Nebraska Newspapers

    THE TRIBUNE.
F. M. & E. M. KIMMELt , Pubs.
McCOOK , NEB
OVER THE STATE.
ACCIDENT ON THE RAIL.
Lincoln special to tlio Omaha Republi
can : A construction train that has been
in use on the Nebraska and Colorado di
vision of the B. & M. railroad , was thrown
from the track at a point about nine miles
eouthwest of Fairfield this afternoon , and
the entire train was precipitated down nn
embankment twenty-five feet high. Six ol
the cars were totally wrecked and the en
gine was eo badly damaged that it will
probably be of little service in the future.
The train was not moving very rapidly a1
the time of the occurrence , else the loss o ;
life and property would have been far
greater , for the cars plunged wildly down
the steep decline and lay in a confused and
broken mass at the bottom. How any ol
the persons on the ill-fated train escaped
IB something of a mystery.
The work of extricating the dead and
wounded commenced at once , and in a
brief time , four corpses , in all sorts of con
ditions , mangled and torn , were laid eide
by side. In another place sat and lay
nearly a dozen groaning , wounded men.
The dead are : Robert H. Marvin , hotel
keeper , Dewecse , Neb. , married ; George
Burke , St. Louis ; Daniel O'Connor. Wes-
ton , Mo. ; Robert Collins , England ; Dennis
Hamilton , Michigan. The latter is yet un
der the debris , and will not be taken out
for some time , as the body is held down by
the weight of a car.
The cause of the accident was a collision
with a bull that refused to leave the track
despite the noise of the approaching train
and the shriek of the whistle. When the
engine struck him he was thrown beneath
the wheels instead of into the ditch and
the passing of the wheels over his body
was enough to lift the ponderous engine
from the track. All that was possible was
done for the wounded men , only one of
whom it is thought to be dangerously hurt.
SHOT EY ACCIDENT.
Ainsworth special : Sherman Burns , of
Keya Paha county , was visiting a neighbor
Sunday. A loaded shotgun was in a wagon.
The neighbor took something from the
wagon , when the gun was discharged , the
contents entering Burns' abdomen above
the right thigh , passing to the back and
making a horrible wound. Burns is 25
years old and has a wife and child. It is
thought possible for him to recover.
X.IVE STOCK RATE WAR.
For some time back it has been no secret
with those conversant with railroad mat
ters , that the relations between the Oma
ha and Chicago roads was becoming very
much strained , owing to the existing rules
governing the live stock traffic. At the
time of the cut in live stock rates , early in
the season , an agreement was entered into
by the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific , the
Chicago , Burlington & Quincy , the Chicago
& Northwestern and the Chicago & Milwau
kee , that they would haul all live stock
from Omaha to Chicago at the proportion
ate rate of the through charges. This IB ,
stock could be billed to Chicago , from any
western point , by the way of Omaha , and
could be halted at Omaha and reshipped ,
or iJ sold the buyer could reship to Chi
cago at the same rate charged for stock go
ing straight through. The Chicago &
Northwestern and Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy insisted upon this exception being
being made , that all stock coming into
Omaha on any of their branch lines should
go out over the same road to Chicago , or
otherwise be compelled to pay local rates.
The enforcement of this rule was equiva
lent to limiting the Chicago & Rock Island
and Chicago & Milwaukee to such stock as
came in over the Union Pacific. It soon
became apparent that they could not even
depend upon the Union Pacific stock ,
for when a buyer buys a number
of cars of cattle or hogs , and is
compelled to ship one or more of
them over a certain road , he quite natur
ally wants them all to go top'ther , and
hence that road gets the whole shipment. 3
The Milwaukee gave up with good grace , to
what appeared to be the inevitable , and
looked quietly on while the other roads
fought over the bone of contention. The
Rock Island struggled hard all summer to
maintain her ground , but was compelled to
see one after another of her old shippers
drop off and go over to either the Chicago ,
Burlington & Quincy or to the Chicago &
Northwestern , for the single reason that
she was cut off from hauling anything ex
cept Union Pacific stock. On Wednesday
evening of this week the Rock Island hauled
Tout a train of live stock , consigned to East
Cambridge , Mass. , and shipped by an old
patron of the Rock Island , who had lately
Seen shipping over the other roads. W.
N. Babcock , general western agent of the
Chicago & Northwestern , hastened to the
Omaha stock yards to investigate the re
ported action of the Rock Island. He
looked the field over carefully and it was
quite evident that he was not over and
above well pleased with the outlook. He
talked the matter over with the stock
yards people and is reported to have hinted
that he would stop the live stock on the
line of his road from coming to Omaha un
less his road could haul it out again.
Omaha Bee.
MISCELLANEOUS STATE MATTERS.
THE B. & M. company has commenced
the survey of a line to connect the Ashland
cut-off with their river road , about eight
miles south of Omaha. They will cross the
Union Pacific two miles from Gilmore.
LINCOLN plumbers have been getting
$3.50 per day , but they want S4 , and have
gone on a strike in order to obtain it.
THE I. 0. 0. F. reception at Lincoln , o !
the members of the grand lodge was one of
the most brilliant and successful of such
entertainments in the history of that city.
CARL. TYSCHEN of Lincoln , was sentenced
to the reform school , but was afterward
granted a thirty-day stay of action. The
deferred action will placehim beyond reach
of the above institution , as he will be 1G
years old before the thirty days expires
and cannot be cent there after reaching
that age.
THE body of an unknown man was found
along the river bank , just above the depot
in Plattsmouth , last week. The body ap
peared to have been in the water some
time , it being considerably bloated and
swollen.
A PUFF ball forty-six inches in diameter
is on exhibition at the state university at
Lincoln.
SENATOR GOBSIAN ol Maryland , was in
Omaha last Sunday and was given a re
ception at the rooms of the Omaha club.
MRS. TWITCHELL , of Lincoln , 17 years
old , fell dead from heart disease while
waiting upon her sick husband.
THE Burlington & Missouri road is show
ing a handsome increase of business each
month in the freight department. In Au
gust the mileage in freight cars were 4,300-
300 ; in September 4,600,000 , being an in
crease of 300,000 miles. In August the
Chicago , Burlington & Quincy received from
the Burlington & Missouri for the use of its
cars 519,172.50 , and in September $20-
663.50 , being at the rate of three-fourths
of a cent per mile for each mile traveled
over the Burlington & Missouri road. This
handsome increase is a good showing for
the road ns well as the largo increase of
business in the state.
CREGHTON COLLEGE , Omaha , is to have
a new obscrvatorjwith a star clock and
a fine telescope in it. The telescope , which
will cost upwards of $1,000 , and the neces
sary machinery for operating , which will
cost $2,000 more , are now on their way.
LINCOLN special : This afternoon about 3
o'clock the head cook at the Morton house ,
a colored man by the name of Jones , made
a deadly assault on John Shekler , the head
barkeeper , stabbing him in the right leg
just above the knee. The wound is about
five inches long and two inches deep , but
fortunately no arteries weresevered. Jones
had been under the influence of liquor
somewhat during the day , and it was upon
being refused a drink that he committed
the assault. Jones , after the stabbing , ran
to his home about a block off , where he
was subsequently arrested. Mr. Shelter's
wound is not considered dangerous , but it
will confine him to his bed for a week or so.
THE Rock Island track layers are ex
pected to reach Beatrice about Nov. 1.
A LODGE of the Knights of Pythias is to
be organized at Cheney.
THE value of Bartley is given thus : Busi
ness buildings , $30,705 ; residences , $10-
575 ; lots , $15,000 ; in course of erection ,
$8,710 ; goods in stores , $75,000 ; lumber
in the yards , etc. , $16,000.
THE Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Val
ley road has determ'ned to locate division
shops at Long Pine and Chadron. The
company has completed stock yards and
water works at the former place.
BEATRICE will have its system of Holly
water works in full blast in a few days.
A LINCOLN mother intrusted her daugh-
with $1.30 to buying school books. In
stead of doing so , however , she invested
the wealth in a railroad ticket and lit out
for Omaha.
Kearney special : Saturday evening
Jeremiah Wilson , a farmer living north
west of Budn , started in company with
William Trivelpiece home from Gibbon.
When out five miles from town Wilson got )
out to walk and attempted to draw a shot
gun out of the wagon with the muzzle
toward him. The hammers struck the
wheel. Both barrels were discharged into
the unfortunate man's body , entering the
right lung sideways , completely tearing off
the right side of the heart. Instant death
resulted. The man had no family.
A CUTTING affray occurred at the Morton
house , Nebraska City , in which John
Sheckler , the barkeeper , received several
serious cuts from a knife in the hands of
the colored cook. Sheckler refused the
negro liquor , which infuriated the man and
led lo the cutting. The assailed was
frightfully cut about the legs and lower
part of the body , though the wounds are
not considered fatal.
CHARLES ALTON , who for some months
ias been cashier of the business depart
ment of the Omaha Herald , is about to en-
; age in the banking business in Ainsworth.
DEATH has taken another student from
; he state university. Miss Alice Mercer , of .
Harvard , died last week.
OTTO RASMUSSEN of Lincoln , was found
dead in his room in that citv last week.
SEVENTY-TWO sinners answered before the
) olice judge of Omaha on Monday morning
ast. Most of them were ordinary cases of
runic.
The eminent Unitarian preacher , Rev. Au
gustus Stopford Brooke , of Dublin , has been
bent to an insane asylum.
A SIX-YEAR-OLD son of Daniel M. Garff , o
Marshall , Neb. , a gentleman who has been
visiting relatives at Grand Island , met
with quite a painful accident. Finding a
blank cartridge the little fellow filled it
with some powder and setting a match to
it was badly scorched in the face by the
explosion.
A PARTY of about twenty-five Dunkards ,
comprising several families , bought tickets
at Beatrice the other day and embarked
for Gainesville , Texas , via the B. & M. and
connecting lines. Said one of them who
seemed to be managing the affairs of the
party : "We are going down there to live.
All of our party have lived here in Gage
Bounty for some time.
JULY 16 , E. Hurlbufc , Sr. , of Columbus ,
purchased ten shoats which weighed 620
pounds. He sold them back to Mr. Wig
gins Oct. 4 , when the lot weighed 2,000.
During the two months and eighteen days
that Mr. Hurlbut fed these hogs , the feed
ninety barrels of buttermilk and forty bush
els of corn cost him $17. Theshoats cost
him $25. He sold the lot when fatted for
$77 , leaving a net profit of $35 on the in
vestment.
AT Lincoln , J. E. Pugh was sentenced to
two years in the pen for an assault on Con
ductor Ballinger of the B. & M. with intent
to kill , the weapon used was a large knife.
He plead guilty.
STUDENTS at Bartley can pet board and
room , with stove , chair , stand and bed
stead , for $2.50 per week.
OMAHA'S postofiice is becoming too small
for the business crowding upon it.
HASTINGS has put up 175 houses thus far
this season and the number will be very
materially increased before the building
season is over.
BERNARD KIRSCHSTEIX , nn employe on the
new railroad bridge at Omnha , died last
week from the caisson disease.
THERE are at this time 131 children in
the reform school at Kearney ; 31 of these
are girls.
A. L. RINKER lad
, an 18-year-old residing
at Oxford , was lodged in jail at Lincoln last
week on complaint of his father , who
claimed the boy was disobcdcnt and would
not behave. The board of insanity'will
hold a counsel over him.
THE new proprietors ol the Omaha Re
publican have taken hold ol the work.
FROM Scribner to Oakdale the Fremont
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road will builc
n branch line. The road will be about 110
miles long and will run through Albion.
OMAHA has organized a Flambeau club
The object of the club is togivepyrotechni
and flambeau exhibitions on political anc
other big occasions when their services an
desired. There will be 100 men in uniforrc
all carrying flambeaux and fireworks a
each display , besides a gun club of twenty
five men and a drum corps of eight boys.
THE people of Lancaster at the counti
election will vote on the question of town
ship organization.
THE wife of James Drenuing , of Lyons
has employed an attorney to bring suil
against two of Oakland's saloon men , foi
selling her husband liquor , causing him tc
fall from his horse , breaking one of hit
arms.
THERE were ninety-four new postofficei
established in Nebraska from January Is )
to August 1st ,
THE B. & M. contemplate extensive im
provements at Plattsmouth.
THE funeral of Frank Wheeler , the young
university student , took place at Lincoln
and was largely attended.
THE district fair at Friend drew a largo
attendance.
THE Presbyterian synod of Nebraska
held sessions in Omaha last week. Reports
were made showing the progress of the
church work in the five different presby-
terys that comprise the synod. The re
ports were highly gratifying , exhibiting a
marked increase of the church membership
and a growing interest in the cause by the
pastors and people of the state. The syn-
odical missionary also made his annual re
port showing the condition of the mission
ary work in Nebraska. The reports were
received and discussed fully by the mem
bers of the synod , after which they were re
ferred to the various committees.
S. H. CALHOUN , of Nebraska City , the
new appointee of the office of collector of
internal revenue'for this district , will soon
tnke charge of the office. His bond for
$125,000 , signed by sureties , who qualified
for twice that amount , has been sent to
Washington for approval.
LINCOLN has tested her system of water
works and pronounced the same satisfac
tory. ,
THE next convention of the W. C. T. U. ,
of Nebraska , will be held in Beatrice.
AT FAIRMOUNT , Henry Musselman was
thrown from his buggy , receiving severe
concussion of the brain and injury to the
6 pi ne.
FIRE at Norfolic destroyed property to
the extent of $40,000 last week.
AN unknown disease , which is very sud
den and fatal in its results , has appeared
among the horses at Wakefield.
FIRE broke out last week in one of the
smoke ' houses of Boyd's packing house at
Omaha. The fire department was called
out and speedily extinguished the blaze.
There were about 30,000 pounds of meat
in the house and a large proportion of this
was damaged. The loss will be about
$1,000.
THE fifteenth annual session of the grand
encampment I. 0. 0 ; F. of Nebraska con
vened at the Odd Fellows hall in Lincoln
last week. There was a full attendance of
grand officers and members. The reports
of the grand officers bhow a reasonable *
growth and increase in this branch of Odd
Fellowship in Nebraska. The encampment
being a higher branch of the order , is never
expected to increase in a ratio commensur
ate with the subordinate lodge. The en
tire number of members in the state is 675 ,
distributed between about twenty subordi
nates. Two new encampments were insti
.
tuted last year , through which there came
in about fifty members.
LAST week Freese Celles , a convict em
ployed in digging potatoesnear thepeniten-
tiary , stole away from his guard and made
his escape by creeping through the high
prairie grass until he was out of sight. He
was missed at once and a vigorous search
was begun. Guards scoured the country in
every direction and the telephone and tel
egraph were used in making arrangements
for the capture of the runawaj" . He was
tracked down nnd surrounded by the
guards before 9 o'clock in the evening and
taken back to the pen and secured. His
few hours of freedom will cost several days
"good time , " and may also cause him some
other inconvenience.
ELDER HOWE predicts a good deal of
want among the poor of Lincoln the
coming winter.
LINCOLN'S police court has been running
light of late , not because there is no offend
ers in the city , but the trouble is the po
lice don't catch them.
THE conductor of .a construction train to
which an accident recently occurred claimed
he was not making more than ten miles an
hour when the wreck occurred.
FRED GRAXZILL , of Fremont , was last
week kicked by a mule , being badlj' bruised
about the face.
SPARKS from locomotives and prairie
fires are destroying a great deal of hay.
THE report as given by the grand lodge
officers of the I. O. 0. F. show the order to
be in a very flattering condition in the
state. There arc 137 subordinate lodges
in good working condition with a total
contributing membership of 5,505 , being a
gain during the year of 477. The treasurer
shows a balance in his hands of $5.570.26 ,
being a gain of over $300 over the balance
of last year. The following new lodges
have been instituted since the last session :
McCook lodge. No. 137. located at McCook
in Red Willow county ; Lincoln lodge , No.
183 , located at Lincoln , Lancaster county ;
Davenport lodge , No. 139 , located at
Davenport , Tlmyer county ; Chadron lodge ,
No. 140 , located at Chadron , Dawes county ;
Shelton lodge. No. 141 , located at Shelton ,
Buffalocou'ity ; North Loup lodge , No. 142 ,
located at North Loup , Valley countj- ;
Vesper Star lodge. No. 26 , R. D. , located
at Orleans , Ilarhui county.
OMAHA merchants are subject to much
delay and annoyance by freight blockades ,
the Union Pacific not having yards large
enough to accommodate the enormous
business crowding upon it. .
MRS. KATE SIIOUGHKOE. of Omaha , is
seeking a divorce from her brutal lnsband.
The various acts of inhuman conduct cul
minated the other night when ho knocked
her down and beat her with a potato
masher. For this he is now in jail await
ing trial.
Miss SMITH , the librarian at the state
university , fell on the walk before her home
sustaining a compound fracture of the
bones in the left ankle , which will confine
her to the house for two or three months.
SOME cute fellow took all the seeds out
of the mammoth squash at the Red Willow
County fair. He cut a hirgo "plug" out of
the bottom of the squash , removed the
seeds , replaced the "plug , " and the squash
presented the natural appearance until
turned down side up.
LIEUT DUDLEY ; of the state university ,
received a letter a few days ago from the
parents and brothers of the late Frank L.
Wheeler , which was read at the clo.se of the
drill ' . "Words cannot
Tuesdaj' evening. ex
press our thanks to you , the cadets and
the members of the band for the honor ,
courtesy and kindness extended to our
dear Frank during his late illness and
death. If the prayers of his parents nnd
brothers for the happiness and safety of
you all can avail anything , you certainly
have them. Frank was always so proud
of the cadets and band , and we know if he
could see the respect you paid him he
looked down upon you and blessed you
all. "
A MAN named Canada is under arrest at
Decatur , Burt county , who had in his pos
session four horses uhich it is alleged were
stolen from some person in Ohio. The
prisoner admits that he is from Ohio , but
claims he can prove himself the lawful
owner of the horses.
FROM time to time General Manager C.al-
laway of the Union Pacific has had pre
pared for him tables showing the number
of fires which are caused along the lines of
the Union Pacific by flying sparks. These
statistics so farhave shown that the most
of these fires are caused by engines which
have the "straight stack. " In rare in
stances the destructive sparks came from
a ' -bulge head" stack.
SPARKS from a passenger train on the
Union Pacific set fire to the praririe grass
and destroyed one hundred tons of hay
for Wm. Brand and D. Dye. They have
entered a claim for damages.
GENERAL MANAGER HOLDREGE is re
ported as denying the report that the
Burlington & Missouri is contemplating
an air line from Omaha to Deadwood.
Ix twenty days the Union Pacific han
dled 40,005 freight cars in Omaha.
A GOOD PLACE FOR THEJT.
Where the Captured Apaches are to Spend the
Remainder of Their Days.
Washington dispatch : There need be no
doubt of the severity of the punishment of
the Apaches. They are to bo confined at
Fort Pickens and Fort Marion , Florida ,
nnd are to take their chances of escaping
the yellow fever , should that epidemic visit
bhat post , as it so often has done. It has
been an open question whether in the event
of the approach of the yellow fever the In
dians should be removed to a camp in a
more healthful locality. It has not been
'ound practical to provide for removing
; heni in such an emergency. The con
sequence is that they will not only be ex-
lohcd to the fever , but that the soldiers
ivho guard them will not be able to go to a
camp removed from the coast as has been
; he custom when the fever has appeared
: here. Stations at these posts will not
; herefore bo considered as very desirable
jy the military officers. Fort Pickens ,
where the leaders of the hostile bands are
; o pass the remainder of their lives in close
confinement , is situated on a spot of sand
ust at the entrance of Pensacola harbor.
Two companies of artillery are usually sta-
-ioned at the fort , but at the approach of
ihe yellow fever season thegarrison is wilh-
Irawn into the interior , and at present is
ocated at Atlanta. Tho Indians will be
sent there as soon as practicable , and a
) ermanent guard detailed to hold them as
> risoners. Their close confinement at the
solated fort , far away from their wives
ind children , who are relegated to Fort
kfarion , is regarded by military officials as
cry severe punishment , and they think
, hat the bucks will feel it terribly. Their
affection is - and their
amily very-strong as-
ociation with their wives and children is .
: ho only softening characteristic of their '
ife , which otherwise is one continuous
truggle.
CHARLESTON AGAIN SHAKEN UP.
Charleston special : Two severe shocks
of earthquake were felt this afternoon at
31ackville , a hundred miles from Charles-
ion. They are said to be the severest since
August 31. Two sharp shocks were also
elt at 2:45 n. in. , at Summerville , Colum-
) ia and Augusta. Reports from all parts
of the neighboring states show that the BC-
smic disturbances covered a larger area :
) han anv of the previous shocks. The cus-
; om house of this city was badly shaken ,
and the walls on the west side have settled
perceptibly. The shock at 2:45 p. m. ,
asted about thirty seconds , and the one
.his morning is thought to have lasted a
nil minute. No loss of life has been re-
) orted , and business is progressing as usual.
Another shock occurred here at 7:05 p. m. ,
> ut of a slightiTcharacter than the two pre
ceding ones to dn3' , at 5:22a. in. , and 2:45 p.
m. The details received to-night from the
surrounding territory show that to-day's ;
disturbance was very gcner.illy felt
ih rough on b ( his state. The vibrations also
extended through lower Georgia , including
Vugiihta , Waj'nesboro and Savannah. The >
centre of the disturbances appears to bo >
) e Charleston and Summerville , from which >
ilaces the earth waves beem to have radi-
ited in all directions , their force lessening
vith the distance from the points immed.
Dhe South Carolina railroad officials re-
) or ( that the track between Charleston
md Summerville is showing considerable
eparation of the rails from to-day's
shucks , particularly near the Ten Mile
lill. No panic or excitement here to-night , )
although some uneasiness is generally felt. ,
At 11:55 j ) . m. there was another shock
of earthquake. The detonation was sharp
ikeartillery. But a moderate viabralion
ollowed it.
;
TI3IEL.Y DONATIONS.
ei
Galveston special : The popular move it
ment in this section lo raise funds for Ihe itB itS
benefit of those who suffered by the recent B
floods is still being pushed vigorously. The n
:
of Galveston have organize. ! a coin- h
mi ttec to canvas the city , and have thus I"
far collected 175 boxes of clothing and I"o
supplies , together with some $250 in cash. o
Contributions are also coming in from all BlU
over the state. Hopston having sent sev BlP
eral car loads of clothing and supplies. The P
mayor of Beaumont has received telexrams
from C. P. Huntigton , donating $1,000 on
behalf of the Southern Pacific railway
company , and from Col. A. H. Belo , do
nating $100 from Pesident Cleveland.
About $20,000 have been subscribed so
far , and it is thought that the sum will , ,
reach 100,000 at the end of the next ten
days. 1P' ( '
THE MEN RETURN TO WORIf.
Tlie Great Stri7e in Chicago a Tiling of Uia
Past.
Chicago special : Tho jireatstrike , involv
ing over 20,000 men , which has been it. pro
gress at the stock yards for ten days , cam
to an end late this afternoon , the striker-
agreeing to return to work on a basis o
ten hours a day , withoutexacting anv con
ditions. The settlement was unoxpcctet
and in many respects a remarkable one. I
is well known that several persons of an
nrchistic tendencies have been urging th
men on nnd pressing them to remain out
and the return of the strikers to work is a
decided set-back for these agitators. Th
largo body of conservative men among th
strikers viewed with dismay the rapidity
and ease with which Armour was filling hi
houses with green hands , and appreciate
the force of his stntehient that it woulc
only take a little time and patience to
make them as profficicnt as the strikers
This , it is thought , had much to do with
the final decision of the men , which was
made at a largo mass meeting held on the
prairie beyond the stock yards this after
noon. The intervention of the Richmonc
delegates and committeemuii was ns com
pletely ignored by the meeting as was the
advise of professional agitators , and Mr
Barry had iiothingto do at 4 p. m. but to
go before Mr. Armour and announce to
him that thestrilcewasoff uncondilional'y. '
The men will receive an average of fifty
cents a day more for the extra time they
will work.
WHAT ARMOUR'S STATEMENT WAS.
"There has been no compromise , nor set
tlement , " said Mr. Armour this noon.
"Armour & Co. wouldn't know there was a
strike if it hadn't been for the numbers
of men that come here looking for work.1
"It is announced that the strike is at
an end. What is the basis of the agree
inent ? "
"What ? There is none. Mr. Barry sent
me word asking if I would be in iny office
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. 1 said ]
would. I expect he will be here , but there
will be no conference , no council. There is
nothing to settle. The men want to go
back to work ; that's all. "
"Will you dismiss any of the new men to
make room for the old ones ? "
"Positively no. I am a civil service re
former , and believe in standing by men
that stood by me. This is not the way we
do business. Do you think the house ol
Armour & Co. would be where it now
stands if it hadn't principle ? No , sir. We
will discharge no man unless he proves in
competent , and we had men enough , good
men , too , three days ago , to start up just
the same as if nothing happened. You see
there is nothing in our business manni
any particular skil ! . Any handy .i an can
be taught the business in a little while.
But the old men forgot this. They forgot
that others could be instructed in the busi
ness jubt as well as they were , and tluy
went out. But Armour & Co. have no ill-
feeling against them. WL could not yield to
the eight-hour plan it would not pay.
That'sall there is to it. "
"How many men have you now ? "
"A full fifteen hundred , the full comple
ment of butchers , and with a little pa
tience they can do the work just as well aa
the old hands. Just to show that this is
the case , for the last three dtiys we have
loaded 100 cars a day with beef. We
haven't killed any hogs , but we could if
there was a demand. "
"Then your retaining these new men will
necessarily end in refusing the old ones em
ployment ? "
"Not exactly. We treat all men alike.
Tho new men have positions. They will be
kept so long as their work is satisfactory.
The old ones , no doubt , will get something
to do , as the busy senson is approaching ,
and if they don'tsecure work from Armour
& Co. , they very likely will from home other
firm. Of conroe some dissatisfaction ex
ists. We have been paying out $65,000
every week , and this money is distributed
principally among the storekeepers near
the stock yards , and so , naturally , these
men do not want to see this money fall
into the hands of strangers. But , bless
you , there was no trouble ; there could be
none , for we could get all the men we need ,
in fact more than we need , to go on with
the business. "
CONTAGIOUS ANIJIAL DISEASES.
Washington dispatch : Dr. Solnian has
arrived here from Chicago. In regard to
hog cholera , he says that the amount of it ,
in comparison with ordinary years , is very
large , but he is not sure that there is more
of it than there was last year. He esti
mates roughly that five or six million
swine will be lost this year by disease , but
last year there was a great deal of hog
cholera , and he is not sure that thedise.ibe
is worse now than then ; probably there is
a little more this year than last , but the
difference is not great. In the west pleuro-
pneuinonia appears to be limited to the
vicinity of Chicago , but he would not be
surprised to have it break out elsewhere ;
it was kept concealed in Chi-
ago for two years , and is
probably concealed now in oilier
localities. In and around Chicago little if
anything can be done besides what has
been done for some weeks past , and that is
to quarantine the cattleas well as possible.
Ellis is a tedious , and not very effective
method , because so many of the cattle are
pastured together on the prairies. The
lierdcrs won't tell who own the cattle or
ivill pive wrong addresses , and the cows
lave to be followed home indix idnaliy , and
Ails takes time. With cattle bcatteird all
jver the city in lots of one , two , three or a
lozcn it is hnpos-ible to make the quaran-
ine very rigid. The doctor thinks it i.s im-
lortant that the department of agricul
ture should have more authority nnd more
noney ; authority enough to take charge
f infected herds wherever found , regardless
f state authorities , and money enough to
ay for cattle slaughtered to check the
iprcad of the disease.
HIS WIFE WAS VNTRCE.
Philadelphia special : A young man shot
limself dead in the saloon at 205 South
Cw elf th street last night. In a letter found
ipon his person he said that no one was to
lame for the suicide but himself. He gave
he address , 443 W. Minister street , Prov-
dence , ns that of his father , W. W. Gor-
lam , and asked the press not to make un-
avoraMe comment on the case as it would
rieve his Christian parents. A moment
ater a woman from a house in the vicinity
intered the saloon greatly agitated , and
denlified the body as that of her lin-band.
she said she married him a year ago in
Jaltimore , bub left him because he could
lot support her. She came here and be-
ame the inmate of a South Twelfth street
louse. He followed and made several ap-
icals for her to leave the house. It was
ifter a final entreaty , coupled with a threat
f diiicide , if she refused , that he crossed the
itreet to the saloon , and after a few inin-
ites at a table raised the pistol to his tem-
le and fired the fetal shot. ,
The bondsmen of Henry L. Saylcs , one of
the boodle aldermen of New York , paid § 25-
XX ) forfeited bail to the court of general
esions.
THE work of clearing the right of way for
he new M. P. through Nebraska City is
regressing rapidly.
EFFECTS OF THE GREAT STORM.
Further InvestigationShows Hint the Situ
ation has not Seen. Exaggerated.
BEAUMONT , TEX. , Oct 15. flic first reports
Of the great disaster at Snblnc Pass were not
In the least exageeratcd , in fact they underes
timated the number of deaths caused by the
storm. The death roll now reaches ninety
with a number missing , and It Is thought that
fully 100 persons met their deaths on the
night of the gale.
The relief party that went down as near Sa-
bine as possible on the Sabine and East Texas
railroad could not get within twelve miles of
the ruined town.
Over a dozen tow-boats have been sent
there and are at work saving life and prop
erty.
erty.There
There is considerable back water yet at Sa-
biue , hemmed in and held there by the rail
road embankment
The most Intense excitement has prevailed
here since the first news of the fearful catas
trophe. The people have lie ther ate nor
slept and crowds have surrounded the depot
and wharves waiting for the return of the
train or the boat from the devastated town.
The steamboat L. Q. C. Lamar left Orange
Wednesday night at 10 o'clock with a relief
committee"on board. When she would return ,
no one knew ; but a coutsant watch way kept
at Orange and here.
THE RELIEF ItOAT RETURNS.
At exactly midnight last niglitthe whistle of
the Lamar was heard. Tlie people hurried bel
ter skelter to hear the news and receive the
sick and destitute.
The relief committee aboard the Lamar con
sisted of twenty citizens from Beaumont and
about forty from Orange. They traveled up
the Neches river between 4 and mnniihr : ,
which was an extraordinary trip franirl.t with
fearful danger. Twenty-live or the committee
were left at Sabine I'av > to n. cover some of
the bodies , many of which arc reported to
have been washed a dozen m.lus over into
Loufsiana.
The members of the relief committee who
returned \ \ ere so tired and worn out and so
overcome by the horrible devastation that they
witnessed that it w.is next to invisible to get
coherent stories from them , and as each of the
rescued refugees was surrounded by about a
hundred people it was equally impossible to
'
get detailed accounts from any'of them.
The exact extent of the storm swept district
is jet unknown. From reports brought by the
committee it is certain that the Hooded dis
trict embraces an expanse of country many
times lanrer than at first supposed. Tne gulf
seems to have moved over the land for miles
in one high unbroken w all of water.
OVEi : A HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
The committee report that 101 persons are
missing , ninety of whom are known to have
been drowned. Thirty-live of the victims were
white and fifty-five colored.
Joseph , known asAlligator , " Smith was
supposed to be among the lost , as people on
the relict train saw him driving before the
gale on Lake Sabine at the rate of twenty-five
miles an hour , clinging to his skiff and calling
loudly for help. Great was the surprise there
fore when "Alligator"overhauled the steamer
on its return , bringing with him in his small
boat three persons whom he had rescued in
the swamp. Many other miraculous escapes
were recorded.
Ninety-one half-clad , shivering , wretched
victims of the storm were brought up on the
Lamar. Blankets and beddinir were immedi
ately gathered from house to house for the
comfort of the heart-broken sufferers , every
one of whom has some dear friend or relative
among the dead. Nearly all the refugees are
sick and prostrated from exhaustion and hun
ger. They are being tenderly cared for by the
citizens of Beaumont.
THE SALTATION ARMT.
London special : The stnff council of the
Salvation Army have issued the following
order : "In future no salvation will be ? .
given to courting by either sex or to any ' I
'
engagement of any male lieutenant. He \
must be promoted to the rank of captain ttl
aefore any thing o ! the kind can be recog , l
nized. The captain is not to expect head
quarters to consent to his marriage either ,
liter two years' service or more , unless he
ins proven himself an efficient and succss-
ul officer , who , in consenting to his mar-
iajje , must agree to givehim threestations.
n future no marriage will be agreed to by
leudqunrters unless we have consented to
; he engagement at least a year before. The
old rules remain in force that there must
) e at least twelve months' service in the
aela as a commissioned officer before any
engagement ran be sanctioned. "
The rank and file of the army are very
ndignant over the order.
AGAIN ON TRIAL.
York special to the Omaha Bee : A church
rial is being held here tonight to inquire
ito the conduct of the recently deposed
j Ider Burton , of the Christian church. The
elder was refused a seat in a late state
necting of the ministers of the church and
an official trial ordered , which is being held
onight with closed doors. Three unknown
lignitaries of the church are present to
onduct the proceedings. Sensational do-
elopments are expected tomorrow.
THE MAKKETS.
OMAHA.
WHEAT No. 2
BARLEY No. 2
RYE No. 2
CORN No. 2 mixed
OATS No. 2
BUTTER Choice table
BUTTER Fair to good L2 @
EGGS Fresh
CHICKENS Old per doz
CHICKENS Spring per doz. . .
LEMONS Choice , per box. . .
ORANGES Per box
APPLES Choice per bbl
BEANS Navys , per bu
ONIONS Per buhel
POTATOES Per bushel
HONEY Neb. choice , per lb. .
TOMATOES Per bu.box 1 21
WOOL Fine , per lb
SEEDS Timothy 2
SEEDS Blue Grass 1
HAY Baled , per ton 0
HAY In bull : C
HOGS Mixed packing 3
BEEVES Choice steers 4
SHEEP Fair to good 2
NEW YORK.
WIIE\T No. 2 red 83-fto ) 84
WHEAT Ungraded red 71 @ 84
CORN No. L' 43 @ 45
OATS Mixed western 32 @ 33
1 50@11 50
LARD . C 05 ( a , G 10
CHICAGO.
"LOUR Winter. . 4 05 @ 410
'LOL-R Patents . 4 30 @ 4 GO
VIIEAT Per bushel . 73 @ 741 *
CORN Per bushel . 35z ! © 36
OATS Per bushel . 24 © 2G
I'ORIC . 8 75 @ 880
LARD . . 5 G7J-j@ 5 80
Hoes Packing itshipping. 4 Oo ( ) 4 GO
CATTLE Stackers . 2 00 @ 3 GQ
SHEEP Natives . 2 00 @ 4 00
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT No. 2 cash " : , , „ , . 76
CORN Per bushel 33J { ( 33S
OATS Per bushel 25J 26
HOGS Mixed packing 410 4 65
CATTLE Stockers 2 75 300
SHEEP Common to choice 3 00 400
KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT Per bushel GO 62
CORN Per bushel 30
OATS Per bushel 24J 25
CATTLE Feeders 2 80' 360
HOGS Good to choice 3 75 440
SHEEP Common to good. . 2 75 400