Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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
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