Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THH STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor, 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFPMANN, Pres’t. peek bone New York Office, 49 Potter Building, Poh ti nl ‘The Evening Star 1s served to subscribers In the eity by carriers, on iheir own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per mouth. Copies at the gcunter 2 cents cach. By mall—snywhere In the United States or Canaida—postage prepald—60 cents r mont nat erday, Quinte ple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with orelen postage 00. (Entered at the Post oitice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mall matter.) T7AIl mail subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made Known on application. Che Evening Star. No. 13,476. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES TWO CENTS. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter, or Postal card. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Subscribers chang- ing their address from one Post- office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. CALLED TO ORDER The Supreme Council of the A. P. A. in Session, MORE HARMONY APPARENT TODAY The Fight to Begin Tonight on the Advisory Board's Report. PLANS OF BOTH SIDES Sa At 10 o'clock Traynor called the Sup American Protective A in Mechanic Hail, corner of Peansylvania avenue and 4% street. There were not ore thaa a hundred delegates present, but this morning President eme Council of the nearly that many more were in the lobbies of the Nutional and Vendome hotels or on the st talking about the events that are looked fer during the meeting of the [ter opening the session the con- liourred until t sernoon. ce were aproin Traynor and the usual routine work wa gone throagh with. afternoon the re- the committees will be made, and, fs tin the annual address o t Traynor will be delivered. Mr. Traynor'’s address said to be full of and is s a lengthy nsational matter. The -f fault that has been found with the f the crder is that he is too out- His candor w In evidence in there time for th afternoon it will be delivered one, ‘ow norning. The report of the com- n credentials will be made this af- 2 are no © e Ta Oscar Nauck of t an of the committee. mend this. cted in cemp with this are E. W. Tyrner and J der. The basis of repre one del-gate for every This would show a mem! like. 10,000 in the and ere in session the day yes youngest mem) but is one of th umbia boy, ntil he moved to the northwest, thi y ago. He is the supreme & ter of th Order of Oran; men. Mr. phell is a me pri and stands |. The only stishment of t but they for him th: the lack of age by superior wis Delegates Still Arriving. The delegates to the convention were still coming in this morning, and the National Hotel lobbies were full of them. They were wearing A. P. A. badges, with here and there a small flag of the country. Some of tha delegates are also covered with badges of various kinds. The Linton presi al badge was prominent on many coat lapels this morning, and there fs said to be much significance in this. A noticeable feature of the present gathering, whieh is a represen- is that a large majority of the and many of them are morning was Dr. tary of the ad- J. B. Dunn of visory be rbing the ion, and of the polit Dr. Dunn mo: man in the did uncom- der, and this morn- ot have a word to say to arrivals this morn- tarlisle, Pa. Murdock, Among the former are + Stilwell, State 5, Potter Dun- ‘ ‘The regular egation is headed by Past State President King, and the others are as follows: miley, Lima, ex- . W. Lanning, E. M. sell and Thos. H. Hensog, Columbus. Henson ts the only colored delegate to the Supreme Council. How They Will Stand. The Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri dele- getes are being watched with great inter- est by the members of the order. A caucus of the Kentucky delegates was held last night, presided over by State President Sapp. There was a discussion of the attt- tude of the delegation toward the report of the campaign committee, and it was unani- mecusly decided to oppose the committee. bs Ohio delegation is not as strong for McKinley as the Kentucky men, but the id to be for the The leader of the delegation, ing, whose opinion is highly re- spected, is not confirmed in his opposition majority of them are Obio man. to the campaign committee. He ts, how- ever, wearing a Linton campaign button toc A caucus of the Ohio men will be ome time today, at which they will fully decide on their course. The Missouri men are also said to be divided, with a ma- jority favorable to McKinley. More Harmony Today. While there ts little else but political talk teday, as all along, there seems to be more harmony among the members. Plans have been discussed to bring about peace,no mat- ter which side gets the worst of the con- test. President Traynor said to a Star re- perter who talked with him this morning: “There will be no hard feelings, and every- thing will be settled amicably. There are a few political wire pullers around the lob- bies of the hotel who have nothing to do with the matter in dispute, but their in- fluence will not be great.” President a upieés room at the National, and his room was besieged It has been about Setlled, it that he wiil rot stand for re-elec- tion. Mr. Traynor did not say how the fight that is on will be settled. He simply said It would not take long to adjust it. Chairman Stevens of the campaign com- mittee has been threatened with an at- tack of fever, but was out of his room this morning and was in an apparently ex- cellent state of mind. “We are not losing any sleep,” he sald to a Star man, “over this little fight. Everything will come out all right, and there will be armony.”” It is understood that Judge Stevens and all the other members of the campaign com- mittee are confident that their course will (Continued cn Eleventh Page.) ABSOLUTE Senor Estrada Palma Announces the Ou- ban Ultimatum. The Cubans Are Much Encouraged and Will Hear of No Truce With- out Freedom. Senor Tomas Estrada Palma, the repre- sentative in the United States of the Cuban republic, arrived at the Raleigh this morn- ing from New York, where he will return tonight. Senor Palma has always been a great admirer of Gen. Hancock, and the pur- pose of his visit Is to pay slight respect to his memory by being present at the unvell- ing of his statue. Senor Palma conversed awhile with a Star reported over the conditions in Cuba. “I feel very much encouraged over the out- look for the Cuban republic," he said, with deep earnestness. “With all Spain’s bru- tality and inhuman system of prosecuting the war, she cannot stem the tide of freedom that is sweeping toward the island, and wi scon wash it free of despotic institutions. Gomez, with an army, is coming westwa again, and Garcia will soon follow with an- other. If we could put only 20,000 rifies in- to Cuba the war would be over in six months. “The sentiment of the American people and the attitude of the goverament of this country over the Competitor affair are very gratifying to us,” he continued. “I think the United States government {s becoming ore and more convinced that the methods Spain is pursuing Cuba are too in- iquitous to be permitted to proceed very longer. e talk In the newspapers of thi try and Europe about S$ war to a close by giving Cuba home rule is as ridiculous as are thi ish representations that Cuba was already out to be clothed in a beneficent garb of rm when the war began. “There will never be an end to the present war unless it comes with full and unlimited independence for the Cuban people. That is what the Cubans are fighting for; that is what they will continue to fight for un- Ul it is attatned. Spain is in a more des- perate condition now than ever before, and is growing weaker and weaker, whiie we re growing stronger. Cuban freedom is assured as absolutely as any coming event an be foreshado coun- A Board to at Once Test His Fitness for Promotion, composed of Rear A board, Admiral Walker, Commodore Sicard and Commodore Norton, convened at the navy yard today lon of Capt. A. V. Reed for ‘This for the examina promotion to the grade of commodore. officer has already been other board and found fu advancement, but the Pres wholly satistied with the another examination, i dered etermine ssional fitness of tant duties of fleet in case he passes he will be at once nominated as a commodore and given duty commensurate with that rank. In case he tails, however, he will cither be placed on the retired list or he will 3 his commission. Although it is possible that he may be dropped from the rolls entirely in case of failure to meet the requirements, it is not rega: as likely that such sum- mary action would be taken in tne case of an officer of such high rank. The case .ex- cites unusual attention for the reason that nearly thirty promotions depend’ upon the result. It has been decided to dispose of the one way or the other, at once, in- stead of putting Capt. Reed on probation, as originally contemplated. - THE BOND INVESTIGATIO) without question the p Capt. Reed for the impe off r. Chairman Morrill Appoints the Sub- committee to Conduct It. At the meeting of the Senate cormmit- tee on finance today Chairman Morrill appointed a ssbcommittee of five to inves- tigate the bond sales under the Peffer res- olution, naming for that service Senators Harris, Vest and Walthall, democrats; Platt, republican, and Jones of Nevada, populist. Secretary Carlisle's letter to Senator Mor- rill, saying that he was willing to furnish the committee any information at his com- mand, was read, and the chairman was authorized to requesi the Secretary to sup ply a statement in writing with the under- standing that if additional facts should he asked to appear per- Nothing was said about the ume of the beginning of the inquiry, the under- standing being that this would necessarily depend upon the time taken by Me. Car- lisie in preparing his statement. ——_-e— Personal Mention, Assistant Secretary McAdoo has returned from New York, where he inspected the naval militia. Mr. Micou, chief clerk of the Navy De- partment, and his wife and children have returned to the city from a three-weeks’ visit to Gainesville, Fla. Capt. Chas. T. Davis, tenth infantry, is at the Metropolitan. Capt. S. B. Robinson, medical department, is on a visit to this city. The Corean minister, Pom Kwang Soh, and his personal secretary, Mr. Foster Jenings, are in -w York to meet the em- bassy from Corea, on its way to the cere- monies attending the coronation of the czar. Mr. A. A. Adee, second ass‘stant secre- tary of state, sails tomorrow trom New York for Europe on a bicycle tour of six weeks, during which ie he visit awheel Bretagne and Lorraine. Capt. R. P. Almy, fourth artillery, is in the city on leave of abserce. Commander C. C. Todd of the navy is in the city on waiting orders. He is at 1315 M street. ————+ e+ —_____. Acts Approved. The President has approved the act au- thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange on behalf of the United States the tract of land at Choctaw Point, Mobile county, Ala., used for lighthouse purposes, with the Mobile, Jackson ard Kansas City Railroad Company for any other tract or parcel of land in said county equally well or better adapted to use for lighthouse pur- poses; the act providing for the disposal of public reservations in vacated town sites or additions in the territory of Oklahoma; the act donating cannon and cannon balls to the Cemetery Association of St. Paul, Minn.; the act for the relief of J. J. Lent and James Duke, and the act granting an honorable discharge to F. L, Taylor. A New Turkish Minisser. The State Department has been advised by Mr. Riddle, the charge of the United States legation at Constantinople, of the appoint- ment of Mustafa Bey to succeed Mavroyeni Bey as Turkish minister at Washington. No reason {s assigned for the recall of the Fresent minister, who has been in Washing- ton for the past fe years, and stands third on the list of foreign ministers here in length of service, nor is anything known of the personality of his successor save the fact that he is set down as the assistant in the Turkish foreign office. —-e- Naval Cadets Appointed. The following appointments as cadets at the United States Naval Academy are an- nounce: Stanley Woods, Chicago, Il.; Russell Montgomery, Portland, Ore., and Robert T. Menner, Honesdale, Pa. (alter- nate). Americans Last Captured to Be Tried Like the Others. UNFOUNDED ROMOR ABOUT WEYLER Senor Sagasta, the Spanish Lib- era!, Expresses Himself. SOME MIXED FRENCH VIEWS HAVANA, May 12.—The naval authorities have formed an ordinary court-martial for the trial of Charles Barnett and William Leavitt, the two Americans wih? are said to have formed part of the Competitor ex- pedition, and who were captured, as an- nounced in these dispatches yesterday, by the local guerrilla of Palma, Pinar del Rio. There is no foundation for the rumors that Captain General Weyler has been dis- missed. Senor Sagaxta's Op! MADRID, May 12.—At a mecting of the liberal deputies and senators last even- ing Senor Sagasta admitted the difficulties attending the immediate application of re- forms to Cuba, and denied the right of the United States to recognize the insurgents as belligerents, since, he added, they did nothing but flee before the Spanish troops, burned property and commit murde} Continuing, Senor Sagasta expre belief that President Cleveland would net accord belligerent rights to “rebels who have no government, are without place of residence and who do not hold a fortified position, Senor Sagasta also promised to support the government in the matter of the cx- pendittres necessacy to prosecute the Cuba campaign, and declared that the € in Madrid and Cuba should be quash ‘The Correspendencia says it beli if Captain General Weyler resig: be succeeded by Gen. Blanco, governor of the Philippine Islands, who will proceed to Cube, via the Pacific and San Francis Confused French Ideas, PARIS, May 12.—The Figaro, referving to the attitude of the United States toward Cuba, says this morning: “The United States authorities, since the outbreak of the revolt, have cbserved an attitude of defiance toward Spain and support the in- They cught to consider that Wili not sevetion this mode of ac- nion. 3 that Ne will curope tion, If the Monroe doctrine permits th cans to drive the Spaniards from also permits them to turn th and the British out of their pos- in the Antille lei}, commenting on the subject “The United States have no mor right to interfere in the affairs of Spain than to mix themselves up with the affairs of Guadeloupe Martinique and Guinea. If Spain loses Cuba it will be a terrible blow to European influence in the Antilles.’ The Maiin says: “Europe will protest unanimously against the continual inter- ference of Americans in matters which do not concern them. The United States gov- ernment does not gain credit by pleading the prisoners’ case without extenuating circumstances.” The Gaulois expresses the opinion that the steps taken by the United States in the Cuban question are not of a nature to fa- cilitate its settlement. A Naturalized American. LONDON, May 12.—The under secre of state for foreign affairs, Mr. George N. Curzon, in the house of commons today answering a question regarding the na- tionality of the men captured on board the Americar filibustering schooner Competi- tor, said that among the prisoners was a man named William Hilby (probably the name referred to in the Havana dispatches as Gildea), who was born under the Brit ish flag, but who had, according to ¢ paiches reccived from the British con: lost his British nationality becoming a naturalized citizen of the ed S rzon also said the the British affaires at Madrid had heen in- the Spanish government ihat the of death Imposed upon the men ured with the American filibustering oner Competitor have been suspended, In conclusion, Mr. Curzon said that the government must wait for further informa- tion from Havana before deciding wh or not to make representations to regarding Hilby. NO DEVELOPMENTS HERE. An Important Point ing Delay in Execution. There were no developments in the Com- petitor affair at this end of the line to- day. The Spanish government has directed a suspension of the execution cf the sen- tences {mposed by the military court, and the case will now await settlement by the slow and tedious methods of diplomacy. Consequently, the captives will remain in prison, with the sentence of death hanging over them, until Spain and the United States can reach an agreement as to the future course of procedure. The case in- volves complicated questions of interna- tional law and treaty rights, and will be jucted by correspondence between shington and Madrid. The United States government has gained an important point in securing a delay in the execution of the death sentence, but it yet remains to be seen whether the Spanish government can be convinced that the execution of the American prisoners would be a violation of the terms of the treaty of 179% and the protocol of 1877, upon which the Secretary of State bases his protest against the proposed action of the Spanish authorities in Cuba. The question was considered at tod@y's meeting of the cabinet, but with what re- sult had not been disclosed up to a late hour this afternoon. It. is understood, however, that the Secretary of State was instructed to exercise all (he means knowa to diplomacy to save the lives of the American citizens connected with the Com- petitor expedition, and to sce that they are fully protected in all their legal rights. Although it appears that there is evidence that the expedition was an “armed expedi- tien"? within the meaning of the neutral- ity law, there is nothing to prove that Milton, the American newspaper corre- spondent,was on the vessel in any capacity other than as a spectator. He was on his way to Cuba to get information of the situation of affairs for the newspapers he represented and could hardly be consid- ered a combatant in any sense of the term. It is said that the Secretary of State will ciaim his exemption on this account from punishment of any kind. To convict the others it will be necessary to prove that they had gone to Cuba with arms and am- munition in their possession for the pur- pose of assisting the insurgents in their fight against the government. Although they cannot be charged with treason, ac- cording to our understanding of that term, they may, if guilty of the offense charged against them, be arraigned for piracy or possibly conspiracy to overthrow the soy- ercigti government. Now that the acute stage of the case has passed the impression is gaining in diplomatic circles that rather than pre- cipitate hostilities with the United States government the Spanish authorities will eventually find it expedient to deal lenient- ly with all the prisoners, including even the commander of the expedition. Vv INDEPENDENCE BY MILITARY COURT THE CONGRESS CAMPAIGNS Importance Attached to Them bv the Be- publican Leaders, A Substantial Mujority in the Law- Making Branch Wanted With Presidential Success, In republican circles those who believe that Mr. McKinley will drive all before him at St. Louis also believe that he will drive all before him at the polls. A phenomenal republican victory is predieted by them, and for such a victory the party, it is in- sisted, must in every way be prepared, The first suggestion relates to the Con- gress campaigns. That the next Congress will®bc under republican control is a claim which republicans confidently make, but the necessity that the majority should be substantial and well led is pointed out with some detail. The country will be impatient and be de- manding great things. Its unparalleled distresses of nearly four years’ standing will have made it very exacting. Prompt relief must come, or else great disappoint- ment will result. An extra session of the new Congress is more than likely. Con- gress should be prepared, therefore, they contend, to take up its task nine months before the usual time, and be ready, both in agreement as to the measures to be enacted end in numerical power to control the situ- ation in both houses, to carry out the Pledges ef the can-paign. The history of the first session of the Fifty-first Congress is recalled. The re- publicans were in control of both houses, but with slender majorities. Anything like a dispatch of business in either house was impossible. In the Senate, particular the rules put a premium on delay. The re- sult was that the McKinley tariff bill, which was begun in good season, was not d until October, "The democrats made struction their chief play, The new bill, it has always been insisted, was condemned that year unheard. In less than a month after it had been written on the books— tco short a time in which it could be ex- pected to justify itself—the Congress cam- paigns were carried against It overwhelm- ingly. The republican managers still ve that had Congress that year be able to conclude its labors in July, thu insuring a campaign of three mont the McKinley bill, instead of being repu- diated, would have been indorsed at the is th warning now being sounded among the republicans: Don't forget the Congress campai. Put up none but good men, and make sure of them. Re- member that the b: € ton of a repub- i i President, although by an over- Iming majoriiy, will not suffice. He must have a Cong at his back, in- structed as to a definite Mne of poli and prepared to immediately inaugurate it. And {f the work is begun at an extra ses. sion next year, it can be completed in time to enable the country thoroughly to e mine it and observe tts operati hefore fg to the polls to pass on it in Novem- ber, 1898. DISTRIC CONGRESS. rs of the Memorial Askocintion. Presi on today an- nate the reappointment R. Hagner and 8. H. Kauffmann as Memorial Association of District of Columbia for a term of Vice nounced in the of A. members of the the three years. The 16th Senator Cockrell today offered an amend- ment to the District bill appropriating $20: 56 to pay for the lots and parts of lots condemned in the Supreme Court gf the District for the extension of 16th street. Extra Pay to Dismissed Employes. Senator Blackburn today offered an amendment to the general deficlency bill appropriating a sufficient sum to pay to ail officers and employ House of Representativ Capitol poltee, who wer: ber 2 last, and h: tra pal the place of leave of ab- e with pay that is granted to all de- partmental employes who are remover. The Street a wer Bond Bill. Senator Proctor today introduced the bil! favorably acted upon by the District com mittee last Friday, known as the street and sewer bond bill. An abstract of t measure has aleady been published in The Star. Against the Contract System. The report of the Senate Dist-ic tee, submitted with the bill ( 8) au- thorizing the Commissioners (0 use day labor on certain municipal works, is of considerable interest. It is of unusual length, embracing the report of the District Commissioners, the argument of Mr. BE. M. Blake, representing the Federation, a re- port, printed in The Star, of a hearing on the subject before the Commissioners, and also the letter recently submitted by the Commissioners to Senator McMillan on the subject of municipal street sweeping. In conclusion, the District committee says: “This committee, having in mind the absolute inadequacy of the garbage collec- Uon under contract; also the fact that the District pays in the neighboehvod of $20,- 000 annually for supervising the street sweeping under ccntract, thus leaving to the contractor only the werk of hiring men and teams, which could quite as well be hired or owned by the District, and probably with a saving of money; and also the fact that some radical change is need- ed in school cbnstraction in order to adapt them to modern ideas of architecture and convenience, were quite prepared to go so far as to authorize the Disirict Commis- sioners, in their discretion, to undertake the erection of school bufidings by day la- bor; to allow them to construct sewers as they now lay water rains; and to under- take street sweeping and ‘garbage collec- jon.” Street Extension Law. s of the Senate and the including employed D. month’ tak ommit- ELKINS IN PERIL. Forest Fires Raging Along the West Virginia Central. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., May 12.—The for- est fires along the line of the West Virginia Central railway continue to rage. Besides the wiping out of the town ef Pendleton and the damage at Davis, the town of Fikins is now a prey. The fire was driven to that town this morning by the high winds, and the saw mills and lumber yard belonging to the Leonard Lumber Company was entirely de- strcyed; loss, $17,000; no insurance. It is feared that unless the high winds subside the entire town will be destroyed. —-__—_— The Medical Bill in Conference. In the House this afterncon, Chairman Babcock of the District comimitice moved tc recensider the vote by which the louse yesterday agreed to the Senate amendment to the bili regulating the practice of medi- cme in the District, Mt. Babcock stated that there was a misunderstanding over the Senate 2mendment, and it was desired to have the bill perfectel in cenference. This notion was agreed to, and the bill goes into a conference committee with Messrs. Shannon, Babcock and Cobb as House conferees, HANCOCK IN BRONZE Immense Crowds Witness the Un- veiling Ceremonies. MAGNIFICENT MILITARY DISPLAY Senator Pa'mer’s Eloquent Tribute to the Famous Commander. mae eee NOTABLE A OCCASION Under a clear sky and beneath a burning sun, whose rays were but slightly tempered by the western breeze, the ceremonies inci- dent to the unveiling of the heroic eq trian statue of Gen. W: ld Scott Hancock were obsorved this ternoon. The exer- cises were preceded 1 de which will be long remembered even here, where such things are so familiar. It was a brilliant pa- geant, significant of the might and majesty of the United States government, and it a fitting compliment to the memory of the man who had done so much to mak that government perpetual. yellow plumes of th. cavalry heightened the brill- iancy of the scarlet trappings of the ar- and the marines and the militia, the regulars and the volunte trod along in the me time, mingling the sound of their steps to the sound of the music they followed. And the: were old soldiers in line, too—the men who fought with Han- cock were there, and the patriots who had followed other heroes limped along in the line to do honor to the great commander of the second corps. If there were partici- pants in the parade who were prouder than others they were the survivors of that same famous corps who marched along with the commanding general of the United States army at their head, and the old bat- Gen. Jo. n R. Brooke. tle flag and colors of the second cor were carried in front of them revived lections that were inspiring to every of them. The parade moved from the W shortly after 2 o'clock. Maj. Gen. A. Miles, commanding the United States was at its head as president of the of the Second Army Corps, and his staff officers were the former staff officers of Maj. Gen. Hancock when that illustrious soldier was in command of the no less il- lustrious corps. The battle flag and colors of the second army corps were carried at the head of a column of platoons formed of members of the society and veterans of the second ocrps, This formed the first di- vision. At the head of the second division Prigadier General John R. Brooke, U man the grand marshal of the day, assisted by the following special aid: Patterson, Us General J. N. U.S.V.: Colonel L. P. Siebert V3 Jonel Archibald Hopkins, U.S.V.; stant Adjutant General G. M. Husted, Commander Thomas J. Shannon, Major Franklin Partlett, N.G.S. N.Y.; Captain Mencil C. Goodrell, U Captain Rogers Birnie, U.S.A.; tain Henry May, Lieutenant H. J. Gallagher, sixth United States cay- alry; Lieutenant E. C. Brooks, sixth United States cavalry; Lieutenant A. G. C. Quay, fifth United States cavalry; lieutenant Archibald Campbell, third United States artillery; United States troops; battalion, fourth United States artiliery, Major Jacob B. Rawles, fourth artillery, commanding; battalion of marines, Captain Paul St. C. Murphy, U.S.M.C., commanding; light bat- tery G third artillery, Captain James M. Lancaster, third artillery, commanding; squadron, sixth cavalry, Major Thomas C, Lebo, sixth cavalry, commanding. Third division—Brigadier General Albert Ordway, commanding — s National Guard, District of Columbia; rst regiment National Guard, District of Columbia, Col- onel W. G. Moore, commandin: second regiment National Guard, District of C jumbia, Colonel Cecil Clay, commanding; Pp: Bishop Satterlee. first separate battalion, National Guard, District of Columbia, Major PF. C. Rev commanding; cavalry, National Guard, District of Columbia, Captain H. S. Bar- bour, commanding; the President of the J United States and cabinet, in_carri orted by a troop of United State airy: the Society of the Third Art District of tary € A. Woodward, the Potomac, ¢ mander; Union Veteran 1 Shannon, commander; — Union Union, ‘Thomas Broderick, commander; Regular Army and Navy Union, J. &. Mor- ton, nationab commander. The President and His Escort. The line of march was from the ell the procession was t, thence to Penn- to the front of the momentary halt der; Department of A.R., Jot in the White Lot, wher formed, out to 17th s and ake ces in the iin honor of ir diately escorting Mr. Cleveland and oficial family we i to troop A, the Pre nUs troop, the fir ” ale company of Uy ict Nati guard. The men were under the comm rison Barbour and mad Senator John M. Palmer. e showing In their full dress uniforms, gins, black belts, and slings and sabe troopers were especially interested » event of today not only bec honor of escorting President Clev in se of the nd, but because Sculptor Ellicott is one of the old meinbers of the organization. From the White House the route to the site of the statue at the junction of n= na avenue of the west avoiding the cable of idth street, and ce down the avenue to 7th street. At the Site. Upon reaching the reservation the Society of the Second Army Corps passed east of the statue and took their places on the grand stand already igned to them. The artillery and the marines form lines on Market Space, facing the grand stand; the Unit valry formed line on Penn ania nue with its I ing on sireet, and the Distric Guard_on the averue with it. As the Pri by the troop and when ed the grand the artillerymen iment. As soon Sta ed to the south ai nd thence monument the major gen- Ss and y of the assigned to them. The Gra Republic occupied the streets and side 1ks on the north and east sides of the stand. The military order of the Loyal Chaplain Gotwald. Legion, the Union Veteran Legion, the Union Veteran Union, the Regular Army and Navy Union, and the Third Army Corps Association occupied the avenue and the sidewaik on the south side of the stand. Scenes at the Stand. ‘The generous draping of the stand with national flags covered tiie woodwork com- rletely, end, with the contrasting green of the trees and the sod and the gold trap- pings of the many uniforms upon and around it, made a picture of memorable beauty. The stand faced the statue from the west, and the raised platform, under a canopy, directly in its center was occupie) hy a distinguished party, including Pre dent Cleveland, Vice President S: enson, Secretary Olney, Secretary Carlisle, Secre- tary Herbert, Attorney General Harmon, Secretary Smith, Postmaster General W son, Speaker Reed, Senators Corkrell anc Hansbrough of the statue commission, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Admiral John G. W. Senator Palmer, Bishop Satterlee, D H. Gotwald, Sculptor Ellicott and Cadet Gwynn Hancock, who had been delegated to unveil the statue of his illustrious grand- sire. To thé right of the statue were seats occupied by Gen. Brocke and his staff and the Society of the Second Army Corps. fo the left was the press box, and in the rear of this sat the District Commissioners and a number of army and navy officers. To the right of the President's stand sat the members of the Supreme Court, the members of the Senate and House commit- tees on military affairs, the staff of Gen. Miles, the officers of the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army of the Republic and mem- hers of the Second Army Corps Society. To the left of the President were the diplo- matie corps and officers of the army end navy and the marine corps. The front rows of seats running across the stand were occupied by Gen. Hancock's staff: to the left of the aisle, and his relatives to the right of it. The members of the staff (Continued on Eleventh Page.) SEIZED BY RUSSIA Disputed Territory of Chefoo Claimed by, England, EXCITEMENT AT THE CHINESE SEAPORT Regarded as an Act Unfriendly to Great Britain. AN AMERICAN INVOLVED —— SHANGHAI, Chira, May 12.—J. Smith, the agent of the Russian Steam Naviga- tion Company at Chefoo, and also the agent for various American missions, has secured the foreshore Chefoo, belong- ing to Ferguson & Co., agents for steam- ships and the New York Life In e Company. sura Other firms objected, but Russia inter- vened, and the Chinese acceded to the re- quest of the Russian vice consul. LONDON, , May ~A special dispatch from Shanghai says that the Russians, through an American agent named Smith, have taken possession of the disp tory at Chefoo, over which claim nts Russian there, well as the De Olytnpia and Machias of tech adds that Chefoo. GI ns h sion at Chefoo, 1 and treaty rights, intense €: fiance of all | The Globe's editorial commer patches from al contains 1 mark that “the seriousness of from Chefoo cannot be over- The action taken is in direc’ of existing be viewed b of commons tod: of the dispatches from Shanghai Ing that Russia had cccapied ter on the fcreshore at Ch-foo, which fo: tof the Brit me The elg pro! give fomshore or which the Russians have foo. None of the officia of the company’ property at that particular y se Ame Interests Not Affected. It Is said in official quarters that the United States hes no interests at Chefoo that are in any respect threatened by the action of the Kussian ageut in seizing what ar he British neession there, terms of some of the old treaties tne Chi government conceced to France, Creat Gritain and the United States the right to acquire certain tracts of land at treaty ports for the pur’ Dhshing vb residences of ship- wever, us at Shanghat, upied a fine tract of land in the Hongkow ¢ upon which are situated the United States con- Jaie and a num’ lences of similar tow occupa- owned subjects in Tec but the government, sevti a certain ut permit British ci they desire within known here as to the merits of the controy arisen as to the possession of lot 12 on the Eritish con- jon at Chefoo, it i lool in the light of ening to cause The American tioned in the d ficial directory h of Chi e of a numbe of Aime a concerns, ling the Siandard Oil Company, but he appear the proprictor of the Chefoo dairy rents f the fat fon Company re net down > Ferguson Land any, a British firm, that are in the dispatch represented as being deprived of the shore property 5 is that the whole contre 1s founded on a private busi- ness dispute. THE G Accidental Ignition Caused Many to Be Burned. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12.—During a storm yesterday a falling tree slightly dis. placed and made a hole in the gas tank of the State School for Feeble-minded Youths. At 1 o'clock this morning men placing the tank in position. They sup- posed the gas had all escaped, but ignition caused by lanterns resulted in the burning of Dr. G. A. Doren, who has t tendent almost forty years; chief engineer, Robert Joire Hurchman, Wm. banks and Thon expert laborers. uperintendent Dx Engineer Lentz are badly but not crit burned about face, han¢ is believed to have been The others are badly burned. — OFFICIALS AT VARIANC! Fight Bet cen Controller Fitch and the Police Board. NEW YORK, May 12.—The old fi tween the police board and Controller Fitch took on another phase today. At the meet- ing of the police kyard a motion was pre- sented by Commissioner Andrews suspend- ing the payment of all drafts on the con- tingent fund of the department. 0 appropriation had been made to meet t be- the expenses incurred by this fund, and vntil that is done It is prop the collecting of evidence against saloonkeep- ers, poliey shops, the feeding of criminais and the photographing of criminals for the regues’ gallery. > Mr. Lorillard’ LONDON, May 12.—In the visitor: in the Newmarket second spring me today there were ten star! Mr. Wishart’s American h cis, Leopold De Roth worn, Mr. Dobell’, ndi Redfern's Confessional third. ols was unplaced. Mr. Pierre Lorillard’s Astclpho was rec- ond in the race for the Exning plate of 500 sovereigns. Capt. Machell’s Alfar won and M. Ephrussi’s Denise was third. plate ting includi Helen Bob and Wm. Helen Nich-