RMOlfTil WKKiaV IflMALh, TIKI US DAY, JULY 14, 1SS7, 1 A DELEGATION Of Iowa Capitalists at tho Mexican Capital. Thoy Talk Freely Rogardlngan Iron Mine In Which They Are Interested. The Ht. Loui.s (Jlobe Democrat of July P iu.s the following long special front the city of Mexico regarding un American enterprise in that country: Citv of Mnxfco, via Ei, Paso, Tex., July 5. A party of Iowa geutleinen.con- sisting of Hon. J. A. T. Hull, present Lieutenant Governor of that Btate; Jutlgi T " l f a 1 i. .a ivavanaugn; 01 me tlistrict heneli ana Dcs Moines district; George E. Huberts btate printer; It. W. Crawford, a business man unci capitalist, and Charles H. Moore. a leading attorney, are closing a trip to the republic with a short visit to this city, These gentlemen are interested in and Gov. Hull is the secretary of the Mexi can Iron Mountain Monufacturing Com pany, an organization recently formed in Iowa to purchase the famous mountain o iron ore in Durango and complete tho developements of its great wealth begun several years ago by a New York com pany. A reporter, this morning, found these gentlemen very fayorable impressed with the resources and prospects of Mexico and sanguine of an early developement of the iron industries at Durango. Gov. Hull, in reply to an inquiry con ceruing the company, said the develop incnt o the Cerro de Mercado was first undertaken by foreign capitalists about five years ago. Judge William L. Ilel- fenstein, an old Pennsylvania man, head cd the original company, organized un uer the lws ot JNew x one. luat com pany bought all the claims entered upon and the ore deposit, except one which c overs about one seventy-fourth of the total, and is still owned by the old iron company, which has been making iron there in a small way for thirty years They spent considerable money in build- inirs and equipment. At that time the Mexican Central road was projected through Durango. The change in the course of that road and the death of Sudge Helfcustein threw all their plans into confusion, and the enterprise lan guished until last year. A second organ ization was effected and the property passed into the hands of the present com pany. "We have been completing tho plans," gaid Gov. Hull, "and had to get all the machinery necessary to start it with in place before the rainy season, but ship ping delays disappointed us. We have a blast furnace with a capacity of tifty tons of pig-iron per day; a first-class foundry and machine-shop, equipped with mod ern machinery, and a rolling-mill which was shipped from Pittsburg, May 11. Our furnace was put in blast last month, and About a hundred tons of pig-iron turned out, but we will not start up for a con tinued run until the rolling-mill is in jdace, which, we hope, will be shortly af ter the stoppage of the rainy season. The company is strong-handed, and will do with the works whatever business justi fies. If the Huntington road should go on from Lcrdo to Durango, the business, without doubt, will develope very rapid ly, but with the conditions such as they are, we expect results that will warrant a speedy enlargement of the plant." "Do you expect to be able to compete, both in price and quality, with foreign iron in this city ?" "There is, in the first place, no question that the Durango ore will make iron equal to any made in the world. Such iron as the old iron furnace is turning out there is worth $100 a ton in Chicago now. It will sell in any market in the world above English or Pennsylvania on and alongside the best Sweedish. We have no question of being able to sell market. The full question is the in this ;re at Durango. We are con- problem h yenient to the great bierra Jlaclre range, ven be made in the but iron cannot United bt-ites as clu aply from charcoal as from coke. Howe er, witti tnc mar kets we have now we are i mot afraid of competition, and the future w "ill take care of the fuel question. We are pre, taring to make bar iron, nails, bolts and horse. "hoes. A good deal of our pig-iron will be .rc quired for castings. The development ot mining is causing a large demand for re pairs. Everything of that kind goes to the United States at great cost and exac ing and expensive delays." ; "Is any home capital interested with you in the enterprise ?" "Gov. Flores, the Hon. L. L. Negrete and the Palacio family are shareholders, each interest being in the directory." Rearing a Kangaroo Baby an a Bottle. Keeper Murray and his baby aro the principal features of. interest in the zo ological gardens just at present. The ba by is a long-legged and awkward little kangaroo, which was forsaken by its mother and taken in charge by the keeper, -who is bringing up he little waif on a Lottie. This is a state of affairs that has never been known to exist before in this country, if, indeed, it has ever been heard of anywhere. As is well known to scien tists, the female takes the young one at its birth and places it in the pouch which nature has provided for tha purpose, car rying it there and nourishing it for about five months, when tho young juniper is old enough and strong enough to look out for itself. About four months ago the young kan garoo was born and at once placed in the pouch by its mother. There it remained until last Wednesday, when the mother became frightened or violently agitated from some unknown cause, and Biuldenly threw out the young one she had been carrying. Tho little one wa3 not able to cart for itself, and the keepers made sey- eral attempts to replace it in the mother's pouch. Each time, as soon as the keep ers withdrew, the mother threw out the young one, and it became evident that the little waif must be provided for in some other way. It was so weak and helpless and its untimely appearance was so contrary to the habits and nature of the kangaroo that the future of the little one looked extremely doubtful for a while. Keeper Murray had a bright idea. He bethought him of the bottle system of the human family, and determined to try it on the charge that had been left on his hands. A healthy Angora goat was put to pasture close by the house where the kangaroos are kept, and keeper Murray milked her in a tumbler. He then fitted a large rubber nipple to a nursing bottle, and filling the bottle with milk he tried the novel experiment and found to his great satisfaction that the little stranger took to it as natural as life. The milk was found to agree with the babe, and that method of feeding has been contin ued and is now in progress. About ev cry two hours during the day the little kangaroo has a meal from the bottle, and to all appearances is thriving upon the novel treatment. When first taken in it was too weak to stand upon its hind legs but now it is able to hop about a little. its oouy is auout as large as mat or a small cat, but its head, legs and tail are unnaturally large. There is but little hair on its body, and to protect it from the air it is put in a box filled with cot ton, in which the little one burrows and hides. Should it live, and everything so indicates, it will be a case without prece dent, as far as is known. Philadelphia Record. HE WAS VERY CALM Heroic Demeanor of a Dakota Man Under Trying Circumstan ces. A well known resident of Sioux Falls was out driving in the country one day last week, says the Dakota Hell. While coming back and about four miles from the city, a heavy wind came up. To the well knewn resident it looked cyclonish, and he drove up to the first house. He went in and found three or four ladies, who were some what frightened. "There is no danger, ladies, no danger, assure you. Simply a straight wind no cyclone. Keep cool. By the way cr is there a cellar under the house f " "Yes, sir." "Um ! that is good. No danger, though as I said. Pray keep calm and it will be over directly. Where where did you say the cellar door was?" "Over there in the corner.' "Ah, yes, thanks, this one. Yes, I'll open it might as well bo open as shut, you know. There will be no need of go ng down, however. Simply a little thun der shower accompanied by wind." "We're not very much frightened." "Of course not that's right; neither am 1." Just then the house began to shake and tho limb of a tree scratched aganst the window. "Don't bo at all alarmed, ladies, you keep right still. Good cellar, I suppose, "he added peeping down. "Yes." Here a board flew off the fence and slapped against the side of the house. 'I'm going down a moment, ladies, don't be frightened; the house is safe," and he shot down the stairs,slipped off a broken step toward the bottomland land ed in a box of eggs. "Stay right where you are, ladies," he shouted forh the cel- ar, "its about all over now." Just then the wind blew open' the out side cellar door and an empty barrel roll ed down. "Great oh! nothing at all!" howled tl1G man as he leaped over into the other side o "ie cellar; "try and be calm,ladies. This wini will purify the atmosphere. You arn't Beared much, I hope." "Oh, no, not much." "That's right; keep up your courage ladies are usually so easily frightened. Say," as he tried to dig the sand, which was blowing in,out of his eyes, and step ped in a crosk of butter, "say, would, one of yjou mind going around and shutting that outside door." "We will when it stops blowing a lit- Kle." Then an empty box tipped over and rolled down the stairway, tho wind roar ed louder than ever, and there was a sharp clap of thunder. "Be calm, ladies; try and be calm for your own sakesl Oh, great heavens! it's going, it's goingl" he groaned, as he crouched in one corner in a box of glass fruit cans and thought he saw one corner of the house raise a little. "Oh goot Lord! Fin lost! its going sure. Keep cool IT. 1 . ... . ia tics,' mere is no clanger: i or heaven s sake see that coi ner Hop up! lie calm. la dies; simply a little lluiry of the wind! Oh, I'd give a thousand dollars to be out of this!" and he dug his feet into the box and broke two cans of strawberries. "Try and bear up, ladies! It will soon be over! Oil, if 1 ever get out nil ye I'll leave this blasted country! Good gracious, ladies. when arc you going out to shut that door ? lie calm! He calm! but shut that door!" if " 1 1 1 . , . . jioine na gone out to sliut it now tli wind is all over," replied one of the ladies. "Yes, it's all over, I know," replied the man, cautiously coming to the foot of the stairs. "I told you it soon would be, You see there was no reason for becoming alarmed. But you ladies always will-- you always will," he added, as he came oa up unu pecreu oui oi mo corner ot a window. Do You Know Who I Am ? I like the fellow who is always asking, or seeming to ask, "Don't you know who I am!" It is human nature to be ashamed of being insignificant, of being unknown. The occupation does not deprive a man of that sense of being of some importance in the world. At the same time, there is nothing a man resents as quickly as be ing asked, "Don't you know who I am?" Nobody in creation can keep the answer, internally, if he can keep it to himself, of "No, I don't, and I don't care a ." There was once a very important state official in California who thought that everbody in the state knew him, or ought to know him. He was one day walking through a field, when a bull addressed him in an undertone and made for him with its head down and horns in a posit ion to raise him. He was a state official, a man of dignity and political power and natural pomposity, but he ran. He ran surprisingly well. Ue ran eyen better than he did for office, and he got to the fence first. He clambered over out f breath and dignity, and found the owner of the bull calmly contemplating the operation. "What do you mean, sir?" asked the irate official. "'7hatdo you mean by having an infuriated animal like that roaming over the fields?" "Well, I guess the bull has some rights in the field" "Rights? Rights! Do you know who am sir?" The farmer shook his head. "I, sir, I am General ." "Why in thunder didn't you tell the bull. San Francisco Chronicle. ABDURRAHMAN. Some Account of the Ruler of Af ghanistan, Foreign Correspondence: Abdurrahman, in the first part of his career, was a soil dier; when he was raised to the amcership he became a bureaucrat, a new role for an Afghan ruler and one not likely to be popular. Each day with him has itsap pointed work. Two days a week are devot edto'his correspondence; Monday for that with the upper country (Herat, Candahar, etc.), Thursday for that with the lower country (Cabul, Peshawur, and India). Tuesday he holds hisjmilitary durbar and receives the officers of the garrison, all of whom dine with him. It is also the day of private reception or D3 wan-i-IIass. On Wednesday and Saturday he admin isters justice and admits the public to his presence, cyen to the last beggar. This is called the Dwina-i Am. Friday is treat ed as Sunday in London; all the bazars, shops, and the palace itself are closed, the mosques alone remaining open. Sunday is devoted to the ameer's private affairs. The two most important days are those of the Dwina-i-Am, for the ameer is above all a dispenser of justice. He dispenses it with his hand on the hilt of his sword. Highway robbers are brought before him and he hears the charge. Then he says one oi two tilings: "ueKOUsnin, arm they cut their throats, or "Gagara kounid," and they lead them off to be hung. If an article is lost on the road no one is allowed to pick it up. If any one does so his hand is cut off. The ameer has only one wife, Bibi Malika, or the queen, but he has 101 concubines, called kaniz. By the queen he has no children (they died), but he has five by four of the kaniz. The eldest, Habibuilab, is 10 years of age, and in default of a legitimate successor is tlie neir apparent, lie was recently married to the daughter of Cabul, an officer, despite his high title, possessing no authority. The ameer is writing his memoirs, beginning with his ninth year and he is now 42. They will be full of interest if the Ghilizals will only allow him to finish him. Easily Identified- Omaha Man You gave a tramp some thing to eat yesterday, didn't you? Young Wife Yes, poor fellow. "Gave him some of your sponge didn't you?" "Why, yes, so I did. Why?" "Xothing. The paper says the cake, body of a man who had evidently died in great agony was found in the willows this morning." Omaha World. A NEW TEXTILE PLANT. rite IlorU front Which Mexicans Maka Pulque to l!n Miiro l uclul. Mr. D. P. Bunion, of K-mfonl, bewail two years iu;o to experiment with iho growth of an Indigenous plant ho dis covered in the vicinity of Sanford, ma puey, and u Fpock-s like. It, but of some what liner liber, which ho calk by an other Mexican name, aguvo. Of thid plant the beverage pulque is distilled. Mr. Burdon camo tho other day to Jacksonville to ewlist our leading citizens uud capitalists in the iipw industry, nnd has met with so much encouragement that ho will remain over for two or three days. He lias ik dozen or more stalks with tho beautiful silvery erny filn-rs separated into threads, any one of which is almost, or quite, strong enough to use us ordinary sewing thread. Tho plant is perennial, and w hen cmco It takes root becomes as firmly attached to tho toil as Bermuda, Krass. Mr. Burdon is enthuiinstio over his new discovery. He eays it will, with out other labor than the most intermittent attention, yield from 2t) to $,:i,0 'per acre. It will soon be one of the main agricultural industries of Florida (,tows on the sandiest and cheapest barrens, tlma utilizing soil which has heretofore been held as ulmost worthless. It will take tho place of hemp and dethrone king cotton in very great part. Two years ago ho found the plants in Sanford and now has a good supply of shoots. It grows f-pon-taneously without care or fertilizing. A cord made of the libers twisted to the size of nn ordinary lend pencil will suskun 2,000 pounds suspended for any length of time. Every one who has seen and handled the beautiful specimens becomes enthused over its possibilities and predicts thnt oianges will not long bo our jnam pro duct. We advise our readers to hunt up Mr. Bunion, examine the libers and hear him discuss the merits of the new product. It will not bo many years before we shall see gentlemen dressed in full suits made of strong and elegant cloth woven of Florida's own native plant, and then she will be in all respects more inde pendent of tho outside world than any other of the states of the Union. Jack sonville News-Herald. Gold In a Horse's Carvasg. 'Sny, what yer goin to do with that old nag!'" shouted a passing cart driver to a man who was superintending the re moval of it lifeless horse on Willow Ft ret-1. "Lots," answered the other. "We'll first of all ship the old hulk to the glue factory. There tlie hide will be taken off and sent to a tannery, and the flesh re- 1 -- u T 1 fn . moveu lroiu me nones, me bones nro very valuable, and when the frame is separated thoy arc distributed into piles, Shin bones are worth $40 n ton. They are used for knife handles. Thigh bones bring more. They go to Europe at ?. n ton, and come Lack here after a while in the shape of tooth brush handles. The foreleg bones ar made into parasol han dles, collar buttons, trousers buttons, nnd other small articles of usefulness. Glue comes from the wer in which tho bones are boiled, while tho dust from the saw. ing of the bones makes excellent medicine fcr cattle nnd poultry. All the rest that can't be made into bone black is ground up into powder and sold for fertilizing purposes." "Well, who'd thought that old carcass was wuth so much!" exclaimed the car ter in surprise. Philadelphia Bulletin. Mystery About Dom Pedro's Health. The daily reports of the physicians in attendance upon his majesty the emperor have uniformly reported satisfactory pro gress toward recovery. lie goes out driv ing nnd walking every day when the weather permits, and at times shows much of his former capacity for long journeys. At the same time it must b confessed that there is a very general and decided uneasiness in regard to the case. No one disputes tho accuracy of the daily bul letins, but there is a very general impress sion that they do not cover all. There has lately been a noticeable effort to secludo his majesty and to prevent visitors from seeing him. This appears inconsistent with the reported improvement in hia health. If slight restriction was put on visitors some weeks ago when he was so weak, why should they be enforced now when he is bo much stronger? There is a very general belief that his majesty's mind has become affected, and that a knowledge of this is to be kept from tho public for a time if possible. This belief we most sincerely trust is unfounded, but it must be confessed that the ministers and physicians are not proceeding in the right way to correct it. Rio News. I.ast of tlio Trade Dollars. The assay office is about melting up tho last 100,000 of 3,200,000 trade dollars re eeived from the sub treasury. The silver is run into bars of about 1,200 ounces each, and these are stored in the assay office, re quiring in thia form about one-third tho storage space required by the dollars. The superintendent has taken the precau tion to assay the coins, and finds them remarkably close to the standard, in no case varying more than one-thousandth of 1 per cent. Boston Transcript, A Treasured Music I5ox. Gov. Hill has just bought a musical clock, the mechanism of which is a por tion of a magnificent music box which Frederick the Great presented to a favor ite lady of his court. It is formed of sweet toned wooden flutes mellowed by age, every one being more than a century old. The box was treasured in the lady's family for generations, but three years ago it came under the hammer in Berlin. Philadelphia Times. Pine Hills of tlie South. Spots can be found all over the pine hills cf the southern states as healthy as any forests in the world. Some invalids are beginning to understand this fact and profit by it. At least a million invalids and wealthy people in tlie north and west would winter in these southern pine hills and on the gulf shore if they knew tho honest truth about the climate of the southern states. Chicago Times. A Prince Turned Shopkeeper. A member of tho Austrian aristocracy has gono into shopkec-ping, and Vienna ia disturbed. Prince Alfred von Wrede has set up as a green grocer and fruiterer at Perctholsdorf, near the capital. Tha prince was ruined, and he thought that a good business was better than a small government appointment, as it undoubt edly is. London Daily News. A West Virginia Cave. Near Alderson, W. Va., workmen dis covered the opening to a cate, which has been explored for a mile. It contains all the characteristics of a well regulated cave a stream of clear running water, stalactites, stalagmites and larcro cham bers, and bids fair to rival the best known caves in the country. Chicago Herald. E. G. DOVEY & SON. AVe want to call your attention to the i'act show you in our new stock lor A superb line of everything" carried in a first class line of r l llff D SfSOfife Notions, Boots, Shoes, ware uueens We have the handsomest Line of JtnihroiderioH, 1 h in JSrarrovv and wide, ever brought to the City. Our Slock of Dress Goods, both in Wool and AVash Goods; also in winte UNSURPASSED BY ANY O in line of Tahle Linens, Napkin-', Crashes, Towel u, rrints, Ginghams and Muslin is well worth looking over. Especial attention is called to our CARPET STOCK-:- Which is fuller and more comp'uto satisfy you. Booti Shoe? D we Dave bonii Valuesto oli ntation by selling none hut it i auie pride in our -: - QUE ENS WARE And can show the finest line any firm in the city. We ent Departments, assuring AT LOWJ.ST ntlCES. E.G. DOVEY &. SON. THE CITIZENS jB A. 1ST Z PLATTSMOUTII. - NEBitASKA. CAPITAL ST00K PAID IN, - $50,000 Authorized Capital, $IOOfOOO. OFFICKUS JRAXK CAratUTU. JOS. A. CONNOlt, I'resideut. VUe-Presldent. W. II. CUSlilNa. Caehier. DIIIECTOK8 Frank Carruth, J. A. Connor, F.K. Onthrnann, J. XV. Johnson, Henry Bceck, John O'Keefe, W. 1). r.lvrrium, Win. Wetencamp, W. IJ. CushiDg. Transacts a Oeneral Banking Buniness. All Who liave ;uiy i'-jinking business to transact are invited to call. No mutter how iaix or mhuII tiie transaction, It will receive our careful attention, and v.e promise always cour teous treatment. Issues Certificates of Deposits bearing Interest Buy a and sells Foreign Exchange, County aud Citv securities. Sank Cass County Cotr.er Mala nnd Sixth Streets. LATTSMOUTH .C. H. PAUMELE. President, I I J. M. i'ATXEKSON. Cashier, f Transacts a General BaiiSing Eusiness1 HIGHEST CASI1 TRICE; Paid tor County and City Warrant. and promptly remitted for. DinHceroits : C. n. Parrrelc, J. M. Patterson. Fred Oerder, A. B. Smith. K. B. Windham. M. Morrisey, James Patterson. Jr. iOY.S KlTZ(KKALll, H. "WaUGH President. Cashier FIRST N AT IOWA L 33 A. 1ST 3I ! OF FLATTSMOUTK. NEBRASKA, .... Offers the very best facilities for the prcrtpl transaction of legitimate BANKING BUSINESS. SStcks, Ron da. Gold, Ciovernnient and I.oc Securitiee I'.oierht and .Sold, IJet-csits receiv ed and interest allowed on time Certifi cates, Dr?.fif- drawn, available In any part of the United State? and all the prtn-.-ipd tonus of Eurooe. Collections made & promptly remitted Highest market price paid tor County War State ai.d County Bonde. DIRECTORS i John KitTfrornld John M. :iark. I. MavkowortL P. K. White. S. waiiJi. we can and brocenes. 1 woous is OTHERS LINE. If.fi; HE CO. than usua In our I, at prices that will epa - r and want to keen nn our ren- ood Goods. "We take consider- - : - DEPARTMENT-:- r tins ly nsa ot (io A Huh m lv uiviio jiiKjteciion oi our uiiier- all that wo offer our Goods CHEEITWOOD Poultry Yards. PURE t BRED Plymouth Rocks, Silver Penciled Hamburgs, B, B. Red Game Bantum, S. C. Brown Leghorns Eoudans, Langshaws, and Pekin DuckF. EGGS FOR HATCHING. tSWrite for Prices. MOOU & ROBERTS, GREENWOOD, : : KEIJKASKA. Sheriff's Sale. Ry virtue of au execution ismie.1 l.v w t: Showalter. Clerk of the district ourt. within and forCuHS eouuty, .Nebraska, and to lutt di rected, I will on the 2f.tl day of July A. I. ls?7. at I o'clock P. M., of said day at the South door of the Court IIoiiha In nad coui.tv- sell at public auction, the follow lug real estate to-wit : West half ( Vii of the South west miartur i. of Section Six (f.) Township ten (10) J(ant;e ten (10) East of the (Hli P. If. lu Cass county, Ne braska, with the privileges and appurtenance! I hereunto belouging or In any wise apnertiUn lnu thereto. The same beini; levied upon and taken as tlie property of William Clark Defendant; t s;ttify a Judgment o! cald court recovered by Urury & Peebles FlaintilT, aalnsti aid Defend ant. Plattf mouth. Neb., this June 30th A. J). lf87. J. C. ElKKNMAKV. Sheriff of Caen County. Neb. Sheriffs Sale. By virtue of an oderf Kale iued by XV. V. Showalter, Clerk of the District Court within and forCasn county. Hebraska, aim to rue di rected. I will n the Sot h dav of July, A. 1. JMJ7. at 11 o'clock A. M., of frald day at tlie South door of Court House in fald countv. Sell at Publle Auction, the follow ing real estate to-wit : I-ols one (1). two (2 three f3) and ten 10 eleven ril and twelve (12) In Block KiL'ite4-ii (Is) in Duken addition to the C;lty of Platt- uioutn, as county, ebrak. wlUi the Priv ileges and appertenan.-es thereunto bc-lou- IUK " 1 Oil u;ei tauiug. i lie same oeinE lev'l ie same being ed upon and taken as tDe property ul Eva G. Partition! and 1 Farn botf Defendants ; to satisfy a Judgment of aaid Court recovered by David ; Babbineton i i.iiuuu, aruiisi hiu ueiennants. Plattsmouth, Neb.. June 24th A. D. 1887. J. C. EtKENB HV," 15-0 Sheriff Cas County, Neb. $25,000.00 IN GOLD! WILL BE PAID FOB ARBUCKLES' COFFEE WRAPPERS. 1 Premium, 2 Premiums, 6 Premiums, 25 Premiums, 100 Premiums, 200 Premiums, 1,000 Premiums, 81,000.00 8500.00 each 8250.00 it 8100.00 " 1 ii ii i ii ii 850. OO $20.00 810.00 Tor full particulars and directions see Circu lar In every pound of Aasccxua' Com. that