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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.
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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