10 THE OMAHA BALLY KEIS : SUNDAY. APRIL 2. 18U3-TWMNTY PACKS.
APR1L SHOWERS OF SPORT
The Usual Weekly Dinsortatlon About the
Fights and the Fighter * .
THE HORSES AND THE BYKERS
Clorloiu tliij-n on tlm I.nkn nnd In tlm Mnrili
Tlm rirnt Vi-lln of SprlMK-1lin Itoiul
Rtc'dt .Mi'i'llni ; nnd
Aniurrrril.
There is less light talk going on In the
lountry today than thcro has been nt any
Klvcn timn within the past two years , and it
looks more nnd moro as If the knights of the
mil were in for a good , long , healthy rest.
Of all the contests that nro now oil thcro are
but two of any considerable Interest. Of
thcso two the most Important if any 1m-
portnnco can bo attached to such affairs-
Is that which takes place In the Coney Island
club's arena two weeks from tomorrow night.
April 17. Tills will bo between Tom Wil
liams , the champion welterweight of Aus
tralia , and Boston Billy Smith.
This Is a tough pair-Williams and Smith
nnd the chances nro good fora battle royal.
It is n well made match , ns the men seem to
bo nicely balanced In all t'lo requisites of n
long nnd stubborn struggle within the
tuiuarcd circle. It Is a stamlolT In i.ot only
weight , nut height nnd roach. Both are
ntaunchly liullt , symmetrical In body nnd
limb , and game ns the proverbial pebble.
Neither has over lost a light , and to main
tain this enviable record of course both will
innko a heroic effort.
The eastern sporting scribes are cudgeling
their dull brains just now to figure out who
JJllly Smith realty Is. The fact that ho has
been dubbed "Boston" would scorn to imply
that in some way , at least , ho is connected
with the city of culture. But ho isn't , any
jiioro than Is his trotting mate nnd trainer
Hilly Hcnncssy , the old Omaha pug , whom
tlimmy LIndsoy punched out in Boyd's opera
bouse qulto six years ago. Smith's real
Jiaino , I am credibly informed , is Herbert
Uoylo , and his father used to hold n position
in the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul ofllccs
nt Council BlulTs , and the family resided on
Oakland avenue. Young Boyle was a hand
some , athletic young follow , with a strong
predilection for pugilism , and while ho
never got on anything Hko n m.Uch In this
vicinity ho figured frequently in
J'rof. Hawlov's Alhnmbrn exhibitions dur
ing the winter of 1HSS-'J. About the
latter period ho disappeared together with
Hcnncssy - and after peregrinating about
the west fora twelvemonth turned up on
the coast. Ho llrst can -into fistic promi
nence by making a four-round standoff with
.lack Dempsey , after which lie polished off
Charley Gleason of Minneapolis in Jig time ,
Jiunchcd "Shadow" Maher into somnolency ,
nnd rounded off Ills brilliant record by de
feating Danny Nccdham , as plucky a little
Jlirhter ns over stenped through the ropes.
About this time 'Frfseo's fistic luminary en
tered its declination , nnd as George Dawson ,
vho was then In California , nnd whom Smith
van ted to fight , matched himself with
Tommy Ryan as ono of the late carnival at
tractions nt New Orleans , Billy and Hen-
nessy put this and that together and came
cast. In Boston they wore taken in charge
by Captain Cookc and in loss than a week
Smith was matched against Tom Williams ,
vho bad just como over , for a purse of $ . " > , ( XX ) ,
before the Coney Island club.
Mentioning George Dawson reminds mo
that on Saturday evening next ho and
Tommy Kyan nro to meet at Battery D , Chicago
cage , in n six-round tout for points. Thcso
points , too , it can bo relied upon , will bo the
] K > lnts of the jaw , the nasal protuberance ,
nnd the angularities over the region of the
heart and ttio kidneys. Dawson lias con
ceived a bitter hatred for Kyan. and Tommy
lias nltout ns much use for George as a school
boy has for castor oil. That tnoy will try to
"do" each other , maugro any managerial
understanding or police surveillance , goes
without Saying. My 1 What a feast this will
bo for old George Slier , Billy Harvard Cor
nell , Louis Napoleon Houseman , Hugo Keogg ,
Mart Davis. George Lutlgcr and the rest of
the Windy City's -100.
Apropos of the Smith-Williams levee , I
forgot to mention while on the subject , that
Williams has also whipped "Shadow"
Mnbor , in Sydney , N. S. W. . and , moro than
that , ho knocked George Dawson through
the ropes nnd out in n romut and a half. So
on "form" Williams must bo oven rated a
trlflo higher thaif'Mr. Boyle of Council
OBluffs.
Tot nioseo , In the outset of this cursory
discourse I intimated that thcro were two
Important lights on and the second is that be
tween Billy Plimmer , the only champion
Knglann holds , and Danny McBrldo of Phll-
ndcluhla , before the Newark , N. J. , club , fern
n purse of JU.NX ) , a stake of $1,000 and the
bantam championship of Iho world , or.o
vcok from tomorrow night. April 0 Thcso
boys nro 'way up at the top of the little
follows list nnd it Is doubtful whether two
cleverer men over donned the mils. Plitn-
mcr is the English bantamweight chnmnion
und McBride ono of the very few
in this or any other country who comes
near being anything like a match for him.
Of eoursetho little Brummagem is nnd will bo
n hot favorite. He has never lost a light in
this country , and altogether has a string of
victories to his credit about as long us any
man in the business. The champions of Kug-
land , Ireland and this country have paid
tribute to his prowess , and , like Dixon , in bis
class ho is a bona fldo champion. MoBndo ,
though , Is anything but a marlc. Ho has had
many a stifT collision and won many a brilliii nt.
bauitrtrad-tir ! v - Jiia.JaiwIrjieuu . . . and
nbout the eastern sporting centers who will
bet that ho has an oven chance , oven with
the redoubtable Colonel Plimmer.
As I said in thcso columns Immediately
nftor returning from the south , Billy Mad
den has picked up George Dawson and will
innkoJi champion of him , "don't you scof" as
Hilly himself is wont to say about every
other sentence in hl.s conversation
Well , , this fellow Madden Is a
sly " doc all rlcht enough , nnd ,
dcsplto his recent bard luck , if I was a
lighter I know of no manager In whoso hands
I would rnthor bo. For n time I would then
bo sure of some championship or other , und
"before , Billy got through with mo 1 would bo
given ni least ono chance to line my insldo
pocket with the stuff that accelerates the
gait or itropels the fcmalo equine. But , as 1
paid , Ullly has picked up Dawson , nnd
already professes a belief that ho can whip
Uny light or welterweight in the world. In
substantiation of this ho lias started right
nfle'r big gamo. Ho wants Jack McAulIffo ,
and ho way got him to his sorrow. Still I
do not believe that MoAulIffo will bo in a
Jiurry to agree with D.uvson unless ho is
dead broke , and at that he will insist that
the Australian gets down to the legitimate
limit laa pounds , To do this Dawson must
make n soup-bonn of himself , for ho is a
trlflo drawn across the loins at 1-10 , at which
weight ho placed himself for Kyan.
In any event Dawson would have a big
leverage on Jack , for in height and reach
ho towers over and from the doughty Wil-
Ilanftburgcr to n more marked extent than
did Austin Gibbons over.lltllo Mike Daly ,
und with a game , healthy , ambitious , clover
young pugilist , there nro no such ndvan-
taceous factors ns height and ronch. No
body is more cognUnnt of this Tact than
ahrowd Billy Madden , hcnco his anxiety to
take on McAullfTo In lion of ttio winner of
the Williams-Smith fight , or to remaking a
match with the ill-starred Mr. Ityan of
Chicago.
As tlmo fuglts , the better pleased I am
with my forecast ancnt the Corbott-
Mitchell buttle. Thcro has been no shower
of bids thus far to overwhelm little Brady
for the securcmcnt of the big event , but In
stead two of the three cities to whom the
bidding was limited have nil but been
wiped off the maps , and Corbet' lias
now thrown down the bars to thn
whole country , not even excluding South
.Omaha. Jim has a growing respect for
Char/io , oven If Charlie has pone back across
'the drink , and declares that' ho Is satisfied
that Charlie thinks ho can whip him and
honestly Intends to tight. Hut that little
matter of a purse ah , there's the rub. As
'yot not as much has been legitimately offered -
fered as secured the big mill lust September ,
and Union retain thrlr senses thcro never
Trill bo. But there must be some sort of a
purse , thnt'3 certain , or no Jlpht , for to meet
for the tuko nnd flory lone would COMO
within thn purview of the lawnnd that they
will never do. The big light , t will add
again. In not yet Impossible , but very , very
Improbable.
Tlm It'HiiMt-ni , lnni Mprtlntr.
The trotting and running mooting to bo
given tinder the auspices of the Omaha Gen
tleman's Itondslcr club at the driving park ,
Juno 11 , Ifi nnd 10 , promises to bo the bt'st
rnrlngscssion overbold In Nebraska. Already
Secretary Terry has received applications
for entry blanks from all p.irts of the coun
try , from Mnlno to Texas , and the prospects
nrc flattering for nn assemblage of magnifi
cent horses. The club , through Its ollldal
members , President K. M. Bartlett. Secre
tary II. C. Terry and Superintendent George
M. Swigart , Is working Industriously in thu
Interests of the enterprise nnd are already
assured of the final success of their efforts.
The conditions that will govern tlm meeting
are f > per cent to enter and 5 per cent from
nil winners of money , with all harness events
divided M , 23. 15 nnd K ) per cent , and the
running races at (50 ( , 23 and in per cent. Any
horse distancing the Held will bo awarded
the first money only , nnd in nit harness
events it will require live to enter and three
to start. For the running races It will bo
four to enter und three to start. The nfter-
noons card will bo promptly started each
day at I : . ' ! ( ) , nnd nil the events must bo com
pleted by tlHO : or go over to the next day ,
The entries for thn harness Rices will close
Juno ( > nnd for the running at , 7:1(0 : ( the even
ing In-fore the race.The former will bo
governed by the American Trotting associa
tion rules , nnd the latter by the American
racing rules. The club is a member of the
American Trotting association and will con
form strictly with all the requirements of
its regulations , unless otherwise provided.
The winners of the different events will bo
paid by the treasurer from the stand each
day after they have been ofllcially decided.
That the meeting will bo a grand ono there
Is little room for doubt , and the expectation
is that the public will extend Us mostllber.il
patronage.
The program Is appended :
I'lr-il day , Wednesday , Juno 14 :
Purse No. 1 3:0(1 : ( trotting t400
I'ur-o No. a a:2 : ! ) trotting 400
I'nrsnNo. 3--i:50 ! : pacing 400
Purse No. 4 Uunnlng , three-quarters of
a n.llo dash 150
Second day , Thursday , Juno 15 :
I'ursoNo. 0 2:35 : trotting $400
I'ur.so No. 0
rn-o-for-all pacing 400
Purse No. 7 2:21 : trotting 400
l'nt > o No. H Running , ono tulle dash 175
Third day , I'rlday , Juno 10 :
I'urso No. -2:45 : trot ting $400
I'urso No. 102:30 : pacing 400
I'ursoNo. 11-2:10 : trolling 400
I'urso . , . !
No.,11.-Running , threo-qimrtersof
a mill ! and repeat 200
C. W. Curry has built a half mlle tract for
training purposes at bis Aurora farm. Mr.
Curry is the owner of the sensational colt
Online , 2:11. :
All of the purses hung up by the Gentle
man's Koadstor club for their Juno mooting
will bo paid from the stand Immediately
nfter each event
John D. Crelghton has purchased the cele
brated stallion Junemont , ! ilH4 : , nnd the
mare Distaff , 2:28. : and installed them at his
Kentucky stock farm.
Tint HlmiirkiiiiiiirUs of Illulr.
BI.AIII , Nob. , March 2S. Sporting Kdltor
of TUB Br.r. : Captain Bogardus made his
fame by shooting holes in tin cans at long
range , and Dr. Carver , too , gained some dis
tinction by shooting lights out of candles
with ono hand tied behind his back , but
sneaking plainly nnd of events of modern
times , Fred H. Clairidge , the wily one-eyed
cashier of A. Castotter's bank , and Ed F.
Cook , the dispenser of bichloride of gold nt
the ICecloy institute , and his web-footed
brother Charles Cook , who deals in sugar
and other bric-a-brac , and W. A. Bennett ,
the "sawed-off" secretary of the Blair Sep
arable Horse Collar factory , just returned
from "Noble's fnko" in Iowa with the bag
of the season "rod ho.uls. " "mallards , "
"eanvnsbaorf" and ' -teal" galore. Two
hundred and fifty (230) ( ) ducks , bakers count ,
was the size of their bag. The boys had a
grand time and report never having hud u
better ono in late years.
This quartet of hunters is becoming
somewhat notorious and so far as wo know
haven't their equal in eastern Nebraska.
L.OSS than two the " "
years ago "gang" re
ferred to made a similar bag of chickens up
in Wood Lake country and wo haven't heard
of anything equaling it since. Friend Mills
no doubt will weep with envy , but it's no
use. F. M. CASTETTEII.
ToloRrnpliorn Hunts Hull Lcagur.
The operators of the Western Union oflleo
of tills city have organized a base ball club
for the coming season. The following is the
list of players : Vapor , catcher ; Walsh nnd
Yapp , pitchers ; Hutchinson , llrst base ;
Cardwcll , second base ; Nicholl , third base ;
Martin , short stop ; Jones , right Held ; Bur
ton , left , Hold ; Swift , center Hold ; Pritchnrd ,
substitute. This is a very strong team and
will hold its own with the best of them.
Jones is of the 1SS7 Delivers. Cardwcll played
as substitute for Hastings last season. Yapp
was Plattsmouth's star pitcher , and Nicholl
played with the famous Models of Council
Bluffs a number of seasons. An association
comprising the following cities ( represented
by clubs made up of Western Union teles
r.iuhers ) , Omaha , Chicago , St. Louts ,
Kansas City , Louisville , Indianapolis , St.
Paul , and Minneapolis , will probably bo or
ganized. It will probably go under the name
of The Western Union Telegraphers Associ
ation of Base Ball clubs ,
DAYS IN THE MAKSII
Wllli the Swift nylni , ' Cimvnilmck unit
OimckliiR Milliard.
AN V ABS ACK ,
redhead , mallard ,
bald pa to , sprigta !
and teal ; there has
been no spring like
the present on o
within a period of
ten years when the
birds were so plenti
I ful or in such excel
lent condition. And
maybe the gunners
l'iivo ' not ljoou ' "
clover. Kvery out
going train for the
past three weeks has
carried its heavy
consignment of hunt-
jOrs , and oven the
'most IndifToron t
; ? shots In almost every
_ . - . Instance has been
enabled to give-a good account of himself.
The woods , too , are full of Munehauseiis , who
run out every other day or so , and return
with fabulous stories of their individual
prowess and achievements with the linm-
merlcss' These fables , however , must bo
well shaken before taken. Two hundred
ducks hi a day or two of shooting
for thcso ducks is but ordinary
work , but the practical , legitimate
sportsman , who knows something about
the requirements and possibilities of the
art , will tell you that the man who goes out
nnd brings back anywhere from a dozen
and a half to three or four dozen birds can
feel a justifiable pride in the accomplish
ment.
John J. Hardln and A. Hospo had ono of
the most successful hunts of all the shooters
thisspring , , They are both crack Held shots
nnd yet In three days work their bag footed'
up considerably less than ' . ' 00 birds ,
Kn passant 1 see that Mr. Hospo spends
about half his tlmo now in his back yard
drawing his trusty Lofuvor on imaginary
jack snipe , and some of the convolutions ho
jmts the steel tubes throuch are wonderful
indeed. You see ho and Hardln will take
the warpath shortly against this precious
little gahnngocs , and ns they have niudcnr-
rangcments to supply all the leading hotels
it stands them well to keep in practice.
Counterfoil sportsmen would do well to cor
respond with these gentlemen in order that
they may bo sure of their birds before go
ing out.
I * ) st Sunday I mndo mention of the mis
fortune of Messrs. C. W. liainoy and J. S.
White In losing their game in the Platte
river after they had killed it. But they nro
all hunky now. A Mr. Woods , a farmer liv
ing nonr the mouth of this legendary stream
gitthorect up about thirty dead geese and as
ninny ducks from a dam of drift where they
hud lodged , and noticing the article in TUB
lira : he telegraphed Messrs. Kainoy and
White to come down nnd identify them , and
together with "Airhole" Billy Townsend
they went. They IdentlHeU every bird. They
know just where they had hit each fowl and
where there was any question , Mr. Townsend -
send Identified the shot , which thj.y had
purchased At the Cross gun store. Some of
them , however , could only be told by their
blrthm.irks , The goutloiusn intend to give
n l > lj ? BUiipcr fur the bi'iinllt of tlm ehurrh , t > )
which tfio shooting public1 Kononillv will ho
Invited.
Tlioni will IKI ti iniiml rally of nil Iho old
momboM of thu Oiimlm Oun club nt Pnrmo-
loo's next Tuoiiilny owning. The obji-ot Ute
to rovlvo the old time Interest In tniii shoot-
Itiir , with tliu vlow of wiving the halcyon
iluy.i of 'HH.il. Thoru wore ton shoots In
tlioso days whom thcro In om1 now , notwith
standing Unit there nru twenty men Inter-
uMtud in the gun todny where thcro were
half n do/on then. They ncod stirring up n
bit , ns ' 8iulro | Abingilon would luivo said , to
rosUiro the good old days. Then they shot
ri-pulnrly. every Tuesday and Saturday ,
seldom using up less than fi.OO ; ) targets , nnd
keeping up the fusllado until dnrkncas drove
thoni from the grounds. Attetui the moot
ing and the good old days will como ngnln.
"Splatterinouth" Wiseman made several
peed bags of redhead and vlilgoon at Uut-of
lake last week. "Splatter" Is a dead shot ,
especially on "i-rlpa. " Hut-he has done his
last shooting foi * this spring , for ho has a
head on him blirger'n a watermelon , Ho
says ho fell on the lee. but some of the Union
Pacific boys who wore shootlnir from a blind
near him last Friday declare- they saw a
wounded geese klok him.
John Navotny of Sehuylcr was In the cttv
a day or two sineo. Ho says when Shell
orook overflowed about two weeks HBO the
country was absolutely covered with count
less Hooks of ducks and goe.Ho. Ho killed
ninety-six one afternoon , mostly canvasback.
mid thinks the shooting bettor this spring
than it has been in a dozen years. Ho is still
expecting big fun with the geese.
Hilly Hoauland was over at Manawa the
other day and bagged forty-two ducks , most
all redheads. He says ho don't see why
shooters want to go prowling out ! W ( ) or : H )
miles over the country for ducks , when they
can get them at their vcrv door. Already
this spring Mr. Hoaglaml has killed over'00
at Manawa.
Stockton Iloth and the writer put In a day
at H'lilo Crane lake last week over the do-
coys. They knocked the wind out of n line
lot of mallard and redhead , as well as a num
ber of Jim Brown's rubber decoys.
Frank Cross and M. C. Peters have be
come so surfeited with wild fowl shooting
that they are too cholcey for any use. They
will sit nil day In their blind now and
never point a trim at a redhead , mallard , pin-
tall or teal. It'takes the royal canvas back
to attract their attention. So far this
spring they liavo bagged no loss than three
of these noble birds , one and a half a pleco.
The little brown seolopax Wilson Snipe
nro with us again. Jack Snipe Knowles was
out last Thursday and killed fourteen. In
another week the bogs and lowlands should
be full of the birds , and oh my ! oh mo ! what
kingly shooting they do make , and what a
roast. A dozen on n platter done to a turn ,
garnished with a little watercress , with ap
propriate entrees a bottle of Sauturn on
the side Dclmonico can offer you nothing
more choice.
Harry McConnick is after big game in the
Wyoming mountains. Geese and ducks are
too small for Harry be must have boar and
elk.
J. Skimmer White and a friend , whoso
name has escaped mo , put in last Sunday at
Uovoland , bagging a handsome bunch of
birds , among which were a half dozen can
vasback.
J. A. McDougal. A. 15. Ross and Oeorgo
Smith were at Crane lake one day this week ,
and brought back their usual bag of mcr-
ganzers.
W. I. Hawks and J. D. Brown have chased
all the birds about Onawa out of the
country.
\Vlil pcrlnH ( iif tlie Whool.
Liocal cycling news is hard to find this
week.
All bicycles are taxed $2.50 per year In
France.
M. O. Daxon will open n riding school the
1st of April.
A man who goes to a club raftlc must take
his chances. , , ,
A. H. Perrigo and company have fitted up
u branch store at Council Bluffs.
T. W. Kck has been elected a member of
the Century Cycling club of Syracuse.
The Auner Cycle Racing club of Mobllo
has organized a cash prize association.
Peter ISorlo Will carry the colors of the
Press Cycle club on the path this season ,
The Hamblosr of Denver nro looking for a
suitable location on which to build a track
U Gerry of the Holmes Jersey Hoio com
pany of Boston was in the city last week.
John S. Prince says ho will return to
Omaha in April and stir things up a bit.
Charles F. Stokes of Chicago was In the
city last week in the interests of the Stoarl-
ing.
Maltby , the famous trick rider , will open a
riding school in Chicago during the World's
fair. .
Papa Holton ain't saying much thfiso days ,
but ho keeps up a devil of a thinking all the
time.
time.G.
G. D. Weitz went to Nebraska City lost
Friday , where ho is in the employ of the
News.
"No , I don't Hko onions or garlic , " said the
phnematic tire repairer , "but I got fat on
leaks. "
Humor says that ' -Flying Dutch" Flescher
was presented with u King of Scorchers
racer.
The annual election of ofliecrs of the
Omaha Wheel club will bo held next Tues
day evening.
For an example of ambiguity how Is this
sign in a bicycle riding school : "Don't jump
on the wheel while in motion.
Don't advertise your griefs. If you bavo
bowlcgs got your uniform cut on the bloomer
model , the bloomier the better.
Frank Waller , the speedy California ! ! ,
will make another attempt to lower the
twenty-four hour world's record.
Both the Omaha Whqol club and the Tour
ists postponed their llrst called run last Sun
day on account of bad weather.
' 1 ho road race committees have not ns yet
decided on a course , but It will without a
doubt bo the old Florence collide.
G. D. Wertz. an old-time rider of
Coliseum fame , has announced his Intention
of returning to the path this season.
Osmond , the English crack , is coming
across the pond to compete in the world's
championship at Chicago this season.
Jocko ICastmen will be with the push again
this season. Jack has pinned his faith to a
Steading and intends to bo right in lino.
G. O. Francisco , an old-time Omaha wheel
man , but now a resident of Kl Paso , Tex. ,
spent several days in the city last week.
John Hyncs announces his intention of tak
ing the path this season. Oh , what n mob
of speeders Omaha will send after those
championships.
J. Li. Sullivan , n Lincoln wheelman , who
for several months past has been a resident
of Omaba.roturned to the village on Salt
crook last week.
A crack rider in Scotland is named Phlg-
nrs. Walt until that man is questioned by
the N. C. U. as to his amatourshlp and then
see if figures don't lio.
A tip to some of our scorchers : A certain
Cincinnati wheelman , in his desire to lighten
ills wheel , took the tools out of the bag and
carries them in his Docket.
Howard Hattenhnucr , a prominent wheel
man of Council Bluffs unit a member of the
Tourist Wheelmen , will leave for Chicago in
a few days whore ho expects to remain dur
ing the summer.
The pedestrian club of North Omaha an
nounces that the captains of the wheel clubs
nro to pilot their "pods" to Fremont , but as
yet neither of the captains has been Invited
to steer the crowd on their journey.
A Lincoln wheelman informs us that Kb
II Mockett. the state champion , weighs
between sixty and seventy pounds now , and
is in pretty fair condition. Kb must have
reduced in weight wonderfully since last
seen hero.
Wheelmen when ridin ? inlflpartles should
bo careful ni.d all pass teams on thu sumo
side. Several Omaha wheelmen were the
cause of n runaway on the Council Bluffs
course ono day last week , but luckily the
steeds were stopped before any damage was
dono.
At a special meeting of the Tourist Wheelmen -
mon last Saturday evening the proposlton of
the Omaha Athletic club was rejected and
plans formed for the Immediate fitting up of
a club house. The cottage at 'JOOI ( California
street was secured , and a force of men are
now nt work and expect to have the house
ready for occupancy some time this week.
The First Yell of Spring.
Lust Sunday , who was with Kansas City
Innt M'Hng ' , linn signed with Stockton , On I. ,
and Shlchcck wllji , IfM Atutolos.
Hlg fat Jakoy HtntiiM old Tmoi'kor Joe
has caught on wltw Atlanta.
Dick Oivyor. Owiha'A old-tlmo first base
man , is now chlofiiolrrk of the Iwggngo de
partment of tlui l/nlon Pacific at Portland ,
Ore. /
.too Walsh , the ( juiahn boy with the Now
Orleans molnssos curlshas neon unanimously
chosen as captahiiuMho Chattanoogas this
season.
Big George Wltkon , , formerly with Omaha ,
Is with Autrusta . . 'th-w season. He was In n
wreck going downy nnd n rodhot steve hit
him In the cheek , but never phased him.
Cincinnati is stiff looking for Pitcher
Lucid. Ho wont itfr.tKmimvhciti n couple of
weeks ago nnd hid nlmself so thoroughly
that ho can't now find the place himself. Is
bo Lucid t
Parties am stilt working assiduously for a
reorganization of the old Western league.
It all depends on Omaha. If she will put a
club in the field thu scheme will go through.
Particulars in duo time.
KM Nichols , the fiwh Kansas City youth
who demanded his release from Boston a
eouplo of weeks ago , has signed at Selco's
figures , of course. What would you do , any
way. Kid , If It wasn't for base ball ? Pull n
horsocar !
The souvenir spoon which Birmingham is
to give to Miss Maymo Flatz , the Ohio girl
who drafted the Southern league schedule.
Is the first designed. In the bowl is a repre
sentation of the great Iron furnaces , and the
handle is designed ns a smokestack.
Six thousand cranks turned out at New
Orleans to catch a first peep at thu now
Pelicans , who were defeated by a picked
nine of professionals. 7 to I ) . You see. they
don't expect to have any moro lights down
there for some tlmo to come , and have
turned to the next best thing base ball.
Norman Leslie Baker could not connect
with Gratidpa Nlchoilemus for a league tun-
pircship , and is now angling for an Kastorn
league job. And just thick of it , the South
ern league has hired such counterfeits as
Billy Pants Harrington ana Billy Whorc-
am-I-at Serad !
Patsoy Bolivar Tcbeau took his frisky
Cleveland Spiders down to Chattanooga last
Thursday and .losey Walsh just waltzed up
his back as easy as nothln' . The score was
ti to 5 , ami when the winning run came In
they say the gladsome roar Gus Schmelz let
loose almost tore his whiskers off.
QurfctlotiM nnd Anwnr <
There nro letters at the sporting depart
ment of Tun Hun for Hick Abraham , ma ri
nger of Solly Smith ; Jack U.ivls , pugilist ,
and John Henley , ball player.
SOUTH OMAHA , March 27. To the Sporting
Editor of TIIK HKK : I'loaso state In next
Sunday's HKU how miit'li money you trot Hint
Mays that there Is no man In South Omaha that
rnn't ooual or bout Mr. Iteliunseheok's llinu.
l.nrry Nnonan.
Ans. Not over $100,030 Larry not over
that. Hut I'll tell you what I have got.
Ijirry , Jl that says you can't skin n steer in
a month.
Mr.Aiiow GIIOVK , Nol > . , March 30. To the
Sporting Kdltorof TllKllKK : Will you plonso
unsucr the following , ln next Sunday's Ilir. : :
1. In a tug-of-war. oluht mvn on a side , how
long should thu platform bo1' 2. How fur
uparl should lht > slati l > o ? 3. How far do they
null ? 4. Should tlmro hu slats tlio wliolc
length of pint form or lu.i vo a spiu'o In thu mld-
\\liorooanlKutrnlus Kovurnlug lug-
of-warand how toi6ili. ; | ) ; I ) . 0. II.
Ans. ( I. ) 70 feat. , . (2. ( ) 1 foot. (3. ( ) 7 feet.
(4. ( ) The whole 'Inngth. (5. ( ) Manhattan
Athletic club , NeWY"ork. ;
OMAHA , March 2K To the Sporting Editor
of TUB llii : : : A and H.play r and U high IIvo
of 72 points , the JoK0r iK'Ing played us the
third IIvo. A nmlMt'liavoGG points , ( land I )
have Of ) . Last haild. and It maUo high and
low and ono live. C'ii'tul I ) make low und jack
and llvo of trumps'tolll the JoUcr. Who wins
the gainoV It. I1' . , , , ,
Ans. Your gauio too deep for me. Hot
ter cut the cants limit.
llKimoN. Nub. , MU'rtli 29. To tlio Snorting
Kdltorof TIIK IIr.KI'"To decide a bet will you
please answer In iTilu SUNDAY HIR tha fol-
IOWIIIK ; A and U. lire nlaylns pin pools A
wants 2j ho sliootri , knbcks'tno'2 down and tlm
1 ; the i ! strikes the I am ! stands up on the 1
spot. Did ho bust or did ho pool ? A HKI :
Header. > ! ' i1
Ans. Ho "bustca. , " _
U ) , la. , March 0. To the SportlnK
Editor ofTMK HKBt a' < fc.dtCllo ! | a bet' , ( ilousu
answer the following fu-your v.iluiin ] < ) , , i > apor :
Did .11 m Hall over knpuk Hob Klt7slininoin out
in four rounds ? George I ) . Wright.
Ans. Did j'bu road Innt Sunday's BEE ?
Ho did.
OM.HIA , March 23. To tbp Sportlnz EOltorof
TUB HKK : 1'lcaso .mate In Sunday's Ilr.r.
whether or not James Corbott ever sparred
with the "After Dark" company vylillu .show-
Ing In Omalia. A .Subscriber.
Ans. He did not. ' ' " '
WAHOO , Nob. , March 28. To the Sporting
Editor f TIIK HKK : Can a couple of Waboo
sports enter and bo eligible In the "go-ns-you
please ra-o" from Omaha to Fremont on April
? Wahoo Sports.
Ans. It is doubtful. There have noen
several ambitious Omaha amateurs denied
that privilege.
O'NKii.i. , Nob. , March 281 To Iho Sporting
Editor of TIIK HUB : Will you state In your
next Sunday's KRIS the weight of John I/ . Sulli
van when ho fought James ,1. t'orbctt on the
8th of Si-pu-mbi-r. 1H92 , and also the weight of
C'orbett ? M. K. Slawter.
Ans. Sullivan , 200 : Corbett , 178.
KANHAS C'ITV , Mo.-March 20. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of TIIK HKHf I'leaso state In Sun
day's questions dcpiirUnant wli.tt horse won
the Kiigllsh Derby in 1880. Alno glva licleht
of Nancy Hunks and birthplace of Jack Mc-
AulllTo.-John J. 11.
Ans. (1) ( ) Bend Or. (2) ( ) 15J { hands. (3) ( )
March 21 , 1807 , Cork , Ireland.
OMAHA , March no. To tlm Sporting Editor
of TiiKlli'iis 1'lonso state In TIIK SU.NDAV llEKlf
the distance of pitcher's box was changed this
year and , If so , how inucli , and obllso A. I , . T.
Ans. It was five fcot back.
JSl.KOTUIC.lL XOTK.1.
The enameled iron of various colors which
has become such a common article of elec
trical commerce is made , according to a
French industrial paper , by dipping the iron
plates into an enameling liqudi composed of :
Borax 24 imrts ( by weight ) , soda salts ( i ,
boric acid Ifi , washed sand 2T , feldspar 12.5 ,
saltpeter ' 3fi , lluor spar 3 parts. The plates
are then dried and fired. Coloring is ob
tained by adding motalic oxides.
Ono of the latest ideas for Illuminating
towns is to suspend in the air a largo bal
loon shaped like a torpedo and made of thin
aluminium , filled with a suitable quantity of
gas nnd > havmg a rotating fan to keep it
steady. The light can bo derived cither from
a number of arc lamps attached to the ends
or sides or from incandescent lamps , with
which the outside of the balloon can bo cov
ered. The height of the balloon above the
ground would be regulated by the length of
Iho cable employed.
Much Interest has' boon nroused by tuo
account recently given of the electro-plating
of the Ironwork of the Philadelphia city hall
tower with aluminium , , It is expected that
three years will bo occupied in completing
the work , as the plyjc'dss of aluminium-plat
ing is very todius n'nfl''thero ' ' is a surface of
50,000 feet to bo covcrtd. The Iron is first
given baths of caui > Uu soda , of dilute sul
phuric acid and of copper .solution in im
mense tanks 28 foot long , ! feet wide and ! i
foot deep. The almhinlum tank holds about
7,000 gallons and receives the work after it
has been dipped. Nenjr-ly ten tons of alum
inium will No rcqiftrctl to coit the whole
surface. The curijcjn ' 3 supplied by four
largo dynamos. , > . ' . ;
An English phjwan , Dr. William F.
Hutchiusaii , has succeeded in obtaining local
autcsthcsia tiy clcotrieal menus. He con
structed nn imluctlbiCapparatus , consisting
of carefully calculated cells and having a
rhootomo of phosphor-bronze ribbon by
which it could bo oisily regulated. When
sot to give C mijon representing ; " ) 10 vibra
tions per second , m uliii | ] aniusthosia pro
duced. A number of.natlents treated by this
method were operated upon without pain by
this apparatus. Dr. Hiitchinson was able to
produce local anu-sthosla with ease over an
area about ono inch greater than that of the
electrode. The experiment may prove to beef
of great value in surgical operations.
New York's Board of Kloctrical Control is
still laboring to got the wires under irround.
The telegraph nnd telephone companies.
though provided by the city with subways ,
delay making the change , relying upon the
board's Indisposition to interrupt communi
cation t j sxvo their overhead wires from de
struction. The public would not suffer , however -
over , for moro than a week if the overhead
wires , after duo notice , should bo remorse
lessly removed wherever a conduit or Hub-
way has been provided to carry the lines.
Mamma Willie , It is tlmo you were up.
The birds are all up long ago.
Willie ( drowsily ) Well , 'f I had t1 sleep In
a nest of sticks and straws lilce them I'd get
up ear'y loo.
t'M.V.YI/lll.tl./SlK.I.
. . . . . .
A Mr. Uariwntor married n Mln Whet-
slono recently In linte.i county. Missouri.
It Is n Hoi ton Idct to wrlto thn weight of
the baity on the cards announcing Its birth.
Han Francisco now holds the p.tliu as the
divorce neuter In tills country. Chicago
stands second nnd Cleveland , O. , third.
It ( .1 very unlucky for a young man to pro
pose to two young women on the thirteenth
day of the mouth and have them both accept
him.
Jesslo How could you bo so mercenary ns
to marry for money ! Hcsslo Tito pjor yo
have always , but you don't have the rich
every day.
The girl whose eyes are dazzled by an en
gagement ring can't be expected to sec many
faults In the giver. For the time it may bo
said she's stone bliu i.
Three brothers named Carr wore married
by a fourth brother , who Is a clergyman In
Newark , last Saturday. The car-coupler net
Is working with marked success.
According to the last census reports there
nro over .1,000,000 bachelors in the United
States by which is meant that there are
Jl.OOO.OOO . men ever ! IO years old who have
never been nmrrlod.
"Alas. " sighed the heiress , ' -inonov Is the
root of nil evil. " "Miss Jingleton , " he said ,
with great feeling , "if you over need one to
shnro your trouble I hope tjiat you will not
hesitate to send for me. "
The duel'oss of Tock , mother of Princess
May , who will shortly be married to Prince
Georeo of Wales , Is one of the most popular
members of the roynl family , and in her
youngcrdays she was known ns tlio "People's
Polly. "
Jacob Hko and his wife have Just cole
brated their diamond wedding on their iarm
near Hue.U'iis , O. Mr. Kike is SO and his
wife is four yo.irs his senior. They have
prospered In lifo and nro still merry and
happy.
Trlvvet Tlie jury in Miss Keswick's
breach of promise case against Ililow gave
her $10,000 damages. Dicer That's money
in Hilow's pocket. If ho had married her
she would have cost him more than that In
thrco years.
A coterie of women In Paris Irivo forwcd
n rival to the Hatchelors' club , members
pledging themselves not to marry any man
who has been a member of the Hatcholors'
club. Hut they are allowed to give the rest
of mankind n chnnco.
Mrs. Trulovo : What on onrth ever in
duced you to engage yourself to Count Lack-
penny ! Miss Hrickybr.ic : Why , my dear ,
don't you know that ho will Inherit a service
of Renaissance plate ! How it will Improve
my collection !
American girls are nt Inst "catching onto"
the fact Hint these foreign noblemen marry
only the rich Yankee girls. A wealthy
American girl has just broken her engage
ment with one of these fellows who has
nothing but title.
Prospective father-in-law Oh , what is
that wcdning check ink , young ladvf Young
lady Why , that's a new patent. You write
a shock nt night , present it to the bride , and
it fades out in daylight. Prospective father-
in-law Ah , give mo three bottles.
One of the notable Now /Cork weddings
celebrated Master Monday will bo that of
Miss Alice Hunt , daughter of the Into Mr.
Keth Hliss Hint , to Dr. William Allen
Hartlett. A reception will follow the
ceremony at the home of the bride's mother ,
In West Klftythird street.
A Guatemalan mother gives her consent
to her daughter's marriage by belaboring
the young woman with a heavy stick. This
is told us illustrative of the strange customs
of foreign lands. Hut even in our own
delightful America , oftentimes the young
woman upon marrying gets n stieh.
An American paper published in Paris 10-
contly contained the following unique adver
tisement : "A young man of asrrooablo pres
ence , and desirous of getting married , would
like to make tlio acquaintance of an aged
and experienced gentleman who could dis
suade him from taking the fatal step. "
The son of n Swedish king \vas married in
n little church in Chicago recently. Ho is
known to the few whom ho mot in Chicago
as Konrad St. Jornfeldt. His bride is Miss
Kathlnka Peterson of 7T8 Dania avenue.
Itomnncc , determination and originality sur
round the character of the young man. Karl
XV. of Sweden was his father.
The Shanghai Mercury tolls of a Chinese
boy of 10 who dearly loved a maiden 0 years
older , and after lavishing upon her nil his in
dulgent parent would clve him was coldly
Jilted for a moro mature devotee of 15. The
boy found his rival and the girl together and
attacked the hated ono with a knife , spilling
much gore on adjacent space. The boys wore
spanded with bamboo and the girl with a
leather strap , but none of the trio evinced
much penitence. It is a swift world nnd
China seems to be not lagging behind.
The refusal of the emperor of Germany to
permit Herr von Brandt , the ambassador of
the empire in China , to marry Miss Heard ,
the daughter of Augustine Heard of Massa
chusetts , the American minister resident
and consul general.at Seoul , Corea , has had
no deterring Inllucnco upon the determina
tion of that distinguished diplomatist to lead
his bride homo. Gorman ofllrial papers an
nounce that Hcrr von Brandt naturally pre
ferred the honor of wedding the pretty
daughter of the republic to representing
longer his majesty at the capital of the
Flowery Kingdom.
The bar associations of Iowa Old them
selves honor in presenting a substantial
purse to Major Harry O'Connor and his wife
on the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage ,
March 2" . Tlio presentation was made at
the homo of the venerable couple in Sioux
City. ' 1 T.o lifo story of Major O'Connor , the
gallant soldier , statesman , orator and law
yer. Is known to all the older generation of
lown people. Twice elected attorney general
of the state , he failed by only ono vote to
sccuro a republican nomination for governor
when nomination nnd election were the .same.
Ho was solicitor of the national treasury for
fourtojn years , retiring when Cleveland was
elected. He was famed all over the west
as the most eloquent orator that Iowa
could boast. After ho rotirbd from
public life , misfortune came fast.
Ho had never accumulated , and
falling health and old ago soon loft him but
a wreck of his former self. Ho has lived in
Sioux City for several years , and ho and his
wife liovo been almost destitute. A few
weeks ago it movement w.is started at Dos
Molnes to p.iiso n purse for the old couple
and a golden wedding present. Committees
were appointed to receive this money and it
was forwarded to a committee in Sioux City ,
which made the presentation. The amount
received is not made known , but It Is larpo
enough to keep the old pa-jplo in moro com
fortable circumstances than for many years.
PICTURES BY SKYROCKETS.
Novell 31011)0(1 < > f riiotoKrjpliiiii ; the Cnmp
nf tli I'.niMiiy.
An oxcoQdiii'ly } interesting English
invention coiniatn of a camera combined
witli a paniehuto , especially designed
for obtaining photographs of formica
tions and of the camps of the enemy ,
although pictures may also ho made for
general surveying purposes. The parachute -
chute is snugly folded in u thin case tit
the end of a rocket , which is lii'od to the
required height and hurst onan by mciintt
of a time fu.so. The explosion sot * free
the parachute , which is protected from
injury by mi-uns of a casing of asbestos.
The parachute luw a number of thin um
brella ribs , nnd these are forced outward
and kept in that position by means of a
strong spiral spring.
From the pnruahuto a camera is sus
pended , and a string hold by the opera
tor is attached by a universal joint to
thu luttom of the device , for the pur
pose of pulling the parachute hack. The
camera is fitted with an instantaneous
shutter , operated by clockwork , so as
to give t-ovoral exposures at intervals.
At the buck of the bnx is an arrange
ment by which the pluto. * can bo manipu
lated the name as clockwork. A swing
ing motion win bo given the camera by
the operator , and this will enable him
to obtain successive pictures over a wide
area.
The whole arrangement is exceed
ingly ingenious , and if it can bo em
ployed practically it marks an important
stop in the science of modern warfare.
Customs oniccrtt find silk handkerchiefs
concealed in a box of macaroni from Italy.
Silks have often run the custom * In old
times packed in cases of stationery.
THE
The center space of thli ndvortlsomtJnMvlll ntwnyt contain nn iiMonuliliic ono dny'j bargn In
Gr and sale of
Silks and Dress Goods
Tomorrow.
Remnant Sale.
in our domestic depart
ment. Thousands of
odds and ends.
If you want to buy
's ' and Ladies' ' Slioes
get our prices first.
Special sale tomorrow.
We have the largest and
most complete
'illinery Dep't '
in Omaha.
This will be a great week
in our men's and ladies'
Furnishing Dep't
Our brand new stock of
Capes and Wraps
is one of the attractions on
our second floor. Prices
the lowest.
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Limit one dress to each
sold. sold.
[ customer. Good colors , neat
I patterns. No more after to
morrow under 4Oc per yard. !
Don't miss the
Great Thread Sale
in our notion department
tomorrow. Best 200 yd.
spool only 2j cents.
Sale of Crockery and Glassware
in basement ,
All this week.
We sell
Good Groceries
cheaper than any house
in the city.
. Prompt delivery.
Men's Hats.
We can save you one-
third in this line. All lat
est styles and good quality.
We sell all patent medi
cines lower than other
houses. Try us. Get prices
in our
Drug Department.
We are headquarters for
Pianos and Organs.
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If comfort , elegance and durability is the
combination you are seeking , buy our new
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MONTELAC , Very Wlda.
Coon Brand STENTON , Narrow.
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