Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1889, Page 9

[ — NINETEENTH. PAGES. IMMENSE SALE OF RIBBONS, T0- MORROW. We call special attention to'a large purchase of Black Silks, Ribbons, Blankets and Comforts. SILK DEPT. SPECIAL. SPECIAL. SPECIAL. Every now and again we strike it, and this time well. Mr. Falconer, who isat present in New York, has secured a part of a large consignment of a rare loso' Black Gros Grain Silk, which he wants us to put on sale Monday morn- ing as special. Now, as this is the last special sale of these goods this season before starting the Fall trade. we only have to say to our customers that this is the best opportunity to geta good black silk dress in every respectata rice that will be satisfactory to all. he following partial list will show the value of these goods. Usual Price, 76c¢......Sale Price, 65c X 85¢ 02 750 950 81.25. 1.85, 1.50 . 1.76. REMNANTS. REMNANTS. COLORED DRESS G00DS. 4 6-inch _Henriettas, beautiful shades, ot 66¢; reduced from 76c. 46-inch All Wool Serge at 574¢; form- er price 75¢. &lnch French De Beige at 57ic; al- ‘ways sold at 75c. dd lot of Camel’s Hair Foule and Serges which we have been selling at 6bc, 76¢ and 85¢, on Monday at 47ic. All the Remnants accumulated dur- ing this great sale will go next four days at any price. They must be sold. — BLACK 600DS DEPT, 40 inch wide pure silk warp Henriet- ta at 50c, regular price 81, 40 inch wide pure silk warp Henri- etta, at $1.25, reguced from $1.65. o 40 inch wide pure silk warp Henri- etta, at$1.50, reduced from 82. g 42 inches wide silk warp camel’s hair ~ Send for N. B. FALCONER, 1505 and 1507 Douglas Street. All REMNANTS MUST BE SOLD Before Thursday Night. prices are for the last four days of this sale. Buy now and save at least one-third. ONLY Twills, at 75¢, worth $1.50, 42 inch wide all wool camel’s hair Grenadine, at 50¢, former price $1. 40 inch wide all wool Albatros Cloth, at 674c, former price 85¢. WHITE 6000S DEPT. The season for white goods is fast drawing to a close, and we mean to close out the balance of our stock at greatly reduced prices. On Monday morning we will offer the following bar- gains: AT 10c. All our 12ic, 15¢ and 18¢ checked and striped Lawns, will be sold for 10ca ard. Thisis the greatest bargain that as peen offered in ;)mnhu this season. ¢ ‘We offer the balance of our hand- some lace striped Lawns and Mulls, which sold all the season for V¢ and 850 at 19¢ a yard. ‘We have a few piecesof printed Linen Lawns left. This goods sold very read- ily with us at 20c and 25¢; we will close out the balance at 15¢ a yard. Our sale of Remnants still continues Have marked them all at two prices, viz. 8¢ and 15¢ a yard. The above are all genuine bargains, and we advise customers to call early in order to secure the cream of the bar- gains, LINEN DEPT. Don’t forget that we ave still offering great inducements in this department and our prices on Towels, Table Dam- asks and Napkins cannot be beat. Read the prices. TOWELS. All linen Huck Towels,at 7e,worth 10c All linen Huck Towels, at 10¢, worth 16 2-3c. All linen Huck Towels, at 12{c, worth 19¢. Bargains in linen Huck Towels at 19¢ worth 25¢ to 80c. Special, linen Huck Towels at 25c, worth 40c. Samples. TABLE DAMASK, One case hest Turkey Red Damask at 47c, worth 6ac, One case 49¢, worth One case 62 inch Bleached Damask,at 624c, worth 85c. NAPKINS. Special—About thirty dozen three quarter Napkins at $2.98 per dozen. T'hey are slightly soi.ed; former prices $3.75 to 34 .50, GREAT BED SPREAD SALE. One case crochet Quilts at 674¢, worth 85c. One case crochet Quiits, at 92¢, worth 1 ‘inoh Cream Damask, at i 551\505 crochet Quilts at $1.22, worth Two cases crochet Quilts at 81.46 worth $2. One case crochet Quilts at $1.97% worth $2.75, Bargains in Marseilles Quilts in the same proportion. CRASHES. One bale Russian Crash at 10c,worth . One bale Linen Crash at 8c, worth 12fe. MOSQUITO NETS. at 25c a piece. 8 dozen Mexican Hammocks at 98c, reduced from $1,35. Hammock Stretchers at 19¢ a pair, re- duced from 25c. Special—Just arrived, 100 dozen 5-8 Napkins at 99¢, worth 81.. Just arrived, 200 dozen 5-8 Napkins at $1.98, worth 2.50. CLOSING GLOVE SALE OF THE SEASO About 100 dozen Colored Lisle Gloves and Silk Mitts at 10c a pair; reduced from 85c¢. ‘We will also offer to-morrow about 25 dozen of the best quality 4-button Col- ored Undressed Courvosier Kid Gloves, worth §2. To close the lot we will offer them at 87¢c. N. B. Days More! OF THE 120 Per Cent Dis- count Sale, On all Lace Curtains, Draperies, Etc., on Third Floor. [OMESTIC DEPT. We will make the following low prices for this week to further reduce stock 1 case 86 inch Challis, worth 20c¢ at 8¢, All 8ie Challis at 84c. 40 pie Pacific Lawn, 80 wide, worth 12{c. ai ’.loseph(na Seersuckers worth 12ic at 8tc. A few pieces of Crinkled Seevsuckers, at 8ic, always sold at X Garner’s 86 inch Batiste, only 10¢ During the past few weeks of the reat sale, we have accumulated alarge ot of remnunts of the different goods, and to close them out we will offer them at less than one half their actual value. RIBBON DEPT, JMPORTANT PURCHASE Of over 1,000 pieces of Fancy Ribbons at logs than 25 centson the doliar, They are the very finest quality manufac- tured, and the styles are chegant. They will be placed on sale Monday morning at the following prices: LOT 1, AT 9e. 100 pieces All Pure Silk Ribbon, very wide, worth 35c¢, sale price Monday only 9c. LOT 2, AT 25c, 400 pieces All Pure Silk Ribbon, beau- tiful quality, worth 65c¢ a yard, sale price Monday only ¢ LOT 3, AT 87ic. 500 pieces Pure Silk Ribbons, extra wide, suitable for sashes, sold always at $1.25. To close the lot. to-morrow we offer them at 37ic. We ask our triends to come early, as the rush will be very great, None sold to the trade. BLANKET DEPT, ON SECOND FLOOR. We have just received 8 cases of All Wool Scariet Blankets and 10 bales of Sateen Comforts recently purchased by Mr. Falconer, in New York, at a great sacrifice. We guarantee to save you at inches least one-third by purchasing now. On saie to-morrow: 8 cases All Pure Wool Scarlot Medi- cated Blankets, wordh 86, sale prico 10 bales full-sized Sateen Comforts, elogant styles, at $1.69. worth 5 bales extra fine choice styles, nt $2.29, wi 3. b pieces All Wool Striped and Plaid Flannels, suitable for wrappers and tea gowns, worth 5lc, sale price 87jc. Don’'t fail to seo the: e e— TOILET SOAPS, SPECIAL FOR MONDAY. 10 gross Cape May Boquet Soap at 15¢ acake. This soup is equally as good as Cashmere Boquet, and we make this low price to introduce it. 5 gross Scented Glycerine Soap at 25¢ box, 8 cakes in box. 2 gross Holly Soap at 25c a box, 8 i cakes in box. oy gross Water Cress Soap at 25¢ a box, 8 cakes in box. THESE ARE SPECIAL LOW PRICES. CLOAK DEPT. SPECIALL. SPECIAL. 25 dozen Flannel and Mohair Blouses, all sizes, worth #3, sale price Monday $1.98. EMBROIDERY DEPT. GREAT CLOSING SALE. All cur 10c, 8tc and 6ic Embroidery in one lot Monday at lc. Allour 15¢ and 12ic Embroidery in one lot Monday at 5c. All our 25¢ and 20c Embroidery ia one lot at 8tc Monday. 5 All our 80c Embroidery at 123c Moun- ay. Fiouncings at half price Monday. See our prices on Children’s’ Caps Monday. LACES, LACES. Remnants of 42-inch Black Chantilly and Spanish Guipure Flouncing. 48-inch Fish Nets, ‘“‘La Tosca” Nets, Brussels They will be placed on sale Tomorrow. These Nets, Cream Drnrnry Nets and Floune- ing. We have a lot of them, and must sell. The lengths are good, running from 14 to 5 yards. The prices will be 81.68 and $2 Those goods are all silk and the very best in the marke$. ‘We have 5 peces of Black Silk Dra- pery nets, regular price $1.75, Monday 1.08, 5 pieces at 83, Monday $1,95. PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS. All our fine “La Toscas” at 84,95, 125 Parasols and Umbrellas, black and colored, at $1.59. All choice goods and _have been sell- ing as high as $7.50. This is the last chance on these goods. HOSIERY DEPT, ONYX BLACK, ONYX BLACK. 05 dozen ladies’ extra fino stanless black cotton Hose, with 8 inch ribbed tops, wear und colors guarantoed, sale price 85c, 8 pair $1.00; they are 60 goods. SILK PLAITED HOSE. 15 dozen ladies’ extra fine quality silk and lislo Hose, in Tans, Browns, Navys and as- sorted Greys, all sizes, at 50c: good value $1.10, JERSEY VESIS, JERSEY VESTS. An odd lot of iadies real French lisle thread Jersoy fluting ribbed Vosts, in cro am, white and pink, price to close 850, would be chieap at 75c. SILK VESTS, SILK VESTS, 25 dozen ladies, all puro_Silk Jersey Vests, assorted colors, we close them out at 75¢, for- mer price $1.25, GENTS' SOX, GEN 'S’ SOX. 50 dozen Gents' ine full regular made half Hos, in plain balbriggan, lisle threads and assorted stripes at 19c, or 6 pair for $1.00 25 dozen Gents' “Onyx" stainless Black lislo half Hose, at 35 a pair, rogular 50c goods. HANDKERCHIEF'S, We place on sule 5,000 Gent 's all pure linen Handkerchiefs, in plain white; and also an elegant assortment of fancy h emstitched bor- ders, ut 12)gc, 10c and 22¢c. Just half what they are actually worth. An 0dd lot of Gent's real China_Silk Hand- kerchief with deop hemstitched borders, av 48c: cheav at 6bc. UNDERWEAR, UNDE RWEAR. . Gent's real French Balbriggan Underiwe ar in 0dd lots and sizes, at half price; 63}4c; re- gular price $1.25. FALCONER. - Mail Orders filled, IN THE FIELD OF SPURTS. Exteasive Preparations Being Made For the Polo Tournament. THE WEEK IN BASE BALL CIRCLES. A Bloux City Paper's Uncalled For At- tack on Umpire McDermott— Queries and Answers—Mis- cellaneous Sports. Righting a Wrong. One of the most colossal exhibitions of gall and malice of the day is the attack of the Bloux City Times upon umpire “Sandy” Mc- Dermott,one of the most efiicient, fearless and conscientious umpires in all the country. It not only berates and vilifies him in the most unwarranted way as an incompetent and an imbecile, but calls him a robber and a thief, simply because he did just what the rules governing the game oblige him to do, and what he knew to be strictly right. 2 The Times' wrath all grew out of a deci- sion Mr. McDermott was called upon to make in St, Puul recently, where the Sioux City team was playing. Before the game McDermott showed both score cards to ths captains of the two teams and they were ape proved. ,in the third inning Sioux Oit- ‘wanted to substitute Flannagan for Bingy , their only excuse being that the Apos- tles were “killing” the ball. Seible was- «down on the score card as Sioux City’s sub- stitute, or tenth man, a Flanuagan, accor- ding to the rules made and provided, h no earthly right o be substituted for Bingham. The umpire and both captains approved of the list witn BSeibel upon it, and he was the only legal substitute. Sioux City, however,‘knew bet- ter, and endeavored to bulldoze McDer- mott into submitting to their demands. Of course, like the first-class umpire that he is, ho refused, and in consequence the Corn Huskers refused to go on with the game. McDermott waited the legally prescribed time—flve miuutes—and then gave the game to St. Paul,9 to 0,which was exactly just ana proper, and Sioux City has no cause for com- yh&’k no kick coming egainal any one save their block-headed captain. 1f there was a &)ounbla chance for a squeal pere, one would certainly emanate from Omaha, as St Paul, who is Omaha's only rival for the pennant, as it 1ooks now, gets a victory by McDermott's decision, But she only wants what's rlzhl-b-ml that victory be- longed as thoroughly to St. Paulas if she had *knocked it out of Mr. Binghaw by a score of 20 10 0, and Jim Powell is well aware of the fact, but he had to make some excuse to the club managors at home, and he did it by bluckguarding Umpire McDermott. The Times took up this irrespousibie player's story, and now finds itself wvolved in a no, libel suit, which was instituted by cDermott's lawyers on Wednesday last. The Polo League. Immediately on the close of the baseball season the organization of the proposed western polo league will be comploted, aud early in October the Coliseum will be put in first-class shape for the game. Manager Prince has maae flue headway with the pre- lmwary work, and has no doubt now what- ever of bringing the enterprise 1o & success- ful issue. “whe probable cities that will be embraced in this body are Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux City, Des Moines and Bt. Joe. Spaulding, the Chicago baseball mogul, offers to organize & team in that city, if membership in the western league is as- sured him, but it is hardly probable that the ‘Windy eity will be taken in, 1or many co- gent reasous. Kansas City, too, is ambitious in this live, and Jimmy Manning is already his lines for Viayers. Oumaba will but little dificulty in sacuring a team, as the material for the nuclous is here now, in Canavan, Nichols, Willis Crooks, of the Omaba ball team, and Rl these men will be willing to winter here. Dogins Lo look as if the league wus a sure go, and the Coliseum will be the scene of many a stirring battle during the long even- ings of the coming winter. What is an Amateur? There is a vast number of alleged sporting authorities who have a very ingefinite idea of the meaning of the word amateur. The word, as defined by the athletic organiza- tions of this country, hews very close to the line. -An amateur becomes a professional tho moment he contests for a money prize gate receipts, or when he teaches athleti or in apny way derives a revenue from his athletic qualifications, Any game of ball even in which one or more players, who have played professionally in the past, take part, cannot be called an amateur contest. Selee's Teatimonial. The benefit tobe tendered F. G. Selee, manager of the Omaha base ball team, next Thursday, promises to bo not only an inter- esting affair, buy @ big success, The ball game in_itself would be sufficient to satisfy the lovers of the great national sport, but in addition to this there are to be u series of sprint races by amateurs and profes- sionals, match base running, long dis- tance throwing, & gwrestiny match, and other athletic performances of & marvel and entertaning character. The grand stand and and the bleachers should be packed,and there is every likelihood that they will be. The Omahas _aro rapidly clinching their hold on the pennant, and if they win i, it can be trathful said that it has been won by a club carrying fower men than ever won & championship before. This has all been ac- complished by Selee's excellent manage- ment, He has given to Omaha the finest ball team ever organized in the west, and the patrons of the sport should not fail to turn out and give him a rousing testimonial next Thursday. The Apollos’ Doings. The Apollo Wheel club is in a flourishing condition and is growing every day. It has been organizgd but two months, and yet bas a membership of thirty—all energetic young riders, Deil Wertz, who has quite a reputa- tion a8 & rider, 18 making a good president, and the balance of the officers are active and efticient. A run will be made to Honeycreek Lake, Towa, Sundsy morning, leaving the club rooms at 9:15, Captain Pixley says this 18 one of the finest runs within a us of fifty miles, and urges the wmembers to tui ovt. The distance to the lake, which lovely little sheet of water nestling midst u very bower of vegetation, 1s in the neigh- borhood of sixteen mulés, through one of the most picturesque agricultural regions in the whole state. The last weekly run was to Crescent, Ia,, and was a very enjoyable une, Fifteen of the boys wade the pigrimage and they were all carried away with the delightful trip, The roads were a trifle dusty, but caused no seri- ous discomfort, ‘Tne two ambitious youngsters who tried to run away from the club are cautioned that this is not very becoming deportment on a regular run. Questions and Answers. Charles W. Worrell, Beatrice.—-Tns Beg has no space to answer your long list of queries in detail. The answer to the first seven questions i8 yes, to the eighth, ninth tenth ana eleventh “no,’” the balance *'yes. Was there a professional ball team in Mil- waukee in 1 Where does Mh:ke¥ Welch, Clarkson and Radbourn reside!—T, H, oy, Aus.—Yes, Welch, Holyoke, Mass. ; Clark- son, Cambridge, Mass.,, and Radbourn, Bloomington, 11l Will you please inform me, to decide a dis- ute, what was the greatest distance Alfred Ison ever mude in a six day race!—Howard Ender, Lincola. Aus.—He covered 500 in the race which took place in Philadelphia in the fall of '87, Please inform me of the name of the United States senator elected last spring in Deleware and is Le a democrat or publi- can I—Subseriber, Red Oak, Ia. Anps.--Anthony Higgins, republican, Jno. H. T.— All wagers go with the referee's decision. What was Pickett's average as & third baseman with St. Paul last season? -How is he doing with the Cowboysi—Short Stop, Omaha. Ans.—He did not play third base in a suf- ficient number of games to get an average. Fairly well. How old is Edwin Booth and where was he borni—On the Road, Paxton. Ans.—This column is intended for sporting queries only. Booth, however, was born 1 Belair, Md., in 1838, Please state in Sunday’s BEk the rank of Sprague in the Western association last year? Who leaas the batters in _this association up to August 1{—Resolute, Omaha. Ans.—Sprague ranked 22nd among 20 pitchers. He played in 87 games; had 26 put outs: 203 assists; 59 errors; 84 wild pitches and and an average of .844, Crooks, To decide a bet please state in Sunday's sportingicolumns with what clubs Strauss and ‘Walsh played before joining the Omahas and their positions.—~John A. McClusky, Glen- wood, Ia Ans.—Milwaukee. Right and short. A Patron--Tue BE®'s table 1s right, of course. T. W. S.—A flush beats three of a kind. A suraight flush beats fours, 1f a batted ball strikes fair and rolls out between thira base and the foul line,s it fair or foul!—Ed. P. McCollom, David City, Neb. Ans.—Foul, Will you please inform me what cities have figured as members of the National league since its organizationt—Sydney R. Thompson, Des Moines. Ans,—In addition to the cities now in the league, the following have been repre- sented in the past: Cincinnati, Lowsville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Syra- cuse, Troy, Worcester, Providence, Hart- ford, Buffalo and Detroit, Will you be kind enough to answer n Sunday’s BEe what was the amount of the stakes of the Chicago Derby, and also the amount of the Sheridan stakes in which Proctor Knott and Spokane rani—J. 5. Mc- Aleen, Unadilla, Neb, Ans,—The Derby stakes were §15,440 net to the winner; the Sheridan stakes $5,340. Ploasc state in the sporting columns of Sunday’s Bee whether Nagle has been sold or released by the Omaha management.— W. and L., Nebraska City. Ans,—No. Will you kindly inform me through your query column what is Will Pixley’s one and three mile records. . B., Omaha, Aus,—2:49/{ and 9:02. Flashes from the Diamond. Burdick is pitening for Minneapolis, Bug Holliday has made 111 hits this sea- son. ‘'redway leads to Denver team with the stick. The Cincinnati club is still after “Kid” Nichols. The White Sox August 51, The Milwaukees and Omabas will try it again this afternoon, St. Joe will play tw Wednesday, August Andrews’ first base play is as good asthat of any man in the country, Peoria, Il1., wauts a franchise in the West. ern association next season, Macullar, the back number, is the weakest hitter in the Des Moines team. Billy Holbert, of the old Mets, 18 the man Mauager Seleo ought to nail before it is too late. The Denvers will_play two games on the local grounds Sunduy afternoon, Septem ber 14. Jack Carroll, Red Hanraban, Elner Fos- ter and Minnehan will run in the races ut Selee's benefit. Dave Rowe is after backstop Rogers flelder Joyoe, of the southern league, fare both fine men. Quincy, 111, is after Willis, Tt hun to play middle field. Ana he one for the position. Cincinnati wants to buy Kid Nichols, but the Porkopolitans think the price, $4,000, & little stoep, and u'"f are holding off, Johuny Sowders is pitching good ball for the Cowboys, but when he is in the box the will play in Kearney, games on the grounds a oy want & good team flelds misaPably and does little or no batting. 8 Charlie Sprague, the old western associa- tion south-paw tWwirler, recently with the l[}l(;:vemudl, will finish the season with To- ledo, 3 Everybody is hapby to oo Tom Nagle back in his old position. 'Withoup Nagle the team loses confidence, and fail to put up their customary game. A. G. Flournoy, of St. Paul, is stuck on Kid Nichols pitching. He says that Omaha has no twirler that can begin to piteh with the boy, and he is quite right. Despite sore-head Quin, Barnes, blustering Dave Rowe, and puny little Macullar, Sam Morton still' holds the fort. And what is more he is worth an army of these “knockers,” The Prohibitionists have made two lucky pickups this season in_signing the cast-off players, Whitely and Klusman. Both these men are playing superb ball- It is said that Milwaukee made an offer to buy the entiro Columbus, O., American as- sociation team, but the offer was declined. Milwaukee has the American association bee in her bontet bad. Des Moines, to curtail expenses, has re- loased its best men, in Smith, Whiteley and Kilusman, Des Moines should be cut_out of the Western association another season. As 8 ball town she's no good. Cyclone Jim Duryea, who pitched last sea- son for the St. Puuls, '8 very sensitive re- garding newspaper oriticism. He grows particularly wrathy at the Cincinnati scribes when they'dare intimatg that he has a semi- dead arm, The warm weather wonder, McNabb, for whom Denver planked down one thousand sesterces, is panning out badly in this asso- ciation, 'He has beon & berry for the Oma- has, and in fact all tho other teams exper- ience little difficulty In finding him. Sam Morton has struck ajjmine with the Minueapolis team. That town up there is a great one on base ball. The attendance at thirty-three games played on the home grounds numbered 80,150 souls. This means & plethoric purse for the long-beaded Samuel when the melancholy days have come. Jack Gorman, who played in Omaha a short while toward the close of last season, is reported to be dyimg in St. Louis from a tumor in his side, the result of an injury re- ceived in this city while stealing second base in the last game he played here. A ball player bas a’hard time securing a Dat that in shape and wajght suits his fancy, and once secured they hitve as hard a time to &keep it, a8 the members of good teams are on the constant lookout for ‘“‘good sticks,” and are not particular how they get them, Andy Cusick, the old National league tlnyer and Western asspolation umpire, bus een playing batl for the past two months with the West Point; Neb., team. He s now at Hot Springs, Dak., where he expects to restore his rignt arm, whicn has been ‘*dead” for a year or move. The board of directors are already talking over the question of strengthening the team for next season, as there seems to be evidence of an intention to pus in @tronger toams in all the Westorn association cities for 1590, Lines aro already being laid to secure two or three promising young players for the home teaw, A good ball player mever has to spend a cent for his Liquor, as-there ure so muny empty-headed fools swhe who would give their all just for the sake of having the players accept thielr inwitation to drink, It s in this way that so-many players, pitchers especially, make wroekwiof themselves. And still this mouldy old chestout ke gong the rounds: ‘John 8. Barnes, t manager of the St. Paul” club, who recently fell heir to an estute in Jreland worth §300,- 000, bas promised his men that he will tuke them to England if they wip the champion- ship.” Harnes hasi't ‘falien heir to 800,000 mills, and he stands us much chance of taking a ball teaw to the moon as he docs to England. Tha fallowing team of ex-Western assooi- ation players, who aremow in the association would be able to ok their own with any of them: Conway, Duryea, Stactzel and Lov- ett, pitchers; Keynolds, Gunson aud Eerle catchers; Stearns, first base; Long, second Pickett, shortstop; Alvord, third base; Burns, left field; Holliduy, ceutor field, and Manniog, right field. The Columbus, O., Awerican aseociation olub is maklng & big effort to secure anather first class twirler, A well seasoned man is prize-fighter what they want and no phenoms are to be secured. The names of Krock, of Chicago; Burdick, lately with Indianapolls; Kennedy, of Wheeling; Duke, of Minneapolis; Nich- ols, of Omaha, and Knell, of St. Joe have been bid for, but as yet they have secured none of them. There 18 some doubt whether Dick Phelan, Des Moines’ second baseman, will be able to vlay ball again this season. The injury he received several weeks ago by his collision with Tom Nagle at the home plate, was a bad oune. and stubborn about getting well. Phelan feels his inforced lay-off keenly, as he was playing the game of his life this sea- son, and was bound to make a record. No team in the country is more prohific in nicknames than'the Omahas. Nearly every member of the team is known to the “bleachers’ by some endearing cognomen. There 18 ‘“‘Grover” Cleveland, “lgig Fat Jakey” Struss, “Snapper Nava” Cooney, “Tit” Willis, ‘“Well Well” Crooks, ‘‘White Wings” Walsh, “Dad” Clarke, “Kid" Nichols, ‘‘Scrappy Jack” Messitt, ‘‘Old Horse” Andrews and ‘‘Jamesey’’ Canavan, Kid Nicholas, says the Kansas City Times, is the star pitcher of the Western associa- tion, and is not only doing fine work but lots of it. Last Saturday he pitched two games against Minneapolis, winning both. Minne- apolis made only ten hits off of him in two games. Although Nichols is young enough to still be called “Kid” he is big boned and strong, and eighteen consecutive innings do not wear on him as much as on some of the old-timers. He has & contract with Omaha that provides that ho'shall not be reserved, and in all probability he wiil be pitching for Kansas City next season, Nichols has no such contract with Omaha, and if he pitches for Kansas City next year, Kansas City will pay the Omaha manage- lfn?lm' @ great big gob of money for him this all. It seems preposterous to attribute unsuc- cessful ball playmg to poor, innocent, in- offensive uniforms, but it is rather singular that no club that has adopted the black uni- form has had any luck until the somber gar- ments were discarded. The Cincinnatis were pigmies in black, and lost game after game with such horrifying regularity that it drove half the fans down in Porkopolis crazy. They threw their black Nadjys aside, and have been trotting along with & full measure of success ever since. Clevelaod adopted the undertaker’s colors immediately after their first successful eastern trip and climbed right up on the toboggan. They have dis- carded them within the past week and are aguin being smiled upon by queer old Dame Fortune. Will Omaua be compell2d to shoot her raven togs? It looks that way. Eastern base ball writers are continually harping upon the desirability of Jersey City and Newrrk as American association cities, in case of any vacancies in this body next season. But the fact is, that neither one of these cities has a ghost of ashow of ever being tuken in the American association, at least while there are such thriving, wide-awake, go-ahead towns as Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit aud Buffulo to draw from. There will be a vacancy or two in this organization there seems to be but little doubt just now, and in case there 1s, the prediction” is made here that either Minneapolis or Milwaukee will be the city which will have the first call, Minneapolis has demonstrated this season her capability of bolding up her end in any base ball organization, and this is probably her last year as a member of a minor league, As u base ball town, Omaha isu't to be men- tioned in the same day. Miscell ous Sports, The Omaha Turn-Verein will send a class to the ¥ ont tournament next Friday, Mr, “Skip"” Dundy will leave this weok for o ten duys piscatorini excursion to Spirit Lake. Richard K. Fox Seurle, O'Connor, Hanlon to row for in America, Frank P, Slavin has arvived in Londoa and intends to challenge any man in the world for £1.000 aud the Police Gazette belt. Jem Swith and Jack Waunop are matched to fight with swall gloves Seotember 40, the former gering £250 to Wannop's £200, Fishing parties to Luke Manawa are re- porting excellent sport. Black bass are tak- ing ihs fly varaciously and big baskets aro made daily. J. J. Burus and John N. Burke, of South Omaha, will play a seriea of three gumes of hand ball with M. Kilgallon and P, J. Kirby, this afternoon, at Kilgalions' court, corner may offer a purse for Gaudaur and Twelfth and Chicago streets. Mr. Burns'is said to be one of the finest hand ball players in the country. “Senator” W. J, Morgan and Miss Jessie Onkes, the champion English bicyclienne, wero married at Leadville, Col., on Satur: day, August, the 3d. And 'this goes. President Dick McCormick, of the Wentorn association of base 'ball clubs, will return from his six weoks sojourn in the north woods, about August 15. Tobe Broderick, Nat Brown’s handler and tramer, will take the great_pacer, U Bet, to Creston, Ta., on the 23th. He will then turn to Omaha for the races during the fair, and wiud up the season at Kansas City and St. Joe. Leon Lozier, the Council Bluffs sprinter, is entered in no less than five events at the second annual sprinting championship meet- ing of the professional athletic association of America, which will be held at Denver August 18, J. Purvis Bruce, the well-known bioyclist, who was drowned last Sunday afternoon while bathing in Chauncey pond, st West- boro, Mass., was an old and _intimate friend of Jack Prince, and the two have often raced together in the eastern cities. Evan Lewis is in Denver, where he has a serics of wrestling matches during the com- ing athletic tournament. He was greatly pleased with Omaha, and will probably re- wurn here in the fall and challenge Tom Can- non fora mateh to come off in the Coliseum* John Dunmier, of Gwin & Dunwmier’s sport- ing goods house, scored a very creditable victory over Rollo O. Hiekes, the crack shot of Dayton, O., last Wednesday, beating him in a 100 blue rock race by a score of 90 1o 89. Hiekes is one of the surest crack shots in the country* Jimmy Lindsay is in active training for his battle with Charlie Daily, of St. Lotis, and declares that in this fight he will convince his friends that he is no *‘fluke fighter, but an up-an-up firstrater. He s gotting him- self in fine condition, smashing the bag, pedestrianizing and_skipping the rope, an, on the day of the fight will be able to step into tho ring as hard as the proverbial nails. Daily is also hard at work, under the men- torship of no less a personage than old Tom Allen,at Allen’s place in the Mound City,and mtends to take no chances, He suspects that he is to meet considerable of a man in Lindsay, and will leave nothing undone to put himself in the best possible condition, The date and place of the fight are details yet to be determined upon. e Sub Rosa, Emma 8. Thomas, Under the rose is a thorn we know, And ever in life we find it so. Under the sweetest flowers that blow, Hides the thorn that hurts us so. Under the rose, but the rose is sweet; Fairest of all the flowers we meet, And never in life will it seem less sweet, For the thorn that pierces unwary feet. Under the rose that we pluck in joy, 18 th sharpest thorn—its one allo So—paih and pleasure, grief and joy. 1f it were not so wotld sweetness cloy ! Under the rose that we pick to-day, The rose that the wonths are speeding away, ‘The thorn lies hidden safely uway. ‘Will we find that thorn some other day? e Where My Heart Lies. V. J, B. inu New York World, Under the sod where the wild grass grows, Under the leafy trees, Where the moaning song of the sad wind flows Like the murmur of the seas There, where my thoughts all end in sighs, There’s where tmy heart Lies, Where the lifeless leaves rustie ana fall, Wedded to the ground, Where the night bird’s coo is the onlycall That breaks the stillness round, ‘There, where my spirit of darkness fiies, There's where my heart lies. The wind blows low. for death hoids here Its silent reign suprome, And never the force of & drifing tear Can wash away its dream; Aund there, in the grave where love ne'er es. ‘There's where ruy Leart lies, IMPIETYES. Does a man cast his bread upod the waters when he has taken a roll in the surf! ‘‘He describes heil beautifully,” was the testimonial of an admiring Maine sister to her pastor. *‘What makes you so cold, Eve?’ inquired Adam solicitously. “I rather think,” she re. plied, *‘that it's due to the late fall.” Usher (in Hades, mmo\mulng‘(—-An 2880~ ciation umpire. His Satanic Majesty—O, ‘well, let him go; he got his on earth. An English clergyman lately said to a daughter of Bishop Huntington, of Central New York: “Has your father many Mor- mons in his diocese! Utah, I think, is in New Yorki" A preacher in a little western town wound up his prayer meeting in the basement of his church by singing ‘“Almost Persuaded, Now to Believe,” after whicn he went to the bmli of the church, and mounting a very higl pulpit, started his congregation in singing, “Nearer, my God to Thee.” At the conclusion of a church service in Cameron, Mo., on Sunday night, & member of the congregation arose and anuounced that he was agent for a very fine brand of hair oil. He then delivered quite a discourse on its good qualities, aud after he had finish- ed the congregation was dis.nissed with the benediction, A Sabbatarian Seutiment.—The Postmas~ ter General—"'Did you enjoy the Sabbath, your excellency?” The President—‘Oh, yes; the fish pite like—ah——" The Postmaster General (coming to the rescue)—'I hope you caught a great many of them, your excel- lency? Fishas that are so wicked as to bite on Sunday deserve to be eaten, I am sure.” el Not an Appetizing Dish. A correspondent who dined in Japan describes vividly the sensations pro- duced by eating raw fish: ‘‘The whole fish was there, his head and shining blue eyes, his tail and fins, but ata touch the shape came apart and lay in thin slices upon the bones, a miracle of the carver’s art, I took a chopstick full, The first taste of caviare and onions is an event in a lifetime; the un- known olive and pungent garlic have made episodes in every career, but to close the jaws on a slice of cold, raw fish, and have the clammy, rubber-like flesh quiver and slip under the teeth has a horror peculiarly its own. The sense of its being something lately dead, something corpsey, is sickening, One slice filled me almost to overflow= h;a, l’\’nd I confined myself to the gar- nish, e Choosing. Philadelphia Times, She sat by his side in the corner nook, In the bloom and blush of youth, And tho maiden frankness of her open brow Was lit by the light of truth, Can tho world coudewn i uor beart beat ast, As the words she longed to hear, With a sound dike the sweep of Love's silken wing, Broke softly on her ear] But why in her eyes is that far-away glance! Aud why is that catch in ber voicet Al, who can tell all that All that lies in & womaj Then her face is raised, with a look Anda smile like the Grace's wors “Why, of course I will. Vanilla!” she said; 80 e ordered two plates more. - The Work of the Doctors, Judge: Old Mrs. Bentley—What & tot of new diseases they have now that they didn’t have twenty years ago. 0Old Mr, Bentley—Yes; but youshould remember, Eliza, we have a terrible sight more doctors now thun we twenty years ago. B His Murriage a Faliure, Times: Charley—-What's the matter, Algy? You look like & l.hundaruloua; Hag anybody beeun cheating you lately' Algy--1 should say they had. You kuow 1 married my tailor's deughter lust week—and all the beastly fellow guve us was my bill receipted in full,