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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10
psERAGE FOR WILLIAM HENRY SMITH.

A PRKRAGK FOR WILLIAM HENRY SMITH
London, April e--@ mo st. Jsmes's Gazette an
nounces that the Right Hon. william Henry smith,
First Lord Of the Treasury is about to be raised 20
In peeragc. and that he win accordingly resign tho
Government leadership In The House OF commons
and take bis sest IN the House OF Lords. me
ossettt' insists thai Of tho possible candidates ior
rs isadsrsbip. fn succession 10 Mr. suith, namely,
xed Randosph Churchill Str Michael Hicks- Beach,
" qesehsn sDd Mr. geiionr ths est nsmsa a,nyee ms
sZn 3ot Sosrats any lsadex other than ME. bafcnr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10

Mr. Boucicault said yesterday afternoon: IAN I
know of the matter Is from having read the dispatch
The English c,utts ruled some time ago that should
pay allmony haven't done so, because don'e
believe In their right to decide what the American
law of marriage is not allowed TO put In any
defence 10 the suit / don't think they can get any
money from my copyrights In England and II they
can it won't trouble me. My interests ana home are
-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10
THE SCOTTISH HoME-RULE BILL REJEC

THE SCOTTISH HOMERULE BILL REJECTED
MR. GLADSTONE BAYS THE TIME Is NOT YET
RIPE FOR THE MEASURE.
London, April 9.-The House Of Commons this
evening" by vote of 200 to 20, rejected Mr. Clarhes
Scotch Home Rule motion.
Mr. Gladstone opposed tho motion in animated
speech, In which he said that the question was not
ripe and would obstruct more pressing measures. He
dld not doubt, however, that whom Scotland unani-
molsly demanded Home Rule, Parlament would &C.
he desires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10
ALIMoNY FOR AGNES BouCIoAULT.

London, April 9.-Anes Bouccault the divorced
wife of Dion Boucicaulb, made application to the
Divorce Court to-day for order to enforce pay
meut of the alimony of 400 pounds a year awarded
TO her In 1883. She asked that payment be made
from ne proceeds Of her former hososndS British
copyrights.
Mr. Boucicault, in answer, averred that all pro
ceeds from these copyrights wero assigned In 1885
to a Mr.. Cadogsn OF New-Yorh, for the benefit Of
Boucicaults present wife.
The presiding Judge expressed doubt as TO Cado-
gan's existence and said that in any case tho as
sirnment was fraudulent and void. Ho ordered that
ali such copyright moneys IN possession OF the ooure
DO paid to the plaintiff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10

Providence, r. l., April V.-Ibe LeEIBI~VuIo uIo.
jont session at noon to-day, and cast the fifth oaDo
for Senator, which resulted as follows:
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES.

Since March there has been hut little
change In the White House, yet every one
who has been accustomed to visiting the
place and who goes there now comes away
TO speak of a difference not attributable to
changed furniture or crowds or methods.
II is the people, Of course. They are
strange, and nearly all who 60 TO see them
are strange to them. Mr., Halford sits at
the desk Of Colonel Lamont. He is sparer,
possibly, than when he arrived here. He
may not be SO anxious, but he looks more
nervous and worried. He hesitates before
he answers anybody. He has yet to acquire
composure. If he persists in his present
nervous activity he will certainly not last.
Colonel Lamont Of sanguine temperament,
disciplined by years OF experience In meet
ing and warding off direct inquiries, had
got beyond the betrayal Of concern 80 visible
In the face OF the new secretary whenever
he is approached by an inquiry, whether 1t
be for the press or for political place. At
his side is new clerk, the stenographer
brought from Indianapolis The young
lady stenographer and typewriter, Miss
Sanger, whom President Harrison uses
to hear and write out all his conf
Dental communications, has desk In a
little room beyond that Of Mr.. Halford.
Mr.. Hendley, who has for years occupied
a.desk in the secretary's office, has disap-
peared from that room. Down at the foot
Of the stairway to the executive end OF the
building the large door that has seldom
been closed except to temporarily shut OF
a crowd, has been repeatedly closed this
week to bar all progress to the upper part
of the house, The tenants are new and
their ways are not the ways OF those who
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

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vic On'ncSo MINISTER n"u .n n,o noos a..
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n,'s'n,eip'e'ere ai,ei 'no p,os'ie's t".s ""
.ne noor, enPrcssipg ucsile ,or an inve'
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
TRIBUTE TO AN AUTHOR.

"Francis Bacon" (Fisher Unwin), by an
American, Mr.. B. G.. Loyeioy (of Washing
tom, d. c., has special object. "Bacon
is having his revival in America;" his Essays
are a textbook at colleges and high schools
So far, SO good; but the most popular
American life of Bacon is bit of hero
worship, "every comment seeming com
promise with, or apology for, the individual
and official corruption against which the
American mind is beginning to revolt"
Mr., Lovejoy, therefore, sets forth Bacon as
'the great type Of official bribe-takers,"
and hopes, by showing the ugliness of his
conduct 10 shame American Judges into u
correctness which rumor says they have not
always maintained. Not that there is any
dnimits In his book. He writes remarkably
well, is fair to both sides, and when las In
the cases OF Essex and Yelverton aud
Thomas Suttop's Charterhouse founda-
tom he sums up against Bacon, he CON
yicts him out OF his own mouth. To the
Essays, annexed TO this "crtical review Of
Bacon's life and character" he has added a
very few extracts from the other writings.
There are some misprints, especially In the
Latin. These must be corrected In a new
edition of what we hope may be a hand
book for both continents. I.ondon Graphic,
February l6.
HEuRIcH's bottled Maezern beer. Tele-
phone call, B34-8.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
THE WHITE HOUSE CAT.

Every one has heard the story of Gen
eral Gar6eld's yellow dog, but few know
anything of General Harrson's yellow cat.
The cat is known as "Dan,n and is not
what might be called handsome. 1t is
bald-headed on the top of its back, as an
Irishman might say. Some irate woman,
no doubt, disturbed by its yowls, let fly
with q bucket of hot water-hence the bald
spot II has not any tail worth mention
ing and the hairless top of the little stub
is as fiat as the top of pill box. No one
knows where the cat came from, but 1t is
hanging on with the tenacity of an office
seeker and means to stay ellie" IIalford
tells this story about the cat. He says he
first noticed its presence at the corner Of
Ninth street and Maryland avenue upon
the arrival Of the Harrison party, That
evening he stumbled over something in the
johnson annex hall. 1t was l"Dan," and
he was Immediately run out. But he
bobbed up serenely on Inauguration day at
the White House and there II has been
since.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
A LIVELY CHASE.

People have not yet ceased talking about
the funny things that happened on inaugura-
tion day. In the morning the colonel Of
visiting regiment rode up and down the
Avenue two or three times on his handsome
horse, several times at the dlsapproval Of
Police Lieutenant Gessford, who had COM
mand Of the police squad that kept order
ON section OF the Avenue. Lieutenant
Gessford told the Colonel that he could not
be permitted to dash up and down the
crowded street that way, however handsome
he looked on his mettlesome horse or how
perfect horesman he might be- The
woud do as he - pleased, and digging
his spurs into his horse dashed up the
Avenue. One Of Lieutenant Gessford's
subordinates was Private Slack. Officer
Slack was mounted on a horse that you
could almost see through. His ribs showed
as prominently as pickets on fence do.
st0fficer Slack" said the Lieutenant, ''catch
that man and bring him back here" Mr..
Slack rose in his stirrups and started after
the Colonel.
The latter had a good half square start,
but the policeman's lean horse overhauled
him rapidly. The Colonel looked over his
shoulder and saw this and urged his horse
to go faster. It was really fine animal,
the Colonel's horse was, and he went like
the wind. But as he was urged faster his
plates began to slip on the wet, slimy
asphalt, and once in whilo o foot would
slip out from under him as IL he was on
roller skates. But he went fast for all
that. The crowd became interested In the
race and then. excited oyer.it, and cheered
both racers indiscriminately. The police
mans horse moved up steadily. His hoofs
rose and fell like clock-work and he was as
sure-footed as cat. Not slip did he
make the whole three squares the race
lasted. His footing was as good as II he
had been on race track. Well, the po-
| lieeman overhauled the Colonel after race
of three or four squares and brought him
back to the police lieutenant, who let him
go with an admonition not to do 1t again.
But every one wondered at the speed the
lean horse the policeman rode showed, and
maryeled that he didn't slip at all, while
the other horses slipping seriously Inn
| paired his speed. Policeman Slack told
how 1t was last night. His horse was Prince
| Albert, who has run half mile In 90 sec
onds. He didn't alp on the wet pavement
because the willy policeman had taken hii
shoes off.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
saxon Blood Thicker than Water.

(St. Stephens Review, London)
The correspondence on the Samoan ques-
tion, between the two governments Of Ger
many and the United States, seems to indi-
cate that Prince Bismarck has been playing
with high, imperious hand, indeed, and a
hand which is evidently beginning to lose
its cunning. The German Chancellor can
not for one moment imagine that America
is to be insulted with impunity. Prince
Bismarck no doubt thinks that the Yankee
will not dare TO take his own part, know
ing, as he must do, that the German fleet
can steam to Sandy Hook In ten days and
shell all the towns along the coast
from New York to New Orleans;
but mayhap 1t does not enter even into the
decayIng old mans calculations that the
tie Of blood which binds these islands to
Columbia would never permit German
feet SO to operate. 1t is just as we'll to In
form him Of this fact, but II he doubt 1t let
him instruct his secret agents over here
and there are plenty-tO ask casual hun
dred of EDglishmen the question. He will
find at least ninety per cent. would un-
hesitatingly reply that before the Kror
Prinz could rain its iron shower ON Broad
way, the Benbow and the Inaexible would
have first TO be beneath the waves Of tn,
Atlantic,
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
The Time He Didn't Run.
Detroit Free press.l

lDtAAblh Iift iIb0HsI
Two or three weeks since we denounced
Colonel Hallimell as claim Jumper, mule
stealer and wife-deserter, and added few
words 10 the effect that he would look well
at the end of a rope.
Saturday evening, as we were talking
with the cashier Of the First National Bank
the Colonel approached us and warned us
TO prepare for death. Greatly to our own
amazement and to the intense surprise
of the whole street, we didn't run.
On the contrary, we sailed into the
Colonel like a brick house falling on sand
n.y. and we had him licked inside Of five
minutes.
We can't account for these freaks In our
nature. Sometimes Ne fight like tornado,
and again we run like jackrabbit.
People intending TO lay for us must take
their Chauces
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

The SUGGESTION Of New York society
woman, that the White House might be
handsomely furnished by each State taking
a room and decorating 1t, is not half bad
idea. The General Government doesn't
appear to be inclined that way and the
Executive Mansion certainly is in need of
some sort OF beautifying effects. Why
couldn't all the States chip inY
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

President Harrison spent his first Sunday
in the White touse very quietly. He at
tended religious service at the Church of
the Covenant DR.. Hamlln, the pastor,
preached sermon from IT. John. His
text was. "He that hath seen Ne hath seen
the Father" There WAS o large attendance.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
The wiseonsinItes


was told that Senator Spooner had re-
eeiyed upward OF $50 applications for posi-
tions from Wisconsin people up to Thurs
day last. Hundreds Of people have per-
sonally applied, and all mails are loaded
down with applications.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
CONDENSED BLUE BOOK.

Persons wishing positions und9r the Har-
rison Administration can find ipll list of
the Government Offices and salarfs in the
doublesheet Critic for sale at thAbuslness
Office at two cents per copy. ~
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

The PRESIDENT and his family attended
service at the Church OF the Covenant yes
terday. As II was not known where they
would go, all the probable places had good
congregations. AS a missionary Mr.. Har-
rlson can do some very active and useful
work
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

If THE STORY Of the massacre of a
party Of French tourists in Yellowstone
Park be true, and 1t be also true that
hunters are ranging the Park killing
game for hides, then the policing of
that great reservation is not what it
should be. Here is something to be
looked 70.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

Why is policeman who is about to take
our mothers sister TO jail like u man going
to an eating saloonS
Because he is going to arrest our aunt "a
restaurant). ANNIE X. AMLK,
=. 1866 West Hanover street, Trenton, N. j.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

THERE is 6shy flavor about the reported
massacre of French tourists in Yellowstone
Park The Samoan news producer is ap-
parontly unanimously ubiquitous.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

Why Is a spade naturally angry when
taken out Of a hot-house9
Because It knows 1t is 'infra dig"
jog.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

COLUMBIA to Brother Jonathan, apropos
of events in the Pacihci Sammy, get your
gun, get your gun, get your gunl'
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

DUMAS latest novel bears the title of
''Guilderoy." This appears to be shrewd
advertising dodge. The whole world will'
buy the book to learn when, and ghere,
and how Guilderoy few that kite.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

ANY DEFINITE information regarding
the Nipsic will be thankfully received
at this Office. We do not desire to pull
the trigger till the target is ready.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

JonS L. SULLIVAN is drunk again and is
painting several New England towns in
vermeil dyes. What John needs most is q
fatal attack OF lead poisoning at short
range,
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

GOVERNOR HILL denies that he is TO
be married The alleged bride is Miss
Hotchkiss Of Elmira, N. Y, daughter
Of U. s. Consul J. j. Hotchkiss at
Ottawa, Canada. Mr.. Hills friend, G.
Cleveland, denied a similar report even
mp to the date of its occurrence, These
old bachelors are just little too giddy
for anything.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

the CHICAGO baseball combination VIII
soon finish its trip around the world, and
win be given reception in New York. II
ia realized that since Napoleon's army faced
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
WASHINGTON, MARCH II. 1889.
OUR REAL ESTATE AGENTS

Our real estate agents are the active
promoters Of the prosperity and adj
vancement of our beautiful city
They are constantly on the alert to
exhibit to each visitor the many attrac-
lions which Washington presents over
any other city in the land as the most
delightful place for residence and the
safest locality in which to make re-
munerative real estate investments.
They are so many intelligent guides
10 the visitor and soiourner, pointing
out the many established objects of
national and local interest, and the GER
tain extension, enlargement and in
crease of the public institutions and
private enterprises, which are sure to
follow from the continuous concentra-
ton Of the vast Government interests
here and the rapid increase of wealthy
and cultured residents.
They are so many Independent and
Influential delegates working with nm
abatcd zeal at each session of Congress
10 secure legislation for the material
prosperity and advancement of the arid
interests of the Nations Capital City.
No other representative class of the
citizens of the District are so persistent
and potential in advancing the growth
and substantial improvement Of Wash
ington as our energetic real estate
agents Their prosperity depends upon
Che progress and development of the
material affairs of the District of Co
lumbia, and their vocation is of such a
I, character that in advancing their own
interests their enterprising efforts neces.
sarily promote the prosperity of the
whole community.
The Washington real estate agents
are so many advance couriers heralding
the advantages which the Capital City
possesses in its innumerable attractions
for citizens, sojourners aud visitors,
and, without irreverence, II may be said
they are like unto SO many John the
Baptists proclaiming the advent of a new
era Of progress, development and
grandeur in the unequalled social, po-
litical, educational, historical, artistic
and climatic attractions of the National
seat Of Government.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

PRusIDEST HARRISON is said to own a
yellow cat. The cat is nothing, though, to
The yellow dogs under the wagon, all Of
whom are looking out for something
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
CRITICULAR.

~ do not write for money! said a
poetess proudly to the editor. ~ write for
love-"
"Oh, do you ~ he replied, heartlessly.
"well, don't write for it any more, anyhow,
not to this Office. Come down after IT
yourself, and If we've got any to spare you
can take it along with you. Trarle-lu,
Birdie"
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

WHAT DELIGHTFUL weather Washington
has when there is nothing going on but
oflico-secking!
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
THE CAPITAL FooTMAN.

THE SINKING of the Nipsic; The Wiener
wurst outrage on record.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

The QUESTION of the day. "what nomi-
nations have been sent INF"
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

washington Capital)
We don't believe in that lost hat. The
Post has its Hat on, and very good one
II Is.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
mo
Go.

That may have been the case with his
resignation, but as for himself, here is an
attempt which is neutrality-suspicious.
lar poetry, rather;
.'No
GoYn
Not
So.
He
Went
He'll
Bent.
do not use the cuss word as such, but as
representing the destination a man may
start for. Ed. p. ACKERMAN.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
THE "PosT's" SILK HAT AGAIN.

THE "POST'S" SILK HAT AGAIN.
Up 10 late hour to-day nothing had
been heard of the fine silk hat taken
from the Post by "a candidate for a
prominent position, nor has our contem-
porary yet revealed the name Of the pill
ferer II is not known whether the can.
didate has yet received promise Of the
office he seeks, but it is supposed that
he has not. Ii is even rumored that the
Posts reticence has caused delay in
sending in number of nominations to
the Senate, the President naturally hes.
hating lest among the appointees he
may unwttingly get the man who stole
The hat.
II would be curious thing were our
esteemed contemporary mistaken kind
heartcdness to result in delaying public
business and keeping great nation on
tenter.hooks for an indefinite length Of
time
Again we call on our esteemed con
temporary for the name.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
THE puBLIc,s COLUMN

Communication on any matter of current
interest will be cheerfully printed in Tue
CRIrIc under this head. Letters should in all
cases be as brief as possible.l
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

BROOKLYN, March 7.--Editor Critic: l see
in my Sun this morning that you are in the
short poem business, and practicing on
Riddleherger's resignation, say that it was
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
And Indicates Drought.

Why should the free-lunch flend be called
aweather CLASSY
Because he is bar-room-eater (barome-
ter.) w, ID. H., 80 Sands street, Brooklyn.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

Which card in the deck represents
Cabinet member?
Tray, see2 An THERE, 22, Brooklyn.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
A PRIZE CONUNDRUM CONTEST.

The New York Eveniag World recently
offered prize for the best collection of
original conundrums, to be sent in within
given time. The result was most interest
ing. THE CRITIC is inclined to try the
same experiment in Washington and a prize
of So will accordingly be given for the best
lot of original conundrums with their
answers EQUALITY to be considered above
quantity sent to this Office before April l.
The award will be made by Mr.. w. j. Lamp
ton of THE CRITIC editorial staff. The prize
offered is insignificant, but the contest will
be at least curious, and II is hoped the
CRITrc's readers will enter into It heartily
for the amusement IL will afford. A num-
Der Of the conundrums and answers pub
lished in the Ereniug World are here given
ss an illustration Of the class Of responses
to the offer of that newspaper.
The Emerald Isle.
When is Home Rule speech like water
When IT is all about Ireland N. s.,
122 East One-Hundred-and-F Fourteenth ST..
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

Why was Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain more
fortunate in proposing marriage than men
who have proposed and been rejecteds
Why, because he proposed and he caught
(Endioott) her. JOHN j. CoNNoLLy,
256 Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

Widows and Authors.
What two modern authors combined
names will describe the state of woman
who had just buried her husband9
Ouida- Hood. JOSEPH A. MULLANE,
100 Park Row.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
both Go with Hands.

Why is q gypsy like cornet? M
Because they are always found in bands.
-.. EMMA L. BRADY.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
A Light Resemblance


What resembles star the most9
A sky-light. Z. L. W.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

But Grown People Go.
What theatre is expressly for children9
Miners. A. CUNNINGHAM,
423 East Twelfth street, city.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-11

Long, But Good. r,-
Why is. spiritualism like ''Uncle Toms
Cabinp'
Spiritualism was originally done by Mar
garet Fox's toe, and "Uncle Toms Cabin
was done by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
I. J. CUNNINGHAM,
1880 Sackett street, Brooklyn.
- s.s Saponnceous.
What kind Of soap would make good
bank safes
CASTLE. G. FooTE, Nassau Bank