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The Washington critic., 1888-10-05

are left, to do something bctucr thoh
waste time over questions of no special
public import
One of the strongest speeches of the
session on the Civil Service law was
made in the Senate yesterday by Mr.
Stewart, of Nevada, who rcpudiatcs the
clap-trap efforts OF his Republican asso-
ciatcg to show that the present admins
tration is unfaithful TO the law, and
makes no hypocritical pretensions OF 10y
atty to a statute, in the efficiency oil
which he has no faith and for the prin-
ciplcs of which he has no respect
IL have come to the conclusion sald
tho Senator, "without reference to party
that the law is n bad one" He then
went on to say:
IL is a secret machine and II VIII work
a decentralization Of the civil service bo-
Sides it places all tho power In the hands
of tho President, II no is disposed to use IT,
lIo can remove the Civil Service EXAM
incrs he can remove tho civil service
Commissioners. IT, places the whole power
i'm his hands, q power that he Is unable
to execute himself and must trust TO others,
to secret agents in fact. The President of
the United States cannot know the people
I'm tho various districts over this vast coun-
try. Somebody must select them. There
must be some mode Of selecting them, and
1 say tho mode devised Is a mode that VIII
not work we'll because It removes rcspon-
siblty from everybody. Nobody Is rcspon-
sblc, for II is secret institution; nobody
Ia responsible for It's workings. IL can bo
said according TO the best examination this
man has gone through - and you have the
places filled by unworthy men and nobody
IA responsible for the appointments. say
tho old system of tho Constitution, under
which appointments wero made on the rec
ommendatlon of citizens, including mem
bers Of Congress, whose recommendations
wcrc on file, so that somebody was respon-
sble, was better than this secret system of
thmblo-rgging that has been recently In
| vented.
We have now tho spoils system under
! this law intensified. the spoils system
| placed in the hands of spoilsmen alone,
| not placed In the hands of a man who is
endorsed by hls people, but placed in the
! hands of men who have the time to manip-
ulate the system, in the hands of men who
have no interest In the country, in tho hands
of secret agents, secret workers, and as long
| as you have this law you will have scandals
under any administration, because as long
as human nature remains, tho same trick.
CRY and fraud will be practiced. whore
triokery and fraud arc encouraged by law.
All honor TO the Nevada Senator TO,
the good sense and patriotic spirit o
his convictions. Still greater honor fol
what under existing political circum
stances is the rare courage, thus boldl,
and frankly TO express those convic
tions.
The Washington critic., 1888-10-05
Telepbone. No. 7

nPth ALL SUMMERo-ACADEMY or FINE
[ J. ARTS, SO4 E st., presided over by MRS
fNOGENE r. MOhRELL, who has had TIVE We
als nnu studied 10 years In Europe with the
,I,st ro celebrated artists. 70 prevent children
fppming careless habits of drawing, they will be
.oocsiyod saturday., az A years Of age aud up
tard for almost nothing Instruction In every
HMr.s,,ch of art from Drawing Of all Kinds To
ppinnrtraits and Historical Painting. evening
it9ss,s for Indies and gentlemon, Mondays and
Wednesdays az O'clock
The Washington critic., 1888-10-05

VayssLADIEs CAN HAVE THEIR FELT
B>@Ss hats pressed in the new Fall styles;
Don't forget number, Writings bleaching and
Millinery Establishment, SIS Tenth street
northwest.
vav<@NoW. is THE TIME TO BUY YOUR
EhisSl coal for the fall and winter WIN E.
HODGE, wholesale and retail dealer in Wood
and Coal. Bottom prices. Full weight and
measure All under shelter. Give me a trial
Office and yard Twelfth, between II and sts.
n. W. Telephone connection.
-~PAINTERS--W VIM. Il. SPALDING & CO.,
9AEs& 622 18th st. n. W., near Il ST..
Estimates Furnished For Ali Kinds of Work.
JoBBING AND GLAZING.
w., HEALrHFUL FEET, ETC.
E&zSs DIR, Whites establishment, 1d16
Pennsylvania ave, opposite Willard's Hotel.
Corns removed Without pain. Bunions, dis
eased nails and all diseases of the feet success
fully treated Forty Il tn year of practice;
twenty eighth In Washington, d, @. A large
patronage enables charging the moderate fee of
81 a sitting for putting the feet in order
VA1aEQUITABLE
W@lifa
The Washington critic., 1888-10-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

-.oVERCOATSl OVERCOATS -- THE
b~sf-a New York watch Club Co. is,forming
clubs for fine oyercoats at wholesale mauufac,
turing prices on weekly payments Of sI each.
Great reductions in watches and jewclry sam
pies can be seen at the Office OF
THE NEW YORK WATCH CLUB CO.
bI5 9TH st. n w.
The Washington critic., 1888-10-05

yfes-;@,NEw MUSIC sToRE.-ALL KINDS OF
HASsca Sheet Music ana Music Books all the
&c and 10c music published. HENRY WAITE,
900 18th st. n W, opposite Patent Office.
The Washington critic., 1888-10-05
MARTYRS COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
AND SCHOOL OF TELRGRAPHY AND TYPE
WRITING
ara SIXTU STREET NORTHWEST,
ht,nv lNtu DAAfnnioa

3l3SINTH STKELT NUWTHWEST,
Near City Postohice
Reopens SEPTEMBER 10 Coored students
ident; &. k URNER, A, NJ, Q. g., Principal; j.
q. WELDON, Assistants MISS IL. b. WEIR,
Type.Wntng.
NYEpICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENT, MA
M tional University. The nth annual
! isSs and terminate April 30, 1889.
For announcement and Information apply to
H. II. BARKER, NJ. d., Dean
lll0 III 81 n W.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
THE ENGLISH COMMISSION.

The commission appointed by the Eng.
fish Parliament to examine into charges
made by the London Times against Mr..
Parnell and other Irish members of the
House of Commons, opened its first ses-
sion in the probate court. Owing to
the limited size of the court room it was
impossible to admit more than q select
few of public representatives of the
press, who occupied the bulk of the
space, two hundred reporters, represent
ing provincial, London and American
newspapers, having obtained tickets of
admission. After day spent in legal
''sparring for position" the commission
adjourned to October 20, without having
gone into the merits of the case at all.
The commission will make the inquiry
as thorough it was an issue between Mr..
O'Donnell and the Times, reserving to
themselves the power to call anybody
who might be able to throw light on the
issues therein involved. The inquiry
would be carried on in accordance with
rules Of ordinary courts. Before pro-
ceeding, Judge Hammer asked Sir Charles
Russell for whom he appeared. Sir
Charles replied that he represented 81
Irish members Of Parliament.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22

THE FEVER.

One feature Of the epidemic Mt Jack
sonville during the past week is the fire.
ouency with which it has attacked ply
sicians and clergymen and other active
workers in the cause of the sick and SUI
fering. Drs. G. J. Burroughs and G. II.
Mallett were both Frustrated on Thurs
day, and DR.. Daniel gave up and went
to bed on Friday. The ranks of the
clergymen have been thinned, but all who
are sick give signs of early recovery
The condition of Rev. j. B. Biclrell is
not so hopeful as could be wished, but
has not as yet become critical, Bishop
Edwin G. Weeds is still well and doing
good work at all times and places.
Bishop Moore and the Rev. Father Ken
nv (recently recovered) are both activein
the work of nursing charity, and may be
seen at almost any hour of the day en-
gagged in the noble mission of relief TO
tie suffering. Just about enough new
doctors have come in to fill the local va
C ncics caused by sickness. More are
n eded. The following temporary as
sionments have been made by f. II.
Caldwell, who has charge of the medical
corps. DR.. A. w. Knight will take the
territory east of Market to East jack
sonvillc; DR.. Clay will take
Lavilla, ncrth of Beaver street,
and Hansomtown; DR.. Donehue, of Cary
Vile, Fla, will take Campbell's addi-
ton, Fairfield and Oakland; DR., George
G. Mathews and DR.. Eddy, of st. Louis,
will take Lavilla, south of Bean street;
Dr. Vahoo, of Ocala, will take charge
OF East Jacksonville, with headquarters at
DR.. Fairlic's drug store. Dr. Bryant, OF
Houston, and Dir Shetral, of Savannah has
been assigned to the district bounded by
Clay strlc ct on West Market street on
the east, and Springfield and Hanson
town on the north. There is room Tt
st. Luke's hospital to accommodate thir-
teen more patients, and the hospital is
now in excellent condition. Six private
rooms, suitable to patients who desire
isolation, are vacant and they are neatly
furnished and most comfortable apart
ments. DIR. Sollacc Mitchell says he has
Thirty patients now at the Sandhills and
ample accommodation for sixty or seven
ty more. He proposes to move out
and make his home there until
the frost puts an end to his labors.
DIR. Porter. received the following tele-
gram: Camp Perry, September 10
DR.. s. Y. Porter, jacksonville: Suggest
to the people coming here that they may
bring sheets, pillow cases and towels, and
get them some evening after fumigation.
No pillows. Will fill cases with fresh
pine Standardization" Saturdays
weather was somewhat pleasantcr as no
rain fell, but hot sun poured scorching
rays down without mercy and exhalation
arising could be en- line thin mist.
''This is yellow fever weather." said a
DOCTOR "and you may now look for q
large increase in the number Of cases, but
it is great relief for the sick, and that
we think good"
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
a STRAGE BET.

Two Swedish farmers named Ole John
son and Hans Erickson, of Nebraska
City. Neb., made a strange bet on the
presidential election. A written agree
ment was. drawn up and placed in the
hands Of a prominent business man.
According to its terms, in the event Of
Cleveand's election, Mr.. johnson for
feits to Mr.. Erickson his wife, Johnson
to have and to hold against the lawful
claims Of any and all persons whatsoever.
If, on the other hand, General Harrison
is elected, the agreement stipulotes that
Mr. johnson shall receive from Mr.
Erickson one jersey COW, valued ut $50
All the parties TO the wager are in earn-
est, including Mrs. Johnson, who ex-
presses a hope that Cleveland will lie re.
elected.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
THE WORLD OVER.
INTERESTING ITEMS BOILED
DOWN IN READABLE STYLE.
THE FIELD OF LABoR-sEETmNa cAUL~
ORION or EUROPEAN INTRIGUE-FI FIRES
SUICIDES, ETC.-NoTED People DEAD.

Bismarck will follow Won Moltke's
example and resign.
The United Typoth@ of America is IN
session in New York.
At Glasgow, Scotland, sixty-fve peO-
pie were arrested for participating in a
riot.
Charles A. Percy made a second trip
through the whirlpool rapids at Niagara
Falls on Sunday.
The number of deaths in Havana from
yellow fever during July were So, and
during August ia.
The French government has ordered
gunboats to the west coast of Africa to
suppress the slave trade.
Samuel Pruett shot and fatally wounded
his wife in courtroom at Kokoma,
Ind, during the progress of a divorce
suit, and also shot j. G. Blacklidge, he
claims accidentally.
p John Dillon, the noted Irish orator
and agitator, has been granted an uncon-
ditional release from prison on account
of his bad health. Many friends met him
in Dublin upon his return there and he
was greeted most enthusiastically.
G. A. Pillsbury & Co., of Minneapolis,
Mimi, the largest milling firm 10 the
world, have just finished division Of
$40, 900 among their employees This
has been made in pursuance OF profit
sharing plan adopted four years ago.
Bitter feeling has been cngendered at
Pittsburg, Pa, over the establishment
of parochal school by the Catholics in
the first ward puBlic school building
Seven Protestant ministers denounced
Catholicism from their pulpits on Sum
day. Arrangements were made for mass
meetings in that city and also in Allie
gheny to protest against the use Of public
school buildings for religious purposes,
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
THE CROP BULLETIN.

The weather crop bulletin, issued by
the signal Office says that reports from
the corn belt, including Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska, indicate
that the weather during the past week
has been especially favorable, and that
the corn crop, which is very large, is
generally secure and past injury from
frost. The frosts which occurred during
the week along the northern border Of
Iowa and in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan did some damage to the grow
ing crops. Over the west portion Of the
cotton region, including Alabama and
Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louis
lana and Texas, favorable weather dur
ing the week greatly improved all grow
ing crops, and cotton picking is in
progress in all these States In North
and South Carolina all growing crops
are seriously injured by heavy rains and
dangerous floods. The weather during
the week was especially favorable for
tobacco in Kentucky and Tennessee. The
weather in New England and the middle
Atlantic States was generally unfavor-
able for ripening crops. Farm work is
retarded
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
SHOULD PASS.

At the request of number Of phys
icians in attendance upon the medical
congress, at Washington, d. c., Major
Barnes, of Georgia, introduced in the
House of Representatives, bill of
fering areward of 800, 600 to any per-
son of any nationality who will discover
the true cause or germ of yellow fever
with any certain means Of its prevention,
destruction or material modification; or
who, without discovering the cause or
germ of said disease, shall discover
certain and practical mode of efTecting
its prevention, destruction or material
modification. The bill was referred to
the committee on commerce, and the
energetic Barnes will push it through at
once.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
THE LATEST.

Dr. II. S. Tanner, who became famous
about eight years ago by fasting forty
days at Clarendon hall, New York City,
arrived at Chicago H., from New Mex
leo He is apparently in perfect health,
and his girth is such as to suggest any
thing except abstinence feom food. The
doctor is pursuing another branch Of
semi-suspended animation, viz, hiber-
nation. He declares that bears aud other
alternating animals do not use their
lungs during the alternating season, and
he Is convinced that man can hibernate,
and viii permit himsefto be sealed up in
al air-tight cofFin aud laid away until such
time as he shall designate for it to be
opened.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
GOSSIP.

The President has pardoned two North
Carolina moonshiners.
If President Cleveland signs the Chi
nese exclusion bill, Secretary of State
Bayard, will resign his position.
The first triennial meeting of tn e con.
gress of American physicians and sur
geons is in session at Washington.
Surgeon General Hamilton has tele-
graphed Mayor Harkins, of Asheville,
N. c., that no refugees will be sent to
that city.
A leak occurred in the new silver
vault at Washington during a recent
storm, and when the doors was opened
the next morning, there was four inches
of water in it.
The following Georgia patents were
granted on Tuesday Fred G. Cooper
Rome, dclinting cotton seed; Joshua H.
Malaier and E. H. Smith, Sunnyside,
fertilizer distributor; Herman Thadcn,
Atlanta, seed planter.
Senator Brown has had passed through
the Senate, Mr.. Clements House bill to
pay Charles BradwclI, colored, of Gaines
vile, Ga, for four bales of cotton de-
stroyed by Shcrman's army in Savannah,
during the War.
The Secretary of the Navy has tcle-
graphed Rear Admiral Kimberly, com
handing the Pacific station, who is now
at San Francisco, Cal, to send one Of
the vessels Of his squadron to the Sameon
Islands for such service as may be re-
CURED of it in the protection of Ameri-
rams
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE WASHINGTON sOLONS GET.
TING IN THEIR WORK.
WHAT is BEING DONE FOR THE ARMY AND
NOTES.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on Tuesday, the def
cheney appropriation bill was reported
back from the committee on appropria-
tons and was ordered printed. Notice
was given that Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas,
would address the Senate or Wednesday
on the motion to refer the Presidents
Annual Message. MI Shcrman's resolu-
ton offered Monday, instructing the
committee ON foreign relations to inquire
into the state Of the relations Of the
United States with Great Britain and the
Dominion of Canada, and to report at
the next session such measures as are eX-
pedient to promote friendly commercial
and political intercourse between those
countries and the United States, was ta-
ken up, and Mr.. Sherman addressed the
Senate -. The Speaker pro tenn laid be-
fore the House communication from the
Postmaster General in response to the
Grosvenor resolution calling for informa-
ton relating to the distribution through
the mails of the 1dg Reform Adg0catc,
in violation of the postal laws. Mr.
Catchings, of Mississippi, from the com
mittee on rivers and harbors, reported a
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
prescribe rules and regulations for the
care and management Of the ST. Clair
flats ship canal. Passed
In the Senate on Monday, Mr.. Mitchell
introduced bill to reduce letter postage
to one cent an ounce Laid on the table.
A motion to reconsider the vote passing
the Chinese exclusion bill was defeated
In the Senate-yeas 20, nays 81 So the
bill remains passed. Mr.. TIoar offered a
resolution (Which was adopted), in
structing the committee on finance to in
quire as to the cotton bagging trust and
what legislation is necessary TO counter
act it. The House bill to enlarge the
powers and duties of the department. Of
agriculture and to create an executive
department to be known as the depart
ment of agriculture, was taken up, the
question being on the amendment strik-
ing out section 5, which transfers the
weather bureau of the signal service to
the department of agriculture. A lively
debate followed Without action, the
b Ii was laid aside. :. d. In the House, on
motion of Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee,
Mr.. Cox, of New York, was elected
speaker pro tenn to act during the alb
sence of Mr.. Carlisle. No quorum being
present, no business was transacted.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
ART HQUAKE.

On Tuesday night about 0 O'Clock, a
very distict earthquake shock was heard
in Central Georgia. First, a rumbEng
noise was heard; then came the shock,
which lasted fully three seconds The
houses quiyered and windows ratified
enough TO arouse the people.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
THE PHILADELPHIA IDEA.

Mayor Filter, of Philadelphia, Pa,
has transmitted to Washington, D. c., a
resolution adopted by the relief commit
tee of that city, which asks that to pre-
vent the spread of yellow to Northern
cities, the U. S. Government establish a
military Gordon.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
SOUTHERN STRAYS.
A CONDENSATION OF HAPPEN
INGS STRUNG TOGETHER.

MOVEMENTS OF ALLIANCE MEN-RAIL-
ROAD CASUALTIES THE COTTON CROP
FLOODS ACCIDENTs-CRoPR RETURNS.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
FOUND DEATH.

Advices from the Congo River state,
that Maj Bartlett, the explorer, has been
murdered by carriers aud that Jameson
has returned 10 Stanley Falls and is or
ganizing new expedition.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
TENNESSEE.

An important conference of the health
officers of the Southern States was held
in Nashville on Tuesday for the purpose
of considering the yellow fever situation.
Nashville authorities ordered a close
observance of the liquor law, and all sa-
looms were closed last Sunday. The
preachers have organized a vigilance
committee to see that the Sunday law is
rigidly enforced.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-16
DYNAMITE BOMB.
An Attempt Made to Blow up the Chicago
Historical Building,

An Attempt Made to Blow up the Chicago
Historical Building.
CHICAGO, Ill, June "a dynamite bomb
constructed on q new plan was found next
70 the walls of the Chicago Historical build
ing on Dearborn avenue, yesterday, by
George s. Knapp, of 1877 Jackson street.
Mr.. Knapp was sitting on the steps of the
building reading his paper, when q sudden
gust of wind blew it out of his hands and
over the side of the steps to the ground. he
got up and went after it. It was lying in q
corner formed by the building and the
foundation to the steps. As he picked it ND
he noticed piece of paper Just under IT,
partially embedded in the ground. He
picked that up also and under it noticed q
piece of iron pipe sunk in the earth until
only the upper side of it was visible.
From the end of it and towards the build
ing, projected suspicious looking piece of
what appeared to be thick white cord. He
picked the pipe up, looked at it, and then
handling it with extreme care, carried it in
to the building. After consultation it was
decided to carry the pipe to Inspector Bon
field. A careful inspection was made at po-
lice headquarters and the pipe was found to
be filed with q mixture of dynamite and
gunpowder, and with a large fuse, carefully
protected with rubber tubing. The author
titles are at q loss to know why the bomb
was placed where it was found. II was
wrapped in q copy of the Arbeitsr Zeitung
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-16
THE kUMORs CONFIRMED.
There are Millions Of Grasshoppers in

There are Millions OF Grasshoppers in
Minnesota.
81. PAUL, MIMI, June 9.-Rumors of
grasshoppers in Otter Tail county, have
been confirmed by an investigation just
completed by Professor Luzsr, of the state
experimental farm. There are millions just
hatching out in the neighborhood of
Psrham, and not only that but al
ready many of them are big enough to
jump.
Professor Luzer says there . number of
large townships which are now literally alive
With hoppers. They arc the genuine Rocky
mountain variety, the kind that did such
great damage . number of years ago. The
professor says that four car loads Of mater
ial have been purchased for shipment to
Perham to be used in an endsavor to de-
stroV ~ pests.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-16
Important Ponsion News.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 9.-The presi-
dent. has approved the act of congress pro
viding that pensions heretofore, or here
after, granted to widows of soldiers Of the
war ofthe rebellion, shall commence ct the
date of the death of their husbands. Thia
legislation favorably affects all claims OF
the widows of the late war which have been
filed in the pension Office ON or after July
I, 1880, and which have been allowed to
commence from the date of fling the
claims, but will not favorably affect cases Of
such widows as were filed before July 81,
1880, and VII ich have been allowed, pension
having already been granted in these cases
from the death of their husbands.
The commissioner of pensions gives no
tice that in the settlement under this laW, OF
claims already allowed, no formal applies
ton will be required and that the services OF
attorneys viii not be necessary. Widows
entitled under said law need only write q
letter giving the name, postof6ee address
and certificate number. and claims will be
allowed with a. little delay a. possible.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-16

Ell PAso, Tex, juno n-Solon Hum
phreys, of New York, for himself and his
associates, have about closed here an impor--
tant deal for the sale of 40O, 900 acres Of land
In the state Of Chihuahua, Mexico, to An
drew j. Stewart and George II. Brown, Of
Salt Lake City. agents Of the Mormon
church Of Latter Day Saints for coloniza-
ton purposes. The sale 10 Q portion Of the
Darraltos grant, and will leaye the syndicate
10000 aores with valuable silver mines and
large lords of cattle, sheep and goats.