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About Semi-weekly news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1895-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1899)
MeX Scl.lecel state capita EEBXY NE WS HEK ALB THE NES. Establshed Nov. 5 1891. 'consolidated Jan. 1 1895 THE HtUALD, Established April 10. 1S64. ( t-Onsonoatea Jan. 1. ias. PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. DECEMBER 12. 1899. YOL. IX, NO. 10. GATACREINTIGM Semj Not a Man Available for the Next Ten Days to IJeinioree Him. Reverse at Stormbers; of a Svrtoos Chur- . acter LoM't la Ilia Command lie- ' II- ird to Have Hen Not Less Thin ' Seven Hundred Sympathy of the Frln- IPG Smoke Smoke cess of Wales. London, Dec 11. The Post mili tary expert says: The absence of further news adds to the nir of mys tery that clings about Gatacre's action at Storroberg. Various accounts are forthcoming, but they all conclude at a point where our interest culminates. There either the knowledge of the correspondent ceased or the blue pen cil of the censor began. How to large a proportion of the two regiments chiefly engaged were captured by the enemy is impossible to ea3. Thpy had lost quite an insignificant number in killed and wounded and the serious character of the reverse can only be accounted for by the f.-tct that the men were worn out The column left Put ter's Kraal at midday Saturday and took the train for Molteno, tweoty-two miles up the line, leaving there at 9 p. m. to cover on foot twelve miles to the Boer position. The march occupied eoven hours. At 4:15 a. m. the ene my's position was reached and the re treat began three hours later. The troops only took four hours in fall'mg back to Molteno, thus being nearly twenty-four hours on the move. "The men captured were probably dead beat and could go no further. Other causes which seem to have con tributed to the reverse are that the enemy's force appears to have been entirely underestimated and the op eration attempted without sufficient reconnaissance. "Gatacre's losses which, if the Boer report of 672 prisoners is belioved,mu9t nave exceeded 700. This may oblige him to fall back on Queenstown. For political reasons, so retrograde a move ment would have to be deplored, but this is preferable to risking further defeat. The unfortunate reflection is that owing to hesitation in dispatching Warren's division to the Cape,scarcely a man will be available for the next ten days to reinforce Gatacre's col umn." Sympathy of the Princess. The princess of Wales makes public the following message to the women of Great Britain, printed in a woman's weekly newspaper: "My heart bleeds for the poor widows and fatherless whose loved ones have met glorious death fighting for their queen and country. May God help and comfort them in their sad dened Christmas and give them that peace which passeth understanding. "Alexandria, "Princess of Wales." Sir Arthur Bigge, the queen's pri vate secretary, came to London spe cially today from Windsor and called early in the afternoon at the war office. It is understood the object of his visit was to secure a full arjd cor rect report on behalf of her majesty in respect to Gatacre's reverse. i Fire The Great FIRE AND SMOKE SALE is still on. While we" have sold a large 5s amount of goods at prices which our customers will testify to as being the cheapest S3 ever offered in Cass county, we still have a great many bargains which none of our com- i petitors are any ways near able to duplicate. This is a genuine BARGAIN SALE 2 of the largest and best selected line of Men's, Boys' and Children's Suits and Over- H2 coats ever offered. The Insurance companies paid us the profit and you are getting 22 the goods at less than manufacturer's cost. 3 Men's All Wool F?g!ciR NOW Suits and Overcoat, $ 5.00 $ 3.45 7.50 5.20 10.00 6.95 12.50 8.70 15.00 11.90 18.00 14.20 FORMER PRICE Boys All Wool Suits and Overcoat, $5.00 6.00 7.00 8.50 dP f c i f f ( NOW $3.45 4.40 5.20 6.40 Children's All Wool F?R NOW Suits and Overcoat, $2.00 $ 1.38 2.50 1.80 3.00 1.30 4.00 2.90 5.00 3.85 UNMASK UOlSlt POSITION. Artillery Opens Vp and Succeeds In Lo cating the Enemy. M ODD EH River, Cape Colony, Sun day Evening, Dec. 10 The naval 4 7 inch gun again tooK up a position north of the camp this afternoon, while the howitzer battery was posted south east of the left of the Boers. Both opened a hot fire with lyddite shells and shrapnel, to which the Boers sharply replied with a dozen guns, thus unmasking their position, which was the object of the British maneuver. After an hour's fighting the Boer guns were 6ilenced. The howitzers swept the trenches, and then threw shell after shell upon the hills, the explos ion of the lyddite causing the whole ground over an extensile area to riso in the air in dense, brown clouds. A Boer long gun was dismantled. It now appears that the Boers in tend that the next fight is to take place at Magersfonteln. Apparently Speyfontein is not defended or the Boers are unwilling to unmask their position there as the replies to the British artillery were all from guns at Magersfontein. Nebraskan Blows Oat Uas. Kansas City, Dec. II. B. L. At water is at the city hospital and will probably die as the result of inhaling illuminating gas. Atwater is a young man from Sterling, Neb. He regis tered at the Tremont house on West Firth street Sunday night and was given a room. He was discovered at 11.30 a. m. Monday in an unconscious condition and it is supposed that he blew out the gas. Atwater was taken to the police station, where Dr. Mana han worked with him several hours, but failed to restore him. He was then sent to the hospital. Conscious ness has not yet' been restored. Carter Not the Only One. Savannah, Ga, Dec. 11. The United States grand jury has up to this time in its present session re turned six indictments against persons charged with conspiring against the government in connection with the work done in the Savannah harbor. Among them is Captain- O. M. Carter, already condemned by court-martial. Others named are D. II. Green, J. F rr: You cannot afford to miss this opportunity of a lifetime in Bargain Prices. 52 FRANK J. HORGAN, The Leading Clothier, No. 502 flain Street, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. 52 iiiuiuuiiuiaimumiiiuiiii Giynor, E II. Gaynor, W. T. Gaynor and SI. A. Connally. According to tbe indictments $574,740 wis secured by conspiracy. pacific i:xihi:ss i;oism-:iiY Company Looted for Large Snm of Money at Cheyenne, H joiniDR. Ciieyexne, Wyo., Djc. 10. The details of a most daring robbery have jut come to light here. List night, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, the office of the Pacific Express com pany was robbed cf several thousand dollars in money and, although ollicers set to work on the rasp immediately and the strictest secrecy hus been maintained, not a single clue has been discovered. There is a small force of men in the express office at nirht to han.ilo ex press on incoming and outgoing truing nnd when these trains arrive, the inen have been in tbe habit of locking up the office. Tbis was done last nijrht. as usual, and when tho express men returned, twenty minutes later, the north door was open, as was also the safe dcor. The discovery was made thnt all of the money contained in tho safe was missing. Officials of the express company re fuse to state the amount of money tiken, which is reported to be be tween $5,000 and $25,C00. It is stated that the pafe contained a large ship ment of gold, which was to have gone to one of tho banks in central Wyom ing. Indications point to the fact th it the loss is considerable. The entire express office force is under surveil lance. ALKJANOKINO (JUTS TUJCO. GREAT BOER VICTORY. Oeleat of Cat acre Most Severe Iritih Have Sustained. Reports of the Filipino General's Surren der to MacArthnr. Manila, Dec. 10. 4:.0 p. m. An expedition headed by the battleship Oregon left Manila for Subig lat night. It is reported that the Filirino commander, General Alejandrino,with his staff, has surren pered to General M acArthur. There is also a rumor that Alejan drico is at Aguilar suffering from a wound received in a light between in surgents and bandits and that he will be given an opportunity to surrender and will be properly cared for. Major Spence, with a column of the Forty-second regiment, captured a new insurgent camp and uncompleted stronghold in the Taf'san district. lie left Dina'up in at daybreak yesterday and marched ten miles along moun tain trails, finally encountering a large bsnd of insurgents, wh re treated after a brief skirmish. The Americana had no losses. The records of tno treasury of the so-called Filipino government, to gether with a quantity of paper money and another Nrdenfeldt, have been found at Mangatrom. A mail orderly disappeared between Angeles and Bamboan.- He is also supposed to have been captured. Send the News to your friends. ( neral's Force of Two Thousand Greatly Krdoeed Uy Dutch Strategy Six Hun dred and I Ifty Captured Northumber land and Suffolk Regiments Report the Greatest Number of Missing. London, Dec. 10. The war office pub'ishes the following dis-paich from General Forestier-Walker at Cape town. Gatacre reports: 'Deeply regret to inform you that I met -vita a serious reverse in the at tack on Stroraburg. I was misle'd as to the enemy's pos-kion by the guides and found impracticable ground. l'Cau ilties, so far as known at pres ent, are: "Second battalion, Irish Royal Rifles Wounded: LieutenantColonel Eger, Major Eiton, Captain Bell, Captain Kelly, Lieutenant Stevens, L'eutenant Barnardston. "Suffolk regiment Wounded: Sec ond Lieutenant Maynard and twelve men. Missing: Captain Weir, Lieu tenant Christee, Second Lieutenant Rodney, two hundred and ninety men. "Fourth Field battery Severely wounded: Lieutenant Lewis and three men. Slightly wounded: Two men. "Soventy-.-eventh Field battery Killed: One gunner. Wounded: Major Perceval. '"Northumberland Fusileers Miss ing: Major Stevens. Captain Fletcher, Captain Morely, Second Lieutenant Wuko, Second Lieutenant Coulsoc, Lieutenant Radcliffe, three hundred and sixty-five officers and men. "Royal Berkshire regiment Killed: Oaa private. "The remainder of my casualties will be wired as soon as ascertained." I What Do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called Grain-O? It is delicious and nourish- I ing and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properiy pre pared tastes like the choice grades of coffee but costs about one-fourth as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 2oc. Paris to ITave a Great Theater. ; The Paris exhibition of 1900 will coa- i tain the largest theater in the woriJ. j According to the report of M. Raulin, ! the architect who has been Intrusted with its construction. It will accommo date from 12,000 to 15.000 persons. Solid Hv'lrnlfen. Contrary to the opiuion long held that solidified hydrcjyen would present, when found, the appc.j"" of a metal, Prof. Dewar finds that it Is both trans parent and colorless. At first he was unconvinced by the result of his ex periment. It appeared to hira that the deposit obtained might be solidified air rising from a residuum of air ad hering to the apparatus, or from air and hydrogen combined in the course of preparing the gas. However, by varying the experiment, the professor has been able to establish with cer tainty the production of solidified hydrogen. The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whoso stomach and liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King's New Life Pills, the wonderful 6tomich and liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25c, at F. G. Fricke & Co's drug store. 4 Glove and Mitten Hale At Ilerolds,5 600 pairs of manufac turers' samples of ladies,' misses and children's gloves and mittens just re ceived at a very liberal discount, en abling us to sell at retail for less than other dealers can buy at wholesale. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the sest of disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure I is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for I years, and is a regular prescription. It is com ' posed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the , mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of I the two ingredients is what produces such won j derful results in curing catarrh. Send for testi . monials. free. F.J. Cheney & Co.. Props., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Fattening: Show Babies. London Lancet: In the next session of the Paris municipal council atten tion will be given to baby shows and prize competition for infants. Dr. Dufournler and Dr. Vallin have in formed the council that in order to en able the infants to win medals the nurses feed them In a manner which Is' not conducive to their health. The in fants, in fact, are greatly overfed, and at a later stage after their undue plumpness they suffer from serious dis orders of digestion. Tickets for the elocutionary enter tainment to be given at the Christian church December 12, are on sale at B. A. McEl wain's and John Crabill's. Sic Carry a Complete I Lane of m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 3 A. W. Atwood sells the best paint on earth. There Is a Class of People Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called Grain-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. Tbe most delicate stomach receives it with out distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over one fourth as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15c and 25c per package. Try it. Ask for Grain-O. Some men drink for the shakes ani others shake for tbe drinks. j 2 Do p DISCO Owing- to the backward season, being- overstocked and having heavy bills to meet, we will offer you for SPOT CASH a Discount of from 20 to 25 per cent on AH Winter Clothing, Underwear, Suits. Gloves, Caps, etc. To give you an idea of how cheap we are selling-, we quote prices on a few articles: ft Nice Suit, Formerly $8 Reduced to $6 A Fine Black Kerseu Overcoat Formerly $10 Reduced to $7-5 All Wool f. Formerly 50c Reduced to 35c A nice Wilson Bros.' Percale Shirt, which fermerly sold for SI. 25 and $1.50, goes at $1 and $1.25. Gloves and Caps at your own price. Come in and see what we can do for you. No Trouble to Show Goods. J OjB & FRANK, Waterman Block and all Smokers' Materials m m u m m m m m m m A BOON TO MANKIND! DR TABLER'S BUCKEYE PSLE Goring & Co., DRUGGISTS.. 3 3 ZMm Tl SM WW s:a"r-"5r eft ooiLi Tl t w V CURE 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, Sole Proprietor, - - 310 North Mala Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. F. G. Fricke & Co. THE NEWS does Job Printing
