Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 10, 1889, Page 14

SRR — THE OMAHA DAILY BIRTH OF A GREAT RAILROAD. Dr. Miller Talka of the BHarly Days of the Union Pacific, WHEN THE LINE WAS ON PAPER. Men Who Were Identificd With Its Coustruction—A Proposed Mon Interesting Reminis- of the Sixties, ment cences In Early Daye. A reporter called upon Dr. George L. Miller at his office and requested some of his personal reminiscences of “the early days of the Union Pacific in Omaha.” The doctor seomed to be in just the right mood for re viewing the important events of the pioneer days of the city, with which he was closely identificd, The reporter earricd away a pag of unwritten history which is of consuming interest. In the course of the conversation, the doctor said: “Lspeak of tho carl rdays of the Union Pacific, before 1t had reached Omaha or had become even an entity on paper. | mean be for eneral Samuel R. Curtis, one of the founders of this city, distinguished alike in war and in peace, led in the vassage of the bill which made this great railroad possible in our time. In 1834, nearly thirty- fivo years ago, 1 came this then wild country and Curtis was among the first men 1 saw here, His home was in Keokuk, In. He was a divil epgineer and a West Point graduate, whio won distinction in the war and rose to the “rank of major general of volunteers. His name was on the records as onc of the Nebraska Ferry company, which meant that be was one of the ipal owners of the townsite of Omaha, in association with the late Dr. Enos Lowe, James R. Jackson, ‘William D. Brown, Sumuel Bayliss and sev- eral more, It wus of and about him that tradition secmed to gather, and it is a part of the history of the Union Pacific railrond, from the days of Fremont's first explorations down. Thomas I1. Benton, General Curtis, the Dodges, and other prominent men, in that day, were accustomed to meet in the towns on the Mississipi und discuss this great question of the Pacific railroad. In taiking about this hnge enterprise [ desire to link the name of General Samuel (i Curtis, and to bring it to the attention of our people as one that should always be efully remem- bered by them. 1 h often thought that it ‘would be only a just tribnte to his memory and a recognition of his great ser- vices that Council Biuffs and Omaha, or the states of Towa and Nebraska, should erect a suitable monument to his memory. “Ii the days to which I refer, when this country was almost wholly uninhabited by white people and was still in the possession of the Indian, speculation among men who hafl eome here to make their homes was in spired by public discussion of the question of the Pacific railroad in the message de- livered to the first lesislature of Nebraska by Acting Governor Thomas R. Cuming, who, as [ remember, ssed the Pacitic railroad as a probavility. But T doubt whether any man who then had hopes of the future of this country ever expected to live long enough to see the two oceans united by railroad. We could tulk about the Platte valley route and appreciate the incalculable value of communicution between the two oceans by steam and railroad, and we did. 1t was a kind of a vague vision of possibilitics from which we had to retire to the more practical affairs of developing what we had, or supposed we had, 1 the way of agricul- ture and commerce. *‘But discussions went on in congress and Colonel Benton never let go of his great idea of the Pacific vailroad. [His intention was to start it from his home in St. Louis, Mo., and 8s the result of his preference when the bill passed it provided for three branches of road to connect with the common trunk at the 100th meridian, west of Omaha, one line from Sioux City, one from Missouri, an ex- tension of the Paciffc, and one from Omaha, and to that subject I may refer again in fu- ture conversations to show how it happened that Chicago and Omaha and the line of cities on the imperial parallel gained the through line. I will say right here that in my owa opinion it was to the indomitable pluck and energy of Durant, who, in association with the Ames brothers of Boston, gained con- trolof the charter, that we owed the failure of the Missouri forces to reach the 100th meridian and divert the main line to the southe allel. 4‘General Curtis, at the time the bill was finakly passed, during the a8 & somi po- litloal neasure intended at the outbreak of the war to bind two sections of the union, wus amomber of congress. He was chairman ) the gommittee, us my recollection is, that re- ported the bill to the house of representa- tivos. With what intelligence, energy, te- nacity of purpose and patient labor he car- ried it to final consummation is well known b those who were his contemporaries, The bill became a law. Even then the people here had little confidence in any immediate results. They could not understand and did rnl pause to estimate what it meant to them In the immediate future. The government had offered great subsidies. but capital was reluctant The far-sceing Thomas C. Durant, then in control of what is now the Ro Island road, with Poter A. Dye, of low: Aity, aud G, M. Dodge as bis chief engincer- ing Yieutenants, striving to push the theu Mississippi & Missouri railroad into the in- terior of lowa from lowa City, where it at that time terminated, on its slow road to the Missonri river, had tho sagacity tg seize upon the jon Pacific charter and obtain control of it in association with the ‘solid men of Boston," *The bill was passed in July, 1862, and in December, 1563, the people of Owaha gath- ored here, as is well known, and with ad- dresses from Augustus Kountze, A. J. Pop- leton, George Francis Train and others, Fround wan broken for tho future Pac railroad amid imposing ceremonial, not & m rticipaung, however, in my opinion, beliey- r: that he would Live to see much of the Pa- cific railroad built. “Iuwas in the year of 1563 that Peter A. Dye, who had beon appointed chief engineer of the Union Pacitic railroad, called on meat Fort Kearaey for a friondly visit. In com:ng there he had to accomplish three or four hun- dred miles of staging from his home, then as now in lowa City. He was one of the most pleasant of men, as every- body knows who has known him at all, and I had a most delightful visit from him. I asked him when appropriate bonors would permit what in the world he wag doing out in that country. He said: I &l out here luoklng).u\'er the future road- bad of the Union Pacific rmlroad.” I re- wis him of how General John A. Dix had w me some six years bofore and how o himself and General Dodge had assured tnat what is now the Rock Island road would be completed to the Missour:river within a brief period, and said frankly that 1 djd not believe that he really meant what he'said, He reassured me and pointed out ay in woich the road was to be a living rise and said that within a certain number of years, naming them, the locomo- would be runniug even as far west as Keurney, This was met by me with unmixed ineredulity, I knew that Dye, who Is & conscientious, frauk man, as well asa ury Intelligent man, meant all that he said It othe: 1 eould not realize the wild dream of r days and did not believe that I should the Unlon Pucific railroad in opera- [ F‘fl.’:’ west of Omaba as Fort Kearney, miles, Migut thero was #no delusion about it. filnnm the - Moston people soon after- Ward bogan operations. A small locomotive brought hord, loug belore any of whe Nows had reached the “Missouri river, el was lunded. in s gu Omaha - on I ‘swall quantities, and compli- wi Lhe law wus made by laying omn Wik polul which was supposed Lo Maeuiioun, 8 wilo perbaps norh of the B 1 13 0 otk s first and present Union Paciflo shops, but the real torminus for construction was at the point where the old shops are, as 1 remem ber it. When the small construction locomo. tive and the dirt cars began to move and track laying progressed the doubting Thom asos speculated and smiled and hoped and waited, Omaha began to take on new life. It had been under the ban of a paralysis that seemed to know no wakening for years and this stimulusgave it témporary prosper. ity, I think it was in 1960 that Genoral William T. Sherman, even then & renowned general of the union armies, happened on the scene on a visit to the western country. He had a reception at the hands of our citizens on a construction train. But I will tell the restof the story whenever you may call agamn " Dr. Miller has promised another interest- ing chaptcr in next Sunday's Bee. - HONEY FOR THE LADIES, Gobelin bluc has gained rather than lost favor. For half mourning, gray and porpl again in vogue Pink and black is still a favorite and styl 1sh combination New jackets in_all stuffs wiil have long revers and inserted vest Jlaids of a rather pronounced character are still worn by young women and girls, A satin slipper with a_bow of highly pol- ished cut steel is a favorite dancing shoe, Dinner gowns for wear during Lent have 10 trains, the short skirt resting on the floor. New [ndia silks of mouse gray with figures of decper tones arc clegant and fashionable. Miniature crotch sticks of gold, with frosted handles, are quite the thing for shawl pins. For thin, light woo! for teas and n gowns small dinners, camel’s hair and ehuddah will be much used L ————— ) ¢ Nght spring woolens exhibit bloc two inches square in strongly con. trasting colors, The violet is the vorite flower for just as white or pale blossoms are preferre for night wear, Good black gimp in wide open patterns, remains a favorite trimming for both black and colored silks In milline wondertul or radica change is likely to dawn upon our eyes dur- ing the present scason. Directoire und_empire cvening gowns are now made in silk warp Henrietta cloth in cream and magnolia tints. In spring dry goods nothing is newer than the latest Tnd ks, for which there is a re- markable demand just now. Shirred corsages in thin summer stuffs wiil be much worn this scason. The trimuming will take a great variety of shapes. The high-heeled shoe is rapidly disappear- ing. Its use is regarded vulgar, and it mirks the wearer as one who does not know how to dress. Soft low-crowned toques are the most pop- ular head covering of the season, and the, are worn en suite with costumes of neacly every description. N The newest black veil is of plain net, hemmed at the bottom, with a_faint pattern of gold thread wrought on the hem and other lines of gilt above it. New brocaded ribbous are shown in a va- iety of patterns. One design has a row of green laurel leaves running along one side of a very rich old-rose ribbon. Black, brown or green wool widely cross- barred with green or blue or red ver) much used for house and school gowns for girls from twelve to twenty. Woolen stuffs for spring and gowns are in plain colors, blocks, ek stripes. Tobacco-brown and oolensare brightened by sashes of silk surah with fringe ades of green appear summer ks and u-colored coteh plaid raveled out. this season in g ricty than oy Some of the now tints are exquisitely delicate and beau- tiful, and combinations ~of graen with cer tain shades of blue, brown, rose aud Vene. tian red are seen in Paris'gowns and milli- nery The display of India silks for spring and summer gowns is very attractive and beu tiful. The lovely and refined silver dove-gray patterns are strewn with figures in white aud old rose, and the tafl aad green silks with pompadour figures in deep olive, tea rose and Persiun Lilac. All the stringless bonnets are accompanied by delicate mask veils. Jetted net veils are worn with jet millinery, and the Hading veils ave worn with princesse bonnets, English turbans, directoire hats and English walking hats of felt and velvet. The turban hat of other days is altered ia the matter of style; the crowns being lower, the orims narrower, and the trimmings less towering in effect. ———— SINGULARITIES A girl in Pittsburg is suffering from blood poisoning, attributed to a penny which she swallowed some months ago. A peculiarity of a coiored family in Amer- icus, Ga., is that eight of the children have above the forehead a pateh, about three inches wide, of white hair. Lewis Minthort, of Shawano, Wis., is the father of twelve children. He has the dis- tinction of being the father of a family cow- posed entirely of triplets. A big Brahma hen belonging to a Balti- more man has distinguished herself by lay- ingan egg that wus almost the size of a cherry and weighed only seventy-one graius. A clam was walled up in a building at Syracuse ten years ago as an experiment. ‘When taken out the other day it was found alive and reasonably well, but not much given to talk, A curious phenomenon was discovered last week, in tho hills of Dry Run, Ohio, by a fire-clay digger. He was digging, and when about four or five feet below the sur- fuce a stream of hot air broke out of the ground. *‘The heat imparted was sufiicient to produce steam from cold water.” A thor- ough investigation of the phenomenon is to be made. AN Rehearsing For Moike Beth, weler. “Were yez in » Mary Ann?”" asked Mrs, Ragan as her daughter came home ono evening. 1s that same.” An’ did yez have a nice toime?” “Illigant, but oi’'m afraid it will be a long toime hefore the club’'ll be in trim to play Moike Beth, as they tarted out to.” “Phwat’s the trouble wid Well, Patsy Flann is goin’ to play Moike and Dennis Dolan, the ghos 5 that phwativer moight be agin, Moike Beth ne worn't kno kneed, and nather did he shqu That led to alittle misunderstandin’, doorin’ whitch ¥ y broke twoav the swords and Dinnis got siveral dints in his tin clothes.” An’ how do the ladies get along?" *Beautiful, burrin’ the black vye that Katie Ginnity got fur saying that Briget Donnelly naden’t make up a bit when she nut as one of the witches. O Lady Moike Beth meself, and if T do say it, it's moighty illigant 0i look when oi come out in arobe de nweet an say, 'out damned spot.’” That's whin the awjence is par'- 1yzed “Yes,"said Mrs. Regun, “it's very foine, though oi can’t help saying that some av it sounds like swearing. But av course it’s in the play.” And the old lady beéstowed o proud look on her daughterand went to bed. ——— A Scriptural Wedding. A novel wedding in colored society here took place at the church of Rev John Jasper, the famous author of **De Sun Do Move” theory, says a Richmond special to the New York Sun. The bride waited at the pulpit, while ten virgins with their lamps burning went down the aisle to meet the groom, who stood at the door. As they walked the lamps of five foolish virgins went out, whereupon they were summarily ex- polled from the' building and ‘were forced to stand on the pavement out- side during the entire ceremony, This was, of course, according to programme. Then the five wise virgins,whose lights were burning brightly, escorted the room up the aisle, where he was met y the bride, while the choir sang,"' Be- hold the Bridegrgom Cometh,” o » WHAT THE SPORTS ARE DOING. A Briet Review of the Western As- sociation Teams. THE SPRING SHOOTING OPENS. A Desirable Law-Events at the Col- fsenm—Close of the Walking Match—State Tournament— “ Diamond Flashes. The Western Association Teams. Of all the teams who will strive for the championship flag in this association this season, the local team, in every detail, is one of the strongest and the best. Yet, Omaha may fail in her effort to capture the coveted bunting, as the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. Manager teserves much praise for work hie has accomplished, and the most that can be done just nowis to hope for the best In the box, Omaha will have Clarke )prob- ably), Proesser, Kennedy and Willis; behind the' bat, Nagle, Wilson and Cooney; on the bases, ‘Andrews, Canavan and Campana; short field, Cleveland: and in outfield, Mes- sitt, Lewrhton and Strauss. If that 18u’c & 610 , %ood ball team, there 18 none in the country, that's all. Thereisn't oor hitter 1n the' outfit, nor a poor run- ner or fielder—all are good’ wen, and with any kind of management will afford Omaha the greatest ball she has ever had. St. Joe has practically completed her team. “Kid" Nichols was obstinate and re fused to siem, and Manager Lord securc Knell, the young Californian his pli The town s much elated over their pros- peets, and 1 gathered together is certainly a ble one, The full roster is as follows: Knell, Crowell, Klopf and Flood, vitchers; Kreig, Shellhasse and Ma- honey, catchers; wht, Arduer and Whitney on_the TofMling short stop, ¢ and one of the catchers in Work has becn begun on the and will be pushed right thing is in readiness for the opening of the season. _All the players have been notified to report Mareh 20. Milwaukee has also completed her _team in the signing of Catcher Mills and Short and Curtis, Fr the outneld. new building: along until eve Stop Alberts. The sccurement of Alberts relegates Joe Walsh to the right garden, The full roster is subjoined henkel, Wells, Keas and Griftith, pitch Mil chilk neet, Crossley and McVey, cat 1 Mor- rissey, Kiusman and Alberts on the bases; Sutton, short; Walsh, Lowe and Nush the field, and Poorman substitute. A strong aggregation, Winkleman and Fuller still refuse o sign, and have been given the price of their release, but neither will purchase it. Thé made of Providence gray ps and belts, red stockings uniform will be with dark red ¢ and the word “‘Milwaukee” in red letters across the face of the shirt, 1 is all ready for the first tap of the iey are doing lots of preliminary g up there, and it must be admitted are justified in their cbullition of exultation, for “they have corralled a er one that will make a_lively honors. Here it Sowders, Tuck and Mains, pitchers: Broughton and Farmer, catehers: Haw Werrick and Reilly, on the es; Pickett, short; and '] W Murphy and Carroll in_ the outfield. W St, Paill most needs now is new grounds, Minneapolis has also put_on the finishing touches, and a more than fair crowd wi'l . The pitchers Morrison, n, Keogan, Hendershot and - By u and Muinehan, catchers; 1 and Miller, on the bases: short, and_ Daily, Turner and West in the outficld. Morton' claims his team will de- velope great batting strencth and that a sur- prise party awaits the other teams. Den is another burg evincing extraor- represent h Bingh: Haurakan, dinary rejoicing over her lambs of the dia- mond. Big Dave Rowe says they triea to keep him out of the association, but he Kot there, and now intends to retaliate by snatching the pennant from them all. There is some method in Dave's madness, too, as will readily be seen by glancing over the names of his pets: = Fagan, Danbrough and Healy, pitchers; Dolan, Twine- ham and O'Brien, catchers: Rowe, McAndries and Smith* on the bases; McCleiland, short, and Dalrymple, Me: Quaid and Silch in the outfield, = Two more men are to be signed. Great improvements are being made upon the grounds, and therc is e ssurance of a great season in the Mountain 3 Sioux City, while a number of men are yet 1o be signed, ady the bulk of a team infinitely superior to her last year's agzrega- tion of kickers and curiosities, and from a distance 1t looks as if they might bLe quite a factor in the race. ‘They have increased their capital stock to $1,000, improved thewr grounds, and made many changes that can only result beneficially to the Corn Huskers, All opposition against Sunday playing has been withdrawn, and everybody is enthusiastic and longing for the opening of the season, The team as it now stands 18 ut as follow: Huugler, Webber and eibel, pitchers: Crotty and Nicholas, catch- ers:Powelland Brosnan,on the buses;Genins and Moyer in the field. A third baseman, outfielder aud short-stop remain yetto be sigued. Des Moines is also in an incomplete stute, but Jim Hart, one of the fincst managers in the country, is at the helm, and it can be ac- copted as an assured fact that e will be on hand when the umpire crics “play ball,” with o team that will obey the injunction to the letter, In the box they will have in addi- tion to the veteran Cushman, a couple of ex- periments, Cody and Brynan; Kenyon, and Wendenhall, catchers: big Sam Suith ' first, Phelan_second, Macullar short, and Orator Shaeffer in the field. This leaves two field- ers, a third baseman and another battery yet to be engaged. The Geese aud Ducks. ‘The spring wild fowl shooting is now upon us, and gunners are all a-flutter over the prospects of good sport on the rivers and in the marshes. Geese have been coming in in large unumbers during the past week, and their favorite haunts along the legendary Platte, the Elkhorn and the Missouri re- sound with the melodious “nonk! ah-honk of this glorious bird, Several parties are now up the Platte, and the information that comes to usis to the effect that the birds are plentiful and the shooting good. Messrs, C. C. Clarke, George Tzschuck, J. J. Hardin and George W. Ketchem consti tute a party that are encamped near Rogers, and are having rare old sport, as is attested by the number of Canadas they have already sent in, The ducks too, are coming in encouraging numbers, and the marshes will soon be ulive with ambitious shooters. Sprigtails and wallards, with a few scattering flocks of canvas back and red-heads, have been noticed dropping in among the flags and reeds of the shallows about Cut-off lake, and several fair bags have already been made. In another week, with favorable weather, and the spring duck shooting will bo at its height. “Mark ! there comes another flock of Cana- adas this moment. Stoop low ana_don't move a muscle until you can see their eye- balls, theu give them both barrels. ~— ~— —— —~—— ——— —— Protecting the Birds, The new game law recently introduced iu the legislature by Hon. Christian Specht, is the best law for the preservation of fish and game Nebraska hi ever considered. It should be passed without a dissenting voice. 1t not only abridges the open spring season for chicken and witd fowl, but will puta $top to the wantbn slaughter of these preci- ous birds by conscienceless markei-hunters, and give them a chance to increase and mul- tiply. Under the present lax law, pot-hun- ters keep up & fusilade on the birds from the moment of their arrival in the spring, all through the laying and batching season, and up to the hour of their departure in late au- tumu, and, within @ few more seasons this speoies of sport jn this part. of the eouutry end. - The Omaha Gun club, which had the oiil in Wiiestion drawn up, i8 deserving of the fullbst: measure of commendation, and its rewand will come in the shape of good sport in yéirs to come, Coming Events. There will be much sport at the Coliseum during the coming six weeks. The first event of any especial importancs will bo the ten-mile race next Saturday night between Senator Morgan, the English champion, and William Lawler's Eden Musee ‘ Unknown." The race is for £300 a side Following this, commenciag on the ISth, comes the eight-hour six-day biéycle chase, with ten entries, including all the ladies who took part in the recent races at Madison Square garden, New York, and Pittsburg. This will be a great card and attract enor mous crowds, Miss Williams will be the only local ‘entry. On the 1st of April the six-day race, horscs vs, bieycles, will commence. This race wifl be betwoen twenty trained mus tungs belonging to Buffalo Bill and Lord Booth, and three professional bykers, to be selected by Manager Prince, The stakes are £1,000 a side. The annual state shooting tournament, under the management of J. J. Hardin, opens up on the 16th of April, and will con tinue to the 19th inclusive. It is expected will have reached that this will be the most successful of all the shooting tournaments ever held here. Among the prominent crack shots who will be on hand are W. Budd, th apion wing shot of the world; J. R, Stice, of Jacksonville, 11L.: Rolla C, Heikes, of Dayton, O.: Al Bandel, of Cincinnati; Jake iPrank Crahill, of Nlarinda, In.; C. C. ams, of Missouri Valley, and a number of other shots equally well known. Liberal purses will bo hung up, and some extremely intercsting cvents down on the card. In addition to the hve bird match, there will be an English sparrow match on the third_day_ that will furnish much novel sport. Mr. Hardin has already secured 2,000 sparrows, and has ordered 1,000 more, On the same dates with the shooting tourn- ament, Manager Ingram’s bench show will be in full blast in the city. As early as it oM has received over one hun and is receiving letters ay from partics from ull parts of this stite and Towa, He expects to bave in the neivir- borhood of 50) dogs onthe bench, ncluding some of the finest ana most valuable animals in the west. It has mot been fully settled yetjust where the show will be he information will be fortheoming in a day 0. _The dates for the exhibition the ), 15th and 19th of April, and Mana- am will spare neithier time nor ex hense in making it the most attractive show of the kind ever held inthe west. On Saturday evening, April 2), Ingram will g exhibition at_the in the shape of a genuine fox chase. already secured @ handsome red southern Hlinois, which can be seen at Har din’s gun stors. — The doges used wili be thir- teen muzzled for terriers, all trained to the sport, and as lively i pack us can be secured west of Chicago. There will also be a wolf chase and jack-rabbit coursing, aud alto- ther the event will be one of the most yet attemvted by any local sporting novel position and fair, with the attendant will be held September and 6, otter received by J. J. T vester- day mor r unnounces that Manager Seiee will ive in Omaha on 1riday morning next. He will stop off at Oswego and en- deavor to come to a satisfactory unders ing with Pitcher Cla 3 Morgn and the Unknpwn. A ten-mile race hus finally boen arry itor” Norgan . apd Wil un tocome off at the Col- The all the between Lawler's **Unknown, { iscum one week from Saturday yight articles of agreement, which gi particul pende Oy, Mareh 6, 1880, —Articles of agree ment entered into this the Gth day of March 1880, between Senator Morgan, of London, nd, Mr. Lawler's Eden. Musee Tnknown,” to contest ten-mile bicycle in the Coliseun V. eve sonte: for the inside position, the start to be made at the_report of & pistol, and the men to be on_their marks at 8 o'clock. The referce i8 to be chosen on the evening of the a0t us final rac March 16, for £500 & will *'Loss’ ri Frank Parmalee. -will stukeholder. The referee’s decision js to be final, and no appeal will be takéh to the cour Two hundred and fifty dollars a side have this day been posted with the stake- holder and the remainder, $25) a_side, to be made good three duys previous to the race, when the “Unknown's” identity must be made known. Sigued, Sexator MORGAN, W. Lawren, en Musee Unknown." Witnesses: dJ. J. Hanoiy, WiLsrr I Kxarr. Daddy Clark. “Daddy” Clarke still lingers outside the contract-fold. He has shown no disposition to sign at reasonable figures, and it is bigh time for the Omaha club to drop the subject. The team can very well thrive without Clarke. Selec is hust- ling like o Trojan, and will certainly exhume some phenomenon who will help the team in their ear pring work. Prosser, the little Cincinnati pitcher, purchased of Cleveland, is € s equal any day, He is one of the comers, and it won't be long before he will be in demand in the two bigger associations. He is a fortunate hitter, fleet as a deer, and th st fielder in the box of any twirler in the association. Then, there 18 Kennedy, young Willis and probably another well- known rotator, who makes up Omaha's pitching force. Business Men's Priz As an evidence of the interest Omahf business men are takivg in Ingram’'s ap- proaching bench show, it is but necessary to mention the pi offered by them. C. S. Raymond will give a magnificent Henderson cup, solid silver, to the kennel taking the most honors; David Kauffman, a box of fine imported cigars to the best greyhound; John Hardin, an elegant coliar to the finest glish mastiff; Frank Parmalee, of the Collins Gun compuny, i champion harness to the winning puj S. Wood & imported cigars for best bull te & Guy, a handsome collar for best fox ter Mathager Lawler, a gold medal for best Mexican hairless dog: D. W. e, a box of superb toilet soap for first skye tevrier; Pease Bros., silk umbrella to the black and tan winner, and many others whose names ure not available just now. Flashes from the Dia Joe Quest will captain Tol edo. Sam Barkley may play in Denver, Perry Werden has reported at Toledo. Maskrey has been let out by Milwaukee, Bl Hart will be Des Moines' star piteher. MecCabe has been reieased by Milwaukee, Burdick has again sigoed with Indian apolis. Omaha offered 500 for Digk Conway's re- lease. Jantz neapol Milwaukee is after Dunden, the deaf mute pitcher. L The Owmaba players will’ all be here by April 1, Bug Holliday has developed into an expert billiardist. Milwaukee claims to have a prize in Clark Grifiith. Grant Briggs will back-stop for Syracuse this season. / Cooney or Campana will probably captisn the Omahas, : Big Sam Smith will ve yery, popular with Des Moine . The Sporting Life says Tom Nagle is the coming back-stop. Sutton, of the Milwaukees, has recovered from his late illness. 1 Joe Miller's acquisition to the Minnies completes the team. The St. Joe team reports two weeks from next Monday, the 26th. The schedule committee meets at Sioux City on Thursday next. Nick Smith, California's favorite shori- stop, has been signed by Denver. The Spalding ball has been adopted by the ‘Western association for next season, Molues has signed P, J. Connell, the State league crack third baseman. Des Moines has sprung another pair of “ohenoms” in Cody and Mendenhall, Short-stop Jimmy Canavan's wife died at their home in New Bedford, last week. Juck Gorman still lingers in St, Louis ua- nond. 1 and Turner buve rbported at Min- engaged box Old cigar sign, Milt West, will guard right fleld for Minneapolis this season, instead of first Sandy McDermott, of Zanesville, O., has been appointed a Western association um pire. Mike Morrison would make a groat man for Minneapolis if he could be kept from lushing, Staley says he b which ‘will make season, Manager Lord, of St. Joe, has signed as pitener, Kaell,of lasts eason’s Oakland, Cal., team, The Omaha management has about ef- fected arrangemets for a game with the St. Louis Browns, Manager Selee strongly recommended Con Murphy. the Syracuse pitcher, to Cincinnati. Selee thinks iim a great twi Frank Genins writes the Bre's base bali man that Sioux City will keep them all guessing for the pennant this season Little Silch will try his hand at pitching for Dewe Rowe's team this spring. He is tired of outtielding, and thinks he has the stuff in him for a twirler. Juke Beckley says he'll lead the batters in the National league the coming season, He is of tho opinion that he would have been there last year had he liad his just dues. Sam Morton evidently went in for size in making up his present Minneapolis team The total weight of his twelve players is 2,038 pounds, making an average for each player of 170 pounds. Manager Buckenoerger, of the Columbus American ussociation team, denies that he is atter Elmer Cleveland. He suys, howeve tnat it the bigr ‘un would let whisky alone, he'd zo the limit on hitm, Charley Whitney is to captain the St. Joe team. Whitney covered third for the old Union Pacitics of this ity in 154+ and helped shut out the famous Browns 7 to 0 on the occasion of their memorable visit here. Dave Rowe has signed Billy McClelland, He talks of entering the pitcher's anew pitching kink hiim & holy terrog this the famous second basemen of last year' Brookly team. Also, Willium Dambrough, who pitehed for Bloomington last season Rowe is getting . pretty stout aggregation togethor. Ball pla as a rule, are very sensitive hout where they are placed in the batting list. Men have been known to go all to picces when dropped a few names, while the same play vould_ improve their record by being elevated in the batting order. 'k Crooks, who made himself a great vorite here t season, has at last put his John Hancock to an Omaha conteact for 'S Advance money, to the unt of $175, wa forwarded him cn Friday, and the great coacher will report here within the next two weeks. St. Paul has traded big red-head Morrissey to Milwaukee for Billy The St. Panl papers claim that” Manage Barnes received £2,000 and Hawes thrown in for Morrissey, but of course that is all buncomb. for on'an even trade St. Paul gets the best of it, Desg Moines has added Brynan another battery, to her ros nan opened last season with eague team, but was afterward sold to al. But little is known about Catehc 1y, but his friends are claiming great things for him. Two more additions have been made to the Western association umpire staff, which now old Davy Force, T. N. McDermott ¥ is the famous . of. last sea while Kelley, of w Haven, comes from Yal nd will be rememix the fines! the colle ever had, o and Cody for 'S0, B the Chlcago b Miscellancons Sporting Gossip. ‘The honk of the wild goose is heard in the lTand. McMurchy, the crack trap shot of 150, Y., was the guest of Prank e vesterday. He will be here at the tournament in April. W. Fred Quinoy, u_w sporting goods man of a couple of days in the ¢ In Pilot, Prof. Ed Mil) best fighting dogs in America. He an offer of 150 for the purp yesterday. Mr. Edgar Rotifery has finally accumu- lated a great coop of hommg pigeons, and will give the first trial flight of the year from Chicago to this city on April 20. Tommy Brooks, the Council Bluffs feather, has firally made the fight ot his life. The pugs are in a state of abnormal quiet- ude. There are no meets 1o view, and none likely to be. **Bug" Holliday reports at Cincinnati next Tuesday. Pay day is In hailing distance wn shot and 2w York city, spent it this week. rowns one of the refused bt and players ave happy Questions and Answere. Will you please tell us something about Cleveland, our uew third baseman? T. D. and H. L, White, Omaha. Ans.—Cleveland went to New York at the ‘beginning of last season and though wmuch was promised for him the Giants were soon willing to trade him to Pittsburg Tor Whit- ney. Pittsburg gave him every show, but he was not in a condition to play half the time and he was reieased unconditionally. Rumor eas it that Eimer alone was to blame for his lack of condition. He may come round all right this season, but he owes it to himself and the Omaha management to keep himself in better shape than he did last sea- son. Naturally, he would be a great ball player. Will you please furnish me with the ad- dress of Papa Chadwick! Morey, Grand Island, Ans.—Henry Chadwick, 21 Grove Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Who won the most games for Omaha last scason after May 24—Lovett or Clarke!— Moffett, Omaha. Ans.—Lovett won 29, lost 12 and tied 1 during the entire season. Of this number ne won 6 and lost 1 prior to May 2. rke won 22 and lost 13, Lovett's record is there fore the best for the scason, as well as for the period after May 24 iio u wager please state the best time for a quarter of & mile ever made by a running hors m Turf, St. Joe, Ans.—21{s.,, by Bell, at Galyeston, Tex., July 8, 1880, Can you nform me how many rounds Jack Dempsey and Johnny Heagan fougit in their great battle!—Tu® Mug, Hastings, Aus. —Forty-five rounds, How does Tom Nagle rank as an all-round ball player?!—T. W. D,, South Omaha. Ans.—He is the peer of any man in Western association, in our opinion, To what city do the Cuban giants belong and who iy their manager!—Colored Ball Tosser, Council Bluffs, To Trenton and Hoboken, K. Govern, Will you inform me whether the Winches- ter pumper is entitled to a handicap!—Crack Shot, Omaha, Auns,—1It is, according to weight and gauge, the same as any other gun, S - Frankie Went to Slcep. President Cleveland tells a good story at the expanse of his wife, says Washington dispatch to the New York World. He was speaking of Mrs. Cleve- the N.J. S, land’s splendid nerves, and her ability t0 sleep under all cireumstances, “*Lust November,” said he, “‘when 1 wrote my Thanksgiving proclamation, it was a busv day with me, and [ was at my desk far into the night. We were at Oak View, und Frankie had gone to bed early. I was pleased with the proclamation, and when I went to my room [ awoke my wife and asked heraf she would like to hear me read it. ‘Oh, yes,’ she said, ‘by all means,’ and 1 sut down by the bedsiae and read it througl, When I finished Frankie was fast asleep. I believe she had not heard a word. The next morning, when we were awaiting the announcement of breakfast, [ took up a morning paper. ‘Here is my Thanksgiving procluma- tion,” said ‘would you like to hear it?’ ‘Very much; please read it to me.’ Then I laughed heartily, ssying wish you may catch me reading it to you the second time, when it put you to sleep the first,’” WITH TRAIN IN MARSEILLES. George P. Bomis Gives Some Inter~ esting Rominiscences. INCIDENTS OF THE FRENCH WAR. A Close Call in San barded with Eggs—Threatened by the Fronch Soldiery — a French Prison. Train in France, George P. Bemis has returned from a Bre wrip to the eastern cities. A porter, with some seventeen years that that gontleman put in as the right hand man of George Francis Train, and whose b dented by the opening sentene the gentleman in the nd, as will the last tain a little castern gossip, appear, a few incidents of French war, “What was I doing by the Atlantic and what is the attitude of enstern cap- italists toward Om The last part of your question has been answered in the casy transition of the capital aceu- mulated in our money centers to Oma- ha's investment field. As to how 1 put in my time while in New York, I have had one of the pleasantest visits imaginable with m old chief and Train, whom [ hotel, where cousin, George Francis found at the Windsor 1 was stopping with my niece and sister. Mr. Tran insisted on our accompanying him and his daughter to the Palmer to vound out the evening in hstening to Mrs, Jamos Brown Potter. The night before Mr. Train and his daughter had witnessed a performance of Mrs, Laugtey, and found that his daughter was drawing him back to his own cirele in s I was delighted to observe that my old ety friend was enjoying himself and that he was more like hisold sclf than at any time within my recent recollee- tion. Mr. Bemis brought up many ypeidents that shed a kindly light upon the man who Las been so much misunderstood by us. “In the past Mre. Train has placed himself in positions that were at the times®f his assumption of them far ahead of the most advanced of the mass of humanity, but which the times, a synonym for the intelligence of the pop- ulaece, have reached and upheld, tinued Mr. Bemis, in a voice pitched to commune with a muse of introspection. Can T outline the part takeu by M, Train and myself in the Franco-Prus- ian disturbance? [ will say this, that when in 1870 the formation of the Train leagues that were iniended to elevate that gentleman to the presidency of th United States in 1872 was fairly « M. Train and I started from San K cisco on July 21 to bind the earth w of travel. My chief had felt the ninent bumps of this globe in the and his idea, imparted to me, was create himself and make the cir- cuit in as short a time as was consistent con- d, with that purpose. That idea was car- |3 out on the run to illes, but before we had been long in that ity | suspected that my leader had arranged our journey to suit the emergenc ing there and his own fecling in gard to them. ‘Notwithstanding the rapidity of our passage, suflicient time was necessarily spent in relaying provisions. et the various important iutermed points to allow my mental camera to photograph a considerable portion of the surface of this pvlanet. And I had leisure to reflect upon the imminent peril we had been in just before leav- Ing San Francisco. The Chinese ques- tion was at fever heat in that city, and at o vast gathering of the “autis” in one of the theaters Mr. Train had, with his usual impetuosity of conviction, maintained that our shores had been proclaimed and were free to all comers. Iwason the stage with the speaker and many others. and was foarful that the members of the secret organization effected for the suppression of the Mon- gols, known as Crispins, who filled the gallery, would do Mr. Train some vio- lence. 'An egg was fired at him from an air gun with sufli him out of time tempor ) ering himself, he addres: audience on the subject of th r coun- try’s woes, and forcibly expressed his remedies, disclosing between the lines such an intimate acquaintance and sym- pathy with the history and tradition of their country that he was received again with open arms and allowed to continue his discourse, His handling of that assembly was masterly. But we were followed by the Crispins to our hotel and I, for one, was glad when San Francisco was in our wal Before reaching Marscilles, at Sing pore, one of the pilots hrought on hoi news of the surrender of Nupoleon Sedan, so that upon our arrvival at the former pl we were somewhat pre pared for the state of things there. We went diect to the grand hotel of th Louvre and x. This hotel wis constructe like the ton, with a court in the center rounded by balconies, but w balzonies outside as well. Our apartments were on the second floor, the most sumptuous of the hotel, for which we puid $50 . In less than an hour after our val at the hotel we were approached by leaders of the Commune, [nternationals and the [ du Midi, all seemingly acquainted with Mr. Train’s record, and they we satistied before he was talki ) people in Alhambra. I was with him that night and I never saw a more ox- cited crowd. Mr. Train wanted to know why it was that all the able- bodied Frenchmen before him were in Marseilles, laughing and joking in the cafes, instead of at the front following a leader with a battle ery of *'To Berlin,” and surrounding that city as their beau- tiful Paris av leuf y hesicged by Prussians. This stiri the audienc up and they sang the Murseilles. There were seven of these mectings ove night at different points in th city and Mr., Train spoke at each tain length of time. These meetings were kept up about three wecks. The sentiment sought to be developed was one that would set up a provisional gov- ernment in the south of Krauce indepen- dent of Gambetta's administration at Tours. There was a United ates frigate in the harbor whose officers and other sympathizers with the republican movement in France made their head- quarters in our room. The oflicers of the United States boat e us two lar American flags with which in connection with a large French fag we festooned the balecony in front of our rooms, The president of the Ligue du Midi was the pre of the district em- bracing Marseilles and an aspirant for the dictatorship of Franc With the assistunce of this gentlemun we had obtained forcible possession of the ciy; includiog the treasury containing 7y Franelsco—Bom- knowledge of the Min was in- L espied rotunda of his hotel and grasped the opportunity to ob- 000,000 francs, when Gambetta sen{ Mons. Ghent to Marseilles to supplant our prefect. At that time General Cluseret, whom Mr. Train had imported at his own oxpense from Switzeriand, was ready to take charge of the followe fng we had, 80,000 in a city of 500,000, But shortly after the arrival of the new prefect a reactionary feeling was ongenderod by a roport thay Ghent had been shot and Mr, Train was cast into prison. After hard work on my part in bringing all the influence of United States authorities, the Lo don Times, and powerful connections in other quarters aron his relonse, Mr. Train was given andience at Tours by Gambetta and advised that he could ascomplish much for the republic by public speaking in the United States, and making areangements for equips ping its armies. This Mr. Train was brought to und wo were placed on a steamer bound for London. three eventful might rec Wo spent twenty- s in Marscillos, 1 1one incident that happened toward the last of our stay. The popus lace had been accustomed to call Mr. ‘T'rain to the halcony with cries ¢f vive Ia ropublique, vive la Train, ote. One day these eries were rais below with the vet of Train’s presence on the Train glanced down and soldiers with muskets pointed at him. Quick a tlash he realized the situn- tion and wrapping himself in the American and French flags that draped the baleony he shouted to the now dis- comtited would be assassins, crevous miserable lach!™ and they skulked through the crowd ond vanished. Mr. Bemis said that their departure from France was attended by punet lious courtesy on the partof the authori- 1in the stry socuring M deony. M. Wl of ties at Tours, and that it not until the overtures subsequently made by Mr. n from London to furnish war supplies were ignored that he realized the skilful manuer in which they had been bouneed. DOCTOR Charles M. Jordan cossor 10 DOCTOR J. 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