r
BUDGET OF MARCH SPORTS
Partial Failure of tbo Bice Fistic Program
at Now Orleans.
SULLIVAN'S ' BAD BREAK AT ST. LOUIS
Kitininrr I'lnn * of Local .SporUiniMi'n
zntlons I'ronprctlvo Crlclu-t , r.ncr c ,
On n Clubs nd Hncos-HllKlit 1'ros-
pcctnoMliisolmll-CyclliiKt-'ommont.
That Tommy Hyan did not have the oppor
tunity to demonstrate his ability to punch
Dawson's phiz In the latest approved fashion
was a cause of much genuine disappointment
to his friends in Omaha. There were bun-
tlrcds of them who were willing to go broke
on Hyan's chances In the light and the event
vms awaited with moro interest than any
other contest , not oven excepting the mill
between the two cachlnnatory Australians.
That Hyan's injury was in the slightest degree -
greo feigned not ono of his Omaha friends
nro willing to believe. It was well known to
them that the desire of his life was to meet
the Australian and conquer him If possible.
Ho correctly Judged that the victory would
place him at once In the very top notch or
lighters and tint he would weaken at the.
very moment when his ambition was about
to be gratified no one will admit.
There Is no disguising the fact that the ac
cident at this time was wellnlgh a deathblow -
blow to Hj an's pugilistic aspirations and the
fact most effectively demolishes the one
time impression that his ancestors once be
longed to that race which crossed the Ken
Bca without getting their feet wet. J lie
young lighter seems to be pursued by a hoe
doo. First his former sickness at fcw Or
leans , then his 111 luck In Omaha where he
was whipsawed out of a light which he had
fairly won , a similar cxnerieneo at Detroit ,
and now his unlucky accident Just before the
light of his life , and ho should have license
to tell hard luck stories for all the rest of his
life. .
His offer to light Dawson under any clr-
. cumstanc.es was the best thing ho could
have done , and , in fact ho might bettor go
in the ring and be whipped than to leave
New Orleans without having fought a battle.
Then ho would sutler no disgrace except
that of having suffered defeat , which many
peed men have done before him , but his rep
utation would bo clear from the charge of
cowardice which will always bant' over him
If ho refuses to light.
The last , and In the prospective opinion of
many Judges , the best of the series , will bo
fought Wednesday night , when the two
Antipodcans will fettle the long disputed
question of superiority. For the
tiast two years the two men
have proclaimed the ability of each : 11e 11o
whip the other , but no allurements have
Kiifllccd to bring them together. It is the
general opinion that their long anticipated
meeting will prove to bo a desperate and
game encounter and there is coming to bo an
even division of opinion on the result. H is
tioticeablo that Fitzsimmons' stock is
boomed rapidly within the past week and
the number who now pin their faith on the
conqueror of Jack Dempsey are largely in
excess of those who held the same opinion
two weeks ago. The idea that Fitz was ina
quitter was diligently promulgated by Hall's
friends and it was claimed that the
latter would wind up his opponents in
Bhort order. Hut as the day of the bat ,
tle approaches Fitzsimmons' friends gather
confidence and sentiment and bets are break
ing very nearly even. According to the ;
best information it is a case of "pay your
humcy and take your choice" and it should
to n hard exciting contest well worth travel
ing across the continent to sco.
There Is ono thing that John U Sullivan
Could have done that would have more read
ily and effectually lost him the respect .din
which ho has always been held by the sport
ing fraternity , than his Idiotic action at rt3t. .
JUoulx Thursday night when ho Joined hands
\vith Mitchell before 8,000 people and as-
BUmed that his public reconciliation with heir
English pugilist was the occasion for declar-
Inglhat Corbett "was not on the level , " and
that ho hoped to see the Englishman ho
Champion of the world. Nothing could bo
jnoro nauseating to his friends or moro satis
factory to his enemies. Uut a short time ago
Bullivan was the American champion , and
flfsplto his excesses and brutality ho was
pnauu the idol of all admirers of the llstie
jnrt. Ho was fairly whipped and the sym
pathy which had been his before his defeat
was not withheld after his downfall. If ho had
? laycd the part of a man and not that of .ada
i-hlnlng schoolboy ho would still have retaj.
tallied much of his former popularity , but
Ills action of last week was the climax which
reduced him from the position of n reputable
tougllist to that of a blacant bidder for honors
Which ho had lost the power to wear.
His handshaking with Mitchell and the
cowardly slur cast on his conqueror wore the ;
last resort of a beggarly spirit and received
what they deserved , the outspoken condem
nation of the public throughout the country ,
plitchell'a subsequent statement that If rybe
( should succeed in dcfeating Coroott he would
forfeit the championship to Sullivan in re
turn for his good wishes was a lilting finale
Jo such a performance , and may the fates
forbid that Sullivan should over again wear
the championship emblem through such an
Artifice as that.
Gun Club Dunn.
The annual meeting of the Ucmls Gun
Club was held at the ofllco of the water
works company 'Xhursday evening and par
tial arrangements made for the ensuing
fecason. The election of officers resulted in
the following : President , M. C. Peters ;
vice president , George W. Ixxmils ; secretary
find treasurer , Stockton Iloth.
, i Considerable time was occupied In the dis
cussion of the constitution and byla-vs
which wcro finally adopted In a form satis
factory to all. Another meeting will bo hold
fTucsday evening at which further plans i for
Aho summer will bo discussed and a program
lor the season's shooting agreed upon. The
Club now numbers over forty members and
there Is n marked additional interest In i Us
Affairs. Among the plans in embryo is that
fsl the erection of a commodious and per-
inanent club house , which it is hoped will
bo accomplished before another season. *
f The Suptcmbcr itucm.
The annual racing meeting of the Douglas
County Agricultural society has been
( scheduled for four days , September 5 to 8.
The society will make extensive prepara
tions for the event which Is expected to In
clude some Interesting races. The purses
offered will aggregate $0f > 00 , which ought to
bo sufllclont to insure a good Held of en
tries.
The first day's racing will include a trot
ting race for yearlings , in which a f ! 00 purse
will bo the trophy , a $ JioO stake for It-year-
old pacers and a WOO prize for 'J-year-old
trotters in the ! t:00 : class. The other purses
nro uniform at $500 each and include classes
for U : f)0 , y : ' . ) , 2:35,2:10 : : nmli.M ! : trotters ,
nnd ' for 2 : ) ( ) , 2W : ! ) and freo-for-all pacers ,
U'lio meeting follows the Crcston , la. , meet
ing and precedes those at Lincoln , St.
Joseph and Kansas City.
'
Atlilotlii Club CoimulliUtlan ,
The directors of the Omaha Athletic club
will meet with the directors of the Gentle ;
men's Roadster club tomorrow night for the
purpose of effecting If possible u consolida
tion of the two organizations. The move
would bo a saving ono for the athletic club
ns It wonld add fully 100 members to their
now somewhat shattered forces and I put
them comparatively on their feet. It is said
that the directors of the roadster club are
In favor of the scheme , but it remains to bo
seen whether their opinion is shared > y the
rank and ( lie. It is the intention of the re
maining members of the athletic uluD to pull
through at any rate and , as they still have
about ifflO members In good standing , their
position Is not as ban as It might bo.
/r Another Hitio Dull
It Is barely } X > ssibIo that the Omaha pub
lic will still have something In the way of
base bull amusement during the f sum
mer A plan has evolved from a number of
local fiithusl.'iBls In pursunnco of which an
effort U being made to secure the old 1 Non
pareil ground * on the South sldo for the sea-
ion If the plan succeeds a scrnl-profcs-
jlonal tram will ba orvatiUcd and a scries of
Saturday and Sunday games arranged dur-
tfhj mvwv ltflw n ( h ? QoittUa club and
teams from the Interior of this state and
Iowa. It Is believed that the | > ort on this
basis could bo made successful and possibly
revive some of the Interest that hns been
constantly waning during the past four
years.
( 'rlrkotrrn In Council ,
There are a largo number of old cricketers
scattered about the city , and with the slim
prospects of base ball an effort will bo made
to form a permanent cricketer's association
and develop a winning team from the local
material. There are said to bo enough good
crickutTtilaye'rs obtainable to organize an ex
cellent club , and It Is believed that considerable -
able Interest can bo awakened in the sport.
Di the \VliPclt
Gentlemen'your tcarsl Class "B" has
passed In Its checks.
Nothing of a stirring nature has trans
pired In local cycling circles during the past
week.
Willie Windlc , comes out "real bold like"
and states that ho is out for the "coin. "
Another good man gone wrong.
Ralph Temple was In Omaha ono day of
last week making arrangements to place ills
"scorcher" with a big wholesale house.
Another cycling organization has sprung
into existence named the Tourist U heel-
men. T'lis time the club halls from Peter
son , N , , f.
James Corbett , the champion pugilist who
appeared at the Farnam Street theater last
week , Is an expert wheelman and enjoys his
"spin" very much.
Hoyland Smith , the "Freak , " has made a
racing wiieel which weighs eleven pounds.
It has been ridden on the roads and stood
the- strain fairly well.
Sanger , the Milwaukee "crak , " will have a
shy at some of the English records this
season , following In the wiiccl tracks of the
illustrious Ximmy , no doubt.
.1. D. Franklin , "on the road , " deposited
his grip in Omaha for a few days of last
week. Mr. Franklin is one of the staunch
members of the Tourist Wheelmen.
"Where is Nebraska's state meet to beheld
held In ' 03 f" is already being nsited. Where
ever It is to be hold It is assured that it will
outshine any meet ever held in the state
heretofore.
Throe hundred and eighty-six applications
to the L. A. W. from one division In one week
is a pretty good showing. Such was tno
number sent in to Boston from the Califor
nia division last week.
Torn Roe , the famous "continent spanner , "
will start on his ride across the continent
from Now York , via. Albany , Rochester ,
Cleveland , Chicago , Davenport , Omaha ,
Denver , Ogden , Salt Lake , to San Francisco.
It is his estimate that ho will make the trip
in sixty-live days. Cyclists will watch with
a great deal of interest his ride.
All members of the Tourist Wheelmen are
requested to bo present nt the regular
monthly business meeting of the club Thurs
day evening of this week. The meeting will
be held in room No. 811 , Now York Life
building. The annual election of oftlcers ,
club house , adoption of new by-laws and
other business of importance will servo to
entertain.
Social members proved the stone in the
pathway of the Oak Park Cycling club , and
its $18,000 club house. The club found out
when too late that sixty cycling members
could not wag a social membership of SMC
or more. It Is the old-time worn moral
teaching , cycling clubs will do well to limit
their social membership if they wish to re
main as cycling clubs.
"How narrowly some men miss being
great. If the weather had been right J. S.
Johnson might have been part owner in a
Chicago bicycle store , but it rained and ii
was as much as lie could do to get In out of
the wet. " Cycling Life Johnson is on the
fence and doesn't really know whether ho
will remain a "Simon Pure" or take out 0a
license In the cash prize league.
The National Assembly League of Arncri i
can Wheelmen lately convened in Philadelj 1 j
phia. Among other matters decided : That
Chicago pet.tho national meet for 'OS ! ; that
negroes bo admitted as members to the
league ; that road racing bo illegal and not
to bo recognized unless the amateur rule
was broken ; that the National Racing board
will have nothing moro to do with the rein :
statement of suspended or expelled mem
bers , this power to Do vested in the National
assembly only : that the prize limit not ex
ceed $150 and the present amateur rule
stand.
A few questions heard every day :
"When is that road convention to bo
held ? "
"What wheel will you ride this season ? "
"Will Omaha clubs get together and hold
a road race this season ? " Idd
"How many local records will bo smashed ;
this summer and fall ? "
"When is a certain club to move Into their :
now club house ? "
"Aro you for cash prizes or for clocks ? "
"When will this weather lot up so wo can
take a spin ! "
"Which club will bo the first to take to the
road this season ? "
"How many centuries do you intend to
ridothls year ? "
"Tho 'push" is being scored quite severely
by the cycling Journals.
Itnio Hull lirlofK.
There is a Jotter at Bandies for .Too Walsh ,
which has been waiting to bo claimed for
two weeks. Also one for "Kid" Miller.
The Cincinnati management seems to fear ;
that there is to bo a wholesale mortality of
pitchers after April 1. They have six
pitchers under contract and three moro in
reserve.
Jimmy Canavan Is on the market If the
present listless Hustle after ball tossers can
bo called a market. Uncle Anso has decid
ed that ho may not require his services and ,
ho is free to sign where ho pleases. If ho
retains his aforetime Holding ability he
would bo a good man for ono of several [ of
the league clubs.
Now that Nebraska Is loft entirely out of
the consideration of ease ball organizations
an excellent opportunity is offered for the
amateurs to get themselves into notice. The
time Is approaching when the various local
clubs should collect their scattered material
and get ready to greet the robins when they
nest again.
The new Idea of enforcing the balk rule i teens
the letter hns been demanded
by the patrons
of the game for years. It is only when the
public begins to desert the game that the
managers seem to realize that it is a ri
to cater to their tastes. The Omaha nks
sat in the grand stand last summer and
kicked hard and often on this same point ,
but no attention was paid to their complaints
until it was too late.
Polsley Housmnn and M. G. JCerbo of South
Omaha have purchased Ed Burke's 2-year-
old bay stallion.
Them will bo three days meeting at Ilub-
bell , Nob. , July a , 4 and 5. M. T. deary Is
secretary of the association.
Lincoln is a little ahead of Omaha this
year in the matter of purses. The total of
fered in the September races will bo f 10,000.
A bill has been presented in the Kansas
legislature making it a penitentiary offense
to start a horse out of bis class in that state. ;
Some of the country members must have
bit on a ringer last fall.
The St. Joseph Fair association is some
what liberal this year in purses. They have
hung up a $3,000 stake each in the pacing
and trotting classes and a $2,000 , purse i for
trotters in the 2:28 : class.
The Lancaster County , Nebraska Fair as
sociation , believing in homo industry , have
opened three stakes to bo trotted during the
fair , which is to bo held In connection with
the slate fair. The stakes nro for 1 , 2 ! and
8-year-old I incastcr coun.ty colts.
, Manager Frank Short of the Union Stock
Yards company Is preparing for a great com
bination sale of horses In April. They have
a building under way which will give them
accommodations for 100 additional head , of
horses , which increases their stable capacity
BO per cent ,
MimnSliiicl.iws In the Itlnc.
Jim Daiy has posted f500 to fight Peter
Maher for either $1,000 or $2.500 a side. D.ily
also wants to fight the winner of the Smith-
Goddard fight ,
Australian Tom Williams and Billy Smith
of Boston will hammer each other before
the Coney Island Athletic club April 17. The
match is for a ffl.OOO purse , of which flQQ
will console the loser.
A new Athletic club has been formed : U
Newark , N. J. . which is willing to put up a
f2f > 00 purse to sco Billy Pllmmer nnd D.inio
McBrldo try conclusions. They will proba
bly bo accommodated ,
Thomas O'Rourko has posted a forfeit of
& 00 , accompanying a challenge to Johnny
Grlffln ' to light George DIxon. "Dlxon , "
O'Hourlte say , "will fight Grifllu at 120
winds for nothing less than 110.000 a sldo
nnd the largest purse offered by any club , "
Dick Hurgo wants to fight Billy Jlycr In
the same week that the Corbett-Mltchcll
fight Is scheduled. He cables that the
nodestsumof Sl'-.OOO will Induce him to
cross the | x > ml , but the chances are that ho
will remain In the land of primroses nnd
> lum pudding until ho modifies his nspira-
: lons.
The abrupt wltulup of prize lighting on the
const will deprive the admirers of the sport
of a long accustomed enjoyment , but cannot
fall to have a favorable effect on the morals
of the community. After a city has been in
fested for years with the bleary-eyed hang
ers-on of the ring that have accumulated In
San Francisco , it will bo n relief to bo rid of
them.
Quest Ions mid Aiinwcr * .
I.nxtNdTO.v , I'eb. 24.-Siorllti8 | Kdltor HKI : :
I'ietiMj answer Hie following and ohlljjo : A anil
II shoot u match with tbo use of both barrels ,
sliiRh' rise. H pulls both triggers , at twei ;
ti > aklni ! the birds every time. Is II entitled
to lilrds broke In that way or not ; or Is ho en
titled to the IIUI.SD ? Sportsman.
Ans. No. His "no bird. "
Tos ANlii.i ( : ; , Oil. , I'eb. 24. To the Hportjnc
Kdltor of Tin : HKI : : In u irnmo of double hlirh
llvo do we cither have to follow suit or trump ?
-J. It. Itiites.
Ans. Yes , If you have suit.
I'ASPKII. Wyo. , Tub. 23. To the Sportlns Kill-
tor of Tin : Hit : : : Will you s-tato which is
the propVr"way"to waltz" io dcrido u dispute :
A both that you must never ralso your heel
from the lloor , and II buts that you must never
touch your heel. Which Is right ? Answer In
your next SUNDAY'S HEK and oblige. J. A.
uemorost.
Ans.B. .
I'Ai'li.t.ioN. Nob. , I'eb. 18. To the Sporting
Kdltor of Tin : HUB : Did , liiel < McAiillir and
Austin ( ilbbons lllit on the Paoille coast. R
K. Dowllng.
Ans. No.
SOPTII OMAHA , Nub. , I'ob. 24. To the SportA
Ing Kdltor of Tin : HBKI Will you plea.so
answer through the SITNIIAY MOIININO HKI :
what a 1 cent piece dated 1807 Is worth , and
ohllgf.-A. I' . A.
Ans. Don't know.
March 2. To tbo Sporting ndltor of Tun
HUB : Will you pleiisu answer In Sunday's HKK ,
whereabout and what tlmo did Mitchell and
Sullivan have their ilght , and oblige. U. V.
and R N.
Ans. Aprcmont , Franco , March 10 , 18SS.
AMKS , Xeb.-To thu Sporting Kdltor of TUB
Ilni : : To decide a but , will you state In next
Sunday's. A and II in a game or Sovun-up ,
each had six points. A deals and turns jack ,
and H holds high , which won , seven points
being the ganu' . W. Itlngur.
Ans. A wins.
SOUTH OMAHA , Nob. , March 1. To the SnortIng -
Ing Kdltor of TUB llEn : To decide n hot please
state In your SUNDAY HKK what nationality
Tommy Hyan claims , and also Hobort Fltz-
siiiiinons and oblige. A. I' . K.
Ans. Ryan claims to be an American.
Fitzsimmons is an Australian.
COSXUIIIA I.ITIKS ,
Even if the course of true love never does
run smooth , it generally gets there , Just the
samo.
In Canada they are talking about imposing
a tax on bachelors so as to drive them into
matrimony.
Chance Acquaintance Married ? The
Other One Not just now. I was for one
summer and two falls Niagara and Sioux.
When a woman truly loves a man she is
always willing to believe everything ho
says and he is always willing that she
Mrs. Matilda Huntington of Now Orleans
Is only ! VS years old , though she has just ac
quired her seventh husband. She began her
matrimonial career at 14.
Jungerrnan When I marry , the very first
thing I mean to do is to settle the question
as to who is boss. Altnian I'd advise you
not to. You'll find yourself a sight bettor oft
by remaining in ignorance.
The Corlngton , Ivy. , Rccord says that 130
of the babies born In Kenton and Campbell
counties since the first of the year have
been named after President-elect Cleveland ,
Mrs. Cleveland , Baby Ruth or John G. Car
lisle.
' I understand young Briefless is about to
marrv the daughter of old Bonds , the mil
lionaire. " "Yes , so I am told. " "Will he
give up the law businessl" "Yes ; bo will
give up the law business and go into the son-
in-law business. "
Old Mr. Gruff ( to his daughter ) H'ml It
was after 115 o'clock last night when young
Dawdle went home. Miss Gruff I know It ,
papa , but he's right on the edge of proposing.
With his $15,000 n year I'll get good pay for
the overtime I'm working.
Rov. Ellen Runklc , the first woman In
Ohio ( if not in the United States ) to perform
the mnrrmpo service , was herself married u
few days ago , tbo ceremony having been per
formed by Rev. Mattloo Mummaw. Both
women belong to the United Brethren
church.
Miss Thorndykc , a Boston girl , who be
came the bride of Senor Buenolos , Spanish
ambassador at Berlin , was recently the re
cipient of royal honors at the Berlin court ,
and now Boston scarcely cares whether the ;
street railway people got away with the
Common or not.
The engagement of Miss Grace Ingersoll
Bigelow , daughter of W. W. Bigelow of Chicago
cage , to Charles .Mills Sheldon of the stuff
of the Pall Mall Budget , London , Is an
nounced and the wedding will occur Juno 34 ,
St. John's day , in London. Miss Bigelow is
now in Paris , where she has been for some
months.
In some mysterious manner the news got
abroad that , in addition to Hawaii , America
is going to annex Padcrowskl. One of the
parties to the negotiations is a charming
young society bcllo of New York city. She
had bcc'ii ono of the most devoted admirers
of the great pianist , and , as for Padcrowskl ,
it is said that ho fell In love with her at first
sight.
The marriage of Miss Madeline Masters ,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Masters of
Lewlston , 111. , to Carl H. Stone , son of Mrs.
H. O. Stone of Chicago , occurred last week
at the residence of the bride's parents. It
was n strictly private affair , witnessed only
by immediate relatives and friends and only
a limited number of announcement cards has
been Issued. Bishop Vincent of Colorado , an
uncle of the bride , officiated.
Representative Taylor , of Guernsey
county , Ohio , recently introduced a bill
which was railroaded through both houses
and became a law. It provides a penalty of
from f 100 to $300 or imprisonment from six
months to two years or both for n convic
tion on the charge of "mashing" under false
pretenses. The law declares it to bo a mis
demeanor for any married man to falsely
represent himself to nny female ns an un
married man or to call upon or keep company
to
As the time approaches for Miss Flora
Davis' departure for Paris , where she is to
wed Lord Terence Blackwood
in April
, so
ciety realizes what a charming ami beautiful ;
girl it is resigning to an indefinite absence
abroad. Our American girls lend themselves
so readily to the
fascination of European
life that oneo there , the New York Herald
says , It is almost hopeless to attempt to re
deem them for our own pleasure and society.
Miss Davis is surely ono American girl who
may bo expected to shine wherever fate and
Lord Terence lead her.
An all-around good time has been projected
by Mr. Archibald Pell for himself and his
friends on the occasion of his approaching
wedding with Miss Sadie Price. Grace
church , Baltimore , Is to bo the scene of the
marriage on Wednesday , April Si.5 , and noon
the hour selected. On Saturday prior to this
pleasing episode In his career Mr. Archibald ,
I'cll will embark on his friend , Mr. Weaver
'
Loper's , yacht , Avencl , with a party of r his
friends. These are all to dlno wltn him on
the succeeding Monday nighv , which ho has
selected for his farewell bachelor dinner. : As
it is to bo given at the Maryland club , there
will bo plenty of terrapin and canvas backs.
Busy people have no time , nnd sensible pco
pie have no Inclination to use pills that make
them sick a day for every dose they take.
Theyhavo learned thnt the use of Do Witt's .
Llttlo Early Risers Joes ncK , Interfcro with
thelrhealth by causing nausea , pain or grip
ing. These little pills are perfect In action
and results , regulating the stomach anil
bowels so thnt headaches , dizziness and
lassitude are prevented. They cleanse the
blood , clear the complexion and tune up the
system. 1-ots of health In thcso little fel
lows.
While the railroad companies nro some
times blamed for not living up to their con
tracts with government In the matter of
carrying the malls. It happens now and . then
that trains arc delayed through the slow
ness or Incompctencvof sarvnntsof thoPost-
ofilco department. Two firms of attorneys
have been organized in Washington. D. C. ,
for the express object of prosecuting r the
claims of railroads against the government
for damages arising from such delays and
errors.
DOWN ( AT TUB HIGH-JOINT HALL
An Dltrnfasbianablo Event Among the
Sporty Swillsiof Now Orleans.
A BEE MAN PAINTS ITS DAZZLING SPLENDOR
How tbo OiioU'Wrro DrrMciI ntul How
They \Vrro Not A Vrrltnlilo Cnrnl-
\iil of ; ' Slu mul Hi
Unique'IVuttirnft. '
NEW OHI.CANS , La. . Feb. 23. [ Special to
Tins BKI : . ] I wonder what the Dr. 1'ark-
hursts of wicked , sinful Omaha would have
thought If they could have been with mo
last night down on Custom House street nt
Count Spratta's reception and "high-Joint"
ball.
It was Indeed a unique spectacle.
The golden turkey-buzzard that spreads
Its sheltering ( wings over the southeast
Killconn of Custom House and Hasln streets
shone with double distilled brilliancy on
the occasion. It reflected the electric light
under it and sent the rays quivering and
dazzling down among the alley ways and ash
barrels , where Dagos and con
glomerate laz/.aronl wcro peacefully
dozing on their rotten fruit carts
and asthmatic grind-organs. An extrava
gant display of gas light came out through
the smoke-begrimed and reeking windows
A bewildering medley of sounds accompanied
it. Count Spratta was receiving his friends-
and Custom House street was having its
carnival night and having It for all It was
worth.
The leaves of the northern forest In the
autumn time are scattered about no moro
broadly than were tno count's Invitations.
The guests were fashionable to a degree in
their hours of arrival. The hands on the il
luminated clock face pointed to an hour be
fore midnight when they began to
put in an appearance. Then they kept
coming , and by 2 o'clock had got a good
start.-when they stopped. The host him
self , in a black broadcloth coat that could
have done a clerical gentleman proud , stood
ready to receive them.
"Good cvcnln' . count , " some would say In
Just a commonplace way , that was insufll-
clcnt for such nn extraordinary occasion
and failed to do it Justice. Others , who
know what "good form" was , seized the
host's ' hand , and , working it like the walkIng -
Ing beam of a steam engine , said :
"fiapt , old boy ( hie ) , how are you ? What's
do madder wld dis fora cuckoo night , oh ? "
"And the LnillPH. "
Evidently there was nothing the matter
with U. All the glamor that Custom House
street and the Basin could scare
up was there and piled on by
tbo shovelful. There were ladies innumer
able in glorious costume , and gentlemen who
were quite as conspicuously arrayed. Start
ling music that gave the nerves very active
exercise , and a delightful effluvia that told j
legends of cheap wino and heavy beer ren
dered the place all that could be expected.
Some came on foot , but the real thorough
bred southern elite rode. A yellow Royal
street mud ear rumbled up to the door and
deposited a load of ladies who came from
the numerous palaces of Gravior and Bur
gundy streets. Some of them had escorts ,
while others had neglected to bring
"their'n. " It mattered not , though. There
wcro plenty of loose ones on hand and to
spare. A party came up from the Sixth dis
trict resplendent In open landaus and
arrived , amid a cloud of spray from the
surface sewer , flush with the curbing , with
great eclat. There was ono guest the less at
the reception , and all on account of a lamp
post and a big copper. That was Joe
Fieldcn , the pug. Ho liad been preparing to
bo genial with the help .of some Franklin
street booze shops and had rather overdone
it. When within a stone's throw of the
rendezvous ho ruot n lamp post. The latter ,
was obdurate and declined to bo walked
around or over. It persisted in kecpimr in
front of the gentleman until ho hailed u
bobby to take it away , but instead the bobby
took Joe. Thus was his flow of geniality lost
to Count Spratta's reception.
Kmiit ! "Oil IMIJ- "
The ladles' toilets could have given Solo
mon in all his glory cards nnd spades and a
few shovels and then beat him out. There
was one from Algiers who was made up with
an azure background of light blue satin ,
trimmed with orange goods at the sides and
a deep hedge fence of black lace around the
low , square cut neck. She wore sable gloves.
Her other extremities wcro also clothed in
black with lemon dots , and were fully as
conspicuous as her llftecn-button cloves.
The ladies from the upper end of Custom
House street were attired with all disre
gard of taste or magnificence. Ono well de
veloped relic of antebellum times was arrayed
in a dress of dark red Rampart street silk ,
with the oldest kind of old gold satin sleeves.
A border a foot wide around the bottom of
the skirt and an Elizabethan collar that rose
above her head behind , of the same material ;
bronze slippers completed this very notable
costume. The Bourbon street girls all wore
gowns of the now stroked silks , with pink
and green bars , and nn entanglement of
white cords as big as a snip's hawser over
their shoulders.
The gentlemen , too , In their apparel , wcro
equal to the occasion , and I doubt if there is
a city in the world that can hold a coal-oil
lamp to them.
Toothpick shoes , with white and blue and
yellow and red uppers , were proudly dis
played on all sides. The size of the checks
on the majority of the trousers made Prim
rose and West , who were both in our party ,
sick with envy. Some vests , or waistcoats
rather , were embellished with charming
green roses and others with pink vines , that
ran all around In a hopeless labyrinth. And
the watch chains that dangled from them 1
They looked Just like real gold , too ,
and had links as big as sausages.
The double-barreled kind nt that , that
reached off both ways and had bunches
at the ends. But the collars and cuffs 1 Ah 1
there is where the real Now Orleans dresser
lots himself out. where ho fairly unbuckles
himself. I saw them last fall , too. Some
were striped like a section of our glorious
Hag , and others wcro ornate with a delirium
trcmens assortment of horseshoes , whips ,
boxing gloves and base ball bats , or had
lapis-lazuli race horses leaping topaz and
amethyst hurdles , and other beautiful do-
vices.
Diamonds as big as a 10-cent piece scintil
lated on many a manly breast devoid of an
undershirt , and lockets and charms hidden
in masses of precious gems were as plenti
ful as drops of rain in an April shower.
It WIIB I'alul'ully Uvcliihlvti.
Niggers without collars wcro not admitted.
The fun soon wuxcd frequent and thick.
The ladles shed powder about rather indis
criminately , and the gentlemen didn't seem
to mind which end of their clears they
smoked Wcro ibnot for the fact that Count
Spratta would only allow the "bong long" tot
enter it might have become somewhat riot
ous. But ho wouldn't. Ho drew a deep ! I
black line between who wcro suitable guests
and who wcro not. The latter stayed out
and heaped imprecations on the revel from
the cold hospitality * of the custom houseS
S '
"TvaV'do madder wld me goin in ? " expos
tulated one of thoshort-halrcd canaille."lJook
nt des cuffs ; is dor any swoller ? I tell you ,
Freshy , I'm oh fay. Der hain't a -Charles
avenue blood's got a higher collar dan dis.
I link dis's an outrage , I do. " IS.yo
"Now yo's lieTafther takln' a walk , yo
loafer ; I'll whistle -up an oflicer the furst
thin * you know , " retorted the Celtic door
keeper.
On With the Dunce )
But to tbo nominal feature of
the reception. H was a fancy
dress h gh-olnt ball , after the !
French ' affairs on the Bowery In Now !
"a't'ls , the ladies were in ncy al.
nnd monv o them 1 , a funny to hav
very It lo of it. What there wi showe J
them off extensively , There were nil k Inds
of gen omen tU-iu A citizen from niloxl
1s-
Ucauvoirlan , Mississippi Cityan , Wave-
ir-
irho
" "
, . lol click ) click ! Cnbs Ut the
door "Yes sir. real llvo cabs and fellow. > In
Hr , . * . . suits and white , vests , fresh from tno
In-
InMt
under Chief Onstcr'n fostering eye , stroked
their razmntnns ntul ga/cd cautiously around
Lo sec If WalkiT Ilo s , Whorton , Korforl or
any of the Times-Democrat , I'louyuno or
State reporters were there to give thetii
away . The coast seemed elear.so they walt/.ed
In with the most refreshing familiarity and
abandon. Wouldn't catch the Omaha swell
fellahs on a tlino like that. I'leaslng ill versions
slons were now constantly occurring , but 1
hardly deem It discreet to descriho them.
You can i Imagine , however , probably how
the fun grew with the hours , ami the In
creasing ) > op of the champagne and beer tat
tie. The fancy dresses became interestingly
dishevelled , and the wearers all the merrier.
The golden turkev-bu//ard spread his
wings over departing gentlemen this
morning with their jackets full
of the stumps of Hlo Del Hlos ,
and their heads full of fantastic visions.
What the ladles were loaded with Is not
stated , but it was with weary , lagging step
they emerged and clambered in cab and
coup , while the Dago organ gtinders rubbed
their sleepy eyes and woke up to see what It
was all about. SANMIV Gitiswoui.
O
THKtTIII ! ITliltS ,
At Boyd's Now theater for three nights ,
commencing tomorrow night , the greatly
discussed and exceedingly successful "Miss
llelyott" will bo put on according to the orig
inal Now York scheme of cast and appoint
ment. The original of this play was a comic
opera of Audran anil has been adjusted for
American audiences by David llelaseo , who
puts the story into current prose ,
place being made in this piece ,
hero and there , for the songs.
The cast has a lot of gay and brisk people In
It. including Mark Smith , II. A. March. J.
W. Herbert , George Lyding , N. S. Hurnham ,
Kdgar Ely , Fannlo D. Hall , Lotta Nlcol-
Purst mid Loulso Kesllo-Cartor , as the
Quaker heroine who tumbles down the moun
tain. Mrs. Carter has been Immensely
praised for the piquancy , drollery and dainti
ness with which she interprets ono of the
oddest characters over seen upon the stage.
It . is her last season in musical comedy ,
for next autumn she will have a ro
mantic drama , "Heart of Maryland.1
All this mirth and melody will bo supple
mented by the much discussed I > ottio Col
lins in her famous creation "Ta-ra-ra-hoom-
dc-ay. " The world loves an originator , and
far and ubovo her scores of imitators Miss
Collins has compelled attention.
Full of martial array , the panoply of war ,
the realities of camp discipline , and of prison
rigor is the successful military comedy-
drama , "A Fair Hobel , " which will be pre
sented at the Farnam Street theater four
nights , beginning with today's matinee ,
March 5 Wednesday matlneo Ono of the i
Iramatlo events of the civil war has been
itlllml by the author In "A Fair Hebel , "
and forms the principal eplnodo of the play.
On February U. isr > | , occurred Colonel's Koto's
celebrated escape from hlbby pruon ,
whereby 10U union ofllcors galliot ! their
liberty , of which forl v-olght were retaken ,
liming this number being Colonel Itoso him
self. Colonel Thomas 10. Hose , of the
Keventy-sovcnth IVjinsylvanla volunteers ,
now n major in the regular army , together
with Major A. (1. Hamilton , of the Twelfth
Kentucky cavalry , wort' the prime movers In
this dangerous undertaking. From the lire-
place In the dining room of Lllib.v prison
they cut an S-shaped opening through the
solid brick wall , largo enough to admit a
man's body down Into the cellar below , com
monly termed by the prisoners , because of
the number of rats Infesting It. as "rat hell. "
From this place they tunneled fifty feet un
derneath the Intervening open lot to a
shed to the east of the prison ,
and from there to liberty. The digeiii'j of
the I tunnel was one of the most daring and
successfully ! accomplished feats of the
| memorable conflict between the north and
south , and in "A Fair Hebel" the niodo of
procedure is said to bo graphically an.i faith
fully portrayed. The scenic artist and mas
ters of staire craft have nro.luceil a revolving
scene , In which they give a view of the in
terior and exterior of I.lbby prison. The
principal roles in Mr. Mawson's military
drama lnive been intrusted to Miss Fanny
Gillette and Mr. Kdward Mauson , who are
surrounded by a largo cast.
"Larry the I/ml , " as played by one of the
leading comedians of the day , namely , Mr.
H. K. Graham , will be seen at Hoyd's thea
ter on Thursday , Friday and Saturday next ,
with matinee Sa'urday. Mr. Graham was
the original General Knickerbocker
In the "Little Mycoon" company , and will
bo supported by a strong company
furnished by Mr.
Henry Grecnwall , manager
of the Grand Opera house , New Orleans.
Mr. Graham's versatility has long been rec-
ogni/ed , and in his new musical- comedy ho
adds to an already long list of new creations
that of a light-hearted Irishman , vested
with all the ready wit which has made
his nation a famous one , and devoid
of all buffoonery , credited to him in most !
stage characteri/.atlons. Another of the
strong features of his new play U the
musical numbers , of which there are many ,
combining the efforts of Fancher , 1'erlet and
Mr. Graham. The dancing also , another
portion of the play's success.Is by Miss Edith
Craske , a premiere danseuse of repute.
"Supcrln , " which comes to Hoyd's theater
on Sunday , Monday .and Tucsdav , March 12 ,
lfl and 14 , is a mingling of almost everything
unique over put upon the stage. It is the
ogfrdonnlu of H'Trimim ' , the acrobat -
fcat of the circus , the specialties of rclliu\t
variety , farconong , beautiful
tabl 'Aiix , won ,
drrful transformation , exquisite panto
mime , brilliant costuming , man hi 8 ,
bright lights ami gorgeous
Such a shifting and vibrating s icecsslon peencrv of
wonders Is food for the astonishment for the
most callous theater goers. The tricks are
Innumerable , all laughable , many startling
,
some most extraordinary. Of course , the
trap doors , with their opportunities for van-
ishlng people and things , continue to bo the
chief resource for this style of amusement
Yet the combinations , the arr.inreiiHMits ,
and so much of a ulot as attend this kind of
a performance , are cntlrelv new
Al G. Field Famous American
minstrels , and
the entertainment Is said to be the host In
its particular line now touring the
Al G. Field Is the bright star of the country.
tion , but . ' aggrega
.
s'.ircelv less ojnsicunus | | in bril
liancy Is a scvoii'lary black face luminary ,
who is also
prominently
mentioned
on the
bills. Jerry Hart has
no equal as a darkey
Imitator , and a funnier man under a mask of
sinister line would bo hard to Dim He is
one of the most pronounced fuv.m' .
s < vhiih
minstrelsy has ever brought bef.nv ttm at-
teiitlon of the American
punlle A , i conver
sationalist , a talker to the ainliein-o. a burlesque -
lesquo orator and an Ingenious imitator of
the Mtmon pure cotton Held d.m > , \ . Jerry
Hart has few equals. Hesides him In the
roster of comedians are Frank K M'"Xlsh ,
Harry Sliunk , Tommy Donnelh mul George
Jenkins. In addition
upon the lull are men
tioned a number of clever sped ili-sts Among
them are the Miguanl ! ) rnihcr < > . musical
street pavers ; Jo K. Lewes , the apmlal won
der : and Kennedy and Vondcr , the elastic
eomlques. ' 1 he entertainment oiin-iudes
with a laughable burlesque entitled I'ho
Country Circus , or America liismvcrlm ?
Columbus. " introducing tinatenuer.n | bal
lot , the circus street parade , gr.iu.l . entry ,
etc. Matlneo Saturday.
Dr. Gluck treats catarrh. Dancer block
'I'ho Nankin correspondent of a Shanghai
paper says : "A Tlanw.isi mau i-amo to this
city , bringing with him a remarkable freak
of nature in the shape of his two sons , aged
S years. The boys are alike in face and form ,
but they are connected with each oilier by a
piece of flesh as thick as a man's arm and
joined together just below the waist , malting
the twins stand face to face The twins
never fall asleep at the same time. ' '
Take Bromo-Sclt/.er for insomnia
Before retiring Trial bottle 10. . ' .
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