5 THE SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS-HERALD, PLATTSMOUTH, NEB., AUGUST 4, 1897. ' ' 7 ' ' .. i v f 11 hi Si I 1 t - n I- TbeSemi-Weeklu News-Herald PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS . . . BV THE NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY, M. D.'POLK, EDITOR. DAILY EDITION . One Year, in advance ' 2 Six Months, ' tne Week, t :.!,-. f 11 r,a ...... O SEMI-WEEKLT edition. One Year, in advance, .... fl 00 (Six Months 50 T.?.E LARGEST CIRCULATION Of any Cass County Paper. TllK payment of 830,0(10,000 of Ne braska mortgages in one "hunk" has bad a tendency to close up the croak ers. Whkk Mr. Keely starts up his mo tor by pounding the chord of 11 flat it runs for a few minules and then stops several vears for repairs. It works a good deal like tho concert of Europe. Thk estimate of the gold production in this country for 1897 made by the director of the United States Mint was $00,000,000. As for next year, the Alaska discoveries render prediction impossible. American manufacturers have just shipped six Jocomatives to South Af rica and are building thirty for Japan In making machinery of all kinds for transportation, the United States is ajanv previous enaetment. recognized leader. BillyBuvan's butcher knives and tin dinner pail will have to be dug up again. They did yeoman service once, in deceiving the people, but a man that would be fooled twice by the same tricK isn't much of a man and deserves whatever misfortunes befall him. MAXWELL, and Senator Allen both dodged the vote on the tar ift bill. If 11 were such an iniquitous measure they ought to have been glad to vote' against it. If the measure was all right, then Allen's buncomb speeches against it show him to be a verv cheap sort of demagogue. If ANYONE who is kicking on the hot weather of Nebraska takes a no- tion to seek his fortune in the Alaska gold fields, he would do a wise thing past, for the trus. magnates aro po tocana few cubic feet of the Ne- tent and skillful, and can work tho braska atmosphere and take &1 nncr I mai'L-iit -ia Ihoir did thn dnv nflnp thn with him. It would come in cood I piay next winter when the thermo meters are all frozen up. uvicunun nuLtoMB, wearing a nmrDtlvnn TT silk hai that would have made a New York dude proud of his existence, with bis staff of finely uniformed offi cers at the Logan parade, impressed tho easterners that he was something oi a plutocrat himself and not a popu list wiin norns, as the haughty gold oug press naa tried to make the people believe. Nebraska is now all right. An exchange, claiming to know, says i.nai cnurcn Howe refused to go to Samoa on account of tho dusky com plexion of her bolles. He will find brunettes in Italy, but they are not so aark and their features are more satisfactory to a Caucasian admirer of female beauty. The report that Tom m m - majors nad anything to do with the change is pronounced by Tom canard. as a UUKI'N hard times, when there is T-V - no money io circulation, circus com panies stay at home. Eastern Ne Knoel'M t r. - u. ia jusi now crowaing the tents oi tnree distinct circuses. Where is f llA 1 - I . "'u who saia prosperity had not shed its grateful light on this part of tbe.country. Hereafter, the man who denies tho multiplying evidences of prosperity to bo seen every day, ought to be examined by the insane coin- mission. EVERYTniNO seems to be moving in the interests of the American farmer. iot only are foreign crops light, but now comes the news that the Austra lians are losing their sheep from starvation, and are slaughtering them for their pelts as rapidly as possible. tuus cuiung on one or the important Wool supplies of the world. Austra lia's wyol product last year was 643, 000,000 pounds, or nearly three times that of the United States. WHAT Is the matter with the Cass county prohibitionists that they have not called their convention for Weep ing water August Z along with the others. If the prohibitionists would moo who iue uemocrais ana pops, free silver republicans and bimetalists they might come near electing some Of their candidates. The democratic leaders will fuse with anything that briDgs votes, and in this way the pro hibitionists might become a power in old Cass. THK real reason for the declination of Governor Drake to be a candidate for re-election is said to be the finan -ilJ-.S . ciaiurain imposoa oy me possession of that office, the governor The state of Iowa pays $3,000 a year, but pro- vrues no governors mansion, it 13 considered the thing there to take a house end do some entertaining, and of course the salary laiis to cover the expense of holding the office. It fol .lows that unless tho people of Iowa are satisfied to have rich men for their governors it will be necessary to errant at least enough additional sal "ary to pay the rent of a suitable house. Perhaps the best way out of this difficulty in all western states will be to provide a good building for irgovernor's mansion. Ex. ' J THE REPUBLICANS WfcHfc nvi rwLtu, "If we aro fooled on tne sugar schedule the smartest man In the house of representatives has been fooled." This was Speaker Reed's re mark a few days before adjournment to somebody who told him the house had been deceived on that schedule in t the conforer.co committee, savs tho I Globe-Democrat. A great many people - who were ugainst the t.ruat had tho i. same opinion as this person did when sugar stocks inado their great bound the day after the conference report was presented. Speaker Reed, how ever, retained his confidence that the house gained a groat victory in that adjustment. And he was right. One of the most skillful experts in the service of the treasury depart ment, General Appraiser Tichonor, has just made a computation of the relative amount of protection given the sugar refiners under the Wilson and Dingley acts, and he linda tho avernge differential on the various qualities to be over a third less under the present law than it was under tho act of 1894, which was superseded last Saturday. Tichenor goes over the en tire schedule by degrees, and makes a great many figures. Translated in to plain, every-day language those figures mean this: Not only did tho house gain a great victory in the sugar fight in the conference commit tee, but the conference schedule. which was accepted by both branches, was less favorable to the refiners than any ever enacted. The trust, that is to say, has less protection under tho Dingley law than it ever had under The republicans were not fooled on the sugar schedule or on any other part of the new law. Thev are sel dom deceived on matters of legis lation. Naturally the trust bossses would be glad to to make the country believe the republican Ipuity granted them some favors. This belief would bo profitable to the trust, for it would run the price or shares up But they can not get anybody to believe this now. The immenso importation of raw sugar in advance of the enactment of the new law, which will go up in price on account of tho general advance on all sorts of sugar in tbe Dingley act, will enable the refiners to to make large gains for a few weeks, but the end will come soon and then the tariff will hit them. Prices, as a consequence, are on tho down-grade at present There will bo sham advances in tho future as in the conference schedule was published. The republicans, however, have dealt them a blow which they will remem ber. . They havo a smaller differential than any previous act ever allowed them, and it is safe to predict that when the republicans revise the tariff next time the entire differential wi I 00 removed. QUICK WORK ON THE DINGLEY BILL. The quick work done by congress on the Dingley tarfff is hardly appre ciated as it should be. Congress was called together in extraordinary ses sion on March 16. In four months and nine days the bill had passed both ihe United States senate and house of representatives, was acted upqn in conference, finally pass by the senato, and signed by the president. This covered a period of 131 days. In 1S90 the McKinley bill, reported on April 10, passed tho house on May 21. but was delayed in the senate till Septem ber, and again stili further delayed iu conference, not being signed by tho president till Octorbor 1, 1890. It was in all 168 days before coogress. When the democratic party was in eontrol, the Mills bill dragged along in 1S8S to 1889 for 300 days, and then failed to pass. The German-Wilson bill was reported to the house by the Ways and Means committee on De cember 19, 1893, and reportod to the senate on Feoruary 20, 1894.. It did uot become law till August 28, 1894, and was then such a "ragbag produc tion" of "perfidy and dishonor" that even the democratic president re fused to sign it. . The difference between the repub licans and democrats in enacting tariff legislation in coDgress is very marked. The republicans passsd the McKinley bill in 168 days, and the Dingley bill in 131 daj'S, each bill receiving the s gnature of the republican president. The democrats, on the other hand, wasted Bome 3W) days over the Mills bill, which never became a law, and they wrsted 2o2 days over the Gorman-Wilson bill, which proved to be such an abortion that even President Cleveland refused to sign it. Ameri can Economist. THE FI6URES FOR IT. The Chicag Times-Herald makes a strong presentation of indisputable evidence of the return of prosperity and of an upward tendency in all lines of industrial enterprises. It shows that thore has been a strong revival of stocku, principally of rail roads whose prosperity depends upon an increased traffic. The forty-eight principal stocks bought and sold on the Now York; exchange show an in crease in vaiue from Ju'.y 25th last I year to July 23th this year of tho I enormous amount of $211,305,992, the most of this being during tbe last three months. The price of wheat has gone up with in a year to the extent of 20 cents a bushel. On the estimated crop of 500, 000.000 bushels for this year, tho in creased value reaches the collossal sum of $100,000,000. The corn crop has been largely en hanced in value by the recont rise in prices. This represents-no less than $40,000,000. There has been a decided improve ment in tho prices of live stock. The value of farm stock has increased dur ing tho past twelve months no less than $200,000,000. Nehuaksa is getting a good deal of most excellent advertising just now and will do the state a great amount of good, says the Fremont Tribune. rbe record of payment of mortgnges. whch is estimated to be about 28 mil ilions in throe vears, 18 millions of which have been paid off in tho last year, is a sufficient cause ol it all. This showing was unexpected of Ne braska, because many adverse reports of tho state's condition have gefno out during the past three or four jears. It is found now that when we were apparently resting on our oars wo were really saving our money and paying our debts and this sort of ac tirn begets confidence in a state as well as in individuals. All the metropolitan paper are commenting favorably on the Nebraska situation. not only with referenoo to this feature but as to the bright crop prospects Tor this year and the certain indications of the state's rapid upbuiding. Ne braska is no longer a byword and a hissing. The populist state adminis tration is not blighting the corn of rusting the wheat. INFORMATION AND OPINIONS. The Thurston Killes of Omaha cap- lured two individual prizes for drill ing, but lost the company cup at the San Antonio encampment. They have always gotten their share. Nebraska City has been having an epidemic of hres recently. 1 wo or three barns and an equal number of houses were burned there last week Thore was a "hot time in the old town." A Dele ware church "long disused was recently reopened for the minis trations of a wandering evangelist who found" out before ho had fairly beirun the services that a colony of wasps had built their nest under the pulpit and were roused by his etc- quence to a nign tiegree oi communal activity. Tho situation was found to be 60 unfavorable to the diffusion of gospel truths that the eviingelist was enforced to take refuge among the congregation and an attempt was made to extirpate tho irrc-lieious in sects, several intrepid deacons join- ing in with a courage greatly in excess of their knowledge oi wasps or their judgment in conducting a cam' paign against them. At last the insects held the fort and tho congre gation dispersed without benedictory or offertory formalities. In Gumming county the clerk of the district court had pocketed a lot of witness fees that should have boon paid to witnesses. Tho board of com mi.ssiouers got an expert on the clerk's books and found $413 of unpaid claims and then went after the clerk who put up part of the amount and ngrees to pay the balance. Dogs are worth $2 a pound at Klon- dyke, Alaska. l'lattsmouth police men ought to make a few shipments to that market. Winebrenner, Ihe Beatrice gentle man who was presented the confine ment of the city, plus a coat of tar and feathers, as an evidence of tho regard in which he was held for periodically and regularly mobbing his step daugh ter, announces that he will sue the police for false imprisonment and the city for $-50,000 damages. Church Howe, who nas been given tho consulate at Palermo, Sicily, ex pects to leave for that place Ootoler 1 Palermo is the capita of the island of Sicily. It has a population of about 300,000, of whom some thirty thousand are nuns and monks. Tho city is with' in a convenient distance of Paris', Koine, tierno and otner great Euro pean centers and is a fine "place to bo located. Tho salary of tho position is $2,000 a year, with perquisites which raise it to $4,000. There are several sub-consulates connected with it and $1,000 for clerk hire. Julius Pepperburg, Piattsmouth's well-known cigar manufacturer, was in town Tuesday taking orders from our merchants. Nehawka Register. The prohibition county convention was held at Elmwood July 22. The county was thoroughly organized. Dr. J. C. Fate of Weeping Wator was elected county chairman, Josie I'l Royer of Elm wood was elected county secretary and I. M. Prouty of Alvo was elected treasurer. A county cen tral committee was chosen from the different precincts and they aro ready for work. All people who wish to see the liccned saloon a thing of the past should work with them. The republican national committee at Washington is verv certain of car rying Ohio, Kentucky and Maryland at the election this fall, and a thor ough organization in those states ha already been licgun. The New York Times says that if we annex the "leprous colony" of Ha waii we shall bo compelled to spend $00,000,000 in war-ships to defend it. If other nations want Hawaii that badly it must represent something more than a contagous disease. Tbe late J. O. McClain, aside from being a large propertv owner and leaving his family more than a pit tance of this world's (roods in real est-ite very sensibly further provided for their comfort by carrying insur ance in ,the Modern Woodmen and Ancient Order of United Workmen to the amount of 85,000, and this week Mr. Davis, clerk of the local camp of the Woodman, had the pleasure of presenting his widow with a check for $3,000. while Mr. Hartshorn, for the Workmen, also presented her with a check for $2,000 L.ouisville Courier. AN INDICTMENT. Low browed woman that stole my love, Fairer than I, 1m true, Tou fooled him first with your wily tongue And your eyes' deceitful blue. You looked in his till you inado him swear Hit first lovo was all a dream, While you let him toy with your yellow hair And lmsk in your smile's fatee jleam. Welladay for your eyes so bright 1 Weeninir has made mine dim. You would smilo on, though he lay in his grave I could ltavu died for him. Hartford Times. LINCOLN'S CHIDING. Bis Gentle Reproof la Reply to General Hunter's I'ly letter. Another rpmarkablo evidence of tho erent kimllmcFS of heart ot A&ranai) Lincoln has been brought to lip lit in the form of a long lost letter which the martyred president wrote to " General Daniel Hunter in lSfif: General Hunter was in command of the department of Kansas at the time riiis nnrticnlar letter was written. It seems ho considered himself dishonored bv an apiir-'ntiiiciit to tho rather ob scure milita-.y post, and lie wrohfto the president protesting aeamfit it. J-iiu coin's characteristic reply was as ioi- lows : Executive Mansion, I. Washinuton, Duo. iil, Mil. Mnior Gent-ral Hunter: Dear Sin Yours of the !d is received, nnd I am constraint! to kjiv it is difficult to answer bo utlly n letter in pood temper. I am, ns you intimate, losing much or tho great coniiue.u- I Kluced in you. not from any act or commis- uion of yours toui hiiiK tho public service up to tho time von who sent to Ixvivenwortli, Imt from i!:c flood of in-niiibling dispatches and lt- ters I l'ave seen from yon since. I knew you von K im? ordered to Leavenworth at the time it was done, nnd I aver that, witn as ten der n resavd for yeur honor and your sensi bilities hs I had for my own, it never oecurrm to mo that vou wore 1 ins "humiliate!, in cnlt. ,1 iinil rlist-rm-i-d." nor have I up to this day heard any intimation that yon have licon wrontred ooiume from any one nut yourseir. No one has blamed you for the rctrofrrado movement, from Snrinufield, nor for the infor mation you pave tiemal Cameron, and this von ft mid readiiv understand if it were not for Your unwarranted assumption that the or rWimr to Loavcnwo; th mi'st ncocs.-au il y have been done as a punishment- for some fault. thonnht then, und I think yet, tho position as stoned to you is rs icsponsiblo nnd us honor- nblo an that assumed to fcuell i Know Ilia General McClcllan ixpectitl more importaii results from it. Mv in -.nrcssion is that at the lime von wero assiumdto tho new western department it had not ln-en determined to re "Place General Sherman m Kentucky, Put ol i his I mil not certain. Iiecause ine mere mat a command in Kentucky was very desirable, and one in tho farther west undesirable, had novel occurred to me. You constantly siiealc of lie- intf placed in command of only ;;,H0. Now, tell me, is not this mere impinicnee? Have you not known all the while that you are to com mand four or live times that many? I have lsH-n s-nd am sincerely your friend, and if as such I dare to make a supostion I would say you are adopting tho liest iossiblo way to ruin yourself. "Act well your part. There all the honor lies." Ilo who does some- thinK at the head of one regiment will eclipse him who din's nothing at the head of 100. Your friend as ever, A. LINOOi-N. Nothing tould have hern Letter cal culated to a!l:iy the fcrliups of personal wrong wlihli must have possessed Hunter at the time. That he thought so himself is shown by the following words, written by the dissatisfied gen eral en the big yellow envelope in which the letter had been sent: "The president's reply to my 4ngly letter. This Jay on his tat do a month after it was written, and -when finally sent was by a special conveyance, with the direction that it was only to lie given to me when. I was in a good hu mor." New York Sun. A Novel Uridge at Itonen. This u'ovel engineering work is called a pom trausuoruenr anu is ncsjgneu to fulfill all the purposes of a bridge, while it will offer no obstruction to the passage of ships with towering mast?. On each Fie'o of the river will be erec ted a pmall JiilTcl tower, about 170 feet in height, and these towers will be joined at the top by a latticework bridge upon which lines of rails will bo laid. On these rails will rnu a skeleton platform, which can be pulled from side to side by the agency of steam or electricity. From this platform, which will be 160 feet above the qnayis, will depend Ftcel wire ropes, which will snpport at the level of the river banks a slong carriage large enough to arcmnmodate a tram car full of passengers, Lesides other voliicles. It is intended that this novel form of bridge shall be in connection with the tram system at both sides of the river. so that passengers can t? carried across the river without leaving their seats in the cars. The work of bnildingthe tow- 'ers has already ln-eu commenced, and it is expected that the bridge will be open for traffic in 18 months' time. It is said that the only contrivance bearing any resemblance to this "pout transbor denr" is in operation at Bilbao. Cham bers' Journal. The Colored Deacon Figurative Prayer, A white minister, after conducting services nt a colored church, asked an old deacon to lead iu prayer. The broth er in black offered a fervent appeal for the white brother and said: "OLiord, gib him de rye ob de eagle det he spy out sin afar off. Put his hands to de gospel plow. Tie his tongue to do line ob truth. Nail his ear rode gospel pole, Bow his head way down -between his knees and his knees way down iu some lonesome, dark and narrer valley where prayer is much wanted to be made. 'Noint him wid be kerosene ile of sal- vashon and sot him on fire." Roanoke Ne"ws. IMncnvery of Sulphur Mines. It is said that the sulphur mines near T , 1 11' 1. .i- ,tui.-Kji-y, niiMi., -ntre uisroveren uy a camper, whose fire on a rock gave rise to 6uch fumes that he was forced to move a long distance to escape suffoca tion. Within tbe last decade the population 01 Europe nas increased by about 80. 000,000, of whom Russia contributed 12,5.0,000 and Trance only 07,000. In a Sydney newspaper lately there was tnis advertisement: "Wanted, a man able to leach French and the piano nd to look after a bull." - Unconditional surrender is tho only terms those famous little pills known as Do Witt's Little. Early Risers will make with constipation, sick headache and 9tomach troubles. P. G. Fricke & Co. The Casino Saloon WHERE YOU CAN GET THE FAMOUS ANHEUSER-BUSCH BOTTLED BEER BY THE CASE. l'ure Imported Wines and Whiskies, and that quoen of all medi cines Malt-Nutrinc. r- V -t - ...1 ' I u Just the thing . for a Picnic A bottle of our wine. Tho most re freshing and invigorating1 beverage that is obtainable. We can furnish it to you by the caso or by tho dozen bottles at PhiliD Thierolf's. We keep all kinds of wines and liquors es pecially designed for family and medi cal purposes. PHIL THIEROLF, Proprietor. See Them Go ! Groceries at a price to make them fro. First-class tresn stocK. ine nest to bo found on the market, delivered at j-our door for the smallest possible price. Remember they are excellent goods. You will appreciate tho val ues given. A H. WECKBflCH & CO. WATERMAN BLOCK. The little god of purity. If but a chile, no more. Protects all in fifll security Who enter l'ricke's drug store. Every customer is safely guarded by absoluto purity, absolute accuracy, and the lowest prices compatible with purity. Whether mcdiciues which may save lifo, or only unimportant things are needed, makes no difference with Fricke. You will get the very best, be waited on with equal care, and pay the verj' lowest price at which pure goods can bo sold. F. G. FRICKE & CO. SOUTH SIXTH STREET. FURNITURE .UNDERTAKING House Furnishings, STOVES, RANGES. Our stock Is complete in all linos untl f nvlte our friends to look It over. Wo wil ndoiivor to plmisn you. Call and see us. STRAIGHT C SATTLER. (Sueec-sor to rjHneclc. I AT'lSVif iPTII. M A Spring.. Crockery... A splendid iin- received; slso the most complete ant4 .-.;ant line of l'laiu and Decorated vJtiiiiankarc ever brought to the city may be founi at the store of GLfRK, First Door East ol Court House. The Best in Groceries. aim SEW ' ITOFH IMInnrf I . . . it a ifi .11 mm 1 n J ZI3 VA LIIUUU, U eal Estate... FOR and Six improved farms in Phelps Co., Neb., containing from 80 to 320 acres each. Two improved farms in Kearney County. Farms in Franklin and Gosper Counties. A 160 acre improved farm near Re publican City, Harlan County. One-half section unimproved land in Missouri. The Following Tracts of Laud Near Plattsiuouth, Viz: One aero, three acres, live acres, six acres, oitrht acres, ten acres, twenty acres, thirty acres and forty acres. Some of these properties aro well improved, having grapes, raspberries, .blaeklerries and other fruits in abundance. ...Oity Propei ... ITe have twenty bargains in city p opcrty consisting of houses and lots, that if taken soon, can be purch.isnd at from one-third to two-firths Tf their original price. Il is nut often that such opportunities exist, and now is tho iiin to avail yourself of them. We havo m:ide a do.iMi sales of Ibis c'cis-of property within the past sixty days. If you aro looking for a h irgain call and soe us. INQUIRE OK R. B. WINDHAM RILEY BLOCK, PLATTSMOUTH. Infant's, Misses', E1Z6R SHOWN BGFORG. They are Right in Price, Style and Fit. Misses' T-aeo Chocolates from $1.10 up. Solid loathor. Misso.i' Uutton Mahogany, black trimmed, a beauty, J.7." up. Our Misses' Mahogany stray "bow SANDALS are peaeh-a-renas. Ladies' Oxfords All colors and toes from $1.10 to $2 25 It is useless to waste space on oil" Men's Ox-Bloods and Chocolates - From $2.85 up. S.'( lh.Mii we'.l do th rest. SAY HOYS, co.no and sen our OX DLOODS and tell your Ma about them. Tlnsvam boauli.-s and wear like an anvil. We don't say you are iml-eHle because you don t buy our shoes, but all we ask of you Is to drop in and fid our bum mer novelties. Fine lino infant's soft soles. Impairing a specialty Robert Sherwood, FOOT MILLINER. One Door Wesr Weckbach's.. - 03 buys a Fine Violin y , a::d Complete Outfit. CO buys a Mandoline, r.ir.Kpye Maple, Mahogany or Rose wood Finish. Fully guaranteed. 1 1 CO hays An American teed to stand. strings, in Mahogany or Rose wood finish. SEXI) FOR CATALOGUE OF SHEET MUSIC. 50 buYs a $100 Organ. imball Pianos m Organs ON EASY PAYMENTS. ? littlo nsed. for $50. Writ for ut&ioae Mia oar HOSFE, JR., 4! SALE fxchange We've Got 'Em THE FINEST LINE OF Youth's and Boys' 8 i ifr Guitar, Steel $60. $80 to $100. urmj. rAUIUllI rKIUEB. 1513 Douglas Street, OMAHA, NEB.