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OF mail between the several sub-stations OF
this city, and rules, rates and regula tions re-
garding second class matter mailed by pub
fishers are treated Of, each in its own cir
cular.
People receiving one OF these circulars
ought never again to ask about that partic-
ular subject" said Chief Clark. "But we
get lots of questions that would stump q
Philadelphia lawyer. They aren't In our
line at all, but II we can we answer them"
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THE BLUFFING WAS USELESS
The Pig Was Stolen and that Set
tied the Matter.

Tne Fig Was Stolen and that Set
tied the Matter.
On Christmas morning three or four
years ago started out for hunt with
Mississippi planter and when we had gone
about half mile from the house we came
full upon colored man who had killed
pig weighing about one hundred pounds
and was dressing it. writes Detroit Free
Press correspondent he had no warn
ing of our approach but exercised won
derful nerve. As soon as we came up he
removed his hat, bowed very low and
said:
Kurnel. war jist comm up to the
house to restore you my thanks. Low
me, sab, to say dat / nebber dun depre-
ciated anything like dis present of yours. "
What present. boy?"
| Dis yere pig, sab. I was dun outer
meat, an, ! can't tell you how much
obleeged ar"
Look yere, boy?"
| II don't know you. You are o stranger
in this neighborhood. You run that hog
why. Kurnel. how you talk. Doan'
You 'member sst day las July when you
mo. sir, / wasn't down there in
July :"
AR 1t possible9 An you didn't tell
me to come up heah, an get shoat
Christmas?"
No. sir"
..Nebber dun tole me muffin ?"
| mo. SIR"
An dis ar your pigs"
| Yes. sir. .
| '.,Wall! WALL It's mighty quare dat
made sich O mistake. Mebbe IT'S ON
count Of dat tree which fell ON my head
las Winter. Did you want de pig cared
up to de house, Kurnel2"
II do. Take it direct to the house and
| then make tracks"
"Suah. Kurnol. suah! I'll take it right
up an den hurry right away. Sakes
alive. but when dat tree cracked my head
all de sense mus hev run right outi
Good-by. Kuruel, I'll leab dc pig right at
de house an walk right of. No harm,
Kurnel. All q mistake on my part. Nice
pig, Kurnel. an wish you many returns
of de same"
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NINETEEN KILLED BY GRIP.
Little Falling Off in the Nor.
tality Returns

one hundred and nfty-thrse policemen were
reported on the sick-i,t to-day.
Daring the twenty-four hoass ending at
noon, there were ia deaths reported As having
occurred IN this city, nineteen OF which were
from the Strip complicated with pneumonia.
Eight Of the victims were women.
This js O decrease nom the report for tAo
tWenu.fonr houfn en1inH q noon EoaloIdsy
gR,e l,1 s,e,.s E|spl 11lns.,1 "a \ lis|l
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town, and I've been downtown for couple
OF hours, but amt sure whether mailed
that letter or not. don't know who 1t was
to, do your"
The bibulous individual was indignant
when Mr.. Clark informed him that he was
unable TO assist him, and declared that he
should report the new Bureau to the Post
master.
Two pretty girls came next. Ono Of them
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Chilian Insurgents Say the War VIII
End at Valpara also.

'rY cAnLE TO THE PRESS NEWS AssoorArroS.I
BuESos AYREs, April "a -Advices from the
scene of the revolution in Chill report that an
engagement took place at Iquique on the 18Th
between the Government forces and the insur-
gents In which the latter were victorious.
The insurgents are now massing their troops
around Valparaiso. with the object OF compel
ling the fort which defends that city to sur
render.
They have informed the foreign consuls that
they have no intention at present to lombard
Valparaiso, but when once the city Il in thelr
possession the war will be ended.
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Broker Tracv Fails

The suspension Of J. +. Tracy, q stock
broker, was announced this morning from the
ros.rum Of the Consolidated Exchange. Mr..
Tracy was short of 900 shares of Union
Pacinc, and SO has twenty four hours IN which
to make his balance at the Clearing II ouse
good, otherwise the stock will be bought In for
him under the rule.
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Str,,cx hv IiphtpipO

A two-story frame stable on Prospect street.
Stapleton. s. l., owned by Mira Isaac Lea, was
struck by lightning shortly after midnight this
morning and completely destroyed. A horse
and wagon owned by William MoManamara,
which were IN the stable, were also burned up.
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9. To collect bills or accounts. or TO recover
any letter money OF goods sent by mail and
received by the persons TO whom the same was
addressed or IN whose care 1t was directed.
All persons sending money to strangers on the
steuGih OF promises or representations made
in advertisements or circulars, do SO at their
own risk. II they consider that they have
been wronged through any fraudulent scheme
conducted by mall the facts should DO reported
to the Chief fost-on1ce Inspector, Washing
ton, u. q.
g. To give information as 70 present location
OF persons who have removed from former
residences in New York.
4. To investigate irregularities alleged to
have occurred at other post-ofices.
5. To furnish information a. to the private
business or family affairs OF any person.
Q. To make extended search for missing
friends or relatives
q To furnish from Directory lists OF the Gd-
dresses OF all persons bearing . certain sur
name or engaged In AnI particular basinsas In
IhlS CITY. or who are supposed 10 be ''milliOA.
aifea.R @ l4at.
ToflrBish oplnloss a TO "JAs bssss o.
:" mogt ffliAhle doaloIn n naalanaudlaa =
~ n N.I IaNnoI \ 4 A. a ~.
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Five People Killed Outright and 100
Injured.
The CupoIa OF the House of
Parliament Topples Over.
Citizens in q Panic.-Vatican Stained
Windows Broken.

ESPECIAL CABLE TO THE EVENING woRLp.I
ROME, April %. Tho explosion Of the mon
stsr magazine at Pozso Pantalee this morning,
st about 7 O'Clock, caused such shaking-up in
,his city as to lead to veritable panic, during
which terrified people knelt in the streets to
pray that they ana Rome might be saved from
o destruction which seemed threatened.
The shock was at nrst supposed to be that Of
an earthquake.
1t caused the collapse of the cupols on the
House of Parliament and in other portions of
the city walls were cracked, doors sprung
open, windows broken and the streets strewn
with loose bricks. splinters and other debris
Reports from the scene Of the explosion say
that its cause is not yet understood, but 1t was
perhaps due to the presence of store Of dyn-
amite In the magazine
The magazine was about four kilometres
from Rome. All the houses within kilo-
metre OF the explosion were either totally
wrecked or seriously damaged.
A sort OF rumbling which preceded the out
burst gave suficient warning to permit the
soldiers to leave the fort, but several OF them
were Injured and number OF peasants work.
ing In the vicinity were killed.
In sll, it is reported that $50 or more persons
have been taken to hospitals or require medical
treatment at home for injuries OF various de-
grees.
King Humbert and stan. Minister Rudini
and members Of the Cabinet went to the scene
OF the explosion soon after IL occurred, and
great througs otpeople have also gone out to
view the ruins 10 the vicinity.
1t is announced that on account of the
casualty the races for to-day, which were to
have included the Italian Derby, have been
postponed.
Among the buildings severely shaken in Rome
was the Vatican, in which number OF the big
stained-glass windows were shattered.
LATER. 1t 10 now said that nve people were
killed outright apd that the number injured ia
atout as first reported.
The scenes OF ruin wrought by the explosion
are indescribable.
The distance of the exploding magazine from
Rome, given In the cablegram as about four
kilometres, is about two miles and q half.
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-four Disorderly Houses Raided.
Ame Miller, colored, OF Jos West Thiru
,neeI; Annie Young. OF 10 Bleecker street,
nursas sweeney. OF Iss Vast Thlrd street. and
Ss,d S,dI'ne iAhoIr Of l4a West Third atFfei, were
SsSn,s seneIson Market lhis morning for
sslaea laet nlgeI and 4 lot az ini1alSS 0er1
neS7 ~ ~ N1fn Ff'e ffs1 AZ tlrn ~
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Three Thousand Immigrants To-day.
Immigrants TO be landed at tne Barge once
to-day comprise l, sis from the waeslsnd, +b5
from the Spree, CAS- from the Wisconsin, and
761 from the Saale-3, III In all.
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Four Score English Mormone.
Eighty Mormon immigrants we're landed At
the Barge once to-day from sthe steamship
Wisconsin. II any polygamists are found
among them they viii be debarred from en-
trance 10 this country.
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Wife and Mother Become Insane.
On complaint Of her husband, Mrs. Rachel
Bellevue from Essex Market Court to-day, as
an insane person. She Is the mother Of four
children,
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A Husband at Lounhead Shoots His
Wife and Himself.

DUNLAP CABLE NEWS sPEcIAL.l
EDINBURGH, April 23.-This morning, at Loun-
head. q village six miles from here, man
named aealy shot his wife In the face and then
shot himself dead. Mrs. Healy Is very seri-
ously wounded. The couple had been on bad
terms for some time previously.
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Broken Ranks Reiected.

The Mayor, Comptroller and City Chamber
lain met to-day and dropped from the list OF
depositaries OF city money, the American Loan
and Trust Company and the North River Bank,
both defunct corporations.
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Precocious Thieves Cared For.
William Higgins, thirteen years old, and
James McNuity, eleven, were committed to the
care OF the Childrens Society, at Essex Market
to-day, charged with trying to burglarize Ar
tist Geiger's studio at 323 East Tenth street
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A Thug Identified and jailed.

George Walker, tough with many aliases,
was held for the Grand Jury at the Tombs
Court to-day, having been identified by
Andrew Waterhouse, of 2sk Caharine street,
as the man VINO Knocked him down and stole
t55 from him In Chatham Square tho night OF
March IS
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Runawavs From School.

AsNho" oSo ftoiAA oShoo"
The Brooklyn Police, were asked this morn
ing to looh for George Hall, aged twelve, and
Robert Leseman aged eight, who ran away
from the Brooklyn Industrial School. on Sterl-
ing place. Hall has light brown hair. blue
eyes and pale complexion. Leseman has dark
brown hair and black eyes.
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Stole s43 Worth OF Pearl Buttons.
Patrick Carmody. homeless, was held at the
Tombs this morning on a charge of stealing.
t43 worth OF rearl buttons yesterday afternoon
from Expressman George Barr's wagon in
West street.
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HON meIess pann,e Finds Comfort.

homeleSS Dannle t1nus Comfort.
Dannie McDermit, q homeless boy who was
discovered last night IN an unoccupied room
at 14s Vernon avenue, Long Island City, suf-
ferlng from grip, was this morning removed
to 1T, Catherlne's Hospital.
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SOME ODD QUERIES.
Queer Fish that Come to The Post
ONCE Information Bureau.
Points Wanted on Corsets,
Pianos and Delayed Letters.
Untiring Patience and Good Nature
Tried Daily to the Utmost.

The Post-Ofice Bureau OF Information
is new institution, but 1t is rapidly grow
ing in the affections of an inqulsitive public.
On the walls In various parts OF the
lobbies OF Postmaster Van Colts triangu-
lsr castle may be found notice that says
Information concerning rates OF foreign
and domestic postage, postal laws and
regulations, closing and arrival Of mails in
and from the principal cities Of the United
States, and postal business generally, may
be obtained on application at the Bureau
of Information on this floor, Broadway
side"
An EVENING WORLD reporter, following
this direction, found square little booth
opposite the stamp;windows and between
the two most northern entrances to the
Post once.
The head and shoulders Of a mild, blue
eyed, pleasant-faced man, with q white
beard and bald foretop, showed at win
dow on which was the legend:
BUREAU OF INFORMATION
:................"...
on tin sign.
Directly underneath was newer and
less substantial announcement In blue ink
on white cardboard:
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CITY news TE:RSELY TOLD.
To-Day's Record Of Minor Hap
penings About Town.
Chronicles Br efiy Drawn from Note
Book and Docket,

Must Get on the Sidewalks.
Twelve itinersnt soda vs.er dealers were
fined So each az Essex Market to-day, for OBJ
sruoting the sidewalka
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Six Months for Wife-Beater.
Justice Ryan, at Essex Market. to-day SEM
william Epstein, Of No. 6s Mang n street, fol
six months to the leland for beating hrs vile.
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held box about eighteen inches long by
three inches wide by three inches deep.
"How much postage will that require ~
asked the prettiest girl.
"What is in the package" Clerk
Whitney asked.
Both pretty faces suffused with blushes,
and then one whipered to the other " What
shall tell him ~
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But the gallant Whitney relieved the girls
OF their embarrassment with:
"Why IL contains dry goods, doesn't n
Certainly of course p and two two
cent postage stamps conveyed the corsets TO
their destination.
"Of course, most inquirers want infor-
nation about postal matters, but as you
see there are other questions asked" said
Mr.. Clark.
1--WE are asked to direct people to Q good
hotel, or tell them where to buy this, that
or the other thing to best advantage.
People ask for directions how to reach
given point or want to know where such
an establishment is located.
80 many questions are being asked
about matters not within our province, moi
within our knowledge, that Postmaster
Van Cott deemed 1t advisable to issue a
| circular to be given to this variety Of In
quirers, but fear the effect of 1t will be to
arouse the wrath of the recipients. The
new circular is like this:
THIS OFFICE CANNOT UNDERTAKE
!. To ascertain and report the standing,
reputation or character OF individuals, firms
or companies, or give opinions az TO the value
| OF goods advertised.
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Helped Himself to the Boarders'
Clothes.
James Wilson was held In the Adams Street
Police Court, Brooklyn, this m orning charged
with having hired q furnished room at the
house OF MIRA Hayes, 81 Cranberry street, and
after remaining two days, walking away with
two suits OF clothes and an overcoat belonging
to Charles Peck, q boarder.
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No STAMPS BOLD HERH!


The mild-eyed mans face wore an ex-
preston which seemed to invite questions,
but before the newspaper man could reach
the window fat man with silk hpt OF the
vintage OF ~ on the back Of his head
hustled in and planted himself before the
little window.
81 say, how much for this package to
England'" he said, in wheezy voice sug-
gestive OF grip.
" The mild-eyed man took a small pack
age from the hand of the fat man and
weighed it on platform scale in his little
den, at the same time asking: What's
IN it ?"
" None of your -. Say, what do you
want to know for What do you care
England's free trade :"
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ooh, dearw
The exclamation was one OF distress, and
1t came from stout woman In black
satin gown. Just at this moment she got
her eye on the mild-eyed man, and ap-
preaching, all smiles and dimples and
double chin, she extended both hands in at
the window.
Wont you please lick this stamp and
put 1t on for me, please do, that's dear |!
My hateful gloves and this miserable veil
are so bothersome ~
The mild-eyed man clicked" the stamp
and put 1t on with charming affability.
Three brokerish looking men were the
next customers. One of them asked:
How does this weather compare with
that of former years ut this seasont :" re-
moving his hat and wiping his brow sug-
gestively. -..
"Its WARMER" replied Clerk Whitney
promptly.
" It's all right, Jim; you win and don't
kick" calculated one of the questioner' o
companions. Jim said he'd bet the din
ner for us three that he'd get an answer
here to any question was mind TO form
ulate. l gave him that one, and ! lose
Come and make fourth at table"
Mr.. Whitney politely declined and turned
to the next customer. 1t was a gentleman
of Milesian extraction, and this is what he
said:
"The letter was after gettin' Saturday
week. / read 1t, but sure I've forgotten
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The distance Of the exploding magazine from
Rome, given in the cablegram as about four
kilometres, is about two miles and half
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ings with q few eloquent and witty remarks
and called upon the octette consisting of the
Schubert Quartette and the choir of the
chapter for the first number on the pro
gramme, "The Pilgrims Chorus" The
Grand Royal Arch Chapter was then responded
to by the NJ. E. G. IL. Priest, Alexander McKen-
zie followed by selection from the Schubert
Quartette. "Our Sister Chapters" by Com
pqnion William II. Sands, of Richmond Va;
yourselves" )" by Past High Priest \. r. Bond;
"Woman," by Companion Matthew Trimble;
"Man," by the Rev. w. A. Bartlett; "Our
Government" by Companion Neill Dumont;
"The Press" by Brother j. j. Noah, were the
other toasts. The last toast closed the exer-
cises Of the evening. The reception committee
were as follows: j. b. Cralle, chairman G.
II. Bates w. A. Boyd, NJ. d. Bralnard, G.. B.
Edwards, r. A. Etty, e. E. Femming, Har-
vey Given, H. NJ. Hodges, Frank Hoffa, g. NJ.
Hunt, A. G. Jenkins w. Ii. Klopfer, o. Owen,
+. Z. Tasker, II. B. Wilson, and G. M. York.
Among the distinguished guests present were:
Noble d. Larner, Marshal d. NJ. Ransdell,
j. Il. Leonard and wife, Thomas +. Gibbs and
wife. +. G. Alexander and wife, L. G. Elmore
and lady, A. w. Kelly and lady, Colonel w.
g. Moore, George II. Walker and lady, ID. G.
Dixon and lady, j. II. Olcott and lady, H. s.
lady, j. H. Vermilya and lady, James F.
scaggs and lady, A. NJ. Hoover and wife,
John A. Luttrell and lady, Theodore Friebus
and lady, j. B. Cralle and lady, j. FL. Wardle,
E. j. Nottingham and wife, s. 9. Noting
ham and wife, Harrison Dingman and wife,
c. H. Bates and lady, A. Fisher and lady, NJ.
r. Thorpe and wife, s. NJ. Yeatmsn and wife,
w. A. Craig and wife, j. B. Bailey and lady,
F. l.. Campbell and lady, j. II. Trimble and
lady, Robert Ball and daughter, Alexander H.
Holt, Frank Hoffa and lady, j. H. Blair and
wife, w. S. Campbell and wife, s. B. Penne-
baker and wife, II. G. Pearson and wife, j. F.
Blackmar and wife, Thomas w. Cridler and
wife, j. w. Townsend and wife, A. b.
Coolidge and wife, Fred Niemaster and lady,
and many others.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13

received from Mayne z. Twtchell, Milton j.
Britain, and Mrs. Lizzie V. Britain. The
degrees were conferred on five candidates.
Fourteen applications are pending. New
officers Will be elected on the 21st.....At Co
lumbia Commandery's regular meeting Tues.
day evening Mrs. Isabel Hoffman was elected
to membership. The commandery will elect
officers and vote on the question of uniting
the senior and junior classes December 22.,....
The committee to award the prize to the COM
mandery showing the greatest proficiency in
rendering the ritualistic work at the late
grand visttations have made their report to
the grand commander, who will present the
prize to the commaudery entitled to it at a
general meeting OF the members of the order
60 be held the latter part of this month......A
new commsndery will be instituted by Grand
Commander Ehle during the present month,
which will be the tenth in this jurisdiction and
the sixth instituted by him since he has
held the office Of Grand Commander.
At the meeting of Meridian Commandery
Friday applications for membership were re-
ceived from Mrs. Indiana j. Nickols, Miss
Nellie X. Grant, and Mrs. Sarah j. Hendricks.
The degrees were conferred on Robert W.
Houeh, Henry +. Bart, w. w. Keck, Miss
Lauretta Hendricks, and Miss Miranda kecll.
Carl +. w. Bergman was admitted by card
from Alpha Commandery, New Haven, Conn.
The following officers were elected for the
term beginning January 1, 1885, N. c.,
Francis !. Willis. v. N. c., Mrs. Ida w.
Wilmington; w. T., James w. Carter; N.
r. OF r., Samuel w. Maddux, sr.; F. X. of
r., William t. Kent; T., Richard A. Walker;
W. H., George G. Hough; w. l. g.. Mrs.
Mary A. Keck; w. o. g., Edward F. Warren;
P. N. G., David NJ. Keck; Trustees, A. M. Sal
mon, William Muirhead, and Thomas H.
Langley; representative to the Grand Com
mandery, David M. Keck; alternate, Mrs.
Julia A. Breed auditing committee, James
w. Carter, Almon F. Tucker, and DR.. H. M.
ennett. This commandery has gained
1ghteen members during the term, and now
numbers 14S. The new officers will he In
stalled by Deputy Grand Commander Henry
FL. Hough on the Sth of January.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13
Independent order Mechanics.

At La Fayette Lodge No. ID Thursday
night Brother G. E. Cassel received the 3D.
degree. At 745 the doors were thrown open
to the families and friends Of the members
and the first Of a series of musical entertain
ments under the auspices of La Fayette Social
Circle given. Those who contributed to the
EVENINGS pleasure were: B. T. Taylor, q. F.
Miller, Ltnwood B. Taylor, DR.. N. f. White,
G. Faunce, and j. Fl. Cathell. Refresh
ments were served. II is the inten-
tion OF this circle to have these family
gatherings once each month during the win
ter. Brother James E. Taylor, of the Taylor
Bros. Quintette, was unable to be present on
account OF sickness. This quintette gives an
entertainment December l6 at Concordia Hail.
At Capital Lodge No. II Friday Brother
w. J: Bradley received the Sd degree No
meeting will be held by this lodge on Decem-
Der 25 and January 1. Nomination of officers
December Is; installation Of officers January
8, 1S92.
Anchor Lodge No. 9 held an interesting
meeting Monday evening, with Junior Master
George j. Thomas in the chair. Brother
William M. Gillingham, chaplain, who has
been Ill, was at his post Of duty.
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NIAsONS OF NOTE-X.
w. j. Naylor, worshipful Master of Pen
tnlpha Lodge No. 2S.

w. j. Naylor, Worshipful Master of Pen
talpha Lodge No. %, was born in Philadelphia
in 1854 and lived in that city until his removal
to Washington in 1871, prior to which he
finished his education at Girard College. He
entered the Government Printing Office,
learned the printers art, and was employed
in that office until 1880 when he resigned to
accept position in the Weather Bureau
where he has been employed in various
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13
Golden Gross Notes.

At the last meeting of st. Johns Com
mandery application for membership was
received from Mrs Ellen p. Fisher. The
semi-annual election of officers will take place
on the 10Th Instant. Mount Vernon Com
mandery held its regular meeting Monday
evening. Applications for membership were
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13

capacities at number of observation stations
until the present time. He was initiated in
Pentalpha Lodge No. % in 1885, the present
secretary, Brother w. P. II. Crews being at
that time master OF the lodge. He was elected
Junior Deacon in 1887, and after faithfully
serving in the subordinate offices was elected
Worshipful Master in 1890. For the last four
years he has been connected with the Masonic
Board of Relief as a delegate from his lodge
and takes an active interest in the affairs of
that organization. 1t is noteworthy CO
incidence that three youths who worked side
by side as apprentices in the Government
Printing Office have during the last year oc-
cuped the station of Worshipful Master of
different Masonic lodges-James F. Scaggs,
of La Fayette No. 10; W: F. Randolph, OF
Pentalpha Lodge No. %, the subject of this
sketch.
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NEWS OF THE LODGES.
WHAT is GOING ON AMONG THE Sc
CRET FRATERNITIEs.

The Youngest Mason in the world-More
Masonic Elections-Deaths of Well
known -Fellows-Goldeu Gross
and Independent Mechanics.