The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-23

by AT a signal all the cyclists started
their bells 10 sounding. and the crowd
nearly realized the full meaning of The
AUTHORIZATIONS of the bells Without a
sweetly silvery.
Master Joe DeI.angevin, the tiny drum
major OF the Harmony band. IL but years
old. He is son of Bandmas;er Joseph
DeLangevin. and notwithstanding his ten
der years can WELD the ba ton and beat the
drum like a veteran. He now has three
pupils whom ne is teaching the long roll
and other difficult exercises for the drum.
Andy Mckenzie was capable leader
of the Shamrock Club Of the First ward.
The club Is composed of longshoremen,
coast seamen and seafaring men general
~. and has a membership of 80 all OF
whom VIII vote for Mckinley. They had
a magnificent standard of colofs. sup
ported by guidons.
The Harmony band OF twenty-five
pieces. under the leadership OF Joseph De-
Largevin. rendered some 81 the finest
music yet given on the occasion 70 a Scat
tie parade. Near state headquarters the
band struck mp "Sousa's Triumphai
March" by r. J. ST. Clair. composition
grand in its harmony and splendid ana
uajestc in It's movement. Later on the
bard played THE Illinois Batueship" and
the Jolly Demons March, both by W.
G.. Yule Bandmas.er Defangevin. who
is an old soldier. is the composer - the
famous Battle OF Gettysburg, claimed
by both Cappa and Ennis.
There was n story circulated yesterday
that the Populists had conspred 10 make
a raid on The torches carried by the sound
money men at the close OF he parade.
Some color was given TO this report by
the attempts of various individuals to
work" the torch bearers upon their ar
rival at the arnory Put the Republicans
had been forewarned and he scheme came
TO naught At least one PopuIist met with
a rebuff He was I'm waiting, ana when \
well-known sound money man. who in for
ner years WAS a DE nocrat, reached the
ArmCry. said: II will take H." The torch
was handed over, bu. at that instant the
sourd money man became Suspicious.
"Who are your M demanded. 'sOh. It's
all right" was the answer. I'm tine right
party" Give mat torch right back here,
or I'll break Your face" said the sound
money man. TIE torch was given up.
Secretary Upper. OF the King lunty I'm
migration Society, was mounted on very
handsome bay horse with a silver band on
hia bride. II was this silver band. prob
ably. that led tire horse 20 insist upon GO
ing tail foremost. The horses capsrs were
more entertaining 10 the crowd than they
were 10 Secretary Upper. and they had
an exceedingly dersoral.zing effect upon
the band Of hobby horses. whose riders
tried 10 emulate its capers These hobby
horses by the way, were among the most
Interesting features Of the parade.
on Second street. near Union. a bicycle
rider with a half a dozen Japanese Ian
terms fancifGlly arranged on h.s wheel
came tearing along The ouifit looked like
a brilliant tropical butterfly. lie ran
against one of the paraders. and the result
was that he fell in the dusr and every one
OF the lights in the lanterns were ext.u-
guished. The bicycle rider was mad
as a hornet when he arose. and ne offered
10 fight with the man be had coiHded with
on almost any terms, but the crowd sepa-
rated the wouid-be conbatanfE. In the
meanwhile the newsboys got hold Of
couple of the japanese lanterns and were
kicking them about the street In mo-
ment the rider mounted his wheel minus
two Of h.s lanterns ard with al his lights
out. and went sadly down the street.
The street cars sboaIf not have been
operated during the parade lat evening
on First avenue. Second avenue and on
Pike end Union. streets they greatly In
serferea with sifs procession, and were a
menace 20 life anA limb Cannon corr
fe~y to me visitors deusln1eN f,1si they
should not - subjected ~ such sanger.
when thsy wire the guess o. Ssastls. 20
say netting ~ TIE EssEaeF - W1te5 the
procession ard the spsc atGrs were In
convensencef By the psssage ~ tne cars
TIE loss 81 revenue 10 TIE EiFcf8 car siufs
by a siop2aze Of an hour and a half
would lsavs Deen very light. az II would
have hoen confined 20 Il small section Of
ne city.
one OF the intensely dramatie ifciesats
last evening was the arrest % G. r. Ell
wards the trombone payer u the everett
F,ana on The charge % being a desefter
from the United states army Edwards
claims tkat be enlisted ~ith the under
standing tina; he was 10 serve - fnu-
slrziao lie waz sent 70 Fort sherman.
and there, he says. was put in service IS
= soBsger. He walked on. but Gains
have his discharge papers.
As the procession vas passing ~ Se-~-
end avenue a rniddie-aged man standing
near the corner Of Marion street wa4s sssn
20 rush Of the sidewalk. grab torrn
from small boy with the words, by
Cd, I can't stand this any longer. Ira