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About Semi-weekly news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1895-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1898)
The Scmi-Weckly News-Herald PUBLISHED ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS . . . IIY THE . . . NKVVS L'UMMSHINU COMPANY, !.!:. MARSHALL. Iiuitic-s ManaKer. DAILY EDITION . One Ymr, in advance, . t ... S3 GO Six Moyths 2 50 One VW'k, 10 biuglu Copies, 5 HKMI-WKKKLY KDITION. One Yenr, in mlv:iiico II 00 Six Months, 50 T-'.'.R LARGEST CIRCULATION or any Cass County Paper. TUKSDAY, UKC. 13, 1SU8. TllJ.S is tho hort of weather makes tlio i:o find coitl men chummy. that very Onk bad thirty about coal dealers is that they never yet into a war on prices during cold weather. Tlirc American yunnoi s did so good a job of it that it is impoj-siblo to raise the Spanish war ships they bunk. As AN evidenco of tho prosperity which is upon us it is said that the applications for chaiitable relief in Omaha and other places is lighter than for yea rs. THE democrats of Utah must have been pretty hard up when they elected a Mormon with only three wives to a seat in congress. They could surely havo found one who had moro than throe. The great Cub. in warrior, General Garcia, died at his hotel in Washing ton Sunday morning, lie has fought hai d for Cuban liberty, hut was not permitted to live and enjoy it when it was accomplished. Onk rampant democrat, in mourn ing over the result of :ho election, snys that U00 votes would havo given the democrats the next congress. Re publican majorities would have been much larger had the peoplo known this. Even if the United States are ship ping a hundred thousand tons of steel ship plates to British shipbuilders, this j'oar, when wo consider that the output of Hritish shipbuilders is. likely, this year, to closely approach two million tons, merchant and war ship building included, it will be seen that our contribution is only a email one. " Even the newspapers of Omaha haven't the nerve to boom the 1899 exposition very heard. And thev are pretty long on nerve, too. The prop osition to hold another exposition is the rankest thing ever heard of, be cause it could not possibly benefi anyone but Omaha and were it largely patronized would be very detrimental to other towns. In each of the eight years preceding the war of 1812-15, our tonnage in the foreign trade, under our own flag, was greater than it was during the fiscal year of 1S9S. To think that ninety years we had cs large a shipping under our flag on the sea as we have today ! The value of the nation's for eign commerce has increased about twenty-fold during the past ninety years, but the quantity has increased tar greater. jNotwitnstanuing, our shipping in our own foreign trade today is less than it was ninety years ago. THE CUBAN ANNEXATIONISTS. The assurance given bv President McKinley that the promise of the United States that Cuba should have an indepandent government shall be carried out has not wholly discouraged the annexationists, says the Omaha Bee. One of the organs of this ele ment, the Philadelphia Inquirer, de clares that Cuba must be annexed. ".Let congress take the commonsense view," says that paper. "According to the president himself, the war was justified as one of self preservation on our own part and our interests can only be preserved by maintaining control over the island. Cuba will have far greater freedom and Inde pendence as a part of the United States than as a separate nation con tinually torn by strife and revolution, Leave her to herself and it cannot be long before the 6ame old conditions will prevail and wo shall have to send our troops there to do the fighting all over again. Far better end the matter now. Cuba's destiny is with the United States and military occu pation should be followed by annexa tion and that annexation, with our hold upon the island, cm very readily be arranged for without a resort to force." Our Philadelphia contemporary would fiercely resent any reflection upon the integrity and honor of this government, yet it counsels a course which would place the nation in a most dishonorable position before the world and justly deprive us of the re spect and confidence of the world. .We are glad to believe that a very large majority of the American people are in full accord with the position of President McKinley. INFORMATION AND OPINION. Cases of email pox have broken out in Omaha and Nebraska City, but are eald to be of a mild nature. Due care i being takon to prevent the spread of the disease. Orville Willufc, aged 6 years, acci dentally killed his three-year-old sister with ft shotgun Friday afternoon at their homo in Kellyville, III. Tho top of the child's head wua blown en trely off. The children were alone In the house. This is another bad effect of tho war as the boy stated that they were playing soldier. A marriage license was issued to Samuol Kesnler to wed Mollie Nake lsky, at Pittsburg recently. After get ting $o0 f.'om bis intended bride Kes9 ler borrowed an overcoat from Benja min Cohen, who was to be his best than and disappeared. When the wed ding guests arrived at the home of the bride Kessler was still missing. Rather than disappoint them Papa Nakelsky hurriedly procured a license for his daughter Annie to wed Cohen, and the couple who were to be brides maid and groomsman were married. Mollie turned ever all her weddiog presents to her sister Annie, and is now searching for Samuel. George 13 Hollistor, the well known lawyer of Cincinnati, who has just died, was a close friend of President Hayes. Ho was a native of Plattsburg, N. Y., and came of the old revolu tionary stock, hia maternal great grandfather having been a soldier under Ethan Allen. Nathaniel and Albert von Roths child of Vienna have established a foundation of $40,000. the income of which is to be U6ed for the support of musicians, painteis, sculptors and draughtsmen of the Jewish faith. Ap plicants for its benefits aiust be Aus trian citizens. The late Dr. Bliss was for many years General Sherman's physician. Once when the solder complained, "Your stuff's doing me no good," he replied: "Take Shakespeare's advice, then, and throw it to the dogs." "There are too many valuable dogs in our neighborhood," replied Sherman. Thomas Ileafey, as special adminis trator of the estate of the late E. Cus- son, filed his report with the county court today, in which he aiys he found $3,521.45 worth of real estate and $45,- 203.20 in personal property belonging to the estate, thus making the estate worth, according to this showing. $48,- 824.45. Nebraska City News. terrible affair occurred in the Dunkard settlement near Goshen, Ind., early in tbe week, which resulted in the deatn oi v ernon liigier, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Bigler. Young Bigler was persuaded much against: his will to unite with the Dunkard church, and last Monday was taken from a sick bed and baptized In the icy waters. The shock was so great that he died the next day from the results. His parents, who are promi nent members of the church, insisted upon, the baptism, and the feeling among such oi the neighbors as are not members of the church is very bitter toward them, and many threats are being made. Whether the coroner will take action is a matter that is now being discussed, but nothing so far has been done, and just what action could be taken is a puzzling problem. Bitter disappointment awaited Wm. S. White when he marched into the marriage license clerk's office the other day at Lancaster, Pa., and asked for the necessary papers to wed Emma Knoudt, his step-mother. The woman, who is 32 years old, was divorced from his aged father, and White thought it the proper thing to keep her in the familv. He himself is 34. The clerk refused the license on account of the relationship of the couple, and White left in an angry mood, muttering that there were other counties in the state. - Benjamin S. Lear is first sergeant of Company C, First Colorado infan try, now stationed at Manila. His f.ither, Benjamin E. Lear, is a private in the same company. Sergeant Lear is just turned 22 and Private Lear is close to 50. Ben Lear, the elder, is a first-class compositor and as such is well known in various parts of the Rocky Mountain region. In days gone by he played good ball with the Pitts burg and Cincinnati teams. HONORS FOR COLONEL VIFQUAIN. Colonel W. J. Bryan Will Rcslirn and Vlfqnaln Will Succeed Him. Savannah, 6a., Dec. 11. Honors are coming fast for Lieutenant Colonel Vifquain of the Third Nebraska in fantry, United States volunteers. Colonel William J. Bryan is to resign next week and he will succeed him. Added to tms a communication was received by the leiut enact colonel to day from the Chinese legation at Washington stating that he had been honored by the emperor of China. He has been made a knight, of the Order of the Double Dragon, which carries with it the full title of man darin. The appointment was made for services rendered the Chinese residents of the United States of Colombia by Colonel Vifquain when stationed there as United States consul general. S WANNah, Ga., Dec 11. General Keifer, who is in command of tbe re maining troops of the Seventh army corps since General Lee s departure for Cuba, tonight confirmed the rumor of Colonel W. J. Bryan's resignation of hi9 command. Both General Lee and General Keifer endeavored to in duce Colonel Bryan to go to Cuba, but were unsuccessful. Nothing funny in being sick all thel while, troubled with constipation, dys-1 pepsia or liver complaints, when you can so easily be cured by taking Dr. Sawyer's Little Wide Awake Pills A. W. Atwood. Acme Chocolates at Hollow ay's. PEACE COJVUIISSIONERS FRIENDS Several Mrmbrri of Iloth Couiiulntus Have Exchanged Krlrnly Call. Paris, Dec 11. The United States peaco commissioners rested today after tbe long strain of daily conferences and almost daily sessions with the Spaniards, J,ho intensity of which they hardly realized until it was oyer. Warm personal f rieudshiD and mutual regard havo arisen between the two commissions as tho result of their ex tended controversy at close quarters. Today several members of both com missions exchanged calls. The Ameri can commissioners unofficially in formed the Spaniards that they would be glad to have the two commissions dine together. Ihe reply, which like the invitation was conve3'ed diplomat ically through a third party, was that the Spaniards would be most pleased, but feared it would bo inad visable, because it might be miscon strued at Madrid where already much feeling existed against the Spanish commissioners. Several of the United States com-mi-sioners were inclined to publish the text of tho treaty, but Senator Fryo made a strong plea yesterday for the observance of courtesy towards the United States senate and his argu ments prevailed, Further details, however, have been learned as to the wording of tbe treaty which provides that Cuba is to be re linquished and that Porto Rico and the Philippines are to bo ceded. The Americans are to pay for the repatria tion of the Spanish troops from all the colonies. Tbe Spaniards are to return all prisoners held by tbem. They are to retain possession of all military stores and munitions of war in the Philippines and of such ships as have not been captured. The com mercial treaties between the two nations which tho war ruptured are to be renewed at the convenience of the two nations. The protocol makes nearly GOO type written pages. The United States commissioners have been almost overwhelmed with offers of dinners in England, prompted by the desire of prominent English men to emphasize the Anglo-American entente, but they will remain in Paris until the dav before 6ailiner for the United States. They will make for mal calls upon President Faure and high officials here and thank them for official hospitality. Unofficial hospi tality to the United States commis 6ioners has been ostentatiously lack ing in Paris. BAD FIRE AT ELMWOOD. Explosion of a Lump Is Supposed to Have Iteen the Cause Elmwood was visited by a disastrous fire Saturday evening. The greater portion of the citizens were at a re vival at the Methodist church when the fire broke out, giving it ample time to get started. The fire depart ment and citizens did good work, but owing to low water in the tank and the headway of theflames,the fire could not be checked until four heavily stocked buildings were consumed. A C. Wright and E. T. Comer were quite badly burned about the face and hands while fighting the flames. The loss is about as follows: Clem ents & Co., stock $6,500, building $2,' 500, insurance $3,000 on stock and building; C. Schneider, building $6C0, k $20Q insuraDCe; D. Saxton, building and fixtures $1,000, stock $500, insurance $600; C. A. Riggs, building $1,500, stock $1,000 all handsome goods insurance $S0O on stock; Mrs. II. E. Yoder slight damage to build ing, fully covered by insurance. Burlington Route Holiday Rates. Greatly reduced rates between stations not more than 200 miles apart are offered by the Burlington Route, December 24, 25, 26, and 31, 189S, and January 1 and 2, 1899. Return limit January 4, 1899. In sluggish liver, Herbine, by its beneficial action upon the biliary tracts, renders the bile more fluid, and brinks the liver into a sound. healthy condition, thereby banishing the sense of drowsiness, lethargy, and the general feeling of apathy which arise from disorders of the liver. Price 50 cts. F. G. Fricke & Co. Pianos! Pianos! Why go to Omaha to buy pianos when you can get better ones in Plattsmouth for one-third less money? W. D. CltAAVFORD. A cat was found on the wreck of the Maria Teresa at its present resting place and had to be removed by force. When Fort Sumpter fell into union hands, after the evacuation of Charles ton, in February, 1865, the only occu pants of the battered pile of masonry were a cat and a family of kittens. No Humbug:, Foley s Honey and Tar does not claim to perform miracles. It does not claim to cure all cases of consump tion or asthma, but it does claim to give comfort and relief in advanced stages of these diseases and to usually cure early stages. It is certainly worth trying by those afflicted or threatened with these dread diseases. Here is a good one from an exchange: Plunger Gillett, the Westeran cattle king, had a ranch which he called Woodbine. "And now he has gone where it twineth. " Without doubt, there is no disease so common as tbe piles, none more painful or annoying, or that has been so unsuccessfully treated. The only permanent cure for piles, either itch ing or bleeding, yet discovered, is Dr. Sawyer's Arnica and Witch Ilazel Salve. A. W. Atwood Choice ciears for the hoi id a v tradp. now ready, put up in neat boxes of 12 and 25. Julius Pepperbero. Over the Hills to the l'oor House The board of county commissioners this morning ordered 13on Hart, a familiar character ou the etroets of Platt&mouth at frequent intervals for twenty-five years, to tho poor farm. Ho had workod as a farm hand for L-'o Allison and others and was a good workman when sober, but this was a condition he never allowed himself to be in when he had money. OHlcer Murray picked him up on the street last night and as he had no place to go took him to jail. He said he was unable to work any longer so the commissioners decided a9 above stated. ' Dumped Ills Lumber. As Wills of Eight Mile Grove camo to Plattsmouth Saturday and pur chased a load of lumber. On his way homo he stopped at Mynard where his team suddenly turned and broke tho rear axle of his wagon, dumping the lumberjpff. The team then ran some distance, but wound up against a tree, breaking the harness badly, 'i he horses were uninjured. A CRITICAL TIME! During the Battle of Santiago. SICK OR WELL, A RUSH NIGHT AND DAY. The Packers at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba were all Heroes. Their Heroic Kf forts in netting Ammunition and Rations to the Front Saved the Hay. P. E. Butler, of pack-train No. 3, writing from Santiago de Cuba, on July 23, says: "We all had diarrhoea in more less violent form, and when we landed vre had no time to see a doctor, for it was a case of rush and rush night and day to keep the troops supplied with amunition and rations, but thanks to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, we were able to keep at work and keep our health; in fact, I sincerly believe that at one critical time this medicine was tbe indirect savior of our army, for if the packers had been unable to work there would have been no way of getting supplies to the front. There were no roads that a wagon train could use. My comrade and myself had the good fortune to lay in a sup ply of this medicine for our pack-train before we left Tampa, and I know in four cases it absolutely saved life." The above letter was written to the manufacturers of this medicine, the Chamberlain Medicine Co., Des Moins, Iowa. For sale by all druggists. List of Letters. Remaining uncalled for at the post office at Plattsmouth, Dec. 19, 1898: Adams, Jonathan Adams, J Q Decker, Mrs J A Henderson, Chas Osborne, J A Smith. i G Thomas, Mrs T L Adams, R Butler, Mamty Downey, P (2) Lindean, John Palmer, Mrs Martha C Snyder, Andrew J Utterback, A H Vanhorn.Mrs Elizabeth Wiles, Miss May J When calling for any of the above letters please say "advertised." C. H. Smith, Postmaster. Electric Hitters. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more gen erally needed when the languid, ex hausted feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often abated long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will act more surely in counteracting and free ing the system from the malar5al poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con stipation, Dizziness, yield to Electric Bitters. Fifty cents and $1 bottles at F. G. Fricke's drug store. 1 President Wright, of the Indiana Ministerial association, has issued orders for all ministers to preach against divorce and agitate immediate state legislation and announce from the pulpit they will not marry divorced people. Kelief in Six Hoars. Distressing kidney and bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by "The. Grkat South American Kidnetl Cuhe." It is a great surprise on ac count of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Relieves retention almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this is the remedy. Sold by Gering & Co., Drug gist, Plattsmouth, Neb. Notice to Taxpayers. The countv commissioners will be in session after November 10 until all delinquent taxes in this county are disposed of, Everyone who is back is renuestfid to- call at once and make arrangements for a settlement or else the nam p. will be sold. By order of County Commissioners. For broken limbs, chilblains, burns, scalds, bruised shins, 6ore throat, and sores of every kind, apply Ballard's Snow Liniment. It will give immedi ate relief and heal any wound. Price 25 cts and 50 cts. F. G. Fricke & Co. Coal! Coal! Hard coal delivered to any part of the city for $7.50 per ton, and the un rivaled Mendota coal delivered for $4.25 per ton. John waterman. - For Pneumonia. Dr. J. C. Bishop, of Agnew, Micb., says: l nave usea r oiey s noneyanu Tar in three very severe cases of pneu monia the past month with good re sults. St. Luke's Church. Special advent service at St. Luke's church with a lecture every Friday evening at half past seven. Cordial invitation extended to ail. TO CUKK A COLD IN ONK DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Hrno-crists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. O. on each tablet. $55&S333 j j fx o Jno. T. Coleman, t THE JEWELER. v'lSI HAIR BALSAM fyp?-t&r'r 4 Promote luauriant prnwth. ' Si - V.l Never Fails to Hcatoro Gray hI?"i1 Youth Jul Color. COCOA ana jJBi l CHOCOLATES W7S. FDR EATING. DRINKING. 1 - yf.)Ifi VK i COOKING. BAKING 8C Purity of Material and De!iciDusness'flaorllnEXceIled.., FOR SALE AT OUR STORES AND BY Go to the Drug Store of A. VV. ATWOOD, (Successor to Smith & Parmcle) for Pure Drugs', Patent Medicines, Stationery and Cigars, Paints, Oils,' Varnishe-, Dyes, Paint, Hair and Tootli Brushes, Toilet Articles, Pei fumery, So;ips, Sponges, and all Varieties of Druggists' Sundries. Window Glass and Wall P.-iper, Humphrey's, Lutie'a and Mun ion's Homoeopathic Remedies, Pure California Wines and Liquors or Medicinal use?. In fact, everything usually kept for Sale in first-clas? Drug fSlores. Presci iptions Carefully Compounded. South Side Main Street, Plattsmouth, Xeb. Wheeler & Wilson iewlng Machine Rotary Motion and Ball Bearings H00SC 7(7; SWPLEST 1X-41A ; CIC9 VJNVENTED 3V- FiRST- NATIONAL BANK OF PLATTSMOUTH, SF.B. PAID UP CAPITAL. S50.000 Offers the very best facilities lor tde prompt transaction of Legitimate Banking Business. TOCKS, bonds, gold, Roverntnent and JocaJ securities ooueht and sold. Deposits re ceived and Interest allowed on the certH cates. Drafts drawn, available io any part of the U. S. and all the principle towns of Europe. Collections made and promptly remitted. Highest market price paid for county warrants, state and county bonds. DIRECTORS: H. N. Dovey, D. Hawksworth. S. Waugh. F. E. White, G. E. Dovey. Geo.E. Dovey. Pres., S. Waugh, Cashier. H. N. Dove v. Asst. Cashier. i t r .-- r . 7 rj " V Reduction o UNTIL JAN. Is Twenty-five cents - on - the - dollar "worth saving? We have everything that would make a suitable Christmas Gift. A Sterling Silver Thimble given FREE to every lady making a purchase of $1.00 or over. A BOOR! TO MANKINDS I I II I t III II ' Mil H" "I I IHi I I I DITl ' DR- TABLETS BUCKEYE 2 h TJ 2.1-1 2 Jm a A New Discovery for the Certain Cure of INTERNAL and EXTERNAL PILES, WITHOUT PAIN, CURES WHERE ALL OTHERS HAVE FAILED. Tubes, by Mail, 75 Cents; Bottles, 50 Cents. JAMES F. BALLARD, Scls Proprietor, - - 310 Wcrth Main Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. F. G. FRICKE & CO. 1 XZX-Ji laUXijt. is2ZZl Special Announcement ON IuIg The Largest Stock in the City. We have a largo a-sortmf nt of thr' mot beautiful Lamps 'that money will buy, at half the price paid last, jcar. AIho a fine line of Jardiniers wo are displaying in our window. We sell them at very low price. Flower Pots of all Sizes. What we consider would make a present moat acceptable or anybody is one of our finely dr-coratcd Chamber Sets. Prices range from $3.00 upwards. Groceries-Don't Forget us When it Coms to Them We have as fine a line of dried fruits as you ever haw. Aii?o all the best brands of canned fruits ard vegitablej. A few specials are: Libby"s Mince Meat, Maple Sj'rup, Sweet and Sour Ph-kle, Dates, Cakes ami Cookies. We invite your patronage. BENNETT & TUTT, No. 504 Main Stkkkt To eese the Is our constant aim, and with that end in view, we have laid in a nice, well-selected line of... DRY GOODS Special Low Prices on Blankets. Our Grocery Department... Is complete in every detail, with the best the wholesale market affords, and prices are LOWER than ever. rroiiipt Delivery, Fair Treatment and Good Goods Is what you may depend upon, if you trade with Li. B. EGENBERGKER, Opposite Court House, Plattsmouth 1, 1899. Second door South of I 'ostoliicc, PLATTSMOUTH. IHM 4af3kH5 -N PSLE 03 H a m2" 03 fSP?":tiJPILE.TUBE II m ' r- ' - . ;. .- r . Q 1 ' L A T I ' S M ) U T H , X K 1 1 i : A S K A . Suitable for ' FALL WEAR. u a ui SI Public