The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

chanlos, laborers and servants In the
Disuict in securing their wages; to
provide for the payment of per diem
Government employees on Decoration
Day and the ith of July, and to invcs.
tigate the question of convict labor In
the United States Why cannot the
House show a like degree Of diligence
and assiduity on other questions2 Why
not on matters affecting the interests
Of the people of the District of Colum.
bia? District day was altogether wasted
yesterday and much local legislation
that should have been passed has gone
bopelessly over. Unfortunately for Its
own chances of recognition at the Cap
itol, the District has no vote and no
voice in the fall elections.
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ONE year ago to-day at 8 o'clock In
the evening o fire broke out in the
building corner Of Tenth and d streets
and destroyed the entire structure, In
which were located THE WASHINGTON
CRITIc, the National Republican,,
the Washington Pest and the ,SuBday
Gazette. The destruction of TIE
Critic establishment was complete,
It's press, type and outfit all melted and
twisted into an unacceptable mass by
the flerceness of the flames. Nothing
remained but the energy of its pro.
prietors and limited amount of fire
insurance. Temporary arrangements
were promptly made and THE CRITIC
was issued next day as usual, and with
its new outfit has continued regularly,
making rapid strides in popularity and
circulation, until to-day il is second to
but one daily paper In the District In
the number of its readers, and Is re-
ceiving more new subscribers than the
others combined. II will continue to
merit its rapidly growing popularity
by the addition of new features from
time to time, and when its new press is
completed, It will issue the hand
soonest paper ever published at the Ma.
tional Capital. In the meantime THE
CRITIC is delivered by carriers at %
cents per month and sent by mail, post
age paid, at 40 cents per month. Now
Is the time to subscribe.
THE cold Observer" who has un-
dertaken through the columns of the
New York Sun to nominate Mr.. Tilder
for President in 1888 has been rein.
forced by "a Republican Son of O
Republican Soldier. Father" who an
nounces himself q Blaine man, bu
wants nevertheless to wipe out "tht
mighty wrong of 1876" We have
grave doubts as to the do-to-tie.to
ativeness of this young patriot.
Mr.. PowDERLY, who of all other
ought best to know, insists that he 4
not candidate for Governor nor fo
any other political office, and says fur
ther that he Is sick and tired of an
swering questions about it. We ar,
glad TO know that the Grand Master
Workman consistently adheres to wha
he has said before on this subject, tina
he would never lead the knights o
Labor into politics,
The Prohibitionists are getting int
shape for an active campaign all owe
the country. They have evidentl.
come to stay. The grand old parties
if they are as wise as they are grand
will take cognizance of the fact. Viey
prohibition as we may, the cause, witt
its political clothes on, is becoming
factor that cannot be altogether Z
nored. 1t may fall very short of win
ming, but it is big enough TO be in tn
way.
A HUNDRED or more Greeks are OF
their way to this country by Londo
steamer. They do not come "bearin
| gifts" but on . begging frolic. The
belong to the gypsy persuasion, an,
are mendicNnts by trade We move tina
the celebrated DR.. Tachmyntis, who /
said TO be In New York again, be ap
pointed a committee to receive his fel
low-countrymen and be shipped bacl
with them to the port whence the
sailed.
THE royal astronomers and minister
of China have been ordered to select
nice, large day in the first month of til
next Chinese year for the accession o
the young Emperor. 1t is understood tina
Professor Capen, the advance weathe
bureau" Of the esteemed Republican
would have secured this joint had h
dealt less In "cloudsome conditions
and "foul crises"
THE New York World is inclined t
think that possibly the merits of tn
surplus resolution were not CAREFUL
considered, in view Of the fact that II wa
not at all likely to go into effect" bu
its passage emphasizes the fact tht
there is no chance of the President an
the Democrats in the House pullin
together In financial matters"
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THE English Conservatives hav
offered four of the Cabinet portfolio
TO the Liberal Unionists and to divid
the other offices under the new Govern
ment with them on the same basis. l
| this country that would be called