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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
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Mr. Aea Smith , nf Orccncastle , Ind. ,
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