Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1889, Page 9

wit THE OMAHA INETEENTH amaged by Fire Yor Heavy Cheviot Shivting, (less damaged av 2ic and 5e.) v Best Dress Ginghams, (lessanmaged at 2l und e.) v Heavy Shivling Plaids, (less damaged at 24c and b For Heavy Unbleached Musling (less damaged at 23e andae,) For Fine B'eached Musling, (less damaged at 24c and 5 For Best Feather Ticking, (less dumaged at 22c and e.) For Good Cotton FI. (lessdamaged a F (less r Gray Wool Flennels, amaged at 24e and be.) For Indigo Blue (‘alico, (less damaged at 2i¢ and Damaged by Fire THE LOCAL WORLDOF SPORTS, Omaha’s Sunset Headed Shortstop Makes a Revelation. TOMMY MILLER AND THE SPIDER. Western Association Affairs—Roap- ing the Whirlwind—A Rufanly Sport — Miscellancous Gossip and Questions Answered. A Senegamban in the Woodpile. President McCormick in his effort to sign Joe Walsh for next seuson, has had his eye: opened. Joe was signed last season for $175 a month for five months and a half, and upon McCormicic's offering him an increase of Joe informed the president that that was ex- actly what he received the past season, and he thought he ought to have still more. #No, you only receivea $175 a month last scason, Joe,” said President MeCormick in some surprise, “‘But, I tell you,” repeated Joe, *‘that I got 200, ‘Then MeCormick turnea to the books and there it was $175 per month. But Walsh explained by informing the wystified president that Manager Selee puid him the extra 25 on each pay day out of his own pocket. Healso told the president that Jimmy Cooney, who was signed for $183 a month, likewise received $200, Selee paying the extra 817, as in Walsh's case, out of his own pocket, ‘To say that McCormick was dumbfounded is but drawing it mild, Why' did Manager Selee pay th extra moncy, and how mavy more of them received a perquisite of this lknd! Was Selee really the manager of the Omahas last sel or was he the secret agent of the Bostons or Chicagos, or some other big club? It does not scem reasonable that Selee paid this extra wonoy outof his own meagre salury simply to satisfy the demands of these vlayers, and it is quite obvious that the money did not come out of his pocket. Then whose pocket did it come out of, ana what was the objec’! Boston secured our great twirler, “Kid” Nichols, and that top, after the local management had literally sold him t0 Cimncinnati. Chicago got Cooney and agle, und Seloe was accused of treachery iv selling them without first notifying tho management here, Now, what does it all mean anyway! ‘Cbat's what President McCormick would like to know, and that's what the public would like to kn 1t is hardly possible that as honorable a seewing gentloman as Frank Seles, was en- guged in apy piece of crookeduess that meunt the robbery of his employers of their best players; and yet it is hard to explain, Perbups Manager Selee will speak up. There is certainly a littlo light needed some- where. men They Sow-d the Wind. The National league 18 now reaping the harvest of its years of indiscretion and leniency toward & gavg of drunken and rowdy ball players who should have been incontinently fived and blacklisted long be- fore they ever had such an opportumty to vent their malice as the brotherhood enter- prise is now affording thewm. There is at least a score of the players who are now the loudest-mouthed of all in the new project who have time aud time again been guilty of conduct that would have unquestionably led 1o their discharge from any other reputable business or profession, perewmptorily and for- ever. They have wilfully neglecied their dulluuem»lo]ru. they have gone on the tield druck and played indiffercot ball, they have defied and blackguarded manager assaulted umpires and players, and insulte the public again aud again, and yet, all those . Offenses have coudoned aud they were kept withio the ranks wb priocely salaries YEAR. DamagedeWater 510 19¢ 35¢ 45¢ 15¢ 25¢ 59¢c For (hildren’s Scavlet Uniler« wear, (in small sizes only.) For White Merino Underwear (in" all sizes for boys and girls.) For All Wool Scarlet Under- wear, 1 wool white & gray.] nest Al Wool Under- wear, and Misses sizes Eadies® White Mei Underwear, [only slightly soiled.] For Ladies® Jersey Ribhed Underwear, ect and clean.) Knit Un- [also For F (B For [ail pe For Lad W [worth $1.2 Lades® All Wo il Scariet Underwear, [as good as now.] Ladies’ Finest Under- 69c Damaged~Water simply because they For vere great players and the patrons of the game clamored for their retention. These men, 100, are the ducks, vhio, if it hadn’t been for the godsend in the shape of the great national would be vorking oa the road or ari a team av from $1.25 to §1.5) a day, or, what is still followers of the prizé ring, or com- afers, saloon loungers and dead beats Howe < er, there are sume upright and inte!l at mo n in this move, men like Ward, Pfef Irwin & Co.,whoare looking out for self- arerandizems and all the emoluments there is in it, aud 1t is just sueh men as these Wwho are shrewd enough to pull the wool over the eves of the rankand file, and load them a merry chase after a phantom, for that 1s surely what the players' leaguc salary is. Mauy of the players wbo have sigoed these boomerang coutracts have done 80 without mature deliberation, in the blindness of their enthusiusm, ana, one by one, as soon as they understaud the exact 1ature of the revolt, and take a gooa square look ahead, wil come plodding back to the old league and “'slavery”—an hour and forty minutes’ play, not work, three or four days in a week, hfe at #4 and § hotels, jaunts over the country in palace cars, with ovations all along the line, and a present of from $60) to $1,000 at the end of each month. That's what their connection with the National league meant. An Kastern and Western League. It seems to be the almost universal opin- ion that an eastorn and westera base ball league is eventually inevitable. This would certainly be a great saving in the way of traveling expenses to the teams of the two sections, and maintain just as lively and widespread interest in the game. If this condition of things is ever brought about it would be a magnificent idea to have the sec- tional championship seasons 6losa fully a month earlier than the seasons of the older bodies have closed heretofore, leaving ample time for o series of games between the cast and the west for the championship of the country, Of course, (he rivalry would be intense and the local interest at each end of the line of a livelier character than has ever yet been known. Out of the present mud- dle of base ball affairs, the above mentioned leagues are very liable to spring, and when this is once accomplished the honesty and stability of the game can again be looked for. The Corn Huskers Not ldle, Sioux City 18 manifesting an uncommon in- terest in her baseball team for the coming scason, notwithstanding she sunk about $9,000 during the past season, Sioux City's enterprising citizens do not consider this woney lost, but argue thav they have re- ceived two-fold that figure's worth in adver tising, Next year, with an improved team and better facilities all round, they expect their club to be self-sustaining any way, ana 1f they happen to come out in the end with a few simoleons on the right side of the lede- er, all tho better. They have secured new grounds, within seven mioutes of the center of the city via the electric street rail- way, and their prospects for profit are cor- responaingly increased. The make-up of the team for next season is, of course, yet uncertain. However, Crossley and Crotty have signed as catchers, and Burdick and Seibel us pitchers, and, 30 far as batteries are concerned, the Corn Huskers can bo said to be pretty well fixed. In sadition to these players, they have Powell for first, and he will also manage ihe teawm; Brosnan for second, and probably the prehstoric Bradley for third. Glenn, Genins and Cline will, in all likelihood, be found in their old places in the outtleld, and with a good short- stop—and Powell is hustling for one—the team will surely be well equipped to o on the fleld agala, The Brewers' New Manager. ‘They are jubilant up in Milwaukee over the fact that Cushman of the Torontos has been signed as manager for uext scason. They had such an experience with oid Papa Sutton last year that the directors all came out of the season gray-headed, and rather than have hiw continue another year they would bave disbanded the club. In Cushmau they think they bave a splendid man. In 1384 he organized the Muskegan club and piloted it OMAHA, NDAY The Entire Stck from the Fire This is l;y all MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1880~-SIXTEEN PAGES, GREAT DRY GO ' (At Louisville, Kentucky.) L od est direct , on Sa benefi 5 t to the peo NUMBER 171 ° e e le Tomorrow at ple of Omaha, Thousands enabled to buy first class dry goods, only slightly soiled, for almost nothing. CLOAKS. AL 81,25 st A1 85,68 100se fronts and ¢l 5,55 and 11050 to 5. A 86,69 & Warm ides ) 10 §) 100 The cholee Wool beave markets, ant; reduced fio A ) ' 3 Pluids and s it 3 to - of overi) Al cousisting of [ ] and close fitting, ele sitiug rednced fiom # A sg 69 ~The cho'ce of an l sorim 1 in en, stone anl bl 81275 . Wmarkets, e ed from Tha cholce of one lot of Ali-wool Cloth Newimark- | ets, Divectoire styie, in [ str wud sold coiors; uced (rom 1 to #10. N —The chole of an elrgunt assortnent ot [mported Al Beaver Cloth ) Newm rkets, handzo.nely raide ' duced frow green unl biack; re- 0. F¥-The entire B positively €57 morning Eeduring Bty it purchase will e ou SAle o mOrTow 1l will e ciosed out, week, No quin- The trade fuyii d. THE DRY GOODS ARE INCLUDED., DRESS GOODS ARE INCLUDED. WOOLENS ARE INCLUDED. LINENS ARE INGLUDED. THE COTTONS ARE INCLUDED. ' & UNDLR- 3 W@ AND THE THE THE THE BLANKETS I LANNEL VAR THE T M AND S W ND SHAWLS and a faitly complete assortment of all geods haudled by T has heen thought wisest to advertise prices sich gooils us Th LAs tremendons ities of, und thiswilltprevent disappolut- 1thiouish 1t does 0 Justice toThe sale, No prudent purcnaser of Ay gooils should fail to aitend this GREAT FIRE VAGE OFFERING. Bed Spreads. Iire never touched it —FOR MARSBILLES Bed Spreads. All clean and perfect, XTRA LARC MARSEILLES SPREADS, Would be worth £1.3 If not dim ged. —IPOR LARGE Turkish Towels. < Worth 2-’:«‘1( n Ld:nnn;;x_»d; —FOR ALL LINEN Table Damask. Has only been wet on edg —FOR GERMAN Table Damask. 25 White, Crenm and Co ~T'OR LARGE WHITE 59 Bed Blankets. 5 Ihiun}ll:r rm};v glk £l -—FOR WHITE WOOL 98 Bed Blankets. 1 ved, Only slightly 3 ~FOR FINE GRAY Bed Blankets. Worth fully $2.50 a pair, DR Ks§s In this department | to-morrow offer 3 « prices as ifthey v tnmnged. NT Wool Tricots. (In dark mixtures only) FOR ALL WOOIL (10 Inches wide. | stip Dress Goo FOR 4-INCH 58[;Impm;t‘ed fricot and Pro 1 nd o (Re: Fionch £oods, worth $1.2 67[; Castor i, ror NCH French Broadclath, Reduced from #1.19; only 15 vlecas I J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS, 3§02, 504, through a successful season. The next y hie ok hoid of the reins for the Toronto'club and won the championship of tne Interna- tional leagne hauds down. He has had con- ol of th nadian team ever since and has never failed to land them somewhere near the top. He has developed many star blayors and is cousidered an able and competent man 10 take hold of any team, Manager Cush- man arrived in Milwaukee yosterday aud will bogin at once on the work of signing players for next year. The Aposties Waking Up. Up fn St. Paul the bascball moguls have been impatiently waiting to see whut would be the outcome of the muddle n which the gume has found itself, and they have not been very energetic in looking out for tiem- sclves. However, they have finally come to the conclusion that if they wait for this de- velopment Jt means & wholo winter’s siege, 80 they have bogun to get & move on them- selves, During the past week three new men have been signed to fill the places of Reilly, Carroll and Werrick. These are Burks of last season's St. Joes, Philips of the Burlingtons and young Glasscock, a brother of Jack. Young Glasscock has never played professionally, but 18 a promis- g youth, and has made a fino amateur rec- ord, Besides these men . Paul has Broughton and Farmer, catchers; Mains, Meekin and Viau, pitchers; Hawes, first, and Murpby, center. Murphy is extremely anxious to get in the national league, and if aprice can be gotten for him he will be released. The Differencs Atwixt Them, The bratalities of the prize ring ure depre- cated by all law-abiding and respectable citi- zens, and the press is unanimous in its ae- nuuciation, After every battle, long con- demnatory editorials are to be found on one page and a glowing and gravhic description of the combat on the other. But how about the alleged football matches that have re- cently taken place between the students of the leuding collezes of the country, where doting mammas. lovely daugbters, minglad with the thousauds of kid-gloved gentle- men, and screamed themselves hoarse and waved the colors of their favorite: until their arms were ready to drop off, a8 they jostled and crowded one another in their eagerness not to miss a blow or a kick, or @ smash or & gouge of the beutiful strug- lo that was raging on the fleld. Football s, unquestionably, an exhilarating sport, but played as iv was by Yale ana Harvard and Princeton during the present season it is nothing less tnan a savage pastime, & brutal sport m}uullng almost the sangainary con- tests of the old KRoman coliseu The reason that these displays of ro and brutality evoke so littlé commes ause the fight 1s made by collegians, the scions of wealthy families, sud not the professional manly followers of fighting for a living. However, sporting, like society, must have its full stiare of snobbery. Tommy Miller, the ex-Omahai Tommy Miller, the feather-weight, for- merly of this city, now of lndiauavolis, and Frank McHugh of Cincinnati, are matched for a finish fight before the Young Men's Athletic club, Now Orleans, on the night of December 23. The mill is for a purse of $600 and 60 and 40 per cent of the gate. Miller is in training atthe old Spanish Fort, and de- clares he will do McHugh right off the reel. He will find the Cincinnati boy a tougher nut o crack than he imagiues, howevor, and had better not step iuto the ring with the idea that he has what the boys call a “‘sausage.” Miller’s braggadocio recalls his memorable fight with Ike Weir, at Minneapolis, two Before that fight he was going aralyze the Belfast Spider in a round or two. He knew that Weir had whipped Huyv- lin, Warren and several other ggod ones nce his arrival in this country, but he in- tended to show him what a real live feather- weight was. Under the mentorsbip of Ar- thur Rothery, Miller put fn o full wonth at rigid training out at Joe Rowles road-house, and just before he left for Minneapolis really did look as if he was fiv to fight for & feather-welght's life, Buy alas! for human calculations, The writer went up to report the fight, and on the night of the battle there wasthreeor four thousaud men packed in the big rink, and about three thousand nine hundred and mmety-nine of them were anxions to back Weir at the rate of twoand tnree dollars to one, That they were justified in thewr auxiety to give odds was attested by the fact that the crafty Spider made a monkey out of Tommy. This may have been accounted for, however, by the fact that on the afternoon of the fight Miller did considerable lushing, and at the ring-side was almost entirely without friends or udvisors. In the first round Miller went a Weir as 1f he bad a snap, driving the wity Belfast lad all over the ring, but never once getting in a blow, He resumed these tactics 1 the second round, not realizing that the Spider had only beep sizing him up, and was not ready to risk his reputation sgainst a wholly unknown man. Just before the call of time in the second round, Miller had rushed Weir buck against the ropes, and as_the latter en- deavored to dodge out.of harm’s way, Tomm caught him a vicious jolt on the left cheek, cutting a wash and drawing first blood. When they came up for the third rouna there was murder in the Spider's eyes, and the way he went at. Miiler left little doubt as 10 the superiority of the two men. He first hit himaswinging right-hunder in the neck, and followed this up with a series of jabs with his left that soon had poor Tommy 80 tnat he didn’t know whether he was in neapols or the soup, He was game, how- over, and made every effortto get back at the Spider, but it was of no avall, and in the seventh round he was hanging on the ropes, a bruised and battered pug, bearing little resemblauce to the once gay and festive Tommy Miller, The Omaha boy got but #65 out of the $1,800 that was taken in at the gate, and disgusted, he left Omaha & few days later, and has never been back since. Flas! From the Diamond, Ryn, Foster, Hengle and Carroll are the men 80 far signed by Minneapolis, The Western association directory will hold a meeting in this city some time this month. d Silver Flint, for years Chicago's main backstop, wants to playin' Minneapolis next 8eus0n, Lovett has not re-signed with the Brook- Iyns, and it is doubtful whether Brooklyn is anywise anxious on thayscore, Tom Flood has signed wjth Dave Rowe for next season, and the ikl d is that he will prove a big scquisitios to the team. It is said that Jake will be oftered the management of thé #ittsburg league team in the eventof hmsigning a league contract. 1 “Bug” Holliday has resigned with Cin- cinnati next year ata salwry of $3,200, and yet the brotherhood suys shut ball players are slaves, Jim McLaughlin, $he ol second baseman and cutfielder, is in the cify, und anxious to put his fist to a contractWith some club for next year, 3 According to promise made to Jack Glass- cock the St Paul club has signed that noted player's brother, J. H. G ck, Who I8 said t be a rising infielder, | Billy Earle bas signéd with Cincinnati for and without 4 dollar of addi- Earle knows un which side of his bread the oleomargarine i, Captain Henglo hay re-signed with Minne- apolis, which club, by the way, is showing commendable energy in getting its team to- getbier despite the uncertain situation. Elmer oster, of the Minneapolis ball team, and I. Paulson, the champion Cana- dian skater, are booked for a skatovial race at Hengle & Foster's rink, Minueapolis. Dave Korce is outof baseball for good and is now permanently ewployed in the con- struction department .of the elevator com- vany of which Mr, A, G. Milis is the secre- tary. y St. Paul has signed Buvrks, shortstop of the St. Joes; Phillips, third basewan of the Burlingtous, and J. H, Glasscack, 8 brother of the great Indianapolis sbort stop, for next sgasou., Jack Pickett will sucoeed Jimmie Man- uing as captain of the Cowbeys nexu scason. Manning, who is & back number, 1s evidently @cliog @s au emissary tor the brotherbood, and Kansas City would do a neat thing by Jetting him out, The appeal of George W. Bradley against reservation by the Sioux City club has been dismissed d of arbitration. He had no case. imed to have been re- cased in April, and yet played the entire seasou through with the reserving club, Mauager Cushiman of the past season’s Teorontos vill manage the Milw: kees the coming season, He 1s strongly r ommended by A. L. Reacn of Philadeivhia, Soden of BBoston ana Frank Selee. k Crooks is doing a good deal of broth- erhood talk, and the probabilities are that he will make a fool of himself by jumping into the players ranis. In a letter to the writer from Fort Worth, Texas, he says he 1s sorry that he signed with Columbus, as the brotherhood offers him 3,500 for next season. Jack should recollect, however, that the brotherhood salaries all have a string to them, Jack Healy is sorry mow that he has signed with the Kansas City club, and swears he will not pitch a ball next season if the Cowboys go into the Western association, *I signed with them to play in the Americah association,” says ke, *and I'm not yet ready to drop into a minor league.” Healy has no cause to kick. There is an army of men in the minor leagues who can give him cards and spades at pitehing or playinz ball either, In jumping the association the Kausas City poople showed good horse sense, as there was not the slightest use in sticking to @ sinking ship. When Brooklyn and Cincin- nau pulled out Von der Ahe was left on top. He was pulling io directly the opposite direc- tion for which Kunsas City was heading, and Speas, knowing that Von der Ahe was the stronger, gave up and joined the Western associatiov, where the Cowboys will make money next seasou without a doubt.—Sport- ing Life. The Des Moines Base Balllassociation re organized yosterday by the election of the following oficers: Presid L. M. Mar- ting vice president, A. Wright; secretary, G. I, Selle directors, Fred A, Field, A, C. Alverson; A, C, Jewett. The frauchisa and grounds were purchased from the old company. Macullar, the well known short stop, will manage the team. and he was wired to at ouce proceed to sign a team, and to sign a good one without ragurd to expense. Young Earle, wie made such a fine record with Milwaukee during the latter part of the past season, will not play with the Brewcrs next year. When Eavie was secured by Mil- waukee, the Chicago club rescrved tho right to call him b whenever he was wanted, Now Captain Auson flnds that that he needs all the players he cau get, and has decided to put Earle on second for the Chicago leaguo team next season. The youag man is one of the coming second basemen, Pitcher Clark strove hard to land the Frisco boys iv tiest place. ln fact, too hard, a8 the attewpt was accompanied with a badly strained arm. On arriviog in this city from Omaha, he at once took the entire team on his shoulders and carried them through sev- eral contests, but the lond was too heavy, and a break-down was the result. Manager Finn made the ng twirler a liberal offer, but not being constituted of iron backed by steam, could not carry the agreement to s successful end. ~Frisco Illustrated World, Third Baseman Nick Smith of the Denver club, has, according to @ special from San Francisco, signed with the Chicago league club. He was reserved by the Denver club for next season. For some offense or other he was laid off by the Denver club toward the close of the season and went to his home 10 San I'rancisco. While there some of the California league clubs tried to enlist his servi but the Denver club, to punish Smith, refused to give him permission to play. 'Since this was written word comes that the Denver club has not given Smith his release or recelved any overtures from Chi- cago. Smith has probuably been stuffing the Sau Fraucisco reporter Miscellaneous Local Sports. The Chicago Sporting Journal of last weel coutains a fne full length cutof Jimmy Laudsay, the local fistic champion. The new hand ball ciub starts out with & mewmbershin of twenty-six, which is likely to swell to double that number before the win- ter is over. Dr. J. H. Peabody aud party, who have veen hunting in the west, killed twenty- eight antelopes, several blacktail deer any quantity of Small game, J. R. Megahan of Lincoln, Neb., has taken a great interest in the organization of the Omuha kennel club, and has tendered its proprictors much good advice. The Omaha base ball club will not let out. the score card privilege another yoar, but keep it themselves. Many novelties will be furnished during the ng season. Harvey McGrew of this city is the owner of a handsome pointer, who is a direct des- cendant of the famous old Sensation, and probably the only dog with Sensation blood in his veins in the west. . There is but little gossip in wheel circles these coid days, and it is quite probable that the quietude will continue until Jack Princoe gets around with his byking tonrnament in Februury. ‘Senator” Morgan beat Frea T. Merrll, the Oregon bicycle champion, ina mile 'eycle chase, two best out of three, for $200 a side, at the Mechanics’ vavillion, Portland, Thurs- day eveniog, A dispatch from San Francisco says that Robert Bonner has announced his intention of placing both Meud S, and Sunol in train- ing next year, and will endeavor to break the records held by both trotters. Ned Reading, the soldier wheelman, says that he will no attention to Senator Mor- gan’s vapor square rac ife, and any arrangement with him means fake or failure, The Coliseum management is preparing for a six day#’ roller skating race, three hours a day. Twenty skaters have already expressed a desire to entor, and the affair will probabiy come off the last week in this month, On Christmas day Captain A. H. Bogar- dus will shoot at Tndianapolis, backing him- self to kill 5 0 sparrows in thirty-five min- utes, twenty-five yards rise, one bird sprung at a time, using ten traps and load his owa gun. C. W. Welton, of Greenwood, this state, is eager to hear from Leon Lozier. He is anxious to make a match with the lowa sprinter to run him from 50 to 200 yards for auy part of 500, at Greenwood Cnristmas day. Preparing for a fake. Before the commencement of the nolo game next Tucsday evening Will Pixley, the champion boy rider, and Will Walker, an- other fast one, will run a ten-mile bieycle race for a handsome silver cup, Pixley allow- ing Walker a one-mile handicap, ‘The next champlonship game of the polo league will take place Tuesday eveniny be- tween the Omaha Guards and the Wheel club reams, The following Saturday evening the two victorious teams, the Ramblers and Council Bluffs, will be oppose to each other. John J, Hardin hot a 100-live-bira match at the Oakland park, Oakland, Cal, last Tuesday, with Nath . Critehloy, of San Jose, for #100 a siae_and won by the fine score of 94to sy, Hardin is doing & good deal of shooting on the coast, and as yet has not been the loser 1n a swgle match “of any consequence. The feat performed by J. A. R. Elliott of Kuusas City on ‘Tuesday last in the live bird oot on the Gwin & Duninire groands, ne forty-nine birds out of fifty was an extraordinary one, and stamps Mr, Elliott as one of the fin ve bird shots in the west, ‘The bird lost was the forty-eighth, but it was hit bard, and fell within bounds, but walked out and fell over dead. The adiwirers of the two men are endeay- ing to arrauge a one hundred live bird watch between Frank Parmelee and John Potty. It goes without saying that sucn a match would attract a lar crowd thau has assembled at any mateh in this vicinity for years, The men are evenly matched, and as a good deal of jealousy exists, each would walke the effort of hus life. A good many sportsmen are now advocat- ing the licensing of the hunter iustead of taxing the gun, It is claimed that if the law 10 tax the gun were in vogue owners of guns could readily cause ittobe a dead lelter, That the taxed gun could be loaned, and buudreds of other ways resorted to that would make the tax a farce. so far as its in- strumentality 1n protecting gawme is cou- cerned, must be conceded . John Dunmire aud Frauk Perwelee, the Goods o re stock of GOODSS iomnast sold, and we will New Dress Goeods at as low lack Dress Goods —IF'OR BRILLIANT Silk Mohairs. (0 inches wide, worth 65c.) =FOR ALL WOOLY Henrietta. (S11k tinlen, worth 7he.) —I'OR PRENCH Drap d' Almas. Sebastopol tan Cord B; 1olio ‘nud nntines.) —I'OR SILK FINTSH Henrietta. 46 i, wide; 1 et quality made. S. (3th street representatives of the two of this city a alread) plans for A colossal U ment to be held of April. as has ading wun stores formulating their b shooting tourna- here during the latter part Ilis is to bo o ohe-horao affalr, en the case with many of the shoot' ing tournaments, but.first-class in every par- ticular. All the' well known shots in the country will be vited to be present and such inducewents offered in the way of big attractive cush prizes that there will doubt but what the majority of them w Awong the premicr ovents of the ruey will be the merchants' stakes and the liotel stakes, the two aggregating $2,500 to the winnors. The pr shoot are determined to n largest and most intercsting over held in the west, Questions and Answers. Will you please inform me in Sunday’s BEE the proper time to commence training a pointer pup for the field? What is the average period of a dow’s usefvlness us a hunter {—Moxey ., North Omaha. Ans.—A dog should ve one year old before being put through.a regular course of train- ing. Their usefulness is limited to cight or nine years, although some dogs are good at ten and eleven years of age, but they ave rare, Suppose four men are shooting at ten blue rocks aud the stakes are divided into threo’ moneys. Three men break one target each and the fourth breaks none. Who g ond and third moneys !—Shooter, Li Neb, Ans.—The nian who fails to break a targot gets second monay, and of course the three shooters tied for first either shoot off or di- vide. Third money does not go. In some gun clubs thé rule 1s that a mwan must break a torgot to take a prize, but there is no gen- cral rule governing the case. Isee by Tne Bee that the recent team shoot on the Gwin & Dunmire grounds be- tween Eliiott and Parmeleo against Budd and Organ, was shot under the American associution’s rules. Where can [ get i copy of those rules!—"Trap Shot, Fremony, Neb, Ans.—Address American Shooti @880~ ciation, Room 184, Stewart Building, New York, 1 would be under obligations if you would send me by mail the name and address of some convenient and reliable dog trainer.— R T. H,, Nebraska City. Aus,.—No questions are answered by muil, Frank Richards, Stewart, Miun,, is the most convenient reliable dog traiuer the writer knows anything about. It a riflo is screwed in a vise on a dead level and tired, and at the instant the bullet leaves the muzzle of the gun, another bulley 18 dropped from the fingers beld at the same height as the muzzle of the gun, would both strike a water lovel at the same time! Would four draws of powder and one aud one-fourth ounces of shot be agood charge for mallardst — . T. Howard, Omaha. Ans.—Yes, unless an air current should in- werfere with the flight of the bullet fired from the rifie. The attraction of gravitation under like conditions would effect both exactly the sawe, Yos, Can you inform me wheth McGarr, recently signed played in the National league, Garr's aget—A Reader, city. Ans.—He did not. About twenty-eight, To decide a bet will you please state how many errorloss games the Omaba ball team played the past seasoui—Lii. 1. Anderson, Omaba, Ans.—Twenty, or more than double the number of apy other teawm in the Western association, The last four games on the home grounds were played without an error on the part of the local team, R O. L. and Tom H,, Grand Island—If you will informn us whal rules you were shooting under we will endeavor to auswer your query, J.J. H., San Fraucisco, Macullar, 1818 Harclay street, Jhippey” by Boston, ever What is Me- Cal—James ¥ Baltimore,