Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-05

There We're two recorded victims yesterday to
gas sunocation. In spite OF the warnings con-
faiDed now and then In the newspapers against
"olowing out the gas" people frequently Law
down 10 their death IN that way through fcno-
rance But then IL Is fair to assume that victims
or gas SuifOcatfon in these days belong to that
stupid class who regard it as a waste OF time to
read the newspapers
The Car OF Russia, 80 lt Is announced, will sig.
nifty the event OF his coronation by q general re-
auction OF the poli-tax and remission OF various
Zines, sentences and penalties. AS II to mock his
people, who are asking for bread, he will cast
them stone. They are pleading for political lib
erty, and he viii pardon few offences and
sllg lily reduce The pO-tax IL is possible that the
Car thinks his subjects ought TO be full OF graft
tude for his proposed concession but IL he does,
Noniy proves him To be very shOrt-sightad ruler
What Is a growing revolution In his dOmnons he
hls'akes Tor the mi -chievous working OF malcon-
tents and criminals. 1t IS the onward course of
progress and enlightenment and will rot be stayed
even ~ the hand OF autocratc power. The Gar
VIII Yet be rudey awakened to a realization of his
error.
TIE conference between iron manufacturers and
employees at PfttSburg yesterday adjourned finally
without reaching any basis OF aInicabie settle
ment, and 1t looks rs II the projected Strike of iron
Workmen VIII take place the first OF next
month The worlmen cannot be convinced that
With the country generally enjoying prosHerity.
The Iron interest is suffering badly as to REQUIRE
reduction OF their wages
III looks AT this distance from England as II the
defeat OF the affirmation bill In Parliament had
considerably hurt Mr.. Gladstone and bis party
All EFFORTS prior 10 the vote the bill to make the
premier declare whether It was distinctive gov
eminent measure or not failed. While fayorInp IL
Nj he could, Mr.. Gladstone avoided openly COM
Knitting himself TO the bill as one that his party
would stand or fall by. Now that it has been re-
1ected, he falls back upon his former non-com
nittai course to sustain the denial that 1t was
government measure. The cons rvatives will un-
oohotedly claim that the government has sus-
tained square defeat. and that 1t ought 10 .uo to
the country for It's verdict
AT asclnher given 10 President Green OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company, in London
tae otAer day, that gentleman said, IN his speech
replying to a toast -" have seen in New York a
CLERK dispatch commercial message from the
Produce Exchange 10 Chicago, and receive an an
swer while waiting at the counter" That is very
good; but 1t does not tell the whole story. When
the London money bags give u a swell dinner we
can tell them that we have more than once sent a
message from New YORK 10 Washington telling
when we would reach the latter place, and ar
INed mere before the Geographic announcement
was delivered.
AiA WIZ VPiIitoH vi senator PlumD. Ohio no
carried by the republicans next year TAT the same
Old price" which is the nomination OF one or her
ta'oflte sons for President The Senator's man.
her OF putting 1t may imply that he think, the
piiee 700 hl5h Stu, 1T might be much better for
the republicans TO pay 1t than to lose the state
next year. Ohio is now a doubtful state her
eiec'orai votes are very Important, and wise poll
ucianS are not going TO lose sight of this fact
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The British house Of commons originally refused
10 admit Bradlaugh 10 seat In that body. to which
he had been duly elected. because he would not
take the prescribed oath. Now he Is willing to
TAKE the oath, but is stin denied his seat
Count Won Moitke is reported by cable to he
seriously III, and at his advanced age (s9 the re.
port OF severe illness VIII probably not long pre.
cede that OF death
The Light Infantry fair has proved a great sue
cess, and the money raised will give a big boom
To the grand arInory project