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The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
EARLY MORNING NEWS.

Copious rains have fallen over the
great Western wheat and corn belt.
The French Socialists are iubilant
over carrying municipal election in
Narbonne.
A majority of the Cherokee Indians
are opposed TO the sale of their land to
the Government.
The License Court of Philadelphia is
again cutting down the number of 81
looms in that city.
Richard Cunningham, n years old,
was yesterday killed by freight train
at CORVALLIS, w. Va.
Senor Amaral Valente, the Brazilian
Minister TO Bolivia, has been appointed
Minister TO the United States.
The Earl of Dudley and Lord Logan
were yesterday arraigncd In a London
court on the charge of gambling.
Secretary of War Proctor, accompa.
MED by General Crook and staff, in
spected Fort Sheridan yesterday.
The members of the foreign and home
mission boards have been announced in
the Southern Baptist Convention.
The second annual convention of the
Patternmaker's League of North
America is in session in Pittsburg.
The funeral of John Ponder Sauls-
bury, late Secretary of State of Della.
ware, took place at Dover yesterday.
Terre Haute, Ind, has an oil well
which is filling the minds of the
Hoosiers with visions of bonanza glo.
rics
James McAllister, q farmer near Will
mington, Del, committed suicide by
hanging himself to an apple tree yes
terday.
The Saxton ballot bill passed by the
New York Legislature and providing
for secret voting has been vetoed by the
Governor.
George Ward, aged 90 years, yester.
day shot and killed his girl wife and
then committed suicide at their home
in Memphis, Tenn.
The eleventh annual exhibition of the
Society of American Artists was opened
in the Fifth avenue art galleries, New
York city, yesterday.
Two employees of the Boston Post
office have been arrested for opening
packages containing papers of question,
in the civil service examinations.
While l.. Cornwall, a jeweler OF
| Salida, CAL, was absent from his store
| his clerk, named Strauss, packed NJ
| S35, 900 worth of jewels and skipped.
Mrs. Mary E. Dickinson, the mother
of Susan +. Dickinson the writer, and
Anna Dickinson, the lecturer, died yes
terday at her home In West Pittston
| Pa.
Seven. year.old Harry Dimuth died at
Yonkers, n. Y, yesterday, and there
are suspicious that his death was caused
| by blow on the head inflicted by q
| teacher.
Emperor William yesterday had an
interview with delegation of the West
phalian striking miners, The strike Il
extending and riotous demonstration
| continue.
Rev. j. j. Boyle, the priest arrested
in Raleigh, N. c., on charge Of rape
has been committed to Jail, and th,
scandal has nearly caused a riot in tn,
North Carolina town.
Frank Ryan and Harry Sadler youn.
men, have confessed to an attempt /,
wreck the New York and Chicago lin
tied vestibulc train ON the Pittsburg
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad nea
Canton, Ohio.
The coroner's jury in the case of til,
ten men killed in the shaft of the Koski
Williams colliery, near Pottsville, Pa.
in their verdict censure the Allianc,
Coal and Mining Company for its neg
lect to have safety gates. In complianc,
with the mining laws of 1885.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

Springfield Mass.) Republican.
few days ago, when Secretary of War
Proctor was returning from visit to his
home In Vermont on the Bennington and
Rutland Railroad he found that he had
neither ticket nor pass with him, but he as
sured the conductor that he might be re-
lied upon to make It all right with the cor
poration, and thus hoped to be allowed the
silence and solitude Of his berth without
further parley. The conductor, however,
felt the full weight of the enforcement OF
the rules, which will not recognize a dead
head, pure and simple, even in so import
ant a parsonage as the Secretary Of War;
he demanded fare, and 1t was paid. Secre-
tary Proctor is evidently not so skilled in
emitting the payment OF railroad fares as
his more distinguished predecessor in Cab
met office, Daniel Webster. Mr.. Webster
was once on his way to Washington, and
was seated in group of Congressman and
Senators when the conductor came and
boldly demanded "tickets.n All delivered
except Mr., Webster. The conductor
touched him and impatiently repeated his
demand. "Who is the president of this
roadY" asked Mr.. Webster, at the same
time gazing at the man from his deep-set
eyes in a way that was rapidly doing him
up. The name was given, and Mr.. Webster
dispersed all further doubt as to his right
to free ride with the remarks; "Well, he
is friend Of mine, and will pay him.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
The Mind Readers Death.

Washington Irving Bishops death,
announced in Yesterdays Critic, was
odd and eerie as his life had been
While performing for company of
actors at A O'Clock yesterday morning
at the Lambs Club In New York one
of his famous mind reading feats, one
of the company had thought. of some
word that the wonderful ind.reader
was to ''read" by placing his hand on
the mans forehead. Just then Bishop
fell in catiliptic tit. He was carried
to an upper room and about s o'clock
in the morning regained consciousness,
and insisted In concluding his per-
formance for the actors. Again he was
stricken with spasms, and after lying
unconcious until yesterday afternoon
he died. For half score years
Bishop has been talked Of He first
made himself noted by his wonderful
tricks at exposing the frauds of spirit.
ualistic mediums. Some spiritualists
even said that he was himself medium
of wonderful ability and that his feats
were all accomplished by the spirits.
Later his mind-reading feats attracted
world wide attention and puzzled
scientific psychologists. Tile was Won
deTfully brilliant man and in Australia
achieved great success He was
married three times and divorced
twice, re-marrying his second wife
after his divorce from his first. His
health has been failing rapidly of late
since his marital troubles and he is
said TO have been a victim of the
cocaine habit
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
"White Wings"


In some unaccountable way New Workers
have got very peculiar nickname for
President Harrison since his visit. One
hears now In the corridors Of the hotels
and other public places reference to him as
"White Wings" 1t is heard every day.
"What did you think of White Wings'" or
"When is WhlteWings to begin to turn out
the Democrats2n are some of the questions
heard and 1t is "White Wings thisn and
"White Wings that Nobody seems to
know how this peculiar term for the Presi-
dent arose, and as yet there is only one ex-
planation for it. This is that the President
when overun with olllce-seekers and
wearied with their opportunities, particu-
larly those Of the platoons of Indianians,
calls In 'Lige and insists that 'Lige shall
sing"White Wings" for him. Others say
the name was suggested by the extraordi-
nary whiteness OF the Presidents face,
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA

The Circuit Court for Carroll County,
Nd, opened yesterday. DR.. j. j.
Weaver, jr., of Uniontown was ap.
pointed foreman of the grand jury.
The May term OF court for Wash.
ington County, Md, began yesterday.
Mr.. John N. Adams was made foreman
of the grand jury. The docket is a
short one.
The remains of Lieutenant Henry w.
Sehaefer, United States Navy, who
died in New York on Saturday, were
brought to Annapolis yesterday after.
noon and buried in the Naval Gene
terry.
The new chapel built by the M. f..
Church at Washington Square, Hagers-
town, was dedicated on Sunday. Wash
ington Square Chapel is q neat frame
building with seating capacity of be.
tween four and five hundred. The
building complete cost $4,000.
The stables attached to the confec-
tionery store and bakery of Thomas j.
Sisk, on Race street. Cambridge, Nd
together with lot Of provender, were
burned last night. A horse and wagon
were saved The origin of the fire Is
supposed to have been incendiary.
A heavy storm passed over Lynch
burg, Va, yesterday morning, accom-
panied by tremendous, downpour of
rain. Telegraph wires were blown
down north of here, and heavy fall OF
hail occurred in Amherst and Nelson
counties, badly damaging the growing
crops.
The recent purchase of lands in Nor
folk, Currituck and Camden counties,
N. c., comprising in all 10000 acres,
by n Northern syndicate, will be of
much advantage to Norfolk One of
the first things they will do will be to
divide off about 1000 acres of their
lands into farms of fifty acres each.
W, l.. Royal, the counsel for the
foreign holders of Virginia bonds, does
not believe that the efforts of Colonel
II. +. Parsons and ex-senator Hender.
son, who are on their way to Europe fol
that purpose, will amount to anything
in the way of securing settlement OF
the Virginia debt
Rev. Sam u. Jones commenced q
meeting at Danville, Va. One of the
largest tobacco warehouses has been i'm
provised into tabernacle, holding A,
900 people, which has been crowded al
every service so far. Mr.. Jones Is ac
companied by sister and daughter liz
will preach thrice daily until the 22nt
instant, when he will go to Jackson
Miss, to conduct meeting,
The body of seaman was fount
near the lighthouse AT Fortress Monro,
| yesterday morning, but had been too
much mutilated for identification, A
large sum of money was, II is said
found sewed up in the clothing on thu
body. 1t is supposed that the remains
We're those of some one on the bark Il
l.. Pettingill, lost on the Horse Shoe
| March IA.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
CRITICULAR.

INDIANAPOLIS II, WASHINGTON 13.
Brown: Didn't the Washingtons win a
game yesterday
Jones: 13ly they did.
Both: Haw Haw
There's certain greasy smoothness about
serv-ile flattery.
General Greedy is wreaking summer-y
vengeance on friend aud foe.
In married life harmony and her money
are not always synonymous terms.
Do these horsehair clippers belong to the
hew-mane society?
Mr.. T. 0'Per: What did your wife say to
you when you got in the other morning?
Mr.. II. Peck: didn't get in. She had
the door bolted.
Mr.. T. O'Per: Oh !
Hats of great heads all remind us,
II we choose the proper way,
We can get up every morning
with a head as big as they.
Some wines are cellar-brated more by
their label than their quality.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.

Communications on any matter of cur
rent interest will be ehee rfully printed in
THE CRITIC under this head Letters
sh ould in all cases be us brief as possible, ]
"A Public Nuisance.
WASHINGTON, May 14,-Edit0r Ciitic!
The following question | desire to pro
pound for your consideration, and re-
spectfully invite an answer thereto
through your columns. Why Is it the
organ grinders and other itinerant
vagabonds are permitted by the police
TO preambulate on streets and avenues
both day and night, annoying our citi-
zens by grinding out their incongruous
and discordant music with tin or
whistle accompaniment, and are not
molested, while three young men--as
happened few nights ago in the neigh
borhood of u and Eighteenth streets, at
an early hour in the evening-who were
edifying the residents of that section with
some choice selections of airs, with
guitar, violin and flute accompaniment,
We're rudely interfered with by the
police, ,peremptorily ordered to cease and
move on under pain of aTestY The
young men in question were orderly
and their music was certainly more re
fined and harmonious TO sensitive nerves
than that constantly doled out by the
vagabond organ grinders. Your valu-
able and newsy paper being the vehicle
in the interest of the general public, !
would be pleased If you would afford
me q solution of this question. Why
this discrimination in favor of the
organ grinders III. A, o.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
WASHINGTON, MAY IA, 1889.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays and
Fridays at 1890 p. IN.
Senators and Representatives in Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from 10 until ~.
Persons not members of Congress having
business with the President will be received
from l2 until on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Those who have no business, but call
merely to pay their respects, will he re-
cciyed by the President in the East Room
at ] p. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
A SONNET.

QTrom Thomas Wentworth Hgginson's New
Book
o soul of fire within woman's clay
Lifting with slender hands races 5 wrong
Whose mute appeal hushed all thine early
song,
And taught thy passionate heart the lof-
tier way
What shall thy place be in the realm OF dayY
What disembodled world can hold thee
long,
Binding thy turbulent pulse with spell
more strongY
Dwell'st thou, with wit and jest, where
poets may,
Or with ethereal women (bom of afr
And poets dreams) dost live in ecstasy,
Teach new .lovethoughtst TO shakespeare's
Juliet fair,
New moods to Cleopatra Then, set free,
The woes OF Shelley's Helen thou dost
share,
Or weep With poor R0ssltlls Hcss Mary.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
A DEGREE OLE SENSE.

There has apparently come TO Gen.
eral Clinton B. Fisk of New Jersey
some gimmering of that political reason
he has conspicuously lacked for years
He has discovered that the way to make
progress toward temperance is not to be
Incorporate and an extremist. He has
not abandoned his prohibition belief
every man has right to his opinion
but he seemingly recognizes the fact
that in New Jersey prohibition cannot
win and that If the extremists expect to
accomplish any good at all they must
assist the Republicans. In reply to
note sent him by n friend, asking him
TO define his present attitude, General
Fisk says.
Your favor OF the peth ult, with inclosure,
waited my return from brief absence. The
Clipping you sent me is misleading. IL is true
that so far as New Jersey is concerned there
are many who will combine with all the good
temperance people of the State to overthrow
the whisky oligarchy. recently sitting In Tren.
ton, called the legislature. Iremain pro-
hibitlonist; cannot help that, but I am will.
ing TO unite with all good people to place In
the Legislature a set of men who are willing
we should say at the ballot.boxes In each
county whether or not the dram shops shall
be closed.
Had General Fisk and his followers
in New Jersey been willing long ago
TO unite with the good people" who
We're still not intolerant there would
be no whisky oligarchy sitting at
Trenton" to-day. If the Prohibition.
lists unite heartily with the Republicans
local option will be tolerably assured,
and the condition of things bettered to
that extent. 1t is matter of satisfac-
ton that General Fisk recognizes this
fact and proposes toregulate his actions
accordingly
The theory of the Prohibtionists has
been that they will force the Republi-
can party to become party which
will accept all or nothing in the way of
temperance reform. Such plan ha 3
never succeeded in the history of poll
tics and never will succeed. The masses
of a party cannot be bulldozed. The
cause Of prohibition has distinctly gone
backward of late. 1t deserved it, 1t
is not good cause. Prohibition is a
failure. 1t has succeeded nowhere
The blear-eyed home drinker of Maine
and the bottle -pedders of Kansas testify
alike to its absurdity. But local option
Is good thing, temperance reform is a
good thing, and the punishment of
drunkenness is Il good thing The Re.
publican party, and 1t alone, is the party
of reform in the directions indicated.
If other Prohibition leaders than
Fisk will follow his present example
they may, before they die, do some.
thing for the real cause of temperance.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

Police headquarters Is haunted by a
woman who wants TO be q detective.
She claims to have captured famous
criminal and is ON hand every day to
get the reward. When the authorities
were looking for the man she would
rush into the office from time TO time
and say that she had seen him, and
when ut last he was captured she
claimed the credit This was some
years ago, but she has not been dis
Couragcd. She wants the money, 500
000 and chance to distinguish herself
further. She sits all day in Major
Moore's office and has come
to he recognized rs sort
of fixture there that no one would
hink of disturbing. Sheis II middle
aged woman, with evidences of worry
ON her face, and is always quiet in man
ners and careful in her conduct. She
is simply one of the characters to be
found about public offices in every city.
@"@
The summer season makes the sub.
iect Of cooling beverages IN interesting
one. After all, beer is the great liquid
and-by. II is n remarkable liquid, and
possessed of medicinal qualities which
are thoroughly distinct and regulated
entirely by the quantity imbibed. At
the various stages Of absorption II be-
comes successively II tonic, q diuyetic
and an emetic. The average thirsty
man goes ahead and drinks his beer,
blindly trusting his stomach to the
mercy of the brewery and the bar
tender Most people don't know that
you can judge of the condition of beer
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
DIED.

DIED.
FIELDS.--on Monday, May 10, 1880, C. r..
Fields, aged 65 years.
"Aseep In Jesus"
Funeral will take place from his late resi-
dence, 1904 NJ street northwest, Wednesday,
May 10, at 3 O'Clock p. IN. Friends and rela.
tives invited TO attend.
philadelphia papers please copy.l
HALL.-May l3, 1889, at o'clock a.. M,
Martha j., widow of the late John r. Hall.
Funeral from her late residence, al II
street southwest, Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Relatives and friends of the family
respectfully invited to attend.
SHANNON, On Monday. May 13, 1880, at
$40 a. m, Nellie A., eldest daughter OF Dan.
lei and Anna II. Shannon, after long and Sc.
we're illness, aged IA years., 0 months and Q
days.
Funeral will take place from the residence
OF her parents, 1921 Ninth street northwest,
on Wednesday, May Is, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
Friends of the family are invited to attend.
MULI.oY. May 49, 1880, at $3.50 a. M, NJ
lola Mulloy,, daughter Of j. X. and NJ, lola
Mulloy, aged years and months.
Funeral private.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

THE FACT that exPresident Cleveland's
seal-brown horses have passed into the pos
session Of dime museum man or apatent
medicine vendor or some other exploiter is
strictly an American circumstance. The
trader has no regard for the propricties He
only knows that the horses which hauled
the President can haul a great many of
Ropem's brittle liver pills and help sell 'em.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

done, the right to ask such a place. The
element of wealth has entered too much
into the consideration of mems qualifca-
tions for political honors. Compare, for
instance, one Amos Cummings with Mr.
Haskell. By the way, speaking Of editors
and office, upon what journalist IN the
United States would diplomatic honors
fall more gracefully than upon this same
able New Yorker
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

DANBuEY, CoNN., Is much wrought up
over several cases of miscegenation, and at
New Milford the citizens threaten to tar
and feather a colored man and his white
wife If they do not leave the town. Aud
all this too In the state where lives the
author OF "uncle Toms Cabin.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

IT'S ANNOUNCED that the Italian Gov
eminent refuses to surrender two Italians
who returned to that country after murder
ing Paymaster Mcclure In Pennsylvania.
There is an extradition treaty between this
country and Italy, aud II the Italian au-
thorities desire to ignore It's provisions, We
may just as well close our doors to Italy
and refuse TO recognize her, except as a
uation which makes point OF violating its
obligations TO other nations.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
FRANCIS Wilson'S nOolah. {,

Francis Wilson presented his opera, "The
Oolah,n at the Broadway Theatre, New
York, last night, aud according to the com
bined opinions Of the papers this morning
il was not a success, The people were all
right as rule, but the libretto, by Sidney
ments. The audience WAS large and
friendly
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

1r Is the custom in New York to refer to
the President as "White Wings" This is
probably because he is a Presbyterian.
Now in the case Of Colonel Elijah Halford,
who is a Methodist, the proper Western pet
name would lie "Yaller Legs"
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

IT rs REPORTED that W. f. Haskell,
editor and proprietor Of the Minneapolis
Tribune, Is being urged for the place Of
Minister to Denmark in place Of Mr.. Enan-
der Of Chicago resigued. Mr.. Haskell is a
clever young man whom no one would
object to, but certainly not one who has
men N joRrnalIam, " Other mea have
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

Ex-EDIToR REID knows how to get sub
scrbers for the New York Tribune. He
staid away from Paris so Minister McI.ane
could have all the glory of unfurling the
American Eagle at the opening of tile Paris
Exposition.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

THE DISPATCH which relates how U. s..
Paymaster Wham was robbed in Arizona of
some $4,000 states that he had an escort of
eleven men and that there must have been
seven or eight robbers. Somehow, this
item does not read right.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14

When man is hung the evening paper
gets out necks-tra edition.-[WAsHING-
TON CRITIC.
Should he escape TO Canada, the Gov
ernment gets out the extra-dition.--[N. Y.
Evening World
The Washington critic., 1889-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS

A fine audience was that at Albaugh's
last night TO see and hear the Lamont
Opera Company in pirates of Pen.
2ance," and If applause Is indicative of
appreciation, then the opera was appre-
ciated. Miss Lamont was n little fur
thcr away from herself than usual, and
her Mabel was Mabel, and very pretty
Mabel, too. She sang charmingly, and
won several encores. Miss Carlo hadn't
much TO do as Kate Stanley, but she was
en- rapport with her audience, and every
cute little thing she did was duly noted
Miss Bakers Run was very acceptably
given. Sig. Brocolini as the Pirate
King was piratical and in good voice
and took the part as one having author
ity. Mr.. De Lange was u right funny
General Stanley, and Mr.. Traverncr
made delightful pirate apprentice and
sang to n recall in his duet with Miss
Lamont Mr.. Broderick and his police
made a decided hit especially in con.
ceited rccitative. The chorus was bet.
Ter than usual, and the ensemble in the
first act was encored enthusiastically.
Again tonight and all week
The attendance at the National Thea.
ire last night was fair, and the audience
maintained the best of spirits through.
out the evening. Miss Vernona Jar
beau's play, Starlight" which has
been seen here before, was the attrac
tion, and Miss Jarbeau, notwithstand.
ing cold, which prevented her doing
any sort of justice to her vocal capabili.
ties, was enthusiastically encored. She
10 f,,l ,c g.. To-
the audience with her In whirl of
animation. Her company combines
good looks and talents. Mr.. Bert
Coote, in the principal comedy part,
created much laughter and there is little
doubt that lie will soon be better known
to the public than he is at present. The
singing of Miss Bessie Cleveland was
also enjoyed. The play is hash of
absurdity, rather funny and slightly
seasoned with originality. 1t is a per-
formance which would do good service
in willing away few hours which
hang heavily. Again tonight Matt.
nee Wednesday.
'The Ranch King" entertained a
| good house at the Biiou last night. The
| play presents an abundance of startling
situations which keeps the beholder in
bubble of excitement. 1t is similar TO
the majority of plays of its class-a
close race between virtue and villainy,
in which the former wins in the stretch.
The cast is up TO the requirements of
the play and the audience expressed
satisfaction with the efforts of each
member of the company. Again to.
night. Matinees, Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
| ~
| an, r1,,,,. p.,.,.zs..,. o,........... 80.
peared at Kenan's Yesterday for the
first time in Washington. The girls
are handsome in face and figure. viva.
cious in manner and superior In variety