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The Washington critic., 1889-05-07

AsniNGToN, May G--EditOr critic:
A prominent furniture dealer on Sew
enth street northwest called the atten.
ton of the writer this morning to those
extremely dangerous vault doors, and
which are so numerous on that street
Whenever IL trains or SHOWS they become
as slippery as glass, and great many
pedestrians have had the misfortune TO
slip and fall They are the openings
on the sidewalks to the vaults below
THE CRITIC recently called the atten.
ton of the authorities to these unsightly
and dangerous distractions on the
principal streets of our beautiful city,
Persons are liable to stumble over them
at any time, because they are not laid
flush with the pavement Rough cast
iron doors should be substituted in
their stead s. j.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-07
THE pEopLEs COLUMN.

Communications on any matter OF cur
rent interest will be cheerfully printed in
THB Carrie under this head. Letters
should IN all cases he as brief as possible
WAsmHoToN, May 6.--Editor critic!
In your paper of the Sd instant is again
published the idle tale that Washington
was the rcputcd father of General
Thomas poscy of Fairfax County, II
revolutionary soldier. The descendants
have so often refuted 1t that it seems a
waste of time to do ii again. The story,
MS can bo-demonstratcd, is without the
slightest foundation; is even without
likelihood, for the events and circum-
stances of Washington's and Posey's
time were not so joined as to make that
relation possible, even If Washington
had been the bascst soul in all Virginia.
The fact that General Posey's wife was
o relative of Washington's ought to
dispose of the story. The circumstance
put forth most prominently as giving
The story crdisenbidRco is that Posey
did not know anything of his family
history, but the truth is he did know as
far back Us 1890, and possibly farther,
as he was descended from Francis
Posey. member of the House of Bur.
gcsses of Maryland in 1850.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-07
REAL ESTATE.

Advertisements uAdeg his head four tia's OF
less, 20 cents J0r hres lSsrtl0ns 90 cents for si.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-07

DOMESTIC INFELICITY.
There's q row downstairs In the kitchen,
A sound Of disturbing the peace;
The butler and porter are fighting
WIN somebody call the police?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
CAN JONES PAY THIS FRE1GHT7

Lieutenant Governor Jones, of New York,
who first came into public notice from the
fact that ''he pays the freight, " has got him
self into snarl with the Republican major
ity of the Senate that bids fair to discount
the unique proceedings of the lower branch
of that body. The Republicans Of the Sen
ate have voted to lay aside the regular order
in order to take up and pass the ballot reform
and high license bills; and the Democrats
want to prevent their passage in order to save
Governor Hill from the embarrassment of
vetoing them. So Lieutenant Governor
Jones rules against the Republican major
ity, and on appeals from his decision refuses
to put the appeal to vote. The Republican
Senators try to speak and he refuses to listen
to them. The Democratic Senators are per-
mitted to do all the talking and the Senate
consequently resolves itself into bear gar
den, with threats of pulling the Lieutenant
Governor out of the chair, as the leading
feature.
This is pleasing example of the results
Of unregulated partisanship in legislative
proceedings. 1t amounts to declaration
VI viz PoAb VI VIC 1ACS4OAAS ludb bQ6
majority shall not legislate A good deal
has been said about preserving the rights
Of the minority in legislative bodies but in
this case it seems that there is a need for
preserving the rights of the majority.
Matching this practical assertion of power
to prevent the majority from governing the
action of legislative body with the West
Virginia plan of forbidding the popular
vote in the election of Governor to take
effect, there is a decided necessity of in
structing some of our politicians in the first
principles of popular government.
This is so clear in Lieutenant Governor
Jones' case thai even the Democrats in New
York condemn his action and recognize
the possibility of his impeachment If
"Jones pays the freight" he may find that
there is pretty bill in this case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
A RADICAL BILL.

A bill has been introduced in the New
York Legislature which has been indorsed
by the Merchants Exchange of Buffalo,
and which is, as we understand, practically
the measure which Mr.. Carnegie urges for
Pennsylvania. Its vital point is IN the en-
actment that no railroad shall charge for
passengers or freight transported within the
State ''a greater rate of toll or compensation
than is at the same time charged by it as its
share of the through rate for the transporta-
tion in the same direction for the same dis
tance of the same railroad on Interstate
traffic. The penalty for violation is from
81, 900 to S., 900 fine for the first ofense, and
not less than 5000 for subsequent cfenses.
Triple damages are given to injured parties;
and the fines are to be divided between the
injured party and the person upon whose
information the complaint is made.
This is very tart measure, and goes to
greater lengths than the majority of rail-
road reformers have ever proposed. Under
its enactment the Pennsylvania Railroad
must charge from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg exactly the rate which it receives as
its share of the through rate. say from Phil
adelphia to San Francisco. 1t allows lit
tie lee-way by permitting the addition of
terminal charges by an impartial tribunal;
so that if the share of the Chicago rate on
coke allotted to the railroad hauling to
Pittsburg should be so cents and the COM
mission or other tribunal designated by the
law should say that cents is fair termi-
nal charge the Pittsburg rate might be 55
cents. But the principle of the bill is that
the railroad must do the hauling on State
traffic for exactly the same rate that it gets
for the same haul as its percentage out of
long distance Interstate traffic.
1t is not necessary at present to discuss
the pros and cons of such radical enact
ment But it is pertinent to point out to
our railroad friends the significance of the
proposal OF such measure from such
sources as the Buffalo Exchange and Mr..
Carnegie. They have for years been pooh
pooling those who urged the conservative
principles laid down in the Constitution of
Pennsylvania and the Interstate Commerce
law as radical and impracticable. Now
they are confronted with an important COM
mercial body and manufacturer who was
formerly successful railroader, and whose
prosperity now depends on the prosperity of
the roads, urging a measure that goes
far beyond the previous standards and very
nearly calls for equal mileage rates.
This fact should impress upon them the
necessity of obeying the legal standards
already set up, and conciliating public
opinion by better treatment of their local
traffic. They should not only conform in
good faith to the principles of the State
Constitution, but they should cherish local
interests by keeping some sort of decent pro-
portion between through and short haul
charges. IF they will do that they may
prevent the danger of much more radical
and vexatious measures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
THE CONTROL LING FORCE.

A rather striking line of policy for the
operation of gas companies was outlined by
Sir Robert Rawlinson at the half-yearly
meeting of the Commercial Gas COMPANY.
OF London. he thought there was little to
fear from the competition of electric lights,
if their engineers and officers did their best
to produce gas at the lowest price, to main
tain their works in the highest degree of
efficiency and to remedy defects in quality.
1t is worthy of notice that the adherence to
this policy had. during the preceding si-
months, enabled the company to earn
profit of S265. 900, on a pricelfor gas of Sc to
60 cents per thousand, the reduction to the
lower figure having been made during the
half year. The cost of making gas cannot
be as low in London as it is in Pittsburq;
but it makes a great difference whether
there is competition that presses upon the
officers the necessity of producing gas at the
lowest price and remedying defects in
quality.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22

ly be asked for, than is made in the White
Book issued by Prince Bismarck on the Sa-
moan affair. He not only disavows the ac-
tion of Consul Knappe in his aggressions
upon the internal Government of Samoa,
but he distinctly charges those aggressions
with the responsibility for the subsequent
troubles. He disclaims any attempt at con-
troll of the Government of Samoa, and di-
rects that hereafter commanders of German
vessels must satisfy themselves of the legal
and political soundness of consular orders
before they resort to armed interference.
This is distinct retraction and disayowal
ofthe acts to which the American represen-
tatives took exception even down to the ne
cessity of commanders satisfying themselves
of the plopriety of consular orders, this was
involved in the protests which Captain
Leary, of the Adams made to Captain Fritze
Of the Adler. The German officer positive
ly declared that his responsibility ended
with obeying the instructions received from
the Consul, and the American officer per-
sisted that the responsibility must attach
to him as well. The very positive position
of the German officers on this point raises
the suspicion that it was based on their in
structions. This idea, with its legitimate
inference, that Bismarck finds it convenient
to make q scapegoat of Consul Knappe, is
corroborated by the fact that the subor-
dinate was only carrying out the well-de-
fined German policy begun by his pre-
decessor in the capture of Malietoa; and
that nearly all the acts. with the exception
of the declaration of martial law, must have
been known at Berlin long before they were
disapproved.
In other words, the change of the German
position may be credited to the steady op-
position of the United States. Bismarck is
not especially fond of the United States;
but he perceived plainly that he could not
afford to quarrel with US over so insignif-
cant stake as Samoa. Consequently, when
he finds that the United States could be
neither cajoled, hoodwinked nor browbeaten
into consenting to the German domination,
he offers Consul Knappe as a sacrifice on
the altar of diplomacy and adopts the
American platform of non-intervention
and the maintenance of equal commercial
rights
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
THE NATIONAL REFoRMERs.

The meeting of the National Reform Con-
ference at City Hall tomorrow will be an
occasion when the gravest social questions
will be thoroughly discussed by a number
of able and earnest thinkers. Few among
the great mass of sincere and thoughtful
men will dissent from the ultimate purposes
Of the conference in the promotion of NOR
ality, the preservation of the Christian feat
ures of our republic, the maintenance of the
American system of education and the re-
formation of the marriage and divorce laws.
As to the means to be adopted to reach the
final end of elevating and purifying society
there are inevitably the widest differences
of opinion. Intelligent discussion is the
only way Of solving such problems, and the
conference will contribute an important ad-
dition to that. Both the adherents and op-
ponents of the school of thought represented
by the conference will find a great deal of
interest in its proceedings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

SECRETARY PROCTOR, in his boyhood, was
an enthusiastic coon hunter.
Mr.. JOSEPH PULITZER, proprietor Of the
World, arrived at New York last night in the
steamer La Bretagne from Havre.
THE first Postmaster in Oklahoma is a Phila-
delphian, Fielder by name. He brought his
Office with him, and has erected it in Oklahoma
City. 1t is ten feet square.
NJ QUESNAY DE BEAUREPAIRE, the new
French Procureur General, is a years old, am
bilious and active. He entered the profession
in 1856, and in ls70h entered corps of Mobiles
as volunteer.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is a physiognomist
He has great confidence in his ability to read
character through the expressions of the human
face. There is a. fascination for him in the
pursuit of this theoretical science.
JAMES L. BABCoCK, of Ann Arbor, the
young man who must marry or lose fortune,
will spend the summer in Europe. He starts
from Boston May is. While in Europe he will
hunt up some of his fair correspondents on
that side of the Atlantic.
MAJOR SLAvMAKER, Postmaster of Dancas-
ter, Pa, has cask of brandy for which Simon
Cameron has offered in vain $45 gallon. The
brandy was imported by the present owners
grandfather. The pipe in which it came
lSOS.
HERE'S bran new story told by Senator
Tom Cooper. who heard it in Washington:
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, and Senator
Beck, OF Kentucky, are not in love with each
other. Hoar is crustY and Beck is prosy. Not
long ago Beck was making speech in the
Senate, and was rather more long-winded than
usual. Somebody said to Hoar: "Beck is max
ing an unusually long speech" "Yes" said
Hoar, "that's his way of resting his brain"
Miss zALINsKI, sister of the Lieutenant who
invented the dynamite gun, has become al
most as much of dynamite expert as her
brother. Since the death of his wife, about
five years ago, she has acted as private secre
tary for him. She has studied out his prob
lens, read up mathematics to better aid him
and taken a deep interest in pneumatics and
gunnery. Brother and sister have copforta-
BILE home at Fort Hamilton, which attracts
number of visitors
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
THE MISSING HEARD FROM.

The mystery which, it was feared, might
cover a fearful ocean disaster and the ex-
tinction of hundreds of lives has been dis
solved. The fear that the 700 lives on board
of the abandoned steamer Denmark were all
lost is relieved by the news published in our
telegraphic columns of their arrival at the
Azores.
1t is one of the interesting proofs of the
inferences that can be drawn by those
accustomed to the sea, that the non-arrival
of the steamer Missouri at Philadelphia
was made the basis of theory that she had
fallen in with the Denmark and taken the
passengers and crew to the Azores. The
logic on which this hope was based, seemed
to outsiders rather frail; but it has been
corroborated in every particular. Only one
life was lost, and beyond that the worst
suffering has been the terrible strain on
those who have for many days been dread
ing the loss of friends and relatives.
This is happy ending TO a great anxiety,
But it is hardly wise to let the relief cause
the fact to be overlooked that the lost
steamer was terribly crowded and that
a terrible destruction of life must have been
inevitable except for the fortunate presence
OF the rescuing steamer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
A BELIEVER IN LUCK.
John c. New Crank on the Ancient Super
stifiOn rs to Friday,

John c. New a Crank on the Ancient Super
stifion ms to Friday.
WASHINGTON, April 2l-Hon. John c. New,
Consul General to London. will be here to-mor-
row, and will probably sail on Saturday next
for his post. He may demur, however, unless
he can get away from Washington on Thurs
day, for he would not start anywhere on Fri
day. He is as superstitious as Blaine, and has
practically lost day out of each week in con-
sequence. A man of many enterprises, he has
never been willing to make anything that
looked like beginning in any of them on Fri
day. No matter how urgent it seems to be-
new business always has to wait till Saturday
for him.
The Friday fear is only one of manyin News
mind.a He never goes out of his own front
door if hecan help it. Even when he has
guests he walks out of his side door while they
walk out of the 'front.' Naturally. he believes
in luck, and trusts to it even in his favorite
game of poker. He expects to teach the En-
glish some things about the great American
game not contained in the little manual which
General Robert c. Schenck wrote for private
circulation among 1.-THE upper circles when he
was our Minister at the Court of st. James,
and to add to his income incidentally He has
already made some inquiries as to crack play
ers in London, and feels sure that he can van
quish even those who have had the advantage
of Minister Schenck's personal tuition.
When a friend of New, who has many ac-
quaintances abroad, offered recently to give
New letter of introduction to a well known
man in London. New asked: whats his
that out for yourself" and that was all he could
get out of him about the EnglishnAn's poker
playing. New thinks that in him he may find a
worthy opponent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
SACKVILLES SUCCESSOR.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the New British Min
lister, Arrives in This Country.


lister, Arrives in This Country.
NEW YORK, April 2l.-Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, the newly appointed British Minister to
Washington, arrived on the Etruria at P. M.
Sir Julian was born 80 years ago in the county
of Gloucester, at Preston Court. 1t may be ad-
mitted that it is not usual to confer arduous
posts involving close attention and often very
hard work upon a man of go, but there is no
evidence of mental or physical decay in Sir
Julian Pauncefote. his intellectual faculties
are as keen as they were decade ago, and un-
til very lately he praciced his favorite exercise
not only with the skill of an accomplished
fencer but also with the energy of vigorous
manhood. Cancellation is not altogether in his
line, and he will not make friends with every
Dick, Tom and Harry who happens to be in
troduced to him. If not of noble birth he be-
longs to very old family, and has the manners
of an aristocrat who can be extremely fasci-
mating or decidedly glacial. 1t may be essen
tial to be icy toward presuming Yankees, but
His Excellency does not require to be told
that it is, as rule better to attract than to
repel. Lady Pauncefote and her daughter
will undoubtedly assist in the more pleasant
process.
Sir Julian Pauncefote has frmness written
in his face. 1t is not entirely because he is
not the kind of man to stand any nonsense
that he has been appointed to Washington,
though an irresolute individual would have
been foredoomed to failure. There need be
no apprehension that the interests of Great
Britain will suffer in this direction. Sir Julian
Pauncefote has an iron resolution, but he
knows how to yield gracefully when conces-
sions are worthless or inevitable.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
DEATHS OF A DAY.
,suulre Robert Rendlinr.

Robert Beading, Esq, one of the best known
and Oldest inhabitants of Banksville died sud-
denly at his home shortly after / O'Clock p M.
yesterday. Mr.. Beading was one Of the first set
tiers of Banksville, having come to the place
from Temperanceville with the opening up of the
Little Sawmill Run Coal Company, one of the
first coal companies to enter the coal fields of that
region. He was connected with this company as one
of the managers In the mines for number Of years
Afterward he connected himself with Robert
Long's coal works in the same capacity. Long 5
works being about the second of that kind in the
then thriving village of Banksville.
In the year 1887 he was elected Justice of the
Peace for Union township, and commissioned as
such by Governor Beaver April 4, 1887. Mr. Bead
ling, owingto his genial temperament and sterling
qualities was widely known by a large circle Of
friends in Banksvflle, Temperanceville, Mount
Washington and West Liberty borough. He
leaves a wife and eight sons and two daughters
The Oldest sons, the Beading Bros, are extern
sively engaged In the coal business at Toms run,
back of Mount Lebanon
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
MR.. CARNEGIE ACCEPTS.
He Believes the Inter-American Confer.
ence VIII Exert Great Influence.

He Believes the Inter-American Confer.
ence VIII Exert Great Influence.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsrATcHI
NEW YORK, April 2l-Mr Andrew Carnegie
has received from the Secretary of State his
commission as a delegate to the conference be-
tweenthe United States and the Republics of
Mexico, Central and South America, Hayti,
San Domingo and the Empire of Brazil, to be
held at Washington on the 4th of October, 1882
Mr.. Carnegie's letter of acceptance is as fol-
lows:
WEST FIFTY-FIRST STREET. NEW YORK,
APRIL 20, 1889.
Hon. James G. Blaine, Secretary of State:
DEAR SIR-I am honored by the receipt Of my
commission delegate to the conference between
the United States and the Southern American
countries TO be held in Washington, October4
1889. My best service will be given to the duties of
this position.
:, No act of President Harrison's admi inistration
is likely, in my opinion, to exert great an in
huence for good upon the American continent as
this first step looking to coming brotherhood
among the nations of the Western world. con-
slider it great privilege to be identified with this
effort, and especially to be of the representa-
tiyes of the Republic which mas given me citizen
ship under its flag.
beg yod to convey to the President, and to re-
ceive for yourself, my grateful Acknowledgements
for the high honor conferred. .
Your obedient servant,
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
THE OIL OCTOPUS.

DETROIT Free Press: Canada apparently has
well founded objection to being annexed to
the Standard Oil Company.
CHICAGO Netos: Things have come to such a
pass that whenever the moon fails to shine at
night there is general apprehension lest the
Standard Oil Company has gobbled it.
CINCINNATI Commercial Gazette: The
Standard Oil Company is making a vigorous
effort to capture everything in the Northwest
ern oil and gas field, and it is making very de-
cided progress.
WILLIAMsPoRT Gazette: It is denied by the
Standard Oil Company that they intend to
abandon the Pennsylvania field. This seems
reasonable, as that corporation was never
known to let 60 its grip on anything.
ALBANY Journal: The Republican party in
this State must not be bound hand and foot
and club given to Tammany Hall and the
Standard Oil Company wherewith to beat out
its praiDs-a We object to the Republican party
committing suicide.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
Very Important Link.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In your article on the projected merger by
the Standard of their Ohio tank and pipe line
system with their Pennsylvania system, you
failed to mention a very important link in your
chain of evidence.
Both the United Pipe Lines and afterward
the National Transit Company's oil certificates
always used to read: Deliver to John Smith
or order 1000 barrels 'merchantable' crude
petroleum." but if you will take the trouble to
look at ore of their current certificates you
will find the word ''merchantable'' is left out
This is decidedly significant. This important
change in the phraseology of the Standard GER
tlncates was made about two years ago, when
Lima oil began to loom up.
As soon as the pipe line connections are
completed between the Lima and the Pennsyl-
vania fields, there is nothing to prevent the
Standard from delivering Lima oil. or a mix
ture of the same with the Pennsylvania pro-
duct, on their certificates.
This matter of the change in the phraseology
OF the certificates in such vital part as leav-
ing the word ''merchantable' out is particu-
larly important to bankers who loan large
amounts OF money on such certificates, the
value of which can, by the above means be re-
duced at will by the Standard from the present
market price to that of Lima oil.
H. L. HERsHBERG.
TITUSvnLE, Pa, April 20