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Statfl Hlitoricj soe. l&Iattsmotatb omnu SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXVI11 PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. TIIUBSDA5T, OCT01JER 14, 190 NO 76 Neb. be 5 BOER WQ LEADER SPEAKS IN CITY General De Wall, Former Sec retary of State of the Trans vaal Speaks at St. Paul' Church Sunday s General Epke Rolf De Wall, M. D., Ph. D. and D. D., nephew of Paul Kruger, president of the Transvall republic, and himself secretary of state of that republic, and comman der of the MIddleoerg brigade during the war with England attended the installation exercises of Rev. Steger of St. Paul's Evangelical church yes terday, and delivered an address In the evening to a good sized audience and he was listened to with great in terest. He was quite a distinguished visitor, and since coming to America after the Boer war he has resided most of the time in Texas. General De Wall, a true patriot, sacrificed his all for bis country his four sons, his wife and two daugh ters, his home and property valued at $900,000, his country Itself, for he was banished. But still he- Is filled with a great love of his coun try, would go there if he could, would gladly sacrifice more to aid his coun trymen securing freedom. "Their dream," he says, "is to have a great United States, embracing all oi soutnern Amca, and I reel sure that It will come in time. Other na tions are losing the respect for Eng land that they once had. In a few years she is apt to have a war with Germany; she is bound to have trouble in India, and so I believe that the republic in southern Africa will surely exist. The people have not WARNS 'THE PUDLIC to the field of battle and sacrificed everything except his life, his honor and his patriotic bravery on the altar of his country. He tells of the cause of the war, saying that It was religious, and for civil liberty on the part of the Boers and commercial on the part of the British, who wanted the land and the diamond mines. General De Wall was wounded four times during the war, the last time dangerously, and it was at this time, after the fierce battle of February 28, 1902, that he was compelled to sur render. Three of his were killed in one battle and his fourth son was killed two days later. His wife and two daughters were taken to one of the British concentration camps, where the families of the Boers were herded after the home and been burned to the ground. Here with the cruel treatment afforded them, all three were taken sick, disease spreading throughout the camp and all three died. General De Wall tells one funny story of the war. One of his small companies captured 600 British sol diers seven miles from Pretoria, There would be some difficulty get ting all of the British soldiers back with the small force that he had. He suggested that the English soldiers be lined up, forbidden to communi cate with each other and if any of them did or attempted to escape that they be shot. But an Irishman, yet recovered from the war and never O'Neill, nephew of the then chief of will while under England's yoke. Be-'police of Chicago, and a member of cause of the cruelty of the English the Irish brigade which fought for la the war, as well as all of the rea- the Boers, suggested a different plan, eons which brought the war about, He went among the British Boldlers the Boers are more bitter than ever and then lined them up for the gen agalnset England." eral to Inspect. The Irishman had Only last Christmas General De cut the suspender button off of the Wall went back to his fatherland, j trousers of every soldier, so that hoping that he would be forgotten, or they stood clutching their trousers that they would no longer keep him with both hands. This way they out, but they would not even let , marched Into camp, him land In South Africa. He has Though born In the Transvall coun travelcd considerably in this coun-!try, General De Wall studied In Eu try, making his home In Texas, in: rope, graduating in theology at Lln the oBer colony there, coming from; den, in medicine at Heldelburg and Deputy Fire Commissioner- Johnson Cautions Dealers and Consumers A. V. Johnson, chief deputy fire commissioner, has issued a bulletin dealing with gasoline in which he recommends that fire department chiefs and village authorities be re quired to make investigations with reference to merchants who over stock their cellars 'or warehouses with gasoline. The bulletin also recommends that where merchants carry large stocks of gasoline they Bhould be required to store them in a pit or cave at a distance from buildings and out houses, piping the same to their store rooms. Chief Deputy Johnson gives the following advice to people who use gasoline: "The gasoline stove is very use ful, but it may be a death dealing monster. Every one who uses a gaso line stove should see to it that it is kept thoroughly clean and free from rust. If care is exercised In using this stove while filling it and in clos ing the valves it may be operated with safety. "Burning gasoline may be extin guished by smothering with wet rags, flour, sand or ashes if the amount of fluid is small. Throwing water only spreads the blazing stuff." .Here are some of the hints sug gested In the bulletin: Reservoirs of gasoline stoves should be outside of the buildings. Reservoirs should not be complete ly filled. Be sure to close every burner tightly when not in use. ;The opening through which the tank is filled should be kept tightly closed at all times. Watch your reservoirs and "burn ers for leaks. Gasoline is more dangerous than powder. Therefore, all cans should bs kept tightly closed. The bulletin states that during the year of 1908 one person in every 44,000 in the United States was burned to death by gasoline explos ions, most of the victims being women and children. Revival Meeting Closes. The tent meeting held by the ' Christian church closed last night, after a successful campaign of three weeks. There were 109 accessions to the church, and doubtless much good In addition was done. Evangllst Wllhite was at his best last night, and put everyone In a good humor with Lis witlcisms. He departed for Pittsburg on the midnight M. P. train via Kansas City. He was ac companied by B. A. McElwaln, who will visit his brother for a few days. Rev. Wilhlte's time is taken up until 1911, the dates and places of holding meetings being fixed in ad vance. On his return from Pittsburg he will go to Chillcothe, Mo., where he will begin a Beries of meetings and from that place he goes to Wyoming. CITY 30LONS HLB REGULAR SESSION Reports of Polico Judge Archer and Other City Officials Advertised Letter List. The following letters remain In the Plattsmouth postofflce uncalled for this 11th day of October, 1909, and unless called for within a rea sonable length of time they will be sent to the dead letter office at Wash ington. In calling for same please say "advertised:" Miss Cordelia Deibel, Miss Katherine Fair, Mrs. J. W. Mer rill, Mrs. Pearl Ratle, Mrs. Scott Rqss, R. D. Blunt, Hugo Berg, Arthur C. j Campbell, G. A. Crisman, August Cummins, R. Edwards, Biondl Ezze- Undo, Otto Finder, F. C. Frlnk, C. W Hlxon, Frank Kislik, Joe Lloyd, A. Lee, Fred McDonald, Charlie Morning, L. G. Satterlee, Amll 6111- gef, Frank Sltzman, John Henry Wagner, Fred L. Weir. the West Indies and landing In Flor ida in 1903. The forefathers cf the general were French Hugenots and driven from their country they went to South Africa in 1603. All of his an cestors since that time have lived in that country and become (wealthy ranchers. He was In the room when Paul Kruger signed the declaration of war after spending twenty-four hours in prayer and calling upon God to wit less that he was not to blame. He pasted upon the document the Eng lish version of the forty-sixth psalm. This was after be had Issued an ulti matum calling upon the English to withdraw the troops. Mr. De Wall was president of the volksrath, or congress, chosen by the people, and in that position was sec retary of Btate. The chairman of the eommlttees formed Mr. Kruger's cab inet He had been pastor of the largest Presbyterian churc la Pre toria, but he went from the pulpit taking his degree of D. D. at the Uni versity of Baum. ! Now General De Wall stands a man without country, or relatives. The English welcome back to the Transvaal the Boers, but not the leaders. Past middle age. almost penniless now where once he was wealthy, with a past saddened by the untimely death of all his family, with little hope of life In his own country again, in the future, one is Inspired with pity for him when coming in contact with him. 1 "I may go back to Europe again to live," said the general, though with no ties to draw him anywhere except where he Is debarred, he did not seem to be certain of what his plans would be. Democratic In the extreme, plain ly, almost poorly dressed now, one yet can see the power In his calm face, which resembles In many ways that of Paul Kruger, and the courage which would Inspire him to sacrifice so much for his country. Bells Fine Farm. Frank Young, residing two and ne-half miles northeast of Murray, Mld his farm of 120 acres last week, the purchaser is an Iowa man, and he paid $110 per acre for the land. The farm was one William Young, Frank's father, settled on In 1854, and has been in the Young family during the fifty-five years since. It Is not known whether Mr. Young ontemplates removing from Cass ounty. He owns a fine farm in Wis consin, but it is to be hoped this fam ily will conclude to remain In old Cass. MIhs Kittle Melslngor of Pekln, 111., arrived this morning and will visit relatives in this locality for a lime. She was accompanied by Miss Viola Decker, who has been vlHltlng relatives In Illinois for the past nine weeks. IiltUe Hoy Die. Little Willie, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Crablll, died this morning at 3 o'clock from the dread disease, dlpptherla. The little boy and his mother had been visiting rela tives here, having come from their home at Wakeny, Kas., some days since. The father, W. E. Crablll, re celved a wire this morning Inform lng him of the sad event, and came immediately to this city. The fu neral occurred this afternoon from the resldenco of Mrs. Howland, and was private. The parents and rela tives have the deepest sympathy of the entire community In this time of grief. C. D. Clnpp of Elmwood was In the rlty today on business supposed to bo connected with the selection of a successor to C. II. Smith In the postofflce. A Birthday Surprise. A number of young ladles entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hatt, Jr., Friday evening and most agreeably surprised Miss Ina -Hatt. The occasion was In honor of her birthday anniversary. After Miss Ina had recovered from the shock the young ladies indulged in various games which occasioned much mer rlment. During the evening light refreshments were served. Miss Ina was the recipient of many presents, which will assist her in remembering the iappy event. Those who par ticipated in this most pleasant sur prise was Misses Cecil Hawkenbary, Hazel Tuey, Verna Hatt, Gertrude Morgan, Mattle Larson, Elizabeth Kerr, Anglo McCarroll. Trial at Louisville. Saturday afternoon a jury trial was held In Justice court, In which John Group was plaintiff and Bert hilpot defendant. Monday evening an automobile driven by Bert Phllpot flrghtened the Group horse as the children were going home from school. No serious injuries other than that the conveyance was broken to pieces. This damage Mr. Phllpot was asked topay, but refused to do. The Jury disagreed. Another trial will be held. We cannot say as to the case of Mr. Phllpot, but com plaints come from every section of Cass county as to the recklessness of auto drivers, who make people with vehicles turn out of the road to let them pass, are numerous, and auto drivers should understand that they are only entitled to one-half the road, the same as vehicle driv ers. There are many auto drivers who respect the rights In the roads to others, but there are some who do not think that vehicles have any rights that they are bound to re spect. Curs Numerous. Saturday morning two curs got Into an altercation on the street near the Baylor coal office. The owners of the dogi were present and encouraged'the disgraceful affair. is almost as brutal for dogs to fight as for men to engage In the diversion Night Policeman N. Jones heard the racket and he was soon on the scene wun nis irusiy revolver, lie gave the owners about two minutes to part the dogs or the policeman would make them bite the dust. The dogs were separated, but the owners were sore and offered to severally do things to the officer. Officer Jones Is to be complimented for his enforce' ment of law. There is nothing more disgusting than a lot of snarling fighting, yelping curs. Miss Ella Loti of Lockport, 111. who was here for several days visit lng her brother-in-law, Abe Rupley and niece, Mrs. J. W. Grasaman and family, departed this afternoon for Council Bluffs to visit friends and thenca homo frnm a vlulf .HV hni I brother Louis in California. Damaged by Steam. YeBterday afternoon at Charles Ilerger's bakery the steam was turn ed Into his store room and was not discovered until some damngo was done. A radiator had been recently moved and although the steam had been turned off, In some mysterious way the valve had gotten open, and the room filled with steam before It was discovered by O. C. Dovey, who happened to pass at the time. The Coates block Janitor, George Ver heul, was notified and turned the steam off and opened the doors. The varnish on the counters and part of the furniture was slightly damaged Nothing else was injured to speak of A lllff Concern. W. W. Owen, traveling salesman for the Independent Harvester com pany, spent a few hours In this city today looking after business mat ters. The new company was organ lzed Boon after the agricultural Ira plement trust was formed, and has for its stockholders farmers scat tered throughout the west. There are over i 20 of the stockholders in Nebraska. Its manufacturing plant la located at Piano, III., and covers 110,000 square feet of ground, and has a capital of $100,000. Buys Car of Apples. Charles Welllver of Eddyvlllo, Neb., came to South Omaha with load of cattle last Friday and took a run down to Murray to spend day or two with his friend, Dave Young. He accompanied Mr. Young to Plattsmouth Saturday and pur chased a car load of apples from the popular apple merchants, Rundle & Co. .The car will be loaded Monday and started to Dawson county. Mr Welllver says crops In his locality this year were fine. He harvested 700 bushels of potatoes off of about five acres of ground. Improvement nt Union. H. SwenK, a contractor from Lin coin, was here Monday to meet with pnrtles that aro putting up new brick buildings. Mr. Swenk landed the Woodmnn hall Job, and In con vernation with the Ledger editor ho Informed us thnt ho Intends to start six men nt work tbo first of this week and rush It until the building Is completed. Ledger. The city fathers met In their re gular session last evening and when Mayor Sattler let fall the gavel, calling the assembly to order, all the member! were present except Coun cilman Dovey of the First and Book- meyer of Third. The minutes of the former meeting were approved. Pe titions and communications were the next order of business, but strange as it may seem there was no one wanting anything, and the first time within the knowledge of the writer that nothing was doing In this line. The treasurer's report then occu pied the attention of the council, be ing produced on the report of the finance committee, of which Mr. Stelmker is chairman. The report showed the road fund overdrawn, and none of the funds showed much of a balance except the school fund. The report showed the condition of the treasury on September .30 to be on hand and receipts since former report $1,454.84, and an overdraft of $5,711.16, leaving In the treas ury $2,743.68, all of which belongs to the teachers' fund. Chairman Stelmker made quite an extended statement regarding the Btate of the treasury, and urged the council to take necessary steps to reimburse the different funds which were now so low. In this connection, it was mentioned that no bills could be paid for want of funds. And Councilman Dwyer read the law directing that no warrant could be drawn on any fund exceeding 85 per cent of the current levy, unless there was suf ficient funds In the fund to pay the claim for which the warrant was drawn. With this law before them the members did not feel that any money could be expended and paid out of the trensury. On motion of Mr. Dwyer the re port of the finance committee went over until the next meeting. The chief of police's report show ing fifteen arrests was read and . 1 At Ml . piueeu on nie. me my clerk re ported having collected $51. The report wns referred to the finance committee. The UBunl renort from the chief of the fire department was read and referred to the fire and water committee. The report of the police Judge showed rather a quiet month, $6 be ing the amount of fines collected. When the fire and water commit tee were asked to report and it ask ed for further time. This committer had under consideration the con struction of a hose house in the west ern part of the city. The fire com pany asking for an appropriation of $50 to build the house and the com pany would use the surplus of $150, which it has in Its treasury to equip the hose cart for that part of the city. On account of lack of funds the city could not spend the money just at present. Councilman Kurtz, chairman of the cemetery committee, reported that there was a small amount of work needed on one of the drive ways, and the work should be done before winter. The work could bo done with a team and plow and two men In a half day. It was ordered done and to be paid in poll taxes. An ordinance regulating the price of lots in the cemetery was read for the first time. Chairman of the Police Committee Mendenhall reported the tramp hotel out of repair, and winter coming on. The matter was placed in the hands of the committee to look after. Un der the head of new business, Coun cilman Weber of ' the Second ward, stated that John Bajeck had the ma terial on the ground for a cement walk adjacent to his premises on West Main street, and that the grad ing would not amount to more than $3. The gradiag for thla work was ordered done and paid with poll tax. Under the head of new business the condition of the trensury was again discussed. Councilman Neu man stated that . the occupation taxes due from the fire Insurance companies would amount to quite a sum, and that the clerk should make a list and secure these amounts at once. Mr. Stelmker suggested that possibly there was money due the city from 'the paving of Main street and from the permanent walks laid, and that If the parties wer6 notified of the need of the city they would come forward with what they owed the city. Mr. Stelmker assured the council that something must be done to get funds to pay the running ex penses of the city, after which the council adjourned to their next reg ular meeting. A Farewell Party. Saturday evening members of the Knights and Ladles of Security tendered a farewell reception to Morgan Waybrlght and wife at the residence of Judge Allen J. Beeson. Hot rolls and coffee and toothsome viands and fruits were served and a delightful social evening spent. There were about thirty prsent. Mr. and Mrs. Waybrlght will depart Thursday for their home In Califor nia. The good wishes of their manv Plattsmouth friends will attend them. Accident Near Union. Henry Elchel, 16 years old, met with a very painful accident last Friday afternoon that will put him on the shelf" for awhile. He was helping thresh at Walter Johnson's farm, west of town, and while work ing on the stack he slipped and fell, landing on a post that was sticking up out of the ground, and he re ceived a very painful Injury to his leg. At last report he was getting along nicely. Union Ledger. Return From Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richey arrived home Saturday afternoon from Gre nada, Colo., where they have been spending several months. We are plensed to note Mr. Richey looking so well after rccuporatlng Blnce his long siege of sickness In the eprlng and summer. Evidently the Colo rado climate agrees with both, as Mrs. Richey Is. also looking remark ably well. Kunny Southern Allwrtn. C. E. and E. II. Wescott returned from Canada Saturday morning, where they have spent several weeks looking after their real estate Inter ests and also seeking rest from work. They were both more pleased than ever with the country and Its out look. They own a half section near Gllechen, one quarter of which la un der plow, and the other quarter Is being broken this fall and will bo tillable land next year. Crops are all that could be desired and the yield of the wheat and oats crops surpass that of Nebraska soil. Their land is near that of W. S. Soper, for merly of this city, and he and hla estimable wife are there living on their farm as happy as can be. Our travelers just missed seeing them, they having driven away from their farm but a short time before the Messrs. Wescotts arrived. Calgary is a fine city which has doubled Its population In a few months, being now 31,000. There is a half section of fine land near this city which C. E. Wescott & Sons have their eye on and will likely pur chase before long. The capital of the province Is Ed monton, which Is a beautiful city of 20,000 population. Messrs. Wescott arrived at the latter place Just in time to witness the laying of the cor ner stono of the parliament building. Tho ceremony was witnessed by a great crowd of citizens, and was a most Interesting spectacle. Ruth Mann, little niece of George B. Mann, Is suffering from an at tack of diphtheria and n quarantine card was plnced at tho residence to day. Rex Young and A. L. Baker of Murray were In the city yesterday looking after the adjustment of the telephone war !n that village. Mrs. Tom Stokes was alw a Plattsmouth visitor for the same purpose.