71'
A blUAAtli; ill
Platlsmouth Herald
K NOTTS BROS, Publishers
rnblliheil every Thursday, tand daily every
renins except Hunday.
Registered at the llattsmoutta. Neb. post
TBcefor transiiis!i)'i through the U.uS. mall
teod Has ratf. ,
Otilee corner Vine and Fifth streets.
Telephone 38.
TERMS KOIt W KEKLTi
Oae copy, one year, in advance $1 SO
One copy, one year, not in advance 2 00
Om copy, six montlil. In advance .. 75
Oucc 'py, three month, in advance. ... 40
TKH.MH FOK DAILY
Ouecop one year in advance too
Unecopy per week, by carrier 15'
One copy, per mouth 60
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II) lb?lg
As Unclk Billy In s at death's door,
the prayers of his old followers go out
like sweet incenses for bis rcstoratioa to
health. Wittt the exception of Grant be
is the grandest, truest type of the honest,
bluff soldier this ago has produced. He
is great in the two senses of the word
bis illustrious services to his country,
bis truo soldierly qualities in obeying
orders as well as his masterful qualities
a a great Meld raarsh-dl n planning and
conducting campaigns and handling
large armies, placs him among the
greatest captains of this or any other
age. General Sherman is today perhaps
more cordially hated by the relicts of
the Southern Confederacy than any other
m
Union officer; and it is on accouut of his reductions. Hardware, us i rule, is
uncompromising loyalty and his undy- cheaper ut wholesale than before the pair
ing hatred of treason; The bluff old sol- sage of the McKinley bill, linen thread
dier has always recognized the immense js cheaper, flmbels are cheaper, Ken--cost
of this restored union, the price tucUy jeans are cheaper, most kinds of
northern patriotism paid for its mainten- clothing shows a downward tendency,
ace and preservation; and he has always sugar is sure to be cheaper; fafai produce
Relieved that to preserve it these sacri-
ficos thould not be forgotten. The
sickly sentimentality embraced in the
mugwump cry that "the war for the de
struction of the Union is over, and you
canst not dwell on its hisiory," he re-
cognized as a confederate argument to
of ten the crime of treason and recom
loyal
mend it as a mistake clothed with loy
intention;:, instead of a crime hatched by
"traitors wlio preferred human slavery to
universal liberty. Like many loyal men
he could not understand why we should
teach to our children fia brave storie
of Hunker Hill, Monmouth, Valley Forye
and Yorktown, when' loyol blood was
poured out in defence of our declara
tion of independance, and shun the less
ons I raruod and sacrifices made on the
thou.-ud battlefields of this country
for the preservation of the Union and
the maintenance of republican principles
on this continent. Uncle Billy is the
last one of our leaders, unpuiirched by
political ambitions, resting modestly on
the laurels he won on the many battle
field-1 the war for the Union and de
fense ot the old flag; he is loved, hon
estly loived by all loyal hearted citizens.
4Ie is worshiped by his old camp follow
ers -w hose only prayer is that be may be
pred yet these many years to enjoy the
rapidly increasing greatness of the na
tion he helped to resca from the plot-
-ings of traitors.
The report that Col. Eaton, of the Ne
braska Citv Pres. and Col. Huebner. of
he Newf. had ioined the Y. M. C. A- of
-ihat town, lacks confirmation A glance Class legislation has failed and is in
t the Nebraska City papers, however, defensible from every point of view,
leads us to think the report correct. If Workingmen are therefore wrong in de
it Je true, w congratulate the members funding its continuance and should re
f the Y. M. C. A. on this renewed evi- member that their condition is inter
idence of their zeal and power for good, woven with the Kral welfare of the
and we would willingly make a liberal peoille of whom theT are a Part- There
donation if thev will turn their batteries is a widespread notion among working.
onto Race and Keithley of the Weeping
Water papers. We havo had no hopes
for either of them, but if Eaton and
Huebuer can bs reformed, something in
that direction might be the result of per
sistent labors with Colonels Race and
Keithley.
General Miles scored Colonel For
sytbe severely for his action in the
Wounded Knee battle, when Forsythe
went with the Seventh cavalry to dis
arm the - Indians, which resulted in a
great slaughter of the red men and the
loss of several soldiers. Forsythe's ac-
tions have just been reviewed by the
secretary of war and by the president I
completely exonerating the gallant colo- J
ncl from all charges of brutality or ac- I
tions unbecoming a soldier. General
Miles seems to have received a very black
rye, and at this distance seems to have
been possessed with a strain of jealousy
ery unbecoming a soldier in any capa-
city and appearing much worse in a
rommanding officer. 'I a
The new Spanish Cortes will be even
more strongly protectionist than the next
.American house of representatives will
ltd democratic. In a commercial sense,
fcowever, Soaio, on Cuba's account, will
be compelled to make her peace with the ,g
United States. "
Will you suffer
liver complaint?
with dyspepsia and
Shiloh's vitaiizer is
WHO PAYa THE TARIFF?
.18 a r:i I IliC lit!W AIIRTIC ill inriu,
English nw. u fact urri, particularly in
Sheffield, uro rviuc n llio wni 8 of tM ir
employes. 1 hey Impo tlniH t- partinlly
neutralize the Hkt t of th iiirreas-j in
duty, Dims t ot their action throw a my
of litjlit on tlte iucfctiin. Wl o pay tl;o
1 ui ill ?
WOOLEN GOODS AE CHEAPER.
The Anu-riemi Ei:iniii't inxke.s u
strong and timely point by quo
prices of flannels in Jinuxry, 1890, and
iu January, 1801, tnkiu the Kl n ot the
New Ynik Dry U !a Chronicle b it
authority. The Mclv'tilcy bill increased
the duty on all kinds of wool and u all
!Klnu8 "i niHiiuiaciun or wooi.nt.n,
j n;xt to lin plate, the- democrats and free
traders chose wool and t'a prudurtH us
thi awful example" of the MtKinley
bill. Clothing was to increase in price,
and hlnncktts Htid 11 inncls were to k'
como luxuries for the rich all "on ac
count of the tariff," according to the
free trade prophi ta. "
Four ' months of opera' ion of Mie Mc
K'nley bill lias proved the falsify of
t!t ir pic iiciions. Prices are not higher;
tli.-y are lower. Rut let the figure
quoted by the economist from the Dry
Goods Chronicle speak:
FI.XNNKI.S 8TKVKN8 B. II. FINK WHIT".
Price iu J''iiu ry, I'rices hi unary,
18un, before tho lsi, after tl;e
"ii T miens bill." "inf.niou bill :'
No. 1, 3-4 2liW2V6
XX.. 3-4 29 (dm
No 2. 7 ft Sl'4f''i
XX . 7 8 ;'3,3.-
ii:
27! i
2!i
31 li
29
3l!i
I xx
No. 2. 4-4 Vm&VillA
. 4 4 33 CiWi
Hallard Vale Mills flannels show like
is aboat the onlv marketable stuff that
remains firm.
A KING'S REPLY TO WORKING MEN.
Inter Ocean.
The reply of King Leopold of Belgium
to the deputation oi workingmen from
the Council of Industry is well worth
keiug taken to heart and studied by the
representatives of those federations of
labor who threaten a universal demand
for short r hours on May 1. King Leo
pold, who is oue of the most widely-read
ani liberal monarchs in Europe, disa
bused his hearers ot the belief that he
was a dictator, and added: ''Working
men are wrong in considering themselves
a separate caste. We are k!1 Belgians,
iu different grades, and all workmen."
The kiag was riy.it. Ail capiiui is but
accumulated labor, and workingmen
have the betterment of their condition
entirely in their own hands. Though
the Belgian government is one of the
freest in Europe there has been discon
tent brewing there among the bourgeoi
sie, culminating m monster meetings,
from one of which a depudation was
sent to interview the king. The Con
servatives are disposed to favor the popu
lar demands, which for the time take the
shape of demanding an extension of the
franchise, and the workingmen taking
advantage of the feeling pressed their
own grievances, not &3 a part of the
people, but as a class. The reply of
King Leopold points a moral and has a
general application to the labor situation
everywhere
men that those not actually engaged in
manual labor do not work. Nothing
could be more illusory. King Leopold
has illustrated a great truth when re
minding Brussels workingmen how much
of a laborer he is, and how little they
have to gain by renewing the worst forms
of cluss legislation
E. L. Cokthell, the noted Chicago
engineer, read a very important paper
Wednesday before the Canadian Society
of Civil Engineers on canals and watcr-
ways. Mr. Cortbell proposes to build
two or three ship canals and enlarge a
few places in the St. Lawrence river that
ocean craft might land in Chicago and
other lake ports. He points out yery
clearly the feasibility of the scheme and
the almost incalculable adyantages to be
deriyed from such a course. We believe
that before many years Mr. Corthell's
plans willbo adopted, or similar ones,
and then with the completion of the
Hennepin Canal from Lake Michigan to
connection with the Mississippi, which
is now being prosecuted, we would soon
make seaports of our Mississippi River
towns. Burlington, as a seaport, situated
on the far interior of a great continent,
wo id 8eem a little odd, yet practically
it would be a fact. Cheap transportation
a great'problem that is easily solved
with cood water routes to the markets of
the couctrr.
Arrived at Wildman & Fuller's a com-
IMPORTANT RAM ROAD
RUL
r ING.
;iln emoontf.
ke of tlm. Ftimp. rt nt do Momyel
made l.y tl.., Iuti-BtafM Commerce Coin-
tnUion Iim l-it b. e.i rendered in tlio
cnHf of the N.-w Yoik board of trade v.
th! lVii tity I VMiiia add olher railroad
coinp. mies. It i.s to th t lfict, generally
hp-nkinr, thtt where ineieliatidisc is
hliipiifl from abroad itrto this country,
it Kh'ill not be Iimu ed by the railroads
I'rtHii the p rt of n' ry to the place of
final ih-!ivi-iy at a bnvi r rate than the
reyulnr charge upon internal trnflic be
tween eueh point'. As the matter has
heretofore s ood, ihe railroad and steam
ship coinpanieH have Combined to make
a through rnt; from Liverpool, for ia
s'ance, 'o Chicayo or Sf. Lout-1, less than
the Finn of the ocean and inland rates,
theieby giving the foreign shipper a de
cided advantage ver the local shipper
on the ft.uue iuland huMness. That is to
s-iy, the railroads have boen carrying
Eimh-b and Frencu goods from the At
lantic s aboard to the eitie- of the wert
und south at pii -es considerably below
those itnpiiS'd upon' Ii' ine dealers in like
products. This form of discrimination
is in iiiifi bt) unjust and unfair, ami the
Iuter.stute Commerce Commission rules
that it"is also in direct violation of the
law.
The decision affects all Ihe eastern
trunk lines, and many of the western
roans that have traffic arrangement
with fui.'t lines. It is not likely that the
railroads will care to resist or eyade a
riding that simply places the foreign and
dom- stic fehippets on an equal footing.
I hiir home traffic is worth far more to
them tl:an that which comes from abroad,
and if any favor is shown it should be
to the former. Tue matter has a certain
significance from ' tho tariff point ol
view. It involves the idea of protection
to American manufacture s and dealers
against foreign competition. There is
no reason why the European shipuer
should have reduced freight rate3 on in
land transportation, and bo enabled
thereby to neutralize iu whole or in part
the duties imposrd upon his goods for
protective purposes. The most that he
can reasonably ask is the same rate that
domestic shippers have to pay. This is
all that he will get hercattcr. He must
compete with the American trader on
even terms so far as the distribution of
his goods through the country is con
cerned. There will be no more through
rates bo arranged as to permit him to
ship merchandise over our railroads at
less than the established rates for local
traffic. The ocean charge can fnot be
controlled, of course, and he is at liberty
to make all he c:.n o'it of thut; but v!e;.
his goods reach our shore and aro trans
ferred to the railroads for internal ship
ment, they will have to bear the same
burden of cost that is placed upon the
competing domestic products.
BANKERS AND TREASURY CHIEFS
Globe Democrat ;
Presumably the president will disre-
gard the advice of those persons wh
urge him to give the treasury portfolio
to a banker or some professional finan
cier. There is no necessity for limiting
the field of choice to these occupations,
In fact, there are certain weighty rea
sons why the official to be selected should
be sought elsewhere. The technical
knowledge which the successful bankc
possesses would undoubtedly be of great
service to the man who holds the post of
secretary of the treasurv- That this
knowledge, however, is not indispensable
is proven by the fact that very few o
these officers have ever had it. while
nearly all of them haye met the require
ments of their position in a manner fairly
satisfactory to the country. McCulloch
and one or two other of our treasury
chiefe had some training as bankers be
fore going to that office, but the great
majority of them, like Hamilton, Galla
tin, Dallas, Chase, Sherman and Win-
dom, knew nothing of financiering in
any direct and practical way when
placed in charge of the mouctary depart
ment of the government. Eyen in Eu
rope, where technical knowledge in the
case of government financial officials is
deemed to be more of a necessity than it
is here, this consideration is not and
never ha3 been rigidly insisted on. With
us, and to some extent with other na
tions, all the technical information es
sential to a finance minister can be
amply supplied him by his subordinates.
Moreover, there are practical and posi
tive reasons why the selection of a bank
er for head of the treasury would n; t be
desirable. His training, to a larsru de
gree, unfits him for this office. The In
tellectual development induced by his
calling is one-sided, and must necessari
ly produce a rigidity of view and a lackof
elasticity of mind and fertility in expedi
cnts essentialin this post. There is noclose
or direct correspondence between his call
ing andthe duties of the head of the mone
tary arm of the government. From the
nature of his occupation he, more than
6
the average intellectual man of affaiis,
wonld be likely to be fettered by example
and to be hampered by precedent. In
the face of conditions which are con
AN
stantly changing he more than a man
would bo impeded ly tradhion. We re
f( r nw to tliu typicnl b.uikr, and not to
f cUm wiiiwe labor in
'npi.yme..i nave i.cen ,uppi.nientea
1 i : . t . i . ITS ! . 1 -
. " l",c 1 ' vice iu a niun mncini rapa
city. A t-tatesnian is the man who is
needed for secretary of the treasury.
I The has a good knowledge of the prin
ciples of finance in its broader pha-es.
sound views on the question, sigacity,
courage r.nd tact, a htatcMimn has the.
meotnl equipment requisite to make him
an acceptable chief of the (luaucial de
partment of th'i government.
Okoveu Clkveland has finally set at
rest all doubts as to his having changed
front on the silyer coinage measure, he
having come out squi.rely against free
coinsge. This is very sad, considering
the fact that the Western worshippers of
the immaculate Grovcr are also devotees
at the shrine of free silver. What will
the Journal man of this city do now?
The one principle to which h'j has ben
wed, po harshly thrust aside, we fear will
necessitate divorce proceeding at once.
Come to think of it, however, principles
don't usually seem to worry a democrat
very much. The only democratic prin
ciple we ever heard of that has not
been changed is the office hunting prin
ciple of "'get there" any way you can
only get ther. This is the cardinal dem
ocratic doctrine -which even the
w r did nut change, so that under the
circumstances, Cleveland's ultimatum
will probably have no effect on his huu
izry ana enthusiastic iouowers in uie
West
OUR TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
American Keonoinift.
Mr. Joseph O. Kerby, United States
Consul at Para, Brazil, reports that twe
thirds of the rubber exported from hi
consular district comes to the United
States. From January 1 to Septembe
30. 1890, the total exports were 10,OSP.,
020 kilograms, of which 0,093,114 kilo
irrams camo to New York. He reinforces
the earnest picas made by our represen
tatives at other ports for the passige of
the shipping bills, by pointing out that,
notwithstanding our liberal purcliases
two-thirds of the goods imported into
the district come from Europe. He
gives in detail a specimen cargo of jioods
from Soain. which contains almost
j ,
nothing tha could not be supplied by
American farms or factories. Mr. Kerby
asserts confidently that our own merch
ants could profitably compete with the
prices of these European goods, but un
fortunately their rivals have superior
transportation facilities and receive the
rvitg of a trido which rightfully
should belong c the United States.
CLARK'S HOG REMEDY
tart
Clark's Poultry Remedy.
BEST IN THE WORKD.
For sale by
0, H, SjNYDEU,
Druggist, Plattsmouth, Neb.
DISEASED HOGS
Cannot becomo healthy food simply by
the process of death.
SWINE RAISERS
owe i to themselves and society to
ADVOCATE REFORM
In swine raising that will promote the
public health. Hogs should be fed,
r. Jos. Haas'
; .i-;-'fjt;.-''fe??:i-;:?.-,:-,;l
HOG and POULTRY REMEDY
The only reliable medicine for swine.
Used successfully for fourteen years
Prevents elsease,
Mrresis uisease, stops uougn,
Hastens Maturity.
Destroys Worms,
Increases ihe Flesh.
For sale by F. G. Fricke & Co
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Pucces; '23l!)s caus, 12.53. $2.5
$t.2 j and oOo per p-tckage. The larges
aretha cha ip jst, Write ror testimonial
llogologry," a 6t-pnge nainphlet on
swine will be nailed for a 2-cent stamps
Orders by mail receive prompt attention.
JOS. HAAS, fndianapolis
SCH1FFV AIM'S ASTVM CURE
JS Cnrtmhl Mp. NO Wfi rtTSO fi-r KKHCLT8. 1im tiH "it I
. J inhalation, )m action ! tsuutdiau. iract ad C.r 3in, i
and a car ta tbit rwttt in ml rcmala caa. A r.git trt .i
armggitt, or by mail. ,'uif Fre tor it&ip.
DR. R. 8CH1FFMANN, PmI. Mlw. ';
J W HENDEE & CO
(Successor to U. V. Mathews.)
CAI5K V A COMPLETE LINE OF
Hardware, Stoves, Tinware Etc.
Having completely rcclcan 2(1 and renovated. "We now
have as neat a hardware stock as can be found in Cass
County. We respectfully invite the public to call and
learn our method of doing business.
Hardware can be sold cheaper for cash than
on time and we are the people that propose
to do it
J. W. HENDEE & CO.
Everything to Furnish Your House.
AT
I. PEARLMAN'S
-GREAT
HOUSE FURNITVING EMPORIUM.
Under Waterman's Opera House
Vou can buy of him cheap for pot cash or can cecnre what you need to furnlnh a cottage or
niiiiifiou on the INSTALLMENT T-LAN.
STOVES, RANGES AND ALL FURNISHINCS.
. Agent for the Celebrated "White Sewing Machine.
TIii largest and most complete Stock to select from in Cass County . Call and see me
Opera House Block J PEAKLMAK.
Insure your property against fire, lightning and
Tornado in tlie
AMAZON INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of Cincinnatti, Ohio.
Commenced. Easiness October v
CASH CAPITAL
Stockholders individnally liable , under the constitution of the State
present net surplus is a net
Duarantee of about $700,000,00 to policy holders.
Losses paid in mnetec-n years, (since organization) nearly four million
dollars
J. H. BEATTIE,
Secretary.
Win. L. BROWNE, Resident
SU
FOB
DSILV AND
WEEKLY
asiy ttw IPapers iia the
MODERN-
S3oo.ooo.oo
QAZZAM GANO,
President.
Agent, Plattsmouth Nebraska
9
WEEKLY
HERALD,
i ;
,1
1 aSS,
j
f
15
"1
1 o.
kli-v ! 2' -f f tJ. :V," " -g
. t
t
