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The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
QUILT LAFAYETTE SLEPT UNDER.
Rare Carpet of SILK Strips and Other Rel
ic, at Mouut Vernon

The ladies of the Mount Vernon ASSO-
citation, now in annual meeting at the
historic old home on the Potomac. are
having an unusually interesting session.
In the first place the attendance Is iarg-
er than il has been before in some years.
and there is the enthusiasm which al
ways comes from numbers.
Twenty-Five States out of the forty-five
have accredited Vice Regents belonging
TO the courci. and OF that number eight
cen have representatives in the present
session. The Vice Regents are appointed
by the Regent with the approval OF the
council, for a life term or as long as the
appOiLtee continues to reside in the State
from which she was appointed, and il
frequently happens that daughters sue
ceed tleir mothers in office. There are
several vacancies at this time. No sue
cess0r 10 the late lamented Miss Herbert,
of Alabama, has been named, nor to Mrs,
Washington, of West Virginia; nor to
Mrs. Woodward, of Kentucky. These va
cancies are generally allowed to remain
for year or two as a token of respect.
The Pennsylvania room has had en- in
teresting acquisition lately through It's
Vice Regent, Mrs. Harrison. The room
needed a carpet, and Mrs. Harrison in
vited the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the Colonial Danes to
make balls of stripes of silk, to be woven
into an oldfashioned rag carpet" These
strips of silk were sent 10 the patriotic
Daughters in Philadelphia. VINO met in
old Independence Hall and seHed them.
They were then sent to Mount Vernon
and the housekeeper there put them iE
the old loom in the spinning house which
was used In the time of Washington, and
wOve them into the carpet which now, in
MIA room. The Maryland room has also
had some interesting additions. Mrs.
Goldsborough the distinguished Vice Re
gent, is direct descendant of Martha
Washington. and has returned TO Mount
Vernon many valuable relics wnich had
been handed down in her own family. 4
short time ago Superintendent Dodge
learned that an old fireback bearing the
Fairfax coat of arms had been unearthed
in the foundation ruins at Belyoir. He im-
mediately went over to investigate and
finding the freback what Il was claimed
TO be- he communicated with Mrg Gods
borough, who bought ii and had il placed
in the great fireplace in the South Caro-
lima room. She brought 20 this session of
the council a silk patchwork quilt under
which Gen. Lafayette slept at Nor
folk i'm 1877, on the occasion OF his sec
ond visit TO the United States. The quit
Is deposited at Mount Vernon BV NITS
Hugo OSterhauS. Mrs. Goldsborough also
brought a table and a stool cover en-
brOidered by Nellie Custis. aad a wash
stand set of three pieces If china pre-
sented by Mrs. Susan Ogle Hodges Of
Baltimore, which are more than three
quarters of a century old
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THEY CHARGED WITH LANCES.
Veterans of Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Visit Old Backgrounds.

A large party of the Sixth Pennsylva-
mia Cavalry Veterans Association anG
their friends arrived in the city yesterday
morning and left in the afternoon, spend
ing the day in sightseeing. They are TAX
ing their annual excursion, and have yis-
tied Yorktown, Old Point Comfort, and
Norfolk They stopped in Washington
Saturday and visited Mount Vernon. leav-
ing that evening on the Norfolk steamer
for Yorktown. The party was being con-
Quoted by Mai. SweiZfort.
The Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry fought
i'm many battles near Washington, and
the veterans are retracing their steps over
the section which they left reeking with
the carnage of battle. They were the only
regiment armed with lances during the
war between the States. only one charge
was made in which these fearful weapons
were used, and that was at Gaines Mill
Va They suffered severe loss in this con-
fiict, nearly 4J men having been killed
The regiment was recruited in the neigh
borhood Of Philadelphia. Among the vet
erans on the excursion " .re Maj. W. W.
Sweizfort Ma. ". J. Roney, Capt J.
Conrad, Capt f. WilkersOn, Mai G. J.
Matthews, Maj. +. ID. Dorsey, and Capt
JOhu PedTCy.
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"a Good Time for Democrats. =

The st. Pau, Globe has happy faculty
Of making little encouragement go a
long way. Referring to recent elections
In Baltimore and in two or three towns
In Illinois in which the Democrats made
gains, IL says:
They betoken the approach of the day
OF Judgmen for the imperiaiists. 1t Is
Eccd time Tor Democrats. II is q time
for them 10 draw more closely together
aHd let personal preferences and prejU-
Gices go their way. We are evidently on
the eve Of q return Of this government 10
Democracy. Let Us adj push it along. II
Is undoubtedly good thing
There IS nobody in Baltimore or Chicago
or in any other of the cities referred to
by the Globe who, during their municipal
campaigns. imagined that imperialism"
was an issue The Democrats carried
Baltimore because they got together, ig-
noring national politics. They can carry
that city and Maryland any time when
they are united. But they cannot win on
the Chicago platform. AS for Chicago.
the Republicans insured the election of
Harrison, who was not the regular candi-
date Of the National Democrats, but was
opposed By their organ. We know Of no
city I'm which national issues have helped
the Democracy this spring, but there are
cities. Congressional districts. and States
where the Democrats in the last seven
mcnths' have made marked gains by put
ting free coinage out of sight and keep
ing 1t compl Ate!y hidden.
What does our ST. Paul contemporary
mean by the traditions and policies of
the National Democracy" Has not the
march of events practically settled all
the old issues which divided parties prior
to 1896? Where are the Democrats who
viii oppose, as their fathers did, the policy
of internal improvements? Where is the
Democratic statesman who does rot like
l.heral appropriations for national works
in his city, his district, or his State? is
it not true that the headquarters of State
rights has changed from the South TO
New England? AS TO the tariff, there is
not enough left of that old issue TO cause
a ripple of excitement. As to the cur
rency, what is the traditional policy Of
the Democracy? Both the gold bugs"
and the regulars claim 10 be true follow
ers of jefferson. IN 1868 the united De-
nocracy supported a sound money can
didate for President on a rag money plat
form. Was that traditional policy? We
think not Has the traditional policy of
the Democracy been opposed 10 imperial
ISM" Look for answer at Florida, at
the vast domain included in the Louisi-
ana purchase; at Texas, and al Califor-
MIA, and other results of Democratic &C
quisitiveness.
The truth is that the old issues are
dead: that the later issue, 16 to /. al
though moribund, cannot now be shaken
off. and that until it is buried In De-
mccracy can have no hope OF victory. But
the brave old party will live TO see an
erdiLg Of its troubles and will return to
power when it deserves restoration.
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HANNA AND MERCHANT MARINE.
Urges Western Governors to Instruct Dele
gates 10 TransmIssissippi Congress.

Special TO The Post.
Topeka, Kans.. May Ex-senator VI. A.
Hanna, Chairman of the Republican Ma
tiCnal Committee, has started a move
meTt which he hopes will result in the
restoration Of the American merchant ma
rlne 10 its former place. In order to make
il a success he says he proposes to keep
it cut Of politics. lie is Tow endeayOring
TO interest the Governors of the West
ern States In his project, in order that
al ton on the matter may be taken at the
trarsmississiDpi commercial congress,
which meets at Wichita, Kans., this
month. 1t was through his letter 10 Gov
Stanley, Of Kansas, that the news came
10 the surface at Topeka.
TIE congress is composed Of delegates
from all the States est of the dississip-
pi River. IL meets annually for the puf-
pCse Of advancing the commercial AMI
Industrial Interests OF that section OF the
country represented. In his letters 10
the Governors, Mr.. Hanna urges them to
Instruct the delegates TO take definite ac-
tlOn on the matter mentioned at this ses-
sion Of the congress. Gov. Stanley re-
piled he wOull do all IN his power along
the lines suggested
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poraries object to outside interference In
the Affairs Of that state. We beg TO r.
mind them that this Is a matter Of direct
concern 10 al the States and all She peo-
pie thereof For the Senate OF the United
States. being national bcdy. It follows
that the nation has right 70 insist that
IN Senatorial elections the principles OF
government in this country shall not BE-
contemned or ignored And we may
properly add that The Post, speaking for
5loeo people who are directly governed
by Congress. who have no other legisla-
ture than the nation. has a special
and peculi u 10 take part in discuss
ing all StsE hVs. fundamental or stat
utory, that aresS the composition -
either house n Congress
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BICYCLE EVERY FIVE SECONDS.
New Concern Of spaidiszs TO Control Large
Percentage Of OUTPUT

New York, May I5.-R /. Coleman.
President Of the Western Wheel works,
Of Chicago. to-day renewed his option
for the sale Of the bicycle plant 20 4. g.
spaldlng. The combination being engi-
neered by the Spaidings VIII. b. the ac-
csptanee Of all options held by Mr. sgaId-
sns. control large percentage Of the out
pat IN the United States. II vii possess
Facilities Tor making complete bicycle
every i've seconds. working ten hours Der
day.
The capital Of the company Il 90 b
1-s.cDAsp preferred stock and 81. 90 ~
common stock.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
BLAME SENATOR TILLMAN.
Colored Methodists Hold Him Response
BILE for North Carolina Race War.

Die tpr NOrfb fAtbllhh isatS w
New York. MAY l5.-The seventy-eightH
session Of the African-AmericaH Meth0-
dist Episcopal Zion Church ConfsreHoa
for Eastern New York to-day uHil-
mously approved The report Of the com
mittee on "The state Of the CyuutD
which included the following.
We deyIore the sad and barbarOus incident o.
WILMINGTON y g., which has bIaCEeHaG rlr h.-
name Of the old North state. and Tor Et.l s-l.-
tor TiIlman. o. South Carolina. IS responsible. 81
only does this Incident. but Others as t.~5ls ar
barbarUus. bring % cur minds the blrE'EE .t San
Hose Al the stake 10 Georgia the harDaGr @. al..-
could only be- exceeded ~ the CsEli5Eis De- --..-
Iized sections blot upon The page ., Al.T..i-
history-the recent lyHeh.ngs in Tslllssas. AHr
slpbi and Alabama. the shooting of number
eoI0red prisoners iu Georgia. and 'ae aH--l-
Iynching % q c0lgred man iH NeW fars. strikes "
The mining districts deE1ts tts LarL--l. -.-. 4.
the American people all o. which Ea s.--.-l -'
urbeconlllg a great United states gar-Eaueff
various plans have been advanced -..-'ls'
q these great WrOuFs and usuroa s-..-..-s "
Law yans persons advocate re..a-s- .a af1a ...
gCur committee. after carefully study. .rs 'a. .
tons depTscate any such p.aa ss '1a E
fFis great problem. We would r-a,a- si 'zi' ITO
best thiaf % be- done IS % dam4aa gr,'s..a ''
the laE-fnakiag bodies. thr6lzb me csr-.-a.- --'
ASKS for the s1nfsgss o. he people
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Last spsaish warran, Paid.

New York. May l5.-The fourth and last
OF the $4,000 Treasury warrants plId 10
Spain for the Philippine Islands was pre-
scented al the National City Bank to-day
by a representative Of the French Em5as-
sy This draft viii pass through the clear
in-hOuse in tO-moTrow's exchanges. Not
one dollar OF the Sl5.oDe,oo already paid to
Spain mas really gone out OF this country
the entire transaction having been con-
Quoted on the basis Of foreign exchange
and as there has been a large trade ball
ance in favor Of this country in about
every one OF the continental money mar.
kets, the indemnity money has been
charged against these balances.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
CHICAGO DAY CELEBRATION.
President DIaz and Lord Ninto Invited to
Meet Pre.ident MckinleY.

Chicago. May B.-The formal invita-
tions to President Diaz. Of Mexico. and
Lord Minto, Governor General OF Can
ada, and their Cabinets 10 meet President
Mckinley and mis- Cabinet in this city
Chiago Day. October 9. az the Federal
building cornerstone ceremonies, and 20
be guests OF the Federal committee al the
Chicago autumnal festival have been
prepared In illuminated form. and signed
by 10 citizens OF Chicago. A special en-
vOy who was sent 10 Ottawa and the CITY
OF Mexico. have received assurances from
both Lord Mimic and President Didz that
they will accept the invitation.
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TO SUCCEED Mr.. FLOWER.
Brother ami Nephew W III Represent Some
of His Many Enterprises

New York. May 15.-It was informally
stated to-day that Anthony " Brady
would not b. made special partner in
the house Of Flower & Co. II is all but
settled fact that Anson r. Flower. a
brother OF Roswell p. Flower. will sue
csed the late Governor as a director In
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
Road and the Peoples Gas-Iight and
Coke Company. He VIII also BE- made one
Of the thee voting trustees OF the Brook
Iyn RAPID Transit Company
Frederick ; Flower. a nephew OF the
deceased fnancier may b. some the rep
rezeutatiye Of the Flowe.' interests Ia
some Of the other enterprises with which
the house was identified
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BUILDINGS At FORT HUM
New Structures for the Use Of be oaat'''
masters Department.

Extensive improvements are 90 Do NJ
10 the military post al Fort h-.'.
Va. The batteries ~ that pD.ai. i'k~..
with those ~ Fort Wdshins'on 'A ~
opposite site Of the Potomac River .o
the main defenges Of the Nai-DIa- 'a...-'
from an attack By water. fs
The Secretary Of War has ar1i.'E
recon aTnendatlJn Of the Quarter
General fO- an allotment ot S+tP ~. -.
cougtructl0n Of suitable military {. ~
al Fort Hunt. and 30 Is expected taa- '--
,-Crk vii bD5ln Immediately.
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Prison omei.l. Aee..sa Of o.g.,,.,ev

Santa Fe. y. NJ. May i5.-E. II. Berg
man. late Superintendent Of the state
peniteatiary, his son Henry. and O.
Merrill. Assistant Superintendent, have
been arrested. charged with conspiracy
70 Induce a prisoner 70 accuse Hon. r. n
CstrOn OF employing him 20 poison Coz.
Thornton and several others TWO years
ago.
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EntltI.A AOaIvroOrdinary Paw.

In the matter o. the claim % s'1.''
Lieutenant IN the Revenue Cl-.-s
vice the Comptroller ~ the Clrrsl.'
decided that officers u the Eage--s 81.
ter Service cooperating with the ate
Executive order. are enufled JliE p,
pay OF their positions iu BE E-'.s
Gutter Service. and u0t 90 iAe i' s.
tnelr relative rank la tie navy III
lime beltg
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New York oai-d.or Horse show.

New York, May 15.-The cIt-Of-i9ors
exhibition Of the New York Horse show
Association opened this afternoon In Man
haitian Field. The crisp air AMI tha sun
shine brought many 20 the field. Several
Of the horsemen present Ia the morning
tried the track. and pronounced it fast.
among them being John Holloway. OF
New Rochelle; r +. Collier. ir, J. s.
Bratton, and Charley Bates.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

Wichita. Kan. May i5-Th.s city s h''
without street car service In are5i a
with a decision By Judge Dale. ae1-al..,
the street cars 20 DE public H1i4"
the cars quit running to-day ih- -
81 the present cOmpan, expry3
time ago, but they continued u Tas -
spite the cityg protest
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Why Moth.rly 10 Flame.

Fro-s tAs san FFansisss Czronlris
Moths fiy against tke candle NAME
cause thsir eyes can bear ouly '
amount Of light; when. therefor
com. within the light Of car.r
sight f. 0yrrpO SeTrG and their H.-.' r..
fused. and a. they cannot Histifsa..' ,.
a2glnFt the flame
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

With regard to the much discussed sue
cession TO the German throne of Sake
CObUrg and Gotha, it must thoroughly
be understood that when the Prince Of
Wales waived his own rights and those
of his children TO the throne of the child
less elder brother of his father, his aban-
donment was not absolute, but condi-
tional. True, he renounced his own rights
and those of his children to the Coburg
throne, but only to his youngep brothers
and TO their male descendants. His sec
ond brother, Alfred, is now on the throne
of Coburg, his third brother, the Duke of
Connaught. has just been proclaimed as
heir apparent thereto, and then there
remains the Duke of Connaught's
only son, Arthur, and the little
Duke of Albany, only son of
Queen Victoria's youngest son, the late
Prince Leopold. In the event of their
dying without issue, or without ascend
ing the throne of Coburg and Of Gotha. the
crown of these two duchieS does not pass
on to the other members of the house of
COburg. as has been stated, but reverts
40 the Prince of Wales, or rather TO his
children. The English constitution will
not permit a foreign crown to be held
ain. and the constitution of Sake Coburg
is likewise opposed to a foreign ruler be-
coming sovereign of the two duchies. The
heir apparent 20 the British crown can be
the tituIar sovereign of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha until he ascends the throne of
Great Britain. But it is expressly stipu-
lated by the COburg constitution that in
such an event he should appoint a vice
-
sovereignty of the duches.
Thus. if by any series OF misfortune
the two brothers of the Prince of Wales
and his two nephews, namely, Prince Ar
thur and the young Duke of Albany, were
to predecease him, he would ipse facto
become the reigning Duke of SaXe-COburg
and Gotha, but would be compelled to ad-
minister the sovereignty Of the two
duchies through yicerOy, who might be
his own son, the Duke Of York, who
would, however, have to give up the vice
royalty to some other Prince on his be-
coming himself the Prince of Wales, while
his father, on becoming King Of Eng
land. would surrender to him the title
of Duke of SaXe-COburg and Gotha, as
well as all the revenues of the duchies and
the vast estates which go with the crown.
The entire affair is somewhat compli-
Gated But IL is necessary TO bear II N
mind inasmuch as difficulties in connec-
ton with the Sake-Coburg succession are
very likely to arise. The Coburgers en-
tertain a very vivid remembrance of the
fate of the people of Hanover, who for
more than eighty years were left without
even a glimpse of their English ruler,
who pocketed his revenues as King Of
Hanover, but neither maintained court
i'm the kingdom nor even visited It
Neither George III of England, who was
likewise King of Hanover. nor George ",
nor Vet William ", ever took the trouble
To- visit the kingdom of Hanover while on
the throne of England, and it was not
until Queen Victoria ascended the throne
cs England and her uncle Ernest. by
yirtue Of the Salic law in Hanover, be-
came King of Hanover, that the worthy
Hanoverians knew what it Was to have d
full-fedged court.
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The competition between the fee COM
panies in a Georgia town became so
strong that they have been giving their
product away. 1t is quite likely tha. they
will be able TO adjust their differences be-
fore The hot weather sets in
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Former Col Bryan's regiment OF Ne
braska Volunteers can gather about the
campfire year after year and discuss the
exciting incidents of the war
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improvements.


Dick has such coy bachelor quartefs."
Yes, but you can't blame him for
changing them for better half"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

The work of placing the responsibility
for the unpleasant incidents of the Con-
federate Veterans reunion is Gbout COM
pleted
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Mr.. Choat..s untimeIy Jest.

We DO not Yonder that the LcpIif1
newspapers haye resented Ambas adpr
Choate's unfortunate classification 81
Admiral Sampson with the English n.yel
hero, Nelson. Mr.. Choate is a gentleman
OF opulent imagination and notorious wi;
but he should remember that what seems
4 happy epigram in a New York court Of
law may strike the British public as Iur
OF purest ray serene. when delivered
In an International sense and before a
high-class audience.
OF course, Il Is more than probable
that Mr.. ChOate intended only 10 round
a felicitOus sentence and adOrn 4 Thet-
50 much. and has 30 great reputation
for garrulity to sustain. may well be
pardoned for an occasional faux pas. The
fact remains, however. that Mr. Choate
was oppressively unhappy In the instance
under discussion. The cases OF Nelson
and SampsOl-quite apart from their re-
spective achevements-are so utterly un-
like that Mr.. Choate's comparison verged
very closely upon the Offensive. We
would not. for the World. suggest. "a ap-
plicable 10 this episode, the parrot who,
by his own admission, talked too much.
Enough TO say that Mr.. Choate might
serve the country with much more dig
nifty and usefulness If he should take
warning BY that regretful and dishev-
eled bird. Even in this country. and
among the most wildly patriotic shriek-
ers. the listing Of Sampson with Nelson
will be regarded as a maladroit and most
untimely jest. One can be funny here
always with assurance of sympathetic
audience. In England the sense of humor
is not so vividly developed.
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Ur-to-Daie Advice.
From Life

From Life.
Palmer Coyne-Put not your trust in
riches.
Byrne coyne-No; put your riches in
trusts.
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The rotund figure OF Grover Cleveland
Is bObbing about on the surface OF Lake
Erie and his bait bucket is running over
with good things
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

What has become of the great free sill
yer newspaper Hon. Buck Hinrichsen is
10 establish in Chicago? Has the money
devil killed the project?
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

II appears from the latest returns that
Hon. John Addison Porter has not Zen.
dered his resignation 10 a Philadelphia
editor
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

The Southern Democrats declare ii must
be Bryan or bust next year. The South
ern Democrats felt the same way about
Cleveland in 1892
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

Gen. Gomez has hoped back into the
doubtful column The old gentleman
manages to hold his own in a dicker.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

The Governor of Georgia and his one
hundred cOlonels were snuDbed at
Charleston. The Charleston people made
a wholesale job of il.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

The French people are disposed 10 re-
gard Mai. Marchand as a bigger man
than old Napoleon. They must have q
hero on tap all the time over there.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

Mr. Bryan knows enough 20 kuow that
IL he drops the silver Issue the diSpOgi-
tion TO drop him will grow stronger.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

The late Roswell p Flower never de-
ceived his enemies or his friends. This
in itself is somewhat of a monument.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

Gen. Joe Wheeler fits about with won
derful alacrity, and is always accompan-
led by his tYpe-Mriting machine.