Telegram-herald., 1891-04-08
TALKS BY THE WAY.

AAttAknr-C@-c ~ lie Ato>< ~ -t4&-
neat members Of the Italian colony n
lhls city Was asked yesterday sS2t Ia
opsai0n vas IN regard - International
complications arising from ths New
Orleans case. '-it = question that l
haxe lot considered very closely, vas
bis reply IA broken English, but from
what have read 1 ghluk there 5 4 great
deal OF fuss made zbOutlt that could be
Nay" Are there any Manaas IN
Grand Rapids ns MAS asked. II don't
know" s2s the eyaslye reply. There
may Is Ten, but have 40 personal
knowledge OF them. Azhalsm b ital-
ian masoars, and is true purpose IS
grossly exaggerated aud mslgned. |
ANON something CT It's workings and
believe that IN no sense does It require
men To murder any more tasn any
other secret confederation. O. course
there are instances IA which the Mala
has been invoked and men slain, bui
then you can ind parallels OF that kind
IN the history OF the church, and no.
body presumes 10 denounce the church
for them. am not indicating the
Malta for what might have been done
Al New Orleans, but simply giving you
correct idea OF Manaism, w.i!cn -
fratsrnal, benevolent and protective,
rather than vengeful ana murderous.
The killing OF the prisoners at New
Orleans MAS an outrage that should be
punished whether the victims were
americans or italians. Italy will be sat
isfied with almost any settlement the
United States may offer; but there will
be no end to the fine points of dipio-
macy on botn SIDES" He was asked If
the Mafia's had signs and passwords,
and replied that no heard that they
had. ''ls 'ceci the password" blurted
the inqulsitive interviewer. The only
answer Was wicked glance from the
eye of the indignant Italian as he alb
ruptly turned To cut OFT n half dozen
bananas from . nearby stock.
HAIR CoABISG.-'I suppose We OBJ
serve some peculiarItles OF human ma
ture not noticeable elswhere," said bar
Der yesterday. Now, one thing that
Just had occasion to notice was this: l
had been comblng the hair of that man
who Just passed out. OF course, from
long practice. We always notice how a
mans hair Is combed and on what side
Il is parted as soon As he gets into the
chair. Well, l gave him a shave and a
haircut and was combing his hair AS
best | could, and As near his way as
possible. 1t looked ell right to me, but
he asked me for the comb and brush.
He conbed his HAIR on. straight, ran
the comb through Il dexterously. and
in three or four magic passes 1t was
all done. 1t looked the same as when
l had finished il, but no doubt it felt
different to him. 1t was just pccul-
lar twist of the hand that did 1t all, and
| he could do IT IN wink while IL would
take me several minutes.
FLAVOR OF CRIME "An ordinary
blood curdling murder usually attracts
a small crowd when on trial IN the
courts, but lovers quarrel ending in
a tragedy beats the best attraction al
Smiths Opera House," This was the
remark made by a well known attorney
IN the superior court yesterday. "Jus'
look at these young girls" he con
tinued, 81 wonder IL their mother:
know they are being elbowed about 10y
this crowd. There are dozens of them
who run IN here rs soon as school is out
and here they stand on tiptoe, stretch
ing their necks to get peep at Eagan
, and straining their ears to catch every
| word of the evidence. The boys are
nearly as bad. When court adjourn.
they rush down stairs and form
a double rank to wait for Eagar
to pass through. 1t is the same NOR
bid curiosity which prompts people &c
20 to public hangings or iinger about
police courts. The flavor of crime
seems to attract such people Just as car
rion draws the crows. don't believe
this is the place for boys and girls, anc
| If their parents can't keep them away
| the court officers should make it theil
duty"
| SAIsFIED.-"Yes,I am satisfied thai
Michigan is Republican State" said a
welLknown politician at the Morton
last evening. Ave just suffered the
Democrats to WIN in an tf-year, by
staying away from the polls, to sec
what they would do with themselves
! We have seen. Drunk with power they
have made consummate asses of them
selves in every thing they have under
taken 10 do. The people are not stuck
on their capacity to govern nor then
| ability TO legislate, and they will bt
given no chance to do either again fol
the next thirty years"
BIFFED BY BELLAIRE.