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CH'AT WITH THE. BOXERS
The Story of the Hall and Slavin
Battle.
OMAHA'S ' SUMMER RACE MEETINGS
The rotleslrlann chnse Whisperings of
the Wheel Huso Hull Melange A
Six-Mllo Itun and Miscel
laneous Sport * .
It looks as if Clmrlio Mitchell knew what
fco was about , nftcr nil , when ho matched
Jim Hall for a finish fight against Frank
Slavin. It took Fitzslmmon's victim not
quite seven rounds to knock out his big
countryman , nnd there you nro. The ba.ttlo
vras remarkable for but one thin ; ; , and that
Is the fact that Hall whipped his mnn with
obout the same case ho would sit down in
eomo shady nook and sip nn absinthe nnnl-
Botto. Blavin mmlo no manner of a light ,
biit stumbled through the seven rounds like
A somnambulist or n drunken man , and Hall
took his own good tiino into punching him
into the land of nod.
It looks very much ns if the lordly sports
had been rounded nnd turned down in the
true American fashion. While it has been
known all along by Judges of the animal thnt
Blavin is far from a first class man , it was
considered the very nemo of foolhardiness -
hardiness , when It was first talked
About , to pit such a lightweight heavyweight
us Hall against a 'man of ills formidable
proportions and well known power. Dut
Churllo Mltchull , and Jim Hall , too , hnvo
ipont , altogether , several years in America.
This ia speaking unutterable things in their
favor. They have trotted and bobbed-
nobbed with the flycst people on earth , nnd
have not only had' tholr cyo-tceth cut , but
had them plugged with gold by the
Bbsolutoly-wlthout-pain process , until ,
when It comes to arranging n neat Job , wo
must count them one of us. See 1
Of course it wasn't hard to get n man of
Blaviu's character en regie , but as the latter
was considered vastly the superior man
there had to bo some causa for a light. Trust
foxy Mitch for that. All pirtlcs concerned
tnot In a public house on the Strand ono
afternoon , wlno was plentiful and cheap , n
controversynroso over the capabilities of
certain men , until in nn unguarded moment
the Vlsuvius-blooded Hull swipes Frank
Patrlcus in the face with the back of hi.i
hand. It required the combined efforts of
the whole party to keep the men apart.
"I can do you with a punch I" vehemently
asserted Slavin in his Imiwicnt wrath.
'You can't do mo in a lifetime , " retorted
Hnli.
"Will you fight mot" erica Slavin.
'Yes.-and lick you , too , " replied Hall.
And tlio next day Mitchell arranged the
Cptit , furnishing the backing for Jim him-
iclf , but asserting that it could not bo ox-
pcctcd of him to lay any inoro on the siJo.
His mnn was persistent ho would rnako the
money good and ho , Charlie , thought ho
bad at least a 1 to 0 chanco.
Then the sluggish Knglish sporting writ
ten take up the cudgel and do the rot. Hall
was hot-headed and impetuous and the fight
would hnvo but ono result. Ho was clearly
outclassed. Even middleweight Fitzslmmons
flono him without turning a hair. His vic
tory over Ted 1'rltclianl was uo criterion.
That was u llulco , but it had developed symp
toms of parents in the gallus antcpodlun.
Hence the odds were any whore from 4 to 8
to 1. At thcso rates on the day of the tight
hundreds of pounds were staked , Who wcro
the takers ? Hull won In a jog.
1JI | _ j
If Slavin had given Jim a hard fight , what
) flood of gossip uncut the late HaU-Flluluv
moiis fight would have cro this been launched
upon the sporting world. It would have
been absolute proof with many that this was
a fuko pure and simple , and in my opinion
there would bo much Justification in such a
belief. But Slavin made no fight nt all. It
was a Christinas present for Jim , and don't
you over think that Fitz did not lick him on
the level in their light.
Dut that memorable battle , however re
cent , is worthy of brief recall Just now.
Everything is excitement and expectancy
In the Crescent's colossal arena. Hull nnd
his attendants have Just entered the ring.
Truly , thoyinako a formidable party. Jim
himself , tall nnd muscular , not unlike ono of
the olden Grecian gladiators ; Charlie Mitch
ell , the champion of England ; Jack Me-
Auliffe , the matchless lightweight ; John
Kline , the king of trainers , and Squire
Abingdon , the late sporty Crcesus. Mitchell
looked very swell with his light striped
trousers , cerulean outing shirt , black sash
nnd buff callers. McAuliffe was stripped to
his silk undershirt , with his trousers well
rolled up on Ills ankles. The squire wore a
thin silk undershirt , very low in the neck ,
pray trousers nnd tan leather slippers.
Kline looked sober but rugged in his shirt
sleeves.
Han appeared a trifle concerned and nerv
ously tapped the cork floor with the toes of
his lighting shoes. Ho smiled when 1'ltz- '
slmmoas , wrapped in n pray bath-blanket ,
like n strutting Sioux chief , and waving the
American Hag , came glibly Into the ring a
moment later. The crowd cheered uproar-
ously.
There wcro no celobrltes with Fitz.
His brother Billy , who is moro at homo ! n
the corn field than nnywhero else ; Frank
Bosworth his trainer and Martin Julian , an
inferior lot in sucli a situation , sure , consti
tuted his retinue. Fitz seemed like a boy at
n picnic ; ho bowed and halloed and scraped
his feet at Ills friends in the press-paws and
boxes , and throw kisses at acquaintances
further back in the reserve chairs. All this
seemed to umuso Mitchell inordinately , for
ho throw back his handsome head and
laughed heartily ; but Hall wasn't in nn
humor to participate in this levity. Ho
looked sober and anxious. Thorcforco made
his llttlo talk , and tha work of putting on
the mlts begun. Mitchell was slow nt his
task and suddenly ho was interrupted by
Fitzsimmons who cried across the ring at the
top of his voles ;
"Hoy there , Charlie , don't you put a
chunk of lend In those gloves , this is on the
level , you know ; " then 110 turned nud began
kidding his brother.
"Clang" goes the gong nnd the rivals face
each other. The tableau is of ilcotlng dura
tion , for in a second Fit/ scores lightly on
Hall'r fnco nnd follows this up with a re
sounding smash in the stomach , Ho ia muk-
ing affairs decidedly warm , when Hnll
clinches.giving Itobort n horrible smash in
the nit of the hollows us ho closes. After
the break Fitz lands again on Jim's ' rosy
ribs , whcii the gong sends the men back.
In the second Hall lights Fitz over Into
Ills , Hall's , corner and in getting out of the
pen Fitz escapes a ferocious upper cut by a
hair's breadth. Had this blow landed there
is no earthly doubt but what the fight
would hnvo ended right there. Hack into
the center of the ring ngaln and Fitz went
right after his man , and it made the Hall
contingent weaken perceptibly to see him
bang nnd smash Jim on that crimson spot
over his loft side. The third was a good
one. Fitz fought tike n mad man , but was
wild and uncnlculating and the consequence
was that Hall's long loft repeatedly sent
his little florid nut bobbing buck against
his shoulders until It looked like a cake walk
for Jim.
"He's licked nt last , " yelled some enthu
siast from ono of the boxes Just before the
round closed. This seemed to arouse all
the intent fires in Bob's being , and the
rally ho made for the last half minute was
as vigorous a ono as was over scon in a ring ,
And the truth of It Is that Fitz had do-
cldcdly the best of it , too , and when the
meu retired to their corner It was Jim , and
not Bob , who showed unmistakable signs of
distress.
Then the end came , It was llko a thunder
bolt from an unclouded summer sky. Thcro
was a few seconds fiddling and a clinch.
The embrace was brief. Fitz was oil motion ,
Hall standing firm , almost statuesque , with
his magnificent guard well up , Fiz uiado u
half feint at Jim's stomach , and then an
other , when , with the velocity of electricity
his nwful right came nrouud and across , UD
ever Hall's defense nnd against his Jaw with
the thud of a trip hammer on n lump of
malleable iron. Hall's feet flew into the
air , almost into Fitzslmmon's face , and ho
went back on to his head and shoulders and
do.vn flat on his back ns if ho had boon
dropped in at the skylight.
That was the end.
For fully three minutes ho lay dead to the
world , nnd old nngsidors agreed with each
other that it was as hard and clean n knock
out as could bo found in the annals of the
gamo.
The man who takes these two fights as n
basis and undertakes to figure out how the
latter was a fake will find himself lacking
the endorsement of the fairmindod followers
of fistiana , not only hero , but everywhere
else where a regard for the truth prevails.
And it will bo a presumptuous man , too , who
positively asserts that the Hall-Slavln fight
the other night was a fixed affair. While I
admit there nro abundant grounds for sus
picion I do not assort that this is the cnso.
That Jim Hnll is much moro than a common
man there is no room for mistake , and the
best way to got at Fitzslmmon's estimate of
him is to recall the prompt action on Rob
ert's part after his fight with Jim on the
7th of last March In announcing that never
again would ho go out of his class , and when
nsked a day or two since if ho would moot
Hall again ho said that ho would , If Hall
would eomo down to 158. Ho said that ho
would not give away a pound.
This would naturally lead ono to bcliovo
that Fitz has conceived a very respectable
idea of Jim's capabilities as a lighter. Wo
all know how accommodating the lanky
Tlmarueito has been to thn lighters ever his
weight , bavin ? " fought and whipped both
Peter Maher , the Irish ginnt , nnd Hall ,
both iKHinds and pounds above him. That
ho Intends to confine himself to his own
class means that the freckled kangaroo Is to
go a long time without a Jlght.
I do not hosltato to pronounce Fit slm-
mons the pugilistic marvel of modern times ,
and yet ho is no favorlto of mlno and I
would delight to see him whipped. Ho up-
pours to bo so constructed as to admit of
training either way up or down. Ho mot
Jack Dempsey at 1M pounds nnd whipped
him terribly in thirteen rounds. At less
than 100 ho makes Peter Maher , the big
Celtic , quit In cloven , and at 107 knocks Jim
Hull out with n punch. There is llttld doubt
hut thnt Fitz could render a good account of
himself with nny fighter living. Sure it is ,
no middleweight is likely to go up ngalnst
him for some time to come , thnt is , unless a
similar monstrosity is developed ,
SANDY GKISWOLU.
The Itoaditor Itnooi Next Week.
About nil the details for the Koadstor
club's mooting , which opens ono week from
next Wednesday , have bson arranged' and *
the management have boon In a particularly
buoyant mood. The 'prospect for somo'oi - ' '
tracrdlnary good sport and substantial
financial success could not bo rosier , and the
clubofllcors and members arocongratulating
thomsejvcs accordingly , The grounds are in
tip top shape , and could not present a love
lier or moro invitlngappoarunco. The track ,
which has boon so thoroughly worked , is
now at the exact consistency , nnd lies llko a
hugo circular serpent about a sea of green
grass and blooming clover. The trees have
burst forth In fullest foliage , the stands
have boon thoroughly cleaned up nnd repaired -
paired , and altogether the grounas nro in
about as perfect a condition as intelligent
and industrious hands can put them.
In the Immense Hold of horses thnt have
been entered for the different moneys hung
up nro some of the best known in the
country , and each event will bo hotly and ex-
citinsly contested. The club is determined
to eclipse alt other rnclntr meets over hold
hero , and in this laudable aim It is ardently
hoped they will bo successful. The business
men are urged to turn out each dny and ex
tend the encouragement their presence alone
will afford. The meeting Is surely a great
advertisement for the city , and therefore
something that every upright citizen Is in
terested In. The purses on the first day oven ,
for the 8:00 : and 9:8l : trot and :50 : pace , ag
gregate nearly 12,000 , while on the two days
following it reaches a much higher iltruro.
There will bo a running race each after
noon and nothing loft unattended to that is
calculated In the slightest decree to enhance
the plciisuro and con fort , of the spectators.
A snccial invitation is extended to the
ladles , ns the Intention is to make this sum
mer meeting ns popular as possible The
full program is subjoined :
WEDNESDAY , JUNE 14.
PursoNo. 1 3:00 : trotting JlOt )
Purse No. 2 2:29 : trotting 400
Purse No. 3-2:50paclnc 400
Purse No. 4 Itun ; ? Mnflo dash 100
THURSDAY , JUNE ID.
Purse No. 5 2:05 : trotinK I-tOO
Purse No. G Kreo-ror-ull pacing. . . . 400
Purse No. 7 2:114 : trotting 400
Purse No. 8-Uunj 1-jniIu dash 175
rillDAY , JUNE 10
Purse No. 0-2:35 : trotting WOO
Pur.so No. 10 2:35 : pacing 400
PurMjNo. 11 2:19 : trotting 400
1'urnu No. 12 Kunnhig , Ji-mlioand repeat. 200
Thn Stito : Ill-coders Mcotlnu.
f The State Breeders meeting will bo held
in this city this year Tuesday , Wednesday ,
Thursday and Friday , August 8 , 0,10 and 11.
Thnt the meeting will bo n success there is
but little doubt , ns the interest in this par
ticular occasion Is becoming moro and moro
widespread nnd general. There nre moro
than 230 horses nominated , the majority of
which will bo on the ground to compcto for
the liberal purses offered by the nssoclatiuo.
Omaha has promised to do everything in her
power to throw wide open the gates of
hospitality annd tender to visiting horsemen
the freedom of itho city , and in consequence
a largo crowd each day can bo
safely counted on. It has boon several years
now since this Important meeting was hold
hero and now that our horsemen and citi
zens generally have manifested such a de
sire to sccuro it once more leaves but littio
room for doubt us to its outcome. It will bo
such u meeting ns the association up to date
knows nothing about.
Mistakes have marked the career of the
association in the past , Just ns they have
marred the progress of every other nggres-
sivo and progressive organization , still it is
the desire of every one who is intimately
connected with this association that but few
mistukes shnll characterize their "J3 moot
ing. L.ast year they entered the race track
encumbered with debts ; they paid off all ob
ligations and stored away in the snug'vault
of the treasury something llko $1,000 , making
n positive profit on the year's transactions
of from * 200 to $3,000 in gold. With such a
prosperous year to buoy the management
they fool very confident that with Omaha
and its environments to draw from their 'IK )
mooting will bo n pronounced success , espe
cially since their races nro metropolitan in
character. Colt stakes that have hitherto
been the order of .tho day have been sot
aside nnd given pluqe to such events as catch
the public eye and attention.
I'nplllluu'f Ituclnj ; .Hoot.
The papilllon races come off on Thursday
and Friday next/and everything looks prom
ising for a successful mooting. Arrange
ments have bccai made to run a special train
from this city , leaving the union depot at
12:45 : and returning nt 050 : ! each day. 1'aplll-
Ion is but twelve miles from Omaha nnd
eight from h > outh > Omaha. The moneys
hung up aggregate $1,000. On the opening
day there Isii U:00 : trot , purse $200 , nud 'Ji''t
pace , # 200 , and a half mlle dash and repeat ,
* 100. The 2:05 : trot , * 200 , and 2:50 : pace , * 200 ,
are down for the ; second day , also a county
trot , 10U. |
Will/Walk Off a Tie.
The Jong distance walking match to Fre
mont a week or two ago was decided by the
Judges a draw , and will bo walked off at the
fair grounds today , the start to bo made at
10iO. : ! The distance ia forty miles. The
winner is to receive a gold medal and RO per
cent of the gate ; second.a modal nnd ! J5 per
cent ; third , liO per cent ; fourth , 15 ; fifth. 10 :
sixth , * 10 nnd seventh , n leather belt.
IVIiool Cliaiu N'uU WoclncKlny.
Next Wednesday W. Wobbar of the Tur
ner VUieol club and II. Sutoriousof the
Omaha Wheel club will rldo a match race
from the east end of the brldjro to the North
western doixH , Council Bluffs , and return ,
for 100 a side and a wagon loud of beer.
Yclpi from the liluachorj.
Harry Stovoy has Joined the Bridegrooms.
Cincinnati has rented George Darby to
Atlanta.
Jimmy Manning Is a great favorlto
vannah and making money by the cart load ,
so 'tis said.
Thnt will bo a hot battle down at Non-
paroll park this afternoon.
Dan Shannon is angling for Eddie Eitel-
Jorg for his misfit Macon team.
Jack Thornton , the old Milwaukee terrier ,
has boon lassoocd by Bobuv Gilks.
Frault J. Leonard , the old Omaha man
ager. Is now nt the head of the Dover East
ern league club.
Freddy Clausen , who pitched such great
ball for Columbus last season , has been re
leased by Louisville.
George Soiblo , the old Omaha typestickcr ,
with Sioux City tliroo years ago , has bocn
signed by Louisville.
Dave Kowo says that Lycurgus Miller , the
Conventions' colored pitcher , is pretty nearly
good enough for any class.
Kobinson , Baltimore's catcher , is using
vaseline on a sere finger. This Is the thrill
ing story that comes from Maryland.
Smiling Mickey Welch , once the lion of
Now York , is pitching for a somi-profes-
sionnl team way up somewhere In Maine.
Spud Fnrrish has been offered a "sit" on
the Southern leaguo's umpire staff , but ho
says "nay , nay , Pauline , life is too sweet. "
The Southern league has kicked Billy
Pants Harrington back into Indianapolis
nnd engaged Sandy McDermott to fill his
place.
Pitcher Stein keeps up his triumphal
march. Ho has lost but a single game this
season , and is by all odds the star pitcher of
the leaguo.
Wild Bill Haaaamaer. who used to play In
Kansas City when ICnusas City was called
Wcstport , passes for a young blood down in
Montgomery.
Silver King claims that It was the extra
five foot that knocked him out. Silver can
got a Job at his old homo , St. Joe , if ho
wants It , anyway.
Omaha has a couple of corking ball teams
In tiio Nonpareils and Conventions. They
nro both a class too good for Lieutenant
Wright's soldiers.
Bob Gllks is on the nick list. The Hfo and
whirl of the great city of Mobile has proven
too much for Hobert , nnd ho pines for the
quietude of Cincinnati.
Umplro Hurst gives the corners of the
plato to the pitchers , which Is entirely right.
Gaffnoy doesn't ; ho generally gives them
what Paddy gave the drum.
Thomas Gilbert Vlckcry has been given
the run by Nashville. His fruitless endeavor
to get outsldo of all the moonshine whisky in
Tennessee was the cause of it.
The Memphis cranks presented old Dad
Phclan , the first white child born In DCS
Moincs , with a paste diamond stud the
other day in honor of his G3d birthday.
Brcckcnridgo is still tapping out the ball
for homo runs. It's n confirmed habit that
ho has and Troy will be happy as long as ho
continues to occupy the straight and slugging
path. Times-Star.
George Gore , the old Chicago fielder , Is
keeping a horseradish factory In Harlem ,
Ho is well known in Now Orleans Sporting
Life. Now isn't that Just simply awful , but
aren't you glad to hear that ( Jeorgo Is well
known in Now Orleans ,
John D , Pringlo , PIttsburc's philosopher ,
says : "Ono of the greatest dangers to ball
players is In sliding to the homo plato ,
where the catchers nro allowed to deliber
ately block the runner off , The baso-runner
should bo entitled to a chance to reach the
base. "
Princess Eulalla and the royal suite have
been invited to bo guests of the New York
club at the polo grounds. Kulalia went to a
bull fight in Cuba and stio can probably
stand the sight of nn umpire guyed by the
gods on the bleachers. Hen Mulford.
It Isn't Danny Stearns' dirty ball playing
that worries the reporters up In Buffalo , but
the peanut market. The Courier of Thurs
day says : "Tho peanut sacks are smaller
thau In previous years. " The Courier ought
to have bocn in Omaiia in Tom Mulvlhlll's
time.
Jerry Edlngcr , formerly of this city , Is an
umpire hi the Jt. Joe-Kansas City league.
Following are the players of this organiza
tion : St. Joseph ilarry Gatowood. mana
ger ; Thomas Knight. William J. Holmes ,
Frank J. Parvin , Arthur Twiuehnm , Claude
Maruuin , Itobert M. ICnnlsley , Con J. Holo-
hau , Fred Clark , Hurry Howe , Thomas Mur
ray. Kansas City Frank Boltz , Frank
Pear , William Kllng , Andrew Porter , Harry
O'Day , E. N. Graeg , William Armour ; three
moro to sign. Topcka Hielinrd Cooloymati-
nger ; W , II. Johnson , Pierce Chiles , Meyers ,
Sherman Perry , Kennedy. Arch Cole , Quigg ,
Sherbocker. Lawrence John Hudemaker ,
William H. McCormlck , Gus Macltcy , John
U. Hayden , Henry Stein , Charles Isaacson ,
Leo Pond , John Tobias , Charles Krehino.yor ,
Costello. St. Joseph is the only club whoso
team is completed , but the others will have
all their men on hand before the opening
day.
QiUfttlons nnil AiiB\vrr .
KANSAS Cirv , Mo , May no. To thu Hpnrtlns
Editor of Till ! llr.i : : Please Mute In ncvt PIIII-
( hiy's Jlin : to decide u hot If Sitlvutoi-V time for
u mlle lias ever boon beaten ; If not , what horse
is next to him ? Olvo tlio tlinii nmilo breach ,
sis well us thut of Stanford's har.se ItaiMmt ,
which I hco by Tin : line Is fatablud at Council
lllulfs. T. II. Karloy.
Ans. (1) ( ) No. (2) ( ) Kildpor. Salvator's
time , 1:35J : ; Kildccr's , 1 : 7 , ' . Uacine ,
l:30 : g.
Gi.r.NWOOi ) . Tn. , Mny 20. To the Snorting H < 1-
Itorof TunllKii : Will you kindly tell mi : In
ajnniouf double high llvo A and II uro 40 , U
and I ) aro&l ; A iiml II inaUo high , tuck , purm-
and both lives. Who goes out ? A Subscriber.
Ans. C and D.
Sioux f ITV , In , , Juno 1. To the Sport Ins Td
Itor of TMK HKU : Plouso publish la Tin : llm :
the Police Go/otto's classification for lighters.
Itcncllgo.
Ans. Bantamweight , 110 pounds nnd un
der ; featherweight , 110 pounds nnd under ;
lightweight , I'M pounds and under ; middle
weight , 153 jwunds and under ; heavyweight ,
over 15S pounds.t
OMAHA , Juno2 . To thn Spnrttnir Editor of
Tin : Hue : Pleuso Mutn In Himdny's llm : the
fust double team In Omaha , what they arc
and who owns them. What Is thu best double
hainess performance ? Koudstur.
Ans. (1. ( ) Give it up. (2. ( ) 2-.1SK , W. H.
Vanderbllt's Maud S. and Aldiuc , to a top
buggy.
ALLIANCE , Nob. , May 29. To the Sporting
Editor of Tin : HIK : : 0111 you Inform inn hy
until irhcro I can procurosovitrul pairs of Mon
golian pheasants , und will they thrive In this
BtatuV-h. U. O.
Ans. No questions In this department
answered by mail. Thomas G. Farrell , Port
land , Ore , , is the best authority on thin bird ,
nnd will probably advise you where you can
purchase them. It is doubtful whether they
would do well hero , but do not let this hin
der you from experimenting ,
COUNCIL Ili.iiiTH , Ia..Tunn 2. Tn thn Huort-
IIIR Editor of Tin : Ilia : : Is 1'nmk 1'urmclrn , by
reason of his it-cent victory ever J , A. Klllour
the champion trap shot of America ? 1)1(1 ) Kl-
llottover beat Ho aidus , and wits llouaidm
over thn real champion of this country. Unknown -
known Anglo.
Ans , ( I ) No , the match was not for the
championship. (2. ( ) No. ( It. ) liognrdus
was not only the bonn lido champion of this
country , but the world. Hu retired some
years ago the unbeaten champion.
THIS TJIK.ITISHU.
Hod nny man except Flint promised to
present examples of thought transfcrrenco
or mental telegraphy It might raise n doubt ,
but ho has so exactly fulfilled every promi.so
made that those who have seen his work
would scarce bo skeptical if ho should prom
ise to bring the dead to life , Flint does not
avow n belief in spiritualism , but simply
says that by aid o'f mesmerism ho can dupli
cate nny work of mediums , Tests In mind
reading and spiritualism will form a pleas
ing variety In this evening's program at the
Boyd.
The work in mind reading differs from
that usually presented , In thnt Miss Flint
Is seated with her bacK to her father ami
that no word is oxchunged between them.
Among the spiritualistic tests presented will
bo that of ropo-tylng. Prof , Flint will for
feit f 100 to some local charity In case nftcr
being tlod by a committee selected by the
audience- Miss Flint Is not released In ono-
half the time consumed in tying , No con
ditions are imposed us to the manner of
tying. All tests nro given In bright light.
Tills entertainment concludes the series of
the most astonishing exhibit Ions over given
hero In mesmerism. They uro laugh-pro
ductive as u farce comedy , nnd btlll } lelJ
moro food for thought than a lecture.
The cataioptio rook-breaking Is without a
parallel In the list of sensational acts ,
1'hyslcians BCQ the wonderful phenomena ,
the abnormal strength developed , and con-
fees their inability to understand how It Is
done. As Flint is the only man presenting
thcso tests to the public none should miss
this last opportuulty to wltucas them ,
especially ns they are seasoned with a laugh' '
two hours long.
The Culhoun Opera company Is a favorite
light opera organization in Omaha nnd tha
news thut it will filvc n week's performances
nt the Farnam Street theater , beginning
tomorrow evening , will bo hulled with
pleasure by the mir.iy who like nothing
better thnn tuneful opera well rendered. I
This a Culhoun performance elves. As Tun
Bin : said on the occasion of the company's ' I
last appearance in Omaha , then nt the Boyd , j
"every member of the company is a vocalist J
ofmoiit. The chorus is an admirable ono , I
the parts well balanced , the voices strong , j
frcsli und clear. " All the old principals uro I
still with tlio company Miss Millard , Miss
Godfrey , MrPneho , Mr. Flint , Mr. C.ilhoun , j
Mr. Thompson and that fine baritone , Mr. I
Leoul. The company presents high class I
light opera admirably and at , | K > pular prices , \
n fuel thut should draw crowds to the Fur-1
nnm Street theater all week in support ofJ
Manager Burgess' enterprise in supplying !
such u first class utt ruction for thcso suuij
mery evenings. "Said Pasha , " Monday !
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and
Wednesday matinee. "Futinitza" ThursB
lay evening and Saturday nmtlncofl
' Bohemian Girl" Friday and SaturdaJ
evenings. V
Boyd's now theater will bo given over noxfl
Tuesday und Wednesday nights to fared
comedy in its " best expression. Thfl
comedians will bo the popular Ifullcn nnfl
Hurt. They announce n now piece callcfl
"Tlio Idea. " These active players hnv *
gained an enviable reputation amonj
thentcr-Boers by reason of their own numcifl
ous talents und the fuct that they have unifl
formly surrounded themselves with apt nmfl
attractive people , Further than thU thtl
burden of song , dunce und music , which !
seems to bo the staple of Hfo In thcsonlvyl
skits , has had with them the merit of in-1
dividualHy. f
Mr , Hart seems to have a peculiar song-l
writing gift ns well as u comedy knack , andl
his partner , Mr. Hnllcn , 1ms a rnroly graco-l
fill und ploasiiig personality Molllo Fuller , I
always charming , is still with the comjiany. I
The scenery , it is siild , will IMS now , so ulsol
the music nnd costumes. The noiv pirco is a ]
commemlublo effort of thcso popular come-1
diuiis to presrnta lightund Inturosthifr story , !
upon which will depend , naturally , nil thai
mmisliiK incidents and rnptivating imisio of I
the piece. In other words , these pleasant I
elements will attractively dominate the ]
pleasure of the occasion , but within the con. I
trolling lines of rhymu und reason , The I
principal character is n noble minded old ]
southerner , whoso heart nnd mind nnd hands I
nro kept in n constant ferment of unrest bo-1
cause of the evil propensity of the times. J
Hois head und front of nil sorts of lengucal
anil orders fur the betterment of Iho social !
nnd moral Hfo of Now Orleans. Mr. Hurt's !
role Is that of nn eccentric ! Pennsylvania ! ! , ]
with moro v > it than wisdom , who is thol
humorous butt of nearly every tangling clr-J
cumstaiicn. Mr , Hallen'H part is thut of aul
ultra-fashionable , whoso waking moments ]
nro chiefly occupied with dress and nonsense. ]
The picco lias been u great success , Thai
sale of beats will open tomorrow morning. J
'
Fulr sized audiences witness each per
ionnanco of "Tho Private Secretary" at
Wonderlnnd and llljoti theater Jt Is prov
ing onoof the most enjoyable programs of
the season und will bo repeated nt today's
performances ,
' Our Bearding House , " ono of tlio fun
niest of funny comedies , will bo the next
play produced at Wonderland nnd HIiou
theater by thp stock company , commencing
with tomorrow's inutlnco performance. As
it has always proven n pleaser wherever pro
duced , it will lese none of Its popularity at
the hands of this clever company. With
Kalph K Cunimlngs as Gllllpod , W. J.
Holton as Klovatorand Mlsi LIsle I.olk'h as
Betty , the comedy roles will bo excellently
portrayed , " The stage setting and other details -
tails will bo admirable. Among the ipec-
laliles introduced will bo a clover Dutch turn
by tha well known character comedian , I'uus
La K-trlo.
St. Louis Is now the best railroad center
In America , nnd is erecting thu grandest
union depot In the world , Transportation
to the World's fair should bo secured 6O a *
to pats through the city and f oe Its inagnKU
cent buildings and brldges.lt lovely parks ,
its per feet , r < H > ld transit and its gcnorU
activity. '
