Nebraska Newspapers

    SKG'OXI) YEAK
SAMOAN CONQUESTS
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1889.
AMERICA'S DISCOVERY.
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NUMBER 114
The "Anwrican" Correspondent of the
World Sends a Eeport of the Fight.
THE GERMANS WANT SAMOA
They Order the Natives to Surren
der Thoir Fire-arms Villa
Destroyed Other News.
A Letter From Klein.
X w Yokk, Jan. 29. The World this
morning prints another letter from Klein
its S:iiiioiin correspondent, in which h
x.iys that the motive of I he German gov
ernment is clearly the conquest of the
Siiiiio in island. Ho says:
"Lute in the afternoon of Dec.19 many
rumor were circulated throughout Api
Hi to what the Germans intended doing
in revenge for the killing of their men
of war. It was said that they intended
throwing thills oyer Apia into the brush
behind the town, thxt all of the Mataafa's
native- were to he fehot wherever met and
that their houses were to be burned, the
nationality of the place, was not to be
respected."
It was also reported that the German
consul hud ordered all the wounded
in n wh were being cared for in the
native (Lurch near the American consul
ate to h-ive the. sanctuary at onrc, as the
German men of war were going tfl burn
it with other native property Consul
iJlai klock wrote a letter to Consul Knapp
protesting against such action as was
referred to, if the rejiort was correct.
Consul Kn-ipp answered by denying
that m h action was contemplated.
A (iATI.INU ilTN PLANTED.
Ilr fore dark a Gatling gun with 10,
OiiO rot uk "h of ammunition was sent
ashore from Nipsic and the piece was
planted on the veranda of the American
consulate building where it could com
mand the main road and part of the
beach.
On the morning of the 21st fhe fol
lowing notice in the English, Sanioan
ami German languages was posted
throughout Apia along the main road:
My opinion of the way in which Sa
moa will get I nippy again is as follows:
The diiliculties and misfortunes have
itiist-n h'.'fausf there are so many firearms
on fie isli nl, therefore I order the war
riors in Taiidninmtndan and Matafaga
t to brim; their arms today on board
the Genu in man of-war in the hbor of
M it i faiMtele when a red flag will be
hoisted on the top of the man of war.
Tins wsll le the Mgn that you have to
brim: your arms on board the man of
war m your boat, which will hoist a
w hite tlag when the arm will be deliver
ed. Suno-i will liye and prosper, but
when one hour has passed after the red
flag l:as hecn hoisted and you have not
b -;iin to bring the arms on board the
A Law Regulating the Carrying of
Malle-iilaseiflcatlon of
Clerks.
Washington, Jan. 29. The postmas
ter general has sept the house committee
on post offices and post roads his Opin
ions on the bouse bill which'' requires
railroad companies to carry iiaila at a
rate of compensation fixed by law. He
points out the present condition of the
law, under which any railroad company
may refuse to take mail, and by 'which
the department can secure their passage
by contract only, and suggests that the
present system of law by which the
service may be stopped at the caprice of
the carrier constitutes a reproach to a
government established to promote the
public welfare.; The committee unani
mously voted to report the bill. It pro
vides that if any railway company shall
refuse or neglect to carry mails upon any
trains upon which the postmaster general
may require such scryice, or willfully re
fuse to obey any law regarding the
transportation of mails, it shall be liable
to a penalty not exceeding $1,000 for
each day in which such refual or neglect
shall be persisted in. r , f
The postmaster general will tomorrow
communicate to the committee his 'views
on the proposed horizontal redaction
compensation to railroads for carrying
mails. He-will advise against the pro
posed measure as beinsr inexpedient at
this time, and to some extent unfair.
The postmaster general has sent Chair
man Blount, of the he use . committee oh
postoffice and postroads, a proposed plan
for the classification of clerks in all first
and second class po9toffie.es. The general
effect of this classification, it is said,'
would be to increase the aggregate salar
ies by about $300,000.
ACCOUNTS OF PRE-COLUMBIAN VOV
AGES AND SHORT STAYS.
What Bayard Says.
Baltimomb, Md., Jan. 29. The Sun's
Washington correspondent had an inter
view today with Secretary Bayard on the
Samoa question.. Mr. Bayard says. .the
question for. Americans to consider is
whether we shall continue ' to maintain
neutrality as between Malaafa and the
Germans, or assume the role of belliger
ents toward Germany in behalf of one of
the two claimants to the throne. Thus
far Germany hs given us absolutely no
cause for -Tvar, ' The flag which wssl
burned In Samoa was not posted in asser
tion of American rights. There is no
analogy between the cases of Samoa and
Hajti. : )y : $ i
An Alabama Outran.
Birmingham. ATa.," Jan. 9." On Tues
day night a party of makpd men forced
an entrance to the house of Eli Johnson,
Iceland ' , orient Lore Itccurila au Kxpe
dltion Wli lo h Took riaoe in 080 -Kxp.
rlvnct'M Which I'ud to the Ii-ll-f That
Amrrlru Vu I ho I'Ure YlslN-il.
Tho ancient lore of the Ieelarn'.i:; a;igas
furnishes proof of tho early colonization
of the American continent i:i the Tenth
century by tho Scandinavians. Thesngas
and sons upon whieh ancient Keandi
tiavian history is founded, and l!iose con
taining the history of America l.v the
Northmen, were originally intrusted to
tho memory, and the, verbal traditions
formed historical narratives.
In the early part of the Twelfth cen
tury, when the Iceland, rs had hei-onie
familiar with the Ialin chirography.
thev were committed to wri;in. Manu
scripts found in k-idand during the year
IG.riO make record of an ex;tlition to
Greenland led in IWG by F.ri.- 1 led. of Ice
land. His son Uof. wh exfo.nfuinied
hint, enlisted u ovw of tl.irty-!ive men.
and wt sail from Oreenlar.d :i another
voya;-e of e.)loration. In due lime they
uiini' to a well wooded land tot lie south
west of (Jnvnland. whero day i'.id night
seemed more eijual than hi menland
and Iceland.
UIVIXO THE I.AM) A X.KXZ.
After a short sojourn i:i t.'ds newlv
found country, l.ief, in company with
his followers, returned to ( Jr -n!und.
and the fame acquired bv this expedition
encouraged nis oroini r jiiorwiili to em
bark in tho same vessel in 1002 for the
recently discovered territory, to which
was given the name of iin land (Vine
land). Thorwald and his crew, having
safely reached their destination, spent
tho winter in the 1 tooths whjrh Lief had
erected. In the spring he explored the
western coast and found the land not
only attractive, but rich in vines and
forest.
No evidences of human habitation were
visible, nor did he find the lairs of ani
mals. Afterwards nailing eastward thev
came to a cape upon whose Randy beach
they landed. Ilavincr crossed this nro-
iection, to their surprise they saw three I
ooats maue or skins, partially tmried in
the sand, beneath which nine men lay
hidden, eight of whom were caught and
killed, one managing to escajn?. Later
these Northmen were attacked by the
c a a. i . . . .
xviuiuiaux, io wnoin iuo etgnt so re
cently Kiuea prooably DeJonged.
A HEhMIT FISHERMAN.
H Llred e a Year and Has Aecn
latad a Goodly Fort one.
"Zeb, the hermit fisherman." li vpa l n
a filthy hovel down near tho ocean in the
town of Stonington. He wears the old
time fisherman costume of blue overalls,
jacket and skull cap to match. He. t.
was disappointed in love, and took to
nshing In solitude for a livelihood. He
next courted the Bible, and can repeat
it from Genesis through to Revelations
Dy neart. w ith a capital of $90, which
he invested in a dory, he has amassed a
fortune estimated at $50,000. For five
years lie lived in a shanty, expending but
$9 a year for food. His clothes he wore
to shreds, and his fuel he picked up on
the beach. During that time he saved
$425, with which he bought his present
iiuiuu. xiere tor ininvout or thirtv-ti v
years it cost him but $25 annually for the
" p - .MMrf iuo roiuuijB mms
utvesieu in real estate.
The property purchased by him lies
along the water front, and at that time
was at the mercy of the sea, which cast
us nuge waves rar inshore during a gale.
Zeb immediately began the laborious
work of building a breakwater, or rather
a-seawaii. x nis ne dm alone and unas
sisted, it is of stone, fully 500 feet in
length and five feet in height The work
was all done by hand, tho big stones
oemg carted in a home made wheelbar
row ana consuming a year s time,
-JJ(DIE
Tfifilirtaliiifir
THE ORIGINATOR OF LOW PRICES,
POSITIVELY 6UARAHTEES
That every Garment sold lv lilm !s lowpr In Tr! tlum
Same quality and make can be bought elsewhere in the city.
the
V
LJOID
with your purchase Joo Tvill take it back again within thirty day
will cheerfully refund the money you paid for it. Joe is proud t
reputation he has earned and
s ana
of his
It Makes No Difference
After this job had been completed Zeb now low a price other clothidra may ask, or what extra inducements
began the erection of his first tenement
house. With a pickax, a spade and a
wiieeiDarrow no excavated for tho cellar,
using the dirt to fill in the hole back of
ine seawall, lie walled up the cellar
with stone and then 6ecurea carpenters
vj uuuu u nouso. i nis cost turn $700,
The painting and Danerinc he did himair
As soon as this one was completed he
uytjau worn upon a second, lie continued
Jus labor, and now has ten houses, side
by side, all built the samo way. Each of
mese nouses nrwgs him a monthly rental
ui 9i, unit vney are an occupied.
But he has not neglected his fisliing
during this time. He has made from
$300 to 400, and sometimes $500 a year.
This money he turned into property or
placed in the savings bank. It is "sup
posed by many townsfolk that he also
has considerable hid in his sleeping room,
the armaments of which consist of t
three pronged pitchfork, a hatchet and
a stove poker. The jWst live years have
been pipre ojpensivo to him than anv
previous ones. His fortune has accumii
lated to Biich an extent that his expendi
tures now averace S125 a vrar wi.ih
tuey may offer for your patronage,
will always be lower and his inducement more liberal.
0
Dot No Dash. No Short Hand
Crytogramic, Private Cypher Business with JOE, but
Fig
One Price Onlv !
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wald. fatally wounded in the encounter, Inudes. "wujance taxes food and fuel
was buried on the promontory where he -,rw (Conn.) Cor. Boston Globe.
fell. His crew returned to Greenland
with a rich cargo of timler.
v ' THE SECOND EXPEDITION.
The sagas make mention of another
expedition, undertaken by Thprfin Karls-
iutj, wiw enn&ieu ua niu uhsociaies sixty
men and five women. Sailing from Ice
land in a southerly direction, they ar
rived ai me piace wnere Laer had built I
A Palace of Salt,
Tho people of Salt Uke City are con
templating th erection of a great -Salt
Paku,." It would be a structure that
would lay in the shade all the ice and
corn palaces ever constructed. The main
part of the structure could bo of the finest
specimens of rock salt to 1 fnun.i ( i,
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nisiiuis. Aiier lanuing tne cows and a quarries, cniseied, carvetl n.ru ftrttstically
bull to graze, which they had brought arranged; while the interior fittings
with them, Karlsfue ordered his men to should l pf Cf.v.(alU2d work from the
fell trees and prepare timber for thp lako a trrand scale. 8nVi
1,,V .1 ' , I ..1 1.1 l" .""J""" '"'"
they saw emerging
oKraeungs. tiapiKnmg to appear where maaeor me most unique and striking
the bull was feeding, and being rather stylo of architecture; it could be wade
of a ferocious spirit, he bellowed loudly, one of the wonders of the world. When
and made an attack upon them, which lighted by electricity the mrMCtuW would
led them immediately to retreat. have all tho srai-V.' ad diamond slitter
Alter securing re-enforcements thev I of tho trreat ice nalaran. fl
although thev were not I diffetHiiice in the salt nahma'a fa-
d I
Urn
t
Prices are always the
Best
ill Prices !
returned, and although
a farmer livinpir ' near Vernon .Lamar
ii:in-of.w.-ir the hitter will tire into the county, and beatiibx into insensibility,
vili ttr-of M.ttafagatele. I hope you Tk . - ,
will cley iii- orders.
The men, who were armed with switches,
then punished Mrs. Jonhson ia a terrible
manner. The party then searched the
house and carried off f 120 in money. On
Saturday, John and James Barker and
Eph Terry,' three prominent citizens, were
arrested on ' warrants sworn out by
Johnson, charging them with , being of
the party who assaulted and robbed them.
They have since been released, however.
Dr. Khappe,
Imperial German Consul.
Api.i. D c. 21. 18S8.
ANOTHER AMERICAN TROTE9T.
Consul Hhickluck had received a copy
of Ortic'er Knappe's letter early in the
morning and replied with a protest in
th? nunie of tiie United States. Notwith
standing the protect of Consul Blscklock
Mi- Gc rinan man-of-war began tiring on
rt!e vi'dage at 8:15. It having been j
deserted on the previous day by Mataafa'a
men and net one of the Samoana having
come on board for the purpose of giving
up their arm. ordered. Twenty-five
tdie ILs were tired at the village and in the
!. no o on. was injured. The Ameri- 'JXfimTS
blood as BEGG;S BLOOD PURIFIER &
able to make themselres mulrc.tonrf tn I heat would not melt or aim ita n-itla
tho Hhmen, by means pf signs, how- the Ieast,- irginia (Nev.) Enterprise.
mcj pip rHftuttq u our(er lurs
for 6uch other commodities us the North
men were willing to sell When the na
tives had withdrawn, Karlsfue caused
a strong wooden fence to be placed
around Ids booths, which proved to be a
wise precaution, as a snort time after
wards the bkraehngs returned, when a
WHAT ON CARTH
Is the reason people wil pot, can not, or
oo not see any aiiterence.in cnesp -nos
tierce fight ensued, m which many pf the
tl"4toMi iPt- tup iofinmen Boon De
Coining weary ot their abode pi go strange
a country, ana exposeu to tne frequent
attacks of the natives. In the sprinor re-
lurnea to ijrreeniana.
' " THE THEORY OF IRISH COLONISTS.
The third expedition was undertaken
in 1011 by Freydissa, a daughter of Eric
Red, in company with 200 Icelandic
traders,-but as no further explcjftjv!n of
" i O .-.! 1 ( . t I'll Vl.fif -v 4- r-. . I k - .
"f 'WH J rPI4H4 HIH-'M HO pew
facts were obtained.
The theory of the population of Amer-
A Girl Who Work.
A reporter has a window that com
mands a view of a sewing room over A
gentleman's furnishing store. Every
uoriung wnen tue reiKl" gets up he
sees a slender girl sewing by the work
m. VrWdow. Often when he comes
home at night 6he ia Btill there and still
sewing. Hj is making eyelets in shirt
fronts. It is nice and delicate work
though she does it with the persistency
of a machine. She takes thirty stitches
6Ve JSf?ute- Th,at is 1 80 eveJ
or la.OOO every dav. In a wolr dk
takes 108,000 stitch hand moves
a yard for jvefy stneh. In a week she
m?tti otT precisely six miles and a
quarter of space with that hand. The
pay tor inis prouigtous amount of effec
tive labor is 81 a dav. and shn ia rwn-
irresDonsible Darties at enormous nrofits. on the mention of n can. n-i-i I iueipnia r-resa.
. ; ( 1 1 - " O .
rather than take a medicine of world observes that V ineland must havo lwwn
"flvittramannaJand." or the Great Ire- A
GO TO HEKTRV BOECK'S
FURNITURE EMPORfUM!
Parlor, Dining Room and Kitchen
Film IKE
HE OWNS HIS OWN BUILDING,
PAYS !N"0 RENT
And therefore can sell you goods lor less
Money than any other dealer in the city.
nE ALSO HAS A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
UWJBTAKB'6 00033$,
HEARSE FURNISHED FOR ALL FUNERALS.
wide reputation and -one that is giving
universal satisfaction at equal: prite? No
tbig wa nn-d upom as it there was no
fiicii ibig in existence. Several boatloads
of s.-.ilora were then landed and two
thirds f the village burned, among them
three h.mse belonging to Capt. Hamilton,
an A nit ri an citizen, as well as a house
belonging to a British subject.
land. It is not improbable that R similarity I rT6 int roduction of leprosy into the
m ine sounq or tne lansruafa of the nebfile I "ien oiaiea
finuwl the irA A'''"it" I terrihlA diiuna
BLOOD MAKER, and every, bottle that
does not do its work will cost you noth
ing. For sale by O. P k Smith &-Co.,
druggists.
High License Amendment-
LiNCi.N. X l., Jan. 29. The follow
ing i the full text of the bill for submis
sion of a high license amendment. It is
known t.s house bill 131. An effort will
be made o bring it up for consideration
at the same time as the Dempster submis-j-ion
bill.
Six. 1. That at the general election to
be ti-ld in November. 1890, there shall
! submitted to the electors of Nebraska,
fir tln-ir spprova"rr rejection, an amend
in. nt to the constitution ot state in tnese
w-tirtls: '-The liquor traffic of this state
sh ill bt forever regulated according to
the prviions of the statute now in force
now known as the Slocumb law."
Skc. 2. The ballots of each elector
voting on the proposed amendment shall
be printed or written: " For the amend
ment," or Against the amendment
If th id amendment 6hall be ap
proved by a majority ot the electors
vntin-j at the said general election in
November. 1890, said amendment will
for ver tw known as sec ion 27 of article
1 of the the constitution of Nebraska.
Plenty of
mal of TToiaAl
. . . . p The disobvery' by Christopher Colum-
nvn rn rMcani -; v , i , iuun in 14m was pernaps
allow their children to cough and strain J Jbe result of a trip made by him to Ice
and cough and calmly say: "OhL -;it - i UJxa P 14'7' ,at wcb time the discovery
onlv a little eolo" and kin IvinV, them Hi1 ""V10 nas 10 tne southwest of
UlUEt be Rtnnnwl ind V,o
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ix i iuio uisease siamDea out at nncp rr
iana m ine eastern liemlsDhere to be I r
given to apart of the country by its first I SPU
discoverers. Be this na it mav It ia I The
tain that Vie theory has never been au-1 .mK communicable. The lot have
menucatea. 1 mvaueu unusn tUJbi pd had such
uwuuo K.-uuaiiiiti wuii me 1 v'.v -Mvto litut tne wnoie
Vr VA w uuectea. ine antag-
HENRY BOECK.
COR. MAIN AND SIXTH STREETS.
it will be the most unmanageable of all
tuemics mai ever visited our land,
ere is no longer any question of its
y, t-V.iK- Icelandic history of certain portion pf
feed, floqrj graham " and the western hemisphere, a. giv by the
smUJ. tf sagas of Jh,s pe aH'dei, 1 r pi
omsjij q L-tdnese immigration will be
more widespread than ever, and will be
oasea on something besides race preju
dice It would be far better to atop
quarantining against yellow fever and
Lumber Yard.
THE OLD RELIABLE.
fl. 1 WATERMAN & SON
Wholesale and Retail Dealer la
Greenland and Iceland was made known
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they are down with lun; fever or con- "in" Vl" l.tfrAr HnnVt LTiZwrS1?
cheap and dangerous 'medicines.
Land. ftn.
sumption, wdw enpy can ue mo eaiiy fCr Journal.
nevea Dy oBou'unnnui iuuiu --
8YRUP? It has no" superior. - and .few - ' ' Concerns Hydrophobia.
equals. For sale by O. P. Smith & Co.,
druggists... . . , . :
1 wm
. lor WIuerr fatter more I II HI I
quickly, leproior deypuKt ta victims with W I III L
a living .death. When will our nnthnri. 1 I 111 Y
1 MIL,
Parlthg 'in Ilome hDpe,mM8em
LUMBER
Be wise and
Merges. ; ' ' ;
buy.
JUeCtriC neat indlc:itnri mncicnn
Our knowledge concern in ir the oondl- I thermometers incased and protected bv
tiona under which the poison wliich "j? tubea. provided with platinum wires,
creates hydrophobia acts has been some- I P" connected with a system of electric
wna? gavanceu py the recent ex peri- , 1U mcuca.co on deck, are the
mania t l: M r . . I InfAQf. lnrar.iiAn f
wivyifvu j fit- euiuig spon-
ta.nsoua combustion among ship cargoes.
Should anv undue heat
of the cargo, the mercury in the ther
mometers will rise, rnako contact with
the platinum wire ndj give an instan
taneous alarm on deck, indirjirtntr at
COUGH! ald QdUGHr f of t1 am called the jnedullaphjongata thp exact spot where the
World is treason youj IfLJ3? J iet hwt Wew orkTefgim
will cough anaVlceep eoaghmg and stiU cases ivherb persons have been bitten bv I A tadJ' ember pf the staflf oo an east-
keep tryiaa' inferior medicine when ' aninitiseupposetl to be rabid. If the body
. wour overshoes of 1 KVirr r3 y ftveui. expen
, your, overstjoea 1 of m ot of Accordin,
" . I to tne experiments the dried virus has
TA pah-of gold framed specta- fouj TnTcix fctfrT fTom
in.io.tWM. ni..-iil,io l our.- Pn ha other hand,
in a leather ease. . finder will plfsa pUer Mperiments of the same savant
Shingles, Lath, Sash,
Doors,Blinds.
Can supply every demand of the trade
Call and get terms. Fourth street
In Rear of Opera House.
Lost
cles
leave same at thU ofijoa.
COUCH! and
What in the;
1W
show that an animal which- has died nf
jttu'ra uuiiv fcuiui uie poison in mat Dart
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BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP will e cre?u pas oee n buried it mav be 7' kiM shT iX..
i tuaiiy qays h rr. YU? A . .
them, i.n the oW machiqe. iad kepi them
,;.(i -k .f possiWoto exhume it afteii
iftrj k k m a. can. t. w ui am ac lb . . mmMmz v k 1 - - .
. v- r7 , , . ' Qfiti maxe experiments winch will serte
This is no adrertuiiiig schema, but an Bw tf - he
;Ctilt ?IldWBa.rnte IL 8old MtQapprehenad? In (his way un-
by O. P. Smith A Co,, OFlggists. . . fQunde4 anxieties may be allayed. "w-
for a century or two, they will be spoiled
When they are. takea. ou. I don't WUe ve
he varn."
K. DRESSLER,
The 5th t. Merchant T ailor
Keeps a Pull Line of
Foreign i Domestic Goods.
Consult Your Interest by Giving' Him a Cal
SHERWOOD BLOCKI
Fln.tt3zxt.ovitla - InJToV
C F.SMiT H,
The Boss Tailor
Mala St., Over Merges' Shoe 8tore.
Has the best and most complete stock
of samples, both foreign and domestic
woolens that ever came west of Missouri
river. Ifote these prices: Business suits
from fltf to $35, dress suits, $25 to $45,
pants $4, $5, $6, $6.60 and upwards.
C"Will guaranteed a fit
Prices Defy ComDelition.
J. H. EMMONS, M. D.
HOMOEOPATHIC
Physician I Surgeon
Office over Weecort' tore. Main street.
Rpi-idene In Ir. 8ehUdkneirs proper! r.
hronlc Dioeaaen and Diseases of Women -amA
Children a specialty. Office hour. 9 to 11 a. m.
2 to and 7 to 9 p. in.
-Telephone at both Office and Residence
B. A M. Time Table.
No. 1. 5 :lo a m. Ko.2. 4 -S3 p. m.
No, 3", -6 :40 p. ni. No. 4. 10 -M a. m.
No. R :4. a. m. No. 6 7 :13 p. 111.
No. .-6 :17 p. m.
No. 116 ;27a.in.
All trains run daily by war of Ofnaha. except
04. 7 and 8 Which run tn mil f.nm Kr.
dally except Sunday.
No. 30 is a tub to Pacific Junction at S.3oa.n
No. 19 U a stub from Pacifl J auction at I lata.
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