, 1886-05-07
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

spring.
By the way, what has become of the
Cheyenne & Northern railroad
The city is now settling down to bust
ness again, and everything is quiet.
Dancing programme at Keefe hall be-
fore and after the horse skating exhibit
ton. Admission only so cents; children
half price.
The selection of plans for the capitol
will be made by the commissioners very
soon.
The coming term of court will be a
light one so Far as civil business is con-
cerned.
Another carload of Immigrants ="
passed through this city last evening en-
route for Laramie.
Coal has become pretty scarce in Chey-
enne, but now that the blockade is over a
new supply will soon be here.
The sprinkler made its appearance on
streets of the city yesterday for the first
time since last Christmas.
The big crowds that have been at the
depot on the arrival of passenger trains of
late, will be kept at a safe distance here
after.
A considerable amount of grain of diff
ferent kinds is being put in by the ranch
men in the vicinity of Cheyenne this
spring.
Go to the horse skate tonight at Keefe
hall. The most intelligent horse in the
world will exhibit on roller skates. Adj
mission only so cents; children half price.
Six tramps, with names all the way
from Andrew Jackson down to JIM
Dempsey, were arraigned before Judge
Lee Yesterday and calaboosed for ten
DAYS each.
A horse on roller skates is the latest
sensation. Mules and ''sich" have fire.
quently BEEN seen on skates in Cheyenne,
but horses have not heretofore made their
appearance.
Robert Marsh pleaded guilty to the
charge of unlawfully discharging fire arms
in the city limits yesterday, and was fined
$40, including costs. He paid up and
went his way.
The latest news obtainable from Lara
ME City is to the effect that everything is
quiet at that place. All the saloons were
closed by order of the mayor at G o'clock
D. m, deputy marshals were p%atiolling
the railroad yards, and no efforts were to
be made to move freight trains until this
morning.
Acting Mayor Harrington shot a dog a
day or two since that had been making
raids among his chickens, and when it
was suggested to him that he might be
hauled up" for shooting in the city
limits, he declared hat if such was to be
the case. being acting mayor he would re-
nit his own fine.
District Master Workman Neasham, of
the Union Pacific system Knights OF La.
Dor, arrived from Denver last evening,
and had an interview with Superintendent
Deuel. Mr.. Neasham proceeded to Lara
ME, and will try to mediate between the
striking brakemen and the railroad com
pany at that point.
A gentleman who has been in the habit
of drinking whenever he felt so inclined
came into one of the i%rstice' offices yes
terday and took an oath not to drink
another drop for fifty years. If he gets
through the first year all right, and it is
to be hoped that he will, there will be no
trouble about the remaining forty. nine.
The pay for the month of April of a
number of brakemen of this division of
the Union Pacific railroad amounted to
not less han $7l:30, and in some cases
reaching the sum of S94. 30. This is fur
Their proof that the new pay schedule has
been misunderstood by a majority of the
brakemen who feared hat their monthly
pay would fall below the amount hereto
fore received by them-s65 per month.
There is no doubt that the real situa-
ton was misrepresented to the brakemen
by their delegates upon their return from
the conference at Grand Island with Su-
perintendents Dorrance and Deuel.. AT
that conference it was agreed by all par
ties that the new pay schedule should be
given a fair trial for one month, and il
found not satisfactory another conference
should be had, This fact or understand
ing was kept from the members of the
Brakemen's Brotherhood here and al
Laramie, and the strike ensued.
Several freight trains were sent out yes,
terday by Superintendent Deuel., and al
trains moved as usual between this city
and North Platte. According to tn,
latest advices from Laramie, no freighI
trains had left that city, however, owing t.
the fact hat all the coupling pins anC
keys Of Drawbacks have been removed
from the cars. If not restored by thu
strikers it will take several days to replac,