Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, MORDAS, MAY 31, 1897-16 PAGE HONOR VALIANT DEAD Dedication of the Battle Monument at West Point. DISTINGUIRHED PEOPLE PRESENT Eloquent Speeches by Secretary Alger and Justice Brewer. CEREMONY WAS IMPRESSIVE WEST POINT, N. ¥., May 3.—In_ the presence of 5,000 people, the Secretary of War and many hich officials of the army, the battle monument erected by their com- rades in honor of the officers and soldiers of the regular army who fell in battle in the civil war was dedicated today. The showers of the night and the early morning cleared away as the hour for the ceremony approached, and the sun was almost uncomfortably warm by the time the exercises began. Everything conspired to make th dedication of the monument an impressive and dignified ceremony. Among those who occupied seats on the speaker's stand were Col. Ernst, superin- tendent of the academy; Col. Mills, the academic board, members of the board of visitors and the following distinguished army officers and former graduates of the 5 Beecretacaes War; Gen. Wiley Mer- J. S. Greene, '53; Gen. George Gen. W. B. Franklin, "43; erfield, Gen. E. zen. W. on, Gen. Alexander S. James Longstreet, +4 ‘. ex-Governor of New Jer- Col. E. Langdon, 61; Col. J. J. Upham, . Ruggles, Gen. Daniel E Paymaster General Cortland Park sey; Col. J. C. Tidball, Cel. Alfred Mordecai, "DS. ke, Opened With an Invocation. The exercises opened with an invocation by Ckapiain Shipman, which he prefaced with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, those in the pavilion joming. Then followed the presentation of the monument to the United States army: by Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson, chief of en- gineers, U. S. A. After the presentation of the monument to the government Secretary Alger made an address formally receiving the shaft on the part of the government. Gen. Alger’s Address. Mr. Alger then spuke as follows: “General Schotield: By command of the President, in whose name I appear today, i accept for the government of the United States this beautiful monument erected to her honored dead. It will stand a lasting memento to those men who gave their lives to save this nation from destruction when the question of its existence was given over to the arbitrgment of arms. This is the fittest spot in the land for its abiding place. Here is the soldier school of the republic, famed for the classic beauty of its surroundings, and sanctified by its asso- clation with the names of men whose genius ani valor in defense of the govern- ment which educated them to the profes- sion of arms, and whose loyalty to the flag which here in their early manhood they were taugh} to love, has brought im- perishable renown to the country of .neir devotion. This, too, is the fittest day of all the year for its unveiling and dedication, for it is the day set apart by the people and by the law for popular tribute to those who on land and sea offered their lives a willing sacrifice upon the altar of loyalty and Liberty. It is pleasant to remember as We gaze for the first time upon this srace- ful shaft that every Union soldier's grave within reach of our people has been s:rewn by loving hands with beautiful flowers, and i: 1s sweet to fancy that the graves un- marked and unknown, scattered through- out the land wherever soldiers fought and died, are not left unadorned by the kindly hand of nature. Monument to Private Soldier, Too. “Tt will he ever gladly borne in mind that this monument does not simply commemo- rate the names and fame of those who wore the insignia of rank. It rescues and brings out into the light, to share in that way the fame of their commanders names little known or much remembered, save in the small circle of home and loved ones. It was quite characteristic of the chival- rous men who planned this memorial to take thovght of the humble, but equally devoted and daring, men who followed where they led, and who equally with them, without the spur of ambition or the hope of fame, gave their lives in the line of duty. Had they forgotten, which they eculd not, the rank and file, without whose discipline, fidelity and bravery there is no fame for a commander, they would have been less the ideai soldiers that they were and less worthy of remembrance, for the true soldier and officer never forgets what he owes to the men he commands. “It is altogether well and worthy that these names of enlisted men are borne upon this monument in one grand muster roll with those of their commanders. Could this shaft, now towering above us, have been builded as high as the deeds of the men in whose memory it is erected deserve, its capstone, indeed, would be lost beyond the skies. “In the history of all nations that which has made them great in prosperity and in strength has been achieved in war, and the brightest of its pages are illumined by the deeds of knightly men in the field. it can truthfully be said that greater disaster can come to a nation than war, for life without honor is not worth the living, and the short span that is given to man, even at its greatest length, is nothing as com- pared to the sustaining of the dignity and Strength of the nation and the keeping alive that patriotism which is so cssential to its existence. Ca: None Describe War. “Many men have seen war in Its terrible aspect, but to none is it given to describe it. War should be but for defense, else Providence were scemingly but the play- thing for men’s passions. Even today the sreatest nations of the earth must see its horrors in both hemispheres, regretful that such struggles must come, jop2ful that from the conflict may spring a lasting peace. From all people has come the rev- erence of the most heroic deed that can be performed by mortal man—death in the de- fense of country, home and faith. Greater far than the glory which crowns the victor, more sublime than tongue can picture him, lies in the dust at the feet of armies, the soldier who served without hope of reward or giory, and fell to be buried and named “Unknown ™ ‘Now a word to you young men gath- ered here today, whose profession is war. The spotless integrity of the men who have graduated at this great academy in their official and daily lives is a guide for you, and wherever you may be called, whether In time of peace or armed con- flict. remember that you are marked men— the successors of those whose names must live immortal when succeeding genera- tions shall have pass®d away. Should I name these men the pulse would quicken, and the glory of the old flag they defended would brighten ig your thoughts, but you have their example for your beacon light. Go forward then, in life, young men, knowing that you have the prayers and hopes of seventy millions of people with you, and remember that over you floats the proudest flag ir. the world, that which symbolizes freedom, civilization, Chris- tianity. That flag. glorious in its gurity, has never been unfurled in fron: of any foe but to prevail. nor will it in the time that ts to come. T1 flag shall guard the life of every American in every land and at whatever cost. Guard the Heritage. “Guard well then your heritage, and keep ever before you the thought that patriot- ism {s the highest impulse in the ‘world, that fBe good that men do alwuys lives, and he who is never swerved by tempta- tion, but stands for the right, wears the crown of American manhood. “It is the fond hope of the best minds of every land that the time may come— and that in the near future—when armed force in the Seid que no Soon be os quired, when ferences between na- tions*shall be settled by the benign in- fluences of man’s best judgment, and that arbitration shall be substituted for artil- lery, musketry and the saber. But while man is mortal perhaps the hope that this consummation so devoutly wished may be- come the rule of the world cannot be real- ized, and it is therefore incumbent upon every prudent people to at all times be Prepared for any enjergency so that if war should come they would be in readi- ness. “May we then hope, the soldier equally with the civilian, that the day will come when with one accord the great nations of the earth shall say: ‘Let the bugler sound the truce of God to the world for- ever.” God speed the coming of that day. In no human heart will-that prayer be stronger than in the heart of the true sol- dier. Remember that ‘peace hath her vic- tories no less renowned than war,’ and that the country has use for chivalrous soldiers in peace as well as war.” Justice Brewer's Tribute. After this Justice D. J. Brewer of the United States Supreme Court delivered an oration on the occasion. His speech fol- lows: “We stand today in the presence of a stately column, erected by the soldiers and officers of the regular army of the United States to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of those of their number who dur- iug the civil war gave their lives for their country, and in order that ‘liberty and Cnion might remain one and inseparable now and forever.’ It speaks of heroic achievements. Tt is eloquent with the suf- fering and self-denial and sacrifice which the great war developed and ennobled. But beyond all that it bears two voices, whi 1 fain would catch in the words of my tafk, and speak to every citizen of the United States. - And first, it voices the immeasurable value of law and peace. It says to us that they whose names are written on its face gave up their lives not merely for military giory, but also that war should cease and peace, with all its blessing, pre- vail. The greatest need of praise which can be bestowed upon the army of the United States is that it makes certain to every citizen the blessing of peace and order end law. Doubtless, young gentlemen, as you look over the bright fields of the future you see dazzling before you visions of mili- tary slory; ‘the pride, pomp and circum- stance of glorious war’ is there, and the eagle and the stars wait to rest on your shoulders, but when the evening of life shall come you will realize that the high- est praise which can be awarded to you is that in your military lives you have been the defenders of law and the guar- dians of peace; that you have stood back of legislator and judge and President, and been the unfailing guarantor that in peace they shali act, and thai by every citizen their acts shall be respected and obeyed. And today this column Hifts Its statély height in the presence of the American people, proclaiming to all in a voice which fills the land and will fill the centuries that these men died that law might live and peace prevail. Died for Others. “The other voice which comes from this silently eloquent witness is that these men died in order that there might be preserved in our borders equal opportunities for all. From an humble farm house in Ohio, through the gatways of this school passed a modest, resolute young n. to become the great commander; tne nt general of the army commen-ed life as a dry gocds clerk, and a private soldier is now the President of the Unit>1 States. The bare- foot bey may thank God and take courage, for beneath the stars and stripes the fu- ture is his; this «4 ne of equal rights and equal opportunities which has always been the theory of our political and social institutions is, notwithsianding some idle talk, still, as ever, the great fact of our, life. The great accumulations of money are not in the hands of those who inherit- ed, but of those who themselves accumu- lated it, and as you rn over the list of the leaders in our thought today you wil) find that no rank, or 2lass, or place monopolized their beginnings. Their power and instu- ence is something which ‘they themselves have won, and not something which they inherited. “The humblest child may look upon the White Hovse with exp2ctation. The poor- est and most friendless student may begin with faith and hope his struggle for a seat on the highest bench of the nation. A place in the halls of Congress is not a thing of purchase or inheritance, and the few excepticns which occur only attest the fact, as well as the strength and vigor cf the rule. This is today, and God grant that it may ever remain, a land of equal rights and equal opportunities. It is fitting that this memorial to the officers and soldiers of the regular army who died in the recent war should be here for this is the military center of the nation, the great school of those who are to be the officers and com- manders; ard it is well that the lessons of those patriotic and heroic lives should ever be present before the young, who shall come to prepare themselves to take the places they filled and glorified. “It was fitting also that this work should have been undertaken and carried through by the surviving officers and soldiers of the army, for it is your comrades’ memory that is thus preserved. Column’s Stately Beauty. “Here let this column rise in stately beauty, proclaiming to the coming genera- tioms the great occasion and the great truths which have caused it to be. And may every ripple of yonder stream, as it passes and floats onward toward the com- mercial metropolis of the nation, bear from its lips to the tomb where sleeps the cof- fined dust of the great commander the as- surance of the unvarying loyalty of the army of the United States now and here- after to the heroic ideas and {deals of his life, to peace with equal rights and privil- eges to all.” —_.—__ THE DAY IN NEW YORK. Flowers From White House Conserva- tory for Grant’s Tomb. NEW YORK, May 31.—A rainy forencon interfered greatly with the observance of Memorial day in New York and its vi- cinity. There were, however, committees of veterans of the Union army at all the cemeteries in and about New York to deco- rate the graves of those of their comrades who have found burial there. a The tomb of General Grant in Riverside Park was well remembered, for there, be- sides the tributes from local posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, was received a box, on the outside of which was the inscription: “Flowers for the tomb of General Grant, Riverside Park, New York city, from the conservatory, Executive Mansion, Wash- ington, D. C.” The box contained a large number of choice flowers. The parde was reviewed at the Worth monument in Madison Square by Mayor Strong, city officials and prominent citi- zens. The National Guard, which had in previous years added much to the impres- siveness of the » did not participate this year. The various arms of the nation- al service, were, however, well represented, infantry and artillery detachments from the various forts near the city and sailors Pa marines from the navy yard being in ine. The route of the parade was shortened materially from that followed in previous years, in deference to tae growing infirmi- ties of the veterans. In Brooklyn about 15,000 men took part in the Grand Army parade. It was re- viewed by Mayor Wurster, Gen. McLeer and the judges of the supreme court. The battalion of 200 men from-the 4th Regi- ment of Maryland, which came from Bal- timore to take part in the ceremonies, was loudly cheered. There was no general parade in Jersey City, owing to the un- Pleasantness between ‘the 4th Regiment and the police regarding precedence. _—— ALMOST A CENTENARIAN. Austin ‘Terrell Was at Mt. When Lafayette Came. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHARLESTON, W. Va., May 31.—Austin Terrell, colored, who in slavery days be- longed to the family of the late Alfonzo Lurf, and who has been lving on the Aud- ley estate since the war, died yesterday at the age of ninety-seven years. Austin’s mother was Martha Washington’s maid and was raised by the father of her coun- Vernon 2 NL ac AED I SIE SE oti EL hs Ere ee Aslectenn DS LL Lo Lo 9 IM ESSE SUISSE LER UI ra AEA Eee ORNS SRN USES Oe AN EARTHQUAKE HERE The Shock Felt in Various Parts of the District. SOME BUILDINGS TO SWAY An Investigation to Be Made at the Naval Observatory. EFFECTS ELSEWHERE There were two distinct shocks of earth- quake felt here today. At the telegraph offices of the Southern railway on 13th street and Pennsylvania avenue the operators reported that they had not felt the shock there, but had re- ceived tips from along the line through the south of its having been felt at various southern cities. The operator at Greens- bero’, N .C., reported that the telegraph of- fice building there was badly shaken. The shcck was also felt at Charlotte and otner southern cities, At the naval observatory the shock was distinctly felt, and it is thought by those there to have lasted at least a minute. A scientific examination is to be started by the officials of the observatory, and a re- port will be made tomorrow. At the tele- phone exchange in this city there was quite a lively rattling on the fifth floor. The same was also the case in the telephone exchange at Alexandria. At Falls Church, Va., in the drug store of M. E. Church, it was stated that the whole town had perceptibly realized that there was a shock. From Falls Church tel- ephone messages were sent to Vienna, Lewinsville and Rosslyn, eliciting the in- formation that the shock was felt. at all three of thuse places. The only person at the weather bureau Was the watchman, and he reported that he had felt nothing. From the Cairo flats it was also reported that no unusual dis- turbance had been felt, but on Columbia eee @ great many people felt the shock. At the Capitol. Persons sitting in the upper rooms of the Capitol today were conscious of a per- ceptible vibration of the great building jJasting for several seconds. It was no- ticed about 2 o'clock this afternoon, and the movement of the structure wes suffi- cient to cause people sitting in chairs to sway from side to side in a degree that was plainly noticeable. The general opin- ion was thet there had been a slight shock of earthquake, and people rushed to the windows to see what the effect had been upon outside buildings. . Two Distinct Shocks. The operators on duty in the fire alarm and telephone rooms on the top floor of the District building felt two distinct shocks. Operator Mothershead, who was in charge of the fire alarm room, was seated near the instruments, with his feet on the win- dow sill, when he felt the first shock. “I was talking to one of the linemen at the time,” he said to a Star reporter, “when I felt the house shaking, and I spoke to the lineman about it. We looked out the window at the fire escape, and then both of us felt the second shock. I felt the building shake just as distinctly as if somebody had struck m “Soon afterward,” le added, “I received a message from Fore: Kelly of No. 2 En- gine Company, asking if I nad beard any- thing of an earthquake. He was seated on the upper floor of « engine house, he said, when he felt the building sway, and fearing it would fall, he rushed downstairs to the lower floor.” Operator Maddox was on duty in the telephone room at the time, and he tells substantially the same story as told by his brother operator. = the shock very distinctly,” he sald, “and the building seemed to sway irom one side of the lot to the other. The feeling was similar to that of being in a boat on rough water. There were two dis- tinct waves. Not only did { feel the waves, but several articles in the building fell,and the thermometer hanging on the wall made a ratling noise.’ The shock was slightly felt in the com- posing room of The Star office. Father Ennis of Georgetown University felt his room shake, but was not aware at the time what caused it. The report from the weather bureau is that the earthquake shock was felt at 1.56%"| p.m. and lasted about five minutes. The shock was noticed in the telephone exchange and several of the high buildings, In the Associated Press office, in the Post building, the vibrations were felt very dis- tinctly. Prof. H. M. Paul of the naval observa- tory says that as he was at work at his desk in his home, corner 22d and K streets, near Washington circle, he noticed the vi- brationand read the face time correctly at 1:59:29 p.m. The vibrations continued and there seem- ed to be another maximum at 1.5950, and he continued to feel his chair shaking un- der him until 2.020. I immediately went on his whzel to the observatory to compare his watch, so that the above are correct eastern standard time. ‘Prof. Paul says: “I think if I had been expecting an earthquake and everything had been quiet I should have noted the vibrations and began to count time some three or four seconds earlier than the first face time read, say about 1.59.25." Effect in Alexandria. In Alexandria chairs shook, tables ca- reened and crockery fell from the shelves. The shock was distinctly’ felt all over the city, but people were afraid to speak to each ‘other about it for fear that the per- son to whom the story was being told would think the narrator was drunk. At The Evening Star bureau the pictures on the walls shook and the files dropped to the floor. ZANESVILLE SHAKEN UP. Ohio City Has a Hard Earthquake Shock Toda: ZANESVILLE, Ohio, May 31.—An carth- quake shock was felt here at about 1 o'clock. The Courier bufiding, four stories, exhibited decided vibrations. To such an extent was this noticed and experienced that employes on the fourth and third floors deserted, hurrying below, greatly frightened. The motion wus from east to west and of a swaying character. —_———__ EXPECTS TO GO TO TURKEY. Dr. Angell Thinks the Sultan Will Withdraw His Objections. ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 31.—Dr. James B. Angell says Turkey is now discussing his acceptability as American minister. He arrived at his home in this city last night from Washington. Dr. Angell has for years been chairman of the American board of foreign missions, whose work in Turkey has been carried on to the great dissatis- faction of the sultan. His sympathy with mission work and a reported intervicw with him, in which he was made to say he hoped the Turks would meet their match in the Greeks, caused the talk about his appoint- ment in Constantinople. “In view of the muddle of matters,” said Dr. Angell, “I cannot say when I shall leave for Turkey. The presumption is, I may tell you candidly, that I shall go, al- though when I cannot say jJefinitely. Of course it may be that the sultan may re- fuse to be appeased, and will continue to consider me too good a man or too bad a lease, to have me is In speaking of the possibility cf his being appointed minister to Spain if the sultan should withdraw protest, Dr. Angell said: “To my kpowledge my name has not been used in « ection with the Spanish mis- sion. It is my belief that President Mo- Kinley will appoint a man to that office whose name will be of the greatest political weight. “1 may say that I am told President Meo-' Kinley has already offered the Spants' ministry to a man well for the work, but that the offer has been refused.” ——— Want Postal Cars Made Safer. An attempt will be made Office Department to have all vestibuled, in order to lessen thetr ite in cases of to make the distribution. of, reducing the oscillating : AT THE WHITE HOUSE Mer Admitted Today— Gossip About|the Spanish Mission and New Mexico’s Governor. The day at the White House has been as quiet as a Sunday. President McKinley was in his office but a few minutes during the morning hours, He spent most of the time in the-private apartments of the White House with;Mrs. McKinley. Senator Hanna was the caller who was ad- mitted. He had a pleasant talk of some length. There were two visitors, a man and @ woman, and they were quickly disposed of by Secretary. Porter, who spent some hours trying to catch up with the ac- cumulated business, Early in’ the morning a portion of the Memorial day parade passed on Pennsyl- yania avenue. President and Mrs. Me- Kinley watched this from one of the win- dows of their apartments. . The President did not forget some of the heroes of the conflict which the day com- memorated. Saturday he oricred a beauti- ful floral tribute to be prepared from the White House green houses, to be sent to New York, to gd on the grave of Gen. Grant. This wreath’ was prepared under the personal supervision of Col. Bingham. The background for the flowers was of laurel leaves and palms, and the wreath Was tied with a white satin ribbon, on which was affixed the seal of the Presi- dent. The wreath went away Sunday. Six other floral pieces were prepared by request of the President. An unusually jarge and beautiful piece was made for the monument to the unknown dead in Arling- ton cemetery. It was sent to the District G. A. R. officials, to be placed by them on the monument. A very pretty wreath went from the White House to the grave of General Car- toll at Oak Hill. It was taken by Col. Von Stamp and Capt! Thorp. General Carroll Was well known to the President, who was, toward the close of the war, on Gencrai Cerroll’s staff as adjutent general. To the grave of Gen. John A. Logan, at the Soldiers’ Home, went an exquisite bou- quet of deep red roses intermixed with large white lilies. Wreaths of great beauty were also made tor the graves of Sheridan and Crook and for the tomb of Washington at Mount Ver- ncn. The President is an admirer of flowers, and there is always a bunch on his desk. He could appreciate the beauty of those sent from the White House to adorn the graves of the heroes picked out to be hon- cred by kim. All of the floral emblems bore cerds with the words “The Presi- dent” printed on them. 3 At 12:30 o'clock the President and Secre- tary Porter ieft the White House for Ar- lngtcn. Mrs. McKinley remained at home. The President will socp witness an un- usual event fn ‘the floral kingdom of the White House. A beautiful century plant has skot out a flower spike, and a bloom will appear im about ten days. It will be the first century plant to bloom at the White Hovs: in years. The President will also have the pleasure of soon eating a pineapple grown in the White House conservatories. It is 2 fine specimen, anusuaily large, and will be ripe enough tojeat ina few days. It was grown from a plant sent to the White House bya Florida man, who is going to instruct the attendants in the'matter of regularly grow- ing them./ Géing to Philadelphia. The President will have 2 busy day to- merrow, prepardtory ‘to his visit, to Phila- delphia Wednesday. He will leave here, as stated in The at. 8 o'clock Wednes- cay morniig., Breakfast wili,be taken on the train Hétween here and Philadelphia. & Minister to Spain: The question ae te selection of a min- ister to Spain isin about tke-sume shape as last week) The President is not believed to have deci@edon'the’inan, but he has the names of three people under consideration. One of this numib. ill be gffered the honor. It is@till expected that the nomina- tion will be made this week. The New Mexican colony at the National Hotel is greatly worked up ovér a cumor that the President is about to appoint Cap- tain Wallage to the governorship cf that territory. “Captain Wallace1is from Can- tong Qbio, and is related by. marriage to Jeff Reynolds, the banker of that.city and of Las Vegas, N. M., who ts said to be a warm personal friend of Mr. McKinley. Captain Wallace first moved tc New Mex- ico after the election. last fall and. took up his residence there in hopes that the cli- Mate would benefit his health, he being a chronic sufferer from asthma. For this reason he originally applied to be appointed consul to Ceylon. It is urged that the appointment of Captain Wallace to the governorship -would violate the home-rule plank of the St. Louis convention, and further, that it woul1 not be good policy to make the appointment because it is being urged by pronounced free silver men and would be regarded as a victory for the silver faction of the party. “A considerable part of the tiling in the vestibule of the White House is being taken up and fs to’be replaced. It is thought to have been insecurely put down several years ago and became loosened by inces- sant walking upon it. a NOT EXPECTED TO CLOSE. Failure to Pass the Appropriation for the Printing Office. ‘The House failed to pass the emergency appropriation fer the government printing office today, Mr. Simpson of Kansas ob- Jecting to unanimous consent to consider the resolution. It will come up again to- morrow, however, and it is expected to pass. Mr. Cannon of Illinois explained, in pre- senting the resolution, that the House had performed its duty last March by provid- ing for this matter in the deficiency ap- propriation bill, which was passed. The Senate, instead of passing the bill, had lifted out this item and made a separate resolution of it. Mr. Cannon refrained, he said, from com- menting upon the fact of the Senate origi- nating appropriations, a function which de- volves upon tte House, and in the face of the emergency presented, which was that the government printing office could not be ecnducted without the money this resolu- tion provided, he would ask its passage. It is not expected that the government printing .office will be compelled to close down tomorrow, for the reason that with the certainty of the early passage of the resolution, the office might run for a day or two on hope. tte GIVEN A TROPICAL APPEARANCE. Pineapplf’ Plaats Placed in the Pen- i apes ea Court. The court of the pension office building has been given /& tropical appearance by the introdtiction’ of pineapple plants, which have been, around the fountain. The Plants were sept from the plantation of Geo. I. Russell-wt Orlando, Fla., and rep- resent fow% choice varieties of pineapples. Col. Hangock gf the stationery division proposes tg, complete this tropical scene by the uddition of orange, guava and banana trees, all of whith, it is believed, can be successfully grown in the rotunda. The pines are‘ivarieties grown under shelter, and when-one of:the choicest of them was lately € to ident McKinley from Orlando it’ was° accompanied by a note, which informed him that it needed “pro- tection” during both winter and summer. The contribution to the plants of the White House was given the needed “‘pro- tection” in the conservatory. ‘Will Let.Law-Take Its Course. SAN FRANCISCO,. May 31.—Governor Budd will reader his final decision today in the case of Worden, the convicted train wrecker. - epg SoyaePnr bes intimated that Jet_the its course. CABLE CHESS MATCH American Players in the House Com- merce Committee’s Room. HOW TH PLAYING 18 CONDUCTED Members of Parliament and Mem- bers of Congress. THOSE WHO LOOK ON The chess match between the British house of commons and the American House of Representatives is’ in progress today. The American playera are located in the room of the House committze on commerce. At 1:30 p.m. Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambassador and representative of the Eng- Nsh players, entered, accompanied by Mr. Ladislaus Hengelmuller, the Austrian min- ister; Speaker Reed and Mr. Hitt. They were introduced to the piayers and tcok seats on the inner side of the tables, where they will have a good opportunity of view- ing the games. Tken followed the announcement of the teams ard the drawing for first move, which created commotion in the room. ‘The teams as ernounced are as follows: 1—American, Pearson; British, Plunkett. 2—American, Shafroth; British, Parnell. 3—American, Bodine; British, Strauss. 4— American, Plowman; British, Atherley- Jones. 5—American, Handy; British, Wil- son. The drawing for first move was done by the Earl pt Westmeath, who drew a paper marked “No. 2,” and under the rules the English players have first move on boards 1, 3 and 5. This is regarded as slightly in favor of the Englishmen. It will be seen that for the British, Messrs. Plunkett, Strauss and Wilson have first move in their games, and for the Americans, Messrs. Shafroth and Plowman have first move. At a few minutes before 2 o'clock Mr. Shannon, captain of the American team, called for order and made the announce- ments as to who had first move, &c. He enjoined upon the players the necessity of taking ample time in making their moves. A_message was received at 2 o'clock Stating that the Englistmen were waiting for the errival of the speaker of the house of commors. Another telegram was received at 2:10 arnouncing that the speaker had not yet arrived. The American ambassador was on_ hand, however. The Englishmen at 2:30 sent their moves on boards 2 and 4, P—K4. This is not in accordance with the understanding of the rules here, and the rules were called for according to which the Englishraen had misunderstood the drawing. The Austrian minister, the referee, sent a message to the effect that according to the rules the British players have first move on boards 1, 2 and 3. Friendly Messages Exchanged. The following messages have been ex- changed: “To the Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives: I am glad to hear that a friendly contest is about to begin between the two houses and trust that it is the worst conflict in which they will ever meet. “Ww. C. GULLY, Speaker. uondon, May waker Reed's reply was a follows: hanks for your friendly message. Prcase convey to the players my regret that I carnot send them best wishes just new, but hope to do so always hereafter. “T. B. REED, Speaker.” The Evglishmen, at 2:50, sent move 1 on beards 1, 3 and 5, P—K4. At beard No. 1 Mr. Pearson replied with 1P-K4, to which the Englishman replied 2P-KB4; then follows Pearson takes P, 3B-B4, B-B4, 4P-Q4. < At board No. 2 Mr. Parnell plays the French defense, 1P-K3, 2P-Q4, P-Q4, 3Kt- QB. At board No. 3 Mr. Bodine played P-K4, then follows 2Kt-KB3, &Kt-QB3, 3B-KtB3, 4, castles, Kt. takes P. The Scene of the Contest. The original inteatioa was to use the for- eign affairs committee room. but it was de- cided to be too sma! ‘The commerce com- mittee room is much more capacious, being about twenty-five feet square. It is located on the third floor of the Capitol, and its windows face east. From them can be ob- tained a good view of the beautiful new library building. The windows are com- paratively small, but light also finds en- trance through a dome. The arrangements for artificial lighting are quite satisfactory. The long table used by the committee has been removed, and in its stead are five small tables for the five American players. Tables have also been placed for the scorers. 2 On one side of the room, near fhe fire- place, is the telegraphers’ table. There are two instruments, one for sending the moves made by the American players, and the other for receiving the moves made by the a players. airman aetreaetts used are the ordinary duplex type writer machines, by which a message is sent and one received at the same time on the same wire. The wires enter the room through the fireplace, the cable being run down the chimney. The Washington operators connect direct with Heart’s Content, N. F.. which is _ the American end of the Anglo-American Cable Company. From Heart's Content the mes- sages are transmitted to Valencia, Spain, and from there to London. The entire dis- tance is over 3,600 miles, and yet so prompt is the service that a message can be sent and the answer received in half a minute. It was done in twenty-five seconds yester- Y. . Fhe arrangements for the communication at this end have been under the personal supervirion of Mr. Marean, local manager of the Western Union Teegraph Company. Tcday Mr. J. A. Rodier is in charge of the operators, Mr. Lawrence Parker, the re- ceiver of the moves of the British players, and Mr. E. W. Smithers, the sender of the moves of the congressmen. Sending the Moves. As soon as a player makes his move the scorer writes it down on a score sheet, and also prepares a message for transmission to the opposite party on a slip provided for the purpose, as follows: Board No. SSS a Move No. 1—P-K4.° (Signature) R. PEARSON. The moves are written on — = 7 low . for the purpose of avoiding mistakes. Pink indicates that the move for Each operator has five files, one for each board, on which the slips con- taining the moves sent are placed, so that take is made it can be easily There has been considerable demand for admission to the room in which the play- ers are seated, but in justice to the play- ers, who would, be disturbed should there be a crowd in the room, they could not be accommodated Of course, members of the to the game, and he yet plays with con- siderable strength. At one time the Eng- de Wecherlin, minister for the Netherlands; Mr. Du Bosc ef the Spanish legation; Mr. Rautkowsky of the Russian legation, and Dr. Vogel of the Swiss legation. Im addition to keeping scores of the games, these gentlemen act for the English players in making their moves on the board as fast as they are received and in starting the clocks of the local players when it is the latter’s turn to move. The time limit adopted is fifteen moves to the hour. In other words, each player has one hour of his clock within which to make fifteen moves, or an average of four minutes to the moves. Allowing* for de- lays, should each player consume the full amount of time allowed, there will not be over about six moves made by both players every hour, at which rate about thirty moves would be made in each game today. It is probable, however, that none of the players will consume the full amount of his time, especially in the first hour. The Time Limit. The time is allowed to accumulate, how- ever, and what is gained in making the first fifteen moves can be used in the’ next fifteen, and so on to the end of the match. Should a player at any time in the match exceed the time limit he forfeits the game. The time limit ts slower than that usually adopted. In the late cable matches the time limit was twenty moves to the hour, which is the time limit in tournamen‘s and matches at the Washington Chess Club. —_——___ PRISONERS IN REVOLT. Plot to Wreck the Prison at San Quent Cal. SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.—“Shoot the first man who breaks out of his cell.” That was the order to the guards at San Quen- tin prison last night. The prisoners were shrieking like maniacs, and rattling and Pounding on the iron doors of their cells. The guards were doubled and each carried @ shotgun loaded with buckshot. Two men who were released, their terms having ex- pired, have told what the desperate con- victs are planning. According to this story it has been agreed among the ringleaders that when they are permitted to return to work in the jute mill they will make a sud- den rush, kill Engineer Young, if neces- sary, overpower the guards and wreck the magnificent plant on which nearly $1,000,000 has been spent. There are 1,204 prisoners within the walls at San Quentin. Over half of them are in open revolt. Many of the others sympathize with the violent ones. Warden Hale says that all the complaints made by the men are trivial. Director Wilkins de- clares they have no real grievance. Prison Surgeon Lawler says the opium fiends, who have been deprived of the drug, are at the bottom of the trouble. _— FATAL BICYCLE ACCIDENT. Negro Killed and Young Lady Ser- foasly Hurt in Collision. ATLANTA, Ge, May 31.—Miss Anna Hunter, a young society woman of this city, while out bicycling last night with ker escort on Whitehall road, was run down by a negro bicyclist named Charles Tate. The negro is dead and the young ‘woman is not expected to live. As Miss Hunter and her escort, Leon Evans, were riding on Railroad avenue they saw another rider coming toward them. The young man pulled to the right and Miss Hunter did the same, expecting the person approaching to do the saime. When near them the negro suddenly turn- ed to the left and collided with Miss Hunt- er. Both were thrown to the ground with much violence and lay in the road uncon- scious. Assistance came, when it was found that both were seriously hurt. Tate was taken to Grady Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained a frac- ture of the base of the brain, and death speedily resulted. Miss Hunter was taken to the home of ker father, who is the general cashier of the Southern railroad, where she lies in an unconscious condition. —_—.—_ VON TAUSCH’S TRIAL. Count Philip Von Eulenberg on the Witness Stand. BERLIN, May 31.—The trial of Herr von Tausch, the former chief of the secret po- litical police, charged with perjury, treason and forgery, was resumed today. Herr Friedheim, representing the chief of police, testified that von Tausch, during the course of his investigation into the origin of an article in the Welt-am-l ontag, intimated that it originated from the foreign office. The witness added that before the von Tueow trial began von Tausch expressed joy at the opportunity to publicly declare the fact that the political police did not themselves engage in politics. Count Philip von Eulenberg, the German ambassador to Austria, testified that he met von Tatsch at Abbazia, and that he publicly requested von Tausch, if he heard interesting news, to communicate it to him. The an.bassador, continuing, assert- ed that when receiving a clipping from the article in the Welt-am-Montag the state- ments made in it did not impress him as being connected with any special intrigue, and he did not question von Tausch on the subject. ———__. HARLAND CHARGES BRIBERY. Chicago Alderm: Boldly Cal Names ef Those He Accused. CHICAGO, May 31.—At a big mass meet- ing in Central Music Hall last evening res- olutions were passed denouncing the gas trust and street railroad bills before the legislature and calling on the legis! ture, in the name of decency, honesty, justice and the American principle of local self- government, to defeat those measures. The resolutions provide for the appointment of &@ committee of one hundred to visit Spring- ficld this week and wage war on these measures. The chairman, T. B. Bryan, will appoint the committee today. Alderman Harland, the late candidate for mayor on the independent republican ticket, made the principal speech. Mr. Harland called some of the officers: of th gas and street railroads by name, and cl them with the guilt of bribery at Sprinfield. The speaker said that a profes- sional “leading citizen” was an anarchist at heart, because he knew no law above his own will. When the peopie’s hatred of dishonest wealth, he said, becomes a hatred of ail wealth, the safety of society and the republic will be at stake. He beg- ged the honest rich to join in the contest’ against the despoilers. in closing Mr. Harland expressed the hope that Gov. Tanner, if called on to con- sider these bills, would so act as to receive further honors from the people. the ——_ GOOp CROWD AT HARLEM. Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Regatta Association. NEW YORK, May 31.—Despite the rain, the Harlem river was ulive with gaily decked craft today in honor of the thirty- first annual meeting of the Harlem Re- gatta Asso¢lation. The trial heats of the junior singles were the first events on the program,end the racing continued through- cut the afternoon, with the exception ef an intermissicn from 12 to 1 o'clock. Mr. George W. Statzell, president of the National Association of Amateur officiated as referee, and Charles W. Prois- endanz of era as starter. First trial t, junior singles, won a by third, no time. The regatta committee ——— DISPENSARY LAW NULLIFIED. Important Decision Handed Dowa by « Judge Simonton Today. CHARLESTON, 8. C., May 31.—Judge Simonton of the United States circuit court E LATE NEWS BY WIRE Sultan Issues an Irade for an Armis- tice of Two Weeks, EDHEM PASHA- WILL BE ADVISED Report That the Duke of Mandao Will Replace Tetuan. PORTE REPLIES TO POWERS ee ee CONSTANTINOPLE, May 31.—An irade has just been issued and communicated to the representatives of the powers by which the sultan agrees to an armistice of a fort- night, beginning May 30. Fresh invtruc- tions, consequently, will be sent to Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander in Thes- saly. Porte Replies to Collective Note. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 31.—The Turk- ish government has r@plied to the collective note presented by the ambassadors to the porte on Saturday last. The ambassadors then announced that they did not object to the conclusion of a military armistice which the Turkish government insisted must be signed between the military com- manders in the field, after which the porte ewill negotiate the peace conditions with the ambassadors, the treaty to be signed by the Turkish and Greek plenipotentiaries in_ Thessaly. In this latest note the porte insists upon an armistice of a fortnight, which can be renewed in the event the peace negotia- tions are not finished. The porte, how- ever, desires that peace be concluded sa scon as possibl Changes item: ited at Ma a. MADRID, May 31—It Is’ reported that the Duke of Mandao, the Spanish ambas- sador at Paris, will at an early date re- place the Duke of Tetuan as Spanish min- ister for foreign affzirs, and that the Duke of Tetvan will succeed the Duke of Mandao as Spanish ambassador to France. — MONUMENT TO COL. SHAW. Pecullar Significance of the Day ai Boston, Mass. BOSTON, Mass., May 31.—Decoration day of this year was of particular significance on eccount of the unveiling and dedication of the elaborate memorial structure on Boston common, erected in honor of Col. John Robert Gould Shaw of the 54th Mas- sachusetts Regiment and the brave black men who comprised his followers and whe fell with their colonel in the assault upon Fort Wagner, 8. C., July 18, 1863. The parade included the Massachusetts militiamen, with the famous 7th New York Regiment, as well as the mariner {rom the government vessels New York, Massachusetts and Texes, which had been ordered to Boston for the occasion. Rain, however, interfered greatly with the en- Joyment of this feature, as in waiting for the parade the spectators became bedrag- gied and the militiamen and marines as they passed presented a decidedly damp- ened aspect. The ceremony of unveiling was perform- ed by Mr. Edward Atkinson, who was among those earliest interested in the movement to erect the monument. The formal dedicatory exercises took piace in Music Hall, where Prof. William James made the principal address. ee Rees THREATS OF SHOOTING. Domestic Troubles Transferred to the Police Court for Adjustment. Frederick Pridham’s opinion of Police Court justice is not very higa, oused on his experience of this afternoon. Judge Kimball held hia in $300 real estate se- curity to keep the peace toward all good citizens, and especially towarl Herbert J. Broderick. Pridham lives at 426 3d street northwest, while Broderick occupies apurt- ments in the house of Mrs. Crane, 1011 Maryland avenue southwest. Broderick stated his complaint, which was that his life had been threatened and that he was in fear of the threat being put Into execu- tion. The cause of the trouble, he said, was a belief on the part of Pridham that he (Broderick) had deen intimate with Mrs. Pridham. That belizf, he said, was purely an imaginary one, and had no foundation. Pridham, he said, threatened to kill him. When they met Friday the defendant told him he had but three days to live. “He attempted to strike me,” said ~y 3 erick, “but I foiled him, and he said me: ‘When you next meet me, you'd bette? : yu don’t, si . ater eusiesoer he said Pridham called new: et "phe defendant, in his own behalf, denied that he had made any threats. Broderick, he said, had come to his room dering his (defendant's) absence, and had Cttempted endant’s) wife. re A een him down Sard,” said Fle then told the court tuat Broderick was oc to Mrs. Pridham before he married her, but went.off and did not re- turn until two months after their wed- ding.’ His wife left him yesterday mgrning, he said, and he thought she had been per- suaded to do so by Mrs. Crane. The trou- bie, he said, happened between ther: when he went to deliver a note written by his wife to Broderick, in which she told him it was a cowardly thing for him to come and attempt to kiss her during the absence of her husband Judge Kimball questioned the defendant, who said that Broderick drew a pistol on him, but, he said, he was too big a coward to shoot, and he (Pricham) dared him to pull the trigger. Mrs. Crane told of the threats she heard and the case was disposed of by requiring the bond stated. eee THIS IS THE BOSS WORM. Thirty-Five Inches Long and Half an Inch in Diameter. BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, May 81.—Dr. B. Loyd Duncan of Fairmont, W. Va., who is visiting his father, James Duncan of this city, superintendent of the public today shipped to the Smithsonian Institute one of the most remarkable specimens ever seen. A few days ago Dr. Duncan was dig- nearly half an inch in diameter. When stretched to its full length it measured a little more than thirty-five inches. ——_—_ FELT AT STAUNTON. Shock Was Decided, bat Ne Harm ‘Was Done. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. STAUNTON, Va, May 31—At 1:58 this afternoon the jar of an earthquake was