Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-29

Benton McMilin OF Tennessee Senator
Frank Hiscock OF New York, Representative
K II. Bland of Missouri Senator Eugene
Hale OF Maine, Representative w. G. u.
breckenridge Of Kentucky, and his excel
lency, w r. Merriam, governor Of Mime
sofa. The Anti-Slavery Conference at
Brussels" Is tho subject of an elaborate arti-
Gle by the Belgian minister at Washin gtou,
and two strikingly different views as to the
proper expenditure OF public moneys are con-
tributed in this months issue OF the North
American Review by Hon. I. b. Reed aud
Hon. w. 5. Holman. There Is alsoa a reply
to the article by Mr.. Richard Croker on Tam
many from Hon. Dorman B. Eaton, under
tue caption of The Degeneration OF Tam.
many
The over-increasing migration to the trop-
les from American ports will probably re-
ceive fresh stimulus from the article on the
Highlands OF Jamaica, by Lady Blake. An
interesting ana valuable contribution Is MADE
oy Captain John Goldman under the title OF
"Shall We Have Free ShiDsw "Our Com
mercial Relations With Chili,n by William
Eleroy Curtis, throws considerable light on
TINS somewhat important international qucs-
ton, and IT Is unnecessary to say that the sec
ond paper contributed by Right Hon. w. h.
Gladstone on "The Olympan Rel:gion,n de-
serves TO be widely read. Frank G. Car
penter has something to say on "Hcury Clay
on Matchmaking the Telegraph" and NJ.
Romero, the Mexican minister, furnishes
some valuable Information on Values and
Wages in Mexico" Other papers are ''rhe
Worlds Columbian EXPOSITION " by Director
General George IL. Davis: Consumption at
Health Resorts" by Dr. WaterF. Chappell:
and "Fiying Machines" by Julien St.
Botolphe.
In an able article, entitled America fer
the Americans" in the March number of
Harper's Magazine, Edward Anthony Brad
x nj tnc ipfr egriYY
NATIVE legislation. at is not for moment
| intended.' he says, "to compare our treat
mcnt of foreigners in degree with the perse-
cutions OF tho Middle Kingdom aud the Rus
| sian Pole But the fact remains, albeit un-
| appreciated If not unsuspected that the
| United States, and several separate states,
| have recently enacted laws deprivlng aliens
| OF property rights which other nations con-
cede freely, but not more freely than did tho
United States until within n year or two ago.
IL Is singular commentary upon modern
methods of legislation that this reversal
OF The custom OF century, carrying our
strong, prosperous, intelligent nation back Il
long step toward the weak and ignorant Gus
toms of feudalism, was enacted without
strong impulse from the people, and without
any legislative deliberaton worthy the name
In the house, for instance, a half hour for de-
bate was refused, aud under the operation
OF the previous question, it was made law
that no foreigner should thereafter own real
estate within the territories of the United
States. The cry, not of the people, but of
the legislators, was America for the Ameri-
cans ~
Lippincotts Magazine for March has some
very attractive features. The complete novel
is furnished by Captain Charles King, u. $.
A., and is entitled "A Soldiers Secret.n 1t
is very good story and well told. 1t will
doubtless interest many Omaha people to
know that this Is the same Captain King
who was stationed at Fort Omaha few
Tt tl,s ...~,,,., H.
E. Watrous handles ''The Newspaper Man
as Confdant ably but briefly, too briefly,
we think. His contention that editors and
reporters have singular gift OF keeping
secrets, which it would be money in their
pockets to publish, will surprise those unac-
quainted with the inside workingsof a news
paper Office 1t is, however, fact that
vast amount OF inf formation of a private ma
ture is contided to newspaper people with an
understanding that 1T shall not bs used in
the columns of the paper without the consent
of the person imparting it, or it may be an
agreement Is made that such information
shall only be utilized in the event of certain
contingencies arising, and in very few cases
Is this confidence ever abused. The other
contributions this month are all up to the
usual standard of excellence always main
tained by this monthly.
Tho March number OF the Ladies' Homo
Journal preserves most admirably the excel
Ience which this popular magazine has ac
customed its numerous readers to expect.
The place of honor is given to the interesting
and beautifully illustrated article by Ada
Chester Bond entitled "A Royal Rccluse,'
which deals with the life of seclusion led by
the ex-Empress Eugenio at rnborough,
England. Mrs. Henry Ward Bcecher
continues her "reminiscences OF her
famous husband and Miss Winnie
DAVIS, daughter of jefferson Davis, con-
tributes her closing paper on 'The American
Girl Who Studies Abroad" Mrs. Frank
lt,,, IIrps ID
with decided negatives the questioned accu-
sations "Are Our Girls Too independents"
and Are Women Inconstant!' Frederick
Dolman has goou sketch of Mrs. Charles
III. Spurgeon and Frances Il. Smith an
equally delightful one of Mrs. Gabrielle
Greeley Clendern. Altogether the March
number is q very creditable orc and worth
many times the modest price asked for it.
Published by the Curtis Publishing com
pany, Philadelphia. Pa.
Morris Phillips, the able editor of the
Home journal promises us new work in
March entitled "Abroad and at Home"
This book will contain vast amount of in
formation in regard to hotels. restaurants,
modes Of locomotion, sights worth seeing and
other data likely TO be Of service to an Amer
lean visiting Europe. What Mr.. Phillips
doesn't know about the habits and customs
of the dwelers on the other side of the ocean
will scarcely repay anyone for the trouble of
finding ou:. Being an American he also
knows just what American wants to know
when he first puts his foot on European terra
firma Ne one contemplating q journey
across the water can afford to go without
first reading "A broad and at Home" To be
published by Brentano's, New York.
The Irrigation Age annual for 1892 made it's
appearance on February |. 1t is evidently
gotten up regardless of expense and reflects
great credit on its enterprising publishers,
Smythe Britton 81 Poore company of San
Francisco, Salt Lake City and Denver. 1t is
full of interesting and instructive reading
matter and its pages are profusely adorned
with excellent illustrations. Although OF
very recent BIRTH this publication has met
with an amount of success that must be a
source of great qualification TO its projec-
tors, who, while very sanguine about the
future of their journalistic infant could
hardly have expected it to bo so phcnomenally
successful as 1t has been.
A highly amusing story of Spanish llfe is
'',rhe Merry Bachelor" by A. IL. lie Sage.
In its pages, which are interspersed with