THE OarAIIA DAILY 1JEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 28 , 1898. 11
NGWdLD
The partial failure of the meet at In
dianapolis , coupled with the steady falling
off in member * , have Riven vitality to the
Inquiry , "What Is the matter with the
League of American Wheelmen. " The
thoughtless nnswcr , "It's all rlKht. " Hut
It IB not. ltd warmest supporters ndmlt
the presence of daneerous microbes In the
organization , nnd foresee dissolution unless
radical changes are made In Its plans.
Among the supporters of the league the
N rw York Tribune holds hlch rank , and
deservedly so. Its comment on the present
condition Is weighted with the friendship
of years nnd Is entitled to serious consid
eration. "In 1897 , " says the Tribune , "tha
membership In the orcnnlzatlon was more
than 100.000 , but this year the number has
dwindled down to a little more than 80,000.
The thinking men of the Icaeuo are losing
much sleep trying to find out the cause for
this slump , and many of them have comate
to the conclusion that the racing has had
much to do with the falling off In member
ship nnd the decreased Interest taken In
the work of the organization by many of
Its members. The opinion that racing
should bo divorced from the League of
American Wheelmen has steadily grown
during the last two years. When tbp Now
York division first made Its fight against
racing at the National assembly at Daltlr.
more two years ago the other dlvlslons )
thought that this division was merely mak
ing n "bluff , " and Chief Consul Potter and.
bis friends were laughed into silence. Re
cently several of the other states have come
out opeuly In favor of abandoning racing.
With Ncw-Yark , Massachusetts nnd New-
Jersey banded together on this Issue and
with several of the other states ready to
follow such a lead , It can be seen that the
coming assembly at Providence fn February
Is sure to be aJlvely one. This antl-raclpg
program will be th ° ulnnk on which some
of tlio state candidates will win or lose , In
the coming slate elections. "
The plan advocated , by tho' Tribune for
the control of racing Eeeuis to be the btfst
ono yet suggested. Allow each state to
elector appoint a man who will have charge
of the racing Interests lor that dlstrlct.
Then let these men cct together and form
a natlo'nal organization , xylttiln the league ,
yet , separated In , every way from all other
league work. H ralsht be called the "Na
tional. Racing Board" or the "National
Racing association , " nnd there need be no
League of American Wheelmen attached to
It in any way. Racing properly controlled
In this way would have the respect and
confidence of the public , and the sport ,
which baa deteriorated this year , can be
brought back to public favor.
At a mealing held In New York recently of
the board of directors of the National Board
ol Tr'a3o of Cycle Manufacturers several de
cisions were reached affecting the trade for
the coming season. Among other matters
it was agreed'to continue the alxty days'
guarantee given by the dealer to the pur
chaser. This length of time has been found
satisfactory , and It was decided It should
bo continue * ! . The proposition , to hold a
tr'ado' convention was hurried Into an early
grave , The board decided flat-footed against
lC It seemed the general opinion that the
coming season had already been laid out ,
nnd that little waa to be gained by a gath
ering that would Involve considerable expense -
penso to all concerned. The. trade patterns
In cycles and accessorlt * hafs already been
dqtermlned by most houses , and It would
not be feasible to change them after a con
vention. It was admitted that if a conven
tion could have been held In July or earlier
mlieh good might liavo resulted from It.
The long-debated question of a cycle ehow
again occupied the time of the board. It
waa decided not to hold ono this winter
or spring , nnd not to sanction any cycle
ehpw that might bo arranged by , concerns
tibyond the "jurisdiction of the beard. From
tha expressions of opinion It seemed as If
the determination to refrain from cycle
ehows was strong , and would be continued
year after year. Last year It was n ques
tion lor. current discussion whether the
board would not flnd It disadvantageous to
abstain from the annual exposition. The
manufacturers appear to have thought oth
erwise , however , and they are firm against
the cycle show.
Since January 1 , 1S9S. E. S. Edwards ,
otherwise "Teddy" Edwards , has ridden
more than 23,000 miles on his bicycle. Ho
rides 100 miles every day. rain or shine ,
blizzard or elrocco , and Intends- keep It
up until the year Is out. Moreover , ho
weighs five pounds moro than ho did on
the day ho started his heart breaking , nerve
racking rldo and says ho never felt better
In his life.
In appearance Edwxirds does not look the
athlete ho Is. being below middle height ,
weighing only 120 pounds and having a
physique In almost every particular under
the average of measurement : Ills legs
alone1 betray the secret of his power. While
the upper portion of his body la not fde- (
veloped to any great extent his legs are
bunches of muscles , eupplo when at rest ,
but capable of assuming the hardness of
Iron with slight effort.
Ills shoulder muscles are good , as these
nro brought Into play -by leaning over the
handlebar of his wheel. The rest of the
upper portion of his body looks no stronger
than that of thousands of clerks who get
very Irttlo exercise , tils legs are a study
for an anatomist , his thigh and sprinting
muscles being wonderfully developed.
There Is a noticeable lack of "scorcher"
lines In Edward's face , which Is contrary
to theories. His cyca are bright and his
complexion Is ruddy. Ho Is round shoul
dered , biit not 'blcyclo humped , " which U
fast besoming another evapbrated supposi
tion. In fact , theories , deductions and sup
positions bearing upon the possibilities of
bicycle riding have rather been swept aside
by this young Welshman , who has already
ridden more than 23,000 miles this year.
Whether he will bo able to continue throughout - ,
out the year remains to be seen , but , bar
ring accident , the odds look to be In his
faror.
Bicycle riding up a steep grade , according
to .physicians , imposes a sudden and .severe
strain upon the action of the heart. The
remedy U simple. Dismount and trundle
your wheel up the grade. Many from a
weak and foolish pride refuse to do this.
They fancy they will be taken for new rid
ers or poor ones , so they tug and push away
until they reach the summit of the grade ,
with their hearts beating a tattoo In their
breasts and their faces aflame with unnat
ural exertion. Many riders are sensible
enough to walk up steep grades. It Is no
ejgn of aptness to do foolish things on tha
wheel , such as riding up hills that ought
to bo'walked , or riding centuries on a hot
day , or humping one's ECU like a monkey
for the sake of looking like a racer. All
tbffo and tnauy other practices Indulged in
by weak and weak minded bicyclists are se
riously injuring the reputation of the wheel.
The Hoard of Trade Bulletin says ; "Tha
JBSB of bicycles ( n China Is tomewhat pecu
liar. Only the upper or richer classes ride ,
IHD-llAND bicycles. Omaha Blcye
the poor poplo of China hardly having suf
ficient to keep body and soul together. Their
use is certainly Increasing though nt pres
ent there are very few in the country. In
the southern portion of China there nre no
roads. Narrow paths connect the country
villages , whllo across the rlco fields stone-
paved nnd very uneven paths from thrco to
four feet wide were built hundreds of years
ago , nnd by the looks of them do not seem
to liavo been touched since that time. It
would be Impossible to ride any distance
on these stone walks. Foochow has about
fifteen miles of good roads , which have been
built by the foreign residents. In the north
the roads are -very good , varying from fif
teen to twenty-five feet In width , and In
mauy parts very good nnd level , principally
used for heavy wood carts nnd wheelbar
rows. Cheap and poor bicycles arc now
being manufactured It ) Japan and are hav
ing Eorao sale , but American and English
machines are generally used. French ma
chines are used here , but nre so heavy that
American wheels will entirely supersede
them. The duty on bicycles Is 5 per cent
ad valorem. Bicycles for China should have
special namcplatcs and colors. Some natne-
plato device such as dragoon , pagoda or
characters of the Chinese language denot
ing happiness , good luck , speed or lightning
might bo popular , and undoubtedly the best
color would be red. The brighter the color
and the more nickel the better.
Of course , It was only a step from bicycle
policemen , bicycle messenger boys and bi
cycle soldiers to bicycle highwaymen. Still ,
this new development In the possibilities of
the wheel comes.In a startling war. The
married couple which was halted and robbed
of $500 on a lonely New Jersey road by a
man nnd woman on bicycles are likely to
look on the wheel as nn Invention of the
" "cr this. The
encmj distressing thing Is
that n wneel woman should turn highway-
woman.
Two Welsh wheelwomcn who started to
ride from Cardiff to Brynamawr In South
Wales , going vja Newport and Abcrtllly ,
were Jecruil and assaulted by women nnd
children Who threw stones nt them because
they wore "rational" costumes. The perse
cution was bitterest at Brynamawr , at the
outskirts of tho. town , where the populace
is Ignorant and strongly prejudiced. It be
came so severe that the wheelwomcn sought
refuge In a store and remained there over
night , until they received skirts for which
they had sent.- This Incident , which was
narrated , at length In- the British papers ,
may be n valuable hint to-bloomer1-wearing
Americans who are planning atrlp _ abroad.
Miss Jcnnlo Armltage , a buxom country
lass of nineteen berry-plcklhg summers and
an equal ut/m er 'of qulltlng-bee 'winters ,
who lives near'New Brunswick , N. J. , found
the other day that a , tramp had stolen her
bicycle nnd that al ) ihe horses of the place
were away. Thereupon , w.lth some clothes
line rope'she'made a'.bridle 'and , without
any saddle , mounted a steqr. grazing ! In an
adjacent field-and-recnpture < l her- wheel
after a chase of nine miles.
An adjustable bar that adi-.Its of the ex
tremes of high and , low positions and nil
rnnges between Is put out by an Illinois
man. He fits the bar to any wheel. In ap-
pearauco the attachment Is neat , but Its
construction Is so novel that It Is doubtful
If it will find favor among the quieter rid
ers. Two plates nre fitted , ono projecting
from the top of the head , nnd the other from
the under side of the fork crown. The upper
plate has a short stem of the size of the
handlebar stem , and Is clamped to the head
in the same manner. The lower plate Is
screwed to the fork crown. Both plates
have slight projections nt their outer ends ,
which projections slip respectively Into the
upper and lower ends of a .piece of tubing
lying parallel with and directly In front of
the head tube of the bicycle. On this tube
is removably clamped the handlebar. This
may be slipped up and down on the auxil
iary he-ad' ' tube , and may be turned up or
down ns desired , thus giving on occasion
the lowest of low bars , or an extremely
high position.
A new style of grip is much larger than
the ordinary , and will meet with favor from
many riders who think a large grip would
not cramp the hands so badly as the present
styles. The new grip has another peculiar
feature. On the top it Is rounded , but on
the under side It js Irregular , and conforms
to the fingers when clasped around It.
A puncture clamp .for tires Is the result of
a Chicago thinker's efforts. It has on outer
clasp of metal , with a facing of rubber , and
Is nfilxed with a thumbscrew. It may be
put on in ten seconds , and Its Inventor
claims it will temporarily euro the worst
leak or cut.
IIICVCLISTS AS n.vMcnns.
What the line-trie Men IIuvc Done til
tli "XVny of SiivliiK Money.
F. Ed Spooner , writing on the financial
status of well-known bicycle racing men ,
says : Few of the old-timers are possessed
of a competency , In many cases owing to re
verses In business since their retirement
from the cycle path. One of the old-time
riders who is now living upon the money he
made Is Harry Tyler , who ranked with the
"top notchers" In ' 91 , ' 92 and ' 93 , and also
in ' 94 and ' 95 , when he was ono of three to
Inaugurate the present reign of honest pro
fessionalism. . Tyler lives up in the Adlron-
dacks nt Plattsburg , and is known as a gen
tleman farmer. Ho saved his money while
racing , married happily and Is now a pros
perous man. Zimmerman and "Willie"
Windle lost money in business failures and
have little of the money which the cycle rac
ing game yielded to them In the years gone
by.
by.The
The leading five men of the present day
are all large money makers and In several
instances are men of means as the direct re
sult of their racing. Of these five. Gardiner.
Cooper. Bald , Major Taylor and Orlando
Stevens , Cooper is the best fixed. The De
troit boy , when he started racing , was a
clerk at (5 a week. Now he Is a wealthy
man , having over J20.000 well Invested nnd
an Income from bis Investment of $12.50 a
week. Cooper struck it rich , as the saying
goes , when he Invested his all in telephone
stock In Detroit. This stock doubled in
value and Is away above par now. Cooper
is still placing money in the company and
stands fair to finish his racing Independ
ently rich. Ho Is assured of n life compe
tency right now , nnd is one of the happiest
men on the path and incldently ono of the
hardest workers.
Gardiner Is aUo well-to-do and has won
over one-tenth of all the money offered on
the circuit this season , or nearly } 2.000 In
three months. He has von much la addi
tion to this and has laid by much of his
money. Gardiner does not squander his
money , but is a free spender and does not
save as much as he should. "Eddie" Bald's
probable savings have proved a problem for
all to guess at during the last seasons. Bald
has made a mint of money and has It banked
but not Invested to U Is laid. He Is al
ways handy with Urge amounts of cash
when there is a bet to be made , and Is
: . I durtnjr coannemeni.
Le Co. | perirnced phynlclan In. attendant
of the lurklctt men a * betting thnt ever
came over the ted , Bald made money on the
last election and by his own testimony bet
13,000 to $1.000. Ho probably has $20.000 In
safe pliers.
Major Taylor , the colored bar. Is making
bay while the sun shines and has won over
$2,000 $ this season. He won a lot last season
nnd has laid bis money by. Major came of
poor but honest parents , as the copy Ijooks
say , and knows full well the value of money.
He Is not tight-fisted , but maintains an even
keel nnd quietly adds to a private hoard , the
location of which no ouo knows. Orlnndo
Slovens has won $2,000 this yenr , or very
cloao to It , and Stevens has a fat bank ac
count out In Iowa , where It Is said ho will
finally settle down as a gentleman farmer ,
providing he does not go to California , his
favorite state.
WHISPERINGSJJF THE WHEEL
Brick Kuhn of Chicago who recently
Joined the ranks of local bicycle dealers , has
Invited his wheelmen friends to participate
In a run and grand plc-nlc today. Mr. Kuhn
spent his boyhood days on a fruit farm ,
which Is located about five miles northeast
of Council Bluffs , and as his parents still
own the place and live there , ho has planned
a grand outing for local wheelmen today.
Ho has Invited all of the local bicycle clubs
to Join him and also expects about half the
membership of the Owl club and Ganymede
Wheelmen of Council Bluffs to go along.
The start will be made from his store , on
Fourteenth street , at 0:30 : this morning , and
a more pleasant time for starting a run dur
ing this hot weather could not have been
chosen. At Council Bluffs the party will be
Joined by the Bluffs wheelmen and will
proceed immediately to the farm. Mr. Kuhn
says he has ordered two big wagonloads of
watermelons hauled to a shady spot , so that
they will have ample time to cool by the
time the boys are ready to devour them.
The farm boasts a fine vineyard , apple
orchard and plenty of plum trees , all of
which are loaded with fine , rlpo fruit , and
these will all bo at the disposal of the vis
itors. "And you can say In your paper for
the benefit of the local wheelmen that have
not been Invited , " Bald Mr. Kuhn , "that I
am pretty easy to get acquainted with , and
I will be glad to have any and all of them
who want to enjoy a Sunday outing In the
country , and a general good tlmo , Join us.
They will be Just as welcome as my Inti
mate friends nnd acquaintances. " A large
party from the Omaha Wheel club , the
Tourists and the Turners will make the trip ,
and It Is expected that Mr. Kuhn will have
at least 200 wheelmen to entertain.
The Nebraska state blcyclo circuit , which
has been quite a successful one , considering
that this Is an off year in racing , will close
at Beatrice tomorrow evening. Friday the
boys raced nt Llncojn on the one-mile track
at Lincoln park. It was expected by local
rating enthusiasts that at this meet Gadke
would make , a killing , as a mile track la
where he shines , but he was unable to do
better than one third , which was In the mile
open , whllo George Melersteln , another local
flyer , took third In the half-mile race. This
is the second big disappointment Gadke's
admirers have suffered this season , as he
was expected to make a showing at In
dianapolis , but he failed. It can truthfully
be said , however , that he Is In better con
dition and riding faster this season than
ever before , but he Is out of luck , so to
speak. Vlco Consul Benson has not as
yet compiled the table , showing the standIng -
Ing of the riders upon the circuit , but will
probably to do so Immediately upon Its clos
ing tomorrow evening. The table will ap
pear in these columns la next Sunday's issue.
It does not follow Just because a man
carries the title of champion that ho Is
Invincible. Frank Kraemer was beaten
In four of the five amateur championships
at Indianapolis , nnd yet won the fifth , the
one-mile event , which carries with It the
title of amateur champion of the United
States for 1898. At the very next meet
In which ho competed ho had all that he
could do to quit even with Ray Dawson ,
the Intercolleglato champion. No one can
rob him of the title of champion of 1S98.
but he will never be given credit for being
pre-eminently the best amateur rider in the
country until he has duplicated the per
formances of Zimmerman in days of old ,
or Peabody last season , or Bald in the
professional ranks.
James Michael , the all but dethroned king
of middle-distance riders , and David G.
Shafer , his mentor , manager and trainer ,
have agreed to disagree. It was generally
conceded when Shafer took hold of the
midget that he was not actuated by philan
thropic motives. In fact , it Is a notorious
fact that Shafer always looks out for num-
bery'one. ' There were rumors and rumors of
trouble last season , but whatever trouble
there was was patched up and Shafer con
tinued to direct the fortunes of the Welch-
man. Again this season tbo rumors devel
oped into shape that gave evidence that
there certainly was something tangible back
of them and now It has been acknowledged
that there is trouble that cannot be patched
up. Michael Is dissatisfied. He thinks he
has been "easy spending money" for his
trainer and is determined , as soon ns his
present contract expires , to flnd another
manager and there are plenty who would
like to direct his fortunes who will not in
sist on being the "whole thing. " Michael
has made far from a mint of money out of
the four races already run , as his pacing ex
penses have been heavy and he got the
loser's end of the purse in two of them.
Nor wag there enough in It for Shafer to
make him very deep In velvet , as he did not
do enough betting on the outsldo to pull
him through.
Michael has been dissatisfied with the
small amount of his net earnings and there
Is said to have been moro trouble about
money settlements between the two.
Bald and Cooper have met , and the "best"
man ( at loafing on the track ) won the race.
What a great mess two of the foremost
racing men in tbo country made of it In
their recent match race at Indianapolis dur
ing the national meet ! In winning the
event in the great tlmo of nearly 8:00 : for a
mile race Bald does not prove that ho Is the
best man by any means. It proves nothing.
The race was a farce , and it Is certain that
the public will not stand for much more on
the same order. The only way to settle the
question between Bald and Cooper Is to
start them at opposite sides of the track ,
the man reaching his tape first to be de
clared the winner.
The returning pilgrims from Indianapolis
bring pretty well backed stories that the
League of American Wheelmen Is more than
likely to cut loose from the racing game at
the next national assembly. A pretty well
authenticated statement is also made that
while the league will wash Its hands officially
of the control of the racing game , President
Potter is working at a scheme whereby It
can bo banded over to league members al
ready now directly Interested In Its manage
ment and in addition to them some personal
boomers of himself , who have longed for a
finger .In the racing pie. The new scheme
U said to be about to take the form of an
auxiliary association of some kind. In other
words , while the League of American Wheel
men wilt not control It officially , the pow
ers that bo In ' present racing depart
ment are to run ihe game , of course , for
what there is in it for themselves.
Do you want a good glass of champagne ?
Cook's Imperial Is an extra dry wine with a
delicious boquet.
Send your out of town friends three
photogravures of the Exposition. Only
t n centi. The Bee office has them.
" . * UM 1 CUTTliJO and fitting school :
A a I'ULlllt
Mnjor General Fitzhngh Lea DlscuMcs the
Situation in the Island ,
MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER
I'ltrrioflc of Mltltnrr Occupation lijr
the f lilted Stntm ! ) < > < \ < > t Antic
ipate Opposition on the 1'nrt
of the Cnlinns ,
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. , Aug. 24. In the
Florida camps nnd cities the war Is no
longer discussed. The question of supreme
Importance now concerns the plans for the
reconstruction of Cuba. "What will be the
political future of the Island ? " "How ex.
tensive Is the military occupation to be ? "
nnd Inquiries of similar Import are the first
to be- put by every man who has returned
from Cuba slnco the signing of the proto
col.
There Is probably no other man In the
country who can speak with to much author
ity or so Interestingly on this subject as
Major General Fltzhugh Lee. Slnco the
probability of his appointment as military
governor of Cuba during the period of Amer
ican occupation became a well-defined cer
tainty General Lee has maintained a digni
fied silence , refusing to talk for publication.
Before he was summoned to Washington ,
however , while still in command of the
Seventh Army corps in Jacksonville , he
talked freely with The Bee's correspondent
In regard to the subject of Cuba's political
future , as he was then able to do In nn un
official capacity. From the tone of these
utterances there Is no doubt that General
Lee understands and Is In complete accord
with the views of the administration with
regard to the treatment of the Cuban situa
tion. General Lee said :
"The rules and regulations prescribing the
course to be followed on the Island of Cuba ,
now that the war Is over , will bo decided
upon by the government of the United
States , but only so far as to embrace a
provisional control upon the part of the
United States , pending the formation of a
government which will have the approval
and consent of a majority of the \otcrs of
the island , as decreed and set forth by their
representatives assembled in legislative con
ference.
"Without , of course , being able to fore
shadow the policy of the government of the
United States , it may be said that during
the transition state from Spanish to "home"
rule this government will insist upon peace
and order everywhere , upon full security to
human life , nnd upon a strict maintenance
of property rights of all classes and na
tionalities. In order to effect that purpose
It will bo necessary to have an armed occu
pation by the United States troops as a sort
of constabulary , or. In other words , as a
guaranty to the people who are now on the
Island , and to those who may hereafter
come , that law- and order and pence will bo
Insisted upon In all portions of Cuba.
"In taking this action the United States
can scarcely be accused of an Intention to
Interfere in any way , shape or form with
the government of the island , which it Is
perfectly willing to leave to the people them
selves , provided the guaranties as before
stated arc satisfactory.
A ( incHtloii for the Future.
"Whether Cuba will ultimately become a
republic , or later be merged Into an. Ameri
can colony , and later still possibly Into an
American state , Is a question for the future
and for the people of the Island to determine.
By proving to the Spanish soldlera and resi
dents who elect to remain there and to
Spanish merchants and property holders and
others that a safe nnd suitable government
will be assured them , and that their rights
will be respected In every particular as
strictly as the , rights of all other classes of
citizens , It Is to bo hoped that their assist
ance may be obtained , with that of the con
servative Cubans and Americans , In forming
a government which will be sufficient for all
purposes and which will remain as formed
until those Interested , under forms of law ,
shall proceed to change It.
"The solution of the problem of establish
ing a fair and stabla government In Cuba
does not present any insurmountable diffi
culties. It Is almost certain that the Inter
ests of the people from the United States
and other countries who are In Cuba now or
who settle there In the future will become
too great to be exposed to revolutionary
riots , even should there be found an ele
ment disposed to them. The Spaniards and
the foreign-born inhabitants of tbo island
will undoubtedly realize that It is to their
advantage to work In harmony with the
conservative and law-abiding portion of the
natives for the strict observance of the
rights of all.
"It Is difficult to say how many American
troops will be required for the occupation
of Cuba during the period pending the or
ganization of a stable and efficient local
government. The number should be suffi
cient to inspire confidence In the complete
preservation of order , so that capital and
enterprise will not bo afraid to invade the
island and do their part in the work of its
restoration to peaceful prosperity. The
change will no doubt be gradual , the
United States troops taking the place of the
Spanish soldiery as fast as the latter are
withdrawn from the various garrisons. As
the mission of the Americans Is to preserve
order and not to wage war , U will scarcely
be necessary to move them Into Cuba In
numbers equal to those of the retiring Span-
lards. It may seem wise , however , to the
government of the United States to take- ad
vantage of this opportunity to give some of
the volunteer soldiers who did not have
the opportunity to participate In the active
hostilities a chance to secure a somewhat
more thorough military training than they
have thus far obtained. This consideration
may lend to the employment of n larger
body of men than would otherwise be used ,
and to the taking of some of the newer
volunteer regiments for this service.
A Friendly MUnlon.
"It Is not conceivable that the native in
habitants of Cuba will receive the troops
of the United States in any unfriendly or
hostile spirit. They must realize that It Is
to the arms of the United States that they
owe their speedy deliverance from Spanish
rule , that the mission of the United States
In the Island Is not one of conquest , but of
friendly concern for the establishment of
order , and that It is to their advantage , as
well as to that of the other residents In
the Island , to make the task as light as pos
sible.
"An encouraging factor In the problem of
Cuba's political future Is presented by the
attitude of the provisional government , as
explained by their representatives In this
country and by the emissary who has Just
come from their headquarters In Cuba.
From this It appears that those who now
control the administration of civil affairs
In the Island art willing and anxious to as
sist to the fullest extent of their power In
bringing about the establishment of a suit
able and satisfactory government. It seems
to be no part of their plan to seize the
reins of government or even to hold the
authority that has already been entrusted
to them , as was attempted In the case
of some of the South American
countries on the achievement of their
independence. On the contrary , the
terms under which the present civil
administration exists , and which It has
declared its intention of respecting , pro
vide for the calling of an assembly repre
senting as nearly as possible all classes In
and to turn over to this assembly
Ihplr present iwthorlty nnd leovo to It the
tuik of conitnictltiK a uew.goternmtnt.
* 'ThU procedure , If curried out , will bo the >
first iitep taken by the Cutanna under the
protection of the United States toward their
own government as a free ptone. Us con
duct will be. In a measure , a test of the
ability o ( the Cubnn people to control nnd
direct their own affairs. To the American
who has watched the successful operation
of our own constitution It will doubtlcs * bean
an encouraging Indication that the political
leaders of the Cuban people seem disposed
to accept Its principles ncd general outline
for their own government.
"Tho greatest need of Cuba at tbo present
time is p aec peace In which to bind up nnd
heal the wounds Indicted by a tevcro nnd
devastating war pence In which to develop
her rich resources and to gain a start on
the high road to prosperity pe.oco guar
anteed by every safeguard which her own
people nnd the people who have finally
achieved her Independence can provldq. "
TOLU OUT OP COfltT.
It has been Judicially decided by the
superior court of Lake county , California. In
n recent case thnt hell-fire Is n hot nnd
sizzling reality. The facts of the case , as
gathered from the newspapers , nre ns fol
lows : A belligerent school trustee named
Shclton Kyle went Into n school taught by
Mrs. Julln Sherwood to chastise some puplli
who had been annoying him. The teacher
strenuously objected to the proposed cnstl-
gatton of her flock , when Kyle blurted out :
"You nre ns fit to teach school ns hell Is
for a powder house. " Ho then left , banging
the door behind him. Mrs. Sherwood con
sulted a lawyer nnd sued old man Kyle for
slander , asking $1.000 damages. Complain
ant set forth that Kyle's remark was
slanderous , because It imputed nn entire
absence of qualifications In Mrs. Sherwood
for her position as school teacher. This
conclusion was deduced from the general
belief that hell Is a hot place , and , being
so , Is evidently unfitted for a powder house.
It therefore followed that. If Mrs. Sher
wood was no moro fitted for her place
than hell was for a powder house , she was
not fitted for her place nt all. This position
being reached , It logically followed that
Kyle's remark became slanderous.
Defendant's attorney demurred to the
complaint on the ground that It did not
state a cause of action In that It did not
appear that hell was an Improper place for
a powder factory , that the worst that could
bo said of hell was that It Is a "place of
torment , " that it contained no heat what
ever and might therefore bo an excellent
place for n powder bouse or a cold storage
warehouse.
The plaintiff's attorney directed the at
tention of the court to the Sermon on the
Mount nnd pointed out In the twenty-second
verse of the fifth chapter of the gospel , nc-
cordlng to St. Matthew , these words : "But
whosoever shall sav , Thou fool , shall be
in danger of hell-fire. " Hell-fire ! There
is the very thing Itself.
The court recognized the Sermon on the
Mount as giving authentic Information re
garding the presence of fire In hell and
held that , all things considered , hell cer
tainly was not a fit place for a powder
bouse. Such being the case , In the opinion
of the court , Kyle's remark was slanderous
per so and therefore actionable. The Issue
being thus Joined the case went to trial.
Mrs. Sherwood carried the day with flyIng -
Ing colors. The Jury rendered a verdict
awarding her damages in the full amount
asked.
"Our cleverest work , " said the old lawyer
to the Chicago Post man , remintscently , "is
not always done in court. "
"No ? " sartl the young man Inquiringly.
"Decidedly not , " replied the old lawyer.
"Possibly you could give an Illustration , "
suggested the young man.
"Undoubtedly I could. " replied the old
lawyer. "In fact. I was thinking of the
case of an irascible old fellow who once
kicked a servant out of the house. "
"For what reason ? "
"Principally because ie was angry , but I
will have to confess that I have forgotten
the exact occasion for his anger. I believe
there was a difference of opinion as to the
amount of wages the man was entitled to.
At any rate the testy old gentleman put
himself inthe , wrong when he ejected the
man with violence of both language and
nctlon , and the man was smart enough to
know it. He hunted up a lawyer Immedi
ately and put the case in his hands , and
then I was called in. The wrathy old fel
low was mad clear through , and ho was
going to fight the case all the way up to
the highest court and back again it neces
sary. However , ho was n personal friend
of mine and I didn't want to see him waste
his money foolishly , so I advised him to
compromise It.
" 'Not if he offers to compromise for 10
cents ! ' he asserted vociferously. 'I'll fight
this case clear to the limit , no matter what
It costs. '
"I argued with Vim , but It was no use.
He'd pay me anything I wanted to fight the
case , but ho wouldn't pay /tho / plaintiff a
cent. I suppose I would have been Justified
under the circumstances In going ahead and
letting him run Into a lot of expensive and
useless litigation , but I didn't like to do it
Just the some. So I went to see the lawyer
on the other side. Ho knew ho had a good
case , but he also knew that my client had
lots of money and could make a prolonged
and costly fight. Consequently he was In
clined to bo reasonable. He hunted up hie
client and talked It over with htm , and the
client said he would compromise for $25
clear for himself. His lawyer made a very
reasonable charge , and I closed with them
both on the spot and paid them. Then I
went back to my client , told him I had put
up such a blurt that he never would bear of
the caeo again , turned In a bill that covered
the cost of the settlement I had effected ,
and bo paid It without a murmur. He
sometimes speaks to mo now of the clever
work I did In that case , but he doesn't know
how clever It really w/as and what a lot of
cash it saved him. "
air PAWS A SOJEU.
I ketched a llckln' th' other day ,
Up nt school an' Its jes this way :
Cv Jones hp says as how my Paw
"Was off a flh'htln' , with his Jaw. "
He snld he'd paired off with Bill Bryan
An' was down a' Jacksonville a tryln
Tcr spoil th' hardtack trust ,
An' he'd do et er he'd bust.
Ho offered odds , Jes sixteen to one
That Paw had never shot a un
Ner seen n Spanish , live er < JW ,
So I got mad an' punched his head.
T ketched It offul after school ;
Teacher used his golden rule
That's why I'm walkln' kinder Inme.
An' can't set down ain't et n shame ?
JAMES L. WHITTINGIIAM.
Omaha , Neb
A AVOMA.VS COXSClIiXCK.
It Pricked Her After She Had I'Jnyeil
the Trlclc.
' 'I wonder If street railways have any
such things as conscience funds ? " she asked
her husband at dinner the other evening ,
relates the Washington Star. "Because of
they have , I'm going to trlall one of them a
cent. "
Of course hn wanted to know about It.
"Well , she aald. "I called upon Mrs. Glg-
larnps this afternoon. You know she's moved
away over to the west end. After I came
away , possesilng a sort of feeling that I
wasn't particularly strong In a monetary
way , I looked into my purse as I stood waitIng -
Ing for the car. My suspicion had been cor
rect. I only had four pennies. N6w , you
know that I couldn't go Into a drug store
and ek the proprietor for a penny I might
have been arrested for begging had I done
that , might I not ? and yet it was , of
course. Impossible for ma to walk borne
from Mrs. Qiglamps' . So I evolved a craXty
$35.00 , $25.00
. $17.00
Cleveland , Model , "D" and "f. "
Do not fail to call and BOO the wheels vrhilo at llio Fx-
position , or write for prices , etc.
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II. II , HAYFOKI ) , .Manager ,
410 North 16th Street. - - Omaha , Nebraska
Standard 1 PER
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AS LONG AS THEY LAST ,
BICYCLES
Oilier new wheels from $18 up. Second hand wheels
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You can be treated at home for same
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prefer to come here wo will contract
to pay railroad fare and hotel bills ,
and no charge If we fall to cure.
IP YOU HAVE
taken mercury. Iodide potash and still
have aches and pains , Mucous Patches
In mouth , Sore Throat , Pimples , Cop
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AUilrein COOK UKJIKDY CO. , 1481
Mnnonlo Temple , Ohlcnuo. 111.
scheme really , I begin to grow ashamed
of the awful things I think of in emergen
cies and I put It into effect. I took the four
pennies out of my purse and held them In
my hand. Then I stepped Into the car , as
bold as you please. It was an open car. I
Jingled the pcnnlej in my hand absentmindedly -
mindedly apparently , that Is when the
conductor came along in my direction for
my faro. Just as ho got within a few feet
of me , and a curve in the line providen
tially favoring me , I gave a llttlo screech
and the pennies flew out of my hand , I pre
tended that the lurch of the car had done
it. The conductor looked sympathetic be
was really an amiable man and said he d
pick the pennies up. He groped around and
found the whole four of them under the
seats. Of course he couldn't find tbo fifth.
I told him tbo five pennies had comprised
my entire funds.
" 'Never mind , lady , ' said he ; 'I'll find the
other penny when all the passengers are
out at the end of the line'and I thanked
him hypocritically. Wasn't It dreadful ? "
"And you talk about my being foxy ! " said
her husbaud. "Why , I'm not a marker. "
It Cured the Child.
About one month rgo my child , which ls
fifteen months old , had an auack of diar
rhoea accompanied by vomiting ; . I sent
for a physician and It was under hla care
for a week. At this tlmo the child v/aa
having about twenty-five operations of the
bowels every twelve hours , and I was con
vinced unless it soon obtained relief U
would not live. Chamoerlaln's Colic , Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy was recom.
mended and I decided to try it. I soon
noticed a change for the better ; by Its con
tinued use a complete cure wag brought
about and it is now perfectly healthy C. L.
Doggs , Stumptown , Gllmer Co. , W. Va ,
ttvldeiitlr In I.ove.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : They watched
the couple stroll up the beach from the
boat.
"I suppose their engagement will bo an
nounced tomorrow , " said the girl In blue.
"Ob , no , It won't , " answered the girl in
gray.
"Out they've been out in a boat together
fishlcg all the afternoon , "
I know It. "
'Well , don't you supposa he seized the
opportunity to propose ? "
'I know bo didn't "
'How do you know ? "
'He's actually brought back some Dih. "
from 9 to 11 o'clock ,
we will sell a limited number
of our well known § 30
Alliance bicycles for
Prices on our other lines cor
respondingly low. Secondhand
wheels $5 up.
IMraska Cycle Go. ,
Cor. 15th nnd llarncv.
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REMEMBER THE PLACE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
JV MV AVlieelM $ lU.no to $23,00.
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