The Semi Weekly News-Herald PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAY9 ... BY TICK . . . NEWS PUIiLISHINO COMPANY, M. D. POLK, EDITOR. i 1.1 i - DAILY EDITION. Ge Tear, in advance, t-r 00 Six Months, 2 .00 ine Week, 10 bingl Copies, 5 BUHI'WKKKLY EDITION. One Tear, in advanco, .... $1 00 Six Mosths, 50 T.?-B LARGEST CIRCULATION Of any Cass County Paper. YoUit Undo Sum seems to be like ono of Dickenu characters be is waiting most of tho. time lately for something to turn up. TllK deraorratH of Nebraska City turnod up their noses at tho proposal to fuse with the pops, and nominated a straight ticket of their own yester day. Tho fusion deal, so popular two years ago, seems to have lost its charm. A THKKE cornered mayoralty fight in this city seems quite probable. If tho republicans place a clean and able candidate in the field this evening, his election would bo almost certain. Evory such man approached bo far, however, says no, and the famine in candidates is not a flattering omen for success. BAUTLEY is to have a rehearing in the supremo court, and It is said that tho now demo-pop judge, Sullivan, is the man who has asked for it. A little more supreme court jugglery and a few more criminals turned loose on the puople,will make the general pub lic feel like Shrader felt toward the constitution one time. Republican clubs throughout Ne braska should put their organizations into fighting shape early in the season. The meeting of tho national republi can league at Omaha in July should find the Nebraska club men lined up in one solid phalanx as an intimation of what tho campaign of 1898 will bring forth. Omaha Bee. IT looks as though Hawaii might bo annexed after all in spite of the sugar trust, and the newspapers who have been sugared to fight the proposition It is said a resolution will bo offered in the senate and that the Sandwich Islands will be brought into the fold tho same as Texas was. A majority of both houses are in favor ot the plan. A. G. WOLFENBEKGEK who has ong kept a orivate graveyard for his numerous political hopes, has been very properly nominated for the office of "cemetery trustee" by the Lincoln populists, prohibitionists and demo crats. "Wolf " is a good man for the place and republicans who vote for hiai should not be read out of the party. THE Armenian massacres were pointed to with horror by Americans everywhere and the British govern ment was roundly abused as cowardly and inhuman. Now, the shoe is on the other foot, the Cuban brutalities being far worse than those suffered in Armenia. The awful crimes are com mitted at our very door, and yet noth ing is done to prevent or stop Spain from its heartless persecutions and murders. SiXTY-EionT per cent of the Span ish people can neither read nor write. This the sort of nation your Uncle Sam has to cope with and it's the sort that can understand a shot gun argu ment better than pages of reason and sound logic A Spaniard won't believe a thing till you show him and our gov ernment should not be too slow in giv ing him some practical demonstra tions at the cannons mouth which he can comprehend. A LADY bearing the appropriate name of Mrs. Shut has emerged from the rocky fastnesses of Colorado, and has notified the authorities that she has organized a regiment of martial females who will insist upon going to the front in case of war. -If the ex ample set by this lady is generally fol lowed, peace will be a sure thing. The Spaniards may bo brave, but they are not foolhardy, and they will re fuse to cross swords with the new wo man. Beatrice Express. The Iowa legislature has under taken the job of fixing the western boundary of the state without the consent of anyone else. The change in the channel of the Missouri has made this bouniary matter an im portant ono, and these Ilawkeye fel lows don't want to get funny. We may have to send the state militia and Col. Colby over there to put a quietus on them if they go to swiping Nebraska territory. THAT remarkable partnership be tween wheat and 6ilver, stories of which W. J. Bryan used to cajole his farmer friends with, in an endeavor to get them interested in his white metal schemes wont go any more. Time has proven the story a raw fake, and the man who peddled it a fakir of the first water. Those farmers who were taken in on the story are beginning to see how they were used to bolster up a cause that had no merit in It, and the result is there will be a big falling off this fall in the vote for the free and unlimited. In the meantime wheat continues to hover above the dollar mark, while silver is down lower than It was when wheat was selling for forty cents per bushel. OUR vorsatllo nolghbor acroa tho way, in an effort to boom tho demo cratic city treanuror, makes laughing stock of itself by claiming great crodit becauso taxes are being paid and tho several funds aro in primo condition. The city treasurer walks down to tho county treasurers office and receives what tho luUor officer pays over to him, that i tho sort of awful labor ho performs to keep up tho several funds. We admit that credit is duo some where for tho improved condition of tho city and county treasuries. Tho credit belongs to tho county commis sioners, who, by hard work, havo col lected nearly $40,000 of back texes and aro still pushing these collections. Only a few days ago Commissioner Hayes mado a trip to Lincoln at his own expense and eaw tho representa tives of tho Fitzgerald ostato and brought them to timo eo that today they havo tigroid to pay $5,000 into tho county treasury in full of their taxes. Over half of this will go to tho city, and it will cost the city treasurer a walk of three blocks to add it to tho city funds. Our naigh bor must not try to boom democratic officials by crediting them with work which republican officers. havo dono. General Blanco seems to be busy most of the time in giving banquets and costly entertain ments for Spanish dignitaries who visit Havana. The fact that ho can do this in the face of so much suffering where defenseless women and children are dying of star vation by thousands, proves the wan ton cruel nature, of these Spaniards, and makes justifiable anything that this country might do to force Spain to quit her brutal war. Each succeeding report from stricken Cuba only excites greater sympathy for these struggling people, and if something is not done soon for them our claim of humanty would be farcical. Are we a nation of craven cowards whose idolatrous wor ship of the dollar has crowded out every spark of patriotism and sym pathy for tho oppressed? It certainly begins to look that way. We may make futile attempts to feed the starv ing people in Cuba for months, but it would be more humane, more manly to put a stop to the butcheries. If the president continues to turn a deaf ea to the awful sufferings of the stricken people on our neighboring isle, and listens only to the opinions of the stock gamblers and moneybags of Wall street, ho will soon be in worse repute with his own party thanCleveland was. The mass of republicans favor the ira mediate recognition of Cuba and are tired, thoroughly tired, of the wait ing policy. CniLl is not chilly toward Uncle Sam and says we can have her finest war ship with the Irish name of O'Higgins at any time if we need it, and the Argentine Republic is in the same mood. Our South American neighbors are evidently not jealous of the great republic and fore see the good results which 'may follow by es tablishing c'ose friendly relations. HOLCOMB'S attorney general, Mr. Smyth, has brought a big suit against Bartley's first term bondsmen, alleg ing his defalcation of over $200,000. Now comes the governor with a state ment mado in writing to the effect that Bartlev was not a defaulter dur- iug his first term at all. The demo cratic fusion officers must get to gether or Bartley's bondsmen will again be let out. TnE navy department has ordered according to the telegraphic reports over 5,000,000 pounds of powder. The big appropriation made for war prep arations must be melting like an April snow. If there is to be no war as the diplomaes tell us, the buying of such vast stores of material is little else than a waste of money. It seems, however, as if the government had some ideas of war which it did not care to have shared by the general public. The impeachment of Mayor Graham of Lincoln came to an end last even ing in a way that the city should be ashamed of. The testimony was very damaging, tut ten votes of the mem bers of the city council were neces sary to sustain the charges, and when a vote was taken only nine voted in favor of impeachment. The courts will now take a turn at the mayor, he having been indicted by the grand ury, and it is to be hoped that he may yet suffer the penalty of his shameful acts. There's nothing new in the Cuban situation. McKinley has not sent the proposed message to congress, neither has the red tape commission, which was investigating the Maine disaster, seen fit to make a report. The poor Cubans are dying of starvation by tne thousand, and not a finger is lifted by the Americin government to 6top the inhuman war of annihilation. The Spaniards, without money and without credit, seem to terrorize the adminis tration as badly as if one of the great powers was about to bombard the national capitol. Republican Central Committee. A meeting of the republican cen tral committee will be held Tuesday evening March 22, 1898, at the office of S. H. Atwood & Co., at 7:30 p. m. over Smith & Parmele's store. A full attendance is requested and the nom inees for office are requested to be present. W. H. Newell, Chairman. Is your liver tired? does it fail to do duty? If so, don't neglect its call for help. A few doses of Herbine may save you a spell of sickness. Herbine is the only perfect liver medicine. It cures Chills and Fever. 75c. Play a Sweet Aeolian-Democratic La'. WHAT THE BOY SHOT AT Will Ito the Democratic I'ortlon They Nominate u Ticket and Ks-hc the Nightmare "Fusion" a Tink ling Cymbal. Tho democratic .city convention mot at White's opera house last even ing and was called to order by that irrepressible democrat, Col. l'eter Edward RutTner. Frank J. Morgan was made tempo rary chairman by Frank Green and Green was maJo tomporary secretary on motion of John Sattler. On motion tho secretary road a list of the delegates elecLed to the con vention, there being no contests, on motion of Clias. Grimes tho list as read were declared tho delegates to the convention. The delegates present were author ized to cast tho full voto of tho ward. On motion of l C. Hanson the tem porary organization was mado perma nent. Morgan was called on for a speech, but he failed to grasp the opportunity so long as Col. Sherman's mouth watered for a chance to say a word and others desired to m ike a talk. On motion of Ofe tho chairman of each ward was requested to announce the voto of his ward. Nominations for mayor were called for and for a time it looked as though there would be no response, but Wm. Neville threw himself into the breach and broke tho stillness which had taken possession of the hall by naming John A. Gutscho. D. M. Jones wantod Gutscho nomi nated by acclamation but the chair declared him out of order and the roll was called which resulted in every vote being cast for Mr. Guische. When tho third ward was reached the chairman of the delegation, Chas. D. Cummins, announced nineteen votes for Gutsche, but his face showed unmistakable evidence of disgust. The mayor was called upon for a speech. Ho came forward and thanked the convention in ,a few words for the honor and promised to give a good administration if elected. P. C. Hanson, on behalf of the Sec ond ward, named Fred W. Lehnholf for city clerk, and H. Spies seconded the nomination. Fred got every vote except one, in the Third ward, and was declared the nominee. Fred was not an orator and thanked the convention in a few words. Charley Grimes grew eloquent in nominating H. R. Gering for treas urer, and moved the suspension of the rules and that he bo declared the choice of the convention by acclama tion, which carried unanimously. J. M. Patterson nominated Mike Archer for police judge, which carried in the same way. Archer thanked the convention in a neat speech and said he would do his duty if elected, as he expected to be. James Patterson, Jr., named W. K. Fox for the school board and Chas. Grimes named F. G. Fricke. The rules were suspended and both were nominated by acclamation. John Corey, the Third ward candi date for council, withdrew and the Tnird ward delegates got together and placed James Patterson, Jr., in nomination. Charles Grimes pronounced an elo quent eulogy ou the life and valuable services of Col. P. Edward Ruffner, and named him for chairman of the city central committee. The conven tion acquiesced in the choice and P. Edward was made chairmau. Tho fol lowing was announced as the city CENTRAL COMM1TTE: First ward H. G. Livingston. Second ward D. M. Jones. Third ward Chas. D. Cummins Fourth ward B. L. Kirkham. Fifth ward Wm. Slater. A meeting of the democratic city central committee was called for Judge Archer's office Monday evening at 7:30. A STAB AT FL'SIOX. Fusion received a stab under the short ribs that would have made the chills chase each other in quick suc cession along Mr. Bry in's bactt had he been present, when P. C. Hanson moved that the democratic nominees of this convention bo not allowed to accept tho nomination of any other convention or party or by petition, and strange as it may seem this open thrust at fusion carried by unanniraous vote. F. J. Morgan then made a speech which received loud applause. BRYAN'S BIRTHDAY. Col. Sherman, who had no voice in the convention, he not being a dele gate, but who is always loaded, arose in the back part of the hall and called the convention's attention to an im portant fact which he called a coinci dence which ho thought the conven tion should take some action on. It was to the effect that today was Bryan's birthday anniversary and he wanted congratulations or something of that sort sent. His speech would havo sot the convention wild two years ago, but times h ivo changed it fell flat and no action was taken, much to the chagrin of tho gallant colonel who counts Bryan as standing next to George Washington. The city central committee was autho-ized to fill any vacancies that might occur on tho ticket and tho convention then adjourned. Old Iticycles 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 loads of yoods for which he paid spot cash at the factory. Think What It means heavy discounts. It means that his competitors neither can they meet him on 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. ilX FURJITUllK No house in Cass county ever carried half so lar-e 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 g-et his prices, which are from ten to twenty-five per cent lower than can be had in Omaha. Remember the place. I. PEARLMAISL Opposite the Court House. TnE talk of Holcomb convening his popocratic legislature in order to save the people from railway extortion is a great joLe. If the legislature was convened some of the thrifty mem bers might make more money out of it than they did before, but there would be no legislation that would hurt the railways or any other corporate inter est Those who had business with the last legislature are unanimous in the statement that such a hungry crowd of boodlers were never before called together in the state house. This gang of free booters might capture a fewsimoleons to carry them over to the next session but they wfll not en act any maximum rate laws that would hurt the roads, if Holcomb thought they would, there would bo no talk of an extra session. liurlal of John A. MacMnrphy, From Saturday Evening's Daily. The funeral of John A. MacMurphy occurred this afternoon from the Epis copal church, Rev. H. B. Burgess con ducting the services. A large delega tion of the G. A. R. met the remains at the train and escorted them to the church. There was a large attend ance of old friends of the deceased and a number of sorrowing relatives in attendance ana wno iouowea me remains to their last resting place. The floral tributes were beautiful beyond description, the ceremony very impressive and the music by the choir specially suitable to the occasion. 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 some of tbe best phy sicians in tiurope ana America on got no permanent relief. One day he picked up a newspaper and chanced to read an advertisement of Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedv. He erot a bottle of it, tho first dose helped him and its continued use cured him. For sale by all drus- gists. Gardening Time. Bennett & Tutt have just received . . 1 T 1 II. a large invoice oi pacKage anu ouik garden, flower, grass and clover 6eeds, sweet peas and nasturtiums. Seeding time is near at hand and you should make your purchases while the stock is complete. Seeds are all fresh and prolific no carried-over stock. Re member Bennett & Tutt. 'cw Improvements. The Pearl Steam laundry has just received one of "the latest pattern bosom, collar and cuff ironers from Chicago, and is better prepared than ever to do nico work. Remember Pearl Steam laundry. Main street. Hay For Sale Either in the bale or loose, as mny bo desired. C. L. STUIX, Oreapolis, Neb. araaln This Means It means lower freight rates. can not meet him on prices, a marvelous assortment of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Just His Lack. "I'll pay uo mere," shouted Gimblj when the insurance agent called on him. "No more accident policy for me. Let 'er lapse. It's just tho same as burn ing money for me. No use in arguin oi jollyin now. I'm done donatin. 1 wouldn't give a dollar on the million to be insured against accident." "What's the matter, man? Our com pany's good as gold. " "I don't care whether it is or not. I'm accident proof. When I was learnin to ride my bicycle, I fell off 200 times by actual count and never as much as sprained a finger. I was in a runawaj where four other people were all jammed up, and I didn't have a scratch. Two months ago I was in that railroad wreck, and every living soul in the car but myself was hurt. I fell off the street car this morning, dropped through the open cellar door when I went home to lunch and was standing right beside my stable man when a horse kicked him clear across the barn, and I'm just as sound as the day I took out that pol icy. That's just my infernal luck. Not another dollar will you get out of me." The next day (Jimbly wus laid up with a twisted back incurred by toFsing the baby in the air. DerroitFree Press. Glass Mirrors of the Ancients. Al. Berthelot has from time to time unearthed a vast amount of valuable in formation respecting tbe chemistry and technology of the ancients. His latest researches have reference to some glass mirrors found nrar Rheims and which date from the third and fourth cen turies. The glass was coated witli a me tallic substance and also with a layer of whitish material The metal proved to be lead, with no trace cf gold, silver, copper, tin, antimony or mercury, nor was there any organic substance pres ent, showing that no extraneous mate rial was used to cement the lead to the glass. The mirrors appeared to have been cut from hollow blown glass globes, and it is possible that before being cut the molten lead had been poured into the interior, adhering to the previously warmed glass. Tbe whit ish layer consisted of lead carbonate and lead oxide formed by the oxidation of the lead coating and calcium carbonate, which had been deposited from the wa ter of the district in which the mirrors were found. Industries and Iron. Prompt A.nTem. 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