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Sovenunent Forecaster Tells How
Nebraska Weather History Was
Written in January, 1888
MANY LIVES LOST IN STORM
Colonel tVelhh looked up from his dally
Incantation over the much-lined United
States weather map yesterday and
pointed with satisfaction to somo words
which ho had written on the southeast
ern corner of the map. In the gulf, of
Mexico.
These words wore in brltcht rod nd
stood out boldly anions all the blue and
black caballstlo signs and figures wtth
which the map was covered and from
which the colonel, was working out his
dally prophesy.
"January 12, 18S8."'
That Is what the colonel had written.
Only this and nothing more. He pointed
to the words.
"Do you know what this is?" he In-
Handicap Bowling
and Midwest Are
Now Arranged For
The Omaha City Bowling association
was organised Sunday afternoon to man
age a city tournament and a stale handi
cap tournament this spring and the Mid
west congress next fall. The following
officers were elected: M. K. Klnncman,
president; Art Cummings, vice president;
Carl J. Cain, secretary; Georgo Zimmer
man, treasurer.
The tourney for the city championships
will be held starting February 21. Its
entrants will be eligible to bowl at the
American , Bowling congress at I'eorla,
starting March 13. Carl Cain will man
age the city event and a committee con
sisting of Dick Orotte. chairman; Chct
'Weekea, Henry Fritseher, George Zim
merman and Red Ratkln was elected to
draw up schedule.
Another meeting of the bowlers will be
held next Sunday afternoon to select a
quired. I president of the Midwest organization
"Sure," said the reporter, "that's the and thresh out final arrancemcnts for
the city tourney,
Amateur Athletic
Union to Meet at
City Hall Tonight
Peckinpaugh Signs
Yankee Contract
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. K. Roger Teck
inpaugli signed a three-year contract to
dny to play with the New York Ameri
can league team. His signature was ob
tained by Manager Bill Donovan' of the
New York club. Both Peckinpaugh and
Donovan declined to state the salary In
volved. Joe Tinker of the Chicago Fed
erals made an unsuccessful tffort to
sign Feckinpaugh.
birthday of any man or woman who will
be 27 years old tomorrow."
"That," said the colonel, "is the date
of the big blizzard. Everything dates
from the big blizzard in this country as (
everytning in irciana aaies irom me lime
of the big wind. That wae certainly some
blizzard."
Many Died ia Storm.
the storm "fight nil their battles oyer i ,ctlo MMclaUon ot QnMina wt be heId
apain as the anniversary of the .lay tns evemng , th- counc), chambcr of
, a J f V , th clty haU- The Pse " to Perfect
death and suffering In Its wake all up,, permanent organisation ond elect of
and down the Missouri valley and from flcer t(J off,caU dur, ensulnKyear.
the lakes to the. mountains. I orty-one , Everybody who Is Interested In the pro-
... . ,..f . , posed athletic club Is Invited to attend.
ilu uub.''Iii u, -vvjin an inuny move ill jqwu
and varying numbers In other Mates.
The story of the great sleighing car
nival to Council Bluffs is perennially re
called how son Omahans in 276 sleighs
and, accompanied by a band, drove across
the river on the ice and wore met on
the other side by an equally large con
tingent of Council Bluffs people; how
the storm descended while they were
dancing late in tho afternoon; how most
of them were compelled to remain in
Council Bluffs over night.
Wind Hitch snd Bltlnir Cold.
The wind blow thirty to forty miles
an hour and the thermometer registered
IS degrees below ero. The storm raged
all that night and until noon the next
day. It was days until telegraph lines
and railroads were working on schedule
time. Lack of telephone communication
in those days gave a long lifo to rumors
of various citizens being frozen to death.
In Omaha there was only ono death as
a result of the storm.
Fred Eller, a cigar maker, w ho, return
ing home, lout his way In the snow and
lay down at Twenty-third and Leaven
worth streets and died.
January 12, 1912. three years ago, was
the coldest day In Omaha for forty years,
the temperature going down to 27 degrees
below zero. One day In 1S84 Omaha noees
and ears were nipped by a hyperborean
spell, which, measured by Mr. Fahren
heit's popular instrument, was 32 degrees
below sero. . . .
Brine; Hack Recollections.
Colonel Welsh looked out of the win
dow at the sky. He was dreaming of
these past exploits of tils bureau, days
when It leaped Into the spot light, push
ing aside all other topics of human In
terest. But the sky was blue, the temporature
mild. The proverb says, "Happy nations
make no history." And ordinary weather
makes no history.
But the local weather man knows that
all things come to him who waits. Some
time his department will be in the lime
light again. But tor the preeent-"-
"Falr and slightly warmer tomorrow,'
said the colonel.
ROY MONTGOMERY MAKES
THREATS IN HIS PAPER
GILLETTE, Wyo., Jan. 11. (Special.)
Roy Montgomery, mayor of this town,
whose conviction of whlto slavery in the
Wyoming L'nlted States court has been
afi'irniiid by the federal appellate court,
in tho current Issue ot his newspaper,
the Gillette News, serves notice on his
enemies that they will hear from him
later. Commenting on Montgomery's
prospect of a term In the Leavenworth
penitentiary, the News says that "he
will take It like the game fighter he is,
and after ao-called justice has been satis
fied, he will be found back on the firing
line, scratching the thin reform venoer
from the backs of . those who have been
using that same reform to cloak their
rascality."! The term to which Mont
gomery was sentenced Is two and one
half years.
WALTER CAMR RETIRES
FROM YALE ATHLETICS
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Jan. 11. Walter
Camp has retired from the position of
fcot ball representative on the Yale Uni
versity Athletic association and Prof.
Robert N. Corwln has been named in his
stead for the coming year, according to
announcement made today by Captain
A. D. Wilson of the foot ball team.
The retirement of Mr. Cain p. It in ex
plained, is in line with his desire to
i THE THEFT OF CATTLE' and does not curtail his services as grad
uate advisory coach to the foot ball cup
tain and coaches.
RANCHMAN CHARGED WITH
SUNDANCE, Wyo., Jan. 11. (Special.)
Paul Bernard and Roy Kinghorn, well
known young ranchmen, are under arrest,
charged with tho theft of 12,000 worth of
cattle from Henry Weare, a neighbor.
Tot la f'oatlna.
NEW HAVEN', Conn.. Jan. 11 -The
Eastern Base Ball association at its an-
... . ' ' ; nimi inefiin loaay vowa down a propo-
Weai-e found thirty head of his stock 'sltlon presented bv Director Clsrk nf th
missing and. it is alleged, traced thirteen ' Hartford club to disband for a year. It
head to the ranch of Bernard on I-aUni ",Ue
creek and seventeen h. ad to the ranch , circuit No contorination was given re
Vif Kinghorn on Kt. Onie cm li. Both i Ports that the Federal league was eon-
siaenng me lerruory. particularly Hart
ford and New Haven.
prisoners assert Innocence.
RITCHIE AND WELSH
TO FIGHT TEN ROUNDS
Not Uan t feds.
PROVIDENCH. R. I., Jan. U.-Jack
Egan. an American league umpire, said
today he had not signed with the Federal
as has
' I league for the coining season
BAN FRANCJSCO. Jan. 11. Willie ! been reported In Chlr-ago.
Ritchie, former lightweight champion,
accepted an offer here today to meet the
title holder. Freddie Welsh, in a ten.
Mow to Cure La Irrlppe Coah
"Coughs that hang on" demand treai-
ment. Stop and think 1 Reason and com
round, no decision buut at Madison Hriuare : mem sen e tell you that It Is folly to
Garden on or about February . Ritchie j Brm and bear It." Those racking U
said be would enter the ring at catch-1 grippe coughs that wrench the body and
weights. He refused to make weight fop cause soreness and pains In the lungs
a bout of leas than twenty rounds In j yield more quickly to Foley Honey and
which the title was not at stake, except . Tar than to any otner treatment Forty
by the thame of a knockout.
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Yertleemept. I rerUsement
BRITISH NOTE IS
UNSATISFACTORY
TO WASHINGTON
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lean reply Is finally ton I, 4 ho State de
partment will give out statistics showing
when and where American ships have
been detained.
It is admitted at the State depnrtment
that the action of some American ex
porters and ship mnstcis i.ail placed tl.o
British in pusNcsnlon ot a strum; align
ment In favor of Its present p'lsitinn.
But with the recent arrangement f r
having outgoing cargo's Ion lei undi-r
the Inspection of ttvnsury offlrlsls and
with tho system- of licenses which the
British note states has been ar
ranged to Insure rubihr and erh.vs
wool exported from America from reach
ing Germany .xn.l Auaiiia. officiiiU aie
inclined to belli e that the way soon
will be open for a com-!efely sul.'ffdc
tory understanding lutween the tvi gov
ernments In ru';iri to the treatment of
neutral shipping uinl tlicy ate encu' rimed
In that belief t.y the frnn' unU r:p(.n
slvo tone ot the British note.
Chief Grievance lis iKnorrd.
LONDON, Jan. 11. Tho opinion pre
vails among American shipping sgents In
Ix)ndon that Washington will answer the
British preliminary reply to the Amerlsan
shipping note, because ot what they
they term Us ex-parte nature. While
Great Britain made It clear that no
reply was expected until it had given Its
own final answer, American shippers be
lieve that there are certain phases of the
preliminary note which requlr explana
tion. Tho failure of the British reply to
iX plain that copper and other American
exports to neutral countries probably
were forwarded in largo quantities to
Russia Is looked upon as an Important
omission. Another point dwelt upon by
shipping agents Is the fact that Great
Britain has not taken .into account the
virtually 'complete cutting off of German
exports to neutral countries, which of
necessity must buy from the United
States goods which cannot be had from
Germany or England.
Considerable comment has been aroused
by Uie fact that both tho American note
and the British response scarcely touched
upon the chief grievance of shippers tho
great delay In determining whether car
goes detained are contraband. Agents
of American firms which havo suffered
from Ma condition feel that speclflo
statements of the annoyances and delays
which shippers have endured would has
ten an adjustment more effectively than
general statements.
G. W. MAXWELL IS DOUBLE
TARGET TRAPJHOT CHAMP
George ' Maxwell of Hastings Is the
champion double-target trap shooter fr
1911, according to averages just published.
Maxwell won the professional champion
ship by breaking 134 rocks out of 150
for an average of .6933. He leads the
amateur champion by several points.
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Blackburn Wants
to Know Why Judges
Have Failed to Act
At the annual meeting of the Omaha
liar association Saturday night, follow
ing the dinner at tho University club
rooms, Thomas W. Blackburn, the re
tiring president. In sn address, called at
tention to the fact that the judges of thn
dlntrli't court had failed to act on the
recommendations of the Bar association,
calling for an investigation 'Of the charges
of miaeonduct, mado by Tho Omaha Bee
ijeveral months ago.
During tho courso of ( his remarks, Mr.
Blackburn said:
"I regret to say that the judges have
taken no steps to carry out the recom
mendation. Just why the court has felt
that It had no Immediate responsibility
In connection with the matter I am un
able to say.. My personal opinion Is that
the courso taken by the court Is neither
justifiable nor wise. Several members of
this bar hsve been subjected to public
criticism. Not only so, but Indictments
have been returned by the grand Jury
against them. Most of these indictments
were dlsmiNsed without prosecution. Nev
ertheless the Individual members of the
bar who were Indicted are compelled to
remain under the cloud of the indict
ments and the bar of tho city is still the
subject of criticism because of the
charges upon which the Indictments were
said to have been based.
"It seems to mo that the judges of the
district court cannot justify themselves
In Ignoring a situation such as was laid
before them by this association."
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: ,
President Charles G. McDonald.
Secretary J. T. Dysart.
Treasurer Anan Haymond.
Executlvo Council W. A. DeBord,
V. A. Brogan, R. O. Young, Thomas O.
Crane, T. W. Blackburn.
The address of former President Black
burn was referred to the newly elected
executive council for Its recommendation.
Cole Killed Himself,
Thinking Man He
Had Shot Was Dead
ENCAMPMENT, Wyr.. Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) William Cole was not killed by
Charles Sanger after attoinpting to as
sassinate the latter, but committed sui
cldi), believing he had accomplished his
purpose, is the conclusion of Coroner H.
K. Bennett, after an investigation of the
tragedy of last Thursday morning at
Sanger's ranch, in the remote Big Creek
district. Therefore no inquest will be
held on tho body of Cole.
The first report of the tragedy said
that Cole, hiding in Sanger' barn, at
tempted to assassinate Sanger as he came
to the door of his cabin In the early
morning, firing six shots at him and
shooting him through the arm and eai
Coroner Bennett's investigation estab
lished conclusively, however, that Sanger
did not fire at Cole, but that the latter,
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seeing Sanger reel backward Into his
cabin supposed him to bo depd and there
upon blow out his own brains.
South Dakota Sets
Trap for Antelope
DEADWOOD S D.. Jan. Il.-Cpecjal.)
South Dakota's antelope trap, the only
oe of Its kind permitted under ytnte
laws, and that only because the state
Is conducting It, Is now rendy for busi
ness at a point silicon miles north of
Belle Fourche. Tho trap Is a corral
erected by the state game warden for tho
purpose of securing some of Iho unwary
animals that roum that sect Inn and later
placing them In tho Btnte gann- preserve
near Custer. It Is surroundel by a ten-
foot wire-woven feneo and In the center
of the corral la a well known water hole.
The 2TiO-foot long enclosure has the one
opening thirty feet wide, close to the
dam. At the opening Is a gate which can
be quickly closed by a man on guard In
(he liiNlde, and this guard Is now on the
Job. Once the gentle antelope noses
through the gate. It Is a prisoner.
Opium Queen is
Arrested on Liner
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Mrs. Sophia
Ghee, known to tho police as "the opium
queen," was arrested In her state room
on the steamer Philadelphia when the
vessel docked here today, charged with
being tho American agent for a band ot
opium smugKlers that has hesdqusvteis
In Liverpool. Federal autorltles said thiv
were prepared to prove that Mrs. Ohee Is
responsible for the distribution of lil.MO
worth of opium throughout the United
States.
Mrs. Ghee was born In England, of
Austrian parents. She Is the wife of
Chow Ghee, a Chinese who lives In Liv
erpool. Eleven men belonging to tha
band of alleged smugglers of which she
is said to bo the guiding genius had pre
viously been arrested here and In Chlcauo
Cne Artist Dies.
LAFAYETTW. Ind.. Jan. 11.-Parker A.
Byers, one tlmo thrccuhshlon bllllari!
champion of the world, mentor of Jacut
Schaefer. Ore Mornlnastar. George ilos
son and Frank Ives, died at his home to
day. aged M years. Ho had played pro
lesslonal billiards for forty-flvo years.
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