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* SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOltNING , FEBRUARY 29 , 1888. NUMBER 25(1. (
TYROS AT THE THROTTLE ,
Incompetent EnglnoorB Endanger
Llfo and Property.
A SERIOUS WRECK AT CLINTON.
Ihc General Status or the Burlington
Strike Forty Scabs Arrive lit
Oinalin Only Very Few
Trains Moving *
An Accident on tlio "Q. "
CLINTON , la. , Feb. 2S. [ Special Tele
gram to the HEE.I The first serious acci
dent growing out of the "Q1' strike occurred
nt the crossing of that road nnd the Milwau
kee road at East Clinton. The Chleago.Bur-
ington & Qulney train was run by ono of the
new engineers , who had never been over the
road before and did not know of the cross
ing , so ho did not slacken his speed , but
struck the Milwaukee mall nnd express ear ,
crushing It to pieces and then ripping up the
track , Jumped off a high grade pull
ing the train after It and eighteen
train men were Injured us follows : J ,
D , Dana , of Fulton , conductor of .tho "Q , "
right hip hurt and head cut. Mr. Lancaster ,
of Fulton , express messenger of the "Q , "
back hurt and otherwise bruised. Civil En
gineer Pcarce , of Aurora , acting engineer ,
head hurt. Fireman Chapm , of Chicago ,
head swollen and bruised. Mr. Seegcr , of
Fulton , rondmaster of the "Q , " three ribs
broken , jaw broken and otherwise seriously
injured. P. U. Welhclm , of Hock Island ,
route agent of the American Express com
pany , head badly cut. T. Morrison , express
messenger of the Milwaukee , hip hurt and
body badly bruised. Thomas Corcoran , me
chanic , of Mcndola , cut in head.
In Chicago.
CHICAGO , Feb. 23. An attempt was mndo
to disable the engine drawing the Chicago ,
Burlington & Quincy fast mail , which left
the union depot at 3:10 : this morning , when
the train stopped at Burlington crossing. A
coupling pin was placed on the plates that
guide the piston rod to the cylinder. When
the attempt \vns made to start the engine it
would not move. The difficulty was soon
discovered and the obstruction removed.
The bulletin bqud nt the union depot this
inorning showciW.ralns duo nt 0:30 : and 8
this inorning on the Burlington had been
abandoned and that the train duo nt 0:55 : was
two hours late. Two suburban trains from
Downers Grove came in curly this morning
nnd two were sent out at 7 this morning.
There were a dozen men in the company's
ofllco waiting the arrival of Superintendent
Htiodes. The fast mail which left Chicago
at ! l yesterday afternoon has not yet been
heard from up to h o'clock. It Is thought the
train was proceeding on its way to Omaha
nil right , as had then ) been any delay the
company would have been notified of the
fact.
fact.All
All was quiet around the Burlington yards
this morning. At Western avenue round
house the most profound quiet prevailed this
morning. The house was full of engines
with no steam in any of them. At seven
o'clock but ono engine had loft the round
house and that was the stockyards engine
not involved in the strike.
The big freight house on Polk street was
deserted this morning and n notice was
posted on the door to the effect that no
freight would bo received to-day. A detail
of police was sent over to the yards
to protect ttio freight train which
was inado up and run out.
Not a single through train has arrived
since yesterday , but n couple arc expected
during the day. At the general oillccs this
morning the rush of applicants for positions
was even greater than yesterday. Not less
than a hundred men crowded outside of the
superintendents office. The fnst mail which
left Chicago at 3 o'clock this morning reached
Burlington , la. , two and a half hours late
but It is thought it will arrive at Omaha on
time.
Officials of the Burlington road state that
applications for positions ns engineers and
llremcn are coming In constantly from nil
over the country , but ns the company docs
not a vept anybody except after rigid ex-
umimitlou the process of hiring men is slow ,
nnd consequently they do not expect to bo in
running order for at least ten days. About
fifty men so far have been selected. Formal
notice was issued this afternoon to the
striking engineers and firemen , that unless
they report for duty by noon to-morrow they
will bo considered out of the company's
employ.
This evening minors of n compromise be
gan to fly about. It was said representatives
of neighboring roads , fearing u strike on
their own lines , had asked Chief Arthur to
negotiate farther. Business men were said
to be anxious to nrbitrato the differences.
Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent
said no offers would emanate from them.
They were \\llling to compromise , and addcil
that the proposition to the brotnurhood had
not ueen discussed , as General Manager
Stone refused to concede anything on the
third proposition 3) ) cents ii mlle nnd no
classification and there the negotiation
stopped. Both said concessions would have
been made by the men on minor details ol
this demand. Chief Arthur denied thai
any proposition of compromise or arbitratior
had reached him , but said ho had assurance ;
from certain parallel lines that they would
maintain n strict neutrality.
"Suppose they pool with the Burlington 01
passenger and freight traffic ) "
"Any pooling arrangements would not b (
maintaining neutrality , " said Arthur wltt
significant emphasis.
The Situation In Oinnha.
The strikers congregated again ycstcrdnj
morning in the yards of the B. & M , passcnge
depot , stood along the tracks , sat upon thi
fence and talked over the situation. Thor
was not the slightest demonstration nnd n
warm controversy. A corps of four police
nun and a couple of detectives unoston
tntiously patrolled the platform andnttraetei
but little attention from those who slooi
around. Before long it will bo the dutj o
those guardians to weed out from among tli
engineers and firemen a motluy urra ;
of tramps , who , anxious at all time
to find u plaeo to loaf , have intruded them
selves upon the strikers who show good uens
In having nothing to do with tnem.
Mr. Eustls yesterday said that the nl
tack upon the engineers at McCook and th
"killing" of the engine ; which wa
recorded In the BUB'S telegram
was not done by engineer
but by Eomo drunken rowdies who like th
tramps above referred to. have gotten inl
the crowd. Engine'.TS , no b.iid , were no
drunkards or rioters.
Notwithstanding , the company had train
running on its two oastein divisions , that i
nt this side of McCouk , ono train runnln
each way.
Train No.4 went castm the morning prctt
nearly on time. No. 5 from tbo east , whlcl
was duo here In the morning nt 10UO : , did r.t
reach hero until about 11:30 : , having lei
Plattsmouth at 'iiltt p. in.
U was rumored In the United States buili
ing yesterday that some of the people I
McCook had called upon the governor for n
sistance , and that District Attorney Parcel !
attention had been railed to the detention <
mails nt the same Place. But the * Interfe
.cnro seems inconsistent with the McCoo
telegram to tha BKE.
Lust night the B. & M. yards were d
serted , and the switchmen having nothing I
do , retired to their respective homes , U-uvlii
the solitary watchman ns the solo eustodin
of the place. Tlio depot was without I' '
usual life nnd bustle early In the cvcnlni
and looked rather lonesome compared wil
the Union Pacific.1 Inside were four pas
engors stretched out on the. benches own I
ing transportation to Lincoln , nn.l grumbltn
because they will hnve to wait fer No , f > i
10:35 : this morning. The gentlemanly ngei
was walking about whistling and trying i
' think of something to do. At UMo then * wi
Ik ellgUV break In the monotony by tliudc'ui
tire of No. 0 for the cast. The police weroon
hand when the train started , but there ap
peared to bo but little need of them , ns the
small crowd who had gathered to witness
the departure were mainly loafers.
there being noticeably n scarcity of railroad
men among them. The great trouble with
trains already running is the loss of tlmo In
switching at different stations , the men in
charge of the engines of the several trains
having to do this for themselves. The com
pany claims that to-day thcro will bo sufll-
clent engineers on hand to obviate this dlfll-
culty nt the yards In this city , Plattsmouth
nnd Lincoln.
There was n rumor last nlpht nbout a
threatened strike of the switchmen In conJunction -
Junction with the strike of the engineers , but
n number Interviewed on this subject cither
knr.w nothing or nt least would say nothing
definite nbout it. They nil ngrcc , however ,
that they ought to bo paid for the tlmo that
they are now Idle during the strike of the
engineers , nnd if it is refused them , they will
probably make n demand for It.
KOIITY wcAiH runu PENNSYLVANIA.
Yesterday when the Hotel Windsor's din
ner hours \verc nt their hclghth and the
darky attaches of the dlningroom were rust
ling around supplying the wants at the tn-
bles , Messrs , Yatons , Schlanck & Prince ,
the proprietors , ordered them to mnko hnsto
and prepare to wait ! upon n company of
forty unexpected guests. All of this unpre
pared for forty were headed by n man who
simply applied the words , "J. Wapon and
forty. " to the registry , and seemed to bo gen
eral director of the aggregation of men of
ages varying from thirty to fifty years. Mr.
Wapon directed the Windsor landlords to
make preparations for the feeding of the
men , who , in the meantime scattered to
the wash rooms and the bar , where
they rinsed their hands and faces and regaled
the Inner man as their tastes dictated.
Mr. Wapon then led his charges into the
dining room , where they appeased their
sharpened appetites and again arose. Filing
out , they waited until their leader settled
the bill. In reply to Interrogations from the
proprietors ns to why the men did not regis
ter individually Mr. Wapon replied it was
not necessary , as they were locomotive en
gineers from Pennsylvania on their way to
various points In the state to take the places
of striking engineers on the Burlington sys
tem. Mr. Wapon seemed quite elated with
his delegation , which , after lighting n cigar
each , turned their faces towards the Burling
ton depot and a little later were lost sight ofFer
For nn Emergency.
At the urgent request of the B. & M. rail
road company , twenty-five extra police have
been appointed for the protection of their
property in this city during the strike. The
extra men were selected in the afternoon by
Chief Scnvcy from among the numerous ap
plicants for places on the regular force.
The Situation in Lincoln.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 28. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] At noon the condition of
the strike was practically unchanged , except
that it Is settling Into the serious features ,
nnd both sides are exerting themselves for
the struggle. The Wymoro train came In
this morning , the wiper of the Wymoro
round house runnint the engine that was re
ported disabled. The train from the cast
reached the city at 11 o'clock. The engi
neers are doing no talking to-day and arc
evidently preparing for work to sustain their
position. The trams that have arrived to
day have police on each of them and special
men accompanied the Wymore train last night
and guarded the engine. Fourteen extra
special policemen were sworn in yesterday
and scat to the B. & M. yards. This action ,
the company claims , is necessary to protect
their now men , and the order has gene forth
to exclude all striking engineers and Hi omen
from the company's yards and grounds , so
that the new men cannot bo won over or
bought oft by the strikers. All this extra
parade of authority is entirely uncalled for.
Iromalltho evidence obtainable , and from
the words of the engineers them
selves , who have so far made
no threats nnd assert that they
have none to mnko. It looks ns though the
company were inviting trouble by their parade -
rado of police in order to bring the strikers
in disrepute , but the engineers ns rt they
will not bo caught by such uctions. An effort
will bo mn < io by the company to-day to move
moro trains than yesterday , but with what
result the later hours of the day will reveal.
Tlio strike in this city has assumed an nlr
of determination on the part of both sides to
day. The company has made a desperate ef
fort to increase its passenger service , but
have done little if nny more than to main
tain the number of trains moved yesterday.
The trains moved were in the main handled
by scab engineers , in tome cases with pilots
to show them the road. In the afternoon the
assertion was made that fifty new engineers
had been Hired to take the place of the strik
ers , but few , if any , of them put in nn tip-
pearanco. The officials were fearful of vi
olence if the trains began moving regularly ,
but there appeared to bo no grounds for
their apprehensions. No disturbance has oc
curred in the yards and orders to the striking
men are not to set n foot upon an engine. If
a man will not come Uown and talk with
thenl , not to molest him. Through the day
the members of the brotherhood were as
sembled at their hall contented with tlio
strike as far as it has progressed. Telegrams
Were received from different points and their
reading was greeted with applauso. Tele
grams came from Chicago and Aurora , 111. ,
and Creston , la. These stated that the men
at these points were firm nnd
everything solid. Engineer Sanborn ,
of the general committee , said
that the reports from nil sections
of the state were favorable to the men. The
hoys were warmed with enthusiasm about
o'clock when Jacob Dietrich , the foreman oi
the round house here , marched to the broth-
ei hood hall. Ho is the man who took n train
to Oinnha and Plattsmouth and returned yes
terday , but ho stated that ono trip was enough
for him , and he wanted to stand with the
boys. Ho stated that when ho was at Platts.
mouth ho made up his mind that when ho
reached Lincoln ho would quit and quit he
did. Engineer Fuller presented Dietrich to
the brotherhood nnd tlvo minutes was de
voted to enthusiastic hand shaking. The
engineers .stated that they desired
the public to think before 'trustmp
themselves In tlm hands of the inexpericncci !
engineers , men who have hardly stood upon
an engine until the present trouble. As an
cxamplo of the men handling the few train ;
now running , they cited the following
Dietrich , who run the lljer yesterday , nevei
ran nn engine a trip before , nnd never hat
been a fireman. He was simply a inachlnis *
in the round house. Philbrick , the man whc
brought in the Nebraska City train , was roni
muster there , and without cxpenenco ns ni
engineer. Hook , who brought the Atchi
son & Nebraska train from tin
south , had no experience beyond running i
stationary engine on the pile driver. Barnes
who is running the Wymoro truin , has m
experience beyond four months service n
wiper In the round house. Doyle , who rui
the Columbus train , was n bridge carpenter
and Conductor Miller , how on the flyer , hai
been fireman two years on the Santa Fe
We do not believe , said one of the engineers
that the company con long affowl to handl
engines with such men. Engineer Gardl
ner , who found himself nt Havenn
when the order to go out occurred
came in yesterday to his honn
in this city. Ho stated that tlio engine wa
lun by two new men with Ed Bignell as pile
nnd that engine "S that went to liuvcnmi Ins
night was disabled at that point. Engine ifr
handled by one of the inexperienced suhst !
tutus on the Columbus run , gave out las
night Just outside the city , and a yard engin
was sent to Its relief. Mr. Abby , who was
passenger on the Falls City trai
yesterday , relates the cxpcrienc
tlio green man had In uringin
the train to the city , declaring that the spee
varied from u mile u minute to a slow walk
The malls for the present nro sent eastwan
from Lincoln over the Union Pacific and wil
b < < sent that way until regular scrvico is re
stored on the Uurlmgton. The prcruutier
ary measures taken by the 11. & M. aroun
their depot grounds were In force throug
the evening , but tUero was no intcrfcrenc
of inly chaca tor. Late in the afternoon
public notice was posted nt ' th
depot warning people from congregatln
thfrrn , nnd Instruction ! , have been issued t
o i the specials To allow lie gatherings on th
is company's premises-.1 The outlook to-morroi
t- . is luucli the bamu us to-day , and both side
have remained practically unchanged.
Humors of riots nt McCook have prevailed
but the local officials are close mouthed and
reticent , nnd Information from that source is
high nnd hard to get.
At PlattHinouth.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ Special
Telegram to the BEK. ] The strike of the en
gineers nnd firemen Is almost the solo topic
of.strcct talk In this city. Tlio twin brother
hoods nro In almost constant session nt K ,
of P. hall , there being from sixty to seventy-
five who make this city their home. Every
engineer and tlrcmnn In the city is cither a
member of bis respective brother
hood or in nctlvo sympathy with
it. Tn splto of the efforts
of railroad cappers to influence public opin
ion , the sympathy of the people is with the
btrlkcis , although they realize that n pro
longed strike means disaster to the city ,
ns it has no other than Burlington railroad
faclliulcs. The strikers appear perfectly con
fident of ultimate success. They nro grati
fied nt the extreme difficulty with which the
company gets nn occasional train through.
They are quiet and orderly , but It can bo
noted that feeling in the matter grows every
hour.
They nro doing nctlvo work In winning
nwny the company's workers. The passen
ger conductor who managed the train from
the west Monday morning , Al Chamberlain ,
relented upon reaching this city. Ho went
before the strikers , told them ho had never
felt so meanly over any act in his life , and
said ho would not go out again. Ho refused
to comply with a dispatch from Lincoln ask
ing him to take No. i ) out to-night and was
discharged , the company even refusing to
give him n pass back to Lincoln.
Two scabs came down from Omaha to-day
to take out engines , but the strikers won
them from their purpose. Out of sixty men
brought west to Chicago from the Heading
road to work for the Burlington , the only ono
that entered the scrvico Is hero now and has
Joined in the striko.
General Manager G. W. Holdrcge was in
own all last night and to-day and held a con-
erenco with several of the old eiifjin-
; crs In an endeavor to get theme
o resume work. It Is asserted that ho
ffcrcd nn employe nt the machine shops $125
o mnko a trip to Lincoln and back. Another
vns offered $100. These incidents convince
ho strikers that the road is using every
mdeuvor to secure men to run the engines
vithout avail , though Mr. Holdrcgo said he
ould get plenty of men. It is asserted
ly the strikers that there is not
. competent man pulling a train on a
. ( vision. Number 0 came in over two hours
itc last night , broken down on one side. A
Lincoln machinist named Dietrich was on
he engino. Ho took number 1 west this
iiornlng two hours late. Another Lincoln
iiachlnist brought In n train from the west
.t noon to-day and went back with number. ; .
V man claiming to come from the Panhandle
nought number 0 in to-night and will go
vest in the inorning If the boys do not
uccced In buying him up. Each
cab was unmercifully roasted by the crowds
it the depot. The sound of an engine bell or
vhibtlo brings crowds to the depot , and the
mploycs have been instructed to keep the
ilatforms clear. Eighteen road engines and
icveral switch engines nro dead in the round-
louse. The shopmen are at work as usual.
One or two passenger conductors have re-
"used to take out engines. There was a ru-
nor to-night that the Union Pacific and
Cock Island engineers had gone out on a
.trikc . , _
At McCook.
McCooic , Neb. , Feb. 2S. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bui : . ' ] No demonstration was
: iade by the strikers hero to-day. This
morning the company announced their intcn-
lon of starting a train cast and called on the
heriff to summon several citizens to act ns
pccial officers to protect the men going out.
t was expected the proceedings of the pre
vious day would be repeated. Not n man
csponded to the summons of the sheriff.
The company gave up the idea of starting a
train. This afternoon the company officials
isked the mayor to call on the gov
ernor for the state militia , which
lie did , but a vigorous protest was
won sent the executive signed by forty busi
ness men , saying there was no riot
ing , no danger to life or prop-
Jrty. No effort will bo made to hcnd
jut a train to-morrow. All strikers wore
rdored to report for duty to-morrow , or con
sider themselves discharged. The officials
feel confident trains will soon bo running.
The strikers are in good spirits and firm.
At
HASTIHQS , Neb. , Fob. 23. [ Special Tele-
ram to the Bun. ] There is but little change
to report in the situation nt Hustings over
the great strike of the Burlington & Missouri
ocomolivo engineers and llremcn. There
are about forty-five engineers in the city nf-
fcctcd by the strike nnd all refuse to discuss
t except among themselves. The striking
engineers make no interference with out
siders who nro endeavoring to move trains.
The management of the road published a
card In to-day's ' paper requesting all citizens
who nro Interested in maintaining good
order to absent themselves from the com-
pony's depots and yards , nnd in every way to
assist the officers to prevent people congre
gating in crowds. No protest lias yet been
entered by the strikers against the running
of trains by men outside tlio brotherhood.
Yesterday "Pap'1 Willis , conductor run-
Ing between Kearney and Aurora , nnd for
merly nn engineer , took No. 0 to Lincoln ,
nfter which ho returned with No , 5 nnd went
on through to Kerney last night. Ho came
back this morning nnd went on to Lincoln
witti the regular mail train. His brakoinan
uctca as fireman and conductor. The Flyer
reached Hustings at 3 o'clock this
afternoon from Pacific Junction. A
strange engineer was in the cab and it is
thought that ho is one of the men brought
from the east by the company. Ho returnee ]
with the train to-night. There nro thrco old
engineers in the city , all of whem were for
merly in the employ of the company. Thoji
have been solicited to go back to their ok
places , but all uro in full sympathy with tl
strikers and consequently refused.
At I'onkloinan.
HE.XIU.KMVN , Neb. , Fob. 25. [ Special Telegram
gram to the BEK. ] Thopassenpor train frou
Denver duo hero nt 4 o'clock yesterdni
reached hero nt midnight , and is still here
The engine Is in charge of William Burnett
u freight conductor on this division. No ren
son Is assigned for holding the train hero
but it is generally understood that Burnet
refuses to pull into headquarters nt McCook
fearing violence from the strikers. Among
thirty passengers aboard this train , are H0in <
who nro completely destitute nnd they woult
suffer from hunger but for the kindness o
Benklcmen people. The Pullman passenger :
nro fortified in tticir car , fearing an uttncl
from the cowboys , some waggish commercta
traveler having wnrned them of impemllni
danger , Tlio merchants hero have storci
largo quantities of flour and coal In anticlpn
tion of the strike and there is no fear of a pro
vision famine. The failure to carry the mal
is going to make serious complications In th
matter of tiling and courts at the Unite
States land office at McCook.
At Crete.
CIIITC : , Nob. , Feb. 2S.- { Special Tclcgrar
to the BBB. ] It is a go-as-you-iHeaso wit !
running trains , and business Is practical !
at a stand still. A number of engineers ar
laid off here.
At HoldrcKO.
HOI.DHEOE , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele
grain to the UEC.-rPassenger ] train ISO. 13
on the Holdrego & Choycnno line left her
for Cheyenne Hi 8 : .TO o'clock this evening , J
M. ' Olmstccl , a resident engineer , in charge c
the engine. There was no attempt to Intel
fero with. the inovinfjof the train.
i - At Nebraska City.
NEHIUSKA. Cur , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ Specif
Telegram 'to 'the BEE. ] All'Jiassenge
trains cm 'Burlington went and camu o
time to-day. The striking engineers' places
were filled by cngtno wipers , road masters ,
yard men , conductors , etc. Little further
trouble is anticipated , ns it is claimed that
within two days competent engineers from
the east will arrive to ttll nil the places.
At Aurora.
Auiioni , Neb. , Fob. 28. [ Special Tclo-
gram to the BUB. ] It Is ns quiet ns the grave
hero to-day. No freight is moving. Ono
passenger train each way between Lincoln
and Broken How was run yesterday and
to-day. Thcro Is no travel of any cense
quence. _
At AVytnorc. '
WvMonn , Neb. , Feb. 23. - [ Special to the
Bni : . ] The strike hero Is very quiet. Most
of the citizens seem to bo In sympathy with
the strikers. The brnkemen , however , nro
the reverse. They sny they have had no
sympathy from the engineers in times past
when they went out.
Troubles or Green
DBS MOINCS , la. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEK. ] The Burlington road
have managed to run a few passenger trains
hero to-day by using conductors nnd other
employes for engineers , sometimes with
funny effect. Conductor Drake , who tried
to rim the Kansas City passenger train south
yesterday got as far as Chariton , where bo
turned It over to a fireman who was not very
well posted about running an engino. When
ho pot to Garden Grove ho could not stop the
train until he got over half n mile beyond the
station , which is nt the top
of n heavy grade. The D train from
Chariton arrived hero last night
with Jesse Hardman , nn ex-fireman , In charge
of the engine , nnd left this morning henvily
loaded with passengers. A largo number of
passengers decided not to go out when they
learned that the engineer was n green hand.
The Albia train arrived last night several
hours late , In charge of a conductor for
engineer. When ho got hero ono side of the
engine was frozen up. After getting it
thawed out ho started back. Several nt-
tempts were inndo to hire the
fireman not to go back with the
train but they could not move him
from the cab. The switch cngltio at this
place is run by a couple of roundhouse men
from the Wabash , and neither of them knows
how to oil certain parts of the engine , and
the roundhouse men said they would not
show them how. When the new man on the
switch engine tried to put nn engine on the
turntable he ran off the track twice.
An KiiRlno Killed.
HAMIIUIIO , In. , Feb. 28. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] A work train and twenty men
of the Kansas City , St. Joe & Council Bluffs
railway , operating on the Iowa side of the
new Nebraska City bridge , is laid out hero
for the reason that no ono is to bo had to move
the engino. Arrangements were made by
the company this morning with J. T. Painter ,
engineer of the pllo driver engine , to take.
the train nnd crow up to the place of work ,
but when they arrived there they were met
by n committee of striking engineers , who
forbade any worlc nnd gave them two hours
to get out and threatened to disable the en
gine. The regular engine on duty thcro for
the supplying of material for the construction
of the bridge was killed to-day by the strikers
and all work in connection therewith is
stopped.
At Creflton.
CitnsTON , la. , Feb. 23. - [ Special Tele
gram to the BrE. ] The strike situation
hero is practicaliyunchanged to-day except
that passenger trains are run with moro reg
ularity. Six trams went over the main line
to-day without interruption ami passengers
were run over nil the eight branches of the
West lown division. The brotherhood en
gine men are in session to-night and are con
ducting themselves quietly and orderly. A
Joint meeting of the Order of Kallway Con
ductors and the Brotherhood of Uailway
Urakcmcn was held last night and will beheld
held every day tills weoek. It is understood
that these orders will stand loyal to the
company during the strike , nnd the fact that
each engine is manned by either conductors
or brakemen substantiates this statement.
Travel is very light ; , dn this division.
At KniiHKH City.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Fob. 2S. . [ Special Tele
gram to the Bni : . ] Tlio strike situation hero
has changed but litllo in the last twenty-four
hours , but there seems little evidence of
weakening on either side. The company's
ofllco was crowded with men ail the morning ,
and were surrounded by a squad of police
men. All the trains on' ' the bulletin board
were marked with this significant word , "in
definite. " The strikers have established
headquarters at the New Albany hotel , and
were gathered there in goodly numbers
this morning. About the meeting last night
the strikers decline to say anything , except
that they are determined to hold out. Train
No. 2. on the Hannibal & St. .Toe , pulled out
at 8:23. : fifteen minutes late. It was whis
pered through the crowd that a second train
would bo started at 11 o'clock and a sharp
lookout was kept by tno strikers for the en
gineer who would have the temerity to under
take the task. At 11:30 : n train of four
coaches backed into the union depot. A rush
was made for the engine , but two policemen
stood ut the entrance to the cab on each side ,
while each car was carefully guarded by a
number of police. Outside of railroad em
ployes , about a score of passengers took
seats in the tram. Nobody could approach
the engineer , but it was claimed by sovera !
of the brotherhood that ho had been running
the engine of n steam laundry in Wyandotte
The crowd numbered at least 500 , ani
no attempt ut intimidation was ottered
and the train . steamed out a'
II :40 : , bound for Council Bluffs. While the
union depot is crowded all the tlmo but n
small portion of the men there are strikers
nnd a general feeling of good nature prevails
At 4 :33 : the train for Cameron pulled out h
charge of Engineer Farnsworth , and at 8:4 : (
to-night the Dos Molnes & St. Paul express
which should have loft at 15:25 : p. in. , starlet
on its way. At 2 o'clock the engineers nut
III omen of the switch engines in the
Hock Island yards quit work bo
c.iuso "scab" engineers were switch
ing the Hurlington trains in then
yard , but went to work again this evening 01
a telegraphic order from Chief Arthur. Al
officer of the brotherhood said to-day. Noiu
of our men have weakened nnd nro not likel.v
to do so. The engineers who huvo takqi
trains out have all proven Incompetent. Nol
0110 of them has succeeded in getting his trail
through. One ran out of water and in back
Ing up to get seine backed into another trnn
and caused a great deal of dnmago
Another engineer ran into a train , hurt him
self , the fireman , mail agents , and ovcr.vom
else on the train. Oar demands nro Just. 1
earned $350 lust month , and $1 ! > 0 this month
Now the company will give out to the publli
my highest amount-earned , nnd nn } the low
est. If wo got paid by the mile , and cacl
man to do UK ) miles a day , or get paid for it ,
thcro would be no kicking. Under tbo pros
cnt classification wo are liable to bo idle several
oral hours a day. That is what wo wisl
to avoid.Yo want steady employment am
'
fair wages' . I've ran an engine now fo :
thirty years , and in all that tlmo I nevet
knew the brotherhood not to bo ready tx
meet the company'half way In everything
If thotpcoplo understood our cause the ;
would bo with us. Wo do not countennnci
any of these unlawful tilings that are belli )
done. The ' railroad company doe
nn unlawful , thing in Bonding out these
Incompetent engineers , ' nnd yet tin
] > oUce nro called on to help them , break th
law , but they will get loft in tho' end. see i
they' don't.
It is stated this evening Omt the engineer
and firemen on the Santa Fo.wlll strike U !
morrow or , next day , this statement -belni
confirmed , by feovcral of the c.iiginecrs.on tlm
road , who say the same trouble rcgardlni
wages exists with tlirm. ' . . - '
A , committee of tbu strikers to-day cnllci
upon Superintendent Fnpnn of the Fort Scott
t Gulf road for the purpose of continuing
or five years tlio understanding ns to .wngos
ngrced upon seine two months npo. Tha
lull rend will give their answer seine
line to morrow. " As far ns the
Jurllngton freight business here Is concerned
t is nt n complete standstill. Not n pound
ins been moved since the strike commenced ,
fho passenger business of the road hero has
amounted to little or nothing during the past
wo days , but Indications are that it will bo
> cttcr to-morrow. A secret meeting of the
strikers was held to-night , nnd it is learned
hat n communication was received from
Chief Arthur to the effect that within a day
or two the engineers on one nnd possibly two
moro roads will bo ordered out ,
At St. Joseph.
ST. Josni'it , Mo. , Feb. 23. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the Bcn.1 The situation hero In the
engineers' strike remains practically un
changed. Moro trains are running to-day
hnn on yesterday. A committee of the
strikers waited on the newspapers to-day and
stated their grievances. General Manager
dcrril stated to-day that his company would
icver submit to the bulldozing being nt-
emptcd by the strikers.
At St. Louis.
ST. Louis , Feb. 23. There were really no
icw developments in the Hurllncton strike
o-dny. Very little was done In the yards.
The strikers arc quiet and confident and rldl-
culo the assertion that the company Is sccur-
ng nny number of competent men. No
'rclght ' of any nature Is being moved hero ,
nfornmtion from Atchison , Kan. , and Han-
ilbal , Mo. , states that the company inado
) oor headway with trains to-day.
At Denver.
DcNvnit , Colo. , Fob. 23. The strike of the
3urllngton engineers at this point assumed
10 new aspect to-day. No trains have dc-
Kirted , neither have any arrived from the
cast since 10 o'clock last night.
At Cheyenne.
CIIETENNI : , Wyo. , Feb. 2S. [ Special Telo-
.jram to the BEE. ] No work has been done
on the Burlington at this place to-day , nnd
.ho yards arc full of freight , A Special to
ho Leader from J. H. Pliclan. assistant
luperintendent of the Cheyenne it Burling
ton , recieved this evening , says : "Wo have
> ur passenger trains now running as far as
ilolyoke. Expect to run passenger trains
regularly to Cheyenne , commencing tomorrow
row night. "
At Galcatmrg.
GALESIIUIUJ , 111. , Feb. 28.-The officials of
: ho Burlington road succeeded in getting
icnrly all passenger trains out this forenoon
on time. Thfts far five of the old engineers
are reported loyal to the company. The of
ficials report the prospects brighter. The.
jrothcrhood has expelled the recreant engi
neers nnd will publish them. A number of
engineers have been sent here from the out
side and moro are coming. The strikers are
quiet.
At Quincy.
QUINCY , 111. , Feb. 2S. The situation hero
regarding the strike Is practically un
changed from yesterday. Travel was very
light on such trains as are running.
Iron Shipments Delayed.
Duunn , Minn , , Feb. 2S. [ Special Tele
gram to the llcn.j \Vltlnn the last ten days
the Minnesota Iron company nt Tower has
contracted for the delivery at Jolict and
South Chicago of 3,000 cars of Vermillion
iron ore , about soventy-ilvo thousand tons.
Less than two hundred cars * have been
shipped and ns the contract calls for a de
livery nt St. Pnul to th8 Burlington & North
ern road It Is expected the ore will bo tied up
at that point during the engineer's strike. It
has leaked out from semi-official sources that
the wintc.r shipment of Vermillion ore has
bee'n arranged for and n number of contracts
to bo in force after the 1st of next December
are known to exist.
Letter From Powderly.
Pini.AiiELl'iiiA , Feb. 28. A letter from
General Master Workman Powderly was
given to the Associated Press nt Scranton
this evening , in which ho says : I have been
asked what my opinion is concerning the
strike of engineers on the Burlington system.
Expression of opinion is requested as to
whether I favor the Knights of Labor taking
the places of the brotherhood men. I do not
know the particulars of the strike in ques
tion , but if true men are making an effort to
do away with the European custom of grad
ing up and down , regardless of merit , they
are right for making the light for equality.
My opinion of a man who takes the place of
another struggling for his rights is that ho
deserves the contempt and scorn of every
man who 4loves Justice. It is true mem
bers of the brotherhood have , on repeated
occasions , taken the places of members of the
Knights of Labor , but the merits of the vari
ous cases have nothing to do with the princi
ple of honor involved In nil of them. It is to
the eternal shame of the brotherhood that
they stooped to such acts of meanness nnd
treacherous , unmanly conduct. The man
who takes the place of another , when that
other engages in a struggle with a corpora
tion , is a scab , whether ho ben member of the
Knights of Labor or Brotherhood of Engi
neers. When Charles Wilson ordered the
members of the brotherhood to take the
places of the Machinist and Blacksmiths'
union in 1ST2 and 1ST3 .ho did an
unmanly , cowardly net. When Arthur
nllowed the members of the brother
hood , over which ho exercises
such severe discipline , to tamper with the
riirhts of the employes of the Missouri Pa-
cillo and Wabash systems two years ago , ho ,
too , violated that principle of honor which
should restrain men when about to do wrong.
The taking of these men's places -vas mean
and dastardly. If these actions were taken
with the sanction of the chief of the brother
hood , he , too , is mean and dastardly , but
"two wrongs never IIIIIKO a right , " and what
is mean and dastardly in members of the
brotherhood cannot become grand nnd noble
in the members of the Knights of Labor
No knight should belittle his manhood by
stooping to such dirty work. If it is the
habit of brotherhood men to do
such work as taking strikers' places ,
in heaven's name let them have
n monopoly of it. Knights of Labor , if you
take my advice , you will stand back and
allow this struggle to go on. Let the broth
erhood demonstrate its power to stand alone ,
without "entangling alliances with other
trades. " Let the past ho forgotten , no mut
ter how , bitter you may feel towards these
men. Hemcmber , they have not stepped out
of the rut of selfishness yet , and It Is best to
teach them what manhood means by keeping
bands off the Burlington strike. The spec
tacle presented by men of labor who belong
to different organizations rushing at each
other's throats whenever n strike takes place ,
must bo a gratifying thing for the employers
of labor to look ut. It must Indeed give sat
isfaction to tha corporations to know that
neither the Knights of Labor nor the broth
erhood can ask for better treatment
with any assurance of receiving , it.
Labor will forever bo bound hand
nnd foot uttho feet of capital ns long
as working men can the pitted apuinst
each other. No strike should bo e.ntered into
until the last effort consistent with manhood
hns been made. Then if it was determined
that the last thing possible had been done to
avert trouble , every detachment of labor's
nrmy should bo wheeled In line in defending
the rights of man in the breach. I have
never bcei ) such n strike nnd never expect to ,
until the narrow prejudices of the past are
buried and the principles of knighthood prop
erly understood. Then wo will littVo nc
strikes. Knights of Labor from Maine tc
California stand back : Keep yourhands off :
let the law of retaliation be disrcgarded.and
let the men of the Hurlington ruilroua win
this'striko if they can.
The llaiil ofScnliH. ,
PiTTSDuna ' , . Pa. , Feb. 23. [ Specjal Tele
to the UKK. ] Fifty engineers pa f > et
through hero to-day on the way from New
York to Chicago to take the places of the
strikers ,
PiTT.inttiio , Feb. 23. Agents of the Chicago
cage , Hurllncton & Qulney system , It ap
pears , have been successful In securing n
number of engineers and firemen In the east.
This morning fifty men passed through the
city cnrouto for Chicago , where they will ar
rive this evening. As far as known they
nro not Knights of Labor , although member's
of that organization might bo found In the
larty. Mr. Barry , member of the executive
joard of the Knights of Labor , when asked
concerning the published reK | > rt that the
Heading railway Knights are coming to Chicago
cage to take the places of striking members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive engineers ,
said thcro was no foundation for the report.
A Chronicle Telegraph special from Scranton -
ton says that General Master Workman
Powdorly will not go to his home. Ho said
this afternoon that the Knights of Labor , as
a body , would not order the taking of the
places of the engineers on the Burlington by
the knights In retaliation for the brotherhood
taking their places on the Heading system.
Ho wants the brotherhood to win tlio light
nnd wants the knights to help them ,
POTTSVIM.I : . Pa. Fob , 23. Absut sevcnty-
flvo of the displaced engineers nnd firemen
of the Heading railroad company , belonging
in this city and Palo Alto , were recruited
yesterday for the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy railroad. They are In communication
with Manager Stone , of the Burlington road ,
nnd are in momentary expectation of orders
from him to start for Chicago. These men
nro experienced railroaders and Knights of
Labor.
Piiu\iii.i'iiu : , Feb. 23. A number of en
gineers and firemen went west on the Penn
sylvania road to-night , presumably to go to
work for the Burlington. Among them were
Bernard Scharkey , James Glcasonmul Frank
McGill , members of the Heading strikers
committee. They said they were acting In
dividually , and that moro men will follow to
morrow.
William Forsythc , mechanical engineer of
the Burlington road , beiran examining moro
applicants for work to-night. Forty-six en
gineers nnd eighty firemen , it is alleged , have
already been engaged and sent forward.
Between 160 and 175 men were waiting on
Forsythc to-night , n number of whom were
from Pottsvillo. They bay thcro are moro
coming from there.
Secured.
Niw : VOIIK , Feb. 28. Over ono hundred
locomotive engineers , to take the plnco of the
strikers on the Chicago , Burlington fccjalncy'
road , were scoured this inorning.
The Iicnvcn worth Miners.
LKAVRXWORTU , Knn. , Feb. 23. [ Special
Telegram to the BEU. ] This morning some
sixty-five striking miners cathcrcd about the
railroad bridge near the Uivcrsido shaft nt
the hour the working miners were to enter
the pit. The operators became alarmed and
called for n squad of police for protection.
The officers marched the strikers off the
scene and no trouble occurred. A committee
of the strikers nro going among the business
men with a subscription paper collecting
funds to maintain the war against the coal
company.
THE FIltE llECOItP.
Union Square Theater , New York ,
Destroyed "With Its ContcntH.
Niw : Yoitic , Feb. 2S. Shortly after 1
j'clock this afternoon a lire was discovered
in Broadway and Fourteenth street. Three
lnrniH were sent in and the police reserves
from three precincts were called out. At
1:50 : the lire had extended to the Union
square theatre , which was soon a mass of
lames.
Th.o UnlQUJgOTarojih eater , with nU Its con-
ents was destroyed , H3"thq Mortoif house ,
adjoining on boih sides was badly damaged.
About 1 o'clock a chambermaid in tlio .rear
of the top floor of the Morton house saw
suioko coming through the crevices in the
doors in the main hallway. Her cries brought
about twenty chambermaids from their
oems on the top floor , and the guests from
theirs on others. All rushed down stairs ,
and not a few of them were bruised by
trunks that were flung down at the same
time. The flames started in the rear rooms
of the top floor of the the
ater , and the dry work of the
building blazed like shavings , Tlio roof fell
in and the lire became so hot that the fire
men were forced so far from the building
that their efforts were almost useless. The
Stnr theater was in constant danger , but was
saved by the efforts of the firemen. Manager
J. M. Hill , of the Union square , was in his
office in the building and with him was the
treasurer of the Casino. They escaped with
great difficulty. The damage will amount to
u little less than a third of a million dollars.
At2ll : ! ! p. in. the lire was under control.
Seven firemen who were working in tlio
theater when the roof fell were injured by
the fulling debris. They were carried out by
their comrades and were taken to a hospital
in an ambulance.
THE VALIjEJO EXPLOSION.
Progress of the Investigation liy the
Coroncr'8 Jury.
VAM.HJO , Gal. , Feb. 2S. Many witnesses
were examined by the coroner's jury to-dny
regarding the ferry boat explosion. Tlio
general testimony showed that while the
Julia was not n new boat , she was regarded
ns a safe one. It was stated that the
boiler guago showed 105 pounds.
Tlio boat was allowed to carry
110 pounds. Tlio explosion could not have
occurred from the petroleum tank or pipes ,
ns they were all found in good condition by
divers to-day. The number of passengers on
the boat is estimated all the way from
thirty to sixty. Fifteen bodies have been
recovered. The hull ofho boat will bo
raised to-morrow if possible , when the full
extent of tlio fatalities will bo definitely
learned.
Conkling Declines.
PiTTsnuno , Feb. 23. The secretary of the
Conkling club of this city , has received n let
ter from KOSCOOColliding in reply to ono nd-
dressed to him recently , proposing his name
for the presidential nomination , Mr. Conk-
ling suvs in substance heMs not an aspirant
for political preferment , but the honor done
him is gratifying , Without reference to any
candidates , it will bo n great satisfaction
if the club's bearing his nnmo can "contrib
ute in unjrwiiy to reinstate the organization
whoso wisdom and earnestness proved so
useful during the most tragic and trying
period of our history. To see that party
again triumphant and united is inspiration
enough for all republicans. "
The Gould-Sncc Caso.
NEW YOIIK , Feb. 2S. The foreman of the
grand Jury considering tlio Gould-Sage case ,
to-day asked Judge Cowing in regard to tha
statute of limitations as applying to section
541 of the penal code : "Docs the statute bu-
gin to run in i elation to withholding from the
date the crime was committed or from the
discovery of the fact I"
The Judge replied in substance : "So far us
section 511 is concerned , the crime against
that section Is.committed when finudulcnt
misappropriation occurs. In my Judgment
tlio statute of limitations commences to run
from that date. You have to determine
whether the fraudulent misappropriation
actually took place within ilvo years , There
is one exception to this riilo. if at the time
of its occurrence the trustee who is chargee !
with it was residing out of the Jurisdiction ol
the court , then the statute does not begin te
run till ho comes within jurisdiction. "
The Jury will re | > ort definitely on the cas (
to-morrow , but ills generally conslduied i
foregone conclusion that no ludictmcnt wil
be handed in.
Two Murderoru Lynched.
Cunp , 111. , Feb. ss. Last night at Clinton
Ky. , Sam Price , n white marl , who klllci
the shcrjlT , a"d Uill Hcams , a colored rlihUci ;
thief , who shot a farmer named Jackson
were taken out ot the Jail by masked 1:101
and hniifed. * - . '
PERKINS COUNTY SEAT WAR ,
Ornnt mid Madrid People Exclmugo
Blows nt the Polls.
"AND THE END IS NOT YET. "
The Affiilr Called mi "Insult" My Olio
Side nnd a "Hrutnl Asmuilt"
Uy the Otlior Oilier
Slate XOWH.
KosRiitrd tlio "Insult. "
GHANT , Nob. , Fet > . US. [ Special Telegram
to the KKH. ] Tlio county sent election hold
In Perkins county to-day win fraught with
intense excitement nt this place. Heturna
arc not nil In , but us fur as lieunl from a runt
1ms u largo majority. Charges hail been
imulo that Illegal votes were cast hero nt the
last election , anil to guard against u llko
repetition Madrid and other precincts sent In
largo delegations to watch at the i > ells ,
thereby ble > eking1tha entrance to tlio place of
voting. This insult to Grant and the block
ing of the sldowa'k ' was resented by the
prompt action of Marshal Hartley and his
deputies In sweeping the delegations to onu
side and keeping them at a respectful dist
ance , Hanker McICcnzio received Injuries on
his Up by falling over ono of the deputies and
striking his face on the sldownllc. The iiftalr
has caused much feeling and the end Is not
yet ,
_
The Madrid Side.
MAiinin , Neb. , Feb. -Hp.'eal [ Telegram
to the liii : : . ] A most brutal and cowardly
assault was made at the polls In Grant to-day
by Grant men on the Madrid committee sent
there to watch the polls and prevent fraudu
lent voting. John MoKenzio , of Madrid , was
cut. .about the head , knocked down nnd
stunned and dragged through the streets. S.
U. Uriorly , another of the Madrid men , wtis
knocked down and tramped upon. Others
were moro or less Injured. The assault was
made by the business men nnd bullies of
Grant. Not only the Madrid people , but
those from Lisbon , In Grant to-day were
abused in a most shameful manner. It Is au
open secret throughout the county that nt the
two previous electionsGranthas cast fraudu
lent votes and the cause of the trouble to-day
was the attempt to prevent the same. The
end is not yet.
Old Veteran's
LINCOLN , Neb. Feb. US. [ Special Telegram
to the BEU.J The delegates l.avo reached
the city to-day in larpo numbers for the en
campment of tlii ) G. A. H. , which meets In
this city to-morrow morning. Thcro are 500
delegates in the city already and the rotunda ,
of the capitol is as crowded as at nn opening
ofn session of the legislature. Thostrlkn ,
n the Hurlington has shut oil the largo dele
gations from the Uepnbllcan valley , who
otherwise would bo on the ground. Among
ho prominent old soldiers already in the city
ire General Van Wyck , of Nebraska City ,
M. W. Stone , J. U. Davis , G. M.
Copp and K. E. Lyle , of Wnhoo ,
Speaker Harlan of York , Commander Hus-
sell of Sehuyler , O. H. Phillips of Beatrice ,
J. W. Livcriughousoof Grand Island , Captain
Henry of Fairmont , C. F. Eisley of Norfolk , '
L. DHlchards ot Fremont , W. H. McCunn
of Hay Springs , J. W. Johnson , M. A. Hnrti-
gan of Plattsmouth , W. S. Handall of Fair-
Hold , Chaplain Lazier , J. Wesley Tucker of
Valentine , J. U. Johnson of Crete , W. H.
Stout of Dcwitt , K. Whitcomb of Friend , St.
A. O. Hiilcomb of Omaha. A grand recep
tion was tendered the ilelegates to-night at
Bohanan's hall given by the local posts.
Songs and speeches made the m''oting n
rousing one. At the headquarters in the
Capital hotel the council of administration
met in the evening and the reports were
handed over to the usual committees. A com
mittee wasappointod on credentials for report
in the morning. At ( i n. in. the encampment
opens ut representative hall for the transac
tion of business , nnd at 10 o'clock the session
of the Woman's Itclief corps opens nt the
senate chamber. Both halls have been elab
orately decorated for the occasion. The
struggle for department commander Is on
and promises to bo warm. Tlio thrco princi
pal candidates are J. B. Davis , of Wahoo ,
Captain Henry , of Fairmont , and Brad H.
Cook , of Lincoln. No ono appears to have a
walk-away , and the favorites of each are
making an interesting light. The only city
asking the reunion thus far Is Lincoln , whicU
is prepared with its proposition.
Au IntcrcNtliiK Land Case.
JOHNSTOWN , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ Special to
the Bin : . f Quito an interesting land case ,
originating in this vicinity , Is now pending
a decision of the land department at Wash
ington. A few years ago Samuel Huther-
ford , a farmer living near here , made final
proof on his homestead and borrowed $ fXK )
from Altscouler & Hippoy , of Ainswortb ,
giving them as security a mortgage on the
land. The mortgage was foreclosed several
days ago but Kutherford refused to give
possession and the case was taken into court ,
and a decision given in favor of Altschulcr &
Hippoy and tlio sheriff notified to give them
immediate possession. Huthorford , on the
ground of not having fair play , sent a letter
to Washington informing the land depart
ment that his llnal proof was illegal and
stated wherein ho failed to comply with the
law. Ho received a reply to this letter stot-
ing that the land ofllco had not reached his
case yet. but when it did , owing to his information
mation , they would not Issue a patent. This
will leave the land in a queer condition and
Hutherford thinks ho will bo given a chance
to take out now homestead papers and
thereby keep possession of the land.
Reform at Illno Springs.
HI.UI : Si'iti.Nos. Nob. , Feb. 23. [ Special to
the BIK. : ] Itcform has struck this town and
the movement seems to bo an effective one.
A house of ill-famo has been running in full
blast hero for home time and thcro were six
soiled doves living riotously therein a few
days ago. Governor Perkins swore out u
warrant against two prominent citizens and
then went and ( old them what ho had done.
Said ho , "Hero is a warrant foryou two men ,
ono as the owner of the building and the
other as agent. You rented it for a house of
prostitution. Now get the women out of
there or 1 will turn this over to the constable
for service. " They got , and the matter la
now dropped.
S. 1C. Uoslough sold his saloon a few days
ago to a party from Iowa. It is run yet in
Bohlough'h name to avoid paying license.
This has been done hero before. The people
are kicking and the saloon will bo closed by
the city authorities. The council met last
night and took action concerning it.
Points From Palmer.
PAI.VEU , Neb. , Feb. 2s. [ Special to the
UKE. ] A II , & M. railroad carpenter nt this
point named J. Silket had his leg seveiely
fractured In a scullle.
A republican club will bo organized at tins
point next Thur day , also at St. Paul ou
Wednesday. Hon. G. I ) . Meiklejohn will ad
dress both meetings.
Palmer's boom will bo Immcnbo. Ten
business houses have been commenced , and
as many more will follow ut an early date.
Four thousand dollars worth of business
property was bold iii ono day. The U , & > -
dcp'jt ' , the largest in the state , out side of
Omaha and Lincoln , is nearly completed.
Kcarnoy'H Population.
KntiiNP.r , Neb. , Fob. 2S. [ Special Tolo-
grain to the BRK. ] Tlio city has Junt com
pleted the work of taking tlio census which
places the population at 7S'91. The work was
thoroughly done by Captain Foichand , Judge
Learn and Mr , I'iernoa. Kearney Will Dow
advance oife step in class Bunder