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mimucmmxiwai wtw.JfrMww"""" "'' - - 'rDKr- - ,IJ'aaiWfc.c3 IMiBIEJrtllHIMWMrillHTTir nnrrniiii rnr 1 TIIE WASHINGTON CRITIC, FPJDAY EVENING, 3ABCH 28, 1S90. I, s ft. .:.::. :-. WASHINGTON CRITIC EUBRV ElCBNtNO. n TUB WASlllNnTON CltlTIU COMPANV. HALLET KILHOUKN. PiiEim:HT. B43 D STREET NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. jC. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. IV MAIL I-OSTAUE I'RErAID. Evening edition, ono year. 83 00 Felt of a year, per month 60 Evening ami Sunday morning, one year.. 7 00 Sunday morning edition, one year 8 00 Vail subscriptions Invariably in advance. to citv fnrnini!ii. (Delivered liy carrier),. Evening edition, ono month 8"o. Evening and Sunday morning, ouo niontli SOo Address TIIEOKITIO, 0131) street, Washington,'!). U. WASHINGTON, MAH01I23, 1890. TIIK MdltM IN Till: W1JST. Nntuie was In a sivago mood last night. The telegraphic wires to day aio burdened, with the details of tho j.j'ent stoim which raged in tho dark ness of the night with unexampled fury nnd left n long and wide trail of do stiuetion and death. A dozen villages " inn towns were destioyed, nnd ntlast the cyclone swooped down upon the city of Louisville and there wrought its -greatest work of -destruction and reaped lis ifchcst harvest of death. . Kepoits from the sliickcn city nro litceetaiily meagre, ns tho wires were all blown down in tho first sweep of the storm, lint such details ns havo l'Oen gathered of the tctilblc event will be found in Tin: dime's news col umns. From them it will bo seen that this awful visitation is the most falnl nnd widespread calamity slnco the Hood which swept Johnstown down tho nar row valley of lho Conemnugh. We can 'only hope that the first reports nre ex aggerated, but our fears belle our hopes. an amiaiim: discussion. The debate in the House of llcpro tcntatlves yesterday over the bill to ml ' jnit the Territory of Wyoming ns a State was rather amusing than in stinctive. Sir. Spiingersaid that tlie Wyoming liil' gave Mprmons nnd women tho right of suffrage, while tho Idaho bill de prived both men and women who hip 1 tued to be Mormons of that lijlu. Tin: reason, nccoidlng to the Sangamon Mntusmnn, was found in the act that in Wyoming the Jtoiraons voted lho Ito publican ticket while in Idaho they are f-iispected of n leaning to the Demo crats. Jlr. Springer expressed tho opinion that tho Republicans would ad mit Utah if tho Mormons would only vote the Republican ticket. Rut in Utah the Mormons are all solid Democrats. Mr. Grosveuor of Ohio declaied that the Democratic party, since the fall of slavery and since it had censed to admit Stales to foster up tlio "peculiar in-f-tltutlon," had always opposed the ad mission of new States. Mr. Giosvcnor J oi gets that tho only Stnto ndmitted be tween the close of the wnr and tho ro dent admission of the four new Slates the two Dakotas, Montana ami Wash ingtonwas Colorado, (ho Centennial Slate, and thatthnt wasdono by a Demo cratic House. Ho also forgets that a ' Republican Senate, at tho instance of a Republican Senator, in the Forty- seventh Congress,.keptthc Dakotas out. Ho forgets, too, that tlio leaders in pass ing the Omnibus Admission bill through tho House In the Fiftieth Con- grew veto two Democrats, tho Into Mr. Cox -nnd Mr. Springer. The truth of liistory must be preserved. Mr. Grosvcnor also declared that a tote for the admission of Wyoming, nvith female suffrage in tho constitu tion, did not mean that the voter was an adherent to the doctrine o'f female suf frage. This appears to mean that a ..-person may vote for female suffrao -ami at tho same time oppose it as a doc ' trine. This certainly is' a wonderful lilt of Ruckeyo casuistry. However, tho bill passed the House villi only one Republican voto ngainst it. It will be interesting to observe how -fvmolo suffrage will fare in tlio Senate. t.One would suppose, that the Senators, rendered conservative by age and expe rience, would oppose saddling such an experiment upon the people of a new -ami not over prosperous State. Hut, ns "Father llltchle, used to say, wo shall see what we shall seo. A MKAsntK which should receive the sanction of Congress i3 tho bill provfd--Ing for the removal of the remains of Jbcl Rarlow from their resting place in 'Roland to this country. It is not credlt ublo to our national prido that tho dust . fl lho poet who Immortnli.ed that dis tinctively American and democratic tlUh ninsh and milk has rested so long among strangers. . Tub first miipmrxt of steel rails ever made to Mexico from this country consisted of 5,000 tons, which arrived at I'ledras Ncgras on March 8 from Pittsburg. The icason Is plain. At piesent prices American rails can bo laid down in Mexico cheaper than ''European rails. Tjik Statu AtfnionrriKu and legis lators of Maryland appear to lie slowly tecovering from the tearful condition Into which, according to our esteemed a. m. contemporary, they were plunged upon learning of Stato Treasurer Aicher's shottago. Dana' cat Is at last off its feed. The (Sun admits thatDormnn 1J. Eaton's IvIl-servlco-rcform letters were too much for II. Why not let It diut on tho Aifi hluh-tariff Democracy for a while. Tiikkk m ijnb clicumstanco con nected with the defeat of tho Kduea Honnl bill which Is quite rogrottable. nd that Is that It may open Sena tor Rlair's oiatorlcal ilood-gntos again. Chicago continues to demonstrate the wisdom of making her the site for Uo -World's Fair, Only n Cay or two . . .. . .- , . , ngo a mnn was held up In llmt city by female footpads, who Went thiotigh lils pockets with pinfemlonal neatness, accuracy nntl dispatch. It Is easy to Imagine tho sulfations of delight with which lho gallant foreigners who visit lis hi 'Oil will stand nml deliver at tho leipiest ot fair but burglarious Chi cagooniics. Consul- Thomas II. Siiriim.vn or I.lvei pool has made mi able mid olab ornlo rcpoit on lho wool, cotton nml it on trade oC Kngland. Tom is show ing up In grunt slinjic. Thji toothpick M.VKKttH havo organ ized it trust, but If It proves as brittle, ns some of the toothpicks of commerce; Itwlllbiing them moio tabulation of spirit than prollt. Tin: 1'iioiiiiirno.Nisis think that Mmo. l'oiiiinciy, of "1'oinmcry Sec" fame, 1ms gone to a plnco wheru tho climate is much inoro "sec" than it Is hue. Thomas Hakhimix, "tiio Uoy l'icnulicr," contemplates nn ocean voy yc for his health. Perhaps ho has at last discovered thai he is loo fresh. Now that his legal dllllcultics nio cttled Piofcssor John L. Sullivan wnnts to fight Professor Peter .Inckson for gloiy nnd a $20,000 purse. A New Yohk woman became of fended at her left hand and cut It oft". Sho believes evidently in a literal con struction of the Scriptuics. AviKit vr.i. Tiir.iiK nio somo things to bo thankful for. Queen Victoria has written two books which havo never been published. Tin: Ur.u,.Mvrn:s havo n State ticket in the Held in Rhode Island. They will soon know how it ically feels to look backward. Tun Ways and Means Committee seems to havo a haul time llnding ways nnd means to leport. PERSONAL Mis. Leigh Robinson of this city is visiting her sister in Richmond, Jin, W. Meredith. Hon. F. If. Moiclandof Ogdcnsburg, N. Y., who was a familiar figure around the Capital some four years ago, when ho was interested in urging the passneo of what was then known ns tho oleo margarine bill, is registered at the Na tional. Sir. Moieland has always been interested in agricultural matters. Androw Lang has succeeded Matthew Arnold ns the autocratic critic of Ens lish literature. The only living ex Presidents are I Inycs and Cleveland. The greater of these is Cleveland. Kinn Kalaknua of the Sandwich Isl ands is tho Chicago of potentate. IIo cannot bouow money. Plot ngainst Prince Ferdinand of Rulgmia nro ns thick as the leaves in the Etiuiian shades of Vnllntiibrosa. Senator Ilnwley's speech against tho Blair Educational bill was the best that hns been delivered in opposition to that foolish measure. John Boyle O'Reilly Is having great success on the lecture stump in the' W(ist. His subject is "The Poets and Poetry or Ireland." James Russell Lowell Is slowly re covering from his lcceut attack of crip. He is still unable to continue his work on a life of Nathaniel Hawthorne Lord Tennyson icceutly wrote to a London friend that he would never again write n poem for publication. Teunyson is reaching yeais of discretion. The Conttc de Paris, now at San Lucar, Spain, expresses himself asi pleased with the conduct of his son, the Duke of Oileans The Comte is cosily satisfied. The Due d'Aumalo is supporting Einile Zola, for tlio vacant seat in tho French Academy. "A Human Rrutc" is Zola's latest novel. The title itself Is enough to defeat his ambition to rank with the "Immortals." , Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder, who will command the Vesuvius if sho is ac cepted by the Government, is prominent among the younger oillcers of the Navy because of his scientific knowledge. IIo hns great faith in the value of the dyna mite cruiser. Lieutenant Schroeder hns made u close study of tho newest weapons of nnval warfare, and Is an ox pert in explosives. Bronson Howard, the playrlght, has been warmly received on tho other side of tho Atlantic. Mrs. Humphry Ward, author of "Robert Klsnicre, has shown him a great deal of attention, and ho has been Invited to visit Andrew Lang, Hall Calno and other noted British men of letters. The time has comq when literary or dramatic success on this side of the Atlantic meets reeogni. tion in England. A Aooytlilnc ChungR Fiom the Clilttiijn JffralJ, General William Sooy Smith ob, taiued leave of Judge Horton to clnugo the name of his minor son, Gerald Campbell Sooy Smith, to Gerald Cimp. bell Sooysinltb. General Smith showed that ho had advertised his intention in tho papers for tho icquisite length of time nnd had complied with all tlio laws aim requirements, ills own name re mains Smith, while Gerald's is Sooy smith. Tho General Is the well-known civil engineer, and ho does notgtvoany leason for making a change, which would seem to bo a line distinction without material difference, but it is supposed he considers Sooysnillli some thing novel and not quite so common as plain Smith. A DancerniM I'ollile. FiwHllit Xtw Yurk Kittling Sun. Ted That girl does nothing but pick out faults in mo Ned Encourage her in It, my boy, if you wish to know her thoroughly. She is sine to accuse you of tho faults she has herself. A Illnu Grill Dialogue, Fiom tin h'riiliu-f.ij Journal. "Well, Colonel, I see that wo'ro going to havo cheaper sugar." "Won't male n p'irllcle of difference to me. I never take sugar in mine." OAPRIVI IS CONFIDENT. Young KoUer Wllliolin anil Ills friend In council all were sitting; They speculated on the endi Prince ltlfimiruK served by Hitting. The new-made Chancellor declared A creed Pythagorean, And said he folt himself prepared Tor problems Kuropwii, "Whateare I how the people quote The Pope or Itabbl l.ovyr I'll face them I have bten a goat And butt them down wyciVf" Said nisuiari-U: "That's tho talk no vote Step ou their heads fipritli! I'll trust jou ou havo been n goat Jlocli! jtrwtt ' cu-if!tlt!" Said Wllhtlm. "Yon can make a note Of this, for I believe It; Yt'e'll get theie he has been a goat . In point of fact, cajirtvitl1' i'(W I'vrk Emnj flun, THE S0CTAL WORLD. President and Mis, Harrison werotho guests of honor at n dinner given lust evening by Pccietnry nnd .flrs. Noble. The other guests wcie Secretary Proctor, Sccictnry and Mrs. Rjsk, Attorney General nnd Mrs, Miller, Postmaster General nnd Mrs. Wnnnmnkcr, Speaker and Mrs. Reed nnd Miss Margaret Hal stcd. The hostcs woro a Felix gown of white biocnde,wllh draperies of em broidered mouselin do sole. Miss Hnlsted's gown was of black velvet, embroidered with lovo-plnk satin. Mis. Hearst tccclved yesterday after noon for tho ilrst time this season, as slsled by her guests, Miss Bowles of New Joisey, Miss Hillyer of California and Miss Flyicnco IJnynid, The call eis llngcicd long In the hospitable nt mospbere, niliiiiiiug tho countless raro nnd beautiful things which met the eye at evciy turn. In the dining h ill on the Hist floor n, light collnilou wa? sei ved. Ices in the form of little chicks &u i rounded, by eggsofovery hue ami color wcio grouped about n centre piece of daffodils and mnldeii's-hair fci ns. Mrs. S. II. Wllloughby of Saratoga Is spending n few dnys in tho city nt tho llnuiiltoli on her way North from Florida, wheie her son has n winter home. . Mrs. Howard O. Whlto lecelvcd ycsteidoy afternoon In a gown of whlto sntlu embroidered In silver with point lnco on the low corsage, assisted by Miss Shcrrlll in French gray crepe, Miss Victoria Emoiy in white satin nnd Mrs. Edwnrd McCaulcy In a light blown silk. A stiiug band stationed in tho icccss window of the hnll played thtoughottt the nf lei noon. Miss AVnnnninUer hns issued invita tions for n bieakfasl of thirty young people Easier Monday at 12:!!0. Mrs. Logan will give a dinner party to-night in honor of BishopNewmnil. Mr. P. II. McLaughlin, accompanied by the Secretary of tho Niivy tlnd a party of gentlemen, went dowil tho Por tomnc litis morning in his steam yacht for n ducking excursion. Mrs. Newman, wife of tho Bishop, left the city on Wednesday for a short btny In New York. Miss Lucy Corkhill left this morning with Mrs. lon.nliu to spend the spring nnd summer with her ou her ranch neat Colorado Springs. Tho Indies of the Garfield Sewing Society hold n pleasant meeting this morning nt 11 o'clock nt tho residence of Mrs. Wiliard. A POLITICIAN'S WIl'i:. Mrs. Tliotnaa C. Piatt's Lively lutnroit in Political Mutters. From tin llotton Trantcrlpt. Mrs. Piatt, wife of Thomas C. Piatt of NeW York, Is lho mother of two married sous, but she takes a lively In tel est in politics, goes with her husband on all his loug journeys, uses n Kodak camera skillfully and has nn orange grove in Florida on which she cle.irs about $(T,000 a year. Mrs. Piatt named the glove after tho Indian tribe which used to own Tioga County, "Ahwaga Grove." It Is situated on the holders of Lake Harris, and contains 1,800 ttecs. When Mrs. Piatt bought this gtovc her husband did not-considcr it a very shrewd investment, hut it has proved very profitable. Although Mr. Plait Is a member of many New York clubs, he is not a reg ular attendant upon them, and is said to much prefer Mrs. Piatt's society. Last summer Mr. and Mrs. Piatt went to Alaska; they have been to Tennessee this winter to see tho Iron and coal mines, and next summer they intend to visit Europe. She brings home hun dieds of photographs of places visited. At the Orange County place of tho Plntts, which" consists of 116 acics, Mrs. Piatt has her horses, dogs and cats. Her creyhounds are famous and she thinks licr cats deserve to be. WIT IN A SMALL WAY. A local debating club will discuss tho question, "Docs a man hunger or thirst for kisses?" Bingftamton Leader. When a railroad locomotive eroes 6ft' on a toot tho engineer is usually carried home in a cab. Btnghumton Repub lican. A bear never knows until he Is muz zled how many-people there are in tho world who are not afraid of bears. Atchison Globe. The language of love contains much exaggeration, but the lover of a million aire's heiress can truthfully declare that he is her bond slave Baltimore American. What easy circumstances He would bo in, one bets, If lie only had the chances Tho other fellow gets. Xcw York Etcniiig Sim. "Yes," said the learned youth, '-'I reached forward and struck him ou tho optic, and a minute later his alter ego wnsin ltournlng." "His what?" in quired his fond parent. His alter ego his other eye. you know." Boston Transcript. Miss Thirty-eight (coyly) What n. pity it seems, Mr. Somerset, that a man llko you should bo a bachelorl Mr., Somerset Yes, Miss Thirty-eight, it does seem a pity, but I can't help it. You know I was born so. Somereilla Journal. A dead-beat can usually stand a loan, even If he can't support himself. Bingh am ton Rep ublican. "And how did you llko tho servlco nt our church Inst evening?" "There! So it was arellglous service? I couldn't have told whether It was a religious sor vice or a crand opera. I'm awfully near-sighted, you know." Botton. 'Jiatticrinl. Watts I suppose your wife Is llko most women never admits that sho makes a mistake. Wlekwirc O, sho occasionally asset ts that she mado a mistake in ninirylng me. But she never admits oven that outside tho family. Tcrre Haute Keprew. "I do not understand society," said Mrs. Newtlclio. "When I invito people to my house I never put on tho cards from '1 until 7.' They can stay as loug ns they like." ICpoclt. "Do you read minds Just as you would it book?" asked Howell Gibbon. "Sometimes," returned the mind reader. "In your case I would read It just as I would n paragraph." Puck. Tiki Had Lllo in Short. Ftom tin Hath ImttliDutent Tho latcit idea of somo of lho hand somo young socloty girls of Rath is to give a gentian at the Plucnlx and Invite no gentleiueu. Part of tho ladles will take, tho gentleman's part, belngdressod In black and while chemisette, high col lar and white necktie. SlmlM-iqicura Knew How to Put It, From tlit Xtw York .'ivwlnf inn . "How did your oporatlc venture go (ilP" ' "Rank failure." "As Shakespeare would put It, 'a beg- gaily account of empty boxes 1 ' " A MllMCAN WAIt ANi:CDOTi:. How tlio liitlnnt Pnlmnttn ItcRlnicnt CllncliPil a Victory, Mr. William Gllmoro Slmms, the son nnd nnmesnkc of tho great South Caro lina novelist, who responded to tha toast lo his native Stnto nt tho Knights of Pythias banquet icccntly, at tho Hibernian Hall, related in tho course of his lcmluks, says tho Chatleston A'cir ami Courier, an anecdote of tho Mexican war, which wns now to tho gient majority of his audience. It w.ts on one of tho bloodiest fields of Mexico, he said. Tho battle had raged with great ob stliincy for hours, and nlthough the Mexicans had fought for every Inch of piound itlth that desperate valor that Is so characletls of nil races reared under n tioplc sun, they had matched against Ihem a foe ot equal courage, and lho victory, though dearly bought, was just within the grasp of Ihc Atnerioin army. Theie was ono point, however, that wns 'still in tho handy of the enemy nnd their commander, lealllng that it wns a forioin hope, had massed the rcmnnnt of tho flower of the Mexi can cavalry at this point and determined lo hold It at nil hazards. General Shields saw that to win the day this point must bo reduced, and ho resolved that It must' be taken. Rut it was a desperate resolve. Tlio Mexicans had been pressed back from their Original position only by repeated and toiilllc charges, which in every In stance had left hundreds of dead and wounded on tho field. They had not surrendered nn luch of ground until thcyliad covered It with the-bodies of their bravest men, nnd now as they took n last stand, nerved to desperation by tho misfortunes of tho day, they presented a compact front, bristling with pikes and lnnrc, which General Shields' practiced eye told hint would be hnrd to break, and which ho knew could not be broken without a li emeu dous onslaught. IIo determined to call for volunteers to do thg desperate work, nnd npnlying to the Commander of it Pennsylvania reKlment. he met with a declination. Not discouraged, how ever, ho asked a Now York regiment to undertake the chnrgc, but he was again mortified to find another portion of his army unwilling to risk so desperate a game. Wheeling his horo tho general gal loped to tho front of the Palmetto regb nicnt anil (lemanucu ot (Joionei fierce M. Butler if his men would bo willing to clinch the victory by the charue. "Yes, sir," was tho gallant colonel's response, "every one of them, ami to the verv death!" In less than a inintit the regiment, with Colonel Butlc' riding foremost in the ranks, swept like a tornado upon the Mexican front. Tho struggle, as General Shields had anticipated, wns a terrible one. Tho Mexicans met tho onslaught with nn unbroken line, nnd for a few moments sustained their possitlon with magnitl cent valnr. Bui their hot Southern blood wns jio match for the superior prowess nnd cool, tiiiiiiuciiing temper of theii moie Northern foes, and the struggle was brief. Slowly they weio driven back, contending desperately, but their fiont was broken, and unable to rtlly his men to the breach, the leader oideicd a ictieat, and the d.iy was won. But just here comes one of tho pret tiest patts of tho story. Commanding n company in the New York regiment thnt bnd declined the chnrge wns Mayno Rcid, that delightful writer of ad veil tuio by field nnd flood, over whose pages every boy has dwelt witli so much interest. Rcid was not only a novelist, but ho was as brave a soldier as over faced death, and his whole temper was aroused by tho cowardly refusal Of his colonel to undertake trfe charge. When lie saw the boutli Uarollnuins preparing for the advance ho appealed to his men to follow them, but out of his entire company.but eleven could be found who were willing to run so des perato a risk. With these cloven Cap tain Reed left his command and "joined the Palmetto regiment, and in tho bloody hand-to-hand contest that fol lowed these twcl e bravo New Yorkers did much to secure lho fortunes of tho day. Their names nre now forgotten, but their gallantry will live always in tho memory of those who admire bravo deeds nnd love bravo men. pi:kpj:tual n.viN. A Curious Phenomenon to lie Wit nesseil In Georcla. D. R. Parkman tells of a curious phenomenon in Chattahoochee County a placo where rain falls perpetually; says a Georgia paper. The spot is lo cated 'on a little knoll in a thin wood on theShipp place, two miles from Tumi. Mr. rarkman says tho discovery was first made lasi Thursday, and that rain has been falling steadily on tho knoll since that time. The downfall covers a space of fifty feot square. This s.paco is perfectly wet and the leaves on tho ground aie full of water. Mr. Parkmnn says he visited thoplaco with G. A. Mc Brvde at noon Tuesday. Thcro was not a cloud lo be seen in the sky, and the leaves every where, ex cept on the square, weio as dry as tiu der. "I stood with lho space between ino and the sun," said Mr. Parkman, "and i-aw the raindrops coming steadily down from tho sky. I held out my handkerchief and it was soon laturated wittt water," Mr. Parkman says that everybody who hears about the phenomenon is skeplicai, but that the many who havo visited tho placo in the last few days havo gone away con. vlnced. No ono has yet offered nn ex planation of the mysterious rainfall, Mr. Parkmnn suggests that some iwwer. ful unknown substaneo attracts the moisture fiom tho atmosphere. ('Inline Kavence, Fiom Viick. Bank Teller (on his way home) Paidon me, sir; here's my card. T'vo left my change in another coat. Will you kindly loan me a nickel for my faio? Solid Citizen (who icmeinbors n leeent haggle at tho teller's window) Where's your Identification? That card is no good. Itoyul Ameiiltleo, From the JllimeajiolU Tiltiune, Chief Snakes, mnuarch of Van couver's Island, sent $100 to his fellow i tiler, Queen Victoria, the other day, Nothing is more acceptable to Eng land's frugal Queen than cold, hard cash, and sho probably considers tho Vancouver chief gieat Snakes bccausQ of his timely generosity, II Viiu lime llullt You'll Seethe Point, Fiom the .Yi ii York , "How aie you getting on with your now houso?" "1 have had to tear It nil down." "What was the matter?" "It wasn't built tho wny my friends wanted it." 'Hull lor .loliu. Fiont tneHimh, "There is ono thing Wanamakcr hn3 dono for this country." "And that ? " "He'd fixed things so Unit a tologrnm will loachn man quicker tlinn a letter." l'l ih I'liii! icouomy to buy Hood's Saii,iip8rllU, for It Is tha only medicine of which call truly bo said "100 Roses One Dollar." It Is stronger, purer aud batter than 4ny oilier blood puntler, VlJPt'INU Till: UVIISTtON. llui Manlier In tVhlcli It Wai tliinri by UIjmbk H. Orunt A vciy striking Incident In tho life of Gentmi Grant was mentioned by an Inllmnto filond.'says tho Philadelphia Inquirer. It lclatcd to the del lento sub ject of how lho General popped the question. Those who knew tho General Intimately enn imagine how ho could fctorm a rntnpnrt, chnrgo a battery of nrtlllcrv or head a forlorn hope In battle easier than he" could nsk for the hand of the woman ho loved. The occasion when the young lieu trnnnl in tho army nnd Julia Dent nllchtcil their troth was not ono of thoso TO idenl moonlight nights, nor wero tho finis twinkling over lrively sighs, but on a dark, Mnnny night in the woods of Missouri. The lieutenant wns visiting lils nnny comrade nnd former class mate, Fred. Dent. Ho had driven Into town lu a buggy with hjs comrado's bister. The young people wero tin their way home. The darkness had over taken them. The rnln had fallen lu (orients and thoidads were nnklo-dcep with mud. Tho lightning Unshed and the thunder followed. A swollen stieam nnd a frail bridge stood In their wny. As thev leached the dangerous snot a sudden llnsh of electric light levcalcd the terrors of the flood and tho dangers of the bridge. In nil instant, availing himself of ibis moment ot light tho biavc young olllccr urged tho good steed upon the quivering doorway. A di cad fill burst of thunder shook the very foundations of Ihc earth. The young maiden, who had thus far bravely faced tlio terrois of tho situation, stun ned by tho licmenilous crash, grasped the unmoved lleutcnnnt by her sido with nlfrichted force. The bridge now began to yield to the undermining ac tion of tho raging tort cut. As it seemed to sink away tho maid exclaimed iu her fears: "Oh, wc arc lost." "No, Julia," came the tender lcnly from tjio heart full of emotion which beat lu that bravo young breast. "Nothing shall happen to Von. 1 shall take care Of you," , Another llnsh In timely succession revealed tho terrible situation, 'hut one judicious stimulation of the powerful steed brought the lieutenant and his heart's treasure once moio upon .the solid ground of the other side as the plaiikwny oT the bridge moved away in the surging flood. Rescued from a situation so perilous was the occasion' for a thoughtful silence. The storm beaten lovers pushed on their trying way through mud, and rain and wind. Soon out of the darkness camo a voice, "Julia, wero you frightened?" "What a terrible night it is!" said the maiden in teply. "I would always like to caic fol- you and protect you, May I do so?" "Yes," iu the simple innocence of her girlish heart, was the answer. A KENTUCKY WOMAN. ltt'lii lirli ulilo Churilctoi)itt: Ylrclnln Ilnrt. Sliclbf. At l-it. From the Jloston Tmnxsrliit. In Fomo respects, says the JFome Maker, Mis. Viiginla Rait Shelby wis tho most lennukablo woman Kentucky has ever produced. Sho was gifted with beauty exquisite. Immediately after her husband's death, she modestly, but biavcly, assumed tho management of his large estate, and devoted flttcin yeais of her life to it. sno was considered one ot me uest judges of stock iu the State, and at tho different fairs was awarded premiums on her cattle, horses, mules, sheep and hogs; on the products of her faun, oichards, gaiden and dairy, and her own handiwork; also on tlio linen goods she had woven by her women from lla grown on the faim, ana tho woollen l'nbrics from the llccces of her own flocks many yards of which are still in the possession of her family. Sho was endowed with an unusual share of womanly graces, and tho sweetness of her voieo was as rcniarkablo as the beauty of her face. She was a devoted mother. To tho biirprise of all who knew her, after fifteen years of widow hood sho married her relative, tho dis tinguished divine Dr. R. J. Breckin ridge. TYliat May Happen, Fiom ruck. Lawyer (to his client, a German .saloon-keeper) For whom arc thoso baskets of flowers that the court officers brought in just now? Client For miuesclf! Don't you know this wns tho jubilee of my one hundredt' arrest for violating the exise laws? ltn About Til lit Wny. From tie Atlanta Journal. The "republic of Brazil" has now be come a common newspaper phrase. But Brazil Is not yet a republic. It Is gov erned by a military despotism of its own setting up. nnd this arbllrary and self constituted "provisional govern ment" will fix no time for its surrender of power. Is that a republic? AVlicn llioy Are -Allowed to Spotik, Fiom Fuck. Young America (visiting House of Representatives) Papa, who Is that fat man wilh the hammer in his hand? Pupa (saicastically) He istho House. Young America Aud who are tho men that felt all around him? Papa Oh, they aio the speakers! 1 he Way at It. Fiom the Mlnneaivilli Tribune. Jake If llraln Is constructively in jail, but practically at liberty and living "high." This" is his punishment for having theoretically engaged In a prize flaht with ono John L. Sullivan, though; practically, ho "wasn't in it." A Valuable Hint. FtomthrXtw Yolk Ktenlni Hun. 'I'd like to do something original." "Well, I'll give you a pointer." no nncau." "Write a funny comic opera." JiiilCiileut Oil Tills '.' Fiom the Jlmllngton Fite l'iem. Men Ube the same nilo In judging champagne that women use In judging men. If It is good it pops. "Tin: wtv nt' the ti nnsgressor h hunt." Be wise and buy Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup In time. Salvation Oil will cine your sciatica, 1'ileo tvciit-flVQ cents u bottle. It never fails. ; uii:i. noss.-On March 2". tSW, at 33 1 a. m William II. I). Itofi, only sou of Alexander and Jane lloss and beloved lumber of Mrs. T. M. Kiuld, Ih tho -th year of his ago, Past his sufTci hi:;, past his pain. Cewco to weep, for tearH aio vain; calm the tumult of thr breast, For ho who suffeied li at rest. Mono knew him but to lovo him; none mi mod him but to praise. Funoral enloen Kifndny at S p. iu. fiom W? late residence, 417 Ninth street southwest. Kelatlvesand fueuds are respectfully Invited to attend. SKSsroniV-Tlmisilny, March 27, 1S99, ut 2,-K) o'clock a. in., WlnBoId S son of Andrew una tho lnte Josephine A. Hesrord. Fiineialpildte -t uNrji:i(T.vi(i:it. T WILLIAM LEE (Successor to Henry Leo'u bona), -CTXTTJEJ n takbb 3Vi PENN. AVENUE N. W South bide. Branch oJ2coi39 Maryland o.yo, s, y. POOH SKNATOK .IONKS. Oo to nn lusnuo Asylum, After Itetnc u A-ncrnnt for Mouths. Nkw Yonit, March IS. Information from Detroit states lint ex-Senator Jones of Florida will bo sent to the Knlainazoo Asylum for tho Insfino to day, or to-morrow. Ills condition is be coming more critical every day, nnd serious fears aio entertained that hu may attempt to do himself bodily harm unless- ho Is Incarcerated nnd placed under guard. The ex Senator has been Ih Detroit for flvo years. Ho went'to that city Hist on tho Invitation of sev eral prominent cltlcns, but had not been there long beforo ho became In fatuated with Miss Chlotlldo Palms, tho daughter of ono of lho wealthiest citi zens of tho State. When the official term of the un fortunate Senator expired ho was left penniless, nnd llnnlly, after shifting from post to pillar, ho found himself without a place to lay his head. While lu this deplorable condition Postofllce Inspector O'Neill took him In aud pro vided htm with food nnd lodgings for a ncrtod of nearly two vcais. When O'Neill, by forc'o of circumstances, was compelled to abandon housekeeping, Jones again foung himself wandering about, homeless llko a vagrant. Jones has eked out a precarious and miserable cxlslcnco for months past. Ho has slept in hotel lobbies, hall ways or any placo ,lio could find to 'shelter him i'rom the weather. He has more generally taken his meals nt the free-lunch countcis of beer saloons or anywhere clso that food could bo ob tained without cost.' On all subjects except that of woman, the ox-Senator is almost as brilliant as when in the linlls of Congress. When nnythiug feminlno is mentioned in his picsenco he flics in a rage and de nounces his supposed enemies who are keeping him from his "true Catholic wife Chlotlldc." When angry onsucli occasions he has every appearance -of being a dangerous madman, nnd his friends fear that- homny do.hlmself harm. To prevent -this .Tones' will lie lncnrccrated. lie knows of tho move ment and sWcars that It shall not bo ac complished. PKOPOSAI.S. PHOrOSALS FOTt SUPPLIES nut TIIE POSTOI'FIUE DKPAUT.MENT AND POSTAL SEIlVICn. POSIOITICE DcrAIITMKNT. Washington, D.O , March is, 1S00. SEALKD PROPOSALS will bo received nt this IitMiartmcnt until SATJJItDAY, THIS m'H OP APItlL. 1800, nt 13 o'clock noon, for furnishing wrapping paper, wrapping pa per for faclnc-sllps, twine, letterscales, post maiklng nnd rating stamps, rubber stamps, canceling Ink, pads.pajier, envelopes, rubber, goods, pens, pen-holilcrs, pencils, Inks, muci lage, glass goods, rnlcrs, folders, articles of steel, lubber orasers, books, typo-writer sup plies and miscellaneous stationery, In sucli quantities of tho different articles, respect ively, anil at such tlmos and from time to time, as they may bo ordered, during thoilscal yoar beginning July l, 1890, and ending June 31', 1801, for the use of any blanch of the de partmental orpoti!l senlco. Blanks for proposals, with specifications giving dctal'cd statement of tho require tr cuts to be wot In lespeot to each article, nnd also the estimated quantities probabl; to bo required of each, and giving full In structions as to the manner of bidding and conditions to bo observed by bidders, will bo furnished on application to tho Hiip-iiln trndent oi tho Dl Islon of Postofllco Supplies, rostofiice Department, Washington, I), u. Tlio Postmaster-Genci al reei ves tlio right to leject any orall bids, to waivo technical defects and to accept any part of any bid nnd roject tho other partv JOHN WANAMAKEH. m 11, 21, 28, ap I PostrnaUcr-Ocneral. US. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE . Supervising Surgeon-General, Marino Hospital Service, Wash'ngton, J). C, March S!7. !!!)() Sealed proposals will be received at this ortlco until noon or MONDAY, MARCH 31. 1890, to furnish lithographed maps for tho iiso of tlit Marlne-llosplut Servlco at Wash ington, D. O., during the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1800. Schedules and further infor mation may bo obtained upon application to the undersigned. The light Is reserved to walvo Informalities and to reject any or all proposals. . JOHN 11. HAMILTON. Supervising Surgeon-General, M. II. S, ; mrJS.l t WATCHES. If. GiLT HO. & CO. 1107 l'emijlvaiiln Aio., Call attention to their stock of Watches, comprising all the most desirable movements and styles of casing, from the lowest price for which a re liable time-keeper can be bought to the most expensive. These zvalchcs bear our firm name and -arc fully guaranteed. American W a It ha m Watches of all grades EDUCATIONAL. PROFESSOR rOLLIKRE'S SIX WEEKS' COURSE OP IRF.NC1I CONVERSATION. No Admission Except by Coupon Tickets. To aocompli'-hthe rosults anticipated, the Course will and must- be Dallv. and In order to enable scholars to attend regularly each day the loson will be ropeatcd EVERY DAY At tho Following Hours: Ha. in. for Ladles, and for Ladles and Gen tlemen at 12:lS, 3, 4:30, 0:15 and 8 p. in, Tuplls may attend at any ono of these hours tor thoir lesson, aud at am, tbo others. If agieeable, and convenient. ,as listeners; thiisno'exeusd will bo lort any ono for not being present Dally at tho Course. Regularity in Attendance Only Guarantee ot Success, Course lleglns MONDAY, MARCH Frtiieh uniiuestlouably lho easiest to loam to speak, Conversational Power, Pi enunciation aud Accent Guaranteed. TWO FREE TRIAL LESSONS. TweDty Year' Experience. a WE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 723 14th St. n. w. StOaterm. Trial lessons free. Send for clicular. llrauchcs In New York, lloston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Philadelphia, Louisville. Pails. France; Beillu aud Dresden, Germany. 31I1E NORWOOD INSTITUTE. iliactfrom a private Utter: "In reply to your request for my advice as to a good tohuol for your daughter, I can with confidence recommond Mr. nml Mrs. Cabell's Norwood Iiutltuto, hi Washington, I). C, Tlio standard of scholarship there la high, the Instruction tbotough and tho Influ ent 3 good. L. (J. -', LtXAU, Justice U. H. Supremo court." The school opens Sept.30. au2t-d&sU TOWEUS X DALY, PRACTICAL HORSE-SIlOEItS, In the rear ot Twontleih and L stroots northwest, Winhlngton, 1). C. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, Horses carefully shod, and all diseases of the feet of sore or lamo horses, In auy way, cured, Wl.lci '"',(' " V'. W L OABD FItOM MR. T. E. ROESSLE. PltOI'RIETOR OF The Arlington. "TllK AltLINClTON," Washington, D. C, March 0, 1800. My Dkaii Dn. Liuutiiill: It gives mc gient pleasure to state that you effected a remarkable euro of deafness and discharge from tho cars in th6 case' of my cousin, Marcus C. -Rocsslo, and thnt tho euro has proved as permanent ns it wns radical. I fed sure that without your skillful aid my cousin would havo been a deaf man all his life. Knowing of other cases'in which you have been equally successful, I chcei fully give you leave to refer to ino at any time, and hopo that your prac tice In Washington will prove a distin guished success. Yours, truly, T. E. Ronssi.i:. DR. LIGIITIIILL can be consulted on Deafness, Catarrh, Asthma and Diseases of tho Throat and Lungs at his office, Ho. 101 Fifteenth Street Northwest, Ilcidics pass the door. Office bonis from 8 to 12 and 13 to ,1. OFF1CE OF WOODWARD & LOTHROP, Corner 11th and Fsts.n.w. JAOKETS.-3Bla3 reduced to S each. Cloth Jackets, slzo 31; 1 Navy Blue reduced to S5. All-wool Cloth Jacket, slzo 33 1 French Blue Broadcloth Jacket, satin lined and handsomely trimmed with braid, size 38; reduced to $12.50. JERSEYS.-3 All-wool Green Jerseys, sizes 34 and 30; i educed to $1.50 each. 2 Black .Tereys, with tucked yokes, size 30; reduced to $3.50 each. 5 Navy Blue All-wool duced to $') 50 each. Jeroeys; sl.o 33; re- :) Black Braided Jersey, sizes 31, 30 and 33; i educed to $3.75 each. TEA GOWNS. 1 Light ChallloTe.i Gowns, sizes 31, 30 and 33; reduced to $5 each, 1 Navy Bluo Fancy Figured Flunnel Tea Gown, blue easlimero robe front, sl.o 30; re duced lo $",50. SUITS.-2 Black-and-white Stilped Batiste Suits, size 10: minced to $'1.50 each. 1 Black-and-Whito Striped BatlsTe Suit, with White Marseilles A'est, sle 38; reduced to $5. WAISTS.-l Navy Bluo Smocked mem Waist, sle 42; i educed to$J,50. Cash- 1 Olive Plush Waist, with all suiah silk tiimmlug,tize34;ieduccd to S7.50. 1 Black Surah Silk Waist, with gold braid trimming, slzo 3ii; reduced to $10. WJiAFS.-l Black Cloth Short Wrap, llnod with surah silk, slzo 31; reduced to $7. 3 Braided Wraps In tan, gray and black, sizes 31 ami 3H; l educed to 810 each, 1 Jet Vrap,'sle 30; reduced to $10. 1 All-wool Brown-nnd-Tan Striped Ulster, Blzo.ti; icdiircd to$l, WOODWARD M and n 4L0THR0I Cor. lltli and I Sts, I. W. AMUHH.UUNTS. XT KW NATIONAL THEATRE, This Week. XN Every uvcnlng, Wed. and Sat. Mats. MRS. FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT'S Dramatic Idvl, LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. This (Friday) Evening, RavMnskcll... n....LIttlo Lord Fauntlcroy wallto iiiiinger..tas....iJicK, mu uuuiuini'K Saturday Matinee, Tommy IMtsrcrl. ns...Llttlo Lord rntiutlpi-o? WallloEddlngcr...ns,...DIck, thoBootblaof; Noxtwcek-Iloyt's Latest Effoit, A MIDNIGHT DELL. Salo of scats for any performanoo now open. , A LBAUGH'S GRAND OrERA HOUSE. RUDOLPHARONSON COMIC OPERA COMPANY. TONIGHT AT 8. SATURDAY MATINEE AT -', ) Tho Greatest of Comic Opera Successes ERMINIE. Tho Company Includes: PAULINE HALL. OKOHGIE DENNIN. EVA DAVENPORT. KATE UART, JAMES T. , POWERS. EDWIN STEVENS. JOHN BRAND, CIIAS. CAMPBELL A. W. MAFLIN. Noxt week The Great Tragedian, LOUIS JAMES. SEATS NOW ON SALE. TT ARRIS' BIJOU THEATRE. Commencing- MONDAY, MARCH 31. Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, A Grand Scenic Production, PKSSIONIS SL.K1ZE. Greater and Grander Than Ever. A Scenic Triumplil Beautiful Snow Scene. Fortross Monroo Illuminated. ChesapoHke Bay oy Mooultgnt. Bewildering Transformation Scene. Koxt wcek-MATTIE V1CKER3. BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, No. 72114th st. n.w. FREE GERMAN LECTURE, THE SsTH OF MARCH. FRIDAY. AT 8 O'CLOCK,' At 1015 14tb st. 11. v.. Second door from Hamilton Houso, By Prof, F. N. VON PUTTKAMER. Subject; "Goethe's Egmont." KERNAN'S NEW WASHINGTON TIIEA THE. lltb st., south of Penna. ao. IRWIN ROS: NEW BIG SHOW. Ladles1 Matinees Tues.. Thnrs. and Sat. Noxt weok-LEONZO BROS, and their SS0.0C0 ACTING DOGS 111 new plnys. LOBETTIEATRE, VX PA. AVE. NEAR HTn ST. Monday, March 24, and during tho weok, GEORGE FRANCE and LULU DELMAY'S DRAMATIC and SPECIALTY COMPANY. Matinees Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Admission at night, 10. 20, 30 and r1n. "MnttTirpQ. in. 20 nnrt T,On. -4 NAUGURAL MEETIN -OF TIIE- OmSfilHGTOH Jockey Club -AT- BENNINGS COURSE, I, I u, 4 and 5. FIVE RACES EACH DAY. Commencing promptly at 3 o'clock p. m. Trains leave tbo Baltimore and Potomac .Railroad station, Sixth and B streets, nt 02,05, l.ao. 2 and 2.30 p. m. each day, returning Im mediately after the races. Admission to tho Grounds, Grand Stand and Pool Lawn, $1. Membership tlokcts should bo applied for at tbo ofllco of tho Treasurer, Wlllaid's Hotel. Improper characters will bo excluded. F. M. DRANEY, President. ROBT. E. MORRIS, Secretary. DR. 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