Nebraska Newspapers

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TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAILA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 3 , ISQO-TWELYE PAGES.
"SPORTS OF THE DOC DAYS , :
& . Glorious Dny With the Upland
Plover ,
THE LATEST BASE BALL NEWS ,
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Gunners hereabouts nre hiving great sport
Just now with the upland plover. The birds
cnmo in about ten days since In unusual num
bers and today tbo prairies nro fairly svvniia-
ing with them in different loe-alltleo nlong
the old mlllfiry road , In fact , out on the open
plain in nlmost nn\ direction Some big bags
hnvo been tiinde- , and the birds 1110 being
shipped in In great numbers.
Hut few prnplo seem to understand that
the upland | lovtr , which It really the liarA
traminn sand piper , Is ono of the linist game
bhds that Hies. As a benne boiic-ho they nro
unsurpassed In the estimation of many gas
tronomes , nnd the liter coiisideis them
next in rank to tbo Wilson sulpo und the can-
vnsbiu.kil.ulr.
This Is just the "oason for shooting them
in this latitude , and they will leinuin until
the aiilvnl of .luck Kiost , when they
contiinio on to thi south.
Tlio habits of the bird nio peculiar. Ono
ine-xp < He-need inornltliologj would until tally
Idokfora plover of any species nlong the
shores of rivets cud lakes , or in thosvvnmpy
iroiass and low lauds Hut they me not to
bo found there , nt least in till" , legion Hero
thoj fre < iuent the wide , open i > lalns orthoup-
land downs , white the giass is short , but
tender nnd luxinlant. Agiln they nto often
found In lingo niuubcrs in the open hill pas
tures among the c.ittlo and In the newly
ploughed lie-Ids , wli'-ie they feed on the
counties ? lolcopterous insects which biced
mill abound thcio.
The w riter took a day oft Friday , and with
n friend of his inrller shooting dujs , put it
in among the plover out on the Military io.nl.
\Vohad gicnt spoil and made n bag bo-
twecn us of tvventv-four big , fal pipers ,
killing live at the Jlist Hie , wilbonl getting
out of the buggy.
The upland plover Is n wary and timid bird ,
hard to approach on foot , but perfectly In
different to n horse nud vehiilo. This len
ders their pursuit in thi' Aniinor w-ry eisy
and indolent spoit , jete..ta-dingly ngii-eable
The birds cannot bo said to feed In lloe-ks. for
w bile they gather together In large numbers
on the sumo ground , they do not follow each
othi'i-HUo gallinaceous bird * or act In concert
In nny way AVheii Hushed one bhd gets up
at a time , or rather every bird < r"ts up after
his own peculiar fashion and tiles olt uloiio on
a coarse nwny from bis relatives. 'Ihoy
ginvltate , however , and after mi entitle Illght
of some I'onsldcinbio length of time will join
incli other until they settle again. AVhUo
limning over the plain mid they go at n re
spectable gait , too-they nio al
most constantly sounding a soft ,
plantivo whistle , which Is a sure
warning that they nio about to take whig.
The hunter knows the sound well , and when
ho hears it ho mvnilnbly crouches low , hop-
_ lug to get a ciMik at them as they wheel and
convolute In thi-ir nirial leconnolssauco.
Wo weio driving along nn unfrequented
by-path , after having iniulo three or four
good hbots , when suddenly wo wore both
staitied by a very chorus of "toe-whectle-
tce-vvlieetlcs , " nnd quickly descried fully
thirty of llio jellow legs running In all di-
lections away from us. Wo hud evidently
Rtnttlcel the birds whllo they hud heon
quietly basking m the warm sunshine. Wo
quickly sprang from the buggy and got in
both bands ns the birds aioso , but only one ,
nnd that a wing-lipped hen , rewarded our
effort.
It vvas not certain who brought the bird
down , as we were both together when wo
tired , butmv friend ran to gather the wounded
plo\cr. Hut ho found it no easy task , for
the little hen started oft llko a diminutive
ostilch , and It was a hard ebnso for a
couple of hunched yards , when tbo bird sud
denly dl.snppfiued as e-ompletely ns if she hml
been resolved Into the oiiglnnl elements.
Jack win nonplussed , and 1 hurried for
ward.
"Where is she ! " I asked.
"You tell , " replied ho , ns ho gnzotl in won-
( lernient nil about the sp t.
Wo bud no dog , of course , for n dog would
bo a hindrance at plover shooting , and theio
was nothing to do but bunt nnd solve the
mystery ourselves. After fully fifteen min
utes bad been sjiunt In scrutinizing the HUlo
tults of grass and brown hollows lying all
about us , Juck suddenly called.
"Look here. "
" tl hurt led over to him and ho pointed at bis
feet , nnd there , nestling closely to a
Dig blown clod , lay the plo
ver , her beautifully mottled plumage
assimilating so jieifcctly with the leadm
cm th anil rufous colored grasi , that not ono
pah of ejcs In a thousand would have discov
ered her.
The iiplnud plover Is n queer bird in many
other respects , It 1ms the laculty of guaglng
tbo range of n shot gun better than any bilil.
ta\c tbocanvns back , that I know of , ami
many nshotvvo needlessly tlnow wavntblids
tlushlngout of gunshot. They fly swiftly , nnd
when in the air look much larger than they
ruilly nio , owlnir to the grj.it length of their
sharp pointed wings. They are but precious
little larger than the jack-snipe , about an
even thing between thOMiipo and tbo wood
cock , but possess more gumption than both
of these excellent birds combined. The
plover , too , Is a provokingllttlorascal , nlwnvs
lying perfectly still , sort of sldo ways , whllo
you nro advancing on him , nnd then , Just ns
you arc counting ou a shot dead sure , you nro
htartied by that bad"too-wheotlc-leo-whcell"
nnd bo's off. Then touiid and round ho olr-
Ics , all about jou , but never quite within
reach ot your gun , and } ou might just as well
move on tlrsl as last.
The shooting is good Just now , nnd spoils
men , who long fora little excitement and i < -
cuperatlon , can Hml it In a dilvo over the bills
nnd across the prairies , ant where to tbo west
or northwest beyond the city limits.
Ilo Should Uo Called Down.
H is hlfh tlmo some ono was reading the
riot net to Dave I Jowo of Do i vor. Dave Is nn
intelligent , clover fellow socially , iiud'ls still
n good ball player , but ho has a baa habit of
-tputttng his foot In It , ov cry tlmo ho opens his
tiiouth. Ills brotherhood hlnthcry is down
right treason nnd If he persists in It ho should
bo kicked out of the Western association sans
ceiemonle. It Is all right , mind jou ,
for Uowo to sympathize with the brother
hood , nnd to feel for them nil ho can , but ho
Ins , no light so long as hols part owner and
the manager of n national agreement club ,
nnd milking his bread butter off of nntloal
ngieeincnt clulH , to bo disseminating his
brothcihood gull wticroverho mnv luipi > en tote
be. In Chicago the other day ho asseited
thut ho Intended to make arrangements lo
play exhibition games with the brothoihood '
dubs after the championship season closes.
Hut ho won't , and ho knows it. Ho would
(
like to , but ho dnro not. President
JlcCoimlck remnikcd yeslordny , nud '
with no little emphasis , too , that !
if Kowo played ouo single game ,
or nn inning even , with any brotherhood
club , that ho would be ousted from the west -
ern association qulcker'n scat , Howe does
nothing but mouth over the hrotbcihood , it
matters not to whom ho Is talking or where
Lo may be , It is the same old song , the broth
erhood Is the only legitimate base ball organ
isation on rnrth , and Is bound to succeed > ,
Whllo the National league is composed of ny a
lot of monlcd sharks anil amateur ball play-
. . trs , nnd must bo extirpated. Why don't
liowc leave Denver and the Western associa
tion , and join lib fortunes with the
fakirs if ho U so stuck on them ) It
docs seem that he ought to do this or put a pad
lock ou his chin , ns long as ho is a warty to the
gi cat national agreement anyway.
IJnv Id , jnst by way of admonition , a : lo
discretion onour part may be money In
four pocket , ou know ibo rocky condition
If thoeaino today ; you sco league alter
league golnf to pieces and the market becotnI I
ing glinted withpluvcrsmow and more oury \
day , don't jou I Well , just utncmber that '
there U a prosport of general ictroncbment
next season , which menus the lopping off of I
salaries , tlio shortc-nlm ? of circuits and '
nil that soil of n thing , nud whllo you uio 10-
llcitlnifovor tills piospect please nlso recol
lect that Denver Is a very out-of-the-way
point , and she might find her e-lf lloundcilng
hopelessly In the mulllgatawncy before she
knows It. Tbeienrca hnlf dozen llvo piom-
IMng cities within easy i each who would
Jam pat the clnnco of admission Into the
western association. Seol
Joe Wnlnli'n (5roiit (
You don't know , I suppose , how It comes
that the boya tuo nil hitting her out so hard
lately. Well , uhen they wcro off on their
last tilp , Joe Walsh saw a ciatc of bats In
Sam Mortou'8 cinpoilum up in Minneapolis ,
on the cover of which some stieotnrub had
scmwleel : "Those clubs nroloadencd wld
singles , doubles nnd tree-baggers send 'em
over to St. Paul' ' " This struck .Too wither
weirdly , and turning to Hiuir.ilimi , ho said :
"I s.iy. Hod , If these sticks 110 all loulcd
with hits what's tlio use in Icttla' 'cm go
over to St Pnul , why not buy 'em ourselves !
I'll ; betthcio Ian few homo luus in sonio of
thcin.too ! "
, . _ _ ,
You always did have a head on you , Joe , "
replied the captain , "nnd we'll ' Just look up
the malinger nnd nmko him buy the whole
outfit Ciaekv' hoiv wo will timho the lest
of these association dubs chiise themselves
from this on out1"
And otT they v out They found Leonard
at the hotel and told him of the aueor legend
on Morton's hits , nnd after a little further
persuasion ho went down and bought the
whole crate.
Now , jou nil know the secret. H isn't ' the
boys who are doing tin. slugging. 'J'ho hit *
arcill in their stick * , hiving prdhibly been
slniled there by bonio necromancer at the
factory.
Ho\v .Mitin Mipolis Ij st.
The following table will bo found interest
ing ns itshows the conipiratlvo strength of
the \ two teams In their recent series of games-
A.U. It 111 S.ll ij.ll P.O. A. i :
Omaha . l.-t , i ; : , ) H 11 81 . ! ' r >
Minneapolis 100 U : u 0 .1 81 .I'J 7
Kuned Uuns Omnlin 19 : Minneapolis 8.
Two Base Hits-Omulia 0 , Minneapolis S.
Thico 13iso lilts Omiti ? 0 ; Minno.ipolls 1 ,
Homo Huns-Omaha 'J ; Minneapolis ' , ' .
Huso on Hulls-OtI Omaha 11 , otr Minneapo
lis n. Struck Out-By Omaha 1-J ; b } Min
neapolis 10.
Jlot from the Hat.
The umpire hold a stumper to fear
Onvo decisions Unit couldn't bo fouler ;
AVhilotho pitcher kicked , hi tones loud and
clear ,
.And after the game filled himself up with
boor ,
And turned himself into a growler.
Old you ever see greater stops or prettier
thiovvb than thee Elmer Clovolund is mak
ing !
C.iunv.m nnd Kearns both received checks
duilng the .ist week for hilling the § ) U bigu
in ccntci lirld.
la the game at Denver Sunday between
the Mountaineers and DCS Moints Hart and
Flood , the tuo pitchers , each made ho.no
runs.
Tommy Kearns still continues a piimo fn-
vouto. IIo nuulugs butib in it liom the
moment the umpue calls play until tlio last
man is out.
Mnnnger Tim Hurst , at the close of Thuis-
daj's game , said that the Omaha's \u'io m-
ilnltely stronger at the pie&cnt time than they
have been utany period cluiing tlio season.
The season Is more thin half over now and
the teams have rounded Into the homo-
stretch. What n clatter thcio will bo from
now on until they < omo in under the wire.
Heard that St. Joe is again figuring to put
back into tlio Western association , and Lin
coln , too. 15oth cities stand ic idy to buy out
Ues Molncs If she again takes u notion to soil
The Illack Sox took n little of the conceit
out of Klllcn , Minneapolis' now twirier List
Thursday. They only touched him up for
sixteen safe ones , including four doubles ,
twc triples unit u four-sackerl
There will bo a gicat crowd out today
piobably the star assemblage of the season.
Kverybody Is anxious to see thoMllwaukees ,
for they are curiosities , most all of them
coming from the tribe known us the lg ) !
Heads ,
Huss McIColvey and fnnillv li.ivo icturned
from quite nil extended visit In Uraddock and
1'lttsbnrg , l'i. Uuss saw both the National
l.C'U CIUL'S and the Brothers play ball while in
Leaguers outplnje'd tlio faklis ti-n to one.
When you arc looking at the Brewers this
afternoon , don't , , don't for heaven's sake fail
to see poor Tommy Man out in center Held.
Ho came o\or with the giraffe and the ihlii-
osorus In the ark , and has been playing cro
quet for neirly sixty jeai-s Up in Milwau
kee they think bo is u b.dl player.
Walsh's iccord in Thursday's gnmo was as
follows : 1'ivo times at tbo bat , one hit , one
run , ono s.ierillco , ono stolen bise , one put
out. tineo assists and no errors In the second
end St. Paul game ho was thivo times nt the
bit , nindo three runs , thico hltb , tUroo put
outs , three assists and no errors.
There is no denying it , but Captain Hunra-
lian's debut \ \ ith the Omahas marked n new
era in the g.imo here The boys have nil been
playing as If they had been Si'ipiunlr-d , and
the result is wo hnvo been winning a , nlco
string of vlctoucs. Ked's appolntincnt as
captain was another sensible mo\o on tbo
pa11 of Manage ! Leonard.
When Dave Howe is circulating his brother
hood lot , H should ho distinctly understood
that ho is speaking for himself solely. IIo
does not voice the sentiments of tbo western
association by along shot , or no very consid '
erable clement In the west , cither , for that
matter. Iliotherhood sypatbUers in this
neck o' woods are as scarce as lien's tooth.
\Vldlo the professional clubs are casting
their oycs over the country for pitching
talent , they should not fall to draw a focus
on Missouri Vnlloy. Tbo local team up there
has a pitcher in young lioymer who is un
doubtedly a comer. Ho has won la games
out of tbo 10 ho has pitched in , and hivailably
strikes out nnjwbeio from 7 to U mon pur
game. IIo Is as steady and tool as an old
head , has marvelous control o\or the ball and
is in fact u wonderful twiiler. If Anson
should once get his glims on Beymcr , Boomer
would have a Chicago uniform on before the
week was out. It might not bo a , bad tiling
for .Manager Leonaid to glvo the boy u trial
Ho'su Huslo , a lihines 01 a Nichols und don't
overlook it.
. All About the Amateurs.
( James today :
The Crane company's team vs the Models
of Blair , at Blair.
Tlio West Lawns nnd West Oinnhas at
Pic.ird'ft giovo.
'Die Diamonds nnd Acmes at Twentieth
nnd I'leno streets.
South Omaha Sobotkcrs nnd Shamrocks nt
Plnttbinouth.
The Citv Steams and Missouri Valley , nt
Missouri Valley. This is tbo deciding game
for supremacy , each team having scored a vie-
tory.
The Lincoln giants , the champion amateur
team of tbo state , , have disbanded. The
Giants were colored'but ball players , every
one of thorn.
Mnmiger Bert Wllklns of the City Steams
has signed Pattcr&on , formerly third baseman -
man for the Lincoln Giants , also Shortstop
Miller and Pitcher l'atter on of Plaits mouth.
The City Steams linvo experienced tough luck
tn holding their players tills season , for on
oyeiy trip they have lost ono or more players
by their being bigned by outside
clubs. They are in good form
now , however , nnd feel confident of being >
nblo to protect their claim on the champion.
bhln of Omaha against all comers. Their
roster of players is ns follows ; Llnahiin.
captain nnd catcher ; Hart I and Patterson ,
pitchers ; Uouman flrstv Flora second , Pat-
torson J , , third , Miller bhort , Butler loft ,
Purcell mldcllo and llurloy light.
Kittle , formerly with the nrofcsslonal
Omabivs. Is pitching for Nebraska City. Ho
occupied the box against the City Steams last
Sunday , and was bit for nlno singles , two
two-baggers aud u homo run , Ho struck out
but ' two men nnd gave llvo men bases on
bulls.
The ) Orines nnd City Steams play at the
hal park Sunday , August 17.
Lwov . , catcher of the Nonpuvlls , will |
likely go to Dhlr , mul Blair will get a groit '
little backstop In him.
Miller , llio crack Uvlrlcr of the Nebr.wlu
CUjs Is laid up with n lamonnii. Ho holds
the amateur strike-out record of the country
this season , having fanned twenty-two men
out of the twcutv-sovcn lu a iccont game. Ho
Is a left-hinder aud a promising one.
, rlhoinbOiilatc | of thoCdcn Musecs , Is piny-
Ing ] third for Nebraska Ulty in grc.it sliapj.
He Is also hitting her out. '
Oatewood , another Omaha bov , Is guard
ing second for the same team , and already
owns the town by rcisonof Ids excellent
work.
lllalr would hko to secure n number of
good plnjors.
The Nonpareils hive been unnblo to book a
single gime since July 4.
'I he Xcbr.iiku Cltys play a icturii gnmo
with the City Steams hew some tlmo lu
August.
Creighton , catcher for the Eden Miueo
fivaks , Is a promising jount ; plnjer.
frhi In Boymer and G irvor Missouri Vulloy
has a bittery that Is lit for fiuter eo-iip'iny.
Garvor Is a line catcher nnd Ueymeronoof
the ' best twblors In the west
Cusick und CJuivrr ot Missouri Valley took
Inw the Oinihu and Jllniioip : > lU games this
w cek.
Collins , i'itchor of this city , goes to tJliir
foi trial Sunday , uKo L.icey.
\VestLawin \ luvo n good man la Short
stop .MiL'iinn.
Me AiilllTu , late seeo-ul bnsemnn for the City
Steams , is plnyinir sc-cond for ( Jolden , Col ,
and In a leccnt gune seemed live bits e ut ol
live Mines at bat , his heavj stick work win
ning thei eraino.
Council Bin Its Is orjMiii/ing a toim and s ly
they me,1 bound lo do up the Onnilii elnbj.
'Ihey will have to luibtlo to do It , though.
Muupln , citi-hei foimeilv for llio I.iiuoln
giants , would lllco to Join soiHO good loam in
need of a catclioi Ilo Is n cuckoo.
I'ntlcison , thiul baseman , led Iho Lincoln
( flints in bat ing having an uveiago of neirly
.WJ. Ho has joined the City Steams , his old
team.
Why cannot Omnluliavo a park for ama
teur games the sainous Chicago , St. .Louis
mid otbe-r largo elllesl Amateur games lira
interesting : as league garner , and vvltli the
good teams la this city and state , it could bo
inaelo it success.
\Miisporing'-t I'roin the Wheel.
Captain I'merion Ins his called run card
on the press for August.
Council llliitl'shns nnitca iliuriblilng club
and its members are iiding well.
rjMostof tlio runs aio short , nnd should bb
bolter attended than thobo in July.
If the September tournament proies a suc
cess , Omaha is sure to have a cinder tniclt
next season.
The Apollos aie biiiijjlng out ionic good
ildors Dcnmn's time on the llve-mllo course ? .
1"J ! ! , will haidly bo bettued this season
Mr C. K nvans of London , Hug , is ruling
with the Omali i wheelmen and says the } are
equal to any of tbo Knghbh ntlcra on the
A hrgonumber of prl/cs hmobccn donated
for the touimuuont nnd Hi" s.ifo to say loj-
lesontiiig ut least SI,000. The ) me all hai.U-
some nndell rtorth winning.
Peulgo nnel 1'ortcifleld suiveycd a , mile
couroon Ihoadway lait week ; also ' , } j and
B , all straight awaj , so the hoys can get
wine idea how they 1110 lidlnghercr.ftor.
He0'ular monthlv aioctlug of tlio Ointha
Wheel CluU will bo held August n. Import
ant business in regaul to the tournament will
bo up , and all committees aio expected to
ropoil.
( iulte a largo party of Omaha wheel club
members had an outing atMan.iwaThuroda )
evening. They wore accompanied by l.idies
and a very enjoyable time was the icsult
all around
The eastern cracks are doinsr very little
towards lowering nny records just now , and
most of them are riillng very slow. Thodivl
sion championship lias only been run in a
very few Instances undci thrco minutes.
Long runs have teen a failure in July and
mileage will show up small. Last week's
run to Mtssomi Valley was a failures. The
moonlight trip to M mawa Wednesday even
ing , however , was arouser and o\cry one en-
jojed thcmsehos ilnmensely.
The monthly business meeting of the
Oinnha Wheel Club will bo held on next
Tuesday evening , and us the boys are full of
touinnmcnt , the nll-pre\ailing \ topic of con-
\orsitionatthoclubfor the fust two weeks ,
a rousing mooting of both active and asso
ciate members Is tiuticipiteJ.
Captain Ewuson leel sixteen members to
Munawalakoon a verj pleasant moonlight
lunlnst Wcdnitday evening. This tioplcal
weather Is rather severe foi long rides , but
Lieutenant Mittauer will comnnnel tlio run
to i'lattsinouth today and has ordeied a
cool noithern bicczo for tbo occasiony
Peingn's tlirco man club held a meeting
Satuulay evening All tbo inombcis woio
present , also the olllco cat. Uy aunnnlinons
vote the rules wore suspended and Mr U. 11 ,
Smith was elected an nctno member. IIo
took his Hist tun that evening A lesolution
was nlso pissed never la tbo fuliiro to run
over the old routes but to always hunt up u
jiewioad.
The ono out door tournament will
bring out more lideis than all
the indoor c\cr held in Oinnha , fev the
simple ) iciibon that all btand equal
show It was thought at Jirat that moat of
the old ilelcrs were not In tt , but they are all
training well and although the voung blood
aroildlng finely , } ou .still notice their shoil
wind , especially Just a little way from the
scratch.
On ono of Mittaner's ildesthrough the low
lands of the I'laito last week ho was startled
to hear n fiuiillir voice evidently coining
from sunflower pastiue , siiiKing , "Sho's
My Swccthe.ut. " On nppionchlng the spot
whence tbo bound pi acceded , it disap
peared with a hollow lost choul kind of a
gasp Ite.ilizlug I'ranlt's stiong prohibition
tendencies , those who have not been Oscar
lately bavo giave fe.u-s for the worst.
'I ho list of league clubs Ins been giowlag
less every year and It is to bohoiiod that some
practical scheme for retaining their member
ship will bo proposed. The present trouble
Is that all the members of a club must bo
mcmbeis of the league In eider that the club
nm bo a league club. This should bo modi-
lied so that a club containing a good proportion
tion of league members may roipbomo ben-
ellt.
ellt.A
A jolly party of tbo Onnha Wheel Club
boys "uiiil tbcir'lady friends went to Manuwa
lake hint Thunelay oveninp nndenjojcd the
boiling , the bathing and tlio toboggan
slides. Mr. Townsend likes tlio toboggm ,
be claims for it all the excitement of a safety
blcvclo without the attendant danger fioni
collision or dust strangulation , it is rumored
in cycling chcles that the noted "three-nun
club" has buried its constitution , bought
another tin pail and Initiated another un-
fortunuto in the ways that are elailc and
niysteilous. Hcnccfoith it will bo known to
fnmo as tbo big four club.
For the bonotitof joung lovers and public
safety all night ildeis should cairy nrulliopo
nnd when ncaring anj thing that looks un
seemly should herald their approach with a
bhrill blast , Ono jilght last WCOK as an
Omaha Wheel club boy was returning from a
club meeting ho overtook a cnriiago moving
leisurely along hi tlio shadow between two
elect rio lights , tlio lioiseb having everything
their own way , as well as the occupants of
the vehicle , and vvas startled to see \ \ hat ap
peared tn bo two lioads on ono pair of shout-
dors. Owing to the noiseless approach they
were not aware of nn nudlenco .until they
were under the glare of u street lamp , when
ho coughed and witnessed a transformation
scene thut would have iniulo IClmlty envious.
Apollo Club Notes.
The club nlilcago so far this month is 1,270
miles , making a total so far this year of 3,1.50. ,
Not so bad , Is itl
Jacob Knstman Is getting back In his old-
tlmo form , and these Inicrosted may expect
to heai from him In the near future.
Kvenlng runs kavouecomo quite promiiiPiit.
Iho A polios have 111100 u week , aud the
Omaha wheel club the saino number ,
The called run for today Is Glenwood. This
is a lice run , Ilia tv.'cnty-livo . uiilea south
cast of this city over some of the finest roads '
In the wost. '
All the fust ilders are training hnrd for I
tin wheel club tournament , Tbo Council
llluffs { ' COUMO Is lined every evening with
\vhcelincn \ ' ' ,
It sceirs after nil that Hell and Hu sell did
not e'et Iho Coliseum , but M. S. Lliul-
siy las lt\et , aud Is talking of another mon
ster exposition this fall.
Tin ) roads are In very bid condition nt pre
sent owing to the se'antamount of rain. 1 (
we donoth-ivesomo pretty soon riding will
have to bo suspended fern while.
A mooting of the Apollos Is called for to-
morioiv night at T'IJ sharp The election of
olllccrs for the rest of tnoj cur will take
place , and a full atte-ndnnco Is urged.
The run to Crescent City list Sunday was
enjoveel by twelve of the bov s. The-yspont
the day in ball plajIng , limning , Jumpingand
other sports. Cniitulii UeludoriT iie'ervcs
ciedlt for the excellent manner in which tbo
run vvas conducted.
Mr. Die-key , ono of the Apollo members ,
will start tills morning at 7 a m. slurp fora
U lp across tlio state of Iowa IJo expects to
aveiKgo about sevcntv-iivo miles a day. Ho
will undo Vellsei the Hist day The.'club
will accompany him ns fin as OlcMiwoud ,
wheio they expect to arrive at noon , taho
dinner and return.
The third club rico of the Apollos was run
lastSaturdnv evening ovcrthpCouncillHults
comsc Thuio was ( litiioa number wuoeinl
men rode over the bnlgo to witness the
event , vvhicli was tin ' \liilniatlng one.
Hufi'ico Rhodes started the men oft at
7:5(1 : ( Theio woio six staitors , taleteller
PLxley , Wort/ , Potter , Detunau and Tnirger
It was n beautiful lace fiom stint tollulsh ,
and was won by Fletcher , \Vert , : second , Pix-
ley thirel , Dcntnin fourth. 'Ihis gives
Flotehoi 11 p ilnts , WerUPixlovr. . , and
Ucnnrin 5 Tlio next coi.test takes plueo
nt t Suturdaj cvcnliifj at < I ) p. ui. sharp.
ItaocVeclc it
A liiivo number of Oniihi boisemon will
attend the co nins meeting of the Nobraski
association of trotting horse bi colors , which
will bo hold at Fall-bury , th'u st iton TUOJ-
ehi > , Wednesday , Thursd ly , IVUUviind Sat-
urdav , the I'.lth , 2Jth.1st , J.'d and -J.tdof this
month Sccietary D. T Hill of Syiauuse ,
wiltos Tin. Bu : tint they live looking forvvnul
to the most successful meeting thaiissoclaUoii
bus over held The citi/ous of l\ilrbuiy nnd
thosuriojiidiin ? cjuutiy nrj taking roat Interest -
torost in tbo catoipriso , and will strain every
neivo to unilto it worthy of widespread at
tention Thcio are 114 nominations , which
is fir in excess of any previounneetmet in
the state. Ucsldcs the leguhr schedule
ovi nts , there will also , In nil likelihood , boa
number of private matches and a sweep
stakes or two.
Still Alter .Ur. Pulley.
Col NCII. lli.urFIn ) , Auyust 2.To the
Spoiling Editor of TiiLBnr As I hive re
ceived no response from Air t'ulloy's friends
orbackcis and fearing that they tniy have
failed to c itch on to mj diall-tn - o of the U'Hh ,
will you please insert the fdlovvintjln Sun-
dav's I3i'i : :
If Mr Pulley wants a race f will oblige Win
bj matching against him a l\v ) lui'dij of ago
for a UK ) . 12.1 or IV ) yard r.ur for * . 100 up to
§ . " ( m I'ullev bus issued .1 ihailcngo himself ,
and he should cither stop foiwivd now , or ac-
knowlc'dgo that it was only ft Mult on his
ptut I moan business strictly , do you under
stand , Mr. 1'ullo ) J
Liov LD/JIII , Splinter.
You Gel 'Ili.it lint ?
Cot-M-ii. BM IT * , la. , August 2. To the
sporting Editor of Tun BIT'One Ingiam
of j our city , gave an alleged bcneli show f loin
.Tune 10 to 11 last and my fox terrier took
first prUc , consisting of eliplonia , silver cup ,
dog collar smd gentleman's hat ( these prizes
weio all plven by dlfferei.it merchants of
Omaha ) , liecclvcd all but tbo bat , which
has been promised niimv times.
It is not the vnluo of tbo hat I care for , It Is
the principle , and ho way this follow eon-
ducted the distribution of pikes.
If nil wcro treated as I have been , Omaha
will never have a Ural-class bench show , as I
for ono will never again enter any of my
dogs under such management.
Kindly explain through join-columns why
exhibitors weio heated in this way.
Tmo. Biur.
Questions and Answers.
If you can do so I wish jou would inform
mo thimiph Sunday's Ur.i. whoio I can line !
comfortable quuitcrs and good fly ilshlng for
tiout in northern Michigan There is a pai ty
of six of us going up fiom this city this
month and wo aio unceitaln Just vvhoro to
go. I aalc Walton , Omaha
Ans This is a bad mouth for fly fishing
in Noith Michigan or anjwhc-ioelsoforthat
matter. Tbo tiout only fiequcnt cieep water-
during this month , and catches are scarce
and angling difficult If jou woie acquainted
with all the pools and spring holes In a tiout
stream's course , and clioso to pedestrianl/o
all day , you might in-iko a tolerable Kill. You
can hu-dlygo amiss In northern Michigan.
Go vh the Central railroad to Otsego , thence
by wagon cither noith or e.ist or west , and
> ou will strike tiout waters hi abundance.
Go to Travers , Manistec , Alpcna , or In fact
any point contiguous to ths wilderness e-oun-
tiy nnd j-ou will not go astiay. You will
find gieat black and yellow boss fishing in
any of the lakes this month.
What has beeotno of the Omaha rifle club )
Do you consider n Itemlngton illlo as accurate
as \Vlnchcster , Slovens or Coltl Who
holds the 200 yauls record elf-hand ; KiUV-
man , Council Bluffs.
Ans It has disbanded. The rifles you
mention are all first class ono about us ac
curate as another. Tlio highest score record
off-hand at a Standard American tiugetis 03 ,
made by E , P. Hlchaidson , of Lawience ,
Muss , on two occasions. This score hasnlso
beenmadoby G II Wcntworth of Dover ,
N H , and C. M. Hill of Lawrence , Muss.
Suppose Minneapolis ami Milwaukee , or
any other two clubs , for Instmco , should tie
for tlio championship at tlio end of the season ,
how would the question bo settled 1 What
has bcconio of Pitcher ICittlo , or Mr. 1'otts ,
us TIIU Bu , culled IdmJ Amateur , city.
Ans Hy nn extra scries of games bo-
twecn tbo two teams. ICittlo was released
two weeks ago.
Uld Roams hit tbo $5J sign lost Sunday ?
A. J.city.
Ans IIo did.
ICI'idly ' inform mo In Sunday's Bran how
longloo Miller was under eoitract wita the
Omaha clubf 0. N , L-Yemon' " '
Ans About seven months. "I
Please state in Suniliv's IJcc whether or
not Sovvders , who pitche.l for St Riul in
ISSr-'SS , pitched left handed ! J. T. Lewis ,
U. P. Accounting Dopt.
Ans. IIo did not. The Sawders you refer
to h Billy Sawders , now with Omaha.
Johnny , bis brother , now with the Brooklyn
brotherhood club , is a left-hander.
Tosottloa hot , ploiso glvo the date of the
Sulllvan-Uyun light which took place at
Mississippi City , La.-A Header , O Noill ,
Neb.Ans. . Pobruary 7 , 1SS3.
tf In a thrco-hnndcd g-amo of euchre ono
plnjer is out nnd the other tw'ollnish the
gnnio , under the chcumstiinces docs a
"march" score three ? Li Leopold , City ,
Ans. No. A "inaich" In < 1cut-throat"
euchio is two points. Tbcro are no tegular
rules governing the game , however ,
Dr. Bh-noycuics catarrh , Boo
A wild story comes from Natal to the ef
fect thntsoina ono is floating n company In
England for tbo purpose of building ten
theaters In various paits of South Africi.
They mo all to bo exactly alike , s that
architect's fees for nine will bo saveu. Shops
wilt form a poitlon of each building , and the
rout from ttieso ulono h expected to yloldu
good IntciCHt of the capital. Companies uro
to bo sent out from Knglaud , nnd in shoit ,
the scheme looks perfect on paper ,
Dr , Blrnoy cures catarrh , Boo lleljj.
IXPURPIEAXD FINE IISEX.'SJ '
Gorgeous ( Uuifoirns of Sowl-Mllitary Secret
Societies.
CANTONMENT OF PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
An tinmense flntlierliiKof OiIiH'ollows
nt CliloiiKO thin U'eeK Onuiliii tic-
bekulm in the Kielil A. Meot-
liiK nt I'liKtsinoutli.
Tbo recent encampment of the Knights of
Pjthiisof the world at Milwaukee bus ill-
reeled attention ug.iiii to the iminj civil unl-
f01 mod societies which tuo niplelly gaining
ground in this country unit are gradually
usurping the plitco formcily occupied b ) the
militia.
Most prominent among this clnssof socle-
tics | , in tills city , because of thoproiilnciico of
. . .
1U mcmbeis ami tbo i Ichness and beauty of
Its uniform , is the Knights'J'emphr , goner-
nllv lecogal/ed as a bunch of Masonry
There Is ojio cominnnderi here , tlio oleHt In
the st lie , known us Mt. Calvary Is'o. 1 , hav
ing a membership of ovci two hundred. Tbo
oflleorsaro II. I' . Dcvalon , commander ; Vic
tor White , generalissimo ; .lames K Tfiance ,
captain general , E. K. Long , iccouler ; t. M
Aneleison , troasurei. Three yo.ii1 > .yo a
mounted division was oiguiil/cil vUtliia Alt
Calvurv ellvlsicii , which has about fifty mom
burs. This division was formed for dhphi }
only anil tippeats only on extraordinary ocea
slons
Tbo uniform of a Knight Teinphr is verj
rich mid costly and en p nation I'omin iiulorv
pie'seiits allno.ippc.ua'ice 'iho cliapeui is
of blnek sil'c ' suimounted by two vvluto anil
one black ostrich plttmo. On the left side Is
a red velvet p isMon cross on a tosetU1 of
black satin. The cin , wliieh U hung from
the belt on yiai.ulo , Is of birch eloth , imvj
style The colt is n block bioulcloth I'llneo
Albeit , buttoned to the chin , with n standing
collar. On ttiei left sldo of the lollni ,
In fiont , is a silver pishlon cross
Illack pants aio vvoin. The belt Is of rod
enanielled leather with one row of white
stitclilugami dasDOd with a gilt clutphuv-
ing in tbo center the red cross The baldiio
Is of white sill : with n black velvet border
and has u nine-pointed star , ben ing.i red
cro-is , on the bieast Buft gloves mid n sword
of emblematic design complete tils rich uni-
forni
The Patriarchs Jlllitant is the mine of the
unifoiined bnnchof the Oddfellows The
momboraof this ilcgroonto cilleelchevalieia ,
niitl the lodges or coinpmim are knovvn .n
cantons. Tluio is ono canton in tliii citj.
known as Canton II/r.i Millanl , Xo. 1 , hav
ing a mcnibei lup of loit * . The olllcer * aio
A. TboispocLon , captain. Ileiuy IJolln ,
lieutcn.iiit , T. .1. I3vans , ensign
The canton mats once cuch month ,
on the second Thursd ly , in Oda
follows' hall , corner of 1'ouitecnth nnd
Doelgo stiocts Mho uniform of n chevalier
consists of a black silk clmpcau , surmounted
bv along , drooping , roj nl pui pic plume. On
tlio tight sldo of tlio chape.iu U an oval , pur
ple shield with a wieathof gold l.iurclleiucs
surrounding u gold crown ; on the lott side n
similar shield be.uing a ciosscl c-roolc and
sword. The cap , which is hung to the belt ,
is of the buss pattern , of black bilk , with a
band of purple velvet nnd ( sole ! lace around
the bottom. On the front of the cnp is a
shield bearing a crossed crook and swonl sur-
loundCel bv the thrco links. A gold cold passIng -
Ing over the top completes the cap. Iho eoat
Is a black Prince Albert , buttoned to the
neck , with n standing collar Iho shoulder
knots ro of gilt cord , braided , and mo
about two inches vvldo. The bolt is of black
leather , one nnd threc-fouiths Inches wide ,
faced with interwoven hinds of gold lice and
scuilct and puiplolace There tue three gold-
plated chain slides and a cip tiiintrcr , 'Jho
bolt Is Instencd with n belt ) > 1 itc bearing the
crosscel crook nnd sword supporting tlio
crown mid resting upon thieo links ; the let-
teri P. M are placed on either sldo ot the
dovico. The baldiio Is of scarlet le.ithor two
inches wide , with a webbing of gold wire and
silk , and having a shield and escutcheon of
gold. 'Ihis suppoits a black leather pouch
containing n gossamer cape. Wliito canton
kid gloves and plain black pints are worn A
swoiel of appropiUto design completes the
uniform , which will compare favorably with
that of any similar organisation.
'Iho Select Knights , A. 0. U W. , Is the
name of an order w Inch was organised nsnn
nmiliaiy of the Ancient Order of United
Woikmcn , but not under the contiol of the i
governing boly of the latter. It mot with i
m my reverses and led a rather pieenrioub
existence for several j-cara. It was finally
decided , after a long dUcus- > lon and great deliberation -
liberation , to admit ns members men who
weio not members ol the Ancient Oieler of
United Woikmcn. 'Ihis was a complete
change from the pievious policy ot the
order mid it was bopeel by this means to in
duce nn Inoieabc ! In membership This pur-
poofl was accomplished and the order Is now
in a moio pioancious condition than over bo-
foio The legion In thib city , Omaha legion ,
No. 0 , is increasing rapidh and meets re-gu-
huly on the second and fouitli Wodue&diys
in each month at its bill , TJ10 Douglas street.
It has a membership of thiilj-ti\o and Is
onicorod as follows : J. H Kinmons , 1J.C. ;
C W. Miller , U. ; I1 A Colomnn , V. C. ;
P II , Jo'iiison ' , recorder and record
ing becrctaiy ; J W. Can1 , ticasuier. Tbo
uniform of a Select Knight Is ns follows :
LJlack silk iilusli chape m , surmounted by n
twentj two inch red plume , with a .silver ,
iiickle-platcd or embroidered escutcheon
upon tbo black rosette on the
left sldo of the chapeau 'Jho cap
Is a black navjthico , mid n half or four
inches high , with white metal lace one inch
wide niounu the bottomanil with appropriate
shield , same ns on the ehapcau , in front ; u.
leather strap or silk cord below the crest , at
tached at tlio end by S 1C buttons , completes
this part of the uniform The gloves nro
light buft gimntlets. The belt Is of blnck
leather , ono mid one-half Inches widc.stitihcd
with white silk , with silver lace ono qu.utor
inch on each side , fastened around the body
with Select Knights' buckle ; device , open
blblo , skeleton hinds ; to have tbieo metal
slides to attach chains and oae slide cap-
lianger. Co it , Illicit Prince Albert , or those
legior.s wislilnpto udopt it , a black frock or
iniifoiin coit , niao buttons In fiont , four be
hind , standing collar , length , to kneo. Panta
loons , black.
The Uniform Hnnlr , Knights of I'ythhs , is
n well-known oiganuation which Is hugely
represented In this citv. Its formation , from
n military point of view , Is tlio same ns the
United States nrmy.and the tactics In use nro
the hinuc with the exception of the manual ,
which lmado to conform to tlio sword.
The uniform uf n sir knight consists of a
white cloth helmet , suiinountod by a reel
plnmo falling over the helmet. On
tlio front of the latter is a iej.1 velvet
shield bearliiK the Insignia of the order , n
Illy. Tbo helmet Is f mulshed with metal
chin chains. 'Jho coat ha black Prince Al
bert buttoned to the chin , with n standing
collar , The shoulder straps are of rod velvet ,
with a bolder ot silver lilagreo nnd bearing in
the center the Illy , also in silver. The belt Is
of scarlet leather , stitched with H hi to and
bearing thrco chain bllclcs and a can banger
The pants nro black , nnd white gloves me
worn. A swoid completes tbo outfit.
1. O , O. 1 < \
The following is nn extract from a letter
wiittcn bj a gentleman in Chicago relating to
tlio immense meeting of Oddfellows In that
city , which commences today und continues
during the entire week Ho sajs : "This
vvcolt there will occur in this city the largest
mooting of a secret society ever held and
Oddfellows all over the country nro eagerly
propailngfor the llrst tiicnnlal pirado and
grand cantonment of the Patriarch * Militant ,
The demonstration cominencoi Augusts nnil
continues nn entire week Lodges und can
tons from nil over the United States and from
Canada will bo hero , to the number of about
60,000 members of tlio order. Most of tboso
will come from the country within two or 1
tkreo hundred mllea of Chicago , but from
Mmsachusi tt' and Callfornli will cotno Inrco
dt-lcinitlons. The military will bo the coiks
of the walk nnd their feathers n'ld ' gold liu-o
nnd shilling swords will make n pllttcrlntrnr-
raj In the Lake 1'i'ontp irk , where tlio diills
nnd reviews n 111 bo he-Id It Is heio tint
twit of the wmld'1 fair will proJibly bo lo-
cated. The I'utrlnvln Militant are ixp ded
to turn out 18,000 strong. 'Ihoy eoinpiHo Hie
1 invest semi military orKanlztitlon In the
country nnd tholr pmapheimillii Is tliolinnd-
somest owned by iinv Mich orgitnl/.allon. It
cost ovir1.000,000 Ills expected that Iho
p.\leaiitwlllbo ! so brilliant as to unkc-the
Knights of 1'Uliiin nnd th ? Knights
Tcinplnr find all other knlgnt.s ot wlntsoevcr
kind turn green with envy , trample on their
trailing plume * , und itso their swords for pa
per-cutters. Tbo Odd Fillows are TiWOOO
, lu America , iitul olnim to bo the ilih-
eslns well ns tlio largest see-rot < oelotv In the
world. Thev snj thoj nroh'olii | ! te demons
trate this fart itiChicit'o. Wlienevrr imy-
bndy oliltnstho snpe-ihitheof illnn'ii'.loin in
nny diivction , he natuially comes to Chicago.
win-re llic > ro Is po < dth cly nothing tli.it isn't '
tin-"l.ugost" in the muntrv. it not in the
woild , except nssuinnie , wlnoh lonly nor-
milly developed , iu nnj Chicago man vvlll
toll you
1 However , the Oddfellows nnd I'atrinii-hs
JMIIltant , with GeneralI olmC L'ndcivvixHl at
their bead Grand Siie nnd ( ! cni'iiili * , lmo ,
nlso the largest o le-ors are going to do
things on a fraud so iK
"ThomonilieiNlilp ot llio Order of Odd fol
lows the woi Id over , includinc the p.lient
the Manchester Unil.v of r.njrl.md , ls 1,100-
000. anil halt of tlie-so nro in L'nitcil States
nml Camilla 'Uio revenue ) of the oritain
tills coiutn is . - lUU < ) ,000 annuilly , and half
this sum is expMule'il In charities The
int'inbeislilpis iiietensln iit thorntoof 'WOOO
iivcur. Tin-so propoitioiiscoulil notbo iniln-
ti.lncdniiloss thoordu wne established upon
something more substantial than fuss and
Iiuieod , It wm probably thought that too
little fuss nnd fe-alhcis went Into the loni-
posltiouof Odd 1V1 low-ship , nnd hence c.uno
the PnUiiuelis 3Illilnnt , tin ) mill tiny branch
ot the order , designed and oi'K.ml/oil by ( ! eii-
cral .Ichn ( J Uiide-rwood and founded live
years aejo by the Sovereign ( ir.uid L.odge.
'llio mmv ' now lias.'I.OtKI uiiltorincil iiieni-
bors , dlv'ulcd into 000 cantons or companies ,
which lire orgaiii/cil into bilalioiH , i-c-glmints ,
biigados , etc. tlcnciid Undcivvood is tbo
geiieiMllssimo ot this army. The fi.itomlty
ot Odd Fcllowsbas notlilnprto do with the
movements of nuodjof soleUcis 01 with the
pomp ot npar.ule , so f.ir ns its Intilnslc
teachings nro eonccrned ; but It takes ndvtiu-
tigo ot tbelovoof military display lei the
purpose of influencing membership in Iho
subordinate lodges , and In order to luing
about such leunloiis ns that which is an
pioachlni ? , vvhieh would be almost impossible
but for tbo military featuio. "
The ileguo staff ot Ruth loik-c , Daughters
of Hebekali , will goto Ch'eaRO ' to compete )
for the pri/cs vvhie-h me offered foi
the lest lenihtlon of Moor wcik. The
st.ilY consists of the folio-wing : soiiiteen
lubes Mrs Mary Osburn. N. (5. ( ; Mrs
AmelU Wiingli , V. (1 ; Wis. Carrie .Itukson ,
1' ( J , Mia Hosa U'ooil , C , M Fannie
llehmod MrHebekuh -
, secretiry , ) Liu-soy ,
ti-disiuvr ; Meailaims ( J.iuie Too/er , S.vdie
\Vrignt \ , 1'r.inUo Morpin , Miuv Laison ,
Mattie \Vllcs , Cm lie lliimlin , tno Blisses
Ida Jioors , Natalie Ueinstein , Bcllo 'L'oo/oi ,
Carrie Kollertntul iS'e-ttic Wood. This
prrtj will leave on the Iturllngton train nt
I .50. o'e-loik toinouow afternoon nnd will
ictuin Fildavinoruliig. The prizes offered
aie S > 'iOO , s-M iind ! l ) ( ) in cash fw the best
rendition of tlio work , nnd uliandsonio robe
valued at ? ! - " > for the beitpast grand , hoven
dogrco to mis hive entered the lisU , comiiiK
from Cahfornh , Indlain , Ohio , Illinois and
Nebiaskn All the teams hnvo been dilllliig
assiduously lorsoveral months and It will bu
no easy mittorto wm u pri/-eln the contest
The local team has been elolntr good woili
aud will make a good showing
About twenty members of Canton Ezra
Millard No 1 will go to Chicago tomwrow
The } will not compete for n priro as their
inoinborshlp n-qulivi a larger perecnUgo of
attcndiuice in orelci lo bo eligible.
The niraiiKenients nro Just being , coin
pletcd for the Odd fellows'conclave to beheld
held at I'lattsmouth , on August I1J nnd 11
The lodges of the states of Iowa , Missouri ,
ICansls and Ncbrn&k.i will unitoin this con
clave , audit will undoubtedly bo a meeting
of gieat si/o nnd linpoitaiice , The gcuural
programme is as follows :
FlltST DAY.
7 toll a m.-Reception of visiting lodges
mid hiothcrs.
4 p m. Meeting of executive board of re
union.
8 p m. Work in the degrees by degrco
staff of the subordinate lodges. Other exer
cises by tlio Diujjhtera of Kcbokah. Address
by Grand Master Rtxcy ot Missouri and
Dopjty titand Muster Kvansof JN'ebraska.
si coxn DAY ,
10a m Grind par.ido.
11 Exercises at grove to bo opened hy
Grnid Chaplain O'Noil of Nebi.iska Ad
dress of welcome by Past Grand Miuler It
T. Diynnt , president of the reunion. Addresses -
dresses by Biothcr Fiank M. Hvnns nud
otbei-s.
ii 30 p m. Canton drills for prizes.
Tlio secretary's icsponstss fiom other states
Indicate Hint the attendance will bo unusu
ally largo.
K. ol11 * .
Omaha Is to have a mounted division of the
Uniform Hank. A meeting vvas held early In
the week at which the preliminaries were ar
ranged and the orgwiUntlon is to bo com
menced at onco. It Is pioposed to accept only
thobest material and a deposit Is to bo 10-
n.uhud from cvciy member to be drawn on
for the payment of lines for non iitlciiihinco ,
olc Thohoises vvlll be secured by eontinct
and will bo used twice each nicnth Mect-
ings will be held vveokly and alternate dulls
will bo on foot.
K C. L.Vhito , of Nashville , Tcnn. , jm-
prcmo keeper of iccords and seal , was in'the
citj Tuesday of list ivcelf. IIo came over
from Council Bluffs Tuesday evonhifrand
\\'m atnoid early on Wednesihy , taking a
tool ; tit tlio city. IIo was pleasintly cnter-
talne-d during his stay by Supreme Represen
tative 1'reiich nnd Ildltor Merriuin of the
P.vthlnn Spur. A visit to Tin : Ili.fi building ,
where abirJ's-e\ > o view of the city vvas ob-
tnlncd , followed by a elilvo through the prin-
cipd streets and lesldenco dNttlcts , affoiilod
Di Wliito an cxeollonl opportunity for fonn-
iii ( ! an Intelligent Idea of tlio city. Ilo vvas
moro Una pleased with whit ho saw andro-
maikedthatlf ho had known what aflno city
Omaha was ho would have used every
me ins In hlspowcr to have the neat session
of the supreme lodge hold here ,
"Tho Kansas City fellows put up a Job on
you , " hoBiilil "i'bov represented that this
was a little town , and uttoilv unable to take
care of so large a body. Now , candidly , 1
never stopped at a bettor betel nny where ,
thin the one I have been at sineo my arilvnl
hcio " Thursday afternoon Dr.filto vvas
a pleasant In foi mul bmcjuctattho 1'ax-
Um Kone lint mombeiM of the oidcr were
present , anil tlio postprandial icmarks were
fully extemporaneous Musle was furnished
by the Foil Omaha band. Those present
wcto A D. Jones , Ocorg" M Wright , KB.
Ficiu-h , A Ji Dean.V L. Seism , J F.
Sacicet. J. A Biovvn.O. AI Dlnsmoiot .1.
J3io.itch. J. S Shropshire , S It PattenV. , .
11. Gooilall.W H Vauglian , J J. Leslie , Dr.
Lavcmler and II W.I'inney. Dr.Vhitoluft \
for homo Thursday evening , arc-ally pleased
with his visit to Omaha.
A movement Is on foot to coiisolichto nil of
the divisions of the Uniform Hank and have
ono first-class division 'Ibe movement Is ro-
gaided favorablj. but nouo of thodlvlslons
want to gl\o up their charter. Dach thinks
the others should eon tor on it , so that thcio
is not Illcclj to bo any change- .
Hx-Suprcmo Kopiubontntlvo Shropshire
was inthoilty during the week attending a
nucting of the dlrecloiiof the Pythian Life
associitlon , The micting cnnsldcred ,
among other things , the icccnt action of iho
supreme loJgo ii declaring agnlusi life Insur-
tmce lompauloH whichusctlic namonf llio or
der A plan of opuiation w.is mlopuxl which
Will cnublothe comtwiy to coqttnug buslnubs
us usual.
Major J. H Powell , the solicitor of the uni
form limit , was In the city early in the vveok ,
Ho stated that his visit herehndno sU'iiill-
cauco as bg was only on Ills way to California
to nttoiidto some liusincss coimecle-d with th9
endowment : ranlc.
A. O. H. \ \ .
\VilHnmS. I'hilllps ol Indlinolii , praud re
t corder ol the Select Kulphli , liu roMpncd
th.it position en iioioiuttof cenitliuie-d silliness
nndJohnlj. DuuKlits ot Line-obi his bevn nil-
i pointed to 1111 the unexplrod term of Mr Phil.
flpMwhkh \ \ \ will o\i'lre ' the third lliumlny la
Ocleiber. i Mr Oouglim will tuliu i'iurto ot
tlio ollleo this week and will soon luu c eoiy
thing ImliuiK'
.
Di1. Ulrncy OUIOH citnvili , lioo Wilsr.
.s1 win , iiii'tti : v.
A pair of while robins with pink oics
were , caught at Went Closbeu , la , mat wink.
Apavrot owned by a ICiiiHii's City barber
hniip inn onp ) In trout of tlio est ibilOiniint
and ' . ' occ-Hionilly ndvlbe's pissunby to K 't
their , hair cut ,
-A ehlikoii with four logs was rn.vn.tly
hntihcei out on the farm of L IlnlT , la
Xoithuinpton township , liuiks county , I'eim-
s > hani.i llllvedonlj u few dn.vs.
Itobeit M.elhiMiuy ot I'hliivlovv , Adnins
county , I'a , H tlio possessor of n turkey bca
Hint laid ten iVrT while ho w.n liali-liini ; ;
she hatehed out an even dozen olvoung
ttnkoys : und is still Injlnt ; an oggovciv day.
At Neuendorf 1'rus ' la , tlio lightning Ihid
the gahlo rail ot a. barn wluio u pan Of
stoiks hud built thenm4 fonoiiii 'Jho
llnniC'i soon c-inight the ni'st In winch the
Drood : wa siicainlug. hut the inothei stoik ,
ivfusiii ) ! to leave , ipread her whins o.er Iho
yountr > one-s nnil wis buinodnli\e
'Hie liugestcorjiso ever convened tonprr.ivo
inki Missouri was , jvrbnps , tint ot thoncjrin1 !
kniivvii us IJIg.liuli1 , burled letentlj at New
Mali-id Tlio collln vvas i)0 ) luehos bi.uul , U
feet long and 3(5 ( Inches deep. She \ui4hed \ |
7 r > ii pounds. It miuiud tlio strength of sliw-
tcui pall benu-rs to pheo her In the agon ,
iniulo for thooce.islou , und lowci herlnlo the
uiK
giavo.
.luucilshuiii's valuihlo cow of Koi-kvillo ,
N V. , coniinlUed suiddo Iho other iluy In u
vciy singular \vtiy , 'J lie door ot Ihotobiuco
shid having been litl njir. tlio mcl uii'holy
iinlnml prli.il the door Avlilo optMi , passed
wltnlii anil deliberately swallowed the eon-
touts ot a half-pound can of purls green.
Slieulled tbo sumo afternoon in grout agony.
'ibis little story h from a Now Orleans
joiiinali 'hlttlo Kluiibd Diitoh. scion.
yeirs old , died hiiddiMil } at. Morgan Oily , and
bu pet pigeon Heiv into the room w hero the
eoipso lay Mirrouiideil by weeping relatives
and fricnilb Thodc'op Kfief of the mourners
so Impiessed tbo bird tint if dropped Its
bend imd died. Itvas placed In Iho i-clllii
and bulled the next iluy with Its little rals-
tlCbS. "
A rnro rticohoiw Isthnt of ( ! cor nooth ,
siipurintcmlcnt otthellristol gn woilcs fho
aiiliiml wai reieutlj uefilectvl at dinuor
time , but went on an independent foragitif ?
expedition. 1-Mrst "boisp.N ' ratail the lliloi
the feed box und illncil to sitlsfaetion I'lie-a
atrip was made to the lijdr.int , wliiu-c ho
tin nod mi tlioitor. . tilled the trough the'ii
turned It elf , quilted to Us heart's uon'cnt '
nnd wint buck to UK stall
Johnson AVost , n farmer living near Colurn-
lih , Iml , Itllled asm l.liug nibbit some tiiuu
are , and too'c her live ollll 5 one's lo the
house anil placed llioni with an eld cat ,
whoso kit tun the boH bid drowned I'lio
inothci cat bewail sucitlliiKiuid cireisln > 'tlio
young labblts , and they UcnMU iiiirslng liom
her. felncctlion thcj lia\o yctten nlimgas
well ns If tii'iubcrs ot tbo saino faintly , nro
now well grownup and aiotjreit icls.
AdnilialVilli.ini Ilun-'ikor of Anna , III. ,
who bin just returned from I'ulasld , in I'u-
laska louiity , reports that a colored fanner
who has lUcd In Unit vielnitv for yean , is
tinning wlilto. The lh\st indication of tbo
tluinco vvas tbo oppouanio of white spots ou
his faro. Those have i-ovvn until some ot
tlicni aio ns largo as a silver dollar , anil Ihoy
me still getting bUjjcr. As tlio rest of the
man's face is a eo.it-Uaelt color , thoio white
snots give him an odd , plobalil sipnuavanco.
Ills health Is not affected by the color ot his
bkin , and lie is entirely \iiiconccrnodabout It.
Dr. LJirnoy curca catirrli , Boo blilj , ' .
.tliseolliineiiim
Thecliainpionoarsmciii Iluulon aud Tcom-
cr , are at the Mll.inl.
Thocourslny , ni'cy hounds nnd jack inb-
hits , at the Council llluffs fair grounds this
afternoon will attract a largo ciowd ,
Billy Townsend , Cus lekcn , JaeklCiioivlcs.
1'cto Simpson nnd a seoro of other well
Imown field shots aio out amusing- upland
plover today.
, YOUIILJ wood duck are imported very plontl-
fal at Horseshoe lake llio biids nio ntrllio
over ( lulf gioun , but should not bo shot at
befoie I September 1.
.Inek Morrison , la aililltion to being tlio
ovviin of the most promising ( tannin inistifl
m tlio wcot , is nlso the proud possessor of a
zebra trained to harness ,
In his big stag hound , ICollcv , Captain Ray
Is tbo possessor of one of the lle-otest mid
strongest touncra In the whole west. Man.
ager Allison and Hoeietary LIHO of the
National eourslng asso jlition lavished much
in-aiio "ICel" after
on liislliioperfoimaneo in
Th.irMlaj's ' rates.
Ono or two of Oimha's loaJIn hotels Jlro
serving upland plover with a lavish hand
nowadays , but from the si/o of thebinl-i ntul
their peculiar llavor , ills not unllkelj Hint
the Hocks these birds were killed out of be-
ra mo mixed iipvvitlipraiilo chicken in some
Ine-splicnUo nniincr
I3illy Siieneer , who daftly manipulates the
towel In wood & Wliitiiioru's ' saloon , winitJ
to run any imn in Isrelir.iski one hundred
yards or ono hundnd miles for stakes any-
wboio from Si ) up to i.100. Hilly Is a hlrd on
his pins , und hero's tichaneo for Lozior's
Kid.
Kid.Dr
Dr O cor o I ) . A ) res and Clinton Powell.
have Just iccclved from the Wndo kennels at
Ilolton , I'a ' , n ina nlllce-ut epcclmen of the
Knglisb nmstlir , lu Kilriulc 'Iho < IOK 1 >
twcnty-ono inonthsold , f.uvn uoloied , with
black ears and musk , weighs1) ! ! pounds , and
is nli.uidsomonninnl in every way.
.ludgoUundy , Dr. ( Jallnalth nnd Hr-nr.
Horn in , of this city anil Mioprielor Hatin
waj of the Lincoln State Jouinnl , leave thb
inoinlngon ngri/zly bcir hunt way ujiln the
gloomy mountains of Montana. They will
be abbcntn inontti , nnd have promiscM Tim
IJnpa nloo stilntr of nrlzilimoii tlioli * leturii ,
Ed C. Snydcr , Clcorgo 1C. Uddyimd I \V. \
Miner , left last nlijlit fora fo-v days llsbing
at Spirit Lake. ' 1'lils trio is well versed la
Ichthyology and the public need not Iw sur
prised if they letinn with u car load ot the
tinny Uciutius , Tlmy took every preeiution
to go fully equipped with alllho piopci appll-
nnees for plsi-atoiial iiclikvoinents. Miner
took his icgilia and Knights of I'ythhs '
swoid ; bnydcrn lonKla ( > rKir and a good 10-
volvcr , and Hddy a demijohn of mine-on la
linlmentand ahnido7cn ( steel tiaps Miner
cnngut four salt maclterel one timowhlla
fishing In the JEilo canal when a boy , and
Snjdordeclaios that ho hns shot moio thin
one octopus wllh a bow and arrow , when ho
used to live In Pinnsylvunh. 'Iho only ilili
Kdily over saw , that is wild flt.li , was two
stacks of whites and ubluospllt.
Dr. Ulrncy cures cntsurh , lice
AUVn lc : Ijpltapli.
Hero is an exact copy , accoulincto llio
Lowell Courier , of an lnsuiition | on a
headstone in a tcinetorynt New liootoii ,
N.IJ.
Sovllla
( laughter of
GcorKofc Sarah
JONHS.
murdered by ,
Homy M Snrgemt
. ( an 1.1 , lull ,
Act. 17 yearn &bmm.
Thus fell this lovely blooinlngd.iuglitor ,
Ilv tlio revengeful tiundamullclout Iloury
When on her wiy to school ho mot her
And wlthaslxsclf-eoeUcd pistol tbot her.
The above ) was copied from the Mono
itself u wcolc rffo Sunday hyuLowoll
paity who vlblleil Iho coinoU ry. 'ilio
bliootint ; is well rnniomlioroil by the la-
hnbltants ol Now Doston and Hiirround-
inu towns , The Blonolia fallen untl
His In tlio fe'iiirib at thuhoud oTllio
giave ,
Dr. Diriioy euros catairh , Ueo bid" ,