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w LARGEST GIRGULATIONOf amy Cass County Paper.

TUESDAY, rEBRUAUY 13, 1900.

BCLLER has Idled in his attempt torelieve Lid) smith and the Englishare co'repor d'rgly vloomy.

The fuoionists of Juhneon coustyhave called their onventions to selectdelegates to the state conventions forMarob 17.

President N cKinley expects . toseed a commission t the Philippinesfor the pu-poe- e of establishing civilgovernment there.

Senator Quay is likely to be kepta the anxious seat for some time yet.

He is la hopes, however, his case willesse ep Thursday.

Governor Taylor has concludedaet to sign the proposed peace agree-ment at all. Be want the matter tohe settled in the courts.

The Nebraska supreme court hasever 1.800 cases ahead of it. With noaew business it would take about threeyears to clear the d icket.

Governor Taylor demands an-

other day to consider. He is going toaee that the Goebul law is repealed.The democrats wait very impatiently.

The present indications are thatJudge Newell and Je-s- e L. Root willbe renominated by acclimation. Theyare hotb able men and will be strongerat the poll this yer than they weretw years ago.

OMAHA ad Lincoln are to receivemeeaeo loo of lb Spanish-America- n

war la tho form of captured cannon.Coagreesasea M;rcer and Burkettare to bo congratulated on their suc-cessful efforts.

Major Will Hay war of NebraskaCity was lat week selected colonelf the Second regiment, Nebraska

National gu:trd. Captain Ed. J.Straight, Company K, of Lincoln, is aeaadidate fur ma j r. Captain Streightfa son of Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Streightf this city.

A DISPATCH from New York statesthat Win field Sen it Hancock post.Grand Army of thu Republic, is saidto have lost nearly $2 0 on Mr. Bry--

aa's lecture, which was given for thebenefit of the pot in that city lastWednesday night. Perhaps it wascold or stormy.

Over 10,000 people viewed the re-

mains of the iate Governor Goebelyesterday. The services were held atthe residence and were very brief,consisting merely of a reading of thescriptures by Dr. Taliaferro of theMethodist chuicb, a solo by Mrs. Jessie B. lit dwell of Covington And a

raver by D . Schmitt.

The Plattsmouth Journal has beenold by Messrs U. L. Klrkham and

Fraak-E- . Green to -- 'The Journal Pub-lishing company," and the new firmassumed control loday. William ReedOunroy of "Corn-Tassel- " fame is to bethe editor and H. B. Groves the busi-ness manager. They hope, in a fewweeke.to get out a daily. The politicsof the paper will remain the same.

General Lawtom was buried todayia the national cemetery at Arlington.Xvery department of the governmentwas represented including the presi-dent, congrt'68, the supreme court,siember a of the army and navy thatwere in reach of Washington, Lawton'sId comrades of the line and staff, the

Alplomatio corps, and as many citf-ae- as

as could find room within theehuroh walls.

THE opening ball of Lincoln's newauditorium took place last night andwas evidently a very pleasant affair.D. H Thompson and wife led thegrand match and Dr. C. F. Ladd waamaster of ceremonies. The music wasfurnished by Hagenow's orchestra.With her new auditorium, Lincoln isprepared to accommodate most Bayooavenilon that nvght care to assem-ble In that city.

Speaker Henderson, in refus-ing to recognize CongressmanTalbert last evening made that gentle-man somewhat furious. He hadthreatened to continue to block someprivate pension legislation, as he haddone the week before, with the aboveresult. Ho ruahtd down the aisleboating for recognition, but the

speaker waited until he was "good andready," pacing two or three bills inthe mean time.

The executive committee of the Na-tional . Educational association an-

nounces Charleston, S. C, as the unan-imous choice of said committee for itsnext meeting, which will be held July7 to 13. The railroads have been verygenerous in off ring rates, ticket con-

ditions, diverse routes and stoppageprivileges. This will make it possiblefor teachers to visit many battlefieldsOf the civil war. various resorts of thejouthero . appal '.chian region and

southern Atlantic coast, extending;!

from Savannah and Charleston to Nor-folk, Richmond and Washington.

The Journal, in its editorials on cityaffairs, has been shooting at repub-licans, but if there are any fatalitiesthey will be among the democrats, ifmoney has been expended foolishly orfraudulently, as the Journal suggests,wbo is to blame? Are there any claimspaid that the council does not auditand allow? Does the city clerk issuea single warrant that he is not ii."structed to issue? Does the city treas-urer pay out any money except by or-

der of the council? Does not the coun-

cil determine, absolutely, bow everycent of the city's funds shall be ex-

panded? li not the council demo-

cratic; and Las it not been since Mr.Richey has been mayor and Dr. Cookcity treasurer? The News is not pre-

pared, at present writing, to say thatany of the city's funds have been mis-

appropriated, but if they have, theJournal should place part of the blamewhere it belongs.

information and opinion.

The name of ex-Jud- ge Surlock hasbeen been mentioned for the legisla-ture. Mr. Spurlock would certainlybe a very strong candidate and hewould surely be elected. With Spur-lock and Newell as candidates Platts-mouth would be well represented andshould give the rest of the county theBoat representative. In the west endwe havu C. D. Clapp of Eimwood. Mr.Clapp would be an Ideal candidate forfloat representative. A life long re-

publican, he has never asked for an of-

fice and he comes from the btnner re-

publican precinct of Cass countyStove creek. Eagle

London Truth Is authority for thefollowing incident, which recalls thefraternization that often developedbetween the blue and the gray in ourcivil war, says the Army and NavyJournal: "A hand of Boer ambular cemen met, ttfter one o' the recent en-

gagements in South Africa, an Englishpatrol. The Boers were thirsty anda9ked the men of the patrol for a littlewate. . 'With pleasure,' they replied.if you will drink it to the health ofthe queen.' The Boers, after consult-ing together, replied that they hnd noobjection to drinking to the health ofthe queen, for whom they felt muchrespect, provided that they might addto the toast 'and to the destruction ofCecil Rhodes, as they regarded thelatter as the cause why men who badno ill-feeli- ng toward each other werefighting. To this the patrol willinglyassented, and joined themselves id thetoast thus expounded."

The fact that the Dutch E ist Indies,while selling millions of dollars' worthof its products to the United Stale",bought scarcely anything in return,is regarded as a. strong argument indeveloping our trade in sugar withour new possessions.

Etch battalion chief of ;he NewYork fire department is shortly to besupplied with a pocket telephone,which will then enable the operator totalk directly with hecflquarters. Theattachment is simple and the devicemay hi carried in an inside pocket.

Centralis, M-- , hns a flourishingorganization known as the Btckboneclub. Every member must sign apledge that he will not use tobaccoduring 1900. The rules provide thatif any member shall breatt hid pledgehe must wear on the lapel of his coat abadge bearing in large letters thewords, "I Have No Backbone."

The Hastings Tribune wants thonext republican state convention tonominate C. H. Dietrich of Hastingsfor governor. Dietrich is a well in-

formed man and has the requisiteabilities for the position. He has beenout of the political current for a fewyears, but the suggestion may possiblybe takeu with favor when the conven-tion meets. Kearney flub.

A young man redding not manymiles from Eimwood took his best girlout for a drire one evening last week.During the drive the conversationturned upon the subject of palmistry"Do you believe in palml-tr- ) thereading of one's hands?" said he. Shequickly replied that if she could seethe Hues in only one of his hands shecould foretell that they would have avery pleasant drive. The young manwas onto his job and grasped the linesin odo band and the situition in theother. Eimwood Lsadet-Eeh- o.

While no one will condone, in theleast degree, the cowardly assassination of Senator Goebel, it is, nevertheless, true that that individual hasreaped what he sowed. His whole lifehas been u direct incitement to the useof force, instead of law, in attainingone's ends. Hie course baa 6et hisstate bfcck fifty years od the dial ofcivilization. He and bis friendstrampled under foot all law and jus-tice in their determination to seize thereine of power in Kentucky. Weep-ing "Water Republican.

Gotour McCrain is said to have cele-brated 180 Cbristmases at his home,on the island of Jars, one of 'theHerbrides,and died early in the seven-teenth century,during the reign ofCharles I. Back of that is the record ofJohnnes de Temporitus,who died sn1014,at the age of 361 years. This caseis not nearly so well authenticated asthtft of the countess of Desmond, whodied in England about 1620, and thennot from disease, but through an acci-dent. Through 148 yes rs old, she wasagile enough to climb a cherry treeand felUkilling herself.

KENTUCKY TROUBLES

Taylor Concludes to Fight It Outin the Courts,

And Inviting; Both Legislatures to MeetIn the Chambers of the Capitol Building

Refuses to Sign the Louisville Agree-ment, the Text of Which Is Made Public

Republican Solon AVI 11 Be on Hand-Democ- ratic

Action Not Certain.Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 12. All day

Saturday troops poured out of Frank-fort on special trains, and last nightonly the soldiers from Covington,Newport, Lexington and Morgantownwere camped in the Capitol square.The leaving of the troops was the onlyfeature that transpired in the politi-cal situation in Frankfort. This evac-uation by the military was the resultof the first decision of Gov. Taylor toleave all matters in dispute to thecourts, .which determination was an-nounced by the governor in a procla-mation he issued Saturday night, andaccording to his oral statement at thetime of its issuance embodies all he de-sires to say concerning hi position atthe present time.

Text of the Proclamation.Following is the text of the procla-

mation: "I have only this to say:After mature deliberation and con-ference with my friends from everysection of the stte, I have concludedto allow this controversy to take itsdue course, vigorously contestingevery inch of ground and upholdingthe rights of the people to the utter-most. If those rights be destroyed,the responsibiliy for hat destructionmust rest with those who sit in judg-ment. It Is due to say that the emi-nent gentlemen, my friends, who se-cured the propositionsr esnltiug fromthe Louisville conference acted in per-fect good faith, from the hljrhest mo-tives of patriotism, and id the verybest they could.

Louisville Agreement Not Signed.The decision not to sign the Louis-

ville agreement was reached by Gov,Taylor a few minutes after one o'clockSaturdy afternoon. For over twohours he had been inconference withfully one hundred and fifty prominentRepublicans from all parts of thestate, including county committee-men, and four Republican members ofthe legislature. The meeting was secret in the extreme. Gov. Taylorstated to the conference that therewere two courses to be pursued first,to sign the Louisville agreement; second. to quietly withdraw the troops.allow the legislature to ne inthe capitol building in Frankfort, tocall off the session now being held InLondon, and to ignore the Louisvilleagreement entirely.

Second Course Is Adopted.Several speeches were made and it

was soon apparent that the snetinientof the gathering was very strongly infavor of the second coures. and thiswas adopted. This action was decided upon at one o'clock, and the firstinformation of the decision was givento the outside world by Gov. Taylorhimself. He came rapidly throughtue doors, unattended, walked hastilytoward the capitol stairway, repeat-lan- g

several times to the newspapermen who stood in the hall: "I don'tsign." From the capitol he passed tothe executive building, where he atonce made tip and signed a proclamation reconvening the legislature inFrankfort. A dispatch froni Londonsays the Republican legislators willbe generally present here today. Whatthe Democrats who are meeting atLouisville will do Is not known, butthey are expected to get here by theenu of the week.AOREEMFST THAT WASN'T SIGNED,

Text of the Document Ciov. Taylor Decided to Ignore.

Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12. SenatorBlackburn has made public the agree-ment signed last Monday by seven Re-

publicans and seven Democrats representing Governors laylor and Beck-ham for a settlement of the disturbedpolitical condition in this state. It wasaccompanied by a statement the mostimportant part of which was that thereason Governor Taylor refused tosign was that too much pressure wasbrought against signing it by his Re-publican friends, which fact GovernorTaylor disclosed to Blackburn over thelong-distanc- e telephone.

Following is the text of the agreement:

"J. That should a resolution bepassed by the general assembly dur-ing its present session in joint sessionof the two houses declaring that theaction heretofore taken by the generalassembly did invest William Goebelwith the title to the office of Governorof this commonwealth on the 2nd dayof February, 1900, and did invest J. C.W. Beckham with the title to the of-fice of lieutenant overnor of this commonwealth as of said date, the contestees, William S. Taylor and JohnMarshall, shall not dispute the saidtitles respectively.

"2. That should the general assem-bly pass the resolution stated in theforegoing paragraph. Immunity shallbe extended to all persons from all accusations growing out of political actsdone pending the contests for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.

"3. That all legislative action bythe present general assembly shall bepostponed until Monday, Feb. 12, 1000,except only such steps as may be necessary under the constitiution to makelawful adjournments.

"4. That the board of state electioncommissioners, sitting as a board ofcontest, shall postpone all of its proceedings until Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1900,or until such later date as it may determine: Provided, it may in the mean-time meet and adjourn If it shall determine that such meetiugs are necessaryor expedient.

"5. That it is earnestly recommended to both parties that in the con--Sluerauoii nuu ufimumicnoa ox aupending and undetermined contests fortheonlces of representatives and sen-ators, all partisan considerations shallbe eliminated as far as may be; butthis provision shall not be regardedas anything more than a recommenda-tion.

"6. That the present general assem-bly shall provide an absolutely fair andnon-partisa- n election law which shallsecure to the voter the fullest measureof protection, to the end that he shallhave the fullest liberty to caset hisvote without let or hindrance and haveIt counted as cast, and shall secure tothe officers of election the fullest pro-tection in the discharge of their duties.

"7. That as soon as possible fromthis date the state militia now onduty at the seat of government shallbe withdrawn, and sent to their homes,due regard being had for the preserva-tion of public peace."

Wait for the M. W. A. grand ball,given by the foresters, at Waterman'shall February 23. 1900. All Woodmenare cordially invited. TicketB, 50c.

INTERESTING COUNTY CCLLINGS.

Clippings From County Exchanges Dishedop for "News" Riaders.

From the Union Ledger.

Eil Eiton wrai at Plattsmouth la9tSaturday.

G. S. Upton was a Plattsmouth vis-i- tr

"a-- t Saturday.I D.--. Walker was a business visitor toPiattenioutb Monday afternoon.

Mark Freeman went to Plattsmouthon the early train Wednesday morn-

ing.i George Smtzer of Nehawka passedthis way Wednesday, going to Platts-mouth.

II. F. Taylor was attending to bus-iness in Plattsmouth Tuesday and Wednesday.

William Deles Dernier.the Eimwoodlawyer, passed here Monday, going toPlattsmouth to look after some legalbusiness.

Jjlin R Baird and J. A. Wright,tvro of Elm wood's leading citizens,changed cars hero Monday, going toPlatts-mouth- .

V. A. Svvearingen and wife changedcars here yes'erday.goinsr to E mwoodfor a brief visit. Mr. Swetiringen habeen the Missouri Pacific agent atMynard for sevrral years, but basbeentransferred to Berlin and will com-mence his duties there at once.

Rufus Keyser. who ha9 been prepar-ing himself for the ministry, has beenin Plttt.-mout- h this week conductingservices in the F.rst B iptist church.His tMoris there are s Jd to be a verycreditable ?howin for a man so youngin the work, fnd it will bi gratifying-t-

his fr end to noto his prospects offu'ure success in his chosen calling-

From the Nehawka Register.

George - Swiiz :r et-irie- i for Om ihalast Wednesday, but d;d i.ot get be-

yond P.iittsmouth.L. C. Poll 'Hi permitud the deni-

zens of I' atlsmou h to yzs on hisgonial countenance bist Fi iday.

W M. Tucker, B. O. Tucker ndMr. and Mrs. Alpheu Tucker weiePlattsmouth visitors last week.

C. K. Critchiield went t Pi ttls-moui- h

Wednesday to ste his sister,wbo is quite ill with the grip.

J. D. McBride parsed through Ne-

hawka Monday on his way to Avoca.He stopped long enough to shakehands with a few of the bus.

Charley Banning got tired of '"batcl.-ing,- "

so Friday morning ho hitchedup tho mules and s'aittd fir PlaUs.-mou'- h

to find Mrs. I anniii. Theyreturned Surdity after-oou- .

I'illMKII PAKAUKAPilS.

A live electrical w.ro is a shockinga'Tair.

The proper way to mash a masher isto m i on him.

Trying to keepupapt.ar-.nccsktep-

miny a man down.A Ui min always feels small af'er

he has been taken in.

It is better for a pirl to bo featasletp than fat awake.

You can't jude a man's bank ac-

count by the fit of his coit.If you aspire to talk well you must

tirst learn when not to talk.A fool in his ignorance is I apoier

than a sage in his knowledge.A yacht is always polite. It never

goes biiJore tho pub ic without a bow.

Some men opeiate on the stock ex-char- ge

and some gamble in bucketshop-- .

M ny a man owes his success to thego-j- rnanngtiment of hi9 mother-in-- 1

tw.

Old Noah's family were not eocieiyf.ilks at least they were not in theswim.

The man who has never made a foolof hiru-el- f doe-n- 't appreciate sym-

pathy.Most of our trcubles aro easier t

bear than the comments cf frivjdsthereor .

No man can successfully make loveto a girl if there is a cuckoo clock inthe room.

Tho man whose actions are rightnever has to stop fo- tho purpose ofexplaining them.

There at e thousands of men w ho arewillii g to do almost anything for a hving except work.

Civillz d men wony a erreat dealbut there is no fcuch word in the vocabulary of the savage.

A nation can better win success bynoble deeds than by cruel destructionof human life for selfish ends.

Give some people a chaiic-- j to talkfortweniy minmes and they will tellall they know and perhaps more.

A Frightful BlunderWill ofteu cause a horrible burn, scald,cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve,the best in the world, will kill the painand promptly heal it. Cures old sores,fever sores, ulcere, boils, felons, corns,all skin eruptions. Be3t pile cure onearth. Onlv 25 cents a box. Cureguaranteed. Sold by F. G. Fricke &

Co. 5

John M. a is still making farmloans t the low rate of 5 per cent interest. If :'n need of a loan it will payyou to see him h f(ro making contracts elsewhere. Office in Watermanblock, P.attsmouth.

What Do the Children Drink?Don't give them tea or coffee. Have

you tried the new food drink calledGrain-O- ? It is delicious and nourishing and take the place of coffee. Themore Grain O you give the childrenthe more health you distribute throughtheir systems. Grain-- O is made ofpure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades ofcoffee but costs about one-fourt- h asmuch. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25a.

GLEANINGS.

(Observance of the Sabbath.)"If it were of any use," a gentleman

remarked recently, "I would like tomake an appeal for the keeping ofSaturday evening as a means of pre-paring for the best keeping of the San-bat- h.

'Formerly, as we old people can re-

call, some of our fathers and mothersbegan the Sabbath on Saturday at sun-down and as carefully kept the even-ing a3 they did the following day.

1 And who can suitably estimate the in-- jflue nee of that quiet and serious preparation for the hours of worship to fol-low? And they often did more thanthis, for they were often busy towardthe end of the week in making readyfor the sacred day, so that when itcame things should be in order so as tocause the very least work and worry.

' and to leave the mind free for theentertainment of the proper interestsof the day.

"And even among those who did notkeep Saturday evening as a part of theSabbath, it was made a time of m ik-

ing ready, and they went early to bedso that the morning of the Stbbathmight find them fitted for the day, andI am sure this bad a large Influenceupon those devout days as I rememberthem. And we would expe ience thesnme if we would use Saturday, espe-cially the evecinc, as they did.

'Something has been gained forpurposes of recreation by the occasion-al half-holida- y, but we need morethan that. Recreation mav be as dis-sipating as labor bo far as seriousthoughts and fitness for the Sabbathare concerned L t u purposoly guidethis last day of the week so as to maketho new first day of the week betterand happier than it now is In many ofour households "'

A Chicago pa?ior is authority forthe following: 'There is one thingthat has heen puzzling m- - a great dealof late, and that :a wl y the devil'speople h ivo so much mo e lime and so

bitter health than the Lord'speoDle.

Tu our immediate neighborhood, allthrough i no winter month-- , there hasbeen in progress a series of cardparties. Over on another street it hasbeen dancing parties. In both in-

stances they have b en carried on withsucc-s-- -. a full attendance and greatenthusiasm. Those inie rested ail seemto have been well enough to go outevening- - and lo have had plenty ofti m - at their eemm md.

"Often during this time we bav.inothad ona 'enth of membership pre --

ent at tb mid-wee- k nit-elin- Thereason has been that so many of ourpeop'e have suffered from indisposi-tion that rend-re- it impossible to beout after i.ifht.-t- 1 othtrs bad so manydem md on iheir time that they duMnot spare the hour.

"It is a little surpr ising, consideringthe condition of the church, that thepns-tnr'-s health has been so uniformlygood. He h always able to be there.Of course he hns time to attend. Helays his plans with reference to it.Oihers cannot ba expected to do thatthat is, not many others, though I almost think some d".

"I have heard tho ladies ay it wastne same way about their meetingsThe days f r the missionary meetingsare very apt to be unhealthy. Theyare either so stormy that but few canventure cut, or so pleasant that themembers are obliged to go in someother direction.

"I have been not a little troubled atthis disparity in the matter of timeand strength in favor of the world'speople. The onservance of days offating and prayer Is not 'correctform just' at present. If it were, Ishould feel like suggesting that one beheld for the health of the church."

"Sundays the pillars areOn which heaven's palace arched lies:The other days fill op the spareAnd hollow room with vanities.They are the faithful beds and border.In God's rich garden that is bare.Wh ch parts their ranks and orders.''

Robbed the 6rave.A startling incident, of which Mr.

John Oliver of Philadelphia, was thesubject is narrated by him as follows:"I was in a most dreadful condition.My skin was almost yellow, eyessunken, tongue coated, piin con-

tinually in back and sides, no appe-tite gradually growing weaker dayby day." Three physicians had givenme up. Fortunately, a friend advisedtrying 'Electric Bitters;' and to mygreat joy and surprise, the first bottlemade a decided improvement. I con-

tinued their use for three weeks, andam now a weil man. I know tbey savedmy life, and robbed the grave of an-

other victim." No one should Nil totry them. Only 60 cts., guaranteed, atF. G. Fricke & Go's, drug store.

No Stamps On Transcripts.Justice? of the pema have not been

n the habit of affixing a ten cent revenue stamp on to their cort fictto ofjudgment from their court to the district court. Some controversy hasarisen ns to whether or not the stampwas irquired, but a recent ru ing byhe department it Washington fixes

the matter aid decides that no suchstamD need be affixed when tho transcript is sent to the district court lorthe pur)Ose of making it a lien uponthe property of thf defendant in theaction. Nebraksa City Press.

An Offer to Mr. KaKoar.Ac old woman has written to Arthur

J. Balfour, the first lord of the treas-ury and government leader in thehouse of commons, who is an enthusiastic golf player, offering him a hand-some allowance, payable quarterly, ifhe will swear never to play golf oaSunday.

WhUky for Powder.Among the principal consunen of

corn whiskey Is the British govern-ment, which used 124.000 gallons lastyear in the manufacture of smokelesspowder

CTJEI0US CASE AT CALUMET.Spooks MJlne Drive with Electricity to

I'uzxla the Wiaracre.Calumet, Mich., Feb. 12. Physicians

and laymen are deeply puzzled by thepeculiar case of Harriet Clark, a ld

girl, living at the home of heruncle, Joseph Trudell, on Seventhstreet. Last night a week ago she re-tired in apparently perfect health. Anhour later strange Tappings and knock-ing- s

begun in her room. The girl be-came badly frightened and called forassistance. Those who touched herreceived smart electrical shocks, andthe rapplngs Increased in violeuce.

Dr. A. G. McLeod, a prominent phy-sician, was summoned but was unableto give relief to the girl or stop the vio-lent rapplngs which constantly con-tinued from all parts of the room. Thegirl continued in the same condition,and the rapplngs which are now iu-- .termittent, can be heard fully 100 feet I

away.Naval Governor of Tutuila.

Washington, Feb. 12. It has beenpractically decided by the secretary ofthe navy to appoint Commander Sea-to- n

Schroeder to be the first naval gov-ernor of the Samoan island of Tutuila.Commander Schroeder Is at present onduty in Washington as a member ofthe board charged with the revision ofthe naval regulations. This work isabout complete, so that the officer willbe able to leavef or his new post atan early day. It is expected that Cap-tain Tilley of the Abarenda. . the sta-tion ship at Tago Pago, will look afterUnited States interests in Tutuila untilthe regular governor's arrival.

Fire Costs Marquette $18,000.Marquette, Mich., Feb. 12. Loss

amounting to over flS.000 resultedfrom a fire in the Opera House block.The fire broke out in a storeroom inthe basement under a part of A. T.Van Alstyn's store, tho biggest drygoods establishment in the city. Theplace was filled with cotton batting,woolen goods, papers and other Inflam-mable material. The way It caughtfire Is not known. Van Alstyn's lossis ?lo.fHM covered by $21,500 insur-ance. Loss on building is $3,000; alsoInsured.

Bryan Vlnts tha National CapltoUWashington, Feb. 12. William

Jennings Bryan arrived in WashingtonSaturday on his way south after hisvisit to the New England and Middlestates. lie was at the Capitol duringthe afternoon and saw Senators Butler,of North Carolina, and Martin, of Vir-ginia, corcerning his proposed visit tothe latter state today and to the formertomorrow. After leaving North Carol-Un- a

he expects to visit several otherof the southern states.

Wolcott Cannot Atrcept.Washington, Feb. 12.

Roger Wolcott of Massachusetts haswired the president his inability to ac-cept a position on the new Philippinecommission. The three commissionersalready selected are Judge Taft. Pro-fessor Worcester and Colonel CharlesDenby, the last two having served onthe old coin mission. It is altogetherprobable that the president will selectone member from the south, and pre-sumably a Democrat.

Murdered at His Mill.Cairo. Ills., Feb. 12. Louis Demont-cour- t

of the lumber firm of Demout-cour- t& O'Hara of this city was shot

and killed at one of the company'smills In Pemiscot county, Missouri. Itis reported a man named Graff did theshooting. George E. O'Hara, his part-ner, left for Caruthersville to meetthe body and bring it home. Mr.DcTiontcourt left a wife, two daughtersand a son. He was a Knight Templar.

FROM A MANILA IAIllt.A Vrvt Extracts From the Christ nia

Number of Freedom.The following extracts wero laken

from the Chrietmaa souvenir nurauorof Freedom, tho Americin paper published in Manila

General Joe Wheeler was in the city,Saturday, and was closeted with themilitary governor during the oariierpa- -t cf tho day. He has tho appearance of a man who was tirpd of thequitude reigning on the n"rth line, andis anxious to see some active serviceHe is looking much thinner than whenhe first arrived on the islands, but h'is as active and lively as usual. He

will spend Christmas in the city.The boys in blue of the E'ghth Army

Jcorps have not teen forgotten by thegood folks at home. Three thousandboxes containing Christmas p esent!- -

arrived nn tho HancocK. ard a' b'fnr J

brought adhere as rapidly as pni'-l- e

They will ail oe in the hands ol iIkmen by today.

General Bates, accompanied by hisstaff, Captain S. E. Smiley and Lieu

Ctenant H. M. Keeve, arrived on theChurruca from Zambo'inga, Saturdij. M

They visited the military governor aiheadquarters, and accompanied himand Major Murray o Mil c". Thgeneral looks as if his dutie . gov-

ernor of the S-il-u district upr- -t d w''b

him. The ditr;ct Is quiet od peaceful, and the natives seem pleased withAmerican r ile. The general wi. I tw-

in the city for Christmas and iil p

lelt-r.- i m uth about the fi t of

the year.The steamer Tarlac brought d- - wn

130 prisoners from Vigan, Saturuav.The happy ergo tnciuaea an mo pr -

oners who w.-r- e left at that point J hehospital ship. M uri, li wei.t (J

north to brir p d.-- n 'he sick j r s n rsreturned Salurd-.- without any pa--- . --

gers. All the sick had been clown

with tho otl.er prisoners arm wurec ired for.

G neral ha been laid atrest He i mourned tod'-- and will be

mourned for a generation.setm severe in tbes-benigh- toiAmerica may

isUnds, but there J alwaysa smile behind her severity.

That Throbbing: Headache

Would quickly leave you if you usedDr. King's New Life Pill. Thousandsof sufferers have pruvt-- u iueir maicu-les- s

merit for sick and nervous headaches. Thsy make pure blood and

.1 1 . I .1strong nerves uu uuuu joma'lhealth. Easy to take. 'Iry them.

Only 5 cents. Money DacK 11 notcured. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co.

The riattemt uth Magnetic Infirmary i9 still located in the Kiley. Alldiseases treated. Y eiitner melhoa andpracticed and taught. Chargesreasonable. Consultation free. Officehours 8 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5 and 7 to 8

p. m.

somi: county nrsiNr.ss.Coiuuiltalourn Conntdrr himI Allot

Large (IrlHt of III) In.

Plattsmouth, Fv.b. c. ;b.o boardmet pursuant to adjournment with ;.Umembois present. Ths minutes f :.

session were road arul approved.Phy-i- ei n- - f.i.i w. re r"jet-te- at. l

tberleik ii.-r-l to i uh Ur nw hid- -

Mrrigbii SireitfLi wt c . i.imI;ithe cotitrHCt t lh. liiir nl t f l.r.Tdead.

The appointment of I N . V..( , f, ,

as soldiere's relief cnmrniioiicr u-;-.

and on ,o' itinn of I

soldiers J. II. Davis was i - pp. irtt.-.- l

The clerk wn ordered to i itnawtpiper publUhers to file hi, f, rcounty printing.

The board adjourned lo nn et I'e! n(.ary 7.

February 7. Tho board n t pi.i-suan- t

to ajournmer.t. A l tnein'e-- .

wero present.The following claims were allow, d:

J P Falter, salary ami eipcimes f ,i ,( , ,

Turner Zinlt, same I'm

J W Cox, same (: ,,,H J llempel. salary tul

James Robertson, same ;,t i,sJames Robertson, unlove to Liiunln,

three trips i; miW C Smith, salai y o :ioA L Todd, same m .m

E E Hilton, labor 4s :

J I) McBride, boarding prisoneis it :iW I) Wlieeler, guarding jail 'J :m

M M Butler, salary fourth quaitei lo ooN I) Talcott, sameJ E Douglass, costs i; mi

C V Hay, indse to county superintendent o'iV H Smith, stamped envelopes. !!.) l

I.ouis Ottnat, part pay on painting com t

house m noA R Eikenbary, additional saiary 17:1

A R Eikenbary, revenue stamps, etc inA U Mayrleld. printing lor county superin-

tendent in no

John Kildow, work s T

Lman Kildow, work :i m

John Waterman, lumber n il'I'lattstnouth city, gas n)

Frank Johnson, repairs ntJohn McKay, overseers' statement :t i

Oeorge 1. rarley, punting :tiKirkham .V fJreen. same, assigned .. .'7

Daily 1'oM. sameJ F Valley, ice to poor larminnsmouin itiupnuiic lo., rulinA petition for a public ro id ntli m

Uiii-- wa laid over for want of fundsin road dUuici No f!) to pay dam goH.

U. T. Loner wa appointed ovcrtoerin ro;id district No. 21.

S. A. Morri.-o- n was appointed con-

stable In Tipton precinct.G.-org- N. L i Kuo was appointed

jjrtticoof the peace in Liberty pre-cinct.

O.Iieial bond of tho following roadoverseers wero approved:

Dir t. No.M V Wood ;n

A Coalman ,y,E K Recce 7George Steele :;;

Official boul of C. F. Hall, justice ofthe po-.c- o in Silt Creek product, andO. I. Stowart, justijo of the poaco inE'. mwood precin.-l- , wero approved.

11 aid adjourned lo meet February K

February M.Hoiid pursuant to nl- -j urnment. AH member weroet.l.

l b-- ; fol owifijr claims wero llowetl:Fgeiib.-rgi:- i .V Troop, coal JK 'tjJ V Ciabill. repairing clock mi1) A Campbell. Nebraska reports i WStephens Lithographing Co., treasurer's

c'eks 1'4 x(Jeorge F Houseworth, fees .

Hate Journal Co., supplies. ftt) L'5

Kbinger Hard war j t'o., same 3 :t

William Hcrold & Son, same at mW K Fox, same h IK)

S A Davis, same 1 HI)

J I Cooke & Co., sameLehnhoff Bros, same IV.

J Hatt, mdse to poor I .' mJ J Swoboda. same 3 onA Clark, same II .V

F. S. White, same p; 00S F Girardet, same M INI... 1. i, . .....1 i v ecjtoacu oc i o., same j noW E Failing, same. ." 00Wurl & Cortcy, same r 01August Itach, same lrt 00B O Marquardt & Co., same . .

Bennett & 1 utt. same ... lo 10Mrs R IC Voder, care of pauper 111 00Udc It jckleman, rent for pauper, $ - I"'C D (Juinton. serving paper". M... 1 .Ml

I. Hartshorn, workWilliam lla.-sle-r, mdse to touu'y..N H Wilkinson, nidse to poorFee bill, insane case J Warga . .. 'J V.

Hatt, nvlse to poor j mlA Helps, mdse to county : 70VV I. same no. S Branson, serving papers 1 I

A R Kikenlcry. redeemed taxes T'.t 01

Clalrn-- t a low. d on district road fund:Richey & Dickson, lumber and coal 113 :tr.

T Richards, lumber, diitrirt No S 2 ZtM D Kern, saui", No '.'7 14

I) Kern. same, d'strirt No. JH ?i) 04George Steele, work iu district No. 37 lit 00Weeping U ater Lumber Co., lumber dis

trict No. ''! 1 J hoEdw::idi & BraJfurd t o . 'i.mbt r I ' ulM I. Ilur-h- . work in district No .VI :iW R Dod-o- n. overseer's sett'emert dis- -

tr.ct No. 3i ".Toil"""

C'uti y o.u fui.d:Otoe county, wrr k on countv line, f l.VJ 13.. is :v

H aril ;dj ij.ot.tl t meet February20.

A Thousand TonguesCou'd i.ot Xl-r- i 9 lM rupture of

Annie K Sprit. tri r, of I J Jo M watd tPh i -- delpl.i I'.i., whi n hhe foundthat )'-- . Kirs' New () -- covcry for

npUTtptiori a I c.tn lelflv ci,r.-- l

her of m ha-l,- i r 5,1, ., f f.,P manyycari h t.l nii.ile if.. 1, l.ii d.n. Alloth'-- r remedies and doeu.ra could trivoher no help, but 6ho says of thi- - I?ovalCure "it soo i removed tho in n.ychest j.ii.i I can now sleep sounuly,soniethi- - g I can scarcely rememberdoing- before. I fj.-- l like uoundiny Usprai-e- - th oughoui the universe.'' Sowill iv r or e who tries Dr. Kinp'nNew I) f r any trouble of th'iT"throat, c' et . r lunu. Price iOc. and$1.0o. iil bottles free at F. G.rr:ck- - & o -- . nrijtr store; everybottle ru'tranterd.

Wh on a woman begins to make prej -

arations fof a trip nboird she his anelephant on her hands that i most'y

trunk.lo pulrronary trouble, the direct ac-

tion t f li llard's Horebound Syruoupon the throat, chest and lungs, im-

mediately arrest the malady, by re-

lieving the dis'reps.cuttintrthe phleypfreeing the vocal and breath fug

organs. Price 25 aDd 50 cents. F. (I.Fricke & Co.

C. A. Marshall, Dentist.