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GAVE A GOOD ONE
Tha High School Entertainment Was
Eminently Successful and Pleased
the Big Crowd Immensely.
Ladies Cemetery Association Make a Fin
anCial Report Of a Years Business
Done a Good Work.
THE SPECIAL SESSION
City Council Approves Bonds and Discuss
the Consumption Of WaterWill
Impose Fines Now.
THE SPECIAL SESSION
WAS THOROUGHLY SUCCESSFUL
High School Pupils Do Themselves Proud
in Their Entertainment.

High School Pupils Do Themselves Proud
in Their Entertainment.
The corn palace contained big
crowd OF people Tuesday evening in
anticipation of being we'll entertained
by the high school pupils and in this
they were not disappointed in the least.
The pupils have worked hard and
diligently for the past three weeks to
bring the features Of the entertainment
up to high standard and from the
generous applause each number receiv-
ed their efforts were highly appreci-
ated. Each number is worthy of spec
ial mention but lack of space prevents
only mention OF the leading features.
Probably the most taking number was
the scarf drill by nine young ladies and
they looked perfectly sweet in their
simple white costumes. as they went
through the intricate and beautiful
movements with clock like precision.
Mrs. Olson drilled the young ladies in
the movements and their work was a
credit to her skill. The Lotus Eaters
was read by Mrs. G. W. Taylor and the
action of the incidents of the story
was vividly portrayed in pan
tomine by Eula Wallace, Maude Hager
and Della Spooner, with piano accom-
paniment by Miss Adams. Miss Phyllis
Mackay recited ''How Ruby Played
and she gave an excellent representa-
tion of the old down-east farmer who
had attended one of Rubenstein's piano
recitals. Miss Mackay is quite gifted
as an ell cutionist. The Peak sisters,
twelve in number, made their appear
ance and were quite entertaining with
their performance. Miss Sadie Scallin
acted as interlocutor for the talented
sisters who displayed their ability in
special roles. Phyllis Mackay, Charles
Weller and Avery Frink produced
1.-The Colored Wood Dealer which
made considerable fun. The entertain.
ment closed with chorus by the High
School Brigade. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be used to purchase
apparatus for the high school and the
fund already on hand will be largely
increased as result Of this entertain
ment
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Harmony, p G. Nelson; Claremont,
William i. West; Plerpoint, w. H.
Lennon: Security, w. G. Mcpherson;
Langford, George B. Lindley: Elk
Point, A. o. Ringsrud: Frederick, TIL.
Fylpaa; Alexandria, V. K. Stillwell:
Bradley, E. A. Howey; Canistota, John
Glenn: Clark, G. G. Griffin; Welcome,
Mat Haverly; Canton, w. S. Ingham;
Huron Home, Charles Phillips: Pro
lection, Il. l.. Barnett: Alpha, S. V.
Christ: lroquois, J. w. Dickey: Jasper,
J. w. Craig: Lone Tree, j. |. Houtz:
Pierre. ]. a. Hutchinson: North Star,
G. L. Percy: DeSmet, }. II. Carroll,
Columbi G.. l.. Lawrence; Centerville:
V. G. Wass: Salem, E. A. Wicks; ST.
Lawrence, r. r. Sedan: Aberdeen, @.
A. Howard: Ruby NJ. A. Wilcox;
Washington, Samuel Lambert; Willow
Lake, L, w, Stocked; Elkton, G. N.
Parsons: Gettysburg, e. F. Gross:
Worthwhile, @. j. Mariner: Doland. w.
B. Lawrence: Sisseton, G. D. Folkstad: !:
Arlington, A. Kuehn: Redfield, K. l..
Hassell; Altoona, A. FL. Prose: Lebanon,
Daniel O'Gonnor; Grandon, William
Gellhans: Cavour, John Fl. Haigh:
Henry, James Ballantyne; Wilmot, j..
A. Munroe; Spencer, G. f. Nickel;
Vermillion, Thomas H. Ayres: Madi-
son, G. w. Dougherty; Hope, George
W. Halvey: Deadwood, George O..
Drake: Flandreau, Knute Schyan: Pros
pect, Adrian Gray: Rapid City, George
G. Hunt: Minnekahta, j.. M. Entzmin-
ger: Faulkton, A. Boiler; Upchurch, Il.
w. Cutsforth: Crescent, D. M. SarYis:
Webster, d. Williams; Groton, b. A.
Deitz; Britton, S. e. Forest; Howard,
w. w. Girton; Beresford, G. S. Moore;
Dell Rapids, John Buckhardt; Woon-
socket, Cornelius Schnieder: Key City,
S. T. Voorhees,; White, w. A. Valen-
tine; Belle Fourche, L. w. LaFleiche;
Mitchell, Dr. r.. G. Warne; Parkston,
E. E. Sidman: Bridgewater, G. L..
Marsh: Scotland, F. G. Hale; Garrett
SOP, Charles O'Leary: Fort Pierre,
Joseph Donahue: Plankinton, S. D.
Brown: Artesian, H. G. Young: Garth
age, J. H. Ferris, Hanson, J. b. Peck
ham: Lake Preston, H. [. Olston; Hec!a,
S. A. Buckmaster: Whitewood, I. O.
Mitchell Mellette, James Wrigley;
Aurora, A. E. West: Chamberlain. W.
H. McKittrick: Mt. Vernon, j. F. High
lands: Estelline, G. E. Lohr: kimball
J. P. Beebe: Verdon, r. N. Won Toble:
Armour, H. B. Mead; Yankton, G. H.
Bruce: Minnehaha, w. B. Knodt: Mont
rose, +. H. Wheeler; Fulton, G. F,
Belts; Burdette, W. J. Halbower:
Emery, G. Zeeman: Eureka, j. w.
Blair: Andover, Robert Marvin: Fair
fax, Edward Holbert; Hermosa, w. r.
Peters: Ipswich, J. L. Rogers.
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THE LODGES ABOUT THROUGH.
Afternoon Spent in Electing tho Officers
for the Ensuing Year.

Afternoon Spent in Electing the Officers
for the Ensuing Year.
The A. o. U. w. grand lodge went
into session at $3.50 Wednesday, the
time being spent in passing amend
ments to the bylaws. at ? o'clock the
matter of electing officers was taken up
with the following result:
Grand Chlef-A. P. Culbertson,
Brookings.
Grand Foreman. T. Smith, Yank-
ton.
Grand Overseer-J. D. Howard, Sioux
Falls.
Grand Recorder-J. D. LAWN, Aber-
deem.
Grand Receiver-E. P. Farr, Pierre.
Grand Guide-Henry Court, Spear
fish.
After the election Of officers resolu-
ton was introduced to continue the
Dakota Visitor as the official organ with
H. c. Sessions as editor. There was
little opposition to the resolution but
it finally prevailed. A short session
was held after supper and the grand
officers as elected were installed
Yankton was selected as the place tC
hold the next session OF the grand lodge
on the second Tuesday in May. 1897
After short business session Thurs
day morning the A. O. U. w. grant
lodge adjourned and the delegates de
parted for their homes we'll pleased
with the treatment received at tho
hands OF Mitchell peop.e.
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the water works at a disadvantage in
sure to a great extent.
The city dumping ground matter
was taken up and Mayor Fullerton ap-
pointed o committee OF Aldermen
Bracy, Pollard, johnson and Indra to
to look up the location OF a new dump
ing ground at once and Tuesday
the four aldermen started out on their
investigation. The auditor was in
structed to write up the proceedings of
the council on the Gay following the
council meeting. Council adjourned
until Thursday evening to receive the
report of the dumping ground COM
mittee
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The Degree of Honor.

Among the grand lodge officers who
arrived this morning were Mrs. Kate
Blewett, of Bismarck, N. D., past
grand chief: Mrs. Achsa Cramond,
Langdo, N. D., grand lady OF
honor; Mrs. Mary j. Sackett, CT
Fargo, N. D., grand receiver: Mrs.
Emile McKendry, Mandan, N. D.
At two O'Clock this afternoon Mary
L. Phelps, grand chief, called the
lodge to order in the K. of P. hall, as
sisted by Minnie A. Culbertson, grand
recorder Mrs. Phelps report gave
very comprehensive review of the
years work of the lodge. The last
annual report showed % lodges with a
total mem bership Of ,373, AZ OF whom
were in the beneficiary department
There are now II lodges with mem,
bership Of 2,33l, l03 Of whom have
taken out certificates. Eight deaths
have occurred among the mem berS
during the year; none Of them, how
ever, belonged to the beneficiary de-
partment.
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Continued on Supplement.
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THE GRAND LODGE
Fully zoo Delegates Of the A. 0. U. W.
and D. Of h. Attended the Grand
Lodge Session in Mitchell.
A Splendid Reception Was rendered the
Delegates at the Court House on
Wednesday Evening.
FINISHED YESTERDAY
Both Lodges Elect Officers and Decide
to Hold the 1897 Session at Yank-
ton in May.
FINISHED YESTERDAY.
THE TWO GRAND LODGES.

The "A. o. U. w. and Degree of Honor Get
Down to Business.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mitchell is entertaining happy
throng of good natured people today
and they have come in numbers as
large as anticipated. The grand
lodges of the A. O. U. W. and of the
Degree of Honor are with us today
The train from the north this morn
ing brought IN a large number of A. O.
U. w. and D. of H. delegates, two ex-
ira coaches being attached to the train
to accommodate the crowd, one Of
which was Milwaukee sleeper for the
North Dakota ladies. They were met
at the train by the reception commit
tees and escorted to the halls and as
signed TO apartments.
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D. MEREDITH DEAD.

The Deceased in Ill Health for Some Time
Died Early Wednesday Morning.
D. Meredith died at 80 o'clock We'd
nesday, aged about IS years. For the
past year or so the deceased has been
in i'll health but at no time was his
condition considered very serious:
other than that he was failing in health
gradually. Some five weeks ago the
wife Of the deceased died very suddenly,
which had disheartening effect on
him. Tuesday G.. G. Meredith was
here from Bridgewater and spent
portion OF the day with his father, who
seemed to be getting along nicely.
Later in the day Mr. Meredith was
taken suddenly worse and 9 O'clock
Mrs. Vanderbogart, who has been TAX
ing care Of the deceased, saw that he
was dying. Early in the evening Rev.
Mr.. Bradford called and remained un-
til the end came at 80 o'clock. The
deceased has been aresidentof Mitchell
for the past l3 years and owns consider
able property in the city.
The relatives of the deceased were
notified by wire Wednesday and most
of them arrived yesterday. G.. c..
Meredith coming over from Bridge
water Wednesday.
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MET IN SPECIAL SESSION.
The Council Approved the Bonds and
iall1ed Over the Water Oues ton.

The Council Approved the Bonds and
rall1ed Over the Water 0ues ton.
A special meeting of the city council
was held Monday evening, which was
attended by all the aldermen: except
Alderman Booth, Mayor Fullerton
presiding. The bonds Of all the ap'
pointed officers were presented to the
council and approved. A petition
signed by citizens was handed in for
action of the council, alleging that
during the hours when the force is not
on at the water works that it is i'm
possible to secure water from the
hydrants even for domestic purposes
from the Main street we'll and lays the
blame on the Milwaukee round house,
in that they pump direct from the
mains, thus impairing the flow OF
water The petition asks for an in
vestigation and if found that the sup
ply will not serve the city and the
railroad company then that the latter
be denied further use of the water.
The matter was referred to the water
committee. The matter of the use OF
water by consumers was discussed and
an ordinance was ordered drawn i'm
posing fine of $40 on any consumer
who uses a nozzle larger than quarter
inch, for taking nozzle off or for not
closing their hydrant at 9 o'clock. By
not closing the hydrants atnight places
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Degree of Honor.

Routine work occupied the attention
of the D. of H. Wednesday and the
election of officers was made a special
order Of business for this afternoon.
The following ladies were elected:
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The Ladies Cemetery Association
have accom- plished great deal in the
way of beautifying and keeping in shape
Graceland cemetery during the past
year and they are entitled to any
amount OF credit for the interest they
have shown in making the cemetery
appear to so good an advantage. Be-
low is published their report for the
year ending December 81, 1895, show
ing their receipts and disbursements:
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
HOW TO VOTE.
San Jose Mercury.
BY w. G. HAwLEY.


1t seems to me that voters now should take a
retrospect,
Four years ago they wanted "change'' and got the
full effect.
The free trade scheme was catching then, they
had TO pay so much
For every suit OF clothes they bought, and tin and
other such
They voted Cleveland in the chair. He cracked
his whip with ease
And brought down all OF the Democrats before
him on their knees;
He whipped them right and left you know with
his old bulldog will,
And then he robbs d the Treasury with the Wilson
He whipped it through our Congress against all
And tried 10 run our nation on less money than
expense
Then Of this King called Cleveland they got SO
They had to hide their blunder, and do it very
And so the Cleveland party in error now does
hatch
And foist upon unwary ones "free silver' for a
The ) We made dismal failure of free trade as
But this ''free silver" viii, they say. prevent our
overthrow.
They know 'iree silver will enrich the silver
The I1boring man it cannot help, if factories do
lot run.
What good free siIver'' e'er can be to those with
naught to do
Is more than can comprehend Cand no one else), J.,
you =?
To get the silver dollar you will readily pre-
ceive
You'll give labor value for whatever you re-
ceive.
Don't let the words "free silver assist them to
bUlldoze
You ne'er VIII have it (without wOrk) put in your
hands or clothes
Vote for protection. Let our mills and factories
open stand.
start iron and tiu and silver mines wherever in our
land.
The coal and lumber interests, too, and mighty
soon you'll see
Our wheat and wool and cotton move and every
industry.
Let's keep all pauper labor from out our ports,
free,
nd let our Yankee vessels float our products Ger
Our dollar then the world at large will not dis
count cent,
homes content.
There'n be no strikes upon our shores nor other
great objection
When elect Mckinley to carry out protec-
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
PERSONAL

F. a. Cutler of Eureka is in the City.
E. W. Churchill, the banker, of Napa is in
town.
C. N. Fielding OF Kes wick. Eng, arrived here
last evening.
C. A. storke, the attorney, of Santa Barbara,
is at the Lick.
Alberto Ramirez of Venezuela is among
recent arrivals.
otway C. Morrow of Hnlsboro, Ohio, is at
the Occidental.
George Crocker arrived here yesterday and
is at the Palace.
c. F. Downs, the mine-owner, of Sutter Creek,
is on visit here.
J. D. Meyer, wholesale merchant of Port
land, is at the Palace.
Alfred V. La Motto, vinyardist of Glen
Ellen, is at the Grand.
Thomas B. Bond, the capitalist, OF Lakeport
arrived here yesterday.
Virgil Conn, a mine-owner of Paisley, Or,
| reached here yesterday.
D. E. knight, the banker and railroad man.
of Marysville is at the Palace.
Professor Edward Il. Griggs of Stanford Uni
versity is on a visit to the City.
A. II. Bell and Mrs. Bell of Washington, D. c.,
are among recent arrivals here.
C. w. Waldron, one of the owners of the
Santa Cruz Sentinel, is in town.
Ernest Graves, one of the leading lawyers OF
Southern California is in town.
J. C. Erickson, the wealthy cattle-grower of
Humboldt County, is at the Lick.
Captain R. R. Searles, the well-known steam
ship commander, is at the Palace.
George H. Tolbert of Washington, D. c., was
among yesterdays arrivals at the Russ.
Cristiana Koch of Quesaltenango was among
Tuesdays arrivals here, and is at the Palace.
&c. Walker, a wealthy furniture manufac-
turer of Chicago, is registered at the Baldwin.
James Simpson, the widely known owner of
redwood timber lands and sawmills, is at the
Lick.
james P. Mccarthy. the well-known real
estate man of San Francisco, is registered at
the Hollenbeck, Los Angeles.
James McIlwaine, business man of San Sal
vador, was among the arrivals here by the
steamer Newport. He is at the Occidental
s.W. Van Syekel of New York, who recently
bought the Petalu1na Gas Works and is nego-
tiating for the gas works at Woodland and
other places on the coast, is at the Baldwin.
Among the arrivals at the Palace are Charles
H. Charlton and Louis R. Sasinot OF New
Orleans, who own extensive cotton plantations
in Louisiana They are here mainly for
pleasure.
Guy A. R. Lexington. superintendent of the
Del Norte Mining Company, Klamath County,
is in the City. He says there is a good deal of
progress in gold-mining development along
the klamath River.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
TWO KINDS OF INDEPENDENCE.

In his reply to the address of the Ohio
Repu blican Editorial Association, Major
Mckinley said: ave must educate the
people that political independence is one
thing and independence of the laws of
trade and nature is another" 1t will be
understood, of course, that the Chica go
platform was referred to. While that
declaration of so-called principles is q
string of contradictions, evasions and
hypocritical can't, the central thought is
that it would be perfectly easy for the
Democratic party to manage the affairs of
the Nation quite independent of the laws
OF trade and nature, and since Bryan be-
lieves himself to be very much wiser than
his generation, no doubt he will try to
set aside the law of gravitation and the
various other natural causes" unless they
can prove that they come to the common
people independent OF any force that
does not begin and end somewhere in my
platform" if he is elected.
One of the laws of trade which Major
Mckinley recognizes as being an irrevoca-
bic edict of the accumulated wisdom of
trade. commerce, agriculture, finance, la
Dor and industry is that wide-open shops
mills and factories TO the free admission
of labor is better for everybody than wide
open mints to the free admission of the
silver bullion of individuals is, would or
could be. OF course Major Mckinney IN
terprets this edict to mean that it would
be perfectly useless to open our shops and
mills and factories to the free admission of
labor if our markets were left to the free
admission of the product of shops mills
and factories Of c0untrias yhosa xrauo
schedules are 90 to IS per cent below ours,
and hence it is that he says the first step
in the direction of giving labor a free
chance to coin itself into dollars is to pro-
tect labor and that which employs it
against hurtful invasion.
To that proposition Mr.. Bryan says it
is a matter that is not necessary to dis
cuss until the mints are buckling down to
the work of turning out silver dollars, but
he does not explain how labor is to get
hold of the dollars. On the contrary his
proposition is that American labor shall
not have the dollars unless in a general
scramble with the cheap labor of Europe
1t manages to gather few. Mr. BRYAN is
i'll favor of throwing open our shops, mills
and factories to the free admission of
labor, but he insists that our markets
shall be wide open to the free admission
of pauper-labor made goods of other coun-
tries. That is to say, lie is perfectly
willing that American labor shall have
plenty of work, but IL must sell its
product at prices made by pauper labor,
and to oblige that to be done he will open
the custom-hous to the free admission
OF pauper- made goods and wares.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10

the Metropolitan opera-house during the
grand opera season, has written cantata.
"Hero and Leander." which will be produced
al the Norwich festival in October. The Prince
OF Wales, who is great admtrer of Manei-
nellPs conducting at Covent Garden, has
signified his intention of attending the per-
formance.
The appearance of Maggie Cline in Newport
drawing-rooms singing "Throw Him Down,
McClusky," and "Ar-rah, Go On" and other
ditties in that line, shows that fashionable
society at the queen of watering places knows
what real fun is and where to apply for it, but
evidently it is not to Newport society that we
must look for elevation of the art of music.
Legal documents have been taken out making
Earl de Gray. NJ. H. V. Higgins and Maurice
Grau proprietors and administrators of the
Royal Italian Opera of Coven Garden, London.
Grau, who is well known on this side of the
water on account of his share in the admins
tration of the Metropolitan Opera-house, is
considered to be the best man that could have
been chosen to succeed Sir Augustus Harris.
The Czar-it is becoming the fashion now TO
spell it Tsar-and the Czarina are to be greeted
in Paris by great musical manifestations. The
authorities have arranged two series of operas
in their honor--one consisting of the works of
deceased composers and the other consisting
OF the works of men who are still alive. Mas
senet, saint-Saens and Reyer figure on the lat
ter list.
At the Geneva exposition 600 executants
are to perform a composition by Daniel Band
Bovy and Jacques Dalcrose, entitled "Poem
Apestre." The work was produced for the
first time last spring and met with great sue
cess.
Dresden, perhaps the most musical city in
Germany. has been provided with another
concert-room, to hold about 140O people and
framed on the model of the new Gewandhaus
at Ieinzic
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

SUPREME COURT EXAMINAToNs-M. A, Oak
land, Cal. The following is the rule that gov
erns the examinations in the Supreme Court
of this State:
Applicants for admission to practice law will
not hereafter be examined in open court at the
sessions held in Sacramento and in San Francisco.
In pursuance TO The amendment to section 276 OF
the Code of Civil Procedure, three OF the Court
Commissioners will be designated by the CHIEF
Justice to conduct public examinations of all per-
Such examinations win be held at the Supreme
Court building in San Francisco on the fourth
Mondays of April, August and December. Unless
otherwise ordered applicants who bona-fde
residents of any of the counties of the Los Angeles
district will, if they so DESIRE be examined at the
beginning OF each session Of the court in Los An
ge1es, AS heretofore.
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STEANERs-F L. Cftv.
The following table will give all the informa-
tion asked for about steamers on the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans:
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10

There as no more Uirulent or promo unced
.free-trader IN the United States to-day than
this same William j. Bryan. England has
used every possible endeavor for many gears,
through the Democratic party, and such men
as Mr. Bryan as its icIling servants and tools,
TO get this cOuntryt to adopt free trade to the
complete ruin of ats industries and its labor,
as zoe have seen in the past three years, to the
enormous profit of England. Mr.. Bryan has
been perfectly sOilIing to be, and is, England s
most obedieat servant an that, bat expresses
great Gbhorrence Of EngIand's Influence an
JfdUor of gold standard.-E1- Governor Ham
ilt0n of Illinois.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

MANY persons who understand music make
the common mistake that such songs as old
Black Joe,' or old Folks at Home or old
Kentucky Home are negro melodies. They
are no more negro melodies than After the
Ball Is Over OF Listen to the Mocking Bro
Negro melodies were not written, but like
Topsy they just growed.' Those popular and
justly so songs, THE Old Folks at Home ETC.,
have been sung by men blacked up to repre-
sent negroes for so long time people think
they were made by negro" This is part of an
article recently written by Mrs. Porter-Cole, a
colored vocalist who was one OF the original
Fisk jubilee singers. She names as real negro
melodies: go Down Moses" ,""Peter. Go Ring
Dem Bells" and Nobody Knows the Trouble
See, Lord" ''None of us wished to sing the
negro Melodies" she adds, "and one young
man went home rather than do it. That was
In 1871, and we looked upon them as badges
OF slavery. Just as my mother had snatched