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FROM SAILOR TO SENATOR I
Tlio Wondertol Oixrcer of California's
Junior SaaatJr.
HIS ADVENTURES BEFORE 1HE MA3T
Ilan Atvny to Se fit Tirrlrr , n .Miner nt
Hnrcutron. n Storohrvper nt Twrnt-
Shipowner t Thirty mill Scnntor
nml Millionaire l riirtj.l'iinr.
Sept. U. [ Special Corre
spondence of TUB HKK , ] Among the most
inU'ifstlnjr characters of tno now senate
lire thu members from California. Senator
White of Us Angeles Is a big , broad guugo
lawyer and Senator Perkins of Oakland has
proved himself to bo one of the best busi
ness men of the United States. Whlto was
born In San LYanclseo and his llfo has boon
spent In California. I'i'rkliis was born in
Maine unit ha hua peppered thu glolia with
his footsteps. Ho began Ills travels at 12 ,
when ho r.in uvr.iy to sea , and ho told mo
last night that his adventure : aa a sailor
tiov hnvo bc.cn more thrilling than anything
you ean llnd in tlio novels of Copper or
Mnryatt , or in the sea stories of Clark
Hussoll. The senator Is very moJost In
talking about himself and the conversation
which I had with him was made up of nuny
questions and short answers. Ho Is a man
of much personal magnetism. His voice Is
soft and hU manner Is pleasant. Ho gives
you nn Impression of slncoroty in all his
actions , nnd ho Is a nnn of culture ami
t.iHti : . Ho stands nbout 5 feet 8 In his
Blockings nnd weighs , I ju'to , abDUt
150 pounds. He ts broad-shouldered and
well built , nnd ho has a long head well
thatched with black hair. Hu wears a full
board of curly black Whiskers aim ho does
not look to bo oldir than his ago , which Is
altoilMl' . Ho hns a peed face. The fore
head Is siiu.iro and full , the nose straight
nnd the mouth strong and pleasant. Ho
talks easily nnd well , and , though ho Is ono
of the richest men of the Paclllc slope , ho
puts on no airs. While talking to him
about Alaska n young man ilttini ; In the
oMIco of the hotel broke Into the conversa
tion and Introduced himself as thu carriage
clerk ol the establishment. Ho thereupon
gave his views of shipping and the north
west. Tno senator listened to him kindly
and chatted with him as freely as though ho
were ono of his fellow members of the
millionaires' club.
From Sill I or to Senator.
In response to my many questions Senator
Perkins gave , mo the following about his
career. I will put it as nearly as possible In
his own words. Said ho :
Q "Yes , I ran away from homo to go to sea.
1 lived at Keiinobunkpon in Maine ana I
think I inherited a love for the soa. I was
only IB years old when I left homo and I
went against tlio will of niv parents. I
shipped before the mast to Now Orleans and
1 crossed the Atlantic half u dozen times before -
fore I came to California. I was terribly
sick during my first voyaeo at sea nnd I ha\o
had a number of strange experiences. In
carrying a cargo of cotton to Havre our ship
f > prang u leak and wo had an awful time in
getting Into port. I can't toll you my ox-
perionos , but they were of all kinds and
some of them very exciting ones. "
"How did you happen to go to California ,
senator ! "
"I hardly know , " replied Senator Per
kins , "why I decided to go. I shipped at
Now Orleans and went uround the cape ,
working as a sailor before the mast. I was
Just 10 years old when I landed in San Fran-
eisc ? . The gold fever w.is rampant und I
caught It. I decided to leave sailing ana go
into mining , and I first tried my fortune at
Orovillo. ' '
"Had you nny money nt this time ? " I
asked.
"Not much , " was the reply. " 'When I
landed nt San Francisco I just had $13 In my
pockot. I spent $10 of thcso for a shotgun
nnd a pepper canister of powder , ana with
f ! ) left started out for the mines. I
worked my way to Sacramento and thence
walked 175 miles to Orovlllo. It took me
nearly a week and I rather enjoyed the
Journey. I spent several years in mining
and varied the washing of gold with the
driving of mules. "
'Did you make anything In mining ! "
"Not much , but I did other things which
brought mo In something. I was ready for
anything and every thing. One day I hap
pened to bo in a store In Oroville when the
porter came In drunk , and the merchant
askud mo If I did not want to take his place.
It was ouo of the best stores In the town. o.I
took It and 1 staid there fifteen years. I
moil owned the store , and upon It as a
foundation built up a largo merchandizing
business. I built flour mills nnd also engaged -
gagod In outside enterprises. No , I can't
say thnt wo over sold flour at $1 a pound ,
but I did Import some from Chili in order to
have it to sell to the miners. " ,
A Ship Mlllloimlre. .
Senator Perkins ( s one of the richest Alp
owners In the United States. The llruvof
Goodall , Perkins & Co. , with which ho isis
connected , has for twenty years controlled
the coasting trade of the Pacific , nml it Is
Ins company that owns the great ships which
go to Alastca. During my conversation with
nun tasked him something about his ship
ping interest and how ho happened to go
into the business. Ho went over to the rack
Of railroad pamphlets and picked out one de
voted to his steamship company , nnd showed
me the route. It has lines running nil along
the Pacific coast down to Mexico. Its ships
go lute all parts of southern Alaska , and its
capital , I am told , amounts to millions.
As I looked at the folder Senator Perkins
told mo how ho happened to go Into ship
ping. Said ho ; "I have been Intoronted Info
shipping nil my life , having been a sailor
when a boy. I was elected to the legislature :
from Orovillo , nnd while there I fell In with'
Mr. Goodall , who was engaged in the ship
ping business In San Francisco. Wo got to
talking about bhlpplng , and tli result ns
our establishment. "
"Do you think our American shipping Is
growing I"
"tfos , It Is , " was the reply. ' Wo have i a
great coasting trade and the shipping of our
rivers and lakes Is very vast. 1 believe It
will continue to grcnv nnd that the Nicaragua
gua canal will make us a great shipping in-
tion. "
"Do you think that this canal will bo com
pleted I" I asked.
"I have no doubt of It , " replied Senator
Perkins. "It Is feasible and practicable ,
and I hope the government will be its
builder , It can hardly engage In it In the :
present condition of the country , but I be
ll eve that the time will come when it will
undertake It , "
'You will probably d jvoto n largo part of
your time here In pu.Jlil.it ; such mutters , will
you not ? " I asked
"I don't like to say what I will do or will
not do. 1 urn , you know , n new man here ,
ami you remember whut tbo bible advises ,
that man should not boast when putting ou
the harness , but that ho thould rather wait
until ho has taken it off. I am anxious to do
what 1 can , nnd especially all I can for my
state. I am a business man nnd not a states
man , and this llfu U entirely now to mo. "
How Senator I'arkini Worki.
"How do you HUe the outlook for your
work hero ! "
"I can hardly . "
say. replied Senator Per
kins. "My llfo has been much varied in the
iiast and lu looking back over it I have noth
ing to reproach myself for. I alwavs do the
best that 1 can. according to the light that I
have. I sometimes uiaku mistakes , but after
I have dona whut 1 could , I can look back
over them n Ithout rrgrat. My rule In Ufa U
to do the duty that lies nearest mo. Before
1 came hero I stood '
one day with my wlfo'on
the front porch of our house ut Oakland , and
us wo looked together out upon a largo
meadow where the harvesters were cutting
and baling hay she said , speaking of my
term In the senate ;
-George , you are going to Washington i to
taka your plueo among the greatest states-
men of Iho Innd. The work will ho now to
you , nnd how do you think you will got along
In such n Mali I pineal'
"I looked out over the hny Held nnrt
answered ! 'My donr , you sco tnnt prent
nron of hay standing out thrro on the
meadow , It compilers many tons and the
reaping | and baling of It seems to bo nn 1m-
possible Job. Two week * from now It will
boa gone. It will bo cut whlsn by whlsp ,
and straw by strnw. It will be put Into
wagons , pressed Into bales , and llttlo by
llttl the Impossible will bo accomplished.
Tin tt'n the way I expect to do nt washing *
ton. lull ! do just what I CHH ( Jo from day
to dny. nlwny.s doing the best I can , nnd
whether 1 succeed or not , I will hnvo the
satisfaction of having ; done the best I could.
I nm , however , only n business mnn , nml I
wnnt to say hero thnt my colleague Senn tor
Whlto Is the stntesimn of the delegation.
Ho Is n big , broad guatce. brainy nlan. Ho
In n mnn of ideas , and I predict thnt he will
make n reputation for himself in the senate.
I am : n republican nnd ho Is n democrat , but
I wnnt to sny this of him. "
CAllfornlK Flnxnopn.
I hero nskod as to hard tlnicn In Cnllfor-
ilia. Senator Perkins replied ;
"California Is In a much bettor condition
than any other state. Wo have no such
troubles there as you have hero In the
cast. There Is some depression , but not a
great deal. Wo are a rich slate , and a won
derfully prosperous one. Wo are the great
est fruit nnd grain raising state in the
union , and the metal of our ugrloultiir.il \ -
nbllltles has not yet been assayed. Wo
only hare about 1,200,000 people. Our terri
tory would support an empire , and wo hnve
valleys , ouo of which could food our popu
lation. "
"How about your silver minus ! "
"Wo have moro gold than stiver , " replied
Senator PerKlns , "Tim present crisis will
not rulu us nor overload us with idle miners.
They may close some of our silver mines , but
I look for no great distress. "
"How about the times1 !
"I think the present hard times will noon
pass away , " wns the reply. "By January
next the country will bo. on the up grade.
These periods of hard times como every now
nnd then. The causes are thu uncertainty
as regards to the tariff , our lack of currency ,
and last nnd least the silver question. "
Cnllfornln'M ltlj ( 1'uriiM.
' How about the blc farms of California !
Do they not hinder thn growth of the state
and will they ever pass awayf"
"Yes , they are being gradually divided ,
and they will eventually go Into small hold-
Inirs. Wo have now a number of tracks of
W,000 ) acres nnd upwards. I know ono man
who has 1500,000 acres and who farmed 00,000
of thcso last year. Stanford's Vina ranch
contains over 50,000 , nnd It can bo easily
farmed. Hagoii and Torts nru dividing up
their lands into small holdings. Miller and
Lux , tlio rich cattle men , are selling oft their
lands , and Lucky Baldwin Is selling his.
Sales nro going on all over the state , nnd in
the near future California may bo cut up as
France is today. "
"By the way , Senator , you are engaged In
thu whaling business , and you nro , I believe ,
the first man who over built a steam whale-
ship. How about the whaling industry , is JIt
not dying out ! " Itg
Senator Perkins replied : "No , the whaling
trade on the Puclflc coast Is very good. Wo
have now seven steamships engaged In it ,
and our capital Is about $1.200,000. We
catch many of our whales fn the extreme
north , and thcso ships winter at the MelCen-
zio r'ver ' In order to bo there when the whales !
como up In the spring. The whales push
their way through the broken ice to this
point to feed on the animulcuhu , and they
are caught either with harpoons or are shot
with bombs. The harpoons are hotter , as
the bombs sometimes shutter the whale so
that It slnics and Is lost. It may surprise
you to know that whalers como from Bed
ford to San Francisco and fit out there to rte
Into thu whaling business. "
FllANK G. , CAIIl'ENTEIl.
I'ltATTEti O * " XttK
An Omnhn Miss of ( S yenrs Jumped into the
I'm nil.- circle with Interrogation points in
her eyes : inw
"Pupa. " she exclaimed , "do you know how
to tell the difference between boys and
girlsC'
The parents were stunned. Papa looked
nt mnniniu nnd mamma was conveniently
absorbed in a newspaper. Pepa took time
to frame nn answer. 1CA
"I mean small boys and girls , " 'explained
the young miss , by way of encouragement.
Papa determined to have it out. "Why ,
how do you tvlli" bo asked.
"By their names. "
Not long ago nn accident happened to little -
tlo Barbara's doll Gladys , which was there
upon sent to a store where surgical attention
is given to wounded dolls. When the day
cnmo for it to bo discharged , cured , Barbara
obtained permission to go und get It. Bar-
barn stood on tiptoe before the counter irut
the store und nskcd if her doll wns mended.
"I guess so , " said tlio young womnn be
hind the counter , fumbling over n pile icof
dolls on n shelf. "But I'm afraid I can't toll
which ono it is in nil this lot. "
"Oh. you can llnd her easily enough. " said
Barbara eonlidently. "Her name's Gladys. "
< lBo.ys , " said tlio kfnd hearted young lady :
to some turbulent youngsters , "aren't you
uslmmod to beat that poor llttlo fcllpw BO ;
especially when ho was only n peacemaker ? "
Ono of thu disputants ginbbcd the victim
by the hulr and turned around long enough
to say :
"He ain't no peacemaker. Ho's do um
pire. "
A father , fearing an earthquake in the re
gion of his home , Kent his two boys to distant
friends until the peril should bo over. A fo.w
weeks after the father received the follow
ing brief notn from his friend ;
"Dear Jack Plcas > u take your boys homo
and send me the earthquake. "
* Visitor Well , Stella , have you given the
little baby brother name yetf
Llttlo Stella No.
Visitor Well , why don't you ?
Llttlo Stella Oil I "
, guess "cause times is
so awful hard wo can't , alTord to.
Harry wus in the buoy class nt school , und
when it came his turn to tell a story about
the problem "seven less six , " this is what ho
told :
"My dog wus sick and I had seven doctors.
After a while 1 sent away six uud then the
dog got well. "
Detroit Free Press ; The Bnptlst brother
wns passing nong ! by the Methodist brother's
house in tin ) country town nnd the Metho
dist brother wus sprinkling with the hose i n
good sized shade tree , which was badly with
ered.
"What are you dolngt" inquired tlio Bap
tist brother , hanging over thu fence , iu > Igh-
borllko.
"I don't want to lose my tree. "
The Baptist brother looked ut the tree n
nilnuto und nt the lioso.
"Thnt won't save it , " ho said , with the nir
of u tree doctor.
"Why won't it ? "
"You've got to do something more tlmn
that. "
"Thunder 1" exclaimed the Methodist
brother , still sprinkling away ; "you don't
expect mo to Immerse it , do you1' ?
* . *
Indianapolis Jomnul : .Someone cnmo pant
Deacon ' Podberry's the other night nbout 10
o'clock , and was surprisbd to find that good
man carefully examining his woodpile ,
"Whut uro you looking for ! " asked the
passer-by ,
"Just examining this load
of wood to sco
if it wus nil right "
, answered the good man ,
"I bought it from Brother Brown yesterday ,
and tonight In prayer meeting ho called him
self no many kinds of a miserable sinner that
I thought muybe It was the quality of this
load of wood which was weighing OB his
mind. "
"Tho Turks " ald * tlio
, returned mission ,
ary , "shave their heads with the exception
of u spot on top , where a lock is left that the
anpcl of the resurrection may lift them out
on the uay of judgment. "
"ll'iu , " said Deacon Podberry , "I puoss
there are a lot of fellows in this country who
have no use for such un arrangement. They'd >
rather bo overlooked. "
*
"Wo have decided unanimously , Brother
Shuuk , " said one of the church trustees , "to
give you -donation party next Tuesday
evening at the parsonage. "
"Then I suppose there is no help fov It , "
sighed the pastor , "I have no gun. "
Before breakfast liromo-rieltzer
Acts us u bracer trial bottle 10 eta.
CHAT OF THE BOXERS
A Screed on the Doming Fight Between
George Diion and Solly Smith.
A SHOT AT THE SO-CALLED AMATEURS
I.nrrj ; TwItchMl the lllnR of llnttcrit Shoot-
In ; nnI lulling The Sonff of the \Vlicol
With Whip nml .Spur QiiMtlonj
Annwcrnl nml the Itaual Sport * .
A prominent oniclul of the Coney Island
club sends mo the following :
"What promises to bo the pr.tndcst flstlo
struggle which has over occurred In this
country l between midget monarch1) of the
ring will bo the mcotlnR of George Dixon nml
Solly Smith , which will take place nt the
Coney Inland Athletic club on the night of
Monday. September 2T . The battle will bo
for ft purse of $10,000 and the featherweight
championship of the world.
' Who will win ? Tlmt is a question which
la puzzling the wisest minds. The best
Judges of pugilistic skill arc utterly nt sea ,
and frankly confess that it Is beyond their
ken to pick the victor. So keen an expert as
Al Smith says that It is Ilka holt Ing on colors
at roulette black or red to guess the win
ner , save in this Instance the better will
have hlncit and whlto to select from.
"Until the tcn : ) > orary reverse Dlxon suf
fered , when ho met bold Hilly Pllmmcr of
England , the
chocolate-colored lad was nn
overwhelming favorite hi the. east. Since
that time the California hey hns had an OVPII
call In the bolting with Tom O'Kourko'a
prodigy among sportsmen , who are prover
bially us lloklo as the wind In their prefer-
"Those who are best informed In these
matters , however , suy that Dlxon's sutbark
with PHmmcr should he nojmonsuro of his
llstie skill or utiy criterion to go by in his
approaching contest with Smith. Dlxon ,
they nver , was simply suffering with an
aflliutlon known us the 'biir head. ' He held
Pllmmcr too cheaply and made no prepara
tion for the fray. The Briton , on the other
hand , was trained to the hour. The natural
outcome of such a mooting between two lads ,
equally clover , under normal conditions , wns
obvious. When Dlxon goes up nguliist Smith
ho will ho the
physical perfection of a
trained a thlcte.iand can bu depended upon
to render a much hotter account of nlmself.R0
"Solly Smith , the 'prlJo of the west. ' has
always cntnrtained an Impression that no
could defeat Dlxon. Since the lattor's bout
with Plimmer. of which lie was an Inter
ested observer , that impression hns become
a dcop-rooted conviction. IIo ill enter tliu
ring with every confidence of ultimate vic
tory , and will never yield while nature's
forces remain. Ho is strong , resolute , en
during , and nothing short of -auctioneer'
will COIPDC ! him to < iuit. Ho bus fought
thirteen nurd battles , defeating , unions
others , such wonderful fighteis as Johnny
Vanlleestand Johnny Griffin , whom many
sportsmen thought Dixon was afraid to incut ,
whllo not quite as clever us Dixon , no is
really as quick on his feet , and by far a
harder hitter. Indeed , ho can strike a blow
with all the power of a middleweight , and
is accounted the strongest lad of his weight
mid inches that over stopped over a roi > o.
IIo is not irivou to boasting , but to his imme
diate friends he sententiously observes :
'Cn-ain ( moanlmj Dixcn ) nwv be as clover
and shifty as he pleases , but I will catch
him some time , us I did the two Johnnies
( Van Heest and Grillln ) , and then it will bo
all day with him. Af for his hitting , he
could not put me out with a club. '
"Little Uixou smiles at tills outburst of '
laconic eloquence and confidence , and replies !
Just as pithily. 'I don't care if Solly ie as'
strong as Snndow , ' ho rem.irUs"with
that cold , sneering smile winch has
terrified many nn adversary in the
ring ; 'but I will punch him out
before ho least expects it. i won't bo
caught nsl wns with Plimmer ; neither will
I bo such a fool as to run up against that
' bad risht" of his. People s'iy th it I have
some generalship , and I will try to show it
the night Smith and I meet.1
"Additional Interest is manifested by the
public at largo in the contest from tho' fact
that the winner will uudoutitpdly.be pitted
against Billy Plimmer of England , the
champion bantam of the world , who can no
longer find any lighter uf his own class to
meet. Then it will be determined" whether
the world's featherweight chaicplunshlp will
abide in America or co over to Kngland , the
dry uurso of llstie heroes. .
"Largo delegations will.-ome from the cast
and the fur west to
see cither Smith con
quer Dlxon or Dixon annihilate Smith. With ;
two such fierce , resolute little gamecocks
there can be no divided
triumph. . Neither ;
wants a draw. Either the sun of Austcrllu
willshlno for one or thootberor the storm-
cloud of Waterloo overtake him.
"From far-distant
- California
will eonio
such famous sportsmen as young Clans
Spreckles. Mose Gunst , Aleck Jordan , Cli.tr-
Ipy Dexter aim Harry Corbjtt. Tnoy will
back Smith to a man. The Boston delega
tion will do the same with Dixou. "
The ' meeting between Jack .Hiekey , Ire '
land's so-culled champion at mlddlo weight ,
and I ho champion of the world at this stand
ard , Bob FitzsimmotiH , was a disappointment
to a goo.l who
many people were cock sure
that the Hibernian would
malcoa Koodsliovy-
ing. But ho did nothing of the sort , the
lanky kangaroo making a connecting link
out of him. Illckey came hero heralded as Jjf
paid-up entry m the phenomenal clusn. lo
liad whaled bit ; Potcr Manor In .two Is ,
which was certainly sufficient to create are
good i deal of faith In his capabilities as aa
clever lighter and stifT puncher. That there
was llttlo ground for this faith after alt ,
Fitz demonstrated in four rounds with big
gloves , and ho also demonstrated that ho is
oven a hotter man than bis most ardent
admirers had r.Ued him. It
will bo a pro-
sumptaous lf > S-pounder , Indeed , who in the
future agrees to meet Robert , and his only
chance for anything like n big purse bore-
uftor will bo his willingness to take on the
heavy weight topnotchers.
Johnny Griflin has refrained from golntr on
record as a tout in the coining light between
Solly Smith and George Ulxon , but ho did
say to n little knot of sporting men In Now
York the other evening that , while lethe
boasting about his ability as n pugilist , ho
was witling to make his
belief that ho run
beat Solly and Georgia in the same ring , on
the same night , good , by a trial nt anv time
the two men might consunt to such un ar
rangement.
This all sounds very Franklo MuHtigh In
the fuco of the fact that Solly knocked :
Johnny as dead ns the proverbial door nail
in four rounds nt Ho by a couple of months :
ago. Still I must acknowledge that I firmly
bellovo that the lirnlntrce boy could come
pretty nearly doing Just what ho says ho
can. As I have time and time assorted ,
1 take ifo stock in chance blows in a prlzo
light , and I do not think that It was oneof I
thes" vegetables that sent Grillln into the ;
land of Nod on the night above referred to
I do believe , however , that the trick was
turned by reason of a lack of attention to his
knitting on Johnny's part at a critical stage
in the battln. That ho had the California ! !
iroiug almost from thar sound of thu big bell ,
no one who saw the fight will honestly deny ,
and that the itory circulated about Smith's
feigning grogglness is about as tenable i as
Corbolt'u claim that ho Is n gentleman.
Grinia knpt handing them In so fast , both
right and loft , that about two-thirds of the
time Solly's cerebellum was in Juxtaposition
with his shoulder blades. Another half
round would have had Him hugging the floor
like a long lost brother. And in the menu '
time , recollect , Grifila .was as good as ur.
touched.
Hut what does all this signify ? Nothing.
Solly was lighting like a drunken tailor und
In his wild fusilado of
swings one of thorn
landed on Johnny's neck an ovur-vuluorable
point in Griffin and he went out a la Hull
So Solly won , That is what he was there
for , whether after a long and identifies ;
fight or a single punch , It mattered not
Just ao he got there. There was no chauco
about It. That is the very blow he was i in
the ring to deliver and thai he was success ;
ful by reason of a bit of neglect on Grlfflu'i
part , did not clfclracl n 'scintilla ' from the
saccharine qtiMlty of his victory , or cut
down the ptirso A nickel. j Tut can ho dolt
again ? 1 don't think yffcJh a century ,
As I have intimated iV'eqticntly in these
columns , If the MltehclltMrbctt fight over
comes off , which pro wales1 likely with each
recurring twenty-four hours , Now Orleans
will ccrtrlnly gobble ttje pluni. Tlmt Is If
the southerners want It flnd I guess they do ,
as Into advices have It tf\t | ! the old Olympic
club intends to make overtures to Charlie
on his arrival. Mltchoft will certainly novcr
consent to moot 'CorbAU ' ' at Coney Island
after the treatment ho received nt the
hands of thoNou' YJiti police Inst spring.
That ho likes New Orleans I know , nnil If
ho really means uusluefjp that is whore it
will be transacted , ks the. Columbian club Is
about ns good as , busted ,
For one I should think Corhctt Avould
prefer Now Orleans to any oilie ! spot on
earth , Ho hai always boon treated liken
nrlnco down them mid It was there ho won
ills fnmo by first out | > oltittng Baltimore's
old ice waeoti , Johnny KllllMi , nlhi Jnke
Kilrnln , nnd" second by killing poor old Mr.
Sullivan , from the cultured hub.
"Mysterious HI11.V" Smith added nothing
to his flstlo reputation by his performance
with Tom Hvnn nt Coney Island Tuesday
night , und It Jack Drmpsey hasn't lost his
old form entirely I don't tblnk ho will have
any great amount of difficulty in disposing
of him , should they over como together , says
Mncon MeCornitck. There Is no ooubt that
Smith Is n hiuky young fellow and able to
play havoc with any otic ho can land on
fairly and squarely , but ho does not seem to
be first class In suili , and he gets r.Utlcd
very quickly. The friends of Dempsey who
feared for their friend when they saw Smith
disposu of Tom W Illlams so quickly changed
their Minds materially when they witnessed
his baflliiig by Hyuii , who. while in a meas
ure n llghtor uflor Dempsciy's style , Is still a
long x\ny from being the tighter that Domp-
scy was before ho met Bob Fltzshumons.
That Smith wns disappointed most unpleas
antly In Ilynn was shown by his anxiety to
make n match with him to n finish before
leaving the ring. Ho felt in his bones that
ho had lost pugilistic caste , und he was anx
ious for un opportunity to regain it. Ills
st.vloof lighting did not make him any new
friends. Ho b willing to rough hU man at
auy stage of thu ganu ) . nnd men who do this
soon find themselves thoroughly disliked by
an assemblage of Now Yorkers. Wo like to
sco u limn live up nut. onl.s to the letter of
the rules , but to their spirit also.
SANDY
Tlinv Am All l'rufV t < iiiiilM.
If dnir. old Noah Webster wus alive , as
serts : Hen MulConl , and was asked to define
an am.itcur under the League o'f American
anW
Whuelmcn rules , he would have to climb a
tree. < Every ono of thcso fast men on the
circuit arc amateurs and they are simply
going around for their health , paying tlmlr
own bills and those of professional trainers.
Yes , they an ; In i'our mind's eye Every
mother's s.m of them , from Xtm down , are
hound to some style of whi-el. They won't
ride anv other.The milk in that cocoanut
is that they are booming that particular
make. J. W. Schotlold , the English rider ,
who has boon imulo a professional by the
National Cyclists unio'h'li'pon his arrival in
New York , declared : .
' His strange th'at the'iissiciation of my
country should debar nlo from riding , as an
amateur. I don't knowq ( any fast ri'dcr in
the world who is not lu the employ of some
manufacturer. Now , It' 1 am compelled to
join the professional Hafts f don't . see why
otner men ate allowed'to'pcsa ? as amateurs.
Properly speaking.'wo'Uro ' all professionals ,
and have btcn for llyji y ars past , but , why
are wo not nil treated uiiJ ? 1 don't euro to
mention ifames. but iill.llin big riders of Eng
land and America posing us amateurs are
professionals to the corq."i
If the League of American WlH'elmon should
refuse to wink at the professionalism in its
ranks thttii | ho Casli Prizp-leavruo would gaiu
u valued lot .of recTOital.
3-3 'It
Tim Old < > ln. > ffl > 'L ; I , mN
Who iv6iild [ ha\ela-Hhunk" ' if ? Larry
'
baUpa'frBfway''tot//o / / front
; of
the . . f I J.u\l * . ' . ! . ' . . , ,
LUU procession of loaijtfo' sluggers and has
suiinlantcd'such ' rnrr. us' Moriitt undBronthg
crs , who have been . hr.
ic.iding moitof the year.
Murritt bus fafldn off in tils stick work late
ly , and ' his average has gone below .400.
Twicliell'now heads the list with the extol-
lent uverago of128. . In-the llrst sixteen
"praines in which ho has
played ho bus not ,
failed to mil Ice at least , one hit in each. The
other players who liuvo hlirh averages are :
Hamilton' .400 : Sten/fl. . : i'J.Merrltr. ; . . ' 'M ' ;
Brouttiers. li'JO : JutTy. .3b $ ; Ltaluliuntv ,
. ' ! 7r ; Uivis. ! ! 77 : Il-irkf tt , , H it ! ; K. Smltii > ,
. : > > ; Ticrnan , .y.VJ ; TelxMii , . : ! ( ; J. Ward ,
. : i5 ! McCarthy. . : r l : Ewlug. . ; i"i2 ; Thomp t >
son , , ! 15'J ; Glasscock , , 'JU ; T. O'ilourkc ,
i , ana U'llmot ! MO. '
Ti o IJIi-i r IIT * ' VVniilnir llotvlK.
( icorgij Hosrinver has been si-nod by the
Eastons of the Pennsylvania league.
C.unp and O'Brien
are ciiaehcrs from
Howlcrsville , bays the Chicago liiicr-Qcu.in.
The ox-Lincoln hoy. Pant Wilson. n.as
causjht all of the Ncw-Y rk pitchers in good
style. udh
Harry V/right is after Nlcol , who is pitch :
ing for the Krii's Anso had him once hon
i time , but "chased" him after-it single trial.
Superstitious Brooklynltcs are bo Iniilnir
o look upon Cil ! Hatiicld as a niuscot , as tlio
cam has played m splendid luck since ho
oini'il it.
The Eastern league closes Its season Sep-
ember 15 , and it is saiu that every club ipof
Ho ci'-'hr , has a balance
- on tno right side of
.ho ledger.
Jimmy Canavnn's batting nveraco at last
iccoiints was .2i'J : ' , and Cliff Carroll and Me-
Alecr were the only outfielders anv worse
off for hits ,
SriMiiton wants D.innv Ulcliardson to pet
nlo their snug llttlo 10:13110 : in IVniisvlvanla , "
mt neither ho nor Tim Kcofo have heark ;
ened to the call. Times-Star ,
D.ul Clarke loads the
Eastern league ;
iltchers in consecutive victories , Un to last
Sunday ho had won twelve straight. Inks ,
mother Oniuhog , is right after him with ten
straight.
Fred Clausen , who in'ido such a record at
olumlins last season and then fell tnrough
ils suspcminrs at Louisville , stopped the
( Jiantu Iho other .
dny. Only live hits weru
made oft him.
The Boston critics nro queer fellows. Al
though Boston Is at the top they uro snort
ing for young blooJ , They will not bo happy >
until Cliff Carroll's head Is
hanucd to them
on a tin platter.
Perry Werdun wns.nll but mobbed at Pitts-
buig. Ho tripped up Captain Donavin while
the latter was running for first base and
nfter that bo was'lilss'dfl'continuaUy. ' Ho is
a big ruftlan at tno
Clus SchniPlz will > Ulko charge of the
Washltietoii club's nfftdis about October 1.
IIo is now In the wood&tolijislng up "young"
" "
nnd "promising" pluiior Charley Abbey
is now sure of u ponua it Job.
' Homo Hun" Brcckjnriilgo is in disgrace
ntTroy , Ho spoke to llie crowd and used
language which can best bo expressed so ;
. Ho wns"pned $75 , and sus
pended for the b.ilaneU of the seuson. Ken
Mulford. J'MJ
Joe Vila hns dincover'tUi that tlio Bostons
hnvo a now way of sitounng bases on balls.
They stund within an hiFJi of the plate nnd
never budge. This KJKO * the pitcher one of
two nlternutos elthur.tji hit them with the
ball or pitch it wild. , j ,
Whut's that ? GJpve'lund lambasting
Jamesy .McAlcerl Thti.'Pluiu Dealer says :
"McAlecr bus a battlnf average of about
.157 since ho returned Ho the team , and a
fielding average of about .750. Virtue can
do hotter than that. "
Duugun , In coaching during the New York
series , said ; "Only ouo gentleman out. "
Sarcastic Sam had evidently road the brutal
assaults of the Now York papers upon the
Cleveland * , who had just preceded the Chl-
cages at the Polo ground * , New Yor : < Her
ald ,
Last season Tebeau was universally ex
tolled for his management and captaincy of
the Clovclands. That was when the team
was a winner. This season misfortune prac
tically claimed the team for its own and the
result Is that this same Tebeau is pronounced
a failure AS manageivcaptain. So runs the
world away.
"Jack" Howe docs not yet bolonir to tlio
"has boons , " und be rras in the game yesterday -
terday from start to finish. Hcjtlgurcd in
two double plays , handled the ball ten times
without an error , m do n triple sacrifice
once , and maneuvered successfully enough
to get n bnso on bnlla. Not n b.itl record for
ono Afternoon. Buffalo Courier.
WhUpnrtnR * oMlio
The Tourlits go lo Underwood , la. , for din
ner today.
E. T , Yatcs. secretary of the Tourist
Wheel club , and Harry Mulhall started lor
the Chicago fair yesterday by wheel. They
expect to cover the distance in fivodays ,
stopping nt thu fair nbout ono week.
Condon , the Omaha Wheel club racing
man , has developed Into considerable of a
"flyer. " Now , If ho doesn't let his friends'
flattery and adultatlon spo'lhlm ' b.v contractIng -
Ing n big case of conceit , ho will bo Ne
braska's champion for many days to come.
He Is a strong , heady rider and possessed of
n long sprint which usually kills off his
competitor before the tape Is reached.
The Tourist Wheelmen deslro to express
their sincere thanks for the beautiful table
cover loft at the club house by some unknown
donor. The cover is a beautiful niece of or
namentation , nnd a credit to the fair lingers
*
thnt worked it , whoever she may bo. The
boys ore very proud of the gift , and nre only
sorry that the giver's modesty ifoes not per
mit her Identity , that they can thank her In
person.
Lester E. Holton. the present two-mile
champion of Nebraska , has about quit riding
for this season. Ho will shortly remove with
his family to the Pacific coast , where Ho will
show the pcoplo on the slope how a mid-
wcsternorcan riiio. Holton is undoubtedly
the fastest man fora quarter In Nebraska ,
his riding having demonstrated this time
and again , particularly nt theTourlst Wheel
men tournament hold July 22 , of this year.
Billy Schnell , who undoubtedly has won
more prizes nt blcyclo racing In tbo time
that ho Has bcon un the path than nny other
man In Nebraska , ts still pcdnllug around
the circle and adding to his store of watches ,
medals , shotguns , clothes , etc.-that ho hns
ar-cutmilatcil. Billy Is a speedy boy but n
vcritablo "pot hunter. " Ho Is after the
prl/cs ; glory has tin attraction for him what
ever. Ho Is a member of Tourist Wheelmen
ana has worifihelr colors on the track for
the last three seasons.
The opcnliu ; series of games In the "high
five" tournament nt the Tourist WHeolinim
drew outqullo u numberot the club members
and their friends Thursday evening. The
ten games wcro'played In two hours and leu
minutes , nnd furnished n great deal of
amusement nnd fun for thu contestants.
Below is given the score :
IVr
Won. Lost. l/Vni.
I.iiln ) Kloselirr 0 1 DO
U. i : . Krodcrli'kson H 2 HO
A.t' . AdiiniH J > . ' ) 7O
11 , H. Itnor 5 3 70
I * . < ' . Ullslln 0 3 70
A. H. Iliirwi'll 7 3 70
W. M , Itanium 7 ! 1 70
A.K. I'roiil\ 7 ! 70
K. 1 ! . Wallur 0 4 GO
T. K. [ luviey 0 4 GO
( ii'iirjfo Saii'ilm , 5 0 SO
I'M ) . I'arnlcr 5 0 no
Clinrlrs A. I'emiu 0 5 Ml
W. A. KliiRsloy 4 0 -10
( ! n < i Li-lpi- 4 0 40
It. V. Walter. . 4 6 40
K.T. Yule- , 3 7 30
( ii'iinn 1'otior 3 7 an
W.C. IloilU- a 7 30
II. 1C. Smlll , 3 7 30
U. M. Hunts 3. 7 30
It. U. Cimon 12 8 20
Kd Welch 2 H 'JO
S. A. Welch 1 ! H 20
The second series of ten games will bo
played Thursday evening. September Ul ,
when it is hoped that double the number of
players will take part.
If "Old Sol" smiles
today and nothing un
usual or unlocked lor occurs Captain Conrad t
of thu Omaha Wheel club will start bright
and early on their annual century run. The
course will bo the same as lust year to To-
k.nnab and vcturn. The run is OIIH of the
prettiest out of Omaha , roads ure usually
peed und never very deep with dust even
when thu dustiest , Dinner will be taken : it
Tckumnh. 'Iho pace will no slow enough to
suit all , ami fast enough to cover thu dis-
t.lnce within the limit. A largo number of
the road men hive signified their intention
of golnir.
Tilcs'lav evening the Tourist club house
w.i * lighted from collar to parrot , the enter
tainment coinuiltli'o being on hand to sco
that the clubmen became thoroughly uc-
qujlntcu and enjoyed the cvoninar. A
friendly bout , with the gloves , between scv-
cr.il of thu members , un Impromptu program
of music , and a feust of watermelon and
grapes , were thu features. Although the
club members did not turn out as well u. >
was oxi)2ctud , the committed Is not in thu
Ic.ist discouraged , and will continue to kcop
Tuesday and Thursday' nights us "club
nights. i " when the clubmen will always find
thu house .lighted and soaio one to receive
them.
Gub L''i | > c of thn Tourist Wheelmen is ; i
comer , " so his clubm.itcs say. Ho is in
training now for the Plattsmoiith races
which occur on the -Oih ami is riding likn a
liulo whirlwind , lid Proulx and George-
Saiiiiha are uniting him through his paces.
By the way , the Turlbts uro turning uiit u
rood many pri/o winners this season for a
I club that doesn't pretend to boa raeinr club.
Borglum. Pegau , Pioulx , Bnrniini , Lcipe ,
hiiicha , Froarlckson and Culley have nil
tiled their band at racing un I in most coses
have been successful ? Added to thta list uro
tlio vpterans , Holton. Sclinell , Potter and
Flcscher.
The Tourist Wheelmen Centurv club has
blossomed into an organization which bids
fair to bo a permanent ono. The c-lun starts
out with ten charter moinburs , beintr the
onrs which rode last year's century to a
finish. A centurion will bo elected ut their
meiitinjr , which will occur soon. A design
fur a club pin lias been submitted to the
manufacturing Jewelers ami will bo adopted
by tlio club as a distinctive badge. Tlio
eiub Is organized something on the pians of
the Centurv Club of America. The charter
niomuers uro II. L. Beard. .Tphn Ilyne.s , L.
E. Holton , 13. L. Potter , George Kanclia , 10.
T. Yules , Louis Fli'schor. H. 1C. Smith. 11.
E. Tagger and J. 1 \ Culley. New members
will be taken In us f.ist as thny qualify ,
i'lio Initiation fro ts smallbeing only enough
to pay expense of a liailge.
The members of the Ganymodo Wheel
club of Council Bluffs who participated In
the century rjdo to Sioux City , lam Sunday
are the heroes of the hour at the , Medc club
house over the river. The run wus ono -of
.he most , hardy that ihnclubhas over taken ,
und the men who fell by the waysMo urnld
the sunflowers uuii rabbit grans of the
thickly fringed prairie roads will testify to
such. Some of the hoys stuck pluckily to
tlio Bitddlo and rode us fur as they could in
the limn given and reluctantly gave It up us
a bad lob. The idea was to roach Sioux-
City in time to catch the train for home ,
which leaves the city ut 11 o'clock , Only
two , Captain Williamson nnd Toilius Dale ,
were nblo to como anywhere near it , und
they miased It by llvo minutes. Those who
started from the club house at 4 o'clock n. m.
were Captain Williamson , Messrs. Dale ,
Du'iuutto , Barrett , Spooncr , Parsons ,
Uarotliors , Illxby , Pullman and Drew. The
club will try the Tekatnah , Neb. , course
next month.
The Omaha Wheel club boys are pushing
the second annual reunion of the Missouri
Hlver Valley wheelmen in great shnpo und
deserve a great deal of credit for their of-
forts. The reunion will bo held ut Blair ,
very likely , and on the llrst or second Sun
day in October. Committees from theTourist
Wheelmen ami Turner Wheel club of Omaha.
Fremont Wheel club , Fremont , Neb , , nnd
Ganymede , Wheel club , Council Bluffs. la. ,
mot nt the Oinahu Wheel club house Friday
evening of lust week und ir.udo preliminary
arrangements for the oveat. Notices und
particulars will bo published as soon us the
committees report. It is estimated that
fully iiOO cyclists v ill take pun in the re-
uulon. The Blair Wheel club will act ir. thu
capacity of host for the day , The reunion
lust year wns ono of the events of the season
und many n wheelman remembers with
pleasure the meeting at the grove , the en
joyable rldo up and back , the quiet spins
through the shaded streets and the music ,
the acquaintances mndo and the splendid
dinners served. You will miss it If you ure
not ouo of the happy crowd this year.
Clo ui > ul the Track.
The St. Joseph 3:00 : class hug fifty-eight
nominations.
fastest trotting stallion owned in Nebraska ,
A match trot between the Kinney brothers'
llllv Marguerite und Mr. Pool's Beauty C is
talked of.
Billy Paxton's grand stallion , „ the Conqueror -
quoror , acted badly at Chicago In the free-
for-all trot last Thursday and had to be con
tent with second place , Georgia Leo winning
lnli18und ; 3:10. :
The Ouiaba Veterinary cpllego Is a new in
stitution of learning for the state of No-
brabUu , Its llrst session will commence
November 1 , 1BU3 , and every facility is at
und for the conduct of a most creditable
Of Ingrain Carpets. Best qual
ity , all wool , two-plys ,
55c a yard.
For a lew days , just long enough
to close out , patterns that can
not be duplicated. These are
the very best makes , only in
modern designs and colors. You
should see them at once'if in
terested
AH
Douglas , between 14th and 15th-
W"e expect to occupy our new store in about
two weeks. This offer is made before moving
only.
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l'irr.S , FISTULA. FISSmtH. pornuiiciilly ourj4
without the lisa of Itiilfn. lU.ilnni or o imtlj.
AUinnluilloHufa nrlvniu ur ilullc.itu irilurj , of
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( . ' . ill un ur nddruHS , with Ht'inip. lor ClNUlirl
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llculara. which mil bo mill In
pliituenrtlupt , u. uox an. udim. us s. ma
nival , Omaha
and praiseworthy college of veterinary
suionuo. John Korbos , M. H. , C. V. B. , Is tlio
chief of tlio institution , which U located ul
1718 St. Mary's avenue ,
Adam Thompson's roun gelding , PrlncoT ,
won the 2-0 : ! class nt Kouhcster , Minn. .
AuKUBt "M , and toolc a record of Uir : > i/ .
Hastings Hoy. by Abe Downing , owned by A
II , Cramer , Hastings , Nob. , won sccoui
money.
ItOBOwatcr holds the Tarklo , Mo.t , track
record ; no paced the third heat of the
free-for-all pacu August 21 , In 2:15 : } , ' .
Annie Only , thnt maru that WUB Invincible
the curly part of thu HCASOII , finished 4 , 2 , 4
atlJoone. la. , August ! , in 8:40J2 : ; .S
2BO : % . The race . .vavrun by McCormuc iu
straight heats.
It looks as If Fieldmont has been some
what overrate' . ! . At Independence
In the 2:18 : clots for puccr he
wus a strong favorite , but ho tired
in his miles und was never a contending
horse. Juliet by Bonnie Clay , owned by the
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Hurxthalsof Missouri , won the first hojt lu
2HU , when llocker , by Humblutonlun
' \Vllkes , stepped to the front and won the
race Ju 2Hf : ! , 2:17. : 2:17f. : This gelding
uegan tils IblU career with a record of 2:2U :
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