McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-30
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

RoPIEG RUNAwAY.-POople on Sixteenth
street, at about three o'clock yesterday after
noon. were treat ed to an exhibition of horse
manship which is a peculiar product of the
great American west. The Tartar of the
Ukraine, the Cossack of tho Steppes, the Arab
of the desert, the savage of the plains are
justly famous for their strange proficiency in
controlling the spirit OF the noblest of the
animal kingdom, but none of them could
equal the performance OH horseback of the
cowboy who entertained the pedestrians on
Sixteenth street.
He sat astride little yellow pony, impossi-
BILE to decide upon between Il broncho and a
cayuse. He wore white felt hat and IL ather
leggings; his deep Texas saddle was graced
at the pommel by the heavy coils of a hemp
lariat; his feet buried in big stirrups with
enormous tapadillos almost trailed the ground
on either side of his diminutive steed. jog
ging le:surely past the park, coming up town.
he was scarcely observed by the busy throng
of passers.
the crowds, and block atove appeared a
team, harnessed to q heavy wagon, dashing
down the smooth thoroughfare at a furious
pace. The people in the streets hurriedy
sought the sidewalks and teams were shortly
drawn up to the curb. The runaways dashed
by, large, strong horses, in their frightened
flight. gaining pace at every stride. The cow
boy had quietly gathered rein to one side
Like a flash the team passed him, but at the
moment he rose in his stirrups, sank his spurs
into his pony's sides, and with an urging
shout, dashed forward. The lank limbs of the
little beast stretched forth AID with a surpris-
ing burst of speed, the side of the fleeing
horses was reached. The reins trailed the
ground at the horses heels and the terrified
animals were bent to their best eXertions. The
little horse drew up neck and kept an
even pace. block and half were
passed and the cowboy seemed decided
now upon plan of action. He drew alongside
the running team, stopped forward and lean
Ssafr dGat1yr1 In md thxar
He quickly regained an upright seat, swiftly
passed the reins, a turn or two, about his sad
die pummel and spoke sharply to his steed.
An instant, and the little animals mad career
was checked, the forward hoofs were planted
fairly and the hinder limbs were gathered for
support. The reins frightened like flash, the
speeding team was drawn back with violent
jerk, anG slipping on the asphalt paving the
horses rolled together to the ground.
Bystanders ran forward and caught the ami
mails as they struggled to their feet; the rum
away was stopped.
1t was a brave and valorous action skillfully
DONE All honor to the cowboy and his little
scrub nag.-Omaha Republican.
The RAILWAY RATE Wharf.-The fight on
freight rates between Chicago and Omaha
still continues, and shippers of west-bound
goods from Chicago can make about any rate
they please. 1t seems to be the determine
ton of the managers to stick the knife in
deep and make the wa sharp and strong.
The claim is made some quarters that the
trouble cannot be arranged without recon-
structing or abolish ng the Tripartite and
making a new deal on Nebraska business.
The Northwestern Is rot anxious to continue
in the Western Trunk Line association except
upon its own terms as its refusal to put IN
the Sioux City Pacific business shows The
Union Pacific, which in the formation of
the Tripartite means of shutting Off useless
competition, awakes to the grim fact that one
of the members of the association is pushing
q parallel road westward through its territory
with alarming rapidity, and is even now bid
Nebraska. The Rock Island and Milwaukee
& st. Paul also view with dissatisfaction the
branching out of the Northwestern into Ne
braska and the great west beyond, while they
are chopped Off on the eastern banks of the
Missouri. Taken as a whole the situation is
peculiar. There is not road in the associa-
tion with the exception probably of the Wa
bash, which is in the receivers hands, that
can tell decisively whether it wants to break
the treaty or not. Most of them are playing
it both ways in the hope of ''whipsawing
the game. The Burlington, of course, is an
interested onlooker, just doing enough to
protect itself
Meanwhile rates go tumbling down, and
Omaha merchants are putting in heavy stocks
of goods. One commission firm in this city
sent a man TO Chicago yesterday to buy pota-
toes, in preference to getting them at Papil-
lion, the freight from the latter station to
Omaha being IL cents per leo lbs. and from
Chicago to Omaha only 10 cents 100
tOmaha Herald.