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-i 4 Mm d ;A f. i mmci IS WEEKLY JOUENA T ill , MO U TH JL JJri I " BE JUST AND FEAR NOT." VOL. 13. SO. 2S. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 5. $1.00 ,?E?i3&Jkcm. r 4 CAMP AT ROCKY POINT! i Higginson's and Kogan's Contingents Arrive Here by River Route. THREE HUNDRED MEN IN CAMP- .Six Ilovt Ln.nl Coiue Down t!i ilitle From I-nver autl Eight Ituat From Itutlr, Mont. ?rral llun tlril More Kuruute. The Uommonwralers Are Uirr. The tirst boat load of "Gen." Hig ginson's Colorado contingent of the commonweal arrived at tbe mouth of the Platte river from Denver at ix o'clock Tuesday evening. During the night and yesterday forenoon three more boats arrived and at seven o'clock last evening the fifth boat pulled in. Eight more boats are on the way and were expected to reach here last night or today. Last night about thirty men were in camp at Itoeky Point. This is the division of the "army' that left Denver a month ago, coming down the Pi;itte in boats, and who lost several of their party by drown ing when their boats capsized at Brighton, Col. At that time the news papers reported eighteen drowned, but the commodore" told a reporter last night that only two were drowned. (?ome of the "officers' applied to Mayor Isewell for provisions yesterday but the Mayor flatly refused them, and would not allow them to solicit aid from citizens, and instructed the mar shal to keep the men in camp and not allow them to come up town. A re porter for Tiik Journal visited the camp last evening and took a "lay" on the grass in the midst of a dozen or so of the men, where he heard some very fine "roasts" delivered on the mayor and the town generally, ana some of the party are "past masters" at the "roasting" business, too. Before the reporter arrived at the camp he was somewhat in sympathy with the "commonweal" cause, but after an hour among them listening to their talk and declarations he changed his opinions. The "commodore" de clared that the town would be com pelled to feed the men. That they would remain here until the remainder of their party and the Ilogan contin gent arrived, when they would come up town and see whether they would not be furnished with provisions. But the "commodore" pitched his tune to a minor key when talking to the mayor and marshal yesterday. The boats in which the party made the trip from Denver are not exactly models of naval architecture, but re semble a piano box with tbe ends cut away. They are 4x16 feet in size, and will carry five men very comfortably. Some of the boats Coated the stars and stripes, and had names and mottoes painted on the sides. One was named "Twins No. 2," another "16 to 1," and "Oregon .No. 2." The one that ar rived last night declared for "non-interest bearing bonds for the people." Some of the men are very clever fel lows. Tbe reporter noticed the blank ets an 3 clothing hanging on the bushes, with the appearance of having been wet recently, and inquired what they done when it was raining, the boats having no covering. One of the men onctraroil fcO whv tco inaf rrar wot- ' The men are sun-burned and tanned by their exposure to the weather, bat appear to be enjoying the best of health and are apparently satisfied. A party or tramps were naving a noisy celebration over a keg of beer a - short distance above the camp of the ) "commonweal" yesterday afternoon, ana the "army" were very solicitous that the reportei tell the people that the gang were not members of the "army." The llngau Contingent Arrives. Shortly after noon the first boat of the Ilogan contingent hove in sight and floated down to Rocky Point, where they were welcomed by the Denverparty. The Ilogan party, four hundred strong, came down the Mis souri from Butte. Montana, and have been enroute for a month. Eight more of his boats are on the way be tween here and Omaha, and will all arrive before night. The first boat to arrive was the commissary, and prepa rations were soon made for dinner. The boat is named "Montana No. 2," and carried a banner saying "We come in peace." The "general' arrived from Omaha this morning by train, and in formed a reporter that his party would jS continue on their way down the river IUU1KUU At half past three o'clock seven more rw sotTm?.-A-t:ast -war the bottom of the hole and f red from J r- the bottom. The explosion irew fCali for in horse biand of the well a number of piecAs oft" wbn's Maenefc " '- Ilogan boats were sighted at the mouth of the Platte, and they made a grand sight floating down with the current. The boats tied up at Rocky Point and went into camp. All told, some three hundred men are now in camp at the p iut. Koltui Jt-ftt4 -Hulcllelnn. Prof. Geo. Middleton weut up igiinst very much the worst of it in ast night's boxing bout with Fletcher Bobbins at Rockwood hall. Middletou was clearly out-classed. At no stage of the contest was he able to withstand Fletcher's rushes, and in the fourth round, when Bobbins gave him a stiff right-hander across the jaw, he toppled over like a log and was counted out. The crowd, which numbered one hundred and fifty people, chose V. F. Hamilton as referee, and promptly at 10:4otbe men stepped into the ring. Middleton was in excellent condition and weighed slightly in excess of 130 pounds. Robbins was rather fat and tipped the scales at about 148. The first round was decidedly uninterest ing, both men being chary and chose to wait for an opening rather than lead. In the second Robbins opened up by sending Middleton to the floor, and be fore the end of the round he had de- ivere d several telling blows and es caped untouched. The third was a slasher. Robbins forced matters from the start and sent Middletou to the floor three times, and in addition landed almost at will. Middleton landed twice, but his blows seemingly had no effect. Middleton's Waterloo came early in the fourth. Robbins commenced the "mixing" early, and after chasing his opponent in the corner, sent him down with a right hander. Middleton arose only to catch a swinging blow on the jaw, and he fell to tbe floor like a shot. The referee counted the fatal ten seconds and tbe bout was over just eight rounds less than the men had expected to battle. Robbins' easy victory was quite a surprise and his friends are unusually jubilant. It is now proposed to ar range a ten or fifteen-round bout in which he is to do battle with Jimmy Eirdsay, the well-known Omaha welter-weight. If proper arrangements can be made the affair will occur within the next ten days, and it prom ises to attract a bigger crowd of the red hots" than ever. Murdered at Holdrege. Elmer E. Drummond, a young man who was formerly an express messen ger between Pacific Junction and Hastings, running through this city, was murdered by highwaymen at IIol- drege on Saturday night. Drummond and a companion were riding along the streets of Iloldrege on bicycles. when the highwaymen commanded them to throw up their hands. Drum mond was a little slow to obey the command and one of the robbers fired, the ball striking the right arm just above the elbow, breaking the arm. entering the right breast just below the nipple, passing through the lungs and lodging close to the heart. Elmer E. Drummond was a young man about 2S years old, single, and a resident of Iloldrege, and was a very active member of the Knights of Pyth ias lodge. He was a messenger for the Adams express company, and had been running from Iloldrege to Chey enne for about a year. He was a trustworthy, exemplary young man. His parents reside in Bethany Heights Lincoln, Xeb., where his body will be taken for internment under the au spices of the Knights of Pythias lodge. A Ua.inesa Change. Fred Herrmann has retired from the dry goods business in Plattsmouth, and is succeeded by the Western dry goods company. For several months past negotiations have been in progress between Fred and Mr. Orrin Shepherd of Kansas City,Kas., which was finally consummated on last Saturday, and the new firm took charge of the store Monday morning. Mr. Herrmann has been engaged in the dry goods business in Plattsmouth for over a dozen years, and has won a reputation of being one of our fore most and progressive business men. We are glad to know that Plattsmouth will not lose him as a citizen, but that he will give his undivided attention to the bank in which he is interested the Citizens. The new firm assumes charge of the business in a manner that denotes ex perience in the dry goods trade, and they will no doubt prove a valuable acquisition to our list of wide-awake live business men. The negotiations of this deal were conducted through C. II. Babcock & Co A delicate odor in perfume "Lilac Spray." Sold only by Gering & Co. plrt in XO the dlcnity of areaT courts v el John no? Crn a? COAL FOUND IN CASS A Four-Foot Vein Discovered Out Near Murdock. DAVE CAMPBELL REAPPOINTED The State Supreme Court Makes H1111 Clerk fur Another I eriu ISarber Itatli bun'it Tool Keruvered Var ious Other .Jotting. Coal In Western Cass. The town of Murdock is in a fever of excitement over the discovery of a fine vein of coal Thursday afternoon by Will Sac while drilling a tubular well with a four-inch bit for Evans & Hare. The vein is 111 feet from the surface and is from two to four feet thick. The vein was struck after passing through a thick, tough clay. A four-inch drill was then used to drill through what Mr. Sac thought to be a rock, and, after drilling about two feet, an examination was made and large chunks of coal had come to the surface. It is hard to ascertain the exact thickness of the vein. A medium hard limestone was reached four feet from the clay and it is safe to say it is two to three feet. The coal is very bright and glossy, which evidently shows its quality. A test of burning was made and it proved to be good. The business men are very enthusi astic over the idea of going down after it, but will wait further developments and see what is beneath the rock. Dave Campbell Reappointed. The office of clerk of the state su preme court is a rather fat position, and more than one hungry republican has been laying wires to secure the re moval of the present incumbent, Dave Campbell, and in turn get the "sit" for himself. Thursday the court ad journed until September, but before adjourning, however, the court reap pointed Mr. Campbell to discharge the duties until further orders. The term for which Clerk Campbell was ap pointed expires in July, but under the order of the court he continues in office. Mr. Campbell is regarded by members of the bar of the state as a most courteous, efficient and painstak ing officer, and he has the congratula tions of his friends everywhere, and especially here in Plattsmouth, where he made his home previous to his ap pointment. The order of the court was adopted in this form: "Whereas the present term of office of the re porter of this court will expire before the convening of the next term of court, and whereas it is necessary that soraeperson be designated to discharge the duties of said office during the in terim, it is ordered that David A. Campbell, the present incumbent, be appointed to discharge the duties of said office until the further orders of this court, upon his giving a bond in the sum of S10,000. Said appointment to take effect upon the expiration of the present term of office." The Tool liecnvered. C. M. Rathbun, the barber whose shop is in the basement of the Briggs building, has recovered the tools which were stolen from his place the other night. Last Friday Julius Hoffmann, who lives with his mother on Pearl street, went to Rathbun and informed the latter that the tools were at his home. He stated that the party who committed the theft had left them in bis possession for safe-keeping. Rath bun went up to Hoffmann's and sure enough the tools were returned and none were missing. Hoffmann refuses to divulge who it was that left the tools with him. The affair is sur rounded with an air of mystery, but the authorities propose to ferret it all out and apprehend, if possible, the guilty party. Mr. Spies Will Rebuild. Herman Spies, the cigar manufac turer whose factory on lower Main street was destroyed by fire some four months ago, has determined to rebuild. The new structure will be of brick and situated ou the same lot as the former factory. The contract will be let with in a very few days aad the building will be ready for occupancy by August 15. The fire cost Mr. Spies past his insurance considerably over 81,000, but he is firm in the conviction that Platts mouth is a good enough location for him, and his determination to rebuild and enlarge is worthymuch commenda tion. Miss Addie Robinson of Ticonic, Iowa, is in the city visiting with Mrs ' W. A. Swearingen. mOiitra amrn-n irainj tnnvme injuries will result seriously. Japanese Liver Pellets are small, lnf. irrat. iti tfrpir ffntQ" rtn rrrininf. QUV Bed Letter D Has determined to Sacrifice his Stock of Merchandise, REGARDLESS OF VALUE. Read this list carefully. The prices quoted are Bona-Fide and will Save You Fifty Cents on Every Dollar: ? . - ' : ! : : C V r- r5 - w C . r f is co -5? 2 o 5" ( .? to tr . o o j c 5 r 4fr DO NOT BUY ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH OF Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Caps, Boots or Shoes Until you have seen this great Sacrifice Sale. ELSON, THE CASH CLOTHIER, PLATTSMOUTH. Cat Off Three Hundred More. Postmaster Fox received the cheer- J ful information from the department at Washington Friday evening to the effect that commencing with the next quarter the appropriation for clerk nire for the local office, amounting to three hundred dollars per year, would be discontinued. This amount, to gether with tbe two hundred dollars cut off the postmaster's salary, makes an even five hundred per year taken off this office. About one more such a cut and Uncle Sam will be calling for some one to volunteer to act as post master at Plattsmouth. Sent to the Anylnin. Jos. Harris, the Iowa farmer who cut up such queer capers the other day down at the Missouri river ferry by trying to swim across the river, was taken to Glenwood, la., Thursday and examined by the insane commissioners, who accordingly ordered him for warded to the Clarinda asylum. He was taken thither Thursday raorniug. While confined in the jail at Glenwood Harris is said to have torn into pieces three suits of clothes. About fifty members of the Omaha commercial club arrived by special train over the Missouri Pacific last Thursday, and spent an hour in view ing the city. The visitors were met at the depot by the committee of the local board of trade and were escorted to carriages, which were in waiting, and driven around the town. The list of visitors includes representatives of the leading wholesale houses, manufac tories, etc., of Omaha and a number of commission men from South Omaha. The party left for the south, and went as far as Falls City, returning to Omaha by way of Weeping Water and Louisville, DOys J. O. Phi Hi pi onthe Missouri Pacific has returned to headquarters at Oma ha from a trip overlthe Nebraska and H-S COME. u fl! J VA 1 I Spring, House-Cleaning and I New Furniture GO HAND IN HAND. 1 Nature supplies the first, the Busy Housewife must attend 2 the second, but for the last, T 5 I PoQT1tY1QTI Is the Careful 5 1 CClI llllClll Buyer's Refuge. 5 PEARLMAN has the Stock, his Prices are Right and Sure to Suit. If you want anything in the way of NEW o - T7TTDVITTTDP C :-!, T3-, .1 TJ J T T t or Kitchen, PEARLMAN 2 PFARI TVI A M Tho OPPOSITE COURT Some new facts have been brought to light in the mystery of the murder of Maud Rubel at Omaha. A German woman has been found who claims to have seen the body taken from a hack and carried into the shanty where the body was found. She had been at work until quite late and had to pass under the Tenth street viaduct to get home. She claims that she saw two men carry the body into the building. She told the story to some men who could not understand her, and she then became disgusted and did not tell the story again until now, when she re peated it to a man who could under aod Ida to her mother, who firmly apr, nounced thatshe was "going to spank her till she-couldn't sit down." And a has it at the Lowest Price. Mnnco Rum cUor l HOUSE, PLATTSMOUTH. stand what she said. The Omaha po lice will attempt to find out more from her. Taylor la Basted. F. J. Taylor's circus, which showed here two weeks ago, was closed Mon day at Bethany, Mo., by the Creston national bank, of Creston, Iowa, on a chattel mortgage for 84,500. Taylor is practically bankrupt, having lost a fortune in the circus business. Charley Graves, ex-editor of the Ledger at Union, celebrated with us yesterday and tooted' a horn in the Union band. 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