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Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15

ice-covered pipe. The watching men
trembled for him, but he seemed devoid Of
fear. When half way over he stopped and
looked back. The sheriff entreated him to
return, assuring him OF their good will. But
he only cried out mockingly and continued
on his way.
Follow me, Bob Richards!' he called.
Follow me now. No? Well, l take your
best wishes to her for n sneaking hound"
The rescue party climbed down the slope
and ran across the gulch in the hope OF
heading him of, but the distance was too
great. He got to the other end Of the
trestle ahead Of them and disappeared in
the woods.
He took the short cut-hey:' exclaimed
Lem effort, superhcially.
"a sane man could not have done IT," re-
piled the man next 70 him..
The sheriff drew Richards aside. What
did he mean by taking your best wishes
to herr" he asked.
Richards dropped his eyes and seemed
reluctant TO reply. oh, Just . crazy no
ton" he said. evaslvely.
"No, that won't do, Bob replied the
sheriff. i've got to know what has been
going on up here
But. on my word. Black replied Rich
ards, 1T is only that the man Is daily.
You see, we've been alone up here together
for three months, without a soul to speak
to and with no word from the outside after
the wire broke. II was enough to drive
any man of, and poor Hutch was blue from
the first. We quarreled about tri1es and
afterward called each other fools, and
made 1t up again and again. At first we
had the wire, but-well. you see, I knew =.
little of the code and | used to taik 20 the
telegraph operator In town-Miss Coyne.
you know-just to pass the time away,
you know-snd that used to make him wild,
although l did not discover It until after
ward-said l was making love to her over
the wire"
Which, as a matter Of fact, you were.'
interrupted the sheriff.
Now. Black, as a friend, you must prom
ise not TO bring her name into this. !
merely, eh-talked to her on ordinary topics
and Hutch went on about 1t. Perhaps
1t was the December storm, but l always
believed that he broke that telegraph wire.
He seemed greatly amused over it-used to
ask me each morning afterward what was
the news from the station. He got violen'
about a week ago. One night he hauled
me out OF my bunk Just after / got to sleep
He had me by the throat and we mixed il
up for an hour before he quieted down.
l had TO be always on guard against him
! could not leave him alone and the loss oil
sleep was firing me out. Then I thought
Of swapping the switches in and out TO at.
tracs attention In town. I did It for sew.
esal nights before he saw through It. Las
night, while I was signalling. he jumped fol
me. All he said. AT II again, are you?
The current went of and we had It out II
the dark. saw your FIRE and knew yot
were coming. But so did he. Then h,
tried to get away. l barricaded him II
the switch room, but he broke out Just a.
you errived. You saw what happened OF
the pipe-I thought IT was all over, once
but you will not mention Miss Coyne'i
name In the matter. will you. now7"
my boy" answered the sheriff, II dom
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15

copyright, 1902. by Theodore waters)
As the sun dropped behind the nearby
mountain range the telegraph operator
OF Silverdale came out Of her little booth
by the siding to listen to the comments
Of the station ~loungers who had gathered
on the platform across the track. She was
rot q beautiful girl. but she was good 10
leok upon. for the health Of the Colorado
foothills was In her face and form, and The
gold OF the setting sun was in her hair.
She leaned against the jamb Of the door
way. her Eyes half closed, absorbed appar-
emily In the glory, Of the hre-tipped peaks,
but her ears were open to all that passed
in the group, and once the line Of her lips
Strengthened and the gray Of her eyes
turned cold when Lem effort. the team
ster, spoke disparsgingly Of someone who
VAS not present.
"Tisn't a square deal. l say" proclaimed
Lem. oratorically. ''Tisn't a square deal,
and Richards knows It, too. Here we go"
Lem constituted himself spokesman for the
town board-"here we go and give the fat
test mining concession in the township, and
in return he agrees to light the town free,
and now that he's got the franchise clinched
he goes and hides himself on a mountain
where no one can get at him and gives us
the ~leavin's Of the power he uses in his
stamp mill. Look at them lights nowl
Look at them and Say, is 1t square,"
The line Of the girls lips softened into
a faint smile. II was true that the electric
lights Of Silverdale had been for several
nights past a pickering mockery. They
had fuctuated between full-head and no.
head so constantly that 1t was hard to say
whether they had been mostly on or mostly
of. But the idea Of the town getting the
"leayings" of an electric current amussd
her, and the contrast In the characters OF
effort and Richards was, hsura,ively, miles
wider than the distance which then ac-
tually separated the men. She thought OF
this as she gazed at the lofty little plateau
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was then 200 feet above their heads.
Yes" remarked the sheriff, drily. II
can think Of no easier way Of committing
suicide"
They followed the torrent that crossed
the gully and as they entered the canyon
they shouted all together to make known
their arrival. An answering shout came
back, reverberating like the echo of their
own.
MY Cookbook there!'
Il was the sheriff and he was gazing
straight upward at the pipe on the t~restle
where IL left the embrasure in the canyon
wall. There on the brink two men were
struggling-pulling one another backward
and forward. apparently oblivious to the
peril of their situation. One OF them was
actually astride of the great pipe. his legs
clasping It as they might the sides OF a fat
horse. Tho other swayed over him, some
times on the pipe. sometimes on the can
yon wall, and seemed to have him In a
powerful grip, which he endeavored to
shake of. They painted and cursed and the
noise they made came down with the peb-
bles that ratified on the heads Of the men
in the gulch. The sheriff was quick to act.
ut k Richards and Joe Hutchings,' he
cried. They've had a run in-after me,
boys! To the top, to the top" and with a
stentorian yell to the men on the trestle he
ran up the slope, his party following per-
force.
Evidently their coming put new energy
into the men above, for the latter re-
doubled their efforts. Once It seemed thaI
the man astride the pipe. who was Hutch.
ings, had conquered. for with a powerful
effort he got Richards on his feet and Their,
was only a loosening grasp between hin
and eternity, but Richards. with a nimble
ness born OF his peril, loosened his owi
grip Of Hutchings and hurled himself VIC
lently backward and chung sprawling to tn
wall. Instantly Hutchings turned over an
on his hands and knees started TO craw
along the pipe out over the abyss.
my God. Richards, what lie It all about?
cried Sheriff Black, as he hurried up.
Mad. replied Richards. STARK mad.
Been SO for a week. Tried to kill me an
himself several times. Now it's somethin
else. 1 was close to It that time. Loo
at him; he'll go off there before he is hal
|, way across"
Hutchlngs erawled steadily out on th
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believe 1t will be necessary TO mention the
lady's name"
Thank you. old man. l."
Yes continued the sheriff. 1T will
not be necessary. She told me all about
It before l left"
WHAT"
Yes. you must have kept the wire hot
between you. But how a man can make
love by long distance transmission beats
me-Id want to get nearer than ten miles
Richards %grinned.
There was another thing" said the
sheriff.
"Yes?"
Yes. 1t seems that Hutch proposed and
was refused just before he came up here
last fall"
WHAT Well. why didn't she tell me
THAR"
How could che. and him standing at your
back all the time?"
Poor Hutch. II I had only known"
We'll. so inside now and fash down the
news to her that everything is o. X. She'll
be waiting. What1l you say? Well. IL
you don't know l can't tell you"
Then. turning to his party. the sheriff
said:
Come, boys; we've got to hnd poor
Hutchings."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
TOM JENKINS THROWS PARR
American Champion Puts EpsIish
Wrestler ON the Mat
aae-t h,r Twice. gr

BUFFALO, Feb. 14.-Tom jenkins Of
Cleveland. the champion American wrestler.
tonight defeated Jim Parr, the champion OF
England, in Z match announced to be for
the international championship.
Jenkins won two straight falls: the first
in So Hnina test ard 90 seconds and the sec
ond in "a minutes and 10 seconds. Both
falls were secured by the same kind of
holds, a crotch and a half Nelson.
The men met at catch weights. II was
announced that Jenkins weighed 1870 and
that Parr tipped the scales at exactly 1B
pounds. Both had trained hard for the
meeting and were In perfect condition
when they faced each other at Convention
hall before fully $500 spectators. jenkins
was always favorite In the betting, as
good as two TO one being offered.
Jenkins took the aggressive from the
start and Parr proved to be one OF the
cleverest opponents The Cleveland man
has ever met. The way In which he broke
seemingly safe holds and slipped out OF
dangerous positions In his struggle OF
nearly an hour brought forth great APP
plause. st
Dan Mcleod. the Scotch wrestler. chal-
lenged jenkins for a match for a side bet
of 1880 and the largest purse offered by
n reputable club,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
FIRST TILT OF TOURNAMENT
DIR. Mial Protests Against q Play
Made by His Opponent,
Norris.

NEW YORK, Feb. H.-The first note Of
dlscord was sounded at the close of the
night game OF billiards between DR.. L. l..
Mai and Charles g. Norris, both OF whom
are members of the Knickerbocker Ath-
letic club. where the class A amateur bill
Hard tournament is being held. Norris out
pointed his rival by a score of 900 to 81
and on a second last shot, when the balls
were. close to the rail near the bottom
cushion, he made a pretty carom, and
when the referee, r. b. c. Mckee Of Phil
adelphia, counted. DR.. Mial. said, It's q
shove" Immediately the spectators stood
up from their seats and looked In amaze
ment at the doctor, who still insisted that
the shot was a shove and not a stroke.
Referee Mckee was obdurate and IN the
opinion of nearly every one In the hall the
stroke was a fair one. The referee told
Norris to play for one" and Norris. did so,
winning the game with a score OF 400 to
DIR. Mails 81.
SO far in the tournament Wilson. II.
~Sigourney OF San Francisco stands high
man, having won FIVE out of the six games.
But should Norris beat Conklin tomorrow
IL would be a tie for first place. In case
Conklin beats Norris there will be a tie be,
tween Conkiin, Norris and Mial for second
honors and the tournament not ended.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15

yes, when he's sober"
Not much chance to get rum up there.
The conversation waned aud they fell
to watching the lights. some times these
would flicker rapidly; again there would
be periods Of continued light broken by
intervals of darkness. None Of the group
knew enough Of electric lighting to sug-
gest a possible cause OF the trouble. The
girl in the doorway still gazed pensively
toward the now invisible mountains.
It was while she stood thus that the
men saw her start violently and imme-
diately afterward take to gazing around
her strangely. as though seeking the cause
OF her alarm. No one spoke for the mo-
ment. Then she called TO the sherIff:
Mr.. Blaeki Oh. Mr., Blacki"
He strobe toward her.
"Yes-yes Miss Coyne. What is it,"
"oh. the lights! Look-Lookl"
He gazed around and then back to her,
mystined. Il see nothing wrong he said.
The men crossed the road and gathered
around wondering. She pressed her hand
to her forehead and stared at the lights
above the platform. she spoke almost in
coherently, as though doubling her own
mind.
1T may bs-only an idea-but / thought
l saw-a signal-the lights"
Suddenly she grssped Black by the arm.
and, pointing to the Pickering bulbs, cried:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15

night at the Illinois Athletic GLIB. The
nght was an even affair all the way
through, neither man being able to gain
much advantage at any time.
Mowatt appeared to be afraid OF Broad
during the hrst round, but In the second
ne gained courage and during the re-
mainder Of the fight was as willing as
Broad to mix matters. During the latter
part OF the fourth round, In n spirited ex-
a right lead. The blow sent Mowatt
sprawling TO the floor. but he was on his
feet ip a second and had a shade the bet
ter Of the fierce exchange that followed.
Broad went to his knees In the nth round
from a right punch but recovered quickly
hard in the last round to gain the adj
vantage, but the milling was so even that
to call a draw.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
DALE GEAR HEADS TIE LIST
PrsIidslt and AArayer Of Kas,sS City
American Association 0lub.
oFFlcAl ANNOUNCEMENT CT THE SALE
Stock Company Bays the Franchise
GeOrEe Tebeau n serve
Association Mach Better
iR- L~ouIsyilIe.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1A--(special Tele-
gram .)--O6ioisl announcement Of the sale
Of the Kansas City American association
base ball club BY George Tebeau to a stock
company, which local capital will control,
was made today by Dale Gear Of this city
and A. L. Buell. OF Berlin, Wis. Louisville
needs q hustler and that is the reason why
Tebeau relinQuishes his holdings here to
establish a club in that city.
No changes will be made in the plans
that Tebeau, mapped out for the local club
for the coming season. In turning over th3
new club to the new owners he rellnquishes
all hold on the players under a Blues con-
tract. The Kansas City American s~ssocia-
tion club will be incorporated under the
name Of the Kansas City Athletic associs-
tion, with the following men In control:
Dale D. Gear, @. P. Hardesty, a druggist,
who is one OF the city's oldest business men;
DR.. w. II. Condit, who all but bought the
club from Tebeau last summer; Charles NJ.
Howell, a lawyer, and l., Buell. of Berlin,
Wis. ~. rr
There Is said to be no. limit to the capital
behind the club and the promoters promise
the city Will be given the best that money
can buy. The sale makes the club a local
institution and one in which Kansas City
will have a pride!
Dale Gear Is to be president and manager
OF the club and Mr.. Buell. will be secretary
and treasurer. Mr.. Buell. has not had much
experience 10 base ball, but he is a business
man Of high standing in Wisconsin and it
is believed by friends Of the club that a
better man to handle the finances Of the
club could not have been secured.
President Gear said today: This simply
puts the club In the hands Of Kansas City
people and should make the fans even mora
loyal to us. We will retain all Of the old
players and besides will add many new
ones. ! am now negotiating with a number
OF promising youngsters who have been
highly recommended to me. The prospects
were never better and every fan can be
assured that Kansas City will see the fast
est kind Of ball when the season opens
April, 25." ..ss..f
Gear viii have full charge of the play
ers," said Secretary Buell.. HE will keep
up the work Of signing players and every
effort will be. made to give Kansas City
winner. The players will be instructed Il
report April /. as we have several exhIbi.
tion games scheduled fol, early in the
month"
President Gear announced that the presi
dent was hard at work preparing the play
ing schedule and that the meeting for III
adoption would be held In Chicago March ]
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
Cotton MarLeI.

NEW YORK, Feb. h-coTToN-spot
quiet; middiing upland, sac middlinE Snii.
airy, s.5Sc: March. S.e2e; April. S.hse; May.
s,sie; June and July stsc; Aus5st aSsei
kef onehed steady, with October 3 points
lower and other months unchanged 20 J
point higher. At the close the market
5 points lower, near months showing tho
improvements. o
stsadv: Saies. $3.50 bales ordinary, s l5-iec;
eood ordinary, fT-l6c; low middling. T1s-lte;
middling. S3-l6ci good middling, SS-l6e
middlinS fair. 8 site: receipts. SIS bales
stock. s5T, 2S3 bales. Futures, quiet; Febru-
ary. ROsc; March. S1sQs.lsct April. s2e1
1iSS Saes XuEust, SsIQs. 2sc. secretary
Uester's statement of the worlds visible
snnplv OF cotton shows the total visible TO
american cotton.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
RAIN PREVENTS GOOD RUNS
Track L. Wet. and Heavy and Only
Two FavOrites Land
7N First.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. H.-Only two
favorites won at Oakland today. Rain fell
continually and the track was very sloppy.
Several Of the winners opened up big gaps
and the nSids could not get near them. The
suFprise Of the afternoon was Barneto. He
wes quoted at 40 to 1 in the mile race and
won from Constable and Formero. Imp.
Mildred Schults was played from 30 to ] to
closed fast and beat her. In the last race
Bard Burns beat Gusto a neck after a
First race. .eleyen-sixteenths of q mile.
selling: Annie Max won, Imp. Mildred
schults second oratossa third. Time;
second race. ssyen-eighths of a mile, SELL
Ing; CRATER won. Rushhelds second. Vas
sailo third. Time: 1:Sh.
Tklrd race, eIeven-sixteenths OF q mile,
selling: ouis III won. Eldred second. Patsy
nolan third. Time; lilo.
Fourth race. seven-elghths Of a mile
selling; sharp Bird won, Colonel Ballen-
tine second, Mission third. Time: 1:3i.
Fifth race. one mile. selling; Burnatc
won. Consta6io second, Fornaero third
Time. l.4oA. .H..F rE a.
Sixth race. thirteen-sixteenths Of a mile
Burde Burns won Gtsto second, Dunblans
third. Time: liza.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
WALCoTT LANDS A BAD ONE
stops Jimmy Handler with Vicious
Left Swing in the Sec
ond Round.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Aloe .Walcott
stopped Jimmy Handler of Newark in the
second round OF what was to have been a
six@round bout at the Industrial club to-
night. There never was a stage. OF the
bout when the Newark boy had a chance.
Walcott simply contented himself by using
his left and landed 1t Utmost at will. In
the first round Walcott. sent Handler 10
it up with a left on the jaw. Handler
took the count and vent to a clinch. They
were hugging when the gong sounded.
In the second round Waicott dropped
Handler twice, the latter coming back each
time. Walcott finally dropped him for
FOUND was one minute and thirty-six Sec
ondR, - .t
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Two Favorites win.

CHARLESTON, 8. c., Feb. 1.-TWO
favorites, Sadie Southwelf and Tambourine,
were winners at the Exposition track today.
The other winners were closely played sec
ond choices. Results:
Fret race, 3-year-olds and upward, ave
furionRs. selling: Sadie Southwell won.
Chinooka second, Lulu Hammond third.
Time: 1:0S.
second race, 3-year-olds, 1--WE furlongs and
a half, selling: T~ambourine IL won, Cliff
ton second, Hattie Davis third. Time: 1:12.
Third race, 9-year-olds and upward: sell
second. saiome third. Time: lain.
Fourth race, 4-year-olds and upward. six
furiongs, selling: Certain won, Queen L
second Della Gee third. Time: 1:19.
Fifth race, 3-year-olds and upward, nve
furlongs, selling: Cathedral won. Ordeal
second, Sylvan Dell third Time; 1:0.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
Four Hundred and Prince.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. H.-The Four
Hundred and Egyptian Prince were the
winning favorites today. Results:.
FIRST race, seven furiongs: The Four
Hundred won. Panther second, Chickadee
third. Time: liza.
Second race. 2-year-olds' three ruriongs
ond, Royal Deceiver third. Time; O:4S.
Third race, selling. one mile and a six
ond, Elmor third. Time: 1:4sn.
Fourth race, handicap, six furionEs;
Marie Bell won. Ben Hulium second TIT
Fifth race. selling. one mile; banish
won, Blue Ridge second, Choice third.
sixth race, selling. one mile and a six
teenth; Egyptian Prince won. hindeneila
second, Balloon third. Time; las.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
WHITFIELD lNVADEs PEORIA
Western League Magnate May Yet
Land Team I'm Illinois
City.

PEORIA, H., Feb. 14.-James Whitfield.
president OF the Western league. IT, In this
city looking over the chances for placing a
franchise here. He met Mayor Bryan
today and received much encouragement.
AT noon he addressed several business men
at the Creve Occur club and In the after
noon he held a conference with the man
agement OF the street railway company.
The railway company. promises a park
free and a cash subscription.
Whitfield asks hat a stock company be
Organized with a capital of $4,000. He will
remain here tomorrow and will take steps
to organize The ompan II he Is success
full Peoria will get the franchise.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
MortaIit, stntistIcs.

D~eaths-Richard d English, 1851 South
Fifteenth street, aged 1 year; Thomas NJ.
Wilson. Emmanuel hospital, aged IS years;
Marie Morrissey, 1922 South Thirty-third
street, aged II years; Mrs. Charlotte
Range, Slos South Nineteenth street, aged
Births-Ch lrIes waiien, COS South Seven
teenth street, boy; Walter T. Dinnick. 25is
North Thirty-frst street, girl, Joseph
hughes. 1890 Capitol avenue, girl; Peter
Grant. 526 South rwenty-sixth avenue, boy:
NJ. Totel, 1917 Davenport street. boy; Frank
Mus1eini ~ 9os& pMmnir9tss TSbb,eettv, S1y aeenry
Inv o
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
mn.t Nnswer for Lost Lives.

ST LOUIS. Feb. H-Summons has been
tssned AGAINST T.. w. Gilham. proprietor
OF the Empire hotel, in which eleven per
sons lost their lives last Sunday,
police court Thursday. February 20. and
show cause why he should not be punished
TOR Violating sections OF the city ordinance
which requIre FIRE escapes on hotels three
or more stories high. Assistant city At
torney Stanton said that formal complaint
was made by Mayor WellA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
ARMSTRONG WINS ON FOUL
Gets Decision in eventh Round over
4 KID Parker of
-.-. ~ ~ Deuver. .

DENVER. col. Feb. N.-Billy Armstrong
Of California won from KID Parker, OF
Denver on a foul In the seventh round OF
at the Donver Athletic club tonight. Con-
trary to agreement. Parker hit Armstrong
Parker and gave the decision to Arm
stron-.
Tho agreement to break clean worked a
greet disadvantage TO the local man., in
hghting being his favorite style. Arm
strong was his master at long-range spar
ring n landed several hard swing on
Parker's head. putting him to the floor,
once for eight seconds.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15

The guests are gone the smile slips from
the face Of the hostess and she gives up
to the jain which racks her body. Many
a woman ,ntertains and wears a smile
while her back aches and her nerves
CULVER with pain. Surely any medicine
which offers relief 10 women would be
worth a trial under such conditions. But
when the woman's medicine, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, is offered with the
proof of efficacy in thousands OF we'll
attested cures, what excuse can then be
offered for suffering longerl
DIR. Pierce's Favonte Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll. II dries enfeebling drains,
heals Inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness.
at il with the greatest pleasure I write YOU
the beneht my mother has received from loai
FavOnte Prescription and Golden Medical
Discovery. 4" says Miss Carrie johnson. ofLow. =
vile, Amherst Co. Va. "She suffered urtO't
misery with uterine disease and NERVOUSNESS,
aud had a constant roaring and ringing noise
in her head. Amer taking six bottles Of DR.
Piercc's Favoite Prescription and Golden Aec-
zeal Discovery she was entirely eu-ed.r
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets stimulate
the liver.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
Keen the Lead IN Race.

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-Hegelmsn and
Cavanaugh keep their lead In the six-day
walking match. At 2 a. m. the racers
ton-Guerrero, sos; Fahey-Metkus. GAS;
Goiden-Tracy, GAL; Glick-Howarth, 62SS;
Noremack-Ca Cartwright 1884, E~eeney-Fee-
Carroll, 557.3; Dean-campbell, 5eA.6. Best
previous record for 122 hours. 65 miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
BowIinE Tournament Postponed.

Recause OF the Illness OF two OF the con-
testants the first round of the two-man
team bowling tournament. which was to
night. was postponed at the last minute for
another week. Ten teams are entered The
play will continue hye, weeks. eacn team
commence without fan next Frtdey night
al Clnrk,a
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Christ Steen, Douglas county, Net. .......29
Mary Glasshof, Douglas county, Neb.....2
Niels G. Peterson, Pottawattamie Co. Ia.S0
Rosaina Larson, Omaha .............".....2o