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About Plattsmouth herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1893)
T11K WKKK1A 11KUAL1): l'LATTSMOU I'll, M- HUASIvA, .IaNUaUY 12. ISM. THE HEBALD. ri lll.lSIIF.il KVF.kY THURSDAY. 23 TT IC1TOTTW RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year In udviince, If not piiiil i" wlvuiu-e, Six month-', Three inontliw, Telephone Number .1". fl 50 4(1 O'llkYAX, C 'K EMiltAS, O'KEN. Is not ill it. I'Kixi'E UlsjiARK is right for once In" says thnt all nations of Kurope hhould drop their differences and combine ogaiust the socialists and anarchists. Tins democratic boodle office sekers arc in a rage and an- howling loud because three honest demo crats voted with 1 Vie republicans to organize the senate last Friday. A lKWTo.N doctor estimates that there are "five million of insane people in the United States." This is the best explanation yet given of the recent democratic victory. The present administration of the government will go out on the fourth of March in a sound condi tion, with all hills paid, and no new bonds issued; and then it will remain to be Heen if ihe democrats do as well. Governor Flower says that the place to detain cholera is on the other side of thcocean. This doubt less means that the governor favors the suspension of immigration for :i time, which should be done lor it is the o lly safe way. A HILL has been introduced into congress aimed at the pinkertou mercenaries. It makes unlawful, the bearing of arms by a body of ten or more men as a military force unless called forth by the properly authorized civil, or military officers. The dear people are beginning to ee that there is a good deal of truth in the common statement that the populists movement is only u democratic side show. Everywhere the democrats and populists are fusing invariably in the interest of democracy. IlEkE's for '-a pull altogether to make Plattstnouth and Cass county all that a wise Providence and un equalled advantages indicate that they should be. The Herald will keep to the front and will support very good cause that is of interest to both the city and county. The Journal grows very red in the face and has a good deal to say be cause four democratic senators re fused to listen to Hilly Hryau and vote with the independents. Xow if those democrats will only con tinue to vote with the republican the country will be saved after all. There is a wide difference be tween the partisan rantings of the democratic party and historical facts. The national platform of the democratic party declared; "We deny that there has been any in crease of prosperity since the tariff (of IS'.)) went into operation." Dun's Review of trade says: "The year lS'.K has been the most prosperous ever known in business." This is a funny old world. A Heatrice young man has employed an attorney and will invoke the powers of the court to get posses sion of a bride that arbitrary and unrelenting parents are withhold ing from him, while others are cm ploying attorneys to procure de crees from the courts releasing ingthem from the bonds of tnatri inoney. In the language of the poet, "life is a tangled web." He atrice Times. The New York Commercial Hulletin says that during the month of December, "there has been a withdrawal of Kuropean capital employed in this country, to the amount ot $21,(XX),(XX). The Kuropean capitalist evidently an ticipate an early return to free trade. With free-trade it will be much more profitable for the Kuropean capitalists to employ their mone in manufactures at home. Hekore election the ranting dem ocratic statesman went about hold ing that when they got into power, that they would legislate for the masses and not for classes. Their -1irst drive in the direction of legis lating for the masses is to introduce i bill to reinforce the duty on -siigar. When the aforesaid masses fcoback to getting 12 pounds of wugar for a dollar instead of 'JO pounds which they now get. The democrats will have their opinion jibout the friendship ami love of that party for the poor. TO SEARCH FOF A NEW WORLD. About three week himi an adver tisenient appeared in a Cincinnati paper calling for volunteers to start next June for the arctic re gions in search of John Yeerliolf, the missing member of the Peary expedition. The expedition, it seems, is planned by A. Symnies, a relative of the celebrated Captain Jahn Cleve Syninics of Syinines' Hole fame, the man who "exhaus ted worlds and then imagined new," in the center of the earth. In a letter to Lieutenant Hradbury, of Springfield, Ohio, Mr. A. Symmes thus discloses the plan of the pro posed arctic expedition: "A vessel will take us to Greenland, and then we are to go in sleds with dogs as far as the snow lasts, and then on foot. We go with no other purpose than to follow the wild animals back to Syniniczonia, whence they come every spring and return in the fall. No one has ever followed them to their home, but we will. Where they go we can follow, and a new world is to be found that will immortalize the finders." Synimezonia, we add in explana tion of the above to readers not fa miliar with the literature, says tin Inter Ocean, relating-to the new worlds in the interior of the earth, the name given to the interior or under side of our globe. Captain Symmes theory, which is the early part of the century awakened an al most universal guffaw in the scin- tilic world, in brief is that the plan etary bodies, including our earth, are composed of hollow concentric spheres, one within another and open at the poles. Without enter ing into the details of his theory, it is sufficient to say that Captain Symmes based his theory of an open cavity at jhe north polo of our earth chielly upon the migrations of arctic animals, atmospheric re fraction and the variation of the compass in high latitudes. The "mid-plane spaces" of the interior he believed to be lighted by direct and refracted rays of the sun through the cavity mentioned. What Symmes expected to find in the interior is perhaps best ex plained by Jules Verne's imaginary voyage to the inner world, and the same work gathers together pretty nearly all the smatterings of sci ence that can be made to favor such a theory. The old theory of a warm open polar sea has not received much support in late arctic expeditions, but the mystery that surrounds the poles is si ill unsolvedand.of course the Symnies expedition, if it shonl.l secure volunteers enough for such a quixotic enterprise, can nointto the mystery and challenge their op ponents to the proof. The pro posed plan differs somewhat from that proposed by Mr. Howgate some years ago, which was to colonize . given number of men, .well equip- peu ami provided for, in the high est attainable latitude, sav 81 de grees or degrees, and the next winter to go up another degree or so, and thus acclaiming themselves gradually approach the pole in tnree or four or live years. Lieut Peary's success seems to show that this plan is feasible and, feasible or not, there is no doubt that other attempts on this or oilier lines will continue to be made to reach the north pole. mr. a. fynmiiiH' plan is the same as that proposed by Captain Svmmes. his argument being that where ani mals go man can follow the nolar animals to the north in the fall and return with them in the spring the new world to which he su noosed these animals go would be discov ered. Jules Verne's captain the decent throught an extinct volcano m Iceland, thus saving himself and companions the trouble of acclima ting themselves to arctic cold, nml classic students will remember the still easier admission obtained by .hneas by virtue of the golden bough. The equally as practicable as the Symmes' plan, and certainlv more conifortrbl?. And yet it is not at all unlikelv that men will be found Vi attenmt test the Symnies theory. Men have allowed themselves to be burned tor a belief, and others may be found who will at least be willing to run the risk of being mummified in tlie shape of a polar icicle to test the soundness of their thoery. And so long win men be found who will attempt to solve it whether thev dream of becoming the Columbus oi me interior or simply offer up their lives in behalf of science. These men may not pierce "the icy circle" and bring back Columbus. like, strange tidings of a new world but they at least demonstrate in capacity of human nature for her oic enthusiasm, however foolish in the estimation of their fellows that enthusiasm may be. The way our present legislature is doing it would suit the people better if U. S. senators were plertoH by a direct vote of the people, there wouiu not no no much unseemly partisan strife in the general assem- bly. Should the present legislature be enlightned enough to pass a law abolishing all laws for the collec tion ofdebts, they would, in after years be referred to as the first civilized legislative body of the world. The present law for the collection of debts in constructed wholly in the interest of the thief, or dead beat, which mean the same. There is today no law in the land to campel that class to pay their debts no matter how much of this worlds goods they may possess. There fore a law abolishing all legil steps for the collection of debts would be a big stride toward civi lization with such a law in force, business would thrive, because it would be done on the cash basis, and only men could secure credit, credit would not be given, as now because a man had property, and aftere securing credit :ould trans fer the property in order to defraud South Omaha Tribune. TllE Dallis Texas News announ ces that "startling information has leaked out here that the organiza tion known as the Industrial Leg ion is being organized throughout the South and West for the purpose of resisting unfair elections," and that the order will stand "for a fair ballot or a revolution." There should be nothing "startling" about the announcement if it is true. Kvery honest American knows that a free government must have an honest ballot, and a fair count for every voter or a "rev elution" is cer tain. All true Americans are great ly cheered over the prospect that the battle will be fought out in the solid south, where the crimes against an honest ballot and free government have been more hide ous than in any other portion of the world. OFFICE is what the democrats are after, especially if it is anything bigger than they now have. Here are O'Hryan, O'Keigheu and O'Kem all leaving Nebraska without a rep resentative in the house at Wash ington while the' are endeavoring to scoop each other for a chance at Paddock's shoes in the senate. Hut they are all to be disappointed and Hilly Hryau realized it last Friday when the democrats in the state senate chamber refused to obey his instructions for his countenance wan noticed to fall and his face lengthened out to an unusual de gree. It was a bitter disappoint ment to the dictation of the Ne braska democracy. From the time Harrison was elected president until his inaiigu- tion, there was scarcely a day found that a delegation of people did not wait upon him, shake hands and counsel with him. Hut Cleveland was no sooner elected than he with drew himself to seclusion, and gave the people to understand that he was not to be approached by them. Democrats talk about President Ilarrisoa's coldness, but if there is any thing chillier than Cleveland's reception to the common people, who made hiin.it has not been noted since the last expedition to the north pole. Col. Ada Hittknhknder sends notice from Lincoln that after near ly four years' absence from her office endeavoring to put down the rum traffic in Nebraska, she has concluded that tha traffic in ques tion possesses some attributes of Iianquo's ghost, and positively re fuses her practice of law. It is to be hoped that her clients will not be as fleeting and elusive as pro hibition or she will have to live on soup bones and she deserves a bet ter fate than that. Fremont Trib une. "When thieves fall out, hon eot men get their dues" will apply very well to the democrats of today So Mattes, North and Habcock stood up for Nebraska and voted with the republicans. A CANADIAN KITCHEN. The kitchen of a Canadian peas ant's, house contains many interest ing objects. First of all is the great brick oven with the fire inside, and often when the furnace door stands open the red glare of the fire gleams picturesquely across the sanded tloor. Then there is the kneading trough where every once or twice a week the house-wife molds her bread. When not in use this trough is made into a table by covering the top with a large smooth board. Close by the outside door stands a piece of furniture very much like book shelves, upon which are arranged the various pails and measures employed about milking, and the generous-sized dipper which does service at the neighbor ing well. The walls and ceiling of thekitchen are of boards.stained and blackened by long exposure to the smoke of cooking, and from the huge, solid beams which run across the ceiling, suspended from huge hooks, hang dried herbs and fishes, and the guns belonging to the men of the family. TIN PLATE CONTRACT. The National Labor Tribune ays "we are inclined very much to agree with the Association of Iron and Steel Sheet manufacturers that there is no imminent danger ot the next congress doing aught that will in jure the new American tin-plate in dustry. There was a heap of pre election bladerash got off about free-trade in tin plate that it would be as well to let sink into the obli vion of campaign exaggeration. The tarilf act of ISiX), known as the McKinly bill, is peculiar as regards its reference to tin plate. The para graph treating of this manufacture differs materially from any other paragraph in the act in that it may fairly be taken as a contract which congress made with the enterprise of the country, providing that if the latter would engage in the manufacture of this article the government would guar antee an even condition of tarilf re lating to it for a specified term of years, namely, from July, 1 Sill, to October, 181)7. We should say that congress is bound by all that is honorable and responsible to carry out its side of the contract. Though the Fifty-third congress is not bound by what a privious one has done, yet it is the custom of con gress in the matter of appropria tions to continue work, begun by a previous congress though that of the present may ha ve strong doubt as to the wisdom of such work and probably won id not have inaugu rated the same. This is notable in appropriations for public buildings war-ship contracts, and river and harbor improvements. The tin plate paragraph of the act of 1S!X) is in terms that imply a contract, and the fact that it'is not technically, a contract should not be ustd as an evaision, for such would result in very material financil loss to many who, having faith in congress, have invested largely of time, money, energy and skill in the new iudus try. We do not permit ourselves to believe for a moment that the Fifty-third congress will be so un just as to inflict such injury as would be material inference with the terms of the tin-plate contract. S IT DISHONEST OR COWARDICE? So the question of an extra ses sion with Cleveland hinges on finances and not a tariff. Are we to have twelve months more of "rob bery" under the expensive law, when that offensive law can be re pealed in March and the "baron robbers" disposed if Cleveland, as president of the United States, will only sign a harmless bit of paper calling cogress to meet an extra session? The decissiou which Mr. Clevelandis said to have reached on this question shows that he is not as much alarmed about "rob bery"otthe McKinley law now as he was before the election. His reputation as an honest and sincere man will suffer iiv. consequence, says the Iowa Register. If one half of the things which he and his party said about the McKinley law and its robberies and oppressions of the people are true, how can he hesitate to call an extra session, how can he by refusing to call an extra session by a responsible party for the continuance of the McKinley law upon the statute books for another year? The people who think must conclude the robberies of the McKinley law he misrepresented ot was mistaken, and has since the election, through more nature thinking, come to the conclusion that he was mistaken when he denounced McKinleyisni as organized robbery of the people. If he still thought it is such rob bery would he not, if he is an hon est man, call an extra session of congress, a congress which is pledged to repeal that law? THE NATIONAL TREASURY. The democrats are still talkinir : about our depleted Liiatiuual treas ury, as if Mr. Cleveland had left a large surplus and would come back and find it all gone and nothing but a deffcit. At the close of lSlVJ the cash balance in the treasury was $r.1l.0i2,.lSS.2(). Does this look like bankruptcy? The gross amount in the treasury at that time was $7ii,7SO,iS3.r(, but out of it must be taken, to find the real balance on hand, the demand liabilities, gold certificates, silver certificates, currency certificates, treasury notes of lS'JO, amounting all four to $T)1S..T()7,018.60; also sun dry other liabilities amounting to $41,1,378.20. If we deduct also the $ 100,tXX),0X) gold reserve there would still be $2tf.t.rjKSS.'.'0 as a net cash balance. Now if the Cleveland administra tion in four years more is able to make as good a treasury showing it will have abundant reason to feel proud and happy over the exhibit; Notwithstanding all the talk about the expenditure of gold the treas ury contain of this metal alone $L,3(t,3r)i,80i.:fl. The people want more busine and leas politics in the legislature. A SILVER COMPROMISE. If there is any silver legislation by the present congress, which ap pears to be doubtful, it will proba bly be in the form of compromise measure, and nobody can foretell what this may be. Upon this, says the Omaha Dee, as upon every other great public question, the demo crats are divided, whether hope lessly so or not only time can de termine. Hilla and resolutions have been presented in both branches of congress proposing the repeal or suspension of the silver-purchase act, and these measures in the con ditions they provide for, serve to show the variety of views enter tained. Mr. Cleveland's views on the subject have been sought for, and it is said that; he is anxious to have something done at the present session of congress though just what he would like done is not definitely known, or at any rate has not been given to the public. Undoubtedly the president elect would like to escape official responsibility in connection with this subject, but it is by no means certain that he has any well settled convictions regarding it further than that it presents a perplexing problem which he would like to have disposed of before heassumes the duties of the presidency, The proposition which seems to meet with most favor from every body but the Advocates of free sil. ver coinage is that of Representa tive Ilarter of Ohio. This provides that upon its passage the nurehase of silver by the government shall cease and shall not be resumed un til an international agreement shall be reached, which agreement must include Great Hritain, France, Ger many and the United States. It is urged in behalf of action of this kind by congress that it would pro bably have the effect to induce the international conference upon re assembling in May next to reacJi an agreement under which a fixed valuation would be declared at which silver would be received for coinage at the mints oftheprin ciple commercil nations. It is in the nature o a notice to the com mercial nations that while the United States is willing to abide by any agreed ratio of valution for purposes of coinage it is not dis posed to longer attempt to main tain silver at a possible loss to it self and to the profit of other na tions. The anther of this proposi tion has submitted it to Mr. Cleveland, together with some figures intended to show the losses sustained by the govern ment in the purchase of silver, and if approved by the president-elect it will doubtless be vigorously urged for adoption. There is not much probability. however, of anything being done at the present session. The more radical silver men have declared their intention to resist the passage of any bill that has for its object any curtailment of the advantages given silver under existing law. They count upon sufficient strength to prevent any adverse legislation, but should a test show a majority favorable to suspension the silver men will resort to fili bustering to prevent action. The indications are that the supporters of the proposal to stop the pro posal totay the purchase of silver by the government will make a determined fight for its success, but those who are best informed regarding the situation do not ex pect them to w in. So far as the re publicans are concerned they will very likely be generally disposed to leave the question settled by a democratic congress. REDUCING WACES. A reduction of wages in January from ten to fifteen per cent, among the iron workers at Wiliuiington, Del., is reported. The News says that, "John Hringhurst, of the Marshallton Iron Works, is firmly of the opinion that the reduction of wages is directly due to the unset tled condition of the iron trade brought about by the last election. If the iron manufacture should get on hand a stock of iron at the present scale of waires and the democrats should change the taritt and admit foreign iron the manufactures would lose money in the iron already manufactured. The manufacturers are left with the alternative of reducing wages or closing up their mills. Thev have chosen the plan of reducing wages. The SENATE has passed a ouaran- tine bill which gives the President of the United States power to pro hibit in whole or in part immigra tion from entering the United States and appropriating for the use of quarantine buddings, one million dollars. Hbniami.V F. HUTLER. the lawvei. m f statesman, politician and millinaire manufacturer, died at his residence in Washington at one o'clock. Hum. day morning, from failure of the hart. LEGISLATIVE OATHS. In view of the assembling of the Nebraska legislature and the cur rent reports of influence beiiitf brought to bear on the member for one purpose or another, the oath of office presented to the mem- bers will be of interest. It is as follows: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States and the consti tution of the State of Nebraska and will faithfully discharge the duties of a representative (or senator) ac cording to the best of my ability, and at the election at which I was chosen to fill said office I have not improperly influenced in anyway the vote of any elector, and have not accepted nor will I accept or re ceive, directly or indirectly, any motley or other val liable thing from any corporation, company or per son, or and promise of office for any official act or influence (for any vote) I may give or withhold on any bill, resolution or appropriation. The reader must concede that the legislator who takes the iron-clad oath and lives up to it will conduct himself in a most honorable man tier during his term of law-making service, at least. When the oath was administered there must have been a few twinges of conscience as the minds of the members reverted to thoughts of the campaign. TOO GOOD A MAN TO LOSE. Kansas City Slur. It is rumored that Senator Alli son of Iowa will tender his resigna tion as a member of the monetary commission upon the succession of Mr. Cleveland to the presidency. It is believed that his retirement would cause general regret, and it is by no means certain that it would be desired by the new administra tion. Mr. Allison is one of the most able men in his party and is a per son of broad and enlightened views The fact that he is a republican is no reason why he should not con tinue to serve on a commission which ought to be entirely nonpar tizan in its character. The Journal says: "Concress inan Hryan, McKeighan and Kern have all gone to Washington." The facts in the case is that Nebraska was not represented in the lower house at all and the people were raising such a howl that they had to go. NOTES FROM EXCHANGES. From Hie Ledger. Joseph Lynn and family arrived home Wednesday evening from Fillmore county, where they spout two weeks visiting with relatives. Mrs. T. M. Watne arrived home on Tuesday morning from Hutler county Kan., where she had been visiting with her mother about two weeks. Mrs. A. if. Kikenbary resigned her position as teacher in our school last week, and the board se cured the services of Miss Mattie Crandall, of Auburn, who took charge of that department this- week. A most complete surprise party was given at the Harnuin residence on Friday evening of last week in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mrs. T. G. Harnum, and so quiet ly was the affair managed that she did not know what was on hand until eight loads of her frinnds ac companied by the band drove to the residence and took possession. A most enjoyable time was had by all, and an excellant supper added to the success of the affair, 8:1 per sons partaking of the repast. A line rocking chair was presented to Mrs. Harnum, which will often re mind her of the pleasant event. From the Keller. Mrs. George Young returned Tuesday from a visit with friends in Kxeter Nebraska. W. D. Marshal of Weeping Water, a former hardware merchant here, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. John Sharp and Mrs, Henry Hendrick have been visiting for a few days with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gruber. From the F.eho. Wash Davis started to town Mon day morning at 10 o'clock with a load of hay on a bob sled and upset twelve times before he got here. He was six hours coming seven miles and then only arrived with half of his load, HirdieHastie and Louise Lackey were enjoying a sleigh ride Tuesday afternoon when one of the runners dropped into a ditch and over went the cutter and out went the girls. The hors jerked the fills loose and fiew for home. The'girls were un hurt, but the cutter box was smashed up considerably. Leave orders for hair chains at li. G. Dovey & Son r Frank'CarrnthV jewelry store. Mrs. Hoos of Louisville is visiting the family of Clous Hrekenfeld.