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exercises at the subtreasury began the
military parade started up broadway from
Pine street
AT the close Of the services the doors lead
ing out on the west COrCh were thrown open
and the distinguished congregation which
had entered the Broadway entrances passed
out This way under the canopy which had
been stretched to tho Vcsey street gates
The guests took the carriages assigned them
acc rdIng to the arranged programme, and
moved along shOrt sDaces ut Il time Till the
entire body were seated in carriages Broad
way down to Pine street was Kept clear
thong the walks, stoOps, windows and
hOus~top5 were thIonged ! he process
was headed by company of mounted
pol Cc. Mayor Grant sat i'll the tlOnt
c lrriage. President Harrison, Vice Presi-
dent Morton, with Mr. Gerry and
Clarence Brown, We're in the next
carriage and were loudly Cheered AS the
ca, rI"ge con aiming CX-presldcnt CieVeland
and X president Hayes passed the cheering
was particularly marked, and Chauncey N.
DcpeW, who came in late carriage, Was
kept busy raising his hat, and Gen. Sherman
came in Tor no small share Of hurrahs. The
procession turned INTO Pine street and pro
ccCIpu to the Pine street entrance Oti,the
subtrcasurv LulIding. The treasury side OF
, the walk wa kept clear Tor nearly Il block,
and the Carrlr-eS beng drawn up hy the
Gun bS the en- Ire distance Il large part OF the
occupants were enabled to alight at once.
They proceeded through the corridor OF the
slDtICasury building and out on the stand.
THE GRAFTON
was delivered by Chauuc"y NJ Dppcw and it
was II brilliant cl;f%Air and powerful tribute
to WASHINGTON vino stood godfather to our
nations birth.
Clarence ". Rowcn secretary of the centennia
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GEORGES DAY OUT,
One Of the Most Magnificent CeIe-
bratiOns Of This or Any Other
Era Closed.
No Such a Scene Was Ever Before
Witnessed Within Giddy Goth
ans Limits.

New YORK April 3O-Thc town woke up
more slcrpuy tHl5 morning than it did yes
tcTday and with good reason. There was no
real Necessity for it to get up 80 early. 1t
was too cold, perhaps, for those who shivcr
in light wind, but it was a morning to &c
hgAt the heart of soldier who has long
tramp before him. The air was exh!arat-
ing III the extreme and the wind was sharp
enough TO soon pat tingo of bloom on the
checks of those who faced it. Services were
held in all the churches Of the city Of every
denomination, votive masses being offered
up III the Catholic cnurches at which special
prayers We're held. The principal services
were a s.. r,uls church in Broadway, whcIe
Washington att 'ndcd ON the morning OF his
inauguration At St Paups the cxcrcis cs
were conducted by the 1T Rev. Henry G.
Potter, d. D., Ii. D., bishop OF New York, as
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Ihank God! the peoples choice was just.
The one man equal to his trust,
Wise beyond lore, and without weakness good,
Calm in the strength of t1awless rectitudel
His rule of justice, order, peace,
Made possible the worlds release;
Taught prince and serf that power is but trust,
And rule, alone, which serves the ruled. is just:
That Freedom generous is but strong
In hate of fraud and selfish wrong
Prctcnse that turns her holy truths TO lies.
And lawless license masking in her guise
Lpnd of his love! with one glad voice
let thy great sisterhood rejoice:
century \ suns DER thee have risen and set,
And, God be praised, we are one nation yet.
And still, we trust, the years to be
Shall prove his hope was destiny,
Leaving our flag with all It's added stars
UnrCnt by faction and unStatned by wardsl
Lo where with patient toll he nursed
And trained the neW-set plant at first,
The widening branches Of q stately tree
Stretch from the sunrise to the sunset sea
And In it's broad and Sheltering shade,
Sitting with none to make afraid.
Were we now SILENT through each mighty limb,
The winds of heaven would sing tho praise of
him.
Our FIRST and best his ashes lie
meath his own Virginian sky
Forgive, forget, o true and just and brave,
The storm that swept above thy sacred gravel
For, ever in the awful strife
And dark hours Of the nation g life
Through the fierce tumult pierced his warning
word,
Their fathers voice his erring children heardl
The change for which he prayed and sought
In that sharp agony was wrought;
| No partial int crest draws its alien limo
| Twixt North and South, the cypress and the
pine!
One people now, all doubt beyond,
His name shall be our Union bond;
| We lift our hands to heaven and here and now
! Take on our lips the old centennial vow.
| For rule and trust must needs be ours:
ChoOser and chosen both are powers
! Equal in Sc, vice in rights: the claim
! or duty rests on each and all the same
| Then let the sovereign millions. where
Our banner floats in sun and air,
| From the warm palm-lands to Alaska's cold
| Repeat with us the pledge a century oldI
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the pension office. He has not issued an
order to that effect, but he is finding places
for members of tine board III different pen
son uiV OnA Commissioner Tanner Is con
WINGED that There IL too much red tape CON
nee ted with THIS Department. Tension papers
now 20 TIN Ough the hands OF AN examiner,
1hen through a legal examiner II found all
Il CEt tnrV BASS 10 the board OF review, ana
then ATE finally examined by the board OF re
review. 1t IS THIS lItter b, ard that Is to c
dispensed with. Decision was to day ZEN
dertd IN the case of James Damn, late OF
Company Il, Massachusetts volunteers, Tor
an increase OF pension. he claimant WAS
pen>iunei IN 1881 at 81 per month Tor gun
shot wound of the back. Since then H. II
filed humorous applications for an increase,
all OF which We're REJECTED ON TIE RiOuni
that the claimant was then receiving the
full amount OF pension to when he MAS IL
titled under the law for the disability result
ing from the gunshOt WOuud of the back. In
the claimant 5 organic declaration he allie IeS
tAAt he was Wounded III the small VI the
back, "And the bullet WAS never extracted,
and IN Il subsequent application he states
that Tho bail struck the spiral column and
| was 'nlbGdutU III tn VertGbra. In an al-
pIicat ION ti.rd III 1897 lie says:
ask of the tension Department as special
favor to have my wound opened, and am under
the impression there wild be no dlthcultN III
! locating the ball III The Vcrtcbra.
The assistant secretary cats attention to
The ttct that it does not appear that any
hrrI was gwen to TINS request, which would,
at once have determined Il tact-one which
Is 4 potential factor III railng his disability
and IN case the ball was found to be lodged
where the claimant believes it is, it would
account tor the real disability from which
the claimant suffers and 50 entltle him TO a
higher rating. In his several Applications
the claimant sp, AXIS Of lmpOl tant testimony
which he had from time TO time sent 10 his
attorney, but which Goes not appear i'll the
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pnrmtlIN Nerve.

7 O<DoE Nav :-'Thr crO.s.cyaminatinn of
NJ I,}I ~ ,,,,, l.,, 49,, p,r,,oIl
AL Civ - VOC N0 ..
commission to-day. Mr.. farnrlI teStlhed lAaI
he had often repruved Mr.. William Brlen, cd
itor If United Ireland, for the violent articles
tl,.+ ar,,.,rad i, tina. manor He had mt Dub-
=. .,'I ,,.., h., 80 -.
HclH lcpuUl"'eU nc 81 - -'' "e>'"9o '0 wy iO
consider that 10 DE the way 10 Ell ecu inc aItera-
lions he desired in the tone OF the articles. Mr.
ParurU said he considered Mr. O'Briru'5 teach
NOS TO he in advance of his own Mr. Parucl
denied hat he knew Number Onr either by tn.
name ot lyman or any other name, aru said that
he had never heard Of Mr. Exams being assoc
ciatrd with The martyrs fund" for the benefit
of the families ct the Phoenix Park murd. r.
lie saw nothing criminal in the fund,
and rather Ihou1ht it was right to as
siSt the innocent victims. The MARTYRS
fund" might not howe Yer. have been the most
appr,prate nlIne for such Il fund. He could
not. he, SAID rcrolIyct denuuncng out:ag, : be-
;lyeen 1873 and 1851. lie believed the out
RACES ItrIrt rated to have been the work OF snaI
whether it secret suc;,tIcs adverse to the rac,
, had existed ANA Il vast majority OF the people
had belonged 10 the league. there would not
II we been ample evidence OBJ AM ii TO convict
M, Itrnttr2t0rS # Uutra-c~! But lie Darricd
the question: Swing that that might or might
not have been the case Here occurred the most
remarkable incl lent in the witness cross exam
inarlon Attorney General Webster quoted a
statement llaGc hv l.r ParnCli in the house of
commons durm. the debate on Mr.. Forster's Till
in lN-I SUSleuIiug the writ Of haDeaS
c0rpus TO the etrvc5 that secret societies
had then cta4ud to exist in Ircland
Did Won believe hat when YOU said it?" asked
the al iUrncy general.
$40" rcI,lird MI laTnpI At any rate it was
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CIlEROKEES IN LUCK.
This Thrifty Tribe of Indians Liza
bic to Realize on OklahOma's
Boom.
Harrison Recognizes the New South
by Some Really JudiCiOus APP
pOintmentS.

WAsI11NGroH, MAY H-The Cherokee In
dams are going to maze more out OF the
oklahoma boom than ANYBODY else 1t Will
probably lriug tn, m Il & ear cash return of
- 900 GOO All tue settlers and corner lot
Spectators in the country taken together
VIII not rcallZ. such Il money profit out OF
their investment IN the course OF Il genera
ton. The Opening OF the Oklahoma coun-
try will compel the immediate opening OF ;hc
Cherokee outlet The outlet should have been
uptntd first AS Oklahoma can only be
reached Dv crossing it. But the Cherokees
were more thrifty than the Creeks and
S,uIuu.rS who claimed Ok uboma. The
In ter sold Their land to the government
last winter. The IoIIurr waited tor the value
OF III, outlet to he enhance by the rush to
OIlIAnoma They are shrewd fellows, these
ChtrOkcrs. Southwestern people call them
the Yankees OF Indian TERRITORY, AND they
merit thrlr TILE III ali their dealings with
the W uItc men and with the government.
The commission to negotiate with the
Chetukees Tor the purchase of the strip,
" h!ch has lust been completed by the APP
pom ;ment Of tX- Congressman Baker of In
diana, IS authouLedIf necessary, to pay them
the tu. yovrlnmc uL price OF = - ) per acre for
il. UuGCr ordinary crCums: auces it would be
obtained for agleat deal !cs4 The outlet is
not occupied by the Cnerokees and they
have made no use ut it except to lease iC 70
the cattle men, Under the last lease they re-
crlrtu 500. 600 Il wear for it, The cattle men
were READY TO pay $4,000 per wear for
a reuryuI OF the lease but the government
wouI no. prrmitjt 1t is understood that
they are paving the Indians at the rate of
5000, 600 per wear for their present tenn
porurv occupancy of the land. CaDitalizlng
THIS ease At > per cent We have from
So OOO. 900 to 81 900 900 as the probable
commercial value OF the strip. This is from
50 to 90 ceats per acre.
HE government might have bought the
Cherokee outIet at this price last year, but it
CAM DO il this year The Indians Will lie as
quick Us ANYBODY to see tina, III view Of the
settlement OF Ok ahOma. this strip must aD-
SuIuteIv BE- opened to settlers this summer,
and thew Will make the most OF the necessI-
ties OF he government. The Cherokee COM
mission Will have harGcr task tnan the
Sioux commission had last year They will
probably end bv agreeing to paw the full gov
urnmvnt prICe OF ~ - per acre for the
land It IS uLite probable, too, that this
sum will have to be paid at once, without
anv prov SION for repayment to the govern
mrnr bv settlers the whole available cOun-
,,. -, +L T,li,,, ,,. .I,,,1i I.,,,o I,,,o
OP'Ht"' INe 'HS SIOUX lt9el E"'Ao''' ~ pun
chase by settlers, the purchase money 20 DC
invested for the benefit OF the Indians. Buzz
the opening was plovi,ied for by hasty Icgisla-
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Court Martial Victims.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-President Harrison
has approved the finding and sentence of
the general court marshal which recent y
tried Maj Lydecker for neglect of duty in
experimenting the construction of the
Washington aCbucduct tunnel The sem
tence of the court is as follows:
To forfeit to the United States f 90 per month
OF his paw for nine months, and to be reprt-
mandcd i'll orders. The court is thus lcnient in
view of the evidence thus before it, that, ia
spaces so confined as those above the arch in
the tunnel, 1t was almost impossible to secure
thoroughly good work under the contract sys-
TEN imposed by law
President Harrison, in approving the find,
ings and sentence of the court, says:
The proceedings. findings and sentence of the
court martial i'll the case of Mai Garrett ! I,y-
decker, or the corps of engineers, are approved
and will be carried into effect The grayamen
of the oHCnse of this officer was the neglect of
very nigh and important duty 1t is not very
important from militarY standpoint whether.s
pecunlarv loss did or did not result tC
the government. But that very great
loss and Inconvenience have been in
| ttCtcd upon the community by the delays
which have resulted from the failure to discover
| promptly the faulty and fraudulent character o!
| the work Is apparent. The suggestion that thu
Str1ctest and most faiLhful supervision of tht
| progress OF such work is pOWerless to detect
| and correct the shamS which were practiced b.
the contractors in this case is a disCredt to tht
| engineering profession and entirely inadmiss.
| lble The sentence imposed by the court seernt
to have given full effect every suggestion that
| might mitigate the offense." 4
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Land Decisions,
significance

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, May GA
decision Uy Assistant Secretary Chandler, of
the interior department, in the appeal of the
Security Mortgage Investment company rel
ative to the CAIN Of Elmer BrOdes. in Sally
county, $ D., places q more liberal con-
struCtlOn on the six months residence
clause than the late talented Sparks would
give BrOdes was absent from his vraIm
twlce-once for thlee weeks and once for
four weeks-tO secure means OF Iiv-
ing, he stated in his affidavit The,
commissioner held that this would
not do, but the secre tary overrules him and
Brodes' claim is made good The invest
ment company had a mortgage on the farm
similar decision is reached in the case of
Cornelius Hagen of Grand Forks county, n
D. Hagen was absent only at brief periods
He worked for his brother and occasionally
took his meals and remained over night in
his brothers house The claim was con-
tested under the Sparks rulings. but the pies
snt administration places more liberal con-
Struction on the actual residence classes.
Secretary Noble to-day rendered an
important decision, giving con-
struct:on of the timber culture law, in
which he reverses the policy of the depart
ment that has prevailed for the past few
years anu defines the policy which will gov
ton came up on the claim of James Hair,
who bought relinq uishment of n timber
culture claim. The law was complied with
In all respects and the question involved was
whether the land was devoid of timber, so
that it could originally have been entered
under the timber culture law. 1t was shown
that there were a few small trees or bushes
on the claim Heretofore the interior de-
partment was held that one or two trees en-
n claim constituted timber in sufficient guam
titles to preclude an entrV under the timber
culture act. Secretary Noble reverses this
rule. He says:
No arbitrary rule can be established for tho
government of every case. 1t should be the de-
sire of the department to ascertain what the in
of the act, Clearly it was to encourage the arti-
fetal growth of timber in prairie country. 1t
is within the experience of all mankind living in
prairie regions that in drains and raVineS few
scattering trees are to be found, and it would
not seem that congress intended to exclude
every tract of that kind from the timber culture
act 1t stands TO reason that it was not the pur-
pose to deprive the occupants of the vast prai-
ries Of the West of the benefits of the acts il
ton. | take it that the words prairie land or
land devoid of timber" within the spirit of the
act, mean land practically so.
Referring to two prior decisions on this
subject in which 1t was held that few trees
upon tract defeated the entry under the
timber culture law Secretary Noble says that
n fair construction of them would prevent an
entry of any prairie land that had timber of
any character upon it, standing, fallen or
otherwise.
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TIE PARADE.

NEW YORK, April 3O.-The parade was led by
Maj. Gen. j. H. Schotield, accompanied by his
staff and corps of ads. The right of the line was
given to the West Point cadets, 400 strong, who
were followed by the regulars under Mai Gen
Howard. and these constituted the first iii Vision
I he second division consisted Of state militia
The crush in the streets in The lower part OF
the city great the vast bodies Of mill
tary continued to at their appointed
places that it was found necessary to make a
formal start somewhat earlier than had been in
tended. The scenes along the first art Of
line Of march almost beggIr description. III,
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THE VOW OF WASHINGTON.
The sword was sheathed in Aprils sun
Lay green the field by Freedom won;
And severed sections, weary of debates,
Joined hands at last and were United States.
O city sitting by the sea.
How proud the daY that dawnCu on thee,
When he new era long desired. began.
And III its need the hour had found the man!
One thought the cannon savOs spoke;
The resonant bcli-tOwers vibrant stroke,
The vOCctul streets, the plaudit- echOing halls,
Aud PRAYER and hymn borne heaVenward from
st. Pauls!
How felt the land in every part
The strong thrUb of nations heart
As its great leader gave, with rcYercnt awe,
His pledge to union, liberty and law!
That pledge the heavens above him heard,
That vow the sleep OF centuries stirred:
In Worldwide wonder listening peoples bent
Their gaze on Freedoms great experiment
Could it succeed? OF honor sold
And hopes deceived all history told.
Above the wrecks that strewcd the mournfu
past
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-09
AbOliShiMg Rcd TaDo.

1t is understood that Commis sioner Tanner
intends to abolish the board Of re-review in
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-09

Richard Busse the chief steward ofthe Hoff-
man house, expressed the opinion that not
since the feast of Belshazzar had so much
wine been drunk rs on the occasion of the
centennial ball and banquet.
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SCENE AT sUBTREAsURY BUILDING 1889.
After the ceremonies in the church were
concluded the presidential party, escorted
by the committee, were driven down to the
subtreasury building ut the corner of Wall
and Nassau streets, where the literary eXer-
oises OF the day began. The moment the
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A PALPABLE BOOM.

WASHINGTON, May POSTMASTER General
Wanamakcr to-day rec lived n telegram from
Postmaster Flynn at Guthrie, Okla in which he
says that the daily sale of postage stamps at his
office amounts to about 800; that the eleven
clerks in the office are kept busy until midnight,
and that when the mails are ready for delivery
there is usually Il line Of men Il half mile
IOng waiting for Their mail. About g. 900 letters
and 900 newspapers are delivered from the Of
flee daily. There are five banks and six news
IaperS in operation in the new town. Land
Commissioner StOCkSlagcr to-day received re-
port from Inspector Hobbs at Guthrie, which
shows that during the first week 100 entries
were made and AZ notices Of contest made.
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Miss Daisy Wounded,

GUTHRIE, Ipd. r.. May %.--A strong under
current Of feeling displayed mere yesterday
over the plat of the city rs laid off By the city
council. 1t appears that in order to satisfy
the greed Of certain settlers some Of
the streets were made much arrOwcr
than others and some of the blocks
almost twice as long as the others. \ large
corps of surveyors have been working on tie
plat for some days The marshal has begun to
clear the streets of such distractions as tents
ana frame buildings. AS consequence some
people have become suddenly aware that they
arc living in the streets Those that were forced
out Of the streets Immediately pro-
ccedcd to jump other peoples lots.
No trouble occurred, and it is
safe to say that the good sense that
pervades the cOmmunitNwll prevent anvserious
affrav. Miss Nannita Daisy, the Oklahoma lady
boomer was shot through the arm by Santa
Fc engineer named Stafford. who had jumped
her claim. Miss Daisy making visit to her
claim after filing on it, and was met by Stafford,
who fired three shots a. her She is not ser-
Ousy wounded. Stafford appears to have abau =
dOned his engine before II o'clock Monday in
order to stake out the claim.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-16
AT rHn CROSSING.

An Engine Drives Down Upon . street,
Car Filled with Passengers, and six
Ladies Lose Their Lives.
KALAMAZOO, MICH, May "a shocking
accident occurred about half past six
O'Clock last evening at the West Main
street crossing OF the Michigan Central
railroad. A street. car containing seven
ladies and two gentlemen was crossing
the track, when a switch-eng inc dashed
down upon 1t from the east at high rate
OF speed, and, the driver being unable to
get the car out Of the way, the helpless
passengers were hurled to terrible death.
1t was but the work Of moment and the
fearful catastrophe was over. The street-car
was carried almost to Academy street, the
pieces flying in all directions and tho hu.
man freight being mangled in frightful
manner. Those in the car were: Mrs.
Alexander Haddock, Mrs. M. E. Watles,
Miss Gertrude Tillotson, Mrs. Geo. Smiley,
Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Van Antwerp Mrs.
8. A. Gibson, Mrs. Jonathan Barnes, Mr. L.
G. Lull, DR.. Sutton. The first six were
killed, two being found dead in the cattle.
guard, one in the creek near by, two on the
track and Mrs Middleton died an hour
after. She was thrown in the
roadway. Mrs. Gibson was In.
jured in the head and side, and
Mrs. Barnes was bruised badly. The male
passengers both escaped. The driver Of
the car escaped by Jumping. The switch
engine was running at high rate Of speed.
The gates at the crossing where the acci-
dent occurred are not used between $3.50
and 6:5S p. m, the gate-keeper going home
at that time This custom probably de.
ceived the driver Of tho street car. who
was new man and probably supposed
that the gates would, Of course, be down
u an engine were coming.