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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1898)
TTTT7 ! T A TT.V TtT7 < .T7 . T'TTTT'an ' ' A V T7 < I7iin7T A T > V O 1 COQ WAYS OF GETTING A LIGHT The Agent is Friction Now , us it Wa in the Beginning ! ADVANCE IN LIGHT-MAKING METHODS o * Much 1'nnler Tlitm AVln-i Tu < > IMiMTx of W.xiil Wore llulibcil ToKctlii-r t\olntlou : of the Mutch. The announcement that Sir I < mc Holden M P. , who died recently In London , was the Inventor of the luclfer match may bo cor rert , but there Is strong evidence to the contrary , MJ8 the IJoston Herald. I'hoa phorua friction matches were made In Paris as long ago as 1310 , and In 1827 they were manufactured In conslderabto quantities In England. They vvero Introduced on n com tnerclal Acalo In England elxty-threo or six ty-four yean ) ago , and appear to have been brought out almost simultaneously lei sov ral other cftlcs in tturope. The eiaino mos prominently connected' ' with the early stageo of tlm Invention Is I'rcvschol of Vienna , who 4s 1833 had a factory In operation , making besides phosphorus matches , fusea and ama doit ( or Gorni'in tinder ) slips tipped with ot dgnltlng compound. At tlio same time also Jnatchea were being made by Moldenhauo in Darmstadt. There l good authority for the belief tha < ho friction match wa.s the product of the Ingenuity ot John Frederick Kornerer , who early In tho-century , una ImprlRoncit Iri the penitentiary at Holiena pcrg , In Germany Ho began manufacturing after ho was re Josnd from prison , hut was ruined by Vlon JIPSP competition and died n viupcr. Up to ] SC2 the manufacturers of Austria and Soutl Germany controlled the match buslucsfl o the entlro world. rno primitive mctnod or KindllmR n lire. fwa i , no doubt , the use of friction. Two pieces of wood \\cro rubbed together untl the dual oohod by the operation Isnltei 1)y the heat produced. This rnudo was estl. . In % ORtie a few jears HRO ai Fvimo of tht Hinaller lalantls of the 1'aclflc , uhlcli had no onjojed tlio aihantaires of sulllclcnt com ujierco with Euiope or America to keep then mippll" < l with more modern contiivainces The usual wa > of performlns this operation Is to press the filmrpenud end of n stick o harl wood agalrat a piece of ooft woo-1 mntrlird to receive the point , and twirl I rapidly back al.d forth between the palm of the hands Tlio smaller partlcks rubbn off are kindled after a while , and.a litt't ' dry moss l.s lidded to iinrroaso the fame untl It l < lirfia enough to communicate to tw'lg nd spllntero. Whllo this mc-thoil answer ivell with the unchlllzed pcoplo who em ploy It. It requires inuclv habit and grea fitrtoiKth , as shipwrecked marlnert , am "matchless" travelers ha\e found to the ! borrow. In Terra del FIICRO , nt the extremity o South America , early tiavelers found the nwthes producing a fire bj rubb'mg ' brUklj ci piece of pyrites against a flinty atone am catchlns the eparks uiioni a dry , mooiy sub Blanco , which was imlckly IntMmed. This npprcHLlied nearly to the Hint and steel long used by ( . .lIllicd nations. FLINT AND STKHL. Up to the end of the first quaitcr ot the- piescnt century the flint and steel wcio nlrnon the only Instruments of gcttinj , llKht In the civilized world. Various fornu of apinnitus were used , but all emplo > ci these two substances to give out the spark Jllnulo fragments of steel were thrown off fey sti Iking It against 'the flint , and the > e particles , rendered intensely hot by the f riot Ion , were caught on tinder TlndT T\ns rnado by partially burning linen or cot ton rags until nothing lemalncd of then inui car'oon in a very nuonuateu state. l it very susceptible 'of Ignition , but It does mot flame ut > nnd will net Immediately com- innnlcato fire to paper or wood , beciuso tlio con bustlblo parts of these hubstanra nre i-o-nblned with otliern that retard , rather than aid , combustion , and therefore require a ci-rtitln time to separate before Ignition Is pos' Ible. Another and more Inflammable BUlvtanco , therefore , was necessary to take Jlro from the tinder , and this wca fount In sulphur. The pointed ends of thin slips of highly resinous or very dry plnooot were dipped In melted sulphur , end , thus prepared , Instantly Ignited when applied to Iho lncande cent tlmlcr. These bits of pre- paied wood were the flrst " .brimstone mati'hV " They vvero oxopeillngly malodor ous ard to avoid their U'so "match paper , ' or ' touch paper , " a thick paper impreg nated with saltpetre , ot * amadou a felt-llko si'i'istaiifp prepared frnm the fungus poly- porUH fomenlarltis , wcie- sometimes substi tuted for tinder as the recipient of the r.nark from flint and steel , and would com- tmmldito fire without the Intervention of tlii Riilphiir match. lilaeksmltlif ) occanlonally Ignored flint an ( Bterl In llglitlng their forgo flres by striking soft Iron wire smart blows with a ham mer , making It red hot In a. few seconds nnd thrusting It Into ft llttlo heap of pow- ili rrd brimstone and sawdust , which It 1m- oncilintoly kin llodi i.uly In the century nn Ingenious French man utilized the well known fact that the rapid compression of nlr creates Intense Jicat. In o light-striking appaiatus made llko n pnpgun closed at the end Placing amadou In the closed end and forcing the piston drvvn with great force , sufllelent heat was Kcnerated to klndlo the tinder , and a light "Mild be procured frcm It with n brim- mono match This apparatus wa.s uncertain nml easily put out ot order , and never tame into common use. Pho iphnrue , o'apovcred bv llrandt In IOCS , vns ( list applied commercial ! } as a means of obtaining lint bv CSodfrnv Haukwltz of Ixmdon , who In 1CSD , under the direction of Hobcrt Doyle , prepared nml fld eon- si lorablo n a"tltle.s. Small parllcles vvero rubbed between folds of brown piper , ami sulphur matches were United from the re sulting flame. Hut as phosphorus ca then prepared was both cotly nnd dangerous the Invention was "not long employed. TIIH VSn OF CHKMICALS. It wns not until 1S05 that rtttcmpts vvero rocdo * " use chemhal ugoncy for the produc tion of flio In that year M. Clianul. as- Distant to Prof. Thcnard of Paris , discovered that a mixture of chlorate of potash and sugar would Ignlto If dipped Into sulphuric In 1S.3 a rmosphorus matcn was proposed In Ibis wao equal parts of ( ) ho. < i > horus and sulphur wnio cautiously mingled In a glasa lubi > or vlel , which-was kept securely corked " \Vhon < i lltfit was wanted n small pellet of itho mlxturo was taken out on n sulphur- tipped splint , and , bclnp ; rubbed quickly against a piece of cork. Ignited almost spon taneously The vial , cork and matches wore licpt together In a small receptacle called a "llioahoru ) # box. " Auothor somowlmt flhnllar apparatus was firroired by putting a piece of phosphorus In a small vial and stirring It about with a hot > iwlro pasted through tlio cork By this pro- or.-.s thn phosphorus was ( xirtlally burneil In a confined poition of air and converted Into \ldo of lAioophorus. To procure a light a common brimstone match was lnsi > ted and n small portion of the substaneo withdrawn < xi l ( Up , by which llamo was Instantly Vioducrd. M. rhanul's discovery , mentioned above , was utilized In Knglaml borne twenty years after It was mado. In what was called an 'Instantaneous light box. " Tlio box was tiado of tin and In It vvero placed a small Klass-slcppcred bottle containing sulphuric ncld. with enough asbestos ( a fibrous mineral unaffected by lire or acids ) to soak It up and jirovent It from opining , and a supply of email splints of wood that had been dipped in melted sulphur and tlrped with a com- ! > ound ot six parts of chlorate of potash , two nf powdered leaf sugar and one of powdered Hum , mixed together In a p < isto with water On touching tlic prepared on do to the acid they burst Into flame. Hut there were tov- y n iJi'n-iiiiif Have you any Bkln ifllseaso or eruptions ? Are you subject to chatmg or scalding ? Dr. Agnuw'a Ointment prevents and cures any nud all of these , and cures Itching , lllcedlng. and Blind I'lles tiosldo. Ono application brings relief In ton minutes , and cases cured In three to six nlehta. 39 cents. Kuhn & Co , 15th and [ Dougleti St3. Sherman McConnell Drug fy. ( 1613 UoJgo St. crol disadvantages tothis device , espcclall tlio.io arising from the use of the ncld , whirl ooldo from Its destructive properties , t > o * RCSSCS grent power of absorbing molstur from the atmosphere , and , conflerjueatly , see became Inert from dilution. To do atray with the acid bottle a mate called the "promethean" was patented by S Jonci of London In 1830. This consisted of short roll of paper , with a small quantity o chlornto of potash and sugar at ono ctid , t whldt vvaa attached a tiny glass globule con talnlng fiu'phurlc acid. A slight blow brok the glass , released arid mixed with the paste and the match wes lighted The Inventlo was dangerous ofl well as costly , far an ac cldental fall or blow would Ignlto a box o the.tc matches in a room , or even In a pockc with disastrous ) consequences COMING OP TI1IJ MATCH. In the meantime the "lurlfer match" s name- . ! , probably , from "Lucifer , son of th morning" ( Isahh , xlv. , 12) ) gained a footing U was a atrip of c.thcr pasteboard or woot tipped with an Inflammable mlxturo compcsd of chlorate of potash and Biilphuret of an tlmony , with enough powder gum to rondo It adhesive when mixed with water. Thes matches vvero Ignited by drawing them through u folded piece of sandpaper. So popular Old they become that , although the were long ago disused , they have left thol name behind to bo popularly applied to othe kinds since Invented. A friction match wKh phosphorus tip wa experimented with by M. Deroano In Parl as early as 181C , but the first really practloa phosphorus friction matches wcro made I Knglaml In 1827 by John Walker , a druggls of sHockton-on-Tees , who called hla produc lions "congreves , " In honor of Sir \Villlan Congreve , the Inventor of the war rocKe known by his name. They were not wldel used for a number of years afterward ; bu they sprang Into favor as soon as their gooc qualities became known , and vvcro the direc ancestors of the matches used at the prcscn day. The body of the "congrevo" wa originally of wood though a very thin wu taper subsequently came Into limited use The Igniting composition , which requlm \cry llttlo frlclion to Inflame It , consisted o phosphorus and nitre , or phosphorus , sulphu and chlorate of potash , mlv d with gum am colored with vermilion , red Jail , umber nrusslan blim. s > oot. cr other nlHinents. The "safety matcn wns invented l > y Swedish minufacturer of Jonkopmg , namei Lundstrom In 1S3G. The employment o phosphorus In the "congreves" renderci them liblo to accidental Ignition , and s Lui'dstrom ' left It out of the composition ap piled to the match , and , Instead , mixed I with the sanJ on the friction surface , thu separating the highly Inflammable materla from Its Intlni'.to and dangerous conncctlo with sulphur nnd chlorate ot potash Th safety rnattlies "light only on the box , " I theory , but they may bo Ignited by draw In them rapidly across a polished glass surface llko a mil ror or a plato glass window. Only the so-oillcd "Portland matches" an < a few other \ailctles of the wooden mate are now dipped In sulphur , stearlno o paralllno having been substituted to rcnJc the splints more Inflammable. There Is Iloston man who fills his matchbox and tlckc pockets with "Portland matches"whenevo ho goes to New York , and takes great dellgh In offering thorn to h 3 friends there to Ugh their clgais. This brand of matches Is littl known on Manhattan Island , nnd 'is ' th smokers thinking they have their customnr lights , apply the "Portlands" lo their cigar and begin to puff Immediately the tip I Ignited , they generally Inhale , a sulphurou whiff that nearly choke. ? them. Whereat th Ilostonian laughs consumed ! } ' . Until the IntroJuctlon of amorphous phos phorus ( which was made by Prof. Ante von Seroetho of Vienna In 1815) ) the trade o match-making was very unhealthy. Th emanation of phosphoric acid , when common phosphorus was used , guvo rlso to neerosls a disease which destroja the bones , and fata effects often follow. Amorphous phosphorus being entirely fixed at ordinary temperatures workmen now enjov .absolute Immunity. I Is only Inflammable when rubbed in contac with chlorate of pofsh or black o\ldo o manganese , and safety from accidental flro Is Insured by separating th se materials , the chlorate being placed on the natch und the phosphorus on the friction tablet DEFY THI3 WEATHDU. "Vesttvlans , " or "fusees , " for smokers use , which no wind short of a tornado cai blow out , and which will light In a rain storm as well as In dry weather , have bul lions heads , made of s > omo slow-burning compound , such as a mixture of charcoal saltpeter , sand , and gum , tipped with the Igniting composition of ordinary matches Amadou or German tinder la considerably used In this kind of lighten * Sometimes vc-suvians and fuseoa are mounted on a thick , round , woven braid Instead of a splta of wood. "Flamcrs , " for the same pur pose , have thick heads of flaming mixture on either a wa\ taper or a wooden stick As a contrast to present prices , it may bo mentioned that "Instantaneous light boxes' above described , containing 100 matches with the acid bottle , were originally sold at 15 shillings about $3.CO each , but the in troduction of the luclfor match sent the rate down to a penny. "Congreves" vvero flrs sold In bovcs of fifty at 2 shillings and six pence , or GO cents a box ; then the prlco fel so that eighty-four could be purchased for .a Htlllllnp' ' ' 4 nnnfu Most of the processes of match manu facture nro now effected by machinery , and many Ingenious Inventions have bec i In troduced for making the wooden hpllnts Readers , old enough to recall the "war times' of the 'fiOs will doubtless remember thai most domestic matches ( few were Importei then because of the high tariff ) were of a vqry poor quality. Each bunch ( to which a I cent Internal revenue stamp was affixed ; was an oblong block of wood about ono and r. half Inches In length and three- fourths of an Inch square , which was sup posed to have been split lengthwise by two sets of Knives acting at right angles to each other , Into little sticks ; but itho opera tion was so Imperfectly performed that the nutcucs could usually bo separated only with great difficulty , and the piece of paper pasted on the end opposite the brimstone was rarely called upon to hold the matches together. Another variety much hotter In quality , which came later , was In the form of comb-shaped "cards , " a "gang" of small circular saws being used to divide the matches. Sawing wasted too much wood , and knives vvro next employed , as will bo seen by examining the "Portland matches , " the "card" now containing rtwenty-four In stead of a dozen splints I3ut the use of "card" matches Is limited , end the Indivi dual matches In boxes form the bulk of thoeo now consumed In this country. Tha splints are usually made of a soft kind of white pine- , though some aspen Is used In Sweden. The square ones are cut out very simply by knives , nnd the round cnes are shaped by parsing through perfora tions In steel plates , a process Invented In 1812 bv a Mr. Partrldco. There aio several Itlmis of machines for producing the splints , Uy ono process a log of fifteen Inches' length stripped of Its bark atid soaked or steamed , Is put Into a machine , which unrolls It , as It wore , In a continuous strip as vvldo as the log U long nnd of the thickness of a match. This strip as It conies off Is divided Into seven , each equal In width to the length of a match , These narrower s > trlps are broken Into lengths of six or ssvcn feet , and after the knotty and Imperfect parts have been re- no-.od. are fed Into n second machine , which cuts them Into match sticks at the rate of 15,000,000 a day. Another splint-nutting ma chine. Invented by John Jcx Long of Glas gow In 1S71. operates on squared blocks of vvti match lengths , and Is capable of pro- lucing 17,000,000 dally. DIPPING TPTliinnil. . The tpltats are dried In revolving drums and filfteil to free them from fragments and splinters and arrange them In wrallel or der. umJ then are put I to a "tilling" ma- chlno of American Invention which ntlcku hem Into the dipping frames. Thrao framed are eighteen liicnra square , ami each l& made of forty-four thin strips o ( wood llko blind elats. lying eldo by aide , and loosely held ogcthor by Iron rods pattilng through the ends , Tvvonty-two hundred splints arc > laced by the machine In pamllel rows bo- ween tbo etrlpj of each frame , eo sepa rated that no one splint touches another , 'Igbtenlng thn screws on the rods draws ho slips together and fastens the splints nto the frame , which U then ready to go nto the dipping room. The splints In the ramea are heated and their projecting cuds ire dipped In paralnne , which U kept liquid > y wurmth in shallow Hat-bottomed pin a. After this batb bu been absorbed the matches receive their heads , the Igniting b&Mnco being In eouio cates kept ID a unl- orm thla stratum la a pan , and In othem upplleJ by an endless rubber belt. A eklll- ul workman can dip 3,500 or 4,000 frames , r about 8,000,000 matches la o day. Alter ; dipping the frames arc arranged in n heated apartment to dry Almost every manufacturer has his own special mixture for tipping the matches. Ono published recipe glvea the Ingredients aa ono-half part by weight of common phos phorus , four of chlorate of potash , two of glue , ono of whiting and four of finely pow dered glass. Aa It makes a less noisy match , nltrato ot potanh Is sometimes sub- stliuted for chlorate. Other oxidizing agents used Instead of or In connection with these silts of potash , are the oxide of mangeriesc and rod oxldo or dloxldo of lead. A-ccordlng to Gautler. the Igniting mixture for ordinary matches made In Franco U composed of three parts of common phosphorus , two of lead dioxide , two of Band and thr o of gum. The eanio author states that safety matches are dipped Into a composition of five parts of chlorate of potash , two of sulphide of antimony end too of gluo. and that the rub bing surface Is n mixtureof five psrts of amorphous phosphorus , four of sttlphldo of antimony and two and ono-half of glue. Statisticians whose opinions carry weight cstlmato that the average dally consumption of nMtchcoln the Unltel States Is 225,000,000 to 230,000,000. This country has been a largo Importer of thcso articles , especially from England , Sweden end Germany , while producing great quantities at home The manufacture In the United States la mainly controlled by one combination of capltal'sta ' , the Dlamcod Match company , but a rival has lately arisen. Probalily $7,000,000 worth are annually produced In Great Britain , vvhero the dally consumption Is estimated at 200,000.000. More than one ilrm In that country produces 10.000,000 a day , and ono lllrmlngham establishment turns out dally eight miles of thin wax paper and convcrta It Into "vest-as. " In Sweden and Norway , whcro of late } ears the trade has developed with great rapidity , there are some sixty factories , fi.OOO matchmakers being employed In Jonkoplng nlonc. Germany and Austria together liavo as many aa 450 factories. One firm In Schuctenhofer , In LJohemla , omplojs 2,700 peracns The four principal mauufac- turcrs In Vienna furnish employment to C.OOO pcoplo. In France making matches , llko the trade In tobacco , Is a government monopoly. China , Japan , Brazil and other countries now manufacture matches , and those of China compote with Swedish goods In the German markets. IJpSiij iT-O'lomioll. WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The marrhgc of Miss Alteon O'DDimell to Viscount do Piyre of Paris took place at St , Matthew's church today at noon. The altar was beautifully decorated with palms and lilies and branches ofvhlto \ a/alcas. The brldo was escorted by lief brother , who gave her baud in mar riage. The wedding gown of white ratln was simply made , with lace-draped corsage , a diamond mend cross being the only jewel wonn. Father Leo celebrated nuptial mass , aided by Cardinal Gibbons , the pontifical benedic tion being pronounced. A most distinguished assemblage witnessed the ceremony. Thu ciowly wedded couple will sail Saturday for Franco on the Xnrmandlc. They will nako their homo / > T Paris , but will spend jart of the winter In Italy. "NViIlrlilKi - at Iliimlmlcl I. HUlinOLDT. Nob. , Fob. 7. ( Special. ) The new' county bridge , Is being raised into place today. It Is a fine double track struc ture across the Neniaha and will bo of much benefit to the city. Slniius-lliicon. IIUMBOLDT , Neb , Fob. 7 ( Special ) Otis Slmmi and Mlai Ina Uacon , two jouug people living southeast of this city , were married at the United lircthrcu church on Sunday evening. l''ort Hull Ui'xi'i'v ntliiii I'liri'linsi-il. POCATGLLO , Idaho. , Feb. 7. ( Special ) Commissioner Hoyt has completed his nego tiations with the Indians of the Fort Hall reservation. Two hundred and fifty of the 140 rnalco have signed the agreement to sell and the tieaty has been forwarded to Washington. The pcoplo of Pocatello feel that the ratification of this treaty will double the population of the town within a jcar , as it opccs up for settlement a large body of good agricultuial and grazing lands aud to the prospector a range of mountains known to be rich In mlncial. ll'PVUTI.l.MJ ll-MII.S TO 11 El ) I'm. rlKlit vtltli Cvorurii Kcrvilii I'll I Is to ConnOIV TORONTO , Ont. , Feb. 7. "Kid" McP.irt- land , who vvns to have met Geoigo Kcr- vvin of Chlcagia in a twenty-round contest in.dei the Toionto Rowing club manage ment tonight , could not make the stipulated weight , 130 pounds at the ringside. Kerwln declared that ho weighed 1,17 and agreed to meet the Jlrl'artland at 137 , but .McPartland suld ho was over that mark. McPartland's manager proposed tint the club put Denny Jim ray of Huffalo on In Korvvln's place nnd the club contented. The announcement of the- falling through of the JlcPar tl ind-KerwIn match and .the- sub stitution of Murray for MrPaitland , caused a storm of hisses. The bout ended unex pectedly In the ninth round , when n swing on the Jaw floored Murray nnd Referee George Slier stopped the light , givingJIc - Pnrtland the decision. nt 'llniilil ' l'ln > . WINNT3P1X5 , Jtan. , Feb. 7. The curling bonsplel opened today and play his pro- ktessed inpldly , sixty-live rinks being knocked out of the grand challenge event. Among those who fell today vvero Smlfi of Diiluth. who met Stewart of Selklik ; Judge Cory of St Paul lost to McArthur of the \Vlnnepcpr Thistles , 1-t to 7. MoLeod of Duluth - luth Is playing Dunbar of Wlnneperf to night , having received his irame by foifelt from M.anwnrlng of Hlrtlo. Tomorrow morning the Watervlllc competition will be started. Cniitc-Mt tvltli Council II In IT N Ilo ; < i. At a meeting of the Omaha High School Athletic association yesterday afternoon , It was decided to organize a tug-of-war team. Sometime within the next three vveel.s n contest will be held with n team from the Council Uluffs' High Hi'hool In this city for the benefit of the Creche. Fifteen of the ocnl boys will start In ta train for the ; nam nt once. The committee appointed to iiko charge of the training of the team and of all contests , conHlbts of Lester Hutchison , Frank U. Knight and Kuuuno Tracy , I took Island I'nIlH fur n. fluli. ROCK ISLAND , HI. , Feb. 7. A mooting of the citizens lutcresled In baseball was it-Id this evening to Initiate some action on .he tender to this elty of n. franchise In the Western association made by President llrkey. The meeting adjourned until Wednesday evenlnj ; tf > await the receipt of itJio explicit Information , Although fnvur- iblo to the orKunl/.ution of u team , the neetlng wes not Informed whether the club of one of the towns to bo dropped wits o be transferred here or not , llreul.N a SkatliiK Itvciml , DAVOS PLAT/ , Switzerland , Feb. 7. In splendid weather this morning , the 1,50 , ) ncter race In the world's speed skating contest was won by P. Oestlund of Trondh- etn , Norway. In 2.23)4 , thus beating the vorld's record. This ufu-inoon In a storm of driving snow , Oestlund won the 10,000 metro rare In 18.40 , bus gaining the amateur championship of hu vsorld. Mii-rilY I'rc'vi-iiln limit. PHILAJVBLPirJA , Feb. 7. Tne twenty- ound flsht for the 10j-pound championship f the United Stater ( scheduled for tonight t Iho Olympic club , between Steve Flana- an and George RCHH. was not pulled olT district Attorney Schacffer of Dolav are ounty had notified the sheriff that the promoted meted event would be contrary to law and he latter In turn told the manugem , Shi tin llorncN to NfcJW YORK. Feb. 7. James R. Kecno hipped six race horses to Kngland on tha Ulantic transport liner Mlnnewuska today. 'hey nro ull three-year-olds , Cock Robin , Caster Gllf. Nautscn Girl. Illushlng Urlde , laid of Krln nnd a bay lllly , Kcfe-rou dill * II u llrnu , TRCNTON. N. J. , Feb. T.-Rcfvrco Austin ecldcd the fifteen-round content between lllly Whistler ot Philadelphia , and Tommy Vhlto of Chicago , before the 1'alaco Sport- ig club tonight , a draw. Wins NEW YORK. Feb. 7-In n three rnllo race , , 1C. JlcCollcch , the amateur champion of je world , defeated Gabriel Bcllofuulllo nnd . T. Pupke , the two latter skating In re- uya of a mile , ut the Ice jialaco tonight , POTTER WILL jj | PRESIDES ! There Appears but Litllo Opposition to His Bc-Eltotloa. WHEELMEN ARE GATHERING AT ST. LOUIS 1 iSS .Vntlonnl . \ irniliry "f llio I H Toniorri > fivlii ) | < l Mir Inter. ftt Ml IViittWi In ( lie Ulrutl'lli. ST. IXDUI3 , Mo. , Tcb. 1. Delegates to the national assembly of the LcaKUo of Ameri can Wheelmen began arriving tonight , but not lu any quantity. Only about twunty.flvo are here , but the main 1 > ody of delegates will como pouring In from nil over the country tomorrow morning. Second Vlco President O. Frank Klrckcr of New Jersey and his delegation , comprising seven In all , arrived tonight. President Isaac U. Potter nnd the Now York delegation will nrrlvo early to morrow morning. C. C. Monaghan , chief consul of the Southern California division , arrived tonight. Wednesday Is the opening day of the as- sotnbly , which will probably adjourn Fri day noon. There are SCO votca lu the assem- .bly , but only 200 delegates arc expected. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the na tional committee on highway Improvements will hold a preliminary meeting , tit which will 'bo ' present the chairman of the similar different state committees. Otto Doruer of Milwaukee , national chairman of this com mittee , will nrrl\o tomorrow morning. The only other meeting to bo held tomonow will ibo n meeting of the chief consuls nt night. The two delegations most strongly rcpio- eented will bo from New York nnd Petinsyl- Secoml Vlco President Klrcher said to night : "Indications point to Potter's elec tion to the presidency , as there has been no candidate openly announced to oppose him. Ho\\c\or , It is very hard to tell , for letters have been 11 } ing back and forth for the last three months. V caucus will bo held Wednesday and the political situation will bo then more certainly ascertained. The Elliott faction will caucus tomorrow night In Chicago and then come on to the assem bly. " The meeting of the assembly will be held In the Southern hotel. o Afli'iiituticc mill Brink llcllliuv / n ( ' v Orlvnns. KD\V OUUJAXS , Feb.The tr.ick dried out well o\er Sunday and vv.is barely slow- today. The attendance was large and tie betting bilsk. nton Jacket and Wilson were the only winning favorites , llesults : Plrht lure , soiling- , six furlongs : Hton Jacket won , Everest second and Charlotta C third. Time ; 1 1M,4. Second nice , selling , one mile : Wilson won , The Doctor second und 11. lj. Sack third. Time. Us. Third r.ice , selling , one mile nnd twenty raids : A 11 C won , Van Brunt second and Nay Nny thltd. Time. 1.40. roiitth race , hnmllcjp , one mile : Dnvld won. liovnl Choice pccond and Springtime thlid. Time : 1 40. Fifth lace , selling , "sK" " fin longs. Ixnr Ann won , Uaiiilc.i ( second and Cavaletta thlid. Time : 1:1S. : r Sixth race , sailing , s ven furlongs : Ar- le/zo won. Case Snrlng second und Bulle of Fordhnm third Time. 1 3 't. SAN FUANCISCO , Feb. 7. Weather cloudy ; tiack fair , \ \ Oakland today. Ite- Flrst lace , s > elllrifir , spven-sl\tcenthB of n mile : Gild Sirutrh won , Clailndo .second and U Come third. Time : 0- ) i. Second tace , pur.se , MX furlonKs. Sybnrls \\on , Catawba second and Jlidlan thlid. Time : 1 17' . . . Thlid race , handicap , one and n half miles. Judge Uenny won , Collins second and Marplot tiilrd. Time : 2Sa. Foiu th race , Follansljue handicap , seven fin longs : George Miller won , Imperious second and liucl ? Mas le thiid. Time. 1.2' ' ) . rifth race , pur.se , onp and one-sKteenth miles' .Meicullo won , Osrle II MH-ond and Hairy Tnobuin tnlid. Time : 1 31 , Sixth iace , purse , ole\en-sKtcenths of .1 mile : X ijiamax won. Highland Hall .second and llcniiuso thlid. Time. 1:10. : STVIIT Till : 11III ! .HI ) TOIHM1V. l' > tia a nil Klrlo Winners in Klrit In > N I'l > Inn. The opening games In the billiard tour nament for the state championship of Ne braska , were played In the Phoenix saloon yrsterday. In the presence of a laige crowd of admlrets of the same. Theic was noth ing voiy brilliant In the woik of the open ing game. It was played by a couple of local s > xpoits , Fied l'a > ton and Johnny Murphy , and was too ono sided to create much Interest. Payton played a steady game and came out winner , with a bcoie of 130 points to his opponent's se\only-two. It must lie Hald in justice to Murphy that he Is ciedited vvltn putting up a much better article of billiards than he did yesterday , for ihe played In uribually bad fonn and ap pealed entirely unable to gel in touch with the balls. Ho will have a chance , however , to regain lost pinund before the tourna ment is over and much better work Is promised , The best run was ) made by Pay- ton , wio pushed thirty bends across the wire. He averaged a. ' tilllo over three points. The evening game -was between r. K. Harbor and Homer Klrke. It W.IH plajcd In much better foim than the one In the after noon , llaiber played an excellent game at tlmcH , but his mroko vvns enatlc. His highest inn In points was thirteen , which wa.s live over tie best that Klrke could do. 1h < ? latter , howexvr , played by far the su idler game. This told in the long- run and can ltd the latter out Ilrst with points standing 130 to eighty-one , Ono of the best games of the touinnment will be pulled off tonight , between J. K IJenv , who plujn at a handle ip of U3 tjV ' A. Travers 130. The tournament will probably continue thioush- out the week , H < - > n 111ili ClinlloiiurN MlMXon , NOW YORK , Feb. 7. Carle Heynold" , who Is now traveling In the west , telegraphed to the Police ( Jazetto In this city fioin De troit a.s followH ; "JIavo written Nllscon to post forfeit nt your olllco which I will cover Immediately , for a .si'ilis of short dHtnnce straightaway raoo.s , for $200 a side " A few days ago John S. Nllifon , the champion speed skater , Issued a challenge to all skaters for racew fiorn ono-iiuartor of n mild upward for thu championship of the world , The above Is the Ilrst reply to his challenge. lliiMkcl Hull nt Mnrolii. On Wednesday the basket ball team of the Young Men's Christian association of this city will go to rjncoln to play the team there and on Wednesday of next week , Fcbruniy Ifi , the Omaha , team will play In Council Illuffa. The Omuhii team will line up us follow H In thi'so''cventBIllngquest ' , left forward ; Stlllsorl , rtglit forward ; Cor- telyou , center , Monafchnn , left guard ; IJed- Ilcld , light guard. . , , Will Oiler l < 'lfti > fii SARATOGA , N. Y'r\ib. ( 7. At a meeting of the directors of tile SjruUsu Haclng as sociation It was decldnd'fto announce Ilfte-en Htaki'i for the comlilg 'meeting , to close March 1 , tlm meeting to commence July 2s and end August 27 , the BtaUes not to con- lllcl In any way withrioihcr meetings. Is far ahead of any blood remedy on the tnarKet , for It docs BO much niori' , Jlc- tidoa rornovlus Impurities , and toning up the run-down bjstcni , icc'irrt any burad ilisecse. Uniattoranot Jiowilecji-soatc'd or ulistlnatc , which other so-called blood remedies fall to reach. It Is a real blood remedy for real blood diseases. 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The best medicine for nervous , fretful , Irritable women ( a Or t'lcrce's I-'avorite Prescription. It ( joes to nnd corrects the cause. It acts directly on the feminine or ganism and restores it to natural health and vigor. It soothes inflammation nnd cor rects all wcakcnlnar drains. It will make n sick woman well , and n fretful , cross woman happy and amiable. It prepares n woman for the duties of motherhood , and tal.cn during the expectant period makes baby's coming easy nml almost painless Women who wish to know more nbmit this great remedy should write lo its discoverer , Or K. V. Pierce , chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel nnd Surgical Institute , nt lUiflalo , N. V. Mr. S. J. Ifcirtletl ( Tencher ) , of Orntiftcr , Stveel- water Co. , Wyo , writes " IJr I'lcrcc I desire lo ccrllfytlinljour'Pnvorllc PrescriptionM < a boon nnd a great help to nil females. 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