THE OMAHA DAILY SATURDAY , APRIL 16. 1892.
THE DAILY BEE
P. nosRWATKK. Knrron.
PUBUSHHD EVERY MORNING.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY
TMtMS OP SUIISCUII'TION.
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ftallrniiil Sunday , Ono Yenr. . ij j" >
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Paiimfny lice , Ono our . \ '
Weekly lice. Uno Year. . . . . . '
01 ncns
Omnhn.TJioHrolln1lil.liur.
FotilliOinnhn , corner N nncl SGth Streets.
Coutinll III" IK 12 IVarl yiroot.
blilcncn OfllCP. ! l 7 llinml c r of Commerce.
Now Ynrk.IiootnK 1 ' . 14 nnil l.vrrlbuno llulldln ?
Washington , 613 Fourteenth btroot.
All comtminlcntlnni i roliitlnit to nowi i anil
edltorlnl n.ntlcr . slioutd bo nddrossod tc Hie
LdllprIM Department.
All limlm-fn loiter * ami remittance * Mio'ild
I P ntKlriwd to The lire 1'nbllshlne Coniimnv.
Omnlm Drafts , checks iiiul iiostolllcp onion
to bo mndo jinyivblo to llio ordorof Uio torn-
tinny.
tinny.to EEC PBlsliinE Cmiiaiy
invouN I TATKM INT : ov OIHOUI.A.TION.
btulonf Ni'brnika , I. ,
County of Donelni. s
OoorKo II. IVscImck , secretary of The Hoe
I'nlillRiiliu coTiiiiany. iloon solumnlv swear
that the nctunl circulation or Tint UAti.v II M- .
for tli week ondliiB April P , lf > 0- , was as fol
lows :
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MnndHV. AprlH . 2.01.1
Tuiwlay. Aprils . * > ?
Wednesday. April 5 . 2WJ
Thursday. April 7 . WMi
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I'rldny. Aprils
Balurday , April U . " _ 1"
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or.oiiai : it. T/.SOIIUOIC.
Sworn to lioforo mo nnd snb erlbud In my
iiroscnuo ihlsOlh duy of April. A. ! > . i we.
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Notary 1'iibllo.
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t'lrmliitlnn Inr Krlimnry Hl.filO.
1 'Aim iis leaving the city can hnvo
TiiKUni : mailed to thorn for any lonpih
of time by leaving tliolr orders at Tin :
Um : onico. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WYOMINO outtlo kings will not at
tempt to control the cutllo country hereafter -
after with Imported Hums from Toxas.
OltKOON' votes in .luno but Jonah
Cleveland will not bo invited to par
ticipate in the campaign. Rhode
Island and its bitter griot are still fresh
in memory.
ANOTiir.it resolution has boon fired
from the Board of Public Works gun at
Street Sweeping Contractor Squires.
It merely splattered the contractor with
Omaha mud and nothing moro.
HANCUMCN are not rustlers In the
technical Wyoming sense , but tlioy are
rustlers in the sense of possessing a remarkable
" thoro" at
markable faculty of "getting
the right time and in proper strength
to ward oil invaders.
Tim park obstructionists are the gen
tlemen with lands to sell who propose to
enjoin condemnation proceedings in
order , if possible , to force the council to
purchase their lands at high prices.
They may discover their mistake when
it is too lato.
CONOUKSS Is likely to pass a law fil
ing a national standard for grading
grain. This is a move in the right
direction. If the proposed measure be
comes a law it will do away with the
present methods of the grain centers
And prevent unfair discriminations.
SOMI : congressman shou'd now sneak
Into the Itccord a coinoloto copy of
"Kroutx.cr Sonata , " nnd then without
doubt the abuses to which the ll'cord is
subject will bo forever abandoned. It
is fully as reasonable as to force a copy
righted publication like Henry Goorgo'a
book on protection und free trade into
the record of the proceeding * of con
gress under the eulso of a speech.
OMAHA will have the sympathy and
coopurallon of the grain dcalnrs and
grnln shippers of the state in her efforts
to build up here n local grain market.
Now lot the Uoiird of Trade devote
itself to the enterprise of securing flour
ing mills , cereal mills , malt houses and
storugo elevators. Once have those es
tablishments there will bo no dllllculty
about making Omaha a grain market
GINTUAI , MANAGKIC BAIICOCK is au-
thoritv for the statement that the addi
tions to the stockyards and packinghouses -
houses nro to bo pushed as fast m
weather , money nnd men will permit. .
If men enough to do the work can be
engaged the improvement * will bo com'
plotod within three months. When com'
plutod the packing facilities added wll !
bo equal to the largest packing-house
now In operation at South Omaha.
Tin : antl-froo coinage democrat ;
7nlghl have called Mr. Bryan's attontloi
to the significant fact that Ills favorite
candidate for president , Govornoi
Horace li Boios of Iowa , was the guos' '
of the Groystono club of Denver no
long Blnco , where ho was expected t (
declare himself for free silver , but Iu
studiously Ignored the subject. Per
haps Mr. Boios is a coward and dare no
dollno his position. "God hates i
coward. "
WHILE Tun Bui : has not favored th
retention of the caucus as part of th
primary election machinery the fac
that the committee has concluded t
continue the caucus under cortal
restrictions makes it the starting poin
of the impending campaign. Kvory re
publican should therefore make it hi
business to attend his ward caucus thl
evening. The time llxcd ( or these ciu :
cusos and the places where they ar
to bo hold are to bo fauna in anotho
column.
TUB men who declaim against TH
BKK ns an obstructionist because i
opposes the payment of oxtravagar
prices for park lands hud bettor prov
their faith In Omaha by their world
Most of them have made fortunes b
holding onto their unimproved lots an
lands. When they have done us muc
for promoting the growth of Omaha n
Tin : BKK has , when they have con
trlbuted to great public enterprises an
when they have invested hundreds e
thousands of dollars in monumuntt
buildings it will bo pardonable for thoi
to stlguiatlzo Tim BKI : as a uioaabau
and obstructloiiUt.
OK.WOrK.tTS OIVK UP JVBir
Slnco the Hhodo Island election the
moro clear headed among the democratic
loaders have about abandoned nil hope
of carrying any of the Now Kngland
slntci. Before th it defeat some of them
had counted confidently upon carrying
nt least three of those states , among
them "Massachusetts In the event of Mr.
Cleveland balng the candidate. The
urospects of the party In tint section
wore staked upon Rhode Island , and the
party throw Into the campaign all the
energy and Inllnonco It could command.
It sent there Its bast nv.illablo paikora
nnd its loading candidate for the presi
dency and hlgli priest of tarllT reform.
It flooded the little commonwealth with
literature attacking the policy of pro
tection and preached tariff reform in
every city , town and hamlotof the st-ato.
It presented but thU ono hsuo , slual-
ously Ignoring fronsilvor , which a la go
majority of the pirty In the country de
mands. It organized and carried on the
most vigorous nnd aggressive campaign
in the history of ll'iotlo Island , and It
suffered what under the circumstances
must fairly be regarded as an over
whelming defeat.
If suuh efforts could not win In a state
where the conditions seemed so favor
able to success , there Is obviously no
hope for the democracy In ether states
where like conditions favoring that
party do not exist in equal degree. The
returns show that In the prlnclp.il man
ufacturing towns of Uhodo Inland the
republicans made lioavy gains. This is
substantial and conclusive evidence
that the workers In the mills and fac
tories of that state do not want tariff
reform on the democratic plun. It was
a distinct rebuke of the action of the
democratic house of representatives in
attacking the wool schedule of the tariff
and of its entire policy regarding the
tariff. What good reason can bo given
for expecting a different verdict lu the
manufacturing slates of Massachusetts
and Connecticut , whoso industries are
as vitally concerned in the maintenance
of the protection policy as are those of
Uhodo Island ?
But it is not this alone which renders
the cause of the democratic party In the
Now England states hopeless. The fact
that a largo majority of the party
in the country favors the free and
unlimited coinage of silver is no loss
potent In its iulluonco upon the voters
of that section. They are not deceived
by the temporary defeat of free silver
legislation in a democratic house , or by
ho circumstance that certain loaders
gnoro this question as a m ittor of pros-
nt expediency. They understand that
t the next congress and the next ad-
ninistration should bo democratic logls-
ntion for the free and unlimited coinage
f silver would bo inevitable. Quito as
nueli , therefore , to maintain u sound and
.table . currency as to prevent an unwise
uid Injurious interference with the tarilt
lie states of Now England may safely
bo counted upon to give their oloctorril
otos to the republican candidate for
president.
AXX.IOUS MIADEItS.
It is oa y to believe the statement that
ho democratic loaders of the house of
oprosontativos are anxious and uneasy.
The unpromising1 outlook for the party
ind concern for their own political fu-
uro wilt account for this. It is said
that hovoral conferences have recently
neon hold to discuss the condition of
business in the house , with a view to an
energetic olTort to bring tlio session to
iin end as soon as practicable. Those
who desire this are confronted by several
serious obstacles , chief among which is
the difficulty of reconciling the differen
ces between the Crisp and anti-Crisp fac
tions. All efforts to bring this about
have thus far failed , and it is said that
many of the supporters of the .Mills plan
of tariff revision now assort moro
strongly than ever that the policy
; idoptod by Springer and a majority of
his democratic colleagues of the ways
and moans committee was not on y
wrong In every sense , but that its fail
ure has already boon demonstrated.
The plain truth regarding the demo
cratic majority in the house of repre
sentatives is , that cowardice and imbe-
illty have marked its entire conduct
thus far , and this applies equally to both
factions. The course adopted regarding
the tariff was a surrender of the position
of the party , which was distinctly
pledged to a measure of general revision.
The attitude of Mills and his followers
In this matter was straightforward and
honest , and had their counsul prevailed
the party would at least have the credit
of making a courageous effort to carry
out its promise , but us it is the scheme
of tariff reform adopted is regarded by
the country as a ludicrous failure. On
the ether hand , the position of tin Mills
following regarding silver , in their ef
fort to postpone its consideration as a
matter of political expediency , was
equally dishonest , and while it deceived
nobody it illustrated the cowardice of
the party ana its aptitude for false pre
tenses.
The two democratic factions In the
house have boon in an almost conslanl
warfare slnco the session commenced
nnd the minority faction has boon grow
ing steadily moro indifferent regarding
mutters of legislation. The Bpoakot
has rendered himself unpopular by hie
arbitrary rulings nnd dogmatic methods ;
the cheeseparing chairman of the ap
propriations committee , Holman , hat
made trouble that has delayed the work
of the committee , and altogether thh
democratic house has given anothoi
striking example of the capacity of the
party for folly and blundering , Then
is small probability of any improvement
ana this being the case it is not surnrls-
ing that some of the loaders are unoas ;
and anxious to bring the session to at !
end as soon as practicable.
fnmas.
In this climate the working season begins
gins about the first of May and ondi
November 1st or a few weeks later
During this full half of the year mos
of our material progress Is mado. I
therefore becomes the moro necossury ti
begin promptly with public work whoi
tlio winter is finally ended , in order tha
wo shall accomplish as much as posslbl
during the comparatively short porloi
of activity.
The city council , Board of Publi
Works und ether bodies charged will
the publlo works should therefore mak <
haste with their preliminary prepara
tions to the end Unit as soon as the
weather is suitable contractors may
begin work. Wo should expend every
dollar available In paving , repairing ,
grading , viaduct building and sewerage
the present season. There are hundreds
of honest men In Omaha anxiously
waiting for work and wngcsnncl the city
government owes It to them to place
both within their roach at the earliest
possible moment.
IA > r n similar reason the proposition
for bonds to the Nebraska Central rail
road should bo submitted without do-
lay. If the subsidy is voted that cor
poration can and probably will begin its
work before the summer Is over. Its
plan as outlined will necessitate the em
ployment of u largo foico of laborers
and thus add another ek'inent of pros
perity to Omaha.
Should the council decide to accept
the city attorney's interpretation of the
charter provisions relative to condem
nation of park and boulevard lands , un-
Icbs obstructionists interpose injunc
tions , employment can bo given to
scores of laborers in the ImproYQmont of
the parks and boulevards by midsum
mer.
mer.All these public enterprises should bo
pushed with nil possible speed to the
point of actual employment of labor.
Thou with the federal building , the
school buildings , the stock yard and
packing house extensions , the private
enterprises and the public works wo shall
see an army of men lately Idle busily en
gaged earning wages and contributing
products of their labor to the general the
business welfare of the city. The motto
of ovcry cltl/en of Omaha in both pub
lic and private lifo for this year should
bo "push things. "
Tin : action of the executive committee -
too of the Georgia slate alliance , in pass
ing a resolution requiring that alliances
in that Htato which have entered the
people's party shall rescind that action
or surrender their charters , is siLMiili-
cant. It is probably the beginning of a
movement , inaugurated at the instance
of democratic loaders in the south , to
check whatever tendency there in ly bo
in that section favorable to the now
party , and there will very likely bo
similar action taken in ether states. It
is well known that some of the southern
democratic loaders have become uneasy
regarding the possible olToet of the
people's party movement upon demo
cratic ascendency in tl\e south , and it is
by no moans Improbable that the sum
mary action of the executive committee
of the Georgia state alliance was in
spired by these anxious leaders. As the
membership of the southern alliances is
overwhelmingly democratic there is no
likelihood that any alliance in Georgia
will surrender its charter in order to
follow the now party. The significant
suggestion of this incident is that the
democratic managers in the south are
preparing to head off anv danger to the
party in that section , and they will
doubtless succeed. They are determined
that the south shall bo kept solid , and
it is safe to predict that the now party
will cut no figuto there in the presi
dential election. Meanwhile the demo-
rats in the republican states of the
north will continue to urge the alliance
people to imiko war upon the repub
lic.n ! party and cast their influence and
votes so that they will count for the
democracy. It is quite possible , how
ever , that the intelligent' members of
the alliance in the north will decline to
bo used in this way when the time ar
rives for cabjing their votes.
TIIK new era in democratic politics in
Nebraska , according to a recent oon-
vort , is to usher into place , position and
prominence the younger element. J.
Sterling Morton , J. E. North , J. C.
Crawford , Alex Hoar , .Tamos E. Boyd ,
J. C. Calhoun , Tobias Castor , Eloaxor
Wakoloy , James Wool worth , Dr. George
L. Mlllor , J. P. Latta , Robert Closrg ,
Albert Hardy , A. J. Popploton , Judge
Broady , Victor Vifquain and ether
workers who have worn themselves out
fighting against tremendous odds are to
bo retired now that the hitherto mori
bund concern has some hope of success.
The renegades , the camp followers , the
sutlers and the raw recruits are to be
given the places of the veterans. The
old soldiers are to be sot asldo without
honors or pensions and the fresh follows
who have never won a battle or covered
a respectable retreat will carry the
banners and grab tlio spoils. Truly it
must bo u great thing to have boon n
life-long democrat nnd come to this in
middle life and old ago. The venerable
and the battle scarred are entitled to the
sympathy of their enemies now that
they are fcrgotton and cast asldo by the
kids and the dudes who nro to prollt by
their labors.
Tin : country will heartily approve the
action of the president by which the
difficulty with Italy , growing out of the
killing of Italian citizens in Now Or
leans , Is satisfactorily settled and the
resumption of diplomatic relations bo'
twoon the two countries is assured. The
payment by this government of an in
demnity of $23,000 to the families of the
in in do rod mon Is generous and attests
the tmrnost doslro of the United States
to deal justly with the families of tin
victims of the unfortunate occurrence ,
though the general government was it
no sense responsible for It. The note o :
the representative of the Italian gov
ernment in this country ucknowledgin < i
the action of the president expresses tin
entire satisfaction of the Italian government
mont and convoys the assurance thai
the diplomatic relations butwoon Itnl.y
and the United States nro again flrmly
established. In ull this dllllculty oui
government has maintained a consist
ent , fair und honorable nttltudo , and tin
peaceable termination of the trouble
under circumstances entirely crodltabli
to the United States , must have tin
effect to make stronger than before tin
friendship of the two nations.
Tin : Michigan delegation to Mlnno <
apolis la uninstructed , but it Is under
stood that it will present the name o
General Alger to the convention and , o
course , glvo him its vote. There is m
present indication that Michigan' ;
favorite son will have any other sup
port , and in that event It is possible tha
his friends from the Wolverine btat
may finally conclude not to commit tin
folly of placing his nntno before the con
vention. So far nLnppoars there Is no
more Interest amvjjig republicans con-
orally In the candidacy of General Algor
than there Is In that of ox-Senator Blair ,
nnd however commendable his ambition
nviyboUls manifestly Ill-timed. U Is
charitable to think-that Algor has given
too much hoed to dissatisfied politicians
who will have no Influence at Minne
apolis , > r f
Tin : decision * of the republicans of
Florida to aurreiictor that state to the
democrats this your without n struggle
is not to their credit. Whatever disad
vantages they may bo under by reason
of the ballot box law , they should make
a fight , If for no other reason than to
maintain their organization and keep re
publican principles before the people.
The refusal to place any ticket In the
field , cither national , congiosslotml or
state , Is cowardly , and the effect will
doubtless bo to put an end to the party
In Florida ,
EVIIRY active republican should bo on
hand at his ward caucus tonight to help
in the selection of delegates to the com
ing county convention.
I. nidi iiirlmntmrnt. :
Acie I'urff II'orM
There Is n general ilosiro tbnt Mr. Blnlr
should got n foreign appointment , "and the
uottor. "
HUghlcd liy Hull \Vrntlinr.
A'niiMt Cllu J iinml.
The .lorry Kuik Doom Is Ucmil. Nobody
could uslc favors of luo paoplo after sondinu
thorn eight straight weeks of execrable
weather. _ _
rruspi-utlMi Ml\or Trmt.
Jununi Cfli ; 'Jlintf.
It U a curious condition In Colorado when
, ho silver Kings nro forced to cut down wages
jccauso ttio money tliclr workmen are dig
ging from llio mines Is not good.
Kiini'lclnc at tliu Uniir.
1'httatlctiMa Inquirer.
The gonllo tapping at the back garden gate
, hat Camilla has boeu dolnj for several years
or moro now bopins to roscmblo the knock of
a mnn who is being chaseJ oy the police.
. \ CnlniKU Strnddlo.
Sti > ! ( /lYjmW/c. / .
The platform oC the Pennsylvania demo
crats is strong for tarilt reform und for "a
lard monov currency Including the colungo
of both gold ant ! silver on a basis of such
equality as will cause the coined metals of
both kinds to circulate freely together. " No
advocate of frco coinage wants moro or less
than that.
Tim Modurii Jonah.
cfifcAuo Kacf.
No rccont romance In real llfo has boon
moro diverting than thooxperiencoof a North
sea fisherman who ( tbo storv goes ) was
swallowed by a fwhalo , loil an isolated
andennuicd lifo in the mammal for a few
days , and then was icscuod by a crow of
llaheis. The whnlo.tirobaMy could not find
it in his heart to destroy n man who could
toll such origlcalH'uhcherazaOoan fibs.
ConHlsti-ncy Lost Jewel.
( Jitrti'jo Times.
The Now York legislature Is a droll body
of lawmakers. It has passed a bill appropri
ating $300,000 for a World's fair exhibit , but
commanding that Uio exhibit bo closed on
Sunday ? _ Immediately Oaftor tbt.dUplay ol
Puritanism the same legislators appropriated
$ . " > 0,00T ( annually toward the maintenance of
a natural history museum in Now York City
upon the express stipulation that it should
bo kept open on Sunday. Explanations arc
In ordor. _ _
VIuwuil from it Kuirnny Stniiilii'jliit.
The Nebraska Central Railroad proposition
now before thn t.eoplo of Omaha will provide
that city with an outlet by way of Duiuth or
( Jrcou Hay , which moans competition with
the roads now centering tboro. Omaha
people ro.ilizo the necessity of this outlet
and tbo Central proposition will go through
whoopicc. Kearney ougbt also to bo look
ing to the northeast and moving as ono man
to secure that outlet. Wn.it U coed enough
for Omaha is peed enough for Koornoy.
iroiiD.1 M-O/CK.V , //.sr.
Ainonp the wonderful attractions purchased
for tlio World's laJr uro "a BtrlpuU skunk ,
$1.50 , " nnd " } OJ for a coat made of Uiosklnol
u eross-oyed wildcat. " I'catliors plnclivd from
the wln 3 of tha w ml mill mUlnUIit yuwn1 :
from tKljiu'uiit graveyards will boaduod toihc
collection later on.
Washington Star : The lion has no talent foi
Uhrlslmus caiols , but she cuu bo depended on
for an Kaater lay.
Chlcaco News : The cvnosnro of all eyes jnsl
now Is llio man at the but.
1'lilladolphla Ludgur : A Plttsburx school-
nmMi'r makes unruly scholars chuw soap.
They \\ould prefer to ho lathered In tlio old
fabhlonud way.
Cloak liovlow : "You Know Miss fifinish )
appeared as a fountain at the liall ( lie otlioi
night. 1 thought It w.is particularly upm | > '
nrlato. "
"Why so ? "
"Slio la the daughter of a milkman. "
A Washington pool , suys the Slur , who show-
\\ear and tour anil Is In every way an uxampk
of tno publlu's failure to appreulato gunlns
punned the following and labeled It " 1'arewol
to the Mnsu : "
Oh , wherefore should a pout llvo
And tiKllutohls thinker.
For Ihotuhis for which noonn will glvo
The tiwu.u-wurd of a
The snow him loft the mound once moro ,
The leaves bouln to bud
And when shu irous It ) w.illr , her trail
Now trallcth In Uio mud.
1'hlliideiphla Koeor.l : Under the head o
"Horse Nntos"a D.iylostown paporannouncoi
UiHt a looal liveryman has "u b. id cold In hi
throat. "
_
lie HOViin.
Jlrooltlun Mfe *
Thov Rut upon the m > fn simp
Iluforo the tiUtwlni ; Kralu ,
And llien lie , danced up ut time-look ,
And crlod "Its Kronlnsl.ito. "
"Oh , no. " thollttlo maid replied ,
And bhook her tri" > sis c'lirly
"H Isn't Kiowlnvr lain , my dear ,
Von moan it's KIOH Inp u.uly "
Coluinlms I'osti'Tt ' Is nolbii hard for semi
mnn to "kuop 'ihru'ist of tlio times" aa to Uun |
ahead of the bhurjl/ !
Twaa a little Raiu < j < | f poker ; just a quiet boil
ut " ( Ir.tw , "
Which watt promptly discontinued through ai
urltlimelie law ,
Hy the time uttuli bail selected all ho though
that ho uoultf claim , , ,
They found there weren't uarda onoiijh lot
out to ulay llio
lloston Transcript FOR * calls a meal cm i
rallruud Ira "E.istur , " buo.iuso It Is i
moruhlo toast.
IliHtou Herald : The best rooolnt for i
woddlmi sown for KasU-r Is BOinuthliij Ilk
this ; I'irit catch your youiu muu ,
JJ/i.V.WK'.1 ( IU.HI.
When I'm ranked out of l.od at sir ,
.lust when 1 want t" sloup.
An1 mndo to dress inyiulf nil' Ox
Tliu llrt'3 and lend tlm shi > op ;
An' gut tha wouJ In from thu .shod ,
An' milk thncotv ! , , nn clean
Ol' "Duxlur'a" at ill and air his hud ,
An' till the nl J tiiruun
With aor.ip * an' Hirill an' tote It down
' swliu- ,
To them 010 nasty
An' do a lot ( T uhoruj in town
An' hang the clolho * on line ;
Whcmsich Ihln : * happen , I'l ho bound
It nuKcJ mo yell nn1 b iwl.
An' wish Coluinim * liudn't found
America at all !
OTIIKH KAXIM TI7.I.V
The election of n now House of Commons
In Great lirltnln may V > o precipitated nt nny
tltno. In too present House there are 301
conservative ? , ( V > liberal-unionist ! * , 215 Glad *
Monlttns nnd bO Irish nationalists 070 in All.
The government's majority Is thus 07 , with
out counting the speaker. In tbo now ( touso
It Is estimated that there will surely bo iM
conservative1. , 43 hboral-unlonl'U , ' .MO ( Had-
stoninus and i > 3 nationalists. The other
ninety-two srats nro doubtful. Should the
government cairy tliom all Its majority
would bo 105. Should Mr. Uladv.ono carry
thorn all his majority would bo TU. Should
they bo cquilly divided between the two
the conservative * would have a majority of
15. It Is interesting to observe that most of
the doubtful scats uro now occupied by the
govorninontp.irty. Thus It U thought the
opposition is snro of holding 2S'J of Its 301
scats , leaving only hinctcnn doubtful , while
the government is sure of only " 'M ot Its 00 ,
leaving sovonty-throo doubtful. There Is
ovorj reason to believe tnat the figures given
are as frco as possible from party color nnd
furnish as trustworthy a basis for specula
tion as can In such a way bo found , Conjecture -
jocturo as to the result of the election may
also bo based on the returns of by-elections.
In these contests the drift has bcon heavily
nmilnst the government. At the beginning
of the present Parllamont the conservatives
had 310 members ; now they have 001 , Thu
liberal-unionists Imri sovonty-sovon , includ
ing the spo.iker ; now they liavo sixty-
ilvo. On the ether 'hand , the Glad-
sionlans , who then numbered U)3 ) , arc now
215 , nnd the nationalists , then olgiity-flvo ,
nro now eighty-six. The government major
ity has thus dwindled from llfi In 1SSO to 07
In 189J , a loss ot 43. In this Imnrcsstvo faot
Mr. Gladstone has found ampl < ) encourage
ment for hU belief In the flowing tldo of lib
eralism that Is to bear him once moro to
power. Hut then the conservatives , too , are
deriving comfort from the returns of by-elec
tions , chlcflv from these of recent date.
Slnco the oloso of the session of ISOO there
hnvo been twont.v-two contorted by-elections ,
not counting ICist Holfast and Cork , where
the contests were hopeless. Of thcso tha
government and the opposition have each
carried eleven. For the cloven government
candidates elected some 'J.OOO votes won )
cast moro than for the oluven successful
members of the opposition , Moreover , in
these constituencies the government vote in
creased from nearly 50,000 in 1SSO to over
50,000 in 1SOO-92 , while the opposition vote
decreased from ovnr 85,000 to a little over
81,000.
*
Venezuela , if recent reports are accurate
has escaped another revolution , and has in
stead , in lr. Palacio , a piosldent who has
succeeded in ro-olcctinc himself aud keeping
limsclf in olllco by force of arms.
So far us constitutional freedom goes tboro
is small gain in this , but stability counts for
so much in South American republics that
much can bo forgiven an administration
which maintains itself against revolution
and gives some hope of preserving ordor.
Vono/uola , which is twice the slzo of Texas ,
with Just , the same population , owes all Its
dtfllcultlos to Ihe tropics , a largn Indian pop
ulation ana a Spanish population -relatively
small as compared with other South Ameri
can states , and confined to tno few cities in
the republic. It has never had an army
largo enough to maintain order , or a govern
ment which was anything but a thinly
dlstruisod military despotism. Even
among its despotisms tbo only two
which have lasted ever adcuado in thosixty-
t > vo years in which It has been independent
hava boon the prcsidcncios of Monagas and
Blanco. The latter was overthrown in ISb'J ,
after olchteori yoara of ruthless rule , in
which Venezuela has made whatever pro
gress its territory lias shown in the last two
centuries. Diflicnlt as It is to understand
why it should , during utter misrule , the
population of Venezuela has doubled In the
last lifty years , its two chief cities are con
nected by rail , and tbo past twenty years
have seen most of the institutions nocdcd by
a civilized state organized. If procross has
Doen slow , it has still taken place , and the
small class of educated mon of Spanish and
mixed descent who carry on the government
and conduct revolutions steadily increases in
number , education and influence. Revolu
tions grow moro and moro difllcult , and oven
Venezuela will eventually Dccouii ) a stable
state.
it
* *
The complete conquest of Dahomey iieoms
to bo in store for the French , if they would
retain ( n peace their foothold in that country.
Tbo treaty made by Admiral ( Juvorvillo with
the Itinij was said at iho time to recognize the
French protectorate over the I'orto Novc
district and the right to use Ivotonou as n
port of entry ; yet now the monarch Is ad
vancing to tbo coast with an army nnd
threatening Porto Novo itself , Twc
or three years ago the French were
at war with Dahomey , whoio icing
bold cnptivo bevurar Europeans nnd had
ravaged t'no French protectorate , plun
dering and burning many villages and
belling their people lo Iho slave dealer * , or
dragging tnem to Aboinoy , bis capital , foi
slaugntor. When King Gololo died his snc-
cossor renewed the war , attacfdng Ivotonou ,
but was repulsed by Comnmnacr Torrlllon ,
and Commander Fournior bombarded
VVhyduh , There win a suggestion soon
after to send an expedition to Aboinoy , tnlt
Ing the river routo. but with the strong
force of nialo and female warriors the king
bad at command , this might have boon u
costly if not poirlous undertaking. Still ,
the renewal of hostilities this year shows
that the French can have little hope of peace
until tbo Dahomoyuns nio subJugutoJ.
*
#
The disintegration of Iho royalist parly ir
Franco , gro.itly accelerated by the papal oiv
cyclical In support of the republic , bcoms t (
bo proceeding steadily. Two very prominoni
logitlmlsts have Just Joined the Uoraoau >
League for Popular Liberties , which is a dis
tinclly republican institution , The Comli
do la ChasbUiRiio , tlio head of ono of Iho eldest
est families In Guionno , in his letter of adhe
sion , says Ibat over since the Coinnto di
Chambord'3 death tie has boon anxious ti
see Koman Catholics accept the republic nui
do their utmost to tauo part In iho govern
iiienl. ' 'A man must bo blind , " ho adds , "uo !
to BOO that for ILK ) yuan Franco has boon seek
Ing to establish tbo republican form of covurn
mont. " M , Hormandformerly chninna-i of ihi
Euro ot Loir royalist committee , ibelarci
that on the "duiim ivo Interment of the oil
dented atony-
all the ( roubles
and ailmeuU that
inako woman's
lifo a linrdcn to
hor. Kbo's relieved -
liovod , cm ml , nnd
restored , v.lth ] ) r
I'lerco'jf 1'nvoi ito
I'roRoriptian.
cnk luick ,
ing- don n stsu > aliens -
- lions , nervous
jirodtrntioii , nil "fronale romplalnts1 nro
cure * ! by it. It improves digestion , onrichiw
the blood , disxU [ ucbeti and jiains , brlnga ro-
frcbhing bleep , nnd rostoroa liuullh ami
btrciigth.
Jfa o ixiwerful general , ns ell ns uterine.
tonio nnd nervine , JmiMrtlni ; vigor und
fctiength to the i-ntiro syntem. Contains no
nliohol to ineliriato ; no itrrup or wigar to
ilormigo < ligu > tion ; a lugitimato
.
If you're a tiroil , nervous , or buffering
vonuin , then Uio "Futorlto Prehcript ion "
in the only medicine Hint's ffuuntntfctl , in
every cnao , to bring you help.If it ( Iwvn't
pive you eatiifactiou , you have your inouoy
ijiif k4
Branch monarchy" In the tomb of Iho Conite
o Chnmbord , ho conjured Cftthollo deputies
o take up now ground. ' 'Koynlty has had
ts day. Except breveted staff oftlcors ami
ub idlzod newspapers , who now troubles
about pretenders ! Lot ut. weep , If you will ,
or the old royalty , which , Hkn all human
n.stltiitlons , ends by falling. The republic
s not merely a fact to ho reckoned with ; It
in * proscription in Its favor. * * Tlio
loath of nations Is the result of long tllvls-
ons. Witness PolMid. Pacification on the
constitutional platform is incumbent , not
merely for our tranquillty , but for our
latrlotlsm and conscience. "
*
The order Issued by the Amiro-Hungarlan
authorities prohibiting celebrations of the
hlrd coniotmry of Amos Comonlus , cxcitod
mtnenso Indignation among the joungC/cchs ,
vho hnvo not yet forcotton tbo government
opposition a few years ago to tbo erection of
n monument to John Hus In Prague. Speak-
ng In the assembly on A proposition to glvo
Creator Independence to the schoolmasters of
Johcmla , n member of the V'oung Orach
party , Dr. Ilcrold , speaking on behalf of the
noasuro , sclcd the opportunity to attack
.ho minister of public Instruction , "Hnw can
it bo expected that nny thing should be done
for the schoolmasters , " ho asked , "whon
.hero Is at iho hcr.d of the Department of
Public Instruction a man bold enough to
sully the memory of the greatest educational
innovator of the world ! The sacrilegious
mud which was raised ngalnst Hus and
ComouiUB shall bo thrust asldu. The Czech
people will not tolerate further Insult to the
mnmory of its great mon. Else where such n
minister could not remain twenty-four hours
at bis post. " These sentiments were greeted
with onthusiastlo applause , and a scene of
great confusion ensued.
Tint ituiiiijiK IC.IK.
Now York Sun : It is grlm-visagcd war of
iho kind that was familiar out on the frontier
In old times which is now raging between
the companies of rnnclimon and the gangs of
borso Ihiovos In Montana nnd Wyoming.
Ttio gangs operate on a big scale , as'may bo
seen from the fact that ono of them has 1,000
stolen horses lulls camp at .lacknon Hole ,
and they call themselves "rustlors" without
caring n cent for anybody.
Chicago Herald : In tbo midst ot tlio cx-
cltomotit of the stockmen's war in Wyoming
the democratic convention , called to elect
delegates to Chicago , assembled vosturday.
Mr. Flagg , a prominent democrat and
equally prominent ns n "rustler , " while on
his way to the convention was attacked by a
posse of stoclcmon and narrowly escaped
with his llfo. The fact that Wyoming is n
republican state must not bo lost sight of In
connection with Mr. Flagg's adventure.
Probably moro guns nnd pistols were dis
played at Douglas yesterday lhan were over
before seen nta democratic convention.
Chicago News : This form of fronilorlaw-
lossnoss dales back many years. In Montana
and Wyoming the acquirement of very largo
ranches by non-resident owners has crowded
out many of tbo smaller stockmen. Somoof
these from time to llmo hnvo Joined forces
wilh Iho "rustlors" lu organized depreda
tions on the largo ranches. Even the cow
boys employed by the non-residents have
frequently aided rather than repelled the
cattle thievery for a consideration , Thoio
conditions have led some of iho larger west
ern stockmen to band together for mutual
protection. They distrust , the machinery of
law nnd maintain an armed vigilance com
mittee. The present outbreaks In Wyoming
are duo to the activity of these vigilantes
in attempting to exterminate the "rusllors. "
Dead wood Pioneer : The invasion of Wy
oming by an armed gang of paid detectives
for tbo purpose of kllllne off the "rustlors"
is apt to result moro seriously than one might
at lirst suppose. The moro fact that thcso
invaders nro aliens , sent out under pay to
suppress an avocation lhat is In a great
measure Justified by the residents of that
bccllon of the slate'is ounueh to arouse a
bitter spirit of opposition against them. Be
sides , these rustlers are not men whom a
Ihrcat of extermination , or even a little
bloodshed , will frighten into submission.
They are naturally bravo and hardy ,
with their courage strengthened by
a season on the great plains
of the west , tlio great Amoiican
university for educating heroes. Some of
them are well to do rancliers , in good stand
ing with their neighbors , nnd from all ac
counts moro sinned against than sinning. A
great many by careful work have accumu
lated small Punches of cattle , which llio
barons , despising tbo day of small things ,
claim nave been filched iroiu their herds of
thousands. Often these suspicions aio un-
foundnd , but that mokes no difference to the
eattlo lords , Their intention is to adminis
ter a scourging lhat shall fall aline on tl'O
Just nnd the unjust , with the hope that the
terror inspired by sucn chaslisomont shall
effectually do away with rustling. It is n
vain hope , because Wyomincitcs , like all
true westerners , will shed the last drop of
blood in defense of what they consider their
rights , and curse iho victorious fee with
their dying breath.
j'or.vrs o.v I'ltuaitais.
The latest on ice : Tlio idea of cutting It
with n rod hot electric wlro.
Philadelphia is the greatest carpet manu
facturing center in the world.
The Paige Typesetting Machine rompany
lias removed to Hartford. It has a capital of
$0,000,000.
The most dclicato dividing engine in the
woild has recently been compleled for Johns
Hopkins university , And It cna rule 1,000,000
lines to the Inch.
The Tradesman reports tovonty-ono now
Industries as established or incorporated dur
ing the week In the south.
The stool used by the United States navy
Is recommended by the Austrian society of
engineers as the boat known In practical K
science.
During the twenty-live years ending with
18S5 , 1,491 now napors were started In Now
York , Insliullnq ( U dallies and Oil weeklies.
Of these papers 1,105 died before the end of
the twcnty-llvo years.
The duke of Marlborough , writing In an
English review , estimates the telephone con
vorsatlons In UHI United Statoi during tlio
past year nt 150,000.000. No wonder nervous
prostration is becoming a national tllsonso.
Throe tons of steam coal represent n man's
labor for a period of twenty voars , nnd ono
square mile of n seam of co.il , having n depth
ot four feat only , represents ns much work ns
1,000,000 men can perform In twenty yoars.
The nvorAgo household lamp burns n gallon
of oil n week In winter. A kitchen stove ol
fair alro burns n ton of coal n month , If kept
burning nil the timo. For a grate IIro a ton
of coal a month should do for two largo llres.
The luxury of American parlor cars hoi
been Introduced Intuly In England by the
Southeastern Railway company. A train
having four parlor cars started from Charing
Cross and travelled to Hastings and hack ,
attracting much attention.
An electrical gold finder , designed for pros
pecting lu alluvial deposits , Is being mndo In
Knglnnd. It consists of a stool tube carry IHR
an Inner roil , which communicates by a wlro
with n portable battery. The rod Is thrust
Into the ground and should it touch nploca
of molal an electrical alarm U sounded , the
Instrument being so delicate that contact
with n metallic particle the site of a pln'i
bead would bo noted.
roil . .I.VAltOUT HO.UK.V.
Not only will the summer slipper bo pro
fusely dccoratod uith bonds , but Imitation
Jewels nro also lo bo employed as n means of
enhancing Us charms.
Scarlet Jackets nro trlmmoil with black and
braid nnd buttons , while some of the coats
aru finished with n Hroton vest and overlap
ping buttons of Iridescent peari.
Strictly pure naphtha is free from water
and thlslact renders it nn mvaluablo remedy
lor grooso stained textiles , ns ninny colors
nro injutod by nny liquid that contains water.
Strawberry , cactus rod , wlno color and
tcrra-cotta will bo carried right through the
summer. Thcso tints which at ono time
suggested fall and winter nro now looked
upon ns absolutely necessary to a warm
weather wardrobe.
The latest thing to appear In cut glass Is n
lamp which rcllects every tint ol the rain
bow. There are also tiny affairs in silver
with a Dresden base and furnished wilh
translucent shades of amber and rose tinted
glass Hocked with gold.
Salt Is said to bo very benoflclnl to tresses
that are in n weakened condition. Certainly
It is n mistake to glvo them too vigorous
brushing ? , as this mode ot treatment has a
tendency lo pull out hair which has but a
slight hold upon the scalp.
Mrs. ICendal says tbnt her exquisite choice
of goxvns is not duo to her own taste , but
may bo attributed to the fact lhat she com
munes with ualuro when choosing her frocks
and bonnets. "Speak to the earth aud it ,
shall teach theo , " is Mrs. Kendall's ' motto ID
dress.
Louisa Michel , the famous woman socialist
agitator , greatest advocate ot ono phase of
the idea of "woman's rights , " whoso life
has been ono wild turmoil of excitement , is
reported to have settled down to tbo prosaio
llfo of keeping school in a quiet corner of
London , and to bavo determined lo hence
forth load a quiet existence. The school is
of the ordinary icind , and she will loach the
young idea to shoot Intellectual sprouts and
not oppressive politicians. Louisa Michel is
said to bo not by any moans the only political
ficuro of ono time prominence swallowed up in
quiet rethomcnt In London.
Nothing so quickly rests n ttrea pair of eyes
ns a glimpse of greenery. It was a wise pro
vision of nature which gave to this tone such
wide scope. Any other color under the sun
so lavishly used would become unendurably
tiresome. Yea , it is restful , very. Have
you a potted palm of fern in your own par
ticular sanctum ! If not , get ono and place
very near the spot where your pot lounging
chair or couch stands , and when weary nnd
worn you drop down for a llvo minutes' halt.
Involuntarily your eyes will turn to the bit of
foliage , and always with the same pleasant
results ,
The most important center in iho world for
llio cultivation of roses and the manufacture
of tbo attar of roses is tbo Icasanlyk a word
signifying "region of alembics" in southern
Koumelia. In that country two species of
roses are cultivated the red dnmaalc rose
and a fragrant white rose. Ono acra of rose
trees usually produce 2,400 pounds of lese
petals. The distillation of this perfumed
mass yields only ono pound of essential oil.
The total production of that region in a good
year is ( JOJO pounds of essence ; it averages
from H.'JOO to ,1,400 pounds , counting in all
kinds of seasons. The value of the essence
varies from ? SO to ? 'JJ a pound.
TIIK GHKA.T SUCCKSS
of the genuine imported .Tohann
Holt's Malt IJxtmct IIH u tonio
nutritive has caused : i crowd
fraudulent imltuto's to eoi
into the iiuirUot. Bowiro of
thuinl The genuine 1ms tlio
signature of Moliunn HolT" on
tlio neck of every bottle. His-
nor & Mondolson Co. , Solo
Agents and Importers of Minor-til
Waters , 0 Barclay street , Now York.
QS . |
& CD.
h't ' . Curaar 15U mil DJIIH ! Sti.
A Lily
Given Away
To advertise our children's department
we will , on Saturday , give
a handsome Easter lily ,
| with pot , to every person
( buying a boy's or child's
* 'suit ' , no matter what price.
\l
VNo ! one can equal this de
partment as to styles , makes ,
colors or prices. All wool
Isuits , $3.50 up to $18.00 ,
and a beautiful lily free.
This offer is good all day Saturday till 10
o'clock at night. Down stairs we will
sell a line of 40 men's suits for $5.00.
This also on Saturday only. After Sat
urday the price will be $12.00. Need
we say more ?
Browning , King & Co
W. Corner i5th and Douglas St