Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-17
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
ANIMAL Conyccation Of the Order ~
the state CAPITAL.
Election Of Officers and other Business
Transacted.

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special TO the Gazette a.,,s
Austin. April 16.--The second gay
SO. sion OF the grand lodge Oh tne
Knights of Py thias convened AZ n,ne
c,c,ock This morning. me conI
,,;,tee on credentials reported the ioi-
lowing past chaacellors, who, were
ad,nit1,d. G. Il. FTomer, w. n.
pram,letIe. p. G. Bell, j. w. Reed, J..
+. Hopkins, n. G. Shelly
pact Chancellor Keuhn OF calves
ton was appointed assistant To tne
grand keeper Of the records and seals
The report ofthe grand chancellor
wns read. which stated that four new
lodges had been formed and sew.
oral Others had commenced
work which had been suspended: sew
eral recommendations were MADE 1or
The benefit of the grand lodge and sub
ordinate lodges, with requests TO De
presented to the supreme lodge. Inc
report was referred to q special conf
mittee consisting Of w. b. Savage, j..
4, Walker and +. II. Hanna.
An invitation to visit the capital
vrounds was received from Secretary
Dickinson and accepted
The report of the finance committee
was read and adopted. The commit
tee on laws and supervision reported
in reference to resolution for sick
benetit.. which was adopted. The re-
mort IN bylaws of subordinate lodges
was also approved.
The following lodges applied for
charters:
Raleigh No. 80; Frontier No. So
Henrietta No. 10; Schiller No. 90; Sui
pbur City No 50; kaufman No. IS;
Star of the West No. AZ; Jefferson NJ.
s.; Pioneer No. 40; Coleman No. 4Si
Midlothian No. 50; Alamo No.
80. DIN No. 81; Central
No. IA; Elk No. 35. Terrell lodge was
granted new charter, the old one
having been burned.
A resolution buy fifty past chan
cellor jewels and II new set of jewels
for the grand lodge was referred.
A resolution introduced that all
lodges should insure their property,
and in case of failure SO TO
40, and the property is destroyed, they
may not ask for relief. Referred.
Unfinished business from the last
session was referred to n commit, g
consisting of w. III. Sutton, Z. :.
Wren and Il. b. Connell.
Afternoon session--'rhe following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Grand chancellor, ii.
q. Labatt of Galveston; V. e,
w. A. Abry of Longview, q. p, J 4.
Walker of Gainesville; G. n. of r,
and T Il. LaHache Of Sherman; q.
NJ. of Il X. A. Ferris of Dallas; G.. NJ.
at A., IL. II. Warning of Houston; G. |.
e., g. Coon of Weatheriord;
G.. o., G.. =. TuliDg of
Galveston. Trnstees-P. S. Wren of
Galveston, w. II Savage of Palestine,
j.. III. Hanna of Denison.
Terrell, Gainesville and Houston
were pisced in nomination for he
place of the next meeting, and Gaines
Vile was chos' IL.
Reports by the committees on by
laws and constitution, finance, state
of the order, laws and supervisions
were adopted.
Adjourned till morning.
The knights are being elegantly en-
tertained at the blind asylum tonight.
Fort Worth exhibited her usual lib.
erality to-day in making application
for a summer normal school by AN Of
fer from the city council To double the
amount appropriated by the state ~
contribution TO the school, If
1t should be located there,
by which It's length and
efficiency might he greatly in
creased. GAINESVILLE also applied for
n summer normal. The board offered
by both places is So 30 10 $500 per
week.
The Citizens Loan company of Gal
sestou filed an amended charter in
creasingits capital stock from $500, 900
TO S600,O00.
Complaints have been made that
express agents are charging freight on
assessoFs' and collectors blanks. All
such documents are prepaid by til,
comptroller.
Parties who iil,d on school lant
under the dollar act as reported yes
terday, Will be allowed sixty days III
which to make first pavments.
Revenue receipts $27 900.
All a,iicie III loday's Examiner |,
regarded IA n virtual announcement
OF Ross Tor governor and created ,
considerable sensation.
Last night the office OF the Dali,
Dispatch was broken into. seyera
columns OF matter pied and lar poure,
over the debris. Two forms escape,
injury because 1t is supposed TN
Villains became frightened and fled
NO paper was issued to-day, but 1t vii
appear all right tomorrow. Certai
partes are suspected, and arrests ar
anticipated tomorrow.
me street railway company has
petition before Judge Walker askin
an injunction agair st the mayor an
marshal from preventing the propose
extension on Live Oak street.
"A picnic and barbecue was given
me female inmates of the lunatic as,
ium III the park fronting the buildin,
me hrst occasion OF the kind in ii
history of the institution. A han
furnished good music, to which a
picnickers danced in hearty enjo
ment.