kept as
wild us doer.
From the park they nro shipped to differ
ent localities whom meetings nro helit anil
they nro seen in till their native v ildness ,
Nearly every foreign born citizen of the
United Slates Is familiar with coursing , hiw-
ingseon thofliL't-footeilgrayhound in pursuit
of the wily hare on their native heath cither
In Knglund , Ireland or Scotland , anil tbo very
mention of tbo sport \\lll stir the blood nnd
brighten the eye as nothing else will nnd aaj
Bucrillco within reason will cheerfully bo
made can they but witness this most delight
ful sport again.
But Americans nro milekly captivated \\ltl
coursing , for this quick and exciting chase Is
quite adapted to our American temperaments
The hnro Is up and nwny HUe u Hash , the
grayhounds , too , start right on the Instim
and with a bound uro straining on the slips
pager to bo at the prey , ntul when loosened go
like the -\\lad , with the fleeing fiiinu In sigh
Just out of roach , the eager hounds
straining every inusclo to read
their quarry , while the tilmblo hare
continues on Ilko ustiva ! : , with is long cars
laid back on liU shoulders nnd his lar.ro eyes
furtively watching the approach of the en
cmy. Then , us the graceful grey hound
reaches for him with his loug tapering Jaws
little Jock adroitly springs to ono side , niic
the hound goes on. Then the hnre takes ail
vantage of his mom weighty pursuer am
tums In the opposite direction , Again ho is
away in the distance while the eager uro-
hound is recovering hltiuclf for unothe
Cha&O.
, A second time ho Is upon the hare , but now
the little fellow U getting thoroughly ii
earnest , and letting out another kink , Is
Within rwich of tlio escape , but ho falls to
reach the goal , and Is compelled to tosort to
other tactics. So ho lightly lumps from side
to sldo in a zig-zag manner making what is
technically called "wrenches" and as tin
hound steadies himself , his speed ia brokei
and Mr. Long linn , with u quick turn , ills
pears through the cscupo anil is safe.
It Is quick , sharp and decisive. All tlio
elements of the chase with n racing competl
tioti between the two groy hounds Is omuotl
led in coursing , The two hounds in compo
tltlon nro credited with a certain uuinbe
of points while iu pursuit of thu hnro , am
the ono scoring thu inoit points wins th
course. The hounds nro loosened from i
leash or slip , with u spring making the t > tar
even.
A Judge in the saddle follows closely count
Ing the polnU. These exciting r.icei follow
ouo after the other for neatly two hours , un t
the spectator Is filled with the most Intent
enthusiasm mid ploasui'J.
The same rules govern In either the opeu
or cm losed meeting1 ? , There can bo no jocky-
Ing , and f or this reason coursing as an amuse
ment Is considered hy many superior to horse
racing , for It Is always honest and these hav-
ng the most refined taste * can witness cours-
ng with the greatest pleasure. The great
wpttlnrlty which the sport hni Is Instanced
> y the largo crowds thut have been lit attend-
mco in other cities , and In the near future
t Is deUlnwt to become ono of the leading
Held sports hi this country ,
AVImt Shall Wo Do to 1'roteot Our
Game ?
"OiMtif , Nob.7 July 20,1390. To the Sport-
tig Kdttor of Tun BF.R : This Is a question of
great Importance to the sportsmen and com-
nonwoalth of Ncbru3kannd a question which
might bo discussed through the columns of
i'lin BEK with good results. Some may ask
how the preservation ofgamo would affect the
commonwealth of our stato. To such I would
say , sudscrlbo for the Forest nnd Stream or
the American field , nud read a truly sports
nan's Journal nnd you will discover that the
wealth and Influence of the world Is Interest
ed In the preservation of the game which our
country alTords.
Let us cntict laws thn t will protect our
gnmo from the greed and slaughter of con-
icieneeless men who shoot nnd exterminate
the young birds for eastern markets.
Then our eastern conitoisours will have to
journey to the lioutoof their favorite game
mil while they enoy | their sport their
foundation for investment and an increase of
the wealth of the state would result.
Several wealthy ccntlc'iieii have made In-
vwtincnta In Norfolk nnd other Nebraska
towns , to the writer's knowledge.through the
splendid shooting the localities afford. Other
states have had experience la this matter ,
whieii we should profit by and take Immedi
ate stops to thnt cail.
TruothUisa free country and the wild
creatures within its borders belong to the
people in general and wo should nil bo free to
help ourselves to our share , but when wo
go beyond reason and take that which belongs
to others , then the law should Interfere and
punish the olTeiiilor.
I would suggest that Tut : Brn start a sub
scription fund to boused In our next legisla
ture for the passage of suitable luws to pro
tect the game and llsh of Nebraska.
Should TIIR HUB champion such an enter
prise to the end requited , its inmaccmcnt
would receive the congratulations nnd sup
port of every true sport-man la the country.
And then it h-is becotno an axiom "What
TIIJJ LEI : essays to do , she generallv docs. "
' 1 ho Yoniif * Kli-ilH at Itenrnoy.
ICniKNET , Neb. , July S3. To the Sporting
IMltorot Tut : Hut : ; It is pleasing to lovers
of chicken shooting In this part of the stnto
to see the Interest TUB liii : : is taking la the
enforcement of the laws for the protection of
the blrita. Already many .voting chickens
have been killed by shooters of this city and
the surrounding country , nnd they are men
who cannot bo denominated ns market hunt-
el's cither , but alleged .sportsmen w ho shoot
for pleasure nnd their own table. I could
furnish the names of ono or two parties.
However , Tnr Bit : is doing good wark , and
will Irt a great mouiuro remedy the
evil whether the law-makers take action
on the matter or not. The Kearney , Lincoln
ami Grand Island nan olubs woi.Ul surely co
operate with the Omahi clubs , if they once
icsolvcd to tnke decisive action iu this toward.
Tlio prospects lor both flno chicken mid
quail shooting arc good Just now in this part
of the state. Owing to the diy weather
early in July ninny of the toting birds per
ished for want ot water , this helm ; pirtlen-
larly the case amoiur the snnil hills south of
the i'latte. The coveys there generally con-
lain not moro than llvo or six birds. Yet the
general snooting all over the state , unless de
stroyed before the luw is up , will bo uncom
monly good. II.vuvcv NATIIWAV.
Tlio Ilnynnml Their I.lttle Gunsi
ThoOmnhu gun club's regular weekly shoot
took place yesterday. The day w.is flue , the
marksmen nt their beat , and as a consequence
good score. ? were the roaiilt. The conditions
were twenty-live Hue rocks , llvo unknown
traps , eighteen yards rise.
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Fogg nnd Borland divided llrst uud Townsend -
send tcok tliird.
Wlitaporhi From tlio Wlic.'l. .
The Omaba wheel club made n run to
Munnwa Wednesday evening and had a
pleasant time.
Missouri Valley will bo the rldo for today ,
and us the roads are in peed condition them
will bo a largo turnout.
F. E. Laurioand G. Willis , tho'two well-
known l-ngliah bicycle riders , arrived In
Now York city last week.
"Willie Windlo will spend n few days In
Washington prior to the eh impioubhip meet
ing to get used to the track. '
Porterllcld is ildlng his safety very fast
and generally keeps the boys interested
when they coino down the homo stretch.
Many of the Omahn Wheel club members
have loft the city for their summer vacation ,
nnd moro will follow their example next
month.
Senator Morgan Is matched Tor n SOO-mllo
race lor 1,000 a hide with Alferro , the Span
ish rider of San Jo&e , Gala. , the event to
como off August 0.
Gould Dlotz andOeorgo Glrton nro Included
in a jolly party of both sexes whicli will
spend the hot days of August camping out at
Omaha llcaeh , I/aUo Olioboji.
The Omaha wheel club tournament com
mittee has decided on September 1 * , 19 an
! 20 as the dates on which to hold the bicycle
tournament , and the members are working as
ono man to makeit n grand success. The
racing men train on the Council Bluffs reid
every evening , nnd ono often sees sonio
prolty exhibitions of speed from unlooked-for
sources.
Perry Bndollot has returned from Spirit
inko with spirits ns gny as the suu-palntod
fresco work on his countenance , and reports
a very pleasant time. While there ho hi
the ploiuuro of witnessing the regatta of tlio
Iowa boating association , ivliero the Council
BlulT-s crow won the gold medal ns only u
Council lllulfs crowd can by accident. Perry
must have been treated very kindly during
his stay , for ho never tires of singing praises
to the wit , beauty and charming toilets ol the
ladles at the Orleans.
Captain ISmcrson will visit his old homo In
Boston next month , nnd will attend the
league meet at Nlngnin Falls before ho ro-
turns. Umcrson claims this Journey cast Is
for the solo purpose of having n surgical
operation performed on the backbone of hi ?
bicycle so as to bo In readiness for the Sop.
teinbcr tournament , but the club gossips think
otherwise , and have a fondness for connecting
his inuna with hitgirestions of lllllcs-of-
the valley and ornngo blossoms. But gossips
do not nlwnys know.
The comniltteo of the Omaba wheel club
having In charge the arrangements for tb
September tournament should make certain
that thcro n o n buftlclent number of safety
events on their programmes. While many o'
the llyers of last year will show to ndvuuUgi
in the ordinary events , It may bo safely pro-
dieted that the snfetv events will develop o
largo number of fast ilders , The safety ha
taken a commanding position among typo ? o
wheels , nud It is good pollcv to arrange rac <
meet programmes with duo regard to thi
noads uud desires of safety ridora.
Tlio Same Old I'roeesslon.
The Western association race 1ms do
volopcd no stitrtllng changes during the week ,
the only shift being the displacement o
Kansas City from third to fourth place bj
Pcnvor , But they will shortly chnngo bacl
for Kansas City Is bound to pull out eltho
ahead or In second place. Milwaukee la lies
tinoil to got it in the neck on the present trip
us she Is not ono whit stronger than the otlio
clubs , end her success , so far. is simply du <
to luck. Slouic City , It U quit
probable , will tuko another drop cro long- ,
as CIlue , ono of her strongest men , has b'ci
rclcosod. Da Molucj plays with rcmarkabl
steadiness ronsIJcrlnRtbo uncertainty of her
oxUtcncc , and Omaha and SUI'nul are log
ging along quietly and unostentatiously la
the .
roar. _ _ _ _ _ _
Stir Them Up , Mr. Tuonan ! .
Ono of the most laborious tasks of nil of
Manager Leonard's manifold duties U to got
members of tbo Omnha team to do their duty
in the coaching lines , Collins -wai signed
partly on account of his supposed coaching
ibllltlei nnd his pro-eminent qualifications for
the captalnc ) of the team. Ho proved n dis
mal failure nt both , as hovas uover known to
open his face cuco during his connection
with the club. However. Collins wiw
not nlouo In this dereliction. The DlnckSox ,
Jor some Inexplicable reason , have seemed
afraid all through the season to get up be
fore the spectators nnd assist their confreres
nround the lines. There has been but little
ung inasio from any of them , and as a conse-
inenco most of the exhibitions have been of
: ho uncnthusinnlc chrts. Hnnrnhan Isilolng
the best work In this line nt the piescnt ,
and is making himself solid
with the crowd in consequence.
The Omnh.M seem to think that every paine
Is lost before It Is played , nnd they Invariably
ct In a dispute over whoso turn it is to co
ill ) and do tlio coaching , and of course this
? l\'es \ the siwctntors nnjthing but n proper
impression of their interest and cnrncitno-is
in the gnmo. ( llvo them n little medicine ,
Jit1. Leonard ; It will do no harm , as has been
demonstrated by n recent application. Let's '
liavoa now order of things from this after-
jioon's game , i Compell Cnnavan , Kianis ,
Walsh , Cleveland and the nut of those
with good voices to go up to the froat. They
: an sleep after tlio Riimo is over.
Kflfo oft lie Stnrs.
In previous seasons It was r.iru , indeed , that
I'ou hoard of u club drawing Its stir players
to reduce expenses. This season it is n com
mon oectimneo and shows tuot the brother
hood , so far from "elevating" tbo giuno , has
: iad a contrary effect. Nat Hudson , who was
gettingIOln ) month , lias been cut ndi 1ft because -
cause the Minneapolis club's treasury would
not stand such n draft. Ilongle , Moycw and
Foster were let out , too , for tlio saino reason ,
ivnd now Sioux City follows suit , by releasing
plino nnd Durdick. The only reason H that
if these clubs would live and'miiko money or
3omo out oven , they must let their high-
pi iced talent go.
Hot IVoin the Hat.
Jack Messott Is having a tussle with char-
Icy horse.
Iliclt Cnipentcr is captaining the Cowboys ,
and doing it witU line ruuilts , too.
Itprolltia pitcher nothing toltoopdown
tno base hits if ho kecpi lilling the bajs by
wild pitching.
SioiK City is weak in the box. Seibel , the
star pitcher , is ill at home , and Devlin ii
being overworked.
The outlook for the ball playor.s Is etceod-
Ingly dubious , and will teuiulnso , as long as
the llrotherhoitd oxiots.
Tommy Lovctt was hit PoMy t ven'y t.vol
times by the OinciuiiiitU last iMonduy. ( Jan
It bo that ho id Kottiug his Omnba arm back !
Newrnna Ins imprcssad tbo fans very
favoiubly by hi work so far boUini the
pi ite. Ho is graceful aid gauges the ball
uimiiMbly.
About every club in the country is nnloai-
Ing its e\trii men , and therd nto inotuilla
bill players today than over bjforo ia tlw
history of the aine.
Duke , ChrUo nnd Hudson are three twirl
vhocan pilcligciwl ball , but who cannot bo
controlled on the bill Held on nctountof
their furious teriip > n. Sporting'i'imoj.
In these daysof dissolvingb-oball leagues ,
with the woods full of players , it at nuls i/ien
in band who nro drawing go i fatsulnlos to
make son'o return for the in vestment.
Pagin , Manager Leonard's new south-pin *
twirlcr , did well on tlio occasion of ills intro
duction to a local audience. Ho allowed this
Saints to touch him up safely but four times.
Thcro has been but ono extra muinggatno
on the Omaba grounds this season. Hy the
way , however , extra intiiinr games have
always lecn n senrca coinmoiUty ia thii oitj- .
Kid Nichols has developed Into the premier
sprinter of the Boston teamand , Scleo offered
to back him forgUMu sidti ngilnstTU < rnanof
the Now Yorks , but Murtio refused to como
up.
up.TIIF Bur returns thniilcs to Manager Prank
Solcoof the Boiton National loagao olnb for
a portrait of that great team. It U ono of the
mo-it artistic pieces of work e\er gotten
out by n ball c'ub.
Hanlie Hendoroon has renounced umpiring
nnd IKV ; signed to iiitcli lor Sioux City , if
his work in the box compares nt all with that
ns anadjudloutor ofthopiny , his namoismud ,
the muddcst hind of mm ! .
Extra inning gamss nro comparatively few
this season , and iieoplo lutvo to bo content
with tbo regulation nine innings play for
their money. On the other hand iloublo
games have novcr been moro plentiful , so
things break even so forus giving tbo public
moro than their money's worth by extra
Innings is concerned.
And it Is the snuio old story In Denver :
The attendance during the week has dropped
off wonderfully , unil on several occasions not
enough wore prcucnt to pay tlio guarantee of
the visiting club. Kvon the Saturday mid
Sundiy { ,1111103 are not patronized like they
should bo. The News.
The New York Sporting Tlmei , tbo newsi
est and brightest , baseball journal published ,
contains its In l isauo n line full-length cut of
Elmer Smith , Kmuas City'a model player.
Elmer , by the way , U pitching just now , and
pitching , too , after n fashion tint will 111
Cincinnati's bosom with regrvt th.it she ever
lot him go Thursday , the swollhoid Brewers
weroonlynbloto get 0110 little silvery nit off
of him.
The Dos Molnc-i team is still In the rinv
although slightly disllgured , but since their
rotum homo they have played tbobost ball of
the season , winning ilvo out of six ganmi.
The pro * ] > ccts nt this writing are that tlio
team will bo strengthened a'id play tlio sea
son out. Had this been done earlier in the
season the clul ) would have held u place up
among the lirst three , na there line team in
the league that has a licens-o to Jcnt them
two out of u series.
Pitcher Swiirtzci'u work has not been what
It was oxpactoj to bo this .season. Ho lias
won very fuw games. The opposition gets
familiar with his curve's very quickly.
Swartzol thought the Western association
was too slow for himas did the wholu ICnnstis
City team They were inistaken.thatwas . till.
There is still tinio for Swurtz to win , though.
Ho ought to pull himself tojjother and buclilo
clown to hard work. Ho can't bo called u back
number yet , by any moans.
Ornnb.i should gut n new team or get outol
the AVoitcrn association. At their present
gait they are a disgrace to their companion
clubs. They can't play ball at nil. They are
llgmvheads , and neither entertained the
audience or made It interesting forthopcn-
nnt winners. Milwaukee Now.i. Tlio chili :
who pencilled the above has Just graduated
from iv lumberman's camp. It is his lir.si
baseball Hum. ami it must bo ncknowledgei
is n very creditable effort. IIo was full oi
Milwaukee chestnuts when ho began on the
paragraph a week ago , but by dint of hart
labor , llnhhctl it in timu for Monday's ' paper.
Ho talks through bis Darby , Fly down ,
young mm , you nro nutiscating I
All Is not gold that giltU > ra. Although bil
players lead a llfo of c.vsonad pleasure , jot
thcro are some hardship * in connection with
the career of an active ball tossor that do not
appear oa the Kiirfuco , A poop behind the
scunos will convliuo onu that it Is notonaooii
tlnual round of pleasure , with hack rldos
ice-cream uud Jelly cuko ombsllhhincnts
Many adollorof nball plnyor'a salary llnds
its way to the till of u drug store , No onooi
the outsldo has any lloi : of the money ox
pcndod by n club for court plaster , urn lea an U
healing ointment. It is rare , indcod. that
ball player is sound in body nnd limb ,
turned ankle , a sere shoulder , a bruised arm
a broken linger or tliunib and great rau
places where the cutlclo has boon rubbed ol
by a hard slitio nro some of the many ills a
ballplayer falls heir to , Harry Woldon.
Paul II. Smith of Mt. Pleasant , Ia. , write.
TilF. Uii' . Ho is a ball player and would lllci
n ttlal with the Omahns. Ago Ul , height i
footiitchos ) weight 100 pounds. Duriiij
last yojw1 vacation from college ho says In
played tit Ottumwa , Ia , being the Btroiigcs
Iowa team outside of the western association
Ills batting average with that team was . .157
This your he signed wltli Codnr ICaplds. Ia.
in the Iowa-Illinois league , ami was sold u
Cialusburg to play llrst baso. Galcsburg ul
banilod after fulling to pet Into the Iowa-1111
noU league. Ilo njcolvi-Hl several offers fron
tha InUr stnto Jand Iowa Illinois leagues
but would not accent on account o ( tb
serious Illness o ( his father the last tw
months. Ills balling uvorago BO far this year
in twenty-eight guinea ployed , Is .870 ; Hole
ing average , 'JS ! . Ho bus mo
wlta good iucccss both as u pitche
nnd all nwund titnvor. Ho Is n gen-
leman of excellent hatnU , stc.idy and rolln-
bio. Anson hai undo him nn oiTcr toplny
\vlth Chicago , but ho docs not euro to start in
such fast company yet nvrhllo.
Rjinrtn ,
The Omaha wheel clubs fnrannual ( \
tournament has beoti fixed forTliursiiny , Fri
day and Saturday , September 18 , 10 nnd UO.
Uutnp blaster Murihywho \ , U quite n
IWiormitn It scorns , captured n hupo channel-
cat Thursday ovcniuL- weighing thirty-eight
nml n-half pounds.
Dassllshlng has Jjcon fair ntManawa lake
during the past week , and some good cnlchcs
hiivo been made , the flsh rintdng larger than
ntiy caught before thh.sciiion.
MlltUurlowof the United States .National
talk Is exceedingly * proud of his glossy black
roadster , ami well ho nmy be , for bo has u
ting thcro who Is a beauty and ajoy forever.
The upland plover have como In la un
usually largo iloeks , and the plains out along
: ho military ro.vl nro swarming with them ,
They nro in line condition and gunners nro
making big bags , .lohn Ovvln grassed nlno-
lecn nice fat ones on Friday morning last.
The tennis plntors of Oiunha tire talking of
iioldiiif ! 11 tournament in Scptomlier , which
will bo the equal of mi v o ( these lieltl in the
other western cPIcs , fn addition to the tour
nament contests , a match between Arthur
liitlou and \Vlll \ Do.ine , tbo local champions ,
is on tlio tipls.
.folui Kills oin > of the old members of the
Oiimlin gun club , nnd ono of the best trap
shots in the west , bin lelurncl lifter n long
nhse'iLO in Tox.ii. Mr. Kills bus had some
rcmiirliiblohuntingcipcrionw's ! on the south
west border , whlrlt ho says Is a vcntablo
sportsman's piraOM , with Its largo tind
small giuno and cnuntlossi vnilctiesof llsh.
The South Omaha pun club ara miklnj
elubornto iirra'ig'Miicnts for a grand trap
shootto tike pi -out Sirpymilli ono week
fwm today. Tluy have already secured
sl jiiifoons nnd t pivtto get as nmny more ,
and most of the events will bo at live birds.
The club U nlioili hopes of being nbloto se
cure a , thousand nr two of blai'kliii'ds , but in
any event they liifnd to innko the ntliilr a
success at any cost or hazard ,
i\nnth.crionil thing the gun clubs ot thh
city have uVcidcn on , anil that Is to appoint a
number of gnino wardens of their o\vn
tlirouphout the state to "keep tab on" and
rrpoitthonninoi of gunuors cnuirhtltllling
praliio c-hk'keiis hcforo tlio laiv Is up. Tbcso
\ Mirdeiislll liimld ) ] by tlio gun clubs Jointly1
'
and ou'i'y violator' 'tho law * reported will
bo prosecuted to the limit. Wbllo it ( aniiot
bo boiiecl that the nefarious work will be en
tirely checked , it is unlto certain flint It % vill
be coiislilcuibly diniiiiibhod.
The last tournament in Now York provoda
rogulnr corker for the favorites , aim until a
contrary n > i > r > itls heird the result can be at
tributed to the excessive heat , llui 'ngton '
defeated Howard Taylor , tbo Boston pa , and
0. S. Campbell , \\ho Is considered a lilccly
contestant lor ih iniolonship honors , was defeated -
foated by Clm-cnro Hobart , a second rate
player , who failed t win u H't from Katnus ,
the i'liglMiman , a fowvceks no. Tlio ro-
snlt ot n tc'tnU ' tonruamcnt Is bird to foro-
tfll , but inthiiiiMtanco the oato mio wis : so
uuo.vpivjte'l ' that thjio familiar with the men
can only lay it to the excessive wai-.n
weather.
Tbo Omaha gun club will In nil likelihood
undcituUu to p t an act passed by the next
lo-'islatuioto piohibit springducl ; shootinir.
Thish ninovo'l'itr BIK : has long advooatcd ,
nnd it tb" only possible moans by which wild
fiiwl shooting can l > o pcipotuateJ. The gun
club should keep this good liitoutlou upper
most In their iiiindj and when the tinio conies
ni-t , nnd act virrtr.m-.ly , iiroinptly ggrosaive-
ly. 'I HI ; llKi ! fliciU'l much unfavor.iblo corn-
nu'iit from a nutnbi'i * of co cillod spoiLsinen
two yeajs ago by its cndea\ors to induce the
Omnba Oun club to faito action on this very
lioail then , buttlmt did not botberTniilji'i.a
pirtiile , nnd it will continue to advocate the
abolishment of this Inimical practice. To try
to pioloetsomo men against themselves , to
juvveut them from ilostioyinir their chances
lor spwt , Is to excite their animosity and vin-
dictlvoncss , but all loditlmato lovers of the
woods uiulvators , nnd the pleasure that Is
derived tliorefrom , will fall lu line , and pat
their Hho'ilders to the uhcel ivhoso icvolu-
tlons promise ! to protect and prodcrvo our usb
and game.
CJnesliotn and Ans\vers.
Plciso answer the following In Su\'n VT'S '
Bin : In a gauio of basohall , two men out
and Uvo on bnsus , Uio man nttho bat makes a.
long uu Co lilt , on w'ueh ' hu trloa to como clear
home , but Is cnuglititit the plato. Oo tlio two
runs which canto in.nhe.ulof him countl
Render ot TiiKBiic , Kearney Countv Bank ,
Jlindcn , Neb.
Ans. They do.
Please inform mo how nianv cnmoi ICnell
tiitchcd for Omaha in 'S'JI G C. D. , Atlantic ,
la.
Ans. PIvo.
Cati THE BRK inform \\bcrolcan pur-
chivson fox-terrier old enough to ujo this
fall I No fancy price. G. II. Flick , Piop.
Grant Hotel , Alliance , Nob.
Aus. Write to Angus BuckstaiT , Oshkosh ,
WK Hchas several line puppies , Jtist the
liglitniro , out of imp. Bagatelle , by Richmond
Spot ; and another lotout of Imp. Hillside
\Vnrion J.us > io by KoUconer. Thuy are a
lot of gre.it ones.
"Will you please state in Sunday morning's
Din : whit kind offish are to lo found in
Iloiscahoo Inko. and -whether tlioro is much
small cramo in that vicinity I Docs the recoil
of n Winchester rifle unine it to shoot astray
when not hold firm to the shoulder. Touilst ,
Paxton hotel , tity.
Ans. Presuming that you refer to Horseshoe -
shoo lake lying fouiteenor fifteen miles noith
of this city , yea _ will lind pickerel , black biss ,
croppies , goggle eyes and catfish , none , how
ever , in such plontlf illness ns to render good
sport , Buck shooting U good there in the
fall and spring , but just now there is nothing-
to shoot except upland plover , which
nave Just como in , and a few fox squirrels to
bo found lu the sparse grovoi thereabouts.
Unptaln of the Hnwlwycs Cannot furnish
you with tbonamoof tlio Diamonds' pitcher.
"Will you please bo kind enough totellino
what is thii hlghoit running high Jump on
record , nnd by whom made ! 13d. D. Uradloy.
Missouri \rallcy.
Ans. rive foot eleven inches , K. W. John
son , Belleville , Out. , July 1 , IST9.
Crd Broughton nnd Pitcher Mains Jay-
Eye-Sfcc held the trotting record over Maud
S Just t\vcnty-throo hours , -Eye-See mak
ing his great mark at 4 o'clock ' one day and
Maud S surpassing it at ft o'clock tlio next ,
Cau you state ia the Sunday's sporting do
pattinout of Tun BIB : tha best tiino for a
sprinter for SO yards I Whorols LeonLoiiea :
A Good One , Council Bluffc.
Ans. Wendell linker covered eighty yards
In an oven eight seconds during the progioss
of a trial of 100 yards , said to have been ac
compllshod In 0 4-5 seconds , The record was
held by II. IU. Johnson , New York , July 31
loS ) , nt 3 2-5 seconds. The runner last named
who , by tbo way , Is now lying nt tbn point o
death tit San Bernardino , Cul , , showed 101
yuids nt Cleveland on July 31 , in well undoi
oven time , two watches scoring him at 0 15- . "
seconds , while the , third was o'ic-lUth of
second slower. Know nothing of Lozler'a
whereabouts ,
Please stuto the outcome of tlio Omalia-St
Joe fourtoon-Innlug ganio list year and tha
datcon which It wiu > pliiyod , CrankOmnha
Ans. Da May II } . 'Jlio gvmo was c.illud a
the end of the fourteenth Inning , the score
standiriga tlo nt four runs each. The gatno
was called in ord.or that tha St. Joe team
nilgth catch a train.
The Oystvr 1'unoli.
Tlioro is iv popular western drlnl
which Now York bartomlors are mmbh
to mix. It Is often called for on tlio Pa
ciilo Blopo , mid is drunk with great relish
ish by the residents of California , No
vnda and Arizona. It h called an ova
tor cocktail , lu the preparation of thi
queer drink Pujjot Sounu oyatord no bigger
gor than n thumb nail nro used. Fou
or five of thcMo oysters uro placoil in thi
bottom of a glasu , nml n sulllaiunt ouan
tity of whisky to suit the tusto of th
drinker it * poured upon the oysters. On
account of tliolr s > lv0 ! the oysters urn carried
riod easily on the cuiront of whisk ;
over tlio palate. Muldoon , tlio fntnou
wrestler , taya that tlio custom Is iiultn
ted ut Canadian bars as far as posdblo
by haying little dlttliesol the Inrgor bl
vulva indigenous to the Atlitnlio son
board on the bar , of which the blbu
lously inclined out before partaking o
the customory sinilo.
A NEW FREEMSDBS' ' IE1IP1E
The Old Ono to Eo Torn Down dad a How
One Erected
ECHOES FROM THE PYTHIAN LODGE ,
Tlic Coming Cantonment of OiMfol-
nt Cliloa 'o to lie Ono of the
iiruost Affairs of the Kind
tevcr llcltl Beforo.
Era mnny moons have v avod and wnncd
llio tiutncrous flno nnd substantial buildings
In thUcity will bo supplemented by ono which
will ho an ornament to thoclty and an hoaorto
Its builders. I'reemagotis' hall , the tlireo-
story brlcl < structure nt the northwest corner
jf Sixteenth street nnd Capitol avenue , will
oo torn down and la Its ulace will bo erected
a handsome four-storied stone and brick
baildlng. Tbo building will bo erected In the
innstsubst'intlnl tmnncron a ptlo foundation ,
and every detail will bo carried out in n way
uhlchlll Insttro a building which shall
endure for generations.
It Is proposed to set apart tlio two upper
floors for the use of tliolodyoa. There will
bo rooms for the blue lodgus , chapter , com-
inandery and consistory , together with the
nocosuirr nnte-rooms , otc , The buildliijj will
'C'tiny the entire lot , whk'h ii OS H U.
When the town of Onnlirx was llrst platted
n lot was set aiurt by the town-site coin p in v
for tbo Masonj nud jinotlier for the Odd
fellows. Tbo .Masons lost tliL-it lot throui'h
failure to pay tlio ta'cos , and the Oddfellows
cnno very near loslnir theirs ,
Jn 1S7(5 ( it was decided to erect a imsonlc
hull , andlbo question of locntlon w.mdob.itect
long and earnestly , Manv were In favor of
Intyiuic a lot on Kojitecntli stwct , prediotlng
that this street would bo trio prluclpil tbor-
oitghfaro. Others ml vised loi-atlng on SIx-
teentn street , nnd their coiiusd prevailed.
Subwiu 'lit events have shown -wUdomof
tltiauution.
U'lio yistcenth street propoity wa purchased -
chased , and njurt of the present building
erected. Tills win tboiurt now ot-mplodby
tlio drug store and the tea atoro , nud on the
next Hour were the looms now occupied by
tlio hoard of education , which \veio lilted up
for theatrical performances , dances , etc , The
thirdlloor was occupied by the blue lodge
room , as at iircsout. This btilldlni * w.is
irc < ted in a solid , substantial muuiier , uud is
still in ilrst class ulinpo ,
About llvo jcars later an addition was
made to tlio buildinglucroaslni ; it to IH
present slzo. Tbo uprwr floor coniptiscd n
largo room for tbo couslstoiy , and a laifior
ono for OIKMI meeting , banquets , d.uiccs , otc.
Tlioro wcio also the necessary auto rooms ,
kitchen , etc.
The larger room In this now part was In
( treat demand for ilanees , and formed uo in-
signiriciint p.ut oftho Income from tin. ' build-
in . This state of nirah-3 continued until last
winter , when the building intpt-ctor declared
tliut the large hall was unsafe , nud prohibited
tbo holding of ( lance ? therein ,
Thi * action had the ellcctof hastening the
Idoi of civctltiif n larger and nwi-o suitable
building for the cratt , and with that end in
view the looses of the tcaanU hivonlL been
iniiUotouvpiront the end of throe yean , tit
whldi tinio the iie\v builditigwill ho coin-
incneod , unless soniethliif' should occur to
hasten that emit ,
The ground on. which the present building
stands is a valuables piocoof propcity , es
pecially slnco the loe.Uion of the postoff ita in
tlie imineJiato vicinity. Vn ofTer o t il 73,000
from a i > irty of lloitoti capitalists was re
cently refused for the ground.
Masnnic Korninhtlos.
Every postulant initiated into the Masonic
mystorics is compelled to undergo certain
proscribed journeys , nn operation wlioso or
igin and intentio'i remains uiu cplalncil to
him and simply for the rcawn that the wor
shipful master In the cast , however well
versed ho mav bo In ritualism , cntcitaliis not
the remotest iden upon the subject himself ,
say- * the Now V'ork Mercury. Wo nro sorry
to say thnt lew masters even , know the correct -
roct termt to bo applied to n person during
his pro gross towurd attainment of sjnibolic
knowledge , ho being nlinntt In vatlaUy styled
the candidate , n term -which ceases tlw in
stant a proposed Individual bus bcpn deemed
worthy of admission to the fraternity. "Upon
presentation ut the door ot the tcinplo lor in-
itintloii the candidate becomes n jx&tuiant ;
during progress of the Initial ccroinoiiici ho
is an initiate ; qnco having received liyhtho
should bo hailed as a nooiihytowhile
upon being r.-ilscd to the sublime dt >
grco ho is entitled to the dosi nution of
upopt , that l < to suy , sunifled or sauctitioJ
having received lull light , Ttiojournoys
tnnilo by the initiate in the various stages of
his advancement In Masonry nrc , like thoro-
mulnderot' the ceremonies , purely symbolic.
being rociinrtcrs of the pilgrim igcs Imposed
upon scoltors after cnllghtenmont or moral
perfection by the customs oC antiquity and
conserved to the present hour when the Rood
Catholic journeys to "OurLndyof Lourdos"
ana a fiilthfulMusselinan tiudjcs to Mecca.
K. or i" .
Candidates for ( 'rand lodg-o oftlcos are bo-
glnniiig to show their heads llho froga iu a
mud puddle.
J. A. Douglass of Lincoln was In town lost
wcolc blziiig up the situation and seeing \\hut \
bis ( buncos were for succeeding G. K. of It.
and S. Uuslincll. Mr. Douijliisj has boon act-
ItiBas deputy for Mr. Hushnoll and thinks ho
knoivs the ropes well otioughto taelclo the
job.
job.Dr.
Dr. 13 , WCoolcof Plattsinouthis also anxi
ous to occupy tbo oftlcoot Mr. lluahncll niiil
has been casting about to \\hntstion' ho
had.
had.The
The cnmniltteo of the supreina lodno on law
of the Uniform. Hank m.vlo tlio folloivini ;
ropoit on the matter of roinvsentntlon for tbo
( Jniforni Rank in the supreme lodK-o : "After
duo deliberation , your committee concludes
that the Uniform Uaiik is a. % will rcprcocntcil
anil Its interests as carefully guarded in thii
body as though the rank and llio of the Uni
form IJnnlr were allowed to send a repre
sentative hither Ucctod by the vote of the
rank alone ; Unit the composition of this body
being il.\ed by the eoiistitiitlon , thcro is now
no constitutional corn-so open to nltord the
nslcod for relief ; that the "Uniform Hank
being a body suboulinuto to and treated by
the supreme lodijo , to plvo it the right to log-
ishto lor itself \\ould bo to show tbo suprem
acy oC this body with the rank ; hwor. .
your coinmlttoo recommends that a special
committee of three bo appointed to rovlsontid
ntntndtho laivs govcrnhifiiho Uniform Itauk ,
so M to rellavo It from any uuiiocebsary llnnii-
cial or other burdens of whlcli It complains ,
and report at next session. "
The supreme led o doi-idod that the subject
of nrohibitinj' anypowon cnfruaed In the sale
anil ti-.inio of Intoxicatlntr liquor t'wm joining
the order wui a matter for local legislation on
thu part of ( 'f.ind lodges. This auestion wui
lost on its lirat nrcsvntatlon , but , was recon
sidered and rimed. The constitution of the
Nobrask.i Jurlbilldion was ninonded in no-
oordaneo with tbo intent ot this actioil two
years ago , but the amendment returned
unapproved by the supreme chancellor on the
ground that It usurped tbo prerogatives of
the supreme lodge in iking the qualifications
for membership , The sumo nmniidment will
be presented at the no t session of tlio grand
ledge , and as the sentiment ia strongly in its
favor , -wlllundoubtedl carry.
Kansas City secured the next session of the
grand lodge bccmso It made n united effort to
get it. Instead of trustlngto luck and -waiting
forsomo onoelso to do the necessary hard
work , at the Omaha lodg-os did , the thirteen
lodges ot Knnsm City united and appointed a
committee which drafted a sultamo Invita
tion , setting forth the advantages and facili
ties of their city for entertaining the supreme
lodffo nnd Kuamiitoi'hiK- suitable entertain-
incut. This Invitation \vas suiiplcincntcd hy
others from tbo fruit and produce ex change ,
builduri1 anil traders' oxihiiiffo. con.tnerclal
cxchaniro ami the commercial club of Kansas
City. The Omaha lodges , on the other hand ,
were only p-rsuaded , attcr the inoit porsli-
tent drummliig up , to take any action at all
ia the matter nnu then they said , In
a faint-hearted way , that , "they would lllto
to hnvo the next session of the supreme
lodgo. " No effort wa ? made * to get imy of the
commercial bodies to take action in the mat
ter , oxcoptoraovo by two private Individuals
which miscarried for want of oillclal backing ,
Now , however , llio inembfrs of the order In
the city nio kickingIlko pooU ftllotvi bom o
Kansas City wulltcd a\vay \ with tbo plum.
The time U rlpo for making a strong effort
to ( ? ct the state encamiincnt | If tb t satno
tactici are pursued that verc used iu'tho case
f the supreme lodge , ono of the stmtl towns
rill got that prlro rilso ,
I , O > . O , ! ' .
Cimton Ezra Ttllllanl , No. I , la nmldnfr
iroparntlons to go to CblcaKO lu nbody to
nttcnd tlio cantonment in August , About
Avouty men will go nnd they will enter the
Ists for ,1 prlio.
The Oegroo team of Kutli IO.IRO , No. I ,
nuglitcM of Kcbcknh , will goto Chicago to
compote for the KiOO prim , The teaiu la
h-llllng regularly nnd Ii hi excellent shnpo.
Invitations Imvo been received by the
ocnl lodges to attend the reunion at 1'lntts-
iiotith on August I' ' . It Is not yet decided
vhUhoi- any of the lodg-os will nttcud la n ,
Thcro Ii considerable tulk or a union plcnlo
> y the loilgos ot Tjlncoln , rroniDiit and
Omaha the latter part of August.
On August .1 the Oddfellows will hold n
fraud meeting iu Chicago nt which delegu-
ionswlll bo present from all over the coun-
ry , The Patrinrchs Militant are expot-ted
.o turn out 15,000 strong. Tlio demonstra-
' .ion . will continue ouo week ,
AClilcngo letter contains the following :
'The prizes amount to SJ'i.OOJ In cash , nnd
the money la already in batik hero , together
with fW.'jOO ' moro lo l > o mod In paying tlio
egltlnmto expenses of the big para Jo. Of
the prl/u nionoy $ JOOJ , ! ) will bo awarded
itnong- the Patriarchs Mlltiint , the ollwr
viiO ( ) goiiiK to the civil branches , The
lubordinnto and Itclmkuh ileii\'o lolgos ivlll
mvodegivo stalt contMts lu a largo tnill hi
.ho city. General K. 1C. ItussolloC Oakland.
Jal , will bring n lobo-tih ! ) degivo sjnft hero
which \\lll \ oxoiniillfy the work of tho"
dosrooas It is "plaa-d ' upon tlio
on llio 1'aclllo coast , where the ceroniony
lifters preutly troui those methods In nso in
thcc.istcrn nud middle soctloniof the coim-
ry , What "placing on the floor" means is *
oof the < o thliiKS that the Oddfellows do
.ottcll , but tlicyaro fi'CJ to say that the
Callforiilnns will wear robot ntid drcasoj that
ire unusually rich. A search lu the regalia
shops along Clark stivcl throws some llKhtoti
the subject , however. Kvidotitly the cuittml
hnractcr In the dcgivovorlc is Hobckah ,
wnl the robes of hiih ; jjiiests , princes aiul
Hiccas , thotlrcsscsof virgins , L > erltc4Honiiti
soldiers mid other biblical characters show
> rctty clearly thnt tlio Bcoi-ot work of Odd-
fellowship is hii-fiely Illustrative of biblical
ustory with RcMcnhlii linv feet nnd water
ugiu liaim , domurcly waiting- Mr. 12lt"i-
ror ; to ciino alon and win her with Mr.
J ncob's Jowulry. Under this view of the case
10 doubt , a ladder tnkoj the place of thotra-
lUlonul Ki'ooscil polo , though , by io.vson of
Jacob's p.istond avocation , a billy goat would
scorn to bo appropriate enough to bo Intro-
lured on thos-eno.
"Tlio displays will bo undo on the Lake
Front , a beautiful park lying bcU'cvii .Michi
gan avenue uud lake JHiehifjan. Hero a 'iion-
stcr amphitheater Is now building , o.ip.ibloof
seating ili.OU. ) people. It i-i thrco blocks lonjf ,
During the wcolc there -will be sovcr.il ilU-
) luys of fireworks on the lake. Tlioso will
jolbo hanUsomestcvcr given inChlcatroand
will bo worth going a. good many miles to see.
riie grand review of all of the Odd Kelloxvs
n the city will take place Thursday , August
' It h c : . ! that tlioro will bo ever
10,000 uniformed men in column. Of thcso
rom I'i.ttW . to lfiOuM , v\lll lie Uhovalicis of the
utiiarohs Militinb. Tlio generalissimo's
staff will cousistot IM mounted men , -untie
.he tu rm of hor.se will indudoasrjundro'i of
nncersiind another of hiuzarj , niaviiigovor
JM ( ) men , mounted on the inott gorgeously
caparisoned horses and woating uniforms
mil cairylin * binncN , Jlags and staiidirds
that will make a brilliant array of color. Tlio
tO'ner.ilissinio's band will contain 100 musi
cians.
HI.V. . ol'A.
camp Wo. 915 is boomincr nt a great
i-ate. The members are taking nn active in-
Lores t anil are brhiGing in now iiieinbars rap
idly. Tlio candidates average about eight
every night.
Deputy Head Consuls Gulwits , Nicnols ,
Kukol nud Scott instituted lilitc c.unp ut
Clark's hall on South Fourteenth street , last
week , with 150 charter members ,
A special meeting of the head camp will tie
held ut DOS Molnos , August Ii , to consider
matters of gi-oat Import unec. W. A. Sauii-
ders will represent Muplo camp and Dr.
Dorward will go from Oin.iha camp.
A report hns been circulated by certain In
terested patties Unit Omaha camp Ho. r.'Ohad
increased the initiation fee to $15 orS O. Tint
is not a fact , as the foa is still at the limit
fixed for charter inetnbow , iiamolyS.'i. This
camp is Inuicisiiif ; very rapidly , havliiff ever
four hundred members and many mow in
sight.
On tho2th ! ) InsUhocampH of Omaha.South
Omaha and Couhcil lilutls will hold abaskct
picnic at ITulrmount parlc In the Bluffs. The
party will start from this side of the river at
noon and will remain at the B luffs until
iioirly midnight. Good nmsio will bo sup
plied and dancing will be ono of tlio nmuso-
incuts. A largo attoud.inco is expected and a
general good tinio is n natural sequence.
Onohundred nndsevcnty-llvodolcfiates , r H >
rcjcntlng 100 camps of tbo order of Modern
" \Voodinen from Illinois , Michigan , Wiscon
sin and Nebraska , assembled at Hock
Island , 111. , last Wodnosdiy The
meeting -was called by tlio campi
in thut congressional district and was vir
tually a convention of the followers ot
Dr. 1 . L. INIclCinnlo In opposition to Hood
Consul Hoot nnd his methods. Dr. McKhmlo
addressed the mooting nnd resolutions were
adopted declaring the allegiance of the delegates -
gates to the society ; urging H vigorous prose-
cutiouof tbo cases pending in the Whitcsido
county court against the mtimgors of tha or
der ; complimenting State Auditor I'avoy anil
Attorney General limit for their ? eil In the
investigation ; urging the delegates to attend
the special ineotlnpr of the head camp at Dei
Molnoioii August 4 ; favoring state Jurisdic
tion ; condemn im ; the recently instltuttil sov
ereign caiiin and rOiionitnentllng tlio discon
tinuation of the Eoho as the o.llcial orgiu ot
the order.
_
A. O. U. Ur.
Anew legion of Select ICulghts was Insti
tuted at Utlca last week by CoimnnnJor J.
W. CarrJ assisted by n number of niomben
from Lincoln and York.rJho lotion will
have n meinburjhlp of thirty-five.
Grand JJecordor W. S. Phillips of In
dlanola has boon o.uito sick mid un.iblo to at
tend to his duties , which account' ? for tbo
fnlhuv of the member ! in the state to receive
the usual correspondence ,
Omaha legion No. 0 is increasing rapidly In
membership , Hovcrnl new mom Ders being
added each week , 'I' ho novt mooting will w
held on Wednesday evening at the now hall ,
1210 DM gl as street , at which tiino there will
bo work in the S. 1C , dogrco.
i.O. V.
At the regular mooting of Court Eclipse
No. 107 the following officers wow installed
by D. H. C , H. Charles Singers 1) ) . F. Ham
ilton , C. K. ; S. Hjcrly. V. C. It. : F. I- .
AVeavcr , It. S. ; .7. B. ( Justus , T. S. ; 13r.
Charles Itosowator , treasurer ; n. Uaiulnlin ,
H , W. ; S. Appcdall , J. W ; K. IMlin , 1. 13 , ;
S , Cuininliigi , J , It. i C5. Wilson , chaplain.
and Agriculture.
From tlio results of a series of o.xpori-
inonts that have boon unilortakcii In
llussln by Spocuow , oxtondiiiff ever a
period of llvo years , It tippoura likely
that electricity may eventually play a
very prominent part in agriculture , hays
the Now York Hun. Tlio o.xporimonts
allowed that by Btilunlttlix ? dilteront
seeds to the action of tin olectrlo current
their ilovolopmunt is ronctorod inoio
rapid and coinulote. The soodi of hari
cot bontiH , Bunllowors , winter nnd
rye were uaod , A second series of ox-
pcrimoiits were made with pot , herbs
and flowering plantw ut Klof. The influence -
fluonco of the oleetrical truatinent was
bliown by iv largo r crop und hy tlio
jrowth of vojjottiblos of ononuous
dimensions. In a third borlus of
experiments electricity on a lurj/o /
scale \niHnpnllod , fltntlooloctricitybc'itit ;
used Instead of current electricity. Tlio
results were quickened ripening und
liir or growth. Dnrloy rlponed twelve
diiya boonor with oloctro-culturo. 1'olu-
tees treated in the B.imo way toldoiu
bhowed disease , only 0 to/iporcoiitljoin /
bad , Instead of 10 to10 , which la the
usual | Ksrconlii'c. { An important factor
in this tfoulmont in that vines which
Imvo boon 6iil > jcctod to it po-inoss iiu-
munlty from phylloxera , and tills points
to tv now means of combating tlio micro
scopic disoiiHos which titlnck v tottiWo ;
ffrowlh. IL i BujjgeaLod. us a weapon
with which to light tlio notnto hiitf nnd
tlio nrmj worm. The co l of the process
Is comparatively small ,
EARlf TIIESPIAS THIl'LES
! Lo AintiBomont Halls that "Wero Patroulzod
by "Bordor Town" OnuhatiJ ,
BYRON REED WAS THE ORCHESTRA LEADER
tciliclc'H Hull \Vnq n Fworllo Until
oors U'eiikoniMl How tlio
llojil W'ni Unlit Sumo
Old TlniL-
"When Omaha was a 'border town' Jlyron
'
and Anron Calm constituted'
only logltlnuto orchestra hero ,
'They ' furnished all the music for dram itlo
Mitertniimiciits , swell iiaitloj and hlgh-toaod
balls. "
One ot the old tlmert furnished this bit of
iiforiiiiitloii whti tallcln , * yejtord.iy to n
> nrty of lutcrostcil llsteiicw ubjut the r.ipUl
( IVJiiooinont this wido-aw.ilco city ha.s m ulo
11 places of uinise.inenta3 , well as in other
UreetioiH.
"I can reinemlwr , " ho continued , "when nil
r gatherings were hold In nil old rookery
ortoC a hall on Pouiiuonth street , botH-iien
3odgo ami Douglas , After tlritvo \ lu.l n
hcip theater on lo\vcr F.u-nnmstroi't ' , but I
lou't ' supiiow tlierols anybody Ihiug now
vho could give Uio pirtii'iilnw of iiuythlng
hit over oeciirrod in either of them.
"Thostrldos tli.it Imvo boon inulo since
hen tiny bo i-oeorded na not only liooplti
ibroastof the tiinoa , hut In full necon ! with
ho city's ' fjiwvth , Of coiuso wo h.i In't very
nuch ofn theater until Ja'iioa II. Iluyd com-
ilctod M * npn-.i house at the corner of l'\ir- '
mm and Klftoenlh slivots , In 1SS1 ,
"For several years previous the old Acad
emy of Mush1 , afterwards the I'copies'
or , and now tbo tempor.uico hoaiUiiii
ind soivcd every purpose , and as
oniplons'cnt in thoio days , especially out
vest , It win not bad. latino toll \ou ihut I
nivo scon some line uuJieiicos tind splendid
icrforiiuiiees tlici-u.
"N'o.ltlu my rccoUcotlonthatltoodand Culm
i ad alniidonod their onhoatm bi-furo tbo
nculetnv opened , Well , I'm ' not n. vi < r gt > od
uilifo oi niuslo , but wo used to thlnlc they
> lnyod very nicely.
"Away hick in the early OO's and up to tha
.imo tbit.T. J. lliMxva I'l-octod h'.s ' building on
. ' ' "ourtoentb street , in IS ! ' . " ) , the ball p.ut I
vliichvtvsrented and dcvotod to music and
the dr.mm , hy n man of the nniao of 1'ottor ,
It was customary , -when nil attraction canu
ilong , to tiw tlio court house , that stood
whorutuo 1'a.vton lliiclc now staiidi.
"Then CMIIIO H'vliclc'a grniul structiui * ,
which withstood the n-cir nl Uur of tinio
mill razed nbout two yoais ago to mnlcoroom
'orthoUonimorcliil National limlcjiid njior-
ion of S. I1. ALilso's new dry good * stoiv 11
w.is c-onstrncteil in l riniui for attr.ii'tivi1-
less , both inside nud out , siu-p ibL'il nil iu
iirciloicssors.
'Uut ' the fat"s sconicd tob' ' npilnst Mr.
tolioluis the proprietor of a theater Any-
low , his hciiso w.is not used voiy loin ; for
-Int purpose. Ono nli-ht.wheii lilted \\ith tin
uulionco of select ritl/cii < , It cracked , sivni 'd
' .o give way , nud sag-gi'd In the middle
Over iiftor that Mr. Uud Irk could not induce
the people , In any considerable numbers , tope
po Into Ids bouso. It was then tulcoii for n
city hall and the council held Its meetings In
the parquctto circle.
"Somo superstitious p'rsom nrgucd then
and contend to this day that Mr Uodk-k's
jaJ liielc w.is duo to tbo fact that liodos-
ccr.itG.lii church , byhnrjIiiK saidchuivh , in
which S.iniOrcli.ird . wont to Sunday .sehool ,
out of sight with his theater.
"Tho Academy was opened In ISO ! ) . That
[ JUtuiienUto J , J. jjrown's resort nud raised
Jia st.iudurd of theatrlu.il ciituitaiiiments.
[ lenryCorri win Its first manager. The town
was very lively hi these days nnd ho did ii-
good business. IIo organized nnd maintained
in oxccllont stoclc company vhlchsupjnrtcil
tbo ? real star nctori tint fiwiucntly uanm
1 , either going to or coining ( roni ( Jail-
fornin. They generallystoppjd and jilayod
iiero Iroin ono to three wcolcs.
"But when BojdM opera house came In
1831 tlioro was no moro IHO for the ) Aralotny
M a liljfh-txinod toni | lf , and it trnduallj- -
tcrlot-Jtcd Into tlio vurlbty ranks.
"Did you ever hoiir liow Mr. Boj'd hap-
) onod to build liis house ? VCMJ well , lu
.vorth ropeatitu any vay. You see cvory-
jody liid bei'oino disgusted with the dingy ,
lly-vcutilatoJ , poorly oqulpL | l old acadoniy.
AVe had grown prouder tind beyond the rough
accommodations it afforded.
"Ono day Senator Mundorson . V. Mono
nnd two or three other cntoipiisni ; eitizom
vent to Mr. lioyd anil vrgod upon him thu
\\antsof aitheater co.iamciiMunitxj with the
iinvthnnil iinporuiioa of Omaln. and in-
silted that ho was the mail to build It , A
) Uu iras then and there mapped out , nud an
ugrootnont entered Into winch , If ooiisntii-
in Uod , would indnco Mr. Doyd to go ahead
and carry out tlio entcrpiibo. Hwiutliii : Ifu
certain nnmberof business men would sub-
scriboto SW.OOJ woith of stock issued on te.i
ye.irs.O per cent interest bciiriiiR bonds , ho
would build a theater , The vusultwos. Man-
dot-son and Moiso started out nnd in Jmt
tivoiity-four hours they hud the nccessuty
amount raised. The bouse was opened in Octo
ber IMl byFayTeniplotou's opura company ,
A swell oveiit. Will , I should unyltwai.
Two wcelts later Mr. Ibsawntor and oilier'
citi/.ens gave a b intiuot Ui Jlr. lioyd nt the
AVithncll liouo in honor of his , what wa ?
then considered wonderful enterpilso.
"Now the ex-mayor [ s innkiiy another
strldo forwards in the line of tnodoin ud-
vaiiccmontcciually nsbold anil praise-worthy
nswhcn horislioJ his foitunoin tbo sulondia
stntcturo nt Fifteenth md I'arnam stwots.
1 uiilerstand from urcliltort WcKlpatriclt
who IH dmwiiij * the jilims for
U that thu new Boyl theativlll bo Um
llncstpluvhoubo in this country until a liner
ono it hitIt. ) M'ldst shows thut thu growth of
our tc'njiloof ' isnotliy imy means the lomt
inorocoutsof the institutions that are addini ;
to Orinliu's famu and fortune ) ,
"All tlicio rovoilcs ruiiitnd tno stroiif ly ,
however , that wo hid a giuatinciny Jolly goo I
times hi the early days , 1
couldn't begin to t ll you the
mineof ) all the tutors that plonscd
our funcy and through whoso oltorts HO hid
niuclicnjoyniout then. Some ot the hoys
who played small pirts In the old stoclc com-
iHiiios have risen to prominence In their pro
fession. Among them nro Milton Nobles ,
Jauiei O'N'eil. ' Prank Woatoti and Atinio
Ward , whom 0. S. Harrlyer woa owcot on
but , let 1 Icnry M. St'inloy , the now famous
Afrlcm explorer , cut him out ,
"Of thoniiiny grcit stars who appeared nt
various times at the Academy I roincinlior
Mary Anderson , Edwin t'orrest. Jolui MoOul-
IOHBII and Lawroiico Barrett , In lat r yo.iw
the stock coinpiny was abolished and travelIng -
Ing combiiuitions such usvo ( jet no\v \ were
thu thing ; .
"Ofcourso wohndvailetytlieatei-s , notably
the lluclcliiKhiiin and Olyiuiilc , both of whim
Hintrlshutl for a timu but died out. Omaba
has never boon a good town for the variety
showbuslneas , " .
Tlio National CJnuril.
Tlio dovolopinont mid Imprnvcinontot
the national guurd in tlio past ilucndo
has been o.spuuially miii'kcd In eovontl
Blatcs by tlio ostiibliihnicnt of lUK'iilar
military ciunp-i nt wlik-h practical In
struction in iiiilitary duty that could
bo obtained In no otliorvay , IB ulTordud
says The -Illustrated Amorluan. The
stutoof Now YoiU was amonjf the llraL
to adopt this bystoin , and the ] ) ei'inans *
cut camp near ljookbklll , on tlio Jludnou
river , is perhaps an perfect nn oxanijilo
ot it us could bo selected. In tlio nlno
Housons of its oxlstoncu the dully avor.ijio
nutubcf of national guurdHinoii in tliu
I'cclcHlclll ciinip hns buou over fnur
thousand , and , with the addition of HOI-
vnntH and otliur ciUUiinu , tlio n urua
luivo frofjuontly reached llvo thouHiiml.
Iu all that tlmo not u nlnlo death oi *
uiiBOuf hoi'Iuus illnoHi has oceured , and
the olllcloncy of tliotroopd 1 3 Iwoti
vastly Improved ,
Dr. Dlrnoyouroa ciilurrli , lee ! LUltf ,
The original packasjo vonJoi-a of llwinnn-Ic ,
nro protecting UK.iiiiht tbo pa > ln > c of city >
lluensu for thosulaof llpion. Thoj contend
that the city U oxcoedlng ill JurUdli-tlon by
passing ordnuuicos coiillictlnt ; with tbo alato
coustltutlua.
The Omaha gun club , at their weekly moot _ ,
next Tuosdny , will Intro , In mldltlon totlm
regular shoot , several Uvo bird uveuts. „