FIKST YE Alt
PL.ATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY EV ENING, JANUARY 5, 18SS.
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I Mayor,
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Tre i mrer.
Attorney,
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1'ol.e Judge,
Alan-hall.
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II ilAWKSWolll II
Treasurer.
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Vlerk of lii-tuei Co Jif,
S!ieri:i.
Surveyor.
Attorney.
Sllpt. 'f I 1 1 ScilOolr1,
County J u ls;e.
j. A. CAMl'I'.KI.I.
Tll.M. Pol.l.oCU
J. M i:.itixsuN
C, !. Ml'I'IIKICHOX
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A. Mauoi.k
Ai.i.i.n- i;kks:n
JlAVSAKil SflXK
O. Kussici.i.
I'.HAI'.I) o k sui'Kltvisoiss.
Loin.H r i.TZ, I'ii'm., - Weeping Water
A. !I. 'I'oiiii, - l'hiMsiuoutli
A. I'.. 1M kson, - Kauwood
ii vig soGiJ?ri.i:s.
I 1 ASS l.OUCK N. Hi;. I O. O. F. -Meets
V'evcry Tuo.-i:iV evening of c;icll W. ek. All
transient l.i.tlicis sue res pectftilly invited to
iilteii'l.
maio i.oih;;-: no. si.
A. O. U. V. Meets
ev
l it :lll.-r.l:ll ! l illllV Cllllli! ill IV. OI 1 .
hall. Tr;i:isi;-nt M ot l:cii :ir lespeciniuy iu
vileil to attend. I. K. White, Master Workman ;
It. A, i'.itf. roro:n:iii ; F. J Morgan. Overseer ;
J. K. Morris. Uis:oriler.
iass t"Arr n. moii:i:n woodmen
J of T:,ei-ie i Meets secuml :i!iil fi)ill t!l Moii
.1 ;iv eie:ii:e; ;st li. -r J, hail. All tiatisior.t
l.nitiK i an ii i'.csteil to nii'i t witu I.. A.
No.ve-.n.er. eneiaolo !nst:l ; ' '. K, Nilf.
Woi tliy Advispr ; I), 15. Siailii, Kx Uiinker ; V.
C- Wiiletl.s, Cierk.
j. rrsM:)Ui'!i I.ODCK NO. 8. A.O. V. w.
A M-"et- fvi-rv alternate Kritlay evening at
l:oi:!:woo( h:tli at o'clocx. All transient broth
ers are ivs:ee!fill!y inviteil to atteliil. A.
i:nt-!:he. M. W. ; S. ('. ireeii. Koreman : S. C
Willi . Keeortler ; S. A. Newcomer, over.'f it.
.McCONJHiS POST 45 G. A. R.
HOST Kit.
J. W. Johnson :o.innanacr.
C S. T.vus Senior Vice
F a. It rrs Junior " '
:ko. Nii.K.s Adjutant.
Antiinr TAurs.ii y. SI.
M ai.on I)i n vHieerof the Day.
vn ui.ks F;:! " " luard
r.KN.i. IIKMI-1.K Kert Major.
J.v:;r. ;om: .km AX.. ..Quarter Master Ser.ut.
Al.l-ii v WlthHiT l'o.'t thaj'Iam
Aleetin-i .-atai-ilay evi-uni
GENEKAL
iNSlMRCE AGENTS
Jiopix'sciit the following tinie-tri-j.l
:iiul ihv-testcd companies:
Aiaeris.in ( ;:i!ral-S Louis, AsseU t,25S.00l
t'.iiuun rcial ITnioii-Knsland, " 2..W0.314
Fire Assoela: ioa-Piiiladeli-hia, 4,II",57t;
Fr.f.iklin-rsti'.adeliiiti.i, ' 3.117.1CC
lionitf-SeW York. " 7.S35.5CS
lis. U , of North America. Phil. " 8, 174.3G2
JiViri;i:&L)iido!t & iSlobe-Kns " C.0:i3.781
Korth I.ritisti & Merc.intile-Ku " 3,7,751
Korwi.-h fi.iou-Kiilaad. " I.2I--..-1C6
Springfield F. & M.-Synnijliold, " 3,M4.9i5
Total Assets, $42,115,774
m hi aiitpaiaattMsApiic
W:F, BROWNE,
V iNonal attfntio:i to all Business Entrust
t o :ny care.
XOTAKY IX OKFICK.
Tiile i::uniiied. Abstaiet-s Compiled, In
suraaeu Written, I'i :tl Ktale aold.
Kelter Facilities for inukini; Farm Loan tlian
Any Other Agency,
llaltsmi:ila, - Afbiaska.
WE WILL HAVE A
snexline
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HOLIDAY GOODS,
ALSO
(Library - Lamps
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llAiane Eeslscns and Patterns
AT THE USUAL
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rner&Son
Oheap Pricesl
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SMITH & BLACK'S.'
Latest by Telegraph.
HOUKOWKU AND 8TOLKN.
Weeping Waterworks.
Weki'IMI AVatick, Neb., Jan. 4. Our
r itizens arc jubilant to ilay over the vote
cast yesterday for bonds to the amount
of $1.1,000 for water-works. Out of a
totul of IliS votes only one opposed the
measure. The council will advertise for
bids at once and work will brgia just as
s.jo:: as the contract can be let. YVec
"o Water's prospects for the comin"; year
are very bright.
Iowa Liquor Permits.
Sioux City, la., Jan. 5. The board of
supervisors yesterday heard the applica
tion of the parties asking permits to sell
lhiuors under statute regulations. A
larje crowd of interested citizens attend
ed the proceedings. There is on file a
petition remonstrating against the board
granting any such permits and this is
numerously signed. The objections are
brought on legal grounds.
All Saloons Closed.
Macon, Mo., January 4. Tuesday
night the doors of every saloon in Macon
City were closed, not to be re-cpened for
four years, for Wednesday the local op
tion law went into effect in Macon coun
ty. Nine saloons and one manufacturing
brewery are thu stopped from plying
their trade. The only plan for the eyas
ion of tho law yet suggested in Macon is
the orgauizatin of club rooms, but defi
nite plans have not yet been formed for
carying out this purpose.
Opposed to Colorod Labor.
Br. Paso, Tex., Jan. il. It was not
known until Tuesday what a deep-seated
race prejudice was harbored in El Paso.
The white hack drivers, of whom there
are quite a number, declared a boycott
against Houston's livery stables, who had
employed two colored men to drive for
him. The boycott took place this after
noon in the shape of free riding to all
travelers, so they should not patronize
Houston. As El Paso hack drivers are
not quite as wealthy as those of Niagara,
it is not likely that such a peculiar boy
cott will continue very long.
Haddock Cases Dismissed.
Siocx City, Ia., Jau. 5. It was ex
pected that the cases against the men
accused of the murder of Rev. George
C. Haddock, would be called in tl?e dis
trict court yesterday. The' would have
bjen called had certain papers been re
ceived from Attoruay O'Connvll, at Fort
Dodge. As soon as these papers are
received the state will ask that the cases
against John Arensdorf, Paul Leader,
Har.y Sherman, A. L. Leavitt, Albert
Ivosnitski and Sylvester Ganda, be dis
missed. The cases against Henry Peters,
L. Plath and George Tribcr, w ho have
not L021; arrested, will stand. This action
has no effect on tho case of Pied Mun
crath, already convicted as a conspirator.
The Kansas City Saloons-
Kansas City, Mo., January 5. Judge
White impaneled the Grand Jury Tues
day morning in tl)o Crimnal Court and
charged them as to their duties. Among
other things Judge White said:
"It is your duty to look into tho meth
ods of granting dram-shop licenses.
There s?cms to be too litile rigidity in the
requirements for applicants for these li
cences, and, as a matter of course, disre
pt table characters ij id criminals are ber
hind tho majority of the bars in this
city. Crime is rapidly on the increase,
and the saloons kept by this class of men
are breeding places for crime. Something
should he done, and tlu;t immediately,
for the closing of thes sink-holes of vice
and to prevent men of this character
from obtaining a license. I ask you to
uive this matter vour earnest attention."
An Indian Territory Scheme.
Washington; P, C, January 5,- -The
Administration has an Indian Territory
bill which will be introduced as soon as
the House committees are appointed.
This bill has been prepared at the Inter
ior Department and has the indorsement
of the President. The idea is not new,
save iu its adoption by the President. It
is proposed to have a commission of fiye
three of the army and two from civil
life undertake the work of inducing
the Cheyennes and Arapahoe and pne or
two other wild tribes, to remove further
east in the Territory, Then the Western
portion of the Indian Territory and Nq
Man's Land will de opened to settlement
and formed info a Territory about the
size of the state of Ohio. There will be
nearly 30,000,000 of acres. Mr. Springer
has other ideas about breaking up the
Territory, and his selection for t!e phairr
manship of the Committee on Territories
is endangered by his opposition to the
Interior Department's plan.
SENATOR SHERMAN SPEAKS.
The Ohio Statesman on tho Prcsl
dent and the Tariff.
AVasiiinoton, Dec. 4. Among the
bills introduced and referred were the
following:
By Mr. Clloni Amendments to his
postal telegraph bill.
By Mr. Blair To encourage the hold
ing of national and industrial exposition
of arts, mechanics, and proJuctions of
the colored race throughout the United
States, in Atlanta. G., in 1888-80.
Mr. Brown offered a resolution declar
ing that the present internal revenue
laws were enacted at a war measure and
that it has become the imperative duty
of congress to enact appropriate legisla
tion for their repeal at the earliest day
practicable. He asked that the resolu
tion be laid on the table; and said that
next Monday he would submit remarks
upon it.
The senate then took up the resolution
for distribution of the president's annual
message.
At 12:45 Senator Sherman took the
lioor and began his speech on the presi
dent's message.
Mr. Sherman said: "The president of
the United States, departing from the
practice of his illustrious predecessors,
dropped from his recent annual message
all reference to the foreign relations of
the country and to interesting questions
iu national affairs, even omitting the us
ual recognition of the Supreme Being of
the universe and postponing all things,
celestial and terrestial, until the surplus
revenue be got rid of. The extraordi
nary message he (Sherman) felt called
upon to consider; to inquire whether the
dangers spoken of in it were exaggerated
or not, and to examine the remedies pro
posed. Tho existence of surplus revenue
had been a constant occurrence before
and since the close of the war. Instead
of its being a danger, it was an indica
tion of continuous increase of the domes
tic productions of the country and its
foreign and domestic commerce and of
steady improvement of its financial con
dition. Large surpluses had frequently
been dealt with w isely by republican ad
ministration?, being either applied by ex
ecutive authorities to payment of the
public elebt, or its accumulation having
been preventetl by'congrtss from time to
time by reduction or repeal of taxes. If
it had been the desire to reeluce taxes
without reducing American production
the task was easy, but tho enormous
powers of tlie speaker ot the house were
used to prevent even the presentation of
such a bill, and in this the speaker had,
it was understood, the hearty sympathy
and support of the president and of to
secretary of the treasury. The president
had, on what he (Sherman) regarded a
frivolous reason, refused his signature to
the river and harbor bill, which would
have appropriated more than $10,000,000
for necessary public works, and by his
veto of the dependent pension bill, h;
hael held from union soldiers appropri
ations made for their relief. Th3 house,
too, had refused to provide for a system
of coast defenses, for proper increase and
building up of the navy and of the com
mercial marine, for postal communication
with South American states, and for the
encouragement and support of p iblic
schools."
Mr Sherman continued for some time
arguing on the message, using statistics
and references. Closing his re',t.r,rLs on
the president's views he said that what
ever might be said of other nations, pro
tection to home industries (as embodied
in the tariff laws), was the best for this
country, and he, for oe, prepaid to
maintain it, evea against the ndvice of
the president.
The remainder of Senator Sherman's
speech was devotee! to a careful auiT
elaborate explanation of our tariff laws
ami our fjnaqpes. " Jo conclusion he said:
"The president (any president) in his ele
vated seclusion, approached only by flat
terers and office seekers, should regard
the interests and honor of his country,
its development and prpsporUj-, and the
employment and happiuess of his coun
tryinent as higher far than the interests
of foreigners or the development of their
products."
Mr. Sherman concluded his remarks ftt
2 o'clock, and Senator Yoarheca took the
floor and began a speech in elefense of
the message.
,4 inptiuji from Mr. fchermnn to have
the President's message referred to the fi
nance comm'ttee was not acted upon.
Weather Probabilities
Washington, Jan. 3, 1 J?0 a. m. In
dications for Nebraska: Snow; warmer;
fresh to brisk northerly winds' becoming
variable. A cold wave is indicated fs
N;e iraska. The temperature will fall 13
tq 25 3 by Friday morning.
"si-coxn SToiiY" thieves;
HOW THCIR DARING RODBERICS
ARE GENERALLY CARRIED OUT.
Jobs Tli ix t Are Done Only After Careful
I'laniiinj; .!vclr3' llio I'eeuliur 1'l.in
i)tr of tho "Seeoml Storj " il lilff Huwy
(atij;ht at W'ferk.
The most efleelive work at present Jiinoi:
thoso who steal for n living, is beiny dr.ne by
what is technically known to tho trade a.
"'soeond story" men. Rolilieries by tlii-i cia.-is
of thieves have leeo:iie alarniinyly fivijiient,
and there have been many eases reported to
the police, few of which have been made
public, becai'so tho thieves have not been
caught and it is tho jxdiey of the police do
jiartment to kit'p everything cjuiet when suc
cess Iras not attended their efforts. ''!-'cfflid
story" thieves have been under "cover" for a
long while, and this city has Ikh-si free I'rom
their depredations. "Where they havo come
from bo suddenly is a mystery.
Their work is first, c lass and they must bo
good luen, exjerts in th":'r line. Tl-!ir cT.v
aro character!:::?'! ! ... '.
that must make old "Troy" iJcnnis smile in
his p.ravo. "Troy" is still treasured iu the
iiiinT: of thieves, as well as detectives, as the
king of tho "second story" workers, lie was
cool, daring and brave, and had a chivalrous
strain that would not permit him to injures ny
ono weaker physically than himself. Ho died
with his boots on. AVhile -lhiil.:ng a pH!:ir
iu Fiftieth street ho loosened a heavy stone,
and it fell on him and flattened him out liko
a piece of paper.
After Dennis tho famous men aro Long
John Garvey and "Jack" Keilly, the leader
of the Murray Hill yaug. Gai vey walked
through a skylight ia JJrooklyn and had t!m
llesh pretty well scrajied from his bones, and
v.a killed, lleilly did a neat job in "clean
ing out" a Lexingto:i avenuo house. He took
tho stolen good:-) back for a reward. The
amount did not suit him and ho removed
the goods again. It will bo many years yet
lefore ho can practice his profession. He is
now making shoes for tho state. With this
trio out of the way New Yorkers have been
able for several years to enjoy a diuncr in
comfort without feeling nervous ttbout their
treasures n the n;jx'r stories.
A OOOO "SECOND .STOftY" MAX.
".Second story"' thioves aro technically chv
i;eril)ed as a cross between a burglar and a
sneak thief. They aro usually tall, slim fel
lows, possessed of great strength and nerve.
They take prido in their calling unt l.ok
upon a highwayman, cr pickpocket as be
iieath. ihei" nutiea. t.'oniparati vely few
thieves have tho grit to follow this lino.
Their number is thus limited, and they bc
eomo well known and respected by tho fra
ternity. They are known as tho "long
chance" men iu the thieves' vncubularv.
They aro all quick witted :. intelligent and
do not have the ln utal instjnet of many kinds
f;f thieves rho go around with murder in
their hearts. There is a fellow fueling among
them and they never "squeal."
"rfeeond story" jobs tire not done by rash
impulse, but only after careful study and
planning. Sometimes thero are two partners,
but more of ten three. It ia a rare thing for
them to work alone, unless they turn up
broko in a straiiga place. One of the gang
iitakes a social business of locating places to
ho robbed. Ho piok-i out a house with a
i rojit stoop and ioi-tieo, or heavy stone work
around tho front door, or elso where t!:ti
is a leader, piazza or some other arnuigtimeii s
that will give a ffiothoM iu tho rear, i";o
business pf the occupant in looked Into.
TSrokers aro considered tho lest prey an i
lunkei-j ttfflio next. Jewelry is the peeulhu
piuuder of these thieves. Sometimes their
attention is attracted by the names anil de
scription of jewelry worn at social gather
ings. The habits of the imtiaKinuf tho houso
are studied v.Iiii great earo and a note is
iu'.dts of the number of servants and their
.'.lothtid of working. "When any rif thu fam.Uv
leave the hou. t ;,pi:ep of' taked a goxi
llt at tb: jsweiry, AH this takes time.
W'hwi enough has leo:i fouud to indicate
that it will pay tho hoii. is said to be
"planted"' ami a timo is ser. for tho work,
V." inter, when night comes on early eiVt
quickly, is the "sic.r.d story" man's season.
Tho ''!piper off" never does tho stealing, as ;o
may have been seen iu the neighborhool and
could bo i leutilietL At tliiait the thief ap
proaches tho hU. Ho knows what tho
people w ithin aro ding in a general wayr
'ho gons that soundd for dinner " tho signed
for the "climber" to -lip oil his rublers, if hg
ba:j not already put on a pair of shoes wlt!.j
fubber soles. The lookout is stationed clo.-w
it hand to pivo the thic-f warning after ho
has got inside.
FIXE WORK WITH A "jrjTHY."
Time is given for the family to get thor
oughly interested in the good things li&fora
t'jcin, and then thft thief, with a glance in
pvery Jii-eetion, w&yts on his journey
Thieves aro bold, of course, but they never,
it is said, undertake a job without just a lib
tie quivering around tho heart at the begin
ning. The climber follows the plan which la
been previously marked out as the easiest
way of gaining admittance, either in front
4V- feai'," With soft, stealth-, catlike move
ments ho goes up to tho second story, some
times jumping, and then raising his body
with his hands and arms. If the window is
locked it is only a second's work to slip tho
fastening with a wire. Once in tho hour:
the thief taket one a ''jimmy," which 13
about ft foot long and has a c.law at or.o end.
He takes in everything in the room at a
glaneo. The light is usually burning dimly.
He does not touch it. Bureau drawers, tLa
1vtv: of I'looof .'l -i . 1 v."rilrolw-5 fl - nrn n-.
the touch of the jimmy, as if jt were u juagia I
wand. Tho 1h'f works nt high speed, with
bis ear listening for a footstep in the hall.
There is no time to examine jewelry, and
everything that sparkles or shines, is take:i.
It is tested afterw-aid, It u decent haul is
madoon lt.t; second floor the thief quietiv '
Mparts as. ho came, but If he is not satisfied j
ho will go higher and take his chances. Once i
in the street again the thief goes uneon- j
cerncdly away so as not to attract ndeatioa.
aud then gets under "cover" pud waits until i
the itiblxry is staia before coming out. I
ifjets-tiid story" tiliov-es are rarely, if ever, '
caught at work. In the oWeu time, when j
the men in this line wero fUl foiown, it was I
usually easy tu i.ri them after a robUry.
They are all new men at it now, and tho jo- !
lice are ct a lo-s which way to turn to cap- i
turo them. New York Tribune.
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JOSEPH .
For the next Twenty 1 ;iys we li:i e
StiM'k ot
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From Stiiiuhtnl jriee., wliicli wen: t r ceni. i.ii' hi in !;i t ve::r.'i
pn'ee.s. Tliest: jr0ols cuiisivt oi' nil the laic.-! . I ,!'-, m
Cloaks, Imported New Ma rice is,
Astraehan and Plush Wraps.
AVe :iI.-o i.fj'er .jtecial jiriei s in :J!
WOOL DRESS FJvANNEIvS
SILK WOOlfiLSTEAGHAl'S
&) 4."ii)eh Triei.it.s uf 7T ., Worth :'- inch n!! wo..! Tii-
c-oU at -trc, wort! i 75. Th. -. are the he. :, j. u ,j j,,
Plattsmou
this year. I.a'lies nre inviteil
tin; he.-t
attsmoutli
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Groat Sales eomliincu in one, OiK iiin:;
IJLOriDl 2vSOSl2TZ2a? STOvIB. 21.
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For I.atlSe.s', MisHes' aiu! C'iiiltiron.
We fire leterminel to eio:e r.:l our Ihiiuv JSi .:! o (Jloak. with
it. 30 ehiv.s our :..-.-(.rtinc nt will he f.mwA the ino.-t eoinplete in ih"
city atitl as this ale Is (:! !y ii;trou.-(sl lor rivalry we iMiaraniee
to discount :i.':y San; jIe Lot Sale on ree-ord lo j,er cent.
Slaiihtcr f-:de on Iheso (Joods to ('l ).--e. The scnoii -Jia- ! en mild,
ai.d ti clo.-e out ouickly, great reductions have hi en made.
TWO HUNDRED COMFORTS
Ladies (icnt? and Cliildren's
UNDERWEAR SALE,
Fifty Dozen Pieces.
Astonishing values vill he oO'eretl in this Dcuai i inent f'oi
the next Two Weeks.
HOralDA - CrOOIS
For Holiday iiits, Headquarters lon since i'llahlish
el for useful presents, ciiihraeinq" hi lie MuiHers, late ami
ilk Handkereh.iet'-s, Toilet Sets, Alhums, Tidies, lahle
Seaifs, Hammered iiiass Vhik Uroom Cases, IMa.no riid
Staml Covers, and fancv (ioods- An Inspection is lie
spectfully Solicited.
SOLOMON
While Fron! Ory
PLATTSMOUTH,
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Gloaks,
Kmpuriuni of
WECICBACH,
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