Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-24

had such u chance to make so much
money, for there is actually more desire
to see those two men pitted against
each other than to see John L. aud
Kilrain between the ropes. There has
been intense excitement over the pros
pect. and now that it plainly appears
that Mitchell is afraid, there is %unqual-
flied disgust. Everybody is talking
about it, and the ]prctcnsc of this cur
that he whipped John l.. Sullivan, and
yet is afraid to meet n middle-wcight,
has ruined him for good in this state.
He and Kilrain would only draw rotten
eggs II they came to California; and in
the mining territories Mitchell will be
obliged to tackle any number OF good
men, who are ready to jump IN him,
now that he has shown the white
feather SO shamefully.
COAL STILL FALLING.
Nothing has saved the coal dealers
from II disastrous break in prices save
the moderate amount OF the visible
supply. Prices are coming down, not
at one jump, but in regular graduation,
so that the dealers walk down IA flight
of steps instead of falling from the top
to the bottom. The Wellington Collicry
company of Vancouver has made its sec
ond reduction within u month, and
has come down to $l2 Il ton, ana the
NppN IbbN 'plllDttN llbS uNNN'llNlN" w V'
a ton. People here are asking, and
with great ~pertincncy, why more was
asked by these two companies during
the strike of the Australian coal miners
at Newcastle. Are freights lower than
they were? Are miners working for
half-wages? Why was $40 asked for a
ton of Wellington coal six weeks ago,
and only Sl2 to-day We want to know
upon what basis the men OF Vancouver
propose to supply us with coal. Some
of the papers here, notably the Call, n
good motherly kind Of Il concern, are in
favor of developing the consumption of
Colorado and Wyoming coal, which is
just beginning to assume visible pro-
portions. But say this would be jump
ing from the frying-pan into the fire.
The coal supply of Wyoming is owned
by the Union Pacific, and hat from
Colorado is just as completely in the
hands of the Denver Il Rio Grande
Western, aud these two would combine
and cinch us in Il minute, if we ceased
to deal with the Vancouver and
the alternative of getting the Japan
coal, which m to Kobe, the second
great port of the empire. We shall
have in the future the finest quality OF
coal from Utah. There is where our
future supply lies. But the great want
of this city is some place where coal
can be stored in immense quantities. SO
long aswc persist in this hand to mouth
policy the temptation to cinch us will
always be too great for IN resist
anCe. We have a right to be angry
with our coal dealers in Vancouver, but
the most prudent thing to do would be
to keep our anger in our stomachs until
we can dispense with their coal, and
then we can be angry TO some purpose.
My plan wonld be to have IA great coal
depot either on Goat island, or in the |
n~eighborhood of Saucelito, in Marin
county, and bring the coal in lighters
or large tugs to the different wharfs in
connection with the small locel yards.
This must be done sooner or later, and
the sooner the better for every house
wife in this city.
NO BACK ALLEYS IN FRISCO.
The most recent development in
Frisco is the conversion Of the back al
into courts, on which are built
neat, comfortable, ever handsome
houses of small size for the accomOda-
ton of the working classes. The ma
jority of our lots are l20 feet deep, SO
there is ample space for Il row of uper-
Tor dwelling houses facing the street,
and Il row of small ones facing on the
There are quite a number of
III possess a rodWood cottage
on IL lot 40 feet by 100 feet. This re-
suits from the early days when every
body was crazy about having a garden
and raising lowers all the year round
Now, as a matter of fact, California is a
paradise for people who are fond of
for there is no end to the
surprises in store when one attacks
problems in acclimatizing flowers from
everywhere, because the climate works
absolute miracles. Take>the poppy, for
.nstance-but this is a depression from
subject in hand, which is courts.
When IL man has a corner lot OF these
dimensions, all he has to do is to build
,hree or four neat cottages on the cross
But those who do not
possess corner lots are building
IN the alley, to the manifest
Improvement of the city's appearance. ,
like the idea of these poor mems ,
houses cheek by jowl withs the man {
ions of the well-tO-do. If there is any {
hing which the Californian despises it (
5 the idea of a part of the city monop- J
by the very wealthy. Nothing !
makes me so mad as the question Of q
ONE foreigner just come in who asks !
ne, "Where is your beau quartier?" | d
.variably answer him by spreading out 4
ny hands and saying, "Everywhere, t
lossoo, everywhere. Frisco Is all beau II
uartier.n He finds out the difference o
he gets to the North Beach! But -,
ne courts are really an improvement ,,
pom the alleys. Not that the latter Z
ere like the alleys Of other western v
Heaven forbid! | have passed S
week or two in Denver, and if ever r
IT. alley-ways had been within speak p
lg distance of theirs-hlled with ashes :,
nd filth and d~ecaying vegetable sub II
and the emptyings Of the mat h
asses of typhoid fever patients-l S
ould have forsworn my name and ma g
on, and lived and died rs u hermit on I
Tamulpais. n
II TRAIL OF TIE SERPENT. .
Talking about the improvement in i
le appearance Of the city, how pleasant {,
i'll be the time when the Chinese v
iarter will be redeemed from It's pollu- h
on. | read in some eastern paper II II
lragraph about IA Boston Sunday school .
acher marrying one of her pupils, II "a
hinaman. She's welcome, poor girl; '
lily keep them away from US. They :
I'VE done US incalculablc harm in many
iys, have retarded our growth, nave
,en a blight upon our city, and have
IL the trail of their vices after them W
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