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A FIGHT
Young Men Anxious for War with
Great Britain.
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Skattlk, Wash., Aug. SO. David
.y .Villon, who claims to bo an a font
if the Itritixli govern inent and to have
important pupcra for the home office,
bin arrived licro on routu to London
from the Transvaal.
Mr, Wilson says lie has no doubt
tlie.ro will bo war.
"I liavo been three years in the
Transvaal and know the loaders of the
Moor govoriiiuuiit well. President
Kruger does not want war. Ho is now
an old and in firm man. As such ho
has not the control of tho cabinot that
ho once had. Tho cabinet is coin
poised of jountror blood who want in
dependence, and who, 1 may say, will
iiuvt r i v ; up until they have either
i.tl.tineil it or been wiped out of exist
ence by the British forced. This is
why I say there will bo war.
"The story sent out that (Jon. Jou
bert has found iVat tho reserve shells
in the Pretoria forts aro ineffective i9
probably true. A partial knowledge
of this fact has been known for some
time in BriUsh ministerial circles.
There will be no troub'o in replacing
the ammunition, however.
'(Jen. .loubert I know personally is
opposed to war. Ho will lead the
Boer forces whon war comes. lie is a
lighter, a man of courage, and will
si m dy be a sacrifice to his ambition.
"When tho blow is struck it will bo
a fatal one in tho Transvaal. The
British have for months been massing
troops and are practically ready at
this time, if necessity demanded im
mediate action.
Mr. Wilson takes issue with the
busrgostion that the Hon. Jos. Cham
briniti is in any way responsible for
the trouble.
Cai'ktown, Aug. Jit) It is said in
Afrikander circles here that in spite
of the persistent warlike rumors there
nre good prospects of pence. It is be
lieved strongly worded communica
tions have been addressed to Presi
dent Kru r of the Transvaal repub
lic urtri ng the desirability of using
every eil'ort to obtain a peaceful solu
tion of the trouble.
Hon. Win. 1. Schreiner, premier of
Cape Colony, has telegraphed to Pres
ident Steyn of the Orange Free State
earnestly expressing the hope that
poace will be preserved and declaring
his confidence that he (President
Steyn) would do his utmost to this
end.
Pkktokia, Aug. SO. The British
diplomatic agent here, Conynham
Greene, has handed to Secretary of
State Retiz tho reply of the British
secretary of state for the colonies,
Chamberlain, to the Transvaal's alter
native proposals to the joint commis
sion suggested bv Great Britain to in
quire into the effect which tho pro
posed franchise reform measures will
have upon tho Uitlanders.
Mr. Green afterward had a long
audience with tho state officials. The
nature of the dispatch is not disclosed,
but is subject to tho consideration of
tho executive this afternoon. It is
understood that another conference
may occur at Capetown. The result
is anxiously awaited.
I.oimn Aug. ."11. The Pretoria
correspondent of the Morning Post
says-:
"The Boer officials, after reading
the cablegrams of Mr. Chamberlain's
Birmingham spveeh, consider that
war is inevitable. The speech
lias undoubtedly ii. flamed the war
spirit here. The lloers are now all
armed, except those in Johannesburg.
Their commissariat is fairly good. All
tho forts are amply victualled. The
Johannesburg fort has been strength
ened with several quick-fires.
"President Kruger does not hesi
tate to express the view that war is
almost inevitable. He has stocked the
presidency with ample supplies of pro
visions to secure his own person Trom
privation, and he is often hoard re
peating the 83d psa'm.
"The Matabeles are showing signs
of unrest. Tho Boers are energeti
cally engaged in poisooing the minds
of the natives ajrainst the British, and
they have approached the Zulu chief
Dinislu, who appears undecided which
causa to espouse. But the Zulus are
preparing for the expected fighting."
Capktown', Aug. 30. The gov
. eminent has refu.-ed to provide facili
ties for women and children to leave
Johannesberg. There is great activity
in tho Simonstown dock yard in drill
in men on shore and overhauling
vessels.
Agulnithlo riu Attack.
Manila, Aug. 30. 6:30 p. m. It is
reported that Aguinaldo has ordered
the rebel general in the province of
Cavite to close in on and attempt to
take tho town of Imus, and it is added
that troops are concentrating around
the town from the lake country.
Tho rebels, it is further 6aid, have
an outpost of 700 men on the Dasmari
nas road, and an equal force in the
town of Anabo. Tho Americana are
entrenching the town and they have
no fear of the result of any attack by
the rebels.
ME
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NEIGHBORS CALL ON AVKINLEY.
1'reald nl'm Htmj at Canton I Marked By
the Con.tuut Vlult of Frlenda.
Canto.v, O., Au(f. 31. President
MeKlnloy'a brief visit to this, hid
home, for the purpoue of rest and
qu'et, Is marked with almost constant
tall and Informal visit from his old
neighbors and friends, and it cannot
bo ftaid that he is finding a marked
degree of quiet. But be seems to bo
thoroughly enjoying the little chats
with his old friends and this evening
is in tho best ot spirits and is rested
and benefitted by the brief stay here.
Aside from a trip to the cemetery this
morning with Mrs. McKlnley, her
sister, Mrs. Barber and Miss Kate
Barber, where they laicWfroeh flowers
on the graves of departed parents and
relatives and the little detour about
the city which followed, the president
remained practically all day at the
Barber residence. There was a large
Hood of telegrams and mail delivered
to him there, a large portion of both
being messages of congratulation on
the sentiments expressed in his ad-
dross at Pittsburg. Only tho most
urgent matters of public business were
forwarded from Washington to re
ceive attention here, but even these
kept the secretaries well occupied.
It is understood that some personal
business received attention here, but
nothing definite was done in arrang
ing for tho furnishing of the recently
purchased home on North Market
street, although the matter was given
some attention. It is understood that
possession will probably be taken
about October 1. No plan for its oc
cupancy has been definitely decided
upon.
There are several county society
meetings in progress and delegates
were among the callers at the house.
Each also endeavored to have the
president appear at a sociable, but he
was obliged to decline. lie did, how
ever, go to a pure food show at tho
tabornaclo, in response to an urgent
invitation from the Episcopal church,
which is managing the entertain
ment. Mrs. McKinlev also graciously
patronizod tho pure food show by
liberally responding to a request for
flowers from the White house conser
vatory, which tonight held the place
of honor in the flower booth.
Treasury lg Full of Uold.
Washington, Aug. 31. Today's
treasury statement shows that the
amount of net gold on hand was $247,
880,601. This is the largest amount
on hand at one time in the history of
the department, the next largest
amount having been $246,873,0-6, on
December 31, 1898. This situation is
accounted for by the fact that during
the last two weeks or more, the rev
enues of the government, of which
from 80 to 90 per cent are paid in erold,
have largely exceeded the expendi
tures. At New York the customs receipts,
with the exception of from 8 to 10 per
cent, are being all paid in gold and at
other important points the excess of
gold has been "nearly or qui as large.
The receipts today exceeded the ex
pandituies by $1,460,668 and for the
month the excess amounts to nearly
$4 500,000.
Since July 1, however,
deficit is shown of $4,036,658. The
total receipts for the month are $49,
97S.173,of which $20,546,607 came from
enstrm-- $24 327.033 from internal rev-
enue and $5,194,437 from miscellaneous
sourses.
The expenditures amount to $45,518,-
000, of which $14,981,000 was charged
to the war department, $4,598,000 to
the navy, $13,130,000 to pensions and
the remainder to civil and miscel-
laneous interest and Indian accounts.
For August last year, the payments to
the war department amounted to $24, -
115 934.
Pleasantly Entertained.
From Thursday's Daily.
The announcement of the approach-
ing departure of Mrs. Snyder, who left
this mornintr for Tabor her new
home has given a fresh impetus to
social life and the past two weeks
have been busy ones to the society
people of Plattsmouth. Picnics, tea
parties and evening parties have fol
lowed each other in quick succession
and the end is not yet.
Last evening Mrs. Agnew enter
tained twelve ladies for tea, most de
lightfully. The refreshment table
was beautifully decorated with sweet
peas and fern asparagus, the named
cards at each plate being' small post
ers of unique design, formiog pleasing
souvenirs of social event long to be re
membered. The ladies who were invited to bid
a final farewell to Mrs. Snyder were:
Mesdames Waugh, Wise, White,
Wagner, Wilton, Atwood, H. Herold,
Chapman, Bennett," Unruh and Fel
lows. During the evening some very
charming songs were given by Miss
Kitty Agnew, Mr. Tucker accompany
ing. Proverb Proved.
The Parisian editor was greatly
exasperated. He gave expression to
numerous fervid and more or less lurid
ejaculations. "What's the matter?" In
quired his assistant. " was just get
ting ready to write about the three
duels I fought to-day when I ran the
point of my pen into my thumb. There
is no use in trying to deny it. The pea
is mightier than the sword."
Send the News to your friends.
HAZING TOBE STOPPED
Cadets at West Point Warned to
Cease Practice of Hazing.
Secretary Root Henches This Drctalon lo
Approving the Flailing Agalont Phil
lip Sheridan Smith, a Cadet From the
Fifth NenraKka District Smith Dla
ralnard From the Academy
Washington, Aug. 31. '.'Hazing
at West Point must stop." That is
the decision Secretary Root has
reached in approving the findings
against Philip Sheridan Smith of
Juniata, Adams county, Neb., for haz
ing a "plebe" within ten hours after
his return to the academy after under
going punishment for former prac
tices. Roderick Dhue Sutherland, con
gressman from the Fifth Nebraska
district, appointed Smith to a cadot
ship at West Point in the early spring
of 1897 and ho entered the class of that
year. Ho was there but a fow months
when he was court-martialed and sent
homo on probation to report to the
military academy on August 18, 18'JO.
With this decision against him he
forfeited pay during the entire time of
his sentence. But within nine hours
of his importing for duty in the third
class, to which he had been reduced,
although ho by right should have
entered the second class, ho was
caught red-handed hazing a "plebe"
and without even so much as a trial ho
was summarily dismissed from the
military academy by the commandant,
which decision is approved today and
as a foot note Secretary Root of the
war department says: "Haz'ng must
bo stopped at West Point."
Tho infraction for which Smith finds
himself out pf West" Point is alleged
in the report to have boen "cruel
physical exercise and the recitation of
a humiliating vorso which ho com
pelled the under classmen to take."
As to the verse, only West Pointers
may imagine. As to the exercise it is
thought it was the well known hazing
practice culled "eagling." This exer
cise is executed by bending the knees
as far as possible toward the ground
and at tho same time extondiug the
arms out from tho sides to the height
of the shoulders, perpendicular with
the body and gently moving the hands
up and down. The original position
is then resumed and one "eagle" has
been done. The "plebe" soon be
comes weary. Fifty "eagles" produce
fatigue, 100 aching muscles. But the
number required is "X," that is, the
indefinite number which can be done
before consciousness reels or cramps
ensue.
Second Lieutenant W. Frank Mohr
of llarrisburg, Pa., Thirty-ninth
Uuited States volunteers, has been or
dered to report to the recruiting sta
tion at Fort Crook, Neb., to assist in
recruiting for the regiment.
Drives Uck the Natives
Manila, Aug. 31.-5:30 p. m. Dis
patches just received from Cebu an
nounce that the American troops
under Colonel Bayless, with two ficsld
pieces, sallied, on Monday, into the
hills against a band of natives who re-
cently ambushed four of our soldiers
and who have been generally trouble
some. The American force found the
! natives entrenched and drove them
1 from their trenches further into the
! hills. There were no casualties on the
American side, though there were some
heat prostrations. The natives' loss
is not known
The Uuited States cruiser Charles
ton landed men, who guarded the city
during the absence of the troops,
I 5:30 p. m. The Fourth infantry
j having prepared to give the insurgents
j a warm reception, the latter have
1 ceased their preparations for an attack
! on Imus.
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Hamilton Clark, of Chauncey, Ga.,
, says he suffered with itching piles
twenty years before trying DeWitt's
With Hazel Salve, two boxes of whicjv
completely cured him
Beware of
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OLD KISSING CUSTOM.
It Dates from Ancient Times and Is
Still Observed.
Old-fashionod Hungerford is once
more celebrating Hocktlde with all its
quaint customs and ancient ceremonies,
says Notes and Queries.- This interest
ing ceremony began with the annual
"macaroni supper," and will be con
tinued today, when the two managers
of the rival banks, who have been
elected "tuttimen" for the ensuing
year, go round to the houses of the
tenants in the town and exercise their
prerogative of kissing all the ladles in
each house. Hungerford is one of the
last remaining unreformed boroughs of
England, and still retains its ancient
official nomenclature, electing to have
in place of mayor and corporation, a
constable, a portreeve, a keeper of the
coffers, a hayward, two ale tasters and
a bellman. The tuttimen (who are
also collectors of the poll tax) have
from time Immemorial called at every
house in the borough and received
from each inhabitant, if he be male, a
penny, and in case of the ladles a kiss,
the ceremony being announced from
the balcony of the town hall by a blast
from the Hungerford horn blown by
the bellman. Afterward a dinner
held, at which the officers for the en
suing year are elected.
When you want to 6moko a 10-cent
cigar try Otto WurlVSilver Wreath"
union made you cao find n ter
on the market.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
H Hart of Groton, S. I). "Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs; cough &et in and finally termi
nated in consumption. Four doctors
gave me up, saying I could live but a
short time. I gavemyself dp to my Sav
ior,determined If I could not stay with
my friends on earth, I would meet my
absent ones above. My husband was
advised to get Dr. King's New Dis
covery for consumption, coughs and
colds,I gave it a trial, took in all eight
bottles. It has cured me, and thank
God, I am saved and now a well and
healthy woman." Trial bottles free at
F. G. Fricko & Co. Regular size 50c.
and $1. Guaranteed or price refunded.
Lottery Scheme for Spain.
Under the auspices of the Spanish
government a great lottery scheme will
be launched in Madrid August 1, tha
receipts of which, minus the prizes,
will be turned over to the government
for Ita most pressing needs. It Is
thought that by September the sala
ries of civil and ritlitary st-rvants re
cently suspended can then be made
good. Circulars are being sent out
All over Europe, and it is expected
that 500,000,000 pesetas, or about $100.
000,000, will be netted by the govern
ment. There are Ave capital prizes
of 500,000 pesetaa each. The lottery
Is now new in Spain, hut Spanish lot
tery has never been popular In other
states of Europe, investors preferring
to take their chances with the Dutch
or Prussian lotteries. The Spanish
lottery In 3 897 brought the treasury
3.000,000 pesetas, in the same year the
Portuguese lottery gained 1,750,000
milrels (nearly $2,000,000). The lot
tery is authorized in other countrie3
of Europe. In Italy last year the
government gained 62,000,000 lire ($12,
400,000), showing that the poor lazza
rone was not without his savings. In
Holland the official lotteries gained
$300,000; in Denmark the winnings
amounted to about half a million
more. But the Prussian lottery, which
Is annually operated under the direct
authority of the state. Is the most pop
ular. There are a number" of prizes
of 500,000 marks every year, and In
1897 the receipts of the treasurer
amounted to over 100,000,000 marks.
New York Times.
Ladles Can Wear Shoes
One size smaller after using Allen's
Foot-Ease, a powder to bo shaken into
the shoos. It mikes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to
corns and bunions. It's tho greatest
comfort discovery of the .age. Cures
swollen feet, blisters and callous spots.
Allen's Foot-Lase is a ceitain cure for
ingrowing nails, sweating, hot, aching
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package free by mail. Ad
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Y. F. G. Fricke & Co., druggists.
Kin? Cotton.
For many years the tout hern s'aicj
held what was practically a monopoly
of cotton, but within the past few
years other countries have been giv
ing so much attention to this staple
that the south is likely to lose its
prestige in this respect. Russia has
been within the last few years giving
much time and thought, hard work
and acreage to cotton, with results that
are satisfactory to herself and surpris
ing to the public. Fifty years aaro Rns
siahad 350,000 spindles; now she has
over 5,000,000, each of which supplies
more than double the old-time amount
of spun goods. Russian cotton is meas
ured by what are called poods, one
pood being about equivalent to thirty
six English pounds avoirdupois. This
enormous output of Russian cotton
shows what progress that country is
making iu the manufacture of such
goods. In quality it is said to be al
most if not quite equal to the Amer
ican supply, its length and strength
varying but slightly from the best
quoted grades in our own markets.
That Throbbing Headache
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The Forum for September is a num
ber of world-wide interest. Mr. Wil
liam T. Stead, editor "Review cf
Reviews," gives his views of "The
Conference at The Hague;" President
Robert E. Jones of Hobart college dis
cusses "Washington's Farewell Ad
dress and Its Applications;" Mr. Ra
mon Reyes Lala, a native Filipino,
writes entertainingly of '-The People
of the Philippines;" Prof. Rudolf
Eucken of Jena tells of the "Progress
of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Cen
tury;" Charles D.nby, jr., contributes
an article on "Cotton Spinning at
Shanghai:" Sir William II. Ilattigan,
an eminent jurist of India, portrays
"Indian Famines," and A. Cahan fur
nishes a review of "The Younger Rus
sian Writers."
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For Sale.
Residence property with five acres
of land, east and adjoining the B. &
M. lumber. Price $1,200. Inquire at
residence.
The News office is the best equipped
job office in Cass county. Firet class
work done on short notice.
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, Cruel.
An exchange pictures a small boy
with a hoe In his hand, saying insinu
atingly to his father: "Say, the fish
are biting like everything down to tho
creek." "Well, sonny," says the father,
reassuringly, "you jest keep on hoeing
potatoes and I guess they won't bite
you." .
Austria lias Xo Colon ie.
Austria is the only empire in the
world which has never had colonies, or
even transmarine possessions, in any
quarter of the earth. Her ambition
has hitherto been purely continental.
Much doing 13 not so important as
well doing.
SI OO Keward WIOO.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
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Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys
tem, thereby destroying the foundation of the
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Her Sadness.
Pa Halloa, Ethel! What's
wrong?" Ethel "Why, Helen's got
engaged to Tom Barry." Pa "That
worthless young reprobate! No won
der you're sad." Ethel "Oh. it is not
that. I wanJed to viarry him myself."
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Sealed Proposals.
Sealed bids will ba received at the
office of the county clerk until 12
o'clock (noon) of September 5, 1890,
for hard and soft cral to be delivered
at court house, jnil, uoor house and
paupers for the ensuing ye-r. The t
board reserves the ritrht to reject any
or all bids. James Robkktsox. j
County Clerk. j
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