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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt * UNDAY , JULY 29 , 189-L 13
COREAN REBELLION
Royal Troops Moving and Blxteen Gunboati
in the Harbor of Chemulpo ,
JUST CAUSE FOR THE POPULAR UPRISING
Exactions of Government Officials Have Eo-
duced the People to Starvation !
OCCUPATION OF CELESTIAL TROOPS
Iluth Orcnt NiitlmiH Anxlonn fur Wnr tlmt
Tliolr Minlrrii IrnncliiiU nml Now ( ium
.liny JIi > Tcit.Ml Itindlu nml I'.ne-
laud Hiiro to nip In ,
( Copyrighted 1S9I by frank O. Carpenter. )
TIKN-TSIN North China , Juno 29. ( Spe
cial Correspondence of The Uce. ) The king
dom of Corea Is In the throes of a rebellion ,
and the Chinese are sending troops by the
thousand to the aid of the king. Klght gun
boats have already left for the Corean shores
and It Is said hero that there are sixteen
men-of-war In the harbor of Chemulpo. The
Ilussians and the Hngllsh are Bending their
ships to Corn , and the flagship of our Asiatic
squadron , the Daltlmorc , has already ar
rived. Admiral Skerrctt Is In command ,
and the American colony , In case the city of
Seoul Is bombarded , will be taken to the
sea coast and put upon this ship for protec
tion. It Is hard to conceive the condition
of Corca. The lower classes are llttlo more
than slaves. They have been oppressed for
ages by the nobles , and the exactions of the
government olllcials during the last two
years have been so great that many of the
natives are said to bo starving. An unset
tled condition prevails throughout the whole
peninsula , but the revolution rages at Its
worst at the south. Here 4,000 Inccmliarj
rebels have taken up arms against the govern
ment. They have massacred many of the
officials and they have twice defeated the
soldiers of the king. Their numbers have
Increased until It Is nald that they have
in all about 10,000 followers , and many of
those are armed with guns which they have
captured from the royal troops. They have
3,000 match-lock rifles , and the most of them
have swords and spears. They have a
thorough organization and tncro are 100 men
among them who servo as scouts. At the
first battle , which occurred about two weeks
ago , the government troops WITU victorious ,
but at the next , a few days later , the rebels
conquered and 200 of the king's soldiers were
left dead upon the Held. The advices we
got hero are to the effect that the officers
of the rebels are able and brave. They led
the government troops Into ambuscades and
have outgeneraled them In nearly every In
stance. The rebels are favored by the people
ple , and the government soldiers find It hard
to got anything to oat. LI Hung Chang has
Bent a number ot soldiers to the assistance of
the king , but tlicro has as yet been no battle -
tlo between the Chinese and Corean troops.
In the capital of Corea two .thirds of the
pcoplo are suld to be friendly to the robeds ,
who are marching toward Seoul , and It
will be only the foreign troops which will
prevent their taking the capital.
Ono ot the chief cries ot the rebellion Is
against the foreigners. I have before me
a manifesto which has just Incn Issued by
them. It states that the foreigners must
bj expelled from the country , and that the
old religion must bo upheld. It advocates
the destruction ot thu olHclals , and it Is of
the most Inflammatory nature. There Is
no doubt but that such of the missionaries
an are outbldo of Seoul are by no means
safe. Dr. AV. J. Hall was attacked by a
mob in the city of Pen Yang the otliu- day ,
and It is said that the governor of the city
headed the mob. So far no foreigners have
been killed , but the colony at the capital ,
numbering about 100 forijgneis , Is In great
danger , and only the presence of the foreign
gunboats makes them safe. In the mean
time the troops which China Is pouring Into
Corea may possibly got Into trouble with
the Japanese. The two nations hate each
other worse than do the Germans and
the French. Each nation Is afraid of the
other , and each Is apparently preparing for
war. The advices received here btuto that
the Chinese have sent sixteen transports , of
troops to Corea , and 6,500 Japanese soldiers
liavo already been landed on Corean soil.
There are about 8,000 Japanese people living
in Corca. They have colonies at all the
ports , and at each ot these ports a Japanese
gunboat will bo probably stationed. The
Japunoso have ono of the best navies In the
cast. They are a nation of fighters , and
they are sailing about Corea with chips en
their shoulders. If tha Chinese happen to
run against them and dislodge the chips
there will bo a battle In no time , and a war
between the two countries may spring up
which will probably Involve Russia and
Rngland , and eventually bring on a great
European war. It Is Impossible at this
writing to state what Is going to happen.
These countries of the far east are different
today than they have been In tha past. LI
Hung Chang has an army ot 100,000 men
equipped with the latest Improved jrlfios ,
and the Chinese navy will rank well upSvltu
the great navies of I2urop > . Japan is mak
ing modern guns equal to those which a Co
turned out at the Washington navy yard.
The troops have been drilled by German
officers for years. They ara armed with
rifles as good as any you will find In the
world , made after a pattern Invented by
a Japanese , and they have something like
200,000 trained soldiers. They have navy
yards and men-of-war equal to ours , and
they are as bravo as any people on the face
of the globe. As to the bravery of the
Chinese , this Is a disputed question among
the foreigners hero. They have In the past
boon routed with western troops , but wher
ever thty have had good western leaders
they luivu shown themselves efficient and
courageous. Today they nro In good condi
tion for a great war , nml the story of the
events ot the nccct year may make some of
the bloodiest pages of history ,
THH CHINKSR NAVY.
I wrote from Shanghai of my visit to tha
great Chinese arsenal at Klangnan , and I
described Us hundred acres of foundries ,
factories and powder works. Slnco then !
have traveled thousands of miles through
.different parts of thla great empire , and I
find everywhere evidences of the wonderful
preparation which these almond-eyed celes
tials are making to flght the barbarians , as
they call us. At Nanking , 200 miles from
the sea coast , I visited u naval sihool , pro-
elded over by Kneltsh officials , and saw the
cadeta go through their maneuvers. At
the city of Han Yang I Inspected a gun
factory , where they were making snnll
arms , and at Nanking I saw vast powder
works and the smokestacks ot an arsenal
covered many acres. Hero nt Tlen-Tsln , LI
Hung Chang has between fifty and ono
hundred acres ot buildings , In which the
finest of modern guns are being mado. Ho
1ms schools for the education of officers for
his army and nnvy , and nearly every one of
the great viceroys of the empire has his
own military establishment. There Is a big
navy yard at Fee Chow , , below Shanghai ,
where the Chinese are making torpedo boats
and modern vessels of war. This Is on the
Mtn river , and they have been building
boats hero for ten years of all sorts and
sites. I have seen seine of the cruisers
turned out of these yards , and they are
equal to the same class of boats you will
find In Uurope and America. They make
also armor plate and big guns , and , though
they are now Importing their steel In the
ehapo of Ingots , they are putting In such
machinery as will enable them to maka
tholr own steelwith , their own Iron , ami they
expect to place themselves on an entirely In
dependent basis.
Here at Tlcn-Tsln Is the best place to
make a study ot the Chinese navy. LI Hutift
Chang , the famous viceroy , Is Its head , and
Ix > Feng Luh , his naval secretary , has lib
headquarters here. Mr , Lo Kent ; Luh Is ono
of the moat accomplished men In China , Ho
speaks Hngllsh and Qerman as well as In
does Chinese , and ha U as well posted on
the doctrines ot Huxley and Darwin as he Is
in the philosophy of Confucius and Menclui.
Ho knows all about the great navies of tha
world , and he Adopts everything new In
naval warfare as soon as It Is Invented. I
am under many obligations to htm for favors
durlnir my stay at Tlen-Tsln , and some of
the best ot my Information come * from his
headquarters. The chief fleet In the navy
U the north coast squadron , which Is di
rectly under him , and which Is , perhaps , as
fins a squadron as you will find outside of
the greatest European forces. It consists
of four barbette seagoing armorcladi ) , one
of which Is 9,200 tons In size , and two others
of which arc more than 7,000 tons each.
It ha * a number of deck-protected cruisers ,
n torpedo flotilla and eleven gunboat * . The
I'oo Chow squadron has a number of fine
boats , and In addition to these are the
Shanghai flotilla and the Canton flotilla.
These are under the viceroy at Canton , and
the Too Chow squadron Is , I think , under
the viceroy ot Nanking. Two of LI Hung
Chang's armorcladi have a speed of fifteen
knots an hour and they are armed with
four twelve-Inch Krupp cuns. These guns
have Hotchklss cannon and tubes for Whitehead -
head torpedoes , and they are of the best
workmanship the Germans can turn out. I
can't describe the excellence of ( he guns
which the ChlncBO are making themselves.
The guns and ships which they are ImportIng -
Ing are of the best. They have , In short ,
everything that Is known to modern war
fare , and I sto everywhere their ships
manned with rapid-firing guns , Hotchklss
guns , Catling guns and the giant monsters
known ns six , eight , ten and twelve-Inch
Buns. The Japanese have already equally
good fighting material , and a war between
the two nations will result In an enormous
destruction of life and property.
THEY STKAL INVRNTIONS.
Ono thing which strikes mo In the great
gun works of China , which I visited , Is the
fact that they make everything without
regard to patent rights oil patent law.
There Is nothing of this kind In China , and
they seem to have no scruples against
adopting any Invention they can put their
hands on. They can copy anything from a
collar button to a fifty-ton gun. An Ameri
can Inventor who looks to China ns a
future field will bo disappointed. I know
of an American who has been trying to
Introduce dray's telautograph horo. The
ordinary Chinese alphabet contains about
5,000 characters , and as It Is now telegrams
have to bo sent In the shape of numbers
and translated back Into Chinese. ly ) this
Invention the characters themselves could be
sent and It would bo of Immense value
to China. The viceroy , to whom the man
applied , said ho would probably Introduce
the Invention , but he would first llko to
have one of the machines sent on trial
The American refused N to sell less than
$250,000 worth of the machines , and the
venture dropped through. Had ho sent a
single Instrument It would probably have
been copied by the mechanics of the viceroy
and China would have made her own
telautographs. I heard of similar Instances
at Nanking , and the Chinaman who told
mo laughed as he described how easily
an American gun maker had been taken
In. The man represented the Maxim rapid-
firing gun , and ho wanted to get an order
from the viceroy. Ho came to Nanking
and was received right royally. Ho had
several of his guns with him , and as he
exhibited them the button-hole eyelids of
the Chinese officials widened and their black
pupils began to flguro with him on prices ,
and led him to believe that they were going
to buy the guns. They treated him well
and when ho was Invited out to dinner
night after night he thought his contract
was assured and his visions were those
of Monte Crlsto. All at once the civilities
ceased and ho was told that the viceroy
had concluded after all that he did not want
the gun. Dcforo ho left It leaked out that
during the nlghta he had been out , eating
bird's ncs > t soup and shark fins and listening
to the dulcet screeches ot the singsong
girls the agents of the viceroy had picked
the locks of his gun cases and had taken
accurate measurements and models ot the
machinery ot the guns. The only reason
why they are not making these guns today
Is because they have other guns they con
sider better. They have the drawings and
they can reproduce them at any time. In
the gun works at Klangnan I saw nil kinds
of modern rifles , from the Winchester to
the Cnfield , and I was told that the best
of the lot hod been chosen , and that they
were now making them for the troops. 1
handled some which had just been finished ,
and to my Inexperienced eyes they looked as
well as any I have seen elsewhere. Speak
ing of the wonderful power of the Chinese
to copy any piece of machinery which Is
placed bcfoie them , a curious Incident oc
curred In connection with the electric light
plant In the palace of the emperor. The
foreign manager of this plant became sick
and went off for his health for a few-
weeks. When ho returned he found a
second plant running. The Chinese had
copied the original machinery , and for fear
that they might make n mistake they had
reproduced It oveu to the color and amount
of the paint put on the different parts.
ON A CELESTIAL GUNBOAT.
During my stay at the Klangnan arsenal
I visited ono ot the Chinese gunboats , which
was made at Fee Chow. My photographer
was with me , and ho took pictures of the
boat and some of the olHclals. The sailors
did not relish being photographed , but the
commands of the captain made them pose
as we wished. Mr. Cornish , the foreign ad
viser ot the arsenal , was with me , and our
Chinese cards were sent Into the captain. A
moment later a , round" faced Chinaman ,
standing at least six feet two , and weighing
200 pounds , appeared on deck. He bent
over and shook his own hands at mo In
Chinese fashion , and then asked Mr. Cor
nish and myself to step down Into his cabin.
This was a largo room , built much Ilka the
salons of ono of our big boats. It was" fur
nished with a number of two-foot tables ,
which stood against the walls ot the room
between heavy armed teak wood chairs , so
that as we sat down each of us had a table
beside him , upon which later on tea. and
champagne were served. The champagne
was served In little glasses the size of an
egg cup , and the captain smacked his lips
as the amber fluid audibly gurgled down his
throat. In the center of the room as we
entered one of the officers of the ship was
sitting on a stool , with a copper basin In
front ot him and a barber behind him. The
barber was shaving his head and braiding his
queue , and the. officer did not seem to regard
our presence In the least. He arose and
shook his own hands at us , then bowed half
a dozen times , and then had his man gc
on with the shaving. There was , in fact ,
au unconvcntlonallty about the whole ship
that was refreshing. A big mandarin was
expected , and the marines were dressing
themselves on board. Ono man pulled on
his trousers as wo came out of the captain's
cabin on to the deck , and another hurriedly
got himself Into his coat.
The marines vvoro dark blue shirts or
sacks and blue pantaloons ot wadded cotton ,
which were tucked Into their thick black
cloth boots. The shirts were bordered with
wldo bands of red and wore embroidered on
the breast with Chinese chaiacters. I had
ono of the marines on deck photographed ,
and I noted that his gun was a muzzle loader ,
though he was standing beside a big Arm
strong cannon at the time. I afterwards got
a picture of a whole crew , with their turned-
up straw hats and their light blue clothes ,
as they posed for their photograph on one of
the biggest ships of the Chinese navy , and
I was struck with the nerve shown In their
faces and the agility with which they moved
about at their work.
I chatted with the captain some time
about his boat , and I found that ho understood - ,
stood Its organization and equipment. Ho
waa anxious to have a new six-Inch gun ,
and he told Mr. Cornish bo. Ha spnko
pigeon Kngllsh , and when Mr. Cornish
asked him It ho did not want to try the
gun before ho took It out to sea he replied
emphatically ;
"Yes , must havcy tlyl S'poso my go way
s'pcso gun no good must havey tly my
take gun out we go shoote. S'pose allo
llghteo we takeo , but must have a tly. "
This Chinese captain , however , I am told ,
knows moro about his ship than many of
the other olllcials ( lo. The mandarins , as a
rule , are politicians rather than business
men , and some ot those who are In charge
ot the arsenals know nothing whatever ot
mechanics. A few days ago a twelve-Inch
gun was tested and the leading officials ot
Shanghai went out to see It. These high
mandarins discreetly retired to a pavilion
when the gun was ready to fire , and the un
derstrappers did the business.
If there- should be a war between China
and Japan It will In all probability be a
bloodthirsty one. The Chinese would have
no scruples about the use ot dynamite , and
all the devilish contrivances of modern In
vention will bo adopted. It may be that the
"to yok po , " or hand grenades , which were
used by tha Chinese wir Junks of the past ,
will be again brought Into service. I chatted
tha other day with Captain Impey of tha
Monocicy , ot the American navy , about
these. He describes them as the mosi
horrlbto weapon known to man. The smel
from them Is so suffocating that no ono ear
withstand them , and when they explode
they often set the ships on fire and tear thi
skin from the bodies of the mon on board
It Is not probable that they would be o !
great value In the present prospective war
but these people who hsvo used them in the
past would not hesitate to adopt anything
that might be Invented of the same nature
In the future.
SKN. t TO It FObTHH'ii C. t UCER.
OMAHA , July 28. To the Editor of The
Dee : I am a subscriber to and reader ol
your paper , and I ask that you glvo me o
siuco In eamo to correct uomo statements
made by Hon. Patrick 0. Hawcs that ap
peared In your Issue of Sunday morning ,
July 22 , regarding Hon. Lafayette Sablnc
Foster , United States senator from Con
necticut from March 4 , 1853 , to .March 4 ,
18C7 , and president pro tern of the senate
from March 4. 1SG5 ( on death of Lincoln ,
not of Wilson , lo bccamo acting vice presi
dent ) , to the close of his term In the scnato ,
March 4 , 1S67. It Is but u few days since
Mr. Hawcs took up his pen In defense ol
Hon. Ucnjamln Drlstow of Kentucky from
some charges made against him by ex-Gov
ernor Thaycr ot Nebraska , because , < s ho
sold , Drlstow was the best and dearest
friend ho ever had. For the same reason ,
and because .Mr. Hawcs' statements are so
far from correct , nml because 1 cannot bear
to see my old and dearest friend rest under
such an aspersion as to his character as Mr.
Hawes casts upon him , I make these
corrections. What the people of Con
necticut , and especially those of the
city of Norwich , who had so many times and
so highly honored him , would say If by
chance they should see Mr. Hawes' arti
cle , I cannot conceive , but to say they would
be indignant would be stating It very mild.
And I will say here that If Mr. Hawes' state
ments regarding Hon. Denjiimln Drls-
tow of Kentucky and Hon. O. M.
Conger of Michigan are no nearer correct
than those about Senator Foster of Con
necticut not much reliance can be placed
upon them.
I was born and raised within a stone's
throw of Senator Foster , in Norwich , Conn. ,
and know exactly of what I say. Ho was
born In the little town of Franklin , adjoining
Norwich , Connk , In 1800 , and when quite
young was left , a poor orphan boy. He had
an uncle , an old bachelor , living In Norwich ,
named lictia Foster , who made a living by
weaving rag carpet , and enough besides to
support and educate this poor boy. He was
remarkably bright , and his uncle sent him
to Drown university In Providence , H. 1.
From there ho was graduated In 1828 at the
ago of 22 years. Ho studied law In the office
with Judge Calvin Goddard at Norwich ,
Conn. , and was admitted to the bar In 1831.
He was elected mayor of the city of Nor
wich a number of times , and from 1S47 to
1851 elected each year to the legislature of
the state , and each year also elected speaker
of the house of representatives , and while
u member of the house of representatives in
1851 was ngalrv elected mayor of the city ,
receiving every vote cast. In March , 1855 , he
was elected to the United States bemite , and
again elected in March , 1801. In 1807 he
was succeeded In the senate by the good old
governor of Connecticut , Hon. William A.
Buckingham. This was not because Senator
Foster was loved any less , but becauau they
loved the old war governor a little moro. It
Was also unfortunate for him that ho and the
also unfortunate for him that he and the
old war governor were from the same town and
were about the same age. For nine terms
In succession , commencing In 1858 , Governor
Buckingham had carried aloft and to success
the republican banner , and some ot his
friends conceived the Idea that It would be a
good thing to let him wind up his political
career with a term In the United States
senate , and this sentiment prevailed , and
the old war governor was elected a United
States senator. In 1870 Senator Foster was
again elected to the hoase of representatives
from Norwich. ( Ho never served In the up
per house of the state legislature , nor In the
lower house ot concress. ) In 1870 he was
elected Judge of the supreme court of errors ,
receiving every vote In the senate , and 192 of
the 202 votes In the lower house. He served
as Judge until his death , September 19 , 1880 ,
not about four years ago , as Mr. Hawes says.
Senator Foster was always elected solely
on his merits. Ho was not , a magnetic
man like Elaine , who made friends at every
turn he took. He was quite tall , a blonde
with a large nose and very bald-headed , and
not handsome by a long way , which made
him look very austere. He was cold-blooded
and not easily approached by strangers. I
icmcmber when a bay that he was held up to
the youth as an example of what a poor boy
might attain by his own efforts. I wish
now to speak ot his private or domestic life ,
as there was where he was assalUd by Mr.
Hawes , he having drawn a very dramatic and
romantic picture ot the senator's marriage ,
separation from his wife on account of his
Infidelity , and his son and daughter having
been brought up In Europe under the belief
that their father vyas dead , until they re
turned from Europe and visited the scnato
chamber , Mrs. Foster not knowing of his
political career until ho arosa to speak , and
was dumbfounded. She then told her son
that the senator speaking was his father.
The son sent In his card , the father came out ,
and amid sobs and tears and embraces of
mother , son and daughter alternated , a rec
onciliation took place and they lived happy
ever after , like the good people In the novels ,
How pretty It would all have been It true.
Dut Mr. Hawes has been Imposed upon , not
one word of It being true , as I will show
hereafter.
When a young man , after being admitted
to the bar , ho soon took front rank us a
lawyer. There was at the time living in
"
Norwich , Conn. , an old , respectable family ,
not rich , but possessed ot some means , and
very aristocratic , named Lannmn. There
were three daughters , one married Mr. Amos
H. Hubbard ot the wealthy firm of n. and A.
H. Hubbard , large paper manufacturers of
Norwich. One married a wealthy gentleman
In New Haven , Conn. , named Harmer , and
the other married young Mr. Foster , and I
think their domestic life was as happy as
that of most people. At all events there
never was such au episode as Mr. Hawes
speaks of. They were unfortunate In rais
ing children. They had but three , all glrh ,
never had a boy , and the children all died
In Infancy. The two last were twins. In
the cemetery in Norwich Is a very massive
monument chiseled out of marble , erected by
Mr. Foster many years ago , representing
an angel ascending to heaven with ono of
these little children In each arm , while
another angel with the little babe that died
first In her arms Is coming to meet them.
Mr. Hawes Is also regarding the railroad
disaster In which he placed Mrs. Foster , as
well as to the farts and dates , very much off.
Airs. Foster was not on the train , the train
did not break through the bridge , and It
was 'not July 4 , 1854. In May , 1853 , there
was to be a convention ot physicians from
New York and the New England states , held
In Now York. The train was a special
train filled with doctors from New England.
At Norwalk , Conn. , across the Connecticut
river , was and Is now a draw bridge. The
regular train had passed through but a
short time previous , and the draw was
opened to lot a vessel through and along
came the special with Its precious load , run
ning at the rate of forty miles an hour , and
plunged Into the open draw , killing sixty
physicians and wounding and maiming for
life many more. ( The result of this acci
dent was the passage ot a law by the legisla
ture , which was then In session , compelling
the stoppage of all trains before entering on
any bridge. ) Again , Mrs. Foster never
spent any time In Europe. Mr , Hawcs says
when he saw Mrs. Foster last , about twenty
years ago , she still bore on her face the scar
left from the wound received In this railroad
accident. In 1S59 , thirty-five years ago ,
Mrs. Foster was bitten on the nose whllo on
a visit to her sister , Mrs. Harmer , In New
Haven , Conn. , by an Insect , supposed at the
time to be a common fly ; a little swelling
arose , which In a few hours assumed such
a malignant form that she hastened home ,
where In two or three days she died from
the effects of the bite. So this explodes the
sensation of Mr. Foster and the niece drawn
by Mr. Hawes. In 1862 Senator Foster was
married a second time to the daughter ot
Judge Lyman ot Northampton , Mass. She
was much his Junior , and Is , I think ,
still living In the elegant mansion erected
by him In Norwich In 18SG. They had no
children. Ily making these corrections It
will be doing simple Justice to a very dear
friend ot mine , as well as to one ot Con
necticut's loved and brightest sons.
I am sure that my friend , Mr , Hawcs , will
be pleased that a temporary injustice done
to the dead by his being misinformed has
not been made permanent.
JOHN D. DENNIS.
THE ( MAN. ! CONTENTION
Causes Lending Up'td ' tlio Rumpus Between
China' and1 Japan ,
A STATE OF VASSALS AND OFFICEHOLDERS
A Clilnmo Dependency Which .In pun Wants
to llpfnriu nml KiiMln Annex A
Vnluohlo , 1'rUo Worth
llghtlngiFor.
The almond-eyed war which shadows the
Corean peninsula may bo likened to two
dogs fighting for a bone , while a third
eagerly watches an Opportunity to pounce
upon and make off with the disturbing
cause.
Corea Is a dependency of China. Its people
are built on the Spanish-American plan.
They have revolutions. The producing
classes are taxed to death by the ruling
classes , and rebellions are ot frequent oc
currence. The failure of the Chinese gov
ernment to Institute proper reforms calcu
lated to Insure permanent peace Induced
Japan to undertake the Job , as a protection
for Its commercial Interests. China resents
the Interference. Meanwhile Russia is watch
ing the snarl with covetous glee.
The uprising of the Coreans out of which
the present row sprang was caused by the
onerous exactions of the ruling classes. As
usual they worsted the government troops
In several engagements. The king , who
likes to pose as an Independent ruler , and
who makes treaties with foreign nations In
which there Is not the slightest Intimation
that ho Is really a vassal ot China , sent ,
post hustc , as he has done several times be
fore. to LI Hung Chang , the great viceroy ,
imploring him to send Chinese troops to his
relief. Almost simultaneously Japan , who
has largo Interests in the country , landed
about 20,000 soldiers In Corca , practically
took possession of Seoul , the capital , and Its
seaport , Chemulpo , badly scaring the king
and disturbing the composure of Russia and
China , who made haste to tell Japan that
she had better mind her own business and ,
at any rate , she must keep her hands oft of
Corca.
CHARACTERISTICS OF COREA.
Corea Is a mountainous peninsula Jutting
out Into the sea until It almost overshadows
Japan , occupies strategically a most preg
nant and Important position , and this Is ono
reason why Russia has a consuming desire
to get hold of It. Its 80,000 square miles
support about 8,000,000 people , olosely al
lied to the Chinese In blood , language , lawu
and religion. The soil Is fertile , though only
a small part of It has been turned to ac
count. The mineral resources ore large ,
but still lie almost untouched In the river
valleys and on the mountain sides. The
people , outside the governing class , are
wretchedly pcor and the whole country Is a
conspicuous object lesson , proving that a
naturally rich land may be kept almost a
howling wilderness by evil and corrupt gov
ernment. The great burden under which
the country staggers Is that It Is taxed to
death to support a Vicious official class.
In theory the offlcss are the meed of those
who have won literary distinction In compet
itive examinations. } In practice the exam
inations are a farce , and the offices go to
those who pay most for them. There are
officials without number , from the king's
councilors to the governors of provinces and
the magnates of the villages and hamlets ,
and their chief business In life is to wring
from the common people : all the taxes they
can pay. A large part of this money clings
to their own fingers , as the reward of offices
that are purchased , and though the country
groans under taxation the government Is
notoriously impecunious. ' '
OFFICrAL ARISTOCRACY.
This genteel offlce-ihowlne class , .whllo
agreeing that the common people must sup
port them without wprk , ro divided Into the
fiercest of factions on , some other questions.
There happen to be more genteel people than
there are offices , and the party of the outs
have for a long tlmo been led by the father
of the king , an unanilablo old gentleman ,
who ruled the country as regent during the
minority of his son and was guilty of all
sorts of atrocities. His persecution of the
Christians and of all foreigners at last
brought the warships Into Corean harbors
and resulted In the treaties that opened
Corean ports to commerce. Discontented
politicians of the ex-regent's party stirred up
the recent Insurrection.
Hating nil foreigners and particularly the
Japanese , who are the predominating foreign
clement , the secret agitators employed the
double shibboleth of "Down with the tax-
gatherers who oppress the people , " and
"Turn out the foreigners , who make all the
money , while we remain poor. " The Corean
peasant , through long suffering. Is quick
tempered and Is apt to explode at short no
tice when adroit politicians Inflame his mind
with the contemplation of his wrongs. This
has occurred three times within the past fif
teen years. This time the uprising occurred
In the region around the capital Itself , and
of course most of the interest of the foreign
element and the government of the king
were directly menaced. Thn came the king's
appeal to China for troops and Japan's unin
vited occupancy of the capital and the port
of Chemulpo with sufficient force to make
her master of the situation at the heart of
Corea.
SKINNING THE COUNTRY.
Japan has come forward with entirely new-
demands. She sajs she is tired of sending
armies Into Corea for the purpose of protect
ing her large Interests there. What are her
Interests ? Her people engaged there In
trade far outnumber all the other foreigners
put together. They have absorbed nearly
the entire export trade of the county. They
control the mint , though It does not appear
that they have done much to Improve Cor a's
ciiLulating medium. They have established
a banking business at the capital and the
amiable king Is a large borrower. Very
likely he has forgotten the time when ho and
his government were frea from financial ob
ligations to Japanese money-lenders. With
all their active and prominent participation
In the business of the country , the Japanese
are most unpopular. They treat the Coreans
as their" Inferiors and are cordially hated
for their supercilious and arrogant airs. Dut
It cannot be denied that though China col
lects the customs , Is recognized by King LI
list as his suzerain , receives the tribute that
annually wends Its way from Seoul to Pekln ,
maintains a resident at the capital whoso
word Is practically law , and always responds
with soldiers to Corea's appeals for aid ,
Japan has valid and Important Interests in
the country and nobody can blame her for
trying to safeguard
DEMANDING FISClYL REFORMS.
Japan demanded tlmt 'China ' Join her In
Imposing fiscal reform UPQII the country and
the correction of pall ( lea I. .abuses so as to do
away with the periodical Insurrections that
completely upset th@ ° laiVd and Inflict great
annoyance and damtigo nipon all foreigners
engaged there. Tl la .fWems to bo a pro
gressive and a laudable idea , but conservative
and suspicious Chlna"'hds ' declined the pro
posal with thanks , Jifer'answer was that It
was her traditional ov ° l'cy ' not to Interfere
forcibly In the Internal affairs of a vassal
state. Thereupon Japan replied that If
China would not helpTieV'reform ' the country
she would undcrtakcwUKs-jtmlc herself. It Is
ihls new phase of Cwepn affairs that may
cad to ugly complications and make the
Pacific border of Asjnai\i , object of Interest ,
for awhile , to all na ns ,
RUSSIA TAKES A HAND.
At this point Russia has made a few re
marks. She has warned Japan that she will
not bo permitted to acquire territorial rights
n Corea , There Is no doubt that China and
Japan would long ago have been at odds
over Coroa If It had not been for their mu
tual fear that Russia would seize upon any
nternatlonal disturbance as a pretext for oc
cupying Corea. Next to India , Russia would
Ike to Include this fine peninsula In her
Asiatic domain. It would glvo her the strat
egical and commercial position on the Pa
cific which her Ice-bound northern coast does
not afford. The Coreans , In very consider
able numbers , are already living In her
Amur province ot Ussurl , and Russia finds
them a hard-working people , who are help-
ne to make the province a field of frult-
! ulness. There are a number of the finest
harbors In the world along the Corean
coasts , and Russia , with only Vladivostok ,
co-bound half the year , looks with longing
ryes nt the splendid harbors of Oensan > ant
Fou-san. where her war ships might rldi
safely nt anchor In the most furious gales
with no dancer of being held captive by at
Ice blockade.
TUB CHIEF TOWNS.
Chemulpo where the hostile troops arc
glaring at one another , and where the United
States cruiser Daltlmoro and a Drltlsb
war ship have landed marines to protect the
American and English legations Is the porl
for the capital , Seoul , n walled town of 250-
000 Inhabitants , about twanty-llvo miles In
land , nnd Joined to Its seaport by a badlj
made road. The harbor of Chemulpo U
picturesque , but the water Is very shallow ,
and the trade of Corca Is so small that only
about once n month can the small steamer
ot the Nippon Yuscn Kalslm ( a Japanese
company ) be seen In the bay. At Chemulpo
there arc three so-called European hotels ,
ono kept by a. Chinaman , the second by a
Japanese , the third by a Hungarian.
Seoul Is In the heart of Corea , and It It
the one aim and object ot every Corean
to live- there , for In the city every pleasure
and vlco It more easy of attainment , anil
the chances of getting favorite posts by
judicious flattering and canvassing ot su
periors are multiplied. The contempt shown
for provincial life by nil officials and every
Seoul born man Is most amusing , and those
who arc obliged to llvo In the country do
nothing but lament their sad and uninter
esting existence , nnd gel together wealth at
fast as they can , that they may return to
the capital and Its pleasures.
cu.\xunr.tr.iTiin.
After a courtship of two hours James Wood
and Miss Mary Stewart were married re
cently near Youngstown , 0.
"They say that for an old bachelor , Jones
Is putting a good deal of flro Into his court
ship. " That's natural. He Is sparking
an old flame. "
"I told my friend Emma , under promise
of the strictest secrecy , that I nm engaged
to the lieutenant , and the spiteful thing ac
tually kept the secret. "
A bill has been Introduced In the French
Chamber of Deputies which proposes to re
mit the penalties Imposed by law for faith
lessness to the marriage tie.
No matter If n girl has rejected a young
man's proposal of marriage because she
know perfectly well that she didn't care for
him , she can never read the news of hU
marriage to another girl without a little
secret pang.
Jccms Miss Cofast has given young Dr
Honeywell the mitten for the third time.
But they'll make It up agin. Deems What
makes you think so ? Jeems She's only fol
lowing out his usual prescriptions "shake
well before taking. "
"You haven't changed much , " he observed ,
as ho lighted a fresh cigar , "since last I
saw you. " "No " ( she shaded her eyes
from the glaring sunlight , with her gloved
hand ) "onl > one husband. " Although they
wcro old schoolmates , conversation seemed
to lag.
Louis Stevenson , the vice president's son ,
was greatly pleased with his appointment to
the pay corps of the navy , had his uniform
made nnd was about to file his bond , but ,
meanwhile , married and went to Europe on
his wedding trip and then resigned. No
reason has been assigned for his change of
mind , but It appears to be , chiefly , a rich
father-in-law.
Mrs. Fred Durghard , a New York man
who married n vaudeville blonde only a year
ago , was surprised the other Sunday when
ho heard his wife's parrot ask , "What will
Fred say ? " The parrot also called out In
a voice that was not Mrs. Durghard's ,
"Laura , Laura , come away , come , como ,
come. " The result Is that Laura Is gone ,
and now Mr. Fred Burghard says he "Is not
half done kicking himself for being such a
fool. " „ Intelligent parrots are dangerous
birds.
In Philadelphia a young wfe has brought
action against her mother-ln-lavv for $50,000
for wrecking her happiness. The wife
charges that her husband was weaned away
from her by the Influence of his mother.
The young man , who was an only son , ' Im
mediately after marriage took his bride to
live at his mother's house , and according to
the wife's statement , the mother began at
once to poison her son's mind against his
wife. Finally , when they were about to
take a deferred wedding Journey to Mexico ,
the elder woman announced her Intention of
accompanying them , and the son consented.
Thereupon the wife declined to go nnd the
young husband took his wedding trip In
company with his mother , leaving his bride
at home. Since then the wife claims her
husband has treated her coldly and devoted
himself entirely to his mother. The trial ot
the case will undoubtedly bring out many
points of Interest regarding the attitude of
mothers-in-law.
OllAXGK Jtr.VfinO.-IIS.
By Kate Rush.
Now do I greet thee , Alleen-brlde !
Now IH thy sweet face smiling shown !
And , Oh ! this dny of anxious pride
On which I claim thee an mine own !
See ! I do bend to wipe aside
The dew which fell from pale leaves down
To glaze thy cheek ; I will not say
That 'tis a tear I brush away !
Didst drcnm ? Well , tell what thou host
dreamt :
That I , like some dark , honored knight
Of old , may calm the foarn which lent
This doubt unto my lady's plight.
I know : the cherubs that had spent
Long years In guarding theo took flight
Because , forbootb. they envied me
The love tlmt I had won from theo !
I sometimes search thy speaking eyes
To rest me when nil else la vain.
Yet In those plncld depths there lies
A something I could ne'er explnlii.
U'en so like stnrs from sable skies
They light me o'er this vast domain !
A perfect medium , I ween ,
"i'vvlxt heu\en nnd earth , for me , Allecn.
My heart a charmed slumber keeps
When thou , sweet one , dost test thereon ;
My soul In very > earning steeps
And sinks depressed when thou art gone.
Oh ! fathom thou for me these deeps ,
Where love's reflective light Imtb shone
Nay , do not smile nt my wild vows ,
Nor , dubious , arch thy pietty brows !
So. I will take thy slender hand
To lead theo to the altar , sweet ,
And llttlo euro. I. who command
inches nnd fame : I've thee to erect ,
When rain clouds lower o'er the land.
The calm trust of our eye.s ahull meet ,
And stiengthcn us when we'ic Imperiled.
Come , love , we'll prove It to the world.
Minnesota baa a dairy school for women.
The school census of Colorado shows a
decrease from 110,119 In 1893 to 114,479 In
1SD1.
1SD1.Lewis
Lewis H. Jones , who has long been su
perintendent ot public schools in Indianap
olis , Ind. , has resigned to accept a similar
position In Cleveland , 0.
In China , If a man commits a crime , his
schoolmaster suffers the same penalties as
Ills pupil , on the ground that ho should
liavo taught him better.
Yale university , with property valued at
(10,000,000 ( , has received an additional
sum ot $50,000 under the will of the late
William Walter Phelps. .
Miss Annla Thomson Nettleton has re
signed her position In Vassar college to
bcaoina presiding officer of Gullford Cottage ,
at the Woman's college of the Western Reserve -
serve university.
The trustees of the University of Pennsyl
vania have decided to establish u four years'
course In natural history. Graduates In this
course will receive the degree of Dachelor
ot Science in Biology. Women may take
.ho course.
The Interesting fact Is developed that the
average ago of the graduates of the Yale
academical department Is nearly CO years.
The oldest living are Her. Henry Herrlck
of North Woodstock , Conn. , born March G ,
1803 , and Rev , Edward Ileechor of Brooklyn ,
jorn August 20 , 1803 , both of the class of
1822. There have been 110 deaths during
ho past year.
Reforms do not go backward , but a very
respectable minority of school teachers Is
agitating the question of reviving corporal
lunlahment. U Is claimed , says the Chi-
: ago Herald , that the efficiency of the
schools has decreased 50 per cent since
moral suasion was substituted for swItches ,
and that many children are utterly Im
pervious to any other argument than the
attan. It Is hardly probable that this re-
irogresslve policy will bo adopted , but It
.ho small boy hears ot the discussion his
vacation will bo clouded by the most
gloomy forebodings. He , at least , will not
idmlt that there are two sides to the ques-
; ton ,
Oregon Kidney Tea cures all kidney
troubles. Trial size , 25 cents. All druggists
SENATORS WHO DRINKtIQUOH
Some of the Most Pfttuous Mcmbora Have
Disgraced tbo Senate Ohambor.
TIPPLING VIEWED AS A MARK OF GENIUS
Stories of Dnnlol Wcbiler , Jnmrs Heck
Krnnlc Hliirook Hint Oilier * Present
Members \Vho Tnko Their lllttcra
llofrulitrly If Not to Execs * .
WASHINGTON , July 27. ( Correspondence
of The Dec. ) The unfortunate scandal ol
which Senator Allen was the center created
some surprise In otlicr parts of the country ,
but It illd not ntnrtla Washington. The
national capital 1ms boon accustomed to such
outbreaks by public men for a century. They
are regarded simply as evidences of the ec
centricity which Is recognized as the hand
maid of genius. Mr. Allen , by the way ,
has denied the published stories , but while
his denial \\lll not bo met In the senate
chamber and his exoneration or attempted
exoneration will stand alone In the Congres
sional Record , those who know the facts
know that the senator'1) statement Is , to say
the least , disingenuous.
If Mr. Allen had not denied , but , llko Mr.
Urccklnrldgo of Kentucky , had sought Justi
fication In the records of former members
of the United States , ho could have pointed
to the names of BOIIIO of the most distin
guished mon who liavc helped to nmko the
laws of this country. Ho could liavo gone
back with Mr. Ilrecklnridgc to Henry Clay ,
or ho could lm\o iiiolcd | the reputation of
Daniel Webster. Both of them wore pretty
steady drinkers and both were at times un
der the Influence of liquor not only off , but
on the Moor of the senate In fact , Mr.
Webster used to find his Inspiration when
speaking In a glass of gin , which he kept
on the desk before him. Uyron drank gin
and found It Inspiring.
A good story Is told of Webster and his
gin. When the great statesman niailo his
celebrated speech on the compromise ques
tion , bo was not content with a simple glass
of liquor , but had a pitcher of It bsforo htm.
From this pitcher , through the medium of
a glass , he frequently refreshed himself.
Isaac V. Walker , a senator from Wisconsin ,
hud been speaking the day before and had
been entitled to the floor before Mr. Web
ster , but seeing the immense assemblage In
the galleries , he had gracefully yielded , sayIng -
Ing that ho know that the audience had
come to hear not him , but the senator from
Massachusetts. It was Walker , therefore ,
who took the floor when Webster sat doun
During his speech ho took from Webster's
desk the pitcher of what he supposed to be
water and drank part of its contents. He
was so surprised that he sputtered and
choked , affording the bcnatc much amuse-
ment.
Mr. Heck of Kentucky , who died only a
few years ago , had n glass of colorless
Scotch whisky on the desk before him when
ever lie made a long speech. It was Deck ,
you know , that they told the story of the
barrel of whisky In which ho and Mr. Dlack-
liurn , after sampling the liquor , wcro qulto
sure tlicro was leather and Iron , and when
the barrel was emptied , a small nail and a
tiny piece of leather were found at the bet
tom.
HIS INSPIRATION.
Dut to return to Mr. Deck's glass of "In
spiration. " The Kentucky senator could not
speak at his beat unless this glass of liquor
was before him. His favorite page used
to bring It to him without orders whenever
the senator rose to make what promised
to be an extended speech. Mr. Beck would
take a sip of the whisky when ho felt his
powers flagging and , pulling hh coat sleeves
obovo his cuffs , would plunge afresh Into his
argument. One day the page who custom
arily brought the senator's liquor was absent
and the assistant sergeant-at-arms hurried
one of the other boys to the restaurant.
This boy asked for plain whisky , and the
waiter gave him some of the amber-colored
vailety. Its character was wholly undis
guised and when thp class was put be
fore the senator be looked embarrassed for
a moment , while the people near him snick
ered a little. But Mr. Heck was too straight
forward to attempt dissimulation. He
drank the whisky and went on with his
speech.
Mr. Beck had one of the most completely
equipped sideboards at the capltol , and that
Is saying a great deal , for most of the
committee rooms wore well provided with
liquor. Moreover , Mr. Beck had a messenger
In charge of his room who was on expert
In mixing diinks. So the sessions of the
democratic caucus committee , which were
held under the direction of Mr. Beck , wcro
never very dry meetings. Next to Mr. Beck ,
Mr. Edmunds of Vermont had probably the
best furnished sideboard at the capltol.
Mr. Edmunds always kept a liberal supply
of whisky in the room of the committee on
judiciary. But this committee room was
ono floor below the senate chamber and
although the elevator ran directly to the
senate chamber door. Mr. Edmunds did not
find It convenient always to make the trip
down stairs when ho wanted a drink which
was often. So he was a pretty regular
visitor to the ofllco of the secretary of the
senate , Mr. McCook , who kept a bottle of
very fine Bourbon In n closet. Mr. Ed
munds would come out of Mr. McCook's
office rubbing his hand over his mouth
In a particularly unctuous way ; and everyone
ono who saw him come from the olllco know
Just what he had been doing there.
Mr. ndmunds was a very remarkable
liquor drinker. Liquor never clouded his
mind. In fact the more ho had taken , the
moro clearly ho seemed to understand the
matter which was being discussed In the
semite ; and the more roidlly did his mind
grasp the technical possibilities of the
situation. For whenever Mr. IMmunds had
been drinking up to a certain point of ex
altation , ho wanted to throw obstacles In
the way of debate And as no one In the
senate was so skilled in parliamentary prac
tice as ho , his Ingenuity In embarrassing
the presiding ofllccr and setting the debat
ers at loggerheads seemed positively devil
ish. When Mr. IMnninds was engaged In
this cheerful occupation ho always stood
with an affectation of humility , with his
head bowed and bis hand In his mouth ;
and when ho had succeeded In putting
affairs In an unpleasant snarl , ho would
sit down and slide down In his chair until
lie lltorally sat on the curve of Ills spine ,
all the time smiling and chuckling to him
self. This little peculiarity of the states
man from Vermont will not be forgotten
very soon by those who served with him.
RIDDLnniSRaniMNGALLS1NCIDKNT. \ .
Ono of the most sorrowful cases of exces
sive di Inking which ever came to the
knowledge of the senate officially was that
of Mr. Hlddlebergcr of Virginia. Mr , Illd-
dlobsrgcr was of a warm-hearted , generous
disposition. Ho drank regularly , but not
often to excess. Dut toward the end of the
Fiftieth congress unfortunately he espoused
the cuuso of a man who had been named
for a. high ofllco In the District of Colum
bia , over whoso confirmation there was a
prolonged fight. Mr. Rlddlebcrger was this
man's especial champion , Ho did every
thing In tils power to have him confirmed.
The man , watching his own Interests , was
a frequent visitor at the capltol. Almost
every day ho came to consult the Virginia
senator ubout the prospect of his confirma
tion. Almost every day ho took the
Virginia senator to luncheon and when they
sat down together wlno was always ordered.
Under the Inlluonco of this wlno and of the
liquor which ho drank Mr , Rlddlebcrger
iroso on the last night of the session and
Insisted on being recognized. Mr , Ingalla ,
the. president pro tempore , ordered him
to sit down , As ho refused to bo quiet , Mr ,
Ingalls declared him under arrest and the
sergcant-at-arms ( the late Mr , Qranaday ) ,
with ono of his assistants , caught him by
the arms and dragged him from the Cham-
Mr. In the executive session that night Mr ,
Daniels , Mr. lUddlebergcr's colleague , made
an Impassioned appeal to the senate to liavo
the record ot Mr. Rlddlebereer's arrest
erased from the minutes ot the senate ; and
this was dona by a unanimous veto , Mr ,
Ingalls acquiescing.
Speaking of Ingalls , none ot those who
were present during his controversy with
Mr , Voorhees a few years ago will forgot
the scene which ensued when ho charged
the Indiana senator with having been a
copperhead during the war. Mr , Voorheea
was under the Influence of great excitement.
He lost control ot himself entirely at one
time , ami cried out : "Tho sin.Mor from
Kansas li a great liar ami a dirty doit. "
And out of the nolso from the naileries ,
from the floor and from the pounding of th *
presiding officer's gavel came the crtlm
tones of Mr. Ingalls' voice : "Mr. President ,
If the senator from Indiana wore In a pollco
court ho would be sent to thu rock pile for
being drunk and disorderly. "
It was not so many jears ago that Senator
Baton used to not Into n pretty mellow con
dition whenever there was n night session.
And It was said of htm that ho was the ono
man whom Ingalls feared ; bccu o when ha
had enough liquor under his waistband ho
did not hesitate to express himself very
freely , and hla command of language vvaa
great , Ingnlls' colleague , riiimb , by the
way , came very near braining a fellow-sena
tor with a chair during u hilarious game of
poker ten or fifteen years ego , and all because -
cause ho thought ho saw six cards In tin
other senator's hand ,
WHISKY IN THE CLOAK ROOM.
The days of Knton were the days when
liquor was kept In the cloak rooms ot the
senate , and the bills wcro paid out of the
contingent fund of the senate. Deforo that
time n senatorial bar hid been Kept by th
assistant sergeant-at-urnis , Jim Christy ,
under the staircase nt the west side of th
senate wing , and before that there had al
ways been n supply of liquor for any ono to
buy on the house side of the capltol , ami
there was plenty to bo had In the executlvo
olllcos or the cloak rooms at any time. Uut
In those days newspapers were few , ami
newspaper correspondents not bo conspicu
ous as they are today. When the "In.
temperance" of the senate brcamo a matter
of public comment the advocates of tem
perance throughout the country made a
great scandal of it , and ono by ono the
prlvlieges of the senators wcro taken from
them. The last thing to go was the whisky
In the cloak rooms. Apollliurls 1ms taktn
the place of this , and a great bowl of apolll-
narls lemonade Is constantly on tap there
The whisky Is kept In the rooms of the com
mittees , but plenty of it can bo had Im the
icstaurants of house and seiutc. There U a
solemn rule , adopted In UOti , prohibiting the
sale of liquor In the capital , but that rule
has alwajs been a dead letter. It was
evaded at first by the sale of whisky In tea
cups under the name of "cold tea , " and this
beverage was sold to senators and members
only. It Is said that when Frank HIs-
cock of New York was making a speech In
the house ono day ho sent for some Iced tea
to clear his throat , and was much disgusted
when the page brought him some liquor In a
teacup. Dut "cold tea" Is a thing of the
past. A senator can now order whisky or
mixed ilrlnKs In the senate restaurant , and
get them served ns In any other restaurant
or barroom. And so can any cmploje of the
senate , or for that matter , any stranger
This was the condition of affairs when Mr.
Fryo of the prohibition state of Maine was
at the head of the rules committee , and It Is
so now that Mr Dlackburn of the whisky
state of Kentucky Is the committee chair
man. But there Is no free whisky at the
capltol any more , i\ery tcnator pays for
his own drink. And there are no moro free
luncheons when the s > enate holds n night ses
sion , to be paid out of the contingent fund.
Senators now buy their own food. But the
sergeant-at-arms supplies ; apollluarh , and
the senate uses up forty cases of that bev
erage during a long .summer seoslon , to say
nothing of the thirty-two dozen lemons
which help to mike It palatable. Moicover ,
apolllnarls lemonade is supplied to news
paper correspondents as It was In the good
old days when Mr. Bright was sergCant-at-
orms.
U may not bo uninteresting to note that
the most snobocrntlc members of the
American house of lords are habitual top-
ors. They have been covered with the man
tle of senatorial courtesy , and the press
gang has never pulled the cover off , for
reasons best known to the Inner circle of
the Gridiron club. A very aristocratic scion
of the senatorial nobility Is systematically
carried homo after long debauches , whllo
another blue blood debauchee Is always to
bo found In the palatial resorts of hell's
half-acre when there Is a call of the house.
Had these men come from the wild and
woolly west Instead of the effete east , and
the sunny land of Drecklnrldgo there would
have been great Indignation among the
Grldlroners.
By the way. the stormy cplsodo between
Senator Cameron and ex-Senator Van Wyclc
Is recalled to my mind. Don was gloriously
full one day , whllo Van Wyck , with his
rasping voice , made some remarks that Ir
ritated the Pemibylvanla Scottish Laird ,
and very nearly brought on n bloody scrap
on the Hoer of the senate. The press gal-
lary made no more of this llttlo Incident
than It did of the ordinary crossfire be
tween old man Hoar and the late Mr.
Larrar. The truth Is , the American house
of lords Is a crystal palace , In which you
cannot throw stones with Impunity.
MAN IN TUB OALL.BHY.
A Cure for ( luonlc Dinrrliooa.
I had been troubled with chronic diar
rhoea for over a year when I received a
small botlo of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy , which I used and It
gave mo great relief. I then procured a
CO-cent bottle and took about two-thirds ot
It , and was cured. I have taken some twlca
since when I had a loosness come on and It
stopped It at once. I hope It will help
others as It helped mo. I feel very thankful
to Mr. Stearns , the druggist , for telling m
of this remedy and shall bo glad to hava
this letter published. S. C. Weeks , Mclroao ,
Mass. For sale by druggists.
ARE
YOUR
CHILDREN
ILL ?
WATER.
Pure and Wholesome.
Recommended by llcst Physicians.
Tulopliono innO
VISTA MINERAL HI > UIN03 CO. ,
312 S mih 8t. , Onmlin.
UollvuriMl D.illy.
BX5TO PflRROTS ,
YOUNO OUIIAN I'AUHOrS
hava urrlvcil. Price only II
each. Do not Cornel tlmt
tlie o favored parrots nre but
a few weiku every year In
Htuxon , nml tlmt you cannot
ulituln parroti dining any
olliei tlrna for ICIIM than 111.
Order iiulck and secure a
ino ; < l Hclfctton l.'ncli parrot
noli ! with u written uaran <
tee to talk.
CEISLER'SBIHDSTOUB ,
HON. 10th , OiiiHlin.
FOR SALE.
At Fremont , Neb.
The balance of the stocU ot A. O. Norcsn ,
consisting ot
Clothing , Furnishing Gooils and Hats
amounting , to about 13,000. This stock will
bo Hold at Ions than II fly per cent of Its orig
inal c < Ht , and wonlfl uiuko a dailruhlu nou-
clous for parties duHlrlm : to sturt In lmilno ,
or equally deilr.ihlo to be packed up ami re
moved. Thestoro and fixtures can bo had It
tlualrod.
Apply nn the remises at FItEMONT , NEO ,