THE OMAHA DATL.Y . 11EE : SUNDAV l EBHUAHY 14 1897.
SPORTS FOR WANING WINTER
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Entertaining Ohat Anent the Big Qladintors
and Their Coming M51L
A GLANCE OVER FITZ'S ' ACHIEVEMENTS
The Cotli-Kc AHili'lea Primi Oft tin
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A llrrery ConnHMiilliiiii
front Matt ) ' Flc-lilt. '
As the cycn of all sportdom are at present
focused on the two big fistic gladiators ,
Pltzslmmons and Corbctt , and will remain
no until next St. Patrick's day , a good deal
of space will naturally bo surrendered to
them and tholr approaching meeting by the
press of the country and the readers of The
llco will get their full ehare. There seems
to bo no matter offered today that Is In It
with the fight. All dames of people are In
terested and U Is talked about and com
mented on everywhere , the unanimous
opinion being that It Is to be the athletic
event of the century , and It the two men
have a proper regard for their own welfare
they will give cause for no fresh complica
tions which may tend to delay the crisis.
If cither docs there will bo meager grazing
In the pugilistic pastures for him hereafter
Hut there seems llttlo danger of this. Uoth
men are evidently very much In earnest and
an Intervention by some unseen power Is all
that Is likely to spoil the fun. H Is exceed
ingly gratifying to learn that both men will
in all likelihood bo In the belt possible form
when they toe the scratch out lit the sage
brush state to decide the championship.
Corbett Is plctutcd In the \ery acme of con
dition , healthful and strong , and Just as
limber and quick and tricky as of old. Ho
has maintained a course of ttalnlng while on
the road and Is Just right for the camp lllo
that 1s to top him off In a
way that will render him fit to
battle for his lite. Uut the
California ! ! hasn't any bulge on the Cornish
man In this regard , for he Is known to be
as lit cs a llddle. He Is bigger , stronger
and ruddier than over before In his life , und
that , tos , without lugging around an ounce
of BUpcrlluous adipose. With ton days 'in
the thin air of the Sierras , Kits- will bo Just
right to win the light of hU life , or get his
first dechivo licking. Anyway , with the
conditions which nre sold to exist wo are
certain to witness a great contest , a contest
In which courageoimiess , craftiness and gen
eralship will bo the eleinontu that will pilot
ono or the other to victory. That It will
bo a tremendous betting alfair Is already an
assured fact , but my adrlco to those who
have a llttlo "stulf" which they feel thoj
can use In speculation without discommoding
thenibclvus , Is to go slow. Uo not be In a
hum to get It up on a sentimental favorite ,
wall till a day or so before the light , llemem-
bor Sullivan , Uempsey , Maher. As to the
Omaha eiithuslarts , 1 can assure them that
they will ho afforded accommodations "such
as few contingents In the country will
enjoy , but Just now notlrlng definite can be
said. I will have , anyway , two palace
sleenors , a diner and an extra car out of here
under any and all clrcunistancrs , and pan
oplied with the good things of life In a meas
ure that will make the Waldoif iu New Yorl-
look like an Indiana taern.
Corbott , It seems , has already planned
hid battle with Kltz , and , as mapped out on
paper the affair appears to be such a goot :
thing for him that If I were Bob I would
oidcr Al Smith to hand o\er the stakes
to him Divested of all unnecessary ver
biage , Jim's plan Is simply this : lie will
take i.d\antago of his height , reach nnd
agility ai-d light the New Zealander at long
range. Ho will Jab IJob until he Is as weak
as a cat and then nail In and put on the
finishing frills and there you aie. Hut Cor
bott manfully admits ; that In the rubesceiH-
liejddl kangaioo he will find a crafty , shift }
fighter , a shrewd tactic an , a clover boxer ,
stiff puncher , and a stout-hearled aud stutdj
gladiator Hut ho has plans laid to clr-
cumvunt nob's cunning , to eliminate his
powers of shiftiness , to off-set his cleverness
and hard blows , nnd to brlnp , about a de
terioration In the Maorlland man's tremendous
deus strength and sturdiness As I said
before , Jim's plans are excellct t , but at that
ho has made a mistake that nny older gen-
etal would rot make and that Is In mouth
ing his so-cjlled plans to the world. To be
forewarned , according to an aged saying ,
Is to be forearmed , and Ilobel t Is Just the
fo\y boy to take alvantage of the situation
Can It be that the California n Is such a
believer in reciprocity that ho expects ritz
to make a public declaration of his plans
of actlnn ? If that Is tso , he Is mistaken ,
for all that Deb has Urns far enunciated
en the subject Is that he may knock Jim
out In the llrst round !
All of , which leads mo to remark that the
very gentlemanly and very voluble Mr. Cor-
bett may be laying up for himself the ma
terial for a crushing humiliation. While
ho raves and rants about what ritzslmmons
Is doing and eaying , be Is talking too much
himself Hut Cotbott would not bo Corbett
unless allowed to make himself conspicu
ous. Of all the slush that finds Its way
to the public , nine-tenths of It Is about Cor
bott If I'itz indulges In a llttlo playful
gat > conade , his numerous malevolent enemies
are sure to Jump on and roast him , while
they gulp down the Callfornlan's guff llko an
April trout dees the first \entmesomo Hies
of spring. Somehow or other I think there
Is n decided surplusage of guMi over thu ex-
th implon's Incessant training , his bright
nycs , his startling quickness , hU magnifi
cent foini , and what ho can and Is going
to du. We nre overloaded with dally bulle
tins of all these numerous churactctlstlcs of
Jim's , and of Just what he h going tn do to
I Deb when he gets him Inside the ring out
there In Nevada , and there U an oppressive
surfeit of detail of himself and his affairs
In general. According to my way of think
ing , Mr Corbctt Is taking desperate chances.
Ho may conquer Flt/sinuiiona , and conquer
him easily , but I cannot see by what process
of reasoning anyone arrives at that conclu
sion , liven If ho should achieve this end
In the approaching event , It would be to
his advantage to have been modest before
the battle , for since ho fought Jackson It
will have been the only flKit ho has had
with a man anywise his equal , and , after It
is over , If ho wins , for the first tlmo In hit
career will ho have abundant reason to plume
hlmsolf. What if Corbett Is , or was , Fitz-
aimmons' superior In all the qualifications
which go to make up a successful heavy
weight champion , might It not bo that come
sort of etcois , at which thorn have been end-
leis hints during the past two jeais , has
undermined his grand powers sufficiently to
drop him In Hob's class , or a trlllo lower ?
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And then , If the Australian should whip
him as easily as It Is so glibly predicted
that ho will whip the Austiallan , how would
your boastful Adonis look then ? How
would the ostentatious bulletins of today
then read ? Now while I myself think that
with Corbott the man ho waa suppraed to
be he has a uliado the best of the
probabilities , but not enough to Induce me
at this advance date to stake any of tny
told or silver pieces upon him , aud all I
It
Mrs.JoHephlnoPolliilljofDua'Wes
S. O. , hud n severe case of catarrh ,
wliloli finally became BO deep-seated
i ; that Blio was entirely deaf In ono
car , anil partof tbobonoin licrnoso
i ploughed oil. Tlio best physicians
treated tier in vain , and sha used
avail. Fourteen bottloa of 3. 8. S.
promptly reached the seat of tlio dig.
ease , nnd cured her sound and well.
8. 8. B , never falls to In
euro a blood ( llscwe , and
it li tha only rctnodr
vthlch reaches deep-seated
CAM * * . Ciuaritntreil iiurc-
_ Iu irgetablf. Hooks freflj is
t Bi > ociflo Co. , Atlanta , 0 * .
have to sy Is that ho and his vaunttul
friends should have a care. There are no
Indications yet visible on the surface that
the wily old tiger of the New Zealand
jungles Is not capable of at le-zat a piroxysm
of his former fury , and the delivery of at
Icaat one blow that will thoroughly explode
Jim's all too jaunty bauble.
In reply to a Slot * City Inquirer I
will say that Fltrslmmons Is Ot
unadulterated Celtic origin. Ho was
born In ono ot the mining dlsc
trlcts ot Cornwall , according to my
pugilistic acrapbcok , and will be 31 years of
ago In Juno next. Ho was taken to Now
Zealand when quite joung , and remained
there until ho cmno to this country In 1390
Immediately upon his arrival here l.e shot
up In the fighting world llko a meteor , and
today Is the punching marvel , In many re-
ppects , of the world. It was In New
Zealand , however , where ho first blos omed
out In the game of stop , hit and get away ,
He had served his apprenticeship In a
blacksmith shop , and was known as on
expert at horseshoeing before he WBS ever
heard ot as an exponent of the manly art.
A specimen of lili handiwork at his trade
a handsome glided horscshoo , which ho
made for me at Watson's shop
on Harney sit cot during his late vltlt here ,
hangs a mucb-prlrcd souvenir In the oflico
of Dr. Lee , to whom 1 presented It after
Robert's departure. The ro.ilpllmentary
card , with his autograph , In a large , npravvl-
IIIR hand , which serves as an Index to his
character , and which accompanied the gift.
Is still panted upon the wall In front of
me. Fitz's first notable fight was with
Herbert Slade , the "Maori , " who came over
horn In 1S83 to whip the only John L. , nnd
got punched out In three rounds for his
pains and the fight took place In New
Zealand , Kits ! winning In a round or two , The
fun came thick and fast for Hob after this
Introduction and the way he bowled over
the Antipodean sluggers , big and little , was
a caution to ring-tailed monkeys. Finally
ho was matched with Jim Hall and he laid
the statuesque boxer out In tlvo roundn.
As the pugs over there were lighting tor
meal tickets In those days , Fltz and Hall
then entered Into n Job "to turn an honest
penny , " as Fltz told me , and he "went out"
In four touniK This was in Sydney , N. S
W. , sK years ago this month. Slnco then
Hall has claimed that the contest WEU a
bon < tide one , but ho has never been able
to produce nny evidence In substantiation
of this claim , and Fltz swears ho simply
cairicd out nn agreement and that he could
l\a.vn \ easily defeated Hall in much less time
than ho did In their first meeting. At Jem
Mace's boxing tournament In Now Zealand In
1SSO Hob won first honors by knocking out
four good men In one night. As I said be ,
fora , he came to this country In 1S90 nnd
his nrat collision was with Australian tlllly
.McCarthy , whom ho put Into nod-land In
nine "ounds Now Orleans next secured his
services and pitted him against n counter-
felt yclept Upham , who was but a toy In
the Hnky fellow's hands. Ills temerity was
laughed at when he consented to meet Jack
Dcmpsey before the famous old Olympic
club , but history bays the once famous Non
pareil was little better than Colonel Upham
Jack fought gamely and plncklly , to be sure ,
yet ho never had a ghost or a show. From
this tlmo on until he met Peter Mnher In
Now Orleans , March 2 , 1892 , Pltz had no
notable battles , but ho knocked out sue *
lobsters as big Abe Conglo , the Clack Pearl ,
Jln Fat roll , Joe Godfrey and Jetry Slattery
as fast as they cDtild be Induced to face him
In making the fight with the Irish champion ,
the Cornisliman entered heavyweight di
vision , and a host of his former followers
felt that that he had made a fatal mistake
Maher was reputed to be hard game for
any man In the world , a terrific hitter , fast ,
clever and capable of taking an almost un
limited amount of punishment. I saw this
fight , and ihe first round , for fierceness
equalled anything I had ever witnessed In
the ring. Fltz suddenly floored Peter with
a thunderbolt straight from the shoulder ,
and thinking ho had won the battle made
no prctoiibe at avoiding Manor's succeeding
bull-HKo rush , and he got a smash In the
Jaw that all hut put him out. In fact , the
gong saved hlm , and It seemed to mo at
the time that the string was pulled with
undue promptitude , but I guess It was all
correct Anyway , It served as a lesson
for Fltz , and the next round ho assume 1
the most cautious tactics , and the consequence
quence was that the Irishman was never In
It again. The red boy stood oft and Jabbed
Peter round after round until the twelfth ,
when ho signified ho had an elegant suffi
ciency by making a rai.lc quit. Fitz's next
notable engagement was his Now Orleans
meeting with Jim Hall the Crescent City
Athletic club's famous $ 10,000 conflict. I
was also a spectator of this fight , and , woe
betide me , had my sesterces on Hall. The
fight took place on the evening ot March 3 ,
1893 and Hall was knocked 'Into ' kingdom
come In the fourth round. The battle
opened up promisingly , and In the third
round the general Impression was that Jim
had the best of It , but ho didn't
That feeling was procreated merely by
the coin we "press boys" had stacked up In
Lemoth's on Hall. It was one of Fitz's
"chance blows" that did the biz. After a
clinch or two , n little rally and some fiddling
that big right mil came 'round and across
llko a streak of greased moonshine and Hall
never know until Charlie Mitchell after
ward told him what hit him Hlrflegs went
up Into the air like a pair ot etllts and ho
was unconscious before his head struck the
padded platform. It was the most complete
knockout I ever witnessed. After this event
the New Zealander enjoyed another Interval
of barn storming , until one Juno evening In
1891 ho ran up against my old
opal-wearing friend , Joseph Hartlett
Choynskl , nt Boston. It was one
of those previously understood affairs ,
hut In the third round the large and cultured
crowd of spectators were electrified by seeing
Joseph Hartlott reach out and stretch the
long ftecklcd lad at full length on his back
with a terrific right hand cross counter on
the Jaw. It came within an ace of being nil
day with Robert and he took the full nine
seconds In getting up , and when he once did
get back ho was groggy and only saved his
bacon by the most desperate chances. As
Is well known , Fltzslmmous' recuperative
powers are marvelous and when ho stepped
Into the middle of the stage for the fourth
round ho was an good as new and thcra was
bloody murder In his eye. A feint or two
and down went Josophus like a hod full of
mud. Ho jumped up , only to be beaten In
the most savage manner , and was quickly
knocked sprawling again. He was llko a
rat In a terrier's Jaws and when the gong
sounded was too weak to stand. Ho came
again , though , for the fifth Installment and
Fitz was simply flaying him alive when the
police interfered and the referee made It a
draw No wonder Jou says Corbett will win ,
Hob's next antagonist of note was Dan
Cicedon. In the first round Crcedon made
a vicious swing at his tall rival that actually
made him laugh aloud and then to show
Croodon what a presumptive man he was
Fltz went at him In the second for keeps
He opened up the ball with one of those
right swings on the Jaw , They say It
knocked Dan clear aeioss the ring. Ho took
the limit , and , on rising , endeavored to get
in cose | on Deb , but Hob simply hit him
tap Fquare on the top of the head and for
fully ten minutes ho was as good as dead.
Then the matinee with Corbett opened up
and has continued with such a maelstrom
of braggadocio , broken pledges , billingsgate
and noxious bluff that tit one time It bade
fair to Incontinently destioy all Interest In
thp game , down to the present day , when ,
the fistic gods bo praUcd , there Is a splendid
chance for Ihe long mooted controversyv
reaching an end. A match was made between
three two big worthies during the summer of
1895 , and Dan Stuart offered them M1.000
to mill at Dallas , Tex. , but the authorities
took a hand , and then , after an abortive at
tempt to pull off the battle nt Hot Springs.
It was given up In disgust , and Corbett
wrapped the championship up In a tissue
paper , tied It with a blue tlbbon and made a
present of It to Peter Maher. who deserved
about as much an did Jack' Davis. A
short time subsequent to this Dan Stuart
offered Hob and Peter a purse of J10.000 , and
last .March they met and fought down In sa
Mexico , Fltz knocking the quasi-champion
out In about flfty-tlve seconds. Since then
F1U has nii-s but oiu man , Tom Sharkey , and
the flagellation he administered to that big
rough and tublo dub led up to the present
match with Corbett.
It looks very much as If the lovers of or
aquatics out on the coast are soon to be
treated to a grand single scull race between
the cracks ot the rowing world. Jake of
Oatidaur , the presunt world's champion
aculler , Ned Hanlou , once the pruraler of
them all , and Henry Peterson , the Pacific
coast champion , will In all probability meet
a triangular race during the coming
Golden Gate carnival regatta at 'Frisco. Han-
Ion has undoubtedly Hepped over the ath.
loto's ago limit , yet ho refuses to retire and
still a big drawing card wherever ho an-
pears. Both Caudaur and Peterson have de-
foaled . him , and are without doubt the- two
spec-dlest men with the blade of the age ,
still "Old Ned" says he can beat them both
end is willing to try. Gaudaur has else
defeated Peterson twice , and Is quite likely
to do It again , but they think a good deal of.
Henry out In the country with the glorious
climate , and he will not bo without a big
following on the day they touch the water.
The coast oarsmen are generally agog over
the approaching regatta , and the affair
promises to be the greatest aquatic event
ever held In the west. Aside from the pro-
j fcsslonalg , the rowers entered Iu the various
I ' races will bo the flowers of their respective
clubs , and the program will assuredly bo ono
worth a long Journey to witness.
The uncertainly that still prevails In re
gard to Yalo's boating plans for 1SD7 is
gradually creating a feeling of disgust for
college diplomacy , not only among the
graduates , but also among the undergradu
ales ot the university. Both bodies feel that
no adequate excuse can be offered by Yale
nnd Harvard If they fall to meet on the
water this year. Yale men arei quite willing
to concede that Yale has made mistakes , but
they want all past history blotted out and
a permanent union effected with Harvard
In | all branches of sports. The delay In re
gard to settling the question of a , boat race
has occasioned the greatest dissatisfaction
It was this feeling which caused the gradu >
ntes to demand that the settlement of the
question bo left with Walter Camp and
Hobcrt J. Cook. It will be remembered tint
It was these two gentlemen "who , moro than
a dozen years ago , acting as Yalo's repre
sentatives , succeeded In settling a former
dispute that threatened to separate Yale
nnd Harvard. Both liavo for the past fifteen
years been actively connected with Yale ath
letlcs as coachers and advisers. They are
familiar with the situation , nnd command the
respect and confidence , not only of the under
graduates , but of the entire body ot Yale men.
Yalo'a boating affairs are today In the most
critical position In which they have bpen
since the early part of the ' 70fl , when , after
years of defetit. Cook made his flrst expedi
tion to Kngland to learn boating. Yale doe *
not ' wunt to go back to Henley again. She
Is ntixlcus to row Harvard , but Is equally
determined uot to bo forced Into a race with
Cornell by Harvard. It Is felt by Yale
graduates that the Harvard Advisory com
mittee has not been as cordial as It
might have been In Its dealings with Yale
in this matter. If Yale meets Lphnnu's
Harvard cicw she will need to have the very
beat typo ot an eight that she can produce.
She will have In this case to contend with
the fact that Lehman's crew defeated Cook's
crew In Kngland last July. If Yale goes
back to Henley she will ptobably meet just
about as strong a crew as she met there
last year , for McLane brought a crow from
New College last July that was Just as good
as that which Lehman trained for the
Leander How Ing club. The simplest way
out of her dllllculty , and the way which all
Yale men hope Yale will take , will be to
endeavor to get Cook to take sole -jhargo of
the coaching and to In some way arrange to
meet Harvard on the Hudson. If peace falls
the only alternative left Yale Is another trip
to Henley , and It looks to mo as If she was
doomed to make the Journey.
Ot nil the great brood mares selected by
A. H. Moore of the Clovcrdalo stock farm ,
and win owns mere great ones than were
ever before brought together under a slnglo
owners up. It Is doubtful whether any one
of them v111 prove greater producers of ex
treme 3p'Jcd than Josephine Young , the dam
of Joe IMchen , or Damewood , dam of John
H. Gentry , S.OO'XTheodore Shelton (3) ( ) ,
2-12V4 , and Mjron McIIenry , 2.15' ' . Dame-
wood has been dead for upward of two
yeais. Mated with either Director or Hod
Wllkes , had she lived , there would have
been some pretty good prospe-cts In the
way of world beaters on the turf to look for
ward to As Is well Known , Ashland Wllkes ,
sire of Gentty , Shelton and McIIenry , Is a
son ot Red Wllkes. Josephine Young , how
ever , still survives , and with the superior
advantages offered by Mr. Jlooro I think
there Is every reason to believe that her pro.
duce will give an excellent account of
themselves.
Betting has already opened up on the big
spring handicaps , the weights for which have
bosn promulgated. All of the bookmakers ,
as usual , announce their eagerness to lay
odds and some good money has already been
staked In the eastern cities. Of course the
odds at present are nothing like what the }
will be late : on when the bookies have had
an opportunity to look over the field. The
old gag of making a book against any horse
in the nominations starting opens up tht
way to actual betting on the events. Three
to o'io can be had ugalnst any horse. Bu-
clalr Is the medium of quite a little betting
In the Brooklyn , as Is Ben Eder , Agol ,
Ogdcn , Howard Mann and others. Tree
Advlca Is faticled by western mouejed men ,
and Bright Phebus lias consldarablo recogni
tion when long shots are presented.
OMAHA , Feb. 11. To the Sporting Hdltor
of The Be * : There seems to be no referenc'
In jour columns to house roll No. 27 , by
Grimes ot Holt county , a bill Introduced to
prohibit in Nebraska the shooting of all kinds
ot feathered game for the term of five years
While perfectly willing to admit that the
law would be attractive. If applied and
actually enforced In regaid to prairie chick
ens , I cannot concede that any necessity ex
pediency or advisability exists for the pro
tection of the principal game , ducks , geese
and quail. The Nebiaska quail , while a hardy
bird , capable of cmdurlng almost any class
of weather , still succumbs in large numbere
to the effects of snow and ice combined , and
the Increase and propagation of this de
sirable game bird has been very little re
tarded by the onslaught of city and country
sportsmen. The present game law , while
covering a great many defects , Is a dead
letter and always will be without the pro
vision of a game warden , whose duty It
should be to eeo that the law Is properly
enforced.
There Is certainly no good argument that
can he presented whereby the game In the
state will be Increased or propagated to anj
material . extent by the Introduction of this
now law to prohibit game shooting In the
state for five . There
years. seems to be n
general spirit of lassitude and Inactivity
among all Nebraska sportsmen , not only
about the laws about to be presented to the
legislature , but alao about the present law.
There Is scarcely a hotel or restaurant of
any Importance anywhere In the state that ,
since the law expired on January 1 , has not
offered on Us bill of fare quail and pralrio
chicken and there Is yet to be recorded a
single effort on the part of any ono to prose
cute the violators.
Will the sportsmen of Nebraska continue
so entirely Indifferent or la the time at
hand when ithoy will awake from their
lethargy and arrange some plan amcng
themselves for a reasonable enforcement of
the game laws of the state ? There are only
eight months In the year when tlio services
of a game warden would really bo required
and If there were fifty sportsmen In the
state who would subscribe fl a month for
those eight months a competent man could
be obtained to devote a large part of his
time to Eeelng that our game birds are
reasonably protected and a campaign prop
erly conducted against the offenders would
do more to Increase the game In our wtate
than the enactment of a dozen bills In the
legislature without the appointment of a
game warden aud deputies , I will bo the
first of the fifty to subscribe $1 per month
for eight months , commencing January 1 ,
1897. Who says next ? Samaha.
MIIIIIIK T Vnpur'n fiavf Tcnni ,
The amateur ball players are manifesting
most commendable Interest In the prospects
for the approaching season and it Is more
than probable that a good , strong city league
will bo organized.
The Omaha Brewing association team has
been reorganized and promises to make them
all hustle. Dad Sage , has been In a laundry
all winter , but says he Is In fine shape and
will knock the starch out ot ever ) thing that
comes Ilia way this season. Manager Vapor I
> s he has a couple of youngster * In tow
who will be likely to show the bc t ot them
up before firecracker day. Among the other
men secured ur : II u blitz , the old Fort
Omaha crack ; Charlie Granden , Hugo Saftel-
der , Hug Davis , Hess Bowman , Bill Klcffner ,
Ducky Holmcti , Speck S. Hannon and his
llttlo brother , Oney , big Illll Hcnn and one
two others.
QII ( Mil II UN IlllllIIHVtlTH ,
OMAHA , Feb. 8. To the Spo.-tlm ; Editor
The Dee : Please decide a game cf high
five , four handed A stood at 60 , H at 51 , A iU
bid nlnu and made high , low , Jack and both
fives. Pre-slated tules were natural points
count first , who wins ? W , F. W , {
Ans A. High , low put him out. High ,
low jack , game and right and off five ,
FHBMOUH STATION , Neb , Keb 12. To
the Sporting Editor of The Dee : Kindly glvo
weights as near as you cau that Corbett hnd
ritz will fight at next mouth in Nevada. We
' will look for this In next Sunday's Bee Also
i measurements of the jueifA Fremour Sub
scriber , m
Ans. Corbett will flrfllt at about 185 , Fltz ,
170. The measurcmMts are' Corbftt
. ; Height , G feet 1 Inch ; n 'k , 17 Inches : chest ,
I 33 Inches ; waist , .13 Indus ; thigh , 21 Inches ;
calf , 14'/4 ' Inches ; blcepslSJ4t4 inches ; reach
64 Inches. Fltzslmmons Height , 5 feet
11 % Inches ; neck , 15 Inches ; chest , 41 Inches ;
waist , 32 Inches ; thigh , 20 Inches ; calf , 13V
Inches ; bleeps , 12 inches ; reach , 6i4 Inches.
FORT CHOOK. N f . .SVeb. 11. To the
Sporting Editor of Th < EBtb : Will you please
be so kind as to t\styi \ 'in the columns ot
The Sunday Bee whetncr fcr not any ono Is
accredited with catching nfbaso ball dropped
from the Washington fcouumcnt at Washing
ton , D. C7 IT so , vvhoJwiis the man ? W. L
Allen , Francis Foreman.
Ans. A base ball thrown from the top of
the Washington monument has never been
caught , although It has been reported on
several occasions.
ORLEANS. Neb. , Feb. 10. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor ot The Bee : I wish to know by
return mall If Corbett has ever fought with
ritzslinmons , and , if so , who had the best
of the fight ? Ploasoanswer by return mall.
J. C. Gay. P. S. Tills Is to settle a small
wager tha. Fltzslmmons has knocked Corbctt
out ,
Ans. Never mot. No answers by mall.
LINCOLN. Nob. . Feb. 10. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee ; Will you kindly Inform
me , through your Sunday Issue of February
14 , whore can I ascertain the value of old
coins ( United States coins ) ? Also , where can
I write , or with whom can I get In commu
nication , who could Inform me as to the
value of old books ? I have n bible printed
In 1G64 , nnd would llko to know If It la
valuable. Fred Woodward
Ans. Write to the National Museum ,
Washington , D. C.
WAHOO , Neb. , Feb. 6. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee ! Will vou please glvo
mo a private opinion as to who Is the winner
of the following bet : J. C. bets O. C. that
Bryan will not carry all the states west of
the Missouri river , excepting two states , nnd
the v\agor la a. suit of clothes not to exceed
$25. You will observe that nothing Is said
as to a part of a state west ot the river.
The bet eeema to hang on South and North
Dakota. It you will give this to mo by
letter I will again write giving jou au
thority to publish. I enclose stamp ? 0. C.
Tarpennlng.
Ans. Ho carried all but two California
nnd Oregon. No answers by mall ; much
obliged for the stamp.
PACIFIC JUNCTION , la. , Feb. 9. To the
Sporting Editor of The Beo. Please state In
next Sunday's Issue of The Bee the highest
dive ever made , and by whom , aud where at.
Also , glvo depth of water dove In ? Dud
DoLoshmutt.
Ans. Have no diving records.
IMOGENE , la. , Fob 11. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee To decide a bet please glvo
the vote or majority of McKinley In Iowa and
Brjan In Missouri In next Sunday's Bee ? J.
R. Lyons ,
Ans. McKinley , 63,552 ; Brjan , 41,273.
OMAHA , Feb. 13 To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee In Sunday's Bee kindly give
weights of ritzslmmons and Dempsey nt
their meeting for championship and what
title did Dempsey lose In that battle ? A
Subscriber.
Ans. (1) ( ) Fltz , 150 ; Dempsey , 147. (2) ( )
None.
coniurrr AyMiu.tcus ins IMIOOHAM.
All Iton.ly for WtlitTrllliiliiR nt
bhuw'M SIII-IIIBM.
SAN FRANCISCO , Eeby 13. James J
Corbett has already iap0ed out his plans
for training at Shaw's Springs. He has re
colved a telegram from Billy Egan , In
forming him that everything Is In readiness
for his atrlval. Corbett will spend his dajs
of training In this ni&npe ?
Soon after he rise ! In the morning ho
will take a cup of cqfTep and a dish of
oatmeal. Then ho will knock about , stroll
over the hills , aud In E letting way pass the
time until his llrst real mtal ot the day , to
be taken at 10 a. m. Then a little light
work , wrist machine , bag , pullejs and dumb
bells. About 12 o'clock he will strip for the
w6rk of the day. Tills wllVConsist of run
ning , hand ball , wrestling , boxing and bag
punching. While being rubbed down Cor
bett thinks Jits blood will be cooled sufn-
clently for his dinner , which will follow as
soon as he Is dressed. Then more loafing
followed by training. This routine will be
followed aa soon as ho reaches Nevada.
General Passenger Agent Goodman of the
Southern Pacific has announced that the
company has joined the Virginia & Truckee
railroad In a round trip rate of $35 from
Ogden to Carson for the Corbett-FItzslm-
mons fight. This Is a fraction over a one
way rate. The lines between Ogden and
the Missouri river are being urged to make
a ' rate of $30 for the round trip. This would
make a rate of $ G5 for the round trip from
Omaha , Kansas City and Mlssoutl river
points to Carson , which Mr. Goodman con
siders would bo reasonable. The rates from
San Francisco and other California points
will be announced today.
On-ill Hrllnlii Wlnn ut Clien .
NEW YORK. Feb. 13. After two dajs'
play the great International team chess
match between the kingdom of Great Britain
and the United States of America ended In
a win for Great Britain shortly before C.30
p. in. The following table shows the re
mit of the match :
America. Result. Grent Btltaln. Result
Plllsbury "j HIackburn %
Showalter 1 Locek 0
Burrllle 0 Atkins 1
Harry 1 Lawrence 0
Hymes V4 Mills U
Hodges Vs rtPlllnglmm 'i
Delm.ir 1 Hlake 0
Helms 0 J.ickHon 1
Teed 0 Cole 1
McCutchcon 0 Jtcobs 1
T T Total
Total 5 t
The Britishers played the vvhito pieces on
the odd numbered boards and the Americans
on the even numbered boards.
Siilnrilnr Mtfht ntVlilH < .
The scores of the Saturday nlght'H meetIng -
Ing of the Whist club wcte ns follows ;
EnsU nnd West
Alleo niul Ilceil ! <
COR and Scannell 172
Strauss nnd Wlckham , 171
Scrlbner , A.V , nnd Kennard 1G1
Coa'.tlej' nnd 1'pters IGf
Hnvvkes and McDowell 1HG
Melklo nnd She.i IGi
Average , 1G9
North nnd South
Hun ell nnd Sumnpy ? OG
Jordan and iavvrpnco . . 2ni
Shipley nnd Comstock . ] 9S
Crummcr and Fiipke. , . , . IDi
Onrner und StPliblns . Ill
lliishtnnn nnd Thomas . I'D
Heth nnd Wilkinson. ! . 184
Average . tll , - . . . . 195
- ITTTTl -
Mmrkfj Will ClinllffiKe tln "VVIniior.
VALLKJO , Cal. , Ffb 13 Tom Sharkey
says that ho will be Jn the front row when
Corbett and Fltzslmm.ops step Into the ring
at Cirson and that bo , will challenge Ihe
winner to a fight for any amount up to $20
000. He does not care vMlere the fight comes
off and will be ready"at any tlmo within
three weeks after the Nevada light takes If
place. He does not suppose either ot the two It
mea has any particular1 love for him , but
that will make no difference , nor does ho
care which man wins' ! s ( he will 'be equally
well pleased to meet ono man as the other.
GorlirK'H Mitnr/r / Still lli ,
NEW YORK , Fob. ) H3M-Accordlng to Al
Smith , holder of the jiltje' ' bet on the Fltz-
slmmons-Corbott inatcji , rfot a cent of the
money has bosn touched , "I ttlll have the
money in my possesiiun , and , what Is more ,
have no right whatever to allow any one to
take his money cut of my hands. All ol
Corbett'a money , amounting to $7,500 , U In
tny hands , Fltzslmmntls still has $2GOO with
me. There 1s still $ S,00 ( ; for him to post ,
but that amount is not duo until March 17
IIIIIIOIIH' Mollt-y Ix Up ,
PUEBLO , Colo. . Feb. 13. "Bob" Fltz-
Simmons and party arrived here today.
Martin Julian deposited | 5,000 cash in the
First National bank to bo wired to Al
Smith at New York , completing Fltzslmmons'
> pc it | of $7.000 aa a feido btH on tbe com
ing fight with Corbett.
'iiiiiiillnii llrriil.H ii Illlllnril lo < * oril ,
CHICAGO , J'elj. 13. George Sutton , the *
Canadian bllllardlst , has broken the abort-
stop record. In a fourtoen-lnch balk line
game last night , after missing the first two
shoti , he ran 300 , the game. He made 345
points before missing.
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The New York cycle show , following that
of Chicago , { urnlshes abundant evidence of
unabated interest In the wheel. Gotham's
show opened on the Cth anil closed last
night. The attendance during the first halt
of the week was enormous , and deservedly
so , for the cxLlblt of wheels and accessories
was surpassing In number and variety.
To appreciate the enormity of this Indus
try and the- amount of genius , enterprise
nnd capital enlisted In the bicycle mami *
facturlng ' business and related Industries ,
one must compare the present with tlio
status of the blcyclo trade a score of years
age. In 1877 there was but one bicycle or
American make In this country and that
was manufactured for a New England
dealer under the direction of an English
man. The machine was mad by hand at
a cost of $313. Today there are 700 con
cerns represented at the exposition , and It
la ectlnntcd that there are at least 2,000,000
wheels In use In this country. One authority
puts the number of hands cmplojed In the
manufacture ofvheels at 25,000 and the
capital Invested at $20,000,000 , not to men
tion I the lines of effort that 1mo been stlm
ulatcd \ and developed by the growing popu
larity 1 of the wheel.
The improviment In the construction of
,
the wheel has been equally marked. It
was an awkward and cumbersome affair at
first , weighing fifty or sixty pounds. Today
It Is an artistic creation a thing of grace
nnd beauty and It Is in a tie as light as
twenty pottrds , without sacrificing stiength
or durability.
Each succeeding year deepens the con
vlctlon that there Is nothing ephemeral or
faddish about the use of the wheel. It Is
already a necessity nnd a future In our
civilisation , and Is destined to go rolling
on , and the best thing about It Is that tills
Hssured growth gives rise to no feelings
of regret or alarm. It Is Indispensable to
men nnd women In certain callings , a
blessing to Indoor workers and an evangel
of health to all. There ate uo considera
tions , physical , economic , soclologlc , or other
wise , to cause Its Increasing popularity to
become a source of concern or dismay.
A decision of exceptional Interest to all
bicyclers has been tendered by a Pennsyl
vania Judge In a suit for damages brought
by a woman whose husband was killed bj
a train while crossing a railroad The evi
dence showed that the rider was obliged to
wait on coming to thn tracks for a freight
train to pass , but , Instead of dismounting ,
he made what Is called a "blcjcle stop , "
riding his wheel around In a circle. As boon
as the freight was out of the waj ho started
across the railroad , and was struck by a
train on the other track. The court hUd
that he was guilty of contributory negligence
that the "bicycle stop" was not a stop In
the legal sense , and that the rider had not
exercised due diligence.
A notable result of the blcj cling cra/e Is
that In England the demand for skilled me
chanics has become so strong that young
men are turning away from business offices
and entering factories , when , they can earn
two or thieo times thn wages they woulc'
iccclvo as clerks. Already the mci chants
of Birmingham are beginning to complain
of the difficulty of obtaining young clerks
Educators have for a long time been v/orrle
by the ugly fact that our public schools
turn boys out fit to earn their livings for the
moment only by office work. They onlj
know how to read , write and cipher ; any
further knowledge they must acquire by an
apprenticeship which requires more Unit
often than their parents can afford to sup
port them , while their school training tend
to develop a distaste for manual labor. It
many communities an attempt to remedy this
condition of things has been made by the
establishment of schools for manual train
ing. Perhaps the trouble here described Is to
be very largely remedied by the bicycle.
Frequently a wheelman finds the tire of
his blcyclo deflated , and Immediately beginri
to look for a puncture. A hole In the tire
is not always the source of the trouble
however , as the leak may come from a dc-
foctlve valve. An easy way to test this Is
to fill a wine glass or narrow tumbler with
water , then turning the wlieel so that the
valve Is at the highest point , place the
rim of the glass against the wheel EO that
the mouth ot the valve stem Is covered by
the water. A leak , however slight , will
make Itself manifest by bubbles appearing
on the top of the water. The cause of the
trouble may often be removed by working
the plunger Inside the valve stem up and
down a few times with the point of the
cap or with a lead pencil. Inflating or de
flating a tire several times will also frequently
quently euro a leaky valvo. If neither or
these remedies has the desired effect the
case Is one for the repair man to attend teA
A puncture of the tire may often be de
tected by letting the wheel revolve slowly
before the face , the escaping air being felt
as the point of puncture passes before the (
eyes In case of a very small hole this '
method Is often unsuccessful. In which
case pass a wet cloth over the tread of the
tire. Close examination will then show little
tlo bubbles forming and breaking on the
surface of the wet tire Pin puncture ?
may often be located In this way when n
total Immersion of the vvhepl in a tub of
water will fall to reveal a leak. Oil is
very destructive to rubber , and care should
bo used to keep It from getting on the tires.
Benzine , however , will not Injure them , as
It evaporates too quickly to cause any
damage A rag saturated with this fluid
Is a good thing to clean tires with , nnd , if
they nro not too badly worn , will make them
almost llko new.
The mjetery of why a wheel pushes hard
Is often too deep for the owner , who , under
such circumstances , naturally calls upon an
expert to find and remedy- the trouble. If
the wheelman wll set about diagnosing the
case undcrstandlugly ho will In mcst cases
bo able to save the cost of expert assistance ,
bosldes acquiring more mechanical knowl
edge than he previously possessed. Several
things may contribute to make a wheel push
hard , the bearings of the wheels or crank
shaft rray be ditty and gummy ; the sprock
ets may bo out ot line , caused by the large
one being bent in an accident or by a
twisted frame ; the chain may not bo clean ,
or the adjusting tones of some bearing may
have worked tight.
The chain being In plain sight. It Is easy to
determine whether or not It U responsible
for the annoyance. It Is also easy to find out
the front wheel balances as It should. If
Is properly adjusted and the bearings are
lit good "shape when lifted frcm the ground
the weight of the valve stem should cause "
the wheel to oscillate several times before
coming to a stop The rear wheel Is not
nearly so sensitive as the front one , on ac
count of the friction exerted by the chain
and crank shaft , and the best way to test for
trouble there Is to turn the wheel on Its
back. Then stait the wheel revolving In the :
direction It runs when in use
If the lower side of the chain sags and the
upper part Is taut It shows that the front
sprocket and cranks are pulling the wheel
and the latter therefora must run harder In
than the former ; If the upper part sags and
the lower remains taut the reverse Is the
cane and dhows the trouble to be In the crank
bearings , and they must be further examined
for bad cones , cupa or balls , or for poor ad
justment.
To see If the sprockets are In line with each
other take a piece of string and stretch It
from the outside rim of ono sprocket to the
outside of the other. If they are perfectly
true the string should touch the Inside nf
both rims at any point of their circumference.
Trt test the frame tie a string to ono of the
back stay rods About nix Inches above the
hub of the rear wheel , Then carry the string
around the steering head and back to tha J.
stay rod on the opposite side , at exactly the In
game distance above the hub an the other
end of the twine.
If tha frame IB true tha strings on botlt
sides of the addo | pout tube should bo equl-
dlitaut flOiii U , If ( ho fruiuo U t wUted it
will cause the bearings to bind and the wheel
to run hard , and only n competent mechanic
should be trusted with repairing It.
\VlilMifrliiK" | of ( tic Wheel.
Tlicro are but two short weeks left before
the opening of Omaha's Third Annual Cvclo
show , and wheelmen and dealers over north
ern Kansas , western Iowa , Nebraska and
South Dakota are looking forward to It with
almost as much Interest as the local con
tingent. t The Omaha show will bo to tlieoo
people 1 what the Chicago and Now York
shows are to eastern and central states.
Every 1 wheel of nny Importance that la made
In 1 this country will bo exhibited nnd many
of the mldwcstcrn dealers who did not get
to j attend the Chicago show will come to
Omaha to choose their lines for 1S97. With
the possible exception of one or two , every
space In the mammoth building In which
the show l.i to be held la mid. The man
agement have provided special attractions In
the way of a six-day race on home trainers
trick riding by local experts , and n splendid
musical program for each evening. There
will bo two bargain day matinees , \Vodnesda >
and Saturday afternoons. Tuesday evening
will bo League * of American Wheelmen night
nnd there will undoubtedly bo Omaha Wheel
club , Tourist , Turner and Union Pacific club
nights , which will add greatly to the afMIr
Arrangements nro being mndo for a mammoth
electrical display , and there la evcrj Indi
cation that Omaha people will see the flnrat
exhibition of blcjclcs nnd accessories over
exhibited west of Chicago.
The Associated Cycling club 1ms Instructed
Its racing committee to begin preparations
at cnco for the third annual Decoration dav
load taco This Is a wise move on the part
of the club , as there came very near being
no load race las t season on account of thu
limited time In which the committee hid to
work upon the project One member of this
year's committee unfolded himself In the
following manner to the writer recently
"Wo are going to have a road race this
season that will ilval anything ever held In
the west before. We will begin to solicit
, > rl7es and cash donations at once and hope
to have at least fifty or sixty prices thlr
yeif , which fact alone will draw many ad
dltlonal entries. It Is quite true that many
of the old-time favorites have joined the
professional ranka and will thetpfore not In
eligible to ride In this year's road race , but
\vo will have others who will fill thalr
places. Another thing we will endeavor to
lo Is to have the handicapping done so that
instead of riders stringing In ono at a time
at the finish they will finish in a bunch and
theieforc give tha people a chance to see a
i ace Instead nf a pioresslon or club run. I
hardly th'nk last year's time of 23 IS for the
ton miles will be lowered , but yon may rest
a < ssuied that the course will be covered In
very close to that tlmo nnd I would not
care to bet either way. "
Flojd McCall and W. A. Plxloy have de
cided to double up ns a ( undent team again
during the coming season They are hav Ing
i special racing tandem built for them and
hope to bs able to cut some of the world's
tandem recoids As It Is , they hold the
.ollow Ing world's lecords for an eight-lap
Tack One-half mile , 57 ; one mile , 1 5S-i ,
two-thirds mile , 1-20
The Omaha Wheel club Is arranging a
whist tournament to begin next week.
II. Hardy will leave for New Yotk City
\irly neU week on a business trip.
Local members of the Laaguo of American
Wheelmen seem to be well pleased ovr the
action of the national assembly at Albany ,
N Y. , Irst week In electing Air. Isaac Potter
of Now York prssldent cf the- association
Mr. Potter has been a hard weiKor for the
league ever since Its organisation and has
probably done more for the gcoj roads tause
than any other wheelman in the country
The retiring president , Mr. Sterling Klllott
has been one of the bctt officers the lianuc
has ever had , and , while most cf the wpst-
crn mcmbeis favored his re-election , they
are satisfied that Mr. Potter will maks
equally as gcod a man for the place.
While at the Ch'cago show the writer had
the pleasure of renewing acquaintances with
"Senator" W. J. Morgan and Stlllman G
Whlttaker , two old-timn racing men. who
were well known in this city ten years ago
Local wheelmen , who were enthusiasts , at
that time will doubtless
, remember tha < ii'ca-
ilon of the opening of Jack Prince's quuttor-
nllo race track , which Is now called Uni
versity park. Professional races were en
the program and among them was a one-
mile handicap with such ofd-tlmera as Ash-
Inger , Eck , Prince , Dingley , Knapp , Bullock
and Whlttaker as starters. Prinro acted as
handlcapper and kindly consented to allow
Whlttaker twenty yards handicap in the
mile. The race was ridden and WliUtPker
Dimply ran away from the scratoh inrn ,
unong whom were Prince , Ashlngi r. Dinglej
and Knapp , and won the race by over fifty
yards. In the next event , also a. one-mile
handicap , "Whit" was put on the scratch
and again demonstrated his superlotily over
ho others by winning easllj- . After that
'Vhlttaker remained In Omaha for some time ,
riding match races vlth Prince , Ashhger
and others. Pmbably the most notable race
in which ho ever competid In this city WES a
fivo-mllo match race with Ashlnger , In which
ho allowed the latter a Handicap of one-
fourth of a mile and won the race by over
100 yaids At that tlmo and for fccver.il
years afterward Whlttaker was tindriihtodly '
the fastest professional rider in the world
Ho has since retired from racing mid Is
now connected with the trade and In located
in Worcester , Maes , "Senator" Mor tn was
well known as a- fast man In the days of the
Coliseum and was the here of tinny hard
foughty six-day ami match races. Lllio
Whlttaker , 1m has forsaken racing nnd Is
now editor of the American Whael'iien of
New York.
Among the other old-tlme Omaha vstiool-
men who were at the 8ho * were \ , II.
Porrlgo , now of Providence , II. I , ; Hlchard
lielt , Chicago ; Walter flurcllck , Chlcag ? , and
F. 11 , Wollenhaup , Chicago ,
Last Thursday evening the Tom 1st Wheel
men gave a smoker and card party at their to
club quarters In the Sheoloy block , being the Is
first of a scries of smokers and entertain
ments to bo given before the opening of the
tiding .season. The TourlsU huvn long since
established a reputation for wiclabllltj among
thilr members and for giving enjoyable par 50
ties , and the one held the other evening wa < 3
no exception to the rule. Many of the old-
time members were present and a general
good time waa Indulged In by those present.
The next one will bo hold on Thursday evenIng -
Ing , March I All members and their friends
are cordially Invited to be present.
Wllll * \VlllM ( IIIIllllT. .
PITTSI1UHO , Pa , Feb. 13 Prank Waller ,
"tho flying Dutchman , " as ho calls himself ,
won the elx-day bicycle tace , which closed
tonight at midnight , beating Louis UImm
the Cleveland rider , by two.miles. The
feature of the- evening was the deafening and
long-continued applause given to young
Iluckel. the Allegheny boy , when ho covered
ii3 1,100th mile , Hocurlng for him a share In
tint receipts. lie had to do some hard rid
ing all day lo get within the limit , and his
plucky work was appreciated by the specta
tors. At the close Waller was apparently
good condition , while nimm was pretty
welt fagged out , the pace throughout the
week having evidently been hotter than he
cared for The other ilder.i ate In fair con
dition. Hall appealing frcfcher than any of
tha others Midnight scoie Waller , 1.216
miles ; Glinm , 1,314 miles , Hchoch , 1,199 miles ,
Hall. 1,181 miles ; Former , 1,171 mllea ,
Iluckel , 1,103 mllea.
I'ort Crook' * Hall Trnm.
The Fort Crook bane ball team has or
ganized tor the season of ' 07. The follow-
Inif nra ttie names of the olllccrs L Hull-
desou. president and captain : II I ) FerKU-
non vlco prpxldent : W J ( \ir y net-retary ;
. OrnHl'k ( , treiimirnr ; Lieutenant Unvlxon.
manager The rluli will glvo a benefit liall
Ihu post mi'Ba hall on Monday evening ,
Fcbjuury 22.
Novi-l . \ rrlUlnti SulK'int' ,
ST 1'AUL , Feb. 13.-The American Laud
and Title Register In Ha l&iue of February
15 will ihnvo omo novel suggestions fir
legislators In regard in a ntntp Inirpnu of
ndvertlMnir. The article Is bonded. "A
Needed Heform " and says : "We suggest
lo the honorable memVcrn of the \ irloin
state legislatures now In sorslon nil over
this brond land the establishment of .t
liurenu of advertising on the * ntnn eenoral
lines as the atnto bureaus of Insurance.
Thousands of dollars nre annually sto'cu
from the mrrclwnts of every Important
city In this country by itinerant mlverUs-
Ine solicitor" , who nro cither frauds thr.ii.
solves or paid servants of fraudulent ton *
corns. A simple system of reglstrttlon
would do nvvny with this condition tt af
fairs "
UK ) 1IAMC CI.OSKt.
Stroll ) ; riniHH'lal InM llnllnii lit
Molltllllll Mint * Iil SllOl ) .
HHLRNA. Mont. , Feb 13 The Merchants'
National bank failed to open Its doors this
morning. A few minutes after 10 o'clock
the following notice was posted :
"Persistent and relentless withdrawal *
have largely reduced the bank's avallablo
resources , and to bettir protect depositors
wo de-cm It advisable to order a suspension
of business for the time.
"BOARD DP DIRECTORS. "
A crowd soon gathered on Main street , la
front of the magnificent building , and some
excitement was manifested by business mem
who had been clients of the bank and who
bclloved It Impregnable against disaster , The
suspension was a great surprise to the
Helena public , as the bank was considered
exceptionally strong and conservatively man
aged. The last report of the bank December
17 , showed deposits of $1,550,000 ; loans , $1-
SGO.OOO ; cash and exchange , $4G2,000. The
capital stock Is { 350,000 and the surplus $136-
000.
000.L.
L. H. Hlrshficld , president , Is the oldest
and ono ot the most pinmlncnt bankers ot
the state , Ihe firm of Hlrshtlcld & Ilro. hav
ing been established In Helena In 1SC5.
Hlrshlleld Is chairman of the state repub
lican committee Ho has alwavs boon con
sidered a sound financier and a man of ttrlct
Integrity
WASHINGTON , Feb. 13 The comptroller
ot the currency received notice today that
the Merchants' National bank of Helena.
Mont. , had suspended. According to the last
rpport of the bank It had a capital stock of
$350000 ; surplus , $70,000 ; undivided profits ,
$ G ! > 000 ; due other tanks , $123,000 ; Individual
deposits , $9S1000 ; Unltpd States deposits ,
$70,000 ; circulation outstanding , $50,000 ; notes
and bills rodlpcoimtcd , $25.000 ; bills payable ,
$175,000 ; overdrafts , $39,000 , nnd loans nnd
discounts , $1,246,000 Acting Comptroller
Collln wild today that for sometime ho had
boon looking for the bank to fall , nnd that
ho believed bad nnnaqeinent was Hie. primary
causp of It Receiver J Sam Brown , now In
charge of the First National bank nt Helena ,
has been put In temporary charge.
WEST SUPERIOR , Wl , Fob 13 The
State Trust nnd Savings bank , capital $2."i.-
000 , parsed Into the hands of W. II. Stack
as receiver this morning ThU bank was
owned by the Fowlers , who are alleged ti >
have used It for their own enterprises. The
condition ot the bank was developed at a
recpnt examination bj State Examiner Klilil
nnd National Examiner Theme , who were
hero to examine the Northwestern National
bank. The capital Is said to be completely
\lped out The Nm thvvc&tcrn National , It
! > said , will not be alTectcd bv the failure.
or TODAY'S AVI\TIIIU.
( oncriill * I'll I r In ! \t > l > riiHl < : i , l\Ull
I.lKlit Viirlnlilo WlmliH.
WASHINGTON. Fob 13-Forecast for
Sumhiv
Tor Nobraskn and Kansas Generally fair
vvoiithei ; light , variable winds
Foi low.iGenerally fnlr ; slightly coldei ;
vvost winds
For South Dakota Fnlr ; warmer In west
ern poitlon , vinliiblc wind1)
For MlssouiI Generally fair , with cooler ,
vvost winds
For Wvomlng Fall ; wanner ; .south to
west winds
liociil IN'iMtril.
ornrn or Tin : WEATHER HUIIEAU.
OMAHA , Fob 11 Omnlia record of rain
fall and tcinpeiiUuro computed with 001-
rospondliiB daj of the pist throe years.
1S')7 ) ISSfi. 1ST , IS34
Maximum temperature. . . : t" > 1 < ! 21 22
Minimum tPtnpeinturc . . . 25 IS 5 10
Average teniputaturo TO 33 H II
HilnfnII 00 .OJ .01 T
Hocoid of tomperitute nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1 ,
1S9B :
Normal temperature for the day 21
Excess for the d.iy 7
Accumulated exoo'-M since March 1 . . . . 210
Normal precipitation for the day. . .03 Inch
Deficiency for the day 0 ! Irrh
Total ptcclpltntlon slneo .Mai , l. . " < \ 16 Inchuj
Kxce.ss since March 1 I 93 Inches
Deficiency coiresp'if period 1S % .11 T7 Inches
Deficiency corrcsp'g period 18tiri 13 40 Inches
L A AVELSH ,
Local Forecast Official.
THEY RIDICULE IT.
Many People ItlilliuliIn - Moil of an
AliHoIuti * Cure for lj MJH'IHI
. . anil Stoiiinoli TronlilcH.
IllilliMilc , HottcM-r , IN "Sol Argument ,
and KiiffN Arc Stubborn TliliiKN.
Stomach troubles are so common and In
mny cases fo obstinate to cure that people
are apt to look with suspicion on any remedy
claiming to be a radical , permanent cure for
dyspeiula and Indigestion. Many such prldo
themselves on their acutencss In never beIng -
Ing humbugged , especially on medicines.
This fear of being humbugged may bo
carried too far ; so far , In fact , that many
persons suffer for years with weak digestion
rather than risk a llttlo time and money In
faithfully testing the claims of a prepara
tion so reliable and universally used na
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Now , Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly
different In ono Important respect from ordi
nary proprietary medicines for the icasou
that they are not a secret patent medicine ,
no seciet Is made of their Ingredients , but
analysis shows them to contain the natuial
digestive fctmunts , pure aseptic pepsin , the
digestive acids , Golden Seal , bismuth , by-
dratls and mix , They are not cathartic ,
neither do they act powerfully on any oigan ,
but they euro IndlgtcHtlon on the common
sense plan of digesting the food eaten
thoroughly before It hat tlmo to ferment ,
sour and cause the mischief This Is thu
only secret of their success.
Cathartic pills never have and never can
cuio Indigestion and stomach troubles , bo-
cuuso they act entirely upon the bowel * ,
whereas the whole trouble Is really In thu
stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets 'taken after
meala digest the food. That Is all there la
It Food not digested or half digested
poison , as It creates gas , acidity , head
aches , palpitation of the heart , loss of flesh
and appetite and many other troubles which
are often called by some other name.
They are sold by druggists everywhere at
cents perpacKago. Addioss Stuart Co ,
Maishttll , Mich , for llttlo book on stomach
diseases , sent free.
NOW WITHIN THB REACH OP
EVERY MAN.
Manr men lira ullurlni ; untold mltorr , " 1 end-
Init their inonnjr for iut lfUnosRooil ami bail ,
but fur tlift wunt of Intelligent iluutluunt urti '
holng Ijiltt AHnrln t r inutur vravu * . HELP
In In tlie rimcn of emrr ulT riii | { nrt wmk
man. AllciuetatNERVOUS DISEASES
WEAKNESS , FAILING FNERGIES ,
VARICOCELE , UNNATURAL LOSSES -
ES AND DRAINS , whether tlier lie from
Fliistiocinureiirly errors , lncli arotloriB
overwork , alckncBB.or from an * ciiuiv , I
we curl ciuicUlynnU permanently cure
byroontuufnlllnirwetliDili known to uioilern
medical Ulll.Alrno t all cuMm of Contain ) lion
Jl ( > mm4tlm , Catarrh , Kidneyunil l.lver Com
i , can ba trucod to ttitxt * , and \ > i \
[ | 'llnu tlio roi ei * rumedtuB n cur cun n | . j
Ucto , only to find tliainMlvet
d by Doititt fraudulent O O. U. druiwUtor
medicine company. STOP ei per I muni Inn
We Hive a legal Bond or Quiirnnteo
to euro or rotund your money ,
Treatment at homo o * well ui lierei tame
prire , trunu tuaraulwi 'lo Ilione who prefer
la come here we will com met to refund
railroad furu and lintel eit > entoa If we
lull to cure , IJTSZOO , OOO.OO capital
buck of our absolute Cuimmtee to
cure or refund your money , 1 ( > ou ara
tired of 'iuuck ry. If jouhovounyof lliooltoiu ]
* ) ui ! tmit ! tlint maku llfa u tnleernble Kilftt-
BMC , V/niTCUOin.lwewlll fnj FREKu
valunulo pair f ullr funlaliilna tlieta dUea * * * ,
and our method ! of the wiott perfect , reliable
uudoffMtlvo t rubtmenU known tu medical net *
mice. ( hirriMpondauco utrlctly confidential ,
( No iSfldlUnuabent until ordered. ) Addreit *
Iwi MEDICAL Go , , OMAHA , NEB ;
( Of Kebrulm , l