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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 16. 1887. THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Dnllr ( Mornlflff Edition ) Including Hundixr . . Bin , Ono Vonr . 110 01 Tor Sli Month * . 6 CO KorTbro Months . 3M The Omaha Smulny HIE , mailed to nnj- address , Ono oar . 200 OMAHA ornci. No. Oil AMU Bl FAnKAM STRUM- . NRW vonic orrir * . KonM l. TntmiNit ntm.msn. Connr.sfONor.NCB ! All cemmnnlontions rolntlntf to now * uncivil- torlal tiiattor should bo iul < lru sod to the Em- TOH Or TUB IlKC. All business lotto anil remittances should ba H'lrOBHOd to TUP. llKK I'UIILiaillNII COM IVAN r OIIAIIA. Drafts , nhouks nml ponlofflco orders to be tnada payable ) to tbo order of tlio company. HE BEE POBLRBlifliPHT , PROPRIETORS , K. ItOSEWATKR. Enrron. THE DAILY JBEK. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btnteof Nebraska , I. - " " County of Douglas. f" ' ( Jeo. U. Tzochtick , secretary of The nee Publishing company , does Rolemnly swear that the actual circulation ot thn Daily Dee tor the week ending Mar. llth 1887 , was as follows : Saturday. Mar. 5 14.470 Sunilnv. Mar. 0 13.000 Monday , Mar. 7 14,7.10 Tuesday. Mar , 8. 14.400 Wednesday. Mar. 9 11.205 Thursday. Mar. 10 14.4.10 Frlaay.ifar.il .14.SCQ Avcraze 14.IBO UKO. 1) . TZSCIIUCK. Subscribed In tny presence and sworn to be- foie me tills 1'Jth day of March A. D. , 1817. N. P. FKIL. ( SEAL ) Notary 1'ubllc. ( Jco. 1 } . Tzschuck , belnc first duly sworn , deposes and says that ho is secretary of The llee I'ublishlne company , that the actual av- rrntro dally circulation of tho-Dally Dee for the month of March , 1850.11.637 copies ; for April , 1B80,12,101 copies : forfor May , 1880,12- 4S9 copies ; for June , 'Ibbfl , 12,293 copies ; for July , ISbO , 12,314 conies ; for August , IfW. 12,404 copies ; for .September. 1880 , IS.CtiO copies ; for October , 1880. 12,0 $ ) copies ; for November , 18.SO , 13M8 ! copies ; for December. 1880,18,337 copies ; for January , 1887. 10,200 copies ; for February , 1837 , 14.19S copies. OKO. n. TzRcnucit. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this Oth day of Match , A. 1) . 1887. fSEAL. I N. P. Fun. . Notary Public. TIIK question at the capital now is : Docs investigation investigate ? SKCRRTAIMT UNDICOTT. it is reported , lias tendered his resignation. The gov ernment tit Washington , howuvcr , still lives. states , three territories and the District of Columbia have laws taxing commercial travelers , which worn inval idated by the recent decision of the United States supreme court declaring such laws repugnant to the constitution. EDMUNDS declined to say , in a recent interview , who ho thought the republicans would nominate in 1888 , but in the course of his talk ho managed to slide in an inuondo which was clearly deIgned - Ignod to reflect upon the Maine states man. The Vermont senator is subtle and relentless. THE head bookkeeper of the publishing flrm of which Samuel L. Clemens ( "Mark ' 1'waln" ' ) is the principal , has been found to bo a defaulter to the amount of over } ] 20.000. This is a kind of "funny busi ness" which the famous and excessively Jinulont humorist is the last man in the v/orld to appreciate or condone. THE mission of DoLcssops to Berlin is supposed to have been ehielly or wholly financial , but a diplomatic coloring is given it by the reported statement of the distinguished engineer that the recent misunderstandings have boon cleared nway , and nil danger of war between I Franco and Germany has passed. The late Indications give credibility to this statement. ' TIIR bold declaration of a member ol the provincial legislature of Nova Scotia in favor of secession from the Dominion ' and annexatlon'to ' the Un itcd States , was I something more than the impetuous out burst of a single individual angered at the evident hypocrisy of the government. It was the significant expression of a feeling that is quite largely entertained in Nova Scotia and other portions of the Dominion , and which is undoubted ! ) growing. Ex-Sr.NATOit DOUSKV earned some re nown In bis native land in conncctlor with a woll-rcmombcrod dinner. Ho hm now achieved distinction as a generous host in London. Ho last week enter tained a select company , ohiolty com posed of members of thu American col ouy , at what is said to have been the largest and most elaborate dinner giver here by an American since the Field banquet quot of last year. It Is to be hoped that nothing but pleasant memories will fol low tills last feast , which unhappily was not the case with the first notable dinnoi under the auspices of Mr. Dorsey. THKRK Is evidence that American in iluenco Is strong nt the Vatican. The re port of Cardinal Gibbons favorable to the Knights of Labor Is believed to have almost entirely counteracted the adverse view of that organi/.ntion which hai preceded it , anil it is thought to bo as Eiirod that there will bo no condemna tion of the Knights proceeding fron Homo. It is also stated that the feeling regarding Dr. MeUlynn hau booomi greatly molliiled , and that his reinstate numt is only a matter of time. The wls dom that rules at the Vatican clearly ap prebends thu expediency of modcratioi in confronting American opinion wliicl nooms to bo at variance with the policy o the church only as to temporal utfuirs. ADVICES from the trade center ) of Ihi country report an active and health ; movement In nearly all departments d business , which appears to have begin rather earlier than usual. All the load Ing lines of merchandise are showing re newed animation , and buyers are takinj hold with a liberality which is ovldonc of tholr conlidoneo In a brisk summo trade. There Is exceptional actlvit ; iiptod In the lumber movement at Chi caifo and elsewhere , while the iron mat kot keeps firm , though not romarkabl ; Rc.tlvo. The production of pig iron , however over , during HID first two months of th year is estimated at 1,100,000 tons , wide U very nearly tlio full capacity of th furnaces In blast , and the productloi goes on increasing. The whole ot thl output being under contract shows bi , imdcrtakiugs for the use of iron durin ; tbo next few months , lluslneu may b lightly affected , one way or another , b ; the uncertainty regarding the effect o the inier-itato commcrco law , but : on tb whole the promise of a good spring an uiuiuer trade is stiUrely favorable. Omaha Welcomes the O. A. li. Omaha extends a cordial and hearty welcome to the veterans of the union ar mies who are In this city In attendance nt the state encampment of the U , A. H. The men who risked their lives and for tunes for the preservation of union and liberty will always lind hosts of friends in the metropolis of Nebraska. This is the first time that Omaha lias been honored by n gathering of representatives of Grand Army posts from every section of the state , and our citizens feel justifiable pride as well as pleasure in making thU an occasion long to bo remembered by the heroes of tbo late war. Governor Thayer , department commander , who was amouiig the very earliest of Omaha's enterprising citizens , many years before ho marched to the front at the head of the First Nebraska regiment , cannot fail to look back with deep emotion as well as pardonable gratification upon the marvelous changes which n quarter of a century has wrought upon tills stale and city. To him and the true and tried vet erans who rallied around the ting of the union when the 11 fo of the nation was in peril , Omaha bids a warm greeting , with wishes , in. the language of Rip Van Winkle , that they may live long and prosper. Protection to Human LilCc. When the inter-state commerce bill shall have fully gone into cflect and mich defects ns time may develop shall have been remedied , and the good results an ticipated from the law been fully rcali/.cd perhaps before all this , another matter of great importance should bo pressed upon the attention of congress , and that is the protection of human life on our railroads. Possibly stops to that end could not be taken under that clause of the constitution which sanctioned the law just passed , vi"To : regulate com merce with foreign nations , and among the several states , " but perhaps it could bo done by a liberal construction under that other grant of power : "To establish post olllces and post roads. " From the clause to "regulate com merce , " it is well known that all laws re lating to the caro'and comfort of human life on sea-going , coast-wise and river vessels , laws which provide for thn inspection of boilers and pro scribe thu number of boats and the character - actor of other life-saving appliances to bo carried , dcrivo their constitutional authority. If , then , to regulate commerce on the water carries with it the power to care for human life in transit , which is so largo an element of that commerce , why should not the other clause to regu late that commerce among the several states carry with it the same power , so far nt least , as relates to the roads or combination of roads which do business in more than one state ? By making railroads post roads , they arc brought under the operation and protection of United States laws , the same as rivers , and it would seem as if under one clause or thu oilier poxver might be fanned to enforce that care and regard for human life which is so la mentably InckinGT now. Disasters at sea : md on land seem to have periodicity. For a time they are few , and then again they follow each other with appalling frequency and fatality. Our railroad accidents of late have been especially numerous and murderous , and probably in every in stance have they been the result of greed , incompetcnco or recklessness of railroad managers. On every railroad in the country there should bo a constant and vigilant patrol by day and night , in sun or rain , in cold or boat , in storm or calm. Broken rails , wash-outs , mis placed switches and weakened bridges could then bo discovered and promptly repaired , or approaching trains warned of danger. It is because states have been measur ably or wholly negligent in demanding these proper precautions against dis asters and in punishing those responsible for thorn that wo ask if it be not in the power of congress to do so ? Should con gress undertake this duty to thu extent only of the application of the ' inter-state commerce bill , and rigidly enforce its laws , the increased safety to human life that would surely result would speedily load to state legislation to the same end for strictly state roads. A Political Client nut. The Bay State club of Boston is one of the prominent democratic organizations of the country which embraces only aris tocratic democrats. It Is somewhat famous for Its bammets , enjoying an en viable distinction in this respect which is perhaps shared by only one other similar organization the Iroquois club of Chi' cago. A few months ago the Boston club entertained the governor of New York in right royal shape , and the occa slon was made memorable by some utter ances of Mr. Hill which were not thought to bo favorable to the loading policy oi the national administration. On last Saturday evening the club entertained several other democrats of national re nown , among thorn the Hon. John G , Carlisle of Kentucky. The utterances ol num on occasions of this kind are nol merely perfunctory. They are carofullj prepared and deliberately mado. The are not intended for merely local and passing effect , but for general and per manout influence. When Governor Hill addressed the Brooklyn club last montl * ho intended that what ho said should b < accepted as a plain and biudlns declaration oi his political views and it has boon so regarded. Tlu equally careful , and doubtless no les : ambitious Kentucky statesman woult not say any thing to his folio w-domocnit at such a time that ho did not intend t < have a serious meaning. This being granted , that portion of Mr Carlisle's spoooh at the Bay Stall club banquet in whicii hi referred to that democratic po litic.il chestnut , Mates' rights , invite passing attention. Ho announced , ns tin dispatches report him , that the demo cratio party stands now , as it lias alwayi stood , by the constitutional doctrine o states' rights , and ho deplored the fac that there are nblo men in congress nm elsewhere who nro disposed to put ro strlctions upon this dootrino. It is Imnll ; worth while to go into an explanation o what the democratic view of states rights has been , or to point out wha have boon the consequences of that yiow The record of results Is familiar to thl generation , and it will remain as a mos solemn warning to the generations tha nre to follow. It is so fresh and vivid it > the memory of living-men that it is htth woudsr they should regard tbo prlmi with some distrust , and be dis * -j.j * .j-.i-ih J i- . . . . . . , a disposed not to permit It to again became a widely prevalent and dominating doctrine. But the question that presents Itself Is , what was the mo tive and meaning of this distinguished democratic leader , who helps to make and mould the opinions of his party , in bringing forward this antiquated dogma before a company of Massachusetts dem ocrats ? Has there been any invasion or denial of the rights of the states , or any threat to do so , since those of the south which attempted to go out of the union , in pursuance of the doctrmo for which the Kentucky statesman pleads , were de nied the privilege of exercising their as sumed right ? In what respect or direc tion has the right of any state been ig nored or ovcrridcn ? Docs not Mr. Car lisle's state , for example , enjoy to-day , unquestioned and unimpaired , every con stitutional right it has had nt any time ? In what way have the rights of Massa chusetts , whoso democrats applauded the Kcntuckian , been invaded , curtailed , or Interfered with ? If none of these things have happened or are threatened , and the states are in the full possession of nil their constitutional rights , with such ample guarantee for the future ns ex perience affords , what reasonable ground is there for the attempt to reintroduce the stales' rights doyma as an active principle in politics ? It is certainly suggestive that the at tempt has its origin with a southern dem ocrat , and it will bo Interesting to note its reception in that section. Mr. Car lisle could hardly have hoped that it would have much effect in the north , but ho understands the value of the doctrine in the south , and it will not lese in terre there by being proclaimed and approved in Massachusetts. Stale and time-worn as it is , with no excuse for being again given prominence in political contro versy , it will not bo at all surprising to lind it freely employed in the hope of re storing discipline and cohesion in thu now wavering and disintegrating ranks of the democracy of the south. A \esrlectc l Service. The diplomatic and consular service of the United States has never received the fair and generous consideration which its importance merits. The policy re specting it has always been narrow and illiberal , contrasting strongly with that pursued by other great commercial na tions. There have always been men of influence in congress and elsewhere to decry it as frJV the most part an expensive luxury , and instead of its being made an inviting and honorable Held of labor for the best ability of the country , it has gen erally boon parcelled out to antiquated or shelved politicians. Tins was cspe- dolly the case buforo the war , and no very unmeet effort was made in the direc tion of improvement for many years after. The public mind was so entirely preoccupied with domestic affairs during the lirst twelve-years following the war that only a perfunctory attention was be stowed upon our foreign rotations. Dur ing tliis period tlo diplomatic and con sular service declined to probably a lower piano than ever before. Ono of the most meritorious features of the Hayes administration was the effort , largely sui'i-isssfnl , to improve the efficiency of this service , and its standard since has been comparatively good though still inferior to that of otti''r countries. An effort was made at thu t session of congress to htill further liberali/.o the policy of the government with respect to this service , but it en countered an opposition which prevented full success. Tlio great majority of our foreign representatives arc inadequately paid , and it is no justification of tlio penurious policy that lias been pursued to say that there are always men to bo found very willing to accept these posi tions. A rich and prosperous country should not deal with its servants abroad upon any such niggardly basis. Many ot these foreign representatives are com pelled , in order to maintain their prc&ont and ollicial respectability , to draw largely upon tholr private fortunes , and those who have not this resource are thrown into unenviable comparison with the better paid representatives of other nations. This is neither to our credit nor our ad vantage. The consequence is wull atati'd by the American minister to Swcdiin and Norway , who In a recent interview said "llio tendency of our foreign mirvico Is to restrict representation to men of wealth , und men who are not in the young vigoi of lifo. Only those who are very wealthy and who can afford to spend twice or thrice tholr salary , or are too old to care for the activities of lifo and are obvi ous of the loss of business idontitj in their native country , can afford to enter - tor the sorvico. " Those classes nro not the men who are likely to make the mos careful and -illicient ministers and con suls , and so long as the service is in tin ; condition to favor only these classes il cannot be brought to the highest meas nro of usefulness. Wealthy men who gc abroad for honor and enjoyment will nol give very close attention to the details of 'their duties , which tire generally the most important , and the veterans cannot do so. Thu service should invite men ol the highest intelligence , who have nlsc the vigor anrt energy to perform all thoii duties promptly and thoughtfully , ami they should bo compensated with reason able liberality. It is not doubted that under anv circumstances the demand fet those foreign positions will always ex < ooed the supply , but this is no excuse for a niggardly policy , the effect of which ute to narrow to the government thu oppor- tunios for thu most desirable selections , A DES MOINES constable attempted tc $25,000 worth of liquor in a whole sale drug house , but ns ho could nut give a bond , he concluded only to guard the goods until tlio case is hoard by a justice The drug firm , one of the biggest in the west , has since decided to move into somn state where prohibition will noi interfere with its business , That's wliul prohibition is doing for Iowa , and that is what it will do for Nebraska if it Is ovei adopted in this btato. TUB name of W. F. Storey still appears nt the head of the editorial page of tlu Chicago Times. The scoring which thai paper of Monday gives Clarkson , of the Des Molncs llcflislcr , leads us to believe that the "old man" is still on earth. IT may Interest some Omaha people who object to the parades of the Salva tiou army to learn that a Salvation arm ; captain has recovered $250 from the citj of Charlotte , Michigan , for his arrosl whllo parading the streets. THE city election is only three wcoki off. and yet wo have no charter. HnntoU's Ambition. The lion. Mr. Russell , who sometimes Bassos by the natuo of Colonel Russell , ias the sublime check to bo a candidate 'or the honorable position of commander of this department of the G. A. R. The colonel's vaulting ambition , we fear , will overleap itself. 1 The position of commander Is one which demands aman with a record ns soldier and citizen that would inspire conlidcnco and respect. Is Russell such a man ? During the war he was a spy In the Union armies. Spies ere n military ne cessity for carrying on war successfully just as scavengers arS in largo cities to keep the gutters clean. But spies , by the peculiar nature of their calling , are not generally regarded with high rosncct , and while they were usually well paid for perilous service they were not com missioned as commanders of troops. The habit of double-dealing acquired as a spy has clung to this man Russell over since the war. He wears a mask continually and acts a dual role In public life which enables him to play the Impostor and conlidoneo man to perfection. His political treason in the Into senatorial campaign is a matter of public notoriety. He pledged himself up to his nock to the friends of Van Wyck , induced Van Wyck himself to support his nomination and urge his election , and when the trying hour came , he acted his favorite part as spy in the Van Wyck camp and betrayed his constituents in the most .shameless manner. When his treachery and in fidelity were exposed lie procured ccrtili- catcs of good behavior from the paper owned by his own committee clerk and induced an Otou county member , who hud an nxo to grind in the legislature , to endorse him as true blue. But in the language of the late Artemus Ward. "A leopard can't change his spots , but you can change them for him with a paint brush. " Mr. Russell's record on jobs and steals at thu legislature Is in perfect harmony with his course in the senatorial campaign. Ho plays his part with masterly dup licity. Ho usually pushes the crooked work in side of the committees and when ho feels sure that the jobs will go through with out him , he records himself in open ses sion against them. His arrant hypoc risy is shown by his pretense of temperate - ate habits and early ued-limo hours. At tlio banquet given by the Grand Island delegation in honor of the location of the soldiers' Home , he turned his wine glass down , but in the. railroad oil rooms , to whicii he is an almost nightly visitor dur ing the session , lie drinks like a lish , without being particular about the quality of tlio liquor. His Jong fnco would make ' one believe that ho' ' Is.a . revivalist , but some of his associates ! at Lincoln and Omaha are congenial' ' " company in the dives and gambling j iens. When Ibis two-laced pretender to iouor is exposed in his iniquity , , as he will be when the full history of the anti-gambling bill becomes known , no reputable person will want to associate with him. The Grand Army certainly has bettor material than Russell for com mander , although Paul Vandcrvoort , who has used him asn tbol in his schemes sit Lincoln , vouches for him as the most meritorious candidate MR. RUSSKLI/S liiograpjiy , gotten up especially to bamboozle thp Grand Army boys , is a very elegant production. Prftil Vandcrvoort , as a biographer , would make Jesse James a paragon of honor and integrity. MINDS of great men naturally run to gether. U is a pleasure to note the beau tiful unison with which the Itcpnbhcnn and the boodlcrs cry out for open door sessions of the investigating committee. IN regard to that Baltimore & Ohio railroad deal Mr. Sully has been doing 11 great deal of talking. Mr. Garrett , who is still waiting for the cash , thinks money talks louder than Mr. Sully. T I'KKSONB. Hector Malot , the French novelist , to work up thu Craw foul divorce case into a novel. Merlattl , the Italian faster , made nothing out of his abstinence bliow , and has KOIIO back to his painting. Sirs. John A. Lo nn will spend a few days nt Ynmisto\vii , < ) . , and witness the umr- liajc of her son John with Mias Amliews. Allen Thoindyko Hico has bought the sull of clothes worn by Washington at his lirsl Inauguration. Tlio garments aio In good outer. Dr. Mary Walker , diessed In male attire , is now one of the attr.ictloiiH In a Philadelphia dime museum. She has been engaged to de liver a course of sclenllllc lucturca. Mrs. Harriet Ueocher Stowo Is over whelmed with grief by tlio death of her brother , filie Is living with her son Ulmrlcs , a young clergyman at Hartford Conn. Kx-dovcrnor Ciirtlu Is said to bo nn appli cant for the Mexican mission. Ills friends claim that ho Is not at all susceptible to rate- tied air , and would rise superior to the fasci nations of pulquo. MissAHco Longfellow , who Is one of the olllcers ot the society for the Collegiate in Btructlon of Women at Harvard , Is regarded by the students ot the annex with a degree of love and ro.am amounting almost to rev erence. General Robert C. .Schenck Is soventy- novon , and Is lively quietly In Washington. Ho claims to have entirely-cured himself ol Uright's dloaso by a ptricily milk diet , onlj varied occasionally by the kdilitlon of liucly- chopped onions. , ! J Public voice DemAnd High Ijlocnsc. ffeio Yurlt HVnW. The justification ot , tlio. high license policy Is to bo found In the fact ' that the best public sentiment demands If 'The llquor-sclJInf , business has nutgrowhl'nU reasonable bounds In our largo cities. , Jt U a shame and n wrong that there shouttt bcfa saloon for every l.VJ ot the population In1 a city Ilkn this. Higher license woiml'limlt the number , im prove tholr ctiaracter , and conduce to a better enforcement of the law. The sellers should pay , and can well afford to pay , a larger Hliare than they dn new rtf thu public expense ponse caused by their tralnc. High license Is a measure of wlso restriction and just deal lug , and should bo at least given a trial in this state. "When t Wits A noyt" J It. Kcutwootl in the Quiver for March. "When 1 was a boy , " the gambler said To the bright lad by his knco , "Of the victors crowned with fame I read Who triumphed on land and sea. And through tint yeard , from the deathless pane. A summons has sounded long : To youth , and manhood , and hoary ago , Tbo message Is this , 'Da Strong f1" "Whon I was a boy " he paused and Bald , To the listener by his kueo , "Of the men who were as llgtita I read In a dark world's history I They prized tbe truth and were loved of Oocl , And no tear of man they unew ; And still ( ram Ui glorious height * they trod XhemaosawwasUil : 'ito Truni' " SUGGESTIVE AND SENSIBLE. Ellzaboth Oafly Stanton's Palatable Liter ary Dish -English Gossip. ' SOCIETY'S SPICE-SEASONING. Subacrlptlonfl nml Stnturs Victoria's Jubilee A I'len for Ireland Bare- Hhouldorcd Women CorruptIng - Ing Court Ijovccs. LONDON , Fob. 23. [ Correspondence of the BKU.J England Is all agog just now , preparing to celebrate the fiftieth year of Queen Victoria's reign. It is proposed , among other things , that the women and girls of the United Kingdom oiler her majesty some token of their loyal ap preciation of her public and private character ; and in order to render the scheme n thoroughly national one , the subscriptions are to range from one penny to one pound sterling. There is no doubt that n largo sum will thus bo raised. What will be done with it ? and what should be done with it ? are , there fore , important questions for serious consideration. The suggestion of a penny subscription shows that the managers In tend to get all they can from the poor ; and yet , as the trustees of the fund are dukes , lords , members of parliament and bankers , it is more than probable that the money will be invested in something that will please the upper classes. As the English arc very fond of statues and monuments , there is dunger that this jubilee collection may bo wasted in this same way , and another artistic fail ure uddcd to the many tnat already dis grace this city. Look , for example , at that memorial monument to 1'rinco Al bert , a huge pile of stone and mortar , on which thousands of pounds have been expended without producing a work , which , in the opinion of sculptors and other competent critics , has the slightest value as an object of art. I might also cite that iigly equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington , which , happily , has been removed from its conspicuous po sition at the gate of Hyde park , and rele gated to Aldershot , a warning to all am bitious olliccrs at that station not to be too successful in battle lest an ungrate ful country should reward them with statues equally bad. WHAT our.HT TO in : . Now that I have hinted at what will probably bo done with the fund , I may answer the second question as to what ought to Iiavo been done with it. should suggest that as England is pre eminently a Christian nation , given to war and violence , after the manner of the ancient Jews , and ( like them ) sup posed to bo the chosen of the Loru , and ordered by Him to stay the Philistines of Afghanistan , Xulnland and sundry other places , she might with propriety imitate also the virtues of the Jews , and cele brate this jubilee as they used to celebrate - brato theirs. In the year of gladness the Hebrews set tree their bondsmen , re leased their debtors , secured the needy in possession of the land which they tilled , and thus at last rendered the homestead of the laborer Inviolable , his tamijy safe , and his life worth the living. "Tho Englishman's house is his castle. " Hut the Irishman's house is what ? It is a thing to sot lire to , and to burn over the heads of the helpless , the old and the infirm , in the name of English law and English justice ! The impartial future historian of ( irc.it Britain will not omit to com ment with a trenchant pen on the awful , horrible , perhaps half incredible fact , that the legal incendiarism at Glenbeigh occurred in Queen Victoria's jubilee year ! What a grand opportunity this Christian nation now has to gladden the hearts of its long-oppressed Irish sub jects by making this indeed a year of jubilee for them ! i should suggest , therefore , that this fund bo presented to Ireland , or , if given to the queen , that she Mind it to "tho sister isle , " that it may do a little towards alleviating the suH'cring of that persecuted people , whoso jubilee has boon long waited for , but has not vet come. The queen should send forth her edicts as Moses did. declaring liberty and peace throughout the land. She should give ot her abundance to the starving. She should open the prison doors to Irish patroits. She should forbid the eviction of tenants , who by their labors , have given their holdings all the value they possess. Shu should see that blocks of tenement houses arc built in London , and in all the manufacturing towns , with thu necessary sanitary appliances , where those \vho do the work of the world cauld 111ul comfortable shelter. KNC.USH "HIOII LIFE. " Hut the managers of the Queen's Jubilee , particularly the managers of Its funds , will never let the contributions take the direction of befriending Ireland. Nevertheless , the Emerald isle need not regret , in one respect at least. Unit the English nobility as a claps , are not her friends ; for the moral corruption that exists in the upper circles of English socity is something appaling. Englishmen often make themselves quite merry over the easy divorce laws of the United States , while one disgusting di vorce case after another comes up before the English courts and is reported at length in all the London and other lead ing journals. The wife of a member of .parliament who dined with me a short time ago , and who knew personally all the parties connected with the recent Colin Campbell case , pave mo such an insight into London "high life" as to make mo lose all hope of a regeneration of the English upper classes , bo long as men and women of wealth have nothing to do but to plot and plan society intri gues , so long as women use all their arts to stir men's passions , we cannot look for any improvement. The toilets of English women are abso lutely corrupting to the young men who go into what is called the best society. Even children are tuirpiscd at the fash ionable display of arms and shoulders. The other evening a lady onmn to our dinner table In "full dress. " My little granddaughter approached her slowly and after deliberately surveying the novel costume she remarked , with a child's simplicity , "Why , you are not dressed ; 1 see your skin. " The lady , a little embarrassed , laughed and asked : "Hut doesn't your mother wear low dresses ? " "Oh no,1' 1 answered for the absent mother , in a deprecating tone ; "and I am afraid that yon will taku cold , from this exposure. " And our guest did keep up u slight cough all the evening , and was evidently uncomfortable. Hut what is discomfort , aiaknens or even death to women who worship tit thu shrine of fashion ? IIA1IK SllOt'l.Ur.ltS. I never sen a girl with Intro tthouldors. without reealllngOllver Wundoll Holmes description of Ulauolie Cnimur In his story of Elsie Venniir. At the ton table of Widow Unmoiit , Hliuuihu was rented ( to her great aii-gust ) botwenn thu old village doctor and the old village clergy , man ; while , quite nloof from her , at. tractive young gtintlonum worn chatting gaily nub other young hullo * of the party. Recovering nur splrltH hydogroen. she began playimr otV her "nurfaunN" upon the two old doctors , llral heaving up her white and glaring rljjlit vhuuldor to the clergyman , and thun heaving up her white and glaring loft shoulder lathe physician. The clergyman was stunned , thu physician was amazed ; but both wore tempted ; und the girl' * muuiuuvru w i quite typical of the trick * uud ictiomoa , the traps and snares which nre set In the present fashionable society of the moro depraved strata of the English "uppo crust. " r While noYcliflts and philosophers make such fun of those vulgar exposures of personal charms , it is lamentable that Queen Victoria herself requires all ladles 'who are present at court to thus practi cally denude themselves. I have always full indignant and amused by turns at hearing u young American girl-friend narrate her experience at one of these royal "drawing-rooms. " In the first place her outlit cost her several hundred dollars , and thn waste of much precious time that might bettor have been spent in the lirilisli museum. She took lessons for a week in order to make the courtesy with grace , to handle her train with dexterity , and to back out from the royal presence without stumbling. Finally the long looked for day arrived , and she was driven to llucK- ingtiam palace. Hut It was a whole hour before her carriage reached the door and she was then chilled to the core. Having alighted she , with many others , moved slowly in line through long halls and spacious apartments TO TUB nisitoniNo nee > r , where were left all extra wraps. Still another hall was traversed and then there was a further delay of half on hour. The shoulders and arms of our young American were now as blue as indigo , and she said she t'elt like lifting up her voice and shouting , "A shawl ! A shawl , my diamonds for ft shawl ! " At last the frozen procession moved on and arrived nt the gonl , when , lol the courtesy was made not to Queen Victoria but to the princess of Wales. Ono glance , n profound obeisance , and the farce wns over. Our young friend was heartily ashamed of herself at having spent her time and money for such a thoroughly unsatisfactory purpose. How much superior nro the receptions at the white house , whore we shako hands with our rulers , exchange a remark , wear any costume that seomoth to us good , and pass out with our eyes in the direction in which we are moving. I hear much boasting in tills country of the remarkably pure court maintained by the queen , but I do not call any circle a pure one where feminine refinement is illustrated in long lines of half-nude women ; and to my mind much of the rottenness in English society , as revealed by the divorce courts ana the news papers , is duo to the evil customs pre scribed by one of my own sex , I am sorry to say , and which thus percolate from the top down through every struin ; of English society. ELIZAUETII CADY STANTON. POKEU AND FAHO. How They "Broke Up" n Treacling Man A Uomarkiiblo Fact. "Tho performance of Mr. Atkins Law rence in the role of "Count Potroskoy"'at the opera house Monday night was a re- markableono , " said nn old theatregoer yesterday"when you consider one thing. He hud never seen the part until Sunday night. Its a fact. On Sunday evening at U o'clock ho did not know a single line of the part in which lie was to play. " This Is a literal fact and was brought about in this way. Lovick , who has hitherto taken the leadingpart in the ulay , has lately been going from bad to worse. His mania for gambling has increased so that every night after the play for the past two or three months he has spent hours in thn seductive pleasures of "draw" and faro. His los ings wore usually heavy , and many times the treasurer of the company has been obliged to make up the deficiency in the leading man's poker account be fore he could go onto the next city. This became monotonous and the loading man was left in San Francisco. Lawrence was telegraphed for , reached Omaha Sunday , spent all dav Monday studying his intricate part and made n very cred itable appearance Monday night. Albright's Denial. To the Editor of the HEU : I noticed an article In your last night's paper in regard to two Germans making complaint to Judge Stenberg that I had charged them $3 a piece to send them to Wahoo , guar anteeing them work on the railroad near that point , and that , on their arrival , the contractor in charge said ho had no work and that Albright was continually send ing him men to whom lie could not give employment. The statements made by these men are all false. They could liavo secured work 113 represented by mo if they had gone to the camp and scon the foreman in'chargo. I doubt If they went through to Wahoo nt all. These men , your article mentions , have tiled no complaint against me. They could readily get legal redress if their case was a just one. Every man I hire is guaranteed work , and will get it if he follows out my directions and goes to the point I send him to. The charges these men makn are ab surd and entirely unwarranted. E. S. ALBUIQUT. Seventeenth of March. Division No. 1 and 3 , the former of Omaha and the latter of South Omaha , of thu Ancient Order of Hibernians , will meet in Cunningham's hall between 8 and 0 o'clock on Thursday morning , and will then march to the cathedral to at tend mass. They will bo preceded by their band. No extensively organized celebration of the day will bo hold. Alarm of Fire. An alarm of lire was sounded at noon yesterday , which called the department to Izard street. A slight blaze was dis covered in the roof of Mayno's oil fac- ory. It was extinguished without much injury. The Man He hi ml the Gun. I'hitndcliiMd licconl. Kussla , following the example of Franco and Germany , Is about to provide itself with a now explosive that possesses an explosive power llftccn times greater than gunpowder , and that docs not produce any smoke. Each new appliance for Increasing the horror of war bocms to have greater otrengtli than Its predecessor ; yet , after all ; there was a great deal of truth in the lomark in ait o by Secretary Ntanton , during a discussion of the respect ive merits of muzzle and breech-loading rilles , that It Is thu man behind the gun that make ! ) all the cliitorenco worth talking about. Theory anrt I'ractloc. .Yoi rftou'ii ( } 1cia\ ) \ , A man who edited an agricultural Journal for fifteen ycara and devoted many hours to U'llliiK f annuls how to cultivate tholr crops and gruw rich , purchased a farm and engaged In agricultural pursuits himself a year ngo , and last wock ho was sold out by tbe sheriff. A Worthy Epitaph. I'lavMtiiee Joiinml , 1'orlmps the best and kindest epitaph that onn ho written on the tomb of Henry Ward Hwchcr la Hint which llclno asked for him- wolf : "I was n brave soldlt'r In the warfare ( or humanity. " ror/.oxi'd MKOICATUD coiirLXioxrour niu : For infant's toilet is an Indispensable ar- tiulo , healing all excoriations immediate y. Mothers should use it freely on the lltlo onus. It is perfectly harmless. For nhi by drnggUtfl. Five New Novels for 15 Cents. 5NEWMELS.:5 : : : : : : All complete In the April Numtior of the &AMILY LlVUAltr MONTHLY Only 15d. Of all newsdealers or THE INTIRNATIONA.L NKW * Co. , N.Y. A CARD , TO THE PUBLIC With the approach of spring and the increased Interest man ifested in real estate matters , I nm more than ever consult ed by intending- purchasers as to favorable opportunities for investment , and to all such would say : * Wlien putting any Proper ty on the market , and adver tising it as desirable , J have invariably confined myself tea a plain unvarnished statement of facts , never indulging in vague promises for the future , and the result in every case has been that the expectations of purchasers were more than realized. I can refer with pleasure to Albright's Annex and Baker Place , as sample it lustrations. Lots in the "Annex" have quadrupled in value and are still advancing , -while a street car line is already building past Baker Place , adding hun dreds of dollars to the value of every lot. Albright's Choice -was se looted by me with the greatest ) care after a thorough study and with the full knowledge of its value , and I can consci entiously say to those seeking a safe and profitable invest * ment that Albright's Choice offers chances not excelled in this market for a sure thing. Early investors have already reaped large profits in CASH , and with the many important improvements contemplated , some of which are now under way , every lot in this splen did addition will prove a bo nanza to first buyers. Further information , plats and prices , will bo cheerfully furnished. Buggies ready at all times to show property. Respectfully , W. G , ALBRIGHT SOLE OWNER , 218 S. 15th Street. Branch office at South Oma ha. i N. B. Property for sale In all parts of the city j