The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-21
BRYAN TO LECTURE.
Addresses to Be Made on Govern
mental and Social Topics.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ELECT OFFICERS.
The New York Chamber of Com merce Has n
Banquet at Delmonico's-The Nebraska
Beet Sugar Association Com
venes ut G rand Island.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 1s.-It has been
definitely arranged that William j.
Bryan is to take the lecture platform,
and his first address will be delivered
at Atlanta, Ga, early in Decem Der.
His route, as far it has at present
been arranged, will be, after leaving
Atlanta: Jacksonville, Savannah,
Charleston, Augusta, Birmingham and
New Orleans. After leaving the latter
city Mr.. Bryan will go through Texas,
then on to California and Oregon. He
will not reach the cities of the east be-
fore the latter part of February, 1897.
The man behind the enterprise is v. L.
McBee, of Norfolk, Va, the superin-
tendent of the Seaboard Air line. The
terms of the agreement, from a finan-
cial standpoint, have not been made
public, but it is reliably understood
that the remuneration which Mr..
Bryan is to receive will exceed the SAL
ary he would have received as presi-
dent of the United States in the event
of his election to that office. Arrange
ments are already under way to have
the delivery of Mr.. Bryan's first lecture
in Atlanta made the occasion of great
demonstration, which will be in the
nature of a monster reception. The
lectures to be delivered by Mr.. Bryan
will be non-partisan in their character,
and will for the most part be upon gov
ernmental and social topics, as it is ex-
pressly stipulated that the tour shall
have no political aspect or coloring.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ELECT OFFICERS.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. 1S..-The
principal business of the general as
sembly of the knights of Labor yes
terday afternoon was the election of
officers James r. Sovereign, the pres
ent grand master workman, was re-
elected without opposition. For gem
eral worthy foreman there were but
two candidates, Philip L. Anon, mas
ter workman of district 1877, Jersey
City, and Thomas b. Mcclure, of
Amsterdam, n. Y, the latter being
elected. General Secretary Treasurer
]. w. Hayes, of New Jersey, was re-
elected without opposition. For the
general executive board, consisting of
three members, there were eight nom-
nations, two of which declined. Henry
b. Martin, of Minneapolis, at present a
member of the board; Andrew Best, of
Brooklyn, and Daniel Brown, of Butte
City, Mont, were elected.
NEW YORK MEN HAVE A BANQUET.
NEW YORK, Nov. iS.-The 12sth an
nual banquet of the chamber of COM
merce of the state of New York, which
was held last evening at Delmonico's,
was the most nota BILE yearly gathering
that has been held by that great or
ganization. Considered in view of the
outcome of the national election, it
might justly be called a commercial
glorification" by the 400 mem bers and
the 800 guests who attended the din
ner Many of the speeches were dis
tinctly of a congratulatory character,
and those who led the fight arainst
free coinage were given unstinted
praise, while every mention of their
names was greeted with applause.
President Cleveland and Gov. Morton
were unable to attend the banquet,
but they wrote letters which, when
read, were received with wild cheering.
BEET SUGAR MEN CONVENE.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Nov. Is. The
third annual convention of the Ne
braska Beet Sugar association con-
vened yesterday. A large number of
beet producers and others interested
in the culture of vegetables were pres
the convention and Mayor Thompso
delivered the address of welcome.
Hon. Ed Rosewater delivered the
principal address of the day on 1.-THE
Sugar Beet Industry at Home and
Abroad" comparing the efforts in
behalf of the product in the United
States and those made by other gov
ernments.