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The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
qHE pAsspoRr rxcIDEyr.
French Indignation Aroused by the
Action of the Germans.

French Indignation Aroused by the
Action of the Germans.
Pans, Feb On. lie Feycnet,
Minister of War, referrin to Colonel
Senarts order of the day commenting
On the action of the German auihori-
tics in refusing n passport 10 Il French
amy surgeon, who wished to visit
Sirnsburg TO see his dying mother, has
instructed the COMMANDMENTS Chief TO
report on the matter with view to the
punishment of the offender Most of
the papers here think that Colonel
Scnart ought to be formally censured,
but also that he should be thanked by
every Frenchman for his vtndication
of tho laws Of humanity and his cour-
age in showing resentment
La France says: IF Colonel Sen
art is punished the whole world will
believe that II was by the order of
Prince Bismarck The secretary of
the German Embassy exonerates Count
Won Munster of animus. and says the
passport was refused because the SER
geant failed to obtain an official per.
init from the Strasburg police"
Colonel Senart has been repri-
manded and his offcnse has been
noted upon his service record. No
representation has been made TO the
Government by the German Ambas-
sador in regard to Colonel Senart's
action
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
Death of Mrs. John Bigeiow.

Mrs Jane PoultneY Bigelow, wife of the
Hon. John Bigelow, formerly Minister to
France, died at her home, 81 Gramercy
Park, yesterday morning. Mrs. Bigelow
had the first serious illness of her life in
" Washington about year ago She went
abroad ANA remained until October, but her
trip did not benefit her. She died Of
Bhghts disease. Mrs. Bgelow was born
IN Baltimore in 1929. She was married in
1850. She was fond of literature. She was
bright and entertaining woman and a
gifted conyersationallst.
When her husband was Minister to France
she frequently entertained the American
colony in Paris. She leaves six children
four daughters and two sons. Two Of the
daughters are unmarried, or the other
two, one is the wife of Charles Stewart
Dodge and the other Is married to Charles
II. Tracy, One of tho sons, Poutuey
Bigeow, Is the editor of outing, and the
other is lieutenant in the army, stationed
at Washington, The funeral viii be on
Monday morning.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
Ralrsoaps.
RAllROADS.s
The Great Pennsylvania RoIte
Tothe North, Wept aud Southwest.

AOhAiN ANOtiby NNtte 49, -
Double Track. Splendid Scenery
steel Rails. lftbni6ceA Equipment.
In Effect JANUARY @, 1sso,t
Trains leave Washington from station corneR
Of 9th and II SITS, as foiow3i
FoR PrrrsBuRa and tho West, Chicago him
tied Express OF Pullman Vestibuled car. 40
$50 q. m. daily; Fast Line, Q.o0a, IN. daily 10
Cincinnati and ~. I,Ouir, with slespint u,rs
from Pitt burg TO Cincinnati, anil llarrfspnrS
TO 81. Louis; daily, except saturday. 70 s'ht
Gngo, with. sleeping Car All oDa 70 Caicas9.
W sISstr ExprSss e. TtS n a Yis
LOUIS. onnecting daily at HARRISBURG, with
through sleepers TO Louisville AMI Memphit
Pacific Exprcss, 1900. p IN daily for Pittshnrg
and the West, with through sleeper 10 Pitts
burg, and Pittsburg to chicago.
BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.
FoR ERR, Canandaigua and Rochester,
daily; for Buffalo and Niagara daily. except
saturday. 1000 y. m, with Sleeping Car Wash
ington TO Rochester, 4.
FoR WILLIAMspoRr. Lock Haven and .Klmira
ut 800 Il. m daily, except Sunday.
FoR NEW YoRK and the East, 7.eo. 900, 100
and 1id0 n. ~, 200. 40. 1000 and II % p IN.
On sunday, 300, II .40a. M, 200, $40, 1000 and
1i20 y. M Limited Express Of Pullman PAY
Tor Cars, $40 a. m. daily, except Sunday, and
8.55 y. m. daily, with dining car
FoR .Bosros, without change, 200 p. IN.
every day.
FuH Brooklyn. n. Y, all through trains
connect at Jersey City with boats OF Brook
ton street. avoiding double fcrriago across
New York city.
Ton PnLApglrnrA. go, g 10, 900. ff:o0 and
1i40a m. eco, 4 10, 600, $40, 10 ~ and fi.20p.
IN. On sunday, 900, it.40 u. IN 200, 40, 800.
$40; 1000 and II 20 n. m. Limited Express, all
parlor cars, $40 o. m, weekdays and 3.t5 y.
m. daily, with dining cars.
Fon ATLANTIC CRY, 100 and 1i.40 a. m.
week days.
FoR BALrimonE. o ~, 20. $40. 900. $40, 70,
11OO and i1A0 a m, 12O5..2O0. 345, 40. 400,
i.$0, 6.C0, 40 $40. 1000 and II 20 y. M. en-
4l0, eco S.4O, $40, 1000 aud 1870 ,. IN, -.,
Fon PORTS CREEK Iisea7.e0 "A, IN. and g. 10
p. IN. daily, except sunday.
FoR AHSAroLis go and 900 q. m, f2.nJ 40
y. IN. daily, except Sundays. Sundays. 300 a..
m, 40 D. IN.
ALEXANDRIA q FRFD ERICKSBuRG RAIL
WAY AND ALEXANDRIA & WASH
lNGTON RAILROAD. II n.4
FoR ALrxAsDmA, 400 GAS, z %, 40 o.45.
1922 a. m, 12,Q noon, 2O5 3.30. -. 800, Gp5,
sQ5. lO05 and 1i.8 y. IN. on sunday. ut 4.3J,
946 1887 a. m, $50, 6.0i, a.05 and zoos p. M.
AcconsopATIos for Qusntico, 7.o5 n. m, and
500 p. m. week days.
Pom RICHMOND, and the south. $40, fUG n.
m. daily aud $40 p. IN. daily, except sunday.
TRAINS leave Alexandria for Washington,
GOO 1C5. 500. 10. 1O.15, 11.03 u. m, LEO, 800,
82l, $40, go, 7.05 D.32, 1919 and II .05 d. IN.
ON Sunday at 9l0 ana fi07 H., m, 200, $40,
7o5, 9.82 and lO.42 D. IN.
Tickets and information at the ofiicc, north
east corner of 18th street and PENNSYLVANIA
aven o, aud at the station, where orders can
be left for the checking of baggage to desti-
nation from hotels and residences.
CHAS. L. PUGu, J.R. WOOD,
General Manager, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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As Told by Dan Dougherty.

The Hon. Daniel DoughertY who was
heard at Central Music Hall last night, en-
tertained few OF his friends at dinner in
this city, aud for three hours charmed them
with his fund of anecdote Three brighter
hours never passed from all have been
told.
my name has always been against me,
he said, as he turned the conversation upon
himself "a few years ago | was invited to
be one Of party OF prominent people who
made an inspeotion Of the State peniten-
tiary in Pennsylvania. In going through
one of the corridors an attendant had occa-
sion, not knowing who | was, to call out
the name Of Dan Dougherty, and In the
twinkle Of an eye, three of tho hardest
looking criminals ever saw popped their
heads out and answered Here
Mr., Dougherty's guests roared at this
story, for he told II as It can never DO made
TO appear In type. They had hardly re-
covered from holding their hands to their
sides when he added; "Thera has been
Dan Dougherty hung In Pennsylvania every
year since can Temember.n
And the plates fairly danced on the table.
-[Chicago Mail.
"a D.. A.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Schedule in effect Dec. o, 1883.

Schedule In effect Deo q 1899
LeaVo MasnlnRton IRON station corner OF
NO" "''''' a'o""e anu S''ee''
FoR CHICAGO and Northwest, yestibuled
Limred express daily S55 a. IN express DOS
p M t--
FoR CINCINNATI and st Louis, express daily
o'oo ano il'iop' m.
FoR PiTTsBuRa and Cleveland, VestIbuled
Limited express daily s.oo a. m. and express
w. u ni' ...,.,. ".
FOR LEXINGTON and Local Stations no, 10
".
=, ~ gox p "a week DAYS, ooot o5o. $780,
tSio o I'm Nh az i iv nonu.e srsan5 =. M
4.3S, $50, 6.4b, 4. 80, 0.45 and ii M n m. SIM,
days, @ 30 $50, DI5 M. 1. IA -20s 3p
49O, 435 Gas. $780, o. As and II 80 n. M :" = d
Fon W.r srIr,aus be,waen ,v.ah,,,c,.,,
ann Ralt,mor,. A no Az w 20 ~ sas
AS, 645, II 80 %. m. ON Suutiays. g. so a. M
l.l5, 825, 435, 6.f5, Il. 80 d m. -
Tr.,rs ,r.vp Ral,imnra ,or wa .h,r.,,,, a,
$40, SEQ. $40. 7.e0, go 45.ninute train. 900.
906, 1880 minute train, a m, IL. IT, 100,
800 TO- 800, 900, no. 90. 10 90 and ffOo 81
m on sundays DO, GO. 800, 800, e.05,
ava =, m :, ~ NVV' 'iV' o'"o' o'oo' iV'"o
"Nn Ii''. y, III
FOR ANNAPOLIS, $50 and 800 A., m, 1910
nnu N % o w. ~, Un ny u, hG s;H
slO H. m Snndsvs u ara ~ A n ), ~ NNS'
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AT THE HOTELS.

sharswood Brinton, Philadelphia, is at
Welcker's.
r. Irving, Bowie, Nd, and f. O. Hall,
Philadelphia, are ut the American House,
Hon. William Lamb, Norfolk; Thomas
Hillyard, Philadelphia, are at Chamberlin's
De Lancey Nicoll, New York city; G. IL.
Meyer, Pennsylvania, arc at the Nor
mandie.
F, II. Parson, Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Charles n tarntor, New York, are at the
Arlington. -
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Howell, Newark, =.
j., and Il. d, Douglass, New York, are at
the Hotel Amo.
James II. Coster, jefferson, Tex, aud
b. d. Chalkley, Richmond, Va, are at the
Howard House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dana and Charles IL.
Tweed, New York, and w, h. Barrett, Bos-
ton, are at Wormley's,
II. Sharpe, jr., Wilkesbarre, Pa; j, f..
Van Doren, New York, and w. ii. Thomp-
son, st. Louis, are at the Riggs House,
Charles Il. johnson, Philadelphia G. r.
Hough and wife, Jersey City, n, j.; j, A.,
Hoyey, New York, and r, NJ. Cahill, Brook
lyn, are at the st, James.
Il. p, Lawton, Providence, r. l.; j. r,
Hayes and wife, syracuse, n. Y, aud sam
uel Bradley and wife, Cincinnati, are stay
ing at the Harris House,
William Kaplar, A. Levy and II. D..
Evans, New York; G, f. Rink, Philadel-
phia; s. Gray, Boston, and A. NJ. Carman
and wife, Spokane Falls w, T., are at the
National
George Christ, Arizbna; j. j. O'Nen,
Pomona, CAL; James 1. Kay, Pittsburg;
John W, Woodslde, Philadelphia; d. A..
Cox, London, and A. W.CopeIand, Detroit,
are registered at the Ebbtt House.
T. S. Dumont aud A. IL. Doran, New
York; j. ii. Hubbard, Minnesota; IL. w..
Hays, Saratoga Springs, n, Y; w, L. Prout,
Newark, Ohio, and John N, Rogers, VIII
mingtou, Del, are registered at Wizards
Ocean Steamers Arrived.
Bo0ToE, Feb. Disclaimers Kansas and
Virginia from Liverpool.
NEW YoRR, Feb. 0.-Lahn from Bremen;
State of Georgia from Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb 9,-Republic from
New York.
PROFESSOR Cooks Balm OF Life posl-
lively cures Inflammation.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
THE OIL HELD UP.
Three and Half Million Barrels Tied
Up to Strengthen the Market.

On Cry, Pa, Feb. Q. AT a meeting
Of the advisory and executive commit
tees of the Producers Protective Asso-
citation the following important resolu-
ton was adopted:
Whereas, 1t is constantly brought to tho
knowledge Of the executive and advisory
lOards that the $500, 900 barrels of oil held
by tho executive board for the producers
under the contract made with the Standard
OIL Company is declared a standing menace
to the market and n cause Of much lower
price than the situation warrants. Now,
therefore, in the interest Of the producing
business and In order to obtain something
near remunerative price for the current
production, he 1t
Resolred, That no part of the said oil will
be sold upon the market before May1, 1889
below one dollar barrel, and prior to said
date not to exceed 100000 in any current
month, and that in amounts as may be
agreed upon Jointly by the executive and
advisory boards
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
WILLIAM GRIZZLIES.
He Expresses His Deep Sorrow at Ru-
dolf's Untimely End.

VIENNA, Feb. 9.-Thc FrGmden6ldu
says: Persons in Emperor Williams
encourage attest that Emperor William
again and again, by word and act, has
expressed his grief at the death of
Crown Prince Rudolf. Emperor Will
lam, with the Empress, spent the
funeral hour in short visit to the
Austrian Ambassador, when the En-
peror talked continually.in terms that
betrayed the depth of his feelings for
the departed Crown Prince, and of
their close friendship. On leaving the
Embassy their majesties then prayed
the Ambassador to convey their heart
felt sympathles 10 Emperor Francis
Jospnh
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
MILLER FOE AGRIC ULrURE.

Pennsylvania Farmers Want Him APP
pointed to the New Cabinet Office.
MEANWHILE, Pa, Feb. 0.-At the
close of the State Dairymens' session
in this city, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted
ResOired: In acknowledgment of the faith
full service of the Hon, Warner Miller OF
New York State in behalf of the dairy and
farming interests OF the country, the Penn
sylvania State Dnirymens' Association, now
In session, desire that In the event of his
not being called to fill any other Cabinet
office, he be appointed TO the Agricultural
Department in the Cabinet OF President
Harrison.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
REAL EsTATE AND BUILDING.


transfers OF property.
Mary A. Free to Hannah j. Free.
part lot 3, square 427.........".... S 10 90
G, +. Peck to L. X. Smith, lot II,
block s, Washington Heights. 1,750 90
Same to M. NJ. Robinson, lot 10,
block 8, same .....,................ 1850 90
part 81, block 5, same. ........... a,695 90
Margaret Kennedy TO John Ken
needy, sublot %, square 6T6d... 10 90
Mary A. Power to Il. L. Whit
man, lots and 4, square IT,. sos 90
The following sales have been closed
within the past few days by j. B. Winner:
Lot 3s, square 61S, house 10 New
York avenue...................,...... $4,000 90
Sold for Amelia A. Lane TO Ed
win u. Olmstead, lots 43, A and
40, Wyoming avenue, Washing
ton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l5,5SU w
Sold for Mrs. G. M. Myer to Pro-
fessor Z. V. Riley lot 10,square
y, ton....................... 2,l35 Az
For Il. +. Joyner to Jno. ii. Lane,
lot SO, square 6ls, house 10 New
York avenue. ..................... 5000 90
For Amelia A. Lane to j. II. s..
Boardman, lot so, corner Wyo-
ming and Connecticut avenues,
extended ,,..............,........,.,... 1900 90
Washington Heights for Mrs
Myer to L. Dauzenbaker, lot 10,
block o, lexington. 1894 S5
For j. II. Lane to CharlesM. b.
Harris, lots 3S and 40, Wyo-
ming avenue, Washington
Heights ,.....,...,.........,....'...... 1885 90
For Mrs. Julia L. Goddard to Jas.
Q. Hutchinson, lot 10, block 9,
LeDroit Park. ...,...,.........." 6,279 30
Ford. X. s. Boardman to John
II. ,....,...."...,,........... -
/ williamson trugtaa In Naupv
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
Chesapeake and Ohio Route.

Schedule In effect FEBRUARY 10, 1899.
Trains leave Union Depot, sixth'and streets.
1887 a. m.-Fon NEWPORT News, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily Arrive in Old
POM at $50 p. IN, anu Norfolk at 100 o. m.
1l;24 a. m.-FoR stations on the .Chesa-
peake and Ohio In Virginia, West Virginia
and Kentucky, daily. Sleeping cars Washing
ton a. ChHrO ttesville and Charlottesville To
Cincinnati. Sunday train runs only 70 Clifton
Forge
$50 p. m.--FAsr WESTERN EXPRESS daily.
Solid train, with Pullman Buffet Sleeplng
cars TO Louisville; Pullman service 10 Cincin.
natl, st, Louis Memphis and New Orleans
Office, 613 Pennsylvania avenue.
IL. w. FULLER,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
HANGED ron MURDER.
James Ross Expiates His Crime on
the Scaffold.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb 9.-James
Ross, colored, was~hangod yesterday
morning at Brandenburg, Meady
County, thirty miles below this city,
for the murder on April 6 last of Mr..
Benedict Rhodes, wealthy bachelor.
Robbery was the motive. Ross met
his fate with outward composure. He
said nothing from the scaffold, but left
letter with his attorney confessing
his crime, He pleaded guilty at the
trial of his case and his last communi-
cation does not shed additional light.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
4 GRoiN W.is HE1Rp.
On Opening the Grave the Corpse Was
Found Alive.

Found Alive.
OYANCocK, VA, Feb. 0.-J. 7.
Fletcher of Jenkins Bridge, whose
supposed death was announced on Fri.
day, was buried alive on Sunday.
The funeral services had been held.
the body inferred and the grave
nearly brickod, when gronn issued
from the coffin. The coniu was
opened and it was found that Mr..
Fletchcr's blood was circulating and
his heart beating
He was carried home and put to bed,
but lie never regained consciousness
and died yesterday.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
4 CLEVER THIEF,
He Robs Two Banks of $4,000 in
One Day.

lte ISOpS Two BANKS OIL TS,OUO IN
One Day.
New -YoRK, Feb. 9.-Henry F. Harr
vey, who was captured in Philadelphia
yesterday, is sneak bank thief. He
made the record in September of rob-
bling two banks in this city in one day
by grabbing packages Of money from
under the very eyes of two paying
tellers. The first bank was the First
National Bank, on Third avenue, and
the other the Commercial National
Bank, down town.
In the former he secured $4,000 in
bills and escaped In the latter he
got $1,000. Pursued, however, by an
officer of the Commercial Bank and
by q crowd. he fred revolver at the
officer. lie then ran into saloon, and
was secured. Harvey was brought to
trial in General Sessions Court October
2, wherefrom he escaped by prying off
wire grating from q window and
leoping distance of fifteen feet to the
ground in the City Hall Park.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
ENDORSED ON ALL SIDES.
All citizens Desiring Mr.. wcbb's Cor
Animation.

All Citizens Desiring Mr.. webb's Con
hrmation.
The petitions that have been filed
with the Senate District Committee in
the interest of Commissioner Webbs
confirmation will show that he is more
strongly Endorsed than any other man
ever nominated for office in the
District of Columbia, Som1 Of
the names of tho gentlemen who
have asked the Senae to confirm him
are:
Bankers--Danic d. Clarke, presi-
dent National Bank Republic; Hon. A.
j. Creswell, president Citizens Ma.
tional Bank; Charles A. james, prcsi
dent National Bank of Washington;
G.. T., White, cashier Bank of Wash.
Central National Bank; John A. RUIZ,
Glover of Riggs Bank; w. w. Laird,
jr., president Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank; M. G.. Emery, presi-
dent Second National Bank; II. g.
Swain, cashier Second National Bank;
Lewis J. Davis of Lewis johnson &
Co., bankers.
The Bench and Bar--Justice Mont
gomery, Colonel Enoch Totten, Will
liam +. Matingly, l.. G. Hinc, Charles
$. Bundy, II. o. Clanghton, ]. j. Oar
lington, Mills Dean, Henry Wise Gar
nette, r, A. Lambert, Calderon Car
Isle, Mahlon Ashford William A.
Gordon, j. II. Gordon, A. G. Richards,
Rutledge Wilson, Leigh Robinson,
General w. w. Belknap, Conway
Robinson, jr., Richard Smith, Samuel
Maddox, Andrew G.. Bradley, Gait
Davis. Il. u. Hay. Frederick w, Jones,
William NJ. Lewis, William A. Nc
Kenney, Story b. Ladd, Ed. s. Nc.
Calmont, w. Stone Albert, Morgan II.
Beach, w. V. r. Berry. w. w, Boar
man. A. A. Brooke. Frank II. Brown
ing, N. Carusi, A. w. Ferguson, Ran
dali Hagner, N. II. Miller, w. Ii.
Sholes. Judge II. ii. Blackburn, John
| @. Head, Albert II. Harper, Franklin
| ii. Mackey, William Herbert Smith,
Frank Gordon. William Il. Edmonston,
Leon Tobriner, Fillmore BeGll.
Hotel-keepers--T. Il. Roessle, the
Arlington; Franklin Tepney 81 Co.,
National Hotel; w. H. Selden,
Metropolitan Hotel; Levi Woodbury.,
st. James Hotel; Duffy & -Lcannaida,
/ Ax,.,.nn- IIo.,a. IT,. I,l..u.
h,;i, iiousei 'oiih r. imam
oe p,,n;,.. 80. No,,o n 1
po DuslEes P.o t,eu Goov IT. o nirnep,
Saks & Co.. johnson Il Luitrell, VIM.
Il. iloehS, w, W ~; Sinrh tI 20 ~, VII Z.
S S g oon, W p W. I ~ Wt,t "
G9o n Se Z, on pon,ys d. ~ t W m,.e,
2acnson S Sl:i De"'I puheh tiora,io
i pi9whing' S.iison pu Aipneus
hiu "a h11ers Deal, y; "A: LUZ,
a. w. 1ross' ino,has husseil, M. w.
Salt ~ 70, Jonh W. Eorson Oh Eorson
MWe1ur.hey T,, r. D. % nc 1,' w Imam
e: Iouhg, iIiiam ~. Nlleyi John ".
SlRs,, ocne''er " n'e Vii ,scp,ieiy
Evans, =. Ie,ers W w iI,e'S [T 81 nuon'
1onn NY wor'nt ASH mi ~; Wniia'ns'
TTeuLge Ma..s, alser w l ~ ~ s -. w.
4 LOVES " T nooe pro; O. 20, + -. Moh4 mn
e. n nv, Hleen, oihSag.on " rt S., w.
99 i noil ! Pson, Da i q 2.ilckland'
ia,.e' nnpouLn, i,en,y l,ut.r Presl'
ueHt MasrlnB.on anu HeoIgeto"H
E Haiir W CS1;ih1pany A aa,.1 herr y
To- , q. o'D,ey, III H. pa aGklahsi w.
E. nhhehgI, MarSeiiSs Dniley' SoH "
GEusso,is, ii" VII pai ~. y.
C,I;iis = hi mei, H a. isahc
N M ~ oon, iaipe.i " mcoauley, , d.
W. p S, WI WI o c' 1corse I'LL
NJ WHeorge oIoR g 81 W anu M q.
~ nnayoIe, Neois9 Dun'op, ran :.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
Trial of Red Nose Mike.

WnKEsBARRI, Pa, Feb. 9.--Thc trial Of
Michael Rlzzello, alias Red Nose Mike, is
rapidly approaching conclusion. Nine
witnesses were examined yesterday At
2 o'clock Captain Linden took the stand
and read the murderer's confession.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
The Child to Remain.

The habeas corpus proceedings instituted
by James A. Peck, q mulatto, for the recov-
cry his little son, James II. Peck, from his
mother, who has left her husband, were
discontinued to-day. The child will re-
main with its mother.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
HERE THEY TORTUREDs
Pittsburg Penitentiary Officials Den,
the Allegations of Cruelty.

the Allegations of Cruelty.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. Sat yester-
days session of the Riverside Peniten-
tiary investigation the tendency of the
evidence was to disprove the charges
preferred against DR.. Marharneke.
the steward. DIR. Rankin, the regular
physician, and number of old officers
who have been in the prison service
from ten to twenty years were exam
ined.
The allegations of cruelty and bribery
were denied most emphatically. Re-
ferring to the electric battery, which
1t was claimed was used on refractory
and sick convicts, DIR. Rankin said
that it would be Impossible to injure
any one with it, as the current was
not strong enough. The investigation
is still in progress.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09

PEORIA, Ill, Feb. 1.-TWO boys, named
Highheld and Winstrum, were driving
load OF coal across the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad track, near this city,
this morning, when they were run into by
the passenger train from the West. High
field was killed and Winstrum is uncon-
scious and will die. Both were terribly
mappled
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09

ONANcoGK, Va, Feb. 9.-Notices have
been posted at the postofllces on Chinco-
league Island, warning certain people to
mend their morals, and signed, by the
Whitecaps. Several persons have been
whipped at Chincoteague Island.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
England win Not Withdraw.

LONDON, Feb. 9.-The Standards Berlin
correspondent denies, by authority, the as
sertion that England will withdraw from
the blockade Of the East African coast,
which is to be raised conformity by England
and Germany, but not before the arrival OF
Captain Wissman.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
WOOD AND COAL.
V. Baldwin Johnson
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Wholesale aud Retail Dealer In
w God and Coal
Aud the Washington Gas Co.'s Coke.
Complete Facilities. Bottom Prices
Full Weight and Meai ure.
Wood and Coal direct from the forests an 4
mines by rail and water aud free from Stag,
slate and other Impurities.
GIVE ME A TRIAL
Main Yard and ONCE. 1lol II. |. ave. II. W.
Branch 6ll A AZ. Sc.
Branch bl0 40 st. s. W.
Branch office for orders, corner Tenth and
SITS n, W.
Branch ofioe for orders. corner 18th and N
SITS, NV.
All connected by telephone.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
building Permits.

Henry Strong, a 7-story store, SO
feet 8 inches front, by So feet 6
inches deep, at 1925 + street.
b. and o. X. h. Co., brick ad-
dition 10 boiler.house at New
Jersey avenue and ID street,"
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
G. T. Beauregard,
j. A. Early,

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers
will pay all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana
State Lotteries, which may BIO presented at
our counters
X. M, WALMSLEY, Prest. La. Nat. Bank
T.. LANAUX, Prest. State Nat. Bank
A. BALDWIN, Prest. N. -. Nat. Bank.
CARL kOHN, Prest. Union Nat. Bank.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
SOME SMUGGLERS' WAYS.
HoW PRECIOUs STOVES OoMB IN
FREE or DCTT.

The Fictitious Invalid Merchant
Who Thought muggling was no
Crime-Queer Ways In which the
Government is Swindlcd.
The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,
NEW ORLEANS, La.

REMEMBER THAT ONE DOLLAR Is the
Price OF the smallest part or fraction OF
ticket issued In any drawing. Anything In
our name offered at a less price, is either
counterfeit or a swindle
"REM EMBER, also. that the payment OF
Prizes Is GUARANTEED BY FOUR Ma
TlONAL BANKS OF New Orleans aud the
Tickets are signed by the President of an In.
stituton whose chartered rights are reoog.
nized In the highest Courts; therefore, be.
ware OF all limitations and all anonymous
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