JtiluWFJT ICE HARVESTERS
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{ Honawal of the Ice RiotsA Question ol
Jurisdiction on thoKiver-
A CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES.
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Superintendent I'lerco's Impending
Kemovnl Cleaning the Streets
' ItnlhvnyAriiiSnn < l Police
\c\vs Mlsccllnny.
Illotlne Ice Gutters.
Yesterday ti call wns sent to contra'
police station from Uoyii'fl packing liouso
nsking tliat n body of ofllcors bo sent to
tlml place to qtiiet ix serious disturbance
which wns being made by a crowd ol
striking Iccincn. TIio distnrbanco wns
I' created by n gang of the Ice Packers' '
union , headed by a couple of Danes , who
Bought to intimidates thu men working
for Robertson & Nelson , sonic si.\ly in
number.
Robertson & Nelson tire packing tee un
der contract for J. E. Itoyd. They liavo
been paying $1.00 , $1.75 and $2.00 to their
hands , their prices being nearly if not
quite up to the union scale. LastnightMr.
Robertson paid oil' nil his men , and an
* noiuiccd that thereafter lie would pay
them on a basis of 17 } cents for eacli
hour's work. Some of the men were not
( satisfied with this arrangement , but in
sisted that they should uo paid at the
rate for all tlio work they had done in
the past , Mr. Uobcrlf-on , refused , of
course , to make this arrangement , and
flomo of the men went away muttering
ominous threats. Most of the laborers ,
however , were satisfied , and showed up
bright nnd early in thu morning ready for
business. They had been at work but a
jthort time , however , before the malcon
tents , reinforced by the "strikers'gang"
of the union , numbering in
all about 75 or 100 men , appeared on the
Hconc. Tl.oy drove the icemen oil' the
river nnd compelled them to drop then-
tools. Some of the men at work pro
tested , butworo , compelled to yield to the
superior numbers of tlio strikers , who
threatened to drown them in the river If
they did not comply with orders.
A very interesting question nroso in
this case ns to whether it was tlio duty
of the cily marshal to arrest these dis
turbers , wno were on the river at this
time , or of the United Stales marshal ,
Inasmuch as the river is part
of the federal domain. President lieehol
of the city council ( acting mayor in Mr.
.Lloyd'sabsenceafter , ) consultation with
City Attorney Council , instructed Mar
shal CumniingH to send down a body of
men to protect the icemen , in case a mori
ons disturbance , should occur along
shore.
The marshal in preparing to cany out
this order , remarked to a reporter that
his men would not make any arrests
until llio strikers came ashore , as thuy
would eventually htivo to do. lioforo the
sound of police had started for the scene
of the disturbance the aioters had dis
persed and the men resinned work. Ad
ditional trouble is anticipated to-day.
The dissatisllcd icemen held : t meeting
last night to consider tlio situation. A
lengthy conference resulted in an'agree
ment that none of the men .should go to
work until Messrs. Robertson & Nelson
consented to pay an oven $1.75 per day
for nine hours work , besides settling for
last week's work on the basis of 17 * cents
per hour.
A CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES.
Squeezed Between Cars Broken. JLPRS
Another Caisson Fovcr Case.
Frank McCnull , a locomotive fireman ,
on the Union Pacific , was seriously in-
jurcdin | 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 toecther. The
draw-heads were out where McCaull
stood nnd ho was pinched with consider
able force across the chest in a space of
four inches. Ilo was shortly discovered
in this plight and taken out as promptly
as possible. Dr. Galbraith was summoned
and the sullerer taken to his lodgings on
Cass near Thirteenth street. McUanll is
severely but not dangerously hurt and
will recover , lie is single and without
dependants.
A man fell through the trestle of the
span of the bridge on this side Tuesday
night , a drop ol about forty feet. Ilo lit
in a snow bank and came oft" with only
n. broken leg. Ho was taken to St.
Joseph'H hospital.
James Wallace , a laborer on the Union
Pacille dump in the bottoms , met with a
singular accident on way lipineQTuesday
night. Ilo was ascending Fnrnam street
and crossing Eleventh when ho stepped
oh a rope trailing behind a hay wagon
and naturally went down. On reaching
homo his ankle pained him so severely
that lie was compelled to bend for medi
cal aid. .Ono of tlio bones of the foot was
discovered fractured.
A ( bird case of the caisson fever
developed y&s to relay morning. Doiuilnck
McOowaii , a laborer on the morn
ing shift , came out at tlio end of his
hours and started for Pat Ford's hotel ,
on Tenth street , where ho lodges. On
.reaching thu hou.so ho fell in a lit and
was soon in the convulsions peculiar to
v the caisson malady. Dr. Galbraith was
r called , but llio patient had so far rccov-
> ' urcd as to bo conscious , and absolutely
'infused medical aid. Hy noon ho was
able to rise , and announces that he will
return to work to-night.
[ Pat Carrel , the lirBt victim of the
caisson fever , lias not yet recovered , ami
in a delirium Tuesday night created a pan
demonium in St. Joiopn's ' hospital. Ho
leaped out of his bed ami , announcing
thnt ho wns u "terror , " ordered every
body out. The invalids and sister at
tendants adjourned without delay. Dr.
Galbraith was summoned nnd hastened
to tlio hospital.Vhy , Pat , " said llio
doctor in friendly tones , "whnt's the
matter ? " "I'm John L. Sullivan , Doe ,
andean do up the earth , " ropllc'd tlio do-
lerlous patient. "All right , replied the
doctor , " htiirgoodhumoredly. "I'm ' llaby
liarnos , and can lick you , " As ho laugh
ingly said tills the doctor , who had been
bteiullly approaching , pounced on Carrel
who , although anxious to May in tlio
ring , wns too weak , and full n * gently on
the boil in the arms of thu doctor as
though ho had been n child. A good
dose of chloral was given him , and after
bathing , the patient calmed down and
quietly went to sleop.
SNAKIO
How Ills Disreputable Pen "VVnS'
Itrolcon Up Forty Days In Jail.
Frank Alays , who also carries around
-with him the title of "Snake River Char
ley , " was sentenced to forty days in ( ho
county jail us a vagrant by Judge Ston
berg yostardny afternoon. Mays has
Qnly'bcon in Omaha for n short time ,
having come from Eagle Rock , Idaho ,
whore ho obtained the eoljrlquot of
"Snake River Charley. "
If nil reports bo true , ho is n hard char
acter nnd belongs lo a very undesirable
class of citizens. According to iiis ad
mission made lo Ofllcor Donovan ,
-fllays was rua out of Idaho , last October
on account ot his unsavory charac
ter anil conduct. Ho Iiml been conduct
ing n "castle" of ill-repute in Eagle
Rook. The public sentiment became in-
llniuotl against him. A committee of clt-
j/L-iis waited upon him and and notified
him that lie had better leave the
territory at onpo , Ho failed
ty. comply wilt : the orders in-
stnnk-r nnd n committee of tlio Knights
of Labor then ptormcil his IIOIIMJ , togk
him out , lieil n rope to lita ncok nnd
threw him. ; , ' , the Snake river. Ho took
the warning , and when pulled out In a
half drowned rendition , meekly gasped si
promise to leave the plnco nt oner. Ho
came straight to Omaha nnd has been
here since. When questioned about the
matter yesterday , by a reporter , Mnyo
appeared very much confuscddcnicd over
making any such statement to Donovan ,
etc. , etc. Ever since this little incident
ho has been known as "Snake Kiver
Charley , " and Hie name will probably
stick to him through life.
Judge Stcnherg yesterday morning
lined K.Adams and Peter Johnson , § 5nml
cosst each fordrunkenness. Both failed to
pay , and Were committed in default. M.
J. Carney , charged with the same ofleiiso ,
wn * more fortunate , nnd was discharged.
( . 'has. Eiistis , a vagrantloafer , and gen
erally worthless bum. was sent up to the
county jail on a 00 days ponleneo. For
the lirst fifteen and last ilftccn days of
the sentence , ho will banquet- bread
and water.
A FAMirTv PI OI IT.
The Green-Eyetl Monster Kilters n
IIu ] > i > y Colored Home.
"You're too hot to handle now , " said
Judge Stonberg yesterday afternoon , ad
dressing two colored individuals who
were standing in front of the police court
bench , both talking at the same time.
The two people were John nnd Mary
Williams , who live as man and wife at the
corner of Tenth nnd Douglas streets.
They not only live there , but also conduct
a little confectionary shop in the front of
the building. Yesterday two colored
ladles eamc into the plnco ostensibly to
buy tad'y. and Mrs. Williams started to
wait on thorn. John was standing in the
rear of the store , when suddenly Mrs.
Williams noticed that ho was looking at
one of the females , and that she was returning -
turning the gaxe instead of attending to
the business of purchasing candy. The
two women failed to buy anything , and
when they left , Mrs. Williams , iircd with
grcoii-oycd jealousy , 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 lenvo her husband's bed
and board.
"If you do , " said Williams , "you can't
Icavo with any of my money , " and ho
accordingly secured a hatchet and stai'Jed
to break open his wife's trunk , which
contained § 5 which he had given her
Saturday.
Mrs. Williams jmmciliatoly rushed out
on'tho street calling "police , " anil two
olllcers responded and placed the quar
reling couple under arrest. They were
taken before Judge Stonberg and each
excitedly told their story.
Doing still in a towering passion the
judge ordered them both locked up until
they could cool ofV. After an hour's
sojourn in the central police station they
were again brought before his honor , this
woman discharged and the man sentenced ,
to pay a line of $1 and costs.
COMMEMOHATIXG JUS KESCUJ3.
Mr. Altendorf Celebrates the Anni
versary ol'aXoi-rlblo Experience.
About sixty of the Turners assembled
in. Germauia. Hall Tuesday night to
take part in a , Commcrs fest
given by Albert Altendorf in
commemoration of the third anniversary
of his 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 taast and song. Mr.
Allomlorf told the story of his memorable
experience and cheers to his hick nnd
long life greeted every thrilling portion
of the narrative.
The Cymbria was a vessel of the Ham
burg-Bremen Packet line , on passage to
Ne\y 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 ellbrts were made
to wear off , but the slningcr hold her
course and struck the Cyinbria bow on ,
just forward of the engine rooms. A
tremendous gap was opened in the ribs
of the steamer and fcho filled with water
like a tin pail. The unknown cause of
the disaster dropped away in the mist
and was not seen again until she landed
at Plymouth and reported the incident.
She was a'n English sloop nnd although
she must htivQ UGGII aware of the Cym-
brin's distress and heard the cries for
help from the sinking steamer she did
not lend n hand of help. The Cymbria
went down in fifteen minutes and half
the passengers and crow went with her.
Mr. Altendorf and his sister succeeded in
gaining n boat in which a. few of the sur
vivors put oil' and were next morning
picked up by an inbound steamer.
FOR CUAUITY'S SAKE.
The Committees and Patrons of The
Grand Ball.
The Second Annual Charity ball will
bo hold at the exposition building on
Tuesday evening , Fob. 20,1880 , under the
following auspices :
ixictmvn : : COMMITTKI : :
Hon. .1. E. lloyil Chnlinmn.
Hun. Guy ( ' . Bin ton , Herman Kuuut/.chsq. ,
( it'll. .1. I4. Hawkins , Kranlc Murjihy , K-xi. ,
MaJ. J. W. Paddock , Judge J3. S. JJuudy.
Mr. Frank Colpdzer Chairman.
Mr. A. 11. Hlhhoi ] , Mr. A. L. .Strung ,
Mr. Jolm T. Clnilic , Mr. J. S. Collins ,
TJ.VUV I'.vrnoxs.
Mrs J E Hoyil , Mrs It II Clnrkson ,
" .1 Pllawllins , " V L Pcrliii' .
" . .fV Paddock , " Lyiuniilllch rds
" Jleunim Koiiiil/.o " Chas KSqulies ,
" " SUH Clink
KSDnmly , ,
- " A L Strain ; , " OUllustln ,
" LcvlCailer , " Jos Cnriicnu , jr ,
" Flunk Colpctzcr " W J Council ,
11 ' ' ' "
I'Clllmcbaush ,
" KPcck , '
" W .1 Jurvis , i '
" W L Panotto , ' , . - .
" A .1 Popnleton , " 11II Hrlsht ,
" .1 \V.Savage , " C K Vtibt.
" J M Woohvdith , " UMJlitchcock ,
" 01)Voolwoith " O N JliuiiEoy ,
" AD.Morrc , " FroilNyo ,
" .1 N 11 Patrick , " . .1V Morse ,
" ( iiiy Ollaiton , " K MMorscmnn ,
" Lewis Heed , " ST Smith ,
" ( Uj Miller , " KljQjowator ,
" Ceoi-L'uli Lake , " llyioii Heed ,
" .1 lliilllurd , " K/.ra Mlllard ,
" SKCullaway , " K N OolU ,
" WllMcCoril " WFAlleu.
" S P Morse , " Xll KntKlit ,
" GV llolihedge , " A\'iu Wallace.
" Suinuol Jones , " W II Doollttle ,
" T 1 , Klmball , " W A Paxton ,
" Thoums Miller , " Louis Urailford ,
" ( JuyVUi-nry , " ( JeoUDnndy ,
" HOMcChue , " ( Jeo Patterson ,
" .1 O Cowln , " J 31 Tliiiifcton ,
" Theo Swobe , " A U Wyinnii ,
" K Men-lain , " ICIiuer Frank.
" 1) II WlitelerVNHabcock ,
" II T Clarke , " Kh Hleibowor ,
" W H Ijauis' " H 1) ICstabiook ,
" KL.Stone , " PKlIor.
" U H Wood , " J ) It W/icelcr / , jr ,
" .1 L Woods , ' F A Nash ,
" O F ( loodinaii , " JMKUily.
The managers are putting form every
dibit to make the ball this year the
greatest social event over known- west of
thu Missouri. They dcsorvo and should
hare the hearty Mtpnort and co-opera-
tlon of every citizen or Omnhn.
TIio WcnUier.
WAll DlIfAUTMKST , 1
Omen Ouir.v Sia.v.vi. urncr. " , J-
" \VASIIISOTO.V \ , Jan. 20 , ISSi ) . J
Observer , Omaha , Neb. : Indications for
Unmliit and vicinity to-day ; Loc.il siunvs
auU wnuuvruuthvr. .
TATKQ AVITH TKAVKLEUS.
Short Intel-views Ontbercd in the
Hotel Itotiuulns.
Church Howe , Auburn , Xcb : "Tho Mis
souri Pacllicris fully prepared to build its
branch into Lincoln , nnd expects to com
mence nctivo work by April at the latest.
The iron , raiU , tie" , lumber , piles , etc. ,
arc ready to bo used in the construction.
I .expect to furnish 100,000 foot of lies ,
from the forests of Arkansas. The
branch will bu constructed within n few
months , nnd will be ready for tralllc by
sum ineror early fall. ' ,
/ . A , S/t < iflir , rnlcntitiCi Xcbt [ Mr.
Shaffer was in Omnha ycsterdn- busi-
ne s connected with the scheme for colo-
nixing eastern Wyoming. ] "Tho oil
Holds of the territory are developing
wonderfully and promise to furnish one
of Wyoming's grandest resources. The
oil has been found in very largo quanti
ties ; in n few rods , walk you can run
across hundreds of springs bubbling np
through the surface of the soil. In the
valleys there arc largo traels of .and cov
ered with oil. to the depth of several
feet , i'ino quality ? Yes , sir , the finest in
the world. Scientists who have tested
tlio oil , declare that it is the best yet dis
covered. Wyoming in settling tip very
fast , and its admission as n state is the
matter of but a short time , "
K. 11. Leonard , Jtoitc ( 'Hi"Wo Hat
ter ourselves that we have the best pros
pects In both mining and graxing resources -
sources combined , of any elly in the far
northwest. Our mines are becoming
richer owry day. Boise is llftcen miles
from the line ot the Oregon Short Line
but by spring a spur will bo run up to us.
When tins Is done , Hoi.so will at once be
gin to bring the world to a recognition of
its rapid advance. "
CMS AN ING TIIK STUKKTS.
The Snowy llarrlcndcs IJclnn lc-
moved ICnpldly.
Pursuant to instructions of Mayor Boyd
( ho work of cleaning nwny the drifted
bank.sof fiiowin the principal thorough
fares of the city is progressing bravely.
The work is being done under the Btrect-
clcaning contract of Smith & Hoel.
About sixty or seventy men have been
engaged and are now breaking down
and carting away the banks. On Far-
nam t-trcer , the process was somewhat
dillicUlt , as the banks on t-ithur side of
the street , car track were very high and
cannot bo "spread" down , because the
tracks would bo soon covered np. Ac
cordingly the drifts were cut up and
carted oil to convenient places.
On Douglas , Harncy and Dodge streets
where there are no street car tracks , the
banks had been simply spread evenly , &o
that when the thaw comes there will not
bo a heavy accumulation of water in any
one place.
Street Commissioner Mcanj" was busied
yesterday and yesterday in removing the
snow from the sidewalks in Iront or city
lots , and notifying citizens to clean off
the sidewalks in front of their property.
It is estimated that the recent ( snow
storm has provided work for from
seventy-live to ! JO ( ) men each dav. It has
indeed proven n windfall to the many
who would otherwise have been out of
employment.
A Musical livuiiliit ] ; .
The Young People's association of the
Dodge Street Presbyterian church h'as
arranged to give during the winter , in
connection with the regular church .socia
bles , a scries of very pleasing and profit
able entertainments.
The first on thp list is a muMcalc , to be
given in the church this evening.
Mis Fannie E Loomis , an accomp
lished pianisto of Boston , and a pupil of
Baormann , will take a prominent part.
Other very line singers and musicians
of this city will participate. They are *
Miss Blanche Oliver , soprano ; Mrs. F. P.
Day , contralto ; L. M. Bartlctt. 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 :
PItOOllAM.Mi : .
1. Swedish Wedding March ( transcribed
by Uleabon , . Sodcriuaiin.
Sir. Totlil.
2. "Oh ! my love's like a icd , red rose. "
. ( iarrctt.
Mbs Oliver , Mrs. Day. and Messrs. Wllkins
uiul Smith.
3. FaschlnRsscliwauk Aus Woln , Alle
gro Itonmiizo Scherelno , . Sctiiiinan.
Miss Looinlb .
4. Song Poet's Corner , . Tours.
Miss Oliver.
5. Song Three fil'ts ; , . < . lloeckel.
Mr. UmtlPtt.
n ) Harmonious JthiuUsniitb . Humid ,
0. b ) The Mill . Jensen.
cj Tlio CilpsloV Dance , ( nrnuiKCil
Jroiu "Dan/a Hocum , " ) . Meyeibccr.
Miss Loomis.
tjn.,0.0 J ( n-'i'houfalic' ) ' t Vision. .Lasscn.
songs Summer tflght. . . . drift' .
Mr. Wllkins. '
( n ) Nocturne .Xo. IS , 1
- ( b ) Balhulo In ( ! . Minor , | . Chopin.
Miss Loomis.
9. Tanfaic . Lommeiis.
Mr. Todd.
CIVIlj ENGINEERS.
Theli- Convention Ad.lours Now Olll-
cers Kleoted.
The association reached the conclusion
of its labors yesterday and adjourned
to moot in annual scsMon at Lincoln ,
January 1887. A regular mooting is to
bo held in Grand Island in August next.
An interesting discussion on the subdi
vision of sections and ( ho method of keep
ing records , led by Mr. Hill , of Blair ,
was indulged in.
An election of officers was held , result
ing as follows :
President , Geo. W. Tillson , of Omaha.
Vice President , ( J. A. Kilpatrick , of
Sovviird ,
DSccrotary , A. J. Groves , of Omaha.
Treasurer , J. P. Walters , of Lincoln.
Executive committee. Geo. Smith ,
Omaha : H. B. Cuddy , York ; L. II. Spen
cer , Wilbur ,
The committee on National Public
works was elected as followsGeo. . W.
Tillson , A. llosowator and C. H. Howes.
The chairman of this committee will bo ,
ox-ollicio a member of the national com
mittee , organi/.ed for the general purpose
of olovnf ing the profession of civil engi
neering in America.
Army Gossip.
Gen , Howard received yesterday a letter
from the war department at Washington ,
nuthoming'hhn to erect several cavalry
stables nt Fort Douglas , Salt Lake City ,
LJluh. Considerable correspondence on
the subject has been done , and the de
partment has finally concluded to make
the necessary outlay , $3,000 to $ a,000.
"This shows pretty conclusively , " said
lieu. Howard in .speakln" of the matter
to n reporter yesterday "that batterywill
remain permanently at Salt Lake City to
| ) rotect the country against any Mormon
outbreak. The structure will cost about
$3.000 , and will bo built of brick. "
It is reported that the health of Maj ,
Duwccs , commandant nt Fort Koblnsoii ,
as slowly failing. . It is thought that ho
will bo given n jur'ough. for the purpose
of recuperating his ncalth , if possible.
Lieut. Baldwin , of Fort Kusscll , is in
the city , On his way to his post.
Hallway Xotos and Personals.
Thoreport that u large number of
Union Pacllio shopmen had been let out
Tuesday is not trtio , A mnall number
of mon who had been engaged on special
work , finished ( heir job and having noth
ing uothiijg more to ilo wont away. The
shops are working steadily under n full
grist of repairs and construction.
John Evans , tax commissioner of the
Union Pacific , has resigned to bo suc
ceeded by W. H. llnsscll ; ol Detroit.
Mt. l'arkhur.st , thn .snporintcniHng en
gineer of the new Union Tacllic bridge ,
who broke his leg coasting on Dodge
street nbotit a month ago. has had a Imnl
time of it , attd is still suffering , with no
Indications ot n speedy recovery.
J. J1. Clark , general superintendent of
the Milwaukee , is in the city , stopping at
thoMillnrd.
The snow Ims not yet bothered tl-o rail
roads since the blookadotof ten days ago ,
although reports from the north in the
.Milwaukee ojllco and from the far west
nt Union Pacific headquarters indicate n
heavy fall.
*
IS IT THE RltitlT 3tAX ?
Olllcors Arrest a Supposed Abacotidci1
Ills Transactions InOmaha.
George J. Fryer , the absconding agent
of the American Kinross company at
Glcneoe , Out. , who , it will bo re
membered , stopped in Omaha in ( he
conr.se of his Ilight and changed several
thousand dollars of Canadian money for
American , is reported to have been ar
rested at Salt Lake City. At least that is
what the oflicers at that place tele
graphed to Chicago , and Mr. Maiirry ,
route agent for the company , and Mr.
Warner , special agent ami detective ,
hastened to Salt Lake to secure him ,
passing through Omaha , on their way
out. From the descriptions given by the
olllcors these srontlemcn are "inclined to
believe the wrong man has 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 that ho was ono of the
prominent citi/.ons of the town , and oc
cupied several positions of trust. Besides
being ngcnt for the express company , ho
was postmaster and llio local manager of
the Bell Telephone company , lie was
also an influential member ot' the Meth
odist church , and had u greater capacity
for long-winded prayers than any one
in the community. The whole amount
of money embezzled was about ? 7,000 ,
the postoffico and telephone company
being robbed , as well as the express
comnany.
At Salt Lake Gily llio prisoner has1
passed under several aliases Henderson ,
Harrison and Crown and was arrested
on suspicion of doing crooked work in
that city.
I'OOIl
Authoritative Announcement that Mr.
J. I'lcrco In to Ite Itomovcd.
It seems that Mr. Timme , the demo
cratic commissioner of the county , is
about to succeed in iiis endeavors of the
year past 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. Timme and give him the deciding
vote which lias 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 si
change in the ollicc occur at n 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 tlio man who nioit
meets Mr. Timmo's fuvor.iB not known.
Clark , the proprietor of1 the Now York
restaurant , and a certain Lindo are re
ported as the loading candidates.
Wanted A first class bread and pastry
baker. None but those of experience
need apply. Address within three days ,
Lock box U8 , Chadron , Neb.
Hotel Clerks.
Mr. Chas. II. Hess , an accomplished
and genial hotel man , will succeed Mr.
Jos. Hcnshaw as room clerk at the Pax-
ton. Mr. Koss has been for some time
past at the Co//.cns. His. place at that
hostelry will bo filled by Mr. Brooks.
Mr. Hchshaw , it i understood , will go
to St. Paul , where ho will join himself to
the forces of the Hotel llyan. Mr. Hen-
Hhaw was in tlio city yesterday , bidding
friends good-bye. His loss will be felt
by a lar o circle of acquaintances in this
city and among the traveling- men who
have long known him. Ho leaves hero
witli the heartiest wislies 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. , IU. Key. 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 "Tho Roman Question , "
nnd will undoubtedly bo handled In such
a.mnnner 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 ho the choicest in the west , nnd
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 masqvcrado trimmings at
MuxMuycr & C'o.'js , Eleventh and Fnrnam.
A Serious Kail.
Mr. Jeremiah Ryan , an old gentleman
ftomo seventy-eight years of ago , was
found lying unconscious yesterday on
the sidewalk in front of Whitehous'o's
drug store on North Sixteenth street. Ho
had fallen down , and the shock had entailed -
tailed upon him serious injury The po
lice wore summoned , and ho was re
moved to the residence ot his nephew ,
Mr. Thomas Swift , Fifteenth ami Chicago
cage streets It was thought at first that
hi. > leg was broken , but it wns developed
that thn injuries , for the most part , were
sustained by his head amli back. On ac
count of his ago , ( ho shook may prove
serious in its results.
District Court Oases.
The now bar docket for the February
term of the district court in-ncarly ready.
There are about 850 civil cui&s to bo tried.
Supposing that the two , judges can dis
pose of 000 civil cases iu it year , these MO
eases represent at least tlurtcen months
work ahead of thorn. Clerk Ijuma in
formed a roportoryoj > tunhrjtliit ; ! : > 00 cases
were disnoscd ot at ilK * last term of
court , which was ono of tlio longest , if
not the longest , known in the history of
Douglas county.
Hog Cholera nt tlio I'oor Farm.
Superintendent Pierce reports Hint the
liogs on the poor farm belonging to the
county are still dying in largo numbers.
So far there have been about iifly deaths
and still others are sick. The cause of
llio mortality is without doubt hog chol
era , and fears are entertained that nearly
the whole herd will succumb to the
disease.
_
County Medics.
The monthly meeting of the Douglas
County Medical society was hold Tuesday
evening , about ton members being
present. An interesting paper was read
by Dr. S. K , Spnlding on the subject of
"Stnctu.ro of the Oesophagus. " A dis-
cnseion of this theme occupied the bnl-
unco of the time. ,
ODDS AX1 > ENDS.
Strny fjcnvcs IVom the Reporters' Xoto
Books.
A fellow tlnshcd into the B. & M. depot
yesterday morning with a look of despair
in his eyes and a canvas satchel in his
hand.
"I want thor policol" ho shouted and
ticket ngcnt Knapp stuck his hontl out of
the box nnd asked what the row wns.
"I've bron mailo a fool of , I've boon
swindled. I've been robbed , " nnd the
cxctlctl man raised Ills voice to n yell as
ho made these declarations ,
"Vliat's dor inolillor "nskctl the Dutch
trntchninn ns ho came in to learn the
cause of disturbance ,
"Oh , Iv'e been outraged in this blinucd
town and I want the police. How did it
happen ? Well , I came in from Beatrice
yesterday with forty-two hard earned
dollars ill mydolhcs and I nin'l ' , got 'cm
now. How did I lese 'nmV Don't nsk
moi it makes mo sick. L had read all
nboutitand then to think that I wns
green enough to get worked any way.
\ \ by , Thompson's colt was ono of tin
seven wlso men alongside of me"ami ,
the pilgrim sat down and wept , softly.
" 1 was standing up hero on the street
.spelling out a sign on u lenco which said
that two or three hundred men werr
wanted for workout on the railroad. J
w s just about makin' ' up my mind to go
around nnd see about it when some ono
tupped mo on the shoulder , and 1 ( urns
around nnd sees n good-looking follow ,
who nsks mo if I want work. 'IVs , ' sex
I ; 'Como along with mo , ' se/
he , and 1 went. About u
block nil street wo met another
feller who had a bill against the feller
with mo , and Oh , you know the rest.
Ho didn't have enough to pay , so 1 gave
him my money , lie. gave mo a chock fern
n hundred dollars nndtold mo to go right
along up to the bank and get the money
and then come back here , ami Oh , the
check is no good and 1 aln't.seen the fel
ler since. Ircnd lots about these tricks ,
and had made up my mind to hek the
eternal shape out of the lir.-l confidence
man , as they call 'em , that ever tried to
pull the wool over my eyes. Yes , I had
worked up my muscle jiiafc for that very
thing-before coming to Omaha , nnd hero
1 am , after all , " nnd with a boo-hoo , the
overgrown youth sat down and hollowed
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 certainly immense diversion ,
yet the average pleasure-seeker gels
more than he sought when the dash tcr-
minutes with his head in a way-side drift.
Last Sunday was n wonderful day for
such experiences and nearly everybody
who wont out haft a tumble. There wore
Messrs. Remington and McConnick who
went over to Council Bluffs in a cutter
nnd in like manner got back as far as 'tio |
iniddlc of the river when the dire neces
sity of walking the remainder of the dis
tance v/as imposed upon them by their
Highly 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 Drcxol
who was driving briskly back from the
south of the city broke a runner and
wont Hying into the bank over his
head. But the worst of all
was the experience of n reporter on a
contemporary ami a very nice dry goods
clerk. They were dead sober , but after
their horse had run a half milo and struck :
n fence , they had to be carried into tlio
Road-House for restoration to conscious
ness , and wuro then sent liomo'iii a cab.
Yesterday afternoon a gentleman ami
lady were pitched out at the corner of
1-ltli and Douglas. The lady went like a
rocket , with a gleam of white linen and
colored balbriggans in tlio rear. She was
unhurt but very much confused. Dr.
McKcnnn's slcign also capsized with him
yesterday afternoon , but he lit clear of
danger and his good horse stopped. Lots
nnd lots of people have had just such ex
periences , and a toss into the snow out of
the cutter lias become a common and
harmless exhileration.
"Do you know , " said Mr. Hull , the
clerk nt tiio Pnxton , after ho 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 the 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 thostato are bettor
dressed and more conversant with the
ways of the modern world than their
country brethren back east. Wo have
great numbers of peonlo from the small
towns and range anil rural districts of
Nebraska who come hero frequently , and
among them 1 have yet to meet one who
wns not an educated and polite gentle
man. "
The city editor wns looking over llio
telegrapk page when his eye fell on u
small special telegram from Broken
Bow.
"Broken Bow ? " said lie to himself ,
meditatively. "That'sa name signifi
cant of something , and a tale must sure
ly hang thereby some romance of the
Indian maiden , her young warrior lover ,
heartless old father , and a pathetic
clo-.o to the poem. Say , hero , " turning
to the busy crow of reporters grinding
out the daily grist of information for llio
countless thousands ot the Bnr..s rcndur.s ,
Ills eye fell directly on No. 10 , ( ho young
est of the gang , and calling him forth ,
the city editor ordered , "you bring in by
to-morrow morning the legend of the
christening of Broken Row , the county
Boat of Custiu- county , and don't ' forget
it. " The reporter meekly promised ( hut
it would bo forthcoming , nnd resumed
his labors without questioning further.
The next day the city editor stalked into
the room and imiuired , "Whore's that
Jcgmul of Broken Bow ? "
"There isn't any legend except a tough
old yarn that isn't worth much , " replied
the youth , trembling. "I went up to see
Uncle John Stnnton , who's been hero
since tlio Hood and knows everything
nboutanciont history. 1 asked him about
the legend , nnd ho laughed and said ,
'Legend , your eye ; an Indian never saw
the town The namewns given it by the
follow who built the first dance house.
A racket occurred the first night and the
tiddler broke his bow , go that the dance
had to go on after that without any mu
sic. ' Unelo John said that was true
although another follow silting by said
that it was wrong and then wont on testate
state thnt the town was founded by a
young man who had run awav in despair
from the east hccauso his girl jilted liini
when ho didn't have money to buy cara
mels. The fellow thnt told the story said
that tlio young man was a broken beau
and that's the way the town gotiUnnmu ,
although it's misspelled now. 1 rather
think , though , that the follow was impos
ing on mo and ( lint Uncle John told the
right story. That's all , You don't want
it written up. surely , doyoui"
Oh , no , the managing editor didn't
want it written up , but ho gave tho.ro-
junior u chance to go through a primary
i-ourso journalism on ono of the Kan
sas 'City papers' . Before ho went the
luckless youth snid that ho would send
up Ids half week's- wages to anybody who
would get. up u legend about Broken
Bow. _ _ _
"I notice , " remarked a citizpn the
other day , "thnt wife boating is becom- ,
ing a common thing In Omaha. Lookin9
over ( ho jjolico reports thai Appear in the
Br.n , I linvo observed that , hardly a tiny
passes but that n wife-heater is brought
into court. A man who will boat a wom
an is a wretch for whom no punish
ment is too severe. Ho is a brute in
every . onso of the word , and should bo
trcntcd ns n brute tied to n whipping
post and lashed until his back is of the
complexion of a lobster. It's a trite sug
gestion to make , but 1 for one , recom
mend that Judge Slcnberg , instead of
sending up these wifo-bentcrs on broad
and water sentences , sink a good stout
post in front of Iiis court room and give
thorn a public raw-hiding. Yo < s , 1 am
aware that 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 , nnd should be
carried into cH'ocl. "
"I wns walking down Slnto street in
Chicago the oilier day , " remarked
Johnny Moynlhan , who lias just re
turned from tlio Garden City , "when
whom should I run plump against but
Mr. John Jacobs , esq , , the lllllo fat , red-
checked , eye-glassed. trentliMnnn , who
used ( o work "ads" for the Herald. Ho ap
peal-oil rntlipr surprised to see mu but
consented to put out his paw nnd Rhnko
hands. 'Are the .people in Omaha in-
Hiring after moV hu asked jocosely.
i'cs , ' I replied , 'thorn are quite a mini-
lior of citi/.ons there who would like to gnstn
upoii you once more.1 'I can't help it , '
lie replied , ' 1 got in debt about 400 or
$500 , and I had to do : something to pull
myself out. Give 'em my regards when
you go back there. ' 'No , Jack is no
doing anything at present , but like th
lion- Wilkins Mieuwber , is waiting fo
something to turn up. "
"You had something in your paper his
week about the early history of lelcgrn
phy in Omaha , " said a veteran lightning
inaiupul aor to a reporter last night. "Lo
mis tell 'ou what was the greatest obslu
clo to the stretching of lliotrrtwt ; trans
continental wires in tlfosg'dny . Cni
you giics- } ? "
"No " said tho-scribe"rV '
, - , # j ItVfp-1
"Tlio immense herds of buffalo Ufa
UM > d to roam the plains of .Nebraska'it
pioneer times. FatSt. Tim buffaloes' s"oeine."i
to lake especial delight in rubbing
themselves ug.xinst tlio telegraph polcn
ami very frequently would rub s6 vie
Icntly as to brgak them down. Tin
proved a most serious annoyance , and ai
injury to the business. Finally a bril
Haul individual in the employ of the co.m
pany came to the i-esciio. Ho bin
studied long and faithfully over ( ho mat
tor. Ho hail come to the conclusion tlm
by lilling up the lower live feet of th
poles with sharp-pointed spikes the Inif
t'nIocs would be induced to go elsowhor
to scratch , ahil thus the evil would b
remedied. He tried tlio experiment. J
success ? No. It was a prodigious fail
lire. The buffaloes , whoso skins were n.
liard-as the cheek of an Omaha cabman ,
look more delight than ever in rubbing
their slinggy sides against the tolcgrapl
| ) olCs. bo ( hat plan was given np. Tin ,
company then began to sink the pole-
several feet deeper , and this , coupled will
the rapid , decimation of the Ncbrasks
imfl'nlo herds , finally gave ihe lines tolera
bio security.
"I'll lull you why the city council dii
not meet last night"said a city ottlcia
in reply to a reporter's question. "Somo
of tiie councilmen s heads are so big tlia
they think they have a capacity for a
largo amount of intricate cily legisla
tion in one night , ami they don't ' want to
start in o i an evening until their brains
are teeming with ideas. Then some of
the members have not recovered from the
mental strain of reading the prepared re
port of the minority of the investigating ;
committee , and they wished to give their
brains a rest , and so adjournea for two
weeks. Tliuro is not much doing which
should come before the council ; nnd it
will take time to trump up some more
charges which will require invcstlgU'
tion. "
"Won't ' in and hnvc
you step some <
thing ? " inquired a well-known court re' '
porter of a bevy of now.spn.pur men
gathered , in tlio rotunda of the Paxton
last night. Ranged along the bar , the
speaker continued : "I have been in the
business myself used to bo correspond
ent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean ntl-urgo ,
Dakota. That's where I did quite n nice
little job a sew years ago. You know it's
pretty cold up in that country sometimes
[ everybody shivered ] ami they use those
monster drum stoves to heat the public
buildings. The little tiling I'm about to
tell , though , occurred in llio summer.
Thcro was going to be a private political
conference of the lending men in the ter
ritory ( no reporters admitted ) and 1 had
orders from my paper toend ( a
report of it. The Si. Paul Pioneer
Press man also received the same in
structions , and wo agreed to "pool" on
llio meeting. It was going to bo hold in
the opera house , and hero is where the
stove comes into the story. There were
two of 'em in the building , and wo fol
lows bribed the janitor to let us in dur
ing the afternoon. The Pre.is man was
prettyfut , and had hard work crowding
himself into the stove lip had .selected ,
and 1 lnul to help jam him in. 'Then I
slipped into the other one , and waited for
the meeting to open. Wo slnid in UIO.MI
blamed sti-jiight-jackets for two hours
boforothe co'nl'orcnco commenced , and
had to wait an hour after it was over be
fore wo could get out. Hut wo got our
reports and ( hat's what wo wont after.
Thuri ! was a lot of mail politicians when
tlie paper. * rcaehoel Fargo , but not one of
them to ( his day knows how wo found
out the proceedings. Pmtly fair whiiky ,
" " TIio hu-goM and finest assortment of
German and French mii ks is to bu found
at Max Meyer & Co.V , Eleventh and Far-
mini.
Urevitlew.
The bank clearings yesterday were
flOVj7j,00. ;
A grand subscription ball will bo given
by Planet lodge No.I , K. of P. , at Kcss-
cr's hall , Monday evening , January M.
Florenci ) , this littlu daughter of Win.
Tracy , an engineer in the Union Paoilio
shopn , died ot diphtheria at the homo of
her parents about 8 o'clock Tuesday night
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy have the hoarllelt
sympathy of nil their numerous friends
n this their heavy burciivomonl.
A serious disturbance occurred at the
slookynrdsTiu.'sdav night which nearly ro-
suited in a riot. The trouble arose over
the arrest of ono Crowley some weeks
ago , on the clir.rgu of assaulting a Chicago
cage poliriiinan. His friends last even
ing mot iwo men who , it was Ktispcctod ,
had tiivned informer against Crowley , (
and threatened to lynch them , The
mob soizetl Iliem and were about to use
violence on them , whim they broke away
and caught a passing train. The two
men lire in Omaha at present and will
probably steer clear of the stockyards in
the future.
It was rumored yesterday that Goo. A.
Joslyn of the Western Newspaper Union
had received a lease of thu Murray build
ing which is now being erected on the
corner of Fourteenth and Harnoy streets ,
for hold purpose * . A reporter waited
upon Mr. Joilyn in order to as
certain the tenth of the mallei- ,
and was informed by { hntgciitlenian that
ho was negotiating for a lease of the
building , lind in nil probability would so
euro it. The structure , which i- > lo b *
four stories in height , will bo com
plotcd before , next lull. Mr. Jonlyn , if
no scciu'iw the lease , will run the n-stab-
lishment as a first-elans hotel.
American and European national eliii"-
actor masks at Max Meyer & i'v ' * > .
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