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Why pay cash for
your Holiday Presents
when yon can buy them
just as cheaply on easy
payments. A nice lamp
is a very useful Holi
day Present.
Handsome Stand Lamps.
Handsome Hanging Lamps.
Beautiful Hall Lamps.
Fine Piano Lamps.
Elegant Decorated Lamps ,
Lamps of Every Description.
A nice rug or art
square makes an orna
mental as well as use
ful present. We have
an endless variety.
Smyrna Rugs.
Brussels Rugs.
Turkish Rugs.
Gorgeous Art Squares ,
Rich Art Squares.
Handsome Portiers.
Lace Curtains.
IDE LOCAL FIELD OF SPORT.
How McQrow Kills Gocso and Cul
tivates His Whiskers.
THE AFFAIRS OF THE DIAMOND.
Wheel Talk linns Conion Hack The
Uogniul Gun Thclt.mnbnll World
MlhOcllnncoiiH nnd Ques
tions niul Answers.
How M'Grmv Hllln Tlit-m.
Probably onn of the most successful
hunters in this city Is Mr , H. N. McGrow ,
Iho good-natured advertising man. Kor a
number of years Mack was qulto a successful -
ful shot In the Hold and ut tha trap in Iowa ,
but of Into years hunts no thing butgecso.
Knowing ho bud rolurncd from a very suc
cessful geese hunt on the upper Missouri ,
iho spoiling editor of Tun URU sought him
and asked him to outline bin mannorof hunt
ing and why ha was so successful. Ho said :
"Tho principal success of my geese hunt
lies In my live decoys. It Is not good marks
manship any moro , for of Into years my eyes
bava not been good , and I havu
had to quit jacksnipu and ducks.
When I was traveling as special agent In
tha tire Insurance business In Iowa 1 pur
chased from my agent at Kock liapids , In
northern Iowa , four gosllns. of tha wild
( 0060 bo having four domesticated old ones.
I took tha goshr.s nnd shipped them to au old
Irish friord of mine , Mr. Michael Murloy , at
IlivorWou'c. la. This was nix years ago.
The gosllns Have grown Inlo largo gecso and
are very domestic , ' . They are of the Canada
stock. The Jlist of April and the llrst of
October of taeh year , 1 go over to my friend ,
Michael Marloy's , and have my geese hunt.
Mr. Murloy Is n very well-to do Irish farmer
In the extreme northern corner of Harrison
county , Iowa , on tha Missouri river. At his
farm I keep my live decoys , u boatfour dogs ,
gun , MclntOHh waders , and In fact a coui-
plcto hunting audit. I huvo a very line
uoublo row lock boat mudo bv n bar
ber of boulx City , mid Btrnngo as It
may seoin , this harbor was a
ullor and born on the Ualtlo Bea. IIo built
the boat lor his own use to sail the upper
Missouri with , but I purchased it Hvo yours
ago. With this boat I roach wlmt is called
the Nebraska bar fiom the Iowa sldo. About
alxyunrsn0l ( ! went into Milton Ilogers &
Sonc , nnd purchased what they called u
largo , equaru clothes hamper or plcnlo
basket. I took It to the farm with mo.
Kvcry morning nt duyllitht I get uu and
catch iny domesticated wild gcoso and put
them Into thu basket und loud them In the
bout. Michael Murloy , Jr. , rows ma across
tha draw of water on thu Iowa sldo over to
the sandbar , This bar is entirely sur
rounded by water , about ono mile long nnd a
quarter nnlo wide draw water on the Iowa
side , und a swift current on thu Nebraska
side. When I land on tha bur , I hunt up a
largo stump of drift wood ; around
thl stump I gather up und plaen
pieces of brush and twigs which
I gather upon tha bar. It generally takes uio
about three bours to build u good blind. I
then taka my live gecso out of tha buskot
and put u hurnusu on thorn , I have u har
ness mudo of wlnuig leather that has a hole
in it to put the cooso'n head through , and a
Buujuo that snaps under the wings on the
back. 1 attach u string to tbo snalllo and
lariat them out. In this manner thu geese
have use of their feet and wings. If you tie
a KOOSO by its leg it ulll draw out to tha end
of iho siring and then liu down and stay
there all duy. 1 then crawl Into uiy blind
and load my u-un with shot und powder and
my Blomuuh Ith u bottle of beer ( remem
ber I am In Iowa ) and wait for the gccso to
come in. As soon us a Hack of gae&o appear
either north or south of mo , I pull out my
Fuller geese caller and squawk , 'Uio noise
( ram my calling starts my KOCSO to yelling ,
and tbuy "houk" till Ida wild fellows oorno
lo them. ' 1 he Cuuiula geese Is very easily do-
; oycd , and I kill u great many of them. Just
u they uru dropping their legs to alight. I
moot Into them with the right barrel of No.
Vs. and as they sturl off I pump the loft bar.
1 of No. V Into them. I frequently 1(111
soi.i > on
Our stock of Secre
taries , Bookcases ,
"Writing Desks etc. , is
' 'One ' of the Finest. "
Any one of them would
make a handsome pres
ent for your wife. Call
and see them.
Antique Oak Book
cases.
Walnut Bookcases. *
Cherry Desks.
Oak Secretaries.
Walnut Secretaries.
Ladies' Desks.
Standing Cabinets.
All in the . latest
styles and elegatttly
2mished.
Gloeks&Siteware
We carry a full line
of Clocks anil silver
ware which "we are
selling1 at less than
jewelers prices.
Fine Mantel Clocks.
Fine Walnut Clocks ,
Silver Castors.
Silver Knives & Forks.
Alarm Clocks.
Silver Cake Stands.
All first-class goods
and- - sold on .time pay
ments.
two or thrco tno first shot , for the distance
Is not over forty yaids , and sometimes as
close ns Uvcntv. I never take a pot-shot ,
unless tha day Is cold and I am having hard
luck , then I wait till they alight mid scatter
them dead nil over the bar. I have been on
this bar the 1st of A pril for tbo past six years ,
and about October , In the fall. In Uio
spring I kill Hbtelilns' goose and the speckled
brant tbo brant bolnir tha best of nil meat
of the geese tribe. I also kill about
'our snow RCCSO to use with my hvo
lecojs. Tboy help out amazingly , In the
all I kill nothing but Canadaa In the spring
. have Hilled over sixty a dnv , and thu fourth
duv on iho biir my shoulder has boon DO sere
I could not comb in ? hair with tnv riwht
liuad. The reason of that la because I linvo
lo bundle up so muUi to keep thu cell ojt
thnl when I ralsn my gnu ( o u burdlcdip
shoulder tlic butt more frequently strikes
on the muscles.
I go on the bar at das Hunt acil. olt ut 5 n.
m. 1 get the early morning , noonday add
evening shooting , i'ho cccso leave the bir
caily and in alto for the cornfields. Tboy
begin to como brck about 11 a. in , , anil from
that on till 3 p. m. I have a circus. A great
many geese go out off the bar at 10 p. m. , and
stay out ull nicnt , cither In the corn or
roosting on the fall plowing. They begin to
return to the bar about 0 a. in. Tha
afternoon Hocks that RO out return -
turn about 10 p. ra. I have
scald on tbo bar In April two days und two
nights shooting by moonlluht. I had no
covering but prohibition , but I kept warm.
Moonlight shooting la very nlco and lots of
tun , but you have to get your uueio botwccu
jouraolf and the moou or you don't net 'om .
About 10 u. m , , after a man has dined on
Council LtlulTa aoda water , It Is hard to tell
which Is the cooso and which Is the moon.
I hiLva never yet shot nt the moon.
Generally four or live farm hands coma on
tbo bar for the moonlight shooting , and It is
about a standoff between high Hvo und
Council Dluffs. Sandy , you have been there
innny a tlmo , uiany a tune.
"When I net a boatfut of gcoso I load up
and pull out , and then como hick after moro.
It Is fun , but you return with u sere shoul
der , long whiskeis and plenty of gamu. "
An Unoli.uii ; (1 Situation.
The condition of base ball affairs remains
very unsatisfactory and vei.y uncurtain. Yet
tbcra are four months remaining before the
season opens formatters loieach a nettle-
incut. Whetuer they will or not , thut Is an
other matter. The brotherhood U still deter
mined and ugRrcsslve. but they are suruly
underestimating4 thu necessity of sound busi
ness principles and mnnagemi'ut , and It looks
ns probable us over that they mint wreck
themselves before netting fairly started.
'Iho Intelligence , capital and business
ability of the old National leagueIs bound
to ttlumpli. . at least so think the
majority of the host judge * in the country on
the fame , und the new move will go
down In history as a blcgor llzzlu
than the mamorublu union crusauo.
It looks mom und moro as if this was
a mavo on the part of U'urd , 1'feffer , Wood ,
Irvvln , Kcllov und other dot-lining players to
keep themselves actively before the public
when they should seek the seclusion which
a minor league or obscurity offers. Are these
the men who are alto to provide the disci
pline that Is Indlsuenslblo 10 SUCC033I If SO ,
pity's the namo.
'Ihu condition of affairs In the Western
association still continue to brighten , how
ever , and its supporters have wisely deter
mined to keep its lingers out of the muddle
between the leuuga and Its players
ns long an possible. However , they
may bo forced to show their hand sooner
than they expect , for from the Import of the
following , clipped from the Cincinnati Com.
merclal , it looks as if the brotherhood means
to loot the minor leagues as nail as the Na
tional :
'Buck Ewlng claims that Herman Long
will bo playing with the biotherbood 'next
snuson. Long has signed with the Kansas
City club for uext .year , and when lowing
was Informed of thut fur-t ho said : "fl.at
doesn'tIUUKOany difference. Iho Western
league people have uo sympathy for the broth
erhood and wo uro not going to have any
mercy upon them. If Long wants to Join thu
brotherhood wo will protect him , "
Deuvor Mrlvel.
Iuvo Howo. thu Denver base ball hustler ,
is peregrinating over Iho country in Quest of
ulont , Hu wu hero ouo day last week and
wauled to see young Cauip , but bad to leave
INTEL OUTFITS
OUR COURSE OP
in the great Department of Artistic and Unique Furniture is
still afforcling a rare temporary opportunity to those desirous of
securing the very highest degree of tastelui ornamentation in the
furnishing of their homes.
1st , A rare opportunity in G-orgeous Parlor Suits , in all the fash
ionable colors of crushed plushes , silk tapestries and brocaelle's.
2d. A rare opportunity in Clear.Oak , Mahogany , Solid Black
Walnut and 16th century styles of Chamber Suits ranging from
$15.00xo5i5200.00.
3d , A rare opportunity in Rockers of Artistic , Fashionable and
Palace Class , ranging from $1.50 to $50.
4th A rare opportunity in Sideboards , Folding Beds , Lacs Cur
tains. Unique Parlor Tables , G-rancl Extension Dining Tables ,
Lamps , C locks , Silverware , China , and everything recjuisite to a
c'omiortable and beautiful home.
jjf" * - - ! >
vithout accomplishing h's ' olject. Prom
icro Dave went to Chicago , thoneo to Io-
roit , where ho succeeded in signing'l bird
Jasemuu McGlnno. Ha i s a good one. Uo-
Ides McGlonc , IJowo nas already secured
ho contracts with Pitchers Klood and I'rum-
they und riolder Cuitis. Ho declaics that
laxt season's team will bo the strongest nq-
jation ever put on the home diamond.
With the two new pitchers already signed
nd the three on the reserved liat I ) irn-
brouch , Shores and McNabb-tho club will
begin its season's work with live younir and
promising twirlers. The Inlield will also bo
irengtuencd , Itowo possibly not playing nt
Irst. In case bo occupies the players' bench
i strong'man will bo sceuiud to llll his
) laco. MtGlono will hold down third , thus
relegating Nick Smith to short or second.
McClellan Is almost sun ) to occupy u posl-
lon us an Intlclder.
Inthooutllold only ono gap is loft that
being right Held. Curtis , of last season's
St. Joe team will play center Held. His ex
cellent work of last year is still fresh in the
minds of tbo lovers of the national game in
this city. Ualr.vuinlo. who won his way to
the hearts of Denver's enthusiasts last ii-ur
by his hard hittlne , during b.iso running and
clever catching , needs no introduction as iv
eftllelaer. They feel eonlldontof coining
out ot tbo race pretty well toward the top
next i car.
Next S-a8iiiN Koscnto Prospects.
It is not improbable that the coining sea
son will witness mady elwuges in basehull in
this city , but ull of them of an agreeable
character.
In the first pi ice , there Is hardly u pprtl-
clo of doubt hue what now grounds will bo
secured , and while It cannot bo stated Just
where these irrounds are located , p.itrom
can rest assured that , they are less than half
the distance from tbo corner of riftosnth
Fain am that tlio old ones nre ,
i ml Unit thay are accessible bv
every slreet lailway in the city. In
fact , It will bo only n pleasant pi ommiudo
io the now grounds. .Everybody will be
lilcaaul over this prospect. Then , in I ho
event that the new p irk Is secured , Presi
dent McCormlck will expend $10,000 In lit-
ting ll up 'llio grand stand , hols de
termined , shall bo a model , and Judging from
the plans already mapped out it will cost In
Iho nolghboi hood of six orsiivun thousand
dollars. It Is to havu three compartments ,
tha main ono with cnmforiublo seats for tlio
crowd In chlof , and luui u reserved space
for ladles und gentlemen , or either , und still
unu'.her for ladies without escorts. These
will bo handsomely lilted up , witn folding
chairs and otnormodern conveniences. 'ina
directors' box , sumptuously furnished , will
bo Immediately in the tour of tnohomo base ,
wiiuunuuiiox for thoottlelal scorer , whllo
the reporters' box will occupy u position on
the top of the grand stand. The refresh-
incut stand , placers' lounging and dressing
rooms wlllull bo constructed on tbo latest und
most improved plun , uud altogether thu
Omaha grounds -mid buildings will , iu point
of umvonioneo , comfort and nttracllveuess ,
bo second lo uonu In the country.
llio 'i o II volts.
'I ho orcsont muddled condition of .baseball
bears llttlo similitude to the situation during
the old Un Ion crusade , und It may be safely
said that this is tha critical epoch iu tha his
tory of thu L-io.it national gamo. There Is a
chance now that It bus ulroaJy boon crippled
for many o long your to como. The public Is
a very floklo and unstable quantity , mid
Uxm | two occasions came within an iicnof
acknowledging a surfeit of baseball. Cau
tious action und good judgment , after a try-
lug struggle saved tbo game , und under tha
fostering euro of tha national league it was
brou tit to suen a perfection as no other out
door sport ever enjoyed. Tha old Union re
volt was the individual work of Henry V.
Lucas , a young St. Louis millionaire , dis
gruntled over his Inability to become a mem
ber of tbo leug.uo , but it uuiouuted to nothing
was a veritable gout on a rhinoscroa' back.
The present revolution , however , is of a far
uioro dangerous character , and ono that bus
already worked sarioug harm. It U a malig
nant effort on the part of a BOOro of tha high ,
em-priced players in the profession to cut
lee u and become Independent of tha Na
tional league. It U u case where the Minor
ity rules.-the majority , ud la apt to brine
them to their ruin. If thu biotherhood is n
go , the game will ngnln lip j Into the hands
of the pool-rooms nnd the gamblers , und no
mute will the sport bo the clean , honest ar-
Llelo it 1ms been for nearly ton jcars past.
It will decline rapidlv undei tli 'O au piees ,
mm as dcnlorablo as such a lo-mlt would bo ,
it certainly uould not oeundcseived by tbo
men most mtciustcn.
jri minium.i. . . . .union.
The baseball outlook in Minneapolis Is un
usually blight. They contemplate great im-
novcmciit nbaiit their grounds. The grand
stand is to be cnlargud and an ovtra i cscrvc-
sent department added. At present the
Mlnne.iiiolN park is a sheet of ice , illumin
ated at nights by hundreds of electric lights
nnd thronged with merry skaters. Klmcr
Poster and IM Hengle , the ball-tosscis , uio
running the rlulr. The patrons of the gauio
up thcio are looking forward to next season
with u great deal of inlurust. The nianagu-
merit claims that it will stand as high in the
race as last year , if not hlrhcr , and with the
team Unit it closed with last season will
make them nil hustle. They have already
signed Ilenglo , Fester , Carroll , Uyn and
Cniisman. llio active Can ell will captain
thu team , nnd ho says that ho will pilot tba
team to the bush whereon hangs the i ag.
The management expects to sign tha balanm
of the team before long , but owing to the
exorbitant tleimu.ili ) made by 301110 of thu
playois mat want all tbo gate receipts they
Mavo been slow In coming to terms.
IlOsS ItCJll O1.
SUIUYJ.UII , Nob. , Dee. 10 , l8S9.-r-To the
Sporting Editor of 'inn Hues Under the
hoadlng "A Knight ut the Double Cross" la
iour issue of the 10th lust. , you nro evidently
laboring under a great delusion , and ns I am
considerably roasted for another party , I
hope you will rectify your error.
1 , I used to bo n long distance runner and
hnva won championship honors.
2. I have never given the cross or double
cross to any of my backers whllo on the uln-
der path. This you can leadily ascertain
fiom W. I ) . Smith of the Spirit of the Times
or Omaha parties.
3 1 have not , had a running shoo on forever
over three j curs , and never expect lo again.
4. John Hardtn uovor backed me in a nice
in bis life , and I have not ruu u race in Lin
coln since ibSI.
5 I used lo act us correspondent for the
Police News , Uoston , ana ut ono tlmo In
Omaba edited uud publlsaed thu Omaha
Weukly Kecord.
( I The man , I presume , you mean Is
known us Ueildy Itoss , a seventy-live lo ono
hundred yurd sprinter. Hy kindly Inquiring
you will llnu tlio abovu correct und
by publishing saumor us much us jou think
necessary you will confer a favor on yours
respectfully , DiN J. Hess ,
Tlio above may bo true , but the HOBS
meant In Tin : HUE notlcu of tha 10th was
named Dan Ross , or at least that Is what bu
was called , ami what was suld of that Itoss
goes , and n goad deal more , bo It Dan or
Uoddy.
Thn Wlinnlmmi'8 Gossip ,
Unarlcs Pcabadv and Kranlr Schnell
mounted tliuir little wheels and roda to Lin
coln and return the other day for ft record ,
and Peabodv succeeded In making the run
In tha extraordinary short time of sixteen
hours and foity minutes , Bclmoll getting In
two bours nnd thirty seconds later , This Is
an unequalled parforinanca In this part of
thb country i id creditable work for any
place. The clUtunco is HO miles and tba
roads ara noua of tbo most favorable. Tha
two riders left thu rooms of tha Omaha
Wheel club at 4:30 : sharp in thu morning , and
despite a brisk head-wind made tha capital
for dinner. A flora rest of two bours , tha
gentlemen mounted their machines unit
started on tbu return trip , Peaboav reaching
the city at 0:110 : and Schmill at ll)0. ; ! ) Hut
three stops were moilo upon the trip , un hour
at South Hood and Asblana each , and two
hours ut Lincoln , which gava thu riders an
overugo of nearly eight miles and a
half for each Hour , Schucll is a new rider
and is to bo congratulated upon his tine
work on hia initial long-dlatancu run. Peabody -
body It an old rider and one of the best In
tba city.
Tbu Omaha wheel club rooms bavo under-
pouo a complete renovation under tba supor-
Ylilon of B. U. Smith. Thu walla have been
rcpapered , tha ceilings painted , new curt lins
hung and carpets put dawn , and these im
provements , together with the addition of
several now uainlinirs and some new furni
ture , glvo the ronde/voaa n bright and at
tractive nppoiranco Indeed. The boys are
preparing for a winter of social pleasure ,
and in the sprlmr n revival of interest in
wheel circles may bo expected.
The wheelmen constituting the club's polo
team are Jubilant over their victory over iho
Om.iha guards of lust Tuesday night , nnd
indeed llio cntiro club manifests n Justitlablo
exultation in the tnntlcr. A beautiful bouquet
presented by Mrs. Clunlquy to the byborson
ih it occasion still ndorns thu center table ,
and the ball WOP , decorated with tlio club's
colors , hangs suspended from the chandullor
In the library.
Hut the most interesting feature of the
evening gatherings is lo hear llio different
members recount the glories uf that mo
mentous nil ugglo.
"Didn't our boys put up n dandy game ,
though ! " remarks ouo.
"Hetehor life. In llttlo nponotter we've
got u corker. Nobody would suspect there
was so much life in this quiet unassuming
boy. but I toll you the C3uards know it. "
"Yea , " joiaed a third ; "and there's
Uhodes and Roberts-thoy both played Ilka
professionals. "
"And what's tno matter with Morris nnd
Shakespeare , or Llacon , I mean ! " demanded
a fourth , "didn't they distinguish them
selves I"
"Well , I guess ycsl" the club In chorus.
And so , at the club , tlmo files.
On Wednesday evening the winning team
was tendered n sumptuous banquet in honor
of their triumph , in which about twenty-
Hvo of the members partook. After tbo
collation a couple of bours was .spent In
story-tolling and singing peans of victory ,
and the evening was ono of the plcasantost
of all tlio pleasant assemblies they have had
there this full.
Senator Morgan fools sere over his recent
defeat by 1'Yod Merrill , tha Oregon cham
pion , and is tilling the Portland papers with
challenges. Ha wants to run Mori ill n mlle ,
ton miles or 1UO miles , for money , marbles or
chalk , and us Merrill thinks pretty well
of himself , he says bo wilt accom
modate tins wrathful senator , but that
ho will take his own lima In doing it.
The 1'lxloy and Walker lon-mllo handicap
bicycle race has boon postponed until next
Tuesday evening. Just before the polo game.
The immv' friends of the two kldsaro anxious
to so ? this chase come oil.
Thu phcnou.cnallv beautiful weather of the
past few wootis nus been liberally taken ad
vantage of by cyclers , und there has been
many ijulct llttlo runs to the nolgnboring
towns und villages.
The "Sylph , " 11 sprlng'framo ' safotv for la-
die * or gents is the lutont candidate for pop
ular favor.
Advices from England stale that Amer
ican dealers have ordered from English
manufacturers 20,000 safeties , which will
soon bo coming to this country , and should
their anticipations be reulUed wo will have
the largCHt business over known to llio blcy-
clo world.
Hob Nciloon , the quondam champion , Is
tending bar for a fashionabla club In
Hoslan.
Charlie Ashlngor is running a blcyclo
neoncy ut Oakland , Mo. , and is eating turcu
times n day.
W. R Thompson , n prominent whcclmnn
of Omaha , was in the city this wook. Ho
says Omulia has the liuest blcyclo club In
the west. St. Louis Globe Uumocrat.
Tuo Luaguo of American Wheelmen In
tend during the coming winter to introduce
In thu legislature of eight or nlno states , In
cluding Missouri , bills looking to a better
method of making and lopairiutf our high
ways.
The following English bicycle records
hnva been established tliU yean Safely , 1'J
hours , ITSVi miles ; safely. 21 hours , iiil
mllot ; iric.vclo , I i hours , l&O miles ; tricycle ,
til hours , 'JJO miles ; ordinary , li ! hours. 151
miles ; trloiclo , 100 miles , Uli. 55m. 53J ,
.Mlscoltniipoiirf l.ouul fip-iris.
M. T , Kettleman , tbo sprinter , is la the
city.
II , H. Alden and W. T. Townsend ere
hunting quail down In the Heaver valley hi
Kansas.
Hilly Townicnd gold his tiaudsomo pointer
pup , UUn. | out of Imp , June , to IMcr Simp-
on Thursday for (70.
Wild KOCSO stll 1 linger along tbo Mlesour
HOLIDAY
-ON-
AND-
Notliing- more beautiful
for a hall than a I lall Rack , and
nothing- more useful for a din
ing room than a handsome
Sideboard. We have :
Oak Hall Racks ,
Mahogany Mall Racks ,
Cherry Hall Racks ,
Grand Sideboards ,
1 landsome Sideboards ,
Elegant Sideboards ,
Sideboards at all prices.
Buy a Lounge for your wife
for a Holiday Present.
Brussels Lounges ,
Plush Lounges ,
Crush Plush Lounges ,
Parlor Lounges ,
Ottoman Bed Lounges ,
Patent Bed Lounges ,
Silk Tapestry Lounges.
and Plalto bars and market hunters nave
been making some big kills recently.
The death of Henry Soarlo , the champion
single sculler of tlio world , took pluco at
Adelaide , N. S. W. , on last bunday.
Lou Muy , state nsh commissioner , is lay
ing his plans for an excursion to the state
h.itdnoiJes , especially for Omaha newspaper
men.
J , J. Malonc , the present champion pool
player of the world , passed tbiough this city
yesterday en route from Kansas City to
Chicigo.
Captain Goodwin , the well-known author
ity on kennel matters of Cincinnati , was m
tbo city a couple of dajs last week , the guest
of Leo Cstollo.
Bowling Is becoming quite popular among
gentlemen seeking physical dovciopmont.and
the several alloys In the city are ciowdcd
nightly , Sot 'em up In the other alley I
Both tlio New Vorlc World and Sun of the
Oth , contained reports of the action of the
Gate City Athletic club of this city in raising
a pursoof $50,000 to sccuro the Sullivan-
Jncksgn mill.
A very notlccablo revival In the rough-
nnd-tumblo game of football took place not
only m Omaha' but thioughout the
entire country , this fall , and
next season will surely see it one of the most
popular of all outdoofsports.
Major Jacit Hoye has a sextette of Jersey-
red game cocks that ho stands ready to buck
ugalust any other six birds of equal weight
that can bo produced , and bo has n { 100 note
to put upon each light. IIcio is achuncofor
Billy Mcldrum to trot out hU famous pugil
istic chanticleers. *
The ] n\ chiles have orgamred a polo team ,
embracing Uus ScifkonVilllo Search , Deal
WcrU , Lou Leader , O. Bloudorf , W. Angel ,
Goorga Solfkon and Will Wulitor. 1 hey uro
talking of challenging the Gate city leuguo
team to play them n series of games for a
handsoma IciUhcr medal.
While out hunting poeso the other duv a
son belonging to Hans Grim of Blair noticed
something dart after n Unfit of gocso that
uero Hying over. IIo shot at and wounded
it. When caught it proved to bo u golden
eagle , and measured Hoven feet fioin the tip
of one wing to the other. W. U Catherwood
brought It to this city yesterday uiiJ turned
itover to Taxidermist Brescu tor mounting.
'That sporting uffulra should not bo allowed
to lug In Omaha Is attested bvtho number of
sporting organizations there 1s In tbo city.
Among these can bo mentioned the Omaha
Baseball club , the Omaha Wheel club , the
Gate City Athletic- club , the Omaha Gun
club , the Lofevru , Ueiuls , Gate City , Metro
politan and South Omaha Gun clubs ; thu
Omaha Hlllo club , the Schutzcnyrelii , the
Turvcroln , the Hand Ball club , the I'olo
club ana the Athcneum.
The Oinahn turnverln hold their annual
election of olllcors Tuesday evening , and the
following rosier wan chosen : Henry Hau-
bens , president ; Philip Andres , vim presi
dent ; | j. O , Grubo , secretary ; Gust Doyle ,
financial secretary ; W. V. btoeeker , trails-
uior ; Caspar Uueelmer , fltst turnwardon ;
Fred fruohoff , second turnwardou ; W. C.
Staugl , custodian ; 10. G. Meyer , librarian.
On the 2 < lth and ! iTth of next month thcra
will bo held In this city a convention of the
Nobruiku Turnbozlrk. Tins Is composed of
the ttvo vorlns In this city and onu verln in
oachoftha following places ; West I'olnt ,
Uiand Island , Lincoln , I'luttsmouth , Kro-
rnont , Nebraska City , Sioux City , and
South Omaha. Sioux City was admit
ted by special request , there being
no bezlrk In Jowa. Thorn nro In this Kt.ito
organization ovurSOJ muiuhars. I lien veroln
Is entitled to flvodolngutus , and thoio repre
senting thu Omaha veroln uro Henry Kuin-
merow , W. ! ' , Stoccker , 13. G. Meyor.Honry
Haiinou and I'hllip Andres. During the
convention the Omaha turnvurelii will cele
brate Its twenty-sixth anniversary.
FliiBlirH From Ilia Dlnmniiil.
Manager Leonard is after Heldy of the
IJuffulo club ,
Moran , who Is on Omaha's reserved list , Is
wintering utJollot , 111.
The Kaims City club expects to realize
f 15XK ( ) from the e.iio of Ita placers.
Tim iBrosrian and D. J , Murray have
signed with Hioux City for uuxt year.
Pitcher Anderson , late of the Detroit and
Burlington clubs , is the latest addition to
Omaha's pltclnug stall , Sporting Life ,
If this Is true , the Omaha management
know * nothing about It.
Salaries appear to bo going up Instead of
HOLIDAY
We have already sold
25O JEfcockers , for eleli-
ve.vy Sec. 24th. Make
your selections now ,
before oiir large as
sortment is Broken.
Rattan Rockers ,
Reed Rockers.
Cane Rockers ,
Double Cane Rockers.
Polished Rockers.
Plush Rockers.
Students Rockers.
Carpet Rockers.
Misses Rockers
Children's Rockers
Polished Oak Rockers
Leather Rockers &c.
down ns n result of tlio present competition
for talent.
Dei Molnes has signed Eddlo Kimclbach.
who played thira for Onmln In lsS7.
Will Alvord's release will bo sold by Kan
sas City m accordance with thut plnicr'n ex
pressed desire.
St. Paul's ' loft fielder. Jimmy Daly , is the )
happy father of a now baby boy. Ualy is
winlcrirgln Rutland. Vt.
DCS Mollies is after her old catcher. Saga
Tno prohibitionists have also made offers to
the two Joas Hornung and Soimnors.
Milwaukee's now manager , Cushtnnn , says
Catcher Grim Is the bust general player nod
nnly in tlio Toronto club but in the Inteimv
tional league.
QiicstionH null Answer * !
Will you plonso inform ino through the
columns of Tim Bui what it costs the cluhs
of the different minor leagues to onjov tha
protrctton und privileges of the national
agreement ? Old Joe U'ulsh over play with
the Milwuukoos and has ho signed with
Omaha for next , soasonl A Lover of the
Game , ICcaruny. Nob.
Yo" " r.r.question jouwlHJlnd answcrca
in the following clauses of the national
agreement itself : XI. Kach association , a
party of the second part , shall pay to the
secretary of the Board of arbitration :
1. As annual duos the sum of $50 on or before -
fore Anril 1 In oaoh year.
J. Also If thu right of reservation is claimed
the sum of 51,000 , If said association bo couii
posed of four clubs , $1,500 If composed of sl
clubs , or fOD ( ) If composed of not moro than
eight clubs , payable on or before May 1 In
each year. ,
According to tbo above It costs the cluhs of ,
thu western association 83 050 par iniruni to
enjoy these privileges. Y 3 , the la er part
of S3. Ho has not.
Ploauo t > tate once moro how many mttlcs
Sullivan bus had , und whether ho was over
beaten. Grlz , Asbury Park ,
Ans. Ho has hud iunumorabla glove con
tests and wns never bested In any of them.
Ho has , however , indulged In but two gen
uine urlzo lights with bare knuoklos tnoioj
with Paddy Ityuii and Jake Kllraln both of
u hich ho won.
Can you inform mo what horse ) i is the
best thri'o mlle trotting ictordl I claim
thut 7jj : ! bus never been beaten.
Ans. Huntress , nt Proapoct Park , L. I. ,
trotted throe miles on September j , 167'J , fa
7-'ltf.
Hns Senator Morgan the boit ItMnjurbN
cycle record , or does Ho\\o hold t < What
in ill What hqs beoomo of Kowof Safety ;
Omulia ,
Ans. Neither , Albert Shock of Chicago
holds the record , 1403 tnllus , minloinu ruc < j
that closed at .Minneapolis , Decombur W ,
18SO.
18SO.To
To dccUou wager nlll you publlih In ' 1'im
Bri : the ago of Loltu , thu nctrcsif Julia
bmlth.
Ans. As near as can bo ascoitalnod ) ust
now Lotta is foity-suvcm or forly-ulght yearn
of age.
Wusn't ' there n tlmo in itiu history of baseball -
ball when thu game , thiough crooked play
and inUin.tniigoinout , IMIIIU pretty nearly
playing out nltoL'olher as a popular bportl
Old 'Jimo Hoclis , City ,
Ans. Yts. In fact ton years ago ba ot > nll
\\us practically dead Salaries had dwindled
down to nothing , and the crowds wuro but
handsful of roughs und gambleis. Ituuuldbo
in tbo n at uro of rotrlbution should tht-gauio
fttlllntJdisreputeugnln. Bullulu erH nhould.
leave well enough nlono. ' 1 hey are thu boat
imid profession extant today , HaUrn.vd and
bank presidents' nalurius with but little to
do should certainly satisfy u class of men ,
the majority ° f whom , were It not for base *
ball , would bo common duy laborers or loaf *
crs ; but they are not autlsllod they want
the earth , frlod on both Hides. If they por-
e'it In their present move the gloomy duy9
of 1879 80 uro not ut all unlikely. Tbo ttuorfe
is a lapnciou * ouo , 1 hero is no eaj Ing whoa
thu pcoplo will get u burfult. Lot it lapsa
once moro Into thu bunds of the eauiblori
und gooj bye , thut' * ull.