Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-02
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

If Japan is looking for trouble the specia
| correspondents will contract to supply he
| with it in JOB lots
| Chicago police inspector volunteers tho
information that draw poker is not gam
! bling" But when you gamble on the draw
why that's another matter.
| The city council Of Detroit is a unique
! institution. 1t employs electric fans to agi.
tate the atmosphere in the council chamber
| Much enervating labor is saved thereby.
According to St Petersburg paper, Dr
! Nansen has just organized in Russia a com
| pany for exploiting the iron and nickel dc
| pcSits which he discovered on his latest eN
pedition.
| 1t will be Observed II the rews is closel!
| followed, that no contradiction follows The
reports from the gold fields of Alaska. This
! applies to the inhosptable graves rapdl!
| multiplying in that section.
Just to show the value of stock IN bee
sugar factories, ii is stated that the stock OF
one institution in California is selling fo1
$500, par value 800. And each share has
already drawn S117 in dividends.
Again comes melancholy news of death and
devastation on the borders of Swat. There
is holy war on that might properly be
called a holy terror. The Ahksund Of Swat
is death, but his spirit 'goes marching on"
William Allen Butler the chief promoter
of the latest great transcontinental railway
ure, is the man who in ante-bellum times
created the famous Flora McFlimsey in the
celebrated poem. Nothing to Wear" Mr..
Butler is now successful lawyer in New
York.
General Lafayette McLaws, who died the
ether day in Savannah, Ga, had occupied
since the war unique place among the Off
GERS Of the confederacy. He was probably
the first man of prominence who wore the
gray who was honored with a federal Office
of trust after the war. President Grant made
him deputy collector of internal revenue in
Georgia and afterward postmaster Of Sa-
vannah. The place were rendered unaSked
The snuff used by the pope is made in
America. This particular snuff goes direct
from Baltimore to the vatican. 1t is the
highest priced snuff in the world and its
value is increased several times above the
original cost after the customs duties have
been paid to the Italian government. His
holiness likes dainty, pleasing odors, and be-
fore it is packed, the snuff is literally sprin-
kled with altar of roses.
Among tho 'aw students in the summer
school at Ann Arbor is Edward Marsden, a
ull-blooded Eskimo from Alaska. He has the
typical features and build but is good look
Ing. Mr.. MarSden was early converted to
Christianity, and graduated in the Sitka in
dustrial school. He served as a steamboat
hand on the north Pacific for three years
Mr.. Marsden expects to return to his country
ana use his knowledge OF law to help Improve
the political and economic conditions of his
race.
Mrs. Sarah w. Coates. whose death in Kan
sas City is announced, was the wife of the
late Colonel KerSey Coates the Kansas piD-
neer. with her husband" says the Kansas
City Journal, "she gave protection to Gov
ernor Reeder, the first territorial governoS.
of Kansas. who was compelled to fee from
the state for fear of assassination. For two
weeks they had him hidden away from his
enemies, and by their friendship saved his
life Later they helped him get to st, Louis,
where he was given protection and managed
to save his life. 1t was Mrs Coates who
carried him his food during that danger
out fortnight, when the whole city was being
watched for him, and when his life would
not have been safe for a minute had his
whereabouts been known"