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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1886)
TURBULENT ICE HARVESTERS [ Honawal of the Ice Riots A Qnestioa of Jmisdiciica on tLoBiver- A CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES. Superintendent Plerco's Impending Jtcmovnl Cleaning tlio Streets " I.nllwny.ArmJ-nml Police Ncxvs Miscellany. Rioting Ice Cutters. Yesterday n call was sent to central police station from Boyd's packing liousu asking that a body of oQlcoH bo sent to tliat place to quiet u serious disturbance which was being mndo by .1 crowd of striking icemen. The dislurbanco was created by a gang of the Ice Packers' union , headed by a couple of Danes , who sought to intimidate the men working for Hobcrtson & Nelson , some sixty in number. lloborlson & Nelson arc packing ice un der contract for J. E. Hoyd. They have been paying $ ! .GO. $1.71) and $3.00 to their hands , their prices being nearly If not quite up to the union scale. LastnightMr. Robertson paid olV all his men , and an nonnccd that thereafter ho would pay them on a basis of 17J cents for each u hour's work. Some of the men worn not flatlsficd with this arrangement , but in- y. filstcd that they should uo paid at the " rate for all the work they had done in the past. Mr. Hobcrtson , refused , of course , to make this arrangement , and some of the men wont away muttering ominous threats. Most of the laborers , however , were satisfied , and showed up bright and early in the morning ready for business. They had been at work but a short time , however , before the malcon tents , reinforced by the "strikers'gang" of the union , numbering in ° all about 75 or 100 nun--ni ) > prarcu on the Bcono. They drove the iecmcu oil' the river uud compelled thorn to drop their tools. Some of the men at work pro tested , but , wore compelled to yield to the superior numbers of the strikers , who threatened to drown them in the river if they did not comply with orders. A very interesting question arose iu this case as to whether it was the duty of the city marshal to arrest these dis turbers , who were on the river at this time , or of the United States marshal , Inasmuch as the river is part of the federal domain. President lieehol of the city council ( acting mayor in Mr. Bpyd's absence , ) after consultation with City Attorney Council , instructed Mar shal Ctimmings to scud down a body of men to protect the icemen , iu case a seri ous disturbance should occur along shore , The marshal in preparing to carry out this order , remarked to a reporter that his men would not make any arrests until the strikers came ashore , as they would eventually have to do. Before the bcnmd of police had started for the scene of the disturbance the aiotcrs had dis persed and the men resumed work. Ad ditional trouble is anticipated to-day. The dissatisfied icemen held tl meeting last night to consider the situation. A lengthy conference resulted in an'agree ment that none of the men should go to work until Messrs. Kohcrtson & Nelson consented to pay an even $1.75 per day for nine hours work , bqsidcs settling for last week's work on the basis of 17i cents per hour. _ A CHAPTER OP OASUAI/FIES. Squeezed Between Cars Broken IIORS Another Cnissoii Fever Case. Frank MeCaull , n locomotive fireman on the Union Pacilic , was seriously in- juredin | tho'yards near the shops yesterday morning. Ho had , stepped in between two cars in a string of bad order freights when a locomotive ran up against one end and jammed the cars together. The draw-heads were out where McCaulL stood and ho was pinched with consider able force across tlio chest in a space of four inches. Ho was shortly discovered in this plight and taken out as promptly as possible. Dr. Galbraith was summoned and tlio sufferer taken to his lodgings on Uass near Thirteenth street. McUaull is severely but not dangerously hurt and will recover. Ho is single and without dependants. A man fell through the trc < stlo of the span of the bridge on this side Tuesday night , a drop of about forty feet. lie lit in a snow bank and came on" with only a broken log. Ho was taken to St. Joseph's hospital. James Wallace , a laborer on the Union Pacilic dump in the bottoms , met with a singular accident on way homoDTuesday night. Jlo was ascending Farnam street and crossing Eleventh when ho stopped oh a rope trailing bqhind a hay wagon and naturally went down. On reaching homo his nnklo pained him so severely that ho was compelled to tend for medi cal aid. Ono of the bones of the foot was discovered fractured. A third case of the caisson fever developed yesterday morning. Domiinek Mctlowan , a laborer on the morn ing shift , came out at the end of his hours and Marled for Pat Ford's hotel , on Tenth street , where ho lodges. On .reaching the house he fell in a tit and was soon in tlio convulsions peculiar to the caisson malady. Jr. Galuraith was called , but the patient had so far recov ered as to bo conscious , and absolutely "jofnsed medical aid. By noon ho was able to rise , and announces that ho will return to work to-night. Pat Carrel , tlio lirst. victim of tlio caisson fever , lias not yet recovered , and in a doliriuuiTuesdayniglitcreated a pan demonium in Si. Joioph'H ' hospital. He Vloapcd out of his bed and , announcing I that ho was a "terror. " ordered every body out. The invalids and sister at tendants adjourned without delay. Dr. UaJbraith was summoned and hastened to the hospital. "Why , Pat , " said the doctor in friendly tones , "what's the matter ) ? " "I'm John L. Sullivan , Dee , andean do up the earth , " replied the do- Jerious patient. "All right , replied the doctor " ' . "I'm , fctlll'good humoredly. Baby Burnes , and can lick you , " As ho laugh ingly said tills tlu doctor , who iiad boon fctoadlly approaching , pounced on Carrel who , although anxious to stay in the ring , was too weak , and foil a.s gently on the lied in tlio arms of tlio doctor as though ho had been a child. A good dose of chloral was given him , and after bathing , the patient calmed down and quietly went to sleop. 8NAJUO 1UVKU JOUAKMBY. How Ills Disreputable Don AVaff Broken Up Forty Days In .Tail. Frank Mays , who also carries around wiUi him the title of "Snako River Charley - loy , " was sentenced to forty days in the county jail as a vagrant by Judge Ston- berg yostarduy afternoon. Mays has qnly'beon in Omaha for a .short time , having como from Kaglo Itouk , Idaho , \vhoro ho obtained the &oUriqiict of "Snako River Charley. " If all reports bo true , ho is a hard char acter and belong * to a very undesirable class of citizens. According to his ad mission inado to Oflicor Donovan , M.iyti was rim out of Idaho , last October on account of his unsavory charac ter and conduct. Ho hail boon conduct ing a "oastlo" of ill-roputo in Kagla Ituok , The publlu sentiment became in- llamod against him. A committee of cit izens waited upon him and and notified him that ho had better leave tlio territory at onpo. Ho failed to , comply vritfc tlio orders in- stantt-r mid a committee of the Knights of Labor then stormed his house , togk him out , tied a rope to his neck and threw him 5'n'to the Snake river. He took the warning , and when pulled out in a half drowned condition , meekly gasped a promise to leave tlio place at once. llo came straight to Omaha and has been hero since. When questioned about the matter yesterday , by a reporter , Mayo appeared very much confused , denied over making anv such statement to Donovan , etc. . etc. Ever since this little incident lie lias been known as "Snake Uiver Charley , " and the name will probably slick to him through life. Judge Slcnborg yesterday morning lined K. Adams and Peter Johnson , ? " and cosstcaoh for drunkenness. Both failed to pay , ami were committed in default. M. J. Carney , charged with the same offense , was more fortunate , and was discharged. Chas. Kustis , a vagrantloafer , anil gen erally worthless bum , was sent up to the county jail on a 00 days sentence. For the llrst fifteen and last llftcon days of tlto sentence , he will banquet- bread and water. A FAMILY FIGHT. The flrncn-JSyoil Monster Kilters n Happy Colored Home. "You're lee hot to handle now , " said Judge Slenberg yesterday afternoon , ad dressing two colored individuals who wcro standing in front of the police court bench , both talking at the same time. The two people Wcro John and Mary Williams , who live as man and wife atlho corner of Tenth and Douglas streets. They not only live there , but also conduct a little confectionary shop in the front of the building. Yesterday two colored ladies came into tlio place ostensibly to buy tall'y. and Mrs. William ? started to wait on them. John was standing in tlio roar of the store , when suddenly Mrs. Williams noticed that ho was looking at one of the females , and that she was re turning the gaxo instead of attending to the business of purchasing candy. Tlio two women failed to buy anything , and when they left , Mrs. Williams , lircd with green-eyed jealous ) ' , accused her hus band of trying to make a "mash. " Hot words followed on both sides , which ter minated in Mrs. Williams announcing that she would leave her husband's ' bed and board. "If you do , " said Williams , "you can't leave with any of my money , " and ho accordingly secured a hatolict and started to break open his wife's trunk , which contained $3 which Jio had given her Saturday. Mrs. Williams immediately rushed out on'tho street calling "police , " anil two olllcer.s responded and placed the quar reling couple under arrest. They were taken before Judge Stenberg and each excitedly told their story. Being .still in a towering passion the judge ordered them both locked up until they could cool oil' . After an hour's sojourn in the central police station they were again brought before his honor , the woman discharged and the man sentenced to pay a line of $1 and costs. COM3II33IOIIATING HIS KESCUK. nir. AHcndorf Celebrates the Anni versary ot'a Terrible Eviicrienoc. About sixty of the Turners assembled iu. Germauia Hall Tuesday night to take part in a Commons feat given by Albert Altcndorf in commemoration of the third anniversary of ills rescue from the steamer Cymbria , sunk in the English channel. Good things of meat and drink were provided in festal abundance and the evening passed merrily with toast and song. Mr. Altondorf told the story of his memorable experience and cheers to his luck and long life greeted every thrilling poition of the narrative. The Cymbria was a vessel of the Ham burg-Bremen Packet line , on passage to New York. The crow and passenger register numbered 150 souls. On the third night out the .ship was forging through thick weather , with her engines slow , her battle lanterns out and her whistle signalling. About 10 o'clock ' the bow lights of a vessel bearing at right angles were sighted immediately oil the quarter. The greatest efforts were made to wear off , but the stranger held her course and struck the Cymbria bow on , just forward of the engine rooms. A tremendous gap was opened in tlio ribs of tlio steamer and she filled witli water like a tin pail. The unknown causa of the disaster dropped away in the mist and was not scon again until she landed at Plymouth and reported the incident. She was an English sloop and although she must have been aware of the Cym- bria's distress and heard the cries for help from the sinking steamer she did not lend a hand of help , The Cymbria went down in fifteen minutes and half the passengers and crow went with her. Mr , Altondorf and his sister succeeded in gaining a boat in which a few of the sur vivors put oil' and were next morning picked up by an inbound steamer. FOB , CHARITY'S SAKE. Tlio Committees nnd Patrons of The Grand Ball. Tlio Second Annual Charity ball will bo hold at the exposition building on Tuesday evening , Fob. 20 , 1880 , under the following auspices : ixiotmvi : COSIJIITTHI : : lion. J. E. Uoyrt Chairman. Hon. Guv C. Kaiton , Herman Kouiil/e.Ksti , ( icn. .1. P. Hawkins , Frank- Murphy , Hsu. , Maj. J.V. . Paddock , Judge K. S. Dumly. JI.VXAOKHS : Sir. Frank ColpeUcr Chairman. MY. A. 11. Hlhhop , 31 r. A. L. Strain ; , Mr. John T. Ohuke , Mr , J. S. Collins , Ij.VUV I'ATllONS , Mrs .T E Iloyd , Mrs 11 Jl CInikson , " . [ I' Hawkins , " P L Pi-tlnr. " JV Paduock , " Lyiminltlcli'nls'n ' " Jlcrmiui KoimUo " Unas K Kindles , " " SHU Clink KSDimdy , , - " AL Straw ; , " OBJinstin , " Lovl C.uler , " Jos Ciuwau , jr , " Fiank ColpcUer " AV J Council , " P 0 llimcbaugli , " DWSaxe , " KPcck , " FWJiay , " WJ Jiu vis , > " OJCCoutant , " \ \ Ij Pauotto , " K W Nuili , " A J Ponnleton , " H H Hilght , " .1 W Kavnge , " O K Vest. " JM Woohwth , " UMMttchcock , " 01) Woohvoitb " ONllaiiicoy , " AHMorrc , " FrudNye , " J Nil Pat lick , " J W Morse , " CuyOHaiton , " EMMorscmnn. " Lewis Heed , " ST Smith , " ( JL Miller , " K liosowater , " ( Jt-oi-L'u H Lake , " Hyion Heed , " JllMlllanl , " Ezra Millard , " SUCallaway , " K N UolU , " WHMcCoul WFiMleu. " S P Moi > e , " 7. 15 KnlKhl , " GV Holdiedge , " Win Wallace. " Samuel Jones , " W U Doollttle , " T L Klmball , " W A Paxton , " Thomas Miller , " Loulu Hratlfoul , " iuy V Henry , " Ocoll Dandy , " It C McUluro , " Oco Patterson , " J 0 Cowln , " J M Thurtton , " 'i'lii'o Swobe , A U Wynmn , " N Men lain. " Kliner Frank. " 1) H WJieeler , " W N llabcock , " HTClnrko , " K L lci bower , " AV H Ij-uus ! " H 1) Kstabiook , " ELStonu , " PKIIor. U 15 Wood , " I ) H Wheeler , jr , " J L Woods , " F A Nash , 11 O F Gooilinan , " J M Kdily. The managers tire putting forth every ollbrt to make the ball this year the greatest social event over known west of tlio Missouri. They deserve ami should have the hearty support ami cooperation tion of every citizen ot Omalm. The YVeutliL'r. A\fAU DKl'AUTMKNT , OHIIIK SIOXAI , UKKic'iin , WAsuiNoro.v , Jan , 20 , Obseivcr , Omaha , Neb. : Inillcacomi for Oinulia and vicinity today : Local anil \ \ miuerRMthcr , Short Inlet-views Oatlicrcrt hi tlio Hotel UotundnR. Church Howe , Auburn , Xdn "The Mis souri 1'itpiflc i < fully prrjinrpd to build ils branch into Lincoln , ami expects to com mence nclivo work by April at the latest. The iron , rnik , tic" , lumber , piles , etc. , arc ready to bo ued in the construction. I .expect to furnish 100,000 feet of tie ? , from the forcsls of Aiknnsas , Tlio branch will bo constructoil within n few months , and will be ready for tranic by sum mcror early fall. ' , ,7. 1. Slutf'cr , Valentine , Xc ! > : [ Mr. Sliafl'or was iu Omalia yesterday , on busi ness connected with the scheme- for colo- ni/.iii eastern Wyoming. ] "The oil lields of llio territory : ire developing wonderfully nml promise to furnish ono of Wyoming's grandest resources. Tliu oil hns been found in very largo quanti ties ; in n few rods , walk you can run across hundreds of springs bubbling up through the surface of the soil. In the valleys there arc large tract. * of .and cov ered with oil. to the depth of several feet. Fine quality ? Yes , sir , the linesl in the world. Scientists who hnvo tested the oil , declare that it it the best yet dis covered. Wyoming is sctlling up very fa t , and ils admission as : i slate is the matter of but a short time. " K. Jt. Leonard , Jloina City. "Wo Hat ter ourselves that wo have tlio besl pros- peels in both mining and grazing re sources combined , of any city in llio far northwest. Our mini's tire becoming richer every day. Uoise is fifteen miles from tlio line ol llio Oregon Short Line but by spring n spur will be run tip to us. When this is done , Hoi'-e will at once be gin to bring the world to a recognition of its rapid advance. " CLEANING THI3 STUUISTS. The Snowy Tlnrrlontlcs Being lie- moved ISapldly. Pursuant to instructions of Mayor lioyd the work of cleaning away the drifted banks of snow in the principal thorough fares of llio cily is progressing bravely. The work is being done under the street- cleaning contract of Smith & Hoel. About sixty or seventy men have been engaged and arc now breaking down and carting away the banks. On 1'nr- nnm htrcet , the process was somewhat dillicnlt , us the banks on cither side of the streetcar track were very high and cannot bo "spread" down , because the tracks would bo soon covered up. Ac cordingly the drifts wcro cut up and carted oil to convenient places. On Douglas , Harncy and Dodge streets where tlicro are no street car tracks , the banks had been simply spread evenly , &o that when the thaw comes tlicro will not bo a heavy uccumnlntion of water in anyone ono place. Street Commissioner Mcnuy was busied yesterday and yesterday m removing the snow from tlio sidewalks in Iront ot city lots , and notifying citr/ens to clean off the .sidewalks in trent of their property. It is estimated that the recent t > now- storm has provided work for from seveny-Hvc ! to ! ! 00 men each tlav. It has indeed proven a windfall to the many who would otherwise have been out of employment. A MiiHicnl K von I Htr. The Young People's association of the Dodge Street Presbyterian church lias arranged to give during the winter , in connection with llio regular church socia bles , a scries of very pleasing and profit able entertainments. The first on the list is a mubicale , to be given in the church this evening. Miss Fannie E Loomis , an accomp lished pianistc of IJo&ton , and si pupil of Bacrmann , will lake a prominent part. Other very Jine singers and musicians of this city will participate. They arc" Miss Blanche Oliver , soprano ; Mrs. P.P. Day , contralto ; L. M. Bartlett. tenor ; W. B. Wilkins , tenor ; J. L. Smith , basso ; W. T. Tabor , accompanist ; E. A. Todd , or ganist , and Franklin S. Smith , musical director. No charge of admission. Every ono welcome. Following is the programme in full : rnooiiA.M.Mi : . 1. Swedish Wedding March ( transcribed by Ulca&on , Sodcrnmnn. Jlr. Toild. 2. "Oh ! my love's like a ml , red rose. " ( ! arrc tt. Miss Oliver , Jhs. Day. and Messrs. Wilkins and Smith. 3. ItaschlnRsschxvnnk Aus Wcln , Alle- gio Uomaii7c Scher/lno , Schuiimn , Miss Loomis. 4. Song Poet's Corner , Tours. Miss Oliver. 5. Song Three Gifts , . , Iloeclcel. Mr. Haitlott. ( n ) Harmonious Jiliickbinith Handel , C. ( b ) Tlio Mill Jensen. ( c ) The Clnslo's Dance , ( niiunecd Iroiu "Dan/a 15ocma , " ) Moyeibecr. Miss Loomis. . ' ' lalicst Vision..Lasscn. f trmn. ( ( a-'i'liou . = 7. aongs ( b-ono Summer Might..Grleb' . Mr. Wllkliib. c ( a ) Xoptuino o. 1'J , I b- ( b-Ualliulo In ( J. Mlnpr , J Chopin. Miss Loomis. 9. Tan faro Lcmmeiis. Mr. Totlil. j ENGINEERS. Their Convention Ail.Jours Now Ofll- ccrs Elected. The association reached the conclusion of its labors yesterday and adjourned to meet in annual session at Lincoln , January 1887. A regular meeting is to bo hold in Grand Island in August next. An interesting discussion on the subdi vision of sections and thomolhodof keep ing records , led by Mr. Hill , of Blair , was indulged in. An election of oillcers was held , result ing as follows ; President , ( ieo. W. Tillson , of Omaha. Vice President , G. A. Kilpatriek , of Soward. DSecrotary , A. .T. droves , of Omaha. Treasurer , J , P. Walters , of Lincoln. Executive committee. Ceo. Smith , Omaha : II. 11. Cuddy , York ; L. II. Spen cer , Wilbur. The committee on National Public works was elected as followsGeo. . W. Tillson , A , Hosowator and C. II , Howes , Tlio chairman of this committee- will bo , ex-olliclo a member of the national com- millec , organi/ed for the general purpose of elevating the profession of civil engi neering in America. Army Gossip. Gen. Howard received yesterday a loiter from the war department at Washington , authorii'.ing'Iiim to erect several cavalry stables at Fort Douglas , Salt Lake City , Utah , Considerable correspondence on the subject has been done , and the de partment has linally concluded to make the necessary outlay , $3,000 to $8,000. "This shows pretty conclusively , " said Gen. Howard in speaking of tlio matter to n reporter yesterday "thatbattoryp\vill remain permanently at Salt Lake City to protect the country against any Mormon outbreak. The structure will cost about $2,000 , and will bo built of brick. " It la reported that the health of Maj. Dinvees , commandant at Fort Kobinson , as slowly failing. It is thought that ho will bo given n lurlough , for the purpose of recuperating ids health , if possible. Lieut. Baldwin , of Fort llnssoll , is hi the city , On his way to his post. Hallway Notes and Personals. The , report that a .large number of Union Pacilic shopmen had been let out Tuesday is not truo. A pinall number of men who had been engaged on special work , linislicd ( heir job and having noth ing uglhiijg more to do wont away. The shops nro working steadily under n full grist of repairs and construction. John Evans , tax commissioner of the Union Pacilic , hns rcsicncd to bo suc ceeded by W. H. Russell ; oB Detroit. Mi , Parkhurst , the superintending en gineer of the new Union Vacific bridge , who broke his leg coasting on Dodge street about a month ngo , has had a hard time of it , and is still suffering , with no indications ot a speedy recovery. Ji J1. Clark , general suporintcndont of the Milwaukee , is in the cily , stopping at the Millnrd , The snow has not yet bothered tl-o rail roads since the hlockndo'of ten days ago , although reports from the north in the .Milwaukee ollice and from the far west nt Union Pacific headquarters indicate ! a heavy fall. IS IT Til 13 ItluiIT MAXV Ofllcors Arrest u Supposed Au comlcr HH | Transactions lnOnialui. George J. Fryer , the absconding agent of the American Express company at Glcncoe , Out. , who , it will bo re membered , stopped in Omaha in ( he course of his lltght and changed several thou and dollars of Canadian money for American , is reported to have been ar rested at Salt Lake City. At least that is what the oillcers at that place tele graphed to Chicago , and Mr. Maurry , route agent for the company , and Mr. Warner , special agent and detective , hastened to Salt Lake lo secure him , passing through Omaha on their way out. From the descriptions given by the otllccrt ) thc o irentlemcn are inclined lo believe the wrong man lias been arrested. Mr. Maurry gave the reporter an in teresting account of Fryer's brilliant career and its inglorious ending at Glen- coo. It seems ( lint he was ono of the prominent citizens of the town , and oc cupied several positions of trust. Besides being ngcnt for the express company , ho was postmaster and the local manager of the Bell Telephone company. Ho was also an influential member of the Meth odist church , and had u greater capacity for long-winded prayers than any ono in the community , The whole amount of money embc//led was about ? 7,000 , the postollice anil telephone- company being robbed , as well as the express comnany. At Salt Lake City the prisoner has passed under several aliases Henderson , Harrison and Crown and was arrested on suspicion of doing crooked work in that city. I'OOIl SUPEKIXTKNOKXT. Authoritative Announcement tlmtMr. J. I'lcrco Is to Ue Removed. It seems that Mr. Tinime , the demo cratic commissioner of the county , is about to succeed in his endeavors of the year pasjt to remove Mr. Pierce , the coun ty superintendent of poor. It is unques tionably the fact that ono < or both of the other commissioners intend to propitiate Mr. Timmo and give him tlio deciding vote which has so long been , withheld. Mr. Pierce , who doubtless foresaw the inevitable results , made overtures to re sign on Jan. 1st , but the commissioners felt that it would bo unwise to have a change in the ollico occur at : i time when the poor required the attention of a .skilled and experienced man , familiar with the details. It is understood among them that Mr. Pierce will retire by the first of April at least. There arc a number of'applicants for the position , but the man who most meets Mr. Timmu's fiiTon.il ) not known. Clark , the proprietor of p the New York restaurant , and a certain Linda arc re ported as the leading candidates. Wanted A lirst class bread and pastry baker. None but those of experience need apply. Address within three days , Lock box 8 , Chadron , Neb. Hotel Clerks. Mr. Chas. II. Ross , an accomplished and genial hotel man , will succeed Mr. Jos.Hcnshaw as room clerk at the Pax- ton. Mr. Ross has been for some time past at the Cox/.ens. His. place at that hostelry will be filled by Mr. Brooks. Mr. Iletishaw , it iS understood , will go to St. Paul , where he will join himsclt to llio forces of the Hotel Kyan. Mr. Hcn- wliaw was iu the city yesterday , bidding friends good-bye. His loss will bo felt by a lar o circle of acquaintances in this city and among the traveling men who have long known him. Ho leaves herewith with the heartiest wishes for his success in his now position at St. Paul. Bishop O'Connor's Lecture. On Sunday evening next , at 8 o'clock p , in , , Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Connor , D. I ) . , will deliver a lecture at Boyd'.s Opera house under the auspices of the C. K. of A. The subject is "The Roman Question , " and will undoubtedly bo handled in such a manner as only a close student and pro found scholar , conversant with the sub ject , is capable of doing. The musical feature of the programme , both vot'al ' and instrumental , is under stood to bp the choicest in the west , and the committee of arrangements spare no effort lo make the occasion as pleasant , entertaining , and edifying as possible to the audience of the evening. Masks and mnsqvorado trimmings at Max Meyer & Co. 's , Eleventh and Farnam. A Serious Fall. Mr. Jeremiah Ryan , an old gentleman homo seventy-eight years of ago , was found lying unconscious yesterday on the sidewalk in front of Whitohou.se's drug store on North Sixteenth street. Ho had fallen down , and the shock had en tailed upon him herious injury The po lice were summoned , and ho was removed moved to the residence ot his nephew , Mr , Thomas Swilt , Fifteenth and Chicago cage streets It was thought at lirst that hi leg was broken , but it. . was developed that tlio injuries , for the most purr , were sustained by his head andi back. On ac count of his age , the shock may prove serious in its results. District Court Cases. The now bar docket for the February term of the district court iancarly ready. There nro about 850 civil cases to bo tried. work ahead of them , Clerk Jjuina in formed a roporteryostunhixtliulSOO cases were disposed ot at Hhu- last term of court , which was ono of tlio longest , if not the longest , known in the history of Douglas county. Hog Cholera nt the Poor Farm. Superintendent Pierce reports that the hogs on the poor farm belonging to the county are still dying in largo numbers. So far there have been about lifty deaths and still others are feiuk. The cause of the mortality is without doubt hog chol era , and fears are enterlaincd that nearly the whole herd will niicciunb to the disease. County Medics. Tlio monthly meeting of llio Douglas County Medical society was held Tuesday evening , about ton members being present. An interesting paper was read by Dr. S. K , Spaldiug on the subject of "SUIetu.ro of the Oesophagus. " A dit > - euseion of this theme occupied the bal ance of the time , ODDS AND ENDS. Strny ficnvcs flroni the Reporters' Koto IJooks. A fellow dashed into the B , & At. depot .yesterday morning with n look of despair in his eyes and a canvas snlchcl in Ids hand. "I want ( her policol" he shouted nut ticket agent Knapp stuck his head out ol tlio box and asked whnt the row was. "I've been made n fool of. 1'vo boon swindled , 1'vo ' been robbed , " nnd the excited man raised his voice to n yell as ho made these declarations. "Vlmt's dor mohtlcrj" asked the Dutch watchman as ho came In to learn the cause of disturbance. "Oh , Iv'e been outraged in ( his bliimctl town anil 1 want the police. How did it happen ? Well , I came in from Beatrice yesterday with forty-two hard earned dollars in myclolhcs nml 1 ain't got 'em now. How did I lose 'eniT ' Don't ask mo ; it makes mo sick , I had read all about it nnd then to Ihink that I was green enough to gel worked anyway. Why , Thompson's colt was ono of the seven wise men alongside of mo , " and the pilgrim sat down and wept softly. "I was standing up hero on the street .spelling out a sign on a lenco which said that two or llireo hundred men Were wanted for work out on the railroad. 1 was just about makin' up my mind to go around and see about it when some ono tapped mo on the shoulder , and 1 turns around and sees n good-looking fellow , who asks if I work. 'IVs ' mu want . , M / I ; 'Come along with me , ' se/ ho , and 1 went About a block iii > streetvo met another feller who had a bill against the feller with me , and Oh , you know the rcst- , Ho didn't have enough to pay. so 1 gave him my money. He gave mo a cheek for a hundred dollarsand told mo to go right along up lo the bank and pet the money and then como back hero , and Oh , the check is no good and 1 ain't seen the fel ler since. 1 read lots about these tricks , nnd had made up my mind to lick the eternal shape out of the llrst confidence man , as they call 'cm , that ever tried to pull the wool over my eyes. Yes , t had worked up my muscle just for that very thing before comiiiK to Omaha , and hero 1 am , after all , " und with a bon-hoo , tlio overgrown youth sat down and bellowed dismally. Sleighing is lots of fun at this time but Omaha sleighs have the most treacher ous tendency to tip over of any sleighs recorded. A dash up or down the snowy esplanade is cortainlyimmcnse diversion , yet the average pleasure-seeker gets more than lie sought when the dash ler- minulos with his head in a way-side drift. Last Sunday was n wonderful day for Mich experiences nud nearly everybody who went out hafl a tumble. There wcro Messrs. , Remington and McCormick who went over to Council Bluffs in a cutter and in like manner got back as far as the middle of the river when the dire neces sity of walking the remainder of the dis tance was imposed upon them by their llighty steed. Then Judge Brandos , while whirling down the road to the fort was bounced on his head by the over turn of his sleigh. And Coroner Drexel who was driving briskly back from the south of the city broke n runner and went Hying into the bank over his head. But the worst of all was the experience of a reporter on a contemporary and a very nice dry goods clerk. They were dead sober , but after their horse had run a half mile and struck n fence , they hail to be carried into llio Road-House for restoration to conscious ness , and were then sent homo'in a cab. Yesterday afternoon a gentleman and lady were pitched out at the corner of 14th and Douglas. The lady went like a rocket , with a gleam of white linen and colored balbriggans in the rear. She was unhurt but very much confused. Dr. McKonna's sleigh also capsized with him yesterday afternoon , but lie lit clear of danger and his good horse stopped. Lots nndlots of people have had ju t such ex periences , and a toss into the snow out of the cutter has become a common and harmless exhilaration. "Do you know , " said Mr. Hull , the clerk at the Paxton , after he had helped , the reporter spell out the autograph of a man from Chicago , "that the people of Nebraska write , a better hand and evince in other ways more profit from tlie na tional free school system than any of the agrarian element in other states where 1 have had experience. Look over the registry of state names and you will find that they are uniformly legible and smooth written. It also strikes mo that the people throughout the state are bettor dressed and more conversant with the ways of the modern world than their country brethren back cast. Wo have great numbcrri of people from the small towns and range and rural districts of Nebraska who come hero frequently , and among thorn 1 have yet to meet one- who was not an educated and polite gentle man. " The cily editor was looking over the telegraph page when his eye full on a small special telegram from Broken Bow. "Broken Bow ? " said he to himself , meditatively. "That's a name signifi cant of something , and a tale must Mire- Jy hang thereby .some- romance of the Indian maiden , her young warrior lover , heartless old father , and a pathetic cloio to the poem , Say , hero , " turning to the busy crew of reporters grinding out the daily grist of information for the countless thousands of the Bii's : : readers. His eye fell directly on No. 10 , the young est of llio gang , and calling him fprtli , the city editor ordered , "you bring In l > y to-morrow morning the legend of the christening of Broken Bow , the county seat of Ctister county , and don't forget it. " The reporter meekly promised that it would bo forthcoming , ami resumed Ins labors without questioning further. The next day the city editor stalked into the room and imiuired , "Where's that legend of Broken Bow ? " "There isn't ' any legend except a tough old yarn that isn't worth much , " replied llio youth , trembling , " 1 went up to see Uncle John Stanton , who's been hpru since the flood ami knows everything aboulancient history. 1 asked him about the legend , and ho laughed and said , 'Legend , j-our oyoj an Indian never saw the town The name was given it by the fellow who built llio first dunce house , A racket occurred the first night and the fiddler broke his bow , so that the dance had to go on after that without any mu sic. ' Uncle John said thut was true although another fellow silling by said that it was wrong and then wont on to stale that the town was founded by a young man who had run awnv in despair from the east because his girl jilted him when ho didn't luivo money to buy cara mels. The fellow that tola the story said that llio young man was n broken beau and that's the way the town got its name , although it's misspelled now. 1 rather think , though , that the fellow was impos ing on mo and that Unelo John told the right story. That's nil , Yon don't want it written up. surely , do you ? ' ' Oh , no , the managing editor didn't want it written up , but ho gave the re porter a chance to go through a primary course in journalism on one of the Kan sas 'City papers. Before he went the luckless youth fenid that ho would send up his half week's wages lo anybody who would get. up a legend about Broken Bow. "I notice , " remarked .a cllizpn the other day , "that wife beating is. becoiu- . ing a common thing in Omaha. Lookin3 over the police reports thnt appear in the Br.n , I have observed that hardly a tiny passes but that n wife- bonier is brought into court. A man who will boat n worn- tin is a wretch for whom no punish * ment is too severe. Ho is n brute in every sense of the word , and should bo treated ns a brute tibd to n whipping post nnd lashed until his back is of the complexion of a lobster. It's n Irito sug gestion tb make , but 1 for one , recom mend that Judge Slenberg , instead of sending up these wife-beaters on bread nnd water .sentences , sink a good stout post in front of his court room and give them a public raw-hiding. Yes , I am nwnro thnt this suggestion of the intro duction of the whipping post into Omaha is by no means an original one. It is a good one , nevertheless , and should be carried into effect. " "I was walking down Stale street in Chicago the other day , " remarked Johnny Moyiilhan , who has just re turned from the Garden Cily , "when whom should I run plump against but Mr. John Jacobs , esq. , the little fat , rod- cheeked , eye-glassed irotitlenmn , who u od to work ' 'ads" for the Herald. Ho ap peared rather surprised to see mu hut consented to put out his paw and shake hands. 'Arc the .people in Omnha in quiring after me ? ' ho asked jocosely. 'Yes , ' 1 replied'there nromiito n num ber of citizens tlicro who would likotoga/.o upoii you oiH-o more.1 'I can't help it,1 he replied , ' 1 got in dobl about $400 or t300 , and I had to do something to pull myself out. Give 'cm my regards when you go back there. ' 'No , Jack is not doing anything nt present , but like the lion * Wilkins Micawber , is wailing for something to turn up. " "You had something in your paper last week about the early history of telegra phy in Omaha , " said a veteran lightning inauipul afor to a reporter last night. "Lot mo tell 'ou what was tlm grontcat obsta cle jo the blrclching of lliqtjro.iH { trans continental wires in Ihos0'd p . Can you guess ? " "No , " said tlto scribe , "tjrfv dt'.u . 'i "Tho Immense herds l buflalu that , u ed to roam the plains of iNebrn'slya in pioneer times. Fact. Tim buffaloed Seqiiii-il to take especial delight in rubbing " themselves against the telegraph pufcrf" , and very frequently wofiUl rub so violently lently as to break them down. This proved a most serious annoyance , nnd an injur.y to the business. Filially a bril liant individual in tliu employ of the com pany came to the vosuiio. Ho had studied long and faithfully over the mat * tcr. He had come to the conclusion that by filling up the lower llvo feet of the poles with sharp-pointed spikes the buf faloes would bo induced lo so elsewhere to scratch , and thus the evil would bo remedied. He tried the experiment. A success ? No. It was a prodigious fail ure. The buffaloes , whose skins wcro as hard as the cheek of an Omalia Cabman , took more delight than ever in rubbing their shaggy sides against the telegraph poles , bo that plan was given up. The company then began to sink tlio poles several feet deeper , and this , coupled with the rapid decimation of the Nebraska buffalo herds , finally gave iiie lines tolera ble security. "I'll ' tell you why the cily council did not meet last night , " said a cily official in reply to a reporter's question. "Somo of the councilmen s heads are so big that Lhoy think they have a capacity for a large amount of intricate cily legisla tion in one night , and they don't want to start in on an evening until their brains are teeming with ideas. Then some of the members have not recovoredirom the mental strain of reading f ho prepared re port of the minority of the investigating committee , and they wished to give their brains a rest , and so adjourned for I wo weeks. There is not much doiiif ; which should como before the council , and it will take tilno to trump up some more charges which will require investiga tion. " "Won't in and have you step some thing ? " inquired a well-known court re porter of a bevy of newspaper men gathered in llio rotunda of the Paxton .nsl night. Ranged along the bar , the speaker continued : "I have been in the jusincss myself used to bo correspond- jnl of the Chicago Inter-Ocean at targe , Dakota. That's where I did quite a nice tittle job a sew years ago. You know it's pretty cold uij in that country sometimes everybody shivered ] and they use those iiiqnstcr arum stoves to heat the public juilding.4. The liltlc thing I'm about to .ell , though , occurred in the summer. There was going to be n privaln political conference of the leading men in the tor- itory ( no reporters admitted ) and 1 had orders from my paper to send a report of it. The St. Paul Pioneer Press man also received the same in- itructions , and wo agreed to "pool" on .ho meeting. It was going to bo hold in .lie opera , house , and here is where llio stove comes into the story. There wcro , wo of 'em in the building , and wo fol- ows bribed the janitor to let us in dtir- ng the afternoon. The Press man was ircttyfiit , and had hard work crowding linibclf into the stove ho had delected , md 1 had to help jam him in. Then 1 slipped inlo llio other one , nnd wailed for ho meeting to open , Wo staid in these darned straight-jackets for two hours joforo the eo'iil'orcnco commenced , and iad to wait an hour after it was over bo- 'ore wo could get out. But we got our oporls and 1 hat's what wo wont after. There waa lot of mad politicians when he papers reached Fargo , but not one of hem to this day lcno\vs how \vo found > ut the proceedings. Pretty lair whisky , ohi" " The largest and finest assortment of German and French masks ia to bo found it Max Meyer & Co.V , Eleventh and Far- mm. IlrnvitlcH. The bank clearings yesterday were -105,6ra.OO. A grand subscription ball will bo given by Planet ludgo No.I , K , of P. , at Kcss- e'r's hull , Monday evening , January 05. Florencit , tlio litllu daughter of Win. I'rnoy , an engineer in llio Union Pacific ihop.s , died ol diphtheria at the homo of 1111" parents about 8 o'clock Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. Tracy have the heartlelt ympalhy of all their numerous friends u this their heavy bereavement. A serious disturbance ocuurtvd tit the lockyardsTuesdavnlglit which nearly re- idled in n riot. The trouble arose over ho arrest of one Crowluy some- weeks igo , on the churgti of assaulting a Clii- ; ; igo policeman. Ills friends hisl evening - ing met two men who , it was suspected , had turned informer against Crowley , and threatened to lynch them. The mob seized Ilium and were about to io \ violence on thorn , when limy broke away and caught a passing train. Tlio two men are in Omaha at present and will probably steer clear of the stockyards in the future. It was rumored yesterday thai deo. A. Joslyn of tlio Western News-paper Union had received a lease of the Murray build ing which is now being erected on llio corner of Fourteenth and lltirnoy Mrecls , for hotel purpoiu * . A roporlor walled upon Mr. Joilyn in order lo ascertain - certain the tenth of the mailer , and was informed by tlnitgciitumiuii that ho was negotiating for a lease of the building , and in all probability would so euro it , 'Tho KlniL'turc ' , which U to b * four stories in height , will bo com plcled before , next fall. Mr. Jo lyn , If ho EpcitnM the lease , will run llio estab lishment as a first-elans hotel , American nnd European national clui"- nelor masks at Max Muyt'r & ' 'o's Eleventh and Farmim. Absolutely Pure. Tli Is powder never vnnes. 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