Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EACHrT sUxDAy, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, - 1101 Fennsylvania Avenue, Cor, 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 5. H. KAUFFMANN, Pros’t. Tew York Gilce, 49 Petter Building, erred to subscribers tn the mint, at 10 Soples at the where in the ‘ded, $3.09. Post Office 2t Wash'ngton, D. C., SONSANDDAUGHTERS gee Patriotic Societies Listen to Soul- Stirring Oratory. EXERCISES ON THE WHITE LOT An Address by Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis. > ITE STATUE LAFAYE' SALUTED ===> r skies and Under the shadow »gton Morument the memor- of the Fourth of July were ed by the Sens of the Reve- Sons of the American t by other patriot cle rious d with great people nad side of the were pro- Looking could be tch of the Virginia hills, the umns of Arlingten surmount fi shining of by Washington | th the range | © Mount Vernon, | und out laid i to th 1g away in ng hid day g. & refr , the man- iin the Px et for an ¢ weep t- of mac and 0 lot, where the patriotic assembled. te the Platform. riotic societ celebration wa: Square at escorted to n Light the Marine Band, the er attired in at Lafayett were and the ful re- stance given loving French- republic of the nev sed down Executive monume: hed the speak When the s’ stand the assem ts called der by Admiral ons of the Revolu- of the on, ope his clear heard in following on arra hairma agden, Ira Dennis: € Paul Earnest, Mark B. Hatch, Hoffman, Henry G. Kemp, John rompson, W. P. Metcalf, W Frank app, F - De ¢ ‘aindry, r Davis, & anticipated by t spe bh Webster Davis’ Oration. born, no them all we Rest mor nan whe is but un darkne whole civ- » to ino- to make a home youth ith the sun of down with hope now 0» energe men, ae and ted fields the hills d the valleys happiest the be th people of the Untied for their homes are in the grandest valley and plain which the States, s all poetic and beautiful— blade, then the ear, then the ear of but in meets on it is with our repubite. through m rs, and today it has a ened corr It has passea ; Be | loon | miles ij Z | might arise at No. 13,835. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 5, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENT California Metropolis Decorates for July 4 and the Endeavorers, Many Distinguished Delegates in At- tendance at the Convention—Thou- sands of Guests Arriving Daily. SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.—The broad area of this city is a sea of color, the decorative ribbons of the Christian En- deavor societies, the stars and stripes and the bunting hung in honor of the national holiday floating in the breeze in mingling waves of blue and gold, purple and white, with the motto of the young peopte’s or- ganization displayed on every hand. From the ferries to the outermost civic limits by Golden Gate, buildings, both public and private, business houses and residences are covered with variegated colors and with in- criptions of welcome. Pr total number of yesterda: early arrivals did not exceed 400. However, they will be coming in on every train and evening or early today ten containing eighty-five cars ngers, arrived over the Southern Pacific from ‘the Santa Fe alone. Several distinguished delegate: ready here, including John Wi! and Tamil Evang. on, who has made the trip s » home speciaily to at- i the convention. 3 ‘om now till the close of the convention bers of the reception committee, which 1,000, will meet every arriving and boat and escort the visiting dele- s to the convention headquarters in the hanies’ pavilion. d companies are at a los ail the cars Ww They expect to hav fuil- side Port me eek. Oakland filled to its availab! and will arrive this the yard at Wes , as well as en Oakland, Over 1,500 Pullman cars are ex- pected. . i At the principal hotels this morning only a few delegates of the Christian F convention were found to have reg Lut a number of t deavorers had those who have tary John Willis with He comes vention, and de charmed — the elaborate prepara’ made both by the Christian End rganization and the business men of the c tral Meth- odist opal Caurch ke! t night at the “Christian E Ing held in honor of the jelegates of the Christian Endeavor org: ions. Rep- restntatives of the society m Mexico, Peru, M Idaho, Pen a2 aud Oregon were present. “Christian Cit'zen- ship’ was the them. ~— LOST AERONAUT. A Mystery Surrounding Finding of Floating Basket at Evanston, CHICAGO, July 5.—Evanston life savers are locking for a lost aeronaut. When they find him they will restore to him his bal- LOOKING FOR loon. The airship is riding on the surface of I igan, about three miles off the Eva station, but it is anchored, and tre onaut can have it on applice- When the bailoon was first sighted life-saving crew ran out their boat, and after a hard pull managed to capture it. The life savers say the balloon is of the kind for long voyages, and not the hot air kind sent up by parachute jumpers. 2 by 4 kind ‘used arachute leap: The runaway b s the basket is t balloonists for long tri cnly employing trapeze ag first seen to strike the lake a fev of Rogers Park. It swooped down from a great height, and at the first plunge vent under the waves and was a 1 along a considerable distance jer water. Sometimes the balloon would dd lift the car ten or fif- wa and then dive immerse the basket. were no by ascensions so far as known around Chicago yesterday, and the presence of the balloon over the lake is a mystery. mount upward a | teen feet above the Jown, and again + MAN AND WIFE SHOT BY ROBBERS. Masked Men Invade n Chicago Salnon, Mortally Wounding the Owner. CHICAGO, July 5—Patrick Grace, a sa- lcenkeeper at 1501 West 47th street, and his wife, Mary, were shot and mortally wounded last night by three masked men who attempted to rob the saloon. G has a buliet in his right temple, and his wife was wounded in the forehead. Th ped. The thr en demanded the conterts of the , and, upon resistance from Grace, fire! upon him ard his wife at close rarge The shooting attracted the attention one in the vicin ning from al! dirz ppeared in the stockyard ran, one of them drop; kerchief that was tied over hi © only clew the police Mr. and Mrs. Grace w and the police could only get a meager scription of the robbers. — rebbers ese ash draws of CAMBRIDGE AT THE BAT. Sixty-Third Annual Contest Between Cambridge Oxford Cricketers. LONDON, July 5 xty-third cricket muate een representing the Universities of Oxford and mbridge be- ken at Lord’s grounds today. The weather was dull and but large crowds wer nee. ttene of peop Carciages and coaches encircled the grou since Saturday, and when the ¢s were opened this morning the horses Were attached to ihe vehicles and the ter were quickly driven into the and tlok up every poit of vantay: ridge Won the toss and went to the bat. — CZAR’S SIGNIFICANT PRECAUTION. ut Care Taken to Prevent a Me Prench and German Fleet PARIS, July 5.—The Figaro says that President Faure will embark at Calais for St. Petersburg, and that, in accordance ing of | with the wishes of the czar, Emperor Will- am will und, So return from St. Petersburg by to obviate the difficulties which a meeting of the French German fleets. and ee eorge Wolfert Shot In Groin. NEW YORK, July 5.—George Woifert, eight years old, was standing in front of his home with a number of other boys shoruy after midnight when he was shot in the groin by Bernard Erakowsky, @ butcher, twenty-two years old. Erakowsky celebrating the Fourth of Juiy and ims that the shooting was accidental. The wounded boy is reported to be in a serious condition. —_o—___ fattersall Exempt From Betting Law. LONDON, July 5.—The full court of ap- peal in the test case of Powel agt. the Kempton Park race course has reversed the decision of the lower court, which held that Tattersall’s tnclosures were places coming under the betting house act and glorious future; thouzh we must rot for- at great dangers are yet ahead; and t consider them calmly, and ‘meet (Continued on Third Page.) gett that therefore betting there was illegal. The lords justices, with the exception of Sir John Rigby, held that the law did not contemplate the suppression of betting in race course inclosures, “FRISCO A SEA OF coLoR| WHY ANNEX HAWAII?1 —————— The Question Answered by San Fran- cisco’s Chamber of Commerce. THE TRAFFIC OF ‘THE PACIFIC Another Field for American En- terprise. Soe ee. MARKET FOR CALIFORNIA s | lish Serator Perkins today presented in the Senate memorials from the chamber of commerce cf San Francisco, Cal., in favor of the annexation of Hawaii, and obtained permission for their being printed in the Record. The first formal memorial was the same which was received by tglegraph some days ago and submitted to the Senate and was printed in The Star at the time. ne second is a supplemental statement of the reasons why the chamber of commerce feels that Hawaii should be annexed. It he chamber of commerce of San Fran- *o, deeply selicitous for the honor and rational prestige of our country as well as the presperity of our Pacific coast, re- spectfully ent to your consideration the following Suggestions in regard to Ha- waiiay annexation. “To our feliow citizens and San in Haw deserve : The Pacific coast Vitally interested jian arexation that the question careful and unprejudiced inquiry. he objections thereto are based on rad- 1 grounds and cn the general policy of declining the acquisition of more terri- tory, especially that separated from our covntry by ter. It is argued with a ow of reason that, inasmuch as we now have difficulty in governing what we control, it is poor po to more. We propose to answer the: tions to the best of our ability that these were terable on went years have convinced u: ceuntry curnot, with the conditions trolling interests and welfare, permit the Haw: ands to be dominaied or owned by aty other nation. country acquire objec- premising until re- our that ,_ First, let us consider the radical objec. tions. The Waiian census shows a total population of about 109,000, of which 21,000 were Chinese and 24,000 Japanese. . Americans and The remainder are native Europeans. The treaty provides against the Chinese entering our mainland, and with our exclusion act applicable on an- nexation the number of Chinese will grad- ually decrease. The remainder of the pop- ulation is no more mixed than that of other territory already annexed, and we may depend upon the increase of Am can eltizens to offset this objectionable feature, while the islands remain under territorial government, probably ten, pi sibly twenty years. Were the racial ob- jections tenable, New Mexico and Cali- fornia would not now be United States ter- ritory. The political objections demand re- consideration. Could we keep the vaiian Islands under our commercial control permanently, it might possibly be lands must bi the hands of ow competitors. Statesmen, as well as merchants, fully understand that the power which owns the Hawaiian Islands will dominate the North Pacific ocean commercially as well as po- litically. We need not remind you how cagerly other Pacific islands have parcelied out among the same powers that are also dividing Africa between them- selves and quarreling about a fair allot- ment. Shall we then reject this great pc sion, so freely offered us, more import- ant than Alaska, which cost $7, while Hawaii costs nothing, the govern- ment property ceded being more than the amount of public debt. “There are some who assert that if we annex we must defend. Well, that applied to the California coast, to Florida, Louisi- ana and Texas; it applies to all national territory. But Hawaii, connected with our ewn ¢ by cable, with an American coal depots fortified, to any maritime at~ becoming a stronghold of American commerce in m‘d-Pacific; a shelter to our aval forces and merchant marine. As to tance the western portion of Alaska is more distant by sea, and we already exer- | cise dominion ‘there. “We also desire to present another con- jeration to our fellow-citizens. During | the four years’ war between our states, Bermuda was a thorn in the side of our country. Spain had proclaimed belligerent rights" for the confederacy within sixty Fort Sumter was fired upon. France followed. Daily our published the probability of intervention. At Bermuda Eng- e American or pass into commercial and political ast population and her will be impregnable land had a powerful fleet, great coal de- uarters for the Eng- it pots, and it was head. blockade runners. At that time as long for a steamer to reach Be muda from New York as it would for o1 of the fast Atlantic steamships to rea Honolulu from San Francisco now. Why, then, permit another Bermuda in the Pa. cific? Are we to have no regard for the future safety and prestige of our country? Are called upon to permit a thorn in the vitals of our own people? From the day that annexation ts pro- claimed Sar Francisco and California will feel the impulse of the increased com ce which even now goes abroad from Hawail, Her commercial marine, of considerable volume ana mostly ot American build, will come under our flag, and her American population will rapidly increase. Our coun- trymen will have ancther fleld for their en- terprise and energs. Her agriculture will become diversified instead of being re ed practically to the growth of sugar cane, and labor will greatly increase in value. Our beet sugar interests should have no more fear of Hawaii under our flag than cf Louisiana, “It would be a most serious blow to the prosperity of California to lose its Hawa- Man trade. The vessels employed are large- ly the products of our shipyards, manned mostly by our citizens; dispersed at our seaports, and ladened hence with the prod- ucts of our farms and factories. Hawaii is in fact the best market that California has for its farm products and local manu- factures. “We shali establish a naval station ard coaling depots there, and the islands will become the connecting lnk between our northwest coast and the growing commerce of Occanica and eastern Asia. If we intend to push our commerce and manufactures in competition with the world, we need the Hawailan Islands. Every consideration cf patriotism and commercial interest should induce us to support our government in the policy it has adopted. We deem the rea- sons we have presented conclusive, and we respectfully request their support from the commersial organizations of our fellow citizens of the Pacific coast.” This is signed Hugh Craig, president, and William L. Merry, secretary and treasurer of the chamber of commerce, San Fran- cisco. ————__e+____ Butterine Barred Out. Under instrvetiens of the State Depart- ment, United States Consul Dart at Pointa- petre, Gvadaloupe, has been making an earnest effort to secure the reversal of a regulation in force there forbidding the importation of butterine, a considerable quantity of which was formerly brought from the United States. A cablegram re- ceived from him today announces the fail- ure of his efforts, the authorities having re- turned a final refusal of his application. best to do so. But events are proving that we must no longer depend upon the for- | bearance of foreign powers. Either the is been | 90,000, | IN McCAWLEY’S FAVOR. Senate Naval Committee to Report for Confirming Him, The Senate naval committee today de- clded by a majority of one to report in favor of the confirmation of Charles L. McCawley to be captain and assistant qvertermaster in the marine corps. Senator Chandler opposed tte confirma- tion. Before the mecting of the commit- tee Mr. Chandler stated to a Star reporter the following reasons for his opposition: Prior to 1882 civilians could be appointed to fill vacancies in the marine corps of the navy, but by law ro appointee could go in over twenty-five years of age. Before 1882 all the graduates of the Naval Academy were taken into the line of the navy. Civilians could be appointed as paymasters and engineers, except that there had been for a few years a special engineer class. Under this system the number of nayal officers was becoming too large. So by the act of 1S$2 it was provided that from graduates of the Naval Academy for each year appointments should be made to fill all vacancies happening during the year in the lower grades of the line and engineer corps of the navy and of the marine corps, and that the surplus graduates should be turned out into private life. is As the army divided into line and staff, as the navy is divided into line and steff, so the marine corps is divided into line and staff, known c Hectively and le- ally as the marine cor ing the fifteen years since 1882 no n been appointed in either the aff of the marine corps. The low- in. When ade ft nt thus ate of ft that of cap- line or Vv promoting a lieut in the marine corps, and the vacanc: created has been filled by a gradu aval Ac marine corp sistant q ‘termaster. n it be filled by appointing a civilian over twenty-five years of age? Ae ion on Others Posty: ate committee en commerce to. y decided to postpone until Wednesd, next the vote upon the contested nom tions before the committee. There three of these, as follows: B. H. J : Jr., to be consul to Leipsic, Germany: John Gocdnow, to be consul general to Shang- hai, and F. D. Heustis, to be collector of the port for the Puget Sound di Weshington. The Heustis nomina been held up on the request of Turner, but no charges have 1 In the Goodnow case Senator I Governor Clough appeared before are ATC mittee, urging a confirmation o: ground that the opposition was entirely person: arner case went over on account of th nce of Senator Gorman. The unc vding is that there will be a vote in each case at the Wednesday meeting. There seems to be no doubt about War- ner’s confirmation. lee a TO COMPLIMENT. The V AFRAID Department Officials Fear Their Words May Be Used Against Them. A number of public officials within the scope of the civil service law, occupying posiiions of so confidential and important char; to make it necessary that some one in political accord with the administra- tion should em have had reason to regret that the civil service law provides that no one within the classified ser should be removed because of his political cpinions. Such being the law, heads departments have not been inclined openly acknowledge that they desire the change for any political feason, and in or- der not to go on record: as violating the civil service law they have been obliged to inform the official whose place was de= red that the change was to be made for the good of the public service.” This rea- on naturally has given an inference in all h cases that the official whose place was lacked efficiency. n one instance an official, who had worked hard for four years to establish a reputation, was ready to vacate, and hoped to do so in a: pl nt W He looked forward to a courtecus meeting of his su- perior officer and to a pieasant farewell with the clerks of his office. 1t happened that the head of his department, know him to be an able lawyer, feared that what he might say in courtesy would be used in testimony before the civil service comm: ion lo prove a violation of law. For that eason he decided not to deal very exten- sively in courtesies and merely informed the official that his place was wanted in order to have a more efficient emplo: Ordinarily the official would have been al- lowed to plimerts ringi ears, but the fear of the law made the exchange of courtesies practically impossible. REPAIRING WAR SHIPS, Work to Be Resumed at the Brooklyn aud Mare Island Yards. Secretary Long, it is understocd, has de- cided to begin immediately the use of a large portion of the appropriation for the repair of ships, and work will be re- sumed under Chief Constructor Hichborn at the Brooklyn and Mare Island ravy yards. The Secretary has about $2,000,300 at his disposal, and if his plaas are carried out a large part of this will Le spent before the end of the year. A considerable por- tion will be speat on vhe cruisers Chicago and Atlanta, at Brooklyn. About $100,000 will also be spent on the Newark. Durirg the next three months about $500,000 will be spent on vessels at the Brookiyn yard, most ef this going upon dismantled vessels. The New York, Deiroit and other ve have been erui activeiy for several years, will be overnauled. There will be a large expenditure at Mare Island. The Baltimore will get sume of the appropriation, ——-e__ THE WHITE HOUSE DESERTED. Only a Few Policemen Were on Duty... ~ The White House was practically desert- ed today. A few policemen remained on duty around the grounds, and one was on duty at the main entrance. The holiday was observed by other employes. There were fewer people around the bullding than on any day since the new administration was ushered in. One of the misSing faces was that of Capt. Thomas F. Pendel, the veteran usher. Captain Pendel fs seriously ill at his home, No. 304 M street northwest. He was attacked yesterday, having gone home in good heaith on Saturday after- noon. Captain Pendel was madé an usher by President Lincoln in 1864, and has been on duty continuously sinee.: He knows nearly everything there is to kffow of re- cent history at the White House. 2 _ Mail Bag Repair Wages Cut. The Post Office Department has reduced the pay of employes in the mail bag repair shop. The price for repairing catcher pouches has been 14% cents, at which rate the employes could earn $3 a day. This price will be reduced to 124% cents a pouch, which is a reduction of 50,cents a day. The leather workers will be/reduced from 131-10 cents per pouch to}41 cents per Pouch, which will amount fto about 50 cents a day. To Come Home on the'Brooklyn. Secretary Long has cabled to Admirat Miller at Scuthempton permission to place the remains of his daughter, who died last week in London, aboard the United States steamer Brooklyn and bring them to the United States. It is expected that the ves- sel will sail tomorrow for home. FLORID ELOQUENCE Senator Daniel Delivers a Fourth of July Oration. —— A MASTERLY AND IMPRESSIVE EFFORT The Big Democratic Meeting at the Grand Opera House. INTERESTING FEATURES ——————— The gathering which assembled in the Grand Opera House this morning, in at- tendance upon the Fourth of July meeting held under the auspices of the National Association of Democratic Clubs and the democracy of the District was not a large one, and there was a considerable prepon- derance of the gentle sex. The house was very tastefully decorated with the Ameri- can colors in flags, bunting and national shields, and hangi from the box is of the proscenium were banners of the various local democratic clubs. The blue banner of the Columbia Democratic Club hung from the right of the stage was strange to those familiar with it. This banner was presented to the club ew York newspaper, and originally ‘Cleveland and Hendricks’ etters ran across the top. been carefully covered up to large line the name of Cleveland evidently being re gilt had pugnant to the faithful. The theater was pleasant in temperature, and the waving fans and bright hats and dr ladies, together with the deco: the scene from the turesque. Previous t inning of regular proceedir distribut > audience, and a selection of Senator Daniel, Mr. Law - other officers arrived and took seats upon the Opeging It was 10:20 o'clock when and announ: with Eexer. Ken. Mr. that er by wrence P Rev. ered an exhorta- Alexander jon that ely listened to by the standing In the course of his y he lamenied the fact that the peo- ple of this coun desire to fur- ther their own allo its govern tha strong preyed upon the weak and hb; come largely an instrument ef in ne ion. He prayed for a revival in s of the American pecple of interest that inspired these who madi depende ce day possible, and to © themsclves ancw to t rrinecip! led to freedom. Mr. Kent's compli allusiors to the democratic party many in the course of Fis prayer, The au- dience then sang “America.” The effect was very good, os almost the entire as- semblage join: All knew the tune, and the management of the mecting with ad- mirable foresight had printed the wor the hymn, as well as those ef the ngled Banner,” on the progr thus all had a chance to sing with dence. At the conclusion of the singiag Mr. Lawrence Gardner, secretary of the National Association 0: Democratic Clubs and temporary chairman of the meeting, then introduced ex-Representative Jo-eph C. Sibley, the presiding officer. Mr. Lawrevce Gardner's Remarks. In introducing Mr. Sibley to the meeting Mr. Gardner spoke as follows: “One hundred and twenty-one years ago, day the of July, 1776, the bell the of the state house Philadelphia rang out the glad tidings 4th on that a people had declared themeelves free from the domination of foreign power. While that bell was yet ringing out in tones that echoed and re-echoed from every part of the colonies, a band of men, the aristocrats and plutocrats of that ‘day, were gathered on the street corners, under the very shadow of that state house, be- wailing the action of the patriotic Congress in taking such a bold step, which declared ‘that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights—that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ They denounced the leader and his co- patriots as socialists, as theorists, and di turbers of the commen peace. They were appalled that the plain people would dare take such a step. The men composing that little group were the tories of the revolu- tionary period. Their sentiments descend- ed into later years, and were enunciated by the federalists and centralizationists. The same spirit and sentiment has de- scended in our days to the so-cailed re- publican party, the leaders of which hold the same views that were held by the tories 5 and the federalists of 1800. Toda: boast of themselves as the ‘wealth and intelligence of the land.’ yet, like the tories and federalists, they fear the peo- ple. Jefferson, on the ether hand, had love for and confidence in the ‘common people, and he insisted that if our government was left In their hands to administer we could not go far astray. “In the many years that have p: people have all honored and revered the memory and precepts of that band of fe: less patriots who in '76 had the courage to pledge to each other their lives, their for- tunes and their sacred honor in declaring to the world that they would ever be free from foreign dictation and control. But yet we have in our midst a band of men who are enemies of popular government, and who are not, like Jefferson, willing to trust the plain people—the people whose unceasing labor In peace has created the wealth of our nation and who stand ever feady to defend it. Aims and Purposes. “The aims and purposes of the National Association of Democratic Clubs are to urge and encourage our people to organize societies, as they did in 1793, under Jeffer- son, and to take charge themselves of our country’s affairs. No public officer is above being watched by the people, whose ser- vant he is; and when closely watched he makes the better officer. That noble and fearless standara bearer of the banner of American democracy in 1896, William Jen- nings Bryan, said at the recent and famous dinner of this national association in cele- bration of the birthday anniversary of Jef- ferson: ‘Every public official who wants to do well is glad to be watched. Any public officer who objects to being watched needs to be watched all the time.’ Our as- sociation is fast arousing the people to a fuller realization of their responsibilities and their rights as American citizens, by creating within their breasts feelings of greater patriotism and by encouraging and urging them to study more closely the questions of self-government.. The Masses and the Classes. “It is not our purpose, however, as is claimed in some quarters, to array the masses against the classes, but it is our purpose to teach the classes what are the PRESIDENTS MOTHER HURT Falls Against a Doorstep, Cutting Deep Gash Over Her Eye. She Makes Light of the Injury and at Noon Wan Resting Easily at Home. CANTON, Ohio, July 5.—President Me- Kinley arose at an early hour this morn- ing. The thermometer has been in tne nineties all morning. It did not get much below ninety during the night. The Presi- dent undertook to take a stroll through the yard before the sun was high in the heavens. He found his aged mother up and sitting on the front pcreh, After a short walk with her he went into his room to take a morning shave. He had no more than fairly begur than Mother Mckinley met with a serious accident for one ot her age. In walking on the porch a piece of straw carpeting had slipped as she took a step and she fell to the flocr, striking her forehead over the eyes on a door step. She Was Able to Rise. Although eighty-eight years old she was not so stunned but that she was able to arise In a few moments and walk to a stand, where she washed away the bleod, which flowed from the wound, but made light of the occurrence to Miss Helen ¥ Kinley, who happened in. The President's sister, however, instantly notified him that his mother was hurt, and finding a deep gash In her head he did not wait to sum- mon a messenger, but started in haste to ure a doctor. Mother McKinle nued to make light of the injy sisted a little court plaste Her courage was admirable wh: ing up. This she would have done w! taking an anaesthe’ Easily at Noon. Resting: noon she did not seem to be suffes- from the shock and was res At ing seriously ing casily The strirg of callers at the house did not begin untii scme time after this accider ews of which did not reach the citi- for hours. on the 4 grounds of Miss Buckingha: private schoc!, just acro: the street from the McKinley homestead, as the pregram for later this afternoon. Buckingham will accompany the Mc- A IXinleys to Washington as their gue t the White House, the return being sched- uled for 9.2 evening. FROM STORM. VILLAGE Minn. Partially Destroyed by Cyclone aud Flood. ST. PAUL, Mirn., July 5.—A telegram ad- dressed to Gov. Clough from Barnum, inn., last evering, signed Wm. Cain, vil- lage president, stated that a portion of the village had been destroyed by cyclone and flood. The governor was asked for aid. Goy. Clough has not yet returned from his irip to Gettysburg and the telegram forwarded to him. Executive Clerk Angel wired to Barnum for turther particulars. ‘The reply was to the effect that the villa Was able to care for all its people, but nee ed aid for building sidewaiks and bridges. Specials state that a cyclone followed by a cloudbu: sd seuth of Barnum §&. The Moose Horn river rose rapidly, n five hours the water stood three deep in every house on the level eround and a raging torrent ran throug! Main street. Several families had no time Barnun to remove their effec Every bridge in town was washed away and the streets completely torn up. The houses of J. Mu phy, Wm. Kevers and Fred Maguire were blown away and Mr. and Mrs. Murphy badly injured, the former probably fatally The St. Paul and Duluth lost several bridges and several miles of track. A great many logs and ties were washed awa The water has subsided, but the town loo desolate. es DISCUSS THE HIGH SCHOOL. Interesting Papers Read at the tional Council of Education, MILWAUKEE, W July 5.—The } tional Council of Education, which me rrior to the National Educational Assoc tion, began its first session here this morn- ing, most of the members being present. The morning session was devoted to “The High School and its Functions” and a re- port of the committee on secondary schools. ‘The repert was delivered by its chairman, W. H. Bartholomew. It covered an inve: tigation as to the high schools of forty-: cities, including most of the principal one in the country. From this report it ap- peared that one-half of 1 per cent of the scholastic population, or 15 per cent of the number entering, graduated from the high schools. With few excepticrs, the schoo!s ere in public favor. Many have welil- selected libraries, while others are permit- ted to use public libraries furnished by the city or state. Fifty per cent have a regu- lar course in physical training. The north and east, with few exceptions, tend to co- education, but the south and’ west to the opposite. There is a grcwing sentiment in favor of separation. The afternoon was given up to the esthetic element in education, which was considered by Mr. John Dewey of the U: ty of Chicago, W. T. Herris, United States commissioner of education, and Miss Mary Nicholson, principal of the Normal School at Indianapolis. JAPS BEAT AN AMERICAN GIRL. x Sailors From the Philadelphia Resent the Outrageous Assault. VANCOUVER, B. C., July 5.—Tue latest mail advices from Houolulu say that Ne! lie West, an Ainerican, was severely beate: by two Japanese marines from the war- stip Naniwa recently while trying to as- sist her brother, who had been set upon by a number of man-of-warsmen from the Japanese navy. She was confined to her ped next morning and unable to appear against her assail- ants in court, where they were charged with assault and battery. Feeling runs ‘high over the matter. A well-known business man knocked down three Naniwa sailors on the street the following morning in consequence, while American bluejackets went hunting for the ringleaders of the Japanese who made the assault. One who was poinied out to them as being guilty was so severely beaten by them that his life now depends on the re- sult of a delicate operation. ———._—_—_ BIG FIRE AT JACKSON, MISS. Business Block in the Center of the City Almost Destroyed. JACKSON, Miss., July 5.—At 2:30 o'clock this morning fire was discovered in the 5 _ The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star is more than double that of any other paper in Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- approachable, Ee THE PATRIOTIC TIGER Tammany Society Celebrates Inde- pendence Day in Its Usual Fashion. PROMINENT MEN SEND REGRETS Cleveland and Bryan Write Char- acteristic Letters tothe Sachem. a BOTH TOUCH ON FINANCE <a NEW YORK, July 5.—Independence day was celebrated by Tammany Hall tn its usual fashion today. The wigwam’s capac- ity on the main floor was taxed, but there were vacant seats in the gaile Was cne departure in the cele day, and that was that the us refreshments was not dispensed trom the ement. Civil Justice Wauhope Declaration of Independer Grand Sachem Thos. L. Fettner made a brief opening address, and then the letters of regret were read by Secretary McGold- rick, Lynn read the Cleveland Se President G lows: dn Regrets, ver Cleveland wrote as fol- WESTLAND. PRINCETON, N. J., June 11, S07. Hon John G Sheehan: Dear Sir—1 Knowledge than an inv to attend the of the the ments will net permit me to be on this interesting eccas‘on; but I its significance will pre-eminently in a ch nd emphatic vunce- wh h with th thoush-fal ments and oj s of country- Yours, very 4 G R CLEV Eryon Gets Of on W. J. Bryen’s letter is as LINCOT ar Sir: I ret that an engagement de several weeks ago will render it im- sible for me to join with the ‘Tammany ty in celebrating the one hundred and twenty-first annive:sary of the Declaration of Independence. I have cn a former oe- casion commended the founders of your ty fer making provision, in the Con- tion then adopted memoration of t for the annual com- ‘ourth of July. There is a specia: prop! in the observance ot this y by democrats at this time, when the party has just freed itself from foreign financial irfluences and taken an emphatic stand in f.vor of an Amcrican policy for jas to cause store of the Chiles-Catchings Furniture Company, located in one of the best bus- iness blocks in the city, and a general alarm was turned in. inhetent rights of the masses, and what they must acknowledge. It is not our pur- pose to fight legitimate corporations. They %%S Boat street, was murdered the American people. I trust that your meeting may prove the inauguration of a campaign which will re sult in putting greater democrati control. The party shown in Chi other cities larger guins than will be re quired to overcome the republican majori- re <d in New York and Brookiyn last November. All indications point to a strong grcwth in public sentiment along the lines laid down in the Chicago plattorm the failure of the republican policies to re- prosperity having a new im- petus to the movement, s object the restoration of gold and coinage of the Constitution. While the increasing sire cratic privciph the co reion extensively pr fail, would seem sufficient to tory reasonably certain in New York, you i be greatly aided by the fact that the republican administration, both in your city and state, wie I trust that has been so unsatisfactory bread criticisra, your celebration will excite increased inte: in the principles of Jef- ferson and Jackson, and thus hasten the day when these principles w com- ely triumphant in city, state and tion. Thanking for the honor you do m I am, Very truly yours, WILLIAM J. BRYAN. Other Letters of Rezret. Other letters of regret were read from United States Senators Stephen R. Mal- lory, James K. Jone; Black- burn, Isham G. Harri: John L. Mitchell, Will nilton, John W. Danie nes Smith. supreme Co} : nd Field, Con- nO. W. i, R. P. . Gaines a aude A. S cretary of State Richard ©) Congressman Perry Reimont nors Budd of California, J. R. Rogers of the state of Washington, Seteunberg of Idaho and Holcomb of Nebraska: Congressman Amos Thompson, John W. . a John R. McLean of the Cincinnati uirer, St. Clair McKelway of Brookiyn le, Gov- ernors Adams of Colorado, Johnson bama and Leedy of Kansas, ex-Go' Waller of Connecticut, Altgeld of I! W. I. Bullock of Al , Josiah Patter- son of Tennessee, Congressmen G. A. Mar- f Ala- shall and W. L. Stark, W. J. Stone of Mis- souri, John W. H. Porter of Virginia, G. Turner of Georgia, Seth W. Cobb of souri, James G. Dudley of Tex Wall of Wisconsin, J. G. Spencer sissippl, A. M. Dockery of Mi James L. Morris’ of Washington, D. Tex Lockwood of Buffalo, N. Y., and J. De- Witt Warner. Ch ® v's Name Hixsed. James LD. Kichardson of Tenm was the first speaker who was down for a “long talk.” He made an allusioa in his opening to Grover Cleveland as the man with whom the democrats had be of M ssful In the nation, The name of Cleveland was slightly applauded, but loudly hissed, and the hisses continued for nearly a minute. The speaker sougnt for counter subject in Thomas Jefferson, and declared that it was too bad that Jeffersen did not foresee the harmful influsnce that trusts would exercise on the natioa’s tiny, and provide for their regulation in his famous document. The reunion of the democratic party, he said, was coming, and there were already perceptible signs of a glorious revival in the party and a victory for the party next November. “With an intrepid leader such 2s William J_Bryan——" he said, but got no further The audience broke into a wild cher, which lasted for nearly a minute. In conclusion the speaker made a plea for democratic union in the Greater New York and the nation. Coneressmai John W. Gaines of Tennes- see, among other things, said: “The people have rested too complacen‘ly in a fancied security and streng=h of our institutions, while rapacity and greed has been busily appropriating the substance of the people and prostituting the government to base uses.” —— MURDER INVOLVED IN MYSTERY. Fred Netzer, a Cincinnati Peddler, Killed by an Unknown Man. CINCINNATI, July 5.—Fred Netzner, a peddler, twenty-two years old, who Mved at last mid- have as much right to exist, and are as needful in a community as any other meth- od of doing business; but their rights only go so far, and having reached the Mmit, the people shall have the power to call a halt and say: ‘Thus far shalt thou go and no further.’ “It is the fond wish and hone of the officers of the National Association of (Continued on Third Page.) On account of the poor water pressure, the fire was not extinguished until it had ccnsumed the furniture store, together with Harrington’s drug store, the Light- ning Cash Store and Spickard’s drug store. At one time the entire block, together with the Lawrence House, the leading hotel, was seriously threatened. Loss about $50,- 000; insurance one-half. night- by an unknown man, whose only known name is John. The men quarreled in a way rather mys- terious to the police about a woman, and the unknown man cut Netzner’s throat, sever- ing the jugular. Netzner died in the patrol wagon a moment before he arrived at the city hospital, and the body was taken te the morgue. The tragedy is more or less involved in mystery.