Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 5, 1892, Page 4

4 THE DATLY BEE I ROSEWATER, Eoircn -— - PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. _ OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION DatlyRee (without Sunday) One Year.. .. ¢ 8 i d Sunday, One Year, E ths Funday Hee, One Year, 2 Buturdny Hee, One Yoar 15 Weekly Bee, One Year v ve 10 OFFICES Omaha. The Bee Build ne. EouthOmahn, corner N and 26th Streets Counell BInMTs, 12 Pearl Streot Chicaco Offiee, 3.7 ¢ ham ber of Cc New York,ltoom a1, 14 and 15, Tribu lding Washington, 513 Fourteenth Streot CORRESPONDENCE, roluting to news and | e Le uddressod e the sditorial matter sl Editorial Departmer communications uld BUSINESS LETT All busineas letters and ee £y tiances shonld e addressed to The T shing Company, Omaha, Drafts. checks and postofiico orders 10 be made payablo to the order of the com- pAny. ‘Il Bee Potlishing Company. Proprictor SWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION Etatoof Nehraskn, | County of Dourlns. | s Georgo I3, Trschuck, secretary of The Doeo Publisnine company. does solemnlv swenr that the netual oireulation of TrE DAy B for the week ending April 0, 1503, was as fol- lows Sunday, April ndnv. April 25, sdny, April % Inesday, April Thursday, April 23 Fridny, £pril 20 V.o Baturdiy, April 0. .. 58, Averago GEORGE I, T Sworn 1o before moe und subscribed presence this L0th duy of April, A ., 1 nomy SHAL N. B FRIL, Notar¥ Pubiie. = = = Average Cireulntion for Muarch, 21 i OO A T GREAT BRITAIN controls nearly one- fourth of the arca of the earth, and it may be added that she has her cye on tho remainde REMEMBERING that there demo in the lower it quite significant indeed that business is 30 frequently blocked for want of the 1 votes necessary 1o a quorum. are house, is ats OUTIT CAROLINA is opposed to Grover Cleveland, It will bo remamoered, by the way, that as South Carolina went in 1861 su wont the solid south. Tho oppo- sition of the Palusetto stato is ominous. Tre allianc bonrds of the south are in socret session at Birmingham, concocting a scheme, residents and executive 1o doubt, whereby o southorn allias man can appear to fight democracy and yot help swell domocratic majoritios, CALIPORNIA ropublicans have a plank in their platform against freo coinage of silver. This is surprising to some of the advocates of the herosy, who sup- posed the San I'rancisco (lronicle fairly represented tho republican sentiment of the state upon the money question. HAVING beon refused a fair rate upon Texas stock shipments by the Woestern Trafiic associntion, Omaha will bo com- pelled to accept the situation for the present. The time is coming, however, when this city will be able to enforce reasonable demands upon railroad com- panies. LX-SPEAKER GALUSHA A, A is said, would liko to be permuncnt chairman of the Minnoapolis conven- tion. e dropped out of politics some ten or twelve years ago, when he failed of election to the United States scuate. As a matter of fact he has long since become a back numbe Wirn 20,000 Tammany votes at their control, the saloonkeepers of New York have practically defeated the Sunday closing movement innugurated with so much vigor u few months ago. Thero Was no reason to expect any other re- sult. A long period of Sunday thiret would be dangerous to Temmuny, Tue kind of civili the South American republics cated by the threat of Dictator to lall the son of General Crospo 800n as the latter comes within a le: of Caracas, and the declaration of Gen eral Crespo that he wiil burn Ps the stake if he carries out his ation that exists in is indi- Palacio as threat. Those Venezuelans are pleasant people. —_— Rerorts from Texas state that the rainmakers have been at work there aguin, and that an hour after the use of n great quantity of explosives not a clond was to be seen. The Texan rain- makers had evidently driven the clouds northward, and that accounts for the suporabundance of April showers and May sprinkles in this section of the country, A LONDON newspaper saw fit recently to severoly reflect upon the morals of American society, although the divoree courts of England at the timo weoro filled with salacious stories of tho con- duct of English noblomen, Now that ex-Premior Meorcier and his associates arc being examined in Montroal upon charges of Cconspiracy to defraud the government and rob the troasury it will be in order for Canadiun papers to in- veigh against corruption in Amorican politics. THE house nhas again peanut politics by striking out the ap- exhibited its propriation of $65,000 for completing tho survey of the intercontinental rail- W This government has oxpended $130,000 in this entorprise and it is two- thirds accomplished. The parsimonious sconomists thus vote to waste $130,000 to save 865,000 and hang this important commercial undertaking in mid-air. Fortunately thore is some statesman- ship in the sonate and the appropria- tion may yet be saved. —_— THE Buffalo Erpress professes to be- licve that President Harrison is not strong in the state of New York because the convention at Albany ‘“endorsed only his past acts.” It is in order for somebody to explain how the convention could have endorsed any other acts but past ones. Presidents, like other pao plo, are judged by what they huve done. The fact that tho New York delegation goes to Minneapolis without instructions does not in the least qualify the endorse- ment which President Harrison re- ceived at Albany, THE ITALIAN INDEMNITY, The paymont of the indemmty to the heirs of the Italian subjects killed ut New Orloans out of the emergency fund has been the subject of discussion This fund, it may be in- , I# provided to en- in congress, teresting to remar \ble the State depar tment to meet any demands of a spocial character thas \y arise, and is in the nature of a se- cret servico fund, The quoestion was raised in the house whether this fund coald properly be trenched upon for paying an indemnity, and also whether the president has gos po to make the nment responsible under such cir- cumstances. [t was held by tho oritics of the president’s action that it estab- lished a procedont that the United States admits its liability for an act loged to be lawless committod upon & citizen of a foreign government within one of the states, and makes the fedoral government responsible to the country of which tho porson was a subject fo an act not adjudged to bs a crimoe by the tribunals of the state. Tt was also held that the indemnity cass did not constitute an emorgency. On the other hand it was maintiined that the force of the act lay in doing it at once, and so it was an emorgency. In tho communi- cations bstweosn this governmoant and the government of Italy a point was renched where it was found by the sec- rotary of state that tho whole mattor in controversy batwesn tho two countries could bo settled immadiately by paying right then a sum, and this baing deemed an emorgency the prosident acted at oncs. To have submittod the matter to congross would covtainly have delayed und might have defeated a sottlemen There can bo no doubt that in the cir- cumstances tho prosident acted wisely. There was an opportunity presented to at readjust the relations of the two nations upon terms which overy fair minded man must regard as favorable to this country—that 15, & money pay- ment of about $25,000-—-and it would have been a mistake not to have ac- copted it. There was a strong incentive to a settlemont also in tho fact that the Ttaliun government had been chosen one of the avbitors in tho Boaring sea contro- v, and besides wo were soliciting the participation of the Italian veople and government in the World’s fair at Chicago. The vprice of renewing friendly rolations with Italy, which was fuily accomplished by the payment of the indemnity, was small and-the situn- tion was such as to warrant the presi- dent in treating it as an emergency. The consideration of real importance, however, relates to the pracedent, since fault has beon found with the amount of the indemnity. Was the nc- tion of the president an admission of the responsibility and liability of the United States in such cisos? As a mat- tor of fact, in making tho payment the president carefully avoided acknowledg- ment of responsibility on the part of the United States, and the indemnity was awarded as a sympathotic gratuity. This being tho case thore was mani- festly no precedent made as to the or one no liability of the government in such cases. The incident has led to legisla- tion on the part of the house providing that no part of the emergeney fund shall o paid to any foreign government in ottloment of any claim against the United States, and it is perhaps well that this has been done, although an- other case similar to that with Italy may uot oceur 1n o centur BEWARE OF CHEAP PAVEMENTS, When conscienceless contractors were working Omaha property owners in favor of cedar block pavement TiE BE warned our citizens against that exven- sive folly. It predicted that the cheap pavements would becomo dearer than the dearest; that long before the expira- tion of the term for paving tax payments the decayed wooden blocks would render the streots impassable and compel the laylng of new pavements that would foree property owners abutting wooden block pavements to pay double paving essments, In the face of our remonstrance and with reckless disregard of the expori- ence of other eitics, property owners al- lowed themselves to be roped in by the puid canvassers and interested contract- ors for cedar and cypress blocks. The result has been very disastrous, not only to the property owners but to the city ot large. The city has been loaded down with a heavy bonded debt for which we have nothing to show. And now it is proposed to force upon Omaha another cheap paving material just because it is cheap. The Board of Public Works has designated overflow asphalt as the preferred puving material for streets that are to bo paved with asphaltum this year. Overflow asphalt is a trifle cheaper than lake Trinidad, but it is not durable and will prove more costly in the end. It has had fair trial in Donver and is pronounced n failire, The Denver Board of Public Works has this very spring excluded the overflow asphalt from paving materials, on the ground that the pavement has proved o failure because it dges not stand the ordinary wear and tear by censon of its inferiority. It has been conclusively demonstrated 1 overflow asphalt lacks compactness, disintegrates rapidly by the action of water, heat and air, affd has other defects that render it un- desirable. The mere fact that a ten-year guaranty to keop the pavement in ropair is ex- acted should have no weight in its se- lection, The guaranty bond simply com- pels the company to leep the pavement in ropair forten years. It is neither economy nor good policy to select any paving material thar will require con- stant repairing, It is the experience of all cities that contractors will not repair pavements until they lave become al- most impassable. This menns simply “that our streets are to be full of ruts, rents and holes one half the year and wren up while undergoing repair the other half of the year. It strikes us that Omaha ought to have had her eye teeth cut by this time on cheap paving material. While it is true that Trinidad lake asphalt is a monopoly and an expensive luxury, it is the only usphalt so far in use on both sides of the Atlantic that has stood the tost of varied climate and hard usage. The difference in cost between the lake and overflow usphalt is not worthy of TAE OMAHA DAILY BEE consideration, any more than the diffor- ence in the cost of sandstone and gran- ite. Inasmuch ns proporty owners have a vight under the law to designate the aving material, they should be given privilege of signing for such ma- ial as has proved itself to ve most durable. The Board of Public Works even if it deems it proper to permit overflow asphalt to competo should not bar the proparty owners from rejecting it. In other words, those who want good asphalt should not be driven to a choice between poor asphalt pavement and stone. Thoy might as well exclude as- phalt gother and compel properiy owners to choose between ar block and stone. ces ANOTHER REBUKE OF PARSIMONY. Representative O'Neill of Missouri is another member of the democratic ma- jority of the house of representativos who is not in complete sympathy with the parsimonious policy of Mr. Holman and his adherents. On Tuesday in the course of the discussion of a motion to strike out of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill the appropriation of $05,000 to continue the preliminary sur- vey for an intercontinentai railway, the Missouri congressman appealed to tho houso to put a stop to the ‘‘poor, five cent way of doing business.” This is the second time within o week that tho economizers of the house have been re- buked by a democrat, and thero is in prospoct more of the same sort of com- ment upon the policy of parsimony. It is expected that the proposition of the committee onappropriations to make a general redvetion in the salaries pro- vided for in the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill will cre- ate a big row among the democrats in the house. The statement is made that some of tho members who voted for Hol- man’s economy resolution at the begin- ning of the session are now regretting their action and are prepared to repudi- ate it so far as tho reduction of the sal- aries of omployes is concerned. Some of these maintain that if the pay of em- ployes in the various departments of the government is to be cutdown, justice re- quires that tho salary of congressmen bo also reduced, but he will be a brave man who shall venture to propose this. The rejection of the appropriation for continuing tho preliminary survey for an intercontinental railway if it should bo concurred in by the senate, which is not probable, would put an end for a time to that project, one of the most im- portant that received the approval of the pan-American conference. There is 10 longer any question as to the feasi- bility of constructing such a railway. whatever doubts there n be as to whether it would ever bgeame a proflt- able enterprise. The opinion of thoso who have given the subject careful and intelligent consideration is that there will be no serious difficulty in building a railroad to connect the United States with the countries of Central and South morica and that such a lino would so stimulate commercial development in those countries as to render it highly profitable. The consensus of opinion also is that such arailway would become of immense benefit and 1mportance to the United States, both in its commer- cial and political relations with the southern countries. Itisnot the intention, however, that this government shall have any part in the construction of an intercontinental railrond. Nobody proposos that the gov- ernment shall invest a single dollar in the enterprise. It is only asked to do its sharo, with tho other governments interested, in making a survey. There has already been expended in this work $130,000, and it is estimated that $65,000 more will be required to completoe it. To allow the work to halt for so small a consideration, with the risk of wasting what has been oxpended, would mani- festly be foolish, well deserving to be characterized as “a five cent way of doing business.” The democratic majority in the house of representatives underrates the intol- ligence of the American people if it sup- poses that such cheap economy as this will commend the party to popular re- speet and confidenco. ING of the friends of Senator lisle will be held at Frankfort, Ky., today to determine upon a line of action in pushing his candidacy for the nomi- nation for president. It is to be inferred from this that the senator is willing to enter the race, and if such is the caso he has probubly become convinced that Mr. Cleveland cannot get the nomina- tion at Chicago. Unquestionably Mr. Carlisle is the ablost democrat in public life, and if superiority in this respect were a suflicient claim to the nomination at Chicago he would have no difficulty insecuring it. Moreover, as was recently said by Mr. Watterson, Carlisle origi- nated the tariff reform policy and Clove- land and the younger reformsrs have simply followed whore he led. It is also to be said of the Kentucky sanator that he has been more honest and sincere in the advocacy of this policy than most of the others, not excepting the man who is put forward as its chief champion, for it is snid that very soon after Cloveland had prominently identified himself with the tariff reform movement he becamo very apprehensive that he had gone too far. But Mr. Carlisle comes from a southern state, although on the border, and for this his chances of getting tho nominution av Chicago will be vel small, The practical politicians of the democratic party understand that the time hus not yot come for the election of a southern man, however distinguished his qualifications, to the presidency, and while they might bo well disposed to manifost their appreciation of the abi ity and claims of Mr. Carlisle, they know his nomination would make the defeat of the party inevitable, Tue anthracite coal combination is showing what it was organized for. For the second or third time it has aavanced the prices of coal, and it has also ad- vanced vransportation rates in some di- rections, In further manifestation of its monopolistic policy it has reduced production, throwing thousands of men out of employment. The combination controls about 90 per cent of the anth=a- cite output, so that it practically has a monopoly of that fuel, and from wh it has thus far been shown of its policy the users of authracite coal wmay form sons HURSDAY, MAY idea of what Jhey will have to pay for it next wintor The question becomes pressingly perfilitfit whether the combi- nation is to be permitted to carry out its scheme of plwnder unchallenged. Tt would seem 1o by unquestionable that already its oporatiens are in violation of the anti-trust Thw, ——— THE question;of title to the poor farm lots must be sattled by the courts, of course, but the fadt still remains that the county is mot bound to make good the bad investmonts of purchasers. If the property had quadrupled in value, the form of action would bo to quiet title and not ‘o securo a refund of money paid out for this property. The lawyers in trying these casos will admit that the plaintifis are quite willing to dismiss the cases and quit claim the lots for a return of their money. —— WE REGRET exceedingly that the re- port of the citizons’ memorial meoting, held in the Chamber of Commerce in memory of the late Augustus Kountzo, as published in our morning edition, represents Dr. Miller as saying that the deceased had gone to New York to re- trieve his failures, What Dr. Miller did say was that, undaunted by repeated failures to complete satisfactory nego- tiations pending between the Union Pacific and the city of Omaha, Mr. Kountze had finally succeeded. A COUNTY commissioner who is per- mitted to travel all over the west in a special Union Pacifie divectors’ car, at the oxpense of tho railroad companios, could not rensonably be expected to favor an enterprise whizh will compete with the Union Pacitic or relicve the people of the Union Pacifle bridge mo- nopoly. _— OMAHA feels greatly gratified over the highly complimentary resolution spread upon the minutes of tho general conforence regarding the recoption tendered to that body by our municipal authorities, THi way Omaha grows is well illus- trated by the showing of April business at the postoflice. The receipts for post- age stamp sales aggregate $24,491.6 the largest on record. MEMORIAL day should be celebrated in Omaha in an approprinte manner but the Grana Army posts should not be expected to contribute all the expense of the exercises., Fato of the Weste Washington Post. A caroful diagnosis of the Illnois case shows that Paimer capturad tho brass bands and Cleveland has the delogatos. Mun, The Silver Stogan Denver, News. B. Clark Wheelor's declaration in the sil- ver state conventior. was the prover slogan: “On to Minneapolis, then to Chicago, and then, if we are driven to it, on to Omaha!” A Gran Sentiment Iractice, Boston Advertiser. The observance of “Arbor day' this year seems to have been a general onc throughout tho commonwealth., The custom is both pleasing and sensible and cannot bo too widely spread. The good results which will follow the adoption of, “Arbor day™ by all communities throughout the couutry can burdly be overestimated. e Value of Organization, Chicgy Herald. No man sensible of the progress which has been made in the industrial world during the past twenty years could look at tho May day procession without reflecting upoa the vast and beneficent results accomplished by the laboring masses of the Uniied States since they learned the power of organization. But greater improvement in their condition is sull not only possible but certain. Tho way to reach it is plain, and 1t is o path of peace. Ballots, not bullets, will successfully overcomo the opposition. The nobility of labor is not the vision of & dreamer. It is one of God's truths, e A Deserved Compliment, Philadelphia Times. Mr. Childs goes on his journey (to tho dedi- oation of the Printers’ Homo at Colorado Springs) with none of the pretentions ot of- ficial power, but he most pointedly illustrates in tho generous homage ho will command throughout the entire continent that the noblest position that can bo attained in our freo government is the illustration of the noblest private citizonship. The accidents of power command homage from spoilsmen and expectants, only to perish when power ouds, but the men who can so grandly illus- trate tho best attributes of private citizen- ship as to command & gencrous welcowe in every section of the land has won tho greon- est laurels of the republic. The True People Th: Century. The true “people’s monoy" is the best money ; that is, the money which will buy tho most of what every man needs, and which will be worth the same this wook as it was last, the sams next yoar as this yoar. There 18 no security for savings of any kina with any other standard of value, no safety for loans, no interest on bank deposits, The man who declares cheap money in any form to be the *‘people’s money" is the worst pos- sible enemy of the people, for s policy, 1f carried out by the goverament, would rob the people of a large portion of their hard-earned savings; would cut down their wuages, and would tbhrow the whole busines of the country nto coufusion and doubt, sending paral- ysis and disaster 1ot every industry and into overy bratdh of trade aud comweroe, ‘The worst sufferers,would bs the toilers of all kinds, the people of moderate means, and the poor. If the advocates of froe coiuago woro honest fu their, contention that tho welfare, woyld be euhancod by haviog both silver and gold as a basis for its ourrency, they would eonsent to the coinage of a silver dollar worth 100 ocents; but this they refuse to do. ey refuse to accept an honest dollar, and insist upou a dishonest Collar. They are bt serving the peoplo, but aro serving the deval, ‘snd the issuo which thoy raise, far from' being a political oue, is a woral one of the fitsy mugnitudo. COMMENT ON THE CONFERENC Denver Nows: Tay delegates in tho Oma- ha Methodist general conference are too brave. ‘They propose to compote iu a tatking contest with 300 mivisters. ~ lmagine their condition when the coutest is over. Kansas City Star: The lay aelegates in the Methodist geveral conforencd at Omaha wero successful in their move for separato seats and a botter chance Lo be heard. The American citizen, whether u aelegate toa secular or religious body, who starts out to secuve wider exercise for his volce, 1s apt 1o succeed. Chicago News: Statistics of the growthk of Methodism in the United States give an instructive example of modern church build- ing. Tbough more thau & century bas clapsed siuce John Wesley's time, the ratio of progress mmong bls followers, both in wumbers and influence, avnually increases. As Mothodism has grown iu power aud Money. PAGES woalth 1t bas, in the citles, discarded many of its primitive fostures. It builds costly churches and has ornate surroundings. But the Methodism of the rural districts, where the wroat strength of the body lies, has not materially changed. It is still & pioneer of evangelism and the spires of its humble chapels are found in every hamiot. St Paul Globe: Whilo the religious formulas are veing overbauled and rovised to meet the evolutions of knowledge, the developments of scienco and the researches of scholarship, it will be of intorest to note how far this powerful religions school 18 getting into the modern swim. Itis not understood that any heretics are to bo treated spocifically, ‘but there will be out- croppings, no doubt, of the diverging ele- ments, like that rocently had at Minneapolis. Ecclesiastical politics will be there with largo demands. The laymen insist that they aro overshadowed by the moro fluent and botter known wen of the pulpit, and ask that they may have cquality of numbers and op portunity. The women, too, comprising two- thirds of the membership in the church, ask for seats in the confererco Now York Tribuno: A numbor of intorest- ing denominational questions will come up bofore the prosent conterence, but it is not likely that any radical action will be taken in rogard to them. Of tnsse quostions that of admitting women as delegates to the general conference has enlistod the most atiention during the last four yoars. Though it has not rocoived the requisito threo-fourths v of the annual conferonces, it has developed a great deal of strength, especially in tho west; and its advocates will have a_good majority in the conference. Though this will not en- avlo them to carry the measure, it will en- courage them to further offorts. In tho meanwhile, the attitude of tho memtera on this question witl moro or less itluence thoir attitude on other questions. _Thero are rumors, for instance, that Dr. J. M. Buckloy, the dougtity opponent of women, may be ousted from the editorsnip of The Christain Advocate of this city, und some “‘woman's man” clected in his place, 1tis even whis- pered that Miss Fraucos . Willard will bo nominuted for the office by tho westwrn Methodists. Then the old quesiion of giv- ing the laity an equal roprosentation with the ministers will como up, as well as the question of clecting more bishops, and_inc- dentally of electing a colored bishop. Reso- lutions” will also be introduced to givo the bishops diocesan jurisdiction and to limit their term of oftice to four years. Chicago Inter Ocean: That the lay dele- wates gained an important victory in- secur- ing the right to sit separately in the confe onces of the Mathodist Episcopal church not to be assumed, of course, for there was no or little objection on the part of the min- isters. A very good priuciple was estab- lished, Lowever. ~ In no denomination of the Christian church is there greator harmony or clusor sympathy botween tho clergy and the laity than in the Methodist, It is prob ably the most democratic of all the denomi- nations, and the work performed by the two factors 1 their aunual and quadrennial con- 1892-TWEL is ferences evinces a umty of purpose that re moves from debates and discussions all sug gestion of class distinction or factional aif ference. Nevertheloss it is to bo doubted if the charch has had tho full benefits possible 10 be de vived from the advice, counsel, and co-opera- tion of the body that may be said to repre- sent the socular intorest of the chureh. I proportion of laymen to the number of the clergy is small in the conierences, aud whero they ‘sit commonly the result must be, as one of the preuchers in Omaha pointed out, the un- fair subjection of the lay influence. = Thers should be no antagonism botween the 1wo, but there should be intelligent, honest coun= anco. The views of the laymen should bave clear, distinet expression, and this ro. suit can be accomplished more easily and more certainly if the laymen sit by thewn- selvos and soparate from the clergy, whero they can confer readily together and whore they can secure better attention then when they are scattered amoug and iunocently overwhelmed by tho ministers. It fs feared by some that the separation may tend to the croation of opposition and hurtful dissension, a fear we bolieve to be allogother ground- loss. The laity is not less interested than tho clergy in the welfare of the church, m the increase of its beneficence, in the extension of its influence; and, though tho opinions of the two may insoine instances differ ns to the means by which these desired ends may ba attained, it1s cer- tainly right that the utmost freedom in tho discussion of all measures and _thcories should be sccured to the members of the con- terance: and if a better understanding may be doveloped, sounder conclusious roached, and fairer recoguition of individual claims be gainca by th ration of tho ence into two counteracting but not_di ant forces, s is genevally truc of large de- liberative bodies, the Mothodists will have reason to congratulato themselyes on Mon- day’s action before tho present confereuce is ended. The Methodist church 1s doing a marvelously great work, greater thaun that of any other Protestant denomination; and tno reason douotless is to be found in the fact that the laity and cler work togethor with such carnestness and in such equality, mutually strengthening and aiding; and it cannot be denied that it is wise to give such a zealous, courageous wnd devout laity a dis- tinct value in the conferences of the church. ENTS OF GOOD CHEER. ELEM Galveston News: Experlence has black oyes and fs 2 very lame criople. Binghamton Republican: A follow can't get a pull unless he has some push about him. Columbus Post: It {sn’t much trouble for a man to make his mark 1 politics—the trouble 18 In removing it. Puck: His Uncl wors! ¢ Doctor (feelingly)—Yonr uncle will get woll. s Helr—Doctor, tell me the Kansas City Times: little cheaper, but shorteako swall as over. Strawberries cuts aro n are just us A NATURAL RE Judge. y first [ moved away A hundred wounds 1 bear, 1t was indeed u moving day! It moved me tc despalr. Now York Herald some ass stanco today. Michael—What Is the matter? Kecording Angel—Threo sowing oircles meot this afternoon. Because M cording Augel—I want Somerville Journal: “Talk is cheap.” the proberb suys, but taut is no reason Why any mun should bother his neizhbors with ¢heap talk. Momphis Appesl: A G iscoverod tho moas. e b at lust come to the seratel Puck: Mrs, Henpock—Tuke thut down azaln and Il show you how to put it up right. Yunever did inderstand such muttors any- wiry, and-—— Mr. Honpeck (s the pipe suddenly comes down)—Woli, there! T hope you're sooted now nan phystotun has ilus. " Sclence b Somervillo Journul: First Sport—That mun a prizo-fizhtor?. Why, ho husn't tho first ro quisite for entering ihio ring. Jort—Whys not? Isn't ho Dig strong, and ln perfoct physieal conditiwn First Sport—[lo 100is us 1 he might bo ull of and ond Sport him then? First Spory and dumb, Philadelphia Tl Well, what's the mutter with Why, you suy yourself he's doaf : There fs nothing i tho world such good use should bo made of us one's time, and yot iU's doubtful if u youny mun thinks of this us ho puts his watch in hock Washineton Star; Tho pelican Is one of the fow animais that ‘are Justified 1n biting oft more thin thoy oan chew. Machinists Sesslo Citieado, 1il, May 4.--At the socond aay's session of the International Association of Machinists, in session here, the roports of the grand officers wore road. Graod Mas Craemer reporied thet the number of unions Where Have You Been ! ' date, thus: * For th ® Remedy for Pain, ST. JACOES OIL has been brought to my knowledge 1" here & man, woman or child who Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Soiatica, Lumbago, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Hurts, Headache, Toothache, Frost-bites. Thousands testify that for all Aches aud Paing its cure is Prompt and Permanent. In what part of ¢ first time your Great had inoreased from 178 to 275 since the last meeting. Tho report also advocated the afiliation of the machinists’ association with that of the International Brotherhood of Ma cbinists' Trades. — FREIGHT R Lake Trafic Compels Lines Make Cone Crreaco, 1, May 4.—Tho rato of sixth class froight from Chicago to the seaboard will be raduced to 20 cents par 100 pounds, It was decidod last evening that such a course whas unavolaable 1n view of the reduction al ready made from St. Louis and Peoria. But this docision was only reachad aftor overy possivle chanco of mosting the situation in another way had boon put to the test and failed. Tho adjournod mecting of the Chi oago committeo of the Contral Traflic asso cintion was as barren of results as tho ses- sion of Monday. The Vanderbilt party, in cluding Prosident Depew of tho New York Central, and President Ingalls of the Big Four, arrived here yosterday aftornoon from Now York and were met by President Ne- well of tho Lake Shore, President Ledyard of the Michigan Central, and Vice Prosident McCron of tho Pennsylvania, A meoting of theso railrona magnates was held last even- ing, and although no official antouncement hag been mado of tho conclusion reached it 1 understood that Chairman Blanchara will authorizo tho Chicago roads to reduce tuo grain rate to the 20 cont basis. Had another courso been ndopted there 1s no doubt the ro duction would have boen made without au- thority by tho Chicago & Iirie, and probably by the Baltimore & Ohio and 'Grand Trunk. After the conference the Vanderoilt party loft for tho east and will attend the annual meetings of the Michigan Contral and Lake Shore roads at Detroit and Cleveland. Tho estumated gross earnings of tho entire systom of tho Cbicago, Rock Island & Pacitic road during tho month of April aro #1,3%0, 421, an incronse as compared with thoso of tho corresponding month last year of £33,- 600, Tho report from Denver that Prosident Cablo of the Rock Island 18 s00n to resign his offico and bo succeeded by President Trues- dale of tho Minnoapolis & St. Lous,is denied by oficials of the company. General Mana- ger St Johu says thoere is cortainly 0o truth in the report. Throngh stons, ST TWO COLORADO MINERS KILLED, ties Blown to Pleces by the Acci- tal Explosion of Powder, Asi slo., May 4.—Charles Forey and Harry Quigg met death last night by an ox- plosion in tho workings of the Cameron, a propecty of the Argentina Juniata Mining cowpany. About 7 o'clock an explosion was beard, but the miners thought it was noth- ing but an ordinary blast and pad no atten- tion to it When lunentime came and Ferry and Quige aid not appear scarch was msti tuted. The bodies of the men were found in ragments, mingled with u mass of rock and carth for u distauco of fifty feot along tho arift. It was impossibleto identify either of tho remains, Their noads were severed from the trunks and massos of flesh woro found sticking to the walls of the drift. The causo of the explosion can ouly be surimised, us there were no oyo witnesses. The men had about twentv-five pounds of powder, and it 15 supposed this waa accidentally exploded. Lerry leavos a wife and four children. Quigy wus about 20 years old, and leaves a mother, sisterand brother residing ab this placo. This makes five mon that have been killod in this mine within tue past year, Allowed the 1 POKANE, Wash, dead horses were discovered today a fow miles east of Ross Park, a suburb of this city. Two of them wore tied to a tree, ono boin tied to the tail of the other. The horses had been dead probably six weeks or two months, and wero equinped with saddles and bridles, They haa eaten all the grass surrounding them, and had almost eaten through the tree to which they were tied. They undoubtedly verished from starvation. Investigation re- vealed that the horses had been saddled and bridied by Van Clove, Dower and Patchen, three horse thieves, with the intent of mounting them and leaviug the country, but being arrested in the meantime, tae hors wera left Lo starve. Their 1 de Lost in the Munitoba Storm, MixNEATOLIS, Minn., May 4.—Reports from Winnipeg and the northwest territories indi- cate that last weeld's storm wus severe in the the northwest. The McLeod mail, which started from that town on Monday. has not yet been heard from. The driver did not Teach the first stopping place, which is five miles from McLeod, and it is supposed that he has been lost on the prairie. Dr. Loving- heart, who left two weeks ago for Kneo Hill creck for conl, has not been heard of sinco and it is supposed that he has been lost In the storm. e Archblshop Kenrick Very Feeble, St. Louts, Mo.,, May 4.—A great deal of anxiety has been caused in Catholio circles by Archbishop Kenrick’s inability to fill his confirmation engagements. Ho was com- pelled on Sunday to disapooint tho parish of the Holy Trimty in North St Louis, where he was aunounced to administer tho sacrament. The archbishos c2ems nover to have ralhod from the attack of faobicness which seized him shortly after his jubilee celebration, - Belgium Terrorized by D, [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Ie: Brussers, May 4.—[Now York Her o ¥o W i lots $10 and still others all our own make, nicely trimmed, in light and dark colors; plain or mixed cassimeres, with choice of either sack or Clllll\\’ily. them, but our e son. our [ front from 30 or more different |5 ‘ (G Z=2 4BROWNING, KINGEE @ € | Corner 15ta anl Douzlas sti Making A Home Run--- | We've put nearly 400 suits on the we'll close out this week, " _I'some at $8.50, others at at You'll acknowledge they're worth a good deal more when you sce ccuse 1 We'll guarantee the fit to be per- fect and the styles the very latest. Noth- ing the matter with them but the price. As long as they last we'll fill mail orders. Browning, King & Co aployes thelr evonings. we close 50 : 1 0XC6PL Saturduys. at 10 p. ble—Special to 1ne Bre. | —The Gorman ar restod as the supposod author of tho latest dynamito explosion on the Boulevard Sau voniere s baon rolorsod, thero being no ovi donco against him. In fact, the Liogo au thorities have no clow o tho identity of the authors of the four last dynamite outrages This increases the torror of the populatiov ana the panic is spreading to Brussels some. what, Allsorts of slarming rumors are in circulation, Among them is a_story of the discovery of aynamite cartridges” in the government officcs: also a plot for blowing up the Monnato theater tonight, whon tho king and queon will bo prosent. The au thoritios ridicale tho sinister whispers, e WANT THEY DON'T 1 LOaN, Chicago Men Tell Why Congress Should Give the World's Fale More ¥ Crreaco, 1L, May4.—A spocial meeting of \ the World's fair directors was held vostor day to hear tho report of the committee which visited Washington aud appoared be- foro the houso Worla's fair commission, to P givo reasons why congress should appropri atoan additinal £5,000,000 to carry the work to a successful complotion. Tho report of tho s committee is a lengihy document, golug into 1 the detail of the work done by tho Chicago directory and stating that the whole matter now rests with congress. Kight millions of dollars are needed to complotothe work. The board guarantees that Chicago will subseribo, if necossary, 4,000,000 of this umount, and congross olight to mako an appropriation to cover the balauce. Tho iden of the loan is combated as wrong, the committee believing the loan would not Yo in accora or in har. Mmooy with the spirit of the law, and that such logislation would do violenca to tho theory of the relationship of the government to the exposition MRS, KRAEMER NOT She Denies the Story Told Secret Service, New York, May 4.—Mres. Theoohila Kraemer, who, according to tho Russian governmont's reprosontatives in this eity and in Washineton, has boen trying to go to Russia in the guise of the Red Cross socloty, whilein reality intonding to socuro admission 10 tho empiro for the promotion of bor own schemes, is not, as has boen supvosed, on her WAy 1o St. Petersburg, but is in Lier touso at Steinway, L. 1. A reporter found tho woman in n lavishly furmshed villa and in their talk sho said that sk wus not a socialist, but ciaimed to be merely a pawiotic Dolish woman, and said that if tho Russian authori- ties had prevented her going to Russia,it was because they were jealous of the iutorest taken by a Polish exile fa the welfare of her people. SOCLALIST, v the Russinn L Chili's Rallroad Management, [Copyrighted 1512 by Jans Gordon Benanstt, SANTiaGo, Chili (via Galveston, Te: May 4.—[By Mexican Cablo to tho Now York Herald—Special to Tue Bre)—As I cabled you from here tho otber day in relation to the question of raurond re- forms, the conservatives intend at tho com- ing session of congress to introduce meas. ures advocating the sale or teaso of the rvouds. ‘The idea is supported by the opposi- A statement of the accounts of roads showvs that the runuing ex- S0 per cent, while the profits, ac- cording to the books, are very slight in com- parison. The same capital in the hands of private persons would yield at least 6 por cent intercst. It is prasumed that if there is 1o sale and the leaso should remain i tho Lands of the government, the opposition will seek to disfranchise the employes in order to provent tho party in power using thom as voters. Tuis seheme is not likely to bo cat ried out. “The suit of the Chilian governmont agaiust tho construction company was pre- sented in the courts today. Relative to the contemplated line of steam- ers betvieen Now York and Cahfornia, sev- ) tion papers, the ra eral merchaats here are anxious that the vesscis should cail at Valparaiso both going avd returning. PR — Bolivia’s Presidential Eiection, [Copyrighted 1532 by Jamzs Gordon Benast. | Oxvio, Bolivia (via Galveston, Tex.), May 4.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tne Brr.|—The presidential elections in this country will be beld on Mon next. The candidates are Pacheco, Camacho and Baptista. The last named is the clerieal candidate. Tho indications are that the vote for the threo will be so close that nono will securce enouh to be elected. it is said that an agreement has been entered into between Pacheco and Cumacho whereby the r will throw his votes over to Camacho. Congress will then be called upon to decide the election. May 4.—John Hoppe, & saloonkecper at 105 Canal Port avenue, was found dead in his saloon at midnight last night. He had two bullet wounds, ono in the hend and another in the left side. Steerage Pas: s Vaceinnted, New Yonk, May 4.—Varioloid develoned among the stcerage passengers on the West- ernland, which arrived horo yesterday, and 1,338 of ' her stecrage passengers were vav- cinated. Coicaco, 1L, ork for Dynamiters, Mapuiv, May 4.—At a ministerial meeting today the cabinet decided on the introduction in the Cortes of a measure providing for the trial of dynamiters for murder without a jury, Jay Gould Has Anot hild, New York, May 4. —It transpires that on Monday night a new girl baby came to the Georgo Goald household. Now theve are two boys and two girls, oy counter, selected | in the stock which $12.50. They' (& a backward sea- |S.W. Cor. 15th & Douglas Sts.