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New-York tribune., 1897-08-23
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE GREAT MANHATTAN BEACH RACE.
MICHAELs REMARKABLE CHARACTERISTICS AS
RIDER-CHAINLEss wHEEfs-A BICYCLE
TO BE RIDDEN sTANDING-NoTEs


AND COMMENTS.
The remarkable attendance at the Manhattan
Bsach track on Saturday afternoon to witness the
thirty-three-mile race between Michael and STAR
buck seems to indicate that the general puphc
seeks novelties in cycle racing at present All a'-
tendance records for the track were broken ihe
little man from Wales again showed that he II
Starbucks superior at paced racing. ana IL II HOW
doubtful II there Is rider In this country VINO can
defeat Michael In this sort % a race at present
The little fellov seems 10 know no fatigue. ana ne
follows his pacerakers with n precision ana c'o'e
ness which is really remarkable. His front TIRE Is
seldom more than an inch away from the rear tire
Of the QuauruDlct or other pacing Hachi',', en-
when he changes from one machine 10 anotnci .he
change Is made like n flash. How eXac' III, h''s' nus
be be understood when II Is known that III case
the tire OF his wheel should touch the rear tire oi
the big pa ling machine Michael would propHapy
dart clean over the heads OF his pacenh k'rs
tempt 10 defeat Michael Thirty-three miles IN ah
hour in the face OF pretty stiff wind IL record
few experts expected to be made on the Manhattan
Beach track.
Chanless wheels all that Is talked about in
Cleveland and riders are anxious to investigate
and try anything in the shape of the coming wheel
that may reach their notice. one of the few ma
chimes Of this description which has been exhibited
70 the public IS n French La Mctropole imported
by H. a. Lozier & Co for trial purposes. This ma
chine is of the regulation bcvel-gear type. and 1t
has received considerable hard usage 8t the Cleve-
land headquarters Of the concern In the last Few
months. Several people have ridden the machine
over the rough pavcments Of this city. ana. while
IL runs smoothly and with loss Of power. there are
few who are willing to admit that they would pre-
New-York tribune., 1897-08-23

sdcrcd In the first class last year by many ex-
peris their sterling qualiti"s were recognized hy
many. and the excellent work that they have done
this year does not surprise their friends. Each
rider IS just past his majority.
Early in the year the Spadings decided 70 place
New-York tribune., 1897-08-23

a racing team the path. ard Thomas Eek
secured 10 select team and 20 manage the men.
Eek is known OF the shrewdest racing
manipulators in the country. and 1t did take
him long 10 make up hts mind that In Kiscr and
Ncrtens he had TWO OF the most promising racing
New-York tribune., 1897-08-23

Oscar Carlson: John G. Abbott second. Daniel W"ster
vslt third Time 2:41'a
foasfing match-Flnal heat wor by George + Abbott
Oscar Carlson second Daniel Westerv"t. third.
Half mile scratch Final heat by Carlson
John g. Abbott second Daniel Westervel' third Time
Oj1.
Mile hanliCapFinnl heat won by John G. Abbott 90
yarsl oscar carbon scratch nd Daniel W"ster
Welt $50 yarIH. third. Time-2:i1t
SLOW Final heat by George T.. Abbott. John
g Abbott second. Daniel Westerveli. third
quarter mile scratch Final heat won by John G.
Abb ~ ,ieorg" T.. Abbott second William c. Westerve
third. Time -o:3l.
Points computed tho l. \ w basis of , for a
WHINE 2 for second and FOR third placeJohn c.
Ahbott 49, oscar Carlson. 10. George E. Abbott 49,
Daniel Westeryslt. :. William g. Westervelt. |.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-23
B4IGHTOy BEACH ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.

FIRST RACE-Purse $500: for hree-y"ar-ods and up
ward tha, have more races at this meet
ing and not won: special weights. one nile and .
New-York tribune., 1897-08-23

There was an interesting professional match on
Saturday at the Marine and Field Clubs links. be-
tween Tomas Bendelon and August Schiltz The
match was won by Bendelon In 30. a new record
for the The cards.
r Rendeon ..........4 s 2s
New-York tribune., 1897-08-23

A three days golf tournament is TO be held at
the Point Judith Country Club. at Narragansett
Pier. beginning Thursday. August -. r. . r.
Randolph the president of the club, has offered a
o, tor Tho ~,inner while the consolation and ham
dicap cups are presented by the club. The medal
for Tho hest Rro0s in the handicap Is onered
hv f;ranville Kane Of Tuxedo. and J. w Biddle. OF
the Philadelphia Country club Entries closs on
vile Kane T. NJ Prescott and Edward Gray
New-York tribune., 1897-08-23

Cyclists desiring 10 join the League Of American
Whcelmen MAY obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and ad-
dresses 10 the cycling Editor. Inc Tribune
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16

An Eloquent Appeal of the Beautiful
GNnEstera in MOrds.

The legislature Of Massachusetts re-
Gently passed a law prohibiting the
wearing cf scugbirGs' feathers eli
womeH's hats or otherwise in that state.
II is expected that the law VIII be care
fully enforced.
Qle of The most remarkable features
attending this move! bit of legislation
was a petition drawn up by United
gtates Senator George +. Iioar, pur-
porting to be signed by the songbirds
of Massachusetts. This petition, which
has just come 70 light, is bound to add
materially to the reputation Of tE.t
KcELai and scholarly statesman, who
recruitment for his friends, and seldom
shares itwith the public.
Here is the petition in full:
'To the Great and General Court Of
the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,:
We, the undersigned songbirds Of
Hiaasachusetts and their playfclows,
make this our humble petition. We
know more about you than you think
we DO. We know how good yon are.
We have hopped about the roofs and
looked In at the windows of the houses
YOU have built for poor ard sick ard
hungry people and little lame and deaf
ard b,ipd children. We have built our
ne~is In the trees and sung many a
sor2 NJ we lcw about the gardens and
psrks you have made so beautiful for
your children, especially your poor
children, TO play in. Every year we fly
u great way over the country, keeping
a.. the time where the sun is bright
aud warm. And we know that when
over you do anything the people all
ever this great land between the seas
and the great lakes find it out, ard
pretty soon viii try to do the same
We know We know.
we are Americans just the same as
you are. Some OF ne, like some Of you.
oamc across the great sea. But most Of
the birds like us welcomed your fc-
th9rs when they came here many years
ago. Our fathers and mothers have a.
ways done their best to please your IA
Ns.,rQ and mothers.
''Now, we have sad story 10 tell
you, Thoughtess or bad people are
trying TO destroy us. They kilL us be-
cause our feathers are beautiful.
Even pretty and sweet girls, who. We
should think, would be our best
friends. kin our brothers and children
- that they may wear our p,rmGPe On
,hpiN hats. Sometimes people Iii us
frr more wantonnese. Cruel boys dc.
ssroy our rests and steal our eggs and
err young ones. People with gurs ard
enarcs lay in wait 70 Kill ne; as IL the
plass for bird were not in the Sly.
alive, bu, lnn shop window or in glass
sa1c. II thls goes on much .ouger oll
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
on AND ABOUT TIE STAGE.

Olga Nethersole is desirous of secur-
ing the Lyric theater, London, when
Wilson Barrett takes his departure.
Henry f. Dixey seems to be getting
tired of vaudeville and contemplates
going back into the legitimate field next
year.
Nat c. Goodwin may appear in Lon
don next spring, under Charles Froh
mans management, at the duke of
York's theater.
Marie Studholme, the English stage
beauty, is a constant attendant at the
race tracks and attracts as much atten-
ton as the winners.
Robert Taber will remain abroad
this season and has been engaged by
Sir Henry Irving to appear in his new
London Lyceum production Peter the
Great"
Miss Rehan has had an enormous sue
cess al the Grand theater, London. She
played Rosalind in AS You Like 1t"
and katherine in Tanning of the
Shrcwd' tOCver q, O,000persons and near
~ an equal humDcf were turned away
because CT lack of room.
John Philip Sousa, who has enjoyed
a few days rest-the first in months
says that he has been eating, drinking
and sleeping with his new opera for the
past four months. He has just put the
finishing touches to the score. THE
Bride Elect" will be a novelty in comic
opera, because its plot has nothing to do
with mistaken Identities, and although
he has written the librctto himself there
is more score than we have been ac-
customed to find lately in works of this
class.
"Rev. Griffith Davenport" is the title
of James A. 1Ierne's latest catch in
the way of plays. He will present it
next season in conjunction with a
strong company, and hopes it will prove
as successful and profitable as "Shorc
Acres" The story treats of the slavery
question, previous to the breaking out
of the ciyilwar Of 1866, ard several negro
characters are introduced in the cast
Rev. Griffith Davenport, the hero of the
piece, is to be played by Mr.. Herne.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
DOG ON THE FENDER.
He Likes TO Ride There, and Doc
1t Twice n HEy.

lie Likes to Ride There, and Docs
1t Twice n Day.
Dye see that dog?" said the con-
ductor Of suburban, car, as he pointed
to n water spaniel lying in a shady
yard. The newspaper man, says
the st. Louis Republic, admitted that
he did, but there was something in
his tone that seemed to Indicate that
he saw nohing remarkable about the
animal.
well, that's the. .srnartest dog in this
town." said the conductor. "Most Of
the boys know him, especially the mo-
tormen, because he is the most per-
sistent deadhead you ever saw.
"Oh, no. He doesn't get on the car
like the tramp dog, Owney. He would
scorn to ride in such commonplace
sty-c. He rides only on the fender,
and he does it because he enjoys the
ride
George, that's my motorman, was
the first to give him q free trip, and
it was purely accidental. The dog ran
out to bark at the car and the fender
pickeu MIN up ana earned hm two
or three blocks. When the car stopped
he crawled ont, looking as if he was
scared to death. But Il couple of days
later as we were going out the ear
stopped at the corner of Mcpherson
avenue, and that dog deliberately
stepped on the fender. lie stayed there
rntil the car made the next stop at
Laclede, and then he stepped # again.
He must have liked his first ride in
spite of his fright, and planned how
TO get ride without running any
risks. lie has repeated the perform
ance every morning ard evening for
six months except when there was n
particularly bad storm. don't know
who owns him, but if he was mine $500
wouldn't touch him"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16

quired only public acknowledgment
from the contracting parties. So this
festival became III some sense 4 wooing,
an acceptance or rejection and a cere-
mony. This explains its popularity
with the blacks. outside of its beauties,
with the accompaniment Of music,
which is competent at all times to com
mand negro support. Cake walking has
improved, as do most things that are
constantly practiccd. 1t has lost its
Old Significance in the south. Negroes
now get married, when. they marry at
all, in white folks fashion. 1t has be-
come, however, n pantomimic dance.
Properly performed, it is a beautiful
one. The cake is not much of prize,
though the negro has a sweet tooth.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16

our sDngb,rds VII be gone. Already
we are told in some other countries
that used to be full Of birds that they
are almost gone,
Now we humb,y praH that you will
stop al this and will save us from this
sad fate You have already made a law
that no one shall kill a harmless song
bird or destroy our nests or our eggs.
WI you please make another one that
no one shall wear our feathers, so that
70 one viii kill us to get them? We
want them all ourselves. Your pretty
girls are pretty enough without them.
We are told that il is as easy for you 10
DO i; as for 4 b,ackbrd to whistle.
'If you win, we know how to pay YOU
a hundred times over. We will teach
your children to keep themselves c,ean
ard neat We viii show them how to
live together in peace and love and to
agree as we do in our nests. We WI
build pretty houses which you viii like
to see. We will play about your garden
and flower beds-OurSelveS ike flowers
on winFs-vithout any cost to you We
VIII Gestroy the wicked insects and
worms that spoil your cherries ard
currarts and plums and apples and
roses. We viii give you our best songs.
end make the spring more beautiful
and the summer swceter to you. Every
June morning when you go out into
the fed. crio,a and b,uebird and black
bird and bobolink viii fly after YOU and
make the Gay more delightful to you.
And when you go home tired after sun
down veepcr sparrow vii. tell yCu how
grateful We are. When you sit d0%r
On your perch after dark, nfGbird anG
hermit thrush and wood thrush VII
sing to you, and even whip-pOor-wiI
VIII cheer you up little. We know
where we arc safe. III lite while al!
the birds will come to live in Masaa-
chusctts again, and everybody who
loves music vii like to make a summer
hCr,n vii yNu ~
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
Rhode Island Clam Famine.

Dealers and others report that the
cam supply is probably as short Al the
present time rs was ever known before
in these plantations. AT present q
considerable supply for shore resorts
is found at Green Valley on the west
shore below Pawtuxet, but the clans
nre small. For the past IS years
Kickemut river has been a proif"
source Of the local supply, but the con
start digging Of its shores has almost
exhausted this supply. except in case
Of very low tides, The practice Of
bringing bivalves from Massachusetts
shores was rcsorfcd to many years ago
and has to he continued in order 20 ge:
anything like sufficient supply for
the enormous local demand during the
summer months.-Provldence journal
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16

a very curious circumstance. occurred
during the recent riots in Calcutta.
The Renfa!i Babu is a ITindoo and is
usually close shaven. But or late years
the Babus in Calcutta have suffered
their boards to grow, while the Moham-
medars never shave their boards. Dur
ing the recent Moslem riots in Calcutta
the Bengali Babus found that they
were mistaken by the police for Mo-
hammedans, and so they Immediate
ly rushed Off to the BARRIERS to be
shaved. The rush and excitement was
50 great that many Babu was com
PEELED to pay rupee, ard found it
difficult to get shave at that.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
ORIGIN OF THE CAKE WALK.
Formerly IA 1nrrinEe Ceremony-Hes
Lost Its Signincnnce.

The cake walk proper had its origin
among the French negroes of Louis
lana more than century ago, says an
exchange. There is little doubt that
it is an olTshoot Of some of the old
French country dances. 1t resembles
several of them in form. From New
Orleans it spread over the entire south
and thence TO the north. 1t was found
of convenience to the plantation ne
grocs. They were not welded by Ii
censc, and IL was seldom that the scry.
ices of II preacher were called in. At
cake walk u man might isgitimatcly
show his preference for n woman and
thus publicly claim her for wife In
effect the cake walk was not different
fran the old Scotch marriage, which re-
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE.
Caused Filters and Sly ChrckIcs-
She Wasn't His Wife.

she W nsnt His VIE.
a laughable but rather embarrassing
case of mistaken identity occurred the
other day in a large Diapers shop, says
Tit-Bits. y gentleman who is little
too fond of joking entered the shop for
the purpose Of meeting his wife at a
certain counter. Sure enough, there
stood a lady dressed, to his eye, at least,
just like the woman he was after.
Her back was turned and no one was
near her, so he quietly approached, took
her by the arm and said in n voice of
simulated severity: well, here you
are, spending my money as usual, ch?''
The face turned quickly toward him
was not his wife's; it was that of an
acrid, angry, keen-eyed woman ofabout
so years. who attracted the attention of
everybody in that part of the shop by
saying in loud and shrili voice:
NO, amt spending your money or
no other mans money, ard I'll"
Il beg your pardon, madam" cried
the confused gentleman. II supposed
you were my wife, and
"Nell, | just ain't your wife, nor NO
other mans wife, thank fortune, to be
jawed at every time buy yard Of rib
bon! | pity your wife if you go about
shaking her like you did me. If was
her I'd"
The chagrined joker waited to hear
no more, but made his way out of the
shop amid the filters and sly chucklcs
of those who had witnessed his con-
fusion.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16

The sigrers are:
Brown thrasher. Kingbird.
Robert o'Lincoln. Swallow.
Hermit thrush. Cedarbrd.
Nesper sparrow. COwbird.
Robin redbreast. Martcn.
Song sparrow. Neery.
Scarlet tanaEcr. Vireo.
Summer redbird. OrioIc.
B,ue heron. B!ackbird.
Iiummingbird. Fifebird.
Yeliowhird. Wren.
Whip-poor-wi,l. Linnet.
Water w2gtail. Pcewee.
Woodpccker. Phoebe.
Pigeon woodpecker, ,Yok ebird.
Indigo bird. Lark.
Yellow throat. Sandpiper.
Wilson's thrush. Chewink.
Chicadee.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16

Electricity Jscd rs the Power to Run
The MnchineH.

the Mnehtne"'
At Great IaIS' Mont, Whlch mas pc
come the largest WOOL shiPplhs polh'
OF inc northwest, great unllcui'S las
oiteh hcell experienced III dlspoS'"g
WltAin Il gwen tllhe OF lhe shedilhg o.
large shipments OF ShceP. / ms oliI-
cuI'y' say" the iIltSourgh DlHPa'ch'
has no" bs2h amply met Dy 'Le use
OF eI''lrl'itI. Inc shearihS sheaS are
id Jaoeh' 70 lhe terminus Oh 'he street
rah"aS company 5 Hne, ana me troi-
icy current mas Deen utllIaCd 10 drlVe
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
TIDE OF RECOMMENDATION.
Women Everywhere Catch the In.
feetto2 of e. New Accent

women everywhere Catch the In
fectton of q New Accent.
1t is always diyerting to watch how
n wave of small intellectual reform will
from time to time sweep over a ''set" or
a community, or, indeed, an entire
locality, says the New York Sur 1T
is so catching, SO inevitable. Every
body goes down before it. Anything
royel or out Of the way in expression is
the popular infection juHt now. For
example half after four instead Of
half past four" "kecn" for quick
or eager" and "delectable" for any
thing from mice" to lust too perfect
ly lovely for anything" This fashion
has, however, less to commend it in that
it is not 50 much a tribute to coed Eng
lish as to silly Americans namely, the
AnglOmaniacs.
Pronunciation affords fine instance
Of the way that women all follow suit
like a row Of bricks or flock of sheep
or anything else that symbolizcs har-
mony and accord. Just let a club pres
ident or any acknowledged leader start
in by saying appendicitis or co-quetry,
or anything else foreign to the appen-
dicect;s, or coquotry that they have al
been saying for so many years, and,
presto, the sleight-of-hand man could
not make quicker work Of it, All this
isn't saying that it isn't highly laud-
able and Ucli-intcutioned. Like every
thing else, culture itself has to have II
start, and not unlike everything else
it's APT TO be funny while it's so re-
frCshngly new.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
Survivor of 81 Viper Rite,

An English steamship engineer has
recently acquired the satisfaction Of be.
iug probably the onlNman ever bitten
by West Africap double-horued viper
who har lived to tell of it. The doctor
Kept him full of brandy and injected
iodine irto the wound. HIS temperature
rose to 1919,
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-16
American Farms.

The United States contains to-day
4,5di,ooo farms of an average size Of l37
acres each.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-16
KING OF THE GULF.
rhe Resident and His Home Among q
Motley Crowds of Bushira.


rhs Resident and His Home Anong the
Motley Crowds of Bushirs.
Bushire is the capital OF the Engiish
protectorate in the Persian gulf. Here
our resident lives, who may be styled
king of the gulf, and before whom all
the petty potentates along its shores,
be they on the Arabian or Persian side,
bow down. He has his steam yacht
and his steam launch provided for him,
q British man-of-war is appointed to
be always in readiness to do his bid
ding, and the British residency, with
its flagstaff and extensive compounds,
is by far the most conspicuous build
ing in the town, says the Fortnightly
Review. ft7
Bushire is truly horrible place,
built at the edge of split OF sand run
ming out into the gulf. Its population
is very mongrel-Arabs, Persians, Hin
docs, are all hopelessly mixed up there
in. 1t has an English bank. What
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-16

pointed q committee of five on creden
tials. The senate then took reces,
till Pm.
At the hour of noon, Clerk Moody
OF the last house of representatives
mounted the rostrum of the house oi
representatives and declared the lower
house of the 10th biennial session oi
the Oregon legislature in session. He
called for the nominations of tenn
porary speaker. Barkley, Of Marion
placed In nomination Representative
Davis, of Umatills equity, and Benson
of Josephine, placed in nomination
Smith. of Marion. Davis was elected
by a viva voce vote, and Ralph E
Moody of Multuomah, was then
placed in nomination and duly elected
temporary chief clerk.
On motion of Thomas, Of Multno'
nah, the temporary speaker appointed
a committee of FIVE on credentials:
Barkley, Of Marion, Stanley, of Union;
Thomas, of Multnomah, U'Ren oi
Clacamas, and Bilyeu, Of Lane. The
house then adjourned till 4 p. M. to
give the republican members a chance
to caucus.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-16
How The Spaniards Are Putt
ing Down the Cubans.
ROBBERS AT LARGE
The Parties Who Robbed The Depot
al Salem Have Not Been L.
Gated Yet,
The Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
Sold at Salt Lake Last Saturday-
W. II. Bancroft Will Manage
the Roads.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-A World dis
patch from Tampa Fla, says:
A schoolboy of 10 years was killed
in Gnauabacoa Thursday evening by
Spanish patrol, because he refused
to hurrah for Spain. The lad smiled
when the soldiers asked him to hurrah
not comP.ehending what they wanted.
They cursed him as "Cuban whelp,'
butchered him and left the body in the
street. In the fields surrounding the
city dogs have been seen eating human
flesh and Pnawing human bones
Mere than 500 people have moved from
Guanabacoa within 10 days. Another
large pit with dead bodies in it was
discovered Thursday near Guanabacoa
in the thick underbrush. Decomposi-
tion was too far advanced to permit
recognition of the bodies. 1t is sup
posed the victims of Spanish cruelty
belonged to the poorer class of the
suburbs, as many have been reported
missing lately.
Antonia RogiDy, a native Cuban,
forced to leave home as the police
were after him on suspicion has arrived
here. He says the raid at Caobillias,
called Spanish victory was a great
Cuban success. The town was garri-
soned by 500 Spaniards who had three
cannon. Before DAYLIGHT Wednesday.
Cuban insurgents under Major Sores,
seized the outposts and almost cap
tured the entire place before the
Spaniards knew what was going on.
The cannon in one blockhouse was
turned on the Spanish, and they retreat
ed. Major Sores threw part of his
force in the rear of the Spaniards and
routed them. The Cubans did not
pursue. They were after the spoils and
supplies.