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II 10 THE OMAHA DAILY 151313t SITNDAY , MAY 7 , 18W ) . T\VO \ NATION'S ' BEFORE THE BAR Story of the Greatest International Lawsuit Ever Attemptedi GREAT BRITAIN VERSUS VENEZUELA ( lull AlniftRt I'rn okril Wur In lie Si-It li-d lij- Arbitration 1\- I'rcxlilcnt IInrrlKon'n Work n * for Venezuela. On Mny 17 ex-President Benjamin Hnrrlsnn nil ) call for Paris to tnko part in the must momentous nnd Important lawsuit of recent ) c-nrs. It will bo held before an august In- tornntlonal tribunal of arbitration. The parties at law are the government of Great Britain nnd the government of Venezuela , backed by the government of th-j Uulled Btatcs. It will nettle the ( iiicstlsn that four years ago nearly precipitated an Anglo- American Avar. Ex-President Harrison , who la chief counsel for Venezuela , af'.er nearly three years devoted to a thorough Investigation of nil of the claims Involved , has come to the conclusion that England hns rights In only u narrow eastern strip of the disputed tcr- iltory. Ho will contend for th Venezuelan government that the proper boundary nhould lie In the nelghboihood of the G'.Hh parallel of latitude , whereas Great Britain has claimed westward beyond the 63d parallel of latitude , taking a number of exceedingly valuable- gold mines In which Hrltlsh capital Is now Interested. This contention of counsel will como as n surprise both to American and to British Interests , and It Is n great source of gratlllcatlon to the Vcnezulcnn government. The cause of this most notable lawsuit of modern times was Great Britain's per- Blstcnt refusal to submit to arbitration the boundary line dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela. The United States look no stand as to what was the true boundary line between the countries , but only Insisted that Great Britain should sub mit to the arbitration so frequently urged by Venezuela , In order that the true line might ho determined. On Great Britain's refusal the memorable message of President Cleveland was Issued and this country de termined to llnd out for Itself , by thorough Investigation , the true line. A commission consisting of David J. Brewer of the supreme court of the United States , U. II. Alvey , F. II. Coudert , Daniel C. Oilman mid Andrew I ) . White was ap pointed by the United States to determine the boundary. The commission collected a great masa of Information , but It was not necessary for It to complete Its work. Great Britain finally consented to arbitration and ngrccd to a plan after a long correspond ence between Lord Salisbury and Richard Olnoy , secretary of state of the United States. After that the United States had no further oHlclal Interest In the question. A treaty was arranged between Venezuela nnd Great Britain agreeing to take as final the decision of a 'tribunal o arbitration as to the disputed boundary. Fl rut Cnnc of III ICIiid. It Is pointed out by General Harrison and Ills associate counsel that this tribunal Is moro llko the great courts of justice than nny other that h-s sat In an International dispute. Tribunals In such cases , they say , liavo been too much the conferences of the representatives of the disputing nations rather than the consultations of Judges to whom the parties nro qulto Indifferent. Venezuela has no direct representative upon thin tribunal. It Is made up of Sir Charles Itussoll , lord chief justice of England ( suc ceeding Lord Herschel , recently deceased ) , nnd Justice Richard Hcnn Collins on the part of Great Britain , Chief Justice Puller nnd Jubtlce Brewer of the United States supreme court on the part of Venezuela , and Prof. Martens of the University , of St. Petersburg , selected by these four. It had been provided that should the four first named members bo unable to choose a fifth within four months King Oscar of Norway nnd Sweden was to select the fifth , but the use of this provision did not become neces- eury. Though the treaty of arbitration had been finally ratified In. June , 1897 , It was not until January , 1838 , that definite measures were taken toward having the case of Venezuela properly presented before the tribunal. Then General Harrison , a man of prestige by reason of his having been president of the United States nnd a man of thorough legal ability , was called to Now York nnd engaged as chief counsel for Venezuela. There was an Immense task before him. The documentary evldenco extends over four centuries. General Harrison at the tluio know Httla moro of the case than many other readers of newspapers and periodicals. Though Venezuela had for a number of years appealed to the United Slates for as sistance In Us dispute with Great Britain nnd though Secretary Blalno , llko other secretaries of state , had had some cor respondence with Great Britain on the sub ject , yet the case was only a minor incident hi Harrison's administration and did not take on anything llko that acute form which It began to assume early In the administra tion of his successor , President Cleveland. How IliirrlHiiii HUM \Vorl.r < l , From the date of his employment as counsel for Venezuela , something over fifteen months ago , until the present. General Harrison has given his entire time to this Scrofula , a Vile Inheritance. Scrofula is the most obstinate of blood troubles , and is often the result of nn inherited tnint in the blood. 8. 8. 8. is the only remedy which goes deep enough to roach Scrofula ; it forces out every trnco of the disease , and cures ilia worst cnse/3. / My eon , Ch rlluwR8nfflloted from Infancy with Scrofula , and ho suffered so Hint It woa impossible to dress him for three years , Ilia lipftd and body vere a umss of sores , and hli ( jronlght also became ftflcetiM , No treatment was spared that \ve thought would relieve him , but hn grow worse until lilt ) condition wn indeed pltlabln. 1 liiul almost despaired ofiU ) over being cured , when by the advice of a friend wo gave him a. S , S. ( .Swift's Spccille ) . Ada. rlded improvement was the result , and after he hud tnknu a dozen bottles , no one who knew of his former dreadful condition would hnvo recognized him , All the joir * on bis tody liavu healed , hit skin 18 perfectly rlear and smooth , and ho han been restored to perfect health. MBS , S , S. SUnnr. 800 Klin St. , Macon , Ua. For 'renl blood troubles it is n wnsto of tiinn to oxneat u euro from the doc tors , Jllood diseases nvo beyond their skill. Swift's Specific , reaches nil fieop-seat d cases which other remedies have no effect upon , It Js the only blood remt'dy guaranteed purely vegetable , nnd contains no pot ash , mercury , or other mineral. Books mulled free to nny address by Etvift Siuxiiiio Co. , Atlanta , Gu. Krent cnse. Ml.i Inw office in IndlAnnpolli hns not been used by him , nnd ho hns worked at his homo. Scarcely n day has paused on which ho has not spent the usual business hours of n lawyer , from 9 to 4 o'clock , on this case. Considering that ho Is a public man , with many urgent requests for use of his tlmo In politics and other business affairs , ho has led almost a secluded life. His sojourn In the Adlron- dacks Inst summer was only a change of work shop , not a vacation. In this boundary dispute the Venezuelans and the Hrltlsh are the successors , re spectively , of the Spanish nnd the Dutch. The controversy touches many points of historic and romantic Interest , beginning with the times of the Spanish discovery nnd conquests In South America. The disputed territory itself was the much-sought El i Dorado of the Spanish and English ad- j 1 venturers. The Dutch , In the long struggle > of the Netherlands against Spanish tyranny i nnd Innulsltlon , attacked their enemy nlong | < these far-away coasts nnd cut off many of the treasure ships that carried to Spain the means of maintaining Its long and cruel wars. It was by settlement In territory claimed by Spain nnd while nt wnr with that country that the Dutch got n foothold In Guiana , and by treaty of Munster In 1048 , after the thirty-years' wnr In Europe , re ceived a grant from Spain of territorial rights In Oulana. What Is now British ! Oulana wns held for ICG years by the Dutch. j 1 Dy conquest nnd trealy It was finally ceded to Great Britain In 1S14. The evidence submitted In this Interna tional lawsuit Is particularly voluminous for the two and a half centuries slnco the treaty of 1018 , which gave no well defined boundary j between Spanish and Dutch possessions , nnd I thus stnrtcd nil the trouble. There nre Dutch documents , complete nnd well con nected from The Hague , Spanish documents , Incomplete , scattered , gathered with great labor from archives without Index at Seville. There wns n search also In the Vntlcnn nt Homo among reports of the Spanish mission settlements In the disputed territory. Material , also , had naturally been gathering In the Venezulean archives at Caracas. Then thcro wcro the English blue books , supplemented In the research on Venezuela's behalf , by unofflcK'U publica tions about geographical subjects nnd travel not always In harmony with the official documents. Tnrntj'-TIiree VoliiniCH of Kvlilciice. All the document ! ! In foreign languages have been translated nnd the whole pro- Drltnln nnd Vcncnuclft provides ns a special rule that "adverse holding during n period of fifty yrnrs shall make n good title. Ttie Arbitrators may deem exclusive political control of n district , as well as actual settle ment thereof , sufficient to constitute adverse holding or to make title by proscription. " Dy the treaty of 1618 Spain granted to the Netherlands the territory then held by the Dutch In Oulnnn , without defining what this territory wn , nnd this started nil the trouble. H la contended that the Dutch then held no territory whatever we t of the Esiequlbo except n narrow strip nlong the coast to the Pomcroon , a river small on the map but Important In this controversy. The Dutch , It Is hold , In the 166 years before British control In 1814 , never advanced farther un less It was nbout ono mile to the west to tin1 Maruca , another small but much mentioned river. Spain treated nny pretensions the Dutch made beyond thla nn obviously base less nml drove them back na Intruders. Dip lomatic correspondence on the subject of the boundary had censed between the Spanish nnd the Dutch seventy-one years b9foro 1S41 , when consternation was created In Vene zuela by news that n British flag wns flying nt Point Barlmn , nn Inland commanding the mouth of the Orinoco. A protest wan nt once made by Venezuela , nnd the contro versy , so long nslccp , wns rcawnkencd. ScIinmliurKk'N IInc. The flying of the British nag was due to the claims for Great Britain by Hermann Schomburgk , a young German naturalist , who had been traveling In Gulnna nnd haJ proposed to the British government to sur vey n boundary line. Ho wns nn enthusiast for Great Britain , and dwelt In his letters on the great military advantage of controll ing the mouth of the Orinoco , a river which ho said offered water transportation for from 400 to 500 leagues and had nearly 300 tribu tary streams of moro or less Importance. The Orinoco flows Into the ocean by many channels , of which that commanded by Point Barlma , on the Island of Barlmn , Is the southernmost. Schomburgk called attention to the fact that this channel ( Boca do Xn- vlos , or shlp'o mouth ) was the only ono which admitted vessels of some draught and was often referred to ns "tho Dardanelles of the Orinoco. " Ho spoke of the remains of a fort having been found nt Point Barlma , and of this being evldenco that the Dutch had controlled this point. Venezuelan coun sel now contend that thcro Is no evidence In the voluminous and complete Dutch rec ords of nny fort's ever occupying thla point. They refer to evidence that the French trad ers once had a stronghold there , nnd that If MAP OP- DISPUTED TERRITO& V6N7UELA. SHOWING WHAT EX. PRESIDENT JHARRISON.CHIEF- COUNSEL POR XQVENZUELA.WILL CLAIM . cecdlngs are In English. All the evidence is in. Everything submitted has been printed and copies of the many volumes have been furnished to the five arbitrators and the respective counsel. What is called the "case , " or the opening statement of facts , for Great Britain , takes up one volume , with seven volumes ot appendices or exhibits. The case for Venezuela takes up ono volume , with two volumes of ap pendices. Each side also submitted with its "caso" an atlas of maps bearing on the controversy. The "counter-case" of Great Britain takes up ono volume and a volume of appendices , and the "counter-case" of Venezuela ono volume , with two volumes of appendices. Each side , with Its counter- case , submitted another ntlas. Then came the printed argument , filling two volumes , or about 800 pages , for Venezuela , and only ono volume of about sixty-five pages for Great Britain. Thus far , therefore , twenty- three printed volumes have been submitted. Further proceedings are to bo by oral argu ment , though such things as the arbitrators may call for will bo submitted In printing nnd the other bldo will have leave to print replies. Assisting General Harrison as counsel for Venezuela are Benjamin F. Tracy , who was secretary of the navy In his cabinet , S. Mallet-Provost and James Hussoll Soley , all of New York. S. Mallet-Provost was sec retary of the United States commission on this boundary dispute nnd had done much work for the commission In placing evidence In shape. Ho was , therefore , familiar with the details of the dispute and was especially valuable In making up the Venezuelan case in the short tlmo between January , 1S9S , and March 15 of the same year , when the case was submitted. There Is no citizen of Venezuela nmong the counsel for that coun try , but J. M. do ROJJS of Venezuela Is agent for his country In the litigation. General Harrison , engaged In n case for n Spanish-speaking country nnd ono In which documents translated from foreign languages nro numerous , Is familiar only with the English language. Ho Is , further , making his first trip to Europe In going to Paris to plead for Venezuela In this case. liiiniriiHC Territory I" DlHiiute. The territory In dispute between Ven ezuela and British Oulana covers over 60,000 square miles and Is greater than Uio com bined areas of the states of New York , Con necticut and Mntsachusotts. Venezuela contends that all the territory west ot the Esficqulbo river belongs to the republic. Loid Salisbury , In correspondence with Mr. Olney opposing the submission of the dis pute about certain parts of this territory to arbitration , spoke Impressively of "titles that had been unquestioned for goncratlone.1' In the masterly printed argument of General Harrison nnd his associates thcso preten sions nro submitted to a rigid analysis , which make It appear that an undisputed title could not bo shown for even ono generation. Before the discoveries of gold , beginning less thnn twenty years ngo , the territory west of the Esspqulbo river was practically un settled , except for Venezuelan settlements near the Orinoco , When the gold move ment began the Brlthd simply went In and took charge of things , setting up their own government , and now after heavy mining Investments they are reluctant to glvo up control , Venezuela's claims nro based on the rights acquired by Spain , of which country the present republic was , up to 1S10 , a de pendency , Spain , It Is contended , by dis covery nnd settlement In the sixteenth cen tury , gained title to the whole of the coun try from the Orinoco to the Amazon rivers. For tdo Spanish title Is claimed the broad rights nnd liberal construction accorded by International law to the discovering nation. The Dutch , ns second comers or Intruders within this territory , are held by Venezuelan counsel to bo bound by narrower rules and to have prescriptive title to such territory only as Is settled by them , or can clearly bo shown to 'havo ' been under their control. The treaty of arbitration between Great the remains reported by Schomburgk were really found , they were probably traces of the French occupation. Under the protest of Venezuela at the tlmo Great Britain receded from the claims made In 1841 and pulled up markers of the Schomburgk line In 1842. Since then Great Britain's claims have shifted about , until the various lines proposed , when put on the map In different colots , look llko strands ot tangled yarn. A curious fact In the case Is that the Schomburgk line published on maps from 1842 was a line first proposed by him before he made a survey. His actual survey was of a line taking In a respectable strip of territory to the west. A map based on this survey was stowed away In secret archives and not sprung on the world until forty-four years later , in 18S6. The Cuyunl and Mazarunl rivers , two large streams flowing Into the Essequlbo , form the basis of contention In the Interior of the disputed territory. While the original Schomburgk line had , In the Interior , cut straight across the Cuyunl , the larger of the two rivers , the expanded line bent to the west so aa to take In the entire course of the river. Great Britain , It would seem , had at first been too modest to make public claim to the territory beyond the original Schomburgk line , but now > the "extreme claim" of the British extends far beyond even the "expanded Schomburgk line , " tak ing In all the tributaries of the Cuyunl up to their source , and to within a dozen miles of the Orinoco. COXXtUH.VMTIUS. In these days of private heroism nnd of daring dashes under fire In the face of the enemy national prldu In American valor receives n rudn check in the case of the young Now Yorker who broke off his en gagement on his marriage day because he lacked the courage to face the crowd nt his own wedding. An Arkansas printer In making up the forms In a hurry the other day got a mar riage notice nnd a grocer's advertisement mixed up so that It read ns follows : "John Brown nnd Ida Gray were united In the holy saner kraut by the quart or barrel. Mr. Brown Is n well known young codfish at 10 eents per pound , while the bride , Miss Gray , has some nice pigs' feet which will bo sold cheaper than at any store In town. " Practical1 steps are nbout to bo taken by the authorities to promote the emigration to the colonies of French women. The French colonist continues to complain that it Is almost Impossible for him to find a wlfo of his own race unless ho makes n Journey homo for the purpose , nn expedient that Is often impracticable for colonists of the poorer class. This state of things has more especially attracted the attention of General Galllenl In Madagascar , and the contemplated action of the government Is largely duo to his urgent representations. A woman In deep mourning some tlmo ago called upon the proprietor of n Sydney , N. S , W. , wax works show agd asked to bo allowed every Sunday morning to place a clean white shirt on the figure of her hus band ( who had b cn hanged for murder ) . Her request was granted and for close on nix months she never missed a Sunday , when the visits ceased , and no moro was seen nf the eccentric visitor until one day the wax works man was standing nt his door , when she came along In gay apparel and explained that , as she had married again , hubby N'o. 2 objected to the little hebdomadal ceremony over No , 1. When William Reed , n farmer of Villa Park , N. J. , after advertisement and corre spondence , found a "young woman" of Lone Branch who was willing to become his wife he set the day for the ceremony nnd prepared - pared a great wedding feast In celebration of the event. The "bride" appeared on tlmo , but whlfe a largo number ot uninvited friends were partaking of the banquet she mounted a bicycle and rode away. It turns out that "she" was a beardless boy who , with some friends , had put up a joke on the farmer. Heed still believes the person who answered his letters and came to his feast In skirts Is a woman , but ho has a shotgun It any more of "her" friends como to eat bis spreads , A Chicago girl makes a living by wash ing cats. Her ago is to bo inferred. VyV/vx jCVWW xwwvxH s-x-ocw "sssrsfr-ssfvni' & 'ssss4r.f S > vww > . > xwvx j * ; csV > jSScNr- xv'xx > xxxx > > V Following Is the Omaha Wheel club's sch'odult for elub runs during ( May : Sunday , May 7 S a. in. , scorch , Calhoun. eighteen miles ; 2:15 : p. m. , club run , Fort Crook nnd Bellcvuc , twelve miles. Sunday , May 14 9 a. m. , scorch , fifteen miles ; 2:15 : p. m. , club run , Calhoun , eigh teen miles. Sunday , iMny 21 0 n. m. , Olcnwood ; dinner nt Olcnwood ; return afternoon , twenty-live mU'cs. Sunday , Mny 28 Sarpy Mills , eight miles ; picnic , refreshments , band concert , athletic sports nnd pastimes. Cnptnln Munteferlng desires to have It distinctly understood that there Is nnd will bo no scorching on club runs. Any one looking for a nice , easy , pleasant Jaunt through the country should participate. In order to Increase their membership the Omnha Wheel club has decided during the next thirty days , dating from Mny 1 , to withdraw the Initiation fee of $10 which has hitherto been charged , leaving only monthly dues of $1. Wheelmen wishing to become members can do so by submitting their ap plications for npproval on or before the next monthly meeting on June 1. To these whoso business Is In the vicinity of the club honso on Eighteenth between Farnnm and Douglas the club offers a special Inducement by fur nishing a wheel room In which to store wheels during business hours. For particu lars concerning applications telephone 1C34 , Omaha Wheel club rooms. Below Is a list of the members taken In at the last club meeting : A. W. Allen , C. E. Allen , Thomas Allen , II. O. Brown , W. P. Conkllng , C. B. Cowan , M. O. Daxon , Joel Eaton , W. T. Edghlll , E. li. Fried , II. B. Fredorlckson , B. F. Fisher , C. Hunt , G. E. Hill , J. E. Howe , W. R. Hunter , T. C. Hair , M. C. Kacgo , S. L. Kelley - ley , W. U. Berrlman. Frank E. North , J. T. Lyons , H. J. Leonard , L. G. Lowe , G. C. Mc- Intyrc. C. F. .Metz . , J. iMcKcnzIo , T. G. North- wall , T. H. Porllcld , G. C. Pullman , II. G. Pike , John W. Parish , J. W. Kuan , W. Sheri dan , C. R. Schwartz , J. II. Stewart , C. E. Shoppnrd , A. D. Scars , L. C. Sholes , C. E. Slefken , W. F. Spang , 0. H. Tnft , J. W. Tralll , A. M. Welles , J. G. Wallace , C. T. Williams , Royal B. Comatock , J. H. Wallace , John N. Westberg. There has been much talk among the om- ccrs of the club of enlarging the club quar ters. Up to date nothing definite has been decided upon , but It Is an assured fact that if the membership continues on the increase as it has In the past few months nn cnlarg- ment will become a necessity. The club Is nt present occupying the second floor of the Omaha Real Estate and Trust company building on Eighteenth street and can very readily obtain the ground floor and base ment ; also a largo pleco of vacant ground adjoining the club house on the right , which will be used for lawn tennis , hand ball and bowling alley courts. Tuesday the club will give an old-time smoker in honor of the new members. Music , refreshments and a jolly good tlmo will be the order. The amusement committee re ports several novelties on the program and it Is to bo hoped every member will be present. The club members are urged to attend and get acquainted with each other. The club house has now an addition of n new wheel house and boy to clean wheels. That speedy pcdaler , George Melcrsteln , has been elected third lieutenant as the re sult of the hearty co-operation ho has boon giving the captain on club runs. George showed up brilliantly on the run to Sarpy Mills and helped keep the boys In line so well that when they passed through South Omaha the Inhabitants Imagined they wore seeing a blyclo parade and cheered the club lustily. One of the bright and shining lights of wheeldom went out scorching on Center street a few evenings ago. Coming back up that long hill he proceeded to outdo him self , and spurt all the way up. At the bottom of the hill ho passed a peaceable looking citizen smoking a cigar and rolling along nt a ten-minuto gait , ho then proceeded to reach the top of the ascent with as little delay as possible. When but a short distance from the end , and nearly baked , ho casually looked around and was horrified to discover that his friend with the cigar was glued to his rear wheel and was still smok ing. The young scorcher nearly fell off his wheel from amazement nnd Immediately stopped and asked the other fellow to como and have "something" on him. The best part of this story Is that the unknown was deaf and dumb nnd their conversation had to bo carried on on paper. It would bo revealIng - Ing state secrets to glvo the names. Charles Sufken has been appointed bugler vice Mulhall , who resigned on account of ill- health. The road race between the Omaha Wheel club and the Owl club of Council Bluffs has been abandoned. After a mutual under standing had been reached It was found that but a few members of cither club were very eager for the fray. At the last meeting of the Omaha Wheel club the answer of the Owl club to Its challenge was read and the matter was Indefinitely postponed. The Owl club's reply to the challenge Is as follows : COUNCIL BLUFFS , April 27. Omaha Wheel Club : Gentlemen Challenge re ceived and carefully noted. .You ueem to lose sight of the fact that the challenged party is to be considered In the matter.o believe wo have the choice , of course , and something to say as to the number of men , etc. The club bids mo say that If you wish to ride n twenty-llvo-mllo-road race on or over such a course ns wo may agree upon with you same to take place in May seven men on a side , tandems barred , no pace from noncontestants , no deposit required from either club , losing party to pay for picnic , wo wlir accept , otherwise wo would not care to enter Into such a contest. H Is not n matter of our seeking , but wo would agree to a rnco with the foregoing conditions. If you desire to enter Into such a contest on terms herein stated , advise nnd meet with mo nt our club rooms nt nny tlmo before Mny 1 1899 , nnd mnko nil arrangements , otherwise let us drop the matter und say no more about It. Respectfully , D. J. HALL , Commodore Owl Club. Following is the reply to the Owl club's communication : OMAHA , May 1. Mr. D , J. Hall , Commo dore the Owl Club , Council Blulfs , In. : Dear Sir Your answer to our challenge duly re ceived nnd was submitted nt our Fast club meeting with the result that wo have de cided to drop the matter , as you do not seem anxious to meet us in the kind nf race wo mentioned , nnd.it . would bo Impossible for us to bo In a condition for a road race In the month of May. There nro other reasons against this proposed race too numerous to mention , but wo both want entirely different races , and aa wo cannot agree on date , course , distance or number of contestants without endangering the friendly feeling now existing between our respective clubs , and us wo find you arc not seeking a race with us , ns wo believed , we hereby with draw our challenge of April 22 , 1899 , ana substitute nn Invitation to join us in our picnic. Sarpy Mills , May 28. 1899. Wo hope you would llnd It convenient to accept this In vitation. Closing with very best wishes for a prosperous riding seabon. wo are , yours very truly , H. S. MUNTEFE1UNH. Captain Omaha Wheel Club. The projected trust of bicycle manu facturers Is far from being an accomplished fact. Most of the manufacturers who gave thirty-day options on their plants early In March extended the options until Juno 1. But several manufacturers declined to re new when thp thirty clays expired. Among the number are the Western Wheel works of Chicago nnd the Indiana Bicycle com pany. These withdrawals seriously em barrass the promoters of the combine , though they profess that their plnns nro well oiled and working smoothly. The on'y ' reason offered by the Imlependo'H manu facturers for withdrawing Is that the project was not satisfactory. The Now York Sun reports that trade circles do not regard the deal ns off. but the opinion prevails that It cannot bo made a go without the In dependents. A special commissioner has been appointed by the trust promoters to oo'aln options on the plants of parts makers , nnd the work Is progressing , notwithstanding Mm withdrawn ! of ono of the largest concerns In the country. The most Important patent to be bought In Is a fundamental ono 0:1 the crank-hanger conception. This patent In volves the principle used In every machine on the market , nnd , with that In Its pos session ns n trump cardtho trust nrotmtors would have plain sailing. A legal battle to test the patent is now in progress between the owner of It and n big manufacturer , and meantime the trust ngents have covered themselves by obtaining nn option for pur chase from the patentee , the belief seeming to bo that the patent will stnnd , nnd that no one can connect the frame tubes of n bicycle with the crank hanger In the manner now common without paying a royalty. The principal argument of the trust promoters meters Is that a combine Is necessary for their salvation. Said ono of them : "Wo buy chiefly three products , namely , steel , brass nnd rubber. Since December 1 and owing to the action of the trusts steel has gone up In price 100 per cent , brass BO per j } cent nud rubber SO per cent. In the mean time wo have not been nblo to raise our prices at all. The question Is as to what Is to become of us. " The preEfl boomers of the League of Ameri can Wheelmen appear to entertain a lofty Idea of the Importance ot their Jobs. They Imagine the wheeling world lies awake nights reading their deliverances. They are certainly earning their salaries. But when ono sits down to read the stuff that they distribute promiscuously ho Is more than over Inclined to transfer his sympathy to the rldem. The League of American Wheelmen Is a good organization without n doubt , but It Is nn orgnnlzatlon to look after the Inter ests of the wheelmen , nnd not to control racing by virtue of a few salaried officials known aa the racing board. Still they think that they will surely make the so-called "outlaws" bow to them before the season Is ended. The secessionists think differently , and do not hesitate to say so. They have gone on with their plans and business In a very decided and careful manner , and do not rashly claim things that they cannot sub stantiate. The racing season starts very soon , and It should not take long to see which side will give in first. Among the tall claims of the boomers Is this : "According to the official records of the riders there are G65 professionals loyal to the League of American Wheelmen and fifty-six have cast their lot with the Na tional Cycling association. This record Is taken from the registrations nnd Is therefore official. The league has control of 23,000 amateurs and the National Cycling associa tion does net even pretend to cater to them. It was also shown that the League of Ameri can Wheelmen has lost but three tracks out ot n total ot very nearly 2,000 , and yet the National Cycling association had nerve enough to claim recognition from unbiased authorities. " The Cycling West of Denver has not be stowed much affection on the League of American Wheelmen for three years past , regarding the organization more ns a clique of racing bosses than n body working for the general good ot wheelmen. When , there fore , any prominent leaguer grows weary of the job and drops out of the procession the C. W. consoles the weary with bo- qucts. Here Is n sample of Its raid on Den ver nurseries for the 'benefit ' of an Omaha man : "When such a fighter as D. J. O'Brien of Omaha lays down his arms In despair then , Indeed , Is the cause a definitely lost ono ! Game to the marrow , honest to the last drop of rich red Irish blood in his veins the same precious Celtic chrism which has anointed the brow of heroism on every mundane battlefield , the ruby fluid that runs riot wherever there Is a doubtful scrap to be forlornly hoped enthusiastic almost to fanaticism nnd sanguine almost to the ex tremity of stultification , Dave O'Brien has spent time , money and nervous energy In an unnppreclatcd light for league perpetuation which reflects more credit upon his loyalty than It does upon his good Judgment. "Cut bono ? His work was heroic nnd his reward a throw down. Sickened , tired nnd dl&gusted with the useless , thankless fight against hope , the Nebraska champion of nn ungrateful autocracy has doffed the panoply of Inutile wnr , thrown up hio hands ( and his Job ) nnd hereafter will bo known no moro iimcng the unpaid minions of n rotten oligarchy garchy that has made nn ovcrwllllng tool ot him so long. "O'Brien wns honest In his loyalty. Un- Ilko other League of American Wheelmen recalcitrants , ho docs not recant for cnsh. Ho hns quit the league because of his recog nition of the fact that no honest , deserving man hns any logical place In Ite official holdings. Deceived , defrauded ( if credit and recognition , Ignored In every capacity ex cept a servilely donative one , he has nourcd at last upon the prostituted organization which , In his defection , has lost the most vigorous , aggiessivo , consistent , loyal and valorous henchman that It ever beguiled Into doing charity work for It. " Lieutenant P. V. Lansdalc , who was killed In a skirmish with natives at Apia , was an enthusiastic wheelman and responsible for the Introduction of American bicycles Into Korea. Ho had the distinction of teaching the king of Korea to ride. It came about in the early nineties , when Lansdalo was at tached to the Asiatic squadron. While In the Korean waters the young ensign spent as much of his tlmo as possible on shore riding his wheel , which ho had brought on the ship with him. The cycle excite I the natives , and soon the king heard about the foreigner who was causing a sensation by gliding about the coast country balanced on two wheels. The king sent Lansdalo an Invitation to visit the capital with his wheel and the pnslgn went In a party of twelve , for ut the tlmo foreigners were In disfavor there and tha diplomatic corps had lied from the city In fear. The king was greatly mystified by the way the American officer balanced himself on the cycle , hut Lansdalo explained and offered to teach the monarch. The king accepted with alacrity nnd soon became expert. He ordered n number of wheels from an Amcrl- j can maker and today bicycles made In the , United States have a wide and Increasing popularity In Korea. An enterprising cycle agent In the cast evolved a bright Idea ono night nnd the next day posted the following notice at his store : "The reason why I have- hitherto been able to sell my goods so much cjsapor than nnybndy OBO ! la that I am a bacVlor and do not need to make a profit for HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIII. GOLD MEDAL In recognition of benefits received from M VUIANI WINK TONIC-1-OK UODY. 11RAIN AM ) NKKVKS. Oold medal presented by His .SIMU'IVI , OIMMMl-To nil lie rUi > 111 , IIM-H. U oil ness Pope lo Nil ! to Uonlnix tlilw | iniir ini'iiil a lioot < Monsieur Angelo Mnrlnnl imrlrnlls mill ciiitofxMiionlN of mil'limHIS , KM. . of Purls. VUHSS , IMIIM'ns , rUtlllNAI.S , AltrlllllMIOI'S nnil oilier illNtliiKiililiiMl | icr.-.iiiinn - , MA1IIAM A CO. . 5S WHST I.TI'll STIMJIJT , M1\V YO1MC. Sold nt nil Druggists Everywhere. Avoid Stilmtltutrg lltnvnro Of Imitations. 1'nrls II Boulevard llnussmnnn ; Lomlon-S.1 Mortimer SI ; Montrt.il S7 St. Jnmcs St. Wo are headquarters for books in this city , and you will want something to take along to read when you take your va- nation just remember us. On our counters you will find all the latest fiction and a complete line of the old standard au thors. thors.We We have still our bargain counter upon which wo put aU the books that have become soiled or damaged by handling , they all go at two prices 25c and 50c. You are sure to find something you wish if you look over this counter. Our fine stationery department is thoroughly up to date and we can show you the very latest in fine correspondence papers. It will pay you to give UH a call before placing youis order for stamped paper , invitations , announcements , or en graved cards. Our work is always artistic and the stock Wtf use the best on the market. In our periodical department you can find all the popu lar magazines and weeklies. Also daily papers from thG principal cities of our country. We have just received a new line of paper bound books , all interesting stories. telephone 234. 1308 Farnam Street ; maintenance of n wife and many children. It IB now my duty to Inform the public that this advantage will shortly be withdrawn from them , as I am about to be married , with heavy expenses to follow. The public will therefore do well to make their pur chases at the old rate. " He did n rushing business for some time thereafter. Mean time It Is understood that the wedding baa been Indefinitely postponed. Some queer documents get Into the hands of cycle dealers as the result of good crops. A down east farmer wrote to a local denier : "Dear Sur , I am In need of a few extrcs fur that there wheel. Ylstlday she como down and the wind all como out the hoop partly come unglued from the wood nnd I don't no ware the hole Is but I want some first class glue or wax you no the best , my wheel Is a single tube. Please send mo a list of dlffrent articklcs. I have a catlagono hero but would rather bye of you being closter to hum It wo can satlsfico both partys. The bull wheel Is sum bent but I guess I can straten It out alrlte , my geers Is both twenty-eight Inches. " Mrs. Irene Brush , a Brooklyn cyclist , who has no fear of long rides , Is the first woman to finish a double century this year. With her husband , Charles Brush , she started at 7:30 : o'clock Saturday evening over the Long Island roads. At 5:30 : Sunday after noon the pair of long-distance wheelers dis mounted In front of their home In Brooklyn with their cyclometers registering 207 miles. Both wcro dust-stained and fatigued , but neither Mr. nor Mrs. Brush would say that they could go no further. OUT OK TUB OHUI.VAIIY. Mont R. Vlckcre of Estelllne , S. D. , Is only 20 years old. but he Is six feet seven Inches tan and weighs 318 pounds. There Is a quicksilver mine In Peru 480 feet deep. In this abyss are streets , squares nnd a chapel where religious worship Is held. held.Dr. Dr. James B. Hodgkln of Washington owns a pair of sliver spurs worn by General Robert n. Lee on the day of his surrender. It Is estimated that the great Salt lake , In Utah , contains 1,508,100,000,000 pounds of sulphite of soda and 17,560,339,200,000 pounds of salt. The largest loaves of bread baked in the world nro these ot France und Italy. Thci "pipe" bread of Italy Is baked In loavea two or three feet long , while In Franco the loaves are made In the shape of very long rolls , four or five feet In length , and in many cases alx feet. A Krag-Jorgenson rllle tested In Ken tucky sent a bullet through a black locust tree six feet In circumference , und the bul let , glancing on a rock , went Into the ground over two feet. The experiments in dicated that the range of the gun is over three miles. Most of the rag carpets covering the floors of the Washington mansion at Mount Vernon - non nro woven on nn old-fabhloned loom by nn ancient colored woman , "Aunt. Thorny , " whoso forbears have for genera tions been connected with the Washington estate nnd family. The two Pacific liners to bo laid dowil i soon ut Newport News will rank third In displacement among the world's big steam- era. Each will have a displacement of 18- ! 500 tons. In this respect they will have been excelled only by the Great Eastern , I 27,000 tons ; the Kaiser Wllht'lm dor Gioouc , 20.000 tons ; Oceanic. 28,500 tons. It Is said to bo a Russian remedy for Insomnia to have a dog sleep In the room , nnd preferably In the same bed. The ex planation la that it operates through n sense of companionship or of Becuilty , nnd that , It may act suggestively. H is Bald to bu a success where other means have failed. The cows In Belgium wear earrings. This la In accordance with a law which de crees that every animal of the bovine spe cies , when It has attained tint ugo of 3 months , must have In Its car n rlni ; to which Is attached a metal tag bearing a number. The object Is tu preserve iho ex act number of animals raised each year. The focusing of the sun's rays by an electric light bulb net fliu to n curtain In. the liumo of John M. Sagor. 71 East One Hundred and Forty-fourth street. New York. Ills 3-year-old daughter Lily was burned | by the blaze , f > ho being seated In a chair : , near the window at the time. Her condi tion la not dangerous. Her mother ex tinguished the blaze with a blanket. James P. Scott , clerk of the Wnldorf- Afctorla hotel , New York. Is said to have made $15,000 In Wall street In a few days. James Seek , head waiter In the cafe. Is credited with a winning of $15.000 and Max Cohen , another waiter , with $10.000. 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