Nebraska Newspapers

    TUB OMAHA DAILY B1J3.E : SUNDAY , MAIIOJI 1 , 1890. i
A TERRITORY IN THE SK
A Petrifaction of Motlisml Llfo Done i
Adobe.
AMIDST THE MOULD OF THE AGE
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' whole wonderfi
southwest ther
Is no town e
interesting lo Ih
: nver.ige tourist a
, . . Albuquerque , Nc' '
.Mexico , It li
, both a typlca
; fronllcr and moO
crn metropollta
town a mixture of the two which makes 1
indescrlbihly edifying. Its facilities for en
grossing the faculties of the tenderfoot ari
numerous ) and varied , and the hetcrogencou
class of Its Inhabitants form a picture ) o
grotesque llfo not to bo met with In any o
the other southwestern towns , and whlcl
will bo found fairly startling by contras
with its surroundings of modern clvlllza
tlon.
tlon.While cnronto to the recsnt fhtle flasc
at El I'nno , Tex. , our llttlo party laid eve
a day at Albuquerque , and most abundant ) ;
\voro wo repaid In the way of Blunt-seeing.
It Is not long after you leave the sandhill
ot Nebraska that the landscape begins ti
take on the heroic. Pike's I'caU awaken
the first real thrills , and then the cnchantlni
Spanish I'caks , which , however , fade alii
reappear upon the misty blue horizon loni
nftor the former has been lost In the Junfili
of mountains In the rear. The towering wal
of the lovely Union range Is passed , a five
mlnuto halt nt the legendary city of Trlnl
dad , then on up the steep ascent am
through the roclty gateways of Uaton pass
on down through shadowy canons , pin
covered slopes , ragged piles of blackenei
rock , beetling cliff1 ! , on through a long vista o
rifted boulder and scraggy tree , the frown
Ing hllla crowding In your wake , the Spanlsl
peaks have gone for good , and with a roar
ing rush you ara In the fabled land of Ncv
Mexico , a measureless area of rock am
desert hanging In the sky.
A new world , Indeed , perched an It Is
nearly 8,000 feet above the level ot the ? sa
n strange , now land , with an ancient aspec
nnd flushed with color. Not oven In storlei
Italy can you find a bluer sky , nor In tin
Callfornlas a sunshine so golden ; the Arctli
regions furnish no dejper or moro tcrrlfytni
eliade , the Sahara no moro dreary desert
nowhere are the clouds EO big , white am
fleecy ; nowhere do the moon and star :
ehlnolth puch fierce light nt night.
'Dut hero wo nro In Albuquerque nnd undc
Itho sheltering wing cf Prank J. Arthur , for
nnorly asslotant cashier of the Klrst Natlona
'bank at Mlraourl Valley , now a prospcrou
real estate agent In this lively burg. lie
frcshments it Joe Barnett's and we are ol
to sco the place , and , of courfo , headed fo
Old Town , A twenty minutes' ride and w
were In the midst of a portrifactlon o
mediaeval human life done In adobe.
Instead of 300 years old It looked to u
1,000 , with Ita narrow , tortuous streets , lo\
lines of adobe houses , red and yellow blanl :
ctcd , leathern faced men and women , bronzed
black eyed and half naked children , comlca
burros laden with Jags of scraggy mesqui
roots or willow cornucopias of garden truck
F wolfish curs and flocks of goats. The anclcn
ti > cathedral of Santo St. Felipe was , of course
the first attraction. This Is the Inovltabl
in all these aged Spanlsh-Moxlc towns
The eacrcd structure Is mildewed ani
mould covered with Ita weary centuries o
llfo , and while decay and crumble have be
gun tholr Inroads everywhere upon the gra
vails , It looks good for countless ages t
corac.
Santo St. Felipe Is one of the monument
of an almost prehistoric time which thi
Ulndly elements protect from the accustomci
ravages of Time. Ita story stretches bad
Into real antiquity , to an era when a trlbuna
for the punishment of heretics had powers
when zealous friars exhorted convocations o
thick-skulled but thin-lipped heathen , am
when tho'mallcd myrmidons of the Spanlsl
conqueror told velrd tales of fabulous mon
Bters toipnosed to dwell In the ghostly fast
nesses ot the Galena mountains. Beneath It
glossy floors lie the bones ot the dead priest
ot ages , whllo Iho faded portraitures o
saints rudely daubed on puma tiklns ador.
the seamed and wared walls ; strange devices
vices are wrought In the leaning pillars am
red cedar ceilings an art lot these , hnndrei
years shadowing the Nazarcne , grotcsqui
stone gods and long forgotten fanatical para
Iihcrnalla. An ancient map of tbo ncv
world , lettered In Lnlln , hangs In the offer
tory , on which South America appears as ;
narrow , circular Island outlying Mexico , ant
other features of the country stand fortl
with equal ludlcrousncsu. In the cupola , o ;
organ loft , looking ocrosa the cactused plaz ;
and off over the forbidding wastes of vol
canlo residue to the northwest , are a row o
loopholes , from which the old Coronadc
blunderbusses did heroic execution on occa
Blona ot atacka by the Chihuahua ! ) , tin
most rancorous and ruthless of all the carl }
Apache tribes. And then out upon the plaza , Ir
itn center , stands nn old adobe fort , octagonal
in shape and perforated on all Bides wltli
email porthole ? , heavily barred with Iron , ai
nro all the windows In the adobe residences
nnd which answered as , a refuge for thai
little religious ( lock In times ot continual war
fare. A huge rod cedar pole , surmounted
with a rude , circular platform , Is thrust ui
from the dome of this ancient llttlo fortress ,
and It was from this the Spanish pen try kepi
ward and watch for any unexpected npproacl ;
ot the marauding bodoulna of the desert. .
The hard mud walls are battered and shorn
nnd pitted In scores of places , showing where
fllnted arrow or spearhead had found futile
lodgment hundreds of years ago.
Away to the west can too seen the silvery
plmiosltlen ot the sluggleh Hlo Grande. flashIng -
Ing In and out from red clay bank and black
volcanic reck , llko the folds of same mythical
serpent. To thei north and east loom the
Ban IH-a peaks and to the wuth the low
brewed Galenas , backed by the poetic Manza-
1108.
1108.Tho Dernnllllo county Jail Is located on the
outskirts ot Old Town and wo went over
Jut In time to meet Sheriff Hubble nnd
Deputy Uarlca , who had Jurt rode In from the
back country with a brace of villainous look
ing Greaser horsothlovcs. Arthur told us
that Hubble wao famed ns ono of the nerviest
mon In all that wild country , but we found
lilm an exceedingly mild-mannered , affable
nml courteous gentleman. Ho took us In-
plilu nnd gave us a look through the bars
into the rat pit , UP ho vtylcd It , There wcro
ome fifteen cr twenty prisoners there , Mexi
can horrcthlevcH and murderers , Indian cattle -
tlo rustler ? , negroes and oneor two white
men , the \\liolo forming as tough nnd vllo a
lot of human beings as could ba collected
together In nny clime or under any sun.
Albuquerque Itfclt Is but a trllle losa Inter
esting than thin mouldering remnant of
indent days. Its streets are always crowded ,
nnd many nnd etrange are the ulghta to we.
The energetic and businesslike American
mingles and Jostles with the painted and
plcturc-PT-10 Pueblo , the Houchy Oreascr. topaz
Mongolian , or Jetty black ; the mercantile
bonces are thrifty , whllo the gambling Joints
Iirlitlo with life ; the hotels clean and metro
politan , cafes good nnd private residences up
to dale , In architectural beauty and adorn
ment. And DO , with that strange , semi ,
tropical air hovering over all , how could Now
Mexico , how could Albuquerque be anything
but Interesting ?
As much as It would please me to go on
and dwell upon the magnificent scenery of
New Mexico nnd the south , of the Pueblo
towns cf Islcta and Liguna , and their mys-
trrloua people , ot Iho monte games and
cayuiw races , fighting bulls and chickens ,
their delicious wines , pretty women ami ugly
men , I know you would all rather hear
poinethlng new. and original about the sports
nd the fighters. That Is what I made the
trip for nnd that Is what you uhall have , In
brief Installments , anyway , from this on
until my storehouse of data runs dry.
Never In the annals of eport wa tlurc such
* motley crow gathered together at we found
in El Paw upon our arrival there. Unlike
the vast crowds that assembled In New 0
lears on the occasion of the Snlllvan-Corbe
and llall'Pltzsimmonn carnivals , the Tex
congrcgat.on was one of the toughest chanctc
In the Cre-Kjtnt City affairs the r p ctob
clement predominated to such an extent th
the grafter , the knuck , the qun , rowdy , foe
pad and tafeblower was Indistinguishable , b
nt Kl Paso It was Just the contrary. (
course there were many prominent and nqua
sporting men therea rprlnkllng of me
chants and professional men , but the crook-
contingent was so numerous that the hone
man wan ns hard to find as pearls are In tl
sands of the sea. I took a look Into the Wl
warn the big gambling establishment tl
first night there , \\lth Cap'.aln Perry , tl
famed Oklahoma United States marshal , i
chaperon. Yho ganvss were all In full bias
there being hardly elbow room about tl
tables monte , faro , stud poker and clectr
keno a veritable hlvp of savaga humanity i
hot eiiaso ot that elusive phantom , fortun
Kvery man , of course , chewed and smoke
nnd guzzled whisky , nnd the atmosphere wi
as mcphltlo ns anything that ever cmanaU
from the black hold In Calcutta. Cut In
c.iUes , It could have been easily disposed i
ns a. new kind of cheese. In this bla
phemous throng Captain Perry pointed 01
the notables. That tall , swarthy , long-hnlr <
and black-goateed gentleman loaning on tl
bar there , la "Tequllla" Johnson , the leadi
ot the ( Ilia monster crowd , Ills cartrldj
belt Is t-trappEtl around his waist , outside- i
his calfskin vest , nnd his big sixes protrut
from under the short tails ot his black froc
coat. HID man ho Is talking to , leaning wit
his back against the tomalle lunch counte
with broad-brimmed white hat pushed bac
from his bejtllng brow , and gouging Into h
teeth wlt'a a ten-Inch blade after some , n
calcitrant bit of lunch , Is "Horsehair" Moi
gin from the Mojava desert. This. ' sldo (
them , In a llttlo group , discussing their var
ous abilities to distinguish rye from bourbo
by the smell , are"Mica" Hill Allison , "Pej
leg" Delknap , "Lariat" Larry Ferguson an
"Lcpcared" Wllllo Williams. TJUSO me
were all from ' the Olla country , nml ar
among southwest Texas' most , dlstlngulshc
citizens. The manifold facilities for foundei
Ing on mescal and tarantula oil , for buckln
the tiger , shooting crjps and playing roulstti
hlronamous , keno , poker , policy an
Mexican montc > , offered nt Kl Pasi
wcro EO great that they "Jes1 Item ,
ns "MIcV Dill put It. "And you Jes' bet you
ropes , ole man , " added "Ltrlat" Larry , "tho
wo'll fee a tight , or kill a fighter , I haln' '
given a damn whether its tether or which 1
They amused themselves the first night Ir
so Captain Perry Informed us , by brcakln
all the electric globes In the famous Uci
siloon , taking time to drink after ever
third shot. Since the arrival of the1 rangen
however , they had sobered up. and confine
the.r ! attention to decorous applications at th
bar and a futile attempt to make the varlou
bankers go look for a fresh roll.
Whllo the men cf th'o Gila monster strip
wcro ever ready to cut or shoot nt the drop c
the hat , there was another class there more t
bs feared nnd Hint wns the grafter. Ho wa
there from nil parts ot the country nnd whil
'ho town seemed fairly well policed I hear
of but a single arrest all thei time I wa
there , and that was Joe Copeland , a Paris
Tex. , gambbr , who exchanged shots wit !
Dill Quarrels , a Greenville red hot. Ther
was some sort of nn Insinuation about ;
pleco of "leather lifting , " and'Copeland , wh
c-njoys the reputation ot n killer , hit Quar
rels over the head with his gun , then the :
exchanged four bhots each , and two police
men took a crack each at Copelaml and ye
no one was hurt. This took place right 01
the crowded street In front of SI Ityan's pala
tlal booze foundry , and the wonder Is tha
there wasn't n half-dozen killed. That sam
nght ! there as another gun play across th
street In the Wigwam , and whllo no one wa
lilt here cither , Chnney Seymore , a loud
mouth , grlzzley-bearded cow puncher fron
llevctsville , fur up the lllo Grande , wa
thrown bodily through nn upper story win
ilow , carrying with him glass , rash nnd nil
ind sustaining a badly fractured ankle
Wllllo there was an abundance of danger a
the hands of these half-hoss , half-alllgato
Tellowe , I repeat , they were not feared a llttli
Ijlt compared with the uneasiness occaslonci
l > y the ubiquitous presence ot the grafter
On the Wednesday night after our arrtva
there was anywhere from twenty to flft :
diamonds "lilted" from their repositories 01
Immaculate shirt fronts , and Thursday morn
Ing there wasn't1 a stone In sight. Ever ;
man who owned n "spark" and hadn't los
t , made n "plant , " and the grafter wai
'oread to go out on new lines , and that nigh
liold-ups wcro as common as any other rea
juslness transaction. Tliero was no four
lushing down there , when those desperati
: hleves selected a man they "cut right in'
ind "copped" him , It mattered llttlo whethe :
t was under the glare of the electric Ugh
> r In the shadow of an alleyway. I mlgh
idd that while no ono was killed or cvei
.vounded . In the Copeland-Quarrels shooting
> no bullet bored a frosted hole through thi
jig plato glass front of the Santa Fe olflcc
md four moro buried themselves In thi
inder casement.
It may not have been generally known , bu
lad the carnival been allowed to proceei
vlthout Interruption , the sports would havi
) ccn sorely disappointed when the nlghi
: amo for George Dlxon and Jerry Marshal ti
Ight. This would have really been the pre
uler attraction of the whole card , but 11
vould not have taken place. I mot Dlxor
it Wnlcott's training quarters on Thursdaj
nornlng , nnd Dlxon was way oft his feed
do was languid and Inert , and palnfulh
iffected with constipation , and O'Rourke toll
no confidentially that he wouldn't let hlir
Ight If ho had to let go of forty forfeits. D'xor
ilpo told mo that ho was way out of shap ;
md could not train. Ho was greatlydlsnp. .
minted , but with O'ltourke-'a consent would
mvo fought , sick or well.
While watching the Darbadocs darkej
mash the bag , nnd Horace Leeds danclns
licking and sidestepping before his owr
hadow on the wall , Dlxon and I sat on t
icnch In the front part of the long roon
.nd had a nice quiet talk over old times
iftcr ho had Inquired about Ed. Ilothcrj
nd his other Omaha friends , wo got onte
ho fighters , and although Dlxon Is char )
bout talking on this topic , ho told me 1 c
'Idn't ' think that Maher had a chance. He
aid ho could punch hard enough to knock
n engine off the track , was fairly clever
nd nil that , but ho didn't think ho could
; ot away , when getting away meant wealth
nd reputation to him. Ho had him correctly
Ized up , and whllo I agreed with him , I
ared not express myself EO confidently.
"How about "Pedlar" Palmer , George , "
ventured during n lull. Ho turned
ulckly upon mo and with n face that lit up
1th his enthusiasm , ho said :
"Ho'u a peach , as bright a llttlo fellow an
vcr come down the pike. Talk about
'rlffo ' , Palmer can give him points and boat
Im out for quickness. In my go with him ,
was a bit miffed nt first with his
imlllarlty with my mug and ribs , but I
eon discovered that ho was no punlsher
nd In the fifth round I went after him for
ceps. . Ho had been ducking me In n most
intallzlng way , hut I caught him a short
ook , uppercut In the face , and after that ho
Diildn't keep his head up high enough ,
[ owcvcr , I was unable to land him , and yet
do not consider him any match for mo.
le would make n capital fight with
In'my Harry and \\hcn ho comes back In
'ovember , you will BOO It will bo Uarry
0 will go nftor and not me , Ho cannot
.inch with Jimmy , and when they do coino
igethcr , If they over do , I will put my stuff
1 Harry. "
It wpuld bo hardly the correct thing to
Isinlss the Fltzslmmons-Mahor fight without
immcnt , and with the promise that the
ilng shall bo brief , I must confess that I
mont refrain from compllinentlnglho lanky
ustrallan on his attitude toward the retired
lampion , the Jlbberlng , Jabbering Corbett.
allowing the actor-pugilist's example , Kltz-
inmons , In response to the former's chal-
ngo , eaya ho will Ignore him until be goes
id makes a reputation. Deb says that he
111 give him no consideration until ho meets
pr.ver Ed Smith , Peter Maher and Joe
hoynskl , all three of whom have expressed
fervent desire to meet the great talker In
controversy with the mlttencd knucka.
nd the whole sporting world rays that Deb
"bully , " Corhctt Introduced tbo vocab-
ary prize fighting which has been so corn-
on In late years , and ho should not wince
hen ntzslmmons taken up the method ,
'hllo I am steadfast In the opinion that
in Corbett can whip any prize fighter in
a world , I cannot explain by what ratlonlna-
\ra \ process I work out this conclusion. Heat
at the old king , John L. Sullivan , when
10 latter was dccrcpld and broken down
tth dissipation , and after having repeatedly
6t the fight with Charlie Mitchell by lla-
ant and cowardly fouls , with Hefereo John
elley's help ho knocked the little Ungllsh-
an Into a cockc-d bat , and you naturally
le where my argument comes In , and I am
forced to cny I have no argument I nlmt
think that Corbett IB the biggest , most po
crfiit and fclontlflc , the best general ft
quicker with brain and hands and feet th
any fighter In tha world , and thnl ho c
lick any and nil of them easily If he R <
the chance. Since Me battle with Sulllv ,
on the night ot September 7 , 1892 , Corbi
has been working the newspapers ot t
country , giving them ft minimum of fight !
for a maximum ot advertising. Ho gn
whllo and rnpcful when Fltzsi'mmons ch :
longed him , and snrcrlngly commanded hi
to go get In his class , and then , when th
wcro matched nnd the affair wag balked
Hot Springs , ho endeavored to saddle all t
blame on Fllz. Hut there nro n whole 1
of people who won't have It that way. Th <
know how Corbett has persistently rldlcul
the ambitions of the present champion , nr
they npplaud the lattcr's adopting the fo
mcr's dlagustlng tactics. Now that there
such a general public desire to POO thcso me
como together , It may come to pass befo ;
another year rolls round , If not here ,
Kngland or some other leviable forelf
ground. I will admit that the result of sue
a collision would bo nttcndcd with nine
uncertainty , yet I believe Corbett won !
como out winner. While ho has convince
tha massea of the followers of the game flu
his mouth Is his best weapon , ho ban glvt
sufficient evidence to convince all those cap :
bio of analyzing n fighter's abilities that 1
Is nn extraordinary man , and oven we , wl
have good reasons to dislike htm personal !
dare not dlsparngo bis formldablcncss In tl
ring. On the othr hand , how about Kit :
Simmons ? Is there an adherent ot the r <
tired champion w bold as to call him clth <
novlca or cownrd. Slnco the days of tl
Immortal Flgg , who can show n belli
record ? He came hero May 10 , 1S90 , n mli
dlovvelght , nnd today ho Is the bona fii
heavyweight champion of the world , n tit !
ho has squarely earned by knocking 01
everybody , big nnd little , good , bad nnd li
different , who have had the temerity t
meet him. Can lit ? turn the trick on Coi
belt ? There are hundreds and thousatu
who think so , but I am not ono of then
Still If they meet I will "pull" for Lank
Dob.
It will require considerable space to r
late nil wo saw , heard and encountered th :
was Interesting In Texaa and Mexico , seam
am forced to doleIt out In Installment
Next Sunday wo will banquet with John 1
Sullivan , Paddy nyan , Teddy Ko'.ey ar
Eugene O'llourkc , watch Fltzslmmona pis
with his lion , play n llttlo monte , talk wit
Manor and meet the divers fighters who wci
to fight , but didn't ,
American horses are destined to cut qull
n prominent figure In the English sprln
handicaps , and Illchard Croker's Judgmcr
of the thoroughbred Is apt to have a prctt
high or very low Urltlsh rating after the
are over. Whllo Santa Anita , Sir E.\ce =
nnd Montauk have been scratched In th
Lincolnshire , Amerlcus remains. Sant
Anita and Sir Excess nro llkowlso out t
the City nnd Suburban , but Montauk wl
make the run. That the English hand !
cappers have now a healthy respect fo
American form was demonstrated when th
weights wcro first announced. The fact I
igaln made prominent by the acceptance ;
tor In the Northamptonshire , Great Surre
and Chester cup lists the Americans hav
top weights , which In each case will be 12
pounds , the highest accepting weight beln
raised to that figure and others In proportlor
under the English rules. Santa Anita I
the American candidate for the Chester cur
Banquet II , the old American favorite , i
among the acceptances for the Grea
Metropolitan , two and a quarter mlles , to b
run April 21 , at 121 pounds. It Is cvUon
that Crokor relies upon Amerlcus and Ea
3alllo In races of ono mile and under , whll
3lr Excess will bo used In races of one and i
li'arter miles and under , and Santa Anlt
ivlll bo the mainstay of the stable In race
3f one mile and a quarter and at cu ;
llstances. Crokcr's placing ot the horse
igrtcs with the American estimate of thel
: apabllltles , In the case of Sir Excess
\merlcus nnd Santa Anita. Should Sant :
iVnlta start In the Ascot gold cup , the Im
lost will bo 130 pounds. Should the trli
DO fully acclimated by the dates of th' '
spring handicaps they should have nt leas
in outside chance , despite the steadylni
n eights. Santa Anita Is a notoriously ban
lorso to train , whllo Amerlcus and SI
Excess are apt to be retarded by cllmatl' '
nlluenccs. Foxhall was In England fron
ils two-year-old days , and was therefon
lully acclimated when he made his fame li
ho Cambridgeshire and Czarowitz stakes
\t their best. It Is doubtful If the three li
juestlon are In Foxhall's class , although thi
ivclghts indicate that the English handicap
iers are taking no chances about them.
Extensive arrangements arc .being made li
Boston for a big Dwcepstako professional 100
rard dashes for the championship of tin
ivorld , to bo run late In July. The entrant
[ eo will bo ? 100 and all the crack sprinter
) f the country will bo on hand to run for thi
noncy. Shcfileld rules will govern and thi
sulclaly will bo determined on by a ballot b ;
.ho entries.
You I'nyw Your Mom y.
Following are the odds now being offerei
m the presidential nominations- the twt
nrtles by the American Political Register , 7
Dgden building , Chicago. They will recelvi
'ml place on commission any amount fron
H up , G per cent commission for placing thi
jets. These odds subject to change :
Republicans Thomas n. Reed , 3-1 ; Wllllan
UcKlnley , 2-1 ; William ! I ) . Allison , 4-1 ; Den
lamln Harrison , 25-1 ; Lev ! P. Morton , 7-1
llussell A. Alger , 15-1 ; Gush K. Davis , 20-1
Shelby M. Cullom , 20-1 ; Robert T. Lincoln
50-1 ; Joseph 13. Foraker , 30-1 ; Chaun
: ey M. Depew , 35-1 ; John Slier
nan , 40-1 ; Matthew Quay , 50-1 ; Govcrnoi
Iradley of Kentucky , 100-1 ; Donald Cameron
100-1 ; Stephen Elklns , 100-1 ; Governor Hast
ngi , 100-1 ; Joseph R Hawley , 100-1 ; Ati
[ Jushnell. 100-1 ; William P. Frye. 100-1
Icdflcld Proctor , 100-1 ; Governor Qreenhalge
100-1 ; John C. Spooner , 100-1 ; C. F. Mander
ion , 60-1.
Democratic William Whitney , 3-1 ; Rich'
ird Olney , 3-1 ; William R. Morrison , 5-1
Fohn G. Cnrllsle , 7-1 ; Grover Cleveland , S-l ;
) avld B. Hill , KM ; Adlal Stevenson , 10-1
2laudo Matthews , 15-1 ; James 1C. Campbell
:0-l : ; William Russall , 30-1 ; Horace Holes
' .0-1 . ; Arthur Gorman , 50-1 ; Melville W ,
'uller. 100-1 ; William Vila ? , 100-1 ; William
j. Wilson , 100-1 ; J. Sterling Morton , 100-1
Dim M. Palmer , 100-1 ; It. E. Pnttlson. 25-1.
Hlllu AVIifcl Club.
Friday night the Thurston Rifle- Wheel clul
vas organized. It Is composed of the riders
vho nro members of the company nnd Is In-
ender to stimulate ) the Interest ot the Rifles
n the wheel. Ita headquarters will be at the
rmory. Officers elected were ; A. F. Gwln ,
irooldent ; II. J. Joseph , vlco president ; R ,
I' . Coverdalo , eocretary and treasurer ; W. C ,
Baylor , captain ; 0. Colcman , first lieutenant ;
V , C. Dartlctt , second lieutenant ; Captain
V. J. Foye , drill master.
CoiiNiimiitliui Curnl.
An old physician , retired from practice ,
ad placed In his hands by an East India
ilsslonary the formula of a simple vegetable
emedy for the speedy and permanent cure
t consumption , bronchitis , catarrh , asthma
nd all throat and lung affections , aUo a posl-
vo and radical cure for nervous debility
rid nil nervous complaints. Having tested
s wonderful curative powers In thousands
F cases , and desiring to relieve human suf-
) rlng , I will send free of charge to all who
Ish It , this recipe , In German , French or
ngllsh , with full directions for preparing
id using. Sent by mall , by addressing , with
amp , naming this paper. W. A. Noyes , 820
owcrs block , Rochester , N. Y.
Jlrconl.
Bhe has n dress of Dublin green ,
And many glowing- colors blent.
Bno longs to have the costume seen ,
Hut she must wait awhile , I ween ,
To show the garb-fur It ID Lent.
Blip wears her heart upon her oleeve ,
With coquetry of mild Intent ;
And yet , her many uultors grieve ;
Uecauce , ulnsl they mutt believe.
In spite of all , that It la Lent.
Bo everywhere wo turn today
Our dearest hopes In twain are rent ,
And. though our hill-j we lont' to pay ,
To creditors we have to say :
"No cash todny ; tor It Is Lent. "
Ilnckleik'u AruliMi Salve.
The best salvo In the world for cuts ,
rulsea , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores
itter. chapped hands , chilblains , corni , nnd
1 skin eruptions , and positively cures piles
no pay required , It is guaranteed to give
irfcct satisfaction or money rsfundod.
rice 25 cents per box. For taliby JCuhn
Co.
ROUND ABOUT ON WHEEL
Tirceomo Hoport from Jnpnn Hopeless
Punctured.
CROWDING HORSEMEN TO THE WA
ScnnotiiiMi * StiKKCNiioni for Amnictt
nn AVoll HM Chronic ScoroliorB
Xiiine Itlnte Conceit *
Local
For six months pnrt paragraphs hnvo n
pcarcd stating that high grade bicycles mn
In Japan had reached the California mark
nnd wcro eold for $12. The report was r
accompanied with any details enabling t
reader to Judge the "grado" of the whee
It assumed to bo a bare statement of fat
and as such served as n text for dlpnortatlo
on the effect of competition with the die ;
labor ot Japan ,
There arc good reasons for believing th
the report Is without substantial foundatlc
There Is no doubt that bicycles nro bell
made In Jnpnn nnd some ot them have boi
shipped to tliln country , but tha nsscrtli
thnt they nro "high grade , " as ccmmon
understood , Is not truo. An American whci
man who made n tour of Japan recent
found very few wheels In use In that cou
try. In an Interview In this San Francis
Examiner ho says :
"Heavy Iron bicycles , weighing from fort ;
five to sixty pounds , are used by n few
the Japanese in some of the larger cities
the empire , and when the people hear the
coming In the distance a general ecatterli
takes place B.I ns to give the rider a wli
berth , for ho frequently comes In forclb
contact with pedestrians , and sometimes co
lldca with the housed , shaking the film :
ytructures to their very foundations , t
Toklo I became acquainted with a Japanei
bicyclist , who occasionally accompanied me c
cxcuralons to places of Interest absut tl
city. Owing to the fact that the roads ni
very narrow and without sidewalks , ho ofte
hnd the misfortune to run down an Imprudci
spectator , and both would roll In the tnui
Then victim and rider would get up and cac
would profusely apologize to the other ft
the mishap. There Is a Japanese bicycle fai
tory In operation in Yokohama , but as yi
the vehicles turned out are very cumbersam
and llttlo used. "
Additional confirmation Is had In the fai
that American bicycles are being mnrlsetc
In Japan for $100. It the Japs are n
shrewd In business matters as IB claimed , !
hi not likely they would slight home-mad
high grade wheels at $12 nnd Invest In th
high priced American make.
HORSES AND BICYCLES.
A large and long established dealer I
horses In East Twenty-fourth street has Jus
been compelled to make an assignment , say
the New York Sun. Ills failure , after hav
Ing been in the business since 1551 , I
iscrlbcd by his attorney to the great decreas
In the demand for horses by the street rail
ivny companies nnd by the public generally
fho use ot cables and electricity has ills
placed horses to an eilormous extent. Th
llmlnutlon in this demand extends to all th
arge cities and towns of the union. Th
jlcyclo also has done great Injury to th
tiorse market and consequently to the breed
: rs of horses.
A riding academy which has long beei
famous nnd fashionable In New York wen
nto the hands of a receiver en Tuesday , am
ts misfortunes are attributed directly t
.he blcyclo by the company conducting It
The extraordinary and entirely uncxpectei
success ot the recent bicycle show at Madl
ion Square Garden Indicated that , Instead o
lecllning , the Interest In that machine Is In
sreaslng. It was an even more remarkabl
> xhlbltlon than the horse. ' show , for Its dls
ilay was only okblcycles and bicycle fixtures
.vliilo the other had a. , singular fishlonabl
llatlnctlon , and the display ot fcmlnlm
jeauty In the boxes wns supplemented by ex
iltlng equine performances In the ring. I
, vas thus made manifest that the popula :
nterest In the blcyclo now exceeds evei
hat In the horse ; and Intelligent understand
ng of the ono Is as general as critical knowl
tdgo of the other Is rare.
Last year horse dealers were predlctlni
hat "tho craze" for the bicycle would sooi
> ass away , and that already It was begin
ilng to subside ; but the blcyclo show prove :
hat actually It never was stronger am
nore general than It is now. Meantime tin
abandonment ot the use of horses on strcc
allroads Is becoming universal In this conn
ry. They are now employed on only a fev
Incs of this city , nnd the time Is close ai
land when not a car In town will bo drawi
ly them. Obviously the consequences of tin
oss of a demand so great must have beci
md must continue to bo seriously damaglnf
0 the breeders of horses and the dealer :
n them , so far more especially as concern !
inlmals of ordinary or medium quality
lorses of fashionable distinction and su
icrlor speed may bo as costly as ever , bul
ipparently the prices of the others wil
IB permanently low as compared with the
last.
It Is an 111 wind that blows nobody anj
; ood. People who never before could owr
1 decent horse , are now able to buy anl-
nals of good quality and even fine breeding
, t the prices of rows , or very little more.
BEST POSITIONIN WHEELING.
The doctors are still giving good advlco t (
Ylieolmen. They maintain that wheeling car
a made either a blessing or a curse , accord-
ng to whether the rider brings to bear on II
. llttlo common sense .ami prudence. 01
illndly runs to fads and excesses. According
0 a distinguished medical authority , who 1 :
Iso an expert wheelman , the great bugbcai
f the bicyclist , from a hygienic point ol
low , Is position. A prevalent Idea Is thai
he nearer the position assumed resemble ;
hat of the racing cyclist the nearer perfecl
t becomes. This assumption is decided ! )
.TOUK. The position of the racing man anil
hat cf the road or pleasure rider arc not re-
itcd , and should not bo confused. The rue-
ng' man In the correct position of a road
liter could not obtain anywhere near the
peed necessary to win n race , while the
oad rider only adds moro weight and fatigue
D himself by riding after the style of n
aclng cyclist. The position for god road
idlng Is with the body straight , with a
light bond from the waist and not from the
ack , nnd the head up. The racing position
1 Just the opposite. Many wheelmen main-
iln that an easy riding carriage cannot bo
btalncd by having the handle bars on almost
level with the- upper brace , or top tube ,
he handle grips should be so elovatcd as tea
a parallel with the seat , and the scat so ad-
Jsted as ly permit the heel of the shoe ot
10 rider to rest lightly upon the pcdul when
e leg Is fully extended. In the correct
Dsltion the cyclist should at any moment bo
Lilo to take his luuids off the handle crlpa
nd not alter his position In the Bllshtest.
. gives him perfect mastery over his wheel
i case of danger , In the racing position ,
icro Is hardly a muscle above the waUt that
i not thrown out Cf Us proper place. The
loulders are forced bjck until they almost
icct , while the neck and lungs are mis-
laced , Urns preventing proper breathing and
: tlon. It also slowly , but surely , works a
liys'cal ' deformity In the carriage of the
dor when oft the wheel. Another great
ilstako Is to grip the handles tightly. They
re really only necessary for the purpose of
coring , mounting , dismounting and for lev-
age. After knowing how to ride , the bcy- !
1st balance's not by his hands , but by the
et upon tbo pedals , and the legs against
ID frame ,
THE TOURI.NG CYCLIST.
The man who sing the song of the open
lad on horseback Is not really "free" of the
anderlng 'borough ' , cays the London Spec-
ttor. Ho has but a limited franchise ; Is
it half a citizen. Unless he Is careless or
hard-hearted man , ho Is forever wondering
liother his liorw la not too tlrej to go
ly further , whether the near foreleg is not
ilfy , whether the stable at Long Wanning-
n Is not dirty and unwholesome , whether
10 hostler did not forget the corn or the
ater.
The cyclist , on the other hand , U never
orrled by thinking whether his horvo had
> t done enough , or too much , already. If
i Is himself ready to go on , there lu noth-
g to prevent him. As long as the road
13 a smooth part two feet wide that is
lough , Dad roada are no worry to him
they have only this wnali atrip of good In
em , and that they usually have. It Is true
at tbo cyclist cannot leap a hedge , but
oio who are chiefly bent on clnglng the
fong of the open reid , do not want to lui
hedges. What they want la to slid
the farms and the hedgerow * , i\m the i
mgo green , Us pondi nnd white railing ! ) I
old manor house and Ita elms , the chui
nnd Its clipped yew trees.
How superior is the position of tha tourl
cyclist to that ot a man pn n walking toi
Each carries A knapsack the rome , b
on , how different. The walker totters c
the straps continually working on I
shoulders , lonplng , llko Christian , to ci
down his burden. The cyclist's kit U strapp
to the machine , and gives him nelU
thought nor trouble. The addition to t
weight may make the eamo cxpcndlti
ot energy produce nine Instead ot nine a
n half miles nnd hour , but that Is all.
TOO CONSPICUOUS.
Said a wheelman of middle age , who h
no sympathy with scorching , but Is conte
to Jog along at a steady gait , and who rid
almost every day when It Is possible to i
out ! "It ft-cnis to me that some of t :
manufacturers are making their namcplat
entirely too conrplcuous. Now , If I shou
go and buy a carriage. 1 should find tl
maker a name on n small and Inconspleuo
Plateon the roar axle , where It would n
tract no attention , and would , In fact , n
bo sctfl by nny ono who didn't take parti
ular palno to look for It. On the other hail
on every bicycle the namcplato Is n mo
conspicuous object , and on some of the IS
models It Is positively obstruslve. I dor
see why this should be. A nameplate Is f
right , ot courss , but In my opinion It shou
be modest nnd retiring. At nny rate ,
shouldn't want a whC'el with a plate th
could bo Identified halt a block or mo
away. " The complainant seems to 1m'
overlooked the fact that most riders n :
proud of the particular style of wheel tin
use , and nro perfectly willing that all tl
world should know what It Is. At the Bin
time , a nameplate several Inches In longi
would undoubtedly bo nn offeliw again
good taste.
GOOD WIND.
Some few persons have naturally what
called "god wind , " but the mnlorlty vei
os-sHy get "out of breath. " In nil kinds i
exorolsp the management ot the breath
nn Important feature of success , nnd eve
of comfort. It Is necessary to learn i
breathe moro deeply and rapidly than or
does under ordinary circumstances. 1
msny this Is difficult nt first , because the
nro so entirely unaccustomed to It , and b :
cause they Incline to breathe throiich tl
mouth , thus parching the throat and can
Ing much discomfort. The acquirement <
good wind , however , can bo somewhat fi
cllltatcd by making a practice ot brcathln
exclusively through the nose , nnd by takln
deep breaths under ordinary circumstance
When the first spin | g taken , the Im
pulbo to open the mouth Is very stronj
but It should bo strenuously resisted , nn
Mm pace reduced to n speed nt which It
possible to keep the lips closed. Carefi
practice will make it much easier to kcc
them closed and will improve the wind mi
terlally.
AVhoi-1 Note * .
A neat nnd novel device for n whcelwe
man's costume has been devised by Mr
Alice Nash ot Minneapolis. As an ardcn
bicyclist , she weighed the merits of blooir
crs and short skirts nnd found them ser
arately wanting. Hut In a combination c
the two she attained a costume at once me
dcst and practical. There Is n short pklrl
reaching to the shoe1 tops , with nlne-lnc
bloomers attached to the hem , nnd gathcre
In Just below the knee. This comblnatlo
presents all the appearance of a modlst skirl
while the bloomers give freedom , hold th
skirt In place whllo on the wheel , proven
the wind from blowing the skirt up an
keep off the dust.
Llttlo more of conquest poems1 left for th
blcyclo. Even the wild redskin and his fier ;
cayuse have been subdued. Two Indians o :
horseback were cutting up capers In Pendle
ton. Ore. , recently and broke several clt ;
ordinances In n few minutes. Marshal Mean
started to arrest them , and the Indians pu
spurs to their horses and made for thi
prairie. The marshal Is an expert bicyclist
ind ho mounted his wheel , and , with one ham
grasping the handlebar and the other clutch
Ing his gun , ho put after the fleeing reJsklns
Dofore he had reached the city limits he hai
winged one , and 100 yards further ho caugh
up With the other and brought him back ii
triumph.
That Minneapolis blcyclo manager win
offers a year's accident Insurance policy will
every wheel he sells Is several laps in nd
vance of his competitors In novel Ideas.
In repairing a single-tube tire a mlnuto o
two of extra time to see the plug vet. proper ! ;
with cement may save a good deal of futun
annoyance. It is Just as easy to make gooc
repairs on pneumatic tires as bad ones , anc
you will be moro than repaid by the satis
faction of having the Job done right. Firs
make sure that your plug has a blunt edge
patch ot ample surface ; the larpcr the sur
'aco the stronger the mend will bo. Alsc
try to have the puncture-hole as clean ai
possible. If you haven't the facilities foi
burning It out , a penknife will servo tin
purpose , and then , with cement ot good con
slstency and proper adjustment , your tin
nlll be as good as new.
\VIilKi > crliijH of the Wheel.
T LAST tbo cycling
trade for 1896 has
opened up In earn
est In this city , and
local dealers arc
booking orders a
great deal faster
than they can fill
them. Despite the
fact thst It has been
reported that there
would bo no delay
' c : i _ i\
w\\ } \ ln Bettl"K wlicila !
,
" ' "
" "
this year , it begins
to look as though
the dealers were
- . going to have Jusl
mch a time as they did last year in filllnp
irders , and that there will actuilly bo anther -
) thor wheel famine. To step Into any ol
mr cycle stores one would naturally thlnli
: hat the whole populace had gone blcyclo mad
is you may visit any of the btores clurlnp
my time In the day and find from one tc
Ive customers having the fine points of the
.vheel . the dealer happens to handle explained
, o them.
That the cycle show recently hold here
trade there Is now
vas a great benefit to the
lot the least doubt. Many people attended
t more out of curiosity than anything else ,
ind the flno lot of wheels displayed set these
leoplo to thinking seriously about the mat
er of becoming devotees of the "silent steed. "
Probably the new nnd smaller dealers will
; aln more by It than the older and larger
ines , as they were placed upon the same
ootlng at tlie show , both having an equal
Iianco to display their goods. Cycle shows
nay cost the dealers quite a bit of money ,
lut at the rome time It Is as good adver-
Islng as they can get , and that Omaha will
lave another good big cycle show In 1897 Is
( most an assured fact.
The cycling editor received a communlca-
lon from Chief Consul IJdmUton last week
i which he stated that ho would soon be
. cated In this city permanently , and that
0 would not , as ho had Intended , resign his
nice as the Nebraska rtlvlBloa's chief
xe-cutlve. Wo are much pleased to learn
iiat Mr. Eilmlston has decided to remain
1 ofllco , aw had he carried out his
irmcr Intentions , It would have crippled the
Ivlslon more or less for the balance of the
car. In his communication ho also rays
mt ho Is anxious to complete his list of
> eal consuls and league hotels and that he
111 bo glad to receive applications for local
ansuluhlps at any time. The state racing
oard Is endeavoring to get the matter of
etato circuit before the wheelmen , and
iqulrlcs regarding tame should bo unt to
10 chairman , Mr , It. M , Simmons of
eatrlce. What wo also need badly la more
lembers , and If each Individual member
ould take- Interest enough In the division
> try and secure ono now member , our
lemberfchlp would eoon be upi
would not feel ashamed
i a mirk where wo
; It when compared with that of other
.ates of a like size. Members should also
nd to Mr. L. T. Hroadstono of Supeilor ,
eU. , and chairman ot the road book com-
Ittee , any Information they can In regard to
> utes , hotels , etc. , for the proposed road
> ok , which the committee will Issue this
irlng. Wheelmen who realize the necessity
r fuch a book will gladly respond. Of
mrso to those who do not tour any the
> ok would possibly be of but little Interest ,
it nt the same time , If they ever did make
> their minds to take a trip , tbo llttlo book
ould explain which was the bent route to
ke , etc. A road book In an absolute no-
silly , and by all means let ua help com-
lo one.
At last the street commissioners have had
ortU HUteuntli street and Sherman avenue ,
cleaned. The broken gin" which hnd a
cumulated on thwa slrwts slnco they we
Inst cleaned made It almost nn lmpos lblll
for n wheelman to ride over them wither ,
filling his tlre > with holes. If one or tv
of these people who throw glass In tl
streets wrte prosecutes ] to the fullest c ;
tent of the law others \\ould be n little 11101
careful In the future ami there would the
bo less broken glass on our streets. U
not only annoying to wheelmen , hut Is nli
dangerous to horses' feet. Here la a. matti
for the Associated Cycling clubs to loc
after.
The latest advertising crnzo has nt lai
strvck Omahn. During the last month tl
show windows of many prominent down tow
Chicago stores contained homo trainers U |
on which some crack cyclist of the city ga\
exhibitions In fast pedalling , hourly , nn
some of them succeeded In making wonde
ful re-cords on these machines , which a
traded the attention of thousands <
people. The proprietors of one of our loci
dry goods houses wcro not slow In tnkln
up this new advertising scheme nnd tl
result wns that Omaha wns treated to n si
day chnso between two local speed mei
chants last week. It struck us , howcvc
that there nre very few racing of nny not
wlmtc\cr thnt would cheapen thcmsclve
* o much ns to bo placed In show window
for the mulltltudcs to laugh nt.
The Omaha Guards' armory Is now belli
used us a bicycle riding schoolns well as n drll
room for the guards. The school Is In th
hands of competent Instructors , nnd womc
nnd children who do not care for the pub
llclty of learning to rldo on the puhll
thoroughfares , can receive private Instructlo
In this tpaclous hall ,
Whllo Jchn S. Johnson nnd T. W. Eel
wcro In the city attending the cycle ehow
the cycling editor wns with them a grea
deal , nnd therefore had a Rood chance ti
study probably now the fastest bicyclist li
the world. Johnson Is n young mnn In hi ;
23d year , but It ono wcro to bo with bin
much of the time they would Fay that hi
noted moro llko a lad ot 17 or IS. He am
Eck reminded me greatly of n father nni
young son. Everything Is left U
"Tom , " as ho calls hi ;
Bllver-lmlred mentor , In whom ho recmg ti
place the utmost confidence , which Is , 1
think , the secret of his great success. I
chanced to be among n parly that dlnci
with the pair on the last evening of the show
and upon Johnson's being nskcd by ono ol
the company whether or not ho wns nc
qualntcd with n certain party In Chicago , hi
thought n mlnuto nnd then , turning to Eck
said : "I don't know , do I Tom ? " It was
quite amusing and the whole party hughei
heartily nt his expense. In speaking of theli
coming trip abroad , Eck said that ho woiih
first take the party to Baden Baden , Ger
many , where they would train on the roads
for n week or two nnd have them bathe Ir
and drink the waters of the famous mlnora
springs located there. After getting the men
In shape ho will travel through Germany ,
France , Italy , Spain , England , Rusala anil
Ireland , returning homo late In the fall , when
he hopes to bo able to arrange n match be
tween Johnson and Zimmerman. Eck says
In regard to Johnson : "Mind what I tell you ,
ho will ho the greatest race winner during
1S9C that the world ever knew , and before
snow files another winter wo will have all
of the so-called champions' scalps dangling nt
our belt. "
The Indications have been flnce class B
wns abolished that there would be but few
largo teams on the path during thl.i season
and they will necessarily have to bo pro
fessional teams , ao Chairman Gideon will
permit no amateur under the now rule to
have his expenses paid by cither manufac
turer or dealer , and we can rest assured
that ho will como pretty near finding out
who the violators ) of the rules arc , as ho did
last year , nnd hla "axe" will fall upon their
heads with a dull , sickening thud.
The new "OITlclal Referee" Is expected to
glvo much aid to the racing board. Ho
will "follow the circuit , " and will keep an
eye on the fair and thu unfair ; also n record
at the pure and upright nnd of the Impiiro
and downright. If he had ns many hands as
lie has fingers nnd toea lie would still Imvo
Ills hands full. Ills odlclal eye will be * a
thing of dread to the racing men of 1SOC.
\'o one has as yet any Idea upon whom this
lonorablu task will be Imposed. The sanction
Ices have been properly increased to main-
nln the new man.
W. W. Hamilton , the Denver crack , will
lot , after all , be credited with the unpaced
nllo record , 2:022-5. : The racing board has
fry properly awarded the honor to Sanger.
[ lamllton , It will bo recalled , was paced to
: ho tape by a quad , while Sanger obtained
ils start and went the entire distance un-
ildcd. There can bo no doubt but that the
atter's was by far the more creltablo per-
'ormance. It was made on an Orient , fltteJ
, vlth Vim tires.
_ _ _ _ _ \
There were two kinds of Class B men
oluntary and Involuntary. The voluntaries
olncd n for business. Then involiintarles
vere forced into I ) by suspicion or snap
udgement. The involuntnries should conic
> ack Into the fold of amateurism ; the volun-
aries should join the professional class.
You may write fifty laudatory notices of a
jlcyclo dealer or the wheel ho cells and he
> vill have forgotten them when you go to se
cure from him an advcvtltiing contract.
iVrlte one Item daring to crltlclsa cither man
> r machine ns lightly or as Justly as you
nay , and when you visit him ho'll have that
tern carefully waiting for you.
Some fancy the emernld , others the glint-
ng diamond , nnd still others the changeful
> pal , The lenguo's favorite Jewel , however ,
s Inconslrtcncy , a commonplace gem , Men
ilmost everywhere. The league assumes con-
! rol of professionalism , yet it refuses the
Iglit of membership to n class It would olc-
, 'at , purify and control. Surely such an ah-
jurd proposition never was. The majority
) f the delegates nt Baltimore saw the chlld-
plinss of the league's position. But New
'ork's now element ( twenty-nine votes ) came
ilunKing along , and the league wns made
'oollt'h nnd the now element's nose went up
hrco degrees. The Wheel.
In no branch of sport has there grown up
uch a largo army of critical Judges as In
: ycllng. The first thing n rider does , after
10 Is thoroughly at homo with Is wheel , Is to
Ind out nil about It and compare it with
ithcr makes. In this wny he la quick to ob-
:3rvo : woahncKws and defects , nnd In a re-
narkably short tlrno becomes a very fair
tulgo of what IB best In the wheel for hl
iceds , whether It bo for ordinary ildlng ,
ourlng or racing. There Is no moro faithful
idherent to a good , lellablo wheel than a
: ycllst. At the panic time- , there Is no ono
flia KO quickly condemns one that "goes
ack" on him.
A bill has been Introduced before the Mas-
achueetts legislature containing the follow
ing clAtiso : The owners of bicycled , other
than manufacturers nnd persona having the
sameIn possession for purposes of nalo , shall
bo liable to pay n tax on each bicycle owned
by them , to the city or town In which such
owners reside on the firt.t . day ot May In the
year In which the tax Is assessed. The
Amount ot such tax shall be $2 on each bicy
cle , nnd shnll bo levied nnd collecto * ! In the
same manner as other taxes on personnl prop
erty nre lcvle-1 and collected. The amount
mired In nny city or town by taxes on bicy
cles shnll bo expended on the highways of
Mich city or town. This Is n mutter for
Omaha's newly organized Good Roads league
to look Into. H would not be n bad Idea
for them to have such n bill Introduced In
the Nebraska legislature.
Thn following records have been passed
upon and allowed by the/acini ; board of the
Lc.imio of American Whe'elmen :
Class II , iirpac'vl , standing start , ngnlne-l
time , by V. O. Darnell , El Paso , Tex. , De
cember 27 , 1S9S. 1 mile , 2:354-5 : ; 3 mile * .
S:01 : 2-f : i miles , 10:40 : 2-fi ; D miles. 13-31 1-B ;
6 miles' . 1C:23 : 2-5 ; 7 miles. 10:12 : 2-5 ; S miles ,
22:02 : 4-5 ; 9 miles , 24:50 : 2-5 ; 10 miles ,
27i37 2-5 ; 11 miles , 30:21 : 2-5 ; 12 mile ? ,
33:13 : 2-5 ; 13 miles" , 36OB : 1-5 ; II mile ? ,
38:592-5 : ; 1fi miles.11:51 : ; 1(1 ( mile * , 41-40 1-5 ;
17 miles , 47:42 ; IS miles. 50:39 : 3-5 ; 19 miles ,
53:31 : 1-5 ; 20 miles , 60:22 : ; 21 miles. C9l8 ! 8-G ;
22 miles , 1:02:09 : : 2-5 ; 23 miles , 1:05:04 : : 2-5 ; 21
miles , 1OS:01 : : 2-5 ; 25 miles , 1:10:57 : : 2-5.
Two-thirds mile , class B , tandem , paced ,
flying start , ngnlnst time , 1 mlnuto , 8
seconds , by W. 11. Taylor and C. Hewitt , nt
Coronado , Gal. , December 27 , lS9i > .
Three-fourths mile , Umloam , paced , flylitR
start , ngnlnst time. 1 minute , 21 1-5 seconds ,
by W. 11. Taylor and C. Hewitt , nt Coronado ,
Cnl. , December SO , 1S95. ,
Ten miles , class A , paced , standing start ,
against time , 25 minutes , IS seconds , by
William A. Wcnzel , nl Point Brcezo track ,
Philadelphia , November 2S , 1S95.
One-third mile , clans B , unpaced , standing
start , against time , II seconds , by W. H.
Hamilton nt Coronndo , Cnl. , December 2C ,
1S95.
1S95.Ono mile , class B , competition , standing
start , paced by Otto Zlcglrr , Jr. , Louisville ,
Ky. , 1:532-5 : , November 12 , 1S33.
Two miles , class II , world's record , unpaced ,
standing start , by F. G. Barnclt. New Or
leans , La. , 4 minutes , 39 seconds , December
7. 1S95.
Tlireo miles , professional , paced , flying
start , against time , by P. J. Berlo. New Or
leans , La. , CO 1-5 wcoiids , December 13 ,
1S95.
1S95.Four miles , profess'onal , paced , flying start ,
against time , by P. J. Bcrlo , New Orleans ,
La. . 7 minutes , 60 seconds , December 13 ,
1S05.
1S05.Five miles , professional , paced , flying htart ,
against time , by P. J. Berlo , Now Orleans ,
La. , 9 minutes , 61 2-5 seconds , December 13 ,
1S9S.
1S9S.A
A sample of the celebrated Steam's Special
can now bo seen at store of Win. Lyle Dickey
ft Co.
At the annual meeting of the Union Pa
cific Wheel club the club was reorganized nnd
plnced on n much firmer basis and the fol
lowing olllccrs elected : Executive Richmond
Anderson , president ; P. 13. McMullpu , vlco
president ; K. N. HUE ? , treasurer ; J. W. Now-
lean , secretary. lload W. E. Held , cap
tain ; Ii. L. Huntley , first lieutenant ; P. S.
McCormlck , second lieutenant ; W. H. Mornn ,
color bearer ; W. Hhyn , bugler. Delegate to
Associated Cycling Club R S. McCormlck.
It wns decided unanimously that the mem
bership be limited to employes of the Union
Pacific Hallway and the Pacific Express
companies. Judging by the Interest mani
fested nt the first meeting this year the
club blda fair to become ono of the most
popular cycling clubs In the city.
Wo were nstonlshed to learn what bsautl-
'ul and substantial bicycles could bo bought
'or $50.00 to $ CO.OO , Wm. Lyle Dickey Co. ,
.103 Douglas stioet , have the finest medium
irlced ladles and gentlemen's wheels wo
mvo seen.
THIS llICVClii : AMI TIII3 POUTS.
Joseph 1 > . Dalton.
lercdltnry licrscrr.e.i ! Know ye not
iVho would bo tree , themselves must mounf
the wheel ?
Dlcyclo's tlie Him of our stnblo ,
Ilia bourns * the Hpokes HO line ;
Wo planets that so arc nblc
With him to roll nnd shine.
Beneath the roll of men on-tlrely great
The Wheel Is mightier that the Horse.
V. typo In nature for bicycling souls-
Rivers can only run , ureat Ocean rolls !
An Allldnvll.
Thlo Is to certify that on May llth , I
rallced to Mcllck's drug store on a , pair of
rutches and bought a bottle of Chamher-
iln's I'nln Balm for Inflammatory rhcuma-
Ism , which had crippled mo up. After
sing three bottles I am completely cured.
can cheerfully recommend It Charles II.
ITetzol , Sunbury , Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before mo on
.ugust 10 , 1SD4 , Walter Shlpman , J. P. For
ale at CO cents per bottle by druggists.
A red rabbit was caught near Eastman ,
a. , a few days ago. It Is alive and on ex-
Ibltlon In that place , and the farmers Ilv-
ig thereabouts say It la the first of the
Ind they ever taw.
Eldredge
&
Belvidere.
They are the loightest Running
Wheels on Earth and Strictly
High Grade.
We Always flnde liood Sewing
Machines I
Why Shouldn't We Hake Good
Wheels ?
j QUALITY GUARANTEED
THE riKIT , - .
Rector & Wiliiclrny Co. , Agents ,
OMAHA , mm.
NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE GO , ,
III.VIIIIR ) ! , ILLS.
YOU ARE INVITED
To call at our salesroom next TUESDAY afterncon ,
between 2 and 6 o'clock , and see the best line of whee.H
National , Union , Napoleon and Czar in the city.
NOT AN OPENING , but a visiting day , An ele
gant souven'r ' given to each lady.
A. L. DEANE 6c CO. ,
\Vlioot Jlonao Ini Olty ,
J , J. DERIGHT , Mgr , 1116 Farnam Street.