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EEKLI J0UBSL41 PLATTSIO FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1900. Vol. XIX No. 40. $1.50 Per Year. W b - l. i :'H BRYAN SPEAKS AT WEEPING WATER Immense Erowd of Representative Cass County Citizens Gather To Honor Their Leader. Questions Now Occuphmg the Attention of the Nation Were Ably Handled By Two of Nebraska's Favorite Sons. With possibly one exception, the largest and most enthusiastic politi cal gathering ever known or seen in Cass county, occurred at Weeping Water, on Septeinler 21, l'.m Not less than 4,000 ieople, consisting prin cipally of the yeomanry of Cass and Otoe counties crowded the capacious and beautiful park, to listen for nearly four hours to words of wisdom. patriotism and unanswerable truths that fell from the lips of two of Ne bra ska's most distinguished sons. On last Friday evening, one among the great political meetings now Ih ing held by William J. ltryan, was held at Weeping Water. The people men. women and children came from all directions to see, greet and shake hands with the ideal of the American people William J. Hryan. Not only Cuss county, but loyal and gallant old Otoe, the home of the Sage of Arbor Lodge, Julius Sterling Mor ton, the Inveterate political enemy of William J. Hryan, came to Weeping Water by the hundreds and showed their loyalty to the great tribune of the people. . A special train was run from Platts . . mouth by way of Union, consisting of t.fuur coaches, and - atterUevlng.-Ne-, haivka every coach was packed almost to suffocation. Old time democrats, old time republicans and old time greenbackers mingled together in the immense crowd. The park where the meeting was held is one of the most leautiful in the state, just across the Weeping Water creek from the city of that name. The platform was at the north side of the park, and ground gradually rises to the south, so that those (Hi the extreme south could see and hear quite as well as those nearer the stage. Htm. W. I. Oldham, fusion candi date for attorney general, was the tirst speaker. He occupied nearly an hour, and his discussion of impearial ism, militarism ami other questions involved in the present campaign, was most masterful, profuse and con vincing. His reference to the de struction of I Ionian lilierty, and of the Carthagenian, by territorial ex pansion by conquest was peculiarly felicitous and deliverance in the most eloquent language, and the ap plause throughout was hearty, and at times almost deafening. After Mr. Oldham concluded, Mr. Hryan was introduced by the chair man, Ir. J. It. Hungate, and as Mr. Hryan arose to commence his speech, the audience went wild. Handker chiefs waved in great profusion, hats were thrown in the air, four thousand people were shouting themselves Im arse, and it was fully ten minutes before the vast audience could be - quieted. Mr. Hryan tn-eupied alut two hours and delivered, perhaps, the greatest, most eloquent, most argu mentative and most convincing speech ever delivered by Mr. Hryan in Cass county or anywhere else. Imperialism, militarism, the money issue, and every question presented in the Kansas City platform was thor oughly discussed. No abuse was made by Mr. Bryan of the republican party, but the methods of many of the lead-; ers were thoroughly dissected and the 'truths made plain. The foreign policy of the McKInley administration was discussed in a most masterly manner. Mr. Bryan! was in excellent voice, and from start to finish held his great audience as if by magic, and at times, and frequently t, the plaudits were deafening and long continued. At the che of his speech he re ceived a great ovation, men, women and children shouting and striving to shake hands with their neighbor, friend and with the next president of the United States. The concensus of opinion is that this speech has added very largely to the fusion vote in Cass county. In view of the great political work Mr. Hryan has lieen doing during the last few weeks, it is simply wonder ful and most marvelous how nature assists him in preserving his physical strength and endurance. The hand of Cod must lie in his great struggle for the rights of freemen. Death of Mrs. Chris Stohr. I'hillip Stohr, a young farmer from the vicinity of Cedar Creek, came to town Wednesday morning to secure information in regard to the rates charged for transportation to the old country, as his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Stohr, have for some time lieen contemplating such a trip. Shortly after his arrival here he received a telephone message announcing the death of his mother. She had suf fered several smothering spells, and it is thought the causo of her death was heart disease. When the young man left home his mother appeared to Ik; in the best of health, and the an nouncement of her sudden death was) a great shock to him. Gold Medal Contest. L The contest at Murray Tuesday- evening for the gold medal was at-, tended by a large crowd. Those com peting for the prize were Hoy Young, Air. Burger, Elizalieth Craig and Grace Me Donald of Murray: Miss Shinroek and Miss Hall of Omaha. Miss McDonald won tirst place and Miss Shinroek second. The former goes to Aurora in Novemljer to com pete for the diamond medal. In presenting the medal to the w in ner, Mrs. Shinroek made a neat little speech. The judges were Mr. Carvin. Dr. Swartz and Mr. Fling of Nebraska City. The music was furnished by Misses Lillian Kauble, Florence White and Messrs. Hilt Wescott and .1. C. Koch of this city. Bur-Kett Still Wobbling. Dunbar, Neb., Sept. 24. E. J. Hur ket gave one of his slack w ire per formances at Dunbar Saturday even ing t a fair sized audience, consisting to a great degree of fusionists, who came out of curiosity to see how he could evade the arguments of Mr. Berge, recently made here. Some one gave him a tip that a few- questions would lie put to him regard ing "Philippine independence" and the "Porto Rico law," and conse quently he wore a troubled expression and made the assertion that he did that he did not believe there was a man in the United States who thought this country was drifting to imperial ism. He threw out a challenge for any one in the audience who thought so to stand up. Three men rose to their feet, which seemed to stagger the speaker for a time. Then, gathering all his energy, he most shamefully abused these men for standing up for their convictions. His entire address was made up of vague assertions with out any foundation. For instance, lie claimed McKinley confidence and prosperity had raised the price on all the farmer has to sell, -including horses and mules, insulting the intelli gence of the farmers. He was taunted several-times dur ing his short stay here about refusing to debate with his opponent, Judge Berge. Quite a large crowd will go from here to Nebraska City Wednesday, when Mr. Bryan speaks in the even ing. ' ; Old Landmarks Go. -rr Lou is vi 11 Is keeping apace with the prticession in the line of improve ments. II. E. Pankonian has a force of men at work tearing down the old Albee hotel building and will replace it with a fine brick with a 50-foot front and (!0 feet deep to "be used as an implement store. - The building now being removed is an old landmark, having been erected by Prof. Albee, deceased, away back in the pioneer lays, for a hotel. The I'atterson store building, be ing torn down by I. A. Jacobson to make room for a new stone building to le used by Jim Johnson as a black smith shop, was also one of the tirst buildings erected on Main street, and under its roof Mrs. 1'eterson conducted a general mcrchandse business for many years, selling thousands of dol lars' worth of goods. During the time when the W. II. H. Stout stone quar ries were in full blast this store was a gold mine for its owner, and it would probably not be exaggerating to say that the proceeds from the goods sold in this dingy old building would be sutlicient to shingle the niof with gold dollars. These two new buildings will add materially to the appearance of Main st reet. Courier. Meets Death In a Well. A distressing accident occurred Wednesday of last week at the farm of William, Sutton, jr., south of Hock Hlull's, resulting in the death of a child. Mrs. Sutton was drawing a bucket of water from the well, while her t wo-year-old daughter was lean ing against the curb, and, as the lady turned to pour out the water, the curb, which evidently was not secure, toppled over and the child was pre cipitated to the bottom of the well. J n falling, .'the child's head and shoulders struck against the stone wall, atul death probably resulted in stantly. Mrs. Sutton summoned as sistance at once, and in a short time the liody of the unfortunate child was hauled out of the well.; The body was frightfully bruised and crushed. f The funeral was held Thursday af- , ternoon, interment lieing made at the 1 Hock Bluffs cemetery. Their Names Caused Trouble. William Neville of Plattsmouth was at the state house yesterday visit ing friends. This Mr. Neville is not the William Neville who is represent ing the Sixth congressional district at tin's time, though they are of the same political faith. "I know (Congressman Neville well," said Mr. Neville, "as I became ac quainted with him in a peculiar way many years ago when I was a member of the legislature. During the session Congressman Neville frequently at tended court in Lincoln. He was a comparatively young man then and was to le married soon. One Satur day when I went home my wife handed me a bill for household fur niture amounting to $175. Of course it devolved upon me to explain that I was not furnishing another house lie sides 1113' own, a feat in which I think I succeeded. I told my wife if she would send the bill to North Tlatte she would probably tind the right man. In those days Congressman Neville and I often got our mail mixed, but when I received a letter which liegan, 'My Darling William,' I knew it was not for me, but for the other man, who was then in that bus iness." , The Nebraska City News has the follow ing to say of Mr. Bryan's visit to that city last Wednesday night: "A cold wave assisted by Jupiter Pluvius was not sufficient to dampen the ardor of the thousands who as sembled last evening to hear the next president of the United States, Hon. W. J. Bryan, Col. Smythe and J. Harrison Lewis. It was one of the greatest political gatherings ever held in this city, and it was one of the very best meetings. Those who im agined that the people of Nebraska City would so far forget themselves as to do violence to the speakers or in any way attempt to interfere with free speech were woefully mistaken; those who imagined the various stor ies sent out for the purpose of dispar aging people or preventing them from attending would accomplish their purpose were also mistaken. In spite of rain, cold, wind, adverse circum stances and unscrupulous opposition, it was one of the grandest rallies ever held in this city." Saturday evening a jolly crowd of young folks called at the home of Miss Frances Itacek, in the west part of town, and enjoyed a pleasant social time. Games were played and ice cream and cake w as served. Among those present were Misses Mary and Frances Itacek, Emma Iladraba, Mary Numbal, Josephine Warga, Martha aud Florence Muchlincki, Julia Skoumal, and Messrs. Anton Choutka, Mike and William Warga, John Wooster, Joe Iladraba and James Ptacek. A rather serious accident occured at the B. & M. hammer shop Tuesday. While hammering a piece of steel, Abe Stull caught his hand unner the ham mer where it was so badly mashed that it was necessary to amputate the first three fingers.' Only the thumb and little linger were saved. A VICTORY FOR STRIKERS. Protection of Mllltla Does Not Result In Resumption of Operations. Philadelphia, la., Sep. 24. Instead of the expected clash between the troops and the striking miners in the Schuylkill region Unlay, a peaceful calm pervaded the region and there was not the slightest disorder for the soldiers to be called on to quell. In fact, In all the districts of the anth racite coal fields the day was ex tremely quiet, there being no demon stration whatever on the part of the strikers. While the operators claim that a number of their employes returned to work-in the mines in the Schuylkill region, it was early in the day evident that operations did not assume the activity which the mine owners had yesterday expected, and indications tonight are that tomorrow will find more idle colliers than since thest like began. The strikers inarched over the roads leading to the collieries in Schuylkill county from early in the morning. No opposition was encountered, however, and not a very great many availed themselves of tte protection offered by the soldiers. The strike leadeis claim many ad ditions to their ranks and President Mitchell himself estimates that the striking force was augmented today to the extent of 1,800 to 2,000. No overtures to end the struggle have been offered by either side. Tlie strike leaders are occupying them selves in inducing mine workers to quit and the operators are endeavor ing to mine all the coal they can with their reduced force. Meanwhile coal shipments from the mines are daiV growing less, and re ports, dT advance in price for the com modity are received from all trading sections. Diamond In Hawaii. According to an English expert, dia monds are in process of formation in Hawaii. He spent much time and some money following up the first indications that attracted his atten tion.. In many respects," he says, "the formation hege is like that of the dia?lo'4clds . off Kimberley." But after researches extending over sev eral months he came to the conclusion that, while the formation there is like that in which diamonds are found, the process has not yet gone far enough, but is still going on, and that, in the course of 100,000 years or so, Hawaii will be a great diamond field. ETaporatlon from Trees. Some curious facts concerning trees have been discovered. A single oak of good site is said to lift 123 tons of water during the months it is in leaf. This moisture is evaporated and rises to form rain clouds. From this esti mate of the labor- of a single oak we can gain some idea of the immense force which the forests exert in equal izing the evaporation and precipitation and preventing periods of inundation and drouth. Work of Pasteur Institute. Since the establishment of the Pas teur institute in Paris 23,245 persons hare been treated there. For a dczen years the patients have averaged about 1,600 annually. The number has not been greater because similar institu tions have sprung up all over the world. Since 1886 the percentage of mortality was .94, and since then it has dwindled until in 1898 it was only .20. Last year it was .25. I'u e of fVelilzcn'a Letter. - An important ar3 interesting collec tion of letters, about 200 in number, .vritten by the Duke of Wellington t.s Marshal Beresford during the penin sular war, which belonged to the late Mr. Quaritch. has been acquired for the British museum, and will be de posited in the manuscript "department. These letters came from the Bedgebury Park collection, which belonged to the late Beresford Hope. Hog with tiremt Names. Tax collectors in . Boston find that many dogs are honored with great aiiic3. There were Deweys without tint recorded in the past twelve months. Clevelands, Roosevelts and Joe Vhee!ers figured numerously in i he lists. Schleys, Sampsons, Hob cms Moodys, Sankey3 rival in (he list with Caesars, Schneiders, Cleopatras, Murk T wains and a host Of others of .icre or less prominence. Paid la Gold Dnt A Missouri paper received a sub scription remittance the other day, consisting of $1.50 in gold dust. It was forwarded from Eagle Station, Alaska, and is the only -currency In circulation In that locality, where it is valued at $16 per ounce. Klnc Confers mm Honor. Mr. J. Parker Anderson, one of the librarians of the British Museum, who Is a native of Jedburgh,-has had con ferred on him" by the king of Servia for literary services commander (third class) of the Order of St, Sara, ' Ilcul Harm llon-. j Great losses have been sust;.i-d by Kentlst beekeepers owing to the In tense heat having rim the honey from the comb, making It useless and iBmotherirg many swarms of bees. London Express. Cinttly I'tillrct A t lil-! I.-. In the past year, according to au thority. Harvard, Yale, Columbia. Princeton, Pennsylvania and Cornell universities expended $301,243 on ath letics. Where I'aftturMt; Count. It is now a question wp.h Missouri farmers as to which is the most profit able, the dairy or the Helgiaa hare industry. One family of hares will consume more pasturage than a whole colony of cows. St. Louis Star. Author and ITnfeftHor. Piofes.sor Oliver J. Lodge, recently I appointed principal of the University of Birmingham, England, is the author of several scientific works. lie Jx n 'eading authority on electricity. Pfnr) .licti For over a jc.tr . , y )..v, been passing the Int for .--uliro jx loii.s to the Dewey arch on Fifth avenue. Less than half the required amount has been promised and only a suiali part of that has taken the form of rash payment. They now talk of pull ing it down as an obstruction. Its or iginal beauty has long been concealed by a thick coating of city grime and the chairman of the committee having the enterprise in charge expresses his willingness to have the arch removed. ' Orlor of Hie Crown. Asa mark of appreciation ot the co.i-r-hisiyn of the rommei -eial ag: enn nt !;etvee;i the United States and dor many the Emperor ,im conferred upon (he anilfa.s'-idor of the United stales, fr. von IIni;.beii, The order of the rown; upon ' it Koenier, of the tor e;gn office, the order of the red eaglff, and upon Heir lleiman. who is at tached to the i.iha.s:..v at Wa-hingten, !he orr.'er of the r i ..., ;e of the fourth class.' WhtniiiiHtr Al.ttey ('rumbling. Considerable alarm is expressed in England over the discovery that the stone work of Wesminster abbey is 5') badly rotted in some places that only a touch of the finger is needed to make, it '-nimblo into dust. This condition has" been Tirbtigh't '"about 1T7 acid fumes from the famous Lambeth potteries. These fumes are largely produced by hydrochloric arid and measures are being considered looking I to a remedy for the trouble. - Lord IIiwtoiiii'ft Kntttrf aiiiing. Lord Hopetoun, the new governor general of Australia, is expected to dazzle the colonials w'.th his magnifi cent entertaining. He is taking an enormous amount of baggage with him, an what he may do as governor general of the united colonies may be inferred from the fact that when he vas governor of one of them, a few years ago. his wine bill alone at the Government house, in Melbourne, amounted in one year to more than the sum total of his official pa'ary. Some Odtt SlgnH. In a little vi'lage between Monte Carlo and N;c!, there is a board out side a shop announcing "Irish Whis ky, Laid Eggs. English Spoken." In Upper Norwood there is a shop whone window is filled with shabby garments for both sexes, and a basket of eggs. A f ir ! banking in the window runs, "Second Hand Clothing and Strictly Fresh Eggs." - Joseph J. White of New Lisbon, one I of the largest cranberry growers in the state, reports that katydids have in fested many of his bogs and are caus ing much destruction. He placfs his loss from this cause at $2,000. The in sects attack the berries and decay fol lows. It is probable that flocks of geese will be secured and turned loose in the bogs to destroy the insects. Philadelphia Press. Chinese as Inventors. The Chinese consider themselves our superior on many grounds, but largely because they were the inventors of various arts which are fundamental in our own civilization. They were the first discoverers of ink, though even at the present day they employ by prefer ence what is commonly known as In dia iik. . Successful EnjfUHh Novelist. Marie Corelli is the most financially successful English novelist of the time. Her income is said to average $40,000. This surpasses all known records ex cept that of Walter Scott, whose total literary earnings amounted to about $1,500,000. The late Robert Louis Stevenson earned . $150,000 in twelve years, and Rudyard Kipling is credited with having just about equaled that achievement. ' Favorite Food of Animals. Sea lions, seals, walruses and peli cans re fed on fish when In captivity, monkeys, young lions and hippopotan. ' drink milk a full-grown hiojo-,oti-uius will absorb fifteen quarts of miik in a day. Polar' bears live on bread; monkeys like fruit. RELIC OF THE CIVIL WAR Local lst or O. A. U. Mas Ashed For Old Cannon. Colonel II. '. MrMakcn. on behalf of the local i!. A. It. Kist, recently urotra letter to Congressman K. .1. limkett, asking that gentleman to Use his inlliieiice with the war leil t ment towards securing a cannon for the old veterans or this place. Mr. Iv'irkett at once wrote to the secre tary or t he war depart incut , and Mr. -McMaken has just received a very fa vorable reply from Washington, to get her with a list of :kk guns to select from. An extract of the letter from t he a r depart nient is as follows: "If the commander of your jiost will make a selection from this list, naming the fort from which they wish I lie gun shipKd, and forwarding his appMt-at ion to this otlite through Hon. E.J. Hurkett, for his approval, hist i net ions w ill be given to have a I-' 1 1 1 1 donated to your iost. The law does not authorize the Issue of car tridges for the guns mentioned, ami it provides that the United States shall be at noexjK nse on account of t r;tnsoi tat ion or other Incidental ex penses in connect iun with the dona tions. Jn making application for a gnu it will Ik well to ina';e two selec tions, as the tirst. gun may have In-en issued in the meantime." At a meet ing of t lie ost Saturday night, Messrs. II. C. McMaken, C. L. Marshall, II. J. Slreight aud IS. C. Kerr were apKint.' 11 committee to select a cannon and arrange for hav ing it t iatisM.rt ed to I'lattsmouth. I'pon its arrival trie cannon will he pill 1 1 j in some conspicuous place, aud will certainly be a relic of whichever)' citizen can be proud. uite a number of t he "old hoys" would like to sec It adorn the court house lawn, and will make a st rong effort with this end in iew. PERSONAL. Attorney A. M. Uussel came in from Weeping- Watci, Saturday. W. II. Ileil of Kiglit Mile drove was a county seat visitor Monday. Hanker' Edwin Jeary of Elnmood, was a county seat visil-or Saturday, SM..y-,U ,.J fi'iu.fci M'ftf -jbilti(f Jejral business at Weeping - Ymmr Tuesday. Messrs. Clias. Alii, Henry Keil and L. I' Pollard of Ncliawka were in town Sat urday. Hoy A. Dodg-e entered the Omaha medical college Monday. Tills is liis last year as he will graduate next .1 une. lo'iin Ilirz, a well known precinct farmer, was in town Monday and re inem!xred tlie Journal with a pleas ant call. II. W. Ouy, editor of the Sac (Comi ty, ( Iowa,) News, was in the city is il intr his brother, John, and family this week. M. S. I'.rigrs went up to Omaha Monday and completed arrangements for receiving- telegraphic market re xjrt.s daily. Mrs. W. I'.. liahhitt and two daugh ters of Cedar liapids, Neb., who have been viit iiivr relatives iiere for a couple of weeks, have returned home C. S. Sherman, who is now .employed as telegraph editor-on the Lincoln Evening News, visited in this city and a Mynard Saturday evening and Sini'" llti- Jiickson of Louisville was in to-w" Saturday, settling up the af fairs of the defunct Ilochford hard ware store. Mr. Dickson was ap IMiinted receiver of the stock by the bankruptcy court. Jicputy State Treasurer Sam. I'at terson arrived in the 'city from Lin coln, Monday forenoon and returned tobisduties at the capital In the evening. He reports that the feeling at the fusion headquarters is sanguine for the success of the whole ticket with the usual majorities, if they are not greatly increased. Half Fare Rate to St. Louis. See the St. Louis fair. One fair for the round trip via the liurlington route only 11.-V) to St. Louis and return. Tickets on sale SepteniU.T 30,. to Octoler."i, inclusive. Ueturn limit, OctoIxT For tickets, or further information, call on nearest agent of the IJurling ton route, or write to J. Francis, (ieu eral J'assenger Agent, Omaha. There is nothing like having a "drag.". No one was able to get , (Con gressman Eurkett t do anything In Washington, except Judge Newell. The latter has property interests in Frontier county, and Ilurkett suc ceeded in getting a bill through' con gress fur the re-suryey of that county. Suliscritx? now for ;The Journal, only 1 icr year, if paid in advance. 1 . ' - ' -. o- , - -nj
