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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; TUESDAY. JANUAHY 24. 1838.
SUFFERERS FROM THE STORM ,
State Superintendent Lane ISSUOB'
an Appeal For Toachora.
CRAIG STOCK MEN COMPLAIN.
Bulijcctctl ( o Overcharges nnd Polity
l\y tin ; Oinnlia Itond The Coming
School I-.i hi lilt nt l-'rcniont
New Notaries.
frnoM THE nr.r.s UNCJOI.X nuitKiu.1
SupuriiituiidontLnnu yesterday issued
ndrculnr to county Hii | > orintondont.s that
IB directly In tlio line of the HUggestions
inado by tlio 13iK : of Saturday last , in
favor of Hiibstnntinl recognition of the
work of tcnehors in the recent btornis.
In discussing the question Mr. Lnno
Baid that lie did -not feel ut liberty to
Hinglo out two or three cases of lioroic
worlc and suffering und ask for * special
contribution ! ! for them , but lie thought
rather that it would be best to got cor
rect dnta of nil the meritorious work of
tciiehors in Having pupils or in their
Individual struggles for life and from
Hiiuli data direct work could bo done.
Superintendent Lane favors u general
contribution that can bo used to aid
teachers who have lost a limb or become
crippled , so that tlioir means of liveli
hood is taken from them. There are a
few such ctihes in the state and the
teachers who were heroic in tlio fatrug-
glo with the storm , will undoubtedly
prefer seeing those who suffered the
most helped by generous contribution.
Such steps will bo taken upon receipt of
replies to the circular forwarded to-day ,
which is as follows :
To the County Superintendents of No-
bniHkii : Several cases of heroic action of
tcaehcrs during the Hevero Htorm of January
It ! luivo been reported to inc. In order to ob
tain all the facts concerning tcaehcrs and pu
pils In this severe trial , 1 iloslro each county
superintendent to report to mo as soon us
possible :
1. The number of school children In bis
county who perished during the storm.
a. Tliu number who Imvu since died from
this exposure.
3. The number who have lost n limb from
freezing. *
4. Names of teachers who perished.
5. Names and address of teachers who
have been maimed by freezing.
0. Names iind address of teachers who
performed heroic actions in saving or at
tempting to save the lives of their pupils.
7. Names and address of teachers who nru
sick from exposure or prostration.
Pleasu glvo full accounts in answer to
questions 4 , 5 , 0 and 7. Newspaper accounts
of occurrences in your county should bo cunt.
I wish each superintendent to bo prompt in
making this rojiort , us meritorious actions
nnd hcrolu deeds should bo promptly recog
nized , and these left In distress should bo re
membered by us. Outside of the teaching
fraternity warm-hearted people are already
offering assistance and rewarding heroism.
Olio. H. LANK , State Superintendent.
Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. S3. 1883.
TWO COMl'liAINTH.
There were two now complaints filed
with the board of transportation yester-
dny , both covering questions of inter
state rates but of direct interest to
Htock shippers of Burt county , where
the complaints came from. The com
plaints and the response to the railroad
are us follows :
OIIAKI , Nob. , Jan. 10. Secretary Uoard of
Transportation , Dear Sir Wo have a com
plaint to enter against the Chicago , St. I'nnl ,
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad for ratcs'to
Chicago. Tlio Blair rate is W ) , our rate
$ h5 ( ) ! ! , distance twenty-seven miles further ,
making our extra rate for hauling twenty-
seven miles , $20.25. The rate for the past
thirteen years has boon $75. Now they claim ,
according to the now law , they charge $75
for the little old cars nnd $ $0.2.r > for now or
iU-foot cars. They claim that they want to
exterminate shippers und feeders of cattle as
they get more out of the grain. Wo are largo
feeders and they are putting rates down on
corn and up on live stock , thereby forcing us
to pay moru for freight to get stock to the
market. Wo have been obliged to drive our
cattle when the roads and weather would
permit , on account of railroad ofllclals war
ring against us. On yesterday the agent nt
thin , Craig station , refused to bill cars to
Chicago only by way of Omaha. Ho says he
now has orders to allow none of their cars to
go over the Northwestern railroad. This
forces shippers to bill cars to Omaha , rob 111
there for Chicago , pay switching and incur n
day's delay and n feed bill. The agent at
Craig station said bo could not get North
western stock cars , but there are plenty Idle
nt Blair. I want to know if I have any
rights. L. MIXIKII.
This complaint together with the fol
lowing communication was forwarded to
the general manager of the Chicago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha road :
Mr. K. W. Winter , General Manager I
herewith enclose copy of a letter to this board
containing complaint of L. Minlcr. This
atutomcnt of facts shows a radical wrong
-practiced upon the shippers of this stato. It
Is true it Is a matter of intcr-stnto commerce
nnd this board , as such , has no jurisdiction
to right the wrongs complained of. But the
courts of this state and of the United States
liavo Jurisdiction as well as the intor-stato
commerce , and unless these wrongs are
righted , thcso parties are entitled to our aid ,
und will sock relief before the proper tribunal.
Yours truly , O. P. MASON ,
Secretary Board of Transportation.
The following letter from the same
point and covering the sumo question
was received yesterday. A reply was
nrndo to it citing that the intor-stato law
governed it and that the board wore
without direct power :
rjCimo , Nob. , Jan. 18. Secretary Board of
Transportation I wish to call your attention
to the difficulty myself , as well as other
shippers and feedorsof cattle nnd hogs In Hurt
county nru having with the Chicago , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad company. The
tariff rate charged by the company on cattle
nnd hogs to Chicago has been for many years ,
$75 per car , the company either furnishing
their own or Chicago & Northwestern cars ,
nnd they always furnished us thirty-two or
thirty-three feet cars us shippers refused to
asu anything smaller. On January 10 I
ahlpped three cars of cattle from Craig , via
lilalr und Missouri Valley to Chicago. The
company charged mo ? S0.2. > on thirty-three
feet cars. On my return I called in O. F.
Briggs nt Onmhn , traflla manager of the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , Mlnnrai > ells ft Omaha , and
called attention to this matter. Ho refused
to nuiku any reduction saying the company
now based its charges on the size of the car.
1 ( found uion | further investigation that the
charges on thirty-three feet cars from Blair
to Chicago was fill ) , making a charge f.'O.iJo
for carrying our stock twenty-four miles.
I feel that tlio additional charge Is unjust and
unreasonable and demands an Immediate
reduction and is it clear steal of f.V-5 per car
on every car of stock that goes out of our
county. If there is anything that you can dote
to assist us in getting the reduction It will bo
preatly appreciated by the cattle feeders of
IJurt county. The ground that the company
takes that the charges are based on the size
of the car nro false , for they furnish us the
Hiimo sized cars furnished before for $75.
The company well know that wo have no
other railroad whereby wo can reach Chicago.
Truly yours JOHN F. KKNM.EU.
IXSUUANCK HKT UllNS.
The following additional companies
have reported tlioir Nebraska business
for 1887 to the state auditor : Lion , of
London Premiums received , &i,141.01 ;
losses incurred , $72.50 ; losses paid ,
$1,184.10. Scottish Union , of Kdinburg
Premiums , $ ; l,800.65 ; losses incurred ,
M,4l .7 ; losses paid , Sl.lSS.Oi' . Fire-
inun'tf Fund , of Sun KranclBCO Pre
miums received , $ ll2OoS,80 ; losses in
curred , $11,488.18 ; looses paid $11,589.24.
Firemen's. Da v ton , O. Premiums ,
$ a , 170. U ; losses , none. St. Paul Fire
nnd Marino Premiums , $11,617.01 ;
lo.-sos incurred , $11,28 .83 ; . losses p.xid ,
$5,043.85. Hamburg , Hrcmon Pro-
iniums ; $ .I5Ol0.4Ulossed ; ini3urred07.40 : ) ;
Josses paid , 81,172.40. , Mlchiguu Fire
nnd Marino , of' Detroit Premiums ! ? 2-
322.27 ; losses incurred , nonq : losses ivild ,
$1,20(1.49. ( American , of Philadelphia- !
Premiums , M.410.GO : losses incurred ,
S3.-120.8S5 losses paid , $2,521.07. North
western , Millwaukco Premiums , $10-
789.71 : losses incurred. $9,038.12 ; losses
paid , 18,120.01. In giving the Farmers
and Merchants returns of Lincoln n few
days ago a bud error was made in the
item , losses paid. Tlio correct report is
as follows : Premiums , $93)72.08 ! ) ; losses
incurred , $17,201.50 ; losses paid , $10-
280.2-j.
srnooi , r.xnmiT AT rnr.MONT.
State Superintendent Lane has issued the
following circular :
1 am incased to report that I have received
promises of aid and material from many pans
of the state for the exhibit of school work nt
Fremont during the State Teachers' associa
tion , March BT-'J'J , 1SS3.
I would suggest that the principals or
superintendents of the graded schools take
charge as far as they can do so , of the ex
hibits furnished by their respective schools.
County superintendent * should also act , us
far as may bo desirable with the principals ,
as n committee 'in charge of the worlc from
their counties.
These exhibits may bo sent by express to
Prof. .1. A. Smith , Fremont , Neb. , to be
there as early as March 1W. Express charges
will bo paid by the committee at Fremont. In
case some one brings the exhibit , who will
assist in arranging it , it may bo brought as
late as the llrst day of the meeting.
As n general rule , I would suggest that ex
amination paper nnd manuscripts bo written
In Ink Uwm | foolscap paper. Class work In
each subject should bo fastened together
by clamps , or by some other devise. Draw
ings and maps should bo made upon card
board , drawing paper or other good paper , of
such si as may bo easily obtained. The
name of the pupil , school nnd grade or class
should bo written upon each exhibit.
Schools making a largo exhibit should have
a large sign printed upon muslin giving the
name of the school.
It would bo well to write mo for space
needed at an early day that I may instruct
the local committee how much room to pre
pare. Very rcsixictfully ,
GnoitOK B. LIXR ,
State Superintendent.
Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. ' . ' ( ) , 1S43.
JCOTAUIKS COMMISSIONED.
Tlio following now notaries were milled
to the list of appointments * yesterday.
C. M. Wi-iss , Hustings ; Jasper N. Gned-
IIOP , Broken Lk > w ; Gerry II. Taylor ,
Fnremont ; T. .T. Burnett , Omnha ;
Simeoon Sawyer , Fairmont ; Fred
C. Page , FairmontV. ; . F.
Sonvor , Beaver City ; Edward S.
3hild , Arapahoe ; James Leary. Bea-
rico ; John It Marino , Holdrcgc ; Ed M.
Mien , Lincoln ; James S. Halo , Janscn ,
JolTorson county ; John W. Early , Co-
'untbus ; Richard Keys StowoRed < Jloud.
Halt JUifUin.
rVith its intense itching , dry , hot skin ,
often broken into painful cracks , and
.ho little watery pimples , often causes
iidescribablo suffering. Hood's Sarsa-
: mrilla has wonderful power over this
ilisoaso. It purifies the blood and ox-
els the humor , nnd the skin heals
without a scar. Send for book con
taining many htatomonts of cures , to C.
I. Hood & Co. , Apothecaries , Lowell ,
Mass.
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UAIMIOA ! ) NOTES.
WI11TB VS. III.ACK IIUAKDMRN.
There is quite an amount of excitement
among the Union Pacific employes in the
vicinity of the depot , over the removal of
one of the white brakemcn on the dummy
run nnd the substitution of n
colored man. The brakeman removed , it
is true , it is claimed has been
transferred to a regular tram on the main
Ino , but bis friends ana others assert that
his removal Is but the beginning of a move to
introduce colored men into the service nt
rates greatly below what Is now being paid to
white hands. There are now two colored
men on one of the dummy trains , each of
whom works for $40 per month. The wages
of white brakemen are $70 per month , and
with each change of from white to black , the
company saves $ JiO. The white men claim
that as soon as it can bo done ,
the company will replace a number
of white brakemen with black ones , possibly
one on each train , and as consequence they
are feeling discouraged about the matter.
The Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis
Omaha pay carcamo in from St. Paul Sunday
in charge of Paj master Clark. Yesterday
morning Mr. Briggs , the general agent , nnd
Mr. Jaynes. superintcndcut , of the same
road , left with the car to make the trip over
the division.
TIIANSCOXTINTNTAL ASSOCIATION.
Mr. Francis , of the B. & M. , who repre
sented that line nt the meeting of the Trans
continental association hold In St. Louis , re
turned homo yesterday , and reports that the
sessions were harmonious and bcnellcial to
the roads involved. Many vexatious points
were settled , and auniformsctof rules estab
lished. The following of importance to people
patronizing railroads west of the Missouri
will be of interest ;
A rate of one-half of the unlimited rate
will be made for regularly ordained ministers
of religion , for sisters of charity , and properly
ccrtilled missionaries ; also for railroad em
ployes und the members of their families
actually dependent upon them for support.
Only wearing apparel and articles of per
sonal use , such as the courts have in the past
decided to bo baggage , shall bo accepted as
such , and merchandise , furniture , machinery ,
baby wagons , pianos , organs and other hko
articles , shall not bo classed or received as
baggage.
For the transportation of each special car
and party of lifteeu persons or less llftecn
llrst class tickets , regular or excursion , will
bo required : for moro than 11 ft ecu , 0110 ticket
for each additional person.
Children under five years of ago accompa
nied by their parents or guardians , will bo
carried free , and only children live years of
ago and over , nnd under twelve yours of age ,
will bo carried on half-faro tickets.
For a corpse , whether of adult or child , n
first-class ticket , limited or unlimited , will bo
required for its transportation in baggage
car , when accompanied by a .passenger in
charge.
Only 1DQ pounds of baggage will bo allowed
on each full ticket , and seventy-five pounds
of baggage on each half-ticket except that on
foreign steamship orders sold in foreign
countries , for transportation through the
United States to foreign ports , in either di
rection , 250 pounds of baggage may bo ac
cepted on each full first-class ticket , and 1125
ixmnds on each half llrst-class ticket.
Emigrant sleeping cars shall bo sent cast of
the Missouri river , New Orleans , St , Louis
and St. Paul , It being understood thai tlio
Canadian Paeillo railway Is not prevented
hereby from running its colon 1st cars through
over its own road between Its termini.
I'KHSONU. .
General Passenger Agent Tobbetts , of the
Union Pacific railroad , will arrive homo to
day from u western trip.
It Is understood that K. L. Lomax , assist
ant general passenger agent of the Union
Pacltio rallrcad , will start in a few days on a
trip through California , partly for pleasure
and business.
Word was received yesterday from Gen
eral Passenger Agent Kustis , of the B , M.
Ho was then at Sacramento , Cal. , nnd re
ports that for the first time in the recollec
tion of the oldest inhabitant there was snow
on the ground.
W. N. Babcock , general western agent for
the Chicago & Northwestern railway , left
yesterday for Chicago.
Hello Hound Over.
Belle Smith , the soiled ouo charged with
stealing $1U from Henry Kline , was given a
bearing in the police court yesterday and
was bound over In the sum of $700 to appear
before the district court. In .default she
was sent to Jail. Mrs. Crow , the landlady of
the dlvo In which the altercation between
Kllno und Belle occurred , claims that Kline
ruinedabout $150 worth of her furniture , in
cluding booking glasses , chairs , etc. , und she
intends prosecuting him for it. The place
run by tlio Crow woman is ouo of the tough
est in the city.
*
Lot us bo thankful that any poor suf
ferer can buy with 2-j conts.u bottle of
Salvation Oil.
VonnorV predictions , though in tlio
main pretty accurate , nro not infallible.
But Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup Was never
known to fail , to euro a cough-
SOME -STORIES OF. THE STORJI
Tnlos Told by These Caught Abroad
by the Blizzard.
QUEER AND COOL EXPEDIENCES.
< V Desperate KntlierAVhlp * Ills Futility
for Ijlfe Bucking the Drifts-
All Night In Haystacks
nnd Cellars Notes.
There have been changes of tcmpora-
turo in Nebraska as sudden as that of
January 12 , 1883. They have been
mainly in midsummer. The rScord will
be searched in vain and the prolific and
veracious memory of the oldest inhabi
tant will tremble and grope in darkness
for an cq unl of that which chilled the
northwest ton days ago nnd brought
grief and anxiety to hundreds of homes.
It was an irreslstablo combination of
death dealing furies , unexpected in its
approach and blinding in force. Man
can succcbbfully battle with fires and
Hoods and tornadoes they nro limited
in range and peaceful compared with
the all-pervading bli'//ard. Agnin&t the
latter there is but one sure method of
preservation for these away from home
to burrow deep in tlio first snow drift ,
and remain there until the storm sub
sides. The experience of bcoros in the
ate storm proves it to bo tlio ono sonsi-
llo ) ami safe action. Lives by the score
mvo been needlessly sacrificed by aim-
cssly wandering in search of shelter in
ivintor storms shelter that is found by
nerest accident. There is no danger of
mothering in a snow drift ; it is thor-
nigh protection ; it saves the energy nnd
leat wasted in violent walking and en
ables the person who accepts the drifts
.o resist successfully the lowest tompor-
tturo. Few per&ons will accept this
truism if compelled to chose. Natur
ally onobqliovos his strength nnd know-
"cdgo of the neighborhood t > o great that
10 can reach a house without injury. Ho
iloes not calculate on the blinding force
of the storm. Ho gropes about on what
ho believes to bo a straight road to a
house , but usually turns to the left and
is soon trudging aimlessly in a circlo.
The victim feels the stinging force of
the bli///.ard only while vigorously
blood courses in the veins , but the cold
soon numbs this feeling , the limbs and
arms lese their energy , and the victim ,
falls on his track to sleep like ono who ,
"drawing the drapery of a couch about
him , lays down to sweet and pleasant
dreams' . " Freezing , to contemplate , is
ono of tlio most fearful of doathsyot the
Creator decreed that it should bo pain
less and peaceful.
The complete story of the late bliz
zard will never bo told. Its agonies ,
anxieties , terrors and joys are hallowed
memories to these who battled against
the storm , or kept sleepless vigil for
loved ones abroad , while to the Irfrnos
nnd families borcft of one or moro tiora-
bcrs it will remain a dark shadow nnd
source of sorrow for life. Tlio accounts
following arc actual experiences , taken
mostly from the newspapers of the re
spective neighborhoods.
rusniNo THE SNOW PLOW.
The crew which opened the Beatrice
branch of the Union Paeilic had a cold ,
hungry and sleepless experience. The
blockade-raisers , consisting 9f the now
rotary plow , in charge of Frank Good-
sell , engineer , and W. M. Dniloy , lire-
man , engines 801 , 69(5 and 6it ; , and a
couple of ' way ears , left Omaha Friday
morning'at o o'clock. They cut a hole
to Valley in six hours and then turned
southward. Between Valley to Valparaiso
raise , thirty-eight miles , the worst
drifts were mot , and twenty-two hours
were required to make the trip. Two
miles beyond Valparaiso they run into
a huge drift three to fouivhundrcd feet
long and twenty-live feet highand stuck
fast within twenty feet of the ond.
The water in the engine tanks
was exhausted. The snowbanks towered
above the cabs , the grub was poor and
scarce , nnd the mercury bobbed from
K * to 30 below zero. For twelve
hours the men shoveled snow into tlio
tanks and molted enough to give the
plow a fresh start. The effort was suc
cessful and in less than half an hour
they were again free and sailing for
Beatrice , where they landed at "o'clock
Sunday morning. In ono of the cuts
outside Beatrice the rotary struck four
head of stock and made mince meat of
them in a minuto.
The plow worked admirably. A bank
of snow molts away before it and disap
pears in clouds in the fields. The fan
makes 400 revolutions a minute , and
the speed of a train in a drift is nevermore
moro than two miles an hour. The
snow is thrown from the chute over the
telegraph wires and descends thirty to
fifty yards from the track. All that the
machine needs to open a roadway
through a drift is ample force behind it.
The round trip occupied bovonty-six
hours. Tlio men were completely cx-
hai'stcd , having had but little sleep ,
and not a few of thorn were laid up sev
eral Tlays for repairs.
WHIl'l'ED FOH LIFE.
Mr. W. E. Brcretou , wife and son ,
nine years old , living in Holt county ,
started with a team and sleigh to visit a
brother , four miles away , a few hours
before the storm struck the country.
They were within half a mile of their
destination when the storm struck them
in full force. The horses ns well as the
occupants were blinded by the fury of
the blast. Mr. Broroton applied the
whip to the horses , hoping tiioy would
keep the road. But ho was mistaken.
The force of the storm was so sovcro
that tlio horses turned off , ran imto a
gulloy and capsized the sleigh. Mr. B.
unhitched his horses and turned them
loose , and decided to remain where ho
was , hoping the storm would abate in n
few hours. The gulloy was of sutlicipnt
depth to afford some shelter. The sleigh
bed was dragged to the least exposed
point , and with the hay it contained
and a few blankets the family were
fairly comfortable. Night came OH
rapidly , and the cold grow moro
and moro severe. No complaining
word was hoard until near midnight ,
whou little Ralph said : "O , papa , I'm
so sleonyl" The father realized at once
what tins meant the sloop of death.
Ho shook the child nnd pulled him
closer to his breast ; and for u time all
were comfortable. About midnight
Mrs. B. and the child were so benumbed
by the cold that they lost hope and ro-
bignod themselves to the sleep that
knows no waking. Mr. Breroton was
almost distracted. Ho wrapped them
tight in blankets and rolled them
around in the sleigh with the strength
of desperation , but no answer came to
his repeated calls. Maddened by the
steady approach of death ho grasped
the whin and began to boat both his
wife anil child , yelling like a wild man
with every blow. He plied the whip
with cruel vigor until both answorou to
his call and begged for mercy. The ap
peals had Penrcoly boon inado when
loud shouts were heard in the distance.
They were promptly returned , and in a
few minutes a rescuing party was upon
thohj. It was Mr. Broroton's brother
and. two sons. Ralph and Ills mother
were taken up in strong uruis , und with
tho'two brothers following were soon ; tu
the house , 800 yards from where the
sleigh was tipsot. Mrs. TJ.'a. faeo and
feet were severely frosted , but not
dangerously , nnd little Kalph escaped
with frosted arms. Botli showed plainly
the marks of the father's whip.
It seems that after Mr. Breroton had
turned loose his horses , one of thorn
walked into his brother's ynrd. was rec
ognized by ono of the boys , and led to
the rescue of the inporilled-fumlly.
THE STUA'HT VICTIMS.
M. B. Sisloy and Knoeh Bowman loft
'
Stuart in tho'morning with four horses
and a sleigh to gel a load of hay about
three miles south of town. They had
just arrived at the stack and commenced
to load when the storm struck thorn.
They started immediately for town , but
had not proceeded moro than ton rods
before the sleigh was upsot. Being be
wildered by the Htorm. they unhitched
from the sleigh , and each taking a team ,
they started witli the storm , in hopes of
coming across a house or some other
shelter. About the middle of the after
noon they came across a small , half-
rotted hay stack. After trying in vain
to make a hole in the stack largo enough
to shelter them , they unharnessed the
horses and again struck out with the
storm , wandering until about sundown ,
and when about to give up all hope of
getting any shelter , and ready to ho
down and die , they ran against another
hay stack , into which they made a hole
and took up lodging for tlio night , with
little hopes of over coming out
nlivo. Their clothes were wet
through by the drifting MIOW , but
by kicking and Slapping tlioir hands
they were enabled to keep their
blood in circulation , nnd when morning
dawned they crawled forth to llnd
themselves one milo from the nearest
house , for which tiioy started , Bowman
in socle foot , ho having lost ono of his
shoes in the stack during the night.
After getting breakfast at the farm
house they started for Stuart , arriving
there about noon. Sisloy's face and neck
are badly frozen. Bowman's face and
feet are severely frozen. Sisloy was
without an overcoat throughout the en
tire storm , it being warm in the morn
ing , and having but a short distance to
go , ho therefore neglected to _ prepare
for such an emergency. Tlioir return
nlivo was almost a miracle.
Frank Skinner , living on the Nio-
brnru river , near the mouth of Clny
crookstarted from Stuart on foot on the
morning of the blizzard. When about
nine miles north of Stuart ho was over
taken by tlio storm , and being unable to
lace it ho turned back , passing east of
town some time in the afternoon , when
ho commenced to climb a supposed snow
bank , nnd to his surprise ho fell
through a shod ( tlio property of Mr.
Clovongcr ) where the covering had been
eaten away , landing
AMONO SOME CALVES.
Knowing that lie was near a house ho
took the lines from the harness , which
lay in the shed , nnditying thorn around
his waist ho went as far as possible in a
circle , in hopes of .catching a glimpse
of the house , but lii vain did ho look ,
and finally concluded to takoup lodging
for the night with the calves. Frank's
fuco is badly fro/.on.
Maggie , daughter of .Tamos Skirving ,
in company with Mrs. Campbell , wife of
Thomas Campbell,1' left Stuart in the
morning for their homo twenty miles
north of town. uWhoii about eight
miles north of town they were met by
the storm , and had proceeded about
three-fourths of a mile whom the horses
suddenly turned around.mid ' brought up
nt a vacant sod''house which was
without cither door's or windows , they
having boon romovod. They succeeded
in getting ono of the ponies in the
house , but could not persuade the other ,
which was a mule , to enter the building.
By the time they got into the house
( or rather hovel ) their clothing was
wet. and in this condition they sat down
on a snow drift against the wall , in
which position they remained through
out the afternoon and night. In the
morning stiff and chilled by the cold ,
they crawled out and made their way
on foot with clothes fio/.on stiff to Mr.
Kirkindall's , about three-fourths of a
milo distant.
M S. CHAl'jrAN'S DEATH.
Mrs. MalindaChapinannged fifty-one
years ( mother of Mrs. Faust and sister
of Mrs. Yocum ) loft Mr. Faust's place in
Turtle Creek precinct , near the Koya
Pnha river , on Wednesday last for Stu-
nrt with two of Mr. Faust's children
Edie , aged Jive years , ono of the twins ,
and the girl habj-j Mattie , aged cloven
months. On Friday afternoon James
Skirving , returning from Stuart , re
ported that nothing was known of Mrs.
Chapman's whereabouts. Saturday
morning Mr. Robertson , William and
Gabriel Brodio and A .lonks started in
search , following the Stuart road nnd
looking for tracks where they left the
main road. While thus ongiiged ono of
thorn looking to the west espied a loam
standing on tlio slope westof the Beaver
Creek , about two and one-half nlilcs
southwest of Andrew Robertson's , the
last place they were scon before the
storm. They immediately started to
where the team was standing , and upon
arriving their worst fears were realized
for there cold in dentil lay Mrs. Chap
man beside the sleigh in the snow , the
babe lying in the seat on its face where
it had fallen when Mrs. Chapman left
the sleigh. The boy was sitting in the
seat well wrapped and not so badly f ro/.en
as the woman and baby. The team was
standing to the sleigh with two tugs un
hitched.
A NIOHT IN SCHOOL.
MissSusio Baxter , who is teaching the
school four miles southwest of Stuart ,
very , wisely kept her pupils in the
school nouso till the next morning , not
allowing any of them to start homo.
Harry Hufftlo , after six attempts , got to
tlio school house about 112 o'clock in tlio
night. Charles Merrill , living a milo
south of the school house , attempted to
reach it in the afternoon. Ho tied a
rope to his dog amlrtook the animal
with him. The dog s eyes soon became
lull of snow and ho refused to go further.
In returning ho passed his house. The
dog , however , getting scent of the
buirfling , guided him to it. Otherwise
ho doubtless would hiivo perished.
Charles Senate , lij-ing out in the val
ley south of town , had gone to the hay
field. Ho was in his shirt sleeves with
out initton or a scarf. Ho was two miles
from his house and 'putting whip to his
horse ho followed his tracks homo.
When within thirty yards of the house
ho lost it. Ho was obliged to crawl on
his his hands and , knees to find it
again , and then reached the stable in
safety. It was a close call.
AROUND rauuYusn.
The saddest incident of tlio storm at
Schuyler was the "death of Mr. J. V.
Ilimes , who in company with his son
Walter , wont to the school house aftei
the children at school. Mr. Himcs
who has not boon well for over a ycai
and had a stroke of paralysis , became
utterly exhausted when nearly homo
and unable to go further. Walter as
sisted the children in the house and re
turned to his father whom ho discov
ered to bo dying. The excitement and
exertion had proven too much for his
week frame , and death's hands had
fixed its firm hold on him. Poor Wal
ter assisted his father , or rather carried
him homo , where ho instantly expired.
Michael Kline , of Grant precinct
started after his children at school tine
becoming turned around began going
south and wandered on until ho btruci
Steve Fuller's place. He had unhitched
the tcatu from the wuL'on aud drove
hom'looso thls-far ; When arriving at
Roller's , Mr. Kline was completely' ox-
mustod and his fnccr badly frozen. . Ho
was just able to pot in the house. His
amlly fearing that ho was lost , two of
the older boys and a girl started in search
of him the next morning. After hunt-
ng around for a while the boy came on
to town where ho arrived with his feet
so badly frozen that three of his toes
nay have to bo amputated. The other
children also froze their feet and hands
> adly , the girl frzooing ono leg nearly
o the knee.
Utivld Wlielploy , who lives about
, hrco miles and a half southwest of
Schuylcr , started home , the storm slrik-
jig him when within a milo from home
iy the old Gasman farm. Mr. Whelp-
oy thinks ho could have made it , but
,11 fixing the blankets around him the
; iorso became unmanngcablo and loft
, ho rond. IIo finally brought up at the
stables there , and tying his horse to the
side of the corn-crib , wont to th' ) house ,
where ho stayed in a hole under the
house that had boon used some time
ago for a cellar. There ho stayed all
night , keeping himself from freezing
by whittling pieces of pine board and
burning them. The plnco was only
three foot high with the floor above ,
and a person can judge of the dtminu-
Live lire Mr. Whclploy was obliged to
lieep so as not to sot the floor on fire.
IIo stayed there until 7 o'clock ii the
morning , alternately freezing and
smothering from the smoke from the
lire , and then went out where ho left
Lho horse , which was all right , having
boon blanketed. Upon arriving homo
ho was completely exhausted and could
scarcely speak , but fortunately was not
frozen much , only his nose some , and
all the fingers on ono hand. Mr.
Whelploy has been in Nebraska twenty
years , and been in most of the big
storms in that time , nnd ho says ho
never saw anything compared to it.
Mr. and Mrs. Guthrio. of Wilson pre
cinct , Colfnx county , hud a rough ex
perience. When coming homo from
somewhere in a sleigh , they became
lost within a mile or so of homo , and not
being able to find sv place to stop , turned
tlio fcloigh on its side and stayed there
all night. They had plenty'of wraps
and were not fro/.on. Mrs. Guthrie
sang snatches of song during the night
to help keep them awako.
Tommy Tillian , a little boy twelve
years of ago , who lives with hi's parents
in the edge of Dotlgo couly , just cast of
the Irish settlement , was out nil night ,
IIo got lost on his way from school , and
nearly froze to death in a snow bank
within fifteen rods of his father's house.
Early the morning after the storm his
parents hoard some one calling , and
going out found their little s-on frozen
to the ground. At last account it was
feared that ho would lese ono or both of
his hands , His feet are also very badly
frozen.
Henry Smith , of Butler countygotoff
of the road between Schuyler and the
river , and was compelled to camp all
night in a clump of willows near where
the old Platte river bridge used to
Bland. Ho broke the ond-gato out of
his sleigh , and with it and some dead
brush kept up a fire which kept him
from freezing.
STUCK IN A CUT.
There wore over forty people aboard
the snow bound train that left Beatrice
Thursday evening and was stranded
about four miles out. Tlioro were six
teen passengers and fourteen section
men. The train didn't got to .Innson
till Sundny morning. The passengers
were fed from the stations and the farm
houses in the vicinity. There are
twenty-five men in .Tniiben. Of these all
but three wont to the cut , about four
miles away , anU helped to shovel snow.
Of the three who remained , ono was
the agent , who couldn't leave , und the
other two are cripples.
A SAUNDEKS COUNTY HEKO.
Among the many narrow escapes dur
ing the recent blizzard , ono that comes
from Saunders county , in the Molloy
neighborhood , is ono of the most re
markable. A hired man working for a
farmer in that ncighporhood started out
with a team of mules , when the storm
was at its highest , to go to the school
house after several children , whom it
was feared might attempt to go homo
alone during the storm. Ho got five of
them in the sleigh , but after proceeding
some distance the mules became blinded
with the furious snow storm , nnd re
fused to go any farther against it. The
children had to bo protected in some
wayj so with rare presence of mind , ho
unhitched the mules to lot thorn find
their way _ back home , and turning over
the sleigh box ho comfortably wrapped
up the children in the robes and blank
ets , and prepared to await the cessa
tionof the storm. They were shut up
in the box for several hours , and finally
venturing out ho found that ono of the
mules hud refused to go a\yay and was
frozen to death. The children were
taken homo without being any the worse
for their exciting experience. With
less presence-of mind , every ono of the
party might have boon lost. The driver
was a young man Tf ) only about sixteen
years of ago.
A NIGHT IX A HAYSTACK. '
Ed Maxwell , of Gogo county , who
took lodging in a haystack the night of
the storm , is slowly recovering. Ho
had a terrible experience. Ho bays that
after leaving his team in the ravine , ho
made his way along in the awful storm
without knowing where ho was going
Finally ho came upon a haystack and
cot upon the sheltered side. There ho
stood up all night beating himself with
his hands to keep from freezing. Ho
says his logs first grow numb and ho foil
sleepy. Ho know that ho must not go
to sleep , so he kept beating his knees
to keep up circulation in his feet nnd
legs. Thus ho passed the long night.
As ho grow colder ho felt moro comfort
able , but ho know it was a case of life or
death , and ho kept his arms going and
himself awako. After daylight ho saw
about u quarter of a milo away a small
black speck. Ho started toward it. At
first ho could scarcely move , for ho
scorned to have lost his power of loco
motion. IIo was cold nnd his limbs
were stiff. Ho fell down several times ,
and fro/o his fingers worse than ho had
during the night. How ho got to
Stevens ho hardly knows. Ho could
hardly talk. Stevens' people lot him in ,
nnd booing his condition , did what they
could for him. Maxwell kept Baying
"I'm so cold , " nnd wnntoil to got to the
firo. His friends , however , kept hiir
away , and put him in a cold room ant
placed his feet und hands in cold water.
By the time the doctor arrived Maxwol
was in quite a comfortable condition.
AXOTHEU HEROINE.
Among the many bright examples o
heroism in the btorm none ranks highct
nnd nobler , though ending in death
than that shown by the little daughtoi
of Mrs. Peter Wostphalon , a widow o
Coltcrell township. Dodge county. She
was thirteen years of ago. She was lost
in last Thursday's storm while return
ing from school , accompanied by hot
eight year old sister , and the bodies ol
the two , thoyounger one wrapped in the
arms of the older were found Monday
the former wearing nil the outside
clothing of both. How the bravo , self-
sacrificing girl had comforted the littli
ono , bobbing with cold , how she had
held her close to herself as the numb
ness that precedes death came on ; what
her thoughts were as she stripped herself -
self of warm garments that her charge
might bo protected and , perhaps , tavci
oven though she perished , no ono cai
ever know but there t > hould bo a &DO-
cial hcnvon , belfor than nny o-thcr , for
itch heroines : ' ' . '
ttoi'Kn TO sAfin'T ,
The teacher at the Sutherland , school
muse west of Blair. Mr. Curtis , do-
ervos to bo highly conipllmontod for
i rare display of grit and good SOIIMI
n an emergency , The storm cave him
ho alternative of staying in tlio school
ioue all night or attempting to gut
line children to their homos , a walk of
mo milo in the teeth of the bli//.ard.
i'ying the well rope around his body , all
ooknold of the line nnd were guided
o a place of safety.
A hTOUM PANIC.
The first blast of the storm in Fair-
nont took off the tops of the chimneys
if the First ward school , and send them
crashing through the roof , instantly fill-
Jig the rooms with smoke. The pupils
vero seized with a panic anil rushed from
heir room frantically into the raging
storm and scattered over the commons in
every direction. The alarm was soon
riven and a number of citizens wont to
heir rescue , and after bravely breasting
lie storm , finally succeeded in finding
hem and convoy ing them to their homes.
The punlls were generally young , nnd
when the panic began , Miss liloiso
lackson , the teacher used every oxor-
.ion to keep them in the room , but
laving no keys for the doors , the chll-
Iren boltuil out of ono door while she
was holding the other. Without the
[ H-omiit assistance of the citizen some
ivouldt have probably perished.
A bCHOOI , TEACHKIl'S ESCAPE.
Ono of the closest calls in Butler
county was that of "VV. I. Austin , who is
teaching school out in the W. O. Tinims
district , ono and a half miles northeast
of David City. IIo took the children nil
: > vorto Solomon Perkins' residence in
liis cutter. There were two or three
loads of them , and by the time ho got
Lhcm safely cared for ho was pretty
well exhausted , when ho started for
liomo. IIo got lost and traveled in a
circle several times , besides numerous
upsets. After battling with the storm
nearly all the afternoon ho was found
by parlies out near I. U. Doty's. in the
northeast part of town , stuck in a drift ,
with hardly enough strength to help
liimself any moro , besides being lost ,
flo had become so cold by this time that
lie foil those sleepy sensations which are
unfailing hints 01 one's nearness to the
border land. With assistance and a
lirnvo heart ho got homo all right. Ono
of ills wrists was badly frozen.
ALL NIOHT IN A AVAOON.
A few cases of suffering and hardship
nro reported in Citming county , but no
loss of life. Harrison , larrott , who lives
on the Frcy place , southeast of West
Point , was loading hay from a stack
about a half milo from the house , when
the blizzard arrived. Ho was assisted
by three boys William and Herbert ,
liis sons , and Harry Miller , son of W. II.
Miller , of West Point. They immedi
ately attempted to return home , but
soon realized that this would bo a hope
less task as the team would not face tlio
storm. They they tried to find their
way back to the hay &tack , and in this
they were ballled. They then did the
only tiling that remained for them to do
unhitched the team , tied it to the
wagon nnd buried themselves in what
hay they had on the wagon. In this
way they passed the night without freeing / -
ing , .but in hitching up the team and
getting to the house the next morning
Mr. Jarrott froze his right hand so se
verely that it is feared amputation will
bo necessary. Young Miller has two
toes frozen , but the two Jarrott boys
completely eluded the advance of Jack
Frost and came out unscathed.
THREE HUNTERS IN YORK.
Of all the narrow escapes from freez
ing , during lost Thursday's storm , none
were moro thrilling than than that of
John Gardner , Eph. Post and A. P.
Snyder , thcso three gentlemen were out
hunting in a sleigh and quite a dis
tance from York when the storm struck
them. The horses became terrified and
overturned the sleigh , and after des
perate attempts to control them they
were turned loose and the bewildered
hunters started on foot , with the storm ,
knowing not where they were nor where
to find shelter. Finally the railroad
was reached and they started down the
traok in the direction of York. Mr.
Snyder was nearly exhausted and had
to crawl on his hands nnd knees , while
Mr. Post was even in a worse condi
tion and the efforts of Mr. Gardner and
Mr. Snyder were required to keep him
from lying down by the track. After
walking about seven miles tlio Thnyer
depot was reached , and none too soon ,
as Mr. Snydcr's hands and feet were
badly frozen , and Mr. Post was com
pletely exhausted and had to be dragged
the last hundred yards by Mr. Gardner.
They are all right now and congratulat
ing themselves that they escaped at all.
NOTES.
The oldest inhabitant had the sashes
of his memory taken off.
Five hundred head of cattle are re
ported lost in Knox county.
Michael Cline , of Schuylor , read his
obituary in the Omaha papers.
William Rico walked from Bazilo to
Croighton , five miles , in the teeth of
the storm and suffered no injury.
Mr. E. B. Reckard , of Norfolk , con
tradicts the report that ho was frozen
to death , and bogs to bo spared the pain
of reading his own obituary.
A woman nnd two children in Holt
county found refuge in a pig pen , and
escaped death by nestling down with
tlio pigs. They were badly frozen , but
will livo.
Charles ITnincs , of Blair , was obliged
to bo out , during the night of the bliz
zard to look after his cattle and hogs.
Ho brought them through all right , but
fro/o his wooden leg stilt.
Tlio Crete Vidotto stakes its reputa
tion that the recent storm , for sudden
change of base , keenness of breath , de
pression of spirits and blinding of snow ,
lias seldom , if over had a superior.
A woman dressed in men's clothes was
found on the north branch of the Vor-
digreo , in Knox county. She was very
nearly dead , and her name could not bo
learned. It is probable that the woman
resorted to men's clothing , thinking
that it would bettor protect her from
the cold.
Ono young lady in attempting to re
turn homo from school near O'Neill
City , found refuge in a hay stack. She
burrowed into this ns far as possible ,
and soon the snow drifted over hercom-
plotoly , burying her in. Hero she lay
until the next day , when her moans at
tracted the attention of n man out feed
ing his stock , who rescued her. In the
meantime tlio mice had eaten at her
cars nnd lialr and her feet and limbs
were M ) frozen that amputation will
probably bo necessary.
The scholars of the Rocdvillo school ,
near Croighton , Miss Etta Ewiny
teacher , were kept in the house all
night owing to the preparation and nd-
vice "of Oscar Norton , nnd were not
seriously annoyed by the storm. Thoj
en joyed'a very curious electrical phe
nomena. Every object and person in
the house was heavily charged with
electricity. 1'umons coming in contacl
witli ono another would experience a
sharp pain and a succession of electric
sparks would bo omitted. The lilllo
ones amused themselves through the
long hours of the night watching and
experimenting with tins strange force
of nature.
Internal Jtovcnuo l/ollcctlcniH.
The rccelptsof thoOmnha Internal rovcilua
Ofllco yesterday were tT,517.y , } .
. , ' Kent Estate
3'A Bk > n on trustee to Uobort B Wind-
1mm , lots t , ' . ' , l and 10 , blk 73 , Benson -
son , wd i t l.OSO
J Hascnll to Frank Humpc-rt ot nl , lot
11 , IS , Ul nnd 14 , blk il , Ha'Citlt'sMlb.
w d L',500
Patrick Unpin and wife to Kdward
Cassady , lots 4 und ft , blk S , Bowery
lllfl.wd I 7,000
South Omaha Land Co to Charles ! '
Fahs , lot K , blk 111 , South Onmhn ,
w d COO
GewKi * K Kay ot al to John W I'aul ,
lot l.'i , Cunningham & Brcnnun's
ndil , w d MX )
V Bcnron X S O Johnson 1'lat , lots
8 aud li , of Mlllard and CiildwoU's. . .
Jllon Barrett to.I A l > oo i't nl , lot 8 ,
blk S3 , South Omnha , wd 3,000
A'Koy Miiynu to A Nelson , lots (1 ( nnd
7 , blk fi , Meyers Hichanls & Tildon's
w d 9,500
Win K Ball ct nl to NottluVclir , sV
lotl , blk I , Newport , w d W
South Omaha Land Co to Henry Benl ,
lot U. blk bit , South Omaha , w d. . . . M7
\niin S Fanhrass to L I * I'ruyn , lot
U , blk "S , " Shlniis'.M quit claim. . . . 1
) maha Heal Instate and Tnmt Co to
Benton Bolletal , lot Ml , Fairmount ,
w d 760
GeorRo II. X.immerman tu Stella My
ers , lot -0 , blk 5 , Matthew's silbd ,
wd MM
William (5 ( Albright and wife to
( iiwp1 /.Imiiu'rimui. . same , w d. . fi03
Vnnlo K Shaw and husband to ICdllh
S Shields , lot 17 , IS. Ill , blk 'J , Ever
ett phieo. w d 1,500
Patrick Hector and wlpo to C l-'itvirur-
nld. lot 'J , blk 1 , South Omaha view ,
w d 100
William E Hawley and wife to John
H Spiiffnril , lot 10,11 , Hawlcy Terrace -
race , w d 200
Sdward Hainan etui to Peter Swan-
sen , lot 13. blk ; t , Uivcrsido add , w
d 125
scdor J' Oberndorfor executor to Pet
er Miller , 100 norrs N E , 14 , 10 , 11 ,
executors deed 1
S'cls A Christrnnson and wife to Carne -
no A Hubbard , lot 7 , Fall-mount
Plnco , wd 0,000 ,
Carrie A llubb.ird and huslmnd to
Nols A Christcnsnn , botfimiiiitf at so
cor lot 1 , blktJitinn'saild : , wd. . . . 3,500
Third ConqroKiitioinil chureh of
Omaha to school district of Omaha ,
lot 5 , blk 3 , Lake's udd , w d 7,000
Sdward 1'ickuttto A ( ! Ingrain , iindiv
! lots timid 7 , blk II , Otuuliu View ,
w d . l.BOO .
A G Ingrain and wife to Kdward
Pickott , lot 0 , blk 3 , Omaha View ,
wd 1,500
3corso Hammond et nl to Anna F
Skinner , lots ( I and 10 , blk IS , Am
bler place , w d 4,700
Twenty-five deeds f 45,511
HiilIdliiK I'crmUH.
Yesterday Superintendent Whillock Issued
, ho following building permits :
LJ. Flanigan , addition to dwelling , Seward -
ard near Twenty-fourth f 150
il. Lyek , cottuue , Park , near Twenty-
fourth 400
John Carlson , cottage , Twenty-eighth ,
near Pratt 1,000
Three permits aggregating $1,5 0
CREAM
BAKING
Its superior excellence proven In millions of
homes for morn tlmn ammrter of acontury. It
Is ust-d by tlio Uultml btuU-H ( iovornment. lin-
dnrseil by the hendsof the II rent Universities us
the Strongest. 1'uicst nnd most HdiUhfnl. Dr.
Price's Cienm linking Condor ilovH not contain
Ammonia , Mine or Alum. Sold mil ) ' In cans.
I'uici : HAKIMI CowuKiiCo.
NEWVOIIK , C111CAOO. ST. I.OUIS.
Kor Localized Ithcnmntlsm ,
BENSON'S ' Pflatlcu , Neuralgia , I'lcnrlby ,
l.tuiK and Clu-xt Dllllcultlt-d ,
Hacknclip , Pplnt ) nnd lllpDls-
( axe , I.nmbnuo , Sprulnx , Kid
ney aud Uver Aflrcticms , Nervous
IS THE
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Crumps , l.niiinness , SMITnoss
or Woakni'8-i of tlio Joints or
Muscles , Severe Ai'hes , Culim
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nnd ull iimhidli-s for which
1'oroiiH I'lusUT * , I.lnlments ,
PLASTER ! Jlcdlc.itMl Oil * , Pulve.s , Oint
ments unil Lotions have been
fnnnil useful , llt-wuro of 1ml-
tlons und worthless substi
AVOID tutes tliiit limy bo offered.
Ank for a "Benson's
Plaster nnu uiko no sub
IMITATIONS stitute under mimes slmllur
, to "Cnpslne" or any other
name.
M POUTED 8TALMO.NS FOUSALU
I'prchcrons , Clyilcsilalos and Shire , nlso homebred
bred colts livery unlnml Kunrnntcud n breeder
Oiir Htock lias been nclet-tril with reforencoto
both Inillvlilnnl merit anil pedigree. Some of
those horses linvo taken llrst prl/o ut the Ne-
bruHkaHtuto i'elr , IBS7. All our Imrsnit uro UP-
climated , and rolu of their get can be shown.
Prices ri-asonnblo und eusy terms. In ucresstbln
by the throe lending railroads of the btute , It. &
M. ; 1K. . i M. V. . unil K. ( , ' . & O.
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Seven pnpers a week. Bond your order to the
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