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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1897)
BTfl2 : ; 8tTNr > AY , MAHOIt 2H , 1807. SPORTS FOR EARLY SPRING Gossip of the Kings nnd Qnecns of the Turf , SEASON OF GOOD BASE BALL IS ASSURED Unlrornlfr Club Witt Mac I'll ' I'rnc * tlciilly nil DitrltiK Iiiixi Sciimin , .I'.ri'imrpit lo Stool All . V , ( ; < imcrn. - The fprlng circuit , In which the lovers of the light harness performances have been o Interested of late , has at last bc-cn com pleted , and , an finally arranged , comprises one of the best circuits ever thrown open to horsemen. Tiic circuit opens fit Omaha Juno S nnO holds four days ; at Lincoln , Juno 15 ; St. Joe , Juno 2 ; Helton , Kan. , June 20 to July 3 ; lcs Moires , July 0. and Ollumwa , In. , July 13 , malting fix weeks of continuum racing. This Is not only the largest circuit ever formed In the west , but also offers more Inducements to the owner * , because of the good' purses hung up nnd the short Jumps bntwecn touns. The distances average about flxly miles , with only one long jump from Holton , Kan , to Ues Mollies. In. Thcrs will bo sixteen races , with J9.COO hung up at each meet , making a grand total of (5- ( COO In all , which Is ijullo a sum to bo hung up for spring meets. Each town has a. uillo track. Four arc of the old regulation etylc and two kite-shaped , nnd the meet In cnch plnco Is In the hands of thoroughly competent and tellable parties , which l a guaranty that everything will be carried on Recording to ptuRram. As Omalia la put down as Iho first town on the circuit , and as It has one of the , bent tracks In the west , It IK only natural that the horsemen would bring their horses hero for their spring prollmlniry work. The affnlrs of the loral meet -arc In the hands of tlie Omaha Fair and Speed associa tion. nnd moio directly under the charge of I ) . T. Mount , the secretary nnd superintendent of the speed associa tion. In an Interview Mr , Mount said that the track wax In splendid condition , and tlint ho expected many horses hero shortly to take advantage of the excellent facilities will ih the track Hnd Btabloi offered for spring work. Liming the next week I5d floulil of Pullcrlon , with some twelve head In charge of Kd 11. Chandler , who will han dle hM horfcs during the coming season. Throe other horses are expected this week from Columbus uml four from Silver City , * nml before April 15 Mr. Mount nays thcra will be over 100 head In training at the new fair moulds track. The 2:10 : class will have the greatest field of horecs which have ever come together In the west , as the following ! mvc already beu dnclarud as ready by their owners : W. A. Pnxton's Conqueror , 2:12M. : ; Clinton Urlggs1 Alamlto , 2:13V4 : : Corporal , 2:12 : , i ; McVera. 2:1H : ( ; 1'aitolns. 2:18 : % ; Pal L , 2:08H. : These nro all Nebraska horses except one , which Is owned at Red Oak , la. This circuit , as arranged , will certainly meet with favor among the horsemen , and with the attendance which the races will deserve will Indeed he a general succefs. Thotluck and K < W season Is now upon w and , although at first It promised to be on of the most successful of recent years , th extreme warmth of tlio past week and th fact that there Is such an amount of water I the pastures and corn fields results that th hunters are unable lo locate the birds 1 their-acoufilomed feeding grounds , as they ar able to find fce.l and water In so man different places. On the I'latto river I former years the flight of the geese an ducks has bcsn so regular that one mlgh almost tell the hour of day by their move mcnts. Both hlrds leave Ihe river befor ' dayllghl for their feeding grounds and re turn to the river on bright days from 10 till o'clock , leaving the river again about 3 or and return at dusk , and the hunters puttln. out their stools of decoys where Ibo bird have roosted the previous night Inlcrccp their return to the river , both at noon an in the evening , arid thus get two cracks a the hlrds each dny. This year , however , th birds have been acting quite differently , n they have had water In their feeding ground on account of the rises and as a conscquenc the hunter who has been accustomed to shoo the birds on their return for water has waltei In vain. The flight this spring has been almost entirely of pintado , which bird , at though haled for Ihe tantalizing way In which It circles around tbo decoys , just ou of gunshot , and for the manner In. which-h cackles and leavus you just as you think he is going lo decoy. Is one of the best duclt for tbo table In the spring that visits Dili country. The pintail arrives In Nebraska < - about the middle of Fehruary , If there la open water , and - feedsIn the cornfield ' generally "until about April 1 , making th longest stpp In the springtime of any of th ducks not breeding In this section. During the warm.snap of the last week quite a fen mallnrds and eomo green-wing teal havi stopped with us n while , but the teal wen dlrven back by the cold and on the Plat there aromas yet few birds other than pin tall. However , during the vast few days the Foutli wind haw been burrIng the ohei | , , ducks aloug nnd the season Is now at Its best. Several prpmlncntV Omaha hunters xwhavo been out dining the past two weeks. A Richmond camp , near Cjarks , are Irvine Gardner and "Sclp" Dundy from Omnha and others from dlffi'ront parts of the stale Near by vias a camp composed entirely o nrmy officers , among whom were Captain Crltlcndon , Lleuti-nants Ely Warrel , Hall am Newell , while George Scrlbncr and Charles llclndnrf pitched their camp at Lexington. Many good hags were made , Gardner breaking the record with sixty-ono for one day , while 'Banr'Klchmond killed twenty-debt In one _ , , . A < L.hR. | . < sun begins to shine more directly upon us and warms the atmosphere and drives the frost from the ground , wo long li > again take to the flcd | and to limber out lhi > Joints which have become stiffened by disuse during the long period of cold weather. The bicyclists are sending their wheels to the repair shops to have the bearings cleaned and perhaps to have the enamallng touched 'up , whtli Iho hall player takes hls > bat In hand and longs for the time when he will again face the twisting curves. All the KTnt "istern teams , and especially the colleges , have completed their preliminary lndoor > work and are anxiously awaiting the time when thuy can slldo baas ontho ground Instead of qn some contrivance which 'StqSK or some other trainer has arranged for them. This preliminary work - In vary good for the boys , because by ( ndlclous Indoor work the muscles nro gradually trained , which greatly lessens the possibility of Injury to the orm when the applicant begins outdoor work. In tlmo the University of Chicago will have ouo of the beat arranged , gymnasiums and Holds for In door ball In the world. It Is now- building a , structure so largo and well lighted that a game of base ball can bo played at any tlmo of the year. Four Omaha boys are trying for the University of Chicago base ball team , nnd uro likely to be , as they were laat year , the leading lights , Scott Drown and lltmry1 T , Clarke are the n\aliistiiys \ of the pitcher's box , whllo Gordon Clarke Is again IrylnB for third. Stagg Is trying Will Uardncr behind the bat , and ho looks now IH the most available man of all for the position. locally It looks an If the people of Omaha Will have only amateur ball this season , as they did lost , and that the University Club ball team would again bo ( he leadora In that line. At a meeting of the stockholders of the corporation held eomo time ago Lysis I. Abbott , Frank Crawford , Horace II. Itncr and Charles L. Thomas were elected as directors , and whlld no definite games havo. been scheduled , It hat been decided to give Omaha as good an article of base ball as the tupport rendered l > y the lovers of the game will allow , Many of the eastern college teams are contemplating trips to the wtat , and hav written to secure dates hero with the University club , whoso manager , acting In conjunction with the manager of the University of Nebraska team , will ba able to arrange for some good games. The personnel of the team will bo about the same as it wag last year , as It Is composed en tirely of amateurs who play on Saturday afternoons elmpIyXor the recreation which the game afford * . Tul * does not signify tliat tbo boj-s are not All ball players of the first watr , bechuse every team which wnfc matched against them last year known dif ferent. Abbott will captain and play flrtt , Hayes , catchtr'5 McAiillffe , second ; Jim Trail , short ; t-awlcr , 'hlrdj Crawford and Dltlenger , outfield , with Robinson and Jelen filling their old positions In the box and outfield. Interest In the great Intercollegiate boat races that are to Be rowed at Poughkeepslo on the beautiful Poughkccpalo course be tween Juno 23 and July 2 , has already Bprcad throughout the college world , and from now 01 this regatta will be regarded ns the event of supreme Importance. The 'vnr- f > lty and freshmen races of Harvard , Yale nnd Cornell niturally attract the greatest attention , but those of Cornell , Columbia and Pennsylvania , which will closely follow the serlcM , are regarded with almost equal In terest. Coach Lehman has returned from England and Is now engaged In Instructing the candidates for the Harvard crews. Ho has found them all In good physical condition , just as they were In their wonderfully close race with Cornell last year. Coach Lehman went out to watch the crew practice the first dny he reached Cambridge , Dvldcntly hs wasn't well pleased , for he didn't do .anything but change the whole boat , moving some of the oarsmen who thought they had sure things on their seats. J. F. Perkins was moved from No 2 to stroke , displacing C. C. Dull. Moulton rowed In Porldns' placeht No. 2 nnd K. N. Wrlghtlugton rowed bow. The full order of the crew follows : Stroke , J. V , Perkins ; 7 , Gt.odrlch . ; C , Thomson ! 6 , J. II , Perkins ; 4 , Sprngue ; 3 , Holllstcr ; 2 , Moulton ; bow. Wrlghtlngton ; cockswain , Klndekoper. This radical uhakc-up In the boat -Is the direct result of Mr. Lehmann's observations of the crow during Us prnctlco. C. E. Dull , ' 93 , nt jstroko anil K. A. Uoardman , ' 98 , at bow nro the men to be taken out of the boat for the present. Whether the changes will be per manent cannot bo determined. The change In the boat Is evidence of Mr. Lehman's quick discernment of the faults and prompt application of the remedy. Hull was picked an stroke at the close of the fall season and has been rowing In that position nil winter. His endless endurance and con tagious energy were qualities which con spicuously fitted him for the place , and his work all nlong has led to the Impression that he hnd a sure thing of It. Hut the faults of bin work lie In his stroke. It does not como up to Mr. Lehman's standard , which demands a tremendously long reach nnd no stiffness of body. Hull's style of ronlng Is defective In these respects. J F. Perkins , ' 99 , who hai jumped so un expectedly from No. 2 to the most responsible place In the boat , pulls a long , steady stroke. John Moulton , ' 98 , who goes to Perkins' old place at No , 2 , has been substitute during the winter , lo.vlng alternately at 7 and 2. Ho Is the football man , and has steadily developed during the last two years , until at present he Is regarded ns one of the best-built oars men In college. Edgar Wrlshtlngton , ' 07 , captain of the ' 90 football team , has been learning the Engllbh stroke under the tutelage of Captain Goodrich. He has extended experience In college rowing , having rowed' ' In the. 'varsity two years ago and also In his class crew. He lias an admirable build for n bowman and Is very strong. The crew now shows marked Improvement In Its dally practice. Whether this is due to the changes will be demonstrated only by the test of dally prac tice In the weeks to come. At Yule 13ob Took Is hard at work with a splendid lot of candidates , and despite his wall that he could not devote as much at tention to Ms pupils as Messrs. Lehman and Courtney can to thelrp , Cook has admitted that ho will put in the bulk of his time and the cloae of Juno at New Haven. He Is quoted us saying the other day that he had the best lot of men to work with he hrd seen at Yale since 187C. Thla Is noi surpris ing , for Yale had a wonderfully fast crew last scaroii , even though beaten at Henley , and most of the veterans will bo found In the boat again this senson The men In the first boat are as follows J. II , Simpson , stroke ; G. Langford , 7 ; P. Whitney , 6 ; P. II. Bailey. 5 ; G. T. Marsh , 4 II. G. Campbell. 3 ; H. Hitchcock , 2 ; D. F , Rogers , 1. There are eight other men In the squad. Courtney's pupils at Cornell have not ye been able to get out or. the water , tbougli they expect to during/the coming week. Tin cold weather In the hilly part of New Yort state In which Ithaca Is located generally re tards the Cornell crews about a fortnigh behind their competitors. The men have been doing only fairly well on the rowing machines in the gymnasium. Notwithstanding the abundance of 'varsity material this yearand _ the large number of old oars who are competing for seats , Court ney Is not nt all satlsfloa with the progress that has been made thus far on the machines. Captain Splllmann and his men came Infer for an all-round scoring the other day. BrlRg" , stroke of last year's 'varsity , has gene out of training for good. It la reported that his doctor has forbidden him to under- .take the strain of competing against the heavier and larger candidates this year. Brlggs Is probably the lightest man that ever stroked n college eight , weighing only 128 pounds at last year's victory over Harvard Columbia and Pennsylvania. ' The only change In the first 'varsity for the past few days has bsen the substitution of Crawford nt No. C. Captain Splllman mov ing back from C loI. . Thursday night the first 'squad rowed with Ludlam at bow ; Chris- well , No. 2 ; Moore , No. 3 ; Splllman , No. 4 ; Savage. No. B ; Crawford. No. G ; Tatum , No. 7 ; Jcffors , stroke. Bentley and Johnston are pushing hard for places In the first boat. Johnston Is at homo In seat five , having roncd that poslton in the ' 98 freshman boat nrtd also' In the American 'varsity at Pough keepslo In 1885. He Is the superior of Sav age in weight and strength , but docs not show as good form as yet. The freshman squad , with Smnllwood at stroke , is dojng the best work at present. This squad will bo put upon the water as the freshman eight , but changes are apt to bo made after the first day out. H Is a matter - tor of common experience with Courtney that many of the youngsters who show the best form on the machines are apt to bo the slowest at learning watermanship. Down at Philadelphia-Coach Ellis Word Is making considerable progress with the University of Pennsylvania crows. Ho has had them out for dally practice on the Schuylkill for the past two weeks. The crow now rows In the following order ; Ruc- genbnrK , stroke ; Hall , 7 ; Do Silver. C ; Over- field , 5 ; Stearns , 4 ; Carnett , 3 ; Howell , 2 : Boyle , 1 , Do Sliver , at elx , was out Thursday for the first tlmo this year , Ho has had some ex perience In vowing , as he rowed In.Jho same position in the freshmen crew last year , and since that tlmo has gained greatly In strength and weight , Ho Is rowing In Very fair form at present , b.ls blade work being a trifle ragged and. ho falls to swing far enough back with his shoulders. He Is also rather awkward with his hands , but a llttlo practice will furnish remedies for his faults , which nro trifling , and they should be easily corrected. The addition of Do Silver will strengthen the crew for several reasons. Ho Is stronger and heavier than Howell. who has been rowing at six , and so will not only give better balance to the shell , but will also greatly reinforce the starboard , which has heretofore been decidedly weaker than the port side. Then , also. Howell Is moved back to two , replacing Wallace , who Is a green oarsman , and In every way In terior to the former. Another advantage Is that the men rowing at ulght , seven and six rowed last year in the tame positions In the freshmen crow , and so work together naturally. As the shell was arranged previous to the arrival of Do Sliver , the bow four were much heavier than the stern four , which contained Hucgenburg , Hall , Howell and 3verfleld , who average lighter than Stearns , Cornell. Wallace and Doyle. The crew presents a very attractive ap pearance , as the heights of the'men are so graded thai tlioro Is a gradual curve up- ivard to the center from both bow and stern , ind there are no gaps biich ns are caused ; > y two men of very uneven heights rowing n Iwo consecutive scats. The crow Is row- ng together very much better than before , is thoy. have to a great extenl acquired Itucgenburg's style of stroke. An Improve- nent was noticeable In both Overfleld nnd Stearns , though neither as yet exhibits any- bins like good form , The Montana racing carnival opens at Uiacomla , Mont. , Juno 26 and runs for wentyrfivo days , and then at Uutte July 27 or twenty-iilne days. The entries clone Iprll 1 and the stakes offered will prob- ibly brine out jx Kood class of hornw , Ana- onda and Dutte are but twenty-seven miles apart and there will bo $160,000 for the wln > ner * . nnnr Ilnll Mrlcfu. Mctlva'lno Iwlll pitch for ZJncsvlIIe this year. * The Drooklvn team leaves for Charlotte , N. C. , next Monday. Manager Vcpor would like to hear from tome outside club for an opening- date for his team. The Phillies are playing some fast ball tc gel Into shape. Manager Statllngs Is an expert at the game. llowman expects to remain In Omaha this season and to play with the Omaha Brewing association tct.ni. The advance copy of Ilonch's ofllclnl base ball guide has reached this office nnd Is filled with Its usual stock < ot information. The Dcoton team will pay considerable at tention to sprinting nnd quick starts In Its spring piactlce. Long runs will be tabooed. New York's salary roll for twenty-two men Is over $38.000. Not a man In the team has had his salary reduced save lluslo since 1801. Jnck Crc.okh Is with Columbus , as Is also George Ttleati , Pnrrott Genens nnd Mcrtcs. The Ualtlrrtre. club Is credited with hav ing cleared for Its owners $135,000 during the past three seasons. Daso running was practiced recently by sonic of the Cincinnati players. Hey car ried off the honors In this line , making the circuit , a distance of about 130 yards with " turns , In 1H4 seconds. Sixteen "seconds wau the least In which the other players could make the cltcult. ( ( IICN ( | < IIIN mill AitMrorx. SIOUX CITY , March 24. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly give mo the length ( exclusive of runway ) and width of the bowling alley Iniso In Omaha ? F. C ' S ' 'AH'S. Sixty feet by four feet. OMAHA , March 24. To 'the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Was Fltzslmmons knocked down by Corbett In their recent batllc , In the sixth round or In any round ? II. II. 'Hcamcl. An * . He was not exactly knocked down , but slipped after receiving n punch In the side and went to the boards on one knee. CHAD110N. Neb. , March 21. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : Owing Jo a dispute In regard to the recent Corbett-Fltzalmmonn fight , I take the privilege of writing to you In regard to the so-called knockdown which f believe occurred In the sixth round , where it Is claimed Corbett knocked Fltz down. Is such the caco1 To make It more clear I will explain the bet which anothsr young man and I made. He bet that Corbett would score first knockdown and I bet he would not , nnd as there Is some dispute nbout It we decided to refer the matter to you and abide by your decision. Fred Sharrer. Ans. Sec above answer. FAIHFIELD , Neb. , March 19. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Did Fltz give Coibett a fair and square knockdown ? The papers said lhat Corbett held to the roped. The bet was lhat Fltz would not knock him down. Please answer In Sunday Bee. G. B. Ans. Corbett was knocked down and out. OMAHA , March 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please .state in next Sunday's Bee. ( I. ) How many points can be made from one hand of four cards In n game of crlbbagel (2. ( ) If A plays a jack and B plajs a queen , with a king turned up , would B be entitled to a run of three ? A Bee Reader. Ans. (1) Four flves make twcnly , (2) ( ) No. VILLISCA , la. , March 21. To Ihe Sport .ng Editor of The Bee : In The Bee of Marcl : 17 it states that the pool rooms offer 65 to 100 on Fltz. Is this $63 on Fltz to $100 on Corbett ? I hold that the reading is plali : that they were belling $100 on Cornell to $65 on Fllz , but musl have youu decision Ic decide Iho bel. E. E. Woodward. Ans. $100 on Corbcll to $03 on Fltz. OMAHA , March 24. To the Sporting Edito of The Bee : R. C. bets J. K. $5 that Martli Julian married Bob Fitzsimmons' first wife Ans. Ho did. LINCOLN , March 17. To the Sporlln Edllor of The Bee : Will you please an iiounce in your Sunday Issue how manj rounds Corbelt and Choynski fought , whei : they had a draw ? A Reader. Ans. Four rounds and the police .inler/ / fered. COUNCIL BLUFFS , March 20. To th Sporting Editor of Tbo Bee : (1) ( ) How many rounds did Sullivan and Kllraln fight in their last batlle and what date was it ? (2 ( ; Also please give Sullivan's age at the presen lime. Ai Subscriber. Ans. (1) ( ) July S , 18S9 , 75 rounds. (2 ( ; Thirty-nine next October. COUNCIL BLUFFS , March 22. To th Sporllng Edllor of The Bee : Will you kindly slalo in Sunday's Bee who Ihis man Jeffreys Is wllh Corbett at Carson ? Where was he born and when ? Stymest Stevenson. Ans. Jeffreys of Carroll , 0. , about 23 years old. BEATRICE , March 23. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please Inform mo whether or not Sayer had his arm broken in his fight with John C. Heenun. Tom B Fulton. Ans. No. OMAHA , March 23. To the Sporting Editor of. The Bee : (1) ( ) Where was Peter Maher on the 17th Inst. (2) ( ) In the event of a president of the United States being elected to succeed himself , would he bo Inaugurated In the usual way ? E. C. Ans. (1) ( ) Celebrating St. Patrick's day in New York. (2) ( ) Yes. OMAHA , March 23. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Was Corbett knocked out by a right or left-handed blow ? Please settle this dispute. J. L. D. Ans. Many of the sporting writers who were near by say that It was a right-handed blow , but both , of the principals say it was done by the left hand. Muldoon , the ex champion Graeco-Roman wrestler and one o the officials of the fight , said ; "There was a quick lead by Corbett , followed by a counter from Fitz , and then a sort of a clinch , in which Fltz appeared to fall upon Corbctt's shoulders , and Fllz appeared to bo exhausted Suddenly Fltz shot out his left and Corbett , Instead of stepping back , as he should have done , simply leaned the tipper part of his body back. The movement caused the bone at the lower part of the chest to protrude. Fltz snw bis opportunity and quick as a flash delivered a right uppercut. The blow caught Corbett right under this protruding bone and over the spleen. No man living could lm\o stood up under the jialu that such a blow must have caused. " SANDON , B. C. , March 12. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee ; We sometimes get Into u dispute even up In this remote nor lion of Iho country , In reference lo dates upon which certain cvenls took place. To decide ,1 bt will you kindly give ( In Iho next Sunday Doe ) , (1) ( ) the exact date of the Peter Jackson-James Corbctt contesl which oc curred In San Francisco , and , I believe , re suited In a draw ? (2) ( ) Alto kindly etats Iho number of limes Corbelt taa fought with Joe Choyiiskl , giving dates nnd who was bested. (3) ( ) AUo kindly state If Corbell was ever bested In a bout for a gold medal , and If 03 , by whom ? I think he wa bested In four rounds , In such an event , In 'Frisco some years ago. I presume The Sunday Bee will glvo tlio remit , by rounds , of the coming mill , and will accordingly look forward to the arrival of the paper , with great' ' Interest , It reaches mo every Friday. J , S. Harding. Ans. (1) ( ) Corbetl-Jackson , Gl rounds , draw 1891. (2) ( ) 18S9 , Jpo Choynskl-Corbell , four rounds , police Interfered , Fairfax , Cal , ; 1889 , knocked out Choynski , twenty-seven rounds , Uenecla , Cal , ; 18S9 , won from Choynskl , four rounds. San Francisco. (3) ( ) Corbett lost to Hilly Welsh In four rounds In San Fran- : ! ( > In 1&S6. SOUTH OMAHA , March 24. To the Sport ing Editor of Tbo R ° e : Please let me know In next Sunday's Bee what nationality Bob FltzslmmonB' parents were ; also , what his religion Is ? Washington Sutherland. Ans. English Protestant. MADISON , Neb. . March 23. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : (1) ( ) Was Fltz. ilmmons ever whipped. (2) ( ) How many rounds lid Peter Mahcr and Fltzslmmons fight In their last fightr also , how heavy was Charles Mitchell when he fought Corbett. George iVueelcT , Ans. (1) ( ) Once In a fake fight with Hall n Australia , and also Sharkey got a decls- on over him at San Francisco. (2) ( ) One. (3) ( ) Mitchell was reported to weigh 159. Cor- jett 194. ONAWA. la. . March 25. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee ; Who got first blood and first knock down. James J , Elliott. Ans. Corbett first , blood and first knock lawn. OMAHA. March 19. To the Sporting Ed- tor of The Dee : What wu tbo maiden nnmo of the preatnt Mr . Fltzslmmons ? J. U. Ans. Rose Julian , SIDNEY , Neb * . March 23. To the Sport ing Editor of The Ueo : How old will Fltz slmmons be on hlflinfxt birthday ? Reader. Ang. 36. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , March 10. To the Sporting EdltoT'of ' The 'Bee ' : To settle a dispute , 16.180 atate whether or not In your opinion the two knotkout blows delivered by Fltzslmmons ( the idiln 'blow nnd the blow over the heart ) ' were pclcntlflc or chance hits. C. P. Ans. Clettn , calculated blows , CKDAR RAPIDS. Neb. . March 17. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Waa the Fltz- Mahcr contest oil .Mexican or United Stales soil ? U was nt .Lnngtry , Tex , , bul sonic claim It was on Mexican soil , I can't see how so If It wns at Langtry , Tex. Tell mo If Ittis on Mexican or United States soil and oblige ? George H. Hammond. Ans. In Mexico , ovci1 the line from Lang- try , Tex. I.AUOIl AMI INDUSTRY. America has 3,000,000 worklngwomen. Franco's ' 9Cvlno crop la worlh. $234- 800,000. Pour-fifths of Ihe world'n supply of cloves comes from Zanzibar nnd Pcmba , Africa. The 80,000 feet of cedar shipped last month from Vancouver to Seattle Is to bo sent to Japan. The United States lends England in the Iron trade , anil Germany cx'pecta to take the cecond place within a few years. Nearly 4,000,000 womcn < or 18 per cent of nil women In the United States , were In 1890 engaged in earning their own living In eomo trade or employment. During ; the coming summer a cotton mill of between 30,000 nnd 60,000 spindles will bo erected In St. Louis nt a cost of nbout $750,000. The people of the United States consumed per capita last year 1S.46 pounds of cotton , 4.78 bushels of wheat , 14.73 bushels of corn , sixty-two pounds of sugar , 8,01 pounds of coffee , 1.31 pounds of tea , ono gallon of whisky , 16.16 gallons of beer , one-fourth of n gallon of wine. The cotton mill which It was proposed * to build at Concord , N. C. , to be operated ex clusively by negro labor. Is to be a reality. Subscriptions of about $76,000 have been secured , largely from thrlfly members of the negro race , and the work om construction ivlll begin at once. Seven years ago n New York court ren dered a decision agalnsl n labor orginlzallon , In which It declared illegal the practice of competing worklngmcn to join unions on pen alty of being deprived of work. The appellate court has Just handed down an opinion affirm- 'ng the Judgment of the lower court. The Manufacturers' Record notes a re Ivnl of new Industrial ventures In the soul > ud enumerates for the previous week a Ion , lat of ouch. Ih ? aggregate Investment ; amounting to several million ! ) . A slgnlflcan feature Is that New England cotton Hplnneri ar ? Investing heavily in new factories in th cotton belt. New York Typographical union No. 6 ha een'olfered , for the benefit of sick and unem ployed members , 5,000 acres of land In Potto : county , Pennsylvania , and $10 000 cash , pro vldcd a like euni Is given by the union fo the proper development of the land , Fou thousand acres nrc to be sold In plats note to exceed fifteen acres to actual residents and 1000 held in perpetuity by the unloi which will accept the tender. The production of aluminium In the United States last year \a \ placed at 1,300,000 pounds against an output of 900,000 pounds In th previous year , S17ROO In 18D4 , 312,000 li 1893 and 108,000 In 1891. The urea of thl new and valuable ruetnl are extending the dmand quite s fast. A dozen years age the price of aluminium was nearly $8 pound. Lasl year the price averaged 40 cents a pound and Is stillfalling. - . Tlio Industrial revolution involved In th appearance of American steel in England has created a sensation out of ail proportion greater there than here. How great the ( sensation la becomes apparent in the reports received from the .English Iron dlslrlct. Eng lish newspapcm sec in It the ultimate su oremacv''of3our ' steetitrnde the world over , English steel masters' face on oneside , the cheap labor and technical skill of permany and Belgium , and on the other Ibe dear labor and Iho cheap malerials of Ibis counlry. A nolable success Is recorded by llic Pape Trade Journal In the Inlroductlon of railroad rails in Germany and Russia made from pa per material. In the production of such rails wood pulp has not been found adnptcd , bu ordinary pulp from rags , rope slock , etc. , ii resorted to , Ihe processes of grinding , cooking - ing , digesting nnd working of these into a pulpy condition being accomplished in regu lar order , with care , of coura ; , to have tin stock In uniform preparation and the flbei as well preserved as possible ; and , when In n pulpy condition , -Ingredients fo stiffening the rail lo a proper toughness and efficiency so as lo stand excasslve wear and friction from the wheels , and for imparting elc&ticity , smoothncEB and other require ment ! ? are applied. Quantities of borax Illlmrge , par a nine wax , tanners' grease , walerproof fish glus , rosin , and fine cemen are used in certain proportions , being addci' to the pulp while It is yet warm ; mixing follows and the Ingredients arc thoroughly combined with the fiber ; a quantity of shellau and wood'alcohol Is next put Into Iho mix lure , and Ihe mesa , nflsr being subjeclcd U another stirring , is then allowed to settle. F. A. Richards of Hartford , Conn. , has taken out altogether 437 patents the largest number taken out by any one inventor ex cept Thomas A. Edison , who has about 725 to his credit. Most of 'Mr. Richards' In ventions have been Improvements In ma- , chlnery. Ills principal Inventions have been In Ihe line of machines for making paper envelopes. n MOTHER IS. riillaileliihla Times. In the crimson nnd KoM of the setting1 sun line whlto little lambs o'er tlio mendows run ; And the birds wing their way to the sweet est home nest. Where \vuitliiK the one that loves them best. There's n voice in the breeze tha.t goes wan dcrlntr by , And a wlilcper Unit fnlls from tlio deepening sky ; Oh , Iho mother heart cnlls to ench wenry rover , And W.i > re mother Is homo Is , rtho wide world over ! "TIs the song of Iho brook on Its silvery The crlek'ets have chirped it with darkening And tlm first pearly stnrin thcrizuro dome Seems to n\hl pcr u mes-siiKo uncut of homo. In the bud and the leaf nnd the slumbering llower Thero'H a thoughl of llio penct of the rest- giving hour. When the molher heart calls to each weary rover , And where mother Is homo Is , the wide world overl Now the brown liees have ended their dny- . The hutterllles foded ! their wlngn to rest , And the twlnklo of Uirhts in Iho coltnso Tell of Joy that Ims blest the eaith nnrnln. And I read In the eyts of the llttlo ones In the Hhouts of delight , nnd the pattcrlnc feet , Oh , the. mother hourt imlla to each wenry rover , And where mother Is homo is the wide world over ! Hat * 'lit tltc Tlu-n ( T. An incident not down on the program oc curred at thO'Athcneo Comlquo In Paris the ather night whllo "Mmo. Potlphar" was being presented. A gentleman who couldn'l gel a glimpse of the stage on account of two pic ture ihats in the next row wont to the box office and exchanged his coupon for a teat illrcclly In front of the objecllonablo hats. Ho then retained his silk hat upon his head , with 'tho intention of obstructing the view is much aa possible. The ladles complained to the manager , and finally the gentleman ivas ejected from the theater. He Ulan brought suit for the return of his ticket and Jarnagcfl besides for missing the play. The lew movement of fashion toward dressier : olffures may reconcile the ladlca to their Fate which is bound to como If they will ivear hats , _ Huokllii' * Arnica Snlre. Tbo beet ralve in the world for cuts , bruises , lores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever uorca , tetter , : happed hands , chilblains , corns and all zkn ! ! ruptlons , and positively cureu plies , or no my required. It to guaranteed to give per- eel Baltafactlon or money refunded. Price , ! 6 cents per box. For ealo by Kuhn & Co. , Dmaba , Nebraska * MME. RUPPERT'S BEAUTY DEPT ILL BOOTH OF LOVELINESS department has been crowded all week , and now ALL THE RAGE. The ladies of this city appreciate Madame Ruppert's World-Re nowned Roiiiedioa , anil as our prices htivo pl.icad them within tlio reiioh of all , tlioy have crowded our stores early nnd lute. ANOTHER GRAND OFFER THIS WEEK we will present to all purchasers "of a largo bottle of Madame Rnpuort's World-llonownod Face Bleach a full sized bar of her exquisite Almond Oil Soap FREE. Madame Rapport's Face Bleach is not a now , untried remedy. Its use assures u pat-foot complexion. .It 1ms been sold for twenty years longer than any like preparation , and today has a larger sale than all those , combined. Wo arc receiving constantly supplier fresh from the laboratory of Madame Uttpp ort at Now York , and they are par ox collonce. BOOK "HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL" FREE Every caller at this department' be given this unique booklet FREE. It contains all those little sccrots of the toll'it so dear IT every worn .id's heart. We irivc below a list of ROUIC of Madame Ruppart's Toilet Requisites. Orders by mail will bo promptly filled. Her Price. Our Price. Her Price. , pur Price. Mmo. Ruppert's Hair Tonic gives new life tE Mmo. Ruppert's Wonderful Depilatory Re to nnd stops falling 'hair ' $1.00 4' moves Hupcrilous hair without injury to , .79 skin In thrco minutes SI.CO Mme. Ruppert's Almond Cream Hand Lo Mine. Rupport's White Rose Face Ponder. .39 tion softens and whitens the hands and .79 All exquisite Powder 50 . 1.00 ( chapping prevents ' ' ' ' " Mine. Ruppert's Roil Rose Paste. A rouge Mme. Ruppert's Egyptian Balm , a valuable for lips , nulls und linger nails ; true to na ISO skin food nnd lined In connection with .79 ture the lilcnch removes wrinkles 1.00 ( . Mme. Riipncrt'u Liquid Rouge for Cheeks ; beyond detection CO . ' Enamel. Causes the Mine. Ruppert's Pearl ' . Hair Restorative In Mine. Riipperl's Gray skin to assume a girlish lovllnesa. Mainly .79 not but returns Iwlr to ltn for evening use 1.00 \ . nnlural a dye color gray 2tQ * 1 .98 Mme. Ruppert's World Renowned Face Mmo. Rupycrt's Almond Oil Complexion Hloach. LARGE BOTTLE. Clenrs the Soap. A perfect Soap ; a combination of skin of any dlscoloratlons nnd beautifies 1.59 Almond Oil and wax. Not a boiled Soap .18 the complexion naturally 2.00 nnd contains no lye 23 HAYDEN OTHER IN THE COKFHI2 COUVI'llY. ( Incer CiiHlomn Hint Arc Firmly V.H- tnlillNlioil til .South America. Exprcru companies with their cumbrous paraphernalia of offices , horses , wagons , checks and systems are considered an alto gether superfluous institution In South Amer ica , where , whether you have one or many piecea of luggage to arrange for , you have but to say the word to ono of the straight- backed , slender , sinewy little nullvea , and ho wilhout olher convcyanca lhan hU head and heels will oarvc you wllh "neatness and dlspalch. " An American gentleman whoso business requires his presence In Santos a clty'aboul midway between Rte Janeiro and Montevideo six months In the year , has many Interest ing things to nay of the astonishing strength and equilibrium of these wiry llllle crealurep. At one lime he had occasion to occupy a house some little distance up the base of a mountain a thousand feet or inoro above the city proper from which the footpath descending to the station was so nearly per pendicular and so rocky thai he never Irusled himself to walk down It , but made a long detour around the declivity. This hazardous route , however , offered no obstacle to the sure-footed native , who , quite as a matter of course , frequently made the descent with a large sized , closely packed sleamer Irunk , weighing 200 pounds or more , on his head , and on top of that an equally well-filled telescope. It is Indeed the very nonchalant manner with which these Brazilians balance ono enormous bundle on top of another that BO amazes the stranger. This same American tells of having his attention suddenly aroused ono day by a furious bleating In the street. He went to the window , and , upon looking out , saw a good-looking little native , drcEsed in spick- and-span trousers 'and prince albert coat , but barefooted and carrying thrco huge bundles on his head , whllo he smoked a cigarette and dragged by a long rope a most refractory goat. The pulling and hauling of the reluctant beast seemed to not In the least disturb either the man's mental or physical balance. This enormous muscular strength of back , neck and shoulders comes from their almost constant occupation of loading and unloading coffee , the raising and exporting of which may bo said to constltulo Iho only Industry of Santos. The coffee Is all exported In sacks containing each 135 pounds , and , as the men are paid according to amount loaded , they always carry two , and frequently three , sacks at a time on shoul- dcra and head. Th-eso natives bitterly resent all attempts at Innovation upon their time-honored methods. Nothing could Induce them , for Instance , lo adopt a modern wagon In place of their accustomed two-wheeled cart which for centuries haa undergone no change. The wheels of this vehicle are cut out of a solid piece of wood so that tbo axle revolves with the whcol. Even tliu oxen are so devoted to the everlasting creak , creak of thU ancient Institution that they refuse to budge unless accompanied by Its familiar music. There Is reason enough , however , for ro- spepllng armio of their old landmarks , notably a n.rgnlflcent aqueduct thai was bulll In Santos In 1C40 by Iho Jesuits. This wonderful piece of masonry , apparently as perfect today as when completed , runs for twenty miles along a superb road deeply embosomed In the most luxuriant foliage. portion of It has been utilized as a bridge over which to run the electric cars which liavo been Introduced by American and Bngllsh plantation owners. To see the roost modern Chicago-built car running over this trestle work two and a half centuries old presents an Jnlorettlng Incongruity , There are other Incongruities , however , nero amusing , If not more striking. A most : ommon thing , for Instance , la to meet a { orgeously bedecked soldier In scarlet coat , Brilliant epaulets and tall barcskln hat , vlth his hare feet clinging to the otlrrups of in old , broken-down eaddlo on a much more jroken-down old cob. Indeed , ono rarely ices a native In any walk of llfo with shoes in his feet. The little native children have their share if work In the business of coffee raining , rhoy can make themselvrti useful In strip ling the berry from the bushes , which Is icually done some weeks before the planter s ready for It In order to permit the plant o put forth frceh buds for thu next crop. I'ho berry Is then allowed to remain with ' eaves and atoms on the ground for perhaps ; wo or three weeks , when It Is picked , sifted , nd prepared for the market. Mine. Dili Ivchmann has been ilnglng at ho Waldorf for the benefit of the Summer tent home , In which BO many New York omen are Interested. t HE PALACE OFFICE BUILDING OF OMAHA J I Io TUB 11EE3 nUIL.OIKQ. Not a Dark Office Room Incandescent Electric > > Lights-Perfect Ventilation $ In any Night and D y < j Part of the Building : . Elevator Service. ' cfcasi' GROUND FLOOR. FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY , in 11 , OMAHA LOAN AND BUILDING AA Loans. SOCIAT10N , O. M. NaUlnBer , Secretary } WYCKOPP , BEAMANS & BENEDICT , MUTUAL LOAN AND UUILUINQ ASSO ? Remington Typewriters and Supplies. CIATION. ! FOREST LAV CEMETERY AESOCIA- ROHEIIT PIUTCHARD , Loans , i TION. R. 13. CAMPIIELL , Court Rotunda , Cigar * DEB BUILDING IJARBER OHOP , Fred and Tobnc-oo. - Uuelow. Proprietor. JOHN ICELKENNEY , The Lobby. 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