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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1890)
N | THE OMAITA" THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT , A Coaming Olub tlio Latest on Iho Tapis. THE KNIGHTS OF BAIL AND BAT. % < 7iino fur the Fourth What tlio JJykcrs are DoliiR GoHftlpy Notes mill Comments and D ! cclliincnuH Snorts , Some years ago In England the rage for fox terriers was so great that anybody having n whlto dog under twenty-five pounds was most likely to dock his tall und hold him up as n thoroughbred fox terrier. This was when this llttlo dog was all the rage , and n young fellow who had not a fox terrier run ning after his heels or his horse appeared very much out of fashion. But \ . as fancy Is controlled by fashion , In dogs JL ) . ns In everything else , Foxto hud for a time to glvo way to other broods. The blood hound , the mastiff , the Great Dane , and oven the Imll dog , nil llcrcc-looklng brutes , have had their admirers , while the various types of setters , spaniels , toy dogs , particularly the pug , never lacked admirers. With his soft , velvety coat ho Is the delight and pet of the Indies' parlor. But the popularity of all these varieties , good though they be , has never surpassed that obtained by the hand some nnd game llttlo dog which Is hero pleaded for. The fox terrier was originally bred nnd Iceptasan addition to u wick of fox hounds for the purpose of going to ground when the fox hud taken to his hole. Fox terriers have always been tlio most popular variety of the terrier tribe. Suf- ticlont proof Is abundant. For many years in Kuropo many thousand dollars have been expended to keep up fox terrier clubs. In America wo huvo but one , but In Europe their number Is legion. It was recently stated by an English dogy paper that eight years tjf ngo there were out two fox terriers to bo found lu Antwerp , Belgium , while at the re- v. cent show held In that city May 3-t there wcro , no less than two hundred entries In that class alone individually outnumbering all other rlussos. In Germany and Franco they are .likewise becoming very popular ; bolt remem bered , however , that Europe stands un- cquultcd in such matters , particularly the British Isle , whoso bench shows have no ctiutil tens of thousands of pounds yearly given In prizes In tlio shnpo of cash and cups. Australia has also made some Importations In fox terriers tvt high prices , and they seem to bo the "right sort" for that country owing to their strong constitution , which allows their adapting themselves to any climate. The country there has been overrun with wild rabbits , so much so that for a time they seemed to nave things all their own wnv. Since the terriers have been introduced buu- jile Is becoming scarcer. The grand sport of fox terrier coursing Is now becoming popular in America , New York nnd San Francisco each having n coursing club , where members are made of the right , fitulT , and It Is hoped that soon Omaha will likewise have n club. .Wo certainly have bet ter facilities at our very doOr. There are cot ton tail rabbits to bo had ln-abundancc , and Jilcnty of acres to course them. Nor do wo aclc for gentlemen who thoroughly under stand the sport , whoso names may not bo out of place in this article. First , wo have Mr. Short , proprietor of the Grand bakery on * Dodge street , who has hod thirty years' ex perience , and was the first to introduce the grand sport of coursing In Chicago years ago , having been a slipper of greyhounds In Europe when a lad. Secondly , there Is Mr. Evans , county auditor , a rare specimen from the old school , and lost , but not least , Mr. Lamb , caretaker of the Falrmout park at Council BlulTHanothcr , slipper of grey hounds , coursing In England many years ago. With such talent as this , Omaha could not fail. While Omaha likes to have good sport she should be liberal enough to support It , width could bo easily done by the presence of gentlemen named. Therefore it Is sug gested that all Interested In fox terriers , who Tvould like to become members of the Omaha fox terrier club , to send their names to Mr. James 11. MoTaguc , corner Fifteenth nnd Faniani streets. The purpose Is to have a course ut an early day when liberal cash prizes will bo offered , the amounts to bo de cided on ut a later day. A Squally Outlook. There are but few cranks in the country today so extreme in their partisan adherence but who are now rondy to acknowl edge the truth of what TUB BKB said all last winter , nnd that is , that the brotherhood Is nn unqualified mistake. There was no outdoor sport or amusement la the whole calendar that for purity , interest nnd exciting dlvcrtisement could be compared with the great national pastlmo as it existed before the players concluded to hog the whole buslnecs. They were the best paid pro fessionals of any hind or class , the least worked and the most pandered to , yet they ere not satisllcd. They wanted more lu ' , every thing-in sight , nnd what is the re suit ! The result is that tlio interest in base ball has fallen off nt least 75 per cent in every city , town nud hamlet in the United States. No association is making any money , and a war of ex termination is on that can only eventuate In still greater Injury to the sport and to the players. That next season will witness a big drop In salaries there Isn'tapartieloof doubt. In the Western association tlio attendance Is BO attenuated that affairs look squally Indeed , ami there must bo an improvement or u collapse - lapse , ono or the other , with the chances in favor ot the latter. This is what the broth' crhood luw done for baseball all over the country. Aii Annlyste ot * the Team. The steady game that the Omalias have Continued to put up this year , despite their Inexperience in team worlc and the almost Incc.isiint unjust criticism of the non-attend ing public , goes to prove conclusively that Manager Leonard has mudano mistake lu the selection of his men , nnd that In another year this self-sanio team would bo in the fight fironr the very Jump. The bacJcstopplng con- ftngrat of the Gate 'City team up to the tieglt.nlng of this season were almost literally unknown to the base ball world , yet todav they rank with the very best catching talentm the western association. Uniualiart'a worlc Is clean ami masterly. Ho throws with admirable precision nnd watches the cornel's llko an old tried hand In the busi ness. Moran , too , Is rapidly developing Into n worthy successor of Tom Nnglo. Ho has but few passed balls nnd throws well. His principal fault seems to bo n slowness of ner- . aaf f" " The will and the act nro not allied ' rSrvTyjgh , but this will eomo with ox- 0 H nicS inctftffcnnil Martin there is a finiiHs ot'iiltchora hard to excel , nnd Kittle , the now man , is said to bo able to told with of the "llnds" of the bl * own any sea- son. First bag could not bo In safer hands Wally Andrews Is a dead sure catch and one of the most earnest players In the business. Second base has been a weak point during the entire season , but the probabilities are that Collins hereafter will guard the bug as it should bo guarded , and these with an Im provement in Cleveland's work Walsh is always reliable , oven brilliant Omaha's In field will bo second to none of its competi tor. As to thu outfield , Canavan , AVlllts and Kcarns , nothing remains to bo said It is as good , almost , as any In the country. The WurrhiK Ainatoum. Judging from the style of the scores being sent In to TUG BUB for publication there must l > o an Internlctno war raging among the ama teurs of thU city. Iu the evening a note , ac companied by the score , comes In stating that the Now Moons beat the Shooting Stars that afternoon to tlio overwhelming tune of CO to 3. "Tho Shooting Stars , " proceeds the report - port , "should chnngo their unmo to the Shot Stars , because they got it In the neck every , 'it10 ! tl'OJ ' run iigalust the New Moons. " Of v. .A'ourso this game Is Inserted among X. jT the amateur ball reports In good \jn1iidf lullli ' , and ' tha next day another SUBF uotu arrives , this tlmo from the captain of the q H > Shooting Stars , which reads something after the following style : " 1'do llko to know what chump put thut game between thu Now Moons and thu Shootln1 Stow In this morii- lug's HKB , fer Its nboufus big u gob of rot al 3k ever secu. The Now Moous wasn't lu its Wo licked 'cm l > y u score of 0 to 0 , Instead of gettln' licked ! M to 3. Mr. Kdllor you'll kor- rcit till.1 * In der afternoon sheet , nnd oblige , " Suu.t KT. Captain of iheKUrs. And thus tt ROCS. In nlmoit all of those suburban ninutour gnmes , according to Iho reports sent In bv the friends of tinivspeo - llvo teams , botli sides win , nnd by what sys * Lcmthtf championship Is to bo settled Is ono of the things past ( Hiding out. How Ititxn Won tlio "Talking about old tlmo games , " remarked Lho old Vet , Huss ICelvoy , "thero Is ono I re call with a vast deal of prldo. It was In 1970 , between Indianapolis , for which team I was guarding thrdmid ! the chnmplon.noUons , on Lho latter'n grounds. The score stood 1 to 0 In the last of the ninth Inning In favor of the AII Enters. Nolan , the Hooslcr pitcher , was on first , with two men out , ami I was nt the pinto with two striken on me. Uond , the Bos ton pitcher , and the cyclone of those days. whonlsohad the most deceptive outcurve of all the twlrlers , was putting them "over" llko cannon shot. The ilrat two balls delivered wcro called strlkiM , although I never made n move to hit cither , The third wns n foul , and the Iwys began to sack their baUs , thinking the day was done. But the 11 fth ball Tommy let go of , was ono of his choicest outs , but I mmia oil to catch It on the cud of my club , nnd , oh , my , you ought to have seen It go. Everybody began to yell nnd the bull continued to go , up , Up , up und out , out , out never stopping until it cleared the center field fence , and Is'olun and I both came homo. Thu hit won the came , leaving the score 2 to 1 In our favor. It was n great hit , If I did muko It , and during the bahinco of the scries I was the worst despised and most guyed player who appeared on the Beaten - ton grounds. O. P. Cuylor was then on the Boston Herald , and In his write-up of the game , ho suld : "Kim MoKclvoy , wtio made the homo run hit which glorincd nil Indiana , nnd broke Boston's heart yesterday after noon. sat up all night trying to llguro out how ho happened to do It. " Omnliii'H IJOMK Hit llccortl. Baseball patrons are always Interested In long lilts. A long drive for a homo run , a throe-bagger , or even n two-sacker , at a criti cal stngo of tlio game never falls to worlc the crowd up to fever heat. Tun BBC has gone to the pains to secure n correct list of all the doubles , tripples and homo runs made by the players of tno home team up to June 21. Iloro they uro : PL A YE 113. CarmTon * . . . Amlrowa. . . Kunrns Wnlali Cleveland. . ( 'lnrko Willis Mornn tln.unlmrt. 1'linlun ' Punning. . . . Illnua Totnli II 2M A Onmo li > r tie I < 'onrtli. The celebrated Chicago Whitings , the strongest amateur team in the country , are booked for a game at the local ball park on the afternoon of the Fourth , with the crack amateur team of this city , the Crane com pany aggregation. This will bo a game well worth yatroni/.ing , as there are but precious few professional teams c.ipnblo of downing the Whitings , and iu the Cranes they have a crowd that will bo bard to beat. This will bo th o greatest local attraction on Independ ence day , as on that day the Omnhas will bo in Kansas City battling with the Cowboys. The manng6mcnt of the Cranes has been put to considerable expense to secure the Chicago pets , and baseball lovers should attest their appreciation by turning out and attending the gamo. Manager Lully says ho will huvo an unusually strong team , and hopes to take a ball from the Windy city lads. Kight Off tlio lint. Bob Pcttlt is doing the best hitting for Mil waukee. Director Harry McCormick and his fair young hridu tire touring it among the Rockies. What has liccoine of Jim Lunti Has ho Jumped his contract or gone into the brother hood I Manager Jimmy Manning of tlio Cowboys , has his picture iu thu Spotting Times of lost week. Elmer Smith , in a recent game at Minne apolis , reached his bobo'on balls six times in us many turns ut the bat. Bundle lias bceu doing some great umpiring during the past week , and it is a pity he is not upon the regular stair. It looked rather squally for Dos Moincs n few days ago , but tlio storm has been finally weathered and the club will go through tno season. A now bat rack has been added to the fixtures at tlio bull park , and the opposing teams find it moru difUcult to make u sneak than formerly. Sunday , July 0 , the Cowboys and Omaha's will return hero for a game. Omaha return ing to DCS Moines and the Cowboys to Mil waukee that night. Frank Bundle's umpiring In the Kansas City series was of the kind , that all honest lovers of the game most llko to see straight forward , unhesitating and strictly Impartial. The National league looks more like a win ner every day. The Brotherhood is groggy , and only sparring for their second wind. Jf it rains on the glorious Fourt h it is till day with the fakirs. The Black Sox go to Sioux City tomorrow morning for games there on thu : i , -I und li."i. They return Thursday with thu Corn Hiiskei-h for three games next Friday , Satur day and Sunday. On Sunday , July 18 , the Omaha's and Diivo Howe's blur sluggers will play at the local park , which will bo the only game in this city until thu 2Uh , when the St. Paul's come for their second scries. Sioux City Is again Infatuated with her team. Their recent victories have given them a big boost into publio favor again. Their sixtuen-inning game with Denver on Wednes day lust was certainly a buto. It U said that Manager Hackett , recently released by the Kansas City club , displayed such Httlo Interest In bis team that ono day iu Minneapolis ho did not go out to the grounds until ono hour after the game was called. The present light Is undoubtedly the hot test ono ever experienced in tlio Western as sociation. A blanket will cover the Hvo loaders , while thu remaining thrcu teams uro yet In tlio light und liable to make trouble any timo. Tim Hurst has resigned as umpire and taken the assistant management of the Min neapolis team. This will give Secretary lioclio an opportunity to biro u few inoro Blomjs , Locchtw , Mclvluis. Huwt Is u loss that will bo felt. Dad Clarke bo.irds nt the house situated nt the northwest comer of the park , and his window overlooks the grounds on which ho has taken part In many a hard contest. Dad is never Into In reporting- , but is always ouo of the lirst on hand. KttUo , Omaha's latest pitching acquisi tion , Is rated by good- judges as ono of the best pitchers of the young blood class In the country. In addition to his abilities iu tlio box , ho is u handy man with thu stick and is u fair man on the lines. The story Jack Crooks has sent on the rounds about the players presenting Joe Walsh with his own watch as ho stopped to the bat In a gama season before lust , is u good one but lucks authenticity. Joe says that Crooks always dlit wear the belt us a provari cator. Tommy Kearus , Omaha's phenomenal loft Holder , is the ideal of the local cranks , nnd ho invariably guts a hand when ho stops to the plate. His vigilance und keenness In watch ing the comers , his readiness to take ad vantage of every point and his heady coach- , lng have caught thu crowd , and there Is not u inoro popular man on the team. The bleachers in this city are onto Danny Stearns blgger'n a horse , and it is ono luces- sant guy from the tlmo ho steps upon the diamond until ho leaves. "Thoro's dirty Dun t" is their fuvorlto yelp. Danny , however - over , so fur this season has been a very good llttlo boy , which Is probably accounted for by the tall olT lu his play. Manager Frank Leonard , who , by the way is nselUclcnt and as Industrious a manager as Omaha has ever had , 13 particularly pleased with the mako-up of his team ut last Thcro have boon trials aud tribulations , cx.ierl- muuts , changes aud so forth , but at lust ho considers the aggregation Just about right to tnko nlmut two-thirds of tha games on their next northern trip. Some misguided Milwaukee nrrlbo has the ncrvo to say that Shock Is ns peed a short stop ns Joe wulsh. That U about the snmo ns comparing nn old-tlmo soiling-plater to a Jlrst class ntako horae. There Is as much dif ference In the speed of Walsh nnd Shock In favor of Walsh as there Is between a Hal- voter , n Tenny and n street car horso. That Milwaukee youth has been hitting the plpo. The old haphazard , hlt-or-miss style of playing docs not win games these days. Everything depends on team work , and when u player has nn opportunity to advance - vance a man by n sacrifice hit , ho should dose so notwithstanding tlio effect upon himself. Team work Is only secured by an unalterable system of assistance. Manager Leonard U a staunch ndvocatoof team work , nnd ho Is constantly instructing his men from the bench. Tlio Gnu Club's Hlioot. The Omaha gun club's weekly shoot , ten live birds , thirty yards rise , modified English rulca , took place yesterday afternoon , result ing as follows : Kennedy . 1 1-10 Hold . 1 0 Ilrpwcr . 1 111110110-8 llwln . 1 0 Kullor . 4.1 H llnghcfl . 0 7 KOSB . 1 0-0 Krug . . . . .0 1 1 0 0 G "XVlil.sperlujr * from the AVIiecl. Sotli Uhodcs will go east some time this year for a go with sorno of the flyers of that section. Pixloy nnd Sanchay will run a three mlle race over the Omaha-Council Bluffs course this morning. Eight members made the last run to Cres cent City , and had a glorious time , the roads being excellent. T. U. Fordham , of the Illinois club , Chicago cage , spent several hours In the city yester day en route homo from the coast. The evening run to Council Bluffs to hear the Fiiirmount park concert wis prevented by the Interference of Jupiter Pluvius. Louis Flescher is In rigorous training at the Coliseum for the July -Ith races nt St. Joe. Ho Is In line condition and riding like a bird. The Omaha wheel club postponed their lawn fotc , which was to have been held last Thursday evening , until next Thursday even ing. ing.Both Both the Omaha and Apollo clubs Imvogood fast and teams , u little competition would en liven matters considerably. Cannot a race begotten gotten up ! Thcro will bo a special meeting of the A polios Monday night at 7:30 and as there is some very important business to be transact ed a full attendance of members Is urged. There are several "unknowns" training at tlio Coliseum , and the way In which ono or two of them are riding , indicates that some ouo will bo surprised when they make their debut. One of the professional riders experienced a bud dump on North Seventeenth street a day or two ago endeavoring to dodge an ama teur on u s.i foty. The Omnlm wheelmen should manifest a Httlo moro interest in their affairs , and by all means socmo the Nebraska league moot for Omaha this year , and not allow it to go to a small town llko Lexington again. The Apollo club will have two runs today. In the morning th y will make the journey to Irvingtoii and return , und in the afternoon go to Floreneu lake. The starts will bo made ut 7:15 : a. m. and 'J p. in. respectively. Missouri is working hard for the league In that stuto. They have 17S renewals and over fifty new members , while Nebraska is content with forty-seven renewals and twen ty new members. The chief consul of the neighbor state has some life and enterprise in Him , while Nebraska's grand mogul is either dead or slcepeth , it would be hard to ascertain which. Nobody has heard from him for several months , and noboJy Is likely to for several inoro to conic. Nebraska has moro wheelmen than Missouri , and should naturally have a larger membership in tlio Icaguo. The recent run to Glenwood wns the most satisfactory and delightful run of tlio season. Tlio trip down was made in three squads Conrad and Pcrrigo loft by the telephone road ut 7:10 : ; Captain Emerson with twelve others by the middle road nvo minutes laU-r , and two Council Blutfors nt 1'J:1J. : : The iliMt and second squads arrivc-d within a few min utes of each other , which showed u very evi-n pace , ns the two roads do not run within two miles of each other. The trip oat wiis made in II hours nnd t > 0 minutes and the return in 2 hours nnd 40 minutes , but two iiismoiinti : being made. There were eight safeties and seven high wheels in the pany , m.d while the former ran without a hitch ol any kind , sev eral headers were taken from the ordinaries. Sports RUito Fish Commissioner Low May is ut the Puxtou. Omaha's jockey club and driving park still remains in stntu quo. Will Do.mo and Arthur Guiou arc the champion tennis players of the state. Jim Slice , the crack wing shut , severs his business connection in this city July 1 , and returns cost The very best kind of sport with line and rod is nqw to bo had at tlio lakes roundabout Missouri Valley. The Omaha nnd Winchester gun clubs will have n team shoot for the shells and birds on the Dunmiro grounds Tuesday afternoon. The local English foot ball club is to be re organized soon with tlio view of a scries of meets with the crack Chicago clubs this fall. The rapacious market fisherman Is rapidly ruining Honey Crook lake ns a resort for the angler. The waters are fairly reticulated with set and gig-nets , which practice is car ried on in open dcilunco of tlio law. Kilgidlon & Hart's handball court , corner of Twelfth nud Chicago streets , will bo en larged and greatly inipioved this fall. ICil- gallon , Hart and ICirby , the local champions , uro already negotiating for matches for next season. Largo quantities of nnss , perch and cat-llsli nro being netted at Cut-off Itiko nightly. At the rate the fish uro being utlcon from the.se waters this season it will require but a pre cious short time to utterly doplcto the laho of its Jinny habitants. Dr. II. A. Worloy , in company with several other well known professional gentlemen , will hio themselves to the mountains of Color ado the latter part of this month ill quest of mountain lions , griz/.ly bears , wolves , cata mount und other birds. Wnllaco Taylor of the high school ran a hundredyurds Friday uttho Held duv exercise in UK seconds. Ho is u youth of but seven teen ami run with his regular clothes on with out any preliminary training. His time , under the conditions. Is excellent. K. M. Morscman , president of the Pacific express company , this city , returned from Munkato Lake , Minn. , u few days since , where ho luus boon fishing with u party of friends. Mr. Morsomun's catch Included u sixtv-four pound muskallongo , which was on exhibition for a day in front of the express onico. Young doves nro about full grown nnd the shooting promises to bo lino. It Is not gen erally known , but on the slope and in the southern states , the common turtle dove Is considered ono of the cholcast of game birds , In the eastern and middle states , too , where the quail are becoming scarcer every year , dove shooting la being { quite extensively In dulged In. How to malco U equal for all men at the trap seems to bo the leading question among the shooters just now. To put a good shot buck so far Unit the chances uro against his killing a hard bird seems unfair , and yet if ho shoots with a beglnuorlt discourages u novico. You ran never make a bud shot win ever a good one. Why not divide them In two or three elates or allow a now man who can only scoro'-t ) out of i"i two good birds for the same number of misses I What show would n fair shot huvo against Potty , Purmoloe , Budd , Slice aud several others ! Ho would , perhaps - haps , enter into u sweep , but iu a half hearted way , fully realising that ho had no chnnco uguiust all cracks shooting on level terms. On the other hand ho would have greater confidence , and naturally derive moro pleasure If shooting with an equal. QuoHtloiis nnil AusworH. Will you kindly answer the following ques tions lu Sunday's BEBI What is the fastest tlmo for a 100-vard footraeol Who Is the present champion of the United Statesl What Is the best tlmo made by Bert Mansfield of Albion , Neb.t Also glvo time of Blltikiron and Stowo of this state. W. F. Duttou , Petersburg , Neb. Ans. Tuo fastest 100-yardswasmadoby II. M. Johnson , 0 4-5 seconds , ut Cleveland , O , , July Ul , 1880. Harry Bethuno. Know noth ing about the rocerds of the Nebraska sprint ers mentioned. Can you Inform me the kiud of feathers gray files , ntlch as grittl.V king , etc , nro made of , and wliero I ran procure them' Which do you consider the boat f oof I 'ir ' Uitlled shot in a ehokoor cyllnd'T frtili nt tie trap nud In the lleldJ- Trump , \Vlrt shw An s. The gray neck and saddle hackles of the common domestic rooster are the feathers you want Lovers of the gun have different Ideas on your second question , Some prefer ono kind of shot , wlillo others the other. Will you please publish the standing of the Western association t Hims _ of lost season at this date am' decldo n waifer between two of your readers ? H. L. Mi and U. T. , Nebraska City , Neb. . Ans.-St. Paul , , r.iS ; Omaha , .W7 ; Sioux City , .505 ; MUmcapolU,44Tfl ; DCS Moincs , . 10J ; Denver , .4.VJ : St. Joe , .IHW , nnd Mil waukee , , ! ! lW. f Will you please stnto when the Western as sociation games clo o onthe homo grounds , nnd who will bo Omahiw Until opponents I Hamilton L. , city. ' Ans. September SO , 21 and 2J with DCS Moines. To decide n l > et , please stnto Dad Clarke's weight In Sunday's Bni : . Twlrler , city. Ans , 155. Will you plcnso publish the fish laws of Minnesota ) Is n 41 Wlnclioib'r big enough for dcerf How many grains of powder In ! 1) ) < f drums ! Which is the ocst pun for Held and trap shooting , n IS or 10 guugei Htirtlev C. , Fulls City. Ans. General fish law for Minnesota , May 1 to September 15. Nearly every county in the state , however , has n special law. A 41 Is plenty largo enough for deer. In 3J drams there are fjr > .53 grains. A 12 gauge every time. Please inform mo through Kumlav's Bnr. of some first class work on dog training.I would also llko to get some information rela tive to the Great Dane , his habits , manage ment , etc. Canine , Iron Bank , City. Ans. Write to J. Lorlng Tlioyor , ISO Tro- inont street , Boston , for work on dog training. For Information concerning the German mastiff or Oiv.it Dane addivss W. E. Hug.ins , secretary of the Great Dane club of AnicruM , 511.- ) Stock Exchange bulllilug , Chicago. This elub has published a monograph ot the Great Dane. Please state in Sunday's IHr : , to decide a wager , whether Dad Clarke ever pitched for Hastings. S. C. S. , South Omaha. Ans. Ho did not. Reader. Atlantic , la. : The question , you nslc was answered in lust Sunday's BII : : . Will R. F. Muhor please call at tlio sport ing department of TUB BI.I : at his earliest convenience. A ROGUK AND A UHVME. At. M. iiivnii : : : . Once on n time a maid sent a rhyme To an editor sordid and damp , And as was her plan when she wrote to a man She sent him a new postage stamp. Ho received it O. K , and burnt it they say- Not tlio postuifo , the poem , the scamp. She cares not a mite for more thymes she can write But 'twas ' money that paid for that .stump. The Journalist. FASHIONS KOI I MION. C'lothior : iiul Fiii-iiislu.1 ! : A manufac turer Hiilil recently , ' "Thin "vetir every man living in the country will have tt siisli but next your k > 6l : out how they are handled. " All the indications point to ti largo sale of .summer waistcoats in the various washable fabricn , in which they may bo purchased in both 'fiiiifrlo ' and doublu- broiMlotl styles. C'oinpoUtion has brought the prk'cn clown to popular figures. Of neckwear there irynucli to suy. The negligee bow witlj tliiij soft fubriu shirt will have ti positive qvtay. It will be ulTuctcd too in the folded four in hand shnpo. the uiilinod thin , texture malting it more yielding in the fold and moro in comport with the lulgllgee Blurt. Tlio make-up scurfs will bo lesH in de mand in warm woitl : mv And the four- in-hands will not , ho associating with outing wcnr. Nothing' could be more reprehensible in the snggestion of a desire - sire to "rover up" something un the wearing of n bjg pull hcsirf with a flannel shirt. Owing to the lower cut of the waist coat it wan tltousrlit Unit the liandnonie big pull m-arf would have an unusual run this .summer. Those expoet.itions , however - over have not been realized. The pnlY sc-irf indeed in acarcely adapted for .sum mer wear. Its H'r/.e , thickness and con struction suggests an appearance of being - ing bulky and heat productive. Tlntt the rage on now current waist belts , as indicated by the growing de mand therefore , will not extend beyond this sctisou will be readily admitted. They are shown in beautiful fabrics and great variety , and in several of the styles the imitation qf the tied Kish is clover enough to deceive the uniniated. When a quiet suiiiinui1 bull is worn anil the general tone is unaggrossivo a fanci ful conceit in n handkerchief de.sign might impart u zest snuiewhnt out of tno conventional. Underwear and hosiery of the plainest character Mutable to the tompor.ituro i& mo.it in demand , in gair..e , ILslo anil .silk. There Ls not now the rush on bluuK un derwear ; ib it has an I'fteet of warmth that is. prejudicial for Hummer wear , but in fall and winter the sales will bo as largo a.s heretofore. There will be a nmrlccd departure in another huubon from the straight brimmed derby , it is a style that tlio sports have speedily taken to their hearts , end thl.s kind of popularity is the Nemorti.s of fashion. The straight brimmed high hats huvo been only af fected by the sporting fraternity or em ployes of tailors on a sort of-dross pu- rad'o. SII1 < : SI'AXKKD A LITTLE MAN. Knto Ostrich ItcHcutM an IiiHitlt in n. Peculiar AVny. Ho wti's a little old man and the big woman took him on her lap and gpnnkod him , says the Now York Morning .Four- nnl. nnl.That That was the sight witnessed by the people who happened by Ow > Hundred und Twonty-lifth street , near Tenth avenue - nuo , the other morning. When the woman became tired she let the man go , saying with faomo satisfac tion : 4 "There , now , I'll teach you to insult u woman. " Two hours later tlio BCOUO shifted and the woman appeared bo f ere the bar in Harlem court , ohurgod with assault. Thou it became known who thu parties in the funny drama woro. The defendant wuf J lrs. Kuto Ostrich , whoso husband keuits a paint shop at No. 70 West Ono Hundroitoiud Twenty-fifth street , and the complainant , Charles . Button , manager for tlio Buffalo blind and Bush company , of Manhattan street , near Ono Hundred and Twenty-fourth street. From the ovltlcnqo. iproduced In court it appeared that tha .Mian had bought paint from the dofouduqt's husband and had forgotten to pay for lTlio \ woman , according to the btutomont of Lawyer Thompson , had mot the plaintiff on the street and asked him to Buttle Hi ) . Ho had refused , nnd then tibed insulting re marks. Tlio woman is finely formed , weighs about 11)5 ) pounds und stands about 5 feet I ) inches high. She claims the nluintifT owed her hus band $7,50 , and she merely asked him ( or It , when ho insulted ho , She then laid him across her kneo. Mr. Button is four foot six inches high and- weighs about nlnoty-llvo pounds. The judge was much ninusod with the story of the llttlo affair , und when nho promised not to do It again ho dis charged Itor. The 'old man said ho would pay the bllL 'FRISCO ' MAY LOSE HER PUGS , The Recent Fatal Jfooouuter Ihdly Hurts Pacific Coast Fighting. AUSTRALIA THE PROBABLE MECCA , "Miuon" ; HnyBHiilllvnn IsNi'lthprniiHy Nor Ituninn 1M Smith' * Chances wltliKllrnlu-TlinMnrlno ninl Mitchell. ) , Ore. , Juno lt > . [ Si > oelnl to Tun DBF ! . ] The fatal fight between Ln Iluo nnd MuDrldo In San Fr.mchco Is likely to trans * for the Mecca of pugilism fiitn ) tlio Golden CSntc to Melbourne or Sydney. The Golden Unto club is the tough club of Sun Francisco , mm Its existence Is not regarded with favor by cither the California or the Ooclduntal , but It had the snmo legal protection , nnd while they secretly objected to It , they were IK > \ \ ci-loss to prevent It giving boxing exhi bitions , _ I say tbnt It " had " the sanm legal protection ns the inoro popular nnd tirlsto- cratlc clubs for I doubt If It will ever t-e per- knitted to give another exhibition. Wit Ho in Frisco I attended two lights Under Its au spices mid while there was nothing to object to In the manner of their conduct , those who patronized It as Its members wore mainly lower In the social se.ilc than the members of the California or the Occidental , though sev eral who had memberships In these clubs wore also on the roll of the Golden Gate. The main objection to the Golden Gate lays In the fact that It permitted men who had "grudges" against each other to fight them out for the nmnscmi nt of Its members. Such lights nro decidedly against the spirit both of the old rules of the regular ring nnd of the later ones framed by the marquis of Queens- bury. Both of tlicso rules require that COMIIATANTS S1I U.I. SUAKK HAND'S before beginning a contest , as a token that no enmity exists between them and that their light is to ho one of skill nnd endurance met cly for the prize or purao agreed on be forehand. No club should permit any other kind of a contest to take place In itw ring. My readers will tw.ir witness that for years I have contended that a referee should not only have the power but should bo required to terminate a combat whenever It Is appar ent that ono of the contestants is so mani festly inferior to the other that lie has no rlmnce of winning except by an accidental htmv nr ! iv mi iiciMilpiit , t.n t.lm sunoi Inr Imxor. In other words , I favor the award of victory being given to skill and not merely to endur ance or accident. All the Cullfoinia clubs have .1 rule permitting a referee to terminate a contest when , in his opinion , one man Is so manifestly superior to the other that the worsted man lias only an accidental chance of winning , but none of thorn require him to do so. Had such a rule governed the contest between La Hno and McHride , the latter would not have been in bis grave toda.\ . The California club should set an example in this matter at once , for during its last contest , be tween FitzMmmons and Billy AlcCaithy , I became very apprehensive for the tatter's safety , and I was more than delighted when Captain Short of the police force ordered Heferee Cook to terminate what had CKAsr.n TO in : v rioiir and was only an affair in which one man was being battered and punched terrifically with out the power to retaliate , The papers of tills co.wt are publishing with a great deal of gusto nn account of the affair at John Chamberlain's in Washington , where , a Mr. Ur.imley refused an Introduction to .John L. Sullivan , on the ground that. Sully was merely a ' 'bully and burly rulliun. " Mr. Bromley lus a right to cheese his acquaint ances , but if the accounts of the affair I have seen arc correct , the big fellow certainly dis proved Mr. Bromltiy'.s nsporMon in the best manner possible. Had John L. been merely the bully and burly rufttuii his assailant de nominated him ho had an excellent oppor tunity of giving Mr. Bromley a demonstra tion of his statement which he would liavu re membered for the remainder of bis life. In stead ho walked out of the house , saying that he would not stay where he was not wanted. This certainly was NOT Tin : ACT OP A nfi.r.v or of a burly rufllnn. I have known Sullivan for quite a number of years now , and while I feel sure that he might and m.iy do many tliinirs while under the influence of liquor that arc not in accordance with the usiires of polite society , I am also sure that when at all conscious of lus acts lie never uses his wonderful strength as a bully or niufmin does. I have been as unrelenting a critic of his faults as he IMS ever had and have pointed out to him in print time and again , hia alcoholic excesses in severe comment and yet I have never had him object tii > a bully or nt a rulllau , though he has puoliely acknowledged that I have hurt him worse with my pom il than'any opponent ever did with Ids list. No , Mr. Bromley , John L. Sullivan is a prize lighter and as such can only bo admitted to the acquaintanceship of gentlemen by their consent , but he is not u bully , and in making the ungraceful speech you "are credited with , you tacitly acknow ledged that fact by presuming on n forbear ance that few men less gifted with pugilistic skill and brawny strength than John L. Sul livan would have shown you under the cir- cu instil nc3s. JoeMcAuliiTe having failed ty get on with Sullivan , as I predicted lie would , goes to England to meet Frank Slavin , nnd as u good American I sincerely hop < - he will defeat him. His chances with the white antipodean are not unusually good , however. Slavin , though not , ncrordlnglo Australian reports , the equal of I'eter Jackson , is u clover , strong mid active boxer and McAulitTo lias oM.t ONI : or iiiKhK < ji u.irir.s strength. Of course he will improve under Billy Mailden's tutelage , but the history of the ring has shown that all its genuine cham pions have been selt-tuught. A man must have genius for list lighting Just as ho must have genius to become a great general , and Joe c.in't think or combine with another man's bruin , in the ring. As I said befoio , I wish the big Missouri boy success even though I fear he will not have it. I received a letter from Jim Corbett yester day say ing : "Thero Is u good deal of talk hero ( San Fraucisco ) over the. proposed La Blanee-Mitehc.ll light , nnd many fear that the Marino will not bo ublo to got down to weight. " Since it was written I have learned that La Blanche U back in 'Frisco nnd that lie has stolen a march on the knowing ones , Inasmuch as ho bus beeu training for three weeks and Is already ALMOST HOWX TO AWilOIlT. Should ho and youuir Mitchell meet they are sure to make a splendid go. Many think that that if tlie Marino does not do Mitchell Inside of ten rounds that ho will not have any show with him. Mitchell is a pupil ot Jack Domp- sev and is withal n natural lighter. Ho hits set his heart upon winning this light , and should ho succeed ho will be away up In the pictures , and a , go between him and bis mentor , JftekDoiupsoyis among the pugilistic possibilities. By the wuv , I expected to meet Dompscy hero , but hols uway on n sparring tour , nnd ho will probably go cast beloro returning to the Piiciilu slope. His family has recently been enlarged by the addition of an heir , so Jack us now twlco a father. His wife remains with her family in East Portland , while ho is away on business. Uompsey feels very sere over Ln Illnncho's refusal to meet him again. Twenty-live per cent of the sporting men 1 nvot lu San Francisco Ixillovo that Jack's defeat - feat by La Blanche was A ri.VKK lIKYONn DOUHT , and If they ever meet again It will bo dollars to dlmcH that Jack wins. Moso ( junst , ono of the beat friends that Dempsey has , Is so sura that Jack will win if ho and the Marino overcome come together that ho will glvo the ox-sea soldier $1,000 if ho will but enter the ring with the Nonpareil. This offer , ho tolls me , holds good Indellnltely. Jack Ashton evidently does not fancy n go with Joe Choyinskl , or no would not hold out for n 1,000 purse when the California club is willing to glvo them * . ' , r.X ( ) . The fact that Cboylnskl's friends insist that Jack swill not weigh more than 175 pounds when ho enters the ring may have something to do with his resolution , If ho over meets the candy-puller he will have to do good work to defeat him , for Joe is a good ono and no mistake. KITorts are being made to bring Jake K1I- rain nnd Kd. Smith together , and if they nru successful and Kllraln is nearly as good as when ho faced Jem Smith , ho ought to win. The ox-Denverlto. from what I eau learu , la not nearly so good a man as he was thought , especially when plttod against u pugilist ho POSITIVELY THE ONLY BIG SHOW COMING BEFORE AUTUMN ! TUB GATIiS OF WON OH RUN I ) THROWN WIDE APART. THE TOWERING MASTODON OF TfcNTED SHOWS. Hclgnlng by rl titot onitnon. . o by rlisht of Merit by rlBht of Superiority , nnd by _ will tin1'xalted Jtulcrsol the Amii"oniont Iti-alm. _ _ _ _ _ SELSBROTHERS FAMOUS ROMAN HIPPODROME Throa-Rlng Olrous , T\\-o lUilovnt.act Sl.ncrtOB . nuct Tlva- OoiiUnonL Motincjarla , IN MIGHTY UNION WITH S. H. BARRETT'S Monster International "Worlds' Fair. Zoological inshlUtlo , Trlplo Otrotta. Mot.ropollUm Mtt * soum and OroaL. Golclon Moiiagorlo. Will Exhibit at Omaha , Friday , July 4th , Council Bluffs , Saturday , July Bth. The Two Leading Shows of the Natiou now Traveling anil Exhibiting as One' ' 2 Big MonnnorlGQ , 2 Big ElovaLocl Slagos. 2 Big Gli'ousos. 2 Big l-ll-ppoclromoa , 2 Blcr Musos. 2 Big Parados. 2 Big Railway Equipages. The only Show In America havlnif anything novMootter. Kntlroly reroiiNtruolod , v.iMly Im proved , greatly enlarged.ami absolutev. ! undeniably ana Imll-iputalily tliu ( 'ront. iimitscmont boom of the country. No lonx-lmlu'd liullwliMoUers chasing In/.v. lilty Indians mound the ring nnil failed a Wild \Vost. no mirvu shocking and dnniriMous slic'otlnn nnilcp uur ranviis. lint , n clean , well conducted , bright , nuw and popular inhibition of the splendors of the Orient titul the wonder * of the Occident. A Flock of Ostriqiies. JV C.KNU1N13 I'orty Hinges Uelni'il ntitl KlilUon lly Ono Min. : BUN YliP TIIK iioJiK or sir.it rr OR DEVIL HORSE , FROM COREA. A CIRCUS AS PURE IN ITS CUAUAO A PAIR OF MIDGET SAMOAX CATTLE TER AS THE HOME CIRCLE , CHASTE , ELEGANT AND 4 years old , 2-t inches high , and welshing but 90 pounds. REFINED. IrFull Grown GiantLtvlng HIPPOPOTAMUS ES That have gained for Soils Brothers A most romnrtaihlo display of Japanese , fame and fortune. Arabian and ether Foreign Acrobats and THE STANDARD CIRCUS EXHIBITION AthlotHb in a series of wonderfully thrilling acts and feats. TION OP TUB UNIVERSE. ONLV AQUAIlirsi OK MONSTER MARINE Eminent , Costly and Unparallcd Menagerie. 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Upholstering und rop-ilr- Inn of furniture done to Repairs order ut roiiHuiuil ) lo pik-us " \Vo liuve special fnolllllo forKtorhi ntovt.aiiilfiir- ! Storage nituro. Ttluplionooiden promptly responded to. THE HOUSEKEEPERS FRIEND. Telephone-Mi. Great Summer Bargain -13Y- MAX MEYER & BRO. , Jewelers and Silversmiths , SIXTEENTH AND FAKNAM STREETS , - - OMAHA , NEB BARGAINS IN DIAMONDS , BARGAINS IN LOCKETS. BARGAINS IN WATCHES. BARGAINS IN CHARMS. BARGAINS IN HAIR PINS. BARGAINS IN CHAINS. BARGAINS IN SILVERWARE. BARGAINS IN FINGER RINGS. BARGAINS IN CLOCKS. BARGAINS IN LACE PINS. BARGAINS IN UMBRELLAS. BARGAINS IN EAR RINGS. BARGAINS IN LAMPS. BARGAINS IN CUFF BUTTONS. BARGAINS IN CANES , BARGAINS IN COLLAR BUTTONS. BARGAINS IN SPECTACLES. BARGAINS IN SCARF PINS. BARGAINS IN EYE GLASSES. BARGAINS IN BRACELETS. BARGAINS IN OPERA GLASSES. BARGAINS IN NECKLACES. BARGAINS IN FlbLD GLASSES. BARGAINS IN EVERYTHING. Watches , Clocks and Jewelry Repaired at Reasonable Prices. ALL WORK WARRANTED. DEWEY & STONE , FHirniture Company , A magnificent display of everything useful and ornamental in th < furniture maker's art at reasonable prices. ORIGINAL , Stove Repairs and Water Attachments For all stoves and ranges of any description. Gasoline stoves and gas burners cleaned and repaired , work guaranteed , KobortUlillff , 1'rop. Omaha Stove Works U. M. Kuton , Repair , has reason to think his equal. Ho outclassed the Marino In size and Cleury In freshness , and thut U why both foil such easy prey to his fist. Jake Is Just his sbo , and Is a deal cleverer , but all of those mutches uro do- pcudent upon the action of the grand ] ury In the McDrldo cauo. If it Indicts tho-io en gaged In that ufTulr for manslaughter , as It seems possible It will , there Is likely to be u transfer of pugilUm across the I'uvillo ocean and u hoglru of lighters to Australia.MACOX. MACOX. Persons who lead a life of oxiwsuro are sul > - Jcct to rhounintlsm , neuralgia und lumbago , and will find a valuable rumody In Dr. J. 11. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment ; It will ban. tali pain uud subduu Inlknituatlou. WEAK MANHOOD . JUvt TrvIU 6lll I round J Italiul. IV I'rlM ri.i LltUMIlK nfeUU'TK , 110 * IU WUlU i bU , .t , CUKEDt r k' < v . NESS > > "tmMjquiulAII IA& & CUJHIOHI tl.p.r. b.ud ml.U ( . Uiulw lllu.lr.1.4 honk * I' t/ir / < ij ) Ju'iu ' ll'Mtct ate Ti'ulii'j to luMnle