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LATOSMUP'hi WEEKLY llEkALl), THURSDAY, JULY 18s?.
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liOND flection Monday. Vote.
The prohibition state convention will
be held in Lincoln, August 10 and 17.
T VAtT
would see the city grow, vote
for improvement. Tha
ing and sewerage bonds.
i iiat means uie jav-
Don't forget to vote on the bond ques
tion Monday, and vote for the continued
growth and prosperity of the city.
On Friday of last week the first num
ber of the Gecnwood Leader made its
appearance. It is bright and newsy and
we welcome it most, cordially.
One of the things we need is a hospital,
and the B. & M. should put it up to care
for the many who are injured by it. A
badly hurt man cannot be properly cared
for in a hotel or boarding house.
Gov. ITill of New York, is again be-in"-
boomed for the democratic nomina
tion for president, and that, too, just at
the moment Cleveland is taking his jun
keting tour through New York State.
TnE Wahoo Wasp is after Thurston
for his attack on the Nebraska press in
his Crete speech. Thurston will find fool
ing with the business end of a mule is
quiet amusement as compared with cast
ing gratuitous insults at the entire press
of the state.
About the Platte river wagon bridge,
we want that and the people want it,
whatever it may cost us, be it five or be it
ten thousand dollars. There can hardly
be any division of sentiment regarding
it, and we earnestly hope the board of
county commissioners will speedily find
a way to build it.
We desire to call the attention of our
readers to an article on "Florence and
Some Notable Florentines" from the pen
of Rev. G. G. Grassmucck of this city. It
is written in a pleasant style and is a
most interesting description of some
features of the famous city and some of
those who gave it its fame.
Queen Victoria wants' the British
people to pay the bills for the entertain
ment of her royal jubilee visitors. As
the sum foots up a good many thousand
pounds it is likely that if the government
don't pay them for her, the recollection
of the hole they made in her jubilee prof
its will lessen her enjoyment of other
recollections of the occasion.
On next Monday we will vote on the
paving and sewerage bond question. For
the good of the city let every one come
out and cast a vote for the bonds. Do
not be content to stay at home because
you know it will carry, but go cast your
vote and let the size of the vote show
something of the size of the determina
tion to keep the city growing.
The Beatrice Sxptess comes out
with a "To whom it may concern" notice
that they will henceforth charge three
cents a line for all notices of church
socials, festivals and the like. The edi
tor thinks it but just that they be paid
for as it costs money to publish his paper
and lie is expected to and does contrib
ute as liberally as any other when he at
tends. It will be well to carefully consider
both sides of the proposition submitted
by Mr. Ballou and associates at the Mon
day night meeting, before deciding
whether it is best to accept or to reject it.
If it will bring us any new advantages
we cannot afford to let it pass, for we
must be willing to put our hands down
in our pockets and help such enterprises
as will help us. But there was a decid
ed feeling which manifested itself Mon
day night that the proposition was ask
ing too much for the amount of benefit
it insured. This feeling was of such
strength and character that it will force
force its way to the front and must be
considered, and the men who entertain
it must be shown more clearly the advan
tages the building of the proposed road
and factory will bring to the city before
they will support the idea of the bond
issue proposed. For ourselves, while as
serting our sympathy with every move
and enterprise that promises to aid in the
building up of Plattsmouth, we must
frankly confess we are undecided over
the proposition as submitted. "We would
much prefer it were "backed by some
railroad" for that would, in a measure,
give promise of future benefits. If it
were a vote to issue bonds for Mercer's
motor line we would be down on that
side of the fence very quick, for we be
lieve that wilL when built, help the city
very materially. But the proposition to
pay $20,000 for a three mile switch stag
gers us, just a little, at first.
Hoffman The Train Wrecker.
Some of the newspapers of this district
tct-m to be exercised over the impending
execution of tho train wrecker Hoffman
at Nebraska City on Friday of thin
week Hoffman will hang unless the
Govcnor interferes or the agency that set
Quia Bohannan ut liberty steps in and
opens the prison doors Judge Chapman
wiio pronounced the death sentence upon
Hoffman informs us that, in his opinion,
there is very little probability of Gov.
Thayer interfering in this case unless
some reason exists which was not known
when lie, the Judge, talked with Huff
man's attorneys but a few days ago.
The main ground of objection urged
by Hoffman's friends and relatives,
against the infliction of the death penalty
in this case is that Bell who was equally
guilty has escaped the gallows and was
granted a lighter punishment.
Admitting the lull force of this state
ment would it warrant executive intcr-
fereance or establish the principle that
because one criminal escapes the full pen
alty of his crime all his associates should
be likewise dealt with.
This is the logical effect of those who
object to Hoffman's punishment because
Bell was not also sentenced to death.
Unless it can be shown that Bell was
in fact, the guilty party and that Hoff
man is suffering for Bell's crime, we can
see no force in the argument that Hoff
man should be pardoned or his sentence
commuted simply because Bell escaped
the full penalty of the law. If these
parties were equally guilty there is no
force in the protest of the Syracuse Jour
nal that the state cannot afford to punish
one man however guilty he may be, be
cause one or all, of his companions in
crime are allowed to escape or are meted
out a lighter punishment. Again the
Syracuse Journal may protest until
doomsday against the practice (which is
as old as the common law) of granting
informers immunity from punishment,
in consideration of their making confes
sions and exposing crime. "We believe
such evidence ought to bo received.
"When rogues fall out honest men get
their dues."
The fact is, there has not been an
important conviction, in conspiracy cases,
in this country for a long period, which,
has not been secured largely through this
very class of testimony. The "boodle
trials" just now in progress in Chicago
and New York, are pretty good authority
for this practice; the "whisky prosecu
tions" during Grant3 administration, the
Tweed trials, all point to the efficacy
of the application of this principle by
our courts.
Again the Syracuse Journal ought to
know that Ileffman's convinction was
not secured, alone, on Bell's confession,
but that Hoffman, himself, confessed as
well as Bell; the diference being that he,
Hoffman, made Bell the principal.
The officers charged with the duty of
administering our criminal law must be
permitted to exercise their judgment and
discretion in accepting the statement
and eyidence of accomplices in crime.
We would have a pretty mees of it, if
we allowed the newspapers to manage
the courts or the lawyers to run the
newspapers. There was one thing about
the Hoff man-Bell trial which has escaped
the notice of many of those who have
been loudest in complaiD;ng of the un
reasonable delays in the administration
of our criminal law and that is the speedy
and direct manner in which the "train
wreckers" were brought to trial and dis
posed of.
Another Flag Episode.
The New York Tribune of July 10th
had a special from Lynn, Mass., which
we found in the telegraph columns of
the Omaha Bee and think of interest suf
ficient to be worthy of reproduction. If
the secretary of the commonwealth of
Virgiuia was drunk when he made his
speech he probably expressed his real
sentiments, and they show to what a
depth of degredation some of the south
ern fire-eaters think it possible for the
loyal people of the states to sink. We
have failed to notice the comments of
the democratic press on this southern
speech, and are a little curious to know if it
would be "stiring up sectional hate and
discord" to express a sentiment of disap
proval, not to say condemnation of it.
Here is the message referred to:
General Landes Post of the Grand Ar
my, which has been at Gettysbury and in
the south for eight days, returned home
today. The organization was hospitably
entertained by the R. E. Lee camp of
confederate veterans of Richmond, being
in that city from Monday night until
Wednesday morning. They mingled
with Pickets men at Gettysburg and saw
or heard no repulsive talk concerning the
late unpleasantness until they reached
Richmond. On Tuesday evening a ban
quet on a large scale was held at Sanger
hall in that city. Probably 400 people
attended, including nearly all the repre
sentative men of Richmond, save the
governor, who was in New York, and
the mayor of the city, who was confined
to his home by illness. The speeches
were all of satisfactory tenor until H. "W.
Flournay, secretary of the common wealth
of Virginia, was called upon. His re
marks concerning the war and its results
were so objectionable to many that they
left the halL He defended the confed
erate action in the struggle in such a
manner as to make himself repulsive to
the northern visitors.
He wanted the American Hag "amend
eh" to the extent of placing the rebel
stars and bars in a prominent position
thereon. It was the most unreconstruct
ed speech imaginable, and the excuse
offered by the few members of the R. E.
Lee camp, objecting to the expressed sen
timent, was that "the man must be in
flamed with wine." The editor of the
Richmond 2'imts, who followed, made a
more radical speech regarding the chang
ing of the flag than did the secretary of
state, claiming that complete unity and
good feeling would never result until
the old rebel flag became a portion of
the stars and stripes. The latter speaker
read his speech from manuscript, so that
it could not be said his was a hasty re
mark brought on by an indulgence in
liquor. He dwelt on the "new flag"
business at much length and thought it
only fair that such amendments as were
suggested should be immediately made.
The Lynn members looked at the Rich
mond papers next morning and found
that the references to the flags being
"amended" had been cut out of the
speeches.
CONDENSATIONS.
THURSDAY.
The pope is slightly ill, but continues
to work hard.
Harvey the defrauding treasury clerk
ha3 been indicted.
The Iowa State prohibition convention
meets today in Des Moines, Iowa.
Queen Victoria will probably ask parli
ment to vote 20,000 to pay the expenses
of entertaining her royal jubilee guests.
Gov. Martin of Kansas is out in a card
denying in detail the statements made
that the suppression of saloons in Kansas
has injured th e state.
The Clinton Centennial was attended
by big crowds. Only one G. A, R. post
took part in the procession. President
Cleveland was well received.
A convention met at Huron Dakota to
consider the subject of division and ad
mission of the territory. They expect no
opposition from the north part.
At a meeting of the International Ar
bitration Association in London steps
were taken toward the formation of an
Anglo-American Arbitration Association
The Sultan persists in his refusal to
sign the convention with England in re
ference to Egypt in its present form,
though urged to do so by both Germany
and Italy.
Joseph C. Kennedy a prominent attor
ney and citizen of Washington D. C. was
murdered apparently in cold blood oy
one John Daily a white laborer. Kenne
dy was about seventy-fiye years old.
There was a great Boulanger demon
stration in Paris the nicrht of Julv 13,
Thousands marched through the streets
at midnight singing popular songs and
shouting "Vive lioulanger, il revuenara
demission . Troubles on the 14tu was
feared.
FRIDAY.
Kalakua says he will not sign the new
constitution under duress.
The British House of Lords passed the
Irish Crimes bill to its second reading.
Frederick Krupp the great steel , gun
maker died July 14th. He was born in
1812.
Thurman of Ohio has written a letter
requesting that he be not nominated by
the Democrats for governor of Ohio on
account of his poor health.
Queen Victoria laid the foundation
stone of the Women s Memorial statue to
the prince consort. Seven thousand per
sons, chiefly women, were present.
The Secretary of the treasury grants
the request of the Canadian Pacific rail
road to ship troods in bond from Pacific
port3 to Port Moody the western terminus
of the Canadian Pacific.
The German press protest against the
treatment German residents in Franco re
ceive. One paper publishes a number of
verses reminding France that the German
hand rests on the sword.
Jake Sharp the great New York bood
ler is sentenced to to "be confined for
four years at hard labor and to pay a
fine of $5,000." Judge Potter of the
supreme court granted a stay of execution
till Monday.
President Grevy accompanied by the
members of the ministry reviewed the
French troops at the celebration in honor
of the anniversary of the fall of the Bas
tile. He was greeted with cries of "Vive
Grevy."
The National Educational Association
convention in Chicago has selected as of
ficers: President, Aaron Gov. Colorado;
Secretary, J. A. Hines Canfield, Kansas;
Treasurer, Edward C. Hewitt, Illinois;
First Vice President, William E. Seldom,
Massachusetts. The next convention will
be held in San Francisco, if suitable ar
rangements can be made.
The people of Kansas do not want
Prof. Wiley chemist of the agricultural
bureau to conduct the experiments in the
manufacture of sorghum sugar, as they
think he is not favorbly diaposed to the
idea. Ex-Gov. Glick and other citizens
of Kans;is are now in Washington to pro
test against his being assigned that duty.
The government has appropriated $50,000
to continue experiments.
SATURDAY.
Prince Ferdinand, the newly elected
ruler of Bulgaria, has received the depu
tation sent to officially notify him of his
election to the Bulgarian throne.
President Cleveland has been suffering
from a slight attack of Cholera Morbus
at Forrest Park, New York. He was
able to attend a reception in the evening.
A. II. Swan and others are sued in the
United States Court in Chicago by the
Swan Land and Cattle Company of Edin
burg, for $800,000. The sum is claimed
as damages for alleged false representa
tions of the inventories of cattle sold the
company by Swan and others. Tho com
pany claim the cattle were represented to
number b'J,lG7 head, whilo there were not
more than 60,000 head.
A terrible accident occurred at the
junction of the Grand Trunk and
Michigan Central Railways at St.
Thomas, Canada. An excursion train
on the Grand Trunk ran into
a freight train on the Michigan
Central. The freight train wa9 made up
ot a number or oil cars which took fire.
The flames spread with irreat rapidity
Numbers of persons M ere confined in tho
wreck of the passenger and burned to
death. The accident occurred at 7 p. m
and at 8:30 nine bodies burned to a
crisp were taken out. The total fatality
is not yet known.
SUNDAY.
Seven socialists have been arrested
in Berlin.
The number of persons killed and in
jured in the St. Thomas, Canada, railway
wreck, is now placed at fully one hnu
dred.
The Paris Figaro says that Captain
Jevis will in October attempt to make i
balloon voyage across the Atlantic.
Russia has replied to a cire ular note is
sued bv the Porte, that whil there .is no
personal objection ag-iinst Prince Ferdi
nand as ruler ot liulgaria, Kussia de
clines to accept the decision of the So-
uranje.
General Boulanger has written a letter
to Deputy Laur, tlianking him for ex
pressions of attachment and sympathy,
which, he says, are becoming rare. He
says he will do his duty despite the de
fection and hatred of former friends, and
that his one aim is to proclaim to French
men that they can and must raise their
heads and assume the only attitude be
coming to a great people.
An accident happened to President
Cleveland's train while returning from
Clayton to Aldercreek, N. Y. The train
was brought to a stop before the Prcsi
dent's party became aware that there was
any accident. The engineer had his hand
on the whistle to blow for a stile crossing
when the connecting bar to the forward
driver on the right hand side of the en
gine broke, and the huge piece of steel
revolved with terrible velocity, tearing
out one side of the cab and ripping up
the ties and ground as the engine rushed
along. A huge fracture was made in the
boiler and the stoam escaped in volumes
The engineer was found dead beside the
cab. He had saved the fireman's life by
forcing him up on top. No other
casualties. The party were returning
from a trip to the Thousand Isles in the
St. Lawrence.
MONDAY.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt in
Sicily and along the Italian coast Sunday
morning.
Gov. Hill's friends are again pushing
him to the front as a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
An earthquake was felt at Cario, Egypt.
All the mosques in the city were badly
shaken. One man was killed and several
injured.
Frank Ives, aged 18, sitting in a third
story window of a business block in Des
Moines was oyer come by the heat or lost
his ballance and fell to the ground,
breaking his neck.
Two hundred tons of old iron being
the remains of the famous rebel iron-clad
Virginia have been received at the Old
Dominion iron and nail works at Rich
mond, Va. where it will be made into
nails.
Cincinnati up to midnight Sunday re
ports forty-two cases of persons overcome
by the heat. Eigteen casses were fatal.
Philadelphia reports fourteen fatal cases;
St. Louis eleven and Pittsburg six. Oth
er cases are reported all over the country.
In Chicago over 100 persons were
stricken with the heat Saturday, of which
thirty were fatal. Sunday the number
stricken were almost equally large and
the deaths for the two days are fixed at
sixty-two. The heat is greater than has
been known for thirty years.
TUESDAY.
The Democratic State convention i3 as
sembling at Cleveland, Ohio.
A large reception was tendered Mr.
and Mrs. Cleveland at Cazenovia, N. Y.
The hot spell still continues through
out the east aud numerous prostrations
from the heat are reported.
Kearney is gaily decorated in honor of
the firemen's tournament. A good num
ber of teams have already arrived.
The question as to whether Prince Fer
dinand will be allowed by the powers to
assume the rulership of Bulgaria is still
unsettled.
Baltimore was visited by a severe storm
almost a hurricane. It did great damage.
At the Emory grove camp meeting a tree
was blown down which killed two per
sons.
The U. S. steamer Droa has seized two
schooners, one American and one British,
for sealing in Alaska waters within the
limits prescribed by the U. S. govern
ment. The British captain protested
vigorously and threatened to seek redress
through the British government.
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The news that Arizona has been visit
cd by the heaviest rainstorm known in
her history is indicative of climatic
change which will certainly gladden the
hearts of tho agric ulturi.sts of that region
of parched and unresponsive soil. It
will also enable the territory to establish
a system of fish culture without making
an appropriation, as a member of the leg
islature proposed a few years ago, to
provide each lish with a canteen in which
to carry water. (ilobe Democrat.
Mr. Powukuly'b idea with regard to
the restriction of immigration amounts
simply to saying that in tli's as in other
matters affecting the general welfare,
that form of charity w hich begins at home
should have tho preference. There is
nothing in our laws or our scheme of gov
eminent that reqires us to furnish homes
and employment for the poor and idle
of all the earth; but it is both our right
and our duty to protect our own laborers
against those of foreign countries by es
tablishing certain reasonable limits and
conditions as to the number of tho latter
who shall be permitted to settle here and
to share in the advantages of our institu
tions and the results of our energy and
progress. It is not easy to say where the
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