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The herald., 1898-12-10

Mr., and Mrs. E. r. Murphy, well-known
people Of Denver, are here for a stay of
several weeks.
The herald., 1898-12-10
THE WEATHER

TEHfPERATURE-Re of observations
taken at Los Angeles Dec. 9th. The
barometer is reduced to sea level.
The herald., 1898-12-10

Baker & Hamilton
Bicycles. models Of grace, sure and fiset,
The herald., 1898-12-10

Time. Bar Th'r. K. II Wind Vel. Weather
ga. m 30 81 46 6S 4 10 Cloudy
6p.m 29ai As 3S NE Cloudy
Maximum temperature, 50.
Minimum temperature, 49,
Rainfall past "a hours. .0l.
Rainfall for season. .12.
Forecast
For Southern California; Cloudy Satur-
day, with local rain, changing to snow In
mountains and foothills; brisk to high east
wind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

gins properly in June, though one or
| two meets will be held before that time
| this year. The great majority OF the
horse owners do not begin the cam
| paign, however. until July. and the big
gest stables are not heard OF prior to
the opening of the grand circuit at De-
troit, generally held after the middle OF
the month.
The little town of Walsenburg, Colo,
gave the first trotting meeting OF the
year a week ago. but the first chance to
see the fast horses uncovered Will be on
Memorial day at the Colorado Springs
meeting. There will also be score or
more meets all over the country on that
date, and thenceforward for the next
six months races will be held daily and
in mahy cases half a dozen or more
on identical dates.
More than 1000 trotting and fair as
sociations will hold races during that
period. Some of them will have more
than one exhibition. so that. judging
| from the reports OF 1897, IL may very
safely be predicted that more than LOO
race meetings will be held this season
during the comparatively short period
covered by the annual campaign or the
trotter and PAGER.
| 1TcStUt are tndt tnt
purses this year will be much more lib
eral than those hung UP In recent sea-
| sons. While. as will be remembered by
| those who take an interest in such mat
ters. there were a number Of meetings
during the last track campaign where
| the purses I'm the aggregate amounted
To over $4,000. a large majority of them
| did not amount TO over $1,000. and in
many cases the total did not exceed
$500. The average aggregate offered for
| each of the meets OF 1897 was. how
ever. about $500. which was not so bad.
| after all.
In consequence OF the larger stakes
90 be competed for there are more en-
| tries this season. and the prospects for
good and exciting sport are correspond
ingiy brighter.
THE war has had its effect on trotting
and pacing affairs, just as on every
| other business. Many associations are
| holding back final stake announcements
| until the very last moment, and as a
| result numbers OF owners are delaying
their entries for fear OF some develop
ment that may render IL necessary 10
make different arrangements. But. al
though these things have their retsrd-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

the crowds they carry from one point
10 another to attend the meets. The
city street car lines near the tracks do
a rushing business while the races are
on. All this, too. is but the most APP
parent part OF the briskness and ex-
hilaration OF trade that permeates ev-
cry part of a town OF a few thousand
inhabitants during its race week, for
the followers OF harness races are no.
toriously liberal with their money.
In Illinois alone there are 80 trot-
ting and fair associations which will
give race meets this year. for which
they will distribute i'm cash over $3.50 900,
and more than 100000 citizens will
pay to witness these events.
What is the case In Illinois is also
true of a dozen other states.
America has always been the home
and headquarters OF harness racing, but
of recent years European countrieshave
been attracted to the sport and have
made heavy drafts upon our stock OF
fast trotters, both for racing and breed
ing purposes. This steady expectation
OF American trotters with low records
has caused some to wonder where the
recruits for the "2:10 and better" class
es are to come from.
The depletion in the ranks Is really
startling. Derby Princess. 2:0s1s; Count
ess Eve, 2:09A; Que Allen, 2:os%; Baron
Rogers, 2:09%: Athains. 2:10, and Sena-
tor are In foreign countries. Fantasy,
2:06. and Beuzetta. 2:o6N. have been re-
tired and bred. William Penn. 2:07A {;
Oakland Baron. 2:0SA, and Daredevil.
2:o91k, are banished to stud service. and
Praytell, 2:09h. is to be raced only at
"matinees."
klamath. 2:0sik. is not likely to be
seen in the east, and besides he is fast
getting beyond the zenith of his pow
ers. Alix. 2:03N. and Azote, 2:04%. are
practically out of the count So 1t can
easily be seen that the list OF extra
fast ones for the coming season Is ma
terially reduced.
Classed on their records the speedy
division is composed of the following:
Kentucky Union, 2:07A; Grace Has.
tings, 2:0S: Onoqua, 2:0sk: The Monk
| 2:0Sk: Bessie Wilson. 2:09K; Elloree
2:09A: Mosul, 2:osA; Pat l.. 2:09A
Pilot Boy, 2:O9k Bush. 2:o9h; B. B. p.
2:09%: Dandy Jim. 209%; Ottinger
2:osA; Page, 2:09A; Rilma. 2:1o. This
makes only 16. some OF which are very
doubtful. E. II. TRENT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

tered the university until after Oct. Is
Of the previous year. is expected to
compete. 1t is said that he has been
throwing the hammer 40 feet, which Is
a good deal better than the intercol-
legiate record. McCracken, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania football player.
has been doing well too. At the games
on April 30 he threw the hammer 139
feet inches.
j. 8. Winsor of the University OF
Pennsylvania, who holds the intercolle-
giate record of feet inch in the high
jump. was looked upon as an almost
certain winner again this year. A short
while ago, however. he sprained his an
kle while practicing and has only
just been able to get to work again.
Powell of Cornell is also said TO be
jumping over six feet. There is likely to
be a battle royal between some OF the
best men before this event is decided,
which will cause the winner to come
pretty near the worlds record, held by
Sweeney. Waller OF Yale had been ex-
pected to give q good account OF him.
self in the high jump, as he had made
a record Of feet 2 inches in private.
but he has enlisted In Lieutenant Colo
mel Theodore Roosevelt's regiment of
rough riders and so Is out OF IL.
Since cycling events have become such
an important factor in the distribution
OF points for the championship Column
bia has maintained the highest standing
in that branch. Strong efforts will be
made this year to vanquish the New
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

Ludwig, the Cornell rider. is a fast
man, and little Fred Schade will again
bear the colors OF Georgetown univer-
sity. With the help of Dannemiller and
Moran that institution hopes TO secure
few points. The teams Of Harvard,
Dartmouth and Swarthmore also hope
to be heard from at the finish.
The method OF scoring points has
been changed somewhat this year. First
place now counts points; second. 3;
third, 2; fourth, /. This change to in
clude fourth place was done for the
purpose of encouraging men who are
not good enough TO gain either first or
second place, but have a chance to OBJ
tain either one or two points. The meet
is expected to be record breaking as re-
CARDS the number OF competitors, for
the entry list is much larger than those
of former years, over 700 names hav-
ing been sent In to the committee. Some
OF the finest athletes who had been in
training for the championships and who
were expected to score many points
for their colleges will not compete ow-
ing TO their having either entered the
regular army or navy or else enlisted in
oneSof the many military companies
formed at the larger institutions Of
learning.
While each OF the more important
colleges and universities has its follow
ers who think that their favorite will
win the championship trophy this year
the consensus of opinion among un-
prejudiced folk is that on form Penn
syivania should duplicate her victory
of last year by close margin OF points.
ELBERT WOOD.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25
Temple to Race Again

Ralph Temple. who will be remem-
bered as one OF the cracks of the cycle
tracks. has decided to return TO the rae
ing field this season. He has challenged
Bald for a quarter mile, August Lehr
for a haIf mile and Michael for a mile
race. Ffe has backed up- each challenge
with $4,000 and offers TO wager that
amount or less on each race. The con-
tests are to be unpaced. As a mile IL
almost too short for him TO ride well.
Michael will probably not accept. Tenn
pie. who is a wealthy man. Is only 2s
years old. weighs 1i5 pounds and when
racing years ago was almost without
a peer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

Workers.. but the wearers of the blue
and white are veteran racers and from
the present outlook viii again finish in
the van. Captain j. Il. Williams has a
dozen promising riders in training, the
most prominent candidates being Irving
Powell. Ray Dawson, Waterman, Bird
and Schwartz.
Captain Lawrence Tweedy, who rep
resented the blue in the championships
last year, will select the Yale team this
season. Among the most promising
riders are J.. S. Mcfarland, good dis
tance man. and Messrs. Anderson, Nc
Cutcheon and Walker.
The Princeton colors are represented
by likely band of riders, among them
being Bert Ripley, the well known anna
teur. Other good riders include Davis,
c. A. Lyon. Hill. Kehr, III. +. Lyon and
Dean. Charley Church. the Philadel-
phia professional, is training the Penn
sylvania riders and says he will turn
out few surprises.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25
A Boon to Bicycle Buyers.

An English inventor has devised a
machine for retail bicycle dealers that
enables riders to quickly ascertain what
height of frame. adjustment of saddle
and handle bars. length OF crank. etc.,
are most desirable. AS things are now
managed q would be buyer may have
to mount several different bicycles In
the store. and great deal of expert
menting is certain to be necessary be-
fore the most satisfactory position Is
found. The new invention is a dummy
bicycle full OF sliding Joints and is ar
ranged so that the machine can be
readily adjusted to any rider and an
opportunity afforded to learn precisely
what position and what style OF cycle
are most suited to him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

Of the tracks where the harness horse
Is supreme.
Few persons have an adequate ap-
probation of the vast business involved
in the racing of the mag that drags a
sulky," not to make mention of the
stock farms and breeding establish
ments directly and indirectly connected
with the sport.
Then there must be considered the
small army of men who are employed
by the associations, owners and train
ers. The railroads are benefited through
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

ing influence. ii may also be set down
as a practically assured fact that more
money will be offered for contests be-
tween harness horses at the meets of
1898 than has been hung up for many
years past. A well known authority
has declared fair estimate OF the total
at s., SOC. 900. from which can be CLEANED
the immense interests and money in
vested in such matters throughout the
United States. Last year over IL, 1000 900
people paid for admission at the gates
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25
COLLEGE MEN OF
BRAIN AND BRAWN.
Gossip OF the Coming Athletic Championship
Meeting to Be Held In New York
May II and 28.

ed as the probable winner Of the hurdle
races. though there are several fast
men at the universities who will give
him a good argument over the fences.
among them Fox and Bremen OF Har-
ward and Perkins OF Yale.
Tom Burke is now a student at Har-
ward. and the crimson team relies on
him to, gain some points for them in the
quarter mile.
Cochens OF Wisconsin, who was last
season protested because he had not en-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25
THE SPEEDY
HARNESS HORSES.
Promising Outlook For Fine Sport During the
Coming Campaien-Hegra Of
Fast Steppers.

Many attempts have been made in
past years to extend the trotting season
beyond its actual annual existence of
20 weeks, but all such efforts have so
far proved of no avail. The season be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

There are rumors Of the establish
ment of at least two important stock
companies in New York next season.
one of them on Broadway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25

A musical comedy running IN Paris,
Les P'tites Monches." has been bought
by Augustin DAILY. 1t is said 90 be 3
clean opera
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05
ROord Of EuuaIizntiOn.

PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 4.-(Special Tee-
gram. 1.-The State Board of Equalization this
morning again played politics and did not
get down to work until afternoon, when after
a number of propositions had been rejected
it was finally decided to make an average
raise of $100 per mile on all lines of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul road in the
state After this road was disposed of the
same raise was made for the Chicago &
Northwestern road. Other roads will be
taken up in the morning and will probably
all get a proportionate raise. Governor Lee
voted against all the raises proposed, giving
as his reason that he considered they were
all being assessed too low. When the ques-
ton of equalization of lands comes up the
representatives Of the newer counties of the
state will attempt to get a reduction, as
lands in these counties are actually assessed
at higher price than they will sell for,
while lands in the older counties are as
sessed at less than third the selling
price.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05
TAKES HIS YOUNG son AWAY
Rudolph Peters Of Lincoln Creates a Scene a
sibley Iowa,
GETS THE BETTER OF HIS DIVORCED WIFI
Removes His Fiye-Yenr-Old Boy from
Her Custody and the Mother Im-
medintely Fnints on the
Street.

S1BoNEY Ia, Aug. 4.-(Special Tefe-
gram. Bert Klunk and wife of Des Moines
are members of the Gilbert Comic Opera
company, playing here. Rudolph Peters of
Lincoln, Neb., the former husband of Mrs
Klunk, appeared today accompanied by his
brother, Max Peters of Salt Lake City, and
took Irwin Peters, his 5-year-old son, from
the custody of his mother. The mother
tainted on the street. The father could not
be held on the charge of kidnapping his own
child and the judges of the district court
were too distant to obtain the allowance
of writ of habeas corpus before the after
noon passenger train for Lincoln. Peters
claimed the child by virtue of a decree of
divorce obtained in the circuit court of
Cook county, Illinois, on notice by publica
tion. Mrs. Klunk, the mother, declared she
never had notice that a court had been in
voked to declare the father should have
the custody of the child and that she he'd
never had personal service of the action or
knowledge of such decree. Finally, by
stipulation the child was put in care of a
third party until the suficiency of the de-
cree of the Cook county court can be deter
mined.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05
Buried with Military Honors.

ALGoNA, Ia, Aug 4.-(Special. 1.-THE re-
mains of Edgar j. Winkel, a member of
Company F, Fifty Iowa. who died at
Fort Mcpherson, arrived here this week, ac-
companied by his mother and brother, who
had gone south to care for him. Winkel
was stricken with typhoid in camp. He
fought hard against the disease and remained
on duty until compelled to go to the hospital.
He was removed to Fort Mcpherson for
better care and his mother sent for She
hurried to his side, but was too late to be
of any service and Winkel had lapsed into
unconsciousness. from which he never ral-
lied. On arrival here the remains were i'm
mediately taken to the chapel at the ceme-
terry, where the services were held. The
services were conducted by the Grand Army
of the Republic, and he was buried with
military honors.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05

The Midland Chautauqua at Des Moines
cleared 5000 net this season.
Forty-one bankers or brokers offered bids
tor the Iowa state warrants.
A company has been organized in Des
Molnes to build 100000 brewery.
Benton township, in Taylor county, voted
a tax in aid of the new north and south
railway across Iowa.
The canning season has opened at At
lantic and the local factory will can over
100000 cans this year
Cedar Rapids will pay but s4h cents a
yard for brick paving this year A Des
Moines man got the contract and will use
Des Moines brick
The stockholders of the failed CONNER
cial bank at Marshaltown are considering
proposal for reorganization and the state
auditor is assisting them.
The Creston Gold Mining company has
hled articles of incorporation with the sec
retary of state. It's capital is SO, 1000.
Charles l., Bullard, p. C. Winter, d. A.
Porter, G. w. Bilbo, J. f. Diffenbaugh are
the incorporators, with J. B. Harsh as
president; C. C. Boye, vice president; Edith
Nj. Camp, secretary, and S. w. Richardson
treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05
SHIFTS for Divorce.

Two suits for divorce were filed ysster-
day in the district court. Cora Bell Knepter
asks that the matrimonial bonds which tie
her to Benjamin Knepher be severed for the
reason as she alleges that on May II of
this year he so forgot the VOWS he had made
at the altar as to strike her and use Ian
guage contrary to the moral code. Mrs.
Knepher also asks that she be awarded the
custody of the two children of the union,
William Franklin, aged years, and John
Thomas aged 2 years. Further Mrs. Knepher
petitions the court to grant her 5000 tenn
porary and $500 permanent alimony. The
Knephers were married in Omaha July 8,
1892.
Paul Paulson seeks divorce from his wife,
Bertha Paulson, to whom he was married in
Council Bluffs in November, 1887 He bases
his application on statutory grounds and
asks for the custody of the two children.
Elizabeth, aged years, and Albert aged
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05

BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 4.-(Special. with
water in plenty for their operations this
summer, the placer miners have had un
usual opportunities to exploit their proper
ties There is every indication that the
close of tie season will show a decidedly
larger output of gold from placer mining.
The neghborhood of Woods lake, near
Helena is being developed more extensively
than in any former year. The Big Tiger
company has expended about $4,000 in pros
pecting and development. false bedrock
was recently uncovered, and now a shaft has
been sunk to find the real bedrock and de-
termine the quality of the gravel there. The
country roundabout is apparently well min
eralized, but has never been fully developed
Frank Ballard. at the head of Little Tiger
creek has uncovered four feet of good quartz,
specimens of which have assayed $40. Much
development is also being done in the Crow
creek range, running through Jefferson and
Broadwater counties.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05
Fell Feet.

Robert Musselman a painter living on
Iowa avenue, fell a distance of about seven
ty-fve feet yesterday morning from the Gu
ing and yet lives to tell the tale. No bones
were broken and although suffering greatly
from the shock and the bruises received
Musselman will, unless it develops that he
was injured internally, be. out again in 4
few days. Musselman, assisted by Will
Schicketanz, another painter, has been paint
ing the outer woodwork and cornices of the
school and in order to paint the cupola built
a scaffold out the windows in the fourth
story of the tower. On this Musselnan
placed ladder and was painting the Corncc
above him when the ladder in some manner
became loosened and slipped and in falling
carried the scaffold and Musselman with 1t.
Musselman struck the roof of the front
porch about siXty-ive feet below and
bounded from there to the ground. When
picked up he was suffering intense pain and
at first it was thought his injuries were of
a fatal character He was taken to his home
in the patrol wagon, the journey being long
and tedious one, as the ride over the rough
paving caused him extreme pain He COM
planned chiefly of pain about his back, but
last evening was resting easy and the at
tending physician stated that he believed no
serious results would follow unless it de.
veloped that Musselman had been injured
internally, which could not be known for O
day or two.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05

ROSWELL, N. M, Aug, 4.-(Special.)-
The Pecos Valley & Northeastern railroad
is making satisfactory headway from the
Roswell end of the line At recent meet
ing of the Board of Directors j. E. Bowen
was elected a member of the board, taking
the place of c. e. Thomson. The heavy
rains of west Texas have somewhat re-
tarded grading at some points, but just
now the work is being pushed rapidly.
Through some of the sections the work of
construction has been hampered on account
of condemnation proceedings. T. +. Moore
has closed a contract for the building of
telegraph line between Roswell and Amarillo
and for the erection of fences along the
right of way. This will require 200 miles
of fence from Amarillo to the line between
Texas and New Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05
THE MOTION WON.
hut the Vote of Thanks Had the Mar
rnHy Minority of Two.

During the Mckinley Bryan campaign a
gentleman in Richmond Ind. was appointed
from the ranks of the 16-to-1 faithful TO en-
Tighten the rural followers of the boy orator
as to the things that were not involved IN
the campaign. On the appointed evening,
relates the Cincinnati Tribune, the chosen
sneaker entered a rig furnished by the rural
committee, and, driven by one OF It's num-
ber started for a long drive to the place
where the speaking was to be done. Ar
irving in due time after ten-mile jolt In
buckboard, they dismounted at the school
house, the speaker at once repairing to the
building, leaving the combination driver and
committeeman to hitch the painting beast.
The schoolroom was filled with an audience
characterized by typical country solemnity
and dressed in their farming clothes After
a few of the whiskered hickory -shirted men
in wrinkled boots and wide-rimmed mats
had shaken hands awkardly with the pros
pectiye speaker, informing him that the con-
dition of the party about there was 'tol able
like" the meeting was called to order by
lank individual who out -solemnized all the
rest and who said in sepuchral tones;
"Ez Squire Lige Brown is lowed to know
more parleymentry laws than anybody else
in these parts, I'll call on MIN 10 perslde
over this meetin' tonight
knowledge of his presiding officer and by
the solemnity with which the remainder of
| the audience took the speech that would
have produced uproarious laughter If deliy-
cred in farce comedy, yet he managed to
get through his harangue, and even to work
up good deal of latent enthusiasm and
feeble applause. in the bargain. When he
had finished there was an awkward pause,
| which is also typical of unsophstieated au-
| diences until one member who had once
| attended meeting of the horticultural So
| ciety, arose and remarked:
81 move that we give Judge - vote
of thanks"
81 secont the motion" piped another timid
voice that could not be located
We'll, If | know anything Of parleymen-
try law, an l guess do, seem AT l kin
repeat Cushing's manual backards and for
rards. know that this here motion Is de-
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-05
Shot and Stabbed His Wife,

MANSON, Ia, Aug. 4.-(Special John
Johns and wife, residing three miles north
of this city in Pocahontas county, engaged
in family quarrel yesterday, in which
Johns became so thoroughly enraged that
his wife started to neighbours Peter For
ney's, about mile away He pursued her
and at a. m. overlook her as she entered
the Forney yard. He stabbed her in the
back of the neck with knife and shot heI
once in the right hip with shotgun, pro
ducing severe wounds, which are probably
not fatal. Johns also fired one load from his
gun at Ed Forney, young son of Petel
Forney, missing him, and the charge of sho
lodged in the door lamb over Eds head.