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The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
HILL, OF COLORADO.
Something More About His Political
Methods.

The CRITIC last night ran across we'll
nearly every summer in Colorado, Said he {:
"Those points you had Wednesday in
your paper in regard to Hill are well known
to the political leaders of his state. In fact,
with all of his cunning he will not keep
his mouth shut. He always gives every
thing away. When he was running for
Senator his friends had to watch him. He
fell into the hands of newspaper
man during the campaign, aud, with
his well-known frankness, told him
that as he had furnished the
money to carry on the campaign, he (HilD
should undoubtedly be chosen Senator, and
a great deal more of such talk. In fact,
all he ever claimed himself in regard to the
matter was that he had agreed to furnish
the money for the campaign If he could
have the Senatorship. Chaffee and his
crowd thought the State was going Demo-
cratic and would not put up any money
themselves. So they made a bargain with
Hill and kept it. 1t is very foolish for
Hill to say there was no money used for
his election to the Senate; on special plea
as to buying up any members of the Legis-
lature that might do, but in a general way
he made bargain for the seat and got it.
He has fine reputation in his State as a
financier.
"His newspaper management, too, was
characteristic. When Garfield came in Hill
controlled the Denver Tribune, and the
paper became at once one of the reform type,
a la Reid & Mcclure. During the Conkling
imbroligo it followed the track marked out
by its allies. Arthur was assailed by it Bit
terly and meanly. The death of Garfield
changed things widely different from what
had been ever dreamed but Hill was equal
to the occasion. The Republican, another
morning paper published in Denver, had
been Stalwart through the whole affair.
Hill got the control of it and kept the
mill grinding out the most ultra Stalwart
doctrines The Tribune never let up its at
tacks on Arthur. Hill and all his strikers
took great pains to deny any connection
with 1T, but tried on every occasion to I'M
press the President and others that the Re-
publican was his organ, etc.
Hill had better not say much about any
frauds in the Land Department. During
the last session he introduced a bill, harm
less enough on the face of it, but really in
tended to have n lot of scrip issued in lieu
of worthless desert land in Colorado. This
scrip would have been as good as Potters
Field if the bill had been passed. 1t was
cunningly drawn by the best land lawyer
in Washington at Hills own request
Chilcott got onto it and scared Hill so bad
that he let it die in the committee and
never undertook to resurrect it. have
not got the time now to go into the details,
as gentleman is waiting for me, but some
other time / will tell you how found the
whole matter out when l was in Florida
last fall. 1t is very funny"
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
Woman,s Snnere.

Ever since creation dawn It has been
woman who has led in the work of charity and
benevolence. There has never been a task too
great or night too dark for woman to work in
her purity and nobleness. There are In this
community thousands OF these good women,
and they all prove their good sense by buying
their boys clothing at d. Robinson Co.'s, 900
Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
WiIIard's Hotel.

Willard's Hotel will close next Tuesday.
The past season has been a most successful
one, and the proprietors have reaped rich
harvest. The lease of the present proprie-
tors does not expire until the first of next
January, and renewal will probably be
granted. During the summer Mr.. James
X. Brookes will remain in charge
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
Days of Grace Abolished.

AT its recent session the Delaware Legis-
lature amended the banking laws of the
State by providing that mo days of grace
shall be allowed on checks payable at
future OF different time from that in which
they are dated, or which are made payable
on particular day after date"
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
spies in Irish societies,

The Philadelphia Times reports Mr.
Patrick Egan as having said that "the
agents Of the English Government are
scattered through the Irish societies of this
country, so that it seems useless to think
of pursuing any policy that involves Sc
crecy."
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04

CoLoRLEss AND CoLD.-A young girl deeply
regretted that she was 80 colorless aud cold.
Her face was too white, and her hands and
feet felt as though the blood did not circulate.
After one bottle OF Hop Bitters had been taken
she was the rosiest and healthiest girl In the
town, with viyacity and cheerfnlness OF mind
gratifying 10 her friends.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04

DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n, Y: Dear Sir
For many months was great sufferer. Ply
sicians could afford me no relief. In my de-
spair commenced the use OF your "Fayorlte
Prescription" II speedily effected my entire
and permanent cure. Yours Thankfully,
MRs. PAUL Il. BAXTER, Iowa Clty Ia.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
THE EVENING CRITIC.
WEATHER INDICATIONS,

The special bulletin issued from tho Signal
ONCE to-day says:
Occasional light rains are Indicated on Sat.
urday In the Ohio Valley, Middle and East
Gulf Sfataa
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
Although There Is N General Com.
nAatnf

from merchants on account OF the backward
ness Of the season, We have found 1t necessary
lots already, as we charge no fancy prices
for our clothing and the public appreciate
honest goods. Eiseman Bros, the most
Seventh and L.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
The soIdIers, ana saiIors, Boys

Boys residing here between the ages OF 10
and Is, whose fathers served In the Army or
Navy OF the United states during the lat, late war,
ton, Saturday afternoon, at 5 O'Clock, to make
arrangements TO take part in the parade OF
the Army OF the Potomac on the 10th instant.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04

OwEEToS, KY.-Rey. j. N. Beck ssys; 81
have used Browns Iron Bitters and consider
II one OF the best tonlcs sold.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
The Imperial RoteI

Mr.. Jack Harris has taken ten years
lease of the Imperial Hotel aud will shortly
reopen it.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04

London Queen decides that menu cards are
necessary, so that the guests may know OF
what the dinner is TO consist.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
"Alderney Dniry yyarons.n

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every morn.
ing and delivered In y ID ''Ward" prints, 45c.
per ID. Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk and
sweet milk, DC. per at. Cream, 15c. per pint.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
PIeasant Musical Entertain naent.

A number of mutual friends had an
agreeable social reunion on Wednesday
evening last at the residence Of Mr.. James
l.. Kegerreis, $50 Tenth street northwest.
A most agreeable evening was spent, the
company being regaled with choice and
select instrumental music furnished by a
corps OF efficient performers. All present
enjoyed themselves Furthermore in social
conversation and were sumptuously and
elegantly furnished by their kind host and
hostess with delicious refreshments. AL
together the evening was ssmost agreeably
spent Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Hean, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Crook, Mr..
and Mrs. Fitzsimmons, Mr. and Mrs. Ship
ley, Miss Katie Jacobs, Miss Jennie Han
nan, Jessie Glaisin, Miss Mollie Lloyd, Mrs.
Penney and daughter, Miss Mamie Sulli-
van, Miss Ella Sullivan, Mr.. Glascock, Mr.
John Wheeler, Mr. Sawkeld, Mr.. T. Redd,
Mr. II. Griffitt. At a seasonable hour the
company dispersed after extending to their
kind host congratulations for his GONZALES
cence from protracted and distressing ill
ness, and with many wishes for the health
and happiness of himself aud wife.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04

Stocks and Bonds bought and sold at the Ne,,
York Stock Exchange for is commission, aud
carried on margin when desired.
The Evening critic., 1883-05-04
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE 4 OHIO RAILROAD.

THE MODEL FAST AND THE ONLY LINE
LINE BETWEEN
THE EAST AND TIE WEST VIA WASH
INGTON.
DOUBLE TRACK -JANNEY CoUPLERi
STEEL RAILS!
, 1883-07-05

several ycars past, besides entmllng
enormous and dalmost endless expense
in litigation. It has been an issueIn N
the city elections. has caused bitter
wrangIing-. and has never given sat
isfaction to the people, OF course,
any private individual OF corporation
would have To get 4 charter in order
To undertake the erection OF works
here: but 1t j. so difficult to word
these legal documents 50 as to pre-
clude the possibility Of misunder-
standing them. Capitalists, whether
individuals OF corporations, always
want 10 make as large an income on
their investments as possible. 1t is
quite natural that they should; and
an overweening avarice might lead
them to place a construction alto
gether too liberal upon their charter
when once the monopoly had firm
footing. Another point: uniform
water rate which for the next few
years might be Just, in the next sue
cecding few years might be onerous,
in view of increasing business OF
other equally potent reasons Then
again. if you insist on having the Wa
ter rates of any company fixed from
time to time by the city authorities,
it Is doubtful if you could get men of
means to venture in the enterprise,
because of the uncertainty about the
amount of their income from it. They
might decline to have their busi ness
dependent upon the whim OF judg
ment of a few men who would always
be anxious to please the dear
people" with low water rates. On the
whole we incline to the opinion that
the city government should under
take the bringing of good
water here for our citizens.
and then there would have to be Il
rate fixed that would cover expenses,
But city government or private en-
terprise. it should and doubtless
will be done very soon. We would
be glad to hear from any local co +
respondent upon this subject.
, 1883-07-05

:" [ call upon you mothers, by the love
you bear your offspring, teach them as
they climb your knees or lean on your
bosoms, the blessings of liberty, remem-
boring that an educated and virtuous
people can never be enslaved.
Il call on You young men to
remember whose sons you are; whose in
heritance yOu possess; life can never be
too short, death can never come too soon
when necessary in defence of the liber-
ties of your country.
i call upon you old men for your
eounsels, your prayers and your bene-
dictions. May not your gray hairs go
down in sorrow to the grave. May not
your last sun set in the west upon a
nation of slaves.
And in this sentiment is still our
country:
Jealous though modest. innocent though
free.
Serene amidst alarms.
Iniiexible in faith.
Invincible in arms
, 1883-07-05
HE aOT 1T.

One of the most touching things we
have read Iii loD"- time is that story OF
robber and poor lone woman in Ohio.
The robber came to her house at night
and demanded her money or her life.
She hadn't much money or life either,
but she preferred giving up the former
rather than the tier; so she brought
her little store and placed it in his hand.
de looked 1t over carefully, to see that
she didn't palm off emy 20-cent pieces
for quarters, and facetiously told her
that he could credit her for only "a cents
on the trade dollars, chiding her for TAX
ing them at their face value. "Haven't
you anything else of value ?" inquired
the bold, bad burglar, looking about the
scantily furnished apartment; ga child's
bracelet, ring, anything will be thank
fully received" She had nothing more,
she replied, with sigh. A thought
struck him. "Your husband was SOL
Her, was he not ?" She acknowledged
that he was, and was killed in the war.
Then he must have had q revolver"
he continued, searching her counte-
nance. "Ah, you grow confused; you
9tammer; your manner betrays you.
Get that revolver at once and give it to
me-" In vain the woman implored him
to spare that harmless trnlket, almost
the sole memorial of the husband she
had lost. She had pawned many things
when in distress, but had always hung
IN to that. But the robber was unre-
ienting. Sobbing bitterly, she went to
= bureau drawer and removed the pre-
ions relic, around which clustered so
many tender recollections. Must you
have it ?" said she, advancing with trem.
bling step toward him. "Yes, Imust,
said the robber, extending his hand
" ell, then, take it" said she, gentl,
pressing the trigger for the last time
There was loud report, and the robbe'
tumbled over dead. The communit,
night to pension that woman.-Cncin
"aH Saturday Night.
, 1883-07-05
THE LATEST YANKEE NOTION.

1t took Boston man to devise new
method of collect ing bad account. He
met former cus toner against whom lie
had small ou tstanding account, and,
after brief conversation, presented the
question. Them, In pleaded utter impecu
mostly. Boston soon began to tell il
story of such N .gnitude that the listen
=r bluntly asser ted disbelief of it. "I'll
set you So that it is SO" replied Boston.
I'm take that" said the man, as he
speedily prodr ced the requisite green
back. "Now that you have got that
bill out, would it not be convenient for
You to pay me 2" chimed in the impcr-
,urbeble Bo'to nian. The fellow ac-
knowledged thai; it would, and the matter
was adjusted.
, 1883-07-05
WY Tu4D STEVENS BECAME
IEETOTIEKR.

During the whole time of his resi-.
;ience in Lancaster Mr.. Stevens was an
uncompromi,iing teetotaier." This is
the history of his resolution to abstain
While he was in Gettysburg he was
member of 81 select circle who were ac-
customed to meet around at each Others
houses and spend the evening in playing
whist and drinking wine and choice
liquors. Ore evening one of the party,
= great favo.rite, who was cashier of the
bark in Gettysburg, becoming little
iucoriated, was escorted home by two of
his friends, who, finding his latch-key,
let him In and left him in the entry,
suprosing that he could find his way up
stairs. In the morning when his wife
c;,rle down she found him lying upon
IL" entry floor dead. He had had ;,n
II JACK of apoplexy during the night.
.Ii,en Mr.. Stevens heard of if he wcli
ITO his cellar with hatchet, broke open
hr heads of his wine and whisky barrels,
and would never taste anything of tho
sort afterward.
, 1883-07-05
NOTICE..

ID ROPOSALS TO CONTRACT FOR
L the entire maintenance of the Coun-
ty Poor of Jeffe -son County, W. T., for
one year commencing September ], 1888,
will be received by the County Com
missioners of SAID comfy, at the County
Auditors office at Port Townsene, until
4 o'clock, p NJ, August g, 1888. Main
tenance TO include also. medicine. med
zeal attendance and nurs5ng. Proposals
to be opened and award made by the
board of County Commissioners at iheir
regular August meeting, 1888. The
Board reserying the right Ia reject all or
accept any bid.
By order Of the L;oard.
ID JAMES SEAyEY,
County Auditor.
, 1883-07-05

should be transacted at the proper
place. devoted to that traffic exclu-
sively. Your bank l. a public con
vcnienc" in NOR" ways ,Lan ono. be
sides being an important institution
in advancing the material interests
of the town. Merchants should drop
all business in the way Of buying and
selling drafts. and leave il for the
proper place. People coming here
from abroad with drafts to sell would
do better TO take them to the bank
and then buy with cash whatever
goods are required. The money lost
in discount on the paper would he
gained thrice over in buying goods
with coin. If YOU have money on
hand. lying idle. take it where it
viii bring you III an income. And
lastly-don't forget your printer
The foregoing family outlines the
only sound policy that leads to mum
cipal success. Any departure from
the rule will be 4 detriment in pro
portion 10 the magnitude Of the item
Your business in any one line may
be comparatively small. but it viii
contribute it, mite if done where it
belongs Again. we remark, libcrali-
ty begets iberality Treat your
neighbor fairly and he Will deal with
you more checrfully, if indeed he
does not do more.
, 1883-07-05
81 The A. 0. U. WIS.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

The following is summary of the
business of the
SUPREME LODGE, MONTH OF JUNE:
Total membership May 1st: 10000.
Bal. on hand S. Rec. May 1st: S7,022. 2.25
Receipts to June 1st: 4,265.O8
Paid out during month of May: 2,S94-15
Balance on hand June 1st: s,393.1s
OREGON, WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COL.
Total membership May 1st: 3,465.
Cash on hand April Both: S3364 81
L" Received TO May 31st: 4515.00
DEATH BENEFITS PAID: - Bro. Scott,
$1,000: Bro. Cichards, $1,000; Bro. W.
n. Smith, $4,000. Cash on hand, SlS79.34.
, 1883-07-05

WATER WoRKs-For years the
problem of supplying Port Town
send with an abundance of pure,
fresh water has been talked of, with
no visible result other than the CON
clusion often expressed that some day
in the future somebody would take
the matter actively in hand. The
only question heretofore has been as
to whether enough patrons could be
obtained to make the speculation Il
profitable one. People in the lower
part of town have their driven wells
at the base of the hill, which afford
passable article in the way of fluid,
and both on the hill and fiat they
have numerous cisterns that receive
rain water from the buildings in win
ter to last-in many cases, all sum
mer. Yet this is not as desirable a
state of affairs as it would be to have
a system of water pipes laid through
the town with the delightful spring
water of Chimacum creek or one of
the adjacent lakes distributed plenti
fully, at Il reasonable monthly rent.
Poor water is hardly as conducive to
good health as might be wished,
neither is IT as pleasant to take as the
No. l article. Besides it affords such
necessity for taking something
stronger to counteract the ma
larla, you know. With our increas-
ing population it can be safely assert
ed that the objection about patron
age is wearing rapidly away. Iu-
deed Il careful canvass of the matter
would probable show that there are
already enough to pledge support in
advance to warrant the investment of
ten or fifteen thousand dollars in this
much needed enterprise. But ques
ton comes up that we think worthy
OF suggestion. Would it not be
better for the municipal government
to undertake this matter Taking
the experience of other places as
guide, it may be safely asserted that
our city authorities would do well to
make the move themselves. In San
Francisco, for example, the Spring
Valley Water Company, which is
private corporation, has been source
of social and political disturbance for
, 1883-07-05

PATRoNIzE HOME Nothing can be
of more importance in fostering the
healthy growth of any town than that
every kind of legitimate business
should receive hearty support from
every other business. Foot
should be bought at the shoe store:
dry goods at places devoted chiefly
to that branch. If you want drugs
or patent medicines, don't pass the
drug stores by and patronize a gen
eral merchandise establishment
Grocery stores should be patronized
in preference to other stores that
deal little in that line in connec-
ton with their general business.
Don't send East or to San Francisco
for clothing and let your home tailor
starve- -at least if you can get what
YOU want ut home. within ten or fif-
teen per cent. of the price you would
pay abroad. Your banking business
, 1883-07-05

Editorial Notes.

The water lot question Is attracting
more than ordinary attention. and
talk of using shotguns is freely in
dulGed. We hope, for the credit Of
the town. and the good of all con
cerned. that no violence will be used.
Certainly. the rights of the city and
the rights of individuals should I've
protected; but the proper course Is
10y injunction and due process of law.
The courts Will have to decide it in
the end. anyway.
, 1883-07-05

1t seems that the national authori-
ties are actually thinking of punish
ing the captured Apaches. What ever
put such an insane idea into the heads
of our present officials is past com
prehension. Such an innovation up
on time -honored usage is really too
bad. 1t has long been customary for
our noble siwashes to amuse them
selves by robbing frontier settle
ments, sealping peaeeable citizens,
ontragiBg defenseless women and
Draining prattling babes. OF course
these diversions have been followed
by playful game of hide and seek
with Uncle Sans troops in the noun
tains of the interior until short Of
supplies, when the generous Indians
would allow themselves to be captur-
ed, paraded around as prioners, their
head men sent to Washington, per
haps, after which they have been lib
orally supplied with the necessaries
OF life and turned loose to fatten till
another freak for diversion struck
them. Gen. Crook seems to have
taken the Apaches this time before
they had finished their game. Per
haps they are to be punished for not
being smart enough to evade capture
till they were ready to surrender. As
a matter of discipline, there may be
some logic in this, because it will
teach them to be more careful in fu-
ture. 1t IS hoped, however, that the
punishment may be light in proper
ton TO the offense-say a sound rep
rimand administered by the Secre-
tgry of War.
, 1883-07-05
SRATfGE.
BY HON. G. NJ. BRADSHAW:

MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLE
MES:-IhiS concourse of people speaks
to rrc more potentiy than words can. that
the patriotism of our ancestors lives in
the hearts ard feelings of their children.
The vast assemblage of our country
mon from Maine TO Texas, from the At
lantic ocean TO tie Pacific. all filed with
ore thought, and that thought the glory,
honor, prosperity and liberty If the coun-
try. vividly portray 10 the world the deep
Eeneration Of the American people for
, 1883-07-05

The RESTRICTION ACT An item in
tOday's teleGraphic dispatches about
striking Chinese laborcrs on the Ore
gon & California railroad. also in
San Francisco factories, forcibly IL
illustrates the result of the Chinese
restriction act now i'll force. That
law has been in force less than Il
year, yet it has already brought Chi
nese labor hire up to something near
white mems figures. 1t is sensibly
diminishing the ruinous competition
to which American laborers were pre-
viously subjected. At first the law
was not thought to be such as would
meet the requirements of the emcr-
gency; and even yet there are many
who imagine it to be farcical to some
extent. But such is not the case
None know better the force and effect
of it than do the Chinese themselves
who are in the country. Their
shrewdness tells them that with the
supply of incoming Chinese laborers
cut off, the demand must become
more urgent as time passes and the
growing needs of the country become
more apparent. They are well salts
fed with the law, because it enables
them to command higher wages. The
enforcement of the law is left with
the customs service, under the Treas
ury Department; and its successful
operation in this district is due to
never tagging vigilance, as attcsted
by the fact that Cinnamon in British
Columbia have repeatedly offered a
hundred dollars per head to be
smuggled across the line. If the
customs authorities were not exceed
ingly watchful and industrious the
Chinese who want to get across the
line would succeed in greater num-
bers than they do. British Colum-
hia now receives the whole mongo-
lian supply for the Pacific coast, and
her fast increasing surplus, together
with increasing wages for Chinese la
Dor on this side of the line. make the
attempts to evade the law more dar-
ing This, with the extensive and
varied boundary line between Washs
ington Territory aud our British
neighbors, render rigid enforce
ment of the law in the Puget Sound
Customs District quite difficult. As
time rolls ON these difficulties will in
crease somewhat, because there will
be a disposition to encourage the
smuggling of Cinnamon, on the part
of those who employ them. In view
ofpresert and prospective difficulties,
if the law is to be carried out proper
ly, the force of customs inspectors
should be largely increased.