Nebraska Newspapers

    THE LOCAL SPORTING WORLD
A Proposed Benefit for Frank Soloo ,
Omaha's Baaaball Manager.
AMATEUR WHEELMEN'S ACTIVITY
J. J.I A Cntctino - CatchCan WrcHtllng
I , Mntoil Aficr the Mlildlc-WfjIalit
Champion The Bniebnll Rc-
vlow Miscellaneous.
A Hnnnflt for Retro ,
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A m'pvcftoDt Is on foot to giro Frank
Kcloor thc.olovcr nnd ofilclont mnnnpor of the
Omntmbaxo ball tcrvtn , a prand bonotlt at the
local pfftk ThursJay , AuRiist 15. That the
Bcntiotftnn Is deserving of thii extra recog
nition lit the hands of Omrvtm'n base ball
patrons no ono will doubt. lie lias worked
faithfully and Industriously from the open
ing of the neason to brinetlio team no to n
Btnmlanl of | > 1ay that would permit of no
kickfyp even from the most exacting crank ,
nml well tins ho nuccccdod. Ho has the pen
nant winners , It nnw Scorns n foregone conclu
sion , yet In llilu them may yet bo disappoint-
mcAt , lHnt Irrespective of thin dcsirnblo
end. the OtmUms are playing tlio
best ball to-day of nny minor association
tenm In 'Iho ' country are batting harden ,
fielding cleaner , ninnlnc hasps better and
wlnnhiR- more ( fames. The credit for all this
ninsc bn awarded Manager Soleo. He Is
careful nml painstaking with his men , vet
rlpldlv severe when It rotnns to discipline ,
nnd they own their splendid condition and
flue wprk to his , unremitting watchfulness
tnpro than nnythjiic else. Tlio main attrac
tion at the proposed bonolit IB to ho an exhi
bition game of bnll between the homo team
nnd the Minneapolis agercpntlnn , and a spir
ited battle will bo the result. Manager
fioleo will orcunv the box for the
locals for the first five Innlnes , and Man-
uccr Morton ofllclato nimllarlv for Ills team
fn addition to this there will bo long distance
throwing contests , match base running , sev
eral pprnlt racOs. a wrestling bout , hlcli
jumping , etc ) , making up a , most Interesting
nnd varied programme.
APOMjOS ON Til 13 ROAD.
Tlic Kan to Irvlnvton nt MU : : > .
The run to Hollevuo brought out thrirtecn
of the boys , and they all had a datidv timo.
Tlmo down , one hour and forty.flvo minutes ;
back , one hour and twenty minutes.
Dolndorf was the only man to climb every
hill , and the only ono who didn't ' take at
least'ono'heador. '
The sjuiit of Deb Calkins on the last run
wni 'good' for sere oics so the boys nil
said. ' '
Hut three of the thirteen came hack per
the steam crir The sultry sun was too much
for "Shorfc'Crnnk" Fred , nnd ho was com
pelled to drop out at South Omaha.
There is an anxlotv to PCO the president
turn out on snino of the runs.
An unusual number of ro.id hogs were en
countered on route tt ) Ucllovuo.
For the run to-duy , moot at 2,1-in Capitol
avcnuo.
Antnnii the AVIiclmf ( > n.
Joseph Joseph ! started on his tour Thurs-
tlnv morning , leaving Des Momes , to which
point ho took the train from hero.
Watermelon and "purcu" Is not exactly
the proper combination to cat , but It has
been eaten , and can be done again.
Francisco's bairn Is Just about getting
well. Ho alrtiuly hints about taking a ride.
Who says ho had ctiouch ridinel
When is tlio Coombo-Klorenro medal to bo
run for ? It has been nicely engraved , set
ting forth the data nnd the name of the
giver.
There will bo a run to Irvinpton nt 8:30 : a
m. to-dnv find Uollavuo at S.T : ) p. m. The
club mileage Is away behind this month be
cause of the rainy weather.
At Missouri Valley they had fully pre-
purcd for the hoys , to all appearances , an
extra coif having been put on the rack ,
vrhieh WHS easily disposed of , although snmo
the boys , it Is thought , would have caton
anything , from nails upward , upon their
arrival.
J. H. Lothrop has resigned his oftico of
first nontenant. This will be read with re-
grot bv a great many of the riders of the
club , for all Had n great feeling for "Lothv. "
Hut then , lawn tennis takes his attention
now. Ho 1ms oven sold his machine , so as
to ho ahlo to devote all his time to this pretty
snort. It's dollars to doughnuts , though ,
that ho kicks pedals again next season.
The run to Missouri Valley last week was
attended by eight members who ran through.
two pnly , gttlhg us fur as Crescent. The
roads beyond Crescent were only in faircon-
ditlon. Onii now rider attending , this ride
exhibited great ncrvo In sticking to his
machine ns lie did. After having his hand
blistered so badly that ho could 1m dly hold
the nnndle , ho continued on his way , though
ho could have caught n tram which would
liavo hrQUght him through. This was the
first long ride on a safety out of Omaha , ono
being ridden Just as an experiment , and ho
thinks It IR the road machine of the future.
Hulificr It back with creator case than going ,
the return trpu being watched by most of the
boyn , thinking the captain would surely give
np ; Tlio captain's ordinary is now for sale.
SnortH.
Harry MrCormlck is pulling out the crop
pies by the cord at Spirit Lake.
The Spbrts'Atiold , published at Denver , Is
one of the neatest , newsiest and best cdltc < :
nporting _ sheets in the country.
Frank I'nrnioleo. of this city , and Charlie
Uucld , of Des Molncs , go to Lcadvlllo next
week to participate In a big trap shoot to bo
given there.
The finest broken Gordon setter in the city
of Omaha Is the property of Jack Penning-
ton. Hilly Townsond's Irish bitch , /MO , is
another macnllloent dog.
Dr. H. A. Worloy , with a coterie of con
genial spirits , will spend several weeks next
month oik and door hunting In thu famous
valley of the Sweetwater.
Ejmer Frank , clerk of the United States
court , and a party , will leave about the IfiUi
ot August for their annual doer and bear
limit oft among the Colorado mountains.
. .W. C. Uohmvs hnlf-mllo in 1m. 651/s , has
been duly vorllloil by thu proper olllcmla and
will became thu best American amateur
record , supplanting L. . R. Myers' 1m. 0525s
Cards ara out announcing the marriage a
Ituiny F. Lindsay tn Miss Mary F. Lynch
one of Omaha's fair-daughters , at the homo
of the brlduj3oventcenth aim Mundcrson
streets , on the evening of July ' ! ! .
Cable mlvic-M are that Jem Smith , the
English pugilist , Is willing to tulto $1,000 ex
jit-rises and light John L. Sullivan in this
country for the chaniplunship of the world
if Kiilllvan Is not willing to tro abroad.
1 D. vo Ucmtett mid ICd Kendall are doln
the Iowa and Illinois towns on a professlona
sprinting tour. They beat the local crack at
DivvoniKirt lust Thursday , and nro said to
have got away with nearly a thousand del
ars of prohibition suukcirotta.
A tCklcugu , Thursday night , Frank Ives
niailq n total of 315. while Jacob Schuefer
scored K5 , In a game of balk line billiards
JvcV average uas 18 tKSU and Schuefcr
IS 91-03. Tills Is the first tlmo that Schucfer
wns juvcr beaten m n gfimo as long as UOO
ixilntv by any man save Clrorgo Klosson am
Maurice yigiiaux that Is in fourteen Inul
balk lino. Ivca did the remarkable perform
ante bfOS in ninu innings.
'EV h'ttA > wls' ; the strangler , and Mc.Mlllen
tb v nfrong tnuti , arc matched for a inlxoi
8tyle\vroalhni \ ; contest to take place at the
Cul fjum 'August 7 , The contwst will bo fern
n | > ui 6of fSOOoflorod by the management
nnd will , in air likelihood , bo a struggle
well worth witnessing. Lewis has the ropu
tatlon of of the best
buing ono iMtrh-as-catcti
can wifltUloi-8 In the world , and in fact fo
eoveral ionncholtl the championship , but lu
is way up lu all styles , and fully able to lion
his own with the bent of them , McMlllcn
the strong man , while not so cll known o
the strungler , is uUa u good man ut thin styl
of wicfttlliig nnd fully expects to down the
\ \ Ucoiiftln terror.
A tight , or moro properly speaking , a glov <
contest , U being urrangcd for bctweei
Jimmy Llndsuy , the midillo-wolghtchamploi
of Ni bra Ua. and Dan Daly , of St. Louis , tc
i-omooir within the next fortnight witnm
ono hundred mile * of this city. Lindsay'
record U too well known for rehearsal bero
bg ( in iijv , who U comparatively a novice
bo will llnd u warrior worthy ull liii muscle
nerve ami ( clenco. Ho has muda but out
tight of uny noio ra draw with no less u
ixirBonuge , that UlUy Meyer , tbu Streato
Jftd , wlio fought Uruw with Juck
est winter. Daly and Lindsay will tlaht for
nurno of $500 given by a number of snori
ng men of this city , Council Blurts and St.
xmls. The time and place has not as yet
been decided upon.
The following Is a list of the entries for
ho great professional championship meeting ,
o bo held at Denver August 18 to 25 ; Dave
Icnnott and Ed Kendall , of this cltyt J. P.
Ittnghn , Casey , 111. } W. Samuels , Hotany ,
f. S. U. ; Jesse Cross ( colored ) , Cairo , 111 , ;
It M. Johnson. St. Louis ; Sid 1'cet , liuffalo ,
? , Y. ; James Quirk , llrantfordOnU ; James
Collins , Milwaukee , Wls. ; E. S. Skinner ,
Denver : C. F. Gibson , Kansas City O. D.
Clack , Kansas City ; C. O. Leo , Fort Scott ,
Can. ; W. H. Hough. Qlrard , Kan. ; W.MIlls ,
Watertown , Mass. ; Fred Hoger , Trenton , N.
J. ; Dave Shopnrd , Pittsburg , Pa. : E. U.
Matblas , New Philadelphia , O. ; Frank Only ,
Dodge City , Neb. ; T.V. . Dobbins , St. Paul ,
Mnn. ; O. D. Start , Iowa ; F. W. Stone , New
York ; Frank Lewis , Oakland , Cal.M , J.
Slattcry , Boston ; "ruckle" Murphy , Provi
dence , It 1. ; W. Brown ( colored ) , Natick ,
vUss. ; Thomas Fitzgerald , Toronto , Ont. ;
limmy Ryan , Los Angeles , Cal. ; \ \ , Donovan
van , Lynn , Mass. ; J , W.Flynn , Lynn , Mass. ;
W. C. Uryan , Hutchinson , Kan. Thn entry
1st up to data comprises thirty namesamong ,
.hem being the most prominent runners in
the country.
Kxtprnilniulnc tlio Dlrdn.
The secretary of the Omaha gun club is la
receipt of the following letters , which speak
'or themselves :
LINSCOTT , Nob. , July 25. Dear Sir : If
you have any mou out looking up violators of
.ho game laws , send ono to this place. They
ire slaughtering young uhlokcns and grouse
n this vicinity by thousands and shipping
: hem to the eastern markets , .
ANSKLMO , Nob. , July 23. Dear Sin I
write you In the Interests of the game law.
and with the hopa of stopping * ho killing of
young prairie chickonsb.eforo the law is up.
If your club desires to prosecute offenders , I
advise you to send un oflluor or ofllcors up
into Custcr county. The birds are being
killed off by the wholcxalo there. Dunning
is the station the birds are being largely
shipped from. Plenty of evidence is obtain
able that will convict several of the con-
SL'ionceless scamps. - .
U\XCUOIT , Neb. , July 19 Dear Sir : There
are one or two r gula'rly orgunl/ed
li.irttcs in this vicinity who do
nothing but shoot ; prairie chickens
for the eastern market , ajid they are nt it
now. Up on the Omaha reservation , the
birds are being literally exterminated before
they are half grown. Cnnlitit your society
take some steps wlihMi will put u stop to this
unlawiul practice. If you want any shoot
ing this fall , you will surely have to do
something to protect the ypungbirds.
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NoiiTir Pr.vTTEucNalx o July 18. To the
Sporting Editor of Tun UKR : If uny move
is made by the Owujja , gut ) , clubs to put a
quietus to the wuntqn.vlqlitfon { of the prolrio
'
chicken luw , \iavif'ffom \ , , ? , ) , , to $100 to con
tribute to help the cduse ittm'ig. It Is an out
rage to have chickens and quails , not yet
half-grown , destroyed , ( n .the way that mar
ket hunters nro now destroying them.
From
Tlio season is moro than half ovor.
Brooklyn is still after Tom Naele.
Kmtnerko is with the Milwaukecs.
Shock loads tn battlnc for Milwaukee.
Dos Monies Is in a bud way for pitchers.
Jovne is putting up a good game for Sioux
City.
Minneapolis la yet a factor In the pennant
chase.
Cincinnati would give a big round sum for
Nichols.
Alvonl Is putting up a good game for the
Cowboys.
Tuckerman is doing the best pitching for
the Apostles.
Burns , the Poet , of Kansas City , 1ms made
10J base hits.
Milwaukee has got a got a good man In
Pitcher Davles.
Joe Quinn , Boston's short-stop , is off
with malarial fovcr.
Elmer Poster Is the champion sprinter of
the western association.
Minneapolis han u strong pitching trio in
Duke. Devlin and Mitchell.
Sioux City has patched up bcr difllcultlei
and will play the season out.
St. Paul has released Wogonhurst , who
has signed with the Cape May team.
Canavan is , without n doubt , the best out
fielder in the Western association.
It is hinted that Kansas City parties con
trol the bulls of St. Joe's base ball stocK.
Willie Mains , St. Paul's long drawn-out
twiner , is getting It in the neck hard and
often.
often.W.
W. L. Van Horn , ono of the Denver direc
tors , was in thu city u couple of days this
week.
Crooks is the only player in the country
who has inude four home runs In one game
this year.
Captain Shoch Is getting -much better
work out of the Milwr.ukees than Undo
Ezra did.
What's the matter with Omaha's securing
Krock nnd Seniors , the battery recently re
leased by Chicago ?
Burks , Sioux City's ' short stop , went back
on Denver anil signed with | St. Joe. Howe
says ho'll ' have the young niix'ii black listed.
Jack Messitt has been loaned to Denver
and is playing third. The Omaha management - ,
mont can recall him whenever they feel so
disposed.
"Peekaboo"'cucty , of. tbo Sacramontos ,
has boon laid off for boozing. Ho Is an irre
deemable lusher and should bo "fired" In
continently. *
tlt
Nnglo has caught fourjfiiths of all Omaha's
games this season. apdtlmjt.v ) < it his first poor
game to catch , rtyujn.vu | worth his weight
in scrap Iron. JiKi : j , ;
Milwaukee Has ncr'pause for regret in los
ing Pitcher McNubb. Oinulia found htm a
regular pud. Ho claims to have been siclc
while here , however.
Crooks bus made 10 homo runs , Cleveland
9. Andrews 8 , Strauss aud Canavnn T each ,
Messitt 5 , Walsh. Nagla nnd Coouey 4 each ,
Clarke 'J and Nichols 1.
Dalrymple and McClellan nro the ball
players of the Denver team. Grandpapa
Uolan , however , continues to hold up his
end , both ut and behind i\\o \ \ bat.
The St. Joe papers olaltn that Omalin has
a wholesale dread ns well as disgust for
Chlppuy McGurr. But that is untrue. The
gay little bird has always boon a favorite
hero.
hero.Kid Nichols Is ono of tfta coining pitchers ,
that is , if lie hasn't already arrived. Hols
certainly ono of the niast effective men In thu
box to-day , and the National lenguo and the
American association are both clamoring for
him.
Homotnber there is a. game at the ball park
to-morrow , as well ns Tuesday und Wednes
day , too. Those games were transferred
from Des Moines here.by mutual consent ,
and will bo the last played hero until Au
gust 8 ,
The battling averages of the Omaha team
up to nnd Including1 the womoyesterday , are
us follows : Crooks , .1)55 ) ; Cleveland , , ! 15 ;
Canavan , .3'i ! ; Nutfle , .321 : Coonev , .SOS ;
Waltb , . ! W5 ; Willis. .300 ; Strauss , . 'JIM ; An
drews , ,2tW ) ; Mcssitt , .355 : Clarke , .220 ;
Nichols , . " 00. , .
Under the now rules of four balls , three
strikes , the Improvements tn Vmttlnc la
scarcely noticeable. Taking the ofilclul av
erages of last year In comparison with those
of to date , we IIml that the batting is In
creased about 10 pur cent. On this basis the
lending batsmen this vcar would not have
more than .377 to his credit. In fact , It will
bo surprising if these figures are reached.
The Spirit of the South nays Tito Hurst ,
the now Western association umpire , the
following compliment : "Tho late Southern
league season Is notable In one respect. It in
troduced to the huso ball world down In this
direction the best umpire wo have ever seen ,
In Tim Hurst. Ho Is intelligent , honest ,
firm , quick und correct in his decieloug , and
has the respect of ull players. "
In a gaino In New York last week Patsy
Oliver Tcbeau , Omaha's old third baseman ,
drove the ball over the fence and won f 100
for so doing * Tfio New York Sun spoke as
follows of the hit : "In this game TobodU
was the hero of the day , and when ho left
ttie fluid ho was f HKJ richer than when the
game b ; un. When Connor made lili hit
over the fence a few days ago , James J , Coo-
gun inu'o an offer of (100 to the next player
who would put the ball over the fence , and
Mickey Welch made u bet of $10 that the
ball would not ire over again. Mickey is out
his (10 , for lu thn fourth innlnir , when Welch
KUVe Tebciiu u ooaxer , the bitter did not
( rein to lilt the ball hard , but it wont up In
the air with n graceful curve und dUuppoarod
eve > tbo fence. An It curved through
toe air u white strip of paper seemed to trull
out boblno It , upon which was stamped ,
'Pay the bearer (100. " It did not take Mr.
ooganlong to brlngtho check to the players'
> ench , nnd notwithstanding that Captain
Swing objected on the ground that the re
ward was for the Now York plnyors alone ,
Lho money wont to the batter , and Mr. Coo-
jan renewed the offer to the Now York
Mayor who should duplicate the hit. To-
joau'a hit was not so long n ono ns Connor's ' ,
Tor It wont ever tbo fence as near center
field at possible. "
nntl Answers ,
Beatrice sport , A win * , ,
Will you please Inform mo In Sunday's
issue where Wlllmtn Hickok , ( Wild BUI. )
was killed and who killed him and whore ho
was burled ? An Old Subscriber , Eleventh
and Plcrco streets.
Ans. At Dcadwood , by Jack McCall in
" 79. Ho was buried there. McCall was hung
at Yankton , Dak.
Plcaso answer the following questions In
Sunday's snorting columns. Did Drury
Vnndcrwoou , of Kansas City , brcoKotho rec
ord at the spring shooting In that city , and
what Is his record I Whore docs J. H. Sticotho
noted live-bird shot reside , and has ho nny
occupation. What U Hudd's ' best record on
100 live birds , nnd has ho over been beaten !
L. McK. Omaha.
Ans. Know nothing of Vnndorwood or
his record. Slice resides In thi" city and Is
connected with the Collln's Gun company.
Budd's ' record is ninety-nine birds. Ho has
been beaten repeatedly.
When and whore did Sullivan nnd Kllrnln
first moot , and how often did they meet ! C.
H. Mnyberry , Stnnton , Neb.
Ans. In Boston , In January , 18S3. Three
times.
Can you please Inform mo whether Jacob
Schaufcr , the champion billiard player , was
born in Chicago or St. Louis ! T. H. E. Cue ,
Omaha.
Ans. Ho was born In Milwaukee.
T. H. Blnck , City All the questions you
ask have been answered several times In
these columns before , and Tin : Bci : has not
the space to reprint them. It is expected
that those interested will regularly read this
column and keep posted ; for that reason the
queries are published in full. No attention
is paid to communications asking to what re
ligious denomination or what political party
th's or that ball player belongs.
To decide a bet will you please state the
size of the ring in which Sullivan nnd
Mitchell fought In Franco ) C. O. Dunhnni ,
Fremont.
Ans. Tlio regulation , twenty-four feel
square.
In a game of pinocle A und B both have
DUO. The dealer turns up the seven spot
( dees ) , can this bo counted ) In molting ,
when ono has melted 150 ( Jack , queen , king ,
ten and ace ) can ho , by placing an extra king
or queen , count forty additionalt Charles
N. W. , Kansas City.
Ans. Unless you had an understanding
before the game begun , it counted. Yes , to
your second question.
A Man's Mistake.
M. N. II. In Jlantnn Gtolic.
A brace of beauties ono u blonde
And t'other a brunette Is ;
The dark-eyed hourl's Hlldcgondo ,
The golden locks are Letty's.
A horse between two bales of bay
Might lancy what I suitor ;
To iniss u heaven whichever way
I turn , oh , what is tougher )
Either I'd woo as I've wooed none
Hud I ne'er met the ether ;
But when I think of life with ono
It makes mo long for t'other.
When Lotty lifts these violet eyes
To mine llovo her madly ;
But Hildcgonde's angelic guise
Affects mo quite as badly.
Their rival charms distract me so
I wish I'd never scon 'em ;
For , soon or lute , full well I know ,
I've ' got to choose between 'em.
Besides , to break a woman's heart
Should horrify a heathen ;
Yet if I choose that is the part
That lute assigns to mo then.
O Lotty 1 O gay Hildogonde 1
Bo sure that 1 shall pity
Whichovcr's leftl Yet why despond !
There still is Suit Lake Cityl
And where I fancy either face
Now all aglow with beauty
In tears for me , it seems a case
Where bigamy's a duty 1
* * * * *
P. S. Kind friends , the die is cast ,
Oh , take mo out und bake mol
I've ' popped to both the girls ut last
And neither one would tuke mol
i uoi 3.
The road to ruin leads through the wicket
gate.
The language of a deaf-mute is a thing that
goes without saying.
Has the norse who wins by n bare neck
any advantage over a pretty girl ut a ball.
The trouble with a tip on a horse ruco is
that it , is so seldom tip-top.
None of Jack the Kipper's victims is so
thoroughly dead ns the London police.
What are the wild waves saying ! They
are probably lying about their circulation.
What's the difference between being in the
soup and getting in u stew )
The fly-wheel Is tbo anarchist of mechan
ics. It. is always engaged in revolutions.
Marriage In not n failure. It is simply
Ciiuld'a assignment Jor the benefit of bis
creditors.
The people who got the greatest pleasure
out of the traveling season are the servants
who stay ut homo.
The sublimojiorto has been asked to join
the triple alliance. The alliance wants to bo
able to talk Turkey to Servta.
Alas ! no British syndicate of capitalists
has yet proposed to buy the state capital at
Albany ,
A very sensitive horse Is bettor than nny
other for hunting because ho is quicker to
take u fence.
The man who Is Into for the train is like n
contractor when ho is seen "tearing" up the
street.
Actors may have no end of animosities In
private lifo , but they always make up before
they appear on the stage.
From Newport cornea the cry that men are
wanted. The heavy swells of the surf nro
nutaunlcieul to satisfy the fomlnlno heart.
In the meteorological eccentricities of tbo
present season nature seomn to bo Indulging
in "cruel und unusual" modes of annoying
mankind.
The ranjnsty of tbo law had to take n back
seat at the prlro fight , but it saw the fight ,
and can now get up and be the mujesty of
the law again.
' 'Yes , " ftidtbo literary man , with a sigh ;
"stylo is a line thing for a writer to huvo ,
but when bis wife's got it , too , It takes all
the profit away. "
An English viscount , aged twenty years ,
has man led n concert ball singer. Ho will
probably have a divorce la time to make u
suitable marriage at the ago of discretion ,
Tlio time lias comouguin when a One string
of fish In the hand is worth two dollars out
of pocket to the man wbo didn't catch tbo
nVn.
nVn."Hut
"Hut , Max , don't you think It extravagant
to give f-'lOO for a diamond to wear on my
handl" ' 'Not at all , mv dear ; you don't con
sider how much I shall save on your gloves. "
"Forty Thieves" was recently billed for a
Montreal theater , but it was a failure , Tlio
Insignificant number of thieves was only
jeered at by the American colony of default
ers and cashiers ,
Stage realism is taking another and more
lifelike form. In a play soon to bo pro
duced In Now York there will bo no tank
tilled with real wutcr , or a brace of bona
tide buglars but u rooster tbut knows when
to crow. A competent company has been
engaged to support the bird.
An ADsoliitii Uurn.
ThoOmGINALADIETINB OINTMENT
Is only put up In largo two-ounce tin boxes ,
and Is an absolute cure for old sores , burns ,
wounds , chapped bands , and all skin orup.
tloiis. Will positively cure ull kinds of piles-
Ask for tbo ORIGINAL AB1ETINE OINT
MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug oempany At
26 cents per box by mall UP ceutg ,
Jewelry being agulu in high vogue , ail
eorU of pew designs and devices ure being
brought out ,
STRUGGLE FOk A FORTUNE.
Florence Blytho'a Case as It Appears
In Court.
HER MOTHER TELLS THE STORY.
Klootrlolty Ends tli v H liblmlcrs
IJufllncs1) In Chinatown An Un-
romniillo Monnoilnu Conrt-
Blilp Curse of IjixnU
Monopoly.
A Hrcoxo From i ftio "Const.
SAN FUAXCIPCO , Jnly25. ? [ Special to
THIS I3ii : : . ] The stoitf ! tft the struggle
for the millions loft by the Into Thomas
II. Blythe tins atttjnfctod nttontlon
throughout this conn , England and
Australia , und tlio cc urt room in this
city , where tlio fight-1i 5now at its most
interesting period , is thronged daily.
The principal charadtor just at present
is Mrs. Ashcroft , moihor of Florence
Blytho , the latest claimant for the
millionaire's monoy. Although sulTor-
inp from sickness , Mrs * Anhvroft was on
the stand for sovorul days last week anil
rotieatod the story of her lifo her
meeting in London with Thomas
Blytbo , his promises of marriage and
llnal desertion , followed by the birth of
Floroncu , and thu subsequent marriage
to Joe Asheroft. The story of Mrs.
Ashcroft loses none of its interest in the
tlotails. Grief was her portionand sel
dom was it dispelled by joy. Ilor sea
son of happitioss was short with Thomas
H. Blytho ; the shame that came of it
was so great that her filth or was not told
of it. Then her marriage with
Ashcroft ban-on qf everything
but tears and bitterness and
remorse. She concealed from her hus
band the address of. Blytho , fearing
Asheroft would attempt to blackmail
the man who had caused her so much
sorrow. The father of Florence seemed
to have forgotten his little girl and her
mother , and for two tyoars nothing was
heard of him. At the o.n"d of that tlmo
the witness wudordorcd toTwrlto him by
her husband , and eompliotl only when
"Joo" Asheroft stood ever her with a
bludgeon and dictated the words that
she should set down. The cross-exami
nation shown that the defense is not sat-
isliod with Mr. Blytho as a father for
Floronco.
A largo crowd listened to her story ,
moro could not get iuto'the court room.
The pioneers have prominent places in
tlio room , and many ladies listen with
eagerness to every detail of the case.
The hearing of this case is notable for
many things ; ono mattoVin particular
strikes the observer. Th6 usual court
room frequenters have "been replaced
by n bettor element , and interest more
than curiosity draws tbb audionco.
There are , however u number of
tough characters seen in the court room
daily , and the impression has gone
abroad that an attq'mpt is to be
made to abduct the girl plaintilT , and
thus end the proceedings. To prevent
anything of the kind detectives have
been engaged to watph Florence and
accompany her wherever she goesnight
and day. A will is said to be ill exis
tence giving all the prdporty to Florence
once , but so far the much sought after
document has not boon found , although
it is believed to bo -possossion of at
torneys at Ix > s Angeles } . . - v. . . - . -
TAGI1T lif CIlfsJAXOVJJi. .
The frame of m'ijiid in which the
Amalgamated APSOC : ation of Iligh-
binders finds itself -ir Chinatown 'over
the erection of tho-c oetric-light masts
and the lighting ol the powerful are
lijht is illustrative ofrtho class describ
ed in the Bible , ot which it is said ,
"they love darkness rather than light ,
because their dt-cda Wj evil. " It must
bo a bovero blow tdftho inlustrious
Mongolian assassin to\flnd his favorite
corner in an alloy orcourl. lighted up by
the electric light arid as brilliant as
day , where heretofore it had boon
shrouded in utter darkness , and whore
ho could use his hatchet or iron bar en
tirely unobserved. iJo rcuht think tnat
the police authorities/ have interfered
with his vested rightsy-and that this is
becoming a hard country for a poor
man.
There is no such detective as light.
Crime flees before it nnd hides itself
and vice of all kinds avoids it as though
it wore fatal to it , as , indeed , it is. The
portion of the city called Chinatown has
been a perfect Aisatiit , chiolly because
it waa so dark , and bocnuse a deed of
violence might bo doiio and the criminal
escape under cover of the shadows
which fell across the narrow alloys and
streets ; but now tho-searching rays of
the electric light penetrate to the
farthest recesses of' tlio holes in the
wall in which clusterscores of those
aliens , and the highbinder's occupation
is gone.
gone.A
A MONGOLIAN COUUTSHIt' .
Lnn Ah Fook works in a tailor shop
nnd has juet been married , his bridu
being Mias Ah Oil , lately a resident of ,
the Presbyterian mission homo , The
ceremony was porJonnod by Rev , A. W.
Loomis at the mission. Fook were his
Sunday suit and a doubtful smile , while
Miss Oil was decked in a new navy blue
blouse and bright green troubors. The
other Chinese girls of the mission
gathered around the prospective bride
and jabbered ever the nlluir , casting
occasional on vious glances at Fook. Ho
stood the trying ordeal in the most stoic
manner until ho was requested to take
Mibs Oil's hand. Ho then hesitated ,
blushed and finally a loblc of disgust
settled upon his conntontmco , evidently
bored at the little marl : of affection
which ho was compelled to publicly ex
hibit.
Thoy-both repeated the marriage ser
vices nnd made their responses in good
English. When Foolc waa iiiskod if ho
"would take this woman to bo his law
ful wedded wife ? " ho hesitated , eyed
her askance for a motriont , nnd then re
sponded doubtfully , "y-o-ei'p , "
THE HIIIDI''S BTOHY.
After the ceremony hail been per
formed anu congratulations ever with ,
Mrs. Fook tohlu reporter in the host ot
English the history of her lifo in the
mission nnd how Mr. Foolc Imd wooed and
won hor.
"I was brought to this country on a
slave about llvo yearq ago , but was res
ound by the Chincto consul and , placed
in the mission homfe , whore I have lived
ever since. I go W ohuroh every Sun
day , and there I > liruteaw my husband.
Ho is not a merchant , And could not go
to China for a wife , BO ho told Dr.
Loomis that ho wan\od \ onfe from the
mission. Ho oxproesod a preference for
mo , to the minister nsked mo if I would
marry him. I wajgliid to got the
chance , and I accepted it immedir.toly.
You know , wo nro not considered r'o-
spoctablo by our people unless wo nro
married , Then lie ouiao here to see mo ,
and I told him thatLnanted to ho mar
ried by a minister lojmako it binding ,
though I nm not .Christian. Ho con
sented , and that w B ll there was to it.
Ho wanted a wifo.iandl wanted a hus
band. Ho nuked me und I was accept
able to him. There , now , " and she
tousod her head in contempt of the po-
otlc features ot nn Idonl courtship. The
honeymoon will bo spent in the tailor
shop.
A IIOMII-TIIKUWKH ATTKMl'TS BU1CIUU.
"Dr. " James A. Hodges , who gained
BO much notoriety in February , 1887 , by
his attempt to throw a bomb at Adollna
Pattl during u performance at the
Grand opera houeo , attempted to end
his lifo by cutting his throat in this city
recently. Fortunately , ho did not cut
quite deep enough , nnd with the aid of
a few stitches and a good constitution
the old doctor will bo spared to add'a
few moro years to the three score and
ton which have already passed ever
him. The act which" made Hodges no
torious is ono which will not bo forgot
ten in a hurry by any ono who attended
the last performance given by Adnlina
Pattl in the Grand opera house in Feb
ruary , 1887 , and saw the bomb thrown
by Hedges como flaming through the
air in the direction of the stage. The
excitement raised by the action was
something Intense , nnd the only thing
that pi evented a panic was the coolness
of the famous songbird. Ilodgos. was
talcon , burned and bleeding from
the theater , and after a trial , was
sent to prison for two years. Ho
was released last December , nnd cnmo
back to San Francisco to llnd that his
wife of forty years had died the month
before , aim that his daughter had fol
lowed her soon after. Whonho | hoard of
this the old man , who had always acted
quocrly , Bcemed to lese his senses en
tirely , and lie accused every ono of con
spiring to do him an injury. By his
wife's will everything she had was loft
to her son-in-law , Albert T. Warron.
Hodges contested the will , but , after a
long and acrimonious contest , it was
sustained. Since then Hodges made
bovornl visits to Warren's residence , 20
Derby place , and made demands upon
him. When refused ho would organ
ize a street mooting and denounce hia
son-in-law as a murderer. After his at
tempt at suicldo Hedges said ho wanted
to die , and objected to having the
wound sowed up. Ho must have spent
considerable time preparing for his
death , for ho had bovoral letters , written
in iv rambling way , in his vest pocket.
IjAND MONOl'OIA"S CUUSIJ.
The curse of land monopoly has ever
boon ono of the most gigantic oviln of
the century and of the country. It is
making giant strides here in California.
It is opposing itself as a barrier to pro
gress. It is a stumbling block placed
on the road to improvement , for the
purpose of wrecking the traiils of ontor-
prise. Its vicious work is to bo seen on
every hand. The Norris grant in Sac
ramento county is ono of the most glar
ing examples of the baneful results of
land monopoly. It seems ns though
hero hundreds of homes might bo dot
ting the landscape ; a thousand children
basking in the sunshine ; the music of
the church boll nnd the voices of happy
bcholars making melody whore now the
rolling plain echoes only to the low of
the cow , the bleat of the sheep , and the
neigh of the horse ; orchard , and vine
yard , and farm standing as silent wit
nesses to the growth and prosperity of
the county. Yet no such picture pre
sents itbolf. But a few houses can bo
soon and dozens of herds and Hocks.
All this tair land is the property of ono
man. Not content with hoarding to
Jiimsolf those vast acres , the owner
thereof has barb-wired Ihom all in , until
only the county road is loft. For ever
thirty years this vast area has been the
rendezvous of pleasure parties. It was
one of the few places in the county
where a pleasant Sunday could be
spoilt. Now it is locked up , and its
boundless acres , untillcd. have naught
but cattle , sheep and horses for Iho
bock.ground.to the landscape , wliilo
-aver and anon.
The ini'rri ; brown liurcs come leaping
Over the crest of the bill.
And as they leap the Duke of Sacra
mento and the love of the Rancho del
Paso glances hoardingly ever the
union , "millions of hands want acres ;
millions of acres want hands. "
THE CITY LICKNbK KKVUNUR.
The annual report of the city license
inspector shows the total collections for
the past year to have been $510,677,40 ,
as against $480,128.35 , last year , an in-
increuse of S21,455. ! ) : ! The classifica
tion of the revenues is as follows : Mer
chandise , $94,192 ; bankers , $22,150 ;
liquor dealers , $235,800 ; municipal li
cense , insurance , laundries , solicitors ,
$52,713 ; dog Inga , $7,257 , stock certifi
cate tax , $7,71 ! ) , of which $0,810 was
paid to the state treasurer ; one-half
proceeds from permits for the sale of
lire-crackers , $705 , the other half hav
ing been paid into the lire relief fund ;
vehicle licenses , including street cars ,
$22,929 ; pawn brokers , $0,000 ; theatres ,
$7.108 ; Chinese nnd other bnskot ped
dlers , $11,010. The expenses oi the li
cense olllce for the year are about
$28,500.THE
THE UNION LEAGUK CLU1I.
The organization of the Union League
club in this city has been a matter of
great surprise to the politicians of both
parties , most especially that class which
depends largely upon the general
apathy of the bettor class of citi/ons for
success. The club is thoroughly repub
lican , nnd will advance that cause at all
times. The idea developed during the
last campaign in the organization of
the conference convention of republi
can clubs was that of concerted and
continuous action. The practical illus
tration of that principle was the bring
ing of the young men prominently to
the front and they assisted materially
by united action in making a brilliant
victory. The present organization will
not bo restricted to ago nnd will bo
thoroughly independent in its move
ments. The formation of the league is
largely duo to Colonel William H.
Chamberlain , the active president of
the Dirigo club.
KcUpatli anil iTon DnvlH.
The acquaintances of Mr. James Rod-
path who know that ho was ono of John
Brown's men in Kansas are surprised
Dr. J. E , McGREW
ONE Of THE MOHT SUCCE8BKIII ,
C SPECIALISTS
lit the Treatment of All Chronic , Nervous
and 1'rhuto Diseases ,
Spermatorrliii a , liupotenur > nd t' llluz Manhood
abioluttjlr curtcl. A euro k'unrmitooU la a > | luriin ut
1'rlrale llica > e > , blrlaurei. ( jl t. Aa. Culurfli ,
Tliront , I.UUKI , and Ilimrt liluaiei. ltliauniatl > iu ,
Hpliml aud humale Dliemct. lllooil aud bklti UKeiiei
truUud lucceufullr.
I illM1 ami Kcotlomen'i waltlnz rooiui eparntu
and entirely private.
nConiultatlon free. Send foe ; booki.Thn Kecrot and
l'rlT tiiln eni' of t n , ' liu'\Vomui > Allvr Uiirunit-i
Ulo each nuiupi. ) Trcutmunt tif corre pou < loniei
tend > iamp rorreolr ,
OFFICKI lam ANO HOUOLAS sTUEtn-s ,
OUAUA ,
nt the fnot that for a week past ho hns
boon a gxiost of .TolTorfon Dnvis nt his
homo in Mississippi , Buys the Now York
Sun. In truth , Rod putli has boon on
intimate terms with Davis for n mini-
of years , and it was ho who procured
for Davis the opportunity ot hccomlnga
contributor to the South American Ko-
viow. The ox-prcs'ulont of the south
ern confederacy- a butter opinion of
John Brown now than lie had thirty
yours ago.
DRS. BETIS & BEITS
lift ) FAUN \u BTHKET , OMAHA , NM.
( Uppoilt * 1'Axton Hotel. )
OlTIco hours , 0 . . m , to 8 p. m. Bund&yi , 10 a.
m. to 1 p. m.
Spfdillsts In Chronic , Nervous Skin and
Ulood lUca < * e& . , .
{ t * CoiisuHntlon at oniea or ujr mail fre .
Medicines sent by innll or express , securely
Backed , free from observation ( limrnmeos to
curt > niiti'kly , nnfely im < l pornmnentljr.
TJDDunilC ! niJBTl IIPV Bparmntorrhum. s mt-
ilhrlVUUo IJhDlLUl uat I.ossns.NiKlit Knits
alons. I'lijolcul li cny. arising from Inrilncre
tlon. Uxccssur IndtilKencn. producing Sleepless
ness , llrapnmlonry. I'linp'CJ on thn face. u\cr-
mon to sodctv , easily ( UkOournRcii , l cn of conn
denco , dull , unlit for st.mly or ImsluesH , nnd finds
llfo n luiruen. Hnfi-lv , permanently nnd pri
vately curoil. Consult lira. Delta & Ilotts , HUB
Knrnnm St. , Omnhix , Nob.
Blood anil Sinn Disease
results , completely Diseasec without the uld
of Mercury. Scrofula , rj . 1'ever Sores ,
Illotchos , Ulcers. I'MlrtUiiwilU'ad und nouns ,
Syphilitic Bore Tlirortt ; Mft l nnd Tongue. On-
tarrh , ate , , permanently ftV' : \ where other *
hu\o failed. VV'
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Viihinu UrinaTO UU'i ( iluadtler Complaints ,
JUllHuy' Unfldiy rniatnimimcuit , too rro-
( | uont IHiriiitic or Illoody t'rine , Urines high col
ored or with milky scillniciit on xtnmllm ; , Wonfc
Back , Oonorrtiii'ii , Gleet , Cjntltls. etc. ,
Promptly and Safely Cured , Charges Itcnsonn-
bio.
19 i .CuLlr JL U J&XU ' ' ! 1 Guaranteed mnnent Cure , per- re
moval complete , without cutting , caustic or
tllllatlon. Curca directed at homo by patient
ulthout a moments imlnor uiinoymice.
To YOIM Men and Miuule-Afcfl M ,
PlIDP rjllle aw fill ellects of curly
A5IIDP
Uulm uUflC Vfco. which biincs organic
weakness , destroying both mind anil body , with
all Its ilreaileil Ills , permanently cured.
TTD J PCI"1 ! ? Adress those Nhohnve impaired
LIUO , DElllU themselves by Improper liuliil-
genres and Holltary ImbltN. which ruin both
body and mind , unfitting them tor bu lnfis ,
ituay or marriage.
M AintiKi ) MKV. or those cuti-rln on that bap
py life , mvuro of physical debility , iiulctly lu
listed.
OUR SUCCESS.
Is. based upon facts , First I'rnctlcal Kxpa
rlcnce. Second Kvery casu In especially studied-
thus starting nrlght. Third Mo llciuos aru pro ,
pared In our lubatory exactly lu null each cuse ,
thus nH'uctlnK cures u Itliout Injury
tSK Seml 0 cents Dosttgo for celebrated works
on Chronic , Nervous anil JMkuto Diseases
Tnonsiinilsf curoil. t f \ friendly letter or cnll
may save you future suffering nnd ulinmo , ami
add golden yearn to life. J-rNo letters an
swered unless accompanied by I cents In stanina.
Address or call on
1 > R . JBETTS & HUTTS ,
llOSFaruam Street. Omaha. Nb.
andAll urmury troubles easily , fin'lclt-
ly ( iud surely cnraiU ) lUCrr ITUA Cap-
BUles. Several cnses ciirert tn seven uay . - Sold
ut l.M per box , all iliugulsts , br by inatl from
DoctUJa M'f'K O ) . 11WUlta N. V. Full illrefl-
lotia
Rnrn fnmH HTADLISHED IBSI j iso so.
M"8 Mural J Chicago , Ilia , i ClarkSt.
Tlio Regular 01d-EsWblIste4
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
It itUI Treating with the Grutoik
SKILL and SUCCESS
Chronic , Ncryons anil Priyate Diseases , '
- NERVOUS DEBILITY , ,
falllnr Memory , K h ui lnr Dtnln <
Drtami , Mend and Dack Ache and IJ
teidlng 10 curly dccuy tnd rcitiipi Con uni ji
lo nUy , uiattd tcltnllfualljr by new nct
Devir-Auiiur HUCCM * . . < t m
* BYPHlLIB.ml all bid DIooJaBd nvplt.
sain ntrminrntly cured. ' . / . ' '
* * -KlDNEY nd URINARYcompUlMt.aieet ,
Ctonorrhota , Stricture , VnrlcoctU mt nil
of the Qenlto.Urinary Org i cuml promptly without
Injury to Stomach , Kldniyt or othtrOnini.
Air-No eiperlmtnti. Ag nd experience lm
portant. Coneultatlon frte and acreil.
7-S nd4CtnU potUce for Ctllbr t d\VorV 00
Chronic , Nervou * and Dellcote Dlittict. - ,
Aa-Thoie cooUfnpUllne M ir ! K trad for Dr.
Ctrke' ctltbratcd Rul.le Mile > nd Pctnale , cch
, both ij ctnU ( itimui ) . ConiuJt the old
BeenU AfritndlyUller orc.llm r fi turt urr. (
Ina and ihamc , and add Roldcn ) tan to lift. A9llix > k
"Lire'iStcrtErrort"soc ( ) nuit npi ) ' Medlclna
and wtilmn tent everywhere , icniie front npotur .
noun , 8 to > . Sundayi 9 to 11. Adilrut
P. D. CLARKE. M. D. . -
168 to < dark 8U CHIOAQO MA
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CALIFORNIA
TUT. 1AN1) OP
DISCOVERIES !
CATARRH
OROVlLLECAL
SANTA : ABIEANDCAT ; ; : RCURE ;
For sale by Goodman Drug Co.
DR. R. W. BAILEY ,
The original purchaser In Omaha of the formula for Dr , Stlnaus' Local
Anmathotlc for the PAINLESS EXTRACTION OP TEETH. ,
The ( INfjY METHOD whereby tooth nro cxtrnctoil without puln or ilaiiKur , nnd without using
chloroform , gas , other or electricity. The patlout remains perfectly conscious of all that tnuis-
Kphes , but fuels no Bensatlon of puln.
Nosoieiiessof the gums uf tor extracting , as la the oasn with so ninny so-called unieatliotlra.
Mnny who have been sutrerlni ? from builly decayca anil broVcn teeth ami roots , huvo visited lr )
llalley and hail them removed palulcsHly.
After having used this unu-Hthotlu for two months for neatly e ery tooth iixtrnct oil In this
ofllco , the Fl HST PKKSON Is to be found that li not cntlu-ly Kiitisflud with UK merits. Sonic dentists
may try to prejudice you ugtilust visiting IIH : cionotnllow them to do HO. MukotiB ucall whotlior
you desire dentul work or not ; wo uio always pleased to fceo nny or nil who luuj * chooho tocotno.
fipeclul attention ulvon to KIl.MNd tucth , thereby preserving tLulr uaofulucs-i many yoais.
DO NOT LOSK TIUU'U THAT CAN IIU 8AVK1) .
II
TEETH WITHOUT PLATES , Bridge Work ; Gold and Poroolalu faooa
Crowns , QOLDl : } AkHyMJNtTM , SILVER , CONTINUOUS GTJM and RUB-
BEB PLATES at lowest rates.
A Full Set of Teeth on Rubber for $5.00. $
DO NOT FORGET THE LOCATION ,
DR. BAILEY , DENTIST ,
Pattern Block , 16th and Farnaiu Streets.
( Entrance on lOth Stroot. )
Cut this out , incntlonlnntlilH'pappr.
JAMES MORTON & SON ,
Cutlery , Mechanics' ' Tools ,
Telephone 437 , One doolr west of Postoffica. 1511 Dodge St.
O THINGS , EMERSON ,
NGRAVINGS , HALLET Sf
ARTIST SUPPLIES , KIMBALL ,
MOUUirNGS , PIANOS ANDOROAN3
FRAMES , SHEET MUSiq.f
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DEWEY & STONE " '
Furniture Company
A inouni/lcent ( llzvlajjofeveruthinif uirful anil ornamental In the furni
ture malitr'tqrl < tt reasonable prlcea.
811 South 10th St Onrnlm. Neb
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'fcri-a Cotta work and ) 'lro I'roollnu , I'ecora Mortor colou , ( 11 u lailnw ) , Hw nny' < i Dui
Hard W'ooil rioora , Vanetlun unil MHilliut ilns dm JllilH. IVntiictors und llulldcr'a
uud tut jirlcos. iurie < ii | < U-KiMill ttil