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The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Henry Dietrich, the subject Of our
sketch was born and baptized in the
German Lutheran church.
1.-The industry and thrift which char
acterize the German people began to
conquer and the circumstances of the
family improved but there were many
mouths to feed and at the age Of nine,
Charles began to work at anything he
could find to do. At twelve he left
school for good and worked cut among
the farmers near Aurora till he was six
teen, when he went to St. Joe, Missouri,
and worked for Wye,h Hardware Co.
for three years. He went to Chicago
and engaged in the same line of business
till 1878, when having saved up small
capital he decided to remove to Arkansas
and venture into business for himself.
But fate ruled otherwise, for while
travelling through Arkansas he was set
upon by highway.men, robbed of all he
possessed and left in a nearly dying con
dition. There he was-penniless, in a
strange land, with the battle to be
| fought all over, but nothing daunted, he
| went to work for G. p. r. Breckenridge,
on a plantation, rebuilding log cabins
and fences, afterwards cutting cypress
logs in the swamps. If any nan
imagines that cutting cypress all day
under a southeran sky is easy work, let
him try it, but Mr.. Dietrich remained at
it for six months; he then went back to
Aurora and worked at the blacksmith
trade for a year.
"In the winter of 1876 with just
s2l6 co in the world he started for the
| Black Hills he bought the necessary
supplies at Cheyenne and walked to
Deadwood, passing through the famous
Red Canyon where so many people were
murdered by the Indians.
"At Deadwood he cut logs and built
the pioneer store of that place, and for
a long time he delivered merchandise
for this store on pack animals through.
out the Black Hills. Much of the de.
livery had to be done at night to avoid
| the danger from the Indians. He was
also one of the locaters of Spearfish.
Mr.. Dietrich is a man of great phys.
ical strength and courage and these two
Qualities stood him in good stead during
his pioneer experiences. Several times
his own life and that of his companions
has been saved by the exercise of these
traits, aud, be it said to his credit, he is
as generous as he is brave. Few men
perhaps have endured the hsrdships and
~priyations and passed through the thrill
ling experiences of our candidate.
''In 1877 Mr.. Dietrich in company
with Others located the Aurora mine
which was made famous N the early
DAYS by the many fights made over it
and the frequent attempts to disposess
the original owners.
'In the spring of 1878 Mr.. Dietrich
sold his share to Brown d Thumb,
bankers of Deadwood, Conklin and t.
@. Platt of New York and Senator
George Z. Stewart of Alabama for q
good round sum which gave him hi:
start in life. He then went back to
Aurora to receive the reward of all hi:
priyations, and in May 1878 he married
Miss Elizabeth Shaker. The following
September he located in Hastings, Ne
! braska, and engaged in the mercantile
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

In 1896 Colorado gave Bryan los, 94S
votes to 26,0S6 for Mckinley, republicans
and all political parties uniting on the
great silver champion. At the republi-
can state convention recently held in Col
orado it is said that there were 400 dele.
gates present who had added to Bryan's
majority in that state in 1896. They
are now convinced that McKinleyism is
good enough for them and are lined up
under the republican banner. In view
of these facts, which by the way are
coming to light in all parts of the
country, it is not unreasonable to claim
that Bryan's popularity is waning and
that he will come n long ways from
carrying the vote he did in 1896.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Senator Allen assures the Boer ENJOYS
that they have the sympathy of 9S per
cent of the American people of this
country, which is probably true and the
ENJOYS should not violate this sentiment
by a proposition involving the lives,
treasure, and perhaps even homes and
country in their troubles. The Ameri-
can people will be glad to do as Senator
Allen aud Congressman Robinson have
done-eXpress to the ENJOYS their hearty
good will, but the per cent would be
materially reduced should we be asked
to violate neutral and international
laws. The American people will go
further-they will welcome to this land
of the free and the home of the brave
all who find it impossible to live under
British rule should that country win,
and will concede to them life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness as their
rights.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Editor Childs, having descended from
n controversy concerning Fourth Of
July patriotism to the field of scandal,
The News most marnanimously retires
from the contest. This paper neve did
and never will make n specially Of
scandal and sensation and is perfectly
willing that its contemporary may have
all the honors in that field which it may
attain. a desire for Police Gazette or
Saturday Blade %notoriety is not ordi.
narily cultivated by fathers and mothers
with growing sons and daughters and is
not a necessary constituent of a family
newspaper-which field THE NEWS
has tried to fill and has met with very
tlattering encouragement.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

The World Herald has suddenly dis
covered that there is a trust in Omaha
grinding its iron heel into the very
vitals of humanity-the ice trust-and
is making..a grandstand play against the
heartless, soulless corporation. The
trust may have been in operation for
years-it may have been responsible for
the loss of hundreds of lives and thou
sands of dollars to the common people !;
the ice cream and sodawater girl may
have shaken her little gloyed fist at the
ice man every morning since she began
calling herself l6-which may have
beer years and years-but the World
Herald, that great champion of reform
and the common people, has not thought
necessary to don its QuiNotic armor and
squelch the brute until it has found it
consistent to make its political stand
firm by instigating a fight against the
trust evil which it has fought in every
corne of the country except at home.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Free silver is not quite an unanimous
sentiment among New York democrats
yet. A convention of Bryan democrats
was held in New York City Saturday
and less than a hundred delegates were
in attendance. Resolutions were passed
demanding that the democratic state
convention instruct for Bryan. The
convention adjourned to meet June 9th
and if their demand is not complied
with they will send a contesting delega-
ton to Kansas City. With Byanism
losing in the west and not gaining in
the east it looks dubious for the cause of
the common people"
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24
would not disturb the laurels OF q brave
boy for partisan or personal controversy

The Custer County Cnicf, in speaking
of Charles \. Towne, says IF the
democrats do not name him as the run.
ming mate Of their great leader they
will have no one to blame but them.
selves for what follows" 1t might be
added that if the democrats do name
Towne they will have no one to blame
but themselves for what follows. They
are like the fellow who would be
damned If he did and damned if he
didn't. They are in a position which
II will be amusing to see them wiggle
ont of
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

The democrats are not yet heralding
the fact in bold.faced type that the
Standard oil company has raised the
wages of its employees 10 per cent. This
is probably glad news to the common
people" in the service of the company
and the democrats pose rs the friends of
the common people and their sympa-
thizers-Now why is it that the demo.
cratic organs and politicians do not re-
that they are insincere in their profes.
sion? Would it have been possible for
them to rejoice in n reduction of a like
Dpr cent
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

The fusion papers have been very con-
sentative in their criticism of the repub.
lican tickets and republican actions.
Their ground for criticism is very mar
row, but they are undoubtedly busily
collecting whatever past history the
candidates may have which may be sub
verted to their use during the year.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

The sooner democrats begin arguing
facts instead Of fiction the sooner they
will m to have influence with
the people. 1t is ~lamentably true that
they have few facts to present that will
hold water, but they should no hesitate
to present what few legitimate argu-
ments they have.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

The World Herald has invited the
people of Omaha to write.up the ice
trust through its columns and, pursuing
its usual tactics, it will probably line up
all who do not improve this shining
opportunity as sympathizers Of the
trust.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

1t will not be necessary for the repub.
Mean national convention mt Philadelphia
10 'rcgret," condemn, y "deplore' and
''view with alarm" All such matters
will probably be given full and ample
attention ut Kansas City.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

If the national convention recently
held in Sioux Falls was the genuine and
only true populist convention why i'll
the name of fusionistic sense did they
name a democrat for president and n
republican for vice president?
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24
circus.

Now the democrats in congress are
opposed to giving that body the right to
regulate trusts because it is contrary
to the states rights doctrine" These
fellows will soon be forced to defend the
trusts, by the only party which has ever
legislated against these combinations.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

If the mid-roaders can be induced to
Withdraw their ticket from the field and
if Charley Towne can be withdrawn
from the vice presidential race and if
the Kansas City convention can straddle
far enough to please all parties to t..
fusion movement and if the ticket can
gain a few million votes Bryan will be
elected if he is nominated. Great
Word, that "if."
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Sioux Falls is kicking about the poor
investment she made in inducing the
fusion populist national convention to
locate there for n few days. The COM
plant seems to be that it didn't draw
much more of n crowd than n one-ring
,ciYcna
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

If the World Herald really wanted to
it quietly give the tip to its reform at
torney general to proceed against the
cold, cruel octopus without giving it
notorlety and a chance to brace itself
against any proceedings by a notifica-
ton of several columns length?
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Eastern democrats are starting n vice
presidential boom for Congressman Geo.
b. Mcclellan, son of Little Mac" the
union general during the civil war and
democratic candidate for president In
1894.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

overthrow of the Boer government.
According to these political contortion.
lists the republican party should be cred.
tied with no good but everything bad
should be laid ut its door. The people
will not concode that these are the facts.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

1t is interesting to conjecture whether
the democrats will conclude to go 1t
alone ut Kansas City or whether they
will tie up with the remnant of fusion
populism recently represented at Sioux
Falls.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Governor Poynter says that if he is
arrested and placed i'll Jail he will
pardon himself out. 1t would be a
funny situation, to say the least,
to have the governor executing the
rights of his Office behind the bars.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Government by injunction is not n
half bad thing when n fusion Official
finds it necessary to use in order to keep
peacc in the political family.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

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any other part of the system.
no. CURES. PRICES.
1-Fevers. COMPOSITIONS, Inflammations. .25
2-Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Colic... .25
3-Teething Collie, Crying, Wakefulness rs
4-Diarrhea. Of Children or Adults...... rs
7-COughs. Colds, Bronchitis. ......... .25
S~-Neuralgia. Toothache, Faceache.... .2j
9-Hendache. Sick Headache, Vertigo. rs
1O-Dyspepsia. Indigestion Weak Stomach.25
11-suppressed or Painful Periods. .25
12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods ......... .25
13-Croup. L%aryngitis. Hoarseness.... .25
14-snlt Rheum. Erysipelas, Eruptions.. rs
15~-Rheumatism. Rheumatic Pains .... .25
16-Malaria. Chills, Fever and Ague..... .25
19-Catarrh. Influenza, Cold in the Head .25
2O-Whooping-COug .25
27-Kidney Diseases ................. rs
2S-Nervous Debility.
3O-Urinary Weakness. Wetting Bed. rs
57-Grip. Hay Fever Do
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The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

Ignatius Donnelly thinks that Bryan
.'might have been u statesman If the
Lord had taken IN inch or two from his
lower Jaw and put 1t between his
temples."
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

1t begins to look rs though Nc
Kinley's reelection would he almost
unanimous.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

John II. Hays is circulating about II
the Third district and Is winning iriehu'
whenever he goes.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24
heNorfolk Neus

Pessimism will hold its national reso'
luting convention at Kansas Cty Ill
July.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

The state board of transportation has
been engaged in a grandstand play at
Omaha similar to the mes presented
here to delighted audiences. This is the
boards favorite pastime, and when it is
not wrestling with the knotty problems
of state or industriously engaged in
drawing salaries the members take an
excursion to some of the remoter do
mains and indulge to their hearts con-
tent the humor resulting from the fond
delusion of some simple constituent that
through them will be found the remedy
for wrongs, real or imaginary. If they do
happen to encounter some facts that are
too serious to be funny they retire to
their castle, become again Industrious
too much so to answer correspondence
or attend to the other petty desires of
their constituents-and impatiently
await an injunction restraining them
from any wild impulse to earn their sal
aries as the people believe they should.
Their recent season of sport has been at
the instance of John o. Yeiser of Omaha
who desired the Nebraska telephone
company regulated to his satisfaction.
That the board has enjoyed the function
and does not fear that it will be COM
PEELED to do anything in the matter
may be CLEANED from the following par
agraph taken from the Omaha Daily
News: at is to be feared that under
the laws Of Nebraska, as they now are,
and with the aid of the present board,
disposed, as it seems to be, to shut
out important items of evidence, Mr..
Yeiser is proceeding much after the
manner of the small boy who went hunt
ing after big game with a sling shot
From Mr.. Yeiser's standpoint, however
he may be repaid for his outlay of time
and energy"
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

1t is generally conceded that if this
government should comply with the
wishes of the Boer ENJOYS it would
mean that we should engage in a South
African wal with England and perhaps
other of the worlds powers. 1t would
also mean that all right to enforcing the
Monroe doctrine would be foregone, as
the European governments certainly
have as good a right to interfere in
South American affairs as this govern.
ment has to take a hand in South
Africa. The one thing this government
can do without provoking war is to
offer it's good offices looking toward
peace, with the consent of both parties
to the war, and this it will probably do
again as it has done before. While
this might be satisfactory to the Boer
representatives it will not satisfy the
fellows who are making political cap.
ital and any action the administration
may take looking to peaceful mediation
is expected to be met with a loud guffaw
on the part Of the f%usionists and the
assertions that this country is against
republics and for empires. When this
government oversteps the neutrality
laws recognized by all nations it may
never hope to exist without the inter.
ference Of other nations in its affairs.
The republicans heartily wish that they
might do something for the Beers, but
no sensible and patriotic countryman
will want to interfere when it means
war and perhaps the destruction of the
country by the world powers. The
very fellows who are now urging this
government to do something rash
would be the first to avoid responsibility
and censure the administration should
it take the step,
Nothing could recommend Chas. II.
Dietrich more highly and commend
him to the people of the state with
greater force than the fact of his exceed,
ing popularity at home. Hastings peo-
pie with one accord have honored him
unstintingly since This nomination for
governor and it is safe to predict that If
he carries no other precinct in the state
he will at least have a handsome major
ity at home. Adams county had a
fusion majority of between 200 and 400
votes in past campaigns, but this fall, at
least on governor, it Imay be depended
upon to go the other way by at least
that much majority.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24
DR.. Humphreys

Specifics cure by acting directly upon
the disease, without ecciting disorder in
any other part of the system.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-31
Lord Roberts Foes.

The revival of guerilla warfarein South
Africa, where, apparently, it is necessary
to have strong guard in front of every
farmhouse and keep fving columns IN
motion in every direction alter train
wreckers and bands of raiders, has
lighted up English resentment, especially
IN smart society, which is divided into
military clques and factions. Lord Rob.
erts' ltnlency is condemned by impatient
part1sans as a source of weakness in
South Africa, and the opinion is ex-
pressed that man without sentiment,
general as cold blooded as Kitchener, is
needed in order to suppress the lawless-
ness nowin progress. There are loud ex-
carnations among the military and
social sets over the attempts to coax the
burghers to surrender their rifles and re-
turn TO their farms by means OF promises
OF pay tor horses and stock taken during
the campaign. These critics make no
secret OF their discomfort with Lord Rob-
erts' methods of peaCemaking and their
desire to have some one command who
will punish the maurauders in the stern
est possible way.
There is strong Butler clique in Lon
don which IS circulating reports that he
was Offered by Lord Roberts the success
sion to command and that he will GER
talnly be rewarded for his services by ad-
vancement to the peerage. These parti-
sans, not content with working up a
trIumphal reception for Butler at South
ampton, Aldershot and Devonshre, are
most sarcastic and bite, in their referen-
ces to Lord Roberts. General Methuen
also has a circle of warm friends who
assert that he has not received fair treat.
ment, and there is Gatacre group which
resents his removal from command.
There is also remnant of the "Wolseley
gang" which cings to the old illusion
that England has had only one general
since the death Of Wellington.
These evidences of ingratitude for the
immense services rendered by Lord Rob-
erts in England's darkest hour since
Yorktown are confined without doubt
to military factions and small social sci s.
The true national feeling will be disclosed
when Lord Roberts returns New York
Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-31
In the Chinese War.
Letter from Tien-Tain by Former ~
Job nsbury BOY.

Sven Anderson, formerly of st. Johns
bury, and now a member of the 9th
Cavalry, U. S. A., has written his sister
in Holyoke, Mass, an interesting letter
from the front which is given below:
Dear Sister; Received your most vel
come letter short time ago and was so
very glad TO hear you were all we'll and
am more than pleased to say that the
present finds me the same. l tell you
person is fortunate who is able to keep
well here, as it is very unhealthy place,
but | never felt better in my lite than at
the present time. Dun is very sick and is
in the hospital. He has the dysentery
There are are lot of cases here; in fact
it is about the only disease there is here.
There are funerals every day some of the
dead dying natural deaths and others
dying from wounds received in battle,
but the death rate from sickness Tor dis
ease) is by far the greater. | tell you it
is sad to see so many going to untimely
graves and all on account of those
heather Chinese. III never have any
use for Chinaman after what I've seen
here. They are nothing but lot of ours
and towards, every one of them. And
they cannot fight worth a cent. Why
we had fight with them about week
ago and licked the stufing out of them
IN i've hours; there were four hundred of
us and about four or FIVE thousand of
them. | suppose you have read all
about 1t by this time in the papers. We
killed between three and fifty and four
hundred and all we lost was six wound
ed. All will recover but one. Four out of
the six were out OF my troop. had the
worst place on the firing line because |
was orderly for the commanding officer,
and could not get off my horse. | was
on the go all the time with orders while
the Others were lying down behind
breastworks. You bet | felt kind of
funny for few minutes when the bullets
began buzzing around my red head, but
got all over it after | got to work; in
| TACT | was so busy | did not have time to
feel scared long, but did for few min
utes, and so did every one else, you bet.
| could feel the wind from the bullets as
they passed my head and one struck
about two inches in front of my horse;
but then miss is as good as as a mile
You should have seen the boys when they
charged the Boxers. They just cut them
down with their sabers. Every man had
blood on his saber when he got home
and was proud of it. 1t used to break
my heart to kill calves for Spamer, but
1t was just fun killing them Chnks. Why
person would run his saber through a
man and laugh because he halloaed.
hat is all person thinks about is to
Kill, kill, kill. It's awful. It's hell and
nothing else l think it S pretty near
over now. I'm not afraid but I've seen
all the dead Cinnamon | care to tor a
whlle Every ten Ieet we went there
would be dead Chink, We started for
the battle grounds at in the morning
and found them waiting for us. And il
never even took my appetite away. ate
as much as ever. Oh, it hardens a fell
low, you bet.
Tien. Tsin, August 80, 1900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-31
Coal Strike Over.

Operations were resumed Monday at a
majority of the colleries in the Hazleton
district. The strike is still on at the
mines of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre coal
company, located at Audenried, Honey
Brook and Green Mountain. One of the
officials said that the company had in
formed the men that it would abolish
the sliding scale and agree to pay 10 per
cent increase until April list, and he did
not know why they refused to report.
The mine workers want written guar
antee to this effect. The Oneida and
Derringer colieries of Cox Bros and Co.,
are also idle because of some misunder-
standing on account OF the notices post
ed by the company. Work was resumed
Monday in practically all the collieries of
the big coal companies in the Lack.
awanna and Wyoming districts.