IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
Lawn Tennis Championship * Are Decided
for This Beaton.
I CRICKETERS ARE COMING FROM AUSTRALIA
Beoxon for FiUI Sport * In Appronchlnn
nd Tflth the Oiicnliid of the
i Bchooln Tnnt Hull In the
Principal Game.
The arrival of ft real llvo orlnco from
foreign Bhoros always docs create more or
ICBB of a. stir among the Inhabitants of this
hemisphere and In this respect Kumar Shrl
Ilanjltslnhjl. who la due hero this month
with a band of English cricketers In search
of American ncalps , will probably have no
cause for complaint Beside belnic a prince ,
with the blue blood of India In his veins , the
dlBtlngulnhDd visitor hoa the enviable dls-
tlncton of beng the world's foremost crlck-
otor today , for even In Australia , which at
this time la claiming everything In sight In
the cricket line , there Is none quite such as
ho. It would seem altogether superfluous ,
therefore , wth already ao much to distinguish
Jilm from the mortal of average caste , for
him to still further advertise himself by
means of marvelous foals of bateraanshlp.
This Is what he Is reported to bo busying
himself with at the present time in fact he
has compiled the enormous total of 3,000
the current season and
runs BO far during
no ono known where ho will stop before ho
gota through. In this respect ho again
differs from the usual run of mankind.
"While the average captain and manager of a
team would be at his wits' end and worryIng -
Ing himself to death over the unpromising
prospects of getting a team together to croBS
Individual sets
this wonderful
the ocean ,
about smashing all records within reach and
places thorn where. In all likelihood , they
will remain forever beyond the reach of
hosts of aspirants , who may bo as worthy ,
yet are far loss brilliant than he.
Incidentally , his own personal magnetism
Booms to guinea to attract a galaxy of play-
era about him for the purpose of his trip
Buch as will assure our poor Yankee elevens
' lengthy outings galore , with but slim prospects
occasional sojourn at the wickets.
pects of an
discouraging and per-
t This may sound very
I haps sllchtly unpatriotic , but what Is to bo
who will gather runs as
done with a man
I you or I would shovel wheat ?
of Kaihlawar.
Snrodar. In the province
western India , claims the famous Indian as
Its son. Ills father was Jlwan Stnhjl.
nephew of the late Sir VlbhaJI nanmaljl ,
. the Jam ( sovereign ) of Nawana-
1C ' O. 3. I. ,
Ba'r the largest and second wealthiest state
under British protection. Ho was educated at
the RaJ-Kumnr college at lUJcoto. whore
the rudiments of the came of cricket were
Macnaghten. an
Chester
ttaught him by ono
old Cantab. Subsequently. In 1892. ho went
to Cambridge university and there first gave
evidence of the talents that were soon to
natonlsh the ontlro cricket world.
Now that the lawn tennis championship of
1S9D has become a matter of history , all
' oyeo In the tennis world arc fixed on the ratIng -
, Ing of the players for the year. Conslder-
'nblo discussion Is always aroused by the
-various attempts to rank the leading cx-
" " list which la
porlo. and oven the "omclal" ,
January , invariably
not made up until December or
variably provokes criticism. There are many
Jealousies among the tennis experts , and
that it la Impossible
f their play Is so inconsistent
possible to rate them by results alone , and
/the majority of them feel that they have
been alighted when the Hats appear. New
port form must always bo taken as the crl-
Mcrlon from which to Judge of the players ,
' hut other Important matches cannot bo
) Ignored , and must sometimes be depended on
entirely , as In the case of Lamed this year ,
( who did not play in the championship meet-
Ing.
Ing.There can be no question , however , over
the fact that Champion Whitman is entitled
to place In a class all by himself. Several
other experts showed ntreaks of play fully
equal to that of the champion , hut none of
thorn maintained his form consistently long
enough to bo classed with Whitman. The
champion pl&yod fearlessly through a long
eeaoon's schedule , meeting nearly every
prominent player of the year at one time
or another , and ended with a clean record
of victories.
Next to him and grouped together un
doubtedly oomo Paret , the winner of the
nil-comers ; Davis , the runner-up , and Lar-
ned. but In what order It is difficult to say.
If Newport form be used alone , Paret would
unquestionably bo placed second , but It the
TV hole season's play bo given equal conald-
eraitnoi , Davis would probably have second
( honors , with Lamed third and Paret fourth.
Larned's defeat by Poll , at Northampton
particularly aa it was In straight seta was
a worse fall down than either Paret or Davis
euffared , but Paret loot to Dodge and to
Uackott , while Davis lost to Marvin and
to Waro.
When the second class Is passed there Is
a big host of strong players , all of whom
ooom to have equal claims for recognition.
Collins , Huntlngton , Ware , Stevens and
Wright eoom to be the first division of
these , with Ward , Allen , Budlong , Fischer ,
Bond , Davidson and LitUo close behind
them. Once you get below this lot there
are so many ordinary tournament players
of skill that It la almost impossible to choosn
hotween thnm. There is an unusual num-
her of exports thin eoason , too , who must
ho left out of the honor llsta because they
played so little as to afford not enough data
troru which to work. Clarence Hobart , -who
recently won the championship of Germany
nt Hamburg , Is among the best of these ,
with Carl Neol , who won the western cham
pionship ; Arthur Footo , who won the New
England championship ; Malcolm Chace , who
phiy.ed , only at Newport ; Sam Neol , H. II.
Hackett , S , C. Mlllott. George Mllea And
half a dozen others.
Spauldlng'B Official Foot Bull Guide for
1S99 Is out end la a very complete com
pendium of rules , with pictures of the load
ing teams and players from all o\or tha
country. The guide is edited by Walter
Camp and haa a long article on the great
college game by Casper Whitney and other
prominent writers on the game.
The sreat mystery still observed regarding
the under body of the Shamrock , continuing
now when by no possibility could our yachts
men apparently take advantage of a full
knowledge of Us lines or construction , with
the afisertlon which It Is understood that Sir
Thomas Llpton's representatives have raado
that no disclosures would be made regard
ing It even up to the > tlmo the cup race
begins , naturally challenges much specurn-
tton iix to Its i caserns and the possible ex
planations nro many.
Ono Is that It Is possible that the now cup
challenger Is provided with a keel filled
with mercury Instead of a cast lead keel ,
such as our own boot has and such as the
recently built boats of this class use.
Such a keel would have some very mani
fest advantages over lead and there Is no
reason why mercury tiiould not be used , ex
cept for the great cost. And oa money has
been ueod without stint In the effort of Sir
Thomas Llpton to carry back the cup with
him there would seem to be no reason why
ho should not have used the more expen
sive metal If It occurred to him or Uio de
signer of the Shamrock.
There Is one more advantage which could
bo got from the use of mercury. That Is
that the amount of weight In the keel could
bo varied at will. Would not this explain
the having of several sets of different sized
Balls for the Shamrock. It could bo sailed
and tested from day to day with various
weights In the kcol until It was learned Just
what was boat for It and at the same tlmo
It would bo impossible for any ono to get a
line on its performances , for at the last
moment the full weight could be put aboard
with the bending of Us racing sails , when
it would acquire a stiffness * which it had
never displayed In former trials.
AH the wild rumors of long odds bnts on
the Columbia , which were caused either by
excess of patriotism or by the appearance
of the Shamrock In Its ketch rig , bavo sub
sided , and the natural good sense of the
American people and their aptitude for
measuring the laws of chance have caused
them to recognize In the Shamrock a worthy
foomnn in the coming races. The wagers
should be at the outside about 7 to 5 , al
though the wild rumors of 3 to 1 money
have been a refuge for the Shamrock back
ers , and they run to this cover whenever
a proposition to bet Is offered. Jnterest In
the race is on the Increase , and as the tlmo
approaches the Shamrock is finding many
supporters.
The sportsmanlike spirit which has per
vaded the whole America's cup affair this
season Is the highest tribute which could
possibly bo paid to the sport of yachting ,
and brands it beyond doubt as the noblest
and purest of sports. Horse racing is gen
erally alluded to as the sport of kings. This
may bo a fact , but for honest , disinterested
sportsmanship , It is a dwarf beside yachting.
The commercial spirit does not enter into
the latter at all. Here are two gentlemen ,
or syndicates of gentlemen , spending from.
$500,000 to $1,000,000 each , for what ? The
possession of an old silver cup worth scarcely
(500 ( without purse , without side bets , with
out any hope of financial return. If after
the races are over the victorious yacht ,
which cost In Itself nearly $200,000 , were
put up for sale , It Is hardly probable that
It would bring even $10,000. The spectacle
is an object lesson in what true sport is.
H is not England , Ireland and the United
States alone which are Interested in the
outcome of the big cup race , but almost
every European nation as well. France has
made such rapid strides in yachting of late
years that it now ranks almost as an equal
of England and America. The Gorman em
peror haa made a fad of it , and all Germany
follows him and to such on extent that It will
be a yachting nation in a few years. Russia
Is already well advanced In the sport and
Italy is beginning to appreciate the beauties
of the sailing yacht. Indications point
toward the adoption of the sport by other
nations as well. The America's cup , being
an International one , Is open to challenge
from any of these nations , and while they
have not as yet plucked up courage enough
to send a challenger to this side , they would
all , beyond doubt , challenge if the cup wis
won by the Shamrock. Consequently they
are all hoping and wishing that it will
win so that they may take a hand In chal
lenging for the old time-honored trophy. If
It does go back both Germany and France
will challenge beyond a doubt , and the glori
ous spectacle of the United States , England.
Germany and France represented In a grand
International race may bo seen.
COMING FOOT BALL SEASON
Situation In Town Several College
Game * Are Scheduled -with Stute
Aerloulturnl College.
AMES , IB. , Sept. 4. To the Sporting Ed
itor of The Bee : I will try to give you ,
briefly , the foot ball situation here. The
prospects for a winning team hero this fall
are good. The men who played on last
year's team who will not be back thla fall
are Edson , left half back , nnd
Larr , right tackle , The other men
are back and playing , except Byl , last
year's center. Ho has not yet begun playIng -
Ing , and possibly will not bo in the game
tl-Ia fall. Glenn S. Warner has been coachIng -
Ing the team the last three weeks. Ho left
to coacll the Indians at Carlisle , Pa. , Augunt
SO. Joa Meyers will coach the rest of the
season. Moyors finished the season last
year after Warner left.
The candidates for positions are : Center
Stevens , Owen , ' Larr ; guards Scholty ,
Thompson , Chambers , Nelson , Hanger ;
taokleo Eckles , tarr , Dodd , Wilson , Dun-
phy , Nlchollo ; fads C. J. OrtflUh , Captain
( Mason , W. I. Griffith , Smith , Parker , Hob-
erts ; quarter Walker , Ftltxol , Maine ;
halfback Roberta , Lo Ctare , Huffman , Shu-
l r , Hcnly , Poshak ; fullback Kelmers ,
M lno.
The team thU year will be quite light ,
about the same is last season.
Schedule September SO , Cornell at Mount
Vernon ; October 6 , Nebraska university a , ' .
Ames ; October 14 , Simpson at Indlanoln ;
October 21 , Minneapolis university at Min
neapolis ; October 28 , Iowa State university
at lown City ; November 4 , State Normal
at Cedar Falls ; November 11 , Urako uni
versity at Des Molnes ; November 17 , Orln-
neil at Amos. OEOKQE A. SMITH ,
Manager.
The school nt Amm Is the State Agri
cultural college and opens a month before
the other colleges. This gives the boys a
chance to prepare for the early games ,
which they almost invariably win by n big
majority , but afterward have trouble In
keeping the men in form for the late gomes
on account of the liability to overtrain.
Tlir Outlook In Council IllnfTa.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. . Sept. 3. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : The foot ball
season Is approaching and I will say that
our prospects are fair. Wo have a good lot
of now material , but it Is mostly light. A
few of the old men nro coming back. Our
first big game will probably be with East
DCS Molnea on our own grounds. Will also
try and run up against West Des Molnen.
If you would give mo the names of a few
towns In the eastern part of jour state that
will have high school teams you would dome
mo a great favor.
FORREST RUTHERFORD ,
Business Manager C. B. H. S.
Ana. Have not heard from many of the
towns yet , but think Tekamah , Blair , Omahn ,
Lincoln , Plattsmouth , Ashland and Nebraska
City will all have teams.
Inquiry from Denver.
DENVER. Sept. 2. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : Will you kindly advise mo If
there will ba a foot ball team of any con
sequence In your city this fall. Wo would
like to get a game with some good team
from Nebraska , to be played hero.
GEORGE RUBLE.
Ans. I hava already taken steps to or
ganize a strong team hero this fall nnd will
be pleased to arrange a date with you for
November.
Gordon Clarke Is home on n visit and ex
pects to leave this week for Austin. Tex. ,
where ho will coach the University of Texas
foot ball team this fall , and in the coming
eprlnff ho will look after the base ball and
track athletic teams. Clarke was on the
High school team here several jears ago
and was the best end the High school ever
had. In about 1896 Tarklo sent to the writer
to come there and coach the team for a few
weeks , but being unable to get away , Clarke
was sent down and met with splendid suc
cess. The next season Clarke went to the
University of Chicago nnd Stagg gave him
a place on the team immediately , readily
recognizing his exceptional ability. Clarke
played the season through as quarter and
field captain and was a general favorite.
The next year the other teams , fearing
the Chlcagos , looked for some way of weak
ening the team and investigated the ama
teur standing of all the players. They
found that Clarke had coached Tarkio for
pay. Charges of professionalism were filed
and although Clarke offered to refund the
money Tarklo had paid him Wisconsin was
firm and Insisted that he should bo barred.
This was a sore disappointment to Stagg ,
Clarke and the whole team , aa to lose their
quarterback , field captain and best defensive
player was a loss hard to stand.
Clarke would surely have been elected
captain of the team for this fall had he
not been barred by Wisconsin. He carries
the best wishes of his many Omaha friends
for a successful season In Texas.
About thirty candidates have already
presented themselves to Captain Tracy of
the Omaha High school team to try for the
different positions. Manager Whlpple has
arranged a eplendld series of games and sev
eral little trips will be taken , so that there
Is an extra Inducement for the boys to try
for the team. Benedict , the second baseman
and foot ball player from the University of
Nebraska , is a teacher In the High school
and will coach the boys and see that none
enter the games that are not In condition.
This is done to decrease the number of ac
cidents of the rough game. Men and boys
go Into a game without the proper prepara
tion and are quite apt to be Injured , but If
they go through with the proper training
ajid practice no one Is Jlablo to be injured.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
Interesting Pointers Anent the "Peil-
Inr" Palmer-"Terry Mc-
Govcrn
The pugilistic world Is at present en
grossed In the outcome of the fight be
tween "Pedlar" Palmer and "Terry" Mc-
Govern , which takes place at tbo West-
cheater Athletic club , Tuckahoe , N. Y. , on
Monday , September 11 , says Sam Austin
of the Police Gazette. Only stormy weather
or the entire absence of sunshine can
interfere with the success of the fight , for
It Is Intended to take a continuous picture
of It for exhibition purposes , and as every
body knows , tbo light and other facilities
must bo of the best. Both men have trained
carefully , conscientiously and satisfactorily
for this battfe , and there will bo little left
to be desired in the condition of either of
them when they step Into the ring. Every
detail in connection with the fight has been
perfected and not a thing has been loft un
done the omission of which would militate
against its success.
The betting feature la the all-absorbing
ono at this interesting Juncture , and much
to my surprise the odds have veered around
In McGovern's favor , and the Englishman's
admirers are asking odds of 6 to 4 against
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there Is no doubt , and I hnvc no hcsltnncj
In expressing my confidence In McOovwn't
ability to win. Palmer U admittedly n
more sklllfuf boxer than his opponent , haa
the benefit of longer experience In his
professional capacity , nnd his knowledge o
rlns tactics Is perhaps greater than nn
other man of his weight In the world to
day , but ho Is n boxer more than a fighter
his hands are not of the best , which wa
demonstrated when ho broke them In fight
Ing "Davo" Sullivan in London. ThU 1
the ono weak point In his make-up , He I :
not a finisher and It ho wlna at all It wll
bo on points at the termination of the
tvvonty-flvo rounds.
1 do not look for the fight to go to
Referee Slier for a decision on points. Me-
Govern Is a ktiockorout , game , aggressive
and Insensible to punishment. Ho will takf
the stabs of hla adversary to get In ono o
those punches which have never failed to
end his fights summarily nnd decisively.
In talking about the flght the other day ho
eald :
"Will I win my coming fight TV 1th Pal
mer ? Well , I never felt moro conllilent ol
carrjlng off the honors than I do in my
contest vvlth the englishman.
"Although I have never seen Palmer In
action , I am satisfied from the reports that
I am his superior , nnd hope to prove It by
n decisive victory over him on Septem
ber 11.
"I have trained two weeks longer for this
bout than for any other flght In my career ,
nnd consequently expect to bo faster nnd
stronger than ever before. "
That's good enough to bet on , Isn't It ?
Three champions , Bob Fltzsimmons , Kid
McCoy nnd Kid Lavlgne , have been
dethroned , nnd dozens of other
battles of almost equal Importance
have taken place since the flowers
bloomed In the spring , tra lal Be
fore the present month expires the best
pair of llttlo ones that ever donned mltta
Terry McGovern and Pedlar Palmer-
are to clash , nnd the newest California
big ono , Joe Kennedy , Is to bo tried out
with Peter Maher , the Irish champion , and
should ho put the hitting Hibernian hors
du combat ho will bo right in line for
championship honors perhaps. On the top
of this Billy Brady Imports , or is about to
Import , a stable of British boxers to add
galoty to the scene. There will be slugging
galore In and about Gotham before the legis
lature convenes , no matter what happens.
BRIEF BASEBALL GOSSIP
_
Dune Ilnll Scnnoii In DrnvrlnK to a
Clone nnil the Different Hnces
Arc IiitcreatlnK.
Domont batted safely In nineteen straight
games up to last Monday , and In twenty-
three out of twenty-four.
The Chlcagos up to August 2C had made
100 double plays this season. Only three
triple plays have been accomplished In the
entire league.
Demontrovllle has batted near the .400
mark since ho Joined the Baltlmores. When
ho was with Chicago his average was in
the vicinity of .250.
The Now Yorks want to play the Brook-
lyns a Bcrles of five gauios after the close
of the season for a side bet of $1,000. The
series may be arraused.
The Brooklyns have drawn better on the
road this year than any uthor leagJe team ,
but the attendance at their own giounds ,
while a source of profit , has not come up to
expectations.
The unexpected reverses of the Indianapo
lis club at home enabled th.3 Minneapolis
team to regain first olaco for \ day In the
Western league race , which closes on Sep
tember 12. Manager Allen and his mcu are
confident that they will finish first , but the
Millers are making it Intonating foi them.
The poor showing of the Baltimore club
In the absence of Manager 'McQraw Is the
best proof of the value of his services as a
manager and player. The Orioles' recent
reverses have lost them all chance for finish
ing higher than fourth. Had McGraw not
been called homo on his mournful mission
his team would bavo made a much better
western trip and gone east probably with a
fighting chance for second place.
There is no excuse for the Imposition of
such weak teams as Washington and Cleve
land on the patrons of the National league.
Neither of these teams has any class and it
is only the luck of the game that enables
either to win occasionally. The Senators'
string of victories over St. Louis and Louis
ville Is a reflection on these teams. Such
scores as 25 to 4 , 19 to 3 , 17 to 0 and others
almost as bad put the league In a bad light.
The Brooklyn club has such a commanding
load over Philadelphia and Boston , the
only other teams with oven a remote chance
for championship honors , that the race will
bo processional from this on. It Is only a
question of how many points the Superbas
will be ahead at the finish. With first place
conceded to Brooklyn interest will center on
the fight for second place between the pres
ent champions and the Phillies and the
struggle for western supremacy between St.
Louis and Cincinnati. Plttsburg and Chicago
cage are candidates for sixth place , with
ing the prospects In favor of the Pirates lead
ing the second division on October 15.
E. B. Turner , Compton , SIo. , was cured of
piles by DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo after
suffering seventeen jears and trying over
twenty remedies. Physicians and surgeons
endorse It. Beware of dangerous counter
feits.
-\viiiiun TIII : MOXP.Y is GOING.
Into mining propositions.
Into raising silkworms In Iowa.
Into a North Dakota plant for the using
up of flax fiber. About $50,000 capital will
bo required to buy the machinery alone.
Into a big cellulose factory at Peorla ,
III. About sixty acres of land will bo re
quired for the purpose and 100 men will
bo employed the year round.
Into a corporation nt Wabash , Ind. , for
raising and importing nuropcan hares. An
eighty-acre farm will bo used to bring out
nn annual crop of something less than
1,000,000 hares , whoso fur Is especially val
uable.
Into breeding angleworms. The most cu
rious farm in the United States IB located
In Bangor. It la for the breeding of angle
worms for fishermen and tlio proprietor has
already made shipments to nearly every
section of the country.
Into a prevcntativo for the molting of ico.
Bverett Bevan , a dealer In ice , has filed/ /
applications for letters patent covering a
most timely discovery. He has , after three
years' experimenting , found a preparation
which ho says will keep ice from melting
fu'id make it almost as stable an article sun
rock.
Into a big goldfish farm in Shelby county ,
Indiana. The proprietor of this fishery is
the original goldfish man of America. He
has studied tbo little creatures' habits all
his life. Two hundred thousand flshe nro
shipped every year , specimens being sent
'to every state and territory In the union !
and to nearly every foreign country on
earth.
ANTIGUA SUFFERS SEVERELY
Went IntllcM Sfcoiul Storm AVreaU *
mill IloutH nn the iMluiul
.No
ST. THOMAS , D. W. I. , Sept. 9. Advlcea
received here today from Antigua nay that
island suffered severely from the storm
which prevailed there yesterday. Many
small houses were destroyed and a number
of lighters and other boats were lost. No
news In regard to the storm In the country
districts has been learned.
At St. Kltta the British brlgantlne George
Kllner , Captain Donnelly , which sailed from
Barbadoes August 4 for St. John's , N. F. ,
and put In at St. Kltta August 9 , was
wrecked. But little damage was done ashore.
The advices from St. Thomas say a heavy
westerly gale blew there Friday night , but
no damage U reported.
MERRY TIMES ON MISSOURI
Heminitcenoes of Navigating the Dip ; Muddy
in the Early Days.
STORIES OF A ST , LOUIS CAPTAIN
Some Novel KxperlcnecH nnil Ailven-
nrrn .V Hunch of IVcdillttK"
I'olnoiicil Wotve * A Iliif-
fnlo Stiiiupetlr.
Steambontlng on the Missouri In the early
daja was a succession of adventure * and
stirring experiences. H Is a phase of pioneer
neer llfo that the passing years have In
vested with a distinctive charm. Ploncern
recall that era with the zest of participation ,
mingled with regret that It has ceased to
bo. To the jounser generation along the
Big Muddy stories of steamboatlng on tha
river provoke emllt-s of doubt and Interroga
tions , unable for the moment to compre
hend the mighty changes wrought In
generation.
Captain William U. Mnsslo of St , Lou I
contributes , In the St. Louis Globo-Dcmo
ctftt , eovaral Interesting experiences of carl
stcamboatlng on the river. He was one o
Uio pioneer boatmen of the upper Mlwour !
where the Incidents he relates occurred.
"I made a remarkable trip on the Mis
eourl once , " ho Raid. "It was on th
steamer Twilight , in 1865. The boat wu
owned by Captain Joseph Ktnney , Join
Kolser and Henry McPhcrson. Wo had 01
board sixteen young women , who vvoro on
the way to Montana to w > ot and marrj
their lovers , who hud engaged In busing
at the trading posts along the upper Mis
eouri , Some of the men had been ther
for years. Some were the tons of rich men
in St , Louis , who had been set up In bust
nens thore. When wo got above the mout !
of the Yellowstone the men mot us , having
come down tb-e river on a flatbont , occom
pan led by a number of men who had families
on the boat , and many of whom had no
seen their wives and children for years
The scene that ensued when they got aiboari
the boat was absolutcJy Indescribable. HUB
bands , wives and sweethearts met. Such a
sight I never witnessed before or since. Tha
evening wo had sixteen weddings aboan
that boat. They had a minister with them
and the ceremony , which was a very brie
one , was performed for each couple In sue
cession. No legal documents were ncces
sary , but many of the couples were married
over again when they reached their homes
to be sure that they were properly married
Sorrow Fallomi Joy.
"Tho trip had been an eventful one al
! ho way from St. Louis and many sa <
features wore connected with It. AVe ha <
all kinds of sickness on the boat , ant
several deaths. The first person we burlei
was a Miss Baker , and the grave was
marked , that the remains might be removec
afterword If the family desired to do so.
"The trip , " continued Captain Mosslo
'was remarkable In many respects. I
vas slow , as we had an immense load ant
could run only in daylight. I refused to
ake a full supply of meat along from St
Louis , hut took a llvo b ef , which we killed
as soon , as the suppry was Used up , and this
ahtcd until wo got into the game country
When wo got to the upper river the women
took to fishing In the evenings. They
vould get out every night and they made
Bomo fine catches , getting fish enough to
supply the boat , but wo could shoot a doer
almost whenever wo wanted one.
"The trip ended at Fort Benton. When
we reached the mouth of the Marios river ,
below Fort Benton , wo caught up with the
steamers Kate Kearney , Sam Gaty , Fannie
Ogden , Effle Deans , Lllllo Martin and one
or two others. They would not go further
up on account of the low water and the offi
cers wanted me to take their freight , but I
ouldn't do it. I took most of their pas-
engers , but when we reached the Bhoals
hey liad to land and walk some distance
around the shoals. Wo finally reached
fort Benton , but the other boats did not
get through. After waiting as long es they
ould and yet have time to get bock to St.
Louis before winter , they put their freight
out on the bank and started back. It was
he Intention to leave It there during the
winter and to take it on to Fort Benton the
ollowlng year. The freight , however , was
estroyed by the Indians , and perhaps some
of it by white people , during the winter. It
was Insured and John J. Roe bad to pay
50,000 for It after standing a lawsuit.
"We made our trip wrthput the loss of a
pound and made good money on It. I. G.
Jaker reached St. Louis Christmas day.
omlng by way of the Pacific coast and
3nnama , to make a settlement for the trip.
"Mrs. George Baker went to the moun-
alns on my boat. She lived there ten
years and was called the 'Mother of Mon-
ana. ' She was ono of the most exemplary
women I over knew. She was religious and
was a power for good In that country. "
Polnoneil % Vol-rc .
"I hod a startling experience while Bteam-
oatlng on the upper Missouri river In 1865 , "
ontlnued Captain Massle. "I left the boat
with a companion to go across the bottom to
till a deer. We could kill a buffalo when-
ver wo wanted one , but we got tired of
wffalo meat and bear meat It's too coarse.
So wo wanted to kill a deer. The bottom was
vergrown with bushes and we had not gone
ar until wo ran acroes about a dozen car
casses of dead wolves. They were lylnc In
nearly the same position , with their claws
up in the air. their mouths osen and their
eeth protruding. The sight of them was
lorrlfylng and my companion wanted to go
> ack to the boat. I told him not to mind
hat and we wont on in search of a deer.
Neither he'nor I could tnll how they came
o bo there. We first thought that Bomn
ravenous animal must have killed them , but
we could not find a mark on them anywhere ,
or was there a drop of blood on the grass
bout them.
"Well , when wo wont back to the boat we
old several of the pioneers of what we saw ,
nit none of them could offer an explanation.
'ho matter remained a mystery until we
made another trip to St , Louis nnd back.
Vo were on the way down the river when
my old friend Jeff Smith ( he was from St.
youls ) caino aboard the boat , I Bald to him :
'
'Jeff , I have a puzzle. I asked lots of people
about It , but they can't give a solution of
It. ' I then told him of the dead wolves we
found and bo Bald ; 'Well , I can tell you all
about that. I have the hides of all of them
In my dry house. We poison the wolves.
It's the easiest way to got them. We kill a
buffalo and put strychnine on the carcars.
The wolves cat it and In a dav or two we
can go around and akin the dead wolves. '
"That was the way they got rid of the
wolves In that country , " continued Captain
Masslo. "They never would have got rid of
them except by poisoning them. There were
myriads of them there then. If a herd of
buffalo was stampeded you would think
that every blade of grass had turned into
a wolf and was following them. But they
were slaughtered by the wholesale by the
use of poison. That is the reason that
wolves appeared In other parts of the coun
try where they had never been known be
fore. They got BO smart that they wouldn't
eat the carcasses and had to leave that
country or starve You often heard of
wolves appearing in other parts of the
country In droves , where they had not been
known before
"In the following year , " Bald Captain
Mnpslo , "I was on the steamer Cora , Captain
Klnney's boat Wo were on the wav up the
river and one night we laid up beside a
bank that was nearly even In height with
the boat's cabin The pantry was at the
side next the bank and nearly touching It.
Shortly before bedtime some of the women
went Into the cabin to got some
thing to eat and they eaw A thousand pyoo
staring at thctu through the windows. They
were wolvfs that had smcllod the 'grub' In
the pantry nnd wore ready to hop In at the
windows. The women came rushing out of
the pantry and slammed the door behind
thorn. They didn't want anything to eftt
that night. This was but one of the many
Incidents that lent ze t and excitement to the
river trips up the Missouri In those days. "
StniupcMlr of llufTnlo.
"In 1S61 , " sold Captain Massif. "I wns
stcamboatlng on the steamer Spread IJiglo.
It was the first boat of Uiat name. That
wns the > ear the Ohlppewa blew up. The
Chlppowa was an American Fur company
boat. Ono night we lay at Fort Union , ,
seven miles above the mouth of the Yellowstone -
stone , on tlie Missouri. The place was
chiefly an American I'nr company trad'ng '
post Thn fort consl'cd of a wooden
stockade nnd on the side next the river was
n big sliding gate , wlilch wns loft open most
of the time , as there were no hostile dem
onstrations among the Indians at that time.
Some of the soldiers were on the boat nnd a
majority of the members of the boat's crow-
were In the fort The boat lay against the
bunk not far from the gate. Charles P.
CdotitKiu was among the pni ongers and ho
will remember the excitement of that night.
It wns getting along toward bedtime and all
wns quiet , when I heard something splashIng -
Ing In the rlvor. I peered out over the side
of the boat mid directly I saw a herd of
buffalo swimming across the river In a solid
mass. There appeared to be thousands of
them Thov wore coming dlrectlv toward
the boat. Lots of them swam against It
and then turned to got around It. A few of
them were drowned by getting under the
boat. The others scrambled up the bank
and started straight ahead In the direction
they came across the river. Sixty or a
hundred of the buffalo went through the
gate Into tlio fort , while the balance of the
drove went around It. Those that were In
side , of course , didn't stop running , but ran
round and routs ! In the stockade , making a
terrible notao , which caused great alarm to
the soldiers and others who were Instdo , un
til they learned the sort of Invasion It was ;
then some of the soldiers got to shooting at
the buffaloes. Others who hod guns nnd
pistols Joined In. A good many Indians
were In the fort and each Indian had about
100 dogs In those days The dogs got to
chasing the buffaloes and pandemonium
reigned that night. It was ono of the worst
rackets I over heard. It was a terror. I
got on the opptwlte side of the boat to keep
from being shot Most of the bewildered
buffaloes were finally shot , but a few of
them found tbolr way out at the gate. "
piavrimns OP LIFE.
After an absence of thirty-seven years
Platt Hodges returned to his old home at
Miller's Station , Pa. , the other day. In 1862
ho loft his family and went west to seek
his fortune. For several years he wrote to
his family , but his letters finally ceased.
Believing him dead , Mrs. Hodges remarried.
Her nexxmd husband died a few months ago.
Last spring while in Mexico Hodges decided
to return. He beat his way to Now Orleans
on fright trains , and from there walked to
his old home. Ho end his wife expect to
llvo together the rest of tholr lives.
Horace Spade , a farmer living three miles
south of Portland , Ind. , had a novelty of
baked apples on the tree yesterday afternoon ,
but it wns rather expensive. A young man
living In the Immediate neighborhood had
started a fire In some underbrush , and with
the very dry weather the flames spread and
communolated to Mr. Spado's orchard. Fifty-
nine trees wore burned , nnd the apples on
them were baked to the very topmost
branches.
A Sioux City man gave a note recently
without a revenue stamp on It. He said it
was unnecessary , as he would pay It in a
few days. When the note became due he
refused to pay It and pleaded as a defense
that there was no stamp on It. He won
that case , but now he is under arrest
charged with violating the revenue law , and
: ho costs have already amounted to several
times more than the note. A mean man al
ways gets "caught up with" In the long run.
One of the queer customs of that queer
city of Philadelphia Is for neighborhood
balls to be held in the open street. The
street selected Is one of the smaller ones ,
where there Is little or no travel In the
evening. It Is thus used by common con
sent. The people of the neighborhood decorate -
orate their houses with flags and lanterns
and hold informal receptions on their front
porches or In their front rooms , while the
young folks dance on the smooth asphalt of
; he street. A very pretty custom it Is.
A special railroad policeman arrested two
joys In the Chicago & Alton yards In Kan
sas City not long ago , and when asked by
the police court Judge what the boys wore
doing , cald they were trying to steal the
drawheadu from between two freight cars
while a train was in motion. The Justice
ftmlllngly remarked ! "That will do. I'll
flno thono lads $100 onch And Rive them nn
hour to got out of town , 1 would give them
more time , but I'm nfrnld they might go
down Into the railroad yards and cart off *
locojnotivp. "
The MUR-HOUSO club , Now York City , hn
on record n member who o unlnry Is only
J25 ix week nnd who saves $20. Ho wears
excellent clothes nnd Is "In society. " H
drinks nnd inuikcs. Ho never pays for n ,
dinner or supper. His breakfast costs 20
cents. That ho pays for. His work ends nt
G o'clock , when ho Jumps into evening
clothes nnd Olnea wltli n friend. After din
ner he Is Invited to the theater , nnd after
the theater to supper. His visiting lls > t
contains twcnty-ono families , and ho mnkcs
the grand round * In thrco weeks. Well ,
you don't mind having nn ngreeable chap
drop In on you for n blto once In that time ,
provided ho doesn't "sit you out. " Ho can
tell n good story well , tint ! even cause a bail
ono to look pleasant. I Inquired how ho
returned the courtesies nnd compliments
pnld him. nnd ho replied : "Now York people -
plo of means never expect a return from a
btchelor In Indifferent circumstances. My
friends vvoiilrt laugh nt mo If I attempted to
pay off scores by a dinner or anything
of that sort. "
Ttio nnnunl scnlplng picnic , hold nt Llpe ,
ton mile * southwest of Salisbury , N. C. ,
cnmo off a few days ago. Great Interest In
the event , which Is Intended to encourage the
extermination of farm justs , Is always taken
by the neighborhood. The unit of calcula
tion Is the rat or mouse , and n man who
brings In the scalp of a more pestiferous
varmint , such as a crow , weasel or hawk ,
for Instance , Is scored , sny ton points.
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ColumbiaRambler - Stearns
at popular prices
$30.00 Wheels
now for
Patce Wheels , up to date In every point
of construction nnd fully
guaranteed
Second-hand wheels from $5.00 up.
Sewing Machines
Davis bull bearing , the bast machine
manufactured.
Victoria Sowing machines
a high class machine , only
Good Second-hand machines toe $5.00.
We sell parts for every sowing ma
chine manufactured.
Rem-Sho Typewriters f
A high class ball bearing machine
with all the latest improvements.
Second-hand Hemlngton and Dons-
more for sale or rent.
Nebraska Cycle Go ,
Cor 15th and Hnrucy.
Goo. E. Mlckel , Manager.
85,000 STOCK OF
AT LESS THAN FACTORY COST.
1 have just purchased Deere , Well & Company's entire stock of
Bicycles and Sundries , and will sell them at th.e following prices as
long as they last
$75'99 ' Tribune Racer. . . . $45 $ $50 ' 99 Eagle Roadster $35
" . Cn ' ' flnnrn Dnnnr . . . . 1C
50 Tribune Roadster. 35 50 Racer. 35
50 ' 98 Tribune Roadster. 29 40 " Deere Roadster. . 28
50 ' 99 Stearns Roadster35 35 " Plainfield Roadster 23
75 " Eagle Racer45 30 " Moline Special. . . 19
BARGAINS IN SECOND-HAND WHEELS ALSO.
H E. Fredrickson 15th nndDodgo
, . , 'Phono 2101
WE ARE SELLING
J. J. Dcrlght & Co.'s
Stock of Bicycles
at about half the regular prlcoa
$50.00 Wheels for § 35.00
§ 80.00 Wheels for - 818.50
$25.00 Wheels for $15.00
We heat anyones' prices don't care who It Is.
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