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    THE ( XMA11A DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 10 , 1800. It
VALIANT BATTLE FOR LIBERTY
Snuggles of the Sooth African Republic for
V Independents.
INSISTENT AGGRESSIONS Oc THE BRITISH
.Mnrr of the Conrnge nnil Kortltnde of
the Dntch IMnneem of Hie Trnnn-
vnnl I'renent Contrnvcrnr
irllh the llrUlnli.
The southern end of the Dark Continent
I * reported to bo In that feverish condition
which usually precedes actual war. Dis
patches furnish fuel for the advocates of
war , nn well as for the promoters of peace ,
but as yet attaint have not reached the ex
ploding point. Great Britain In pressing UK
claims on the Transvaal republic with all
the arts of diplomacy and the pressure of
fliipcrlor poncr. The little land-locked re
public , boldly , If not defiantly , resists the
demands , and yet yields a llttlo at a time.
1'crhaps the sturdy burxhcm will yield
some more enough to avert the dread al
ternative of war. The proposed conference ,
which both parties appear to have agrei'd
to , may bo a play for time ; It may prov
a sincere effort to effect a ertUement satis
factory to both parties. Tlmo nlono will
determine.
QnmMon * nt Stnkr.
The vital question Involved Is the right
of the British government to Interfere In the
Internal affairs of the Transvaal. Hver slnco
the farcical Jameson raid , British citizens
hi the Transvaal have appealed again and
again to the homo government for relict
from what they termed the tyranny and
exactions of the burghers. They have by
far the largest financial Interest In the
Transvaal , and yet had no volco In Its
government. They could not become elec
tors without renouncing British jiltlien-
shlp. Modifications of the franchise wcra
enacted About a year ago , but they were
not satisfactory to the outlanders. He-
ccntly President Kruger agreed that his
government would grant a five-year fran
chise. That was the minimum of the Brit
ish demands. But In return for this grant
President Krugcr Insisted that qrcat Britain
should agree not to Interfere In the In
ternal affairs of too- republic In ths futuro.
The request was promptly denied. Thua
the ISBUO was brought down to the question
whether the South African republic has a
right to Independent existence. The Boers
bcllovo that they arts n nation. In the
London convention of 1881 the British gov
ernment conctded that the Boer state
should bo called a republic Its official
name bolntf the South African Republic.
The only limitation upon Its absolute In
dependence to bo found In that convention
was the stipulation that the republic "will
conclude no treaty or engagement with any
stnto or nation , other than the Orange Free
State , nor with any native tribe to the
eastward or westward of the republic , until
the aamo has been approved by her majesty ,
the queen. " That meant sovereign rights
in all things excepting the conclusion of
treaties with foreign powers. In all other
matters Its Independence waa clearly ac-
luiowledcod 'jy treaty.
StruBTKlo for I.lbcrtr.
The situation may be likened to that preceding -
coding the outbreak of the revolutionary
war In America In 1776 , except that the
Boors are much better prepared than the
Americana were at that tlmo. The British
government In 1776 was directly responsi
ble for the war , but the chartered corn-
pantos , the nhodeslans and the adventurers
In collusion with Joe Chamberlain , are re
sponsible for the conditions prevalent in
South Africa. The republic stands In the
way of the plans of Great Britain In South
Africa. It la nn obstruction to the expan
sion of the British empire. Right and
justice have no part In the game.
A more determined people than the Boers
has never lived. They are fully prepared
for war better than they ever will bo again
and the conditions are more favorable to
Biiccess. They can place 30.000 troops In
the field within forty-eight hours , and 30,000
more In less than a month , to say nothing
of their kinsmen from nil over South Africa
who will rally to their aid. They are , more
over , the bent marksmen in tha world. In
hunting on the open plains the wild beasts
_ J which harry their flocks they have learned
to ehoot accurately at long distances. It Is
nothing unusual for ono of them to brlnR
down a springbok at BOO or a buffalo at
1,000 yards , and they showed In their bat
tles with the British that their aim was not
affected by the circumstance that the game
was nhootlns back. An Englishman who
has lived long In the Transvaal says of the
sturdy burghen : "They may not bo such
dead shots as their fathers were , but , In
the event of war , If wo purauo the aafne
tactics as of old , a large proportion of them
will kill or wound their man. I have no
doubt of the Isauo. but It might cost us
moro than a Waterloo. The Boers would ,
of course , follow their old style never fight
In the open and always on the defensive.
They will show nothing If they can help It
but the muzzle of the rifle , and the chance
of hitting them Is about equal to that ot
hitting a half-crown piece 200 yards off.
And , of course , wo shall commit the usual
folly of presenting our men In comparatively
close order and attempting to rush these
positions. "
MilUnry OrKiuilratlfm of tli - Iloern.
An exhaustive article In the Mllltaerlsches
Wochenblott , a Berlin weekly devoted to
military affairs , may bo taken us aeral-
omclal , and It gives Interesting facts con
cerning military affairs In the two great
Boer republics the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State.
Though In regard to organization , arms ,
and tactics great similarity exists between
the military of the two states , separate
statements nro necessary to give a compre
hensive Idea of strength , formation , and ca-
paclty of the military ( It Is scarcely cormct
to say army ) of each state , because In times
of peace they are absolutely Independent of
each other.
Common to both states Is the moat perfect
and relentless execution of compulsory serv
ice In caao of war. Thla la more BO the cose
than In Germany , which Is saying a good
deal. In the Transvaal this duty exists from
the sixteenth to the sixtieth year of ago , and
In the Ornnga Free State from the eigh
teenth to the ( sixtieth. On account of the
rarly physical development of the Boors ,
even what , according to American Ideas ,
would be considered youth , furnishes a use
ful material for soldiers. Similar to thli the
older men are good soldiers , because their
moro or lets nomadic life as hunters.and
cattle raisers aeaureu them a degree of
"reasoning" unknown elsewhere. Hence , In
the case of the two states , It Is really a
people In arms
Uverjr Sinn Triilnril ,
In the Tranivnal a distinction exists be
tween organised standing troops , volunteer
carpi , and mllltla. The Oral named soldiery
consist * chiefly of what Is echnlcally known
as "state artillery. " According to the law
ot national defenoa of 1895 this corps Is to be
the nucleus of the war strength of the re
public and It has to be In a state of per
petual mobilization , Military discipline and
Instruction In this branch of the eervlce must
bo such that tha men , at the end of tnulr
capitulation , are able to serve as non-com-
mUslonod officers If necessary , The corpa
also baa such technical Instruction that Its
members may bo fit to occupy subaltern offi
ces In the civil service. It has thirty-two
qtllcers , eighty non-commlesloned officers and
290 men , and Is Intended as n sort of school
battalion In the artillery , field telegraphy ,
engineer , and hospital service. The corps Is
commanded by a general , who draws the
reapectable salary of $12,500. Ranking offi
cers are paid equally well In proportion of
their command. The garrison of this corps
In In n fortified camp nt Pretoria , where the
guns ore also stationed three field battcrlw
and a number of heavy guns , mostly ot the
Krupp pattern. There are also Uo batteries
of rapid-fire guns.
Since 1S94 a law li In existence which per- ,
mils an organization of volunteer corps con
sisting of citizen * entitled to vote. This Is
done to keep up Interest In military matters.
These corpa are furnished arms and ammu
nition and each volunteer receives annually
from | 40 to $100 for periodical service , which
Incluiles police service In case of riots or
other disturbances. Nearly every large city
or village has such a corps , the strongest
being Jchanncsburg , which consists of COO
Infantry and 200 cavalry.
The military strength of Transvaal , how-
cevr , rests In 1U mllltta. Statistic * concernIng -
Ing Its numbers vary between 25,000 and
20.000 burghers , subject to military service ,
of whom from 15,000 to 16,000 are In their
best years. The whlto population of the
Transvaal In 189S wag a llttlo over 320,000 ,
nmons them , however , numerous "ultland-
ers , " who , not being entitled to vote , canntrt
bo compelled to serve. Of the Kaffirs , num
bering about 50,000 , probably 60,000 are sub
ject to military duty.
The military division of the state Is strictly
carried out , and makes an Incredibly quick
mobilization possible , bccauso each citizen
In compelled , upon notification , to repair nt
once , with horse , arms , accoutrements and
rations , to the place of rcndcnvoifs.
Dlntrlat Orniinlr.rUloii.
For this purpose the Transvaal Is divided
Into districts and each district again Into
cornctshlps. Each district has a commander ,
who , aa well as the cornels , has much au
thority In peace as well as In war. nven
I In times of peace , for Instance , each Inhabt-
1 tant owes Implicit military obedience to his
field cornet and his commander.
Encampments and field maneuvers upon a
largo scale do not take place. In view of
the fighting methods of the Boers there IB
no tactical necessity for such expensive In-
ptltutlona. The Boers are a sort of mounted
Infantry. From early youth they are active
In the saddle and In the "bush , " are In
defatigable riders and excellent marksmen ,
because the Boer Is born with ft rifle , so to
speak. The Boors are natural guerrillas.
They KO Into camp without a baggage train.
Each man carries rations for two weeks In
his mddlo bags.
The fighting methods of the Boers , which
caused the English such great loea In 1881 ,
and actually drove them from the open field ,
Is an Intelligent skirmishing. They are
never massed , and hence Held artillery Is
powerless against them. Moreover , the
gunners of the enemy's artillery are rapidly
picked ofT by the excellent marksmanship
of the natives. The latter know to a dot
how to utilize the topography of the field
to advantage , In the attack as well as In the
defense. At all events , they are , In this
respect , far superior to the English In
fantry. This Is proved , among other things ,
by official reports of the war of 18S1. At
Lalngs Nek , January 18 of the year named ,
180 Boors forced 1,000 Infantry. 200 cavalry
and nlno guns to precipitate retreat. In
the decisive battle ot Mount Majuba , where
the English lest General Col 113 , 120 Boera
stormed the peak , which was held by 400
Scota and 250 marines. Unproportlonately
largo were the losses ot tbo English In that
war. They had 1,159 dead and wounded ,
whllo the Boers had only 113 ho re du com
bat. Thla Is a disproportion shown by no
other war of modern times. Since that
time , 1881 , tactical conditions have scarcely
changed. Small arms have been brought
to greater perfection , but this counts on
both sides.
The Sinter llcpulillc.
It has already been mentioned that the
military arrangements of the Orange Free
State are similar to these of the Transvaal.
In the former the number of whites subject
to military service Is estimated at 20,000.
There , as well as In the sister republic , Is
a corps of field artillery , with thirty-six
modern guns , stationed in a fort near
Bloemfonteln. The artillerymen enter the
reserve after three years' service. They
number now about 600 m n , technically
well drilled nnd numerically ample to man
every gun twice In case of war.
The Orange Free State also has Its corps
ot volunteers , for whoso equipment and
camp service the etaio pays. During the
last few years these appropriations have
amounted to $300,000 annually. If It Is
taken Into consideration that the Orangv
Free State has a wlilte population of only
about 0,000 , it will be seen that these
Boera pay more per capita for military pur
poses than even Germany , the most soldier-
ridden country In the world.
The State mllltla Is , ns In the Transvaal ,
organized upon a strictly territorial basis ,
and the formation , mobilization and com
mands ore the same.
llrltlftli I'oroen.
Of British regular troops there ar nt
this moment In all South Africa , according
to the New York Sun , only about 10,000
effectives nir told. They are divided ns
follows : Two regiments of cavalry , three
field batteries , one mountain battery , three
companies ot garrison artillery , four com
panies of engineers , six and one-half bat
talions of Infantry , two arniy service de
tachments , two of the army ordnance corps
and two of the army medical corps , two
battalions of Infantry are. on their way
out which on arrival will bring the total
foivo up to 12,000 men. Two batteries of
field artillery are under orders , but have
not yet left England. The distribution of
the force at date Is about 0,000 regulars In
Natal divided between Pletermarltzburg ,
the capital ; Ladysmltn. the junction of the
railways from Durban , the Orange Free
State and the Transvaal and Eshowe. A
post has been established at Newcastle and
It Is proposed to form a camp of observa
tion near Lalng's Nek. In addition to the
regulars , It Is calculated that Natal can
furnish a volunteer and mllltla force ot
about 2,000 men , comprising a field battery ,
a battalion of Infantry and a body of about
800 mounted riflemen and a police force of
about 550 men.
In Capo Colony there are about 4,000
British regulars , comprising two and one-
half battalions of Infantry , two companies
of garrison artillery and ono company of
engineers , all the other regular troops
being In Natal. There are bealdes , the Cape
Mounted niflfB , 1,000 strong , nnd tbo Cape
police. 1,900 ; forty-four volunteer and
mounted rlllo companies , about 7,000 men ,
with batteries of eleven field guns. In ad
dition special corps are being organized for
frontier service under the officers recently
sent out from England. These are to be
employed In the protection of the railway
line between the Orange river end Bula-
wayo , particularly the long seotlon of It
skirting the Orange Free State and the
Transvaal. There will also be a post at
Fort Tull on the road from Rhodesia , cross
ing the Crocodile river , Into the Transvaal.
I'rrulMlcnt Aic re lou ,
The record of English aggression upon
the Boer ? goes back to the founding of
Cape Colony , when the Boers , yielding to
the superior strength and to the policy of
annoyance of the English , abandoned their
homes and went back Into the wilderness.
They founded the Republic ot Natalia. This
was Invaded and conquered by British
troops. The Bo rs a second time retreated
and founded the Independent South African
republics. In 1843 Great Britain annexed
the land between the Vaal , the Orange and
the Upper Caledonia rivers. This time tbo
Boers took arms , and as a result were driven
across the Vaal Into an unknoWn territory
which they called the Trnivaal , In 1852
a convention was signed guaranteeing the
Boers the right to govern themselves ac
cording to their own laws. Matters then
rested quietly until 1877 , when the British
annexed the Transvaal on the pretext that
tha Boers did not know how to govern
themselves.
For the next three years the troubles
In South AfrlcA went on , first the Zulus |
and then the Basutos being attacked by '
the English ; and In 1SSO , after exhausting
every other means of remonstrance against i
the official * set o\cr them by the English ,
the Hocrs revolted. Ita \ true they had been
I waiting while the English broke the power
i of their enemies , the Zulus , but the condl-
I lions under which they ere forced to be-
I come a part of the British empire were un-
| endurable. The Boers opened proceedings
I and acted with decision and dispatch , The
first English attempt at putting down the
revolt met with disaster at Lalng's Nek.
Reinforcements were brought , but the
| Boers , numbering In all from 10,000 to 12,000
men , surrounded every British force In
Africa.
On February 27 , 1831 , was fought the bat
tle ot Majuba Hill , In which the Boers
actually stormed a height occupied by Brit
ish regulars and took It. English soldiery ,
men of the Ninety-fourth Foot , of the Fifty-
eighth regiment , ot the Sixtieth Rifles , fled
like leaves before the whirlwind of the
storm. Englishmen whose name and fame
had been made In India , China , the Cana
dian provinces wherever the flag of the em-
plro had advanced stumbled over each
other In an agony of fear , terror-stricken
by the assault of the Dutchmen ot the South
African Republic.
The war lasted barely three months , be
ginning In December and closing with
February. It was a succession of disasters
for British nrms. Early In December the
Ninety-fourth regiment , forming part ot the
garrison of the Transvaal , wna irdored to
concentrate at Pretoria. Actual hostilities
had not begun , PO the officers of the regi
ment were not on their guard. The Boers
had , however , held a mass meeting and
proclaimed a republic. At Bronkcrsprult
they laid a carefully prepared ambush.
When the head of the British cofutnn arrived
at n certain spot It was met by a Boer
patrol. A parley ensued. The colonel was
warned to turn back nnd ho refused. No-1
body Bcems to have noticed the ambushed
riflemen or to have observed the little heaps
of stone with which these skilled hunters ,
of wild game , old hands nt shooting over i
the bare veldt , had thoughtfully marked |
9ut beforehand nt 100 , 150 and 200 yards
their exact distance from their Intended i
targets. The Boer rifles cracked , and In |
twenty minutes all the officers and half
the British troops were shot down and the' | '
rest were made prisoners ; the loss on the
side of the farmers was almost nil.
The disaster roused the country. Sir
George Pomeray Coltey , general In com
mand In Natal , determined to cut his way
Into the Transvaal and relieve beleaguered
British garrisons. With 1,100 men nnd six
guns ho marched to Lalng's Nek. Here
the Boers , numbering 1,437 men , were en
trenched. They had no artillery. Accord
ingly they dug dummy trenchw which the
British shelled vigorously. Meanwhile the
Boers distributed themselves nt convenient
places , and when the British advanced to
ward the trenches they were met by a
deadly fire from two sides nnd one-third
of them killed. The Boer loss was two.
The I.nnt Stand ,
On the night of February 25 General
Colfey , having secured reinforcements ,
marched and occupied the top of Majuba
mountain , 7,000 feet high , from which he
expected to command the pass and turn
the Boer position. Majuba Is a flat-topped ,
or rather a saucer-topped height with a
bolt of perpendicular cliff running round
It a llttlo below the summit , broken only
hero and there by n few gullies , through
which access to the summit might bo
gained from the lower slopes. Theee lower
slopes were steep , and the upper parti of
them were screened from view from the
summit by being below the belt of cliff
which looked so formidable to the eye.
As soon as daylight revealed to the Boers
holding Lalng's Nek that their Dank was
threatened they began to prepare to send
their wagons to the rear , but they de
termined also , before retreating , to try the
effect of a direct assault upon Majuba. Part
of the Boer assailants took cover at once
with their usual skill , and opened a long-
range fire on the summit of Majuba. This
fire did but little execution.
Nevertheless , the Boers were not throwing
. They succeeded
away their powder for nothing.
ceeded In their object of compelling the de
fenders of the hill to keep closely under
shelter , and prevented them from observing
what happened on the slopes below the en
circling girdle of cliff. Protected thus by
the fire of their companions , small parties
of Boers were creeping as stealthily as
deerstalkers over the wide spaces of the
mountain side where the cliff wall above
screened them both from the sight and
from the fire of tha defenders.
At ono part ot the circumference of Ma
juba there Is a little outlying kopje , or
peak , which Is really the key of the posi
tion. With unerring Instinct one of th
Boer leaders made for this point. When he
arrived quite near It , with his party still
undiscovered , ho detected n picket of several
soldiers , who were standing in an exposed
position , unconscious of the near neighbor
hood of their foes. The Boer leader ordered
a number of his men to hold their rifles
at the "present , " step back out of cover ,
and fire a rapid volley. The maneuver was
skillfully executed ; the whole picket was
clean swept away , and In a few minutes
more the Boers had got the key to the
position In their hands. By this success
they had turned the left of the British
trnnnH. who were holding the northern face
of the rim , and took them In the flank. The
troope thus suddenly surprised fell back
from the rim , and Immediately other parties
of Boors rushed up by another gap and
seized the abandoned positions. Once es
tablished on the summit , the rapid and ac
curate fire of the Boers ewept away the de
fenders. General Colley , endeavoring to
rally his broken lines , despairingly fronted
the hailstorm of bullets that mowed dowu
his men , and fell with his face to the foe.
Nearly half the British force were killed ,
wounded or made prisoners. The Doer
losses were six.
Soon after the battle Great Britain agreed
to a conference , which ultimately resulted
In the recognition or tne inuepenaence 01 me
Transvaal Republic , Great Britain retaining
only a veto power with respect to treaties
with foreign nations.
TOLD OUT OP OOUIIT.
"It Is not necessary for a woman during
courtship , " says the judge | n a recent case ,
"to Inform her Intended husband of any de
vice or attachment to Improve the work of
nature In the construction of her face , former
or figure. " This was nprops of a charge
of deception by wearing glasses to conceal
a glass eye.
In a suit for Infringement of the whiskey
trademark , "Knickerbocker , " the claim was
set up by defendants , named Roosevelt and
Schuyler. that , as they belonged to old
Dutch families , they were entitled to use
the word "Knickerbocker" as their own
name. But this contention was disposed of
by Judge Bookstaver as having "moro of
Ingenuity and humor than of persuasive
ness. "
C. S. Batterman , one of the best known
mining men In tha Rocky 'Mountain ' states ,
was on tbo stand as on expert in on Im
portant mining cue In Nevada and waj
under cross-examination by a rather young
and "smart" attorney. Tbo questions re-
Itted to the form that the ore was found
In , generally described s "kidney lumps. "
"New , Mr. Batterman , " said the attorney ,
"bow large are these- lumps you say they
are oblong ro they as Ions as my head 7"
"Yes , " replied Mr , Batterman , "but not as
thick. " The attorney subsided and even
tha judge could not help smiling.
"Best on the market for coughs and colds
and all bronchial troubles ; for croup It has
no equal , " writes Henry R. Wbltford. South
Canaan , Conn. , ot One Minute Cough Cure.
IN THE WHEELING WORLD. TT
The American Bicycle company , better
known as the bicycle trust , has completed
Its organization and settled down to bust-
new. The size of Its capital stock Is $40-
000.000 one-half In conxuon Mock , one-
fourth In preferred stock and the balance
In bonds. Forty-four manufacturing plants
are combined In the trust and all the stock
nag taken by members ot the company.
It la asserted that the trust has secured
control of more than 1.000 patents , pro
tecting with many safeguards the bicycle
Industry , not only the wheels themselves ,
but saddles , tights , tires and all accessories
and sundries. The company also controls
many foreign patents.
To what extent the company' * patent
rights will enable It to control the product
remain * to be developed. The action of In
dependent factories , of which there are
many , goes to show that the trust cannot
control product or prices for Eome time to
come. One of the strongest of the Inde
pendents Is out with n significant den a
reduction of from $10 to $15 on different
grades of wheels. Even the price ot the
chainlets , which was held rigidly at $75
slnco the first of the year , was brought
down to $60. Certainty the Independents
can put up a lively fight for the combine
should the latter show a disposition to
hog the market.
Designs for next year's cycles are now
being completed by the makers , and In not
a few cases the 1900 models have been passed
upon finally. It was generally expected that
this would bo an unusually early y ar with
the manufacturers In getting out 'their
models for next season. So far as the buyIng -
Ing of material parts and the articles for
equipment goes , It has been nn early year ,
but the .formation of the trust has acted as
somewhat of a check on the perfection ot
models. There has been moro or less hesi
tation everywhere because of Its being un
certain what movco the trust might make
In the direction of modifying and standard
izing. One thing that seems assured Is a
general recognition that the weight limit
has been reached. A slight reaction Is likely
In this respect It Is on long rides that ad
ditional , weight In a machine makes the rider
realize how much It handicaps his efforts ,
and as touring has Increased , the objections
to heavy wheels have grown stronger until
the complaint has been heard by the makers.
Lightening the excessively big sprockets will
be one of the targets , but this docs not mean
any reduction In the size ot the average
gear. It Is thought by some that the year
will also mark the beginning of a reaction
In the matter of large tubing , although no
decided and Immediate jump to the smaller
tubing Is anticipated. Ono maker has al
ready begun to turn out as stock machines
bicycles with a twenty-slx-lnch steering
wheel , and it Is not unlikely that he will
have quite a little company. The small
front wheel Is a feature that was first in
troduced by pace followers , notably Jimmy
Michael. It Is urged In Its favor that the
twenty-slx-lnch wheel In front not only en
ables makers to reduce the weight , but per
mits the retention of the dropped hangers ,
together with longer and stronger heads.
There seems to have been a tendency toward
wider handle bars all this season , the leis
urely riders who make long trips finding
that they do not get enough expansion ot
the chest with the sizes now popular. There
will be moro chainless wheels on the mar
ket than ever next season , several makers
who do not produce- them having decided to
add them to their lines. A number ot manu
facturers will make the chainless their
leader , and a wave of popularity Is confi
dently expected for this type. The tide In
Its favor It Is expected will bo largely duo
to the changes , for the chainless will
probably show morn marked Improvements
than any of the chain cycles. The first Im
portant change will be In the matter of
weight. It will bo reduced four or flve
pounds and racing models will bo made.
The two years of probation that the chain-
less has passed through are considered to
have proved Ita stability and efficiency
enough to warrant this lightening. The pres
ent machines wrro made on a safe basis In
order that their future might not be spoiled
by breakdowns. The refinement of bearings
and construction will continue and some de
velopments of Interest In bearings are
promised.
Denver claims to have more bicycle riders
In proportion to population than any other
city In the country. There are said to be
40,000 wheels In use in the city , or about one
to every four persons. They are used In
every line of business , and the street car
companies claim they Icse traffic valued at
$1,000,000 a year since the general applica
tion of wheels to business. In fact , one
company went Into the hands of a receiver
two years ago , alleging that the universal
wheel had Impaired Ita earnings to such an
extent that It could not meet Us Interest
demands. The open weather and fine nat
ural roads are largely responsible for the
popularity of the wheel , as It Is conceded
that ordinary riders can use their wheels
dally for fifty weeks out of the fifty-two
and not suffer any annoyance from mud or
bnow. Denver wheelmen are not required
to carry lamps at night.
The bicycle Is making trouble among
plumbers. It Is agreed by some boeees that
the Journeymen of their rivals who have
bicycles place their own men nt a disadvan
tage , because of their ability to travel to
and from work more quickly. A plumbers'
union In California has prohibited Its mem-
bera from using bicycles In connection with
their work. In the east n different view
seems to bo taken. Ono master plumber
hero keeps five wheels which he rents out
when they are not In use by his men , and
It frequently happens that he has no wheels
for rent because his men are going about
from ono job to another on them. Much
time Is saved In suburban districts where
train service Is poor.
Ancnt the League of American Wheelmen
meet at Boston and the relations between
the league and the National Cycling asso
ciation , ,1 correspondent reports : "There
Is a lot of gossip going the rounds , and all
of It tends to Indicate that the matter of
race control will be settled at the national
meeting of the league In January , Ono of
the latest reports , which comes from pretty
goo < l authority , Is to the effect that there
Is already a tacit understanding between
tha officials of the two bodies that the league
will turn the raclnsr came over to the Na
tional Cycling association at the meeting.
According to tha story thla understand
ing waa reached about the time the National
Cycling association was making such a
stubborn fight for recognition at the world's
championship meet , and waa to the effect
that If the former organization would let
Uio mutter drop and also agree not to give
an opposition meet at or in the neighbor
hood of Boston during the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen dates , an agreement would
be reached at the January meeting to turn
the roclne tame over to the Cycling asso
ciation , Whr.t concessions the latter were
to make in return are not stated. While this
story IB a bit too strongly In favor of the
Notional Cycling association , everything
would Indicate that there Is at least some
truth In the matter. The League of Ameri
can Wheelmen meet was a success as far
as attendance la concerned , It being the second
end best attended of any in the history of
the league , but the racing did not call out
the enthusiasm It has In past years and a
large number of those who were at Boston
took a trip out of that city to see the Na
tional Cycling association races at Walt-
bam. Tbo officers of both organizations have
been getting on moro friendly terms of late
and while it would hardly do to make any
move now , It Is eafe to eay that as soon
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that we have a special claim an your patronage this season.
The cloth makers of foreign countries , as well as of our own , were
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Fall and Winter Woolens
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Mcoll's prices are within the reach of the most economical buyers.
We assure to you a saving of from 85.00 to $10.00 on a suit , and
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as the snow files and the raolng season Is
over they will put their heads together and
reach an a reeraent that will be of benefit
to both. "
This la characteristically Denveresquo as
well aa picturesque , and Is vouched for as
llfeslze by the veracious bard of the Post :
TWO-Sunday Wheeling.
Maud Muller Jumped on her time-worn
bike
For un evening hit at the dusty plko.
An old drop frame of a 'way down Rear
With a rattle the Bleeping dead could hearl
The Judge came poundlnff along1 behind ,
Out airing his great Judiola.1 mind.
Ifo noted the figure neat and trim
And graceful motion of hidden limb.
.And IIP said to htmnelf in his grav de-
"Whatsmatter with Maudle ? She's all
rlfjht ! "
Hn drew beHdp her and asked lier fiat
Why she rode such an old Ice cart as that !
And stir mid salralndv rould III support
Such wheel as the judge of the district
court.
If * ( old lif > r hp rould on a rhnlnlcsn ride ,
With n diamond frame , If phe'd be his
bride.
r If sh" would huct un hi * solo life ,
They would tandem together as man and
wife.
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Mnnd Ml nt thi > bn't like a hungry trout.
'And ' the old judge smiled ae < he yanked
her out !
Tiiej- ride on a tnndom now. of rourff ,
Hut Mnud lian to work like a tread mill
horse !
For tlm Uidge has learntd how to sit nnd
Hhlrk
And let hl darling do ail the work.
He weighs two hundred and fifty-one.
Hut the poor girl thinks It an even ton !
And ulie often nays with a paln-rent heart ;
"I wish I was back on my old ice cart !
"Of all true wordwlliat I ever spake.
The truest are these : 'He's a Woomln'
fake1 ! "
Philadelphia papers report marked decline -
cline In the popularity of < he bicycle among
the vNomtm of that city. This Is largely due
to the fact that it was more of a fad with
them from the outect than a matter of prac
tical utility , while with men the wheel has
always been regarded as a promoter ot econ
omy and a means of healthful recreation.
Comparatively few women ever contracted
the habit of riding to and from business on
TUIKIS" T. & P. PILLS brings monthly men-
their wheels , but over those who have the
blcyclo will , no doubt , retain Its sway for
years to come.
The German bicycle makers and dealers
are making a bitter fight against the invas
ion of American machines , and bavo sought
to have a prohibitive tariff enacted. An ad
vertisement of a dealer appeared recently in
a Gorman paper. It furnaces an Idea of how
Intense Is the opposition. It concludeo with
these words : "Wo have also for intending
suicides some American trash at } 30. "
H has finally been decided tliat the proj
ected blcyclo path over the Brooklyn bridge
Is not feasible , and that therefore It will not
bo built. Brooklyn bridge la likely to con
tinue a dangerous place for persons with
wheels.
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