Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-18

"A BALTIMORE NILIrfAxAS DIsCHAR0ES Hrs
GUN AND CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT.
'.Bruddor johnson, dug yer tink dot dis
hear rain is agwine ter stop de purcess hump"
"Brudder Jones, axes yer er quesshun:
Did Missah Linkun low de rain ter stop de
Emancipation proclumashunT
NO, sab. Dat he didn't tank de good
Lawd."
ter low de rain ter stop dis heah purcesshun."
The old man was right For. despite the ter
ribly disagreeable weather this afternoon, des-
pite the fact that from early morning the rain
had fallen hesvily and steadily, the colored
citizens OF the District had decided that having
made all the many necessary arrangements
1t was best to have the annual parade this after
noon in celebration of their emancipation.
Unfortunately the celebration was postponed
from last Saturday until today. because II was
thought that today being holiday
more would be enabled to participate
would have been had the weather been clear.
Nevertheless 1t was not diminished to any mate
rial extent
Nor was the enthusiasm Of those who particle
pated diminished notwithstanding the fact
that for several hours they had stood in
heavy drenching rain.
REVIEWED by THE PRESIDENT.
The procession, as it passed the White House
was reviewed by President Harrison and also
by the District Commissioners at the District
building.
The procession formed with right resting on
and 2lst streets, with the headquarters and
staff corner Of 10th and l.; from 2lst and L
streets it moved around the Washington
Circle down the avenue, through the
the avenue to Sd street, down Sd
southwest to d street southwest along
ID street southwest to 4th street southeast. up
4th to East Capitol street, along East Capitol
to LIST street northeast up LIST to B street north
east, down to LIST street northwest, mp to
Indiana avenue, along Indiana avenue 70 9Th
street northwest, where il was dismissed
THE PROCESSION.
A detachment of mounted police led the pro-
cession and kept the road clear. Next came
Chief Marshal Ralph wormley and staff.
The officers of the day were Ralph wormley,
chief marshal; Jas. Brewer, right aide, and As
bury Jones, left aide: chief Of staff Mai. W. C.
Cox, with George Hunter and T. Dorsey as
aides; captain Of staff, Trivas GLASGOW; secre-
tary OF staff: John A: L. johnson; chaplain Of
staff. Rev. Robert Johnson
The first division was composed OF the de-
tachment OF mounted police, President James
Poe and members Of his committee. the chief
marshal and staff and the speakers In this
division was also troop K, ninth cavalry and
Horton. with L. 7. johnson and Arthur Pam
nell as aids. The several G. A. R. posts were
| also assigned to the first division.
The second division was composed OF the
second district and North Washington Consoli-
| dated Hold Carriers Unions and visiting clubs
| from Virginia. The officers Of this division
were Miles Hawkins, chief marshal, and Chas
Green and Preston Harris, aids.
Lewis Willis was chief Of the third division,
| which was composed Of clubs from South and
East Washington.
Richard Evans, as marshal, and Henry Gets
and Arthur Redman, as aids, had charge of the
fourth division.
The ifth division, Of which John H. simms
was marshal, was composed of carriages.
APATHBTIo SPECTACLE.
The mounted portion Of the emancipation
parade passed the White House about o'clock
| headed by the colored cavalry troop from Fort
| Myer. The President stood on the portico and
| reviewed the procession.
A pathetic spectacle was presented by an
| aged colored man with four little children
| wrapped up in blankets in a rickety old
open spring wagon trailing after the end of
the column. They all appeared thor
Gus va soaked a by the rain. but
his hat to the President and smiled with wide
mouthed pleasure at the courteous return of
| their salutation by the President
ARIoT SEEMED IMMINENT
As the procession turned into the avenue
| from 10th street gun in the hands of one of
| the members of the Baltimore Rifles
| was fired, aud for few mo-
| ments a sTall-sized riot seemed i'm
/ lament because of the efforts of the police to
arrest the party. For while the members Of
| the company and the crowd on the streets pre-
| vented the arrest being made. and it was no.
| until the patrol wagon from the K street station
arrived with detail OF officers that the parties
| under arrest could be taken. Reverdy johnson
and John H. Cooper, both members of the
Baltimore Rifles, were taken to the station
followed by an angry and threatening
| crowd of several hundred negroes. Cooper was
charged with discharging firearms in the
stree: and on being searched at the station
a loaded five barreled revolver was
found on him. An additional charge of carry
ing concealed weapons was then entered against
| him. johnson was charged with ,disorderly con-
| duct.
| Samuel Payne, a young negro, was also ar
| rasta6 I'M ch ritb