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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PART IL . PAGES 9-18. NTFETHENTH" YEAIt. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOUSING , OCTOBER 20 , 18SO. SIXTEEN PAGES. QXUJIBEU 123 , Monday and all next week for close buying' , cash paying' customers , in fact we want no others. Those who pay cash should trade nowhere else. In fact they cannot afford to if they consult their QWII interests. _ i , * , 502. 504 ; 506 , 508 , 510 S , ISthStreet , Cor. Howard - , ffigy jjf | > 7Ymng t EyHP 5Ei rg IMMENSE OUR ANNEL Soil cJ. I llnlc Itcninaiils 1IK\VV Hrouii aniKiniy i/ , . cl ( i'oiil ) II cm 3 ( { unlit } . 1001) ) Itfimmiits I\TIU : MIDI : m > io ( ; lli-st Qimlily Von Wide Table Oil \Wiitp null Colored. UIIST ( Jl'AllTV New 1'iiUoriis. N n 1'ioiu'Ii ( JnnlUj ing ' I'or Coinrortcrs J.LBRANDEMSONS. ol)2 ) , 604 , 61M5 , ( iUS , GUI S. l.'ith St IN OCTOBER'S ' GOLDEN DAYS , Doings of the Sports and the Sportsmen. CHALLENGE FROM TOM CONNORS llnse Hall -VITnics Tlio Dog , Iloil nn < l Gun A l''nlr 1'niMuliiitor Miscel- lancoiiN Sijuibs The line's Ito.v , Who IH to Succeed Solon ? Who is to bo the managers of the Omahas next season ? is the question that is just now occupying the consideration of the Omaha directors. They realize that almost one-half the battle Is good management , and also that competent men for the position do not grow on bushes. It is not yet a llxed cer tainty that Frahk Solco will not return to Omaha. If hn docs he can hnvo the position without n doubt anil at an increased salary at that. Ho was very dubious himself just before leaving hero about accepting Bos ton's offer. IIo was not exactly satlsllcd but what it would bo In his Interests to con tinue another year at the head of a minor Iciiguo team , and it would not surprise the vrlter to hear of his determination to return to tLo local fold , Ho would llnd the manage ment of the liottons would necessitate many qiiAlllliMtlons not essential In Omaha. Hem m us * , needs bo not only a striet disciplinarian , bat a tnati of raru executive ability and unwavering force , combining with those talents a long business head. The Hoston ball team is not the Omaha ball team by a long shot. It is composed of the highest priced stars ih the profession , and thu majority of them , in their supreme ego tism , are as intractable as HO many untamed bronchos. Think of Kelley , the great , bend ing lo Sclcc , and Dickey .loiuibton , Nash and the rest of that high strung nggrogation. It is unhesitatingly , but In nil friendliness , pre dicted here , that In case Helen does conclude to stand at the helm of ttio Hub's base ball craft ho will uu deposed before the expira tion of sixty days. He can never manage tno temii successfully. However , if tie does not come back to Omaha , the direct ors say they must' bo lietinltoly in formed upon tills head before tlio coming meeting. They doslro to secure n now man as early us possible , but just who this will be is us yet of course unknown , llu may bo a local man and ho may coma from abroad , but whoever It may bo the directors should sign him only after the imm mature deliber ation. _ A Hint to ilie .Minor HoiIlcH. The make-up of next season's Western as- Delation Is another vexed question. Uea Molnrs and St , Joe are practically shelved , And two cities must bo hustled up to till their places. Oslikosh , Lincoln , Davenport und other wutcr-tanlc towns should bo given but little consideration. Du ll-nit and Toledo , McCormick'b choice , would nicely illl the bill. Detroit is willing hut Toledo is not uuxiouf. The vacancies uro coiiig to bo hard to 1111. If the managers and rupportent of minor base ball organisations would ever pro lit by experience the problem would bo easier solved , A shorter reason , an Inviolable salary limit , would admit of cities that under tlio present regime dare not bo taken in. The most danger is in a long teuton and an ox , < ccsfllva salary limit. Let the Western asso ciation begin play on May 15 und wind up Sept .I ) , and it will bo money lu the pockeU of Its promoters. Keep the salary list commensurate with tno attendance of the different cities , and everything will bo love ly. Insolvent clubs and disbanded teams would then bo an unknown quantity , Coonoy'rf Welcome Homo , One of Omaha's champions in homo again He was tendered a grand reception by the Cranston batu ball club. James J , Coonoy , t mimler of ( be Omaha base ball team , who Ladies' ' Fine White Me rino Vests and Pants , Ladies' ' Hjavy Swiss Ladies1 Fina White Silk Stitclied Merino Vests , Latins' ' Fine Soft Can- el's Ka'r Vests , ina ( nip , All wool Scar- jet Vests or Pants , LADIES7 WOOL HOSIERY , , adies' Hue all wool Ribbed Seamless I lose. Ladies' Fine Imp. Seam less Cashmere 1 lose. Children's all wool plain and Ribbed llosc. * ' Corsets. Closed out from a manufacturer who had to sell at 500 on the dollar. A splcii'liil ' looking ( 01 set , oed quality , all M/o * , ulilti ) anil ilr.il > . Regular Frice75c _ _ _ Ladies' \-ery fine & durable Corset , regular < 51 quality. All the vmy tlni'St , Corsets , imiilu 12 tllllur- em ntyles , Worth up to $2. SO carried the honors this season , arrived homo on Friday at the residence of his parents , on Oak street , looking , as ho iilwaya does , hap py. Ho was mot by a number of his ad mirers. The programme of bis reception was prolonged on Monday evening , when a grand chicken chowder wni prepared by the popular caterer , Pardon 1C. Potter , assisted by Mr. Lions and others of the Cranston team , In winch Mr. Potter i * short stop. The entertainment opened at : 'M p. m. , anil about two hundred visited the hall to see their friend , Coouoy. After the chowder was served light refreshments were in order end all indulged In a good dance. Singing was next Inorilcrand Anthony Phillbm sang n number of popular and patriotic songs. James Gee sang some very line selections. James Madden , "Tlio Lessons I Learned on Mother's Knee ; " George Devine , Thomas Helternan and otliora contributed to the sing ing. William Taylor was the musician. The party wended their way homo about 11 p. in. , all having enjoyed a good sociable and pleas ing evening. Mr. Cooney goes to Chicago next season. Hots the crack plaver of his team , and no doubt Ins success will continue. Cranston , U. I. , Loader. ' T11K A Movement For n. I'orniiuicnt K\- piiHltlon Tlioro. The original idea in constructing the Coli seum build ing was to utilize it as a permanent exposition. That Idea has not been aban doned , and recently it was discussed by the management and n number of merchants , re ceiving the favorable consideration of tl'o latter. Aa a condition precedent to such an nrrntiL'omont , however , It Is necessary , or at least desirable , that all in debtedness should oo liquidated. The cost of constructing the coliseum building was f 17,500. The authorl/cd c ipital stock of the company Is J-VJ.OOJ , of which amount f.'J.OOO has been sold and applied lu payment of construction. Of the remaining indebted ness SIO.WK ) was paid from the receipts , leav- lng15.0JO still duo. In order to meet this obligation the management is now endeavor ing to dispose of sunlctcnt stock among the merchants and manufacture * of Oma ha to clear the building and to m.ilto necessary additions and im provements , such as walling the wooden structure with brick and supplying heating facilities. During tno ten months since the Coliseum was opened it has earned about iHJ per cent on the investment , and it is believed that with curoful management the stock can always bo maifc to pay a handsome dividend. The prospect of disposing of sutli- clont stock to pay oft the indebtedness on the building appears favorable , among ttioso who have recently shown their faith in the enterprise being John A. U'nkelielil , W. J. IClerste.ul , Samuel K. Uognr * , Judge Lake , U. A. Wallace , W. M. Snyder ami others equally well known In business circles. What OiiniiDi'r , Wants. MIUYAUKKE , Wis. , Oct. IS. To the SportIng - Ing I'.Oltor of Tut ; HKJ : I wUh you would state through your valuable Journal that I am anxious to wrestle any man in the wet Id , and with that object In view extend the fol lowing challenge : I will wrestle any man , catcli-as-catch-can , at 150 pounds or Clni'co- Kotiiau style , for the middle-weight cham pionship of the world and $1,000 a side. 1 bar no ono , but want to meet the very best , Hugh LeonardSam Mahou or Joe Acton preferred , I will bo In your city soon to wrcstlo this man Hoblnson. and would be pleased to meet any and nil wrestlers of your part of the country for any sized staketo suit them. TOM CO.NNEHS , Goo 1 nnonjili Tor Any The cream of the Western association players as the last season'n play developed , consists iu their order about as follows : Xnglo undoubtedly heads all the catchers , and besides Is a good hitter , good fielder and fair base runner , Schellhusse , Farmer and young Cody also showud up well behind the plate , Thera was plenty of excellent pitching tal ent , our own .Nichols heading the list , cloicly followed by Dnko and Clarke , while Davies , Knell and liurutck arc more than or dinary twirlers. Wully Andrews carried oil the honors nt first , and next to him comes bite Tom Mor- risso.v , Powell and I lawns. Crooks is the best second ; in fact , there is no better anywhere. Ho plays-ball all the time. The balance of thu second basemen are ordinary mon. Of the third basemen Charley Kollly was it the top , but Cleveland. O'Connoll , IJriid- oy. Miller and Alberts all played the bag veil. veil.Walsb Walsb , Hurks and Shock wore the short "tops. Lowe. Glenn , Coonov. Carroll and Cana- van are the Holders who especially distin guished themselves. 'Ih- Gnu 10 It ; I'.ivr.l. The taxing of guns is a question being agitated by loading sportsmen throughout the country and the universal opinion seems to bo that It is just the thing to curtail the wholesale and ruthless slaughter of our fast disappearing game birds and animals. The tax that is biiggested is to bo anything but a light one , and if the proposition over be comes a law , it will decnnito the ranks of the wanton market hunters us nothing else possibly could. The pas-ago of game laws , however strong und olcirly defined , has been found to uu wholly In adequate in checking the killing of game out of season. The conscienceless pot-hunters sots all at deliatice and cont.lines his unlawful pursuit In and out of Hudson with a recklessness and audacity that is startling when the severe penalties pre scribed in these laws is taken into considera tion. The go off to out of tliu way places , even to t-iio breeding and nesting gioundsof our game birds und slaughter them by the tlions'imls , shipping them to Chicago and the eastern markets. A good stout tax on the gun In the necessary remedy lor this class of shooters , and would go a long way in lessen ing the destruction of game. Ilattln o/llie Ours. Jock , a thirty-elght-paund dog hailing' from the fort , and Weasel , a thirty-tlirco-ponnder from Lincoln , fought an alleged b title on the suburbs ut an early hour this morning. Thcro was but a limited nnmljui' of specta tors. When scratched , Weasel secure , ! the 111st hold , but Jock got loose and secured a linn grip on Weasal's throat , which ho held for ten minutes , when Weasel frco 1 himself. At the second scratch the purps came to gether llorci'ly , but after lighting about live minutes both unit , and neither would scratch again. The referee , after a long wrangle , decided the tight a draw , and the stakes , v.'O a side , were taken down by the respective backers of the curs. . Mix * . William * in u Nctv Itnlc. Lllllu Williams , of this city , who wentto Kngland with the Kclc bicycle combination some ten weeks ago , Js now making balloon ascensions und parachute jump * in thu prin cipal cities on thu continent under the name of Alma Beaumont , A Paris correspondent says of hjr last ascent a ad jump : The balloon was new and not of a largo alie , and was inflated by means of gas , pipes bt'lng luiJ for the occasion. The parachute was constructed of thin silk cloth , hoop holn ? placed Inside , so when the weight of the nrt- ist dropped from the balloon , thus breaking the cot'd to wtiich the parachute was fastened to the balloon , the air would have a ready means of lllllig out the parachute. Wood- side had tlio manner of man mortally scared us the time approached , and he nervously shifted from ono foot to another. The band struck up "Yankee DooUle , " and Miss Heau- inont appeared. Noticing mo as 1 stood tote to ono side she nodded , and 1 went forward and shook hei hand. She did not have the manner of Woodsido at all and looked , very self-pos sessed. The sand bags wcro thrown off , and those who had beer holding the ropes gath ered closely around while she was uoing at tached to the parachute. All ready 1 and the balloon swung clear into air , Miss Heau- mont being seated on a broad leather strap fastened to the balloon , and fiom which BUO 2 Terrible Bargains - ix - Dress Goods. 1 00 | il IT * o I In nil cure pa B I VII urn full Miatli-s , at : ! ! > r : r.cinld lx clK'.lJ ) lit " "ic. * 5Ts2S " -M § 1 t'iM : > , -t _ in ; ; . ' , neil hisli-'jic. unit i > ! ; iHs ; n mid lie eltcai | ' " - J.LBRANDEIS&SONS. flOi' , " > OI. SOO , olb. oil ) S. loth St. could uus.ll. ) swing herself cltar. Tlio wind vas blowing landwaid , and owing to the bal- pnn crossing the river she uid not , lot go for uly ! ten minutes , the ualloon ascenuintr vhat looked to oo folly mile ( * his \vas the ilghest ascent yet made. ) The dead drop lid not occupy over two seconds , then the > aracliuto tilled and gracefully und slowly came earthward , the balloon reaching the ground long before the parachute , which uust have taken fully llfteon minutes from he turns of the drop. TIicv are A I'm ill ol' Da I. The Oakland , Cal. , luigne club lias pro - tesfd a-jainst the Triscos pitching Dad Clarlte , as the following document uttaHs : To the Pivslilcn * and Hoard of Directors of the California League fiunllcmea : Please take notice that , the underpinned licri'by nrotcsts against the Sun I'Yaneisco b.iso ball club playing u > tlio tmm one Clarke , said Clarku being now , und for sonic tiiiiu | MS ( , a member of tno O.naha IJ.HU ball club of the Wuilern nssoci.itioa , a league in goud standing and party to the national agrec'iient the playing of aul Cjurko is in violation of tlic Icttur , as well as tlio spirit , , of suclioa twenty-three ( ' - ! ! ) of the national ngrccinent constitution , and to which rule you are re- Hlicctlully rcforivij. Your petitioner further prays that all games in which Mild Clarke has partlcipatod lia not counted , and that salil San Francisco club bo liiijumed from further ptaybig said Clarke in any cnampionsliip games of tlio California league ior the season uf ISSi ) . T. P. HOIII\M > V , Manager Oakland Haso Hall' Club. x FIUSUMO , Oct. Ii , ISsO , The ' 1'Visoos are still pltcuing the Omaha man , however. g i \VhiiiliiMi. ! ( . Last biinday , tlio second century run of the season took place from thoOinahu Wheel club rooms. The itarters weru Messrs , .1 ( II. Head , Frank Hacon , Will Kmerson , F. T , Mittaucr , Will Ur'lan and W. J. Morris. Out of these sis : starters three llnishcd , J. H , Head coming in Ilrst , making' the hundred miles in u .little less than fourteen hours ; Frank H.ICOII second and Will Nolan third. The roads wort ) very du.tty , otherwise the lime could have been lessened considerably. A run to Hlnlr has been called for to-day , and , as this will be the Jlrst time this yar that thu captain IKIS called u'riin to that town , it Is thoiixht that gandly number of thu boys will turn out. HlaKviseJ to bo a favor ite run iVith the club Jast ; year , and some of the boys seemed to know ( no other road out of Omalia than thai which leads by Calhoun and Mills. , Oscar HuindorfT. of the Apollos , is turning out to bo quito a rider , He wont out co Mk City with Messrs. Bacon and Head on the contiii-y run and returned to Omaha at 10 o'clock , having made ( he round trip of lifty miles in 0 hours , -19 minutes. Ned Heading loft for irian Francisco last Tuesday to join the Ilardin-Morgan cuinbiu- ation In a six-day race. H ho is tlio same Ned ho proved himself xvfiile In Omalia , ho will make It warm for some of the wheel men on the coast. A somewhat , fishy story comes from I'o- orm , Ills. , to the u'flect tWat liert Myers , of that town , U to ride around thu glnba ot < a uniclu for a purse of ' , ' 0,000 , This feat has been tried before , but was given up as u bad job. Washington , I ) . C. , had n lantern parade la which Ib0i ) wheelmen rode. At thu white house- the president reviewed the bedecked byltcrs and bceuicd delighted with thu novel and splendid sight , The club photographs havu not made iholr appearance at yet.Valdron \ wants to gut u move on himself , Lottie Stanley and Jesaiu Woods , now With thu Tom Eclr comumution la Kugland , are booked for a pno liundrod-uillo race in Paris , the start to be made Friday evening , November 1. The Coliseum will bo the scene of a big professional aou" amateur bicycle toiirnu- weut early In January. The HardiiitMorgan six days' cycle i-liuio , open to the world , logins la l-YJwo , Cal. , to morrow. Among ih. . . PTvrH'sarc Hortworlh , . lite lild < lov . 's Iroin llu % just nu'cfvoil lo nil } , on Mile -All of Ladles' lild < ! l nos that slinhUy damn . and colors , at So. -All the \or.v \ llnosl KM ( Moves , only slklitlj mussed Inim liolng lianillod , 2. i' ; norlli up to $1. - All ( ilou1 * . a < I'Ci'lVct n \\lion tlio } ( linn- from iiiiiiiuraoliiror , Unit n 111 soil rogiilurly at $ l.i > 0 , 111 $ ! ) ( ! . : \si : SAM : or . - oo IWK. WIHTI : Uiilaundried Sliirts - lilt ; lot Mi'ii's'wt'H miiili > ri'-Jnrorreil Whlto UiiliuitiilrlL-it tflilrts vonlil uoihvnp at "iOc , - MMi'sl'lno Wliltf rnliiuinlrlod Shlit" , rc- fronlH , Hut'ii bosoms anil baniU. Cliiforcpil - muslin , rcsul.irpilco T.rc \iny best qnnllty Whlto rnlaiiiiilruil Shins ro-lnforciMl front and bin K , . ( ) , > Imi'ii bosom * un"rt Imiuls , very uc&t inns- lliivcutii lullyjl m. Ladies' ' Fine Slioes Fine Paris Kid , Opcin lus't , Sp.inisli arch , lu'luiil Milne , I'ine Dongola Kid. ciiiii in on SCUM' or ogicni lails in all \ > iillhs niul si/cs. Worth * .0i ) . K vTriTT'i tic Oiisli inoro Kid , liniid- turncd , Bilk faced , i-o mill on sciisn or oiicni last , all uidlhs north $ J.Ol ) . of Australia ; ( tlciiu und Faiwoll , of Sucr.i- neuto ; Donuulle , .Murks Jurdiuior , WcllinR- on , mid .loncs , ot FrKcoV. . .T. .Morgan , of n luiu'l ; Ivnap | > , of Ocnvor ; anil liuadln , of Oinuliu Tlioro snoius to be a Inxit.v of Interest in cvcllac ninttoi" * in Onialm ami the two club1 * should bestir themselves and infuse a little oxcltcuiuut in tliis liualthfal pastlinu. Kr < iintlio Diamond. 13unis , of Kansas City , has a broken linger. HunlicK uiailc but three errors in sixteen gamps. The St. I'.iul club has rcleascil Joe Wcrrk'lc. Joi1 Walsh c.iino jn second bust of the hurt stois. | Ciitcior DiiRilaio i- . K ° i K ' "l ° business In Miiinunuolls. MuVey | ila.\ed hixtueu panics and made but one run. e cau lit in thu most games and inadt ) the fou'cst errors. Nichols stood liend and sliouldors above all the | > ttchor.H us a Holder. Uniplru Snnd.v MuDerinott will sppn'l the wiu'or ' in OJlumb.H . , O. Sioux City is thinkitiK ol trading "Monk" Cline for llJed" Iliinrntnui. Columbus' inlield Orr , Crooks , Heilly and ICsturday is hard to beat. It is said that "Kid" Nichols resembles Pitcher Hamilton ot the I'hilllcs. Wully Andrews intulo but nineteen errors during the scabon and Cartwright but threo. Ted ICcnned.v has been unconditionally re leased by Ues Moines. Muuullar will also bo let out. Pitcher Willie Mains , whom Anson had no use for , was St. Paul's winning pitcher this heuson. Kriec leads St. .loo at the bat , with an average - orago of . ! K9. Cartrignt the ( Uildinir , wilh a per cent of .1159. Uonch , Alexander and MfNabb only stole o'iu basu each in all their games In ttiu wes tern association. .Mm Powell , of the Sionx Citv olub. will nmnago his mother's opera huuao in Hicli- niond , Va. , this winter. Secretary Morton says if it comes to a pinch he'll put on a suit and nlay a pretty strong game for himself. Detroit if Just now debating as to what abHouiatlon HIO | will enter- American , Inter national or Western. Shu prefers the last mimed , however , There Is a strong possibility that Omaha is to huvo much more aecusslblo grounds next season. If she does it will increase the at tendance threefold. . Lushing among players will bo visited wltn a huavier penally than uver-buforo next sea- ROIL The temperance rule should bo en forced absolutely at any cost. Nichols lends the Western association pitcchrs with Unite second. Thu hitter twlrler , however , has glvca more bases on balls than any pitcher in the association , Louisville Is dissatisfied wltii Dan Shan non's work at second , uad liny shelve him after the season , O'ltrleu , of the Lowell club , will , It is reported , bo his successor. Duvo Uovvo WISH i to to Sioux City after his team illHbanded In St. Paul ami tried to se cure Ilurdiclt , The Sioux City management thlnlc Hurdicitjuat as valuable to them as to Denver , and have nU numu to a contract for IblX ) . Ilolliday , of the Cincinnutis , has done the best by far of any of the newcomers in the American Association. Jn 120 games played lie had a batting average of , 'Ml , stand ing fourth , while ho had a Holding average of .925. The Kansas City club has about the finest ball park In the American association. U'hn stands are all now and are arranged for the greatest convenience of the patrons of the gamo. The grand stand Is furnished with upholsteicd chairs and the best of order is maintained. OsliUosli is again a candidate for admis sion to the Western association , and will | > ut in a ball team if elected , provided they can secure John S. Harncs , of St. Paul , as man ager. Mr. Uunies has not accepted the otter tendered him , nod if Qsbltosb knows when she is well off she will let IJarncs severely nlono. _ jOfnl S ; > ortn C. C. Williams reports jack snipe in goodly numbers cast ot the Missouri valley. The taxing of the gun meets with the universal approval of American sportsmen. There is also tolerable goad sport to be found on the Lou river , twenty miles ndrth of Kearney. Kilgallon mid Hart , the hand ball players , will organi/o the Omaha Hand Hull club Thursday evening. The press throughout the state , it Is pleas ing to note , is taking a commendable inter est in the protection of our llsh and game. Manager Prince , of the Coliseum , goes to Siouv Uity , St. Paul and Minneapolis this weeu in the interests of the proposed polo league. The Big Laconn a larce track of mar.shy land lying about twelve miles northeast of Hastingis affording ijood duc'.c and snipe shooting. Manager Prince is negotiating with Hilly Muldoon and his combination fora date at the Coliseum. Matsada Sorachi has joined this combination. Frank Klein ? , the champion wing shot of Philadelphia the last man to fall bank and acknowledge the superiority of Charlie IJudd , of Des Molncs , nud ills 'ittlo gun. The oldest living naturalist , Mr. Andrew Dotvns , says that ho has never Known any one , not even an Indian , Huding the nest of the Canada geese ( D. Canadonsib ) . Hilly Ilcnnessa.v , an Omaha pugilist and a tough one at that , was knocked out in Frisco Wednesday night by Charley Turner. It was a hard light and lasted for forty-live rou ads. Major .1. M. Tavlor , general manager of the American Shooting association , loft New York U'edncsdavon a tour of the western cities. Ho will spend Sunday next in Omaha , The last issue of the California Dramatic and Sporting News contains a line portrait of John .1. Hnrdlu , of tills city , who is Just now llguring conspicuously in sporting af- lalrs on the coast. T. H. Hurley , J. D. McFarlaml , L. C. Hurr and H. D. Ilathawav , of Lincoln , re cently returned from a deer hunt In the Wind Klver mountains , Wyoming , and re port that a ranchman up there on October II killed a lingo bull moose. In England , the homo of the greyhound , the most elegant , graceful and unstooratlo specimen of the canine family , coursing has been for yearn onu of their clilof pastimes , and to-day the Waterloo meeting oil tlio plains of Altcar Is the grand sporting event of the spring , thu winners command labiilons prices All lovers of Held contests with whatever specialty can unlto their Intel usts in cours ing , It being thoroughly scientific and of a kind that appeals to our American tiistes , as it combines great activity , grace and skill In horsemanship , and the movements of the greyhounds is for blood , and close with a rush. Anytnlng like jockeying is out of the question , as the greyhounds are wholly free and at their best. AH an all around dead game sport the country has proJuccd few superiors to Will- lafn Magnor , alias "Sporty" Hill , of thisciiy. He Is a general athlete boxer , rower , swim mer , runner , bill player und cruok shot , In London , Kngluml , In * 7H , he ran a mile in I * minutes and III seconds , and on the polo grounds in New York , in the upringof ' 71 , ho jumped over the grand stand on a 11,000 wager. Mr , Mai/ncr thinks hri stands I ! feet 11 inches In his hocks , weighs any where under a ton , when In condition. Chest measure ment , 41 inches , biceps ' , and wears a No. d'i ' hut * . Ho compotes in the Held trials at Wuhoo Christmas day. niulnsvcrj. . Will you plcaso state which trotter has the best record , St. Julian or Harus ; also Maud S's. , Lost time , Uubber , Fair gaound . Ans. St. Jullcn , Sill1/ ; Hunts has a market ot 8in ; , ' ( ; Maud S. , 2iC5 ' . Can you plcaso Inform mo whether "Tit" Willis , of the Omaha ball team , is In Omaha , and where will a letter roach him i-Krimt Carpenter , Fontcuollc , Neb. ADB. Ho is. In care of Tin : HEI : , lu a caue of chess wbca you have MANUFACTURER'S ' STOCK Will lie ulacetl on sale To-morrow at ilio following Dilccs : 13 Good Size Honoycombotl i \ Worth 7Gc. Full Slzo Mursolllos Bed ! 3preeic3.3 ; ! Worth 81 25. Extra Luvgo Flno Quality Marseilles SPHSABS , c Worth 81.50. Boal Imported Marseilles SPREADS , Worth $2 OO. The Very Finest i I * k/ "si vJ * I Nt / - \ > fr l Dt CxL is _ JJ. tdiQ _ Lfc3 IK Tills STOt'lC , Worth 84.OO. J.LBRANDEIS&Sls ; 501. , 504 , 500 , GOS , r > 10 South 13th St. on the board and work a pawn into the klnft row , can you call for another qunen or must it bo for sotiio piece lost. H. J. MIles , HU James hotel , city , Ans. A pieeo lost. To decide a bet please answer in Sunday's HII : : what general was in command of ths union troops ut Knoxvlllo , Tonn. , in Decem ber , 1SG3I Dan and Hugh , South Omaha. Ans. In December , 1SG3 , U. S. Grant was in command of the armies of the Mirsisslppi Valley , the Cumberland and Tennessee. Did not Uobert Homier piv more for Mr.ud S. than the Tcrro liuutu syndicate paid for Axtolt U. A. Allison , Creston , la. Ans. Homier paid $100OJO for Maud S , Axtel cold for ? . " > more. Chicago and Hoston played a game July 1 , to decide a bet ploasu state who wonf Chicago Hey , Omaha. Aus. Hoston , 7 to ! l. Chicago won on the 2nd , II to1. . Will you Inform one interested in long throwing the distance Crane throw a babe ball ! Thrower , Kearney. Aus. lid yds , I ft. Can you stale whether Oeorgo LiHlanche , the Marine , who recently Knocked Jac'iC Dempsey out , ever ( ought n light in this city ) T. L. T. , Omaha. Ans. Ho sparred with Jack llavloy m the old Exposition hall in the fall of 'SO. What did Chicago pay Des Molnos for Hutchison and Hroolclyn Omaha for Lovottol S. S. , Council Bluffs. Ans. Hutchinson and Lovott sold for the same price , ? ; i.500. Whom do the nuthoi Sties on pugilism ratq as the most scientific man , Sullivan , Kilrain or McCaffrey ! Fistiana. Ans. McCafTcry. In a game of high t\vi\ \ ono side Is Til , Ilia other -ID. 'I ho latter gives 7 , and makes 7. before the opposing side makes any. but mill 51 miilius a point wher the hand is played nut. Who winst High Five , Hci : Huildlng. Aiis. If I'J makes high , low , Jack that side Is out , hut if 51 make ) cither of these tlirco points fit wins. ' 1 ho order is hi L'h , low , Jack , game and high live. To settle a dispute , kindly answer in Sun day's Hun the following query : In a gatno of double high live A and H are the oppo nents of Cuml 1) ) . The count stands 50 to 4i in favor of A and H , they only requiring two to "go out. " The hand is played and C and I ) make high , low and the two HVCH. they having made thu trump. A and 1 $ made Jack , game. Who wonf Hurry K , Smith , Omaha , Ans. This question has bDon answorud on an aveiago of once a month in Tin * Hiin for the past year. A and H win. Can von ox-plain why wild ducks shot on Cut-on laku are always llnhy am ! hardly tit for thu table , while those t > hot In the Iowa iiiiirxhcs am dcilcato and toothsome , with no fishy irucof iJnckor , City. Ans. It is nlniily | because the waters of Cut-off luke do not furnish the proper feed for the birds , and they subsist o-i duad tlshj and other refuse matter. In the Iowa marshes and streams thoio is some wild rice , plenty of nut grans and frequently patcnes of vulllsneYla spirals , known to the hunter an wild calory. Tlioro Is nothing like celery about it , however. It Is a thin , narrow , graHslike blade , and Is always found en twined with Its nearest neighbor. The diving ducks , such as the canvus-buck and blun-blll , dive down and dl # up the root of this plant , which 1s white and nut-like , and wneii they oo m i ) to the surface , blinded by tl > o muddy wnterthe other ducksmallards , redhead and , widgeon , levy upon it. It is this root that gives the wilu duck its finest llavor. Tlio commoner ducks that fu3d on thu topi of the grass and other ventilation never approach the line flavor of the cnnvasback , whoso favorite food is this ruro plant. Young Trafllny The distance from the ) homo plate to second base is 1'Ji leet un4 i ) Inches , _ 's ICubt India