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The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
CLEVER INVENTIONS

Hydraulic power, at pressure of $50
pounds to the square inch, is now being
conveyed about beneath the streets of Lon
don as steam is conveyed in this country.
Herr Luders of Gorlitz has invented
Photographic apparatus, to be attached
inside mans hat, so that when he is fac
ing a scene or person he has only to pull
little string and instantly catch picture.
There is an admirable arrangement for
quickly and safely emptying the house in
use In the fremont Theatre, Boston. BY
simply touching a button in any one of
eight handy places in the theatre seventeen
exits open, actuated by electricity.
A new calculating machine has just
been invented in France, and obtained a
gold medal at the exhibition. The inventor
is NJ. Bollee of La Mans, a clever machin-
ist, already very favorably known by other
useful inventions. The machine does ad-
dition, multiplication and division with
astonishing rapidity, and all by the turn OF
the wheel NJ. Mascart recently gave an ac
count of the invention before the Academy
of Science.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
TIE .ST0RY OF 4 M0Rn

There is more history in words than
there are words in history. If the
story of every word in our language
could be told we should have little else
In the realm of ideas to look for.
One can hardly open his dictionary
at a place where there is not some word
which, in the various shades of mean
ing through which it has passed, does
not tell the tale of nations glory or a
peoples shame. For example, the
word cirtue, which TO one people meant
physical courage, suggested only the
idea of artistic culture to another. To
be virtuous Roman one had to be
warlike Roman, but to be a virtuous
Florentine one must be lover and pro
moter of an art. So the word prude
tells its story of French shame, for once
it was applied only to the really modest
person.
What is true of the past history of
words in other lands is also true of the
verbal history now being made in this.
We have many words which, in the
changes they are undergoing, are
unerringly recording the trend of
our national mind, whether upward or
downward. The word sp0tls is a force
full example. Only few years ago it
signified the legitimate prize claimed
and taken by the victor. This was
what il meant when Andrew jackson
applied 1t, in his immortal phrase, to
the public offices. Had he lived in
the present day he doubtless would
have found some other simile; for Old
Hickory was not, after all, so free from
polite expression as some Of his ad-
mirers of to-day would have us think
he was.
THE CRITIC does not believe in that
worst form of pessimism which makes
our dead fathers out to have been all
pure and upright men while our living
brothers are all unconscionable scoun-
drels. The world is not going to the
bad at any such rate. But, as there
was a time when war was prosecuted
for nobler end than plunder of the
vanquished, so there doubtless was a
time when political strifes were based
upon nobler causes than the greed fol-
spoils Ii was only when the politician
became professional spoilsman-only
when, like the camp follower, he wen
TO war, not for principle, but for its
speils-that the word became tern
expressive of Teproach, II Is crafty
ing in the study of this word, however
to note that while the existence of the
spokesman in our politics has given tC
the word the lower meaning that itnow
possesses, there still exists in the public
mind that love of principles which makes
the word an epithet of general oppro
brium.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
The Seventh street Cable.

The work on the new cable road, al
though not progressing as rapidly as
the managers Of the Washington and
Georgetown Street Railway Company
wish, is near completion. The surface
of the road, with the exception of few
blocks between Virginia avenue and F
street southwest. is finished. One of
the greatest difficulties will be the
moving of the enormous cable from the
depot on Maryland avenue to the en-
gineroom at the foot of Seventh street.
Mr.. Knox, who has the contract for
moving this monster COIL which weighs
over forty tons, is at present suffering
from the grip, and as it will most likely
have 10 be rolled to the building on val
liable cylinders, which are likely to be
damaged unless extraordinary care is
taken, Mr.. Knox wants to superintend
the work in person. AT his office they
say, however, that they are willing to
begin when the car company is ready.
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THE poSToFF1CE BUILDING.

THE POSTOFFTCE BUILDING.
The Washington City Postoilice
building might, If 1t were thoroughly
renovated. do for second class livery
stable, but as postollice building II
would be pronounced a failure in
Snickersville. TO read Postmaster
Ross report, as published in TUE
CmTIc yesterday, and then take look
into the shabby old rattlctrap where
that enormous volume of business is
transacted, is enough to make an
American citizen shake his fist Mt Uncle
Sam.
For years Congress has been putter-
ing over the question of erecting a suit.
able building for this work, but it
seems to be no nearer the end than IL
was when 1t began. The trouble is that
every bill which is passed by one
branch contains provision for definite
site and brings down upon it in the
other branch the opposition of site
owners in every other part of the city.
There is no hope that such bill will
ever pass both the Senate and the
House. Meantime the old ramshackle
shanty is dropping more and more into
decay, while the business of the Office
is rapidly increasing and the necessity
for more convenient and commodious
quarters Is becoming more and more
manifest.
1t is clear that Washington will never
have a suitable postoflice building until
Congress passes bill providing for the
appointment Of commission to deter
mine on the site There could be no
opposition to such bill and, its pas
sage being insured, that is the kind of
bill that should be pushed forward.
And it should be done without any
more false motions.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
TILE LOTTERY MIST GO.

1t is gratifying to The CRITIC to
know that it is going to have the active
cooperation of large number of Con
sressmen in its effort to rid Washing
ton and the rest Of the country of that
pernicious gambling enterprise, the
Louisiana Lottery.
A few feeble efforts in this direction
have been made in the past, but by hook
or crook, or by reason of the fatigable
character of its opponents virtue, the
lottery company has always come out
triumphant. True, every such spasm
of public virtue has cost the New Or
leans gamblers considerable sum of
money, but they have so many victims
snd make money by so simple twist
of the wrist that few thousands spent
here and there, legitimately or illegiti-
nIately, do not seriously interfere with
the game. Indeed, 1t Is not impossible
that these unsuccessful efforts have
strengthened the lottery company's po-
sition and made the present situation all
the more difficult for THE CRITIC ami
its co-workers. But that argues only
that there is the more need for making
persistent and uncompromising effort
now. When Washington agent OF
such gang as this feels so sure of his
ground as to say that Congress dare not
attack the lottery in earnest, the time
has come for just such earnest attack.
THE CRITIC publishes death notices
free Of charge 1t will make no excep.
lion in the case of the Louisiana Lot
tCly.
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A SUMMER lDYL.
rSeiscted.1

[Seiected.
II was moonlit summer night,
The heavens were drenched with silver
rain
And frowning rose Katahdn's height
Above the murmuring woods of Maine.
Close by our resting place, stream
That seemed TO lcng to kiss our feet
Sang as Ii went some fairy theme
Musical, low and incomplete.
The world was hushed, but nothing slept,
The cricket shrilled amid the sheaves;
And through the mighty woods there crept
The mystic utterances of leaves.
Never had moon beams shone so bright
Never had earth seemed half so fair,
loved the stream, the trees, the night,
The wondrous azure OF the air.
And through my very finger tips
] felt the full enjoyment thrill
wished that could with my lips
Kiss the sweet moon that crowned the
hill.
All, whyy Another moon knew,
Less luminous but all as fair,
Above my shoulders shining through
A wondrous haze of golden hair.
shining as once Diana shone
Upon the boy through Ida's grove;
Her STOPPING face, no longer wan,
Flushed in the harvest.time of love.
So not for me that orb serene,
That grandly crowned the mountain crest
And turning to my proper queen
| drew her down upon my breast.
On, Amy, said !, shine on me
Through all my life as that moon shines
Shedding DER each asperity
The light that softens and refnes.
So mildly that my eyes may rest
Untiring on your gentle face;
Yet not so distant but my breast
May be your sweetest resting place,
Bestow that sweet, attractive spell
That draws the sea toward the skies,
And let my tide of being swell
Beneath the lustre of your eyes,
And II some sullen cloud should sail
'Twixt You and me in social space,
Why, wher It's gone will inhale
A sweeter influence from your face
Be changeful, too, like that sweet noon
Change is the law OF earthly life,
And nature huns the varying tune
Of veal and VICE. Of peace and strife
She rufiled all her yellow hair,
But answering not single word,
Yelled IN the dusky twilight air
She nestled to me like q bird
AND In that vague electric spark,
Felt only when cheek touches cheek,
knew, through all the shadows dark,
The promise that she did not speak.
Oh, blessed moonlit summer night,
When earth seemed dren0hed in sliye
rain,
And frowning rose Katahdin's height
Above the murmuring woods OF Maine.
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NOT A REAL MARRIAGE.
Mrs. SMELL -McCrea- Green Talks About
tho Scandal.

New YORK, Feb. ia reporter saw
Mrs. Smell .McCrea- Green last evening
in her room on board the steamship
Just before the vessel sailed She
seemed TO treat the alleged marriage at
Hampton as joke. The circumstances
Of the marriage as she detailed them
were similar to what have been pub
lished Mrs. McCrea insisted that she
did not look upon the ceremony as be-
ing "in earnest She could not marry
Mr.. Green as he is already married
man. They intended to marry, how
ever as soon as Mr.. Green could secure
a divorce from his present wife. She
(Mrs. McCrea) intended to sail for Paris,
while Mr.. Green would go to Savannah
10 arrange with his wife for divorce,
after which he would also go to Paris.
Mrs. Green has left record behind
her. Her life is the tale of two cities
Chicago and New York-with the
side romance of q winter resort thrown
in. She has compressed into twenty
two years of life as much sensation as
could be crowded into that period of
existence. She is the daughter of
Millionaire Smell, who was murdered in
Chicago by the celebrated Tascott. In
childhood she was precocious and her
girlhood was spent in all manner of
frivolity.
She knew more about handling a
horse than problem in arithmetic, and
could sail a boat better than speak the
Queens English.
She married w. s. McCrea, the son
of a wealthy man Of Chicago, and dur
ing the three years of married life she
still preserved all the frivolity of her
maiden days. She was known and OBJ
served in the parks, speeding behind a
| pair of blooded horses, and her figure
| and gorgeous dress were equally
! known on the promenade.
"A child was born into it, and di-
vorce grew out Of it. McCrea suffered
himself to be accused of cruelty. and
the child was awarded to the custody
of the mother. About year ago she
came to New York, bringing her child
with her, and began spending in lavish
style the $4,000 a year inheritance
| gained from her dead fathers estate
Among her other diversions she begar
studying for the stage under Danie
Frohman.
| When and how she met Green is moi
known, but that she obtained the mas
terry over him is evident from the recen
marriage at Fortress Monroe.
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no danger to the company in such a
proceeding.
That was very smooth little game,
but the distinguished fakirs who pre-.
side over the New Orleans chuck-aluck
board will have to find anewer and bet
ter scheme for their use and benefit this
winter THE Critic is going to be
dreadfully in the way of these distin-
guished gamesters, and bills Of this
character are not going to slumber long
at time without being shaken into ac-
iivity.
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ran IN WIND.

The Vernon brass band gave Mr., ID, A.
Turner a complimentary serenade last night
at his residence on West Wilbarger street
Mr.. Turner was the first citizen to sub
scribe to fund to purchase Instruments,
and the band boys show their appreciation
Of his benevolence by this serenade. Our
band boys are men who appreciate those
who assist them and are working to make
the band success, - Vernon Tens)
E,torJ
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4 GREAT NAN.

The most noted father of the House and
Senate of the past was man altogether
forgotten now. His name was Nathaniel
Macon, and Jefferson called him "the last
of the Romans" He was Democrat from
North Carolina, and he had political ca
reer Of more than flfty-seven years. He
resigned from the Senate when he was
eighty years Old, and died at eighty-nlne.
He was for forty years in Congress, and
during the whole of his career he never
recommended relative to office.
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ONE GANE PLAYED OUT

II is said to have been the practice Of
The Louisiana gamblers ia days gone
by 10 have one or more of their tools in
Congress introduce bills in opposition
TO the lottery. This, of course, was
done to hoodwink honest Congressman
aud to deter them from pressing similar
bills OF their own; and since the author
Of bill has more power to kill II than
anybody else has, there was practically
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
Campbell Was Quick to shoot.

ALTON, ILL.,, Feb Tuesday
night, about IL o'clock, three tramps
entered the ticket Office of the Chicago
and Alton Railroad at Godfrey, and at
the point of revolver demanded of
Frank Campbell, the agent, all the
money on hand. The agent palleyed
with them until he got possession of his
pistol. Before he could use it the leader
Of the tramps attempted to shoot him,
but his revolver missed fire, and the
the agent opened on them, driving them
from the Office. Shortly after this oc.
Cured three men reported at the police
station here that they had been robbed
of $50 by three other men while riding
on a freight train between here and
Godfrey. The police are now out after
tho framing
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Two Serious Accidents.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. 13.-John
Fink, 45 years old, was instantly
killed at Morse's lumber yard this
morning while operating gang saw.
A piece of wood flew back, breaking
his ribs and penetrating to the heart.
CAMDEN, N. j., Feb. 13.-An acct
dent occurred on the Philadelphia,
Reading and Atlantic City Railroad at
10 O'Clock this morning. Seven men,
all Italians, were badly injured. They
were employed in repairing the tracks
about two miles from Summerdale
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A Brace of Fires

KALAMAZOO. MICH, Feb. 13.-The
main building and stock of Winans,
Pratt & Co.'S. wagon and cart factory
were damaged $15, 900 by fire this morn
ing. Fully insured.
MARcELINE, Mo, Feb. 13.-The Pal
ace Roller FIGURING Mill, owned by
White & Shupp, was destroyed by fire
last night. Loss $25, 900, insurance $14,
000 There was large amount of
wheat and flour stored in the mill.
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guests grew impatient Finally the deacon
appeared at the door. Ills face was long
as he said:
"My friends, excuse this unseemly De
lay. We have misaid the corpse"
After much trouble the object OF their
search was found. The little coffin had
been placed on table IN the hall, where 1t
had been forgotten by the bereaved family,
and the guests as they entered had thrown
of their wraps upon the table, and thus
the oversight was caused. The corpse
being found, the services proceeded.
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NEVADA is FIRM.
The Lottery Company VIII Not Try tO
Invade That State.

Invade That State.
CARSON, NEv., Feb. 13,-So far as
known there is no basis in fact for the
report that the Louisiana Lottery, beaten
in Dakota, will now seek to gain foot
hold in Nevada. The Louisiana Lottery
has never attempted to secure a foot.
hold here. When the last Legislature
met in 1888 the lottery put money into
the fight to beat the introduction of the
lottery scheme in Nevada. its object
being to shut out opposition lotteries
This is as much as the Louisiana com
pany has tried to control Nevada on
the lottery question thus far.
SALTWATER, MINI, Feb. 13.-The
general discussion which has been going
on regarding the attempt to ingraft the
Louisiana Lottery upon North Dakota
has driven c. i. Bergstrom crazy. He
imaglnes he has drawn two prizes Of
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively, and is
making desperate effort to get his
bogus tickets cashed.
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Murdered by ToDquin Pirates.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 13.--Advices
by the steamer Gaelic say A party of
Europeans, consisting of the Messrs
Rogue, two merchants of Haiphong;
Captain f. Rose, and the Messrs.
Roques Compradore, have been cap
tured Ivy band of pirates in Tonquin,
and Captain Rose murdered. The
party left Haiphong in small steamer
TO visit some plantati ons owned by the
firm. The party landed, and had pro
ceeded but a short distance inland
when they were surrounded by an
armed band and taken prisoners.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
COLONEL BEANS MILLIONS.
A Tennessee Woman Appears Who
Claims to be His Sister.

BoNHAM, TEXAS, Feb. 13.-There is
now in this city woman named Danna.
from Tennessee, who claims to be a
sister of the late Thomas G. Bean. to
whose millions there have been so
many claimants. Mrs. Danna claims
that his name of Bean was assumed,
and that bis real name was Thomas
Bean Sanders. He stabbed a man in
Tennessee years ago, and fled to Texas
for refuge. j. w. Sanders of Lamar
County is also aelaimant on the ground
that he Is q brother Of Bean.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
The Fugitive Montana Senators.

New YORK, Feb. ia special from
st. Paul to the Tribune says: 1.-Two fu-
gitive Democratic Senators from Mon
tana arrived in st. Paul last night.
They are Senators Mcnamara and G.
w. Hoffman. They registered at the
Ryan Hotel, and there they haye re,
mained since, faltering between the in.
structions of their party leaders to go
to Canada, and the expostulations OF
their friends to remain where they are
or return to their State and to theil
places in the Senate"
PORTLAND, ORE, Feb. 13.-Three
Democratic Senators from Montana are
now stopping in this city. Others are
reported to be at Pendleton.
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NLSL1ID rHE c0RPSE

In little village on the Upper Penob-
scot the monotony Of long winter was
broken by the funeral Of the yearold child
Of one of the church deAeons. The whole
town poured out 10 the funeral services.
They were ushered into the parlor, aud
there sat with an air Of sorrowful expect
aney, waiting for the ceremonies to begin.
Something had gone wrong, and the
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cotilliou and that Mr. Astor became so
angry about it that he actually
approached Mr.. Borrowe and called
him real naughty young man. The
esteemed -Four Hundred has ever since
been rushing up aud down trying to pre-
vent a duel, and we are gratided to learn
that at last the young men have been pre-
vailed on to quit making faces at each
other. These Interruptions are so terribly
taxing to the nerves of the dignlded first
families that It might meet with popular
approval II somebody would suggest that
beDiserent young men OF their circle be
set To- saving wood
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13

THE POOR INDIANS at the Devil $
Lake Agency are having hard winter
First the grip caught them, then their
food supply failed them and now they
are dying of Governmental red tape 1t
looks as if the proprietor of that lake
were after them.
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an ANOMALOUS SPECTACLE.

The spectacle Of State which is so vlr-
tuous that It enacts prohibition, and yet is
so regardless OF the opinion of mankind ae
to provide harbor for the notorious Louis
lana Lottery Company, is indeed the most
anomalous spectacle that the world Of pol
itics and craftsmanship has been permitted
to witness in modern times. Minneapolis
Y..;I,y.,.
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DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 10 "A special
10 the Meas from ST. Ignace, Mich,
says; The big ice crusher and ferry
boat ST. Ignace was caught in an ice
foe while crossing the straits Tuesday
evening and is yet held in the ice. A
report that party of five passengers
tried to walk ashore on the ice and
froze to death fails to be confirmed.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13

The GREATNESS or truly great men
usually demonstrates itself in the sharp,
epigrammatic speeches they utter at
important moments. Speaker Reed,
for example, says: PLEASE don't say
Won asked me-"
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
Police Court Briefs.

John Francis was sent to Jail for
sixty days for an assault on his wife,
Emma Francis. Also sixty days for
assaulting Officer Daley.
William De Neale was charged to day
with the larceny of gold watch and
chain, valued at $110, from r. t.
Power. The case was sent to the grand
jury in 5000 bonds.
Arthur Chrismond was sent to jail
for six months to-day for the larceny
of quantity Of clothing.
Thomas Lee, an l1.year. old colored
boy, was sentenced to the Reform
School to-day. He stole S1.20 from
Lydia johnson, his employer.
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Chicngo Criminal Notes.

CHICAGO. Feb. 13.-Robert Hender-
son. who shot Miss Hattie Hind last
night, expired early this morning. The
young woman is also reported to be very
low.
The first jour jurors 10 try the jury
bribing case were sworn in at II o'clock
this morning.
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of spanking him, taken the fresh young Duke
Of Orleans on Its knee, patted him kindly on
the back and given him real sugar plum,
It would have silenced the royalist faction
much more effectively. This sort Of
magnanimity, which is really nothing but
good sense and diplomacy, is so much
harder to display than glittering show Of
authority. To reinstate a subject who sues
for clemency is not half so enjoyable as to
sport a real royal prisoner Of state.
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SUCCESSFULLY Presented.
"Arminius" Rendered by the Chor,
Society Before Large Audience.

SOciety BeI0re a Largo Audience.
"Arminius,' the oTatorio by Max
Bruch, which has been so successful in
New York, was presented last night by
the Choral Society at Music Hall. In
the large audience were Vice President
Morton, Mr. Justice Harlan, Professor
John Philip Sousa and Miss Marie
Deoca.
The chorus Of $50 voices and the
orchestra Of forty pieces, under the di-
reclion of Mr.. ii. G. sherman, con
tanned large number of local artists,
The Washington critic., 1890-02-13

IT Is PLEASING TO know that while the
Indians at DEVILS Lake, Dakota, are starv-
ing the Government is hurrying right on
toward their relief. The Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs has sent all the papers in the
case to Congress and Congress has sent
them TO committee. Let ms hope that the
Indian can sustain himself by chewing the
corner Of his blanket until the committee
can appoint a subcommittee TO run out
there next fall and look into the matter.
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Death of the Famous stallion Homer.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb. 13.-The IA
nous stallion Homer, owned by the
Messrs. Jewctt, died yesterday at their
stock farm in this county of an in
ternal complaint, Homer was sired by
Mambrino Patchen. His death was
announced at the National Association
banque last al evening and toast in
his honor was drunk in silence.
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WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY i3, 1890.

"As SPEAKER l CANNOT express an
opinion about the Louisiana Lottery"
says Speaker Reed. Is It so set down
IN the House rules?