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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , JUNE 10 , 1894' . CHAT WITH THE BOXERS Choynski and , Fitzsimmons After the Suckers' ' Stuff. " THE BRIGGS. TROTTING MEETING fcllx , the yuccn of tlio Turf On the l.uke nil In the I'lplil-U'lilnpcrlnR" ' tne \Vliccl ntul the U unl'Weekly Sporting ( Irlit , I * I Joe ChoynsM nnd lob ) Fitzsltnmons arc to meet of tor nil , but not for'a $15,000 purse. They will box six rounds In Hoston one week from Tuesday nlglit for C5 nnd 35 per : ent Of tlio gate. In order that' Hie men might do their best the promoters Of the affair wanted them to contest for nil or nothing , but catch these wise boys going Into a fight without nn end In sight. ICacli man has u Iwst of followers nnd opinion us to the result Is pretty evenly , divided. So far as I am concerned , I always look for n' ilraw In these patched up gate receipt affairs and nlno out of every ten result Just that way. All the two mugs within the ropes want Is the suckers' money and their reputations preserved , and In a inajorlly of cases they understand each other perfectly and split the money In two tfter the thing Is all over. The Hub Is certainly enjoying the call on prize lighting just now , but It won't last long. All the alleged mnnagers'of the coun try have Hooked within her cultured pre cincts , ravenous as ravens for a thare of the Ypolls. They will noon bo fighting each other with knives , for fakes and throw downs must rule In their repertoire of attrac tions , nnd It won't be long before iho bean- eating cop takes n hand In the game with his little'club. . One week after Choynskl nnd Kltzstmuioris get In their graft , Dlxon nnd the "Kentucky Itosebud" will meet again. This affair , however , has the appear ance of genuineness on Us face. U Is to bu for twenty rounds , for 75 nnd 25 per cent of the receipts , nnd Is to take P'IICB before lli'j National , Sporting club. I do not think there Is anything understood about this flgfit. Kdgerton has already met the cham pion twice , Standing him off In the first and knocking him out In the second go , although the HosebudihuH never been accorded proper credit for this feat. Just why It Is hard to tell , but the principal cause is because Dlxon Is the champion and has the pull , whllo Edgerton Is without reputation. Dlxon has been eager for this match ever elnce the Hud knocked him silly In Phila delphia. He claimed that It was the rottenest kind of a fluke that floored htm , nnd he has been wild to demonstrate the truth of his claim ever since. I think he will bo able to do this on the evening of the 29th. Whllo Dlxori Is the greatest of nl | the featherweights ho Is one of the luckiest of all lighters. ' Everything scents to be grist that goes' to his mill. He was luckyIn the fact that Qrlffo , the Australian rat , was unable to get down to 120 pounds , and Is lucky In the possession of sucli an astute manager aS O'Kourke , who will not consent to his meeting Ullly Pllmmer at 115 pounds. Hero are two men who stand the best chance of defeating the champion , but neither can get at him Qrlffo because he has no right to ask It and I'llmmor because Dlxon Is afraid of him nn equal terms. These facts nre hard to get round. No sensible man blames Dlxon , however. The stuff Is pjra- mount to all things In this life , and he Is out for what-he can get oMt/ And again I Bay .Mq has 1)6911 a womlerfillly lucky chap. IIo has won a slew of battles , mostly over , easy marks , and won a pot of monqy In * QVtfry InntanQo. While I assort that most , i of Georgo's'gnmp. has been marks ho has 'also licked about all the good1 men that could bo " found lying "around loose " In this country. TSurope 'and Australia. 'And ' the nice little frotuno ho. possesses Is but the natural re- i Ward , , of Industry. There aro"a good many guys In the coun try , basing their conclusions on the fact that Edgerton really did knock Dlxon out In Philadelphia , who will put their money on the Rosebud in their flght next week. Hut leaving out of .question all Inclinations for or against , and figuring on the pcrformancas of the men nnd their evident present condi tion , and all those up in the gumO will not bo slotfBreaching the conclusion that on the night ob the 18th there will be a few men whp will appreciate the fact that their sym pathy has run away with their dollars. u OMAHA , June 7. To the Sporting Editor > of 'The , ' Bee : Since my 'very lively e'xperl-- once at North Platte some two weeks since with n nigger fighter styled the Black Pearl I have deceived several challenges from one O'lJilcn.c.a booze proprietor up ll'ert , ; n h's ' behalf , , but up to date have Ignored them allNowjall I have to say Is this. I have had , ( in elegant sufficiency of North riatto , but If O'Brien will bring his black dub down here turn about Is fair play , you know I will flght him at any time for from ? 100 up to $500 , and ns an earnest of such a proposition I herewith deposit $50 with you ns a forfeit. Now lot O'Brien send on his utuff and we will arrange for u spceUy meet ing. JIMMY LINDSEY. Mysterious Billy Smith , I see , 1ms at last got a go on. Next Tuesday night a week he and Ed Duller will meet In a twenty- flvo round contest before thp Twin City athletic club at Minneapolis' . Not Knowing who Butler Is , It Is a safe guess that Billy . will cop the coin. A letter from a friend In Australia gives the particulars of the death of Harry Lalng , the fighter thnt so soundly thrashed big Joe Goddard In February last. After the flght In question Hilly Madden made n contract with Lalng by cable to come to this country , nnd he was cilrouto hero when ho mot with the accident that caused his death. A short way out of Melbourne he got off the cars nt nn eating station for refreshments. In attempting to bo-ird the train , twenty mln- < utc.H , later , after It had gotten well under headway , ho lost his balance and was mangled beneath the wheels. Ho lived an hour or two after being hurt. Lalng , from reports , was really a promising man , and would have created a .furoro on this side. He was not overburdened with science , but was as strong as a horse and as resolute ns a Itoh , I am In receipt of the Oallgnant Messen ger of May } 3 , published at 224 Hue Io Illvoll , Paris , from my old and esteemed friend , Jim J. CorbJtt. It Jcontalna a graphic account of the American champ'on's jlrst nppcuranco at the Follcs-Bcrgoro , and as Jim has been thoughtful enough to ro- insmber mo , I am Induced to reproduce it licro. ' Hero It Is : "Everybody who Is anybody In English nnd American circles In I'arls , and the French fashionable as well as sporting world , was present to sco James J. Corbett , the world's champion boxer , who performed nt the Follcs-Bergero last night. Prices wore doubled before the sale ot seats begun , but this had not the slightest effect on the throng , which poured Into the o'.d building In a steady stream from before S o'clock till almost thetlmo set for the gladiator to appear. Every box , every possible scut was taken , and the faces of the rich and fashionable seen In the "promenolrs" gener ally given up to the deml-mondanc3 ! and their victims proves the Incapacity of the establishment to accommodate the nthlotlo enthusiasts In Paris just now. U was u epic-mild success. "At a llttlo after 11' ' o'clock the big hall grew suddenly dark , na It used to for the terpentlno dance , of which La Lolo Fuller made such A la ting attraction. Then n flash of ( ho focusscd beams of the great electric lights , nnd the scene revealed the mighty Iwxer chid In his athelctlc costume before u punching ball , hung from a platform , within the supports of which ho stood. Corbott wore a llcsh-colori'd sleeveless shirt of light ( Ilk , drab'knco breeches , which outlined perfectly his supple legs , supported by a belt In the three colors which , put on In one way , Indloite to an American all sorts of patriotic things connected with the "red. , white and blue , ' and which , reversed , could have been a compliment to the admirers of the tricolor of France. "Tho muslo played a slow waltz. The pugilist , who bad two-ounce fighting gloves en Ills bonds , tapped the Inflated football * which bounOfd against the roof of the tittle cigo In which he atood. As It came boundIng - -tbucltaho Jilt It npatn , mid soon with much more npcldy. tapr than the quickest music could drive Kept time tn that ball beat a Mtto op the roof of the cage that once xoundcd very , like tlnt ( muslcnl forles of blows whlcli"'n. > neatchopper sometimes makes with his knlrcs on n block. Then bang went a . upcrb rlglit-hnnder , and the ball bounding against the platform rebounded t > o quickly that only a man with Oorbttt's nglllty could have avoided having his head lilt by It. Cor- belt evaded It though with a deft grace , and the huge audience applauded to the echo us hu banged the ball llrst with one hand nnd then with the other , smash , bang , bang , smash against the planks. In n moment ho had stopped , and stood bowing his thanks , hln white teeth gleaming like those of a tiger , while the perspiration stre.unud from his neck nnd forehead. It took an exhi bition like that to show HIP French specta tors what a trumnndous exercise this ball hitting Is. "Quickly the dark scene vanished , nnd In the full bla/e Corbett appeared , wlthJargcr gloves on this time , tp spar three rounds with his partner , John Donaldson , an Amer ican pugilist who twice met the long uncon- qucrcd John L. Sullivan. A tiger Is the only thing Cdrbett can be compared to when he faces an opponent In the ring. When he met Charlie Mitchell ho told one of his best friends , 'n well 'known American resident of Paris who wjis present last night , he didn't expect to win In less than u dozen rounds. As It was he became uncontrollable In that battle and all but"flnlshcd the fight in the first round. When Corbett faced Donaldson last night the tiger was there , but It was a playful , good tempered animal , who dealt little love taps with carefully cushioned claws' , only letting those weapons get out of their sheaths now And then as It were when , for Instance , ho dealt , just to show what ho rould do , a scrips of three or four lightning blows so suddenly , so effectively , and in such quick succession that It would really have been dlincult to tell which hnnd dealt them , which places were landed on first and how It was possibly done at all. There were thunders of nppUuse. The French specta tors In ono of the boxes was the French savnte champion , Charlemont were de lighted. They were at last seeing what la boxe anglalse really Is. "The second and third rounds of the spir ited but very short set-to were what Ameri cans would describe as rattlers. Corbett s terrible left landed In the last round three times on his opponent's stomach , nose and stomach again , so quickly us to make the spectators wonder If the shots were not ically all fired at the same time Instead of being sent In one after the other. The champion's ducking and dodging were greatly admired. It was n revelation of speed and skill , and the English people In the audience who have never seen boxing as It Is devel oped In America were loud In their praises. At the end applause ' - " " Tlio llrlgBH Trotting Meet. The trotting nnd pacing meeting under the management of Clinton II. Brlggs at Union Park , across the river , June 26 , 27 and 28 , promises to be one of the most successful turf events ever held In this section of the country. Lovers of the sport , both In this city and the Bluffs , where Mr. Brlggs Is decidedly popular , will vie with each other In their efforts to make the three day ses sion most pleasant and popular. The horse men , too , throughout Nebraska , IownfMis souri and Kansas will unite In an attempt to have the Brlggs meeting surpass If not eclipse nil similar events held here within the past dozen years. ' Already * ho Held "of horses'cntered Is very large , and every mall brings In additional entries , until It looks as If the accommo dations of the park would bo severely taxed. Among the horses already booked are numbered the very best In the western circuit , nnd three days of rare sport Is more than assured. That there will be neither cause for grumbling or complaint , Mr. Brlggs has arranged a most attractive pro gram , embracing the best klm ) of money , with liberal -inducements otherwise. All trotting horse men are acquainted with the prospector , and know full well that every pledge he makes will be fulfilled to the let- To assist him In handling the affair Mr. Brlggs has secured the services of W. P McNalr. whoso ability In supervising race affairs is recognized on all hands. He will have the management of nil the details , which Is guaranty enough to horsemen that their Interests will be scrupulously sub served. A splendid congregation of fine horses , fast tlmo , sure purses and tre mendous crowds will certainly be thq fea tures of this meeting. There is but llttlo chance for failure with Brings at the head of tlio enterprise , and everybody Interested In such matters will lend every effort to Insure his abundant success. The entries will close June 23 , and no bar > will bo made against time made since June 1. A most 'satisfactory arrange ment to owners is the fact that all moneys will ba.pa.ld at the wire after the Judges' decisions have been made. No. 1 Free-for-all pace , half-mile dash.J COO No. 2 2:35 : trot f , COO No. 3-r2:25 : trot SOO No. 4-3:00 : trot 600 No. 5 2:20'trot : 800 No. C 2:45 : trot f. COO No. 7 2:10 : pace BijO No. 8 215 ; pace GOO No. 9-Puclng. foals > S32 (2 ( In 3) ) 500 Special to be announced later ' . . . 5,000 All rases will bo governed by the rules of the American Trotting association , except as to distance , tn which the old rule will ap ply , and all races to be mile heats , three In five'except Nos. 1 and 0. The Queen of tlio Trotting World. Without a doubt the Clinton II. Brlggs trotting meeting , which comes off at Union park on the 2Gth , 27th and 2Sth , will bo the most successful meeting ever held In this part of the west. Besides onp of the largest and handsomest fields of horses that was ever entered here , there will be a number of extra attractions that will almost equal the meeting Itself In point of magnetism and Interest. Chief of these will be "Allx , the Queen of the Trotting World , " who will do an exhibition mile between the first and second events , on the first day , Tuesday , the 26th. When Allx was shown at Washington park there were 20,000 people on the grounds , and fully twice that number witnessed her wonderful race two days later. Allx has made the fastest mile In a race of any mare or gelding In the world , 2:07 : % , and the only horse that has ever beaten her mile In a race Is the great stallion Dlrectum , who'may also bo here at the meeting , as well as Flying Jib and a number of other great ones. WliUperlngH of tliuheel. . The Cudahy Cycling club took their regu lar Sunday run last Sunday. There \\ero 419 entries In the Chicago road race and 305 of those who entered started. Charlie Pegau of the Tourists Is rallllng off his wheel and Is disposing ot his tickets quite readily. Several now members were taken In at the regular meeting of the Tourists last Thursday evening. Jack Prince , It Is claimed by southern papers , Is do'.ng live miles In twelve min utes and fifty-seven seconds. Tcrrout , the great French long distance rider , recently rode from'Homo to Paris In six days , thirteen and a half hours. The distance Is 1,250 miles. Dame Humor says wo will have a bicycle tournament on the 23d Inst. The affair Is being gotten up by the dealers and will bu run under their auspices. Thu clubs will have no hand In the matter beyond compet ing In the races. Preparations for the great relay ride from Washington to Denver go steadily on. The riders have commenced to train In order to bo In line condition when tte time comes to show the worlil what bicyclists- do with a message when delivered to them tor-car riage , i N _ . , Springfield , 0. , boasts of n cycling cluu of twenty-five members , which has no club house , na expense and no monthly dues , yet the treasury carries a. cash balance cf } 300 , and the cluh has donated flOO to charity. , The sum Is added to frequently by raffles , and race meets , ( The SprJngflold-Paplllloni rendS rac , < \ on Saturday afternoon , June 2 , created quite u g deal of oxcftqnietit our "country cousins. " f , The course Is nineteen nnd a half miles In a length and Is" well suplled with hllU. The men were all started from the . "scratch mark. " The race was * on by young Bur- _ rello , hU time being one hour and twenty4 n two minutes. Largo crowds gathered along the course to cheer the boys. Some of the Omaha Wheel club boys took n run over on the other side of the river last Sunday. The Omntm Wheel club boys ( have discontinued the practice of Issuing monthly run cards and do not Imvo any regular called runs. Captain L'.vcsey token the club out for an airing once In a whllo and the balance of the time the. iuembern organize little parlies and go where they plen e ttntrnmellcd by road rules , etc. Captain Williamson and six of h'.s mates made the run to Fort Cnlhoun lait Sunday , returning In the evening. His club and the Tourists join Issues today and pedal up to Missouri Vnllcyr la. , for dinner. At Heel's station n slop will bo made long enough for the two clubs to play a mutch K.I me of base ball. As each- club boasts of several good ball players n hot game Is anticipated. Ktnyre and Hughey will form the battery for the Ganymcdcs , whllo Qudke and Clark or Smith nnd Stocking Will perform like serv ice for the Tourists. The game played last Sunday week between the Omaha Wheel club and the Oanymedes nt Sarpy Mills resulted In n victory for the "Prohibitionists" by n score of 12 to C. Captain Walker of the Tourist Wheelmen has placed his Juno run card In the hands of his club-mates. The genial captain has se lected some nice runs nnd has determined that his club-mates and their cycling friends shall become acquainted with all the bcautliis of cycling If they so desire. Here Is the list : ' June 10 Missouri Valley , la. , sixty miles. Hall game at Heel's with the Ganymede' Wheel club. Start nt 7 o'clock sharp. " June II Courtland beach. < Start nt 7J3.0 p. rn. June 17 Calhoun grove ( basket picnic ) , thirty-six miles. Start nt 7:30 : a. m. Send your lady up on the train with lunch basket. June 21 South Omaha , ten miles. Start at 8:30 : p. m. ' Juno 21 Augustine's place , thirty-two miles. Take your fishing tackle and lunch. ( Hlg fish. ) June 28 Council Bluffs , ten miles. Start at 7:30 : p. m. Unattached wheelmen are especially invited to attend these club runs. The speedy men who spent Decoration day abroad looking for fame and prizes have all returned to their native heath , covered with a goodly amount of experience. The boys all did well considering. Cudahy and Proulx , who rode In the Chicago road race , made u mark. Proulx especially did wellhe ; made n better showing than any of the.local mdn and much better than dozens of others who entered In the big event. He finished four teenth from the slx-mlnuto mark , riding over ' the course In 5G minutes and -lit seconds. Proulx has the stuff In htm for a first class road man. He Is undoubtedly the spefdlest road.man-In this neck o' the woods. Cudahy , from the four-minute mark , finished 100th. Flescher rode In the Kansas City , road race , finishing In twentieth place. Louie attributes his poor showing to the awful course , steep hills , etc. He says the next time he enters In the Kansas. City road rnco h'e'will train on the Dodge street hill. Mulhall and Muen- teferlng rode In the Lincoln road race and finished In the order namel , ( _ at , thq , tall end of the proceslon. The boys' however , claim that something happend to their mounts and the head wind was too strong. They will do better next time. A. H. Perrlgo and Len C. Llvcsey of the Omaha Wheel club have returned from a wheel trip to St. Joseph , Mo. , a. wheel trip that was remarkable In several ways , princi pally for the" good , tlme made and the ease with which the riders made the trip. They started nt 2 O'clock sharp Saturday afternoon , June 2nnd riding easily via Council Bluffs , aild Pacific Junction reached Hamburg at 8:15 : that evening. The cyclome'ter regis tered G2',6 miles. A stop was made here until 5:15 : Suntlajr morning. Sharply on time the pair set out for St. Joe. The roads be tween Hamburg and St. Joe were not as good as those encountered at the beginning of the trip. AH day the riders spun along stopping only to eat and drink , and OB the hands of the clock pointed to G:25 : that eve ning they rolled Into St. Joe. The cyclometer measured 97 % miles. A few miles more were reeled off to complete the century and their ride was nt an end. Mr. Perrlgo rode a 21-pound Columbia , which does not show the effects of the hard ride In the least. Ife had ono puncture , which1 only took a mo ment to repair. The time made by the men breaks all records heretofore established over the same course. The cyclometer measured the distance from Omaha to St. Joe as 1GOU miles , the actual time riding being 19 hours and 30 minutes. A large "turnout" last Sunday was the re- suit of the first run In Juno by the Tourists. The first "squad" left nt 8 o'clock and the main body at 9. The destination was PaplI- llon. The Springfield club also had a run to the same village and the two clubs spent the day quite pleasantly together. After dinner an Impromptu race meet was held on the half-mile track Just at the edge of town. No entrance fees , no admission fees , no Judges , nnd a fair sized crowd of spectators. The boys were "In the thing" for amusement and fun and they had It. The rtsuUs : First race , quarter-mllo dash ( flying start ) , won by Johnson of Omaha , Hardy second ; time , 37 1-C seconds ( there were nine starters In this race and" all finished In a bunch ) . Second end race , quarter-mile dash standing start ) , won by Hardy of Omaha ; time , 39 seconds. Third race , hnlf-mlle dash standing start ) , won by Frederlcksen ; time , 1:20 : ( eleven starters ) . Fourth race.quartermllo slow race one minute limit ) , won by Walker of Omaha ; time , 59 seconds. Fifth race , half- mile dash ( standing start ) , wort'by Ichelweltz of Springfield ; time. 1:23. : Sixth race , one mllei handicap ( eleven starters ) , won by Frederlcksen .of Fremont ; time3:01 : ( from scratch mark ) ; Pegau of Omaha second ( from scratch ) ; Burrells of Springfield (400 ( yards ) third. Louis HelchenburR acted as judge and timer , H. K. Smith starter and referee , Messrs. Booth and Walker Judges. The club returned homej at C In the evening. The roads were in fine condition , but liberally sprinkled with dust In some stretches. Everyone ono had a good time. On tlio Lnko mill In th Field. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hoaglond have re turned from a fishing trip In Minnesota. Mrs. II. Muentefcrlng , Charlie Muentefer- Ing and Max Schmidt are at Lake Washing ton. Simon Kohn of the Kilpatrlck-Koch com pany spent a day at Onawa recently , nnd reports the fishing excellent. He mnde a catch of something over 100 croppies. Frank Parmoleo made a big showing at the Knoxvlllo shoot , winning two second mqneys , amounting to $200 , and standing third on the general average. The Interstate Fishing club are hard at work perfecting their plans for the protec tion of fish at Cut-Off and Manawa lakes. They arc seriously In earnest , and will shortly have their affairs so arranged that It will bo a difficult thing to fish unlawfully In these waters and escape the fullest pun ishment Xho law allows. ( Reports from the timbered country along the river , both north and south of tho-city , show that an unusual crop of squirrels are about ready for the harvest. The big red fox squirrel seems to almost exclusively rule the woods north of Florence , but In the largo timbered tract below Bellevue the choicer gray squirrel largely predominates. It Is tlmo for squirrel shooting when the alder Is In fullest bloom. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Garner , Mr. and Mrs. J , E. Preston , Mrs. Charles Gurley and Masj ter James Turner spent fccvcral delightful days nt Lake Washington last week. They stopped , of course , with the genial Pat Slice- ban , nnd despite the fact that the weather a was not Just the very" best for piscatorial achievements made one of the best catches of the season. Mr. Preston carried off the. palm , landing a nine-pound pickerel. Sportsmen who have made Honey crsek n resort will regret to learn of the tragic death of old Pat Gllmoh > , whoso llttlo hostelry on the south shore of the .lake has for years been the rendezvous of Omaha hunters and fishermen. About ouo week ago , In attempting to cross the Northwestern track , which skirts the Gllmore place , Pat was caught and thrown under the wheels and killed. Ills sister was with him at the time , but got over the track In safety. It would be a matter of considerable sur prise , to some people to know the number of peoU'o who subsist wholly In the summer by amMau-ln the turgid watersrf the rl. Along > < ho western short , Jugt below Bellevue , wlthln ne dlstaive of not more than three mllcs/Vjiere are no len than six fishing outfits , pt > r.sin nt ramps prqvlded with all the numerous Montrlvuncus , selns. nets , trot lines , live boxes ) and fco on , for the active and profitable pursuit of such vocation. Some of these lUlier'ninn have their families with them , and nJt only extract a comfortable- living from iheirNvork , but lay asldo a snug sum for thle cold 17 months of the winter. Channel-cat , < sllvcr A when you can have your clothes ail to order at the ordinary ready-made prices. Our stock embraces every grade of materials from our $13.25 Leaders to the wants of the most fastidious society man. For a Sack Suit Out to Order. The quantity of goods purchased We have pushed this $13,25 Suit to enables us to place orders at the mills order ! . Our favorite ! Our leader ! and avoiding the 50 % profit which Yet in all these years the woolen usually goes to the jobber and com mission man before the ordinary tai market dias not permitted us to put lor gets his goods , it allows us to the splendid quality into them that make Suits at the usual prices of READY-MADE GOODS. we can THIS year , 1894. i 4O8 NORTH 16TH STREET. bass , sturgeon , buffalo and Minnesota suck ers are the most prolific catch , the channel- cat and silver bass .ranking first In market value. OMAHA , Juno 4. Wllllam.SImeral , Presi dent Interstate Fish Protective Association , Omaha , iNeb. , My Dear Sir The Nebraska Board ot Fish'Commissioners ' have long been desirous of stockingCutOff lake with good game fish , such as Wall-eyed pike , but as long as seining Is permitted there It would bo of no use. Wo could and would have been glad to have placed 2,000,000 wall-eyed pike there this year , but could see no like lihood ' they would be protected from night seining had we done so. Now that your or ganization has sprung up we look for old from you. There can be several methods thought of that may nld in the work. The board wish you would take It upon yourselves to stop , by "any means at your command , any further seining , and to secure and destroy all nets that may be placed In the lake. I am sure the community will stand nt your back In the use of any means that will ac complish the desired result. Yours very truy | ( J. H. BLAIR. Chili Mnnlc from tlur Hlcnelierx. St. Joe next. The.Rourkes Intend to mur der 'em. What did Doogan do to the Rourke family at St. Joe ? There has been a vast Improvement In the play of both Des Molnes and Qulncy. Lincoln has a couple of great ball players In Buck Hughes and Count Devcraux. What Omaha most needs Is another pitcher. Both Whltehlll and Boxendalo have gone back badly. Manager John S. Barnes Is fishing In the Quaker waters for Charley Rcllly. Ho wants him to cover third base. All the Western association batters nre In the 300 list. All of them. Now let the Na tional league send on her emissaries. Ladles should not forget that Thursday is their day at the Charles Street park. The fair ones are admitted free on that day. Wlnficld Scott Camp , since released by Chicago cage , has not been able to do much. He has been hit hard In every game he has pitched for Indianapolis. Big Sam Dungan has tumbled from the league to the Western. He. and Frcderlcka Clausen were both banded over to Detroit by Uncle Anson ono day last week. Billy Vorke used n bat on big Jantzen down at Mobile the other day and stretched him senseless clear across the fie d. orke was arrested and fined In the police court. The Prohibitionists again this afternoon. Billy Trafflcy alone Is worth twice the price of admission. The old hero of the Union Pacifies Is playing first like a boy again. The Improvements at tlio Charles Street nark have been good ones. The. reporters box In front of the reserved Beats Is a regu lar dovecote , but the best position on the grounds. HogrleVeV , Sioux City's crack hitter nnd baVe-nVnner was seriously Injured on Satur- ilay ] lost at Toledo. He nnd.Genlna . went nfter a long hlgl.'fly , collided and Hoggy was knocked out.He will bo lucky If able to ploy again this season. Vosco Graham , formerly catcher for Motz Bros. ' club , has left the city. Ho goes to Grand Island to playrwlth the club n that city. Ho Is a very promising player and is sure to bo a decided favorite In any place ho may piny. Jack Gaftney. "rang of Umpires,1 was almost killed by n foul tip at Providence last week. Ills mask was broken and driven Into his frontal bone. A splinter which rested upon his brain was taken out. I-or tlmo he was delirious , but now there Is some hope of his recovery. Billy Moran Is ono of the surest hitters in the whole Western association. President D. R. Hl > wo made the circuit of the association cities last week , and reports every ono of them In the healthiest kind of condition. Left Fielder Woofl Is still unengaged In this city Ho Is too good a man to lie Idle , nnd the wonder Is that some such team ns lies Molnes or Qulncy does not snap him up He Is Just a llttlo bettor than ono or two men In tlio home team. OllPKtlOMS UIKl Alll > ! TH. ONAWA. In- Juno B. To the Bportlnf ? Viiitor of The H e : Will you please send me the name of one of tbo town State Fish commlFS oncru : u > * ° that of state uutne wurdcn-J. J. Smith. Ann It would cost me 2 cents to Bent ! vou the desired information , and you should remember that times lire hunl. and ulwuyn enclose u BtnniP whn you write for gratui tous Information. Oeorgo K. Uelevun , listhervllle. Is the address of one of lowa'a IlHli commissioners. T. J. Grlgga , warden , Spirit Lake. OMAHA , June C. To the Sporting Editor of The Ile : A and H playetl C and 1 > ifiimo of high live ( double ) . A nnd II nro ; C and U 43. A and U bid seven on clubn. and U make hlb'b , Jack and K'ft live. C nnd D make low , game , and right five. Which wins ? Crunk. , Ans. C ami D. j DES MOINKS. In. , June 4.-To the Sport- Ins Editor of The Bee : In n. live bird match my bird lights on the ground and I Hhoot one barrel at him , but do not kill him. He gets away without my shooting- second barrel. What do the American Shooting association rules say on this i , point ? Robert T. Hemming- . I Ana. The American Shooting association i rules nre not specific on this point. But I according to most rules you get another bird. bird.LYONS. LYONS. Neb. . Mny 3WTo the Sporting Editor of The Bee : During a ball game at Lyons yesterday an objection was raised about one of the tennis changing the posi tion of a man during an Inning without the man being disabled In any way. The umpire decided that the position of a player could be changed at any time , but If you would do us the favor we would bo pleaded to hear from you In regard to the same. When two umpires are used does each team have the right to choose one or are they both chosen by the home team ? M. L. Shumway , Manager Lyons Club. Ans. (1) ( ) The umpire was right. (2) ( ) Each team names one. s _ SIOUX CITY. In , . June C.-To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : On Decoration day our team played with Toledo and at the end of the ninth Inning1 the pame was called , the score being tie. I had a bet on this game whether the score would be odder or oven when the total runs each club mnde were added together. Which would vou confldpp won the bet , odd or even ? Would the fact of the game being tie affect the bet on the number of scores made In the gnmo' James F. Booge. Ans. The bet Is off , the game being a tie. Otherwise the man who bet on an even score would win. FREMONT , Neb. June 0. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : In order to settle a bet will you please nnswer the following by mall for which I enclose stamp : In a game ot pitch , eleven points game , II hap ten points , A Is dealing and has nine points ; D bids ono for trumps : A bids two and makes low , Kiime , while IJ makes high. Who wins ? W. A. Foreman , European Hotel. Ans. No questions answered by mall. In some localities they piny the bidder , If he makes his bid good , wins ; but that Is not In accordance with the fundamental rules governing cards. B with high would win. CHICAGO. Juno 5. To the Sporting Edi tor of The Hee : I have rot a bet to settle. Which Is right ? A bet B that three fives nnd a pair of sixes bents three ares and a pair of deucps. Which Is rlu'ht ? F. Smock , Imperial Hotel , W-51 Clark Street. Ans. Three nces nnd a pair of deuces. SIOUX CITY. Junt > 4. To the Sportlmr Editor of The Bee : Will you please Inform me whether the E. C. and S , 8. nltro pow ders are the same ; if not , ( Which do you re gard the best , or of all the nltros which have you found the most satisfactory ? Where cnn I get properly machine loaded shells with nltro powders , the best ? T. II. Woodard. Ans. The E. C. and S. S. are distinct makes. Have never shot 8 , S. . Hitve found Walsrode the most satisfactory and effec tive of all the nltros. The Chamberlain Cartridge company. Cleveland , turn out the best loaded shells In thecountry. . COUNCIL HLUFFS. Juno 4. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : What Is the betting rule ? 1 have a bet on Long Tom , he Is scratched after the horses come on the trark. Haven't I the right to take my money down ? H. L. W. Ans. No. All bets stand after horses nre summoned to the post. WYMORE. Neb. , June 7. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : Will vou please state In Sunday's Hee whether St. Joseph , Mo. , had a ball team In the Western asso ciation or Western league since 1SSG. Ball Crank. Ans. Yes. OMAHA , Neb. . June 8. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you have the kindness to answer the following questions through your paper : (1) ( ) In what year did the Sioux City I la HL- Dull club win the pen nant of the Western league ? (2) ( ) . Did the Sioux City Base Hull club play exhibition games dining the Corn Palace fair with the Southern nnd Eastern league's. If so who won ? (3) ( ) . Whnt base ball club holds the greatest championship ? Subscriber , l'51D Pnrlcer street. Ans.-l ) . In 1882. (2) ( ) . Yes. (3) ( ) . The Bostons , OMAHA , Juno 8. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : Will you please answer the following question In The Hunday Bee : A and 11 bet $1 on each of Thursday's Na tional league gnmes. II then bet A that ho will win four out of the six lists If the clubs all play. A wins live games , but Brooklyii-PlttsburB pluy a tie. Who wins the 11 bet on four out of six , or la It a draw ? W. G. M. " Ans , A wins. UAGAN , Neb. , Juno 5. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : Will you give the cor rect meaning to rule 45 , section 9 , In tho-base ball guide ? We hnvo a dis pute over It. If you will UHU the enclosed stamped envelope for your answer I will consider It a favor. O. T. Neff. Ans. The batter Is out whether the lleldur patches the ball or not. A very absurd rule. KHAIINEY. Neb. . June B. To the Sport. Ing Editor of The Bee : Will you pltnse answer In next Sumlay'H Hee to decide a bet : la Jack Haskell , the * umpire , the SUMMER RESORTS. LAFAYETT Lake Jllnnctonka , Minn Season ot 1891 begins Junr 23rJ. Lrnillntf hummer Hotel of the Went * Krcry A roomfAccMtliolako. Ilealtn ful location. All modern comf ortn.daily concerto , fl no pcenery , test ot tlshlnffaniJ _ Mninff.Onehourf _ mbtI\iUl , ni1mU 'V U ' iii . ' _ _ 'yill0 _ ? . . 1111 _ . _ ? * Great Northern BundlesBT. . PAUL , MINNUS , until June SOtbt after tbat at BeteL BIG CX.EAKANCE SAI.E O ? Clothing , Oenis' ' Furnishings and Shoes Commencing : Saturday , June 9th , at Our buyer left Thursday Inst for the Eastern markets to ordertotir Fall { roods , meantime we have concluded to reduce our stock by a sweep ing reduction sale. - ' If you are in doubt , come in and sec us. We are the oldest clothing house in Oniahii , anU you can rely on the goods and prices being right. We quote a few of the cut down prices : $22.00 Men's Suits go nt $10.50. T' $15.00 Men's Suits go at $7.75. $10.00 Men's Suits go at $5.50. , . . ' $5.00 Men's Suits go at $2.75. Boys' Suits Out. $12.50 Hoys' Suits go at $0.75. $8.00 Hoys' Suits go at $4.50. $5.00 Hoys' Suits go Vit $2.2 Underwear. Full suit H.ilbriggan Underwear for QOc. White or Colored Laundered Shirts go at 50c. Men's black and tan Socks , all si/es , former price 25c , go at lOc. ' © hoes - - Out. $5.00 genuine Kangaroo Shoes go during this s lie at $2.75. $4.00 Calfskin Shoes go during this sale at $2.25. $2.50 solid leather shoes go at $1.25. STRAW HAT PICNIC THIS WEEK AT THE WExSTRRN GO- , 1317-1319 Douglas Street. - - .1 Doors East from Corner 14th St. same ono that last year umpired In the Wed tern lenKua and year before that In the Nebraska leaKUe the. same man who umpired last Sunday'H Kume at Omaha and IH he a one-armed man ? And greatly obllje An Admirer. Ann. It Is the name man. No , he has two arms , but only one volee. OMAHA. Juno 0. To the Sportlnf ; Editor of The Hee : 'In a game of Imsc ball u man on llrst runs to Hecond , the catcher throwB the ball to pecontl , the Hhort stop cntoheti It and putH the runner out. . I claim It Is a put out for second baseman , ns he Is entitled to all put outs on that base. Am I rlBht-A Convention Player. Ans. You uro wromf. JTJST FORTY YEARS AGO. Mnrrloil Women In ttiBlnml Wi-ro Mrro ClmtlclH of Their Iliinliiiiiilii. As late as forty years ago , says the Dostou Herald , an English married woman was , financially speaking , the mere chattel of her husband. She had not the right to control her own Income. If she had one , or even enjoy her own earnings , It nho earned anything. She inlKht have a worthless , drunken , brutal hus band , who , after Ill-treating her for years , might turn up again some evil morning from Norway or Nicaragua or Nowguto urid break up the homo she had formed for herself and her children during his absence , seUo mid squander what money she Imil scraped to gether , sell her furniture and then abscond again for on Indefinite period. If she had riches her wealth could not bo secured to her without cumbrous and costly legal settlements , whllo a dissipated or heartless husband might wrench from her every penny of Interest accruing from her capital. There was no cheap or expeditious law of divorce , which could free her from the matrimonial tie. wlun her llfo had be come lntol rable through the cruelty or In fidelity of her husband. Sliq.Jtad llrst to go to the ecclesiastical courty to get u dlvorco from bed and board , and next oprlvato act of Parliament hud to bo procured before the conjugal shackles could bo dissolved , To get a dlvorco was like- walking over broken bottles - tlos you bled at every itep. The cheapest divorce coil 1,009. THE DEADLY FAVORITE. Copious Investment ) ! In C'rcnni and llcrrloi C'npluriMl HID Cltudol. Macalllster Mcllhcnny's soul for the In- stanr was as If a silver sunbeam had fallen upon H , says the Detroit Free Press , Thu girl who had been frowning on him had smiled. It an a smile that lighted the world In the beginning. Mucalllstor Mcllhenny had bet his salary two weeks In advance on the favorite , anil that brute had won last place by a tall , heels down , and It was the season when lea cream and strawberries were ripe. When the girl smiled , MacallUtcr Mcll henny took hope. "Your smile Is the lovllest thing In the world , " ho murmured soft and law. "yen ? " she responded , smiling again , "Vcs. " ho whispered reaching for her Illy white ham ) , "and I wish you would smllo on me always. " "But I can't , " and again that scraphlo smile. Ho gazed upon her appealing/ ! , still reaching for her hand. "And why not ? " he asked , oh , HO anx iously. "Because , " she ald , very gently , "I'm engaged to cm Mo on Mr. Wood thh evening , who Is to take mo to the Ice ceum parloru to participate In a feast of luscious straw berries. " Once more she Rinded , but It was ashen In the mouth of Mccalllster Mcllhenny. nnd ho went and toro hln hair , for the Imlh of his bctu was to go to that hated Wood , and this was how ho wasBpendlng' It. America Is fast forging ahead In every thing. Cook's Kxtra Dry Imperial Cham pagne Is excelled by no foreign article. Bouth Carolina has named Its now normal and Industrial college at Hock Hill In honor of Hon. Hobtrt 0. Wlnthrop of Massa- chuncttfi. permanent chairman of the trustucu of the Pcabody educational fund , Llttlo pills for great Ills : DeWltt's UtU EarlIllnuri. . .