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Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
WESTERN NOTES..
DR., MGGillGIddy and the Indian
SChONl,,Tl Nj blaTa Land
Office,

DR.. McGillicuidy, Indian tgent at
Pine Ridge sgency arrived In the city
last night and is stopping at the Paxton.
His mission hither is TO supetinteud the
opening of bids next Saturday, for build
Ing contracts, as advertised, for the cree
ton of q new and complete industrial
school on the Pine Ridge reservation.
The school for which due apptopris.
ton has already been made by
congress is to be modelled after the east
ern industrial schools, and is destined to
forni,h the Indian youth with a thorough
prsciioal knowledge of the various trades.
DIR. McGillicuddy has Just been trav.
cling over the newly.completad road bed
of the Sioux City and Pacific railroad,
from Valentine to Gordon, which pasies
within twenty-three miles OF
Pine Ridge reservation. This
new road is Displaying vast probabilities
In that section uf the stat and is destined
to play an important part in opening up
the country tor rapid settlement. An
additional section of track, ninety miles
west of Gordon to the Whits River, Is
being cont ,uct I'D. From this point, 1t
is rumored, the road will eventually be
extended t, the Black Hills, for In that
direction the line seems t. DO headed.
Sanford Parker, Esq , and Hoa. S.
Draper, of Niobrara, were at the Willard
last night, en- route home from Lincoln.
The f,rner Is receiver Of the land office
at Niob:ars. Question by a BEE re-
porter as 10 the probable out. come of the
contest between ONeill and Creighton
for the land Office, Mr.. Parker, as also
Mr.. Draper, were positive in their belief
that the office would remain In Niobrara,
and Immediately, at leas', wouli not be re-
moved from Nioorsrr. Said Mr.. Parker:
81 think it should go to O'NeiIl inssai
of Creighton. A removal to the il after
place would convey it further east, when
about so per cent of the land business
comes from Holt county ard the western
part Of Knox. Ii the bill TO open the
Santee and Ponoa reservations passes,
Niobrara will be in the cen ter of the
land business"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
THE NEW RULES,
The Fears OF n General strike Against
pheir Adoption Allnyeu.

Superintendent Dickinson 10 still en-.
gagged on the western sections of the road
in quelling the inciplent feelings CT re-
bellion over the new rules ard code Of
signals which are announced to go into
effect over the Union Pacific system next
month, The employees are disposed to
modify their antIgon'stlc demands, and 1t
now appears as though the sc rlous fears
of a general strike Sm,ng train employees
will net be realiH.d. Says the Laramie
Boomerang:
"The engineers and firemen In Lara
mile City, to whom the Examination re.
quired by the Union Pacific mps
hss eean put, have credltsbly passed it;
but they have UNANIMOUSLY refused to
sign the rules. The Objectionable para.
graphs In thete rules are these which
provide that the company Is not respon-
sible for physical injuries sustained by
employees in accidents, and which make
employees liable for damage to the rolling
stock or other properly of the company
by accidents resulting from their Mt gli-
genes.
"The employees at Cheyenne are being
examined, but as yet none of them, with
the exception of the photographers aud
station men, have 3 gned the rules, and
1t is generally agreed that they will re
fuse to do go If it Is pressed.
Superintendent Dickinson, in his pri.
vate ar, arrived from Denver last even.
ing. He would only say, in response to
a que'ticn, Il am going to Laramie City,
aud when the west bound train pull d
out his car was attached. 1t was the
opinion among the employees at the depot
that his mission to Laramie was to meet
and confer with the men there, and
AIN what could be done to quiet the
rising disafrcctioa."
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
OUR WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Special Telegram to THE BEE.
WASHINGTON, February 12.-Many of the
democratic leaders manifest surprising anxiety
about the new cabinet since the publica-
ton of the story that unless Bayard accepts
the state department he will not be called into
the cabinet at all, and that Cleveland enter.
| tains grave doubts now as to the advlsability
OF Bayard leaving the senate.
| The friend. of Bayard have been unea'y
| and some of them are charging privately that
| attempts have been made to poison Cleve'
lands mind against the DE aware senator 10y
some of the visiting statesmen who went To
New York last week. ALREADY there are
signs Of a storm brewing among the leaders,
which may sumo very formidable proper
lions unless Cleveland gives some private
Indications as to who he intends to call into
his cabinet. Petty jeslousies are beginning
those peace III, king democrats who want
harmony to prevail, and the new n tministra
tion to strrt off with the earnest support OF
the entire party.
The southern democrats are claiming that
as the south contributed more electoral votes
to Cleyeland's election than did the north,
they are entitled to at least three of sever
cabinet positions, and they say they want the
postotiice, ~iaterior aud department. of justice
Their claims in this direction are not acqul
esced in by the northern and western les der
of the party, who feel confident that Cleve
land has no intention of giving the south thu
control.
The senate several days ago passed a 'eso
luton providing for the pla ling OF a msrbl
bust of the lac Vice President Henry Wilsol
in the vice presidents chamber, where h
died. The COMMITTEES having the matter il
charge have contracted with ID. O.. French
Concord, Mass, the young s~c-lptor who's
statue The Minute man If rs" first brough
MIN into prominence, TO make the bust. Sen
Itur Bayad does not formally deny that h
received a communication from Cleveland
upon the subject of a cabinet offer. He sait
10 u correspondent that he Ie 'eiyel no dis
patch of any kiud from Cleveland. and the
passed On TO other topics. In speaking {
Cleveland ia another place he said natural
; the president-elsct was Lot tree to make an
offers to any Que. lie naturally desired NOR
tims than II he bad BEEN perfectly fsmllia
With the public men, Bayard was asked If /
I did not think that s%eryici in the senate va
preferable to sny Nsit on in the cabine
Yes, said Bayard, II think the position 4
senator is enc greatly IN be preferred Il on
under the government The sena'e is q gre
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
VERY NEAT.
TO Have Been n Victim OF High
way Robbery.

Charles Lawrence was arrested about
IL o'clock last night, on a charge of
highway robbery, preferred by n James
Dowd. The story, of the latter, some.
what curious, Is as follows:
He went over to Council Bluffs early
yesterday morning, on horseback, and
there met the man Lawrence, who Is a
horse trader, or at least, appeared to
have horses for sale. Dowd was
importunei to buy a team for $50, but
through some mlsuuder landing, the bar
gain was not contaminated. Dowd and
Lawrence wandered around together and
| finally drifted into o saloon where the re
maek was bar ,rir ely dropped by the
after that Dowd did not have the money
10 purchase the tam, even il he 80 de-
SIT red. Dowd eoald not take such Ell
| atftont a, that and immediately produced
O roll of 5000 which hs waved In Law
| rence's face. Shortly afterward, about Z
o'clock, he mounted his norss and s'artec
for Omaha, reaching thu Lows
side of The liver Gb out dark,
| Here he was stopped nv Lawrence arf
a companion Who'll, rder ohm to halt nc
clash" his wealth. Dowd was ba1ly
frightened and gave the foot pads a $2C
gold piece. He was then allowed Il
pursue his way unmolested. Lawrence
then walked toward town. Dowd turned
and followed him, t aclpg him to julian
T~reitschke's saloon, Thirt ,enth ana
Howard. Leaving bis horfe hltche'
thore, he proceeded to the city JAIL en-
notified the authorities OF his lois Office
| O'Boyls went down to the phase ind
Gated bat could not fad La vrenc,
Search was made for him alonI
/ Thirteenth ctr 'et, but t
no avail. Returning sgail
to Trsitschkss ,O'Boyle sn1Dowd saw tn
gentleman of alleged Dick Turpln pre-
pensitiss, and that 40 tay wa' imme
diately put under arrest.
Histile Is strikingly different fror
Dowds He claims that the $40 was 6 igel
to him by the latter to bind a bargain Q
horss.sale. Dowd, he sald, wanted tn
money back, and he refused to return II
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, February IL. - The Senate
amendments to the consular and diplomatic
aud pension appropriation bills were non-con.
Cured in and the conference committees ap-
pointed, The House then proceed to the cyn-
alteration Of business under the special rule.
Thompson { ,lled up the bill amending ths
Pacific railroad act, 80 rs to authorize the CON
struction Of the road from Sioux City, Iowa,
10 "a point on the mon Pacific west of the
Tooth meridian. Psrding the consideration
the hour allowed under the special rule en-
pirei.
whole springer IN the chair on the post etfice
appropriation bill.
Notwithstanding opposition of Townshend
and Holman, all new legislation concerning
TsilIoid mail compensation was stricken from
tho bill.
Horr then moved that the appropriation
for Inland mail transportation be fixed at
Sli 0l0, 900, AID that 81, 765. 0t0 be sppropria.
ted for for the railway postotice car service,
THIS, he said, was made necessary 10y the &C
ton OF fine committee in striking out the leg
i.laticn relating to the railroad and nailtrans
POI taticn
la the course of his remarks he said, tn
president who had been elected for the mex
four We irs had not called on him for advice a
tn his administration nr as to the composition
of his cabinet, but il he were called ipon hl
WAS one man In the democratic party, Ire
fsrrinR to Money!, who understood this post
office BUSINESS, and had shown that fact in thu
debate. He Rom was glad to find one demo
Graf who not only understood it, hut who wa
willing to stand rp and ,ay so to the House.
Tow, shend contend'd that tina amendmeu
ofrere by Hoar increased the apprc
priauou in tho bill mora than hal
million of dollars which prove
undoubtedly, that the lerisla ion which ha
10 u stricken from the bill wou d have result
ea in the retrenchment VI the expenditures
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
STATE JOrEINGS

Long Pine had a $4,000 blaze last week.
The Fremont creamery pays 81. % q nun
drsd weight for milk.
The state papers generally agree that the
ground hog got in his work.
The city council of Fremont is looking
around for a cite for a city hall,
The Platte river bridge at Fremont has
been epaired and is agaiu open to traffic.
Jack Winters was sent to Stout's quaIries for
fodr years for assaultlng a woman ut North
Bend.
EaThe Strang company, of Omaha, is putting
the machinery in the new flour mill at Plum
creek.
The Plattsmouth Building and Loan asso-
citation, with a capital of $500 90, has been
organized.
\ Kearney paper significantly points ont
that the only failures thers were those OF
business men who refused to advertise.
Lew May has other than political fish to
look after. Sixty thousand young fish will be
planted in the lakes aud creeks OF the Elhhorn
valley tbis month.
North Platte il II bidding strong for a state
normal school, if the legislature decidett to
erect an, ther. A bonus in property valued at
S2j, 900 has been Offered.
A. ii, Cat. 3, 4 Burt county school director,
all vertises: "A school teacher wanted at
.A'iEona Center, q geatleman preferred, hut u
lady with ti'e IN her eyes, and vengeance in
| her soul will do
Irwin Farrabee, the Juniata slugger, who
| killed Harrison Young with one blow of his
fist, was acquitted on the ground { %self-de-
fense. A pure should be made up to induce
Farrahee To tackle the Boston professor.
The West Point Progress says 'if all tho
good democrats of Cunning county that are ex-
| pecting office under Cleveland are successful,
and they remove from the county the Re
publicans viii have a walk-awsy az the next
election
The dashing and sportiye young widow
McClintock, WIN la, been turning the heads
If old and young men IN FAILS City for some
months, paid a farewell visit to al the stores
ia town one day | st week, secured large
amount Of goods on credit and departed be
tween days for other fields Of freshness.
TIE Greeley Tribune STATE Iumors srethick
in Hall and Gnc'cY counties that contracts
have been let by the i. & NJ. Tor g-ajiE2 ~
their proposed branch northwest Of Grand Is
land, aud that the dut will fly a. soon as the
frost is out of the ground the lire To rur
| through the southeastern portion ot Howard
county, through sherman toto Caster IL Il
believed the L. i. will make q run up tbs
northwest, ind aspiIited rivalry u looSa'
for,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
THE PRESS BALL.
The Event one OF the Memories al
the Faded Past.

Positively the greatest and GROWING
event of the social season occurred last
night at Masonic hall, in the grand
masquerade carnival given by the Omaha
Press Club. Do not smile, gentle reader,
for If a ripple of the %inoredulous passes
over t5y face than will be rele ated by
the stern and inle1ibls mandate of thu
High Royal Mogum of the Omsh a Jour-
nalis!io Brotherhood to the dreary and
darksome depth of the styx.
Without exaggeration, therefore, the
event was rich and rare. Would
the mag nation snd 6escriIt'v We powers
of the society reporter of tn 5 journal
were adequateSt, the task of describing
in all its prillisncy the nev.r to be for
gotten OCCASION! But living on four cent
lunches and .leepia g in a dry goods box
are not conductive to clear, ..succinet tnd
extended powers of description, and the
society man will not ate mpt the ask.
The costumes we're rich and resplend-
emit the d Almonds, comprising selections of
the noted collect ons of the white gem,
we're dazzling, while the female beauty
of the occasion, set off by this incidental
display. was If a rarely striking type.
The youthful beaux of the town, and
some who had reached the bald head
period, were on hand, and INDUCED free.
~ In the joys which Teip,ichore lavi.he.
upon her devotees. All elements com
mingled In the festivities of the occasion,
and the event. 30 far as enjoyment was
concerned, may be termed, to use an
expression of Walt Whitman, one OF
"%rapturously beatitic significance"
The programme, one of twenty four
number, hsld the dancers until a late
hour. The mus for the occasion wal
furnished in good style by the indie
pendent Orchss,1a.
The irexor.ble laws of time and tpac:
alone prevent a full account Of those
present, costumes, etc , etc
SO far as the pecuniary aspect of the
question is concerned, nothing detinit;
can be announce d, as yet, for the beneft
of the snx u people, but it is NO
probatls that ne reporters will lcss more
han $500 in flu n'ssing this rare trea
for the dear publlc-at leas. let us hop,
rot.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
ER

ARREST AT ST. LOUIS OF A LUSATIC VINO PRO
POSES TO 'REMoyE" PRESIDENT ELECT CLLvE-
AMI
Sr. LOUIS, February Il. -William Ray, sn
escaped lunatic from Seneca Falls, n. Y,
was arrested here To-Day Tor threatening to
remove President.elect Cleveland. He en-
tered the office Of the health department and
introduced himself SIS DIR. William Ray and
entered into a discussion with DIR. Dor
sett regarding the conduct of in
saIe isylums and the treatment OF
the insane. He suddenly paused
in the midst of his argument and said that
Cleveland ought to be removed and that he
had been elected by divine power to do the
"remoying.'
DIR. Dorset agreed to this proposition
whereupon the medical expert drew his chair
up close and procee ted in a centennial under
| tore: Yes, We are agreed that he ought to
DO removed, but the question is, How? | We
| studied the subject up and We GOV it down t.
| a fine point been to Washington and know
every inch of the ground, There's different
Wavs, but one of them would do. Now, sup
posing be was walking down the steps oi
the " hite House, l could be lyiog under the
| steps and when he reachtd the bOttomI cOulC
| rush out aud shoot him and then e CAPE
Another way would Re to hide behind hi
favorite seat on the White House steps anC
,hoot Lin after be had sat down. I've thought
about the railroad-depot pan, but done lik'
t as well ss my other plan, for l dom bell. w
could escape so easily from the depot, Nov
: ynu would let me know which You think
the best way to r.mCve him"
The mans eye flashed and his whole appear
lnce underwent q chsnge.
DIR. DlTsstt az soon as possible summone'
he police aud the dangerous crank was al
rested. When searched a long shesth'knit
ca. fornd on his person, He was locked NJ
AMI invests alton showed That he had re
My escaped fIom the asylum at Senec
Fal s, n. Y,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13

CHICAGO, February 1.-THE Daily News
Springfield (rl.) special says: The republi-
cans of both houses to-day refused to recog.
nize the action of the democrats in the mat
ter of voting for senator. A few members o
each party are still absent. The morning
hour in the house was idled away, the
republicans making several ineffective
efforts to adjourn. At IL o'clock
the doorkeeper announced the at,
tendance of the senate and twenty-five
democratic members of that body filed in and
took seats. When the vote for senator was
declared only one vote was recorded, the
democrats fearing that the republicans were in
greater force than seemed apparent, and
could, If thessdemocrats once voted. appear and
give their candidate q clear majority. Ad'
journment was then taken till noon to NOR
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
Men Asphyx,ated in a Un,cag,

sewer.
CHICAGO, February live men were as
phyxiated in q sewer late this afte noon. Sew
eral days ago the main sewer In Kinzie street,
five feet in diameter, became clogged, and to-
day a gang of eleven men were sent to c'ean
is. Nine went into the sewer with a scraper
fitting the conformation of the sewer, drag.
ging 1t from man hole to man hole. While
the other two remained above ground to draw
up the mud through the man holes between
Halsted and Union streets an unusually long
time was consumed. Finally, the foreman
bending down at the mouth of the man hole,
heard a cry for aid, aud going down found the
men near the opening, some gasping for
breath, others dying. There was very strong
smell of gas. A rope was passed down to him
as the survivors were unable to climb up the
ladder. After two had been assisted up, the
brennan found himself failing from the effects
of gas and was Obliged to 20 to the surface.
Another man went down and rescued three
and a third assisted the remaining four. Four
were dead when brought up and another died
soon afterward.
The names OF the dead are: Michael Laski,
Joseph Gill James Grady, Daniel Curtis and
Matthew Mason. All are married excspt
Gill. The survivors say their first intimation
that anything was wrong was when Gill drop
ped dead. 1t is not known whether the gas
in the sewer was the accumulation of ordinary
sewer gas or illuminating gas from a leaking
pipe, or what Is known as fire damps.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
COURT :CALEND
Notes OF the District Judiciary-Po
lice News,

The trespass ease OF George Robinsou
vs. Dan Clifton ives finished yesterday in
the district couri. The suit, which t vice
bsfore has been aboitively tried, was
brought for $1,000 damages alleged to
have tesn done by Cut ,n's cattle break
ing into Robinson's fields in 1880 and
ira mpling down corn and injuring trees.
The cost, of the suit, already amounting
to between 5000 and 500, have not do
terrei the pArtie, from dropping the suit
The Jury, after remaining out some
hours, brought In a verdict of five cents
for defendant, which also carries costs.
The suit of John ID. Thomas against
Henry Ritter. to recover occupancy OF
a ltigated piece of land, is ttll on uisl
in Judge Nevllle's branch of the judi
ciary.
CALL OF THE CALENDAR TODAY.
Before the Hon. Eleazer Wakelsy.
Thomas We. Thomas,
ClaIk VS.. Arms'r ing, on trial.
Hammond va. Woodwork.
Stephenson vs.. Corrigsu.
Merchants National Bank of Dead
wood VS. McHugh.
Irving VS.. Page.
Wilson Va Billings.
Bates Va. PIice.
| Before The Hon. Jane, Neville.
Melon VS.. Miller.
Mercer VS.. Culver.
Huiolsston vs. L. p. Ry. Co.
Bryant W, Woodwork.
Estabrook ct al Va Dohls.
Abrams VS., Wakefield.
kaufman ". Peyke ct sl.
Lucas VS., Rypin.ki.
Weir VS. Bstdorf ct al.
Chenbery We. Smith.
Forbes vs., Brown ct al.
Hescr,cks va. BID. Co. Con'rp.
Ii. T, Clarke filed suit against Tru
mal Buck, city treasurer to receive
81 252, AZ Of tax paid under pro
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13

field, where any man no matter how great his
CAPABILITIES may find amp'e opportunity to
exert tis full owers. But / am not gwen TO
over mystery about myself or my plans. L
prefer 10 meet questions plainly aud simply.
There need be no speculation about me. II
people really knew me they would find my
ambition as furthest from any mere office
holding. NV desire ia simply to serve where
| may be most useful
1t was clear to infer from that, If Bayard
thought he could be Of more service to the
country by leaving the senate
he would sink ut once all ques'
tions of personal preference and go.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
A Million and IL Half Watcr-MetcT
.Jph.

job.
The city comptroller of New York paid
q judgement last week of 81, 400, 800,
principal and interest, for water meters
furnish sd the city by jose de Navarro,
upon an order given by Boss Tweed, then
commissioner # public works, the pos
ition now held by Mr. Rollins M. Squire.
This claim wa, assigned to John Baird
Nov. 8, 1873. The contract was given
after / g'slation st Albany had been Sc
cured by the Tweed ring, but, when the
ring was broken, Andrsw III. Green, who
became comptroller in p'a,e of Richard
81. Connolly, refused TO pay for the
meters or to recognize the contract on
the ground that it was fraudulent. Suit
was brought In 1880, AMI the city con
tested it, claiming that the contract was
not binding, and that 6ishonesf services,
agency and Intervention had been used
to extoit money fon tho taxpayers 'f
New York; but judgment was rendered
for the plaintiff Oci. 30, 1880, frr
81, 12G, l48. An APPEAL was taken, and
IN the later part If 1884 'hs court OF
appe lis decided thtt the city mus pay
for the 10, 900 wa'er-neters at SO for
each meter, interest sdied, which about
doubles the amount C ain 81 uLdtr thc
CONTRACT
o C feature of this conti act " az clause
which was secured at Albany making The
owners of sacA building where n me'cl
was placed r sprrs BILE tor ths cost Of III,
same. None have bsen put in, as the TO-,
600 me ers havs not been used to any ex
tent, a fe v having been taken 10 test thu
auan'i 'y of water IN one or two publi'
places. 1t sppesr,that Navarro had sever
r eight m schines under test, but the par
tic llar one faln'shtd to the city undo
h, contract WAS rot amer them, IT hay
ing been patented in January, 1871. TIT
NEE iva vibrating single piston meter
and is said to be very compact aud simple
In its construction. but whether 1t ba
durabil ty is yet to be sscer'aiued. TIL
taxpaJ ers of New York will watch wit
great Int rat the Iesult Of this purchase
1t Is a sale which could no! have bee
consumma'td In any oIhsr city on tn
face of The glove, Fourteen years hav
elapsed siuce the order was given. Twee
has been dead seven Year,, and a por 10
of these meters have been made for man
ysa,s, and what condition they are In t.
day no one ca tell. Mr., Navarro bega
suit years ,gl u compel payment whe
he had delivered only a portion, and h
counsel advlsed him to complete the cor
l%tract, and he did 30. Ths city of Ne
York has 10000 water meters on hand
a cost Of $l,400, 0CO.