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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11

DETROIT, Mich, May 1.-THE American
Ticket Brokers Association has elected the
following officers: President. Simon Stei-
ner. st. Louis; vice presidents Elmer E.
Darling Salt Lake: Walter L. Brown. De-
troii: X. {. Willcotts. Duluth George Sait
Niagara Falls; secretary. W. b. Garter
Louisville. The convention will meet next
year In Kansas City
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
DISTRICT BILL READY.
Conterees Meet and Gome tga Final
Axreemenf@

The conferees on the District Of Column
bia appropriation bill held a meeting this
afternoon and came to a final agreement
on every item in the bill.
This was a very unusual proceeding. as
1t seldom happens that the District appro-
priation bill is finally agreed to until sew
eral conferences have been held
1t Is understood that the provision favor
ing the reorganization Of the board Of school
trustees remains about as it passed the
Senate, with the exception that the trus-
tees are to be appointed by the Commission
ers instead of by the President.
The Senate provisions generally have
been literally treated by the conferees OF
the House. It is expected that the bill
will be reported to the Senate tomorrow or
Monday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
Asks for Trial by jury.

Max Fack, who was arrested last evening
on the charge of striking Herbert C. Davis.
a fellow clerk in the War Department. was
today arraigned before Judge Kimball in
the Police Court. He pleaded not guilty
and asked for a jury trial. following which
he was released on 5000 bonds to await fur
Their proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
Where the Fun Will Come In,

The republicans have practically agreed
on their candidate for the presidency and
on their platform, and there appears to be
little prospect of any fun or excitement at
their convention However, it must be re-
membered that the contesting delegations
from the south will be on hand and they
have already reached the point where they
carry guns for each other
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Successful Municipal Ownership.
From the Syracuse Herald

The city of ST. Joseph. Mo-, gained mu-
nicipal ownership of It's stSeet lighting plant
four years ago. and comparison of the re-
suits in this period with those of the pre-
ceding four years shows a saving of sos
9l46O, or an average Of more than 81 600 a
year. The average cost per lamp during
the first four years was $S1.95. and during
the last four years, SOL 10, an annual saving
of $20.2 per lamp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11

Musco r. Gilchrist was today convicted
before Judge kimball in the Police Court
of assaulting his wife, Florence Gilchrist.
He was fined $50. with the alternative of
ninety days in Jail. The evidence showed
that the man kicked and beat his wife
without the slightest provocation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
Hearing Postponed.

Justice Clabaugh, in Criminal Court No.
1, this afternoon continued the hearing Of
the motion for new trial in the case of
Charles L. McUin. recently convicted of
murder. until Monday, May IA, at o'clock
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
Scotch Banker Kills Himself.

EDINBURGH, Scotland. May I'LL. II.
Norie, manager of the Union Bank of Scot
land. was found dead this morning at his
residence. His head was half blown away
by a gun. Apparently, he committed sui
eide. His action is attributed to the fact
that he had been suffering from influenza
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Indictments Reported.

indictments as follows:
James Lanckton. for murder.
Ernest Rodgers, for assault to kill
Charles S. Willis and James E. Walton,
false pretenSeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11

Major General o. o. Howard is in the city
on his way to visit the lincoln Memorial
University ~ Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers' 1419 F St, members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs La
denburg, Thalmann & Co New York
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RIOTS IN SPANISH CITIES
CITIZENS ATTACK THE GENDARMEs
IN SEVERAL PLACES.
Barcelona, Seville and Valencia the
Scenes of Most of the
Disturbances.

MADRID. May 11.-Dispatches just re-
ceived show that disorders due to the anti
taxation similar to those which took place
in Valencia yesterday occurred last night
at Barcelona and Seville. The roting was
particularly severe in Barcelona, where 4
crowd threw up barricades in the streets
and exchanged musketry fire with body If
gendarmes
Shots were also fred from the verandas
and balconies of number of houses. Sew
eral gendarmes were hit. A number Of the
rioters were arrested
Order has now been restored in the city.
proclaimed there. AT Seville a mob threw
stones at the building of the Military Club.
shattering the windows and the gas lamps.
The gandarmes only succeeded in diSperS-
ing the rioters after a hard fight, during
which several citizens. two gendarmes, a
police inspector and two members of the
municipal guard were wounded. A force OF
infantry and cavalry was summoned, which
soon cleared and occupied the streets.
Rioting in Valencia.
Yesterday passed off peacefully practical
ly everywhere throughout Spain despite the
universal character of the anti-taxation
agitation. The only noteworthy disturbance
took pace at Valencia. where r;oting oc-
CURED and barricades were erected in the
streets from behind which the mobs stoned
the gendarmes. On the latter endeavoring
to dislodge the rioters they were received
with rifle shots, and two policemen were
injured. The gendarmeS replied with a
fusillade, before which the mob fled.
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Three Workmen Injured by Cave-In.

A gravel bank near the corner of 18th and
streets southeast caved in shortly be-
fore o'clock this afternoon, burying three
colored workmen. Two of the men had
their legs broken and 1t Is thought the
third Is seriously injured internally.
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SENATOR JAMES K. JONES, CHAIRMAN
DEMOCRATIC NA.
TI0NAL COMMITTEE.

I vent of some dark horse" who may or
may not have been carefully groomed
for the occasion.
Nearly a generation elapsed before
the Democrats departed from their ira
ditionaI custom and held q convention
| in the west Baltimore was their
/ favOrite, until ii came to be known
as the Convention City, but in 1856
| they met in Cincinnati, where Buchan-
an was nominated on the seventeenth
/ ballot. The national convention of 1860
was held in Charleston, S. c., but the
result after 81 ballots being no choice"
it was adjourned 10 meet at Baltimore,
Douglas being nominated on the second
ballot. At last, in 1864, the rising west
was recognized by the selection of Chi
cago in which city the Republicans had
met four years previously, and here, on
the first and only ballot. General Nc
Clellan was nominated as the candidate
In 1865 the pendulum swung east
again and New York was the chosen
city, with Seymour, a son of New York
state, nominated on the twenty-second
ballot. In 1872, when Greeley was nom
| mated on the first ballot, the conven-
ton was held at Baltimore again. this
being the fifth time that city had been
so honored. The convention of 1876 met
in St. Louis and nominated Tilden on
the second ballot. That of 1880 was
held in Cincinnati, when, after the see
Ond ballot, Hancock was nominated by
reclamation.
Chicago was revisited after an alb
seuce of 20 years in 1854. and on the
second ballot Cleveland was nominated.
In 1888 the convention assembled in St
Louis, and Cleveland was renominated
by reclamation and without a ballot.
In 1892 the scene was again shifted to
Chicago. with the same candidate as at
the two preceding conventions This
time Cleveland was nominated on the
first ballot.
1t would seem hardly necessary to
mention such q recent occurrence as the
national convention Of 1896. were ii not
for the fact that few people seem to
reconect even the salient features of
such an event four years after it has
happened. Similarly, also. few remem-
Der even the names of those who pre-
side at such affairs with almost auto
cratic power for the time being-the
temporary and the permanent chair
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one who has enjoyed the whole hearted
ENTERTAINMENT afforded by the true
westerner can appreciate. The efficient
sergean.-at-arms, Colonel John l. Mar
tin. is on the ground perfecting his
plans and trying to plaeate the ap2li-
cants for seats and other favors.
A careful canvass OF former conven-
tons shows that the average delegate
spends about 500 besides his railroad
fares. including 50 or So a day for see
ing the sights which will bring the
total increment to the city generally
up into the millions. so that as an in
vestment alone the securing Of the con-
vention for Kansas City is looked upon
very favorahly by those who have SO
freely subscribed their dollars Tor thu
magnificent hail.
1t does not require a prophetic vision
TO foreteli the nomination. unless the
figures deceive one. as they sometimes
do, for, while the total number of dele
gates to the convention is set at $50.
more than the $50 necessary 10 nomi-
nate are already instructed for Mr.
Bryan II viii. then. be Bryan again
this time. and not some dark horse"
that shall leap Ike lightning out OF
comparative obscurity into sudden
prominence and fame.
Mr.. Bryan's sponsor win be the dep
nty attorney general OF Nebraska. VIII
lis d Oldham. who is well known as n
campaign orator and 4 devoted disciple
of the late Mr.. Bland
The presidential kite VIII be swiftly
flown before the gaze OF an expeetant.
If not surprised. multitude. and across
1t viii be embiazoned the name OF Bry-
an But as 10 the tail Of the kitS-the
nominee for the vice presidencS-there
are various opinions. All the people
out here seem 10 prefer some good
western man." while those in the east
appear to think he should come from
the Atlantic slope. As to this. the guess
OF an outsider is Just as good as that OF
one on the spot. There is this satisfac-
ton. however. 10 be derived from tho
uncertainty: IT doesn't matter much.
anyway. unless the incumbent OF tho
presidential chair should demise. who
his bob is or how he gets attached 10
the kite. J. JOHNSON WATRCCS
Kansas City.
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ana soon received enough more to in
sure his nomination.
l was talking today with a delegate
VINO was present at that convention.
He declared it was the most dramatic
he had ever attended, and he was an
old stager." too. Everything was sail
ing along very prettily, ne said. until
the Boy Orator" tipped the scale with
his glittering peroration and caught
the convention with his rhetoric The
three busy Bs'-Boies, Bryan and
Bland-were working against each 9TH
er personally, but with perfect unaniIn-
ity of purpose so far as their own be-
liefs were concerned. until II was dis
closed that Bryan was leading when.
according 10 this eyewitness. "bedIam
broke loose" Then the advocate OF
Uncle Horace" gracefully withdrew
his nominee, and the friends OF Bland.
who had been shouting themselves
hoarse with Tick. took. tick. Silver
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/ short grass country and stirling out
on q thousand mile trip across the
plains IN their prairie sehooners. as
the California coIonis;s did half a cen
fury ago. The spirit still survives and
only awaits an opportunity for It's de-
velopment l speak Of these men be
cause they are by all odds the most pic
tuTesque. IL not the most interesting, Of
any l have met You have already
heard, OF course. Of the protests 10
plutOcrats" which the farmers OF Ok
lahon1a. Arkansas and other states have
prepared IN order TO give the "blgbugs"
an object lesson IN economy and admin
lister 3 rebuke 70 the Haunting extrava-
gance OF delegates who are corning here
IN private cars loaded with every lux
ury- They are honest and IL goes with
cut saying that they are hard working.
for IL ever there was q country where
the best man wins Il is IN their section
They have read or heard az ttse prices
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sgt WAS a bold stroke for the Demo-
Gratis to decide that not only should
IS their great national convention be
held farther west than ever before, but
that il should also open on the Fourth
Of July.
The caIdron will begin to sizzle on the
night Of the Sd. it win possibly boil
over on the Fourth and inundate the
whole region roundabout before the
machinery of the convention is in run
ming order, which viii probably be on
the 5t{l. Even then there will be further
deIaV. if the generous people among
whom, the delegates will temporarily
pitch their tents can have their way,
for il is the intention of the residents OF
Kansas City to eclipse all previous al
fairs OF The kind and to make TINS com
bination of patriotism and politics the
greatest celebration the great west has
ever seen, and the coming Fourth, they
all agree. will hereafter be known as
the day we celebrated, with d heavy ac-
cent on the the
Political preferences and productions
aside. il must be admitted that no
means have been spared to carry out
the original programme so that this
will absolutely be the limit and VIII
be referred to by future historians as
the fin de steele event of a century,
noted for startling innovations and
wonderful achievements. This is the
opinion 1 have formed after having |
been here nearly a week cOnyersing |
with, men of every class of business and |
shade Of belief The whole city is i'm
bued with an all perVading desire to
make Of convention week a noteworthy |
event. without regard to personal feel |
ings or affiliations.
AS brother Americans, those who re-
side outside this enterprising city will |
have to admire the grit and persever-
ance of the committee having this con- I
vention in charge. It was less than
three months ago, or on April last,
that the magnificent convention hall,
then nearly constructed, was burned to
the ground, and all the plans had to be
revised.
1.-THE people of the Kaw valley" said
a man TO me today, haven't got any
dictionary with the word failure in it.
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candidate. as no other possibility looms
above the throng in opposition TO the
man who stampeded the convention at
Chicago in 1886
more dramatic convention than
that OF 1886, all are agreed. even here,
it would be difficult to evoke, and, while
Z more vociferous one may be possible
II is considered iTnproba Die. Stin We
have hopes that The great combination
viii Guido all other attempts, az has
been said. The nearest the Democrats
have come to holding a convention on
the Fourth OF July before was al that
same session in Chicago. which opened
July 5 and nominated Bryan July 10.
The next nearest was that OF 1854.
which opened July and nominated
Cleveland three days later One OF
these candidates was defeated and one
carried the Democratic banner &c vic
tory. both starting out in the month Of
July.
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more. He points with pride to the fact
that an even % 900 is 1000 more than
one-tenth the city's total population,
and a pretty good showing for a town
that was started only 70 years ago. 1t
was laid out in 1880, and only two years
later, in 1882, the first Democratic ma
tional convention was held at Balu-
more, which nominated Andrew jack
son by accIamation, SO that there is
sort of coincidence about the date of
that first convention and the birth Of
this city.
And how these conventions have
made history for our country! Upon
their fats has depended the fate of
many man who otherwise might have
continued comparatively unknown to
the present day. The have upbuilded
some regulations, and others they have
torn DOWNFALL in a breath, as it were.
The prospective nominee is always 'in
the hands of his friends" But. above
all there is a spirit of dominance that
overrules the best planned schemes that
can be devised, and, despite the protests
of those most concerned, a national
convention is liable to take the bit
in its teeth" and run away at the ad-
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The more they get it in the neck the
less liable they are to give in. You
aan't down them"
II my brief acquaintance with them
and the history of this vast enterprise
may be taken as Indications you GER
ta1nly cannot down them" or, if you
get them down you can't hold them
there As soon as the committee saw
the ruins of their pet creation, upon
which they and all their fellow citizens
had counted as the future home of
many a convention, and upon which
they had laviShed their energy and dol
lars. they lost no time in getting up its
successor. Contracts We're made by
phone and wire. premiums were prom
iSed for extra work and material and
three days after the fire the iron was
being wrought in the mills for use in
the new structure. Eighteen days aft
eT the fire special train brought the
first great trusses~ from Minneapolis to
Kansas City, and ever since, by day
and by night. the work has been going
on without intermission. And it is still
going on, with threats and promises
held over the contractors. who are
bending every energy to complete their
gigantic task in time. II the contractors
had not succeeded in having the last
great truss in place by the 18th of June,
they would have had the pleasure of
putting up temporary roof at their
own expense. The laborerS demanded
and got time and half for all day
work over eight hours and double pay
for night work; but it went on Just the
same, hundreds Of electric lights and
barrels Of money furnishing the need
ful illumination and Inducements.
So-hsre it is At last. yawning for the
crowds that are 10 fill il. coming from
every part of the Union. Its exterior
dimensions are lSS by SI4 feet. its floor
space is 15S100 square feet. and its to-
tai seating capacity is estimated at
p $50. The arena balcony is to seat
5,5eo, the stage 500. east OF stage 500.
second gallery $500. the roof garden
gallery 5000. arena floor. where the del
eeates and their alternates will be seat
ed, 1850; press quarters Coo, roof garden
proper S.20G ana temporary gallery 3. 500.
These. are outside figures. but they are
official. The loyal native OF Kansas CITY
VIII allow YOU TO race" them 10 the
extent Of the odd go. but not a unit
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mentor the sea of political oblivion
seems usually to engulf them, and they
disappear, except for a bit of wreckage
that now and then survives, until an
other national convention comes
around. There are noteworthy excep-
tons, of course, but as a rule neglect
and forgetfulness are the rewards of
party service in the making and boost
ing of candidates. However, they take
their chances along with the rest. It
is not everybody who can reach the
plums when there are so few to be dis
tributed and SO many after them.
AS about everybody knows, the ma
tional convention preceding this one,
or that of 1885, was held in Chicago,
the total vote on the first ballot being
752, with SOC necessary to a choice. On
the first ballot Bland led, with 235, but
on the fifth, with a total Of 766. and 512
necessary to a choice, Bryan had 500
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the utmost attention being paid TO &C
curacy OF fire. both with large guns and
rifles. and is manifesting the utmost in
genuity in devistns targets OF a novel
character He is likewise initiating
and taking part IN gunroom debates on
all matters likely 10 quicken the inteIii-
gence OF the officers and men under his
orders.
Herbert Putnam. librarian OF the IL
brary OF congress, who has gone 10 E,u-
rope. viii have Z busy trip. He viii be
purchasing books for the library all the
time viii attend several congresses OF
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professional interest TO him in widely
separated parts OF Europe and hopes TO
be present at the five hundredth ami
versary OF the birth OF Gutenberg 10 De
celebrated at Mainz- To this occasion
he VIII go as a delegate from the Unit
ed States
Six Observation-Disclosures Madison.
Monroe, John Quincy Adams. Van Blu
rem and Buchan2n-ssrved as secretary
OF state General Grant was secretary
OF war al interim and performed the
duties OF that Office for I've months
Professor d. A Kent OF Jewell. IA
has been appointed BY the sultan OF
Turkey instructor OF farming Tor the
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fulI 81 of Traasyaal STAMPS. IL II saId.
would nov cost about s5.sDs.
Mr. President" said Bishop Stevens
At the recent general council of the Re-
formed Episcopal church in BaitlTnors.
\ smoke. ard I shall confinpe 20
smoke ] don't believe the Use Of tobzc-
CO Is As bad as Il mas BEEN described
believe Il Is al pisce 90 ~Ei worship.
God hiss never said anywhere that Se
shan net - ministers % hiE gospel n
we Go use = God provided for svery
need n uatur@. and thank God for my
cigar
Ex-Governor Bushnell q Ohio said
recently thai while ESsesaS- he made
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MEN OF ALL NATIONS.

When Gambetta died. the French
government desired that mis- body
should he placed in the Pantheon. Gam
betta's father. however. objected. and
SO the internfent took place st Nice.
After tie death Of Gambetta pere his
sister agreed 10 the transfer OF the re-
mains 10 the Pantheon. The exhuma-
ton OF the body and its removal to
Paris win take place next January.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford is
virtually revolutionizinS the British
Mediterranean squadron. especially as
regards its gunnery. He is insisting on
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entire Turkish empire Professor Kent
was recommended for the position e
year ago. but on account Of the usual
oriental 3ilaioriaess did not receive the
appointment unfit the ether day. he Il
now member OF the faculty OF the
Iowa State Agricultural college
u P Castle Of London has sold his
collection OF postage stamps fer $3.50 oso.
which Is believed 10 se the largest lump
sum ever rald Tor such 8 collection.
Now that tn. Orange Free State has
been taken OF the map as an lnSeEssnd
srz republic. collectors are paying -
mnch as - for 3 single stamp OF that
goveraU1srl, and the prIce Is rszlE.- n
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TIE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION

Dick" scrrowfully listened to his letter
Of withdrawal, which had been written
in advance to be read at just this sort
of juncture. The silver tongued or
ator from Nebraska" had captured the
convention with his simile, You shall
not press upon the brow of labor a
crown Of thorns; you shall not cruelty
mankind upon a cross of gold,' and the
result was, as we know, the nomination
of Bryan. This year, unless all the
signs are at fault, he viii again be the
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Il q pzrt % his Celebration o. Memorial
day 20 parton tore Old soldier out Of
the psuirntsarT he Always ssiscts5
ere eTho hz9 been a god prisoner as5
who was asntsncssI 20 tie sErpr1soa1srt
- for asaaslzGxhgsr. At ore time DIR
ing sss term there we're IIe ex-soislern
IA he Ohio psniientjarv-
Captain Percy scott. IN cnarza5s %
n. " 3. Terrible. ~hfch Is 81 Chlness
waters. II iresf kno-Tn fpr his snxssfsoss
Ct the naval gin Ergaatiag - neAnz
% vascA ~ Esvs1 T<z8Yxrifh. tut Re
Gi1 mach szors tazn tbs. foE - devised
an electric signalling Apparatus y
szsea communication cad ~ keSt -