Plattsmouth weekly journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1881-1901, April 12, 1899, Image 1
i l ilrlrrrmn - - r 1 i James Manahan PLATTSMO m WEEKLY JOURNAL (Published in two parts Part One, Wednesday, and Part Two, Saturday.) ol. XVIII. No. 17. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1899. $1.50 Per Year. IN DISTRICT COURT The Thompson Carnage Suit is Now on Trial. EYIDE8CE IS TAKER FOR FOURTH TIME Every Point Being- Stubbornly Contested ad Case Attratctng- Great Deal of Interest Jary In Olson Case Deckles tor Defendant. Tha fourth trial of the case of W. K. ivFoz, administrator of the estate of rAmo K. Thompson vs. the Missouri Pacific Ry has occupied the attention of the district court since Saturday afternoon, when the motion of the at t(r ac j ; f 0f the defense for a change of venuevas argued in a very spirited 0 anri ntrnrrii1nf riw tha nmirt The , . j election of a jury occupied all ol 1 (me op until five o'clock Mon a'' .n the taking of testimony for lDW Vfttiff commenced. This was COuPlj defeofK Tuesday evening, and the ' tvurra n int rrA ti w i t a ooi. denCV. Sf ill nrobahlv ba finished ateiuo5n. and the arguments be ing ri ished, the cas will likely go to the jxy tomorrow. Oat three members of the regular . panelare on the jury, the balance of the jij-y being composed of talesmen At time) s Wagner and Orr of Atcb ison ii d Sullivan and Polk of tbiscity are a:ending to the interests of the railwy company, while Matthew Gor ing aine is battling for the plaintiff. The cse is being very stubbornly con teatetoo uoth sides, and a large oum ber ofioterested spectators are to be foundin the courtroom all the time. Theury is being kept together and closel Wtched by the sheriff and bail i iffa. All I the members of the regular panel jxcept the three who are serv ing on. bis case, were discharged by the cort Monday. Theaseof Louis Olson vs. the C. B. & t,Rf. went to the jury about 5 - o'clocl Saturday afternoon, having tuwn trial frtr throo it.ta Attmr . - fyeing It for an bour,the jury returned a verct in favor of the defendant The ci will probably be appealed. tr Played Progrtuire Heart. ' Miss Nellie and Mary Leonard en- tertaiid a number of their young friend! q a most pleasant manner last Frida evening, at the comfortable hornet Mr. aod Mrs. V. V. Leonard on Ntn Sixth. Progressive hearts waste amusement indulged in, the prizeeiog won by Miss Rosa Winter- steennd Charles Beeson. Delicious refrements were served. Anng those present were: Misses Rosarintersteen.Anna Pollock. Kitty Ague, Josie Daniels of Glenwood, Birdilmith, Capitola Black, Gertrude Befes TInsey Smith, Adda Smith, and Sasrs. Cbaries Beeson, Ed Tatt, RalplYbite, Duke Bulger, and Cbas. Kerr Death of Mr.. Gilbert. MrI. V. Gilbert, a pioneer of the countlied at her borne in Weeping Wateteunday afternoon of general debit;, after .an illness of several week i Mrs. Gilbert was sixty-three years, age, and came to Cass county with ir husband and family more than soty years ago, since which time t has resided continoasly in thevi ityoc Weeping Water. The funer was held at the Methodist churctt two o'clock yesterday after noon, d was conducted by Rev. J. B. Maxfil rleneaatly Entertained. Ia hpr of Misses Isabella and Liz zie ChJh of Fremont, Miss Blanche Snllivjirery pleasantly entertained a ruinfijOf her young friends latt Fri day eting, at the home of her par ents, r. and Mrs. A. N. Sullivan. The te was most delightfully parsed in damg and in guessing games the prize khe latter being won by Kiiss Bertbjticbey. Dainty and delicious refreslents were served, and 4very one prent bad a splendid time Birthday Party. Laafridav afternoon. Miss ) 'ine Apw ceieDratea ner entertiiDg a number of b lady finds from 2 until Elegaif refreshments wf some tellent music reni most oyabIe time were isent. TheWal Mystic ca gavl very enjoyab . literarmtertainmcct ball Mday evening Thjott V: . Wichita.lands, shiped to raarl;etl)y the allotted i father-1 DirVhrtav hv r f . r er vonncrl 75 o'clock. I M I ifra aarvad.l Kiftrad. and a I bdall who! 1 J J sftlYal and i'l' IE it is claimed, ca COMMENT AND CRITICISM. Lincoln on Labor and Capital. Those who defend labor agaiust the encroachments of combined capital, quote Mr. Lincoln to the effect that "labor is prior to and independent of capital." This the opposition declare was never said by Mr. Lincoln. But it was, and much more. Just forty years ago, September SO, 1859, Mr. Lincoln delivered an address before the Wisconsin State Fair at Milwaukee,from which I quote the fol lowing: "The world is agreed that labor is the source from which human events are mainly supplied. There is no dis pute on this point. From this point. however, men immediately diverge. Much disputation is maintained as to the best way of employing and control ing the labor element. By some it is assumed that labor is available only in connection with capital that nobody labors unless somebody else owning capital, somehow by the use of it, in duces him to do it. Having assumed this, they proceed to consider whether it is best that capital shall hire, and thus induce them to work by their own consent, or buy them and drive them to it without their consent. Having proceeded thus far, they naturally con elude that all laborers are either hired laborers or slaves. They further as sume that whoever is once a hired la borer is fatally fixed in that condition of life, and thence again, that his con dition is as bad as or worse than that of a slav). This is the 'mudsill ' theory. "But another class of reasoners hold the opinion that there is no relation between capital and labor, as assumed; and that there is no such thing as a freeman being fatally fixed for life in the condition of a hired laborer, that both these assumptions are false, and all inferences from them groundless i. hey (we) bold that labor is prior to and independent of capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed that labor can exist without capital, but capital could never have existed without labor.'' Of course this is nothing more than many others have said, and truths therein stated have been persistently forced down the throat of plutocracy in these later years, but it is refresh ing to receive them so tersely from the lips and heart of the great emancipa tor. John I Stelle, Dalgren, 111. All Honor to Gonrvor PojDttr. As a handler of the veto Governor Poynter has demonstrated that he is a past master. His action in refusing his official taction to the passage of the Talbot resolution is one that will ever redound to bis credit. The insult ing falsehood that our brave boys.who are now giving up their lives in the Philippines, were "defending the prin ciplesofour government and adding new glory to 'be flag," was enough to damn the resolution, and the wonder is that the band that penned the infa mous lie waa nt stricken with palsy. Our soldier heroes are being sacrificed on the altar of greed and unholy am bition, and made the victims of the murderous spirit that has ever ani mated the emissaries of the evil one from the time of Adam. God bless Governor Poynter for bis noble stand for the right! He is indeed a populist. Ashland Journal. A Distinction Without a Difference. When Washington and bis army re pudiated the arrogance of England and fought for their freedom and the independence of this country, they were patriots and heroes in the eyes of the world. But when Aguinaldo and his people continue their struggle, be gun against the Spanish over two hun dred years ago, and fight for their homes, their country's freedom, they are called rebels by the imperialistic tfoldbug press Fremont County Her aid. Ag-onle of tha ImparlalUts. A New York Imperialist paper ad mits that we must give to the Filipinos a despotism, but let it be a just one, it adds. Another New York imperial ist paper advocated swaDDine the Philippines for the British West In dies. Still another tried to calm the conscience of a correspondent by say ing that the world is harsh anyway and such jobs have to be done. They are an uneasy crowd. Springfield Republic.,. Plant 0f tha Land Grabbers. Our government only needs to maintain stable government in the island for Uyear or two. Before we are ready iqeave the Cubans will be seeking a. tofa.ation as eagerly as the Hawaliam 4. Chicago Tribune. eatva 0P uafto tne Brisoner. Hair nr'thA time consisted of women. Despite the THE WORLD'S IDEAL, Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder combines all the elements of ideal excellence. It is highest in leaven ing power. It is free from the least taint of impurity. No trial can be too exhaustive, no test too exacting, for its admirable qualities. Cake and 'biscuit mads with it retain their moisture, and are extremely light, flaky and fine grained not coarse and full of holes as when made with alum baking powders. Alum baking powder leaves a bitter taste in the bread or cake and food pre pared with it dries up quickly. The severest tests were imposed at the World's Columbian Exposition and the California Midwinter Fair, where Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder eclipsed all competitors. After full examination and competi ion it secured the highest honors and a special gold medal. These awards stamp it as THE FOREMOST BAKING POWDER IN ALL THE WORLD' RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN. Aged It. lian Killed on the Kork Island at Alvo. Alvo, Neb., April 11. An Italian passenger on the Rock Inland waa run down and instantly killed at the station here about 3 o'clock this after noon. Train No. G, which leaves Lincoln at 2:15 had pulled onto the siding here as usual to wait for the passage of the fast west bound No. 5, which makes no itoo ,t this point. When the train took the switch the passengers swarmed out to look around, and some of them, including a group of Italians from California, bound for Italy, went over to get a drink at the depot. The whistle of No. 5 warned them back to their train, but one of the Italians, a man nearly seventy years or age. was caught on the track by the swiftly moving train and was thrown nearly forty feet. When be was reached i was found that he bad been instantly killed. He had on his person a ticket to Italy, and inside of his vest was sewed up a certified check and some gold of a total value of $1,460. The name was on the ticket, but the con ductor was not able to give it. The railroad people took charge of the body and as soon as arrangements can be made will ship it on to the destina tion called for by the ticket in Italy. Coroner Sattler and Sheriff Wheeler departed for Alvo last night, and an inquest will probably be held today. Master Out at Havanuali. Lincoln, Aprill 10. Governor Poynter has received the following letter from Adjutant General Corbin, dated Washington, April 6: "The secretary of war desires rre to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of March 30, in which you state that you are in receipt of a numerously signed petition from the officers and men of the Third Nebraska volunteers. now stationed at Havana, Cuba, ask ing your good offices to the end that they may be granted travel pay should they be mustered out away from home, and inquiring what the intention of the war department is relative to the regiment, and in reply inform you that it is the intention of the department to return this regiment to the United States for muster out as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made for its transportation. The regiment will be landed at Savannah and mus tered out at that point, and the officers and men will be entitled to travel pay from Savannah to the place of their enlistment." Lost All Night. The adopted Bon James M., of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis, about seven years old, got lost on his way home from school Monday evening and was not found until Tuesday morning about ten o'clock. He was sitting on the end of the bridge south of John Jurgen's bouse, which was six miles from home. lie was warmly dressed and had been walking all night which kept him from freezing. He was found by Morris Williams, who was on his way to Ashland, and brought - r i ornwri I is MtiPrfpfi to ndri at ef- the price of every broou. Ve back to the residence of John Schulz, where he was warmed and given some thing to eat. Mr. Schulz then bundled him up and took him home where he was gladly received by his mother who was almost stricken with grief over his loss. His father and six others were out all night looking for him. The boy seems to be none the worse for being out. Yutan Breeze, April 1. ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA Myrtle, Camp Instituted with a Member ship or Sixty, sod Flattering- Prospects. Myrtle Camp, Royal Neighbors of America was instituted in Modern Woodmen ball in this city, last Fri day evening. The Royal Neighbors are auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen, those elig able to membership being Woodmen. andjtheir female relatives by blood or marriage. Myrtle camp starts out with the most Mattering prospects, having sixty charter members, fifty of them social and ten beneficiary. The amount of insurance furnished by the order, ranges from f 500 to $2,000 and the order now has a total menbership of over 50,000. Deputy Supreme Oracle Mrs. E. II. Wilber of Beatrice instituted the the local camp, and the following officers were elected and installed. Oracle Mrs. Nannie Burkle. Vice Oracle Mrs. Emily E. Lake. Receiver Mrs. W. D. Smith. Recorder Mrs. Clara Barker. Chancellor Mrs. Kate McMaken, Marshal Mrs. L. N. Brown. Inner Sentinel Miss Mary Troop. Outer Sentinel Miss Bessie Lake. Managers Mrs. Mary Hassler, one year; Mrs. Ansa Egenberger, two years; Mrs. Emily McFadden, three years. Physician Dr. E. W. Cook. Post Oracle Mis. Julia Ledge way. Tha Way to go to California Is in a tourist sleeping car personally conducted via the Burlington Route lou don't change cars. You make'! fast time. You see the finest scenery on the globe. Your car is not so expensively fin ished nor so fine to look at na a rial arm sleeper, but it is just as clean, just as- U comfortable, just as good to ride in, j! and nearly 320 cheaper. The Burlington excursions leave- J every Thursday, reaching San Francis jj wuuuua; auu iJUO XIJKCIUS UiUUUiSI Porter with each car. Excursion man ager with each party. For folder giv ing full information, call at nearest B. & M. depot or write to J. Francis, general passenger agent, O maha. Removsl. Tnc Journal office has been re moved from its old quarters, corner of Q Main and Third, to the room across the street, one door east of the Perkina J house, where we shall be glad to re- 4 icive tuna i rum our iriena s DOtn or s : i j . .... 4 social and business cbara cter. Come l sou see us onen. John R. Cox ba a sole ndid line of heating stoves, which tm is closing oat . now at a very low price-. Call and sea , . v. ii liUSUI. -iav i nta n sells. as to the quality of armor. rlnlms will hp rnnrt foT i1f1nv FROM KLONDIKE. Interesting Letter From a Platts- mouth Man. MARK WHITE WRITES HIS PARENTS. Makes a Sixty-Six Mile Kun Mountains With His Docs A cross th A Cou- test for a Twenty Thousand Dollar Claim, with Chauces In Mark's Favor. Dawson, N. V. Tekk., Feb. is, 1W. f Dkau Father and Motiieu: We received the letter telling of Grand ma's death, and the one of Frank Nie mann's. We were glad to hear from home, but sorry to get such sad news. I felt awful bad to hear of Grand ma's death, but I have often thought I would never see her alive. I know it is terribly lonesome for yon now, and I wish we were there to see you all, but we are here, and want to give this country a fair trial, and if we can'l make it by next fall, we will come out side. If, however, we don't make it we can't blame ourselves, for we have hustled. I got back yesterday from a stam pede to Gold Run, sixty-six miles over and the same back. Made it in two days. The time over was twelve hours with two summits to cross the best time that has ever been made. It is contest case, and if I win it, we are all right. I made the run for a law firm. They did all the lawing, and pay all expenses. The claim had not been properly staked. This claim, if the title proves good, will sell for 820,- 000 quick. Of course there is nothing sure about winning it, but the lawyers think they have a dead sure thing. I prospected a claim on Dominion creek, but got nothing. Have freight ed when I could get it to do. In this business, the prices are good when one can get the work, but I have bustled all the time, and could not keep busy The winteid are very cold here, but I stand it better than most people. My health is good, and so is Kit's. She has beeti working most of the time and is satisfied. Of course things are not what we thought they would be, but will get along all right, anyhow. Three of us. Bill Hobbs, Frank Col don and myself, have just contracted a "lay" that is, dig out the gold, and after it is washed, give half to the owner, uotn or my partners are gooa workers, and it takes three to work so we won't have to hire. The claim is summer digging, but we can work it in winter, too. It is only about four teen miles from here. We just signed the papers today. Everything is high in this country, including wages, but you can't buy a job. There are twenty men for every ob, and the same in freighting. I could have gone to work last fall, but f one did that he has no chance to get prosperity. I have seven claims, but don' know how they will turn out. I expected to make big money freighting, and keep myself ready to go to stam pedes, which I have done. One must keep his eyes peeled in order to get anything here, but I shall not give up I am determined to make a stake if I keep my health. I hope you will all live and keep your health till we come home; but in the meantime don't worry about us, as I think this country will do us both good. Try and take life as easy as you can, and take care of your health until we come home, then we will try and relieve you of as much trouble as pos sible, and make up for the trouble we have been. I am glad you are going to send me your picture. I wish you and pa and Pearl all would have one taken and send it. We would like to have the pictures of all of you, for if there is any place in the whole world where a picture would be appreciated it is here. I suppose Mark Selser is home long ago. I was very uneasy about him, but lots of people have made the trip, and I hope he got there all right. I hope that Nelly is well, and also Ruth; poor girl, I would like see her. The mail goes out tomorrow, and I hope you will soon get this letter, so you will know we are well. I am a little sore from my big run, and so are my dogs. Bill Jennings and Wallace are well and are working for Stanley. Bill has a brush claim on a good creek, and may be good. It has not been prospected yet. Give my regards to Fred Egenberger and all the boys. Tell Fred I have written him several time3, but have received no answer. Hope you are all well. Ma uk Whitk. i Meanwhile " It will' be 'translated Spanish, and be printed both in Other in fur- PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE Ed. StiriDer of Ouiaha visited in this city Sunday. Peter Pittz attended to business in Omaha Tuesday. ' G. A. Rose of Union was a county seat visitor Tuesday. Postmaster Fred Crosser of Murray was in the city Saturday. Sam Patterson spent Sunday with bis family in this city. Herman Bestor was attending to business in Omaha Monday. Miss Luella Matthews of South Om aha spent Sunday in this city. Seed potatoes Early Rose and Early Ohio at F. T. Davis & Co's. Miss Celia Breckenfeld of Louisville was a Platt&mouth visiter Saturday. ffm. Krecklow and family of Man- ley have been visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. Dave Miller went out to Franklin Saturday for a visit with her brother. Editor Graves of the Union Ledger, was attending to business in this city Tuesday. Cbas. Britt of the Burlington supply department at Havelock was in the city Sunday. Ed. Murphy departed Saturday for Laramie, Wyo., where he expects to permanently locate. , Miss Flora Donovan of Ashland, spent Sunday in this city, the guest of Mrs. R. R. Livingston. Miss Jessie Foxwell who is teaching school at Nehawka, visited her par ents in this city Sunday. Miss Genevieve Ellick of Omaha, has been the gueat of Miss Meredith at the Hotel Kiley for a few days. Mrs. Ed. Vanatta of Eldora, Colo., is in the city, called hither by the serious illness of her father Henry Cooper. Mrs. Chas. Taylor went to South Omaha the first of the week, for a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Matthews. Cap't J. W. Barnes of York, an old -time citizen of Plattsmoutb, was shaking hands with old friends in this city Saturday. Arthur Bignell, who formerly resided in l'lattsmouth, but who is now lire ing out of Lincoln, visited in this city over Sunday. Judge Sam'l Maxwell of Fremont, was in the city Tuesday, looking after his property interests, and visiting the family of Judge Chapman. John Koop, of Louisville one of the honest juryman of the present term of the district court, got his discharge yesterday, and returned home. . Miss Katherine Agnew, after spend ing the Easter holidays in this city, returned to her studies at Browne 11 hall, Omaha, Monday morning. Last Saturday, Mrs. J. D. McBride took her little son to Omaha, to con sult Dr. Gi fiord the occulist in regard to procuring an artificial eye for the lad. The police judge's report shows that during March, nine arrests were made. Five paid fines of $1 each, the fine of one waa secured and three were com mitted to jail. George Todd who is a student at the Omaha Medical college, has been spending a couple of weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Todd. He returned to Omaha Monday. Miss Cora Schlegel, formely of this city, was united in marriage, in Om aha, at 8 o'clock Saturday evening to Mr. J. A. Carrington, the superinten dent of the Omaha f rauch of the Red Cross society. Her friend Miss Ida Hay of this city, went up to attend the marriage. Anton Toman, a blacksmith in the Burlington shops had bis right arm severely sprained Saturday. He was handling a heavy piece of iron under the steam hammer, and when it came down it jaired his whole body, and in jured the arm quite badly. Miss Lulu Wooster, formely of this place but now of Nebraska City, was in Plattsmouth Saturday, visiting her brother Ed. who is assisting in earring for Wm. Tate, who was injured in the Burlington yards here, about three weeks ago. The latter is slowly re covering. Elmer Cole who was confined in the pest house at Omaha for over two months, while afflicted with the smallpox, waa released last week, and Saturday came down for a visit with his family and old friends. His face is covered with red blotches, but there are no pits, and in a short time there will be no marks left to show what he has gone through. Into J" En? - 0rt K. Knnnn In Ilnssia. QT TT"rP"T7C:nTTT7n Tut,. C Hon. Morgan fn ffsls. "l and the Vanderbilt li