Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-18
BUZZlNGS.

where the Paxton block now stands" said a
local raconteur "Dr. Conkling took great
interest In the matter, and did all he could
TO help tho ladies. He would go around town
aud tell his friends that they ought to go to
the court house and do what they could for
the ladies', and actually succeeded in steer
ing good many of them in."
AT moor the ladies spread nice little
lunch of sandwiches and hot Coffee which
was exactly what the doctor wanted. lie
devoured everything in sight, and laid for
new supplies"
"When the sandwiches and coffee were all
gone, he said: "Now, ladies, you know how
deeply interested EN- in this great cause,
and that think IT should prevail. And
am doing all | can to further IL. My wife is
down in the First ward working hard, the
servant girl is in the Third ward doing all
she can, so, ladies, you will please excuse me
for must go home and get dinner"
"They fired tho doc. bodily" he concluded,
"and wouldn't let him come back that after
noon. He acquired large able-bodied dose
of dyspepsia, and declares he hasn't got over
1t to this day."
81 saw Buzzing' in last Sundays BEE"
said an Omaha business man, "that touched
me strangely "
"It was IN regard to 'cowboyng' in tho
Niobrara country in early days. l was out
there in the winter of 1878 and 20, at the
time when the Cheyenne Indians were on the
warpath. There was danger everywhere. t"
Branches had been devastated, ranchmen
murdered and stock run off,"
"At last the patience of the ranchmen be-
came exhausted and party of good men,
and true, were organized TO go after the ma
rauders, regain the stock and punish the
guilty, if caught"
1.-THE party consisted of fifty well armed
men, who started out on frosty January
day to vanquish the foe.'
ave had travelled all day, and towards
night saddle-worn and weary, came TO camp
In deserted log cabin in a ravine."
1--WE made ourselves es comfortable as
possible. A fire was lighted in the ample
fire place, and the boys stretched themselves
out on the floor for the rest they had earned.
Some of the timid ones curled themselves
up in the corner to Sleep with their rifles
near at hand, and started up at the slightest
noise"
at had passed midnight when we he ard a
noise in the snow outside, as of something ap-
preaching the door. Then something rubbed
againstit, and we started to our feet Every
one was on the alert in an instant"
'It could be nothing but an Indian raid.
With blauched faces we laid our plan of de-
fense, and resolved to sell our lives dearly"
"The noise at the door continued, and we
knew that we must act quickly. 1t was de-
cided that one of us must open the door, the
others to stand in the background with every
rife leveled at the door, and when it was
opened pour volley in the foe."
''No one wanted to open the door, for IL
meant almost certain death. Nose Howard,
Cap. Caufman and Bill Sharp were in the
party, but none of them seemed anxious for
the job"
"Finally an Englishman named Allsop,
who was absolutely fearless, said he would
open the door. With determined faces the
men aimed their rifles at the door, and stood
ready for the critical moment"
"Allsop threw the door open and sprang
aside. Fifty rifles rang out, and-a fine
young steer fell into the room completely
riddled with rifle balls"
''He had been engaged in the peaceful oc-
cupation of scratching himself against the
door, and met an undeserved fate"
"Our relief vas intense, and many brave
men actually trembled."
1--WE took up the hunt again next morning,
but never found our Indians"
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A man who will figure quite prominently
IN the forthcoming county election, said last
evening, "THE BEE editorially struck the
keynote the other day in the coroner busi-
ness. In my opinion coffin shop is no place
for the coroner. That official should be a
physician in good standing and fully
equipped for the work He should be Inde-
pendent and should choose his jures from
the best class of citizens. This coroner
business in Omaha has been wrong for
years, and THE BEES editorial Nobody to
Blame,' has found many endorsers. As long
as an undertaken holds the Office of coroner
he Is looking for the main chance in the cof-
fin trade. An accident may happen on the
U. p, or b. & M, or any other road any
where within radius Of fifty miles of
Omaha and of course the railroad company
will buy its coffins from the coroner and
when the bill is presented will ask Lo ques-
tions. The same applies to other large
corporations who are liable to have accidents
happen to their employees. They influence Il
coroner very readily as long as he has a cof-
fin shop. His bills are paid cheerfully be-
cause they know it is much cheaper to buy
collins than to pay widows and orphans for
the lives of their husbands and fathers. For
myself / hope we will have a new departure
this fall and put stop to these coroner and
undertaken combines. The whole thing is
wrong from the ground up, and should be
changed at the first election. / say this W it'll
no unkindly feeling to Mr.. Drexel, or his
partner Mr.. Maui. They are both fine young
men, but human nature is human nature,
and business is business"
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Mr.. Charles Dewey, the great American
traveller is in receipt of an interesting letter
from J. w. Love from Cologne, Germany.
Mr.. Love is wealthy citizen of Fremont,
Neb., who has been doing tie continent.
He says: "There are great many Amer
leans in Paris this year. Buffalo Bill Is doing
very we'll, and has better snow than ever.
"The national show is good one, but the
United States exhibit is very poor for such a
nation. Many smaller country makes bet
ter showing, and some of the so-called heath
ems beat us all hollow in every department
We can learn many lessons from some of the
countries we consider the most benighted.
'The Eiffel tower is a magnificent struc-
ture, and is a marvellous monument TO skill,
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