Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1891, Page 13

SUNDAY,, APR1L 19, 1891.—S1XTEEN PAGES. - -ONLY & BLOCKS FROM THE MOTOR LINE On Twenty-fourth St., from which ~ Sidewalks and Water Maing have been extended to this prop- erty. It is conceded to be the most beautiful natural park in west. The company has ex- pended over $80,000 in im- provements in the park, consist- ing of two lakes (which are fed by natural springs) one of which 151,800 feetlong, fountains, av- enues, driveways, gravel walks, dancing pavillions, pleasure boats, rustic houses, ete. the Blocks 129 to 187, between 20th and 28rd streets, were sold four years ago, and are now built up with the finest residences in the city. The lots now offered for sale lie between 20th and 16th streets. Lots in blocks 188, 189 and 140, overlooking the park, are still unsold and are the finest lots in the addition. will have our agents on the ground on Monday and Tuesday at1 p. m. y BUY DIRECT FROM FIRST HANDS AND SAV dA T.AND CO. o NEW ADDITION. Lots 8B0x180 and 88x180. This Property Lies Immediately South of Spring Lake Park. , to show the property. E MIDDLEMAN’S PROFITS. SPRING LAKE PARK. We St. 2upT 40IOW | 1l THIS IS THE AST PIECE of the Land Company's prop- erty to be platted, and as it is covered with BEAUTIFUL SHADE TREES and slopes gently to the cast, is the finest piece of ground platted by them, Prices for Inside Lots WILL BE $400 to $800 And for corners 65x130 FROM $700 to $1200. Terms, one-fifth cash, bal- ance six equal semi-annual payments, 7 per cent inserest. FROM SPROCIAL NOTICE. This Property was placed on sale Tuesdauy, Aprill4, atl O’Clock p. m. Since that time we have sold the l lots marked with an “x.” ED. JOHNSTON & CO. NSTON & CO, Agents. orngr N and 24th Sts, South Omaha. - APRIL SHOWERS OF SPORTS. Mr. Bames of Lincoln, Not of New York. ALL THE LATEST BALL NEWS, The Fistic Arena-—-Rod, Dog and Gun ---Wheel Notes---Hoof-Beats and Interesting Mis- cellany.. Mr. William Burnes 15 a resident of Lin- colu. He 1s tall, lauk and ungainly, vith 8 growth of whiskers that defies the stiffest cyclone to penetrate. Mr. Barnes has o couple of boys whom ho imagines can play ball with Buck Ewing, John Clarkson, Mike Kelley or any of tho big guns. They Usea to play in Kearncy and all this spring Mr. Burnes has been endeavoring to per- suade Dave Rowo to give them o trial with the Farmers' Alliance team. But Dave is in no mood for trifling and ho obdurately re- fuses to listen to the old man's song and dance. A wook ago Wednesaay Shannon's Lambs wero in Lincoln. They stopped at tho Cap- ital hotel, but providence willing they will never do soagain, After dinner in the even- ing old man Barnes dropped around to con- sult with Manager Shannon about his two cherubs. Big McCauloy introduced him to Halligan, with the information that he was the man to talk to. Jocko placed his hand confidingly on the old man's shoulder, while Baker, Me- Cauley, Clarke, Walsh and Sutcliffe gathered around. . They had just risen from the tablo and each had & handful of wooden toothpicks. “'Are your sons good hitters, Mr. Barnes! fnquired Halligan, 0s ho stuoK & tooth-piok in the 0ld man's beatd. “Hitterst" ho ojaculated, “you ought to have seen my oldest son paste me in the eve onenight whon I began to ohide bim fur bein’ b lin “‘What, did he hit you, Mr. Barnes?" cried Baker, McCauley, Clarko and Walsh in chorus, and as thoy crowded closer each man thrust tooth pick in his whiskors. “You bet he did—"" ““But that is not the point I want to make, Mr. Barnes,” contmued Halligan, “it is this,” and he stuck in auother tooth pick, ‘1 want to know if they are hitters—can they it the pipo, tho ball T moan, don't I boys " ““Yos that's what he means, the pipe!” they all cried, and into those whiskers went 8 haif dozen more toothpicks. Well, they kept Mr. Barues thore for a full quarter of an hour, aud as a finale, Halli- Ran said: “Mr, Barnes, I'll take your boys on oue condition,” and'm went_another toolpick, “and that s that you send .them to Florida for a year to get in condition.” “What!" exclaimed Mr. Barnes, and in his excitement ho raised his right claw to comb his whiskers, and us his long fiugers camo tearing down through the yellow labyrinth, they brought with thom a shower of tooth: picks sumicient to kindlo a fire. ‘This set the gang to laughing, and as the old man stood gazing in bewilderment at the desconding sliver, they made a break for the inside of the hotel. McCauley's Surprise Party. Oné day last summer while Big McCauley was playing with the Philadelphia leaguers, just before game was to be called, the eround keepor appeared and informed Allen that there was some one at the gate who wanted 10 seo hum, McCauley hurried out and as he approached the turtstilo he was grooted by the exclamation: “Iv's ouly me, | iad Mfl,‘auloyy Tocolled ns it & washbil had been flourished in his face. It was his oldest son, a lad of fourteen, and how he got there the big first baseman couldu't imagine, as e thought he was back ou the farm east of Pittsburg hauling pump- kins and other tropical fruit, “*Well how in the devil dldJou get here, Columbus?" irefully demanded Papa Allen. “‘Beat my way, dad; what you goiu' to do fer mel” “Let you beat your way} back,” and Mo 3 Cauley turned on his heel and went back on the fleld. Mears Means Business. Owmama, Neb., April 18.—To the Sporting Editor of Tue Bee: 1 hereby challenge Mockett of Lincoln, winner of the late six- day race in that city, to ride me any kind of a race for a new Columbia wheel or any sort of respectable prize. An early acceptanco will be appreciated. CHARLES MEARS. A GREAT PACER'S CONVERSIO! Ed Rosewater Now a Trotter — His Speed and Performances. In 1888 a startling pacer, two years old and rather unfashionably bred, stepped off a mile in 2:20% at Council Bluffs, Ia. The track there is good, but the locality of the performance and the breeding of the youngstor caused moro than ordinary at- tontion to be directed to it. The pacing colt's name was Ed Rosewater and he was an en- tiro son of Vasco, dam Mary B, by Vinco, He was bred and owned in this city and named after the veteran editor of Titk Bek. Ed Rosewater didn't train any in 1880, He had only one race that year, win- ning in straight heats, the best of which was 2:20, Last year he had six races at tho pacing gaitand won two. Grant's Abdallah beat him a bruising four-heat race at Independence, Ia., in August, Rosewater winning the first heat in 2:211¢, and being beaton in 2:201¢, 2:18% and 2:19. Then he fell off form until September, when he was second three times at Dubuque, Ia., to tha honomenal red and branded pony pacer B. B :10}¢ and 2:20. Later he won 25" at Council Bluffs, but distanced in the second. is pacing performance and gait grew worse as he went along and it was deter- mined to convert him. Secretary Nat Brown of Union park, Omaha, was here a few days ago and said that Ed Rosewater’s conversion to tho trottivg gait had been accomplished very easily and by alittle work with the hob- bies. The colt, now four years old, will be early in the groen trotting classes. He is said to be much smoother of gait t| he was when going from one side to the other, and almost as fust.—Chicago Tribuue. The Dying Certificate. By Norman Baker, the Lyre, Sandy Griswold of Tur OMAlA BEE was out gunning somo time since and seeing a flock of ducks sitting on the water some distance away, ho crawled carcfully up on his chest protector and taking murderous aim fired two loads of No. 2's into them and not a_bird moved. Again did ho with “literary twirl” slam the deadly missiles at them with the same tremendous results. His companion suggested deafness as the cause, but to make sure thoy cautiously approached, when lo! it was found he had been shooting at decoys, A centipedo lay dying Upon u grassy plane; His head lay on his mother's breast Whose heart was filled with pain, She gazed into his dreaming oyes And sald, My son, good bye; He answered, “Mother I would speak A word before I die.” *Go on my boy," that mother said, And then 1n accents low He softly murmured: * Do not let *Old’ Sandy Griswold knew That T am gone for he would print A few lines in Tuk BE, About Dad Clarke and Baler, Who have e'er been kind to' me, “But plant me where tholillics grow, And bluebirds love to dwell; For there he'll never find me, As it's too far off from ——; well, 1 uow must say & fond adieu, Mother do not ery.” Sho stopped, and then the angels came, And grabbed him on the fly. —Omaha Times, The Pullman Road Race. The Pullman road race is the greatest of its kind in the world, In 1857 it had forty- one entries, of which thirty-four were started. Winship won the first place and time medal from the 8:30 mark. In 1858 thero wero eighty-six eutrics aod seven starters, Arthur E. Lumsden won and Win- ship again captured the time medal with the enowenal time of 53 minutes 20 seconds. 1889 there were 118 catries and only sev- enty starters on account of the poor weather. Frank Bodach won in 1 hour and 13 seconds from the eleven-minute mark and Lumsden captured the timo medal in 56 minutes and 456 seconds. In 1800 the race had 167 entries. Charles Kinsley won in 1 hour, 1 minute and 26 seconds and Lumsdon won the time medal in 56 minutes and 38 seconds. This year 250 « more entries are expected. The Girls on Baseball ‘Women are great enthusiasts when they onco get interested in_the game, and that comes when they get so they understand the gamo and points of play, writes Will Harris. Some go to games because it is tho '.hlnf to doandis @ pleasant wy to puss. tho after. noon. Many of these go day in and day out for a long timo without much moro than a faint idea of what is going on before them. But they all zet there aftor awhilo, and the way they enthuse for the home team 1s some- thing laughable at times. It is a noticeable thing about ladios that, as. the slang crowd have it, “they want everything in sight.” They simply gloat over a successful trick. No home player s ever out in_thoir opinion, and when the homo team gets beaten why, “Well, tho umpire robbed us, and T kuow its true, because I heard Mr. Etving say he got the worst of it.” A List of Commanders, The captains of tho Western assoclation teams are as follows: Shannon of Omaha, Schoch of Milwaukee, Manning of Kansas City, Teveau of Denver, Irwin of Lincoln, Shiebeck of Stoux City, Shugart of Minne- apolis and Conley of St. Paul. The League commanders Include: Chi- cago, Captain Anson; Cloveland, Capt Teboau; Pittsburg, Captain Hanlon; Phil delphia, Captain Allen; New York, Coptain Ewing: Brooklyn, Captain Ward, ‘and Bos ton, Captain Nash. The Cincinnati team has not’ selected its oaptain. Last fall it was Captain Latham and ho may be continued in that role. And thoso of the Ameri Columbus, Catain Crooks; taln Comiskey; Louisville, Captain Beard; Cincinnati, Captan Kelly; Washington, Captain Visner; Athletics, Captain Wood: Baltimoro, Captain Wise, and Boston, Cap- taln Radford. association : Louls, Cap- Desert for the Fans. Lon Knight is worth the whole um pire staff of 1800. Joe Walsh is covering more ground than ever this spring. Dave Rowe has added a couple of more twirlers to the alliance—Flood and Darn- brough. Big McCauley is a popular plaver with both bleachers and stand, and Jocko Halligan is in the same class. They are expecting 6,000 people at McCor- mick park this afternoon, with anything like favorable weather. Dad Clarke made a great hit in Friday's ame, allowing the big Wisconsin sluggers ut one little pearly hit. Jack Newman is rapidly rounding to from his malarial attack and will bo able to go be- hind the plate this week. Next Saturday the Corn Huskers will af- ford some fun, and on the 30th the Minne- apolis aggre Larry Twitchell is filling left garden in better form than Jimmy Canavan ever did. Larry has got his first error to make iz a championship game, ind his apostles will be here tomor- series of four games. They are playing excellent ball, and with their new men will be a great card here. And maybe “Old Cy" Sutcliffe doesn't know how to conduct himself behind the plate. So far ho has caught every game, and with but a single error at that. I'he last game with Milwaukee until June 26 will take place this afternoon. Clarke and Suteliffe will be in the points for the Lambs, and Vickery and Schriver for the visitors. The Pittsburg teamn went in bathing at St. Augustine the other day, and the circum- stance leads E. K. Rife to say: “When Charley Reilly struci the water all the sharks in the vieimty turned tail to and broke for deep water, the Amateurs. may play with the wheel club Amon Matteson team. ‘The West Omahas and the Crane compin y teams meet today on the Walnut Hiil grounds. Batteries~Hart and Creig hton aud Williams and Sohwartz. The N. B. Falconer toam is going to be a daisy. The Council Blufts and Falconers play ay. Millett is numed as the Musee's catcher this season. Daniel is gotting a good team toget her for the Gate Citys. Hansell and Mohler of last season’s Ne- braska City team, have signed with Daven- port. None of the city league teams have a left- haunded pitcher. The Omaha wheel club intond to havea team in the field. ‘Williams and Schwartz will be the Crane company battery, ‘The Shamrocks are reorganizing and expect to have a good team. Hurley will be seen in the box occasionally for the West Omahas. Andy Lidener has signed with the Apple- ton, Wis., league team. The Nonpariels play a practice game today with a strong picked team. ‘The Shamrocks play a picked nine today on the Metz Brothers grounds, ““Spud’s” team is not yot completed, but ho says it is going to be a “bute.” Lou Camp has several offers and will prob- ably sign in the Wisconsin league. ‘The Falconers have a good battery in Mil- ler and Gadke. Miller has territic speed. Creignton, catcher, has joined the West Omahas and caught a fine game against the Falconer team. He is a great backstop, and oh, my! how he does line 'em out. The sluggers of the Western Union tolo- graph company will play tomorrow some- where between here and Cheyenne. Billy Rusland and Joe Pritcbard are the batteries. 1he Boys with tho Short Hair. Tom Ryan and Patsy Kerrigan are likely to meet. James D:l{ is anxious to give Pat Farrell another trial. Bob Fitzsimmons aad Jimmie Carroll aro to kiss and make up. Peter Jackson is ill in bed at his training quarters, in ' K'risco. Duncen Harrison is backing Jim Corbett to beat Peter Jackson. Paddy Ryan, the famous opened a saloon in F'risco. Waiter Nally whipped Billy Nally in aten- round fight near Washington. Tommy Warren has' been challenged by Billy Mitchell, the Troy featherweight. Tho colored pugilist, “Big" Hollinger, killed his wife at Jorspy City with a hatchet. Frank Slavin and Charley Mitchell sailed from Liverpool o the. Germanic last Tues- day. Sparrow Lewis was knocked out in threo rounds at Peoria, by George Siddons of Chi- CagO. Jack Rifle crawfistied out of his fight booked with Bob Suttsh at Dayton, Saturday night. V) Dominick McCaftery has ever sixty pupils in his boxing class gt the Manhattan Ath- letic club. Bilty Sanders the., Twenty-fitth wara pug, is out with au offer {0 dlght Charles Volges of Covington, Tho Cribb club williprobabl ef §2,500 for Billy Meyers an bons to fight for. ‘Spider Kelly” 1s auxious to . challenge George Dixon, but his friends have u good hold ou his coat tails. “Honest John" Kelly, the ex-umpire, carted off a small keg of winnings at the Dixon-McCarthy fight. Paddy Harrington and J. W. Curtis, the heavy weights, are to fight at Menomonee, Wis., next Monday night. Gus Tuthill has wagered $1,000 against §000 with a Portland, Ore., sport that Peter Jack- son will whip Jim Corbet. Billy Parsous of Columbus, and Towmio Cavanaugh, the Buffalo pug, have been matched to fight vo a tinish. ex-pug, has offer & purso Austin - Gib- Apollo Club Notes, Willis, the English safety rider, 1s again 1n America. The run to Blair, called for last Sunday, was posponed on dccount of the rai, but many of the boys enjoyed a ride on the paved streets in the afternoon. Tagger has ordered a Hickory safety for his this year mount. Featherstone the inventorof the pneumatic tire, is to havea light speediug buggy with these tires on. Gross leaves for Minneapolis the last of the week. 1t is said that Tom Eck is there. You know the rest. Wertz, Flescher, Denman and Mooro re- turned from Lincoln last weel, a trifie dis- figured but still in the ring. Ex-Speaker Reed is said to ride a fifty-six inch ordinary bicycle* A Woertz says he can't get over the state university youths' alliance yell. Pixley’s backers have challenged Mockett the Lincoln flyer for a five mile race. It is reported that there will be several of the Apollo mombers suspended ere long, Detroit will not run the N ational champion- ships, but they will have races all the same. Zimmerman will ride under the colors of tho Schuylkill Navy Atheletic club of Phila- delphia. Denman added ten pounds to his small body while at Lincoln. He only ate four meals a day. Fletcher was the only man that rode in the Lincoln race who did not receive a fall. Lucky Lou. ‘Where will the state meet be held! is now an important question. Omaha had it last year, who will have it this time? Mardis and Mears managed the races at Lincoln last week. They say bicycling seems. to take well in the alliance town. The called run for today is Croscent City, [a., the weather permitting. This is a fine trip and all the boys should turn out. ‘The first female raco ever run_took place in San Francisco in 1879, Miss Boymer won this event. It should have n the last. Denman carrios his left eve in a sling. He does not say what the trouble was abou t, but kind of hints that it1s the result of taking music lessons. It is about time some one went after the ciub cup, which has been “out of sight” dur- ing the long winter months. Fletcher, Wertz, where are you! Brace up. There is talk of a road race from Omaha to Believue between Muentefering and Pixley. Muentefering, by the way, is one of the most promising young riders in the west. Chief Consul Perrigo says he means to have a grand meet prepared for the boys on the Fourth of July. Perrige 1s just tho kind of a man the Nebraska division has long needed. The penitentiary was open for visitors on 'l‘hum\ny and the boys took time by the fore- lock and visited that institution. They also paid a visit to the asylum, state capitol aud the different universities. Quite +a controversy has sprung up be- tween Beindorf and Mueatefering as to their respective ability as road riders. They have both ordered new special built wheols and the natives will have to be on the lookout for these two festive wind burners, The Riders of the Whael, L. A. W. memberships expire on the 30th inst., and must bo renewed before July 1. The weather has been so bad that few of the lady riders of the bike have ventured out Iately. The associated ‘j’c“nfl clubs of delphia are to hol Labor day. Chicago clubs, as a whole, are better housed thau those of any o her of the larger citios of this country.—[Chicago Post. Down at Atlantic City the wheelmen aro arranging {or a series of races next summer, They have a new track, five laps to the mile, There are #44 more members of the Ohio division L. A. W., now than there was & year ago. The membership is reported as Taxis, a prominent candidate for the na tional champlonship, will ride a pneamatic tired safety in his races and a pneumatic ordinary on the path. T.J. Kirkpatrick, Phila- a big race meeting on who was beaten for mayor of Springfield, O., last Monday, is one of the best known ex-officers of the Leaguo of American wheelmen. Francis A. Clark, Yalo's chanpion bicycle rider, is very ill with pncumonia, and while there is a small chance of his recovery he will not be able to mount his wheel again for a year, On the Matross. Tom Connors has sailed for Europe. Joe Seagel and C. W. Morcer are to wrestle at tho Alpine club, Cincinnati, tonight. Dennis Gallagher and Jimmie Faulkner aro engaged 1n a jawing match over weight at Buffalo. Time! Charles Moth and Tom Shields of Denver are among the other wrestlers that Joo Hig- gins has_boaten, Alico Williams and May Morgaa are ap- peariug in o-Roman wrestling matches n the offeto east. Lucien Christol bas turned up at Kansas City, where he was dofeated by a cowboy wrestler named Llovd in a match on horse- back. Lucien Mare Christol has been challenged by a Kuosas City athiote, who stipulates that ho will appear en masquo on the mat- tross. Joe Higgms and Tom Mclnernoy have both agreed to wrestlo at Cincinnati in the Peo- vle's Saturday night for the Irish champion- ship of America. ““Bobbie" Reakes is at Mount Pleasant, Mich., and he is out with a_gencral challengo to any or all 140-pounders in America to wros- tle for 00 or any part of the sum. Evan Lewls has accepted W. H. Quinn's challenge, and the Strangler and Pacific coast champion are to meet. The mateh will tado place either at Chicago or Omaha, “Farmer" Burns, the Towa wrestlor, has challonged Tom MclInerney and posted a for- feit_ with William Kelly of Chicago. Ho wants to meet “Mc” or auy other man for £250 to $00 a-side, catch-ns catch-can, Johu Richardson deteated R. Harrison in a match for the wrestling championshin of Canada. They mot at London, and Richard- son won_two straight falls, catch-as-catch- can, in ten, and Graco-Roman in four min- utes, Matsada Sorakichi is in Now York, and ho has puthis John Hancock to a tittle declara- tion of independence reading so: I will wrestle any man in America, catch-as-catoh- can, best two In threo falls, for 3350 or $500 a-side, the mateh to be decidod in New York or Philadelphia_eight weeks from signing articles, Richard K. Fox to bo fiual stake- holder. Local Miscellaneous Sports The jacks are now furnishing amusement for the gunners. Larry Noonan,of the Cudahy packing house, South Omaha, hias the record for dressing o bullock, 6.07. Pat Allen is in Ogden, Utah, trying to get. on a fight with Kessler, che big iniddle-weight who whipped the Marine last winter, Henry Homan, Bob Wells and Dr. W. I, Galbraith put in soveral days last week on Prairie creek popping away at the redheads. frank Sidaons and Tommie White, the light-weight pugilists, have made arrange- _ments to fight 1 or near Fort Wayne, May 1 -to b, Nat Brown has bought_the trotting mule, Jack the Ripper, of Tobe Broderick, Chicago, for $00. Jack 1s a phenomenon, and has a mark, of 2, Frank Parmelee_docline EHliott at Kansas City, If Etliott would con: seut to nentral grounds Mr. Parmelee would go hiim a whirl for the championship cup. Mike Kelle the baseball realm, but a hivl am's at the fort, would like to meet any local runner or walker iu a race from one to 100 miles for a suitable stake. Al Bandle is looked upon as the noxt man who will_dispute J. A, R. Elliott's_claim to the American Field cup. Kansas City sports are already taking a great interest in that projeated event. Fred Zimbrich, Now York's champion roller skater, defeated Len George, the champion long distance skater of the wold in a five mile race at Rochester. Jack Prince rofereed the mach, Zimbrich's time was 17 minutes and 20 seconds. H, N, McGrow put in Saturday afternoon at river Sioux. He had three hours good shooting, bagging thirty-one d of which were canvasbacks. Mac has tho sportiug _editor's acknowledgments for a brace of Lhese royal birds. W. H. S. Hughes has been re-clected presi dent of the Omaha gun club, an_honor well deserved. Mr. Hughes belongs to the class of gentleman sportsmen, with a prediliction to shoot J. A. R. ks, thirteen for the gun, who takes an activo interest in all matters pertaining to the fleld and is cv.r ready to lend aid and advice in advancing their interests. The Omaha gun club, 1t must be said, has been on the decline for 'the past three years and_needs an infusion of new blood to restore it to its old time pres- tige. Judge Alf Hazlett of Beatrice is greatly rejoiced over the fact that he has jus como in possession of a valuablo and high-bred mastift. The animal is & thoroughbred and bears the namo of *Only.” He was whelped January 30, 1800, and is'out of the imporied Bruno and’ Asia mastiffs, shipped to this country by Buffalo Bill, during his European trip. Judge Hallett procured the dog from his breeder, G. T. Field of North Platte,Neb, “Only" isa grand animal and is of a fawn color, and 1s accompanied with a registered pedigree as long as the moral law. AN Aboat the bogs. Cora Lynn, one of the most promising prizo pointer pups in New England, was atally njured by colliding with a big St. Bernard while being sent home from tho Boston kennel ciub's bench show. The Toy Spaniel club of I made the following _decision : Charles spanicl is a rich, glossy black and deep tan; tan spots over the eves, and ou the cheeks and the usual tan markings on tho legs are also required. The presence of a few white hairs intermixed with the biack on the chest ef a King Charles spaniel or with the red on tho chest of a ruby spanicl shall not in itself be an absoluto disquulifi tion; but a white patch on the chost or whito hairs on any part of a King Charles or ruby spaniel shall be a disqualification.” “The proprietor of a resort much patronized by the frequenters of the Polo grounds is tho owner of a black aud white mongrel cur, about seven mouths oid, whicn the ball play- ers have d “‘Haggerty, the Lush," on account of his uncanine love for beer and ale. He will drink these beverages much oftener thau the ordinary dog will water aud it is a common thing to see him go to sleop of a night much the worse for his aleoholic im- bibations. Strange to suy, his love of malt liguor has not yet affectod his constitutiot: to ary appreciable extent, but it will as cer- tainly as he lives. Tho other day, after a spree, he went bird hunting on his 'own ac- count, and that night his dinner consisted of twelvo sparrows and four beers. “Hag- gerty" is not a favorite with his follow ca- nine: o far he has avoided the dog-catch- ers, but if they do get him they are sure of a reward, for he is quite a card for his owner, declares the New York Continent, The third arnual national bench held un- der tho auspice: he Mascoutah club at Chicago, last w ! d he country. T entries, comprising altogether the la show of dogs ever seen in the country d_was unrepresentod aggregating £5,000 iu cash and medals worth fully as much were offes competition. The great feature of tho exhi- bition, ho r, wis Tmperator, the greatest Dane in tho world and which was purchasod abonta month ago from the Tector (ireat Dane club' of Berlin, by W. Hagans, of tne Imperial Kennel club of Chicago. He is of beautiful fawn color, with black ‘muzzle, and stands thirty-five incnes in heighth, with an ideal head and neck, a perfect tail, pow- ful hones and a very fine coat. FHis price, in- cluding cavin transportation on the steamer Fulda and a special car from New York to this city, was #,500. This is the fiest timo lie has been placed on exhibition, gland, has “The King Questions and Ay Ouapiox, Neb.. Aprl Editor of Tie i 0 you Inform mo whether Gec Vi1l with the Chadron Tust season, will play Luli in Omaha this seas son?—0C. M. Hopking Ans.—Yes; with the Cranes, OMANA 2 April 17.~T0 th d ttor of Tik BER: Tn high-five, either singio or double, must tho party making trawp have to lead trump?—North Omaha. Aos.—Not unloss agreed upon before com- mencing the game. . April 16, To d 0 the Sporting Sporting o n bet, ploiso now with the Mil- 4 Wright. in 1575, o o the Sporting o publish in Sun- d second (n the Nu- M. Beaver.