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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ? jyyDAY , MAJICH 13 , 1808.
X remarkable conjunction of events gives
warrant for Iho prediction that the League
of Vmcrloan Wheelmen has laid the founda.
tlon .for an International triumph. Future
hWorlans will undoubtedly attempt to place
the laurels on other lesa worthy brows ,
liiaco H Is meet and proper to plaxo before
an anxlou * public the unvarnished truth
ere Its luster fades or U obacured by oceans
of Ink and rival claimants. To bo sure , the
Icuguo will not receive the honor directly. It
must como to the orgunlz-itton filtered
through the person of President Potter. Mr.
Potter's expansive brow will , therefore , wear
the wreath of triumph , and that ho will bear
the burden as modestly cs ho did his
triumph at St. Louis may bo conceded with
out argument.
Friday of Ust week Mr. Potter permitted
liliroelf to bo interviewed and In course ol
his observations en national affairs ho di
vulged the secret that 90 per cent of the
members of the league were rlpo and ready
to wheel against the Sinlurd < 3. To put it in
pjaln figures , 90.0UU wheelmen wore mounted
for the fray and ready to bust o tire In the
service of their country. The omlnoun now *
did not reach the Spanish capital until Sun
day , consequently It did not receive atten
tion until the day following. Mark what foi-
loWed. The Spanish fleet , ready to sail from
Cadiz , -was halted forthwith and 'lla de
parture Indefinitely postponed. Equally re-
iiiarkablo was the effect of Potter's pronun-
clamcnto at the national capital. Whcrean
consternation reigned In Madrid , Joy .en.
vclopcd Waetilngtun. A' feeling of profound
calm and security took possivfilon of gov
ernment officials. So great was tho.rellol .
that Piesldent McKlnloy < li-opped the rein !
of state , made a double century to I. B.'i
lioma and extending his hand , exclaimed
"Potter , there , my boy ; you're a patriot ant
a bird. " Congress wua prompt to give ad
ditional prestige to Mr. Pottcr'd might :
\ army. The bill carrying an emergency appropriation
,
propriation of $50,000,000 states the money Is
to bo used ifor the national defense. Tin
title was purposely broadened to fit the Pot
. \ ter plan of Invasion of Cuba or Spain 01
/ -circumstance- ) might dictate. It la wcl
understood that the motto of the govern
ment Inih.s . ! emergency Is "millions foi
wheels , not a cent for footmen. " Probabl ;
$10,000,000 of. the sum appropriated will hi
uned In purchasing ' 93 chalnless models fo :
Potter's army amd the balance to provldi
relays of commissary stores cti route. Arm1
are superfluous. With Iho scorchers ot thi
league leading the charge , the don ? woule
have no show at all. And the scnors appro
clato their critical situation. Bad as thing :
are they prefer to drag out on existence ti
a deadly roast from the hot boys.
The events hero outlined demonstrate wh.i
a patriotic man can do at the right moment
Mr. Potter opened his mouth at a crltlca
stage of the warlike proccedlnga , revealed hi
meaaue-fs for national defense , and the flut
tcrlng bird of peace descended to his perch
Sp ln trembled and sought a nerve tonic li
\al . Therefore , when the tributes' fo
"peaco and honor" are dispersed , a grate
ful nation will not forget Potter and hi
00,000 men.
One pronounced effect that the re-ducttoi
1n the prlco cl wheels is having In th
cast Is 'to1 Increase tha sale ot cycling sun
dries. Dealer * state that the demand 1
very large and that It Is chiefly for th <
higher grade of goods. It scorns , they say
as If buyers feel that having saved man ;
dollars In the purchase of their cycles the ;
can afford to Indulge themselves In the mat
ter of equipping them. The march of 1m
provement In details on chain wheels ha
been somewhat checked by reduced profits
but the Improvements made In accessory fit
tings seem this year greater than evei
The market bristles with Ingenious novel
tics designed for the convenience of cyclist
and sociably Inclined riders who like t
meet on the road and talk wheel.
It Is ot great value to a beginner to b
us nearly as possible independent of th
handles for steering.Many beginners clutc
the handles llko grim death , blistering th
liands quite unnecessarily and encouragln
themselves In undue nervousness. There I
no need to do more than Just place th
bands on the handles , and a llttlo prcssur
to the right or left , as required , will sufflc
to turn the machine.
Now forms of chainletswheels have bee
making their appearance every weejf , bn
the latest comer Is something that confute
Iboth theoretical and practical mechanics. !
does precisely what has always been ac
counted to bo out ot the question. It Is
jear that "turns the corner" by means e
a square-cut teeth that mesh directly Instea
ot by means of bevelled teeth. The in
ventor calls It "a face gear. " It has bee
generally accepted that In order to transfc
.power from ono shaft to another running a
right angles by means of coga the cog
must be V-shaped and cut on a bovelle
plane. Spur gears have hitherto been use
only for engagement between wheels turn
Ing In a direct line with each other. Tli
new chalnless looks much llko a bevi
gear wheel at first glance , but closer In
spectlon shows that the teeth on the Instil
of the front sprocket or pinion wheel , as we
as these oa the driving shaft , are cut pel
fectly square and mesh together exactly a
spur gears. Considerable Ingenuity hi
been shown In the way the teeth ha\
lioon cut , and the Inventor claims tli
device to be better than bevel gears. Or
of the things tha maker of this now go :
expects to accomplish with It Is to tram
I form any rider's chain 'wheel Into a chair
Jess for considerably less than a newwhe <
could be bought.
Tom Eck , the cycling manager , now 1
Paris engaging cracks for the Amcrlcrn rai
Ing circuit , startled the racing world of tt
French capital on his arrival there by tt
announcement that he probably would tal
a team ot American stars to Paris this sun
nier. "I probably shall take a team fro :
the United States and make a circuit of tl
leading French tracks the coming summer !
said Eck to a reporter of a Paris paper. '
consider that Morln end Kaiser are the tv\ \
' fastest men In the French and America
racing world at this hour , and I want '
1 .bring them together again. "
Following the announcement that a numbi
of professional racing men will Ignore tl
League ot American Wheelmen during tl
, coming season comes the report that EJd
"Cannon" Dald ha * bete asked to acce ;
the presidency ot the American League <
' Racing Cycllita. The latter organization ,
1s stated , It to be reorganized on a soui
basis and will endeavor to assume the dire
tlon of all professional racing Intercuts. Ba
la very popular with the racing men and
very antagonistic to tbo League of Amerlci
Wheelmen. He , like many other protesslo
Is. U not willing to pay the registration f
as long a * they are barred' from m mbe
hip.
hip.Tbe
Tbe registration fee ot | 2 from all profei
tonal rlder by the League of Amerlci
Wheelmen , will , It I * expected , make a b
Increase to the finance * of the racing boar
UK It Is calculated that betweea 2,000 and 2,5
.4 men will register , from which the Icagi
\ will derive between | 4,000 and $5.000. Tfc
Income , wltb the usual perqulalte * ot t ,
racing board , will make the department mo
than celt-supporting. Chairman Mott a
nouncea that ome well known ritlere ha
already registered , o that the reported o
Jectloi to the Imposition ot a feeeen
bo groundless * . The racing official * dccla
tbit rider * who refuse to regUter will n
be allowed to compete In any contett ht
under the auiplce * of the League ot Amei
can Wheelmen.
Jo ph W.'GrlBM , the heaijwelgbt hlc
clUt , U doliw KMtvcky. H * Ua recent
- f rm trt aW * d. wklc * w
European capitals. Upon his return to this
country he weighed 676 pounds , the moat
ho ever weighed. His preacnt weight Is 055
pounds. He Is 6 feet 4 Inches tall , 62 Inches
bust , 64 Inches waist , 44 inchea thigh , 2G
Inches calf and 22 Inches deck measurement.
Ho has been riding bicycles for the past flvo
years , and his flesh Is as hard and flrui as
that of a well-trained athlete. Ho enjojs
the beit of health , is not troubled with
shortness of breath , as mcst fat persons are ,
and says thet ho believes that hla outdoor
exerc'se on n blcyclo has been the means ol
keeping him In health. He In 2S years old ,
His parents , Kcntucklens , lived In Hlgglns-
port , O. , where ho was born , and removed
with him to Fleming county , Ky. , when he
was a boy. Karly In life he. developed a
tendency to fleshiness , and when 16 years old
weighed nearly COO pound * . The longest ride
ho over made at cue tlmo was elghty-fout
miles , covering the distance In ten hours ,
with a stop of one hour for dinner. Owing
to hn ! great weight , It to difficult for bin
to walk a square , but be rides a wheel with
very llttlo exertion , and ho claims that he
could rldo tea hours a day for a week 01
more at a tlmo without serious Inconvenience
George bad wanted a blcyclo for a loot
time. Lost , year his birthday was cmblt
tered by the tact that ho did not get thi
nuch-coveted wheel , and so bo awaited thi
ay this time with much anxiety.
During the week before he regularly am
'arncstly ' resorted to prayer that ho mlgh
lave hit ) desire granted. His parents reall ;
eared for his faith should he again be dls
ppolnted. Therefore , on the morning of hi
Irthday ho found awaiting him by his bed
lilo a beautiful new wheel.
When his mother entered the room sbi
on ml Kim delightedly gazing uc > on It.
"Well , " he called out cheerfully , "
bought the Lord wouldnt have the uery
o refuse this time. "
Maternal authority is still triumphant
hanks to the bicycle. Only the other da :
n Philadelphia a naughty boy whoso motbe
ras engaged In directing him In regard t
.n errand Jumped on his wheel and rodi
way. Fortunately her own machine wai
t hand. The stern parent Jumped on am
aceil after her little boy until she out
icorched him. Then she took him horai
foot. The Quaker chronicler of the affal
iays that the last act of the domestic trag
dy took place beyond the gaze of the publl
( ye.
ye.In
In general , mechanical analysis of th
modern blcyclo , says a writer In the Engl
leering Magazine , shows that a large proper
Ion of Its hundreds of pieces may be made
i holly or partially , by some of the proceese
f stamping or pressing , the principal excep
Ions being Its studs , bolts , etc. , which or
iroduccd In rapidly-working automatic tur
cl lathes. Even the spokes of the wheel :
istenslbly of wire , are reduced In dies b
a swedglng operation closely resembling th
action of a press. The leather of the ead
dies Is first cut , and afterwards formed wit !
presses and dies , and wooden rims are con
fined In special dies while being glued , a
are also the rubber tires themselves durln
ho vulcanizing process. U Is safe to sa
hat. without the aid of press-working prc
cesses , the modern bicycle would bo but
'uxury for the rich , and not , as now , tb
, -ehicle , companion and friend of the pool
AVIIUKMAG COSTUMES FOUl WOMES
'Latent ' Denlirna in. KUirU. JuakoU am
Ve t .
The skirts of new cycling costumes ar
divided at. the back only , or ard circular on
ho fullness sot Into godct flutes in the bad
Thee divided in the back have the front an
Idea flat and smooth over the front an
sides. The circular skirts are designed 1
the same manner. The pocket Lolo Is a
ono of ° the side seams. A pocket In tbo othe
side scam and a row of butttona on both in
proves the style of the costume. The bodice
of these now suits comprise coats with flttc
backs , blazer fronts and low-cut vests , etov
ping at the waist line. These vests are <
a contrasting cloth or of white pique. .
whlto liemlsetto is worn with these veeti
or a whlto cambric skirt. For coat wlthoi
vests there are plaid und plain taffeta skirt
which glvo a touch of color to the dull-hue
costumes. The Jackets of some of those oo :
tumes are fitted , yet worn open.
Blouse waists will bo much worn In tb
country. The prettiest are- loft open a 111
tie in the front , showing a white chomlsett' '
The edges of the bloueo are held togethc
by straps and buttons. ! For women wit
graceful figures the double-breasted talk
bodlcci.ivorn open over a linen cbemlsetto
to bo the correct thing. iDoleros and Etc
"ackcts are also among the cow models.
For fair days In summer , however , tl
swell bicycle girl will bloom out In U
glory of white pique. These pique suits wi
bo tailor made , wltb clcsed or divide
skirts , and the Jackets cut in all the font
described. The seams of the skirts and tl
jackets as well are marked by stltcbe
binds ot pique. Wblto pearl buttons ai
the only ones allowed on these jaunty coat
which will bo worn with black , gray or nav
cloth skirts. White llnon suits will ah
be worn by cycle * women. There Is also
woolen plquo which Is made up Inlo whce
Ing suits for the mountains and soaslcl
Ml kinds ot mixed and ! fancy cloths as we
as plain will bo worn. Ribbed velvetec
will be also a favorite during the sprlc
months. Small checks are passe.
An elegant costume for spring has ju
been made up tor a young woman who prldi
herself on her stylish gowns for all occi
slons. The skirt Is ot black serge , longi
than usual , following tbo English Ideas :
tbU respsrt. A short jacket is of wbl
cloth , fitted to the figure , but worn op
The eight largo pearl buttons down tl
front are merely for decoration. J5lther
plaited cambric or a silk skirt wlllb woi
underneath , with grosgraln bolt and llv
buckle.
A Dlnniipearlnir 1'rojndlo * .
Washington Star.
The blessing that's vanished seem * wo :
drously bright.
Though we tailed to be grateful before ;
And now < men would welcome with urdc
delight
A question that vexed us before.
How oft have wo trembled with angry 01
daln ,
Or In martyrdom mournfully sighed.
As some bore eang once more that t
mlllar refrain ,
"What kind ofwheel do you ride ? "
But that was ere national queries aroie
To greet ua at every turn ;
And each wltb an answer that noboc
knows.
Some frlvoloui , some sadly stern.
Here's hoping- that spring will bring r
spite from care.
From forebodings of what may betid * ,
That we'll hear nothing won * than the
tones debonair.
"What kind of a wheel do you ride ? "
WHEEiaXG OIIAFF.
"Papa , what U * century rldert"
"A very able liar In moat Initances , t
on. "
"Yes ; that U a pretty food bicycle Jol
But "
"Well , whatr
"It baa made quite a number ot centu
rum. "
Sprocket I'v * Jutt Joined the Beglnne :
Cycle club.
Handlebar Wfcat ar your coloraT
Sprocket Black and blue.
Mary bat a Billy goat , tt * tall U tort
bent , and everywhere that Mary gee t
lamb I * aure to west. He followed her
icbool one day , which made her hot a * fi
for Mary b d ridden oo her wheel , a
Billy ate the tire.
"My boy , " aala the kindly old gentltmi
"remember that It to alwayi wall to t
telltoratio * . New Ute Mytfcta * A *
gome thought ; "but did you ever -watch a
blcyclo rider putting on a sweater ? "
"I sent back that combination rolling pin ,
meat chopper , egg beater , potato masher ,
cake cutter , churn and biscuit cutter. Brid
get didn't llko It. "
"Wby not ? "
"No bicycle came with It. "
< A clatter on the attic stair ,
A tramping1 overhead ,
Small feet that scamper here- and there
With swift and noisy tread.
I hear a scrnmbllnjr by nnd by ,
The sound of merry wjueuK
And know that from the attlo high
They're taking down the wheels.
A in on ir the ilnclnn Men.
Critics bellcvo that they have discovered
ono of the secrets of Jimmy Michael's ' great
racing record ID the fact that bo follows
ha ! pacers scientifically. Says one ot them !
"No man will ever bct Jimmy Michael , no
matter how fast ho 1 * , until , bo acquires
the knack , of following pace scientifically.
The wheelman's success Is due not alone tc
his speed and staying qualifications , but more
ejpeclully tohs [ proficiency In making llgh .
ntng-llke changes of pacing machines with
out loss of time or ground. U will bo no
ticed that Michael In all his match conteatc
Invariably gains a lap or a good distance
on his opponent In his first two mile ? . H <
has paced races down to such a science thai
he Instructs hi * teams to pull him rlghl
through for this gain at the start , which U
a big advantage. Another feature ot bis
paced races Is that ho never attempts
rushing chase after his advance crew , ahouli
they by any mischance draw away from him
On the contrary , ho always holds his pact
and waits for his men to come back to him
Compare all the men who have- race < !
against Michael. They have been verj
speedy , but they lost through poor pace-
making. "
The American Cycle Racing association
through P. T. Powers , has Issued a statement -
ment , to the effect that It stand 3 ready tc
match Major Taylor against Tom Llntor
and will back blm for any amount up te
$5,000. Such prohibitive conditions arc at
tached that Llnton cannot be blamed foi
not accepting It. The toco must bo held Ir
May or Juno on the track offering the larg'
eat Inducements , at any distance up to thlrtj
miles , with unlimited pace. Neither mar
must appear In a race before the date se
lected. Llnton stands ready to meet any
body , but ho docs not propose to tie him
self. up not to race.
The movement to Induce profesalona
racing men to a&sume control ot them
selves has fallen through for this year. Thi
kick on the part of the racers Is that the ;
are being taxed by tha League of Ameri
can Wheelmen without being given repre
sentation. It has been decided , however , nol
to attempt to takfl away the control of rac
ing from the League of American Wheel
men , but to present a proposition to tin
next assembly to have ! It turned over ami
cably.
of the AVlirel.
Chief Gallagher has not yet made an as
slgnment of bicycle policemen- again and a ;
a result the scorchers have been holding blgl
carnival on the best paved streets am
avenues of the city. Last Sunday was ai
Ideal day for bicycling and hundreds o
cyclists of both sexes were out enjoying i
ride. These who went out Sherman avenui
wore somewhat hindered by the nuraeroui
scorchers who were allowed to ride up am
down the street at .breakneck . speed. Son )
of the wheelmen and others < who came ver ;
near being run down by these lawbreaker
threaten to take the law In their own hand :
If an effort Is not soon made to stop the evil
Darnca and Baldwin .were . faithful In th
performance ot their duty as blcyclo police
men last year. The Associated Cycling clul
should call upon 'Chief ' Gallagher and Insls
upon having men assigned to this work a
once before someone Is run down and scrl
ously Injurol.
A letter from Harry llulliall , who Is no\
In IBrooklyn , N , Y. , to a club mate In thi
city has the following to say about cyolln
In Greater New York : "Cycling here Is 'al
the rage. The ' 'Coney ' Island cycle path Is .
dream. I went down last Sunday and ra :
across a fast crowd which was following
quad , and the way the bunch flew over ti *
path and went through the crowd remlndc
me of the finish of O-mlto open. There Is
twelve-mile per hour limit here , but th
cycle policemen are not on duty yet and th
scorchers can scorch to their heart's con
tent. The Coney Island ) path is porfcctl
straight and as smooth as glass , and 2:3 :
to the mile U an ordinary clip over It. Yo
can imagine the kind of a crowd that gee
down when I tell you it was estimated tha
25,000 wheels went over It last Sunday. "
The announcement ot the death of Harr
Brawer , which occurred the latter part c
February , was sad newa to the racing me
of this city. Mr. Brewer was a very er
thu-slaatlo admirer of clean blcyclo racln
and was always In attendance at my race ;
whether Important or not , held In this vlcln
Ity. His son , Dan J. Brewer , is one c
Omaha's most promising young amateun
having been upon the path during the lac
two seasccs. Mr. Brewer was a firm b <
Hover In pure amateurism and It has bee
mainly through bis efforts that amateurisi
has been keptapure. in Omaha during the leu
two years. He was an admirer of good pr <
feeslonal racing and during the spring tralr
Ing season each evening and Sunday mon
Ing found him at the track watching tb
bo > s work out. Her was E6 years old.
At the regular mcnthly meeting of tb
Omaha Wheel club held In Its rooms Tue :
day evening last Ell Hodglce , one of the o
fleers and members of the Omaha Guaidi
who is an enthusiastic wheelman , was admil
ted to membership.
Registration of professional racing mei
as required by the new racing rules , has al
ready commenced , last week's League Bulli
tin showing the names ot several promlnet
riders who have complied with the rules.
far none of the local riders' names have a |
pfared , but It U expected that they will a
get in before the season opena.
r
i The annual meeting of the Union Paclf
3 Wheel club was heldat the Mlllard Jiot
Tuesday evening last. The club now has
a membership of ninety-two , all In good stain
1 Ing , and judging from the reports of tl
1 " officers , has a past record of which the men
bers can Justly bo proud/ The gold med
offered for the largest mileage on club rui
for the season of 1S97 was awarded to M
D. Lancaster , tbo sliver medal , for the EC
end largest mileage , to H. E. Henabery. 1
addition to the winter social feature of tl
club , It was decided to have club plcnl
during the coming season In connection wtl
the runs and plans were entered Into wll
thla object In view. The organization is no
two years old and has made the unusu
record of not having a single delinquent <
Its books. Financially the club Is In exec
lent condition. The following officers we
elected for the coming year : Richmond A
derson , president ; J. W. Griffith , vice prc
tdent ; J. W. Newlean , secretary-treasure
A. L. Angell , captain ; Bernard Lancastc
first lieutenant ; W. R. Moran , iccond lie
tenant ; W. A. Ellis , third lieutenant ; W. 1
Anderson , color bearer.
The club look * for large Increases In met
berehlp this year ; already applications ba <
commenced to come in. Everything Is brig
for the future and the members exprc
gratification at tbelr success In malntalnlt
a club of exclusively Union Pacific employe
The cycling editor of Tbe Bee spent tl
greater part of a day during the last wee
In giving one of the new chainlets blcycli
a thorough practical test , riding It up bl
and down , over smooth and rough pavemen
at a gait ranging from three minutes
' the mile to as fast as a 2-15 clip , cr.d fi
the benefit of those who have not bad
chance to ride one as yet , will give bU pe
sonal opinion. In the first place It has bei
claimed by many that In climbing etei
hills , where a great deal ot pressure U p
upon the pedal * , the bevel gear will 1
thrown out of Has enough to make It bin
and therefore run bard. Tbe writer rode i
the Davenport * tre t hill , from Eighteen
to Twenty-second , and did not notice tb
the bevel gearing bound In the least ,
run hard at all , but on the contrary rex
up the hill with greater ease thin ever b
for * . It ba been claimed by aomo that tl
gearing would bind when ridden over roui
roada or pavement , but a trip out Seventeen
street , from Davenport to Cumlng , which
> paved wtk cadar Mock * that ae now In
moat dilapidated eondltlo * and therefore ve
row * . Kv 4. tUt thaw to B * the lei
unnlng qualltlci , Itilaitar superior to the
ialn wheel and there ia DO back lash when
10 rider wishes tonlca/tnp / by back-pedaling ,
a.i Is tbo cae with tbe-chaln machine. Ono
r the local racing da m Instated that the
lalnlcs * wheel couldinafebe started quickly ,
ut the writer's c ) pcrltntco was that It was
much easier and qiilckotrtTo start a chalnlcss
eared to 73Vi thin la- chain wheel geared
o TO. As to the wearing qualities ot bevel
earing as cotnpairoJ with the chalu tlmo
nly will answer tb Is .question , but for picas-
re riding It Is the writer's opinion that the
halnUcs bicycle in Sfi < ucr cent better than
bo wheel wltb a
Ono of the targe Astern bicycle manu
facturers writes to The tlco that it receive *
moro requests from would-bo racing tuen lu
Omaha fcr the lean of racing machines than
ny other city In the country and asks 11
ur entire blcyclo population la not compose
t this class ot iwheclmcn. The makers ol
ilcycles have brought this upon themselves
nd can blame no 0110 else. If they had nol
stabllshed such a precedent In former year :
loubtlesa the would-bo racing men wouli !
xpect to pay for their bicycles as ethel
? eoplo do , but In view ot the fact that nwk-
rs have until the last two seasons beer
cry liberal wltb their racing machine *
nearly every wheelman who can ride a mile
n tlireo minutes Immediately gets the Idci
nto his head that he Is entitled to the lo-u
if a racing machine from any factory In thi
lounlry and docs not fall to ask for It. Foi
ho benefit of this class of wheelmen wi
will say that the time Is gcno when maker :
oan machines to every dub that aska foi
hem. Fee an example- may be stated UIA' '
when such men aa Sager , Oadke , McCalt
'redorlckGon , Proulx , Hall and other we l
tnown western riders get llttlo moro thai
ho loan of a racing wheel , and have a ban
: lmo to get even that , there Is little * shov
or practically unknown riders and the ;
might as well save their 2-cent stamps , pa
per and time 'writing ' for freewheels , as thi
majority of the makers will not BO much OJ
oven answer the letter.
William Shields ot WoSrisocket , R. I. , wh (
achieved considerable fame by riding dowt
ho wetst front Btepfl of the capltol bulldlnj
at Washington last March , Is In the city
Mr. Shields la also a splendid trick blcycli
rliler and Is well known throughout the eas
as "Rube. " In all of his exhibitions he np
icars\ln the makeup of a country "Reuben. "
t Is his Intention to remain In the city foi
a week oc tea days and will give exhibition !
ipon the streets as soon as the weather wll
termlt.
Clir.in.
The following has been received from Nel
son Hald of Dannebrog , Neb. , relative t <
organizing tha chcsa Interests of the stall
or the mutual pleasure and profit ot chett
> laycrs :
To the Chess Editor of The I3oe : Messrs ,
T. N. Hartzell and G. N. Sceley of Kearney ,
1. O. Uirrlson of Albion , A. Powell of Bt ,
Bdwards , myself and others wisli to organ-
ze n. state chess association for the pur-
) ese of carrying on tournaments either bj
lorrcspondencc or over the board and tc
ncrcase the locnl Interest In the game. II
s our wish to get you to assist us by giving
this matter publicity through your chess
column and by any suggestions that yov
may bo able to offer as to the Uest way te
organize. Several of us have had consider
able experience In playlns chess by corre
spondence nnd have found that In this
branch lies one ot the greatest pleasures p ]
chess. Among- the many chess playurs Ir
Omaha and throughout the state ther ;
ougiU to be a numbqrvho v.-oulil lie Inter
csted In such a movement anil from al
such r would like tohear , at an early date
We will be very KlaJt to'hnve you take ar
active part with' us "anil1 " for any abslstanci
you can give us wo w-IH be very thankful
) : iNHLSON HALU.
It la without doubt the wlsti of Nebrusb
chess players that Mr. 'Hald ohould act a
the president pro tern or'such an nssociatloi
nnd nhould bo provided' with authority I
enroll names and perfect the organlzatloi
in such further raanftcrifis he seca fit. Thi
column will be glad'-to lesslst him by pub
llshlag corrcopondenseisamcs ; or offering i
token for euperlon.meftt lu problem 4com
petitions. Chess , plqyergj Interested are , re
quested to coumunlcafeiwlth Mr. Hald an
he la requested to kqeruUils column intormt ,
as to the progreus ot ap > matter.
The Manhattan Chees club of New Yor :
has recently sent a challenge to Oxford an
Cambridge universities * or a' team che.3
match by cable to , bp played during th
Easter vacation. Tho" proposition has bee
favorably received by the Englishmen an
the president of the Oxford club , E. C
Spencer-Churchill , believes there will bo u
difficulty In arranging the match when th
text of the challenge arrives in England.
The cable match between England and th
United States , which is to take place c
March ' 18 and 19 , Is an event causing muc
excitement among chefs players. Sine
their victory of last year the Engllshmc
have L-trcmgthened their team by tbo add :
tlcn of such experts as Burn and Can
Four of the weakest p'ayers on the Amerl
can side have also been replaced , and wit
Plllsbury , ShowaUer , Hodges , Hymes , Borl
and Delmar , who won three and drew thrc
games last year , the Americans have
good chance of winning. The now men o
the American side are Robinson , Bain
Young and Galbreth and they are believed t
be btronger In all retpestfl than their predc
ccssors of a year ago.
Pillsbury and Show-alter are -well alon
with their retucn match. Plllsbury. wo
last year by a score of 10 to S and of th
firat two gamea this year each has won oni
The score of the second was as follows :
UUY LOPEZ.
Whtte-PI'.lsbury. ' iHack-Shffwalter.
1-P .to . K 4. . 1Pto 1C 4.
2-ICt to 1C n 3. 2-Kt to Q B 3.
3-T3 to Kt 5. S-Kt to H 3.
4-Castles. 4-Kt take' * P.
5-P to Q 4. ft-Kt to ( } 3.
G-B to Kt r . . < V-Q to Iv 2.
7-H takes H. - < -i takes 13.
R-P takes P. 8-TCt takes 13.
0-P to Q U 4. fl P to Q 3
10-JP takes Kt. 10-Kt ta'-ses P.
ir , T > to II 4. 13 1C to Kt 5.
li p to H r . 16-Kt to It 3
17-Kt to K 4. 17-Kt takes Kt.
1S-R takes Kt. 1S-P to Q 4.
13-U .to . H 4. 13-Q to Q 3.
20 Q to H n. l'0-P to Iv H 3.
21-11 to K. B sq. 21-Q to 13 3.
52-H ( It 4) to B 4. 22-H to Q 2.
> T-Kt to Kt 3. 2.T-Q It to K sq.
21-Kt to II 5. 21-13 to B sq.
K.V-P to 13 3 SU to K 2.
2 < V-P to U 4. IW-IC 11 to Iv sq.
27-H ( B sq ) to B 2. 2I-U to Iv 0.
2S 1C to U 2. 2S U ( Iv .sq ) to 1C 4.
29-lCt to Kt 3. 23-Q .to . Q 3.
30-K to Kt Ml. flO-U to K 8 ( ch. )
31-U to 13 Kl. 31-45 to U 3.
32-K takes R. 32-H takes R ( ch. )
Resigns. _
Problem No. 15. ilone by Q to Q It s
followed by Q to K 1) ) Of and Q to K B 7.
Black move K to 1C 3hy ; Kt to 1C 5 and
to 1C B 7. If Black move K to Q D B : ar
by Kt to Kt 5 , and 'lll ' to Q U 4. If B ae
follow K to Q B G with IK to Q Kt 6. Solve
by H. W. McBrlJp. iBla fr. J. 'M. Crosby i
Fremont Is referred tb Nelson Hald of Dai
nebrog , Neb. , In rcgardUo his deslro to ei
gage In a chess toMrhey. His propos <
solution of Q to Q B 2. allows the tlack klr
to escape through Q-x '
The TliVWkril. .
A hungry guest atj a Chicago hotel , wl
had sat at one of the , tables unnoticed fi
several minutes , called.a ) waiter to him i
last and said : "Young .fellow. I saw th
man over there hand you a tip ot half
dollar Just now.1' t , .
"Yes. sah. " /
"You've got his order , have you ? "
"Yes. sah. "
"Well , now , I'll glvo you a tip also whit
Is this : Bring mo exactly the eame orde
served In exactly the same style a * hla , ai
with the same promptness , or I'll repo
you. Do you get the Idea , young fellow ? "
"Yes , sah. "
The two dinner * were served at the san
time and were precisely alike.
Side MxhU on HUlory.
1 Chicago Tribune : "You seem sad , " sa
the chief ot the commUdary departmec
r venturing respectfully Into the presence
hi * chief. "Is It because you have crorsi
the Rubicon ? "
"Not io. " moodily replied Julius Caesa
"It I * became I am deid certain that eve
dough-face In Rome la catling mo a Jtni
tbl * morning ! "
Then , In order to divert hi * mind , he calli
hi * typewriter * nd dictated a page ot dll
HEAT BELOW THE EODATOR
An Iowa Man Writes of the Summer in
Australia.
SWELTERING IN THE SU'S RAYS
of "Ocrmnn Lnncr nnil IP BOO
3Ulc from \o I'lnce" Trip to the
Interior Dnrlnnr the 1'ro-
. limited. HtcnU'd Term.
The world la not very Urge any more , and
yet our old Ideas llo BO conveniently close
to the eurfaco that many things which are
commonplace en tbo scale of general average
seem strangely interesting when viewed from
special and widely separated standpoints
writes United States Consul George W. Bell
from Sydney to the Portland Orcgonlau.
The mall just received from the oppoaltci
side of this little- world of ours Is very "re-
fresl Ing. " Not only Is It refreshing because
It brings reports of murders and executions.
of accidents and buslnera revivals , of gold
discoveries and divorces and great society
events , but becaurm It brings news of Ice
ami snow and blizzards and "cohl snaps" In
numerable. To a fellow sweltering In a
close , humid , sunless atmcophcro , sending
up the "little ball" to 1UO degrees In ttio
oliade , It Is a delicious sensation to read of
a Dakota blizzard.
As I would enjoy a sniff of an Iowa tor
nado , or nursing frosted ears and noses ,
would feel comforted by an Inquiring refer
ence to the 'Weather recorded on this side.
The Telegraph of yesterday paid :
"Tho weather was still showery In thb
northeast portkn of the colony , but clse-
where flno clear weather , with hot north
erly winds , prevailed. Among the heat rec
ords for yesterday were the following :
DOR. Dcg.
\Vngga 110 Cooma ICG
Uonlllquln 10 ! ) Forbes 101
Tlroken Hill 107 Ooullmrn KM
Hay 103 Hlllwton 100
Wentworth 103 Coanabanibran . . 03
Wllcannlalo 104
It muat not bo thought , however , that we
have really "warm" weather In New South
Wales. In February , 1S93 , I wrote the Amer
ican press regarding this rather common-
placo. but sometimes heated question , and
for this article I quoted frcin the Sydney
Morning Herald of January 23 the following
readings :
Des. DCS.
Albury 112 Huston . 112
DnlranaUl 121 llarsdens . Ill
Hourko 11 MenliuU'e . 117
Hrowitrrlnu 120 Urami . 113
Hroken Hill 113 WngFJX . I' ' "
Cobsir 100
Cooimmble 110 Wentworth . 113
Cowra. Ill Wllcnnnla . 121
Donlllquln IIS Young . 110
Dubbo Ill
Those stations are widely separated , over
a country six tlmca as large as our state of
loua.
In January , 1S33 , the official readings for
twenty-four contectitivo days at Gundubooka
were : 112 , 107. 112. 114. 118 , 121. 123 , 118 ,
118 , 11.5 114. 123. 117. 121 , 123 , 12S , 124 , 129 ,
120 , 120 , 120 , 123 , 119 , 9S.
Notwithstanding the fact was very palpable
to mo and doubtless I made some lurid
comparisons by means of adjectives not un
common among the Anglo-Saxons as has been
remarked of the "army In Flanders , " 1
well remember that not a. few very limp
and candid persons Informed mo at this
time In the most guileless manner that It
was hot. Though I was then little ac
quainted In ( Australia , and know little re
garding the veracity of the people , I will
ingly accepted their statements with child
like credulity.
TRIP TO TUB COUNTRY.
A few days , ago I was Invited by n few
friends to "go out in the bush. " This
means a "run up country" 300 miles or more.
Of course I accepted , as I was too well
brought up to decline an Invitation that
promised so much pleasure and afforded so
gocd an opportunity to see a new and In
teresting country.
I was soon at a little mining town "over
the range , " 300miles In the Interior. The
village Is a pleasant one , and the people
see-m thrifty and happy. The weather was
fair. " That Is "putting It mildly. " The
sky was cloudless , the air so-still that not
a leaf trembled , the dust arose and floated
lazily In clouds as the trudging wool teams
passed , and the scorching sun * poured lla
slightly slanting rays from the northern
heavens. I was boiling , and the whole
Sydney party wore quite unanimous In the
conclusion that It was hot.
Dut to get the most out of a trip Into the
Interior of Australia , In addition to the
scorching sun , a breathless air and a suf
focating dust , ono must not forget the flies.
However , there Is no danger of forgetting
them , as they never fall to bo recognized.
These terrible flies look much like the
American house flies , but they are more
Industrious , and they stick closer than
brothers. These little fellows have a courage
worthy of a better cause , and. Instead of
allowing themselves to be scared , they have
to too literally scraped off ; they seem to be
BO sharply shod , and they stick like wax.
They are a terrible pest on stock , and people
have to wear nets over their faces to protect
themselves from a real danger , as the flies
not Infrequently communicate very poisonous
matter.
The day I reached the town the ther
mometer registered 103 degrees in the fihado.
I don't know how hot it was In the sun ,
The pleaiant Inhabitants of this pleasant
country village held an open Held afternoon
ot sports. Of course , the sports In Australia
must not bo neglected. These sports con
sisted ot all kinds of athletic exercises.
Running. Jumping , wrestling , tugs-of-\var ,
throwing of weights and many other vigorous
feats were enjoyed.
It may bavo hcen the weather , but here
I became demoralized and made Ihe flral
wager of my life. Twelve girls , bctwcer
14 and 18 years old , ran a foot race , 10 (
yards. I won a guinea and then relentcc !
my evil and gave my winnings to the redheaded -
headed , freckled-faced little maiden wht
tempted me to become a gambler.
LECTURE ON ART.
As thcro was to bo a lecture In th <
"school of arts" at 8:30 : o'clock , the even
ing "banquet" began at C:30. : A banquci
In this country village , 300 miles fron
"nowhere ! " Think of It , banquet , with i
finely decorated table , loaded with as flm
o. spread as ono would wish to see any
where , with meats , salads , solids , sweets
liquor and many varieties of wines , ant
moro than sixty gentlemen In full evenlnj
dress , patent leather shoes , low-cut vests
cplke-talled coats , etc , U was amazing. :
don't know whence came all thcao gentlemen -
men , how they became so educataed ant
polished , or how they paid for their goot
clothes. Dut there Is no end ot surprise :
In Australia.
At 8:30 : o'clock the "school of arts" wai
crowded with a well dressed , well be
have , cultured and happy crowd ot people
I don't know why the audience was s <
patient , or where the people learned U
appreciate such topics , but for nearly tw <
hours they sat In brcathlecs allei.ce am
listened to a chat about evolution , about tin
origin and forms ot life , and thought am
the brain , and microbes and stars , and thi
nebular hypothesis , and such like. Maybi
they were too well bred to "fire" tin
speaker and nviybe they were waiting patiently -
tiently to hear something they could under
etand. I dent know.
But the next day came end the Sydncj
party ot four were driven twenty miles over
land to a beautiful 1own on the main In
land railway. Wo had early lunch am
started at 12:30 : p. m. In January , In tin
Interior of Australia , the sun is usual ! ]
on duty. Usually , I say , for it Is unusua
In the interior of Australia to see the ek ;
overcast with clouds during the eumme
momhs of December , January and Feb
ruary. It is not unusual to see an abso
lutely cloudless sky in the Interior for hal
a year at a time. So uiual was the day li
nutation , with the sun pouring down fron
the northern heavens , only the Sydney partj
cared to speak to thouo about them of th <
etato ot the atmosphere. All but tbo drive :
were Sydneyitcs. They had all agreei
unanimously that It was hot. The drive
had been toasted for halt a century in h <
interior and "was used to it. " Ho was i
fine looking old gentleman , with very whlti
whisker * , very red face and a very clll
I tblnk be was a Italian , uamti
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the visor with which lie piled the lash In
creased with the compllmcnto the hca.hen
In the back seat puld the driver und hla
"fiery bays. "
My pity for the foaming animals kept mo
quirt , but my discomfort persuaded mu to
wish hard for a sight of our destination.
The country was a beautiful , undulating
plain , with scattered patches of gum trees
that gave It the appearance of a vast park.
Dut the soil was rather poor , the foliage
slight , and , as the thin leaves of these Aus
tralian gums usually turn their edges toward
the sun , there Is an almost complete abucnco
of shade , and the shimmering light la pain
ful. After a few miles' drive. In this heated
interior , the perspiration stops , the skin feels
dry and drawn , the lips and nose are parched
and the eyes weaken with pain. At the half
way house the high-mettled horses showed
unmistakable evidence of weariness , and a
short etop revealed a condition which I re
garded as alarming. . The horses panted llko
lizards , and I urged a rest , though the
scraggy gum. under whose spreading
branches wo halted , gave small relief from
the scorching sun.
When within some flvo miles of our desti
nation the driver Informed us that a "dele
gation" from Could meet us. I sug
gested that any man but a fool who would
leave the Ice chest to meet "Queen Mau"
would provo himself a lunatic who deserved
cooking. Some distance In front I saw a
cemetery , on a bare sunburnt hill , and sug
gested that as a proper meeting place , for if ,
In tlio exuberance of our Joy , wo surren
dered the ghost , wo could be properly depos
ited before wo "spoiled. "
A STKANQU MEETING.
Near the cemetery there v.cro some trees
of the eucalyptus tribe , with courage enough
to flaunt the. full eurfaco ot their scattcicd
leaves In the face of the sun , which poured
down from a little less direct angle , and
soon , to my surprise , we saw coming to
meet us some covered carriages , or "top
buggies. " "They come ! They corao ! " ur.a
the Italian driver In his rich Corkonlnti
bioguc , for this "cavalcade" ho declared to
be the promised "delegation. " Well , It no
turned out. Just below the cemetery thca *
vehicles pulled out under the great gum
trees , and as wo all alighted to bo Introduced
to chat and let the horses rest wo were dc ;
lighted to sco the well filled baakots taken
from under the carrhgo seats and the cor , ,
tenta nicely arranged under the spreading
trcea. This was wonderfully acceptable , but
thcro came another basket , filled with wet
clothca , as though the laundry was Just be
ing wrung out. Tbls was opened , and , what
do you thlnkT Three hundred mllef * from
"no place , " out in the Interior of Australia ,
a broiling atmcerhere , 102 degrees In ths
shade , and in the * > ufi 140 , these designing
youns men , with the most deliberate lr ,
opened up a good supply of "German lager
and lee. " Fine , clear , excellent Ice , plenty
of it , and lager 03 cold at Greenland's Ivy
mountalne , away out In those scorching
plains. Nothlag should surprise one In Aus
tralia , but could hospitality be more con-
elderatc ? I ara not a "beer gur.zler. " but I
placed quite a quantity of that stock where
it "filled a long-felt want. "
Our destination was a pretty town In the
center of a beautiful agricultural district ,
the crops ot which had all been ruined
by the prolonged drouth and the heated
season ; but the people were as Jolly a lot
aa ever were born. Hero were flno school. *
and churches and public buildings , ami , of
course , a "school of arts" for. let mo tell
you , thcso Australians pay great attention
to the Intellectual development of their
young people , and I would llko to see their
example followed In our more pretentious
country. Yes , here wag a flno "school of
arts , " nnd in the evening the excellent hall
was crowded with a woll-dreaacd audience ,
nd later n excellent banquet was spread
for about forty tpeclol guests at the leading
hotel.
Tbo next day wai ven hotter than Its
pre < Ue Mor , and yet the ho pltabl dw ll-
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that filled half a dozen carriages , and Just to
BCO the country and enjoy an outing wo
drove ten nillou and back while walling for
the train. Thta day It was 104 In the shada ,
and In tlio sun too hot for calculation.
I realize that these things will seem incredible -
credible to people In some portions of our
country , where bundled * of eases of BIIII-
stroke occur when the thcraiomotor U sev
eral dcgreea below the points hcieln men
tioned , but the rcidlngs of the tc.iipora-
turo over several weeks and the evidence
of unchecked Industry In thcso localities
with cheerful vivacity of the people when ,
you visit them during the moat trying ( spells.
prepares ono fsr believing alino.it anythhig
reported from the Australian Interior.
The "science congrcns" has Just termi
nated Its slltlnya In Sydney , and the parsana
have been reconciling modem scientific factu
with the Mosaic record of creation. Of
courao the facts are rather crowded occa
sionally , but that Is no fault of Mosrs.
Suit Could Not Do.
Recently , while sorno workmen were dlt ; .
glng a drain near the Market Cress , Sllgo ,
relates a London paper , they unearthed the
skull nnil bourn of a man who mum lia\u
been of glgintlo stature , an/1 who la gup-
posed to have been burled there nearly 303
years ago.
A number of people gathered round , amons
whom were a local reej merchant , who hail
frequently been prosecuted by nix customers
for exiling bad needs , and a stalwart young
country fellow , who was In the habit ot
boasting about his own size and strragth.
"Well , Michael , " said the Bccil merchant ,
"you may htop boa.it'cg now. You think
yourself big and istrong , but you'll never
come up to him. "
"Ilegorra , I don't know how ye'd pxpecl
me. an' him bavin * 300 years of a ahtart. "
"Why , you don't mean to say that be Brew
In the ground , do you ? "
"Sartlnly ! "
"Tbe Sllgo soil must be very rich It U coo
make dead men grow , "
"Well , there's only one thing I Ivor heard
tell of that tt couldn't make grow. "
"And what la that , Michael T"
"Tbe eecd that you cell. "
Your wlfo'a folk * tack Mt ro ! ntcre M
U * Kxpo.ltlon -