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Evening star., 1896-07-04
1. o. O. F. Installa tfons,

There vas large attendance of mem-
bers of the lodge and visitors present at
Columbia Lodge, No. 10, i. o. o. F., Thurs
day evening to witness the installation of
officers for the present term. The ceremony
was performed by J. G. Durfey, grand con-
ductor, and corps of assistants from
Langdon Lodge. No. 26. The chairs of the
lodge are filled with a corps Of bright, ac-
tive young members. AT the conclusion of
the ceremony ]. G. Morrison. f. c., In
very neat speech, on behalf of the men,
bers of the lodge, presented to the retir-
ing noble grand. Robert r. Williams. a
handsome rocking chair. which was &C
cepted by the brother in a very appropriate
speech. Columbia Lodge is of the
brightest lodges in the city, and visitors are
always assured of a pleasant evening and a
warm welcome. The lodge has private
entertainment once a month for :he pleas
ure and amusement of the membership
The third in the series Will be given next
Thursday evening, for which an exception
ally good program has been arranged. All
Odd Fellows are cordially invited TO be
present
Friendship Lodge, No. IL, L. o. o. F.. was
honored last evening by an OH -ial visit
from the grand master Richard H. Sorrell,
who installed the following officers for the
ensuing term: Noble grand Earnest A.
Louvau: vice grand VIM Wallace KIM
NELL recording secretary. Edward r Pet
tengill. p. @. (re-electedD; permanent sec
retary. VIM II. Womersley, p. 6. Cre-eiect-
ed: treasurer, Anson S. Taylor. p q. fre-
eIected) K s. n G., Theodore Mead, p. G.
NJ: l.. S. n. c.. VIM. A Greer, p. G.;
Cond.. James McCabe p. p: O. G.. Jos. n.
Thompson. p. c.: r. s. V. G., Thos. Oliver.
Z. G.; l.. s. " G., II. E. Bergman, =. @.
The following representatives to the Grand
Lodge d. c.. have been elected: Theo.
Mead. p. G. NJ; w. A. Greer. i. C.: Jas. NJ
McCabe, p. G.; VIM. II. Womersley. p. G.
Among those present from other lodges
were noticed Arthur f. Gorham. p G. A I
Schippirt jr., p. G.: G. II. Childs. p c.. and
John Cooley, Z. G. The deputy grand mas
ter, Thos j. Jones, was also present the
latter part of the ceremony. The grand
master made brief address, giving advice
and suggestions.
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conference among the delegations possible
and render them thorough, without makine
the meetings so large as to be intractabie..
The plan c"r sists in the appointment OF q
number from each silver delegation, with
power to act for the state, to meet and
confer with the steering committee, con-
ststing OF Senators Jones, Daniel and Tur-
pie and Cows. Stone end Atgeld. The MEM
bers Of this committee will be expected to
poll their respective delegations on all
questions, and TO be the representa- tives of
their various states in the proceedings or
the silver committee. This committee is
10 continue In existence until the adjourn
ment OF the convention. The committee
gates:
J. T. Tillar: California, w. r.. Burke: Col
orado, T. j. o'Donnell; Georgia, Patrick
Walsh: Idaho. l.. l.. HAYNES: Iowa
A. Walsh; Kensas, ID. ober-
heimer; Kentucky. ]. C. S Blackburn:
Michigan. George b. Hummer; Mississjppi'
n. ID Money; Missouri. u. A Dearmond:
Montana, w. A. Clarke; Nebraska, q u
Smythe: North Carolina. T. J. Jarvis; Ore
gon, d. Muilinix: South Carolina, Benj.
Iiliman: Tennessee, James Richardson:
Virginia. p. ]. otey; Washington, w. "
White; Wyoming, J. E. Osborne; Arizona
Wiley Jones; Oklahoma, f. F. Mitchell:
Utah, o. w. Powers: Indian territory r. l..
Owen; District of Columbia, John Royle.
South Dakota, V. 8. Ross
NO EFFORT was made to secure a recon-
meudation for temporary chairman beyond
speech made by Mr.. O'Donnell of Colo
rado pressing the name of c s. Thomas
OF that state for the honor
The meeting adjourned after deciding
against any further action on any subject
until Monday at o'clock, when the COM
mittee provided for will be called together
10 take action upon any question that NAV
be presented. The meeting was deferred
until THAI time in order 10 permit the com
mittee TO secure Official information as TO
the action of the national committee on the
subject or temporary chairman and other
questions.
eating any immediate selection of a tenn
porary chairman. He indicated in his re-
marks that there was still reason TO be-
lieve that the national committee would &C.
lect a silver man to preside.
The committee will also decide at Mon
days meeting whether IL Is desirable TO
hold general silver caucus. The question
was discussed at some length several dele
gates. among them Senator Money adyo-
eating the caucus. Other delegates urged
the impract tica bility of so large a ga therinG
and IL was suggested that any decision 10
hold such meeting should at least be
postponed until ii should be demonstrated
whether the committee plan adopted would
prove practicable. II is believed that the
postporement of the decision upon a eau
Gus to so late a date will have the effect of
preventing the holding of any.
Evening star., 1896-07-04
MILLIONS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Interesting Annual Report of the
COnmiSsiOner of Education


The total enrolment in educational insti-
tutions OF all kinds in the United States for
the school year 1854 was nearly IG,cn.Dg0
according to the report for that year just
promulgated by Commissioner Of Education
Harris. OF there all but 100000 were in
the regular schools. an increase of about
a half million for the year The percent
ege OF total population enrolled in the
schools was 253. School property gained
In value during the year over s26.r0,ooo
and 1,lH3 more school houses were in op-
Grafton Discussing educational growth in
cities the report says:
Instead of ninety-nine drudges producing
a raw material and one person working to
furnish and diffuse directive intelligence, IL
will come to pass in the distant future
that one man will, by the aid of machinery.
furnish the raw material, another mans
labor will make the useful articles for food
clothing and shelter, ten more will elab-
crate articles of comfort and luxury; the
rest, more than 50 per cent of the COM
mGn1ty, will take up vocations having to do
with protection and culture With the
growth of cities, therefore there is a rapid
Increase of educational facilities In the
past twenty years the south has increa sed
n per cent in population, but its schos,
attendance has incres sed l30 per cent-more
than twice as fast as the population. In
the twenty years from 1874 TO 1894 the val
ue or school property in the south increased
from slGoO0,@o to $1,000 ooo-an addition
of $p,G0,Voo, or s2.0o00Oo a year Higher
education has also made a good record"
The report includes Specialist McDonald's $
criminalogical investigate The latter
seeks to prove that there can be no ration
al treatment OF crime until the causes are
investigated. He estimates nine-tenths of
crime to be due to bad social conditions
He attacks the theory that crime is a dis
ease in a medical sense. claiming that So
per cent Of criminals are in good health.
Evening star., 1896-07-04
Test Of Plate Armor.

A test was made at the Indian Head
proving grounds yesterday Of an expert
mental plato Of armor made by the D'Hurny
process, which consists Of assembling a
number Of thin plates in a casing in such
q manner as to present the edges Of the
plates to the shot. The result Of the test
was disappointing. The plates, which alto
gether were eight inches thick. were fired
at by an eight-inch shot with a velocity Of
struck the lower portion of the plate. car
ried a number Of small billets or thin
plates bodily through the backing and also
smashed the projectile into small pieces.
Evening star., 1896-07-04

Capt. E. G. Riley Of the steamer Ber-
muda, charged with having violated the
neutrality laws by conducting a ilibuster-
ing expedition to Cuba, after hearing be-
fore Commissioner Otto, was discharged
yesterday at Jacksonville, Fla.
The two government witnesses Frank
Williams and Howard May, sailors on the
vessel. were unable to swear that the ship
was within 100 miles of Cuba. They were
also agreed that Captain Riley did not
take charge of the vessel until more than
three miles outside of st. Johns river bar.
Up to that time Captain O'Brien had been
in command.
Evening star., 1896-07-04
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Funeral,

Funeral services over the body of Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe were held yester-
day afternoon in the Seminary Chapel at
Andover. Mass. Professor Smith, a life
long friend of the dead author, officiated
The body was subsequently, conveyed to
the private burying ground connected with
the Phillips Academy and the Andoyer
Seminary, in which the bodies of Professor
Stowe and son are Inferred. The pall-
bearers were Professors Moore and Church.
III, Rev. DIR. Bancroft and Rev. Selah Mer-
rill.
Evening star., 1896-07-04
GARLAND IS MENTIONED,
A Boom Started, but 1t f. Yet a
Small One.

1t is possible that the name of Augustus
H. Garland. Attorney General during Pres
ident Clevelan0's first administration, may
be presented to the Chicago convention
Attention has been directed to Mr. Gar
land through letter he wrote in June of
last year to President Brown Of the Bimetal-
lie League of Memphis. Tenn, in the in
terest of free coinage.
As Mr.. Garland was q member of Presi-
dent Clevelands first cabinet, eastern and
northern democrats would prefer to have
him nominated II the nomination of a silver
man is inevitable.
AS yet the Garland boom has been kent
considerably out of sight. and 1t is not likel-
ly that it will be brought into the view of
the convention until the gold democrats
are thoroughly convinced they cannot stem
the silver tide. Then, regarding Mr. Car
land as the most conservative of the silver
men, they are likely to throw all their
weight In favor Of his nomination.
Evening star., 1896-07-04
Union veterans' Union Protest.

w. S. Hancock Command, No. 1, Union
Veterans Union. at the regular meeting
Thursday evening. adopted resolutions eN-
Or ess.ve of their condemnation of the use
OF the national flag I'm connection with the
celebration of the ex-confederates at Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1896-07-04
OPPOSED TO A CAUCUs.
Action Taken by the Indiana Dele.
0atfOn.

Action Taken by the Indiana Dele
GatiOn.
The Indiana delegation held a protracted
meeting at Chicago last night and took un-
expected action in opposition to the plan
for holding a caucus Of silver delegates at
which the silver nominee IL to be chosen
Speeches were made denouncing the pro-
POSED caucus as undemocratic, after which
the following resolution was unanimously
passed:
Resolved, That the delegation from In
diana believe that the nominee of this con-
vention ought to be made by the conven-
ton, and we decline to attend or be bound
by the action Of any caucus or conference
for that purpose"
When the caucus closed Senator Turpie
made public the resolution, and ADDED the
following statement: 1.-The resolution was
passed for the reason that our state and
several others have instructed by name for
candidate for the presidency to be voted
fer first and last in the convention. We
think also it is undemocratic that the
question OF the nomination for the presi-
deDcy should be submitted to a less body
than the whole convention. All the states
In the Union have been invited to send del
egates to this convention. and the question
of nomination ought not to be considered
in body consisting of less than all the
states and conference or caucus is not a
one"
AS the Indiana delegation is conducting
the candidacy of Gov. Matthews. the ef-
feet Of the resolution is to withdraw par
ticipation Oh the part OF Gov. Matthews
friends in the proposed caucus.
Evening star., 1896-07-04

FOR EXCHANGE
We make a specially OF exchanging properties.
Come in end talk 1t with u.s. may have
just what you want Below Is small part of
our desirabl, list:
For exchange for vacant ground snail houses,
3-story stone and brick dwelling In the fashion
able part OF 18th st. NV. handsomely papered,
tiled bath and porcelain-lined bath tub lot Is
l9.Sx139 to 30-foot paved alley.
A n.w brick ami stone dwelling o st. NV,
near I'D, 8 and tiled bath, hot water
heat hardwood finish and handsomely papered:
gem of a home.
Four elegant homes Columbia Heights.
Five on the fashionable Washington Heights.
Several small dwellings In lexington" :"
Tie above priced at between 5000 and
LOO.
VACANT GROUND.
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shire ave.
Cor. 22d and F sts. NV, 1O0x63.
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Evening star., 1896-07-04

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS
triet Of Columbia. Washington, June p; 1896
until TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ. ON THURSDAY,
JULY NINTH, to lease for five years the wharf
and buildings thereon, the south and east Of n
street extended across Water street southwest
commencing at a point on the east line of N street
extended, running east on line of stone hulk
head wall 100 feet. The wharf and buildings
thereon shall become the property Of the District
rent shall be payable quarterly in advance. The
Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and
with each proposal as guarantee that the bidder
will enter into contract with the District II his
TRuEsDELL. CHAS. f. POWELL Commission
ers d. G. je29-6t
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SILVER MEN MEET.
Committee Appointed to Assist the
Steering Committee.

The silver delegates at Chicago held q
brief caucus last night to take into consid-
GRAFTON the advisability of naming a man
for temporary chairman of the convention
but postponed action until Monday. The
only Affirmative action taken consisted in
the adoption of a plan suggested by o. w.
Powers of Utah to bring the silver dele
gates together in such numbers a. to make
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the gold forces in the effort to prevent the
domination of any silver man. This has
caused great deal Of bitterness between
the factions. and the Boies men say that
they had their fight at home and defeated
the anti-silver men overwhelmingly.
The Boies men say that the contest should
are decidedly indignant that the fight
should be continued at Chicago.
Two Nevada Delegations.
Two delegations from Nevada, each claim
ing to be regular, will demand seats in the
convention. The issue turns upon the ques-
tion whether the convention held at Carson
City on June l or the one that met at
Reno on June II was regular. The first
convention. controlled by what is called
the Heating element. had but seventeen
delegates. of whom. 1t is alleged, twelve
were employees of the United States mint.
This convention did not name presidential
electors. The opposing, or Dennis. conven-
tion was attended by about 100 delegates.
and. besides appointing delegates to the
national convention, named presidential
electors. Senators Jones and Stewart up
hold the claims of the Carson City delega-
ton, while Dennis faction carries a written
statement from the secretary of state as
serting its regularity
The Carson City delegates are for Teller,
while Bland has been promised the six
votes OF the Reno delegates should they be
seated.
New England Delegates Tardy.
No New England delegation has yet ap-
peared on the scene. and New England has
been without voice and apparently with
Gut an interest in the pre;iminaries. The
only prominent New Englander here is ex-
Governor Russell OF Massachusetts. A de-
sire to take part In the fight for the gold
standard brought Governor Russell here be-
fore the rest Of the delegation.
The New England party slated to arrive
q dc1o {nv,
which Will come today. and all Of the other
New England states are expected to put in
thelr appearance Sunday.
Gov. McCorkIe Arrives.
Governor McCorkle of West Virginia,
whose name has been listed among the pos
sibilities for second place en- the ticket,
vas one Of the new arrivals. He comes as
an onlooker, having no official connection
with the convention. but was the central
| figure OF the gathering Of West virginians
MARYLAND DELEGATES RESIGN.
Three Gold Standard Men Refused tc
Enter the Convention.
Three of the Maryland delegates-at-
| large to the Chicago convention all gold
men, have declined to serve. In letters
Of resignation to Chairman Talbot OF the
state committee each states his unwil-
Hhsness 10 De bound by q free silver con-
vention or to accept a free silver candi-
date. They leave no doubt Of their in
tention to bolt.
Charles c. Crothers wired bis resigna-
tion last night. Marion DeKalb Smith.
former controller Of the state sent his
letter to Chairman Talbot yesterday
IheSe two men are influential democra is
Smith moreover, is a strong German man.
Senator German realized long ago that
the delegation could not be held for gold.
and to avoid personal embarrassment he
decided to remain at home
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DENTISTRY.

DIR. JOHN HAUGHToN LONDON, DENTIST. Is
confidently recommended as my successor to dem
tai practice In Washington at 1107 G vt. NV.
DR.. W. MERRILL. now Of Gorham, Maine.
a3O-dms
FREE DENTAL NFIRMARY
6S Mass. ave-, Homeopathic Dispcnsary bldg
No ch urge except for material used. EXTINCTION
free. Also Free Dspersary, to 8 daily. se26 tt
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES FOR THE NAVY
Yard, Washington. D. C.-June 49, 1s38.-Sealed
proposals indorsed Proposals for Supplies for the
Navy Yard Washington, d. C., to he opened July
Z, 1885," will be received at the Bureau Of Sup
piles anS nt Hy NooX Washing
SEVENTH. 1896, and publicly opened Immediately
thereafter to furnish at the Nay Navy Yard: Washing
f stone G e6s Of bolts
piles. roofing slate and roofing felt. The articles
must conform to the navy standard and pass the
usual naval inspection Blank proposals will be fur
nished upon application to the Navy Yard. Wash
ington, d. c. The attention Of manufacturers and
dealers Is invited Tie bids all other things being
equal, decided by lot. The department the
right to waive defects to reject any all bids
WIN STEWART. Paymaster General. U. S. n.
te24-2aw-4t
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Three Gold Standard Men Refused I
Enter the Convention.
CONFERRING WITH HILL.
The New York Senator Has NOT Muc,,
to Spy.

to Say.
Senator David B. Hill arrived at Chicago
with the New York party, which came last
night The Senator declared that there was
absolutely nothing to say on the situation
saying that he had not been on hand long
enough to find what was the real situation
"hen asked If he expected to do anything,
ne SAID that he could not say, although he
added, significantly, that a great deal
could be done II 1t was gone about in the
right way. After dinner Senator Hal, Gov
ernor Flower. Chairman of the State Com
mittee Hinckley and National Committee
man Sheehan had a conference in the New
York headquarters at the Palmer House
and then adjourned to Governor Flowers
re ON Tor more private conference before
they went irto the general conference of
any aha a-si'er men, called or later in the even
ing: g.n,,ou ~,
about the proposition to make him tenn
porary Chairman of the convention; but II
was learned from his friends that he would
lot refuse to allow his name to be present.
ed II the committee should SO determine
and would not be deferred because of the
prospect Of being voted down by the sill
yer men.
Senator Hin," said his friends, lis not
the man who SHES from position because
there is prospect OF a negative result"
The Montana Delegates
W. A. Clark OF Butte, Mont, who heads
the delegation from Montana has arrived
and opened headquarters for that state at
the Auditorium Annex. Mr.. Clark says
that he has no idea that the delegation
will vote for Senator Teller, as they prefer
straight democrat. The other members
Of the delegation are coming on a special
train, and are accompanied by unique
mountain bald, which Is expected to be a
novelty in convention music
Evening star., 1896-07-04
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The movement among the silver forces
to agree upon ex-Congressman Bryan of
Nebraska for temporary chairman has re-
ceived somewhat of backset on account
of the fact that Mr.. Bryan's seat in the
convention is contested. 1t has been sug-
gested that the national committee may
declare that the gold delegation from Ne
braska Is entitled to the seats from that
state, and in that event the silver people
would be in somewhat embarrassing pre-
dicamert If they should have counted upon
Mr. Bryan and had no one else preparing
to make the opening speech, upon which
such great store is set.
The silver leaders are making an inves-
tigation of the chances in the contest
If satisfied that Mr.. Bryan will not be dis
turbed in his seat he will be chosen by the
silver men, but II there should appear to
be any doubt Of his being seated they win
probably take some one else.
Ex-senator Martin of Kansas has sug-
gested that in case of the necessity for
upon George Fred Williams of Massa-
chusetts, and the suggestion has been
received with no small degree Of favor
The silver men feel that Mr.. Williams
espousal Of the free silver cause in New
England has been Of vast assistance to
them, and they would like to find a grace
full way of showing their appreciation.
The friends Of C.. s. Thomas of Denver
are also pressing his claims persistentIy
and continue to meet with encourage
ment.
The selection will not be of1cially made
until Monday afternoon.
The Boies Workers.
The Boies advocates are not In favor of a
caucus for the purpose Of nominating a
silver candidate. They think that the con-
vention should settle all such questions
Nor do they favor the abrogation of the
two-thirds rule. They intend, however, to
vote down any gold man that tho national
committee may offer for temporary CHAIR
man and insist upon a silver man for the
place. The activity for Boies has been ac-
CELEBRATED by the arrival Of the candidate
but the work is progressing on the lines
previously mapped out.
Several Iowa democrats. who are anti
silver men, including ]. J. Richardson,
member of the national COMMITTEES. are
here working against Boies, and joining
Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-21
HAVE COMPLETED THE AGREEMENT
All ROnds Have Entered the Western
Passenger Association.


CHICAGO, Feb. 20-Work of organizing
the Western Passenger association has now
been completed. 1t was announced today
that on March l next the agreement would
be in effect from Chicago to Ogden and
Spanish Fork. The Rio Grande Western, the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Colorado
Midland will then be In full membership
All of the lines between the Missouri river
and Colorado common points will go out of
Idaho and Montana business, either via Col
orGdo common points or Ogden. The effect
of this will be that business between the
Missouri river and Montana and Idaho via
Colorado common points and Ogden will be
routed over the Union Pacific system. On
its part, the Union Pacific will maintain
rates between Idaho and Montana and Col
orado and Utah and will refrain from any
practice likely to demoralize Colorado Utah
rates
serious quarrel has broken out among the
trarscontinental roads over the division Of
what are known circle rates; that is,
rates going by one route and returning by
another. The origin of the dispute is the
refusal of the Illinois Central to accept a
lever proportion on tickets reading from
Chicago to San Francisco via New Orleans
and returning via Portland and st. Paul
than on the tickets returning via the direct
routes from San Francisco. Its refusal in
this respect leaves little or nothing for the
roads from st. Paul or the Missouri to
Chicago. They declare that the Illinois Cen
tral should not be allowed to sell Pacific
coast tickets at short line rates via New
orleans, but 1t persists in doing so. A rate
war may be the final result of the contro-
veTsy.