Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 16, 1887, Page 4

, THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERWE OF SURSCRIPTION ¢ (Moeniag Rdition) including Sunday Yonr. $10 00 One ur» '8 00 ABA OPPICE, NO, 014 AND W YOI Roow 6, FARNAM STREFY. RK O RIN BUILDING. ABHINGTON OFPICE, NO. 613 FOUR] NTH ST CORRESIONDENCE? All communioations relating to news and edl- torinl matter should be adiressed Lo the Evi TOR OF TME BEE. BUSINESS LETTERS! Al buelness letters and romittances should be addrossed to THE BEe PUBLISHING COMPANY, ocks and_postofice orders o the order of the company. F. ROSEWATER, Epitor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circalation. Btate of Nebraska, ; i County of Douglas. Geo, B, Tzachuck, secretary of The Bee y, does solemnly swear ion of the Daily Bee g Mar. 11th 1857, was as Monda ‘Tuesday, Mar, Wednesday, Mar. 9 Thursday, Mar. 10. Friaay, Mar, 11, Average.... 14,5 *Gxo. B, TZ8CHUCK, Subseribed in my presence and sworn to be- fore me this 12th day of March ,A D., 1857, . P. FEIL, ISEALI Notary Publle. Geo. B. 'I'zschuck, b.ln1 first duly sworn, deposes and says that he Is secretary of The + Bee Publishing company, that the actual av- eraze daily circulation’ of the.Daily Bee for themonth of March, 1886, 11,637 copies; for April, 189, 12,191 eopies: for for May, 1888, 1 coples; for June, 1856, 12,208 copi July, 1856, 12,314 copies; for Aueust, 1856, 19,464 "copless for eptembor, 1880, 13,05 copies; for October, 1856, 12,989 coples; for November, 1858, 13,348 copies; for December, 1886, 18,287 copies; for January, 1887, 16,268 coples; for Fubruary, 1887, 14,198 copies. Gro. B, TZ8CHUCK, Subseribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of March, A. D). 1887, [SEAL.! N. P. Friv, Notary Publle. Tie question at the capital now i Does investigation investigate? SEcrRETARY ENDICOTT, it i8 reported, has tendered his resignation. The gov- ernment at Washington, however, still lives. EI1GHTEEN states, three territories and the District of Columbia have laws taxing commercial travelers, which were inval- idated by the recent decision of the United States supreme court declaring such laws repugnant to the constitution. SeNATOR EpMUNDS declined to say, in & recent interview, who he thought the republicans would nominate in 1888, but =~ {n the course of his talk he managed to shde in an inuendo which was clearly de- aigned to reflect upon the Maine states- man. The Vermont senator is subtle and relentless. ‘THE head bookkeeper of the publishing firm of which Samuel L. Clemens (‘*“Mark ¥'wain’’) 18 the principal, has been found 10 be a defaulter to the amount of over £720,000. This is a kind of ‘‘funny busi- fiess” which the famous and excessively girudent humorist is the last man in the world to appreciate or condone. THE mission of Del.esseps to Berlin is supposed to have been chiefly or wholly financial, but a diplomatic coloring is &lven it by the reported statement of the slistingmshed engincer that the recent misunderstandings have been cleared away, and all danger of war between | ¥rance and Germany has passed. The late indications give credibility to this _Btatement. E—————— Tue bold declaration of a member of the provincial legislature of Nova Scotia in favor of secossion from the Dominion | and annexation‘to the Un ited States, was ; something more than the impetuous out- burst of a single individual angered at the evident hypoorisy 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 undoubtedly growing. — Ex-SeNaTon Dorsey earned some re- nown in bis native land in connection with a well-remembered dinner, He has now achleved distinction as a generous hostin London, He last week enter- tained a select company, chiefly com- posed of members of the American col- ony, at what is saild to have been the largest and most elaborate dinner given here by an American since the Field ban- quet of last year, It is to be hoped that nothing but pleasant memories will fol- Jow this last feast, whioh unhng ily was not the case with the first notable dinner under the auspices of Mr. Dorsey. Tukre is evidence that American in- fluence is strong at the vatican. The re- port of Cardinal Gibbons favorable to the Knights of Labor is believed to have almost entirely counteracted the adverse wview of that organization which had preceded it, and it is thought to be as- sured that there will be no condemna- tion of the Knights proceeding from Rome. It is also stated that the feeling regarding Dr. McGlynn has become greatly mollified, and that his reinstate- ment is only a matter of time. The wis- dom that rules at the vatican clearly ap- prehends the expedicncy of moderation in confronting American opinion which secms to be at yariance with the policy of the church only as to temporal affairs. — ADVICES from the trade centers of the * country report an active and healthy movemont in nearly all departments of business, which appears to have begun wather earlior than usual. All the lead- fog lines of merchandise are showing ro- mnewed animation, and buyers are taking hold with a liberality which is evidence of thoir confidence in & brisk summer !.udq. There is exceptional activity noted in the lumber movement at Chi- eago and elsewhere, while the iron mar- ket keeps firm, though not remarkably mctive, The production of pig wron, how- over, during the first two months of the ~ yoar is estimated at 1,100,000 tons, which ~ isvery nearly the full capacity of the . furnaces in blast, and the production . goes on increasing. The whole of this | output being under contract shows big ndertakings for the use of iron during the next few months. Business may be .~ slightly affected, one way or another, by s unoertainty regarding the effect of gh hmm ‘commoerce law, but on the EEL, R Omaha Welcomes t! Omaha extends s cordial and hearty welcome to the veterans of the union ar- mies who are in this city in attendance at the state encampment of the G. A. R, The men who risked their lives and for- tunes for the preservation of union and tiberty will always tind hosts of friendsin the metropolis of Nebraska. This is the first time that Omaha has been honored by a gathering of revresentatives of Grand Army vosts from every section of the state, and our citizens fecl justitiable pride as well as pleasure in making this an occasion long to be remembered by the heroes of the late war. Gevernor Thayer, department commander, who was amoung the very earliest of Omaha's enterprising citizens, many years before he 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 a quarter of a century has wrought upon this state and city. To him and the true and tried vet- erans who rallied around the flag of the union when the life 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 H n Life. When the inter-state commerce bill shall have fully gone into effect and such defects as time inay develop shall have been remedied, and the good results an- ticipated from the law been fully realized —perhaps before all this, another matter of great importance should be pressed upon the attention of congress, and that is the protection of human life on our railroads, Possibly steps to that end could not be taken under that clause of the consutution which sanctioned the law just passed, viz.: “To regulate com- merce with foreign nations, and among the several states,”’ but perhaps it could be done by a liberal construction under that other grant of power: “To establish post oftices and post roads.”” -From the clause to ‘‘regulate com- meree,” it is well known that all laws re- lating to the care and comfort of human life on sea-going, coast-wise and river vessels, laws which provide for the inspection of boilers and pre- seribe the number of boats and the acter of other life-saying applianc be carried, derive their constituti authority. If, then, to regulate commerce on the water carries witi it the power to care for human life in transit, which is so large an element of that commerce, why should not the other clause to regu- late that commerce among the several states ry with it the same power, so far at least, as relates to the roads or combination of roads which do business in more than one state ? By making railroads post roads, they are brought under the operation and vrotection of United States laws, the same as rivers, and it would seem as if under one clause or the other power might be founed to enforce that care and regard for human life which is so la- mentably lacking now. Disasters at se and on land seem to have periodicity. For a time they are few, and then again they follow ecach 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, incompetence or recklessness of railroad managers. On every railroad in the country there should be a constant and vigilant patrol by day and might, in sun or rain, in cold or heat, in storm or calm. Broken rails, wash-outs, mis- placed switches and weakened bridges could then be discovered and promptly repaired, or approaching trains warned of danger. 1t is because states have been measur- ably or wholly negligent in demanding these proper precautions against dis- asters and 1n punishing those responsible for them that we ask if it be not in the vower of congress to do so? Should con- gress undertake this duty to the e t only of the application of the ' inter-state commerce bill, and rigidly enforce its laws, the incrensed safety to human life that would surely result would speedily lead to state legislation to the same cnd for strictly state roads. A Political Chestnut. The Bay State club of Boston 18 one of the prominent democratic organizations of the country which embraces only aris- tocratic democrats, It is somowhat famous for its banquets, 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 1n right royal shape, and the occa- sion was made memorable by some utter- ances of Mr. Hill which were not thought to be favorable to the leading policy of the national administration. On last Saturday evening the club entertained several other democrats of national re- nown, among them - the Hon, John G. Carlisle of Kentucky. The utterances of men on occasions of this kind are not merely perfunctory, They are carefully prepared and deliberately made. They are not intended for merely local and passing effect, but for general and per- manent influence. When Governor Hill addressed the Brooklyn club last month he intended that what ba said should be accepted as a plain and binding declaration of his political views, and 1t has been so regarded. The equally careful, and doubtless no less ambitious Kentucky statesman would not say anything to his fello w-democrats at such a time that ho did not intend to have a serious meaning. ‘This being granted, that portion of Mr. Carlisle’s speech at tie Bay State club hanquet in which he referred to that democratic po- litical chestnut, states’ rights, invites pnss_inx attention. He annouuced, as the dispatches report him, that the demo- cratic party stands now, as it has always stood, by the constitutional doetrine of states’ rights, and he deplored the fact that there are able men in congress and elsewhere who are disposed to put re- strictions upon this dootrine. It is hardly worth while to go into an explanation of what the democratic view of states' rights has been, or to point out what havo been the consequences of that view, The record of results is familiar to this generation, and it will remaln as a most solemn warning to the generations that are to follow. It is so fresh and vivid in the memory of living men that it is little wonder they should regard the prime osuse with some distrust, and be dis- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. MARCH 16, 1887. disposed mot to permit it to again became & 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 belps 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 <o, since those of the south which attempted to go out of the union, in pursuance of the doctrine 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 12+ nored or overriden? Does not Mr. Car- lisle's state, for example, enjoy to-day, unquestioned and unimpaired, every con- stitutional right it has bad at any time? In what way have the rights of Massa- chusetts, whose democrats applauded the Kentuckian, 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 ull their constitutional rights, with such ample guarantee for the future as ex- perience affords, what reasonable ground is there for the attempt to reintroduce the states’ rights dogma as an active principle in politics? It is certainly suggestive that the ate tempt has its origin with a southern dem- ocrat, and it will be interesting to note 1ts reception in that section. Mr, Car- lisle could hardly have hoped that it would have much effect in the north, but he understands the value ot the doctrine in the south, and it will not lose in torce there by being proclaimed and approyed in Massachusetts, Stale and time-worn with no excuse for being again given prominence in political contro- versy, it will not be at all surprising to find it frecly employed m the hope of re- storing discipline and cohesion in the now wavering and disintegrating ranks of the democracy of the south. A Neglected Service. The diplomatic and consular service of the United States has never received the fair and gencrous consideration which its impertance merits. The policy re- speeting it has al s been narrow und i al, contrasting strongly with that 1ed by other great commercial na- tions. There have always been men of influence in congress and elsewhere to deery it as fo¥ the most part an expensive luxury, and instead of its being made an inviting and honorable ficld of labor for the best ability of the country, it has gen- erally been parcelled out to antiguated or shelved politicians. This was espe- tinlly the ease before the war, and no very earnest effort was wmade in the dirce- tion of improvement for many s after. Thé public mind was so entir preoceupied with domestie affairs during the first twelve years following the war that only a perfunctory attention was be- stowed upon our foreign relations. Dur- ing this period diplomatic and con sular service declined to probably a lower plane than ever before. One of the most meritorious features of the Hayes administration was the eflort, largely successful, to improve the efliciency of this service, and its standard sin ag been comparativ ood though still in ferier to that of ot countries. An eflort was made at the last s ngress to still further liberal of the governm, with respect to this re, but it en- countered an opposition which prevented full success. The great majority of our foreign representatives are inadequately vaid, and it s no justitication of the penurious policy that has been pursucd to say that there are alw: men to be found very willing to accept these posi- tions. A ‘rich and prosperous count should not deal with 1ts servants abre upon any such niggardly basis. ot these foreign atives pelled, 1 order to maintain their present and oflicial respectability, to draw largely apon their private fortunes, and thoze 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 well stated by the Ameri minister to Sweden and orway, who in a recent interview said “the tendency of our foreign service is to restrict representation to men of wealth, and men who are not in the young vigor of life. Only those who ave very wealthy and who can afford to spend twice or thrice their salary, or are too old to care for the activities of life and are obvi. ous of the loss of business identity in their native country, can aflord to en- ter the sery hese $es are not the men who are likely to make the most careful and oflicient minist and con- suls, and so long as the service is in the condition to favor only these classes 1t cannot be brought to the highest meas- ure of usefulness. Wealthy men who go abroad for honor and enjoyment will not ve very close attention to the details of r duties, which are generally the important, and the veterans cannot The service should invite men of the highest intelligence, who have also the vigor and encrgy Lo perform all their duties promotly and thoughtfully, and they should be compensated with reason- able liberality. Itis not doubted that under anv circumstances the demand for these foreign positions will always ex- ceed the supply, but this is no excuse for a niggardly policy, theeffect of which is to narrow to the government the oppor- tunies for the most desirable selections. —— ad Many re com- A Des MoiNgs constable attempted to seize $25,000 worth of liquor in & whole- sale drug house, but as he could not give a bond, he concluded only to guard the goods until the case is heard by a justice. ‘The drug firm, one of the biggest in the west, has since decided to move into some state where prohibition will not interfere with its business. That's what prohibition is doing for Iowa, and that is what it will do for Nebraska if it is ever adopted in this state Tne name of W. F, Storey still appears at the head of the editorial page of the Chicago Z%mes. The scoring which that paper of Monday gives Clarkson, of the Des Moines Register, leads us to believe that the “‘old man'' 1s still on earth. em————— It may interest some Owaha people who object to the parades of the Salva- tion army to learn that a Salvation army captain has recovered $230 from the city of Charlotte, Michigan, for his arrest while parading the stroets. eEmse———— ‘THE city election is ‘only three wevks of, and yet we have no obarter. - 3 Raseoll's Ambition, The Hon. Mr. Russell, who sometimes passes by the name of Colonel Russell, has the sublime clieck to be a candidate for the honorable position of commander of this department of the G. A. R, The colonel’s vaulting ambition, we fear, will overleap itself. | The position o} commander is one which demands & tan with a record ns soldier and citizen that would inspire confidence and respect. Is Russell such a man? During the tvar he was a spy inthe Union armies. Spies were a military ne- cessity for carrying on war successfully just as scavengers aré in large cities to keep the gutters But spies, by the peculiar nature of their calling, are not generally regarded with high respect, 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 ever since the war. He wears a mask continually and acts a dual role in public life which enables him to play the impostor and confidence man to perfection. His political treason in thels atorial campuign 1s a mattor of public notoriety. He pledged himself up to his neck 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 he procured certifi- eates of good behavior from the paper owned by his own committee clerk and induted an Otoe county member, who had an axe 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 the ure is in perfect harmony with Lis in the senatcrial eampaign. He his part with masterly aup heity. sually pushes the crooked work in- side of the committees und when he s sure that the jobs will go through with- out him, he records himself in open ses- sion against them. His arrant hypoc- shown by his pretense of temper- ate habits and early ved-time hours the banquet given by the Grand Island delegation in honor of the location of the soldiers' nome, he turned his wine glass down, but in the.railroad 01l rooms, to which he is an almost nightly v ing the session, he drinks lik without being particular about the quality of the liquor. His Jong face would make o that he s a revivalist, but at Lincoln and company in the dens. When this houor is expo: his iniquity, as he will be when the full 'history of the anti-gambling bill becomes known, no reputable person will want to ciate with him. The Grand Army certainly has better material than Russell for com- mander, although Paul Vandervoort, who has used him dsa thol in his schemes at Lincoln, vouches for him as the most meritorious candidite. s a are congehinl 1d gambling 1 pretendek t Mg. up especially to bambdozle the Grand Army boys, is & very elegant production. Paul Vandervoort, a biographer, would make Jesse James a paragon of houor and integrity, ally run to- gether. 1t is a pleasure to note the beau- tiful unison with which the Republican and the boodlers cry out for open door sossions of the investigating committee. IN regard to that Baltimore & Ohio railvoad deal Mr. Sully has been doing n great deal of talking. Mr. Garrett, who 18 still waiting for the cash, thinks money tulks louder than Mr. Sully PROMINENT PERSONS, fleetor Malot, the French novelist, is going to work up the Crawford divoree case into a novel. Merlatti, the Italian faster, made nothing out of hus abstinence show, and has gone back to hus painting. Mrs. John A. Lozan will spend a few days at Youngstown, O., and witness the mar- riage of ier son John with Miss Andiews. Allen Thornd, Rice has bought the suit of clothes worn by Washington at his first inauguration, ‘The garments are in good order, Dr, Mary Walker, dressed in wale attire, Is now one of the attractions in a Philadelphia dime museum, She has been engaged to de- liver a course of scientitie lectu! Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe s over- whelmed with grief by the death of her brother. She s living with her son Charle. young clergyman at Hartford, Conn, Ex-Governor Curtin is said to be an appli- cant for the Mexican mission. His friends claim that he is not at all susesptible to rare- tied air, and would rise superior to the fasci- nations of pulque. Miss Alice Longfellow, who s oneof the officers of the society for the Collegiate In- struction of Women at Harvard, is regarded by the students of the annex with a degree of love and rejard amounting almost to rey- erence. General Robert C. Schenck s seventy- seven, and is lively quietly in Washington. Ie claims to have entirelycured himself of Bright's diease by a strietly wiik diet, only varied occasionally by the addition of finely- chopped onlons. o d ————— Public voice DemAndb High License, New York World, The justification of the high license policy is to be found in the fact that the best publie sentiwent demands 1§ The liquor-selling business has outgrow all feasonable bounds in our large cities, it 53 a shame and & wrong that there shoufd be’a saloon for every 150 of the population in- a city like this, Higher license would “himit the number, 1m- prove their character, and conduce to a better enforcement of the la. The sellers should pay, and can well afford to pay, a larger shate than they do now of the public ex- pense caused by their traflic, High' license is & measure of wise restriction and just deal- “l“‘i and should be at least given a trial in this state, ————— “When 1 Was a Boy!" J. R. Fastwood in the Quiver for March. hen 1 was a boy,” the gambler said ‘T'o thebright lad'by his knee, *Of the victors crowned with fame 1 read Who triumphed on land and sea. And through the years, from the deathless 26, Apt.ummonl has sounded long: To youth, and manhood, and hoar ‘The message Is this, ‘Be Strong “When I was a boy—"" he paused and said, ‘To the listener by his k. 0 listener by leh \aka 01 s T A rized the tru ds:r'hndofflod. tmu man new; - lorious ts_ they trod ith i ‘be message was Lhis. { SUGGESTIVE AND SENSIBLE. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Palatable Liter- ary Dish of -English Gossip. SOCIETY'S SPICE-SEASONING, Subscriptions and Statues—Victoria's Jubilee—A Plea for lreland—DBare- Shouldered Women—Corrupt- ing Court Levces. Loxpox, Feb, 25.—|Correspondence of the BEE ingland is all agog just now, preparing to celebrate the fifticth year of Queen Victoria's reign. It is proposed, among other things, that the women and girls of tho United Kingdom offer her majesty some token of their loyal ap- preciatica of her public and private character; and in order to render the scheme o thoroughly national one, the subscriptions are to range from one penny to one pound sterling. There is no doubt that a large sum will thus be raised. What will be done with it? and what should be done with it? are, thore- 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 are very fond of statues and monuments, there is danger that this jubilee collection may be wasted in the many that alre grace this Look, for exar that memorial monument to Prince 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. might also cite that ugly equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, which, happily, has been removed from its conspicuious po- tion at the gate of Hyde park, and rele- g 1 to Aldershot, a warning to all am- bitious officers at that station not to be too successful in battle lest an ungrate- ful country should reward them with statues equally bad. WHAT OUGHT TO BE. Now that I have hinted at what will probably be done with the fund, I may answer the second question as to what ought to have 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 be the chosen of the Lord, and ordered by Him to stay the Philistines of Afghanistan, Zululand and sundry other places, she might with propriety imitate also the virtues of the Jews, and cele- brate this jubilee as they used to cele- brate theirs. In the year of gladness the Hebrews set free 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 tami safe, and his life worth the living, “The Englishman's house is his castle.” But the Irishman's house is what? It is a thing to set fire to, and to burn over the heads of the helpless, the old and the infirm, in the name ot English law and English justice! The impartial future historian of Great Britain will not omit to com- ment with a trenchant pen on the awful, horrible, perhaps half incredible fact, that the lej incendiarism at Glenbeigh rred 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 be presented to Ireland, or, if given to the queen, that she send it to ‘“‘the sister isle,”’ that it may do a little towards alleviating the suffering of that persecuted people, whose jubilee has been long waited for, but has not yet 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 vossess. She should see that blocks of tenement houses are built in London, and in all the manufacturing towns, with the necessary sanitary appliances, where those who do the work of the world could find comfortable shelter. ENG! “HIGH LIFE." But 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, that the English nobility as a class are not her friends; for the moral corruption that exists in the upper eircles of English socity 1s something appaling. Englishmen often make themselves quite y over the easy divoree laws of the United States, while one disgusting di- vore e 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, gave me such an insight into London gh life” asto mako mo lose all hopo of & regeneration of the English upper classes. So long as men and women of wealth have nothin, to do but to vlot 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 Xnnmz nmen who zo into what is called the best society. iven chlldren are surpised at the fash- ionable display of arms and shoulders. The other evening a lady came 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 aro not dressed; 1 see your skin,” "T'he lady, a little embarrassed, langhed and asked: “But doesn't your mother wear low " “Oh no,” I answered for the absent mother, in a deprecating tone; “and 1 am afraid that you will take cold from this exposure.”” And our guest did keep up a shght cough a!l the evening, and was evidently uncomfortable. But what is discomfort, sickness or even death to women who worshiv at the shrine of fashion? BARE SHOULDERS, rl with bare shoulders, Oliver Wendoll Holmes Slancho Cramer in his story of Elsio Venner, At tho toa table of Widow Roment, Blanche was seated (to her great disgust) betweon the old village doctor and the old village clergy- man; while, quite aloof from her, at- tractive young gontlomon wore chatting gaily with other xoun‘( ladios of the party. Recovering her spirits hy dogr she “began playing off her upon the two old doctors, tirst heaving up her white and glaring right shoulder to the clergyman, and then heaving up oulder ta the 8 & ecallin deseription of the traps and snares which are sct In the smont fashionable society of the more epraved strata crust.'” While novelists and philosophers make such fun of these vulfill‘ exposures of porsonal charms, it is lamentable that Queen Victoria herself requires all ladies who are present at court to thus practi- cally denude themselve. have always felt inadignant and amused by turns at hearing a young American girl-friend narrate her experience at one of these royal ‘drawing-rooms.” In the first place her outfit cost her several hundred dollars, and the waste of much precious time that might better have been spent in the British 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 Buek- ingham palace. But it was a whole hour before her carri; reached the door and sho was then chilled to the core. Havin, alighted she, with many others, move elowly in line through long halls and spacious apartments TO THE DISROBING ROOM, where were left all extra wraps. Still another hall was traversed and then there was a further delay of half sn hour. The shoulders and arms of our young American were now as blue as indigo, and she said she felt like lifting up fivr voice and shou(lng. ‘A shawl! A shawl, my diamonds for a shawl!” At last the frozen procession moved on and arrived at the goal, when, lo! the courtesy was made not to Queen Victoria but to the vprincess of Wales. One glance, a profound obeisance, and the farce was over. Our young friend was heartily ashumed of herself at having spent her time and money for such a thoroughly unsatisfactory purpose. How much superior are the receptions at the whi ouse, where we shake hands with our rulers, exchange a remark, wearany costume that seemeth to us good, and pass out with our eyes in the direction in which we are moving. I hear much boasting in tnis 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 socicty, as revealed by the divorce courts and the news- rs, is due to the evil customs pre- bed by one of my own sex, I am sorry y, and which™ thus percolate from top down through every stratum of inglish society. ELizABeETH CADY STANTON. POKER AND FARO, How They “Broke Up" a Leading Man —A Kemarkable Fact. “The performance of Mr. Atkins Law- rence in the role of “‘Count Potroskey’.at the opera house Monday night was a re- markableone,” said an old theatregoer yesterday,“when you consider one thing. He had never seen the part until Sunday night, Itsa fact. On Sunday evening at 6 o'clock he did not know a single line of the part in which he was to play.” This'is a literal fact and was graught about 1n this way. Levick, who has hitherto taken the lendinz?nrt in the vlay, ha latel 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 tho seductive pleasures of ‘‘draw’’ and faro. His los- ings were usually heavy, and many times the treasurer of the company has been obliged to make up the deficlency in the leading man’s poker account be- fore he could go on to the next city. This became monotonous and the leading man s left in San Francisco. Lawrence was telegraphed for, reached Omaha Sunday, spent all day Monday studyin, his intricate part and made a” very cred- itable appearance Monday night. Albright's Denial. To the Editor of the B I noticed an article in your last mght’s paper in regard to two Germans making complaint to Judge Stenberg that I had charged them $2 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 he had no work and that Albright was continually send- ing him men to whom he could not_give employment. The statements made by these men are all false. They could have secured work as represented by me if they had gone to the_camp and seen the foreman in charge. Idoubt if they went through to Wahoo at all. These men, your article mentions, have filed 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 make are ab- surd and entirely unwarranted, S. ALBRIGHT, Seventeenth of March. Division No. 1 and 2, the former of Omaha and the latter of South Omaha, ot the Ancient Order of Hibernians, will meet in Cunningham’s hull betwoen 8 and 9 o'clock on Thursday morning, and will then march to the cathedral to at- tend mass. They will be proceded by their band. No extensively organized celebration of the day wili be held. Alarm of Fire, An alarm of fire was sounded at noon yesterday, which callea the department to Izard street. A slight blaze was dis- covered 1n the roof of Mayne’s oil fac- ory. It was extinguished without much tnjury. —— The Man Behind the Gun. Philadelphia Record. Russla, following the example of France and Germany, is about to provide itself with anew explosive that possesses an explosive power fifteen times greater than gunpowder, and that does not produce any smoke. Each new appliance for increasing the horror of war seems to _have greater strength than its predecessor; yet, after all, there was a great deal of truth {n the remark made by Secretary Stanton, during a discussion of the respect- ive merits of muzzle and breech-loading rifles, that it I8 the man behind the gun that makes all the difference worth ~talking about. e Theory and Practice, Norristown Herald, A man who edited an agricultural journal for fifteen years and devoted many hours to telling farmers how to cultivate thelr crops and grow rich, purchased a farm and engaged In agricultural pursuits himself a year ago, and last week he was sold out by the sheriff. B e A Worthy Epitaph. 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TO THE PUBLIC— With the approach of spring and theincreased interest man- ifested in real estate matters, I am more than ever consult- ed by intending purchasers as to favorable opportunities for investment, and to all such would say: Whenfputting any Proper- ty on the market, and adver- tising it as desirable, I have invariably confined myself to a plain unvarnished statement of facts, never indulging in vague promises for the future, and the result in every caso hasbeen that the expectations of purchasers were moro than realized. I can refer with pleasure to Albright's Annex and Baker Place, as sample il lustrations. Lots in the “Annex” have quadrupled in value and aro still advancing, while a street car line is already building past Baker Place, adding huns dreds of dollars to the valucof every lot. Albright’s Choice was ge- lected 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 investorshave 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 ho. nanza to first buyers. Further information, plats and prices, will be cheerfully furnished. Buggies ready at all times to show property. Respectfully, W.G. ALBRIGHT SOLE OWNER, 218 8. 15th Street. Branch office at South Omas ha. N. B. Property for salg inal] parts of the city