The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-04
nAnLy MORNING NEWS.
Tho 81. Louis EiectIon.

Complete returns from the twenty-eight
wards OF 81. Louis show that Judge e. A.
Noonan, Democrat, for Mayor, has a total
vote Of 2s,71s; Colonel James Butler, Re
publican, 27,0s0 Noonan's plurality, G29.
| The Democrats elect auditor, inspector Of
| weights and measures, register, and but
one OF the FIVE counclmen, while the Re
! publicans secure collector, comptroller,
treasurer, president Board OF Public I'm
| provemcnts and four councilmen. The
| House OF Delegates will be eighteen Re-
! publicans and eleven Democrats. The re-
| suit OF Tuesdays municipal election, while
q surprise to many In the face OF the over
wheming Republican majority last Novem-
Der, was not unexpected by certain ele-
ments of the Republican party The
nomination Of Colonel Butler for the Mayor
| atty was claimed to have been secured by a
free use OF money, and the following Of
slattery, his opponent In the convention,
| were bent on revenge In addition to this
factor In the contest, Judge Noonan repre-
scented the liberal or saloon element, while
| Colonel Butler was recognized silk stock
ing, with prohibition tendencies. The de-
feat of General Mcneil for auditor ia at
tributed TO his war record. On the remain
der Of the ticket personal strength entered
largely INTO the contest, and politics played
but small part II was a young mans
progressive policy as against an old mans
conservative ideas OF municipal govern
ment.
| Collision on tho IL, a. o.
A fast freight train on the Metropolitan
Branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road ran into the Cincinnati and st. Louis
express, near Rockville, at 2;l5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, badly damaging
number OF cars, but all the passengers es-
capped uninjured, and all the train men,
except Walter A. Cox, engineer of the
freight, who had his leg broken and badly
bruised. The express train was late aud
broke driving-rod near the bottom Of a
long grade just this side of Rockville. A
flagman was sent out to warn the engineers
of the trains following IL, hut the freight
train was running down grade at high
rate Of speed and could not be stopped.
The conductor Of the express had fortu-
nately requested the passengers TO leave
the train, as they might be in some danger
In the cars, and they escaped injury. The
damage will amount TO about 900.
Foreign Fiddiers.
The Musical Union OF New York city is
endeavoring to prevent the landing OF
strollng bands from Europe. Almost
every incoming German steamer has on
board q scorce or more OF musicians who
have been in the habit Of coming here In
the spring and returning In the fall with
the money earned during the summer.
When the steamer Westernland arrived yes
terday from Antwerp, Superintendent
Simpson of the Landing Bureau at Castle
Garden discovered that there were no less
than 400 musicians on board, nearly all of
them having spent the summer here for
years past. Many OF the leaders were
recognized. Representatives OF the Musical
Union learned of the influx, and at once
urged that strict investigation be made.
The suggestion is made that they can be
held under the pauper act II evidence is not
forthcoming to warrant their return under
the Foreign Contract Labor Law.
Ladies' at the Polls.
The contest for the Mayoralty at Leayen-
worth, Kansas, on Tuesday lay between d.
r. Anthony, Republican, and L. NJ. Hacker,
Democrat. Susan B. Anthony, sister Of
the Republican candidate, worked heroi-
cally for him, but Hacker was elected by
about twenty-five hundred majority. Nearly
four thousand women voted during the day,
most Of them casting their ballots for
Hacker. A man was stabbed at one OF the
precincts, and the women at another ward
became involved in wordy war. At Os-
kalooea, Kansas, after a vigorous fight the
female candidates for city Offices won the
day by sweeping majorities. At Cotton
wood Falls, Kansas, the ladies were also
triumphant, Mrs Minnie Morgan being
elected mayor, with all the members of the
council Of her sex.
New York's Gin Mills.
Tho Nav yort state Joo,s,o,uro ios,
vear onnoir,.d oomn,,ss,on 80 ro,,,s. tho
1ea, "ppo"V.u Sa"'''on W, i''i'o 'no
excise laws OF the state and prepare new
bill, which should be general In its applica-
uon, anu mus remove lhe grounds upon
mnion ~, T1vcrnoa n , sesoeu ' me- h IN Ii
nared nv this Commission NAV he described
as a low high license measure, and is a
compromise between the extreme high IL
cense and liquor interests. This bill came
before the Assembly yesterday, and was
| passed by vote OF W TO %. The bill was
passed by party vote, except that four
Republicans voted with the Democrats In
the negative.
Axle Grease and Moiasses.
Professor Ernest, music teacher, re-
Gently eloped with the wife Of Winnipeg
grocer. The wife subsequently returned to
her husband, but the Professor did not
show up again until Tuesday. That night
there were two separate squads OF men look
, ing for Professor Ernest One numbered
about thirty-fye, the other twenty. The
smaller crowd found him before the tar and
feathers were ready. lie begged and
pleaded so for mercy that they had to sub.
stitute axle grease, syrup, paregoric, etc
The party gave him o grand dose Of feath.
~ anu tns foregoing ingreaiehts. lnen
hayIna promised never IN turn nn sasin IN IN
WINNIPEG.
Mayor voikmar's Recollection.
Henry S. volkmar was reelected Mayo,
ofMilbank, OAK, on Tuesday, by a majority
} in every ward. Mayor yolkmar is editor