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The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
NEW STORY OF TANNER.
He Asks Harrison How the Preside Mt
Thinks He Is Getting Along.

Ihluks Ite Is GeJtlnE Along.
Lieutenant Colonel Clobridge of the
Fourteenth Regiment was in a genial
mood, says the Brooklyn Citizen, when
he was at the armory on the last head
quarter night. He said that he had
been suffering from the prevailing Gus
sedpess," and that his physician had
ordered him TO remain in the house
He did not look like a sick man, how
ever, and for half an hour entertained
group of officers and newspaper men
with anecdote and repartee in way
which many well men might envy.
Something which was said suggested
James Tanner to him.
II heard Tanner tell story on him
SELF" said he, which would have been
better kept quiet. He said that after
he had been Pension Commissioner for
several weeks he went to President
Harrison and asked him: How am
getting along? The President looked
at him for minute and then said that
he was reminded of this incident of the
war: A general wanted to move his
army to certain point and to accom-
plish the transfer more eXpeditiously
he divided 1t, and sent the two wings by
different routes. In order to see what
progress they were making he visited
the two divisions. He found the first
plodding along the muddy road in
silence, but it was losing no time and
rapidly approaching its destination,
He rode over to the other division and
before he came in sight of it he heard a
great noise of drums beating and bands
playing and men shouting. When the
officer in command saw the general he
rode up to him and asked: How am ]
getting alongY Tanner seemed to en-
joy the joke" concluded Colonel Clio,
bridge.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
THE NEW RACING TRACK
CARPENTERS BEGIN WORK ON THE
STABLES TO-DAY.

a Acoommodat ations to be Furnished for
over zoo uortes-Turf Men Coming
From New York-What tho Railroad
VIII Do-OutIook for the Meeting.
Twenty five carpenters were sent to
Bennings Station to-day to begin work
on the ables for the use Of the Wash.
ington Jockey Club, whose spring
meeting will probably be inaugurated
about the beginning Of April. Already
the track fence has been completed on
both sides and the work Of fencing in
the entire tract of t05 acres is being
urged forward as rapidly as possible.
Among those who have promised TO
send horses to the spring meeting are
Messrs. Jennings, Bradley. Morris, ex-
Governor Bowie, Davis & Hall, Eustis
and Blunt, and accommodations will be
provided at The track for about 240
animals.
PIiEPARISe FOR THE MEETING.
81 am expecting party of gentlemen
from New York. said President Draney
to representative of THE CRITIc to-day,
land after conference with them the
date of the spring meeting will be def
nitely fixed. 1t is our idea to have the
spring racing season begin at the Ben
nings track as soon as possible and the in
ducements which we will offer TO stable
owners should be sufficient to bring
them here, for liberality in purses will
be one of the features Of our orgaDiza-
tion."
Arrangements have been perfected
with the Baltimore and Potomac and
Baltimore and Ohio railroad companies
by which all local trains will stop at
Bennings Station, which 10 but few
hundred yards from the track, and dur
ing the spring meeting special trains
will be run for the convenience of pat
rons of the Jockey Club.
ADAPTED FOR TRoTTINe.
Besides being adapted to running
horses" remarked Charles Childs. one
of the leading spirits in the new ven
ture, "the Bcnnings track has al
ways been noted as good track for
trotters, and during the summer it is
our intention to give monthly, and pos
sibly, bi.monthly exhibitions of speed
by some Of the best trotting horses in
the United States. One advantage that
we will have is the fact that we own
our track and will not have to pay q
big rent, as the National Jockey Club
did at Ivy City. This will enable us
to offer bigger purses for the horses to
compete for, and every facility will be
| provided to make the track at Bennings
one Of the most attractive in the coun-
try
Horsemen are taking a great deal OF
interest in the new club, and owners OF
fancy nags in this vicinity find it a very
agreeable drive out to the track nearly
every afternoon. Sunday morning is
| however, the time most convenient fol
drive to Bennings, and number OF
rigs can be seen on the road heading
for the we'll and popular track
With the completion of the proposed
| new grand stand, which will have q
| seating capacity for about 2 900 persons
an important feature will he added a
the eastern extremity. This plan con
templates the connection of the club
house under the same roof as the grand
stand, and from the portico club mem
bers and their families will be able tc
see all that is transpiring in the pad
| dock below.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
UNCLE sAM,s UNKNOWN LAND.
Part of state That kas Never Been
Explored.

Explored.
Washington has her great unknown
land, like the interior of Africa. The
country, shut in by the Olympic Noun
tains, which includes an area of about
1000 miles square, has never, to the
positive knowledge of old residents Of
the Territory, been trodden by the foot
of man, white or Indian. These noun
tains rise from the level country, within
ten or fifteen miles of the Straits of San
Juan de Fuca in the north, the Pacific
Ocean in the west, Hoods Canal in the
east, and the basin of Quinault Lake
in the south, and, rising TO the height
of 5000 or 5000 feet, shut in vast nm
explored area.
The Indians have never penetrated it,
for their traditions say that it is inhab-
tied by a fierce tribe which none of the
coast tribes dared molest. Though it
is improbable that such tribe could
have existed in this mountain country
without their presence becoming known
to the white men, no man has ever as
certained that it did not exist. White
men, too, have only vague accounts of
any white man having ever passed
through this country, for investigation
of all the claims of travellers has inva-
riably proved that they have only ira
versed It's outer edges.
The most generally accepted theory
in regard to this country is that it con
sisted of great valleys. stretching from
the inward slopes of the mountains to a
great central basin The theory is sup
| ported by the fact that, although the
| country round has abundant rain, and
clouds constantly hang over the noun
tain tops, all the streams flowing toward
the four points are insignificant. and
rise only on the outward slopes of the
| range, none appearing to drain the
| great lakes shut in by the mountains.
| This fact appears to support the theory
that streams flowing from the inuel
slopes of the mountains feed a great in
terror lake. But what drains this lakel
II must have an outlet somewhere, and
as all the streams pouring from the
mountains rise in their outward slopes,
it must have subterranean outlet tC
the ocean, the straits or the sound
There are great discoveries in store foi
some of Washington's explorers. Seat
| he Press
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Bnrial Permits Issued.

Burial permits have been issued by the
Health Officer during the past twenty-four
hours as follows:
Anna S. NJ. Knowlton, 32 years; William
Mofiatt, 32 years; Emma Inch, 80 years;
Malcolm T. E. Chandler, 60 years; Rachel
G. Williamson, % years; Thomas Grant, 43
years; George Frazier, GO years; Frank
Gordon, 3 years; Mary D. I.illey, SO years;
Woodward, 7G years; George W. Hicks, 40
years; Laura Duston, 46 years; Sarah Car
ter, n years; Bertrand $. Ashby, so years;
Gabrielle Morello, 81 years; Mamie Kilroy,
go years; Patrick Corrigan, IS years; Mary
Ellen Prince, SO years; and colored: Sam
uel Mankin, 20 years; Florence King, Z
months; Dennis jenkins, As years; Harriet
Simms, 80 years; Josephine Bell, 3 years;
Robert Roots, 40 years; Alexander Jones,
S months; Helen +. Ward, year; Stephen
Anderson, 20 years. Mary +. Allen, 10
years; Maria Cook, "A years; Susie Howard,
] year; Ernest White, / year
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
a Gymnastic Exhibition.

The large gymnasium of the Young
Mems Christian Association was filled at
the exhibition given last night by the ssso-
citation. AT S:l5 O'Clock Professor Jack
son, at the head of his pupils, marched in
the room. The exercises opened with eX-
hibitions on the horizontal bar by the mems
class, after which wand drill by the boys
class, acrobatic performances, hopping over
the rope and standing broad jump followed.
The club swinging of Mr.. Walter Loveless
brought considerable applause. The class
of small boys attracted much attention.
The elephant race was a feature of the
evening, and created considerable merri,
ment, The jumping of Jacobs and Smith
was excellent, as was the high kicking of
Messrs. Orme, Harding aud playter. The
forming Of the pyramids by the entire class
deserves special mention The eutcr
tainment closed with tug of war.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Mary Ann Dougherty in Trouble.

Mary Ann Dougherty, the claimant in
the famous pension case that attracted so
much attention during President Cleve-
lands Administration, was in the Police
Court again this morning.
"She was drunk and disorderly on the
street." said Policeman O'Neal, sand had
to run her in. She's been here before
seven times and that's all l know about
her"
81 know her" remarked Judge Miller.
| know her we'll"
"Your Honor piped Mary Ann, II
want lawyer. Went to Castner's drug
store last night to get some medicine and
this officer arrested me. only came out
of Garfield Hospital the other day. The
Secretary of the Interior sent me there and
hen see that get justice"
"The same old story" said Judge Nil
ler "You can pay fine of So
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
nusIne.s OF the EnuIty Court.

There will be no hearings of contested
cases in the Equity Court until the second
Tuesday in March, All Judges Of the court
will sign orders; but 1t has been thought
best, in view Of the crowded state of the
docket of the Court in General Term, to
pay more attention TO that. Judge Bradley
continues i'll and Chief Justice Bingham
is kept constantly in the Criminal Court
Justices Cox, Hagner aud James are to-day
sitting In General Term, and they hope IN
the next few weeks TO dispose of number
Of important cases upon appeal.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Herr Most Released on Bail

New YORK, Jan. 2S.-The argument on
the Johann Most writ OF habeas corpus was
held in the private room of the Supreme
Court judges to-day, reporters being eX
cluded. Presiding Justice Van Brunt heard
the motion for stay, pending an appeal to
he Court Of Appeals, and granted It, fixing
the bail in which Most may be liberated at
$1,000 Mrs. Ida Hoffman attached her
name to the new bond, and Most was re
leased.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
PLAYING M'GINTY FRANKS.
Mrs. O'Donohue Diving to the Sea
Bottom in "A Bath-Tub.

\ curious illustration of the extent to
which the McGinty craze has attained
is given in the case of Mrs. Bridget
Donohue, handsome and cultured
woman of middle age, residing at 2222
Watt street, Philadelphia. She is the
wife of well-to,do store keeper, the
mother of several bright and interesting
children, and has never in her life be-
fore shown the slightest tendency to
mental alteration, When the song
'Down Went McGinty" first made its
appearance Mrs. Donohne, who is
something of an amateur musician and
has always been of a bright and
yivacious nature, appeared to be highly
amused al the humor of the words and
the jingle of the tune, which she kept
constantly humming. Soon she fell
into the custom of playing McGinty
pranks on her husband. children and
neighbors, but they were of the GUS
tomaTy harmless nature, and excited no
attention, as they were the fashion with
a very large majority Of the people
who fell under the magic of the Nc
Ginty spell. When her husband would
absent himself from his home for an
hour or more she would greet him on
his return with the information
that some one had called to see
him, and when he would ask
who It was she would !aughingly
answer, ''MeGinty," and then appar-
| emily enjoy her husbands good-natured
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
BUSINESS CH4NC ES.

DARE CUANCE-HAL INTEREST IN
IN farm dairy with first class retail route,
seven miles from Washington; everything In
trst-class sJuuing order; cause of sale
pressure of other business; will sell cheap.
Inquire of AGENT Silver Spring, Nd. This
Is rare chance, as We have prOyender for
the winter secured In s!lo.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Calmly Awaits Arrest.

SIorN CITY, Iowa, Jan. 2S.-Ice Miner,
a well known cattle buyer Of Tekamah,
Neb,, became insane yesterday morning
and suddenly assaulted Leauder Scott, a
young man employed at the stock yards
cutting his throat with dirk knife, The
iugular vein was severed and Scott died in
a few minutes. The murderer then sat
down and calmly awaited TO be arrested,
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
A Secretary who oyerdrew.

DEs MoNEs, Iowa, Jan. 2S. The Des
Moines Fire Insurance Company of this
city has levied attachments upon the prop
erty of Theodore Gatchill, late secretary of
the company, for the sum of $1,000. Mr..
Gltchill resigned his position few days
ago, sold his stock and left the company.
Since then the books have been examined,
and it is charged that he has drawn war
rants which he was not authorized TO do
TO the eXtent Of the sum named.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
A Town In a Deplorahle ConditIon.

BLooMINGToN, lLL., Jan, 2S,--A ply
stefan of this city, who was called to Collax
yesterday, found that place in deplorable
condition. One doctor has Just died from
influenza; another is very IN from the same
disease, aud the only other doctor of the
place was called away by sickness.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alliance,

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The correspondent of
the Standard at Lisbon says that the Re
publican element is reused to furious anger
and is strongly advocating an alliance with
America. This feeling is due TO the publi-
cation Of report that Senor Sagasta de-
clared in the Spanish Cortes that Spain did
not desire to offend England for the sake
OF pnrimpal
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Another pensinn rrnnn.

The Commissioner Of Pensions has been
advised that j. W. Albert has been found
guilty in the United States court at Jack.
sonyille, Fla. on an indictment charging
him with forgery in the peusou case Of
W. II. ChaddOck
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Lleutenant sohwatka,s ExrloratIons.

Ell PAso, TEXAs, Jan. 2s.-Lieutenaut
Schwatka is in the city, accompanied by f.
Howard O'Neill, in charge of eleven cliff
dwellers from the Sierra Madre Mountains,
who are members OF the Tahuarmari tribe
aud speak dialect of their own. They
come from YOukohoma, 200 miles from
chihuahua. One of the men has a record
of travelling 100 miles in eleven hours.
These people will be exhibited in this
country and Europe.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Flooded with Bogus silver Dollars.

Fonr DoDGE, Iowa, Jan. 2S.-Northern
Iowa is being flooded with what bankers
pronounce the best imitation silver dollar
that has been placed In circulation for some
time. The coin is the exact shape, size and
color of the genuine and is stamped per-
tectly, 1t is little lighter in weight than
the good dollar. The counterfelts have
been placed IN circulation very success
fully, and thus far without any clue to the
cirrulator
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Advice TO Mothers.

Mrs, Minslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays
all pain, cures wind collie, and It is the best
remedy for diarhma. 25c. a bottle
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28

Praise the bridge that carries You over"
and praise the remedy that heals you, as
YOU win if you should use Old Saups
Catanh Cure, the best remedy for catarrh
and influenza known. % cts.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
A Twelve. Year. oId Murderer,

SAN ANTONIO, Ten, Jan. 2S.-Tony
Wilson, -, ana Robert Miles, #.
quarreed at variety theatre Sunday
night and went to a neighboring square
to fight it out. Wilson remarked that
if he had knife he would settle
the matter very quickly. Miles pro
duced a jack knife and gave it to vii.
son, daring him to use it, Wilson at
once drove the blade of the knife into
Miles heart. Miles fell dead and the
young murderer fed, but afterward
went home and was delivered up to the
police, lie has been an unruly boy.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Herbert GIadstone's speeeh.

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Mr. Herbert Glad
stones speech at Hawardcn has reached
India, and the comments of the native
papers upon it, and especially his fathers
introduction, are especially interesting 1t
will be remembered that the older Gladstone
devoutly expressed his thank fulness that
the British are no longer compelled to rely
solely upon force in the government of that
vast province, but are fast gaining the CON
fdence and affection of their subjects by
their mild and beneficent ways.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Ocnnn stenmers ArrINed

At New Nork-City of Chicago from
Liverpool; Lydian Monarch from Lon,
don.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Refused 10 Carry the Man.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 2s,-The United
states mail for the North, which, ON ac-
count Of the railway block has aceumula-
ted here in great volume, was not taken by
steamship Santa Rosa, which sailed for
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
The Verdict in the KnInen Case

TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 2S,-The cor
oner's jury in the Kniflen murder case
brought in a verdict this morning de
claring that Mrs Kniffen came to her
death by the administration Of chloro-
form by the hands of unknown parties.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
TIE TRONCLAD VTST 90.

The Peral submarine vessel is pronounced
a success. This craft can keep up "a speed
Of six knots an hour forty feet below the
surface for forty minutes at Il time, She
steers well and is perfectly under com
mand. The Pail Nal Gd,eitc says: "A few
more experiments, and we shall no more
put 10 sea in a floating fortress than we
should face the shell fire OF modern artillery
with the old wooden three-decker.n
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Personal.
FOR SALE-LOTS.

E'oR sALE.-LoTs IN FAIRVIEw HEIGHTS
l. on Tepnallytowu Road and Woudley
Lane, opposite Oak View. Electric railway
tracks now laid 10 these lots, which havo
sidewalks in front and gas mains. Prices
lower than asked for other lots in Immediate
vicinity. Small cash payments Monthly or
yearly time given at per cent. interest.
BEALL, BROWN a Co, 1891 i ST.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
The Albuquerque Postohice Robbery

DENVER, Col, Jan. 2S.-The recent post
office robbery at Albuquerque turns out to
be much larger than at first supposed. Chi
cago merchants will suffer heavily, as it
was the Pacific coast east-bound mail that
was plundered. The mail had been sent
by the southern route on account of the
snow blockade. kilograms were received
by the postoiice inspector here yesterday
asking for more assistance. 1t is believed
to be the work of an organized gang of ex-
perts who know of the diversion of the
trAnscOntinentnl mail
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
Frozen to Death on the Plains.
A Historic Church Burned.

BosroN, Jan. 2s.-The Congregations
Church at Danvers Centre was burned this
morning. The loss is s35, 900 and the insur-
auce $4,000. The church is historic one,
being the successor of the ancient Salem
vile parish church In which the witchcraft
troubles began. The present building was
erected about 1885, was remodeled about a
year ago, and was struck by lightning last
year. The parish was known as the Bramaus
Meeting House, the Rev DR.. Braman hay
ing preached in IL for nearly fifty years
The fire caught over the boiler, although
there had been no fire In it for several days.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28

Portland yesterday u seems that the
steamer Columbia. which sailed last week,
was paid by the United states Government
81 per bag, but the Santa Rosa was only
offered hfty cents per NATL bag, which the
steamship company refused. The British
Government, the company says, pays the
American line $40 per bag from this port
to Victoria, and when the home Govern
ment cut the rate TO fifty cents they de-
clined. From commercial standpoint the
situation is serious, as two weeks mail for
the North remains here.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28

$500, 40 or fight" See WAR Robert
sons advertisement in this paper,
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-The French press,
without regard to politics, deny indig-
nantly the statements of the Westphalia
Gazette and other German papers, that
France is fomenting the strikes in Ger
many and supporting the strikers with
money. No one believes It, probably, but
that portion of the German press which
initiated the accusation has its cue, un-
doubtedly, and refuses to withdraw the
charges, thereupon bringing from several
Partisan journals soathing denunciations of
the "reptile press of the Fatherand which
may cause serious trouble.
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28
a Celebrated Daughter of The Navy

New YORK, Jan. 2S.- Mrs. Sarah Balm
bridge Hayes, the last surviving child Of
Commodore Bainbridae, who commanded
the frigate Constitution in the latter's cele-
brated fight with Guierre in the war of 1912,
died early to-day at the residence of her SON
in-law, ~ West Twelfth street. She was
in her S1th year. Her husband was Cap
tain Thomas Hayes of the United States
Navy but he resigned shortly after his
marriage and became prominent in Penn
sylvanla politics. Mrs. Hayes was born at
the Charleston Navy Yard
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28

NHoNEY TO LOAN
N1 In sums 70 suit
on Approved Real Estate Security.
u. II. WARNER a co,
9Io u. Il, W,
The Washington critic., 1890-01-28

Another Stringent Measure said to be
Concealed Behind the BrsciSinridge
BilI-Mr. Breckinrtdge Explains Ills
Position on the Question.
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pATRlARcHS MILITANT.
OF the Grand Cautonmsnt at
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. Avery section Of the
United States is represented in the svausl
cantonment of the Patriarcbs Militant
here. Lieutenant General Underwood.
grand sir of the order and comuf,uolcr of
the military branch Of the Patriarchs Mil
liant, sent out over half million letters
and circulars relative To the cautonmcnt,
aud in many other ways called attention
to the great event. The contests in the
civil branches of the order began early to-
day aud will continue throughout the
week. Most of these will he held in Bat
tcry ID arnory aud will be open only To
the initiated. The merit contests in
the work of the Rebekah degree Of the
woman's department., were galiantly
given precedence and began this morn
ing. The proceedings were opened by
the "Quecn Of the Lakes" Rebekah De-
gree lodge, III Of Chicago. The prizes
for which the Rebekah lodges To the num-
bcr of IL are competing, aggregate 81 BOO.
The lodges competing FROM outside Chi
cago are from kiroqua, Wisconsin,; Coz
lumbus, Ohio; Richmond. Ind; Mime
apolis, bloomington anu Omaha.
Al 3 u. M. the only public ceremony
took place. This was the boisting Of the
American, the Canadian and militant
flags. This was the official signal that
the cantonment had begun.
Ii was the intention Ia raise all three
flags at the same instant, and the signal
for that purpose was given 10y Underwood,
hut General Cable was determined the
stars aud stripes should go up first, and
as he had hold of the rope they did.
Preceding and following the iiag raising
n grand concert was in progress. To
night "a magnificent reception and bal
was given at Battery ID. arnory under ths
auspices Of the Rebckah degree.
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Itnclng nt sarntoga.

SARATOGA, Aug. 4.-First Race-Rosa-
line won, Varrilla second, Lady Unde
third. Time, :03A.
Second race-Laughter won, National
second. Silver Prince third. Time, :0iH.
Third race, mile and a furlong Auster-
litz won, Puzzler second. Irene third.
Time, $50.
Fourth race, one milc-lsaac Lewis
won, Sauntercr second, Eugene third.
Time. lll4.
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards
Emigrant won, Bon ALTA second, Suyke
third. Time. AK.
Sixth race, six furloDgs- Mamie II.
won, bohemian second, Diamond third.
Time, l;F.
Seventh race, six furlongs Modjeska
won, Happiness second, Pail Mall third.
Time, l:l7A.