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THE OMAHA DAILY BKE : TLfKSD\Y. APRIL 19 , 1892. THE DAILY BEE E. PUD LISIl KD K VI-llY M OHN I NO. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY TKUMS OP sniSOUH'TION. Tinny ! ! 'without Sundnv ) Ono Year. . . .f J J finlly nnil Sunday , Ono * i oar . IJ J l Throe Month * . ; JJ > Hinclny Her , Onn Ynr. . f Ptitimlny llco , Onn VOIT . \w \ Weekly lice , OHO Vo.ir. . ' w 01TIOESJ Oinnli .TiioI1eoHulldlii- ! . . . . . f-ontliOinnhn , corner N tind 20th Street * Cnmirll lllntTs , 121'ourl ( Hreot. Chlcnco Ofllcp. II 7 < Imnibfr of Cmnmr'rro. Now YarR.Kooiiiftl ' . N mid l5.Trltiino llullilln ? Washington , M3 roil noun th strooU coimnspoNnKNon All romnimilentlotn roliitliiit to news niul rlltorlnl timtti-r should 1)0 addrossoil to llic 1 dllorlM Department , All iMinliirpn letters iiml roinlttnnrcs idioiild tr-nililromrd toTliolli-o I'litillMilnir Company , Ontnhu. Drafts , checks nnd postofllen orders to lie ranilo p.tyublp to tlio order of tlio com pany. IteBecPuIsliiiigCoiipw , Proprietor 8WOKN STATiMnNT : Ol' OIHUULA.TION. btutnof Nebraska. l , C'onnly of DoiiKla * . I . _ . OPOWJ 1 > . T/ichuck , socrctary of The lice I'nhllshlnz eoinnuny. does soluiiinlv swnar tlmt the iiptnnl clronlntlon of TIIK DAILY Hun for til" week ondln , * April 10 , 160. , was as fol- Hnnd.iy. . April 10 Mondnv. April 11 Tuesday , April 12 Wednesday , Apill U Thursday. April 14 Krldny. April 15 baturday , April 10 Avcrnjo . ! ! 1,1150 ( iHOKOn It. T/POIIUOK. Sworn to bnfnru mo and snhsurlbnd In my this 10th day ot April , A. ! > . , IS'K. ' . N. 1' . I'K" Notary I'uhllc. Otrrtillitlnii lor Marcli , ! ! l,3tO. ! TIIK Nobnvskii Central onlorprlso protnlsoH nioro bonollts to Om'ilnv thnn any recent propohod undortntclnp. It deserves consIdornUon ntul fair troixt- tiiunt. KX-SKNATOII Df-Aiu is bollovcd to bo the only mini in nil Now England who liolibvcs in tlio absolute oxclualnn of Chinese mid in his case pique has more to do with hid belief upon the subject than polities. GINIHAT : : , PALMKII fought the south ern confederacy i person Grover C lovcland sent a substitute. This IM ono rotiBon why Iho Palmer boom languishes nnd wanes while that of the other gen tleman grows and waxes strong. NniiitASKA republicans can organi/.o a fight for victory or they can demoralize their forces and invite defeat. They huvo their choice. It tlio conventions nro to bo manipulated for tlio gratifica tion of personal malice or devoted to the revivification of dead issues the party iv ill simply invite disorganization and disaster. SKNATOII MILLS , in his friendly loiter to Governor MoKiiiloy , admits by im plication that he does not expect to live long enough to feeo another democrat elected president. IIo says ho lins . . cached the top round of the ladder of his own fame , while Inn friend Me- Kinloy may look : with hope to greater political achievements. Tin : necessity of a thorough spring Htroot cleaning should impel its conn- ril to miiko provision at its next moot- Jug for the employment of : i force under the street commissioner adequate to haul away the accumulated dirt from the paved streets and alloys. Tlite should bo followed up by the Board of Public Works with an order to the alrcot sweeping contractor to place our principal thoroughfares in a presenta ble condition. CoxsmKniNa the fact that a very ox- pcnslvo foundation would bo required for the Central school building if it were erected on the Johnson site , norhaps there will bo no tears shod on account of the legal proceedings instituted. Tiio Bite is by no moain a dosir.iblo ono and unless the board has gene too far to recede , the deal should bo abandoned and a site selected where n good founda tion may bo secured nnd motor lines will not threaten the lives of the little ones In going to and from their play grounds. Tun worlc of the Omalm City Mission nnd Co-oporatlvo Charities for the past winter has boon highly gratify'ng ' to the benevolently inclined people of Omaha. Never before has the charity of the city boon so systematical ! } distributed , and never before has it boon possible to fool tlmt the worthy poor were reasonably foruiin of relief and imposture llkowiso reasonably certain of detection. Tlio results of the season have emphasized the Importance of co-oporativo , syste matic charity. U.\mu the plan proposed by the park commissioners for securing parks , the whole city is to bo taxed for their pun-bane. Under the plan contemplated by the ohartor , property immediately bonelltod will bo required topvy pro portionately inoro than the city at largo , This is right. The value of adjacent lands will bo largely increased by the purchase nnd improvement of those parks. The owners of auch ndjaconl InnJa should bo expected to contribute more toward the coat of such purchusa and Improvement than the owners o lunds in no wise bonulllod. PAUL VANDKiivoourand Joe Kdgor- ton , thu twin champion * of the tolling masses , nro campaigning for "tin people" on their own hook. Neither o these foes of corporate monopoly ha ; tiny known source of income or ovoi vibiblo menus of support. The ( { iicstiot naturally suggests itself : How do thosi inon support themselves and tholi fainillosV How cun they allord ti devote their on tire time to spoutinj politic ? aim where do they got thi wherewith to incut the expenses of vol untcur campaigning ? In ether word who pays their hotel bills nnd' where di they got the money to pay their cu faioV To a man up n tree it looks ns i Paul nud Joe had secured n season * engagement at railroad headquarters ( o masquerading as untl-uiouopolists. A FOllMWADtiR MOXOl'OLV. There ought to bo no dolny in passing the resolution introduced in thohousoof representatives , calling on the nttornoy general for information regarding viola tions of the null-trust law by the sugar trust. It is llmci nn effort was inndo to determine ) whether that corporation , which by its latest operations in absorb ing the Glaus Sprockcls nnd other inde pendent rtiflnorlos hao become n formid able monopoly , U superior to the law. As soon ns tlio trust hivl completed the deals which trampled out nil competi tion , it began to execute its plans of lim iting production nnd advancing the price of sugar. Tlio big Sprockola rollnory in Philadelphia was shut down and other rofiqorloa are expected to fol low. Representative Scott of Illinois , who introduced the resolution in the house , stated that the advance in the price of refined augur ftineo the trust annihilated all competition will give the monopoly extra profits exceeding $12-3)00flOO ( ) per annum on the basis of last year's consumption. Ilo also said that tlio trust Is enabled to extort onougli money each year to pay 00 per cent of the vahio Of its plants and equip ment. This is a matter which interests every household In the land , and if the anti trust law passed by the last congress is to bo of any value in protecting the pcoplo against combinations to control production and prices it ought to bo promptly brought to boar in the sugar monopoly. The act of July 2 , IS'JO , de clares to bo lllog.il every contract , com bination in the form of trust or other wise , or conspiracy in restraint of trndo or commerce among the several states or with foreign countries , and provides that every person who shall make any such contract or ongngo In such com bination or conspiracy shall bo docmod guilty of a misdemeanor , and on con viction thereof shall bo punished by a fine not exceeding ? 'i,000or by imprison ment not exceeding ono your , or by both , in the discretion of the court. The same punishment Is proscribed for persons con victod of monopolizing or at tempting to monopoli/o any part of the trade or commerce among the several states or with foreign nations. There can bo no reasonable doubt as to the ap plication of this law to the sugar trust , which is uude.iiably a combination to monopoli/o tin article of commerce among i\\o \ boveral stutos , and one , moreover - ever , of universal use and necessity. It has boon proposed in congress to attack the trust by repealing the duty on rolliied sugar , and it is probable that a measure for this purpose will bo Drought forward by the house way and neans committee. If it should bo found hat this is the only way to insure the overthrow of the monopoly the proposi tion would undoubtedly meet with gen eral popular approval. But the law , ivhich soonia ample for the purpose , should first bo invoked and tlio prosecu- ion of the combination bo pushed as vigorously as possible. The courts were bund to bo strong enough to compel the dissolution of the Standa 1 Oil trust , : ind certainly the sugar monopoly is not nero formidable ) . Tlio legislation of the last congress for the suppression of trusts has hadnoolTect , notwithstanding the [ .ict that the constitutionality of the : iuti-trust act has boon nllirmud. Com binations have boon made in defiance of the law. A determined effort should bo : nado to enforce the law , and it can bo put forth in no direction with greater promise of bonulit to the public interest the interest of every household in the nation than in the prosecution of the formidable and extortionate sugar mo nopoly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ UY KXl'KllT O.V IMMIOltATlOX. Colonel Weber , the United States commissioner of immigration , has corj- tributod to nn eastern magazine his views on the question of immigration , in which ho gives no encouragement to these who demand extreme measures of restriction. Having given this sub ject very thorough study and investiga tion , with the best possible opportun ities for doing so , his opinions will command respectful consideration. Colonel Weber maintains that little now legislation is necessary regarding immigration , n view that has boon reached by all the more intolllgo.pt students of the problem. Ho says that the constitutional vagabond of Europe does not emigrate * and ho gives it as a result of ills observations that the general character of eligible immi grants to the United States is sub stantially the sumo us that in past years , the evidence of this being in the Inrgo porcont'igo of prepaid tickets bought in this country and sent to relatives nnd friends in Europo. With reference to the outcry made against the immigration of Italians and Hungarians , Colonel Weber takes the position that it in advantageous to the United States to draw population from various European bourcos. Ho does not nlmro in tlio apprehension of some , manifestly absurd in the light of experience and of an intelligent ap preciation of tlio conditions that prevail lioro , that this country may become Europoanlzod , " observing that the elvurp corners of the various nationali ties coming to us are largely rounded oil by contact with each ether rather than with Americans. Colonel Wobsr has a just &OIIPO of the great results accom plished by European Immigration to the United Status , and ho gives duo credit to the people of the various nationali ties for what they have contributed tc the worlc of development , each improv ing with the process. In the ovontof n atoppago of Immigration ho asks "Whoro would the supply como from tc " make good "not only the waste by donth , but the needs of the continued expansion and development of our still hardl- , touched natural resources1 and ho sug gests that If wo should deduct from the increase of population for the last decade cade the number ot immigrants nm ! their increase after landing during thai period our boast over the growth of thli country would bo changed to n wall. It is pretty well understood that then will bo no logiblation by the proson congress intended to satisfy the do in an us of the extremists on this quos lion. It is probable that greater ro sponsiblllty will bo imposed upon tin steamship companies , so us to compe them to exorcise greater care rogardinj the character of the emigrants tho1 allow to take passage for this country ; and provision may bo made for a moro thorough inspection and investigation of emigrants abroad than Is now made. But , beyond now legislation of this character , to which there can bo no reasonable objection , it is not likely that there will bo any enlargement of thu restrictions upon immigration , HK/'l'/J//r.l.V / 1'HI.WAIltKS. For the first timu in the history of Omaha politics an opportunity is pro- sonlnd for an honest nnd untriiinollod primary election , if the rules adopted by the county central committee nro fol lowed. Wo have reason to buliovo that the republicans of the city are deter mined to carry out the regulations of the committee in spirit nnd to the lot- tor. It should bo the duty of the cen tral committee men from each ward to attend the primaries In por.son and non- ostly supervise the proceeding * in order lint tlio now system may bu given a fair trial. As has repeatedly boon stated in these columns , Tin : BUP hollovos the reform cannot bo complete until the caucus is entirely eliminated from our system of pro-election methods. However , Iho committee has provided for caucuses and delegate tickets were adopted In all the wards on Friday night. In several wards the caucus nominations have not boon satisfactory to nil the republican voters. As a consequen o now names have boon presented and the contest for places on the delegations to tlio county conventions will bo renewed at thu pri maries. Hero is the danger which must bo con sidered by the friends of reform. In the sharp and in some cases bitter compatl- tlon between factions unless Iho author ity of the county central committee and their judges and clerks is fairly exor cised and the regulations nro insisted upon there may bo frauds committed ivhich were impossible under the old roe for all system. Tile Bin warns ro- mblicans in , advance of this possibility uid urges them to stand by Iho rogula- ions to the letter regardless of the ro- itilts to their factional or individual in terests. The reform is being tested. It is per- laps fortunate that the firat primary lection held under these rules should bo one in which there Is comparatively ittlo at stake. The incentive of fat of- 'Ices to bo captured will not bo a feature of the contest. The now regulations can horoforo bo enforced with moro case than when the congressional , state and county olllccs are at stake. MKMHUUS of the Grand Army of the Republic are petitioning congress igainst the passage of bills to remove the charge of desertion from the records of persons who were guilty of that crime iluring the rebellion. This is well , and t is to bo hoped that the Grand Army us a whole will make a vigorous protest ugainst such legislation. The views of Tun IJiu on this matter were clearly expressed a short time ago. It is an out rage that the inon who dropped their muskets and deserted their colors in the days of the nation's greatest peril should , twenty-seven yours after the war , have their records nurgod by act of congress and thereby bo enabled to ask the government for a pension , for this is the well understood object in asking to have their records "corrected. " It is an injustice to the bravo and faithful soldiers who remained at their post of duty and suffered hardships and priva tions to relieve deserters of the penalty of their crime , and when such persons cot on the pension rolls of the govern ment a wrong is done to every citizen who contributes to the pension fund. It IB an abuse that ought to stop , and if the Grand Army can put a stop to it it will perform a service that will merit hearty commendation. TIIK San Francisco Chronicle refers to an incomplete list of seventeen rich men in California who died leaving estates valued at from $1,000,000 to $40,000,000 and yet not ono of thorn bequeathed u dollar for educational purposes. The California millionaire is not ordinarily made of philanthropic stuff. IIo gets his money without much regard for tha methods of acquisition , hoards it during his lifetime or spends what ho needs for his own pleasures and dies with a will which his holra strive to sot aside. Then comes a scandal with which to tarnish ills name , a compromise with the con testants and ho is forgotten. Ricli men of the Atlantic slope usually endow colleges - logos or charities. Their lives may have boon no bolter than these of the Pacific , but they leave behind them n monument which helps future genera- rion to forgot their faults and make the contests over their wills something bettor than a scramble of selfishness , for in most cases the charitable be quests or part of them at least are con ceded by the contesting heirs by stipu lation. Mi : . MUHAT IlAT.STKAt ) has had enough political experience to entitle his opinion to respectful consideration , and ho is in a position to express it with candor. Mr. Ilnlstoad has no doubt that President Harrison will bo ronomi- mitod. Ho regards Iho withdrawal of Mr. Blalno as final , docs not think Gen eral Algor will got moro than ( v compli mentary vote , and it is now question able whether he will got oven that , and there is nobody olsu in thu list of possible blo candidates. The opposition to the president , Mr. Halstoud does not be lieve , will hive any Influence at Minne apolis , and it is not easy to see how it can have in view ol the fnot that nil o thu strongest party loaders are fully committed to tlio runomlnation of liar rlson. The great majority of republicans licans see the situation ns Mr. Hulstoat doos. YOUNG Mit. BRYAN now wishes he had con 11 nod himself to Ills duties it Washington as a 'representative of tin United States. " It is humllating for i congressman to return from his con Btiluunuy to the capital with his eye Ir Tin : Board of Trade should not real until all the railways centering it Omaha Imvo agrond to a milling-ln transit rato. WILLIASI HoLMANhas already servoi thu Fourth Indiana district in congrcs for about thirty years , nnd has boon ronomlniitwi. When ono thinks of Holmnti nna record as a perennial chcoso'p iror , | iuiviturally wonders what sort of paoplo'nUko their homos In that Indiana $ ; $ district. Iho Illiclixotr to I'rnspcrltv. /I'dAtm f f'lJiwrnnl. / . The people of Illinois soorn to bo Impressed that the roaa prosperity is the pu olio highway. Thofiavo petitioned the lot-Is- laturo for JIO.OQAOd ) , with which to improve country roods. J * i I'.cBiiintlnp riiiilliUliui. : .Mw > r t * ' * - 1 ho council otlDtWonport , la. , has detenu- nod to mcroaso' ' VhoVrlc'S of saloon licenses rom $100 per nnmnri toSKK ) . Iowa Is n pro- hlhltlnn stiito and cltlo s lire forced to take tringant measures to keep down the mini- > er of dives. Cutmo nnd Kirvrt. UVicclfiij tnMUocnttr. Eurthnuako shocks were experienced at ovcral places In Now York state yesterday very soon after the appearance of the morn- ng papers containing Mr. Cleveland's uplstlo o Mr. bible , in which ho almost doubts the propriety of hU oivn rcnomlnatlou. A Cluinco for n Ilo" I. AVio Turft TrUntne , The exports or Shonield cutlery to the United Stales have fallen off one-half since the passngo of the Mclvlnloy bill. Of course this moans a chance for American man ufacturers , but democratic erloj against the 'swindling cutlery tax" are now in ordor. InrniiHlKtriiry Kentucky , in appropriating 8100,000 for ft state exhibit at the World's fair , next year , idled a proviso that no intoxicating liquors shall bo sold on Iho promises controlled by .hat state. Many Kontuoklaiis will think this Is a discrimination against ether liquors n favor of whisky , which they do not class as nn intoxicating drink. A I'oxi'rty ol ArKUiiiunt. What a poor opinion the country must form of tlio quality of democratic congressmon'a brains .vhon .1 Is shown that they have prac tically reprinted Henry Uoorgo's hook on 'Kroo Trade" In the Congressional Uncord as part of their speeches. Slnco Henry Is m such nigh favor ana sucu an able detuocratlo think-tank , why not have him appointed as the mental pooh-bah of the democratio party t If sufllclontly remunerated llonry would doubtless trade his dialectics for dem ocratic cash. Thu Allmny I.i' Jlniirr's HV < 7'y. The present democratic legislature of Now York rivals in slmmoloasnoss the old carpet bag legislatures in the southern states as de scribed by domocrats. The impression pro duced by it is that of a band of robber * who , with U.o assistance of honest citi/ens , huvo obtained possession of the law making power , which they nro abusing monstrously in order hastily to oailcn thomsolvoj , conscious that. they will bo driven from their places as soon as the people can ro.ich the ballot box. The Now York legislature is as tremendous a handicap upon the democratic party at the opening of the year's campaign as the house of representative \yoshmgton. . Kansas City Stanlna. ( dom. ) : The action of the Nebraska democratic sluto convention in acfoatlng n free coinage resolution Is an indication of the change in public sentiment tlmt is going on in the west. Kansas City Timesfaom. . ) : The action of the Nebraska convention in defeating the free cnlnugo resolution does not mean that Nebraska ODposo3rsllver uionoy , hut that the present Is no timo-to push sldo Issues. With1 thu party united lor lower taxes , disrupting opinions .should bo waived. Now York Evening Post ( mug. ) : The action of the Nebraska democratic state con vention yesterday shows how rapid is the collapse of the free silver movement , There Is no nart of the rtmnlry where this move ment seemed stronger two years ago than in Kansas and Nebraska. Kcpubllcans nnd democrats alike appeared to bo carried away by the craze. Minneapolis Journal ( rep. ) : ThoNchraska democrats placed no financial plank in the platform yesterday , but an attempt to put a free coinage expression In was defeated by a vote of 3 IT to 2:21) : ) . The majority would have brought moro credit to thensolvos by saying what they really believed about silver in the platform. But thov carefully avoided doing so. Their position is a cowardly ono 1 Chicago Herald ( dom. ) : The action of the Nebraska convention will servo to con tradict the assumption so generally made that everybody west of the Missouri river Is spending his days and nights in clamor ing for unlimited silver nnd a cheap dollar. It will have a wholesome effect upon the national convention , and assist In steering It clear ot the mistakes of some former national democratic conventions. Philadelphia Uncord ( dom. ) : The defeat of a frco silver resolution in the Nebraska democratic convention will bo received with almost as much chagrin by the victims of the uhcnp money delusion as was the defeat of the lilaud bill In thn house of rcprosoatn- * lives. The vote in too convention was u close one -247 yeas to 'J-J9 nays but It was a back-btcaking blow from an unexpected quarter , and most welcome. The Indorse ment of Cleveland and the repudiation ot light-weight dollar ) go well toyuthoD. Denver Hopabllcar. : What a wretched sot of tricksters and mountebanks the loaders of the democratic party In this country are , to bo. sure 1 In 18'JO , and again In Ib'.H ' , for in stance , the democratic state conventions in Nebraska declared unequivocally in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of .silver ; but In the state convention hold on Thursday 1,0 elect delegates to the Chicago convention tno democrats of Nebraska voted down the free silver plank offered by Congressman Bryan by a majority of eighteen. Kvory democratic state convention held thus far In the United States this yuar has voted against free silver , and yet wo are told dully hy tna ono horse democratic organs of Colorado that their party U friendly to silver. Out upon such frauds aud false pretenders. T.ILK AltUlU' MtStr. General George W. Jones of Duhuquo , Town's llrst United State * senator , bS years ola , is dead. Ho had never ooon sick a day in his life. Mr. Boutwoll , secretary of the treasury under General Grant ; is now and then out on the streets of Wasbington. IIo is almost the only survivor of thnt-cnblnot. ' I'rlnco Bismarck's physician has selected Norvi. Italy , as a placo'of winter residence tor the ox-uhancoitor. Not a bad name for the home of the grold man. For the ilrst tlma in tha hlstnry of national political convention tlui next republican na tional convention Will jlmvo as a delegate a full blooded Indluu 'IJo will represent Okla homa. iLi Gladstone attributes : inuch of his present health to the fact that ( ho drinks a quart of wlno with his evening a in nor. The grand old man evidently wouldn't do for u standing prohibition argument in a wet or dry cam paign. W. C. Crawford is nqw , at the ago of 80 , living In destitution Alvarodo , Tox. Ha Is the solo survlvof "of 'Iho band of patriots who signed tbo declaration of Toms inde pendence at VVasnlnglou on the Brazes river , March . ' , \b'M. Governor Paulson of Pennsylvania is said to bo the handsomest of all the inon who are standing out in tlio open with probtdon- tlal lleutning rods elevated. Ho is over six foot In height and U gracefully and strongly proportioned , while hit features are clean cut and hU chin Indicate ) llruinoss of char acter , Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery of San 1-Ynncisco have ronour.odd the pleasures of the world and are devoting their energies and a targe fortune to tbo advancement of trie Salvation army , Mr. Montgomery is a millionaire. Ho owns valuable mines In Mexico and much real estate in California. An enduring monument to thulr phllanthro- nhy is the town of lirulah , on the outskirts of Oakland , Cal. , which they have estab It U n Salvation army town , ns pa- cullnrlr characterise of the people with which It Is peopled , as Is Pullman , III. Hero Mr. Montgomery tini given land on which a refuge for fallen women is bolnp built , and ho Is to establish tlicro a homo for worn out "soldiers of the cross. " Kx-Oovornor Hobort Li. Taylor of Tennessee - see Is very much In love with his work In the lecture Hold. "I have moro fun In a week now , " ho saul the ether day , "than I had in ayearaj governor. I'm glad I'm out of of fice , and think that I'm done with politics. What on earth does a n.nn want to lu In of fice for when ho can travel around over the couiilr.v In good style , with everybody gl-\d to sec htm , and innko more money In a week liati ho ujuld in ofllco in three months ) " They were * watching the people going to church Sundav inoriilni ; from the hotel win dow says the D.itrolt Frou Press. "There's a nlco looking man , a comfortable looking sort of n man , ono of these men you always have a feeling or doslro to trade places with , " remarked the visitor , pointing out the ono in question. "Yes , " replied the resi dent , "ho Is ono of our best known men , nnd ho has for years boon taking Ufa very quiet ly , indeed. "A capitnllsM" Inquired the vis Itor. ' 'Oh , na ; n doctor , " and there was a lull In the conversation. Tin : / / > ; : . ! / , trim. London Answers recently requested an swers to the qhostIon : "What sort of wo man would make an ldo.il wlfnl" Many re plies wore received. Iloro are a few that servos as types of all : # A woman writes : Alyldoalofn wlfo Is n helpmate In the trua souse of the won ! ; ono who U on an cqunllty ( as far as possible ) with her husband , who can greet him with u smile after a hard day's wont , who welcomes Ills friends as his friends , and has the homo so bright and cosy that "a follow doesn't care turn don't Know. " to out again , you "Hog "writes ; "In my opinion an Ideal wlfo should bo beautiful , fascinating , good- tempered , lovable , sympathetic , musical , ar tistic , literary , not jealous , and thoroughly domesticated. When I llnd a woman pos sessing all those dualities I shall marry her. " "Don" writes : "Mos'ldes being thoroughly domesticated , n wlfo should ho cheerful nnd musical ( for music Is n great element in a home ) , nnd she should know just n little about the topics of the day , In order that she may b'j n pleasant companion for her husbanu as well na his housekeeper. " 'Ton Dim" requires as a wlfo some ono who Is nftoctlomito , strong hearted and brave , cheerful , bright , Industrious , nnd yet not a busybody ; i girl who is clever nnd well oancated , but not oh , not n uluo stockIng - Ing 1 able to cook \vnll and to sow and darn iibatly. In his opinion , walking on the darnine of the modern school Is llko tramping over a plowed llolu on n dark night. * "M" writes : "I make no mistake when I say an Ideal wife Is a woman who can make a chump chop nulalablo. As for th sou ) in tbo modern girl , I again sav she has none. All that your nineteenth contiirv young people - plo think of Is lovo-muking pure mid simple breaJ and cheese and lovo. " # "U. N. " wants to marry nn economical widow with whom ho is acquainted. Her week runs this wav : On Sunday morn aslmnla joint , On Monday fricassee ; On Tuesday eve as curried veal Wo Imvo it sorvoa at tea ; Then dallypunjiually at ! i. That joint comes up as Irish stow. 1'AlSAtiOl.b. The moro serviceable parasols are In the dark shades. A beautiful parasol in lavender has the silk top trimmed in points with a lace ruche of a paler shado. Rulllos and puffs , ribbon and luco and flowers , all form the chief attractions In the way of ornamenting the new sunshades. Many very odd handles tro formed of crooked sticks , twisted apparently without method or reason , but with all they are very stylish and look real chic. Make n largo rosette of chiffon and rib bon , and sow It around the stick at tbo top. A largo silk tassel or bunch of ribbon glvos a pretty finish to the stick. Some girls who greatly love ( lowers would put a small bunch of buttercups or violets ( urtillclnl , of coursu ) huro im.l there , all around In the chiffon puff on the handla and mingle n few in with the roactta on top. A very handsome parasol of red twilled silk and trimmed with black gau/.o. The trimmings consisted of a full pull nf gau/o all around the edge and on the top nt the center. It has a black stick resembling a gentleman's walking stick. CAUtillU JUTS. Philadelphia Ledger : Whlttlor boi-au life as a shoemaker , but It was us a pout that ho won his lasting fume. Washington Star : Perhaps after all the children are our greatest patriots. They uro so fond of thulr native null that they gut it all over their faces. Now York Herald : Young Minister I've hcon praylnK for you n long tltuo. Miss Dora. Dora ( astonished ) Why didn't you let mo know It ? I'd have been yours nf lor the llrst prayer. Peck's Sun : Hon. Joseph Mnlhattnn upimr- ontly has secured a position tuxm thn edito rial stuff of thu Ton-tit Palls ( Minn. ) Joniinil , as Iho lust Issue of th it veracious publication a iytlmt a farmer of that , uluun raised 1OUO hnsholH nf mipcorn this year and xtorud It In a barn. The barn uaught liio. the corn hugun to pop and Illlnil a tun aero Held. An old mart ) In u nplRliborlng pasture hud ilofeutlvo eye sight , saw the corn , thought It was snow , and laid down anil froze to death. I'liiludolulila Uncord : Gout on Arch street to old ueiiiiilniiiiao | rt'oll. old fellow , what uro yon worklntat ? Old follow HoKizlii' . Ciont. sarcastically It's u line trudo. Did fel low Not now ; there's too many at It. Now York Sun : Old Uiigloy You couldn't support my dunuhtor. sir. 1 can hardly do It inybolf. yonni ; Ilraco I'osslbly not , entirely ; but every little helps. JndRo : Wlfo John , I want 810. Husband Muriu , I um berry tosuy that I hnvan't that amount toil ny. Wife-John Henderson ! Ida believe you ant up with another Hick inun last nlKht. _ MOUIV jiuiuts , CMcttao Times. In the spring the p ir.tgruphUts Their pootlo talents call Tolholr aid in fabricating Parodies on "Ioi-klyy Hull. " In the Bjirlnthu sulTtirlnv ro.idora l-'uruwuy tliulr papurs Hint ; When they nee some lines With tin * chestnut , "In Now York Ilor.ild : One of the Klniulnr fuels In the publishing llnu 's ' that polsonon * liter.ituro U never drug In thu marUei. Sl.ir ; "I lull yon , " s.Ud the Imsliiesi limn , "that son nf mine Is no fool. " "What nialuH you think soV" ankod HID youiu' man's uncle. "lleeause 'fools rush In whoie uir.'nlH four to tread , ' and Augustus hasn't onersy e-iough to rush anywhere. " Coluinhns I'osl : A lloston pupor prints nn essay entitled "What Mialln Cat for Kliuier'r" Tlmt iiunstion has bothered mil lions of pourduvlls for axes , Illnzhainton Hopiilillcun : It Is curious how a woman uho Hureutns nt u niou.se Is nut uturtled by u millinery bill tlmt in ukus u mini tremble , tniKX , ri.i [ ir.i.s i > i.u > . ! ' . I , , Stunlon In .lllnnln CnnntHuttiin. When Jim wits dead. "II It survod him rUht , " thu nubur-i auld , An' 'bused htm fur thu life hu'd led , An' him u-lyln' thur ul lust With nut u ro-o iipun his breast : Ah ! mutiny eruol uor.ln thuy ned When Jim was dead , "Jos' killed h' oll. " "Too moan tor live , " Thuy didn't huvo ono word tor 1.1 vu Of comfort < , they liuvmed near An' Kiuiid on J m a-lylir-1 'here ! "Thur uln't no UbU tur tiilk , " thov scd , Ho'ti buttur iluudl" Hut suddenly thu room unwed still , While Cod'H tvh'lu siiiuhinu neomed tor fill Tim diirK place with u Blu.tin of llfo , An' o'er thu dead she bunt Jim's wlfo ! An' with liurlllwoltHU uloq to his , As tho' he know mi' felt thu kKs. Him sobbed n tmiuhln' alilht tur HOO "Ah ! Jim was always jooj tur me ! " r toll you when tint cum tor 11'lit U kinder HOI thu ilu id nmii r uhti An' round thu nuupln' woman thuy Thrnwud kindly unnsof luvu that day , And iilni'lcd with her own thuy shed The toudureat teura wbtm Jnu was dead , DAHOMEY'S ' BURIED MILLIONS French Hope to Oixpturo the Immense Treas ure Accumulated During Two Ocnturics. HIDDEN IN PITS UNDER THE PALACE lint HIP KtiiR DiMiMr , | | | < Army nf Ilrrco anil Intrepid AniiiroiMnnil Will llrtriut Aliiiinoy inn ) | | | < Sidney to - Hit ) rtlcriitoM. pril 18. The ( Jlobo correspond ent says the L'Yonch preparations for wnr In Dahomey Imvo us the rani objoet tha cnpturo of Abotnoy , the capital of Dahotnov , wboro It Is rrportod , tlmt successive kings for two centuries huvo boon burving largo amounts of treasure In pits under the palace. This treasure , says the correspondent , allowing for exaggerations , ntnouiiti to ? 100VUO,000. which the L'rnnch hope to capture. It Is Bali ! Hint the king of Uahomoy has doubled his force of female warriors and will not sur render the treasure so long as ho has n sold ier loft. If the king of Dahomoy has doubled Ills force ofAinarons ho lias now about 0,000 of thcso soldiers. The fcmalo warriors are an old fcaturo of Dahomey's army. The llrst corps was raised about tlio your 1729 , when a body of wotnon who had been armed aim supplied with banners , merely as a stratagem to make thu attacking force appear larger , behaved with such unexpected gallantry as to lead to the forming of a pormanunt regi ment ofomun. . They arc kept under tno most rigid OUcipllne , and the mm Is to maUo them positively loarless. The statement that Bomo of them were shot for cowardice after the wnr with France In IS'JO ' , shoxvs that a warrior's full uuty Is requited of them. Mr. Horghcro , ono of the few whlto visi tors to the capital , Abotnoy , tells of n sham light which proves that tnamuuvor.s of this sort in Uuhotnoy are not the playful affair * that they are In civilized countries. In n spueo used as a dilll ground there hail been nitseu a bank formed of bundle * of thorny cacliu bushes about 1)00 : ) foot long , twenty foot broud and seven foot high. Forty foot beyond and parallel with this heap rose the frame work of n housa of tha sumo length , hut about sixteen foot broad and high , The two slopes of the roof \voro " covered with n bed of "thorns. The whole represented a tortlllod town. The barofootcuoinon warriors were to surmount three tunes the hoapnt thorns , de scend Into the clear spaco.nscalado the house , which represented a citadel bristling with defenses and tnko the town. Thov were to bo twice repulsed hy the enemy , but at .tho thira assault thuy were to bo victorious and drag the prisoners to the king's foot in token of success. The llrst to surmount all the ob stacles was to .receive from the king's hand the reward of bravery. The king placed himself at the head of the column and harangued his wnmon soldiers. Then at ttio signal they throw themselves with the utmost fury upon ttio bnnttof thorns , crossed It , leaped upon tlio thorny house , rj- tired from It as If driven back , and returned three times to the rlmreo all this with such rapidity that the eve could scarcely follow thorn. They clambered over the thorny ob structions as lightly as a dancer vaults upon a lloor , and that although their naked foot were ulcrccd with the sharp cactus needles. At the first assault , when the most Intrepid had already gained the summit of the house , a woman solclior , who was at ono of the ends , foil to the ground from a height of sixteen feet. She was wringing her hands ana remained mainod seated , though her comrades were trying to roammato her courage , when the kinir himself carne up and uttered u cry of lu- dicnntion. The woman sprang up as if oloctrltlod , con tinued the inatuuuvois , and carried off the first prize. Throj thouianu w omen took part in this astounding exhibition. lUM'OPK'S AVINTl'V M'KATII Jit. : Portions of I'tit-lntul hnoirril Under anil Jlltti'i * Colil In 1'rnncu. LONDON . April IS. The severe weather sot In hero last week continues. In many places the ground Is covered with snow n foot deep , and regular blizzards have oc curred. Enormous damage has boon done to fruits and vegetables. In many places rivers have overflowed their banks , the adjacent country is Hooded nnd croos uro destroyed. In some places the situation is really ser ious. Snow and slcot have prostrated telegraph poles nnd cut oft telograpnio communication. So serious was the de struction to wires that the ordinary force of linemen were unable to cope with the difli- cultles and soldiers were ordered to their as sistance. CJicat damage was ilonoto crops In the ( Jhiinnol islands. A heavy storm Is raging today in the north of Wales and Cheshire. Advices sav the cold wave Is baginning to bo felt on the Uultlc. Dispatches from Paris and thn north of Franco say hull and sleet are falling. The weather Is bitterly cold. L'KAK TKOimr.K ON MAY DAY. iiiro | > rnu Countries laklncr I'rcoiiu Ilium Agnlnst Outbreaks liy .SochillntM. LONDON , April 18-Ttioro are grave foara of trouble In some parts of the continent on May day. Jn Germany all demonstrations will bo forbidden. It Is expected that the socialists and anarchists will endeavor to show their strength , but they will bosovcroly repressed. There nro no fears of trouble from aomilno worklnffmon , who will pond the day quietly with ihclr families. In Italy It U thought the authorities will have thulr hands full In keeping a somtilnnca of order , and propnrfltions are being tnrulo to use the necessary forco. In Franco the socialists ro preprtrltiR to hold processions ovorvwhoro. It Is expected fiat 3,000.000 people will bo In line together , \vhilodisturbanccsaro not looked for , tha authorities are prepared In tucot them lucim they occur. The demonstrations are chiefly in favor of the eight-hour day. ( Ml I M'S IMIAMITANTS IMVllttl > , Sine ml Comlilimtloiis Arn ArrniiRcil In Do * Irut the 1'nrl.v In I'oMor. lCoi > urloMr < l IVUIi'i Jiimu HnnliHfnnftL ) \ SiNTivao , Chill , ( vln CSalvesion , Tox. , ) April 18. flly Mexican Cable ) to the Now Yorlt Herald--Special to TIIK Ht'R.I I had an ( ntorvlow last evening with n prominent inombor ol the commission conservator in i-pgard to the present political crisis. Ho said that upon today's decision depends tha fr > to ol the now c.iblnot. If the commission finds against the policy of the ministry , all Sr" the cabinet ministers wilt resign in n body. If , on the contrary , the ministers' action is sustained , it will bo taken as an indication ol confidence In the cabinet , Kvorythlng points to the triumph of the ministers. U appears that llvo of the railroad directors , whoso threatened removal has led to Iho latest row between the clericals and the liberals , thought they had the support of President Monti. Greatly to their imrprlsQ ho backed up hU cabinet in its position , but refused to give any do * clslon. preferring to allow mi appeal to bo inado to thn commission conservator. Thcro are rumors all over Santiago of overtures and alliances between the Unlnrn- ceillsts and conservatives anything to boot Sr"I the party In power mid no thought of the tcrriblo straits In which Ct.ILl llnds herself. The covcrnmunt Is determined to pursun n system of economy in order to try to lift the country out of Its financial dlfllrultios. Ono measure In this direction will bo the ston- page of the construction of several railroads now being built. This iilono will effect n saving of $ < JUOO.OOO. Minister Hemi has Hied ton claims , dating back to the war with I'oru. AN INSTRUCTIVE DOCUMENT. I'i'liiirl of the MiliuujH unit Kli'ctrlriil ( 'iiin- mUtlmi Appointed liy tin' I'rrslilcnl. Tin : Ur.u tins Just received nn oniclul copy I of the published report of the electrical coin- mission of the District of Columbia relating to underground subways and the electric son - ice lu the city of Washington. This com mission consisted of Andrew Kojowatornow city engineer of Omulin , Prof. Ilonry A. Kowlatid of John Hopkins university , and Lieutenant Shunks of thu engineer corps ol the m my. Although advance nustiucts were heretofore published , there is in this volume a vast amount of information of great value , not only to electrical people , butte to the property owners nnd municipalities generalhIt is suustantiailv un illustrated encyclopedia of the state of the art mid col lation or practice In all the great cities of both continents. On tlm subject of franchises it presents valuable illustrations of tlio methods ulnond , showing in strong contrast the shirtihod methods of giving ui.conditionul franchises in lliis country ns compared with the cities of Europe. The laws rc- lutin-r to elective franchises of Lon don aim 1'uris nro presented in full The experience of Now 1'ork. Chicago and \ Philadelphia are fully given ana strong aigu- monts presented In luvor of municipal own ership of subways Mid all the varied plant essential to municipal development. A table of the cost of lighting a largo number of Amoilcan cities under public ownership Is produced which , after allowing for interest , insurance , maintenance , taxes and deprecia tion on a most liberal scale , shows by its summary that public municipal lighting can bo meiro cheaply effected than under contract with private corporations. In treating of the telegraph service' , after presenting many pages ot sophistry by the Western Union company as to the impracticability of operat ing multiplex systems of telegraphy without great ivturdution In delivery , the commission brushes it nil aside with a five-lino letter fiom W. II. 1'recce , the eminent electrician of Great. Britain , who says : "Quo to llvo miles of main circuit placed underground on entering or pass , iuc through a city would Imvo no practical clloct whatever in operating a triple or quudruplcx circuit. Nornly nil our circuits entering London have Iiom live to ton miles under ground. Wo invaiialili use throe inch cast iron pipes into which wo draw cables. " Interviews with the Postal telegraph oHl- cials at Washington ns to the experience of that company confirm the same conclusions. The report contains over IfiO pages of closely printed mutter with fifty pages of llnoly Il lustrated exhibits of the best Amoricun and foreign HUOWUJS and conduits in addition to asoiics ot largo maps embodying the pro posed plans , the present overhead lines of i loading companies with the location of every electric polo in the city of Washington , the number of arms and wires on each polo and also the extent of the underground service at the date of the report. Pore Marriuotto , ono of the early French Jesuit explorers of the great lakes , is to huvn a stutuo placed in the cap'.tol at Washington hy the state of Wisconsin. The ashes of this heroic bulf-cnUopriCit are believed to bo Interred at St. Ignnce , Mich , and Iho spot s marked by u small sh.ift that inadequately represents the iiiteroit of Michigan In his services. \V. \ C'oraor lulli mil CD. Iaii3'lu .Sti. Like Little Chicks . Our designs for Men's Spring Wear 'are the latest thing out new , fresh and desirable. We've never had a finer as- _ sortmcnt since we've been here. Every imaginable style and color , to fit any shape , and to fit , too , just as if it was made expressly for you. Made like tailors make them , and sell for half tailor's prices. We've got fine Spring Suits for $10 , $12 , $15 , up to $25 and $30 , and you can't buy them unless we make them fit perfectly. What more do you want if they fit and wear as well as any thing you can buy to order ? Browning , King &Co 111 | S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas St