Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 3, 1892, Page 4

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Georgo B, Tzschuck, NT OF }es. secrotary of Tho Boo Publisning company. does solemnly swear that the netual elrenlntion of TiE DAILY Bkr for the weok ending April 30, 1002 wus as fol- Tows Bunday. Aprilof...... o 210 Plondav. Apri) 23 i 52 sdny, April 26 Con . Apri] ¥ April .. L’rhlnv aturday, Aprii 5 Average....... GEORGE B. T Eworn to bofore me presonce FEAL and subscribed in my this 0t day of April. A D 182 Dhry babiic. It 15 no part county to make good the bnd invest- ments of purchasers of poor farm lots. rore held her brea l||\ .|H day Sun- . but her apprehension is over. May day passed withoutserious disturbances. 11GIT bureau well conducted by a skilled traflic man as commissioner ean be of inestimable value to the com- mercial interests of Omuha. — Now thatithe Fake Factory has closed Its Washitgton buroau the question nat- urally arvises, who will furnish pufis and MMy for Brilliant Billy Bryan? as SoME of the city fathers may trifle awkward in the Metho Ings, but this should be ¢ Incxperi and natural They wean all right seem a st meet- d to their diffidence. nee FARMERS cannot reasonably be ex- pected to turn out to political meetings with their work so far behind. This explains why even General Van Wyck tilks to many empty benches in the rural distric MAYOR Bris has approved the reso- Jution to purchase parks, and thus prac- tically ends the controversy. It is to be hoped the lands agreed upon are the best attainable for the purpose, and that the city goverument will take steps for such amendments to the city charter as shall make it certain the vight of emi- nent domain may be legally exercised fn securing boulevards, parkways and smaller parks to connect the large tracts, COMPETENCY, experience and in- wegrity should be the three cardinal virtues sought for in sclecting a city electrician. This ofticer will have a tre- mendous responsibility. Fe must organ- fzo his office and devise ordinances to muke his supervision effective. The fnterests of the city will frequently run counter to those of the electric com- panies, and the electrician must there- fore be ubsolutely independent of those companie: FERDINAND WARD, ng expiated his crimes by a term in the penitentiary, has been discharged from Sing Sing prison. It is to bo hoped that his incar- ation has effectually cured himof all disposition to speculute with other people’s money, and that the conviet brand will not be burned deeper into his soul by the heartlessness of men with whom he may now come into contac Ho is young. Give him a chance to re- deom himself. al meeting at the Board of Trade Tuesday aftornoon to pay re- gpect to the memory of tho lato Augustus Kountze will be largely at- tended by the older citizena of Omaha. Mr. Kountze made for himself more than a reputation as a financier when he lived in this city and since his depar- ture to other ficlds of usefulnes He vas known personally to business asso- cintes as o friend and to all as a public pirited citizen, Then, as evor since, ho won for himself the respect of all for his upright character, his benevolence and bis social qualitios. Few men will be more mourned by a larger circle of associntes and acyuaintances, It is fitting that his good deeds should be publicly recalled in tho presence of this community by those who knew and admired him, TiE memori sincerely SENATOR PALMER of to be very well sfied with the action of the democratic convention of that stute, which put him in about the same position that Mr. Gray of Indiana is in. If the Illineis delegation shall find that the Chicago convention wants Clove- 1and its first duty will be to support the ex-prosident, but if another candidate is Illinois is said to be selected it will cast iws vote and Jexertall its influenco for Palmer. The sn nator and his friends are quito content with this arrangement, believing as do that the national convention will not nominate Cleveland, The ven Illinois senutor is confessedly in the race, not to antagonize Dbut to take advantage of any opportu- pity that may come his way, and if it were not for his age he would be a for- midable candidate. It is hardly proba- ble, however, that his friends will e able to con the national conven }ion, 10 any event, that it would be ex pediont to push aside the younger if not more vigorous party leaders, like Patti son, Gray, Boies and Russell, and select a candidate who will be over 80 yeuw s old when the term of the next president expives, if he lives o long. anybody co THE DERELICT MAJORITY. The democratic majority in the house of representatives has given an example of ineapacity quite withoat parallel in the history of congress. It is possible to find some extenuation for this in view of the fact that now men with no in logisiation, who were thrown to the surface of political af under exceptional circumstances, stitute a o proportion of majority. But there is no adequate ex- to found for the porsistont slect of duty which many members of the majority have been guilty of, and which has been growing steadily worse from week to week. Absenteeism has become chronic, and although a disposition has been shown by the more industrious members of the houso to adopt measures to correct the evil, it seems doubtful whether it ean be cured by any means now left in the hands of the party managors, The com- mittee on rules having abandoned at the beginning of the session the right main- tained by the preceding house to oblige every member present to take part in legislation to the extent of helping to form a quorum, and re-established the old rule of an actual voting quorum, it is now within the power of a few mem- bers tostop proceedings atany time by re- fusing to vote. Although havingan over- whelming majority the democrats are frequently confronted with the cry of “no quorum,” and last week they were at no time able to show an actual voting majority, the result being an entire sus- pension of business on several days. The experience has fully vindicated the wisdom of the rula of the Fifty-first con- gress requiring that members present and declining to answer to their names shall bo counted for the purpose of mak- ing a guorum, Last I'riday the house made an at- tempt to vindicate its self-respect by ordering the sergeant-at-arms to bring in absentees and about a dozen were captured and brought to the bar of the house, but the proceeding was a farce. All the absentees were excused, an sort of explanation from them being sat- isfactory. Considerable time was wasted in hearing the excuses and king the vote on each, together with the inci- ntal discussion of the question whether expel ience nirs con- the cuse be ne the members arrested had the right to votz, and what followed during the ses- sion of that day was of very little conse- quence, Ex-Speaker Reed aptly said that the house had become a laughing- stock for gods and men. There is ample stututory provisions for the punishment of derelict members of the house, but the penalties are rarely inflicted, for the reason that nearly every member has at some time been guilty of violating the rules and knows that the tempta- tion to do so again may como at any time. Neither party is without blame in this matter, though the number on the majority side guilty of dereliction of duty is exceptionally large. he present house of representatives is not strengthening popular confidence in the party that controls it, and it cer- tainly is not vefleeting any credit upon the legislative branch of the govern- ment. THE ECWORTH LEAGUE. Four years ago the general conference, after some consideration of the question, declined to take any action relative to the endorsement of a separate young people’s socicty for the Methodist Epis copal church. The interdenominational organization known as the Young Peo- ple’s Society of Christian Endeavor was very strong and had a large membership in the church. Bishop Vincent and others were disposed 10 100k with favor upon the society and to encourage Meth- odist young people to give it theirallegi- ance. There was, however, a very pro- nounced sentiment even at that time in favor of a strictly Methodist young peo- ple’s organization, and the Epworth lengue advocates were not at all dis- heartened by the refusal of the genoral conference to take them under its all- protecting wing. During the last four years the pastors have apparently joined those favorable to tho distinet Methodist society. Asa consequence the Epworth league has now grown to 8,000 chapters and 400,000 members, It embraces by far the larger share of the young people of the church, Only here and there ave En- deavor societies still maintained in the Methodist churches, The Eyworth Her- ald, the organ of the society, has a sub- seription list of 60,000 names and it is regardea as a foregone conclusion that the Epworth league will drive the En- deavor society out of the Methodist church, A memorial will be presented at this conference asking for official recogni- tion. It will be signed and advocated Dby some of the most eminent clergymen in the denomination. The opposition will be strong enough in intellect, though weak in numbers, however, to make the discussion over this question quite interesting. In fact, to the young people of all denominations, the action of the conference with reference to the Eoworth league will be the most impor- want of the'session. The last Sunday in May is set upart as Epworth league day and persons who claim to know say that tho special meeting will be a sort of Jubiles for the Methodist young people who expect by that time to have re- ceived the coveted general conference endorsement, ——e THE HOME PATRONAGE MOVEMENT. It is now about nine months since THE BEE began to agitate the subject of home patronag It is scarcely six mouths since the Manufacturers and Consumers association was organized, In this brief period, a large part of 1t in the dullest season of the year, the idea of giving home manufactures the prefer- ence, quality and price being equal, has spread all over Nebraska. In Omaha every home factory has folt directly an improvement in trade, The whole as- pect of the future of home industries has brightened, and men who were dis- couraged bocause of the lack of local utriotism have taken new heart. In a single line of industry 155 additional cmployes ave ongaged in this city as a lirect result of the movement. Local manufacturers to a man are both pleased wnd ustonished at the results achieved. In the interior of the state a like in- crest in howe fecteries has been stimu- { lnted. The pross of the state has schood | and reinforced the sentiment of TiHE | BEE upon this matter and every man who has a factory has suddenly discov- ered that he is in high favor among his hbors, Omaha consumes nearly the entire product of several canneries. Nearly all the output of the Beatrico starch factory is taken by Omaha deal- ers. [Lvery Nebraska who sells anything Omaha people buy 18 certain to find here a mar Tho people of the interior of the state have not yet grasped the idea as fully nei ot. as wo could wish, They are loyal al- most ton man to strictly local indus trics, Greenwood men smoke Green- wood cob pipes; Beatrice people use Beatrico starch, and Crote housow make their bread from Crete flour. is right, but thoy do not general brace thestate in their patriotism. They can aid in building up all the local in- dustries of Nobraska if they will call upon their retail dealers for Nebraska bags, baking powder, barb wire,baskots, blueing, boots, boxes, brooms, buttons, canned goods, cigars, crackers, rolled oats, overalls, paper, safes, scods, shoes, soap, starch, sugar, trunks, twine, vine- gar, yonst, ete. This should be dona, es This y om- OMAHA DAILY BE} manufacturer | 100, for this home patronage movement cannot be ontirely succossful unloss it is made comprehensive enough to take in the whole state. NEW YORK AT MINNEAPOLIS. The fact thatthe New York republi- can convention did not instruct the dele- gates-at-large to the national conven- tion has permitted the opponents of President Harrison to assume that the sentiment of the convention was not fav- orable to his renomination, notwith- standing the cordial endorsement of the presiaent and the administration in the speeches and in the platform. The se- lection of ex-Senators Platt and Miller as delegates, both of whom are alleged to have grievances, is cited as evidence that the republicans of New York do not want Harrison as the candi , and other reasons, not difficult of invention, are put forward to justify this view. Those who profess to believe that the New York delegation will antagonize the president at Minneapolis will find no encovragement in the opinions of some of the most prominent members of the state convention. Judge Robert- son, who has been conspicuous in repub- lican politics in the Empire -J.\\.» for many years, said inaninterview since the convention that he was heartily in favor of the renomination of President Har- rison, but as to the matter of instructing a delegation he did not think it wise to do so when the time for voting was so many weeks in tho future. It has been the understanding among the repub- licans of New Yorlk since 1880, when the delegation from that state was instructed for Grant, that the delegatés from that state to a national convention should not Do instructed for any candidate coming from another state. Juage Noah Davis, also a leader of prominence and in- fluence, said that the impression that prevailed among the delegates at the state convention was not only that the president will be renominated, but that it is best that he should be. “I do not beliove,” said Judge Davis, “that thero will be in the national convention the shadow of opposition from New York to the president’s renomination.” Mr. Depew, whois oneof the dele- gates-at-large, is stated to be openly nnd emphatically for the renomination of the president, and other promirent re- publicans in the state have expressed themsclves in a similar way. There is no significance whatever in the omission of instructions by the state convention, because it was in accord with the policy of New York repub- licans oxcept when that state has a can- didate, and moreover it was unnecessary after the hearty and unqualified en- dorsement of the president. It is doubt- less true that Mr. Platt and Mr. Miller have had grievances against the admin- istration. They are leaders of factions, and President Harrison started out with the purpose, which he has firmly adhered to, not to countenance factional conflicts and to ignore those who were responsible for them. This hus pre- vented both Platt and Miller obtaining from the administration the recognition they desired. But it was nccessary to send ther to Minneapolis in the inter- est of party harmony, and they will go there with the intention, 1t is not to be doubted, of obeying the will of the re- publicans of New York, which it has been most clearly and strongly indi- cated is favorable to the renomination of Benjamin Harrison. Tue dificulty of locating Senator Gorman as a factor in the democratic presidential problem isnot the least among the perplexing features of the political situation. There appears to be no doubt that the Maryland senator is entirely willing to bo the candidate of his purty, and the impression is thut he is making various combinations with that end in view., To ascertain what and where these are is the trouble. When David B. Hill first went to Wash- ington it was understood that he and Gorman had made a compact., Later it was said that tho Mavylander, seeing the decline of the New Yorker, had broken with him and sought an alliance with Cleveland, e statement which ac- quired some plausibility from the action of the Maryland democratic convention. Still later came the announcement that the relations between Gorman and Hill were entirely friendly, and that so far as the presidential nomination wus eon- cerned, there had never been any under- standing between them, It has ualso been reported that the Maryland sena- tor had manifested a great deal of inter- est in Senator Palmer, and that he was contemplating sending an envoy to Gov- ernor Boies. All this tends to make Mr. Gorman a rather interesting figure in the democratic situation. If the nomination at Chicago depended on adroit and skillful political scheming, certainly the Maryland senator could hold his own with any one now in the list of possible candidates. TrOMAS B, REED of Maine cannot af- ford to damage his great reputation by antagonizing President Harrison, Everybady will know in a short time that Reed’s motive is revenge and this is too unmanly to e given place in his T big heart. Mr. Reed has nover forgiven tho prosident for appointing a man col lector of tho port at Portland who was endorsed by the wenators from Maine and opposed by himsell. Under the rircumstances, howpyer, the ex-speaker cannot afford to shdw ifl humor publicly. THE conclusive angwer to the assor- tion that immigraploh tends to lower wages is the fact that, although about 6,000,000 aliens have come into the United States during the past twelve years, the price of labor has not fallen, but on the contrary wages in most employments have advanced. One of the most careful statisticians in the country states thatin 1880 they were higher even than during the paper money period, or the inflation period, or the period of the excessive demands of the war, while gencral wages were higher in 1890 than in 1880 by from 10 to 40 por cent, nccording to the grade of the workman. This authority & that during the twenty-seven years since 1865, subject to temporary vari- ations and fluctuations, there has been a steady advance in the rates of wages, o steady redve- tion in the cost of labor per unit of product, and a corresponding reduction in the price of goods of almost every kind to the consumer, yet it was during this period that the tide of immigration was highest. The truth is, as the authority alrcady referred to says, there hus never been a poriod in the history of this country when the general rate of wages was as high as it is now, or the prices of goods relatively to the wagesaslow as thoy are today, nor aporiod when the workman,in the strict sense of the word, has so fully sccured to his own use and enjoyment such a steadily and progressively increasing proportion of aconstantly increasing pro- duct. All the facts and conditions tend to prove that there is nothing to fear from a continuance of immigration, so far as it corsists of the intelligent and the capable. An Omen of Victory. Globe-Democrat, This 158 pretty good business year all over the country. This is usuaily tho case when republican prospects for victory are bright. Ry 0 S Secking Something for Nothing, Philaaelphia Times, Colorado's insistonce on freo coinage as the price of fealty to the party is plainly try- ing to make a silver dollar go furthier than 1ts lntrinsic value wa Denver News (dem.), Two weeks ago the Cleveland boom was at the frenzy stage. It is rapidly going down, and at this time the democratic nomination is nobody’s plum. A freg silver coinage pole will knock down tho ripe fruit, Pinning Faith to a Shadow. St. Louis Republic. Tho talk of *‘Whitney as a compromise betweon Hill and Cleveland” is mero east wind. 'There is not enough of Hill loft to compromise with, but even if there wero it would stilt be Cleveland or a western man, -——— Why Dana Adores David, New York Sun. An able, popular and| courageous execu- tive; a democrat who has accepted ofico only at the bands of tho people or their representatives, auddetbr by appoiatment; a logislator of ripo experienco and an in- trepid and always vigilant public servant; what wonder that the representatives of the New York democracy should avow freely their contidence in David B. Hill? T The Do-Nothing Congress, New York World, Tho absonteeism in the houso of represen- tatives 13 a disgrace to the democratic ma- jority. 1f enough members for a quorum out of a majority of 150 cannot remain in thoir seats and uttend to the duties for which they wero chosen taerols a very bad state of affairs, which ought to be remedied by some resiguations, to be followed by the election of successors blessed with industry and a senso of duty. SRS et STATE CONVENTION ECHOES. Viewed from the Independent Standpoint, Polle County Progress, The corporction republican pross of the state are jubilant and singing bosannas over the defeat of Rosowater in the Douglas county republican convention. To us inde- pendents 1t is immaterial which side wlips, but we cannot help recognizing the fact that it is corporation fluences that are downing Rosowater. Two years ago when Tue Bee changed front, deserted its anti-monopoly record and madea truce with the corpora- tions, it was received by tne corporation leaders with joy, because they could use it in crushing the threatencd uprising of the people, but it never succeeded in being ad mitted into full confidence by the leaders. ‘Phe inborn independence of Rosewater made the false position ho was placed in galling and his resentment would now and then crop out. Now it remains to b seon whother he will havo the courago to maintain the fight against the combined cohorts of monopoly and corruption or whethor be will meokly kiss the rod that smites him. Rebuke to the Jackass Battery, Fremont Flail. ‘The Tribuno comes out in & post mortem wail asking why it God's name Mr. Rose- water should be avenzed. The Tribune is to0 frosh for any thing. Mr. Rosewater asks notuing of his party. Mr. Rosvwater does It is not ask his party even to avenge him, the party asking favors of Mr, Rosewater, The Tribune, in its advice to the dolegates to Minneapolis to repuaiate Rosowater, pos sibly echoes tho sentiments of Master Rich- ards. But thoso .who wuspire to auy political future bad dotter tread lightly on such ground., The {dea that ooly the four delegates-at-large ap plgdged to support M Rosewater for commiticoman iz very child- like and bland. The whole state was repre- sented in the convéntion at Kearney and each district is boupd by the action of its reprosentatives, Tho man who violates the instructions of the party in that matter it wero better for him, as'a politician, were a millstone attached to hiis neck and cast into tho depths of tho soa, It is funny now to'scotha Tribune brace up against Mr. Rosewatér afier Rosowater had permitted the Trivupe’s man Lo get what he wanted in convention. The Opposition Snowed In, dney Telegraph. Hon, E. Rosowater was eudorsed for the national committeeman from Nebrasia. The follow ing resolution was introluced Resolved, By the republican delogates of Nooraska in state convention assemblea 1502, that it be the sense aud desiro avention as an earnest desiro of the uolican party of Nebraska to unanimously recommend Hon. Edward Rosewater of Omaba as their selection as committeeman of the national conveatioa for the state of Nebraska. A vigorous effort was made by a handful to defeat the resolution, but a roil call snowed the opposition in doeply, and Cheyenue was ESDAY, MAY 3 1892 1n the fore front of the blizzard casting her vote solidly for the resolution. At about the close of the convention another attompt was made intending the rescinding of the resolu- tion, which was defeated by simply adjourn ing the convention, Envy and Mediocrity Rebuked, Capital City Courler, What a pitiaole sight it Is to see so many well-meaning Nebraska nowspapers hoot aud hurrah about Rosewater and Tnr Bee. 1t's really a pity, and they ought to know botter, too, by this time, They have boon at it for ycars, and all they havo said against either the editor or his paper has only re. dounded to tho credit, in a financial way, of both. Mr. Rosewater may bea villain, an unscrupulous and infamous writer, and a rascal in gouoral, but his bitterest enemics must confoss that, as a general rule, ho and his paper como out on top, and will prob ably survive dozens of the yolping nswspapers that have tried ogain and agaln to down him, and with but little or no success. It is amusing to read some of the exchanges and note that the Bungtown Skyrocket says: “Tie Bre is losing ground dafly ana vorily its list dwin- dles,” and sundry other similar romarks. Then the city papers copy the Skyrocket's editorial (1) with glaring headlines aund poo- derous comments. During all this time tho big Omaha paper keops on its own tenor, mapped out fn its own course (whother tho other fellows think it right or wrong), 1n- crenses its subscription list and continues to advanco in importance 1n tho sealo of Ameri- can journals, Its about tho only paper we ever seo quoted in the metropolitan dailins, and all must admit that notwithstanaing tho attacks made upon it, Tur Bee is the greatest nows- papoc in the great mid-west. A fair samplo of Mr. Rosewater's ‘ot there” qualifica- tions was again demonstrated at Kearney Wednesday, and whilo he occasionally losos a battle, yet that does not cool his ardor for the next contest. He is plucky, untiine and never to be discouraged, and therein lies the success of Mr. Rosewater and Tiir: Ber, and it would seom that after so many yoars of hard ghts mado upon him, the avmy of fighters would realize that to permanently down him is impossiole. That he is o Bohe- mian, & pigmy, a rascal, a joss, a villain, o back straddler, a bolter, and a dozen or more other subjocts all in one, does not scom to injuro him; at least it would not seom so to glanco over his record for the past fiftoon vears. A D, e Smile, Columbus Telegram, In its next 1ssue afier tho republican state convention the Telegram predicted that Rosowater's endorsement for the position of national committoeman would not finally sottle the controversy, as Itichards proposed to 1gnore them and strivoe for tho position himself. This statement is now borno out by the Fremout Tribune, Richaras’ home organ, which declares that tho iustructions could only be binding on the four delozates atlarge, and noton the twalve elocted by the districts. Talk about domocratic quarrels they are Sunday school picnins by the side of tho present sanguine republican contiict. Be it said to the credit of the Call, that the convention having rowarded Itosewater. that paper is doing 1ts level best to defoat its party. And we smile! Niobrara’ Pioncer. It is strikingly silly for republicans to make such a trescherous war on Rosowater, and at a time when the republican party of tho state can 11l afford it. It1s not a ques- tion what transpired two years ago. Itisa question as to what s going to happen during next summer and fall. Maybo it wasn't nice for Rosewater to stylo some of the provin- cinl press “Jackass batteries,” yet he didn’t hit far from the mark when it is considerea bow impolite this same provincial press has become. Drive Rosewater and Tit Ber into the Van Wyck field and they are leaders for the people to follow by no meaus weakling: Bad Year for Democrats, Fairbury Enterprise. “Iu the intorest of harmony” the action of the republican convention in chosing Webster and Richards as delegates and Rosowater as committeoman was wise. This is not the year for Nevraska republicans to wage war upon esch other. It is not the year to try to sit down upon anybody but a Jemocrat. Noxt year, if necessary, gentle- men, let's have 1t out, according to the Mar- quis of Rosewater rules, but this year, a truce let it be. A Complin t from the Southwest. Hebron Journal. It appears that Rosewater reallv won the fight for supremacy in the state convention, nd he wasn’t there, either. * * % “Hon Eaward Rosewater, national republican com- mitteeman for Nobraska,” is the way it will read hereafter. It will now be in order for him to s “I can tie one hand behiad my back and whip my oppouents.’ A Gl Democr eatrice Democrat, The resolution recommending Rosewater is far short of an election. The committec- mun 1s elected by all tho sixteen delegates. Tho convention that elected Rosowater only olocted four of the sixteen. There is yot time for tho corporation cappers and oil room bummers 10 get in their work. Never Wil I3e Missed, Grand Istand Independent. The indications are that the Lincoln Call will support the democratio or independent psrty this fall. It declares tho republicans a pack of cowards because thoy would not help it make sausage of Rosewater. The Call is really and truly to be pitiod in its agonizing moments. —— COMMENT ON THE CONFERENCE. Cincinnati Commercial: This will bo a ereat weok among the Methoaists—the quadrenntal conference st Omaha, In the proceedings the preachers will, as usual, havo the bulge, as laymen, who suphort the church with their money, have only u third represen- tation, and women, who furnish the church mombership, are shut out of the conference entirely. Now York Herald, 30th: The quadreunial general conference of the Methodist church will pegin its sessions in Omaha tomorrow. The Methodists ure sbirt siceve Christions, They are not afraid of work, and have doue agood deal of it in their day. Bornto bo pioneers, their clorgy can travel further in & week—generally on horseback—put up with more discomforts, preach more sermons, and doiton a smaller salary than any other de nomination in Christendom. They have thoreby grown from nothing to pretiy nearly everytiing. If there isa hialot o sottlemont where a Methodist minister is not t0 be founa we haven't yet heard of it. These BLIND. They are blind who will Dot try & box of BEECHAM'S PILLS for the disorders which out of Impaired ton. Fora itomuch, O Disorde: Sick Hea che, or nny Billo and Nervous aliments. they take the place of an entira madicine chest. COVERED WITH A TASTELESS AND SOLUBLE COATIN uggists. Price 38 cents a box rk Degot, 365 Canal St 5 e il Methodists are going orancy, and disouss many moro connected with their interior ecoromy will have a social, a jolly rather quarrelsome time, but when the; the doxology they will resume #ood nature and the clouds will all roll t Minunoapolis Tribune: This wook Omaha the highest council protestant denomination In in quadronnial session of ov a hundred annual logislate law nud gospol for of 5,000,000 souls. The Methodist can humblo a Methodist bishop, It only powor on oarth to which ho bows. s the bishop 1s elooted for lif tremble very violently at oven tho sight this most august of church bodies. Tho body represented at Omahn is one of tho most AgErossive and progressive in tho rali gious world. Methodism is strong with vigor and virility from the toiling and thinking middle classes. Having passea from the wperiod of (tinerancy, the church has by no means beon aivorced from esponially tho samo timo 1t has reached out among the edu cated classes and has become strong in schol ox- its deads and votos and monay shoutd go with the pravers. Tho collection box ana pulpit reformer are Mothodist More democratio than some rolizious bodies, the Mothoaist church admits laymen women Toroes in moral and political reforms, Mothodism is a power for good in ropubliean government. The quadrennial conferonce at Omabia is one phenomona, which disprovo the calamity cry, that wo are on “'tho vergo of moral, political and ma- tho strong laboring in nd s nanry. classos, agricultural yed At ars and mon of public affairs. It1s cellence tho church militant. It faith to works and bolioves that par pins, among the cardinal doctrines of faith, to its vonferencos and soon will hav in its councils, Among the foremost of those oft recurring social erial ruin.” BALM FOR TH Y. Chieazo Mali: Paris may seribed as 4 homb town, ar: e eoanso it thi on. utical Era: “What g-rious thing about . drug Smirty of tho Junior clerk “Why q-bobs, of course,” pected answer. Noew York Horald: Smythe—Why don't buy a house and quit moving? Tompkins (who has volitical Idon'tdare. That would m storor’ was 1o Ko nio Atehison Globet they pud for them. Now Orleans eanthomum v yune You o is an ox-eyo dalsy. Books on botany suy so QUEEN OF MAY. New York Her.d Sho's Queen of May, with both her arms akimbo, Her s eeves rolled up and rabbers on st thus she dressed to take my heart in T bo But, then, one cannot wove and still look sSweet, In that attire she aves an extra woma Whose wages now my purss could iy S0 1 were more than brate and less thoo b nian Did I'not dream Ler still Washinzton Star: It & mun to tell who his frionds are but not who they are golug to be. in Columbus Post: Mr, Oorbett will t rush. Tt is not generally belloved that cye 15 essential to poring over u book Philadeiphia Ledzer: A model of t bitlon. Capital idea. Boston Courlor: When one has casion to fire her, Galveston News: A green old age is it. It is the green young age that gerous. S — A DOMESTIC EPISODE, Canadtian Queen. Toln, T fear; you; ed to love mie. great chanze his You do not sit heside And hug me as you used to do. You used to p And often kiss Wiien wo sat on one rocking chair, Dear John. why don't you do 80 now? Ise my eyes, my hair, “You used to eall me your delight: Sutid you were proud my love to win, And Kéep me at the gate at nizht Tl ma would ecme and call me in. “You called me then vour ownest own, Your popsy pet—you did, you know; happy time dearest, wha past and gone. as changed you so? Ab! v John laid his paper on his knee. And heayed sizh, and said: Whatever changes there may be You've brouglit ubout yourse!f, my dear. “I tear “This much, at least. you must confess: Whene'er my visit T would puy, oudid not meetmo in the dross In which you'd been at work all day. Your halr was not in paper curls. our slippers flappinz 03 your feet; You were the pretiiest of givls, With everything about you neat “A snow-white coliar then you'd wear, And at your throit n protty bow Alflower 0f some kind In your hulr, Now, darling, what bas changed you so?" to, elect some more | bishops, and to talk for and against the itin- questions : Thoy and probably & sing their usual of tho largest Amorica will sit ‘The ropresentatives (feronces will a_constituoncy grand conforence is tho only tomporal power which is the But 0, hie does not now be do- Possil y the haby norsists Ks 1t Is the most asked unox- ‘ou aspirations) ; )\ B tax- payer, and mafrald I'd be a mugwumy next The wor'd Is full of men who have things they want toseil for less than Now thero 18 Leu- an bet your life it urdly my Queen of May, A easy matter for Doiitics, ¥ to got tn his work on Mr. Sullivan e.rly to avold the a lquid o white houso is to be shown at the Columbian exhi- brizht servant in the house there would soem no oe- DRIVEN FROM CHURCH BY A PRIEST, Two Worshipers Foroed to Fly at the Point of & Revolver, Brnrixeros, No J., May 2.—Rev Fathor Tracy, pastor of the St. PPaul's Roman Catholio church, yesterday ordered a policeman to ejoct from church Matthow Juynor and his daughter, Miss Nollie Jaynor, who have boen membors of the congregation. The officer rofused, and the priest, drawing & revolver, forcod Jaynor to arise from his knees, and pointing the weapon at his head drove him out of tho cdifice. This is said by Miss Jay nor to be duo to the fact that sho the attentions of a protestant named Charlos Massoy. ‘Tho youug woman {s 18 years old aud has known Massoy, whois a youth of 20, since they wore chilren. The intinacy was denounced by the priest. Finally, after warcing the Jaynors, tho priest debarrod them from church. On sevoral occasions Fathor Tracy croated a sensation by his bit ter denunciations of mombors of the church whom he had watched and found guilty of intemporance. He also denounced daneing in_severo torms somo time ago, and on this occasion flourishod a revolver. ~Jaynor loft for Trenton today,whore he will lay his com. plaiut before Bishop O' Farroll. roceivod — e FOUGHT 10 A FINISH. Battle in 1 Islana Retwoean Ofticor and Negro Toughs. NEW Onieans, La., Ma ho Timos: Democrav's Bayou Sara, L., special says A fatal shooting affair occurred about 8 o'clock yosterday evening at a store half a wile from the town on the Woodville road, resulting in the doath of W, k. Halliton, a prominent young man, and also two desper ute negroes—George and William Rucker— and the serious wounding of Willio Stewart, Pat Haralson and Mack Lawson, colored. Goorgo Townes, ward coustable, was at tempting to arrest George Rucker for being drunk and disordorly. He apparsntly suv- mittea to arrest and started to go with the o 'wor, out suddenly turned, drew two ro- vol rs and commenced firing on the consta bloant thoso presont. His brother, Willie, shicldin « himself behind a barrel, also openod firo with “atal cftoct. —— TRIED TO KILL THE PRIEST. | A Crazy Woman Attacks Father 0 with a Hatehot, Pirrenva, Pa., May 9. —Somoihing of asens sation was created on the streot in frout of St. Mary’s Catholic church at Mount Washington yosterday. Mary Cameron,a crazy woman,as: saulted Rev. Father O'Counell with a hateh- ot. Thevwom . rushed at bim just as he was enteri o church and struck at him with the hatenet. He warded the viow and seized her hy the arm. Sho fought like & tigross and tried her utmost to kill him. Finding that he could not overpower hor, Pather O'Counell drew a revolver, but by this timo ussistance had arrived and the wo man was arrested. It soema that many vears ago Mrs, Cameron lost her property throuch litigation and at that timo the priest testified Deadly an n. against he The loss turned her brain and sno has had an autipathy to priosts ever since. - REPUBLICANS. COLLEGE Convention and Banquet to ie Held at Arbor, Mich, ANy Annor, Mich,, Ma tion and banquet of tho college republicans of the country, W bo held here onthe 17th 1nst., under tho auspices of the University of Michizan Republicau club, promises to boa brilliant affair. More thun twenty prominent clubs will be represented. 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