Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-24
PACIFIC COAST AOvICES.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrIHEL.J
The knights TemDlar.

eA'onto6o VI WIZ yotut anu btC6klCA o@So
sion on the bay yesterday, and on their
return proceeded in a body to the Pavilion
to witness the exercises, drill, concert and
dance which we're in progress. On Satur-
day evening they had a formal reception
at their rooms in the Grand Hotel.
De Witt Commandery of Virginia City.
New. threw open their rooms at the Lick
House yesterday and received their friends
in large numbers. All day they were
visited by various Communicates in bodies,
single Knights and swarms Of the gentler
sex. Mrs. Charles Forman Of Virginia
City presented the commandery with q
magnificent floral piece, composed OF q
large cross wrought Of scarlet blossoms
inserted in q crown Of vsriegated blossoms.
The members received orders to attend in
full dress to-day for the purpose of return
ing fraternal visits in a body.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. % Upon the ar
rival at the Golden Gate of the Knights
Templar excursion on the bay yesterday a
salute Of 81 guns was fred.
The banquet given by the Grand Com
mandery of California to Grand Master
Dean and officers Of the Grand Encsmp-
ment at the Palace Hotel last evening was
a very brilliant affair in all things, except
the banquet, which in every respect was q
miserable failure. This latter fact was in
no measure due to the California Com
mandery, but to the management OF the
hotel. The hall was handsomely deco
rated with banners of the various com-
manderies OF California, and the tables,
arranged in triple order, were profusely
laden with flowers. About 500 Knights
and invited guests were present. The
dinner was set for 8 O'Clock, but it was
half-past 0 lefore the guests took seats.
and by haif-psst IL, owing to the inef-
ticient service, the dinner was not half
through. The first regular toast was TO
the Grand Encampment of the United
States, responded to by Grand Master
Dean, who took advantage Of the occasion
to testify to the hospitality extended by the
Knights OF the Pacific Coast to their East
ern companions. Other tossts followed.
all Of a Masonic character, and were re-
sponded to by the grand officers Of this
coast and of Eastern Communicates.
The following were elected to-day as
officers Of the Grand Encampment Knights
Templsr: Grand Master, Sir Robert E..
Withers Of Virginia; Deputy Grand Mas
ter, Sir Charles Roome of New York;
Grand Generalissimo. Sir John P. s.
Cabin of Pennsylvania; Grand Cap
tain General, Sir Hugh McCurdy
OF Michigan; Grand Senior Warden,
Sir J.. Lsrue Thomas of Ken
lucky; Grand Junior Warden, Sir
Treasurer, Sir J.. W. Limons of New York
tthird term; Grand Recorder, Sir Theo.
Sparvin Of Iowa (second term). The
election in nearly all cases is a promotion
Of the former officers. There were really
no other candidates proposed. The re-
naming officers will be appointed by the
Grand Master-elect on Saturday. The in
stallation Of the grand officers will take
place OIL that day.
As far as known there are but three
Communicates that will compete on Sstur-
day for the five handsome prizes offered
for the best drilled c~ommandery. 1t has
been suggested that the remaining two
prizes be awarded to the Communicates
who presented, mounted or on foot, the
best and finest appearance on the parade
ON Monday. The prizes are valued as fol-
lows: Onyx column, s~urmounted with
mounted Knight, 81, 200; engraved gold
PLAGUE, 81 $50; globe. with figure Of
mounted Knight, 81 $50; one gold and
silver vase, 81, 1000; one vase, $500.
Grand Master Dean issued a general
order expressing the obligations the
Knights Templar of the United States are
under to the Grand Commandery of Cali
forDia and the citizens at large for the
magnificent reception and hospitality ex-
tended them.
The Committee on Resolutions have
requested that one commandery from each
State in the Union, Canada and Honolulu
present their respective badge and card to
the Grand C~ommandery of California as a
memen.o Of the Conclave.
Democratic Committee Meeting.
San Francisco. Aug. 23.--The Demo-
cratic State Committee met at the rooms
of the State Club on Commercial street
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
considering the report Of the special com
mittee appointed to ascertain whether the
Railroad Commissioners have carried out
their pledge to make q material reduction
in railroad freights and fares. Many dis
tinguished members Of the party were
present from all parts Of the State. The
committee reported that they looked into
the new schedule adopted by the Commits
sion and found that it made about $500
different reductions. which were nearly all
material. The committee concluded by
saying that the Commissioner were per-
forming their duties in = satisfactory man
ner, and had fulfilled their pledges so far
as they had gone. Mr.. English stated
during the discussion that he had retired
from the committee, being satisfied that
the committee were working for the
railroad interests. Commissioner Foote
charged that the investigation was one of
collision with Commissioner Humphreys
and Carpenter. He stated that they had
entirely overlooked the fare and freight
schedule prepared by him, and had asked
him to retire from the meeting in order
that they might perfect their plans with
Humphreys and Carpenter in the interest
Of the railroad. This statement acted like
a bomb, and Foote was choked off from
further speech by the railroad faction
present. The meeting adjourned amid
the greatest confusion until 10 a. M. to-day.
The Democratic State Committee in ses-
sion this morning decided by a vote of %
to IA that Carpenter and Humphreys of the
Board OF Railroad Commissioners were
not liable to censure having faithfully dis
charged the duties of their positions.
San Francisco Intelligence.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 23.-Advices re-
ceived by the City Of Peking
the departure Of the Corean Embassy for
Washington, being the first that has ever
left Corea for any country except China
and Japan.
The Postofic e here has received the new
postal notes in books Of 500 each to the
number of 10, 600, and it will be ready to
issue them at the fixed date by the De-
parsment- Sept. 8, 1888. None can be
issued before this date. The largest sum
for which any single certificate or note
can issue is 81 80. They are good on pre-
sentation to any money order Office in the
United States, and will be paid to the
bearer thereof without Identification or
questions asked At any time within three
months after date of issue. They will
also be redeemed by the same Office that
issued them, thus making them negotia-
BILE as currency in the same city where
they are made.