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The critic., 1891-01-02
SCHOOL PANIC IN ENGLAND.
Twenty Children Badly burned, Four
of Them Fatally.

w f"'i'' NNtiiNs
LONDON, Jan. 2.-l'urther particulars re-
ccivcd to-day from Wortlcy near Leeds,
show that the terrible scenes witnessed at
the school feto there were not cxaggcr-
ated, though the cause of the disaster was
not the falling off of string of Chinese
lanterns as at first supposed.
The school fetc referred to was q charity
bazar held under the auspices of the
parish of Wortley. The building used
for the fete was the church school, adj
joining the Worlcy Episcopal Church.
Part of the programme of the bazars at
fractions was u series Of tabcaux vivauts,
in which q number of young girls and boys
| of the parish took part.
For this display II small stage was
erected III the sChool-ruom and tO the
right of the Stage, and opening upon, was
Il room used rs q drcssing-rOom or green
room by the children, who had for weeks
| past been preparing for and looking for
| ward to the event which was to result in
| such Il terrible HBdic
! Inside this dressing-room, Just before
| the disaster, % crowd of Joyous children
| were gathered all the girls of the party
| being in light, gatiZy attire, and many of
| them covered IN addition with cotton
| wool, used to represent snow. In addi-
| ton several of the children carried,
| dangling on sticks above their heads,
| lighted Chinese lanterns.
Thct0bleauX vivants then preparing was
| intended to symbolic the winter frolics of
"Mummcrsn in days gone by. The pa
| rents and friends of the children were as
| semblod in the school-room, forming u
happy chatting audience, prepared 10 ad-
| mire and applaud everything said or done
| by their dear ones.
Suddenly shricks of terror issued from
| the little drcssing-room, and the audience
| sprang in alarm from their seats, the male
| portion of the assemblagc making rush
| FOR the school-room stage. The gentlemen
| were horror stricken to see quite num-
bcr of children rush upon the stage with
| their costumes on fire.
| In a moment the air was filled with
| cries oil terror from the children and from
| the ladies in the audience, many of whom
| then knew their little daughters to be in
| danger of death.
| Several ladies tainted, thus adding con-
siderably to the confusion; The gentle
| men promptly seized the burning chill
| dren, threw them upon the stage and
smothcrcd the ilamcs which enyeloped
| their garments with the curtains. mats,
| window blinds--anything they could lay
hands on in the emergency.
Several of the gentlemen tore OFF their
coats and used them to save the lives of
the panic-stricken children. While the
little ones were being rescued, shriells Of
terror and groans of agony rang through
out the building, the horrors of the disas-
ter being almost beyond description.
| Finally suffering children to the num-
| her of about twenty were taken to the
| Wortley lnfrmary, while others were at
tended To at their own homes. Up to the
present there are four deaths recorded rs
| the result of the disaster and some of the
injured children are not expected to re-
| ppypr
The critic., 1891-01-02
Saved by a Poiicemnn's Nose.

BosToN, MASS, Jan. Had it not been
for the acute olfactories of Policeman
Knowlton yesterday morning it is alto
gether probable that dreadful disaster
would have been the result of the break
ing of gaspipe in a South End lodging
house The house, which is situated at
Nos, 3G2 to 3G6 Harrison avenue, had last
night about twenty occupants, and the
night being cold they slept with all
the windows closed. About 2 a. NJ.
Knowlton, while passing, smclled gas.
He at once broke into the house, and,
cropping around without light, aroused the
inmates. All of them were more or less
under the influence of the escaping gas
Some We're dazed, and when reused could
not help themselves. Others as soon as
awakened complained of nausea,
The only dead body was found in sa-
loon in the corner of the block. II was
that of a cat, but his suffocation showed
very plainly the dangerous amount Of gas
that had escaped.
The critic., 1891-01-02

@'VH w '1V' V"'E90 0N'V'0V, -
Sir Joseph Lister, speaking at Kings
College Hospital yesterday on his return
from Berlin, where he has been studying
the methods and investigations Of DIR.
Koch, gave utterance to o very remarka.
BILE statement. The great surgeon de.
clared that, III TIE course of three or four
weeks at the utmost, the world will he
startled by two new discoveries on the
part of DR.. Koch, which will transcend in
Importance what is properly termed the
famous consumption cure,
Briefly stated, DR.. Koch has apparently
discovered some substance which will not
only cure, but prevent two of the most
terrible contagious diseases known at the
present time. What diseases these are is
not known at present save to a very few,
Sir Joseph Lister being among the for
ulnatc ones.
The critic., 1891-01-02
AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YoRK. Jan. money loaned this
morning at G0o7 per cent
Exchange steady; posted rates, 4sO@iSll
actual rates, i1S26ol70 for sixty days and
ls32disi for demand.
Governments steady; currency 6s. 100
bid; As, coupon, l2i bid; as do, 1881 bid.
The stock market this morning was
dull, only 10000 shares changing hands
up to noon, The opening prices We're
generally fractionally lower, the decline
ranging IRON to per cent, During the
first hour the market further declined and
and at II O'Clock the general list, with the
exception of Wheeling and Lake Erie pre-
fcrcd, was on 1 to IA per cent. The
stock named advanced per cent.
In the hour to noon the market was
stronger. The coal stocks Tennessee coal
and Rio Gfandc were the features. Under
their head the decline of the first hour was
more than recovered, prices at noon being
generally fractionally higher than they
closed Wednesday night. At this writing
the market Is dull.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Flour quiet but
steady; City Mills extra. S5ocs5j5 for
West indies, superlinc, s3dS3.75; fine,
S2.G0mS3.25,
Wcat opened weak ut ! cent decline
and fell I more before noon, when the
market was steady. Receipts, 1900; ship
mcnts, none; No. red winter, si.Oji0c
sl.07 cash; do. January, Sl.0is do. May,
Sl05l; do. July, Sl00l,
Corn opened firm at : cent advance,
moved mp more and at noon was dull,
but firm receipts 81, 500; shipments ,, l3i;
No. . mixed, G0M60l cash; do. January,
5Ss; do. May 50l.
The critic., 1891-01-02
DIED..

MANGAN,--On Tuesday, December 30, 1890,
at O'Clock a. M, in New York, Mrs Katie
A, Mangan, aged %.
Her funeral will take place from No. III
Twelfth street northwest Saturday morning at
$50 O'Clock
DONOVAN-On the evening OF January l..
at 2;i5, Mary H.. daughter of Dennis and the
late Johanne Donovan, aged y years.
DORSEY, Y,-January ], 1891, at $50 a. m,
Eliza Dorsey, aged a.
Funeral Saturday, = p. M, from her late resi-
dence, al2 Thirteenth street southwest.
GADDIs,-on, December 81, 1880, at $50 p.
m, Julia A, Gaddis,
Funeral saturday, January 3, 1891, et9 o'clock
p M, from the residence OF her brother, No. ~
Ninth street southeast.
AMERICA Suddenly, December ~, 1880, at
2:i5 n. NJ, William Edward, eldest son OF Geo,
+. and Virginia America, aged ) years, IL
months and la days.
EDIIN.-On December n, 1890 at a:9O a. m.
Maria Edlin, In the 18th year OF her age,
MORSELI.-Om December 81, 1870. Maria
L., daughter OF the late Richard l. and Eleanor
W. Morsell.
MANN,-on Wednesday, December ~, lSol
at o'clock Z. NJ, Alvin Marion, child of Frank
L. and Fannie Mann, aged months.
FEARsON.-On December ~, 1880, Mrs
Elcaror Pearson, widow OF the late Joseph G
Pearson.
ADAMS-On Tuesday morning, December
| 30, 1880, at $50 o'clock, William II. Adams
OtlnNtu NNHnNNn bl mary IT, NuuHlHs
DALN.--On Tuesday, December 3O, 1870, al
| p. m, after short hut painful Illness Chas
+, Daly, beloved son Of Eugene u. and the late
| Mary DAILY, aged % years and Il months.
| COLBERT On December gS, 1880, al $40
| street southwest, James i. Colbert, aged D
| years and u days,
ERB,- December -, 1890, Caroline Erb, II
| the 18th year OF her age, with pneumonia, wlr'
| OF Philip Erb.
| JOHNSON On Thursday, December -
| 1SO, at Boston, Mass, Charles II. johnson, Onl'
and beloved child OF Eliza johnson, aged =!
| years, l months
| MORSELL-Foll asleep Wednesday morn
| ing December "a, 1880, Maria Louisa MOrscll
| second daughter OF Richard !, and Eleano
| w, MOrsoll.
| No flowers,
| ROWE-On Tuesday, December 80, 1890 o
| lg;3Op. m, Charles II. Rove, beloved husbant
OF Mary j, Rowe, aged ~ years.
SCOTIA Wilkesharre, Pa, December ,
| 1870, Julia Ann Boyer widow OF the late AhrAn
Mclean scott OF Washington, d. c., In the 13
| year OF her age.
Funeral service at Wilkesbarro. Intcrmcn
| private Ut Rock Creek Cemetery.
| TALBOTp. On the morning OF Decembe
20, 1890, ofpneumonia, Walter NJ Talbot.
| ZEII,-On Friday, December 20, 1900 Mr.,
Henrietta Zeh, az the residence OF Franel
sehumanD, in TaeCney, Philadelphia, Pa
The critic., 1891-01-02
Fooled by a False Marriage,

PEORIA, ILL, Jan. 2.-Miss Bertha
Hamilton, beautiful girl, lG years of age,
has sworn out warrants against Charles
McGonigle and =. i. McCready, and both
are now in Jail awaiting examination.
Miss Hamilton was very much in love
with McGonigle, and he pretended to be
with her. He proposed marriage and she
readily consented. McGonigle then, on
Christmas Day, it is alleged, induced Me
Cready to personate justice of the peace,
and what was supposed by Miss Hamilton
TO be legal ceremony was performed
The couple lived together and Miss
Hamilton supposed she was the legal wife
Of Mciioniglo until Wednesday, when one
of the friends of the latter let her into the
secret Of the fraud perpctratcd upon her.
She will prosecute McGonigle to the bitter
The critic., 1891-01-02
Shot Down by u Deputy sheriff.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Jan. 2.--Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Hubbcll shot and prob
ably fatally wounded w. G.. Mccormick
early yesterday morning. The men quar-
relied and fought. Mccormick being the
stronger, took away the deputy's pistol.
Hubbell then left with friends, but some
one ran up to him and gave him pistol.
He returned, and while Mccormick was
in charge of Policeman Lane, Hubbell
shot him in the left check.
The ball ranged downward passing
through the spinal column, and lodged on
the right side. Mccormick is partially
paralyzed, and chances are against his
surviving. Should he die it will make
two murders in this city during the holi-
days and several cold-booded affairs III
the counties south,
The critic., 1891-01-02

MOBILE, ALA, Jan. 2.-Thcre has been
no riot ut Catherine, on the Mobile and
Birmingham road. A fight there Wednes-
day between two men gave rise to the
rumor. A negro, who was said to be too
ignorant to fulfil the duties, was recently
appointed postmaster at Catherine Station.
Since his installation, some time in No
vember, there have been great many
complaints about the mails.
The negro postmaster went to Selma
the early part of last week and since the
citizens have had no mail communication.
The pouches on the Mobile and Birnling-
ham road for Catherine were thrown of
every day and some six or seven had ac-
cumulated there. The citizens asked the
postal route agent to go to the postoilice
and unlock these pouches so they could
get their mail. He said he was unable to
leave his car and declined. While the
train was at Catherine the fight occurred,
which was not serious and has been mag
nitiel into "A riot.
The critic., 1891-01-02
Washington stocl, Exchange.

=, :,
Reported for TuE Critic by Gurlcy. n
Stevens, real estate and local securities
1873 f street northwest -.
:. Salcs--Regnlar call, y o'clock M
lexington " Soldiers Home IL; H., q
5M Peoples FIRE Insurance, % oh
Wash. Gas, 10 i,e IS 40; 2Oa lo a
40. wash. Loan " trust Goa W u l3-lO
1Oai
Miscellaneous BondsnW. q. II, X.
1O-40 Gs, Ko3.'g 100 W. g. H. Il. con
The critic., 1891-01-02

=. RemhOtoa II Hnpers Weshy.
II does not seem necessary for me to 20
ON to prove that the Indian Department
is not Il joy forever. Very few people
think il is and most of those who do
haven finger in the pic. They have never
been distinguished for anything except
Indian wars, and for almost every affair
of the kind they are entirely responsible.
The Northwest is dotted over with soldiers
sleeping out in the SHOWS of this winter
because of the acknowledgement of the In
dian Bureau. With an instance of this
incompetency before their eyes nearly
half Of the time, people in the East ought
to understand, and every man who in the
West comes near enough 10 get the stencil
cannot but know its rottcnness. It's I'M
christian; it's inhuman its vile. 1t is the
constantly recurring old story-a gross
case of mismanagemcnt.
The critic., 1891-01-02
No Brocades, No Real society.


IFVW1 T'' IWTTNW'IH''W z 49,
Ward McAllister beamed with apprecia-
ton as he delivered Il short homily on
brocades. "Nou could assign n com
munity to its exact rank in civilization,
don't you know" this while he stood with
feet apart and hands clasped behind his
back, for all the world like Il business man
Of perhaps average prosperity, 'if you
knew the use il made of brocadcs. buds
wear tules. All immature society is ruled
by. buds. Beautiful matrons wear bro
from beautiful matrons, No brocades,
no real society; the more brocades the
more highly organized the social system;
the two things reyolve about each other,
don't you sce} This is why ! say the best
thing about woman's dress at the present
time is the sumptuousnoss Of the bro
Cadcs.h
The critic., 1891-01-02
Miss CUMMINGS, Awful Night.

PLYMOUTH, Mon, Jan, 2,-NIisS Thufsla
Cummings of Canton, aged about 3S, liv-
ing alone on her farm, was aroused Mon
day night by man kicking at her door
and requesting lodging for the night.
She refused to admit him and he broke
down the door, criminally assaulted her
then plundered the house, after which,
finding her still alive, he stabbed her
three times in the side with a bread-knife,
She laid in her blood till yesterday af-
tenoon, then with great effort went TO
the door and called q neighbor, Ben Bel
ton, who summoned other neighbors and
DR.. Adams. The Doctor thinks her re-
covery doubtful. Her assailant is still AZ
libpttV
The critic., 1891-01-02
"Society" Disappearing.

Teo,iot. ChiM IN Ha,per's Magazine FOR Jam.
drn.
In this democratic nineteenth century,
society" in the old and aristocratic sense
of the term, is disappearing. People of u
certain class and certain means do certain
things at certain times because other peo-
pie of the same class and the same means
do likewise. There is universal tend
ency toward the equalization Of luxury
fnemcnt. Social habits are formed on the
models established by two or three great
centres of civilization, and all the life that
you find elsewhere is "a more or less pale
reflection of the real article. With the in
crease of facilities of communication origi-
nality OF all kinds decreases, and the search
for local color becomes more and more
honnlpSs
The critic., 1891-01-02

I1OH RENT iGii ltIiI ST. ROOM. GNS
i and heats furnished or uufurai.hcd hpl
room. with hoard 50: near hcrdic-. 3lSN
The critic., 1891-01-02
THE THREE RS.
Iaum, Roush and the Refrigerator
More Testimony Threatened.

Eaum, Rou.h and the Refrigerator
More Testimony Threatened.
The story is told to-day that Mrs. Roitsh,
~ clerk in the Pension Office who, on
examination before the special House
Committee investigating Pension Com
missioner Raum, said she had written but
one letter relating to the Refrigerator Com
said she had been sick and her head
didn't feel just right, has since then told
ut least two persons that, as a matter of
fact, she had been engaged for two
months in 10 other work than that con-
cerning the Refrigerator Company.
she now, il is claimed, wants to go be-
fore the Commissioners and free her mind
by testifying to what she has done. II is
sserted that she will testify that she has
"itten great many letters, perhaps
J00 for the Refrigerator Company, and
hat the chief clerk of her bureau told the
other clerks to keep away from her desk,
he object of the order being to prevent
hem from seeing the character of work she
vas engaged upon. She also, 1t is said,
iypewrote the minutes Of the
meeting OF the directors of the Re-
frigerator Company, and that on one oc-
casion when General Raum was alb ent
General Bussey, Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior, presided. And further, that mot
only General Bussey, but Deputy Pen
sion Commissioner Lincoln is u member
of the, Refrigerator Company. Without
vouching for this story THE Critic simply
gives it for what II is worth.
The critic., 1891-01-02
DEFAULTER JEWELL CAUGHT.
brought Back from Philadelphia and
Committed in Default of Bail. p

IrOUSut itack from fhtiauelpnia ana
Committed in Default of Bail.
Joseph G.. Jewell, the absconding re-
ceiver of the Washington and Georgetown
Railway Company, was arrested yesterday
in Philadelphia, and this morning he was
turned over to the United States authori-
ties here.
He was indicted by the grand Jury in
March FOR the embezzlement of 81 5000
from the funds of the company. On the
Cd of February, Jewell, who controlled the
funds of the railway company at the main
office, did not appear at his desk, but no
notice was taken of it, as it was supposed
he was ill., Upon going to his home, how
ever it was found that he had not been
there at all.
II was then for the first time that susp-
cion was aroused, and the officers of the
company fouud that the cash account did
not balance. The company employed an
expert, and after he had gone over the
| books it was found that tile amount as
| above given was missing
As Jewell did not return reward was of.
| fcred for his arrest. 1t was not sufficiently
| large to insure his arrest, and the
| defendant has travelled over considers
| BILE section of the country until he was
| finally located in Philadelphia yesterday
! by the United States authorities.
| There are others beside the Washington
| and Georgetown Railroad Company that
| are interested in JEWELS arrest, and they
| are the drivers and conductors. jewel
had a systematic way of docking the meI
for some violation OF the rules, depositini
| the proceeds in his own pocket and max
| ing no record on the books.
| This morning Jewell was taken from
the First Precinct station to the United
States Marsba's Office
He positively declined to talk and sale
that he had had instructions from his at
torney to that effect Jewell is well con
nected and thinks that he will be able tC
furnish bail.
| Subsequently he was taken before Chic
Justice Bingham in the Criminal Cour
and committed in default of 81, 900 bail.
The critic., 1891-01-02

ONdhd BcC.
The British Minister at Washington, who
is not in the habit of talking freely to the
newspaper representatives, has been in
duced to depart from his rule of silence
by the recent reports that there was danger
OF q serious disturbance of the friendly re
latons between the United States and
Great Britain because of the differences
in regard to the Behring Sea matter. The
Minister discrcdits the reports as wholly
sensational and says that both countries,
while differing on the facts bearing on the
question, have u common object which
seems emincntly susceptible of submis-
sion TO arbitration. In the opinion of the
Minister the Behring Sea controversy is
far less grave than the Alabama claims
case was, which was submitted to arb-
tration without friction.
The critic., 1891-01-02

The members of the Interstate Com
merce Commission are putting in their
leisure hours in these days in making an
exhaustive study of all the works con-
tanned in the library of the supreme Court
containing or bearing ON the railway laws
of foreign countries, The collection Is
very complete and embraces the laws and
decisions thereon Of all countries where
such laws are eXtant. Many of them arC
in other languages than the English,
These Of course have 20 be translated,
The Commissioners will know enough
railroad law when they finish this course
TO set up speciality law shop devoted Ia
this branch of the practice alone.
The critic., 1891-01-02
CoIored Taxpayers of virginia.

The question Of the exact proportion of
the tax burdens of this State borne by the
colored people has often been subject Of
discussion, but was never definitely settled
until now. AT the last session of the
Legislature provision was made for indi-
eating in the general assessment Of lands
taken recently the colorcd taxpayers. This
law has been pretty generally complied
the General Assembly at its next session.
The figures will not be footed up for some
time to come, but il is known that the
amount of taxable values in possession of
the negroes is very insignificant compared
with the whites. The total will possibly
not reach per cent,
The critic., 1891-01-02
The Grin In New Orleans.

The grip is prevalent in New Orleans to
a large extent. The report of the Board
of Health for last week shows the deaths
to be 2i6 which is at the rate of nearly
81 per 1000, or more than double the
average death-pte for New Orleans.
Only twelve deaths are reported as di-
rectly due to the grip, but there are III
deaths from disease of the respiratory
organss mainly pneumonia and bron-
chitis, attributed indirectly to it. Two
sons over 60. The grip is also prevailing
along the Mississippi coast and the Mis-
sisSippi River.
The critic., 1891-01-02

far. lie told of the sale of the great
Pillsbury and Washburn mills to English
Capitalists the details of which wcrcp pub
lished in TiIE CnI1Ic at the time.
Neither the Senate nor the House Dis
trict Committees met to-day. No quorum
and nothing happening.
Mr.. Baker to-day introduced bill to
increase the pension of Isaac r. Quinby,
| late u brcyct maior-gcneral in the Army
OF The United StNtcs. to SIOO q month.
The critic., 1891-01-02
AICTION SALES.
IlEO. W. sT1CKNEY, Auctionocr,
" 800 Eleventh street.

EEO. W. sT1CKNEY, Auctionocr,
" 500 Eleventh street.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VERY VALUABLE
IMPROVED AND UNIMpRONED PROP
ERTY on THE CORNER OF FIRST AND
T. STREETS SOUTHWEST,
By virtue of a certain decd OF trust, re
corded In Lihcr No. 1872, folio ~, one OF
the land records for tho District Of Columbia,
and nj the written request Of the party Sc.
cured thereby, we win Ofcr for sale I'm front
OF the premises, ON SATURDAY, THE ID
DAY OF JANUARY, \. u. 1871, Mt 1890
O'Clock p. NJ, the following gdcscrihcd prop.
oriy, in the city Of Washington. District OF
Columbia, TO wit: Lots numbered from y to
~, both inclusive, In jas. II. Murrs subdivision
of part Of square numbered Jl5 or 80 many
thereof as may he necessary 10 pay the indcht-
cdncsF, secured by said decd Of trAst
Terms OF sale Onc.third cash and the bal.
ancc in three years, with interest nj the rate OF
siN per ccntum per nnnun, payable scmi-nu-
nuully, and secured by deed ui trust ON the
property sold or all cash. ut the option Of
the purchaser. Fifty dollars deposit win he
required On each lot NJ time uf sale. Al convey.
nncing and recording ut purchasers cost.
Terms to he complied with IN fifteen days, or
the property will he reSuld Mt the risk and
cost of the dcfnulting purchaser.
APPLETON i. CLARKE, JR,
JAS. II. MARR,
de20.1Ot Trustecs,
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Alleged Express Thieves Arrested.

Joe McCm, Daniel McNernie and John
Haley were locked up at the First Pre-
cinct station this afternoon charged with
larceny.
They are all helpers about the Adams
Express Ollicc, and IT, is alleged that dur
ing the holidays they have converted TO
their own use numerous packages en-
trusted to their care.
Three watches and diamond ring have
been recovered by Detectives llere and
Mahon, and they are convinced that there
was a systematic combination formed 10
rob the Express Company.
The critic., 1891-01-02
HOUSE.

The resignation of II. II. Markham as a
members of the Board of Managers Of tho
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers was laid before the House to-day
and referred.
ON motion of Mr.. Mckinley it was
ordered that when the House adjourn to-
,lay il bcuntil Monday next.
Mr.. Enloc of Tennessee moved an adj
iournmcnt. Lost-ycas rs, nays 40.
Mr.. Thomas of Wisconsin moved that
the House go into Committee of the
Whole on the private calendar
On this motion Mr.. Mills of Texas made
the point there was no quorum present,
whcrcupon on motion of Mr.. Mckinley
the House at 1910 adjourned.