The Semi Weekly News-Herald trtr-. ,- , PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS . . . BY THE . . . NKWS PUHLISIIINO COMPANY, M. D. POLK, EDITOR. i TT"V - DAILY EDITION. Ose Tear, in advance, ..... i5 00 Six Months 2 50 toe Woek 10 bingl Copies , . 5 IMHI-WEKKLY KDITION. One Year, in advance fl 00 Six Mosths 50 T.?.R LARGEST CIRCULATION Ol any Cass County Paper. Concjiikssm an Mkuckk hii9 asked tho president to name one of.tho now battleships recently, purchased from Brazil, Nebraska. PoWDHK mills which have been idle for twenty years are now working a full forcoiday and niht. Who said McKinley , and prosperity .were not synonomous terms. Mr. Bryan says, wait. Mr. Bry an's loculorg-an says waiting is tho Wall street plan. If this keeps on the Bryan sheet will bo callinpr Bryan a Wall street tool before long. Oma ha Beo. The advico of Eugene Uebs to "save your money and;, buy a gun," never scorned bo much like a prophesy as now. Even Uncle Sam against whom ho was contending when he uttered it, is acting upon tho suggestion at present. Fremont Tribune. In a burst of enthusiasm the Nebras ka City News nominates Consul Gen eral LeoTor president. .Such treachery to the immaculato Bryan almost takes our breath and then again Lee is not a "sixteen to wunner. Is our esteemed contemporary getting ready to flop again. TlliNOSare coming Tom Kennards way in a canter.x lie recently secured a judment against tho state lor $13,000 and Thurston has recommended him to a place in the U. S. land office at Lincoln where the most arduous duty he will have to perform, will consist in drawing a salary of $2,000 per year. A regiment of cowboys is being fomed in Colorado and an envious ed itor wants war declared so the Span iards can get a whack at tho cattle punchers, and wipe them oil the earth We suspect the Dons would think they had struck a cyclone of bullets if they ever got in shooting distance of the boys. The impeachment of Mayor Graham of Lincoln has gone far enough along to show conclusively to the gen eral public that the impeachment should be sustained in the interest of common decency and political honor, if there is such a thing in that city. A man who would disgrace the party which honored him as Graham has done deserves a worse fato than mere impeachment. Governor HoLCOMithas bsen badly worsted in the newspaper war which J.W. Johnson has drawn him into,and he is now seen in a very unenviable light. He 6tands condemned out of his own mouth far worse than John son could possibly have done. He also leaves the attorney general in a bad plight. The governor must feel pretty sick of his newspaper contro versy. For some time back the proportion of gold paid to the treasury for cus tom's dues has increased until it now amounts to about 8 per cent W ithin the past few days some $15,000,000 of gold has started from across the water to pay the balance due to Uncle Sam's exporters. The war scare is not scar ing away gold at any rate. Gold is constantly accumulating in the treas ury in consequence of its plentifuiness. State Journal. Preparations for war continue on the part of the U. S. government with unabated vigor. The most impor tant move lately being tho purchase of two first-class armored battleships from Brazil which have been com pleted recently in British ship yards. Projectiles and powder is being deliv ered to the government in thousand ton lots, and every factory continues to run day and night forces, while the capacity of some factories is being doubled. The government is arranging for the transportation of troops to the Atlantic seaboard so as to be ready for emergencies, bids from railways having already been accepted. The navy department is a bee hive of in dustry, and the way'munitions of war is being hurried forward it certainly looks as though the government had reason to expect a crisis when the report of the Maine commission is made, and it is said the report is cer tain to be forwarded within two or three days. The acquittal of Sheriff Martin and his deputies after a long trial by a jury made up of two laborers, four me chanics, two small contractors, one carriage builder and three farmers, amounts to a conviction of the popo cratic press for some altitudinous ly ing. The harrowing stories regaled by the sympathizers with anarchy, turn out to have been false entirely, but we fail to see any of tho reform (?) newspapers correcting their state ments or in anywise trying to undo the wrongs they were "guilty of. Ten million dollars in gold has been TEN mmiou aouars iu uuiu una ivu ordered on the other side for imme- ' diato shipment to this country. The famine in India has boon over for a year. What 'a tho matter with the country which silver orators said would bo Hold at sheriff's s.ilo if their theory did not prevail. A man that will talk for tho "frco and unlimited" in tho face of all tho facts and con ditions which surrounds him, ought to take treatment in an asylum for tho foeblo minded. Every prophesy of theirs has proven false while every promise of tho sound money people has proven true. Prosperity is notod on every hand and the national treas ury for tho first time in four years has an income exceeding its expenditures. A I'OINTKR FOR NKIIKASKA. The fact that the Kentucky legisla ture has passed a bill to compel tho Associated Press to serve all news papers with its reportson equal terms, and passed it by an overwhelming majority, shows that the spirit of the American people is beginning to re volt against a trust which threatens to destroy tho usefulness as well as tho freedom of tho press. PROSPERITY POINTER. Nobraska is showing Mr. Bryan the practicability of paying off mortgages without the free coinage of silver. Tho release of farm mortgages in that state for 1807 amounted to nearly $15, 000,000 against $11,000,000 in 180G, while the total reduction in mortgage indebtedness was greater than has been known for many years in tho his tory of that state. Cincinnati Tri bune. A federal, law has gone into effect concerning which the average citizen knows but little. It is an act approved March 3d, 1807, providing that gold and silver coins shall not be mutilated, defaced, diminished, falsified, scaled or lightened, and a penalty of five years imprisonment and a $2,000 line is fixed for such offense. It is also contrary to law to attempt to pass any coin that is disfigured or lightened, the same penalty being prescribed for this offense as for the other. Here after tho possessor of a perforated or mutilated coin must not attempt to pass it. even for a loss sum than its face value. Beware of bad coins; they rray get you into trouble. This law applies, it is presumed to church con tributions for the preacher. The death of the wife of Senator Thurston which occurred on board a yacht near Cuba yesterday of apoplexy will be sorrowful news to many people in Nebraska. Mrs. Thurston was in apparent good health and always looked stout and ruddy. She felt that the trip was too much for her but she had always been at the side of her husband and she felt that she must go. A son aged fifteen, and two daughters thirteen and eleven years of age, survive her. Tho latter are in Omaha and the son is attending Harvard college. Three children died in infancy. Mrs. Thurs ton was an exceptionally bright woman a niece of the famous Luke Poland of Vermont, and much of her husbands success as a lawyer and as a politician are ascribed to her, as she was ever at his side giving wise counsel. The funeral will probably occur in Omaha as soon as the body can bo brought here for interment. TnE populists of Georgia fire the first gun for the fall campaign by turning down Bryan and fusion, and nominate a staight populist ticket, headed by Hon. Thomas E. Watson for governor. This is the same Wat son that run for vice president with Bryan on the National fusion ticket, but like many others he has had enough of bartering for place with democracy and the "the old lady" will have to go it alone in Georgia. The fact has special significance for the reason that it shows unmistakably the trend of the "public mind, and makes clear in the logic of events that fusion is not likely to work again. In this way Mr. Bryan is thoroughly dis posed of as he will not have an oppor tunity again to perform his graceful bareback act, of riding two horses at once Going in opposite directions. The local democratic camp resem bles a Spanish autonomist meeting in Havana. Eich man has good rea son to doubt the faithfulness of his neighbor and while charges and coun ter charges are being made the war spirit grows hotter. The followers of Cummins are aggressive while Mayor Gutsche's crowd are indignant at the thought of defeat by novices in poli tics. Gutsche has the democratic machine at his back while Cummins is pushed only by the reform element outside of party lines. The primaries are billed for Friday night of this week. If Cummins could carry the Second and Third wards he would win out. fie might carry the Third but the Second will be a warm place on that evening with the odds in favor of Gutsche. The Gering element has been on the fence as far as possible but when a show down comes they will be found clambering into Gut sche's band wagon. In case Gutsche's ascendency was seriously threatened, Frank Morgan, the heir apparent. would come in as the dark horse and take the nomination. It is quite cer tain that tho democrats will cast more votes at the primaries than they will have at the election. John Wanamaker, Philadel phia's merchant prince, opened his fight against Quay in Pennsylvania yesterday with a patriotic speech. He claims to be freeing the old keystone state from ring and boss rule by push ing his candidacy for governor. Making all due allowances for the ... . i the padding of his order book, the) statemont of a Chicago traveling man that in ten weoks ho took orders in England for $1,000,000 worth of Ameri can goods, is one that encourages tho belief that there was some error about that old free trade theory that a tariff cannot keep foreign goods out without at tho same time keoping home troods in Beo. THE grand jury In L incastor county brought in an indictment against Mayor Graham and Exciseman Vaill yesterday, the two boodlers who wore impeached by tho city council. Mr. Graham will soon conclude that a man who turns traitor to his party and becomes a political huckster has a hard road to travel. Tho punishment for such perfidy as Grabam has shown cannot bo too severe. The republican primaries and city convention take place Saturday even ing of this week, but tho nearness of the date fails to awaken any sjecial interest. It. B. Windham is urged probably the most as a mayoralty can didate, while II. N. Dovoy and J. G. Itichey nre receiving much favorable mention. A. B. Todd's name has also been mentioned, and if it were known that ho would bo at home, ho would have quite a boom in his behalf. The populists of Kentucky at amass convention held in Louisvillo yester day, decided not to fune, and will stick to the middle-of-the-road. INFORMATION AND OPINIONS. THE DON S DILEMMA. Now the Spaniard's brow is wrinkled, And his face is dark as night: "hall I sell my precious Cuba Is that better tliaa to fight?" Still lie stands there darkly brooding. Yet it wouldn't be too rash If you bet your entire fortune That the Don would take the cash. Washington Star. A little girl in a New York school screamed at the sight of a mouse. The children became panic stricken and rushed screaming out of tho room, the teachers ordered a fire drill, a fire alarm was turned in, distracted par ents fought to enter the building and save their children from the supposed flames. And all for one 6mall mouse Rash is the man that dares to laugh at the feminine fear of a mouse. Ex Posev Messersmith is organizing a company of sharp shooters to go with him to Cuba. He refuses to accept any but the soundest best men, and his company is a little slow in forming on that account. The members so far are Dad Karnes, Joe Lloyd, Ed Thrall, Sam Hollo way, J. II. Thrasher, Os wald Guthman, P. Edward Kuffnor, W. D. Jones, Ed Fitzgerald and sev eral others whose names we did not learn. Posey says he has a crowd that can licit a whole regiment of Spaniards, and he anxiously awaits orders to move to Key West. The young ladies of the Q. Z. society have undertaken some rather heavy work in the line of furnishing enter tainments to the public, but the man agement has been so good and the work done so thorough that they now have over $130 in their treasury. The organization was effected only a few weeks ago. District Court. Elizabeth C. Black vs Alexander Black suit for divorce, default of de fendant entered. Asenath Marquette vs T. F. Carnes dismissed as per motion of plaintiff. Mary E. Karnes vs Andrew S. Karnes decree of divorce granted on payinent of costs. Pioneer Savings & Loan Associa tion vs Anton Ilrasky et al. T Frank Wiles appointed guardian ad litem for minors. Chas. C. Parmele, receiver, vs John Reuland, et al. Sale confirmed and deed ordered. The case of the State vs McComb is on trial to a jury this afternoon. This is the case where a farm hand named McComb got into an altercation with a son of John Rauth at Mynard which resulted in McComb drawing a revol ver and shooting Rauth who suffered, however, only a slight wound. Mc Comb jumped bond once but afterward gave himself up and has been lying in jail for some time. The Same Up Here. County Treasurer Lloyd and his corps of assistants are busy these days making out tax receipts for persons who want to get the. interest on the taxes and eventually the property itself. The county is also purchasing a large amount of delinquent taxes and will foreclose the same. At present the force is at work on prop erty in Anderson's addition to Ne braska City, and they have orders for a large number of tax receipts on property in Nebraska City proper. The treasurer has do option in this matter, and must make the receipt when the money is tendered. A num ber of private individuals are buying up delinquent taxes and will get the benefit of the 20 per cent penalty that you will have to pay to redeem. Now, kind reader, if you are delinquent in your taxes, you should hustle around lively and pay the same, or you will soon be paying that 20 per cent in terest. Neb. City News. - Will Get Some Money. Ed Fitzgerald is here from Lincoln today, arranging to pay their property tax, which amounts to about $6,000. This will help out the city, us well as county treasury quite nicely. The taxes ha7e been running for several years, but the recent action of the commissioners in deciding to buy in all property for the county, causes peo ple to come to time. Old Bicycles Made new at Lehnhoff's practical bi cycle men. Splendid PEARLMAN'S IMMENSE STOCK OP Furniture, Stoves and House Furnishings Was augmented recently by the receipt of two car loatls of ootls for which he paid spot cash at the factory. Think What This Means It means heavy discounts. It means lower freight rates. It means that his competitors can not meet him on prices, neither can they meet him on a marvelous assortment of everything in his line. His Leader in Stoves Is the old reliable "Charter Oak," with its fifteen years' guaranty, and its half a hundred designs. No house in Cass county ever carried half so large a stock. He can suit every taste. Three hundred easy chairs to select from. Bed room suites and parlor suites from the lowest price to those fit for a queen. The Prices Is where Pearlman shines, and explains his wonderful business success. He pays no rent, his expenses are low, and with his cash discounts and car load rates he takes the lead and keeps it. It Will Surprise You To call and see his wonderful stock, and get his prices, which are from ten to twenty-five per cent lower than can be hail in Omaha. Remember the place. I. PEARLMAN, Opposite the Court House. Suicide or Accident. A stranger was asphxiated by gas in an Omaha lodging house Monday night. When he retired the lady of the house asked him if he understood how to put out the gas. He replied that he did, but the next morning he was dead in his bed. The man re fused to register when he entered the house and refused to give his name at first but on being questioned very closely said his name was John Brang. It is thought that this is not bis real name. He was dressed in a black coat and vest and blue overalls and wore a gray cap. He is about six feet tall, dark complexioned and is badly pock-marked. To all appearances he is a farm laborer. Tho officers found $62 in bills and $1.90 in silver in his pockets and a ticket from Columbus, Neb., to Fairchiid, Wis., and a check for a piece of baggage. Absolutely no means of identification was found on the body. Nothing can be learned concerning the man at Columbus, but the coroner has sent for the piece of baggage which the check calls for and it is hoped that this will afford some cluo to the man's identity. The man had been drinking some and it is supposed that he accidently left the gas turned on in some way. M Ward L. Smith, of Frederick- stown, Mo., was troubled with chronic diarrhoea for over thirty years. He had become fully satisfied that it was only a question of a short time until he would have to give up. He had been treated by 6ome of the best phy sicians in Europe and America hit got no permanent relief. Oue day he j picked up a newspaper and chanced to read an advertisement of Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He got a bottle of it, the first dose helped him and its continued use cured him. For sale by all drue- gists. Foley's Honey and Tar. 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A genuine gold fever has broken out in Box Butte and Cheyenne county over genuine finds of the yeilow metal. The queer formation there of gravel knolls on top of the divide is where the gold is found and as tho territory is ten miles in width and over a hun dred in length there will be room for plenty of prospectors. The assays are very flattering. A ltlg Transfer. II. W. Calhoun of New York has sold the Riley hotel property back to Judge Benedict, the consideration named being the snug sum of $100,000. This is the largest transfer made in this county this year. We are anxious to do a little good in this world and can think of no pleasanteror better way t.o doit than by re commending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive of pneumouia, consumption and other serious lung troubles that follow neglected colds. F. G. Fricke & Co. Lint of Letters. 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