Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-23
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LoEDos, Aug. 22-The morality de.
monstration NJ Hyde park this after
noon promises 10 be attended by an
enormous crowd. Contin9ents for the
parade have been all day oouverRinQ At
various points with banners, bands and
numbeTless Wagons loaded with women,
all displaying the greatest enthusiasm.
The weather ID fine aud thousands Of
people have assembled at the park 20
await tbs commencing OF the demon
stFation.
At 20 minutes past 4 o'clock the HYDE
park meeting had squslled in numbers
the great assemblage which gathered at
the same place some menths ago 10
make demonstration ia favor OF the
enlarged franchise bill. There are
thousands OF women IN the crowd and
Ten times as many are on the way in the
procession TO the park. One Of the
wagons Ia tue procession carried TWEEN.
ty-fouf little girls dressed In white.
These girls held aloft banner bearing
the inscription .'Snall the innocents be
slainG" Another cart carried large
fac siniile Of the Qasen's letter 70 Mrs.
General Booth approving the Salvation
Army's work In ressuiog girls from vice.
TIE East End contingent of the pro-
oession started towards Hyde park
promptly at O'Clock. This body had
three bands and carried SIXTY banners.
All have inscribed on them such mot
toes as Save OR dsnehtsrs," etc. The
cart which carried the enlarged copy of
the Qaeen's letter Was given the middle
place in the line Of tbs East End esn-
tingent. This body bad In line no less
than twenty -four horse wagons. With
she exception Of one bearing twenty
four girls under Is years Of age and
dressed In white. the wagons were laden
With women dressed in deepest mourn
ing. The vehicles themselves we're all
heavily draped with black. Following
the wagons were about 1000 men on
foot. AL traffic had TO be suspended
daring the progress Of the procession
along lis entire roate.
The demonstration included temper
ance s0sietief, Good Tempiars. Band of
HOGS lldges. Salvation Armies, and va
rious trade and labor societies, l. ,dies
National societies in wagons, YOUNG
Men's Christian Associations from nine
sections Of the metropolis, besides ex
eursion parties from the provinces mum
bering many thousands. Bands headed
each contingent aud numbefless ban
nsrs were carried. Ten platforms were
tmpr0sised around the rsfoFm tree 10
tiyde Park. Resolutions we're passed
simultaneously at all the piattorms
paeaatng the meeting 10 assist In en-
forcing the pKogisl us Of the criminal
Amendment act. The weather Gas fine
The AFFAIR wss q decided success. A
large crowd was present bat all the pro-
Sesdiag weFs orderly.
fhe afshan AereemenG
s.. PErxRsuuRa, Aag. - The Hsrsld.
os shis city. says that Russia, after a
typographical sarysy OF the Afghan
fsaniief. has decided 20 abandon Der
claim BE- zaIfikar Pass. The Heraid de-
nies thai kassla has made any Kind OF
an agreement With CoFea.
yrKssA. AnK. - - The statement that
De(ilsrs and Stlisbary havs arrived AZ
an agreement concetning the question
Ia dispute betseea kns.sa and kneIsnd-
d MAJ By the Poiif esf CsrFsspsAasR Z
OF shis city.
rhe Pstncc 81 wales en- q teyaxe.
Lospox. Aug. 3-fhs Prince Of
Wales sailed from AbsEd en-. seosian3,
. ON she Royal yacht Osborn. for cruiss
alonQ the coast of Norway.
4 Massacre ~ Bereer.
CAxao. Aae. Ss-lnformation has been
received of great massacre al Barber.
| TIE popalace are Starving and have
seiissd the city treasury.
The esalera ~ spaia.
MAnsrp. Ane. 2a-Thera we're t&se
new cssss Of ohaierA and lstl dsaths ~
ported tkro1ehsut spain yesterday.
The rsiarns frum tue popolous provinces
II NayaFrs. however, are stu incom'
plessl
The condltion Of Greaada remains de
plcraisie. Hunareds Of people are 81
lacked hy ehsssrs IN single stree