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IN A QUARREL.

senator Stewart and Major Powell
are prominent among the men who
have interested themselves I'm the ques.
ton of irrigating the arid lands Of the
West. Mr.. Stewart is the recognized
leader i'm the movement TO enlist con-
gress in the work of aiding plans for
irrigation, Major Powell is director of
the United states geological survey.
Last year both men made a tour of the
West, talking about silver, irrigable
lands and that sort of thing. Appar-
emily they were agreed as touching
both these points. They are quarrel
ing now, and their differences bode no
good for the cause of irrigation. since
il partakes Of a good many elements of
scandal.
Months ago Senator Stewart ex.
pressed himself as highly displeased
with the methods pursued by Major
Powell in prosecuting preliminary
work relating TO the irrigating problem.
The senator said that these methods are
wasteful in a financial way. that no
good can come Of them, that Major
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JENNY LIND AND CRiSI.


A Pretty Story Told of the Two Great
singers.
From the Milwaukee wisconsin.
I have read n little ballad
that tells n pre,tv storv - ,ha famo,'.
saa.as. 10y ply i"lious
songstress' Jenny Lind. Many days,
months n years have quite obliterated
the verses from my memory, leaving only
the skeleton Of the story to flutter in my
brain like an autumn leaf which the sum-
mer,s winds had r;Jd,ad and roi,had - H.
green. hut I shall try 10 renoir the I'm.
49,. us 'sPa't "
Jureo rear WIN 'ne poor .hreaa Oh my sim.
pie prose. Somewhere In the forties Grisi
and Jenny Lind were singing i'm different
places i'm London. Those who went into
ecstasjes over Crisis "Norman were the
next evening enrap,ured with Iind's
..ca.,a n;v. 60, mo- ,,o .;r.i.. h..
eas.a piva' "re"' WINS 'he rivalry DE-
tween .nenl.
FINALLY queen victoria, deeming II a
shame that such a gifted woman should
be separated by q mean, unworthy Jeal-
ousy, requested both to appear at a court
queen warmly welcomed them together
for the first time; She gave the signal
for the concert to begin. Jenny Lind was
the younger, and u was arranged that b
should sing first. With perfect confidence
in her powers she stepped forword to be-
gin. CHANGING to glance at Grisi, she
saw the Southern .woman's malignant
gaze fixed on her: The fierce look almost
paraiyzed her. Her courage left her, her
voice trembled, everything grew black
before her and h almost fell. BY the
greatest exertion OF her will, however,
b managed to finish her aria. A pain
full Hence followed its conclusion.a
silence that told her OF her failure. She
caught a triumphant expression on Crisis
face.
Despite her dazed condition she quickly
realized that failure meant lost glory, dis
appointed hope, the destruction OF happi-
ness, grief and modification to her fam
lily. and her friends. Suddenly n soft
voice that seemed TO come from heaven
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Senator Chandler has been talking
about the navy of the United States.
IL is dispiriting talk. His recital shows
that this country is simply magnificent
in its large and well assorted stock of
navy yards. There are ten thousand
acres of them, If account be taken of
Portsmouth, Boston, Pensacola, New
York, New Orleans and other places,
10 say nothing of a yard which the
country is going to have somewhere up
on Puget Sound but which everybody
in Washington appears to have lost
track Of. That is "A handsome acreage
for the American navy. In n way
or another il has cost millions. The
senator quite forgot to say anything
about ships. lie makes casual refer
ence TO the Gushing in n facetious way.
THE Cushing" says the senator, lis es
pecially worthy of note. She is like a
cigar and can go very fast. She is
called a torpedo boat but has no tor
pedoes on her" The Gushing is harm
less. Nobody mas yet learned how TO
make her useful, but she can be kept
running fast while somebody invents
a torpedo that she can fire.
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Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, ex-presi-
dent Of Wellesley college, has been COM
piling statistics to show what proportion
Of girl graduates marry. basing her sys-
tenn Of calculation on the Harvard plan.
At Harvard il has been found that II per
of each graduating class are mar
ried within three years after commence
ment day, and Mrs. Palmer finds that the
proportion Of married Wellesley girls il
larger, being in fact not less than II per
One hardly knows what this signi.
fies, unless It 10 that the girl graduates
have had better training in the art Of
catching on.
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nay 81. 1880.

IL makes considerable difference TO
this country whether the section of the
Silver act of 1872 that demonetized sill
yer was put through congress by hon
est methods or otherwise. Mr.. Daniel
talked very distinctly on this topic I'm
the senate last Tuesday. Senator Stew
art and others have taken no end of
pains In looking up the old files. They
aver that the very section on which
the trouble hinges does not appear in
the record of proceedings. That is the
section that visited destruction on the
silver dollar. Senator Stewart says it
seems to have been very mysteriously
skipped over" Senator Sherman as
serts that the legislation in question
was a perfectly straight piece of work,
but there is the remarkable omission
in the records, and nobody in the sen-
ate or connected with it appears to be
able TO account for the missing section
sixteen.
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be asked. He does not undertake to

be asked. He does not undertake to
defend them.
Those who contemplate ref using to
answer n OF more questions on the
list should not forget that the statute
makes such a refusal a misdemeanOr,
punishable by a fine Of 900. The
enumeration, moreover,as a government
officer has the power Of arrest. The
constitutionality of all this part of the
statute is disputed, however, and as
things look o abundant opportunity
will be afforded the United States SUI
preme court to pass upon the points in
YolYed.
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,ted 70 out-of-door rambIes.

voted 70 out-of-door rambles.
Prof. George Ebers, the Oriental scholar,
has blue eyes and blonde hair and beard
and looks decidedly Teutouic. He 10 Q
paralytic, but does q great deal Of work.
DR.. Engel has had the good fortune 10
induce Professor Huxley to write q short
autobiography for his new book, "From
Handel 10 Halle" imported by Messrs.
Scribner & Wexford.
George Bancroft, who was secretary of
the navy for a year and n half during the
administration OF President Polk, ID the
oldest ex-cabinet officer, both in age and
date of service, now living.
Governor Waterman OF California has
written a letter to the official heads Of all
cities and counties Of the state asking
that steps be taken toward California;
representation ut the worlds fair.
General Fremont is living on Staten Is
land In great retirement. But he IL APP
parcntly good for many years yet. His
form Is erect, and his eyes AVE the same
flash as when he crossed the Rockies.
Christina Rossetti, the sister Of Dante,
Is described rs a lovely, white-haired
IN now. She lives in Torrington
Square, quite in that quarter where the
hid totlIoTtuDIt lOukIilK
houses.
II is said that Vice President Morton,
although he presides with dignity, can
not learn the rules Of the senate. He is
prompted at nearly every stage of the
proceedings by Senator Edmunds, In
gals or Frye.
Queen victoria's lameness has now be-
come SO pronounced that she has given
up her habit of standing after dinner in
the gallery at Windsor, and as soon as
she gets into the drawing room q chair Is
brought and she sits down.
When Senator Stanford claps for q
page in the senate chamber there are al
way more than one ready to promptly
respond. The senator gives the pages a
grand dinner every year, and at the last,
which occurred last week, Mrs. Stanford
presented each Of the 16 g with a
handsome scarf pin as O memento.
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Powell does not get hold of the ques-
ton In Its right sense and that, under
his plan, years would be wasted In
needless work.
Meanwhile Major Powell began dis
cussing the irrigation question In mag.
azines and newspapers. He talked
freely with reporters, and he evidently
has lost his temper, for he has departed
from the merits of the case to assail
Senator Stewart. lie is saying now
that the movement to interest the fed
eral government In the irrigation
project is the scheme of land sharks
and spectators whose purpose is to
get possession of the irrigable lands
and establish "a sort of hydraulic
feudal system"
The Nevada man Is rather a grouty
old fellow to stir up. lie has heard
and read what Major Powell has been
saying and he is after him in hot criti-
cism. Day before yesterday Mr.. Stew.
art declared i'm the senate that wv
had already wasted more than half the
appropriation granted by congress in
~expep"ive surveys that are ~valueless,
that he has enormous power with both
houses because he gives employment to
a lot of young men who are Sons or rel
atives of members of congress, that he
maintains an enormous lobby and that
the bureau which has Powell at its head
is q useless and foolish thing.
Possibly the senator has the right OF
il: mt any rate he will make himself
heard, and thus there is going to be a
falling out among agencies that
ought to cooperate. The gossip set in
circulation by Major Powell will UNI
doubtedly awaken suspicion in certain
circles, while the criticisms of the sen
ator will probably provoke the opposi-
ton of congressman who are friendly
to people in the geological survey de
partment and thus, outside of its mer-
its, the cause will suffer.
The irrigation question is so vast
and of such supreme Importance that
its study ought not to be interrupted
by trifing considerations. Already six
million acres of arid land i'm the west
ern domain have been redeemed by pri-
vate enterprise. When account is taken
of the fact that, excluding Alaska,
nearly half the land of the United
States is arid, the vastness of the prob
lem and its significance are presented.
Irrigated land is the best in the world
for the production of sure crops; as
Major Powell puts it, conquered rivers
are better servants than wild clouds
We fancy that people in the West will
be disposed to accept the idea that Sen
ator Stewart has the larger share of the
right i'm the pending quarrel. Wherever
the right or wrong of it, the row is a
misfortune.
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PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Miss Louise Imogene Quincy, the poet
css, thinks nothing Of walking 20 miles.
Austin Dobson, the poet, is 20. He en-
tered the English civil service al 16, and
was intended for an engineer.
AT the age of Is the Rev. DIR. Martincau
has written a book urging people to re-
jcct modern Christianity and come back
10 Christ.
William Dean Howelis, the novelist,
lives in n delightful apartment house ON
Commonwealth avenue, Boston. He isdc-
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Petitions No Good.

From the New York Herald.
Petitions are being circulated adj
dressed to the car of Russia mildly sug-
costing that the outragcs practiced OH
Siberian exilcs are mo in harmony with
the humanizinR sentiments of the age"
Despotic governments, unfortunately,
have never been reformed by petitions
except when the petitions were backed
mp by men ready To fight.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-31
M Government Telegraph wantai.

Prom The Kansas City Times.
The Southern Press Association, repre-
senting the strongest and best newspapers
Of the South, have unanimously con-
demned the scheme Of a government pos
tai telegraph, and have urged southern
congressman 10 vote against il. We cam
not see any reason why anybody should
vote for II. To enumerate the advantages
which would accrue TO the people from n
cheap telegraph service by no means jus
titles the government in going into the
telegraph business. In a republic the
common power should he used only for
common purposes. and for them only
when they cannot be otherwise properly
served. This is n rule which lawmakers
should esteem as golden.
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IBounties for tn. Home Market.

From the Chicago Times.
South Dakota's farmers. inspired by
McKinley's generosity to sugar planters,
are petitioning the dictator Of Uncle
Sans purse to offer bounties To growers
OF cereals, flax, potatoes, onions and
pumpkins. II Is nov time for the work.
ingmen TO arouse themselves and ask
FOR a bounty on babies, on the ground Of
n national service in enlarging the home
market.
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Paris Letter To London Truth.
What l can't understand is. how n
niece of Uncle San can ~renounce on the
hymeneal or any other altar her American
birthright. To my mind q thoughtful
American is n prince among men, and
higher in the scale of created beings than
the finest of fine European gentlemen.
And i am sure that there is no man more
truly chivalrous in a quiet way.
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The IsoundIcss Thirst of Kansas.

From the New York Tribune.
The supreme court having let the bars
down, the liquor dealers arc putting the
bars up. The ease with which one could
obtain liquor I'm Kansas before the origi-
nal package decision would never have
led one TO believe that state was as thirsty
as il seems To be.
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Tin Plate Ia sight.

From the Chicago News.
IL is announced that in case the senate
concurs in the Mckinley bill a syndi-
cate OF capitalists will erect works at
Pittsburg and invest S5O0.OOO in the manu-
facturc of tin plate. BY all means, then,
let the senate oncur The poor consum-
ers Of this country ought to be willing 10
pay out from 100000 to $40, 100000 an
nually in duties i'm order that these CAPT.
talists may realize large dividends on
their SiOO,OD.
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Among other things Emperor william
Is interesting himself In spelling, having
summoned a conference of scholars ut
Berlin TO fix a uniform German orthog-
raphy. When he heard Of II, Old Bis
marck must have roared anew with con-
tempt.
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lunseafed.
From the l,oston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
Genera Grant isn't destined to live in
history as the man on horseback, as lac
has frequently been styled. That is the
verdict Of the United States senate, which
has struck out the word equestrian" in
the bill to erect a $4,000 monument TO
him in Washington.
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Both Doing Well.

From the Vt. Joseph News.
According to newspaper items Mr.. Cat
ling, the famous inventor, il active at the
age OF ~. II may be added that the gun
invented by Mr.. Calling is also active,
and promises to be so nj the q Of $50.
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From the New York Herald.

Ffoin Ihr New Nofk HtfaII.
Heavy voiced maj lin a stage whisper
In hotel clerk -Sirrah, do you know who
/ am? am Edinboro McJones, sir, the
leading man of the Merryandrewson COM
pany of Chicago.
Hotel Clerk Irregular ST. Louis brandt
Fear nothing; your terrible secret is safe
with me. Front! show the gentleman to
parlor I63. Two dollars in advance,
please.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
An Oversight, Probably,

From the Washington Post.
h persons who are complaining Of
the census question ought to be thankful
that they are no worse. "Where did you
get that hat? 2" and 'Do you wear pants ?"
were kindly left out.
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Fiaerul notices neatly printed at the
Office.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-06
PERHAPS ANOTHER LURAY.

Mr.. y. j. Banks writes to the editor
OF the TINES that the cave discovered
on Thursday near the Allegheny In
stitu.e was found by men in his employ
instead Of the city force as WAS at frat
reported. lie says farther that it is
his impression that if it is explored, it
will prove to be an extensive cavern.
1t would not be bad idea to Or
ganizs an exploring party and go down
IN the big black mouth of the mysterious
cavern. For all Nc know to the con-
trary the city may be built on some
great, far reaching cavern that rivals
Luray or Monmouth. Who will vol
untecr to go down in the bowels of the
cave?
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-06
DR.. nEpEN.s rnexEEssoxs,

Dr.. Chauncey ~. Depew gained
fourtsen pounds during his visit to the
South, and delivered half IS many
speeches. Because Chauncey always
likes the pleasRntsst side Of everything,
and TO speak pleasantly about what he
Eee,, is no reason why VIC should not be
delighted with his Impressions. The
irstimpressions OF {. man are always
the most valuable. and by his OWL
f1fsssion, these are ths doctors
Is He pays compliment to the
chiya:ry ard the climate Of the coun-
try, he admires the Old South with its
courtly manners and it's picturesque,
tumble-down mansions, but he is a
man Of affairs % vel! as poet and
after-dnner speaker. He can strike
the nail or the head as well aa lie can
t3ll a good story. and :hatls saying
great deal. And he struck the nail on
the head WITH precision when 10 said
to one Of the bright young men Of the
Washington Post:
1.-The New South has different
spirit from the Old, it believes in mills
aud mines and corner LOTS
Right you are, Chauucey, so up
head. We do believe in such material
things, and we have very good reason
to. mills aud mines and corner lots
have been our salvation, and it is By
mills and mines and corner lots that
we hope TO become the most prosperous
section Of these United States. And
we believe farther than that, Chaupcey
we believe that no one will be gladdar
Of it than will you.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-06
THE COMING ELscrros,

Ths executive committee Of the
Democratic party will meet tomorrow
night for the purpose Of deciding
whether or not to hold a prima-
ny for the sslectlon of candidates
for the city Offices. 1t is to be
hoped that the matter will be
decided definitely so that the public
mind will be at rest. Fit is to be a
free fsht-all right, but the voters
want to know. They await the decis-
ion Of the party managers and have
enough confidence in them to abide
ny its
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-06
or EASTER NORNENG.

The Lenten season has come to nj
end, and this is Easter Sunday. The
restrictions imposed by the church are
now thing of the psss, and the faith
ful ara at liberty to attand ball, rsrty
and dance, or en- other plaasursble
amusement allowed by their respective
churches.
To-day is really the beginning OF
spring, and tbs cad OF winter. The
churches ril. solsmn;ze The advent OF
the season Of flowers and sunshine by
appropriate services, The ladies will
celebrate its advent BY blossoming out
in nsw costumes and daiuty 5onnets,
and The boys all over tho land. Will
have holiday,
For the past two OF three days moth-
era and sisters have been assiduonsly
labo-ing OVER he cooking stove. with
cans OF colors, engaged in the task Of
colorins tao sgSs which many children
wiz be lead to bslisye were laid By a
:sbbit. Itis one Of The delightful Old
supsrstiticas Of children, and as it
does 20 harm, it should be kept up as
long sa possible.
You ought by all means to so TO
church today. In our news columns
will bo found complete list oIssrvices
and whsre they will be held. The ser
mons will as usual bs brighter and mora
interesting, FOR the pastor always pre-
parss ners carefully his Easter sermon;
to congregations will De largsr aud
eycry enc will be infected with the
spirit o'the season.
And thar, are lie Easier bounets 10
ssngags our st.snlon; wonderful! things
Iof ribbons and wire and bows, with
sree: deyout faces underneath. les,
Easter is red-le-- ca ~, Ia
churches aud TO ono .hou!d miss tho
services.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-06
MEN YOU HEAR OF.

DIR. Joachim, the great violinist, has
given an an.1uas series II concerts in
London for Tao past thict., years.
Chauncey Depew defines the grip as
ga disease which n&zea man want to
1un when he sees good sized mouse-if
he could only run"
George Francis Train lectured at Ia
coma Just before he started around the
world and The receipts were S3,4l0. Gen.
Sprague paid 9525 for the choice of boxes.
Gen. Sherman is an enthusiastic spec
tator of theatrical performances. He has
the entree to every theatre in New York
city. lie likes a seat we'll down in front.
Thomas Harrison, "the boy preacher"
is a short, slender little man with a
smooth face and round shoulders. In
moments OF confidence 1.-The boy" &C
knowlcdges to 36 years.
The Duke of Bedford has done Il great
deal for the cause of cremation in Eng
land. His contributions to the fund of
the Cremation Society of England last
year amounted TO $4,000.
Bismarck is said TO have wonderful
CAPACITY for tobacco. He has been called
q ketter-raucher, or "chain-smoker,'
that is, n smoker who urites dinner to
breakfast with an endless chain of cigars,
lighting fresh one rs soon as the one
before it has burned 10 stump.
There was peculiar scene at the Audi
forum, in Chicago Signor Tamagno's
voice suddenly left him during the first
act of ''Qthello," and the manager was
preparing TO give the people their money
back vixen Signor Tamagno said he
thought he could proceed, and before
the end of the opera WAS singing as well
as ever.
Gen. o. o. Howard, in recent adj
dress al which he had among his hear
ers Gems. Sherman. Slocum and Slckles,
spoke of his last interview with Gen.
Grant. Taking his hand in mine as l
said good-by," said the speaker, i asked
the general if there WAS not something l
could do for him. Nothing, Howard,
was the reply, only pray for me- ,"
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-06
Commits sioners.

We the undersigned Banks and
Bankers aDiU pay all prizes dro1on
n. the Louisiana State Lotteries achfch
mag be presented at oar counters.
r. NJ. Walmsley President Louisiana
National Bank.
Pierre Lanaux, President State Ma
tional Bank.
A. Baldwin, President New Orleans
National Bank.
Carl Kohn, President Union National
Bank.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-06
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL.
~ ROAD.
s. F. TYLER, Receiver.

s. F. TYLER, Receiver.
Schedule in effect February 0, 1890.
ARRIVE AT ROANOKE.
800 p. III. Daily-Memphis Express
from Hagerstown and the
north. Through Pullman
sleeping cars from New
York and Philadelphia to
Chattanooga and Mem
phis via Harrisburg, Ha
gerstown and Roanoke
7.40 a. N. Daily New Orleans ex
press from New York,
Philadelphia and Balti-
more, making connection
through to the south
Carries through Pullman
palace buffet sleeping ca
from Philadelphia to New
Orleans without change
via Harrisburg, Hagers-
town, Roanoke, C1eve-
land, Calera, and L. 81 N.
r. r.
LEAVE ROANOKE.
500 a. Iii. Daily-Baltimore express
from all points south for
Washington, Baltimore,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia
and New York. Car
ries Pullman palace
buffet sleeping car from
New Orleans to Philadel-
phia without change, via
l.. s. N. r. R., Calera,
Cleveland, Roanoke, Ha-
gerstown and Harrisburg
7.05 p. NJ. Daily-New York and
Philadelphia express,
from Memphis, Chat
tanooga and all
points south. For Phil
adelpbia and New York,
carries Pullman Palace
buffet sleeping ears
through to Philadelphia
and New York via Roa-
noke, Hagerstown and
Harrisburg.
Ticket agents will furnish all infor
nation and through schedules upon
application to
o. HOWARD ROVER.
g. P. & T. Agent, Roanoke. Va.