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The morning times., 1897-01-31

The first district assembly was organ
tied in Philadelphia on Christmas Day,
J ST3, and was composed OF all the locals
of that city The next was formed OctO-
ber II, 1874. at Camden, y. j., and then
followed others in rapid succession, until
in SSS the number reached 253. The first
general convention OF the order met in
Reading, Pa. on January /, 1873, since
which time, year after year, the General
Assembly OF the knights OF Labor" has
held its meetings in nearly all Of the large
cities in the United states.
Uriah $. Stephens, the father Of the secret
organization. was chosen grand master
workman, which office he held for three
years, and was succeeded by Terrence V.
Powderly, who was elected on September
z, $50.
II was not however, until the meeting OF
the general assembly at Richmond, Va. in
1886. that any steps were taken to eS-
tabIish a permanent home for the Knights
of Labor. At that session $50 600 We're
appropriated TO purchase suitable headqUar-
tiers. ana also a home for the family of
Criah S stephens, who had died in Fei-
ruary. 1852
General headquarters were FIST cStab-
hshed in Philadelphia. from where they
were removed TO Washington in June, 1883,
and established at No - II street north
west The building * hich is OF red brick,
is owned hy the order OF the Knights Of
Labor. an ! is in charge ofG General Secretary
Treasurer John W Hayes. who wa e!ecte
at the Richmond session when the twD Of
fees were combined The building is
two stories. the upper being used for Tie
offices Of the general aecretary-trea Surer,
aaI the general executive board, tie lower
story TeinG occupied as IA press room and
the office of tie editor Of the Journal Il
The knights oi Labor, the Official organ Of
tie order. Which is published mon'hly.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
Fraterna1
0rganizations

Golden Commandery No. 712, U. o. g. C.,
met In their citadel, Scottish Rite Hail,
90 Pennsylvania avenue, Wedn esday
evening, and after an initiation the com
mandery was visited by the officers OF the
Grand Commandery of the District or
Columbia. These officers are: Grand
commander, DIR. George w. n. Custis;
grand vice commander, Mrs. Matte l..
Johnson; grand prelate, acting, A Il.
Johnston; grand keeper of records, w. Il.
Graham: grand treasurer, Joseph f. XII
gore: grand herald, C. & Harrison; grand
warden inner gate, Mrs. c. h. Sullivan;
grand warden outer gate, w. II. WilkerSon;
past grand commander, acting, K. IL.
Yates.
Grand Commander Custis called upon
Deputy Commander j. n Ehle to speak TO
the subject What of the Future?' AFTER
this, Mr. Creede NJ Fulton made an ex-
cellent address upon THE Future OF Gold
en- Commandery" He was followed by
Miss Theda North. the vice noble com
mander. whose theme was What OF the
Future of GClden?' Mr.. c. 5. Newcomer
favored the members with recitation en-
titled "A Yankees Opinion as the clos
ing number.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
Houseke
in Hard Times

By the testimony of travellers we are
convinced OF being such wasteful nation
that all Europe could feast on what we
throw away. one need not dig deep to
get at the root of our extravaganza. Our
country is a vast garden, where every
thing that grows on earth is indigenous TO
some portion of its soil. Our worhngmen
OF every trade had steady work at good
wages, until compelled to divide their
prosperity with the outside world, and
though an embarrassing percentage OF
our housewives have always been addicted
to the passbuok habit and like demoral-
izing tendencies, We have lived in such
an exhilerating atmosphere of plenty that
we could afford to acknowledge with
CHEEKY philosophy the superiority of those
foreign bread winners who, Though cen
turies OF privation have learned TO live on
less than we destroy.
IL an ancient Dame | know be a prophet
ess. These be hard times, with wuss to
follow 50, DOW is the time for women
Of limited means and experience TO imi-
tate European economists SO that we can
help intehgcntly TO lessen the expenses
OF the homes.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

/ spent an hour yesterday with a friend
wholeft a home of luxury last year to marry
a clerk on small pay. He was reduced IN
salary few months ago and they left their
big boarding house and went to light house
keeping on a quiet street in flat of three
roonis 1t is an artisticaIly furnished little
place, and when invaded it my hostess was
standing in tile Kitchen slipping something
hot with a spoon.
Taste" she exclaimed, with the jub-
liant excitement of discoverer. I've in
vented a soup, l was boiling parsnips and
tasted the water, and it was SO delicious
ly Favored that / seasoned it with butter
and added these bits OF brown toast-isn't
il fit for king?''
Maybe it was and maybe it wasn't
so much would depend on the king-but
what ! was quite certain of was that any
king inside of Chrisendom or out might
take off his crown TO a woman who, in her
desire to do her duty, was making her
happiness out Of what some women would
call the drudgery of life.
When those young people boarded they
could scarcely make ends meet, even with
more pay, while now, on less than $50 a
month, they are living comfortably and
laying aside something for a rainy day
| don't suppose it would do for all mar
ried boarders TO keep house-for there are
our landladies to be considered-but when
a man is making brave fight for a living,
with the chances against him, it does
seem that one good way for his wife to
lessen his expenses is to do her own house
keeping, and to do it as cheaply and as
cheerily as she can.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

1uuomd1On,u C TPyoo
A,qo-eAt tRo PGeouvyeo q
mCu..ond m,o 1JmO Choles
coooboooeqoo oonoF dho0Ad,o4
Ae~soeoeq oF-~q&Ot oo1ocA>
The morning times., 1897-01-31

was waiting at one Of the market stalls
Yesterday until the dealer could spare time
to give me tine price list for The Times
Market Basket" when a neatly dressed
woman came mp.
Il have 10 cents and two children"
she said with pathetic frankn, SIS, ''and
want the most can get for my dime"
.'An right, madam responded the
dealer, chcerily, "I'li fill this Tag with
Vegetables for nickel, and right across
at that stand you can buy a eCod soup
tone for another, that viii make Soup
81 ough To serve you for dinner twice"
When he had picked vegetable or two
from the various hcaps-just as the con-
ect.oncr selects your pound Of mixed
candies, and the little woman had gone--I
asked him if he often sold produce that
way--it seemed such a sensible plan.
"Oh, yeS,'' he answered. Anyway to
please our customers though, of coursc,
in a case like this, throw in q bit extra.
/ don't miss It and it helps along"
j related this fine scheme to six house
keepers, who knew it already, and then my
enthusiasm seemed to pall-stil it's n fine
idea, all the same!
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Esther Chapter, No. >, met in X. T. Asy-
lum, Masonic Temple, Monday evening, with
the following officers i'll the chairs. w. NJ,
Mrs. c. d. Allen; w. p, w 4. Galley; a NJ,
Mrs. c. l.. Caldwei!; secretary, Mrs G.. $.
Watrous; treasurer, Mrs Alice Y. Scott;
chaplain, Mrs. NJ. E. Sprague; and T W. NJ,
Mrs. Carolyn Handy. number of visitors
were present. Two candidates received the
degrees, and the beautiful work OF the
ritual was carried out
The morning times., 1897-01-31

One woman who knows enough about
housekeeping to write a book, said to me:
''There is a faIlacy among some women
that any one can 'housckccp,' and that
it can be done in a dCsultory way. Those
are the women who never meet their bills.
Every Eousekeeper should know exactly
low much goes into the keeping Of ner
lone, and she should use il with mathe-
matical skill. She may not be able to
live in the style she would Ike; but if
she is judicious IN the use of her money
and puts her heart in her work, she can
keep her family on almost half of what
it would cost to board"
When the good time comes that Fiske
promises; when the soul of the perfect
man. shall have predominated over his
toiy. and he is freed from the brute
inheritance of appetite" he may then
subsist on sentiment; but in the meantime
he lives Oh. food, and under the present
management OF things it is the duty of the
housewife with small purse to do her
best to get it cheap.
Mary Lander.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Officers for the year '97 of Gonzaga
Council, No. All, c. B. L., were installed
in their new quarters at the new Catholic
club house, No. 500 First street northwest.
Deputy Chancellor ]. j. O'Leary, of ST.
Mathews Council, installed the following
officers: Albert Sillers, chancellor; Joseph
Hummer, president; w. j. Frizzeli, vice
president; j. w Considine, secretary; James
E. Connolly, collector; NJ. j. Healy, treas
urer; F. Ryder, guard; T. c. GilIon, ora
tor; J. Collins, marshal; d, Lotus, Christian
F. Eckloff, F. Ryder, trustees; Dr. G. J.
Lockboehler, examining physician After
the installation few moments were spent
in singing by the officers and comrades.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The ''Thirteen Friends gave a delight
ful entertainment Monday evening to those
Of their friends outside the magic uuntber
Mr.. Edwin Davis, dressed as a female
stage beauty, gave several fancy dances,
followed by some. marvellous acrobatic
feats. Mr.. Breslau was burnt cork rep
resentative up-to-date: there were instru-
mental and vocal selections by Messrs
Shaw and Engle, and then the m ysterics
of the black art held the spectators spell
bound, for Prof. Goldie is an adept and bids
fair to rival the wizard of the past, Wy
man.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Capitol Lodge, No, "a Knights OF p ythias,
held regular meeting Wednesday even
ing This lodge paid u fraternaI witt to
Calanthe Lodge, No IL, Monday evening.
Wednesday, the visit was returned by
Calanthe and there were visiting Knights
from Mount Vernon, No. 8 Harmony, No.
81. ana Myrtle, No. %. There were other
visitnrs of distinction. representing the
States OF Florida, West Virginia and In
diana Arrangements were perfected for
celebrating the anniversary OF the order on
the 10th OF February.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Beacon Lodge of Odd Fellows starts
out this term with the determination to
make its meetings so interesting that its
members viii be unable to resist the
temptation to be present regularly. On
Monday evening splendid addresses We're
made by F. a ster, grand representa-
tive; c. r. Mcbride, secretary; a. Balm,
P. 6. A comic selection; 'Hugging,'' read
by r. A. Dinsm ore, 7. e., convulsed the
audience with laughter. Next Monday even
ing THE story of the States will be told
by C. K. Mcbride. of Indiana; w. s. PuShan,
Of Maine. and F. A. Sitter, of Maryland
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Minnehaha Lodge OF Good Templars had
an extremely interesting session on Tues
day evening. Those selected To conduct the
affairs the next term are: s w Russell,
chief te:nDlar; Miss Blanche Ford, vice TEN
plar; Henry F. Smith, recording secretary:
j. e. Smith, financial secretary; Miss Maggie
Lang, treasurer. Under the head OF the
good of the order remarks were made by
H r. Stewart, lodge deputy; A n Can
field, 2. &. c. t; Miss Mamie Daniel and
Chief Templar L. A. Dinsrnorc. The cele
brated "chalk talker,' Charles R. Thomp-
son, of Connecticut, made an effective adj
dress.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
An Applicant for Protection.
Baltimore SUM


Now that the American Sugar Trust Is
knocking at the doors of Congress for pro-
lection or a license to prey upon every
American family, ii is interesting 70 re-
cur TO the evidence Of Mr.. HaVemeyer,
president of the company, given before
the Gray Committee while the Mckinley
law was in force. About that time the
trust was paying Sl6,5OJOOO year IN dlNi-
dends on a capitalization nOminally Si3,-
OOOOOO But IL was estimated that its
entire plant was worth only SIo,VVO,VVo,
and the remainder was water IL was
said at the time that in addition 10 the
dividends paid several Of the oiilcials OF
the trust were receiving as much as
100000 year in salaries. The following
extracts from the testimony are taken
from different pages OF the Official report:
Senator Allen: The American Sugar ke-
filming Company is able to control the
prices Of the sugar sold in the united
MIR. Haverkeyer: Up to the importing
senator Allen: And when you sell in
this country you control the price?
Mr.. HaYemeyer: Yes, sir.
Senator Allen: And IL was organized, MT.
Havemeyer with the view Of controlling
the price and output to the people OF TINS
Mr. Havemeyer: That was one Of tn.
objects of the consolidation.
Senator Alien: And you have succeeded
Mr. Uayemeyer: Yes, sir.
Senator Allen: That was the prlnclpai
object i'm organizing the American sugar
Refining Company? -.
Mr.. Havemeyer: 1t may be SAID tnat
that was the principal object.
Senator Allen: And making money, incl
dent to that control?
Mr.. HaVemeyer: Yes, sir. -
We take the following from pages o5'
and 33S OF the official report:
Mr.. Havemeyer. We undertook to con-
troll the price of refined sugar In lne
United States. That must be distinctly
understood.
senator Allen: And the price of refined
sugar i'm the United states Is higher 10
inc American people In consequence OF the
existence of the American Sugar keiining
Company than II would be II the diifereht
companies in your organization were us
tibet and independent companies
Mr. Havemeyer: For short time IL IL.
Senator Alien: And what difference does
IL make for the consumers III ms country
i'm year. In your Judgment?
Ms. Havemeyer: II has been In three
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
GLADSTONE on THE SITUATION.
The Ex-PremIer Severely ArrniShs
the Policy of the Powers.
washington starr


There has just been published in London
a sixteen-page pamphlet in the form OF a
letter from the Right Hon. William i.
Gladstone, dated Cannes, March 18TH TO
the Duke Of Westminster. 1t furnishes
remarkable evidence Of Mr.. Gladstone's
mental activity and interest In the poliu-
cal situation. 1t begins by saying:
"My ambition is for rest and peace
alone, but every grain Of sand Is part OF
the seashore, and. connected, as l have
been. for nearly half century with the
eastern question, l feel that inclination
does not suffice to justify silence" 1t
Their proceeds 10 review the events from
the beginning Of the Armenian massa-
ores and unsparngly arraigns the Pow
ers. Referring to his attempt in 1880 TO
establish the concert OF Europe, Mr..
Gladstone says:
I'VE soon discovered that for several Of
the Powers concert bore significance To-
tally at variance with that which we at
tached 10 il, and included toy demonstra-
lions which might be made under the con-
dition that they should not pass into re-
atty. At present the Powers nave no
common purposes to bring mem To-
gether. But, what is worse than all, this
pretended and Intellectual cooperation IS
that the governments shut out the peo-
pie 1t is from this MISCHIEF that we
are now suffering
1T is time 10 speak with freedom At
this moment two great states are under
the government of two young men-one
wholly without knowledge and experience.
and the other having only such know
ledge and experience in truth. limited
enough. as to have excited astOnishment
and CONSERVATION when an inkling or
them was given 10 the world. These, so
far as their sentiments are known, are
using their Powers in the concert 10 hght
steadily against freedom. Why are we
to have our governments pinned TO their
aprons? On the heels of this concert we
have plodded for two years, and with all
its pretension Of power, 1t has Worsened
and has not bettered the situation. Sure
| " IL is time we should have done with
this gross and palpable delusion. II is
! time TO shake of the incubus Why
! should not Crete be ANONYMOUSLY united
| with Greece? II is as undetached in
| theory from Turkey as Bosnia and Her
| ZoGovina.
Greece by her bold action, has con-
| ferred a great service in Europe, and has
| made Il impossible to faltcr with the
| question as we have faltered with the
| bloodstained question Of Armenia. She
| has extricated 1t from the meshes of
| diplomacy, and has placed il on the order
| of the day for definite action. re-
| member no case in which so small a
| State has conferred so great beneht.'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
Georein's Pension List.

"Georgia's Pension Bureau" says the
Savannah News "is already quite a
heavy one. The outlook is that II will be
much heavier The widows Of veterans
get s2lOOO0. disabled veterans $4,000 ana
there is an appropriation OF $1,000 Tor
INDECENT veterans. For the first ana Sc
cond classes Of pensioners the appioprla-
tions appear TO be sufficient. but the APP
nroprlation for the third class is said 10
be wholly inadequate. When the apprO-
priation was made it was estimated that
there were i'm the State about %.ocO Nete-
rams. who. on account Of old age or as
case ought TO be assisted by the state.
IN was decided 10 allow such veterans
$50 each per annum. -,
"The applications Of 200 have peeh
granted. and there are 1900 more on fle
The number is certain 10 increase as the
veterans grow older AS only 2,5O can
have pensions under the present appro-
rria ftou and as 200 have been granted
pensions the selection Of 800 from the
1000 applicants is a serious problem. Inc
applicants arr scattered throughout the
State. - .l,t,.
"Win Georgia's Pension Bureau steadily
increase as the pension burden or the re-
nublic has? 1t is now considerably more
Than $500 600 VIII IL every reach fp'VD!
m would be pretty near that now If pen
sions were granted 10 all who have llled
publications. And yet the amount given
each INDECENT pensioner and each WIDOW
of a veteran is very small-Oniy sPo
YEAR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
WILLIAMSBURG.
The ReyivaI-The Phoenix socie''-
Personal Notes.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, March 3.--CSpe-
ciaI)-The revival at the Baptist chuIcn'
conducted by Rev. Percy Elsom oil MOI
ett-Memoral church. Danyille, assisted
by the Rev =. r. Warren. pastor OF the
church. and Rev. J. y. Latham or lnc
Methodist church, Is still attracting lal - y
crowds. and Is now in the secolld m e,,e
OF it's progress. a large NUMBER OF PEI III a,il,
nave prOfessed a change OF near -
others who have been lukewarm III tn'
Masters work have declared ther in''"
ton Of doing better I'm the future, ,
The Phoenix Society last hlSht Ooin-
pleted its list of final committees by tne
following selections: Executive comm T.
tce-B. +. Raines chairman. OF SUSSEX
W. c. Shawen. Of Fairfax; }. ~. l1ousC.
Of Manassas; c. O. Burton, OF Notto"as ,
No. Ball OF New Kent; T. u. Sne4a. Oh
King william. Ushers-N. II. D4' ~ ~
chief marshall. OF Williamsburg; -
Carter. of Richmond; J. .. SedWlcki Oh
New York: c. T.. Carter, Of NOrtnGiihDg,,
land: r. NJ. Hughes. IT., OF Norioih' NJ
Y. Mason. Jr Of Bar Harbor, Ne:
Mr. Frank Armistead, OF TINS place; ha'
been awarded the contract by the Iost
Office Department for carrying the MINIS
between the Office and the Chesapeake anu
Ohio depot for 1925 per year for Iour years
commencing March 10. 1897.
Mrs. George Bedell, the wire OF tn9
manager Of jamestown Island, Is very III
al jamestown. Three doctors were with
her Yesterday. and performed a very deh-
cate operation. She is thought 10 De
little better to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
CAN THE BOSSES BOsss

Mr.. Green. OF Nebraska. made very
good hit in the United States House OF
Representatives on Monday. when, IN
answer to question he SAID th"t Il
Congress could not help the farmers u
could at least keep the hands OF the
manufacturers out of the farmers
pockets.
And so Congress could, but II VIII not
do so. Growers Of corn, wheat TOBACCO
fcxcept cigar tobacco. and cotton VIII
have 10 sell their products in the open
markets of the world and in the face OF
all SORTS OF competition. whilst ihey VIII
have to buy what they need IN our
hichlv-protected American markets.
1t is quite certain that the House VIII
pass a bin that IS just as obnoxious as
The old Mckinley bill was. Indeed so
deep have they stuck the coulter into the
ground there are murmurs of dissatis-
faction coming from quarters from which
they were least TO be expected scores
Of northern Republican papers are out
spoken in condemnation OF the bill.
Nothing is to be expected Of the House
Reed and Dingley rule it, but there are
indications that the Senate will under
take TO nberalize the Dlngley bill some
what. The Republicans can only get the
tariff bin through the Senate by making
concessions to Populist and Silver Repup-
lean senators, and it is supposed that
these will not be inclined 10 favor the
excessively high rates that the House
will ask for. The result will be, no
doubt. that the tariff bill will go to a
committee Of conference. Unless Ding
lev. Reed and Mckinley shall be salts
fed with the outcome Of the committees
action. it is possible they may determine
TO kill the bill in the House. But this
would be a desperate step. 1t would
bring down upon their heads the wrath
Of the business public. which has suf-
fered so long on account of this agita-
ton. and il would cause great loss TO the
rich men Of the North who have rushed
into our ports great quantities Of foreign
wool etc And yet, it would only be
after much gnashing Of teeth that the
intolerant House bosses would consent
TO see a Mckinley tariff transformed by
the Senate into a conservative tariff.
Altogether, the prospects are that
Mckinley. Reed, Dingley q 60. will be
made to sweat with anxiety and veNa-
lion before they see the Dingley bill en-
acted into q law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24

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