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Alex Stlilefcl state capital Wi SXY ERAI THE NEWS. Establshed Not. 5, 1891. r-nnaniidatiid THK UEUALL), Kstablished April 10. 1864 r t-Onsoiiaatea PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. AUGUST 18. 1899. VOL. VIII. NO. 80. Jan. 1.1895. Semi News Hi 2EJ JD. BEST OR FILIPINOS Secret iry of War Root (Announces An Aggressive Policy In the Philippines. ays There Will De No Delay In Enlisting and Equipping trje Ten New Regimerjts. Washington, Aug. 17. "The policy f.f th j Vnr department," said Secre tary Koot today, "is 1o furnish Gen eral Olid with all the troops and sup plies that ho can use and which are necessary to widJ up the insurrection in tho Philippines in the shortest pos sible tiine."' The secretary was speaking of the ten regiments which were called for today by order of the president. lie said that no delay would bo allowed in enlisting, equipping and supplying the new regiments, nor in transport ing them well as the other regi ments alro-idy organized to the Philip pines as soon as they were needed for active operations. If tho present number of transports is insufficient, mere will be procured. The men al ready enlisted for the Philippine ser vice will be sent at onco, and the new regiments will be forwarded as fast a3 they are organized and needed. While there has been some suggestion that the new regiments will be used as a reserve force, it may be stated posi tively that these regiments, as well as more, if they can bo used, will bo sent to reinforce General Otis. Secretary lioot sent a copy of the order today to the various depart ments of tho army, and they at once bjgan preparations for supplying the new organizations. Within half an hour the ordnance bureau had sent orders to tho differ ent arsenals directing that complete outlits of arms and ordnance supplies for each regiment bj sent to the ren dezvous whei c they are to bo organ ized. The quartermaster's depart ment gave orders for supplying tents, clothing and oilier equipments fur-ni.-Led by that department, while the commissary department ordered a sufficient supply of rations to be on hand to feed the troops as fast as they arrive. The medical department was fti.-o uireeted to see that supplies were sent. Tho regiments will be recruited with the same care xcrcised in re cruiting the first ten regiments. Armrd With Latent Ouns. The districts which are not thor ouchly covered in the recruiting of tho 11 ret ten regiments will be visited. It is the intention to have the regi ments give more attention to firing than to auy other feature of the drill. Tho men will be armed as are the regular infantry regiments with the magazine army rifle. Tlie selection of company officers for now occupying the secretary, and the chosen from among who were called out FIERCE FOREST FIRES RAGE. Thousands of Dollars' Worth of Valuable Property Already Destroyed WATERTOWN, N. Y., Aug. 17. A large portion of northern New York, including the counties of Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis, is being swept by fierce forest tires that have des troyed thousands of dollars' worth of valuable timber land and threaten to do more serious damage unless quenched by a heavy rain. Reports received by the Standard "from differ ent localities in this and other coun ties this afternoon show that the situa tion is very serious. In the southern part of this county, in the vicinity of Smithsville, thous ands of acres of timber land have been burned over. A dispatch from Antwerp says Cooley's big woods are afire and houses in the outskirts of the village are in danger of destruction. Many families have moved out, fear ing the fire will reach their houses. A dispatch from Canton, St. Lawrence county, states that fo-est fires are rag ing at Pyrites and that pulp wood and buildings are in danger. Thousands of farmers are fighting the flames. ENDEAVORERS MEETING Fifteenth the Y. Annunl Convention P- S C E. at Avoca. of Over On IT and red Delegates Were in Attendance and the Convention Re sulted In Much Good Officers for the Ensuing Year Elected and a Good Time Knjoyed. THE WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. the majors and the regiments is attention of the men are being the volunteers in the Spanish war. The oflieers will distributed as equitably as possibly among the different states, but the efficiency records of the men will govern to a great extent in their selection. It appears from today's orders that the ten new regiments are to be mainly recruited in New England and tho middle and central western ftites. Kansas and Pennsylvania have apparently been selected as the best Held for recruits. It is said that no special effort is to bo made to secure recruits in tho southern states is due, it is s iid, to the experience of the ufheors who operated in that quar ter for recruits for the ten volunteer regiments just organized. The only places where difficulty was expected in securing men was in Georgia, Ala bama and the Carolinas and the gulf t-tates and tho two northwestern Pa cific states. Total Army Strength. 95.043. Today's action will add 13,000 men to tho enlisted strength of the army and increases the total strength of tho army to f 5,045 men. The total number of volunteers called into ser vice is 80,170 men, benng 4,5.U men short of tho total authorized volunteer establishment of 35,000. It is stated at the department that the number of volunteers called into service is re garded as amply sufficient to meet a deficiency, and there is no possibility that the remaining 4,093 volunteers w ill be called for. Yestf ""'j's recruitine for the vol unteer army amounted to 289 men, making the total recruitment up to date 14,222, or 1.032 in excess of the number required to complete the ten rrgimects organized under the order of July 5. All of these regiments have secured their full quota except the Twenty-ninth regimen, at Fort Mc Pherson, Ga.; the Thirty-third at Fort Sim Houston, Tex., and the Thirty-fifth regiment, at Vancouver barracks. These three regiments will be filled by the used of the over flow from the more successful regi ments, j. he reraai naer of the excess will be used in filling out the volun teer regiments being slowly organized in the Vnillppiues, which are about 1,600 men short. Corn la Central and Western Counties Uneven In Condition. University of Nebraska, Lin coln, Aug. 15. The past week has been warm, with general and heavy showers on the last days of the week. The average daily excess in tempera ture has varied from three degrees in tho eastern counties to lo9s than one degree in the western. The rainfall of the week has been above normal in most parts of the state. In a considerable portion of the southeastern part of the 6tate it ex ceeds two inches, at many places it exceeds three inches, and in eastern Saline and Dodge counties it ranged from five to more than six inches. Stacking and thrashing have been delayed in southeastern counties by wet weather, and in a few localities the grain has begun to grow, but in other sections the week has been very favorable for this work. The dry, hot weather the first of the week dam aged corn somewhat in several central and western counties. The condition is very uneven and while some fields will not yield more than half a crop, other fields in the same locality will yield a full average crop. In some central and many southeastern coun ties the prospect is for an exception ally large crop of corn. ' . Two Hundred Are Poisoned. ROCKFOHD. II!., Aug. 17. Two b.".i- dred people were poisoned at Oregon, III., today by lemonade which they drank at a picnic. As yet no fatal ities have been reported. -The picnic was the annual celebration of the Modern Woodmen of Ogle county and was attended by 2.000 people. The sickness developed during the after noon and toward the close of the d:fy the doctors in the community could not begin to respond to the calls for as sistance. In the office of one physician thirty people were stretched upon the floor at one time. Many ueopla were taken ill while driving to their homes in the country and lay helpless along the roadside. Doctors were summoned from neighboring villages to care for them. The poisoning is supposed to have been the result of critic acid in the lemonade sold at one of the stands. The most violent cases are of small children. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. The first annual encampment of the . (Spanish-American war volunteers will 4i 4 I . . . -I III 1 . T- S t oe neia in wasningxon, u. ouii- tember 8 9. The national sociological convention opened at Lake Eloff, III. Students of sociology from all parts of tho country were present. Thousands of people are attending Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman's Bible con ference at.Warsaw, Ind. It is similar to Mr. Moody's Nerthfield conference. General Passenger Agent Charlton of the Alton has bfien re-elected chair man of the executive committee of the western passenger association. Governor Stephens has issued a proclamation calliDg on the people of Missouri to contribute money and clothing to the suffering people in Porto Rico. Rev. John T. Murphy, C. S S. P for thirteen years president of Holy Ghost college, Pittsburg, Pa., has been appointed president of Black Rick college, Dublin, Ireland The gunboat Machias, now in Pom intern waters, win return to uosion for repairs. American interests in Santo Domingo will be looked after by the cruiser New Orleans. President Libinger of the A. A. U announces that the championships of that organization will be held on the Raven6wood athletic field, Chicago, September 16 instead of September 9 Eight of the most prominent handle Send the News to your friends. The fifteenth annual convention of the Caas County Christian Endeavor union met at Avoca, August 15 and 16. Tho first session began at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with a song and praise service, conducted by Charles Uivett of Elmwood. Open parliament followed, on the subject, "Our Work." Mrs. W. D. Ambler discussed the model Junior Chrictian Endeavor in an interesting manner. She said the model Junior will first read the lesson for consider ation, dissuss subjects distributed the week before, repeat memorized verses and discuss the subject freely. Famil iar songs should be Eung, and often there will bo visitors who will take part. Tho Senior Endeavor society will maintain a Junior committee, whose duty it is to visit the Junior so ciety every Sunday and thus assist the superintendent in carrying on their work. The Juniors will work a3 earn estly for graduation into the Senior Bociety as as they would upon leaving school, and the good, efficient workers graduated from the model Junior soci ety will help to make the model Sen ior society. In the absence of Miss. McFall Mr. Emmons of Elmwood discussed the Lookout Committee. As he was un prepared, he asked for the subject to be taken up generally. A number of good points were brought out a few of which wre: The lookout commit tee should "looK in" upon the old members occasional ly, as well as to look out for new ones; there should bo two lookout committees one to hunt up old membera.and the other to bring in new ones; make the meeting so in teresting that there will no need of urging 'old members to come back again. Tuesday evening's session opened with a short song service, after which Prof. F. C. Taylor of Weeping Water delivered the convention sermon. He took for his text, "I am Doing a Great Work and Cannot Como Down." Followiug this, came the model so cial by the Avoca Christian Endeavor society. Tho evening was pleasantly r--?t; io conversing and .getting ac quainted.' In the eourso of the even ing dainty refreshments were served. . The Wednesday morning session be gan with a Biinrise prayer meeting at six o'clock.' The next sesson began at 8:30 with a short song service,followed by an Open parliament on missions. conducted by G. L. Farley of Plaits- mouth. At 9:30 Rev. N. F. Harmon of uburn addressed the union. Mr. H. is quite young, ana nis aaaress showed thorough preparation After a short recess, the subject Christian Pleasures" was taken up and discussed. William Gaird spoke on "Ways of Pleasantness," Miss Mat tie Coleman of Greenwood on "Pleas ures of Obedience," and II. B. Ward on "Pleasure of Service." At 11 o'clock a report of the Detroit conven tion wa given in a very interesting manner by M:ss Lotlie Pollard of Ne hawkt. Owing to the lateness of the hour her report was brief, but she took it up again In the afternoon and gave a brief account of each session. Wednesday, afternoon's session began with a song service, followed by a bus iness meeting, when reports from om Cfcis and superintents were given. Following this was the roport of the nominating committee. . The officers elected for the ensuing year are: President J. E. Taylor of Weeping Water. Vice President William liaird of Plattstnouth. Secretary Mrs. J. O. Holland of Avoca. Treasurer Charles Rivett of Elm wood. Echoes from local secretaries fol lowed this. At 3:30 the union was addressed bv Rev. Thomas W. Conway Cheeseman. of Ashland, the district president of Chrietian Endeavorers, Bubject, "At tractions of the Higher Life." Wednesday evening the song service began at 7:30, followed by the closing address by Rev. Cheeseman. He look for his subject "Our Life Work.' This was a very fitting climax to the session, aud was verv much enjoyed by all present. The con ventioa closed with usual consecration service, led bv Mr. Obr- kotter of Weeping Water. At the business meeting the follow ing resolutions were adopted: Resolved, By the Cass County Union in convention assembled, that we thank the Lndeavorers of Avoca and their friends for the generous and open-nearted way in which they wel comed us u tneir Domes; mat we to the local societies that they exercise more care in the admission of active members; that the pledge be clearly and definitely presented .o the appli cant for his signature before bis ad misssion to the society. Second, In order that there may be better fellowship and co-operation between tbe Junior and Senior Union societies, it is recommended that the presidents of the local societies ap point a Junior committee to assist tbe Junior superintendent. Respectfully submitted, S. M. OBERKOTTEft, Wallace Carter, M as. Nelli e Am blek . Ie. g. do ye y & son. 1 Massachusetts Manufacturers. ' In Massachusetts more money is In vested in cottoa Industry tfian in any other manufacturing industry, but the making of boots and shoes yields the most valuable product. Pyrotechnic Birds. Pyrotechnic birds are mad"? In Na gasaki, Japan. When a light Is applied to them they sail through the air, flut tering their wings and performing other bird-like antics. j A Thousand Tonflues Could not express the rapture of , f Annie E. Springer, of 112-5 Liz-ward st.- ; Philadelphia, Pa., when bo found j J; that Dp. Kinrr's New Discovery for ' Consumption bad completely cured her of a hacking cough that, for many 1 1 J . All years bad made ine a uurueu. ju other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Boyal Cure "it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleeii soundly, something I can scarcely remember doing before. I feel like so inding its praises throughout the universe." So will every one who tries Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble of the throat, chest or lungs. Price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at r'. tx. Fricke & Co's. drug store; every bottle guaranteed. 5 SHIRT WflfeT nL Settled Proposals. Sealed bids will be received at the office of, the county clert until Z o'clock (noon) of September 5, 1S99, for hard and soft coal to te delivered at court house, jail, Door house and paupers for the ensuing year. The board reserves tbe right to reject any or all bids. James Robertson, County Clerk. Where the digestion is good, and the general powers of the system in a healthy state, worms can find no habi tation in the human body. White's Cream Vermifuge not only destroys every worm, but corrects all derange ments of the digestive organs. Price 2."c. F. G. Frieke & Co. OUR ENTIRE STOCK f HIGH-GRADE. INCLUDING ALL OUR SHIRT WAISTS, GOES... 48 EACH NOTE--Our Original Goods were... Prices on these g SI.OO, $1.25, $1.40, S1.70. H iiuiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiii Ui iiiiiiiUitaiiiiiiliiiiiiiaiiiiiiiK Try the Stag brand working pants Better wear, better fit, i - cohort, more value; cost no more than inferior goods 8T cents. F. T. Divis Co. Dublin's Two Ancient Cathedral. Dublin has two ancient cathedrals a. Patrick's and Christ church, the for mer of which was restored by a brewer and the latter by a distiller. Value of Bank Clearlnc Htattstl os. It is well known that the bank clearings of certain cities are "pad ded." At Seattle, for example, the balances are not discharged in cash day by day, as at Portland, but by checks, which are carried into nt day's statement. In this way the totals are swollen 23 to 50 per cent daily. Again, in Portland, the "1-nter-clear- ngs" are a big. silent proportion of the clearing totals. Large settlements re daily made here, more than In ther cities of the northwest, by trans ferring credits from one account to an other in the same bank, so that they are not counted in the clearing-house tatements. Portland Oregonian. Lost at Sea. Twelve years ago one sailor out of everv 108. on an average, lost his life by accident. Now the proportion been reduced to one in 250. has I'arls Publications. There are now published in Paris 2,585 periodicals, nearly 100 more than were issued at the corresponding date last year; Ivodol Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly digests food without aid from the stomach, and at tho same time heals and restores the diseased digestive organs. It is the only remedy that does both of these thines and can be relied upon to permanently cure dys pepsia. F. G. Fricke & Co. SHOO Keward 100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to leani that there is at least one dreaded urease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is i,atarrn. ria.i s ,iiianu w"1; s the only positive cure known to me meuicai ratLTtiitv. Catarrh beine a constitutional dis ease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taKen micrnaiiv, aciing uncunj upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys tem, therefcy destroying the loundatiou of the disease, and Riving the patient strenfith by build n up the constitution ana assisting nature in doing its work, lhe proprietors have so mucn aithin its curative Dowers that tncy oner one Hundred Hollars lor any case that it fails to cure. Send lr list ol testimonials. Address. r.J, hhney otvo., 1 uicud, u. Sold by Druptrists 75c Hall's Family l'ills are the best. Education In India. British India has 140 colleges and 17 000 students. Only one male in ten and one female in ICO are able to read Warm Whalebone to Cat It. Whalebone may be easily cut warmed first over a lamp or fire, when it will become soft. by if the California Almonds. California produces about one-third of the almonds consumed in the United States. manufacturers of the United States thank the oflieers of the Cass County are holding a secret meeting. Noth ing was given out regarding the pro- reedinsrs. It 13 thougnt a trust is forming. For Sale. A good 160-acre farm two miles east of Murray. House and barn; about 100 acres under cultivation. For particu lars inquire of J. H. Thrasher. Union for the interesting program they have arranged; that we think all those who were assigned parts on the program for the faithfulness with which they responded, that we thank all those who have helped in any way to make the convention a success; that we thank all those who have helped to make the singing enthusias tic. Be It further Resolved First, That we recommend A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible burn, scald, cut or bruise. 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Why Tbey Are Costly. Tortoise shell, as it comes from the West Indies, is coarse, dirty and lus terless, and only the most skillful and patient manipulation makes it the rich and beautiful material that it eventu ally becomes. IS later b6 ..IN ALL FLAVORS OUR Chocolate and Vanilla Gerinor Beat the World S Co., Foreign Capital in Spain. There is much French and Belgian capital invested in tae principal rail way lines of Spam, while England owns many of the shorter lines and is ateo at the head of the mining Inter ests. To Clean Ialnt Ilrnslies. If paint is hardened upon brushes. . . . i i j they can be cleaned ny dciiib suawu for a few hours in nnseea on. anu ar terward rinsed in turpentine. ..DRUGGISTS.. V: K3 322sssasasi2asaes25sassBsa2 THE NEWS does Job Printin g Champion Shot of the World. 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