Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 20, 1888, Page 2

IV THE FIELD OF SPORT. « A Few Plain Facts Upon the Base Ball Situation. 1S FOREARMED. The Biggest Shoot of the Age—Sulli- van and Knifton —John L.'s Re- cord—Miscellaneous Local Sporting News, . The Base Ball Situation. There is no longer any doubt but that the American Association intends to make a strenuous effort to oust Menges and the “Western Association club at Kansas City. + Whey fully intend to bring the matter before the arbitration committee at its next meet- ing, basing their claims on the ground that Menges' club is ih direct violation of the Na- “'tlonal agreement. This, they say, will ‘ iunl“y the arbitration committee in enjoin- ing the western club from playing there, but ‘" §t doesn’t secm probable, so outrageously un- ust is this whole progeeding against Mr. Stiges #nd Tia lagdable etierprise, that they will be successful. ‘Whitfield, the prime mover in all this --devilment, and the president of the Associa- tion club down there, says: “We fully intend to lay the matter before 1*the arbitration committee at its meeting next <‘month, Mr.J.J, Heim, and our attorney and myself will attend the meeting. We will go ‘with our guns loaded and expoct to meet with success. Of course you know our object at the meeting, which is nothing more or less than to prevent Menges and his team from playing hore. " The national grooment liss 'n violated, and I feel confident our claim will be confirmed. It has come to be a matter of businsss, and we intend to transact our Affairs under business principles and adhere strictly to them at all times. It is dollars and oents in our pockets to oust Menges. The opportunity prescnts itself and we are going o grasp it. We would be chumps—excuse the expression—should we not make an effort to clear the field, and every sensible man will ndorse our sentiments, Now, remember, [ on't say we will be victorous, but we are . ®oing to make a supreme endeaver to have everything our own way in Kansas City this .season, What, compromise with Menges! ‘Well, not if we know ourselves. We will not entertain a proposition for a moment. We have nothing to lose, as Menges could not possibly . have us shut out, and if the worst comes to ' Worst we must only consent to the western association club playing here. That, though, #s possible yet hardly probable.” e above should be all-sufficient to con- vince the Western association that sooner or Tater, and the sooner the better, all the minor associations, out of self-respect and self- “Preservation, must withdraw from the great national disagreement and combine and con- solidate in their own interests, This levying of a #2.50 tax on the minor association clubs :luho older, for protection from their pira- , i8 simply @ spocies of blackmail. A durglar might as well demand a certain sum +4rom a merchunt to insure him against an at- tack from the jimmy and the skeleton key. ‘The minor associations can make them- selves as powerful within their own prov- inces as the National league and Ammerican . Bssociation are within theirs. Let them com- hinc, it is repeated, in self-defense, and as- «sume a deflant attitude toward the arrogant and selfish older bodies, who seem to imag- «~fne that they have been delegated by a su- preme power to run base ball and everything and everybody that pertains thereto, the country over—a sort of a Standard Oil syn- ‘dicate, whose policy is to control or wkill. If the minor associations resolved to blacklist forever every P‘““ who plays - them false in the matter of ignoringor jump ing contracts, its effect would be most sala- - tary and instantancously felt througout the 7 base ball circles of the country; let them re- -fuse to exchange practice or exhibition games S with either of the older associations, and ig- more all their rules and regulations n the < same moeasure that they, the older associations, abuse and mistreat those of the youngér, and the great potentates of the base ball world will take a Very porceptible « tumble. Young players, being brought out .oand devéloped in the minor associations would Teflect long and seriously, with perpetual de- barrment starring them in the face, before they would take what in nine cases out of ten 10,8 young player means, the fatalleap, The time has come, the BEE reiterates, for the in- troduction of an innovation in base ball gov- -ernment, and that, too, by the Western association and its confreres of similar organizations. I Menges isn't . awarded tho fullest protection by the arbi- tration committee, not another day should be lost, for it only means continued high-handed maltreatment. Let the minor associations, in such an event, withdraw from the quasi- rotection of the older associations, sue for he tax that has been wrongfully levied upon them, and go it on their own hook, indepond- ent and alone. The move has long been con- templated by a number of wise old heads, but as yet they have failed to summon up the hec- ‘essary mumgw take the step. ‘‘Liveand let live" should be the motto of the new forma- don, and an ‘“‘eye for an eye and a tooth for a th"" their war cry. Four Strikes in Demand. There is a strong movement among the ‘Western association clubs in favor of a re- 4gurn to the four strikes rule of last season. It _oertainly tended to enhance the interest in *'the game—was conclusive of lively batting and base-running, the very cream of all con- jtests. Many patrons of the game have been “futerviewed by the Ber's buse ball repro- sentative, and the sentiment in favor of the extra striko is_astonishingly unanimous. It is the public, who foots all the base ball bills, ‘who especially wants the four strikes and i'the attending base-running. The people care nothing for the base-hit-on-balls or any nomi- nal, technical points, but they do want bat- . ting and base-running, and it is very proba- ble at the spring meetings a successful effort in favor of four strikes will be made. At any l‘:':nl, the change is bound 1o come soouer or pr. - FOREWARNED Western Association Umpires. That the Western association hasn't fol- lowed in the wake of the older associations is shown by their judgment in selocting their staff of umpires—Hogan, Brennan, Powers and Fessenden—who are all rated by the best -of uuthorities as first class men. They are well known, honorable business men, whose + Toputations are at stake in the matter of de- ciding the Western association games this sonson, and the public are assured of a per- fectly fair and impartisl performance of this dolicate duty. Flashes From the Diamond. zh“;) Milwaukees new grounds will cost ', Dick Dwyer says holus ubandoned pro- fessional ball for good. - J. ?‘WO Stinick is the singular name of the last player signed by Milwaukee. % The Kansas City western club has two | great pitchers in Swartzel und Couway. " The City League business committeo holds A moeting at Peorose & Hardin’s this after- noon. Council Bluffs is organizing a strong am- ateur team for a place in the Omaha City league. Unipire Brennan says the new rules mako easier work for umpires but less sport for epectators. The Western association will hold its schedule meeting in Chicago, Saturday, March 10th. The City League championshi, open Snndu&'. April 15, and ¢l September 16. season will Sunday, The longest jump to be made by a base ball club this summer will be that of the Brook- “ lyns to Kansas City. Minneapolis has signed two more men— Myer Robinson and J. Sterling—two prowis- ing young Detroiters. ¥ Al the clubs of the Western association “have at last signed their full compliment of players ana are ready for the campaign. “Tub Welch is weilding u sledge in a black- smith shop in St. Louis. His example should be imitated by many another al ball The Omaha public may prepave itself for the announcement of ‘the cngagement of another. player within the next Milwaukee's now grand stand is to be buily a0 amphitheatre and will bo surmounted - & tower, The unds, complete, will cost | ] ‘Herman Bader, of last season's Omalias,"’ says the St. Leul News, *is one of the finest ol.l-hldna.n:!mt base-runners -ndthsflmm.' ever played-in the west. Ed Silch says he feels confident that the Brooklyns will win the American association pennant, but Ed's confidential feelings don’t amount to much when it comes to deciding a case like this, He plays iu.Brooklyn this year, it will be remembered. A Kansas City paper states that the Ameri- can association club in that city will endeavor to oust Menges and his Western association club. Menges is entitled to full protection, however, under the national agreement an cannot be legally disturbed. Messrs. Penrose & Hardin have been authorized by the board of directors to cor- respond with. Manager Seloe in regard to the players uniforms for the present season. As nearly as can be ascertained, these uniforms will be of white cloth, with padded pants and quilted waists, red or maroon !'flck(n?. vnrlfilu'd caps and fair leather belts. The word “Omaha” will adorn the breast of the shirts. The uniforms are to be purchased of Wright & Ditson, Boston. Manager Gooding, of the Minneapolis club, has figured out the Western association’s railroad expense for next season, as follows: Each club travels 5,100 miles during the sea- son. Atan average of fc per mile, this is #171 per map. The teams will carry about 14 men each. 'This will make each club's ex- penses about $2,400, or g total for the whole association of $19,200. There will Be enough additional In the way of extra trips for postponed games, the umpires' expenses, managers salaries, etc., to swell this total to 25,000, The Bykers at Philadelphia. The following famous 'cyclists will start in the great six-day’s race, beginning in Phila- delphia February 20: Charlie Ashinger, Omaha, Neb.; Frank B. Gingley, Minneapo- lis, Minn. ; 8. G. Whittaker, Chicago, Til.; W. F. Kn.mk Denver, Colo.; T. M. Hardwick, Galens, Kan.; Samuel P, Hollingsworth, Russiaville, Ind. ; Horace Crocker, Newton, ddie McDowell, Philadelphia; Louise Armaindo, Montreal, Canada. John L.'s Record. John L. Sullivan is said to have had 720 meetings during his career as a fighter and has been victorious in all except two. One was when he fought with Patsy Cardiff and broke his arm in the second round, and the other was when he met Tug Wilson, and in that encounter he was never struck a blow. Tug stayed the number of rounds stipulated in the contract, but it was done by continu- ally going down. In one round he went down thirty-one times. Of the other 735 of Sulli- van’s sct-tos 327 were knock-outs. The rest were bested. Over one hundred times the police interfered. John L. never received a scratch in all his bouts, and never trained but once, and that was when he whipped Paddy Ryan. The Biggest Shoot of the Age. The coming shoot at Long Branch promises to be the grandest event of the kind ever held in the United States. The prizes are $1,000, $300 and $200. The shoot is at fifty birds each, Hurlingham rules. After a long session the handicappers announce the fol- 10wing handicaps: George Cubberly, 27 yards; Annie Oakloy, 25; William Lever, 28; W. D. Campbell, 27: E. D. Miller, 238; Joseph Thomp- son, #8; William C. Price, 26; H. C. White, 28; Captain Jones, 28; Frank Class, 38; C. S. Wertsner, 28; Frank Kleintz, 20; L. S. Camp- bell, 28; J. K. Malone, 28; Fred Erb, jr., 81; H. Blazer, 28; William Graham, 31; J. Van Dyke, 25; Henry 8. Ergler, 28; J. R. Stice, 81,0 A VWlllhu‘. 28; Phil Daly, jr., 25: C. W. Budd, 51. The shoot will possess’ & novelty in the appearance of Miss Annie Oakley, lato of the Buffalo Bill combination. Budd, Erb and Stice, the crack western shots, 'well known in Omaha, are placed on_scratch, be- ing rated above the crack shots of the east. Snilivan and Knifton, Here is what “Macon” thinks of Knifton's chances for winning £300of Sullivan’s wealth, and what Macon thinks of such matters is mighty apt to be right: As to the big milkman's chances with Sul- livan, I must say that Ithink very little of them. Kmifton is a very big, soft fellow, with plenty of strength, but only a moderate share of science, and, if report is true, he is quite slow—in fact, he is just the kind of an opponent, that Sullivan would select if he had his pick among a thousand. Inmy mind's eye I can, [ imagine, sce the result of such a contest, 'One round, with Sully feeling his man just to get his gauge and learn just what he amounts to; then a quick feint with the left, and, as the milkman breaks guard, a smash on the jaw from Sullivan’s terrible right, and the big Englishman either reelin, a8 groggy us a sailor three sheets in the wind or lying a limp heap of humanity on the ground, unable to respond to the call of time, 1 dont;l. think the affair would go beyond two rounds, Miscellaneous Local Sporting News. The recent warm spell has started the geese north, Jack King, the heavyweight pugilist, an- nounces that he will cither locate in Omaha or St. Louis. John J. Hardin and George W. Ketchum are in Wichita, where they shoot in a tourna- ment this week. ‘The Omaha Amateur Athletic club gives a grand fancy dress ball at Masonic hall on the evening of March 1. John S, Prince puts in two hours a day on his wheel out on Sherman avenue. He is get- ting very hard, and declare he can't be beaten in the great race with McCurdy. Kendall, Weineke and Kirby, of the Omaha Amateur ‘Athletic club will attend the spring meetings of Athletes in Chicago and St. ll‘:‘i‘l‘lf" and take part in the different trials of 8| —_—— An Elephant Subjugated By Love. CixeiNNati, Feb, 19.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—This evening the keepers of the menagerie, which has winter quartors far out on the west side, took & troup of elephants out for a walk. When they returned to the barn Chief, who has an ugly temper, refused to enter. An effort was made to force the 18- sue, when he turned, and with a sweep of his trunk cleared the way to liberty, With his head elevated and trumpeting deflance, he made his way down Poplar street, causing pedestrians to seek hiding places without ceremony. The keepers made an effort to corrall the beast. That failing, they thought of Mary, the female elephant who keeps him in subjection when in quarters. She was led down to the scene of action, a_square and a half below on Poplar street. She looked on her recreant licge an instant, and then, ad- vancing 8s he turned, met him half way. They embraced in cumbersome fashion. Sub- sequent conxing aud driving sufficed to secure his return, but not until he had demolished a show wagon, caused not a few runaways and frightened Poplar streeters out of their wits. —————— Personal Puragraphs. J. T. Baker, of St. Joseph, Mo., is at the Millard. J. Brett, of North Platte, Neb., is at the Millard. 0. R. Morris, of Des Moines, Ia., is at the Millard. A. M. Merrill, of Hastings, Ncb., is at the Paxton. E. G. Wetzel, of Lincoln, Neb., is at the Paxton. ¥. H. Gilcrest, of Kearney, Neb., is at the Paxton. B. C. Jones, of Beatrice, Neb., is at the Windsor, Fred G. Waite, of Broken Bow, Neb,, is at the Paxton. J. D. McDonald, of Fremont, Neb., is at the Paxton. ‘W. H. Briggs, of Des Moines, Ia., is at the Millard, i J. H. Ryder and wife, of the Millard. E. F. Warren, of Nebraska City, Neb., is at the Paxton. George R. Sherwood, of Kearney, Neb., is at the Paxton. * R. E. Rundiatt, of Grand Island, Neb., is at the Windsor. 8. J. Allen and wife, of Lincoln, Neb., are at the Windsor. R. E. Gray and wife, of Garden City, Kas., are at the Windsor. K. C. Morehouse and Henry Cassidy, of Missouri Valley, la., are at the Millard. Mesars. Nick T and P. A. Browns- combe, of Red Qak, 1a., are at the Windsor. e ——— A Hitcheock (Neb.) farmer has & horned colt. *Thus far he'has keptit outside of a die museum. A Chicago, are at TH STRENGTH OF MR. CHILDS. Things Which Make For Him as & Presidential Candidate. IDOLIZED BY THE WORKINGMEN. Clrcumstances Going to Show That the Plumed Knight Was Sincere in Withdrawing His Name From the Canvass. ‘What Blaine's Friends Say. Wasmsorox, Feb, 16, — [Correspond- ence of the Bgr.]—The political sensa- tion of the day is Mr. Blaine's letter with- drawing from the presidential race. M. Blaine is a man of so much individuality that he never addresses the public without secur- ing the widest attention to what he says. His letter came like s clap of thunder from & cleat sky, as far as the general public was concerned, but there were a tavored few who had been anticipating it for at least three months past. When the national convention met in Washington in December I was con- fidentially informod by one of Mr.. Blaine's most trusted licutenants that the antagopism which the Plumed Knight's opponents were secking to arouse as a bar to his candidacy ‘was entirely unnecessary. “Mr. Blaine will not be a candi®ate,” said my informant, “and the public will be ap- prisedof this fact long before the nati onal convention meets in June. His wife is bit- terly opposed to another canvass of dirt and slime in which she no less than her husband ‘was dragged through the mire of partisus politics, and it has been largely on his ac- count that she was so urgent that Mr. Blainé should leave the country and spend the time prior to the nominating convention in a trip of recreation abroad. ‘‘As a matter of fact,” said this gentleman, “I and a number of my friends know wha strong inducements have been brought to r upon Mr. Blaine to prevent him from flatly declining to lead the republican hosts in another canvass. Ho has not hesitated time and again to protest in the strongest terms to his most intimate admirers that his ambition s & candidate had been thoroughly satisfied, and that he had absolutely no desire either to force his nomination upon the party or to ac- cept a nomination from their hands.” Whitelaw Reid, of the New York Tribune, a few days prior to this conversation, said substantially the same thing to me in his editorial sanctum. He intimated that it was extremely doubtful whether Mr. Blaine could be prevailed upon to accept A nomina- tion if tendered him, and said that his friends ero very apprehosive that, as the time for the national convention approached, he might refuse the canvass. Mr. William Walter Phelps, the admitted lieutenant of Mr. Blaine in Washington, has maintained a close silence ever since the letter appeared and has steadily declined to be interviewed by any of the reporters, It has been a question with many whether Mr. Phelps believed that Mr. Blaine had really withdrawn from the race, and suggestions have already appeared in print that his re- fusal to make any comment upon the Blaine letter was due to a knowledge of ulterior motives on the part of the Maine statesman, I am in a position to know to the contrary. Mr. Phelps is extremely dispirited and disheartened _ at the publication of Mr. Blaine's letter. He believes it to be conclusive and final and that no tender of the nomination would induce Mr. Blaine tw change his mind. In conversation on the subject yesterday he said thathe felt at sea and was at a loss to know what candidate could secure the Blaine following. “There are a number of candidates,’ said Mr. Phelps, “who can poll the full party strength, but our adherence to Mr. Blaine's cause was due to our knowledge that he could poll much more than the vote of his ‘))nny and on this account was, in our opinion, y far the strongest candidate the republicans eould nominate. Now that he is out of the way, it remains to be seen who can most closely Ypmximntc to his strength. The problem is largely one of carrying New York, Now Jersey, Connecti- cut and Indiana, and the candidate who can bring to the polls on election day the largest number of voters for the republican nomince in those states is the man that Mr. Blaine's frhm,?n desire to see chosen by the conven- tion, There is astrong undercurrent of senti- ment_in favor of the nomination of George ‘W. Childs, of Philadelphia. Notwithstand- ing the many protests of Mr. Childs that he would not accept such a nomination if it were tendered him, there has sprung up within the last week a feeling that the proper presentation of Mr. Child's name to_the Chi- cago convention would address itself to the intelligence of the party, and that with him as a candidate before the convention other conflicting interests could rapidly be concen- trated to secure his nomination. Mr. Childs is the idol of Philadelphia and of eastern workingmen generally. His philanthropy is as broad as two continents, Every employe in his great newspaper establishment would die in his defense. The letter carriers of Philadelphia and the street car drivers, who, every Christmas, receive a warm overcoat with the compliments of the genial owner of the Ledger, would organize them. selves into missionary clubs to advance his cause in every city in the country where they have fellow workingmen. The printers of the United States, who look up to Mr. Childs as the head of the typographical profession and the benefactor of the Typographical union, would take their coats off in every country town to work for their patron, Labor generally throughout the country, it is be- lieved, would swing vigorously into line for aman who has ofton been suggested as the arbitrator for labor disputes and who has only been refused by employing capital on the ground that he was certain to yield every time to the demands of the working people. Added to this comes the argument that Mr, Childs is a man of large means, could carry New Jersey on the tariff issue and, a con- servative, high-minded and honored citizen of the republic, would come as close to carryin New York as any other candidate who coul be named. It would not be surprising if the Childs m, which has already been started by a vigorous editorial of Aleck McClure in the Philadelphia Times, should spread itself ex- tensively over the east within thenext ninety days, Of course Mr. Childs will continue to protest that his ambition lies in another di- rection, and there is no doubt that he is quite sincere in his declination, but it is noted that, while the editorial columns of the Ledger decline to consider such a possibility as Mr. Childs, nomination, the news columns ocon- tain very frequent references from outside sources to Mr. Childs as a presidential pos- sibility, More than this, every writer who suggests the Chicago convention in connec- tion with Mr. Childs’ name and sends a marked copy to the editor of the Ledger is sure within a few days to recelve a courteous note thanking him for his friendly notice which, while its suggestion can hever be car- ried out, is appreciated as an evidence of the friendly feeling which is felt towards the editor of the Ledger. —————— This Week of Congress. WasmiNaroy,, Feb, 10.—The senate will probably devote Monday and Tuesday of the coming week to the consideration of the mis celluneous matters on its calendar, and on Wednesday it will take.up the undérvalua- tion bill. The executive calendars contain little to occupy the time of the senate but the fisheries treaty, which is cxpected to-morrow, and will perhaps give rise to some discussion during the week. It is the intention of sev- eral senators to ask that the treaty be made public at once, and the majority is doubtless in favor of such a course; but as the ‘‘preced- ents and traditions” of the senate are against it the result is doubtful. Unless the report of {he secretary of war upon the Boutelle battleflag resolution should be transmitted to the house to-morrow and' the day consumed in political discussion, the speaker, after the introduction of the bills for reference, will call the committees for a mo- tion to suspend the rules. Nome of the com- mittees have, as yet, decided what measures they will submit for action under this call, but many of them will hold sessions to-mor- row morninitor that purpose. le the ways and means commit- tee will endeavor to obtain the passage by .the house. of the Mills joiut resalutioh pro- viding for-the investment of the’ surplus in l the treasury and ¥hat/th iary committee will mmuty wtlnr m‘ganr resolution If the postofce’ Im*m‘melnmm- ed it will present a Nnnlnthfl’fi the date for fur- ther considerationdf acific railroad tel. egraph bill, whioh inf the 'go":::e%:‘d"un tho 5 ure which is op the calendar is that pro- viding for the or&nmn of the territory of ma. ve Oklal The sessions of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thuf and Saturday have been_assigned for public building,bilis, and friends of this class of legislation . ard numerous enough to prevent any other busipess displacing them, although an adjournti¢ht over Washington’s birthday 1s spoken of. x Friday will be dovoted to private bills, interrupted only by the reportof the com- mittee on manufactures, npon the resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to in- stitute an inquiry into the New York sugar trust which may give rise to a brief debate. ——— MURDER| HIS RIVAL. A Jealous Lover Kills His Cousin ‘While Visiting His Sweetheart. St. Louts, Mo., Feb. 10.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Henry Grote, jr., and F'red Behring are cousins and belong to one of the oldest families in the city. Grote has an interest 1n the Haskell Engraving com: pany, and Behring conducts a manufacturing business. Both men have been paying atten- tion to Bertha Simons, & handsome young |- belle who lives at No. 1218 Montgomery street. They frequently called jogother at the house, and it was supposed they were the best of fricnds. Recently a coolness has sprung up between them and it _is said Grote ordered his cousin to stop calling on Miss Simons or there would be trouble. Hehring only laughed and continued his visits, which appear to have been in aocordance with the wishes of “the young woman. At9 o'clock last evening both met in the parlor of the house. Miss Simons was present, and before she could realize what was taking place Grote pulled out a_revolyer and, thrusting it against Behring’s head, fired. The unfortun- ate lover foll dead on the floor. The girl ran screaming out of the room. Grote calmly put away his pistol and gave himself up to Police. il Ineffectual Kickers. PorrsviLLe, Pa,, Feb. 10.—The substance of to-day’s manifestations throughout the coal regions goes to indicate that the efforts of the disaffected railroad strike leaders to neutralize the Corbin-Lewis agreement and the consequent resumption orderare destined to failure. il A Newspaper Thief Caught. ‘The arrest of William Wallace, a newsboy, yesterday morning, will explain to a greag 'many people why they sometimes do not get their morning papers. Whallaco was discov- ered following the carriers and stealing the newspapers from the places where they were deposited. At the time of his arrest he had socured quite a bundle of papers, which he intended to hawk upon the streets. ot oy Brevities. Dr. L. A, Merriam lectured to the students of the Omaha commercial col- lege Friday night. The doctor took for his subject, ‘‘Evolution, or the New Thought of the fiinqtuunfll Century.” The lecture was very interesting and fully appreciated by n!l present, A most enjoyable eyening was spent by the Knights of Pythagovas Lodge No. 59 at their rooms on South Thirteenth street, on the 14th iust., the occasion being the marriage of the M. of F. of said lodge, J. B. Gonte. The festivities passed off in the most.enjoyable manner and to the thorough satjsfaction of over one hundred couples who were present. The presents to the nawly married were numerous and appropriate to such an occasion. Mr, Conte’s efforts on the oc- casion were untiting for the comfort of his guests, y e Fast in Ap Organ Pipe. New York Press: A" good story was told at the recent dinner of the Stylus clubabout the narrow escape from death a well known member of the New York press in St. Andrew’s church, this city, The gentleman in question, who, by the way, i8 quite a celebrated organist him- self (pipe organ, not hand organ), was wandering through the organ loft of St, Andrew’s church, when he slipped and fell into the diapason pipe of the huge instrument. He went down feet fore- most into the cone of the pipe, until he was firmly wedged. The more he struggled the tigher he wedged himself, and being about tweve fect from the top of the pipe, the air soon began to give out, and he became frightened at the idea of dying in the rison where accident had lodged him. is trantic shouts for help did no good. After spending a night in this dan- fierous and dismai hole, and having in is struggles stripped off his coat, he wound it abaut his waist, so that no air could escape from below. Soon he heard the sonorous tones of the organ, and to the welcome and inspiring strains of Arise, my soul, arise; Shake off thy guilty fear, he ascended the ;iim until he could reach the top with his hands. Then he knew that air had been pumped in be- low him, and that by gradual compres- sion of the air he had been forced up as through a pueumatic tube. As he drew himself out of the pipe he gave one hearty and forvent shout of **Saved!” which rang above the tones of the organ and neatly frightened the organist to death. As none of the gentlemen who heard the recital of this sublime narrative can attest upon their oath that it is a pre- varication they are obliged to let it go down to posterity as a true story. B Attempt to Bunco Andrew Carnegle. St. Louis Globe Democrat: An at- tempt_to bunco Andrew Carnegie in New York recently was related to-day by Detective Share. A few days alter !fic great Murdock 810,000 swindle here, as Mr. Andrew Carncgie was walking dowu Broadway, New York, he was overtaken by a_handsomely dressed man of about forty, who had a foreign air and accent. The stranger addressed Mr, Carnogie, andiuald he supposed he had forgotten him. ' He said his name was 80 and so, and pssgrted that he had been a telegraph operator in the old Thire street office in Fittsburg, when it was under the care ‘of John P. Glass, and David ‘teney, that he, as Mr. Carnegig’ Qoubtless remem- bered, had 2 Bheat talent for drawing, and thu{ "J}s uncle had sent him to Ttaly to. gtudy. He had been abroad and achigyed considerable suc- cess, and upon feturn had stored some of his paiutjngs, in the Western Union building on' Broadway. He also said there were one oi two small paint- ings, scenes ou the line of the Pennsyl- nia road, at the pagk saddle near Blair- ville, near where, Carnegie once did good service 1or, the road in clean- g up & freight wreck., Incidents of Mr, Scott and Curnegie at work clean- ing up the wreck recalled and remem- bered by Mr. Carnegie. The picture was his if he would deign to accept it. Mr, Carnegie was pressed for time, but he consented to look at the picture, and was chatting with the stranger, when one of Inspector Bryne's Brond- way detectives quiellf stopped them, *Mr. Carnegle,” suid the detective s he stood squarely in front of the two, *do you know with whom you are walk- ing¥ This is one of the most expert con- fidence men in the city of New York."” The stranger vanished and Mr. Ca negie looked aftor him. The detective also vanished leaving the man who had' gme around the world along in his gs- nishipent.: . £ WRBER O PACKING HOUSES PROMISED. Swift and Armour Pay a Visit to Nobraska Olty. LOOKING OVER THE GROUND. A Good Prospect That They Will Locate There—Complaining of the Elkhorn—The Piloneer of Spring Ranche. Swift and Armour Investigating. Nenraska City, Neb, Feb. 19.—[Corre- spondence of the Ber.]-Mr. Swift, of Swift's packing house, South Omaha, was in the city several days ago looking over the ground, it is said, with a view of building another packing house here. It is understood that he has been offered some good induce- ments which are now under consideration. Mr. A. B. Bell, of Chicago, representing Armour's packing intorests, was also in the city several days ago investigating - the chances and inducements offered for build- ing & new house by Mr. Armour. The people of Nebraska City have rencwed fa in. the Emdh‘lmll of Mr.S. H. H. Clark that Ne- raska City would in the near future be the fi;ling city in the west iu the packing inter- Items From Stockham. StockmaM, Feb. 18.—[Correspondence of the Ber,] —The recent cut made by the Bur- lington on rates to Chicago is having a disas- trous effect on the towns and people along the 61 the Elkhornroute. The reduction amounts to about 4 cents a bushel, and as the Elkhorn has so far failed to meet the reduc- tion it is losing a large amount of busincss, ‘which is going to its rivals. It also results in 10ss to the shippers on this line, as they can get nothing to market in competition with their competitors on the other lines, and farmers are obliged to abandon their natural markets and haul long distances, which de- prives them, in a large measure, of the bene- fits they would receive had the Northwestern met the cut. It is to be hoped that self inter- est will compel it to do it at once. Stockham’s spring boom is sprouting in healthy fashion. Mr. Carricker is erecting a fine business building, 22x60, two stories. ‘Walter Scott, of Scott & Woods, lumbermen, is erecting a large and handsome cottage. The German Reformed church have begun on their church building which they will push to completion at an early day. Messrs, Downer & Corrick and McGovern & Kirk have just finished an office building. Mr. Tatroe's new residence is one of the handsom- est in town. Mr. Louis Sauer has begun busi- ness in his store on nupper Main street. Mr. Frank Walzer is just finishing a good business building, corner of Main nns Second stroets. J. D. Evans, town site man, reports an m- creased demand for his favorite commodity. vt Nebraska City's Enterprise. Nesraska Ciry, Neb., Feb, 19.—[Corres- pondence of the Bee.]—The people of Ne- braska City have become very enthusiastic over schemes for advertising the superior advantages of the city in the east. Theboard of trade has taken hold of the matter in earnest, and some good results may be ex- pocted. Many citizens have volunteered subscriptions towards a fund of $10,000 for advertising purposes, and it is proposed to sond a man out on the rond to “talk Nebraska City” and induce immigration, and manu- facturers to locate here, to which end liberal financial encouragement will be offered to responsible parties. To the board of trade principally belongs the credit of Nebraska City's continued prosperity, and the board rospers with the city, it having increased ts membership during the past month from thirty to seventy-tive, including many busi- ness men of standing in the city. An mteresting fact relating to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy bridge now being built across the river here has just been brought to the notice of Nebraska City people. While the bridge spans the river connecting Ne- braska and Jowa, the structure is, or will be, entirely in the former state, consequently the taxes derived therefrom, which will amount to something like 815,000 per year, will beno- fit Nebraska City exclusively. This is the only bridge on the river which is entirely in one state. The repeated changes of the river channel have finally brought the stream to its present bed, a half mile or more on the Nebraska side of the dividing line between the states. Work on the bridge is progress: ing rapidly, all the caissons being finished and the first span of the bridge completed yesterday. It is the intention of the company to have the bridge completed by June or July if possible, and every endeavor will be made to accomplish it. —— History of Spring Ranche. Serixe RANcuE, Neb.,, Feb. 17.—[Corre- spondence of the B&e.]—This is by no means anew point but for many years has been laying dormant. But now by the building of the Kansos City & Omaha railroad new life is being infused into it. Spring Ranche is situated in the southwest corner of Clay county, on the Little Blue valley, sixteen miles southeast of Hastings. The Kansas City & Omaha railroad, which extends from Omaha to Fairfield and from Fairfield to Alma caused to be platted and laid out 130 acres into town lots, which is on the old gov- ernment trail from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Kearney, and thence united with the Platte valley trail that led to the mountains and California. Away back in the 50's, when the rush to the gold fields and stage routes were estab- lished and later the pony express became necessary, what were called “‘ranches” were located at intervals along the valley, at con- venient places for water and making hay. Stables and corrals werebuilt and generally a store was to be found where the emigrant could buy provisions for his journey to the land of gold. Spring Ranche was the last rauche on the Blue at that point where they left the valley and struck across the divide for Fort Kearney, a distance of fifty miles, and that the most dangerous section of any on the route. The grand old hero and pionecr who for 80 many years defendod his ranche and protected the emigrant from the ever dreaded Sioux Indian is still here, honol and respected b, ry one who knows him, His name is James Bainter. Three times he was burnt out and driven away by the In- dians, but on their last raid, in 1567, when overy ranche from Kearney to_the mouth of the Big S: as burned and the people all along the line were massacred, Mr. Bainter, son and wife and nine stage boys bravely fought two or three hundri Sioux Indians under the lead of White Antelope for two days and nights and then, by kmmf the chiof, came off victorious. They were found at that time by the troops who were hasten- ing down the line from Kearney. T'o return to the place, Spring Ranche con- tains at present two stores, one blacksmith shop, one boarding house, several dwelling houses, two churches, one school house, de- pot of the Kunsas City & Omaha railroad and the Spring Ranche double roller mills which are runuing night and day to fill orders. A few are making preparations for building in the early spring. This place will likely take uite & boom, as the Kansas City, Lawrence ¢ Northwestern survey crosses here on its line to Hastings, but it comes up the Blue from Hebron, and the Rock Island will also cross here from Nelson to Hastings. The Missouri Pacific from Superior to Hastings comes close touson the west, of wh the tracklayers have reached the Blue, There is a ood opening for all kinds of business here. The country is well settled and the vaile full of stock. The greatest need is a goos doctor and drug store. Both would be heart- ily welcomed. The Perkins County Election. Graxt, Neb., Feb, 19.—(Special Telegram to the Bee.)—A petition was issued and served on Election Judge B, S. Wise of this place, Suturday evening, requiring him to ap- pear at the district court Tuesday at Loup City and show cause why & writ of man- damus shall not be issued compelling him to' show up the poll books for the November and_January elections, John McKinzie, of Madrid, was lgocillly deputized to serve the notice, mh ad " its birth in Madrid pre- cinct.. readers of the Bex will recollect | that the books were stolen something over & ‘woek ago, suspicion resting on cortain indi- viduals mmE’m and 'ngklng for Madrid rmnu. Grant has .nsm ved the ablest legal talent in the state to e!’end Wise. ——— Burglary at Falls City. Fauts Crry, Neb,, Feb. 19.—|Spocial Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Last night the drug store of Dr. D. M. King was broken into and robbed of jewelry and other articles to the amount of about $100. There s no clue to the guilty y, and it is probable that it will never be known who did the act. The town at present is overrun with tramps and thieves, and the merchants are taking extra steps to protect themselves, — Rafn Storm and Flood. Farrs Orry, Neb,, Feb. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—Last night this section of the country was visited by a terrible rain storm. The Nemaha is overflowing its banks and it looks as if the high water mark will be reached in a short time. - 3 HOW HEARST WAS SKINNED. The Fortunes That Were Lost and ‘Won in the Morning Star Mine. New York Graphic: Two of the tables in the cafe of the St. James hotel were drawn up together last night, and there was a nice, jolly company seated around them. Senator Tom Bowen, of Colo- rado, was there, and so was Senator Hearst, of California. " Besides the two statesmen there were Tom Kelly, of Arizona, who is a colonel when at home; Judge A. C. Monson, of San Francisco, who knows as much about horses as any other man on the coast; Aleck Mor- rison, who is the champion orator of the Sierras; J. C. Stubbs, the general traflic manager of the Union Pacific, who pulls the wool over the eyes of eastern rail- road magnates with a gentle truthful- ness that cannot be excelled; Mart Flavin, who went out sleigh riding a few nights ago and asserts that he drop- ped the tip of his frost-bitten ear in the sleigh, and half a dozen other good story-tellers known to fame on the Pa- cific const. Tom Bowen had told several of his well worn tales, the end of which al- ways was whispered in a half mysteri- ous way, and the judge for the hun- dredth time had related the particulrrs of his trip to Europe. Fom Kelly had not said a word. **Tom, old boy,” said thelong-bearded senator from Caljjornia, ‘“‘do you re- member the deal you gave us on that mine near Tombstone, back in 18807 I really never knew the true history of that scalping business, but it is all over now, and you ought to tell us how you played it on us. You know you cleaned me out of a cool $100,000.” “George,” answered the colonel, and he looked very solemn and truthful like, *'I think did best you on that bargain and, by the glaciers of the Rockies, I think I am the one manon the coast who ever downed the senator in a mining deal. But I did—and this is the story.” “Tombstone, Ariz., was a very bad town half a dozen years ago, and it is not much of a paradise on earth just yet, though they haveé hanged and shot a couple of hundred of the worst rustlers within the last year or two. I was around there prospecting in the neigh- borhood early in 1880, and to confess the truth I was hard up. I was literally walking on my shoe strings. I could not find anything around that country worth getting George Hearst and my other capitalistic friends to s{)und money upon, and I was about pulling up my stakes when T ran_across an old mine, called the Morning Star, about two miles from Tombstone, which was owned by some of the toughest citizens in that town. It looked promising and I wrote to Hearst about it. He came on and looked at the hole, nosed around for a cyuple of days, and then said he would not give $1an acre forit. Twenty-four hours before he had made that statement to me he and sev- eral of his friends had formed a little syndicate and had pur- chased that very mine for $25,000. I was left out. I was mad, but not half so mad as [ acovole of weeks later, when I found that the new owners had stocked the mine for $1,000,000—1,000,000 shares at $1 each—and were selling the shares pretty rapidly on the San Fran- cisco market at about 50 cents apiece. It was enough to make any man en- raged. SGeorge eired old Piggy McLaughlin, one of the best miners on the coast, to clear away the debris around the place and dig down to pay dirt. He had a force of about twenty men with him, I though I saw my way clear, when Mac came long, for I had often grub-staked him in the old days, as he had me also. So we put our heads together. “The Morning Star boom went right along for-a little while, and I believe George and his friends got rid of about 500,000 shares and cashed into their cof- fers nearly $300,000 on their outlay of $25,000. But éight months afier the shares were first put upon the market, a committee came along from the share- holders and found that there was not a pouud of paying ore on the dump. “Three days after they returned to San Francisco and had got rid of their own stock at a profit the shares fell to ten cents. “The next day McLaughlin received a dispatch from Hearst telling him to stop work and discharge the men at the end of the week., It was Friday when the telegram ched Mac, and he and 1 were condoling with each other over the failure we had met with, for really notan indication of pay dirt had yet been reached. It looked blue for both of us as we walked over to where the men were preparing for their last blast. It was an old hole drilled by the former owners and had been left untouched. Our fellows said they would take no chances, but would use George Hearst's powder sticks to blast everything within reach, for they, t0o, were mad and ugly. “When Mac and I looked carelessly into that long hole after the smoke had cleared away you could have knocked either of us over with a featoer. The fortune we had longed for lay at our feet. The last blast had disclosed one of the finest bodies of ore we had ever seen. “'We made no outery, and the miners paying no attention to the hole we covered it up and went back to camp. That night we let three of the most reckless devils in the outfit into the gecret, and the next morning 1 started for Srn Francisco, No man was to leave the camp until 1 returned. McLaugh- lir and the other three fellows were to hold them there by sweet words if pos- sible, by shotguns if necessary. *[ raised a few hundred dollars in ’Frisco, played half of it in Gourley's AL stepped out of there with more than $1,200. The shares of the Morning Star mine were worth nothing, and I had notrouble in gathering them in. ButI wentalong quietly and at last I called upon George Hearst. I knew he had about 200,000 of them. “I told the old boy I thought I saw a way of making a couple of hundred dol- lars out of the shares by selling them to eastern capitalists, and as they wero worth nothing to him I offered him a #100 note for all he had. He jumped at the offer, and I walked out of his office with nearly 300,000 shares. “The next morning the Chronicle had a half-column story of the great discov- ery at the Morning Star mine,and I was on my way back to ‘Tombstene. Two days ‘after ‘1 got there George Henrht watked down into the drift, looked ut Ihia vein of ore, eyed me all over and ‘“‘Tom, you are a——skin.' And then he went away. I sold the mine in six weeks, and my share was just a plump million of dollars. No! Tam done with mining now, New York, London and Paris are good enough for me.” “1 think it is my turn to treat,” said the big California senator. And Tom Kelly took wine. - alibt 2y His Ingenuity Miscarried. Boston Times: The following story is quietly going the rounds of select Back Bay circles: A young man living on Beacon street desired to sond a presens last Christmas to a young lady living on Marlborough street. Mr. Y.'s pocket- book would not stand a very heavy de- mand, however. While going the rounds in search of an approprinte gift he hap- pened to be in one of the leading jew- elry and bric-a-brac stores on Washing- ton street when a valuable vase was ao- cidentally broken. *‘How much was that vase worth¥” he asked. ‘Before it was broken the price was $200,” was the reply. “What is it worth now?" “Why, not much of anything; it cannot be mended.” “Well, I'll give you $1.60 fo. it.” *“All right.” Now, please place the pieces together as nearly right as possible, pack it up and send it with this card to Miss Z., No. — Marlborough street.” The young man departed %n great elation; an elegant vase at so slight a cost! Soon after Christmas he called upon Miss Z., presumably all ready to be surprised and grieved at the accident she would toll him had befallen his choice gift. *‘*How did you like my present?” he casually asked in the course of conversation. ‘“Oh, Mr. Y., we've had such a laugh over it! There was a slip enclosed, u which this memoran= dum was writt ‘One broken vase, 81.50.” ————— Sympathy For a Colored Man. New London Telegraph: Deacon Isaac Denison, of Mystic, had a bill of #4,60 about four months ago against a colored man for gracerics, which he could not collect, 5o he seized the man's horse as security, with a time limit of four months in which the could pay up or have the animal auctioned off o pay the debt, The limit expered Tue: and the horse was trotled out to be sol: to the highest bidder. There was an immense crowd assembled when the bids were opened. The sympathy of the people seemed to be with the colored delinquent, and the bidding wos lively, raising 1 cent at a time. It kept right on until {t reached $2.11. and and at this sum the horse was knocked down to Roswell Brown. 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