THE OMAITA PAHjT BEEt SU3TPAY , MAttCII 14 , 1897. Last Grind Upon the Big Championship Mill at Oattnn Next Wednesday ! GOOD-BYE GLANCE AT THE FISTIC RIVALS lllllr IMItnnitT Hoe * Dnn-ii Tlic Oilil on HiirlriK Jump * TIic Vclrrnn ClicN Clinmploii Spring Slioot- IIIRT mid Oilier 1'iiHtlnirn. irjHT glad am I to announce thatthli Is my last Sundaj grist on the big fight. The subJect Joct baa growi wearleomo a n i threadbare to me as It has , un doubtcdly , io my readers. Too mucl of a good thine I cvon worse th.in not enough. But tt wll All soon bo over. Next Wednesday's sur will go down behind the grim Sierras upot victor and victim. Who will bo which o which will bo who still remains the opaqui Hccrct It has been over nlnco the grea match was mado. All that la left ( or ui to do Is to continue our speculation. Whlli wo cannot liopo to ( settle the matter , It Is ai Innocent amusement and helps pass thi ttmo away. Within tbo luster ot the cat clum light that has bricii turned on durliif the past week let us once moro look ovei the situation and by process ot ratloclna tlon "try out" the men. LUtlo tntormatlai 1 to be derived from the partisan fairy talc ; that emanate from the bivouacs of Fltzslm mons or Corbt'tt. These stories , In a pre ] } ondcratlng measure , arc , as the sunny phll osopher , Murcutlo , Bald of dreainp , but "chll dreti of an Idle brain begot oC nothing bu vain fantaBy. " And It Is of these "plpi romances" the claquers speak when the ; wrlto of Corbott's outrunning the bos horsca In Caruon for distances of ten am twelve miles , of tossing tbo husky wrestler McVey , around as If be was nothing but i big sponge , knocking Jeffreys and Wood about the premises just as a tltanothcrlun robtistiim WAS supposed to toy with a toai 4Q.OOO years ago , beating the champion ham ball players , the expert shooters licnvy weight lifters and a thousam and ono other things that no mor tal man Is exuected to or can da Still Jim docs all these things without cvci turning a hnlr or quickening a breath. In deed , If these laundry patrons nra to be be lloved Corbott could beat the champion Bal tlmoros In a game of 'baso ' ball alone am single-handed. Ho could make Berne ; Wcfcrs look like a hitching pos In a 100-yard sprint , kick a foot ball fron Schenectady to Troy , jump over the Now York Life building without weights , hold hli breath for twenty-four hours , or dam Nlagan with no other material than his nerve. Am then , aside ifrom all this , ho romps over tin hllla and far away , out there In Nevada , jus like a school boy out at recess. The claesl literature- that wells up from Fltz's tralnlni foundry , while often ridiculous and amusing la mild , Indeed , as compared with the vapor ings from Shaw's Springs. Ho has ai occasional fierce fight with his big dog Yarrum , and now and then runs down a pli or two , but that Is about all there Is sensa tlonal In his manner of physical culture. iH has not yet knocked out four or ( live ot hi trainers In a slnglo afternoon , neither doe ho fight a man shut up In an Iron crate Robert Is evidently husbanding all his re sources for the grand climax on "St Patrick" : Day In the Morning , " when ho hopes t demonstrate tliat Corbett Is not the super human , creature a lot of fawning spot-tins chroniclers Woutd'-havo ' us bultevo bo Is. However , there Is but little doubt but wha both men are In most excellent condition and It Is to bo ardently hoped that Is th case , for men who will travel thousands o in I lea and gtvo up hundreds of dollars t jco the affair do not want a punch to settl the matter , but want to witness a contes between two evenly matched and thoroughly prepared gladiators. Wo know that Corbett at himself , has no peer as a boxer , but thai ho cannot bo hit Is the sheerest Idiocy. AI these who watched that little dirty alTal down In the allegator districts three year ago and saw Charlie Mitchell plug th California ! ! In the nose and rap him In th short ribs know that all this alleged In vulnerability of Jim's Is rot pure and simple His trainers cannot land on him because the ; are probably following Instructions. Am the Idea of wrapping such a big tough mtcl as Billy Woods up In pneumatic protectors to keep Corbett from killing him while spar ring together la enough to make a clothes liorso "laugh. But over since Corbet ! whipped John L. ho has lived on this stufl While ho Is coarse and 111-temperei himself , ho Is as fond of ad ulatlon and praise as a nigger IB ot water melon. It Is different with the lanky Zulu Ho doesn't care the snap ot his lingers to flowers , and Is as unimpressionable to flatter as a wooden Indian. Ho gets his consolatto out ofo 'act that ho Is a prize lighter , an his onp ambition Just now Is to convince Jlr Corbett of thl fact. That both men thlni they hold the winning hand I have not th . .slightest doubt , neither have I that Pltz slmmona' eagerness for the battle Is of morn genuine nature than that of Corbet ! The latter requires too much bolstering u from his big retinue of attendants , Is to fond of personal aggrandizement , Is to querulous and fidgety , and 1ms whlppe Kltzslmmont. too often and too sevsrely will his mouth. An to his record Insldo the ropes you all know what that Is , dimply nothing A wulk-uroiiwl with Peter Jackson , whlcl was not even dlgnllled with the title of \ draw , but was called a "no contest , " slmpl ; . - _ for the reaHoii that both men refused t \ fight. That was the beginning. Then h wore out stale old Sully In twenty-on ronnJ.t and fouled Charlie Mitchell Into defeat feat In thrco. We'll not say anything abou the SlmiUoy affair. And there you arc Flttalinnmns , the world knows to bo a grea lighter. Hu cares nothing for fancy sparring but liau made lib Incomparable record b ; hard knocks In the ling , and It would seen that he would bo picked as the winner , bu ho Is not , that Is , by u lot of Individuals win are supposed to bo shrewd speculators , Th fact fa , hovVsver , these smart betting gentle mou are no wiser than you or I , and as ye I have failed to discover where AI Smith o Daly or Dwycr liavn mudo a single swell be at any kind of odda. They all profess , willingness to put up fortunes , but comohov or other they do not ueom able to get It up notwithstanding there Is any quantity o FltzslmmoiiH money begging to go agalus the alleged prevailing odds. Llko Pareoi Davles , notwithstanding the provisos am qualifications which outer Into the caao , think Corbett will win if he is what the ; eay ho In now , hut I cannot wholly make u ; my mind that title la so. llovover , I wll know In a few moro days , for on Wcdnes day afternoon next I'll take a rui out to Shan'ii Springs and look a him myself. I will add further yiat Corbet Of mankind contaplous blood poison claimed as its victim Mr. Frank D. Martin , 92ft Pennsylvania Avumie , Woslihlcton , D. O , , and tliu usual physician's treatment did him not the slightest good. Uis condition reached that deplorable etagovliioti only tbls terrible dis ease can produce. THE CURE After all elst > failed , \vaa at last found in 8. 8. 8. the greatest of all blood remedies. Eighteen bottles tles removed the Uiseiiso nurmani t'ntly , and left his akin without a blumiali. 8.8. 8. U cviaranteod purely vegetable j nud lathooulykumrn euro for lliu most tcrrlblo llooka It fa ; must not be one notch lower than ho Is no ; gauged at. If ha Is It 1s , Kitty , bar the dooi because It will certainly require just nuc' a phenomenon to lay the crlmson-halre champion high and dry upon the dock. I Fttz can land ho can win. H he can't I would be foolish to expect htm to tire Cor bett to death , although that Is not fo Ini probable an It might seem. Sharkey ha his noblcts ready to filvo up from shce cnnul and Deb may provo just as tough nut as the man-bcforo-the-mast was. The appearance of the two men In the rln Is entirely dissimilar. Fltz leaves his chal with a sort of a shuffle and a shamble , like camel going to water , and ho actually look humoroun. Hut after the handshake there I a marvelous scene of prestidigitation. Th long , slender legs sprawl well apart , th huge torso Is drawn down and the little nu sinks as In a socket between his tw hugo and protective shoulders. Ho rest easy , but not gracefully , upon his Indl rubber heel and hla long left sticks out hlg In the lead , his dangerous right moving In slow but calculating tort ot a way , and hi whole being breathing with the lust fo blood that la upon him. He Is not as goo to look at as Corbott In fighting attitude , bu Is plenty good enough to keep away fron Corbett , too , spreads considerably , but la plcturo ot grace In action , hU left Is ben moro than is ordinary at the elbow and hi right rrets Immobile high up on his breas In guard. Hla big head Is tossed back Ilk a running stag's , his vlsago palo as dealt teeth clinched and small eye a-gllttcr , and In this respect I no moro prepossessing than his rudd rival. On his feet Corbett Is the Ideal c apoed , he bores In like a steel shaft an handles that left ot his llko a dynamlt cartridge. And this Is all. The public no' ' have my permission to get out their chemical and analyze the two men for themselves , have no objection to any one naming th winner and If there la any ono who has don this to a certainty I hereby authorize hli to put $10,000 on the man for mo. Now , what rot Is this about Referee Slier' ' Interpreting the Queensberry rules. There I not a fighter with a gob of gray matter I his noddle but knows them by heart. The could not be more simple , and require non of Sllcr's tampering. They ca'll for a fall etand-up fight , were devlssd for amateur and are In every way fair and equitable , have always , claimed that , ono hand free , contestant has a perfect right to use It fc punching purposes alone. But I do not a ] provo ot hitting on a breakaway. Tlia rule specifically etato that there shall bo n hugging or wrestling , but the clause I practically a dead one. When two men thro' ' their arms around each other and hang o llko a leach to a sere cyo they are buggln * That Is allowed universally. Hut In such fix , on a breakaway , ono or the other I at a big disadvantage. Men should be mad to break clean. In case of a knockdown , th knocker should bo required to step back an wait until the knockeo Is square upon hi feet and again ready for action. As to th dlytanco ho steps back , Is something tht cannot bo regulated , unless the referee arm himself with a tape measure. If a prtnclp ; hits on a breakaway Isn't It Just as easy t decide against him on a foul as tt Is If one c his seconds dashes cold water on his back If hitting thus [ 9 foul , why Isn't It just a easily enforced as It Is to require them t live up to any of the other specification ! Illght-mtnded referees give technical foul no consideration , so why dlscues that wit fighter or public. Mr. Slier has no right t announce how he will rule , unices said rulin Is In strict accordance with the letter of th law. The promulgation of tbls business Is 1 bad taste and liable to cause serious dlsaer slon. Slier may rely upon It , It either on of the principals agree to abide by any c his new-fangled Interpretations of the rul : the other will object. The Queensberry rule have stood the test better than any set ( athletic rules I can think of , and had belt : be left alone , anyway until after this flgh The victory of Sam Kelly , the big llttl Now York bantam , over Billy Plimmer , th premier across the ditch , In Lunnun th other night was no very great surprlsi especially on this side. These who have bee keeping tab on tbo Gotham boy felt thath , was apt to give even the best of the feathfet a close run for thelpmoney. Ho Is a masslv llttlo fellow and can hit like a mule kick ! but Is not remarkably fast , while , on th other hand , so far as electrical speed I concerned , the little Briton Is a verltabl miniature edition of Jim Oorbett. Ho was th first man to got a decision over George DIxo In a limited round affair since Dlxon has wo the ermine of the king , and , until Pedclla Palmer put the kibosh on him , wa.3 consldere Invincible. I met Plimmer down at Jackson vlllo during the Corbett-Mltchell excltemenj ami found him to be a genial , gentleman ! llttlo fellow , several removes from the core mon Ilk. His defeat by Kelly will break hi heart , particularly so after he had victor all but clinched. Clear up to the nlneteent round ho had gone round Sammy like Susie' beada go round her neck , but In the twentletl the child from Gowanus landed on Billy' Jaw and he went out like a wad from a shot gun. The racing and bsae ball season Is comln on apace , and before you fairly know It w will once more be In the midst of summc outdoor pl asurcs. There Is a pretty get era ! desire to see something out of th ordinary developed In the light names realm this year , so far as the trotters gi But this Is far from probable from my otanc point of view. If anything startling occur It will bo the sldewhselers who cop the glor : Of the trotters It Isn't reasonable to lee for Fantasy to beat her record , and bt little , If any , better can bo expected c Onoqua or Beuzetta. Klamath Is surely ot of the push , and there Is no telling Jus how good either Pat L , the old Omah youngster , or William Tell may provo. Swct LUtlo Allx may bo capable of Bomothln sensational , but I doubt It. Trainers are a : ready engaging training quarters at the Stat fair ground track , and ths promise for th June meeting could not bp moro roseati In a conversation with Clinton Brlggs lao evening he said the question of Dutiable train Ing tracks was ver an , open one amen horsemen. Kor himself ho Ilkcs a slow trac to work out on , and has always found hi horse ; ) did better In their races when the struck fast tracks away from home. Other like a track llko the surface of a dlnln table all the time , and hone them good an stiff a early In the season as possible. Mi Brlggs thinks Omaha's new track both faat and a good one. And so It goes wit the horsemen , as well as everybody els : They differ widely In their views and tactic ! but agree fairly general on ono thing , an that la that fast work too early In the Bsaso ruins many a good horsa's chances later or The fi'luro books on the Brooklyn an Suburban handicaps have been Issued. He qultal Is the favorite for both events , belli quoted at S to 1 for the Brooklyn , In whlc ! IIH will pack 128 pounds , and 10 to 1 for th Suburban , In which ho will carry 129. Hot raoca are at ono and one-quarter rollcs. Fre Foster's pair , Dr. Illco (113) ( ) and Dorla ; (110) ( ) . are quoted at 25 and 20 to 1 , re spnctlvely for the Brooklyn. Handsprln (125) ( ) and Huntings (123) ( ) arc selling at 10 to each and Ben Brush (123) ( ) at 15 to 1. Pitts burg Phil's gray colt , Belmar (121) ( ) , Is a 1 to 1 shot , and Hnlma (113) ( ) , Sir Walter ( US 25 to 1. Counter Tenor (111) ( ) , Fred Foster' and The Wluner (115) ) are each quoted a candidate for thn Suburban , Is quoted at 2 to 1. This la a mighty liberal price agalns the grrat son of Falsetto. In his Drst star laxt yfnr he won the clatala Metropolltai handicap at Morris park , defeating aucli goo ones ns St. Maxim (109) ( ) , Sir Walter ( U" } Rubicon (107 ( , Ilornplpo (111) ( and Dorlai (118) ) . Counter Tenor was ridden by Hamll ton anil ran the rallo and an eighth In 1:5 over a cooJ track with 115 pounds ur Counter Tenor Is receiving hla "prop , " ami according to reports , Is moving along nlcslj Iluck Maislr(124) ( ) and Flying Dutatuna ; (121) ( ) sr < s Celling at 12 and 20 to 1 rcspecdvrl for the Suburban , The veteran old champion chess p'ayti Stolnltz , the announcement of whoso deal created widespread regret , is still allvo , bu his health U far from bolnesatisfactory. II ha ? ipparontly forgotten all about chess plaj Inn aud U said to occupy the Intervals be twtcn hli attacks of delirium In wrltln cstcys on philosophy. The rumor of hi death probably arose ( ram the fact that h rocautly twooned and remained uuconiclou for a long time. Lacker ascribes Stclnltz' collapse , ID ft great measure , to tha ur skillful medical treatment the latter rccelvo \vhlla In Moscow. lu a letter which th champion recently addrcstod to tb editor c the London Standard be luggests that tha paper start a fund for StolnlU'i benefit , t which ho himself offers to contribute 1 guineas. Considerable progrcu is being mad In the Slioivaltor-l'UUbury mitoh tor th chess championship ot the United Statci Seven gamps haye > been played thus far , o which I'lllnbury has secured three ani Show-alter two , the balance being drawn. OMAHA , March 13. To the Sportlnf Editor of The Bee : Colonel U S. Hatch o New York City , the well known breeder tarter and all-round gentleman sportsman Is In Omaha on a business trip , and durlni his stay la a most welcome' guest at thi resort of his old-time Missouri friend am playmate , Henry N , Oerter ot Douglas street Whllo disposing of some refreshments will a party of friends at Mr. Oertcr's a few dayi ago Colonel Hatch took occasion to pay Thi Omaha Bee a high compliment In the follow ing statement : "Tho readers of The Bci are to be congratulated and should fee proud of the fact that tbo sporting depart ment of that paper Is conducted in so abli a manner. The article In last Sunday's issui of the paper on the great contest to tak < place at Carson , on the 17th Inst. , Is thi most Intelligent , conservative and thorough ! ] correct In every detail of anything I havi seen In print , and I have been constantly It touch with the leading sporting writers o the whole country since the big fight wai an assured success. I have had the plcasuri of witnessing every fight of Importance It the United States since Tom Allen whlppec big Mlko McCool on an Island In the Mta stsslppl river in 1SG9 , and I have never reai a more entertaining article- than Mr. Grls weld prepared for bis readers In summing up the merits of the two men who will , li my opinion , engage In the battle of thi century on the 17lh ot this month. " Knowing that you , as well as Thi Bee , would appreciate the graccfulnes : ot Colonel Hatch's compliment , I could no refrain from communicating with you Respectfully. J. H. F. I < 'OU12ST , FIRM ! AMI STU1SAS1 GanMli > with Thone Who I.OIIK to Hun mill 1'Mnli. fr LTHOUGH the blrdi have undoubtedly beei driven back south i ways by the Intensi cold of the past coupli of daya , the sprlnp shooting season ha ; virtually opened. This Is amply attested b ] the bunches of sprlgtalls and speckled fronti hanging In front of oery meat market In tin city , and the general stir observable wlthlr the ranks of these who shoot. The prospecti for great sport have not been so good It years and It ia safe to predict that big bag : will not bo In the minority with shootln ; parties this spring. There Is plenty of watej In all our lakes and iloughs and last fall' : crop ot natural feed was > the most exuberant that baa graced Nebraska's roll In a decade There 'was an abundant crop ot wild rice and smart weed , nut grass , wapoto and th other aquatic delicacies upon which the blrdi wax fat never grew so luxuriantly before Within the next two weeks the redhead nm cauvasback shooting should bo great , as thi conditions will surely bo to the liking o these birds , and then after that , when tin air warms up a bit , mallard , teal am widgeon will occupy the gunner's time. Hon. Tarleton H. Bean , superintendent o the New York aquarium. In a letter to Lot May , president of the Nebraska Fish Com mission , says : "I want to thank you mos sincerely for a copy of the annual report foi 189G of your fish commission , which I re celved the other day. The report contains ! gioat deal of valuable Information In : small space. I am particularly Interested li Superintendent O'Brien's account ot thi black bass , the carp and the aquarlal ex hlbita. I recognize your guiding liana li thosa matters , and am pleased to note tha there la no cessation In your good work. " If "Strobel , " the party who sent to mo a : article In defense of German carp , will cal at my office and Interpret his stuff so that th common man can pain oven some vague , Ide of what ho Is trying to * get at. I Wilt'gladl glvo It a place In .these columns. George Scrlbncr and Charlie Belndorf pu In a couple of days last week out on the Elk horn bottoms. They found a good man ; birds , but most sprlgtalls , and these w r driven off by Friday's zero weather an they were forced to return to await a mor auspicious time , Jim Den Inveigled George Nlcolal down t Arapahoe on Thursday last and fairly stuffe hlmt'elf with revenge. They shot a 100-llv bird race for ? 100 and expenses , the Ma ; from Wild Horse Canyon galloping away fror the Dago llko a Jackrabblt from a one-legge hunter. Den killed 71 blrda out of the 8 shot at , and Nick 60 out of 73. ( VnoHtloiiM null AiiMirur.s. WYMORI3 , Neb. , March 10. To the Sport Ing Editor of The Dee : P'ease answer li Sunday's Bee : Has James Corbett over me his match or been defeated. Also , who wa the favorite In the Corbett-Sulllvan fight and what odds were tittered F. A. Jourdan. Ans. Ho was defeated In a four-roum bout by Billy Welch. Sullivan , at from 4 ti 5 to 1. COUNCIL BLUFFS. la. . March 10. To tin Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please nnswe tills question In next Sunday's paper : Twi couples , A and 'B ' , In progressive high five A has 1C polntsjind B has 13 points. B ha just made 10 points , but It has not yet bcei put down on the score when the signal I given for the winners to move. Whlcl couple moves , A'or B ? C. R. C. Ans. B , If the last card had been played VALLEY , Neb. , March 8. To the Sportlni Editor of The Bee. To enlighten a countr ; newspaper editor and settle an argumen please say In Sunday's issue how many "i pair of twins" represent ? C. II. Ross. Ans. Never had 'em. MILFORD , March 8. To the Sporting Edl tor of The Bee : You will please decide thi following In Sunday's Bee ; In playing crll A plays an eight-spot ; C plays a seven , scar Ing two ; A plays a mine , scoring three ; ( plays a seven , scoring flvo. Is C entitled ti a run of threes by covering his first seven , o only two , four , thirty-one ? S. S. Home , Ml ! ford. ford.Ans. Ans. C's 15-2 Is correct , .and so IB A's rui of 3 , but C by playing a seven tbo lost can pegs but 2 for 31. OMAHA , Neb. , March 9. To the Sportlni Editor ot The Bee : I wish you would pleasi bo so kind and answer thcee questions li Sunday's Bee , If It Isn'c too much trouble 1. In your opinion , which pugilist cai strike the most powerful blow ? 2. Dldn1 Jim Hall whip Fltzslmmons 'In 1890 ? 3 What Is the best record ( world's ) , for put ting the fhot } ( sixteen-pound ) ; also the Etati record , or , If there Isn't any state record le mo know the best local record ? By dolnf this you will oblige ono ot your Interestcd- Ueaders , Ana. (1. ( ) Fltzslmmons ; (2. ( ) Ho clalmi that ho did , but Fltz says It was a job. (3. ( ; Forty-seven feet. (4. ( ) No local record. ST. LOUIS , March 0. To the Sportlni Editor of The Bee : Will you please. In nex Sunday's Bee , give tha populations of Omalu and Kansas City , Mo. , In 1895. 189G and 1897 respectively , and oblige ? C. B. C , Ans. No census taken In the years men tloned. MERCHANTS' HOTEL. March 10. To tin Sporting Editor of The Bee : To settle a be between two young gentlemen please atiawe In next Sunday's Bee. A bets It la correct when walking with two young ladles' of equa acquaintance , to walk between them ; B bet It Is correct to walk on outer edge of walli.- H. E. R , and F. A. B. Ans. It there Is any danger of the glrli getting together It is proper for any gentle man to walk between them , otherwise keej on the outside , but bo careful not to step 01 tbclr bunions or walk oft In the gutter your elf. elf.DEADWOOD DEADWOOD , S. D. , March 8. To thi Snorting Editor ot The Bee : To decide i dispute , please answer the following In you next Sunday's department ; A and B an playing six-card crlbbago ; A plays a six , I a deuce , A a flvo , B a four and A a tray after which A claims a run ot flvo ; D claim : hi ) opponent was entitled to a run of enl ; three (5-4-3) ( ) , but on A'a insisting , B fol lowed with an aca and counted six. Wai cither count correct , giving reasons T Georgi Fordyce. Ana. A run of five ( or A and run ot B [ : for B. DIUD , MUNRO Jnhn C. , aged 77 years. Funera Monday , 2 p. in. , from residence , 413 Uurdette street , Frlendu Invited , PUTTING ON THE WIRE EDGI Trainers of the Big ' b Finishing'U ] GRADUALLY LESSENING THEIR EXERCISI StnUi-liulili-r AI Smith AjrUo * nt Unr MMI mill IN I3ti4liiiNliiN0 ( * Over Cor- licH'H ComlKlon-LlInlh 1'rlu- elpuli Arc Confident. CARSON CITY , Nov. , March 13. After the verbal windstorm which was waged yester day between the representatives of the twi training camps , the happenings ot toda ; were mild la comparison' , AI Smith , tin stakeholder of the fight , arrived on the morn Ing train from San Francisco , and lost m ttmo In reporting his arrival at the odlci of Dan Stuart , Mr. Smith' bad with hln when ho arrived certificates deposit ag grcgatlng $25.000 In value , which ho wll turn over to the winner of the fight ot Wednesday. After a short Interview will Dan Stuart , Mr. Smith drove out to Shaw'i Springs to call upon his friend , the cham plon. Ho remained , at Corbett's camp foi the better part ot the afternoon. After hi had seen the pugilist , Mr. Smith said : ' Never In my llfo have 1 seen nny Ilghtci In the condition In which Corbett Is to lay. Not only have 1 never seen a nghtei In ouch excellent shape , but I think tha I never have seen n man In training wht was In such perfect condition. I hail a loni talk with Jim this morning , our convcr sulton InstliiR over nn hour. He apsurci me that ho was in the pink of condltlpr ami that when hevent to hla work In tin afternoon he would shoW It to me. Hi hag shown me all he promised , nml a greoi deal more. For nearly three hours till : afternoon I stood and watched him spai nnd wrestle with his trainers , and his wprl was nothing short of marvelous. Not ; withstanding the high altitude which mlghi be supposed to tire u man in violent oxer clso more rapidly than jlf he was In tin lower country , ho went through It all with out n lgn of trouble. I have not seer Fltz as yet. and of course I have no tder except the report of the condition In whlcl he Is , but I wish to day right now that hi must be a wonderful man , and more thai that , ho must be a wonderful man In won > derful condition to stand out against r lighter who la In the condition In \vbtcl Corbett Is today. When 1 say that , I an lu no way underrating Fltz , for 1 know he is a great lighter. In only s.iy thai a man who beats Corbett next Wcdnesdaj must not bo only u wonderful tighter bui must also be In perfect condition. 1C Corbett loses this tight , he will hnvi no excuse on account of , the lark of cotv dltton. A man may lose through an nccl dent nnd through an unintentional foul but If Corbett loses It must bo through one ot these things or because Fitz is th ( better man , nnd I do not see how It Is pos slblo for any man to be In better shap ( than Jim Is In now. Tomorrow I am going to ride over tc the camp where Fitz Is-/raining and thci 1 will bo able to forma * better opinion as to the shape of the two men. In all 1 Imv ; salil In praise of Corlitttte wish it under stood that I am not > EMylng anythlnt against Fltz In any way. I simply say thai 1C ho wins ho la entlt cl.to be called the best man in the world , nun In my opinion nobody will concede that more qulcjclj than Corbett himself. PUTTING ON THE WIRE EDGE. At both camps efforts are now being madi to get the wire edge on the men , which Ii considered necessary for the final effort li the ring on St. Patrick's day. Corbctt'i work will be gradually lessened from nov until the day of the baJiUe and no effort 1 : being spared by the men Who are aealstlnj him to get him lnto'thorflpeatptsslblo condl tlon. It Is < Jinicult toijy IjOjv Corbett eouli be In a finer physical cdtfditlon than ho nov la , aud his endurance Is phenomenal. Hi Is naturally somewhat "lilghitrung , and thi strain of thoiwbrk he hasbeen doing ,1s bo "ginning" to show in hlsjallc at tUfics. - Hi ( is quite ofteaKTientouij * ami now and thei Irritable , but such things are common will a man who for several weeks has gem ( through with the strain Jncldent to.prepnra . ' tlon for apprize fight , and his trainers'nn rather pleased than otherwise at the llttl < displays of temper that ho occasional ! : makes. They declare that'he U In the bcs possible condition , and that ho would not hi at all nervous ) If ho were not. Corbott' ; nervousness la not on account of the com Ing battle. He says that'll cannot come an ; too soon to please him , and there Is not thi slightest doubt that 'he h In earnest to thi last degree when he saysiso. Fltzslmimons , on the pther hand , Is no nervous la the most reinoto degree. Hi Is not of the temperament that permits mei to become nervous , and he is as cool over tin outlook as It Is possible for a man to be He certainly shows no outward signs of be Ing worried , and his confidence Is as flrnil ; rooted as that of Cofbett's In the comln ! of ultimate victory. 'He showed the powe : In his arms today , hitting his punching ba ; with such vlolencei that , ho broke the ropi by which the bag wcs swjung. It was a stlf cord , the thickness of a man's foi-afinger , am Fltzdlmmons nipped It wltti hh final punch into which he threw all the force of tha awful right arm of his. CORBETT TAPBRING OFF. Corbett's training will 'bo ' lighter hereafter his trainers having decided today that thi champion should begin , $ ho "tEyerlnij off process tomorrow , The change will bo i relief to the big fighter , and none the lea1 ao to McVey. Jeffreys and Woods , who havi been punched and hnmmcred to the limit o endurance In the vlgmous work since thi court at Shaw's Springs was established. Thi three big boxers who hayo given Corbett thi greater part of his glove practice , have hai a decidedly Interesting ( Imo stopping thi blows of their employer , and none of ther wore at all backward In expressing their satis faction at the announcement that the day ; of bumps and bruises are almost over. "Tho work beginning with tomorrow wll be lighter , " Bald Trainer White tonight , "am the difference In the amount of It will bi marked. Jim's run wUl bo much shorter .1 don't know Just how far we will take him out It will bo nothing llko the ten miles dallj ho has been doing. lie will continue his boxing , paying attention 'la breakaways , bul there will bo fewer rounds and more icatliif between them. The hand ball playing wll1 bo cut away down , as will also the wrist ex. erclses and the bag punching. Our man li better than he was before ; better than wher ho whipped Sullivan , arid hotter than anj of his enemies , Fltzalmmons thinks ho li ttktng on a 'dead one , ' but there are severa kinds of surprises In store for that gentle , man. He will know all2 about It tin a fe\\ days , however. Jim will whip him , and h ( won't bo moro than a.week doing ltrclth r We are all happy , amraflconfident In this camp. Corbett's condition and work are al that can bo desired. SHUT OUT T/j'lp"rjUBLIC. / "Tlio public will be'axcludcd from Jlm'i boxing hereafter , " White continued , "aa w ( have Eomo now blows , atuf'that gort of thlnf that we want to practlc l"Of'course , we don'i want the people lu the othtricarnp to get ont < them , and Intend to keep the , work strictly Ir the family. Monday XJonjctt will do verj little work besides the Boxing , In fact , noth Ing else but a short rufn1 Tuesday ho wll take a short walk flfteryiireakfast , and d ( a little foot work tn tllb'tifternoon , just as i 'constitutional' , but will spend the grealoi part of the day restlop,77 : So far as hari training 1s concerned , -ihat , was over wher ' " i > 1 Jim quit work tonight. The champion cxpreWtW * himself as de lighted with the prosptctbof a , lightening o the work at his quarter ! } .CThere is nothinj particularly amusing \\\lUj \ \ sort of training I have been doing , " said. Corbett , "and It wll bo a relief to get n\vay tfotn. it. My condl tlon la now all that my friends and inysol co.lie ] wish , and I shall do just enough worl from now on to maintain It. I am read ] to fight thU minute , and there Is not thi faintest dpubt In my Jiilnd that I shall wit the battle. " A story was current during the afternoon t ( the effect that Fltzelminoua had decided thai he would not agree to the decision of Jullar at the conference yesterday , that the con etructlon of the rules made by Slier eboulc govern tbo fight. The story proved wlthou fcundatlon. Fitzdmmons said that he lur. no Intention of making more objections. "I have given in on the subject. " he eald "and there la nothing , moro tp be said on thi matter.Vs > will fight as Slier ruled , I aa standing by what Julian Eald. " MULDOONT IS PLEASED. i Among the visitors at Corbett'a training quarters this afternoon wag C. W. Mul- doon , the wrestler. Ho stood around tbo hand ball court -watching Corbett at hli work and after the champion bad concluded Ms exercise Muldoon , Al Smith and Billy Madden were Invited Into the dressing room to aeo Corbott rubbed down. After looking Corbclt over In a most careful manner Muldoon declared that ho was very much pleased with his condition and said that ho had never seen any man do better work than the champlo nhad done this afternoon , No man on earth could do better work , Muldoon declared , I3IHy Madden wa also asked what he thought of Corbetl's condi tion , and elmply said : "He's all right. " Madden paid a visit to the Fltzslmmona' camp and said that ho considered him to be In the best possible condition. CAMimiiHii : I.OSKS iiY oxn uvjajcr , I.nnilnn Athlrdc Clul. AVIttn In the ridil nnd Truck Content. LONDON , March 13 , At the Cambridge university track and field games today Pllk- Ington ot Cambrldgo won the 100 yards dash In 10 4-5 seconds. The long jump was won by the London Athletic club , the distance covered being twenty-ono feet seven Inches , Fltzherbert of Cambrldgo won the quartet mlle rim In 51H seconds. In the mile nm Howard of Cambridge beat Wllklns In the fast tltno of 4 minutes 27 3-G seconds. In putting the weight Barry ol the London Athletic club won with forty feel four Inches. The race at 120 yards- was won by Fletcher of the London Athletic club In 16 3-5 seconds. Cholmely , Cambridge , won the high Jump with five feet ftvo Inches. Barry of the London Athletic club won the hammer throw with 127 feet six Inches. The Ihree-mllo run was won by Sydcnham ot the London Athletic club by fifty yards In 14 minutes 16 seconds. The Londou Athletic club won the odd event. .IOII > S ( > X AVIM , ( UI TO TUB SPIUNGS. CyellHt Ornilnnlly lleonverliip : from Illn .SevenlllnixM. . TORONTO , March 13. John S. Johnson , In company with Dr. Campbell ot Brad ford , Ont. , arrived hero yesterday and drove to the residence of Dr. Strange , where "Johnny" underwent a critical examina tion. The doctor says not one man In ten would bo able to stand the slego which Johnson has gene through and be alive to day. The speedy cyclist has lost twenty- eight pounds , weighing now only 140 pounds. Yesterday Is the first day Johnson has- been out of bed. Ho Intends remaining In To ronto until next Friday , when ho will start for his home In Minneapolis. After a short visit at home ho will proceed to Hot Springs for a while to build himself up. His contract to make the racing circuit for a leading Chicago cycling firm , though virtu ally settled , Tias not been definitely closed yet. Not until May at least will Johnson bo able to train , and then he will essay but light work. MTTLK HUTTING ON Tim FIGHT. Plenty of Monry Umly , but OililH I > i > .Not Suit Kltlior Slilc. SAN FRANCISCO , March 13. No largo wagers have been made on the fight In this city ao yet , although thousands of dollars are said to be ready to bo put up. At Cor bett's pool rooms $7,000 has been placed K > far on the fight , but In small bets , seldom exceeding $50. Fltzslmmons' friends , over since the fight was definitely arranged , have been holding out for odds of 10 to 7 , and yesterday there wns more of the Cornish- man's money offered at those odds than the Corbett admirers wanted to take. At White- head's pool rooms there was considerable Fltzsimmons money at that price , but no takers. Coibett's backers are holding back for better odds , and they say that by next Tuesday they can place their money on even terms. The pool sellers do not look for any brisk betting or expect that they can plac1 ; any largo amount before Monday evening. lie Fnviirn tlio I.MIIIIIN. OMAHA , Neb. , March 13. To the Editor of The Bco : I noticed In The Bee of the llth Inst. an article written by one John D. Howe , purporting to represent the ssntlment of Omaha wheelmen regarding the proposed lamp ordinance. Many prominent wheelmen hayo been 13 to believe' that'tto author of tha article was Hon. John D. Howe , the attorney , but upon Investigation It has been fonnd that the latter not only did not write the article , but on the contrary. Is In favor of the proposed ordtnanoe , as his signature to the petition will attest. It cannot truthfully bo said that any one man , or set of men , represent any consid erable number of even the organized wheel men of Omaha. Tliera are flvn or six wheel cluts here with an aggregate .membership of leas than COO , while It Is estimated there are about 8,000 wheelmen in the city , and yet Mr , Howe would have It believed that ho repre sents the wheelmen of Omaha. The petition being circulated asking the council to pass the proposed ordinance has been signed by members of every wheel club In Omaha , including the Associated Cycling Clubs. Are the thousands of wheelmen ot Omaha , who are not members ot any wheel club , entitled to any consideration , or are they to be dictated to by the small minority which Mr. Howe claims to represent as to what are proper regulations for their safety and protection ? The writer has ridden a wheel In Omaha for many years and Is not a member ot any wheel club , but thoroughly believes that It Is to the Interest of all wheelmen to have the proposed ordinance become a law. It Is well known that the lamp la a safeguard against tbo probability of accidents. To my personal knowledge , many nerloua accidents occurred In Omaha last year by reason of the fact that lights were not carried on wheels. The expense ot the lamp Is small , while the benefits are Incal culable. A WHEELMAN. Oht-HM Mutch IL Tic Up ti > Dntc. NEW YORK , March 13. The tenth game of the chess match between Pillabury and Showalter , which was adjourned at the Hamilton club , Brooklyn , last night , was resumed earjy today at the Brooklyn chess club and was won by Showalter after slxty- eeven moves. Score : Plllsbury , 4 ; Showalter , 4 ; drawn , 2. The eleventh game will be played on Monday at the Hamilton club. ( iulilc to the llliiuk HIIlM. "Rocks , Minerals and Other Resources ot the Golden Black Hills of South Dakota ami Wyoming" Is the title of a neat llttlo vol ume put out by Samuel Scott , M. E. , of Cus- ter City , S. D. , which Is probably the most complete guide to that wonderful region over issued , The text of the book Is made up of a cate gorical description of the various mineral substcnces that abound there , with composi tion and chief properties briefly stated , all arranged and so Indexed as to bo readily ac cessible. Each section of the region receives reference as to Ita main or distinctive fea tures , the whole covering the counties of Fall lllver , Ouster , Pcnnlngton , Meade , Law rence and Butler In South Dakota , and por- tlor.s of Converse , Weoton nnd Crook coun ties In Wyoming. Accompanying the book are two maps of the region , one topographical and the other geological , the latter hand somely colored to show the various forma tions In order. Every point of any value to prospector , miner , hunter , capitalist or tour ist Is given In a form most readily ac cessible. Mr , Scott , the author , has lived In the Black Hills upwards of twenty years , His practical experience In every mining dis trict In the region has given him an oppor tunity for knowledge of the Hills and the resources of all descriptions that is Inex- liauutlblt ) and invaluable. All this he has condensed in his guide , eo that the reader of his book can get In a most compact form the knowledge ot a llfo time of personal appli cation. Unity Club ProKrniu. The American civic history section of the Unity club holds Its reglar fortnightly meetIng - Ing tomorrow evening In the lecture room of the Public library. The club Is now studying - ing the period preceding the civil war , and thu follovUnir la the program for fie evenIng - Ing ! "History of the Doctrine of Blato Su premacy , " J. I ) . Bhoonn ; discussion. "W&- the Civil War Avoidable ? " affirmative. W. II , Hi-rdman : negative. J , J , Boucher ; "The President In War Times , and Constitutional Safeguards , " Thomna O. Doyle. Crick ArrextkMl In IOTVII. Charles Crick , who Is accused of having had a hrnd In the burglary of Charles White's residence on Hurney street last winter , when several hundreds of dollars worth of property wag stolen , has been ar. rested at Ullmore. la. , about 100 miles north of Dun Molnea. An olllcer was xent after hla yesterday afternoon. Crick Is said to have been VanNesa' partner In the deal. VanNesa has already been arrested. WOODMEN WOMEN WALK GUI All the Delegates from tbo PnciSo Ooasi Bolt the Convention. SEPARATE JURISDICTION WAS DENIEC Womnii' * llrnncli of Wooilntcn nf tlu \Vorlil In Dlnrupleil nnd the Sc- oeilcri Will nt Once Ornnn- I lie n. New Drilcr. Late dispatches from St. Louis announce the disruption of the Woman's circle , the women's auxiliary of the Woodmen of the World. With ono exception all of the delegates from the Pacific states walked out of the convention ot the sovereign grove , which Is now meeting In St. Louts , anil proceeded to take steps to form a complete oeparato organization. Tli la action was In some measure antici pated by the sovereign officers , whose head quarters are located In this city. Rumors ol the secession have been rlfo for some tlmo. The Incubating place ot the dissatisfaction was In the grovea In Colorado , particularly , and also in Oregon. These groves charged that the supreme officers were too extrava gant and had also been guilty ot mismanage ment. They demanded that they bo given n separata jurisdiction , with powers ot self- government. The sovereign camp refused this request. The dissatisfied grovea then prepared to hold a meeting tn Salt Lake on March 3 , to take stcpa toward secession , Tills meeting was , however , declared off nnd It was decided to fight the matter out In the sovereign grove meeting , when the boltIng - Ing dclegatca walked out of that convention late yesterday afternoon because tholr dy ( niauds would not bo listened to. Seven delegates walked out. They rep resented the order In Oregon and Colorado. With one delegate from Montana , who decided to stand by the aoverclgn camp , they composed thocntlro delegation from the western states. None of the other states In the west had enough members In tholr borders to bo entitled to representation. The disaffection spread In a measure to the Mis souri delegates , but after an effort these wore kept In line with the sovereign camp officers. officers.WILL WILL ORGANIZE A NEW ORDER. The ecceders at once took stcp.i to organize an entirely now order. They believe that they can Induce almost the ontlro weat to go In with them. They propose to cover exactly the same territory as that covered at present by the Pacific Jurisdiction of the Woodmen of tha World. If they succeed In doing that they will lop off the biggest part of the present membership of the circle. Provided these plans are carried out , there Is In prospect a pretty fight between the rival organizations. The sovereign officers , who are all residents of Omaha , have already planned to begin an actlro campaign In the territory the new order proposes to cover. Rival loyal groves will bo established along- aldo the seceders. Moreover the sovereign grove officers are determined that the seced ing element shall not carry the name of the Woodmen circle. If It attempts to do so , It will be stopped by Injunction. The sovereign camp has also done another thing that will bo of decided Interest to Woodmen and circle members In this city. They dismissed the cases against Charles Cott and George C. Thompson , former sov ereign maragers of the circle , paid all the expenses they liavo Incurred In the cases , expunged all mention of the matter from the records and reinstated them aa beneficiary members. Thla was done In the Interest ot harmony , It Is stated , and cannot bo looked upon aa a victory for the two members. The difficulties of Cott and Thompson In the circle were very Intimately connected with the fight waged between Alpha camp of this cityj and Sovereign Commander Hoot of the Woodmen ot the World , which at onetime time assumed such proportions that the dis ruption of the order was threatened. In the latter fight the two men charged that the sovereign commander was not running the order economically and wanted to know where all the money that was pouring Into the head offices waa going. They also developed a decided curiosity regarding the condition of the expense sheets of the sov ereign officers of the Woodmen's circle , with which body Root had no connection , but his relatives had. The upshot of the matter was that both Thompson and Cott were charged with dis courtesy to the sovereign officers and with several other things. Thn two men were called to trial , but did not appear. Never theless , they were suspended and removed from the positions they hold on the sovereign board. They at once took nn appeal to the sovereign camp meeting In St. Louis. > As heretofore stated , the matter waa set tled In order to smooth over the troubles. The case was dismissed and taken out of the records and the men were reinstated. They were compelled , however , to present their resignations as sovereign managers , the papers dating from January 10 last , when the difficulty culminated In this city. AVI11 Stny In Oninlin. ST. LOUIS , March 13. The Woodmen of the World spent today In committee of the whole , dlsciiaalng aud revising the constitu tion and by-laws. The most Important matter recommended was the changing of thu ago limit , fixing the maximum at 18 years. The question of admitting extra hazardous rlnke woo referred to the commute ? on laws. The proposition from Davenport , la. , asking for the removal ot the overelgn carap'H head quarters from Omaha to that city , waa voted down. The questions of a reserve fund and department plan have not been considered. COUNTV COMMISSIO.M3HS MKET. TnlkH of IIlH Trip to The county commissioners hold their regu lar meeting yesterday , tha session lastIng - Ing about five minutes. Three or four tax matters were disposed ot and several com munications referred to appropriate com mittees. Commissioner Klerstead was In hit seat , having returned from Washington In tlmo to answer bta na'mo at roll call. 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It casts you only postage to do thlt ; It will tavfl you world of nulferlng from mental utraln t and If you ara I married what mar your oirgprlni ; sulfvr through your ownnrRllgencol If your symptoms are pimples on face , nora throit , mncoua latches In mouth , rheumatism ID bones and lolntu , hair falling out , eruptions on an } part of ttm body , feeling o' ffrneral depression , rains la head or Iwnxs , you tiavu no time to vuele. ' 1 huso who are constantly taking mercury and pclath should dla- contlnuelt. Constant use of tb tMi drifts will surely bring sorrs and eatlnir ulcers In the end. Don't fall to wrlto. All correspondence Kent sealed In plain envel opes. Wa InvltB the mo.it rigid Invtatmatloa and nlll tooll la our power to old you In It. Miirea , COOK RiDV 00. , Chicago , III. < * "nnnmnifL / News of the Contest The Bee is the only paper in Nebraska which will have a special representative at ( he Corbett-Fitzsimmoiis Contest. The sporting editor of The Bee will be there. The latest and best account of the fight will be in The Bie on March 77 and iS , - Read it all.