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THE OMAHA DAILY BlUE , SUNDAY , APRIL 27 , PAGES. THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT , A Review of Tlio Spring Shooting Season. THE GUN OLUB'S ' INTENTIONS. A Tcnni'n SiieocsH-Konrns' Views the AVcckly Wheel IJuilKCt the Horfio , lhclllliBUnll , Ho at nnil Onr. The Close of tlie Spring flcnson. The spring shooting for l&.i ) Is rapidly drawing to close , niuHho honk of the goose mul the quack of the iluck will soon bo heard 0 mere Inflwnmpnndlagoon until thonlppms frosts of autumn como ngnln. Of course the teal shooting will continue good for three or four weeks yet , but the larger ducks , such as canvnsback , redhead , mallard , widgeon nnd pintail , have already about taken their departure for their breeding grounds In the far north. Tills has been n singular season In more particulars than one. In the first place the shooting has not teen surpassed or even caunllcd for the last ten yonrrt , nnd In the second all the water fowl were , upon their arrival hero , In nn unprece dented line condition for spring. Many of the mallards wcio as fat and delightful In llnvor as they are In the fall after having rev eled upon acorns , smart-weed and nut-grass for weeks. Again , despite the fact that the past winter was an uncommonly open one , the birds did not como In In straggling flocks , as would naturally bo expected under the cir cumstances , but como In n rush gccso , Camillas , Hutcbins , brant and white fronts , ninvnslmi-k , redhead , mallard , whistler , wlgcon , shovcler , btittcrbaH , mergnnzcr , teal nnd all , making the shooting magnificent from the very date of their arrival up to their departure. The result has been Innumerable big bags , nnd the gunners haVe been in In regard to the geese. They have not been so plentiful or well ordered In years. The legendary I'latto has fairly svanned with tlieso glorious birds , nnd even yet today they can been seen along the numerous burs by the thousand. A couple of weeks since the set-so took It Into their addled pates toglvoustho shako here , and in n body nroso from all ad- Jnccnt waters and grounds , and with sound ing honks started off upon their long pilgrimage - ago to the north. They wcro absent fora few days as thoroughly as if sucli a bird did not exist , tlicn all of a sudden , and as unex pectedly as they had vanished , they returned nnd are hero again In almost as largo numbers ns over. What brought about this singular action on the part of the birds no ono seems to conjecture even , but It Is likely that old Anscr Hypcrorcous for llio noneo made a miscim in his meteorological prognostications , and the honkers hurried oil lest the Fourth of July would swoop down upon them in The sportsman can make up his mind , how ever , that the geese will remain hero but u brief while longer. Moderate weather is predicted throughout the whole far north west , and at the first symptoms of ethereal mildness penetrating the remote breeding grounds and the birds Uro up and off. They are. nwnro of It Instinctively and never pro crastinate. Just now all the shallows nnd Intermittent sloughs and streams are furnishing excellent given and blue wing shooting. As in the case of their earlier and hardier congeners , they too , have showed up in wonderful force tills spring , and the market hunters have ex perienced no diniculty in keeping the fuino Ktunds and commission houses glutted with them. The English snlpo have been here for a week , and are being killed by the hundreds at all their familiar feeding grounds in this vicinity. At Missouri Valley , Orctnn. Wa terloo , llartlett , Valley. AVaubiincoy , Horse- slioo and Honey Crock , the delicious little gnllinagocs have fairly swarmed , and the hunter of the most inferior skill has not failed in securing good bags. What could bo inoii ) enjoyable , moro cxhilerating , moro ben eficial , everyway , than a tramp for snipe through meadow and marsh ! on ono of these charming April days , with the music of wind , and bird and frog filling the balmy air all about yon , and the odor of bursting buds nnd blooming flowers intoxicating all the senses. Jvuclcy is he , Indeed , who can llud the time to indulge in the pastime. TIio Omaliu ( Jim Ululi's Work. The Omalin gun club may bo said to again bo upon n solid and substantial foundation , nnd it Is a healthy sign and ono full of promise , that they will from this on devote themselves fearlessly and vigorously to the protection , preservation nnd propagation of our fish nndgamo. In the past the all important feature of this organization's work was the sport derived from trap shooting , and the annual hunt with its supplementary banquet. Whllo trap shooting , which Is n harmless nnd beneficial pastime , will bo continued as robustly as over , the annual hunt will bo forever abandoned. This is a wise resolution , and in this now de parture the Omaha gun club will soon de velop into a useful Institution Indeed. Their example cannot bo too closely followed by the other gun clubs of the city and state , and It is to bo hoped that wherever such a club exists , there will bo a majority of members who think moro of preserving than destroy ing , moro of encouraging the increase of game than of bringing about its extinction. Indeed this is the only way in which shooting nndsportingorganUations can bo nindo desirable nnd subservient to the welt being of the community in which they nro 16- rated. If sportsmen simply band themselves together to destroy that which Is already vanishing all too quickly it will bo impossi ble for men of Judgment nnd good solid sense to approve of such societies , but when such organizations are found clearly recognizing that the sportsman should bo n staunch game protector and that ho can only enjoy the recreations ho so thoroughly appreciates by protecting the animuls , birds nnd fish upon which ho hopes to exorcise his skill during the legal seasons , then the hope may bo ventured that the stock of ( 'iimo will not only lust their tlmo but servo to afford enjoy- jnent , oxoivlso and numerous other benefits to their children's cliildrcn. TIio .Tumi Shooting Toiii'iiainont. Qwln & Dnnmlro have finally fixed upon Juno ! ) , 4 and 5 for the dates of their annual spring trap shooting tournament. Owing to the diniculty In procuring live birds the big tournament they had In view has been abandoned , and the three , days shoot above mentioned will bo confined principally to artificial targets and gotten up expressly for western shooter * . In addition to the target Hhootlng there will bo a number of llvo bird swcopstulco litres and nothing left umlono to insure the pleasure of the attendants. There will bouuumberof added purses , and Judg ing from the cncrgotio manner In which the projectors are taking hold of the affair It will bo u very successful tournament. A Few 1'olntH Worth ObservliiR. The success of a base ball team is very fre quently traced to the vigilance , diplomacy and good Judgment of the manager. Without strict discipline , careful Instruction and han dling , no baseball team can succeed , no mat ter what the Individual strength of the play- crs may bo , Good management means bar- nionloiis team work , nnd harmonious team work menus victory. The manager who sits on the bench during thu progress of n game should not only watch for the strong and weak points as dovolopcd by his own players , but should bo equally nlert to the same ele ments In the opposing playurs. In this way huwill bccomo familiar with the different ways of the several players , and bo enabled to coach his own men with regard to offset ting certain points In certain players In fu ture contests. Ho could Jn thU event sny to u young and green pitcher going Into the box for the first tlmo : "Now , there's Smith ; ho heads the visitors' batting list. UIvo him a high ball wltli an out-curve ; ho always goes for them but novergcts there. * , but Jones , who follows him , Is death to high balls : keep "em down for Jones , " and thus on through the list. Manager Leonard says ho makes an en- denver to fumlllarlzo himself with the style of ovcry player of every team In the associa tion with which ho may bo connected , nnd that it has been n policy that has resulted in many u victory for uU men. Words of pralso nnd encouragement , too , never como amiss , pud the tuuuugcr who Is careful uud dlscrliu- aUc < , on these points is n manager who will Kcnrii's Sensible Views , "I have never used a glove on second base , " remarked Kcarns the other evening. "A good many second basemen nro using n glove on the left hand now-a-duys , but I have never felt the necessity of It , It Is more dlnicult to hold n thrown ball with a gtovo , Boll play- era are carrying the glove racket too far. " 'When there Is ono man out and n man on third , do you deem It the proper thing to have the Infleldcrs play in close to head off the runner ! " "Well that has always been qulto a ques tion with me , although It Is the popular play. I have novcr been fully satisfied that much Is gained by the movement. At Biich close rungo them Is no chnneo of getting a ball unless It Is hit directly at you. Then It is generally hit so hot that it Is with the great est diniculty that it can bo handled. The slightest fumble or hesitation Is fatal. I have seen It fall many and many a time , and then nguln I have seen many a run thus nipped In the bud. " _ IJaso Hits , I'Jok-Ups and Fumbles. Hick Coriwnter , faithful , reliable and al ways a gentleman , will bid good-by to Cin cinnati today. Ho has signed to play third base for the ICansas City Western association club. Carpenter will do well In his new base ball homo. Kansas City patrons of the gnmo will admire his steady work , and ho will bo as popular there as he was In Cincinnati. Ho leaves hero with the good will of everyone. No man Is n greater credit to the profession nnd no man ever gave his services moro fully to his employes than Hick Carpenter , His future career will be watched with interest by thousands of admirers nnd friends in this city. Ho Is an excellent fielder nnd timely hitter , and the Kansas City club Is to bo heartllv congratulated On securing his son- Ices. It Is n matter of regret that ho was not signed by a league club so that ho might bo seen hero this season. Carpenter is perfectly satisfied with his terms In his new place. Cincinnati Enquirer. Cooncy is a "heady" little player. He Is never nt n loss to know what to do with the ball. Yesterday , In the eighth Inning , when the Heds had three men on bases , ho came within nn ace of making a triple play. Heard sent a slashing rod-hot liner right at him , Cooncy nailed it. although it nearly took him off bis feet. Quick as u flash ho ran to second end , doubling up Murr , and threw 'to first just too late to get Holllday. Cincinnati Times-Star. Gcorgo Toboau , Just released by Cincinnati , would bo a gooiFmnn for Omaha. Ho Is u class A player , hardworking and industrious , nnd possesses all the qualifications necessary in the make u of an cnielcnt field captain , and n field captain is what Omaha needs moro than anything else. The Sioux Cltys play here again this after noon , tomorrow and Tuesday. On Wednes day they go to the town of the com palace for three games , returning hero on the 5th to meet the Delivers on the 0 , 7 nnd 8. Follow ing Dave Howe's pets como the Cowboys , on the 0 , 10 and U. On the lit. 14 and 15 the homo team plays at DCS Molnes ; on the 10 , 17 and y < ) at Minneapolis ; nt Milwaukee 2'J , u ; ) and : > I and St. Paul on the 2r , ! ! 7 nnd 2S. The Apostles will return with the Omahns and play thrco games on Juno ! i , 4 and 5. after which sixteen straight games will follow on the homo grounds , when tho. Omubas leave on their second southern trip. The Great Illuyclo Itncc. The great six-day bicycle raeo between Ned Heading nnd Jack Prince Is exciting no end of speculation among the sporting frater nity. That it will bo an exciting contest , and a fair , square , up-and-up race , there is not a shadow of a doubt. The character of the gentlemen who nro furnishing the collateral for the racers is sufficient guaranty as to this. If there ever was a square race run in the Coliseum this will bo the oho. Who will win ? That is the question that Is being revolved in the minds of those interested in cyclinguffntrs , bjt is apparently a question that cannot bo satisfactorily answered until two or thrco days of the race has been run. Uoth men have much nt stake and will assuredly ride their best to achieve n victory. Prince , as is well known , is an old tricky , professional rider , but many think ho bus seen his day. At any rate ho meets in Heading a man worthy of his metal. Head ing , of nil professional bykers of the day , has n record that stands preeminently nently over and above them nil. Ho is a man of powerful physique , and his wonderful powers of endurance nro known to bo such as to enable him to compete with a good show of success in n long distance chase with any rider in the world. Hois young and ambi tious. and besides his staying qualities , has developed speed equal to the most of tlicm. Prince is getting old , has been inactive ft long time , nnd cannot bo otherwise than a trillo stale. Still should ho once get into condition he will make n hard nut for any rival to crack , nnd ho says that bo will bo on hand nt the stipulated time in the finest fettloaud to beat him. the Soldier will bo compelled to average sixteen miles nn hour for the entire , forty-eight the men are upon the track. This , race , owing to Its peculiar local significance , will attract great crowds. us the people must realize that it is a rnco and not a fake or hippodrome. The stakes race are $750 a side and the entire gate re- Mr. Frank N. Clarke of the First National bank is stake holder , nnd the sport ing editor of Tin : Br.c will act as referee. and OhoyiiHkl. Jack Davis , the pugilist , Is to take another benefit at the Athencum club rooms tomorrow night. This benefit business is being ruu into the ground , nnd if Davis is the gladiator ho professes to bo he should look for a few shekels through the sources of a bonn-lldo light. The Occidental club has been urging him to respond to their invitation to como to "Frisco unit battle with .loo Choynski for n $1 , ! > 00 purse , and money has been forwarded to defray his railroad expenses. However , he'll never go , that is a certainty. IIo is fully nwnro that in Choynski ho is decidedly over matched , and It Is better to attitudinize as a champion than to Jump into the roped arena and have your head knocked off for the amusement of n lot of club men. / A Ijnft-llumler lor Omaha. The Omaha management Is negotiating , with n fair promise of success , with Albert Inks , the phenomenal left-bunded twlrlor now with the Philadelphia , national league club. The prospects nro that Inks will bo signed , nnd report hero within ten days. From the Wheel. Mittauer is a convert to the safety. A special meeting of the Apollo club has been called for Wednesday evening. Billy Combo has taken to the wheel again , nnd promises to dcvelopo into n Howe , a Crocker or u Lunnsden. The A polios will intiuo the run to Irvington this afternoon. The distance Is sixteen miles and the start will bo made at a :30 : sharp. Omaha bus two moro new wheel clubs , the Y. M. C. A. boys' club and the Y. M. C. A. men's club. Young Plxley nnd Cubbano will attend the pony tournament to bo held by the St. Louis wheel club In Juno. The run to Glecnwood last week was well attended and n gooil deal of enjoyment \\tis derived therefrom. TIio mads wcro In n tolerably erably fair condition , but would bo greatly Improved by a fall of ruin. In the fomnlo litcyclo rnco at the Coliseum last week Miss Uuldwln were the colors of the Portland , Oro. , wheel club ; Miss Nelson the Pittsburg colors and Miss Williams these of the Denver Humbler * . Cnbbunc , Tagger , Ficsher , Peabody , San - cliuy. Uelndorf , Wertz and Pixloy of the A polios leuvo for St. Joe next Saturday , May il , to participate In the tournament fit Ath- letlo park , which opens on the 4th. They will wear the club colors red , whlto and black. Omaha wheelmen should make nil effort to capture some of the prizes to bo offered nt the Chicago tournament this year. Poubedy should toke advantage of the occasion for nn other tilt with Spooner , and If ho gets down to real haul work , ho should return with the Chicago man's sculp. The Omaha run today will bo to Park's Mills , about n milq east of the Council Hluffs Chnulunquu grounds. This Is ono of the plcusuntcst runs out of Omaha , over half the distance being paved nnd only ono hill en- route. The sturt will bo mudo ati'M \ : from tbo club house , and ull members nro heroin notified that the captain will tolerate no delay. Hlngliam was always In the front with hi s Bronco , and ho demonstrated its hill-climb ing powers to the satis faction of all. There was something , however , that UlugUum would not do , and that was acknowledge that our western roads compared In any particular with these of the cast. The Omnhrt wheel club ntn to Bellevue was greatly enjoyed by n line attendance. It was the first run of the vernal season , nnd the member * wcro delighted with the outing. Captain Emerson conducted the run in excel lent shape. Thcro wcro seventeen starters and the trip down was against n strong head wind. The whole turnout came back to the city In Hue. The Salt Lnko Times says : The members of the city council last Tuesday evening were made merry whilst listening to the petition remonstrating against the wheelmen being driven from certain sidewalks. After a dozen side-splitting sections had been read some obtuse member wanted to know how many moro pages were to bo rend , and when told thcro were "several moro" ho moved to lay the petition on the table , which was promptly done. ' A Cincinnati exchange remarks that "This city will soon bo thrown In n state of agita tion over the appearance of n married ladles' club of bicycle rulers. A prominent society lady , who lives at the Gibson , Is the leader , and avers that the club will make Its appear ance on the street us soon us the weather per mits. They have been practicing all winter nnd nro now In a state of perfection. They expect to create nn immense sensation , and ft Is safe to predict that their expectations will bo fully realized. Their costumes will consist of navy blue riding trousers such ns nro used by equestriennes with overskirts to mutch. Miscellaneous .Local Sports. Good pickerel fishing Is reported nt both Honcycrcck and Big lakes , Iowa. .Tuck Prlnco will take the fcinnlo bykers teSt St , Joe for a six day race , and also Sioux City during the coming month , An effort will bo made hero some time this spring to organize an nmatenr nthlctlo asso ciation , with the view of Joining the national association. Do not full to read "Macon's" newsy letter from Frisco. Hereafter these letters will bo a feature of Tin : SUNDAY Bun's sporting de partment. William Preston and W. W. Blnghnni spent Thursday sniping nt Missouri Valley. They made the biggest bag of the season 1H line , plump Jacks. The Council Bluffs nnd Omaha rowing as sociations nro making preparations for exten- slvo Improvements at Mannwn this spring , and a July regatta in not unlikely. John Dunmlro Is making rapid advance ment at target shooting , and It will not belong long ere bo will bo able to hold his own with Parmelcc , Petty , or any of the other local cracks. Emmctt McDowell , the alleged champion roller skater of the world , Is in the city , and professes to bo anxious to make n three-hour nice with any professional OK amateur bi cyclist in Omaha , scratch start. It is said that Scotty Gordon , the kid who put Patsy Murray in a somniferous mood be fore the Gate City Athletic club several weeks ago , has been matched against another novice known as Colorodo Jones , for a purse of $100. Jim Corbett , who was In the city Wednes day , talks ono way in the cast nnd another in the west. IIo told the eastern reporters that ho did not believe Sullivan would light Jack son , nnd that if ho did , he would go broke that Jackson whipped him. Hero ho informed Tun Bnr. man that Sullivan would most cer tainly fight Jackson and bo would wager a few hundred that the Australian would bo whipped. IIo also said that ho didn't think the pugilist lived that could whip John L. Sullivan , and repeated it emphatically in the presence of a half-dozen well known gentle men. r Horseback riding In many of the eastern cities is becoming the rajro with young Indies , and it is quite certain that the fad/will catch on here. Everybody is , in the saddle , so to speak , nowadays , and us a consequence a great deal of equcstriunship is badly per formed. Good horsemanship is an acquired accomplishment , like all other human graces , und it adds much to the gloom of this world to sco young women conforming themselves into temporary pile drivers , trying to pound the sinning from their saddles or break the backs of their poor steeds , while their bulg ing eyes and the quivering of the muscles of their plump forms tell a tale of self-torture. Questions ami Answers. Several disputes have arisen among parties who bet on the recent prize light between Jack Davis and Hi Anders. I made a wager of $3.00 that Davis would not whip Anders in two rounds. Tbo police stopped the light be fore Anders was counted out , but the referee arbitrarily awarded the light to Davis. Do I lose ? H. II. N. , Union depot. Ans. Yes. All bets follow the stakes , un less declared off by the referee. Will you please inform mo whether Will iam Beach , champion oarsman of the world ever beat Juke Gaudaur , if so when and whcroi Did ho beat Wallace liossi Amateur Oarsman , Manawn. QAns. Beach beat Gaudaur for the champ ionship of the world and $1,000 , on the Thames , England , September 18,1SSO. Time , 22 minutes and 29 seconds. Beat Wullnco Koss , snmo place , same conditions , September 2. , 18SO. Time , 23 minutes , 5 seconds. To settle n dispute will you publish the class weights for pugilists. What clnss is Jimmy Lindsay in ( Billy L. , city. Ans. The limits of weights in champion ship contests are ns follows : Bantam weight , under 112 ; feather , up to and includ ing 118 ; light , up to nnd Including 133 ; mid dle , up to nnd including 15-1 ; heavy , 155 and up. Middle-weight. Can you give me , through the columns of SUNDAY'S BIK , the exact dntu nnd place of Clarence Whistler's death. Was AVhistler a native of this city i Handball , Eleventh and Chicago .streets. Ans. November 0lSS5in Melbourne , Aus tralia. Whistler was a worker for a number of years in the smelting works , this city , but do not think bo was a native of Omnha. Please answer the following questions in Sunday's baseball columns and oblige : What was the longest game of professional ball by innlngsl Who made the longest throw with a baseball on record ! Who has the best record for running the bases ? In the llrst scries for the world's championship between the St. Louis Browns of the Ameri can association and the Chicugos of the Na tional league , who won nnd what were the scores of the games I Is Dad Clarke an Irish man or s. ( Jcrmani Ball Crunk , South Omaha. Ans. Harvard vs , Manchester , 21 Innings , score 0 to 0 , Boston , Mass. , Mny 11 , 187 ! ! . Johnny Hutllold. Gcorgo Gore of the Now York Players' club Is said to have run the bases In 14 seconds in n competition against time , San Francisco , Cal. , November 9,1S7U. The St. Louis Browns In the fall of 1SSO , four games out of six , by the following scores : 13 to 0 , S to 5 , 10 toil and 4 to : i. Chicago won two games , 0 to 0 and 11 to 4. Clarke Is nn American Indian , Would you bo kind enough to Inform the writer where ho could rent a bicycle , or purchase - chase ono by weekly or monthly payments I Doe , City. Ans. AtPcrrlgo's establishment , on Dodge between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. Will you please Inform mo through Sun day's sporting columns what constitutes the different kicks nnd plays In a game of football - ball ! Half Bock , Omaha. Ans. It would require over n column of space to give even n synopsis of football rules , so voluminous arc they , und It would require the full text to give any adequate idea of ull thcro is In the grout gamo. A drop kick , how ever , Is executed by dropping the bill from the bunds and kicking it the very Instant It rises. A place kick Is kicking the ball after It has been placed on the ground. A punt Is mudo by dropping the ball and kicking It be fore. It touches the ground. A klukoff is n place kick from the center of the Held , and cannot secure a goal. Ktckout Is a drop kick , or place kick , by a player If the side which has touched the ball down in their own goal , or Into whoso touch-In goal the ball bus gone , and cannot secure n goal. A free kick Is ono wbcro the opponent is restrained by rule. In touch means out of bounds. A fair is putting the ball In play from touch , A foul is any violation of any rule. A touch down is made when the ball Is carried , kicked or passed across thu goal line nnd then held , cither in goal or touch-In goal. To decide a bet will you pleasostato In next Sunday's BKII bow many games the Omaha bull team played lust season without an error , oud was their record Ju this respect beaten by any other team In the country ! W. Finch- mclcr , 2109 PntrlcR riVcnuc , Omaha. Ans. Twcnty-trror' It was not. Please stuto In ypw SundavBr.n bow nnd What to play with ( no base ball playing cards , which have sevonty-two cards In the deck , and they rank from catcher to right fielder ; and greatly oblige } 6 ? , city. Ans. If you have a deck of the cards nnd the board that goes'with ' them , you certainly ought to bo able to pco how the game Is played. You shuffle the cards , then turn them over ono at a tlmo , nnd the Instructions on the face tell you of thoiphiy and how to score. Will you please send mo the address of the secretary of the Icninio of American Wheel men } T. H. Alexander , Beatrice. Ans. Tun BUR answers no questions by mall. Abbott Basset * , secretary L. A. W. , Pearl street , Boston , Mass. Will you please answer through the sportIng - Ing columns of Tun Ilr.nl IB thuOinulm ball team going down to the bottom of the sea in nn endeavor to llnd McGIntv , and do you think nt their present rate of descending they will bo nblo to get even a ing from bis famous suit of clothes to fly as n pennant this full ) These may not bo sporting questions , but ns you nro probably the smartest man In the world , you will plcaso an nnxlous public by answering them. Hobcrt Keltlng , Atlantic , Iowa. Aus , If our young nnd fresh prohibition friend will Journey over to Omnha today and go out to the ball park , ho will discover that the Omaha team has found McGInty nine of him nnd they will bo recognized in their Sioux City uniforms. Plcaso answer In Sunday's Br.n the follow ing questions : In n game of ball , A Is on , ' ) b , B on 2b , no runner on Ib. A starts for homo nnd B for 3rd ; A doesn't get homo for ho llnds the bull awaiting him , B In the mean time touches Jlrd ; both nro forced back and both regain their bases without being touched with the ball. Is either out ! M. A. Heed , Dunlap , Iowa. Ans. The runners not being forced neither is out. To dccldo n wager please state In the query column whether Kun.sus City got Swurtzcl nnd Hcynolds from the Topcka or Lincoln clubs ! Jasper , city. Ans. Yes. TO Til 13 DEATH. Fight to a Finish llclweoii a Panther and n Uenr. Noise IIooso hunts mul traps wild nni- imils in the dense forests of Sullivnn county , twelve miles west of this place. IIo nnd his little family live on u patch of cleared huul in the wililnorness nt the base of IJald mountain , on Whipoorwill creek , mid it is a , poor season when IIooso doesn't secure deer nnd skins enough to keep him nnd his folks ' through the summer , says a Skinner's CreekPenn. ( ) special to the New York Sun. He owns one cow , nn old horse , a lot of chickens , two or three hogs nnd several dogs. But his most valuable property , lie says , nro u repeating rifle mid two dozen steel traps. Ono day this month IIooso's cow wan dered into the woods and stayed all night , nnd the next morning IIooso shouldered his rifle and went up the creek in search of her. In the course of an hour IIooso reached thomouthof a dark glen on the north side of South moun tain , and sat down on a fallen tree to rest.While ho sat ho heard , a bear bellowing up the glcn. The sound ciuno nearer and nearer , and IIooso got upon the log and cocked his rifle. In a miiiulo a big panther came trotting through the bushes , with a squealing cub hear in his mouth. It carried the eub as a cat does a mouse , and. it didn't seem to ho in a great hurry to get out of the glen. Close at the panther's heels waddled the wailing mother hear. She was evi dently afraid to tackle the panther , and the panther appearpd to knowit. , But presently the panther put the cub on the ground , as if to get a heller hold on its neck , when llio boar plunged at the \mn- ther mWf caught it round the body , just in front of its liincl legs. Like a Hash the panther flung the cub into the air , .yanked itself loose , anil pitched at the bear. The bear knocked the panther to one side , mul a second stroke sent the big cat Hying into the hushes. But at this stage of the figh't , the eub squealed once moro , and , the mother hear , seem ing to forget everything hut her young ono , rushed to its rescue. Slio had not taken moro than thrco or four steps when the panther sprang at her throat again. Its aim was true , for it settled the claws of its fore feet in the bear's shoulder and its teeth in her neck. The bear struggled hard to flhuko llio pan ther oil , but she couldn't do it. Soon the panther torotho bear's entrails out with its hind claws , and then it leaped , away anil went to smelling after the cub. IIooso didn't wait any longer after that , IIo fired thrco"Winchester bullets into the panther , killing it. The cub lay dead , the panther's teeth having crushed the tender bones in its neck. A little way up the glen the .hunter found the bear's nest with a live cub in it , whieh ho carried homo. Ho didn't find his cow that dny , hut two days later ho ran across her remains in a gorge four miles from whoreho hail shot the panther. She had been killed and partly devoured by panthers , which ho says are thicker in Unit region than ho has known them to bo in a number of years , Sulllvan'H Next Opera Sir Arthur Sullivan , the eminent composer. Is nt present hard nt work upon the score of a grand opera which is to bo produced in Lon don next November , says a Boston dispatch to the New York Times. Sir Arthurluis for a long time bad under consideration the pro ject of composing n grand opera that would bo in every sense an English production , us the popular tnsto everywhere indicated a dc- slro for something different from the German and Italian schools.ln which all present grand operatic productions nro written. But for several years ho has been so occu pied with the scores of romlo operas that no opportunity for his much wlshed-for-scbemo has presented Itself. But when "Tho Gen doliers" was completed and presented nt the Savoy theater , London , last December , the time seemoJ ripe , and ho ut once set about his great task. Thcro was ono circumstance that gave im petus to the work and materially hastened the commencement of the scoro. When the com pany was being formed which was to produce "Tho Gondoliers" In America , Miss Esther Pallisor.who was tbon studying In Purls , was sent for bv Mr. D'Ovly Carlo to assume the role of Gitinettu. When she rehearsed the part Sir Arthur was sb well pleased with her voice and methods that ho at once decided to engage her for his now openi.and his decision was moro firmly fixed after repeatedly listen ing to her singing. Not only this , but the composer determined to arrange the numbers of tbo lending role to suit Miss Pnlliscr's voice , und immediately began the work. Special advices to the Post hero stuto that the score has been sulucloutly advanced to warrant the production of the opera next fall , and the Initial performance will bo given at Mr. D'Oylvs Carlo's new theater , which Is to bo opened this spring in Lojidon. Mr. Carlo Intends to devote his playhouse largely to the production of English grand opern.nnd several works of this sort uro to follower Arthur's production. Miss Pulliser is to leave for England In September to rebearso the rolo. which will probably bo ready for her by that time. , Sir Arthur , for the first tlmo In the history of his oixmitlo compositions , will not have Mr. W. H. Gilbert us his librettist. These two gentlemen have successfully worked to gether for nearly two decades , and while Mr. Sullivan has had no differencowilh hU collaborator , it Is probable that they will never Jointly produce another comlo opera. Mr. Gilbert is now In India , where ho went immediately after the Hint performance of "Tho Gondoliers,11 while Mr. Sullivan ro- ninlncd In London , where ho is now working with his librettist , , . jfo a Mr. Eugene Field of Chicago Is to tfrnler- tuko the task of furnishing the text for the now production , nnd. us has been the cuso with Mr. Gilbert , both words und music orp being written together. The tltlo und plot am religiously guarded , but the story , it is suld , is to deal with modern times , and prom ises to bo full of interest. WILL BE NO Among the-employes of the great White Machine Factory , at Cleveland , Ohio. The success of the White Sewing Machine has been so great that all employees get good pay , arc well satisfied and happy. Old Mr. White , whose white locks cluster around his noble brow , is the token of pure friendship and protection to his thousands of employees. Often this noble old gentleman is seen with a special train with five to six hundred of his factory forces going out for an entire clay's picnicing and fishing , and thus the employees stay by him , and to make up for lost time they work at night. The factory runs day and night at this season of the year. So it is with the hands doing business for this one of the best companies in the world. The Omaha office is now running more men than ever before. The reliable Shuttle Machine is improved. There is a Rotary Machine. There is a Automatic Ma chine. There is a Tailoring Machine any style wanted and sold on the most liberal terms , or ten per cent off for cash. The quality of the White is not questioned there being about 5,000 living witnesses and customers alone in the city of Omaha to testify to its merits. The experts of Europe and America at their centennial expositions pronounce it the BEST IN THE WORLD' Office , 121 North 15th Street. TBJLJELPHONEX 4-29. D. I. THORNTON , MANAGER. THE PARADISE OF HIE PUGS. An Interesting Budget of Presli Pacific Coast Sporting Gossip. "MACON" AMONG THE PIGHTEES. The Famous Authority Gives Some Point art * on the Relative Mer its of tlio Stars of the Squared Circle. AN FIUXCISCO , Cal. , April 22. [ Special to Tun Bnr. ] There never was such a sporting city for Us size as San Francisco. All hinds of sport arc in high favor but pugilism is most affected. The El Doradoan metropolis is the Mecca of the slugger ( my christening , too , ) nnd while ho is in favor hero ho thrives ns he never throve before. The California athletic club Is his best patron aud Us presi dent , Mr. Lamartenc K. Fulda , IS THR IIRAU-IDCAT , of a sporting dcmi-god. Mr. Fulda Is n pow erfully built man who stands about five feet ten inches tall nnd who weighs about two hundred pounds. Born of German parents in Petersburg ! ! , Vn. , about forty years ago ho was brought to this const when but two years old nnd"nll his lifo since has been passed on it. For nearly twenty years ho has lived in San Francisco aud thcro.uro few men hero moro respected than ho. Ills business Is that of a lumber merchant , n manufacturer of sashes and blinds nnd ho also dabbles quito extensively in real estate. IIo is an American athlete of won derful strencth. IIo put up n pair of three- pound dumb bells l.fiOO times without resting and ns n boxer ho has won two heavyweight class medals and has held his own In frequent bouts with men like Charley Mitchell nnd Mike Cleary. Ably assisted by an energetic working board of directors and having the coulldenco of ovcry member ho is Tin : i.irn AND THR sour. oC the club ho heads. Its affairs and its ex penditures are his ono relaxation for ho is a model married man. His wife was n niece of the late Sam N. Pike , who miilt and owned Pike's opera house In Cincinnati and , the G rand opera house in New York. I lo seldom leaves his apartments nt night excepting when club duties call him forth. Naturally the fame of his club causes him to receive largo numbers of letters from ull parts of the country , but as ho has no amanuenses ho never answers these which are merely frivo lous or inquisitive. Hero Is n specimen of tlio kind of epistles wonld-bo sporting wits sometimes send him : HUFKAI.O , N. Y. , April 24 , ISM.-Mr. Puldn , President Athletic Club , Han Kranclsco , Cal.-- DearHlr : Wo have a lot of lighters on hand and wo would llko to Uichl you u main for JiV 000 on the main and Jl.cwo : i hatllo. t-ach shlo to show twenty-ono men n side wclshlne from 110 to aw pounds nncl to light nil that falls In , the winners of the Unlit and heavyweights to ho declared the clmmpIoiH of the world , the lights to taliu place within four months aftorslgiilni ; thi ) articles and till halt Irs to bo fought with two ounce gloves. Should Ibis incut with your approval and on receipt of your answer will tk-nonlt 110,000 with any paper In Now A ork stnlu that yon my natiio. Vour respectfully. I do notgivo the name or street address of this witling. Ho is evidently iUhlng for n frco "ad , " and 1 don't propose to glvo It to I 'nnd that nillio Murphy , the Australian featherweight , has made n better Impression on the California mind than any of the other little ones who have been here. President Fulda believes that ho can not only defeat anv of the litttlo ones of his class with iwo , but that ho can also make it verv hot for most of the 1'JO pounders. Salil n director of the California club to mo today , "Murphy is really ono of the few men living who would absolutely iATiir.u ! riuiiT THAN IAT. : IIo Is n crank on scrapping , nnd It mikes no dllYori-nco to him how hlg his opponent is. 1 think ho wouldn't hesitate to tackle cither Jack McAuliffo or Jimmy Carroll. Kay. I will go oven farther and say that if his friends told him to do It ho would glvo Sullivan him self u round. Once when ho was lighting hero voting Mitchell , who was 'one of the tlmo- lioopers , made n remark which somewhat dis pleased him , when ho retorted , YiJU wait until I get done with this fellow , then como Inhere hero nnd I'll belt you.1 Ike Weir gave him enough of punishment In ton rounds to have surfeited two ordinary men but ho paid no moro attention to it than a duck would to n spring shower. He kept going right at the Spider , and llnally he got In it I'l'NTIION HIS STOMACH that nearly bent him double.That took all the stamina out of Isaac.and after that ho was but n play toy in Hillio's hands. Before ho lights lie gets so anxious to bo In the ring that ho Is llko abound In leash for nn hour before hocntcrs the ring. " AH Ililllo can light nslownsllBjxjuiiilsliolsllkoly to iniiku It verv interesting for Cal McCarthy , Frank Mcllugh or Johnny Murphy should either of them care to tackle him. Ho will bo after them soon , mid some ono of this trio will have to face him or take water In u manner that will not add lustre to their llstio prowess. Jim Corhott's best friends think that ho acted very rashly IN IU1IISO JOIIS I. . SUM.1VAM to fleht him four rounds , and a number of , messages wcro sent him to this effect , urging him to como home forthwith und not endan ger the laurels ho plucked from the brows ol .fako Kilruin nnd Domlnick McCaffrey. He is on his westward way , aud by the time this is printed ho will no doubt bo back here within easy view of the golden gato. There is but ono opinion hero as to his skill and courage , but so far I have not found ono o ( his admirers who will own his belief that Jim can successfully cope with cither fiulli- van. Jackson or even Joe McAuliffc. Onool the best judges of pugilism on this coast says ; ' I think if Choyinski had been handled dif ferently Corbett would not have defeat cil him. .lack Uempsey , who did not know his style , kept him away from Corbetl until too late. If there ever was a HUMAN rinimii : ho Is Choyinski. Had ho been sent right nt Jim from the word go , I think Corbett would only have tlio best of it for six or eight rounds , and after that I think ho would have fallen off weak und Choyinski would have douo him. " This gentleman further said that "Corbett lias got all the heart necessary for n good lighter nnd all the skill , but I don't think ho has the stiiminu or the bottom to cnablo him to stand punish ment. "Whenever I sco an uthloto who has any defect very apparent , " said ho , "I weak en on him. Mr. Corbett is sway-backed and I never had faith in u sway-backed horse or ninro standing either a killing pace or a hard road. " This man I must admit is very outspoken and perhaps undervalues Corbctt's staying poweis but there is ono tiling certain nnd that is if Jim really wants tt tackle either Sullivan , Jackson or MeAuliffo on his native heath to a linish ho will bo given tlio oppor tunity tlio instant he asks for it. There is n strong probability that Jake Kilruin will bo hero determined to wrest away from him the laurels ho lost ut New Orleans. Corbctt's social status hero before ho bccomo u professional pugilist was n very peed ono and even now ho ranks head and shoulders in the social sculo above any pugil ist that ever grucOd Iho American ring and wo all know that ordinary American lighters mule 500 per cent bettor than English or Aus tralian scrappers in intelligence and respecta bility. Jim was u bookkeeper in a bunk hero nnd his relations uud intimates are very good people of the kind who hnvo nothing to do ordinarilly with boxers , except perhaps to look at thorn through curi osity. Ho Is the boxing instructor of the Olympic amateur nthletio club , which is to this city what the Schuylkill navy , the Now York ulhlotic and the Gymnasium is to Phila delphia , Now York uud Cincinnati. His lights with Jake Kilruin and McCaffrey und his defiance of Sullivan have placed him ix TIIM rnoNT IIANIC of professionals and ho will now have to fighter or suffer a detriment of reputation. Hois nt once the Tom Spring nnd the Admirable Crlchton of the American ring and who knows but that ho may bo sounder in stamina than oven his friends bultovoi A prophet wo know , is not without honor save in his own country. John C. Heunaii was line drawn about the loins , but ho walloped England's champion , Tom Sayers , and afterward backed down John Morrissey , who had defeated him when ho was out of condition , and it may bo that Corbclt may prove that history repeats Itself in pugilism as in everything olso. Who really knows I A prominent Market street store keeper hero has adorned tlio front of his house with n gigantic canvas forty by twenty in size on which ho has had painted n picture. TIIH noiiT niTWir.x : : SUM.IVAN AND JACKSON. As the men will set to for thrco first round. Jaeksou towers above Snlly'H head and his dark skin looks like mahogany compared to the ivorv whiteness of Sullivan's bared body. Hiram Cook , tlio referee is Urn next most , salient figure , and around llio ring nro Jack Dcmpspy , Putacy Hogan , Captain Morse of the Australian steamer Almeda , who look Spaldlng's ball lessors across tlio Pacific ocean , Jack McAuliffo , Mike Donovan , Young Mitchell and nmn > other Jlstlo colcb- ritics , The portraits uro excellent and the sign Is the talk of the town. It was the in tention of the artist to have Included N. M. Fuldu's plcturo among the others but that gentleman objected and It was left out. This makes the group slightly resemble the play of "Hamlet" wi'.h tlio part of the melan choly Dane nmmlttod. Hoddy ( Jullughi'r's health Is not of the best kind at present nnd It may bo that his light with Hilly McCarthy may have to bo again postponed. Hilly Is the typical bulldog lighter In appear ance. 1 heard him say the other day : "Ol doon't see w'y It takes so niiirh toimo for snmo fellers to get Into condition. Ol kin folght every week , ami Oi'd llko to got the clniuco. " Ho looks an though ho would. If this meets the eye of Jack Davis It will Inform him that ho ran help the euuso grejlly by sending hi' ) full llstio record to the proper parties hero. They want to know , you know , Jack , Just what you have douu or hu'i been done to you. MALOX. CliurloH immli'H Grave. ncnjmnlii Kills Martin relates how ho vlHlleil Kdimmlim churchyard In ordi-r to vlHlt Ohm-lea Lnmb'n grave. Survh-o WIIH tfoliitfon in llio church mul ho waited till tlio cloio and asked the nlllciullntf clergyman Iho locolioii of the grave. The clergyman didn't know. Ho had heard that CharloH Lnnili was Inn-loci in liiH churchyard , but ho had novcr been the fe'ravo , nor nuked about It , , A mllk-whlto door was ( .hot recently near Mount Kutuhdlu hi Maine. Our Spring opening hav ing been delayed by our re cent repairs and improve ments , which arc no.\v com pleted , we shall be glad on Wednesday , April 30 , to show our fine line of Child ren's Suits and Furishing Goods to our friends. All are cordially invited to call on us that day. Eggs for Hatching.- single ( ' ( inib Ilrown and \\hlto ' Plymouth Kocknnil Silver Wyan- ilottu. I'uti'l'-KCoc-hln. Ilia.-I , lli-i'iistcil Itcd Ilantani. KggH. ll.fiO per it : eggs. AUGUST DAVIDSEN S4SJO South Ninth St. , Omaha. 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