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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08
Sovereign Grand Lodge, 1. o. o. f.

Sovereign Grand Lodge, 1. o. o. T..
This body, as its name denotes, the
head of the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows, will meet in its sixty-ninth
regular annual session in Milwaukee,
Wis, Monday, the 18th instant, and
continue in session about week. 1t
is claimed for the Sovereign Grand
Lodge that it is the most august as well
as the richest assembly of representa-
tives of fraternal and beneficial institu
tons that come together, embracing
as it does men OF influence and prom
inence in the various walks of life,
while its Golfers are always well filled.
To give an idea of the cost of its annual
meetings, it is only necessary to state
that at the last session more than eighty
thousand dollars was appropriated to
defray the expenses thereof.
The meeting this year Of this body
will be one Of unusual interest to the
membership in this State because of an
appeal that was taken to it by several
Past Grands Of the Grand Lodge of
Virginia at the last session of the lat
ter body, which touches the right Of
each Past Grand present to exercise
the elective franchise in the matter of
selecting officers. The laws of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge give to each
Past Grand present at its annual ses-
sions of Grand body, whether an ac-
credited representative or not, the
right to cast separate and distinct bal
lot. In the Grand Lodge of Virginia
this right is denied, the representatives
and Past Grand in attendance from
each lodge only casting one collective
vote hence the appeal. A similar APP
peal was taken last year, but on &C
count of its not being in regular form,
was not sustained. The one this year,
however, is said to be regular, and it is
claimed by many that it will be sus-
tanned by the Supreme body. In such
an event what effect it will have on the
official makeup of the State body Of
Virginia is entirely a matter Of specula-
ton. Some think that the present Off
GERS will not be affected in any man
ner, but that the Grand Lodge will
simply be ordered to revise its laws so as
to conform to those of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge while others express en-
tlrely different views on the subject.
The supreme body legislates for near,
Iy sixty grand lodges, about fifty grand
encampments, more than nine hundred
subordinate lodges, between twenty-five
and twenty-three hundred Rebecca de-
gree lodges and about the same number
of subordinate encampments. The total
relief afforded annually by these va
rious branches of the order runs up in
the neighborhood of 100000, while
their gross receipts amount to more
than the enormous sum of IS, 900 600.
1t is thought that the statistics of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge this year will
show net increase of more than
thousand members week.
The delegates from Virginia to this
body are Jas. B. Blanks, of Petersburg,
and W. F. Larrabee, of Phpbus, from
the Grand Lodge, and Geo. B. Davis, of
Richmond, from the Grand Encamp-
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

VIRGINIA's OYSTER BEDs.-Govern-
or Mckinney, Auditor Marye and Urea
surer Harrison, as members of the
board of the Chesapeake and its tribu-
taries Shell-fsh Commissioner Southy
wilkins, ]. B. Baylor, engineer, and j..
V. Jarvis, George Powell and Charles
NJ. Machea, commissioners oc Mathews
county, were served, on Wednesday,
with writs of process to appear
at the clerks Office of the Chancery
Court of Richmond, at the rules to be
held for that court on the last Monday
in September to answer a bill in chan
Gerry exhibited against them in that
court by VIM. NJ. Dixon, r. F. Landon,
Sarah Barker and Jas. Hudgins. The
writ is dated April 6, and states that an
Injunction has been awarded against the
defendants to restrain them from in
Guiding in the survey which they are
causing to be made of the natural oys-
ter-bed rocks and shoals of the State 81
acres, acres, ST acres and Is acres of
oyster grounds in Mathews county, the
alleged property of the plaintiffs. The
defendants are also restrained from in
GLIDING these lots on the maps which
they are now making until the further
order of the court. The temporary in
junction was granted by Judge S. B.
Witt, of the Hastings Court, who sat in
the Chancery Court in the absence of
Judge Lamb.
Gov. Mckinney says he has not been
able to give the subject any considera-
ton, but that he has forwarded the
paper to the Attorney General for his
action.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08
Tragedy in Southwest Virginia

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. S.-A dis
patch from Fairview, Southwest Vir-
ginia, says that Mrs. Wilson Berry has
been shot and fatally wounded by Mrs.
John Scott, a neighbor, and that young
Berry was shot and killed by the Scott
womau's son. Mrs. Scott several years
ago stabbed her brother to death with
q pair of shears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08
Killedin The Saddle.

DELTA, COL, Sept. S.-Two bandits
and cashier of bank were killed
yesterday as the result of an attempt to
rob the Farmers and Merchants Bank,
of this town. The amount taken was
$500, but through the killing of two Of
the robbers $500 of this amount was
recovered. Mr.. Simpson, who killed
the two bandits. did so while they were
galloping away on horseback.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

THE recent common sense ruling OF
the Secretary of the Treasury, to the eff
feet that tin plate made here by
dipping imported sheet iron into melted
imported tin, is not American tin plate,
will tend to the abolition of the unjust
tax on tin plate, as, for that tax to stand,
the home product must equal at least
one third of that which is imported, and
the ruling referred to completely
"knocks out" that required third.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

Mr.. QUINCY has resigned the office
of Assistant Secretary of State. This,
though anticipated, will be sad news to
the numerous applicants for positions
in the foreign service of the govern
ment, inasmuch as it will entail upon
themthe repetition of all the trouble and
expense of the efforts they have made to
establish themselves in his good graces.
Such work is by no means agreeable,
and to be compelled to do it over again
is labor indeed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Sept. s, 1898
SENATE,

The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Wolcott calling for information as
to the bounty paid on maple sugar,
having been laid before the Senate,
Mr.. Wolcott expressed regret at the
brusqueness of his response to Mr..
Gallinger yesterday, and said that he
wished now to modify his resolution
in accordance with Mr.. Gallinger's
suggestion-to cover all kinds of sugar.
He thereupon modified his resolution
accordingly, and it was agreed to-
but not before Mr.. Proctor had dis
charged some shafts of ridicuie at the
Junior Senator from Colorado. He
suggested that the Colorado Senator
might desire TO have the whole pro-
duct of maple sugar coined into suita-
bic cakes and put up in other subsldi-
airy packages which would not require
to have stamped upon them lin God
we trust and would not need to be
made legal tender, but would pass cur
rent on its intrinsic value. The re-
marks were received with laughter.
The repeal bill was taken up without
objection, and the Senate was address
ed by Mr.. Faulkner. After reviewing
the condition of affairs in this country,
Mr.. Faulkner said that the attempt to
appeal to the erudition of the American
people and ask the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the act Of 1890 upon
the assumption that the execution OF
the authority contained in its first Sec
ton had produced the conditions which
all recognized as existing, was, il the
light of the experience of the past two
weeks, unwsrranted, and the con-
clusion reached could not be le-
ultimately demonstrated by any pro-
cess of human reasoning. While he
did not believe that this act caused the
condition in which the country was
found to-day, still he was sensible of
the fact that influences had been put in
operation to induce the people to be-
lieve that its repeal would restore conf
dence and release the circulation now
boarded by the people. The country
was, in its condition, simply hypo-
chondriac, and as no legislative medi-
cine can reach this abnormal condition,
the only hope for full restoration for
the patient was to yield. upon reasona-
Bile conditions, to his hallucination, and
rely upon the faith that was in him TO
effect cure. In conclusion Mr.. Faux
ner said that although he should vote
to repeal the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act, he hoped that he would
not be called upon to do so without
having first secured an amendment to
the bill now pending before the Senate,
which would by law, and not by mere
declaration, give notice to the world
that this government would exercise all
its powers, employ all its resources and
throw the weight of its great influence
in favor of the re-establishment of sill
yer on an equality with gold as. a
standard of value.
After NIr. Faulkner closed his speech
the floor was taken by Mr.. Turpie, who
addressed the Senate in favor of the
principle of bi-mettallism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Large shipments of oysters are being
made from the Rappahannock river.
The truck-raisers in the Rappahan-
mock valley have had an unusually
profitable season.
Mrs. Thomas A. Cox died Wednes-
day night at her home, near White
Oak, in Stafford county.
The annual fair of the Shenandoah
Valley Agricultural Society opens at
Winchester Tuesday next.
An informality in one of the wards
of the recent local option election in
Roanoke may invalidate the victory
against license.
The steamship Rappahannock, built
in England, first of feet to ply between
Newport News and Liverpool, arrived
at Newport News yesterday.
Attorney General OIney has appoint
ed John ]. Stewart, of Abingdon, as
sistant United States district attorney
for the western district of Virginia.
George Mattox, of Prince George
county, was found yesterday on the
roadside with his skull crushed in, and
it is supposed that he was murdered
by thieves. 1t is supposed the motive
for murder was robbery.
Tuesdays Bristol Ncms says: Judge
NJ. B. Wood returned from Wise circuit
court this afternoon. He says Doc
Taylor has not yet been resentenced.
The counsel for defense will ask the
Judge to investigate as to Taylor's SAM
ty before passing sentence. They hope
to save his neck by proving him insane"
Maj. f. S. Ruggles recently uneathed
on his farm, in King George county, a
cache containing number of Indian
relics, among them "a stone axes and
tomahawks, $50 perfect arrow heads,
some lance and spear heads, stone orna-
ments, and broken arrow heads. The
articles are in fine state of preserva-
ton.
J. r. Dos Passes, the New Yorker
who recently bought 5000 acres of land
in one body in Westmoreland county,
has put up large and substantial
wharf at Sandy Point, on the Potomac
river. and proposes to have number
of steamboat lines stop there. From
Sandy Point he has greatly improved
an old county road four miles back iuto
the country to facilitate travel to the
new wharf. 1t is said that cottages
will be erected at Sandy Point and the
place made into q summer resort, or
that little town for permanent resi-
dents will be laid out.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, chairman of
the Virginia democratic State commit
tee, was in Washington yesterday and
had conference by appointment with
the Virginia delegation in the room of
the House committee on foreign affairs.
They talked OF the campaign which
will open next week. The discussion
was principally made up of suggestions
by the Congressman as to the issues and
plan of campaign, and the arrangement
by them ofsuch times and places as they
could be relied upon for speeches and
Joint debates. Chairman Ellyson was
confident, and while he is always care
full and prudent, he laughed at even
the suggestion of a defeat, and predicts
big round majority for the ticket this
| fall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

THE NEW YORK Press says 1.-THE old
soldiers are not beggers." Nobody has
said they are. But that the many bum
mers, dead-beats, malingerers and de-
serters who are now drawing pensions
py fraud, are "beggars," goes without
saving, and it is only the suspension of
eheir pensions that is demanded by all
fine right thinking people ofthe country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08
DIED.

September 9Th, after long and painful
illness HESSIE, beloved wife of Bryant
Henry. Funeral from her late residence,
1910 Duke street, Saturday at 5 p m. Friends
and acquaintance are respectfully invited to
attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

Ex-King Milan was stricken with ap-
poplexy at Belgrade yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

1000 YARDS extra good SHAKER
lOOO FLANNEL at DC per yard ct
CHAPMAN'S, 424 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

- DOZEN DIR. WARMERS HEALTH
- CORSETS, genuine goods, at half-price
63c at CHAPMAN'S. 424 King street.
. CASES LADIES WINTER VESTS, ex-
- ira heavy, better than ever sold before
at the price 25c, at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

q - DOZEN MEMS UNLAUNDERED
80 SHIRTS, linen bosom, double back,
felled seams at 39c, at
CHAPMAN'S, 424 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

NNE KEG SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA
" BRANDY for medical use, just received
by q. C. WALLACE
900 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

d ICHARDSON & ROBINS POTTED
LIZ MEATS, French Sardines, Round Salmon,
Flat Stake Salmon and fresh HOLSTERS, just
received by II. c. WALLACE,
900 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

TAyE YOU seen these BIN TRAYS with
IL photographs of President and Mrs
Cleveland in the center that We are offering {?
E.J. MILLER & Son.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

EyRESH BROAD Run CREAMERY BUT
u TER in prints, at
ROBERTSON & BROS,
100 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

A SIX to see the "OTHELLO & DFSDF.
~ MONA TOOTH BRUSHES. The finest
quality of French manufacture. The two
brushes packed together in handsome box
at E.S. LEADBEATER & SONS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

ssSHOo, FLY! DON'T BOTHER Me-
- Keep them OF by using a FOWLERS
FLY FAN, the greatest luxury to be obtained
while eating.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

WYE HAVE just received pretty line of
w DIRE IS GINGHAMS; fal styl 3, which
we are offering at 6tic at
AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

EINE IMPORTED BAY Rum, in l pint
II and in half-pint BOTTLES, or in any quaint
ty as wanted. For sale By
E. 8. LEADBEATER & SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

DURE LARD and SuGAk CUhhp
i SHOULDERS for sale at reduced pices
&c. MTLRI'R>
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

r AIDES SHIRT WAISTS, rutfisd and
IL plain fronts, ut very low price at
AMOS 3. SLAYMAhERS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

EANCY JELLY, CURED APRICOTS
II Choice Sundried Peeled Peaches and
Fancy Evaporated Apples, just received by
I C. MILBURN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

~ LASS FRUIT JARS, selfsealing, / quart
VI T5c per dozen; one-half gallon. SlU
per dozen, at II. C. VILLAGES,
900 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

ZINE La GUAYRA, MOCHA AND OLD
4 GOVERNMENT JAVA COFFEES for
sale roasted or in natural state by
J. c. NILBURN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-08

A LUMINIUM THIMBLES, light and duia-
n BILE. at II. W. WILDTS.
1O6 north Royal street.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-03
LAMAR'S SUCCESSOR.
Republicans Insist that Nominations are
Now in Order and Harrison is Willing.

Republicans Insist that Nominations are
Now in Order and Harrison is willing.
Washington, Jan. 26.-There was no
formal conference at the white house
today concerning the vacancy in the
United States supreme court, but it can
be stated ON what is considered good
authority that President Harrison has
made up his mind to nominate sue
ceSsor to the late Justice Lamar.
The president will name some man to
whom the appointment will be in the
nature as a well deserved promotion,
thus carrying out the civil service idea.
The expectation is that the nomination
Will be sent in at the end of the week
and the republicans in the senate are
determined that it shall be confirmed
even if they have to resort to cloture
and cast senatorial courtesy to the
winds to accomplish it.
A prominent republican senator who
generally speaks for his party said the
republicans would refuse to pass any
appropriation bill until the nomination
was disposed of, and the democrats
would hardly care to take the respon-
sponsibility Of calling an extra session
Of congress Ia order to give Cleveland
the privilege Of naming Judge Don A.
Pardee, of the fifth judicial circuit
among others likely to succeed Justice
Lamar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-03
CARAvELS OF COLUMBUS.

What Is known About the Vessels
Which the Admiral's Exposition Sailed in
Some research has been given In re-
cent times to the question of the
size and equipment Of the vessels COM
manded by Columbus when he discov-
the Columbus exposition in Spain. All
accessible information with regard tn
cred America. A hypothetical restora-
uon OF the caravelS has been made for
the the building and fittings of such
vessels as those Columbus command
ed was collected. Some points ara
SUI uncertain, but it Is doubtful IL
morel will ever be known about the
vessels than Is now known.
The Santa Maria" was the flagship
OF the expedition. Though she was
considered larger than the other ves-
sells they We're all built ON the sama
model. The smaller vessels, however.
were only partly decked, and their rig
glng differed from that of the larger
caravel. In this sectional view the
cooking gallery is seen In the forecastle
just abaft the foremost. The hold
FOR the cargo is divided into compart-
ments. The sleeping and eating
galeys are abaft the mizzenmast over
the main deck. and the commanders
apartment is above on the poop deck
The vessels draft Is indicated by tn.
row Of dashes extending through the
hold. The Santa Maria" was fully
seventy-five tons burden, was called
a mao or ship, and was completely
decked with a high poop and fore
castle. Two Of her masts had SQUARE
sails. the mizzenmast being lateen rig
ged. The crew numbered fifty-two
men, including the admiral, and the
vessel was owned by the renowned
pilot Juan de In Cosa, who sailed
with Columbus on both his first and
second voyage, and was the best
draughtsman and photographer In Spain.
He made the first chart on which the
continent Of America appears; the
chart Is now preserved III the Naval
museum at Madrid, and two Spanish
geographers have recently reproduced
1t In fac-simile for the Columbus ex-
position there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-03
CANADIAN BANK SYSTEM,

Great FleAibility and Safety Claimed for
it ny its Advocates.
So much has been said Of the Canadian
bank system, its HeXiDility and the safe
ty it secures for its circulation that,
in view of the possible abolition of the
10 per cent tax on our state banks, the
following account Of the Canadian
law, as furnished by w. c. Cornwel
of the. bank Of Buffalo, n. Y, TO the
Springfield Republican, may be found
to be interesting:
Canadian banks, under the amend
ed law OF 1891, can issue currency to
the amount of their paid-up capital.
They Gall NJ any uIne withdraw all or
any part they clOOee of that currency,
or they can issue currency up to
fixed amount and can call it in III
their pleasure. In 1891 there We're
thirty-eight Canadian banks, having
more than 400 branches scattered all
over the dominion. The parent
banks, through their branches, gave
flexibility to the system by gathering
up the money lying idle in one locality
and sending it where it is in demand.
By this method Of regulating the dis
tIibution of the currency the variation
Of rates of interest Mr. .COrnweu
states to be only per cent.
The safety Of the Canadian bank Cir
culation is secured by the law Of 1891
First, every bank note has behind it
the assets of the bank. Second, each
stakeholder Is made liable for twice
the amount Of his stock. Third, 4
fund, called the bank circulation re-
demption fund, is held and distributed
by the Dominion government. This
fund Is made up from a tax of per
cent paid by each bank on the average
amount of it's notes in circulation for
the twelve months. previous to July 1
of each year. Ii their fund falls be-
low a certain proportion of the total
bank circulation an additional / per
cent is assessed on that circulation.
The government allows the banks 3
per cent interest on their contributions
to this fund. If a bank suspends it's
notes draw interest at 6 per cent I'M
til they are redeemed. If not redeem
ed by the receiver within two months
they are paid upon presentation by
the government out Of the redemption
fund. Mr.. Cornwen estimates the Sc
curity behind each dollar Of Canadian
bank currency to be 50, judging
from the visible assets in 1891 Of the
banks issuing currency and exclusive Of
the redemption fund. The Dominion
government exercises no supervision
over the banks. That is left to the
banks themselves, each bank having an
inspector who examines it's branches.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-03
IN THE PAST TENSE.
"A Love story Broken Up into Small Frag-
menIs.

A Love story Broken Up into Small Frag-
The fair girl had promised to be his
Of it. Possibly she was not, because
he had only his money to recommend
him. In any event, she had made him
swear to keep it a secret until she
should tell him to divulge it. 1t might
been she had others on the string
whom she wished to let down easy.
Such things have happened.
One week after he had given her his
sacred word of honor she made a
round of calls. When she came home
she was anything but angelic in her
temper. She said little, however, for
she knew he would be around in the
evening. He did that seven times a
week, and was thoroughly unhappy
because it was not possible to make
it 8 or 10. When he met her Defines
she was so frigid that he asked if the
register was not turned off.
did YOU" she said, tell your sis
ter and several other people that we
were engaged?' eyes," he responded,
hesitatiIgly. Her face flushed and
her lips quivered with anger. She
was about to fly off the handle, but she
took a second thought.
He could see the change and he felt
relieved.
pardon me ;" she said, 'for al
most forgetting myself. You only
spoke the truth. We were engaged.
And the emphasis she crowded into
that were broke his heart into
575 pieces.