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CHAPTER VIII. (Continued.)
1'h lllp, hardly knowlru; why, Iinil fol
lowed Schrlfton as ho descended the
poop-ladder, nnd was forward on tho
quarter-deck when tho pilot made thiii
remark to tho Boamen.
"Ay I nyl" replied nn old seaman to
tho pilot; "not only the devil, hut tho
Flying Dutchman to hoot."
"Flying Dutchman," thought Philip:
"can thnt icfcr to ?" and Philip
wnlkcd n step or two forward, ho as to
conceal hlmnelf hchlnd the nialnmaflt,
hoping to ohtaln boiiio Information,
nliotilil they contlnuo tho conversation.
In this ho wan not disappointed.
"They Hay that to meet with him In
worso thnn meeting with tho devil,"
observed another of tho crew.
"Who over buw hlni7" Hald another.
"Ho hnsjiecn seen, that's wirtln, nnd
Just nn Hiirtln that ill-luck follows tho
vessol thnt falls In with him."
"And wheio In ho to bo fallen In
with?"
"Oh, they pay Hint's not so aartnln
but ho cruises olf tho Cape."
"I should llko to know tho wholo
long and short of tho story," Bald a
third.
"I can only tell what I've heard. It's
n doomed vessel : they were pirates,
and cut tho captnln'a throat, I bo
llcve." "No, no!" cried Schrlfton, "tho cap
tain Is In her now and a vlllnln ho
wub. They say that, llko somebody
elso on board of lis now, ho left n vory
pretty wife, and that he was very fond
of her."
"How do they know thnt, pilot?"
"Uccauso he ntwnyB wnnts to send
letters homo when ho boards vchspIb
thnt ho fallH In with. Put, woo to tho
vosfiel thnt takes churgo of them!
sho Is Biire to bo lost, with every soul
on board!"
"I wonder whoro you heard all this."
said oiio of tho men. "Did you ever
bco the vessol?"
"Yes, I did!" screamed Schrlfton:
hut, as If recovering himself, his
scream subsided Into his usual giggle,
nnd ho ndded, "but wo need not fear
her, boys; wo'vo n bit of tho truo cross
on bonrd." Schrlfton then walked nft
ns If to avoid being questioned, when
ho perceived Philip by tho mainmast.
"So, I'm not tho only ono curious?
ho! he! Pray, did you -bring thnt on
hoard, In case we should fall In with
tho Flying Dutchman?"
"I'm no 'Flying Dutchman,' " replied
Philip, confused.
"Now I think of It, you nro of tho
snmo name; at least they say his name
wbh Vnnderdecken eli?"
"Thcro uro many VandordcckcnB In
I ho world besides mo," replied Philip,
who had recovered his composure; and
having mndo this reply, ho walked
nwny to tho poop of tho vessel.
"One would nlmost Imnglno this
mnllgnant one-eyed wretch was uwaro
of tho cnuso of my embarkation,"
mused Philip; "but no! that cannot
bo. Why do I feel such n chill whon
evcr ho approaches mo? I wonder If
others do; or whether It Is a. mero
fancy on tho part of Aniluo nnd my
self. 1 dnro ubIc no questions. Strange,
too, thnt tho man should feel such
malice toward mo. I never Injured
him. What I hnvo Just overheard
confirms all; but thcro needed no con
firmation, un, Amine! Amine! but
for thee, and I would rcjolco to solvo
this rlddlo at tho expenso of life. God
In mercy, check tho current of my
brain," muttered Philip, "or my rca
Eon cannot hold Its scat."
in three dnys the Tor Schilling nnd
her consorU arrived at Tablo Bay,
whero they found tho remainder of
tho fleet nt anchor waiting for them.
Just nt that period tho Dutch had
formed a settlement nt tho Capo of
Good Hopo, whero tho Indlnn fleets
used to water and obtain cattlo from
tho Hottentot tribes who lived on tho
eoUEt, and who for a brass button or a
largo nail would willingly offer n fat
bullock. A few days wcro occupied In
competing tho water of tho squadron,
and then tho ships, having iccelvcd
from tho admiral their Instructions as
to rendezvous In cubo of parting com
pany, and made every preparation for
tho bad weather which they anticipat
ed, ngaln weighed their anchors and
proceeded on their voyage.
For threo days they bent ognlnst
light and battling winds, making but
little progress; on tho third, the breeze
sprang up strong from the southwurd,
until It Increased to a gnlo, and tho
Ucct were blown down to the north
ward of tho bny. On the seventh dny
tbo Tor Schilling found herself alone,
but the weather had moderated.
"Tho sun looks red ns ho sinks."
observed Hlllebrant to tho captain,
trho with Philip was standing on tho
poop; "we shall havo more wind be
fore tomorrow, If I mistake not."
"I am of your opinion," replied Myn
heer Kloots. "It la strango that wo do
not fall In with any of tho vessels of
tho fleet. They must all hnvo 'been
driven down here."
"Perhaps they hnvo kept a wider of-
nng."
A confused nolso wns heard nmoug
tho seamen, who were collected to
ycthcr, and, looking In tho direction of
Itie vessel's quarter, "A ship! No yes,
It lsf " was repeated more than once.
"Tliey think they see a ship," sId
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Dutchman.
BY CArTBM MARRYAT.
Schrlften, coming an the poop. "Ho!
ho!"
"Whore?"
"There, In tho gloom!" said tho pi
lot, pointing to the darkest quarter of
tho horizon, for tho sun hnd set.
Tho captain, Hlllebrant and Philip
directed their eyes to tho quarter
pointed out, nnd thought they could
perceive Kotnethlng llko a vessel.
Gradually the gloom seemed to elenr
away, and n lambent, pale haze to light
up that part of tho horizon. Not n
breath of wind was on tho water tho
uea wns llko. a mirror more and more
distinct did tho vessel appear, till her
hull, mnsts and yards wcro clearly
visible. They looked and rubbed
their eyes to help their vision, for
scarcely could they believe that which
they did dee. In tho center of tho
pnlo light, which extended some fifteen
degrees nbovo tho horizon, thcro was
Indeed n largo ship about threo miles
distant; but, although It was a perfect
calm, bho wos to all appearances buf
feting In n violent gale, plunging nnd
lifting over a Btirfnco that was smooth
as glass, now careening to her bearing,
then recovering herself. Her topBalls
and maliiKnll were furled, nnd tho
yards pointed to tho wind; she hnd no
sail set but a close reefed foresail, n
storm staysail and a trysail abaft.
Sho made little way through tho water,
but apparently ncarcd them fnst.drlvcn
down by the force of tho gale. Each
minute sho was plainer to tho view.
At last, sho wns seen to wenr, and, In
fo doing, beforo she was brought to
tho wind on tho other tusk, sho wnp. bo
close to them that they could distin
guish tho men on board; they could sco
tho fonmlng water as It wub hurled
from her hows; hear the shrill whistle
of tho boatswain's pipes, tho creaking
of tho ship's timbers, nnd tho com
plaining of her masts; nnd then tho
gloom gradually rose, and In a few
seconds, she had totally disappeared.
"God In heaven!" exclaimed Myn
heer Kloots.
Philip felt a hand upon his shoulder,
nnd the cold darted through his whole
frame. He turned round and met tho
one eye of Schrlfton, who screamed In
his ear:
"Philip Vandcnkckcn that's tho
Flying Dutchman!"
CHAPTER IX.
Tho sudden gloom which hnd suc
ceeded to the pale light hnd the effect
of rendering every object still more In
distinct to tho astonished crew of Tor
Schilling. For n moment or moro not
a word wns uttered by n soul on board.
Some remnlned with their eyes still
strained toward tho point whero tho
apparition had been seen, others turn
ed away full of gloomy nud foreboding
thoughts. Hlllebrant was tho first
who spoko; turning round to tho east
ern quarter, and observing n light on
the horizon, ho started, nnd seizing
Philip by tho arm, cried out: "What's
that?"
"Thnt Is only the moon rising from
tho bank of clouds," replied Philip,
mournfully.
"Well!" observed Mynheer Kloots,
wiping his forehead, which was damp
ed with perspiration, "I hnvo been told
of this before, but I bnvc mocked nt
the nnrratlon."
Philip mndo no reply. Awaro of tho
reality of tho vision, nnd how deeply
It Interested him, ho felt as It ho were
a guilty person.
The moon had now xiiin sbovo tho
clouds, and was pouring her mild, palo
light over tho slumbering ocean. With
n simultaneous Impulse, overy ono di
rected his eyes to the spot whero tho
strnngo vision had Inst been seen, nnd
all was n dead, dead calm.
Since tho nppnrltlon, tho pilot,
Schrlften, had remained on tho poop;
he now gradually approached Mynheer
Kloots, and looking round, said:
"Mynheer Kloots, ns pilot of this
vessel, I tell you that you must pre
pare for very bad weather."
"Had weather!" said Kloots, rousing
himself from a deep reverlo.
"Yes, hnd weather, Mynheor Kloots.
There never was a vessel which fell In
with what wo havo Just Feen, but met
with disaster Boon nfterwnrd. The
very name of Vanderdeckcn Is unlucky
he! he!"
Philip would hnvo replied to this
sarcasm, but ho could not; his tongue
was tied,
"What has the name of Vandor
decken to do with It " observed
Kloots.
"Have you not henrd, then? The
captain of that vessel wo have Just
seen Is a Mynheer Vnnderdecken he
is tho 'Flying Dutchman!'"
"How know you that, pilot?" Inquir
ed Hlllobrnnt.
"I know that, and much more, If I
chose to tell," replied Schrlften; "but
never mind, I have warned you of had
weather, as Is my duty," and, with
these words, Schrlften went down tho
poop ladder.
"God In heaven! I never wan so puz.
zled and so frightened In my life." ob
served Kloots. "I don't know what to
think or nay. What think you, Philip?
Wns It not supernatural?"
"Yes," replied Philip, mournfully, "I
havo no doubt of It."
"I thought the days of miracles had
pissed," said tho captain, "and that
THE JtED OLOUD CHIEF.
wo wcro now left to our own exertions,'
nnd hnd no other warnings but thoso
tho appenranco of tho heavens gave
UB."
"And they warn us now," observed
HIlMjrnnt. "Seo how that bank of
clouds has risen within these live min
utes tho moon has escaped from It,
but It will soon catch her again and
hco, thcro Is a flash of lightning in tho
northwest."
"Well, my sons, I enn bravo tho Cle
ments as well ns any man, nnd do my
best. I havo cared llttlo for gales or
stress of weather; but I llko not such
n warning ns wo have had tonight. My
heart is heavy ns lead, and that's tho
truth. Philip, send down for tho bot
tle of schnapps, If It lb or.!y to clear
my brain n llttlo."
Philip was glad of nn opportunity to
quit tho poop; ho wished to have a fow
minutes to recover himself and collect
his own thoughts.
Philip remained below not moro than
half an hour. On his return to tho
deck, whnt a change hnd taken place!
Ho had left the vessel floating motion
less on tho still waters, with her lofty
Balls hanging down listlessly from tho
yards. Tho moon then soared aloft In
her beauty, reflecting tho mnsts and
sails of the ship In extended lines upon
tho smooth sea. Now nil was dark;
tho water rippled short and broke In
foam; the smaller nnd lofty sails had
been taken In, nnd tho vessel wns
cleaving through tho water; and tho
wind, In fitful gusts nnd angry monn
Ings, proclaimed too surely that It had
been nwnkencd up to wrnth, nnd was
gathering In strength for destruction.
Tho men were still busy reducing tho
Balls, but they worked gloomily and
discontentedly. Whnt Schrlften, tho
pilot, had said to thorn, Philip knew
not; but thnt they avoided him and
appeared to look upon him with feel
ings of Ill-will wns evident And each
minute the gale Increased.
It was nn Interminably long and ter
rible night they thought the day
would never come. At last tho dark
ness gradually changed to a Bottled,
sullen, gray gloom which was day,
They looked at each other, but found ,
no comfort In meeting each other's
eyes. There was no one countcnanco .
in which n beam of hope could bo
found lurking. They wcro all doom
ed they remnlned crouched whero
they had sheltered themselves during
tho night, nnd said nothing,
Tho sea bad now risen mountains Lehman ngnlnst Henry Klbbe. Ho
high, nnd more thnn ono had struck holds that a bicycle rider Is not rc
tho ship abaft. Kloots was at tho bin- sponsible for accidents which may re
nncle, Hlllebrant nnd Philip nt tho suit from horsc3 becoming frightened
helm, when a wave curled high over at persons riding bicycles, because all
the quarter and poured Itself In n re- persona who travel on public hlgh
slstless force upon the deck. Tho ways havo n right to cliooso tho vo
captain and -his two mates wero swept blclo or conveyance they deslro to use.
nwny and dashed almost senseless 1'h'n decision at once places every
ngnlnst tho bulwarks-tho blnnaclo wheelman In Kansas on an equality
and compass wero broken Into frag- with tho drivers of horses, tho Impor-ments-no
ono ran to tho hclm-tho tnnt Plnt ,jel"B tnnt wheelmen are
vessel broached to-tho seas broke ,)0t expected to leave their machines
clear over hr.r and tho mainmast went tho rondsldo and walk ahead to
by tho board.
All was confusion.
Capt. Kloots
wns stunned, nnd it was with" difficulty
. ... '
that Philip could persuade two of tho
men to assist him down below. HUM
brnnt had been moro unfortunate his
right arm was broken nnd ho was oth
erwise severely bruised. Philip assist-1
cd him to his berth, and then went
on deck ngaln to try and rcstoro or-
"01.
Philip Vanderdeckcn was not much wnch uecamo frGtenad, ran nway,
of a seamnn, but. at all events, ho ex- nnd threw tubman out, crushing hla
crclsed thnt moral Inlluonco over tho jegi Ho BUcd Kn,bo for damages, lu
men which Is ever possessed by reso- ciU(iIns doctor's bill and tho injuries
lutlon nnd courage. Obey willingly t0 tno tenm nmi damage to the buggy
they did not, but they did obey, and In in wuicu no was driving. Ho lost tho
hnlf nn hour tho vessel wns elenr of BUt
tho wreck. Eased by the loss of her. .
heavy mast, and steered by two of her j
uest seamen, sue again new ucioro iuu
gale.
(To bo continued.)
Utiwi.onntilo Home.
The man In tho street ear affirmed
that It was a true story, but tho Clove-
land Leader does not vouch for It, al-
though giving it in tno narrator's own
words: I was up at tho market houso
night beforo last, buying stuff for over
Sundny, and I snw an Irishman up
there with n live goose under his arm.
Pretty soon the goose looked up nt tho
Irishman kind of pitiful, nnd says:
"Quawk, quawk, quawk," In that coax
In' way a goose has sometimes. Tho
Irlshmnn didn't say nnythlng at first,'
but nfter a bit tho goose looked up
and says, "Quawk, quawk, quawk,"
ugaln. Then tho Irishman cocked his
head over on one side, looked tho goose
In the eye, nnd says: 'That's tho mat
ter wld yez, ony way? Phwy do ycz
wnnt to walk whin Oi'm wlllin' to car
ry yez?"
Itrtl, Wlilto mill lllnrw
It is a curious fact as well as a
pleasing ono to Americans that these
threo colors aro In flags of all pro
gressive nations, with the single ex
ception of Germany. In Britain's flag
tho red predominates, but the colors
in the union in tho upper left-hand cor
ner of the flag aro blue and whlto.
Franco's threo upright stripes aro red,
whlto and blue, and tho Japanese tho
Vnnkees of the Orient adopted a
whlto standard with spiral red lines
converging townrd a blue sphere, Im
mediately after conquering the Chl
neso.
To llutlfy the Comrleilno.
For tho complexion nnd general
health, drink slowly half an hour be
foro breakfast one largo tumbler of wa
ter as hot as you can swallow, nnd
onco a week Instead a tumbler of cold
water In which n teaspoon fill of com
mon Bait has been dissolved. This U
better for tho complexion than any
cosmetle. Another recipe Is tho Jules
of halt a lemon, pint of warm waUr
and one ounce of rose water.
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO DEV
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
Jimmy Mlrliacli I'erplcxet ttio Ilnclng
Allocation lie fi Itltllnc tinmen In
New OrleHim IUkIiI at Wlieclinun on
l'ubllo IIUIiwuji.
(Jucitlonn Thnt 1'frplex.
Michael's double game of cyclist and
Jockey Is n hard ono to understand, ex
cept on tho Biipposltlon that he Is for
tifying himself against the time when
his phenomenal ability as a bicycle
rider wanes in order that he may still
enjoy the distinction of being rated as
tho best of his class In tho world, or
upon tho other Icbb complimentary
supposition that while his inclinations
pull him townrd the turf his friends
and thoso who admire him ns a cyclist
Influence him In tho other direction so
Btrongly thnt ho vacillates between
them. Promptly upon the heels of tho
report thnt ho had secured Al Welnlg
ns a trainer nnd would enter Into com
petition on tho cycle track again this
year comes a telegram from New Or
leans this week stating thnt the pair
arrived In tho Crescent City on Mon
day, whero Michael was given a Joc
key's bndgo by Secretary Clark, having
nlrcady had a license from tho Turf
Congress to lido. The midget rcltor
ntos his Intention to become a Jockey,
it Is said, nnd will put In his mornings
nt tho track schooling himself to break
from the gate.
Apparently the question of his mar
rlago Is now definitely settled In the
affirmative by tho following statement
from a Arm of lawyers, Aberman,
Wales, Issued subsequent to n report
In tho London papcis upon Michael's
nrrlvnl In England last fall that tho
Welshman was not married: "As the
solicitors representing tho estate of
tho father of the young womnn who Is
Michael's wife, wo cannot allow the
statements to go uncontradicted any
longer. We have before us tho certlfl
catc of marrlngo dated March 13, ISM,
which proves that Michael is a mar-
" "
Cri-U't' Ito1 Wclit.
Judgo Simpson of McPhcrson, Knn.,
has rendered n decision of Importance
to wheelmen In tho enso of George
ask a man If his horses will be scared,
Tho decision of Judgo Simpson
c,c,ara th atmosphere ' ,nnny tllc;
nn no iiilMi llin tionnln wlin tt tint
rldo bicycles havo held, and furnishes
n hnBls upon which nn orgnplzed ef
fort in tho direction of procuring
wheelmen's rights may bo based.
Henry Klbbe of Hutchinson, was
riding his mnchlno nlong tho public
highway, when Gcorgo Lehman met
I 1,1m Tim lnttnr wnn ilrlvlnfr n ipntn.
I.ltllo i;.klmn WlieMinnii.
This is Mene, the little 9-ycar-old
Eskimo brought from Greenland by
Lieut. Peary. Ho Is now living In Now
York In the family of William Wal
lace, superintendent of tho Museum of
Natural History. Tho boy Is bright,
nmlablo and lovable. He rides a wheel,
J goes to school, and has n prlvato tutor
, in orucr 10 neip mm wun nis suiuy oi
English, His mnnncr of talking is still
broken nnd faulty, but ho is learning
rapidly.
Germany's Cjclo liiiluitrjr.
German blcyclo manufacturer make
largo profits. According to tho nports
of tho respective companies they pay
20 per cent dividends or mo-c. At
present there exist about 150 bicycle
makers, of which 25 aro on a largo
scale and 26 of medium size. Tho cap
ital Invested Is estimated at 80,000,000
marks and tho number of workmen
employed at 40,000. To this must bo
added tho var'jus auxiliary and sup
plementary trades of tho blcyclo Indus,
try. French cyclo manufacturers com
pete with tho Germans, especially in
Alsace and Lorraine. Tho English Im
port has become quite Insignificant, a
Frankfort manufacturer formerly Im
ported 6,000 English bicycles per an
num before he commenced to manufac
ture them himself; nowadays but
WNn ffliuwyl la x JJM;
limited number of English machines
aie being Imported. Tho rensor. for
this may Ho to some extent in the
price, but, on tho other hnnd, nrnong
wheelmen It la asserted thnt tho Enfi
llsh machines nro too heavy.
Cjole I'hIIi lllll In New York.
A bill has been Introduced In tho
Now York stnto nenato which has tho
sanction of the L. A. W., nnd which,
If pnsscd, will havo a great. effect In
strengthening tho movement for cyclo
ftldo paths In thnt state. According
to tho bill, nny county Judge, except
In Monroe and Albany counties, may,
upon the petition of fifty resident cy
clists, appoint flvo wheelmen ns a
board of cido path commissioners,
their term of ofllco to bo flvo years.
Tho bonrd will bo authorized to con
struct nnd maintain sldo patli3 along
nny of tho public roads of the county.
Tho paths are to ho not lcs3 than three
feet wide nnd not moro than six. A
further duty of tho board Is to settle
upon n license fee of not less than
50 cents nnd not moro than $1, nnd no
cyclist will be allowed to use tho paths
unless ho holds such n license. The
fees when collected will bo deposited
with the county treasurer and will bo
used for building and maintaining tho
paths.
Auto-Miiljllo nmi HlcyclP.
This machine was exhlbted at the re
cent concourso of automobile vehicles
In Paris. It Is Intended to bo used
with either nn express wagon or pas
senger coach attachment. The power Is
a two-horse benzine motor. An clcc-
trie spark causes tho Ignition, nnd the
speed attainable Is 25 kilometers per
hour. Modern Machinery.
Will Opoo C'ycln Tux.
The wheelmen of Washington, D. C,
arc strenuously opposing tho proposl
un; oui'iiuuusiy opilUSHlg 1110 prOpOSI-
tion of tho municipal authorities to
have congress enact a law Imposing a
tax on all bicycles In the District of
r..i1.....i,tn n-i... . i , -i . .
Columbia. They contend that this
proposition Is nothlnu moro than n rtn-
llberato attempt to flno every person
for. riding a bicycle, Inasmuch as a
tax could not be urged as a rovenuo
racnsure. The proposed law also pro
vides for tho registration of all bicy
cles. Tho wheelmen point out that
this provision would bo of no practi
cal value, as every bicycle now sold Is
numbered 111 Ktlpll n mnnnni Ihnt If
enn bo easily Identified. President
Potter has assured the officers of tho
Irift'll (llt.lof.... n t.n T II. .... a.
lmi wn.oiwu ui iiiu ij. i. v. lliai UIC
league would support every effort of
tho local division made against tho
iiiiiiuaiiiuii ui u uicycio mx. At nn
cany day a committee representing
tho wheelmen will appear beforo tho
two congressional committees having
the tax measure in charge and present
their objections to the passage of the
uiu. ii uicir cnoris are unnvalllng nnd
tho hill la flnnllv enacted, thrn fll I
wheelmen will strongly urge that tho
tax levied bo expended In tho Improve-if
ment of thc country roads around the
city,
.
Outlmr KldcrM Kemuln OliMlmt-.
The members of tho American Itac
ing Cyclists' union clnlm that as soon
as tho comnlcto weltllm nt ua t..-
ests with those of thn trnnt, nn.
Ma iiL
Khannu TL $ShZZ! r r,d nor? ""i V8"1!!1 f r
ArtWCardinco
general manager of tho el lef talkc! J'"",00111' "mll,c '"V evidently been
for the union, Is now In the east trv-1 ?'1 8,me ,,0,m'b- U w,vs NttW h? ,WI
lnS to bring about the last step in the I 'J?1"? Bnd h,htcr hS"k'm' Vi".
separation of tho riders from Jilo,cPPh sc sent there elicited
league. Tho raolni? mon n ,...
San Francisco aro snld tn i,nvn i,,.
"-n ' .i iiiiiui i i 1 1-
polled upon the subject of smoking
.-.,-- ,u k, 4, ,y, mm
to nave unnnlmously declared Ir, favor
iuu in.-m.-u juiiu wun mo u a. W. nnd
Ul " iw lacing organization, tho the authorities that the plague has
ground taken being that It would bo Spent itself iu Omaha. The prisoners
Imnossiuln tn Inilnm Mm ion, .li.. i... t ...... . ...1 .1...
-" " tufiiiu 10
carry out all of tho reforms demanded
liv llin rnr,lnn ...nn
by the racing men.
runt Kirlng In Alislem.
Tho flnal of tho Algerian champion
ship was run at Algerln recently. Tho
semi-llnal heats of 1,000 meters wcro
wo,, by Hanker, Grogna, aulgnard and
Tommnselll. In tho boll lap of the final
Grogna and Hanker tried to Jump hut
Tomniasolll followed nnd forced them
to tho outside of tho track during tho
entlro last lap and won tho race, rid
ing tho last lap In :22 1-R, constituting
a competition record for a fifth of a
mile, nanker ran Becond by hnlf n
length nnd Gulgnard third. Danker
won tho 1.080-meter handicap in tho
record time of 1:20 1-C from scratch,
Giogna running second, St. Ives third
Tho 2.000-mcter tanden race was won
by Hanker nnd Tomniasolll from Gaub
Coaue,,ie,IS'rd.CCOn,, a"a GrE"a an
Urooklyn ll,,er. ,., A,p,mU
Iho ABsoclatcd Cycling clubs of
Urooklyn hnvo undertaken tho attemp
to have asphalted connections made
with nil the principal cycling routes
In tho borough. They moan tc unUo
all tho Important asphalt streets and
will ask tho lom boards 0 nil
districts to torn-, together tn tho nen!
future and petition tho hoard of puu.
He improvements to urge their re.
quest on Muyor Van Wyck.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, J
JOSEPH KOSI TOOK A DOSP
OF STRYCHNINE.
Kail Intended lo l?o n Itctnlvrr If tlt
Driijf railed to Kill Him Timely m,.
coiery n.ul tlic Anpllrntlun ofu Slonucli
l'liiuji Sured Ills I.lfp.
Joseph Ko'sl, n Poheinian, nttcniptd
Milelde at the Capital hotel In Lincoln
lust Friday morning between 2 nnd a '
o'clock, by taking strychnine. Hc i1!uj
called at tho hotel ubout 1 o'clock niid
asked for n room, lie was shown to
No. 42. About 5:.",0n man sleeping hi
room 40 was awakened by groans from
42. He rang for a bell boy and to
gethor they forced nn entrance into
tho room. Tho man wns lying upon
the bed, suffering from convulsions.
i revolver way lying on a chair by r
the bide of the bed w 1th every cham
ber loaded. A phys,Ieiun was called
nnd with the aid of u stomach pump,
the man was relieved. The only rea
son the man gave for the act was that
he was tired of life. About two vcar.i
ago hc had his left Vyo blinded "with
poison Ivy. For some time tho other
eye has been troubling him and he has
been taking treatment from a local
specialist. This trouble is nsilgucd ns v
the cause of his despondency. It is
said that he was fearful of becoming
totally blind nnd preferred death to
thnt condition.
Kosl is about twenty-eight years old,
a lltt'o above the avertgu in stature,
and fairly well educated. He is un
married. For over two years he has
lived uuon n farm near Iluvclock. All
of his friends speak of him in the high,
est terms.
GETS FAME WITH NOTORIETY,
(jcrlle Itlcliijr of Kiullcott Dili Not Hindi
When Under I'lre.
Gertie Illckcy, the flftecn-.vcnr-oM
girl who was connected with the Eudi
cott murder and suicide, has gained
considerable notoriety by the coolness
he displayed through the tragedy. On
the afternoon previous to the shooting
Uraii'lv. thu murderer it ml Miiciili-.
called at her house and they stood In
the yard for borne time talking over
their differences, he imploring her to "
again accept his nttcntlons, but sho
stolidly refused. He Anally drew a
revolriT from his noaknt nmi niknl
1 ,,tl l" """ mm iu ,icw uutr uiuau n
Jcoulil come to hitting her toe. Kin
consented nnd put out her foot, th
"all barely grazing the toe of her shou
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her to allow him to sec how close hu
Sho
slum.
lie then wanted trt nci-forntii thn liillln
on her shoulder in a like manner, and
she stepped off a few pnees and under
went this ordeal without flinching,
apparently l dishing tho romance.
This, coupled with her cool and col- "T
looted demeanor on the night of tho
tragedy has been the subject of very
much comment in that vicinity.
The bloodhounds that were follow-
lllir n. M'l-nt. tiitn ir-lliu-is W..1M ivilli'il
'off at Hanover, Kns. It developed that
they wero following n tramp to whom
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viimiuy, iiiu 11UHI1CI UI iiiu inur-
,derer and suicide, had given n pair of
thocs and an old coat a day or two pre-
'ions to too tragLiiy.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM,
Trunk Mi-Mlllttii Diet or Dlphtlmrla In tl.
!.: wltli lllock In I.lntotn.
Frank McMillan, nn employe of tho
l"dso'-livery barn nt Lincoln, was
' ?". deart at 1"'5 ro0,u in thc 'c,lwlt l
J00 nZTy ft' S'"3 lnAX,u n"d
' B,rt ''onlu; "" Accord'n ?
the statement of thc landlady, McMil-
Ian has not been rooming at her placo
tteadilv. but eainu In rmlv at raiM In
tervals. Some days ago hc eamo and
en ted a room, saying hu was sick.
Later ho claimed his throat was hurt
ing him. City Physician Grimes was
l,l,,, '" City Physician Grimes was
I u"-."j.
(i-arantlnrs Itnlcoit.
All of thc smallpox quarantines In
Omul n except that upon tho pesthouso
uiiiui uALcpi. inai upon mo pesinouou
! have been raised ami It is believed by
uiu tuuuuinc were released (iiiu iiiu
.place wns fumigated. Tliero nro but
I. .... .
tw.i cases of small po there now, and
they are both in the hospital. Ono of
them Is thnt of young Ed Dutton,
brother of Lawrence Dutton, who for
merly lived in Lincoln. 'Jlu other I
a man named Cole. '
Hut 1IU I eg Aliiiutult'd.
On lust Mcnday Dr. Louglibtidgo of
'leasant Dale, amputated tho foot of
Henry Krumwledle, a young man of
lllmilt. itvi.nl, .r.ne Ctti.A Inn fir
twelve years ago Mr. Krumwiedie was
omen oy a rattle snake,- siuco which
time the leg nud foot havo continued
to shrink and wub e away. After oou
suiting the physician it wns decided
best to make tho amputation. It was
taken off about six inches below tho
knee, and the patient seems to be do-"
lug well.
sV
Hlranjfo Hunt I'rovr? instructive.
The other night a German farmer,
ivhognvc his uama as Henry lK-cr-ninnn,
appeared at the home of Hob
Wolf, south of Wymore, and asked
oermlsslon to stay all night. He was
riven n room nnd during tho nlgl'lr
frightened tho family by smashing tho
furniture. When tho door wus opened
10 was found crouching in a corne
begging that Ills life bo upared. HI
I a ids wero covered with blood ns o.
rchult of cuts from the uiL-ror, whleJr
lit hud broken. He recovered. at'er
belne taken out doors.