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The Canton times., 1895-06-07

Others And little Ellen rested com.
fortably between the king and queen
until she was ready to dance again.
The evening wore on, and Ellen was
overcome with weariness and sleep.
Slipping away from the children, who
now were whirling around In some
dizzy game, she threw herself on a
couch. just as the scene grew misty
to her eyes and the dazzling events Of
the evening began to weave them
selves into the suggestion of a dream,
she was aroused by some one asking:
Where did You get your pretty pink
slippers, Ellen?" and she opened her
eyes Why was the king sitting beside
her and talking to her when she was so
sleepy? She had a confused idea that
he ought to put on his crown, and sit
on throne. please, Mr.. King,
don't bower me; I'm so sleepy" and
Ellen, turning her face upon royalty,
slipped away to her pleasing dreams.
Little Ellen, little Ellen" said the
king, musingly, ''it Is not often hear
the truth so plainly told, and it Is re-
freshing to my ears"
The Canton times., 1895-06-07
JUST IN TIME.

with bar Of iron. As I anoroI
the edge of the cliff I was Seized
an attack Of dizziness. l stepped
therefore, and lying fiat upon INV
ach. slipped forward until nv heal
over the abyss, and my arms wer1
ported by the last available rock.
Then l let down, the rope and
minutes the iron struck the proul
the shore of the river. Satisfied
the result I started to draw up the
but the iron, without nv knowi|
had caught in a fracture Of thu
and my sudden pull upon IT ga1
such q jerk that my left elbow Id
point Of support, and l fell flat
the shoulder and began sliding forI
My constrained position for tad
ten minutes had partially benud
me; it was impossible for me to I'd
on my feet; and here l was slid
over the edge OF the precipice.
Instinctively l put out my hand
seized the only object within reacI
1t was a cactus, Of the sort know
the torch-thistle. The thorns
driven into the palm Of my hand
cried out with pain, and happily
mule-driver, who had kept prudd
in the rear, rushed forward, seize,
by the legs. and drew me bod
safety.
1t took me three hours to edrj
the hundreds Of spines, barbed n
many fish-hooks, and it was more
three days before l recovered tu
torment they had caused me.
The Canton times., 1895-06-07
SOME HISTORIC DOGS
Their Deeds Live In the Memory Of
OF All Nations.

L AnetT Oo0oo AAV0 III tnH GuoAuOfy VI
OF All Nations.
There have appeared in histo
number of famous dogs. The mel
Of "the dog Of Marathon" lives
the memory Of the Greek heroes
fell with it in that famous b
against the Persian hosts. The Gr
raised statues to their dogs. Soc
swore by his dogs, and Alexandef
Great honored his by building .
with magnificent temples, whicl
dedicated to its memory. There y
dog named Softer, so noted among
Corinthians for his fidelity that be
voted q silver collar, on which was
inscription: "Corinth's Defender
Deliverer.
Plutarch mentions a sagacious
that King Pyrrhus found beside
murdered body of his master A
ward It sprang fiercely upon two q
kings soldiers, pointing them Oa'
his murderers. A monument was
over the remains Of the dog owned
Xantippus, the father OF Psn1
Denied admission upon his may
ship, he swan alongside OF y
Athens to Salamis, and fell dead o
haustion at the feet Of Xantippus
moment he stepped upon shore
Homer erected a beautiful mem nj
to Argos, the dog owned by uyJ
not out Of marble, out in verse Y
more enduring. When Ulysses
his long wanderings, returned v
home, disguised as a beggar' ~
then twenty years old and OiinN
the first to recognize him.
De Montdidier. an officer
Charles v. Of France, was mup
His dog met Macaire, o brother Gs u
and sprang at his throat ~. .ss
suspected that Macaire was tn'
derer, and ordered dog and man
battle. The man was allowea
and shield and the dog css
which he might retreat wIs. D.
pressed. The dog fastened M
into his antagonists throat sm
caire confessed his guilt, and "S
Days.
The Canton times., 1895-06-07
An.m,na.r of War Tlps'

Old Bnl Jones and Young S@ ~. 4 4
lano, Ark, built Q fire On ,.s >. /,
battlefield TO boil their mornins ~ :
When an unexploded shei p@I. SD
fireplace blew up both d. .,..
thrown out of their comps
saved their lives.
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why she Didn't Laugh

A little s-year-old girl went y, = !. !
dren's party. On her return ~ lI,iI, 4
her parents: "At the party u. ~,
fell of a chair. AL the gnT 0InT
laughed, but I didn't We. =,
didn't you laugh?" cause @
one that fell off."-Tid-BitS
The Canton times., 1895-06-07
ADVENTURE IN -.
y French Savant Rescn.a
Death just In T,.

~ GUST In Tine.
~. a French arch@ologist, N !
Wiener, had occasion 10 NJ 4
height Of an Interesting 1nSiaaa uyasa1
vatory in Peru. The az MI utah
stood at the top of a preci,:I SUI
foot OF which ran q river plSe, %'
taking seemed simple enonas ne
proved to be an exc;tinn
with some painful results aIVe| 4
thus describes it: W.
l proposed to take the e,,,
a simple sounding, using for 'tsl ~
pose a rope knotted after N n. 'a1
OF a log-rope, and weighted s ., M y
The Canton times., 1895-06-07
DANCED WITH A KING.

Two Little Americans at tho Court Of
Christian Of Denmark.
Virginia Yeaman Remnitz, In St.
Nicholas, tells true story of the ad-
ventures Of two young Americans at
the court Of the king OF Denmark.
They were children Of the American
minister, and had been invited to a
children's party at the palace. Here is
what followed:
It was to Ellen a never-to-be-forgot-
ten night. The crowds of happy chill
dren; the great room, brilliantly
lighted; the strains of music; the pres
ence of real king and queen-all com
bined to make the scene a fairy land,
wherein events took place which made
Ellen feel herself a sort of fairy queen
The king opened the ball with Ellen
Hardly understanding the honor, some
sense of it nevertheless thrilled her
childish heart. She could not even see
his face, so tall was lie, but his strong
arms bore her around and around, she
knew not how, for Ellen danced with
as little precision and method as the
leaves on tree, or the ripples in
lake. Yet all through her being she felt
that she was dancing with the king. It
seemed but fitting, after that dance, to
find herself seated on the sofa between
the king and queen. With royal disre-
gard to the claims of other small guests,
and with ropal Indifference to the eff
feet upon little Ellen, they lifted her up
between them. She looked pretty,
natural and unconscious, and was her
self a little queen in all her ways! While
Ellen sat there, too happy and pleased
to feel proud, the other children danced
on.
With no thought Of initiating their
elders in manner or motion, the young
dancers abandoned themselves with
childish freedom and simplicity to the
enjoyment Of the horAr. Those who
had never been trained in the different
steps adapted their movements to the
Of happy hearts and light
feet, and were as contented as the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
New York Produce Market.

New York, Sept. 23-Flour - Barely
steady, light demand; winter wheat, low
grades. s2.l5a2.50: do. fair to fancy, S.6'a
3.25; do. patents. $33Oa35O: Minnesota
clear. $2.50a2.90: do. stra.ghts, S3a3.2o; do.
patents. s3.2oai.l0: low extras, s. l5a2 80;
Wheat-Dull. 1sc: up with options, clos
ing firm; No. red store and elevator, 6lsia
G2c.. afioat, 62c.: {. o. b.. 62s, a63s4c. un-
graded red. 56asic.: No. I northern, CSC. I:
options closed firm but dull; September,
6l7sc.; October. 6eisc.: December, Ole.
Corn-Dull, easier; No. 2, SisaSl,c. eie-
vator; 3s5sc. afioat; options dull and weak;
September. S7iac.; October. aisc.; Decem-
ber, Si4c.: May, 3i7sc. Oats-Qu.et, lower
for white; options dull. weaker; Septem-
her. 23ssc.; October, 23a4c.; December.
axe; spot prices. No. >. 2ia2ii.c.; No. .
white. 2Sc.; No. . Chicago. 25S,c.: No. ).
23iac.: No. 3 white. 2sc.: mixed western.
eiisa26c.; white do. .aaS2c.; white state.
a5a3.c. Beef-Quiet. steady; family, Sai.:
extra mess, I5ca7.S0. Beef Hams-F"rm; ;
Sl5,5O. T.erced Beef-Moderate demand,
steady: city extra India mess, Sl6.501i..
Cut Meats-Dull, steady; r,cklcd bellies,
y pounds. 6a4c. 90. shoulders, 5isc.; do.
hams, 9a94c.; m,ddles, nominal. Lard
Steady, better demand: western steam,
s622h: city, ssas.05; October. SEQ, NOM
nal; refined. active; continent. $3.50: South
America, $3.50; compound. i9sa5c. Pork
Moderate demand. weak: mess. S.1aaIo.
Rutter-Best grades firm: state dairy.
20c.: do. creamery, 2iiAa22c.: western
dairy, 9l.a1Sc: do. creamery, l3a22c. do.
factory. sal2iac.; Eigins, 22c.; intuition
creamery, llal5c. Cheese-Qu.et, firm;
state large. 5i,a7iac.; do: fancy. 7Faiisc;: /:
do. small, 6aSaic.; part skins, 2laa6c.; full
SKINS, &c. Eggs-Qu!et, irregular; state
and Pennsylvania, lGa'7c.; western fresh,
15al6ihc.; do. per case ST. S0ai 80
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bully; he was once incautious enough
to get into fuss with Tom. and the lat
ter thrashed him with such JOY and
thoroughness las much on the lawyers
account as on peter's) that Peter
ceased from that day to become bully,
and became sneak.
One day lot Of the boys, Tom and
Peter among them, went in bathing at
the ford in Fen Brook. Peter took Oc-
casion to remark that Tom was pau
per anyhow, and that his (Peter's) father
could sell him and his old aunt out to-
morrow If he choose. The moment he
selected for saying this was when he
was standing dressed on the bank, and
Tom was swimming naked in the mid
die of the stream. Tom, as he made
his way with all possible speed towards
shore, was heard to retOrt that Lawyer
COrvin's money was not his own, and
that one of these days he would wake
up and find that he was a pauper him
self. As Tom approached the landing.
with obvious designs upon Peters per-
son, the latter took to flight; Tom pur-
sued him as far as his own undraped
plight made decorous, and then came
back kith an expression significant of
vengeance to come. Apparently, how
ever, he soon forgot all about the mat
ter, and parted from his companions
with his wonted good-humor.
But next morning rumor ran that
Lawyer Corvin's house had been ne
tered and robbed during the night; the
boys discussed 1t outside the school
house, and Peter, when he came up,
confirmed 1t. and upon being asked
whether anything were known of the
thieves, put a very pregnant look, and
said ne guessed something would be
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
t( opyright lSaa by Irving Bachsller.l

known before long. The master came;
the boys took their seats, but 1t was
found that Tom was absent not, unfor-
tunately. a rare occurrence. But Peter
looked more sagacious than ever.
School let out at noon. They swarmed
forth into the elm-shadowed country
road. Who were these approaching yon-
der? One of them, as Peter observed,
was his father. \ boy walked beside
him: il was Tom. And who was that
with his hand resting on Toms shoulder?
Why. it was John Higgins. the consta-
BILE. And there was Nancy Billop fol-
lowing on behind, with tears streaming
down her plump checks. What did it
all mean"
1t meant, alas, that Tom had been ar
rested for the robbery. His jacknife
had been found ON the ledge of the back
window, which had been forced. The
threat which he had made the day be-
fore was remembered But all this and
more would have weighed nothing. had
not an overwhelming piece of evidence
come 70 light in Toms pocket: nothing
less than a wad of bank notes which
Lawyer Corvin proved he had drawn
out of the bank the morning previous;'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Grand Trunk people are seriously
considering the substituting of electric
for steam power in hauling trains be
tween the United States and Canada
through the Sarnia tunnel.
Train 90, on the Little Miami diVi-
sion of the Pennsylvania lines, on
Thursday made the run from Cincinna-
ii to Columbus in two hours and forty
minutes; distance. 129 miles. There
were ten cars in the train.
AS an illustration of how thoroughly
civil service rules are observed on some
railways, il may be mentioned that the
promotion of one subordinate official
in the passenger department of Van
derbilt road a few days ago led to no
less than sixteen other changes and
promotions.
The new air-brake instruction car of
the Wabash system Is now going over
the lines giving Instructions to en-
ployes as to its use. 1t Is said to be
the best equipped and most complete
car of it's class yet constructed. 1t was
built at the company's shops at Mober-
ly, under the supervision of Superin-
tendart OF Motive Power Barnes.
Chairman Bird. of the Western Trunk
lines freight oommitte. has called
meeting of the traffic managers at the
Planters hotel. st. Louis, on Sept. rs,
for the purrose of getting the commit
tee on It's feet again for the mainte-
nance of rates. but with the tonnage
pool feature eliminated. The form of
the amended agreements submitted to
the interested lines has been gneraEly
approved.
Oficials of the Baltimore and Ohio
are unable to say what the policy of
the company will he in the Operation of
the recently acquired Valley Railway
of Ohio, which gives them an entrance
into an important lake port. The Val
ley railroad terminals in Cleveland
are very valuable. and the absorption
of that line will be OF great benefit to
the Pittsburg and Western division.
and will also establish Il new route be-
tween Cleveland and Wheeling.
William Garstang. superintendent of
motive power of the Big Four says that
as demonstration of the possibilities
of high speed tests against time are
of a good deal of interest. but the true
test is the actual time of many OF the
express trains. He questions II any
railroad structure of the present day
IL strong enough to endure continu-
ously the strain put upon 1t by loco
motive driven at a speed exceeding a
mile minute; but 1t is Il matter of
pride that American mechanics have
been able to turn out locomotives that
distance competition,
A conference was held In New York
Tue sday between President G. p. Hunt
ington. of the Pacific Mail steamship
company, ana President j. Edward
Simmons. of the Panama railroad. At
tia conclusion Mr.. Simmons sald an
agreement had been reached and signed
for a termination of the difficulties be-
tween the two companies. The Pacific
Mail would wlth1f,w It's vessels from
TIE Atlantic, and the Panama road Its
shlrs from the Pacific. Sd that each
company would have territory to IT,
self. In addition rates would be ad-
yn:,S<.l.
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Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery makes
pure, rich blood, and to gain in blood is
nearly always to gain in wholesome flesh up
to tile healthy standard
Every one should have certain surplus
Of flesh to meet the emergencies of sick
ness to resist the attack Of consumption,
grip, malaria and fevers. Thin blooded
people are always getting sick, and none of
the organs of the body can get along with
ont the food they require for work, which is,
pnre blood. To gain and to keep strength
and flesh is the secret Of health, usefulness
and happiness. With new blood and re-
freslied nerves confident feeling of return.
ing health comes also.
Nervous manifestations, such as Sleep
lessness, nervous debility and nervous
prostration are in nine cases out of ten 1.-THE
cry of the starved nerves for food" II you
feed the nerves on pure rich blood the
nervous symptoms will cease. 1t is bad
practice to put the nerves to sleep with So
called celery mixtures, coca compounds or
malt extracts what Is needed Is blood
maker. The" Discovery" Is composed of
vegetable ingredients which have an es-
pecial effect upon the stomach, liver, and
blood making glands. For the cure of
dyspepsia, indigestion. liver complaint.
weakened vitality, and for puny, pale peo-
pie, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry cannot be cqualcd Thousands nave
testified to its merits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Sept. 23.-Stocks ruled
strong today. owing to a general belief
that the gold shipments were over for
the season. The statements by Lazard
Freres to this effect and the increase
in the supply of commercial bills. while
slight, tend to confirm this theory.
The favorable reports of the northwest
road for August and rumors of an
other advance in the price of anthra-
cite coal also assisted the upward
movement. The sales for the day were
a5.,31, snares.
The range of today's prices for the ac-
tive stock of the New York stock mar
ket are gwen below. The quotations are
furnished The Tribune by q. du Ii. Dim
Co., stock brokers, Az Spruce street,
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
Scranton Wholesale

Fruits and Produce.--Dried apples, per
lb, 5a6c.: evaporated apples, 7iaaSc.; Cali
fornia prunes, GiaaSc.; English currants,
2laa3c.; layer raisins, $l.GOal.7O; muscatels.
ia5c. per lb; $lal.25 per box: new Valcn-
cias, 5laaGiac. per lb. ns-Marrowfais,
s2a2.2O per bushel; mediums, sl.75a
lS0. Peas - Green, $l.l0 per bushel;
split, s25Oa26O; lentels, 5asc. per ID. Pota-
toes-4Oc. per bushel. On!ons-GOa65c. per
bushel. Butter-lta2Oc. per Id. Cheese--ia
&c. per ID. Eggs-lGal6lac per doz. Meats
Hams, loigc. small hams, 1lc.; skinned
hams llc.; California hams, &c.; shoulders,
7lac.; bellies, Sc. smoked breakfast bacon.
10lac. Smoked Beef-outs!des, Pc; sets.
13lac.: insdes and knuckles. 15c.: Acme
sliced smoked beef, lib. cans, $40 per
doz. Pork-Mess, sli.5O; short clear, SIS.
Lard-Leaf, in tierces, 7Ac.; in tubs, Sc;
lO-lb. pals, Sac. per h.. 5-lb. pals. sS.c.
per lb.; Bib. pals, sac; per lb. compound
lard. t.erces, 52tc.; tubs. &C.; 10-lb. pals,
Sic. per lb. 5-lb. pals csc. per lb.; 3-lb.
pals, 6Ac. per lb: Flour-Minnesota pat
ent per barrel. $3SOai; Ohio and Indiana
amber, $3.50; Graham, $3.50; rye flour. $3.50.
Fced-MiXed, per cwt., ac. Grain-Corn.
zoe: oats, 3Oai0c. per bushel. Rye Straw
Per ton, $l3al6. Hay-$l5a17.
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stout swimmer: but a floating tree may
have overwhelmed him; at any rate he
was gone.
The whole village had turned out for
the funeral. They felt, somehow. res
ponsible for poor Toms death. Lawyer
Corvin was there. too, looking properly
down-cast. But when, at the grave.
Nancy lifted her tear-stained face and
fixed her eyes, which always were so
kindly, upon him: he turned pale and
got behind the Others, and slipped
away. He could not meet that look;
and yet, what had he done that any
body in his place could have helped
doing?
Nancy and little Nellie lived alone
in the old house. and things went i'll
with them. But at last. when Nancy
was about eleven years old, a mysteri-
Gus event happened.
Cro be continued)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
Buffalo Live stock.

Buffalo. Sept. 3.-Cattle--Rece!pts 4e02
head; ON sale, 5,l7O head market quiet
and weak; prime heavy steers. S5,25aj50;
good N75ai.s0; medium. si.2iai.s5; light to
good, S3.15ai; Kansas fed Texas steers,
S3.5Da3.S5; prime fat heiicrs, Siai2j; good
to choice mixed COWS and he,fers, S3.Gja
4; fat butchers bulls. $2.1Ja325; choice cX-
ports, 3,G5ai; sausage lots. s275a3; oxen.
LIBERAL supply; common to fair fat, 81. Pa
3.25: choice, smooth fat, $3.50ai.25: veal
calves, dun and lower; good to prime $6.25
also; heavy fed calves, $225a3.5O; extra,
&.1j. Hogs-Rece!pts, 1900 head: on sale.
2i,OOO head, market dun and weak; York
ers, Si3Oa4iO: mixed packers, $i.3jaii5;
good heavy, $i.S0tii0; pigs st.25al35,
roughs S3.5Oa3.Sj. Sheep and Landslide
ce.pts, 1880 head; on sale, 1850 head;
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Chicago Live Stock.

Union Stock Yards. ILL.,, Sept. 23-Cattle
Receipts, 2u.OgU head: market for choice
strong, others easy; common to extra
steers, S3.50a5. 70: stockers and feeders. $3.50
ai.25; cows and bulls. Sl.5Ca315: calves.
SS25a6.,0: TEXANS, S2a350; western rangers,
s. 2,alS5. Hogs-Recepts, 25,O00 head;
market firm: heavy packing and shipping
lots. So SAILS; common to choice mixed,
Ss.I5ai. 10; choice assorted. S.30ai.ij; Eight,
s.. 7aa4 40: pigs. s2ai25. Sheep-Rece,pts,
- 600 head: market weak and lOal5c. high
er; inferior to choice, sl.5oa3,50; lambs,
x3a1
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
Toledo Grain Market.

Toledo o., Sept. 23.-Wheat-Rece.pts
l2,276 bushels; shipments, 1900 bushels;
market quiet; No. : red, cash, 6ic. De-
cember, Gilac.: May, GGiic. No. 3 red, cash.
ments, 800 bushels; market duh; No. 2
yellow, cash, 3iiac. Oats-Receipts, l,J2S
bushels; shipments, 1000 bushels; market
dull No. mixed, cash, PIE. Glover Seed
Receipts, $50 bags; shipments. l3i bags;
market quiet; October, T.i5; January,
SiJU
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market closed dull and weak: early sales.
PRIME heavy fat lambs, s4.4oa4.60; good to
choice. Sss5ai.35; light to fair. $325a315;
culls. s.. s5a3: mixed sheep. good to choice,
81 225a2.s5: choice, sSa3.15: culls and COM
mon. sl.25a2: export. sheep. duh. $3.5oai;
late sales, Canada lambs. good to choice.
$50ai65: common. 81. .25ai.i0
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philadcIphia TallOw Market,

Philadelphia, Sept. 23-Tailow Is in fair
request az former raIcs. We quote:
prime, in bbls, isaihc.; do. dark. in bbls.
3aaic.: cakes, iiac.; grease, 3laa33.c.
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THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM

of every weary,
thin or thin blood
ed person does its
work with con.
slant dificultyand
fatigue. They feel
" worn," or tired
out, run down /"
or nervous.
Feeble people
who are dyspep.
tic, find that, ex-
ercise after a meal
Is sure to cause
lessened power to
digest food be-
cause there is so
little blood, and
what there is, is
carried off from
the gastric organs
to the muscles.
What Is needed
Is plenty Of blood,
and that of the
right kind. DIR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
Gilm0ye'S aromatic Wine


A tonic for ladies. If you
are suffering from weakness;
and feel exhausted and ner.
vous; are getting thin and all
run down; Gilmore's Arc.
matte Wine will bring roses
to your cheeks and restore
you to flesh and plumpness.
Mothers, use it for your
daughters. 1t is the best
regulator and corrector for
ailments peculiar to woman.
hood. 1t promotes digestion,
enriches the blood and gives
lasting strength. Sold by
Matthews Bros, Scranton
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lil MAtkcf

Oil City. Sept. 23.-The Standard price
of oil l25.
Fittsburg. Sept. 23.-Oil closed 12l, the
only quotation on the P.ttsburg and OIL
City exchanges today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
COLORED ODD FELLOWS.
The Annual Meeting of the District
Grand Lodge of Cali
fOrnia.

District Grand Lodge No. 80 of the
United Order of Odd Fellows (colored)
met in annual session in the Alcazar build
ing yesterday morning, District Grand
Master j. G. Rivers presiding. J. L.
Derrick is district grand secretary and J. c.
Ruce of Bakersfield assistant district grand
secretary.
The district embraces the State of Cali
fornia with membership of 423, repre-
sented by IL lodges. During the year the
order paid out for sick benefits $1S82 so,
for funerals S505 40, and for other ex-
penses $2707 1S-in all $5708 33. The ag-
gregate assets of the lodges amount to
$13, 596 so, represented by investments and
money in bank.
District Grand Master Rivers presented
his annual report, in which he reviewed
the work of the order during the year and
suggested the forming of an insurance
branch of the order, to be conducted by the
grand officers.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: On grievances and on appeals
III. Bishop of Oakland, w. M. Stephens of
San Francisco and B. A. Johnson of Sacra-
mento; widows and orphans-J. II.
Greenly and B. II. Harris of San Fran
cisco and H. H. Gillum of Bakersfield;
fnance-A. D. French of San Jose, e. w.
Wilson of Marysville and B. II. Harris Of
San Francisco.