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The Critic and record., 1891-04-20
THE MARYLAND sgNAToRsnlp.
Governor jackson Is an Open ana
Avowed Candidate.

Governor jackson is an Open and
Avowed Candidate.
Since Governor Jackson's friends an
nounced authoritativcly that he is full
nedged candidate for the United States
Senatorship, the impression has been
strengthened in the minds Of many that
he would appoint no one TO fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Wilson, says the Baltimore HCrdld this
morning, but would leave the question Of
Judge Wilson's successor to be settled by
the Legislature, when u meets in Jan
uary.
In well-informed political circles, how
ever, this view of the case is not accepted.
The Governor,will IL is said appoint some
one who will be prepared to participate in
the organization of the Senate In Decem-
Der and secure the best possible recogni-
ton on the committees, The man who
may he thus appointed will thus draw the
salary from March 4, 1891, until his sue
ccssor, elected by the Legislature, shall
have been sworn in-abOut ten months i'm
all, or 81, l,lG6,GG-a very substantial sum
for few weeks participation in the pro-
ceedings of the National Congress.
That Governor Jackson will not appoint
a Senator who will be candidate before
the Legislature appears TO be pretty well
understood. The Governors friends think
that he would be foolish to do so, and the
friends Of other candidates who have
come to the conclusion that the Governor
will not appoint any of the men of their
immediate choice are equally opposed to
such move on the Governors part.
Consequently, it seems to have come TO
this: That Governor Jackson may either
appoint John w. Crisiied OF Somerset or
Daniel NJ. Henry, sr., of Dorchester, both
of them gentlemen of ability but well adj
vanced in years, and either of whom
would be sufficiently satisfied to possess
the honor of United States Senatorship
for q month or two without making any
fight before the Legislature TO retain It.
II is not so likely that young man in
politics would deem il wise TO accept the
appointment with the understanding
tacit or otherwise, that he should not be
'in it' when the Legislature meets, but II
is argued that men like Mr.. Crisfield or
Mr.. Henry could accept under such cir
cumstanCes with perfect propriety.
Nevertheless, Governor JacSs0n's
friends think that he would be acting
hastily to make any appointment until
the nomination for State officers and can
dldatcs for the Legislature on the Eastern
Shore have been determined. Then he
will he able TO "size up the situation 50
far as his own candidacy is concerned
and act as the circumstances indicate
would be most advantageous to him.
II would be impossible at this time to
hazard guess as to who has the best
chance Of election by the Legislature.
Many months will doubtless elapse before
the probable result Of the Eastern Shore
Senatorial canvass will be apparent.
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IN THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Einer's Case.


j.. =. Elmer, convicted in the Police
Court for keeping a dsordcrly house near
the corner of Seventh and Il streets north
west, appealed TO the Criminal Court.
He appeared this morning in company
with his attorney, Campbell Darlington,
pleaded guilty and appealed for leniency
on the ground that he had abandoned the
liquor business and was now engaged in
n legitimate drug business i'm Georgetown.
In the lower court the sentence imposed
was 500 fine and ninety days in Jail.
Judge Bradley RENTED the prisOnment
and permitted Elmer TO pay 800 and the
costs of the appeal,
Brockenburg Assault Case.
In the Criminal Court this morning the
testimony in the trial of Alfred Brocken-
bury, alias Albert Brockenburg, was
closed. The charge was assault with in
tent to kill Special Officer Klopfer in front
of the Globe Theatre.
In his opening Mr.. Clagett said to the
jury; -
whisky, and a revolver are lifting ele-
ments for murder, let alone assault to
kill and the jury ought to realize it and
return verdict accordingly
On the other hand Mr.. Siller, counsel
for the defendant, argued that he was the
support OF n widowed mother and hereto
fore had a clean record. More than that,
when he discharged the weapon he had
no intention of killing any one, and If he
was guilty of anything II was only a
simple assault.
Guilty as indicted, with a recomm an
dation of mercy,n was the verdict of the
jury, after having been out nearly an hour,
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WEST WASHINGTON.

The Conduit road between FoXhall and
the Reservoir which has been converted
into a race track lately by the high flyers
in hoTseflesh, was guarded yesterday by
Officers Law, Easley, Murphy and Amos
in citizens clothes, and as a consequence
two arrests were made for fast driving
and two for disorderly conduct.
The police authorities state that fast
driving on this beautiful road inside of
the District line must be stopped or they
will enforce the law to the limit of their
authority.
During the heavy thunder storm on
Saturday evening lightning struck the
cupola on Mr.. Thomas Il. Waggaman's $
house on the corner of Thirty-third and Q
streets doing damage to the extent of
about SIS.
would seem that the electric fluid was
carried by the electric wires to the house,
where hit left the insulator and entered
the roof, splintering the timbers, smash
ing window, sash and glass, and render
ing the telephone useless.
The usual Saturday evening children's IS
dancing party was at its height at the
time. The children were badly fright
ened, but Mrs, DR.. ID. b. Clarke quieted
the young dancers and the festivities were
resumed.
Lieutenant Hollenberger was so far
relieved from the grip to-day as to take
short drive. He is still very weak.
Officers Upperman. and Coleman, who
have also been down with the grip, re.
ported for duty this morning.
Mr.. j. B. McCrystal, clerk at T. L,
Cropley's drug store, IS very i'll with the
grip.
-Four thousad herring and thirty shad
were landed at Rays dock this morning,
the result of few hauls after O'Clock
this a. m.
Mary e. Gates, who was brought to the
Seventh precinct police-station in a state
First precinct and placed in charge of the
matrOn.
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Major-General Charles s. Hamilton,
United States Army, retired, died last
night at his home in Milwaukee. He
was classmate of General Grants at
West Point, and took a prominent part
in the civil and Mexican wars. He
was born at Western, Oneida County, N.
Y, in 1922. He was graduated July |,
lS43, and promoted in the Army to brevet
Second Lieutenant, Second Infantry July
.. In the war with Mexico he was en-
gagged in the battle of Monterey, siege of
Vera Cruz, capture of San Antonio and
the battle of Churubusco. He was engaged
on the recruiting service, 1S4S-50, and on
frontier duty at Fort Towson, Indian
Territory, lS50-5l. He resigned from the
Army April so, 1858, and began business
as farmer and Hour manufacturer at
Fond du Lac, Wis. He re-entered the
Army in 1861, and served during the re-
hellion, lS6l-63, in operations on the
Upper Potomac and in the Shenandoah
Valley. He was in command of the dis
trict of Corinth and left wing of the Army
OF the Tennessee in General Grants flank
movement to Oxford. Miss, October, 1862,
to January, 1868. He resigned April l3,
1863 and returned to mercantile business
at Fond du Lac. He was Regent of the
Wisconsin State University since 1868.
United States Marshal for the district of
Wisconsin, March 81, 1869, to March 81,
1877.
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MIR. oTARRELL's PENSION CIRCULAR.
One of Them Falls into the Hands of
u Confederate widow.

n Confederate widow.
Under the heading How About Thisp
the Atlanta Constitution publishes the fol-
lowing:
Saturday farmer from the country
called at this office with blank applica-
ton for a pension for the widow of a
Confederate soldier from the United
States Government. The application had
been partially filled out, and II showed
that one Peter O'Farrel, atttorney-at-
law No. 1919 Il street northwest, Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., claimed that he could Sc
cure the pension if the applicant would
return the application properly filled out,
with fee of 81.
"The question arises Is this not q
scheme to dupe the widows of Confeder-
ate soldiers and get fee Of 81 from them,
with no return whatever The matter
will probably be investigated by the au-
thorities and thoroughly ventilated"
Mr.. Patrick O'Farrell attorney-at-law
and solicitor of patents, who is doubtless
the lawyer referred to by our Atlanta
contemporary, has the reputation of be-
ing an honest attorney and square busi-
ness man.
A CRITIC reporter showed Mr.. O'Farrell
the Atlanta publication. He had already
seen it. In explanation he said:
" am unable to account FOR the matter,
except that some Confederate widow has
gotten one of the circulars ] am sending
all over the land to advise people now to
apply for pensions, should they be en-
titled to them. Here are samples of what
am sending out" said Mr.. 0'Farrell,
producing copies of the literature used to
advertise his business. ~ hardly think, {"
he continued, "it will be found that this
widow got anything more serious than
one of them. They are" smilingly CON
cluded Mr.. O'Farrell, my digest of pen
sion and bounty laws and they make q
corker. They fetch 'em in some shape
every time,n
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ALEXANDRIA.

Hundreds came over by ferry and train
from Washington yesterday, and the
streets and country walks, and the bury
ing grounds, which answer for parks here.
were thTonged. In the evening many
walked down to Battery Rodgers and
Jones Point to get some moonshne and
breeze.
The churches had large congregations,
the pulpits were filled by resident clergy
men, excepting Christ Church, which, in
the absence of DR.. Suter, who is i'll, had
the Rev. Mr.. lngle.
A number Of colored people were i'm
mersed in the river off Battery Rodgers
at O'Clock in the morning.
John Gray the colored long boatman
who had an alteration with Tom Small
wood. a fellow-sailor near River View,
last November, in which Smallwood was
knocked overheard and drowned, has
been acquitted at Upper Marlboro and
will go back ON the boat again.
Friday night a colored Washington
street domestic went into n cellar to get
coal and fell into well with several feet
of water in ii. She kept her head above
the surface until she was pulled out late
that night.
II is thought that the Alexandria Brick
Company will enter suit against the
Southern Bell Telephone Company for
damages by the fire of Wednesday. The
brick company hold that as subscribers
the telephone company assured them Of
day and night service, and they kept their
instrument during the time they were
not running for the simple reason that
they could call the fire department in
case of fire.
The telephone company provides It's
night operator with bed andallows him
10 retire after II o'clock, and, ON Wednes-
day morning, he failed to respond to the
watchman's call for the engines, which
are both connected by phone, and which
the Brick Concern declare would have
been at BrOomslaw before the fire reached
within sixty feet of the machinery,
which was wholly destroyed, entailing a
loss Of $4,000, outside of the $1,000 of
insurance.
The telephone management say the
watchman must have been incompetent to
turn in the call, but another call on the
operator was not heard either. The
engines were very late responding. Ifthe
case is taken up IL will he rather cele-
brated case for Alexandra, and S25OO0
will be involved in the question of bed,
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Francisco Bazaine, one of Marshal Ba-
zaine's sons, and who is adjutant in the
Mexican army, angrily answered su.
perior officer who spoke slightingly of his
father. He was put under arrest, and has
been acquitted by a court-martial. But,
in the meantime, he has served four
months imprisonment.
While in Cincinnati Senator Brice regis
tered as from Lima, Ohio. The book will
be introduced as evidence in the next
Senatorial election.
Under the modest name of Brother
Anselm, and in the humble guse of night
porter at the GTande Charireause Monas-
terry, there lately died, n Paris correspon-
dent notes, M. de Brecourt, man who,
while brilliant member of French So
ciety, one day, on returning from a shoot
ing expedition, discharged his gun into
thicket, behind which his daughter hap
pened TO be standing. She fell, shot dead.
In despair NJ. de Brecourt entered, as
simple friar, the monastery of Grande
Chartreuse.
Father lgnatius has been visiting the
Indians in circus, and was astonished
to find that they are given meat three
times day. when tell of this in Eng
land" said he, sit will astonish my au-
diences. Our laborers consider them
selves fortunate if they obtain meat once
a week.
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Highest all in Leavening PowcLatest u S Govt Report
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEw YoBK, April 20.-Money on call
loaned at % a per cent. this morning.
Exchange steady; posted rates, 4s0@ 1891;
actual rates, 4s5@4s5l for sixty days, and
4Ssl@1SSl for demand
Governments steady; currency Gs, lib
bid As, coupon, l22 bid as, do, 1917
bid.
The stock market was decidedly more
active this morning Up TO noon 175OJ)
shares changed hands. St. Paul, Atchi-
son, Burlington, Rock Island Northern
Pacific, preferred, sugar, Missouri Pacific,
Chicago Gas, Northwest and Pacific Mail
were especially active and absorbed most
Of the speculative interest. The opening
prices were all to / per cent higher, but
a subsequent selling resulted in partial
loss of this advance. In the hour to noon
the market continued weak and prices
gradually declined under moderate sell
ing up to noon, when they we're generally
I TO per cent. below those of Saturday.
The only marked exception was Chicago
Gas, which was strong and advanced /
per cent. AT this writing the market is
dull.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported for THE Critic by Gurley S
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1885 + street northwest.
Sales-Regular call - o'clock m.-
Riggs Ins, Co., 1000 q 81. Col. Title Ins.,
100 a 3-l6. U. s. Electric Light, 10
III; 10 III; 3 a III.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. e G. II. X.
Convertible 0's '99'20, 12S Masonic Hall
Assn 5's, G 1908, 104 Wash. Market Co.
list 6's 1s02-l9l1, 40; Wash. Market Co.,
Imp. 6's 10l2'27, 118; Amer. Security and
Trust, SIS, 1905, 100; Wash. Light In
fantry, LIST G's, 1904, 100; Washington Light
Infantry, 81 rs, 1901, 0Sl; Wash. Gas Co.
Ser. A 6's, 1002'27 l22; Wash. Gas. Co.
Ser j., 6's, 100l-'20, 127; Wash. Gas Co.
Convertible 6's. 1901 1856.
National Bank Stocks-BanlS of Wash
ington, 450 Bank of Republic, 270 Met
ropolitan, $50; Central 300; Second, 1856;
farmers and Mechanics, 1913; Citizens,
10; Columbia, 1856; Capital, 1913; West
End, 100; Traders, IFS; Lincoln. l0l.
Railroad Stocks. - Washington and
Georgetown, 2i4; Metropolitan, ll0l; CO.
lumbia, 65; Capitol and North o Street,
81; lexington and Soldiers Home, 55l;
Georgetown and Tenallytown, 624.
Insurance Stocks - Firemen's, AZ;
Franklin, 55 Metropolitan, so; National
Union, 49, Arlington, ISL; COrcoran, 6S;
Columbia, l6; German American, lSS;
Potomac, SO; Riggl, s; Peoples, 81; Lin
coin, 81; Commercial, a.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate
Title, 12s; Columbia Title, O..
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Wash-
ington Gas 4Il% Georgetown Gas, As; U.
S. Electric Light, l763.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvan %;
Chesapeake d Potomac, 50l; American
Graphophone, 81.
Miscellaneous Stocks-WashingtO Mar
ket, 10; Great Falls Ice, 100; Bull Run
Panorama, 10; Pneumatic Gun Carriage, Z.
Safe Deposit and Trust COMPANIES
Washington Safe Deposit, 40; Washing
ton Loan and Trust, 953; Amer. Security
and Trust, so.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT,
Lottery Cases Postponed Until Mex
Monday-To Adjourn Soon.

Lottery Cases Postponed Until Next
Monday--To Adjourn Soon.
In the Supreme Court of the United
States to-day argument in the Bering Sea
Sayward case and the Anti.Lottery law
habeas corpus case brought by the Mobile
Hgitcr, and set for to-day, was postponed
until next Monday.
Solicitor General Taft, on behalf of At
torney-General Miller, who expects to
take part in the argument in these cases,
but who has not entirely recovered from
his recent illness, made the application
for postponement.
Mr.. Taft stated that if the Attorney
General was unable to attend next Mon
day the Government would be prepared
to go ahead without him, so that there
need be no further delay.
Chief Justice Fuller gave notice to-day
that argument in causes on the docket
would be suspended on May /, This
points to an adjournment of the court for
this term on the 4th of next month.
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The TALENTED WASHINGTON correspond
ent of the New York Herald has not been
successful in his very animated and indus
trious effort TO convict Mr.. BLAINE of in
efficiency in conducting the Italian COM
plication. The country has exhibited
callous indifference to his arraignment of
the Secretary of State and has refused TO
be convinced by his arguments. The fact
is that Mr.. BLAINE has managed to touch
public sentiment with exquisite nicely.
However he may fall short of the HeIdlFS
standard of diplomatic adroitness, he has
realized that which is the object Of dipo-
macy. He has put RUDINI in an absurd
and pitiable position, and he has asserted
cur national dignity after a fashion that
fills every patriotic heart with delight.
The HeraM correspondent has frequently
charged Mr., BLAINE with blundering, but
the charge does not seem TO have material
ized. On the contrary, every fresh con-
tibution to the correspondence shows
that Mr.. BLAINE has maintained his atti-
iude with ease, and that RUDINI who
seems to enjoy the HerGlPs diplomatic
approval has been forced into series of
retreats and shifts which are little if any
short of the ridiculous. Nothing could
be palmer than that Mr.. BLAINE has the
whole country behind Kim in this affair
and this ought really to satisfy the Herold,
for, after all, the chief end of American
diplomacy is to uphold the honor and the
safety of America.
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Nine. Patti has been q great fayorite in
Vienna ever since she narrowly escaped
being crushed to death by the crowd which
ilOCked to see her when she was leaving
~. Augustine Chapel.
SIR James Stephen gets the pension of
SO, 500 year which every Judge is en-
titled to after fifteen years work, or on
retiring from overwork or ill.health; and,
no doubt, some more public recognition
will be made before longOf the services of
one of the greatest Of English iurists.
Lieutenant r.. Il. Peary of the United
States Navy expects TO start about the first
of May with party of four or five TO
make tour of exploration in Greenland,
the immediate object being if possible, TO
discover the Northern terminus of that
land OF mystery.
Senator John G, Carlisle has been tarry-
ing in Louisville for the moment, and not
even the iorceps of the COWriei-JORrHdi
could draw from him an opinion as TO
various public matters touched upon; but
when asked If he was a candidate for the
Presidency he gradually remarked that
he did not know whether the time had
come for men south Of the Mason Dixon
line.'
Tho war of the tights and the prudes has
just opened in Minnesota. So far the
prudes have shade the best of IT, but
when il comes to draping the statues and
staging light operas in bloomers the tights
will almost certainly rout the foe, -hdHsqS
Ciiy Tim@
Henry NJ, Stanley, when he sailed from.
New York on Wednesday, took with him
the comfortable sum OF $4,000 as his
share Of the S305, 800 taken in for the
hundred lectures delivered by him under
the management af Major Pond between
November and April.
"The intention of citizenship is not
enough, said j. G. Wickliffe, the New
Orleans mob leader, in an address in Kan
sas City yesterday. The immigrant
ought TO prove real affection for his
adopted country and his claims to good
moral character II he can't do that,
ship him back We have no room for
him here.n
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An Eye to Business.

From the CaleaGo saturday Eoeaiag Hera!d,
Dr. Boneset-Yes, belong to quite
number of sporting aud athletic clubs
the TOboggan Club, the Gun Club, the
County Hunt, the Football Club.
FTiend-Why, bad no idea you were
so fond Of sports.
Dr. Boneset- Oh, ! never join in any
of the sport myself, ! give them my
support Tor purely business reasons.
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CANADIAN RAILROADS.
Secretary Blaine to Have Them Brought
Under Our Laws.

secretary Blaine To Have Them Brought
Under Our Laws.
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois
confirms the news that Secretary Blaine
is driving at the question of subjecting
Canadian railroads TO the transportation
laws of the United States. Senator Cul-
lom and the Secretary have already con-
ferred informally on the question. The
Illinois Senator was perhaps the first to
perceive the importance of this subject,
and it was at his instance that the Senate
authorized q special committee to make
a careful investigation of it a year ago.
IF Mr.. Blaine has taken up this sub
ject in earnest, as ] have reason to believe
that he has" said the Senator last night,
~ shall have hope of something being
accomplished. No other international
question now occupying attention is as
important as this. Trade reciprocity with
Canada is nothing, if Canadian railways
are permitted TO go ON cutting the throats
of our transportation lines, discriminating
against our cities and diverting traffic
from its legitimate channels. We must
make war on Canada all along the line
We must adopt her own policy of selfish
ness in every phase of our relationship,
till we have forced her Government into
more liberal policy. For the protection
of our commercial and transportation in
terests, we must insist upon subsection Of
Canadian railways to the provisions of
our Interstate Commerce law"
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PRESIDENT HARRISON has selected an
auspicious time for his swing around the
circle. The fires of national politics
shoulder under the ashes of good feeling,
and the Italian episode has put the
minds Of the people in fraternal mood
that makes them especially responsive to
A.atriotic generaities. And it must be
that the President ismaking the most
Se situation. He knows how TO use
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THAT INTERESTING SPECIMEN of marine
architecture, the U. S. S. Despatch, APP
pears to possess faculty of running
aground which is little if any short of
inspiration. If the Despatch is too small
to 80 to sea and if she can't be used in
interior waters without getting herself on
a sand bank or mud fiat, why not tie a
tin pan TO her tail and let her 60?
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benre ,u1 ei,eb tritck AMI ,vnsi il down
with a respectable mOdicum of beer, If u
SO please you, and then take enough eX-
crcise to make the combination assimi-
lotoN
The Critic and record., 1891-04-20

~ ITALIAN DIPLOMACY were as ironclod
as her war ships Uncle Sam wouldn't lind
it so easy to ride rough-shod over RupINfs
feelings on the little pony called Macca-
rpni
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PRINCE BtsMARCK MAY or may not be
bigger man" than young Bill II, but
he still seems to have at least tail hold
on Teutonic confidence.