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    THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE ; . SUNDAY ; 'AUGUST 20. 'FADES. 13
THE QUEBEC OF THE PACIFIC
A Progroiniva Young Giant Perched Upon
Lofty Hills.
I
SEATTLE AND THE PUGET. SOUND REGION
Marvelous Adrnnlace * In Location unit
Uiuurpamcd Tributary U * onree Inure -
ure tlie City a ( Jrcnk Future Th
Colonr.
Sr.ATTi.r. , Aug. 10. [ Kdltorlal Correspond
ence. ] Perched upon the crest of lofty
hills that overlook Puget Sound the city of
SciiUlo ntriKlngly recalls the American Gib
raltar on the St. tawrouco. With the ex
ception of the far-famod b.vy of Naples I
doubt whether there 1s In all this wldo , wtdo
world n moro lovely and fascinating spot
than tha site of soa-glrt So.Utlo , with the
wavolcss salt water hay at its foot and three
limpid fresh water l.ikoi bathing Us flanks.
Llko Qunlwis , this city Is built up m tlors
rising nbovo each ether from the sea love 1
to an elevation of over 400 foot by steep
grades that make the ascent most difllcult
and compel everybody to patronize the cable
cars.
cars.Tho
The hnruor nnd depot grounds occupy the
lowest tlors. The business streets are range a
In several tlors above the harbor and the
residence portion of the city covers the hill-
topi and the plateau adjacent to Lake Wash
ington , Lake Union and Green lake , back of
the Puget Sound front
TheQuoon City of Puget Sound , as Scat
tlo h properly called , excels any city of
riUil | : population m America In the compact
ness of her jobbing and rotall streets and
the number of imposing and substantial
business blocks. The great flro of 1889 ,
which swont nway the entire business portion
tion of the city , 1ms had its compensating
effect. Monumental structures of stone ,
brick and Iron ranging from four to olght
stories In height have replaced the two ,
three nnd four-story shells and flrotraps ,
transforming Seattle into a niinlaturo Chi
cago.
The Ittilirnrk of Seattle ,
quite apart from her natural advantages ,
are her enterprising , public-spirited busi
ness men. On the morning after the great
flro lour years ago , when the town was still
enveloped in smoke , a mass meeting
of cltbcns wns hold to devise measures
o ! relief and discuss the futuro. Tha
flrst question was whether tha
funds Unit luid been raised for the sufferers
by the Johnstown flood should not bo kept at
homo , as almost as disastrous a calamity
had overtaken Sc.Utlo. Instantly shouta
arose from every part of Armory hall. "No I
Send it on. " "Let it go , " nnd there was
not an opposing volco in that audience.
During the present depression , when every
other city has been shaken by bank failures ,
Scattlo has weathered the storm so far
Her bankers nnd business men are supporting
each ether with the s.imo unanimity thai
has always prevailed hero whenever thi
material Interests of the town arc at stake
No wonder Seattle has vanquished all com
potltors in the florco struggle for supremacy
that has been going on between rival town :
on "tho sound" for the past twelve years
Only another continuation of the Inexorabli
law nf the survival of the fittest , or rathe
"tho flghtors , " as I have often put It. Si
many magic cities have sprung up the las
quarter of the present century that It wouli
bo commonplace to apply the term to Seattle
The fact that she only claimed 0,000 popula
tion in 1880 , and now has fully 00,000 , speak
for itself.
A Great Future. „ >
What has made Seattle grow 10 rapldl
and what is there to stimulate futur
growths ! Natural selection , suporlo
facilities and Indomitable pluck are respor
slblo for Seattle's marvelous growth'up t
this time. The development of the vast am
varied resources of the PugotSound countr
are bound to make her a city of a quarter o
a million within the next twonty-flvo years
And I venture to say that this is a vor
moderate estimate. There is moro soil
wealth In the vast forests of the Pug <
Sound country than has over boon taken 01
of all the goto and silver mines of Amorlc ;
Scattlo Is in the very heart of the greatoi
timber region of North America. Within
stono's throw of the sound are millions c
acres of giant firs that reach a height (
from 150 to 250foot , measurln
from six to twelve feet in dlamoto
These trees are all straight i
an arrow and seldom have limb below on
hundred feet from the ground. In KIni
county-of which Scattlo is the capital , thoi
, nro thousands and thousands of acres
tirul > cr land , which yield from 3,500,000
12,500,000 foot of merchantable lumber
the quarter section , At $1 per thousai
this represents from $3,500 to $12,500 for tt
timber product of ICO acres. The maenltut
of the Puget Souna lumber Industry , whli
llnds Its principal mart at or near Soattl
is almost beyond computation. Wostoi
Washington Is estimated to have 03,000,0
. - . neros of timber land. The largest lumb
f' mill in America is located at Port Blakol
about olght mlles south of Seattle , aero
the sound. This mill Is 500 foot long by 1C
foot In width , with a battery of thirty-nit
100-horso power boilers and machinery th
cuts the logs seven foot In diameter at
00 feat In length. Its average run has boi
800,000 foot of lumber dally. This mill su
piles spars and ship timber for all parts
the civilized world. When I visited th
mammoth concern .vestonlay sovcntoi
steamers and ocean vessels worn loading
the mill wharf. Ono of these ships w
loading up hugo timbers for Calcutta , two
them were destined for Australia at
several for English and Gorman porl
The Port Blakoly mill Is , however , turnli
out only a comparatively small portion
the lumber exported from Puget Soun
Moro than ! UX ) lumber mills and nearly
many moro shlnslo mills , big and small , 11
the shores of the sound and the streai
adjacent.
Irnr Sec In ( f llnroiu.
The lumber barons of Michigan , Ml
nesota and Wisconsin have caught
to the fact that the future lu
her supply must como largely fn
this region , and many of thorn ha
quietly scoured a flrm foothold. Genoi
Algor , who has made his fortuuo In lurnbi
has secured a vast tract ot timber laud h ;
way between this city and Now Whutco
The Michigan millionaire confidently <
pools to double his fortune In less than t
years. Ills example has boon followed
the Standard OH millionaires Itoclcofell
Flagler , Whitney and Colgate Hoyt. Hip
hero it may bo proper to point to an imp
taut lumber Industry that U assuming vi
proportions. I refer to the manufacture
rod cedar shingles , which are now bdl
shipped extensively to Omaha and otl
cities of tha mlddlo west. The durability
the Washington ccdur shingle Is so gn
thnt eventually it must tafco the place
neatly all other moans of rooting. It is e ;
mated that within two years the product )
of shingles In this state will amount
throe-quarters of the product of the ent
United States. The shluclo mill at Hallo
0110 of the suburbs of Seattle , turns <
2,000,000 , , ccdtvr shingles daily.
Cerouli mm Mmonili.
The product of the primeval forests i
supplemented by products of u most pro !
soil. Wheat , barluy and oats ylold nbu
nntlynnd the great flouring mills of t
*
city are kept bysy , The Puget Sound co
try U peculiarly adapted for hop culti
Moro than 3,000,000 pounds of hops , at
aging 17 conti u pound , were raised last.vc
and the hop industry Is still In iti Infnn
\\nshlngton Is also a great fruit state i
- will era long rival California In fruit si
\nion U.
The country tributary to Seattle 1 * T
rich In mlnor.il resources. IMtumlnotn coat
superior to the best Wiomlni ? nnd Colorado
specimens is bolng mined In this country nnd
SoiUtlo Is the principal coal shipping point
on tha Pacific ) const. California and Oregon
nro supplied from this point nnd the
trnnsiiacillo sto.imon make this their
conllng station. Next In Importance to
the coal Industry and closely con
nected with It are the extensive Iron de
posits being developed In the Pugct Sound
basin , which must ere Ion if maku Seattle a
great manufacturing center. Steel bartrcs
nro already being manufactured nt liverett ,
about fifty miles north of Seattle on the
Great Northern , In the proximity of Iron
mines. The Cascade ranco is lull of rich gold
deposits. The Monte Cristo mine , eighty-
five miles distant , In which 1-Mward Ulnnrltt ,
formerly of Fremont , Nob. , 1 * heavily Inter
ested , Is turning out gold quartz of a high
? rado , nnd $3,000.000 have been expended al
ready In developing this mine , building
smelters and construction of n railroad to con
nect the mlnn with the Great Northern The
Blowitt Gold Mining company has n 'JO-stamp
mill running , which now yields $0 ? > 0 a day
nnd will soon dotiblo its capacity. Mr.
Blowitt exhibited to mo a gold brick valued
nt $2,500 , the output of hli mine for four
days.
To Sum Up
The bases of Seattle's future growth are
lumber , coal , iron , wool , hops , pr.iln nnd
the fisheries ( which Include salmon ,
halibut and cod ) , and last , .but not least , su
perior harbor nnd railroad facilities. While
the harbor of Seattle Is unsurpassed. Ihero
i * n project on foot that will glvo Scattlo
commanding advantage us n great shipping
center over nil points on the Pacific coast.
Way back In the 60's General George B.
McCleilnn , who waa nn eminent engineer ,
urged the construction of n ship canal be
tween Puget Sound and Lake Washington ,
with a vlow to utilizing the lake , which has
a depth of from 150 to 500 feet , as n fresh
water harbor , which would make It the
finest naval resort In the world.
The proposed ship canal would bo 5,700
foot long nnd can , it is estimated , bo con
structed for less than * ) ,000,000. Lake
Washington Is twenty miles long and nbput
two and a half tulles In width. Its waters
could accommodate the largest fleet. Its
shores are well adapted for wharf purposes.
Llko all salt waters the waters of Puget
Sound nro infested with the toredo and in
sect borer lhat perforates timber Hko a gim
let and becomes very destructive to piling in
wharves nnd to wooden vessels. Ships be
come foul in salt water and frequently have
lo go to dry dock to hava their bottoms
cleared of barnacles , at a heavy expense. A
fresh water harbor would bo of great advan
tage to shipping. Another point in favor of
the project is the fact that loading and un
loading of ships on tldo water , owing to the
rlso and fall of the tide , becomes moro ox-
ponslvo than loading In fresh water , where
tha walcr remains nt n uniform height and
wharves can bo constructed having In view
the greatest economy in handling cargoes.
The Seattle canal project has been before
congress several sessions and will again bo
among the proposed river and harbor im
provements. Inasmuch as it has boon rec
ommended by army and navy officers there
is > llttlo doubt that congress will ere long
make the necessary appropriation.
Mho Nabrnskii Colony.
Nebraska has furnished moro than her
quota toward building up Soatllo and peopling
pling Washington state. The Fremont col
ony , pioneered by Henry Fuhrman , who has
laid out an extensive addition to Seattle , exceeds -
coeds twenty families. Aside from Henry
Fuhrman 1 mot Edward Bluett , T. F. Quirk ,
U H. Griffith , John Gruntcranz , F. W.
Wolkor.vPoter Nohrbass , Henry Schlaegol ,
O. J. Treon and Dr. Mondy. The most
prominent Nebraskan in Scattlo Is Mr. P. P.
Shelby Tor many years connected with the
Union Pacific and now vice president and
manager of the Great Northern railroad ,
with full control not only of the railway , but
also the steamship Interest of that company.
York is represented hero by William. T.
Scott , J. P. Halo and Harry George and
Will White. Boss Bostwick of Hastings is
here practicing law and Paul Woinhuzen is
editor of the Seattle Dcmokrat. Charley
Kitchen , who had swung around the circle
from Omaha to Lincoln and Lincoln to Lead-
villo , is anchored hero and is now erecting a
handsome rcslaenco near Lake Washington.
Iko Uockenfield , an old-timer of Omaha , It
regaling Scattlo people wilh fruit and con
fectionery. Justice John S. Morrison is In
law partnership with Joseph Colman at
Everett and a brother of Fred Davis is chlol
clerk bf the Fulrhuvon hotel. Ex-Govornoi
William H. James is located at Colfax 'it
this state and is .said to bo prospering. Thi !
ish , owover , only a partial list.E. .
E. ROSBWATEII.
Nothing can exceed the care with whicl
Cook's ' Extra Dry Imperial Champagne ii
mado.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone have boon mac
y ried fifty-four years.
Maud Why did you break off your enid
gagemont with Charloyt Ellen Well , yoi
ace bo would wearshirts and neckties whicl
didn't become my complexion.
The schools of oratory don't teach any olc
quonco that surpasses that of a couple o
dumb and silent chairs sometimes , when p
goes into the parlor tbo morning after Job
has made an evening call.
"If you marry Grace , " exclaimed an Irat
father to his son , "I'll cut you off without
penny , and you won't have so much as
ploco of poric to boll In the pot. " "Well ,
said the young man , "Grace before moat ,
and ho immediately went in search of a mil
ister.
ister.Watts
Watts My wife wanted mo to nsk yo
why your wife had not been out to see he
for so long. Potts Oh , she hasn't timi
The woman next door to us is applying for
divorce and she and my wife put in all th
tlmo talking about it.
The divorce secured by a two montt
bride In Superior , WIs. , bncauso her spou ;
refused ; to scratch her back suggests the n
n ccsaity ot an amendment in the Wisconsl
marriage formula so that the masculine ol
DO mont of the community may know just wlu
or they undertake when entering upon tt :
state of matrimony. How would "Lov
S3 cherish and abrade" do for a part ot th
S3a marriage ritual ?
J. M. Staloy , long a resident of Zlawal
It IO was in Tacoma recently , and told a Dall
News facts about Ah tl
man sonio Pong ,
id
idm wealth celestial whoso talented and prott
m daughter had shortly before become 01
o'f ? aged to an oulcsr of the United Stat <
is lavy. Mr. Staloy said : "Ah Foug ht
) isn olovou daughters and ono son. Ho Is a voi
n
at old man , and a full blooded Chineso. II
married a woman who is about ouo-fourt
Kanaka and throe-fourths Chinese. All tl :
id children are pretty , exceptionally so. The
ids were all educated in Europe , and the son I
the only one who has returned to the cui
of IB toms of his native country. The girls ai
d. all dark as Spainarda , and some of them ai
d.ns well educated and bright. They can spea
DO in Spanish , Italian , French , Chinese an
ns English. They paint well , ore good voca
tits , and , in fact , are most accomplishoi
It is a wall known fact among the people <
, ii- the Island that old Ah Foug has a standln
iion offer to bcstOw upon each of his dnughtoi
onm when they ( in cash and
m- marry (25,000 11 \
mvo > acres of land that are worth at least $5,01
vo j > er acre ,
veal A protly homo wedding that recently too
ar. place In Lateowood , N , J. , was the result of
ilf romance In real Ufa that reads HUe u pn |
ilfm. from a novel , Miss Clara Shinn , who wi
JX- led to the altar n blushing bride by Dr. He
JXen dorson , was a fovr years ago u pupil nt lo
by dto instltuto , the Baptist seminary i
er , llightsto-.vn , N. J. White there Dr. Heudc
; ht son , a young missionary to the Burmea
or- who was homo resting from his acll
LSI duties , was called upon to lecture on t !
LSIof phases of actual missionary work before tl
ofB scholars at the seminary , Ills stories
tor dovotlon and unconscious heroism fired
of least ono pupil's heart , uud in turn her oat
> at cst and rapt attention , showing so plain
of on her fair youmr face , attracted the dc
ill- tor's fancy also , The result was that at h
on graduation fromJPeddla Institute she astc
to isho'l her parents und friends by nnnounci
Ire that she Intended to study medicine a :
rd , prepare horaelf for a llfo of missionary woi
> ut among the native women of tha Indian cou
try , Her friends nt once opposed this doti
initiation on her part , nnd pointed out t
dUcomforti and dangers that such a caret
nro if followed out , must bring with it. But ti
Illo zeal know no bounds and would not bo h
lid' derod. Thu spring she finished her modli
his course , and on the 10th lust , she and I
Henderson were unltod in marriage , and li
ire. few days they sail to take charge of a me
Br cat mission supported by the American B :
iar , tlst Foreign -Missionary society at Mono ,
oyl the Suaan country , Burmah.
md
ilp- Mounet Sulloy , of Jtbo Comedy Franca
U coming to America next year with a cc
ery pany of hU owu.
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
The Long and the Short of It Vau Heoat
and Naplor.
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
Omnlin OoU .t flno Pointer Tom Kjnu'o
Kneounter with Young Griffo Hen-
oral Sporting ( limlp mid
guc tlun Amwcrcil ,
Tom O'Rourko's big boxing show will beheld
held at Mncllson Square garden next Tuesday
night , nnd ns this means a series of prlzo
lights under the gulso of oxhlblttons nnd an
Immense throng \ bound to bo ptesont. This
Is tnado doubly sure by the fact that Cham
pion George Dlxon nnd the English bantam ,
Billy Pllmmor , will go for six rounds , that
Is , If the little Johnny Dull lasts that long ,
and It Is reasonable to bollovo that ho will.
Ho Is n wonderfully clover little 'un and Is
generally to bo found In fair condition , but
appreciating the stiffness of the Job on hand ,
ho is training industrio usly , and will bo
"pink" by Tuesday evening. The lads nro
to box nt 118 pounds presumably from a
scientific standpoint , but In view of the
nnxloty displayed bytho pugnacious Drltou
for the past year and n half to have a try
with George , a peed hot punching match can
confidently bo rolled upon. The redhots these
days have but little use lor "science" in
their flstin amusements , anyway , and nil
successful managers know this , nnd "for
scientific points" Is only used on the shdw
bills ns an case off for the authorities.
Dlxou and Plimmor are the undisputed
foathcr nnd bantam champions of the world ,
nnd their six rounds will surely bo stuffed
with the iutcusest kind of exhilaration.
Johnny Van Iloeat scorns to bo ono of your
hard luck pugilists , nlthough there is a
sail In sight at present. About the middle
of the coming mouth ho moots Huguoy
Napier , the Australian , bofg.ro the Olympic
club In Now Orleans for a purse of $3,000.
It will bo a sight to BOO this illy-matched
pair face to face In the ring , us Nupior
towers up over the St. Paul boy like Spud
Farrish towered over "Boansy" In their
famous sotto at Frank Lano's benefit. But
notwithstanding this disparity In the np-
pearanco of the two men. and Napier's snap
with Bobby Burns , Van Ilecst can bo
counted on for giving the tall kangaroo a
merry chase for the long end of the purse.
I think ho is ono of the hardest little
lighters In the world , and Is deserving of
fuller notice on the part of the big clubs.
He laid around New York for months , fell
in love with Coney Island , yet despite his
countless overtures for a flcht with Johnny
Grlftln , GeorgoDUon , Solly Smith , Eddie
Plerco , Jack Skolloy or In fact anyone auy-
where within reach , ho was unable to got
on a fight , ana was finally forced to go to
Philadelphia in a mcot-all-comers engage
ment for cigarette money. Johnny wasn't
afraid of getting a "California deal" at
Coney Island , nnd was particularly anxious
to meet his conqueror , Solly Smith , there ,
so anxious indeed , that ho offered to fight
him for any kind of a purse , nnd if ho won
to give it all to him but enough to pay his
training expenses , but his endeavors mot
with but little encouragement. Finally the
ttow Orleans club made him an offer of $3,000
to meet Naplor , and never giving the Ante-
podiau's numerous advantages a thought ,
ho snapped it up lilfo a May trout is sup
pose to treat n fly. Here's 1 that the outcome
may prove that Johnny's impatience and
avidity did not got the better of his judg
ment.
For a change about all the talent touted
the proper man at Koby Monday night , but
Judging from the reports of the mill Crcedon
showed but little of that cyclonic and fo
roclous tendency of his , and less cleverness
It was In truth a rather clumsy fight on .hjU
part , and ho won by reason , of the largoi
stock nf strength tmd endurance , and goes tc
prove that there arc really "classes" at evoi
weight.
That the victorious Australian will make
oven an Interesting adversary for his pho
nomonnl countryman , redheaded Bob , then
are many nnd serious doubts. But ns thi
promise that Fitz would bo at the ring aidi
to challenge the winner panned out like Cor
belt's speech at Coney Island the othe
night , there is little inducement to discus
such n contingency oven on a hypothetic.- )
basis.
Dick Moore , well and favorably known li
this city , Is a Simon-euro prize fighter um
no mistake. Ho makes all of his fights ii
the ring and but seldom appears in the news
papers. During the past two years Moor
has made no loss than fourteen finish fight :
Think of that , and bettor than that , ha
coma out the victor in all but two. Ells firs
"lose" was with Tim Nlland at South Omati
winter before last. Nllnnd was a big , strong
packing house man , who , by the nature o
his occupation , was always in prime cond
tion. Diok underrated the fellow , and or
terod the ring wholly out of condition. A
that he gave the packing house man a tci
riblo drubbing , and had him nil , but out i
the sixth round , -when the gong saved bin
. The next round , however , found Timoth
with his second installment of "wind" o
hand , and ho made n vicious onslaught o
Dick that could not bo rcsistet
and covered with blood from hea
to foot , ho was nut out aftc
two minutes fighting. Niland could not I
induced to take the Apostle on agali
although Dick agreed to got down to 145 an
allow Tim to select his own weight. II !
next defeat was at the hands nf good-nature
Henry Baker at Chicago last winter. 11
had the cost of this , too , up to the sever
teonth round , when in a clinch the two me
fell , Mooro's head coming In contact wit
ono of the stakes of the ring , which pave
an easy way for Baker in the succoedin
round. Since then Diclc has had sevc
fights , all of which ho won , his last vlctli
being "Shadow" Mubor , the Australian.
Next Friday night Moore meets Fran
Kesslcr , the Montana middleweight , befoi
the Phamix Athletic club In St. Paul for
purse of $1,750 , $250 of which is to go-to tl
loser. The men are to weigh In at the rli :
aide at 168 pounds , and a rattling contest
assuredly forthcoming. I do not know ho
good Kcsslor is , but have always understoc
that ho Is a formidable customer , for any i
the mlddlowolghts , and If Dick wins fro
him he will bo forlunato , indeed.
The nnxt battle billed for Koby will bo b
tweon George Lavlgno , the Saginaw Ki
and Young Grlffo , the Australian , somotiii
along about the mlddlo of September ,
thinkaho Mlchlgandor will prove a puddli
stuffed with rnlslus for the dark coi
ploxionod youth from the laud of the Sout
ern Cross , who will have the advantage <
not only height and roach , but of n vast !
superior muscularity , The Kid , however ,
n perfect llttlo savage in the ring : < nd talc
to his gruel Hko a Icltton takus to in ilk , mid
provo the pudding I think ho w
Grlffo must be at his old tin
ro - self that is in the form ho showi
o , so mo six years ngo. He Is a jolly , eaa
fo going sort of a chap , fond of the cup th
10 breeds jags ami of the lassies , oh , uud If 1
IO has boon having many merry nights sin
of . his arrival hero the Kid may cause mo to i
grot touting him for a licking ,
n-
iyc I was in Domlnlck O'Malloy's onlco In tl
> cer Unity building the afternoon of the Jo tin :
erin Grifllu-Solly Smith light. There was a I
in- gang of rod hots and flghters on hand , as i
tiff were anxious to got u flash at the contestan
tid of the evening when they reported for weig
rkn lug in. The apartments wuro qulto cramp
n- nnd clustered around the redoubtable Do
srho inlck , who was seated at his dead , was t
ho Dan Creedou , young Griffo , Xoko Abrahan
3f , So\jard Smith , George Laviguo , Hen
erIn linker , Tommy Hyan and a half doien mo
In- There was u round table standing betwe
Hyan , Henry Baker und myself and then
of the t'roup , which probably spoiled wli
i a might have been a pretty scrap. Loan !
( II- on the table , Hyan said :
"Say , Grlffo , you Australians have gel
In your noddles that you about own I
United States , haven't you ! "
Griffo knit hU brows and attempted
Uo smile at the sauio time , but before he hai
chunco to reply Tommy resumed :
"But when you como to lighting , there I
bo.v who will knock yout'tfftxt orfT"t > olntltiff
to George I/ivlRno , "whnntirbu got Into tlio
rliifr together , lee milcK.'A.r.
Ukonfii\ of llghtnlrte. Grlffo stepped
forward and lunged A bliHt'Across the tnblo
nt Hyan that , bad It ulnMcd , would have
como the next thing tp..nutting Tommy
through the partition. Ryan ncedrd no
second Invitation nndohtfi'mndo for the
Australian , but was caugUby ) | O'Malloy nnd
Crcedon and hustled out into the hall. It
took n very strong nrRtnhoni to keep Uyan
out ofho room , but uif Jio and O'Malloy
were on anything but.frcmllv { | terms , ho
finally joined Baker nualoftj the building.
By the way , Tommy had ( tot an interesting
cngngomcnton his bnnds/pr next Tuesday
evening , when he meets Mysterious Billy
Smith in Now York In a"sl lound bout at
catch weights. Undor-.lUieso conditions
Hyan must certainly have LUo best of It In
weight , for when I last saV him ho weighed
171 "walking around. " aUflilbld mo that ho
thought ho could make a better fight nt ICO
than .it any other weight. Ordinarily
Smith docs not weigh much over 165 and if
ho takes nny off , which Is Improbable , for
this go , Tommy should have a decided an-
vantage. However , I take but little stoclc
In these limited round affairs for gale re
ceipts between such good men as Hyau and
Smith. It it is on the level , I can not but
consider It a very unwise notion on Hyan's
part , considering the dlfllrulty ho has had
nntt is experiencing to got on n match before
ono of the big clubs for good money. And
then , too , Smith Is ono of your llsticmarvels.
. &ANl > t GlUBWOM ) .
4 Oiiinhn Cltots i > ( loud Onr.
Howard Kellogg of the Pacific Express
company has purchased ono of Michigan's
best pointers , Duke O , from A. Spencer
Johnson of Jackson , Mich.
Duke O is by Czar , qx-Dlxlo Queen ; Is
seal brown and whlto nnd weighs fifty-six
pounds. Ho won first in puppy class nt
Grand Uapids , Mich. , last fall , and second
In the open class at the late Detroit show In
an unusually largo class , comprising the
best pointers In America.
The dog has n clean cut head , square muzzle -
zlo , stands on good legs nnd foot , has good
body and good symmetry ; ho h affectionate
and has excellent disposition ; ho was
born September 21 , 181)1 ) , and is now 33'
months old.
Duke is well broken , n fine worker nnd ns
stylish a dog ns over crosscd'a field. lie is
registered in the American Kcnnol club stud
book , his number being 'iSS'ji ' : , Ho nrrived
in Omaha Friday , August IS , nnd good
judges say there is nbthlng In Omaha to
boat him. He is certainly ouu of the hand
somest marked pointers in America , and
Mr. Kellogg deserves much credit for bring
ing now pointer blood of such good quality to
Nebraska , a point thai-will bn appreciated by
these who dcslro to breed high class stock.
WhUporliiRg oT the Whool.
Next Sunday morning early the Ganymede
Wheel club will start on their Sioux City
century.
The Tourist Wheelmen's annual picnic oc
curs next Sunday at Bolevuo } rlllo range.
Every member of the clyb should attend
that can and bring his' whoolnicn friends
with him.
The Omaha Wheel club will "go fishin' "
today , their run being called to the South
Bend state fisheries. A big crowd will turn
cut , no doubt , and bring homo plenty of the
finny denizens.
Helton nnd Bnrnum of the Tourist racing
team have entered in the Kansas City races
which occur on thellstVaiul 2d urox. The
Tourist colors have bee ? lucky BO far , and it
Is to bo hoped that thoj will Hash over the
tape at the city on the Knw far in advance
of their competitors.l ) "u ( )
ThoChicago cyclingJotfrriMs , Referee nnd
Bearings , have splendid reports of the late
international meet at Chicaeo , the reports
being "worked up" witn pnbto engravings ,
affording a very comprohinislve ide.i of how
the races looked. Tlyjj tcs } | ; ol the riders
and officials of the moos arequlto plainly
recognizable. l" '
Good Roads this moUT\ls an.exception-
nlly good cumber and of < | uiuoh interest to
Nebraska and Iowa cyclisls , } t being the
Iowa number ; containing shbrt , common
sense talks by some ofuldfva's prominent
men on the subject ofD jrooftHand bad roads.
The magazine is also .replete with photo
gravure illustrations of 'iofflo'of ' lojva's fa-
, _ - .
- ' - * - - * - -
-1--iictUresare
JlaVlibyo 'state during the
spring mouths. J 'uu
The entertainment committee bf the Tour
ist Wheelmen .were , busy exploring the adjoining -
joining country sido.for a suitable place for
the club's picnic On the -7th" . ' Messrs.
Hyncs. Wertz and Sancha rambled around
nil day , but couldjlnd no iHacOjnioro attrac
tive than Bollovue. Messrs. Barnum ,
Pcgau , Mulhall , Kingsloy and Smith rode
all afternoon among the hills and lakes on
tbo Iowa sldo and failed to flnd any better
place , so it is very likely the picnic will beheld
hold at Bollovue.
The great national meet of the League 01
American Wheelmen and the .Internationa
circuit meet of Chicago is over. The thou
sands of merry wheelmen who flocked to the
Windy City from every city , hamlet ana village
lago of this great land have shaken hand :
perhaps for the last time and have wendct
their several ways 'It6m6war'd , filled will
wonderment , oxperience.t happy memorio :
and tbo knowledge that they have witnesscc
seven days of. the best bicycle , raolng tha
over befell their lot to behold. It Is vor ;
doubtful if many of them ever have the op
portunlty atraln of seeing all the celebrate !
flyers together again on the same track. Ti
many there is , however , a keen disappointment
mont felt that Sanger was so injured in hi :
awful tumble that luj.was unable to try con
elusions with the woiidorful "Jcrso ;
Skector , " as Zimmerman is nicknamed
They , however , saw the speedy westerner
Johnson , ride away from the flower of Nov
England's racing talent ; saw Bliss , th
American pocket edition of Mercury , chas
the wonderful Jersoyman .to the very tape
saw the four-mlln record broken byKinseloy _
saw the big South African champion smasl
records and win tbo great sixty-mllo Interna
tlonal : saw the world's tandem recon
crumble to pieces , and saw the biggest gath
erlug of American wheelmen over gotten tc
gother ; this and many ether things of inter
cst to cyclers. The Omaha clubmen who at
tended the moot have begun to arrive and o
course are heroes of the hour at the differon
club houses. Several local clubmen wh
were not so fortunate as to got away in i tlm
for the meet will leave for the lair a bo > ut th
1st of September.
One of these sad events which transpir
during the voyage along llfo'a river oceurro
last Tuesday morning , death's rolontles
sickle robbing M. O. Daxon of a loving wit
and a true companion. Mrs. Daxon was i
liidy well known in local cycling circles
having been an enthusiastic whcolwomai
and at ono tlmo a 'prominent worker in th
Onmha Ladies Wheel club. Mr. and Mrs
IMxon had not yet celebrated the first aim
versary of wedded Hfo , they being marrie
lust October , nnd bad only'latoly ' moved int
n bright now homo. The sovuro loss Is
terrible shock to Mr. Daxpu. , nndhis cyclln
friends grlovo with him ? f " Expressions c
Bympathy and comfort ixtut In to him n
uvery hand. Mrs. Pdfpnjjtylll bo mlsse
from the homo circle and the places whlc
3f uhu made bright with jiibr Jprosenco. M )
Daxon is'u prominent mbmbor in the Touris
Is and Omaha Whoolclubs l ing treasurer c
the former club. Out ot respect to him tli
to Tourists have postpondti'thulr ' club pionti
111 which was to have occureaQt today. Man ,
IO of tbo club men attondo ho , funeral , wnic
IOy occurred Thursday mdrnmg at ( I o'olocl
y- .taking with them to the 'Dwoavcd husbani
y10 ns a vUlblo token ot ittrioeni , a boautifi
10 floral offering , which was laid upon th
1:0 casket with deep und sincere affection f (
'otho ono gene beforo'and ttlW'bno left bohlni
Some of the would.boacjK ( | | men of IQCI
celebrity are bestirring th/emiolvos / unneei
10 , fully for the susponslon'of-'Utiior racing me
iy of local repute. They nnuithreanmlni , ' u
IK sorts of dire vengeance , ai ho ] x > or fellov
ill who have aroused their Ir'o aid | especially c
is the chief consul of the division. In fact tin
hflro making a mountain out of a mole h
od nnd a very small mole hill at that. U BOOL
inthat several years ago certain Omaha ride
> lg attended 'nnd participated in races at fi
is , Louis , St. Joseph uud Lincoln and it wi
ry whUporod that they received money f
ro. their prizes , which U against the rules of tl
on League of American Wheelmen. There
at fie proof that thuy aid , however , the uowle
at potng on supposition only. On the Fourth
ug July this year ono or two other local race
took part in some races over lu the Hawko
> It state and , it Is claimed , received the luc
ho for prizes. The money , it slneo transpln
was used by the race committee in buy !
to prizes with , the prizes being given to t
1 a winners. Now these virtuous stlrrers-
declare they will not ride against their me
a speedy brothers lu any uioru races until t
matter Is Investigated by our worthy chief
consul They do wisely , JiulRlnn from PMI
performance4 It It clearly ilomanstrntfd
thnt they enn't ride In the Mtno race * with
the accused and stand nnv how of winning ,
Hotter lot well unouuh Alone , lioyIf you
hnvo no poaltlva proof to back up your accu
sations. In the tlr.it phtco , unless proof can
bo funmhod , It would bonolc. . to brlnij
the mnttnr to the attention of the Lcngnrt
ofllclnlv their time Is too valuable to wnsto
on trivial matters of thU kind. In iho ncc-
end | > laca iho chief consul U In no way deserving -
serving of the "raking over" ho received nt
thahatiJs of pnrtios who Imo started the
cry of "Wolf ! Wolf I" When proof * have
been CYtnbttahcd the niMlur should bo cnr-
rlud ta Chairman Hnymond of the uatlon.ll
racing board nnd If ho finds that bonus are
to ho lopped off ho will do it with hN charac
teristic gr.tce. Our chief consul at prosnnt
Is busy building up the division nnd scattering -
ing the seeds of "good. roailV and need * the
commendation nnd alt1 of the wheelmen of
his division moro than ho Is receiving. Ho
is attending to his duties In n slnilehtfor-
wnnl , businesslike manner and dosurvcs
credit for it.
it.J
< J < nUon nnil Annurrn.
UTIC.\ . Nub , . Auz. 17.-Totlio Spotting Kdt-
tnrof TIIK HKK : What li tlio tiost Utno on
recoid for 100 yards "foot racer ? " Answer lu
SUNDAY HKK. II. W. Ittigun.
Ans. 04-5.
1lKAi > wooi > , 8. ! > . , Aug. 14. To the Sporting
Editor of THE IIKK : I'lvnnu Inform mo us to
which deaNjAJlivhlst , high or low ? A. A.
MuUoyi w
Ans. Low. The ace Is low In cutting for
whist.
OAimnt.r. , In. , Anz. ID. To the Sporting
Editor ot TIIK llicr. : Itcad sommvlicro. bellovo
Sporting News , thnt lufthaiidod batters nro
hnrilor und surer batten than rlxlitbanitod
tinUcrs nro. If true , what Is the explanation ?
Among the skillful batsmen lu tlm National
league Is the number of lufthiintlod Imtsmun
larger than Unit of rlKliUiniuluil ? 1'lcnso
nnswur in HKK , Sunday -Uth. It. 11. Adtnlier.
Ans. There Is nothing In It. Itlghthandod
batters predominated ton to ono.
UOIINCU. Ilt.UFFs , In. , Aup. 17. To the SportIng -
Ing Kdltor of Till : UKK : Will you kindly nn-
swor In TIIK SUNDAY Hr.E the follow Ins Muni
tions : (1) ( ) When can a noraan shoot ilucksln
Iowa and Nebraska ? CJ ) What brand of rnb-
l ) r boots Is considered bust for ( luck Hunting ?
C ! ) What puvrdor Is considered the best for
duck shooting ? A. Constant KuniK'r.
Ans. (1) ( ) In Iowa ducks and gccst ) August
15 to May i. In Nebraska at any time with
a shoulder gun. (2) ( ) There Is no special su
perior brand. (3) ( ) If you doslro n nitro
dcr \Valsrodu Is decidedly the bust.
SII.VKH CIIRKK , Nub. , AUK. 10. To th o Sport
ing Kdltor of TIIK HUE : To docldu acnsuwlll
you kliully answer the following question In
next Sunday's ItKi : : A linsrrumicr occupies
tlio second Imso nndnnotlior the third basp.
The nmn on third tries to Rut lionic , meantime
the man on second runs und touches third.
Had the runner trying to K thom u rliht to
go back to third and would the 111:111 : occupying
It haven right to return to second ntlor hav
ing touched third ? U. S. 1'owura.
Ana. No.
COI.UMIHH , Nob. , AUK. 10. To the Sporting
Kdltor of TUB Hta : : Ploasu state In next Sun
day's ItuKUntonlan's fastest record. Gooigo
StulTol.
Ans. Sco Lyons races In yesterday's BBB.
GBNOA , Neb. , Auc. 17. To the Sporting Ed
itor of TIIK HKE : Plunso state In Sunday's HKI ;
when thu great World's fair foot race Is to bo
and who are entered. Subscriber.
Ans. (1) ( ) Some time the latter part ol
next month. (3) ( ) They have not boon an
nounced.
OMAHA , Aucr. 14. To the Sporting Editor of
THE HEK : IMoaso answer In no.xt Sunday's
Ibsuo the following questions : (1) ( ) Are there
any now ruloa out slticii 1880 rcgnidliiK croquet -
quot playing. ( ! 2) ) If so where can they bo ob
tained ? Incoc.
ADS. (1) ( ) There .havo been no m.Uerla
changes. (2) ( ) At any first class news depot.
HoLtiuEnc , Nub. , Aug. 16. To tlio Sporting
Edltorof THE HKK : I'leuso state In Sunday's
linn whether T. 0. Morris , itlio "U.illfoml :
Klyor , " beat llotliuno In their race at Fulton
III. , recently , and what la Morris' record for
1UO yards-C. S. It.
Ans. (1) ( ) Bothuno won. (2) ) Unauthcntic
03-5.
SOUTH OMAHA , Aug. 11. To tlio Sporting
Editor nf Tun KK : PIi > : iso answer In nex
Sunday's HKK the sl/.o of tlio track In the
Coliseum building , this city , used for biuyclo
racing ; also where they measure tbo true !
from , outside , coiiter or polo ? L. T. Martin
Ans. Nine laps to the mile. Four fee
from the polo.
KKAHNBV , Nob. , Aug. 14. To the Snortln
Editor ot TUB HKK : In order to decide a bo
plenso answer the following In next Hunday'H
IUK ! : 4 btHs U that Whttnhond would carry
sixteen cptintlos In the Sixth congressional dU-
'trict. In * the cnnvass Arthur county's vote
won returned with Mul'hor on , whlchtwont for
Wliltohcad. Counting the-,0 two counties for
Whltuhead Rives him sixteen. There la no way
of ascertaining Arthur county's vqte. Is It u
draw or who wins ? ICoador.
Ans. The bet can only bo decided when
Arthur county's vote is determined on.
IMPERIAL , Nob. , Aug. 14. To the Sporting
Edltorof Tun HEE : I'ioaso state In Sunday's
HER what Is thu rule In starting a bicycle raco.
A mlle race with matchnd men , stand Hat
fool and stnitut the word go. A mounts his
whoul at go. It runs bis wheel Ilfty tout and
mounts his wheel on thu run , Was that ac
cording to rules ? U. Malcolm.
Ans. Standing start , pistol shot.
LOOAN , la. , Aug. 10. To the Sporting Editor
of TIIK HKK : I have a valuable hotter pup H
mouths old , that Is sick. About two months
ago ho had a spasm or two nnd wont lame In
his loft hind leg and sooins weak In the back
and hind quarters and Is vury poor. Can you
toll mo anything through Sunday's UKK what
U the matter with him , and a rumudy. lie
was sired by Kaco Gladstone , ho by Johnson's
Duku Gladstone , and I hate to lese him. V ,
E.L.
E.L.Ans.
Ans. Possibly rickets. Give a dessert
spoonful of precipitated phosphate of lime
twice dally in his food.
EraiAU , Nob. AUR. 14. To the Sporting Kdltoi
ot TUB HKE : Is the statement mndu In the
Pope Manufacturing company's catalogue ol
1HU3 correct , thnt W. W. Windlo mndo five
miles on a Columbia bicycle In eleven minute1
1 and forty-one seconds at SnrliiRtluld , Mass. , on
the 29th of Sutitembnr. 18'Ji ' ! ? Also what Is the
bust tlmo for live miles on a bicycle either In u
pi IVH to or public trial ? O. U. A vury.
Ans. (1. ( ) Presumably it is 'correct. II
D was made against timo.
HKNKWCT , Nub. , Aug. 10. To the Sportln ;
Editor ot THE HEK : To settle u wugor , please
name the fastest tlmo made In u flvu-mlli
bleyclo race both In u race and ugalnst tlmo
PluuBO answer in next Sunday's HEK. A. F
lliirrlnu'ton.
Ans. 12:30 : , up to October last. Ifavo'nl
received records for 18U3.
There are three things worth savlng-
tlmo , trouble nnd money and Do Wltt'i
Little Karly Klsors will save them for you
These llttlo pills will save you time , m
they not promptly. They will save yet
trouble , as they causa no palo. They wil
save you inonoy , as they economize doc'or'i
bills.
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PARK PLACE , OMAHA.
This Academy Is located on 3Gtl
und Hurt streets. The site is ele
vutcd and beautiful. The plan o
instruction unites every advantag
which can contribute to nil educu
tion at once solid nnd refined. Pat
ticulnr attention is paid to cultivn
tion of manner nnd character.
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.COMING 11.
Beginning Monday , Aug. ' 21st , at 10 n. in.
SAVliUS WILL 1HJ WITH US for they'll save ninny
MIGHTY DOLLARS
DURING THIS GREAT SALE.
Cloaks.
Children's reefer In - chock 0 to 12
jackets , m-olly goods , nges years ,
worth 91.'Jo ,
Pretty , navy roofers , worth Sl.fiO , for ORc. A biuall lot of nil wool
Cheviot roofers , ages 4,0 , Sand 10 , worth S3 ( these will make ,
sulundld school wraps ) , .
A low drossy reefers , braldod Bailer collarsIn browngroan and wlno ,
SO garment.
Wo have about 1G TWENTY-DOLLAR jackets for ladles In brown ,
drab , silver nnd croon , sill ; lined , pourl button and now capo < &Q QQ
" * 7. 7O
oftoots ; our sale price"to close p
Some charming Imported garments will bo sold very- very cheap
during this great sale.
Wash Goods.
A lot of very choice dress gin chains , faultless patterns , always sold rVi t
nt 12Jo a yard * A '
Ono lot of light and dark ginghams , batistes , lawns , etc. , etc. , < p ! _ <
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ranging hi value from 2fio to fiOo a yard * & A"/
Dress Goods.
60 pieces fall plaids and stripes , good sohool dresses , most popular
shades , were 50o a yard
1 lot regular Goc light nntfaark challls ,
Silks.
1 lot 24-Inch china silks , dollar nnd dollar quarter goods , n bar
gain unsurpassed
Remnants.
About 300 remnants of black nnd colored dress goods at exactly
half price. '
Linens. " :
. / _ ,
Fine knotted fringe damask towels , extra largo , worth always 25c. . . J.t/C lf
j .1
Extra superfine damask towels worth 50 cents for
One-half dollar cream damask table linen
Our 85c bleached damask , GOc. Our 31.25 extra quality cream damask O ty O
Our $1.50 quality beautiful bleached damask ' , tpl.UO
Our $3.50 napkins. 82.69. Our 82.50 napkins , S1.95. Our $1.50
napkins , $1.25 , and our $1.25 nankins ' . . .
Domestics.
Atlantic , heavy brown sheeting , always worth 80 , at Cc ; Appleton
brown snooting , worth ( iio . .
1 case extra good brown canton flannel. . . ' * ' * '
_ _ ly
1 case splendid bleached canton flannel.
[ Wamsutlu muslin , in handy lengths of 12 to 24 yards , worth 12Jc ,
those lengths will not bo cut
Parasols.
! $5.00 parasols for $2.00 , $3.00 parasols { g-f
All blnck silk and luce parasols , half price. ' 'A.
Ladies * balbriggan undervosts , worth 35o
Ladles' opera length hose , black and colored , worth 75c n pair O /aC
1 Misses' full rlbbod stockings , double heel and too , for school wear ,
35c goods.
} All ladles' combination suits , lisle thread and silk finish goods at just half price.
Men's Furnishings.
Men's white laundered dollar shirts.
Mon's 25o string tlos 121o ; mou's fast black hoso.
50o nna 75o assorted mon's neckwear go at 35o each or 3 for $1.00 ; PPf *
j mon's 75o BUS pen dors * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * fj\j
Men's $1.25 colored shirts , half laundered collars and cuffs , for 75c ,
f $1.76 shirts for $1.00 , and $2.00 shirts for $1.50. Mon's 25o hem
stitched handkerchiefs for
This department abounds in bargains.
"Boys' Clothing.
154 boys suits , were $7 , $8 , 89 nnd 810 , ( ull our host suits ) O QO '
ages 0 to 1J ! pick 'era out at j iind all beauties f J. cf J
And wo gwo a 35o harmonica with each suit.
Boy'sSOo Waists good ones 39C
Our Basement
Is full of interesting things for housekeepers. The newly married can make n
capital beginning with us , in kltohon utensils , uluBswa.ro , grnnltowaro , lamps , dec
orated toll01 and dinner sola , tinware , Mrs. Potts' sad irons , crockery , otc. , etc.
Our basement is always a revelation , but the coming week things" will bo turnad
"topsy-turvy. " Bo on hana early ; avoid the rush , and secure llrst oholco of the
many meritorious values oflored during this great week's salo.
It pays to trade with
TIE
16th and Farnam Sis. , Omaha , Neb ,
Mall Orders Have Our Prompt Attention.