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Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
Pleasures of Travel in Montana.

81 will never forget an experience Of
mine In Montana a little over two years
ago." said Brakeman Schultz, of the
Northern Pacific, to a reporter of the st.
Paul Globe.
There were Andrews, the conductor;
WILEY, the engineer; Colby, the fire.
man, and myself, running No. 8 passen-
ger on the Montana division, and one
night about dusk we were get.
ting out of Miles City when a red
light was seen by the engineer and he
stopped the train. Just as it stopped
about a dozen cowboys logged up In full
uniform, each with a brace of revolvers
In his belt, got into the coaches, while a
few more guarded the engine. / knew
trouble was coming SIS soon as l saw
them get on, and took a seat among the
passengers. The conductor did not
appear at first to realize that
any thing was wrong, but went to
the forward part Of the coach
to sea what was up when half a dozen of
the buckskin clad boys grabbed him and
set him upon the coal box. He protested,
but the boys PAID no attention, other
than to tell him not to move a finger as
they were going to nhoot the heels of his
boots off. 1 rather enjoyed the fun,
though laid mighty close, fearirg that /
would be noticed; but they didn't before
the conductor was short the heels of his
boots. He was white ss a snow flake,
fearing o m~iscslculated shot. They then
caught me and tied me to a passenger,
back to back, and set us over q seat and
then commenced betting among them.
selves which would pull the other over.
The stakes were put up and then two of
them got progs and began touching US up
with them. The fellow l had
pitted against me was a Swede and
neither of us had any chow to pull the
other over, then / resorted to stratagem,
and when they gave the Swede a prig
and he jumped about foot, l pulled
hard and he came flying over the seat,
and he went so far over that he nearly
broke my back. Wewere loosened then,
and they took the Swede's boots off and
stood him on his head, and then played
the bSstinado on the soles of his feet.
Well, you'd g. died laughing to hear thai
poor fellow below, entreat, pray and cusE
those cowboys, and although my leg'
were smsrting from some lsnces l got, ]
just roared. After they thought they
had done enough minchief they shot out
the lights and left the train, firing q ga
lutte as they departed. Not many of the
boys know about it, for the conductor
paid the Swede a So bill to keep quiet,
and he set 'em up to me pretty lively all
along the line"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
Boss or the Situation.
Chicago Tribune.

Ot'NNbN ASbaS
A klnd.faced old man and "a sharp
featured woman Of perhaps fifty years
attracted some attention at tho Michigan
Central depot last evening. She seemed
very laxative and inclined to enter into
conversation with anybody who would
listen. After a little she cornered q poor
little woman whose seven or eight chill
dren kept her pretty busy. and said
"Do you know where we're from, Mlssus2
No, of course you don't. Well, we're
from Utah, and this here old man
grabbing the kind-faced old gentleman
by the ARM sis a brand plucked out of
the burning. Just let me tell you about
him." The old man colored up, and,
waving his hand deprecatingly, said
Don't say anything about 1t, Sarah.
Keep 1t to yourself" "Ill chow you
who'll keep it to herself, Joseph Vetter.
When l get back to T~rumansburg I'll
shout 1t from the housetops. You see II
l don't. Now, you keep still till / have
had my say" Then turning to the little
woman, who tried to get away,
she said: "Just you walt now till / get
through talking. This here hus-
band OF mine n me went to Utah five
years ago to settle, and not a word did I
hear about ~polygamy or any other thin
gamy until last month. I knew that
Josiah had some sort of a laundering after
the Mormon religion, but / just let him
alone until n day a bishop came to me
ana says that Josiah had intimated a de-
sire to take q second wife and that he
trusted | would give my consent and
have things all peaceful. / had a wash
board In my hanp when that remark was
made and | broke 1t over the bishops
head the first clip. 'Not much, says /;
when Josiah Vetter msrries a second
wife it will be when I'm decently buried.
Not much, Mr.. Bishop So he limped
of, and pretty soon, when Josiah came
around, / says to him; you and | are
going back to Johannesburg by the first
train If I'd licked him then our depar.
ture would have been delayed. He'll
hear from me when we get home. We
didn't exactly get the first train, bat /
can tell you he hustled to get ready, and
go did l." AS she paused to get breath,
Josiah said courteously: "What's the
use OF telling everybody, Sarsh3 Let's
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
Old Time RaiIroaders.
Indianapolis journal.

Luuiauapuiip OOufuaI'
The mentioning of the fast time made
over the Bee Line under the presidency
OF John Brough recalls numerous Incl
dents to old time railroaders, On one
occasion he called his master mechanics
Into his Office and abruptly said: 81 will
give you a week to put two engines
calling them by name, sin shape to haul
those trains through on time after that
date. II they do not do it, / shall de.
msnd your resignation" Another time
he had conceived the idea that one OF
the engineers was timid; no called him
into his office and said, 'John, if you
want to stay on this road You must bring
that train in on time hereafter" The
engineer spoke of the condition of the
track as being unsafe for 80 high speed.
President Brough, with an oath, said
''Bring your train In on time or you ditch
her." At one time the Little Miami run
in connection with the Bee lins, between
Columbus and Cincinnati, the former
wrote Mr.. Brough that the passengers
were complaining Of the high speed at
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

ACCORDING to a carefully prepared
table of building statistics of sixty cities
for the year 1884, Omaha with 81, 107,-
400 expended In buildings alone standa
sixth In the list. The only cities that
are ahead of her are Chicago, st. Louis,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Kansas City.
This is an excellent showing, and 1t will
naturally attract attention everywhere.
The probability ia that Omaha will put
as much money into buildings this yeal
as she did in 1884, and perhaps more.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

Mr. JOHN Spring makes an affidavit
that his photograph was used by a Utica
newspaper In the production of a por-
trait of a noted murderer In Virgins, and
Spring has sprung a libel suit on the
editor, laying his damages at 81. 800.
His demand is very moderate under the
circumstance, and he ought to get a
verdict for the full amount. 1t is about
time that something should be done to
check the evils of the wood-cut mania.
There is nothing 80 libeIous as the aver.
sge wood-cut.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

Among the unrepentant rebels Presi-
dent Cleveland found one that he thought
was a little too tough for the people Of
the country to swallow. That was James
Blackburn, brother of Senator Black
burn, of Kentucky, who wrote to his
wife In 1861 that he had had the chills,
but that he hoped to live to kill forty
Yankees for every chill that he ever had.
He concluded his bloody epIstle as fol-
lows: 81 hope that l will do my duty
as q rebel and q free man. Since l hate
the union men of Kentucky l intend to
begin the work of murder in earnest, and
If 1 ever spare n of them may hell be
my portion. I want to see union blood
deep enough for my horse to swim in"
This letter found It's way into Presl-
dent Cleveland's hands, and he revoked
Blackburn's commission as internal rev.
enue collector. His sentiments were too
murderous for the president, but we
venture to say that Mr.. Blackburn is no
worss than some ether %unrepentant reb.
els who have either been appointed to
office or expect to be. Mr.. Blackburn
was simply unfortunate In having his
letter unearthed. Gould the letters Of
other f~ire-eaters of the south be pro.
duced the sentiments expressed in them
would probably be found to be as blood.
thirAty and boastful as those of Mr..
| Blackburn.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THE Statue of Liberty is now on the
rolling deep, aud will reach New York In
a few days. What to do with it after 1t
is landed is the question that is now
troubling the New Workers, as the pedes'
tai is incomplete, and the fund for finish
Ing 1t is yet a long ways from being sufi-
cient. Meantime the World, which has
raised a subscription of $43, eco for the
pedestal, continues its frantic appeals TO,
dollars and dimes.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THE merchants of Lincoln are admon.
ished not to p~atron'ze this paper on any
account, because 1t would enable Omaha
merchants to advertise their goods In
Lincoln through the BEE. The Journal
has taken care of the interests of the
Lincoln dealers by advertising excursions
to Omaha and knock. down dry goods
sales for our merchants at lower figures
than its Lincoln patrons have been pay
ing. This is encouraging hcme industry,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

WHENEVER o burglary or a highway
robbery Is committed the police force is
straightway charged with ineficiency.
This is in a measure unjust, for 1t stands
to reason hat burglars and h~'ghwsymen
seek their own time, place and oppor-
tunity for the commission of their
crimes. III Omaha had a police forcs OF
200 men, no matter how competent,
crimes would still be committed. 1t
Is impossible to station a policeman In
front of business house and private
residence, and In every unfrequented
place In the city. In the matter OF
crime, Omaha is no worse than any other
large city. Bouses are burglarizsd and
men are knocked down and robbed as
frequently In other cities as they are in
Omaha. For several months this city
has been very little disturbed by
the criminal class, but recently crime
has broken out to a somewhat alarming
extent. This Is due to the fact
that the criminal class has lately
been reinforced from otker cities. This
Ia nothing strange, as criminals move
from place to place. While 1t is true
that the police force Of this city Is
inefficient In many respectss it certainly
ought to be able to rid the city of the
crooks first, by notifying them to leave
within a certain time, and secord by ar.
resting them If they remain here. They
can very easily be- rounded up. IL the
police cannot do this nnoh, the citizens
will have to do 1t for them. One
Of the troubles with the poilee
Is that It is largely made up
of men who are not competent.
Before we increase the number of police
men, the present force should be thor.
rsorganized, We need better
men before sny increase Is made. Every
new policeman should bs employed lon
probation, and If found deficient no
should BIO promptly removed. Further
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
yHARLEs E. HAsBRooK, business man.

CHARLES E. HAsBRooK, business man
ager of the Kansas City Times. has been
appointed internal revenue collector for
the sixth Missouri district. To make it
a little p%leasanter for the Times, Its
editor, DR.. Munford, ought be made
postmaster at Kansas City. With such
substantial perquisites the Times will
become o very valuable property.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

The effect of the rebellion In the
Northwest territory is very damaging to
the prospects Of immigration to Manitoba.
The English emigrants this season will
mostly 90 to Washington territory, Ore.
gon, and British Columbia. This will
give considerable business to the North
ern Pacific railway, whose general Euro
pean agent says Emigration to Canada
has practically ceased. In 1884 1t fell of
over 40 per cent. from the previous year,
and this year there will be a continued
falling off. The war in the Northwest
territory doubtless prevents many from
coming into Canada, and the people Of
Great Britain are discouraged by reading
advertisements of Manitoba farms for sal,
In the London papers,"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

Notice to Property OcncrS
LnSS9eS.

In pursuance Of the provisions OF ordinance No
s9l, all property owners or lessees OF real estate
abutting on or along the streets or portionsof streets
hereinafter specified ATE hereby notified to make all
cas- and water mains, or ~latterals and to complete
such connections on or Def IRE the 9th day Of June,
A. ID. 1885, as IL ia the purpose of the city 70 pave said
streets or portions thereof docIibed as follows, VIZ:
Cunning street from the east side OF EOth street to
the east side Of Division street and Farnam street
from the west side OF 10th street to the east side Of
goth street.
No permits for excavations or connections will be
issued to any pr perty holder or lessee on said por.
tons Of said streets after the n owe date until such
contempted paving ID completed and accented by the
city. JAMES CREIGHTON,
Chairman Beard Of Public Works, City OF Omaha.
m 101A-O1
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
PROPOSALS fo,. Lumber'.

Sealed proposals. will be received by the undersign.
ed until Friday, May 18th, 1885 st 4 oclock p m.,for
oil kinds Of umbert that may be needed by the city
OF Omaha, for one year; said bids shall specify the
prices in detail, and shall be accomp anisd with the
names OF proposed turety who in the event OF the
awarding OF the contra I, will enter alto q bond with
the city Of Omaha, for the true performance of said
contract.
The City Council reserves the right to reject any
and oil bills.
Envelopes cor taining said proposals shall be marked
proposals f. Lumber, andaddressed to the under
signed. EBES X. LONG,
Omaha, Neb., MAY Sth, 1884. Auditor.
m,S-9.lll2l3l4
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
STATE filings.

The Table Rock creamery churned 600
pounds of butter last month.
Dixon county farmers are going into buck
wheat raising on a large scale.
y One hundred and seyenty-6ve pupils are
enrolled in the Creighton public schools.
John Florida. of Norfork. confessed TO an
assault on Amelia Vierjutz, and sent over the
road.
The new government bridge connecting
NiobraTa with the old Ponca reservation is
800 feet long and ~oontaiDs sixteen spans. II
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THERE is q great oommotion in Lincoln
over the discovery of the fact that this
paper proposes to establish a bureau at
the state capital. The brave warriors
who shot down the peg.legged burglar
are alarmed over the outlook, and the
young-man-afraid of is-horses who sits
at the governors desk is paralyzed with
Iap5.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

PAT. HAYES Is credited with having
written a very tart letter to Commissioner
Black, who had requested his brother to
resign his position ss pension examiner.
Pat. Halves was the gentleman who ran
the New York postofics pie-s!and.
Hence the tsrtness of his letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THERE la nothing more mediocre thar
mediocrity, ard there is nothing meaner
than the small-souled conductor OF Q
mediocre new spaper who imnglnes that
he can prevent people from reading amy
paper but his own.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
ARMY SUPPLIES.
DEPOT QUARTERNAsTBe's OFFICE,
Omaha. Neb Nav 9Th, 1885.

Sealed proposals in duplicate will DO received o
this office until IL o'clock q. IN Monday, Nav 18th
1855, at which time they will Re opened in the pres
ence OF bidders for government supplies OF the follow
irg kinds.
Betting, machinery and water supplies, bolts, steel
and wagon material, cut nalls, hardwood IN ber,
hardware, ho1e care (bslanced), ~paiutet's supplies.
(psints and oils) pine lumber, stove supplies, zinc &c,
Singer sewing machine, eaudlers supplies, Stationery
&c, &c
Lists giving quantities and other information pur.
| nished on applica ion: Best qualities OF all articles
| required; preference given to articles of domestic
production,
Bidders are requested to attach comics of advertise
ment to their proposals.. G.. A. II. McCAULEY,
m-13-l4-l5l8 Captain andA &. NJ, U. S. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
THE DAILY BEE--THURsDAY, MAY a.. 1885.

more civil service reform should be In
troduced Into the organization of u
police force. The pay should be graded
according to the time of service, and q
competent policeman should hold his
position during good behavior.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

prosperity. Its envisble position has not
been attained without a struggle. Dur
Ing Its experimental period of about two
years and a half the Herald was pab-
llshed at an average weekly loss of nearly
$1,000, an indication to adventurous per,
sons ambitious to establish q newspaper
that the way Is long, the cost great, and
the success exceptional.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

INAsMUCH as Mr.. Bruce was removed
from the office of reglster of the treasury,
not because he was q colored man or an
offensive partisan, but because he was
not a book-keeper, we take 1t for granted
that his SUCCESSOR, Gen. Rosecrans, Is an
expert in the art OF book keeping.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THE rurnor that the Omaha BEE is to
relocate It, headquarters at tho state
capital has driven poor Gere to the very
doors OF DIR. Mathewson's retreat for the
Insane. We would suggest that he be
taken care of In the home for the feeble
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THE st. Louis Republican says that
''the terrible story that r. B. Hayes owns
q house in Omaha which he rents for a
saloon Is revived with additional de
tails" Mr.. Hayes shifts the responsible
ity for this lamentable state Of affairs
upon his Omaha agent,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

which ne run his trains, thinking 1t un
safe. He answered that his fastest trains
had the fewest accidents, aud backed hi
statements by showing the number os
accidents that had happened to slow
trains as compared with the fast trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THE latest bulletin from the White
House regarding the condition of Mr..
Lamont is to the effect that he is much
better and Is attending to his duties once
more. The people feel relieved to know
that the government at Washington still
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

THE money in Uncle Sans cash-box
has after all been found correct to a cent.
The alleged shortage of two cents, which
ex-Treasurer Wymsn aud his bondsmen
stood ready to pay at any time, has been
made good by the finding of the miss ng
n~enniea
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

TIE Chicago Herald celebrated it's
fourth birthday on Sunday last. For &
four old it is a remarkable success.
1t is one Of the clsapest and brightest pa.
pers in the country, and deserves It's
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
Stallion, Jack, Sheppard Jr.

Viii stand for stock at omaha Fair grounds the
season OF 1855 he is 16t hands h Ugh, weight 1885
lbs, his sire JACK SHEPPARD il full brother In blood to
DEXTER 2:i74, also to DlCTAToRthe sire OF JAy.BYR.sEE
2:l0, FALLAs, 2;1si and DIRECTOR 9:l7. Call at the
Fair grounds and see him and get his PEE igree In
in full, terms S25. for the season. A. THOMSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

keep It to ourselves" "Not another
wcrd out Of your head" said the woman;
II am going to do the talking In this
family from this time forth, and don't
you forget It,"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14

IIhe Most IIlustrious Albert Edward, prince
ROthsay, earl Of Chester, 6aTrioE. and Dub.
lin, baron Of Rsnfrew and lord of the isles,
great steward of Scotland, knight of the
Garter, of st Patrick, of the Thistle, the
Bath, the Star Of India, and the Danish
Elephant, is the somewhat complicated title
OF a gentleman who was recently stirring up
Ireland,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-03
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West vlrginI,
and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
The Barnesville Enterpris says that the
Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal company has
secured the privilege OF removing the coal
from one thousand acres OF land near
Byesyille for the sum of SIS per acre.
A young lady of high standing in Wash.
ington county has sworn the parentage of
a child to a young man who is recent
graduate OF Washington and Jefferson
College. He was brought before Squire
Ruple, who fixed his bail at $500.
Smiths Index, OF Parkersburg, has been
agitating for several months past the es=
tablishment OF workhouse for young
and it is now believed that a
bill will be passed at the coming session
OF 10 Legislature looking to the establish
ment OF such an institution; as the mem
bers-clect have promised to give this i'm
portant matter their attention.
Capt. Whitecarver, the general manager
Of the G. & G. Railroad, says there is no
longer any doubt, that the road will
be speedily pushed through to Beverly.
Negotiations arc in progress by which the
money to complete the road will be fur
nished on much better terms than was OBJ
tained by the road to Philippi, The engi-
neers will begin the permanent location
aboutnext Monday week.
A call signed by nearly 200 of Parkers.
burg's citizens, prominent among whom
are Messrs. w. L. Cole. II. @. jackson,
NJ. @. G. Church. W. n. Chancellor, w.
Vrooman and G. S. Despard, has been
issued for mass meeting to be held next
Monday to nominate a Mayor and Coun-
cilmen. In tho call they say that they
believe that the administration Of the
city government should be conducted
upon good business principles and that
such administration cannot at oil times be
secured by either political party, are OF
the opinion that the best results can only
be reached by the selection Of good men
for Mayor and Council without regard to
politics.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-03
: AFFAIRS.
CONDITION oE TnE moN .TRApE
AudIts Branehos-uard.paa Said to Have
Been Reached and a speedy Revival
Looked fOr-Rsasons for this Hope.
Production of Iron Furnaces.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-The Agec Steel pub.
fishes over two hundred letters from prom.
inent manufacturers in all parts of the
country, from furnace men, dealers in
iron working machinery, steam engine
building and editors Of trade papers on the
state of trade the past year, and
the prospect for the next six months.
Taking the whole country together,
the volume OF sales in these branches in
1884 does not differ materially from those
Of 1888. There was, however, a deprecia-
ton Of values in the neighborhood OF 15
percent SO that the margin Of profits and
the aggregate sales were smaller than
in 1883. The extensions Of plants and inn
Of facilities for manufacturing
were also less than the previous year.
The manufacturers generally take a hope
full view Of the future for the following
Value of raw materials
and Of manufactured products are
now at the lowest point, further depres-
zion being impossible.
The stocks in the country are unusually
light, and inquiries for spring delivery are
and the production of pig iron
n the United States during the past year
las been about ten percent less than 1888,
he coke and charcoal furnaces in the
south having an annual production OF
10000 tons per annum now making
bout 5000 tons per week,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-03

TnR esteemed Register, for reasons over
which it has no control entering upon
the glad New Year in the doleiul dumps,
as It were, breaks out in one of those
solemn dirges which tell Of love that is
lost. Behold the moralizing strain, in the
line Of the best Market street blank verse:
One OF the hardest things in life is to
nut ones sorrows behind one.
Perhaps. But has the poet of the
Melancholy Ink-Roller paused in his fine
frenzy to consider what might happen to
one II ones choicest sorrow were unhap-
PLY to havea tack-just an ordinary, every
day, common place tack-concealee about
its person2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-03

ArrERa desperate stand the Hooking
Valley miners see that their case is hope
less, and once more they are taking up
their picks. 1t matters not how righteous
their cause may have been, they were
badly advised. They were misled by
promises OF aid which never came in sutil'
cient quantities.
They over estimated their strength
They did not realize that the bankruptcy
ofthe operators, II the strike brought that
about, would not feed and shelter the
strikers and their families. They have
made their fight, made it desperately, and
lost time and wages in addition to every
thing they contendCd for. The strike
could not have been more ill.timed.