Nebraska Newspapers

    4. THE OMAHA DAIM MKK : TUESDAY , MAY 10 , 1892.
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WITH space enough in the city hull
ftu- : ill the ollloo now in oxlatonco or to
bo created for tlio next flftv yours , it is
ahoor nonsense to tulk about the now
building becoming inadequate.
FHHI : rural delivery is n cominjj iiost-
ollk'o reform nnd It is coming BO fust
that within five years it will bo a. llxcd
foattiro of our podtul Hystoni if u ropub-
licun administration succeeds President
lluri'ison.
ON Wr.DXKSDAY the democratic stuto
convention of Io\vu will meet in Council
lilulTb , nnd if Ilornco H. Uoies has not ,
neglected tooil the machine his presi
dential boom will begin whizzing on
that occasion with considerable vigor.
somebody interested in de
feating the Nebraska Central proposi
tion lias inlluonco with the directors of
the Omiihuulub and this tntiy in part ox-
pluin the reason why the \tkr Fartory
has cliiingod its mind regarding that
enterprise.
TlTK Omaha freight bureau is a fixed
fnct and when u commissioner has boon
appointed who understands his business
thoroughly wo may expect jobbers and
other shippers to bo In a position to en
force their reasonable demands upon
the railroads.
KANSAS CITY being further south by
200 miles lends Omaha in the summer
pack of hogs thus far , but her lead will
not last long. When the season fairly
opens Omaha will again give her down
river rival a terrific fright lost she shall
lese second place.
Ir.MNOishasSIO millionarostho ! larg
est number of any state in the union ,
California next with 102 and Connecti
cut third with soventv-ntno. According
to the Now York Tribune not more than
ono-fourth of the millionaires of the
country have amassed their fortunes in
protected industries.
TJIK joint committee of the Board of
Trndo , Real Estate Owners association ,
county commissioners and oily council
cui : perform a signal service for this
city and county if they shall devise a
bolter system of tax assessments. They
do ervo the encouragement of the com
munity generally and THK BUB has
great faith in the results of their delib
erations.
L'r.UHAi's it is unkind to mention it ,
but in looking over the program for the
celebration of the Nebraska silver an-
Jilvorsury at Lincoln , we note the omis
sion of the name of the silver tonguefl
Bryan. Perhaps , however , this is
intentional and consented to. The last
attempt of Bryan to make headway for
silver in Nebraska was a lamentable
failure lilled with personal chagrin.
Dit. PAHKIIUIIST of Now York , who
has created a sensation by his sermons
against the immorality and inolllclonoy
of tlio metropolitan police force , has not
yet weakened in his fight. In fnct ho
Bays ho will kcop It up as long as ho
lives , Tlio police olllcors upon investi
gation find ho is of a long lived family ,
eighty to oighty-fonr being the usual
length of lifo of His ancestors. The
prospect is not encouraging for an early
cessation of hostilities.
i : county , New York , is repub
lican and lias u population of 181,000.
Tlio Hill legislature in its apportion-
inontgivos Monroe three assemblymen.
Albany county is democratic and has
150.000 people. The samn logisluturo
by its apportionment bill gives this
county four members of the assembly.
No wonder Senator Hill tolls hl friends
Now York's logisluturo will hereafter
bo safely democratic. Fairness and
decency nro not known to the Now York
/jHrrymando'- / .
TJIKUK Is danger that the district
judges will bo overloaded with duties
not directly In line with their high posi
tions. They now name the Board of
Park Commissioners. They ijro expect
ed to try impeachment and other
olmrgos nguinst city ollleials. It is now
proposed further to ask the logisluturo
to give thorn anthorlty to appoint a city
nssosbor. All those things will tend to
mix up the judiciary with municipal
politics , a thing which should cortuinly
bo avoided. Wo think it unwtau to have
the city assessor , when tlio olllco is
crontod , appointed by the judiciary. If
appointed ut all , the mayor and council
nro the proper parties to uiuke the se
lection.
XOT A VKAn FOH JIOSSKS.
It will bo the doalro of the masses of
the republican party , not the wish of a
few political bosses , that will control the
action of the Minneapolis convention.
The paramount question with every del
egate who earnestly desires republican
success next November will bo who
among the available loaders of the part } '
do the great body of republican voters
throughout the country want as the can
didate , rather than who will bo satisfac
tory to n political boss In Now York or
Pennsylvania , or a combination of such
bobscs. The republican party is not this
year In the control of Ihoso men , what
ever may have been the case in the past.
It is not dependent for success upon the
conciliation of disgruntled politicians
whoso dissatisfaction is duo largely or
wholly to the face that , they liavo not
boon permitted to use tile public patronage -
ago for their own intorosts. It Is true
of nearly every man who is opposing the
ronomltmtlon of President Harrison and
plotting combinations against him that
Ills hostility grows out of disappoint
ment in not being allowed to unduly
control patronage or from the falluro to
secure such personal recognition as an
overweening ambition led him to ex
pect. This is the fuct regarding Plait
and Quay , the Colorado senators and
seine others of less prominence In antag
onizing the president.
The republican party is not dependent
for success upon those malcontents ho-
cause it Is able to go to thu people with
u record of able , clean nnd patriotic ad
ministration of public nlTuirs unsur
passed In the history of the country and
making a claim upon-tho confidence of
the people which cannot bo denied. It
is an administration of which every citi
zen can ho proud , for it has mot its
great responsibilities with distinguished
wisdom and courage , and while promotIng - '
Ing domestic welfare hns elevated the
nation In the respect of the world. It
has enlarged the commerce of the coun
try , has stood out firmly for Iho main
tenance of a sound financial system and
hns pursued a policy regarding our in
ternational relations which has given
greater security to American interests
and American citizens abroad.
With such a record , in the making of
which every fair-minded man will con
cede that President Harrison deserves a
largo blmro of credit , the republican
party can go to the country with confi
dence and wage an aggressive campaign
without the aid of men who are ready to
imperil the success of the party in order
to uvongo personal disappointment. It
is in a position to appeal to the common
sense and tlio common interests of the
people , and against this the voice of the
disgruntled , self-seeking politicians will
have very little inlluonco. Tlio Intelli
gent voters will not abandon able , con
scientious and faithful loaders at the
cull of mon who have established no
claim to popular confidence , but whoso
political career , on the contrary , has
been chiolly distinguished for the abil
ity they have shown in intriguing for
their personal aggrandizement.
It will not bo seriously questioned that
the very great majority of republican
voters throughout tlio country desire
and expect the renomiimtion of Presi
dent Harrison. Tnis being confessedly
the case tlio plain and imperative duty
of the Minneapolis convention will bo to
accede to the wish of the party , as un
mistakably manifested in the expressions
pf nearly every state and district con
vention , and ttioro is every reason to be
lieve that this will bo done.
Till' ! ril'O-2'J/lK/Ji. IIULE.
There has been some talk of an effort
to bo made in tlio national democratic
convention to do away with the rule re
quiring a two-thirds vote to nominate ,
which has prevailed for many years. A
movement for this purpose would orig
inate , of course , with the supporters of
Mr. Cleveland , and the indications are
that they will have the strength In the
convention to make it successful. It IB
not to bo doubted that some of them
contemplate making an effort to secure
such a departure , but the inoro
sagacious among them may conclude
that It would bo bad politics to re verso
a long-ostublibhcd law of the party in
order to assure a particular nomination.
The attempt to do so would bring on a
bitter light the olToct of which would bo
to create inoro disaffection in the party
and strengthen opposition to the candi-
Jato in wlioao interest the change would
bo proposed.
Tlio two-thirds rule has boon observed
by democratic national conventions for
sixty years , having boon first adopted
by the convention of J8'l2 as an out
growth of the political difference
between Jackson and Culhoun , which
resulted in the defeat of the latter and
the nomination of Martin Van Buron
for the second place on the presidential
ticket of that year. Since that time
numerous attacks have boon made on
the rule , the most determined effort to
overthrow it for the majority rule hav
ing been made in 1811 , when the condi
tions wore very similar to tlioso which
Hoom likely to obtain in the Chicago
convention. A majority of the dele
gates to the convention of 1844 were
instructed for Van Buron , but many of
thorn voted against changing the rule ,
and thereby doomed their candidate to
defeat. It is qulto possible that many
of the delegates who have boon
Instructed for Cleveland would rather
their candidate bo defeated than that
a tlmo-honorod law of the party should
bo abandoned ,
But another principle has prevailed
since 1&)0 which practically assures the
nomination of a candi < late who can com
mand a majority of the votes of a con
vention. In that year the competitors
for the nomination were Buchanan and
Douglas , and when the former received
a majority of the votes Douglas advised
his friends , on the ground that the
wishes of the majority should bo re
spected , to give Buchanan the votes
needed to nominate him , and thus the
principle was established that a candi
date who commanUs .1 clear majority vote
Is entitled to roculvo the nomination ,
This , however , does not have the ini-
poratlvo force and binding olToot of the
older rule , and it Is unruly probublo It
would have any inlluonco with opposi
tion to Mr. Cleveland in the coming
convention in the event that ho should
have a clear majority vote , as it now
appears likely ho will havo. The more
probable thing is that Cleveland will
faro as Van Buron did in 18-11 , In the
event of his friends making an attempt
to overthrow the two-thirds rule. If ho
goes into the convention with less than
a majority his cnso will bo hopeless.
MSCUIMIXATIOX.
The arbitrary course pursued by the
Board of Public Works In connection
with the selection ot paving materials
nnd the letting of paving contracts is
indefensible. There is such a manifest
unfairness in the award of contracts
nnd the exclusion of materials which
property owners have designated in
their petitions , that the Inference Is
forced upon us that the chairman nnd a
majority of the board are either actu
ated by personal spite or interested with
preferred contractors in direct violation
of the lollor and eplrlt of the law.
Under the charter property owners
are given the privilege of designating
the material with which streets abutting
their property are to bo pavod. The
board -may exclude such materials as
have been found wanting in durability ,
but it has no right to foist upon this city
Inferior for superior asphalt when prop
erty owners petition for and nro willing
to pay for tlio best.
The board has no right to reject the
lowest bids of responsible contractors for
stone pavement or curbing which nro in
accord with its own specifications with a
manifest determination to ulny into the
hands of a favored contractor. It has
no excuse for delaying twblic works
by rejecting bids where there Is
a tie between a favored contractor
and a proscribed contractor. Its
duty under such circumstances la to
expedite the work by awarding to each
of those contractors an equal proportion
of the curbing.
On behalf of the taxpayers Till ! BHK
appeals to the mayor and council to
force the board to award contracts im
partially and give property owners the
material they petition for. The Board
of Public Works was not created as a
board of discrimination. Its duty is to
expedite public works under proper safe
guards , not to retard them-in the inter
est of favorites or for the purpose of
punishing political or personal enemies.
AMi > iF noo.M ran TJIK UOMW.
When thu city hall building was pro
jected and the location fixed at Eight
eenth and Farnam a contract was en
tered into between the Board of Educa
tion and city council for joint occupancy.
The estimated cost of the building con
structed on the Myers plan was $200.000.
The board agreed to contribute one-
eighth of this sum ( $2-3.000) ) and the
council agreed to reserve one-eighth of
the floor spnco in the city hull building
for the school board.
The Myers plan contemplated a four-
story building. The Boindorrt plan
which was substituted raised it * height
from four to six stories and , instead of
$200,000 , tha building when completed ,
will cost over $450,000. Toward this
outlay the school board has contributed
820,000 , or loss than five per cent.
The board approved the plans as
finally adopted w'th ' reference to their
apartments being divided into six rooms
with -1,700 square foot of iloor space , or
about ono-twolfth of the aggregate Iloor
space in tlio building , exclusive of the
basement , which is at the disposal of
the board for the storage of supplies.
The offices assigned to the Board o
Education are light and airy and largo.
The meetings of that body are seldom
held in daylight so that oven if they
were dark it would not have been a ma
terial defect. Two years hence when
the now library building is completed
the Board of Education can occupy the
entire fifth floor If such spacious quar
ters are needed.
In view of those facts it is very
strange indeed that any ollicor or member
of the board should suggest that the
rooms assigned to the board are not ade
quate to the purpose , or that In a few
years they will bo altogether too small.
There must bo some ulterior motive in
a movement looking to the refusal of
the board to accept the spncious quar
ters which have boon sot apart for its
use in the city hall building. Tlio
scheme for demanding a tofuiid of the
amount paid in to the city hall fund is
not in the public interest. The city hall
is amply largo to accommodate the city
offices for the next twenty-live years at
least , and will luwo room to spare oven
at the end of that period. The proposi
tion to decline the roolns in the city hull
is absurd. The board should proceed
immediately to advertise for bids for
furniture , giving homo manufacturers
the preference , price and quality equal ,
and if the council will deduct the
amount to bo expanded for furnishing
the new Board of Education quarters
from the $ .5,000 still duo from the school
district , under its contract , further con
troversy should bo dropped.
THK statement that the approach of
the presidential campaign attracts much
attention in Franco , would doubtless ap
ply to nil European countries , It is
easy to understand thnt there Is pro
found interest throughout Europe , nnd
particularly in England , as to tlio prob
ublo olTocl of the presidential election
or. international commerce. The mer
chants and manufacturers of those
countries fully appreciate the fact that
domocratlo success next November
would bo of the greatest value to their
interests , and they would welcome such
a result with , all the bnthusinsm which
the prospect of an Increased command of
the American market would warrant.
Republican success , on the other huiid ,
would mean the continued growth of
homo industries and the consequent
steady reduction of the demand for for
eign made articles. It need hardly bo
said , therefore , that European iniorost
in the presidential campaign is not
friendly to the republican cnuso nnd
that whatever liillnonco muy bo exerted
upon the campaign from that source
will not bo in behalf of that cause.
J'Yiinco ' , aays the dispatch , wants a
modification of the MoKlnloy law , nnd
so does all of Europe. The American
people will naturally usk themselves
whether it is probabli ) they could ad
vance their own interests and wolf are by
consulting , by favoring , the desire of
foreign countries in this particular.
OMAHA must raise what money is nec
essary for the dntcrtalnniont of the
people's party iinUo.nul convention.
The Drmlicnttlc Ciit'imw ,
( ilnfo'Ttftnotrat.
St . John poMlvci { { dncllncs to bo n can
didate for president tuts year on the prohi
bition ticket ; bn ) , the democrats can sccuro
his services at tha'usunl ' price nil the saino.
A .StntcMimu l.onkliiR f r n
Kx-Scnntor Itipalls , who recently an
nounced In n conelrttttbry way that ho wns at
the service of his a tv , Is to return to po
litical llfo at the bcndof ; the Kansas delega
tion to the Minneapolis convention. Later
on ho will , no dotibtibo a candidate for his
old seat in the senator
tlip TlRor'n flrlp.
Chicago Ttlliune ,
Governor Flower of Now York Is still
signing the bills which Tnmmany Is laying
*
before him. Ono of these Is a measure cro-
ntlnc n board of commissioners of record of
New York City. It will cost that city $ . " > 00-
000 a year. Another bill Increases the num
ber of aldermen , which will give $ o,000 a
year per head to a lot of bummers who
couldn't earn K > 00 n year In any respectable
business. These bills simply create now
places for Tnmmany heelers and IOK the people -
plo that much more.
Now Nil in 0 for tlio HlR Dollar.
Si , l\ml Planter l'mt.
The St. Louu Olobo-Domocrat n uros out
that the picco of silver mentioned in the
blhlo as tbo kind of coin la which .Tilda- '
treachery was paid was about G0 cents.
Juilas therefore received n sum about oqunl
to twenty republican or thirty domocratlo
dollars. There Is considerable siRi.lllcnuco
In the discovery that .ludas' piece of silver
was oC thu same Intrinsic vnlno as the dollar
which the free coinage democrats propose to
clvo the American nation. The J nil us dollar
is a good name for It.
The l-'ulrSox \VyoinliiK Politico
JVcii1'oil : Sun.
The Wyoming republicans have elected six
delegates and as many alternates to the pres
idential convention of their party. Two of
the alternates are women , and both of thorn
will appear at the Minneapolis convention ,
ready to servo as delegates. If they nro re
quired to servo as such , they will of course
bo admitted to tno convention , and their ad
mission will bo an interesting incident lu the
history of American politics. Uoth of the
women are Influential politicians in Wyo
ming , and both of them are said to bo forci
ble speakers ou the stump , energetic workers
nt tbo polls , nnd bkllfui ouorators of the
party machino.
The Cnlironilii Phitriirm.
San I'lanclicu I'litoiitctc ,
The declaration of iirinclples adopted by
the republican stuto convention Is an able In
strument , full of meaning , abreast of the
spirit of the times , and calculated to put
California squarely into line with tbo great
national republican party. There Is but ouo
paragraph in it which has any uncertain
sound , and tnat is thq ono relating to the
colnngo of silver , which U only another ex
pression of the desire of the party hero , as
elsewhere , to keep th'o question of free coinage -
ago out of the campaign and conlno the
issue to protection. The endorsement of
President Harrison's administration is full ,
free and unqualified.
Itoslntuilco to Tammany.
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Hafixr'f'trteMv.
The cxporionco of this winter has demon
strated more clearly than ever , if it were
possible , that the only chance for honesty In
any branch of administration In tuo city lies
in the union of all good'citlzons against Tam
many hall. If democrats and republicans
do not disregard party wholly in their cotton
for municipal administration Tammany will
remain supreme. The great advantage of
the now City club Is that it prevents the
waste of all the onerey and time and money
which are put into the Impromptu efforts to
deal with Tammany hall. Even in the event
of defeat , all these resources will not bo
scattered , but will remain for renewed ef
fort. A still greater advantage will bo the
weanortlng of party idolatry , which must
necessarily follow the cordial co-operation of
men of different parties to promote honest
non-partisan public administration. Just In
the dcgroo Unit the spirit from which the
club springs extends , a wholesome political
Independence will bo stimulated.
I11K ClliyKSK JSXCI.VSIOA' ACT.
Denver News : The Cblneso question as
related to free government in America is not
to bo settled front the standpoint of Chris
tian theology. It Is a problem for states
manship of a nonpartlsan typo.
Boston Advertiser : It Is to ho regretted
that the senate conferrees were so unwlso as
to accept the amendment to tbo existing ex
clusion law , which was already strict enough ,
and it Is not yet certain that the action of
congress will result in no injury to American
Interests In China.
New York Advertiser : Not only the
Motnodists in Omaha , but the Baptists In
Atlanta , are after the president for sicnlns
the Chinese exclusion hill. This la serious.
If the Methodists and Baptist combine In
this matter wo do not bollevo the Presbyter
ian president will bo In It.
Now York Uocordor : it is , of course , a
rmrsh measure , but wo have boon forced to
adopt it. Wo must protect our own civiliza
tion , our own labor. The Chinese can never
become welded into the American system.
Amalgamation Is Impossible. They are an
industrious , a patient and a gentle race , with
a great history behind tbora , and , wo trust ,
with a great future In the. foreground , but
still America and China are for the present
batter apart.
Washington Star : The president agrees
with congress that the Chinese must not
come unrestricted and cannot stay if they
do coma. The people and tbo government
how are In perfect accord. The specula
tions as to what tbo Chinese government will
do. following the promulgation of the now
law , will not affout the main question of
American polity. The nation has no quarrel
with China or tha Chinese. Executa this
act rigidly and protect the country from an
obectionublo ] immigration.
t'03r.Hii.yr o.v TIIK COXVE
Washington Star : The twenty-first , gen
eral conference ot tke Methodist church In
session at Oinaha'Ugnallzcd its opening by
assigning soparutevoats , after some opposi
tion , to the laity.PTbo lay clement Is becoming -
coming more and moro an Important factor
in that church.
St. Louis Ulobo-Uomocrat : The test of
merit in BUCU a caio is the vnluo of the results -
sults achieved. MotbodUm has boon tried
under all conditions , and In every instance It
has proved to bo roll/iblu and bonotioial. Wo
are not obliged to-tfudorso all of Its doctrinal
precepts and tendencies , but wo are bound
to auknowlcdgo that it Is a force of luparlor
vigor and an agonoy of vast practical ad
vantage to the worldly (
Now York Sun ; xFinally , tha bishops urge
and long tor tuft 'union of the separated
branches of the Aipthodlst family , with its
total moinbcrshlp'of nlmost 5OiX,000. ) They
ought to coma together. Divisions which
nro geographical and in raoo only ought not
to continue. The champions of the same
fnltb outttit to rally under the tame colors ,
end it would bo an Immense blusslng If the
union could < ? xtond so far as to inoludn
I'rotrstunlH and Cathollo-i In ono great army
consolidated for the war aenlnst the devil.
Chicago Advanca : There Is undoubtedly
a tendency toward democracy In the .Mothoif-
ist chutch , such as thcso recommendations
( admission or women as dolovuiot and abolition
ition of presiding oldora ) Indicate. The laity
is growing restive under the monarchlul
rule of the bishops ; the betting aslUu of pas
tors of their choice by presiding elders and
the practical nullity of tbolr inlluonco In tlio
conference on account of tbo numerical
superiority of the clergy. At present the
-,500,000 communicants of the Methodist
church are represented In this conference by
351) minister * and ICO lav dolngates. Prof ,
Towusoud'a domocratlo sentiments rolvo the
opinion of a largo lay clement. Methodists
may bo a little uncertain as to lust where
thjy now are , but there can bo little doubt
9 to whither they are tending.
Tin : itn.ini.\n .s
Moro llrtnil * nfThlt lrcnt Hcnl DMcontpnt
Among the Wyoming Vulloy Minors.
THHXTON , N. J. , May S. Although Uenoral
Stockton Is preparing to take legal action
against the Now Jersey rallroids Interested
In the Heading donl , ho U doing so under the
advice of Governor Abbott , who Intends to
have Iho courtri declare the leases invalid on
the ground that It Is an evasion of the law of
1385 , which prohibits the lease of any stale
corporation to any fornlgn nonresident own
ers. The attorney general Is at work on the
Injunction , which will bo lllod In the court of
chancery In n few days.
The law of Now Jersey prohibits the leas
ing of Its corporations to a foreign corpora
tion , and tbo Central to got In n deal , which ,
It was said , wa * really planned several years
ago , hud Itself leased to the Par' . Reading a
company controlled by the inacnatos of the
Heading and Lnckawanna , and yet was so
Inslgnlttcant that It has never made any re
turns for taxation to the State Board of As
sessors , ns by law nil railroad corporations
nro bound to do. Now Governor Abbott has
instructed Attorney General Stockton to lllo
a Dill in the court of chancery setting up the
lease of the Central to the Port Heading and
charging that the lease Is an evasion nnd
fraud on the law forbidding leasing to tor-
clgn corporations or nonresident owners and
praying for an order decreeing the lease to
bo Invalid and directing Its ciuieotatiou ,
I.iibur l.o.ulorx llnitlrti.
Wii.KF.snumi : , Pa. , May t ) . Murmurlncs
of discontent among the miners of the
Wyoming valley , slnco the consummation ot
the Heading deal , are Increasing , and an or
ganized effort Is being made by them to re
sist it.
John Shadrack , one ot the most prominent
labor leaders In the north anthracite region ,
said today thnt there was n spirit or unrest
among the workman. "Thoy hnvo waitotl
patiently , " ho continued , "lor some boua
lido action by the state government looking
to the enforcement of the constitution
against the combine , but have become dis
gusted nt tbo evident insincerity of these in a
position to bring the combine to terms. Now
they propose to take the matter into their
own hands. The men claim that in order to
pay the guarantee given by the Heading one
of two tilings * must bo douo ; the price of
coal must bo advanced 40 cents a ton or Iho
wtigcs of Iho miners reduced ' < , to 1 percent.
They cannot see how It is possible to advance
the coal in the market , and thus conclude that
the only other alternative left is a reduction
of their wages to a starvation point. They
want no loss than forty delegations of minors
Irani the coal regions to wait upon mo in
order that the business men who are dcpni-
dent upon the mines for their prosperity
might bo Induced to stand by the workingmen -
men In their fight against the combine. It Is
the universal opinion that the policy of re
trenchment already inaugurated by the
Heading wilt bear heavily upon the "minors
nnd for the sake of their homes nnd their
little ones the mon are determined that the
constitution dfhall bo obeyed or bcrious
trouble will follow. "
Qunrrymon l.orUout riirriitouocl.
QUINCV , Mass. , May 0. The manufactur
ers' association has decided to return to the
quarrymcn's union at the old bill of prices ,
accompanied with a positive refusal to grant
any increase. This formality Is understood
to bo simply a prelude to a formal lockout
next Saturday bv the manufacturers , when
2,300 cranito workers In Qulnoy and 150,000 In
Now tin gland will take uu irforccd vacation.
AMI * 3IKIIUI31EXT.
Dallas Nowa : The younc lady without an
ongiiKonicnt ring has nothing on hand to
bOUl | < Of.
Washington Star : The reports of big wln-
niiiKS bv grain spoeiilutnrs are among our
inost popular cereal stories.
Chlcuuo Tribune : .Men of the highest re
spectability sometimes stand In front of u
fHii : fount ilu and deliberately wink at u
violation of tlio law.
Atlantn Constitution : Undertaker ( to dying
odltoil Whiit shall wo place on your tomb
stone ? Editor ( feebly ) Wo are hero to stay.
Philadelphia Ledger : A liquor saloon has
been opened In Hoston , alocal journal reports.
"gorgeously fitted up and exclusively for
ladles. " And for Hoston ladles , too. O tom-
tioru , O moies , U lluiins !
Indianapolis Journal : "Now , you will admit
that 111:111 : Is the IntolUictual superior of
woman. "
"Generally sneaking , I might. Hut some
how , wbun the cnso Is narrowed down to ono
mnn und one womun , she usually gets ahead
of him. "
TIIEY'I.I , FEItl , IT NEXT
WcifMngton Star.
Old King Coal
Was a merry old soul ,
And ho thought U a jolly stroke
To raise moro "dust"
ly ! 11 nice nont trust ;
But the public can't sco the joko.
Now Vork-Sun : Caller Is Mr. Jones In ?
Sinn Suro'ii" Ol dunno. Comu In here out
HV th * dar-rk nn' lit mo see If yoz have rod
whiskers. If yi' * have , nn' yor numo Is Itllth-
or.s. the boss ain't In.
Washington Star : "I haven't any cash with
mis , " said tno yoiins man , "but If you will
tiiko my slsimtuio for n loan. "
"I'\cuse mo , " .said the old timer , "lint
poker Is something that can't bo played by
note. "
Philadelphia Press : "Ho who takes u wlfo
tttkuseare , " was ono of Franklin'- ) maxims , but
somutlmos It he took mote care he might yut a
better wife.
Good News : Toiiehnr Olvo a sentence
which hliull Include the words "measures , not
mon. " llrlght 1'upll A dressmaker muasuios
not mon.
lllnplmmton Republican : The .swallow Is a
bin ! of easy Illglit. That IB why u man U
tllghty when ho has taken several swallows.
BIftliiRs : A collector of curiosities wants to
got the original brush with whloh the signs ot
the times worn painted.
Now Orlonns Picayune : A discussion on
church canons brings out all the big HUMS.
TIIK SKASOX or tiiioirisn.1.
James Wlittcumb JUIcy.
Barefooted boys sonil up the street ,
Or sKurry under sliollurln ? sheas ;
And school girl faces p ilo and Hwuot
Oleum from the shawls about their heads.
Doors bang ! and mother voloos oall
From alien homos : and rusty gates
Am plnmmod ; and hlzh aliove It all
Thn thunder grim reverberates.
Ami then abrupt , thu rain , the rain ! . . . .
The oiirth lies Kuhplnx : and thu eyes
Itohlnd tlie stieamlnu wlndow-pniius
rimllo ut the trouble of the nkles.
The bUliwuy smokus. bb.irp nchocs ring ;
The cat I In bawl and cow-holla clank ;
And Into town comon galloping
The farmer's horse with stoamtnx flank.
Thn swallow dips bunouth the eaves ,
And Illrls his plumes and folds his wlnzs ;
And miller thu uatawlm loaves
The caterpillar curls and ullngs.
The bumblebee t.s pelted down
Thu wet stem of the hollyhock ;
And sullenly In spat.urud brown
Thooiiakel la , ) ) ) * the giirden walk ,
Within , tbn buby chips his Immli
And crows wlih rapluro Btraiirfo and vague ;
Without , bcnoiilh the rose luisli btands
A dripping rooster on one log.
In this family are more often the result of
lnow ,
family , by curing
WltU JIe.duclic ,
Wenk Mlomiicti. Impaired Dlirculon ,
Ill.urilercil I.Ivor. C'iin llmlltm mill
nil Illlloii * mill A'ertnu * llliurdcr.
urUIng from thu.a cuiiii-i.
Coierrd nllh TafclplfM A Soluble Coating.
Ot all ilruiglale. I'rlco 2t > cents u box ,
: > w YOrlc Uopol. USJ Cnmil lit.
HORRIBLE CHINESE TORTURES
Accomplices of Mason in His Rebellion
Given Inquisitional Treatment.
EX-PRIME MINISTER CRISPI STAYS OUT
llupluro ( if rnrrlgu ( 'ontmorrliil Treaty
Negotiations Now Tarty lu Huciiim
Ayrcs SurtIvors nt tlm U'rockml
Viscount l.nmlcil ,
SAX FIUNCISCO , Cal. , May 0. The Shang
hai newspaper * which arrived by the Orient
yesterday , contain full accounts of the atroc
ious torture of the Chinese suspected ot beIng -
Ing accomplices of Mason In his foolish re
bellion ngnmst the government.
The poor wretches who were accused have
declared that they were simply hired by
Mason and know nothing of his plan. An
Kngllsh reporter got Into the prison and saw
one of the tortured men. Ills legs were par-
nl.V7.oil from tortttro. Itosald ho had bean
hung up by the thumbs , Hogged and had
been burned under his noto. but hud refused
to confess , because bo was Innocent. Then
Yu had his head fastened to bU knocs by n
chain. A bamboo Was suspended from his
iron coUu * , the stick being stretched across
under his uncos. Ills hands wore chained
behind him. The Jailors then placed him
with h's ' naked knees kneeling upon chains ,
After a long tlmo thev put a bamboo across
tbo calves of hU logs , upon vrhleh two at
tendants snt till the victim fainted with
agony. Allhojgh It had boon several weeks
slnco this torture his logs still bore the marks
and wore without llfo or motion. The llosh
bnlow the knee cap is still ra.v anil Inllamod.
The legs of another man were broken. Six
attendants Jumped upon the bamboo until the
bones wer < j crushed. Tuo other men who
had Just been removed from the torture
chamber rould not bo scon. The forolnu con
suls at Shanghai have appealed to their eov-
ornraont.1 to suppress this hideous cruelty.
cu.vor.iv .s7'.iTi.u/.vr.
Imports nnil Imports Mritdlly mill llon\lly
LOXDOV , May 9. The News corrcspondnnt ,
commenting upon the rupture of foreign
commercial treaty negotiations , says :
Premier Cnnovas , beside * being bound to tbo
protectionists , has made his nncagoinonts
with America nnd says they cannot include
the West Indian colonies in any European
treaty of roinmorco and ho uoos not doslro to
conclude other treaties while ho retains a
hope of obtaining a French convention for
Spanish wines.
In the meantime Imports and exports decline -
cline heavily. The decrease In rovr-ntio for
March was JL'540,000 , before April t ) , JL'IOO.OOO.
The government orcatia comment on the
sudden departure of the French ambassadors
fol owing tbo rupture with England.
Wind mid l-'lrit In St. Johns.
ST Joitxs , N. n. , May 0. Aided by n lifty-
mlc-an-hour ! wind several houses and a
Methodist church were Burned yostorday.bo-
fore chocked by pulling down other build
ings near by. Nearly all the occupants
burned out are poor peoplo. Ills estimated
that eighty families are homeless. Last
night mattresses were put in the Episcopal
church and all were provided with food.
The loss is variously estimated from $75.000
to $100,000 , and insurance $30,000.
Survivors nl tlio VMrnitnt I.niHloil.
Loxnox , May 9. The Iberia has landed at
Plymouth the survivors ot the crow of the
British ship Viscount , whloh was wrecked
at Stanley , Falkland islands , whllo on a voyage
ago from the Islands to .Liverpool. They were
Rtill sulTcring from the effects of the priva
tions to which they were subjected after the
wreck.
Jrl.sh Distress I'lind Krpnrr.
Loxnox , May 0. A report of the Balfour-
Zotland Irish distress fund for 1SOI shows
that 5,011 persons received i'30,000
worth of meal ; that 20tUT ! school children
were provided with food and clothing nnd
that the subscriptions amounted to 19,007.
A/ores C.ililii Trouble.
LISIIOX , May 9. The Portuguese govern
ment announces that It has decided to put
the contract for the Azores cable to public
tender , presumably as thu only means of
Issue from tbt > dilemma presented by the
conflicting English and French Interests.
11 u fit 03 Ayres Nnto.
LONDON , May 9. The Standard's Buenos
Ayres correspondent says : Uoca is strongly
advocating the formation of a now conserva
tive narty as a moans to simplify tuo politi
cal situation. The moating of congress has
boon postponed until May 13.
Flvo Minor * Killed.
BKUSSEI.S , May 9. As the cage was being
lowered into a mine near Gllty this morning
the supporting enaln broke and the cage
plunged to the bottom of the shaft. Five
miners were instantly killed , and several
others injured. _
Only Tour I'orlslu'd.
Loxnox , May 9. It has boon settled th.it
the four waiters burned to death in the llro
In Scott's oyster bar last night were the only
ones that perished. There were eleven others
In the building , but all managed to escape.
v i r. / . MIir : r.i.V
Itrtlrrtiirtit of Ailmlruls tlhrr.tnll ami
Wnlkor SitRRiMti'il in n Solution.
NBW YOIIK , May I' . A deal In connection
with the homo squadron nnd the nnvtU review
view Is boliiR talked of , the latest siiiga tlon
bolni7UiorelicrofbothUMrAinilr.it Ghor-
nnll ami Acting Konr Aittnli-.il Walker anil
the concentration of nil the voasels of Uio
two lleots into 0110 squmlron unilar the com
mand of Hoar Admiral Groor , who U at pros-
cut ohnli nnn of the light house buiirJ ,
Private ndvlcoi rocontlv Uiuod in VY.ith-
inglon. says the llor.ilil's oorroip.iiulent , nro
tntliooffoot that llur Ailmlr.U tJhoranll
will ask to bo rollovod soon after coining
nortti mid Acting Hoar Admiral \Valkor hat
oftlclally IntlumtoJ his doslro to bo relieved
wlion bis two yiars nro up this summer.
Usiir Admlrnl Orcor' ' suceouion to the com
mand of the joint forces would boa hnppy
solution of Itio whole tnnttrr , us It would
the for Uommodoro Walter's
open wny 111-
slKiiniatit to the llijht bouse bonrd , a poil *
tlon ho much desires.
As senior admiral of the navy , Konr Ad-
mlnil ( Ihorntdl will nntunilly bo In command
of the foi-cos uurliiK the tiiivnl review tu
ISMl , so that his detachment to prcp.iro for
thht event will bo a compliment , to him. The
cruiser Now York will bo rcnuv for sorvlru ,
mid will doubtless bo the llagship.
The coul mnrchnnts ot the northwest , con
tinues the Ilornld , luxvo succeeded m In
ducing Secretary Tracy to order the use of
American conl for viissels of the niivy when
ever practicable so to doand nru now quarrel *
Inp iin.ooi ! themsulves for the contracts. So
ninny letters hnvo rccontly been rocelveit at
the Nuvy aopartuiont from poisons Interested -
ostod lu conl inltoi In the northwest , cliilni-
IIIR that hta particular coal Is Iho best , that
the do.irlmunt ) ) , to establish n KOOJ standard
of Pnclllo const cotil , hns authorized the ap
pointment of n bonrd of naval ofll = ors to
tuiiko a thorough test nf ilm steaming qual
ities of the different bituminous coals of Iho
1'iicitlc coast. Hereafter , also , no special
Id nil of bituminous coal will bo used by the
navy for making trial trlpi of cruisers.
lluci'licr'n Suri'ritsnr IttM'liiriM l'i Inri'lon l.'ol-
lego Motlii'rnt MirptlrUtn.
NBW YOIIK , May H. Since Uov. Dr. Lv-
man Abbott , the successor of tlonry Ward
Becchor , avowed a disbelief In eternal damna
tion there has not prob.iblv been such slgnill-
cjuit utterances In the religious world as were
contained In Ir. ) Abbott's sermon In Ply
mouth church yesterday. Ho arr.ilgnod mid
condemned Princeton seminary and Us
methods. Ho charged tlmt the spirit of tra
ditionalism shown In thu teachings of the
school Is the breeder of sctiUm and division
and mother of skepticism ,
Dr. Abbott also declared that the spirit of
traditionalism ongender-i the spirit of hypoc
risy because it drives men from tbo pulpit
nnd from Iho chinch II they do not hi'llnvo.aml
that It is depriving the church of some or Us
best mid noblest men.
Huld Lr. ) Abbott : "I indict the .spiilt of
traditionalism because It is the mother 'of
bkopticlsm. While it orotund s to defend the
faith , it Is destroying tbo faith , ai.d it is de
stroying the faith because it Is demanding
that mon shall behove , not the great truths
of religion , but tbo trulitionnl addenda that
huvo unthorcd about the grout truths of ic-
liglon.
" * uith Is faith In God. not In a creed ;
faith is faith In Christ , not. in a Wostmin
sterdivtno ; faith it faith In the llfo thnt Is
revealed in tbo blbk , not In the teaching * of
tlio nineteenth century , nor the teachings ot
the sixteenth century about the blolo. "
Wall Piipor TriiHt Tunned.
BUITAI.O , N. Y. , May 9. George 1C. Birgo ,
of M. P. Birgo & Sons , manufacturers of
wall paper , was aroused from bed at mid
night and Interrogated ov a Cour
ier reporter on the truth of a rumor that a
combination of wall paper mnnufnctururd
had boon organized with a capital of Sia.OOO ,
000. Ho curtly acknowledged the truth of
the rumor but would divulge no particulars.
Saltation Army Di-nlal ,
Ni'.w Youic , May 0. For ono wool : , begin
ning today , the members of the Salvation
sirmv wherever that association has a
branch , will deny themselves of omo article
of food or clothing and send tlio money saved
to this city for the work of Iho society. "Tho
universal week of prayer and .sell denial" Is
tbo name of tins annual session ,
T < i7.rn in time ,
even Consump
tion yields to the
wonderful cUVrts
of lr. Pk'ico's
Golden Jlodicnl
Discovery. It
won't make now
limes lint it ill
make discnnoil
OIIOR healthy
% > hcn nothing cl&u
will. There's reason for it , Urn. Coiibiimp-
tlon is Lung-scrofula. For every form of
scrofula , end nil blood-tuiute. the "Discov
ery " is n ivwitivo euro. It's tno most potent
Wood-cleanser and fle li-
strength-restorer , - , -
Imildcr luiown to medical scioneo. For Weulc
Lungs , Spitting of Blood , Bronchitis , Asth
ma , Catarrh , and all lingering Coughs , It'n
an uiioqualed remedy. It's n ; | " " ' ) < ff ( '
ono. '
If It doesn't benefit or cure , you hnvo your
money lack. You've everything to gain
from it nothing to loo.
It's especially potent In curing Tetter , Rnlt-
rliuuin , Kczcnm , Krysliclas | , UoiLs. Carbun
cles , Sere Eves , Goitro , or Thick Neck , nnd
Kuliirgol Glands , Tumors nnd Kwellings.
Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under iU
benign influence.
Largest Manufacturer * and liotHllors . of
flothmg In tbo World.
On account
of Recent Rains
We've put nearly 400 suits on the
front counter , se
lected from 30 or
more different lots
in the stock which
we'll close out this
weeksome of them
at $7.00 , some at
$8.50 , others at $10
and still others at
$13.50. They're
all our own make , nicely trimmed , in
light or dark colors ; plain or mixed
cassimcres. with choice of either sack or
cutaway. You'll acknowledge they're
worth a good deal more when you sec
them. Mail orders filled.
Browning , King & CoTe
. , , . .
ToIvo our employes lh lroyonlnss. wncloso 10 w / '
. .
,
BtO3J ! p. m , except Saturdays at 10 p. in. I > > " v l
Ql , ILk Czll