Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-31

Der.
WARDEN DAVIS has begun to
apply the screws of discipline with
ylgor. There have been several sue
cessful escapes from prison since he
took charge and he has determined
that there shall be no more until after
election, anyway. The shooting of
the three men VINO made bold effort
to scale the walls yesterday morning
WAS perfectly justfiable and in line
with system of discipline that should
IL viii have q deterrent effect upon
others who may long TO be free and put
stop to the daring and murderOus
attacks upon keepers and cont ractors
IN trying to find scapegoat upon
whose shoulders TO lay the blame for
Peck's damaging statistics, the Cleve-
land democrats have nit upon the only
person IN the world that they would
most eagerly cruelty, Senator Hill.
He was in Albany last Saturday and
/ Peck's report was made the next day,
sunday, ana they have fixed Hill with
the responsibility. This may help to
appease toe wrath of the democrats,
but it will not detract from the force of
Peck's figures.
NINE bulletins of statistics of church
es have been issued, the last, No. 1875
relating entirely to the statistics Of the
| Methodist Episcopal church. There IS
a comprehensive though brief introduc-
I tory, giving historical sketch OF the
| church. The total number of COM
municants is 2,240 .354. This number
does not include itinerant preachers.
There are 25,S6l organizations ami
- ,s4l, 124 church edifices with total
valuation OF 500, 72S, $50.
THERE is nothing unprecedented nor
startling in the decision of the directors
/ of the G.. L. & I. Railroad company to
/ defer payment of interest on the bonds
of the company. 1t can affect only
the company and the bondholders and
will have no effect whatever on the
management of the road, which Is
universally credited as being of the
best.
IsS'r it little singular that neither
one of the local democratic organs
published the report of the democratic
labor commissioner of New York,
showing n net increase IN wages of
over So, 900 900 IN the first year OF the
Mckinley bin2 Both of them pub
lshed Adlars speech, declaring protec-
ton a fraud and the tariff tax.
FRoM the number Of excellent gen.
tlemen proposed "a candidates for
school trustees IN the several wards
there can De made no mistake in choos-
| ing any of them. As whole they
represent the preparedness and in
telligence of the city.
ORR neirhbor, The Democrat, il 80
I much ashamed Of the democratic state
ticket that It has declined up to the
present time 10 run It in the time
aou0red position 90 the head Of the
ioadsG department.
SHARrvG IN the general dependency
and Encouragement Of their brethren
! elsewhere. the local rainbow chaser.
I cannot muster enough enthusiasm t.
lead them to attend a meeting of any
kind.
/ KrSe CHo1FRA has met with = re-
pulse ia his attempt 70 enter this coun-
try ard he viii be forced 70 sbdlcste
on short notice If he attempts to estsh
ish himselfm tbis land Of health aud
| protection.
TurrFSAVr HuRIEy doesn't stand
| pat with the gamblers, but he seems
90 have very clngng fondness for
| their society At frequent intervals late
At nizht
/ Dos pfrBfNsoN IL IN Chicago. The
vnd Wi have a plcn.c "a long a. he
/ tsrries
DAVIS Hir1 nav Be a shrewt trick
stsr, bnt be e no sneakng traitor.