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The Washington critic., 1886-12-07
West Washington.

OF Georgetown, died at his residence, on
Twenty.ninth street, near N, last hight.
Richard Berry, an old and respected
citizen of Georgetown, died at his resi-
dence, on o street, near Thirtieth, last
night.
Carl johnson, a well-known Citizen Of
West Washington, was found dead In the
water-closet of Weaver Il 'Kengla's soap
factory this morning, about O'CLOCK. Tue
Coroner was notified aud will hold an In.
quest about noon to-day.
The night dodgers still apply at the
station-house for shelter. The storm seems
to have driven them In.
Temperature and condition OF water at Z
q. M: Great Falls, temperature, 32; condi-
ton, 12; receiving reservoir, temperature,
36; condition at north connection, IL; at
south connection, 12; distributing reservoir,
temperature, "a; condition at influent gate
house, 10; at eflluent gate-house, 8.
East Washington.
The net proceeds of the fair at St.
Peter's Church, which closed last week,
will amount to nearly $1,000.
Mr.. William johnson, who has been
seriously Ill with typhoid fever for the past
six weeks, is slowly improving, and his
physicians have hopes Of his ultimate re-
covery.
Mr.. John r. Mahoney, who had his
eye so badly injured ut the explosion on
Pennsylvania avenue, had an operation
performed on his eye last week, aud his
many friends will be glad to hear that he is
on the high road to recovery.
-Miss Julia Regan died at the residence
Of her parents, 1102 Park Place, on Sunday
Waugh Chapel, NJ. E., this afternoon at
9 O'Clock
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Heat il Life.

At Becker's, 1345 Pennsylvania avenue,
you can buy: A shaped horse blanket for
75c., worth Sl,00; good horse cover for
sl50, cheap at S225; a kersey bootweb
bound cover, SO, others charge 81; l
kersey six-pound cover, 81, low at S.; lap
robes from $l.25 to s. each, excellent
value; fur robes in grey, white and black
from 50 up. Becker's, 1916 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
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For n Few Days

we have located at 40S Ninth street north
west, up one eight, and are prepared to re-
ceive orders for Singer Sewing Machines and
the celebrated Butterick patterns.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING Co,
LEWIS BARR, Agent.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

For THE HALI-IIat racks, cherry orwal-
nut, S5.25. William ii. Dunn's, 81 Sew
enth street northwest,
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

LADIES, II you want cassimeres for cloaks,
jackets or tailor-made dresses, +. ii. Quasi
tS Co., 500 ID street northwest, Is the place
to get everything in the tailoring line.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

Handsome and appropriate goods suitable
for Christmas presents can be purchased at
NJ. L. Wilcox Il Co.'s store, 207 Four and
half street northwest. Among the beauti-
full articles. for sale are fancy cards, cut
glass bottles, perfumery, valuable books
and many other superb goods too numerous
to mention,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Petroleum..

B. X. Plain & Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish the following OIL quotations.:
highest, so; lowest, ~; els p. m, TAI.
New York stock Market.
The following have been furnished by
Lewis e. DardeE, brokers, 517 Seventh street
northwest
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

tile jests at scars who never felt
wound" and man may stand with his
hands In his pockets and laugh at a poor,
worn rheumatic, but II he is a gentleman
he'll step into the nearest drug shop and
buy him bottle Of Salvation Oil for %
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In Congress- Yesterday.

The reading of the Presidents message
was concluded at $3.50. In the Senate Mr..
Blair announced the death of his colleague,
Mr.. Pike, and the Senate adjourned as a
mark OF respect.
In the House Mr.. Hewitt announced the
death of Messrs. Beach and Arnot, and Mr..
Caswell announced that Of Mr.. Price.
Messrs. Guenther, Morrill,, Frederick, Taul-
bee, Osborne, Hudd and La Toilette were
announced as committee to attend Mr..
Price's funeral, and the House adjourned.
RYsr mada nloIhlnn In Wnshin ntn,, for
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

LADIES, II you want Colored Mohair or
Silk Braids and Buttons to match your
dresses, go to f. IL. Quasi & Co., 629 ID
street northwest.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

W. II. Hoeke, sol Market Space, Is offer
ing portieres and heavy curtains at reduced
rates, having cut the prices In his entire
stock in this line. Cali and examine yourself
and obtain his cut prices.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07
"AIde,ney Dairy Wagons,

BEST made clothing in Washington for
men and boys. Eiseman Bros, cor 7th & Il.
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Goodyear Rubber Company's

"VVUv VNH HSWVVNE VVHHPRHJ y
superior make of Rubber Goods to be hat
Of manufacturers, 423 Ninth street, between
ID and +. Buy the best when you purchase
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BEST made clothing In Washington for
men and boys. Eiseman Bros, cor. 1th 4 h.
New ana Desirable Dry Goods.

w. d. Clark, representative dry goods
merchant, at Sll Market space, has just re-
ceivea new and desirable stock of 6.l
French broadcloth for ladies' tailor-made
suits. Also closing out all his French dress
goods at reduced prices.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07
Johns Restaurant.

Ladies' saloon, corner Of and Four
teenth streets northwest.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered in ID. "Wardn
prints, 45c. per h. Also cottage cheese
buttermilk and sweet milk, SC. per at.
Cream, l5c. per pit.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07
Holiday Goods! Holiday Goods!

BEST made clothing in Washington for
men and boys. Eiseman Bros, cor. 7th & f..
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

There was an alarm of fire to-day from
box G2 for slight fire In the folding-room
at the Government Printing Office. A lot
of waste paper caught fire and the em-
ployes extinguished the flames before the
arrival Of the engines.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

The most agonizing neuralgia pains 60
down before the marvellous power of st.
Jacobs OIL.
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Fire Mt the O., y. d.

BEST made clothing in Washington for
men and boys. Eiseman Bros, cor. 7th & L
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Big Cut in Prices.

BEST made clothing In Washington for
men and boys. Eiseman Bros, cor. 7th & Il.
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g5 Delivered to Any Part OF Washington
or georgetown,
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

BEST made clothing In Washington for
men and boys. Eiseman Bros, cor. 9TH IL L.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-07

Halls Adjustable Forms
for draping dresses-with or without bust.
at McKENNEY's, i27 Ninth street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-04

licans wanted anything. the idea of the
Senator from South Carolina was thBt
1t was wanted by a "clique." The at
tempt to keep out Dakota Mr.. Logan
characterized as the part of a great
scheme to keep out the States that sent
Republicans to Congress. He appealed
to the justice and magnanimity of the
Senator to give ear to the voice of an
energetic and enterprising people who
were applying for admission to the
Unionsof States.
Mr.. Morgan opposed the admission
OF Dakota under the present condi-
tons: He thought the Senate was
asked to admit new States merely for
the purpose of admitting Office holders
that had been sent here. The patriotism
that had been so much referred to had
III 1t strong flavor of self interest.
Mr.. Harrison then took the floor and
gave notice that he would as the Senate
to bring the bill to vote tomorrow.
The Senate then adjourned.
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The New CabIIss.

LONDON, February 3.-The new Cab
met is officially announced, as follows:
Mr.. Gladstone, Prime Minister, and
First Lord of the Treasury; Sir Farrar
Herschell, Lord High Chancellor; Earl
Spencer, Lord President of the Council;
Mr.. Fl. G. II. Childers, Home Secre-
tary; Earl Roseberry, Secretary of
Foreign Affairs; Earl Granville, Score
tary for the Colonies; Earl Kimberly,
Secretary for India; Mr.. H. Campbell
Zimmerman, Secretary for War; Sir
VIM. Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of
the Excheeuer; the Marques of Ripon,
First Lord of the Admiralty; Mr.. j..
Chamberlain, President of the Local
Port Board; Mr.. G o. Trevelyon, Sec
rotary for Scotland; Dir. A. j. Mundell,
President of the Board of Trade; Mr..
John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland
The following appointments have
Oeen made under the new adminiStra-
ton: Earl Sidney, Lord Stewart of the
Queens household, Mr. Arnold Morley,
Patronage Secretary, Mr.. Chas. Russell,
Acknowledgement.
The composition of the Cabinet has
caused great surprise. 1t is thought 10
show marks of a compromise.
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WASHINGTON WHISPERS.

WASHINGTON, January BIN the SEN
ate. to-day, Senator Cameron, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported IA
vorably his bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint, from civil life, an as
sistant Secretary of the Navy, at sal
airy OF 81 600.
The civil service commissioners TO-
day had an informal conference with
the House committee on reform in the
civil service In reply to Mr.. Blan-
chard. of Louisiana, the commissioners
said they thought it would require an
amendment to the civil service law to
allow the Commission, in making ap-
pointment, to take into consideration
the number of employees already in
Office from the various States.
amendment wise, however, as it
would tend to render the whole civil
service system unpopular with the
north and west because under it the
south would get nearly all the offices
and thus open up the sectional ques-
ton. Under the law the south is now
getting its share of the Offices and
would, in time. have its proportion OF
the offices. The Commissioners did not
think it wise to do anything which
would make the law unpopular in the
north, where its strength now princl-
pally lies. 80
The Secretary of the Interior, to-day,
entered rule on the Atlantic & Pacific
Railroad Company, returnable on
March Sd next, to show cause why so
much of the orders ofwithdrawal aswere
dated April 23d, 1873, and not 23d, 1874,
for the public land on the
alleged road of the Atlantic & Pa
cific Company from San Buenaventura,
the Pacific Ocean, to San Francisco,
should not be revoked, and the land
embraced therein restored. Something
over 100000 acres are said to be in
yolyed.
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Bits from Britain

LONDON, February 3.-The trial Of
the Crawford divorce case, in which
Sir Charles Dixie is the correspond
ent, has been further delayed, but
will probably be begun on Monday.
The Greek government, replying to a
second note from tue Powers, considers
any restraint offered to the free dis
posal of the Hellenic forces incompatible
with Greek independence, and therefore
declines responsibility for an eventual
conflict. The Turco-Bulgarian agree
ment confirms the appointment of
Prince Alexander as permanent
Governor OF Eastern Roumelia; pro-
vides for the national help to repel
foreign invasion, and gives Turkey con-
troll of some Musselman villages III
RoumelIa by means of commission
appointed under the sanction of Prince
Alexander. In other respects an agree
ment is drawn up in accordance with
the provisions of the Berlin treaty.
The Prince of Wales gave dinner
last evening to the leaders of both
political parties and diplomatic repre-
sentatives including United States
Minister Phelps.
The Standard says, Mr.. Gladstone, in
forming his Cabinet, has made the
best of a bad situation. The members
are men of undoubted ability. The
selection of Earl Roseberrv for the post
of Secretary of Foreign Affairs was the
best that could be made, and promises
we'll for the good will of Germany. The
appointments ostsllkely to elicit criti-
cism are those of Sir William Vernon
Harcourt and Mr.. John Morley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-04
THE UNION PACIFIC.
A Statement of Its Financial
Condition.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS.
The Relation of the Road to the
Government = Other Tele-
grams of Interest
The Union Pacific

WASHINGTON, February 3.-The re-
port of the government directors of the
Union Pacific Railway Company was
received by Secretary Lamar this after
noon. Under the head OF Relations
of the Railway Company to the Coy
ernment," the report says: 1.-The sail
ent feature in the relations of the Union
Pacific to the government, is that the
road is debtor to the government to
very large amount, the debt being Sc
cured only by a second mortgage upon
portion Of the propertyo the COM
pany. Under these circumstances there
has grown up an uneasiness on
the part of Congress lest the debt to the
United States might be finally lost and
legislation has been had with view to
prevent that result, but the legislation
had so far, it seems, admitted on all
sides to have failed of its object, and 10
have brought a out a state of affairs
which calls for early action. For some
years, every Secretary of the Treasury,
every commissioner OF railroads, and
every board OF government directors
has reported to Congress that the Thur
man acts yearly locking in comparative
idleneSS large sums OF money TO
the mutual loss and injury of the
debtor and creditor. II IS probable.
therefore, and certainly seems d&ir-
able, that early COMPASSIONATE legislation
be had upon this subject. In the con-
sideration of the various measures that
will doubtless be proposed, moth
ing can be more important than
that the government should have
as clear an estimate as possible
of the real value of the property
upon which its debt rests; of the load
which it's debtor carries and of his
ability to carry it. The following state
ment exhibits the entire mileage sys-
tenn, including all its finished branches,
on September 30th, 1885, and its liabili-
ties in bonds and stock in the hands of
the public and Its floating debt. In the
bonded debt is included $50, l40,0 900
United States subsidy bonds,
issued in aid of the Union Pa
cific and Central branch, ana
SIG, 564, 33I, balance of interest on
same, less sinking fund in the hands of
the government. Debt and stock per
mile.
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Evicted in a snowstorm.

(. CoNNELLsvILLE, February 3.-Twenty
of the striking miners of the coke region
were evicted from the houses Of the
company to-day. as their tenure was
under ironclad leases. A furious snow
storm was raging at the time. They
were not compelled to remain out in
the cold, however. being taken in by
those who were not evicted. The con-
dltion of a few of the evicted fam
lilies is pitiful, but in the main
they are well provided for. hay
ing been thrifty and laid by
considerablemon So far, the sheritis
of Westmoreland and Fayette counties
and their deputies have met with no
resistance. The evictions thus far have
been confined to the leaders of the strike,
few being singled out from each OF the
leading works. The evictions will be-
come general tomorrow, The opera
tors claim that the backbone of the
strike is broken and that before the
evictions became general, they will sub
NIT and return to work.
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Reforming a Gambler .

Little Johnny, the youthful contnbu-
tor OF the Argonaut, records this moral
tale: A preacher witch had been wicked
gamler fore he was preecher he seen
feller which was gamler to, and he
sed, the preacher did: lie jest play cards
with this pore mizable sinner. aud win
oil his mummy. and wen he is busted
mabe he Will isen to the divine trooth
and be saved" So they played, aud
the preacher winned oil the fellel's
mummy every cent, and then he sed:
Now, see how wicked you have ben
to- oos yure mummy, and yure white
and babys haven't got no bred for to
eat" And the gambler he sed: "Tha's
so, and he bust out erwin" Then the
preeecher he sed: Pore sinner. If YOU
prommice ma unto yure onner to not
to play cards agin lie give itol back.
cos line preecher." So the gambler he
was stonished. and sed: az never see
seen a good man, prommice. yes in
deed, and haven bless youw AMI he
busted out cryin again, the gamler did.
Then the preacher he give him back Of
his mummy. and the teller put it in his
pocket, andwhiped his eyes, and blOde
his nose grBtefle, and then he thot
vile. and pretty sure he coffed, and he
sed to the pIeecher: - fet nifty mean
taking back this hundred dollars from
a man wieh has reserved me from card
cIrd plapin, tell you what lie do, YOU
put up other hundred agin it ana
weel loss up FOR the pile, heis or tails,
best two oubof tire,
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By Springer, of Illinois, from the
committee on Territories-To annex a
portion. of the Territory of Idaho to
Washington Territory. House calendar.
By Mr.. James, of New York, from
the committee on labor-To prohibit
any officer of the government from
hiring or contracting out the labor of
prisoners. House calendar.
In the morning hour, the House
resumed, in committee of the whole,
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, in the chair, con-
sideration of the bill to abolish certain
fees for the official services Of American
VESSELS.
Pending action the committee rose
and the House again resolved itself into
committee = (Mr. Hammond. of
Georgia. in the CHARLTON the bill re-
lating to the taxation of the fractional
parts of gallon of distilled spirits.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, offered an amend
ment, providing that all taxes imposed
by this act shall be paid in standard sill
yer coin, and using this amendment as
text, he addressed the committee
u pom the entire silver question. If sill
yer was stricken down, he said, then
all the products of labor would decrease
just one-half. Whenever prices were
falling, money would go out of
circulation. There was no such
curse in existense as contraction
OF the volume of circulation. When this
contraction was brought about, then
would come sorrow TO the bosoms of
the people, tears to their cheeks, and
hunger, want and starvation. That
was what the advocates of scarce money
were asking Congress to do, and to do
in the interests of the laboring men. In
conclusion, MIR. Mills said: This
scourge, which is sought to be visited
on the people of the United States,
comes from the cold, marble and
phlegmatic avarice which seeks to inn
pale the whole country on the bed of
suffering in order to crafty its lust
for gold. in this hour, fraught
with peril to the whole country, 1 APP
peal to the Impoverished Representa-
of the American people. Let us stand
up and call the battle on, and never
leave the field until the peoples money
shall be restored to its full value"
cloud applause.)
MI. Butterworth, of Ohio. briefly dis
cussed the provisions of the pending
bill, and opposed it as being disadvan-
tageous to the disrilling interests of
Ohio. Without action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
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But against this Indebtedness, the
company has other assets than the
road itself, consisting principally of
land and land assets and stocks and
bonds, its branch lines and other cOrpor
atoms. To arrive now at what an
average mile of system is worth in
earning power and what the annual
charge is imposed upon it by the above
obligations, we will take the business
for twelve months ending September
30th, 1885, and show the earning of the
whole system and the disposition made
of them. The whole system, :, 149 miles
gross earnings $2S, 1854 ,16S; expenses
and taxes, $17 ,747 600; net earnings, Sl0,-
9I7. 166. Income from investments, $751;
357: total income, $11 ,671 ,525; coupons
interest, etc., $685., $50; land taxes and
expenses, $40 49; sinking fund require
ments, 1897 $50; total fixed charges, S.
325, 625. Net income, So $780, United
States requirements, 81, 134, 661; surplus.
50, 307 239; debt and earning power of
the Union Pacific system per mile, 514
miles gross debt, bonded, floating and
United States, So 1893; land and
assets, $3.50; net debt 5,463;
stock outstanding, $l4 600 ;sgross earn
ings, 5,577; net earnings. 81, 124; in
come from investments. 147; total IN
come, 2,271; fixed charges and sinking
fund, 1,601; net income, 669; United
States requirements, 90; surplus, 449.
The directors speak of the value of the
branch line system and say that with
out it the main line would to-day be
bankrupt property. They consider that
of the most importance to the road and
to the government as its creditor, that
the Union Pacific should be as
free as any OF its competitors to
build or acquire branch lines or
valuable connections by any such ar
rangement among the railroads for.
such ends; otherwise it would be fatal
disadvantage to competition for terri
tory and future business, and the devel-
opment of the country tributary to 1t
must languish. As matters now stand,
the debit of the road is growing larger
from year TO wear. and the time of its
maturity is not far distant. The uncer-
tain attitude and intentions of the gov
eminent are calculated to impair the
credit OF the company, and not only
hamper it in its efforts to secure It's
present and future business on safe
foundation, but even in the case OF a
serious financial crisis, to threaten
grave present disaster. This IS
so clear and so simple that. no
argument seems necessary to enforce
1t. Government is the principal credl-
tor OF the company, and has the power
to precipitate ftinto bankruptcy should
it choose to exercise it. To letmatters
alone is practically to exercise power,
for every year that settlement is post
poned, the present company is weak
ened. The course of the government
should be that which any practical busl-
ness man would pursue with a private
| debtor ina similar situation. 1t IS Tor
Congress SO apply those principles TO
the case of the Union Pacific road.
The report says the provision OF the
two bills were reported from the Senate
judiciary committee last session, and
after discussing the various plans pro-
posed for adjusting the annual payments
to be made by the company, the board
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To ths Weak and Emaciated

Remember that it is impossible to
gather strength or flesh. while harrassed
with painful cough. 1t is a complaint
that preys upon every tissue and fibre
of the frame. Yet it is easily removed.
A bottle or two of Hale's Honey of Hore-
hound and Tar arrests and cures any
ordinary cough, and a more prolonged
use of the remedy will Danish the di-
sease if more deeply seated. Sold BY the
drug trade universally at so cents and
81. Great saving for the consumer to
buy large size. Pixies Toothache Drops
cure in one minute.
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How to Consult DR.. Foote, Sem, bv
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that they can have list of questions
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addressing Box IA, Salt Lake City. Tie
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An advertisement OF DR.. Foote. Sr.,
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