BOXES AT THE HORSE SHOW
How York's ' Four Hnndrod Pat Up Their
Good Money ,
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SIORGE GOULD GETS THE FIRST CHOICE
lip Pit ) * I'Vmr Hundred. Dollar * ,
\\lill Oilier Niirlcty Mulil * l.imicn
I'll on CorrifliomllitKl | ) '
I'rlut-H fur 1'liierB.
NEW YORK , Nov. 4. A distinguished ! as-
acmbly of the members of society gathered In
tlio assembly .bill of the UMaillion Square
Garden thla aftcrnoou to participate In tha
auction sale of boxes for the horse show that
oiiotiB on No > ember1 13.
An agent made tlio first bIJ of $ .160 for
first choice , but J. T , Tyson , who Is believed
to be acting .for George Gould , got. the prize
for $100. Ocorgo Gould occupied box 38 at
tlio lost fchow and this box was chosen by
Tyson this afternoon. K. J , Gordon : got sec *
end cholco for $275 and ho selected box 64.
K. II. Morlslnl pild (400 for box 05 and V. A.
Uurnlicrlmcr bought box 2G for $300.
CHICAGO , Nov. 4. The ntlcndnnco nt the
horse show. which line beun steadily In
creasing since the opening nlpht , reached
u total of .15,000 . lonlgnt , the largest for thu
wcuk so fur. Mllil , pleasant fall weather
combined with thu. excellency ot the. ex
hibits , made the enterprise highly success-
ful. AwnriH In the 2w ) classes for which
there were over 1,009 entries uro being inailo
each afternoon and
ivi.vrs : ox 'run IUI.V.MM ; TII.VCICS.
It n dim : nt fxIilf Yi-Nti-rilny of
II 1 1 iKll CIllKN.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4. The Lakeside racing
today w.itf not generally of high clan * .
Wcnutchle won a good race , nine and a
half furlongs , In 2:03 : and Mucy beat llo.m-
er ! cH In a heartbreaking ilnl.fh by a nose.
Fred Iliopiis and Mncy were the successful
favorites. Itcsulta :
Klrst raeo , live and one-lnlf furlongs :
I'-ieil Ilrosim. lotVllhlte ! ( ) . 2 to 1 , won :
Kami l.lfe , 10 ! ( Hurrcll ) , 30 to 1 , second ;
IJeii Frost , 101 ( Uupee ) 2'i to 1 , third. Tlmu :
Second race , mile and three-sixteenths :
Wenatohlo. 96 ( Kltlcy ) , 41 * to 1vonj Nero ,
JU314 ( llealy ) , 4 to J , .second ; S.indoval , 'M
( C'lnnlrgham ) 3J6 to 1 , third. Time : : : OJ.
Third race , throe-quarterM of a mile :
Hester , XT. ( Webster ) , 15 to 1 , won ; Itobln-
Hun , KM ; ( Connolly ) , 4 to 1 , second ; O'Con-
nell , 11 ! ) ( Perry ) . 3 to 5 third. Time : l-.lii.
Fourth lace , mlle and one-sixteenth :
Mnuy. 101 ( Wllhlte ) , 8 to 3 , won , Honn-
irgLH , 111 ( Cay wood ) , 11 to D , second ;
Ulysses , 111 < Uonnolly > , 2'i to I , third.
Time 1.17.
Klfth race , seven-eighths of u mlle : Imp ,
89 ( Uupee ) . fi to I , won ; Oath , 107 ( Wllhlte ) ,
3 to 6 , second ; Time-maker , 100 ( ICItley ) ,
7 to D , third. Tlmo : 1:2 : ? % .
Slxtn race , flve-olKhths of a mile : Arm-
orel , 10S ( Connolly ) , I to 1. won ; Ilarla. 108
( Walksrj. 10 to : , becond ; Mmy Will , third.
Time1:01. : .
LK.XINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 4. Results :
Flist nice. Helling , six tnrlongs : Mas
querade , 102 ( Miller ) . 10 to 1. won ; Mattlo
Ijpe , l'J7 ( IIui'Hton ) , even and out , second ;
Frank Grlllltli , 10J ( W. HIcUiO. 12 to 1 ,
third Time : 1.21. Slstan. Miriam M.
Lorelei , llelle of Fordham and Valiant also
ran.
Second race , Relllnp , live furlongs : Ada
Ilussull , 105 ( H. Wllltama ) . 1 to 1 , won ; Miss
Flotilla , 105 ( II. Illll ) , 0 to 1 and 2' ' , < ! to 1 ,
second ; Ma Angcllne , 105 ( Croithwalte ) ,
U to 5 , third. Time ; 1:03. : Ellsi-s , Kasonlte ,
Lady oCoi > er , Hoynl Festival , Josephine 1C
und Vlrplo nl o ran.
Third lace , Belling' , one mile : Sir Vassar ,
113 ( Knapp ) , even , won ; Myth , 101 ( II.
Jones ) , 1 to 1 and 2 to 1 , second ; Uangu-
mon , 1M ( II. Williams ) , 1 to 3. third. Tlmu :
1 IS. Lyllls , Cadillac and Koyal Dance also
inn.
, Fouith race , selling , HCVCII furlonsrs : Vlca
llugal , 105 ( Handall ) , 3 to 1 , won ; S.uitcrno ,
105 ( J. Matthews ) , 2 to 1 and I to 5 , second ;
loyally. 105 ( H. Williams ) , 0 to 2 , third.
Tlmo : I : " * ! ' * . Necklace , Fessy F , Argus ,
Gray T > llpso. Cains , Calleen , .Momus and
Harry JUrker .also ran.
Fifth race , llvu furlongs : Tempo , 105
( Handall ) , 5 to 2. won ; Und Steele , 37
( Hufhton ) , 10 to 1 and 4 to 1. second ; Conau
Doyle , 10J ( lleauchamp ) , ! l to 5. third. Time :
1 l.'i'A. Maikloln. The Star of Hethlehem ,
Kathmoru and llunnovllle also ran.
NASHVlLT.ilTcnn , , Nov. 4. Cumber
land park .summaries :
Klist race , selling , three-quarters of a
mile. Azucena. HO ( Thornton ) , 1 to 2 ,
won ; Tlio Doctor. 103 ( Aker ) , 5 to 1 and
fi to f > , second : Farondelle , 10. ! ( Barrett ) ,
S to 1 , thlid. Time. 1:16. : Del-foot. Georgle
O , Mollnu ami Hindoo Queen also ran.
Second iaco , selling' , bcven-elghths of a
mllu Lady Hrltannlc , 103 ( Coombs ) , 8 to 1 ,
won , Hlltzcn'H Sister , 102 ( Aker ) . G to 1 and
2 to 1 , second ; Illdapo , 111 ( IlellT ) , 3 to 1 ,
third. Time , l.Slfc. Sackvllle. Tabo , C.len-
nlliyn , Major Tom and Harnato also ran.
Third race , selling , scveii-i'lBhths of a
mile : Jollyson. 101 ( Hnrrett ) , 10 to 1 , won ;
Serf , 109 ( Dunn ) . 10 tu 1 and 4 to 1 , second ;
Queen Sallo 10 ( Combs ) , 3 to 5. third.
Time , l:2t. : ! Traveler , Heiiben Howett , HlKh
Noon , Cave SpilngStockholm. . Insplrer ,
Connie Lee , Hardenburfr and Klsket also
'Fourth i ace , selling ; seven-elBhths of a
mlle ( Jon Ueagan , 107 ( Aker ) , 10 to 1 ,
won ; 1II > > Teat. IK ) ( Combs ) . 10 to 1 and
B to L second ; Oral , ICfi ( Thornton ) , r , to 1 ,
thlid. Time , 1-2 ! % . Mazarine. Lexington
1'lrn.te , Forsytho and ftockwnll also ran.
Fifth race , one and one-eighth miles :
Doni'tion , 101 ( Hurrett ) , 3 to 1. won ; On-
dagiu' . 109 ( Kelff ) , even and out , second ;
Tranbj" , 101 ( Comis ) , 3 to 1. third. Time ,
1.57VGloja , The Planter , 1'iosecutor ,
Stalk and Steve Clollnl also ran.
BAN FUANC1SCO , Nov. 4. Weather
cloudy ; track muddy at Ingleslde today.
Flrsi race , live furlongs : Catawba , 100
( McNIohols ) . 3 to 1. won ; . Alkoinn , 103
( Clawaon ) , 4 to 1. second ; Hodarla , 112
( Niirvaezfc S to 1. third. Tim.1:03V4. : : . /an-
utii livoclu , Master Mailner , Kalseiln , Mlsa
Allee. l.ou K. Anderson. Prcatar , Hcnlcla
nnd I'-nlo lllanco ulso ran.
Second racealx furlongs , helling : Mon
itor , lt/7 ( Snyder ) , 8 to 1 , won ; Ollecta , 10
( O'Uonnoll ) , C to 1. second ; Grat fy , 104
( K Himn ) . C to 1 , third. Tim. ; : 1:18. : Mc-
Farlane. Uist Chance , Fieu Will- Hazel D
and Male Diablo also ran.
Third race , one mlli > : Fonsavannali , S7
( Clawson ) , 2 to 1 , won ; Don Luis , 81
( Woods ) , 7 to 1 , tfpcond ; Summertime , KW
( ShleldH ) , 7 to B. thlid. Time : Il5y : , . ArKen-
tlna , Hohenzollern , l.orena II and William
O'H also ran.
Fourth i ace. six furlongs : Montgomery.
101 (1'lgt.ott ( ) , 4 to 5 , won ; Don Fnlano , 117
( Shields ) , I to 1 , second ; Wernberg. 107
( Uunnessy ) . 1 to 1 , third. Time , 1K4. :
Kamsln , Cnarllo Hoots , Floreanna and Mt.
Hov also ran.
K'lfth race , M'Ven furlongs : Fleur do LIs ,
101 ( Clawson ) , 2 to 1 , won ; Aquinas ,101
( WooilH ) 2 to 1 , second : Oarlp II , 107 ( Hcn-
jioW ) . S to 1. third. Time : 1:31. : Horatio
and Throman also ran.
M\V : IIASI : u.\ii < O.VMKS.
II u A ! ! > T 'llli , VII fliiKr llmiilrc to
O. , Nov. 4. President
Frank Dellall Hoblnson will pioposo a new
Huhcnio at the coming annual meeting of
tlio National liu.seball league. It will bo
that the practice of lining players by
thu umpire bo dona uway with and the
umpire bo lined $50 for ovpry casn In which
he falls to enforce the rules. ISvery tlmo
u player breaks a rule , especially those
u-Bunllng peisonul conduct toward the um
pire , the umpliu must put him out of the ,
mine. When enough players arc. put out
of tlm gaino to mitku It Impossible to pro
ceed tin ) game must be stopped and the
admission money leturm-d to the spectators
and madu good to the management out of
the Ha ailoi of the players.
Mr , Iloblnaon Dimly believes this plan
will do away with the disorderly tnctlrs
which have lately been on the Increase In
the league games. Mr. KohlnKon will also
uroposo that the season's srhednlo shall bo
i mule up at a special meeting In January
Instead of In Hit ) xpilng. This Is to give
inoro tlmo to consider It and allow for such
changes as imiv lie deemed advisable ut
the bprlngi meeting ,
lliUMmarc WliiM.
BAI/r LAK10 , Utah , Nov. 4. About l.COO
people saw the Haltlmore team defeat the
All-Americans nt llcck'a hot uprtnga this
afternoon. Score ;
All-Americans . 00000120 0 3
llalttmoro . 0 00010003-4
llafo Hits ; All-Americans , S ; Haltlmore , C.
Kriors : All-Amerlcans , 3 ; Daltlmore , 3.
liiUi'i't'i ' : All-Amerlcans. Horton and Don.
line ; Haltlmores , Hasting mul .Smith.
Uinplro : Stanton.
Spur t u lrn\v.
NK\V YOIIK , Nov 4. Ioxlne ! was re-
gumrd In New York tonight after an In
terval of several months. Tommy Uynn of
Philadelphia nnd Harry Peterson of llrook-
Jyi ; met In n ten-round bout ut the Waldorf
Athletic club. Doth weighed In at HO
jioumls. The fact that llyun had already
bested Jack McAullffe and "Young" Orlfto
made him a favorite In the betting. The
inen seemed afraia 01 each other and very
few cffecllvo blown wcro struck up to the
fifth round. In the sixth nnd seventh the
boys did some slupjjlnfr and In this they
grew weary nnd so did the crowd. The
referee declared the bout a draw.
i : > cnM nt Charlotte.
CHAlll/yrTB , N. C. , Nov. 4.-A number
of wheelmen remained over from yestcr-
dny's races nnd went for records tills after.
noon. Until nnd Cooper were not hercr.
Results :
Mile open , professional : Dr. A. I. Urown ,
first ; F , A. McFarland , second : Charles
Hndtlcld. third. Time2:00 : Hat , a world's
competition record.
Final , one-third of a mlle , professional :
H. 11. Freeman , first ; Mcfnrland , second ;
Klmball. third. Time : 0:39. :
Five mile , pursuit race : Won by Me-
Kirland ngnln t Stevens , Hoyt Stevenson
and Hoyt Time ( three nnd one-half
miles ) : $ :03. :
Final , one mlle match , nmntour : Karl
Ponbody , llrst ; Klrkpatrlck , second. Time :
Final , one-third of n mile , nmateur : Karl
Peabody , first ; Klrkpatrlck , second Tlmo :
0I5U. :
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HIKM- Truck Sylullontc.
DBTUO1T , Mich. , Nov. 4-Accordlng to
advices from Nashvlllo n syndicate headed
by Walter O. Parmer of Nnshvlllo nnd
George M. Hendrle of this city have se
cured control of the race tracks nt Windsor
ser and Fort Krle. The Partner syndicate
Is pledged to glvo only two Ilftcen or
twenty day meetings during the year. The
syndicate controls the Highland Park club
of Detroit and also swings the tracks at
Toronto , Hamilton and Montreal , It Is the
Intention to form n circuit of the cities
mimed , the sport to begin at Toronto In
May and continue through Hamilton , Fort
Eric , Windsor , Detroit and .Montreal. In
the fall thu same circuit will be covered
again. Stakes will be offered nt each
meeting.
Jocl < ' > - Fnlnlly Injured.
SAN FHANCISCO , Nov. I. At the Ingle-
side track today , while Hert O3trander was
exercising K. M. McCormlck's horse Thyme ,
Nick Hall's colt Corrlente. with SI Mcl.aln
up , dashed Into him nnd both animals and
Jockeys Were thrown down. McLaln es
caped Injury. Ostrander , however , fell
upon the track on his head , .sustaining con
cussion of the brain. Ills death Is mo
mentarily expected. Thyme was badly
shaken up but Corrlente ran eight miles
after the accident nnd dropped In his
tracks from sfheer exhaustion.
South Omaha News.
An adjourned meeting or the city council
was held last night with all members
present.
Behulta offered a resolution appreciating
? 20 a month for livery hire for the police do-
l-artmcnt. In speaking vt this resolution ,
Schultz said that -the livery bills Incurred
by the police department have amounted to
from $50 to $ GO a month. This he considered
too much , and thought tne bills ought to
be i educed to the amount mentioned In the
resolution. After some discussion the reso
lution was withdrawn for one week In order
to allow the committee on pollco to Investi
gate.
gate.Property
Property owners petitioned for a sewer In
the alley between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-
fifth streets , from D to H streets. An or-
dlnanco creating a sawei district ns pe
titioned for was Introduced and passed under
a suspension of the rules.
The owners ot oropertj on I street , from
Twenty-first to Twenty-second street , pe
titioned for a sidewalk on the north side , and
the proper ordinance was introduced.
Another ordinance , proxdlng for the layIng -
| Ing of a s'dewalk on the west side ot Thlr-
I tleth atreet. from T street to the county
| line , was read. Also for a walk on both
sides of L street , from Sharp street to
. Thirty-sixth street.
I A petition was read asking for a sidewalk
I on the west side of Twentieth stieet , from
S to W street.
I { There was u request road for the change
of grade on Twenty-sixth street , from E
street to P street. The profile attached to
, the pctlllcci showed less cut than the estab-
1 hshod grade allows.
I Taxpayers In West Albright petitioned for
an arc light at the intersection ot Twenty-
I seventh and Y streets. The petition went to
the committee on lights.
Inspector Carroll reported having In-
JOected thirteen dairies during October , and
touted fifty-six samples of milk. The Inspector
specter also reported that twenty-six cases
of diphtheria had been reported up to date.
It was evident from the report that coa-
I taglous diseases were on the Increase , and
i the mayor said some steps ought to be taken
1 to fumigate houses where such diseases are
located. The Hoard ot Health will take
uteps toward a more stringent enforcement
of the rules pertaining to the care of con-f
tagiuus diseases.
i During October Meat Inspector Howard
condemned thirteen head of cattla and
twenty-five hogs.
1 City taxes on the property occupied by the
hospital for the years 1895 , IS'JC ' and 1S37
were remitted , the hospital to receive the
i benefit. A few days ago the county com
missioners remitted the county taxes on this
property.
I Mary Johnson , through her attorney , noti
fied the council that she would hold the city
i responsible for Injuries sustained on account
| of a dejcctl\e sidewalk on O street. Ileferrcd
1 to the city attorney and mayor.
I The street commissioner was Instructed to
I place a cross walk and culvert at Thirtieth
and R streets.
.Schultz oftored a motion directing the city
attorney to draft an ordinance amending
ordinance No. 00 to provide for the reduction
! of the sewer Inspector's salary from $1 to $3
per day. This was carried.
City Engineer Ile-al was Instructed to estab
lish a grade on Thirty-second street from
L to H street.
Caldwell offered . motion urging the Judi
ciary committee to report on the ordinance
reducing the water rates.
Ilarrott for this committee favored waiting
until a decision In the water works case Is
handed down by the United States court.
Caldwell didn't want to have any moro
deliy In the matter. He thought the ordi
nance in question ought to bo brought up
fcr final pasrage. The motion finally pre
vailed and the committee will report at the
next meeting.
Steps will bo taken by tlio city authorities
to remove squatters who are occupying portion
tion * of streets and alleys In different parts
of ths city.
October bills and salaries were ordered
Two bids for grading I street from Twelfth
to Thirteenth street wcro received and
opened. Cash Brothers bid S.C cents per
cublo yard , Dan Harmon bid 9 cents. The
contract was awarded to Cash Ilrothers.
The Packers' National bank purchased the
Mission avenue sewer bonds at par and a
premium , The sale was confirmed by the
council.
The city clerk was Instructed to advertise
for bids for the sewer from D to H streets
on Twenty-fifth strcat.
A committee composed of the city engineer
and Oouncllmcn Schultz , Barrett and Kelly
was appointed to confer with the Omaha
council lu reference to straightening the
bouudiry line on the north.
Adjourned until November 15.
GONI null for Ills Money.
A well known politician of this city won
an election bet of $100 by ono vote. It hap
pened this way. The South Omaha politi
cian was In Omaha , when ho met a man who
was anxious to bet that Hector would not
receive a majority of 250 votes In South
Omaha. This was nutting It a little strong ,
fur nearly e\eryono expected that the fuElon
candidate would go out of ills home city
with a larger majority than that , The local
politician was willing to bet 4bat Hector
would not get more tlMii 300 majority , but
finally the difference was split and the bet
made on a majority of 275. On election day
the local politician felt a little bit anxious
when ho saw how the tldo was going , and In
order to help matters out he cast his vote
for Hoctor. The returns showed that Hector -
tor liad carried the city by a majority of 276
votes , and the ono vote won the money. It
was thu closest call for a puree of ( bat slzo
over heard of In the city.
Sliiilir | terlnu llct-ltal.
At the First Methodist church this even
ing John J. Fralney will give a Shakesperlan
recital under the auspices of the High School
Literary society , The program Includes se
lections from the Merchant of Venice , King
JUchanl II. King Illchard III , King Henry
IV , Hamlet , Macbeth. Julius Caesar and
Othello. This Is the llrst of a Berlca of en
tertainments to be given during the winter
by the literary society of the High school ,
od Urge number of ticket * have 1-
rcady been nolil the success of the first
venture U assured.
. ntr i ii' < '
MlM Clam Kennedy of Genoa l the Kucst
of Albright frlenda.
Harold Tlmony of Falrflolil , la. , was a
visitor In the city yesterday.
W. n. Tllton of Saratoga , Wyo. , Is here
looking after business matters.
During Octobtr the fees collected for build
ing permits Issued amounted to $9G.CO.
II. A. MHJcn has dccldtd to return to Mis
souri , nd will mnko hl homo at Albany.
J. Pert han taken out a permit to erect
a frame dwelling on Q street , near Twcuty-
flfth street.
The trustees of the First Presbyterian
church will meet In regular monthly session
ihla evening.
Florence Tcssey of Hlvcrdale , Neb. , Is hero
visiting her brother , George Tcssey of Good
Luck addition ,
The funeral of Henry Van Heek was hold
yesterday afternoon. Interment was at
lyuircl Hill cemetery.
Dr. W. H. Slabaugh and slater returned
last night from Ohio , where they visited
relatives for ten days.
W. F. McGralc , a newspaper man of North
Platte , was In the city yesterday , and called
at the newspaper ofllccs.
The I'xistsldo Improvement club will meet
this evening at Twentieth and Missouri
avceiue. Business of Importance will como
up.
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Thcro Is no need of little children being
tortured by sold head , eczema and skin
eruptions. Do Witt's Witch Hazel b'alvu
gives Instant relief and cures permanently.
A XIUV STOHY OK IMCKl'JXS. '
II11.TV lie Onto a VOIIIIB- Mini Some
Mllfll-.VtMMUMl AllvllT.
A commercial traveler of England him un
earthed a reminiscence of Charles Dickens
which Is of Interest. Speaking to eorae ac
quaintances ho said :
"I will tell you a little story which I have
never told to any ono outsldo my own family.
About forty-flvo years ngo I waa going my
first round , and at Gloucester station I had
to wait two houra. I was traveling In Jew
elry and had with mo a number of very
valuable specimens. A lot of passengers
wcro waiting , and most of us went Into the
refreshment room , where a very pretty young
woman wyj serving out sandwiches nnd cof
fee. 1 was very young under 20 and In
order to pass away the tlmo I chatted with
the young woman SB a young man did In the
old days , and as , I ouppose , any young man
would do today , and will for all tlmo. Pres
ently I opened my case nnd drew out a
woman's very handsome watch , the back of
which was Gtuddcd with diamonds. It was
worth about $300. 'How would jou like mete
to make you a present of this ? ' said I to the
young woman. 'Very much , Indeed' Bald
she , nnd took. It and ran off with It , laugh
ing. This drew general attention to mo and
m > goods and I was BOOH surrounded.
"It did not occur to mo at the time how
foolish I was to act like thl In public , yet
I wns not sorry when the train came up and
the expensive watch was handed back to me.
I went out on the platform and a gentleman
came up to me. "Are you going to Birming
ham ? ' eald he. 'Yes , ' I icplled. 'So nm I , "
said he ; 'will you come Into my carriage ? '
Then It flashed upon mo that the man had
eecn my goods and designed to rob me. 'Cer
tainly not , ' I replied , and jumped Into a
third-class carriage. But the stranger fol
lowed mo. 'You are smart enough in Home
respects , ' he remaiked , 'and you did quite
right to refuse my invitation. But don't be
afraid. There ere plenty of bad characters
about , and It Is best you should not travel
alone tonight And I want to tell you , as
you nre a young man and I am your elder ,
how very dangerous your conduct has been. '
Then the stranger talked eo kindly and wisely
that I could not possibly bo offended. What
he said has been a lesson to me all my life.
At parting ho held out lila hand.
" 'I should like to know jour name , ' said
I , 'for you have ucted as a true friend. '
'Thcro Is my card , ' said he , and went. I
never saw him again. " The old gentleman
opened his pocketbook and unwrapped a
card with the utmost care from the papsr In
which It was preserved. "That was the
name of the stranger , " said he. The card
simply ran : "Charles Dickens. "
Subscribe for The Sunday Boo and read
Anthony Hope's great story "Simon Dale. "
OUT OF T1I12 Oltni.VA H Y.
Birmingham , Eng. , makes 20,000,000 but
tons dally.
Kangaroo tails for soup have been sent
to London from Australia.
An unusual perquisite ot rarplcklng fell
to the lot of a Louisville woman , who found
a $20 gold piece In the rag heap of a bus
iness house.
A curiosity bis been brought to light In
East Friendship. Me. a man who has kept
a diary since January 1 , 1870 , and never
missed a day.
Five cats wcro boxed up by the patient
possessor of twenty-three , in Punta. Gorda ,
V'A. , and oxprcsbcd to the mayor of Arcadia ,
and on the third day after shipment each
cat had come back.
Hiram Walters , living on Puncheon Creek ,
in MagofHn county , Georgia , is G3 years of
age , has reared fourteen children , all of
whom are living , and has seventy-four grand
children and ono great-grandchild.
Simmer A. Leach of PIcasantvllle , Knox
county , Me. , has the hat that his great-
great-grandfather wore ai the time of his
wedding , 140 years ago. It was a black
beaver with a very wide brim and cost $7
when new.
Mr , Charles Pollock , a nephew of Baron
Pollock of the British High Court of Judica
ture , recently crossed the channel alone In
a balloon , going from Eastbourne to a village
near Abbeville In six hours and a half. Ho
was not the llrst to perform the feat , how
ever.
A mule cut a young man's throat In Madi
son couiiiy , Georgia , last week. Henry
Halt was leading a mu'o and peeling 'in
apple. The mule got frightened and Jerked
the youug man's arm back , bringing the
knife across his throat , making a bad but
not dangerous wound ,
A woman arrested for keeping a dog with
out a license In London pleaded extreme
poverty , and the magistrate allowed her
fouitccn days to raise the money. The news
papers spoke of the case , and within a week
the clerk of the court received $154 from
British dog fanciers for her relief.
For an hour and a quarter a mine engin
eer near Bourne , Oro. , was whirled around
with the fly wheel , Into which ho had fallen ,
but when ho recovered consciousness after
the wheel was stepped It was found that he
wan not seriously hurt. The wheel was a
20-foot one and was making 125 revolutions
a minute ,
A unlquo method was adopted by the mcm-
bcra of a colored church In south Georgia
the other day to raise funds. They had a
glnger-cako-eatlng contest , having two cakes
eighteen Inches long , nnd the person eating
his cake In the shortest time was declared
tbo winner. An admission fee was charged ,
resulting la a good sum.
Captain William Hudson of Missouri and
his wife together weighed over 700 pounds
and were supposed to bo the largest mar-
ride couple In the United States , If not In
the world. Captain Hudson died last week
leaving n extcnnlvo estate , consisting
mainly of coal mines. Mo commanded a
company In the Twelfth Kentucky regiment
during the civil war.
Mr. and Mrs , Jarrctt Hayncs arrived In
Paaucah , Ky. , Wednesday from Marshall
county. Mr. Haynca and wife arc over 90
years of age each. They were on the site
now occupied by the thriving city of Paducah
as early as 1S29 , when the town was a wil
derness. Nearly fifty years ago the aged
couple planted a walnut In the yard , from
which sprung a tree. It grew to be a largo
tree , anil a year or two ngo was cut down
and tawed Into timber , The lumber Is now
at the Hayncs home , and Is being saved to
make the coinns of the eccentric couple when
they die.
An Interesting sight at Opcllkn , Ala , , Is a
l > itch of "limbless" cotton. Tlio plants are
from five to seven feet high and have DO
llmba or branches at all , The boll's form on
little twigs two and three Inches long , acid
when to bloom the stalk piesents tbo ap
pearance of n white column , A crop of
about four 'bales to the acre la wh'at U ex
pected , under fair conditions , Thla Ala
bama patch Is tbo property of the Hev. I , N.
Fltzpatrlck , a presiding elder ot the negro
Methodist church and such Is bis care of his
unique crop and hU confidence' In his neigh
bor * that bo watches U at nlgat with dog
and gua. . >
SENTENCE PffiED BY A LION
Unexpected EndimtAyfla Thrilling Dnol in
Jackson's Basin.
NO APPEAL ffl $ THE VERDICT
The Unite Ii-npi In mul ItcndiT *
lnJlj , ' ( inn ArKiiinrut
tucfii i'rnnk .Inlui
nnd JlliiVlllliiniN. .
Wo had come down ojt the mountains nea. '
Fremont's Peak the nix of us who bad been
prospecting for three months and we had
scarcely struck the trait when wo rein upon t\
mountain outfit , relates the New York Sun.
There were three whltt men , two half-
breeds , a .Mexican and a negro , scid the party
liad six pack mules with tliem. They had
lust gone Into camp for the night and after
liearty greetings all around we pitched our
tents alongside and cooked our sniper at the
same campflrc. The strangers were bound
up to Little Squaw mountain on a hunt for
gold. The leader was Jim Williams.
There would have been no trouble between
the two outfits but for the cards which were
Introduced after supper. And as It was only
a portion of the men cared to play , as the day
had been a tiresome ono to all. Our chief ,
Frank Johnson ot Nevada , sat down with
Williams and both were In great good nature
as I wrapped myself up In my blanket and
fell asleep. I had slept for two houra when
aroused by the sounds of a quarrel , I was
the last man of the thirteen to roll out and
I found every ono of the twelve with a Kuti
In his hand. It seemed that the two leaders
liad begun playing for money , and , luck being
with our man , ho had won heavily. Then
thcro came a dispute as to some point , thu
Ho was passed and the me.n ot both outfits
were ready to open flic on each other. It was
the other crowd which backed down. Wil
liams realized that he could nut depend upon
the Mexican and the negro and was there
fore overmatched. After h moment he Hung
down his gun and said to Johnson :
"Tho crowd has nothing to do with thlci
row and I reckon we are men enough to settle
It between ourselves. "
"In any way you choac , " tcplied John-
sen.
sen."Well , then , I'll tell you my plan In the
mornlug. Ono of us has got to go under for
what has passed , but tomorrow will be a
long day. Lat's call It oft for tonight. "
The two leaders shook hands nnd I for one
believed that would be the end ot the quarrel.
I said as much to one of our men as wo lay
down again , but he whlspcrlngly replied :
"You don't know the men. There la an
old grudge between them. They will fight
tomorrow for sure and they will fight uutil
ono of them Is dead. "
"A duel with rifles , pistols or knlvcu ? " I
asked.
"I can't say. Both ara square men , and
It will bo a square light. Jim Williams Is
ono of the gamest men In nil the west , and
as ho has found his. match there'll be a
fight worth talking aboui for the next twenty
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years.
PLAN OF THE DUUL.
The men of both chmps slept peacefully
during the remalrlder of the night , and as
we prepared and ate Ureakfael nobody had a
word to say about the trouble of the night
before. The two leaders gave each other
"good morning" anil" chatted about the
weather , and I w6uld 1iavo wagered my all
tbit the hard words , had been forgotten and.
forgiven. I was looking for the order to
pack up and move on as socn as breakfast
was over when Williams took a seat beside
Johnson and quietly observed :
"You are In no gr at hurry , I take It ,
and a day or two Will 'make no difference to
" ' ' ' * '
our men.
"We here'a'wcek well not "
can stop as as ,
waa the reply.
"Just ahead ot ufi , to the north. Is Jack
son's Basin. ' "
"Ayo ! I've passed through It " said John-
sen. " 10 Is a natural sink , which was once
the bed of a lake , but Is now grown up with
a perfect tangle. What's your plan ? "
"Ono ot us Is to leave here at 9 o'clock.
It will take him an hour to reach the far
side. At 10 o'clock the other will leave.
Wo will hunt for each other In the bacln.
The one who lives to get out will return
here and notify the camps. Do you under
stand ? "
"Perfectly. We ere to hunt for each
other in the basin , and to shoot cm sight.
One of us will ibe left there The ono who
goes first turns on his trail and returns.
Wo can stick to the trail or take to the
woods. Wo may be hunting for each other
half a day or half a week. "
"That's the Idea , and now we'll toss up
to see who gocn first. Is it heads or tails ? "
"Heads , " said our leader.
The coin which Williams tossed Into the
air fell tall up , and he rose up und said :
"It's for me to go first. Boys , you all
understand this matter. Only one of us is
to como back , and there's to bo no hard
feelings about It. If I'm left behind you'll
push on with Bill here for your leader.
What I've got In my packs you are welcome
to divide between you. I've got fifteen
minutes to get ready In. "
A MAN HUNT TO DEATH.
I had heard every word of the above , as
had every other man In camp , but It was
bard for mo to realize that the men were in
sober earnest. It was to be a man-hunt to
the death , and they had talked It over ns
coolly as If the subject of discussion was a
bear or deer. Williams lock with him a rifle ,
a revolver , a knife , lift- extra cartridges , and
some bread and meat. When ready to go ho
shook hands with the two white men of his
party , nodded to the others aaJ to us , and
eald to Johnson :
"In an hour I shall reach the far side and
bo ready to turn back. Sorry the earth Isn't
big enough for both of us , but wo happen to
bo built that v.ay. It's a fair show for both ,
and there'll be.nothing to kick over. "
During the hour allowed him Johnson
cleaned his firearms , overhauled his pack ,
anil gave some Instiuctlons as to what should
ho done with certain Interests In case ho did
not return. When the hour was up ho sbook
hands all arcnnd , had a word with the men
of the other oamp , and ho was whistling as
he disappeared from vlow. It was at once
agreed between the two camps that thcro
should be peace , and each man found some
thing at which to busy himself , The general
idea was that the affair in the basin would
be over before noon , hut those who argued
thus made a mlotake. While both men meant
to kill , neither proposed to take any chance.
Life was the stake to ha played for , and the
game was to ba drawn out
When Williams liml crossed the basin ho
turned and headed 'baf-k ' to the south , but not
on the trail. Ho kiidw Johnson , too well to
suppose that ho would' ' make his way to the
center of the basin' on'tho trail. Ho entered
the woods on hlsirlght , and made his way
along through the tan'gle ' and over tbo boulders -
ors with the struUhnof an Indian. As our
leader entered the basin ho also entered the
woods to his rlght ; ; > The two men thus made
a half circle , ar.il rtcro as far away from each
other as the limits allowed , The basin con
tained about 500 acres of land , and was
walled In on evcryi side. The trocn were not
large , but the undenrowth ; wa i very thick ,
and there were also many great boulders ly
ing about , 'l
STRIKING /Tlin TUAIL.
As Williams clrcled'to the south nnd John-
eon to the north cudh fnado a half circle before -
fore finding the other's trail. The distance
covered by this half''circle ' waa about two
miles , and such was the caution with which
the men moved that It was afternoon before
they came upon "signs. " Eich one's plan
was now plain to the other , and both at
once changed. That la , each returned over
his own trail , or within reaching dltlanco
of It , This change simply prevented a meet
ing. When one had reached the north cm !
of the trail the other was back at the south
end , and It was 4 o'clock In the afternoon.
Then each took the trail and held It to a
point within 200 feet of the center , and Wil
liams left It for the woods to his loft and
Joluifion for too woods to binright. ; Without
suspecting each other's presence they crept
carefully forward until only fifty feet sepa
rated them. Then a wolf dashing out from
the space between them gave both men the
cue , and each began to work for a shot.
Johnson hud before him three or four vine-
covered boulders , and he crept under the
vlncu and was to well hidden that even the
eye of a fox could not bavo made him out.
Half an hour parsed , und It was growing
dark In tUo forest , when Williams roio up
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alongside a tree and began peering about.
His uprising was like that of a shadow , and
for ten minutes he did not expose a finder
ns a target. Then ho either became Im
patient or figured that Jobcibon was not ut
hand , and his head loft tlio shelter of the ,
tree to get a better look. It was too dark
for Johnson to take accurate aim , and the
bullet meant for Williams' eye passed
through and knocked the cap off hla head. !
In a second Williams had fired In return,1
taking a snap shot nt the Hash , and his bullet
lore through the cloth on Johnson's shoulder.
Those were the llrst and best shots flrol.
Each man drew away after llrkig , nnd they
were probably a mlle ana a half apart as
they made camp for the night. Had they
been Indians they might have hunted each
ether In the darkness , but each lay down to
eleep feeling an safe as In camp. As the
Mm came up the hunt w.'ia on again. They
wore now east and west of the trail and more
than a mlle apart. They seemed to locate I
each other by Intiiltiui , and one moved to
the right and tlio other tu the left to make !
a rear approach , At ! ) o'clock In the niot-i-
Ing they had simply changed places. It
was then that each threw away a portion of
his woodcraft and began a bolder advance.
At 11 o'clock , as Johnson crept forward on
hands and knees and started to lift hlnmu'f
up beside a tree , ho camb face to face with
Williams , who was about to do the raniu
thing from the opposite direction. Doth
tprang up and began firing. The range was
too close , and the sudden encounter had also
upset them. Iluch man fired five or Blx
bullets , eacn had his clothing perforated , and
the ; } each retreated. Taking the tree as a
common center they began circling around
It and must have passed each other at least
twice. Then the cli-slo was broadened until <
the tree was half a mlle from Its outer edge , j
and It took In a mass ot rock which both
men had marked for a atrong position.
THK LION UJAI'3 IN.
At about 1 o'clock In the afternoon John
son was creeping toward the rcck from one
direction and Williams from another , but
WIlllaniB gained the shelter flnn. Johnson
caught a glimpse of him aa ho crouched
among the shadow of the rocks , but waited
to get a better vlow before Mrlng. Ho lay on )
bis stomach , his rlflo over a stick on the
earth and his cyo at the sights , and ho felt
fHro ot bis man. Let Williams but move a
foot out way or the other and a bullet would
IIml him. For teiv minutes stlllnciH reigned
throughout the basin. Then , as sudden as
a thunderclap thcro was an angry scream
from a wild beast , and Johnson saw some ob
ject croi * his line of vision and descend upon
the crouching men It took him a full half
minute to understand what wa > i Happening
and that It was no trick of his adversary
There wcro growls , shouts , and screams ,
with two bodies rolling over and over In thu
undergrowth , and Jolincou at length made
out that a mountain lion had sprung upon
the man who was watching and watting for
him . Ab soon an thin became clear he dashed
forward , got In two ehota , and then Hung
away his rlllo and attacked the lion with his
knife. The beaet had received seven stabs
from WMIiama and two bullets from Johnson ,
end yet the latter was severely clawed
before the beast gave up Its hold on life.
In lighting upon Hi victim It bid seized him
< by the throat , and though the 'man had made
n wonderful fight of It he was dead ere John
son had finished' the lion.
Half an hour before dusk our leader came
staggering Into camp , Ills clothing In rugs
and his jiody bleeding from a dozen wounds.
Wo rushed forward for an explanation , and
bracing his back against a tree , ho said :
"It was a mountain Hen. Ho killed Wil
liams and almost did for me. Thank God ,
I am no murderer ! "
You can't cute consumption but you can
avoid It and cure every other form of throat
or lung tioublo by tie ! use of Ono Minute
Cough Cure.
SVM'.H KHJIIT1XCJ Y'OUCH.
Millions of Mili-llodli-il > ! < ! > Avnll-
nlilc f n Hrrt Iff.
Captain John llgelo\v ) , U. S. A. , stationed
at the Institute of Technology , Iloston , re
cently gave an Interesting talk en "Military
Population. " Ho consldcied the subject one
that very few ycople knew anything about. I
According to the War department standaid , ]
said Captain nlgelow , ono person In seven Is' '
supposed to bo capable ot bearing arms , bull
the military population Is really a small txirt
of the people. The malcH of military ugc
are 41 per cent of all the masculine popula
tion , or H.000,000 In IhKi country.
There Is no military census of the United
States , but these figures can tie reached In a
roundabout way. The Impression Is that the
military ago Is fiom 18 to 14 years , but In
the draft of I8G.1 the ago was from 20 to11
Inclusive , and In Uuropo It was from 21 to 41.
In tlio rebellion the actual voluntreis proved
to be one-half enough to put down the south ,
the volunteers bolng tlicfae who preferred to
Join the army without waiting to be drafted.
Of the males of military ago It Iri found
that ! > 3 per rent are citizens and thcicfoie
liable for duty , -H tier cent being unable to
fccrvo owing to physical or mtntul disabilities.
Thla seems a largo proportion , but In the en
listments for thu army In lime ct peace over
50 per cent of the applicants are i ejected and
tlio experience ot thu civil war bhoncd that
25 pur ceut had to be dropped for disabilities.
This leaves about 10,000,000 men.
Of the 10,000,000 10 poi cent are excused
for humanitarian reasons , ( is thu only wns
of widowed mothers or the only brothcis of
orphans under 12 years or for homo such
leason. This leaves 9,000,000 men.
In a long war 25 ( UT cent of any army Is
lost each year. This was the experience In
our civil war and In tlm Kranco-I'rukaUn
struggle. Military authorities glvo about G7
per cent as the proportion of available malca
tl.at should bo kept In the army at ono time.
This further reduces our army , on payer , lo
6,000,000 men , for the "mobilized troops , " as
they are called.
In actual warfare It U found that an army
on the march can count nn about TC per cent
of the official number. Of the men on duty
D per cent are teamsters , mualclans , orderlies
and other very necessary members ot an
army , The number of "cffectlvca" left Is ,
therefore , about 1,000,000.
To this number , then , our American army
Is reduced on clrsu scientific study , making
the talk of 10,000,000 men ready to spring to
arras , If arms were to be had for them , amore
moro piece of folly.
Tim DOCTOR.
Himn Gli'vi'rViiiiuiii Ovcrciiini- HIT
JliiHlifinil'M Olili'ptlnn lo \ < 1orllHinK. .
"Know him ? " asked ono of the two mea
talking nt the corner -is he nodded toward
n handsome old gentleman just passing by ,
quotes the Detroit Krco Press. "No ? Well ,
sir , that's Ir HUnlc , thu noted tmigern.
I've known him ever since wo used to fre
quent the sumo ewimmlng ho.c. Just how
long that wao before the war I'm not coins
to say. He beat me In the race for the girl
he married , und if ho hadn't the chances
are- that the doctor would still 'be driving ,
night and day , over a llttlo Lack county , nt.
tendViK to a practice that couldn't pay If It
wanted to ,
"When they wore back there In the woods
and he was performing opeiotlons that co
other member of the profession had thought
of undertaking , she gathered from the talk
of friendly doctor * In tlic Mint ; section that
ha was original , daring and tiuccesaful , She
begged him to advertise his abilities , but ho
sternly rebuked her for asking him to trfiis-
grcss the ethics of the Hofeealon
"Hut jou know what It Is when a bright
woman sets her head. The doctor's olllcu
was a shabby little den without oirpct , win
dow diades , pictures , or anything clxo hut
the plainest furniture. Ho res'fited ' all her
efforts to change this. One evening he came
homo from a thirty-six hours' btay with a
patient to find that nlllciso transformed 'n
velvet carpet , tapestries and pictures that ho
IMtly declined to enter It. Ills wife was
away on a visit. Men had been there , done
the work , cd disappeared. There were no
bins , thu homo merchants know nothing ami
the doctor wai no mad that ho advortleod
evei } thing for sale. The thing was told 'el
the local pipers ns a huge joke , nnd Incl-
dentally , thcro wcro related tiomo ot the
stories ot how hu took people 3part and pub
I them together ugaln. City papers copied and
city doctorx ridiculed 1hs ! riled Illunlc , ho
| proved that I'o had worked greater wonder *
! than wcro credited to him , and ho HUB
famous. The means and the end wcro the
work of tlio little woman who had figured
them out before giving a secret tomm.i > > loa
to furnish that office. "
KVrOMOMMiV'.H IIOM V VJT , ' MOU ,
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