Nebraska Newspapers

    PART II. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. 9-16
EIGHTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SUNDAY - . . MORNING , , L f mti MAY _ 12 , _ . 18S9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 331
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Interesting Ovclo News Coliseum
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AiiHWcrs , and Comment * .
A liook Ahead.
Though it is rather early In the base ball
eenson to indulge In prognostications of any
sort , still judging by the work already done ,
it would seem that the honor of capturing
the western association pennant rests be
tween Omaha and St. Paul , with a prolmbil-
| { y that Denver and Milwaukee will yet have
a good aeal to say in the premises. Denver
and Milwaukee nro mentioned , although they
are both behind St. Joe and Sioux City , from
the simple fact tnat they are the next In
strength to the leaders , and are bound to
play great ball pro long. Milwaukee has
been In hard lines o\Jr siuco the champion
ship season opened , with all her star players
cither crippled or knocked out of condition
during their iM-udvisrd preliminary tour.
They aro. however , made out of the
right stuff up there , and will
pure neither pains nor expense to got a
team together as good as the best of them.
There is little doubt but that Milwaukee is
booked for the next American association
vacancy , \ylilch will occur just as soon as the
National league absorbs Cincinnati and
Brooklyn , which Is as Inevitable us death or
taxes.
As to Sioux City and St. Joe , the former
will cut n much bettor llguro than the latter ,
nnd should not bo too fnr forgotten in the
championship calculations. Dos Moincs Is
the weakest team in the association.
So. far as the National league goes , the , big
light is Dotween Boston , Now York and Phil-
wlclphU. with Pittsburg figuring us a dark
Horse. Now York , without the aid of Tim
Keofe , should hardly hope to beat out the
Upun eaters' magnlncunt aggregation. Boa-
tonn ! chances are of u decidedly roseate hue.
, Tlio American association pennant will ,
barring accident or an extraordinary
troalc of misfortune , again go 'to St.
Louis. But as there Is noting in
tbo world uioro uncertain than base
ball , and , therefore , liardly anything
tuore fascinating. It is atill possible , without
the assistance of thcso two contingencies ,
for Homebody to creep up on the Browns ,
and beat them under the wire. Kansas City
Is already trailing close , but the writer looks
for the Cowboys to tuko a fearful tumble cro
many duys. Brooklyn and the Athletics uro
the two teams to be apprehended. Balti
more , too , la playing stlftlj' , but Cincinnati '
sky la woefully overcast , and Columbus and
Louisville are already out of the tight.
on the Mnuhlnr.
_ Tliat the recent visits of the lady cyclers
h'avo Inoculated the fair onr hereabouts , tea
a certain extent , Is attested by the subjoined
uoto handed in at this ofllco last evening :
OMAHA , Nob. , May 10. To the Sporting
Editor of THE BI-.K : I noticed a paragraph
lu a prominent Chicago dally , yesterday.
commenting upon ludy bicycle riders and
races , uiu\ which closed with the statement
that ' , 'rt lady who has KUfnclCMt leuii'rlty to
go Into a blo.vclo nice must lose much of the
rhnrni v''trl 0 woinnulltfesj. onU that It Is
Tint u | > r6pVtr f Ecu.V.lCl ! for ladles anyway. "
While I entertain a similar opinion , only
modliioU , about the Molng ImttliesS , I must
uUforwith - tbo. wriUr. about , Us being a& ,
unbecoming or Improper recreation for our
lex , I think It a most delightful and benefi
cial exercise , and consequently am learning
to master the wheel myself , I do not ap
prove of young eirls la short dresses ,
luountcd on full-sUed ladle1 bicycles and
making n parade of themselves jn public
places , a they are now doing In some of the
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eastern cltlon , hut 1 do not soo'wh'y a lady
should not prticrvo her dignity and the
charm of her womalincs's on d bicycle as
well as on horseback , and so far as the
pleasure and good results of the
practice go , the latter cannot bo com
pared with the ioruicr. However , newspa
per comment , will hardly bo sufficient to
chock n very liberal indulgence in the now
fad , and lady bicycle riders , ere long , will
bo a common and pleasing enough sight upon
our smooth boulevards. Respectfully ,
MXIILE.
The Williams-Stanley Itncr.
Talk of a match race between Lily Wil
liams , of this city , and Lottlo Stanley , of
Now Yojk , has been revived , and there Is a
prospcot that the great event will coino oft
some time soon , either in this city or Gotham.
The race is to bo 100 miles , for a nominal
stake and the entire gate as well as the
championship of America. Miss Williams
is in excellent condition , and. not to bo
caught napping , Is In dally practice at the
Coliseum. She seems a little' bit afraid of
the redoubtable Now Yorkerbut has no cause
to be , as she is undoubtedly the best lady
bicylo rider in America if not the world.
The race she won over the Eck-Morgan com
bination was a vcrtlblo walk-over , and she
would have doubtless won the second race
had not a series of mishaps overtaken her.
She was riding n waiting race , but intended
to give her admirers hero the worth of their
money by distancing her fair competitors on
the IImil day. Miss Williams expects to
know definitely about the match with Stan
ley this week , as Manager O'Brien , ot Now
York , promises to have thn matter definitely
settled ono way or other within the next
three or four days.
IHcyclos vs. HorsCH.
Commencing two weeks from to-morrow ,
Monday , the 37th , the Coliseum will be the
theater of as thrilling u race as it has yet
witnessed , In the six days' struggle ,
bicyclennes against equestriennes. The race
will bo four hours u day , four bicycle riders
vs. two hnrsRWomcn , for $500 a side , the for
mer to relieve each other every fifteen
minutes , and the horse rulers every thirty
minutes. Twenty horses will bo used in the
raco. The ladies comu from Crystal Lake ,
Kan. , and uro said to bo magnificent riders ,
The "Joo Gnrneaug.
Messrs. MuKclvey and Rockwell have or
ganized a very strong semi-professional
team , which has been christened the "Joo
Garncuus. " They will play every Sunday at
Lake Mauawa. commencing on the 12th with
the Union Pacifies of this city. They have a
nicely fltted-up park over there nnd Intend
to furnish summer guests with plenty of
good base ball. The roster of the Garneaus
is as follows : Bandol catch , Saulisbury
pitch , Rockwell first , Hummel second , Me-
Kclvey third , Blttingor short , Baldwin left ,
Strode middle , and Stoukman loft.
The Chicago Parades.
The parade committee has decided on a
number of runs and parndesduring the week
of the tournament. To-day , May Iti , there
will be a run to Mnywood , leaving the Leland
hotel at 10:80 : , The tournament opens at
2:30 : , on Monday , and at 7 o'clock sharp there
will bo n lantern parade , leaving the north
end of the exposition building. This will
last about half an hour. Riders may come
with machines already decorated , or may
procure lantern at the building , arrange
ments having been nindo to have a huge
supply on hand. Friday , May 27. there
will bo another. parade , leaving the Leland -
land at 7 o'clock sharp. Saturday a run to
Cheltenham will"occur , . leaving In time to
witness the Stone-Lumsden race at Chelten
ham Beach. On Sunday visitors will be
taken over the celebrated Pullman course ,
leaving the Lelund atll j m.
All local clubs have been requested to ap-
poml a tuttn for each afternoon of the tour-
namcnti to''tneot vultors at headquarters ,
and escort them to1 Burtr-pohitroHnterest as
they inov desire to visit.
N. H , Van Blcklen will serve as marshal
at the parades , select his associates and ar
range the routes.
The head Quart era of the tournament are at
the Palmer House.
Annual Btalo Tournament.
The IHtceuth annual tournuuieut of the
State Sportsmen's association will bo held at
Norfolk on May 21 , 23 , 23 nnd 2-1. A largo
delegation of local sportsmen will go up from
this city , and preparations are being
made for nn unusually largo at
tendance. Ono of the most in
teresting special events will bo a
one hundred live bird match between Charlie
W. Budd , thfl chumplou trap shot of the
world , of Des Moines , la. , and Colonel
Frank S. Parmeleo , of this city. The
Omaha man is shooting in line form , and it
will require the very nicest kind of work at
the bands of the champion to Deut him.
Budd.is a great shot , that is a well estab
lished ! fact , but his record for the past year
has been but medium. Ho has been beaten
in a similar match by Dr. Carver , and tied
twice by J. II. Slice , of Jacksonville , 111. ,
and Parmoleo stands a goad chance of scor
ing a notable victory. At any rate ho will
have numerous backers , and do his best to
down the champion.
A Blood-CurrtllnK Challenge.
Hero , you stalwart , rugged , brawny
croquet players , is on opportunity for you to
distinguish yourselves :
Pi.ATTBMODTii , Nob. , May 10. To the
Sporting Editor of THE Bun : Wo would like
to have everybody Know that wo have a
croquet club in Plattsmouth , and the ilncat
grounds lu the state , and if there Is any club
in Onmna or any other city which would like
to visit us , they can consider themselves
challenged for the state's championship. Tno
number of games and the rules to bo here
after mutually agreed upon. Wo prefer
Omaha. S. P. VANATTA ,
Secretary Plattsmouth Croquet club.
Exercising U not.
Ono would bo surprised on going out to the
fair grounds any of thcso flno May mornings
nnd witnessing the large numbers of lovers
of good horse ilesh who are In regular at
tendance to watch the flyers in exercise. The
horse editor was among tbo spectators yes
terday morning , on a special invitation of
Mr. Nat Brown , to BOO the famous pacer
U Bet hooked up for the second time this
spring with his running mate , Jack-Go-Easy.
Tuo pair arc. certainly la great shape. H Bet
looking as line as silk , with his bright eyes ,
shiny coat of brown , and symmetrical ,
tapering limbs. Ho has wintered well , was
never In such promising condition , nnd it is
quite probable that some time during tbo
coming campaign will knock a second or
two out of his world-renowned mark. .Tack-
Go-Easy Is also in great fettle. Ho Is big and
strong , and as full of devilment as a two-
yeur-old. Ho has got a great head on him ,
and Tobo Broderiok handles the pair like a
couple of well ' .ruined children. Brodnrlck
dotes on U hot and predicts wonders for him
this season. _
Omaha at Cliicacn.
C. C. Peabody , Prnnk Soifken , George
Beard , Lew Flescher and Will PIxley , of
this city , are entered for the one-mllo liandl-
dlcup bicycle race at Chicago , Monday.
Beard. Selfken and Flescher are also en
tered in the ono-mlle scratch race ; the ono-
inllo , throo-inlnuto class ; the one-mile flying
start ; the one-mile safety ; Ilia one-mile rlae
and run ; the two-mile safety ; the quarter
mlle aud the one mlle road safety races.
Will Pixley also goes In the one-mile race for
boys under sixteen ; the two-mile handicap ;
the two-mile , 0:20 : class and the tlirca-mlln
handicap. Peabody goes In the three-mile
handicap , the five-mile handicap and the ten-
tniio scratch races. Prioco , Heading , Knapy
aud Morgan all go in the six-lay eight-hour
professional raco. Thcso races will all bo
run throughout the week.
Kpokes from the Wheel.
At the recent Hot Springs , bicycle tourna
ment , Wilbur P. Knapp won about all the
prizes worth winning. He took the live-mile
profeBsioaiLrucalu 17m.l5 ; NulUomuxond ; .
aUo the three-mile professional race in Km
45s ; ono mile against horse In 2m 44s ; the
two-mile professional in ( Sin ins , and one or
two other races of minor Importance.
A 100-mile race has been added to the pro
gram mo for the big Chicago tournament , for
which thcronre some sixteen entries , includ
ing young George Beard. U. C. Peabody ,
Lew Flcsher and Frunk Selfken , of this elliy
and probably onoNothor local rider ; Bert
Myers , of Peorla , Alex Ldwls and Percoy
Stone , of St. Louis , Roy Vondevero , of Now
York , Bryson Burroughs , of Cincinnati ,
Uigcs , Hummel , Spoonor , Hoe and Van
Sicklen , of Chicago ,
Trioyclo riding has been rapidly dying out
In the eastern cities since the
ladles' bicycle cauio into prominence ,
nnd many think that it will bo discarded
altogether. The ladies are'becomin Infatu-
ateu with the "two-whe&ler , " and it Is be-
coining a perfect craze in Boston , New York
and other metropolitan cities. This excite
ment has all originated since the first public
race of the lady combination which raced In
the Coliseum last week , and riding schools
are springing up all over the country. Cy
cling is very popular in Omaha , aud the girls
are bound to catchy the fo'ver. There was a
tlrne , and but n short while 'ago , that a ludy
would be deprived of no llttlo caste to bo
seen upon a bicycle on a public street , but it
won't bo long before such a spectocle will bo
common enough and attract no unusual at
tention. ' .
Arrangements are 'being ' made for a great
road rnco between a team of the Omaha
Wheel club and ono from the Council Bluffs
Uamblers. The rucejls to bo a twenty mile
straightaway for a hjuudsomo silver cup and
is to bo run some time about the middle of
this month. 1
Although the laaifes who nro to ride ttie
wheels In the coming six day race against
horses are not named In 'tho articles of
agreement , it can bo accepted as authorita
tive that they arS none less than Beautv
Baldwin , Jesse Woods , Jesse Oakcs and Kit
tle Brown. (
Stlllman. G. Wbittakor has at last returned
to this country , and fwlll bo present at the
big Chicago .tournament , which begins to
morrow. Ho hag many" friends in this city ,
and will spend ii Week hero in Juno.
The lady"bykers' sturt ona six-day chase
at Madison Square OUrden , New York , to
morrow ufternooiir <
Both Jack Priuco and Ned Reading , of
this city , , who stui t m the big race at Chi-
caco to-morrow , stand a splendid chance of
coining out with flylig colors. Prince has
trained down until bo hasn't an ounce of
suiM-Tlluous'avoirdupois uponMiis bones , and
is riding like .the. ' wind , whiio Reading Is
stout aud healthy , and very fast , nnd will
inako all the celebrated professionals hump
themselves. " )
Firsttho , infant.
Trundling his little tripe beside his nurse ;
Then the aspiring' > cbool boy , with his
sntchel .
Stropped on his carrier , whirling like a leaf ,
The longest way to'ttihool ' ; and then the
lover. , . ! ' .
Sighing like a racerjfwittfa woful waver ,
Chasing his uiistrcu1 trike ; then the club
captain , , .
Full of strange tricks pfnd artful exercises ,
Zealous In practice , ' sfcdden. anil quick lu
vaulting. ' j
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The club ronetyad In the L. A. > W. last
week. i j
Au exchange rfenhrV * ! "Every bicyclist
should use his personal Influence to secure
good roads , but. Ills' djity does not require
him to get off his , wti6el over the handles
and smooth the highway down with the back
of his nock. . '
There will bo a rUri to Plattsmouth to-day.
The club will leave tlifc "roornn nt 8:30 : sharp.
The captain wishes It understood that wait
ing for straggler * is > over with. So come
aud tart promptly.
Senator Morgan4thInks that the Omaha
amateur racing man will carry , off all first
prizes offered aV : Utu'cagO next Week , as they
have had the advantage of training on un
Indoor track all winter , vyhlch 1s also one of
the fastest in 'the Country. On inquiry
among the racing men , but few seem very
anxious to go. * * "
Sidewalk riding , ought , to bo avoided as
much as possible in. the 'business portion of
the city. Only last week on Kloventh and
Domain , there was' ixxl&trlan almost run
down by a rider wdo. looked us if he ought
to have known wougb WKecn off tljo walk.
Of course U o street at that point Is
very bad , brfl It | better to dismount
and wojlr'aco - Bid places than
to rldqon sldewalHMany of the young
mon who form the fastfmajority of wheel-
riders in Omaha have Men.ridlng since they
were boys. 1U reason'able to supi > ese that
they will not relinquish the wheel as they
grow older , and , meanwhile , its use among
the present generation of men in their prime
and older years Is increasing. The evolution
of the bicycle from a tov to n machine of
practical utility has boon one of the notable
details in the progression of the last few
years.
The club runs have been very well at
tended. On tbo run to Glenwood of April
28 , fifteen members were present. If this
interest is kept up during the season , the
club \vill have a mileage of about forty
thousand miles for the year. Last month's
alone amounted to nearly fifteen hundred
miles , and ail runs taken were short at that.
Mr. F. N. Clarke has been appointed chief
consul for this state of the L. A. W. n very
good choice , as fp.w men are better known
among the riders than ho. As soon as his
papers arrive ho will appoint league hotels
throughout the state , and particularly ut all
the suburban towns to which the wheelmen
are in the habit of riding during the season.
Ho will also look to the rights of the frater
nity , so , "road hogs , " beware.
Messrs. Adams & Sons , chewing gum
manufacturers , have offered two gold medals
valued at $100 and * 50 , the first of which will
bo presented to the American wheelman who
makes the highest one month's record be
tween the first day of May and the first day
of November , 1889. The $50 medal will bo
presented to the wheelman making the second
end highest record. AH records must be
submitted to C. W. Fourdrinlcr , of the
Bicycling World , or F. P. Prinl , of the
Wheel. Records must bo accompanied by
sworn affidavits of the rider and captain of
the club to which ho belongs. The aftldavit
must state the distance ridden each day , and
the cyclometer must bo inspected before and
after the trial. The cyclometer used mused
bo tested before final awards are made.
The following Is from the O. W. E. club
poet :
A bicycler hailing from Blair ,
Tried to ride on u wire in mid-air ,
But the aforesaid wire broke
And precipitated the bloico ,
In n manner that's beyond compare.
Hero's another :
There was a young fellow named Ace ,
Who bet on the last female race ,
Once u man with n "swag , "
He's now u poor "vug , "
With want looking him hard in the faco.
But this vow ho did take
And resolved It never to break ,
That he'll not bet a speck
On a race where Tom Luk
Has anything to do with the stake.
Can you blame the club liar for resigning !
Kroiu the Diamond.
Cleveland Is after Hourahan.
Old Orator Shaffer has Joined the Detroits
Mains is doing 'excellent work for tbo
Apostles.
St. Paul has a sluggar In their now man ,
Tread way.
Milwaukee has released Klusman. Io Is
shoulder bound.
Hnssamacr. of last seasons Kansas CItys.
has signed with Milwaukee.
Great crowds are turning out at Denver.
and it is undoubtedly one of the best ball
towns In the west.
Duck , of Minneapolis , is ono of the swiftest
pitchers in tbo Western association. "Kid"
Nichols Is another chain-light rotator.
All talk about Hilly Trutlley's ' coming to
Omaha is idle. Omaha don't ' want TralUcy.
Give us u young blood or none at all.
Minneapolis was the first team In the West
ern association to receive a coat of white
wash. St. Joe administered it , thusiy , 8 to 0.
Have 'you notlcea what line work Danny
Shannon 1s doing for Louisville , and the
Poet , down in Kansas City , is also cutting a
wide swuth.
In the two games pitched here by Mike
Morr.son , the old Cleveland twlrler , thirty-
nlnci hits , with a total of 11 fly- two bases , was
made oft of him.
Billy Kroig , of the St. Joo's , Is an Imitator
of Artlo Latham , but a lamentably poor one.
Wait until ho gets hero and we will match
Jack Crooks against him to a finish ,
As un umpire , Kelley is next to a failure.
He bus not a panicle of judgment us to balls
and strikes , and only tecs about one-third of
what Is going on in the Hold , Bandy Me-
Dcrmott is the Icing of the Western associa-
lion staff.
Mtlwadkco i negotiating for the Louisville -
villo franchise and team , with the view of
immcdiiktuly entering the Amoricnu nssocia-
tion. This , of course , will entail much
trouble upon the Woatcrn association , if the
deal is consummated.
This is proving the banner singeing year
in base ball , and consequently ttiu game is
full of hurrah and life and patrons arc cor
respondingly pleased. The four ball rule
has unquestionably brought this about. AH
the pitchers , stars , phonoms and dubs , lire
catching it hard , and there is much kicking
among the twirlers in consequence.
MlHCOllaneoits Sport * .
Heaver Lake , Kan. , is becoming a great
resort for lovers of the rod and nun. Bass
flshing there i& at its height just now , and a
well known attorney from this city , and a
couple of friends , mnuo a basket of over ono
hundred in two hours llshing last Thursday
afternoon.
Tommy Miller , a wall-known feather
weight and formerly of this city , now of
Indianapolis , is to fight Prankio McHugh ot
Cincinnati , on Juno 8. The battle U to bo
to a finish for a purse of $300 , and will take
place near the Indiana capital.
Bluewing teal nro being killed in largo
numbers at Honey creek and Horseshoe
Inke. The birds are lingering at these
waters for an uncommon length of time thin
spring , and would certainly nest and breed
there if unmolested. More and more the
necessity of the abolishment of spring
shooting becomes manifest , but it is hardly
possible that anything will bo accomplished
toward this end until too late. After the
birds arc killed off , legislation will follow.
The Grand Island and Kearney trotting
associations hold their summer meetings
commencing nt ICournoy on Juno 4 unu 7 and
at Grand Island Juno 11 and 1-1 inclusive.
The purses amount to K,00i , } , and there is to
bo trotting , running and pacing. G. H. ( Jut
ting Is secretary of the Ko.irnoy association
and J. H. Withers of the Grand Island asso
ciation. The entries close Juno 1.
Jim Messenger , the wrostlcr and nil-round
athlete , is in the city , and anxious to get up
a go on the mattress with any man in the
city or state.
An Interesting event Is on the tapis for the
Guto CItv Athletic club , which Is to Include
a varied programme of athletic dlvurtise-
incuts.
There is a loiter In this ofllco for Dave
Bennett , the runner.
Questions null Answers.
In n game of base ball where two men are
out , and one on first base , the batter makes a
hit which is caught by , thn llrst Jiusomau
while on his base , and thorunner is off his
biiflo , docs this count four men out In the
official score I 13. F. Jones , city.
Ans. No. Hut three men can bo disposed
of in an Inning.
In writing up a game of base ball you fre
quently use both the word "inning" and
Innings. " Whichiscorrcctl I'lotesslonul ,
Oinahu.
Ans. Both , "Inning" Is ono team's time
at the bat , and "innings" Is both teams.
"Inning , " in other words Is one-half of un
"innings. "
OPlcaso inform mo tl rough THE BHU'slSun-
day sporting columns who would bo the win
ner of the following bet : Two games arc
scheduled to bo plaj cd In ono day. A beta
that DCS Molncs would win both if two
games were played. H bets that Ues Moines
would not win both. Hut onii game was
played that day and Dos Molncs lost that.
'Tho other game was played the next day.
G. W , Labiiic , Omaha.
Ant. The stipulation was specifically
stated that If two games were played on that
day , but there was but ono played , which
made the bet off ,
What ball club In the country has the
/incut grand stand , and what did it cost )
JIow arc the Omaha grounds ) Ned Wil
liams , Council liluffa.
Ans. The Philadelphia club has the finest
grand stand in the country. They olaltn it
coat 170,000. The Omaha grounds are all
right , The outfield is u trille rough , and a
sod diamond Is preferable to a "skin. " On
the whole , however , the grounds uro up to
average.
Plcaso Inform mo whether it is a good
play whnn engaged in a game of checkers ,
you have five kings and your opponent four ,
for you to innko him jump nnc' got ono of his
men in return. Some players contend that
this is cowardly. Sporty Boy , Omaha.
Ans. It is a good play , as you must hnvo
ono man loft when you get through ex
changing and your opponent nono. That
gives you the game. There is nothing cow
ardly about it. It is business.
Please answer In SUNDAY'S Bnivns I gefc
that issue regularly. Tom bets Jerry $100 to
f < > 0 that McAuliffo would whip Billy Myor.
Does Tom get his money backl the light
was n draw. Wo are having a big dispute )
down here over this. Who was refrco in the )
McCaffrey-Mitchell light nt Madison Square
garden , and what was his decision ! H. T.
E. , Grand Island. '
Ans. Tom gets his $10C back. "Maron"
or John McCormick ; ho gave the light to
McCaffrey.
To decide the fate of n { small bottle bo-
twccn Cantain Jones and myself , plcnsa
stuto In Sunday1 ! . Query and Answer de
partment which is the oldest first-class
passenger boat still plying on the Hudson
river. Old Pouchkccpsio.
Ans. To the best of the Information at-
hand , the Mary Powell lllls the bill.
FHF.MOXT , Nob. . April 7. Sporting Editor
of Tim HII : : : Wo are organi/ing n wheolt
club in thm city , and the question of uni
forms arises. Will you kindly inform ins
what is the uniform of the Omnha wheel'
menJ S. W , Treat ,
Ans. Groy Jacket and knicKcrhockerx ; ,
black cap and stockings. The death-knell of
the original bicycle uniform has been prntty
well sounded among English gentlemen *
riders , and in Its place they wear a neat sulfe
of grey or dust-brown cloth. This is nlccl./
suited to the requirements of cyclers , and l
not so duulsh and grotcsquo as the old xcml-
mllitary trappings , with their epaulets mid.
gold lace.
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HIOMGIOUH.
A copy of John Eliot's bible has just been
purchased by the trustees of the British
museum.
The monastery of Mclk , In Austria , has
just celebrated the 800th anniversary of iU
foundation.
P. T. Harnum has given $11.000 to the Unl
verxallst church of Bridgeport , Conn. , thus
freeing it from debt.
. Qf the 1,007 students who have graduated
from the Yale divinity school , the Hostoa
Transcript learns that 1,111) ) are living. ,
A ton of rope made from the hair of devout -
vout women of Japan has been used in build-
in t' a Cl,000,000 temple to Buddha nt Kioto ,
The Ilov. Dr. Newman has lately bccoino
BO weak that his friomlH huva been seriously
alarmed. The cardinal Is eighty-eight years
old.
old.A fund of over fifty thousand dollars U
being formed for presentation to Cardinal
Manning as a present on the occasion of the
celebration of the silver jubilee of his Eplsr
copal consecration , and ho is galng to IIHO IB
to pay off the remaining debt on his cathe
dral.
Bishop Gregory Thurslon Bedell , of the
Protestant Episcopal church has roalgncd on
account of falling health. Ho hnn nyrvixt
the Ohio dioccsa just thirty years , having
been mndn ausistunt bishop in ] WO and UUhoj )
In IbT.'l , The diocese of Ohio was divided In
1874 , and the southern portion provided witti
another bishop.
Ktllpil lllniHOiriri nDioitni.
A Brooklyn mun droumcd ho WUB in a
BcrimmaL'o and ilrow bin piHtol ( rom un-
ilor his pillow and shot himself.
Henry Irving and Kllen Terry , who paid A
Hying visit to Berjln while the London1-
Lyceum theater was closed In Passion week' '
were received with all honors liy t b
11 brethren iu Utruiuuy.