Show indian athletics the washoe indians have a peculiar game of football which they play very much after the manner of the english game whether it originated with them or waa learned from the whites and how ions it has been practiced practised by them are questions for future investigation the indians may be seen engaged in this sport on line days in chii season the level ground on the southern side of the river above the dam and below the bluff is their favorite pleasure ground the spectator from a distance who does not know what is goine forward is struck by the novelty of the spectacle when one of the agmes is in progress looking on from the opposite side of the river he will gee a number ol 01 indians at times run as if a foot race were going on and then pair oft eland still and appear to be embracing each other other indians may be seen squatted quat ted on the ground looking on and seated higher upon the bluff and watching the proceedings are alway a number of squaw conspicuous by the bright colors oi their dress the of the latter no doubt serves to fire the the struggling braves and induce them to put forth their best to win the match the ball used by the indians is made of pieces of woollen stockings or any in leather it is about the size of the ordinary cricket ball A level piece of clear ground is selected and two goals faced faxed distant from eacle other about ono hundred yards the goal is made by setting two saplings upright in the c cunil and about five feet apart the amio is played by six indians at a time three to a side the game consists in each side trying to kick the ball through the goal of the other this aniual be done from the space between tha pi au if the ball is kichel through from the rear it doea not couil when the ball ass been forced through one or the other ol 01 the goals the game is won it must be kicked through not thrown the indians do not encumber themselves with unnecessary clothing when about to engage in the aport some of them go into it with nothing on but a and a belt the most that any retain of the garb of civilization is a pair of abridged overalls leaving them naked from the waist up tind from the knees down nothing is worn on the feet the ball is kicked with either the heel or the toes sometimes with the of the foot As the ground is always more or less stony and the ball not soft it may be inferred hat the indians feet are tough all being ready t he ers out a ring mid way between the goals one side is called reno the other the california the two sides are alius named by the indians themselves the game opens by one of tho players tossing the ball into the air so that it will fall in the canler of the ring the instant it touches the earth thirty indian toes are propelled against it five feet may come in contact with each other and the ball remain where it fell or A swift stroke may send it spinning out of the circle now commences the indian wrest line As soon as the ball has been started each player seizes upon one of the opposing side and tries to prevent him from reaching the ball which will sometimes lie untouched for ten or fifteen minutes until some on gets away from his adversary and gets a kick at it the indians display wonderful skill as wrestlers wrest lers their wrestling is after the lanca chire fashion any hold is allowable ft is elbow fide hold romin and other styles combined thus struggling the con cst is exciting the devel I of these indians is superb their muscles in action may be seen to beneath serpent they resemble shakea them selves as they twine and twist about each other in every conceivable faaet son wildly they look too with I heir long black hair alyine in the wind what strength and agility they exhibit one will lift his opponent clear oil the ground and throw him down they go together in the dirt continues they interlock and wind about each other twisting and turning catching a fresh hold every moment now one now tho other uppermost until their identity ia lost in the cloud of dust which surrounds them this one seems to have over oTOe his antagonist 10 breaks away from him and spring to djs feet but the other has caught him by he heel another and both arc blinding each locked grip As they hift position and change their hold their palms strike one an others flesh with a concussion that is heard abundro feet away at last player is loose ho riches at the ball but be pro he can hick in opponent has seized his belt and fresh grappling ensues thus the game boea on sometime however there wilt be very lively kicking and the ball be kept almost constantly con the air often a rush t tho object will result in a confused heap of indians piled onea bovo the other on the ground and from the mass of struggling flesh legs and arms will ba seen out in all directions all good nature there s no no sweating nal nfl striking scratching or unfair play tho play erg ernnt from exertion but not word i spoken while the game goes on even when the ball at last lastrom nom somo well directed kick goes flying through the goal heard not a cry cf o altton cai capes tho ickom A gamo may last bill five minutes arit may lust an hour in either edge the sport until sundown THE democratic wives of tho re nominees for trustees of board of who defeated chapy genalo w at tha late local election and are filling tho offices now are mak ing it their better halves jugl at jaent ra ent having raised a campa ian fund for II ancock a ny ai crt H vanatti iivo n extraordinary circulation abo larget weekly circulation following in weekly with the lUMi fru fratny tny and ufler land ami jiw iho lucast beautifully weekly of he has B Y alth dismay 10 lo rapid of and dumola little to the introduction of civil laifi t it at uit ud to lp churchea ca alei krisht ur this I ceremony TUB CHICAGO binns has published n deal which it has now been closed out with a loss to its organizers and participants of several millions of dollars As is known this deal was organized more hn ft year ago james B keene and tense boyt being ita originators with them were associated perry II 11 smith geo L dunlap and nathan corwith of chicago and st G immons and judge Kern osho the five last named were allowed a quarter interest in tho syndicate had a quarter interest and acene a half the new york end assumed en lire direction of the deal argus smith of milwaukee thought he saw a cooj chanco in following the movements of the syndicate and he gauged bis speculations by theirs and an agreement was finally arrived at whereby though he was not to share in the profits of the syndicate ho was to be guided by its directions at one lime the syndicate had bought bushels of wheat they proposed to close out the deal last may but the attempt did not realize their expectations and thy decided to postpone it till june and by renewed purchases force up the price and then unload for a time it looked as if this would succeed but hazelton partner iegan selling right and left and alie market slid away not almost all their wheat has either been shipped or sold and the chicago owners of one quarter interest in alie deal find themselves each from o out what keenes and boyts loss is be estimated nd mr smiths loss is estimated from a quarter to half a million all of which served them right hooker and burnside are said to edve been the handsomest men on horseback who fought on the federal side in virgin ia mcclellan lode too large a horse ouster and farnsworth were seln did horsemen grant rodo well but was not graceful was not a rider NEW YOEK has lo urleen murderers in the toombs awaiting their de sered doom the garden city chicago has fifteen of the dangerous fees to human life in safekeeping safe keeping may none of them escape the gallows |