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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
A BIG PALACE ABLKE
Fort WOrth's Spring Palace Makes
49, Q Bonfire.
MR.. HARRISON AT PITTSBURGH.
Details of the Oakland Railroad
Disaster.
TooArs VARIED HAPPENINGS ABROAD
HARRISON IN PITTSBURG.
The Presidents Party Received by the
Mayor and Military.

PTrrsBURa. Pa, May Sl.-President Harri-
son and party arrived in this city att O'Clock
this morning. They were received by the
mayor, brass band and a military company
and were driven 20 their hotel
President Harrison held a reception .t Me-
chanical Hall, Exposition Building, at O'Clock.
Three thousand people shook hands with him
He was the guest OF the Scotch Irish congress-
After the reception the meeting was addressed
by Gov. Campbell of Ohio. The reception al
the hall lasted half an hour and at It's conclu-
sion three cheers we're given and the presi-
dental party returned TO Union station.
large crowd gathered TO see him leave He
held an informal reception among the railroad
men, superintendent Pitcairn acting ms master
Of ceremonies. Upon his arrival AZ his car he
was much surprised TO find a beautiful noral
tribute. IL was u large set piece OF pansies,
immortelles, roses and smilax. The base Was
about feet long by 80 inches wide. 1t was 5
feet high.
IL was a representation OF the seal Of Pitts
burg supporting the shield of the United
States. On the base was inscribed: TO Pres
ident Harrison and Secretaries Window Wana-
maker and Rusk, with the compliments OF the
Scotch-lrish congress" The President and his
cabinet officers were much pleased and thanked
Mr.. Hamilton, member of the reception COM
mittee, very impressiyely. To repeated calls
for speech the President responded by ap-
pearlng on the car platform aud boving AZ
10 O'Clock the train pulled out and the Pres
dents second visit 10 Pittsburg was over
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The Spring Palace Afire and Panic En-
sues-Several Killed

FoRr WORTH, TEXAS May 3l.-The Grand
Spring Palace caught fire at 10 O'Clock last
night. The decorations were Of a highly in
hammable character-cotton. live oak moss
grasses, &c.-and by l:3O o'clock the build
ing was entirely consumed. The fire occurred
while dancing was IN progress and panic en-
sued The stairway was instantly ked by
a surglng mass of men and women. Women
were running to and fro shrieking 70. their
husbands and children, and from the windows
OF the building men and women dropped to
the ground, twenty feet below. The casualties,
so far as learned, are a. follows:
A. l.. Haines, chief ny ydrauiic engineer of the
Fort Worth and Denver railroad. so badly
burned that he died: a little girl six wears old.
thrown from a window in the second story and
killed; W. X. Cruce and Z. w. Evarts New
Orleans, were fatally injured; Mrs. Hecker,
Elgin, Ill, badly hurt; j. s. Davis. Fort Worth,
badly burned; Judge Cooper, Fort Worth. both
legs broken above the knee; Mrs yaleny Halle,
Marshall, right leg broken above the knee;
George Settler Of the Fort Worth and Denver
road, badly burned; Mrs. W. A. Wiams spine
injured; Mrs. Kate Spencer, left arm broken
and badly burned; Miss Leah Couts. Weather.
ford. right arm broken IN two places: Miss Liz
zie Grant. Weatherford, injured internallys
Bissell Wilson, st. Louis, railroad hand. leg
broken and injured internally; Mrs. w. r. KEN
nedy, New Orleans, badly hurt; f. H. Fudge,
Chicago, jumped from third story. breaking
vuc NJ uhu OOsu icsc luttr-
naly
Within fifteen minutes Of the breaking QUA
of the fire 10000 people were in the grounds
and the scene was agoniZing Men and women
rushed frantically from crowd to crowd looking
for loved ones, in many cases shrieking and
crying. Many ladies tainted. The loss will
reach S250, 900. The insurance is nominal
Among those present was Russell Harrison
and his partner, Mr.. Sleicher of Frank Leslie's
Just as they were talking of the infammsble
nature of the decorations the cry of fre
sounded Mr.. Sleicher turned to Mr. Harrison
with blsnched face and said: Its a fire; save
yourself"
stand still, /" shouted Harrison ssStay wbers
you are and pass out orderly" The stairway
upon which he stood was instantly blocked by a
surging mass of men and fainting women.
through which Harrison tried to make his vav
to save little child, which he and others had
noticed lying asleep behind the exhibit railing
in an obscure corner of the building. Mr.. Har-
rison stood his ground, begging the terrified
women not to give way and helping to extricate
them from the crowding mass, until finally the
stairway was closed.
He then made a final effort to mount the
stairway and save the child, but il was too late
The flames were burning the top rails and
decorations. Mr.. Harrison hurried from the
building, first telling a frantic doorman to
carry out the big second book IN which the
names of visitors were recorded By the TINA
he reached the outside the roof Of the 49,
was one great blaze.
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THE DEAD AT OAKLAND
Thirteen Bodies Recovered and IdA.
fed.

San Francisco, CAL, May 3l.-An the bodies
recovered from the Oakland disaster were iden-
titled at midnight 1t is believed that no more
wreck searching the bed Of the creek. There
were thirteen drowned
Among the saved from the first car were
Capt NJ Z. Roberts, his neice, Mrs. s. II.
Roberts and her two daughters The captain
and his relatives occupied seats in the forward
car. and when the accident occurred were the
first to be submerged. The first thing the
captain realized was that he was floating ur der
the car ventilators with one of the children
Effe-clinging to his neck and Mrs. Roberts
and her elder daughter struggling in the water.
follow and plunged through the car door,
which was submerged. On coming to the sur
face he found a boat, TO which he and the
others clung to until they we're taken ashore.
Miss May Austin, daughter of Henry s. Austin
of Austin Phelps, was saved, but her father
and her sister Florence drowned Miss Austin
was sitting one seat ahead of her father and
sister. She clung to her sister Florence until
the water tore them apart. One Of the male
passengers broke q window with his fist and
Miss Austin says she succeeded in getting
through somehow.
The report that the engineer and fireman
went down with the wreck is contradicted.
John Williams, a resident of Alameda. says that
he talked with the engineer and fireman in
Alameda, a mile from the scene of the acci-
dent. They told him that when the engine had
gone over the end of the trestle they jumped
into the water and climbed to the wharf The
crowd was manifestly hostile 10 the men and
O'Brien, the engineer, says q stranger tried to
push him back into the water Fearing yio-
lence both men ran away. Neither the engineer
or fireman could be found at their homes lAso
night
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Interior Department Changes.

The following official changes have been
made in the Department of the Interior:
Office of the Secretary-Resignation Mrs. W.
NJ. E. Smith of Alabama, copyist, $500.
Office of the assistant attorney general-Ap-
pointment: Byram c. Tiffany of North Dakota,
law clerk, $4,000, by transfer from principal
examiner of land claims and contests i'm the
general land office; Lucius L. Bridges of Seds-
liza, No., law clerk. $4,000.
General land ofice-Appointment: Clifford
s. Walton of Michigan, principal examiner OF
land claims and contests, $4,000, by transfer
from Patent Office and promotion from fourth
assistant examiner at 81. 200.
Pension Office-Resignation: James D. Halle
OF Iowa, clerk, 81, 400 Promotions: Miss G. A.
Chamberlain of Maine, 81 200 to 81 400; Mrs.
Z. Alice Camp of Idaho, $500 to 81. 200.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
AT WORK ON THE TARIFF BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee Making
Good Progress.

The republican members Of the Senate COM
mittee on finance resumed consideration of the
tariff bill at 10 O'Clock this morning and re-
manned steadily at work until las. when sh ort
recess was takea for lunch. They refused to see
any one during the session except democratic c
members Of the committee, who dropped in
one at time, but remained only little while.
There was no one about the Capitol who desired
to be heard and the committee was enabled
to make considerable progress with the bill
At the recess hour schedules and B, covering
chemicals, earths, esrthenwsre. potters' and
glass ware had been disposed of and several
pages of schedule C-metals and manufactures
OF iron and steel. The changes that we're
made from the text of the House bill are said
to have been comparatively slight and unim-
portant.
1t Is said that the duty on lead, as fixed in
the House bill, will not be changed materially,
if at all
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Can You Write English?

With a view to encourage the writing of
short, bright, snappy advertising The EVEN
ING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY offers three
prizes of $780, $50 and S25 EACH to be awarded
to the writer's of the best three series of articles
setting forth the advantages of The EVENING
STAR as an advertising medium, written under
the following conditions:
The series is to consist Of six articles, de-
signed for separate publication, of not over
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number of words may be used.
The articles are to be based on the sugges-
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pretended in the six articles comprising the
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of their enjoying only fraction of TIE STARS
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The contestants must reside in Washington
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No articles will be received later than June
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Contestants will inclose with their essays an
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PERsoNAL-Gen. John P. Hatch, u, 8. A
Ia visiting his aon Mark Il Hatch or 1a1x O..

PERsoNAL-Gen. John P. Hatch, q. SA.
is visiting his son, Mark B. Hatch, at 1914 Sun
derland place.. C. James of Dakota and
]. B. Pumphrey of Kenton Ohio, are at the ST.
James.-F. G. Anthony and wife Of Proyi-
dence are at the Normandie-H E. Lynch
and wife of Boston, P. A. Campbell of Roam
Oke, Va, and DIR. William Z. Hopkins.
u. s. A., are at the Ebbitt.-E. o.
Thorndike Of Boston is at the Langham.
J. s. Walker, jr., Of Windsor, VT, w. +. Powers
Of Kansas City, DIR. A. T. Dawson and DIR. ID.
F. Whitten of Boston, L. g. Cook of st. Louis
and MIR. and Mrs. G. D. Bryan of Charleston.
SC, are at the Riggs.-F. H. Pulsifer, jr.. of
New York, John E. Lambeth and wife of
Florida are at Willards.-Rush s. Huide-
koper of Philadelphia, ]. s. Campbell
OF London, Eng, and F. w. Commis-
key OF Brooklyn are at Chamberlin's-
MIR. and Mrs. P. B. Key Of North Carolina are
late arrivals at the Arno-H II. Murphy and
Mrs. A. n Shuster and daughter Of st. Joseph.
L. D. Currier and wife of Youngstown, Ohio.
HI. Rembert, j. G. Goldthwaite and T. e.
Laury of Texas and A. T. Goshorn of New
York are at the Arlington. Hannah 7.
Crossdale OF the Woman's Medical College Of
Pennsylvania is in town for q few days, visiting
DR.. Ida J. Heiberger, No. l2s D street north.
vest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
From Wall street Today.

New YoRK, May sl-Money has been easy
with no loans and offered at per cent The
stock market became quiet after IL o'clock and
the downward movement made but sliehs
further progress, except in q few of the low
priced shares. among which Laclead gas vas
prominent, with q drop from ISL to 201f and
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago from - -
40. Louisville and Nashville led the regular
list in point Of transactions, but none of NE
list made any movement of importance, and
while there was some recovery from loweso
prices the majority closed heavy and active q
sman declines from the opening priesA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE CoMMTTEE-The ex-
ecutive committee of the republican national
committee held a meeting last night at.s6e
residence of Senator Quay, on street. rHlfe
were present Messrs. Quay, Clarkson. Gd&Eer,.
Fessenden, Dudley and Hobart Heia&&G'
Payne of Wisconsin, a member Of the n 6nal
committee, was elected a member of Fhe ma
tional executive committee in place of Col.
Goodloe of Kentucky, deceased, and appro-
pirate resolutions on the death of Col. Goodloe
were adopted,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

New NATIONAL BANKs.-The following appli-
cations for authority to organize national
banks have been filed with the controller of the
currency: The Citizens National Bank of
Greenwich, at Greenwich, NY, by Henry r.
Gardner of Greenwich. NY, and his associ-
ates; the First National Bank of Hickory, at
Hickory, NC, by ID. w. Schuler of Hickory,
NC, and his associates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
Treasury Department Changes.

Promotions Lovinia S. Ralston of New
York, from class to class 4, Office of internal
revenue; Miss Jessie C. Soule of New York,
from 81 900 to class 1, office of the second
auditor; Richard Goodhart Of Minnesota, from
class to class 4, Office of the fourth auditor.
and II. B. Moore of Missouri. from S72O to
S840 in the bureau Of statistics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

GRIDIRoN DINNER.-The Gridiron Club will
close its season tonight with q dinner at the
Arlington Hotel. Among the guests who are
expected to be present are Senator German.
Commissioner Douglass, Col James L. TAYLOR.
Piedmont Air Line; Col. Z. V. Sumner u s. A.,
Mr.. E. P. Mckissick OF Charleston, SC, Mr..
E. W. Barrett of Augusta, Ga, Mr.. P c. John
son, DR.. Hawks and Mr.. w. B. Shaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
The Funeral of the Executed Man.

When Benjamin Hawkins was hung Thursday
at the District Jail it was Warden Crocker's in
tention to have the remains inferred in Grace
land Cemetery soon after the execution, and
he gave orders to that effect, but the dead
mans friends were anxious to get the body and
requested that it be turned over to Mrs
Brown, cousin of the deceased. Gen. Crocker
only consented to do SO with the understand
ing that the funeral would take
place yesterday and would not
be deferred until Sunday to make show and
attract an idle crowd. Instead of having the
funeral yesterday, however, it was decided to
hold the services ON Sunday. Hawkins was q
member of the Drivers Relief Association and
the members Of that association are going to
arrange the funeral
THE CHURCH OBJECTED.
1t was the intention of Hawkins friends to
have the funeral from Mount Zion Church, but
the members Of the church objected and ar
rangements were then made to have the body
placed on exhibition at Gsllilean Fisher
mans Hall tomorrow. Subsequently it was
determined to have the funeral take place from
the hall Of the Friends of Zion on G. street be-
tween Sd and ~ streets southwest. Accord
ingly the body will be placed in that hall to.
morrow morning and the funeral will take
place in the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

Two New MEMBERs.-The national republi-
can executive committee at their session last
evening elected Hon. Powell Clayton Of Ar
kansas and Hon N B. Scott of West Virginia
members of the committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
New England Editors i'm Town.

The New England suburban press associa-
ton, to the number Of thirty-seven, arrived
here last night The party left Boston last
Saturday and arrived at Norfolk, Va, ON Mon
day, since when they have been doing a grand
tour Of Virginia, visiting the principal cities
and points of interest in that state. The ex-
cursionists will remain here until Monday and
return TO Boston by way Of Baltimore and Nor
folk,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

REsIaNED.-W. A. Pors of Wisconsin, a Law
clerk in the Office of the assistant attorney
general for the Interior Department, has 70
signed on account Of i'll health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

The STAR OUT OF TowN.-THE EVENING STAR
Will be sent by mail to any address in the
United States or Canada for such period as may
be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month.
ID But all such orders must be accompanied
by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as
no accounts are kept with mail subscrip-
tions. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

DETAILED TO Duty AS AN INsrRUcToR.-First
Lieut.. B. II. Randolph, third artillery, has been
detailed to duty at the University of California,
relieving First Lieut.. G.. F. E. Harrison, third
artillery, who is ordered to join his battery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistan. Surgeon
L W. Kite has been detached from duty at the
naval hospital, Pensacola. Fla, and ordered to
duty at the naval hospital, New York, relieving
Passed Assistant Surgeon Thos. C. Craig, who
is rdered to the Vesuvius June 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

SECRETARY PROCTOR has gone to Boston to
attend the banquet of the Home Market Club,
which takes place this evening. He will re-
turn to Washington Monday in order to allow
Assistant Secretary Grant to have a short leave
of absence. The Secretary will attend the
graduating exercises at West Point the latter
part of week after next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

CAPT. E. BLUNT, ordnance department, has
been ordered to special duty at the Colts man
ufacturing ware house, Hartford, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

AT THE GETTYsBURG CEMETERY.-Lieut Col
George B. Dandy, assistant quarter master gen.
eral has been ordered to special duty at the
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

CHRvALIER HEIDLER Won EaEREaa council
lor Of the Austrian embassy at London, will
come to Washington to take charge Of the Aus
trian legation during the absence of Chevalier
Schmit Won Tavera
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
Killed by the Cars.

NORWICH, Conn.,, May 3L-An express train
on the New York and New England railroad
struck wagon containing four wooden mill
employees at crossing in Putnam last evening.
Zeno Robilard, who was driving, was i'm
stantly killed and Frank Cartier and two sisters
named Duprey were probably fatally injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
Born the Night Washington Died.

. FREDERIcK, Md, May sl.-Mrs. Fannie Jen-
nings Mcpherson, widow OF Col John Mo-
Pherson, died last night aged ninety-one yeara
She was born the night on which Gen. WASH
ington died. During the administration Of
President John Quincy Adams Mrs McPher-
son was one of the bellies of the White Hous-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

SPEAKER REED has gone to Boston to attend
the banquet of the Home Market Club there
tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31

The MARINE BAND CoNCERT.-The concert at
the White House grounds this afternoon will
commence at4:30. The program is as folio ws:
Patriotic song, Our Country" Clarke; over
ture, The Kings Lieutenant" It'll; cornet
solo,, "Infammatus," RossIni, Mr. Walter F.
Smith; "A Funeral March of a Marionette," !"
Gounod; selection from Jacobowski's new
opera Dick ballad, Loves Old Sweet Song -
Molloy; Mosaic, Aida" Verdi; Vslse, Captain
tracassa," Molloeker; patriotic air, Hail CO.
lumbia," Fyles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
125 Years Old when She Died.

A burial permit was issued from the health
Office today for the interment Of the body Of
Delilah Clark, colored, who died at Brightwood
Thursday of asthma She was attended by DIR.
Stone, who reports her age as LIS years. Ac-
cording to the death certificate the old woman
was q widow and was born in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-31
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BOND OFFERs.-The only bond offer rece Ived
at the Treasury Department up to noon today
was S2l $50 registered As at l22
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CONVENIENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Interns
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