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A\criiK" Circulation Icir .Murrli , ! it
OKLAHOMA now hua u population of
300,000. She will soon bo ready for nd-
iniasion Into the union.
WHKTIIKII Americana have secured
San Domingo for $3,600,000 or not still
romiiina tin open question.
INASMUCH us the present Chinese re
striction law continues In force until
J89I , further legislation upon this sub
ject is not necessary at present.
THAT Missouri Pncilic concession in
grain rates answers nicely as an entering
wotigo with which to split the railroad
combine against Omaha if nothing more.
EXHt'UTiVK interference could have
had nothing to do with the vote upon
the IJliind bill in the lower house at the
present session. How does Senator Tel
ler explain the fact that , only eleven re
publicans favored that measure ?
THK people are not so much interested
In showing which got the worst of it in
the dhronpfort-Doo melee on a street
car Wednesday as in having a good
ronson given why Deputy Assessor
Ehronpfort is furnished with a streetcar
pass. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SKNATOII TEUVEU probably fools bet
tor now that ho has rid himself of his
free silver bllo by an attack upon the
president. The two venalors from Col
orado have not made many friends
cither for free silver or for themselves
by their recent utterances.
Tin : convention to nominate two del-
gates anil two alternates to the national
convention will bo held in this city on
Saturday The very important duty
will devolve upon this convention to take
the initial stops of the congressional
campaign by sclenting an ofllcient con
gressional committee.
U recent burglaries and attempts at
safe-breaking in the city point almost
conclusively to the fact that a gang of
desperate thieves Is working the city
and should stimulate the police depart
ment to Increased activity. Meantime
individual house owners should bo prepared -
pared to give thieves a warm reception.
Tun compartment , car , which has so
long boon the admiration of the English
traveler , is doomed. The American up
holstered day coach , sleeping car and
parlor car are to supplant the stuffy
compartments. Tills ohango wiU bo
brought about more for public safety
Ihnn for public convenience.
A itUKKAU of immigration such as has
boon organized this week car. make it
self useful to Nebraska in directing in
vestors and settlers to the state. There
are millions of uncultivated , fertile acres
awaiting Bottlers , and the right sort of
immigrants are ncodcd. Nebraska
should have a population of 2,000,000 at
the next census.
IN two instances South Omaha police
men shooting at escaping prisoners have
injured innocent parties. It Is sug
gested that those minions of the munic
ipality bo disarmed or given practice at
targets. It Is embarrassing to bo shot
by a policeman under any and all cir
cumstances and especially so when Iho
oflluor is bent upon hitting somebody
else.
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Mom' than llvo years have passed
Blnco the city hall enterprise was under
taken. U has been toillous from the
original trade with William A. Pnxtou
to the award of the lighting fixtures.
The oncf li npproaohlngslowly , however ,
and the next meeting of the city council
will bo hold in the magnificent chamber
provided for that body. Dy midsummer
it in oxpcotud the final finishing touches
will bo puf upon the building and then
the' people will heave a deep aigh of
relief.
Tun potty uppoal caoes from the po-
licp court are to bo tried in district
court without unnecessary delay hero-
after. This is a reform which will be
welcome. Under the old method police
court cases tire appealed chiefly for the
sake of the delay , in the hope that when
called for trial the prosecuting witnesses
may bo unavailable. In many oases this
result is thus achieved , Under the now
order police court appeals will be hoard
in the district court as soon na possible
and generally within nmonlli af tor trial.
The ofl'oct of thia will probably bo to reduce -
duce thnlr number and save expense to
the county.
ovf ran ; ro.vBsr
AH Iho republican state conventions
held ' so fat- have spoken In plain and unequivocal
I1'C
equivocal terms for honest money. In
diana was the first to speak , the repub
lican 1i 1 platform of that state declaring :
"Wo nro In favor of honest money , of ix
dollar that , whether it bo of gold or sil
ver or paper , shall bo of llko value In
the payment of dobts. " There can bono
ti
tI i mistake as to the meaning of this.
It shows that the republicans of Indiana
nro in favor of a sound currency , every
dollar of , which , in the language of Pres
ident I Harrison , shall bo as good as every
other dollar. The ropubllcansof Hhodo
Island wore loss torso and direct in their
utterance , but they left no doubt as to
their sentiments. They declared thai
the adoption of the proposition , sup
ported 1 by a controlling majority of the
democratic 1t party , "to open the mints of
the United States to the free coinage of
silver would , In the absotico of Interna
3t 3t tional agreement for the monetary res
toration of silver , result In a disastrous
derangement : of our currency , unsettle
nriil destroy business confidence , insid
iously 1t 1 butsuroly depreciate the value of
1t the t earnings and savings of labor , and
unjustly dimjntsh the purchasing power
of money paid by a grateful government
to Its pensioners. "
The currency plank of the Iowa repub
1C lican 1 platform , is a model of brevity uml
clearness. It reads : "Wo appeal to re
publicans 1 in all parts of the state to
1t
unite on the platform of national repub
licanism 1 and the maintenance of a sound
1c 1t currency , every dollar of which shall bo
t ho equal of every other dollar. " The
I opublicans of Michigan endorsed the
( surrorToy plnnk of the national platform
of 1888 , and the wrty in Massachusetts
! ind Pennsylvania pronounced In unmls-
tf t aknblo language against the free coinage -
ago of dilver. Thosu expressions of ro-
1 ) ublican conventions east and west will
undoubtedly 1I 1I be omulntod by the convon-
I ions of the party yet to bo held in the
1 lorlhurn states , with the possible ex
ceptions ( of Colorado and Nevada , so that
t is safe to predict that the national
convention will bo practically unanimous
n favor of maintaining the prosoiH our-
roncy policy of the country , and that
there will bo no departure from the well
defined position of the republican party
on this important issue.
It is to bo expected that delegates
rein the silver states , and possibly from
some of the southern states , will make
[ in oilort to lead the parly away from its
ound and safe attitude regarding silver ,
but the fnilura of any such effort is
already assured , and nothing is more
certain than that the national rcpub-
lean platform will unequivocally de
clare against the free coinage of silver
mdor existing conditions and in the ab
sence of an international agreement ,
and in favor of continuing the policy
which has given the country a stable
and safe currency , every dollar of which
s equal in purchasing power to every
other dollar.
COXOllKSS AT VAULT
Judge Votizey of the Interstate Com
merce commission states that the in
formation regarding violations of the
interstate commerce act recently made
public by the Chicago Tribune has boon
in possession of the commission for
several months with much more of a
like diameter , and that all practicable
means have been adopted to perfect the
cases for prosecution of the guilty
parties. The district attorneys , whoso
duty it is to prosecute violations of the
law , are hampered by the decision of
the supreme court in the Counselman
case , under the principle of which wit
nesses most necessary to the prosecution
may shield themselves.
Judge Veazoy says that without some
modification of the law by which par
ticipants in offenses may be compelled
to testify , either before grand juries or
trial juries , and without some more
adequ- machinery than now exists for
securing , preliminary to the institution
of criminal proceedings , information
necessary to their successful prosecu
tion , enforcement of the interstate commerce -
merco law is a duty often difllcult of
performance. The principles of the
Counsolman decision render imperative
such a modification of the present lawus
will compel participants in its violation
to testify concerning the same.
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It thus appears that the Interstate
CoinmercB commission has been doing
all it could do in obtaining information
and perfecting cusos for prosecution ,
and that it luw not done moro is the
fault of oongTO.ss , A bill to enable thu
commission to secure all necessary testi
mony has boon for some time pending
before the proper committees of con
gress , and there appears to bo no good
reason for delaying action upon them ,
The representatives of the people in
congress must know that the law is being -
ing constantly violated , and they ought
to understand that the longer this state
of things is permitted to continue the
moro sol-loud It will become and the
greater will bo the dlfllculty of remedy
ing-it. While popular regard for the
principle of thu interstate commerce
net is perhaps as strong now as it has
over been , it la not to bo doubled that
there haB boun a loss of confidence in
the law itsolf. A member of the com
mission said recently that it is import
ant that the people thonibolvcs learn to
respect the law tind that it is the duty
of the press to toaoh them to do this as
essential to the enforcement of the law ;
but manifestly this Is a most difllcull
task in view of iho fact that those em
powered lo'onforco the law themselves
confess that without additional legisla
tion it cannot bo made effective. The
apparent inullloronco of congress to thi
important matter suggests that the in
fluence of the rallro.ids in that body is
stronger than the demand of the public
interests.
TUK
June U the manufacturers' exposition
will bo opened in thu Coliseum building
on North Twentieth street , The Man
ufacturers and CoiiHiiaiors association
under whoso auaplees the exhibit wil
bo made , is greatly gratified at the interest
torost already manifested in the outer
prise , and the
members of that o
ganization are enthusiastic over the
event. At u meeting of the comralttoo
on buildings and space , the exhibitors
who have already made application
were assigned places in the Coliseum
building , It Is found that eighty-seven
jxhlblts nro already guarantee 1 , oc
cupying about scvon-olglitlis of the
pacto available and representing nearly
every Important line of nunufacturlng
enterprise in Nebraska.
Whllo this promise for the exhibit is
most satisfactory , there should bo no
Itnlt to the number and character of
ho displays made by Nebraska mami-
nclurcrs except the capacity of the
julldlng. It is the first exclusive show-
tig % of Nebraska manufactures over
icld in the sthto. It will bo n. rtvola-
ion to Nebraska people. Few of them
mvo any Idea of the magnitude and 1m-
jorlanco of our homo industries. Hvury
nombor of the Manufacturers and Con
sumers' association should bo on hand
vith a display of his product , and where
> raclicnblo , of Iho processes by which it
s produced. The press of the stale is
igain invited to call special attention
o the coming exhibit and to exhort
ocal manufacturers to participate in it.
TUB sugar tntst has reduced the prlco
of the raw material , of which it has the
M'aotical control , and advanced the
) rico of refined sugars , thus making
> oth the producers of Cuba and the
West Indies und the consumers of the
United States contribute to its profits ,
rho consumption of sugar in this coun
try in 1891 was l,88j)4 ! ) ! ) tons , and it is
estimated that for the present year it
vill not bo less than 2.030,003 tons. On
, ho basis of last year's meltings the re
duction made on the raw material would
ncrcaso the profits of the trust $10,500-
000 , and the advance already made In re
ined sugars would yield $10,800,000 , mak-
.tig together over 827.000,000 , or about
33 per cent on the capital of the trust ,
ttls by no moans certain , however , that
the monopoly will ba satisfied with this ,
ind it Is hardly to be expected that It
will bo If it is permitted to inako further
exactions. It is a matter of no consequence
quence to the American consumer how
much it reduces the price of the im
ported raw material , but if it is the
iiollcy of the monopoly , as seems to bo
the case , to at the same time advance
the price of the rellnod article there is
danger that the people will bo deprived
of most of the benefit intended by the
.oglslation of the last congress regard
ing sugar. There are two ways in
which the people may defend themselves
against the exactions of the trust. Ono
is by bringing the law to bear upon it
and the other is to repeal the duty on
refined sugars. The government should
uromptly try the former , and if that
shall uot bo found effective then re-
coi rso should bo had to the latter rem
edy. The rapacious monopoly must not
bo allowed to exact unchallenged tribute
from every household in the land.
E appears to bo foundation for
the statement that this government has
received from the British government a
definite proposition for an international
monetary conforonco. When Secretary
Foster was questioned a few days ago
regarding the matter ho replied that it
had not reached a stage that permitted
him to say anything for the public , but
subsequent inquiry has elicited the fact
that correspondence has boon carried on
for some time between the secretary of
the treasury and the chancellor of the
exchequer , "and the promise is highly
favorable for the proposed conference.
It is understood that the proposition of
the British government has no refer
ence to the free coinage of silver , bullion
purchases or bimolallistn , but states as
the object of the conference the sugges
tion of a mode for the extension of the
use of silver as a money metal. The
other subjects , however , may bo consid
ered by the conference , and'it is to bo
presumed that this government will
urge the expediency of extending the
deliberations of the conference so as to
include the other questions , since an in
ternational discussion of the more propo
sition to enlarge the use of silver as a
money metal would bo very unsatisfac
tory. The administration has shown
commendable zeal in endeavoring to
bring about an international conference
regarding silver , and it is gratifying to
know that there is favorable promise of
success.
THE Indiana demseratic state conven
tion was for Cleveland , but it was shown
that ex-Governor Gray has a very strong
following , and in the event of its being
found when the Chicago convention
meets that the ox-president cannot bo
nominated , or that it would bo inex
podicnl to nominate him , it is under
stood that the Indiana delegation will
bo unanimous for Gray. Before the
meeting of the state convention un
arrangement of this kind was agreed
upon between the Cleveland and Gray
factions in the Interest of harmony , HO
that the name of the latter will bo pre
sented to the national convention , with
the nssurrnco that ho is the second
choice of the democracy of Indiana. In
view of the fact that a very vigorous
fight has been made upon the candidacy
of Gray and that his friends had no encouragement -
couragoment from the outside , the ox
hlbltion of strength ho made is highly
creditable to him. It is interesting to
note that the candidacy of Senator 11111
received no attention from the Indiana
democrats , and ho seems to have had no
friend bold enough to even mention his
name. Vet Hill has shown a frionnly
concern for the democracy of Indiana ,
while Cleveland was notoriously unkind ,
oven to thooxtont of discourtesy , toward
one of the greatest loaders of the party
in that state , Mr. Ilondricks , and is un
derstood to have very little respect for
Mr. Gray.
THR two kidnapers of Kansas City
who stole Banker Boala'
2-year-old child
last winter have been sentenced to the
penitentiary. The woman gets twoyears
and the man four. Mr. Heals persist
ently refused to prosecute , but the kid
mipors confessed their guilt and boggoi
the mercy of the court. Thol'- pleas
appear not to have boon unavailing , for
their sentences are certainly moderate
considering all the circumstances.
KANSAS democrats are accomplished
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straddlurs. They have endorsed Cleveland -
land and frco coinage in the same plat
form.
AMKKICAN citizenship is vindicated
by the ovonta of the 10th inst. in Ola-
lioiua. The Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservation was opened up in u sin
day. Four counties were settled , four
county seats established and 57,000 poo-
ilo mo c3tlmat flYb ! bo 1ft Iho now conn-
ry , yet nil thiajhns transpired In so Incredibly -
credibly short nstllli-j without disturb
ance or lawless 5fllct In splto of the
mid rush for huklrnnd town lots ,
The democrats trt'Kobrasku ro in favor of
'rco silver , b'lt nf&lti to confos * It. That U
, ho bo ovldonco/jjilat / the Nebraska demo
crats nro In complex ? harmony with tticlr
mrty. ' * _
Cuu n 4 nd I'.II'oi't ,
Ttmu.
There was an earthquake In California
osterday , and whllo ttio sciential * have not
completed their Investigation * of Its causa
, Is the general opinion that Mike Do Young
dropped one of his World's ' fair editorials.
SllrnrliiR n Silly llutnur.
A'cir Vorfc .tdiYrttvr ( iltm. )
Grovcr Clovolai.d has leased the house at
No. 12 West FlHy-flrU atroot and will inovo
nto It within tho" next row days. This should"
sllonco the silly rumor that Mr. Cleveland
contemplates moving Into the white house
text year.
Aclilevi'mrni * r Protection.
( ilolit'ltinncnit ,
Wo have baa thirty-two yours of protec
tion , and the result Is an Increase of 60 pot-
cent In wages and a decrease of 25 per cent
, n the prices of the necessltlos of llfo. This
simple statement Is n conclusive argument
, n favjr of the present tariff system.
8 < | uolclilng u Tu in ninny IUnvl < Riiar < l ,
St. JMilt Vdmctr J'cMS.
Statesman Wlsslg of the Now York legis
lature , who relieved his soul of a Black
guardly spoccli whllo woman suff raeo was
under discussion , Is mcotlng with a magnifi
cent chorus of Invitations to resign and take
himself out of the sight of descent people.
The best commentary on the loafer's Intolll-
RoncoU his own declaration that ho did not
suppose his sDooch would glvo ollonso.
Sizing up tlm Slliiutlon.
A misan Cttu Stni :
The democratic situation now stands : For
G rover Cleveland , Hhodo Island , North Da
kota , Minnesota , District of Columbia ,
Massachusetts , 1'omisvlvanla , Nebraska ,
Kansas a totalof 1H ! votes. For Tammany's
candidate Now York , J. Tlio influence of
the mid-winter convention , which was ex
pected to cahso a stampede and kill oft the
Cleveland boom , scorns to havn died a Dornin' .
TI/U inn noiix ir-in.
Chicago Times : Wyorntnp , where the
'rustlers" ' and Undo Sam's blnocoats nro
snooting at each other. Is the onlv state in
which women vote. The moral of this U loft
for Susan B. < Vnthony to draw.
Chicago Tribune : It is almost too much to
hope for a peaceful suttlcmout of the difil-
culty on terms looking to continued oc
cupancy of that part of the country by both
the cattle owners duiitbo rustlers.
Laramlo Uopubllciin : The Johnson county
war has damaged .Wyoming's reputation
abroad , but it has also removed the rather
general outsldo idea that the population of
this state was made up exclusively or cattle
barons and cattle th loves.
Cnoycnne Sun : -Tmj oldest Inhabitant can
not recall any disturbance In Wyoming equal
to the present. bu.t\vo have an idea that It
will subside as soon as the men now under
arrest nro brought In from Port McKinney
and put under bonds for their oppoaranco at
court. * > "
Wyoming Derrick : The capture of the
murdering pang 6f stocKmen by tho.author . -
itlos near Buffalo fs a' signal of triumph for
the civil authorities It demonstrates that
the people of Wyoming cannot bo run over
by unv sot of men ; 'that terrorism and vigi
lantes are to bo tiling of the past.
Philadelphia Ludqec : ThO.aotlMp governor
of Wyoming has aT grave responsibility put
upon him by tbnso events , for ho must en
deavor to enforce the laws in a county or
counties where the cattle thieves appear to
bo In control. Now that the Issue bas been
forced , law and justice must rule , or tbo
state will suffer ,
Denver News : The ' 'rustlers" of Wyoming ,
moaning by the term persons who were for
merly employed by the big cattle companies
and uro now in business for themselves , con
stitute out a sprinkling of the rural popula
tion , and the majority of them are morally as
good as either tbo members of the big com
panies or their aconls.
Uawlin * Journnb Governor Barber sub
jects himself to merited criticism for permit-
tint ; the stock association to import an
armed force to invade the state and murder
our citizens. A little backbone would have
done much toward preventing tno present
state of offalra now existing in Johnson
county , besides suvine several lives.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The .rustlers"
and the stockmen seem to bo having a kind
of John Brown war of extermination in the
now rspubllcan state of Wyoming. But to a
peaceful oastnrnor whoso education in mat
ters pertaining to live stock bus been souio-
what neglected it Is not. npoaront which are
tbothlnvoi and which are the r gulators.
San Frauclsco Chonlclo : It is tno old
light between the rich u.ul the poor , the
strong and the weak. Neither is wholly de
void of fault or wrongdoing , in all probabil
ity , but the outlook is in favor of the socallod
rustlers , who , it is evident , have nt most ,
only done in a small way what the raneo
barons huvo done on a larger ncale , and to
the success f ul accomplishment of which is
due the foundation of their fortunes.
St. Louis Hepublic : The rising against
the invaders was not a protest acalnst mob
usurpation , but merely n result of It. Tuu
homesteaders ' appear Just as ready to lynch
the syn'dloato mob now as the mob was to
lynch Its enemies when it started out. Tbo
state has been thrown Into a condition of
anarchy , and it will bo fortunate indeed if
many homocidos uro not committed before
the supremacy of the laws is restorod.
St. Paul Globe : The ostensible object of
the late expedition was to lynch some of the
other element with whom they had special
grievances , charclng thorn with talcing in the
wrong cattlo. But the real purpose was to
alarm the other fellows and roalco Ufa seem
so uncertain that they would leave the coun
try. Hut the homesteaders were not of thut
sort. They combined and made a strong
tight , getting the bettor of their assailants
so far.
Philadelphia Kecord : Tliero are all the
accessories for highly ornate and piquant
news from the seat of war In the stale of
Wyoming. And wo sliull have it. The cor
respondents on the edge of the wilderness
where tbo troops , th&unulotnon and cowboys
are gathered will mifthify rumor at Gtioy-
onno , and when this shall bavo been filtered
through Chicago n'oivti ngonclos it will reach
the east reo hot , 'Hilt wo advise readers to
wait patiently for later returns , The United
States troops who nro taking part In this
business will give O'ROOI ] account of them
selves , There uoul < ji ba i.o apprehension of
serious blood-lotting. .V
1'KOI'l.K TAl.Klin AIIOUT.
A reprosontatlv9 of an o.istorn corset
manufacturing company spnnt a aay in
Omuha last week uuij { was shown through
the ofllco of our morning contemporary.
Joseph Medlll of lUiO Chicago Tnbuno has
uiudo provision for Ihnoiidowmont of beds In
tbo Puns hoipltalsifpp-iheuso of Americans ,
In memory of hU diiiightorwho died in Paris
In January last. .il
Two ducal pamco WLondon are snla to bo
In ttio market , one of which , Oavonshlro
Houtu in Piccadilly , stands on land that ! &
.tlono worth IOOU,000. American millionaires
w'm dcsiro a homo in England should onll
early and avoid the rush ,
Uussoll Smith , nn artUt who ha < painted
something like fifty curtains for thoatord in
tbo loading cities of tha United States , lies
111 ul Woluon , P.i. In seine cases bis
patrons Edwin Uootb , for Instance choie
the subject of the plcturn which he was employed -
ployod to execute. Quo of his curtains ,
painted ilfty veaw no for the old U'ulnut
Stroel theater In PniladolnnU , ooro a ropro-
Hentutlon of the Battle of Hunker Hill , hav
ing portrait * of famous soldiers in medallion *
added to Its decoration , The work proved a
great popular hit.
Joseph Jefferson says that ho will act no
mora in the old comedies. Ho took them up
In oraor to show thut ho was perfectly able
to play with finish and effect ether roles be
sides Itiu Van Wlnklo , and having
uccoiupluhod that dosliu and aou 'jlod hu
nrpo fortune , ho will return to Illp nnd play
nothing oho during the rest of his
caroor.
.lohn O'Neill , dispenser of loaded jugs In
Whitehall , N. Y. , Is doomed to tarry tha ro-
malmlorof his days in Vermont. Mr. O'Neill
struggled with nil nts might to slnko the
tlunt of the prohibition alito , shipping the
wet goods to niienti of purchaser * . , Ho wai
not aw are that ho hnd committed n crime ,
nnd wa * surprised when the nuthontlns
nabbed htm while * vIMMng Uutbland , His
Mirjirlse changed to dismay when pronounced
piility on ! W7 rounti and was sontnncod to
> av a fine of ffl.HO nnd costs amounting to
S5117.1H1 , and lo stnnd committed until the
< > ontcncova * complied with ; nnd In case the
line and costs were not p.ild within n given
time , ho was to bu conllnod nt hard labor In
the House of Correction for n term of 10,91 (
days , a period of over fifty-four years. The
decision"of the Vermont court was sustained
by the United States Supreme court.
AHOUT iro.ui.v.
A small box of lime kept In the pantry will
teen the nlr pure.
Whalebone hns become so scarce that It
jrinps $10 a pound.
Flih Bcato easier after the fish have boon
dipped In hot water.
Cut flowers keep host when a pinch of soaa
3 placed In tha wiitor.
The julco of half a lemon In a teacup full
of strong black coffee , without sweetening ,
will often euro a sick headache.
The latoit novelty In nhoo strings Is made
of clastic , nnd onco-lacod the shoos can bo
put on and taken off again without rclaclng ,
French perfumes now como In nn entirely
now shape. They nro solidified and resotnblo
" n bit of chnlk. It Is rubbed over u dross or
bit of llnon and the most uonghtful odors are
, Itls sal-l that Mrs. William C. Whitney
Is ambitious to flguro as presiding
genius at the American legation In London ,
having exhausted the social pleasures of
Washington and Now York lifo.
A Brooklyn inaidon paraded on one of the
principal thorougufaros recently wearing a
pair of velvet suspenders. Now some live
advertiser will seize this innovation In fem-
Itilno attire as novelty in advertising.
There Is no European country In which
women clerks are moro employed than in
Franco. Indeed , it Is rare to enter a French
shop and Hud a ( nun serving as an account
ant. Bookkeepers are paid from D40 to illL'U
a ; year , and accountants much the same. In
the commercial houses , where the wotnon
clerUs nro also nmployod , they often have an
Interest In tha business.
A snowshoe competition for ladles was
lately held by the Christiana Snowshoe
club. The tnturostini : ovcnt took placa on n
hill , which not many years ago was con
sidered a very dlfilcult ono for men , but the
fair snowshoe runners did wonderfully well.
They not only compassed the descent with
out staves or poles , but oven Insisted on a
hop being added. Their request was com
plied with , and. they had. not , as it turned
out , overvalued their powers hi this roapoct ,
for the hop was cleared in the best stylo.
Three prizes were awarded , and a dauco
brought the day to a closo.
Tbo king of Dahomey's amazons , who nro
now executing a crhost danoo , as It were ,
against tbo French , are made up of tbrco
classes of woman stout maidens xvho are
selected by the king , unfaithful wives who
are sent into service Instead of being exe
cuted , and wives who arc so vixenish that
their hua bands cannot endure them. There are
2,500 of those female soldiers , and ovorythlng
possible is done to inspire them with cruelty.
They tuko tha scalps of their dead onomlos
and smour the stocks of their muskets with
the blood of their victims , permitting it to
dry In the sun until it Is caked Into thick
layers. The strictest celibacy is enjoined
against them , and any departure from It is
punishable by death.
An Increasing number of women nro
taking up the science of astronomy as a
profession. An account of the achievement
of Mrs. Fleming af the Harvard observa
tory , was given in this column a few days
age. Another woman searcher of the stars
is Aliss Hose O'Hulloran of San Francisco ,
whom Prof. Sargent pronounces among the
most proliciont. Another woman who has
gained a respectful place is Miss Alary W.
Whitney , who succeeded Miss Marie Mitch
ell at Vassar after special preparation nt
Zurich. Miss Mary E. Byrd , the director of
the observatory at Smith college , who
studied nt Ann Arbor , has also an Interna
tional reputation as nn astronomer. In addi
tion to thoso. are : Altss Sarah F. Whiting of
Wellesley college ; MUs Margarettn Palmer
of the YalO' obsorvatorv ; Miss Dorothea
Klumpko of San Francisco ; Mrs. Milton
Updegralf of the university of Missouri :
Miss C. U. V-'lllard of Carlton college observ
atory , Nortblield , Minn. ; Miss Anna Win-
locKof Harvard observatory ; Miss Coralvnn
Allen of the Bay Citv. high school , Michi
gan , and Miss Anna C. Maury.
I'lQVAXI PAK.UlK.lfna.
Indianapolis Journal : Man's llfo Is a con
stant trial , and all his neighbors are on the
jury.
Now York Herald : Hrldzcs What Is the
result of caatine bread upon the waters ?
lirooks In our bourdtnx house It returns
tbo second day at , pudding.
Puck : Wife I oneuod a bill of yours from
the club thH morning for ? 2. ' > . 1 didn't know
you spent KG rniioh money at the club.
lluslKind ' 1'liat WHS the month that baby
was teething.
Texas Sittings : I'atont medicine man to
editor You made a nlco mess of that testimonial
menial advertisement.
Kdltor How ?
"Jolin Smith wrote : Your Live Forevoriicl-
Icls are dolu.'mu ii grcnt deal of good. Sund
me another box , ' und I told you to glvulta
prominent pluco.-
"I did Immediately preceding the death
ratrs. "
"Yes ; and the first death notice on the lint ,
was that of John .Smith. "
PAWS ItKSBT.
AVie Ynilc llernlil ,
A man forearmed Is apt to be foroh.indoU.
A miss Is ax iiood us hur style ,
A siniill apark U as Kood us the ordinary
grate tlio.
The cliigo Is known by his frulth
l > o tho.su you might otherwise ho done by.
Horn with thu silver unuo in his mouth.
Now York Tribune : Aliss Candlrte Where
I spent the winter there wore twelve ( 'lrls 10
ovurv voiinsx mun.
DoSmlther.s How I wish T had boon tlioro.
Mlsn Candldo You uuuht to huvo come
down. A young mini would huvo been almost
worshipped , no matter how unattractive ,
Washington Slur : In Franco the anarahUU
fix up bombs for the police. InNowlorU
they uro "blown up" by tlioolerxy.
Lowull Courier : Hallboats lire somotlmos
upset by u iii.ill | , nnd tlins-iniu aalnstroulio
occasionally visits yonn ; ii.iterfuuilllaa.
Saratoga Union : I < earn from the Iniralur.
Does It ovnr liothcr him who uiuyKottho
credit for Ills work ?
rhmolx OIIK Thhit ; ,
The Kearney Hull In a long article against
Mr , J. L. ICeok us a candidate for dolegato-
ut-largo before the state republican conven
tion said :
"Thero Is ono thing , and ouo only , that can
bo said to his credit bo is keen , capable and
intelligent and , therefore , nil the moro
dangerous. "
A 3l.lltTlff
llevljcd nitil Xunu at ( ltrm > inii Hull.
With many u twist , I fume und fret ,
Kmlk'i for frlumU , for foes , pity ;
I inovo In crowds , both dry nnJ t Jt ,
HUH nuiriiiurlnx my clltly.
I slip , I HlUo. 1 wulk , I Ounce ,
Around ouch trading follow ,
I put opponents In u trunua
Anil mukii Iny fol'nwora bellow ,
I pull thu string , they shout und blow ,
And'chuur my fortunes over.
l'torciiidldutrs nuiy como und go ,
Hut I Hurroiiclcr never ,
I fflnd about , and In und nut ,
Whllo enuiiilf uro ralltn ; ,
J brnviily uut Ilium nil to rout ,
Anil nuvcr think of fulling.
I llUlofoo ! their 8hifUof : biltB |
Unon mo us I truvel ,
And us I jrouo In dark nnd llxht
I many u hcliom" unravel ,
Ami draw thu crowd uiong , und so
They cboor my furtunoj ever ,
For oundlduti'H nuiy coma und ( -0 ,
Hut 1 Hiirremler iiaver.
l a ward , T plan , 1 plot ,
All cuuviihOi I curry.
Thu "hoys" 1 holu forgot mo not.
Tor I with them will tarry.
And whether nndur moon or blam ,
In hull , Huloou , or hmly.
I muLe my way ; und MoUilns mum
My honyunt Iiooni und xvludy.
Ho round nnd round I skip , und show ,
Thil ; I uni "In It" over ,
I'nrjMiiillUntes miy como und go ,
II lU I surrender never.
CALIFORNIA STILL SHAKING
Yesterday's Enrthnualro Shocks Oompleto
the Ruin at Winters.
GREAT DESTRUCTION AT OTHER PLACES
l > | mrto Suft > r Orcutly , the Itnrk Portion
ol tli f Town I. < Melicit to tlio ( Iroumt
Diiiimgril tlio Stuto Cupltol lit-
tout ol tlio llUtiirlinnrc.
N FitAxcisco , Cnl , , April til. Another
earthquake shock wat felt hero this morn
ing. It wai slight hero but heavy at some
points. At Winters n number of brick nnd
stone buildings were demolished and
several ticoplo wcro hurt. At * * Woodland
several brick buildings were damaged and
part of the Capital hotel was thrown down.
Loss severe shocks wore felt at Chlco , Biggs ,
Sacramento and HOMO , Nov.
Telegraph roimrts show that U was felt iw
far north as Hod Bluff nnd in thoSan > 1oaquin
valtoy to the south. A survey ot the dani
ages at six towns in the Vaca and Sacra ,
tnonto valleys shows that Iho flvo buildings
Injured were or a frail character , the con
struction of which would not have been per
mitted In any city with building regulations ,
and a number of which would have collapsed
In the event of n severe storm of any charac
ter. In Uils city nnd In Sacramento the
shock was not noticeable In strong business
blocks nor in the mission churches , which
nro 500 years old. The only person Injured Is
that of n workman nt Dlxon , who was struck
by a portion of a falling wall.
Damaged the Capitol.
SACHAMnxTO , Cnl. . April 21. There was
another cnrthnuako , shock at UiO : this morn
ing , lasting twenty seconds. Tha plastering
fell from n number of rollings , several old
chlinnoys toppled ever nnd glassware was
broken. Ono of the plaster statues ever the
uortico of the state capltol foil nnd struck.
'forty foot from the building. It was discov
ered that n cracit wns made in the ceiling ex
tending from ono end of the building to the
ether , books were thrown from shelves in the
library by the shock.
Dixov , Cal. , April 31. At l:45 ) : n. in , sev
eral shocks were felt hero. Only two or
thrco buildings In the town nro safe. " No ono
was injured , but there were many narrow
oscapes. Every available mechanic and la
borer is nt work clearing nxvny the wrocitago.
Woom.tND , Cal. , April 21. There was a
savero earthquake nt 10 ovioek this morning.
The damage Is llcht us far as ascertained.
The buildings wcro cracked in many now
places and the recent breaks somewhat en
larged.
Itrlrlc Itiillillugn UnmnRpil.
EsiniiTo , Cal. . April 21. Severe earth
quake shocks occurred hero this morning ,
completely levelling the bruK portion of the
town. Every brick chimney was thrown to
the ground and the wooden buildings were
twisted out of shape. W. II. Shulto , en
gineer , wns seriously if not fatally Injured
by a portion of the walls of his blacksmith
shop falling on him. Levy & Schwabs
bricit store Is almost a com pic to wreck ,
the ontlro front walls and part of
the east and west walls being down. Mrs.
J. H. Davidson wns taken out of the debris
of Loyy & Schwab's store unconscious. A
baby iu her arms was unhurt. Koports from
the surrounding country show great destruc
tion to property. To'ams broke and ran
away , wrecking valuable vehicles and Injur
ing stock. There are oxtenslvo fissures in ,
the ground between hero nnd Wooalano.
SAV FIUNCISCO , Cal. , April 21. Another
slight tremor of earthquake occurred hero nt
:45 : this evening. Shocks this ovonintr are
also reported from a number of other places
in the northern part of the state , nnd also
from Carson , Nov. , but uo damage is re
ported.
JIKUl H'ATKK 1'ltKnrUTEl ) .
Flood * Thrcntoiicil on the r.ownr Mississippi
Sperlul lUiitr Itulliitln.
WASHINGTON- . C. , April 21. Recent
heavy rains nro causing the rivers to rise
rapidly In the Ohio and upper Mississippi
valleys. The stages of water in the lower
Mississippi river , already high and rising ,
will bo uddou to greatly in tha next two
weeks.
The situation as regards the possibility of
an overflow of r.ho lower Mississippi Is crit
ical. Tha following is the outlook us matters
stand at present :
The river at St. Louis will rise three feet
in the next two days and will reach twenty-
eight feet.
At Cincinnati there has been a rise of
twenty-four and a half feat in the past two
days and it seems likely that it will rise at
least to the forty-flvo foot stage by Aurll S3.
The Cumberland rivnr nt Nashville hiis
risen leu feet in throe days and will go
higher.
From tha mo in tbo Ohio above Cairo it is
estimated that the river nt Cairo will risu
D.5 loot In seven days , muking the stage up-
proxlmuto fifty feet by April 28 , or within
two feet of the highest ever Known there.
The lower Mississippi river at Memphis
will rise 10 tbo hlchust known stuL'e , thirty-
five nnd six-tenths feet or oven higher by
May n.
At Helena , Ark. , tbo stage today is forty-
three nnd three-tenths feet. There hns been
u rise of three feet in ten . days. By May
10 the stage will rise to fo'rty-sovon feet or
uioro.
At Arkansas City the river will conlinuo
to rise until May 15 , when the stage will ap
proximate the highest mark known , abou > .
forty-nine and flvo-tonths foot.
At Vloksbuitr , Ml s , , the ataaoot water
today l.i forty-four nnd flvc-toiiths feet. It
will roach , by" May 16 , about forty-eight foot.
t'ntnl flood Onimoil ) > } ' Itultm.
MIMN , Tenii. , April 21. A torrlblo rain
storm ha rngcxl hero for the last twenty-
four hours. Foil ecu , houses , \irtilpoi and
ether property have been swept away. Or.
Bryant nnd two negroes are boilovod lo have
been drowned ,
_
I'lood CIIIMIM ! li.v u I , K ,
Es-ousit , Ind. , April 31. The Llttlo Blue
river , gorged by sawlogs , backed up nnd
Hooded tha business portion of town to tha
depth of llvo feet. Many cattle , sheep nmt
hogs were drowned ,
I'rnrs ol Mood In Cinrluimtl ,
CINCINNATI , O. , Anrll2l , The Ohio river
Is rising rapidly. The indications are that
Dart ot the city will bo Hooded and much
damage douo to gardeners' crops In Mill ' - 4
creek valley. o 'I
/ VtM.1f VUHttTKK TO tiTAUlt.
A Nun l.envos n Coin put to Appear In Conilo
Opera ,
HAIITFOUD , Conu. , April 21. A bombshell '
has boon thrown Into the camp of Cathohv'
risrn In this part of Connecticut by the with- '
drawnl of the most prominent nun In Iho '
state from Mount St. Joseph's convent to become
como n member of n comic opera company.
Hartford pcopfo remember the stir occasioned
some flttoon years ago by the conversion
from protestantism to the Roman Catholla
church of Miss Lulu Wllcox , a member of
ono of the most aristocratic families in the
city , a beautiful , charming nnd inllinnl girl.
Whatever may bo the reason why Misa
WIlcpx loft the convent , she wns led to
inako that rcsolvo quickly. Wnon she an
nounced her Intention of leaving she was
provnlled upon to remain until tha bishop ,
who was away , could roiiirn , when she could
apply for a dispensation , but she declined tu
do this. This looks us if alio meant to re
nounce the Uoman Catholic religion as well
us her vow. She Intends to join a cotniu
opcru tronpo , whcru her musical accomplish *
incuts will bi > utilized.
Oimrrymim Thrruton to Strike.
NEW IlAvnN" , Conn , April21. Fifteen hun
dred qiiarrymon employed nt Stony Creole
threaten to go out on u strike unless their
doma'ids nro acceded to. They have been
paid 20 cents an hour for nlno hours n day
and now they nsk that the company pav them
2t ; couts nn hour , nlno hours to constltutu a
day's work.
Salvo lor Miss WoltiT's Alloctlons.
Nr.w Yonic , April 21. A breach of promise
suit for § 50,01)0 ) iustilutod by Miss UcorBini.
Welters against her faithless lover , Schults ,
the Inventor , whoso wealth. Is estimated
at ? 250,000 , was concluded last ovonlng by n
jury verdict awarding $2 , " > ,000 and $ lo'UOO ,
extra counsel foes for the plaintiff.
Curiimitem Win Tlirlr right.
CINCINNATI , O. , April 21 , The carpenters
and bosses have settled their differences
and signed.an agreement for two yoarj nt ! )0 )
rents an hour for nlno hours the first six
months ana nt3I ! ) cents for the remainder
of ( ho torm. .
A\l > CUIllOUS.
A Philadolnhla Chinamin glories In a pig
tail 5 foot 11 Inches in length.
Butler county , Pennsylvania , has a gonlus
who dreams the correct location of oil wells.
A Presbyterian pastor at Greenville , III , ,
has a pulpit made of olive wood from tha
Mount of Olives.
Cats die at nn elevation of 10,003 foot , but
dogs and men can climb the greatest known
natural olovations.
French reporters now take notes nt night
by the light of a uuy incandescent lamp ut-
tachod to the pencil.
At the present dav sacred pigs roam in
violate about the liuddhUt monasteries ot
Canton and ulsawhoroin China.
At Luoboiiau , in Prussia , small , reddish-
brown mice hnvo appeared in great numbers
in the Holds and nro destroying everything.
The cuts wilt not touch them.
Cranes , storks and wild gcoso fly fast
enough to make the trip from Northern Ku-
rope to Africa in u week , nut most of them
rest north of the Mediterranean.
According to a law of nature , when a body
is cooled it becomes heavier thnn when it is
hot. There js ona exception to the rulo.how-
ever , and that Is in the ease of water.
The latest whim for the OWIIOH of dogj is
to make them wcur shoos In the house tor thu
purpose of protecting the polished floors.
They are made of chamois , with leather
soles /
Tliero is a volcanic area forty miles square
In extent in Lower California that is a vori-
Ublo tire land. Every sijuaro rod of Ilia
territory is pierced by a boiling spring or
spoutinc geyser.
Habitual drunkards nrecarod for in an ef
fective way In Norway und Sweden , The
penalty is imprisonment , und during their iu
carccration they nro fed on oread and wmo ,
no wutcr being allowed.
Black anew lately fell In the Canton ot
Geneva , Switzerland a phenomenon which
was once thought to presage blue ) : pluguu
nud ether calamities , but is now known to bo
due to u fungus in tha snow.
The only town in Africa that has the honor
of being named for an American president
is Monrovia of Libnria. It was founded in
IW'J , during the presidency of James Mon
roe , and wns named in his honor.
} . . Vi. L'oruor 15U & uul CO. Daujln , U
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Wear are new , Iresh and
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and color , to fit any shape ,
and to fit , too , just as if made -r
expressly for you. Made
like tailors make them , and
sell for hall tailor's prices. We've got fine
Spring Suits for $ ] 0 , $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
anytliing you can buy to order ?
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