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The morning times., 1896-06-05

Custom-mode Suits at SIS and
Trousers to order at s. are the
magnets that draw men here this
week. Morton c. Stout & Co.,
1112 T street.
The morning times., 1896-06-05
BONA-FIDE CIRCUL ALTON.

BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.
A reference to the state
ment below will show that
the circulation sworn to is a
bona fide one.
1t is easily possible for a
newspaper with an elastic
conscience to swell its legit-
innate circulation enor-
mousIy, in order TO deceive
advertisers, by sending out
thousands of papers to
news stands, which are re-
turnable, and which are in
fact returned, but neverthe-
less are included in what
purports to be an honest
statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers,
however. Judge by results,
and bogus circulation don't
give them.
The family circulation OF
The Times is many thou
sands in excess of any other
Washington paper and is
believed to be fully two
times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
The circulation of THE TIMES for the
week ended May %, 1895, was as follows:
Saturday, May D. ....... 1882
Sunday, May "a 24......... 24,098
Monday, May 25. 5........ 45,oo3
TUESDAY, May %. ....... 46,55S
Wednesday, May u. ...... 45,3o7
Thursday, May %. $500. 64,607
Friday, Nay 29 9........ 50,361
Total copies printed -. s24,476
Less damaged copies, copies left
over, unSOld, In Office, and
copieS returned, unS0ld, from
News stands and Branch Of
nces s............. 2s,S5S
Net 295, 5,61S
ISolemnly swear that the above Is a
correct statement of the circulation of
TEF WASHINGTON TIMES for fhe week
ended May %, 1896, and that every copy
was delivered or mailed for valuable
consideration.
WILLIAM BUTLER,
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
1St day OF June, A. D. 1895.
ERNEST G. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
The morning times., 1896-06-05

n I I NIVNb WUIIfdH I'D UIdCh
Il haunting the Capitol galleries these
days. That is she is mystery to the
Senate employees and the newspaper
men. She knows some Senator
for she is often seen in the reserved
gallery and stu more often is seen smiling
down on the eextreUnerightofthe Democratic
side.
The other day the newspaper menthought
they We're on the verge of solving the
mystery. She sat In the public gallery,
wrote notesand then attracted general
atteation by motiOuing for a page. She
left the gallery after vain aftenpt TO catch
the eye of one of he pages A committee
from the press gallery Started at once to
follow the clcw but she escaped. TIL enext
day she was anpecupant ofA seat by the
grace of some Senator.
: Does any one know the woman in black?
The morning times., 1896-06-05

Russia weighs as much as al Western
Europe. Only England, Germany, France,
and the United States Ira capable of con-
fronting her. The cars great duties are
to enlarge the sphere OF the people in the
government of the empire and to turn
the Turk out of Europe and take and
hold CuastantiDople
The morning times., 1896-06-05

Russia Is satisfied, and Russia pays the
piper. That is all that is TO be said. But
il hardly seems possible that oven in Russia
the people will care to tolerate such costly
amusements many years longer Brooklyn
Times.
Evening star., 1896-07-10

Promise me that you will never touch nor
taste that which makes men drunk 1
never will said the boy. and when l am
a man / will shut these places where they
sell 1t The dauntleA young people of
America have beheld with amazement and
patriotic shame the multiplied horrors of
poverty, disease and crime resulting from
the curse of drink. and they have regis
tered with John Finch the holy vow that
they will close these places where they
sell II. And they will keep that covenant,
because to high Christian faith and heroic
Christian Endeavor nothing Is impossible.
Wherever Christian Endeavor," said
DIR. Russell, has attacked the saloon It
has found the spoils politicians ent-cnch-
ed behind the screens. The anti-saloon
campaign is. therefore. a war in which or
ganized good citizenship moves victori-
ously upon the Notifications of bad oiti-
1enship. l am hopeful this present gen.
Grafton Of young people here represented
will in time abolish the liquor traffic be-
cause of the conspicuous and honorable
part which you have borne In the recent
revival of civic patriotism. The Young
Peoples societies were in the van during
the worlds fair Sunday campaign, in the
temperance revivals in Illinois. Indiana,
Ohio. Massachusetts, and other states
and especially in the hot municipal con-
nlcts in the great cities. These experiences
lave been of untold value in exposing to
our view, as never before, the bad char
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CENTRAL HALL,
A Large Audience, Eloquent Speeches
md Good Music.

A Large Audience, Eloquent Speeches
md Good Music.
Central Hall, beautifully decorated, with
streamers and bunting stretching to and
from every part of the building. with flags
and shields tastily arranged together all
rot show any lack of interest from begin
ming to end.
The musical director of the evening was
Chas. s. Clark Of this city, In charge of
section Of the big convention choir. 1t is
needless to say. the music was one OF the
chief attractions. Miss Salmon presided
at the piano. Under Mr.. Clark's direction
the audience Joined the choir in many of
its most difficult renditions. keeping both
tune and time in splendid order. The choir
and the more prominent visitors were seat
ed on the big stage.
The presiding officer was Frank E. Page
of Chicago The devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. D. ". Guylm of New
York, in place Of Rev. Francis j. Grimke
Of this city, who was unavoidably absent.
Mr.. Guylm made the opening prayer. The
anthem by the chorus received a hearty
encore and was repeated, receiving merted
applause.
Chairman Page, in his opening remarks,
said that a few years ago 1t might have been
necessary to apologize for introducing the
subject "Christian Citizenship" into q
Christian Endeavor meeting but it was
now a timely topic.
Mr.. Castle on Temperance.
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TENT ENDEAVOR.
Postmaster General Wilson Preside
and Makes an Address.

Postmaster General Wilson Presides
and Makes an Address.
The crowd in Tent Endeavor last night
was considerably larger than that which
attended the opening meeting. and late
ccmers found 1t difficult to get seats save
In the very last rows. Hundreds stood
around the circumference Of the tent, the
flaps Of which were thI own up in order to
allow the air to circulate, and all were
deeply interested in what was being done
under the canvas. The gathering was a
picturesque one under the glow of the .pu-
merous electric arc lights. Looking from
the choir platform, 1t was a mass of color.
the bright dresses of the ladies heightened
by the cleaning badges which decorated
their bosoms. and made the red. white and
blue streamers and the parti-colored flags
that swung above the audience seem dull
by comparison. The chorus from the au-
dience seats was equally as pleasing In its
optical effect, and its largely augmented
ranks rendered the familiar hymns Of
Christian Endeavor with a vim and energy
that was enjoyable in the extreme. The
singing was commenced Immediately after
the crowd began to gather, under the lead
ership Of Mr.. Percy 8. Foster, and was
continued without intermission until the
meeting was regularly opened. Then the
glimmering of the electric lights began to
make the occasion almost disagreeable to
all In attendance upon it.
Postmaster General Wilson Presides.
Treasurer William Shaw stepped forward
and said he had a pleasant duty to perform.
The wind had, as was well known, blown
down Tent Williston, which had necessi-
tated a change in the program. He would,
therefore, present Postmaster General WILL
lam L. Wilson rs the presiding officer of
the evening.
AS Mr.. Wilson stepped forward Mr.. Shaw
| said:
before we begin 1 would like to pin this
badge upon Mr.. Wilson's breast and make
him a Christian Endeavorer for tonight"
There was applause as the symbol was
pinned on the Postmaster Generals lapel
Mr.. Wilson presented Rev. Sterling n.
Brown of this city as the leader Of the de-
votional exercises, which consisted of the
reading of the Twenty-fourth Psalm by
Mr.. Brown and the audience and feeling
prayer by the former. At their conclusion
Mr. Wilson addressed the meeting.
/ He said that 1t was not necessary for
| sidered was Christian citizenship, and need
| hardly add that no more worthy theme
| could be given a place on q program of
| exercises participated In by men and wo-
| men from every section of the country.
| With such q country and inheriting such
institutions the duty Of a citizen was ever
| present and strenuous. What constitutes
| rious theme of consideration on the part of
every man. This consideration was never
| more timely than now, when the country
| was on the eve Of great election, at
| which a President Of the United States
was to be chosen and the policy of our
I government was to be decided for years to
come The world never saw grander o.
Evening star., 1896-07-10
Mr.. Castle on Temperate

on this subject Mn H. L. Castle Of Pitts
burg, one of the reform leaders Of that
city. Mr.. Castle was closely listened to.
His speech was an onslaught on the liquor
interests He spoke as follows:
The one thing supremely needful to cor
rect the committed evils in American poll
tics is a wide-awake, active, unsubsidized.
incorruptible Christian conscience. The
affections of the average American are true,
but the conscience, is perverted, and the
sense of. absolute right in politics is de-
throned and in it's place policy or party
necessity reigns supreme. This condition
has made Of our Christian citizenship by
word and a Jest. From four to six million
men in our land who should possess this
acute conscience and unsuborned principle
of right in the highest degree of develop
ment have slept, or but family protested
at unimportant times and by ineficien,
Evening star., 1896-07-10

ington, who had been announced TO conduct
the devotional exercises. At the conclusion
of the prayer Rev. Mr.. Thomas appeared
at the foot of the platform and explained
that ne WAS promptly on hand, and did not
care for the young people to entertain the
impression that he was Sinking his duty:
presence known, added the presiding Of
ficer.
The Temperance Movement.
Keep Step With the Master" was next
announced ard DIR. Woodman urged every
body to sing out from the heart. At the
conclusion of the singing. Mrs. Ruth Is.
Baker of Boston, who for ten years was
president of one of the early Christian En-
deavor societies, was introduced and ad-
dressed the meeting on Temperance Re
form and Its Relation to Christian Citizen
ship" Mrs Baker first cons lered and
| answered the question why does temper
ance reform have a claim on Christian
| citizenship" The drink traffic, she de-
| clared is responsible for atrocities far
greater than those recently inflicted on the
| unfortunate Armenians. and went on to say
| that the working people alone annually
throw away S7.O,0NoW on drink.
The active interest of Christian Endeav-
| orers in the work of temperance reform is
| coveted stated the speaker, and she urged
| her hearers to make the temperance ques-
| tion a practical one in connection with the
Christian Endeavor work; to take a stand
where no one can doubt the position.
| Miss May Levers Of Washington sang ef-
| fectively THE Holy City" and then the
presiding officer stated that II is necessary
| for Christian workers to mass their forces.
| In this city not SO very many years ago, he
| continued, 4,O00.000 of our feilow-citizens
/ were set free by a single stroke Of the ren.
| I'VE have with us this evening" next said
the presiding officer, "one Of that race who
| has honored the United Christian Endeavor
| Society heretofore by appearing on its plat
form. and who is also a member of the So
| ciety's board of trustees. 1 take great
| pleasure in presenting to you Bishop Alex
nnder Walters. d. D.. of Jersey City. n. j."
| Bishop Walters Address.
Bishop Walters was warmly received, and
he announced the topic assigned to be The
Need Of Christian Citizenship in Municipal
State and National Affairs"
Bishop Walters Of Jersey City said in
part:
Solomon declared centuries ago thai
when the righteous are in authority the
people rejoice. but when the wicked bear
eth rule, the people mourn" This truth 1:
Evening star., 1896-07-10

partake Of all the sins which they might,
but do not prevent. When a person has
power to prevent any sin, he is left to
choose whether that sin shall or shall not
be committed. II he neglects to prevent it,
1t is evident that he chooses 1t should be
committed. and by thus choosing he has in
effect made 1t his own"
THAT that is true no intelligent person
can deny. In DR.. Payson's day there was
no preacher in the country who held q
higher position in the pulpit Christian
Endeavovers. protest against the continu-
ance Of the liquor traffic. There Is no other
except through the ballot box. He who
knows the right and does 1t not to him 1t
Is SIM
Rev. Mr. slOcum's Address.
An address followed by Rev. William
Slocum of Colorado, who spoke at great
length on the general duties Of Christians
as citizens. and declared that the time
would soon come when the vile and cor
rupt would no longer control the field Of
public life that would present such mag
nificent opportunities for young men were
1t redeemed and purified.
During Mr.. Slocums remarks the same
dog that had accompanied the reading Of
Secretary Baer's report in the morning
commenced to cayoodle again, and his
ton of the earlier production, with the
exception that 1t was to be Eerenade in
stead Of a matin, and consequently more
ornate in character There was a swish Of
sought South Washington with farewell
yelps of defiance.
What CalifOrnians Are Doing.
Treasurer Shaw. in a lively speech, pre-
sented Mr.. Rolla " Watt of San Francisco,
chairman of the Endeavor convention COM
mittee of 1897, saying that next year the
Endeavorers would go to California and
win the Pacific coast for Christ. Mr.. Watt
told what Californians were going to do
to entertain the Endeavorers, saying that
for $40 visitor would be enabled to ex-
perience midwinter SHOWS and ever bloom
ing flowers. The California committee had
already collected all the necessary funds
for entertaining the convention, and that
$1,000 Endeavorers would be cared for, If
necessary. He believed the trip across the
continent would be an education to every
Endeavorer. He wanted all to come, and
promised warm and hearty welcome
mot only will the golden gates be open
ed to welcome you. but the gates of our
hearts and our homes" he said, earnestly,
| in conclusion.
Mr.. Percy Foster called for everybody to
sing That s,p iax9rits song @ OF calfornians ~, on
| in the Soul" 1t was sung with splendid
| swing, and when the chorus was sung In
| q soft key as a conclusion the effect was
very good.
ArFa18nment OF the Saloon.
| The closing address of the evening was de-
| Nvered by the Rev. DR.. P. 8. Henson of Chi.
cago, and was probably the strongest ar
raignment of the saloon evil that has evel
| been delivered on a public rostrum. IL
| vigorous and graphic strokes he pictured
| the saloon as the greatest danger tha
| threatens the safety Of the United States
He held his hearers spellbound until point.
were reached when they could restrain thei
enthusiastic approval no longer, and tn,
| applause at times was as much by the voice
| as by the hands Of his auditors.
He began his address by describing In
Evening star., 1896-07-10

this generation. as that of negro citizen
ship. In the course of his address he said:
Last year. when 60O negroes set sail for
Liberia from the port Of Savannah. the
news was flashed all over the country that
the problem had been solved. But the peo-
pie who thought SO forgot that on that
same morning. before breakfast. in that
Evening star., 1896-07-10
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
An Eloquent Address by President
Booker T. Warrington.

An Eloquent Address by President
Booker T. Warrington.
The meeting which was to have been held
last evening at Tent Williston took place
instead at the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church,
which was not large enough to accommo-
date anything like the number of people
that sought admission.
The principal feature Of the evening was
an address by President Booker T. Wash
ington of the Tuskegee Institute of Ala
bama. Mr.. Washington is the colored man
who SO electrified an audience at the At
lanta exposition last year by his eloquence,
an orator and as an exponent of the needs
Of his race. Those who attended the meet
ing for no other purpose than to hear him
speak were well repaid, for they Listened
to an address the like of which is not Of
ten heard for mastery Of the subject and
clearneSs of style.
The meeting was presided over by Dr.
Francis E. Clark, the president of the
United Society, and after a service Of song
devotional exercises were conducted by the
pastor Of the church, DR.. Hugh Johnston.
A double quartet from Hampton Institute
was present, and sang several times during
the evening with telling effect.
A letter Of greeting from Ex-Governor
Neal Dow was then read by Mr.. Rufus w.
Miller Of Reading. Pa, founder of the
Brotherhood of Philip and Andrew, and a
trustee Of the United Society In his let.
ter Governor Dow expressed his regret al
not being able to attend the convention
and urged upon all Endeavorers their duty
in the work Of suppressing the liquor traf.
fic
Evening star., 1896-07-10
What the Endeavorer
Should Do in Order
to Become a Good
Citizen.

Under two mammoth tents, in half
dozen churches and within one of the great
halls of the city thousands of Christian
EnGeavorers gathered last evening to hold
songs of praise to God and to listen to ad-
dresses by distinguished clergymen on the
duties of Christian citizenship 1t was by
far the pleasanteSt occasion the EndeaVor-
ers have enjoyed since their visit to Wash
ington as the skies did not even threaten
rain, ard the evening was cool and pleas
ant FOR the first time the great throng oil
Erdeavorers could give themselves. to the
full enjoyment of the meeting, and even on
the street cars choruses of well-tralned
voices would burst forth in well-known
Christian Endeavor hymns.
TENT WASHINGTON.
EN-Postmnstcr General WRnama ker
Presislcs and Speaks.
Tent Washington W as one of the popular
resorts for Christian Endeavorers last
evening. BY 7:3O o'clock the space covered
by the canvas was filled. and the sides of
the tent were lifted so that the throng that
had gathered but could rot be seated might
join in the services from their standing
places outside. The Endeavorers did not
Evening star., 1896-07-10
Negro CitiEenshfp.

President Washington was introduced by
DIR. Clark as the foremost orator OF his
race, the Fred Douglass Of the day. The
speaker began by saying that there is no
question which has so attracted the atten-
ton Of the Christians Of America, during
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wait for the leader tc start the singing.
A band of Marylanders started My Mary
land" and then one after another of the
popular hymns OF the society were started
and Joined III by the vast assemblage.
The exercises were opened by a service
of song under the direction of Mr.. P P.
Bflhorn of Chicago. Devotional exercises
were then conducted by Rev. j. ]. Muir,
DID, of this city.
Mr.. Wanamaker Presiles.
Mr.. John wanamaker of Philadelphia,
the presiding officer of the evening. spoke
at some length in assuming the chair. He
said there was but one Lincoln. one Grant
and one Clark. and he paid a high tribute
to the organizer of the Christian Endeavor
societies of the country Mr.. Wanamaker
then spoke of the great necessity of educa-
tion as the safeguard of the peoples lib
erty and happiness. He spoke of the great
political conflict going on In this country.
and of the need of all citizens to do their
duty in taking a part in this conflict. He
did not. he said speak a partisan. but
thought that patriotism demanded the in
terest of all men in the country's welfare.
Mr.. Wanamaker spoke of the financial
question now being fought over at the polls
as one of the questions that all good citi-
zens should pay attention to. but he care
fully avoided saying how good citizens
should vote.
Christian Politics ana the Saloon.
Rev. Howard H. Russell of Columbus
Ohio, was then introduced, and spoke on
Christian Politics and the Saloon" Mr.
Russell said:
Rev. DR.. RusselFs Address.
When that glllant and effective saloor
fighter. the late Hon. John B. Finch, was
yet boy" remarked Rev. DR.. H. Russell
In opening his address. ''he saw a drunken
man stagger from a saloon door and fall
senseless upon the street. His mother
pressed her boys hand closer and said
Evening star., 1896-07-10

Der, If you please. that nothing is here to
stay which God disapproves: no work form
ed against Him shall prosper. l believe We
make a mistake VIXEN we depend too much
on prayer and faith Not that l would
underrat te these. by any means. On The
other hand. l exalt them to the primary
place. but do believe God works by
rieans. He honors human agency. He
helps those who help themselves
The Old Testament history Is full of illus
trations chat 1T is not by might nor by
power. but the spirit of the Lord, that vie
tory cores" The mno rfty always won in
the wars Of Israel when God was a partner
in the struggle. l believe that the hosts
Of law ard order are greater In our country
than the converse; l believe we are in the
majority. But 1t matters not. Abraham
Lincoln l ever spoke more truly than when
he said: He who is In a minority with God
is in the majority" Let this be our convic-
ton go forth with the one cry: Our
country for Christ and the church..
Mrs. T. c. Noyes sang a solo. The ap-
plause was long and loud, and the audience
did not cease the demonstration until Mrs.
Noyes appeared and bowed her apprecia-
ton.
MIR. Murphy on Gospel Temperance.
The last speaker was Thomas E. Murphy,
the well-known leader Of reform fights in
New York city. and a temperance lecturer
of worldwide renown. Mr.. Murphy said
he did not have a set speech, but he talked
on the suD1eCt OF GOSpel temperance.
He said that 10000 temperance pledges
had been obtained in New England in the
last year. He said that Christ was the
cure for intemperanc and could make all
strong. God made a man a free moral
agent. Nobody could make a man drink
| Christian Endeavor ought to have enough
| influence to save hundreds and thousands
| Of young men who are going to ruin. II
we would live up to the standard of Christ
| the world would be saved. In the name OF
| mother we should appeal to young men to
| break away from sin. and see that they
| reach a redeemed manhood. The speaker
! told many amusing stories, keeping his au-
| dience In an uproar of laughter. Mr. Muir.
| ply called on the young ladies to assist In
| the great work of temperance. He told
| how they could do this. Let them refuse
| to countenance young men who drink. Let
| them demand sobriety, as well as integrity
and honor in young men. A young mar
| who appreciates. admires and loves g
| young lady ought to try to reach her stand.
ard. MY father fell by this curse and
they said he was helpless. but Christian
| Endeavorer showed him the way of saliva
ton. Since he has been preaching the gos
| pei Of temperance over a million people
have signed the pledge with him."