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The times., 1899-06-25
BALD NOT IN CONDITION.
He j. Said tn he Discouraged Over
His Poor showing.

sheepshead Bay. l. J.. June 24.-Eddie
Bald will not ride Saturday at the
eighteenth annual meet OF the Kings
County wheelmen, to be held on the Man
haitian Beach track II is quite probable
that he viii refuse 10 ride in a race until
July I. as he is determined to get into con-
dition first. Bald has shown none Of his
old-time vigor in his contests thus far.
He has been exceedingly sluggish and is
said 10 be most discouraged by his show
ing. Yet those who know Eddie Bald real
jze that early setbacks viii but stir him
10 nlightier endeavor. He is proud of his
record and exceedingly sore at having
taken risks in riding before fairly in con-
dition. Bald will continue his training az
Manhattan Beach and viii appear for the
first time after his second siege of work
n Buffalo July in a special race now be-
ing arranged by the Press Cycling Club.
The times., 1899-06-25
Harry EII<es To Ride in Match Races
Herenffcr

Hereafter.
1t is not improbable that Harry Ellles
viii take another flier into the sprint rae
ing ranks in July. The holder of the hour
record has about decided that there is as
much money in sprint racing as in any
ether branch of the sport. and his poor
showing against Gardiner. after so much
hard training. has about convinced him
that, to defeat these sprinters. he must
tackle them at their own game, and not at
his own distance. Elkes made a grand
success in the Ambrose dash, at one-half
mile, May 20. He made almost a failure in
his twentymile race with Gardiner, which
he won through pure good fortune, and he
lost TO Mcfarland in California, although
not then in condition. He defeated Nc
Farland at one-half mile at Ambrose Park,
ana believes he can do this again. He will
ride match races altogether.
The times., 1899-06-25

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
Briggs thought he was awfuly clever. He
took his best girl TO drug store where they sell
5-cent ice cream soda. He thought the girl
didn't know, but she did"
'.Well?"
''wel, now she insists on going there twice
as ofteu."
The times., 1899-06-25

Fr0m the Chicago Tribnne.)
Rivcrs-old fellow. if yon wanted to see some.
thing Of the world and had only short vaca-
tion in which to do it, what sort of trip
would you take?
Brooks-H wanted TO see the most OF it in
the shortest possible time / should go up in a
balloon.
The times., 1899-06-25

(From the indianapolis Journal)
watts-What disgrace it is that the pos
session OF barrel should let man into the
highest political positions.
Potts-oh, no: ii two heads are better than
one. thres must be bette yet.
The times., 1899-06-25

Two professional and four amateur e, ents
comprise the programme for the meet at
Bridgeport July 4, under n. C. A sanction.
The amateur prize limit is exceeded in
one event by special permission. The two
mile Dewey Handicap has a $3.50 purse
with S75 to the first; the two-third mile
dash purse of $40. with $50 to first.
The times., 1899-06-25

Eddie McDuffee and Charlie Church will
meet in fifteen-miie motor paced contest
at New Bedford, Mass, next Saturday
afternoon.
The times., 1899-06-25
\ Modern Girl.
(From Life.l

Miss Up-to-Date Throwing away her cigar
ette)-Well, old girl, how did you like ''Zlza2"
Miss Fin de siecle-oh. its not altogether bad.
but it's not play I'd recommend to my mother.
The times., 1899-06-25

Willow Grove. the scene of the national
meet of the League of American Wheel
men in 1897, will give no cycle races this
year Portions of the track have been
taken up and the stage settings for the fire.
works display of the Battle of Manila are
located in the centre of the field.
The times., 1899-06-25

Syracuse viii have a new board track.
The company has been organized and IS now
negotiating with a number of track build
ers. Charles W. Ashinger is wanted but
cannot be located.
The times., 1899-06-25
He Never Heard IL.


(From the Chicago News.)
Diggs-Money talks, YOU know.
Bggs-No. don't know anyIhing OF the kind.
never was able to get within speaking distance
OF it.
The times., 1899-06-25
CYCLE TRACK GOSSIP

providing only that his plans do not mis-
carry.
The times., 1899-06-25

There are well-defned rumors that the
one-mile national championship of 1899
will be contested at Ambrose Park about
August /, and that the purse for the event
will be 5000. of which amount 50 900 will
be given as prizes in the heats, the balance
in the final. Nate Salisbury. Manager of
Ambrose Park, is the donor of the purse
Positive announcement regarding the race
and purse will not be made until the for
eign champions have been approached re-
garding an entry for il. 1t is thought such
a contest would cause another invasion of
this country by the real foreign champions
Mr. Salisbury believes that large purses in
terest the people and competent critics
believe that such purse would crowd Am
brose Park.
The times., 1899-06-25

Meeting demand of the professionals
that the money be more evenly divided,
promoters will henceforth give more prizes
in their races. AS the prominent men
attain their class. race promoters will put
on class races to suit the men who have
thus far failed to score to any extent.
Next Sunday eight prizes will be given
in 4 handicap at Newark with an extra
prize to the winner of each heat.
The times., 1899-06-25

Manager Fred voight. of the Vailsburg
track Newark. has requested permission
of the n. C. a. board of control to exceed
the prize limit regularly in amateur races.
Mr.. Voight is anxious to give first prizes
to the value of $50. He will also raise his
limit, it is said. in the professional class,
TO S75 or 500. in order that the entries of
prominent professional riders may be in
srred each Sunday
The times., 1899-06-25

The famous old Gutenberg race track
will be appropriated later in the season
for Sunday cycle races. number of
prominent men have plans to convert the
track to cycle racing and win give pro-
fessional purses up to the limit of s10O in
two or three events every Sunday.
The times., 1899-06-25

Arthur Zimmerman is still riding small
gear. His present gear, IS, is much larger,
nevertheless. than any he rode in his pre-
vious career upon the path. The ex
champion is training at the Asbury Park
track. This he has had greatly ir-proved.
The banks have been raised. the surface
much improved, and the accommodations
for the riders and spectators changed some
what Zimmerman has trained hard and
is much encouraged by the comparison of
his work with that of Fournier, his chum,
who has lately competed against the best
men OF the path in open competition. Four
nier has been only a few feet back from
qualifying position in several finishes. In
his work with Zimmerman, Fournier has
been beaten repeatedly by lengths in
hard sprint. In a recent quarter mile
which Fournier attempted, Zimmerman
pulled him up TO the tape and then sprinted
with him THE Skeeter" beat Fournier
out twelve yards in the quarter. On this
showing as compared TO Fournier's. the
great rider will certainly show himself
the equal. If not the peer. of the late-day
champions, against none of whom has he
connected.
The times., 1899-06-25

Oscar Hedstrom. the third rider TO break
a collarbone this season and one of the
coming riders of the Metropolitan district,
will now retire from the cycle path. He'd
strom is an expert in bicycle construction.
His racing wheels are ridden by a number
Of the more prominent men. He has three
offers from makers and as soon as he has
recovered will accept one of them
The times., 1899-06-25

There is much that is true in the report
ed plan of the eight leading American rae
ing men to tour the world in 1900. Each
has already promised to put up the entire
expenses of the trip in advance. race in
France during the spring and summer. then
travel through Italy, Germany. and other
European countries, Algiers, Egypt. South
Africa, and Australia, returning TO Amer
lea in the spring of 1901. All Of the eight
possess independent means as the result of
cycle racing. and the trip is one OF pleas
ure and education quite as much as Of
sport Plans have been made for the past
year for such trip. and there can be no
doubt that a majority. at least. Of those
agreed will finally toe the mark. McFar-
land, Stevens, Bald, Cooper, Kiser, Down
ing. Freeman. Kimble. and Cabanne are
named as the professionals who will proba
bly, take the trip.
The times., 1899-06-25

Chairman Batchelder. of the N C. A.
board of control acted quickly on the
Laurelwood Park case This track, To-
Gated at Batavia, forty miles from Chicago,
gave a meet. and owing to a poor attend
ance did not run the races as scheduled.
The punishment was six months suspen-
sion. This is the first time punishment
has been meted out b. the new controlling
body.
The times., 1899-06-25

Jack Prince has met with such success
in Kansas City that he now proposes TO
offer $3.50 firsts for a meet this month and
TO maintain this standard regularly.
The times., 1899-06-25

Major Taylor is using very high gears.
It is said that the major has sprinted with
a 121 gear. twelfth mile in 0:07 2-5, and,
this being the case, he is riding faster than
any other rider in the country or in the
world. No other sprinter ever used as
large a gear.
The times., 1899-06-25

Amateurs and professionals are very
near each other now in point of speed
and ability. Quite a number of the lead
ing amateurs may now step over the line
with little chance of loss in the fastest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

An Artistic MiX-up.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer

A well known attache of the Hollen-
den hotel has a maidseryant in his
household, whose complexion would
make Erebus look like early twilight.
Some time ago this dusky maid deter
mined she would have her picture
taken. She wanted a number of copies
to send to 'Rastus and her other friends,
and she had personal desire to see
how her looks had improved since the
last photograph.
Nothing would do but she must pat
ronize a leading photographer So one
day, attired in her Sunday-g o-to-meet-
in clothes, she visited the studio, looked
pleasant, and was assured that the pho
tographs, when finished, would be
promptly mailed to her address.
In due course of time the package
arrived and the delighted girl hurried
back to the kitchen to open it.
A few moments later one of the other
members of the household heard a dull
thud, accompanied by a wild cackling.
She hurried back to the kitchen and
there was the maid sitting fiat on the
floor, having evidently tumbled from
the coal box, grasping photograph in
either hand, and wearing a smile of &C.
ssatic delight.
.'Looky dat, missy" she cried, 'looky
dat! Did yo' evan see anythin' mo
beautiful in all yo' bon days? Wonder
what 'Rastus II say to his baby now
But, oh, missy Use mos 'fraid dat
fotumgrapher has done got me jes' a
ill might too pale."
She held up the photographs.
They were Enthusiastically the like
ness OF a white girl.
At about the same time a Euclid ave
nue. belle was opening q similar pack
age There was a smile of delightful
anticipation on her face as she drew
forth the contents of the envelope. Then
she gave a wild shrek and toppled back
in her chair. The face that smiled UP
at her was black!
ut must be the effect of some dread
full chemical change" suggested the
horror stricken mother.
Chemical rubbish" cried the daugh-
ter, those are not my 2ictures!"
OF course you see how it was The
pictures were mixed by the Buttercup
whose business it was to package them
I'D.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
Refugee Statesman Tells Why He
Fled

Fled
Victoria, B. c.. April S.-Kang Yu
Wal, the Chinese refugee statesman
who arrived here last night, spent the
day in addressing assemblies of his fell
low countrymen, and detailing to them
the reasons which led to his overthrow
and the present condition of the crisis
in China. Kaug does not understand a
word of English. This is his first jour
ney from China.
In an interview today, he stated that
the object of his visit to London is for
the purpose OF laying before the foreign
office the unhappy state Of affairs in
his native land and endeavoring to en-
list England's aid in freeing the en-
press dowager of her strange infatua-
ton for the Russians.
Kang is still a young man. not over
40 years of age. He says he has been a
close student of the history of all ma
tions. and frequently drew the atten-
tion Of the deposed emperor TO the fact
that those nations which adopted mod
ern methods forged ahead, While those
which did not refrigerated. He is ac-
companied by a private secretary and
a representative of the Japanese gov
eminent. who is accredited to present
him at European courts. as the Chinese
consular service has been instructed to
ignore him.
He states that during the regime of
the late emperor he succeeded in secur-
ing large grants of money, sufficient to
put the navy in fair condition. but
the empress doWager spent these sums
in beautifying her garden.
He believes that off1cialism may re-
tard the development for a few years,
but that in the end nothing can pre-
vent China from becoming a great ma
ton.
He intends to visit all the countries
of Europe with the exception Of Rus
STA, which he hates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
LOST LOVE WITH FAT.
Sad Fate of New York City
Skeleton
New. York Journal.l

Life has no charms for me now | am
no longer fat sighed the would-be sui
eide in the Yorkville police court yes
terday. He was James Williams, who,
after grieving all day about his lost
adipose, went out into the streets and
tried to cut his throat with a dull ra-
zor.
1--WE lost 200 pounds in two years,
he told Magistrate Olmsted. II used to
weigh 800 pounds, and 1 was a happy
man if L had only known it. Ali If
only had
When looked at myself in the glass
it seemed that there was too much of
me. That's where I made my great
mistake-there wasn't.
Il longed to be thin and graceful, but
the more I worried the stouter ! grew
Sorrow agreed with me. The less / ate
the fatter | became My sweetheart
took fatal step when she gave me a
bottle of medicine that she said would
make me lighter.
Il took it and lost forty pounds. The
removal of SO much tissue left my
lungs unprotected, and [ caught a Sc
we're cold. Then I began to waste away
dreadfully.
Il lost hundred pounds; then TWEEN
ty more. My face became wrinkled UP
as you see it now, and I looked fifteen
years older My girl threw me over,
saying that she didn't want a living
skeleton for husband.
Now l weigh only 100 pounds, and
have nothing to life for. If / had not
been so weak from loss of weight
should have succeeded in killing myself
I'm only sorry l didn't. When 1 was fat
l didn't know 1 was well off. 1 hone
my story will be a lesson to fat men"
The poor fellow was so weak that he
could hardly stand. He leaned heavily
on big policeman. There was a heavy
bandage round his throat to protect the
wound the razor made.
"If 1 let you go you'd only kill vour-
self" the magistrate said, 80 ] guess
I'll send you to the cells till Monday
and have you fattened up. Perhaps
you'll better in a couple of days and
will change your mind about wanting
to die"
And Magistrate Olmstead gave orders
! to the jailer that Williams should re-
ceive only the most fattening food. pre-
ferably that of farinaceous character.
He was carried out of court by two po-
licemen. The jailer sympathized with
him, and said that he should have six
meals day.
1.-TWO years ago I could have got job
in dime museum" Williams told him.
land so I could today, but not the same
kind of lob"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
CR0CKEDER THAN A CROOK.
Wicked Banker Sank Lower Than
Robber.
CWashingtOlt Star.)

II happened to be in the Jefferson
Market police court one morning last
week, when a seedy, emaciated, palsied
old man was 'vagged' by the magis-
trate for begging on the Streets" said
a long service New York detective, who
was in Washington on still hunt the
other day. II hadn't seen this man
for thirty years, but l thought that I
recognized him as he stood leaning on
the rail in front of the magistrates
desk, and when he went down for
thirty days and stepped back l spoke
to him and found that l wasn't mis-
taken in his identity. The sight of him
took me back to the old days when
Boss Tweed was Tt in New York, and
when the situation in the big town was
such that police officials had a good
deal more intimate knowledge of the
doings of professional criminals than
they have nowadays. Here's the story
that the sight of the old vag recalled
to me:
"One day in the autumn of 1870 Lit
tie Johnny Hope, probably the most
finished and successful bank burglar
who ever worked a drill in this coun-
try, was walking along Sixth avenue
enjoying his parole and the mellow SUM-
shine. There were a whole lot of in
/dictments hanging over him, of course,
but the indictments didn't worry Little
Johnny for he happened to be on
pretty fair terms with the municipal
administration at that time. AS he
swung along he was accosted by a
prosperous-looking man whom he did
not know, although the man addressed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
General Lloyd Wheaton. dated at Fort
90 rsala 4. L. o

General Lloyd Wheaton. dated at Fort
Leavenworth, Jan. Is last:
Having recently Joined the Twcnti-
eth infantry, TO report the result OF the
experiences OF the regiment during the
recent campaign in Cuba, ] have con-
suited Lieutenant Colonel w. S. Nc
Casiey, Twentieth infantry, the officer
Who commanded the regiment durinS
the active operations of Santiago de
Cuba and its movements to the present
date. The following is the experience
of the regiment:
NOT SUITABLE FOR RATION.
Canned roast beef is not suitable
for issue to troops in Cuba during the
hot season. The meat becomes soft and
filthy and unless the stomachs of the
men are in the healthiest condition 1t
cannot be eaten or retained. If can
is once opened it must be used or 1t
whl become mouldy. Enlisted meh pre-
fer any other meats.
My experience while commanding
the First brigade, First division, Sew
enth army corps, in Georgia and Flor
ida, was such as that reported by Lieu
tenant Colonel McCaskey, although tut
small quantities of canned fresh beef
were issued to my command it being
practicable to supply fresh beef from
refrigerator cars
Among the many other opinions were
the following:
Captain j. H. Shellabarger, Tenth
infantry: THE beef was nauseating.
Colonel 1. D. Russey, Tenth infantry:
after continued use the canned beef
became so nauseating that the men
could not eat it,
Colonel Smith. Thirteenth infantry:
at was not a fit ration"
Major VanHorne, Twenty-second in
fantry: THE canned beef was moth
ing more than the refuse of beef after
soup had been made from it.
A board of officers expressed the
opinion for the Twenty-fifth regiment
They found the beef so unpalatable,
insipid and worthless that it had not
been used.
The board then adjourned until Mon
day.
General Shafter probably will testi-
fly early next week, and the outlook
is for the closing of testimony by Sat
urday next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
The Greatest American.

A story is being told which serves to
illustrate the American characteristic
of giving slight heed to rank and place
as against efficiency and daring and
supreme achievement. The story has to
do with Mr.. Mckinley, and it relates
that while visiting one of the camps
during his recent southern tour he
CHANGED to be strolling about unattend-
ed and sought to pass a certain line,
which was patrolled by a vigilant senti-
mel. The sentinel promptly stopped him
and demanded the countersign.
81 don't know the countersign,' said
Mr.. Mckinley.
Then you don't pass" said the SOL
der.
But" said Mr.. Mckinley. II am the
president of the United Statesr'
Il don't know about that" replied
the imperturbable sentry; but If you
haven't got the countersign you couldn't
get by here even if you were George
Dewey himselfr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
NOTABLE DEAD.

Dr. A w. Chapman, an old citizen of
Apalachicola, Fla, and world renowned
botanist, died suddenly yesterday. He was
80 years old.
Rev John C. Bonham id dead at Kansas
City He was born in Elizabethtown, o..
in 1894 and was one of the oldest Baptist
preachers in Missouri.
Captain Fred D. Stimson, a well known
newspaper man, a California forty-niner,
and for many years marine editor of the
Boston Journal, died at Boston, aged 10
years.
General John W. Turner. who served
with distinction on the Union side in the
civil war, died, aged 66 years, at the
family residence in St. Louis, after a
brief illness. Pneumonia, complicated
with Bright's disease, was the cause of
death
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
THE RACE IS FINISHED.
Hegelman Wins the please
Contest.

New York, April S.-The close of the
twenty flour hour go-as-you-p please race
at the Grand Central Palace tonight was
mild and uninteresting. Out of the
thirty three starters, only ten men fin
ished. The list of competitors dwin-
died down to this number after 6
o'clock this evening, and the difference
in distance between them was not such
as to promise any spirited sprints for
final positions.
At 8 o'clock the MANAGEMENT ordered
the men off the track for a rest pre-
liminary to the final effort. When the
race was resumed the competitors
strolled about the track in way that
showed that there would be no change
in the positions.
The score at the end OF the twenty
fourth hour was: Hegelman, 120 miles;
Click. 113; Dean, 107 Cox. 1903; Day, 50;
Noonan. 90: Hansen. 81: Kingston. 81;
Woollenschlager 81: Elson, y; Carl
son 10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
Medill's Stuff Got In.

"The death of Joseph Medill of the
Chicago Tribune recalls quaint little
adventure remarked a local squibbler
on the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
II got a job on the 'Trib,' as we called
it, back in 'SS. and, like many report
ers, never bothered my head about any
thing outside the local room. In fact,
hardly knew who owned the paper. One
day the city editor asked me to go out
and get some opinions from old citizens
about a certain gas franchise, and
While wandering around j happened to
encounter a Observation-Disclosures old gen.
tleman in the book store of Jansen &
McClurg, afterward A. c. McClurg &
Co. He seemed like a substantial citi-
zen. so / tackled him about the fran
chise, and he gave me a very meaty
talk, right in line with the papers pol
icy.
when 1 asked him his name under
stood him to say McGill. He added that
he was in the paper business, so put
him down as Mr.. McGill, the we'll
known wallpaper man AS | was about
to go out he remarked pleasantly that
he was thinking of writing something
himself on the subject for the Tribune,
and, being young and fresh, / laughed
merrily. Don't do it, my friend, said
/. for it won't get in. We are loaded
down now with odd Subscriber and
More Anon" communications He
chuckled, and I bade him good day.
Much to my chagrin, the city editor
declared there was no such wallpaper
dealer as McGill in Chicago, and blue
penciled every line of my interview,
strongly intimating that it was a fake.
About month later l was sitting in
the local room one day, when in walked
my friend of Jansen & McClurg's, and
the instantaneous grovel of the en-
ployees gave me a sudden clue to the
truth. Presently the old man saw me
and at once walked over to my desk.
My blood ran cold. Well, my boy, he
said kindly, 1T seems 1 was luckier
than you; my stuff got in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09

tatively, pending a further search for
the real thing. The management wants
twenty five girls altogether, but it
wants them red.
The twelve accepted applicants yes
terday were taken into the ante-room
of the business Office where Mr.. Leder-
er and Manager Stoltz, each wearing
blue goggles, explained their duties to
them. If twenty-five girls can be Sc
cured with hair up to the standard set.
it is believed that the pony ballet
can be given without the aid of arti-
fetal light.