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TERE oMLTTRY, FEES Li ee Siow és i, ~ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, EE Osan ee Me re 1892—-TEN PAGES. MR. LANGSTON’S SPEECH. COLORED PEOPLE INDIGNANT. He Talks About Outrages Upon Colored Men in the South. Speeches Showing the Extent of the Out- rages Committed on Their Race. A meeting {n continuation of the observance of the day of prayer by the colored people was held last evening in the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, The religous exercises of this occasion were followed by speeches which touched upon the wrongs endured by the race and aroused the indignation of the audience. Mr. J. W. Cromwell presided, and after singing and prayer Mr, W. H. H. Hart made an earnest speech, in which ho referred to the prejudice ‘against the colored people and said that it was due to their opposition to the law which gave the colored man political equality with the white man. This equality was not due to the efforts of the colored man, but was in the nature of a compact between the nation and the colored race. The colored man had kept his part of the compact and they asked that the laws been- forced, It was evident that the laws were being evaded and the outrages perpetrated upon the colored race were occurring constantly and were serious in character and tendency, He was of the opinion that the government should see that the laws are enforced and that the rights of the colored people are respected. SEVENTY VICTIMS OF LYNCH LAW. ‘The next speaker, Rev. W. H. Brooks, made a vehement speech, in which ho roferred to the statement made by a colored southern preacher that he had buried seventy victims of the lynch law. He declared that the vengeance of God would fall upon these violators of law, and de- nounced those who were intrusted with the ex- ¢cution of the law as derelict in their duty. He said that he did not believe in violence, but he was praying that an army would be raised, 8 was the case in 1861, to right these wrongs. The audience showed their aympathy with the speaker by their fervent exqamations and applause. The next speaker, Rev, Mr. Bowen, WE SAYS THE CONDITION OF THE COLORED MEN 18 WORSE NOW THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE THE WAB—HE WAS FOR HARRISON, BUT 18 NOW FoR BLAINE. At the Second Baptist Church, colored, 34 between Hand I streets northwest, Prof. John M. Langston last evening addressed a fair-sized gathering on “The Negro Problem.” The audience were compelled to wait from 8 o'clock until 9 to hear the orator of the evening, the interval being taken up by 8 service of song and prayer. The pastor of the church, the Rev. W. Bishop Johnson, explained that they had gath- ered together for the purpose of offering their humble petitions to God in behalf of their op- pressed and persecuted brethren of tho south. Such a gathering might be mixinterpreted, but only by those mean and base enough to misin- terpret the best of human motives. “We may not,” he said, “be able to express ourselves as we might hope to do, but God knows we mean right alone, and He will supply our needs.” At9o'clock Prof. Langston made his ap- pearance and, upon being introduced as the true friend and steadfast advocate of the colored people, was enthusiastically received. MR. LANGSTON'S ADDRESS. He began by remarking that he had just re- turned from Nashville, Tenn., where a few days ago one of the most brutal lynchings of a col- ored man by an_infuriated mob ever known had occurred. That crime against society and the colored race was too horrible to describe, but he told his hearers that they must not shut their eyes to the facts, however horrible they They colored people were too loath to believe such things, but he desired them to re- member that it was their people who were being so butchered in defiance of law. “So,” | was of the opinion that armed force would be he said, “it is very proper for you | necessary to compel jnstice on the part of the to pray, but for heaven's sake "be | white people toward the colored race. An old THE DISTRICT CENSUS, A VERDICT OF SUICIDE. Instructions Given the Police, Who Com- | Result of the Coroner’s Inquest in the Case of mence the Work Today. Ignatius Glance. ‘Maj. Moore’s blue-coated census enumerators | As published in yesterday's Star the body of started out on their work thjs morning with | Ignatius Glance, the man who committed sui- book and pencil to make the numerous in- | cide after shooting his wife in the head, was quiries of the citizens, although they are not so | taken from the potter's field dead wagon yester- numerous as were the questions plied by Super-| day and placed on the cooling table in the intendent Porter’s men a few months ago. As | morgue, where Deputy Coroner Schaeffer made stated in yesterday's Star, the officers an autopsy Jater in the day. on the work met at police headquarters yester-| The coroner's jury assembled at 4 o'clock and day afternoon and received their instructions gah rantrsroe of witnesses, which failed and books preparatory to entering upon their | to substantiate the plea of the deceased's friends gs 1205 that the man did not do the shooting. labors this morning. ‘TERI rweTaUCTIONS. POLICEMAN SCRAMLIN'S EVIDENCE. “To obtain accurately the number of inhabit-| Policeman Edward J. Scramlin of the second Precinct was the first witness called. He told ants of the District of Columbia for the first day of June, 1892—classified as proposed—there | the jury that he reached the house in leas than two minutes after the shots were fired, He was must be uniformity smong the officers in the i. about forty or fifty yards from the house when Ses es eee a9 ety aeaned. Ween an instructions, - not hear the shots, but he was attracted there Pol nagar that end the following instruc- by fhe screams oe woman. When — “ § eh rant their reac] e store he found the front door locked ABN ses union aetta ccs —— It took him but an instant to burst open the able number of equares each. door. Behind the counter on the floor he found officer nasigued to a district wll taty | the dying man, The pistol was on his right side exch birth since Juno 30, 1891, in the column | Pefyeen hisankleand knoo. | arranged for that Purpose, ‘and not duplicate ‘as the man still breathing?” inquired the such tally in the column ‘under six and eighteen | COLCner. at years, and cighteen years and over.’ icoty Ait,” replied witness, : “All Chinamen, Indians, prisoners, deat | (cya jhe,.voman come in the room?” and dumb, blind, insane and inmates ja- | {.No, sir. tions ‘should be ‘enumerated as others, and at rid _ you hear the woman say that she was the same time a statement to that etiact be ie ase given under ‘remarks’ in the rear of the “Did say who shot bak “4. By ‘under six years’ is meant five years Witness eaid he had been unable to find any inclusive; ‘under cightean years’ is’ meant sor, ee ee de ten a a nis | cs. the see the thst Seek. Motard chews say that the woman's husband shot her. only children six years old and over and cighteen years and tindershould be enumerated in the columns set apart for that purpose. This MRS, MATER’S STORY. information is separate from the census proper. | Mrs. Annie Maher, who lives in the house where the tragedy was enacted, was next sworn, Her statement was that she was standing at her sure you know just what you are praying for. Few colored men really believe that there ix a living God. The colored man does not pray to God. He prays about Him and around Him. Pray with your eyes open, for that is the only way to pray. Say ‘Oh, Lord, save my son, my danghter, my wife, my people.’ And, above ali, pray as if you had some confidence in God. There is no color line where He dwells!” Before he left Nashville twenty of the most prominent colored men of the city asked his advice in the matter of these lynchings. His “Stay where you are. Do no ie Do right in all things.” And that advice he repeated. He also urged his hearers to be not only respectful, soldier in the audience was induced by these war-like sentiments to make a speech, in which he commended the services of the colored troops during the war and praised their valor. ‘MR. WHITE CAUSES TROUBLE. The only white spenker of the evening was Rev. W. J. White of Atlanta, Ga, who is the editor of a religions newspaper published in Georgia, He tock the opportynity to speak of his paper asa friend to the colored ‘people. Then he went on to express his doubt about the story of seventy negroes being lynched in Geor- gia. An old lady in the audience, however, arose and with considerable warmth declared that the story was true. This rather nettled but also be self-respecting. ‘Never forget,” | the speaker and he a somewhat said he, “as the colored people are too apt to| caustic reply, and the audience taking do, that the colored race is a good race, a law- part in the controversy expressed their abiding race.” Referring again to the southern Iynchings, he said that mob rule was not confined to the south. He had years ago seen it in all its hor- ror in Ohio. Dut there it wasa thing of the past, as he verily believed it would ere long be im the south. He then told of the mobs he had seen in Ohio in his boyhood, and said that there was in the history of mob law of today one thing to be at least thankful for, and that was that to- day nee upon the e individual accused, while in years gone by it sought the destruction of the race. opinion by hisses and calls, which made it im- possible for the speaker to be heard. He, how- ever, managed to say that it was perfectly safe at this distance for people to brandish their fists in the air and shont out charges, but per- haps they would not do it at shorter range. ‘The audience showed their disapproval by more hisses, then the woman who had spoken before gained the floor and made an excitable speech, which added to the growing excitement and confusion. REY. MR. GRIMKE CALMS THE MEETING. Rey. Mr. Grimke, however, calmed the meet- ing down by suggesting that they had come to- gether to pray and not to express indignation. A motion to adjourn was made and carried and the audience dispersed, discussing the matter as. they went to their homes with more or less fer WORSE NOW THAN EVER SINCE THE WAR. “The colored people in the south are worse off now than they have been since the war, and in a worse condition under this republican a ministration than under any other we have ever bad. What is the matter?” The answer, he thought, was with the President. He then re- ferred to the visit_made to President Harrison a few weeks ago by a delegation of colored ministers, who asked the Prosident for protec- tion. He did not know what the delegation said, but if it was as weak as the President's re- ply, he thought very little of their abilities to make known their wants, He then read the written reply of the President, wherein he says he feels for the race, &c. “But,” said Mr. Langston, “feeling is one thing and doing quite another. ‘The delegation should now reply: ‘Mr. President, your state papers and public documents are very pretty, especially those written by James G. Biaine: but tell us where in a single instance you have instructed your Attorney General to enter a single suit in behalf of the colored race?" I was in favor of the renomination and election of ident Harrison until I read his reply to the members of this delegation.” Thiv declaration of the speaker was received with Joud and prol: applause, and with Good, good,” “That's right,” “Now you're talkin’.” The speaker said that the President had not kept faith with the colored race, and closed his remarks by giving his hearers some excellent advice. eee HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT. A Decrease of Nineteen Deaths Last Week— ‘Vital Statistics. “There was a decrease of nineteen in the number of deaths last week as compared with the preceding week,” says the weekly report of Health Officer Hammett. “The decline is along the whole line, but more especially noticeable in the lessened mortality among the old people. In the previous week there were thirty-four deaths of persons over sixty years of age, while during the last week there were but eleven of this class. The cool weather during the month has greatly favored the infants in retarding the annual return of cholera infantum. Hence the deaths of children under five years of age con- tinne atthe normal rate. The reports of the week show a favorable state of the general health of the District. Contagious diseases are at the minimum, and no section of the city pre- sents any noticeable number of malarial affec- tions. This favorable condition of the public health may bein a great degree attributed to the excellent sanitary condition of the city. The abatement of many Cesspools and the improve- ment by draining and paving of @ number of alleys which infected large neighborhoods by their collections of disease-breeding matter have also tended to reduce the death rate, which, by the last week's showing, is but 17.2 ‘as against 22.8, which is the average rate.’ Resolutions expressing disapproval of the violations in the south of the law and the rights of the colored race were adopted. pescubaaeai A DAY WITH THE MIDDIES. Yesterday's Naval Cadet Exercises in Sea- manship at Annapolis. The annual exercises in seamanship took place yesterday at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. These exercises took place on the old bark-rigged sloop-of-war_ Enterprise. Shortly after clearing the harbor cadet boat- swain mates called all bands to ‘make sail.”” Temporarily the ship was out of the hands of the officers. The executive officer, Licut. Commander Gillpatrick, merely standing off the bridge directing in a nominal way. As much attention is paid now as ever at the academy jn instructing the future officers in the science of seamanship. At the school instruction is limited to a few weeks in the year affont, which is amplified by the summer practice cruise in the sailing sloop-of-war Constellation, Before noon the Enterprise was back along- side her dock and all hands disembarked for the steam drill in the steam engineering building. ‘The engineers’ department is particularly proud of its work this year, because Cadet Beu- ret, from present indications, will be No. 1 in the order of graduation. It is predicted he will obtain a higher point in his studies than Cadet Taylor did in 1885, who broke the record in passing the highest’ of any one who had ever come out of the academy, and selected naval construetion as his vocation. ‘All of the first-class cadets after the steam- ship drill gathered in the halt of steamship en- gineering and there demonstrated to the board of visitors and «a number of general observers an intimate acquaintanceship with their work. The visitors saw the cadets take the great prac- tice engine to pieces, strew these about on the floor, put them back in place again and then startand run the engine in almost as short a time as it takes to relate the story. The board of visitors were shown specimens of designs for engines and boilers, the work of the students. In addition to the drawings the note books of the cadets were on exhibition, showing all their calculations of the complicated machinery their instructors had given them to work out. Of the practical illustrations of what the en- gineer class has done during the year there was completed triple expansion engine. Senator White of Louisiana, a member of the board, evidenced particular interest in this branch of the course. The superiority of the engincer cadets is proved by the fact that most of the schools of the country want the detail of engineer officers Children at work, receiving or pay, should be enumerated as not Foon tl school, front door when the shooting occurred. She first heard tha woman's screams and there be- also as ‘carning wages.’ If too poor to attend schoal note such eases in the back of the book, ing fo much noise on 7th street she thought there was a fight in the alleyin the rear. She giving page and number. 5. Those persons who habitually sleep in the Cir rap ape ged Logandale eh een bang hg ed pool sy strict, 7 ae te n back, when the heard a ee ee shot. It sounded liken mutiled shot, like the pool gee through something before it took effect. Mrs. Glance almost font into witness’ arms. She was holding her hand to her ear and said, “My husband shot me.” While witness was passing through the hall’ with Mrs. Glanee abvent temporarily, those whose abodes are in the District, though without business and ab- sent temporarily and those who reside here, but who spend the summet elsewhere, are to be conside: rmanent residents, and will be entered in the proper line and column of this she heard the second shot fired. The second shot made a louder report than the first, as the doors were open and witness could hear it more distinctly, “Have you heard any report there that Mra, 7 jot him?" asked the coroner. “Yes, sir,” answered witness. “I heard that right away, but no one in the house said it.” “Was Mr. Glance a drinking man?” “She told me that he never drank anything.” ‘Did they live peaceably together?” “never heard any trouble between them. She told me that she was going back to New York; that she sould not live with him because ho did not give her enough to eat,” WHAT MISS BOWMAN SAW AND HEARD. Miss Lizzie Bowman also lives in the same house. She was at home the day of the shoot ing. Witness was upstairs at the time. She heard a scream und then a pistol shot was fired. ‘The woman rusbed out the back door and her husband followed her several feet, She was screaming that sho was shot. The husband then returned to the store and witness heard a noise that sounded like somebody jumping. A moment inter she heard a pistol shot and then there was a sound like a man’s body falling to the floor. When the husband was following Mrs. Glance he had something in his hand, but she could not say that it was a revolver, When the deceased was following his wife witness saw no blood on him. The wife was crying, “I'm shot,” and “He's shot me.” “How long have you lived there?” the coro- ner asked, “About two months,” was her reply. ‘Have they lived quietly together? “She had him aurested once for beating her. She seemed like a very nice woman.” TRE BULLET PRODUCED. Dr. Shadd of Freedman's Hospital pro- duced a flattened bullet, which he aid was taken from the woman's head. The bullet entered the back of the woman's head and was taken out the top of her head. The patient, he said, is now suffering from Officer Scramlin was recalled and Anced the weapon found by the mi ‘Two shots had been fired from the weapon and the remaining three chambers were loaded. Dr. Patterson said that some one told of there having been three ehota fired. “A number of rumors have been in cireula- tion,” remarked Lieut. Teeple; “somebody has been busying himself trying to create a sen- sation.” MR, OTTENBERO'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Isaac Ottenberg. baker, who resides at No. 1243 7th street, testified that his attention was attracted to the scene of the tragedy by hearing the woman screaming. He saw ber on the sidewalk. She had her hand to her head and blood was streaming from the back of her head. Witness went in the store after the offi- cer had broken open the door and discovered book. “6. Those whose regular business is else- where, and who are only sojourners in the District, should be enumerated under ‘re- marks,"’ and referred to by number of page in the ‘page’ column. “7. ‘The officer should never lose sight of the fact that he is taking the consus of ouly one lo- cality of the District. A party doing business in one officer's locality may rexide elsewhere in the District where another officer is taking tho census, He must, therefore, be careful not to enumerate or enter in his columns any business man sleeping in a locality where another officer may be taking the census. Where the bed is there should the party occupying it be enamer- at “8. The officer should be carefal to visit every welling, hotel, lodging house, business place, shop, warehouse, factory, stable, cabin, hut, tent, river boat, canal boat, barge and all other places, public or private, of business or abode of families or persons. “9, The information sought about persons should be obtained from the persona themselves Gf reliable), or in their absence from the moxt reliable parties accessible. In case of families, from the head of family or member thereof deemed most reliable. The instructions further instruct the officers that in interrogating parties to obtain the in- formation desired great courtesy and considera- tion must be shown by the oificers, and an officer should never hesitate to ask inrtructions from his lieutenant where he is in doubt. PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THEIR ATTE: A postscript is appended, as_ follow: the desire of the department that the number of private schools in the District of Columbia, and the number of pupils attending them, be ascertained. This additional information the enumerator will obtain by inquiring from the principal 6f the same, and record the square, name of school, or institution, number of teachers and number of pupils in the back of the book under remarks. rivate schools are those institutions where tuition is paid).” —__. SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. They Make an Enjoyable Trip to Annapolis— Patriotic Speeches Made. The jaunt of the Sons of the American Revo- Intion to Annapolis yesterday with the eubse- quent meeting held in tho hall of delegates at the state house was a success as a plensure tr: and at the same time resulted in the transac tion of some important business. A resolution was unanimously adopted having in view the amalgamation of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolutionand theSonsof the Revolu- tion, It is stated that Vice President Morton, who isa prominent member of the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, with Gen. Greely, Admiral Jouett, Commander Barker of the navy, Mr. | the man lying on the floor behind the counter. John Goode and Gen. Breckenridge of the army, | Witness not hear the shots fired. recently met ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll, presi-| Deputy Coroner Schaeffer told of having dent of the Sons of the Revolution, and others from that body, and that it was agreed in the conference to come together. ‘MR. PARKER'S RESOLUTION. Mr. Myron M. Parker of this city offered a resolution, which was adopted, asking for an additional appropriation by Congress for the international naval review in connection with the world’s exposition, for which Congress has appropriated $50,000." ‘The resolution states that the review in honor of the great navigator and discoverer, Christopher Columbus, is a peculiarly appropriate ceremony and matter of special interest to the Atlantic and gulf ports, d the Sons of the American Revolntion favor an appropriation for the purposes of the review commensurate with the importance of the ocea- sion and worthy of the dignity and power of the nation under whose auspices the ceremony is to be held. ‘Mr, Parker said it was tho intention of the society to extend the review to New York har- made the autopsy and extracted a bullet from a shell taken from the pistol, He thonght it about the size of the flattened bullet taken from the woman’s head, The bullets were weighed, and the difference in weight between them was less than one-hundredth of a grain. A VERDICT OF SUICIDE. The jury took the case, and without any de- liberation returned a verdict of suicide. ptiabed sea ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: W. H. Pritchett to H. Evans, sub lot 6, sq. 784 £2,850. Lonisa A, Tonnet to A. L. Tonnet, part 18, eq. 348; $—. Marionne Murdock to Mary ¥. Burrows, land on Military road; 300, Mary V. Burrows to_G. W. Aibright, lots 14 and15 and part 13, Friend:hip; $—.’ Rachel Behrends to W. E. _Edmonston, parts 8 and 9, . G. W. Albright to T, D, Kelcher, 92; €—. 0. Baker to Mary ‘The report shows: Number of deaths. 83: white, 49; colored, 34. Death rate per 1,000 per annum—White, 15.0; colored, 22.1. ‘Total population, 17.02." Thirty-three were under five years of age, 26 were under one year old and 11 over sixty years. Twenty-two of the deaths occurred in hospitals and public institutions. The deaths by ¢ were as follows: Zymo- tie, 13; constitutional, 1 develop- mental, 15; violence, 2. The principal causes of death were: Diphtheria, 4; consumption, 10: diarrheal, 1; typhoid fever, 3; scarlet fever, 1 meumonia, 4; congestion of the lungs, 2; kidney ‘dis Births re- P females, 23: colored males, 17; colored females, 11. Mar- riages reported: White, 12; colored, 8 Still births reported: White, 4; colored, 6 ais et sa of the navy to fill the chairs of mechanical and dynamic engineering. A mumber of engineers have resigned their commissions to accept lucrative posts as con- sulting engineers to manufacturing enter- prises all over the land. No less than «ix have ceased to be officers of the navy because they were wanted as permanent instructors in col loges. « One fills a chair in Cornell University, another is at the University of Pennsylvania, Ann Arbor, Mich., has one and the Agricultural College of Blacksburg, 8. C., has captured another. In the afternoon the cadets fought a sham battle under the battle tactics of the new reg- ulations which were introduced for the navy 4 year ago. This was a spectacle highly pleasing to the board of visitors and many others. The action took place on the government farm under plans laid down by Lieut. Fullman, in- struetor in infantry drill At a business mecting of the board of visitors in the afternoon Capt. Phythian, superintend- ent “of the academy, made an address on the needs of the institution, ———ees Real Estate Matters. Sarah E. Moore has purchased for $9,900 of J. H. Ralston et al. part 10, square 423, 16 feet 10 inches by 100 feet on 7th between N and O streets northwest, D..Carroll Digges has purchased of D. B. Gottwals for $7,500 sub 56, block 5, Le Droit Park. Addie L. Macombie has bought for €5,500 of Mary E. Dowd part 5, square 897, 15 by 94 feet dinches corner of id Q streets northwest, Anna Clara Robinson has purchased of ©. C. Byrne for #8,937.50 lot 11, block 44, University Park. D. Carrol Dij bas bought of D. B. Gott- wals for $7,500 lot 56, in Gottwals & Drew's sub- division in block 5, Le Droit Park, at head of New Jersey avenue, on Florida avenue north- west. D. Carroll Digges has sold_to David B. Gott- wals lots 23, 24, 25 and 26, in Digges’ sub of Pt. Jamaica and Smith's Vacancy, for §8,500, front- ing 64 feet on Florida avenue’ between 6th and ‘7th streets northwest. pte TES For Juror Cooper's Widow. ‘The following additional enbscriptions for the widow of Juror Cooper have beon received: acknowledged. A SUCCESSFUL LAWN PARTY. A snecessful lawn party was given last night in the grounds of the M. E. Church by the Ladies’ Aid Society. Darkness was dispelled tring» of bright lanterns, and the various les, with gay-clad waitresses and liberal presented an animated scene. Mr. Jas. T. Harrison served the cream and Mra. Jas. H. Dony dispensed strawberries, Kev. McLaren, Pastor, attended and delivered goodly chunks of conversstion to all present. It was late when the crowd dispersed. FUNERAL OF JOMN BICKING. ‘The funeral of John Bicking, late a resident at Good Hope, took place yesterday afternoon from 8t. Teresa's Church. Rev. T. B. Hughes officiated and preached an effective sermon on immortality and duties owed by the living to the dead. Deceased was a charter member of John A. Logun Post, No. 13, and was buried with Grand Army honors. The pall- bearers were Comrades Armstrong, Kenner, Smithson, Robey and Howard. A large num- ber of the post, under © 3H. attended. Interment was at Mount Olit yorRs. Mr. Herbert F. L. Allen entertained s party of friends last night at his home on Jefferson street. Mr. Arthur McLean, who last fall’ went to Asheville, N. C., for his health, is improved and expected home about the middle of next month. Mr. died bor, Hampton Roads and Annapolis. Gen. A. W. Greely presided at the mecting, and specches wero made by Gov. Brown, e Gov. don Lee Carroll, Gen. Bradley I. John son, Mr. Alexander Porter Morse, Mr. Jobn Goode and Mr. Ernest Wilkinson. Mra, Marian Longfellow Morris, one of the Danghters of the American Revolution, sent an original poem, which was rend by Mr. Bernard I. Green. ‘The party visited the war ships at anchor in fhe harbor and witnessed iho exereiey at the | W ‘aval Academy. ‘They returned to Washing- , sub 34, eq. 960; #2,850, Eliza W. Patterson ef inc alue al, toF. G. Fardon, subs 26 and 2 eq. 80t, 2862.12, John A. Muirk to Helen E.’ ‘Smith, sub 97, blk. 8, Meridian Hill; $2,677.50. . Mary prt, Chillers le to Parts) ea. 825; £3,400. °G. P. Schwcir toF. B. Weeks, in trust, part 4, Crukold’s Delight; $1,540. Marthe A. Palmer to Katherine T.” Vreeland, lots 2 and 3, blk. T. and B.'s «ub Pleasant Plains; G. W. F. Swartzell to W. K. Hill, sub i18, sq. 701;$—. Felixine Wilkening to R. Portner, Pi} ea. 245; 8. Re Portner to Folixine ilkening, sub 24, do.; $—. C. Hail to F. Ward, sub'77, sq. 1003; $2,000. T. G. Hense: to D. Reigart, sub 21, blk. 5,Le Droit Park; #— W. A. Henderson to H. 8. Adler,subs 39 and 40, . 877; 8—. B. M. Bridges to G. T. Klepstone, —— UNITED PRESBYTERIANS, The Assembly Gives a Representative of the ‘Women’s Mission Board the Floor. There was a larger attendance of spectators at the session of United Presbyterians in Alle- gheny yesterday than at any previous session of the assembly. After the opening prayer of the assembly a memorial from the Women’s Suffrage Asso- ciation was read and referred to the committee on reform. After a half hour's devotional ser- vice the report of the special committee on re- orts of committees of the Women’s Foreign | $4 E. Thomas to W. A. Thomas, Castle Manor; @—. Cathari: Louise Renck, sub 86, sq. os Darneille to . Cor mb 14, sq. 29; —. Virginia B. Stephen to L. Woodbu et al,, same property; $400, W. 8. Daniels to J. C. Keelan, sub 14, 8q. 755; $3,000. Esther A. Keyser to Georgiana Simms, part 26, sq. 843; $400. 8. D. Wreko to John ‘Twohy, sub Lucia E, Blount. to "John & ‘Anna E. ‘sq, 16; £2,300, Andrews, part 5, 6q. J. Easterday to Warren Choate, 000, Mary L. Ward to 8. W on the subject and took occasion to detine the | Be’ oxy work done by the women's board, and asked the assembly to define this board's position and what the word auxiliary means. Hor address was applauded, The word “auxiliary” seems to have palled upon the women, Tt seemed to & te0- ondary or makeshift position, and they wanted it changed. The assembly scemed in doubt as ning of the word " ” in the sense used, and it is ‘probable assembly was loth to been found for it, he eas with it, Woman was made auxiliary to man— a hel; for man, ipmeet i | Sf & | i 3 i Et Pe HOWARD UNIVERSITY. Graduating Exercises of the Preparatory Sehool—Diplomas Given to Only Six. The graduating exercises of the Aepartment of HowardUniversity were held last evening. Diplomas were awarded to only six of the fifteen members of the class, the other diplomas being withheld until the nine students had prepared orations and delivered them on the first Friday of next term. The head of the Preparatory department, Prof. Cumming, stated to the audiehce that.e disagreement arose in the class over fixing date for the commencement exercises. A majority of the class had fixed upon Wednesday night, while he desired Tuesday night to be selected, as be wished to leave for a trip through Europe. The class refused to accede to bis this led to dissension. Finally the professor said be had taken the matter in his own hands and selected Tuesday. Nine of the students refused to take in the exercises and their diplomas were withheld. President Ran- kin made an address, indorsing what the fessor had said. Orations were delivered by William P. Bradigy, Chas. 8. Brooks, Eugene M. Gregory, Cora B. Jackson, Clara R. Shippen and "hoe. TL. Gweeney. fifteen members of the graduating class occupied sents on the platform, ‘Their ames are as follows: George G. Anderson, Cambridge, Mass.; William P. Bradley, Athens, Ga.; Chas, 8. Brooks, Alexandria, Va.; William Coleman, Valdosta, Ga.; Eugene M. Gregory, W D, O; Cora Bt Jackson, St Bu ‘finn 5, . Jenkins, jr., Beaufort, 8. €.; J. Henry Jones, Bedtord. Gir? Wer 3, arth Miller, Porte: mouth, Va.; William B. Minor, Waterford, Va. ; has liar Blackwell's Bull Durbam Smoking Tobacco has been recognized as the standard ‘of tobacco perfection. This is why ‘we have remained, during this long Period, the largest manufacturers of Smoking Tobacco in the world. It BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO Co., Thomas E. Owens, Philadelphia, Pa.; Clara B Shippen, Anacostia, D, C.; Thomas L, Sweeney, Talcott, W. Va.: Jghn W. Underwood, Bowling Green, Ky., and Jacob LE. Whiteman, Wilming- ton, N. 0: In the absence of Bishop Keane, who was un- able to keep his engagement to deliver the a dress, President Rankin spoke to the graduates. gbaenasa oh. VETERANS AT FREDERICKSBURG. Exercises Conducted by Sedgwick Command of This City. Monday morning Sedgwick Command, No. 3, U. ¥. U., and a goodly number of their com- rades from Custer Command; started for Fredericksburg on a special train at There were many G. A. R. comrades and ladies i which numbered about 200. A Fredericksburg about 10 o'clock the party quickly resolved itself into groups and started off in various directions sightseeing —Maryes' Heighths, Falmouth, Hamilton's Crossing, Chancellorsville and the Bloody Angle all came in fora share of visitors. The skies were unclouded and the day faultless. Immediately after dinner at the hotel the greater number of jors took carriages and were driven to the national cemetery on Leos hill There many of the ladies and children of Fredericksburg were already gathered together with «considerable number of the men who wore the gray. Comrade G. F. Wheeler, the | Sno Nos Inte” Unoe bas aia eat, Serived chairman of the local committee, placed the i Pari Millen i memorial services in the hands of ‘Col. Rogers | S24 bis party wore driven to Mr; MeMillen’s in of Sedgwick Command and the beautiful ritual | Roteo seated carriage, drawn by four white : horses services of the G. A. R. were used, Dr. C. F. i is Petteys acting us officer of the day and Comrade | yA Sumber of prominent citizens, including yor Rose, Judge Barker and ‘others, nc~ Geo. J.P. Wood as chaplain, ‘The music fur- va nished by a choir of Indies and gentlemen or- | COmPanied the party in carriages and ganized by Comrade Wheeler was exquisite, and | Quon end cokes saneg avon the city. Mr. 1 th were made unusually impres- sive by the character and hushed attention of |UGRetarrive until after noon, the audience, *bix ma. Col. Wan. H. Michael of Washington, colonel | Bord a ial trata’ teasing dhe tea of (Custer command, U, V. Ua delivered the Jo ne ae ee address of the day. His aditress abounded in eloquent passages eS an ce ee and closed with a fervent appeal for a deeper, . loftior patriotism, which should know. no | SROrUy after noon the ang oy north no south, no east, no west, but | pig mCerys Where the exercises were to bo one country, now and forever indivisibl After Col.’ Michael's addresa the choir sang and Col. Rogers closed the ceremonies with short but earnest address, The people of the Fredericksburg in more ways than one showed their sympathetic in- terest in these proceedings and expressed a warm wish to have them repeated next Me- morial day. Se EE GETTYSBURG’S BIG TIME. Preparations Completed for the“High-Water Mark” Tablet. Col. Bachelder’s carefully matured plans for what will be the greatest event of the year on the Gettysburg battlefield, the dedication of the high-water mark tablet, are almost completed. ‘The 2,000 seats have been put in place near the monument, The tents that are to be erected on the East Cemetery Hill for the veterans who desire to sleep under canvas will be pitched to- day. Rev. Dr. H. W. McKnight, president of Penn- re sylvania College, will make the opening prayer. | tons and is ® beautiful specimen of sepulchral Mr. Edward McPherson extend ‘the | art. “Words of Welcome." Col. Bachelder will tell] In addition to the exercises directly attending about the “Copse of Trees: Why Called the | the dedication of the monument to the unknown High-Water Mark.” 8. M. Swope of Gottys- | dead, hundreds of people from this city dec- burg will unveil the tablet and present it to the | orated the graves of their loved ones who were Memorial Association, on whose behalf John M. } lost in_ the flood, and Grandview presented a Vanderslice of Philadelphiz will receive it. | beautiful sight. ‘A great crowd was in the cem- Mr. James A. Beaver will deliver the oration. | etery all day and at the time of the dedicatory James Jeffry Roche of Boston will read the | exercises the assemblage was a vast one. The poem. President Harrison will then make a] newly made grave of the latest found flood vic: short address, after which Maj. Gen. John M. | tim, which was placed in the unknown plot on Schofield, commanding the army, and other | Monday, attracted much attention. prominent corps commanders will’ make brief —+oo___—_. oe FOR KILLING CLERK HAYDEN. Robert Alder Fales, the Sixteen-Year-Old Lad Accused of Murder, Placed on Trial. Robert Alder Fales, the sixteen-year-old boy who on April 30 robbed Shipping Clerk Thomas Hayden of the Potter Company of $500 and brutally assaulted him with e balestick, from the result of which he died the next day, was placed on trial yesterday at Newark, N. J. He was calm and apparently indifferent to the proceedings and his appearance had changed not a particle since his arrest, three days after his crime, He was neatly dressed and sat between his counsel aiid kept his eyes steadily fixed upon the floor. His mother, a small, delicate woman, was in TO JOHNSTOWN'S VICTIMS, ‘Unveiling of a Handsome Monument on the Yesterday morning opened bright and clear at Johnatown, Pa., giving promise of a fine day for the exercises in remembrance of those drowned by the flood and the ceremonies at- | tending the dedication of the monument to the unknown dead. The streets were crowded with people and in the afternoon all the stores were closed. The exercises had @ peculiarly solemn significance to the people there, which could scarcely be appre- | ciated by visitors, The governor and his staff arrived about 11 o'clock. Mr. Ogden and the Philadelphia mem- bers of the party were unable to get through on time and special train was mado up at Har- risburg, to which the governor's car was at- tached, bout 100'clock, be having boarded the train at Tyron was an immense crowd at the station the arrival of the governor and his part James McMillen, whose guests the governor and party were to be, took charge of Gen. Beaver and conducted him to his house, and then returned to the station to await the arrival of the governor and party. The second section, on which was the gov- ernor, Secretary Kremer and others, arrived The monument to the unknown dead was un- veiled by Gov. Pattison, His remarks aud those by ex-Gov. Beaver, Robert C. Ogden and J.B. Scott were well received. The movument is built of Barre, Vt., gran- ite, the lower base being twelve feet by’ cight feet, resting on a solid concrete foundation. On this base rests a second anda third base and ® plinth, on which is eet an inscription block, Surmounnted at each corner with a hea Rolished corner, the inscription bei femory of the Unidentified Dead Lost by the Flood of May 31, 1889." On this is set a plinth, handsomely carved fm front, on which rests the cap which extends over the inseription block and graceful modclings. To this is added another plinth, on which reste two sitting figures, representing Faith and Charity. In the center of the plinth is set_a pedestat, nearly four fect in height, on which stands» figure six fect in height, and which surmount: the whole, representing Hope. The figures are carved from white western Inland granite. The entire monumen? has a height of twenty one fect eight inches, a weight of thirty- SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS. Venezuela Freebooters Terrorize the Citizens of San Antonio. Political matters continue very warm in Ven- ezuela, In the district of Tachira,on the Co- lombian frontier, the revolution has brought to the surface bands of freebooters. On April 13 a band of these outlaws attacked and took pos- session of the town of San Antonio del Tachira, and the residents appealed to the prefect of Bucaramanga to permit the Colombian national forces to take possession of San Antonio and drive out the bandits. The Colombian consul describes these bandits as “highwaymon and assassin of no political color,” who threatened the inhabitants with all sorts of outrages. San bab: Antonio is without authority over these bellig- erent bands and the population ie Although the situation was in the e: treme, the prefect gpuld not accede to the ap- peal for help so pit made and so strenu- ously urged in behalf of the defenseless as, to use his words, “It would com, neutrality and bring war to our sustained by published, was elicited. ‘The;case will occupy several days. Racing at Morris Park. There were over 7,000 persons at the Morris Park race track The weather was promise our territory.” ‘This decision was the national nment. state, and the wages of military officers, sol- —_ and other government em; are over- ne. Palacio has issued another manifesto diregt- ing the mayors of the various cities and towns to call municipal delegates to the capital to claim the new constitution and name their to disrupt the nine existing states and ro Toform twenty departmente, into a ventralized republic. ‘The ofticial press indorses the mani- festo, but his action is by publi ment. All who dare to Guiticise it, however, are immediately made to suffer by banishment or First race, for all first, Stonnell second, Second race, for three-; and up, 13( miles—The rot, Banquet second Mass gi hogs Pei Aver. Prince Imperial third. Fr maidens kk 5 furlongs—Yemen third. Time, ‘recon, Bt. also reported that a battle livia, in which the rebels were defeated. Another battle bas been f it near Palmirito and resulted in a victory for evolutionists. | Dedication of the Wing Erected in Memory Of Justice Miller. The #Adition to Garficld Hospital, which was erected in memoriam of the late Justice Miller, was dedicated yesterday aftern The new provides accommodat for sixty-five The dedicatory exerciggs consisted of services by Rev. Dr. Corey Dr. Sunderland and addresses Mr. A. Willard, Dr. Jno. & Billings, Inage Johnston, Mire n Davis and Dr. Wm. W, ment ehow= eof the private r e furnished by Mrs ¥ and Mrs, W. T’. Kellogg. —— BLAINE’S ABSENCE. ms fo new wii Ww. P. t Hill, Be Mr. His Failure to Atiend the Cabinet Meeting Causes Comment. not attend the cabinet ¥ and bie absence enused cone tion in political cé At the State Department it was said that Mr, Blaine’s failure to attend the cabinet meeting was probably due to the fact that he was busy at the department attending to the matters that had accumulated during bis vieit to New York. Atthe White House no significance whatever was attached to his absence. for the rtated rea- son that it was not generally known that the President had returned to the city and also be- cause no notice was given that there would be & meeting, which has always been the practice after a presidential absence from the city when. he desires to confer with his cabinet. It wns «1 turther that there was no formal meeting and that Secretary Tracy and Attorney Gi = | Miller were not aware until they reached the Executive Mansion that the President had ree d. It was also said that the reason no meeting hud been called was that the dent was fatigued after his trip to Kocbess nil had no important matters to present for consideration. —__—__-+e-_—_____ MARYLAND POLITICS, ten. Dates of Holding the Congressional District Conventions. ‘The demoerntic convention in the third and fourth Marvfand districts will be held next Saturday, the first named at Broadway Institute and the lastet China Hall, Baltimore. The second distri¢t convention will be held at Port Deposit next Monday. ‘The sixth district cone vention will be held at Frederick on July 13, and the first district at Ocean City on July 98, The last congressional convention to be held i that of the fifth district, at Laurel, on August a. The Baltimore Sun says: gresemen, Harry Welles Rusk and Isidor Rayner will be renominated without opposition in the third and fourth districts, respectively, on Saturda: In the convention ‘of the second district, ot Port Deposit, on Monday, the names that will probably be presented are those of Congres man Herman Stnmy Harford county, ex- oe ; Talbott of Baltimore kT. Shaw of Carroll and Mr, State Sense tors Pinkney J. Bennett of Carroll and John & Wirt-of Cecil are also spoken of by their friends as posstble candidates before the convention. fn the first and sixth districts Congressman Henry Page and Wm. M. McKaig will be re- nonfinated without contest. In the fifth district Congressman Barnes Compton can secure a renymination if he wishes it, No other candidate has been men- tioned who will stand in Mr. Compton's way, although the first and thirteenth districts of Baltimore county, which area part of the fifth a t, clared for State Senator John Cony REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS, The dates for the republican congressional conventions have not yet been fixed. Chair- man Clabaugh will, it is said, call the executive committee together some in August and fix dates for the conventions in September. y contest among the republicans for gressional nominations isin the sixth dis trict, where Subtrea feo, L. Wi and State Senator Geo. A. Pearre, both of Allegany county, will probably measure their strength in the convention. The friends of ex- Congressman Louis E. McComas insist that it is by no means settled that he is out of the race in that district, and they say he may yet come in and secure the nomination, — Shot by His Forty-Year-Old Son. G. FP. Greatrex, a wealthy citizen of Leaming- ton, Eng., was shot and killed yesterday by his son, who declared that he killed his father be- cause his allowance of £1,000 a year was too small, The son is forty years old and the father was eighty. Two shote were fired. The tragedy occurred in the strectin the pres- ence of many people. ‘There has been an incregpe in the traffic through the Suez canal the past year.