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Against the Fifteenth Amendment.

JACKSON, Miss. Jan. 3l.-The me.
mortal recently introduced by General
A. M. West in the House of Repre-
sentatives asking the repeal by Con
gress of the Fifteenth Amendment was
reported upon favorably yesterday. A
minority report recommending that the
bill do not pass was also read. The
memorial was made a special order for
February 4. The Senate yesterday
passed the House bill calling consti.
tutional convention to meet in August
nnNi
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A Race Riot In Georgia.

MACON, GA. Jan. 31.-A race riot
occurred at Morgan, Calhoun County,
on Wednesday, during which one white
man was fatally shot and three others
seriously wounded. \ number of ne
groes were also shot, but none killed.
The row was caused by a drunken ne
gro striking white child and the sub
sequent attempt of officers to arrest
him. The town was full Of negroes.
who had come from all parts of the
country TO witness the execution of
Polk Newton, negro murderer.
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HooSIER STATE POLITICS.
Ex-Governor Gray wnl Withdraw Op
position to Voorhees,.

CHIcAeo, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-A Tri-
6nne special from Indianapolis says
conference between Senator Voorhees,
and Ex-Governor Gray was held here
last evening at the residence Of the lat
ter. The Senator arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon. and after stopping
few minutes at the hotel proceeded
to the residence of Ex-Governor Gray.
The call was prolonged through nearly
two hours. AT its conclusion an at
tempt was made to interview Voorhees,,
but he would not talk, and soon left the
city for Terre Haute
Governor Gray was called upon last
night and asked If he had agreed to
withdraw from the Senatorial contest.
He said 1T has been all mere sup
position that was in the field as q
candidate for the Senatorship. / have
never said that was candidate. The
feeling between Senator Voorhees, and
myself is friendly, aud I shall give him
my hearty support. ;"
In consideration of this withdrawal
of Grays opposition to the candidacy
of Voorhees, for re election ii is under
stood that the Senator has pledged the
Ex-Governor his support as candidate
for the nomination of ice.President in
1899
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The Supreme Court win Decide.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. Jan. 31.--Judge
Bond of the United States Circuit Court
has instructed Receiver Chamberlain of
the South Carolina Railroad to tender
coupons of the South Carolina State
bonds, known rs Green bonds, for taxes
for 1880, which amount to SIS, 400.
The Green bonds were declared invalid
by the Bond Commissioners of the State
in 1877. The tender of coupons for
taxes was refused by the State fiscal
officers, and the State will now prob
ably endeavor to enforce its claim for
taxes. The question of the validity or
invalidity of the Green bonds will
probably 90 to the Supreme Court Of
The United States for decision.
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There are enough of you to start n
colony" said Judge Miller as he
looked at the four stalwart men stand
ing in the dock of the Police Court this
morning. zone ofyou claims to be all
iron worker, another follows the water,
Pat there says he is shoemaker and
John is a carpenter"
The men were arrested by Officer
Kendall yesterday and charged with va
grancy. They claimed to be from Al
exandria and admitted that they had
been sent TO this city by the police yes
terday.
81 think the Alexandria plan is the
best" said his Honor; "better pass them
on to the'next place, don't you think?'
"I've noticed one thing" said the of
ficer; when these fellows get a taste OF
the workhouse l have noticed that they
never come back again"
Perhaps you are right" remarked
the Court; they can go down for sixty
daVs,"
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Lake Navigation opening.

CHEBoyeAN, MIcH., Jan. 3l.-J. n.
Upham crossed the straits yesterday
morning from Bois Blanc Island to this
place in small boat. This proves that
there is but little ice in the straits at
present TO interfere with navigation.
During the last few days the snow and
ice have disappeared rapidly. Boats
were never before known to cross the
straits at this time of the year.
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THE WASHINGTON BANKS.
A sure Sign of the Prosperity of the


City.
"The surest sign of the prosperity of
Washington" said Mr. Il. II. Colds
borough of the real estate andbrokerage
firm of II. IL. Goldsborough & Co., "ls
the presence of number of new banks
in the city, organized in the past few
months. OF these there are already in
operation the National Capital Bank of
Washington, at Pennsylvania avenue
and Third street southeast, with cap
ital of 5000 900; the Northwest Bank, a
private concern, at Fourteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue northwest;
the West End National Bank, at Penn
sylvania avenue and Nineteenth street
northwest, with a capital of $200,0 600.
Then there is the Traders National
Bank, on the south side of Pennsyl
vania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets northwest, which will open
It's doors for business in Il few
days. The stock on this bank
has increased in value rapidly within
ten days and it is hard TO get. Just
around the corner at Ninth and ID streets
northwest, in the new Lincoln Building,
is the Lincoln National Bank, which
will also be ready to receive deposits in
short time. All of these institutions
are founded on sound financial basis,
and each has promise of good business
before it. The significance of the pres
ence of these new banks is they indi
cate the presence of large volume OF
money in Washington.
1T is outside money, to use the eX
preston. money sent here for invest
ment by capitalists not residents of tn,
city, hut who have faith in its growinS
prosperity and bring their money here
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NARROWLY Escnno1 Lynching.

PAoLA, KAN, Jan. 81. Frank Will
son and Richard Means broke Jail
Wednesday night and stole two horses
with which to make their escape. Last
night Sheriff Matthews arrived here
with the prisoners. The Indignation
against the latter caused mob of 1000
to gather at the Jail to lynch the pris-
oners. The sheriff smuggled the pris-
oners into Jail through a back door,
and the mob, finding itself powerless
against the iron doors dispersed.
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Announcer Great Trunk Line.

WACO, TEXAS, Jan. 31.-It is almost
certain an Arrangement of some sort has
been made between the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad Company
and the San Antonio and Aranza Pass,
and that the two, united into single
system, are about to establish trunk
line from the great Northern lakes to
the Gulf of Mexico.
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LONDON. Jan. 31.-It is stated that
while in this city recently DR.. Talmage
of Brooklyn, N. Y, decided to accept
the editorial chair of the Christian Her
aid, published in New Yord. DR.. Tai.
mage will sever his connection with
periodical literature and will devote his
energies as editor exclusively to the
Christian Kerad,
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The sons OF the Revolution.

WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 31.-The
Sons of the American Revolution have
organized a society here with ex-Secre-
tary of State BayNrd as president. In
proportion to the size Of the State this
promises to be one of the most flourish
ing Of the State societies that are mem
bers of the National Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution.
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yankee Capital Going south

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Jan. 31.-An
Aberdeen, Miss, correspondent of the
Age -HeraM reports that New England
parties have offered to establish a cot
ton factory in that city, supplying
800, 900 capitol, if the citizens will sub
scribe like amount. The proposition
has been accepted,
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o.oOo Bushels of rive Ruined.

DAVENPORT, Iowa. Jan. 3l.-rwenty
thousand bushels of barley and malt
were scorched or soaked by the burn.
ing of the malt house of the Bosch
Grain Company here yesterday. The
fire originated in the kilns There is
an insurance of $4,000 on the contents
of the building, but it will not cover
Ah.n lnco
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The caiirornia Blockade open.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 31.-A west bound
train, the first released from the block
ade since the oath instant, arrived here
this morning at ;35 o'clock. The train
consisted of six cars exclusively OF mail.
The other seven trains which have been
delayed are following at half-hour
intervals.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-The invitation
extended by the Union League Club of
Brooklyn, N. y, to Stephen A. Doug
lass, ir., to deliver the address of the
evening on the occasion of the Lincoln
memorial meeting on February IL has
been accepted. Mr.. Douglass will give
sketch of the martyred President life
and work
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A sunday Morning Duel.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3l,--A special to the
World from Paris says; The Marquis de
Mores, considering himself insulted by an
article in the Nation, has challenged NJ
Dreyfus, the editor, To duel with pistols.
Arrangements have been made for the
meeting to take place on Sunday morning
ON the Belgian frontier Mores' seconds
are Count Dedion aud NJ. Feuillaut. Those
of Dreyfus are eX-Minister Lockroy and NJ.
Picnon.
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CAR DRIVERS, TRICKS.
A Practice in Vogue on Some of the
Lines.

A Practice In vogue on Some of the
Lines.
THAT fellow ahead thinks he is play
ing smart trick on me, remarked car
driver on the Metropolitan line to a
CRTIc reporter, as the car rounded Du
pont Circle last night. "What do
mean? Why, he is loafing on me so rs
to catch my fares. You see, if we don't
turn in Just so many fares every trip
we run the risk of being laid Off, and
by tagging as he does he catches nearly
all of my passengers. Now, i should
have at least forty on the car at this
point, and, you see, have only six,
whilst the driver ahead has his car
crowded Is this kind of business done
often? Well, should say so. Why,
the boss said if he caught any more
drivers at it he would lay them Off.
II will tell you why it is DONE" con
tinued the driver. when bad feeling
exists between conductors and drivers,
or if they take dislike to new
conner, they generally try to get him
laid off, and they are often success
full if they happen to have the car
ahead. don't know as the man ahead
has any bad feeling toward me, but at
any rate he is acting very strangely to-
NIGHT -
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An Important Cincinnati appointment

COLUMBUS, ONO, Jan. 31.-Gov-
ernor Campbell has appointed Hon.
Samuel f. Hunt to be Judge of the
Superior Court of Cincinnati vice
Judge William II. Taft, resigned to
accept the Solicitor Generalship ten
dered him by President Harrison.
Judge Hunt is ripe scholar, dis.
tinguished lawyer and orator, and is a
nephew of the late Hon. George II.
pnndletOn
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Mnnny fnr schnnI Rows.

Thirty school boys above the age of
IL can learn how 10 make some money
without interfering with their school
work by calling at THE Critic office at
4 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
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SYRACUSE 1SADMlTTED.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Btooklyn Tries to secure y Place
Captain Anson Gives Up Hone The
League VIII BE Composed "f Only
Ten Clubs.

League viii BE Composed Uf Only
Ten clubs.
New YoRK, jan 81. -Messrs.
Won der Abe, Whitaker aud Phelps,
comprising The finance committee of the
American Association, held an import
ant session at the Grand Central Hotel
last evening. Mr. G.. K. Frazier rep
resenting the Syracuse Club, was pre-
sent and fixed the status of his team in
the Association by filing his bond for
$4,000, thereby making Syracuse q
member in good financial standing.
The committee discussed the advisa-
bility OF admitting a club from Brook
lyD, or rather from Brooklyn's suburbs,
asthe proposed club will play its gasnes
on the Mdgewood grounds, which are
in Queens County. r
Mr.. James G. Kennedy, representing
the club, stated TO the committee that
he had obtained an option on the use
Of Ridgewood Park for baseball pur-
poses during the coming season, and
that he was prepared TO file his bond as
soon as the association should decide
TO admit Brooklyn to membership Mr..
Kennedy would not give the names of
any of the other gentlemen who are in
tercstcd with him in the scheme. The
matter was laid over for final considera-
tioH at q meeting to be held this morn
ing at IL o'clock.
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Potomac woman's Relief Corps.

Some serious reportorial errors crept
into The CRlTIC's extract from the annual
report of the executive committee of this
organization. published on Wednesday. The
cash amount raised by the corps during the
year was $3.50, not $500. The voluntary
contributions amounted to Sl93, including
$50 which was sent to Johnstown in addi-
ton to the money appropriated by the
corps and the 81, 500 worth of clothing sent
there and heretofore reported. The above
figures do not include the money, clothing
and household effects sent to Georgetown
and the canal sufferers. No valuation was
made of the large amounts of supplies do
mated by and through the efforts of the
corps, and by them distributed to the needy
of this city, most of this being considered
as private charities and not from the corps
funds The relief committees report has
been given heretofore. In response to an
appeal for aid for G. A. r. people in South
Dakota, the relief committee of this corps
will on Saturday aud Monday next receive
and ship from G. A. II. Hall, 1412 Penn
sylvania avenue, donations of clothing or
money, to the care of post commanders at
Salem and vicinity, to be distributed by
them as needed.
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The SrRINGFIELp, ONO, News says; sit
may be said to be without competition, so
individual (pecnliar) and alone is Hoods
Sarsaparlla in all that is claimed for it,
Sold by druggists
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General wadsworth,s monument.

Hon. T.. S. Osborn and j II. Stine
called on the Secretary of w II yesler-
day with reference to the loca ion of the
site of General Wadsworth's monu-
ment. AS he was Military Governor of
the District of Columbia during the
war. and a man of national repu-
tation. it seemed TO the soldiers of the
corps in which he served appropriate
that it should be erected at the Capital.
where are clustered the statues of 50
many distinguished heroes. The Sec
retary of War served in the same corps
JFirsi) with General Wadsworth aud
holds his memory in high esteem. He
will select an eligible place for his
statue.
She Refused an Escort and Was Shot.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, Jan. 31.-Aunie
Carthon, a pretty Swedish domestic,
employed in the family of s. Il. Davis,
was murdered in cold blood by Hans
Lander. Hans Lander was Davis
stableman. The girl had refused the
attentions Lander sought TO show her.
He wanted to accompany her to her
home last night, but she would not al
low it. She started and Lander waited
on a street corner for her to pass,
and then fired two shots from a revol-
yer, one shot piercing the girls heart
and the other the brain. He then turned
the revolver to his temple blowing out
his own brains The girl was only 1G
years old and very handsome.
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Trying the New Torpedo Boat.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 81. The
new torpedo boat Cushing was given u
trial in Bristol Harbor yesterday. The
party on board comprised the HERE
shoff brothers, her builders, the com
mander of the vessel, Lieutenant Wins
low, U. S. N, also the inspector, Com,
mander Converse. The contract speed,
twenty two miles an hour, was readily
made under half steam, the vessel of
course. being light.
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LIVERPOOL, Jan. 31.-A fire was dis
covered to-day between the decks of
the White Star Company's fast steam
ship Teutonic. Ii was speedily eXtin-
guished and very little damage was
done
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African Methodist bishops Meet.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. 31.--The
annual conference of the Bishops of the
African NJ. Il. Church met here yester
day, eight Bishops being present. The
only business of interest transacted was
the selection of Philadelphia as the
place for the next conference. This
revokes previous action of the confer
ence, which had appointed Selma, Ala,
ms the place, the objection to Selma
being on account of race prejudices.
The sessions are he'd In secret.
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Howard Sulser and Kate Smelling, Wash
ington; Frank G. Bates and Laura j, Bo-
law, Washington; Charles S. Copehart and
Ettie +. oliver; William II. Brown aud
Mary B. Stannard.
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Completing Georgetown's Electric Road

The line of electric cars running
from the corner of High and Water
streets, Georgetown. to Tennallytown,
is nearly completed. The overhead
wires are up and the motor and car
houses are completed. The double
track has now been run as far as st.
Adams Church, one and half miles.
The cars, built by George Stevenson ~
Co of New York, are expected in the
course of week or two. They com
bine every comfort and form part of
the most extensive equipment south of
New York. The officers are: General
r. G. Drum, president; r. ii. Colds
borough, vice president; George II. B.
White, treasurer, with the follow
ing directors w. A. Gordon, Henry
Wise Garnett, j. Il. Beall, O. c. Green
and II. p. Gilbert. The people living
on the line west of Rock Creek are
manifesting great interest in the work,
and the influence upon property values
in that section has been felt decidedly.
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WINNIPEG, MAN, Jan. 31.-Mani
toba lumber men having mills along tue
Lake Of the Woods claim that ex-Sen-
ator Rice of Minnesota has only half
stated the truth. They say Minneso-
tans themselves are the principal Of
tenders. One of them says Americans
have been despoiling the Northern Min.
nesota pine forests for five years and
selling the timber to Canadian mills,
who had always supposed that the
Americans had authority to cut the
timber
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The National ,aseball League.

After session of two hours and
half the National Baseball League
Convention in New York came to a
close. The delegates held an informal
discussion on the proposition of in
creasing the League membership by adj
mitting Detroit and Baltimore. The
idea did not meet with favor, and the
matter was dropped without any final
action being taken. Mr.. Stearns of the
Detroit Club and Harry Vonderhost of
the Baltimores were present and took
part in the talk. The question as to
how many persons each club should
be allowed to grant free admission to
games was discussed at length and re.
ferred to the schedule committee with
instructions to report at the schedule
meeting at Cleveland, Ohio, on
March 3 or 4. When the convention
adjourned It was resolved that the next
gathering at the call of the chair should
be reconvened annual meeting. This
will be the schedule meeting and the
action is taken so that any business
may be transacted instead Of matters be-
ing confined to committee work.
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Cnntaln Anson alvea up.

CnIcAeo, Jan. 81 The tribune this
morning saws: Captain Anson says he
does not believe the League can enforce
its present form of contract lie has
come to that conclusion as the result Of
reading Judge O'Brien's decision;
but" said he, II don't think the mem
bcrs of that law committee are fools and
when they say they are going ahead
with the suits believe they think they
have good reason to do so. One thing
l do know, A, G. Spalding wants the
matter settled. lie wants the courts to
say whether the present contract will
hold ball player, and il 1t won't what
kind of contract will, and ! don't
think he'll stop until he finds out"
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The Ontnrio LegIsIature Opened.

ToRoNTo, ONT, Jan. 3l.-The Onta-
rio Legislature was opened yesterday
afternoon by Lieutenant Governor
Campbell, who read his address. which
SAYS "The agricultural industry the
most important in the province, is still
in depressed condition, owing to the
untoward climatic conditions. and this,
together with low prices of cereals, has
worked much hardship among farmers.
The manufacture Of cheese, however,
has increased TO such an extent that
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PANTS reduced to $3.50. Eiseman Bros
1th ~ Il.
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Al marriage and death notices published
n TUE CRITIC free,
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ohio's Lreutenant-Governor Unseated.

COLUMBUS, ONO, Jan. 31.-The Ohio
Senate yesterday took final action in the
Lieutenant Governorsbip contest The
summarized evidence in the case, as
prepared by the majority Of the com
mittee on elections, was adopted, with
resolution ousting +. l.. Lampson,
Republican, who was elected by twenty
three votes on the face of the returns.
and the Office given to William V. Mar
quis, Democrat whom the committee
found TO be elected by some 500 votes
The votes stood on unseating Lampson
and seating Marquis: Yeas, 1S; nays,
1G-SeDator Massie, Republican, being
sick and absent. Mr.. Lampson was
given an opportunity to speak. and said
he was duly elected last fall as Lieu
tenant Governor, and, notwithstanding
the vote just taken, he would continue
to act and fill the Office.
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SECRETARY TRACY PRAISED.

Secretary Tracy is praised by all for
his manifest intention to act for the
best interests of the Navy and the
Washington yards. as exemplified by
his demand that the work shall be pros
ecuted as fast as possible, without re-
gard 10 the politics or the relations of
workmen. He does not consider that
this feature should affect questions of
purely technical or mechanical engi-
nnprinn
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the value of exports OF that staple now
exceeds the aggregate value Of all the
manufactures exported by the Domin-
ion. The immense deposits Of silver,
iron copper and nickel, recently dis.
covered or developed, have attracted
the attention of capitalists, and large
investments are being made in develop
ing our mineral resources. Measures
relating TO the sale of mining locations
and to regulate mining operations will
be introduced at this session." The re-
mainder Of the address relates TO purely
local affairs.
New Nork's Charitable Institutions.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 3l.--A present
ment made by the grand jury severely
condemns the condition of O number
of the institutions of charities and cor
rection The various institutions on
the islands in the East River and the
prisons and hospitals on Manhattan
Island were visited by the jurymen.
The report comments severely on the
lack of accommodation for patients in
the Blackwell s Island Female Asylum,
and says the wooden pavilions were
unfit for occupation. The insane
peoples dormitories on IIart's Island
are disgrace to civilization. The
water on Harts Island from wells and
cisterns cannot be healthy, when
"a, 900 bodies have been buried on the
island. The water supply in Essex
Market Prison is also condemned. An
improvement in Bellevue ambulance
service is called for.