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on tho place whoro the ruins of tho ongino and cars, dis
mantled machinery, burning wood and tho charred renmiriB of
human beings presented a spectaclo, calculated, one would think, to
inspiro anything but plcasurablo emotions in tho beholder, when
tho crowd of sightseera began flocking in. From oast and west
and north and south came tho curious; people of high and low
degree; whito and black; and of tho hundreds of peoplo who
wero observablo at tho wreck, in close proximity to tho dread
ful ruins, inhaling tho peculiarly nauseating odor that comes
'from tho burning of flesh, tho majority wero women many of
them delicate creatures bearing tho earmarks of retinomont. The
interest manifested by theso porsons was mora than inter
est. It seemed to bo a kind of morbid delight. They Btayed
hour after hour, and it is a fact that in a number of instances tho
spectators brought their lunch with them and enjoyed refresh
ments on tho very ground whoro so many persons had mot a
horrible death. Imagino eating one's dinner at tho door of a
human crematory!
And how quickly docs enterprise step in and tako advantago of
opportunity, regardless of whether tho opportunity springs from
good or bud fortuno! Almost tho first arrivals at the out of-tho-way
and distant scene of tho wreck wore greeted by tho venders of lemo
nade and various refreshments; and in order to keep up trade theso
"enterprising'' salesmen had, with much foresight, removed tho
buckets from all the Weils in tho neighborhood.
So this great tragedy in which eleven peoplo mot an awful death,
became, for thousands of people, an object of curiosity and enjoy
ment, and a sourco of pecuniary profit to a number of fakirs whoso
senso of the fitness of things was not allowed to interfere with tho
predominating commercial spirit.
Tho turmoil in tho domestic life of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Drew
recalls Mr. Drew's remark a few years ago that what the American
peoplo wanted was purity on tho stage. Ho claimed at that timo
that tho success of tho Kendals was duo entirely to the perfect
serenity of their domestic life, and that tho public paid 81.50 to see
them, not because they could act, but because Mr. and Mrs. Kendal
were good and true. Mr. Drew then announced that he proposed to
play tho same gamo himself. He had juBt been married, and ho had
innumerable photographs taken of himself and Mrs. Sydney Drew
sitting with their armB around ono another, and with their faces
pressed t Jgother, reading a large book, which might easily bo mis
taken for a Bible, or gazing with bovine serenity into ono another's
eyes. The Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Drew Comedy Company was form
ed, and tho fences wero plastered with bills exactly like those of tho
Kendals. But tho public was not as much interested in the domes
tic purity of the Drew family as it was in that of tho English visi
tors, and Mr. Drew gave up his starring tour and took upon himself
tho management of his mother's company. Tho disturbance in the
Sydnoy Drew family is not looked upon as serious, despite its' pub
licity. Marie Tempest has apparently followed tho lead of Lillian Russell
and broken her American contract fortho purpose of Binging in Lon
don. Miss Tempest was to appear in "Rob Roy,"' tho now opera by
Reginald do Koven, but tho cable announces that sho has signed a
three years' contract in London. Tho difficulty of holding prima
donnas to thoir contracts grows more and more pronounced. Ono of
theso days, it is believed, tho courts will take hold of tho prima don
nas and give them a smart lesson as to tho meaning of legal docu
ments This is tho theory of managers who have been jilted by tho
primma donnas. Tho other managers, who profit by tho vagaries of
theso ladies, feel secure in tho belief that all thoy have to do is to
have tho prima donna appear beforo a jury and look with melting
eyes at tho men who compose it to get tho benefit of a verdict in
their favor.
Tho republicans of Indiana have invited Governor McKinley to
come over tho Ohio line and to open thoir stato campaign. Ho has
consented, according to tho Inter-Ocean, upon condition that tho
state committee of Indiana will use its best endeavors to induco
General Harrison to accept tho invitation of tho Ohio committee,
and to pass from Hoosiordom to Buckeycdom, and thoro to inaugu
rate tho campaign of protection of republicanism against democracy
frce-tradeism nnd sugar-trustism. It is to bo hoped that Gonnral
Harrison will not stand upon tho ceremonies or traditions of the
presidency, but rather will again nssumo tho rank of a citizen lender.
There is no good causo why passage from tho dignity of tho presi
dential chair shall doom its quondam occupant to bo thenceforth
muto and inglorious. It General Harrison will mako such speeches
in 18G4 as ho mado in 183S ho will contributo largely to
such a republican victory in .1KM as was won in 1888.
Of tho services that Governor McKinley can render in In
diana it is needless to speak at any length. No man living can
marshal! fact, figure and argument in a moro effective array than
ho, nor is any man more amply endowed with that victory-presaging
quality called magnitism than he. Indiana has dono well
in calling him to inspire her republican troops with confidence.
It will bo strange if other states do not urgently solicit his aid.
It is a pleasant sight that Indiana und Ohio present. Each has
its favorite son in reserve for tho potentialities of tho next pres
idential campaign, yet each in honor exalts tho other. Ohio asks
Harrison to lend tho liro of his epigrammatic rhetoric to its republi
can troops; Indiana calls upon McKinley to bring his massive ar
tillery of argument into the service of that stato. Between the two
honored chiefs thoro is rivalry as to which can do tho better ser
vice toward restoration of that national prosperity that is the un
failing concomitant of tho policy of protection, administered in
accordance with republican policy.
Apropos of Tiik Courier's remarks about Dick Berlin, the
following from tho Omaha Exceteior is of interest: It has
como out that tho trip of Mr, Martin and others to Washing
ton was unproductive as fur as ono part of their quest was
concerned, that which had to do with Dick Berlin's soft snap.
Tho soft snap will remain just whero it is. Here is tho Btory,
Mr. Martin it was, we believe, who tackled Grover in his den.
He intimated that tho Missouri River commission was about
ready to welcomo to its Belect circlo tho genial face of a demo
who should slip in Dicky's shoes. "If thoro is any chango
mado in tho personnel of tho Missouri Commission,' said tho presi
dent, "I should feel obliged to appoint a republican as Mr. Ber
lin's successor, as tho commission naturally falls under the civil
sorvico rules." This was an eye-opener for Mr. Martin. But he
'took it very gracefully. Ho Baid immediately quite a proper
thing. It was: "We should prefer Mr. Berlin to any other re
publican.' And that is why lucky Dick Berlin still has his
luck with him.
An interesting feature of the republican stato convention will be
tho candidacy of Will M. Maupin, for tho nomination for secretary
of state. Mr. Maupin who in tho last year or two has been employed
in various capacities on tho World-Heraldn Omaha, in the Lincoln
oflico of that paper, and on tho Evening News, this city, becamo the
editor of the North Bend Jiepublicun not many months ago. Since
that timo ho has challenged tho attention of tho press of the state
by the sprightliness which ho has injected into tho Republican and
by tho confident manner in which ho has gone after the nomination
for secretary of state. Maupin writes to the editor of The Courier
that he considers his prospects excellent.
Tho Omaha Exceteior says of a former resident of this city:
Many hereabouts had lost track of J. C. McBrido of Lincoln,
ono time postmaster of that city, and one timo treasurer of Ne
braska. Ho has been living in Texas for tho last three years and
that seems to have been long enough to givo him a fresh start. He
resides in tho sovonth congressional district in that state and it is
said that he will bo nominated by the populists of that district
for congress. Rumor BayB that tho republicans will indorse his
nomination. The combined voto of theso two parties in the dis
trict is larger than the vote of the democratic party there, so his
nomination practically means his election. Advices from Galves
ton say that Grcsham, tho present democratic member from tho
Seventh district, will not bo renominated, so McBride will run
against a new man.
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