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About Semi-weekly news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1895-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1898)
The Semi Weekly News Herald PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS ... BY THE . . . NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY. M. D. POLK, EDITOR. DAILY EDITION. 9e Year, in advance, Sr 00 Six Months 2 50 )ne Week, 1 higle Copies, 5 SEMI-WEKKLY EDITION. One Year, in advance, .... tl 00 iiix Moths, 50 LARGEST CIRCULATION Of any Cas County Paper. llAWiClI has apparently l ot n lost in the shufllo. The annexation qnestion ia relegated to the rear until Spain is proporly attended to. THE question of opening tho Trans Mississippi exposition on Sunday is agitating tho minds of Omaha divines. It'will probably bo a r petition of tho Chicago affair. War has not yet been declared, and McKinley asks now until Tuesday for time to prepare his message. It may blow.over after all. We hope to know not latorthan tomorrow. If the president doesn't get his war message before congress very eoon tnere will bo several internal explosions in that body at once. The state of congressional mind i9 any thing but placid under tho war pres Bure that exists just now. BBANN, the brilliant oditor of the Iconocla&t, was mortally wounded Fri day evening by a man whose daughter had been disgraced by the editor's pen which was keener than a two-edged sword. His equal in the use of invoc- tive was not known to exist. Ingalls of Kansas was a liliputian beside him Preparations for war continue un abated. The fleet at Key West has cleared all decks ready for action and keeps patrol boats out looking for the advent of Spanish war ships. Spain is equally busy, yet in the face of it n.11 McKinlev remains serene as a June morning and assures thecountry that his peace negotations are likely to prevail. The people of Nebraska are etill wondering why the new popocratic supreme judge, Sullivan, wanted a re hfinrlncr in the T?artlev case. It had already been passed upon by republi can judges and the sentence confirmed the result being satisfactory to peoplt of all parties, republicans not except ed. The object in asking for a re opening is not apparent, and if it had been requested by a republican the move would have been regardad bv popocratsas decidedly suspicious. Kearney Hub. Senator Tiiukston is quoted aa saying at Washington that he would not vote a 6ingle dollar for feeding the reconcentrados; that such action is only prolonging Spanish tyranny in Cuba. The authenticity of this may well be dcubtod. Even if we have to whip Spain tho Cubans must be fed They can't go without food while we are engaged in even so short a job as licking the stuffing out of the bar baric Dons. And Senator Thurston, when he was recently in Omaha, con tributed $20 to the relief fund now being raised there for the reconcen trados. FremontTribune. BRYAN perpetrated a joke on him self recently that is likely to become 6erious. He had worn the silver question threadbare and in an effort to enthuse a sleepy audieoce at At lanta, he gave Consui General Lee a big send off. The audience cheered for ten minutes and the event was telegraphed all over tho country. When the silver candidate awoke next morning, he discovered to his great discomfiture that he had launched the boom of a new demo cratic presidential candidate, who will lively be the nominee of his party at the next election. The name of -Fitz Hugh Lee has not been mentioned by the Nebraska orator in public since. After the county commissioners had collected $40,000. of delinquent taxes and helped out both the county and city treasuries, we are informed by the political editor of the Journal that the credit all belongs to H. R. Gering, who happened to be city treasurer when this was done. If the Journal knows how Mr. G. col lected any money for the city except to get a check from Treasurer Eiken bary we should like to hear all about it. We haven't heard of his levying any distress warrants or anything of that sort, and if he has done so, the public should know it. The Omaha Bee and other sugar trust oracles are congratulating them selves over the fact that Hawaian an nexation sentiment is apparently dead. It would of course be awful if this country should annex a few thousand acres of good sugar land with a cli mate to fit it. Wheat land or corn land might bo annexed and never a Toico would no raised in opposition, but when it comes to sugar, then the trust steps in and a great roar is made. It would be more difficult to control prices if now territory is added and tbe cheapening of tho product to American consumers is in the eyes of th trust little short of a crime. The desire to give tho sugar kings a blow under tho belt and cheapen this groat necessity to every household is one good reason why Hawaii should bo annexed. .'X M'KINIXY WILL LEAD. "War is lriiini-iit, but it is not un avoidable evi-n now, say a tho Chicngo Tirnen-IInriitd. Lot it never bo for gotton that it is tho last rosort of na tions, and that thero may be yet in fluence brought to b'jar on tho Span ish government that may stay its fato ful course. For what can war bo to Spain but destruction and loss so great as to bankrupt it forover? What can bo gained even in prestige by lighting a losing battle for its already lost island? It is true but a few days remain ero tho final decision must bo made, but we are living in a time when ovents movo swiftly. Wo do in days what once occupied month, and in hours what once occu pied nays. If Sagasta means peace let him summon his cortes at once. If war ci.mo now ho would bo obliged to convoke it without de lay. Why should ho not do so in the interest of peace? Hut, war or peace, the president must still bo the leader. The country owes it to his wisdom, courago and high sense of responsibility that wo were not plunged headlong into w ir six weeks ago without preparation or defenses. When the yellow journals and Jacobins were shouting "war ex ist9," and that we must "On to Cuba" Ihey would have forced us to another "Hull Run" if they could. But the president knew the condition of our army and navy better than noisy con gressmen and irresponsible newspa pers and firmly and resolutely held the reins in his own hand and proved himself to be the master of the situa tion. He was organizing victory silent ly but wit j exhaustless energy. His wisdom, too, was shown in his taking the leaders of all parties into his confidence and convincing them of the roctitudo and patriotism of his purpose. Having manife.-tod his skill in leadership thus far, why should wo not trust him to the end. lie will not lead the nation into any mad or quixotic adventures, but will guide it steadily in paths of duty and of right, which will justify us forever in the eyes of the world and of his'ory. The "Cuban question," which has per plexed our state-men for more than half a century, has at last reached its crisis. It is the legacy of President McKinley to solve and end it. The hour has struck, and whether peace comes or war the Cuban ques tion will be settled. If it is peace, it will be peace with honor. If it is war, it will be war for humanity and not for revenge. AN EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY. The popocrats have made 60 much noise about prosperity that the word in itself ha3 become not only a moth eaten chestnut, but a misnomer in every sense of the word. They had their laugh, and now it is our turn. Prosperity has struck Plattsmouth business enterprises in more cases than one, but none more forcibly than in the telephone business. The Ne braska Telephone company is increas ing its business to such an extent that it has reduced its rates in this city from $3 and $4. per month to $2 and $2.50 per month $2 for residences and $2.50 for business houses. Under the management of Harry Groves, the ex. change of this city has increased its 'phones to the number of fifteen or twenty, andjmore subscribers coming in daily. Westward tho trend of traffic takes its way. The Pacific coast railroads reported an increase of 33 per cent in earnings for the month of February The Alaskan gold craze helps the Pacific roads mightily; but there is fast developing the eolid foundation of mighty states on the Pacific coast compared with the volume of whose industrial production the gold of the Yukon region will be insignificant. Philadelphia Record. The people of Montana submit cheerfullv to taxation that the state may pay annually more than $85,000 in bounty for wolf scalps. Since they hold the sneep growing industry so dear they ought to be willing to vote for it as well as pay a bounty to pre vent its distruction. Free trade is worse than wolves in a flock of sheep. Bee INFORMATION AND OPINIONS. While the governor is considering the proposition to acknowledge tho belligerency of Rosewater or grant him autonomy, Hitchcock is harvest ing quite a profit from the publication of a juicy list of saloon notices. Bixby. John McGowen of Holt county was on a load of hay when the wagon tip ped over in about two and a half feet of water, lie had been under the load two hours when rescued and wps ntill alive, but soon i expired. Tbe effort to keep his head above water was prolonged beyond physical endur ance. The execcutive committee of the Nebraska State Sunday School associ ation has issued an address to the Sun day School workers of the state desig nating Sunday; May 1st, next, as State Sunday school day and request that special prayer be made for the Sunday Schools of the state and that particular mention be made of the as sociation and the work in which it is engaged. They also request that a contribution be taker, on that day to help the work. It is believed that on Saturday next Judge Powell will hand down his de cision on the application of the attor ney-general for a new trial of the case of the strtte against the bonds men of Hartley. Fiom what was said by Judge Powell at tho time of the trial it may be predicted ' that he will not sot aside the verdict. Just before tho jury camo in at tho clone of tho former trial Judge Powell said rather emphatically that ho would not set asido a vordict, no matter which way it wont. At that time no one seemed to anticipate that the jury would fail entirely to find for tho state in some amount, and it i known that even Judge Powell was surprised by the verdict. It is possible that he may find that tho verdict was not justified by the evidence, but he must ignore his formor declaration to set aside. Tho most successful toachor's Insti tute ever held in the county was brought to a close nt Weeping Water Friday, Dr. Humphrey's lecture on hygiono was ono of the Heveral good things which tho teachers enjoyea with profit. Cass county has a splen did corps of teacnors who bolievo in keeping abreast of tho times. Supt. Farley is deserving of congratulations for his good work. hn Trn la mirrhtior I nan t ho uurnril ' but it isn't in it with a dynamite mino or torpedo. A gatling gun will some times knock a man out with a pen, hence you must not bank too much on o 1,: i 11,. ..: onuiincii itMuut raising tuo mimi; calls to mind how they raised sunken boats on the Mississippi, B. Kincaid who was there in 18(51 says he saw a boat raised that had foundered in twenty feet of water, and the way it was done was indeed novel. Hundreds of empty air tight barrels were drawn down under tho boat by a windlass one at a time, until finally the barrels lifted the old craft up out of the water so that it could be floated near the land, and all valuables recovered. Some free silver cranks hung Presi dent McKinley in efligy yesterday out in Colorado. We will wager a dollar that if war is declared these same men will make a straight shirttail shoot for Canada. The politicians were out last night "making votes-" Ten tramps were housed last night at the council chamber. As the Trans Mississippi exposition draws noar so do the tramps. Wh:it are we to do with thern, that's tho question. As the gentle springtime waxes. The assessor leaves his lair; Nothing's sure but death and taxes, In this world of woe and care. Exchange The latest fad is a state Whist As socip-tion, and a meeting is called a Lincoln for the 15th and lGth of this month. Tho following clubs have promised to send represantives to this meeting: Omaha, Kearne7, Hastings Seward, York, Beatrice, Broken Bow Xorfo'k, Plattsmouth, Sterling Union-Commercial club of Lincoln and the Lincoln Light infantry. The for mation of the whist "industry" will do much in developing the state and it is hoped great results may follow thi meeting. Plattsmoatti Turn Verein. The following are the hours of in struction of the Plattsmouth Turn Verein classes: BOYS CLASSES. Boys Class 12 to 14 years, Tuesday 4:30 to 6 p. m. and Friday 4:30 to 6 p. m Boys Class 8 to 12 years, Monday 4:30 to G p. m. and Thursday 4:30 to 6 p. m. GIULS CLASS. Girls Class 12 to 15 years, 10.30 to 12 a. m., Saturday. Girls Class 8 to 12 years, Wednes day 4:30 to 6 p. m. Saturday 9 to 10:30 a. m. LADIES CLASSES. Lidies Ch.ss Wednesday 8 to 9:30 p. m. English. Friday 8 to 9:30 p. m. German. men's classes. Active class (18 to 30 years old) Tues clay 8 to 10 p. m. and Thursday 8 to 10 p. m. Senior class (30 years and over) Mon day 8:30 to 10 p. m. Fencing, boxing and wrestling class. Sunday 10 to 12 a. m. Applications for admittance will be received at the gymnasium during class hours by Instructor O. F. Ernst. A Cheap Trip. The opportunity to visit the southern States afforded by the semi monthly excursions of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad is one that should be taken advantage of by every one inj terested. These excurisons are ar ranged for the first and third Tuesdays of April. The tickets are good on the regular trains of those dates leaving northern terminals, and can also be purchased through from agents of con necting lines. Tickets are sold to points in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala bama, the Carolina?, Mississippi Georgia and the western portions of Florida. They are good for return passage on any Tuesday or Friday within twenty-one days, and allow fifteen days on the going trip to stop off and examine the country. The cost for the round trip is about the regular one-way rate, and on same dates one-way tickets are sold at about two-thirds of the regular rates. For full particulars, write to C P. At- more, G. P. A., Louisvile, Ky., or Geo. B. Horner, D. P. A., St. Louis, Mo. Pearl Steam Laundry. B. F. Goodman has his new laundry fully equipped with latest devices, now in running order, and asks a share of your patronage. Ills work is his best advertisement, and If you try the new laundry there will be no longer any excuse lor senaingsgooas away. xsoining too guuu iui um patrons is our motto. Work called for and delivered. Splendid PEARL-MAN'S I MAI ENS E STOCK OP Furniture, Stoves and House Furnishings Was augmented recently by the receipt of two car loads of goods for which he paid spot cash at the factory. Think What It means heavy discounts. T ii qi 4lnf tiic rri i rtt- j neither can they meet him everything" in his line. a a w w 1 w ; Is the old reliable "Charter guaranty, and its half JLIV FURNITURE No house in Cass county ever carried half so large a stock. He can suit every taste. Three hundred easy chairs to select from. Bed room suites and parlor suites from the lowest price to those fit for a queen. The Prices Is where Pearlman shines, and explains his wonderful business success. He pays no rent, his expenses are low, and with his cash discounts and car load rates he takes the lead and keeps it. It Will Surprise You To call and see his wonderful stock, and get his prices, which are from ten to twenty-five per cent lower than can be had in Omaha. Remember the place. PEARLSVlAiM Opposite the Court House. Easter Week at St. Luke's Church. Divine service, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4 o'clock. Wednesday ovening, lecture at 7:30; Good Friday, 10 a. m.: Passion service, 12 to 3 and also service at 7:30. Sat urday afternoon the church will be open for decoration. Easter Sunday, holy communion at 8 and 11; baptism and the opening of the pyramids at 2:30; regular service at 7:30 p. m. H. B. BtriiOESS, Hector. Hard and Soft Coal. John Waterman is sole agent for the famous Mendota soft coal. Also carries the best grades of hard coal, wood, lumber, laths, shingles, lime, cement, etc. If you are going to build, it will pay you to see Water nan. Office at the rear of Water man block on Fifth street. Dovey's Prices. Doveys have been in business here for more than a quarter of a century and never have they sold shoddy or inferior goods in allthese years. The prices they quote in the big ad in this paper may seem like they are'too low for the class of goods they carry, but they are the result of close buying and a determination to sell more goods at c'oser margains. It will pay you to read their ad and inspect their goods. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts. burns, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe ver sores, tetter, chappep.ihands, chil blains, corns, and all skin eruptions. and positively cures piles, o.r no pay required. It is guaranteed to givei perfect satisfaction or money refunded.. Pyice 2-5 cents per box. For sale b F. G. Fricke. Sweet Pea Seed. "Lckford's" best large flowered mixed, 5 cents per ounce in separate- colors. Best leading varieties, 7i- cents per ounce. Pansy plants "Dreer's Exhibition" varieties mixed. white, light blue, dark purple and. ; the nearest approach to red to be- found in pansies, in separate varieties ' 15 to 35 cents per dozen, ready to plant out next weeK. L. A. Moore. From the Baby in High Chair To grandman in the rocker Grain -O ij is good for tbe whole family. It U the long-desired substitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves or injures the digestion. Made from pure grains ic is a food in itself. Has the taste and appearance of the best coffee at one- J fourth the price. It is a genuine tm scientific article and is come to st3j. t makes for health and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O. Light H rah mas, And fancy Game Bantams for s le; also eggs for setting. Enquire ot William Gilmour, or leave orders at EgeDber ger & Troop's, where some of the chickens mav be seen. Insure Jn the German American. Fred Ebinger, Agent. " This Means It means lower freight rates. -fin t1ff 111Pi'f fill tirii on a marvelous assortment of a a a w w Oak," with its fifteen years1 a hundred designs. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Ir. Marshall, Ciraduate Dentist. Dr. Marshall, fine gold work. Dr. Marshall, gold and porcelain crowns. Dr. Marshall, crown and bridge work Dr. Marshall, teeth without plates. Dr. Marshall, all kinds of fillings. Dr. Marshall, all kinds of plates. Dr. Marshall, perfeot fitting plates. Dr. Marshall, all work warranted. All the latest appliances for first class dental work. A man stands on chance of being elected to tne mayorship of a city unless he enjoys the confidence and esteem of his neighbors. Geo. W. Humphrey is the popular mayor of Swanton, Ohio, and under date of jan. 17, 1896, he writes as follows: "This is to certify to our appreciation of Chamberlain's Cough Semedy. My family and neighbors have tested it, and ew know it is an excellent remedy for coughs and colds. Geokge W. IIUMrnREY," Sold by all di uggists. On the morning of Feb. 20, 1895, I was sick with rheumatism, and lay in bed until May 21st, when I got a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The first application of it relieved me al most entirely from the pain and the second afforded corxplote relief. In a short time I was able to bo up and'about again. A. T. MoiiEAUX, Luverne, Minn. Sold by all d-uggiots. I desire to attest to the merits of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one of the most valuable and efficient preparations on the market. It broke an exceedingly dangerous ccugh for me in 24 hours, andin gratitude tbei e for, I desire to inform you that I will never be without itiand you should feel proud of the high esteem ,in which your Remedies are held dy "people in general. It is.the one remedy among ten thi u?and. Success to it. O. R. Downey, Editor Democrat, Albion, Ind. For sale by all druggists. Oyster Supper at Eight Mile Grove. The ladies of the Eight Mile Grove church will give an oyster supper and Tice cream social at the church Satur day evening, April 9, to which every body is invited. Two Well Known Statesmen talked for months, from a front porch and a rear end of a car. ' Perhaps the use of Foley's Honey, and Tar will ex plain why they QrTd ao this, without injury to their vooal organs. It is largely used by speakers and singers. Smith & Parmele. You should knqwthat Foley's Honey and Tar is absolutely the besi remedy for all diseases otbThroat, Chest or Lungs. Dealers are authorized to guarantee it to give satisfaction in all cases. Smith & Parme.e. Girl Wanted. Girl to do general housework. Four in family, no small children. Inquire of Mrs. Meek Davis, 902 Pearl Street. Something Somethingathat is of Great Value to Farmers. We have just received 36 dozen One of which will be . . CARRIERS GIVEN AWAY FREE With every cash purchase of ten dollars in merchandise. If you are not needing the Clothing at this time, call and get a card which will entitle you to a carrier at any time during the year that you may purchase that amount of goods. Our Spring stock of Clothing and Fur nishing Goods is now so complete and at such Low Prices that persons desirous of making a purchase cannot afford, in justice to themselves, to neglect calling and making a thorough examination, and when once ex amined, we feel confident of a sale. MORGAN Leading: Clothier of Cass County They banish pain and prolong life. lH lilA No matter what the matter is, one will do you good, and you can get ten for five cents. A now nfrle rmofcpt containinar tk bit vs rAnrXES in a nnpfr cnrlon without; claw in now for m1 it some rtniR" ntortm won riVH cskts. Thi low nri sa.l. One ilosen or the nre-cnt carton f tar'Uo ytu o n;to by uy nMinu- Tort iyht iit to thft RnA KB CHBMICAI. (JoMFA!flf, No. 10 Hprucj Mrwt. N-w York or a Pintle rartoo (TKM r" t ijfw- wWBW Permanently cured by using DR. WHITEHALL'S RHEUMATIC CURE. The surest and the best. Sold by druggists on a positive guarantee. Trice 50 cents yer box. Sample sent free on mention of this publication. 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Patent taken through Munn St Co. recelro trpertal notics, without charge, tn the Scientific American. A nandomely lllnttrated weekly. T.arveet cir culation of any rientlOe Journal. Term. 3 a year: four roontha, L Bold by all rewdealer. rjlUNH&Co.''NewYorSf Branch office. 25 F BU, Washington, D. C fo Nothing A I I I 1 111! CARRIER PAT QNQV.IG, 10'JZ If'lilllUrl Bv I , INCU0ATOR & BROODER CO. r S ! ' QUINCY ILL. USA. ONE GIVES . RELIEF 3 v (V V EkffK - er wrt in intern)' 1 for lb' - Hr find tn e;onornl- FURNITURE ANU UN DERTAKING House Furnishings, STOVES, RANGES, Our stock Is eomuiete la all lines fl we 'd vlte our frieinli to look It over. W. wll pnrieavor to please you. fail and see us. STSEIGHT C SATTLER, .."hiccM-ssi.rs to ry Hijfiv.k. ) M..T'! .V''TFI, - NIC& JAMES W SAGE, THE Leading Liveryman. The best of rigs furnished at al! hour and l is prices are always reasonable. Tr.i-niost convenient boarding stable for far mers in the citv PLATTSMOUTH, NEB l iLVllilill" A t I 1 " 1 t