OMAHA DAO/f Etf : SATURDAY , MAY 7 , 1892-TWELVE PAGES ,
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Clrciilulliiii lor 'Murch , B I , null.
A KATnutt who would turn his 8-ycur-
old child out of the house Into Uio storm
for losing u rj-uont plcco deserves to bo
drummed out of tlio community.
A Hi'KFKUiNU public hopes tbo next
mnn that lights n duel with oilbor Hor-
rowe or Mllbunk will do him moro dum-
than to put a bullet hole tlirough
couttallH.
Tin : domocratH are hedging already
in their opposition to reciprocity. A
inovo is being inaiio in the house for the
appointment of a commission to treat
with Mexico for closer tratio relations.
TIIHIU : is no tariff on anthracite coal ,
but tbo anthracite eoul trust is the most
conscienceless and exacting of all tbo
combines in existence. The anti-trust
law should bo rigidly enforced against
the coal barons.
THK people's party convention will bo
in soHSion only a few days , but It will at
tract a tremendous crowd of visitors. It
i highly important that ample arrange
ments [ or their entertainment shall be
made by our cltl/.cne ) .
DUIUNQ this entire month of May
Omaha is ontortaininc the gentlemen
who proaeh. Next wool : for three days ,
when the State Medical society meets ,
wo shall extend our hospitality to tbo
gentlemen who practice.
Kiciirr firms are willing to comuoto
[ or tbo contract for cleaning the paved
strcots of the city , which is tolerably
convincing proof that tbero is money in
It , notwithstanding the fact that Con
tractor Squires throw up the job as un
profitable.
SINATOH : CAUUSLK will go into the
C'hicago convention with the support of
the Kentucky delegation and a brilliant
record in congress. Nevertheless , Sena
tor Carlisle stands no show of nomina
tion and if nominated it would bo a bar
becue and political picnic combined to
defeat him.
THIS mayor should not fill tbo position
of city electrician until after the or
dinance id passed defining the powers
nnd duties of that ofllcial. Without
passing an ordinance regulating the in
spection of wires and empowering the
olllcor In charge of this work to enforce
the regulations , the olllco of city olnc-
Iridan would bo ornamental but not
useful.
lis : MOINKS has just secured a starch
factory that will consume twenty cat-
loads of grain a day and glvo perma
nent employment to a largo number of
working pooplo. Omaha is as favorably
BiUiv.tod in the great corn bell as Dos
Muinos and she had advantages over
Don Moines as a distributing center.
Hero is an opportunity for enterprising
capitalists to Invest tholr money profit
ably.
THK escape of tlio two oyo-wltnossoa
to the kilting of Champion and Hay by
the cattlemen of Wyoming now in cus
tody at Fort D. A. Hussoll has an ugly
look. The people are likely to suspect
that they were permitted , if not us-
HlsUul , to leave tlio country in the inter
est of the acou.sed cattlemen , Governor
Harbor and the local authorities should
pare no olfort or expense to roeapturo
llioso wltnoHsuH if they would rid thorn *
Bolvos of the mistrust tholr somnwhat
equivocal escape Inw naturally aroused.
Tiii'.uulsa renewal of the talk about
Chief Justice Fuller as a possible
candidate for the presidency , and as
before it is undoubtedly without his
authority or approval. The latest state
ment is that Fuller is the alternative of
Cleveland , and with Cleveland's con
cent. When a man accepts a place on
the supreme bench it is presumed that
ho puts away , as far as possible , all
partisan fooling and aswoll all political
Ambition. It is true thnt there have
boon ono or two members of that
tribunal who did not do this , but the
rule has been that the men who at
tained to the highest judicial position in
the nation ceased to bo politicians in
any sense. There ia no reason to bo-
Hove that tills is not tbo case with
Chief Justice Fuller , who did not show
any marked partiality for politics before
"
ho" wont on the bench and whoso ox-
porlonco at Washington can hardly
have induced him to regard politics
with greater favor. Wo bollovo no
political party has ever taken u presi
dential candidate from the aupromo
bench , and there are obvious reasons
ivhy it would bo n great uilstako for
iny party to do so.
TO B.VfOtf/Mf/B AMnillCAN SHIWIMI.
The bill granting American registry
to certain foreign built ships will un
doubtedly become n law. There was no
opposition to It in the houso. It received
the unanimous endorsement of Iho senate
committee on rommorco , and the secre
tary of the navy regards It as second in
importance only to the naval appropria
tion bill. It is a departure which holds
out the promise of a gradual restoration
of American shipping under the most
favorable conditions.
The bill directs the secretary of the
treasury to grant registers , ns vessels of
the United Sfitcs , to such foreign built
steamships engaged in freight and pas
senger business and sailing In an estab
lished line from n port of the United
States as are of a tonnage of not less
than 8.000 tons nnd capable of a speed
of not loss than twenty knots per hour ,
of which not less than 00 per cent of
the shares of the capital of tlio foreign
nssociation owning them was owned
January 1 , 18)0 ! ) , and has continued to bo
owned until tbo passage of the act , by
cltlxons o ( tbo United Hlalos , provided
that such American owners shall , subse
quent to the date of the law , have built
or have contracted to build. In
American shipyards , steamships of nn
aggregate tonnage of not less in amount
than that of Iho steamships so admitted
to registry.
At present only two steamships , the
City of Purl * and the City of Now York
of the Inmnn line , would bo entitled to
registry , but tbo Inman company , which
is controlled by American capital , pro
poses to build oilier steamships equal or
superior lothcso in American shipyards ,
and it desires to have nil these ships
have an American registry and sail
under the American Hag. As explained
by the author of the measure , its object
is to permit an experiment which tlio
Inman line is willing to undertake , and
which if successful will h.ivo a decisive
effect upon tjio ability of our ship
builders to face foreign competition.
The Inman company believes It is possi
ble for American ingenuity and Amcrl-
ca" ! ! skill to outstrip any competition in
the world , and it is willing to risk its
capital upon the experiment.
Any practical step toward restoring
the merchant marine of the country IB
to bo welcomed , and this measure at
least contains tbo promise of such a ro-
suit. It is a humiliating fact that the
United fatatcs lias less than 15 per cent
of the carrying trade of the world , nnd
the amount paid annually to foreign
ships for transatlantic freight and
passage it from SloO.000,000 to § 200,000.-
000 , nearly the whole of which goes to
the enrichment of foreign ship owners
and ship builders. It is certainly time
that an olTort was made to change this
and to recover tlio place in the world's
carrying trade which the United States
lost as ono of the consequences of tbo
civil war. Tlio propoae'd law is a com
mendable stop in this direction.
Till :
Tlio duty of the city comptroller as defined -
fined by law is "to examine in detail all
claims , bills and accounts against tbo
city and if found correct to audit tbo
same , subject to the approval of the
mayor and city council ; and upon an-
proving any such claim , bill or account ,
and lite same liciny approval by ( lie uj ] > ro-
prinlc cumiiiiltce of the council , the comp
troller shall include such claim , bill or
account in tbo next appropriation , " etc.
It will bo observed that tlio direct
responsibility for the insertion of the
Squires claim in the appropriation
ordinance is by law placed upon Comp
troller Olson. His explanation that
Councilman .lacobson , chairman of the
committee on finance , approved the bill
is not satisfactory , especially as that
councilman assorts that ho never author-
i/.od or requested the comptroller to in
sert the item in tlio appropriation ordi
nance.
The very fact that the Squires claim
has bcon before the council for eighteen
months and has repeatedly boon vetoed
and hold to bo exorbitant should have
made tlio comptroller follow its course
carefully. Mr. Olson was a member of
the council which wrestled with this
claim for a year. Ho know oxacUy
what controversy had occurred ever it
last year and cannot plead Ignorance.
In fact , until Mr. Olson shows the con
trary to bo true , the council , the mayor
and the public have a right to hold him
responsible for the error , whether it ho
ono of omission or of commission.
T/7B JVBU * CUIKKSK KXUhVSlON LAW ,
There being a question as to the date
of expiration of former legislation ex
cluding Chlncso from the United States ,
the president ho promptly approved
the now act to prohibit the coming of
Chinese persons intothiscountry. This
law is not BO severe as the bill which
passed the house , but it is aufllclontly
drastic , it is to bo presumed , to satisfy
all but the most radical and unreasonable -
able oxcluslonists. The former legisla
tion Is continued for ton years with
several Important additions. One of
tlioso requires all Chinese laborers in
tlio United Stales , who are entitled to
remain here , to take out cortiteuton ( of
residence within ono year after tlio pas-
sairo of tlio act. Tlioso they can procure
by application to the collector of Inter
nal revenue of their respective districts ,
and any Chinese laborer who fails to
comply with the provision is to bo de
ported to China unless ho can show by
the testimony of ono credible wnilo wit
ness that ho was not a resident of the
United States at the time of the passage
of the act , or from unavoidable cause
was unable to procure a certificate.
Gorging a certificate or falsely person
ating an owner of a certificate is punish
able by severe penalties. The law takes
away the right of any Chlncso person to
bo admitted to ball under writ of habeas
corpus when such person Is seeking to
land in the United States. Certificates
of residence are to bo issued without
charge to the applicant
It is to no purpose now to discuss this
legislation , but it is still In order to con
sider what may bo Its possible olToct up
on our commercial and other relations
with China. Whllo this quo&tlon waa
being discussed in the liouso the
Chlnoso minister at Washington plainly
intimated that whllo his government
had tolerated what it regarded as a
violation of treaty obligations in the
purl of the United States in the policy
adopted towards the Chlnoso , any enlargement -
largomont of that policy which would
Increase Its soTcrlty might bo resented.
The now law has done this , and It re
mains to bo seen whether the Chlnoso
govormont will continue tolerant or
adopt a course of retaliation which
might bo disastrous lo American in
terests In China and compel Americans
to got out of that empire. It is not to
bo doubted that Europeans who are
anxious to secure the trade of this coun
try with China will spare no effort to
induce Iho Chinese government to adopt
a policy of retaliation , and If It should
take siicha course it would undoubtedly
(
bo carried to Iho extreme limit.
There Is another matter that may bo
unfavorably affected by this Irglslation.
In his last annual message 1'rcsldont
Harrison said ho regarded it as desira
ble that the Chinese exhibit at the Col
umbian exposition bo facilitated in every
proper way. Can it reasonably bo ex
pected that the government of that
country or Its merchants will bo dis
posed to mnko an exhibit after wo have
declared by law that the people of China
are not entitled to the same considera
tion which wo accord to people of every
other n.ition ? What interest can they
have in helping to make attractive the
enterprise of a country whoso legislation
is hostile to them and visits upon their
countrymen exceptional indignity and
hardship ? The Chlnoso are proverbially
forbearing. They are not a rash or 1m-
pulsivo pcoplo. But they nro not de
void of a sense of self-respect , and It is
quite possible they may uiuko this man
ifest in response to tlio now exclusion
law.
IN POINTING out the unbusinesslike
manner in which promiscuous appro
priations are voted under prevailing
methods , THK HICK oitod the recent ap
propriation of $7,000 out of the general
fund as part payment for the lot pur
chased by the library board adjacent to
the Heed site. Wo find , however , that
Iho amount actually paid was $0,000 and
that the warrunt was drawn on the
library fund to pay an equal amount ad
vanced by members of the board toward
the purchase of the lot. The excess over
S0,000 roprobonted expenditures for
books and incidental expenses. From
n strictly legal standpoint the
borrowing of $0,000 by the board was
unauthorized. That body had no
authority to incur any liability for the
city in excess of the funds actually in
the treasury at its disposal. It is even
doubtful whether a strict construction
of the law would warrant the board or
the council in expending any part of the
proceeds from taxes levied for tbo main
tenance of the public library for the
purchase of lots. In justice to the board
and council wo cheerfully correct the
statement made in our lust issue concerning -
corning the appropriation for the
library board.
OUK esteemed temporary contempor
ary , the Daily Clirixtiun Advocate , finds
it very Difficult to got out on timo. The
F < tke Factory job ofllco is so limited in
facilities us greatly to embarrass the
good Dr. Stowo , whose weight of trou
bles with printers , pressmen and pro
prietors is sorely trying his temper and
patience. Ho appealed yesterday to
the conference to relieve the pressure.
That body was obdurate , however , and
suggested that if ho had contracted
with a metropolitan establishment in
stead of a provincial concern there
would bo no dilllculty. To the doctor's
remark that it was almost impossible to
got paper for a full edition , some brother
who had scon several ca > - loads of news
print in the basement of Tun BKK ollico
retorted tartly that" Omaha , had facili
ties sufllciont to publish 100,000 copies ot
the .AZi'Oc te dally if necessary. Tlio
doctor was instructed to keep right on
at his newspaper knitting.
Mil. CATCIIINQS of Mississippi is a
democrat , of course , but his estimate of
Bill Ilolmati was quito exact when ho
remarked that the gentleman from In
diana opposed every measure which is a
stop toward the advancement of the
country.
Tiimmiiny Itiuiiemliiirit the Faithful.
St. I'ttiil Ulolie.
Paul Dana , the son of the erratic editor of
the Now York Sun , has boon prnsontoii by
Tammany with a nark commlsslonorshin
worth ? T,000 n yoar. As Keillor Dana is
neither a republican nor a doinocrat , Ibis
may bo considered a concession lo ttio mug
wump element by Iho Tammany bravos.
Tlio Ciiiisn of O
The Denver Republican says thnt the op
position of the Colorado senators tn Harrison
Is duo to the fact that ho "refused lo ninno
certain objectionable appointments whioh
were utroiiRly urgeil by thorn. " A similar
explanation applies , Dy the way , to all of the
anti-Harrison sentiment In the republican
party. _ _
Ami Save l''iiuor l J xpenxoii.
Keie Yurli Tribune.
'Colonel Wntturaon soys it would bo folly
for the democrats lo nominate Cleveland. It
would , colonel , It would , and the sumo rn-
marlc applies to any horse , ilarlt or light , that
may comn before the tlomocratlu national con
vention. Why not , ition , abandon the Uoa of
holding u convention unu move lo muUo Iho
republican nominations unanimous ?
Thu J'nni Kooil Hill.
ft'cw Unuhiiiil lliiiiieslenil.
The Padducic nuro food bill nuns at not'j-
Inp In the world except Ibo requirement lhat ,
so far as the national government may have
Jurisdiction ever the distribution of food and
drug products , they must bo branded ana
sold for oxaotly what they aro.
No one Is oppoiliiR It who Joes not doslro
lo cheat the consuming public by soiling an
Inferior artlolo of some Ulnd branded as a
hotter article , and eottluic the price for the
poorer article charged and paid for tlio bat
ter article. An unholy alllanoo of tlioso who
oppose the bill on this ground U waning most
unscrupulous warfare against It.
Two Views of Now York's I.e-lnli ( > turu.
Kew Yuilt Sun ( D. II , II , ) .
The itulo legislature of 189-J-tho flfet dem
ocratic one In both branches In many years-
has adjourned of tor a regular session of busi
nesslike brevity and great practical utility ,
and after a special session wharoln that long-
deferred act ot Justice and enfranchisement ,
a fair apportionment , was secured for the
voters.
( Mai'fcjwMMii ) ( (0. ( 0. ) .
The democratic managers In Now York
state lose no chunco to challenge every hon
est and aviif-respeullng voter In tbo state to
vote ugalust them. Tammany has an
nounced , by the aid of Governor Flower ,
who shows himself the tiger's most , obedient
servant , tb t It intends to count
the vote in Now York City to
suit Itself next faiL This Is what the Farqu-
bar election lnspo lbr& bill , which the gov
ernor signed the othorliay , moans , and this
is n warning to tflo jjtato outsUto of Now
York City to pllo up as lorpo a vote agalmt
Tammany as possiblo. s The overturn in the
Troy public schools..another ! object lesson
which will mnito republican votoi. Old nnd
competent toaclicrHjhaJo boon turned out by
the wholesale to bnttka room for nilhoronts
and relatives of ailrJorwits of Hess Murphy.
So far ai they p&s'sijbly can the loaders in
'
power In Iho dotnoUTAti'b party in New York
nro making domderntlo rule synomymous
with bail governniAiii Mid polltlnnl demorali
zation. This Is n lia the whole party must
carry. It Is llkelyniokbo a Jcrushlng ono In
Now York and mavltJtJinoro than Iho party
as a'wholo canstajjjorijinder.
Ioe IlryiinT lijeet to Ilia Illch ?
Xew'orl < Sun.
Hon. William Jennings Uryan , who repre
sents the First Nobraslta district In the
Fifty-second congress , In u speech delivered
bcforo a montltip of democrats and farmers
alliance men at Uraftoiii W. Vft. , the other
day , brought forward that undent nnd In
effectual 5chomo of taxation , the Income tax ,
For some reason an Income tax seems lo
have n prcat attraction for n ijront many
democratic congressmen. Mr. Bryan's
schema is for "a graded Income tax bearing
heaviest on Iho rich. " Most of the Income
tax men seem to long to punish the rich. But
what have the rich done ? What has lion.
William .Tannings Uryan got against the
rich , anyway } In a country of equality
why should not taxation bo equal I U wealth
to bo discouraged ns If It were arson or
liousabroaklng ) We porsutno , that Hon.
\VilllamJennlngs Bryan has no objection to
wealth If It bo his own , or any conscientious
scruples URnlnata large income. Why will
ho not glvo the wealthy a chuncui Why
shouldn't a rich man have the same rlgtils
us a poor man as lorg as ho bohnvos himself I
OTIIKK l..t.\lt > Z7/.I.V OUItS.
English and Scotch liberals accept homo
rule to u considerable extent ns a party shib
boleth without any especial enthusiasm for
It. It Is something lo which Mr. Gladstone
U committed , and they follow him. A care
fully considered measure , not lee radical or
lee wide-reaching tn its scope , which re
ceived ibo united support of the Irish
loaders , would bo accepted by Ihom , but It
is doubtful If a bill which the Irishman
should quarrel ever would got enough of
their votes to pass it. It Is by no means a
wild prophecy , therefore , which the union
ists muko , that Irish homo rule will bn pivon
the go by In the noxl Parliament even If Mr.
Gladstone does have n majority. II does not
require much foresight to predict that Mr.
Gladstone will not risk defeat on such n
moasuro. and will not be likely to press it to
passago. if introduced , unless he Is sure of
his majority. Homo rule is by no moans Iho
only liberal issuo. Tboro uro other questions
of almost equal Importance , some of which ,
like Iho "ono man ono volo" reform , lulorosl
nil the kingdom , white others moro Intimately
concern England , Thcro is ample opportu
nity for several busy unU highly useful ses
sions of Parllumcn undar Mr. Gladstone as
prlmo minister without 'touching the ques
tion of Irish home rule nt all. Mr. Gladstone
is pledged to homo rule , believes in It and
looks upon Its accomplishment as the lilting
oadlo his long caruor. Bui If Irishmen and
loaders put obslaclos In his way , and by their
quatrottng and manoeuvoring for personal
advantage disgust his English followers
and malto thorn quojtionlits expediency , he is
not to bo blamed if ho abandons It , tempo
rarily at least.
*
The application of universal suffrage to
Belgium will bo watched with intense Ininr-
est on the continent , of Europe , for two
reasons : First , because -tho Belgian oper
atives and miners nro moro largely leavened
with socialism than is the proletariat in anv
other European country ; and secondly , bo-
causa iho government would bounabio in the
last resort to employ forcible moans of re
pression , owing to the extreme mcagarncss
and weakness of the regular army. It Is a
recognition of the peculiar conditions under
which Uio experiment will bo made thnt mia
oausod the conservative ministers lo insist
upon coupling with the concession of man
hood suffrage iho adoption of the Swiss in
stitution known as the referendum. Un
willing to expose the sovereign to odium by
attempting to check radical legislation
through thn arbitrary Interposition of a vote ,
they have resolved to glvo him the right of
referring suspected or obnoxious laws
to the Judgment of the pooplo. That
is to say , the whola body of electors
will bo Invited to decide by ballots inscribed
"Yes" or ' 'No" whether a particular mcas-
uro shall bo vetoed. This right , like all tbo
ether functions of royalty In Belgium , Mill of
course bo oxorclsod on the iidvlco of the re
sponsible minister. ? . It is by tno referendum
that the Belgium conservatives none to safe
guard Iho slate against the assaults of social
ism. But there Is no doubt that the ministers -
tors will forthwith press through the cham
ber the adoption of the Swiss method of re-
forrlng laws to the vote of Iho whole pooplo.
*
w
Tlio famine stricken region of Russia Is
situated In the heart of the Russian empire ,
includes twenty provinces , nnd covers nn
area moro than ton times the size of Penn
sylvania. It has In tlio past boon ono of the
most fertile and productive agricultural re
gions In Russia. Of tbo 30,000,000 people In
habiting ibis district nearly half have boon
made destitute by the failure of Iho crops.
As Is usual In. such widespread calamities ,
the famine aid not roiult from the failure of
ono harvest only. Tboro have boon for sev
eral years gradually Increasing evidences of
a diminishing- yield , The season of 1SSO pro
duced the last full barvcst. The famlno re
gion yielded in that year about 64)OOUOUO
buslicU of trraln. From that year the yield
grow smaller , until In 1891 the
product was only half the yield
of 18SD. Six years ago the region
affected Dy too famlno produced 51.87 per
cent of the total agricultural products of iho
llfty governments of Russia , whllo last year
it produced only li'J. ' 17 per cont. The primary
causa of tno famlno was a severe drought.
The fall of snow during the winter of 1800-91
was unusually light'and ' afforded but little
moisture lo Iho soil , and loft the rivers with
out their annual spr\pp"overllow. \ Then for
tlvo months not a drop of rain foil , while a
burning sun scorctioj and withered what
little vegetation survived. One calamity
followed another. Millions of Siberian rats
iiivadod the stricken region and clouds of in
sects hovered ever It , ' 'devouring every green
thing , The primitive mqthods of agriculture
contributed , also , tOatu uravato the natural
causes. Tbo frail-wooden plows , still
largely In use -'HilsSIa , and which pene
trate only a few inclio } below the surface ,
offered no protection ! ' ) the planted seed.
*
Tbo Egyptian army of today Is nine yours
old , and Its lighting strength is lu'.OUJ the
largest portion being engaged In guarding
the southern frontier. Tnat It U effective
has been proven oa several occasions ; but It
has also been admitted that when the Egyp
tian soldier has won In tl bt it has bouu be
cause hU British ofllcora would not lot him
lose. All competent authorities are agreed
In saying thai Iho Egyptian army Is a pyra
mid rusting on its apex , that apex being Its
British otiloors. They have created U , they
alone can liooo U ; anil if their authority or
personality should bo removed , or oven
woaUonod , the army would become practi
cally worthiest wltnlu lx mouths. Thcro It
only ono quarter from which Egypt Is at
present threatened , and nealnst which the
British-backed army alone stands guard ;
nnd that Is the Soudan. Thrco
fifths of the Inhabitants of the Soudnn have
been destroyed since 1SS ) by disease , famlno
and war , anil the tribes are torn by Internal
dissensions. The roconquost of that country
now woulJ bo comparatively oaiy ; nnd It
would ultimately be of great value ami assist
ance to all the other European interests In
Africa. There Is sllll n sum of 81,500,000 In
Iho Egyptian Irofisury , awaiting the consent
of the French government to ba spaat In In.
creasing the Egyntlaa army. The French
at prorent obstruct this movement ami
everything clso , for obstruction's sake. If
they should withdraw tholr factions opposi
tion n stop could bo tnkon toward securing
the national Integrity of Egypt , nnd soon no
uioro expenditure would bo needed for antislavery -
slavery work on the Hod son.
*
A Berlin correspondent gives what ho cie-
claros to ba the Inside history of the recent
muddle and crisis ever the education bill. Ho
says : "In Prussia the aollon of the crown Is
much more direct than In England. The
ministers bringing n bill Into a parliament
obtain the preliminary sanction of Iho sovereign
eign , ami this wns done in the case of Ibo
education bill. The emperor gave a prelimi
nary sanction because ho agreed wllli Iho
fundamental principle , but had no Intention
of committing himself to the details , whlcly
ho wished to bo so modified ns to ob
tain a considerable majority In the
Chambers. Count von Zedlltz , whoso
sympathies were with the extreme party ,
disregarded iho omporor's wishes am1 sought
to push the bill thiongh In Its mostunaccopt-
able form. Count Caprlvl , probably from a
sentiment of loyalty toward hi colleague ,
but without any instructions from iho em
peror , committed hlmsulf up lo lha hilt and
gave it lo bo understood that the government
would insist upon having the bill passed.
This declaration Induced the emperor to examine
amino the whole matter very carefully , ana
ns soon ns ho learned that the nuasuro was
opposed from so many quarters ho told his
ministers frankly that ho cuuld not glvo it
his assent. " This version absolves the em
peror ol nearly all responsibility , and doubtless -
loss will have the seal of court approval.
, r.t KS or rTiK JUKKIIS.
Hnohcstor Post : Many n fierce mustache
guts n combing down.
Untvostnn Nans : Man Is first in high spirits
nnd then In the gutter.
Chicago Times : The moro trials there are
In a lawyer's llfo tlio fewer Ins tilhnlullims ,
Dundee Courier : "This now soap. " said the
harbor , "Is vuiy nlcn. It is iiiudo largely of
( . ream , with just : i ( lush of alcohol In It. "
"Well , remember I'm u lemuorancu 111:111 : , " re-
tuinud Dobbuis , "anil don't put any mure of
It in inv mouth than you canliulu.
Smith , tjray & Co..s Monthly : .lack How
much slmnlorn woman's costume Is than n
in an's I
Kate I don't ULTOO with you.
.luck Vut It's true that to Do dressed to kill
n inuii puts on clothe- , and a woman puts Ilium
off. Which Is the cantor ?
OM : Acco.Mvi.isiiMr.NT.
Aeitf Yoili Iltnihl ,
She doesn't know a bit of lo le
Just a silly girl Is she ,
lint In ull our disputations
She Is far too much for tno.
She oan't maUn a plu or biscuit ,
Cannot muUu a cup of tea ,
Cannot luaKo n thliu that's useful ,
lUit she makes a fool of mo !
Now York Tribune : An Irishman who had
lately arrived In this country found a round
bit of tin Htamucd with tho. name of n big
browory. A policeman , whom ho consulted
about it , told him for a JoUo that It WHS a live
cent piece. So 1'nt wont Into a saloon nnd
milled for : i beer. Ilodrank It and shoved Iho
ploco of tin across the bar. Tlio barkeeper
pushed It hack and said : "Why , man , that's
tin ! " And 1'ut replied : "Kulth and is It tin ?
I thought it wor live : have n glass yourself
thin. "
_
Detroit Krco Press : MoWntty There Is
somethln : very bo.iutlfnl .about American
paper monoy.
Mineial Vos : the bounty Increases In pro
portion to till ] h.imlsumonussoC Uiu Iliuire.
Modern Society : Husband What sort of n.
dress was that Mr * . .Snooper woio tonight ?
Wife Dumitruln. Husband Thut'Hprnulsuly
wb.it Twonilow said when ho trod on It. How
on earth did ho know Its naiuo ?
Oil City Derrick : A petrlllod ham hns boon
found In an Indiana Hold. This Is thn Hist sup
ply of material for World's fair s imlwluhes.
Klmlrn CJu/ettc : The understudy doesn't
noecsvirlly love the prlnm donna because she
Is always ready to tulie her part.
Philadelphia Times : Itotwoon politics and
the national game tills uromlscs to bo u great
year for parties and balls.
XTKXI I'O HOllUDY.
Courier.
Whin Ol , In love wld Norn , aakln'
The bashful way of flndln' out
Ef In her heart there did awaken
A love that smothered all mo doubt.
Axed her of she loved tlila or that ono
Pat , Toddy , Jam If. Molko or Joe ,
The two O'Shancs the thin or fat ono
And Ivory tolmo she answered "No ! "
It made mo Jlst a llttlo bowlder.
An' hope rovolvln" bu thu same ,
Ol ink hurl It Ho hand and towld her
Heisllf c'u'dshpako bur sh will ohuart's name.
Wld glance at mo most tantalol/ln1
"It's just nobody. Con , " hlio said ,
An' Hhtarllud bov her sp.iuho snrprolsin'
A shtart unto the deere Ol made.
' Whist , Con. " says she , a heck'nln' to mo ,
"Don't ho in such a Jiffy , mini ;
To wud nobo'ly wouldn't dn me ,
An' so Ol'vo lilt upon this plan
OI'll take the man that's nearest to It"
IIoroyosHlirlin wld wllchory
"An' thai , us Norah's heiirt BIOS thro it ,
Is jlst yorsllt , } e glipnliuun , yol"
KASHAS CHOI' UOXUtTIOSa.
Fnvornlilo Ilujiort from the Hoard of AR-
rleulturo.
Toi'Ria , Kan. , May 0. In his monthly crop
report , Secretary Mohler of the Stale Board
of Agriculture says that the conditions nro
encouraging , notwithstanding the fact thai
tbo weather has boon unfavorable tn the
prosecution of farm work. The soil , says
the report , is in excellent condition for rapid
growth , when warm weather comes. The
cold , rainy went her has greatly delayed
planting and will causa Into crops.
Tno condition 'of winter wheat hns Im
proved from 8.1 to SS per cont. The acrougo
sown to spring wheat wns incruusod . ' 10 per
cent , with u total ucieago of 1117-ltH ) ncios ,
The condition of the crop Is 'JJ per cont. The
acreage hewn to oats is Iho same ns lust year
with comllllons good.
Corn planting has boon delayed HO thnt
only about ! ' > pur cent of the crop has been
put in. _
Mob ( ! li HliiK Two MimlerorH.
Minw.KTo.v , Ky. , May 0. Jim Ford , a
prominent farmer , was murdered in the rend
by two negroes with whom ho bad a dim-
culty. A posse Is scouring the country for
the hocroos , nnd If they are caught they will
bo lynched.
After dinner ,
it you have dis
comfort nut ! Buf
fering. Uiko Dr.
1'icrces Pleasant
1'ellutfl , or Anil-
Bilious Granules.
They're made to
assUt Natuio In
her own way
quietly ' but thor-
ouglily , What
thn -fashioned pill did forcibly , UJCM ) do
mildly nnd gently. They do moro , too ,
Their olfeota uro lasting j they reyulutc the
HVbtoin , Q.S well as dc'unso nnd renovate it
One lltilo J'ollet's n ccntla laxative ; throe to
four n''t ' us ( i cathartic. Tlmy'ru
clicawtt , the easiest to take. Unwiuiilal OR a
Liver 1'ill. Sick Iluudacho , Ililious Head
ache , Constipation , Indigestion , Dillons At
tacks , and till dcrnngemanU of thu stomach
nnd Ixmulu , are promptly rollovixl and per
manently cnrtd.
I'nt up in Ecnled vials n pcrfact v < * t-
| x > i'kvt roinody , always fresh and reliable.
They're tlio cheupti > t pill you can l uy , Lo-
cause they're guaranteed to y i > e Latisf action ,
or your money U returned.
You only pay for the yood you get.
Can you auk uioro I
I\V\T i AftTP I\T Tttn nt i iti'n
DiNAMITIi IN THE RAMIiS
It Onuses nn Explosion nt Trenton , Out. ,
and Does Much Damage.
BIG NEW YORK SLAUGHTER HOUSE BURNED
Tl o Hundred Cnttln Turnril l.onso In tlio
.Strcots nnil Mnny People Xnrro ly
l > n po liciiic Trampled to Dentil
\Vli.irN Destroyed ,
Tims-To.v , Ont. , May 0. A lire broke out
In King Maydeo's clovator and dock. Tlio
HAIUOS Bprcnd rapidly. Among the stores In
Uio burned block were those of K. M. Mownt ,
hardware , and trio ( . .root Northwestern tele
graph onioc. In Uio mld t of the lira n terrl-
blo explosion , supposed to have boon caused
by dynamite , occurred In Mowal's hardwai-o
shed. TUo shock was so great that most of
tlio pinto glass windows in iho town and all
the window * near the llro were broUun. The
loss is estimated nt between ? MIK)0 ) ntul f II- )
IXW. Nearly nil of the burned property was In
sured. A number of persons \vcro Injured
by Hying dourls.
Illi ; SliuiRliter Iliumn Uiirncil.
NKW Yonis , May 0. Early this morning n
llro started in tlio Immense slaughter hoiiso
of Swartz , Child & Sulzburgor , wholosnlo
butchers , Forty-fifth street ntid East river.
The building contained largo quantities of
inlliiininablo matter uiul was soon a mass of
llamos. From there the llamos spread to the
pier nt the foot of i-'orty-fltth street
ana ttionca along thovhnrf to
Forty-seventh street. Vessels nn-
ctiorcii nonr the docks were hurriedly
towed out into the stronm. During tno llro
fiOO head of cattle in adjoining sliods were
tutnod loose nnd went tearing through the
streets. In the panic there were many nar
row escapes from bolus trnmplod to death by
Iho lufurlntod miltnnls. The loss to the
building , contouts nnd wharf is estimated at
T1IK
Two London Oli-lt Mori , Ill-nth lit nn Un
known Man'M IliiniU.
LONIIOX , May 0. On April 11 ! a report was
circulated in South London that two young
girls had boon potsotiod nt n house tn Stam
ford street , Waterloo road , Lambeth. The
pollco were communicated with , nnd n police
constable wont to the homo where ho found
n girl , Allco Marsh , aged 21 years , lying In
the PUSMIUO In her night dross. She vuis ap
parently in n dying state , ssUlTcrlng from the
effects of poison. In another part of the
house the pollco discovered another young
girl , fullv dressed , Kmnia Schrivell. She
nlso appeared to hnvo been poisoned. The
girls were taken to St. Tliomai' hospital but
the Marsh girl died on the way In n cab.
The other girl died in great agony a short
time after being ndii ittod to the liospitnl.
At the coroner's imiucst held the next day
the Doll co constable , who had found the glrh ,
lostiflod that Kmmu tichrivolt had told him
on the way to the hospital that she and Allco
Marsh had met n man Known to thorn ns
"Fred1' nnd that ho had given them some
globules which they had sxvullowod. An
annlvsis was mtulo of Uio girls' stomachs
nnd at tlio coroner's imiuost today evidence
was submitted showing thai strychnine In
largo quantities had been administered , but
by whom or for what motive is a mystor3' .
The police uro using their utmost endeavors
to llnd the man "Fred.11 As yet they huve
found no truce of him.
i > xuiniin nr TOM OVIUI.TUEJ : .
The Texas StutcHinun lionises to Spit III
Ilorrowo'g Mice.
LoxnoN , May G. Too general public is be
coming thoroughly disgusted with the actions
of Horrowc , Fox , Mllbiitilc nnd others who
have gained notoriety by the course they
have followed sin co the revolutions of the
Drayton-Borrowo scnnd.it were madn public.
Considerable oxcltomont prevailed today
nmong the friends of tno duelists nnd it I :
predicted that fresh encounters will shortly
tuko place.
Uorrowe , in company with n friend , called
nt the lodgings of Colonel "Toin" Ochiltroe
nnd asked to see that gentleman. The .ser
vant who answered the boll said that Colonel
Ochiltroo was ut homo but ho declined to sue
Uorrowe. The lattt'r than sent u message to
the colonel stating Hint ho had heard thai ho
( Colonel Uchiltreo ) had threatened to spit in
his face nnd ho had 1:01110 : to his lodgings to
have him carry out that throat. The ser
vant declined to carry the message and JJor-
rowe lef c.
It is reported that Borrowo is eager for an
other encounter with Fox , who will salt for
the United States in n fortnight.
French Defeated in Dahomey.
LOSDOX , May 0. A dispatch from Sierra
Leone says a messenger reports that King
Samaaou , as a plena of strategy , allowed the
French to capture thrco natlvo towns and
afterwards recaptured them , the French suf
fering heavily. The messenger says eighty-
ono French prisoners mid tbo beads of four
French ofllcers are in Sanmdou's camp.
Itorlln Political Cosslp.
fCo/-/3/ifcil ! ) / lS.Vl j .lames (7nnu ( > i llni'l',1'- I
BKUI.I.V , May 0. [ Now York Herald Cable
Snecial to THIS BKI : . ] According to the
latest political gossip the speedy appointment
of Count Herbert Hismarck to an Important
olllcial post is probable. Baron Marscalso's
withdrawal from tlio ministry of foreign
affairs Is nlso frcolv discussed. ItUsaltl
that the member of the Russian Imporlnl
fnmlty to whom Is proposed the betrothal of
Princess Margaret M none other than the
C7arawitch. The Idea U not now , The
innlch was talked of In Iho tlino of the Into
emperor , but was prevented hv the strenu
ous opposition of Ktnperor Froilcrlck. Cor-
tnlnly that betrothal would oxclto inibllo
opinion In Franco nnd may ngnin cnuso Us
abandonment.
Hi'.s.sjn.tititititt.v i\ri..ti.\s.
lln TrlU it Itrportrr \ \ li.it . UP KniiUji Alionl
DIP Yellouxtoiid Turk stocli.
Nr.w YoitK , May 0. The Mnll end Kxpron
prints Iho following : Mr. Ktmoll Hnrrisor
was today nbked If ho had anything losaj
concerning the alleged Uiuo of stock to hi it
by the Yellowstone Piirlc nssoclntlcn. Ill
very promptly replied :
" 1 hnvo never mhod for and was novel
promised nnd hnvo nnvor received , nlthoi
myself or through any friend , in nny way ,
shnpo or manner , nny stock in the Yellow
stone Park association nnd think I hnvo rendered
dorod no sorvlcoto tluinssocintlon tlmt would
cntltlo mo to nny stock. The attempt of Mr.
( libdon to mnko it npponr that stock nnd bcon
issued for mo In his nsjocmtion Is a nmllcloiis
tilTort to lnuru ) my olmraolor and drug tun
into n matter with whlcn 1 have no conneo
lion.
lion."Mr.
"Mr. Ulbson , nctlng for the Yellowstone
association , has prefurrcd charges nguinst
every sccretnrv of the Interior Mnco his nsso-
elation drove Huftis Hatch out of the pnrk.
They hnvo always made n dotermlnod otlort
to have a monopoly on ovorvthmg In the pnrli
and run things as they pleased , tlioy have reRouted -
Routed oniclul ( troccodhiRs by Secretary
Noble and Villa * to compel them to run thc-ii
business In n nmnner satlstuctory to tlip
trnvollne ptiblio nnd trout every ono cour-
toously. By their own witnesses II
is shown that the Mock wat
never issued and Mr. Kerens , In
whnso nniiio the stock was written , novel
hoard of iho tr.iiiKiictlon. Kvory fair minded
man will ndmlt It Is unjust to hold mo re
sponslblo for wlmt others arc doing , wholly
without my knowledge nnd consent. Then
was no favoritism sliown the Ycllowstom
PnrK nssociation. The leases they socuroc
for the erection of some now hotels for tin
accommodation of the traveling public were
the most favorable to the government of nnj
over mado. Secretary Noble , In his usual
methodical manner , gavn to the Yollowstom
association leases Unit contained no favors ,
but nro very ndvnntagooun to the traveling
public. "
"How do you account for the use of Mr ,
Kerens' nnmol"
"They admit that no stock wns issued to
nny ono. A cortlllcnto wns tilled in his lining
for the amount. Tno suggestion was probably
made bv Mr. Cilbson who lives in St. Louis ,
nnd either knows Mr. Korens personally ot
by reputation. My wife and Mrs. Kerens
are great friends , nnd I hnvo frequently
visited nt their liouso In St. Louis whllo they
were nt it. They could with equal propriety
hnvo Illled In n certllicato lor Secretary
Noble or anyone else , ns long us iho consent
of the party was not obtained. "
iiR lor Droiiriitlon D.iy.
dm Uc ! > , 111. , May ( ! . Department Com
mander llnrlan will Issue nn address tomor
row to nil Gr.ind Army posts In Illinois , urg
ing tnom to take unrt in Decoration day
services on May 111) ) . They will bu urged not
to allow ihu grave of one soldier to remain
undccorntcu , nnd to enlist the clergy ,
\ \ Oman's ' Kellcf corps , Sous of Veterans nnd
other similar organisations In the work.
Commander llarlau will go to LJixon to
take part In the sorviccH there.
Met a Horrihlu Ilciilli.
GrriiKiK , Ok ! . , May 0. Mrs. S. II. Urad-
ley , wife of n prominent attorney of tun
ploco , met a horrible death at the railway
station. She was bidding goodbye to a
friend nnd attempted lo get off tlio car whllo
it was In motion. She fell under the wheels
In such n manner that her head was severed
from the body as cloinly ns if tbo decapita
tion had boon made by nn executioner's ux.
< ! olorrd Muriti > rnr.4 Kvm-iiloil.
LiTii.i : Uocif , Ark. , May 0. L. I ) .
Slaughter and Thonir.s Halley , negro mur-
cieriirs , were executed in the county Jail nt
noon. Slaughter killed his mistroos , Jcnnlo
Love ; Bailey murdered .1. F. Ilacknuui ,
peddler , nnu threw his body into a swamp.
Both hud ttiuir necks broKon.
HiinilMirt I'ndiM'ldiKl ,
UoMi ! , May 0. King Humbert bus not yet
accepted the resignation of the ministry , and
is undecided what course lo pursue.
STOP THIEF.
Dripcpsia is Mealing the roses from many
ladict * cheeks , and making many men's
> ( aces blanch.
\vlllnrre ttbcrnicnl ,
and reitnro henllu ,
lgor end color ; thi-1"
will euro SIcU ilendncbo , acting like
> a chttnn on the fttomnch , J.lver uncl
' KldnrrIMco KS c nt < a lioi ,
I Coiercd nlth n Test tics * n < l Sohilile Coating.
New York Depot , 36 $ Canal St.
fc.V. . Curuur lutii an I Djiijl.u
Me
and Ma
Wear out my pants pretty fast , and
| when we have a chance to
buy a pair of them and get
> ] a coat thrown in , we're go
ing to doit. B.K. & Co of
fer , Saturday , boys' $6 knee
pant suits for $3 , just this
once. Dark blue plaids , all
wool , corded back , plain
front , ages 4 to 14. Got up to sell at 1
Saturday ouly , $3. As there are but 75
Si of them they'll most likely be about all
'
s / * sold by noon. Those men's suits at $7,50 ,
$8.50 , $10 and $12.50 are great drawing
cards. They're worth lots more money ,
Saturday and Saturday only , boys' $6
knee pant suits $3 ,
Browning , King & Co
/V * To jrlvo our . employes , their ovenlnxs. . wo . cloao . 1C 0. \ V'nr . WH Kill , ( nnildhc Mb < !
| tUiJ ; : p. in excepiHmurilarii.nl 10 | i.iu. | H VQUgldS
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