, 1884-03-13

The housing or the poor IS now
occupying large share of the at
tenti0n Of British statesman. Even
the Prince Of Wales, in Il speech in
tie House of Lords, declared that ke
hal given mnch Thought to the sub
ice, and cited his Norfolk estates rs
models for the landhcldcr TO pattern
after in the care exercised for the
comfort of the laborcTs. This at
tention on the part of the Prince IS
to be commended and could boiInitat
ed by many OF the large property
owners Of England with credit to
themselves and health and happiness
to the poor who work for them. We
have heard much about the comfort
enjoyed by the agricultural Iaborerin
England. but whenever an American
travels through that country he IN
VaTiably points ont the slender diet
and poor quarters OF the farm hands.
This movement shows very plainly
that there Is much room for reform.
Painful reports are in circulation
regarding the treatment of the
United States minister at Berlin by
the German government, says the
New York TrjjHRe. If verified. tie
conduct OF Bismarck would be not
simply discouTtesy 10 Sargent. bur
ar insult to the United States. If
! Bismarck has any charges TO prefer
against him he knows his remedy. 1t
| IS the right Of any government t. ob-
| jcct to an ambassador On personal
/ grounds. provided the objections be
reasonable. The United States lid
! TINS IN the case OF Cataceau. and it
has been often done. but nothing has
been heard Of any charges against
Sargent. He appears to have been
devoted to his duties. and if he has
any faults IN the eyes OF the German
officials it must be the peculiar one
OF looking too faithfully after his
country interests.
The Kittitas .Staadard thus ex-
plains the results attendant upon the
lack OF the Snoqualmie wagon road.
and the necessity for going four
hundred and fifty miles from EiIeus
burg to Seattle TO overcome a dis
taGce Of one hundred and fifty miles.
These results, it declares. .'can be
seen on every hand, i'll every granary
oyertiowlng with grain, for which
there Is no sale: about every unfpnc-
ed and untille field for the improve
ment and use of which there is no
incentive; III every primitive, con
tracted house and barn, confined,
through force of circumstances, to
simply temporary shelter and absO-
J intnlN- hnrAGG.l1Nr nnHTra,nlfI.,+t..., ,f
man or beast; ard in scanty larderS,
limited warJirObes, comfortlesss We
hicles, uninyiting school houses and
short term sessions, and in uninter-
mittent rustic land that often un-
aVaIilng) to secure ready money with
which to buy absolutely indispeusa-
bic store goods, a few results of this
roundabout travel may be found"
For many years there has been ex-
tensiye swinding going on in the
payment of soldiers pensions and
claims until it would seem that sol
diers We're crippled, and disabled
only for the purpose of becoming the
prey of land sharks who have deter
mined to have the pound of flesh, let
| circumstances be what they may.
Senator Harrison has Just introduced
am excellent bill in Congress. relative
TO pensions, which no doubt will be
of interest to many disabled soldiers
now in this Territory. This bill
grants relief to that class of soldiers
who We're strong enough to bear the
burdens of military life during the
war, without having to call for hos
| pital aid, but who afterwards became
invalids through the severity of a
warlile life. For such there is at
present no redress, but the passage
of this bill not only pensions the
soldier, but, also his widow, increas
ing the rate to SD to all widows of
during the late war, from IS. which Is
| the present rate.
In little company OF genllemen
the Othlr day very prominent jour
nalist said he had always respected
Mr. Blaine, and admired him and
liked him, but he often wondered
how it was that the great Maine
statesman had become so rich Gen.
eral Bealc, who Is probably GeReTal
Grants most intimate friend and who
is probably not very intimate with Mr.
Blaine, thereupon had something to
say. | was not present, and rely ON
third person, who was present, for
my facts. General Beale said he
knew something of Mr.. Blaine's re
cources He said that he in company
with General Grant. had visited Mr.
nlai,,,HE- nAai tIalI.- IN Dnpn.y-1
which the latter bought for a few
thousand dollars while he was in con
gress and before the mines were de
veloped General Beale said the
mines had since been opened in many
places, and they disclosed solid beds
of coal seventeen feet deep and GOV
ering hundreds of acres. l forgot
how many thousands of tons of coal
were taken out every week, but the
amount given, according to General
Beale was enormous. 1t was stated
that a combany had been formed and
private railway built to the mines.
The impression that General Beaie
left was that Blaine would one day
be very rich man.
The recent victory of the British
forces under General Graham over
Osman Digma has the appearance of
slaughter The British stood off
and moved the natives down with
long range guns. The few casualties
reported are rather in the result of
accidents than of well directed pur
pose. The bulk OF Osman Digmas
troops were armed with spears. The
battle may be compared to duel be
tween two men, one armed with Il
dirk-kuife and the other with pistol,
the latter to choose the distance. No
possible skill in the use of the knife
would avail against the pistol at the
usual range. This is the kind of