China has concluded not to break
off all commercial relations with us,
eren though the new exclusion law
is distasteful to her. She would
lose a good deal more than we
would by such a step.
The announcement that Kngland
will accept the invitation of the
United States to take part in an in
ternational monetary conference
goes to Khowtliat President I larri-
Bon has taken hold of the silver
question in the right way.
The democratic river and harbr
bill is the biggest fraud and steal
v that has been passed by congress
and it will surely elect any man
president on the republican tuket,
no matter who the republicans
should put up. Hut they will put
up Harrison and he will be te
electeJ by an increased majority.
HOW IT WORKS.
The NcKinley law is doing more
to build up industries and give em
jdoyment to labor than any other
system that could be adopted; it is
depopulating manufacturing dis
tricts in L'urope, but populating
our own; it is transferring capital,
manufactures and snilled laborers
from other lands to ours; it is devel
oping the talent of our inventors,
and multiplying labor-saving
machinery; it is adding to our pop
illation, enterprises, wealth and de
mand for capital and labor; it is
enlarging the product of our
mines of coal and iron and copper
and cinnabar and zinc and our
quarries of stone, and is opening up
our mines of tin. It is supplying
needed revenue, and compelling
foreign manufacturers to pay a
good part of it. The "tin plate liar"
is in full retreat. It has compelled
the "robber" free trader to pause in
his career of plundering American
cititens for the benefit of foreign
' its. Free traders are being repudi
ated by the people. Hill is rebuked
in the great Btate of New York,
where republicans kave been
robbed of power by fraud and cor
ruption. Judge William Lawrence
of Ohio.
MR, BLAND ALARMED.
It appears that Mr. Dlaud takes a
gloomy view of the situation. The
blindness and treachery of the dem
ocrats who voted against the silver
bill, he thiaks, have done the busi
ness for the party this year. It can
make no gains in the west, while it
is in danger of losing some of its
old prestige and potency in the
south. In that section, he believes,
tens of thousands of democrats will
remain away from the polls, thus
giving two or three states over te
the republicans. He has no faith
in the international monetary con
ference idea. No solution of the
problem can be gained in that di
rection, and he is confident that the
democrats who favor this project
are insincere.. This conference no
tion he firmly believes is a trick got
up by the eastern democrats to
shelve the free coinage bills by
merely pretending to postpone them
until Kurope has a chance to ta 1
on the question.
Undoubtedly the Missouri states
man has good cause to be angry
with his party for its shabby treat
ment of his measure.' An over
whelming majority of the demo
cratic members of the house are
pledged to do all they can to bring
about free coinage, yet when the
test comes they disregard the in
structions of their constituents and
prove false to their promises. Kven
the speaker, who had frequently
spoken and voted in favor of allow
ing the largest liberties to the white
metal, proved faithless when the
crisis came. On every hand free
silver champions surrendered to
the threats and blandishments of
the Now York and Massachusetts
section of their party. Of course
Mr. Kland has one recourse left by
which he may "get even" with the
traitors, lie can bring the matter
up in the national convention, and
if this body declares in favor of
throwing the mints open to the
white metal the party will become
formally and definitely committed
to this policy.
Hut the distinguished Missotirian
is unnecessarily alarmed at the out
look. The democrats will be beaten
in the canvass, but they will lose
none of the southern states. That
region will be faithful to the party
even if its representatives in con
gress be faithless to their peldgcs
and protestations. The democrats
are accustomed to losing the presi
dency, and one defeat of this sort
more or less will make little differ-
once to them. They will survivt
Much a loss, and still be in grand
lighting siiape whenthe next elec
tion comes around. Hut their su
premacy in the southern states is
not seriously menaced. Perhaps
Mime of the old vim and vigor may
be missed in the canvass in the
outh, and the majority may lose a
.little of the imposing dimensions
4f former years, but the majority
will be their just the same, and it
will be ample enough far all practi
cal purposes. Globe Democrat.
OUR PROTECTED SHIPPING
Among other things developed by
the lake traffic is a laud; locked ma
rine, valued for insurance purposes
at over $iO,0X,000. In this marine
are one hundred and twenty-six ves
sels registering one thousand five
hundred net tons or more, eighty
nine of which are built of steel, and
thirty-two additional steel vessels
of large tonnage are now being
built. These vessels have no super
iors for strength in the world, and
some of them, freight carriers, in
their regular business between Chi
cago and ItiilTalo maintain a higher
speed than the steamers of the
Peninsular and Oriental Line are
required to maintain which carry
the mails between England, India,
Hong.Kong and Australia, receiving
OaO.Omthcrefor from the Hritish
government and DV)f) from colon
ial governments.--K. P. North in
May Forum.
FREE TRADE PEHIODS.
Fiee trade has had five periods of
relative prevalence in the history
of the I'nited States - that is, there
have been live distinctly marked
period when foreign competing im
ports have been freer than at any
others to enter our ports, to the
subversion and overthrow of do
mestic competing industries.
These were:
1. The colonial period, ending
with throwing over of the tea in
Boston Ihirbor and the battle of
Lexington in 177.1. The Hritish
parliament forbade us by law to
manufacture in order that they
might monopolize our market.
This chiefly impelled us toward
the war for independence.
2. The "peace under confedera
tion" peiiod from 1783 to 1781), when
no national duties on imports ex
is ted. This chiefly impelled us to
adopt the federal constitution.
3. The period of the so-called re
ciprocity treaty with England in
1810 to 1824, culminating in the
financial crisis of 1817-10.
4. The compromise tariff period
of 1833 to 1842, including the tin
paralelled crisis of 1830-30.
"The Walker tariff period of 1840
to '57, intensified by the further re
duction in '57 and thus prolonged
to March 3, 1801. This period was
marked by a general poverty or
"hard times" crisis, setting in in the
summer of 1854, continuing into a
bankruptcy and non-payment crisis
in 1855, which caused a mercantile
bankruptcy crisis in England in
1850, and this reacting produced the
bank crisis in America in 1857, after
which the country struggled on in
a pauperized condition until 1801.
Without a single exception, our
every approach to free trade
brought disaster, particularly to
farmers and working people.
Do we want any more of it?
American Economist.
Nebraska Weather Service.
Following is the weather report
as received from ninety-three ob
servers in sixty counties for the
week ending Friday, May 13:
The week has been unseasonably
cold, with excessive rainfall in all
parts of the state, and little or no
progress has been made in farm
work.
The temperature has been more
than twelve degrees below the nor
mal in all parts of the state, and in
the northern part nearly eighteen
degnes below. The sunshine has
also been decidedly below the nor
mr.l, there being generally but a
part of one day in which the sun
shone.
Kain has fallen nearly every day
in all parts of the state, with snow
in the northwest on the 7th and 8th.
The amount of precipitation has
varied from an inch and a half in
the western portion to three and a
half in the southeastern. This is
more than three times the normal
amount and as the. ground was al
ready thoroughly saturated it has
quite generally injured crops and
flooded low lands.
In the southern tier of counties
from a fifth to a half of the corn
crop has been planted, but else
where very little of the crop is in;
complaint is general that what is
already planted is rotting in the
ground.
NOKTHliAST SKCTIOX.
Antelope Weather injurious to
all crops; snow on Monday.
Hurt -No farm work can be done
and corn planting much delayed.
Cedar Almost continuous rain
fall; grass backward; much injury
to stock from hunger and exposure;
small grain geneially doing well.
Colfax Small grain and fruit all
right so far; cold and wet weather
delaying farm work and causing
the death of young pigs.
Cuming Plowing for corn de
layed considerably; river high.
Dixon-Whent becoming slightly
yellow; no planting done, but
ground mostly plowed.
Dodge-Corn ground half plowed;
little corn planted, and that rotting.
Holt Snow all day on the Oth;
rye, wheat and oats all right: rivers
' overllowing their banks.
Madison Frost on the 7th; little
corn planted.
Platte Not twelve hours of sun
shine the past week; corn eround
about half plowed and very little
planted.
Sheridan Much snow; a large
acreage of wheat sown and doing
well.
Stanton Most grain up and look
ing well; planting at a standstill.
Washington Oats turning yel
low; wheat good color and pastur
age improving; corn ground two
thirds plowed.
SOUTH K AST SUCTION.
Hutler Farm work three weeks
behind; much ground underwater.,
Cass Work totally suspended;
apple blossoms coming out well;
corn already planted will have to
be replanted; pastures sufficient
for stock.
Clay Some corn planted, but
rotting in the ground; will all have
to be replanted; small grain and
grass growing but little.
Fillmore Wheat, oats and grass
far behind what they were last year
at this time.
(iage Work ten days behind last
year, too cold for grass and still
necessary to feed cattle.
Hamilton Dull, cold and rainy,
delaying corn planting.
Jellerson Plan ting not one quart
er done; some up but looks yellow.
Johnson Wheat and oats on bot
tom lauds injured; no farming this
week and work weeks behind.
Nemaha Wheat, oata, grass and
potatoes gr jwing; farm work at a
standstill.
Nuckolls Wheat looks well ex
cept in Ijw places; grass growing
finely; not half the corn land
plowed.
Otoe Very little corn planted;
cherry trees in full blossom.
Pawnee Heavy raiua washed out
listed corn on rolling ground.
Polk Very little corn planted.
Richardson All small grain in.
jured and corn planting delayed by
excessive rainfall.
Saline Only about seveti hours
of sunshine and no farm work done
this week.
Saunders Planting prevented by
wet weather; small grain making
but small growth.
Seward No progress made in
farming; plowing for corn not half
done.
York No planting dene.
Thayer Winter wheat and oats
damaged by rain; potatoes rotting
in the ground.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Boone All crops more or less in
jured by excessive rains; farm work
entirely at a etandsitll,wild plums
not yet in blossom.
Buffalo Wheat slightly injured,
on bottom lands.
Custer Some corn planted on
rolling lands, wheat looking well
except on low ground where injured
by Handing water.
Dawson -Excessive rains have
damaged small grain and hindered
corn planting. v
Hall Sugar beet plantingalready
KOl'TIIWEST SECTION
Adams Cool and wet weather
has prevented plowing and plant
ing and much retarded the growth
of vegetation.
Chase Only one day of sunshine
and six inches of snow on the Hth.
Franklin- Some of thesmall grain
a little yellow but most looks ex
ceedingly well.
Furnas About one-fifth of the
corn planted; work two weeks be
hind, Harlan -Very cold, cloudy and
damp, corn planting is fairly well
begun; Fall grain doing well but
backward.
Hitchcock Wheat iooks well,
most of the corn planted and some
up; rather cold for all crops,
later than last year; little corn
planted.
Loup Small grain on high
ground in good condition; plowing
for corn greatly retarded; little grass
started.
Merrick Com less than half
planted; fruit trees not yet in blos
som. Nance Fruit blossoming out
backward; bees unable to secure
necessary pollen.
Sherman Cool and cloudy, favor
able for small grain; corn planting
has advanced some in spite of the
wet condition of the soil.
Valley Small grain grows slowly
but looks well; wile grass backward
but tame grass looks well; some
corn planted.
Wheeler Low ground too wet to
go on with a team and much of it
under water; wheat growing out in
many places.
Kearney- Some complaint of com
rotting in the ground.
Lincoln-Wheat looks wry well;
light snow on the 7th nnd Sth.
Red Willow Small grain doing
well.
WESTERN SECTION".
Logan Potatoes rotting in
ground.
Scotts HlutT-Oats not all
some com planted.
the
in;
NOKTHWKSTEkW SECTION.
Brown -No corn planted.
Cherry- Everything covered with
water.
Rock Kain every day; lowlands
flooded.
Sheridan Snow on 7th and 8th;
a large acreage of wheat sown.
Co to Gering & Co. for wall paper
LEGAL XOT1CES.
Pherirrs Pm1
Hv virtue of mi exeitn inn Issiit-i) ty W.
II. Ili'iirinu, tli-rk of tin- district court ill
anil forC'.i" count v. Nclirut-ku, and to int?
ilirrctcil, I will on tin- ilnv of June, A.
I. lv. at '.: o'clock p. in. of aiil lay, at the
wiutli door of tin- court limine in tlieiitv of
I'liitt-.timutli in -aid count v, m-II at 1 1 1 1 1 c
auction the follow inj; ri-af eMate. to wit:
The north-wer-t uarter ol the northeast
miarter iiim1, of lie1.) of sect inn thirty six
(.iiii, town eleven till , raiiKcclcven tlllieiiwt
nf the-sixth principal meridian. In Cass
county, Nebraska, totct her with the privi
leges ami appurtenances thereunto be
lunyiiiK or in anywise appertaining.
The same I -in lt levied upon ami taken
os the property of Millmrn I.. Itarratt.de.
femlaut, to satisfy a judgment of said
court recovered liy Samuel McCotikey,
phiintilJ, aitainst said defendants.
J'lult-inoiilli. .Net)., Mav I. IV.'.
W.M. TltillK.
Sheriff Cuss font v, .Nehrasku.
HYKO.N C'i.AKK, Att'y for IMaintill.
Legal Notice.
IN THE DISTRICT (JOI NT, OF CASS
County. Nebraska.
In the mutter of the estate of Ajjnes Cole'
deceased.
OKMvK TO SHOW CACSE.
This cuuse cuine on for hearing upon the
petition of Silas Liitiu, administrator, w it h
will annexed, of the esiate of Atfness Cole
deceased, praying lor a licence to sell real
esiate as follows, to wit.
Fractional lot .No. two (', in the north
west ipiarter of the northeast iiarter;
ami fractional lot number nine C'l , in the
Houthwestjipiarter ol the northeast coun
ter ull in section twenty-live i'), township
twelve, ll'-ii, north of rutiue thirteen, (111), in
Cass county, Nebraska, containing three
(Hi acres more or less; for .the purpose of
the payments of the debts against said
estate and the costs of said administration
according to the provisions of the will of
the said deceased, there not beiiiK suliici
ent personal property to pay the debts of
said estate.
It is hereby ordered that ull persons In
terested in said estate appear before me
at the nfliceof the clerk of the district
court in Cuss county, Nebrusku, on the
10th day of June A. 1), IV.!, ut 10 o'clock a.
ni to show cuuse whv license should not
lie granted to said administrator to sell the
above described real estute of suid de
ceased for the purposen herein named.
It is further ordered that thin notice be
published in the l'LATTSMOL'TH IIKKALD,
a newspaper in general circulation in
said Cuss county, Nebraska.
Dated this 30th lav of April A. D. 18M2.
SAfll'Kl. ClIAl'M ANN,
Judge of the District court.
Legal Notice.
Hy virtue of an order of sale issued by
the district court in and for Cuss count v,
Nebraska, on theXith day of April, A. D.
1V2, upon a decree ordering sale of real es
tate involved in a partition suit now pend
ing in said district court, wherein Maria L.
Hutler and Mary K. Hutler are pluintiffs
and John Grimes and wife. Maria L; Junies
V. Grimes and wife, Sarah A.j Nancy J.
Iltirbank and husband, David H.; Klviru
K. Grimes, Clara A. Grimes, Sarah F.
Johnson and husband, Alfred; Helen D.
Whitmore and husband, George; Lizzie
A. Grimes, Frank C. Grimes and wife,
Abbie D.; John H. Grimes, Lucinda K.
Grimes, David W. Grimes, Betsy J. Brown,
John G. Hutler and wife, Friincena; James
S. Hutler and wife, F.llen M.; Fruncis A.
Walker and wife, Martha ; John G. Walker
nnd wife, Kebecca C; William H, Allison,
Frances Higbee, George True Neullev,
Henrietta Gregson, Susan Neulley, Ed
ward H. Neulley, Adilie K. Coolhuugh,
Mary K. Fuller nnd husband, Melville W.j
Jane E. Marsh and husband, Benjamin F.;
Addie K. Coolhuugh, the younger; Willi
menu F. Coolhuugh, Illinois Coolbaugh,
Grace W. Hrnwn and husband, Archibald
I,.; Maud Fuller, Marv C. Fuller, Mildred
Wallace and husband, Hugh C: Paulina
C. Aubery and husband, James M. : Cath
erine M. W. Fuller, June Hrown Fuller,
minor; Melvin W. Fuller, guarpian
of June Hrown Fuller, minor
Helen Gallagher, Lvmail Cook,
George C. 1. Human and Melville W. Fuller
are defendants, and which real estate is
hereinafter described and which order of
sale was directeil to us, the undersigned
referees ill said suit directing us to sell
the following described real estute, viz: .
The west half of the south-west
quarter (Kji and south-enst quarter (U) of
the south west quarter (HI and north eust
quarter (H'l of the south-east quarter () of
section number thirty-two CD, township
number eleven (111, range number twelve
tl'Jl; and west half of north-west quarter
(Ul nnil north-west quarter l!) of south
west quarter ('.) of section numberthirty
three il, township number eleven III),
range number twelve ll'.'l ; and north-west
quarter ('4I of north-east quarter ()') of
section number thirty-three CCIl, township
number twelve ll'.'l, runge number eleven
(II); and north east quarter ) of section
number twenty ('.111, township number
eleven Ull, runge number eleven (11), east
sixth I'. M., Cass county, Nebrusku.
We will on Wednesday, the Mil dav of
June, IV.', at 2 o'clock p. 111. of suid day, at
the front door of the court house in I'lutts
tiioiith, Cass county, Nebraska, sell said
real estate at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, as directeil bv said
court. h'Kl MKN W. IIVKKS,
Wtt. II. NKWKI.I.,
Ami h. Toon,
Keferecs in I'nrtitinn.
JollN A. D.WIES, Att'y for Petitioners.
Sheriff's Sale.
Hv virtue of an execution issued bv W.
II. Hearing, clerk ol I lie district court with
in and for Cass county, .Nebraska, and to
me directed. I w ill on the 13th ilay of June
A. D. 1MU, at la o'clock a. m.,of sa id day at
soiit h door of t he court house, in t hecit v of
l'lnttsinoiitli, in said county, sell at pulilic
auction, tlie following real estate, towit:
Blocks three :i ami lour 4 in the village
of Wabash. Cass count v, J.N'ebraska ; also
block live in Morton's addition to the
village1 of a bush. Cuss county, .Nebrusku,
together wit lit lie privileges and appur
tenances there unto belonging or in any
wise appertaining.
The same being levied upon nnd taken
lis the property of Oliver Jacobs et al, de
fendants, to satisfy a judgment of said
court recovered by Julius I'epperberg,
pluintil, against said defendants.
I'lattsmouth, Neb., Mav 12, isy.'.
W'M. TlOllK.
Sheriff Cass Count v, Neb.
W. L. Ukownk, Atty. for I'laintilT.
THOS POLLOCK K V HTERS
Jiidary 1'nliHe 1 Abstracter Solicit
Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Aeent
If you have real estate to sell or
exchange send us description, price
and terms.
Abstracts of title furnished at reas
onable rates.
?I(X),(I00 to loan at 7U percent and
no commissions, on good
farm security.
POLLOCK & 1 1 VERS
I'LATTSMOUTH - Nr.B.
Oftlee utiiler Ciun County Dank.
JOHN A DA VIES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Correspondence Solicited.
lice in c uioii Hlook
PLATTSMOCTII. - - NEIIKASKA
THE - BOSTON -
" E CALL your attention to the fact that our millinery depart-
ment is complete ami that we can show you more pattern
hats , more (lowers and more ornaments in all kinds of novel
ties in the line of millinery goods than all ot ths millinery stores put
ogether. We buy all of our millinery goods in large quantities and we
can them at about half prices. Hefore you buy a hat call on 113 and ex
amine our prices. This is a new department with 119 and everything ts
new style.
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.
100 pieces good heavey sheeting worth 8c for 1 5c per yard
Yard-wide bleached muslin, worth 8c for 5c per yard
Ixinsdale muslin, the best, worth 10c for Cc per yard
"Fruit of the Loom" muslin, worth 10 fcor (iCc per yard
Indigo blue prints, the best made, worth 8c for 5c per yard
8- 4 sheeting, worth 25c for lilc per yard
9- 4 sheeting, worth 27c for 20c per yard
1-2 sheeting, worth HOc for 22loC per yard
42-inch pillow case muslin, worth 15c for 10c per yard
Our Stock of
Spring and Summer
Dress goods and all the latest things in wash dress goodd, and all tho
latest thing in ladies and gentleinans furnishing g od is complets in
every respeet.
TI1IS season has b en so dull on account of rains that we take
lhe liberty and mark our goodsaway down that youean not duplicate
them any where in tee state. Our stock is so heavy thofc we must
UNLOKB
Watch this 'ad' for prices during the month of May.
Tle - Boston - Sfoie,
PLATTSMOUTH
OFT YOU THM
Tlxat Old. Carpet
of yours has been turned for the last time, it will hardly
stand another 6uch beating as you gave it last spring besides
we know you are too tei.dcr hearted to give it 6uch another
lashing. It will be a useless task as you cannot lash back
its respectability. Better discard it altogether and let us
sell you one of these elegant new patterns that we have
just received.
Will 6oon be upon us and you will want new carpets, cur
tains, linens, etc. We are head quarters tor anything in
this line, we can sell you hemp carpets as low as ten cents
a yard, Ingrains as low as twenty-five cent and Bnissells
tr Din filty cents upward. This is a
NEW : DEPARTMENT
with us. We have handled them with samples but finding
that we could sell them much cheaper by having them in
6tock we have discarded the former method and are now
able to sell them at a very low price, will duplicate Omaha
prices every time, kin.l and quality taken into consideration
Being all new goods we have no old designs in the line, We
have just received an excellent assortment of
CURTAINS
We can sell lace curtains for 50 cents a pair upward, Irish
Point curtains, Tambour muslin curtains, Swiss curtains,
curtain screen in plain and fancy, table silks tor draperies,
Chenille Portieres. Also a line line of window shades at
the lowest prices.
We h ave the finest line ot linens ever brought to this city
Table cloths with napkins to match, Table scarfs. Burlan
drapes, blenched table damask with drawn work and hem
stitched by the yard, plain damask lor drawn work, linen
scrim, stamped linens, an elegant assortment of towels with
lancy and drawn work borders, plain and fancy Huck and
Turkish Towels, linen sheeting and piliow casing etc.
WM. HEROLD & SOI.
E
NEBRASKA.
