TJO.U OMAHA OAJLJjy BJiJJU , SUJNJDASf , JULY 0 , ISDO-SIXTJSEN PAGES.
THE 1ICAI TOED OF SPOIff.
A. Hatter the Gun Oluto Should Look
After ,
THE OMAHA FOX TERRIER CLUB.
Altoiniinco ofllio Kcservntlon Gos-
* lp I'roMI tlio I > Inniiiml niultho
"Wheel The Kllto Tour-
im men t N'olow.
It would bo an advisable movcjustnow on
Iho part of thoOtmhn gun clubandtho other
clubtor the city , to call a spoeinl Joint meetIng -
Ing , to clucuimvay ) and means for putting 11
stop to thu lllofin.1 killing of prairie chicken
Ihi.iHcasoii. The tltno will shortly arrlvo
when tlio pot nnd market hunters will shoul
der their blunder trasses and stint forth totlia
( daughter , nnd thcio isno llmoto tolobtlf
nnytlilntfls tobodono toward the protection
of tlio birds. Prom nil parts of this ttatcund
the Dahotasiomcs the report ofnn unprece
dented hutch , and that tlio jiros-
pecls nro good for the blg-
Ifest chicken crop in liftcen years. The
young birds nro now outnnilncnrly hnlf grown
and In the bountiful stubblc.wlllbo . but ufuxv
weeks longer In reaching the most delicious
condition. The causes fur the increased
hutch this year are both numerous and rea
sonable. \vlntar\vixsono of the milJc-st
periods oxporlciical in these states for years ,
lit ) d the birds which csoiipoJ the ruthless on
slaught of the conscienceless market hunter
And were left over , hnvo ban undistlirbod in
Ihdr ncalliigand nldlilciitioii. 'Ilils spring , to
bo tu re , the re was an excessive rainfall , but it
had been preceded 03 * such a loup , continued
drought , that the earth WJM simply one Im
measurable sponge , and the water wus ab
sorbed readily and speedily , and iuunclatlous
and overflows wore rare , This pwo the
birds the best opportunity to
rear tlioir broods , and the present
Klcrlous prospects amply attest that they
Hindu liny while the sun shone , for this sum
mer more cliloUcns nro seen In their arcus-
toned haunts than for many years , Kven
In places where the bints lud been almost en
tirely extci-inlnated they are now to bo found
in most satisfactory niunbors , * U'hls Is ac
counted for by tlio fuel tli.it the localities iu
question hist season were so lurrcnoC birds
th nt there -was nohiducoiticut for tlio market
hunter to visit them and the few birds thut
WDru left \vero almost totally unmolested and
the consequences iiru thnfc this summer
every old lieu it clucking through the long
yellow ( .MIISH with her llfteouprtwiuity bright-
eyed children.Vhnt glorious sport vould
await the li'fiitiniiito sportsman now If effect-
iveinriiiis could bo adopted for thochcckins
of thu nefarious practice of the niarlcot
lumtor. .Delightful September and noldon
October would ba mouths of In comparable
npirt allold , if there was some way of pre
venting the devastation of our prairies before
the II'K.I ! sraion opcna , Hut there .ire crave
doubts i.hout anything helnx iicconipllihed ,
U'hu leiiislaturn w se-'ininjly ] H3rfcctly indif
ferent an to thotutooC nur f.mio nud llsh ,
tui'l ' so thoroughly disinterested was this
aiijriiHt body at their sesiUm t\vo \ yours ago ,
thut tliey had no tlmo for tlio considera
tion of it cudo of gaino luws drafted by
the local Kim club and forwarded to
\vlioniltwasthoutjhlwould take un
iiitcrcatin the matter ,
Action on the part of the Run clubs cannot
botoo prompt ortoo vigorous. T.nst season ,
us I'iirly in the mlddlu of July hid Thrown
prairie ihidtenHivoro hemp .served at one or
t\vo of our leading hotels , and they were
being tniiisporteil fnom the state viu refrig
erator curs by the thousand dosoii. It In but
natural that there will bo u speedy resume of
tlib unlawful order ot tilings , and in a few
yours wore , at llio present r4o of dostvuc-
lion , and prairie chicken and grouse -will bo
no moio u welcome sight along oar jirairio
l/.xst full the writer toolc a bunt la tlio
.north west era portion of the state , and at not
loss tliim live different points on the U.
& M. ruul , did ho visit thu rendezvous
ol eastern murla't huulors. wlio have jBrnia-
neat thinning houses built , with rofrlgora-
tlvo annexes and packing departments , anil
carry on tlieir unlawful business rcjulnrly nil
thoycir round mid openly and defiantly , too.
U'hoso market men not only employ all the
f Drillers' boys tlioy can roundabout the coua-
. -try , hut they Inlng- export shots from the
oust with them , whom they pay n regular
Hillary for their -work In the Held. Now ,
iai'b this a sad commentary on the lavs of n
prcixt progressive stnto Ilko Nebraska ; isn't '
.it a disj-raeo anil an outrage , and doesn't It
call for u loud protcstfromovcry true and
honest sportsman in the state , and a vigorous
mnonstraiico from nil lovers of nature !
JAiv JTorrlor Coursing.
As It Is a settled watte that Omuha has
Buecceilod In Hading enough of inonibors to
start n club for the purpose of coursing wild
rabbits with fox terriers , n little information
ai to how and wkorothnsportniay be carried
on with success , will bo no doubt acceptable
nt the present time , eax > cel lly to those who
li.ivo . never seen it.
Hugged nibblts should ho coursed on In-
-closed grounds , where there [ 3 110chance for
limiilo to escape * until fairly uud squarely
canjjlit liy tlie terriers , us the death Is the
t'lltnax of the nm nud vluninfr of the prize.
Tlie terriers nro run In iialrs , the sanions
wltli greyhounds , except -\vlth fox terriers ,
the .slippint ; , or starting , can bo done more
conveniently and to bettor udvuntnpeby the
cwiunit of tlio dogs , o\vliin to the ter
riers hclntj quarrelsome when being
liuld by one person. The aig-
nnl should bo given by the Judso ,
who sliiillsL-o that thorols n fair sturt , M'ho
Tiihblt must bo wild , fi-esldy caught , and hi
iiorfei't health to ulTord an exciting race.
Kuuhdog : should carry conspicuous oolora ,
usually blue , yellow , fri' ) ti , liluckor red , so
tlnvttho winner can bo iilentlllod by nil pres-
tnt. ThoteriinuDiilludto the sport are as
follows :
1. Speed limming up on the quarry.
U. Tim go-by If from some ciui-e one doff
ttnrtsn clear lenpth behind thn othoraud yet
gets a ulear length bofora 'him , ho illsplavs
ipoed and determination which should bo
rrouitvd to him , say , two points. .
! t. The tiim-This is whcu the .nbbitis
forced by the dog BO closely that tooseapo
him slm dcviutos from her wurso tit a right
aiiKlo , which counts one or t\vo \ iiolnts.
4. The kill At the most only two points
should boullowod for this. Some killa , how
ever , nro of iiomorlt and shwild bo credited
with nolhlntr , or only Buch portion as the
lud go sees lit , as for in tana > , whoa the rab
bit U a'uii by one dop into the other's trucks
and Is killed by the hitter.
Some allowances should bomadoto n dofj
that by no fault of his own has been placed
ftt u disadvantage , such as heltig pui-tlallyor
entirely unsighted through uu awkward
slip in thi ) Btarting or other acci
dental cause , Such allowance should bo
deducted from the score of his opponent
Undecided C'ourso ' This is when tlio d < ) ( ts
luiveshdu-n such e < paul merit thnt the Judge
cannot dcchxro one superior to tlio other. In
suuha case the dogs shall competoujjuiu after
two courses by others.
lolnt judging in some clubs is mailo to suit
thoiiHolvw.ThoDuhviehfox turrlor club
of liiiglund , sum up the points us follows ;
1. 8i > o ! ilTwo points ,
ii. The lo-hy ! Is'ot given : optional with the
Judge probably.
a. The 'rum One point.
4. The Kill -To bo loft to the Judpre. btitnot
to exceed two points.
Some ofthoby-lmvs of thsport ! arc ;
1. Thntthcroboiin entrance fee fur each
dojr , to ho paid at the tlmo ot entry. Onodol-
lur would bo a roasonnblo sum in Omaha.
ThiituU dofrsbo hroupht on to the ground
with suitablu collars and chains so us not to
Interfere with the course.
2. That u committee of members of the club
bo appointed to utteud caohrouulnimootlnp
for tlio pnrposoof assisting ; In. nirryhiB out
the rules , ntuHo sco that none oilier than fox
terriers are allowed to nim ] to.
a. That the \vor\l "dog" include botli scxos.
It ls bdlevod tlint there are enough of fox
torrlors In Omuha to start RixtouudoK
coum , orelK'ht jalrs-In ) vhich Utvro must
bo four winners to nil tlio final course.
There isno doubt that there will bo sufllcieut
fun In this pnsliinoto pleuso tlio most fastid
ious , forhuvlng seen it once none will miss it
oftvnvunl. 'J'lio iiroprlcUinurororj'iuudous
to have all who own , or ospoet to own , fox
terrier dogs join the club , .tomato , gvod eUi-t
can bo made early In Soptcuib r , \ > hen rab-
blta nro plentiful. For tlio yrosout addroas
J. It , TvlcTngae , Omaha fox terrier club ,
Omaha , Noli ,
it is noceswry that all ncmlicrs prepare to
train their dogs. Tlio club Li nrratiKitiff for
this utoaro. 1'arties who wish to Join can
call on Mr. Hhoit at the Grand bakery on
Dodffu street , between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets , -who will plvo all the Informa
tion necessary us to uhorcnmlwhcn the club
Will JIKX't.
Mnnulifimcii i'etty.
John Petty , the well known shot , and
suticrintctiduit of the repair department nt
Gvlu & Duntniro's ' gun stow , has had in
numerable adventures , both slnpilnr and
thrilling , duringhls lou scarcer as an Indian
scout , hunter and sportsman. Years ngo ha
and General Crook were inseparable com
panions , in so far as their pleasures in tlio
Held , the woods or on lake or river were
concerned , and many , and many are the
thrilling cxiwrionees they had hi pursuit of
the shncgy grizzly or cinnamon In the rupgod
mountains of "U'yo'nlng , shooting elk and
blaclctdl in Montana , spearing snltnoii on the
far-oft Columbia' , nntcloiKJ stalking on our
own broad plains , and goose and duek shoot-
ingoii the legendary 1'htto or storied Elkhorn ,
but of all the "queer Incidents which over
befell them , or the strimjjo facts that eaino
under their observation , the queerest wasn
rabbit chnso on the Omaha ix'sui-vatiou ' some
ten or Uvclvo years nso.
"V'ouktiow , " said I'etty to the writer tlio
other evening , "the con oral and I hud be-
eomo surfeited with kllline blggunic , and wo
concluded to vi.ilt our old friend , Injun Jim ,
upon the reservation , and have a little sport
with the rabbits. Tlio general wai tin )
owner of seven of the smoothest old Vlrtriiiy
fox hounds you ever laid your eyes on and of
coin-so wo took the pack up with U3 , for
shooting rabblti would have bcuii no sport nt
ull , "You nrist course them , If you want ex
citement. Well lucre was just tlio lightest
skiff * of snow on the ground the inoniltitf
-went out , IiiunJlm ] , tliogetierul and myself ,
und the old Omaha said wo were
sure of front sport. \Vo took our
politico on a hilhldocommnndiiiR good vlo\v
of tbo bnrreu valley Mow , the opposite
heights , and thu level plain stretching
nay \ to the west. ' 1'hero was an old holloiv
loufyinp near , and attor slipping the lioniuls
vvo took sonts on this und awaited the ill's t
jump. ' "Wo lind only n brief time to wait ,
1'or in a few moments wo spied u rabbit coming -
ing up the valley at full speed. The docs ffuvo
itprob.iblya twenty minutus cbuse , when wo
siplti s.uv It coming1 , this tlmo straight ut us.
AVe allsat still niul on cam o bunny , on , on ,
lip to mid into tholiollowof the very log on
which wo were sitting. The doss were soon
in siclit , and as they nearcd tlio log , full
mouthed and cncur to fret at tholr quarry , out
popped the rabbit at the other end of the lo ; ;
und away they nil went , helter-skelter ,
do\vii into the valley ug.ilu. Yo
all laupheil heartily and then besaii
to speculate on how long Ah' .
Rabbit would last , when to our surprise wo
su\v him coining toward the log a second
time. Again ho entered , npralu the dogs came
up , und u ain buimy leaped from the other
end , mill nzain tlie chase continued. And
will you iK'lievolt ' , thut rubhlt kept this up
until way in the afternoon ; ttie dogs were
ready to drop from shoci' exhaustion ; their
feet were sore mid blistered , their tongues
lolling out , eyes bloolshut and jaws dripping
with froth , and yet Dror Rabbit was keeping
up thochafu aschippur ns ever. Finully our
stock of patience RIIVO out , and tlio next time
the hounds canio round , the general ratlier
testily called them off. Ho was exercised nt
tlio poor showing they had iiuide. The idea
of one poor little cottontail keeping
them on the RO for beven hours , was
honiethliiR almost incredible , Wo all stood
inn uroupdisciissing the singularity of tlio
wonderful chase , when suddenly Injun Jim
said :
' 'Ugh , may bo somotlng matter -wid log.
Injun look ! "
"ICow , what do you think' } On Inspection
that log , vldcli was MO feet lonpr , was found
to bo stuffed nsfulloC rabbits us a dog is with
fleas. It was full from one end to the other ,
and when one rubhlt would Jump in tlio rear
end ot the lug ho would punch out a fresh one
nt tbo front end , and thus foreo lilm to take
up the race for life wo had been gazing upon
With bated breath the \vliolo day.
" " \Vell , wo were hot , you c.m bet : but , of
course , wo couldn't help laughing , nnd the
general and Injun .lim and T just put our arms
round each other and dimccd nnd laughed
around that log for a half hour. Then wo
wont to work to kill the rabbits. The poiioral
and I , with clubs iu our hands , knocked them
la the bend at one end , whilolnjun Jim polled
them out from the other. "
" \Vcll how many were there , Johui"
" .lust exactly U61) ) . "
" .And it wasn't ' a very good log for rabbits
either ! "
"I\To ; not so all-fired good I've seen bet
ter. "
The .Tiily jltlfle Tournament.
A. rlllo tournament under the auspices of
the Omulia rilleinun will bo held on the Gwln
k Dunuilro shooting grounds across the river
July 14 , 13 and 10. It is in the hands of sav-
cral cnorgotlo shots , with S. W. Cuuipboll as
manager , nticl promises to bo a very Interesting
*
ing croiit Among tlio expsrts from this
city who will cornpato might bo mentioned
Jolui Potty , J. J. llartow , Dr. II. A. Wbrloy ,
0. C.Hulott , Prod Fuller , Herman Stock
man and others. There will also bo a largo
force of shooters on hand from the sur-
rouiidluRcitios and towns. The competition
opens each dav ut8p. m. and closes at 7 p.
in. There will nlso be targets for short
range shooting , from 10J feet to L'OO yards , to
an it nil Kr.uleJ and classes of marksmen. AH
purses divided into live monies , ! iO , ' . ' 5 , 20 , 15
and 10 per cent. Following will bo found
thoprojtramino :
First Day-First event , 5 shots at 200
yards , off hand , SI entry ; second event , 5
shots at 200 yards , olt hand , Sl.fttontry ;
third event , 0 shots at 00 yards , oil ! hand , ? \ !
entry ; fourth ovout , 10 shots at liO. ) yards ,
oft luuiaj.r > > ) entry ; fifth cvoiit , 10 shots 011
half rest , or as shooters may decide , ' $5
entry.
Second Day First event , 4 shots nt 200
yards , oft hand , SI entry ; second event. 7
shots at SIX ) yards , olt hand , $ J entry ; third
event , 5 shots at 300 yards , oil hand , JJ.M )
entry ; fourth event , 10 shots on a 25 rlnjj
target , S'l entry ; fifth event , 3 shots on u 25
ring target , SI entry.
Third Day-First event , fi shots at 200
yards , oft baud , ? 3 entry ; second event , G
shots at 200 yards , olt hand , ? J. fiO entry :
third event , II ) slioU at 201) ) yards , oft hand ,
| 3 entry ; fourth event , 5 shots on a Soring
targat , .iooiitry ; fifth event , a shots on a 2o
ring target , ? 1 entry.
" \VcBtTit AsHoeiiitloii Race.
The Ivllimojpolis team , by virtue of Mil
waukee's three rocoat defeats hy St. I'aul.has
asnhi stopped into first place , and has a
splendid prospect of remaining thero. Tim
Hurst is getting- tine work out ot Morton's
men and will Htraln every nerve to still ac
complish creator things. Milwaukee still
continue ! to light hard , but the prediction la
madohero that era the month expires she
will drop back to fourth place. Kansas City
is nt last playing the game she is capable of ,
and It is Kansas City the Millers must keep
their eyes upon. Sioux City cannot expect
to comoout first ns long m sheplnys in ouch
spasmodic form as 1ms marked her last
mouth's work. ' .Tough luck clings to Omaha
like grim death and if she succeeds In getting
into third or fourth place nnd stays there ,
Hlie will ho doing well. Uncertainty of ox.
isUnce did much toward impairing DCS
Molnes1 prospects nud the Prohibitionists ,
along with the Apostles , can consider them
selves good for the lost two holes.
Worthy or C'oiiNltluration.
The time -rapidly rolling around when
base ball clubs will contract with thier players
by the year Instead of for the season. This
is a measure TJIB BEE has advocated Tor
years , und it Is pleasing to uoto that sooner
or totor it must bj adopted , The Ill-advised
and disastrous move on the part of the ball
players brotherhood will bo the cause of
numberless changes within the next six
mouths , and the above arrangement is likely
to bo amonc them. Manager Leonard , and
hols very sound on governmental Idons.ls of
the opinion that such a piece of legislation
would bo both -wUo and economical. Uuder
such n ivginioimnagers would have control
of tlieir men both iu and out of season , U
would prevent tlelr hiring out for wild-cat
trips after the season doses , und southern
expeditions in the winter tlmo , for
It is on these carousals which
Is Uu proper term for them
that many a good player completely Incapac
itates himself for the comlnjr season. Jock
Crooks ramo pretty nearly being an example
during the post winter , as his .sickness this
spring was but merely the reaction of ex
cesses , There no doubt of that.and so it lias
been with many another II no player. Bo the
good that would bo effected In this regard Is
self-evident and irrefragable. Again If such
n law Is niado by the magnates nt the coming
nnnunl meeting , it wouldn't bo a bad idea to
incornoraton clause at the same tlmo for pav
ing players In monthly Installments through
out the venr. This would obviate all cause or
excuse for the paying out of advance money ,
nud redound to both player and maungcinont
beneficially in n hundred ways. The Improv
ident and profligate player would
then always have some guarantee
uu'uintt Itnpccunlosity , us ho would
mwuys hnvo u.fortnight * ' wages comlug to
him. Thus ho would bo enabled to save a
llttlc.lf t era should bo a leavcu of providence
in his c inposltlon. Nine out of every ten
ball plnycw luivo never had any money , don't
know its value nnd haven't the faintest idea
nbout taking care of it when they get It. The
oiio aim of their lives is to blow themselves ,
and they do it to the queen's taste. Then
when their ball playing days are over , they
drift behind tlio bar or In some other equally
questionable employment , us they aw utterly
unlit for anything else. Their career on the
diamond Is the Mulshing touch to their dls-
qmillllcatloii for other employ incut. It U a
linppy fact , however , that there U a tendency
toward greater respectability , frugality and
worthiness nmong ball players today ,
nud within the active ranks
there are ninny men with ns good busi
ness heads on their shoulders'an you will flud
In commercial circles , mid still , Ilko liens'
tooth , they are extremely a arco yet. A little
legislation , such as is hero briolly suggested ,
would do great things In enhancing the wel
fare of the average ball player.
Tlioltcluiitlca.s Crank.
Bnsoball pitchers nro aiiuucortalu quan
tity , and the Iwst of them uro liable to their
oft days. They may go into tlio hex today
and hold down the hardest slugging team in
tlio association to two or three hits , uud tUOn
again , tomorrow or next day , the weakest
hitting touu of the whole aggregation may
knock him out of tbo box. This has bacn fre
quently exemplified on the local grounds this
season. A slight cold in the head , chest ,
arms or legs , n disordered stomach or nervous
seizure , a headache or incutul disarrangement
nmy cause the best of pitchers to show up
weakly nnd lose u game. Dlnny lovers of the
sport will never appreciate this fuel , or give
the twirler bis due. They set his most
brilliant work up us the standard , nnd if ho
fulls below this he is accused of carelessness
or indifference , and Is roasted to n turn.
They say ho has been lushing or keeping bad
hours , nnd that the management should "Jack
him up" or lay him oil without pay. They ac
cept no excuse , never investigate lor cause ,
but assume everything. They know all about
it , and the pitcher's tulo meets only deaf ears.
Iu fact this is not only the casawith pitch
ers , hut with players generally. It holds as
good with one man as another. It is the re
lentless crank who is always to the front
with theeauso of a player's good or lwd work
Hot from Uie Hat.
.Tack rannlnjj has also been let out by
Denver.
Estcrqucst is playing a good short for Min
neapolis ,
Lovetthtis pitched in fourteen games with
but ono error , .
Manager Hurst , of the Minnies , is after
Dwyer , of the Chicago Hrothurhood club.
lloddy HuniMhaii played second without un
error in last Wednesday's Denver game.
Second Busoraun Wolchof the Milwaukees
is nick and Pottit is playing thnt position.
Farmer of the Apostles is ono of the host
catchers In thu league , and is also a first class
batsman ,
Mr. Bad Streak sticks to Omaha like the
old man of the sea clung to the ucelc of tbo
hopclessSiiibad.
Ted Kennedy is ono of the slickest con
fidence men in the country. Ilo has just
slirned to pitch for thoUubuiiuoulub.
Dummy Kyn did the best batting on the
last trip. In the series with St. Paul on ttio
homo grounds ho made his first homo run of
the season , and to say thut ho was tickled is
expressing it mildly.
Secretary Uocho claims that the M inueapo-
lls pitching talent is vary Inferior to that of
several other clubs in the association. This
statement confirms the idea that Sir Michael
knows nothing at all about it.
St. Paul is improving rapidly under the
new management , and must not bo considered
out of the raoo yet awhile. It Is just such an
aggregation ns the Apostles thut has beaten
many a good team out of championship
honors ,
Bausewine , the Apostles' new pitcher , has
a very sore urm , which accounts ( or his being
hit so hard. But ho Ls a flrst class pitcher ,
has great command of the ball , and , auovoull ,
has a head ou his shoulders that ho knows
how to use.
iNext Sunday Dave llowo's big brawny
mountaineers will run over hero .from DCS
Molnos , and struggle for mastery with the
Black Box. This will bo the .last pamo hero
until the 24th , when the Apostles will arrive
for their second series.
Omaha will surprise the natives In her next
regular homo scricj with one of tlio b est
known pitchers In the country. The deal 'f o r
his release has boon miiotly progressing for
several weeks , audit is at last about uu
assured fact that Omaha will got him.
The Cowboys will be hero fora game today ,
and a rattling ono it will be judging from the
KUIIIO they nro putting up at last. ICtmsus
Uity is now a good third and galloping f or-
ward like n thoroughbred. It Is an even hot
that she is volatile Urst team iu under the
wire.
The games scheduled for the local grounds
for this mouth and August uro as follows :
.fuly 0 , Kunsus City ; July 1U , Denver ; July
SM.aJamiar , St. Paul ; July at ) , 81) ) mid ill ,
Minneapolis ; August- ! l mid5 , Milwaukee ;
August ? , U and 10 , DCS Molnos ; August SO ,
27 nud 211 , Sioux City.
A gaino of base hall is never out until tlio
lost innu has been retired. This uncertainty
is the chief charm of the great imtional pas
time. It looks bad to see a team , when be
hind , begin packing their bate during the
last inning , ft is a sign of capitulation , that
is thut they have given up. Many a game is
hammered out in ihd last inning , and it is
just such work that sots the audlenco wild.
"Whisperings From the "Wheel.
Mours , Floschor , Domnaii and Pixloy re
turned from the St. Joe races this morning.
There is but precious llttlo of tlio poetry of
tiiotiou discoverable' la n woman upon a bi
cycle.
Both wheel clubs Fourth of Julyod out of
the city , and , from reports , most onoyably ]
and profitably.
The Omahiis must get an improved move
on them or the Apollos will leave them cut of
sight ou their rival scorches.
Billy Townsend can bo seen almost liny
evening sailing through the streets on his
tuudein. Billy , however , makes his fnlr com
panion sit behind.
There is a rumor oozing about the club
headquarters that ono of the most poimlnr
members is to marry when tholoavoAurn
yellow and sore.
A business meeting of the Apollo club has
been called for Monday evening at 7 : ! W , All
the members aru urged toatteutlns Important
business 1s to come up.
The Apollo club run to Honey creek today
will bo attended by n largo nunibor of the
numbers .as this is the finest , most delightful
run within a radius of 100 miliu.
I'orrlgo's three-man club is doing more
riding thun any club Iu the city. It has a
great future , nud Is the only club hero that
exucts u line for uon-atUmdunco at club runs.
G. Mlntern Warden , the world-renowned
hlll-clliubcr , and the inuu who would ride
over l'upocutn ] > utl If necessary , In hts 'mind ,
1ms been .spending a short vacation iu this
city.Tho
The Now York athletic club seems to think
thut AVindlo will heat Lumsdca out of sight ,
hut the Oiniha boys who have seen Lums at
work say , "Walt until they coma together
nud Frozzy will show the Mflbury man u few
jwluts la racing ho husu't seen yet. "
The League of American Wheelmen meet
nt Niagara fulls this August promises to bo
the lurgost and best over held. Ono notice
able feature in all meets now is the total
absence of professional rulers , nnd the new
rule "plnolng a time limit on short races will
prevent loaling and make all races red hot
irom start to finish.
The Apollos first club race , which toolc
place over the Omnhii-Couiicll Bluffs course ,
was a corker. The course Is flvo miles in
length and well calculated for speeuy time.
The contest in question was won by Louis
Homelier , with Deal Wertz second. Time 10
minutes and 17 seconds. There will boon-
other race ovfrtthls course , ngalnat time , next
Saturday evening.
Ian quiet little scorch over the boulevard
the other evening between the Omaha nud
Apollo club nieinbors the latter unquestion
ably bad n triilo the best of it. These two
clubs would to ale { a great mco if they could
be matched. The Omuhos mustn't turn up
their nasal organs nt the Apollos on account
of thulr stipuisod luvcnesconco , for there's
too good sturf hnrbng them , ami the Mlttnucrs ,
Townscnds , Morris' nnd others must keep
their weather eye onon always for the Pis-
loy , tlio WcrU1 nnd tuo Flesahors.
Twonty-sov , < jn juembcrs of the Omnha wheel
club went to Fremont , ou the aiil , eleven
going on thfch" wheels , leaving nt4 p. in.
and arriving at > Fremont at 8 : ) p. in. They
were royally entertained by the Fremont
wheel club and the citizens In general. The
two-mllo rnco was the boat attended attrac
tion there , the streets being packed with people
ple for live blocks. Porterllcld , Mittuuor ,
Schnoll nnd Hhodes from Omaha , and Frank
Alloo of Fremont competed. The result was
Khoes first , Schnell second. Time OUO.
This was the ilr t raoo Alice ever lost , but
the Omaha boys worn n llttlo too swift for
him. lUiodes also captured a gold modal in
the 100 yards foot race , and a gold medal in a
short byko race. Ho Is ono of the best If not
tuo best out-door ruler in this vicinity. Ills
llunl spurts nre phenomenal.
SportM.
The Guto City nthlctlo club has died a calm
nnd peaceful death. Peace to its ashes.
Jfick 1'rlncc , in a match MCO of twenty-five
miles against Lily U'lllinms at St. Joe , on
Sunday last , won by n bare half wheel's
length , which was In nil probability ar
ranged before the race started.
Wood duck and some mallard nro breeding
at Ilonoy creek lake this season. Just north
of this llttlo clipw of water is a long roach of
low lying , boggy meadow and woodland where
the birds havo'sccreted their nests ,
The snipe mid plover hnvo at lust about all
Joined their congeners among the swampy
brakes and lagoons of the far north , and like
Othullo , the sportsman's occupation bus ROIIO
until tlio autumi' ' time comes again. But ns
u consolation the piscatorial season Is now at
its height , nnd the anglers are departing for
and returning from the adjacent lakes nud
rivers every day.
Young squirrels , particularly of the fox
species , uro reported in exceeding plentiful-
ness in thu timber along the Missouri six or
eight miles below tbo city. Young squirrels
are HIW when the alder berry is in bloom , and
as this hush is now a flowering It is time to go
a-gunnlii' . And what sport It is , a day's
squirreling in the odorous old woods.
It is not unlikely that Jim Slice of this city
and Clmrlio liudd of Dos Moinoa will coino
together in a KM live bird match nt no dis
tant day. Big Jim lias made great strides on
toward the claim of champion of tlio country
during the past six mouths , and the whilom
chiunplotis are nil after his scalp. It will
take the best of the whole bunch to down
him.
It must bo acknowledged but llttlo interest
in aquatics is manifest in Omaha , and on ac
count of unsult iblo adjacent waters , this is
very natural. The attempt made this spring
to reorgtmi/.o the Omaha rowing association
llushcd in tbo pan , as hus also the effort that
tended toward a rcg.itta at Manawa. It is
an honest mid healthful sport , und should
always bo encouraged.
Horsemen are still busy tracking their
flyers at the fair grounds , and almost every
evening the course is the soono of any num
ber of spirited races between gentlemen own
ing fast roadsters. The grounds present a
very attractive appearance. The neatly
cropped grass , heavy foliaged trees and nont
and cleanly stables renders it a pleasant resort
for lovers of the turf Indeed. The fair
grounds course b , ono of the "very boat and
prettiest in tlio , country , as any turfman
familiar with the sanio will toll you. If that
won't answer , an early morning or un
evonjng drive tothis famous stamping ground
of the thoroughbred will convince uio most
skeptical of the truth of the assertion.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Will you plcnso state in SIMIA.T'S ' BEE
who stood first as pitcher la the National
league for 188 ! ) . Header , city.
Ans , Clarkson was unquestionably the
leading pitcher of the lenjjuo for 1830. Ho
led in pitching JJIQ largest number of games ;
iu having the bust porcontugaof victories ;
the smallest average of earned runs of his
plteliing , mid was prominent in tlie other
nvSragcs. Kcefo of 'the Now York ? stood
second , nnd Welsh of the same club third ,
with Bufflnton of the Phillies fourth and
lladbouruo of Boston fifth.
Please state iu Sunday's BKK whether the
game of base ball was played first in Englander
or tills country , and whcu and where it orig
inated. Warren , U. P. Headquarters.
Ans. It appears to ho very certain that
baseball was originated nud first played
in America at the beginning of the present
century , although there Is no authentic rec
ord ol this.fact prior to 182o. There was little -
tlo interest taken in it , excepting
at colleges , nnd the game dragged
out nn inferior existence until 1815. It was
this year that marked practically the era of
organized baseball and Iho Knickerbockers of
New York were the first club. Their grounds
were the Elysian Held , near the city , and for
u half dozen years they played regularly. In
1851 oilier clubs were organized nnd in n few
years a dozen clubs wore in the Held , and
they have gene on Increasing in num
ber unlil nt the present day the
tolal runs up inlo Iho Ihousnnds.
The theory that the game had its Im
mediate derivation from the old English game
of "rounders" has many adherents up to the
present day , and , p'sr contra , there nro many
who deride the idea , and claim ii to bo u
strictly American game conceived hero ,
nurtured here , and brought to its present
high state of perfection. An examination
Into nil the existing records conclusively
shows that the hitter claimants uro correct ,
and that base ball is n purely American
game.
game.Will
Will you publish in Tim Ben the standing
of the different elubs of Iho National league
last season nnd on what date the season
closed } When did Low Brown , the old Bos
ton backstop , die , and was ho a former player
in this cityf Amnlour , Omaha.
Aus. Now York , Boslon , Chicago , Phila
delphia , Pittsburg , Cleveland , Indianapolis
and Washington. Low Brown .died January
10,1SSO. Ho never played in Omaha.
now must the pun ho hold by n man at the
score in live bird matches 1 Also pivo rule. *
governing a now * bird. Snap Shot , Grand
Island.
Ans. Iu any position , except ng.ilnst the
shoulder , until the shooter calls "pull. "
If the position is challenged nnd sus
tained the result of n shot , If n dead
bird , shall ] to dolarcd "no bird , "
If amissu "loat.hird. " The shooter shall
bo allowed another bird for any of the follow
ing reasons : For1'tiny ' defect in the gun or
load , causing It to''miss ' flro ; for unlntsn-
lional neglect io load his ( 'unt for uninton-
lional neglectto uiok a huinmor pun ; for un
intentional no locl to properly adjust the
safety Hilda on u hammorlcss gun ; provided
that. In single bird shooting , if the shooting
Is at traps sot In tUq segment of a elrclo , the
bird shall bo thrown from un unknown trap ,
to ho decided by 'the indicator ; It from traps
sot In n straight ijrio , the hlrd shall bo thrown
from the same tnjprat a different anglo , and
unknown to the isJiootcr.
There was great lillnrlly in the house this
afternoon when Mr. Walker of Massachu
setts , becomlm ? excited in the midst of his
silver speech , peeled oT ( his coat and threw it
on the chair behind him , says n Washington
dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. About that
lime Congressman Frank slrollod 'up to the
speaker's doslc and asked Mr. Heed If ho
could have a llttlo tlmo to tnlk on silver. The
speaker turned from his silent nnd sovcro
contemplation of Mr. Walker's undlgnltlod
appearance , and ssld :
"You can have uonw tlmo , Mr. Frank that
Is , upon n condition. "
"All right , " ronlled Mr. Frank. "What Is
Iho condition I"
"You must promise mo , " said the speaker ,
In his most solemn manner , "that you will
keep your trousers on. "
There may ho "sermons In stones , " but
don't imagine , friend , thut lucre uro "roc Us
in religion. "
PRACTICE DAYS AT BELIEVDE
How They Are Passed by the Bocoud Infantrymen -
trymon at tlio Eiflo Riugo.
DAY DREAMS AND BULLS' EYES ,
What It Kciiulrcfl to Make n Sharp *
shooter and the Attention lie-
stownd Upon the Work hy Onl-
ucrs anil Men.
Bellcvuo rlflo range I
In thcso days of midsummer It is pleasant
now and then to Blurt away from all the
hustle , the trouble , the worry , from nil the
cares of the city , aud Just for an hour or two
seek some place of cjulctudo where day
dreams may bo dreamt , romances reviewed
and 11 Co lived over again.
Buch a place is afforded at the outskirts of
Bellevue rlllo range Just after sunset.
The guns thnt hnvo been emitting bullets
nud sounds all day have censed their noi.su ;
relrual has sounded ; the ofllccrs and men nt
tlio range are at supper , a sweat silence hangs
over the plnue , and there Is nothlug loft for
the lol tcror to do hut to lean on his elbow out
there under the trees and dream.
What a beautiful place the range Is 1
There it lies in the shadowing twilight ,
nearly fifteen acres of level ground , without
so much as a hummock of grass arising from
it. fringed on every side with trees , through
whoso dense follngo the winds whisper sweet
stories to each other.
On the northern edge , high bluffs overhang
tlio river. The murky turbulent river ap
peal's like a peaceful hike in the early eve
ning. There is a bend in the river hero und
the water seems lo glldo around the curves
like the trend of n pretty story.
A half mile below Is the litllo brown sta
tion \vhcru the Iralu slops lo permit , passeng
ers for the village qf Bellevue to light. Far
up the river arises tbo smoke from the fac
tories of Omaha.
Hero it is that the department of the Platte
of the United Stales army holds Us annual
competition In marksmanship.
Karly in May live companies of the Second
Infantry leave Fort Omaha and go to this de
lightful spot for rifle practice. They remain
there for a month or so nnd then the other
live companies supplant them. The regiment
is divided Into two wings and the loft wing
is there now. It consists of A , B , O , K and
O companies. Major Butler Is in command
of the range. The oftlccrs of A company are
Captain Mills and Lieutenant Brookmlllor ;
of B company , Captain Dompsuy and Lieu
tenant Mallory ; of 0 company , Captain Uat-
ley and Lieutenant Wilson ; of 13 company ,
Captain Ilino.of ; 0 company , Captain ICel-
Inr and Lieutenant Waring.
These will leave tlio r.mgo on the 14th of
this month , and on the 'Jlh ' the annual com
petition of the department will begin.
This year the cavalry nnd Infantry compe
titions will be united and tnoro than ono hun
dred nnd seventy-live oillccrs and men will bo
iu attendance.
At present the camp , as fur as supplies and
general arrangement is concerned , is in
charge of Lieutenant Armsinitli , quarter
master , through whose courtesy a Br.i : repre
sentative wus shown about tlio range last Fri-
dav.
dav.One
One could not but remark Its sanitary ad
vantages. Tlio camp is drained into deep ra
vines on Iho eiislovn nud western borders.
The company streets nro perfectly clean , and
even about Iho kitchen fires not a crumb of
bread or an old bone is to bo soon. The tents ,
creeled beneath trees ou the northern border ,
are typical of cleanliness.
And the bakery I
It would make a housewife's heart ghid to
sco that.
The oven is perfect ; the kneading tables
are as white as a plastered wall and in tbo
center , piled high , are loaves and loaves of
sweet , white bread.
Near hero nro tents holding the commissary
stores , the targets , ammunition mid rations.
Up and down trend thn guards.
The trumpet calls to regular duty.
There is work hero , but oven witn work ,
the soldier cannot but feel , in such a.delight
ful spot , that lie is enjoying a furlough.
But few people outsido.of military circles
are aware of the wonderful skill and prcll-
cieney acquired In rillo practice by the
regular army of tlio United States. In this
respect it Is superior lo any army Iho world
has over produced. This has been , accom
plished by thorough instruction , careful
practice , zeal and energy and an earnest do-
Kiro to make the system omploj-cd in tlmo of
peace of practical application iu tlmo of war.
The present system is the work of Cuptnin
Stanhope E. Blunk , ordnance department U.
S. A. , formerly inspector of small arms prae-
tico at the headquarters of Iho army. The
course of instruction consists of three divi
sions.
First , preliminary drills and and oxorcises.
This includes sighting drills , position and
aiming drills , gallery practice and general in
structions.
Second , individual practice at known dls-
tanco and in skirmish firing.
Third , rnngo or field piMutico of the com
pany as a body.
In known distance flrimj , the target used
for 200 or ! l)0 ( ) yards , is a rectangle 4 feet wide
and Ii feet hlull. The bull's eye Is nn ellipse
8 inches In diameter. The target used for
5'50 or ( JOO yards is a square 0x8 with u bull's
eye 18 inches in diameter.
The long range target is used for nil dis
tances above (10 ( ( ) yards und up to 1,0(50 ( yards.
It is ( i feet high by 12 feet in width , foot
and il inches being the height of the bull's '
eyo.
eyo.Tlio skirmish turgels nro iron skeleton
frames , representing the outline of a soldier
in the tiring positions , standing , kneeling nnd
lying prone. They nro covered with clolh and
with blnck papar , cut as silhouettes iu the
&hapo of the frames.
In company skirmish practice the number
of figures employed equal the number of men
firing. Companies flro by volley at 000 , 800
and 1,000 yards. At ( iOO yards the firing will
bo from a sitting or kneeling position ; at 800
yards , irom a prone position , and at .1,000
yards , from nuy lying down position. The
targets for vollov llriug are silhouettes , in
three lines , in closed order , the first line
formed by sixteen lying down figures , the
second line by sixteen kneeling figures , ten
yards in the rear of Iho first line , and the
third line hy sixteen standing figures , twenty
yards ia the rear of the line of kneeling
llgurcs.
In record practice , nt known distance , re
cruits and soldiers in their second season's
course flro forty shots each nt ! 20 ( ) , UOO , BOO
and 000yards. If the soldier In the second
season's course makes a total of 010 points at
the four Hinges above mentioned , his practice
will bo extended to 800 yards , , forty uhots
being fired at that distance. Soldiers who
have in former ycnra completed the second
season's course nro in the subsequent sea
son's course,1 , nnd llro twenty shots at 200 , HOO ,
500 nnd GOO yards. AH men making a totid
score of ! )20 ) points nro sent to 800 yards for
practice at that rnngo.
Next comes the Individual skirmish firing
for record. The tin-gets used are silhouettes ,
each soldier having ono of the standing ,
knccllne and lying down figures grouped to
gether for a target. The mon , In squutls of
eight or sixteen , are deployed as skirmishers
nt ubout six hundred yards from Iho targets.
At the command , "Forward , march. " the
line advances in quick tlmo , then In double
time ut thu proper command. The next com
mand is , "Skirmishers , halt , " immediately
followed by "Commence firing , " Sights nro
adjusted uud the proper portion taken by the
skirmishers. The firing may commence at
any time after the last note of "commence
linug. " After nn interval of thirty seconds
"Oaso firing" is sounded , und the llrlng is
discontinued with the last nolo of lhat com
iniuul.
The line again advances In Iho same man
ner as before the first halt , until the succeed
ing halt Is ordered.
Five halts are made in advancing towards
the targets , two shots uoing llrod at ouch
halt. Having approached within nonrly two
hundred yards of tno Bllhonoltos , the signal
"To the roar , march , " is sounded , when the
marching to the rear and the Wring is con
ducted in tbo same m minor us iu the advnnco.
'Fivo halts are nmdo in retiring , making a
total of ten halts , and twenty shots fired con-
'stltute ' ono skirmish run.
Soldiers In the second season's course make
four skirmish i-uns , while these in Iho subse
quent season's ' course make but two runs.
In counting thu number of points inndo by
each skirmisher , n hit in the stmdlng : figure
counts ! l , In the kneeling figure > , and iu the
lying down figure 5 ; while in thu firing al
the largo target al the known distances SOO ,
300 , 500 , 000 und 800 yards , a "bull's eye"
WE THANK YOU , GOOD PEOPLE. \
We offered to make gar
ments to order at about
cost , to keep all our tai
lor's hands employed this
summer ,
Orders came in more
abundantly than we ex
pected ; we thank you ; not
so much for the orders , as
there's little profit in them ;
but for the expression of
your confidenccwhich we
have strivcd to merit , and with which we will
never play fast and loose ,
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER WE WILL MAKE TO
ORDER ;
Usual Our $25 Suits for $20. Winter Weight
care . Our $30 Suits for $25. goods
and Our $35 Suits for $30. if you
Trimmings. Our $45 Suits for $35. prefer them.
Trowsers , $5 , $6 and $8 ; worth a good
more. Please remember there is money to be
saved ; we'll use no more printer's ink ever this
sale.
NICOLL THE TAILOR
14O9 Douglas Street.
eounls ! 5 , n "ccnlcr" 4. on "Inner" 3 and an
"oulcr" a.
In the second season's course nn aggregate
of 1000 will bo required for imallllcation us a
sharpshooter , T''O for a marksman , tV)0 ) first
class , and 1(50 ( for second class. All others
firing and having a tolal.of less than 4(50 ( are
denominated the third class. In the subsc-
aucnt season's course , the soldier fires only
one-half as many shots ns in Ihe second son-
son's course , therefore only one half of the
above aggregate is required for sharpshoot
ers , marksmen , llrst , second and third class
men. In the Individual figure of merit the
different classes are counted as follows :
Sharpshooters a 0 each.
Marksmen 100 each.
First class CO each.
Second classs 10 ! each.
Third class 10 each.
In company skirmish practice four skir
mish runs are made , and the tolal of the four
runs dlyidod by four , will give Iho average
jiorcentago of Iho comnany in skirmish firing.
The average percentage of the volley firing
is determined in a similar manner ,
nt each of the ranges (500 ( , 800 and 1,000 yards.
Then the average at 000 yards , the average at
800 yards and the average at 1 , ( ) JO yards uro
added , divided by three , which gives the gen
eral average of nil the volley firing.
The following is an explanation of how the
percentage or general llguro of merit of n
company is determined. Supposing a com-
pang ( leaving out the recruits not counted )
consists of forty men classified ns follows :
Sharpshooters 10xKV : ) 2,000
Marksmen 15x100 lr > 0. . )
KlrstOluss fix 00 IWO
Seuond OliiHS fix W 150
Third Glass 5x10 W
Total mnnbcrof nien,4" ) . Total count , 4,000.
Dlvido 4,003 by 10 ( tlio number of mon fir
ing ) uud wo have 100 as the average percent
age. Suppose thnt the average company
skirmish llguso of merit is 50 per _ cent and the
average of company volley firing 00 per coat.
"Now wo have Iho individual llguro of merit
of 100 , as stated above , but in oiilor to deter
mine the collective llguro of merit wo add the
skirmish poiYcntngo (50 ( per eeut ) and the
volley firing ( tiD per cent ) and divide the sum
{ ill ) ) ' by two , which gives us fin per cent in
the collective Uguro of merit. Now add Iho
Individual figure of merit (100 ( per cent ) to
the collective flguro of merit ( r > 5 per cent ) and
divide the sum (155 ( per cent ) by two , which
gives us 77.5 jicr cent ns the general
llguro of merit of the company. This uielhod
of determining the preccntago Is long
andsomewhul complicated , but Iho object is
to give all nnmnor of liring its proper value ,
nnd demonstrate that a company lias to bo
skilled in shoaling at all ranges nud under all
conditions.
Tlie following are n few scores mndo at the
Bellevue rillo range during the present
month by enlisted men of the Second infantry.
There are many other sjores equally as good ,
but these are given in order to show that out
of a tolul of IfiO shots llred hy six different
men , at different ranges , 80 of the shots
having been tired at SOU yards , not 0110 shot
was fired which would nJb have killed u man
nt thut distance.
! tH HM
NAHB. yil.i. yds. jrdx.
KorKonnt Carper 55111 nTis
I'rlvulu Illaan .UI.Vi .MAM
Horccnnt lluiilun 55V > 5 , 'i.ViJI
1'rlvato Schuuinlirood I5TI5 , iVil.'i KUVi
I'rlvrtta CiMiltor. . . . . . . Sli.V , ' ] , VVI U5IK
Son.1'iint Olilur ( IIM .VVull
- -
A V'OUNQ 1U2IIO OF I'liU B1UBKT.
How a Youii ; ; IJootlilack Stopped a
Dangerous Ilmmwny on the HrlclKO.
"Ding , dlnp , ding1 , " mug the electric
pong nt the .Now York tonnlnus of the
Brooklyn bridge just nt the biiHiest hour
of un nftoi'iioon , Bays tlio Now York Tri
bune. IJonrly all In the grout throng
thnt was pouring inlo tbo entrance turned
tlioir bends us tlioy hoard tbo impetuous
nolo of warning. Wliut was this gong ?
Why was it Boundedr1 Few in tbo crowd
know ; but instinctively they scorned to
feel Ibutsomotlilnjrsoi'ious had occurred.
Instantly the policeman whoso duty it
is to watch tlio carriage exit nt tbo
northern sldo of tbo tormlmw bad run to
tbo strongly conHtnieted gate tin-own
back against tbo building , and had un-
fnstuned it ready for closing ,
"Thou tbo word passed : "It'sn runaway
on tbo bridge , and It's coming this
wnyl"
In another inlnuto the crowd , spring-
in ? up , us It were , from the ground ,
blocked Park Ilow. Several polleoinon
strove vainly to keep the people back
from thu end of tlio driveway. Nocka
were craned nnd eyes voro Btrnlnod to
catch a glimpse of the horse nnd wagon
which was just coming into vlow at tbo
top of the long Htrotuh of paved approach
to tbo brldgo.
"Horo bo comesl" was tlio cry from a
thousand throats , and people Involun
tarily drew back , ns If to avoid tbo
crash which might come latoi1 on. The
hor.so , it could bo noun , wax on a tloiid
run , but so far away was bo that bo
only Hooincd to bo moving slowly.
Thou it could bo seen that n young
man sat in tbo driver's sent and hold
tbo rolns. Ills foot were firmly braced
uguinnt tbo footboard , bin lips were Hut ,
and bo was oxortlng nil bis strength to
slop the mad oiinibh or tbo hoi'ho , Hut
the incline is steen , tbo animal had
evidently "lost lua bead , " nnd
was now ( lushing to his certain
destruction in an excess of mad
to 1'i'or. Thd policeman , with his hand
on tlio gate , began slowly to close it. Jt
was his intention , should the animal not
bo stopped ; to shut it in his fnco. People
ple Logan to picture to themselves the
crash , and turned away tholr heads in
horror. There was profound silence in
the awestruek crowd broken only by dis
connected exclamations , and above all
the Importunate "dingding - , ding" of
the gong.
Down the long incline eamo the fright
ened steed , his blnok coat bespattered
with foam , and swayed from side to side
by the f run tie efforts of the young driver *
to slacken his gait. In some of thcso. ' "
lurches the borne and wagon narrowly'
missed striking the teams drawn up nt
the sides ol the driveway. Prom a cub
standing a few hundred feet up tlio
driveway could bo henrd the hysterical
screams of a woman. Still the liorso had.
not Blackened his speed. The policeman \
closed the gate nnd tlio crowd drew > r
back , as if impelled by ono will , holding
Its breath.
Tlio horse had reached the stone bal
ustrade that walls the driveway for tbo
space of about ono hundred feet from the
sidewalk. A bare-logged bootblack ,
whoso face showed pule beneath its coat
ing of dust and grime , was seen standing
on the balustrade. Suddenly the boy
was soon to spring into the driveway in
front of the plunging liorso. Ho seized
the tightened reins close to the bit , and
raising himself from the ground hung at
the horso's head. A shout wont u from
the crowd. The horse made several
more plunges , then swayed from side to
side , and finally bloppod stock-still with
in a few feet of tlio stout bars of the gate.
The gong ceased ringing. Five minutes
lutor the entrance to the Bridge had re
gained its usual uppounuico and no ono
m the hurrying crowds would have jT 1
guessed that It had boon the scene of r
act of heroism.
AVOOUEN 1'IKS TJ1A.T HIND.
The Projected I'lin-Ainoricnii Kail-
road in Hiftli Favor.
"The projected Pan-American rail
road will roooivo strong support in Cen
tral America , and the loading men of
that country are enthusiastic over tlio
steul bands which will join North and
South America. "
This was mild by Manuel Soto , ono of
the richest planters of Guatemala , says
the Chicago Tribune , who was at the
Palmer the other day.
"In Central America , Mexico anil
Columbia , " lie Bald . .furthoi"it is fully
recogni/.od that the I'an-Ainoricnn roiul
would do more for all parties concerned
than any other ono thing. Something
lias beou uccomplinhod ulrondy. Thu
line from the Atlantic to the Interior of
Costa Illon will be finished in a few _
weeks , and in about that time the lines
in Nicaragua and Guatemala from tlio
Pacific to the gulf will bo completed.
Other important lines are almost lln-
isbod , nnd before uuliunii there will bo
good facilities for transportation over
thoCenlral America. The ililllcultloa
in building the road can bo overcome.
It Is not nearly so largo nn under
taking as the Nicaragua canal , and
und the work is progressing in a way
that is exceedingly promising. It was
thought at first tlmt Iho Central Amorl- _ Mf- .
can roads could not bo Imllt. Now-t1ii > *
entire country is spanned with tracks ,
and that will bo a great help to tlio Pan-
American system. The big enterprise
will also bo bonefltted by the union of
the Central American states , which will
bo concluded in September. That will
HIIVO the trouble of going to ouch state
for concessions , and no potty jealousies
will bo encountered. For ten years the r
different states will bo united and there f
will bo only ono government with which /
to settle questions. That will bo as holp-
fnl to the road tw anything. From the
IIvo presidents of the dilTuront states ono
will bo chosen as the president of the
Central Ainorican republic. Ho will lx
in oflleo ono year. The liomeof tbo presi
dent will bo the capital city , and all tlio
states will liuvuopiml chances. "
1409
DOUGIAS---STREET.
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On account of our largo
nml increasing'Trnc'ticov
'
wo have UKMOVKD to
moro npncious nnd con-
vonlont ofllccs.
Drs. Betts & Betts ,
1409 Doufjlas St Omalia. Nelx