Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 21, 1886, Page 9

8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1886 TURBULENT ICE HARVESTERS | ~ Renewal of the Ioo Riots—A Question of Jurisdiotica on the River- A CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES. Superintendent Pierce's Impending Removal-Cleaning the Streets —Rallway,Army§ and Police News— Miscellany. Rioting Ice Catters, Yesterday a call was sentto central police station from Boyd's packing house asking that a body of oflicers be sent to that place to quiet a serious disturbance which was being made by a crowd of striking icemen. The disturbance was created by a gang of the Tce Packers’ | union, headed by a couple of Danes, who L sought to intimidate the men working for Robertson & Nelson, some sixty in number. Robertson & Nelson are packing ice un- der contract for J. I, Boyd. They have been paying $1.50, $1 nd $2.00 to their hands, their prices I)('in% nearly if not % auiw up to the union scale, Last night Mr. obertson paid off all his men, and an nounced that thereafter he would pay them on a basis of 174 cents for each hour's work. Some of the men were not gatisfied with this arrangement, but in- gisted that they should be r d at the rate for all the work they had done in the past. Mr. Robertson, refused, of course, to make this arraugement, and some of the men went away muttering "~ ominous thr Most of \‘\u laborers, however, w i bright and n the morning ready business. They had been at work hut a ghort time, however, before the maleon- tents, reinforced by th kers’ gang” of the, union,—numbering in * all about 75 or 100 men,--appeared on the scene. They drove the icemen off the river and compelled them to drop their tools. Some of the men atwork pro- tested, but, were compelled to yield to the _ guperior numbers of the strikers, who threatened to drown them in the viver if they did not comply with orders. Avery interesting question frose in this case_ a5 to whether it was the duty of the city marshal to arrest these d turbers, who were on the riv Lime, or of the United States m fnasmuch as the river s parl of the federal domain. President Bechel " of the city council (acting mayor in Mp. Boyd'sabsence,) after consultation with City Attorney Connell, instructed Mar- shal Cummings to body men to protect the icemen, in ca; ous disturbance should occur ore, The marshal in prepuring o carry out this order, remarked to a reporter” that * his men would not make osts wntil the strikers came ashore, as they would eventually ve to do, Before the 3 s()\md of police had started for the ¢ of the disturbance the utioters had di ersed and the men resumed work., Ad- ditional troubl icipated to-day. The di il 1 held a meetin, last night to consider the situation. . lengthy conference resulted in an agree- ment that none of the men should _go to work until Messrs. Robertson & Nel. consented to pay an e for nine hours work, besi Jast week’s work on the basis per hour. . A CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES * = Bqueezed Between Cars—Broken Legs 4 —Another Caisson Fever Case. Frank McCaull, a locomotive fireman on the Union Pacific, was seriously in- juredfin the’yards near the shops yesterday - morning. He had stepped in between two cars in a string of bad order freights when a locomotive ran up against one end and jammed the cars together. The draw-heads were out where McCaull stood and he was pinched with consider- able force across the chest in a_ space of four inches. He shortly discovered in this lrlighl and taken out'as promptly as possible. Dr. Galbraith was summoned and the sufferer taken to us lodgings on Cass near Thirteenth street. McCaull is severely but not dangerously hurt and will recover. He is single and without dependants, a8 man fell through the trestle of the span of the bridge on this side Tuesds night, a drop of about forty feet. He lit in a snow bank and came off with only a broken leg. He was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital. James Wallace, a laborer on the Union Pacifle dump in the bottoms, met, with a singular accident on way homedTuesday n i% ht. ascending Farnam s t and cr leventh when he stepped ~on arope trailing behind & hay wag: and naturally went down. Onreaching home his ankle pained him so severcly that he was compelled to send for medi- cal aid. One of the bones of the foot was discovered fractured. A third caso of the caisson fever . developed yesterday morning. Domiinck McGowan, a laborer on the mor ing shift, came out at the end of his 5 hours and started for Pat Ford’s hotel, Tenth street, where he lodges. On reaching the house he fell in a fit and was soon in the convulsions peculiar to ~ the caisson malady. Dr. Galbraith was & ealled, but the patient had so far reco d as to bhe con aud absolutely ~aefused moedi aid, able to rise, return to Pat Cal the fir: eaisson fever, has not ~in a delirium Tuesds demonium in St. J ~ leaped out of hi - that | 5 o ‘“terror,” ord ~ bod, he invalids and * tendants adjourn without del: 2 = Galbraith was summoned and hastened '~ to the hospital. “Why, Pat,” suid the ¢ doctor in friendly tones, ‘“‘what’s the . mattert” “I'm John L. Sulli nd can do up the earth,” replie * lerious patic ‘All right, ;fil:otor." stillgood humored] vietim of the overed, and reated o pan- pital. He rnes, and can lick you S gly said this the doctor, who ha m;sl:fiuppruuching;, pounced on who, although anxious to stay in the . ring, was too weak, and foll AHJ; ntly on * the bed in the arms of the doctor us though he had been a child. A good ‘dose of chloral was given him, and after ing, the patient med down and quietly went o sl —— SNAKE RIVER CHARLEY, " How His Disreputable Den Was ) W ~with bim the title of “‘Snake Ri * loy,”! was sentenced to forty days in the county jail as a vagrant by Judge Sten- 4 rday afternoon. Mays has only'been in Omaha for a short time, " baving come from Eagle Rock, Idaho, “where he obtained the sobriquet of HBnake River Charley.” L If all veports be true, he is o hard char- ‘acter and belongs to a very undesirable ~ glass of citizens. According to his ad- m made to Oflicer Donovan, ) rug out of Llalo, last October - gecount of his unsavory charac- and conduct. He haa been conduet- i “eastle” of ill-repute in Eagle vg fock. The public scutiment became in- % ne u*nlnsl. him. A committee of cit- waited upon him and and notitied W that he had better leave the tory at failed comply wits in- g onee. He the oxders stantei and a committee of the Kn (;m of Labor then stormed his honse, toek him out, tied a rope to his neck and threw him {iiio the Snake river. He took the warning, and when pulled out in a half drowned condition, meekly gasped a pmise to leave the place at ‘once. He came straight to Omaha and has been here since. When_questioned about the matter yesterday, by a reporter, Mayo appeared very much confused,denied ever making any such statement to Donovan, cte., ete. er since this little incident | he has been known as ‘‘Snake River Charley,” and the me will probably to him through life. Judge Stenberg yesterday fined E. Adams and Peter Johnson, §5and cosst each for drunkenness, Both failed to pay, and o committed in default, M J. Carney, charged with the same offense, was more fortunate, and was discharged. Chas. Eustis, a vagrant,loafer, and gen- erally worthless bum, was sent up to the y jail on a 60 days scntence. For the first fifteen and last fifteen days of the sentence, he will banguet on bread and water. A FAMILY FIGHT. The Green-Eyed Monster Enters a Happy Colored Home. “You're too hot to Judge Stenberg vesterday afternoon, dressing two colored individuals who were standing in front of the police court beneh, both talking at the same time. The two people were John and M ns, who live as man and wife at the of Tenth and Douglas streets. They not only live there, but also conduet a liftle confectionary shop m the front of the building. Yesterday two colored ladies came into_the o ostensibly to v, and Mrs, \ ms started to t on them. John was standing in the rear of the store, 1 seddenly Mrs. Williams noticed that he was looking at one of the fern nd that she was 1 turning the g: d of attending to the business of purchasing candy. The two women failed to_ buy anything, when they left, Mrs, Wil i lfi. reen-eyed jealousy, accus hand of trying to make a “masl words followed on both sic which minated in Mps. Willinms announe \y{ that she would leave her husband’s bed and board. “If you do,” said Williams, ‘‘yon ean’t ith any of my money,” and he ccured a hatchet and star, pen his wife's trunk, which 5 which he had given her morning hus- Hot leave according to break contained Saturday. Mrs. Williams immediately rushed out on the street calling ‘“police,”’ and two ofticers responded and placed the quar- reling couple under arrest. They were taken before Judge and excitedly told their story. Being'still in a towering passion the ordered them both locked up until they could cool off. After an hour’s sojourn in the central police, ion they in brought before his honor, the 1y nd the man sentenced Lo pay « fine of $1 and costs. MEMORATING HIS RESCU Mr. Altendorf Celebrates the Anni- versary of'a Terrible Experience, About sixty of the Turne in. Germania Hall Tuesday n take part in a Commers given by Albert Altendorf commemoration of the third annive of his rescue from the steamer Cymbria, sunk in the English channel. Good things of me wd drink were provided in festal abundance and the evening passed merrily with toast and song. M. Altendorf told the story of his memorable experience and cheers to his luck and long life greeted every thrilling portion of the narrative. The Cymbria was a vessel of the Ham- burg-Bremen Packet line, on passage to New York. The erew and 'y nger register numbered 150 souls. On the third night out the ship was forging through thick weather, with her engines slow, ~her tle lanterns out and her whistle signalling. About 10 o’clock the bow lights of a vessel bearing at right angles were sighted_immediately oft the quarter. The greatest efforts were mad to wear off, but the stranger held her e and struck the Cymbria bow on, forward of the engine rooms. A gap was opened in_the ribs mer and she filled with water like a tin pail. The unknown cause of the disaster dropped away in the mist and was not scen again uniil she landed at Plymouth and reported the incident, She an English sloop and although have been aware of the Cym- s and heard the cries for help from the sinking s he did not lend a hand of help. ) i went down in fifteen minutes and half the passengers and crew went with her, Mzr. Altendorf and his sister succeeded in gaining a boat in which a few of the sur- vivors put ofl’ and were next morning picked up by an inbound steamicr, FOR CHARITY'S SAKE. in aty The Committees and Patrons of The Grand Ball, The Second Annual Charity ball will be held at the exposition building on Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, 1886, under the following auspice: TIVE COMMITTEE: Boyd—Chairman, Hon, Gy € Herman Kountze, s, Gen, P} i Frank Murphy, I Judge E. M. Frank Colpet . A. IL Bishop, M My, John 1, Clarke, LAD NS, l R 1 Clarkson, P L Peri 1. Mys J E Boyd S D Hawking, addock, 1, Jry ‘olpetzer Connell; P ¢ Himebaugh, * DW S E Peck, ¥ W Gray, W Jivis, O K Coulant, W L Parrotte, £ W Nash, A J Poppleton, 11 H Bright, | age, C E Yost, J M Woolworth, G M Miteh 0D Woolworth, ON R A D Morre, J N 11 Patrick, Guy © Barton, Leivis Reed, G L Miller, George B Lake, J H Millard, 8 R Callaway, W H MeCord S P Morse, G W Holdred Samuel Jones, ‘I’ L. Kimball, Lhowgs Al Byron Itee a Milla 2N Deit W F Allen, Z 1B Knight, W Wallace, W 13 Doolittie, W A Paxton, T.ouis Bradford, Geo B Dandy, J.C O Pheo Swobe, N Merriam, Wheeler, 11T Clarke, W 1 Ijams, E L Stone, 1 B Wood, J L Woods, © F Goodman, J A Eddy, The managers are putting forth every effort to make the ball tlus year the preatest social event ever known: west of the Missouri. They deserve and should have the hea support and co-opera- tion of every n of Omaha, l! D Estabrook, P E ller, D I Wheeler, jr, F A Nash, | The Weather, | WAR DEPARTMENT, { 3 NAL OFFICER, Wasi LON, Jan, 20, 1536, Omaha, Indicacons for er, Omala and vieinity 1o~ Local snows aud wanuer weather, TALKS WITH TRAVELERS, Short in the Interviews Gathered Hotel Rotundas. Ohreh Howe, Auburn, Neb: “The Mis- souri Pacifie is fully prepared to build its branch into Lincoln, and expects to com- mence active work by April at the latest. The iron, rails, ties, lumber, piles, ete,, are ready to be nsed in the construction. I expect to furnish 100,000 feet of ties, from the forests of Arkansas, ‘The branch will be constructed within a few months, and will be ready for traflic by sum meror early fall.’, 1. Shager, Valentine, Neb: [Mr. day, on busi- heme for colo- nizing eastern Wyommg.] *“The oil ficlds of the territory are developing wonderfully and promise to furnish one of Wyoming’s grandest resources. The oil his been found in very large quanti- ties; in a few rods, walk you can run across hundreds of springs bubbling up throngh the surface of the soil. In the valleys there are lo tracts of .and cov- ered “with oil, to the depth of several fect. Fine quality? Yes, sir, the finest in the world. Scientists who have tested the oil, declare that it is the best yet di: covered, Wyoming is settling up very fast, and its admission as n state is the matter of but a short time." E. R. Leonard, Boise City:—"*We flat- ter ourselyes that we have the best pros- peets in both mining and grazing re- sources combined, of any city in the far northwest, Our’ mines are becoming richer every day, Boise is fifteen miles from the line of the Oregon Short Line but by spring a spur will be run wp to us. When this is done, Boise will at once be- gin to hrin{z the world to a recognition of its rapid advance,” CLEANING T The Snowy Barricades Being Re- moved Rapidly. Pursuant to instructions of Mayor Boyd the work of eleaning away the drifted banks of snow in the principal thorough- fares of the city is progressing bravely. The work is heing done under the strect- cleaning contract of Smith & Hoel, About sixty or seventy men have been sl il are now |m~ukiufi do; d carting away the banks. n I nam street, the process was somewhat diflicult, as the banks on either side of the street car track were very high and cannot be “spread” down, because the tracks would be soon covered up. Ac- cordingly the drifts were cut up and carted off to conyenient places. On Douglas, Harney and Dodge streets where there are no str Danks had been simply spr that when the thaw comes there will be a heavy accumulation of water in any one place; Street Commissioner Meany was busied yesterd: lay 1n removing the snow from t Iks in front of city. Tots, and notifying citizens to clean oil the sidewalks in front of their property It is estimated that the recent snow- storm has provided work for from venty-five to 300 men each dav. It 1 indeed proven a windfall to the many who wonld otherwise have been out of employment. an A Musical People's nssc Dodge Strect Preshyterian ehurch has arranged to give during the winter, in conuection with the regufar church socia- ¢ pleasing and profit- able entertainments. The first on the list is a musicale, to be given in the church this evening. Miss Fannie E Loomis, an accomp- lished pianiste of Boston, and « pupil of Baermann, will take a prominent part. Other very line singers and musicians of this city will participate. They are s Blanche Oliver, soprano; Mys. F. P. 1to; L, M. Bartlett. tenor; W. , tenor; J. L, Smith, basso; W. , accompanist; E. A, Todd, or- anist, and Franklin S. Smith, musical di No charge of admission. Eyery one welcome. 7 ollowing is the programme in full: PROGRAMME, 1. Swedish Wedding March (transcribed by Gleason,. Sodermann. Wein,—Alle- ...Schuman, (a)—Harmonious B] 6. (D)—L1 (e)—"Tl from * Gipsie's za Boema,” Miss Loomis, § ()-"Thou fairest Vision..Lassen, 1 (b)-One Night....Grieg. M. .Meyerbeer, 7. Songs s, (M—Nocturne No, 1 | * (b)—Ballade in G, Minor, Miss Loomi: Todd. CIVIL ENGINE! +vve. Chopin, 9. Tanfare,... +...Lemmens, Their Convention Adjours—New Offi- cers Elected, ched the conclusion and adjourned to meet session at Lincoln, Junuary 1887. A regular meeting is to be heldin Grand Tsland in August next. An interesting discussion on the subdi- vision of sections and the method of keep- ing records, led by Mr. Iill, of Blair, was indulged in. An clection of officers was held, vesult- i follows , Geo. W. Tillson, of Omaha, President, G. A, Kilpatrick, of A. J. Groves, of Omaha, J. P. Walters, of Lincoln, committee, ' Geo. Swmith, a: (1, B. Cuddy, York; L. H. Spen’ cer, Wilbur. The committee on National Publie works was elected as follows: Geo, W, A. Rosewater and C. H. Howes, i of this committee will be, nber of the national com- organized for the general purpose ting tho profession of civil engi- neering in America. Army Gossip, Gen. Howard received yeste from the war department at Washington, authorizinghim to ercet several cavalry stables at Fort Douglas, Sult Lake City, Utah. Considerable correspondence on the subject has heen done, and the de- partment has finally concluded to make the necessary outlay, §2,000 to $3,000. “Phis shows pretty conclusively,” said Gen. Howard in sps ng of the matter to a reporter yesterduy *that battery Dwill remain permanently at Salt Lake City to protect the country against any Mormon outbreak. s structure will cost about $2,000, and will be built of brick.” It is reported that the health of Maj, Duwees, commandant at Fort Robinson, as slowly failing. It is thought that he will be given a furlough, for the of recuperating his health, if pos Lieut. Baldwin, of Fort Russell, is iu the city, on his way to his post. Railway Notes and Personals. The veport that a large number of Union Pacilic shopmen had been let out Tuesday not true, A small number of men who had been engaged on special work, tinished their job and having noth- HAZEN, i ing wotbing more to do wont away, The shops are working steadily under a full grist of repairs and constraction. John Evang, tax commigsioner of the Union Paci has re: d_to be suc- ceeded by W. H. Russell; of Detroit. M. Parkhuarst, the swpegintending en- gineer of the new Uniam Pacific bridge, who broke his leg comsting on_ Dodge street about a month age, bas had a hard time of it, aud is still suffering, with no indications ot a speedy recovery. d. I , general superintendent of the Milwaukee, is in the city, stopping at the Millard. The snow has not yet bothered the rail- roads since the blockade of ten ds £0, althongh reports from the north in the Milwaukee oftice and from the far west at Union Pacific headquarters indicate a heavy fall. 1S IT THE RIGHT MAN ? Officors Arrest a Supposed Absconder His Transactions in . Omaha, George J. 1 the absconding agent of the American Express company at Glencoe, Ont., who, it will be re- membe stopped in Omaha in the course of his thght and changed several thousand dollars of Canadian money for American, 18 reported to have been ar rested at Salt Lake City, At least that is what the officcrs at that place tele graphed to Chicago, and Mr. Maurry, route agent for the company, and Mr. Warner, special agent and detective, hastened to Salt Lake to secure him, ng through Omai on their way From the descriptions given by the ers these gentlemen are inclined to believe the wrong man has been arrested Mr. Maurry gave the reporter an in- ing account of Fryer's lrilliant its inglorious ending at Glen- that he was onc of the ens of the town, and oc- cupied several positions of trust. Besides being agent for the express company, he was !NJH(II!:I\II‘)‘ and the loeal manager of the Bell Telephone company. He was also an influential member of the Meth- odist church, and had o greater eapacity for long-winded prayers than any one in the community, The whole amount of money embezzled was about §7,000, the postoflice and telephone company being robbed, as well as the express comuiny., At Salt Lake City the prisoner has passed under several alizses—Henderson, farrison and Crown i w suspicion of doing crooked work in that city. prominent cit POOR SUPE INDENT. Authoritative Announcement that Mr. I. Pierce is to Be Removed, It seems that Mr. Timme, the demo- cratic commissioner of the county, is about to succeed in his endeavors of the year past to remove Mr. Pierce, the coun- ty superintendent of poor. It is unques- tionably the fact that one or both of the other commi J Mr. Timme and give him the deciding vote which has so long beer withheld. Me. Pierce, who doubtless foresaw the inevitable results, made overtures to sign on Juan. 1st, but the commissioner: felt that it would be unwise to have a change in the oflice oceur at a time when the poor required the attention of a skilled and experienced man, familiar with the details, It is understood among them that ) Pierce will retire by the first of April at least, There are a number of applicants for the position, but the man who most meets Mr. Timme'’s favor ig not known. Clark, the proprietor of the New York restaurant, and 3 certain Linde are re- ported as the leading candidates. Wanted—A first el baker. None but those of experience need apply. Address within three days, Lock box 38, Chadron, Neb. - Changing Hotel Clerks. Mr. Chas, H. Ross, an accomplished and genial hotel man, will succeed Mr. Jos. Henshaw as room clerk at the Pax- ton. Mr. Ross has been for some time past at the Cozzens. His place at that hostelry will be filled by Mr. Brook Henshaw, it is understood, will go ul, where he will join himself to the forces of the Hotel Ryan. Mr. Hen- shaw was in the city yesterday, bidding friends good-bye. His loss will be felt by a largo circle of acquaintances in this city and among the traveling men who have long known him. He leaves here with the heartiest wishes for his success 1 his new position at St. Paul. bread and pastry Bishop O'Connor's Lecture. On Sunday evening next, at 8 o’clock p. m., Rt. Rev. Bishop O’Connor, D. D., will deliver lecture at Boyd's Ope house under the auspices of the C. K. of A. The subjeet 1s *“The Roman Question,” and will undoubtedly be handled in such 2 manner as only a close student and pro- found scholar; conversant with the sub- jeet, is capable of doing. The musical feature of the programn both yocal and ins rumn\llull, 15 unde stood to ha the choicest in the west, and the committee of arrangements spare no effort to make the oceasion as pleasant, entertaini ng as possible to ing. Masks and masq Max Meyer & Co.’s, le trimmings at enth and Farnam, A Serious Fall. Mr. Jeremiah Ryan, an old gentleman some seventy-cight years of age, was found lying unconscions yesterday on the sidewalk in front of Whitchouse's drug store on North Sixteenth street, He had fallen down, and the shock had en- taled upon him serions injury ~ The po- lice were summoned, and ‘he was re moved to the r i Mr, Thomas Sv cogo streets his leg v that the injuries, for 4 ; sustained by his head and b count of his age, the shock may prove serious in its result The new bar docket for the February term of the district court isnearly ready. There are about 850 civil cages to be tried, Supposing that the two judges can dis- pose of 600 civil cases in & year, these 850 cases represent at least thirteen months work ahead of Clerk Ijams in- formed a reporteryestenday that 200 cases w disposed of at the last term of court, which was one of the longest, it not the longest, known in the history of Douglas county. Hog Cholera at the Poor Farm. Superintendent Pierce reports that the hogs on the poor farm belonging to the county are still dying in large numb So far there have been about fifty de and still others sick. The the mortality is without doubt hog era, and fears a tertained that ne the whole herd will succumb to disease, I i County Medies, The monthly meeting of the Douglas County Medical society s held Tuesday evening, about ten members being present. An interesting paper w read K. Spalding on the subject of ¢ of the Ocsophagus.” A dis cussion of this theme oceupied the bal auce of the time, ODDS AND ENDS, Stray Leaves from the Reporters' Note Books. A fellow dashed into the B, & M. depot day morning with a look of despair eyes and a eanvas satchel in his hand. “Iwant ther police!”” he shouted and ticket agent Knapp stuck his head out of the box and asked what the row was. “I've been made a fool of. I've been swindled. I've been robbed,” and the excited man raised his voice to a yell as he made these declarations. “Vhat's der mehtter?' asked the Dutch watchman as he came in to learn the cause of disturbance. “Oh, Iv'e been ontraged in this blamed town and I want the police. How did it happen? Well, I eame in from Beatrice yesterday with forty-two hard earned dollars in my clothes and I ain’t got ‘em now, Howdid I lose 'em? Don't ask mes it makes me sick. I had read all about it and then to think that I ws cen enough to get worked anyway. Thompson’s colt was one of the seven wise men atongside of me,” and the pilgrim sat down and wept softly. 1 was standing up here on the street spelling out a sign on a tence which that two or three hundred wanted for work out on the rai was just about makin® up my mind to go around and see about 1t when some one yped me on the shoulder, and I turns ound and seesa good-looking _fellow, who asks me if I want work., *Yes,” sez I; ‘Come ulong with e, sez he, and 1 went About a block HI]' street we met another feller who had a bill rinst the feller with me, and—Oh, you know the rest. He didn't enough to pay. X him my mon He gave me a hundred dollars and told me to go rig along up to the bank and get the money and then come back here, and—Oh, th cheek is no good and 1 ain't scen the fel ler since. d lots about these tricks, and had made up my mind to lick the eternal shape out of the fivst confidence man, as they call 'em, t ever tried to pull the wool over my eyes. Yes, [ had worked up my musele” just for that very thing before coming to Omaha, and heve Lam, after all,”” and with a boo-hoo, the overgrown youth sat down and bellowed dismally. Sleighing is lots of fun at this time but Omaha sleighs have the most treacher- ous tendency to tipoverofany sl recorded. A dashup or down the snowy esplanade is cortainly immense div yet the average pleasur ker gets more than he sought when the dash ter- minutes with his head in a way-si was a wonde such experiences and nearly eve who went out had a tumble. ” The) Messrs. Remington and MceCormick who went over to Council Blufls in a cutter nd in like manner got back as far as the middle of the river when the dire neces- v of walking the remainder of the dis- as imposed upon_ them by their ilighty steed.” Then Judge Brandes, whilé' whirling “down “the_ road to the fort was bounced on his head by the ove turn of his sleigh. And Coroner Drexcl who was driving briskly baeck from the south of the city broke went {lying into the bank head. But the wor was the experience of a reporter on a 'y and a very dry goods were dead sober, but after their horse had run a halfmile and struck a fence, they had to be carried into the Road House for restoration’ to consci ness, and were then sent home'in a Yesterday afternoon a gentieman lady were. pitched out at the cor 14th and Douglas. The lady went like a rocket, with o gleam of white linen and colored balbriggans in the rear. She was unhurt but vi much confused. Dr. McKenna's sleigh also capsized with him yesterday afternoon, but he lit clear of danger and his good horse stopped. Lots and lots of people have had just such ex- periences, and a toss into the snow out of the cutter become a common and harmless “Do you know,” said Mr. Hull, the clerk at the Paxton, after he had' helped the reporter spell out the autograph of man from Chicago, “that the people of Nebr write a better hand and evince in other ways more profit from the na- tional free school system than any of the an clement where are unitormly tten, It also st the people throughout the st Tressed and more cony ways of the modern wor cotntry brethren back reat numbers of ]n-ul)ll' from the smull I range and ru i of ska who come here frequently, and among them I have yet to meet one who o L L N It man.” The city editor was looking over the telegraph page when his eye fell on a small special telegram from Broken Bow. “Broken Bow?’ d he to himself, meditatively, “That'’s a name signifi- cant of something, and a tale must sure- ly hang thereby—some romance of the Indian maiden, her young warrior lover, heartless old father, and a pathetic close to the poem, Say, here,” turniy to the busy crew of reporte out the daily grist of informa count thousands of the BEE's reader His eye fell directly on No. 10, the young- estof the gang, and calling’ him® forth, the city editor ordered, bring in by to-morrow morning the dof the christening of Broke t nty tof Custer county, and do; et it.” The reporter meekly promised that it would be” forthcoming, and vesumed labors without questioning ; next day the city editor stalk the room and inguired, legend of Broken Bow:” “There isn't any legend except a tough old yarn that isn't worth much,” replied the youth, trembling. *‘l went up to sce Uncle John Stanton, who's been here since the flood and knows everything aboutancient history. I asked himabout the legend, and he laughed and sai ‘Legend, your eye; an Indian never saw the town®~ The name was given it by the fellow who built the first dance house, A racket occur the first night and the fiddler broke his bow, so that the dan had to go on after that without any mu- sic.’ Uncle John said that was true although another fellow sitting by said that it was wrong and then went on to state that the town” was founded by u young man who had run away in despair from the east becauss his gl jilted him when idn’t have money to buy car; mels. The fellow that told the story sai that the young man was a broken” beau and that’s the way the town gotits name, although 1t's misspelled now. I rather think, though, that the fellow was impos- ing on me and that Uncle John toid the right story. That's all. You don’t want it written up, surely, do yout'' S Oh, no, the managing editor didn’t want it written up, but he gave the re porter a chance to go through a prin: course in journalism on one of the Kan- sas City' papers. Before he went tl luckless youth said that e would send up his half week's wages to auybody who would get up a legend about Broken Bow. ) The *I notiee,” remarked a ecitizen the other day, “that wife beating is becom- ing a common thing in Omaha. Lookin® over the police reports that appear in the Ber, I have observed that hardly a day pa but that a wife-beater is bronght into court, A man who will beat a wom- anis a wretch for whom no_ punish- ment is too severe. He is a brute in every sense of the word, and should be treated as a brute—tied to a whipping post and lashed until his back is of the complexion of alobster. Tt's a trite sug gestion to make, but I for one, recom- mend that Judge Stenberg, instead of sending up theso wife-beaters on bread and water sentences, sink a good stout post in front of his court room and give t w-hiding, Yes, I am aw. nggestion of the intro- duetion of the whipping post into O 18 by no means an original one, It i good one, nevertheless, and should 1 carried into effect.”” “T was walking down State street in ic the other day,” remarked Jolmny Moynihan, who has just re- tarned from the Garden City, “when whom should T run plump against but John Jacobs, esq., the little fat, red- ked, eye-glassed gentleman, who rd to work “ads” for the Herald, He ap- peared rather surprised to sce me but congented to put out his paw and shake s hands, n\ni ng y. ‘Yes,' I replied, ‘there areanite a num- tizens there who would like to gaze upon you once more.! ‘I ecan't help it,* he replied, ‘1 got in_debt about $100 or nd I had to do something to pull myself out. ‘em my regards when you go back the ‘N doing anything at present, Hon® Wilkins Micawh is waiting for something to turn np.’ “You had something in your paper last week about the early history of telegra- phy in Omaha,” said a veteran lightning manipul ator toareporterlastnight. *‘Let me tell you what was the test obsta- cle to the st 'hm::n\'fi ont ten continental wires i tiose days: - € you guess?” s ‘f»,' the seribe, “E give it wp." he immense herds of hoffalo that used to roam ains of Nebraska in i r times I'he buffaloes secmerd ko espoc delight in. rubbing themselves against the telegraph poles, and very frequently would rub: so- vio: lently 1o them down. This prove ious annoyance, and an injury to the busmess. Finally a bril- liant individual in the employ of the com- pany eame to the vesene. He had studied long and faithfully over the mat- r. He had come to the conclusion that y filling up the lower five fect of the s with sharp-pointed spikes the buf- would be induced to go elsewhere to serateh, and thus the evil would be . He tried the experiment sss? No. It was a prodigious The builaloes, whose skins we s the cheek of an Omaha hman, took more delight than ever in rubbing their shaggy sides against the teleg that plan was giv then began to an ik the poles upled with the i of the Nebras buffalo herds, finally gave ihe lines toler ble security. ST tell you why the city council did not mect last night,” snid a ety official in reply toa reportor’s question, **Some of the councilmen s heads are so | v think they he acity for a amount of intrieate city legisla- tion in one night, and they don’t want to 't in on an cvening until their brains ming with ideas, Tt some of have not recovered from the mental strain of reading tho prepare port of the minority of the investig: committee, and they wished to give their brains a rest, and_ so adjourned for two There is not much doing which should come before the coucil; and it will tuke time to tramp up some more charges- which will require investiga- tion.”” “Won’t you step in and hav thing?” mquired a well-known ¢ of a bevy of mewspaper men fgathored in tho rotunda of the Puxton stnight, Ranged along the bar, the speaker continued: “I have been in the business myself—used to be correspond- ent of the Chi X 1 1did_quite a nic s ago. You know it 1t country sometimes E ] and they use these rum stoves to heat the public buildings. The little thing P’'m about to tell, though, oeccurred in the summer There was going to be a private pol conference of the leadimg men in the te ritory (no reporter: imitted) and 1 had orders from my paper to send report of it. The Paul Pionec Pr man also receiv the same in- struetions, and we agreed to *pool” on the meeting. It was going to be held in the opera house, and A St e stove comes into the story, There were two of ’em in the building, and we fel- Jows bril nitor to let us in du ing the afternoon, The Press man was t, and had hard work crowding into the stove he had selected, and Lhad to help jam himin, Then 1 slipped into the otlic nd waited for the meeting to o). id in those blamed st ets for two hours before the c mee commenced, and had to wait an hour after it was over he- fore we could et ont. 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