TTT1D OMAHA DATLV 1JE10/ : MONDAY , SEPTEMHEtt G , 1807.
CONCERNING THE FIGHTERS
Chapter of Opinion and Comment on the
Lights of Pugilism.
SOLLY SMfTH'S ' CHANCES WITH DIXON
Uvrly ( lit In Crrlnln , lull HIP r
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Gcorgo Dtxon and Solly Smith liavo been
matched again. They will meet some ttmo
uext mc"th before one ot the Trlsco clubs
for a twenty-round Journey. Although a
trifle premature , history , statistics and gen
eral form- compel mo to select Dlxon for
the winner. I always was stuck on bona
fldo champions anil 4. always remain loyal
until they show me a better man. I am
thoroughly cognizant of the deluge of rot
that has been penciled about Dlxon by
empty-headed writers during the last two
yonr * . but * that has no weight whatsoever
with me. There are several alleged authori
ties writing pugilistic stuff for the big
eastern dallies who know about ns much
about fighters and the fighting game as a
hog does about algebra. It Is this class ot
penny-a-llners who have Dlxon whipped
cvoty tlmo he makes R match , long bcfoio
the fight takes place. They show how his
retrogression has been slow but sure , and
what a. marvel his prospective opponent
really Is. Then , after the little Hallgonlan
has trimmed his man , they knew It all
long , and explain what an over-rated can
didate tbo subjected Individual really was.
For Instance , a Boston scribe writes :
"Judging from the decisive manner In
which JOB Walcott negotiated George Green
In San Francisco Thursday night , I am In
clined to believe that the colored wonder
has recovered some of his ol'Mlmo form 1
was rather sweat on Green's chances for
defeating Walcott , and pointed out at the
time thai the rapid advance of the Call-
fornlan during the last year , coupled with
the evidences of retrogression on the part
ot Walcott aa shown In his fights with
Lavlgne and Tommy West , should In the
natural course of c\ents icturn him a win
ner. A glance ovar the reports of the con
test telegraphed east would Indicate that
Green made the commou mistake ot at
tempting to slug with Walcott , with the
usual result that this mlataKo In Judg
ment caused his defeat , as It did others
who trlod It. At tinier during the battle
Green used hla left , and when he did he
forced the exchanges and did the bettrr
work. Ilut Walcott was to attong for him
apparently and wore him down with a series
of heavy swlnqs , finally settling the matter
beyond doubt with a smash that sent Orecn
Into feomnolence The vlctoiy of Walcott
glvew him the right to be considered the peer
of all men In his division , hi * only known
contender being Hilly Smith , v.lth whom h
fought a draw at Mu lc hall two year. ! ago ,
and Mho , I have no doubt. Is wllllm * to ar
range anothci meeting with him At Iwst
I Judge so fiom the bread den recently Issued
by Smith to any 114-pound mm In the world
foi the championship of that class. Smith
Is now In Mils city and will probably tiy to
arrange a match with Walcott , and It tliny do
the mill will certainly give the spectators
the hardest run for their money they c\ei
experienced" The foicgoing Is a good
sample of the sort of guff I refer to This
fellow believes the colored wonder has ie-
covo'cd some of his old time form he was
Kweet on Green's chances , and pMnted out
how rapid had .boon h'a Implement and
how the shade had gone back. The fact Is
this man knows absolutely nothing about
Gcorgo Green other than whit he has gath
ered from the newspapers , or he would never
liavo selected him to beat W.\lcott , In or out
of form Ilsaw Green licked within an inch
of his life * y comical old Paddy Smith , and
again I saw him whip another member of
the Smith family , yclept Mysto'lous Dlllj ,
vho la not only nutty , hut as dirty a fighter
ns over stepped Into a ring. Ho was no
more fit to go against any good , healthy man
of his class the day he met Gieen than old
Mlho Doden Is fit to battle with Fitzslmmons
Tommy llyan. Tommy West or even Kid
Lavlgne or McPartland could have knocked
his head off In a round. Ho was not only
.full . of booze , but as thin and haggard as a
man In the secondary stages of consumption
How ho la. today I neither know nor care ,
but I do knbw that ho stands about as much
chance ot whipping O'llourke'si Bacbadcan
as Paddy Brennan does of becoming cham
pion of the v.urld. I think Solly Smith will
give Dlxon a hard flght That Is a foregone
conclusion. Their Coney Island meeting was
a hummer and since then the little California
plno Knot has grown sturdier and tougher
than over. But , although I am not from
Mlesourl. ns I remarked before , you will
have to show mo before 1 will acknowledge
that ihe little ono liven who can lick Dlxon.
The McCoy-Ryan contest comes off al
Syracuse next Wednesday evening Both
men are reported to bo In the highest sort
of fettle mul a rattling flght is anticipated.
Bob Armstrong , the big black on Parson
Davlcw' strl&g , Is training Tommy and ho la
enthusiastic over his chances. Ho sajn
Ryan Is quicker , stronger and better every
way thin ho ever was In his life , and thai
the Kid will have to let out a few of those
phenomenal links alleged to bo celled up In
his supine carcass somewhere If ho runs
away with him. McCoy Is not BO sanguine
no ho would have people btllovo , for ho Is
leaving no stone unturned In preparing
himself and dcclaics that If Ryan beats
him ho will quit the ring. De that as It
may , I do. not know exactly why It Is , but
"
I nm-leary of Tommy's "prospect. McCoy Is
big and long and clever ; ho has defeated
Ryan once , and all things considered I am
afraid ho will do It again , but I hope not.
Big-hearted "Billy Norr , " famed the
world over tor the Chinatown stories he
\vovo around his favorite hoh > , "Chuck"
Connpra , died In Now York Wednesday of
last week of typhoid fever. Noir , ot the
tlmo of his death , was a member of the
sporting staff of the New Yoik AVorld , and ,
following so soon after the death of Howard
Hackott Is a sad blow to the sporting fra
ternity. ' Noir was a perfect encyclopedia on
all sports Arid hl early training with the
Spirit of the Times gave him a wide leputa-
tlon In his line " "
em an authoilty "Bill"
always had a good word for a stranger , on
ortcouraglng paragraph for a beginner , gava
crodltttvliero It was duo and condemned
'nhoro condemnation was nerved , Ho was ,
In all that the term Implies , a "good fel
low , " and will bo sincerely mourned by
those who were his personal friends ,
The national championship meeting held
on Manhattan field and track a week ago
was unquestionably the greatest In the his
tory of lAinerlca's athletes , All of the east
ern authorities waxed enthusiastic over trio
brilliancy of the occasion , In point of close
and Interesting con lupin It cxrelled any
meet ever held In this country ; 1n point of
excellent records It equalled almost any pro-
vlouu meet , excepting only the International
games between the New York and London
Athletic clubs two years ago , Never before
has a larger or better Held competed or
wen boon more eminently matched , From
nil quarters of our continent , from Canada
to California , athletes wcro thero. Canada
Mas represented by several capable athletes ,
who demonstrated tholr superiority In the
distance runs. California was represented
by her greatest hammer thrower , who has
boromo well Known to athletic lovers all
over the country. The principal delegation
was that of the Chicago Athletic club , which
took east a tram of nome ton men , who
mada n marvelously good record. Indeed ,
In ono of her representatives the main In-
I
Sllmul.ite the stomach ,
reuse the liver , euro biliousness
PiBIs
ness , headache , dizziness , I
lour itomncti , conciliation ,
tc , 1'rlca n cents. hold \ < j nil ilrucuUti.
Tli * only nit * to Uka with Jlood'i Sanatoria * . I
1
Most Complexion Powder
have a vulgar gl.iro , but POZZONI'S is n true j
bcautlQor , whoso elfecU are luting ,
termt of the day centered. J , H. Maybury
IB credited with remarkable running records
In this section ot the country , and ho went
cast to meet Champion Wcfers In the tvo
fprlnls , and on these contests the mnln at
tention waa directed They were spectacu
lar In the extreme , both battles being fought
from atari to finish , and , though Wefera j
was the victor In both , the westerner won |
great cste'm by his peed work Wefcrs
won Iho 100-jard dash In 9 4-G. the old
record , both professional and amateur , and
the 220-jard event In 21 2-C seconds This
leaves Wefers the unqualified king of the
cinder path.
When the members of the trotting turf
count their gains at the end of the season It
will ha found that the stable of the venerable
sago of Buffalo , Cicero J. Hnmlln , will have
earned moro money thnn any other Nor U
that at all strange Mr Hamlln'fl stud com
prises 500 head of finely bred horsa With
Bitch a largo aosortment to choose from It
would bo strange If ho could not pick a. halt
n doren good ones Of course a certain pr > r-
centage are brood marcs and yearlings that
cannot be raced. Ncveitheless Mr. H.amlln
and bla trainer , Goers , are not re-"tiUnoil
very much In the matter of choice * . 1'robs.hly
Mr. Hnmlln lies on his farm 150 youngAtera
fit for preparation each ir. Early In tlio
ccaeon ho began the culling process , and
which ho contlnnr" ) .intll the racing season
fnlrly commencfaVhvn nnc lakes Into uc-
count the number ho has to rhccse from
and considers again that out of that Viibt
number ho finds nt the end of his liners only
about a half a dozen ot the lot will bnar the
final test , the lottery of breeding and racing
will bo the better comprehended by the dev
otees of the sport.
OMAHA , Sept. .1. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : Great In Star Pointer and gicat
la the family of Hal ! While everyone expected
before the season closed that S'.ar Pointer
would pace a mile In two minutes , few. If any
persons prophesied that ho would lower that
mark by three-quarters of a second and the
pacing record by a full 'second anJ a half.
The unprecedented feat Is not only n national ,
but an International event , and demonstrates
that in no portion ot the globe has the light
harness horse bcpn brought to s'ich n elate
of perfection ns In the United State * . Nor
will the record of I'COVi at the luce1 ho long
allowed to remain undisturbed. The Amtr-
( can harness horse cs a breed Is Jiot halt
n century old Tlmo and Impravsmeit In
breeding will do wonders for him , and ihe
day may not be far dlsUnt when the differ
ence In tlmo between the runner nnd the
pacer will only be the matter of a few seconds
ends B. B. B.
j
Spaldlng's Official Foot Ball Guide , which
Is the acknowledged authority on the gam'e
In America , has just been IMUCI ! for the
season of 1897. The Guldo has been com
piled by Walter Camp , the noted foot ball
authority , and contains many Interesting
and Instructive articles for both the novice
and the seasoned player A. Alonzo Stagg ,
phjalcal dlrsctor o ! the Chicago university ,
also contributes an Interesting article on
foot ball In the west. Besides the rules ,
which , of course , form the loading feature
of the Guide , the book also contains numer
ous poitraits nt all the leading players and
records of most of the colleges In the United
states
Bob Wren is on American nnd Anicrlrans
are proud of him , as they are of all her
champions He ! a the champion racquet
wlcldcr , not only of this blessed land , but ot
the world , a title he nobly eainc-1 at the
recent championship match 'n In " "iix lonal
lawn tennlp at NcA-poit. Dr W V. Eavci ,
the Engllihman , was Wrcnn'tj opponent
Natuially the contest assumed an Inter la-
tlonal touch whcn the man fiom England
faced the man from America In the battle
for hcnois 'Everybody ' wns anxious to fee
the blue ribbon of tennis stay on this side of
the water , and the Interest vrra intense
Dr. Eaves played a marvelous game agilnot
the champion and received his full share of
aplaiiBC , but Robert Wrenn wnswcllnlga
Invincible U tnok him but five seta In de
clde where the champicnbhlp Is to tay , at
least for a year. H has been three jean
since Wrenn was called upon to prove himself
the champion ovei an Englishman At that
tlmo It was Goodbody who laid claims to It.
Goodbody , like Eaves , had won the all-com
ers' prize and claimed the championship , but
Bob Wienn came out ot his obscuiity and
defended the title , sending Goodbody back
to England with the tall silver cup , the all
comers' prize , while he himself wrote hla
name upon the big three-handled cup of
fered by the National Lawn Tennis associa
tion for the championships.
Every ono who makes any pretense of
being a cricketer has heard of Prince
Hanjitslnhje , or as the average Johnny
Bull calls him , "Ilamsgale Jimmy. " The
prlnco Is without a doubt the greatest liv
ing cricketer today , and the great and only
W. G. Grace never saw the day when he
was superior to this dusky wonder. Al
though to do the "grand old man" justice , I
will acknowledge that ho now , ulthough well
up In the fifties , is good for his century
any day. The members of the Omaha
Cricket Club would do well if they read the
following article carefully. This Is what the
prince has to say about that part ot the
game which is so often neglected :
"Tho Importance of good fielding Is very
easy to demonstrate. Each catch that Is
missed simply adds another batsman to the
opposite side. If five catches are dropped ,
the Bide that drops them has to all Intent
and purposes fifteen men to dispose of in
stead of ten ; nnd each man who thus re
ceives a second inning starts with the ad
vantage of moro or less got used to the
light and the state ot the wicket. Again , let
us suppose that each man on a side glvca
away in each Innings three runs which he
might have saved by a little more dash and
keenness. Not only has the opposite side
till' ty-threo moro runs added to its score
without the trouble of making them by Its
own efforts , but the side which gave the
luns away has thirty-three more runn to pot
than they need1 have had , and consequently
has given Itself much the greater chance of
meetlrg with bad luck. A run saved Is moie
than a run gained ; It Is a run that need not
bo got. Huns vary In value It Is Infinitely
moro than three times harder to get 150
runs than It Is to get fifty. It Is Infinitely
easier lor an Individual to save twenty runs
by good fielding than It Is for him to make
twenty by good batting. In a particular
match the best batsman In the world may
twlco fall to score. Suppose he Is a had
Holder , and gives away , as ho well might If
fielding In the country , twenty-five runs
each Inning. Not only has ho made no
ruiu himself , but has burdened the rest of
his side with the necessity al making fifty
runs moro than they otherwise would have
required. Ho has practically deducted fifty
runs from the score of nls side. Let us
Imagine that but for his bad fielding there
would have been only 100 runs to got to
win. As it Is , there are 150. Clearly , as
far as concerns him , fifty runs must be
scored before ono Is counted. In a way , the
strength of a fielding side must bo meas
ured by Its weakest member , as that of a
chain by Its weakest link. Whenver there
Is a really bad Udder on a Hide more balls
seem to go to htm than to any ono else.
Put him whore you will , ho seems to at
tract the ball. If there Is a catch to be
caught that would win the match it seems
always to seek the hands of the weaker
brother. It ho misses It the efforts of the
aldo ura all spoilt and tendered futile. Mis
taken cannot always he avoided , but with
propel measures taken their frequency maybe
bo astcolshlDgly diminished. "
WHIST NOTES.
There ins an enthusiastic business meet
ing of t' ' j Omaha Whist club on Wednesday
evenlr , for the purpose of electing olllcers ,
As t'.o result of the election , the following
olllo'W will run the club during the ensuing
year President , Captain S. It. Jones ,
U. f A. ; vice president , 11 J , Scannell ;
secre ary and treasurer , Stockton Heth ; ex-
c'cutlvv committee , Colonel J. M. Marshal ] ,
U. 8 .A. , S M. Stanford , H. D. Reed , W. H.
Hushmnn.
The annual report of the secretary and
treasurer shows a total membership of
llfty-one. a net gain of twenty el urine the
year. It also showed a comfortable cash
balance In the treasury , with no outstand
ing debts. Altogether the club Is In n most
nourishing condition and the enthusiasm of
Us mcmbeia continually on the increase.
To continue the Interest ami Improve the
quality of the game it was resolved to pur
chase a suitable trophy , to bo contested for
each Saturday night by teams of four , A
roinmltU'n consisting of 13. J. Scanne'l , Dr.
Humncy and H. B. Melklo wn appointed to
select the trophy anil prepare the necessxry
rules Kovernlnir the contests. The buttom *
will still bo contested for on Wednesday
nlEhU , anil If thu Interest In the trophy is
In proportion to tbo inttrwit In the button *
the club will 6on bo required to ext6nd Its
accommodations. In the meantime the
whht players of Omaha nnd elsewhere nre
cordially Invltrd to vllt the room * ot th
club , 312 Bee building , on Wednesday and
Saturday nights
The scores for the two nights oC the past
wcelc were ns follows :
WHONH3DA.Y.
North nnd south-
Heed nnd niiu'lnrt 21 Ti
Morstnnn and Iledlck 213
Burrcll nnd Stimney 211
Shipley nnd Comstock 210
Marshall nnd Alice 201
Bushman and Thomas 203
louiIns Tiid Hnrnnn MS
Stubbs nnd Funkhouser 205 *
Average . . 210
East nnd west-
Jordan nnd Lawrence , 214
Belnnorft and Stcbblnn 211
Coikloy and Peters 210
Melkle nnd Jones 201
lilrd anil Briincr 102
Cihn nnd Scnnncli 202
Heth and Stanford , 202
Crummcr nnd Joplln 19S
Average . . 20C
SATURDAY.
North and Sbnth-
Comstock and Sunincy 201
Barnes ami Ulnehnrt * . . . 201
Burrell nnd Heth , 201
Peters and 1 trim or < " 02
Coikley and Livvruncc 201
Average 204
East and west-
Jones nnd Scnnncli 193
Mnrsnmn and Jordan I'M
Dickey and Douglas ISTi
Pope and Bird. 1STI
Garner and Coe 1S2
Average l ! > i >
The scores of the ten highest for the two
months ending August 31 are as follow Hi
Names. Scores. I Namea. Scores.
Heed GO1 Jones 44
Blnehnrt 64 Belndorft 29
Marshall . . . / . , , 50 Scnnncli It
Alice 47Scrlbner , , G. O IS
MeJKle 41lShiplcy 17
The following hand played at the club oil
Saturday night Is one of the best Illustra
tions of whist conver itlon that could be
given , and while tin play was not perfect ,
the errors counterbalanced ench other In
puch n way that east and west made a.
"shim" At tome tables only ten tricks
were taken ; the hind Is wortli twelve1
S ' S 7
D'-Q j. 10 , T , o , i.
C 10 , 4 , 3.
II.-Q , n.
S -A , J. 4 , 3. H SQ , 9 , G.
D . . . % DA. .
C. A , J , B , 5 > v'oh > C.-K , 8 , 7. 2
H. A , K , S , 3 , f. 2l _ H. J , 10 , 7 , C , 1.
S K. 10 , 0 , 2
D -K , 9 , S , G , 3 , 2.
C Q , 9
II. 9
King of clubs turned ooutti to lead. The
hand was played ns follows :
S \V. N. n
1 5 1) . 4 < ! ID D. A D.
2 1 H K H. 5 H. S H
3 n r. S C. 3 C" . K.C.
4 o r. A.CX 4 c. r.e. '
fi 2 . , T C. 10 r 7C
0 . . . .M ) A It OH 411
7. . . . 1 t ) 271. 4 U. ] 0 II
8 CD 8 1L 7.H. J H
n. , . . . r. 4. s IT. f 7 ir
10 n s j s 7 D c s
11 K < * A * is n IK
12 1I > . S.S r D. Q S
13 . . K n C P. Q D SO
At trick 1 south opened his long
suit of ill imonds West having four trumps
mill no dUninncls , started a call for trump
with four of npirtes Inferences for cist
were that west hid four trump" and was
stroll ? In hearts , for eolith that lack and
ten of illimoncls were In north's hand At
triik 2 east Ir.ids a hpirt , vvhlca west tV-es
anil lei's snnll trumi nt trick 3 Hast at
trick > should know that west Is s'ronf In
both heirts and spides otherwise he ( west )
wcu'cl not Icul trumps from four with n
ml-snT ! stilt At trick S west mikps a gooil
plnv Tie rermlnlni ? hearts ire plicul In
eisi's hinds west iloos not wint the lead ,
so he pliys the eliht of heirts , letting east
win trirk ' ) with the isevon South made an
eiror it trick 1 In discarding- sii nle he
should hive ill cirde < l bis King of d amends
At trick 10 cist should have led his c'leen
of sp ules ind not hive foicpil west to
llntsse ipnlnst two cards If south had kept
his soades he would have made one trick In
the suit
srouns or THI : WKVPIJUN i.
riiiiintiiH * niitpi > N tin-
Vi s n O nmfc KiiNHx.
COLUMBUS , O , Sept 5 The Senators
outplayed the Saints today and won in easy
style , though the locilswere outbntted
Attendance , 3,000 Score :
Columbus 1000100-50-fi
St. Paul 10000000 0 1
Base bits- Columbus , 4 ; St Paul , 0 Errors
rors- Columbus , 2 ; St Paul 4 BUteiles
Columbus , Kett er and Buckley ; St. Paul ,
Phvle and Spies
GRAND IIAPIDS , Sept. 5 Big John G ui-
zel won the game for fnc home team by
rraklnsr a run In the tenth. Score :
Grand Uaplds . . 3 13
Kansas City 501210010 0-10
Base hits : Grand Haplds , 14 ; Kansas City ,
14 Errors : Giand Rapids 4 ; Kansas. City ,
4. Battorles- Grand II iplds , Birnett , Pa-
paliu and Twlneham ; Kansas City , Pardee
and Raffert
MILWAUKEE , Sept. n The Tigers wore
eisy today , and the Brewers hid no trouble
in winning. Terry pitched a great game ,
while TliomT * was knocked out of the box
in the beeoml inning and substituted by
Wadsworth , who fared little better. Score.
Milwaukee 13021302 - ! . !
Detioit 0 00002000 2
Base hits : Milwaukee , 15 ; Detroit , G Er
rors : Milwaukee. 2 , Detroit. C Bitteries.
Milwaukee. Terry and Speor ; Detroit ,
Thomas , Wndsvvorth and McCauley. '
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
Played. Won. Ixjst. P.C
Indianapolis 113 SI 32 71.7
Columbus 117 75 42 04.1
St. Paul 122 7) 47 B1.5
Milwaukee 120 72 48 fiO.O
Detroit 120 G2 5S 51.7
Minneapolis 121 41 S3 331
Grand llnplds 12J 40 84 32.3
Kansas Cltv 126 33 8S 30.2
Games today : Milwaukee at Detroit ( two
RameB ) , Minneapolis at Indian ipolls ( two
ffamts ) , tit. Paul at Columbus ( two irames ) ,
Kansas City at Grand Iliplds
PEORIA , III. , S pt 5 Score :
Peorla . 1 2 1 3 0 11 0 3 5-2G
Dubuque . 300010000 1
Rise hits : Peorla , 17 ; Dubiique. 7 Er
rors : Peorln 3 , Dubuque , G Batteries :
Peorla , Talbott and Qulnn ; Dubuque , Cal-
llon and Sullivan.
DES MOINES , la. . Sept. -Score :
Des Molnci . 2 0-10
St. Joseph . 001104000 G
Base lilts : Des Molnes 13 ; St. Joseph. 8
Errors : Des Molnes , 7 : St. Jo eph , 1 Bat
teries : Des Molnes , Muuck and Lehman ;
St. Joseph , Meredith and Hauscn.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Sept. 5 Score :
Cedar Rapids . 3-S
Roekfoid . 00000000 0 0
Base hits : Cedar Uapids , 11 ; Rockford , 7.
Errors1 Cedar Rapids 1 ; Rockford , 2.
QU1NCY , 111 , Sept. 5 Score :
Qulncy . 0 0104000 1-8
Ilurllneton . 3 1001000 0-5
Base hits' Qulney , 13 ; Burlington , 9 Kr-
roisQulncy , 10. Burlington , J Batteries :
Qulncy , WnnnmaUcr and Grcer ; Burlington ,
Belden and Berryhlll
KxlilliUliiii CIIDIP nt I'l-ov li
PROVIDENCE , Sept. 5 Cincinnati nnd
Pawtucket played an exhibition game at
Crescent park today and the Reds won as
they plpasod by batting McCnfferty all over
the field. When his team had secured a
Bafo lend Dwyer let up some and Pawtucket
illil some slugging- , The lleldlng of Slouph.
the stops by Irwln nnd Coughlln and a catch
of a short lly by Miller were the llcldlng fea
tures , Attendance , l.COO Score :
Cincinnati . 33201014 -4
Pawtucket . 0 00121022 8
Base lilts : Cincinnati , Zi ; Pawtucket. 17.
Errors : Cincinnati , 4 ; Pawtucket , 3. Bat
teries : Cincinnati , Dwyer and Peltz : Paw
tucket , McCufferty , I3uolow and News.
AMO.-NG THIS MVUI.Y AMATKIIHS.
Full-Held DrfeiltH Fremont.
FAIRF1ELD , Neb , Sept. 6 ( Special , )
The Fremont Ball club met defeat ut the
hands of the locals In their game yesterday.
It wan a hard flght from start to finish.
On account of disagreeable weather the at.
tenduncu was light. Score ;
Falrllcia . 0 0100101 2 6
Fremont . 1 00200100-4
Brrors : rnlrfleld , 7 ; Fremont , 8. Bat-
teilea : Falrlleld , Athey and Hull ; rrcmont ,
Marshall and Jamison.
Exhibition Gnmr.
FORT WAYNE , Ind. , Sept , 5 ( Exhibi
tion game. ) Score :
Fort Wayne . 0 00010003-4
Minneapolis . 0 0-0
Buse hits : Fort Wayne , 11 : Minneapolis ,
2 Errors : Fort Wiijno , 2 ; ilinneamlla , 2
Batteries : Fort Wayne , Herr and O'Moaraj
Minneapolis , Hernan and Miller.
National I.i-uwue ( iiiiiicn Tiuluy.
Each National league team will play two
games today , according to the following
schedule : Plttsburg at Baltimore , Cleve
land ut Philadelphia , Cincinnati at Boston ,
tr n. Chicago nt Brook-
York.
,1 , ( jo Ai\i > sT Avnrnits AH.VIV ,
Imrjmul Ititnli In Mrot ( In * ( 'hiiin-
lilonV irliitrr Oner More.
NEW YORK , Scrpt , S Arrangements have
been completed tor the sports ot the New
Jersey Athletic club , which will be held on
the club Krounds.jloinnrrovr. Great Interest
centers In thn afenrn'hcc In the sprints of
Champion WefoM nnd the two western
cracks , J II. May-bury nnd J R Rush of
the Chicago "AthVotle iiBsoclitlon. These
threeA111 mj l ) u the 100-yard clash The
western boys , although taking their tlcfc.it
In the national dlihirlnlonshlp In true .sports
manlike manner ! i nncl offerlnK no excuses ,
feel that bnforo returning home they would
like onn more ohnnee at the champion The
IfO-ynrd cla h Is a handicap affair , nnd the
Chlmco men have been given n foot and a
half each on WoJcrs , but the event In which
they nre most Interested Is the 300-yard spe-
clil race , In Which nil three will ngaln ilg-
nro It Is In til's ' , rnqe tint the boys are
plnelng most of their hopes , ns thev are
generally considered to be better perform
ers nt that instance. The Chicago boys have
been training- faithfully at Trnvcrs Island ,
and have become nccllm ited since the
championships nnd consequently have hopes
of ilcfeatlnR Wefcrs ,
At the national Championship meeting
August 28 the Jltdgps decided that J. H.
Maybury nnd J. R. Rush ran a dead heat
for the second place. Chairman Flshbury
of the Chicago Athletic association Ins ar
ranged that Messrs Rijoh and Mavbury will
run this heat off tomorrow. This will bo
the llrst event tomorrow.
1liinilrril-Mlli > Hiinil
CINCINNATI , Sept. fi.-Tho follow Inp are
the entries for the 100-mllo blcyclo reid race
tomorrow- from Lexington , Ky. , to Coving-
ton , Ky. , In the Interstate championship
contest , for which ten prizes nre offered :
B. H. Wllderduck. C. E. Undaml , J. B Cus-
sort , W. H , Homer. L C LuiKhftlt , II.
Hock , M. HlgRlns , H. Glcskemcyer. J. Car
son. L C. Henry , C O. Alpdlkc , R. L Hardl-
mnn , J. D Hamilton.
KXCUHSIOMST KAM.S I'llOH TRAIN.
Uriiiiln SiillUim MI > C < H with nil Aoel-
ilrnt on Wii > Iliinic from Oinnliii.
MILLAUD , Neb. , Sept. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Dennis Sullivan of Spauldlng , Neb. ,
who was a passenger on ono of the excursion
trains Into Omaha today , fell from the train
on the return trip about a mile and a quar
ter east of hcio this evening. Ho was picked
up an hour later by another train nnd
brought to Mlllard , Dr. Link was sum
moned and found ho had sustained a broken
collar bono and n severe Injury In the left
side. He was taken to St. Joseph's hospital
In Omaha by an castbound tialn soon after-
w arcl.
vvriM.opn coiviv
Slroiin TIcUcIninoil liv ilic Comcii-
( lill mi Sutiirilii } ,
NEL1GH , Neb , Sept. 5 ( Special. ) The
republican county convention of Antelope
county , which wns held yesterday , was at
tended by complete delegations from nearly
every township In the county. A strong
ticket was nominated and Its probable elec
tion Is conceded flattering by conservative
men of all parties The candidates aie
County trcasmor , J. W. Voorhees. ; county
clerk , W. H. Cormerty ; sheriff , F E Palmei ;
judge , J. V. Brarle ; superintendent , E. E.
Beckwlth ; surveyor , C. F. Bayha.
Gcrinnii Lutheran MlHsloiifrxt.
FREMONT , Ndb.'Sept. . ' 5 ( Special ) The
Goiman Lutherans bold their annual mission-
fcst at the groVe ea t of the Orphans' Home
on Military avepuo today. The weather was
all that could be dchlred , and a large numbei
of people wcro piesent , many fanners d Iv-
Ing in from Wfishinjton coiin'y. The morn
ing sermon wois by , , Rev. Mr Lange of St
Loals , who Is qonnected with the missionary
department of ,1110 phurch. The ) music was *
by a latge chorus choir and by a band con
nected with Uev. Mi , , WlUendorf's church at
\ llngton This afternoon Uev. Mr. Wllgcn-
lorf or Arlington preached The usual col
lections were taken , , toth ) morning and after
noon , and a gooc-sUed sum was raised for
missions ot the churph. v
! * ln < - Couiilj Mortnsiu ' Tleooril.
COLUMBUS , Neb , Sept. 5. ( Special )
Platte county has made another very credit
able showing In its mortgage indebtedness
iccord foi the month of August. 1897. Tarm
mortgage icleascs are over ? 7,000 in excess
ot these filed Chattels leluascd are nearly
twice the amount of the filings , which shows
that the fanners arc paying off their notes
Instead of i enow Ing. Following is the
record : Form mortgages filed , twenty-one ,
$21,348 25 ; same released , thirty-three
J2S.877 25 ; town and city mortgages filed ,
thirteen , $4G'52 ' 50 ; same released , two , J594 ;
chattel mortgages filed , seventy-two ,
$31,623 47 ; same released , twenty-seven ,
$50,790.
CloNu Call for n Mill.
BEEMER , Neb , Sept. 5 ( Special. ) There
was quite a scare In town last night about
9 o'clock. A spark from the engine of a
fast stock train set fire to the grass near
the Beemer roller mills. The cry of fire
brought fifty men there at once with buckets ,
flro extinguishers , etc. , and it was soon put
out.
out.Tho
The old settlers' picnic will be held at
Beemer Central park next Thursday , Sep
tember 9. Ex-Governor Crounso , Hon. E. K.
Valentino , Father William McNamara of
Omaha and others are the speakers. A
genuine 01 roast will be ono of the features
of the day. A largo crowd Is expected.
Cnliiitiliiix School TonclierN.
COLUMBUS , Nob. , Sept. 5 ( Special )
The school board met yesterday and electee !
Miss Nelll-j Lynch of Platte Center to suc
ceed Miss Ida Martin , who tendered her
resignation last week to accept a position in
the schools at Colorado Springs. The schools
open hero tomorrow with Pi of. W. J. Wil
liams ns superintendent and Piofs. Leavey ,
Campbell and Weaver as principals of the
various wards. There have been very few
changes In the start of teachers from that of
last year. The average enrollment for this
city Is about 800 , but It Is thought this figure
will bo much exceeded this year.
IllliciiH ( lie Corn Crop.
COLUMBUS , Neb , Sept. 5 ( Special ) The
weftthci- the last ton days has been exactly
what the corn needed In this \lclnlty to ripen
and mature. Some of It is oven now out of
the way of the frost , and a week more of
favorable weather will put nearly all of the
corn out ot danger. The crop will be unusually-
heavy In Old I'laUo this year , and many
fields are estimated by competent Judges to
yield from sl\ty-fivo to seventy bushels pel
acre , and fifty to fifty-five bushels Is veiy
common There promises to bo a large
acreage of small , grain In this county this
fall. 1 t '
_
Coinen Hn < ; k from I.iiiilNliinn.
COLUMBUS , , NehiK Sept. 5. ( Special. )
Frank Falbaum , ' an old-time Columbus boy ,
who for tbo last Blx'yTpars ' has had a position
In Now Orleans , rotilrned to this city yes
terday and will resume his old place as
head bookkeeper fop the Columbus Milling
company. Mr Falbaaim says that he does
not llko the climate In the cotton state and
Is perfectly willing and satisfied to cast his
lot In Nebraska which , ho says , Is the best
country ho saw on the trip.
MI. M ! ' | '
T MISeooniJ ( jilnfnnlry In Gump.
FREMONT , Sept. G , ( Special. ) The first
battalion of the Twenty-second Infantry from
Tort Crook , cons'lstlng ' of four companies
under the coinmdnd'of Major Van Horn ,
patscd through tieWthls morning on their
practice inarch. The battalion camped last
night at the Wlnshlp farm , seven miles
cast of town , and la In camp this afternoon
at Ames Many people went out to their
camp this afternoon In carriages and on
bicycles.
Couiily Pulr.
PAIunURY , Neb , Sept. 5. ( Special ) The
Jefferson county fair , which opens September
7 and continues to the 10th , promises to bo
the most successful ono ever held here. All
the trotting and pacing races are filled with
from flvo to seven starters In each. The
bicycle races on the 9th and 10th are filling
well , there being seven entries In each handi
cap event.
Chun ice III Foirliiiry'K Comicll.
FAIRBUUY. Neb , Sept. C. ( Special ) A.
J , DavU has been appointed alderman for the
First ward , to fill vacancy caused by the
rcalenatlon of Councilman Dogart Mr
Bogart has removed to Colorado Sprlnga ,
where bo taken charge of a division ot the
/lock Inland railway.
EXPOSITION IN ENGLAND
Dudley Smith Writes of His Reception in
Johnny Bull's Country ,
CREATES INTEREST IN THE ENTERPRISE
( } < M ( riitnent .Never Itr
NUM , tint Viiiriii | > rliil- < < Vloiioj fnr
.Sonic CiiiiitiirK'liil OrKiinlrii-
tlini ( u 11 n lie i\hlltlt * .
Dudley Smith , commissioner general for
the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to Hngland ,
has written to the Department ot Kxhlblts
a very Interesting letter concerning his do
ings slnco arriving in the "tight little
Island , " which is herewith printed In full
I arrived In London on Augti < > t 5 nftcr ix
mcst delightful tii [ > ncross the Atlantic
The captain Informed mo that they had not
hiul na nmootli a pasmge- this j enr , no I uas
\ery forltinnto In deciding npo'i the North
Gormnn hloj'd steitmfhlp hihn I formed
some very plensiint ncqtmlntnnee , who hn\e
been of considerable asslatnncc to mo since
my nrrlvnl
IMrllnment adjourned the day after 1
reached London , nnd I have ns yet been tin-
nbla to dellve-r all my lettern ot Introduc
tion to the different members. I have met
Hon. Michael Davltt , who wns most kind tome
mo and ho ga\o mo a letter of Introduction
to Sir Albert Ka\e Hollltt. M. P. , president
of the lio.iril of Trade nnd also president of
the Hrltlsh Urussels commission , who snld
that If 1 found tnc government would not
do Anything Hint I could then take the
milter up with the Hoird of Trade , which
appointed the Urussels commission , and nn
oiKiuilz itloii similar to the Board ot Trade
hail charge of the exhibits at the Colum
bian exposition. He stated further that the
government never directly recognized any
exposition , but T > heu It decided to Inter
est Use-It It would make an appropriation
to the Uoird of Trade , or some such simi
lar orginlr.itlon , which would take the mat
ter Hi ) and appoint a commission.
Hon. George Cuison , foreign minister , who
I tun > et to see , left Immediately on the
adjournment of Parliament for Scotliml ,
and will not ictuin until September 1. I
h.'ivo c illed upon Hon. Spencer Wnlpolc ,
secretary of the potofllee , who was very
picas ml nnd said he would do what he could
to m.ike my mission a success I also petit
one afternoon with Mr. Thomas J. Ll iton
( on Mr. Davltt's Introduction ) nnd helr -
tuilly promised mo a Ceylon e\hlblt and
sufd he would take the millet up with ttie
representatives from Imll t nnd he thought
he could secure me an e'xlilblt fiom there
also.
M1SSCS THE KING OP SIAM.
On receipt of ; , our cable I called on the
Siamese legitlon , but found the klnc ot
Slam had gone to Scotland , the minister
aceompinjiiiK : him. After explaining the
object of my visit to thu under sccietury ho
agreed to take the matter up with the king
and minister on their return I also iwld
m > rc-SDects to our ambassador , Colonel
Hay , and our consul general. Colonel \V11-
II im MeKlnlev Osbornc Doth of whom re
ceived me very cordially.
All the above- occurred dtirlnct my first
week , and Iclining that the gieat week ot
the Brussels exposition would ocrui last
week I left lust Vildiy wee\ for Hru-sels
and was over there eight clay , where I had
the pleasure of meeting Piof. Gore , Jean
Verhnegen , Colonel Charles J Murphy , till
of vvnom are Inteiested In our exposition I
also had the pleasure1 ot meeting the klnr
of Belgium , who w is doing the exposition
din Incr mv visit.
Tie newspipor La Petit Hleu has quite an
extensive exhlhl1 on the grounds , show ing
the ptncess ot llrst gilmllns up blocks of
wcocl , tlit'ii the dlffeient stages thiough
which It pisbe-s until we see a light-blue
paper , which finally eomes out on lolls ,
from which Is pi luted Li Petit Uleu , also
the llnoUpe maehlnes Uvcrv thing from
blocks of wood to a complete ! printed news-
piper Is ° hewn In thell exhibit. Ml. Hairy ,
the editor , was \eiy kind to me- , and h id set
up In the miehlne the following : "Welcome
to Hon Dudley Smith of Nebris'.ti to the
La Petit Hleu , " which he afterward give
to mo as a souvenir.
Tic Ameilcin exhibit nt the exposition
Is very sm ill , although a number of manu-
factuieis nave exhibits heie , Greit Biltain
it. fairly good , but Fiance ind Italy lui\e
vco luijre exhibits. Fiance having appro-
p'-Iated , so I 1111 Informed , $200O for Its ex
hibit , when the United State's government
only ipproprl iteel $ " > ( WO I also met SHIco.
theclliector concessioner ot the Ottomin
eniplie. vvhleh Includes the streets of Calio ,
He had ( julte 11 good exhibit nnd Is iiulte
anxious to come to our exposition
\ IbIT TIIU HOLLAND EXPOSITION.
They tell me heie that after Parliament
adjourns people leive the city as though
theio vws i pestilence abioid in the land
and do no' ' j-et back until the middle or
Ia t of September So I may go over to
Holland next vve k , as tl era Is an expo'M-
tlon ( joins on there , and next week is the
gieat fete week , being the queen's birthday ,
and ns that exposition clones on September
1 I would not have an opportunity of seeing
It unless I go at once , nnd I um quite
anxious to pee how the Dutch took Ilnlltnd
I could write jou a book of mv- doings
since my lindlng , over two weeks ago , and
from the above jou can see I am doinS
quite vWell A weekly paper here called
Table Talk gave me a very nlco write-up ,
and on my showing the editor the last
pamphlet received from you , showing
sketches of the buildings , he. said he would
be Klacl to use those pictures of the build
ings in this week's paper , also give quite a
write-up of the exposition , which I have
been all the afternoon getting up for him
I told him that I would Want to send out
400 or WH ) copies of this book to nil manu
facturers and other parties In Great
Britain. This I will do as a nmttor of In
troduction before sending out blank applica
tions which I brousht with me
I hope to see Mr LIpton again next
Wednesday , when he may be able to decide
upon the space wanted for the Ceylon and
Indian exhibits. By the way. Air. LIpton
19 veiy incnuiy to umnna , as he started
the packing lieu e which Is now the Cudahy
Packing company , and spoke very favorably
of Mr. Cudahy , Mr. McShane , Mr. Paxton
and other Omaha people.
I have been very well since mv arrival
and hope this will find ever > thing progres
sing very satisfactorily as rDgarels the ex
position. With kind regards to all , I re
main yours very truly ,
DUDLEY SMITH.
CORN TOR TAULIJ USE.
A model kitchen In which will bo prepared
In a scientific manner Nebraska's staple
product , Indian maize , In all Us varied forma ,
Is the scheme proposed by Mrs. Harriet S
MacMurphy of this city to the Nebraska Ex
position commission. Some of the members
of the commission arc disposed to look with
great favor upon the Lchumo as being a most
valuable means of showing the world the
great value of corn as a food for man ns
well as beast , thereby inueasing the de
mand for the crop with which Nebraska
can supply the world ,
Mrs MacMurphy's plan contemplates the
establishment of. a kitchen which shall ho
a model for a housenlfu , fitted with all the
most Improved culinary apparatus for preparing -
paring food In the most scientific marner ,
In this kitchen Mrs. MaaMurphy proposes to
give dally demonstrations all during the ex
position , shoeing to all visitors who desire
to bo Informed the results of scientific in
vestigations Into the art ot preparing food
for the table In a meaner which will Insure
tha best results from the nutrition therein
contained. Mrs. ilac.Murphy propose * to make
a specialty ot preparing corn for tablu use ,
and for this purpose she proposes to demon
Htrato by practical methods the very many
tempting forms In which this highly nutri
tious food may ho utilized by man , Thcso
delicious preparations will bo prepared In
plain sight of visitors , and they will then
bo distributed among the people who deslro
to have further proof of their excellence ,
The members of tbo state commission arc
disposed to regard this proposition as an
oxcollorrt ono from a business standpoint , as
tending to Increase the demand for No-
ibraska's Immense corn crops by Increasing
the consumption of corn meat and corn tlour.
They have In mind the experiment along this
line conducted by the- federal government
when It sent "Cornmcal" Murphy to Europe
to Introduce corn to the tables of the people
of these countries
This matter will bq token up by the com
mission at Its meeting tomorrow and no mo
action will ho taken on It.
SOU HOUSE IN PflOSPECT
It scams probable that a typical Nebraska
god liouho will form a part of the pxhlblt to
bo made at tbo exposition by the Nebraska
exposition commission , A suggestion to this
effect -was made to Governor Holcomh by
L G Stewart of Omaha , who lives at 2-112
Wlrt street , The governor icferred the mat
ter to the exposition commission with the
suggestion that the proposition really in
volved a concession , but the members of the
commission are disposed to take another
vlow ot It. They take the position that such
an exhibit would properly bo a pait of a
historical exhibit and that U should be oper
ated on that theory U has been suggested
that a genuine nod hoimo should be erected
on the grounds as a part of the Nebraska
exhibit , and that U should bo placed In the
hands ot Dan Freeman ot llcntrlco the man
who will occupy n place In the history nt
Nebraska as the first m&n In the state to
take up a homestead The suggestion con
templates filling the house with n collection
ot curios directly connected with the hUtory
of the state forming a most Interesting ex
hibit under the direct chftrgo ot the sHto
commission
The matter will receive the attention of
the commission at Its meeting tomorrow
MV\V MIIII.VSIC\NS vwr ou\it\ .
It u ml nil People Come hi nn
Over 1,500 persons took advantage of the
cheap rates offc'cd by the Union I'nclflc rail
way from vtulotis points In the stito to
Omaha and return jesterday The second of
the scries ot Sunday excursions Into Omaha
at the temporarily reduced rate of one fire
for the round trip , Inaugurated a week ago
by the Union Pacific railway , proved n much
greiter success than the InltHl excursion
The first train to arrive hero was that con
taining the excursionists from Or. mil tslind ,
Columbus and other points on the main line
of the Union Pacific The train consisted
of six chair cars and a caboose , and most of
the cars vvero filled It n < t Just flvn min
utes before high noon when this train rolled
Into the Union depot. There was quite.a
crowd of Omahans present to greet friends
on the Incoming excursion , and a number
oP the excursionists vvero captured hv their
friends and taken "homo to Sunday dinner "
The second train contained the excursionists
from the branch lines and was made up of
fifteen coaches It arrived here a few min
utes before 1 o'clock and was quickly fol
lowed by a third section ot the excursion
The Union Pacific had sent out thirty cars
to be used tor > csterda > 's excursion and tha
supply was but little greater than the de
mand. Three agents of the railway com
pany had been working out In the state dur
ing the last week advertising the Sunday ex
cursion , and their efforts had apparently been
successful ,
The excursionists who did not spend the
day with friends In this city put In their
tlmo In riding about the city , looking at
the principal hulld'ngn ' and the site of the
Tiansimssisslpul Exposition , visiting linns-
com and Klvervlew paiks , and In viewing
the place where a depot ought to bo The
Crolghton theater -matlnco was well patron
ized In the afternoon , but the parks caught
the bulk ot the visitors. The street earn
vvero crowded iby the excursionists all the
afternoon , End the hotels , lunch houses and
cafes served several hundred moro dinners
than usual on Sunday. There were no espe
cial attractions offered the visitors , and most
of them were content to find some cool place ,
or a place as nearly cool as could 'bo ' found
The return trains left this city for the
various points from which the excursions
wore run shortly after 7 o'clock last night.
I > IUMi. . in uit ; UMIS.
Ed Ujerson Is at the Barker.
E. P. Chapman of Chicago Is at the Barker
Louis Lobe of Hock Island is at the Mil-
lard.
lard.W.
W. I. Misters of Denver Is at the Mil-
lard.
Harry Templlu of Palmer Is a Barker
glll'St.
M. T. Ostrom of Pueblo , Colrt , Is at the
Mlllard
M A. Moraii of Milwaukee is a guest st
the Mlllanl.
J A I'lenny Is registered at the Mlllard
from Akron O
L E Smith and N Wolff of New York
aic at the Mlllard
M Hojco and wife of Fremont me regis
tered at the Barker.
E E Jenkins , and G. N. llnlloy arc Salt
Lake citizens at the Mlllard.
C. O Metzler and W. B. Metzler of Al
bion sport Sunday ct the Barker
H. M. Shaefter and G. G Furnas of Lin
coln , are stopping at the Barker
S II Bolton , J T Shay and W T Caldwell -
well are Chicago ai i Ivals at the Millar 1
I W Dunkln of Havemn nnd M S
Taffo of Lltiliflcld ean be found at the Bai-
ker
Congietsman W. P Hepbuin ot Clarlndi ,
la. . Is In the cltj nnd stopping nt the Mll
lard
Gcorgo Spangler left lest evening for Itcd
Cloud , where ho will visit friends , v a fort
night.
A. r. Christian left last night for Chicago
where he will visit friends for u sh jrt
period.
Miss Annie Johnson and Miss Minnie
Jones ot Grand Island spent Sunday at the
Baikcr. i
E. M , Leflang of Lexington and J. W
Stewait of Fremont are Ncbrasktins at the
Mlllaid.
J. C Brown of Alliance , who has been
In the city for a tow days , loft for his home
last night i
Wlllard Yates of Lincoln was In the cltj
yesterday vvlillo on his way to Lawrcnco-
vlllo , N. J.
Albert McVlttlo left last night for Hot
Springs , S D , where ho will pass a fort
night's vacation.
Thomas Flynn of South Omaha left jcs-
torday for Chicago , where ho goes on busi
ness for a few davs.
Dean and Jose , vaudevilles , with the
Woodward Theater company , are registered
at the Barker from Chicago
George Slier , ji. , son of the man who
acted as referee In the Corbett-FHrslmmons
encounter , Is a visitor in the city ,
Julius Dahlstrom. chief clerk In the gen
eral western agent's office of the Union
Pacific at Denver , is in the city on a visit
with friends i
Dennis Sheedy , president of the Globe
Smelting company of Denver , was in the
city jesterday while on his way homo fiom
New York City.
J. G. Everest , general traveling passen
ger agent for the Milwaukee , with head
quarters In Chicago , loft for home last even
ing after spending several days In Omaha.
Nebraskans at the hotels : C J. Anderson ,
Nollgh ; lAugitBt Dahlstrom , Cercbco ; A C ,
Grimes , Clarks ; G. J , Hauptle , Eustls ; Dan
Bergman , Sidney ; J D Hamilton. Cedai
Uaplds ; W. B Edmondsou , St. Edward ;
E. AV. Tabor , Keniney , S. S. Hadley , Cedar
Haplds ; D. C. Horton , Ewlng ; B. C. Tamer ,
Stuart.
I'nlse I'lrc Alnrin.
Tom Foster , a colored man living at 941
North Twenty-seventh avenue , cut down the
weeds In his back yard yesterday and
stacked them up near a fence. Some one
sot the refuse on flro and tha neighbors seu-
Ing the bliuo sent In an alarm to the flro
department. No damage was done ,
for A
Peter Jensen , a shoemaker at 2215 Cuming
street , had some trouble with Ingohar I'etei-
son , a young woman living at the same
place , ynsterday afternoon and struck her
In the face during the heat of the argumtnt ,
Ho was arrested for ajsault and battery.
BREAK THE PAVING COMBINE
Prcsout Asphalt Contracts Lot nt Half the
riguroOiigiimlly Charged ,
MONOPOLY HAS LOST ITS GRIP IN OMAHA
nt N M A | tluill lleiN Ono
llcnaou fur Iti'diirlloii , lint Ciiiu-
lie-tlllon Is \Ni
> mi Im-
liorlunt Parlor.
The fict tint contractors are now offering
to lay asplnlt ( moment In OttuUia for $1 H3
ft yard Is a substintlal Indication of the
tremendous profits th.U weru rt-albed In
previous years when miles upon miles of
pavement weio laid for more than double
that figure Wlillo HID discovery of now
asphalt ilelds and thu consequent demolition
of the monopoly previously enjoyed by the
Trinidad product , haa effected a radical i
ducllon In thu price ot asphalt. It docs not
begin to account for the tremendous slump
In prices that hns been brought about by
the p esuil competition between Omaha cou-
tractors It Is assorted , however , that In
the old days ot big prices , a considerable
portion of the surplus profits wns eaten up
by bonuses paid to iroporty uwnets for their
services Hi securing petitions , and bj cash
advanced to councllmcn and other olMcKtla
to detva > thulr election expenses and Insuio
their continued good olllces. However that
may have been , the property owneu paid the
fro glit. and for twelve jcars the prices were
maintained at very neatly the original ilguro.
The first asphalt pavements were laid In
Omaha ! 1SSJ on Douglas street from the
bridge to Sixteenth street , and on Sixteenth
stiLet. fiom Izard to Doughs The pilio
was 2 US in each case and the simo prlco
ruled In 1SS4 nnd 1S ! > 5. when Cumlne t.tr , ni
was paved from Sixteenth street to Twenty-
fifth avenue In 1SS4 Dodge street , from
Ninth to Sixteenth , and Harnoy street from
Niaith to Fifteenth were paved with $2 9S
asphalt , and In
1SS5 Capitol avenue was
paved between rourtccnlh and Sixteenth
Btrcots at tl-e same prlco In the following
year the contractors considerate ! ) made a
reduction of 3 cents a > ard and Capitol
avenue from Ninth to Fourteenth streets ,
and various other districts , were laved at
$295. Some slight reductions wcro made In
the following four 3ears , but as late as 1S90
asphalt was laid for $2 GS The ruling prlco
In 1890 , however , was $2.18 , and the uni
formity with which street after stieet was
paved for exactly the same price continued
to bo u somewhat lemarkablo feature of work
which was Mipposed to bo let oa competi
tive bids.
In the years Immediately following the
combine managed to bull prices again and by
1b92 two dlstilcts on C'ass street were pavc.t
at $ J.S1. Trteiitv-nlnth street was paved
fiom Leavcnwoith to Hickory street In Ilia
same jear foi $ . ! S > , and the lowest prlca
secured w is on Fortieth street from Hamil
ton to Davenport , which was paved In two
sections at $ - ' IS and ? . ' 47W , icspectively
In ISM a still hlghci Ilguio was ievened
and the property o\ners paid $2 ST a yaid
Toi the pavement on Seventeenth stieet be
tween Davcnpoit and Dodge The cheapest ,
pivome'iit laid tint yoir w.is on Cumins
street between Ihlitluth and Thlity second ,
which cost $251 Thlrtj-ulnth street wes
paved from Davenport to Farnam for $2 5T ,
and Thirty-sl\th street fiom Dodgu to Far-
iiam foi $ J CO.
FIUST BLOW AT THU COMB1.NT ?
This piactlcallj ended paving oppintlonn
until Sherman avenue was pived hj Hugh
Murphj for J.07 i\ few Intel sections were
paved In 1891 at pi Ices tinging from ? 2 15 to
$ -91 and then the Sheiman avenue Job
struck the Hist effective blow at the com
bine At that tlmo It was nlle-Rcl that
Murphy would lo-o money on the conli ' 't ,
but nevertheless the prlco hns continued to
go down The first bids on South Sixteenth
street this joar knocked the prlco down to
51 d Then John Grant knocked off another
chunk with his bid of $1 11 'MO on Kanmm
stieet , and Murphy made the last and lowest
lecord on the Sixteenth street joli.
Iho reduction In stone paving has been
eqmlly noticeable , but In this case the prlco
was not ho long maintained In 1S8J Tenth
street was paved fiom Douglas to AUiey
street with Colorado sindstono foi $133 a
) t > id. But this \ns the mil ) dish let In
which such a fancy figure was obtained.
Farnam stieet was paved from Ninth to
Fifteenth street In 18S4 for $344. and an
other district was paved for $1 49. but In the
following yejr the price diopped below the
$1 mark. The eost of stone pavement grad
ually decreased until In 1890 , when the
Sherman avenue p.i > ement from Ames
avenue to Wilt street was laid for $1 95 A
number of pavements wore laid at $1 90 to
$2 01 as late as 1894 , but In that ) oir a now
record was made on Tenth street from Mason
to William street ot $1 59 The price still
remains at very nearly this figure
It Is worthy of notice that asphalt IH now
laid cheaper than any of the wooden blork
experiments that were put down between
18SG and 1890. The prices of wooden block
vailed from $1 34Vi to $1.89.
nic > cllnt KIIIIH Iiidt 11 Woninii.
Last evening while the Salvation army
was holding foith near the corner of Twelfth
and Douglas streets , Martin Dlnuz/o rodu
close to them on a bicycle. Ono of the
soldiers thinking that he Intended running
Into them grasped him by the arm and the
young wheelman ran Into Hosa MeUkcr ,
knocking her to the pavement. The woman
was bruised about the face and RiiKtalm d a
sprained ankle. She was removed to hur
home at 1711 Davenport street
Toiii-h ii KIIIIKIIH Cll > Hun.
Savannh Heed and Kittle Owen , notorloui
women of the east end , Inveigled a rlook-
man from Kinsas City Into their qiuilTi
at 111 North Ninth street ) pstcnlny nfter-
noon nnd nuceeeded In llcodiiK him out of
$ , " . The HtiuliKCi lepiirtcd the matt'r to .1
natiolinnn nnd then il\i \ ippcntcd to avoid
letting the police nscciluln his mum'I ho
two women were nrrpMed , but not until ( i
club had boon u ed frucly upon the hrad of
the Owen * woman , who relumed to acfom-
pany the olllceis to the stutloii.
i.ocu. inuvri IIH.
William Smith and wife Alta. living on
South Tenth street weio arrested last evenIng -
Ing on n charge of malicious destruction of
property The trouble arose over a nulgh-
hot hood row ,
1'rof Gentry's dog and pony whew will
parade the streets at moon today , starting
from the liow grounds Jt Klghltcntli and
Farnam Htreota. The 100 or moro dogs and
ponies which comprise thu collection will
all participate.
H
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BELDING BROS. & Co , , TO JAS. S. KIRK & CO. ,
Silk Manufacturers , Soap Manufacturers.
Mess , Jaa , S , KMt A Co. ,
CMcoyo , Ills.
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Established 1839. Chicago.
Largest soap manufacturers in the world.