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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1002.
FROM OMAHA TO OLD MEXICO
' Anderson Describe a Portion of His
Winter Holiday.
CONTRASTS SECTIONS OF COUNTRY
oatbern llllnola, Tiirrt, Missis
Ippl, f.anlalana and Trass Crossed
Before Reaehlaa; President
Dlas's Capital.
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MEXICO CITT, Feb. 11. To the Editor of
tile Bee: January 21, accompanied by my
trlfe acd grsndson. Walter Fcnner, I left
South Omebatfor a tour of Mexico, Cuba
Md the southern state. Our clrcultoua
tout waa ao timed aa to allow ua enjoyable
layllght ride between our many atopplog
place.
Wblla riding over the llllnola Central
through that portion of llllnola commonly
tailed "Egypt," and Bearing the city of
Cairo, I waa forcibly reminded of a mem
orable trip I made fifty yeara ago abroad
an Ohio river packet from Pittsburg to
Natchet. At that time the south was still
bound In slavery and yet a stranger to the
railroad. Cairo waa an Insignificant hamlet
lying In a strip of swamp at the Juuctlon
of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, while
all the country for miles about was a waste
f low swamp land covered with dense tim
ber and base! brush. The modern Cairo
has grown into a large city of considerable
tommerclal Importance, the railroad com
pletely circling the municipality in Its ap
proach to the great Iron bridge, two and a
half miles In length, spanning the Ohio,
tnd connecting. the great states of Illinois
tnd Kentucky.
While paaaing - through the old slave
Itates of Tennessee and Mlsalaalppl the
thange In scenery waa marked, low, stag
nant, marshy, decaying timber land, tumble
(own, dilapidated buildings and squatty
egro huts always In sight. In New Or
leans we found the population to be a mix
ture of French, Spanish, Creoles, Italians
Ind negroes.
Here we took advantage of the oppor
tunity to rlslt the historical battlefield, fa
mous In the war of 1812, where General
Jackson's army, protected behind a wall
If cotton bales, successfully repulsed the
redcoats under Packenham. I have often
beard my father, who served under "Old
Hickory," relate with much gusto the story
f the famous eommand: "Don't fire until
sou can aee the whites of their eyes, boys,
tnd then give them h 1."
New Orleans aad Teia : Scenes.
On 8t. Charlea atreot we Tlewed with
Considerable, interest the large brown stone
mansion occupied by General Ben Butler
while In command of the union forces gar
risoning New Orleans during the times of
the military government. It waa in this
building that the celebrated silver spoon
tase occurred, In which the confederate
house owner charged the general with con
fiscating his silverware. We Journeyed
from New Orleans to the Mexican border
aver the Southern Pacific, passing some of
the largest sugar plantations In Louisiana,
rhere, looking from the car windows, we
tould count long . processions of nineteen
tnd twenty plow teams in one field, while
totton and rich plantations flew by In a
Variegated panorama all day long. We
passed Beaumont and Its oilfields In the
lark, and were therefore forced to be con
tent with the gushers we encountered on
the train, from whom we heard fabulous
tlorle of oil finds.
We stopped for a week at Houston, where
fourteen railways meet, a city, of 45,000,
ne of the most morally corrupt cities I
iver visited, whose principal Industry ts
the baling and shipping of cotton. It being
the second largest cotton market In the
world. Here politicians and hoboes seem
to control the government, and -notwlth
Itanding that the community recetvea Its
hare of the general prosperity brought
ibout by the republican party and Its
beneficent policies,, yet these people, are
to blinded In political prejudice that they
ever vote anything but the one brand oL
what they conceive to be the stralghtout
lemocratlo ticket v
Bide Trip to Galveston.
A side trip to Galveston surprised us In
the manner In which the' city hss recov
red from the effects of the hurricane,
"although the effects of that dread calamity
prill be felt there for many yeara to come,
incidentally, I might 'mention that many
ihtploads of potatoea have recently been
ihlpped to this port from Germany for less
Boney than our northern product can be de
Ivered on account of the high freight rates.
Through Texas we passed miles and miles
f stock ranges before rolling across the
border and making our first acquaintance
fcrtth the citizens of Mexico In the persons
f customs officials at Culdad Porfila Dlas,
ho examined our baggage very carefully,
while at the same time treating us with
rvery courtesy. Ons young fellow In our
tar was compelled to pay IT gold for the
privilege of bringing bis American bicycle
Into this country.
For 600 miles before ua stretched tbeH
Mexican desert, where we saw nothing but
the everlasting sagebruah and the ubiquit
ous cactus, while at every railroad a tat Ion
there waa always the Idling, half -clad peon,
his one gorgeous article of wearing ap
parel belug the high crowned, broad
brimmed, unalgbtly sombrero, with here
and there women and children naked aa
Cupid. Now and then we aaw a acrawny
fighting rooalor or a half atarved pig
lariated before the doorway of the huts we
passed.. Nearer the capital we aaw sev
tral teama In the fielda plowing with the
Sid fashioned wooden plows, such as might
have been seen among the hills of northern
Pennsylvania sixty-Ore yeara ago. Pulque,
the national drink, la manufactured from
the maguey plant which ts extensively cul
tivated and returns a big profit on the cap
ital and labor Invested, aa it grows out of
the very rock In the poorest soil. Out on
he arid plains we aaw many irrigation
tttchea and reaervolra for the conservation
af water.
Mexico City, the capital and metropalla
6f this ' republic of seventeen states.
pith Its population of 600,000 souls, ts ons
f the cleanest, beat policed and moet In'
lereattng cities I have ever visited. Blessed
rtth an Ideal climate the year round, tt
ts a beautiful place In which to spend the
winter. There are 10,000 people here
speaking the English language. The
buildings are all constructed of atone and
brlok, from two to three stories In height,
aKh wide courts, stone floors and apaclous
galleries. In msny plsces there are build
gigs that cover whole blocks.
Street Scenes In ta Capital.
Police and soldiers are stationed at every
lorner to preserve order and prevent accl
tents. Many street oars are double-decked
ind hauled by mules, a novel spectacle to
ths ' American. One caa find amusement
tor hours In simply standing upon the
Itreet ccrners watching ths peons carrying
huge loads upon their backs, taking the
place of our expreaa and dray wagoaa. . A
peon toted our trunk, weighing 200 pounds,
on his back all the way from the depot to
the hotel for the pittance of 16 cents.
Sunday we visited the old cathedral, op
posits the plaaa. This Immense structure
ef ancient design was erected soms I'O
pears ago by the Spaniards. All of St.
Agnes church might be set Inside and not
fill more than half the building. We also
It tended service at Quadalupe where tra
litis) say the .Yirgl appeared one to a
peasant boy. This church Is artistically
estgned without, while the altar within
Is of silver, weighing In the bulk twenty-
six tons.
Galde from Sontk Omaha.
Our young 8outh Omaha cltlien) aad old
friend, Germain Towle, accompanied na In
our peregrinations about the capital, his
knowledge of the language and familiarity
with the city and the ways of the people
being of great advantage to our party.
This Is a beautiful city and a. healthful
llmate, but the expenses of living are
astonishingly high, values all being based
upon the price of silver bullion. Today I
changed $30, American gold dollars, and
received $66 In Mexican silver, a nice lit
tle bulk to pack around In your pocket.
W. J. Bryan and Coin Harvey's fslse the
ory of free silver Is fully demonstrated
here, and the more the Mexicans learn of
the science of American finances the less
they think of their free silver currency.
The time is cot far distant when our sis
ter republic will , adopt the American
method of finance.
Strawberries are abundant and fresh
vegetables are served at every meal.
Sightseeing In this country Is very Inter
esting, but I must close.
DAVID ANDERSON.
ANOTHER OLD MINSTREL DIES
Billy Emerson, Fasaoaa Balladlst and
Jim Dancer, Passes Away la
Boston Hotel.
BOSTON. Feb. 23. William Emerson
Richmond or, as he was familiarly knows,
wuiy Emerson, the famous minstrel, died
last night at Dlman'a hotel on Eliot street,
where be lived several m oaths past. Death
waa due to a complication of diseases re
sulting In consumption. He was M years
old and a native of Belfast, Ireland, com
ing to this country when a year old.
His first stage appearance waa In 1867,
with Joe Sweeney's minstrels as a ballad
lst and Jig dancer. In the latter part of hla
career he la ssld to have received the
highest salary paid to any Individual per
former In minstrelsy. His widow lives In
San Francisco, and a son by his first mar
riage resides in New Tork. .
Henry F. Mitchell of Hickman.
HICKMAN, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Henry F. Mitchell, an old settler
and well known farmer, five miles west of
Hickman, died Friday night of pneumonia.
Mr. Mitchell waa 67 years old, and a wife
and two eons survive him. Funeral services
were held today at the Methodist Episcopal
church at Roca, conducted by the Knlghta
of Pythias. The burial was In Roca ceme
tery. Dr. Enyeart of University preached
the funeral sermon, assisted by Mrs. Naomi
K. Easterday. A number of knlghta from
Lincoln attended.
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Famovs Black Hills Woman.
DEADWOOD, 8. D., Feb. 23. Special.)
Mrs. Nettle Ammerman, wife of Dr. A. S.
Ammorman of Rochford, died at her home
of dropsy. She had resided In the Black
Hilla since 1877 and for many yeara was
noted for her striking beauty and charming
qualities, being considered the most beauti
ful woman In the Black Hills. She came
here as the wife of Stephen J. Scrlber, from
whom she was divorced In 1884. She was
born In Elmira, N. T., forty-five years
ago. A daughter, Mrs. Bunnell, resides at
Rochford.
Mrs. T. L Aekermaa.
STANTON, Neb.. Feb. 23. (Special.)
Mrs. T. L. Ackerman of this city, wife of
formery Deputy United States Marshal T.
L. Acksrman, died early yesterday morn
ing at the family home, after a lingering'
illness. The funeral took place this after
noon and burial was In the Odd Fellows'
cemetery. The deceased leaves a husband
and four daughters.
FJ. C. Marnay, Railroad Maa. '
CHICAGO. Feb. 23. E. C. Murphy, one
time superintendent of the Iowa division
of the Chicago, Burlington ft Qulncy rail
road, died here today of heart failure. Ex
citement over a burglary . which occurred
at his residence Is said to have been the
cause of hla heart failure.
Jada-e W. H. Dewolf.
VINCENNES, Ind., Feb. 23. Judge W.
H. Dewolf, aged 70 yeara, died suddenly
today at his home here of grip. He was
past noble grand of the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows of Indiana, and was many
years atttorney for the Baltimore ft Ohio
Railroad company.
Rev, Brother Clement.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 23. Rev. Brother Clem
ent, who has been a member of the Order
of Christian Brothers for the last thir
ty-five years, died today of pneumonia.
Brother Clement was born In Germany
In 1833 and stood high as an' educator.
First White Woman la Wisconsin.
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. Wis., Feb. 23.
Mrs. Louisa da Champ, the first white
woman bora in Wisconsin, died here to
day. She was 104 years old.
FIRE RECORD.
Dlalna- Room Table Pleat.
FINDLAT, O., Feb. 23. Fire originating
from an unknown cauae destroysd ths en
tire plant of the Flndlay Table Manufact
uring company this morning, causing a
loss of $76,000, with insurance of $50,000.
The company . manufactured fine dining-
room tables exclusively, and waa one of
the largest industries of Its kind in thr
country. As a result of the fire 100 mea
are thrown out of employment.
Bnalness Seetlna ( Martarvllle.
NASHVILLE, Tena.. Feb. 24. A tele
phone message from Hartsville, Tean., at
l.M o'clock this morning aays the entire
south side of the business portion of Mala
street has been, destroyed by fire and ths
north slds is threatened. Hartsville baa no
fire department and the flames are being
fought by bucket brigades.
At t o'clock the Ore was reported under
control, and the loss was estimated at
$50,000.
Bloek at Fortlaad, Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 23. Fire today
destroyed every building, except two, on
the block bounded by Front. Mala and
Madison streets and the Willamette river.
The docks facing the liver between Mala
aad Madiaon streets were also burned.
Ths loss is $70,000. principally to the flour
Ing mill of Albers ft Schneider.
Una Steel Plant.
LIMA, O.. Feb. 23. Fire tonight de
stroysd the Lima Steel Casting company's
plant. The loss is $50,000; insurance, $26,.
000.
RAINfALL VISITS NEBRASKA
Gronnd te Well- Moistened aad Farm
ers Rejoice Over Prospect at
Cood Crania.
TRENTON, Nsb., Feb. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) A warm rata began falling hare
this evening at i o'clock and eontlaued for
aa hour. The ground waa well moistened
and farmers are rejoicing and anticipating
a good crop next year. Spring weather has
beea pre veil lo- far week. , . if ,
SHOTS AT OMAHA SHOOTERS
FMiliaritls of Hss Wht Fsllsw Trip
Cams Jut for Lev.
THEY DtN'T LOOK ALIW AT ANY POINT
Gann- of Espert Who llnve Set Their
Record ltlB la World of Sport
Show Mark Variation la
ladlTldaal Methode.
No two bowlers ever rolled a ball alike.
It hss never been possible for any golfer to
Imitate perfectly the swing, full, half or
even quarter, of another. Tennia players
also have all their points of differences In
action. In fact, form is a mat
ter of Individuality to such a great
extent that It ts no more 'possible to find two
athletes in any line of sport who are pat
tern players, one for the other, than it is
to discover two men whose minds and Im
pulses work exactly in the same channels.
Even In foot ball, which of all games Is the
one of the machine, the system, this still
holds true. Foot ball coaches have been no
torloualy grieved over their Inability to
teach their forwards all to charge alike, all
to crouch the same, all to spring just ac
cording to Hoyle.
In no sport Is this differentiation of Indi
vidual form more marked than in shooting.
Every man who ever faced a trap or fol
lowed a dog has a certain scrunch or shrug
of the shoulders, a peculiar stance or posi
tion of the feet, a definite degree of lean
forward or tip backward, a novel grip of
the gun, which will never be seen copied
by another shot scatterer. And nowhere
are the trigger artists more marked for dis
similarity in methods than in Omaha. Of
the many enthusiasts here the styles they
affect range from the ridiculous to the
sublime, from the statuesque to the pic
turesque.
They Doa't Look Alike. '
In other respects local gunners are
widely different. As far as site goes and
general build, you could hardly match up
single respectable looking team out of
the bunch. . A modern clothing store could
sasily find models for every style of gar
ment among the shooters, for there are
tails and shorts and fats and slims" In both
varieties. 1
Differences In -the weapons used are as
marked as those in the men who handle
them. The build of guns depends usually
upon the physical proportions and charac
teristics of the men who handle them, while
the ecentrlcltles of shooters as to. style can
be laid to no especial entity, save that of
their own mental atrlbutea. Some shooters
prefer a short barrel, others a long one,
some a short stock, others vice versa, some
big drop to their stock, others a weapon
lmoet straight along its entire length.
some a heavy gun, others a featherweight.
Modern regulations, however, have ar
ranged matters so that the differences In
the sixes of the guns cannot be so extreme
as they once weTe. Now every gun must
weigh not nlore than eight pounds, and
seven and three-quarters pounds Is counted
standard. A barrel thirty inches long Is
about the regular thing and a stock with a
drop ranging from two Inches and a halt
to three-quarters.
Points They Aarree Oa.
In sixe of bore there is no variation in
the preferences of Omaha gunners. Six
teen gauge is their favorite, and not a halt
doxen in the city nse anything else. In
ammunition, too, they are very uniform.
Smokeless powder is foregone conclusion,
and while the loads may vary the sbellj are
all hand-loaded. . ' ,
In one more particular local shots are
Imllar. That is in respect to their facial
hirsute adornments. Not an Omaha gunner
has whiskers, only two are smooth ahavsn,
all the rest wear mustache. Whether their
favorite sport has anything to do with this
or not Is an open question, but the truth
remains that. these men wear mustaches
and have done so for years back, while the
only reason that the two exceptions, Frank
Fogg and Fred Goodrich, do not follow suit,
is that physical limitations have forbidden
them the pleasure.
A frequent remark is one concerning the
exorbitant expense Involved in playing golf.
Eiu lards, too. Is called a costly sport, and
bowlers complain that their athletic ac
counts run up high every week. Well,
shooting has them all lathed to the mast In
this regard. In fact, it 11 far and away
the most expensive Indulgence In its Una
known In Omaha. Even yachting. In the
embryonic manner in which people go into
It on neighboring waters. Is cheaper than
shooting with the elite.
Expense Attnched to Sport. '
This will be better understood when It Is
stated that there are single guns in Omaha
which cost $600 and more. Very few of the
shooters, meanwhile, us a. weapon valued
at less than $100, and a high grade at $260
is a common thing.
Then a good shooting equipment, clothes.
gun case, ammunition and game receptaoles.
loading apparatus, etc., will tally up a good
lao more, while a man who Intends to do
field work will think nothing of duplicating
tnat sum lor a first-class dog.
This is merely a starter. All that money
does is to put a man In good shape te
snoot, so the msn who spends $25 for a golf
bag full of clubs, with balls enoush to
last him a season, and thinks himself
abused, has no kick coming. .
The shooting itself is very expensive.
Omitting all items of transportation and
time. It costs a good deal to go out for
a mere afternoon at the traps. Every
nana-ioaaea shell you explode means 8
cents, or a little less. Every pigeon loosed
la ( cents more. If you are using clays. It
Is cheaper, but still rather a luxury. Aa
enthusiastic shot will null from 60 to 200
imes in a aay s sport, and the total ex
pense is a large one. But the gunners do
not begrudge money.
Moreover, like Ade'a druggist, they know
how to get even oa the day. The local
bevy of trigger mea is an Unusually skillful
bunch. They can shoot with any of them
and when there U a tournament within
reach it generally paya Omahan to visit it
and shoot through the events, for they
have a habit of getting within the money.
In fact, there are men holding responsible
positions in various walks of life and busi
ness here who could make good livings
merely traveling about and. playing "high
gun moat ot the time.
Oldest aad Yonnseat.
Colonel J. J. Dickey is the oldest shot In
Omaha today. The colonel carries his well
known martial demeanor and bearing Into
his fsvorit sport. Hs stands very erect
and holds his gun freely, with the loose
grace of atrength and long practice. He
uaes a Parker gun and favors his first barrel
somewhat, although he ia not at all back
ward with his second If it is needed.
Paul Gallagher furnishes ths colonel's op
posite, being the youngest gunner ot them
all. He is not more than 1 years of age,
but Is nevertheless a good shot and hs
handles ons of the finest weapona In the
city. It is an Imported gun which Gallagher
brought with him from Europe last year
and it coat $600. Panl ia a very earnest
shooter, who works hard every minute aad
plays his gun with a tight grip. He relies
almost altogether on hla first barrel to
make bis ilrd.
"Billy" Townsend. the old veteran, ts ths
smallest gunner la the bunch. 'Billy' may
weigh more than a hundred pounds, but
he does not look It, and he is also ths
shortest maa whs follow the xplolv
sport. Despite this fact, Townsend uses
a light gun with a heavy load and this
hss necessitated the adoption by htm of a
tense position. He leans well forward,
with his feet well apart, for If he did not
every recoil would lay him out on his back.
Then he takes a firm hold of his weapon.
squeexlng it tight and hard to his shoulder,
and come forward against It on the dis
charge. "Billy" is fond of making hla first
barrel do the work, but it it does not it
makes no difference, since his second ts
exceptionally certain and quick. He uses a
Parker gun with a thirty-Inch barrel, while
the drop of the stock Is two and a bajf
Inches. When this little man's friends aee
him put three and a half drachms ot smoke
less powder into a shell for that seven-and-
half-pound gun they look him over and
marvel at his fine scores, for It would
seem that he would shoot tap In the air
most of ths time. Townsend Is very merry
at the traps; In fact, he is the biggest
Jollier of the bunch when shooting and It
only makes him do all the better for the
boys to make passes at htm, which they
accordingly do with a will.
Blarcest Omaha Shooter.
Townsend'a sntonym Is Fred Goodrich,
who tkkes pride In 280 pounds ot man
which he carries with him. . This weight
compels Fred to be unique In his shooting
Iron. He uses a cast-off of half an Inch
and he la the only man who does.
This means that the stock of his gun,
beside dropping, turns to the right from
the barrel, thus throwing the latter nearer
Fred's head. He is so broad-shouldered
that h cannot get hla head over far enough
with a straight gun. Fred's bulk also com
pel him to use a very short stock, thirteen
inches, for it make his arms too short to
reach out farther. He la a new shooter
and One of the two left-handed gunners In
Omaha, but he la a crackerjack Just the
same and is picked by many as the
'comer." He favor neither barrel.
Quickest aad Slowest.
''Dick" Kimball Is the quickest shot In
Omaha. He always throws his first barrel
the Instant the bird leaves the ground, so
that the pigeon ts never more than three
feet from the trap before that first shower
of pellets Is upon it. Most shooters loosen
up when the bird hss gone anywhere from
ten to twenty feet. This same instantane
ous first barrel causea Kimball to rely very
largely upon his second, which Is good, and
with which he Is more careful. Dick drops
his gun just before saying "Pull!" He
lghts It up first, lowers It as much as an
Inch, gives the signal and then raises It,
covering his bird at the same time, so as to
be sure and get that first shot In on the dot.
Most shooters hold it up there tight all the
time Snd spend their time industriously
hunting for the bird so a to cover.
As the opposite ot Kimball, W. B. Bur
gess Is most striking. He Is ths most de
liberate shot of them all. He stands very
straight as he handles his thlrty-two-lnch
Cash more imported pet and his long suit is
constantly changing something about the
weapon, which Is a beauty. Every time he
shoots Burgess has done something to alter
hi gun. He has either cut It down or built
It up, shortened it or lengthened It, padded
it up or sawed it off. HI friends always
wonder what he will do next. Burgess'
cool manner and deliberation make his first
barrel something to be feared.
This Pair Shoots for Faa.
Charles Lewis Is the most ontbuslaatlo
shot In Omaha. He is a regular old war
horse for the smell ot powder and he will
shoot a 22-callber rifle or aa eight-gauge
shotgun with equal- pleasure. Just for the
fun of hearing the noise. Charley Is a
pioneer at the game her and Is a safe
shot. As regards barrels, he doesn't car
much which. t .
Billy Brewer is perhaps the most non
chalant one of the gunners. He stand at
the mark In a very easy and graceful posi
tion, handles hla Parker Tory loose and free
and drops it a little before he say a a word.
HI lethargic methods make a good second
barrel an imperious necessity and Brewer's
1 probably the best around here. It is the
star part of his gaiae.
Doable P. Bnrke'a Style.
The most earnest man ot the crowd Is a
new shooter, P. P. Burke. Although a re
cent addition to the fold ot sportsmen,
Burke is one of the crack llv bird shots.
Thst is not the chief feature ot his work,
however. His main interest as an attrac
tion is his style in shooting, which is ex
treme. P. P. trie so hard that hi fellow
shooters always claim that hs gets two
yards nearer the trap than anyone else,
for he straddles his legs very wide and then
leans, tensely, stratnlngly, away out over
the chalkllne toward the trap, his run to
his shoulder. As the others see that mux
lie reaching out further, and see that
Burke's feet are nevertheless still on th
mark, they lose heart because of th ad
vantage which he gains. Burke tries very
bard. His whole soul 1 in every cartridge.
But he has still another' unusual character
lstlc, and that is his gun. This Is an old
Lefevre, and tt came out of the ark. Burke
aays that th reason he gets hi bird so
handsomely and so Invariably with his first
barrel Is that it scatter the shot all the
way from on trap to the next and there la
no show for th pigeon.
Frank Fogg is Burke' opposite. Hut
long suit is levity. He will Jolly when he
Is high, and Just aa much when he la low
man. If it la the laat bird ot a bitter raoe
and one that decldea the money or the
medal, Frank doe not forbear flinging a
sally at some bystander, and one In return
does not put him off edge In the least,
When he shoots, however, he pulls together
and Is very tense, with his feet well spread.
Hla first barrel is on of considerable re
nown.
Jim Smead's Peculiarity.
Jamea Smead has th edg over them all
in style, for in this he i th most unique.
James is not content to set his Parker
evenly up to hla shoulder the way it was
built to be, but he always twists it in, so
ttat the left barrel 1 considerably hlghsr
tban th right one, while th stock lie
over on a slant. Smead has a very easy
position at bat, however, and does th bust
ness. He is another strong first barrel
man.
G. W. Loomla is another shooter whose
chief characteristic is great enthusiasm.
Loomis is in tbs game for lor of it, and
maybe this Is on reason why b is such a
leader at the sport. He stands very erect
aad hold hla gun loosely, caressingly
Whenever he approaches th line, however.
hi opponents remember how he was runner
up for the cup In th Grand American handi
cap two yeara ago. There was a field of 230
men on that particular occasion and in ths
run-up Loomis shot forty-seven straight
birds from ths start. He drops his gun
a little after sighting It.
Never Lead Hie Bird.
W. P. McFarland enjoys the distinction of
being the only man who never leads em.
Shooters usually get the direction of their
quarry and then aim from alx to tea feet
ahead ot It, shooting them from a sta
tionary gun, ao that ths charge will meet
the pigeon at the Junction ot the two lines
of flight. Not so McFarland. Hs keeps
his gun always oa ths bird and thus shoots
from a moving mussla, and kills, too. His
system la a pussl t others, for no on la
caa do It successfully. So widely known
has this charactsristle become that at many
shoots McFarland is registered up as
"Never Lead 'Em, and hi nam appears
thus in ths prints. He ha aa easy posl
tloa and la one of the best game ahots here,
with two good barrels always at command
Tom Kimball la th scientific shooter of
th bevy, u has reduced -wTsry J eaiur
he sport to a study, th Otght of the bird.
the action of explosives, the carrying and
scstterlng of shot under different condi
tions. So his work is all on the basis cf
resesrch and study. Hs often shoot as
Grant," because of th imported Grant gun
he use. Thl weapon has the enviable
record of having once won the Grand Prix
at Monte Carlo. Tom grips the treasure
very tight, leans forward well and drops the
gun a little before giving the signal.
Hnry McDonald Is another shooter with a
style that Is a very radlcsl departure from
anything else In use around Omaha. Henry
doe not lower his gun an Inch before
letting her go. He take it clear down, and
raises It to his shoulder again after the
bird Is on the wing. This would be suicidal
to results with moet shots, but McDonald
caa make more kills thst way than by
keeping the gun up, and he Is one of the
best target shots in Omaha. He uses a
short gun, thirty-Inch barrel, and a light
one, weighing but seven and a quarter
pounds.
Frank Parmelee ia the other left-handed
man. Besides his being Invincible, there
are aeveral peculiarities about his work.
He alone use a hammer gun, a Parker.
The weapon has only a two-Inch drop to the
stock, and that Is not because Frank's neck
is so short, either, for It Is not. But be
cause ot a peculiar hunch which he gets
on bis shoulders bis hesd is scrunched
away down between them, and he lays hla
Jaw conveniently on the gun that Is almost
a straight lln from end to end. Parmelee
Is tho tallest shooter, and Is . also very
heavy, weighing close to 260 pounds. He
shoots with a fourteen-and-a-quarter-inch
stock and a thlrty-twoinch. barrel, and
grip th gun very tight. His second load
ia hla long, strong suit, though there have
been many birds which would hav re
joiced la th absence of th first one.
How Dan Bray Win.
Dan Bray's shooting friends assert tba
ho has great advantage over them In gun
ning because he lias only one eye and does
not have to shut the other one. Bray use
a light load In his first barrel, which is his
strongest With It he is deliberate, and
yet very quick. In other words, he always
covers hi bird exactly, but does this very
rapidly, so that the discharge Is Immediate.
Dan leans well forward and freeses hard to
his gun.
Frank Beard Is a shooter with a title.
'B 27" Is his shooting name, and he has
been known under this ever since an inci
dent which occurred out west many years
ago. Frank waa shooting at a meet where
there were several other Beards. It was a
bitter cold dsy, and everyone was anxious
to stay In by the lire as much a he could.
Every few minutes the announcer would
yell tor Beard, and Frank would respond,
only to find that it was some other Beard's
turn.' Finally hs flew into a mock passion
and demanded that he be called "B 27."
It has been that alnce then. Frank handle
hi gun easily, stands straight and uses a
medium light load. His first barrel Is gen
erally the only one needed, for he Is de
liberate with it and always centers It on
the bird.
Conrad Young Is a gunner who tends to
very quick action. He use a light gun,
with a light load, and make his first
barrel count most of the time, Young
shoots mostly at targets, but Is good also
at live birds. He grips tightly and Is a
tense shooter.
Fred Montmorency believes in an . easy
life, and approaches the mark with all
composure and nonchalance. He holds his
Parksr easily, and nevertheless his first
barrel ia his long suit, and he makes it
go most of the time.
KILLS HERSELFBY HANGING
Salcld of a Farmer' Wife Near
'. Hooper, While Mind Is Tern-
porarlly. Unbalanced.
HOOPER, Neb.-, Feb. 23. (Special.) Mrs.
Fredertcka Albrecht, wife of a . reltred
farmer living west of this place,- com
mitted suicide yesterday by hanging her
self. She hsd been In poor health for
some time and she was about the house
Saturday 'forenoon and appeared to be In
her, usual mental condition. After dinner
she left the house and waa discovered
about 1 o'clock hanging by the neck In
an outbuilding. She was cut down and
removed, to the house, but life waa ex
tinct. Laat evening Coroner Brown held an
Inquest on ber remains and the Verdict
of the Jury was that her death was caused
by hanging while suffering from temporary
Insanity. She was 65 years old.
a Prominent Boers Escape.
LONDON, Feb. 24. Acting President
Schalkburger and other members of th
Boer government were in the laager cap
tured at Neeltgedacht, in the Tranavaal, by
a detachment of mounted National scouts
under Colonel Park, but succeeded In es
caping capturs. .
' SUPREME COURT SYLLABI.
iK7. Unit aa-atnat Anderann. Anneal from.
Hamilton. Keversea. Hastings, l... divi
sion NO. l. Keportea.
1. Recovery must In all case b secundum
allegata et probata.
2. Allxntlnna of a renlv are to be con
sidered in connection with the petition, and
If the whole taken togetner is inconsistent
with the findings of the trial court the
latter cannot be sustained. Paragraph 8
of syllabus to former opinion in this caa
so lar mocinea.
I. Where a contract . for the sale of a
famllv homaataad la not acknowledged by
the vendors it 1 not enforcible specifically
against them, and, consequently, cannot,
while It remains In that condition, be en
forced specincaily against tne otner party.
07 u Pnrhln aaralnat Knoebel. ADDeal
from 'Antelope. Affirmed. Klrkpatrlck, C,
division No. 1. Reported.
l wttMra one. nurcnasins a now consti
tute his assignor, who Is the original payee
named thvreln, his agent for the collection
r.f hnth Interest and Drlnclnal. and such
agent, In ths exercise of such authority.
tiemm collect DOln interest ana unm-iua-i.
the holder cannot, after his agent's failure
to account, repudiate such agency, atand
upon hla rights as a bona fide holder for
value ana collect n ivcuna mus 1 1 win nw
maker, although the latter has paid the
agent in the belief that he waa a till the
hnlHaii nf thA note.
1. II tne Bluer par oinoa- inu in ngni
ful owner of the note he can not rely on
tmi-tm unknown to him and not Influenelna
hls action as an extoppai: out ii tne munry
), nuhMl the hands of an acent author
ised to collect for the holder, such payment
will be held a aatlafactlon of the debt.
3. Held, that tne nnaing oi tne mai coun
that i ho maker Dalit to th authorised
agent of the holder la sustained by the evi
dence. .
10188. Halter against union moin irus
National Bank, ferror irom uougiaa. At'
Pound. C division No. 2.
l if a defendant claima that the court
has acquired no Jurisdiction over hla person
hw puuin nr oerecLa or irreauiaxiuea in ine
process or servloe thereon, hla courae Is
fcy apeciil appearance and objections to the
Jurisdiction, and If he goea further and
enters a general appearance or Invokes the
powers of the court for any other purpose
than .quashing the pretended proceas or
service tnereoi, tne aeiecia are waivea.
i Rut where for soms reason the defend
ant ts prevlleaed from suit in ths county
where or at the time when he Is sued, be
ma v act uo want of Jurisdiction of hla
person by answer, along with any other
defences ne may have, without first mak
ing a special appearancs or preliminary
objections.
x. In such case he must Dlrad the want
of Jurisdiction a soon aa called upon to
answer. If he answers without ao doing
he cannot afterwarda make the detenae in
an amended answer.
i, That a promlaory note was executed
hv ws.v of accommodation Is a aood de
fense as against ths psyee, but not as
against ths indorsee rrom wnora monay
was obtained by virtue thereof, even
though he had notice of the relation of the
ru. rt f ia sutrJl other.
L Where money is advanced upon ths
representation and In the expectation that
a person named will sign a note given
therefor and he afterward does so there is
aufltrlent consideration aa to ths Utter.
a tUatemanta of one ot the uartle to a
Joint enterprise made while borrowing
monev to be used and whl h waa uaed in
euna enterprise are admissible acainat l.ae
oUiar pantos thereto, so far a Lhy, form
part b( jut transaction.
FREEDOM OF NEW YORK CITY
Origin of the Custom That ii Observed in
Honor of the Prinoe.
LONDON FUNCTION BORROWED 10NI AS0
Mea Entlaeat la World' Affair Who
Hay Beea Taa Honor on Oc
casion of VlaltlnsT Amer
ica's Metropolis.
Among the 'honors which are Prlnc
Henry's In Ner Tork City, says th New
Tork Tribune, Is the honorary freedom ot
the city, which Is presented to him by
the municipal authorities. In tsktng this
course New Tork follow the example
of London, where noteworthy men bare
been honored In that way for many year.
In London this distinction was once
looked upon as a "solid power." It carried
the right to trade within the city. No man
not holding1 a document showing that he
had the freedom ot the city could keep a
shop. All vehicles for the transportation
of merchandise were marked' "free." If
owned bj freemen, and all those not
branded In that 'way had to pay toll on
entering the city bounds. In I486 the
custom of giving thl honorary privilege
to distinguished men wa Introduced, but
th member of th common council seemed
to regret having bestowed so important a
gift on "foreigners", without naming any
restriction, and seven year later tney
passed a law to th effect that freemen
must buy goods only from other freemen.
In 16S6 Henry VIII and th queen recom
mended two persons a honorary freemen,
but th oltlsen refused to admit them be
cause they feared that om of th re
quirements would not be fulfilled.
But when the right and privileges of
freemen became modified and cltlsena of
London outside of the guild and corpora
tions, were not restricted as to trade ad
vantages, the freedom ot the city became
purely an honorary matter and It I re
garded so at thl time.
A book 1 kept at th guild hall in wnicn
th name of th person thus honored are
recorded and this roll of honor contains the
name of many distinguished men. The
first woman to receive this distinction was
the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, who was hon-.
ored with the freedom of the city of Lon
don on .January 18, 1872. The freedom of
the city of London Is presented in th form
of a document engrqased and illuminated on
parchment bearing the great seal ot the
municipality and th signature of the
mayor. This document was considered suf
ficient in the early day ot the custom, but
in the last century tt has become a sec
ondary consideration, the prime feature be
ing the casket In which the document I
Inclosed. These caskets are usually elabo
rately carved and engraved gold boxes and
in many Instances have been made addi
tionally valuable by being decorated with
gem. Among the artistic caskets pre
sented with the freedom of the city of Lon
don were those given to Henry M. Stanley
and to General Grant
Not Always Appreciated.
While tb freedom of the city ha always
been considered a 'great honor there are In
stance in which "freemen" hav failed to
appreciate a distinction having no Intrinsic
value. In answer to a query George Ellis
.wrote to. a friend: "In 185 I was pre
sented with th freedom of th city. What
I bad done to merit thl distinction I never
knew, and suppose I never shall know, any
more than I hav ever been able to ascer
tain what earthly advantage It confer. It
Is true I paid nothing for it, but that, ao
far as I am capable of Judging, la its full
value."
The custom, which at first had a great
commercial value, and later became an
empty but much coveted honor, wa fol
lowed by other eltlea In th British em
pire, and now, although the cities are free
for all, the "freedom" la conferred when
ever persons of distinction visit them. Oa
hi recent' trip to Australia and America
the prince of Wale made -a considerable
collection of gold and silver casket in
which the freedom of many cities came to
the young prince and his consort.
v Andrew Carnegie also has a shelf full ot
fancy boxes la which he has received the
freedom of English and Scotch cities.
There has been much criticism ot the
custom by which on receives with much
pomp and ceremony a useless privilege.
But, on the other hand, tt U urged that
the presentation 'of the freedom ot the
city la the only way la which a municipality
may convince a visitor that he is welcome
and that the latch string is out for him.
Early SlanlUcaac.
The bestowal of the freedom of the olty
of New Tork was once In th power of the
mayor and four or more aldermen on pay
ment of a fee not exceeding 6 "to th
use of the corporation." It waa considered
not only an honor, but a grant of sub
stantial benefit. By making a person a
freeman ot the city he beoam entitled to
all its municipal privileges, and, among
others, to "the right of voting for and ot
being elected to corporate office," which,
according to th old charter, belonged only
to "freemen and freeholder."
Th person who became a "freeman"
had to take oath to be "obelaant and
obedient to the mayor and other minister
or peace officers."
The first person honored in tnis way was
Viscount Oornbury. December L 1702. Earl
Lovelace received the freedom ot the city
ot New Tork in 1709. Governor William
Hunter in 1710 and Governor William Bur
net in 1720. Captain Peter Solgard re
ceived the honor as a reward for capturing
a private vessel in 1723 and nv year
later Captain Corll Mayna, who had driven
pirates away from th New England coast,
received th honor.
The list after that tlm Include Gov
ernor William. Cosby. Lord Augustus Fits
Roy. Major Alexander Cosby, Thoma Free
man, Captala Matbew Morris. Captain Rob
ert Long, Andrew Hamilton t Philadel
phia, Daniel Horsmanden, Governor Oeorge
Clinton, Captain John Burgt. Wllllsm
Shirley, Sir Danvers Osborn, Sir Charles
Hardy. General Jeffrey Amherst, Oovernor
Robert Monckton, Governor Henry Moore,
William Davis, tor having presented a por
trait f William Pitt to th common ooun
cll; th earl of Dunmor. Oovrnor William
Try on. General Thomas Gage, th Marquis
d Lafayette. Oeorge Clinton, John Jay and
Baron Steuben.
Waaklagtes Oa th Roll.
On December 2. 1784. Oeorge Washington
received the freedom of th eity "for most
Illustrious service." Th document was
inclosed In a gold box, aad spoke of the late
commander-in-chief aa "entitled to the re
spect, gratitude and applaus of every
heart which 1 truly American." Five
year later Pierre Charlea L'Enfant, who
came to this country with Lafayette and
served as an engineer la the American
army and later drew the -plan of th city
of Washington, waa mad a freemaa. '
Th other names'' on th list are Horatio
Oates, Alexander Hamilton. Roberf Fulton,
Isaac Hull. Jacob Jones, Stephen Decatur,
William Balnbiidge. Jamea Lawrence, Com
modore Oliver H. Perry. Thoma McDon
ough, Jacob Brown, Alexander Macomb,
Charles Stem art, Andrew Jackson. George
Washington, Marquis ds Lafayette, Martin
Van Buren, Daniel T. Paterson, General
Wlnfleld Scotg Eacbary Taylor, Matthew C.
Perry, Frederick Jerome, a common sea
man, who had displayed great heroism in
a shin wreck and satsd many, live; Pat 14
Cook. Robert Crelghton, Edwin J. Lew,
sea captala, "who had saved many ship
wrecked people at sea;" Major Robert An
derson. Thurlow Weed. Admiral Farragut
and Andrew Johnson.
Th record In the city hall show that In
1848 th Board of Aldermen voted to pre
sent to Lewis Cass the freedom at th city,
but the resolution waa vetoed by Mayor W.
F. Havemeyer aad the dlstlngulahed cltl
sen, who had been a soldier, a rsblnet offi
cer, superintendent of Indian affair, who
suppressed the Black Hawk war, served as
minister to France and United Btatea sena
tor and was a candidate for the presidency
on the democratic ticket, failed to secure
the "freedom" of th city of New Tork.
Th last person to be honored with th
gift of the freedom of thl city wa the
Duke de Veragus, who received th docu
ment la a gold case at the hands of Mayor
Gllroy In 1893.
FOLLOW MARCONI AT SEA
Wireless Message May Saeooed la
ReaehlasT Him Clear Aeross
Atlaatlc.
(Copyright. 1!K2, by Press Publishing Co.)
FALMOUTH. Kno-Un lf.h v..
Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
iuur correspondent baa Just returned
here from a visit to Slg. Marconi's sta
tion at Poldu, Cornwall, where operators
hav been constantly engaged In sending
messages to Slg. Marconi, who Is on board
the Amsrlcan line steamshln Phlladelnhts
bound for New York.
Mr. Entwistle, Marconi' chief assistant,
aald: "W have been sending messages to
Marconi from the moment Philadelphia left
Southampton. The disUnc from here to
Southampton Is 220 miles, yet we hav
learned that ail our messages were re
ceived. At the present moment we cal
culate that the steanvhlp la 250 mile west
ward, but the last message received waa
from a distance of 150 miles. We shall
keep signaling, day and night, and shall
be much surprised If we do not succeed In
maintaining communication until the vessel
actually arrives In New York."
Breweries Start l"p After Strike.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 23.-Whlle the strike
of 2.R00 employes of the breweries of Cin
cinnati, Covington and Newport has been
complete, it Is announced tonight that the
Germanla will run tomorrow with a. full
force, three others with more than half
their usual force and possibly others with
small force,. All of the engineers of the
Oermanln n greed to stand by the eontmct
of the Engineer's union with the pro-
Crletors and disregard the demands of the
nlted Brewery Workmen.
Ir. Lyon'
s
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Tooth Powder
AN ELEQANT TOILET LUXURY.
TJeed'by people of refinement
for over a quarter of a oenttivy.
JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS
OF OMAHA.
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS.
CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & CO
WHOLEBALB DRY GOODS,
CHICAGO.
E. L. HICKS,
General Salesman.
OMAHA SALESROOM,
1BOB raraasa treat. -
J. E.H0WE,
ftesldent Salesman.
WHEN IN THE CITY
, Visit
Byrne-Hammer Dry Goods Co.
, Wholesale Dry Goods.
1117 Howard St. - ' 1
MACHINERY AND FOUNDRY.
Davis & Cowglll Iron Works.
MAJTUr ACTUM S AKPOBBBM -
OF UA.CHIN1DRT.
flBXBItAL KBFAntDta A BTKCIXUTX
atON AND BRASS FOUND JEM,
IMI, ISM an S jMksM
Omaha, . ! aafl.
U. BaarUlrte. Aaot. J. B, Ora-gBL Jtg
rnntiE co,
Maamfaewrera aad Jabber f
Steam and Water Supplies
Of All Kind.
114 aa 11 DO COLAS ST.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Uoslorn Electrical
Tv Company
EUctrical Supplies, '
Cleokrta Wiring U aad Oa Dentin
O. W. JOHNSTON. Matt .HMJIoaard. jb
AWNINGS AND TENTS.
Omaha Tent and Awning Co.,
Oaaaaa, Ba.
Manufacturer of '
Tents sr.d turn Gccds.
Snd for Catalogue Nunsksr 33
GASOLINE ENGINES.
UQLDSMODILE"
Olds Gasoline Engine,
Olds Gasolin Engine Works.
Ill Farnam St. Omaha.
BUY WHEAT
Wheat has declined eljht cent and corn
nine cent from top price. W consldet.
both a purchase. Plac your order with I
responslbls kouse sod ons that will glvt
you prompt and satisfactory execution.
BOYD COI'MISSIOM CO
KttP POSTED Oil THS
Chicago Grain Market
Dally Trade Balletla seat apen reaaest.
M. B. COOIce, CecaaiUaioa Merchaet,
S aa aUar TraAa, Oafcn.
Meaabar at the Cakaa-e Bear at Trad.