Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 25, 1888, Page 2

i i o O A SO e b et i One of the Greatest SLAUC E—— . HTER SALES TO BE HELD AT STONEHILL’S, MONDAY AND TUESDAY| | Dry Goods Will Be Next Door to Given Away. Millinery at One Thir Milliners’ Prices. ' From the wrecked steamer, Waverly, 425 piecés of Fruit of] the Loom and Chapman Bleached Muslin, at 4%c, worth 10c These goods are soiled. Monday only. ic for Child's Lace Collar, worth 20¢ 9¢ for Silk Ruching, worth 50c. 9¢ a Yard for Silk Ribbon, worth 40¢. 3 and 4 inches wide. For Monday only. White Dress Goods at 9zc, worth 25c¢. STONEHILL’S A VERY LIKELY BALL TEAM. Blanager Selee Talks Encouragingly About the Local Club. MORAL AND CAPABLE PLAYERS. Bchedule of the Games to Be Played on the Home Grounds—The Special Prize System—In- teresting Spsit News. ‘What Manager Selee Says. The Bre man had a pleasant and instruct- ‘§vo cbat with Mavager Frank Selee last vening. He expressed himself as highly leased to get here, and made a poor iiempt conceal his anxiety for the soason to open. Selee is a thorough base ball man, an enthu- siast, but always ocreful and guarded in his speech, which is utterly free from bombast prbraggadocio. When Selee talks he says Bomething, a quality lacking in a vast num- Per of alleged base ball authorities, and one fhat cannot fail to recommend him to the favorable opinion of all those with whom he comes in contact. “There is an element of uncertainty,' re- marked the gentleman, “in the championship ~pace of the Western association for 1888 that as lacking o a remarkable degreo in the old . Western league struggle of the past season. The Topekas carriecd — everything be- fore them, and victories ~for them became s0 commonplace that the base ball patrons throughout the circuit ooked upon the race as a gift for the Kansas am. In speculating on the result of this apoason’s chase, most suthoritios placo Omaha, s Moines and Kansas City as the most Jikely bidders for the pennant. But, remem- ‘ber, T do nov say this. I have more profita- le matters to_attend to than settling the hampionship before a ball has been pitched. (¥ must say, however, that on paper these ms look like & superior lot of players, but aper toams and actual work upon the dia imond are two entirely different things, as wmany a manager has found out to his Tow, " . “But you certainly think we have as likely orowd together this year as any of them, n't you ' “Don't 11 Well, T should say I did. I ighink they are the Ainestset of young fellows, _both in point of morality and capability, that ever got together, and I have had some ‘Hood ones, too. The beauty about our team l'."&..‘{‘u.uy all know each other, and their team worlk this season I think will' be a mar- Vel of perfection. Again, they are a steady, xospectable, temperate lot of players, and as jou know, the players are the best ad vertise- peut the game has. The popularity of our great uational pastimo lies With them. This was exempliied most beauti Hully last soason in_the model teams in the eities of Dotroit and Oshkosh. nd you are learning to like Omahat" dore and more every day I am here ple are genial, sociable and intelligeut, und, what pleases me wmost, great basc ball onthusiasts. It shall be my one aim to cater 10 their enjoyment this summer, and I think, awith the excellent team 1 have secured, that @ in 0o real danger of disappointing the up there is one thing we must do, howey wnd that is use our utmost endeavors in mluruing the game with the ladies. If ball isn't & ladies' game 1 do not know what is. In Des Moines and Oshkosh the Iudies turn out in large numbers. They are t admirers of the sport and understand well. The state of things should exist sud we are going to do our Mtwmost to bring it about. They ‘@re fto receive every attention and wourtesy at the park, are to have a separate ‘fepartment all fisted up with folding, cush- ned chawrs and other conveniences, ex |ivel¥ for themselyes and their escorts, #nd I think that before the season is far ad vanced we will have the fair sex wuch inter ®sted o this royal outdoor sport of ours.” 7 What dv you hear from your pitchers?" 2 MO, they, of course, all claiw 1o be iv first «lass condition, never better w their Lves, $he sawe old chiestnut you kngw. We have a great quartotte, though, in Lovett, Flyus, Burdick and Cassian,"and I feel especially proudof them. Love:t and Flynn need no commendation, as they are both very strong. Burdick, I expect the best of work from this ason, and Cassian, though a young player, mes highly recommended and assurcdly is | promising.” fow does the team compare with that of Oskosh last summer (" “Stronger and better in all particulars, I am convinced, and when you see them work together, I think youw'll agree with me." Games on the Home Grounds. The games upon the home grounds this season will be us follows, tho weather and providence permitting: April 28 and 29, and May 1, with Miuneapolis; May 2, 8, 4, with St. Paul; May 5, 4, & with Milwaukee; May 9, 10, 11, with Chicago; 12, 18, 15, with Kan- sas Citys 17, 19, 20, with St. Loust June 1, 2, 8, with Kansas City; July 2, 8. with Moincs, 4, 4, 6, with Kausas 7, 8, 10, with Chicago; 12, with St. Louisy 17, 18, 19, with s City; 20, 1 and 22, "with St. Louis: , 30 and 81, with Minneapolis: August 1, 3 and 3, with 'St. Paul; 4, 5 and 6, with Mil- waukeo; 25, 26 and 28 with St. Paul; 80, with Minneapolis; September 1, 8, with Minne- apolis; 4, b, 6, with Chicago; 7, 8 and 9, with Milwaukee; 14, 15 and 16 with Des Moines, Two ganes in April; sixteen in May; three June; twenty-one in July: ten in August and eloven in September. The Omahas will end the season with three games with Milwaukee, October 6. 7 and 9, at Milwaukee. Tho last championship games of the scason on the home gropuds will be played with Des Moines Soptember 14, 15 and 16, The Special Prize System. A special prize system, such as that estab- lished by the American association at their recent meeting, has long been a pet hobby of the writer's, and was advocated by him in the New York Sun as far back as 1881, How- ever, the American plan is not in stric accordance with the idea entortained by th Ber's ball reporter, inasmuch as it is not sufficiently specific. 'It has not been decided yet whether prizes, which are three in number—$1,000, $750 and $500—shall go to the club's wiuning first, sccond and third places in the pennant race, or is to be divided among the players of such teams. If the latter plan is adopted, and these moneys are to be split up among the players, it will assuredly provo an incentiye to increased effort on their part. Money is undoubtedly the prime object in life, the one stimulas that is always cffective, whother it be in_business affairs, sporting matters or what not. It was an oversight that the Western association did not provide some extra inducement of this kind at their recent Chicago meeting. However, tho system will come in time, Oity League Notes, Harry Sallsbury has signed to pitch the C. E. Maynes. The C. E. Maynes' uniforms will be as fine and as pretty as those of any team in the country, Manager “Spud” Farish is a hustler in- dced. The C. E. Maynes will make & name for themselvee this summer, The Crane Brothers' team hain’t a-sayin’ a word about the championship, but they're keepin’ up a powerful thinkin’, The John J, Hardin tesm is anxious for the fray to begin, They are laboring under the impression that they are winners from away, way back. The Metz Brothers are greatly pleased over the showing their team made against a strong picked nine on Friday last. The score was T to 8 in their favor. George Lowrie, of the celebrated Keokuk team of '85, has signed with the C.E. Maynes for the coming season. He is highly recom- wended by Joe Walsh. Council Bluffs says she has entered the league with the intention of takiug the pen nant across the river. However, ho atten- tion should be taken of these *bluffs.” The South Omaha team is doing nothing much these days but sticking hogs and knocking down Texas steers. They say, how ever, that they are layin~ '+ - bigger game when the flowers bloom in ke pring. H Penraose, having withdrawn from the sporting goods house of Penrose & Hardin, will probably sever his connection with the city league. John J. Hardin is highly spoken of 4s lLis successor to the presidency of the organization. for A game will be played to-day at San Fran- 3¢ for Indigo Blue, also any Calico In the store. For Monday only, some worth 12%c. 123¢, 39¢ and 99c¢ Dress Goods Sale, All worth double. Fine Linen Lace at 2c, 3ic, and 4. Worth from 10c to 15¢. atered Silks at $1.19 and $1.39. Worth $2. All shades. $4.49for Spring Hat, beautifull Worth from $12 to $15. y Trimmed. 1518 Douglas Street cisco, Cal., weather permitting, between the Pioneer and Haverly teams for the relief of “Live” Taylor's family. Four thousand tickets have been sold, and the score card, a ‘memorial affair, 18 said to be one of the most unique cards ever offered the patrons of a game. Flashes From the Diamond. Once more, and for the last time, it is the ‘Western association and not the Western league, ‘Wilson and Cooney, the catchors, and Lovett, the pitcher, will réach here Thurs- day next. In iho western association there will be 126 games for cach club to play, 63 at home and 63 abroad. McLaughlin is still in the city disengaged. He would make a valuable man for any of the minor leagues. Manager Selee, while he is a strict discip- linarian, has the reputation of being very pop- ular with his men. The Des Moines club has rented the old Union grounds at St. Lovis for their prelimi- nary spring practice. The Omahas play exhibition games in Min- neapolis_and St. Paul on April 18, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25, three in each city. Charlie Krehmeyer has caught on at last. ‘With Bader and Genins he will play with the Denver Western league team. Charlie Kosters sold §225 worth of admis- sion books to the grounds this scason, yes- terday afternoon and evening, Decoration day, May 80, the Omahas will vlay two games at Des Moines, and on July 1“1 the Kansas Citys will play two games ere. C. F. Whitney, of the famous old Union Pa- cifis, will play third base this season with tl}le‘ Binghamton, New York state, league club. Campana will be released. Doran will oc- cupy third regularly. Manager Selee feels assured that he is much the better man of the two. The Western association chainpionship sea- son will open Saturday, April 28; the National league on Friday, the 20th, and the American association Wednesday, the 15th, The Western association has at last ar- ranged its forces for the great campaign, and in & few more weeks everything will be in readiness for the order: *Play ball!” Annies and Messett are the only players who have reported 80 far, but the next ten days will sce the entire team here and active préparations will be begun immediately. Jack Messitt will be utilized this season exclusively behind the bat. Those who saw him catch in a game here last summer feel confident that he will develop cinto a strong backstop. Anuis walked out to take a view of the ball park yesterday. He was \ll('zn\l‘d with the grounds, and thinks with the improvements to be made, will compare favorably with the best of them, The schedule formulated at Chicago last Tuesday contaius several descrepen but none of such a nature but what they can be readily remedied. Des Moines gets the best of the schedule all through, On the arrival of all the players the direc- tory intends to have several hundred phot graphs taken of the team in a group, for window advertising. The pictures are o be 17x21 and handsomely framed. The first games to be seon on the home grounds this season will be two with Kansas City on the 7th and Sth of April. These wil be followed by two games with the St. Pau team, and then comes the Dubuques. Frank Bandle is still in town, with no def- finite ?n'ugl'ummu for the season mapped out. He will be probably found in the Western league umpire staff, yet would rather, play ball if he can make & satisfactory engage} ment, Lou Hibben will give to the Owmaha player having the best flelding average at the end of the season, & handsome gold medal. To the layer having the best general average Ed (ullwrr‘ will present a beautiful diamond scarf pin. Jack Messitt, who never looked better in his life, is out with bat and bali every fine afternoon, He finds himself a little atilf and sore from the winter's idleness, but is rapidly limbering up. Messitt prowiscs to be a great favorite this season. Manager Selee is urging upon the directors of the club thet they set the example tuis yoar by taking their wives and daughtors to ihe games. Extra inducements, in the way of comfort and_polite attention is to be of- fered the ladies this season. The directory, together with Manager Selee, met at President McCormiclcs office last evening for a general _conference on the situation, They all agreed that the outlook was most clating and that a season of unpre- cedented sport is before the people. Jack Knowles, the contractor, commences work on theimprovements at_the ball parlk to-morrow morning, The ladies’ annex to the grand stand will be the first work done. 1t is to be a department by itself, neatly and beantifully finished, with folding chairs and other conveniences, Rain checks will be issued this season and patrons of the local park can always rést as- sured that they will get the worth of their money. Should rain {utsrfere with the game before three innings have been played, these checks, zood for the next game only, will be ued to each attendant upon the grounds, It has been secttled at last that Dan Shan- non, Oshkosh’s famous second baseman, comes to Omaha this year. This is welcome news as Shannon i8 an exceptlonally fine player and possesses superior aualifications as captain. This position ho will fill, with full charge of the men upon the field The Western association should have a careand not got too new. Several of its most prominent officials already claim that it is the equal of either of the great older or franizations, and that they are not to be out id in the player's market. This means ex- cessive salaries, which can only result in financial loss and disaster. The number of miles the different clubs of the Western association will be compelled to travel this season, is as follows: Omaha, 8,190; Chicago, 8,256; Milwaukee, 7,4: 4 Paul,'6,696; Minneapolis, 6,404; Des M 8,277; Kansas City, 7,733 and St, Louis, an average of 7,683 per club, ~As will be seen Omaha has 688 miles above the average, but for this extra travel they will receive a re- bate from the clubs which necessitate this. Spokes From the Wheel, Tanner and_Selee, of Minneapolis, who were interested in the Prince-McCurdy fake will arrive here this evening, George Reed, of the Minneapolis cyclists, is iu the oity. Georgo was raised in the lum” ber trade, and hopes to find room for one more wheelman in Omaha, None of thelocal wheelmen regrot that the Prince-McCurdy race has been declared off, Hud the race been square or fixed it could not have helped cycling in Omaha to any measurable exten! The Nebraska division of the L. A. W. opens the season of 1858 with & membership but_little weakened by aefectiou, and will doubtless “‘run uheall’df the ticket” the com- g year, fdber ¥. H. Storrs, trayg] representative of the Overman Wheel kouipany, of Chicopee, Mass,, was in the cilya few days since look: ing_after the Victor’s fénces, He says the 788 Viotor safety is & 5 bixd."" The articles of incoyporstion of the Omaha Wheel club appeared in syesterday's Excel- sior, that paper e ofticial club orgau The articles wer od Fgbruary 1, and the corporation is to exigl twenty years. Russ McKelyey, of the Pacitic Expross company, is riding s fpriagfield Roadster, as is also F'. V. Freemang . They both pronounce the wheel all that tha, mauufacturers claim for it, though they haye u#t yet tested them on the road. Jack Prince is now devéting his entire time to the wheel trade, liavive sold out his inter- est in Prince & Kirby's'saloon some time since. John . is onoe move happy in teach- ing the “young idea” around the corner by the exposition. The annual meet of the league of the Amer- ican Wheelmen will be held in Baltimore this year, some time in May. A pleasant time is offered by the Maryland wheelmen to all vis- itors during the meet, aud tte lavitation will be largely accepted. Last Sunday found a numker of the wheel- men taking adyantage of the fine weather to ride here and there on the pavement. o the older riders, however, spring time will not come until the roads are in shape for runs to Blair and other interior points. The regular monthly meeting of the Omaha Wheel club will be held Tuesday the 3d prox., in the club house at 1818 Dodge street. A full attendance is predicted, since the meet- ing is the annual, and the officers for the coming séason are 10 be elected. The Plum Creek Wheel club: met Friday evening, 16h inst., and elected the following officers for 1888: President, R. . N. T. Fisk; . Dunlay 1, P. J. Jeffre; Temple; et and ptain, B. E. Pow- ; bugler, F. D. Gilmore. The cosy club house of the wheel club will be ready for occupancy April 1, and probably a formal opening will be held. ' In auy event the boys will have occasion to remember t the O. W. C the only wheel club betw: Chicago and the coast having rooms on ground floor, The seventh anniversary of the wheel club came and passed on the 19th inst., without not Let it be said, however, that the ght was not wholly inexcusable, since it was intended that the club house should be completed before that time, and a *‘smoker” given in the new house to commemorate the event. The membership of the O. W. C. is now over fifty strong, and several new members will be proposed at the next meeting. The club is in & prosperous condition financially, and well able to take care of any scheme the members may undertake, Doubtless the surplus will be reduced in a measure by the purchase of several medals to be given for road races, hill climbing contests, etc. A century medal will be given to each of the first three members completing a run of 100 miles within fourteen hours. B. Wins Every Time. OmamA, Neb, March 22.—Sporting Ed. Beg: In your carliest issue, to settle a dis- pute, let me know which is right. A.and B., while playing the game of “high-five,” A. stood at 15 points and B. at 20, the game to finish at 21, Hearts being the trump, A. led the 9 of clubs, B. takes it with the'10. 8. then leads the 7 of elubs, which A. takes with the 5 of trumps. A. then ld the queen of trumps and_declared himself out, as the queen was the highest trump out. B., how ever, played the deuce of trumps. Which wins, A, or B.1 AN OLD SUBSCRIDER. B., of course. Either high, low, jack or the game would have set him out, as' they all count before the “five.” iscellancous Local Sports. Pugilistics are at a stand-still in this city. The Omaha Rifle club are already mapping out a programme for the summe S. A. Tucker, of the Parker gun company, Meriden, Conn., was at the Millard this weel. The firm of Penrose & Hardin, sporting goods, has been,dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Penrose rotiring. Bob Clancy, formerly of the Herald repor- torial staff, this city, i travelng with Pat Killen, in the capacity of manager. John J. Hardin will give to the member of the South Omaha Gun club, making the best average of this year, a handsome gold medal. Captain W. S. Jones has an offer to play with the Detroits this season, but he pr to play here, either with the press or police teams, The Dinmond and Turf pool rooms have opened up in full blast and daily reports of the races at the different courses are received at both pla Ed Mill was offered $150 yesterday by E. J. Colol of Cincinnati, for his English bull terrier, Pilot. The professor, however, de clines {0 part with the pup. Ed Miller offers to back his dog Pilot against any twenty-seven pound dog in the world. Pilot, as yet, has never lost fight, and is truly a superior auimal. There will be & spring running meet at Council Bluffs, commencing M; 15 and con: vinuing four days. The pur agEsogate 2,600, and & lively week's sport is antioi- pated. “Count” nent in spoi nsolus, who has been promi- ing matters here for a year or two past, has assoclated himself with Prof. Ed Miller, as & manager of Miller's sporting rendezvous. The Ed Rothery diamond medal to be pres- ented to the player of the Omaba team who has the best gel | average at the end of the season, 18 on exhibition st Rothery's pl 1tis a handsome combination pin and ring, and contains twenty-seven diamonds. This will be a hard day upon the geese and ducks. 'The number of gunners who left for the different grounds on the outgoing trains last evening was really astonishing. The birds are reported i great numbers ana sowme large bags are inevitable. Geese are said to he swarmiiog along the Platte, but owing to the high water ave very dufficult to get at. HANDLING A “FLYER. The Great Difficulty of Driving a Fast Train Across Western Prairies, Chicago Herald: The starting out of so many limited trains in the west has used quite a shaking up among the locomotive enginees of the Chicago roads. Not a few ambitions have been stirved, only to be disapp inted, for only one engineer in a hundred of those anxious to geta run with a flyer could be accommodated. Only half a dozen men on each road could gain the honor which a hundred craved, A runon the limited is about the top notch of loco- motive engineering. Yet those who were lucky cnough to gain the priz find the tasks anything but easy one: The new fast runs out of Chicago ar not very fast, but they are oxceedingly difficult to make on schedule time, This is because of the largs number of stops which it is necessary to make, on account of railway crossings and other obstructions. The schedule time of the new trains between Chicago and Council Blufls is rather less than thirty-five miles an hour, but in making the trip the engi- neers often find it neces:iry to steam ahead at the rate of fifty to sixty mile Between Chieago and the Missouri river a train must come to a halt about thirty times for railway crossings or other causes that may be depended upon day after day. In addition to these certain stops are several contingent ones, muk- ing an average of probably forty full stops en route. As each full stopis equivalent to the loss of four or fiv minutes at least, a little calculation shows us that the time spent in stopping and starting amounts to nearly throe hours on the trip. This brings the running time up to almost forty miles an hour, and as along a goodly portion of the line it is impossi- ble to make any sugh speed on account of steep grade outs and passing through towus and cities at street grade, the en- gineers find it necessary to speed up to sixty miles an hour on the most favor- able stretches of road. The fast runs out of Chicago are all night runs, and it is the night run that tries the engi- neer's courage. Driving ahead at a mile a minute into asea of darkness which human eyes cannot penetrate, is work such as no cowardly or timid man could perform. Among the engine drivers there ar bold and timid men, but only the for- mer are selected for these fast runs, A timid man, prone to shut off steam for every shadow seen on the track or every imaginary danger, for e:gineers are called upon continually to beat back their own apprehensions, could never make time on arun like one of these limited trains to the west. Some of the best and bravest and bess engineers in the world are on these footplates, and in this climate and under the disadvant- ages besetting them they. will find enough to try their mettlo, Montana's Wealth in Copper. t. Paul Pioneer Press: About three 18 ago these same companios who are ow forming the backbone of the trust decided to crush the growing copper in- dustry of Montana, then having an out- put of less then ten million pounds per annum. The price of copper was placed at 10 cents per pound, and finally at 9 cents. The money ores, ying enough gold and silver to pay of smelting, no attention was paid toth action of tho trust, and the works wer extended, until the year just passed shows us an output of copper from th same despised mines of on the total output of the world, with a prospect that the total for the year to come will be fully one-third of the world’s total. The fall of tho year just passed the trust decided to try aunother plan, and the price was run up from 11 cents to 17 cents in a few week’s time, with offers to all mines in operation to take their products as a certain prico and give them. The Montana producers of to-day say, take our metal; we wantnothing further to do with your business. Our3industry is yet in its infancy, our mines can fuf- nish us vast increase, while the mines of Spain, Chili and CGermany have been worked {o their full capacity. The so- lution of the copper problem is that in less than ten years the price of copper will be settled here at home, instead of in London or Paris, as present, Tho Anaconda Mining and Smelting ocom- pany’s output the past season was more than 55,000,000 pounds ef refined copper, whic eded the total production of the United States for the year 1880. The other Montana mines furnish an equal amount, making a showing that the world cannot equal of an increased production of more than 100,000,000 pounds in three years. With the wealth of mineral we have we are as- sured of a very bright future for our torritory. All we ask of our eastern friends s to keep up with the times and give us the credit we deserve for turning our unknown territory into the first rank as a mineral producer as we did in 1887, Wo have won the banner for mineral products and intend to keep it. Look at one of the instances where pluck has been rewarded. In 1888 J. C. Hagan, of San Francisco, purchased she Anaconde copper property for $25,- 000. To-day it employs 1,100 men in his mills and concentrators, 600 in their mines, and the property is valued at $15,000, - When copper was at its lowest he gave orders for a new smelting plant to cost $100,000, which he already started, and will double the product for this year. Two new smelting plants will be erected in the territory this season—at Helena and Great Falls— both plants to be as complete as money can make them, These twoworks alond will mean an expenditure more than $3,000,000 the pr t year, largely of enstern and forcign capital, showing the famith of the outside world in our mineral wealth, and yet the develop- ment has just begun. A VOLGANO UNDER WATER. Tongues of Fire Shoot Up From a Troubled Sea. The Noumea mail brings an account of an extraordinary phenomenon which occurred during an earthquake at Port Sandwhich, in Mallicola island, on the st of October, says the St. James Ga- zette. Infthe middle of the portthe waves were rolling as usual, when suds denly a column of water was projected high into the air, and at the samé mo- ment flames issued out of the cavity thus formed, lighting up the sea for some distance round, This phe- nomenon, which occurred in the even- ing, lusted only a few seconds, bub throughout the night there were fre- quent shocks of earthquake, The spece tators of this strange sight related that flames proceeded from the spot at which the ships we usually moored, The Dives, & government vessel, returnin to the island some weeks afterward, made soundings, but sscertained t there had been no change in the depth of the sea at the anchorage, It is, how- over, objected that the precise spot whence the flames issued may not have been examined, This phenomenon has produced some trepidation, it being ap- prehended that Port Sandwick may some day meet with the - fate which be- foll Port Resolution, which is now al- mast blocked up owing to the upheavul wrought by an earthquake, and cu only be entered by ships of light toa- dage.