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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-10

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The daily critic., 1890-06-03
WHY CLARKSON FEELS HURT.
he was Crossed in Purposes aud Cur
tailed In Authority.

nc W aa Au0HHEM IN Purposes nnM LhA~
tailed In Authority.
IL now appears that Mr.. Clarkson, as
First Assistant Postmaster General, has
never been so completely master Of
the situation 10 his office as he desired
10 be and as was promised he should be
at the time he consented to take II says
a dispatch from Washington in to-day's
New York World
A division Of authority has obtained
there, and / Is largely because of that
fact that the gifted aXeman has iXed an
early day for his retirement IL is au
old story, Of course, that ClarksOu never
wanted the Office. He felt himself en-
titled 10 a Cabinet place, and Il humil-
lated him when he was Iuudled In
behind Mr WanamakeF But being
something Of a philosopher and having
a large political f0llOwing 20 provide
for he swallowed his discontinue aud
took what was offered him. He was no
sooner installed In his place however,
than be discovered that, small as 10 was
be was not % be permitted Do be su-
pTeme there without q contest
The custom had been for years for
NnN ANaN sAaFA1lAAa 4 A1aAlAaA- asA TT aal
20 control the appointment not only Of
the fOurih-Class pJstmasters throughout
the country, but those embraced in the
Railway Mail Service as we'll The
places. taken altogether, number many
thousands and ClarksOu saw a rich
harvest for his friends To- however
developed that the superintendent Of
he Railway Mail service a yOuuI mau
named j L0wrie Bell whom Mr Wan
amakar found in a Philadelphia rail
| Wav office and brought 90 Washington
would suffer no infringement of his lu-
th0dty The matter was appealed t9
I Nr Wluamaker who promised OBJ re-
Y duce Bel t0 compliance. but this he has
/ failed 10 d0, aud ClaIkslu in c1nse-
I gueuce feels deeply lgTieTed
As tLe service shortly passes under
I tLe -ivi. service laW, the time % recon
Y sUIct it upon C.aIks0u plan IS almost
/ gone and he lIs given mp hone 0i lar-
I ryiug bis point said one Of bis friends
I today
"llarks0n was opposed tl extending
I tLe ciyil service regulations ll the kll
way Mall Service ana l9 many other
I rLi11s l1ue iu lhe P1sJ0-iee Depart
. mlli while De was there The pr1pel
I consideration Was never show him. h1
Y lll ln q good many 0mclal beads ol.
/ uot s0 many as were marked tO ram
i Ciarkslu thinks tla- DIS great replL1.
y ill s au a2emaI IS lldeserFeI-
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
A SNAIL OVERSIGHT
which Causes Great Deal OF tncon
venience and Wicked Words

which Causes Great Deal of tncon-
vsntence and Wicked Words.
In a general way the Washington and
Georgetown Railway IS well conducted
II pays even more attention to the 10
terests and wants Of its patrons than
corporations In general DO. II is the
more surprising therefore that Il should
occasion its patrons unnecessary incOn
yenicnce Of body and vexatiOn ~
spirit. II Is small matter. but some
body has remarked sagely that pea In
the shoe will worry one much more
than a change Of dynasty In China or
an earthquake in Java.
The particular Inconvenience re-
feTred 10 Is that there Is no distinguish
Ing mark on the cars which run to the
b. & o. depot by which they may be
told ftom those which run TO the east
front Of the Capitol. Every day peo.
pie take the wrong car aud have to
stand at the fork Of the roads, IN sun
or rain, without shelter, and wait for
the night car TO come along. 10 Is tire
some, tedious, and should be needless.
II all the b. & o. cars were tagged, as
some Of them are, with the legend, "B.
u ~ AAFokr bAa1A HAAE Ii9AaRna MbAlA
always get the car direct 10 their desti-
nation. And no sympathy would be
wasted on those needless persons who
should take the wrong car.
Yesterday an open car came along
with nothing 10 inform the would-be
passenger Il was going 20 the b. \ D.
depot. On board were a number OF
persons going to the Capitol Among
them were Speaker Reed and Congress
man Stone Of Kentucky. The Speaker
fulfils the Chinese idea of an intel
lectual man. IL will be reeolleeted that
the Celestial locates the mind in the
stomach Mr.. Stone is a One-legged
man who swings along on a pair Of
crutches. The day was hot Il was
nearly noon, the hour for the assem-
bling Of Congress. They had 10 get
out and wait in the broiling sun for the
proper car. And all for the lack Of a
label on the b. 4 o. car
The oversight should be remedied
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
STOP THIEF


pso1abiy n libel on the Good Nan OF
the Postomce Department.
I.#l 10 He EdH0r af Ne Vsa Tott EcaMg
P9a
E You must be mistaken in your
information that the John Wauamaker
WHO IS member Of President Harri
or Cabinet is The same John Waua-
maker who appears in the circular pub
lisl.l by YOU as q receiver and vender
of stolen goods tits SO manifest and
So outrageous an example of theft pure
an simple. to take and sell as ones own
the costly property created by The
Messrs Black, and specially sold by
them iu America through Charles
Scribners Sons, that whatever Wana.
maker ID may be, The brand of thief
should be pat on him; and Of course &c
can't be our Postmaster General
There has long been q deal of queer
ness coming out of Philadelphia. in
This matter 0f the Encyclopedia Bri
tauniCa. and this circular with good
name ON it probably emanates from
some rascal who is hard up for money
and takes TO thievinG under a good
name. Some time since q queeruess Of
the kind ] refer to pUt on the market q
bogus supplement 90 the Encylo.
vUiia Britannica IA work which was
as much a fraud and a lie as would be
q supplement to Washinuton's Writ
incs' made from the minor speeches Of
the windy Custos who burkes all the
dccencies in The service of Tammany.
Yet the originatOrs of this fraud, who
gave out to the public the brazen lie,
that wretchedly cheap compilation
was the Encyclopedia Britannica s.
supplement, used the name of Howard
Crosby-surely not the eminent Pres
byterian divine. The American inter
est in the britannica belongs to
Little, Brown & Co. Boston. as inn
porters Of the 80 Edinburgh edition,
and 10 Charles SCribner's Sons, as i'm
porters of special American s. edition,
which has had sale aggregating, if
am not mistaken, three or four times
as many copies as the whole Of
the Edinburgh edition in other words.
three-fourths 20 four-ifths Of all the
copies in existence are Of the Scrlbner
edition, on which an enormous duty
has been paid 10 the Government. II
would be a service TO literary property
and an eyeopener to blind honesty II
the Scribners would have this John
Wanamaker arrested under the common
law as a thief and carry through to the
Supreme Court the contention that Il Is
as rascally to steal book rs to steal a
horse. II has long seemed to me that
makers and owners Of literary property
ought TO combine to print on the head
of every title page This book Is my
property. and whoever takes II without
my consent Is a thief.
EDWARD G. TOwNE
No. 2013 Fifth Avenue, New York,
Nav 3l.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
A BAR ATA PICNIC
Leads 20 right aud the Death Of
Man.

Leads 60 right aud the Death Of a
Man.
BIRNINGHAM, Ala, June 3. "A Sun
day school picnic at McAdory Springs,
thirty miles west of this city, on Sun.
day, ended in a fight One man was
killed outright and several badly
wounded. A crowd of young men who
attended the picnic had keg Of beer
hidden in the woods, and all Of them
became intoxicated A free fight was
the result and George Roebuck's head
was split open with ahatchet. II Is not
known who struck the fatal blow. AL.
Simpson and David Hendricks received
wounds which may prove fatal The
fight broke up the picnic, and women
and children ran screaming into the
woods Several children were lost for
several hours
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
Trouble Among Guardsmsn.

NEW NoRK, June 3.-Adjutant- Gen
eral Porter has appointed court to in
quire into charges preferred against
Captain A. Z. Allen, Company d. Sew
enth Regiment, n. c. s., New York,
and Colonel Hopper, Seventy ilrst Regi.
ment Lieutenant Patterson charges
that Captain Allen opened Patterson S
closet and took certain papers belonging
TO the Lieutenant Colonel Belknap Of
Company b. Seventy first Regiment,
charges Colonel Hopper with falling to
support the Captains authority In Ger
tain cases. The trouble In both Ia.
stances Is Of long standing and origina
ted in petty tealousies, but It was
not thought by National GuaTdsmen 10
general that court martial would be
ordered.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
HOME RULE WANTED

Af meeting of the Northeastern
Washington Citizens Association, held
las, night the following resolution was
adopted bv a vote Of an but one
Eo1irsd, That the association is earnestly
iI favor Of % municipal form of government
i0r me District, republican Ia form, Ia the
administration Of which good citizens may
Lave some voice, and under which our
rulers shall be IN some manner responsible
to the people.
The author Of the resolution IS Mr.
Clarke, who should give the public
some information upon the matter he
has brought into public discussion.
As We understand Mr.. Clarke, the
government he proposes Is 10 De a
municipal government covering the
whole District, and not circumscribed
lY the limits Of the city. This might
De wise action. hut would IL bel That
is, II not he question, q question that
requires careful consideration and an
answer.
Then, Mr. Clarke would have his
Municipal District Government Re
publican in form. Very good.
But Mr. Clarke would nave this
Government not only republican I'm
form, hut also a government In the ad-
udrisuation Of which good citizens
might have some voice, and under
which the Office holders would be re-
spoEdble, In some manner, % the
people.
ave, there's the rub, Mr Clarke.
How can yUu get such a government
asyou desire
The Republican majority Of Congress,
which insists that the republic cannot
survive unless the States Of the
south are put dndeF the control Of ne.
gI0office holders, regard the suggestion
~ a free ballot and a fair count in the
District with a shuddsr. Eyen MIR. In
gals, that most talented of political
LypOCTites, would resent the suggestion
that be Is IN favor Of local self. govern
msnt for the District and If he would
tel be truth on This subject and some
times he exhibits his genius In dupliCity
by frankness and uuthfulness In eX-
preston that astonishes the country, he
would say that he could not consent
-la.h government because Il would
dominated Ly Republican negroes VII
would rob and ruin Fl, bring reproach
upon he nation and destroy the pros
peTity % this locality.
In short. every Republican Of the
District who IS white, decent ald n0t
s crank and every Democrat would
regard the Imposition upon the District
70 municipal government Republi
can iu form. as an evii-a blightug
evil. and would regard 20 iu this way
because of The fact that he negro Re
publican votes would control ths poll
ari dominate iu local legislation
making the government den Of thieves
and a pest house Of misg0vsnment
BIt 10 might De worth while % con
-ileT whether ID would not 1s wis
action % demand for the District th
right 90 elect one Of the Commissioner
and 10 have Delegate % De slects
by popular vote, in the House of Req
reseutadyes and 10 this suggestion th
attention of the Ciukeites Is called
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

Saturday evening, about 7:3O O'Clock
as AIr w. B. Stevens Of New York,
director Of agencies Of the American
Accident Indemnity Association Of that
city. was riding along q street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, with
Mr Charles r. Temple, manager Of the
METROPOLITAN department. his horse
slipped and fell rolling over on Mr.
stevens, breaking MS leg above the
ankle
He was taken 10 the house of friends
on q street. where he is getting along
as well as could be expected
this accident Is that AlT Stevens is
beneficiary IN his own company to the
extent of 500 per week.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
LET us HOPE SO.

The New York Time, iudiciously re-
marks
10 has been suggested That the postmas-
fer-Geueral may have made himself liable
10 criminal prosecution for selling, or
offering for sale, the Wauamaker edition Of
the Encyclopedia Britannica. 10 is 30 be
hoped that fhc suggestion Is well founded.
The "ziucOgraphic" pirate Is not on
fLe same footing with the ordinary
piuatg The latter sets his own
printers no work 20 reproduce a for
eigr book The zincographic buccaueer
takes book Tor which an honest tralesman
has paid money, conveys" the actual let
terpress by photography, ana offers this IN
competition with the original This seems
90 be au invasion not merely of literary
property, but Of the property that our laws
recognize 10 maintaining the right Of every
man 10 what he has bought and paid for.
III 10 were O question of property I'm ideas, W
such as arise when a book IS reprinted, the
ease would. Of course, be hopeless. As 70
is. 90 is tu De hoped that test case will be
ned" upon Pie enterprise NJ The Postmaster
F.sr.HH..
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
Is III A MONSTER GRAB

Ihata bitter and formidable war IS
teiug vaged 9n Major Powell Director
~ tEe Geological survey seems beyond
doubt The falt thar tLe attack IS
headed by senator Stewart 0f Ne
gldl furnishes pIesumptiye evidences
LLat big capital 8 involved ana rhat
lLeIsf1re he dsLt IS formidable Tie
terms in which Dr. stewart couches
bis 1us alEht speak for themselves AS %
me auimus ~ The controversy
senator stewart nIst move Fls s--
IifuJ Hs introduced q resolution iu
Congress calling f1T Information from
~ Interior Department auI t10k al-
Yantsae 0f the occasion 10 intimate llat
money et aside f1r purposes Of irrisa-
bon lad been use5 for typographical
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
nLcrerinr MN In.ilnn.

GuTuHE. I. r., June 3.--Tho couu.
ell Of the Sac and Fox tribe met the
Indian Commission Sunday evening
and negotiations for the cession Of iO1,-
900 acres Of land were begun. The
commissioners made the council no
offer, but merely told them that the
Government wanted them to take lands
in scveraliy. The spokesman Of the
council, Jokuk, said the tribe was will
ing 10 take allotments on these condi.
lions That each aud every Indian he
allowed 200 acres Of land; that 81 per
acre be paid Tor surplus lands, and that
only those living on the reservation, be
ing members Of the tribe. should reseive
any benefits. The commissioners said
Il would be impossible to accept all the
conditions, but they would make a for
NAL offer later.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

s5rv,v Thrre yas Int ono inference
INNNI'Nt HIlii iHi-. l' WIZ. thAt ihl '.N
atoT purpose was hostile, and Major
poy,n bfr,ssff WA. rsf,trelIy s,ropo
the ITsi lo entertain lt. he feaIlItN al
once ihata serious movement against
1.t,,.4...l f..,,, f,,,r,l,o1 ,,lbcstr.i4tf
''.'i. ..
way took The neld I'm great force. Here
Go .,r-tefior from, bfs sf5frrrarf.
IiN .a-' congress as-e N... alII'lu
aing money 9r tla location 0Y survey 'l
If.a1p.e tracts oi suitable sues TOT fe-ei
F.l-, wherein Io store Ma'tf lh ,.t we.
season log use dAf.h- ihe oI1 season, Ih Ed
u"Ns Ia'is ai lHI. enormous lelIll"lA '.
drought. Do was If0E'dsu ny ih'- same
Jaw IhaI 'ht .aNy- may h'N .Nl i' 'iI'-i iI.it
.N 'Ur II1I ed WORKS -hu'tu Ne WIN.
drawn non INt operation "I lhe i'.-eI.
..rl I.u..I culture aud redemption
acts. u order tuaf speculative companies
and individual should pot te able l1 ah.
-nrO under those a0ls Iue Tracts 3nd sizes
elected dt ihe expense ui persons wishing
tu establish hnme,tead-. How Wiss lns
provision was I> even nov ueIh- SHOWN n}
tle tremendous efforts which the ,1e#n.1-
Tors. WIN rVI.O'.'NV I' n'eh 'NtiH gre
Iarer5.s In ar1sr mad tHty n5, rIs1 f1
ord gobhle these srass and supply waters.
9i.l To,9 .lg p, 'so'os',ai i4i,'1 s ras 1, e' ~
their scheme. if 10 succeeds, may be ur-
missed when consideration ls given To- the
lands ..e seia.tgS ty tfs suryeS ',9' NH maze
lUO,Cu0OO0 now worthless acres rise TO
value OF from - 70 sy0 an
1ity tEat the speculators look
forth their dreams. Once in possession Of
te .ss .o.g pl,','aI,S n.y. ~ S' & ,e Ms.S ,S
aiioaetler lepend-tbev can sell or rent
the broad acres 90 their own prices, and
@ W.. w. H. "S ,,i..r,i. o 5arj1I,,,ris yiii %
lfue less than scris, altogether 90 the
mercy Of eofForal.ons ond in9nopo'isis. !,
WTat la now W. sprears TO he the inevitable
destiny Of This country territory namely,
10 Ig a,.o'''i o1 , He'u ~ 'eT W & gnoI,ous ls,,
lstors that ann irving my hest TO defeat
They WELD great influence, and they have
5 Il,u onrs. ysr MA ,si,r isr is ,.Og,s S ~
case. The result is move 10 Congress In
favor OF repeating the law and letting the
'i.ou'"'oi' nave '''e' way
Inc ooservant pupiic wiz remember
mat TINS Is not the hrst war tnat mas
been waged against Director POWELL
Only three or four years ago an effort
was made to suspend the publication OF
me reports OIL me 1eoioglcal survey
On 'he pea 'ha' 'ile cos, OIL 'hose puoH.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
LETTER FROM HERBERT SPENCER
Satisfied with His Life aud Work
Condition of His Health.

CONDITION of Ais Health.
BRooELyN, n. y. June 3.-At the
annual meeting Of the Ethical Asso-
citation the following letter from Her
bert Spencer was read Itwas sent in
response TO the recent action Of the as
sociation on Mr.. Spencer's 10th birth
day
G4 AvENJE RoAp. REcrvr's PABK,
LoNpoN, N. W., May 10, $500.
Dc1 Wr. Sfjitop.
Those who in the past have devoted
themselves to the diffusion Of ideas have
usually had much TO suffer and have met
with little appreciatiou they died before il
came. Remembering the fdtes of such, ]
may regard myself as extremely fortunate.
Though, during the first half of my lit-
erary career, the losses were great and The
cncOuragements small, yet the last half has
made amends; and may be more than sat.
isfed alike with the material results and
the effects produced, as well as with the
marks Of approval which have been coming
to ME more aud more frequently,
Among these last, the resolution passed
by the Brooklyn Ethical Association, which
/ received yesterday, IS one of the most
gratifying, and calls for special thanks
Coming as IL does from those who have de
Nuleu themselves 70 lue eluuy OF eNoiuJlOu
ary doctrines, 10 has q manifest COrdi3hty
greater than it would have did 70 come
from those who are not en- relations Of sym
pathv, intellectual and moral
In response 10 the good wishes expressed
for my health, | may say that. uotwith
standing partial relapses, ] have much I'm
proved during the last four months, aud
am not without hope that / may still bC
able TO complete the last division oi my
work.
Please communicate this letter to- On,
association on the next Go occasion, and be
lieve me sincerely yours,
HEHnERr SPENCER.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

The Corcoran Art Gallery is in re-
ceipt Of another valuable painting di-
rect from the Paris Exposition, Bier
stadrs "The Last of the Buffalo The
painting has elected the highest praise
on both sides Of the Atlantic, and one
10 which the renowned artist had de-
voted much time and labor The
scene is laid upon the Sweet Water
River, in the valley of the Platte, which
a few years ago was the favorite haunt
of the buffalo In the background rise
the Rocky Mountains.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
ON A WAGER
a Man Drinks Beer Glass Of whisI.
ane Dies.


1t was reported yesterday that Fred.
Palzine, wiper in the Virginia ave
nue. round. house Of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, had been dealt with
foully on Friday night last and after
ward removed to his home in Alex
andria, where he died on Saturday
night
1t was to day, however, ascertained
that on Friday night Palzine, with
some friends, were going the rounds
in South Washington and drinking very
freely. In one Of the places they
entered Palzine made wager that he
could drinl, a bootleg beer glass full
of whisky without taking from his lips.
He won on the wager and Immediately
afterward staggered out Of the door and
was soon found lying across q low stone
wall unconscious and very much bloated
i'm face and body lie was taken to his
room and from there to his brother. s
house In Alexandria Palziue never
recovered consciousness from the time
he was found until he died,
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
a Bridge celebration.

It was decided at a meeting OF th
East Washington Citizens Association
last night to appropriately celebrate the
opening Of the new bridge across the
Eastern Branch on August 23 next.
That date Will be the seventy. sixth an
niVersary Of the burning of the old
bridge by the British troops In 1914 II
Is proposed 20 make the celebration the
most notable ever held IN the eastern
be held In about two weeks to appoint
committees and formulate plans % in
sure the success Of the project.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
captain RosselI's Narrow Escape.

Last evening, on Louisiana avenue,
near the postoiiee, heavy wagon col
lided with buggy in which were seated
Captain R0ssell aud his driver The
Captains horse took fright and turning
very suddenly threw both out upon the
serious injury The Captain had Just
returned from an inspection OF the
police patrol systems of Newark, n j.;
Brooklyn. y. y Boston and Provi-
deuga
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

FIoW ne hdHs0s tfy Jo1filW.
Here's pretty state OF things in
South Dakota. The State law regu-
lating marriage does not go into effect
until June s. and there is some doubt
as 10 whether the Territorial Law Is still
operative. So the ministers and jus
tices of the peace decline TO perform
any marriage ceremonies, and we'd
dings must be deferred OF else ante
nuptial trips must be taken 10 some
other Slate
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

An Illinois Republican Convention
has adopted a resolution insisting on the
right Of the State, by compulsory edu-
cation, "to prepare It's people for the
ineligible lsirl exercise of the priv
lpges Of citizenship. 10 would seem
wise 10 begin by sending the delegates
10 that convention 20 a primary school
tor not less than six weeks.
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
A VIE YIndIcatsd.

Justice James yesterday granted q
divorce 10 Margaret Beck from her hus
band August II Beck, with the custody
of her children aud an allowance oi
500 FOR counsel fees. The bin was
fled By the husband, who charged her
with infdelity She fled a counter
charge Of habiual drunkenness aud
cruelty On the trial Il was proven that
she had been a faithful wife, and the
decree was given 10 her
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

William S. Roose, in. has re-
ceiyed the appointment of assistant
resident physician on the surgical staff
of the Johns Hopkins Hospital al Balti
more. The young man who has thus
been honOred Is the son of " $. ROose
Of this city and graduated from the
Maryland Medical Z University Ia April
last The appointment Is considered by
bis Washington friends as a marked
RECOGNITION Of his ability
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
Fails on saturday.

IRON me htH lDfh nftfs
Republicans who have been plotting
TO capture the Congressional seat lately
filled by llr Carlisle are likely 10 find
their plans thwarted by Governor Buck
neT's call for an election on June 21.
That date falls on Saturday, the day Of
the week most convenient for voting by
the Kentucky farmers, who form the
Democratic strength ia the Carlisle dis
tTirf
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

a picnic was held by the White Rose
socials last night AZ Lochbghler's Gar
den aud the attendance was very large.
Miss Nellie Baldwin was presented with
a handsome diamond ring lor selling
the largest number Of tickets. Miss
Katie Lynch received a Fan as a second
prize f0r ticket selling ana The third
prize for the same-a silk umbrella
was awarded -G Miss Stella Heard
The daily critic., 1890-06-03

a dispatch from Richmond Va says
The Grand Lodge Of the independent
Order Of B nai B Tith assembled In that
city yesterday aud were received in a
speech of welcome by Mayor Elys9u.
Among the delegates present Was Hon
simon Wolf 0f Washington ID o
The daily critic., 1890-06-03
saees.s ID De AII-NIght -.

The all night ears we're placed on the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad
last night for the first time They
seemed 10 be fairly well patr0niled, con
sidering the fact that many people were
not aware Of the exact time the change
was 10 be made Some Of the resi-
dents residing in parts Of the city eoy-
cred by other lines viii now begin
clam0ring for an all-night service