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I 4 THE SUN, SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1897.
HI ' BUCKING FOR ORDERLY.
eBL;-: the ceremoxy of oettixo a a'orx
Efjb BERTH AX AX A Mil' Z'OST.
Lf?i Tae Rivalry Is Cannaed to the flplck and ftpan
HrV Mm Who Heeli IJiht Dul7 la Ihe Ifflme
HtfmiL tllatn gervlce of the Comoaandlng Officer,
EfcT but Ian Whole real Inleaselr latereeteit.
LLwjfl WjiPiirNOTOX, April 10. ''Bucking for or-
Bgib' derly'1 Is a struggle that takes place nt every
HPF military post in America every day In the year
HHfc, at irunrd mount. It Is a struggle that Inspire)
Da the bosoms of tho enlisted men with ambition,
B-Bw' enry or rago, according to the contest' out
Hvff; come, nnd At tho Isolated posts It gives tho
ttScj men something to live (or between pay days.
Mvj? There Is not a company, troop or battery In tho
WcR United Slates army that has not Its regular
fK& complement of regular, persistent onlerly
aW-ifc' buckcrs, anil ovcry man In ov cry outfit nurse.
.fl& deep In bis soul, tho bopo that ho himself mar at
Vive some tlmo reach the onlerlr bucking class.
tfljj Bucking for onlerlr Is tho strlfo among the
B-oHL men detailed for guard duty to bo chosen order-
BgSir-! ly for tho commanding ofllccr by the Adjutant
BlBfwg at guanl mount. Out of every guard mounted
llrM) n man Is selected by tho Adjutant to report to
arBffii tho "beak" or tho "old man" tho commanding
EH1& ofllcer of tho post for messenger duty. It re-
ftMs? quires no knowlcdgo of army llfo to percelvo
lw how comparatively jojous this assignment Is.
BBS- '"'o commanding odlccr's orderly does not have
KwX to " hump his post" for Ight solid hours out of
K'KmT n0 twenty-four during which tho guard tour
$ lasts. Ho Is not subjected to Iho misery of
BHhi being gruffly owakened at 2 o'clock on a
Byf. wet or snowy morning by an unsympn-
PH;m'' thctlc corporal of tho guard, to bo escorted
Hit to a distant, shadowy, cheerless guard
HPz post, there to pack his rifle or carblno for
k& two hours and to think Inexpressible things,
K?Mr "nl" ',0 ln turn rcllovcel by another equally
Hnftf nnfortunato sentry. Tho commanding ofllrer's
Ew '" orderly docs not get jolted out of n sound sleep
Ht-tii 'n tl,e middle of tho night to grab his gloves,
Mffs, belt, nnd gun In order to "turn out for tho oQlcer
K'i of tho day "iu front of tho gunrdhouse. Tho
BtjiJi' commanding officer's orderly Is never glowered
Hi niMiii by tho reproachful Btars or the rcmorse-
Hfe, nrousing moon during his guanl tour, unless he
BeS) elects to tuko tho night air of his own free will.
Wk? It Ishlsprlvilogotopass tho night of his guard
Hwjj '""r '" '''" comfortable bunk In his comfortable
Hra' quarters. In which respect bo Is a heap better off
HS than the ofllcer of tha guard or tho officer of tho
BKvS;' day, neither of whom bos much sleep when ho
R Is on guard duty.
KfS;;. At nearly nil American posts guard mount
IWp.VS . takes place at 0 o'clock ln the morning, Iin
MJkS'i mcdlntcly after tho guard has been mounted and
Hef-v marched off to tho guardhouso, tho fortunate
Bjfc man who has been picked out for commanding
Hsiff officer's orderly reports at this officer's offlce,
IBpJF nnd embarks on his period of heavy sitting
Hj& nround. He Is perhaps sent on two or tlireo
Kjif errands around tho garrison during tbo day.
Bi;-y When the commanding officer takes a walk tho
BKy&,N orderly follows him at a distance of about
Kvjr twenty feet At about 11 o'clock in tho mom-
BM; t 'n,f' "ken a0 bcfore-luncheon office business
Bp$ has boon dlsposod of, the commanding ofllcer dls-
BmC misses his orderly to the barracks. There tho
Hbt&&c onlerlr lolls around on his bunk far an hour or I
H so before and after dinner, and at about 2 o'clock
$ ho reports nt tho olUce again. By o'clock ho Is
BK. again dismissed to the quarters, where he takes
IMvSiV off his belt, and his guard tour Is over. Mean-
MBjJj tlmolhe men who mounted guard with him are
IBlS. soaring out their shoes on their posts, and will
HJS contiuuo to do so until their guard is reliov ed,
Hf'W' v tho next morning.
bK'VC. "rit0 llKhtncss of tho duty Is not tha only ad-
Hk vnntago of tho orderly aulgnment. For forty?
bES: clgnl liours after the guard to which tho com-
BvS muudlng officer's orderly belongs is relloveil,
WHaSi tho orderly is absolutely bis own master. Ills
Hay-ia- time is his own. Ho docs not hae to stand a
A call, not oven morning reveille. Ho can go any-
Jj'M. w here ho cbooncs without a pass, as long as ho
Wm& turns ip ready for duty at tho end of the two
Kfc. da)s. Meantime tho other men of his guard
Itji'"; tour undergo their "old guard fatigue," whleh
(It-U - means that tho day otter they come oil guard
IT'S tno dou their brown canvas fatigue suits at
frt;v, fatlguo call ln the early morning and begin a
fits- round of suih little chorea as following around
UJi the Blop cart, chopping a cord or so of kindling
H?'!?' vood, shovelling a few tons of coal, mowing tho
MPJT parade ground grass, flushing the post sewers,
Jfer- r other tasks of an equally diverting character.
KE&. It will thus be seen that it is worth while for a
aVsvi ' private soldier In the United States army to buck
Wtmig' for commanding officer's orderly.
KImv There is no favoritism shown in the Adjutant's
bErv daily dishing out of this guard-mount goody.
U Tho guard regulation prescribes that tho "man
Hffi of the most soldierly bearing " shall be sclcitcd
"jH; for commanding officer's orderly. In practice,
WM:- however, the regulation has gradually been
Hr; ground down to the picking of the "cleanest"
KfcJ man for this duty. Now, all soldiers of the
bbtv3n ' American army are clean; they hovo to be, willy
HtA-M nllly. Ilut tho term "cleanost" InthiBrespoct
H4, doesnotrcfor to tho matter of personal clcanll-
BiS'!- ness. It bears upon the shine of the soldier's
B& accoutrements, the tit of his uniform, his manner
wi of handling himself at guard mount, and often.
lw' at a close pinch, upon his drilling ability.
KSI It Is practically Impossible for a recruit to
D tSr' Cain tbo ordorly prize, for tho reason that tho
;;,V recruit has to mount guard in bis Government
3.M . straight uniform and accoutrements. He has no
II SJH- inouoy to buy tailor-made uniforms, and ho has
II JSij not acquired tho trick of working up a kit, which
St it takes a long while to master. So ln compot
lr nfffc. lng for orderly at guird mount with tho old
I SSIm timers ho would bo nowhere. But tho recruit
Il ra' rarely makes an attempt to enter tho orderly
It &$ bucking lists. Ho bides his time until he has
t OT picked up thobkill. and the money to back up
n i,i4 his skill. Tho skill conies ln in working up of a
D S kit. A soldier's kit Is his gun and belt. When ho
H stj' joins his outfit, thise aro served out to him
m by his first sergeant. Both the gun and belt,
K with baonot attachment, as thus Issued to the
H IM, recruit, gcnerully require a long course of elabo-
Slgr rato and sclcntllio working up before they aro
f' fit to bo classed nB "orderly kits "or accoutro-
5A Dicntsofa sort to entitle tho wearer to bopo for
H Llt tho orderly aasignment of guard mount. Tho
ft Sag soldier with tho orderly fever ponorally begins
H mS , vork on his bolt Unit. lie daddyacks and heel
l W JS"8 It until It is brighter than patent leather.
, W, Then he soaks belt and cartridge box In chcml-
'& cals, and begins tho daddyacklngjind heel-bull-II
Ai ing, .Process nil over again. If lie is an
f ft?ff artist, and can gain tbo asslstanco of
W ar the old-timers In his outfit, who know all
mf SSi ot ,ib0. ,!r,lck8'..nfior,.a. "w months of
' S- work of this sort be Anally has a belt, cartrldgo
ml; i'it "x aa1 hayonot scabbard with which ho can
It f8 at least mako a try for orderly. Then bo goes at
f yj'h, his gun. For weeks he works up tho stock with
M. K? heel-ball and gun polish and alcohol, until
Kfiv finally ho gets it so that ho can sco his face ln It.
yV? A gun thus worked up by u" doughboy" boldlor
mYiti? v,a" on exhibition in a glass cuso ln tho War Do
tj; partment fur euvernl cars. Barrel and stock
B;;h hod cm almost Incndlblo glitter, and the inaiiu-e-'
facturcrs of tho gun doelarcd that then
mWKSI. touid not understand bow it had been doer,
MRjsr Thou, after del otlng a few weeks to his Imjouo't,
HKMh tho soldier whoso Boul j earns for nt least 0110
HaVEs " ihanio at orderly duty, feels that, as far as his
Hki kll Is Lonuj-nud.no Is ready for tho effort.
Kv When hu lMsarrHelnttbIsstago ho begins his
ith conferences with tbo company tailor, andln tiinn
WKJi, ho has a tollor-mado uniform that tils him us If
Hfi ,lu ,lil11 been melted and poured luto it. Ho
bWPS. Bnvcs kin rnougli money to buy a pair of eltUeu'j
mV'iliL Bhoea tbo Government straight brogans bolng
Kir "" iur orauny tunning anu a lorage cap made
Va1 cspcUally for tho orderly buckcrs, the contract-
Kt made rorngo cans issued to thn men being in no
mWaBiP wlsocomnarablo with them. Then, as ho stands
BrS F?1 ."P.tt11 regardless, with his bolt strapjicd over
mTMM M" latlgue blouse and bis gloves on, ready to
M,& jniko hH ilrst ordorly tight. It Is just na
HHil likely ns not that tho truuipoter, in sound-
bUl ''."' tir".1 '"" .for truant mount, will append
! tlireo short blasts to tho regular cull, which
Ki 11164)11 that, Instead of black belts and lorugo
few o.ips,tbo Adjutant has glion onlers that the
mWC' icuurii shnll bo mounted In overcoats, campaign
Kpr be U and lints, loggings and overshoes. Not
mmifj being prowdod with any of thesfl accoutrements
UWmi't Pl lo "0 classed as orderly gear, I ho new aspirant
MW for orderly honors Is done for, tho old-time bin k-
Wmvii, era who are to battle with him helmr pro idod
mTf.fh against nil cinergencles of this sort. After two
.jjtl! or t'ir a,c.ll experiences, houevor. ho, too.
gT works up all of his cquipmeiits. iiutl lsflnallr
mWm1 ready to enter tiro lists In any w cntlier.
K;. It la interesting to watch tho bucking for
B! order y at guard mount In n largo rc-lmcntal
mWH post, In which two urthrcoatms of tho burilco
m,if. urotatloucd-nfow troos of cnnlr, a fow
.!' roiup'iiilos of liifaiitrj, and perhaps a batten or
E& o of light nrtlllcry. I.'ury tlinu a gciaril U
IP.. mounted cm hot tho outllts of tho tllllerc-iit
Wmp! nriushnsnt loiut 0110 competitor for ordcily.
Kg AMiciiiuii.in Is distlngulsliocl Inr his oi-derly
K galplng abilities, all tho inuinlwrs ot his coin-
K2 pain' pilcji in the day before ho mounts guard to
H get hljn ready for the ordeal. (Jno man takes
HFi Ills belt buckle, another his ramrod, another his
mWh KUI, another bis cartridge box, another his
nf shoes, and so on, nnd they tpcnd hours in get-
BP'i J.1."", J'10 " ordorly character's " goar to sldno
H IlkoUio morning dew, Then, on the morning bo
i is to go cm guanl, they nil act us his valets, aud
BLff) by the it mo llrst call for guard mount goos they
PX ore 1 will ug to stake overrthlng tliuy huvo that
1; hols to m tlio winner.
mwrn? , The rlt airy for onlerly among tho mnnof tho
H cllffcrout arms is especially sluirji. When tho
Mk nsuiiibl of hn guard Is bounded bythotrum-
fAf- oter it often liuppuns that all the men of the
Rs) post aro on h.ind to sou how thclrfinurltosm.iko
mjKV ,iit In tlioordorlj bittle, and around pa) day
mWt thiroUalntof lietluig oil tho result. At all
HF time tho sneering between tho fauirlto-baikcrs
mWQ tit thodllfercnturiin Is constant, mil ll often
KS-l leads to lights. Lined up fur imipcitlun, tlio
K& Jiioiubursof tbo guurd undergo tho Ijux-ciid
mmS Adjuiuiit's Inspectiou. First tho Adjutant In-
mWsi kpeets tliq uimnl us a whole, pa ing no inure at-
f fcutloutoViecirdorlybuikertiluau 10 tlu uieu
BBBBSBBBIBI ' "r ' I I' III ' M' 'Mil " 1 1 t I 'illltn II ' ' ' ' l n I r
BSfBBMBMfc B 1I1 T Ilii'nfTrr 1 ill 11 m UMMMIMIIM "I liif'il
who have no hope of getting the prize, and have
made no effort ln that direction. In this Orst In
si cctlon his oye picks out the men who have, on
the very faco of It, mado their appeonuica for
the primary purpose of capturing the orderly
liertU. These bo goes over carefully After the
preliminary inspection and sifts them out. Tho
littlo finger of the left-hand glovo of one of them
Is not so white as anow, and tbo wearer Is out of
the running. There is a particle of dust ln the
hank ot another's bayonet. Ue Is a dead one.
Thus tho Adjutant assorts tho orderly charac
ters and weighs them. Then, amid the quiet,
intense excitement of tho men who are looking
on, nnd whoso money Is on the men of their out
fits, ho walks up to the fnrtunato soldier, says
simply, "Commanding officer's orderly," and It
Is all over. Tho soldiers whose men have not
won go back to the barracks and spend tho
morning swearing tbat the AdJutAnt Is partial,
especially It tbo Adjutant happens to belong to a
different arm of the sort lco from their on n.
It often happens, however, that thrco or four
men buckingor orderly aro so absolutely lit and
i nearly allko In tbelr perfection that tho Ad
jutant finds it impossible to pick out tbo orderly
from an exterior Inspection. The first thing
that an Adjutant usually does under these cir
cumstances Is to openono button of tho soldier
blouse In order to ascertain If all of them liao
on regulation blue shirts. Ho Is pretty likely to
find that at least one of tho mon has nothing
underneath his blouso but his undershirt, hav
ing loft oft tho flannel shirt of bluo because his
blouse did not fit well aver It The omission
puts hi in out of tho raco. Tho rout of
tho men being found all right as re
gards the blue shirt, the Adjutant commonly
examines tho remaining men to see If they bao
on Uo eminent straight socks. Those that aro
wearing socks of their own private purchasing
nre out of it. The thing might by this tlmo be
narrowed down to two men who nreln every
Dosslblo respect perfect and equally good for
commanding officer's orderly. Thcso two tho
Adjutant will drill. Ho will glvo them tho
manual of arms all straight and correct for
about five minutes, both mon going through tho
movements with skill and precision. Then,
buddcnly, tho Adjutant will gle a trick com
mand a romminil that Is wrong, which In drill
ing the soldier Is not supKsed to obey. For in
stance, ho will command tho men to
roiuoto nn "order arms" which in tho army
manual Is incorrect. Almost invariably, how.
' cr, ono of tbo men, for a single second off
bis guard, will mako tho slightest move
ment toward obejing tho command before
bo recollects that It Is wrong. Ho is lot.
Tho Adjutants cyo has caught tho slight
movement, nnd after his game fight the
man who has made It loses, and victory coos
with his opponent with the cooler head. When,
as occasionally happens, tho selection cannot bo
mado ov en by the weeding process of drllllng.tbo
Adjutant In desiwratlon produces a eopv of tbo
guanl manual, and, with a penknife, tho men
cut tho pages for the highest letter, and tho
winner gets I ho order lj assignment.
V hen u soldier makes an unsuccessful try for
onlerly It is fuelil that bo was "run oil" by tho
victor. There Is one man In the United States
arm) who has been soldiering for nearly fifteen
years, and has tho distinction of having never
liecn run olT in an onlerly battle, and who uover
mounted guard without winning tho selection
for orderly. This man is an Irishman, now a
corporalin tho Hfth Artlllcr). Ho has been a
sergeant many times, but, ilko Mulvancy, his
canteen nibbllngsnlnays causexl him tobo"ro
Jooced. The cry first tlmo this nun wont on
guanl In tho army ho won tbo ordorly prise,
and during all the years tbat ho was a private
ho never failed to win it. It was sim
ply impossible to bent him, so per
fectly did ho get himself up. and his
success as an orderly character made him famous
throughout tho army. Whenever he was trans
ferred to u now post all of tho orderly buckeraof
the post would Immediately put away their or
derly kits nnd retire. They knew they would
stand no chauco with tho-nevvbucker in tho
post, ior three years tills man was stationed at
the Presidio of San Francisco, one of the largest
posts ln tho country, and during that period not
a slnglo man of tho orderly buckcrs who had
been buttling for tho priio among themselves
before his arrival, mado nny effort to go up
against him, so that ho did not walk bis post
onco while stationed In California.
"JUIXKT Ji,VK" OF OU10AQO.
Peculiarities or tha Aenly Elected Alderman
trvm Uathhoiue John's I) art.
From the ChUxxgo Tint t-Ue raid.
The newly elected Alderman from tho First
ward in Chicago Is Michael Kenna, but he is
known all over the city as "Hluky Dink." Ho
got that name years ago when ho was belling
newspapers and shining shoes on tho streets. It
will stay with him until he dies, notwithstand
ing' his triumph at the polls last Tuesday. Whilo
eomo of his admiring constituents may address
him as Alderman Konna, and tho etiquette of
the Council chamber may forbid familiarity, ho
will continuo through llfo as " Hinky Dink," or
" Illnk," or " II. Dink," or " Dinky" Kenna, the
littlo man from tho First ward.
There are several stories as to how he came by
his own peculiar name. Probably the most cor
rect explanation, and certainly tho one entitled
to the roost credence, is furnished by "Hinky
Dink" himself. He snj a tho namo was given to
him years ago when, with a lot of other news
boys and "shiners," ho used to go swimming ln
tbo lake at tho foot of Van Buren Btrcot. Ho
doesn't remember who tho boy was that named
him eo effectively nor wh) ho was thus distin
guished. "Most of tho boys I ran with in thoso days
had nicknames." snid the First ward sUtusuian,
"and mine eamu to mo botoro I realized what
they were calling me. Wo wero in awimmlng
every warm day. and I can only remember that
It was during those days somebody started call
ing mo ' Hinky Dink.' I don't know why. One
of tho boys was called ' Kcelover' on account of
his peculiar stylo of diving. I'voread all kinds
of stories about how I was nicknamed, but they
Were all wrong."
Politics Is u pamo that "Hinky Dink" knows
more about than man) men who have higher
reputations in that line. Ho has liccnplavlng
nt it ov er slncu ho w as a Imj , and thinks there Is
no better fun. Ho is a lighter before whom some
of tho shrewdest Republicans and Democrats in
tho city have gono down. Ho la conceded by
friend and foe alike to Iiavoagenlusfororganl
ration, and tho fact that ho was elected bv a
plurality of over 2,500 proves something, oven
in tho Fiistward. Tom McXally aided In giv
ing him his start ln politics, something llko
twenty 3 ears ago. Ho wasn't old enough
to voto when ho becamo prominent in
bis ward. Ho lias been a delcguto to
every Democratic city convention for ten j ears,
and has been a member of tbo Central Commit
tee for tbo past live years. Now-ho is an Alder
man. W hen Aldcrnnn Kenna takes his Boat In
tbo Council chamber for tho Drbt tlmo he will
undoubtedly disappoint many of thoso present
on that momentous occasion. His reputation as
a leader In the rough-jnd-luuiblo polities of his
ward has sen eel tocrealosouio tery strange im
preasloua among tho citizens of Chicago con
cerning bis personal appearance.
Tho roal " Hinky Dink" U nothing whatever
like the imnglnarj. A more inotfeusivo person
ality can acarcelr bo found in Chicago, Iio is as
modest and retiring as a country purson. Ho
will nt tract the least attention of any member of
tho City Council by his appearance. Ho Isn't
big enough to half (111 an Aldermau'a chair, and
could hide behind tho dusk which tho city has
waiting fur him. Ho really stands a chauce of
being overlooked by Mavor Harrison somo night.
Tlio First ward Los3 la 37 years old nnd has gray
mixed with tho blond hairs that cover his head.
Ho stands 0 feet I Inches, not high enough
to reach the shoulders of his worth) colloiguo
and friend, "liuth Houso" Coiiijhliii. Whin
bo Is fleshy ho Is as heavy na 111) pouiide.
He parts his hair almost In the middlo and w cars
u littlo blond miistac he that effectual!) coucculs
u short upciur lip. Hiselothes tire alii)s quiet
uml in good tanle, uiul ho Is rarely guilty of
wearing n collar that is not us nonr spotless 114
the laundry can mako it. One fairly good dia
mond Hlud adorns his neck scarf, and this, witli
.. ,u bv.'r. ,J"r 1-uninimicB jus mock or
Jewelry, When bo gets out witli tbo Cook
Count) MurchlngClub he puts 011 a ollk hat that
is almost a load for 111 111 to utrr),
Whon "Hluky" struck out for lilniBelf ho
took possession of tliosouthcait loruorof Maill
Kon nnd Dearliorn BtrectH ami sold papcrB. Whilo
ho wasn't bus) witli the papers ho waa shining
Bhocs. Iho iiovvspupcr business suited blm bewt,
however, andhug.ivett tho most attention. Ho
got tho agency for 1'eck'n ituii wlieu that publi
cation was at Iho height of Us fame, and
noon boosted Its circulation in Chicago away
up Into tbo thousands. Ho Bated his money
nnd striidlly prospered until ho begun to
think it was tlmo for him to look vUevvhcru
for nn opening. Ho went out to Leadvillo
armed with letters of recommondatlon from
nonio of tho best business men in Chicago aial
was toon In charge of tho circulation dcriart
Went of tho IjiLii County Jlevelllt, a paper pub
lished at Lcadv Ille. That was in 1871), and less
than two )o.irs later "Hluk) Dink" had mado
enough money to bring him back tu Rhieugn and
start him In the suloun buslntbd. Hosuvs lie la
worth tfaO.OOO, the bulk of hlawrulth being in
rcslduiiui propcrtv on tbo west side.
He lined to lend Ills own liar, but ho doesn't do
that Unit of work now, Hu has four barkeepers
bii6) tinging two cash registers and as manv
porters busy keeping the placocloan. "A man
doean t havo to ha.n tho price of a drink before
h an cat in Hluk's plucc," said Hank North.
"The lunch la ala)s there, and a limn is wel
come lo cat all hu can hold, llundrtidHof men
keeptbciiibelves alive every winter at Hink)'s
lilace). Hlnk) has a big heart In him, even if ho
Is it III tie mini. If a man la taken sick suddenly
in his place ho don't call for tho police ambu
lance. He sends tho mau to tho hospital in a
carriage or hack and kces that ho gels pronor
medical iitu-ndam c, and still there's probably a
lot of p op u down In Iho Tblrt) -second wurd
who llilnl. Hlnkv has horns on his head and car
ries a boniu kuifo in his sleov c."
nerused lo Die While Ctevcluud llu rrl-
a cut.
Aitoona, Pa., April U. Undo Hen Ilorleydlcd
hero ji-sterday, Homo months ago, on being
taken ill, bo prcdlctol that hu would Iho
until McKinley canio into office und fixed tho
datoof hisduilU as April . He wusauaidout
Kepublluin and hnd otprrsd ropuitiuiico to
diiijf ut.dcrn, DeinpvraUc' A'iwlnitrutlc.n.
KENTUCKY'S FIERY CAT.
noma twice its weight in boo
lriTUOVT TVItSIXO A llAIIt.
It Is lllll la the Mac A Tier TanalalaaT Hair
the Dots In Pswell County It Is Onnwl by
it Syndicate, and I Foasht la itjle, with
the Sheriff ns Master er Cereosalea.
6ta.vtox, Ky April 8. All eastern Ken
tucky has been excited for the lost four week
over a scries of w Udcat fights In this town.
About n year ago wildcat fighting was inaugu
rated at Dowen, a station on the Loxlngton and
Eastern road ten miles north of here. A wildcat
had been caught there and had whipped a number
of dogs, whon Sam Med raw, a half-wittod fellow,
offered to fight tbo cat without gloves. At the
last moment tho owners of the cat refused to
allow Mcdraw to Oght tho animal for fonr tho
cat might kill or badly Injure him and they
would bo prosecuted. Several of the young mon
of Stanton took a deep Interest In these cat
fights, and whan they heard about a month ago
that John Logan hod caught a wildcat on Bald
Knob Mountain, Just back of Stanton, Robert
Blackburn, Albert Welsh, Sheriff of Powell
county; G.M. Derrlckson, his deputy; Thomas
Boone, nnd O. C. Law combined to buy the
bruto. Sheriff Welsh nnd Bob Blackburn climbed
tho mountain nnd negotiated tho purchase of
tho cat for ?3. They brought him here the day
McICInley was Inaugurated and put him ln a
cago of two-lnchoiksl.it?.
Tho first light took place on Saturday, March
0. Tho cago Is within a stono's throw ot the
new Powell county Court House, and about
thirty persons assembled to sco tho fight. Logan
Falkner began tbo fighting by putting his half
shephenl dog into tho cage. Tho cat snarled at
him a few times nnd jumped on the dog's head,
cutting tho scalp In n doren places with his
sharp claws. The dog ran toward tho door and
yelled lustily. Ho refusal to attack tbo cat and
ho was let out, Charley Pcttlt, who saw how
easily Falkner's dog was whipped, declared that
his big hound, which hasnn cnvlible reputation
ns n coon hunter, could whip tho cat. Sheriff
Welsh, who was master of ceremonies, told him
to bring on his coon don. When placed In tbo
cage, tho hound attacked tho cat, but the cat
gathered himself for n powerful spring nnd
landed tin tho hound's head with all four feet.
His powerful 1 laws mido ribbons of tho dog's
scalp, and, yelping in agony, the hound gavo up
tho light and rushed tow anl tho door.
The syndicate let thocat rest on Sunday, but
nn Mnndav P. 71. Hanlwlck Inolsted that Ms
lnrgo hound could whip anv cat that wore hnlr.
When put In Iho cago the hiund became so
frlirhtcnidthst hcliosnn to whine nnd begpltc
nusly to be let out b-fnro tho eat lumped on him.
Tho m-xt dav- II. Ilotinlngflcld's liench Weed
flee, n'dog with n verv long body and very short
lev", was pitted iitralr.tt the cnt Ho was full of
tight, nnd attacked tho cut viciously. The cat
Kicked In Its corner, and when the dog stepped
hack It Jtiinned on his head, nfarlv cutting out
his eyes. Tbo dog yelped, and tried to ert out of
thocnge. Thoratscemed torenlizetbatthero was
no more fight in the dog, nnd walked up ix-ldo
the (lco and looked st him In a pltylntrmnnnor.
The next day a cur helona-lnc to II. Scholl was
nut Intothxcaire. Ho rcfnd to fight, and Hob
lllnckburn pushed blm tnvwnl tho cat with n
polo. The cat made n rush for the dog's head
aud scratched his faco luvdly. The dog griblxvl
tho cat around tho ncrk nnd threw him to the
floor, but the cat scratched him so soverely with
Mi hind feet that ho yelped and ran towanl tho
dnnr nnd ItuflRPi lilptit tliit liitttaa wlitim)
1 The sixth fight ocrum-d on the 11th. when Ta.
Stevens's fifty-pound shepherd dog was matched
ngainst the cat. Although he was anTlnns to
fight, whon put Into tho cage there was only ono
round to thn encounter. Tho cat sprang on tho
doj's h"nd. knocking him down nnd t'-irinir his
faco so badly that the dog tucked in his tail, ran
to the door of the cigc. and. after the door was
opened, rAn homo an fast ns he could cro.
Steven" waa so dliippolnted that he sent for
hl eight) -pound bound, "hlch has a great repu
tation as a rnon killer. When put lnn tho cago
tbo hound 11111I0 n rush nt tho cat. The cat waa
taken unaware", but dofended blmvlf bv strik
ing Ilia do on the nose with his right p-vw. Tho
do,? retreated. nni.iritr ms heud a If Ma ui-o
was on fire. With thn blood pouring from his
nose, it looked as If the fight wa over: but tho
hound was e-ninc. nnd he attacked the cat again.
Tlio oat anticipated him this time. Jumped m
the dog's hack nnd rode him around the ring,
carving his pack Into shoestrings with his claws.
Tlio hound tried to rcaihhlm with his toeth,
but the cnt was too ogllo. nnd the do? finally
gave up the fiVht nnd wan let out. I.Ike his pred
ecessor, ho tueked his tnll between his less and
ran home, not heeding tho call of bis master.
Thonext fight occurred nn the 12th, when C. B.
Creed's large hound, another coon do?, waa put
ln the cage. He seemed to reallro that ho was
no mntch for tho cat and refused to tight. John
Ttstton said he would bet his shephenl would
fight tho cat. and it was not long before ho whs
on tho ground. As soon ns tbo dog was put In
tho cage ho put his piws over his eyes and be
gan howllnir. Then ho ran Into a comer, and
kieping his face covered with his pawi, con
tinued to howl. Tho cnt growled ferociously,
but as tho dog showed bo much rowanlle ho
did not nttnik him. and Hilton look him out.
As did tho other whipped doe, this ono made a
direct lino forborne, two mllesnwny.and when
George Combs trle-d to stop him ho ran between
his legs and knocked him down.
ITp to this time the owners of the cat had
taken up collections from tho spectators it
cceh fight to defray the cojt of tho cat and tho
cacc, but as the crowds wore to Inrgonnd tho
collections so small, thev determined to ndver
tleo n bli; fight. Accordingly It waa given out
that Charley Illcc's mongrel bulldog, which hnd
mnde 11 record of four coons In ono nlcht after
swimming Hed Illver with one of the coons, and
his half brnthor, belonging to Tom Omilny,
would tight tho B)ndIcato cat on Saturday,
March 13. A lnrgo cniwd gathered to see Iho
Fport, and tho ndmloslnn feo wis cheerfully paid
by more than one hundred persons. There was a
great denl of betting on the event, tbo odiis
being from two to thr"o to ono on tho cat.
Each of the dogs wolghod about eighty pounds,
and as tho cat weighs only twenty-seven
pounds It looked to nn outsider nslf the cat's
backers wore glv lng file odds. Chnrlcy Mice's
dog, which ho calls Morgnn, was let Into thn
cago first. Tho rot was ovelng him closely, and
when tho dog was within four feet of his corner
he sprang on his howl, lundlngwlth all four feet,
knocking tho dog dow n nnd cutting his head and
faco bull). Morgan rushed nt him again nnd
tho cut repoitod tho doso, climbing on top of tho
cngauftcr bo had cut the dog'a faco Into a jelly.
Tlio blood nearly blinded Morgan, but ho mado
n Jump for tho cat as ho was hingingtothocage.
The cat Jumped down on his hack anil, after cut
ting tho dog severely. Jumped buck to tho top of
thocnge. Bv this tlmo Morgnn was licglnnlngto
tire, but ho kept Uirklngat tbeent and rushing
at him nt every opportunity. For flftoon min
utes tho bnttlo waB kept ud. but Morgan became
bo weak from the loss of blood that Ida owner
decided to give up tho fight nnd ho was taken
out. His henutiful white coat was covered with
blood and for several dnva It wasthouglit that
bo would losoonecyo. The cat wns also badly
winded and seemed so tired that ItAOwnvn de
cided It would bo unfair to tbo bettora 10 allow
Conle)'d big dog to attack thn rat after Rice's
dog liinl worried him down. Then the specta
tors set up u howl, sa) lng they had not received
their monoy's worth, and ns tlmo or four tough
customers who hud drunk freed) of monnshlno
whiskey threatened to do somu shooting the
ivndleuto returned tho gnto receipts and do
elarcd all beta off.
On tho 10th John Mnxwell of day Citv came
up with ids largo Kngllsb mastiff which ho waa
anxious to pit ugainst tho cat, but just as the
innuttfT mi t until I li n 11 iwtt tn mi fr tnnlr n t - n .1
there was no tight. Hinco then tho cat hna been
nlllngiind tlio owners havo not allowed him to
light, although n number of men have offered to
match their dogs against the at. The follow lng
challenge comes from West Virginia:
"Thurmond, W. V11. fa)ctco. ltt!17. (has. rlco
dear sir I have learned from tbu taut Hint )our
dog got k noc ed out By tlioeal If then) Is any one
theru tu B ick thn cat i will Bring a do.- boouo us
alio w canes her Pintles and I will Back her for
nil they want the Bid li Is white U'ristO lb nnd
can Whip a don of Wildcats nud If thoy dout
this unsvvoriu) letter anil litmnKiiow my Post
ollleo is eloro inout, fu)ot co W. Vu. hoping to
hero from ) oil It. U. M 1 lis."
Two men are aUo anxious to light tho cat.
BUI Creed, nu old Union eoldler, says ho will
curry tlio cat. bring him out allvo, or kb k lilm
to death for $5. Cicodlsa vrull known tighter,
During tlio war. when ho was homo on 11 fur
lough, a mob of Confedcrato B)inpathlzcrs went
to his house lo l)in li him. Ho opened Ilruwith
his musket and killed ham Adum; tho others
run. r-mcotlie warhls lighting liu la en ilono
principally with his mouth, but tho who l.notv
lilniBiiy ho nillllcht thoe.it. Joe Hush, 11 moun
tain ox driver, who live-mux miles from hi re on
IIiirdwick'Ht'rrck.oirerfc to light llin itwi bout
gloves for if.Dd. Circuit Court li.is been In sus.
Bion hero lor tho Inst week ami Huch Isoiiu of
tho petit Jurord. Ho Is about Ml jcars edd, U
tongue-tied, mid a t)plenl lighting muuutninecr.
A fe-vv yoars ago, nt nn cite Hon 11! Vaughn's uilll.
In Estill count), umunuiid his three grow 11 tons
Jumped on Hush and howhlptcdnllof tin mwllli
his lists. In speaking of tlio eat Bush said:
" Deal rot hlin, I kin vvhlrp him afore break
fast, I nliitnfinldof 110 wildcat that wars liu'r."
At Iho convening uf every Circuit Court a
number of stray dojaeomo Into town with wit
iie'xia and other court attendants, and those
doisliave been throve 11 into tlio ciige with Hid
cat fiiuii tlmo to time. soon na the) weiu
let out tin) 1 '! iowii tor lioine, and thus every
ctra) i1u-li 11-h nn ilrlv n out. If the 1 at dies
his hldci will be Bluffed and presented to the
t-tatu Cullegu Museum at Lexington.
Ilarvnrila letv Hindi,
London, April 10. -Tho 111 w shell built by
Clasper for tho llai vnrd crow, for use In the in
tcrcollcglatu race, bus boon shipped to tha
United hlatci). Tlio boat is IU tout long, UU
Indies beiin, u't inches tlcop amidehlps. nud UU
inches deep lonvRtd,
Oldest Lager Beer Brewery in the United States
wlJLClW'JnL! DrcwIflgCo's
Bock Beer
Now ob Draught at all Castomora.
Bottled at the Brewery
and delivered direct to Families. Park AVe., 60th tO 61st St, Ml YOfL
JUS IillUiIS VP TUAVEI..
A Xevel Employment Tbat Yield Here Than
03,000 a scat Bad Kxpense.
Troin 1A HochtiUr Democrat and CttronkU.
"lam willing to bet that you can't guess
what I do for a living In ten guesses," re
marked a woll-dressod man on the jSaipIre
State Express the other day.
The proposition was rather strange. The
man was ono of a half hundred men Just llko
him who sat about the car reading, smoking,
or playing cords. There were no external fea
tures to Indicate tho man's buslness.Ibut the
casual traveller would have said that be w as a
travelling man for somo large Arm, po;iibly
c-rrj'.ng a dry goods or shoe line. 'Iho news
paper man bad mado his acquaintance at the
station and boarding tho train had taken his
scat beside htm. TLe xn seemed to know
that be was talking to a reporter. In fact It is
probable that he gleaned that information
from siime of the newspaper man's frl-nds at
the depot. After a clsar or two, during which
time the conversation bad been about common
place things, the man suddenly braced UP,
knockccllthe asnes from bl cigar, and shot tho
Question at hlsseatmate. The latter Admltti-d
the probable truth ot the statement and then
asked ttir natural question:
"Well, imi tears utol was a nwscacerman
In C'ulceo. I never had a colleg" education,
and while the city editor used to say I bad the
nose for neivs, I could nut put mv Huff Into
good English. S", when tne loung blood be
gan to come Into the newspaper offices and the
college graduate was no longer ridiculed by tbo
old-fashioned editors I went out. 1 bad a lot
jf good clothe), but I was out ot a Job. I bald
ly knew where to tarn when a bright Idea
struck me, nnd 1 havo been follow lng out that
Idea sver since.
"I am a professional traveller. Ko. I do not
I resume tbat you understand me, bat I will rx
plain. The Amerlraus are travelling people,
not loarists, but hustling travellers. That's
crrmlseNo. t. fcccoiullj, foreigners arc in the
habit of visiting America to seo the sUbts. I
thought of this aud went to thecuneral pas
senger agent of a great Western railroad and
unfolded my idea. It is this: 'I here !salwn)s
a sharp compolltlon tor passenger traffic west
nt Chicago. IIio various roads leading across
the plains advertise extensively ln Kasiern
magazines, have bureaus tu New York and
Boston, and "end agents to the landings of
the Atlantic steamships. The purpose uf these
ar'ous kinds of advertisements is to nersuadn
tourlsn. English, Krencb, (jcrinan.orau) utLer
foreigners who have come to too Amorlca, to
crots the continent to the (ioldon Uaieuvur
tlie linen of a particular eompaii). Occasion-
nlli. IIihm ! h vmitit, iirnl Titii,niltt nt.l
married couple who md odvieo as to hotels
and routes.
"ln a word, lama personal advertiser. I
board the train at .New York at least twice u
week. I spot the travellers, ret acquainted
with them and then lnslnnutlncly ask then
there Lber are going. After 1 learn, I ask
ttiem if thuv have ever riddku ovur such and
su:h a road. Uf course, Ibey haven't, .an J I
remark casually that I urn going V est a far
or Chicago by the 11. and B.. which lsalwa)s
the same road tbat they intend to palronue.
1 ben they ask ma it 1 know anything about
tile Hues weit uf Chicago. I always do, )ou
can bet, and 1 tell them that 1 am an old trav
eler, uud that 1 i.ait al.tr.ys toil il !in l.'it
service on the 1!..M. and W. 1 crack the merits
of the rood up to the limit. 1 gel 4 salary nf
JJ,00tuear fordoing II. beside my ext-enscs
palu to me bv the rood. 1 hen I continue ac
qualutjvnce until I get lo duffatu aud 1 tell tb-m
tbat 1 kno the Eastern agent of the H.. .M.
aud W., located in that ulti, and that 1 think
tbat I could, through my friendship witli him,
tit them out with tickets over the li.. M. and
W. to Denier or 'Frisco or any place they rant
to IT".
"It generally works, and I see themsaMr
nn board the train and then suddenly remem
ber that 1 have left my grip at the parcel stand.
I go back to get It, wall until tne train has
pulled out, and then board the next train for
Nen York, where I repeat the operation. I
Tell sou I did a big business World's Fair )-ar.
In tbe winter I post upon thn beauties of tlio
scenery along the H., M. and W., tbe solemn
grandeur aud all that stuff and In the summer
time 1 tell of the beauties ot tbe plains. Did
)ou ever see themr I think the) are the
dreariest sUht under creation.
"incidentally I get a commission from two
hotels in Chlcaao for recommending tra.ellers
to patronize them. Ihat helps out :oab cr
ably. I lutvehad a good trip this time. Hack
In tin next coach are three young married
couples on tbelr way to California. Tbe) camo
up from Now York with me )este-day afternoon
and sto. ped off In Rochester over nUlil. I got
acquainted with tbe men, was IntroJuced to
tu the three brides. Jollied them along, and
made myself generally useful to thot-e )nung
husbands. Tbe result Is tbat I buncbed.lhem
all Into a Bocheiter ticLet o lire this morning
and mnde thrm buy transportation to Los An
alns liy way of tbe B. . M. aud W. I got a com
mission from the local a. .1, too."
LAKE SIICUIOA', ALWAYS OPEX.
Ilew It Is Made .avlgoblo All tbe lrsr
Artiuud.
Frvm tht JTfficaulr irijconjfn.
Navigation on Lake Michigan Is never closed.
Stci.mora run back and forth across tbe lake aud
between tho ports of the west Bboreof thelako
during the entire winter with remarkable regu
larity. Tho first attempts at winter navigation
on tbo trans-lake routes were made by tho De
troit and MilvvRiiLeo Railroad Company and
by the now defunct Kngclmnmi Truueiiortn
tlon Company many years ago, and tlio success
of winter ventures becamo established us tho
character ot tho steamers was Improved and
developments wero m.tdo In mnriiio enginery.
Now winter navigation proceeds utmost unin
terrupted!), and the now ear ferries ste.uu buck
aud forth with littlo regard for weather or for
lie. Tho success of tbo car ferries on Lako
Michigan and thocar ferry which defies winter
In the Straits of Mackinac la probably tho can so
of tho announcement that negotiations aro in
progress looking to tho construction of ice
breaking freight steamers that will enable their
owners to keep them In commission on tho Laku
tiupcrlor nnd lower lako route during tho win
ter. The report Is without foundation.
'Ihoru is a vast difference between tho naviga
tion of Lako Mlchlgnn from 0110 nhoro to tho
other, and along its westshoro, nt.d tlio naviga
tion ot thogrca lakes throughout their lengths
nnd through tho Inter-inko cliniincls. Ice break
ing is expensive, and occasionally the lco ttota
defy the crushing powers of tho best of tho so
called lco breakers. Ono of tho car terries was
reiently stalled by a floe near Menominee which
defied not only the steamer, but the enploslvo
power of d J nuinltc. The trouble of w Inter unvl
gatlnnmi tho chain of lakes would occur In tho
luter-lako channels nnd In bbc canals. Diving 10
tbo clogging eff nets of tho loo It would Ik) almost
Impossible to operate canals during midwinter.
Another nud a very serious bar tu general
lako navigation in w Inter is tbo prevalence of
Biiuvv storms, during which nothing whatever
Hill be seen, tinovv Is more obstructive to tho
sight than fog, and during a driving biiovv storm
It la Impossible to scu uiijthlng nheud, even tu
the du) time. Winter navigators on LikoMichl
gun, wliouronov er out of bight of land for any
great leugth of time, experience their chief an
noyance from snow storms. The) iminngo to
attain into port when biiovv Is rl) lng thick lie
cause of thotrfainlllnrity with tho routo, but thc-y
occasionally gel into trouble whilo they nru
wrapped In "tbo tumultuuus privacy of tho
Btonn,"
It docs not follow, by any meaiie, that becauso
winter navigation is sueccs.ful 011 l.ako Michi
gan it can bo mado successful in tho upper and
lower lako tcrv lie.
CHAS. S. M OR LEY,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
1127 BROADWAY, ASTi.
Garments for young men, unlimited at
tortment of choice fabrics to select
from.
Prices: Suits, $20 to $50.
Trousers, $6 to $ 1 0.
Successor to the business of flcurge A.
Castor D Co,, recently conducted under
the FLtU Ave, Hotel.
Customers ran order from former measure
uieuf,
jSMmmmmmmbummMmmmmuimmSmmm
CEAIIOIIED J-OR QUARTERS.
Birth and Marriage Chrenlclers Ttaeaght the
Health Hoard Mas a Sliver Mine.
Stnco tho act entitling any doctor, parson, or
rnidvvlfo who registers a birth or a marrlago to
draw "J5 cents from tho public funds became law
ten days ago thcro has been a run on tho Bureau
of Vital btatistlcs. Ever)' fow minutes someone
turned up with a batch of certitlcatcs, raked up
from oblivion, and demanded the price. When
told that the bureau was not paying anything,
somo ot thorn manifested great Indignation and
denounced tho supposed swindle. One midwife,
who had four certificates, refused to lcavo them
unless a dollar was paid her, and went away ln
hlC'li dudgeon when informed that unless sho
left them she was liable to arrest and a line for
each of tbo four unroportcd births.
Ono east-side pastor who in irries as an exclu
sive business, and has united 70t couples since
New,. Year's, lent word that ho was entitled to
The fact is that tho law dries not apply to this
city at all. Thero Is a law. however, that makes
failure to report a birth or a marriage punisha
ble b) $30 line.
ItERGt THAT PAfiSEn IX THE roa.
t. Paul liliiii'f hie Them but Felt Them
Arctic lllrda Hover Over the Ice.
The American llucr 8t. Paul, which arrived
yesterday from Southampton, camo over a
course that was doubtless dotted ln tho neigh
borhood of the Banks with many Icebergs, but
Capt. Jamison did not sen any, as they were en
shrouded In fog. Tbo temperature while the
ship was steaming Blowly through tbo thick
mist iu several degrees below tho freezing
point. Tne ship's bK-ed was reduced half for
thirteen hours, and double lookouts wero on duty.
The Hvjiburg-Amcrlcnn steamship Georgia,
from Martin, passed twenty icebergs off tho
Banks. Tbo most spectacular one wns about
Sill feet high, aud on Its sides and peeks and
flying around it wero thousands of big Arctic
birds tiiat looked llko gulls. The Norwegian
steamshlti Nordk) n, from Hamburg, ran into a
beat ) field of Ice on Sunday night, obe stopped
many times In the darkness to avoid collision
with bergs, nud was once forced to reverse at
full speed to savo herself from bitting a berg
head on.
DiroilCEIi 1T.03T II. S. CORXISU.
The iTirn er l tie Athletlo Slnnacrr ssm a
Decree In I hlcaco.
Chicago, April 10. Addle J. Cornish secured
n divorce m Jud;o Tuley'o branch of tho Circuit
Court to-day from liarrv P. Cornish, formerly
athletic mauagur of tho Chicago Athletic Club,
now manager of tho Knickerbocker Athletio
Club of Now York.
Cornish was brought from tho Manhattan Ath
letic Club of New York by A. O. Spalding, and it
i was through his efforts that the Chicago Ath
i letic Association got a great start in athletic
I sports. Trouble in relitlou to a reduction of
salary from i:..00 nv car lel to his resignation.
j About a jiiirago. Crnl-h went to New York.
Mm Cornitb In hi r petition aikedfor a divorce
on statutory grounds. fbe named as co
respondents, Mr, fcmall and Mrs. Fitzgerald of
this tit).
HURT III' A VAI.L1SO SIOX.
Fanto an a Crowded tnlcmfo SUreec Tare
Prrons Injured In Ihe Accident.
Chicago, April 10. A woodon sign 23 feet
long hanging in front of Mondcl Bros.' dry
eoods establishment on State street, in tbo
renter of the retail storo district, fell 15 feet to
tbo sidewalk while the street wao crowded with
pooplo this nften.oin. The fn mo was heavy
et ough to have cru&iied the kull of an) person.
'Ihn e ncrsi :ia wen i.ijurcd nevcrely. but for
tunately none- of then os bit on the head.
Those injured were Mu3 L)dla fcaure, 2723
Indiana avenue, rhouhkr injured; Miss Nellie
Cravvfunl, 3S cut ,r0tli i-trcet, right arm frac
tured; Majorie Birney, 5 jears old, home ln
Edgewater. cuts on tacc. A pmiic prevailed
on the street until the extent of the accident
was known.
REAL 31 AH AT MAYOR STROXO.
McCalrc, with n Jne, "coiai Ills Honor Over
an lataatnury Telephone Une.
Thoni-u McGutrc, a machinist of 3.1 Have
mojer street, Hllnmsburg, U to havo bis men
tal condition Inquired into. While nt Itoebllng
and North Second streets yestrrdav ho ha
rangued a crowd on tho refusal of Mayor Strong
to approve the Greater New York charter.
hen MeCiuire got through talking he climbed
a telegraph pole, and over an Imaginary tele
phone lino sailed iuto Mayor Strung for his In
consisttnc). Ho was arrested and locked up.
burgeon southward of the Eastern District Hos
pital found that McGulro's couUtIou was the re
sult of a v cr) large jag.
DEATH OP PRIEVUICH I'RAXX HE
lie ITns tho Ilrlmilnc brand Ilukeor Mecklen-biirK-tcbwrrlu.
Cannes, April lO.-Freidrlch Franx. III., tho
rcigain- (Irand Duke of Meeklcnburg-Schwcrln,
who w as visiting the Itivler.-v for his health, died
hero this evening.
Ho was barn on March li), 1S51, nnd succeeded
to tho throne on t ho death of his faMior, which oc
curred on April 15. lSi3. Ou Jan. 2i. 18711, bo
married tho Grand Duchess Anastusla, daughter
of the Uruud Duke Michael of Itusslu. He will
ho succeeded by his second eblld, Fricdrlch,
who was born in lbs'.!. His eldest child is a
duughtcr.
Kuoched Iho elation Agent Out.
John J. Collins, 25 ) curs old, tho station agent
ou tlio t:ptdvn hldo of tho Eighth avenuo cle
v.ited railroad at 133th strcot, was knocked
down nt 3 311 o'clock jestcrdny morning by a
passenger whom ho tried lo keep from crossing
tho traik. The passenger had been carried
boyond his Hal ion and wanted to get on tho
downtown able.
Collins grubUil him nB he jumped to tho rails
from tho platform. The mau sprang back to tbo
tilulfoim and knocked Collins unconscious by u
ilow bctw ten tho c) es. 1 bo stranger escaped.
Hotlcn lo Suus-lu.Iotw.
Any ono whoso mother-in-law is missing mny
call on Commission! r of Correction ltobort J.
Wright; Hint is. If her namo HCithnrineO'NcIll.
Tho Commisiioner lias one ot tbat name, com
mitted to his earn )esterday by Magistrate
Cruuo In tho Jefferson Market l'olko Court.
Hie was "found lost," blie ia not sure what her
toii-iii law's name Is, but sho thinks it is Michael
Murray. Sho said that she always carried her
Buu-in law's numo uml address In her snuff box,
but w heii alio opened tho snuff box on Friday
tho slip of I upur blow out.
Child Ilurt hy a Urlonatlug Cap.
Frank Jackson, G jears old, of G7S Klngs
brldgo road, whilo plu)ing in a vacant lot on
Webster avenue, near Kingsbridge road.ycster
du) afternoon, found a detonating cap such as
Is used to explode djiiuiiute. Ho triod to break
open tho cap with iv stiuie. it exploded, and
I Kill his bunds weie badly cut. Ho was at
tended b) Dr. Brudle), mid was taken homo.
Ksptltrd Morinou ltldera lleturit to Georgia,
BiiEitKN, tin., April 10, Several elders of tho
Mormon Church came here from Salt Lake City
a fow days ago to establish a Mormon colony.
The looters are tho ltov, Albert Matheson of
bait Iiko City and tlio Buy. U. T. Wrlde of Pay
bon, Utah. 'I wo ) ears ago the same elders woro
hero on a similar errand, but tho Ueorgiu Crack
ers drovo them out.
It lieu tho Man Heeled Ihe tab Yawed.
I'hlllpCurlln was driving up Broadway on a
cnb)ictcrdi.y. Tlio cab) awed about the street
In iinlHin with Carlln'a wnvctiiigsnn tho cab
veal. Thcro was u smash at Duv Btrcot and
( arlln was lauded ou hla chest on tho cobblo
Btones, Then ho landed in tho station house.
Auiberg uud Uelitlncer Arrlre.
Among thn passenger! who arrived here last
nL'ht on tbo Cuiiurder Etrurla were Gustavo
Aiubeig unci Muriu Uelslinger, tho German
actress,
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HARVARD'S FENCERS WIN.
THEY CAPTURE THE IXTEROOEZE
O I ATE TEAM CHAXPIOXSUIP.
Columbia's Cracks Mali entlant sUsht,
bat Km )x oae Point In a Close Finish
Tha Karat Academy Heal Bring I' p lb Bear.
bat Honaloa Tales the Individual rrlse.
There was a clash of steel and a flashing of
foils at the Itacquet and Tennis Club's homo
yesterday afternoon and evening, when nine
clean llmbod young-athletes, representing Colum
bia, Harvard, and the United States Naval
Acadomy, contested for the intercollegiate team
fencing; championship of America, It was tho
fourth annual tournament held under the
club's auspices and the gymnasium was hand
somely decorated with bunting In honor of tho
occasion. The efforts of the young men were
loudly applauded by a representative gathering
of club men, who included W. Butler Duncan,
Jr., J, Langdon Erring, Isaaa Townsend,
A. R, Llghtfoot, L. Gregory, J. Dloodgwd,
H. D. Ripley, II. O. Mortimer. Jr.. H.
C. Mortimer. F. Swift, J. a Taylor.
F. H. Lee, Morton a Paton, Thomas Paton, W.
T. Lawson, a K. de Forrest, W. P. Williams, H.
A. Taylor, aeortre E. Perkins, L. McCormick. E.
S. Cnyvpln. W. W. Fuller. W. B. Hopkins, E. Lo,
Montagno, Jr.; B. B. Klrkland, Ford Hunting
ton, J. a, McJfeeLT. L. Manaon, Jr.; S. Mc
Kay. B, M. Thompson, J. IL Wodsworth,
IS. H. Lord, W, B. Nash, Walter Bowne, F. T.
Quick, p. T. Wordcn. B. Spalding deOarmendlo,
V' Ufown. W. O. Street. Jr.. A. W. Hoyt,
Josoph Harriman, J. It. Townsend, Walter Jack
on, James A. Jackson. E. U Adams. James
lUymondV. K. Otis. E. M. Culver, T. B. Biset,
A. Blake, F. Sadlicr, L. Gregory, and F. I'cploe.
Under the conditions each college was repre
sented by a team of three mon, and the team
scoring the most points was entitled to hold tho
handsome bronze trophy presented by the lUc-
3 pot and Tennis Club for one year, whilo an in
lvlduol modal was awarded to tho contestant
scoring tho most points.
There were twent) -seven four-minute bouts,
and tho judges, who sat on a raised dais over
looking the narrow fcucinir platform, wero
often unablo to decide, so any number of extra
two-minulc bouts were fenced, which prolonged
tho affair until midnight. After an exciting
competition tho Harvard fencers won by a
Bcoro of eleven points. Columbia was a dose
seconel with ten, and tbe Naval Academy
brought up the roar with six. Victor a Hous
ton of the Naval Academy, however, won tho
Individual championship medal with five bouts
to his credit. L. M. Lawson, Jr.. of Columbia,
M. de plax. and A. F. Rlggs of Harvard tied for
second place with four each.
t "Au2LJa. wu represented by L. M. Lawson.
Jr., p. T. KIrbr. and J. F. B. Mitchell. Jr.: Uar
Xarl,b3r A- F- "Ufgs, M. do Dior, and Archibald
G. Thatcher, and tbe United States Naval
Academy by Walter M. Falconer, Leonard B,
Sargent, and Victor S. Houston.
The jury of judges was composed of O. O.
Bothncr. Samuel T. Shaw, and Dr. M. J. Ecbe
verrlaof the New York Athletic Club, and Chas.
Tatbsm of the Fencers' Club, while II. K. Blood
good represented the Itacquet and Tenuis Club
and directed the affair.
Tbo Hart ard and Columbia boys fenced well,
a?d put considerable dash into their work, but
did a little too much rushing. In the opinion of
(rood Judges; while the Naval Cadets, as a rule,
crouched very low and fenced more after the
manner of the Italian rather than the French
BchooL
Columbia and Harvard mnde a clae race of it
all the way through, and at 11:30, when de Diax
and Sergeant went on. tbe score was a tie, each
team liav lng won nine bouts to the Naval Acad
emy s six. The pair mentioned made such a close
fight that the judges wero unable to agree and
ordered nn extra bout of two minutes and do
enaz won, putting Harvard in the lead. Hous
ton then settled Columbia's chance for the
trophy by boating Kirby and landing Harvard a
winner.
Tbo individual records of the men follow:
For Columbia Lawson beat lUrrs. Thatcher. Fal
coner, sad Serjeant. KU-by bat de DUx, Thatcher,
aad J-alconer. Mitchell leal Klra, FAlcontr. ad
bergeant. Total. 10 points.
Tur Harvard Ilbtrs beat Kirby. Falconer. Serceact.
and Houston. J)e DIxi tat Lawson. Mitchell, Fat
cvorr, and ixrzeant. Thatcher beat Jlltchtdl. Fal
coner, and Sergeant. Total. 11 points.
lor tbe Naval Academy Senreaat beat Mitchell.
Houston btat Lawson. Kirby. mtchelt, da Iitax. and
Thatcher. Total. 0 poled.
BOXIXO AT THE A REX A A. C.
A Small Crowd to see av Procramae or Untiled
Itonnd Bouts.
Last night o poor house greeted the Arena
A. C.'s Innovation of holding limited round
bouts at popular prices. Although a good pro
gramme was offered, only 1,500 sports were
present.
Tho tlrst bout, between Charley Johnson of
rrovidenco and Moso Corlan of tils city, both
colored, was exciting. The limit was ten
rounds at Hill pounds. Corbln, who is
quite clever, avoided several vicious right
hand swings and returned with a number of
straight jabs In the ttrst round. In tho second
nnd third rounds Johnon tried hurricane tac
tics, but was so erratic that he fell all over him
self. One of Johnson's swings caught Corbin on
Iho jaw in tbe third, and Mose went down In a
heap. Ho rose as nine seconds wero counted and
managed to !t the round out. Corbin was
lifter Johnson in the fourth and pummelled him
for keeps. A left-hand punch in the stomach
doubled Johnson up, and he fell to the boards.
He refused to get up and Corbin received the
decision.
The second bout Introduced Eddie Hayes and
Jerrv Iteedy, tioth of this city. They met nt
catch weights for ten rounds. Hayes outpotntesl
Iteedy fmni the start and won.
( Jeorge Coston of New Hav en, and Frank Me
Clnlre, known as tbe "Cuban Wouder." both
colored, w ere tbo princjru'a in a one-sided affair
of ten rounds nt 115 pounds. They did
not make on) attempt to fight until tha
rocoud round. Tnen Coston, who stood several
feet uwb) from his opponent, mado a feint.
As he did this McClone ducked and then
jumped tuck. Finall), when they camo
together. McClane knocked Co.ten down, but
good naturedly allowed hu antagonist to
to recover. After this round McClane easily
held hla opponent off. He jabbed and countered
stilly and had Costen's face nearly red when the
mill ended. McClane knocked Coaten down five
times in the lost round and tho referee Inter
fere d and gave the light to McClane.
The final bout was tho best exhibition ot the
night. It was also for ten rounds at 112 pounds.
Tbe principals wero Tommy Tully, Now West
Side A. C.. and young Hroneld. Ramblers A. C.
Sammy Kcll) was ono of Tully s seconds.
1 he boys pegged away for dear life and showed
exceptionally good judgment ondj hitting
powers. It was un even thing up to tho
sixth round, when a right-hand hook blow on
Tully's jaw put tho latter flat on his back just
a tho gong sounded. Tully was shaky on his
plus in the seventh round, and Bro&eld kept
jabbing him with tho left, llo kept these tactics
up until the end of the bout. Everybody ex
pected Broflold would bo declared the winner,
but the referee called It a draw.
JIUIXART'S $10,000 HAXHIOAP.
Itnrty Ilersen Illdro Ihe It Inuer In Callrornla'a
Ilia Itace.
San FHAJ.CISCO. April 10. Rutnart, a Califor
nia bred four-year-old brown colt, by St. Carlo
Queen Alta, who was bo little fancied that as
good as -0 to 1 was laid against him, won tha
10,000 Burns Handicap at the Oakland track
to dav. There wen, t.n fjirtm Tl wa .
race nnd was won In tho last fifty yards. Marty
Bergen mado a gallant ride on the winner.
Candelarin was tho favorite ln the betting,
with Tbo Roman and Imtallantor couplod as
tecond choice. When the barrier How up to a
pi rfe,ct start Tho Human mado tho running, but
lit the stand r! illation went lo the front, only
togivovvii) ut tho quarter to Instullnniur. At
tho three quarter jolo Shaw, on Salvation, be
Kan his efforts. He took hia mount lo tbe fnmt.
nnd opened a gap of throe lengths at the head of
the stretch, with Tbo Roman second, 'ihe p.uo
wns furious, and already Denny und Argentina
wero out of tho race. Ruluart, who got off
ninth, was ln llfth place.
Davvnthostretch euiiie the (l)IngficM, with
bah utlon in front und Tho Romau rapidly cut
ting down tho lead. Fifty yurdafrom the wire
Tho Roman bad Sahutlon beaten and tue raco
eremod his. Ruinurt was ou tho extreme out
side. Bergen suddenly began to work for hla
llfo und Rulnnrt icspoiideil gamel). He gavo
throe great leaps, and just under the wire Ida
head shot in fnmt. Ihe Roman was second,
Salvation third, nnd Wheel of Fori line tourlb.
Cuudelaria was sixth und Schiller eighth.
Auiuleura liox ut the .ulluual A, C,
Following tho example of tho Bohemian A. C.
of this city, the Nation el A. C. uf Brooklyn held
an amateur boxing show last night in tho Labor
Lyceum, at Myrtle and Wllluughby avenues,
Brooklvn, Although there wero no knockouts,
the lighting was licit" enough to pleaao tho
most exacting sports. Tho hall was comfortably
tilled when the fun began, Sutnmar) :
lO.vl'ound Clou First Haul Thomas Qulnlan.
Brooklyn A. C, be ut Ills hard Marvru, Amerkan A C.
second flout, Jauus Johnson, lirooklvn, beat Kid
Cavaunagh, Clarodon A. C Third llout, Charles
lUiUtt, Katltmul A (' , Imut spider" lliman, t'lun
don A U. fourth JJout, William hrame-r. Iiriioklyiii'
farfelteil to b.lioitlii) HroM)li. Hflh llout, Mike
o'llrhu. .Niilluual A t, beat Charles IU) jnon J, hx
ccl.lor A. C
ll&l'ouud Clas--Hrl lnit, Jotm Ponaldaon, Via
let A i' , heal Marty Co illu, blue Mar A V. Second
liout, l) Cult, Eat-leA C , forfeited to Jainea Walsh,
lirooklvn A C. Third Ipoui, J eetucr, .National A.
C, forfeited to William toiullu, ilarry J, tuber Aaao
clatlon. Fourth bout, J. Fox, i'aacliiie A. U., beat 1.
UorUy, Brooklyn. In an extra round. Fifth bout, J,
llutler, LafayetU A. 0, beat J. Allan, Wlllougbby A.
CX, la the ateioad round. Sixth bout, J, ColUaa, Vol
mottoA.C, txat Jackiltarui.BajlaA.A.
BBMBBBiaBaaaBaBTrimiiiiSaa'iaiMitlT''
THE LUNGS
and
The Diseases Which Affect Our
Breathing.
Sciontiflo Facts of Vital Inter.
oat to Everybody.
Forty out of every hundred pooplo who d'
of disease loso their lives by somo form of throvl
or lanr complaint.
This frightful sacrifice of precious human life
before the middlo of its average duration li
reached Is wholly unnecessary and results from
Ignoranco, neglect and malpractice.
Throat and lung diseases constitute such a
small part of the whole sickness that they could
not possibly cause Forty Per Cnt. of the grorn
mortality wero they rightly understood by gen
eral physicians.
It is because their usual treatmont Is not gov
erned by those principles which have bio in v
axioms of medical science ln tho successful trc j-.
meat of Inflamed and ulcerated organs ln other
parts of the body.
It 1 because all their early and most curab'.s
stages are wholly wasted ln vain attempts to
reach tho lungs through tho stomach an I ga
cral system. Instead of attacking the dlass la
the lungs whilo it is yet mild and could be cu'Jj
removed by direct medication.
Mtxlieal Science Rc'jutre the Hirer! AppU.
cation of EemedtcB to Alt Inflamed, Ctcer
afnfand Oerm Infected Part; and ho curt
can result without It.
All throat and lung complaints tvjln aid
have their seat ln the lining membranes of the
tubes, air passages and cells of the tbroit Mil
lungs. They are purely local diseases and caa
only be removed by the Htrect Application of
Healing Remedies to the Internal Surfuctt
of Ttioee Organ.
By inhaling medicine ln a volatile state wi
carry them through every air passage, tube anl
cell of the breathing organs, and produce hiU j
rect healing action on the very seat of all ms
cases. If the physician knows what to lnbs
and has experience in its ttrength and prefer
adaptation to the various stages and fern., of
lung disease his patient has a fair chance of
cure but without local treatment and lit.
knowledge to rightly apply it, no chance what
ever. Inhalation It the Only Way Thetc IHt
caies Exer Hate Been or Can Potelbly Re
Reached, their seat being In tho Internal llclrg
of the breathing organs, which can only b pene
trated by medicated air, gas or the most drJ
cate vapors. If we do not treat them by n.l- '
CAtcd inhalations, we Ho .Vol Treat the X1
eaicd Parte at All, and cannot possibly expect
to restore them to health.
Inhalation is, therefore, the only comtnoa
sense treatment for any form of Bronchial or
Pulmonary Disease and the only possible means
of bringing specific germicides to act upon aad
expel tbe germs of consumption from the lungs.
In the light of our present knowledge of
uiercv ujsc-sccs, vu uui uruauuus, A11UI4,
and Pulmonary Catarrh through the stomach is
to conduct them by the most direct rood into
consumption. Whoever misleads the people
Into believing they con be cured by such treat
ment deceives them to their own death and
ought to be held criminally answerable.
It medicating the general system would cure
local diseases, why do physicians all over the
world insist on tho necessity of local treatment
for the aye, the ear, the womb, and every other
organ that can be reached by local remedies I It.
Is because they know they coald not cure thes
in an) ushcj Ho.:, li tnweaiii, !h!r rctunt
treatment of all female disoarcs would be an
outrage against modesty and decency. Nothing
justifies it but the necessity of applying rem
edies directly to all inflamed or ulcerated parts,
whether it be the womb, the eye. or the lungs.
I often wonder why those doctors who dclada
their patients having Bronchitis and other lung
complaints into trusting their stomach medica
tion and hypodermic nostrums do not try lo
cure the itch by putting tulphur ointment into
the stomach, or wrestle with sscaradies in thn
howehs by hypodermic injections of vermlfcget
bulphur and vermifuge are certain remedies for
these diseases when locally applied, but woead
x-ot cure in any other wa).
Colds. Grippe and Congestion of tbe lesgs are
the starting points from which ail coses o
Broncbitia. PneuuouU and A!hma begin, oau
the Failure of all general treatment by tbe
stomach to Cure Ihec Im the Ittal Cause of
CfHeuiitptton.
I have before me the records of over 5,000
cases of lung disease, w hlch baie come nicer
my care during the past six ye-iv. Ninety-seven
(erceut. of them date the txvtnning uf their
ung sickness to attacks of cold or gnppe. which
resulted in conge-stnu of the lungs and left -soreness
of the chest, or an irritation ot tc '
throat or somo cough which they did not at i c
time think serious, but through bad tnatuar- B
and neglect it wentun una brought them tue 1
sumption. I
Every case of Cold, Grippe, Inflammation or I
Congestion of the lining oi the air passages t 1
dangers ; our life by Consumption if you nc--ic '. I
it. but can be easily and quickly cured by U--i 1
tn'atmcai by inhalation. I
Bronchitis, Asthma or Chronic Pncurnan.c
ease, in w bich such attacks result bef ore (.. 1
sumption begins, are all easily and iC ; I
cured b this treatment. Were they - -J 9
treated and cured, T per cent, of thedeat.- H
Consumption would be prevented and the
sands of precious lives now sacrificed hy -.;
disease would be cat ed
Ihcsoicrc plain truths, prorc.1 by Mat -and
the history of the origin and devcot
of Consumption in thousands of cases.
Ask those ot your mends who are attl.
ondinalmo-t every instance thev will i.ut
tell you of tho cold, grippe, congest.ou ur '
chialattJck in which their disc.e.s Lxga-i
how they were deceived and misled iuto '. .
ing it onl) a slight bnuuhial atUvtion. u
would soon get well, until they were in the k
of Consumption that the failure to obt.t i N
for the mild uud curable conditions b) ij .
treatment brought them to their present - a e
and loll them to struggle for life- ug.si-31 .ho
germs of tuberculosis.
If such facts do not teach people the foil) of
treating the lungs through the t-u.ma. h, uotbihst
that can bo sold will save them from the sutler
Ings and death they wilfully b--iug upoa tbe.u
selves.
Another delusion wbi.h people have been
taught la that the) cm run aw . 'rum lung cis
ease b) going aoutli or Nurih I .i or est, as
tho case mu) be. liuiu- in ihe) iro sent
down lo tho buuiid and an a . jus utmospbero
among thcswani,sanilla..Hi .ut l-.orida. which
the' hotel ee.pe'rs, r.ulwaj cir, olar? und loe.il
doctors 'here lei the in is tue ver) thing thev
need: ibo result is ihe) come b.eck worse than
the) wen..itli their disease luorotlnul) seated.
In warm weather they are told lo go into high,
muunlaiiiou- regions, where the uir is so thn
end lwor that their feeblo hearts and iutiatui i
in ide worse instead of licttcr.
If it wcreriKUt to send them to the seashore
lu the -oiith. il ciutiot lie right to send them iao
or three tboasaiid feet above Iho sea lev el tu t ,f
Noitli,
The truth u, no known climate or elevation a
the world will euro consumption. It is as e
in n among the natives iu iho Adirondack-.,
Co orado and iu tho south us In any other rui
of tho country.
lbave ut this time among my patients r m
who went as mlucra to Colorado iu strung lua
eoiitraciel tho disease thero nnd nou appe e o
me for local treatment to savo them uii
cliuuto from tuberculosis,
'1 ho same thing ia true of California. 1 In a
scores of patients in all tbe southern countic- o'
that hlute who contracted tho disease there ai
uow look to mo to save them b) meduatcc -..
iniialalious.
Ihe besl placo for the curative trcatuun' of
weak und discused lungs la where the a.i a
deusc, rich und pure, just fur enough from s
feu coast to e'se.iiie its humid atmospbere I
ing winds and upiirosive fogs, uud ilrj i
to avoid nil e bain oof luelaria. A hun.li
iiIkjvo the sea level and twenty iniics tr
coast isuf all others tho best. All) thin., i
a hundred feet elevation is uu evil liisto a
hciicllt.uud the evil Is mado greater h.. . .
adilitiuuiil foot of elevation.
'Iho fud uf sending patients with w il
soru lungs to the Adiruudaeks, ( atsk.
Colorado shuns a lack of kliuwliiike l
pb)aiolog) of theluugsund of theriiiimi n
of tho etlscuau. High ultltudcs iiiuea.o
dungerof hemorrhage, lower the uutr i a ' "
Iwdy. prevent the proper purillciiiun o: '
blood, uud expose thrm lo the eonstaht c e
death b) heart failure.
Iltete are 1 our Scientific Fact w lu h ei
nny tpecialitt hnoict, und reel ( eiilifltri''
vhtnleian Ought to iiutitr. Tudiarigur It) '
Is to send thousands every )ear to mu ac
graves,
'1 he coast lines of New i:nstland and tlio "
malarious bhorcs of Wing Island an i n C
ohjei lionalilo lorall l.o au jiieo.i ' I 9
complaints.
lionr.itv huati:i:, m. j., I
peetalUt in Throat and l.uur lllsraii-s, H
UT steal S&tti at,. Sen lurk.
XOTE.Reudere of theUUXcan obtain Dr.
2utKar'a tcofc free by addrtitlng Wis
atiortc,
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