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tun Chicago Tribune ought to bo hap-
01 . It squelched four f 25,000 , suits In
one day.
AN earthquake in Scotland and a tor-
undo In Spain add another brace of horrors
rors to the casualties of an unlucky May.
As hot weather approaches congress is
beginning to get warmed up to its work.
Iwo appropriation bills have been passed
\WiIs week , and the prospect for an early
.adjournment grows brighter.
If a cyclone should knock the Audi
tor Brown Impeachment case out of
court in some way , the people of Iowa
would appreciate it. That cuso has be
come a nuisance on general principles.
.IMMIGRATION' continues to pour into
western and northwestern Nebraska
TJiero is plenty of room yet. Wo pre
dict that the next census will show < a
million and a quarter of people in the
stato.
WHETHER Omaha will bo able to satisfy
the demands of her citizens for heavy
.grading operations and an extension of
.public improvements on a scale commen
surate with < her growth depends entirely
upon the assessors.
CHARLES \VoEunisnoFrER , the great
Wall street "bear , " made a fortune of
90,000,000 by following out the rule that
no railroad stocks wore wortli par which
did not pay regular divideds out ot net
earnings , It was sound doctrine.
HOUR than 75 per cent of last year's
corn crop m this state is still in Nebras
ka. Hard times have not yet seriously
affected a state which can afford to hold
jOvor three quarters ol its principal crop
nearly nine months after its maturity.
THERE is infinite sarcasm to irishmen
in Mr. MorJoy's proposal to renew the
coercion act for the benefit of Ulster.
"Rebellious Ireland" is now confined to
the section peopled by the worshippers
of Saint William "of glorious memory. "
Avuiir ingenious method of evading
, the duty on imported wool has recently
-been discovered. A flock of sheep was
recently driven across the Mexican
boundary nnd entered as live stock ,
"JTfco wool was then taken off and placed
r on the American market free ot duty ,
\tho \ saving being CO per cent.
DKAOII proposes a fine
for absence during a call of the
The proposition ought to bo adopt-
: - , 4not only in the house but in the senate
: It might possibly interfere with such ex-
Mndod courtships ns that of Sonatoi
'Jones , of Florida , and at tbo sanio time
, -itfford relief to persecuted heiresses.
> -GREASE und suet factories have sent s
Strong loby to Washington to defeat tin
, \Wll taxing oleomargarine nnd bogus butt
\t r , The mon who peddle this fraud 01 :
airy interests aud pass it off on cus
rs as the genuine article , are no\\
pose as martyrs. If congress
with public opinion It will tax Uu
jUogus butter fraud out of existence.
V : SAYS the Omaha KKRI "Omaha's planli
: lewalks must go. " Very well , just get 111
' . ) web storm ASe had In Kansas City or
* 'f wisday and they will go fast enough. Kan
' tut City's sidewalks stood not upon tin
* or of their going. Kuntiay Clti
* ; Jt will take a Kansas City tornado tc
Mttovo our wooilon bUlowulkn. The moss
'b ok property owners will never do it.
j.r Jb Omaha to have a Fourth of July col
ebratlon this year ? Why cannot wo gel
up a good blow-out for ouco ? The ox
; position building could bo utilized ii
, connection with the celebration , Then
U plenty of time to got up a good pro
prammo , and wo suggest that the man
lifers of the exposition building taki
| be matter nucleicoiib'ulonuion at once
fPboy might make a fuw hundred dollan
for themselves uud tit the same timt
bnnclit the city.
fl , GRAND MASTKU WOHKUAN POWPKIU.Y
ta Ills recent secret circular , took occa
.jiou to denounce , heartily , on the part o
Ut.ordor , the crow of ml-haudml assas
iu who truln under the Hag of anarch
iwu. Ila insists that American Kulghti
Labor hiva : no sympathy with litest
[ jg us reformers , who would destroy la
tftpr organisations by their bombs and dye
o , and wreak the interests of wage
kors by 'turning public . ayiupatttj
411 their peaceful e.u"orta for reform.
The Sttnilny In OmnliK.
The different clergymen of this city
have been discussing thoroughly for some
time past the observance of Sunday In
Omaha. There ia n feeling , not confined
to the cloth alone , that quite apart from
any religious grounds , Sunday might bo
made a more useful day to Omaha. The
movement to effect this has the sympathy
and support of iMahous O'Connor and
Worthliigton , of Kabul licnson and the
llcv. Mr. Coucland , together with the
ministers of nil the other churches.
It is an evidence of pro
gress that there is no effort
to compel men to spend the
day in any particular fashion , but simply
to make it possible for them to spend it
ns they plcaso. The aim of the move
ment , as wo understand It , is to create a
sentiment among employers against Sun
day work. On this basis It is duo to the
working mon and clerks of this city that
the movement should have a hearty sup
port. Competition nowa'days makes it
impossible for one man to stand out
tigiiinst a demand for his time on the ono
day which is universally sot apart among
civilized nations as a day of rest. If
the wage workers are to have time
to improve themselves and bring up their
children properly they must have at least
ono day out of the week for this purpose ,
when the huad of the house can learn the
ways of iho house for which he works so
hard during the other six. Those wore
very narrow views of Sabbath observ
ance which compelled attendance at
church , austere deportment and the ban
ishing ot all moans of recreation and
pleasure on Sundays. With the old blue
laws few have any sympathy. But
physiology teaches us that .mental
and physical rest are necessary ,
and experience has proved that
seven days' work without recreation
accomplished less in the end tha n .six
with an intervening day for a change of
mental and physical conditions.
It is us a public measure nlono that the
BEE urges upon employers and laborers
to give their aid to thlc movement.
There is no attempt to suggest how any
man may best improve the day. Our
readers have probably as many different
views on that question as the clergymen
who form the association for promoting
rest from work on Sunday. All , how
ever , can agree on the advantage of a
day when home and nature , wife nnd
children can be enjoyed and tiic mind
rested from the clatter and worry of the
daily round of toil. Some must work ,
but the number should bo us small as it
can possibly bo made.
Tlie "AtlnniR" Seizure.
There is a great deal of fuss being
made over the seizure of the fishing
smack , "D. J. Adams , " of Boston , by the
Canadian authorities. Several congress
men have fired themselves up to white
heat in denouncing the seizure as a
' British outrage. " and a violation of
international comity under the fisheries
dispute. The fact scorns to bo that the
question of the fishery treaty was.not in
volved at all. The vessel came into
harbor with her stern con
cealed by canvass , covering her
name ana port and destroying her
identity. This Was in , violation of all
shipping rules' , and rendered , "her liable
to seizure .and inypstigution .by the _ au-
thoritics of the port. ' The issue , whether
she had boon seining in Canadian wat
ers , purchasing bait or violating any of
the provisions of the treaty of 1818 , does
not scorn to have been raised.
But oven if the interpretation of the
treaty of 1818 was in question , the United
States has no reason to find fault. The
quarrel is ono of her own seeking. Wo
'
allowed our fisheries treaty , wh'ich was
in every way most favorable to this
country , to expire a year ago and tiara
since declined to provide any other ar
rangement to govern the fishery relations
between the two countries. The repre
sentatives of Now England havu insisted
on imposing a heavy duty on fish cauirht
by Canadians and landed on our shores ,
nnd the whole difficulty resolves itself
into the issue \Yhcthortho products of the
frco ocean shall bo free or whether the
high protection mania shall bo extended
to protect codfish and mackerel to the
detriment of our friendly neighbors.
All the talk about offended national dig
nity and strained international relations
is slioor nonsonso. The United States is
not prepared to go to war over a few
fishing smacks which Canada is not in
clined to grant any more privileges titan
she is compelled to under an absolute
treaty whose stringent provisions have
been revived through our own hoggish-
ness.
Supporting an Honest Oflicial.
Secretary Lamar warrants a denial of
nil statements that ho has asked for Com
missioner Sparks' resignation , Ho sizes
up the howl against the commissioner as
the wail of disappointed land sharks ,
nnd says that the public domain will
coiitinuo to bo protected and that all
efforts to place a pliant tool of the job-
bera in the land olllco will fail. With all
of which the west has no fault to find.
Actual settlement is what this boction
of the country ncods , The speculators
and non-resident pro-cinptton buyers are
not wanted. The men who take up
government land to improve it by break
ing nnd cultivating the soil , erecting
homes and barns and fences , nnd build
ing up little communities with their
churches aud schools , urotho kind of land
seekers which Nebraska Is Becking , and
against whom none of Mr. Sparks' rigid
regulations are directed. There is no
howl against the land commissioner from
this class of sottlors. On the contrary
the BUR has rccoivod scores of letters
from actual settlers living on their claims
commending warmly its support of Mr.
Sparks' fearless fight to preserve the
public domain.
Mr Sparks Is honest and active , some
times a little hasty in his rulings , but al
ways with an eye single to the interests
of the government. His decision indefi
nitely suspending the is uo of patents
and practically overturning the com
muted homosluad law , wore very proper
ly over-ruled by Mr. Lamar.as too swoop
ing in their application. But both Mr ,
Cleveland and the secretary of the inter.
tot recognize that under Mr. Sparks' ' ad
ministration there will bo an end to
scandals in tha land olllce , The corpora
tion lobby which lias fpr yearn
exercised its baneful Influence over
the railroad land grant .section ]
has been put t flight. The cattloburona
have boon compelled to rdmovo their
fences from agricultural hinds on the
public domain. , Suits have l > con entered
against the foreign syndicates who have
been so busy in seizins upon thousands of
acres of valuable lands through fraudu
lent entries and perjured testimony of
hireling prc-omptors. Public attention
haa been called to the outrageous frauds
by which the government's reserve for
the poor nnd landless has been frittered
nwny in enriching the wealthy.
These nro some of the re
sults of Mr. Snark's administration
uptotho present time. Wo repeat that
the west has reason to thank the commis
sioner for them. They arc all In the Inter
est of a substantial upbuilding nnd devel
opment of the west by a I'csident popula
tion. This Is what we need , what wo desire -
sire und what wo all ought to support.
Mr. Sparks will not go. but if signs are
to bo believed , the loose laws , which
make such frauds as ho has exposed and
Is now fighting , will disappear from the
statute books before the commissioner
takes down his overcoat and turns the
Key of the land olllco over to his successor.
TIIK small-pox has made its rc-appcnr-
unco in the vicinity of Montreal , and it
will continue there so long as the opposi
tion to vaccination is maintained by the
superstitious French Canadians.
A ST. PAUL clergyman has confessed
that ho proposes to change his location
so that ho can use his old sermons over
again. It is not oft < > n that a clergyman
makes such a frank confession.
Mil. GALLOWAY tells Ufa Chicago re
porters that the union depot will be built
this year and that all trains will win in
and out of it That follows as a matter
of course. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OMAHA has no professional bii o ball
club this season , but she continues to ride
the wave of prosperity all the same.
TIIK tornado business is being over
done' The country prefers them rare.
Other TmiidB Thau Ours.
As the day for the decisive vote , upon
the homo rule approaches It becomes
moro and more difliotilt to forecast the
final fate of the measure. The element ,
of religious warfare introduced by Pro
testant Ulster is doing moro just now to
imperil the success of the passage of the
homo rule bill than any other hostile
force. The coalition claim a majority
sufficient to defeat the measure and it
looks as if there wore only n barn possi
bility of its passage in its original shape
as first introduced. It is equally dit-
licult to point out the modifica
tions that will save it at the
present time. Two of the most promi
neut and promising may , however , bo
mentioned : the admission of Irish mem-
bora to scats at Westminster , and the
concession of local independence to Ul
ster. The first micht satisfy and thereby
secure the indispensable support of
Chamberlain and the radicals ; the second
would bo a tub thrown to the Protestant
whale , and spike the heaviest gun of tiio
formidable combination represented by
Hartington and Salisbury. Mr. Glad
stone , wo think , will yield the first rather
than lose everything ; but will refuse
the second , oven though refusal in
volves total loss. To admit * the Irish
members would , not seriously interfere
with the purpose of bis'policc ' , but grant
ing local independence to Ulster would
virtually destroy it. 'An Irish parliament ,
the head and front of the homo rule for
which he is fighting , would bo little bet
ter than a farce with the richest nnd most
prosperous portion of Ireland under a
separate und presumably antagonistic ju
risdiction. Bad as thu present system is ,
such a substitute would bo vastly worse
for all concerned. That Mr. Gladstone
will so view it , and net according
ly , wo cannot doubt. Rather than make
home rule ac once ridiculous aud
dangerous , ho will risk defeat , dissolve
parliament and appeal to the people.
Whether in that event the people would
sustain him , aud with him an Irish in
dependence which means something , or
throw him and such independence over
board together none can guess. Meanwhile -
while wo may bo sure that the strongest
and noblest friend Ireland has over had
will do his best for her , utterly regard
less of personal pride or preference and
wo shall not now have long to wait before -
fore knowing what that bust is ,
- \
Greece is still held in check by the
blockade of her ports , enforced by the al
lied fleet of the powers , and there arc
signs tluit the kingdom will bo brought
to its souses without the bloody coercion
of war. Th-j warlike ministry has re
signed and a new government formed on
a peace basis. The old ministry , before
resigning , font a circular note to the var
ious embassies protesting that Greece had
never contemplated hastily to the powers
and that the government o onsidorcd the
blockade entirely justifiable. It is bo-
llovud that tbo new ministry wul order
disarmament and the withdrawal of the
troops from thoTurkish frontier and that
upon such guarantees of peace being fur
nished , the powers will compel Turkey to
surrender a portion of the territory ceded
to Grceco by the Berlin treaty.
\
The first Cortes , or Spanish parlia
ment under the regency , mot this week nl
Madrid. The royal message of Queen
Christina which was read by Premier Sa-
gasta , dwelt largely on the necessity ol
financial uud commercial reforms and
fallowed the expediency of postponing po
litical and constitutional questions till the
long-neglected material interests of the
country are attended to. Sagasta an
nounced that all treaties of commerce
will bo renewed , A sensation was caused
by a passage in the message announcing
that the house will bo asked to approve
of a convention giving England the
"most favored nation" treatment in
Spanish markets in exchange for a re
duction in British duties on Spanish
wines. It is said that the now policy
outlined in the message will probably
bo opposed in the Cortes by the sev
enty conservatives who follow Canovas ,
by the seven partisans of Lopez Domini-
guoz , by the eight conservatives of the
Ilomera Hobeldo group , by twenty-live
republicans obeying Castelar , Sahneron
and Ply Murgal , aud by six republican
homo-rulo deputies from the West Indies.
The government counts on the stanoh
support of a coalition of 301 deputies , 250
of whom are liberals personally devoted
to Sagasta. In the upper house the gov
ernment Is backed less strongly , many of
the 330 members who 'nominally support
it being hostile to democratic legislation.
Sagasta has studiously avoided alarming
Inj the queen regent or .her generals by
pressing too inauy reforms upon the
.Cortes. Ho lias great difficulties'to. or -
como , n split in tiio cabinet having boon
only just averted iy by his tact aud
firmness.
There are cvldeli in Italy that Slgnot
Doprotis has made illlanco with the
Vatican party , and ; they will light thor
electoral battle tc : r in Uomo.
patches from the' ornal City hint that
while an opou nnd fojrmal alllauco baa
not been consummated , the church has
quietly hinted that lie Catholics who
have hithcrlo liohf nlapf from the polls
at the political elections are frco to vote
on this occasion for-tllo Italian ministry ,
the permission not , however , extending
to what was papal territory. If the re
ports afloat may bo trusted , Signer Do
protis made the advances to the pope
through a German prince of the blood ,
Prince Bismarck having flatly declined
his good olllccs. Baron Von Schlicger
was not consulted. Great excitement Is
felt in the Vatican nt the third reading of
the Prussian ecclesiastical bill , though the
papal organs tire discreetly advised not to
rejoice over n Catholic victory too loudly.
*
. * * .
Paris is again furnishing rumors of
strained relations bctwcon Franco and
( Jcrmany. It is said that the unfriendly
feeling which * Bismarck entertained
toward England while Ferry was in oflico
is now directed toward trance , and
points as an evidence of the existence of
n hostile sentiment to the result of the
Greek dltllculty , in which Bismarck has
boon all along bout on making Franco
fool the futility of her diplomacy in for-
cigh affairs whou she is acting alone and
without the aid of Prussia. All of which
means that wounded French vanity is
again endeavoring to Und some foreign
c\cusc for her defeat in the diplomatic
arena.
Spain is excitedly awaiting the coming
of an heir to the throne. The approachIng -
Ing conlinomont of Queen Christina is
imminent' , and the court and nation are
hopeful that the late King Alfonso's pos
thumous child will bo a prince. The
usual elaborate preparations have boon
made for the ovont. The diplomatic
corps , state ollicials and courtiers have
boon warned not to leave Madrid , but to
prepare themselves to offer congratula
tions. Brilliant illuminations are in prep
aration. If the child is a prince , the Span
ish standard will bo run up over the
palace and a salvo of twenty-one guns
fired. The moment the event is announced
all the officials invited to attend will
crowd into the salon. The fprmalitics to
be observed road like a ceremony of the
middle ages. In an outer room will bo
convened all the ministers of state , the
diplomatic corps gra'rtdocs , Knights of
the Golden Flceoo , judges , military and
naval comniaudersj.he jircfectof Madrid ,
the archbishop of Tuleujo , the clergy of
the cathedral , otcJjTlie camarora will
take the newly-born babe , plnco it on a
cushion on an enormous silver salver ,
and carry it out hersoTF from the royal
bedroom and present it to all the guests
in turn , beginning withtftho .members of
the diplomatic corps , tbi president of the
council standing lUJior.sido all , the.time. . .
After the ceremony liojiuftmt' will bo re
stored to its iuothet3aiuE-the .minister of
justice registers tlioblr'ti.c | |
ATIB\VS
Gossip About Fred I
" the Union Pacific "
"Tho vice-president o ,
bald a well-informed man , "has the largest
amount of available cash of an- man In the
United States except the Vanderbilts. Ho
can c.ill on his bank for 311,000,000 in cash.
Mr. Ames made an elegant tuiu wnen ho un
loaded on old .Sammy Tilden a laigo poitlon
of Ma Union Pacific stock at 00. His inter
est m the Ames Shovel works Is a bonanza.
Ho has large real estate investments , mostly
Improved piopeity , which yield hlmacnsh
income eoimlled by but very tow other in
comes in this country. Mr. Ames Is a heavy
stockholder In the Oinnlm National bank ,
and also in the Omaha Smeltliif ? woiks , nnd
In other corporations In this city. That ho
moposes to invest a half million in Omaha
real estate does not surprise me any , for I
know that ho has become convinced that
Omaha Is to bo a great and prosperous city. "
Omaha's lloputatinn.
"I have just returned fiom an extended
western tiip , " said Mr. Thomas Swobe , o
the Mlllnrd hotel , "and everywhere 1 have
heard Omaha talked about in the most com
plimentary manner. On the way from
Denver , I got acquainted with Henry
Belden , of Now York. Ho was for
a time Jay Gould's broker. IIo thinks
no ono can make n mistake In investing
In Nebraska lands or Omaha real estate.
Ho say.s Omaha Is hound to be a great
city , and ho proposes to make some Invest
ments here. That's what wo want foreign
capital , and wo are going to got it. Sir. Fred
L. Ames is already Investing money , nnd
will erect a big block , probably this summer. "
Moiljeska.
"Mndarao Modjcaka will soon belli Omaha
on a visit , " said Treasurer Whltmoro ol
Boyd's opera house. ' 'She will spend part of
hervacatlon with her son Halph and his wife ,
who have made Omaha their homo. The
other part of her vacation she will spend on
her California much. She will not go tc
Europe this summer. Her company next
season , I understand , Is to be n particularly
good one , and all tier yomu men and young
women are to bo handsome. Uarrymore ,
who has been engaged for loading roles , la
certainly a very handsome man. Miss Flor
ence ( Scran ! , who has also been engaged , la
n very handsome youiiR woman. Madame
Modjeska Is negotiating .with two or three
amnteuip with stage inclinations and great
beauty , \\hom she ItopW to present to the
public next season. " - r '
'Snm'l oftPosnn. "
"M. II. Curtis , the only original 'Sam'l ol
Posen , ' has cleared SlOO.OJtf trom his play , "
said Manager Boyd. " * Fivd'years ago he was
81,200 m debt , and hls'prosjSccts ' ' were not ol
the brightest The op&rt'ingj & nights of 'hain'l
of Posen' were not ejipo razlng1 , and lie
offered n half-Interest ly tlp ( ulay for sale nl
81,000 , and found no taker. , | lt waa lucky foi
him that no ono watjted At. At the end ol
the first season ho was nble to foot up a cleai
515,000. Ho had quit looking forapmtnei
by this timo. The traveling men were tils
best ndxertlsers. Every commercial travelei
who witnessed tiio plriy hdcarao a walking
ad\ertlseinent for hlni. It costs Curtis
about $800 a week to run his company.
The leading female character Is taken by his
wife , who is a very fair actress. His brother
is business manager , One of the characters
in his other play , 'Spot Cash , ' doubled four
tlmos. 'Peozness is pee/muss' U the motto
of 'Sam'l of Poieu,1 uud Curtis applies II
thoroughly to the i uuulim of his company. "
ltd Doesn't J > lu at All ,
,
It is a suspicious clicmiistanco that the an-
arcliist never gets far away from a saloon ,
Ho does not go Into the country nnd dig fet
a living , Ho doesn't dig at all. Hiunerely
looks Into -the bottom of his beer-clas. * ami
broods upon the misery ot labor and the
means of beating some other mall out of ( he
pioceeda orUJ $ labor. .
PROMINENT PERSONS.
PnttPs marriage has been fixed for Junn 7.
Uorintin II. Eaton is recuperating in Ver
mont.
Mrs , Hancock Is still prostrated by her
great aflllctlon.
Mnrtln Irons is hereafter to net ns lecturer
nnd organizer of the Knight * of Labor.
MIssMurfrco ( Charles Egbert Craddock ) ,
His said , Is about to marry a Tennessee
mountaineer.
Miss Cleveland's book will contain , It Is
snld , some spicy incidents ot her Ufa at
Washington.
George Bancroft says ho works hard , but
never worries , and ascribes much of his good
health to that fact.
James C. Flood , the California millionaire ,
Is building n mansion , the lusldo decorations
ofhlch cost 8300,000.
Mine , Hlstorl Is going to make her final ap
pearance on the stage this season at Her
Majesties theater In London.
Judge Stanley Matthews Is to marry a wid
ow who Is described as having full knowledge
of life and society at "Washington.
Sarah Bcrnhardt grows just a tiny mite
stouter than she was. The additional weight
Is represented by a bread ciumb.
Itussell Sngc's fortune is now estimated at
540,000,000 , yet ho lives in a small village
boardlm ; house , paying S12pcr ttcok.
Joseph C. Hondrlx , nominated for post
master nt Brookl } nN , Y.wos for a long time
assistant night editor crf-the Now York Star.
Mike Leavltt. the showman , Is dying ot
paresis. Lcavitt orgatil'/cd the first temnlo
minstrel tioupc. and nt one time was \ery
wealthy.
A Now York letter writer says Miss Jennie
Chamberlain , the Aiucilcnn beauty , is about
to uo on the stngo , and will make her debut
asParthcnl.i. >
Mrs. James' Brown Potter refused to ap
pear nt a performance tor the bunellt of the
Bnrtholdi sttUuo fund because she was billed
ns a professional.
John Bright Is 74. and the greatest orator
of his time. Ho studies his .speeches , how
ever , while Gladstone's orations are spon-
"tnneous a gteater man.
William 11. English , desiring to devote his
time to n history oC the lawmakers uf In
diana , has resigned a bank presidency ami
leased his hotel and opera Jiousc. .
F. A. Itccvcs , Who was a colonel of the
Eighth Temu'ssen Union regiment , Is sun-
ported by southern leaders for the position
6f judge advocate geucial ot the nrniy.
Another War May bo Averted.
Chtcagn Times.
Jeff Davis says that "the lost cnuso is not
lost ; it Is not dead , but sleeping. " However ,
Jell. Davis has lately approved ot arbitra
tion , it Is probable that another war may bo
averted.
A Hint to the South.
St. Louis Glnhe-Dcmocrat.
Jeff Davis' hands are siid to be so swollen
from recent slinking that ho la obliged to
forego further use orthoui In that respect
It would be money in the pocket of the
south If some such thins would happen to
his tongue.
Our Coal anil Mineral
Our Country.
No moic coal or other mineral lands now
Included hi the public domain should over bo
sold by the government , but should bo held
by the nation and lentcd , in limited tracts ,
to men or corpointlons who will work them.
Now the great coal , Iron and copper corpora
tions ot the country monopolize all the
nvallnblo mining tracts. They hold all the
rlcluuinlng territory- and work a little of It.
Through this monopolization the cost of coal
and iron Is greatly increased , and for the rea
son there Is a corner on coal nnd other ere
lauds.
Tlioy May Go Too Far.
Chicago Herald.
There Is an immlgiation that is more dan
gerous than Chinese immigiatlon , more
vicious than heathenism , and more disquiet
ing nnd dcstructivo than cheap labor , and
that Is the Immigration of criminals , brawl
ers , anarchists , blood-tubs , cranks , and law
less tuclti ves from central Europe . The law-
abiding people ol every nationality in this
country have endured much from these
apostles ot chaos. They have smiled incred-
uously at their threats , pitied them for their
disordered brains , aud even accepted good-
naturedly the flaunting of a red flag In their
faces , but there Is a limit to the forbearance
of society. There is a line beyond which
thcso agitators cannot go with safety. Of nn
aroused and excited people the cut-throat
leaders of the petrolcumltcs would do well to
beware. There. Is enough Americanism In
America to teach tlieso hrawlois a lessou that
will last for all time.
By the Way.
Burdtte in the BrooMun Eagle ,
One day
A newspaper man was hcaul to say ,
"Them's a Washington wuddlug not far
away. "
And then ,
When
They figured down all the marrying men ,
And sifted them over and tried again ,
And could not find
A bachelor man that way Inclined ,
Suddenly each despondent
Kesldont'
Newspaper correspondent
Shouted "Tho president I"
Then the brood
Of reporters
Eagerly issued
From their quarters ,
And interviewed
The republican courtiers.
In twenty-tour houis , by some means or
' other.
They published a column about the girl's
mother ,
And two or three columns they got from ber
bi other.
Homo pardonable vaunts
From two of her aunts ;
A chapter of rant
From an old maiden aunt ;
And no end ot buzzms
Kroin do/ens
Of cousins ;
Her teacher ,
Her preacher ,
Her bisters at home ,
Her schoolmate , swcot creature ,
Her uncle In Homo ;
Her cousin hoander ,
Her hrothcr-ln-law.
Her undo Lysander ,
Her gieat grandpapa ,
All manner of people she never thought well
of ,
And hundreds of others she never hcaid tell
ol ,
Until nil this great nation just knew nil
about It ,
Save her nnd the president they seemed to
doubt it.
Thrifty Hanson Sago.
There is no question about the general
thriftinpfcs of Russell Sago , snys n New
York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press , It is extraordinary that & man of
his millions should have so vast and deep
a regard for a dime , but ho is externally
and perennially closo. It isn't true that
ho waits for the 0-cont hour on the olo-
vatcd road , for ho has a pass which takes
him up and down town for nothing ,
\Yliilo Gould is spending $100,000 a your
for hia yacht and fully ns much more on
his country place up the Hudson , Mr.
Sago travels on a free puss down to a lit
tle village on Long Island named
Quoqtie , and lives in u small boarding
house on $13 a week , His fortune is
$30,000,000 or $10.000,000 , and thuro is not
un otficp boy in his employ who doesn't
spend moro money on luxuries than old
Kusbull Sltgo himself. IIo is of about ns
much conMjquimco in Now York bouially
and politically as a Chatham street pnwn >
br.ok-ir , but hu is worshiped In the neigh
borhood of thu itouk exchange ,
IDE CAPITAL OF ARKANSAS
Little Rock , a Busy and Thriving Oitj , a
Soon by the Editor of the Bco.
SOUTHERN MEN AND MANNERS
An EntorprlBltiR Press Freedom ol
Speech Sotno InterestingItcmlnt-
sccnccs NcbrnRkn'a First
Territorial Governor.
LITTLE ROOK , Ark. , May 12. [ Editorial
Correspondence , ] The distance from
Omaha to Little Hock is about 800 miles
as the crow flics , and the trip can bi
made in thirty-six hours. Measured b\
comparative seasons the distance is fullj
thirty-six days. To mo it seotncd like
jumping from early May into the middle
of Juno. The ti classed verandas are em
bowered with blossoming honeysuckles
llowors everywhere in great profusion-
roses , straw hats , linen dusters , white
muslin dresses in full bloom ; mocking
birds are singing high and low , and
strawberries go begging at 10 cents a
quart.
L1TTLK HOCK
is not only the capital , but the commer
cial metropolis of Askansus. With the
exception of Atlanta , no other city in the
cotton states can boast such substantial
growth. At the close of the war Little
Hock had a population of about 5,000 ;
to-day she has fully 25,000 , with a fait
prospect of oven more rapid increase
during the next ten years. Located in
the very heart of a state that now con
tains over a million of people , with un
rivalled facilities by rail and water to
make a largo area of Arkansas tributary
to her merchants , manufacturers and
and capitalists , her future does not de
pend on the incidental patronage of
state legislatures or state institutions.
A Jbird's-eye view of the city of Little
Reek , witli the charming landscape pre
sented by the Arkansas river and valley
in ail thcshudcs and colors.of . this season ,
sketched by a true artKt.-would make a
romantic picture. Sketching and paint
ing arc not in my line , however , and a
common-place description of the brick ,
mortar , iron and lumber , which consti
tute the material out of which our cities
arc built , would not bo very interesting.
The churches , school houses , stores ,
warehouses , hotels , factories , mills , rail
road depots und dwellings which make
up this city arc very much the same as
those of other cities of equal population.
The most
PROMINENT PUBLIC BUILDINGS
are the capitol and United Stales court
house and postoiRco. The capitol is
venerable and unique. When first occu
pied by the state dignitaries some fifty-
five years ago , it was doubtless looked
upon by admiring natives us an imposing
*
structure. In design it belongsto the
classic order of architecture , with lofty
columns , grand pilasters and stately porticoes
ticoes , fashioned after pure Greek mod
els. Wliilo preserving its classic appear
ance , the building to-day appears sadly
dilapidated. If there is to be any more
reconstruction in Arkansas , the iirst
thing to reconstruct should be the old
capitol.
The only visible reminder of
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
is a heavy sioso gun standing in the capitol
tel grounds. This is the "Lady Baxter , "
sain my friend Hedges , who some years
ago was part owner of the Lincoln Globe.
It is one of the guns that Governor Bax
ter planted hero in 1874 when ho laid siege
to BrooKs , who was entrenched in the
capital , but finally had to capitulate to
confederates when Grant recognised Bax
ter as the legal governor. As a matter
of fact , Brooks had u good majority of
the votes , said a prominent democrat
who will bo candidate for the next congress -
gross , to mo yesterday , but Grant had
compromised himself by promising to
recognize Baxter and ho dumped Brooks
out of the executive chair. That was a
very exciting time , said my friend.
Brooks is dead now and Baxter has re
tired to private life on a plantation.
The federal building , as the United
States court house and postofllco are
called , is a fire-proof , four-story , cut-
stone structure , built by Undo Sani about
ten years ago. The stone granite and
sandstone was imported from Vermont
and Ohio under direction of the notorious
supervising architect , Mullet , although
there is an abundunco of granite and
sandstone in Arkansas good enough tor
any building. The exterior is much
handsomer than the Omaha postoilice ,
but the inside finish is not as elegant or as
substantial.
Brick and stone are the materials
chioily used here , with a sprinkling of
frame cottages , which are mostly occu-
hotels. The retail traQlc appears very
heavy , and all lines , particularly dry
goods , clothing and provision stores , are
well represented. A dozen jobbing
houses carry heavy stocks of groceries ,
dry goods , wet goods ( liquors ) and tobac
co. The cotton merchants tire very im
portant factors in the commerce of the
city. Although the cotton shipping sea
son is nearly over , 1 noticed a largo num
ber of cotton bales in their warehouses.
It is hardly necessary to observe that
TIU : PIIESU
is well roprcsciUn : ! , The Arkansas Ga >
/otto , the leading daily of the state , is the
oflicial organ of the dominant party ,
with the Little Rock Democrat , an after
noon daily , representing an aggressive
clement of "outs. " "The Arkansaw
Traveler , " which has achieved a national
reputation , is at homo hero , and the col
ored population has a vigorous exponent
of its .lights and interests in the "Man
sion , " a weekly edited by a full-blooded
American of African descent. So much
for Little Hock as a city.
TJIK noi'LK : OK i.rm.E ROCK ,
1 am not of tho.so who como jouth ex
pecting every southerner to bo a lank ,
grim desperado , wearing a slouched hat
over his unkempt , long hair , with his
pants tuokod into his boot-tops , a big
navy revolver and cartridge belt strapped
around his waist , and un Arkansaw tooth-
piok playfully sticking out of his coat
alcove , I was aware before starting for
Arkansas that such typical southerners ,
likn the Wild Bills ami Pare Devil Dicks
of the far west exist only In yellow
back novels. Hut I will confess
that I am ngieoubly disappointed
in the real southerners as I have
found thorn hero during my brief stay.
People I have mot in ktrollmg through
the utruiits of Little Hook during the past
three days differ only very little in their
apparel und nppenrnncH Irani pconlo that
promenade the ntniuts ot Omuha in July.
The only striking diuuronuo 1 lutvo boon
able to notu la in the nnmbor of walking
caiios , which both old tiud young mon
carry , and the number of colored people
whom you meet everywhere , Currying
walking cuni.'B u u prevailing southern
fashion , which even dudes of ubojiy
color ofton-npe. Tlje- negro population'
of Littltt Hook is ovur ono'thirti ' , und that
explains why color \a \ so prevalent. In tha
highways and bywuvs ,
1 linvu comn In contact with nil classes ,
lawyers , merolwmts. planters , bankers
nUU editors , with oRmlalb high and low ,
from sheriff to governor , and from land
olllccrfl to United Stales mar-
shul. I have freely talked about subject *
and issues , past nnd present , that were
most likely to draw out the partisan and
sectional feeling of the true southerner ,
but 1 have ns yet to hear the first disloyal
expression from the mouth of nn ox-.con-
fcdorato. To all appearances the widest
latitude Is given hero to
KllKK SREKCIt ,
and a man may talk and print
almost what ho pleases on
any question without being molested.
I have taken pains to ascertain the physi
cal , civil ixnd political condition ot the
negro population of Arkansas , but mtul
reserve this interesting subject , together
with a review of the local government of
this city and state , for my next letter.
Passing up from the depot toward the
business center yesterday I noticed that
one of the residence .streets is named
IZAltD STREET.
That recalled to my mind the fact that
Arkansas furnished Nebraska a territorial
governor in the early days whoso niuuo
was Murk I/ard. Upon inquiry
at the capitol I find that George Ixard
was territorial governor of Arkansas In
1825 , and Izard county , in this state , is
named uftcr him. 'Iho llrst governor of
Nebraska , Mark Iznrd , was Ins brother.
He died at his homo in St. Francis
county about the close of the war. Ills
wife died about two years ago. Three
sons survive. Ono of tlicso lives on the
old homestead now.
INQUIRY AHOUT SOMK OMAHA MEN.
"Do you know Nelsu Patrick and Dr.
Miller ? " asked a Little Hook old timer to
whom I had been introduced ; "nnd how
Is Lyman Richardson ? " "They are all
living in Nebraska , doing well1 said I ;
"Patrick is in a fair way of becoming a
millionaire , if he can got his torpedo
boat introduced in thu navies of thu
world , and Millar and Richardson own
the Omaha Herald. "
"Tlioy wore all hero during the war , "
said thu old tinier , "Miller and Patrick
made considerable money horn in cotton
speculations. They ciuno in after Gen
eral Steulo who favorcd'them in getting
cotton. "
The whirligig of time has brought about
many changes. E. K.
STAGE BEAUTIES IN TRAINING.
Pretty Faces to Do n Prominent
Feature of the Next Theatrical
Season.
Now York Special : The next theatrical
season in America is to bo characterized
with an abundance of amateur actresses
with professional beauty. The plans are
all matured for a tour by Mrs. Lanptry ,
who will bring over an English company
C9ntainuig several remarkably pretty
girls. Experts who have boon her recent
acting in London report that she is in.
nowise improved artistically , and that
she will have to depend , as before , on
adventitious interest for audionccH. The
rumor that Miss Junnio Chamberlain
meant to go on the stage received neither
alllrmation nor denial when her attention
was called to it , and she scorned willing
to lot it be inferred thtxt she had such a
project under consideration. T. Allston
Brow , a dramatic agent , says that ho
has been consulted with as to tua engage
ment of a company to _ support an En-
gljsh women next winter on a tour of
this country , and the requirements ex
actly lilted the case of Miss Chamberlain.
thotich the identity of the proposed
star was not divulged to him ,
There is something like certainty.
however , in thu instance of Mrs. James
Brown Potter , the society hello and ama
teur actress. Negotiations are in pro
gress for her professional debut next
autumn with the Yokes company of com
edians in tliis city. That party has had
a singular experience here , it was orig
inally made up in London , pluofly , of
amateurs with more or less social distinc
tion. under the direction of Rosin a
Yokes , once of the Yokes family of bur-
lesquers , but who had been for" several
years in somewhat fashionable mar
ried retirement. Her scheme was to
exploit her players for what they really
were , but John Stetson , the Now York
manager , to whom they wore contracted.
had no faith in what he btylod "tho souial
racket. " nnd insisted that they should be
advertised in an ordinary , professional
way. This was done during the term of
employment by him. But Rosina had
instructed her actors to provide them
selves with letters of introduction to pretentious -
tentious New York families in as great
a number as possible , and thcso
were duly presented , with the
result that wealth and fashion be
came interested. The Yokes season at
the Standard thcatro last fall began so
discouragingly , owing to the very mod-
crate talent of the < > ntortainers , that a
quick return to England was announced :
but the entertainment was so neat and
polite nnd the appeal to "society" so
adroit that failure with the average pub
lic was soon turned to marked success
with a special class , and now Daly's
theatre is being crowded during a return
engagement. It is in this organization
that Mrs , Potter is likely to take a place
next season. "My wife has not yet
embraced the opportunity , " says Mr.
Potter , "though I am not prepared to say
that she may not become a professional
actress. " Miss Yokes Hays : "Wo should
bo glad to have Mrs. Potter with us , and
nothing that wo can do to make a debut
In our company agreeable shall bo de
nied. I cannot imagine any stage sur
roundings that would bo loss ropcllant to
her , nor that would bo more advantage
ous to her professionally. "
A LITTLE SUFFERER
Cleaned ) Purified , and Beautified by the
Cuiiucra Remedies.
It Affords mo ploaiuro to trivo you thin report
of the oiiio of little BruiiUnon by your CuriuuitA.
. Wlioii glx months old his loft bund
swell unit hail every iipnonrntine of a
largo Doll , Wo poulticed It , but nil to no pur-
pofco. About 11 vo mouths utter It bi'cumo a
running soro. Boon other BOIOS formed. Ho
then hud two of them on ouch lnmJ , nnd as liU
blood became inoru and moio Impure li took
less tiino for thoin to urouk out. A sere unmo
on the chin , beneath the undue ll | > , whlnli was
very olionalvt ) . Ilia head was solid sail ) , dm-
churning a 1'ront dunl This was his condition
at twonty.two months old , whou I undertook.
tbo euro of bun , his mother Imvlnif died wlion
ho vtnn n little more than u ycnr old , of con
sumption ( scintilla ot uouou ) . Ho could w.illc
u little , but could not vut up U ho fell doun ,
nnd could not move when In bed , having no mo
ot his hands. 1 Immediately commenced with
CUTICIIIIA ltr.MKi > ii'.rt , uslntf the UimcuiiA und
( 'rmcuiu Bo tr freely , und when ho hud taken
nnu bottle of the CUTICUIIA HKIOI.YKST , Ids
head wui completely cured , and ho WHS Im
proved In civery wnyVi > woio very much
tmcoiirairod , and continued thu use ot tha Item-
odlesfor ajeitrund u half. One boie utter un-
other honied , n bonv mnttoilormlnn In enoli
ono of these live deep ones jnat bntoru lieullng ,
which would tlnully grow loose and yurc tnkou
out ; then they wouU html rapidly. One ol' llioso
UKlr liono formations I presorted. Alter tali-
int , ' u do/on und u hull bottlta ho was com.
plutoly niuei , and IH now , at the UKO of nix
-Corns , n htiontf and healthy child. 'Iho Bciua
on bis hands miiEt uluuyn remain ; hi * IjunOmiio
ftioim. IhoiiKh e fo.ueil oneo ho would never
bo atilo to iieo them , A\\ \ \ that phvstelnm did
for him did no food. All \v ho Haw the child be.
foio using the c'uncuiiA UUMIIIS ; | and K < J the
child now consider It a vondorful curt' , Iftlio
above lactEuio of nny use to you. jon aiollb-
orly tmiso them. MUS , 15. S. IJltlUUfi ,
M tiy V. lt < Sa. 012 n. Clay ht , , llloomltiKtou , 1 11 .
Thu uhlld wiis rnally In u worsu condition than
linnppcutod to Ids inrnudmotlior. who , being
with him every day , beoamo nccuttoinod to the
disease ,
HAOU1K HOPPING.
Cinicuiu 1I1CUKIUE4 mo sold nveii wbero.
L'utluiaa.the uruut skin ouic.W cts.i Uutlcuru
Foiii | , an I'.xquHltn ' ukln bbuutlnfr. 'i cts , ; Cutli
cuia JU-ftoltvnt , the now blood purifier , tl.OO ,
1'iojuiud by thu I'OTTCU Dttuu ANU UIIBMICAI ,
CO. ) liUStUD ,
Send for "How 'to Cure Skin Diseases. "
ITfJKINO' < ! < "llyi P'wi'iXi ' ' ' " 1 oi
* * v- * *
vbUHUtllltdby CutlouiaHoiip.
HACKACHH. WKAKNr.SS ,
Inu 1'uliiA , hcnoium und. J.iiinci'os.i
tiioodlly oun-d by Umt now , Dilfc-iiiil
t'lt iuituiul liifnlible untMototoiiHla
unit rjitliuuiitioti , tliu Cullcuiu Aiiil-
Pidn J'Jafter. At < lnivtlH KACi-nl * .