Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-20

..otS vi Oe entitled receive It's ap
porIlOnment shall not exceed 500 regularly uni
formed officers for each Representative Delegate
10 10 oonsress The purchase OF Manufacture of arms
Is required 70 De under direction OF the Secretary
OF War, and the arms and ammunition shall re-
main the property Of the United States and be an
nuaiy accounted for by each state and territory.
ue last Sectlon or the act Is: THAT f0l all the pur
poses OF this act
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
snail be accounted and treated as q territory en-
tilted to one Delegate In Congress Under exist
Ing law $780, 900 is annually Appropriated for militia
purposes and the share OF this sum for the District
OF Columbia amounts to 81 .8S1.A AS the Dill passed
today Increases the annual appropriation three
fo0-from 100000 TO 5000 OOO-the District would
get under the method of distribution now adopted,
$99o22 or three times as much as out OF the
present annual appropriation. But the bill OF the
senate limits the number Of militia which
the District shall have In time OF peace to 500,
in the third section, which is as follows "That In
time OF peace the number OF active militia for which
each state and territory shall be entitled to re-
by this act shall not exceed 500 regularly uniformed
commissioned Officers and men for each Represen-
tative or Delegate to which such state or territory
District for the purpose Of this distribution ter
r1tory, 1t cannot receive greater benent than q
territory, which Is limited to one Delegate
The District in Congress.
OPPOSED TO fHR 'THREE SISTERS SITE.
brief has been died with the Senate District
committee containing arguments against the bill
to erect bridge at the Three Sisters and In favor
OF the construction of one on the AQueduct piers
1t is from parties interested In the AQueduct
bridge: but SO many obstacles to the plan OF SET
countered that there is song opposition to any fur
ther attempt IN that direction
Capitol Topics.
THE STAR ROUTE RESOLUTION PASSED.
The House, this afternoon, passed Mr.. Moneys
resolution demanding that the Postmaster Gen.
eral furnish the House all the papers relating
IN tha IT,
General replied TO the former resolution asking for
these papers, that 1t would be Incompatible vii
the public interest for the papers TO be made pub
Nc The resolution passed this afternoon is to force
him to compliance.
The Danville Election Riot.
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY OF WHITES AND BLACKS AS
TO THE SHOOTING.
After THE STARS report OF the Danville investi-
cation closed yesterday R. E. Bishop (white,. a
painter of Danvile, testified that he witnessed the
row from the second-story OF building. His
description was substantially the same as that OF
Other witnesses. He was not near enough to
identity any OF the participants in the fray.
Peter Smith tcoloredD corrobOrated other wit
neSSeS as to the main features OF the riot. but he
differed from Others as to many OF the details, and
particularly as to the identity Of the whites who
took leading part in the fight. he swore posi-
lively that Captain Graves shot Charles Adams
lie saw Graves fire. He knew Graves well, having
often seen Graves in Patrick county witness for
mer honey Captain Graves being recalled swore
positively that he was never in Patrick county in
his lie. jeff Hubbard (coored) testified that the
whites opened fire and yelled skill EN-. kill 'em. ;
There were 300 pistols fired. he thought His ac-
count did not differ materially from that generally
given by the colored witnesses. VIM Powell (col-
ored) did not see the fight. but saw the people
ming and heard the shooting. Smith and Powell
said they didn't vote because they were afraid, not
outstanding the proclamation OF the mayor
promising protection to all cOlored men in casting
their ballots.
STORY OF A coLoREp CLERGYMAN.
The Danville investigation was resumed at ten
O'Clock this morning.
W. H. Barksdale (colored), clergyman, was
called He told the monotonous story OF the riot
which he had seen nom short distance, without
gathered IRON his predecessors He distinctly heard
the order from the whites "Shoot !" "shoot."
There was no resistance on the part OF the blacks
nor dld they have arms OF any kind. The whites
followed the retreating blacks Witness did not
vote, because he felt that the city OF the coiored
people ought to be in sackcloth and aying
Instead OF going to the polls; and when went on
the street and saw the blood of those my heart
was full OF grief. l knew them all from boys.
a,en saw iL,.h that were armed, and didn't know
what might be the result Consequently didn't
go TO the polls at all.'
Under crosS-eXamination by Senator Vance, the
witness insisted that the crowd OF cOlored people
was composed in part OF women and children. Ills
attention had since been called by white men to
bullet marks on the buildings In the OF the 20
sitlon where the whites stood during the riot. The
failure or the colOred people 10 vote was not the
result OF any orders received from any source-not
W Ills KNOW ieQSc.
WITNESS WHO WAS ''sKRERRD."
Albert Galloway (coloredl was called. He thought
the preliminary Tight was a personal affair." The
colored man was whipped and the matter should
have ended there He thought that whites and
blacks were equally blameable. He saw one col
ored man, Davis Lewellin, have pistol The shoot
ing was wholly done by the whites The whites
followed the retreiting blacks Witness left the
scene OF the riot compliance with the advice OF the
whites Witness didn't vote.
"Why?"
"Well, perhaps. mout have been safe: couldn't
tel you know. hate TO own ii: was skeered"
George w. West "a mulattO), huckster In DAN
vile market, was called. Witness was in the rear
OF the white line. He heard some one in Voolfolk
and BIairs Office behind him say, "Go ahead when
you get ready" Then the firing commenced
AT one O'Clock recess was taken.
The National Democratic Convention.
WHAT THE OPPOSING DELEGATIONS OF COMPETING
CITIES ARE DOING.
Both the St Louis and Chicago delegations which
are endeavoring to secure the democratic national
feel confident OF securing their DESIRE
St Louis is especially hilarious over the fact that
Jonas. OF Louisiana, who was originally In favor OF
Chicago has left his proxy In the hands OF Senator
Gibson. Who Openly fayOrS st. Louis,