HE OMAHA SUNDAY
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SPORTS OF ffASISC SlfflEIl , ! I
Bhoit Bhtclies of Tvro of tie "World's
lamcus Oarsmen.
A BREEZY BUDGET OF BASEBALL HEVIS ,
Sports nt TMatiawuVIiat the Cyclers
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Arc lloing : ho AVuodw JintlVat -
John Tccmcr of Wclveesport , I'a. , h a
/oung mini twenty-six years old , of strong ,
nigged physique , und In general make-up im
nil-round athlete. IIo has been in the pro
fessional world as nn oarsman but eigut
years nnd in that. , time linn rowed ninety
races , winning seventy or more. He also
claims the distinction of being the first man
in America who beat Ilanlan a match
race. IIo hns never been a member of
a rowing club in his life , having jumped Into
the professional arena by rowing n race in
workine boots with John Powers on the
Wonongahela river , opposite 1'ittsburj.1 , in
liSi , for a purse of flOO. His achievement
in this race so pleased his friends
that they induced him to enter
four other races that year'all of- which ho
von. Early the following spring ho entered
the irio-for-aU nt Pullman , 111. , and mot such
men as Ilanlan , Cnudnur ! , I'laisted , Ten
Eyek , MclCay. Ilamin , Ellert , Parker ,
Klley , Leo and llostner. Ilanlan won , and in
the seconddav's consolation race , item which
Ilonmerand Ilanlan were barred , Twiner
toolc llrst money aud broke the standing rec
ord df iiU:14.j' : ! for tlirco miles with u turn ,
milking It an even i0H. ! :
At Minnctonka the same event occurred
with the same result as to winning , und for
two years thereafter ho met aud defeated the
best oarsinuu In America ,
Haulan rcturnlngfrouiAustralia , a match
race for (1,000 ( u side mid tlio championship
of .America wns arranged for und rowed
Oetober'-M.lS.SJ.on . the Hudson river opposite
Albany , N. Y. . in which ho defeated tlio man
who bad held ( ho olMtnplonshlp of the world
for nearly eight years.
In ifeb" lifi rowed Human again at Toronto
nml beat him two seconds forlhesr.mo money.
During nil Ihia time JnkeOauduur , who
won tlwj race ntDuliith two weeks tiKOi was
training anil coaching to down Ilanlan and
Teenier , but inhisatteiapts ho was fourteen
times defeated by the boy from iMcICcesport ,
Ills condition and training for his recent
raccut IJuluth WHS not perfect and his defeat -
feat by tUuduur wasuotasurpriscto himself
or bis friends. lie has been In daily practice
for his rnto today and those who
are in a position to know say lib condition
and speed are 100 per.cent better tluiii when
ho reed at Dulutli or iloston.
There is perhaps no butter known profes
sional man In the whole world than JMwnnl
Ilanhm of Toronto , Camilla , Although hail
ing from the dominion , he Isa thoroughbred
American and his victories and triumphs of
chniimionship over nil competitors for eight
years was landed with as much If net moro
warmth in the states than jji his native
provinces. Jflanlnn was born thirty-live years
ago in ' .Toronto , Canada , where ho still re
sides when nt homo , and commenced his
, aquatic cm-en-by join ing the Toronto Uoat
club , of whidi be Is still a lifo member.
In the summer of bT'J ho rowca his first
race for money with a local oarsman for $100 ,
which he won. Tills race was rowed In skiffs
on Toronto hay. The same day he , with El
liott und MiCiuni , won the thrso pair scull
race and tlio amateur championship of Can-
udi. That fall Charley Gautlaur , brother of
Juke's , rowed II nlan a inilo dash for SxJO ! ( a
side , which lliinlnii won. The number of
rnccs nml victories winch vcro accorded him
from that time until ISili would bo wearisome
to the cnsunl render , but Iu tbo centennial
year nt Philadelphia- won the proud dis
tinction on that memorable occasion of Amer
ica's Independence of "champion oarsman
of the woild. " How well ho defended that
title nnd bow Jealously ho guarded It can
only be known to thoao who have traveled
with him over thousands of miles
of land and sea meeting competitors 1
from till clinics mid holding his laurels untnr-
ulstied for over seven years. A few of the
important events , however , will bo rend with
Interest by people in this locality , seeing that
ho Is hew for the first time , Ills title of >
"championof the world" brought oat u host ,
of oarsmen eager to wrest hia laurels from
him nnd on 'October 15 , 1877 , Wallace Koss'
challenge for n purauot $ . ' ,1)00and ) tlio chain-
jiionshlp of Canada was won hy llanlnn on '
Toronto bay. In 1S7S Prod I'laisted was
beaten in a two mile dash for f,000 ! , imdJuno
IS ) , of the same year , Eph Jlorris issued a
challenge to Ilnnlanto row him live miles at
I'Utsburgfor n parrot f.,000nmltho chain-
plotihhlp of America This Ilanlan won , j\.l ii t
St. Johns , N. U. , Wallace Koss mot tbo cham i-
pion again August III , 187 $ , forf2OHln ) alive- i
mile race and Ilanlan was sig.iht victorious ,
The next eager claimant lor honors was
Charles 1 ! . Courtney of Union county. Now
Verb , who rowed Ned at Montreal lor his
title and fllXX ( > . The race wns over a five-
mile course and Courtney was an easy victim.
The purse rowed for wns but a trlllo in com
pared with the amounts Hint changed hniuls
on the result of the nice. Having about ex
hausted all the timber on this sldo llanlnn
then went to England and -won his lirst racoon
on English waters from Johu Ilowdoii , who
challenged him fur a purse of $ ! ,0l)0. ) Ills
secfind race there "was vlth "William Klllot ou
the Klver Tyne. 'Ibis race was for A IdO and
the championship cup of ICi.gland. llanlun
won both. Coming back to America , ho was
again matched with Courtney fora purse of
10,000 , put up by tlio Hop Hitters company.
This was the nice that Courtney
didn't row that year on account
of his boat being sawed in two. but
It was rowed thtv following jcur , Mavl'J ' , 14 > 0
when Haitian won the purse 011 Iho Potomac
river at Washington. Back to ICnglnnd
ngnlu to meet tbo AiistralianchainpIonTr'ck-
et t , who challenged Ned for § x'OiK ) mid his
title of champion , The Australian \vas de-
fcnted. Another native of the Antipodes ,
William Layrock , appeared on the scene tlio
following spiing , and doubling the purse that
JTrlckett rowed for nmdo It i'1,000 ( $ . - > ,000) , the
"championship of the world and the champion
ship challenge cup , llanlnn won this , nnd
Trlckott , who had become somewhat acclim
ated , then determined for another goat "tbo
American , " making the purse fi.UOtf. Is
time Ilanlan again won. Hetunilng to Is
country to row Wallace Koss at Winnipeg ho
was prostrated with typhoid fever , the ef
fects of whleh remained In his svstom for
years nnd nuy have IHYII ton certain extent
iliecausoofbls defeat In Australia later on.
liiHoMon atl'oint of'l'inesln 1SS3 bo met.
aud defeated Jehu Kennedy for a purse of
$10,000. AtOgdcnsbMK. N. Y , , snino year ,
beat ANullaco Koss , * . | ui)0 ) und dminpioiibhlp ,
pir
and so on for
twenty-live
- races In that year ,
winning nil but one of tlio twcuty-Jlvo , and
that ono to JohnTotMiier of MeKecsport.
It Is but jusjico to say that n rnco between
men with sut-h records as thesotwo "idngsof
the oar" in this vicinity should crowd the
capacity of Luke Mniiawa Dili * afternoon.
The purse race will bo rowed In heats , st
two in thru' , two miles with a , at
SiliO p. in. , second heat tJ : : , If a ilii.il heat is
needed , 7p.m. In the meantime there will
to ncquntic spoils of all kluds.
Wlint the. MiuiiiKrr 'IhliiVs.
- "Will we pot any higher than wo are now I"
repented Manager Leonard In response to > u
question."I do not see low wo can hardly
help it. The team today Is as strong as any
in the \Vestei n association , in the Held , lathe
box untight the bat , and wo must certainly .
win two-thirds of the remaining gnmos. That
will boost us above Sioux City ami .probably
Denver. Whllo we may bo out of the nice
for t'-io Hag , don't forget wo will bo very
much In it from this on to the close , in so fur
us what t nn shall wla the houor. Wo Imvo
itill twenty-two games at homo and twenty
ono abroad , wbleh gives us a much better
chaneo to pull .upon the two leaders , who
lave the bulk ut their renuilutnr games to
ployou btnuib'ocrouoda. Now If DCS es ,
Sioux City nnd St. Paul will only do their
S
proportion of the worlc against Alllwnukce ,
illnncapolli and Kansas City , we ivlll Imvo
a line chnneo to better our standing. And
there Is still another element that will figure
In our Interests , 'J'ho three leading aciinis
have nine games each vlth each other yet ,
and they will do every thing short of cutting
each other's ' tliroau. Allot them cannot win
nnd the chantcs are lhat they will about
break oven. Ho yon see that will give us a
chance tocllniu. Yes , of course I have been
much discouraged , but linn prone to believe
we've seen the wont und that our luck will
chance. "
"Hope It will not be like the fellow In the
poker game. "
"How was that I"
"Ho sat in a game , this gentleman 1 refer
to , wm afternoon about t o'clock and ho hiid
Justsdeh luck as the OinalMs are laving.
IIo lost otoviry turn and every stage of the
game. If ho undertook to work hi a
blult' ho always met with a 'raiso' '
that paralyzed him : If ho'd hold
'threes' It was a'straight'or ' n'Hush'he'd
tiin.uralni't ; If ho caught a'full house1 tto
other follow would have a bigger ono or
'fours. ' And so it went all the afternoon.niid
way into the night , Mid liclost a barrel of
money. Still lie'wouldn't 'pull out'aml lout ?
about U o'clock the next morulng Ids luck
chnngcd"
"Thenho'evened ' ' ' '
up' Knd 'quit' big 'win
ner , ' I suppose i" observed the manager.
"No his luck changed and got worse. "
Is'Pncre n lion On ?
Thcronro certain rumors nllontthatnre not
tci.dlngto help the playing strength of the
Omaha team , but rather to breed discontent
and inharniony. Tlio players understand
that Wills li and Uanavan nro to bo softl
shortly to Boston , and they are at n loss to
know why. For the first thno this season
the team Is now In good playing form , and to
take two such valuable men from its ranks ,
would certnllny wreck the whole concern.
Tlio two men referred to nro net only two of
tlio best players In the Western association ,
but two of the most popular and level
headed. The homo pl.iyors would miss them
snilly.Ybllo it is n fact , so admits
Secretary llrandt , that two or three of the
Omaha players have been tampered with by
IS'ational league clubs , and oilers made the
club for them , that none will be sold , not now
at any rate , However , If tlio National league
is tampering with the players of this associa
tion , it is high tlmo that this association was
making a "mar. " Tlio national agreement
was drafted and formulated to prevent just
such undciliiind work , and it seems like sui
cide for the National league , in the fueo of
their internecine war with the brother
hood , to dare intcrincddio with the
nffnirs of any other association , which
Is supposed to enjoy the sarnu rights
that tlioy do. The National league should
bear In mind that they are hut pre
cious llttlo stronger in playing strength
today than the Western iissociution ,
and instead of being n minor league , this or
ganization Is just aslully entitled to the dig-
alty that lies in tlio appellation of a "mnjor %
tody" as the National league , Should the
league undertake any worlc of this kind , Tun
lii ) : : would only too quickly espouse the
cause of the" brotherhood , or any other organ
ization aspiring for first honors in the base
ball world. However , it might be veil to
add , thatlho writer takes no stock in any of
the stories alleging ctooked woik ngauist
the league. If the Omaha players have been
approached , it has been by the acquiescence
of the Ouahamanagement , tbut can lo dc-
peuded ou.
Don't Ijcnvothe I'lute.
Billy lUoran is a plucky littla catcher , and
therois grout stuff In him for thefutuie , but
justnow ho has ono fault , and that Is , an ob
vious timidity in guarding Urn. homo plato.
IJaekstopplng and throwing to second is not
what wholly make ) up a gvcat catcher by a
longshot , IIo must hnvo his head mid heart
with him nt crltlc.il stages. lie must know
how to liaudlo thrown balls when a runner Is
trying to score from third , and know how to
do It quickly. Ou such occasions ho cither
gets to ono side of the base or a little back of
it , when ho should straddle it square and
stand there as firm ns GJIIirnltnr. IIo is n
good hunlc of a man and needn't fear ono run-
nor in twenty. If the throw Is a long ono
from the Held , and Is going UJ fall short , ho
shouldn't ' run outlnto tlio diamond and undertake
taketo catch it on the Hy , hut
stay right over the plate and
take it on the bound If necessary. Ho
runs the risk of losing his head when ho de
serts the plate , and If ho gels the ball he
cnu't get back quick enough to touch the
runner , Jack Kowuinn has the right idea
"Watch him straddle tho- plate when there is
a cbniico fora man to come In from third I
Tlio AVny 'Jlioy Slide Nowailnyn.
Head first sliding Into second haso Is a
thing of the past , In the old days a plnycr
never thought of going into a base feet Urst ,
but invariably went inoti Ills vest front. Will
Omaha crunks over forget Herman Bader's
great dives for second , nnd how ho used to
ii | > hearo the soli and start the dust like a
stcamidow , A greathasostealerwiisthatboy
Dador , In fact the profession never produced
many sucn daring base runners ntho , and
vhen with the Omaha team in 'S7 , he stole
more bases than all the others combined.
Ilader always went In head tlrst , but it i.s
doubtful whether ho practices that style to
day. Nowu hcad-llr.it slider Is pie forjnsec
end baseman who understands himself , for ho
cm block him every time ton certainty. .All ho
lias to do is to stand right In the path hi such
a way that the runner cannot teach
the base. The baseman lus nothing to tear ,
but the runncrlms. Ho thinks of hisheadanu
neck. With the feet first base slldir it Is dif
ferent. Ho has the bulpo on the baseman.
The Iron plates on the soles of his shoes are
nil the ai-Kument the baseman needs. No
danger of Ids trying to block the runner.
Jimmy Gauavan is the one player of tbo
Onmlia team who fetlll continues occasionally
tu go In head tlrst , but ho generally sees that
tlio Held Iscleiir. 'Hie rest of the team Invar-
lablygo in fcctilrstl
Joe Is .iMwnjs
"Tho rule In the
Western association coin-
polling tbo home team to go to bat ilrst Is na
poor one , " says Joe Walsh. "It does not suit
a homo audience , who , of course , are always >
strongly prejudiced in favor of thu local
players. They Ilka to see the home team -
como to bat last , because then they knoiv '
what Is before them and just what they must
expect , Just vhat they must "pull" for , The
old moss-covered Idea that the first whack heat
the now ball Is a big advantage has been atx
plooed this half dozen jcars , Every tlmo xIs
bull goes out of the lot now a new ono Is
brought Into requisition. And how often
does that occur ) Sometimes not less than
seven or.elght times during a'slpplo con
test , Thnt evens up the chances for the
llrst crack at the white ones. So It will bo
seen that the llrst nip at the opening of the
game counts no moro than the tlrst rap ntn \
nowonoin the third , fouitb , llftli or ninth
innings. It Is nil the same. Again , coming
last nt the bat Is a preference of all clubs ;
the Men seem to liavo a better idea of how to
go at matters , and really I think piny better
ball , when they reallzo that they will have
the last chance to'lino her out.1
Tlio MlhviinlciM ) Series.
The following table sh'ows the comparative
stiength of winy of tlio Omaha and Milwau
kee teams In their late series on tbo local
grounds :
_ . * . uIn. . B.II , R.n. i-.o. A. n.
O in lib a U ) U L"J 8 3 17 yii ft
Milwaukee. „ . 101 18 IV 8 l H 43 &
Kurned Huns-Omaha .1 ; Milwaukee II.
Two Huso Hits-Omaha 1J ; Milwaukee B.
Three Huso Ilits-Oniaha \ \ Milwaukee 1.
Home Uuns Omaha l ! Jlllwaukeo U.
Haso on Dalls-OfC Omnhn til ott Milwau
kee 10 , Struck Out Oiimliu 9 ; Milwaukee 5.
Amateur Hall Notes.
The Blminrocla nnd Park Junlrfl-s piny this
afternoon for f-Mn sldo. I'raiiltof tlo Acmes
\\lll oa-upy the box fortho Sbanu-oeks.
I'ltcher t'armelles of the Acmes Isa prom
ising ( wirier , la a recent game with the
Diamonds bo struck out Jif tecu men , niioug
wliom was their strongest hitter , IIowcll ,
who succumbed three times ,
Oil' tlio Hat.
ICatms City papers are already billing the i
Uostons fora'scries in October.
Did you see l.id ) Clarke lace out those two
three-baggers thootbT dayl
Kid Nichols stand * nineteenth ns a NTa-
tlonal letiguo butter with an nvenife of .21)1. |
d.iy would bo a good thing for the
Omaha park for the balance of the season.
.TooStrauss rot into n light 1111 hi Sioux
City the other ihy and win hunted up before
the police court and fined $ . "i and costs.
Keddy Jlanrahati claims to bo the tin thor of
"Anna Kooney. " Ilcsayshernamooriglnally
was .Anna Kooney Sweeney Hanr.ihun.
St. I'aui has decapitated four men , the old
veteran , Hilly Haves , among them. Hilly
thould retire to the stnblo nml stay there.
Wild Bill WIdiier won his Jirstgainu for
Sioux City M to 7. Tlio red nu'ti caught
the Jllnnlcs on their little lioolts that after
noon ,
Dave Rowe will roll out of bed some mornIng -
Ing and llntl that he hud better died In bis
sloop. He still continues to sport bis brother
hood guff ,
Billy Hart's long drive overtho center
Held fence in Thursday's Des Aloincs game
was the greatest hltovermado on the Omaha
ground ! } .
T f every plajcr In the team put up the sumo
sort of ulngory bnll licddy Haiirahuii docs
thcvo would bo a buddeu decline In the hurd-
lucl ! market.
Kansas City suffered Its first whitewash
lastweck. Junior Smith was in the box and
Minneapolis ranped him for eleven hits
three ol them doubles.
"Willis Is u. very effective pitcher for about
six Innings , and AlanagcrCwlmian btildwbcn
lie wns hero I'rlday that Willis is the hardest
man Omaha bos fur Milwaukee to hit.
In case Dick MtConnlck pulls oft this fall ,
L , . C. KrautholT of Kansas City will bo
elected president of tbo Western association.
He Is n. liroad-Ratigo man and a good one.
If old cigar sign Milt West can hold up Ids
ciidiu center Held lor the Cleveland League
cluh , what could Tit " \Vdlis doi lie can out-
Held West with ono hand tied ochindhls
back.
back.Hud
Hud It not been for their wonderful luck In
this city tbo Milwaukoca would have re
turned homo with their heads about the nor
mal size , Tboy received rough treatment hi
every tlty but Omaha.
Director Common of the Sioux City clue ,
says lowers will bo let out and Strauss ,
( Jlenn and Dlaek will piny lor about one-third
less than they are receiving for the balance
of the season , or bo given tlio run.
"Tit" Willis is certainly pla > Ing as flno a
center ileld as any man in the Western asso
ciation , if not liner. Ho Is improving rlgh.t
along , too , in hissticlj work , und has moved
up well along toward the top during the post
month ,
f Six thousand peoplosaw thoICansas City's
knock Minneapolis out of llrst place and tie
them for second in the "Western association
race. The Blue's ' are Just live points behind
the Mllwankees. Petty -was tlio last pitcher
slaughtered und the K. C.'s won 15 to 5.
Anybody can pick out the pitchers of n
baseball team simply by plnncingat their
anas. The muscular development of tbo
pitching member is always much moro con
spicuous than that of thc'nrin not so much
used. Dad Clarke's right arm Is almott twice
as largo as his left.
Thno is seine consolation In the thought
that the present stnto of nffnlrs cannot last
long. On the basis that ills impossible for the
team to lose any oftenertherois good founda
tion for the belief that they cannot help but
do better. A rally like that in .August last
year would nmko the town happy.
TlioMilwnuliccs great strength undoubt
edly lies in her pitching force ; There ! no
team but tr'a ! in the Western association
with three good pitchers in the very best
form , and she is the envy of all the rest.
Thornton , Griffith nnd Davics are all In ex
cellent form , nnd williugnndanxions to go In
the box in their regular order , There is not
n shirker In the trio , nnd not a bench warmer
In the whole outlit. Cushmnn makes them
earn their daily bread und pie and ice cream
by the active use of their good strong arms
and sturdy legs , and thnts the way to go after
u pennant ,
llrini ; Out Your Trot turn , Gentlemen.
The Douglas County Agricultural society
is trying to secure as an attraction for the
fair , to bo held in this city , September 1 , 2,3 ,
and 1 , Tybalt , the trained moose owicd by
Francis Uunlap of Montpelicr , Iilaho , which
has trotted a mile In 230. ; Dunlap is eager
to match the moose to trot a race of ono mile
and repeat against niiyhorso in Amcricaln
tho3:00 : class , the stakes to bofroin500to
$1.000 a side. The moose is ono of the sport
ing sensations at Montpeller. Tybalt vas
lassoed 13,000 feet ubovo the sea at Teton
mountains , "Wyoming. IIo U 'two years , six
months old , stands 5 feet ( i Inches in height ,
and weighs ( iOO pounds. IIo is well broken
to harness , can trots undo , or double , ana has
shoivn great speed. He will drop on his
knees at command , Jump live feet in heightor
over a mustuag , and Las been trained nine
teen months.
Sports nOfaiiawi Today ,
The Blent sculling race , mile heats , two in
threo.bctwcen Ked Ilanlan , the world's
famous oarsman , and John Teemer ,
the American champion , fora purse of CTO ,
comes off at 3:1(0 : ( o'clock at Lake Manawa
tnis afternoon. Doth men liavo been train *
industriously nt the lake for the past ten
days and are in the best possible condition ,
and the race will bo the aquatic event of
Mamma's history , Ilanlan nnd Teemer linvo
met in sevea races , live of which Ilnalati
won , und two went to Teenier. In addition
to this great race , theio bus been an lnteref > ting -
ing programme prepiupd to 1111 In consisting
of tub races , swimm ing matches , uudwalk
ing 011 the water.
TlicStiUo HreetlerH Meet.
Ono week from Tuesday next the annual
meeting ot the Nebraska association of trot
ting liorso breeders opens at Fairoury nnd
continues on to the JJnd , Inclusive. Every
thing Is in readiness for nn interesting ses
sion. The trnelthas been improved nnil Is in
ndmirablo condition , and ( treat exhibitions of
speed are anticipated. There nro nearly 0110
hundred and llfty nominations and In addition
to the rcnilar programme tliero will bo a
number of Interesting match races.
Hilly , Ijoon Says 1'nt Up.
Mixnr.NNoo. , Augusts. [ To the Sport'
Ing Editor of TUB BBC.-I see byTmBue
thnt a Billy Spencer of Omaha wants to run
the lild I nm managing. Lot Spencer put up
a forfeit and I will cover It assoonasl arrive
homo , I am matched to run C. 0. Leo of
ICearnoy , sixty yards forfT > 00 , butcnmiot tell
until tomorrow when we will run.
Luox Loziun.
\ \ ItUpcrliiKS l rnm tlio "Wheel.
Rain knocked outtho I'lattsmouth 11111 last
Sunday nunin , This run has been called
about six times In the last year nml called off
every time on account of rain or high wind ,
Mr , O. A. Kllian and M. Jfclsonof Grand
Island , toured from that city to Omaha
last week ana started on the return tilp Sat
urday morning. They accompanied the
Omalm-AYIieelclubon their run to Florence
last Wednesday evening , Headers were the
order of Ibo evening after leaving the pave
ment , but no ono 1mit. Townscnd got so
strong coming back ho juut pulled oJTa han
dle for eicrclse.
Captain Emerson leaves for Boston Sunday
evening , Lleutenunt Mlttaucr assuming the
captaincy while he is awny.
Four new members were taken into the
Omaha Wheel club at the last meeting' , but
the boys don't nave tlmo to hustle for new
members Just now. The tournament Is the
only topic that occuplcsthelr minds.
The professionnh nro returning from St.
Joi dead brolte. 'Jho St. Joe pcoplo
did not give up to any great eitent to
see thrco old tlmo fnklra chase caeh :
. other uroundtho track eight days. .And then !
to think Charley Ashinger won the raco. Oh !
mno.lt was 110fake , lld
The date of the tournament has been fixed !
f or the 10th and th cf September , at the
fairgrounds , The track will bo In the very
best of condition , Prizes are coming In right
along. ,
Ituti to IMpilllon today leaving the club
house at" n. m..will go out the military roul
to meet the Fremont wheel flub.
Mr. B. B , Smith is perfecting an electric
hniul lamp for n safety blryulo , Thu lump
will ' DO nn clirht rP.ndtd power mul n storage
battery capable of running : i lamp forty-six
bom's , will bo placed coinp.-ujtly under the
saddle , nnd ndd only about live and a half
pounds to weight of wheel.Vhoti porfeited
it ? will bo alight that will not jar out , one of
tin worst faults In nnoll lamp.
Francisco 1 Is havinghisJ-S put In ( Impound
look out for the llroudwny record.
Apollo Cluli.Votci.
Tno run to Glenwood calleilfor last Sunday
wus lostponcdon account or lad roads.
Cantaln DclnJorfThus called a run to lelle- !
vuo today , to start atS a.m. sharp. This run
11 short and Iti \ hoped the boys will turnout
as a very line tbno is anticipated.
The election of officers took place last even
ing at the regular club meeting as follows :
Charles Meiirspresident , ; II < K. Tapgcr.vloo .
iircsldout ; K. II. Cdkins , Bcrretnrv : Louis
Floscher , treasurer , and Oscar llolntlorlY ,
captain.
Thrco new members vei-o admitted and o
constitution and bylaws adopted.
A new club cap was also decideil on.
Secretary Calkins left for ntcn days trip to
Manllou Springs , Denver and Yellowstone
park lust Thursday morning.
Mr. Dickey , the young man who wis to
start on a trip across the stnte of Iowa last
Sunday , postponed the trip two cnvvs and loft
Tuesday. Ho arrived nt luounl Pltusant , bis
destination. Mdnv noon. Ho reports the
roads in b.ul . condition on account T the dust
and will return by rail in n woic or ten days ,
Prof. IVrrlgo should remember that there
Is a "bigfour" orrathora _ onr-mnii club In
the city already , composed of Sanchey , Tag
ger Fletcher and ucnnian , nnu no siiouu
husllo fora new name for his organization.
.Louis Flesehoi1 left for Kt. Louts Vrhlay ,
whcro ho will attend the race meet to bo held
August ID. Ho will get n. chance to try con
clusions with some very fast men , mid ho
musa't forget It.
There Is no reason why the coining tourna
ment should not bo a success. Omaha has
some very fust men in her two clubs and
then thq management should spare no pains
to get such men ai Van Sieklcn , Lumsdcn ,
Wfnillo , Thorno , Van Waponer and many
others of national reputation hero , and fail
ure would bo 1 m [ Kiss iVilo. That would give
the people of Omaha a clumeo to see some
square races , At this tournament the people
should remember that they will see 110110 of
Jack lance's ' fakes or hippodromes. The
meet , will bo confined strictly to amateurs ,
and amateurs constitute the only class free
from taint.
The Apollo road race , which wns to liavo
taken plnco yesterday has been postponed
ono week.
f Will 1'ixlcy , the Omaha wonder. Is riding
in greater form tlmii ever. Tlio kid Is grow
ing rapidly and it wont bo long before ho
will bo Justified In tackling any man in the
country.
Mlsccllnncotis Local Sport" ) .
The City Steams go to lllair today for a
game there this afternoon.
The national coursing association in con
nection with a iminbcr of well known local
dog fanciers , is making preliminary arrange
ments for another coursing meet to bo held
hero some tlmo In September.
Largo bags of upland plover liavo been
made down uboutVaubuncer lake. JFYink
I'onioy , an old market hunter of Bartlctt ,
sent in 11J3 birds Thursday ,
Tbo state association of trotting horse
breeders holds it annual session at Fail-bury ,
August 10 to 23 inclusive. '
>
Questions niut' ;
Please state in Sandny'JB-bc whether there
is a game law in this state restricting the
hunting of gecsonudduckaf * ffid-D. , Ouiaha.
Ans , There Is not ,
Will you Inform mo In Sunday's Bun what
the best running record Is for 11)0 yards for
amateurs t-l < \ II. O. , Lincoln ;
Ans. Ten seconds ,
Where can I procure a copy of the National
Utllo association rules\ \ Supposing \ } ounces
to bo the proper load for 'alii-gaugo gun ,
should it bo 1 % ounces weight or 1) ) ounces
uccordingto common shot mcasurcl Dr. H ,
H. , city. J
AM. "Writesecretary National Hlflo asso
ciation , Icmplo Court , N. Y , It should bo
\ % ounces according to thb standard shot
measure. ;
Has Milwaukee beaten Omaha every game
thevuavo played this scasq'ul Isa muffed
foul Hy by the catcher an error } When does
Hi o season close hem and wtli | whonU-Trl-
Sockcr , city. ,
Ans. Yes. If the batter afterwards
reaches Us base. September 27,23 und 29 ,
with St. 1'aul.
Dr. Birney cures catarrh , Bee
via7o.iv.tf ; .
At the commencement exorcises of Har
vard annex twelve young women received
certlHcatcs corresponding to the bachelor arts
in Harvard college.
OA somewhat embittered contest over the
teaching of German in the public schools of
Indianapolis , hns resulted inn victory , tem
porally at least , for the Germans.
It is reported that Charles L. Colby and Joseph -
soph Pitman ISarlo liavo offered to give
500,000 , 'or the establishment of a technical
school in connection with 13rowu university.
Dr. Sylvester I'rlmo , of Providence. K. I , ,
editor o'f "Minna von Dnrnholin , " and other
volumes In the ' 'Heath's IModern Language
Series , " lias Just been called to the professor
ship of modern languages in Colorado college.
The new Chicago Ilaptist university lias
been incorporated hy John D. lloeltofcller nnd
others. Tlio hoard of trustees bus practically
decided to innko Prof. W. It. Harper presi
dent of the university ,
The University of Colorado , atflouldor.has
a faculty of twenty-ono professors nnd lec
turers. The attendance last year reached
nearly two hundred , and at the recent com
mencement seven students , including two
women , who received the degree of 13. A. ,
were graduated.
It wai a nutter of great rejoicing and of
some little surprise that the portogavoas-
seut so readily to the request for peimlHslon
to erect additional buildings for Kobort col
lege , Constantinople. Information to that ef
fect has been received at "Washington by the
state department ,
Mr. John D. Rockefeller contributed a
second hundred thousand dollars to the
.American Ilaptist educational society , forlts
general worlc of assisting colleges and acad
emics. The society assists chiefly in secur
ing endowments , rarely In. current expenses ,
never In erect ing buildlnils or paying debts.
By an imperial ukuso recently published ,
the use of the ( Jermnn lantiiagoln the female
schools nnd colleges of Ccurland is prohib
ited. Only German grammar and religious
instruction may bo given In that language ,
but for instruction In all other subjects , as
well of forthoonici.il records and reports of
the schools , no other but the Russian lan
guage may bo used.
Tbo monument of Peslalozzl nt yvcnlon ,
Utcly Inaugurated , makes nn excellent Im
pression. On the sofclo is inscribed : ' 'To
I'estalozzI , 17-JC-18'J7. .Erected by popular
subscription , ISflu. " At the foot of the statue
Is Inscribed : " 1 lived like a beggar to show
beggars how they ( input to live as men , " And
on ttio loftslcloand behind : "Savior of the :
poor In Neuhoff. Father of the orphans in
Btauz. Founder of the popular school in
Hurfdorf , ICducator of men In Yverdon , All
for others , nothing for hlmselfl"
Dr. Blmoyeuroa ciilniyh , Bco bldg.
1VI Htls IIfiMont.
The St. Jnmu'B Gnrotto makes the
statement , Unit tlioro Is itseliism In the
Kngllshehua'h ns to wlmt one's ghost Is ,
ono side holding that It hns uiioxlfclonco
of Its owu and can walk abroad ns it liken ,
the other * -party thinking thnt itlsbo-
gotten hy the relation between the minds
of two living porconB thnt it is , in fact ,
a "co-opemtlvo hallucination. ' )
, Dr. Blrnoy cures cularrli , Bco
THE FATRL1RC1IS MILITANT ,
First Cantonment of tie Order nt
Chicago.
OMAHA REBEKAHS WIN FOURTH POIZE ,
The Home Team Is Kowirilcd for Its
Until Work Uy JUeeelilnn a
Handsome Sot ( f llo-jalla
nnd .Jewels.
'The first triennial cantonment of the Patri
archs Militant opined at ChliMgoon Monday
lust. The groundsciivlilclitho parades and
prize drills -\vcro held were on tbo lalio front
near the new auditorium. .An immense
grand stand ivlth a seating capacity of 35,000
persons had been construpted , facing the
lake. Opposite this on tbo cast side of the
ground were three immense flag poles. 'Jho
cantonment wns formally opened by hoisting
tlirco ll.igs . Jloiidny afternoon. In the center
Avas the huge flag of the Patriarchs lllitnnt ,
which displayed hi the white Held of the
longitudinal stripes ot red , white nnd blue
the insignia of the organization , n crown of
scniicton gold , surmounting a silver and gold
cross , crook and sword. .At this Hug Major
General S. II. KeUey of Kansas was sta
tioned. To the light was the United States
colors. . In charge of General -A , C. Cnblo of
CovingtonKy.imd on the left was the Ca
nadian ling in charge of Colonel 1C. II.
Kuvaimqh of l.ynn , Jlass. 'I'ho three Hugs
were hoisted at n signal from Genera ! Untlcr-
wood , whllo the Immense military liaud
played "Tho Star Spangled Bnniier , " The
stars and strips reached the ton llrst to the
great delight of CJencral Cable.
Monday evening n delightful reception was
held nttlio armory of Battery D , near the
parade ground. Tlio immense room wns
crowded with cpaulettcd anil gold-corded
chevaliers and their mow modestly attired
wives , ( laughters and sisters.
The reception was purely informal anil af
forded an excellent opportunity for becoming
acquainted.A brief address , appropriate to
llio occasion , -was delivered by Colonel J , P.
Kllacott , vlio welcomed the visitors to the
city. Mrs. l > i/zlo Morrison , president of the
Illinois Stiito licbultali couvctitlon , welcomed
the visitors from other states. J. JU Harmim ,
crand master of Illinois , welcomed the vis
itors on behalf of his jurisdiction , Mrs.
MuryK. Kea Of St. Louis , president of the
National Kebctah convention , responded on
bohnlf of the A'lsitors.
Tlio true business of the pitherincr cont-
mcnccd londuy afternoon when tbo Kcbek-
aha took possession of Unttcry D and coin-
menced aspirited contest for ( l , " > ! n pri/cs
for the best exemplification , of the secret
work. In the center of tbo large hall n tem
porary lodge room had been constructed. A
white paiallelograin marked its extent and
around were the altars of the various officers.
The emblems of the order , the bee-hive , the
dooraiidthe moon nnd seven stars , represent
ing Industry , regularity and modesty , the
characteristics of the Daughters of Hobekah ,
were hung in their proper places aud every
thing was prepared for the contest. Lodge
was opened by Queen of the Lalro
loilgo and Flora ledge of Chicago
took the floor for the opening of
the tournament. The costumes of the ladies
of this degree staff was very simple. It was
based on the idea that tlio women of the bible
wore supposed to lw humhlcnot given to vain
show but anxious only to nchiovothe virtues
of industry , regularity nnd modesty. They
were simply flowing robes of cashmere , em
broidered when the rank of the -wearer jusll-
lied It , but avoiding barbaric display and
gaudy ornamentation.
Tuesday morning was devoted to receiving
and quartering the many new arrivals. The
city wns lavishly decorated and tlio streets
were crowded with the pushing , hurrying
throng.
IB-Tuesday afternoon tlio prize drill of can
tons commenced la the laUo shoio grounds.
Tea cantons were entered , namely : London
No. 1 , Ontario ; "Van Vert No. JW. of Ohio ;
Thompson l\'o. : i , of Indiana ; Kaiser No. II ,
of Indiana , ; Million No 0 , of Indiana ;
TogiiiisportNo. 15 , of Indiana ; Amsterdam
No. 20 , of New Yorlc ; Occidental No. 1 , of
Illinois ; Prank Is'o. OSof Ohio ; and Grand
Canton No. i , of Ohio.
In tlio evening these can tons gave n dress
parade on tlio lake front , which was vltncsed
by an immense crowd ,
The grounds on the Inlco front vcre en
closed with a tight ftucc and an admission
fco of 23 cents was charged to witness the
drills nnd parades , the proceeds to go tow
ards defraying1 the expenses of the canton-
neat.
hi the evening a reception wns tendered by
General Underwood tb the olllcers and cheva
liers , Ilebckahs and Oddfellows generally.
The reception was held in the parlors of the
.Audltoriuinhotcl.whlch . were crowdcdnlniost
tosulfocntion.
Tbo Boston bussars formed the body guard
of General Underwood and attracted a great
deal of attention , This is n mounted canton
and their uniform Is a most striking one , con
sisting of a white cloak , black broadcloth
jacket , whllo trousers and fur-rlmmcd riding
boots ,
Attention was divided between tlio Boston
hussars nnd tbeJuiila hussars of Columbus ,
0. The latter was the llrst troon of Its kind
organized In the United States , having beoii
created at the occasion of the meeting of tlio
sovereign grand ledge nt Columbus. The
uniform of the Junla hussars is very attrac
tive and rich. It consists of black broadcloth
jacket and pants beautifully bedecked with
thick gold cord and braid. The hussars are
mounted , each owning his own horse , and
each of tbo members bears the rank nnd title
of captain.
Wednesday morning Naomi Tl. D. ledge ,
No. Cof Columbus , 0. , and .American li. D.
lodge , No , 1SS of Chicago , exemplified the
work of the Kcbekah degree.
In the afternoon the competitive drill of
the cantons continued at the grounds on the
lake front ,
A magnificent display of fireworks occurred
in tbo evening at tlio drill grounds ,
Tlio attendance was not nearly ns largo as
wns expected , as only n few cantons arrived
\Vediiesdayinsteadoftholargcnuinbcrwhich
had been cxpcttcd. This was attributed to
the railroad rates nnd considerable discontent
was manifested with the management of the
cantonment. The fund from which the ex
penses of the gathering were to bo drawn win
mainly contributed hy tbo railroads , nnd an
understanding was bnd between General
Underwood and the roads whleh subscribed ,
whereby those who bought tickets to Chicago
over the subscribingrouds should receive cou-
powcntitlhigthomtoadmlssloa to the ground ,
Heads which hafl not subscribed cut the
rates and then the trouble commenced , Tiio
cantons thought they were being imposed up
on and several purchased tickets over other
than tlw "ofllcml" routes while others re
mained at home. As a result of this state of
affairs the attendance was notns large as hivl
been anticipated. This brought about a novel
lawsuit which was commenced against Gen
eral John C. Underwood personally nnd m
grand sire of the Independent Order of Odd
fellows , The plaintiffs are Wllllom Thomp
son , caterer , and M , V. Gallagher , Ilorlst.aiid
the an It grows out of the management of the
triennial cantonment. Thompson and Galla
gher secured the restaurant and refreshment
privileges on the lake front for tlio veelc of
cantonment , paying therefor $1,000 , each.
They claim thnt the1 representations nmdo to
them of the vnluoof the privileges were very
much Uggor than the realization has been ,
The performances on the lake front , they say ,
have been ICES attractive than U was prom
ise ! ; they would bo nnd they think the grand
slrohui damaged them by alleged mUropro-
stntntlon $ .1,000 , worth ,
Friday cvenlnj ! the cantonment concluded
with a grand dress Imli ut which the prizes
which hud ken con totted for by the Kebek-
ntes and the subordinate. lodges were
awarded , Tlio results were as follows : ] { o-
beknh degree lodges , llrst prize , Naomi ledge
No. 0 , C'olurr.bus , O. . $ . < 00 ; second , Kllto
lodge No. U , t'hlcairo , | .iOO ; thiid , .American
lodge No. lbSK , , Chii-ago , * JOO : fourth , Huth
ledge No. ' 1 , Omaha , set of regalia and Jewels ,
'uatolodfw ' first jirizc , North Slur .
lodpo Xo. C , Minneapolis , . . . , ,
AYIcUerl'urklodKO Jfo. tfM , Chicago. $ WI ;
third , Tort Dearborn loilgoN'o.'Jl I , Chicago ,
VUv.
M. \ \ . of A.
Klnhorato prci.mitloii9 | are being made for
the railed coiivoiition of the Modern \Vootl-
inen of America to be hold nt IJesMolncs , In. ,
U'usdiiy , August 1'J , 1SCO.
The Western passenger association has
pr.mted reduced rntci to all who attend
convention , and It u expected Hint several
thousand Woodmen will assemble In les
Jloiiics on ( bat occasion.
A formal address of welcome will bo ex
tended' t > y Governor Uols nt the eipltol ,
which will be responded to by 1 lead Consul
Hoot , and the yr.ind parade will be ono of the
moat imposing ever witnessed In tlio&tuto of
Iowa.
Hi-mi Consul Hoot writes as follows : "Tho
attempt to forestall this meeting by a cun
j ningly planned proceeding in the Chicago
rourt which secured a temporary Injunction
against the bonnl of directors at n tlmo so
near the d.ito of the meeting us to render it
practically Impossible to secure the dissolu
tion of the Injunction , does not seem to In any
manner dampen thenrdorof tbo delegates in
the ten states who have arranged to attend
the meeting , as the injunction has no binding
effect upon nuy iierson unless personal ser
vice has been secured individually. The in
junction was taken hi Chicago because the
society does no business In that t-ity nnd
greater publicity could bo given to It through
the dally papers' than elsewhere.
"Tho petition win sworn toby a member of
the order who had been removed from olllco
for attempting to defraud by unlawful
charges , for making efforts by false roprescn-
tatieiis to secure a new charter from the se
cretary of state nnd n.sltlng to have the char
ter of the society annulled , and for attempt
ing , maliciously and vindictively to Injure
the oftit'ers of the society and Impair confi
dence in. It by resorting to the publication of
' charges which have little or no foundation In
fact.
fact."it
"it is confidently predicted that the result
of the convention nt DCS Moincs will bo tbo
complete rc-orgniilzation of the society , the
permanent expulsion from the order or the
deposed oftleer who has been devoting so
niuib thno and money to oppose it nnd Its of
ficers and a renewed activity in its worlc. "
M'lio society was founded by .1. C. Hoot at
L.YOIIS , la. , in IS.sy. It bus rapidly increased
ill membership , has p.ild out over § 1,000WO
upon the death of its deceased members and
( lumber : ) nearly forty six thousand members
and 1,500 camps in the northwest.
Omaha camp , Xo. 1'0 , instituted a new
camp Wednesday night with sixty charter
members , The name of the new camp lias
not been decided upon. Thomimo und olllcers
will be selected soon.
A. O. U. AV. > i
The lurial fund scheme proposed hy Union
Pncilic lodge , No. 17 , is meeting with great
favor. The plan of operation proposed is to
tax each member f I upon the death of n bene
ficiary of tbo fund or upon the death of his
wife. The amount raised by this assessment ,
provided it does not exceed 8100 , Is paid over
at on co from the amount in the reserve fund.
I'ho scheme docs not become operative until
tlfty signatures to the constitution governing
it have been received.Vhenoverono hun
dred ino'iiuera have been obtained the excess
ovcr.SIOu is retained by the treasurer nnd ap
plied on the next assessment. Tlio govern
ment of this now body rests with the ofiicurs
of Union 1'aciile lodge at present , tlio llnan-
clcr of that lodge being the treasurer of the
fund , as hols already under bonds. Copies
of the constitution hnvc been sent to the other
four lodges In the city , nnd a Inrgo number of
signatures were obtained. Tbo plan is re
garded ns an excellent one.
O. K. .
Vestn chapter will give a picnic nt Waterloo
lee on the 2''d inst. JV largo number of tickets
is I being sold and a peed time Is assured.
Dr , Birnoy cures catarrh , Bco bl lf.
Thcro Is n v.-oman at Scdalla who becomes
thoroughly charged with electricity every
time she rides on the electric road.
Tno bones of some prehistoric glints have
been unearthed near Anniston , Ala. Ono of
tbo thigh bones wns blxty-two inches long
nnd tbo skulls averaged thirty-four Inches iu
circumference.
A queer white nnd red robin astonishes the
fishermen of Quouochoutaug , H. I. It has
built its nest In a shaggy reach of pasture
near the thundering ocean breakwater. The
bird's ' body Is of u snowy white , even to the
tip of its tail , except Its breast , which is of a
rosy red.
Ancaglonnd a ram had a desperate fight
near Port Jorvis , N. V. , n four days ago. Tbo
eagle attempted to carryoff nlamli. when tbo
ram went to its assistance. The bird was se
verely injured hy a blow from the ram's head ,
and it was killed by the fanner , who -was at
tracted to the spot.
A man down east , a selectman of his town ,
by the way , bought a pound of nails , which
were wrapped up in a piece of brown paper ,
und placed them in a bright new tin pan
whleh ho left on tbo seat of his wagon for n
short time in the sun.Vhen ho came out of
the store again ho found his bundle of nails
in Humes , the rays of the sun having set tbo
paper on lire ,
A lady nnmcd McLnughlln. residing on
Twenty-first street , In Cairo , 111. , gave birth
to n child whoso face and head was the Imago
of a bulldog , the rest of the monstrosity re
taining tlio normal condition and appearance
of ahenlthy child , Some time ! past the father
of tbo child purchased n largo bulldog , whoso
care ho Intrusted to the wife. About ten days
npo the dog became vicious , nnd f rightoncd
the woman so thnt aha took to her bed. 'I'ho
child died a few hours after birth.
A citizen of Belfast , Me. , was wnkcned a
about 4 o'clock tbo other morning by nstrango
noise , nnd , going to the window , saw about
thirty robins lighting a crow , which was try
ing to get at a robin's nest In a near-by tree ,
containing some young birds. The robins
finally drove oil the crow. Tlio man went
down tothotrcoand found oncyouiif , ' robin
on the ground dead , while two others were
snfo in the nest. The crow was on a piratical
expedition , and hut for tlio valiant light
of the robins would have undoubtedly killed
all the young.
A little girl living near Holdcn , Mo. , went
totliobarii nnd collected a dozen eggs from
tbo nests. She intended to sell these eggs and
apply tlio proceeds to the purchase of a gown.
On the way from the barn she saw n largo
black snake and promptly fainted. AVhen she
recovered both the snnlfo and the eggs had
disappeared , but the roptllo was pursued ,
Wiled , the eggs recovered In good condition
from its stomach nnd duly sold , This Is the
story as told by an Interesting gentleman
in the I'ciiobscot exchange.
Dr. Blrney cures catarrh , Bcobldg.
ladaiiM ; .ModjosIcn'R Vacation ,
Helen Modjcskn , who carries her forty-
eight years so gracefully that even women
marvel ut her , has of late been enjoying a va
cation that Is surely well earned , says the
Now York Sun , She is at her picturesque
country raiicholn Orangocounty , California ,
loiding a life of Ideal rebtfulness nnd rcere-
ntlon. Yttsho misses nochnnco to overt her
still jiowcrful personal magnetism. Not long
, ' < > she traveled to Santn Darbara that she
might bit down at tha annual'dinner of the
southern California editors , who were gal
lant enough to bull her as the foremost act
ress of her iay ! , and to ask her for a speech.
She had not come unprepared , It seems , for
then and there she made a very eloquent ,
tactful and smoothly worded address , that
was wildly applauded. Hut the sentence In
It that will most interest the idaygolng com
munity at largo Is that which declares Mod-
jc-ska's ' intention to pass tbo rcmnlnder of her
life In California. This would seem to put
nn end to the long-circulated storv Unit she
would ultimately return to 1'olaiiiilitinative ,
hind ,
lr. Birncy cures cntnrrli , Bco
Chr. nla Iiillamnmtinii of tlio Hlnddcr
Is promptly ci by the waters of Excel *
r Springs , Missouri.
NUMBER 53. I
SKIPPING BY LIGHTNING ,
How Electricity Carries People from Place
to Place.
THE MOTIVE POWER DESCRIBED ,
Oinnlin a I.i-iullnj . ; Hij In tinHIIoiiC
TravelMI ! ; Tlio htiliyrinth or
Tr. clc.s 'I lie iij : ; 1'owcr
Houses.
It is moro than probable thnt when T3cn
Franklin sent up his Idto and drew the elec
tricity from the shies that It win more of 1111
experiment tlnin nny tiling I'No. It is safe to
say thnt ho never , for n moment , lot the Idea
enter bis head that electricity would furnish
the motlvo power for the -people of tlio nine
teenth century. Your * after Franklin mmlo
his "innocent" experiment , Thomas KdUoa
commenced wlioro Franklin loft otr , and by
persistent stmly IMS siieeeedoil In harnessing
tills power nnd turning it to the beneilt pt
mankind. The revolution has been rapid mul
complete , soiuncliso that the electric light
has supei-scdei ! gas and thocloclriei motor hna
driven the poor old horse-cur mules to the
AYiigon , to the farm , or to the bonoyanl.
Omnlia wai onoof the llrst cities to adopt
the new motlvo power , and so well tins tlio
latter pleased the public- and t ho experiment
alists Hint , today , Htnttm Is tlio only elty in
the land that has more miles of electric wll-
wiv in operation than "our own. "
The power Hint keeps the hundred trains
in oper.ition twenty hours during each day is
generated at the two power houses of the
Omaha street railway company. Ono of
tlicsc houses is situated nt .Nineteenth and
Nicholas street * , and the other at Twenty-
secoiid and luard. Jn style of nrcliltcctiiro
the buildings are t > linllnr , both being low
brick structures , covering nearly hnlf u block
of irrotind each.
In the powerhouse lit Twenty-second nnd
hnrdlho , Thompson-Houston system Is ii'-etl ,
while at tlio house at .Nineteenth and Niche
las , the Spi'ii uo sys'.em is employed to send
the cars out over the network o ! lines that
labyrintliino tlio streets of tlio city.
In applying the power or the elect rlrcm rent ,
tlie plan is practically thosatiio.thedliferenoo
In t lie two systems bclngmuinly in the names
of the proprietary parties.
At both of the power-houses steam is the
parent of the electric current. Powerful on-
ciiics , ranging from -.10 to lUO-hnrsopower
drive the inaelilnery that furnishes the
electricity.
The engines nro set In motion , and the
manufacturing of tlio electric current begins ,
but to do tills , there Is something more than
to have the engineer stand at the throttle of
his cn ino nnd watch the stenin gun o as It
registers tlio water In the boiler , or the num
ber of pounds of steam his mnehino carries.
Ono hundred feet away from t ho engine Is
n line shaft eighty feet long and six inches in
diameter , working with friction pullles at
each end , so that it can ho stopped at any
moment. On this line shaft nro Jly-wlicels ,
ten feet in diameter , nnd over them pass the
heavy rubber belts , caeh runnlntr to a
dynamo or gonoiMtor. The dynamos con-
sib tot u shall eight feet long , known as an
armature. This is covered with line copper
wire , laid lengthwise , caeh wire being sepur-
ntcd f rom the other by thin sheets of mien ,
which is the best non-conductor known , or
by tissue paper. At each end of the arum-
tun. ' , the wires nro out and the ends insu
lated , to prevent their burning , when they
come in contact with one another. This is
known in electrical terms as "cutting lines
of force. "
Kacli end of the nrmnturo reals In a sooke.t
and the whole Is covered by n huge framework -
work of Iron , which contains the magnets.
The nrinaturo revolving at a high rnto of
speed and coining in and out with the magnets -
nets which aroabovo and below , produces the
electricity. To operate n cnrlinoit Is neces
sary that the electricity should noi remain In
the armature. Toromovo it , Jnstoatsiilo the
magnet box , four carbon brushes nro pressed
upngalnst thoshnft of the nrmaturo , tlio elec
tricity collected and passed out over the line
wires , through the iianlcles of the carbons.
To mul < o the circuit complete it is necessary
to huvon return wiro. This Is nttnched to
brushes nt the other end of the armature nnd
after reaching the end of the line tlio current
turns and comes b.ielc into building , vrhoro it
is ngnla distributed through tlio arma
ture. The out-going current Is known
as nosilivo nnd tlio incoming as negative , tno
iiiiua itlflerenco being that the positive cur
rent Is carried hy the ovcihoad wire , wldlo
tlio incoming or negative current in handled
by tlio track wire , -which is laid along the
vails
In passing out the current goes through
ampere meters , which are ranged along tlio
AMiIl just back of the dynamos. These are In
reality switch boards , ami there IH nno nin-
pwo for the outgoing circuit , ono for the In
coming and ono for caeh dynamo , their pur
pose being to regulate the power , and their
arrangement Is such that the power of ono
dynamo , or of nil , can bo thrown on to any
particular wire.
How to opernto n motor is a question thnt
lias been slirou 3e < J in mystery for some thno ,
but ills simple and consist * in gently turning
a crank at the top of a switch box that la
placed at ono end of the car. The .swltcnbox
contains 11 cylinder , inndo up of wood , brasa
and copper.
The motor goes out upon the track , the
trolley Is nwunu up against the overhead wlro
and the circuit Is complete , as the positive
current passes down tlio trolley arm , Into the
switch box nnd Into a dynamo under tno car ,
where a complete armature is placed. The
armature comes In contact with the axle of
car , nnd as soon as the motor man turns the
hand of the switch box , the positive current
opens up the circuit and the train moves.
Instead of measuring electricity by horse
power , it Is measured by volts nnd In cither
of tiio power houses & 00 volts will handle
thirty loaded trains.
The only machines that wear out rapidly
nro the armatures , nnd this Is caused by their
coming in contact with an unprotected wlro ,
or by lightning striking an overhead wlro
nnd running into the power houses. Tlo ;
work of upbuilding an armature is difficult
ono , ns each contains ! , < ) ( feet of copper wlro
and should the least scratch ho nmdo upon
the Ins jlutlon as soon as tlio current Is turned
on the whole mnehino would ho burned out
nnd ruined. In repairing armatures ono
man , John -Asltin , an electrician , who wm
with ISdlson four years , is constantly kept
cmnloycd at a salary of ? IOper day.
iJaeli powerliouso IS in charge of a forernnn.
M. II. ICIbourn being at the Twenty-second
nnd I/ard streets bouse , and U. C ! . Thompson
nt the Nineteenth and Nicholas .streets plant.
Doth mortaii old time employes , having been
in the service for six years. They started : a
horse car drivers , and following n gradual
llnoof promotion , have worked up to the im
portant positions they now occupy.
C. A. li'rcdrlcks , is the electrician In
charge , nnd whiloho does but llttlo worlc
hlmsolf , ho Is responsible for the working o (
the machines in both of the housoj ,
'To run the two plants soventy-llvo men nro
employed ns icpalrcrs , llromen , spool-litters
anil helpers , their tltno being liopt by thu
respective foremen.
Dr. Dlrnoy cures catarrh , J3co bldy.
Wild Gallic In ICnglnnd.
A herd of tlio niielonl breed of the
wild cattle that formerly roamed over
Great Britain iublill prcsurvud , and the
characteristics of the nnhnnlfi nro xm-
clumped , Hiiys tlio Illustrated Amerloan.
This herd loin Clmrtloyl'ark , Stiin'ord-
ehlro. The wild ox once roamed over
Need wood Forest , of which the parlc
formed a part. In tlio thirteenth century
"William do FurruriiH caused tlio jmrU to
bo separated from the forcat , nnd In
this extensive onclonuro , the turf of
which roniiiiiiH almost In Its primitive
btuto , the wild cnttlo have been itllowed
to run unohcfhed over blnct > .
Dr. Dlnioy cures aiturrh , Ueo