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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SU&DAV , MAHCJI 20 , 1893. It In evident from the activity already shown that the present year will bo a record- toreakor In bicycle racing- This cloca not Imply a very serious raid on time record * . ( Never before has nreatcr Interest been shown In race matters or greater prepar.ltlona for the season. Whereas , a few monopolized the parses heretofore , this year's scores of speedy for fume and younK men nro In training iorttinc , and those now at the top of the list wll ! undoubtedly como down a peg or two Ibcforo the sea on la over. The posslbllltlca for a reduction of tlmo records excites some discussion In Interested circles. Last sea- eon new ngurcs wcro created for one mile , and with greater perfection In pacing meth ods Jlnco then better records are looked for. 'The ono ratio paced figures stand at 1 mln- ute 35 2-5 seconds , made by B. A. McDuffle. the Uoston rider , and J.V. . Stocks of Enc- land. A comparison of the best English and American records for the last two seasons fractional reductions have shows that only been powlUo. The racing conditions now liavo attained such a degree of perfection that It Is Impossible to calculate haw the records will stand the assaults upon them this ycir. Improved tracks , faster riders , and better pacing facilities arc likely to re sult In new records. In reviewing the proa- peels J.V. . Stocks , the English champion , ventures the prediction that the ono mile record , wltu standing start , will be placed at 1 minute 42 seconds , and the one mile flying start record at 1 minute and 29 seconds ends Eddie McDiimo seems confident that the riders this year will do better than 1 inimito and 33 seconds for the mile , wltn a 1 yIng start. Ho believes that 1 minute and 20 seconds Jor the mile Is within the bounds of possibility. The American competition track record. 1 minute and 49 seconds , la licld by James Michael. Another cyclist , prominent In the racing field , replying to the question , "what is the utmost a bicycle rider can do with carcrul training. " Bald : "The utmost ho c ° l"d " ° can hardly bo prophesied , the old adage that no ono knows what ho can do till he tries , liolng particularly applicable to cycling. Five hundred miles a day Hccmed beyond tlio ut most powers of anybody a few years ago , but Is a performance already several times ac complished. The Inquirer seems , however , not to contemplate racing , but Increasing his mileage powers. This Is an object most riders aim at , and a lew wonla on the sub ject may not be out of place , because long distance riding and touring arc Identical , except - copt In dcfii ee. . "Hiding long distances Is a practice which may bo curried to excess , especially with the adventitious aid of pacemakers , and the excitement of n great pecuniary reward , but thereIs no harm within limits In trying to do one's beat. Long-distance riding demands a lower gear than short. A high gear Is right for a concentrated effort or for a rldo so short that the fatigue point Is not nearly approached , but for very long rides low gears postpone distress. , "It Is a mistake on a long ride to start fast ; the pace should be kept down to ono that eceins ridiculously easy , ono which can bo maintained with llttlo diminution all the way. This moro than anything else will tend to Increase mileage. A hard-ridden iflrst hour will deduct miles an hour from the totals of subsequent hours. The same Idea underlies the principle of not forcing pace vu hill. To rldo far you do not want ever to ride fiercely. A sprint or real otrugglo up n. very stiff hill will shorten the total on a long run. On an undulating road It Is a mistake to go hard at the hill ; the muecular work , rather than speed , should bo kept about the same. " All reports to the contrary Earl Kiser , the little whirlwind , and Augustus Merlons , the two crack racing men who hold national League of American Wheelmen champlon- ships , will ride for their old manager , Tom 'Eck during the coming season. His team , which Is made up of Kiser , Mertcns , Pietlo , CUsac and Lartlque , the French champions , will probably put on the Mulshing touches of their training at Willow Grove. Philadel phia. The presence of such an array of foreign cracks In this country this year will likely "result In great rivalry between tlio various track ownera and race promoters for the star attractions , and It Is feared "that unless the leagueof American Wheelmen racing board maintains the closest kind of a watch over Its department some scandals * nay result. The announcement that ono track In the cast Is prepared to spend ? 23 , 000 In the promotion of racing this year la proof that It Js expected big returns will accrue from meets. "A bicycle- carries your weight , " says Kildle Illald , "and therefore It Is not a gocd plan to train your flesh off to make yourself light on a wheel. When going on the track to ride always know the distance jou are going to rlJo and rate of speed you are RoliiB lo maintain. Gocd Judgment In pace U essential , tin as not to kill voutsclf at the statt. A lltllo Is always needed up your sleeve for a good finish , for It U the final npurt that wins Hie race. There Is no glory or prlzo money In dying at the tape. " A singular phase of rivalry between the armies of Germany and France Is Impend ing. The extending use of cycles In mili tary maneuvers has Induced the German military authorities to put themselves In a position lo defeat the onslaught of attack Ing cycle corjis In time of war. To this end they are training dogs to distinguish be tween German , Austrian and Italian uni forms from those of the French and Ku soldiers , and when their education In Ihls respect Is sufficiently advanced , they are taught to throw themselves on the cyclists who wear the uniform of the supposed enemy. Wheelmen clad In various uniforms and so guarded by pads that they are pro tected agalndt bites , rldo past or among the dogs , which Instantly rush at men costumed as Frenchmen or Russians , and throw them over. If a dog should make a mistake and attack a representative of the triple alli ance.ho Is severely whipped , while a rowan ] Is given htm for ajsaillng the man who pcr- 4 eonates an enemy. The doqs selected arc * Great Danes , which , from their weight am ] strength , are specially fitted for the service. Hut the German officers , while actively - . pushing the drilling of this novel corps , are i understood to dread the employment by the ( enemy of dogs In a similar capacity , fearing j that In this case the animals might flghl i among themselves , and , losing their sense of distinction between friends and foes , bet t es dangerous to the ono as to the other The French military authorities have become allvo to the Importance of such an Issue , and are now urging the training of dogs on their own account , as the readiest war oi circumventing the Intentions ot their neigh bors on the other sldo of the Rhine. A common subject for artists who are feud or depleting the humors of cycling Is a village pump , at whl. h the unfortunate rider , nfio has picked up a nail on the road to the manifest disadvantage of his tire , or the traveler who Is losing time and ruining lila wheel by running hard down on the rims , can get all the air under pressure they want. So a timely help to the wheel man Is no longer a dream of the future. Art automatic cycle Inflater la now ready fo the public , which does all the wbeolmai needs In the nutter of Inflating hid tires. Al tMt Is necessary Is to attach a flexible tuba to the valve on the tire , drop n penny in the slot , and In a few secctids the tire U bard , Them Is no lever or pumpianJlo to work , however , and this la the , ocily par ot the artists' prophecy which has not como true. The machine la to be placed along the streets and avenues traversed by wheelmen A regulation elgn being displayed whcreva ono of the matfcIncs Is located. Pennies In stood of pumps will probably be carried by wheelmen la the future. One hundred und twenty-four patonti tct | > lcfcla t Dd or rack * wen uituod la VVfcf&l f * t fr1 fflKyt7 * ' ' > ' * * " ' - ' * " & * * > c-ai- . Patents for pneumatic tires como e.xt In numerical strength wild 110 , Including pat ents for puncture-proof armor. Improve. monta on handlebars and grips and steering stems are claimed ki 106 patents ; Improve ments In driving gear In 103 ; upward of sev enty of thcso being for various chainlets gram. There are eighty-five patents for bl- cycltf saddles , slxty-nlno for brakes , fifty- one for frame constructions , flty ( for pedals and cranks and twenty-six for guards. 'A ruling of considerable Interest to wheel men was made by a Maryland oourt re cently. A wheelman was arrested at Ilyntt- vlllo for riding on a sidewalk , the roadway being Impassable for a wheel. The Judge gave as his decision that "town ordinance or not , when the roads are Impansablc , ve hicles and bicycles might use the side walk , and In case of absolutely Impassable roads rlt'prs and drivers would be Justified In removing fencei and traversing private property until the worst part of the road has been passed. " 'Ilrazlllan ' wheelwomen show a marked par- Itallly for American bicycles Instead of thojo made In Franco or England , al though the latter wheels arc much cheaper there. None but well made wheels will stand the rough cobblcclono pavements of most South American cities , and the women , after having tested different makes of wheels , have adopted those of American manufacture , as they find them the most lasting. Jn the supreme court at Illvcrhcad , n. I. , yesterday , a man was sentenced to ten years' Imprisonment at Sing Sing for slcal- Ing a bicycle. , It was his second offense. It Is suspected that the court la addicted to the silent steed. Wllli JinillmlHK Men. William Martin , alias the "Plugger , " who Is well known In this city In connection with bike races oP pant days , landed In Son Francisco from Honolulu lost week. Martin purposes to stay on the co-let for awhile In the attempt to pick up a match. When hb goto through he will work his way coat ward. Ho Is getting along In years , bu seems to bo able to keep la the push all right. Martin belonged to the old school of long distance champions , along wllh Mor gan , How ell , Knapp and Asttlnger , all of whctn plodded around the track In this city during the palmy days of the high wheel. With the advent ot the fiafety he adopted that style of wheel and later took to rac ing the shorter distances , from five to twen ty-five miles being his favorites. He trav eled In Europe and won his way against flomo of the best men over there. Two yearn ago ho lauded In tbe Antipodes. It did not take the "I'lugger" IOBK to get ac customed to the giaea tracks In Australia and to their style of riding , and after he had won two or three of their principal cham pionships and had annexed neveial $750 purses they were forced to the conclusion hot the quiet American was "not so wors ? " ftcr all. Further , Martin has a style of ghttag out bis finishes lo the very tape that won for him merited encomiums , and he soon > ccamo very popular with the audiences and a big drawing card. Ho stayed there wo. years , consequently , and returns con Bldorably enriched In pilrso and thinks ho 1. s fast as ever. Martin says all the racing mil In Australia rldo American-made vhccls , and that they are considered the uperlors of any make In the world. He nyfl ho has seen as many as 30,000 people at a race In Melbourne , and that with such on Immense "gate" It Is easy for the promoters meters to give the big purses they are noted or hanging up. Cycle manufacturers hav * evidently como to the belief that It docs not pay to support a racing team for advertising purposes. Up to dale not a man has been signed to rldo [ or a wheel or tire maker , and the chances nro that not mcro than three or four of the Scat men will get berths during ' 98. Bald , Michael , Llnton , Cooper , Kiser , Mortens and the other fast men are looking for positions , tmt none of them has signed , owing lo the fact that makers decided to epfflid their money In other ways. Prices have dropped during the last two years , and with the Former $100 wheel selling at $50 , there Is little margin for a racing team. In other words , the money that formerly went to rid ers Is now going to tbo public In an Indirect manner. However , the large number of race meets and Increase In prize money make 1 possible for professional racing men to travc about the country and win enough money t < pay their own expenses , something thai would have been out ot the question wher prizes were small and races few and far be iweeu. An Instance of the expense Incidents to the support of a racing team Is shown liy the figures ct the Chicago tire firm which hired Michael last year and which has sup portol a team for a number of years. In 189(5 ( this firm made a deal with some wheel makers to carry a team , and llftec' ! men wcro hired. On an average they received $1 a week In addition to their hotel bills and vallroaJ expenses , which averaged ? 23 week. Therefore , these fifteen men cost $32i n week to carry , exclusive of the addltlona salaries and bonuses paid to the stars o the team , which brought the sum total up to $700 a week. Thirty weeks of this imdo their bill ? 21.0CO for the season. Even a small team Is an expensive luxury , as thi team of Kiser and Merlons , managed b ; Eck last year , cost a prominent wheel m-iko $200 a wenk , or $6,000 for a term of thirty weeks. Kiser received $35 , Mortens $2 and Eclc $50 a week , besides an allowanci of $150 weekly for expenses , Eddie Ual cost his employer $4,500 last year , receiving , It Is said , a salary of $30 a week , a traln'ei at $303. . week , aswell as expenses , in-iking a total of absut $140 a week for thirl weeks , which U considered the full season. Llntcn Is the only racer of note now In this country who U supposed lo have an' sort of a show against Michael , and rac < promoters are falling over themselves li efforts to bring the two together during th coming season. Already $3,000 has beei offered for such a race and now the Amor lean Cycle Racing association has added a oven thousand lo the pol. According to till proposition the race Is lo be 100 miles , paced lo take place In September. It Is figure out that If this race Is arranged no less thai slxly pacemakers will bo used by Ihe tw _ riders. A peculiar stipulation In the race agreement Is that the race shall not bo held If Llnton Is badly beaten by any ono before Ihe lime of holding the race. The promoters apparently want their money back and If Llnton docs not como up to the expectations of his admirers ho will not bo uuch a drawIng - Ing card. The Idea of pace to let has been worked out In detail In France. There the Soclotc dcs Applications Electrlques has provided electric multicycle pacemaktng at fixed rates by the hour , day , week or month. For trainIng - Ing 'the society provides an electric tandem with two men to rldo It and storage batteries charged lo last an hour. The terms for thU outfit for ono racing man for twenty to thirty minutes dally are $60 a month. For two racing men an hour a day the cost In $90 a monlh. For pacing In malch races up lo 100 Ullos ( sixty-two and one-eighth miles ) there la a carefully drawn schedule of prices and above that limit special arrangements have to bo made. \Vlil | irrIiiK of I lie Wheel. There la every Indication that tbo different large bicycle manufacturing concern * ot this country will make extccslvo exhibits of their products at the exposition bcvo thU summer. . So far the following well known makers have died applications for space : Pope Manufacturing company , H. A. Lozler & Co. , DeiTO. Wells & Co. , White Manufaclurlng company , Sterling Cycle works , Fowler Cycle company , and many other smaller concerns , while as many more application are ex pected from Secretary Frank ot tbe National Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturer * , who In looking after the matter of space , etc. , for the members of the board. The Depart ments of Exhibits has reserved a largo rcc- tlon In the Tm aportrtlon building for the different bicycle exhibits , and It Li estimated that over 300 cycles will be shown. Chief Ccoiul D. J. O'D--len gave his order to a local bicycle concern last week for a twenty-pound racer , and while ho has not as yet announced his Intention of entering the racing game , at the came time It might be well for the local racing men to put In a little extra tlmo training this spring , oa the order fcr so light a machine looks a little suspicious. However , It may be Mr. O'Urlcn's Intention only to make It warm for the bojs en some of the club runs dur ing the summer. Frank Illgby of Toledo , 0. , the prominent young eastern racing man who will be re membered by local wheelmen who attended the state meet at Kearney , Neb. , In 1893 , as the young flyer ulio caplured all ot the first prizes In clea ? U , among which was the $450 piano offered In the mile open , was In the clly several days last week. Mr. Hlgby was amcng the ten leading professionals ot the country during 1896 , but has since abandoned racing on account of rheumatic trouble. Ho Is mow traveling In the Interests of cue ot the largo eastern bicycle manu facturers. Another now chainlets gearing has been hewn In the show window of one of the ocal bicycle stores during the past week nd ho ? attracted considerable attention. It s entirely different from anything shown iero In the chalnlcss line & > far. It con- Isls of three cog wheels , ono attached to ho crank hanger , about tbo size and shape f an ordinary front sprocket , one the size f a rear sprocket attached to the hub ot ho rear wheel , and a laro cog wheel collecting ecting the frsnt and rear cogs attached o the lower rear stays. These who have rled the gearing since It has been In the Ity siy that It runs remarkably free and W. W. Oudklrk. iho prominent young west ern professional , who showed up so well 'n the open events at the state meet held n this city last year , stopped In the city everal days the fore part of the week. He ivoa on his way from his homo In Cedar laplds , la. , where ho has been spending Ihe ivlnler , to Denver , Col. , where he expects o do his spring training. Mr. Oudklrk topped In Omaha 'to ' get his last year's team mate , W. F. Sagcr , to accompany him. Sai3r had announced that he would make Omaha his homo during 1S98 , but In view of the "act that there Is at the present tlmo no rack In the elty on which ho could train , while In Denver there Is a splendid track on which the lacing men of that city have already been training for several weela , ho decided (3 ( go with Oudklrk. Uoth of these mon promise to make this city their head quarters , however , during 1898 , and will iirobably return early In July. They left Wcdnesdiy for Denver. William Shields of Woonsocket , n. T. . the rick and fancy bicyclist who Is better known throughout the country as "llube" Shields , ias been giving dally cxhlbllhns on Iho streets of Omaha during the last week. Ho Is advertising for a local cycle concern and appears In the make-up of a country "rube. . " During the week ho rode down the Eteps of the court house , high school , postofllcc and many others equally as steep. Ho seems to go down the steepest steps with the great est case , much to the wonderment of the people who ass-cmblo on the streets to watch his performance. Ho will remain In Omaha until April 1. Virgil Hall , one of Omiha's popular young racing men , left for Spokane , Wash. , a couple of weeks ag : > , where ho went to spend a few years on a cattle ranch with his uncle. Ho decided that there was llttlo to bo made In the racing game and will follow stock lals- s for a time at least. He was a very prom ising young rider and deservedly popular In this state , which loses ono of , lts best rac ing men by his removal to Washington. coxsimi'Tio.v CO.VUVKHF.O. An Alinolnto Cure in Tr. Sloqnm'n Wonderful Sew IJIcovory. Thousands of pronounced apparently hope less cases given now lease ot life. Tills Is ar age of discovery and Invention : Wo have made such radical advances In the past few decades that nothing is apt to starllo us. So wonderful have been ' 'omo of the Improvcmenls that our mode of liv ing has been ullerly melamorphosed. Ono good resultant has been Ihe state of m'nd superinduced. The barriers of skep ticism and prejudice have largely been broken down. Mem are more prone to bev Ileve that matters without Ihe scope of ihclr pre-hcllcf may be so. They have been shown Uiat very llllle Is so revolutionary that It Is Impossible to modern science. Nothing In the history of this evolution Is more remarkable than , the chang ? of front ; It has Induced a , willingness tp listen to reason not to condemn in advance.This receptivity has resulted In universal toler ance , so that If we were told today that a regular line of transporlallon had been es tablished bclween earth nnd moon , men would llslcn ere they wonld be prepared lo condemn. A cure for cctisumptlon baa been discov ered. Before It had been .submitted to people ple at large. It had been tested In every con ceivable way. It has proven t > o remarkably eIllclent , so Incontestably curative , that tltero Is no longer Justification In withholding It from a larger circle of beneficence. So that now. in giving U to the public , thce are no misgivings that It may not ac. compllsh all that may be claimed. KnowIng - Ing , Indeed , that a Just public will duly re ward modesty. It shall err , If at all , in the direction of underotatomcnl. The Inventor end discoverer of Ihls new scientific rstem of treatment , Dr. Slocum , Is well known among pharmacists and chcmbts everywhere. E\ro before exploiting his remedy In the ti&ual channels , Us fame had gone abroad to Iho extent ot requiring him to establish large laboratories In Europe , as well au those at Slocum building. New York. Dr. Slocum's name end fame nro too gen erally recognized to need comment upon They had nlrc-ady been placed In the fore front amcng the scientists of our gciiJrallon. IILi "New Discovery" will win him fresh laurels , but he feels , nevertheless , that he dball have been amply rewarded by the gratlludo of mankind and posterity. The "New Discovery" Is the result of manj years of patient toll , research and experi ment. Recognizing the unimpeded march ol Dial scourge of mankind , consumption , lie determined to devote his life to the finding ot a reliable remedy. Heretofore such liaii eluded all search. Is It a wander thai Ihe doclor's euro has been hailed wllh enthu siasm and delight ? May It prove the de liverer of mankind ! Thai the Slocum system cures rcrHumptlon did bronchial , lung , chest and Ihroat troub les , coughs of all degrees , calarrhal affec- Uons , la grippe , Scrofula , general decline and weakness , loss ot ffcsh and all ccciditlcaa ot wasting away , can best bo attested by the thousands of desperate euros It has al ready made. All these before the remedy has been exploited. . Consumption has been considered Incura ble , and Its Inroads have always been grealer during Iho winter In cold climates , and during damp end Inclement weather. The Slocum s > stem cures at all tlmra and In all climes. Out It Is best , of course , to take "time by the forelock. " There Is no cause eo hopeless that a cure I 1 cannot bo effected thprt of those who may actually be dying , i . , The doctor's flloj discloses thousands of grateful letteis from ajl parts of the world. Some of these are from , numberless hcaithy people , who before - treatment had ! u fact been given up as Kttpcless by good physi cian * In active practice. To give publicity toiithe remedy , and , too. In a spirit of humanlxy , the dootcr make3 this generois : offer. , ( To all readers ot The Ileo who will write topr. Slocum , The Slo- cum Ilulldhng , New Yqrk City , he will s nd three free bottles ( \llftercnt ) of his "New Discovery , " with all' ' pvopcr instructions , pamphlets , etc. : n , There ore absolutely no conditions at tached to this offer.'r If In need of advlqp , write. The doctor will freely give It without charge. K'ndly tell the doctor > ou read hla offer In The Omaha Uco. THU TSlJ.XJ-M-YAMr.V. Fore-Ism Oflleo of tlio "Son of llenvcn" Cliliin'M ' .VoU'd Men. There are seven or eight executive depart ments under the emperor of China , relates the San Francisco Chronicle. Ills cabinet consists of five grand secretaries , of which LI Hung Chang Is one , and all communica tion ? that pass between htm and the rest of the government go through their hanJs. When a report ot a proposition reaches the emperor It U marked with the vermilion pencil , according to his pleasure , cud then handed lown through the cabinet to the par ticular bureau or board having Jurisdiction over that particular subject. There are boards of censors , revenue , civil offices , rltca and ceremonies , army and navy , punish ment , public works , " and the tsung-ll-ya- men , which has jurisdiction , writes W. E. Curtis to the Chicago Uecord , over foreign affairs and Is composed cf the presidents of Ihe other bcurJs and the grand secretaries. Theie Is also a council of state , composed of the1 same men , who have regular meetings for consultation , but a foreigner finds It Im possible to comprehend their duties nnd dis tinguish where their Jurisdiction begins or ends. IJoforo the war of 1860 with England busi ness with foreigners was conducted at the colonial office and by the same oillclals who looked after the tribute paid the emperor by his vassals In Thibet , Manchuria , Korea and elsewhere. That was considered the proper [ cparlmcnt for the affairs of "foreign devils" and barbarians like the queen of England , ho emperor of France and the president of , .ho United Slalcs were regarded as vassals of the "Sen of Heaven. " After that war the mlnli'ters from foreign countries refused o accept this situation any longer , and the sung-ll-yanicn wes temporarily organized of the presidents of the permanent beards o confer with the diplomatic representa tives residing In I'ckln , and transact such other business as ( tie emperor might have with contractors cud other foreigners , lie- cent events have made It Ido most Important ot all the government boards at Pekln. H 3 the cnly ere that has cilices outside the 'orblddcn city , whoso gates no foreigner Is allowed to outer , except the members of the diplomatic coips , and they only when they pror.ont their lellers ot crcdetico lo Ihe cm- icror. The teiing-11-yanien occuolcs an old torn- plo within convenient .distance of Legation street , upon which ) nearly all the foreign egatlons are sltuatpdj It Is now composed of the most cmlneitrjnen | surrounding the emperor , LI Hung , Chang , who Is the best mown to foreigners ; . Prince Kung , Wong " Tung Ho , Kang Yl "anil Chlcn Ylng 1'u , who compose the emperor'ajjablnct , are particu larly Influential , nnd < vihatover they say I. ? usually the law of , Jhc'council. Prlnco Kung Is uncle ot the present cm- licror and son of thos'lato Emperor Tao Taung. He Is considered an excellent man , of liberal Ideas anil , gctyd Intentions , but Is old and In tad heaUh. ' Wong Tung Ho was ihe emperor's tutor during Ills minority and Is considered the ablest and most InfliFcUtlal man at court. Ho Is president ot. IH8 , Board of Revenue , , which corresponds o/tho Treasury department - ' ment of our KoverHnfcAt ! oml Is the most. Important ofBco unuprjtho emperor. Ho was an Implacable foo'lo alf "lor'olgn devils" and' resisted all progressive movements until the' late war with Japan"'when his eyes wcro opened to the Importance nnd necessity of modernizing China. Since then ho has been icgardcd as Iho leader of Iho progressive- faction , but he has never been outside of the" city of Pckln. Ho has no knowledge of geography or foreign affairs or modern civ ilization , except what ho has learned In con versation with foreigners , and , being stubborn - , born and superstitious nnd vain. Is , there fore , very difficult to deai with. Kang Yl Is the leader of the anti-foreign faction a conservative of conservatives , who resists all Innovations and believes that China represents the highest degree of clxll- Izallon. During tug late war with Japrn he ordered the rollleiv to bo armed wllh bowa and arrows Instead ot guns , and Insisted tul Iboso who carried muskeU should have- bul lets made of clay , Instead of wasting money on lead. He Is a fair represcntitlvo of Cul- neso statesmanship of the thirteenth cen tury. Chlen Ylng Pu Is president of the Board of Public Works , and , although ho has never been outside of China , ho has a very fair knowledge of foreign affairs , Is earnest In his efforts to promote railway building anil other Internal Improvements , and Is frees from prejudice agalrat foreigners. It was ho who recently Introduced a postal service Into China. Jung Lu Is a Macchurlan general who has npent most of his life In command of an army of Tartars on the noithern border , cad Is considered the ablest military men In China. He h narrow , bigoted , Ignorant and supersti tious. Chlng Hslrj , another Manchu. Is also nar row and bigoted , and believes that China la the greatest r.cid meat powerful nation on earth. He knows nothing atout foreign af fairs , and has never loft the nortlicx.ii prov inces of China. Chang Ycr Hucn , who wa.i . formerly min ister to the United States , and went lo Lon don as a special ambassador to Iho QiieeciV Jubilee , Is Ihe ablest and most Intelligent member of the lsung-11-yamcn , but hi * com niratlvcly low rank prevents him from hav ing much Influence. There nro reports also lhat since his return to ChlM from the Jubilee he haa offended some of the more ccn > Jervallvo and punctilious of his associ ates by assuming foretsu airs. Wu Ting Fen , the joMgcst member of tha Tsuiig-ll-Yatnen , la a protege of Prince Kung. He belongs to the reform party , am la the leader of the yourgcr and liberal ole1- menl. His ability , learning and diplomatic skill make him the most promising amcci Chinese stalesmen. and his Influence will Prince Kung , Ihrough whom be can read the emperor , U very great. 1898 STEARNS ; BICYCLES $5Q.OO Ci K Wo are selllnR 20 Stearns Tandems an- need flvo more pcoploMb make up the alilp ment. Special Induc'eaionts In the way o prices. ° , Nebraska .Cycle Co. 1. Hi niit' ' < ; no. i : . MICKUL. tf 3 . - > J'ust Think of It Wheel U unquestionably the btct bargain In tlio maikfct made only ot high grade material Like the and by first-class workmen and fully guar anteed. Spaldlng Bicycles for 1S9S are positive leaders the same as they have been for jeers , and upon examination you will nnd that they have Improvements not found on other wheels. 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I * I * A The Bee has arranged to cnpply it's readers with a UfillfifHl Set ot 150UTFOLTOS which answer niamy important VVll&IIl questions they have been asking themselves and their friends for some time past. The Bee prints the news con cerning CUBA , the HAWAIIAN ISLANDS and the AMERICAN NAVY , but whore is the reader that would not like to know more ? How did the MAIN 10 look before i fore she was blown up how after ? How many other vessels have wo like the Maine , or larger and better J Where is Morro Castle ( not Moro , as often incorrectly written ) , and how big a chunk of its frowning masonry would be knocked out by every discharge of the Indiana's mighty lU-ineh guns- each as long as a sawlog and hurling a projectile bigger than a beer-keg from a dis tance of more than ten miles ? Then , too , one would like to see some of the common sights of Havana , the city which will be the objective point of our Key West squadron in case of war with Spain. Moreover , there is much talk of annexing the Hawiian Islands , and it is a good idea to get acquainted with a thing before an nexing it. Where are these islands and what are they good for ? What has President Dole done to excite the ire of Hawaii's polysyllabic queen Queen Lil for short ? These and many other questions are answered , and striking pictures of the persons , places and things given. The Bee offers presenting 1GO views , accompanied by concise explanatory text. They furnish much valuable information about Countries where America has largo interests to bo protected and which will figure prominently in the protecting. Naturally every American wants to know what sort of ships Uncle Sam uses in arguing nautical questions , and The Dee's offer affords the means of kno ving the strength of his logic in heated disputes. , THE FIRST TWO PARTS ARE NOW READY. Send in your order early and thus guard against missing a single number of these of things nil Americana arc interested in now and are anxious to learn about through the medium of such These were prepared at great cost from originals held at $200 , and the reproductions are superior to the original photographs , and yet they aro. offered to The Hoe's rea ders at the low price of TEN CENTS for each POKT OLIO , delivered to any ad dress in the United States , Canada or Mexico. The six.e is ] OAxl4 inches , and the number of views contained in each is sixteen , printed on fine enameled paper , whicii admits of the most artistic finish and accurate delineation. ( isi : : THIS i.v OUDKUI.VC. ) to Oet Them Kill out the aiiiii'xoil coupon legibly , stating how many you wish , and In-lny ( or MMid ) It to Tins life wllh 10 cents In coin for each I'OUTKOUO wanted. It will he moro convenient to send $1.00 lit the outset , ns you can thereby avoid writing a letter and Inclosing a dime for each of the sneessive issues. They will be sent out as fast as they como from the presses. One for a Dime , 10 for a Dollar Part I. contains the following beautiful Reproductions , with appropriate descriptive text : Sanford Dole. Harbor from Executive Building. Sea-Bird Rookery. Introduction. Road Over the Pali Mountains. Gathering Sea-Bird Eggs. Harbor of Honolulu. Royal Palms. Pineapple Plantation. King Kalakaua. Government Building , Surf Scene. Queen Liliuokolani. < Royal Palace. Street Scene. Fort Street. Part II. contain/ / ? full page picture. ! of the following ships of the American Navy : "Indiana" "Massachusetts" "Montgomery" "Raleigh" "Miantonomoh" "Brooklyn" "Dolphin" "Atlanta" ' 'New York" "Vesuvius" I he rubbers nerurk.ii rnuu "Katahdin" "Chicago" "Oregon" "Charleston" III fl'-i" ' . \Kiilimt reimor lil | > , Part III. will be a continuation of the Navy. { ID , March 20. Ill Liberal protest * tbe authorities stopping telegram * . > Spanish newtpapcrs. It characterize * Tack I ANN II MOW RFAftY Oil aal"- ' . * * < > ctlon " a "v * * procedure. bocauM rt- | li ttllU III llUit HUIEJI " | stnh ! prcsi | botn jruJctit and patriotic/