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Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-02
Criticising Minister orispi.

ROME, Feb. 1.-Sig Crispi persists in
his project OF having the forces OF King
Menelik Of Abyssnia attacked by General
Baratler's army at time when Menellk is
marching through a country unfavorable to
operations by the Italians. This resolution
has aroused the greatest opposition among
the moderators and radicals. Many de-
nounce the campaign as impossible and ex-
travagant and demand that the Chambers
should meet without delay in order to pro-
neunce upon the situation.
Prince Boris In the creek Church.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb The slava-
phele svet organ, in double-leaded edi-
torlal, says that the baptism, OF Prince Boris
of Hungary into the Orthodox Greek church
is assured. He will not be the godson OF
the pope, but OF Russia. His baptism will
be great success for Russia,s policy and a
solemn event In the history Of the Orthodox
church. ,s2.., ~
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-02
MANY FAMILIES FLEE FROM CUB
Taking Refuge in Mexico, South and
North America.

TAMPA, Feb. IA prominent Matanzas
lawyer writes TO friends here that most OF
the important Cuban families are leaving
the island for Mexico, South and North
America. The United railway at Havana had
discharged $50 employees. When Gomez
passed through San Jose la Lajas he left six
sick men there. One Spanish column passed,
leaving them unmolested, but another col
umn came along and killed the six, chasing
one OF them into the street before killing
him. Quinton Bandera, learning this, warned
the women and children to leave the town
and then burned it. Maceo. the letter says,
captured 1904 carts with provisions, arms
and ammunition near Pinar del Rio.
Cubans here held an immense coincidence
meeting last night over the loss of the
steamer Hawkins. The meeting was called
for the purpose of collecting funds for the
junta to purchase another steamer.
Mexican Telegraph System Completed
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1.-Typhus fever has
appeared in Pueblo, with a nunSoer Of fatal
cases, but no deaths among the foreigners
The federal telegraphs were today sub
stantially completed by the opening of new
line from Tehauntepec to Acapulco. Every
important point in the republic is now com
prised in the federal network. and large
places can be communicated with by four or
five routes. The federal telegraphs are
absolutely divided from politics, ciyl service
rules being stricly apDlied
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cation. When he recovered, he went back
70 the cabinet makers bench with a re-
solve to fit himself for a profession. For
two years he studied medicine, but gave
this up and began reading law. Not long
after he entered the Office of the county
clerk and served for time as deputy.
At length he was admitted to the bar,
and in 1912 he had made such progress
that he was elected recorder Of Clinton
county. From that time on his rise was
rapid. He became well known in his
profession and enjoyed a lucrative prac-
tiee.
In 1887 he became possessed Of the
idea which finally led to his organizing
the a. r. a. What this idea was he
tells in the following words: Seeing
around me so many men and women
who had received the benefits of an early
education and knowing the disposition
of the hierarchy to destroy the public
schools. I felt a deep interest in their
preservation, SO that coming generations
might not suffer as I had suffered I
therefore went about'formulating some
plan by which might rouse the people
to danger that believed threatened the
grandest of our public institutions p
Mr. Bowers began his work in Clinton
and founded there the first council
For the next three years he devoted his
time and money to travelling about the
country establishing branches. The or
ganization extended to every state in the
Union, and Bowers was for six years its
president. Ia 1898 he declined a re-elec-
ton, but is still an active member of
the supreme council. He was succeeded
by W T. Trainor. Such is the story of
the founder and Of the founding of the
A. p. "a. ANDREW Downs.
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WHISPERS OF THE Wheel.

New York has a Chinese bicycle club
It's name is the Lee Hung Sing.
Lady Brassey has carried the bicycle
craze with her to Australia, where her
husband is governor Of Victoria.
Many judges of speed regard Earl Kiser
of Dayton, o., as likely to make aspzaants
for championship honors hustle befors the
season ends.
The Battle Creek (Mich.) Cycle associa-
ton announce that they will hang up S.
600 worth of prizes for their races 70 be
held July ID and Il.
Carl Won Lengerke, the century rider,
has been selected as chief pacenaker for
the annual century run of the Associated
Cycling Clubs Of New Jersey on June 10
In preparing themselves for the track
men who are classed as top notohers"
display energy such as would supply mo-
tive force for a small army Of day laborers.
And row the news comes from England
that Chase, the flyer, has poGalled so
miles ia 4 hour IS minutes, IS 3-5 SEC
Onds, the fastest recorded time for the dis
tance.
Western newspapers have called atten-
ton to the fact that the increase in the
number of wheels in use has made horses
so cheap that there is no longer an induce
ment to steal thsn.
When Sanger, Raid, Bliss, Ziegler, Star
buck, Kiser ana the rsst of tho speed
merchants come together for the hard
cash, there will be bicycle racing such as
has never been seen before in this country.
Propositions for numerous freaks have
been received by the members Of the 1896
Meet club Of Louisville The last was one
in which the owner Of a famous dog wants
to race his animal against any Of the local
riders.
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done best. The latter's work Is the more
praiseworthy because he has been doing
bis pitching with a very sore arm. Rhinas
holds the pitching record Of a single game
to date-tw0 hits in nine innings-and
Doheny comes second with three hits and
nnlY two bases on balls.
Great things were expected from Wiley
Davis, the young squirrel hunter of east
Tennessee. We heard marvellous stories Of
the speed and accuracy Of his pitching He
first secured fame in his mountain home
by killing squirrels with STOKES instead of
a gun. That is true, or they have more
liars than moonshinars in east Tennessee.
So this modern David was expected to
sweep away League batsmen as Samson
moved down the Philistines. Before he
got a chance to demonstrate his alleged
prowess Manager Ewing sent him to ''the
farm" at Indianapolis, where ne is being
cultivated. Wiley may yet prove that the
east Tennessee squirrel story is not a chap
ter from Arabian Nights tales up to date
o. P. CAYLOR.
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FOUNDED THE A. P. A.
THE RATHER REMARKABLE CAREER
or HENRY r. BOWERS.

--dia Early struggIes-FaiIed as Farmer
and Succeeded 90 81 Lawyer-How Re
Happened TO Organize the American
Protective Association.
The American Protective association,
which is attracting a great deal Of st
tention to itself just now as factor in
the presidential canvass, was founded
less than nine years ago. Seven men
composed the membership at the first
meeting Since then the growth of this
organization, which is roundly de-
nounoed by some and enthusiastically
supported by others, has been undis-
putably remarkable. Tt is claimed that
more than 1000. 600 voters have taken
it's ironclad oath, and that the decision
Of its supreme council, which has just
closed an exciting session in Washing
ton, win influence 4, 600, 600 votes in
the coming presidential election. This
statement. it is quite possible, may be
only a wild exaggerRtiOn. but there is
no getting at the facts, as there is a
great deal of mystery connected with the
a. p. a. Good or bad, the organization
adds an interesting element to the life
Of today.
The man who is responsible for the
founding Of the a. p. A. is Henry r.
Bowers Of Clinton, Ia, and the story of
his early struggles with poverty, his
final success and the motives which led
him to be the prime mover in bringing
into existence such a disturbing element
is one well worth the telling.
Mr.. Bowers was born in Baltimore
Aug. 10, 1897. His father was a Rhine
lander Bavarian and his mother a ma
tive Of Massachusetts, who came of a
family Of religious enthusiasts. at the
age Of IL young Bowers was called upon
to become the sole support of himself
and mother, for his father had been lost
at sea while on a visit to Germany. He
had never been in school a day in his
life, owing to the fact, as he alleges,
that the Jesuits had control Of the pub
lie schools Of Maryland at that time
The next nine years Of his life he spent
in q blacksmith and machine shop
working at the carpenters trade He
was so ignorant that up to the age Of II
he could not tell the time Of day. By
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IN THB CYCLING WORLD
Interest In the Most Popular Of
Sports Amounts to a Craze.
ODD EHATs OF A BABY EXPERT.

Mrs. DHtton Diseards Bloomers and Tells
Why-How to Learn Trick Riding-Quasr
Eaneies as to CsIozs-Eztensivs ProPa-
rasions Fer the National Meet.
A blind man, If he be within earshot Of
the gliding whiz Of the thousands Of
wheels that spin along all the highways
and many of the byways of the land, real
lies that cycling is the sport Of sports and
that it is always broadening its sphere OF
usefulness. Pie reasons for its everlncreas-
ing popularity are manifold, the principal
one being that there is ne other method Of
locomOtion thst is at once SO practicable
cheap, speedy and pleasurable. To many
the wheel is a necessity; to all 1t is q con
tinuous delight This year the enthusiasm
Of the public in regard to cycling is really
astounding Thousands of people are buy
ing bicycles on the instnllment plan.
The father viii cut down his expenses,
the wife win curtail in the conduct of the
household and the children will sacrifice
anything to get a wheel. And the wheel Is
bought - thousands and thousands are
bought daily, and they roll and roll, and
good health and strength and happiness
go with them.
One of the oldest developments of this
age of wheeling is the hereditary bioyolist.
The children Of parents who are devoted
to the wheel are found to possess natural
apti5udes ia the way of wheeling.
A case in peint is that Of little Grover
Serviss of Chicago. His parents are ex-
pert bicyelists, and Grover, though only
AZ years old, is a steady and swift per-
former on the little wheel that was built
for his especial use, and goes through the
tricks Of older wheelmen without an error.
1t is said the i6tlo cyelist is not afraid
to attempt any feature Of fancy trick rid
ing that he sees His remarkable pow eF
of mimicry is not dimmed by fear. It re-
quired but Ore view of a trick riders work
to start him riding his wheel backward,
to stand upon his head, ride the hind
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sPoRTiNe MISCELLANY.

Ethel and Lottie Rinker Of st. Louis are
two young ladies who handle a shotgun
ven.
Among the New York polo cracks John
f. CtRwdin is said to have some blinking
green NPOnies.
At tlAis early season all polo ponies, like
e-year-cF ds at the raee tracks, get the ben
cit Of the doubt and are hailed as coming
marvels-
It Isskstvary 1nuoh as If the proposed
invasion OF, the University of California
athletes uptVn eastern preserves had gone
to smash.
J. D. Gay, the crack shot Of Pine Grove,
KY, recently made a scOro Of 90 cut of 100
Blue Rock talygets, missing the ninety
seventh bird
The citizens committee Of Poughkeepsie
has commenced preparations for she four
goruered college bpa6 race to be held on
the Hudson river On June p.
Caspar. Leon has been winning bouts
during she winter in a way that classes
him in ain probability as next Co the best
bantamwsight in the cOantry.
soattergoos. the criokster, is the most
promising ssUnper in the country today,
and if he sticks at it after leaving college
be should attain international honors.
Almost allithe western universities wiz
be represented st the field and track games
at ManhattanAfeld, New York, on Deoora-
zion day. EdgEen win uphold California;
honor
Bob Emslie, the baseball umpire, Is
Quite q crack sllet AID made the highest
indiv5dual record in a tsam match between
S. Thomas and Pert Stanley Gun clubs
Of Canada recently
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BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS.

Their Name IL Legion and More Are Add
cd Daily.
The bicycle Of standard make that glides
aoiselsssly and firmly along the highway
would seem to the average locker on
thing Of perfection, and consequently not
susceptible of Improvement, and yet hardly
q day passes in which there is not offered
TO the public by ingenious inventors some
convenient attachment or force preserving
variation Of structure.
Among recent discoveries Is a very val
liable method Of transmitting the power
of the hands to the pedal crank Of the BIZ
cycle which has just been completed. 1t
consists of a lever pivoted st the head Of the
machine, a connecting rod extending
downward thGFefrom, rock shaft in the
frame of the machine, leaving a crank
with which the connecting rod is Joined,
q second crank on the rock shaft, rod
connecting the latter with the pedal crank
OF the machine, n handle bar adapted to
Oscillate, and means whereby the oscillation
Of she handle bar is caused to alternately
lift and disengage the pivOted lever
This invention viii enable the power Of
the arms, which has heretofore been vast
cd, to be transmitted to the pedals and aid
in developing speed.
Another late attachment for the wheel
IS a screen, so arranged as to protect the
rider from mud, wind and dust. It is
made Of strips and rods that are attached
TO the rear of the saddle.
A hygienio cushion frame is now being
applied to machines Tt is composed Of
pneumatic telescoping tubes working one
within the other The object to be at
tanned is the doing away with the jar and
strain to rider and wheel ocoasioned in
crossing distractions
Then there are offered by'manufacturers
a dozen ether novelties OF more or less
utility, and more are promised.
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RE SIS ~ years old and weighs SO pounds.I
wheel. the front one being held from the
ground, etc. Ee is q nine days wonder,
not only in his Immediate nsssbb1ThOod,
but all over his native state.
In this s0uneGtl0n it may be Eaad that
trick and faaey riding is much in vogue
this seeson. and amateurs Of both sexes
are busily pzaetiCing it, In order to ac-
ouire proficiency IN this branch of cycling
it is essential that the cyolist should know
his wheel and The limit Of posi- bll45ies OBJ
tafpabls III connection with the handling
of it, A sEoady nerve, a quick eye and
perfect confidence viii do the rest.
Mrs. eSaude e. Dutton, tho we'll known
LADY eyctSst Of Ohio, after careful study Of
the quest5eu of costume has discarded
boomers a1d dsc5ded that divided skirts
are moro bsoeHainR and better IN every way
for vhoel9gon4en. Sho says that they not
only Isokt better, bat are more comfortable
to the v7earar than the rational costume.
The tastes OF cyclists as to the colors OF
their wheels are SIS varied as are she styles
of their costumes. On a crowded boule-
yard. or along q country road, there are to
be seen all the colors that a prism could
furnish ana ten times rs many shades Of
tinting. There sre yellow cycles, red ones,
black ones, green, lilac, canary and some
shat seem to be a mixture of all.
The coming naaional meet at Louisville
is one of the season s big events that is at
tracing a great deal Of attention. AL
though the meeting does not take place
until August, the wheelmen Of Louisville
are already busy with preparatory work
for a tournament Of gigantic proportions.
The committee on arrangements is sound
ing the manufacturers with reference to
holding a grand pageant on one day Of the
meet and though nothing has been def
nitely settled there is every indication that
not only is this feature assured, but that
several others of equal Importance will
ind place in the programme.
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CAYL0R'S BALL GOSSIP
a Chapter Devoted Chiefly to
Nick Young's EMPIRES
TIE STAFF IS NEARLY PERFECT.

Fines Are light and Tnfrequant-Homo
Umpirine q Diminishing Evil-Tho RuIo
Agninst Chasing shou1d No Enforced.
whey Bavis On the sEarm."
Umpiring in the National league is
about rs nearly perfect at this time as 1t
has over besn. Tt does not mean, however
that perfection has been almost attained
in the art any more than a local revival Of
religion means the coming Of the miIIen-
mum. Perfect umpiriRg is as impossible
as q sinIess life. But Nick Young pres
emit staff is, as a whole, by far the best,
the most competent, ever got together.
With one or two exceptions, they are vet
sraus-men who have served more than
two seasons and have held their positions.
Emslis, Hurst, Lynch, Keefe and Sheridan
have been tried and not found wanting.
Weidman and Henderson have yet to es-
tablish their abilities Co stay in that com
pany. Their task is all tho harder for the
reason that the work they do viii be con
trasted with that Of the seasoned mem bers
Of the STAFF and judged accordingly.
MP. Young has had an AuRean task ia
building up his present staff, and it was
accomplished only after years Of failures
had Offset every successful appointment.
The death Of John McQuaid in 1894 made
a vacancy which was hard to I'LL and the
temporary retirsment Of Lynch last season
was a handicap which was felt throughout
the circuit. Lynch is now back in his old
place, Sheridan OF tho Western league has
stepped into McQuaid's shoes, and Mr..
Young finally laid aside his prejudice to
Hurst, on account Of the latter's assooia-
ton with glove fighting. and added him
to the staff of seasoned officials.
There are many mistakes made by these
successful umpires, but all are men who,
by seasons of service, command a certain
amount Of respect from the players. They
have the courage Of their convictions, and,
TO a certain extent it is respected AS
soon as the players understand that an
umpire cannot be bulied they will become
more submissive to his decisions. That is
the key to the success of the presiding
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RE HATES THE RAILROADS.
Farmer stoddard ProcIaims His Grievance
on a Signboard.

Farmer steddard ProcIains His Grievance
on a Signboard.
There are lots of farmers in the vest
ern states who dislike the railroad com
panies and have good reasons for doing
so, but few of them hate railroads so
bitterly and thoroughly as does Jake
Stoddard Of Doniphan county, Kan.
Farmer Stoddard's antipathy to rail
roads originated in this wise: Several
years ago when the Burlington tracks
were being laid it suited the convenience
Of the company to run the rails within
ten feet of Stoddard's house. The con-
structiOn gang plOwed through his barn
yard, moved his henhouse and cut a
wide swath through a fine young orchard
which was the pride Of the farmers
heart. Stoddard put in a heavy bill for
damages, which the company refused to
pay. He sued but got a judgment for a
much smaller amount than he thought
he was entitled to.
Right there and then Farmer Stod-
dard commenced to hate railroads. He
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The time he was 90 he had saved enough
money by din6 Of frugalitv and hard
work to take himself and his mother.
west They settled in Clinton county.
Ia, in 1857
The state was new then, and Young
Bowers saw that his only hope Of max
ing living was IN becoming a farmer.
80 he took up a piece of land and com
menoed. For three years he toiIed all
most night and day. but poor crops. I'M
favorable weather and other nnisfortrnes
made his farming venture a sad failure
SO he gave 1t up. Then he removed to
Dewitt, where he found work ID. a can
met maker. During all this time he had
suffered from Ignorance as well as nov
ertys and at the age of % was barely
able 20 read His mother did what sbe
could TO give him the rudimenfz Of ~
education, and all his spare moments he
devoted TO porting over schoolbooks such
as boys of 10 stadv.
When the war broke out he enlisted.
but was prevented from going to the
front by an attack Of Illness which made
him an invalid for two years. During
his eonvaleseenos he had time for study
and began % realise the value Of an edu.
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THIS MAN HAS BEEN WRONGED BY !:
TIE RAILROADS. E.
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ever. that one Of the best, if not the best,
Of all players of golf in this county is a
little 16-year-old colored boy, named John
Shipper, a caddy at the Shinneoook Hills
Golf club, at Southampton, n. Z.
Johns chances for play have been com
parauively small, and yet he has developed
such skill as as5onishes everybody. Even
with the small practice that he has had he
can beat any amateur IN the country, and
very probably some Of the professionals.
His record on the southampton links is
as, or strokes behind Willie Dunn,
whose best performance there is ~. He
is q strong and sure driver, very clever in
approach. and careful and skinful in put
sing. e is not unlikely that he viii be-
fore long appear in the opening champion
ships and carry OF high hOnsEs,
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lEis Early strusgIes-FaiIsd IS q Farmer
and Succeeded ns n Lawyer-How he
Happened 20 Organize the American
Protective Association.
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THE GREAT AMERICAN GOLFER.

He Ts - CoI0rsd Caddy at Long Island
COLI Club
Ever since the game Of golf jumped into
It's great but sudden popularity lovers Of
the sport have been looking forward i'm
patiently to the development of an Ameri-
can golfer whose proficiency would entitle
him to contest with champions of the old
world It was expected that the great
American golfer would come from the
ranks of the upper classes, as the sport is
moes affected by them. 1t seems, how
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went home and planted a pole u feet
high along the side of the track. To this
pole he nailed pine board, feet long
and foot wide, on which he had paint
ed in big black letters the following
legend:
-------+-----s
THIS MAN HAS BEEN WRONGED BY
TIE RAILROADS.
-..'-'.--...--
The sign is still there and is reprinted
by Farmer stoddard every spring, for
he wants people to know that he has a
grievance. Tt car be seen from the car
windows as the train leaves Atchison
and approaches Tanning station. and
the mute protest is read every day by
thousands of people who wonder what it
means. Not only does Stoddard hate
railroads, but all other corporations, and
when the Farmers Alliance movement
first reached his district he made a des-
perate attempt to boom it there, but the
organizations of the ola parties were too
strong, and he had TO give it up. He
has raised large family Of boys whom
he has taught to hate corporations as
bitterly as he does, and he still hopes to
gat even with the Eailroad.