r THE OMAHA DATLT 1HD1D : StWDAY , TANtrAinr a , 1897. RESUME OF THE YEAR'S ' SPORT A Brilliant Record of Events on Both Lnnd and Water. THE DELIGHTS OF SIX DAYS' ' RACING Fltz'H I.iu-lc of Arllon SpiM'iilntlon nil < hi ! I'riiMiu-ctn of ( InHlK Mill Tin ; .Mini Who Stiiinl Oft Sullivan. i As I have observed In these columns dur ing Its progress , I now reiterate after Its close , that the year 1890 was the greatest sporting epoch ot the century. In all parts of the world have In and outdoor sports nnd pastimes flourished with unusual vigor , and much International excitement wns Infused Into many of the struggles for supremacy , and nt no time during the year was Interest In such mnttera allowed lo flag. There have been many great performances and more record-breaking by both man nnd horse than wus ever chronicled In a similar period. Man has run , ridden , fought and Jumped better , nnd the horse reached within nn Infinitesimal fraction ot the Ideal stand ard of equine speed. That John R. Gentry paced n nillo In 2:00 : % has been heralded to all quarters of the civilized globe , and this marvelous feat alone lifted the light harmus racing campaign far above the level of mediocrity , and adding to this Robert J's 2:01'/j : , Star Pointer's 2:02'/2 : , Joe Patchcn's 2:03 : and Frnnk Agan's 2:03 : % , makes a year ot brilliant achievements likely to Illuminate the corridor of tlmo on through the century. Among the thoroughbreds the racing sca- flon dues not loom up with a magnitude commensurate with that of the other lines of sport , and still It was far from proving a disappointment , and thcro were mnn > really meritorious performances to engross the attention ot the sport-loving world. In the early part of the season It was ex pected that Haltna , Hen Brush , Clifford , Henry of Navarre , Hastings , Handspring , Kccnnn , Requital and other aged nnd youth ful Jumpers would set the running turf on fire. But they nil fell short of cxpcctn- tlons , with the possible exception of the Hclmant wonder , who won In the Suburban the ono great and sensational race of the year. AVhllo we have but llttlo opportunity out here on the p'ralrle to see any boating or rowing , all lovera of this popular pastime have kept In touch with the doings nt more favored localities. Seven or eight years ago the Omaha and Council Bluffs Rowing as- Hoclatlon furnished us with considerable sport In midsummer nnd full , but of late years they have fallen Into Innocuous desuetude and n shell cutting the blue waters of Manawa today wojild probably bo taken for come abnormal creature of the deep This association , 1 might ndd , Is still In ex istence , but nbsolutely Inactive. Of course the fact that there was no America's cup race had n decidedly deleterious effect upon nquntlcs , hut even the lack of this grand world's feature came In nowise near of dis couraging the sport , and there were quite ns many boats In commission on both sides of the continent as over. While the Dun- raven Htinrl brought about a cessation of racing among the flrst-classera there was plenty of argument going on between the umall fry and two International affairs that caused no llttlo general Interest. In both of these affairs , however. It Is humiliating to record , the United States craft wert clearly outsailed by their Canadian relatives The oarsmen , however , imade up for al discrepancies on the- water , the amateurn being particularly In evidence. From the Decoration day regatta of the Harlem as- Hoclatlon , when the University" of Pennsyl vania crew triumphed over the famous Bohemians , down to the announcement a few weeks ago of Harvard's sweeping re form In her rowing policy , the season has been ono continuous round of sensations The Yale crew's failure to capture the his toric Grand Challenge cup at the Henley regatta was the one blot and disappointment of the year. The Intercollegiate four- cornered race at Poughkcepsle cut a big figure In the year's Incidents , as the crow least suspected , Cornell , carried off the honors. The amateur oarsmen nlso crentec quite a furore during their regatta at Saratoga , when young Ten Eyck , the acion of an old rowing family , made a name for himself. In the professional realm the one big event was the winning of the world's championship by the old St. Louis t > cullcr Jake Gaudnur , In England , from Stansbury the big Australian champion. I milght adi that the beating of the English four by Gaudnur's quartet at Halifax , August 1 , was also a world's championship affair , and a very Interesting ono at that. Thcro has been but little Indulgence in the Scottish game ot golf In or about Omaha the Patricks , at Happy Hollow , running the only links , I believe , to be found here abouts. Hut because thin simple- game has found but a modicum of favor with Oma- hans Is no reason that It did not flourish clsowhere , for It did. In the effete cast it created quite a furore , and on the coast was bloomed out unexpectedly nil over the country , with the exception of this Inter mediate district , and the year was n memn- rablo ono on this side of the wet for the or ganization of new clubs and the laying out of new links. Of the two foreign national pastimes , the Scot's golf and the Johnny Hull's cricket , the latter has run away with the former. Hut that Is to bo little wondered at. for cricket Is a game and a popular ono , old as the hills themselves , and In certain sections of the United States has from tlmo Immemorial al most been ( Irmly entrenched. The past tsc.1801 at the wickets was an unusual ) } miccctsaful one , both locally and In the ast and west , and extremely Interesting from an International standpoint. Tiio visit from the great Australian eleven , which wo came within an ace of seeing hero Ir Omaha , gave the old game a big boom , am ! the present year will likely see much more of the sport on this side the pond than ever Hut of all sports of the calendar no branch has enjoyed such exaggerated con- splculty as that of athletics , here , abroai : and everywhere. The revival of the Olym pic games nt Athens , Greece , of course was Instrumental In giving athletics "generally u remarkable Impetus , nnd the effects of this wonderful tourney nro to bo fell through many decades. The plucky Amcrl- . can athletes who traveled thousands eli i miles to meet the sturdy Greeks covorec : themselves with glory by making nn al most clean nwcep of all the events. They r Jbled up all the sprints , jumps , hurdles , discus throwing and revolver shooting , beside - . side ; ) a large number of less consequcntla : ' events , Hcrnard J. Wefcrs has won abonl ' nil the big races up to 300 yards run In this country , from the Intercollegiate sprlnl championships at Manhattan field .May 3 ( down to his smashing the world's 300-yartl "For fifteen years my daughter s n f- fercil terribly with inherited IDczemn. She received the best niedicnl atten tion , waa Blvcn many patent inedl- oinea , nnd useO various external applicationsbut they had no effect whatever. S. S. S. was finally given , t -to and it promptly reached thu scat of the disease , BO that uho is cured pound nnd well , her kin is uerfeotly clear nnd pure , II nnd she has IIsr been saved from what threatened to blight her life forever. " E. D. Jenkins , Litho- nla , Ga. S. S. B , is guaranteed purely vegetable , nnd is the only ouru for deep seated blood diseases. lliiokifrcoi ' address , SwiftBpuclfloComp njr , Atlanta , Ga. L record at TravrM Island In September. Wcfcrs stands today without a peer among the "feet runners. " In polo vaulting , weight throwing , jumping and hurdling the evcntfl have been Innumerable nnd wondrous , the American and English standards all being lowered. Haso ball , the national game of this coun try , wns nlso blessed with n most success ful Reason , the big lenRtte gathering In shekels and glory by the carload. Hero In Omaha our enjoyment was confined to amateurish attempts , and , while they were Hatlsfactory enough , they fell far short of the real thing , nnd a strenuous effort should , nnd most likely will be , made to restore the professional clacs In this city before the opening of our Transmlsslsslppl year , 1S9S. Haso ball never was on a sounder basis than at the present time , but exceed ing care Is necessary to maintain this happy condition. A pushing of the Hnsle case In the courts might destroy the foundations of professional base ball. The capitalists In terested In the sport are all making money , the playcra nre abundantly nwnrdcd for their services , nnd the public Is Intensely Interested In the championship races. What more could bo desired ? Hotter patch up the Rusle affair without going Into the courts. Sports afield and at the trap were bounte ously favored during the year Just closed. In all the game regions of the country thcro has been n veritable plethora of fur , fin nm : feather , and campers and tourists have hat ! such sport as has marked no similar period In n decade. At the trap there has been unprecedented activity not only nt home , but In , nil parts of the land , nnd In England. Franco and Germany as well. Just now the Omaha sportsmen nro almost Incredibly alive to the beauties of this fine sport , nnd during the past fall months we have had more matches and more sweepstakes than was to be witnessed during the past four years com bined. This Is but ono ot the healthful signs of the times , nnd I hope ) no cloud will nrlso to blacken our prospects nnd dampen our en thusiasm. The boys who glory In chrysanthemum hair have likewise been right In the thick of the push. In fact , the foot balllsts came pretty nearly taking solo possession of the land , despite the walling and croaking ot that class with n cinch on heaven. The surprises of the season have been many chief among which , perhaps , wns the de feat of the Thurston Rifles by the Omaha guardsmen. Next to this over whelming event comes the downfall o Pennsylvania nt the hands of the Lafayette college team. Princeton's splendid victories over Harvard and Yale were star features ns has also been the playing of the Carlisle Injuns , ami the devnstatlng march of the giants from Uutte. While the outkok nl over the country glows In warmest colors for another season of great sport , here It Omaha , lackaday , we nre not peering for- wnrd through very rosy glasses. The West ern Intercollegiate assoclatlotrknocklng out our Thanksgiving championship game has left us a little groggy. Lincoln will feast upon the plum next November. Tennis had a great Innings everywhere the gentle art right here having nn unusu ally largo following nnd furnishing some exceptionally line sport. The state asso ciation was much In evidence , and Its annual tournament was the success of Its history. The prospects for 1897 , locally , art very bright , as several new clubs will be admitted to the association and some splen did new courts established In this city. In Flstlana , despite Its circumscribed rights nnd prerogatives , Interest has been more marked than In times when It wns but little hampered by mock humanitarians and the law. Of course the winning of the heavyweight championship by Hob Fltzslm- mons , a middleweight , down In Mexico last February , stands out conspicuously as the premier event ot the year. Peter Maher , who was presented with the title by Jim Corbett after he had put Steve O'Donnell to sleep with a single swat at ono of the Now York clubs , was the victim. Fitz's recent experience on the coast with the big man- of-warBtnan , Sharkey , whom he knocked out In the. eighth round , but still lost the bat tle through the decision of a rascally referee , was probably on ! a par with the knockout ol Mahcr , so far as Interest went. Following these In close connection conicc ChoynskPs defeat by Maher , Kid Lavlgne's remarkable victory over Dick Hurge , the English crack , Corbett's miserable fiasco with Sharkey , Pllmmer's downfall before Pedlar Palmer and the so-called defeat of George Dlxon by Erne , the young Uuffalonlan. Since Bob Fltzslmmons' visit hero a week ago I am hardly up to the task of defining with much precision Just where I am at. The fact that my lanky old friend got full of booze and otherwise deported himself In an unsatisfactory manner gives a some what suspicious tinge to the so-called com ing big fight with Jim Corbett. I am not so cock sure as I might be that everybodj connected with the affair Is on the level. However , I do not wish to paso as a cap tious censor , and before Indulging In further criticism I will wait and note the outcome of Fltz's visit to New York. I want 11 understood , though , by the followers ol the game , that I am prepared for any de velopment and that the Inauguration of another long and disgusting argumentative war by the two great pugilists through newspapers will surprise none. I hope the two men are In earnest , and that next March they will get together and once for all settle the question as to who Is the best man. It would certainly bo dereliction on my part If I failed to assert that Fltzslmmons conduct while here was Inexplicable. I have seen him fight four times , and have been about him more or less on all of these oc casions , but never before did I see him under the Influence of that subtle distilla tion of malzo called budge , or even set him take a drink , except once , nnd that wns a pony of brandy nt his training quarters down In Jaurez the day his las ! fight with Mahcr was postponed for n week. Hut It was not Fltz's drinking that botherei me most while he was here , but bis exhibi tion of bag punching and sparring , which while fair , was way below the standard of anything I had previously witnessed at his hands. His fumbling at the bag am his lack of speed In his bout with Hlckej was a revelation. I have always seen him work so fast and so brilliantly that I must confess that I was startled. Still , this ma > have been , and probably was , owing to the "load" he was carting around , and from no physical retrogression superinduced bj natural causes. If Corbett and Hob do come together , who do I think will win , did you say ? Well , If you did , you must excuse me , I'vo no think coming just now. Hut as to the slto of the big mill , I think I can come as near to It as any man In the country. Last week I gave my reasons for believing that the musty old city of Paso del Norto , across the Rio Grande from El Paso , would draw the prize , and I believe so yet , hut If I am mistaken In this locality , Cartxin City , Nov. , will prove the lucky station. Martin Julian , Fitzslmmons' manager , Inti mated to me while here that Dan Stuart and the Nevada Incoming legislature were upon exceedingly amicable terms , and that the legalizing of glove contests ot Ita coming session need startle no one. If such a bill as this Is made a law , then the burg out In the Slcrraa will Indubitably gobble the fistic persimmon. Hut as I will have some In- Rliln Infnrmn Inn within , . . t ltn.m.tuA nt n couple of we"ks I will dismiss the subject temporarily. i Ned Reading , the military blcyclo racer , and the hero of the old Coliseum , and his trainer , the genial and generous Jack Klnnaman , returned from New York New Year's evening with pockets bulging with coin and In the best of spirits and health. Reading , It will be r era lied , won third place In the recent big International wheel chase at Madison Squato garden , and his recital of the Incidents of the great rare la Interesting Indeed. You've all read of the experiences of u man up In a balloon , at the bottom of the ocean , and In other novel , trying and extreme situation ! ) , but probably never heard how ho feels at the fag end of a six-day , twenty-four hours a duy , blcyclo race , For three day a Ned said he felt as chipper as the first cock robin of spring nnd to spin around the dizzy cllpie was JiiMt llku eating BO much hortberry jtrawcake. but after that the band played a different tune. At timed a tlnimleroiia roar tilled hU brain llku that coming In from the sea at midnight during eomo fearful ele mentary strife , nnd the crowd of spectators would IIrot oiHumo llm forms of Ilrob- dlgnaglan glantH , then the nhnpe of pigmies. Some Union they had Icga and arma as long ns telephone poles , and Itpada on their shoulders no bigger than walnuts , nt othcro the cranial top-pieces swelled up like gas tanks , while- limbs nnd legs shrunk to wooden toothpicks. Now the vent auditorium would blaze with blinding refulgence , then be plunged Into a darkness ns black as the bottomless pit. At times he would soar through space with the gcntlo motion of a thistledown , ngnln ho would be crawling on hands nnd knees through vnts ot tar and mud , and over Jagged rocks and cruel thorns. Again ho would experience all the dcllghla of the lotua-eater'H dream nnd then ngnln I , the torments of a man being burned at the stake. Just before thp' i wind-up Ned asserted that he Imagined that , ho was a big brnss ball fastened to Mio end of a lone stEcl spindle , and that ho wsn being revolved through space at about the rate of the big fly wheel In the street ra'll- wny power house. Ho couldn't sef. hear , feel , taste or think ; thin followed the ecsta- clcs of euthanasia , then nn absolute blank. Hut suddenly aomo wondrous power brought n restoration of his senses , his visual organs grow bright , his hearing acute nnd his brnln nltvo to the- exciting scenes of th ? situation , nnd he found himself pedaling away for the goal at nbout n fitteen-mllc-an-hour clip. The gallant old racer has now fully recov ered from nil effects of thn great trial , nnd his manag.r , the genial Jack heretofore mentioned , Is fitting him for the big race In Chicago next February , which he thinks he Is fiitro to win. A bad cold contracted during the third night's going at Madlscn Square garden la nil that beat him out ot tbla honor nt that race. Domlnlck McCaflrey , once a prominent candidate for the heavyweight champion ship of the world , Is In Omaha. He U spending the winter with his brother , who U a largo ranch owner up somewhere In Holt county , but came down here to renew the acquaintanceships of years agone. While Uom Is still a splendid specimen of the American athlete he Is not the paragon of muscular development nnd activity I knew eleven years ngo. Tlmo has left Its Imprint on him na It has on all the rcs > t of us. I will never forget the 29th of August , 1S85 , for It was on that day , at Chester park , Cincin nati , I saw McCaffrey stand off the mighty John L. for seven rounds. It was a memora ble event , nnd while McCaffrey was beaten out of the decision , he gained more laurels by the fact that for the stipulated time ho had defled the -terrlflc onslaught ? of John L. than ho had by all his other performances combined. Sullivan was to knock Dora out In six rounds or lose the tight. Hut ho didn't do It nythor ( I haven't got a cent ) did ho lose the fight. McCaffrey not only stayed the fix rounds , but one extra , which was occasioned by an error of the referee , ono Hilly Tate , a Toledo fireman and sport. At the end of the sixth round there was a riot , McCaffrey clamored for n continuance of the contest , and Sullivan was blasphemous nnd ugly. Revolvers were drawn and fcr a time the atmosphere of the old race grounds was decidedly sulphurous. Tate was fright ened half out of his boots , and refused to give a decision , but two days later , when safe at homo upon the murmuring Mauince , ho proclaimed to the world , by telegraph , that Sullivan was the winner. McCaffrey will bo In town for several days and has promised to glvo mo his opinion for next Sunday's Hce of the fighters ot the day. ( lui-HlloiiH anil AiiMTVerx. OMAHA , Dec. 30. To the Sporting Editor of The Hec : Kindly answer the following question In The Sunday Hee and settle a dispute : A gun Is fired automatically thirty miles from anyone or any living thing. Is there a report ? Can there be a sound If there Is no ear to hear It ? Both sides have left this to you to decide , and both admit that you have never heard a gun fired when not within thirty miles , so put It to us straight. H. S. G. Ans. I have distinctly stated times Innu merable In these columns that no attention would bo paid to any query , save these pertaining to sport , and henceforth you must refer all scientific problems to the janitor. As to your question , I take a walk out thirty miles this afternoon , shoot off my gun and listen. OMAHA , Dec. 28. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : To decide a bet mndo that Cook county , Illinois , would glvo McKln- loy a plurality of 50,000 , please give the olllclal figures ? A Subscriber. Ans. Have no figures for Cook county at ha id , but In Chicago the figures are : Mc- Klnley , 198,7-19 ; Bryan , 142,206. COUNCIL BLUFFS , Jan. L To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Hco : Please state In next Sunday's Issue how many rounds were fought In the Corbett-Jackson contest before the San Francisco club on the occasion of Corbott Injuring his wrist ? Sport. Ans. Sixty-one. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Dec. 26. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly answer the following In your Sunday paper and oblige n subscriber. If two trees beyond bearing distance of all animal life should fall together , would thcro be n noise ? Subrcrlbcr. Ans. How In the do I know ? Look up your ercyclopedla. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 31. To the SportIng - Ing Editor ot The Heo : I saw an ad In your sporting columns about four or five weeks ago about Nceso Innca Sporting Manual. I sent the money to him for It and got no book yet. I think It looks a llttlo like a fake. I think ho Is lllto the referee In the Sharkey and FItzstmmons fight. Please answer In Sunday's Hco If ho Is alive. A Subarlber. Ana. If he happens to meet you ho will make you think so. Ho has probably gone and blown your 10 cents for booze. Write lilm nml inm1 him 1ft nnrifa mnrn nnd If thnf doesn't fetch the book como up and get mine. OMAHA , Dec. 29. To the Sporting Editor of The Hco : Will you kindly answer the fallowing question In Sunday's Hco and oblige : Was Mr. Jim Corbett In the employ ment of a bank bcforo taking up the voca tion of pugilism ? A Subscriber. Ans. Yes. SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 30. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Hee : Please give me the pedigree and record of Barney Kelley's cele brated dog , Bismarck , In Sunday's Bee. A Subscriber. Ans. Can't do It. COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. , Dec. 29. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please pardon an antique question. A and H are two sides at high five. A has Cl , B 40. B bids 13 and makes It , but A makes the high. Isn't A out ? Please state the rule and I'll paste It In my hat. C. B. A. Ans. A wins. OMAHA , Dee. 30. To the Sporting Ed itor of The BEO : To decide -wager nleaso answer In Sunday's Dee the following ques tion : A bets that the Mississippi river Is the lonpest river In the world ; B says that the MliHOurl river is the longest. Sub scriber. Ans. The Missouri Is the longest. OMAHA , Jan. 1. To the Sporting Editor of The Hce : Will you please decide the fol lowing In Sunday's Beo. Can a foreigner como to Nebraska direct from his native land , declare his Intentions , rosldo In the stuto six months and bo fully qualified to vote for president of the United States ? J. II. M. Ans. Yes , and ho can come hero to Omaha and get a city olllca without any papers , not even an old pleco of wrapping paper. CHADHON. Nob. , Dec. 29. To the Sport- Ins Editor of The Heo : A hots B that Me- Klnloy will carry Ohio by a larger ma jority than Bryan will Nebraska ; according to the vote cast who wins ? James Austera. Ans. Don't you got any papers up there in unatiroin McKinley got only about 12,000 , that's all. KEARNEY , Neb. , Dec. 27. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Hoe : Will you please decide the following bet and publish same In your paper , to-wlt : A bets H that Me- Klnloy wll ! carry Ohio by CO.OOO plurality ; B bets that he won't ; who wins ? T. Q , Ans , A. ROCK SPRINGS , Wyo. , Dec. 20. To ths Sporting Editor of The Hco : I have a card slot machine. A royal flush gets 100 cigars. This machine contain * , fifty-two playing cards and Is played upon the same- principle an poker. 1'lcasu ndvlso mo by return mall what consists 'cf n royal flush , as a straight flush In diamonds was thrown today , from nco to ten spot , and thcro Is some argument In regard to what a royal flush consists ? B. V. Shurtlelff. Ans. Act' , king , quc u , jack and ten ol any suit , OMAHA , Dec. 29. To the Editor of The Dee : Will you please state In next Sunday's Ho 'In 'What year and month the great bliz zard was In Nebraska ? A SUBSCRIBER. Ans. It occurred January 12 , 18S8 , "A dozen on the ulioll , " some celery and a pint of Cook'a Imperial Extra Dry Champagne - pagno la n lunch for the goda. I AMUSEMENTS. I Whatever the pasfwaek may have brought forth In other sphfcrw of activity , It has been a quiet and ifotover profitable time at the Omaha theater * : At lloytl's , one of the strongest melodramas ever brought here , played by a generally able and well-balanced company , ' has ahoweiV to Inexplicably bad business nil the week. True , It waa a tank drnma. but theater-goers hereabouts have not In tlmo past shown themselves ao very unfriendly to stnge tanks. Thcro nro some theatrical tunkii , on the contrary , for whom they have shown n marked predilection. One of these has just hcoa exhibiting at the CrelRhton. and need not be more particularly designated. These who have seen her say that she Is nt present not so much of a tnnk ns formerly , nnd that her reduced proportions tions and ameliorated vocal powers Indi cate n ICEJ heroic capacity for cocktails , dramatic nnd otherwise , than was evident In her aforetime. However this may bo , birj- : | ncas wns good nt the Crclghton during her engagement , n fact upon which that house Is to bo congratulntcd , although ns tmicn cannot be said for the people who paid their money. A "turn" ivot down In any program was ac- compllshcd unwillingly nnd with many bluahes by W. J. Ilurgcaa of the Crelghton theater ut the Now Year's mati nee at that house. Some friends , wishing to offset obligation * past , present nnd future , purposed to present the popular manager with a silver scrvlcu as a token of their esteem , No mere transfer of ownership - ship , done under a hat , so to speak , would sultlcc these benefactors , who must have a public presentation to do Justice to every thing and everybody concerned. The mcsi serious problem waa how to Induce Mr. llur- gcF , whoso natural modesty In tenfold aug mented while his mouatachc Is still in a nas cent state , to expose himself to the embar rassment of a stage performance. The aid of the company then showing nt the house wfiij cnllatoS. During the progress of the piny , word was sent In urgent haste to the box olllco that the chorus had laid In a keg of beer from Mr. Dowllng'a bazaar , and that perdition In nil Its direst forms was being raised. The presence of Mr. llur- gess upon the stage waa urgently demanded to quell Uie Incipient riot. So ho wns lured to his doom. Ho unconsciously took the j center of the stnge and waa listening to sundry complaints poured ir..to his cars by conspiring me-mbcrs of the company , when , pop ! Up went the curtain , disclosing the situation to n very large and highly delighted matinee audience. Ills awful predicament be came momentarily more apparent to the bashful manager , who made a precipitate rush for the right upper entrance. He wcu Intercepted by n stalwart comedian before he had entirely disappeared from view , nnd a spirited tussle ensued , nmld fervent uc- clnmntlons from the front of the ho one. The comedian worked his man skillfully down center again , and having got him well Into the dare of the footllchts and still holdlnc him fast to guard against another bolt , he made n facetious presentation apeoch nnd bestowed the silverware upon Its new possessor. Mr. Durgess has never lnlcl _ claim to oratorical powers , and upon this occasion ho says and Indeed' thcro Is evidence In support of It that his tongue clave to thereof roof of his mouth and hla voeil chords wcll- nlgh refused their olrtce. Prompted by a member of the company , however , he mag nanimously wished the audience a happy Now Year , nnd the1 event was closed. Edgar L. Davenport , who was last seen hero as the manly and altogether decent American In "Thoroughbred" a couple of months ago , Is no small poet , as well as a very excellent actor. Ho will go starring next year , nnd It Is possible that his muse may carry him on yet loftier ( lights. Mean while , thb following . , lines , competed ex pressly for The Ieo } , nnd hitherto unpub lished , may acrve ( o kqep his admirable ver satility fresh In mind. , , . . Mr , Davenport callr. his verses TODYY. A finnio of craps , And luck who knows ? A llnnh of steel. And llfeblood Hows. A burst of npplnuse A "stnr" H made. A find of gold i > A city IB laid. I.lfo Is Hitting ; death IH ncnr ; ' A world of HlghD , perhaps n tear. Itlch and poor , wealc or bravo , All nro Judged beyond the grave. The unprecedented KUCCCSI of the first pres entation and the numberless requests that havtf been mndo to have a repetition of "The Christmas Mystery I'lay" at St. Phllomena's , have Induced these concerned to repeat It on Twelfth night , AVedncadny , January 10. Twelfth nightror an It Is commonlv called , "Little Christmas. " has been from time Im memorial devoted In the old countries to dramatic amusements. Hence , there nru many dramas produced for the first time on tha ! night , the beat known of which Is Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night. " That this repetition of the mystery play will bo an unqualified success Is a fore gone conclusion. These who did not witness It at Christmas , ought not to miss thia last opportunity. The admission prlco Is un changed. No tickets have been Issued. An Interesting experiment Is to be tried In New York by the Standard , which Is to publish u dally edition devoted exclusively to theatrical and sporting matters. la ad dition to covering local affaire , the paper will publish letters , by telegraph and mall , from special representatives In all the cities of America. The corps of correspondents Is no xv being organized by I. candor Richardson , formerly editor of the Dramatic News , and now with the Standard. Starting with a matlneo today and con tinuing for a week , Hoyd's theater will have an unusual offering not only In Lumlcrc's Clneniatographo , which has for the past week created quite a talk , but In present ing the only twin stars In the world since the days of the Webb brothers In English provinces , the Messrs. W'lllard nnd Wil liam Newell , who will appear In twin plays , such as "Tho Corslcan nrothers , " "Tho Lyons Mall , " "Tho Operator , " etc. GeorgeMandcrback , manager of the com pany , has surrounded the Messrs. Newell with what Is said to bo a competent com pany and promises to produce the plays during the week's stay In this city In n manner which will demand recognition by theater-goers. The beautiful romantic drama , "Tho Corslcan 'Drainers ' , " Is the bill announced for both performances today and also for Monday : and Tuesday nights. The Kansas City Journal says of the per formance December 25 : "In every respect as fine a performance as Mr. Mantcll's Corslcan , and In iscftno better on account of the close resemblance of the brothers , who are as like as to peas. " On Wednes day nidtinco and night the French drama. "Tho Clemenccau Case , " will bo given and on Thursday and Friday the celebrated ro mantic twin play , ' 'The Lyons Mall. " to be followed Saturday matlneo nnd night by the comedy drama ) I'Tho Operator , " n pro duction said to befilirof realistic scenic and mechanical effects'- ' and bubbling over with catchy comedy and specialties. AS on extra feature , rcpi Mahler Man dcrback has been cnfeaged by the manage ment and will appcaV at each performance In a selection of popular ulra and yodel songs , Thcro are great tilings yet In view- things to talk about i In wonderment , to think of with unalloyed Joy , and the Lu- mlero clnematographo is ono of the best , ca It Is the newest of these. oeiMatlono , This marvelous Invention , n fin dc alccle triumph of scientific photography combined with electrical skill , which will be exhibited at every performance , has enraptured the audiences wherever It has been icon. The creatures In the scenes are llfo slzo and every action la accurately shown , making an almost perfect moving picture. The fol lowing views , among others , have been De lected for exhibition during the week : "Ilueslan Kmperor and Hmpreas and Presi dent of Franco."Spanish Guard MountIng - Ing at Madrid , " "French Cuirassiers' Sham Uattle , " "March of the Ninety-sixth French Infantry. " "Spanish Artillery Evolutions , " "Festivities nt Duda Pcsth , " "Gardner and the Had Hoy. " "Ostriches , " "Itimlan Dance" "Daby's Ilcpaat" nnd "Sword Hx- ercbe. " It will be seen that the sterlra of military views announced , showing phases ami features of military life In oomo of the armies of Europe , will give onu an ex cellcnt Idea ot their makeup. With thin double attraction a successful engagement Is anticipated. That "tho play's the thing" Is clearly proven by the success that Is attending Mark Twain's "t'udd'nhead Wilson , " which Is now In Its second season , and which will 1m the j attraction at the Orelghton for four nights , commencing Thursday. January 7 , and con-1 j I eluding with two performances on Sunday. \ i The man who created the stage veialon of thto j I delightful Missouri atory has paroed away , but , : his convincing piny still lives nnd moves Its | audiences to nlternato laughter nnd tears. It linn been proven that this truest nud best , of American plays depends upon no one ntnn , for Its Interest nnd success. Frank Mnyo's j i j crcntlon In this piny wns greater than his own great personality. It Is hard to describe "Pudd'nhoad Wll- | son. " It Is like no other play. It la a I simple , sweet story , told by men nnd women I who do not seem to be acting at all , but ! I who reach right out nnd lay hold on the ' hearts of their audience , holding their love and attention until the final fall of the curtain , nnd you enrry from the theater grateful remembrances of them that en shrine cr.ch nnd every ono ot them In your hearts as old friends. During the nctlon of the piny you nre tnlten bodily to the banks ot the Mississippi river ; you nre lulled by the mighty How of the "Father of Waters , " nnd you become part of the sleepy , enny- going , yet delightful , life HB ilwl in n > " Mississippi river village In ante-bellum days. You seem to hear the buzz of the bees , iind the butterfly lilts lazily through the eoft southern nlr. You enter Into the spirit of the story , and Industriously help those upon the stagu In unraveling the mysteries which ate only mysteries to them. Far you know nil nbout It when the prologue Is over. You have laughed , nnd you have cried , and you leave the theater with that kindly , satisfied feeling that makes the' whole world kin. You go.hoine glad that you live In the same dear , delightful world In which such folks live as they who have told you the story ot " ' ' " "I'udd'nhcad Wilson. The company Is almost Identical with that of last year. Theodore Hamilton , n sterling old actor , plays the title role , nnd Kmlly Hlgl , ono of the best emotional act resses In America , Is the new Hoxy. Other wise the cast Is unchanged. That charming play , "Alabama , " by Au gustus Thomas , will bo the attraction nt the Doyd theater for sU r.'lghts nnd three innt- Inoes , commencing January 10. After all , the old. old story , that all of us have heard nnd that nil of us tcfl some tlmo In our life. Is the beat. War , strife , misery , crimes nil engage our attention , warms our. blood , but love honest , noble , eloquent love moves the very soul ns noth ing else can. And that Is the theme of "Ala bama. " The author of this sweet story has contributed lo the stngo a fragrant flower , which will not bo permitted to wither. He has set before his countrymen n vision of nil that Is ennobling , refining nnd chastening In human nature. Thi > vision Is so natural that It becomes n reality. It Is so vivid that li remains with us Icng after wo have left the playhouse. It Is so poetic and so purlty- 'Ing that we nro better for having seen It. When nn artist can create something that calls to llfo the noblest nnd most unselfish Impulses of mankind ho has benefited man kind. Augustus Thomas has done this In "Alabama. " The excellence of the Clement IJalnbrldgc company Is too well established to need com ment. It Includes Mr. fialnbrldge , for whom Augustus Thomas wrote the part of Captain Davenport ; Fred Mower , Harry M. Allen , L. P. Hleka , W. M. Waitaworth , Kobert Conncss , F. W. Kcnsll , FroncU Nelson , and the Misses Ethel Irving , Helen Weathersby , Florence Crosby and Kato Doollng. The attraction nt the Crelghton theater next Tuesday , January C , will possess more than ordinary Interest to theater-goers. Omaha talent will be In the ascendant , nnd some of It already bears the foreign stamp so necessary to success. "Tho Players , " the recently formed ilra- muUc company composed of the members of the Crclghton theater dramatic school , will present "Mile. Lotl" nnd "The Hells. " The Ilrst named ! s n one-act comedy from the French , dramatized by Guy U. Short. This has been arranged especially for Miss Nina Marshall , who plays the title role. Ono of the surprises nnd successes of last season was Frank Lea Short's presentation of "Tho Hells. " nnd ho has consented to pro duce It again. Mr. Short will appear ES Mat thias the Burgomaster , nnd the remainder of the cast has been revised and Improved upon. The casts are as follows : MLLE. LOTI. Mile. Lotl of the Calumet..Nlnn Marshall Mr. Arlington , one of the manncers of the Palumct Kd S. Thompson Mr. Wells , ono of the mnnaitt-rs of the Calumet Frederick Somera THE UKLLS. Matthias , the burgomaster w.Frank I u Short Christian , quartermaster at cunrtnrincs. . Frederick Somers Hans John M rKeon Walter I'M S. Thompson President of court Charles Hnrwood rMn .ir nt nnitrt lilfn .Tnlinunn Notary Frank Lehmer Mesmerist 1 lorbert llohannon Catherine , wife of burgomaster Arnbcl M. Klm'o.ill Annette , daughter of burgomaster .Jnnii'M Poml Sozel Margaret Seannell Gendarmes , peasants , etc. The Chicago University Glee and Mando lin club , which will bo heard In an elnbo- rate musical program at the Crclghton to morrow night , is at present on IU first western tour , and It Is said has succeeded In thoroughly winning the appreciation and approbation of Its auditors. The member ship of the club , which numbers thirty-five , Includes a number of well-known college musicians , who , It Is promised , will present a superior program , consisting of choice vocal and Instrumental numbers. Frederick Wnrdo and his excellent com pany of players will bo the attraction at the Crelghton for three iilghta , commenc ing Monday , January 11 , when thia favor ite legitimate actor will be seen In a rep ertory of those plays with which he has become Identified. Mesmerism and Its mysteries will bo dealt with by Prof. John Reynolds during his coming week's engagement at Crclghton hall , commencing tomorrow night. Mr. Reynolds , It Is said , Introduces the amusing as well as the practical Uies of this science , making his seances Interesting ns an entertainment In addition to Illustrating the practical ad vantages to bo de-rived from It. Since a for mer visit to this city , Prof. Reynolds has. It is laid , won new recognition for his re searches In this comparatively unknown field , having received a degree conferred by one of the great English universities. Manager George Mitchell of the Nebraska Muslo hall has made up a carefully arranged program for the coming week ut hla popular place of amusement. His list of attractions la headed by Daisy Wade , late of Proctor's Pleasure Palace , Now York , nnd Includes 13 111 o Norrls In her latest song ; the Pccka In comedy sketches , Ford West , comedian and dancer ; Ncuman. and Waldron , Mny Cam eron In ballads , Lillian Cody , said to ho the champion trick rlflo and revolver shot of America ; Dot West and Ruby Knight In "bright smiles. " HOY nu.v wnv.v nv A MOTOR f.\n. ( Jot In H < > livi-i-ii ' 1'tvo CnrN mid C'onlil .Vol Doiliri. llotli , William Peterson , one of the American Dli- trlct Telegraph boys , was riding on hla bi cycle across the motor tracks at Tenth and Howard street. } last night when ho got tangled up between two motors coming from opposite directions. The motor In charge of Motorman Graddy muck the boy and knocked him to the pavement. The car. however , was stoppt-d before It 'had pasted over his body , and toveral people who worn witnesses to the accident picked him up and turned In a call for the patrol wagon. Upon being taken to the station It waa found that beyond a couple of cut.i on the scalp and a gash on the bridge of the 11030 Peter- con had escaped serious Injury. Ho was later taken to bis home , at 242 ! ) South Forty * eecond utreet. MUSIC. As the time approaches for the formulation of phiid for the actual operation of the TransmlrolralppI Exposition It seems wise to once more take up the subject of music tor that grj.tt event and glvo It some careful consideration. As hna been said before , that will bo Omaha's opportunity to Imprest * It upon the people of surrounding cities and towns that here Is their center , hero the plnco to send their children for n musical education , hero the natural focus ot all the musical Interest nnd energy of COO nillw tMiiaro , here one ot the stopping places bt > - twccn New York nnd San Frnnclseo for the greatest artists nnd the greatest musical organizations , here Indeed their metropolis , their center city. In buslnrra men place upon the market thcae things which they do not need for their own maintenance , nnd which they wish , directly or Indirectly , to exchange for throw which they do need. They wish to oell that which they have that they nwy but that which they havo. not. In most llnea of btii'l- ' ncjs when n man sells n certain thing he la obliged to part with It. If ln > wishes to keep on In hU business he muat replace It ; lie must buy more , nnd must part with something of vnluo to pay for It. Otherwise he sells out hU stock and having nothing more to soil must retire from business. N'ot so with the teacher. Ills stock In trade Is what ho knows , and It mains no difference how many times IIP may sell out. he still retains It nil , nnd. If he Is a man of ordinary observation. every time ho makes a sale he Increased h' stock. There Is nothing but Information that one can put on the market , sell It , get paid for It , and still have It all loft to sell over agiln. It Is easily seen , therefore , that of all lines of business that may help to build up a city there Is no other that affords so large n profit ns the trnlllc In In formation. nnd It Is equally easily seen that It Is greatly to the advantage of n city to encourage such n business nnd to foster It. One thousand music pupils paying on an average of from $7 to ? :5 a week for lessons and llvlm ; expenses would alTcrd n source of revenue to Omaha which would do much to OUpel the gloom that has been en shrouding all kinds of business In terests for the last few years. It should Jic ono of the mlrslon.i of the TransmlsslsslppI Exposition to make such an Ir.-.prcisslon upon the thnimmU of strangers who will visit It that they will n"iid their sons and daughters here to study music. If the exposition Is to be a scrt of spasm to be followed by lethargy Its advantage to the city remains nnJcmonstrated. Hut If It can bo so managed as to place this city In fie closest relationship with Its neighbors It will bo worth all It costs. Music U n good thing to sell. Many wish to possess It , ami n few of the many go to New York and oven to Europe that they may obtain u qual ity to their satisfaction. Some of these pens through Omaha. It were better for Omaha If It were well for them to stop here. Omaha must build up Its musical resources and he- como able to put upon the market all the advantages for a complete musical educa tion , nml simultaneously emphasize the fact mat this lias been done , and that Irere U the place to stay , to hear and to enjoy the best that the act nITords. Much Is to be done before the exposition opens , and much very much may bo done by It If Us musical department Is properly managed. * * * Th& development of Omaha's own musical resources Is of the utmost Importance to the elllcacy of the musical department of the exposition. Till ? can bo done only by the people of Omaha , and to tlo it they will need to support worthy local musical enter prises. Lsst Sunday afternoon Mr. Tnbcr gnvo an organ rceltnl at the First Congre gational church. There were about COD men and women In the audience , nnd their close attention to his. playing betokened their interest nnd satisfaction. A collec tion wns taken to defray the expense to the church of heat , light , etc. , and to re munerate Mr. Tabcr for hU work. Thir teen dollars and eighty-eight cents was the amount received. In the bgsket there were one half-dollar , six quarters nnd thirteen pennies. The remainder was In dimes nnd nickels. If there were f.03 . people In the audience the average contribution was les.i than 3 cents for each person. The program performed should have sold tickets at B9 cents even In these hard times , and there was just ono person who really paid for what ho received. Six paid half price , and the rest got In on a pass of their own make , or gave as they would give to a beggar. Mr. Taber said he should give no more recitals , and who can wonder nt It ? The development ofthe musical resources of this city cannot bo forwarded by 3-cer.t contributions. If the appreciation of mrale Is to be Judged by that standard It Is not worth while. On that basis the exposition of Omaha's musical lasts would hardly help to make this city a musical center. * * * Speaking of the Central Music hall pro gram , which wan given February 11. by the Glc < > and Mandolin club of the University of Chicago , the Tlmen-Hcrald says : "The program was opened by Laconic's Estndl- pntlna , 'Wo Are the Gay , Happy Students. ' The Glee club then rendered Dr. Jcnks' 'Vegetable Compound , ' which elicited hearty encores. R. I ) , Davidson -ans Eugene Field's 'Little Hey Hlue , ' and followed with a can- plbal song , the chorus of which was rendered fiom the wings , and took the home by storm. The Mandolin club . then gave Tomneo's 'T"Vnnnru CTnvr.Hn Thn rnlllnlrlm. frtrtfhnl ! song was given , and ended In a latlo scrap. The audience was not satisfied until Davidson came to the front ami told how happy he had been since ho Joined Sunday school. " The University of Chicago Glee and Man dolin club will appear at the Crclghton theater tomorrow ( Monday ) evening. * * A number of friends and admirers of Clar- cnco Eddy , the organist , have arranged for an organ recital by that artist nt the First Congregational church on Monday evening , January 11. The Woman's club has shown Itscli ap preciative of Mr. Taber'j worth and hca ar ranged with him to glvo a concert tomorrow afternoon at the First Congregational church. The Woman's club's appreciation Is very often the kind which enjoys to the utnicBt a performance that costs It nothing , and that fact Is the greatest weakness of its musical department. An Institution com prising COO of the most intelligent women of this city could be n power for the healthy development of musical enterprises , and for the encouragement of homo musicians by making their music productive. Free con certs do very little good to anybody. People appreciate things according to their ccat rather than according to their worth. The following Is the progrnm : PART I. Funtnslo on Themes from "Faunt" . . . . Oonnod Nocturne from "Midsummer Night's nrwim" Mendelssohn Air ( lu Dauphin Itneekel Song Patrla ( My Native Until ) Matter Mrs. A. P. Ely. Funeral March Gullinan PART II. Harcarollo Stcrndnlo Hen net t Hehctrzo ! 'aHtonil irugh ! Hong Love Oodunl Mrs. Ely. Solitude Ooiliinl March from "lllenzl" Wanner HOMKU MOORE. I'nclN Alitiiil IliM'l Siiwar IniliiHlry. 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