Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-19

Cen crook, with characteristic enterprise, has
Followed the Apache Indians into their mountain
Retreat. His experience has, apparently, taught
Dim that only by bold stroke of this nature
could the continuous thieVlng Ri Is OF these In
oianS be stopped. 4 band, numbering only a few
hundred, has kept the border In a state OF ferment
Tor years These Indians are OF the most cruel
ana blood thirsty tribe known to American history.
They have become a terror to Americans and
Nexicans and have def d all the skill OF military
taeticians. They make a swoop upon frontier
towns, and are half way back TO their hiding
places n the mountains before troops can get on
their rail- So long they are successful in these
murderouS and piNIginy raids they Will continue
tneir sporadic warfare, and il IS only by teaching
t1em that the power of the government can reach
them even IN the most Inaccessible mountain re-
treats that their org auiz ltion can be broken up
The Atlantic and Pacif; states will soon be con-
nected by three additional, distinct and different
INES OF Railway. and then that monopoly which
mas Deen so much complained OF In the traffic
across the continent will give way to healthy and
beneficial competition. The Denver and Rio
Grande railway has finished its Utah extension.
and travel to San Francisco via it and the Central
facilc has already. begun The Atlantic and Pa
cnc Is within ten Niles Of the eastern terminus Of
tle Southern Pacific. A union VIII be made In a
lew days, thus opening a route to our western
boundary through the south. The Northern Pacific
N~NA--tANeh>
connection, the Oregon and California railroad,
IN a Little over year, thus opening another route
10 the Golden city. With opposition lines In Op-
Grafton the Central Pacific viii be forced to let uD
Is tight grip upon tranS-cOntlnental trade, and,
probably, the competition VIII res lit In a consld-
cradle reduction OF the heavy fares between here
and the Pacific coast.
More destructive cyclones reported In the
west. This year has been remarkable for the
cva arIt
and aS IL is noted that these meteorological dis
t1roanceS are coincident with the appearance of
large spots and other evidences OF disturbance on
The sun, the SCIENTISTS are Investigating the
question whether there Is any connection between
these phenomena or whether their coincidence Is
merely accidental.
The committee entrusted with the public duty
Ct providing for the suitable reception and enter
tainment or the Society OF the Army OF the Poto-
mac discharged their trust most acceptably to all
parties concerned. IL was the wish OF the citizens
mat the eX-sOldiers of the Union should be made
10 feel that the National Capital 10 It's era Of won
uer1uI advancement and progress did not forget
The gratitude 1t owed them. and this was accom-
plished in the delicate AMI ho5ptable manner so
BETTING the occasion.
The spring meeting OF the National Jockey Club.
which closed yesterday, has established the Ivy
city track not only upon a solid footing financf-
OF the land Though but an infant In years, the
tIub has surpassed in attraction AMI popularity
iaany OF the Oldest Ia the land In accounting for
Its rem 1rAdble sUccss the liberal and progressive
policy ahi the close attention to the interests of
the organization on the part OF the officers and
managers are emitted TO large consideration. In
their Efforts they have been met and cordially
aided by the generous cooperation of the resi-
den'S here, and The result IS that the course IS now
national In fam, "a we'll rs in name
Inc constitution prescrioes that the President
shall nominate. and. by and with the advice and
cs'S al Oh the senate, shall appoint" ambassadors
1uig'S and other Officials, but the fate OF Mr. Ke,rn
SHOWS that another power has grown up not con-
temp!ated or authorized by any law; but its con-
sent Is none the less essential This Is the power
Oh the press The retirement OF the late chief ex-
aulihef OF the CIVIL service commission coins new
word expressive OF the fate OF public Official who
goes down before the power OF the press He ia
Refined.