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'BUS DRIVERS OF LONDON.
They Arc Said to BE the Finest Driv-
ers in the World.

lhcy arc Salu 10 he the F1nest DrIy-
ers in the World.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The majority of the streets of London,
at least those on which the principal traf-
fic of the city proper centers, are narrow,
and the navigating of the buses along
these highways, which are always crowded
to distraction with every description of We
hicle. large and small, is feat in driving
which would turn the hair of Broad
street bus driver gray in a day and drive
him crazy in week. But his London pro-
totype does not lose any sleep of nights
worrying about it. To him the safe con-
duct of his bus along his route is work of
the most ordinary kind.
1t is generally acknowledged that these
bus men, who undergo a course of long
years of most careful training, are, when
put 20 1t, the finest drivers in the world,
but. az the same time, their everyday task
is made comparatively easy for them by
the punctilious observance of the rules Of
the road, practiced by every Englishman
who drives in London, be he lord or COM
moner.
There is never the slightest trouble
caused by the misunderstanding of these
rules by an ignorant driver; the most ordi-
nary costeri1onger who drives his little
donkey cart in the crowded section of the
city is perfectly familiar with them, and
never eVlnceS the slightest Inclination to
rebel against their dictates by not pulling
up out of the way when a coach or four
finland signals their intention to drive by.
The first time an American mounts the
steep steps at the hack of a bus and takes
a seat on the roof for ride along Fleet
street or the Strand, or a trip down Cheap
side, his attention is rivetcd for the great
est part of the journey and his breath fire.
quently taken away I'm watching The ma
neuvers of the bus driver.
The way these men keep their horses un-
der control and steer their clumsy vehicles
in and out Of the constant crush Of wagons
and all manner of vehicles is exciting and
wonderful. Look ahead of you, and the
street seems packed, with only small
op ming, which to the eye of the uninitated
appears scarcely wide enough fer bus to
go through, and yet the driver goes ahead
unhesitatingly, and, presto, change in a
minute You are through the crush, and
have never even Scraped the wheels of the
wagons on either side of you.
IT, however. one of these wagons had
suddenly turned into the narrow passage
way through which you have passed. the
driver bent on getting out before the bus,
there would have been a crash and q
smashup, an accident which very likely
would happen under similar circumstances
q dozen times in a day in an American
city. But between the drivers of the wag-
ons and the bus drivers. and all other
lists, the bus driver knowing that he has
the right OF way. going ahead without fear.
while the driver of the cart or wagon, being
fully aware that he must stand aside so
that the numbering public conveyance can
go through, does SO without a murmur OF
discomfort at the few minutes of lost time
which he is bound to suffer.
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bin. the present grand commander of Vir-
ginia.
The Templars of Washington are plan
ming to entertain the grand master on
lavish scale during his stay in this city
Tomorrow evening he will be the guest of
Potomac Commandery of Georgetown.
Thursday luncheon will be given in his
honor in Baltimore by the Grand Com
viii be entertained by Washington Com
mandery. and Friday evening by Columbia
Commandery.
Most Eminent Grand Master Warren La
Rue Thomas. W no will constitute the first
Grand Commandery of the District of Co
lumbia. was born in Kentucky in 1875 As
soon as he became of age he petitioned the
hasons. ard at once received the degrees in
the lodge. chapter and council. He became
interested in the workings of the ORDER and
soon became member of the grand bodies
of the state. After filling various subofdi-
nate positions in both bodies, he was in
october. 1850, elected grand master OF the
Grand Lodge, and grand high priest of the
Grand Chapter, filling both positions the
same year. He had already occupied the
chair of grand master of the Grand Council.
Royal and Select Masters
In October, 1872. Sir Knight Thomas re-
eeiyed the Knight Templar orders in De
Molay Commandery, No. II Louisville XIV
preparatory &c organizing a commanderv a
MS nome at DanVille. In February, 1917, he
assisted in the forming of Ryan Command-
cry, No II. and was the first caDtain gov
eral of that comma n,lery afterward hol5ino
the Office of eminent commander for two
years In 1871 al the meeting of the Grand
Commandery of Kentucky. he was elected
to the office of grand senior warden. and
after regular promotions, was elected grand
commander in May, 1878
At Chicago in 1880 he was elected to the
office of grand junior warden and ut each
triennial conclaye since has received recu-
lar promotion. He is also a member of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, having
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tary character he at once took lively IN
terest in the commandery, and worked
zealously fo- its welfare from the moment
of MS connection with the organization 10
the present time. AS an evidence of the APP
preciat:oa of his services by the comman-
derry he has been KEEP. continually in Office,
beginning with that of warder, and a year
ago was elected eminent commander. At
the annual election in December last
he was reelected to that Office by irac-
tically unanimous vote, an honor seldom
bestowed uEo1 the presiding officer of a
Templar body. The commandery was par
ticularly fortunate in having one SO pecu-
liarly well fitted fer the position on the oc
casion of it's visit to Boston during the con-
clave of the Grand Encampment, for to his
courteous manner and untirlng efforts 10
make everything pleasant for those with
whom he came in contact is largely due the
enV:able reputation the comman1ery
achieved on that occasion.
Edward H. Chamheilin, grand treasurer
elect. was knighte1 in Columbia Conman-
derry In 1871. He was eminent commander
in 1885. and as such attended the tIiennial
encamDmenc in St. Louis that year; $
elected treasurer Of the commandery ir
1898 to succeed Abrer T. LonSley, and has
been reelected each year since Sir Knight
Chamberlin mas been an active worke: in
Masonry since his entrance into the order.
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the time he was; tine youngest editor in the
state. He also applied himself to reading
law. and at the age Of twenty-one gradu-
Travelled extensively in this country, and
a few years ago made q tour of Europe
He is the present eminent commander of
Columbia Commapdery, No. 2. K, T.. one
of the largest and wealth,est command
cries in this grand Jurisdiction. He is also
king in Columbia r. A. c., No. 1, and
oriental guide inIAlmas Temple. Mr.. Con-
slant is employed in the Treasury De-
partment, being a clerk of class 4, in the
office of the auditor for the State and other
departments, judicial division.
En-. Sir George E. Corson, the grand
standard bearer, is a past commander of
Potomac Commandery, No. 3, of George
town, and has been an earnest and enthu-
siastic advocate Of a Grand Commandery
for this Templar Jurisdiction for several
years. He was made Mason in 1871. and
since that time has been an active worker
in the several Masonic bodies which hon.
Ored him with membership. He was high
priest of Potomac Royal Arch Chapter, No.
8, in 1879 and 1876; master of Harmony
Lodge, No. II, in 1877 and 1878, and COM
mander of Potomac Commandery, No. 3, in
1879 80 and 81. He represented his COM
mandery in the Grand Encampinent of
Knights Templar Of the United States at
Cleveland in 1877, at Chicago in 1850, and
at San Francisco in 1888. He was vice
chairman Of the triennial committee on the
occasion of the -twenty-fourth triennial
conclave of the Grand Encampment of
Knights Templar in this city in 1883. He
accompanied his commandery to the Grand
Encampment in Boston last year it's
acting recorder Sir Knight Corson has
received equal, and even more, distin-
guished. honors in other branches of Ma
sorry. He is a past junior grand warden
IF the Grand lodge F. A. A. NJ; past
grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons Of this District. and
the present general grand master of the
second vail of the General Grand Chapter
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received the several orders of knighthood
in Columbia Commandery, No. ., X. T.,
ard when De Molay Commandery was or
ganiZed he became a charter member of
it. He was elected several times prelate
of De Molay Commandery and subse-
quently was promoted to the offices of
captain general. generalissimo and emf
nent commander He has always been
jealous advocate Of a grand commandery
for the District of Columbia, and was al
ways ready to champion the cause when
ever the subject of a grand commandery
was presented to the consideration of the
Templars of this District. Washington be-
ing the political center Of the nation, as
we'll as a literary and conventional city, his
ambition is to see the national capital Sc
lected as the headquarters for all the Ma
sonic general grand bodies, and he is work
ing for the accomplishment of that object
In the formation and organization of the
Grand Commandery for the District of Co
lunb:a he has been selected to fill the i'm
portant office of grand recorder.
Mr.. Johnson is a native of Warren coun-
ty,-N. J., and came to this city when a
boy. He graduated at Columbian Univers-
ity and was afterward admitted to the
bar of the District
Robert E. Constant, grand sword bear
er, was born forty years ago in Mis-
souri,. After leaving school, he learn
ed the printing business. and at the
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The Grand Commandery to Be In
stituted Tonight.
An ELABORATE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Imposing Ceremonies to Take
Place at Masonic Temple.
SKETCHES OF GRAND OFFICERS

An event which has long been looked
forward to with great interest in Masonic
circles is the constitution of the first Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar for the
District of Columbia, which will take place
this evening in the big hall of Masonic
Temple, corner of y.h and F streets.
Elaborate preparations have been made
for the ceremony, which will be quite an
imposing affair, and a general turnout of
members of the five local Communicates
and their ladies is expected. Two conven-
tons of representa- tives of these command
cries were held in December, when arrange
ments for the establishment of the Grand
CoInmandcry were made and the first
grand officers elected to serve until next
May. when an election for the ensuing
year will he held. The officers to be in
stalled this evening all well-known
Washlngtonians, who have taken high
rank in the Masonic order They are as
follows:
Noble D. Larner, grand commander;
Frank H. Thomas, deputy grand COM
mander; Rein W. Darby, grand general
issimo; E G. Davis, grand captain gen.
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He was grand master of this jurisdiction in
1885, Is nov in addition to being treasurer
OF this comm1ndery, secretary of Cclun-
hia r. A. Chapter, No. 1, a position he
has held for eight zen years. He is treas-
urer Of s.. Johns Mite Association, an or
gaEizatiol working under the auspices of
Masonry that is quietly doing a good work
in dispensing charity, ard is also treasurer
of Alma Temple OF the Mystic Shrine
Isaac L.. johnson, the grand recorder of
the Few Grand Commandery, received the
Master Masons degree January, 1866, in
National Lodge. No. Il, in this city. He
was made Royal Arch Mason in Eureka
Royal Arch Chapter. No. 4. soon after it's
organization under the Grand Chapter of
the District of Columbia. He served the
lodge for two years worshipful master.
and also filed the Office of high priest in
his chapter. In 1874 he was installed grand
master of Masons which office he held for
two years. Upon his retirement from the
grand masters chair in the Grand Lodge
he was elected to the office of grand high
priest in the Grand Chapter. Upon the
death of DIR. A. G. Mackey Mr.. johnson
was appointed his successor as chairman
of the committee on jurisprudence in the
Grand Chapter, which position he has held
continuously up to the present time. He
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He came to the District at the close of tho
war in 1865, and settled N Georgetown,
where he is now engaged in business. Mr..
Darby was made a Mason in Geo. c. Whit
ing Lodge, No. %, f.. A. A NJ, October %,
1876. He received the Royal Arch degree in
Potomac r. A. Chapter, No. s. in 1877, and
the orders of knign-hood in Potomac Com
mandery, No. 3. X. r., in .:une, 1878. He
was elected captain general of his COM
mandery for 1885 and 1856, generalissimo
for 1887 and 1883, AMI eminent commander,
1889, 1892 1871 an1 1892. Sir Knight Darby
was a member of the executive committee
of the twenty-fourth tr:ennial c5nclave Of
knights Tenp.ar of the United States, which
W as held in this city in 1889. and he tooR
his commandery as eminent commander to
the TWEEN ty-tifth trienn.al Conclave held at
Denver, Col, in 1892. He also was the
worshipful master CT Geo. c. Whiting
Ledge No. - in 1895, and has just been re-
elected for that position for the present
year.
During his term eminent commander,
the membership of Potomac Commandery,
No. 3, was Increase 100 per cent, and his
careful and jud:cioIs administration of It's
affairs laid the foundation Cf the high rep
utation now enjoyed by Potomac Com
mandary among its ssser ccmmanderieS of
the District of Columbia.
E. G.. Davis. the grand captain general Of
the new Grand EnclmpTnent, was knighted
IN Washington C)In7.Ln'iery, No. l. March
81, 1850. He served the conlmandery as
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The President Ahas sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Justce-John A. Marshall of Utah to be
United States district judge. district of
Utah; John w. Judd of Utah to be attorney
of the United stat4f district Of Utah; Nat
NJ Brigham of Jnah to be marshal OF the
United States, dis :rict of Utah.
War-Capt. WIN. II Kosseii. corps of en-
gineers, to be; major; Second Lieut.. C.
overton, fourth casyEry' to Be fret ,ieuten-
cavalry to be first lieutenant; Second
Lieut. E. NJ. Blake, fifth artillery, to be first
rs T4sas',rx-F;rst assistant Engineer G. H.
Foote of Pennsylvania to be chief engineer,
and Second Assistant IEr gineer II. N. Wood
of New York to~he first assistant engineer
in the revenue cutter service.
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SOME POPULAR ERRORS.
Curious Notions Tint Are Entertained
by People of Intelligence.

Curious Notions Tint Are Entertained
by People of Intelligence.
From the Jewish Messenger.
The erroneous idea that the darkest hour
Immediately precedes the dawn is so COM
mon that it has passed into prorerb.
Light comes as gradually in the morning
as 1t does in the evening. 1t would be as
correct- to speak of 1.-The brightest hour
before sunset.
There is no error which prevails more
widely, even among educated people, than
the belief that a man has one rib more
in his right side than In his left, the de-
ficienoy being supposed to have been IN
heritcd from Adam. AS TACT, mea ana
women each have twenty-fou" ribs, Twelve
on each side.
Ore of the strangest errors is the de-
fusion that the so-called changes CT the
moon affect the weather. This superstt-
ton handed down from remote times, Is
held by the majority, both educated and
otherwise, throughout the world. 1t is
almost impossible to convince believer of
this error his answer being invariably to
the strongest arguments: But how about
the tides7, Yet scientists declare that
the moon has no control or connection with
the atmospheric changes.
mistake which is widely believed by
all classes is That if a dead body he car
ried ac ross any land on the way TO the
over the land forever. There is no ground
whatever for the idea, nor $50 far as The
writer can ascertain) has there ever been
any ground at any time. why such an
idea should be prevalent is mystery. but
It is seriously entertained, even by very
many educated people.
The Cunard line steamship Cephalonia,
which has been on the rocks near Holyhead
since New Year day, mas been fioated by
means Of pcntoonS and tugooats.
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junior warden, senior warden, captain gem
eraI, Senerai:sSimo, and WAS elected emf
nent commander IN 1876 He was elected
grant master of Masons of the District of
Columbia in November, 1876, and reelected
in 1871. Mr.. Davis is :he collector of taxes
fer the District OF Columbia. and is one OF
the best known men in the city.
Alex. Mckenzie. the grand serior war
den CT the Grand CommanGery, has been
for many years and is yet IN active and
earnest worker in the Masonic fraternity
He IS past master of Saint Johns Lodge
No.It; past high priest OF Washington Naval
Royal Arch Chapter. No. Il. and past grand
higl priest of the Grand Chapter of the
District of Columbia. He became a NAM
Der Of Washington Commandery. knights
Templar. No. l, of this city, in 1857, and
continued his membership therein until
last October. when he was elected 20 emf
Eect commander of Orient, No. ), the new
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mence at ESQ o'clock. and will be followed
at S O'Clock by general reception to
Grand Master and Mrs. Thomas.
At the conclusion of the reception BAN
quet will be held inshonor of the most emil
nent grand commander at Freund's, on
10th street, at which a large number of
the prominent Masons are expected to be
present. At the banquet the following emf
nent TemplarS are to be the guests of
honor: James H Hopkins, past grand mas
ter of Templars: Representatives ]. H.
Codding. Irving P. Wanger. past grand
commanders of Pennsylvania: Senator
Teller. past grand commander of Colorado;
Senator Aldrich, past grand commander of
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island; Edward
B. Spencer. the present grand commander
of Pennsylvania; William H. Clark the
present grand commander of Indiana;
Charles F. Buck, the present grand COM
mander of Louisiana; Thomas J. Shryock.
grand master of Masons of Maryland;
Commissioner William Lochren, past grand
commander of Minnesota: W. b. Mellish,
past grand commander of Ohio and grand
junior warden of the encampment; Edgar
S. Dudley, past grand commander Of Ne
braska: A. d. Lynch, past grand comman-
der of Indiana: E. E. Downharn, past grand
commander of Virginia, and James P. Cor
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of the host of the General Grand Chapter of
the United States, in the city of Nashville,
Tenn, and was elected subsequently to
every successive office above that in said
body including that of general grand high
priest, to which office he was unanimously
elected in the city of Washington. D. c., in
1856, serving as such until 1850, when he re-
tired from office in the city of Atlanta. Ga;
served as thrice illustrious master of Royal
ard Select MasonS of the District of Column
bia, 1871. He has been for several years the
president of the Washington Masonic Vet
eran Association. He received the orders
of knighthood in Columbia Comrlandery of
this city in May, 1896, from which he d!mit-
ted in 1872. and affiliated with De Molay
Mounted Commandery of this city. :hen
under dispensation He was elected eminent
commander of the commandery from the
floor. never having held any other Office in
the commandery. At the recent convention
If delegates of the five communicates IN the
District of Columbia, to organize Grand
Commandery, he was chosen grand COM
mander.
Very Eminent SIR Frank H. Thomas, the
deputy grand commander of the Grand
Commandery, K. T., of the District OF CO.
lumbia. received all his Masonic degrees
and orders in Michigan, nut affiliated here
in lodge chapter and commandery in 1888.
During 1891 and 1895 Mr.. Thomas was COM
mander De Columbia Comman1ery. No: :,
and his administration is recognized as be-
ing one of The most successful of any in
this Templar Jurisdiction.
At the triennial concllve, held in Boston
last August, he was male an officer III the
Grand Encampment, and subsequently, APP
pointed as the representative OF the grand
master for the states of Maryland, Michi-
gan and Virginia.
Mr. Thomas has been an indefatigable
worker to Secure the permanent location of
the Grand Encampment of the United States
in this city, and believes the forma ton OF a
Grand Commandery here will prove an i'm
portant factor in determining that question
which will come up at the conclave of that
bOi n he PittSbur0
Sir Knight Rein w. Darby, the eminent
grand generahssino of the Grand COM
mandery, K. T., District of Columbia, was
born in Montgomery county, Md, in 1856
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Mr.. Calvo, the charge d'affaires of Costa
Rica. says that the news from Managua,
Nicaragua, about a boundary dispute with
Costa R!ca IVES not correct. There is not
any question:" he said. about boundaries.
1t was settled by the award of the Presi-
dent Ct the United States as arbitra tor.
What remains to be done is to mark out
the boundary line. materially. To this end
Costa Rioa sent commission into the
field and retained 1t there for a year max
ing a careful survey of the line. Although
Nicaragua was bound by the terms of the
treaty between the two countries to form
a similar commission and cooperate with
that Of Costa Rica, it did not do SO. and for
this reason the contention Is still unsettled
in this respect"
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WHY WAS 1T SUPPRESSED.
The Observation-Disclosures Correspond
encc Withheld From Publication.

The observation-disclosures Sorrespo"e
encc Withheld From Publication.
To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
In connection with the spirited campaign
now in progress for the selection OF re-
publican national convention team com
posed of one white and the other black
from the District, the name OF l.. Al.
Saunders of this city has been prominent
,v mentioned as one of the white candi-
dates deserving the support of the negro
voters of the District, of republican pro-
clivities. At one of the numerous meet
ings held last night Mr.. Saunders was
charged with refusing TO rent Office room
to Frederick Douglass, and it is reported
that he denied the charge. The facts IN the
case are these:
Mr. DOUGLASS as president of the Free
dom Manufacturing Co. applied for office
room in building under the management
of Mr.. Saunders, and was refused b! Mr.
Saunders on the ground that possibly Mr..
Do0yiass might wish to employ coiored
lady typewriters and clerks. Mir. Douglass
becoming indignant at this gratuitous re-
Election upon colored ladies. placed the
correspondence between Mr.. Saunders and
himself in the hands OF Editor Cooper OF
the "Cofored American said to be
journal published in the interest of the
colored race and in which Mr.. Douglass
had purchased stock.
Mr. Cooper declined after lapse of time
to publish the correspondence, anu mas
since refused to let the correspondence DE
seen by d member of MI. Douglass family.
though promising to do so. 1t may be pos
sible that the correspondence is not now
in his possession.
The knowledge of the above facts have
been brought to the attention of each of
the negro orators now so Justify supporting
MIR. Saunders, but there appears TO be
something more powerful than principle
that leads them to sacrihce sheir man
hood and self-reSpect
CHAS. r. DOUGLASS.
BIS A street northeast.