New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-24
CYCLING.
CAPTURE OF A MAN WHO rs ALLEGED
TO HAVE CAUSED l.. A. W. oS
FICIALS MUCH TROUBLE.

HIS CASE WILL COME Up N COURT ro-pAY-Ah
RAxGEMEvTs MADE FOR wHEELwAr
OVER THE NEW BRiDGE-NorEs
AND COMMENTS
The local officials Of the League of Americas
wheelmen in good humor yesterday over
what they considered d valuable capture OF man
who has caused the division officers great dea1
OF trouble and a man who is sad 10 have swindled
hundreds Of persons in the name OF the League OK
American Whcelmen The man has operated al
various places under the name - "DaIhe.
Davis" "Harmond' and "Duyal' and he Is said
70 have swlndled many people by pretending 10
be solicitor for the League Of American Wheel
men and then col.ectlng from 8 10 - from his
victims Complaints have been made to the League
I OF American Wheeimcn headquarters for over
year ana descriptions OF the man have been sent
IN. bat the individual has proved 20 be a slippery
customer and he has elldei the police and tho
League Of American Wheeimen officials up 10 date.
unless the man now under arrest proves 70 be the
right person Letters were sent 20 several people
yesterday who had said thar they mad been
swind!ea asking them 20 cali at the seventh Dis
trict Court this morning and assist Do Identifying
Dalle was captured On SATURDAY nigh, Dr e a.
Sanford q 10 i55 West Fory-eignth-st.. was IN
front ~ The Metropolitan Opera House on saturday
t5s brieh, e.sctric aga, The doctor had paid
Dail.e s. SOM time aso for memo.tsnip N the
him h. hailed Da..i- ana asked nm nov X was
fndf rdu nor received TICKET DallNe re-
piled thar The doctor had made mistake. ard
thar his name ats Davis am nor Dailue no
s ne Wa s'sb , gan YAK 1resd ~ he 5oles
station. whore the case migat oe strengthened out
slsrtsd sro,nd The corner 10 he police station IA
soon AS thev YER outside ~ The STARE a he eec-
trio ight The alleged Dai-le took 20 bis heels. with
H., he man aeicsms6 h.alea or Das and
S So- o nm b ~ ss8aford had IL post
ponet until to-morro" % order - oring persons
long sought; for by he Leasue ot American
whee.men Or Sanford Will earn the gratitude Of
many people
While the wheelmen may have some trouble IN
inducing Commissioner Shea 10 provide a wheelway
over the Brooklyn Bridge, the riders q the wheel
/ have q good friend IN Commissioner James d. Bel
OF the East River Bridge Mr. Bell, In con-
versation with Alexander SchWalback the other
day said that provisions had been made not only
for one wheeiway over the new structure. but for
two Each OF the cycle paths vii be seven fees
wide. and the greatest grade az any one point VII
be only per cent. grade which wheemen viii
| not complain or The Commissioner minated that
ne positive that the plans would be carried
the lines agreed upon. and ne intimatee that
in case they not and the other Commissioners
I'D not agree Win MIN his destination as
| Bridge Comfnlss ioner would Dc hahdel ~ Wlihous
! further ado Mr. Bel was 81 the opinion mat
twenty thousand wheeimen day would use no
49, "a Comraissi0rer shea Was as loyal t.
them and took the same interest ir the demands oc
seren, wa T9 40 comm l.' e has been IA
consultation wiki officials o. The Associated cycling
clubs Of Brookiyn ana u IS ne pFesemt rlent'o On
the ia" day Of the opening " -
Colonel Albert A. Pope IN speaking Of The new
combination OF bicycle makers. says During tho
first year OF the American Bicycle Companys
benefit OF the union VIII not be avail
| able but when get the organization SO perfected
| n hat various plants be assigned
fewer modes the smaller ones making probably
only one, bring out product cheaper snd
better All who have had any experience with
manufacturing know the great advantage IN
| cured BY keeping a SET OF uen working constantly
s on one an part al 4 as mas as 9'n
watches have been made IN such pertection and
the concerns forming the American Bicycle COM
thousand machines Win everything in running
order. and each Plant running III cony-hctlo Win
RSe1' n1sS- fu Ne FEEL sure tferefSre that We
can meet the open competition q the world 80
that will be tor the advantage q foreign buyers
TO purchase bicycles
AT inquiry was made IN November. 1895. BY tho
United states Department o, Agriculture through
It's Office q road inquiry Ten thousand circulars
were sent out 20 farmers IN all parts Of The United
States asking them for information on good roads.
Replies were received from over twelve hundred
counties distributed throughout The United States.
and the results were carefully complied Tho
weight % loads hauled varied between average
OF 2 100 pounds the prairie states and an average
Of So pounds IN the cotton states. the average
weight q farm loads for the whole country being
-, ~ Sau vas FOUND 10 he weve and one
miles n the Eastern States and twenty -three and
states The average cost ~ marketing ton o:
crops IN the United states was .olnt 10 be %;
T. was az nigh as s. y % ne Pacnc Coas, ara
/ mountain States due 20 long hals. a.f a. low as
numerous and hsuis are shorter The average cost
Of hauling i1e '2a EMS a,72" ne pr3re 9r PSssS
Coast and mountain states. and rising as nigh "a
% cents IN the Eastern states
When n the Fall q 1896 Jimmy" Michael, aided
by twenty pacemakers rode TWO miles IN 3ss SIS.
five miles in so7 and ten miles 20 Il 80 10. the world
was az first inclined 20 shrug ts shoulders and
sueses, thar there might be mistake somewhssre.
Dunee's latest asures o. q nile In %.
No so-caled Jaw q the road IS inaexb.e IN rs
application AL give way under some c.reum-
stances FOR which The law IS charitable. and II ths
meeting of TWO i,.sons ~ '-e .'rr-ise NAV
unexpected Z. n9,.. ~ - 7, +. i--s,rs 80 ~,
Lower Eish,h-aye and ,he as7sa.'ea r'rps In
Hudson-st are stin n horrible condition and a
danger 70 The ufe ana limbs o., VI men who use
those thoropshtares Yet th. cry .in '..s pay
no attention 70 the facf. and probably WI 90
nothing until some o1r IS seriously INJURED tilq "a, q
sur for DAMAGES has hesn 6rolFa as4ns' ie i,l,k,
Then the Tammar} ia.l p0 I'D t.r iidy '''.'N~'
,ha, 3, is about time 20 DO 'he.r d1'y
4 ,ron,nent dealer IN Brooklyn has devised
Mar n turn DUPLEX bicycle into motor tricycle.
lie believes that - can he done. and re e.,
days
The rider, and spectators who travelled 70 'he