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    THE OMAHA DAILY B13E : THURSDAY , MAY 5 , 1892-TWELYB PAGES
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IIICSOMUO this 10th day of April. A. I ) . . IWrl
Nota'rf'I'libUe. .
A > cruc G'lrcHliillnii lor .Miirch , iil
fJlinAT BRITAIN controls nutirly 0110-
fonrth of the nrcn. of the oiirtlt , und it
iniiy bo uddoil that she has her eye on
the romsiindor.
UKMKMHKUING that tlioro are 23-1
democrats In llio lower house , it is
tjnito gigniliuiint indeed that business is
so frequently blocked for want of the 107
votes necessary to n quorum.
Sot'Tii CAUOM.VA ia opposed toCJrovor
Clovoland. It will bo reiiismoorotl , by
the way , that as South Carolina wont in
ISItl so wont the solid south. The oppo
sition of the 1'nliintto state is ominous.
Tnr. alliance presidents anil oxoruttvo
boards of the south are in aoc.rot , session
at Birmingham , concocting ti sohomo ,
no doubt , whereby a soutlinrn alliance
man can appnar to light democracy and
yet help swell democratic in ijorltioj.
CAMKOKNIArepublicans have a planlt
In tholr platform against free coinage of
Rilvur. This is surprising to some of
the advocates of the hereby , who sup
posed the San Francisco Chronicle fairly
represented the republican sentiment of
the state upon the mouoy question.
G been refused a fair rate upon
Texas stock shipments by tiio Western
Tralllc association , Omaha will bo com
pelled to accept the situation for the
present. The time is coming , however ,
when this city will bo able to enforce
reasonable demands upon railroad com
panies. _
A. GROW , it
is said , would like to bo permanent
chairman of the Minneapolis conven
tion. IIo dropped out of politics some
ten or twelve years ago , when ho failed
of election to the United Slates senate.
As a matter of fact ho lias long since
become a back number.
WITH 20,000 Tammany votes at their
control , the saloonkeepers of Now York
have practically defeated the Sunday
closing movement inaugurated with so
much vigor u , few months ago. There
was no reason to expect any other re
sult. A long period of Sunday thiret
would bo dangerous to Tummuny.
THK kind of civilisation that exists in
the South American republics is indi
cated by the threat of Dictator Palacio
to kill the son of General Crcspo as
BOOH as the latter comes within a league
of Caracas , and the declaration of Gen
eral Crespo that ho will burn Palaclo at
the stnko if ho carries out liis threat.
Those Venezuelans are pleasant people.
RKPOHTS from Texas state that the
rainmakers have been at work tlioro
nguin , and that an hour after the use of
n great quantity of explosives not a
rloml was to bo soon. The Texan rain
makers had evidently driven the clouds
northward , and that accounts for the
superabundance of April showers and
May sprinkles in this section of the
country.
A LONDON newspaper saw fit recently
to severely rolled upon the morals of
American society , although the divorce
courts of England at the time wore
11IIoil with salacious stories of the con
duct of Kngliflh noblomon. Now that
ex-lYoinlor Morelor and his associates
nro being oxamlno'd in Montro.il upon
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
government and rob the treasury it will
bo In order for Canadian papers to in
veigh against corruption in American
politics.
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Tim house has ngaln exhibited its
peanut politics by striking out the ap
propriation of $05,000 for completing
the survey of the intercontinental rail
way. Tnis government has expended
$130.000 in this enterprise and it Is two
thirds accomplished. The parsimonious
economists thus vote to waste $130,000 to
nave $ ( > .j,000 and hang this Important
commercial undertaking in mid-air.
Fortunately tlioro ia Homo statesman
ship in the senate and tlio approprla
tlon may yet bo saved.
THK Buffalo iVnx ; ) professes to be
lieve that President JIarribon is not
strong in the state of Now York because
the convention nt Albany "endorsed
only his past acts. " It is in order foi
somebody to explain how the convention
could have endorsed nny other acts but
past ones. Presidents , into other people
ple , are judged by what they have done.
The fact that the Now York dologatloi
goob to Minneapolis without instructions
does not in the least qualify the endorse
ment which President Harrison re
ceived at Albany.
THK ITAhlAX IXHEMNtTY.
The payment of the Indemnity to
ho luilrs of the Italian subjects killed
it New Orleans out of tlio emergency
und has boon the subject of discussion
n congress. This fund , It may bo In-
.cresting to remark , If provided to on-
iblo the State dopar tmont to meet any
lomnnils of a special character that
nay arise , and ia in the nature of a se
cret service fund. The question was
'aisod ' in the house whether this fund
j'.d properly bo trenched upon for
> .iylng an indemnity , and also whether
, ho president has power to make the
government responsible under such cir
cumstances. It was hold by the critics
of thn president's action that It ostnb-
ished a precedent that the United
States admits Its liability for nn act ul-
ogoJ to bo lawless committed upon n
citl7.cn of a foreign government within
ono of the states , and makes the federal
.ovornmont responsible to the country
of which the parson was a subject for
in act not adjudged to bo a crhno by
Lho tribunals of the stato. U was also
lold that the Indemnity casa did not
lonstltuto an emergency. On the other
land it was maint lined that the force
of tlio act lay in doing it at once , and so
t wn J nn omorgoncy. In the commtmi-
: atlons batwaun this government and
, ho government oC Italy n point was
reached where it was found by the see-
otary of stata that the whole matter In
jontrovorsy batwoon the two countries
oiild bo settled inniodlatoly by paying
right then a sum.nnd thlsbaing deemed
in emergency thri president acted at
once , To have submitted the matter to
engross would cort-ilnly have delayed
uul might have detected a settlement.
There can bo no doubt that in the cir-
umsUincos the president acted wisely ,
rhoro was nn opportunity presented to at
once readjust the relations of the two
mtioiis upon terms which every fair
minded man must regard as favorable
to this country that is , n money pay
ment of about S2 > ,001) ) .ind it would
Imvo boon a mistake not to have ac
cepted it. There was a strong incentive
.o a settlement also in the fact that the
rtaliun government had boon chosen ono
of the arbitora In the Baring sea contro
versy , and besides we were soliciting
the participation of the Italian naop'.o '
md government in the World's fair at
hicago. The price of renewing
friendly relations with Italy , which was
inlly accomplished by the payment of
the indemnity , was small and the situa-
ion w.is such as to w.irr.int the presi
dent in treating it as an emergency.
Tlio consideration of real importance ,
liowovor , relates to tlio precedent , since
no fault has boon found with the
amount of the indemnity. Was the ac
tion of the president an admission of the
responsibility and liability of the
United States in such cisosV As a matter -
tor of fact , in making the payment the
president carefully avoided acknowledg
ment of responsibility on the part of the
United States , and the indemnity was
warded as a sympathetic gratuity.
Tins being tlio case there was mani
festly no precedent made as to the
liability of the government in such
cases. The incident has led to legisla
tion on the part of the house providing
that no part of the emergency fund shall
bo paid to any foreign government in
settlement of any claim against the
United States , and it is perhaps well
that this has been done , although an
other case similar to that with Italy
may not occur in a century.
m\rAitK \ OF niKAi * IWEMRXTS.
When conscienceless contractors wore
working Omaha property owners in
favor of cedar block pavement THK BUG
warned our citi/.ons against that oxuon-
sivo folly. It predicted that the cheap
pavements would become dearer than
the dearest ; that long before the expira
tion of the term for paving tax payments
the decayed wooden blocks would render
the streets impassable and compel the
laying of now pavements that would
force property owners abutting wooden
block pavements to pay double paving
assessments.
In the face of our remonstrance and
with reckless disregard of the experi
ence of other cities , property owners al
lowed themselves to bo roped In by the
paid canvassers and interested contract
ors for cedar am' cypress blocks.
The result has boon very disastrous ,
not only to the property owners but to
the city at large. The city has boon
loaded down with a heavy bonded debt
for which wo have nothing to show.
And now it is proposed to force upon
Omaha another cheap paving material
just because it is cheap. Tlio Board of
Public Works has designated overflow
asphalt as the preferred paving material
for streets that nro to bo paved with ,
nsphaltum this year. Ovorllow asphalt
is a trifle cheaper than lake Trinidad ,
but it is not durable and will prove more
costly in tlio end. It has had fair trial
in Denver , and is pronounced a failjro.
The Denver Board of Public Works lias
this very spring excluded the overflow
asphalt from paving materials , on the
ground that the pavement tins proved o
failure because it does not stand the
ordinary wear and toa'r by reason of Us
inferiority. It has boon conclusively
demonstrated that overflow asphalt
lacks compactness , disintegrates rapidly
by tlio action of water , heat und air ,
ami has other defects that render it un
desirable.
The more fact that a ton-year guaranty
to keep the pavement in repair is exacted -
acted should have no weight in its se
lection. The guaranty bond simply com
pels the company to keep the pavement
in repair for ton years. It is neither
economy nor good policy to select any
paving material that will require con
stant repairing. It is the experience of
all cities that contractors will not repair
pavements until they have become al
most impassable. This moans simply
thnt our fatrcets are to bo full of ruts ,
rents and holes one half the year and
lorn up while undergoing repair the
other half of the year.
It strikes us that Omaha ought to
have had her eye teeth cut by this time
on cheap paving material. While It is
true that Trinidad lake asphalt is u
monopoly and an expensive luxury , it is
the only asphalt so far in use on both
bides of the Atlantic that has stood the
test of varied cllmato and hard usage ,
The dilToronco in cost between the lake
and overflow aawlmlt is not worthy of
consideration , any moro than thodlffor-
once in the cost of sandstone and grnn-
to. Inasmuch ns property owners have
a right under the law to designate the
[ > aving material , they should bo given
Lho privilege of signing for such ma-
.erlnl as has proved itself to bo most
durable. The Board of Public Works
even If it dooms It proper to permit
> vcrllow asphalt to compete should not
jar the property owners from rejecting
it. In other words , those who want good
asphalt should not bo driven to a choice
jotweon poor asphalt pavement and
stono. They might as well exclude as
phalt altogether and compel ptoporly
owners to choose between cedar block
and stono.
11KUVKE Of'
Representative O'Neill of Missouri Is
another member of the democratic ma
jority of the house of representatives
who is not in complete sympathy wltu
the parsimonious policy of Mr. llolman
and his adherents. On Tuesday in the
course of the discussion of a motion to
strike out of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill the appropriation of
$ (15,000 ( to continue the preliminary sur
vey for an intercontinental railway , the
Missouri congressman appealed to the
house to put a stop to the "poor , flvo
cent way of doing business. " This is
the second time within a week that tlio
oconoml/.ors of the house have boon ro-
lukod ) by a democrat , and there is in
prospect moro of the same sort of com
ment upon the policy of parsimony.
It is expected that the proposition of
the committee on appropriations to make
a general tedrctlon in the salaries pro
vided for in the legislative , executive
and judicial appropriation bill will create -
ate a big row among the democrats in
the houso. The statement is made that
some of the members who voted for IIol-
man's economy resolution at the bogln-
iilnir of the session are now regretting
their action and are prepared to repudiate -
ate it so fivr as the reduction of the sal
aries of employes Is concerned. Some of
those maintain that if the pay of em
ployes in the various departments of the
government is to bo cut down , justice re
quires that the salary of congressmen bo
also reduced , but ho will bo a bravo man
who shall venture to propose this.
The rejection of the appropriation for
continuing the preliminary survey for
an intercontinental railway if it should
bo concurred in by the senate , which is
not probable , would put an end for a
time to that project , ono of the most im
portant that received the approval of
the pan-American conference. There is
no longer any question as to the feasi
bility of constructing such a railway ,
whatever doubts there may bo as to
whether it would over became a prollt-
able enterprise. The opinion of those
who have given the subject careful and
intelligent consideration is that there
will bo no serious 'difliculty in building n
railroad to connect the United States
with the countries of Central and South
America and that such a line would so
stimulate commercial development in
these countries as to render it highly
profitable. The consensus of opinion
also is that such a rail way would become
of immense benefit and importance to
the United States , both in its commer
cial and political relations with the
southern countries.
It is not the intention , however , that
this government shall have any part in
the construction of an intercontinental
railroad. Nobody proposes that the gov
ernment shall invest a single dollar in
the enterprise. It is only asked to do
its share , with the other governments
interested , in making a survey. There
has already been expended in this work
$180,000 , and it is estimated that $03,000
moro will bo required to complete it.
To allow the work to halt for so small n
consideration , with the risk of wasting
what has boon expended , would mani
festly bo foolish , well deserving to bo
characterized as "a flvo cent way of
doing business. "
The democratic majority in the house
of representatives underrates the intel
ligence of the American people if it sup
poses that such cheap economy as this
will commend the party to popular re
spect and confidonco.
A MEKTINO of the friends of Senator
Carlisle will bo hold at Frankfort , Ky. ,
today to determine upon a line of action
in pushing bin candidacy for tlio nomi
nation for president. It is to bo inferred
from this that the senator is willing to
outer the race , and if such is the case
ho has probably become convinced that
Mr. Cleveland cannot got the nomina
tion at Chicago. Unquestionably Mr.
Carlisle is the ablest democrat in public
life , and if superiority in this respect
were asutllciontclaimtofho nomination
at Chicago ho would have no difliculty
in securing it. Moreover , as was recently
said by Mr. Wattorson , Carlisle origi
nated the tarllT reform policy and Cleveland -
land and the younger reformers have
simply followed where ho led. It is also
to bo said of the Kentucky senator that
ho has boon more honest and sincere in
the advocacy of this policy than moat of
the others , not excepting tlio man who
is put forward as its chief champion , for
it is said that very soon after Cleveland
had prominently identified himself with
the tail IT reform movement lie became
very apprehensive that ho had gone too
far. But Mr. Carlisle comes from n
southern state , although on the border ,
and for this his chances of getting the
nomination at Chicago will bo very
small. The practical politicians of the
democratic party understand that the
time lias not yet come for the election of
a southern man , however distinguished
his qualifications , to the presidency , and
while they might bo well disposed to
manifest their appreciation of the abil
ity and claims of Mr. Carlisle , they
know bis nomination would make the
defeat of the party inevitable.
Tin : anthracite coal combination is
showing what it was organized for. For
the second or third time it lias advanced
tlio prices of coal , and it has also ad
vanced transportation rates in some di
rections. In further manifestation of
its monopolistic policy it ban reduced
production , throwing thousands of mon
out of employment. The combination
controls about 00 per cent of the anthra
cite output , so that it practically has a
monopoly of that fuel , and from wh it
has thus far been shown of its policy the
users of anthracite coal may form 6o :
Idea of what .hoy will have to pay for
It next winlorr The question becomes
prosslngly porftfictU whether the combi
nation is to boiiwrmlttod to carry out its
schema of pUmdar unchallenged. It
would seem to , bq unquestionable that
already Its operations nro in violation of
the anti-trust 1 | | - ,
Tin : question tltlo to the poor farm
lots must bo settled by the courts , of
course , but th fajjt still remains thnt
the county is not bound to-mako good
the bad Investnfbnts of purchaser * 'If
the property -quadrupled in value ,
the form of action" would bo to qulol
title and not 'tb 'secure a refund of
money paid out'.fbr this property. The
lawyers in tryln'g these casoi will admit
thnt the plaintiffs are quite willing to
dismiss the cases and quit claim the lots
for a return of their money.
WH nr.oHKT exceedingly that the re
port of the citizens' memorial mooting ,
hold in the Chamber of Commerce In
memory of the late Augustus Kount'/o ,
ns published In our morning edition ,
represents Dr. Miller ns say Ing * that the
deceased had gone to Now York to re
trieve his failures. What Dr. Miller
did say was that , undaunted by repeated
failures to complete satisfactory nego
tiations pending between the Union
Pacific and the city of Omaha , Mr.
Kountzo had finally succeeded.
A CoirNTY commissioner who is per
mitted to travel all over the west in a
special Union Pncitic directors' car , at
the expense of tlio railroad companies ,
could not reasonably bo expected to
favor an enterprise which will compote
with the Union Pacific or relieve the
people of the Union Pacillc bridge mo
nopoly. _
OMAHA fools greatly gratified over
the highly complimentary resolution
spread uuon the minutes of the general
conference regarding the reception
tendered to that body by our municipal
authorities.
THK way Omaha grows is'well illus
trated by the showing of April business
at the postotllcc. The receipts for po.st-
ago stmnn sales aggregate S2l-i91.UG ,
the largest on record.
Mr.MoitiAL day should bo celebrated
in Omaha in an appropriate manner
but the Grana Army posts should not bo
expected to contribute all the expense of
the exercises.
I'lttu of the Western Hun.
H'lS/l/IU/IOH / / / I'oSt.
A careful diagnosis of the Illinois case
shows that Palmer captured the brass binds
and Cleveland bus the delegates.
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Thn f ?
Denver , Jfcirs ,
B. Clark Wheotpr's declaration In the sll-
vor state con volition was the procor slogan :
"On to Minneapolis' , then to Chicago , and
then , if wo are driver ( o it , on to Omaha 1"
A Grand Sclitlincnc In 1'rnctlco.
Boston Aileerttstr.
The observance of ' 'Arbor day" this year
seems to have been a ponoral ono throughout
the commonwealth. , The custom Is both
pleasing and sonslblo nud cannot bo too
widely spread. The good results which will
follow the adoption of , "Arbor day'1 by all
communities throughout the country can
hurdly bo overestimated.
Vuluo of Orgiiiilrittloii.
C/ifcii ; > lleiahl.
No man sensible of the progress which has
been made In the Industrial world during
the past twenty years could look at tbo May
day procession without rulloctlng upon the
vast and bcmellcent results accomplished by
tbo laboring masses of the United States
smco they learned tbo power ot organization.
But greater improvement in their condition
is still not only possible but certain. Tbo
way to roach it is plain , and it is a path of
POBCO. Ballots , not bullets , will successfully
overcorao tbo opposition. The nobility of
labor Is not the vision of a dreamer. It is
one of Uoil's truths.
A Deserved Compllmrnt.
PhllailelpMa Time * .
Mr. Chllds goes on bis journey ( to tbo dedi
cation of the Printers' Homo at Colorado
Springs ) with none of tbo pretentious ot of
ficial power , but bo most pointedly Illustrates
In tbo generous homage ho will command
throughout the ontira continent that tbo
noblest position thnt can bo attained in our
frco government Is the Illustration of tbo
noblest , ptivato citizenship. Tbo accidents
of power command homage from spoilsmen
ana expectants , only to parish wbon power
onas , but the men who can so grandly iilu.i-
trato the best attributes of private citizen
ship as to command a generous welcome in
every section of the land has won tbo greenest -
est laurels of the republic.
The True rcuplo'rt .Honey.
T/IJ Centura.
The true "people's money" is thn best
raouoy ; that Is , the money which will buy
the most of wbal every man needs , and
which will bt > worth the same this week as
It was lust , tbo sums next year as thH year.
Tlioro is no security for savings of any Ulna
with any other standard of vuluo , no safety
for loans , no Interest on bank deposits. Tbo
man who aoolaros oboap money In any form
to bo tbo "people's money" Ia the worst pos
sible enemy of the people , for his policy , if
carried out by the government , would rob
tbo people of a largo portion of their
hard-earned savings ; would cut down
their wages , and would throw the
whole buslaos of the country into
confusion and doubt , sending paral
ysis and disaster intu every industry
and in to every branlihof tradoandcomuioroo.
The worst Hultorors woUld bo tbo tellers of
all kinds , tbo people of inoJorato moans , and
the poor. If tbo advocates of free coinage
were honest In li'olr ( ' , contention Hint the
country's welfare w/juld / DO oiibanuod by
uavlug both silver and gold ai a basis for Its
currency , tboy vvqd.oonsont , to the coinage
of a silver dollar wortb 100 cents ; but this
tboy refuse to do. offfioy refuse to accept an
honest dollar , aini'ilnjlst upon a dishonest
dollar. They are not serving the people , but
are serving thu do\Mlf'and the issue which
they raise , far from boiiig u political one , is
a moral ono of the ftrat'niugnitudo.
UUMMKllT Otfl'1-lll ! CUM'MtKXCE.
Denver News : Iav'dologntoi In thu Oma
ha Molhodlst gunorul confentnco are too
bravo. They proposa to coin pi : to In a talUing
contest with IWO miuistc . linugmo their
condition when thu contest Is over.
Kansai City Ftar ; The lay delegates In
the Methodist general conforoaco at Omaha
were auoocsjful In their move for soparuto
seals and a bettor chanoo to bo hoard. The
American citizen , whether u delegate to a
secular or religious body , who sums out to
secure wider exercise for bis voice , is apt to
succeed.
Chicago News i Statlnici of tbo growth
ot Mothodlsiu in tbo Unltod titnlot glvo an
instructive example of modern church build
ing. Though more than a century has
alapaod siuco John \Voiloy' timu , tbo ratio
of nrogresa among bis followers , both in
number ! and iullucnw , atmually increases ,
As Methodism hui grown iu power and
wealth it has , in the oltloi , discarded many
of Its primitive features. It builds costly
churches nnd has ornnto surroundings. But
the Methodism ot the rural districts , where
the croat strength of the body lias , has not
materially changed , It is still n plonoor of
ovangolUm and the spires ot its humble
chapolt nro found In ovur.v bamlot.
St. Paul Qlobo : Wbilo the religious
formulas nro being overhauled nnd revised
to meet the evolutions of knowledge , the
developments of science and tbo roscarahot
of scholarship , It will bo of Interest to note
how far thh power fill religious school is
getting Into the modern swim. It Is nnl
understood thnt nny heretics are to bo
treated specifically , 'but thuro will be out-
cropplngs , no doubt , of the diverging ele
ments , llko that recently bad at Minneapolis
l-'ccloslnstloal politics will bo there with
largo demands. The lay mon Insist thnt they
are overshadowed by tbo moro llurnt nnd
bolter known men of tlio pulpit , nnd ask thnt
they may hnvo equality of unmoors nnd op
portunity. The women , too , comprising two-
Thirds of the membership In the church , nslc
forsonts In the conference.
Now York Tribune : A number of Interest
ing denominational questions will como up
before tbo present conference , but ills not
likely that nny radical action will bo tnkon In
regard to thorn. Of tneio nuostlons thnt of
admitting women ns delegates to the general
conference has cnllstod the most attention
during the last four years. Though It has
not rcrolvcd the roqulsllo three-fourths vote
of tlio annual conference : ! , it h.ts developed a
great deal of strength , especially in tlio west ;
nnd its advocates will Imvo n good majoiity
In the conference. Though this will not cn-
nllo thorn to carry the measure , It will encourage -
courage them to further efforts. In the
Incnnwhllo , the nltllmlu of the mumpers on
this question will moro or less intlnonco tholr
nttltudo on other questions. There nro
rnranrs , for Instance , tiint Ur. J. M. Buckley ,
the doughty opponent of women , may bo
ousted from tbo editorship of The Chrlstnln
Advocate of this city , and some ' 'woman's
man" elected In his plaoo. It is oven whis
pered that MUs Frances E. Wlllnrd will bo
nomlniitod for the onico by the \vostirn
Methodists. Than the old question of giv
ing the laity nn equal representation with
the ministers will como up. us well as tbo
question of electing moro bishop ? , nnd inci
dentally of electing n colored bishop. Ueso-
lutlnns wilt also bo introduced to glvo tbo
bishops diocesan jurisdiction and to limit
their term of ofllco to four years.
Chicago Inter Ocean : That the lay dole-
untps gained an important victory In secur
ing tbo right to sit separately in the confer
ences of the Mothodlst Episcopal church is
not to no assumed , of course , for thcro was
no or little objection on the part of the min
isters. A very good principle was estab
lished , however. In no denomination of the
Christian church Is there greater harmony
or clcsor sympathy between the clergy and
tbo laity than in tiio Methodist. It is prob
ably the most democratic of nil the denomi
nations , and the work performed by tbo two
factors in their annual and quadrennial con
ferences evinces a unity of purpose that re
moves from debates anil discussions nil sug
gestion of class distinction or factional dif
ference. Novcrthelojs It Is to bo
doubted If the church has had the
full benefits possible to bo derived -
rived from the advice , counsel , nnd co-opor.i-
tion of the body that muv bo said to repre
sent tbo secular interest of the church. The
proportion of laymen to tbo number ot tbo
ulcrgy is small in the conferences , and wbcro
they sit commonly the result must bo , ns ono
of the preachers in Omaha pointed out , the un
fair subjection of the lay influence. Tlioro
should bo no antagonism botwcon tbo two ,
but there should bo intelligent , honest coun
terbalance. Tlio views of the laymen should
bnvo clear , distinct expression , and this re
sult can be accomplished moro easily nnd
moro certainly if the laymen sit by thorn-
solves and soparuto fiom the clergy , where
they can confer readily together mid where
tboy can sccuro bolter attention then when
they uro scattered among and innocently
overwhelmed by the ministers. It is feared
by some that the separation inny tend to the
creation of opposition and burtful dissension ,
n four wo believe to bo altogether crouud-
loss. The laity is not less interested than
the clergy in the welfnro of the
churcb , in the Increase of its benelicenco ,
in tbo extension of its Influence ; and ,
though the opinions of tbo two may in some
instances dlflor ns to the menus by which
these desired ends may bo attained , it is cer
tainly right that the utmost freedom in tbo
discussion of nil measures and theories
should bo secured to tbo members of tbo con-
leronco ; nnd if n better understanding may
bo developed , sounder conclusions reached ,
and fairer recognition of individual claims
bo pained by tbo separation of the confer
ence into two counteracting but not discord
ant forces , ns is generally true of large de
liberative bdics. ; the Methodists will have
reason to congratulate themselves on Mon
day's action botoro the present conference is
ended. The Methodist church is doing n
marvelously great work , greater than that
of nny other Protestant denomination ; and
ino reiison aouDtloss is to bo found in tbo
fact that , tbo laity and clcrey work together
with such earnestness and in such equality ,
mutually strengthening and aiding ; and It
cannot bo dented thnt it is wlso to give such
a zealous , courageous und devout laity a dis
tinct value In the conferences of tbo churcb.
ELF.MEXTS OF r.OUU ClIKUlt.
Galvoaton News : Experience hits black eyes
nnd Isr. very lama crloplo.
Illnglinmtnn Ucpubllcan : A follow can't
got a pull unless he has some push about him.
Columbus 1'ost : It Isn't much trouble for a
111:111 to iiialto Ills mark lu politics the trouble
Is In removing IU
1'iick : Ills Unclo's Heir Doctor , toll mo tbo
worst.
Doctor ( feelingly ) Your undo will gut well.
Kansas City Times : Strawberries are a
lltt lo cheaper , but bhortoaku cuts are just as
small as in or.
A NATUKAIi HUSUr/T.
.
Because JInv first I moved away
A hundred wounds I hour ,
l t Yas Indeed n moving day !
It moved 11:0 tc despair.
Now York Herald : Uncording Angel I want
seine axs'stanee today.
Michael Wlmt U thu matter ?
UoL'ordliiK AiiK'el Tlireu sowliiL" olrolos moot
ibis afternoon.
Somorvlllo Journal : "Tall ; Is clump. " the
probcrbsuys , but that Is no reason why any
in im should bother hU neighbors with ehonp
talk.
_
Memphis Appeal : A Gorman physician bus
discovered tlio meiiu.es buolllns. beleutjo has
at last como to tbo hcrutcli.
I'nok : Mrs , Ilonpock Take tluit down aaln
nr.d I'll show you how It ) put It up rlKlit.
Yu never did understand aticli muttum any
way , and
Mr. llenpeek ( as tbo pipe suddenly coiiins
down ) Well , there ! I Impe you'io bootuil now.
Somurvlllo Journal : First Snort Tlmt mini
a prl70ll'htor'Why , lie husn't the Hut re-
qulslto forenlorlir , ' the rink' .
Hocuiid Sport Why ; licit ? Isn't ho big and
stroni ; , and In porfciut physical cmidttt/in ?
First Sport IIo looks as If lie m In lit lie all of
Hccnnd Kport Well , what's the mutter with
him llien ?
1'lrst port Why , you suy yourself ho's deaf
and dumb.
Philadelphia Times : Thuro Is nothing in thu
world Hiieli need use should he Hindu of us
one's time , and yut It's doubtful If younu
man thinks of this us ho puts his watch In
hook.
WuBlilnt-'ton Star ; The pellciin IK ono of tlio
few atilnmls tliut are justified 'Hi biting oil
moro than they can uhew ,
.Muchlnlntu In SnsHliin.
CmcAno , III. , May -J. At tbo aooond day's
session of the Ii.lorualional Association of
Machinists , iu session hero , the reports of
tbo grand o Dicers were road. Urand Muster
Crnomor reported that tha number of unions
Where laveYou Been !
In tthat | iart of tlie habitable globe < locs
( tlicman live whoi riles without address or
datc.tliui"I'or the fust time your Great
Remedy lor Pain ,
ST , JACOBS OIL
has been brought to my knowledge I"
Is there n man , woman or child who
9 does not knowlliat It cures
Rheumatism , Neuralgia ,
Sciatica , Lumbago , Sprains , Bruises ,
Cuts , Hurts , Headache , Toothache ,
Frost-bites.
Thousands testify that for all Achts and
Pain i its cure U Prompt and Permanent.
bud Inororvsed from 173 to 27.i since the
meeting. The report also advocated the
nfllllatlon ot the machinists' association with
thtvl of tha International lirotborliood ot Ma
chinists' Trotlos.
niKWitr it.irKs virr.
I.nko Traftlo Pnnitpl | < Through Ilne to
JHiikn liiMrr ! l ( > M .
Uinciao , 111. , May 4. Tno rnto of sixth
class freight from Ohlcapo to the seaboard
will bo rod need to 20 cents par 100 pound * . It
was decided last ovonliiR that such n cour o
was unavoidable in vloiv of the reduction nl-
rendy inndo from tiu Louis and Poorlrx. Hut
this decision wns only ranched nftor every
po slblochanco of moating the situation In
another way Im.l boon put to the test and
failed. Tlio ndjournod inootln ? of the Cut-
cdRoconimlttooof the Contr.il TrnfUo asso *
rlntlon was as barren of results at the ses
sion of Monday. The Vnmlcrbllt party , In
cluding President Donaw of the Now VorK
Central , nnd 1'rcslilont Ink'nfls ot the Uic
Four , nrrlvod here yesterday afternoon from
Now Vork and were mot by I'roMdont Newell -
well of tba Lnko Shore , President Lctlyard
of the Michigan Central , nnd Vlco President
McCron of the Pennsylvania. A tnootluc of
these railroad magnates wns held last ovon-
Inp , nnd nlthouph no olllclnl nnr.otinconiont
hn < \ been innda of tlio conclusion reached It Is
understood thai Chairman IHanchnrd will
authorize the Chlcueo ro ds to reduce the
grain rate to the 'JO cent b'tsls. Had another
course been ndoptod tlioro is no doubt tbo re
duction would Imvo been m.ido without nu-
thoritv by the Chicago .t Krlo , nnd probably
by the Baltimore & Ohio nnd Grand Trunk.
"
"After tbo conforo'jcb the Vnndorbilt party
loft for the cast nnd will attend tbo annual
meetings of the Michigan Control nnd Lake
Shore roads nt Detroit and Cleveland.
The estimated cross earnings of tbo entire
system of tlio ChicagoKoclc Island A ; Piiclllo
road during the month of April nro ? 1WI- ! ) ,
I'JI , nn Increase ns compared with thote of
tbo corresponding month last year uf $ J1-
COfl.
COfl.Tbo
Tbo report from Denver that President
Cable of the Itook Island is soon to resign his
onico and bo succeeded by President Truos-
dale of the Minneapolis & St. Lotmit denied
by olllcials of the comoany. General Mana
ger St. .John says there Is certainly no truth
In the report.
TM'O CO/.OfM/HI MlMiltS
Their Ilitdlrx Itloun 1'lrros
ID liy IhoAcci-
iliMitnl i : | > loslcm < il I'oHer. .
Asrr.x , Colo. , May 4. Charles JAjrrv and
Harry Qulpg mot death lait night by nn explosion -
plosion In the workings of the Cameron , a
property of the Argentina Junintn Alining
company , About 7 o'clock nn explosion was
beard , but the miner. ' ; thought it was noth
ing but un ordinary blast nnd paid no atten
tion to it.Vhun lutichUmo came nnd Ferry
nnd Quigg did not nppoar search was insti
tuted. The bodies of tbo mon were found in
fragments , mingled with u mnss of rock nnd
earth fora distance of fifty feut nlong the
drift. It was Impossible to Identify either of
tbo remains. Their beads were severed from
the trunks and masses of Hush were found
sticking to the walls of the drift. The cause
of tlio explosion can only bo surmised , us
there were "no eye witnesses. The men had
abnut twontv-jlvo pounds of powder , und it
la supposed this wui accidentally exploded.
Ferry leavns a wife and four children. Qulgg
was about 20 years old , and loaves n mother ,
sister and brother residing nt this place.
This mnitcs live mon thnt have been killed In
this mine within the past year.
AlltiU'rd tlio Horses to Starve.
SfOKANi : , Wash. , May 4. Tbroo dead
horses were discovered today a fo\v miles
east of Uoss Park , a suburb of this city. Two
of thorn wore tied to a tree , ono being tied to
the tail of the other. The horses bud boon
dead probably six weeks or two months , and
were equipped with saddles and Dridles.
They Had oaten all the grass surrounding
them , nnd had almost eaten through the tree
to which thov were tied. They undoubtedly
Dcrisuud from starvation , lifvostlgation ic-
veiled ; that the horses bau been saddled and
bridled by Van Clove , Dower and Palchoti ,
three hor.so thieves , with the Intent of
mounting them and leaving the country , but
boincr urivstod in the meantime , tbo horses
were loft to starve.
I , cut In thn Mtinltoli.i Storm.
MIN-NC.VVOU < I , Minn. , May ! . Ucports from
Winnipeg and the northwest territories indi
cate that last week's storm was severe in the
the northwest. The McLeod mail , which
started from that town on Monday , has not
yet been hoard from. Tbo driver did not
roach tbo first stopping place , which U flvo
miles from MuLeod , and it is sunuosod that
ho has been lost on the prairie. Dr. Lovlutr-
heart , who loft two iveeks ago for ICnco Hill
crook for coal , has not been board of since
and it. Is supposed that ho has been lost In
the storm.
Arrlihlslinji Kciirick Very I'onblP.
ST. Louts , Mo. , May 4. A great deal of
anxiety tins boon caused In Catholto circles
by Archbishop Kourick'a inability to fill bis
confirmation engagements. Ho wns com
pelled on Sunday to disupooint the parish
of the Holy Trinity In North St. Louis ,
where ho was announced to administer tbo
sacrament. The archbisnoaeasms never to
havu rallied from tlie attack of fgobloness
which seized him shortly after his Jubilee
celebration ,
Torrorinliy \ D
l 1S02 hij Jitmci Gmilt'i Hc'iu1 ! " |
Cuu.ssnr.s , May 4. fNow York Henild Ca
ble Special loliiK Ilr.fi.Tho ) Gormnti or-
rested as the supposed author of the latest
dynnmlto explosion on the Houlcvard San-
vonloro hn > boon releasedthere being no ovi-
donro against him. In fnct , tbo I.tcgo an
thorillcs hnvo no clew to the Identity of tbo
authors of the four lust d.vnnmlto outrages. -
This Increases the terror of the population
ami tbo panic Is spreading to UrmsoU some' j
what. All sorts of Manning rumors nro In
circulation. Among tlioin Is n story of tin /
discovery of dynnrmtu cartridges In tin /
government offices ; nUo n plot for blowlnfi "
up the Monnaio theater tonight , when tbo
king nnd queen will bo present. The au
thorities ridicule tlio sinister whlspcri.
Tiiifio.vr u.i.vr.i MI.I.V.
Chlrngo Slrn 1rll Why Congress Should
< ! | M < the World's I'alr .More funds.
Cnicuio , III. , May4. A spoclal mooting oi |
the World's fair directors was bold yester
day to honr the report of the committed
\\nlchvlsllcd\Vnshliigton and appeared bo.
fore the house World's fair commission , ta ,
glvo reasons why congress should appropri
ate an additional fS.OOO.OOO to carry thu work
to n successful completion. The report of tbo
committee Is n lengthy document , going Into '
the dotnlt of thn work done by the Clilcaco
directory nnd stating that the whole matter
now rests with congrois. ICIgbt millions of
dollars are needed to complete tbo work. The " "
board guarantees that Chicago will subscribe ,
if necessary , 1,000,00 ! ) of this amount , and
congress ought to make nn appropriation to
cover thu balanco. The Idea of the loan l.s
combated ns wrong , the committee believing
the loan xvouhl not bo In nccord or In har
mony with the spirit of the law , and that
such legislation would do violence to the
theory of the relationship of the government
to the exposition.
Kii.iiainn xttr .t tsurr.i/r&r.
She Denies thn Story Told liy the
Secret Service.
Nr.w Yoitic , MayI. . Mrs. Tbcouhlla
Krnomcr , wbo , nceordlng to the Htissian
government's representatives In this city nnd
lu Washington , has boon trying to go to
Russia in tbo guise of the Uod Cross society ,
wbiloln reality Intending to secure admission
to the empire for the promotion of bor own
schemes , is not , ns has boon Mipuosod , on her
wav to St. Petersburg , but Is lu her house nt
Stclnway , L. I. A reporter found tbo woman
In H lavishly furnished villa and In their talk
she said that she wns not n socInlUt , but
claimed to bo morolv a patriotic Polish
woman , and said that If the Kusslnn authori
ties had prevented her going to Kussia.lt was
because they were jealous of the Interest
taken by a Polish oxllo In the welfare of boi
people.
Chill' * Uullrond Mumigenient. "ft
[ rn ) > i/rlililctl ( JSJ.'fcj//.t n-i f7'f 1 1 UrnntU ,
SSTiAtio , Chill ( via Oalvcston , Tex. )
Mav 4. [ Hy Mexican Cable to tbo Now
York Herald Special to Tin : Dm : . ] As
I cabled you from hero the other day
In relation to tha quoition of railroad re
forms , the conservatives intend ut the com
ing session ol congress to introduce mo is-
tires advocating the sale or lonso of tha
rouds. The Idea is stippurtod by the opposi
tion papers. A statement of thu accounts ot
the railroads shoas that the running ex
penses nrc M ) per cent , while the prollts , ac
cording to the books , nro very slight In com
parison. The sumo capital in the hands of
private persons would yield at least ( i pur
cent Interest. It is presumed thnt if there H
no sale and the leuso should remain in the
bands of the government , the opposition will
seek to disfranchise the employes in order to
prevent the party in power using thorn as
voters. This schcmo is not likely to bo cat
riod out. The suit of the Chilian government
against the construction company was mo-
scntcd In the courts ttiday.
Relative to tbo contemplated line of steam
ers between Now York nnd California , sev
eral merchants here are anxious that tbo
vessels should cnll at Valparaiso both going
nud returning.
Presidential Election.
.1 li j < Jamtl ( Jnnlnn I
Oiifiio , Bolivia ( via Galeoston , Tox. ) ,
Mav 4. [ IJy Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tin : Hr.i.j : The
presidential elections in this country will
bo held on Monday next. The candidates
nro Pachoi'o , Cnmncho and Bnpttstn. The
last named is the clerical candidate. The
indications are that the vote for the thrco
will bo so close that none will secure enough
to bo elected. It is said that an agreement
has been entered into bolweon Pachcco and
Cum.icho whereby the former will throw bis
votes over to Camacho. Congress will tbon
bo called upon to decide tbo election.
Chicago .s.ilc > i > nlircior | .tlurilereil.
CIIICMOO. III. , May 4. .lohu Hoppo , i
-saloonkeeper tit lOo Canal Port nvonuo , was
found dead In his &aloon at midnight last
night. Ho bad two bullet wounds , one In the
head and another in the left sido.
Steerage. I'nssctiKertt Vufclimtcil.
NEW YOHK , May 4 , Variolold davclouod
among the stccrace passengers on the West-
ornland , which arrived here yesterday , nnd
liS ; ; ) of bor stcorago passengers were vno-
cluatcd.
Short Work Tor Dynuinllers.
MAUUIII , May ! . At a ministerial meeting
today the cabinet decided on tbo Introduction
In the Cortes of a measure providing for tba
trial of dynamiters for murder without a
Jury.
, lny ( iniild HUH Another Cninilclilld.
Ni\v : YOKIC , May 4. It transpires that on
Monday night n now girl buby came to the
( coruo liojld household. Now there nro two
boys and two girls.
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\V. \ ( Jornor 15U aul l jilu ; Sti.
Making
A Home Run
We've put nearly 400 suits on the
front counter , selected
from 30 or more different
lots in the stock which
we'll close out this week ,
some of them at S7.50 ,
some at $8.50 , others at
$10 and still others at $12.50. They're
all our own make , nicely trimmed , in
light and dark colors ; plain or mixed
cassimeres , with choice of either sack or
cutaway. You'll acknowledge they're
worth a good deal more when you see
them , but our excuse is a backward sea
son. We'll guarantee the fit to be per
fect and the styles the very latest. Noth
ing the matter with them but the price.
As long as they last we'll fill mail orders.
ro wning. King & Co
: .cr ; ! I S..W. Cor. istli & Douglas sis.