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2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, “nd passed over her villification of all who were upholding the flag of the republic, arom the-great Lincoln to the rawest re- eruit; but when she let loose the pirate Alabama, to prey upon our commercé, she Went too far, and compensation or retalla- tien was the demand.” The New York Celebration. By Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, May 30.—Memoriai day was all that could be desired in the way of weather. The early summer sun‘s heat was moderated by light clouds and a gentle breeze, which lessened the fatigue of those who, following the original purpose of the day, betook themselves to the various ceme- terles to decorate the graves of those who fell In defense of the Union or to the various monuments to distinguished off- sers of the army and navy, which adorn numerous squares in this city. The participation of the men from the United States warships now In the har- bor in the parade added greatly to the in- terest taken im the celebration, and the sailor boys a marines, of course, made a very hendsome addition to the proces- sion, and attracted considerable attention, it being the first time since the centennial celebrations that the men of the United States navy had been seen in a@ body in procession on the streets of this city. Governor Morton, who was to review the parade, started from the Windsor Hotel, 's staff, to the reviewing stand, re. The governor’s escort trong accompen‘ed the governor. s2lors landed at West the warsi equently pro- the river a3 far as Gras where they fired a salute. Roger and Adj. Gen. MeAlpin and a de gation of Grand Army ‘nen called at the Hotel Renaissance at 9:3) o'clock and es- corted Gov. Morton to the Windsor Hotel. Th governor was grected by Mayor Strong, y of State Palmer, Judge yin, in charge of Col. Charles 3. James, Senator Marder: ebraska, who sub- tly delivered the add ‘at Grant’s Gen. Horace Porter, Gen. Anson MeCook, Pclice Commissioner Fred. D. Grant,-Gea. Sigel, Postmaster Dayton and others The start of the governor and party from the hotel was the signal ‘for the start of the parade at 50th street and 5th avenue. ON GETTYSBURG’S FIELD. tvocate ral Governor’: Oration Delivered by Gov. Hastings of Pennsylvania. Special Dipatch to The Evening Star. GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 30.—Governor Hastings was the orator of the day on the battlefield this afternoon. In concluding, after an eloquent review of the great three days, he said: “The great heart of the nation sympa- thizes with the solemn impulses of the day and hour. In this land we are not content alone with rearing monuments of enduring brass and stone; not satisfied merely to inscrib> their names and deeds upon the shining pages of our country’s history. No; we crave a further boon—the right to pay this personal tribute of remembrance at the very mound consecrated by the ashes of the fallen sokiier- nd:ng beside our dead today we may be reverently thankful that the flag fal which they feil now floats in peace and iri- subserve that end. We thought that with- out the Union a republican form of gov- ernment could not be maintained. “We looked upon this new republic on the western hemisphere asthe best and only hope of mankind. We could not divest ourselves of this conviction, We had some- times thought of increasing our territory, but never of decreasing it.” 23 Confederate Memorials Commended. He commended the erection of -confed- erate monuments. “These monuments," he said, “do not stand for the wisdom, justice and triumph of rebellion; for the whole world knows of its wrong, and its defeat. But they do stand for individual nobility; for personal worth; for private honor. And because they were Americans all, and had the cour- age of thelr convictions, and died battling for the right, as they saw it, let these mon- uments remain forever.” WHERE THOUSANDS FELL, Memorini ‘Exercises Held at Poplar Grove Near Petersburg. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PETERSBURG, Va., Mey 30.—National Memorial day was observed here by the clesing of the banks and government build- ings. 3 : Appropriate exercises were held at the National cemetery at Poplar Grove, where are buried thousands of Union soldiers, who were killed in the battles in front of Petersburg. Addresses were made by ex- Gey. William E, Cameron and, Rev. H. W. Battle, D.D., of this city, son of the dis- tinguished confederate general. The exercises at the Naticnal cemetery rear City Point were quite largely at- tended. a CONVENTION OF TEACHERS It Wili Assemb!e Next Month in the City ot Buffalo. Mrs. Sara A. Spencer Gives Some Ac- count of the National Educa- tional Association, Twenty thousand teachers are expected to attend the gathering of the national educational convention, to be held at Buf- falo, from July 3 to July 11. Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, who is much inter- ested in the success of the great meeting, in speaking of the National Educational Association to a Star reporter, said: “It is to the educational interests of this country practically what Congress is to its government. It brings to a focus, formu- lates and announces to the educational world the combined head thought of the leading educators of the age. Its vast in- crease in numbers, from ten to twelve and fifteen thousand, might not necessarily im- ply corresponding power and efficiency, if It were not for its admirable administration and leadership, which secure harmonious classitication and the presentation and dis- umph all o the land. On this spot Lin- | cussion of new, vital home truths for the coln prayed that such a government 48 | enlighterment and development of the that for which they fought might not per- | teachers of the land. ish from this earth Bending, perhaps,; “New departments are opened every from the keavens above us, as we stand year. At present, im addition to the de- with our hands filled with flowers and our | hearts overflowing ‘with tenderness, the memory of Lincoln pleads today to remem- ber the cost of a reunited country; to re- | our vows of devotion to the flag: to the lessons of patriotism and to re-{ te ourselves to the duties and re- ies of American citizenship. pledge ourselves anew to the cause for hich they gave their last full measure of devotion. Let us consecrate ourselves to good citizenship. Let the nation’s honor sen’s good faith be jewels in our keeping. “Let us strengthen our fidelity and renew our love fer the good commonwealth in which we live and which we fondly call our own. Let the true interests of one he | the cause of all ~Let free education Je- velop and stimulate a loftier purpose and a higher conception of Individual life. Let our laws be for the general good and free from the taint of corruption. Let ability 1 integrity be the prerequisites for offi- jal position. Let the fountains of govern- mental existence be kept forever pure, and let us ‘hixhly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.” ¢ ye, Low true It Is today that ‘the | of memory, stretching from | eld and patrioi’s grave to| nd hearthstone all over this | been touched by the bet- nature, and today we “Peace on earth, good will | very batt every heart broad la AT RICHMOND, VA. Representative Thomas Delivered the Or: match to The Fvening of Michigan tion. Di Sp Star. | ; sions partment of superintendence, which holds its annual meetings separately from the parent association, there are fourteen sec- tions--the kindergarten, elementary. sec- onda! higher, normal, art, music, indus- trial, business ‘training, child study, physi- cal culture, natural science, school’ admin- istration and National Herbarium Society. These do not appear to conflict with each sther. The mammoth public general ses- re held in the forenoon, this year in Buffalo’s magnificent music hall, and the department sessions in the afternoon, twice a Week, so that each member may gather in all the wealth of thought at the public sessions, attend his own special department meetings on alternate afternoons and on the other afiernoons attend such meetings as interest him most.” “But this association does not expect to finally include all the teachers in the land?’ “Yes, It does expect to reach them ail by ilimminating the atmosphere in which they work. Naturally the leading educators of a state or section will ally themselves directly with the association and seek to attend every assembly. Through them in their own fields of work there will radiate @ general influence and impulse toward new educatioral ideas, a more tender re- gard for the child and his environments, a closer sympathy with the people and | their needs. Of 450,000 teachers in this land there are few indeed who are not di- rectly and indirectly blessed and benefited by, these educational assemblies.” “How is Washington represented in this organization?” “At Saratoga Springs In ‘92 there wera thirty-five teachers from the District of Co- lumbia; at Asbury Park in ‘04 there were aC r J Rep ta- | twenty; at Chica: ‘93 our Distric: HICHMOND. “Wa “May. 20—Hepiesenta- | (iors ioat: ticitecives ine tinlexpoaltion tive Henry F. Thomas of Michigan de- and the congresses and only seven were livered the oration today at the Decora- registered; at Denver, Colo, last year tlon day ceremonies here, under the au-| there were eleven; this year at Butfalo splces of Pail Kearney Post, No. 10, | there should be fifty at least.” GAH He sald that be bed ths tanor |, Et a0 some OF the Wastingtom me of lving In Virginta thirty-five years age, | “among life membern are Zalmon P. and Indicated the circumstances under Richards, one of the original founders of which he found himself there. He was | the association forty years ago; Wm. T. there as a aid, “one generation of human race have gone down seventh Michigan cavalry, disbanded Harris, United States commissioner of edu- cation; J. Ormond Wilson, Alexander Gra- ham Bell, Rt. Rev. John L. Keane of ‘he Catholic University. Among the active ven My old commander: members are B. L. Whitman, president 4 Custer, and their valiant | Columbian University; Wm. B. Powell, al! dead; my old regiment, | Superintendent of public schools; John pas Saton and Mr. Allan Davis, principal Busi- ness High School; Miss Anna Tolman my oll comrades and faithful steeds flying | Smith, burean of education, and many over the territory between the Potornac | others. : the James like the shuttle of the loom, | _““How have you succeeded with the work one day beholding the spires of Ri through ‘mond the clouds of war and the next ~ked tn full view of the dome of the pitolL all gone like a dream. «% hearts of those who waited 1 im southera as well as in for the music of footsteps northern which, was re to be heard on earth ; all buried in the grave, that temple of silenee and recon ion, Lin- oln and Davis, Grant end Thomas Jackson sleep in that boundless grave, ere all distinctions that them foes are ended, and where it higher life of universal friendship And we, @ straggling few that the summoning angel has ly overlooked, with bended forms and failing ed, perhaps for the last ‘Ke a duty of comrade- join with these kind people in ministration ef flowers arcund the ves of our nation’s deferdera. wh, the changes 0 ty-five yearsf Not a slave in the ofd dominsfon state: not a slave beneath the starry flag of free- dom! Slave pens, once d © of soctety an superseded eemad necessary the security of everywhere by the ty, xchool hou us@ and the house of prayer! Our nation an unbroken Union from the northern lakes to the southern gulf, and whose dominion extends from sea to ‘sea.” Eulogizing the Virginians, He spoke in eulogistic terms of the his- tory of Virginie, and said: “In prosperity and In adversity; in peace and in war; bear- ing aloft its deflant motto, Sic Semper Tyrannis. Virginia has ever been to the cause of liberty a landmark by day and a pillar of fire by night. And wifen her soil became the battlefieid fer civil war; when her citizen-soldiery confessed a divided al- legiance between the siata and the na- Hon, not the Greek on Maranthon plains not the French at Waterloo; net the con Unental army on Seratoga's eventful field surpassed] in deeds of valor the defenders of Richmond, the victors of Chancellors- ville, the infantry charge mt Gettysburg, “If,” he sald, Washington had never lived; if Je ‘son had never written: if Patrick Henry had never spoken; if the fame of Virginia had never gone abroad; if her valor, her devotion, her inspiration had never penetrated the north, the Union @rmy could not have been recruited in 1862, and these men would never have followed the Union flag to battle and to death. “It was in the schools and academies of this republic that these dead heroes first learned that Iberty and union were in- separable terms, It was out of our national history and biography, and especially that of Virginia, that they learned that civil liberty was the first duty of patriotiam, and that the union of the states was its supreme means to that divine end, Think of this, ye who were In any way connect- ed with the confederacy, ‘That lberty which our continental fathers sought you and I and all our countrymen, both north and south, were Ming Ue die for, “But you thought a divided Union would assigned to you at Denver?” “In conference with the bureau of educa- tion I have selected a committee of nine business educators of Amer- ica to tigate and report upon nine tepies forming a curriculum for business colleges with a view to raising the stand- ard of business education throughout the country. These nine have selected elgh- teen others to assist them, so that twenty- seven presidents of business colleges ara at work on these problems, and fifteen of them will report progress at Buffalo. Arrong these, Mr. Allan Davis of this city will report on ‘Curriculum for Business High Schools.’ * “Never before in the history of the or- ganization have such whole-souled, royal preparations been made for the reception of the teach>ors of the land as Buffalo is providing, The wealth, culture and philan- thropy of that city are placed gencrously @t the service of this great assembly. It is near to Washington, nearer than the N. FE. A. convention will be again for a series of years. Buffalo is preparing for 20,000 teachers, and they will be thera.” ——.—__ be Leg Was Broken. Yesterday afternoon about 1 o'clock Ed- ward Anderson, a whita boy, was riding on one of James Canton’s stone wagons at 224 and M streets, when he fell under the whoely. Tae wagon passed over his left leg, breaking it in two places. He was re- moyed to his home, where he was attended by Dr. Sottoron, ————__ A Runaway Accident. Clarence Wilson of Silver Hill, Md., was driving a horse attached to a wagon on lith street southeast yesterday evening, when theshorse became frightened and ran away, throwing the boy to the ground. He was removed to Providence Hospital in the patrol wagon. — An Electric Club. The Washington Eleciric Club has been organized by the election of the following oflicers: President, M. O, Spring; vice pres- ident, J, K, Vose; secretary and treasurer, Arthur BE, Yundt; librarian, H, P, Moore; directors, Fred, Royce, jr., Fred, McIntyre, Robert D, Metzel, William Watzgl, A. V. sergeant-at-arms, William 5. —_——__ Charged With Attempted Murder, John Henry Butler, colored, was given a preliminary hearing in the Police Court to- day, on a charge of attempted murder, It was charged that about two weeks ago he met Mr, John Clancy on Pennsylvania aye- nue near Oth street, and because the latter "poke to him about walking against him he gut him on the nose with a knife, Judge Miller heard the evidence and committed Butler in default of bail for the action of the grand jury, THE BEST EVER HELD Promise of the Interscholastio Field - Day Sport. COMPLETE LIST OF THE ENTRIES Half Holiday Will Be Granted Wednesday. FOR THE EVENING STAR CUP The entries for the Interscholastic field and track meet on the Georgetown College campus next Wednesday afternoon have closed. The order of the various events and the entries from each school are as follows: Two heats for the one-hundred-yards run: Central—Jolly, Tindall, Coffin, Young and Ruff; Eastern—Hurst, Coombs, Kelly and Hallam; Western—Berry and Tanner; Business—Frank Hoover. The two first named for the Central will start, the third one being either Coffin or Young, while those named in order for the other school will be the starters. Broad jump: Central—Hyber, Farrow, George Curtiss, Charles Young, Jessle Un- derwood and Herbert Marean; Eastern— Lee Combs, Gilbert Kelly, Hal Chappel, Harry Hurst and John Maupin; Western— Roy Kirtland and E. Tanner. No starters in this event have been decided. The final heat in the one-hundred-yards run, to be run by the first and second men of the two first heats. Hight-hundred-and-e'ghty-yards run: Cen- tral—Stuart, Gurt, Oyster, Ballinger and Browning; Hastern—Alf Erly, Hal Chappel, Farry Hurst, Hoover und William Hallan, Wesiern—Charles Taussig. The starters for the Central will be the first three named, while Taussig will be the only one to start for the Western. = High jump—Central, Curtiss, Farrow and Coffin. Eastern, Maupin, G. W. Kelly and Zurhorst. Western, R. Kirtland and E. Tanner. All of those entered for this event are also the starters. Two hundred and twenty yards run—Cen- tral, Ruff, Jolly, Tindall, Young and Coffin. Eastern, Coombs, Hurst, Hoover and Art- ley Parsons. Western, Edgar Berry. The starters will very probably be the first three named for the Central und Eastern and Berry for the Western. Pole vault—Central, Curtiss Marean, Gains, Coffin and Jolly. Eastern, Maupin, Hands, Kelly and Zurhorst. The starters will probably be the first three named for each school. 220 yards hurdle—Central—“urtiss, Sam- uel Bogan, Fred. Albert, J. Underwood and J. Kelly. Eastern—Chas. Zurhorst, Maupin, D. Parsons, Homer Deis and Har- ry Linger. Western—E. Berry and H. P. Hudson. The first three named for each school, with the two Westerners, will very probably start. 440 yards run—Central_Ruff, Jolly, Tin- dall, Young and Stuart. Easiern—Chappel, Hurst, Hallam, Erly and Coombs. West- ern—Chas. Taussig. The first three named for the Central and Eastern, with Taussig, will most likely be the starters. ‘Two-mile bicycle race—Central, Arthur Plant, Herbert Marean, Edwin’ Potbury and B. Guy; Eastern, Herbert Guerdrom, Robert Weaver, Powell and Joe Williams: Business, Cyrus Wheeler and Leo Cassin; Western, E. E. Darby. The starters are apt to be all those named except Guy and Williams. Mr. Wilson was going to enter for the Central, but as he has become dis- qualified through non-attendance at school, the Eastern, Western and Business com: mittees objected, and he has been debarred. Shot-putting, 12 pounds—Central, DuMars, B. Underwood, Harvey, Barnard and Philip Tindall. Eastern, Maupin, Chappel, Hurst and Patterson. Western, E. Tanner. All of the cntries, with the possible exception of Tindall-and Hurst, will put the shot. One-mile rim—Central, Stuart, Oyster and Browning. Eastern, Hurst, Hillyer, Howe and Erby. Western, MacGowan. Probably all except Hurst or Erby, from the Lust- ern, will start. Each of the winners will receive a gold! medal, while the second men will receive a silver one. ‘The school that scores the greatest num- ber of points will receive the handsome sil- yer cup donated by The Evening Star. Mcst of the other prizes have been donated by prominent merchants of this city, while the rest have been purchased by the Ath- letic Association of the schools. As the day of the meet has been made the occasion of allowing all four of the schools a half holiday, through the aid of Dr. Lane, principal of ‘the High Schools, it is probable that most of the students will attend, and the meet will undoubtedty ba the largest ever held by the schools. See OFF FOR TENNESS: Arrangements for the Expedition to Leave Tonight. All arrangements have been completed for the Tennessee centennial trip. The party will start tonight over the Southern rallway, which will take them as far as Lynchburg. The Norfsik and Western will handle the train to Bristol, where the Southern people will again take charge of the party. Only three stops will be made between here and Nashville. The party will take breakfast at Roanoke, dinner at Rogersville, and the next stop will be made at Chattanooga. Owing to the large num- ber wko are going, tho railroads are afraid to rely purely on the buffet service. The cars have been stocked with cigars, liquors, mineral waters and everything that can be conducive to the comfort and pleasure of the guests. The train has been made up by Mr. Main of the Pullman and Mr. Brown, gereral agent of the Southern rail- road. $, C. Burkley, the Southern’s city porsonger agent, will accompany the party a part of the way. Tie Norfolk and West- ern will also have a representative along. The hou~ for leaving is set at 11 o'clock, though the train will be opened at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Washington wants the congressional party and the centennial commissioners from the District,with other invited guests, to meet at the depot at 10 o'clock. pees Hotel Arrivals. Raleigh—G. W. Bates, Portland, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Adams, Worcester, Mass.; F. B. Williamson, Dayton, Ohio; Gen. G. W. P. Lee, Lexington, Va.; C. M. Pepper, Chi- cago, Ill; R. O. Libby and S. H. Agnew, New York; W. R. Coleman, Denver, Col. Oxford—Capt. H. C. Maddux, Louisville, Ky.; J. F. Bird and A. A. Wilson, Brook. n, N. Y.; C. A. McAllister, Dorchester, N. if Willard’s—R. B. Carnahan and’ W. D. Ward, Pittsburg, Pa.; F. G. Cowle, Chicago, Il; G. W. Rafter, Rochester, N. Y.; H. H. Hancock, London, England. Hamilton—H. M. Guvan, New York. Cochran—C. R. Peck and J. D, Trow- bridge and wife, New York: S. Cox, St. Baul Minn, ormandie—A. Tripp and wife, Yankton, 8. D.; A. M. Jordan, Atlantic City, N. J.; pe Wilkinson, Kingston, N. Y, Tlington—Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Moore H. Strauss, New York; Dr. W. I. Terry, Sac ramento, Cal.; Capt. Glass, U. 8. N. Shoreham—J. G, Cahill, St. Louts, Mo.; Eng.; F. B. Car- X. C. Lampson, London, penter and H. C. Wells, Boston, Mags. oS Platt, Nev ee age’s—A. A. lams, Boston, Mi Riggs—J, R. Rice. Philadelphis, Pa: M. SR Gude aor cae M. Bookwalter, pringfiel 0; » Mor Pittshurn, Pa, ore and wife, itt—W. L. McCookle and wi H, Benner, New York: H.C. Dynan its and daughter and H. A. Bishop, Cleveland, Ohio; F. C, Long and wife, Brooklyn, N. Y.: Assistant Surgeon H. A. Shaw, U. SA.” —___. Legion of Honor Banquet. The severiteenth enniversary of De Novo Council, No. 22, American Legion of Honor, Was celebrated Tuesday evening by a ban- quet and reception to its members and meny friends at Freund's, The grand com- mander delivered an interesting address, which was intently Hstened to by the mem- bers and their friends. Mr. Aaron Brunn, the collector and treasurer of De Novo, and treasurer of the Grand Council of the District of Col mbia, gave some interest- ing statistics. Grand retary Charles 8. Willig also spoke. The committee of ar- rengements were H.. Baumgarten, M, Bruckheimer, H. A. Zundt, J, ae indt, J, Huck and BONA-FIDB CIRCULATION. & reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn togis a bona fide one. It ts ‘aily possible for a news- Paper wh an elastico-consclence to ewell its legitimate circulation enor- moualy, 1 order to @ecelve adver- tisers, sending. dut thousands of Papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable,/ and which are in fact re- turned, “Hat nevertheless are in- cluded tntwhat purports to be an lonest idtement of circulation. Intellient advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. " The family circulation of The Star is many: thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and 1s be- Meved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Ctreulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, May 33, 1896. 34,256 MONDAY, May 25, 1596.. 28,807 TUESDAY, May 26, 1996. 29,222 WEDNESDAY, May 91, 1896. 28,718 THURSDAY, May $8, 1396. 29,746 FRIDAY, May 29, 1396. 29,145 ‘Total... -179,894 - 29,982 1 golemnly awear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- IN@ Stax circulated during the sx secular days end- ing Friday, May 29, 189¢—that ‘8, the num- ber of copies actually wold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this thirtieth day of May, A. D. 1896. > ©. A. NEALE, Notary Public, D. C. HISTORICAL PILGRIMAGE. Patriotic Sons Propose a Trip to the Home of George Mason, For the first time since the recent con- ventions in Savannah and Richmond of the patriotic socteties of the Sons of the Revo- lution and the Sons of the American Revo- lution, when both societies adopted unan- {mous resolutions in favor ¢f consolidation, the two organizations in the District of Columbia will hold a joint meeting at Gunston Hall, Va., on June 12, for the pur- pose of celebrating the 120th anniversary of the date on Which Virginia proclaimed the rights of man. It {8 especially appropriate that a trip should be made to Gurston Hall, as it was built by and Was long the home of George Mason, the distinguished author of the bill cf rights and plan of government adopted by the Virginia convention in Willlams- burg in 1776, and whose remains lie in the immediate viclyity of the old mansion. ! Gunston_Halil, to where this historical river trip Is to be made, 1s on the Potomac about_sixamifes below’ Mount Vernon, so that George Mason, who has been happily called tha “pen of the revolutio not only the friend of George Washington, tut his néighbyr as well. A jcint comriittee from both Sons of the Revolution*ant Sons of the American Rev- olution, of witch Mr. W. V. Cox Is the chairman, includes the following name gentlemen; Thomas Blagden, Charles H. Campbell, J. “P. Earnest, Dr. James M. Flint, U.S'N.: Major G. C. Goodloe, Dr. V J. Hoftmak, Ti°P. R. Holt, Everett Hayden, Capt. Waller Howe, U.S.A.; H. G. Kemp, Dr. Francis Nash, Gen. Wm. B. Rocheste U.B,A.: Edward I! Renick and R. B. Tuley. While’as yet a program has not Tefinitely. teen decided ppen; still Jastice Harlan of the Supreme- Court-has consented to de- liver an_addresg on the life and character of Gecrge Mason. It ts expected that Vice Fresident Stevenson will deliver an ad- {dress on the “Constitution of the United | States.” Senator Frye, who read Wash- | ington’s farewell address so eloquently be- fore ‘the Senate last winter, will be asked to read the bill of rights, and some eminent Virginian will be asked to speak for the “old commor wealth.’ —— REPRES| BASIS OF ‘TATION. A Change Likely to De Urged at the Republican Convention, The question of the basis of representa- tion in future conventions 1s again to be agitated at the republican convention at St. Louls. At present the representation in both the democratic and republican conventions fg based on the congressional representation from each state, no account being taken of the party vote in the states. The scheme of basing the representation in republican conventions on the repub- lcan vote in each state was brought be- fore the convention In 1s84 by General Ewing of Pennsylvania, who proposed that the representation be based upon the re- publican vote cast in each district. It was bitterly oposed by the southern dele- gates, led by ex-Congressman Lynch of Mississippi, who claimed that the pro- posed change was unfair because the re- publican vote in the south was suppressed. In 1892 the southern vote was a potent factor in determining the result and in the succeeding summer N. B. Scott, the West Virginia member of the republican national committee, at a meeting of the committee offered a resolution to provide representation. on the basis of one dele- gate for each 7,000 republican votes for Congressional districts. Action on the res- olution was not taken, The matter vill be again brought to the attention of the committee by Mr. Scott when it meets in St. Louis June 8 The Pennsylvania delegates, it is expected, will irdorse the proposed change. Representa- tive Acheson, ono of the delegates, has prepared a table which shows the result of such change based on the vote of Ni. It shows that. the, vote of republican states would be intreased 19) and reduced in democratic states 70. The representation would be increased in twenty-three, re- duced in fifteen and remain the same in the other states. If this plan is adopted the representation in the convention of 1900 will be 1,058. Licut. Bromwell’s Detail. Lieut. Chas. 8. Bromwell, corps of en- gineers, who was recently ordered to duty in St. Louls,. under Major Handburg, and more recently granted a month's leave of absence, has-yow been ordered, when that leave expires, to locate the boundaries of the Yellowistene National Park, He will discharge ythis duty under Capt. George Anderson, ;the superintendent of the park, and will return to St. Louis at the close of this season, m1 Far Sale and Partition, Blizabetti ana Thomas J. Morrison have, through A'tttorheys C. M. Smith and Fa- win Forrést,.{fled a bill in equity against Wm. A. Hamilton and others, praying for the sale and fartition of sublots 12 to 17, both inclusive; of square 783, of -the es- tate of the late Elizabeth J. Morrison. ” PROFIZABLE ADVERTISING, There is only one reason why advertisers use The Star, It pays them, If you want to know who the successful ones in. business in Washington are examine the advertising columns of The Star. You will find-them.all, They are all in The Star be- cause it pays them to be there, because ine want to reach the people of Washington. They don’t care much about reaching the ash barrels, vacant houses and waste paper men. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Terrible Panic Among the Crowds at Moscow. MANY Half a Million Were Bent on Feasting. PERSONS TRAMPLED 10 DEATH AN UNACCOUNTABLE RUSH —— (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.) MOSCOW, Russia, May 30.—A terrible panic, resulting from the great crush of people at the popular feast here todey in honor of the coronation of the czar, caused the trampling to death of many people. In anticipation of the grand holiday and popular banquet on the Hodynsky plain, tens of thousands of people began trooping toward the Petrovsky Palace, in front of which the plain is situated, during the ear- lest hours this morning. In fact, so much interest was taken in the open-air banquet that thousands reached the ground last evening and camped there or in the im- mediate vicinity during the night in order to make sure of obtaining good positions today. On the Hodynsky or Khodijnskoje plain (it is written both ways) long lines of rough tables, flanked by rougher benches, nad been erected. In the distance these lines of tables looked like immovable regiments of soldiers or trenches of some extensive series of fortifications. It wa at first ar- ranged to accommodate 400,000 people, but in view of the immense crowds assembled in and about this city for the coronation fetes extra tables and benches were hastily erected and every effort was made to pro- vide seating room and 2 hearty meal for £00,000 people. To Feed Half a Million. Twice that number were desirous of tak- ing part in the feast, but the authorities decided that there must be a limit to the number to be entertained, and so the figure was fixed at 500,000, To feed this multitude an army of cooks and waiters was gathered together, the army bake houses were taxed to their ut- most capacity, and 4),0) mugs, each bear- ing portraits of the czar and czarina, were ordered and manufactured for presentation to the people taking part in the great banquet. Thousands of cattle, trainloads of pro- visions and shiploads of liqaid refresh- ments were sent to the Hoiynsky plain during the week, and this morning all was in readiness for the g:gantic meal. In anticipation of the assembling of an immense crowd, and the possibility of dis- order, strong forces of police were detalled for duty on the plain, which, like the Petrovsky palace it fronts, is some three miles outside of this city, and on the road to St. Petersburg. In addition, several de- tachments of infantry and cavalry were stationed in the vicinity, in order to sup- port the police, should’ such a step be necessary. By dawn today the mass of peasants | about the tables was really enormous, and they were all desperat-ly hungry, some of them having fasted, by choice or necessity, for nearly twenty-four hours. A Sudden Change. The police did everything possible to keep back the crowd, but, suddenly, the masses, controiled by some inexplicable impulse, | or impatient to get at the food, pressed | forward, swept everything before them | and overturned tables and benches as if | made of grass, trampling hundreds under | foot, and crushing the life out of a great number of people. The oid and weak naturally suffered most, and one poor wo- man, Who gave birth to a child during the clement, was trampled to death. The fate of the infant is not definitely known, but it is believed to have shared the fate of its mother. The exact number of people killed 1s also not ascertained as this dispatch 1s sent, for the police and military eventually euc- ceeded in restoring order, carted away the dead and injured, and preparations were made to proceed with the banquet as if nothing unusual he pened. The czar and c , When informed of the disaster, were much distressed, sent additional ph to the scene to care for the injured and ued instructions that a full report of the tragedy is to be made, in order that the distressed families may be relieved. As this is the fir: ported since the fe: has attracted much att quite a gioom over the ¢: The French ambassador, Comte de Mon- tebello, is scheduled to give a ball at the French embas: this evening, but it is re- ported that this feature of the celebrations may be abandoned, although a very large sum of mone: has been spent upon the preparations, nee being greatly desir- ous of testifying to her friendship for Ru sia by making a displ this occasion which would pass ito h ous accident re- sS commenced it ntion, and has cast AWARDED TO LAND OWNERS, Condemning Land for the Electric Road From This City to Baltimore. Columbia and Maryland railway condem- nation cases were tried in Howard county this week. There were only six cases In which the electric road had to resort to con- demnation proceedings. ‘These cases and the am6unts awarded by the jury were as follows: J. A. Curtis, $3,250; Dr. Samuel J. Fort, $300; Gerhard Budtke and Gotlieb Schneider, Henry R. Wehland, $550 for two and one-quarter acres; Artemus Don- elson, $150 for six arcres; Jacob R. Well $400 for four acres, It is the intention of the company to appeal from the award of | the jury in the case of J. A. Curtis, in which the jury gave $3,200. The awards in the other cases were less than the amounts offered by the company. Work will be started on the branch be- tween Laurel and Ellicott City within the bext thirty days. About all of the road be- tween Laurel and this city has been graded, and that part between Ellicott City and Baltimore. The laying of tracks will short- ly begin. The ballasting for the tracks has been started within a mile of Ellicott City. Ratls for the Laurel and Washington branch have all arrived and been piled up along the rord between Laurel and this city, ready to be laid as soon as the bal- lesting is done. The rails are sixty-five feet in length and weigh eighty-five pounds. Knightly Courtestes, Last evening Columbia Commandery, No. 2, Knights Templar, made a pilgrimage to Baltimore as the guests of Beauceant Com- mandery, No. 8, of that city, acting as an escort to the M. H. Grand Master of Temp- Jars, Warren La Rue Thomas of Maysville, Ky. The escort was composed of eighty sir knights, equipped in the new regula- tion uniform recently adopted by the Grand Commandery, making a very attractive ap- pearance, The conclave of Beauceant Commandery was a@ notable one, being at- tended by commanders of the other Mary- land commanderies, as well as the grand commander and officers of the Grand Com- mandery of that state, as a special compli- ment to the grand master. The District Grand Commandery was represented in the persons of Frank H. Thomas, grand commander; B. H. Cham- berlin, grand treasurer, and 8, H, Merrill, grand guard. The return trip was a spe- celal run, being made in less than forty minutes. -———._ An Exciting Runaway, A two-horse team of the Sweetohild Bot- tling Company, driven by Louis Luskind, ran away about & o'clock yesterday after- noon on Pennsylvania avenue. The horses became frightened just after passing 6th street, and the driver, in attempting to avoid a collision with a buggy, containing @ man and woman, turned the horses into 2d street. They were going so fast, how- ever, and the turn was go short that they prcngsd into the ueres Plate-glass window of Photographer J. F. Jarvis, eest corner of 2d street and Pennsylvania avenue, damaging ft to the extent oF about $200. The avenue was crowded at the tim ard only the skill and ceolness of Luskin: provented a fatal accident, NOT WORKING TOGETHER es Sound Money Democratio Leaders Not Felt Outside Their States, Administration People Charge Luke- warmness—The Response Made 1s the Third Term Complication. ‘The sound money democrats, there is rea- son to believe, are not working together as it is thought they should. The matter is the subject of some comment. No media- tor has as yet appeared, but the services of one who thoroughly knows his business would be very welcome to certain people. There are gold men and gold men among the democrats. Senator Hill is a gold man, and the New York state convention under his guiding hand will adopt a sound money platform. But Mr. Hill, although a man of national consequence, is not making himself felt outside of his own state. Sen- ator Gorman is a gold man, but like Mr. ‘Hill is not exerting himself on the financial question. Maryland is safe for sound mon- ey without a word from the Senator. And there is Senator Brice, who his state to the ellver men in advance. silver men in Ohio prove to be as strong as he predicts. his own appearance as a Gele- gate at Chicago would be a courtesy ec- corded by them. The administration people do not under- stend this. It has every appearance of lukewarmness to them. Is not, they ask, the administration's fight for sound money worthy the enthusiastic support of every sound money democrat? If not, why not? There is no direct response to the ques- tion. But certain complaints heard here and there afford, when put together end considered as a whole, some insight into another phase of the situation. What, It ts asked, has the administra- tion done for itself? Was it Mr. Olney’s influence that secured sound money tnstruc- tions from Massechusetts? Is Mr. Carlisle sure of Kentucky? Is Colonel Samuel es- sential to sound money success in New York? Mr. Herbert could not save Ala- bama. Postmaster General Wilson could not control West Virginia. Mr. Morton could not control Nebraska. Attorney General Harmon fs in the same boat, helpless, with Mr. Brice in Ohio, Will Mr. Smith pull Georeia out of the free silver column? Then comes the complaint—made very openly now--that sound money should never have been permitted to become complicated with the third term proposition. It is tn- sisted that the very moment Mr. Cleveland was made aware of this complication he should have written a letter, not declining what had not been offered to him, but ap- pealing in the name of a fair solution of a vital business problem for an unfettered consideration of it. Had he done that, it is claimed, he would have killed two birds with the one stone. He would have set at rest all talk about a third term, and at the same time, by so doing, have greatly strengthened the cause of sound money. It is a pretty quarrel as it stands, but regarded as an expensive one to sound money and to the democratic party. - NOT IDENTIFIED. The Buxtons Given an Opportunity to See Randolph. Sheriff Collier end two deputies reached here late yesterlay afternoon with the pris- oner, Sidney Randolph, from Baltimore and went to the Garfield Hospital, where the Buxtons are under treatment for their in- juries. Knowing he was in Washington, where he would be safe from violence at the hands of @ mob, Randolph was appar- ently unconcerned, except that he thought everybody was looking at him. From the Baltimcre and Ohio depot the party of four proceeded to the hospital in a cab. Drs. E liott and Baden cautioned the pa- at to become nervois at the sight jiored man. Then Randolph was fore them, and Mrs. Buxton, who first saw him, said: “I don’t know whether he’s the man or not.” She added that when she was struck the second blow the blood flowing over her face blinded her and she was unable to get a good look at hin. Mr. Buxton said: ‘He looks like the roos- ter," but he could not say that he was really the man who committed the assault, although he expressed the belief that he Was probably his assailant. Randolph was then taken back to the Baltimore jail for safe keeping. Visit of the State's Attorney. State’s Attorney Kilgour was a very much surprised man when he read in yes- | terday’s Star the announcement that Sheriff Collier was on his way here from Baltimore With the prisoner Randolph in order to show him to the vi “This done with, or consent,” sald the state Star reporter this morning. “Had I man- aged the affair 1 would have acted differ- ently.” The state's attorney came here this morning and had Detective Horne meet him at the depot. Questioned about the coat in the posses- sion of ex-Magistrate Stonestreet in Rock- ville, which, it is claimed, was found some- where about the alleged trail of Randolph, the state's attorney said that so far he had no reason to attach any importance whatever to the coat nor would he walk across the street to make any inquiries unless he knew something of its value as a piece of evidence. He says there are some sensationalists in the county, and he is surprised at noth- ing that turns up. “Is there anything new in the case?” he was asked. my knowledge s atiorney to a y nothing so far as I know,” wered; ‘but the people are sttil hard on the case and will continue to do so until the end.” Just what his mission here this morning Was could not be ascertained. He was so anxious to see Detective Horne, however, that he telegraphed to have the officer meet him at the depot. They went off to- gether, pcssibly to follow up more clues or perhaps to get additional evidence in the case against the men who are already under arrest. Condition of the Injured Family. Reports from the Buxton family at Gar- field Hospital this afternoon were to the effect that the mother, father and eldest daughter were improving, but that the youngest daughter's condition was less favorable than yesterday. Has the Cont. Ex-Justice Stonestreet, who has in his possession the coat, which, he thinks, will play an important part in the investiga- tion, was in the city this afternoon. He called upon Inspector Hollinberger at po- lice headquarters and had a long talk with him about the case. He is one of the most deeply interested parties in the case, ard is taking an active part in the inves- tigation. State's Attorney Kilgour went to Balti- more this afternoon, hoping to obtain some acditional evidence against the colored men who are in custody. Action of the Citisens’ Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. GAITHERSBURB, Md., May 29.—Besides the activity of the present county authori- ties and the local officials and searchers to discover those guilty of the murderous assault on the Buxton family Monday last, it was expressed as the sense of the com- munity that it was at this time spectally desirable to secure ths additional rein- forcement of the Baltimore detective force, This action became necessary Inasinuch as the members of the Washington force de- tailed by Inspector Hollinberger at the so- licitation of Attorney Alex Kilgour to help along the investigation, have decided to_ abandon the search, Chairman Etchison of the citigens' mass meeting of last erin realizing the situa- tion, gave notice of a meeting, which was held fonignt in Knights of Pythias Hall. It was more largely attended than the pre- vious meeting, and ‘t was demonstrated that the greatest interest just now at- tends the following out ef the clues. The following resolution was adopted in this connection: “Resclved, That we respect- fully request the state's attorney of this county to send for as many of the detec- tive force of Jaltimore as he deems necessary to bring to the citizens and offi- cers of the county that assistance which might be necessary to find out the truth of the Buxton assault, and to locate the Perpetrator or perpstrators thereof. And that he be requested to present this reso- lution and request to the county commis- sioners at once and see that a reply is had an early date.” FOR FREE COINAGE Silver Democrats Not Talking Oom- promise Any More. A PRONCONCED PLATFORM AND TICKET That's What Mr. Bailey Predicts at Chicago. THINKS IT WILL WIN ee ee The free coinage Gemocrats are talking now in the most aggressive tone. The future, as they think, is bright for them, and they announce their intention of fully Profiting by everything that good fortune and 20d management may put them in possession of at Chicago. Suggestions about compromises are put aside. Wer pivcnastag Comprominc. This spirit merks the recent growth of confidence among the silver men. It was cnly a few weeks ago that some of the most eminent of the silver leaders were considering with much favor the proposi- tion advocated by Goy. Black of Pennsyl- venta for simply pledging the nom!nee of the Chicago convention not to veto in case of election an financial measure that might pass the Fifty-fifth Congress with a majority of democratic votes recorded in its favor. Gov. Black is a sound money man, end hopes to see sound money results at Chicago, but realizing the gravity of the sitvation he spoke for harmony and a set- tlement of the question on the basis stat- ed. He declared that there was much more at stake then the silver question, and that the democratic party would be most unwise to permit itself to be split in twain on that cuestion. He advocated majority rule, and his proposition, in_ brief, was to refer the silver question to Congress. A Silver Platform and Ticket. But the silver men with their number in- creasing every day, and the figures pointing to a safe majority at Chicago, are now dis- cussing both a silver platform and a silver ticket, and declaring that neither ephem- eral men or measures will answer for the democracy this yefr. The thing to do, as they believe, is to commit the party unre- servedly to free coinage at 16 to 1, and nominate a man for President who, if elect> ed, will not only not tnterpose a vete againet a free coinage bill if one should be sent to him, but will recommend such legis- lation to Congress, and assist, in so far as he properly may, in its eaactment. Mr. Batley’s Confidence. Congressman Bailey of Texas, who left here yesterday to take the stump in Ken- tucky, is @ strong advocate of silver. He hes recently spoken in Virginia, West Vir- sinia and Georgia, and other engagements await him after his visit to Kentucky i ever. Speaking to a representative of The Star about the situation and what it de- manded, Mr. Bailey said: “I have no doubt whatever of the triumph of silver at Chicago. The old dem- ocratic strongholds ere all in line, and our friends in the west are standing firm. The people are at last aroused on the subject. The audiences that I have addressed showed the liveliest interest, and reports I | received from local leaders were all highly encouraging. But there is nothing strange about this. Why should there be anything strange about it? If the democratic party, by platforms adopted and by votes cast in Congress, 1s committed to anything, it ts committed to free silver.” “You think, then, that the party should 80 declare itself at Chicago?” No More Straddies. “In the most unmistakable terms. The platform adopted then should be demo- cratic from top to bottom, and it will be And, more than that. It will contain a pledge that the candidates who stand upon it will, in case of election, be strictly and faithfully guided by it. We don’t want, and, if we control things, don’t intend to have, any more straddles. The platform must point in but one direction, and the candidates must point in the same direo- tion. Then, if we win at the polls—and I believe we shall win—our duty will be plain | before us, and our executive altogether to | be trusted to carry out our wishes and | pledges. The charge of double dealing will not then lie against anybod LED FOR SEVEN INNING Then the Canterburys Defeated the Eastern Athletic Club. The Eastern Athletic Club and the Can- terbury Athletic Club met this morning at National Park in the District League se- ries, the latter winning in the presence of a small number of spectators by the close score of 6 to 5. The game was replete | with good plays, bad plays, good hitting | and failure to hit at the proper time, end was a Seesaw contest from the start. The Canterbury team won in the seventh inning, when the score was 5 to 4 in the Easterns’ favor, by a triple by Lovelesa, a double by Campbell and a single by Williams, giving two earned runs. Wolf, with Raab, Winkleman and Gates to receive his delivery, pitched for the Easterns, while Hasbee' and Loveless oc- cupied the points for the Canterburys. th pitched an excellent same, and with better support the contest would have been exciting from start to finish. Wolf allowed the Canterburys but seven hits and struck out six men, While Basbee gave the Dast+ erns six hits and struck out eleven men Six errors were made on each side. Basve@ struck out all three men in the thini inn. ing, while Wolf struck out the next two batters aiter the bases had becn Alled in the fifth. The fielding of Cavlifiower and the work of Hannager at second were features of the game, while Greene made three of the six hits credited to the 1 ras. Infield work was excellent on both sides at times and yellow at cther periods, but on the whole the game was interesting through- out. Mr. Cassavyant umpire: Tke Easterns secured a lead of three in the first end kept ahead up to the seventh, In the nir.th, althcugh the strong batters started off, they were not able to do any- thing with Basbee's delivery, and the game was won by the Caaterburys, although it was an exceedingly close call. CANT! a BAC. R.B.O.AB R.H1.0. Flabertr.1b 10°90 1/Cautif’r, 12.1°1°8 M'Doun\d,rt 0 0) 104 Loveless, ‘0, a 111 Campbell, 8b 1 8 1038 Warren, cf. 0 ° 18 Willlamalf. 0 9 8 O'Brien, 2b. 0 o°0 Lyons, be.. 0 2 90 Basbeo, p.. 1 ° 09 0 a) interfering with ball, AQiQROz0 picbhee 101000 Canterburys, 2. ‘Three-tase use eit Cabell —Canterburys, 11; eterns, 7, R x Y ny Babes, IL. Fivet bane os balls. ob ‘ pitcher —MeD 1, Hennager id, Loveless. Bact Warren, T Paw balls- Love ; Winkle Time of game—One he tive ml Umpire ‘Cassavant —_>—_—_. Why the Bride Filed to the Woods, From the Chicago Record. A funny story comes from Formosa. Mn Hiyama, a Japanese oficial, was recently married to a di hter of one of the native chiefs. She was an untutored child of the forest, who had n little civilization, ang lived in a hut of bark and bamboo neap the summit of one of the great mountaing in the center of the island. But she truly loved her husband, and accompanied him to Tameut with a happy and cheerful heart, During the first night she spent her new home, however, she was awaken: by the ticking of a clock. The persistency and monotony of the sound suggested te her mird that the {instrument must be pose sessed of an evil i Ey She awoke her husband and listened to his explanatio but they did not allay her alarm, an when he had @ to sleep again, si slipped quietiy from the bed and. ten | to primeval forest, where she was safe from the influence of the ticking demon.