20 GLORY OFAUSURPER Guzman-Bianco Enthroned in the Venezuelan Heart, Tlioueli He Put Aside THE STATE CONSTITUTION Grew to Be a Croesus From the Spoils of His Illegal Rule, BUT HE MADE HISCODNTET GREAT. President Palacio Plundered Without Cnlti Tatins Popularity. CAUSE AND HOPE OF THE KETOLUTIOX IWEITTEX TOE THE DISPATCH.! "El Gordo Presidente" is what Senor Baimundo Andueza-Palacio, the head of the Venezuelan Eepnblic, the cause ot the revolution now in progress, is called by his people. He is not a pretty man, has not a commanding figure or pres ence, and ac cording to sub rosa whispers of those who know him, there is Frendmt Falacio. TerJ- little to admire in his character. It is not strange then, that be should be held up to ridicule .nd that when speaking of him his fellow lountrymen call htm '"the fat President." Born of the people, his family of no greater social importance than the majority of those less fortunate than he, enemies, caused by innate jealousy of success sur round him on every side, and his tenure of office has for a year or more been considered as only a matter of a few months at the longest. It was to be expected that an at tempt, like that reported, to cling to the reins of the Government by lengthening the term of office of the Presidency, would crrstallize the animosity toward him into open dissent. Guzman-Bianco as a Deliverer. To determine as to the exact depth of the antipathy toward him, it is necessary to inquire somewhat briefly into the past history of this most important of South American Republics. Its existence is marked by many storms, and until the ad vent of Guzman-Bianco, in 1873, Venezuela seldom knew what it was to be without internecine strife. For 350 years (it was first settled in 1520 by the Spaniards) 'in ternal bickerings, bloody strifes, with spoils of office as the incentive, and constant quar rels formed the subject matter of most of the pages of its history. Then came, under Guzman-Bianco, nearly a score of years of prosperity, advancement and material progress, which, once experienced by the people, cannot be lorgotten. The relapse of the affairs of the public weal into a state of "innocuous desuetude" under the Presidency of Juan Pablo Bojas Paul and Baimundo Andueza-Palacio has for months Dast been the cause of mutter ings under the breath in the plazas and pub lic places; has been one of the principal reasons why the people have shown them selves so ready to espouse the cause of an opponent of the Government, whether that opponent is their old friend Guzman Bianco or theMinisterof the Interior, Se bastian Casanas, who is said to have an eye en the Presidental chair, or General Cresve, who is charged by Casanas with being the tool of ambitious members of Congress. Taught by Guzman-Bianco that at least a share of the Government income should be devoted for the improvement of the country, the Venezuelans have long since agreed that they cannot give alleg iance to men like Paul or Palacio, to whom personal aggrandizement has been the sole aim. Got Klch but FJrased the People. It is admitted everybody knows it that Guzman-Bianco grew rich from the spoils of office; that he increased his fortune from almost nothing to more than $20,000,000, but they say that, at the same time, some of the income was expended upon public works and in the improvement of the countrv at large. On the other hand, it is charged that neither Paul nor Palacio have Epent a "real" more than they could help upon anything other than themselves. "When, after a constant series of revolu tions lasting irom 184G to 1673, Guzman B anco was made President, the country nasin the most primitive state. There were no docks, no railroads, no roads save those built by the early settlers, no parks nothing that tended 'to indicate the pres ence of a civilized race. A few mud forts, constructed three centuries .before, frowned Teakly upon the various ports of entry, their guns of no later date than their walls. One of these, at Puerto Cabello, still awakens interest on account of its resem blance to medieval structures, even to the surrounding moat and its drawbridges. Street cars were an unknown factor in moving the multitudes about the large cities. The thoroughfares of the towns still presented their red-clav surfaces trodden into shape bv the inhabitants during dec ades of travel. They headed in no particu lar direction, and were as crooked as the wavs of the officials. There were no pleas ure crounds, statues, fountains and the onlv public buildings of importance were the bull rings. "Water works were primitive. There was no cas nor electricitv. The tele phone and telegraph were conspicuous by their absence, and the commerce of the countrv was conducted by and dependent upon the burro, which en traiue is to-day the railroad of the country. Record Guzman-Bianco Left Behind. Fifteen years afterward Venezuela was on the high road to prosperity, to a foremost place in the list of thriving nations, con ducted thither by the firm guiding hand of Guzman-Bianco. It had 1.979 schools of all kinds, with 100,026 children in attend ance, including 7 schools for soldiers in quarters, 4 normal schools, a school ot arts and trades and 1,316 schools directly depending upon the Gov ernment for support; 20 Federal col leges, a nautical school and a telegraphic school. It had a national library contain ing 30,259 volumes, a national museum, and durins the latter days of his power Guz man Blanco caused the erection of 32 na tional buildings and spent much money in the embellishment of cities like Caracas, Valencia, La Guayra, Macuta, Antimo, Los Teaues, La Victoria, Guacara, etc. A standard hospital was commenced, as was also au astronomic and meteorological ob Eenatory. This, besides the inauguration of the railroads lrom La Guayra to Caracas and from Puerto Ca bella to Valencia, the powerful impulse given to similar enterprises, the construction ot 11 aqueducts, the opening of six high roads, the reconstruction of 20, the canalization of four rivers, the establish ment ot five telegraph lines and of 60 post lines served by carriers on foot, 17 on horse back, three by railroad, two fluvial and teven maritime; the completion of a sub marine cable, the institution of two tele phone systems in each ot Jonr cities and many other enterprises was due to the iolicy ot the nrst ana oniy great man mat as been at the head ot the affairs of the h Government. Under the influence of a progressive as m Mm well as aggressive policy, the resources of the country began to be developed with amazing rapiditv. The cultivation and ex portation of coffee increased; cattle herd ing grew with unwonted energy: the mines showed the greatest activity; timber and dye woods were taken from the forests; salt mines were heavily worked and everywhere there was a hustle and bustle that has not yet been checked by the indifference of the recent incumbents to the welfare of the nation. Imports and exports assumed large proportions; trade with the United States warranted the establishment of a special line of large and fast ocean steamers, the Gvzman-Blanco. "Bed D.." built at Philadelphia, and yet Guzman-Bianco held office for many years contrary to the sDirit of the constitution which he helped to frame; held office, either by a tool or as Palacio is now attempting. A Han Cast in Noble Mold. But Guzman-Bianco is a man of a differ ent build from either his immediate suc cessor, Paul, or the present President, Pal acio. He is an extraordinary man in many ways. He was born in Caracas 58 years ago, his father being private secretary to the Liberator, Simon Bolivar, and at one time a member of the Cabinet He became a sol dier when a mere boy and up to the time he was removed from office by the peaceful revolution of 1887 occupied a warm place in the heart ot every citizen, save only those who we not permitted to Bhare in the spoils and who longed to have a finder in the sack. He accumulated an immense private fortune and is said to own property in every city in the Republic His p'nblic spirit, however, showed itself on every side. He was especially fond of IMPERIAL THEATER AT CARACAS A JKHTOMENX TO GUZMAN- erecting statues, some of the principal of which are those of the Liberator, George "Washington, Francisco Miranda and other men whose names live only in Venezuelan history. Then there is a statue of himself on horseback and this as well as that of the Liberator is of great artistic merit "When he was deposed, the tide of popu lar feeling turned against him for a time and his name was carefully chiseled from the statues and public places where before it was to be seen on all sides. But one of his creations bore his name and that only because it was associated with him in memory whence it could not be obliterated. This is the Guzman-Bianco Promenade, which was constructed on a high hill to the "West of Caracas. It is the principal breath ing spot of the city and is more frequented by the people than any other spot except Plaza Bolivar in front ot the Federal Palace in the very center of population. The promenade contains the great reser voirs that provide the water supply. It is covered with beautiful gardens of rare flowers, summer houses, well-built paths for pedestrians and vehicles, and from its brow a magnificent panoramic view of Caracas and the valley beyond develops itself. "Where Lovers Love to Linger. A more romantic spot than the Guzman Bianco Promenade can hardly be imagined, especially when lovers, who are its most frequent visitors, stand on the summit at night and watch the play of the tropical moonbeams upon the city at their feet It is then that the locusts are asleep and their shrill whistle hushed. The only sound that is heard is perhaps the music of the guitar and mandolin that comes from a "Casagrande," where the dance is in progress. It is at this honr that pretty senoritas wander about peering at the stranger withi-eyes that are as luminous as the stars'Itis then that you are inclined to forget that the ther mometer has not lowered its standard and as like as not, if you are fortunate enough to secure a seat on one ot the benches that have been provided, you will drop into a deep sleep, to waken only when the sun sends his first rays into your face, to warn you that it is time to seek a cover or some sylvan shade. For over three years the name of Guzman-Bianco has not been mentioned within the Congressional halls and every effort has been made to wipe the recollection of his good qualities from the memory of the peo ple, but without success. Not a year of Pa lacio's rule had passed when it was an open secret among the'people that Blanco would be warmly welcomed back in his old place. They forgot their complaints; they forgot that they had forced him to retire, out ot a fear that the name Bepublic might be changed into monarchy; they forgot every thing save the fact that they were dissatis fied with the course of Paul and Palacio. The behavior of Paul in giving valuable concessions to relatives, in neglecting im provements already under way; the indif lerence of Palacio and his sudden rise from poverty to wealth (he is said to have been so poor that he could not pay his daughter's music bill) together with exposes in more or less of the 33 political capers published in Caracas, made the populace ready to re volt upon short notice whether under the leadership of Blanco or another alleged champion of the cause of advancement Straws That Broke the Camel's Back. The extravagance of the administration when expenditure was required upon some thing in which the President or his friends were personally interested, coupled with the complaints of people who were refused permission to embark in enterprises that conflicted with those in which the officers of the Government were stockholders,turnished plenty of material for feeding the fires of discontent Under these circumstances, then, it is not strange that telegrams an nounce that revolution has actually com menced. "Whether it will continue to an end that will satisfy the people is a ques tion that can only be answered when it is definitely known whether the leader of the revolutionary forces is equal to the task be fore him. Assuming that the army and navy re main loyal to Palacio, the revolutionists have before them as hard a fight as had their pro totvpes in Chile. They are without arms, and nowhere in the Republic is there an ar senal or factory where accouterments can be obtained. Palacio and his adherents take good care that the public funds shall not be placed within reach of the insurgents, and funds for the purchase of arms abroad must be drawn from private sources. That it can be done, no one who knows the country or the people for an instant doubts, but time is the essential point And it may be months before the revolutionists can be considered already to meet the Government forces face to face in the field. Onr Trade Will Be Affected. If the present turbulent state of affairs prevails, however, for any length of time, it is likelv to prove disastrons to the trade with the United States which has jnst com menced to assnme large proportions. For instance for the year ending Jnne 30, 1891, the United States imported from Venezuela drugs valued at $67,810, cocoa valued at $88,090; 60,217,980 pounds of coffee, valued at $10,814,874; guano, valued at $53,385; goat skins, valued at $487,032; India rubber valued at $47,657, and other products bring ing the total up to $12, 078, 54L In return the United States sent to Venezuela goods valued at $4,716,017. The present disturbances there, however, will serve to bring the country and its pos sibilities more prominently before the minds of the enterprising spirits of this country. As yet it is comparatively an un known" field, and is generally classed with other little South American or Central American nations as of little account. Yet the Venezuelan Republic embraces about 970,463 square miles of territory; of which one-half is uncultivated, one-fourth grazing land and the other one-fourth farming land. Besides the main land there are 71 islands of an area of about 25,000 square miles, and within its boundaries 1,047 rivers have their headwaters. Among these is the Orinoco, one of the largest rivers of the Southern Continent It has two important lakes Maracaibo, with an area of about 12,000 square miles, and Valencia, with an area of 30o square miles. ' In 1890 the population was estimated at 3,030,000, having grown to that figure from 802,100 in 1810, -but included in the latest figures are 326,000 native Indians. The regular army consists of 6,385 men, with their corresponding commissioned and non commissioned officers, distributed in 35 gar risons, of which 20 are in the difierent cities of the Eepnblic. The navy con sists of five steamers and five schooners, and these ar,e near the coast, and there are five forts none of which could withstand an hour's bombardment with modern guns. The Constitution provides for a militia of 250,000 men, from whose ranks 100,000 men may be drawn for active service. The suc cess of the Bevolutionists depends npon their ability to secure arms before they are crushed by the regular soldiers, but if Guzman-Bianco is at the back of the movement, represented by General Cresne in the active management of the discontented, President GO'S EHTHBPBISE. Palaeio's days either as President or-Dieta-tor are numbered. Hosace J. Hnx AH EHGINEEH'S 8ACHUI0K. How George Carr, Formerly of Allegheny, Lost His Life In a Blizzard. The following lines refer to a young en gineer well known in this locality. He for merly lived in Allegheny City, and for several years was an engineer on the Pan handle. He was killed near Brainerd, Minn., by his engine crashing into a snow plow during one of the recent blizzards. He oould have saved his life by jumping, but telling his fireman to leap, he staved with his engine, hoping to save his passengers by reversing. The snow plow ran him down too soon: "Greater love hath no man than this.ythat he lay down Ms life for his friend." Oh. 'twas a night of terror! The blast swept down from the north. Like an avenging angel, Sent from the cloud-deep forth. The tossing pine tree branohes. Groaned 'neath its stalwart blows, And the wild, wide waste of prairie Was heaped with drifting snows. The panting rnonslfers dragging Their long dark lines of freight, Or bearing their precious cargo Of human lives, were late. But brakeman and conductor, Fireman and engineer. Stood at their post of duty, With hearts that knew no fear But there were troubled faces Around the home fires warm, For they knew that death and danger Lurked in the wake of the storm. "Oh, Heaven," cried the anxious watches Peering" into the dark; "1 see the blaze of two headlights Coming into Lake Park." One hoarse, wild shriek from the eastward, An answering skriefc from the west, A moment or awtnl waiting, A shock yon know the rest How the brave engineer said calmly To his fellow, "You Jump, I'll stay.' Tho' he knew for that one brief sentence His life would the forfeit pay. Talk of brave men in battle; Our hero his young Hie gave, Not for the meed ot glory, But Christ-like, be died to save. Brave soul! true heart! Oh. ever, Be bis name to memory dear; And write on Glory's tablet, "George Carr, tho .Engineer." Jziriux B. WnioHT. Eraihird, MiKir. Great Men Gone "Wrong. . Mr. Norman in his "Keal Japan" has some amusing stories one of an American Minister who thought the people "darned clever" because they greeted him with cries ofohayo (pronounced "O-hei-o"). "How the deuce did they know I was from Ohio?" In connection with this story, the Spectator is reminded of a worshipful Alderman who, sitting in state to hear, on some school speech-dav, a Greek oration, bowed when ever he heard the equivalent for "noth ing," which corresponded to his name. TRUE LOVE. True love is as deep as the ocean. As pure as the pearls from tbe sea; It fills brave mon's souls with devotion. To deeds test their fidelity. 'Tis t he guardian of valor and honor. The fountain of virtue and peace, And the nations of earth wait npon her To bid strife and warfare to cease. . 'Tis trne love makes brave men assemble To shield home or country or clan, And trne love was ne'er known to tremble When under a grim tyrant's ban. Bat 'twoud triumph though dangers abounded In carnage, or the arts or peace; Until every foe is confounded True love doth its efforts Increase, Then here's to the heroes are striving, Witli pen and with tongue to proclaim The dawn of a day is arriving . "When warfare its head hides in.shame, And the races of earth shall be given An era when men shall have peace. And as love Is a voice sent from Heaven 'Tis love shall bid warfare to cease. PirrsBcso, 1893. AiraxD Moaicv. THE PnTSBUBG TilSPATCH,' SUNDAY " .APRIL 17, ON EASTER MORNING. Stirring Events Which Are Commem orated in the Day's Services, GREAT TETJTH WHICH THIT TEACH The Grgre Is Only the Portal of the Gate of Everlasting j0j. TIDINGS THAT FILLED TEE T70ELD twain1 roa thz dispatch. J Let us get the story clear in our minds. The long centnries roll back. Above our heads is the sky ot Syria, beneath our feet the street pavements of Jerusalem. It is the morning of the third day after the great Tragedy, and we are going ont with black despair in our hearta to visit the tomb of the dead Teacher. "We loved Him, we trusted in Him, we looked to Him to be the promised deliverer of Israel. We had ex pected Him to gather us about Him one day in a great, enthusiastic army and sweep the hated Bomsns out of our country, and set up a throne here on Mt Zion which would overtop all other thrones, and sway a scepter which should strike down all other scepters in the world, we hoped to have been His council of state in that great new kingdom, ruling the 12 divisions of the earth. But all that is now only a forlorn mem ory. Tbe cross has set its fatal barrier be tween the past and the future. "We have all made somehow a tragic blunder. He Is dead, and that is tho end of all. And this morning, for the old love that we bore Him yes, and bear Him still we are going ont, some of us carrying store of myrrh and spices to prepare His body or its long rest after all the weary journeys, all the pains and persecutions of His life. FceD.es of the Early Morning. There is some confusion in tbe gospel, story of the early Easter morning. The gray j dusk which hong about the city and the tomb still lingers.in the pages of the Scripture, It is not easy to set ourselves in sure touch with the events of these old hours of wonder. Through the darkness, figures are seen moving; there are voices and visions of angels, but all is dim and confused. We catch the sound of hurrying feet Here is Mary Magdalene, hurrying from the tomb into the city; and there are the apostles, John and Peter, with troubled faces, hurrying from the city to the tomb. On the road were women, perplexed be tween fear and joy; in the air are strange rumors, which, when the apostles hear them, cause mnch shaking of incredulous heads. Everybody is excited soldiers, telling of the marvelous apparition of an angel which has scared them from their watch; excited and apprehensive priests; excited women, declaring that they have seen with their own eyes, walking, speak ing, and alive, One who yesterday" lay maimed and dead. All this hurry and exeitement, this rush ing to and fro and telling of strange sights, is reflected in the pages of the gospel. It is hard to make ont the full, connected story of that ever-memorable morning. Putting all the accounts together, however, as men did that day who listened to the strange stories that were current in the little com pany of Christians, imagining ourselves waiting in the upper room there and listen ing to the tidings which one after another brings, we make it out like this: The Supreme Act of History. While it was still dark, and the soldiers were keeping their watch, pacing up and down before the tomb, at an hour when no man knew, and as silently as the stars move in the sky, the event had its stupendous fulfillment That supreme act, beside which all great victories, all sublime dis coveries, all the pages of all the histories, become insignificant, took place. Jesus Christ gained His triumph over the power of death. The guarded tomb lay suddenly empty. Then, swift coming down from heaven, appeared the angel of the resurrection, his face like lightening and his face like the shining snow, in whose presence tht stout soldiers trembled, and their hearts failed them anithey fell like men dead. The great sealed stone was rolled away. The empty tomb was open. Then, slowly along the road from Jeru salem, bearing in their hands spices and ointments for embalming, came loving and sorrowing women, chief among them Mary ofMagdala. As they draw near the place they remember the great stone, and wonder how they will get it rolled away. And as they look before them, straining their eyes to see the dim light, behold the stone is out of place. Somebody has moved it Yes, they cry as thev" get nearer, the stone is rolled awayl With grieved and anxious hearts they "hurry to the mouth of the tomb. It is indeed as they have feared. The body is not there. How They Explained tho Disappearance. The Jews have come they say to one another the cruel, merciless rulers have come and stolen away the body. Even the scourging and the crucifixion have not con tented them. They cannot even let His body lie quiet in the grave. They have taken onr Lord from us, and now they must come and take even His dead body. We observe that here is not a ray ot hope. Not one of this mourning company thinks of suggesting that the Lord has per haps risen. They look with tears in their eyes upon the empty tomb. That open grave was in reality the gladdest sight to be seen that day all the wide earth over. It meant victory and life eternal. It meant smiles for tears, and carols for complain ings, and the flowers of joy for the weeds of mourning; but these women dp not un derstand. They cannot see how there can be any good about this grievous trouble. They look each other in the face with blank despair. The sky is black above them. Hope is dead. We make mistakes sometimes, just as they did. That which seems grief beyond bearing is often, if we could but look deep er and see farther, only the beginning of a better joy. But from thee desolate women the meaning is quite hid. Mary turns back and runs to tell the sad news to the Apostles, John and Peter. Angels Brought tbe Tidings. Meanwhile, the women make another search. These rockhewn tombs consisted of a vestibule and several niches. The vesti bule was commonly of some size; the niches were cut deeper into the rock. It was in these that the bodies of the dead were laid. Perhaps there may b some mistake; They will look again. And, as they look, behold a sight of wonder. Here is a vision of bright angels. Here are the words of a marvelous message. These angels bring the Easter tidings. "Why seek ye the living," they say, "among the dead? He is not here! He is risen I" Risen! What is this strange word that they hear? Bisen, and alive again? The women lall upon their faces to ths earth. A new light breaks upon their hearts. And then they are alone in the entrance of the empty tomb. Half in fear and halt in joy, not well knowing what to think, they eome out in the brightness of the Easter morn ing, and hurry back to tell the others. And now, by another road, come other eager runners. First the younger apostle, John, quicker of step, and behind him Peter, both hurrying and breathing hard; and behind both, outdistanced by reason of weakness, Marv Magdelene. The apostles reach the tomb. Yes: it is true as Mary has said. The stone" is rolled away. The tomb is both open and empty. The Grave Clothes Wars Folded. St John stoops down and looks in. There on the rocky floor lie the grave clothes. Then comes St Peter the impulsive, and he is not content with looking in; he must feel with his hands, in ae goes. xaere lie the swathing 'bands that were about the body. But there ii something strange J about tbe look of them. They lie in order, folded. Why the robbers should have left them at all "is a bard question; but bow came it that they not only took them off, but so carefully folded them? The tomb has been robbed! That is the terrible and tragiofact But what a strange robberyl There is a mystery about it And Peter and John go back, asking each other qnestions without any answers,and greatly wondering. By this time Mary had reached the tomb. The body is gone. Yes, that is true. But here at least is the place where be was laid. Here she must stay. She is weary with running and weary with weeping. She leans against the great stone, beside the broken seal, bitterly crying. But she will go and look again. She looks, and now she sees angslt There they sit within the tomb, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Mary sees them, abut she does not fall down in awe and fear as the other women had done. She seems to take these angels as a- matter of course. Her heart is so full of sorrow that there is scarcely room in It even for the sensation of surprise. A whole sky full of angels cannot take her from her grief. The angels' say "Why weepest thou?" and she answers, "Because they have taken away mv Lord and I know not where they have laid him." Diary's Fltifal plea far Her Lost She turns hack, and there stands the gardener. Here is the man who has charge of the garden and the tomb. Perhaps he can tell. He says: "Why weepest thon? Whom seekest thou?" so he knows that she is seeking somebodr. He may know where the sacred body is laid. Perhaps he has himself taken it away and put It in an other tomb. "Mr." she cries, "if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away!" What a pitiful cry it isl She does not tell the gardener who it is she wants. "Him," she says, as if everybody must know whom. And she says that she will take him away. This poor, weak woman, with nothing strong about her but devotion and loyalty give her the body, and she will take it in her own hands and carry it awav. She will bear it somewhere, this sacred body. She does not stop to think where. And then the gardener speaks. And Mary, looking -at him in the dim light of the Easter dawn and through the mist of tears, hears a voice she knows, a voice familiar and dear. "Mary!" he says; and she, falling at his' feet, cries "Master! My Master!" , It is the risen Christ The Manner of the Message. I like to remember how the risen Christ manifested Himself first to one who stood beside an open grave, and that the very first Easter message, the earliest application of the Easter truth "to human needs, was this blessed word of consolation. We look upon the face of death. Here is a terrible fact which forces itself upon our imagination and our reason. This is the end. Life has gone out There is not here the faintest hint that life 'has been trans ferred anywhere else. Everything seems against us. Death is a dreadful fact, and in the presence of it we mourn and weep like the women and the apostles, in that Jeru salem grave yard. The faces of our dead. the graves of our dead shut out of light. Beyond the black wall what? "I know not," answers the agnostic. v "No person has ever come back out of the unseen word world. No authentic message has been de livered. Through all the centuries, not one whisper has broken the silence ot the un discovered land beyond the grave." But here is Easter, to set a sharp contra diction against that Christian people keep to-day with flowers and singing the anni versary of the time when one did in very truth come back to life again out of the world unseen, bringing an authentic mes sage, breaking with the clear voice of conso lation and rejoicing fthe silence of the grave. Tbe Meaning of the Day. "I know," answers the Christian. "I know that death is' a door and not a wall. That great event which we keep in memory to-day assures me. I know, because Jesus Christ came baok out of the grave to tell us." Away hastens Mary with this wonderful, this scarcely credible, good sews to the apostles. She comes upon them in their mourning, and they lift up their heads and listen to her story. She says: "Don't think those sad thoughts any more. Stop your mourning and weeping. Yes, He is dead; we know that But I have seen Him. He has risen. He is alive forever more, " But when they have beard her to the end, down go their heads again. The cross has canceled hope. They believe not They simply cannot believe. They see that blood-stained cross, and it shuts out allt he light of heaven. By and by the ten and Mary and the women come all together to Thomas. They have all seen Him. Doubt for them has been translated into perfect faith. "We have seen Him," they tell Thomas. "We have all seen Him. He is alive." But Thomas sees one sight only the nail marks in His hands and the wound of the spear in His side. The crucifixion bad imprinted itself upon the heart of the apostle Thomas. Those piteous, bleeding wonnds; that pain ful death there in the darkness he could think of nothing else. And yet the time came when even Thomas knew the Easter truth. The Great Truth Proclaimed. Little by little, that great reality, that great revelation, that supreme realization of the longing of the race for light has won its way into the hearts of men. It began there in the dusk of the Easter morning, and the knowledge of it grew as tbe glory ot tbe sun grows out of twilight into noon. It met as we would want it to meet, with the opposition of doubt It encountered testing. The men who became the preach ers of the resurrection refused to believe it Then they learned the truth. They went out and taught it; at first in Jerusalem, and then in the country round about And the tidings spread, and are still spreading. City after citv, nation after na tion have learned that the ideal man did more than to live a life such as the pro foundest philosophers had never dreamed of in all their Utopias; did more even than teach such truth as bad nevei before been taught by sage or saint set the gate of the grave open, and came back to tell ns that beyond is light and life forever more. And that great truth has touched us here. That is what the day means with its flowers and singing. That is the heart of the ju bilation qf the Christian Easter. Geokge Hodges. DISTEIBUTIOK 07 STEEBS. Excitins Scenes When the Indians Get Their Shares of Beef. In the distribution of cattle to our Indian wards, combinations are made among rela tives or friends, 22 persons perhaps being entitled to one steer weekly. The cattle are rounded up, and, as many of them as are needed are driven into a corral. In front of the corral is a box resembling the judges' stand at a horse race. It is occupied by the agent, his chief clerk, the interpreter, and an Indian, selected lor his strong lungs. Preliminarily, the Indians arrange them selves in two long lines, extending out into the plain on both sides of the gate of the corral. Tbe agent reads from his list the name of Chief Two Bits,' who represents one family combination, and is entitled to one steer. While the chief clerk opens the gate and permits one steer to escape, tbe interpreter mentions the name of Chief Two Bits to the stout-lunged Indian. Tbe latter shouts out the name in the Indian tongue and the sav ages set up a tremendous yelling as the frightened beast dashes out ot the inclosure and between their lines. Chief Two Bits and bis male relatives Spur their ponies in chase of the animal and shoot it down with their rifles, or sometimes with arrows. It is quite like a buffalo bunt The process is continued until all the steers are slain, each1 family combination having secured its own. Then the squaws come with wagons and take the beef to the village, cutting it into very thin strips and hanging it in the sun to dry. Thus 'jerked," it will keep for years. Bcoot kills roaches, bedbugs, etc, in- l,sttntly.- 29 cents' at all dealers. I '1892. A PAEACE, OF .TRADE, Magnificent Building Solomon k Buben Will Give ittsburg. THI FINEST HT THE TWO CITIES., Every Land Ransacked to Find thf Best and Richest Materials. USILBTATOBS WILL BE OF AIUKnnJH P,lttsburgtwlll certainly have a monument to her Industry in the new mercantile palace of Solomon & Buben. In a few short months a building colossal in its proportions and beautiful in its construction will grace Smithfleld and Diamond streets, having large fronts on both thoroughfares. Ever since the work of tearing down the old buildings commenced, crowds of curious people have gathered each day and watched the rapid demolishing of those old relies which stood on that corner. They all know that Messrs. 'Solomon & Buben "are the men who are to add their beauty spot to Pitts burg's face, but just what it will be like has puzzled them until their brains grew weary. To relieve the minds of these curious ones The Dispatch reporter yesterday visited the firm and received a description of their new business house. Modern in Every Particular. This building of buildings will have a frontage on Smithfleld street of 160 feet and a depth of 90 feet From the pavement to the pole, where will fly the national colors, it is 150 feet There will be 100,000 square f. nt (lnr TIi itvln of architecture will be most modern. It is to be built of bnff pressed brick, laid in red cement The flmmla nm Via ftf vaiI sfnne. These colors will harmonize nicely and the ap pearance will be novel and attractive. The building proper will be five stories high, and will have a finished basement, which will be 10 feet in the clear. The first floor will be 17 feet high; second, IS; third, 14; fourth, 13, and the fifth 12. All the wood work of the fronts will be of the" best quartered oak, and the most highly polished plate glass will be used. The 20-foot entrance will be a feature. It will be laid with mosaic tile, while the dome will be of beveled plate glass. These pretty trimmings will show their beanty under the glare of two 2,000-candle power electric lights. The Interior Tnrnlshings, The interior of the structure will be built for the comfort of the people of Pittsburg, and nothing but the most improved store furniture will be used. Extending from the main entrance to the tear of the store will be a broad aisle. Here will be sta tioned two of the most improved and rapid running elevators. The enclosures of the elevator will be ot alum inum and marble. The cars will be con structed of plate glass and aluminum, and will be larger than any in the city. On either side of the elevator will be two grand staircases extending to the top of the build ing. They will be built entirely of quar tered oak, artistically carved and highly polished. On each of tbe newel posts of the stairway will be an electrolier, lighted by 60 lights. The wainscoting of the stair case is to be of glazed tile or a new design. All of the fixtures throughout the building will be of quartered oak. The building will be ceiled with paneled steel, decorated in white and gold, as will be all of the col umns and girders. On Diamond street a mammoth freight elevator will be erected. It will have a carrying capacity of 8,000 pounds, and will onlv be used for the distribution of mer chandise on the different floors. The other floors will all be fitted in haimony with the first Where the Offices "Will Be. The offices of the firm will be in the rear end to the left of the first floor. They will consist of one general and two private of fices; the first to be used by the bookkeep ers and the latter two by the members of the firm. They will be separated from the main floor by frosted glass partitions. . The electric light plant will be one of the best in the city. One hundred 2,000 candle power arc lights and 1,000 incandescent electrio lights will turn night into dav at the Solomon & Buben establishment The illumination will be a feature. The lights will be arranged in an artistic manner, but Just how has not yet been decided. The street lighting will be a wonder of beauty isj itself. Two 150-horse power boilers will furnish the steam for the four electrio dy namos and for the operation of the elevators and heating of the building. Of the different departments of this vast enterprise, it is yet early to speak with ac curacy. It is safe to say that Solomon & Buben will ever cater to the wants of the people and that their counters will be fadened with the choicest of everything in their line. The comfort of the patrons of the firm will be looked after in every possi ble wav. One thing which will relieve the busy shopper, will be the pneumatic cash system. There will be no long waits for change. A Colon Building Throughout The contract for the large building is in the hands of G. P. Kietz, one of Pitts burg's most noted builders. In this the firm had the cause of union labor in mind, and every brick and every nail will be put in its place by the hand of a union man. This alone augurs conclusively the success of the firm, lor when once the laboring man is befriended he will never forget his benefactor. Mr. Kietz will have to hustle. This structure must be ready for occupancy by September 1. The grand opening is slated for no later than September 15. He is mak ing rapid progress. Already the six build ings trom 415 to 425 Inclusive are nearly torn down. The firm is now occupying Kos. 411 and 413 Smitlifield street. This they will do until about July 1, when those buildings also will be torn down. JNOtunminoiuioitne comiort ana lotnre of the employes in the construction of this I IrstfsSlHlsMssB Wsf Pxl lJlssiB siW sssW ssWK issi ssB .UsV" isSissSijSe' Sm hBPiQUBbKBbIHViB l BB&w mMt MBsiBBHLiissWlssolr B9ssBsssKH S99S0K4BBSflBsBV '3jsMS?KVUlsJiirssiiHssiiiHlkssiiiiH IssisssssiiisHsssBrisiiBssiiilsnssssiKsvi building, the owners have eonoluded to in sure each and every workman, who Is 'now or who will be employed until this building (f- completed. Should any unavoidable accident occur which may lay up a mechanic the provision of this insurance will secure him or his family from want ,' "BEPLY-PAID POSTAL CABB1 The Scheme Postmaster General Wana maker "Wants to Have Adopted. Tooth's Companion. 1 The Postmaster General states in his annual report that, upon the proposition of the United States, it was agreed by the delegates of the Postal Union at- their recent meeting in Vienna that every country should supply the pnblio with a reply paid postal card. Such cards have been in use in Austria for many years, and would be economical and convenient in do mestic as well as in foieign correspondence. They are composed of two unseparated postal cards, folded in the form ot a single card, and need no other fastening. A correspondent can insure a correctly THE KI"W MEBCANTTXB PALACE. addressed and nrobablr prompt answer bv writing his full address on the reply fold of the card before mailing it; the card, on its first journey, being folded so as to cover the reply address. The receiver has simply to write his answer on the reply card, tear it off the inquiry card, and re-mail it If one does not care to preserve the in quiry or to write a long answer, the cards need not be separated. In that case, a re nly perfectly intelligible, unequivocal, and binding for all business purposes, may be written in one or two words, in answer to a direct question. The words "Yes," or "No," or "Forty," or "41 Temple place," or "Boston," or "Smith & Jones," or "6 per cent," or any other short replies, signed with initials or full name, without any heading of place or date, would, in connection with the attached inquiry card, convey as full and definite an answer, and show as plainly when, where, and by whom it was written, as an answer on an" ordinary card or letter that contains, besides place, date and address, a summary ot the inquiry to which it is a reply. Buanre will banish roaches, bedbugs, eta, iron OUT UDU3D juiaicr. AJtiDuba. i .r -i Is-zVCIinSr Tourist Pneumatic Safety Roadster, Weight, 42 Ibsf, Road Raectv 3? tbs. Fitted with the Bidwell Thomas genuine Pneumatic Tires. c Price, $ 150.00 Gun Steel Forgings. All Cones and Bearing Cups :: CUT from the BAR, NOT STAMPED, jx, ;i :: Hade at Colt's Armory, Hartford, under tho , same system, and with the same attention given to the details of material and finish, as in the manufacture of the Colt fine Fire Arms. The highest grade Bicycle in the World. : : . :: :: :: George R.Bidmell Gyde Go. :: 30&-310 West 59th 30 ""- .MMS For SSSSsH 3ssHf nSXX. ana use yoov umnenee in secunni ns iu.ui ' ,-jtti IMsasnllk JgSSsWL !KkK name and address on t Sk of picture and It will Be reinrsea In 4iiect order. We male anr chanie in picture you wlth.t Interfering- with the usenei. Befer to any bank In Chicago. Address all mall to -J THS C5SSCSKT CBAY01T CO., Opposite Hair German Theatre, CHICAGO, ILL r a Ttr. .sit n4mt 1iYi fti in intrina umrlln na nrifttrt and tint TeeeiTlniT CT&TOH VlCttm FREE m per this offer. This offer ! bonm-flde. flEE m per this offer. This offer ! bonm-flde. A BIOKY 01 8ESX2AX SHKR1TAS, - Changed HIsXrownforBaportertsi Smile of Approval. Youth's Companion. i A reporter was sent at the last moment to write up an important theatrical perfor mance in New York. j He hurried to the theater, but did not arrive until after the play had.begun. In getting to his place he was forced to disturb General Sherman, who, with a lady, occupied seats next tbe aisle. The reportee begged the general's pardon, but the old soldier was evidently annoyed. He said nothing, however, until after ths curtain had fallen on the first act Then he leaned over toward the reporter with a frown and said: "Young, man, you ought toknow that It is a great annoyance to be forced to stand up and let a person pass while tbe play is In ' progress. You should either get to your seat before the curtain rises, or stay away Trom the theater." The reporter flushed and answered quickly: . "General, lam a newspaper man, I wax ordered to eome to this theatre to-night to report this performance. I came as quickly as I could after I received my orders, and I apologized for disturbing you when I came in. i " Here the general interrupted him. The old man's frown was gone. T beg your pardon, now," he said. "I didn't understand. You are perfectly in the right, sir. Always obey orders. Obey orders if you have to make a whole theater full of people get up and stand en their feet for an hone. " Then the General held out his hand and shook the reporter's heartily. They met several times after that, and the distin guished warrior always had a smile for the reporter who "obeyed orders." A Disrharge of Cannon Close to the ear could hardly startle a per son of sensitive nerves more than the slam ming of a door, tbe oatory of a child, the rattle of a heavy vehicle over a cobblestone pavement, the wailing of an asthmatic band organ. Quiet and strengthen supersensl' tive nerves with Hostetters Stomach Bit ters, and you can brave any hnbbnb with trananllicv. Indigestion, a fecund cause of nervousness, is banished by tbe bitters. So are malarious, bilious and kidney com plaints, debility and rheumatism. I Information Street, Jfm Vofk :: :: HAYS Vf Isltng to Introflnee our CRAYON PORTRAITS J tend our business and b rnaVa maw mutamers. we V.n m h. a.m Hfflfl AX hare decided to make this Special unrer: sena as Cabinet Picture. PBoto- orDaguerotxpe of jourseuT or any menjo w ji Rtainll T. Iirinn or ueau. auv, S in ..b. vnn CRAYON PORTRAIT FREE OF uii.J-ii-. r "JiYL. - ...Mbit It to tout n."'- : -. 1 i. An wnrv k 1 ?rplft sSir jcJtw 1 ! .. irtfck. .
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