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I6DGTs MEETING ~ MASONIC HALL.
ApELrnIc rs. first and n r qTG@y W
Din } IL l. z HAssAiL. seeTs,ar,.
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AIaYT e e'yqa and d fRqr. B2o e BaxA $ W.
J4HfN pEs Wrn as GSR8 Sg III Vest I' 5sa
r( aIT2H g o sl t.IIG a. 4 eE2 TiTTM $
. W. JdHN THOMPSON. Secretary. io7 wali-'t
GRO T. HN W,c y mGNh{ i II h ~ e y I TfGas
BENEVOLENT second and fo%rn W I!si
Ebw. = THINGi.r. ;. W. THos. HLLS,nN Treas;
GroRGE - EiWooD secretary. ~ West 43d-s'
sEETrNA ,,S ga second NIX 22 p#5of T's & "
M GR6SsMX ! ScH 5i rS. sn treas
CITY r IS Rs. roi }nFi
az JOS O. ,rLLER Secretary. iiG Prnce-st
coprsroxr oi second and fourth Wednesdays
MAT Tr:, Mlc1iNG. NJ : HHLrN;zMNAXyN wv
F. g. LAXGIT{ SERBIAN 2oa Wcs, 4stSst
coxrlxrNrNL 2S7. nrst and tnrl D., Wei9esdays
WM II JouNSoN. Nv T. : L yt.SiHn ? TroN;
j. j. CLAHMo%T J. y px -. Nls: h 5rea1 ,
%; second og ow fsS''a T Ha1Hlu sw
GIIf" r(IlfY scc:,ary 81 \. i5,st E Orange y. j.
DANIEL CARPENTER cia. second md fourth saiur-
9%1Mii II COLLINS. NJ qqr2P. 4 Nd PETw' r s "
j. H. rHR BONN oiELEy. SECRETARY 1862 No'fo'k-'t
DARCY IS ;;cq2a 2p4 fiarg N MG1t7E: W
Non' ~ KoIsIY. Secretary. 9i5 ist-ave.
EASTERN STAR OF arst 9qa n.d WH ,W "
R1HEEGI 'IWiiIInnfT j. ". e. I0VENsTEIN. Treas.
'AN nGlX H. iMFYERHoLz. scc, 800 East '''h-''.
rrarKA az at and h ,Ho Ifqfn E possr W
f FEb %SckErEa W ny yyqE MINDEN T tss
EXCELSIOR l22 ;;cag4 aq2 fi R br NIq,Ts
}% TAE6r s.d Isl r D!sa bIso& T5fa'
eA 5g " ' second 'Pt !:S55? 5S'ssl"y
G DIRiEN' j. A. WbRAsrLr&. Secretary.
eRAnrPGy 81 second ' sha s8e e Hon!fy:
h2%E RHFnAx s!slsr kF 1T T:s''
1n GhEE = SICK VI JAMES spARKs $ W.
nREEDpt /, r'rXtNDER. JW NELL SrTPItEN, Treas.
Il; ~ r ri NI-HIING Secretary. Az West Broadway
HIRAM 40 ar.t and third r Fr q nrr..yo sw
WILLIAM COLLINS, ". -, XII Tysss W.
c E si HE2R3 7 MASSEY ssersisTy, 200 shave
ttopr, o4t frs, and third Tuesday - ,rr,r q -.
WI. \ Mn1LLt,II " EDWARD F. LEEDS. Treas.
W NMI rs Miller, Secretary $40 W. o'h 81
HOWARD s5 second and fourth 1,, Fr6ay r. .pr "
JOHN /, SSHHii.tr ~ PTIIN'S r. EATNIM. Tr's
FRANK \. wiNSfIlP. Secretary -oJ "es' 's'" :"
fxnrprNpENT is5 first ard third SATURDAYS: -.
,otHx - iFOIs3M NJ g. @. SiLNEkBERG s w. |
JO ~, N,,T,ii;tryiSInF ! W :. BODENHiM Treas
"'' WILLIAM HANNA Secretary. 40 9Th.
INDEPENDENT ROYAL ARCH .. first and third
v uni'' ~ BROWNING. ". FRANK :. LIANT, s. W
IN 80 , ITJSS 4. W EDWIN " NcAKI1. ITS |
if " :" PtT~rERsoN Secretary % and 20 wsst ih-s
KANE so a-, thiri and mn Tuesday res: sS;,.,r W
JOIN - w, 1T~Hviss J. w C. A. WHITNEY. treas.
- H. W PENoYAR. Secretary. pa shave
LEBANON 1911 first and third Thursdays 49,
~ A siiiMMrI, T. W wM J. MAXWELL Treas
ctJAs w RICHARDS, Jerome and 5edgwiek aves.
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CT PARIS AFTER TWO HUNDRED YEARS.
THE GOOSE AND GRIDIRoN AND THE COMING
PAGEANT.


From The Leader.
The decision to give Masonic char1eisr - Par trs
% ,rsaf satisfaction to the large pody or
Free Mosons St Paus c9,hedTa, mad mac G ans and
=, a H. uiih free Masons. In those days misoh9
.frae" Is q corruption Of free men masons
~ r,tio,s and Il was legend among them thai
I, MS their secrets that enabled them 10 nuiii
catnSdras and other great bulldogs - nd 5 I ae
rot hen what It is and II IL an interesting Itct
mat modern Free Masonry is about a. od "a S al
nrasent cathedral The architect-aitrrWhiu 81
rhristopher Wren-and the men employed useu
The Goose ard Grldiron tavern as me speSa, nos
he cradle OF modern Free Masonry II was IN orc
OF a.. rooms that Sir Christopher wren was haae
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rbor OF the Finance Committee OF the Board OF
Reef and treasurer OF the Masters and Past Mas
tcrs' Association.
Brother Johnson is man OF rare intelligence and
singular ability in 1mprchending the needs and
cassltles OF the order ana his executive ability,
supplemented by his great activity along Masonic
ines Is equal 10 any demands upon H. He Is justly
held IN high esteem In his own lodge and commands
the respect OF the brethren everywhere.
In Continental 01ge he has inaugurated an eX-
cellent training system. by which the officers are
changed about. 20 that each becomes proficient ~
the several stations This has worked with much
success AKA T. worthy OF imitation in other lodges.
Brother Johnson is thorough Mason. imbued with
out flaw or stain. he has and holds the respect OF
all who know him
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MANITou leo. second and fourth Mondays.
WILSON TAYLOR. NJ. s. A. KENSARD, s. w.
l. T. SHERMAN J. w CUks II BIjSHONG TreaA
FRANK D. GUEST. Secretary. 30G W. 43d-st
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, MONITOR 52s. second and fourth Tuesdays
DAVID GRAHAM. NJ. FRED'K BECK ETr s. W
RoB,T Y MORROW. J. ". THOs. sTEy, ART. Treas.
JOHN VI. PARKER. Secretary, aJS West 41th-st.
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., MOSAIC AIS. first and third Wednesdays
NATHAN Il. WOOD. NJ. s A. HARDY s. w
!. F. FAULKNER. J. ". JOSEPH }. REED TreaA
OSCAR NJ. REED Secretary, 81 Allen-st.
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MONTGOMERY o.. first ard ,hitd Mondays.
Nil,I.lAM +. YATES ~ JOHN h. MlLLAR, 8. W.
JUN w TiIiIlLiP - W JOHN T. HUNT; Treas
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Mum 100 second and fourth Thursdays.
JOiiN Mcguire. NJ a. l.. ERI.ANGER. s. W.
JOHN l.OYES. j. W. EDMD T.. PRICE Treaa
JAMES J. JORDAN. Secretary. No / Hall Place.
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NATIONAL 2O9. second and fourth Fridays.
MAN e. BAUM NJ HAIRY ~ LEVY, s. ".
ISAAC HlRSCH J. W j. L. VOORHEES, Treaa
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NAVAL 60, second and fourth Wednesdays.
HENRY COLMAN, ". SAML GARRETT 8. W.
JOHN SHARPE j. w. ~ HETTRICK, Treas.
JOHN A. hERSHAW Secretary Foot f. 63d-st.
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. PIATT 1914 nrst and third Thursdays.
iAZELTON SPENCER, NJ H. J. RQSENTHAT. S. ".
JAMES p. MARSH J. W. SAMUEL BRAND, Treas.
W. J. JESSUP Secretary 43 South Gth-st. Brooklyn.
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LODGES MEETING IN MASONIC HALL
,,,ioT LOTUS 81 first and third THURSDAYS.
WM A. JOHNSON, NJ. ROBERT BAKER. 9. w.
~ w BlLDEBkASi, NV. JOHN GROH Treas
FRANK ID. MAREscf. Secretary, IL Morton-st
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REPUBLIC $780, first and third Saturdays
VIM II THOMAS NJ r. ]. STUYVESANT. 8. ".
H. A. PATTERSON J. W. AND. PATTERSON. Treas
WM H. MAYER Secretary, l04 Walker-st.
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PYRAMID 400. FIRST and third Fridays.
JAMES II. KENNEDY NJ THOMAS WATT, s. W.
DANA b. PR N-r. J. w. wM J. MDoNALD, Tresa
CHARLES T BALDWIN. Secretary, 100 9th-ave.
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RoOME 40. second and fourth Saturdays.
W. r. LINSON. ". W. y. MARTIN. s. W.
WM. VISSMAN J. w. L. T. SHINES Treas.
JAMES BEIKNAP. Secretary, lI2 West i34th-sts
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POLAR STAR 2f5. first and third Mondays
FRANK L. HAMILTON, N, cHAS. TOIPE, $. W.
I. A j. GoEBEI.; J; W GUY cULGIN Treas
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SCOTIA G3i first and third Thursdays.
ADAM HILL NJ S J. MACDONALD, s W.
W. +. COTTfER. J. W W PETER ROSS. Treas
*. MACKENSIE. Secretary, 80 F. 36th-st Bayonne " J.
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SYCAMORE 3Il first and third Wednesdays
WM +. BROWNE, NJ CHAS. X. ENSrE s. W.
SAML MCATLtM J. W JOHN BEAVER. Treas
FRANK W. FUTILE. Secretary "a Gold-sI
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SILENTIA los, second and fourth Wednesday,
PHILIP BLOCK. NJ ROBERT ARNOLD s. W.
CHAs W. STEVENS. J. W. CHAs F. oRDTNG, Treas.
Frcik F.. Hasklns. Secy 67 Washington ave, brooklyn
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ST JOHNS /, second and fourth Thursdays
GEO +. WILLIAMS NJ ADOr,PH GErRTNG. s ".
MELVIN WHITE. J. W. d. sCHooNMAKER. Treas
ALEX. r. CORBET. Secretary Linden, y. J.
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ST cEcIIE 5es, first. third and Nth Tuesday aftesA
80 o'clock
c. EDWARD Low, " ARTHUR J. BISNETT, s. W,
JOHN A. NICKEL. j. W. ROBERT RECKER, TreaA
HENRY W. ROE. Secretary. 20 Fast l20,h-st
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TABERNACLE LODGE SOS first and third rrifays
THOMAS ORR ". JOHN n. ALLAN. s. W.
JOHN r. WATSON +. W. HENRY SWANSON. Treas.
d. II. WOIIETT, Secretary 1913 Eighth ave.
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ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Washington Jan. 25.-There were two retirements
in the Army to-day Colonel Oliver d. Greene. As
sistant AdiutantCeneral. stationed at the Preside.
Cal aud Major Clarence Even. surgeon. the for
mer ccasing active duty on reaching the age limit
and the latter after thirty years service
Ensign y. r. Coleman. recently tried by court
martial al Washington for cupable inefficency and
disobcdence of orders while acting naval steel
inspector at Harrisburg. found guilty and
sentenced to a years suspension with loss OF
twelve numbers. Secretary Herbert has RENTED
the suspension and ordered him TO be reduced six
numbers with restoration TO duty.
The cruiser Boston left Nagasak for Chemulpo.
Corca TODAY the Yorktown arrived at Shanghai.
and the MONTGOMERY has reached the rendezvous
AT Hampton Roads. The flagship Philadelphia
reached Acapulco. Mexico. to-day from Callao,
Perm
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Mrs wellington and Resell , L. E'S a7 % had been
financial statement showed Una, os sr'''' ="
maid out for relief during the year
udyrFACTURERS ASSEMBLiN''
THE SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION VI
r,oSA1. ASSOCIATION BEGINS IN '"''N
rrrp2IIA TO-DAY

THE SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION or ~"
r,ox,t. ASSOCIATION BEGINS IN 'hi'N
pELPsIIA TO-DAY.
phuadcphia. Jan G.-More than ofu'". =,
49,, ,s centred in the second annual con'e"''o
49, X.,,o,.l Association OF Manufacturers VIZ"
I'm =, lied N order In this city to-morro" ~ ~
,a,, horticultural Hail. by ite president a.,
:, Search OF Philadelphia. IL VIII 'e 49,, ,,o
,,rsat Gathering OF business men reP'e'. ,oo.
manufacturing interests which mas t"N ~,
e,nce McKinIey's election. and IL Is "'"' ,,,
oor,o,n cbanges I'm the National policy may 49,
Sno M. interchange OF ideas on the subj, ,her
no, ,ac.ion and commercial intercourse WIN Viii Viii
nn,,ions This convention, therefore, very
renrcsent the manufacturing INDUSTRIES ~ .s a
e;,a, =. In the Union will have pol'icai 40 W."
mcrcal significance. -. .,ory meaning train
Delegates are arriving by every 'iv nd thcre are
from North South, East ana Nes', any - ,,her
it ivady nearly fyc hundred members from o. 'ed
states in the city. BY tomorrow IL IL ,as
yin have arrived The convention VIII take ~ . ro
business introduced at the last mee'as ~, ~ inc
q, January 1896 and consider tne iePott'S -.
Inherent subcommittee appointed py tne ~ ,,i
live Committee one OF the priHcipal ,ea s,,rh
in that of the committee appointed 10 secure -
ia,i,intion as will create new meHper. ot ."o
cebinst TO be known as the Secretar! VI ''i""
Tbe convention will begin at 10 CLOCK to-iio tu
,norning with the presidents annual au1cs', , go
,ho sessions will continue until THURSDAY ai,1,
noon on the evening of that day pahquo .ontino
given 10 the delegates at the itour 81. - GO
If Tho Executive Committee OF the Natioia,
ci,tion vas held at the Manufacturers up 49,
ond A. al arrnngements were made for the IIesela
lion of reports and order OF business io' '"' VIZ
DAYS session.
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SHEEHAN AND CROKER.
REPORTS THAT THE BUFFAIONIAN DIsLIKES THE
EXPOSES INTERFERENCE-A SOLEMN DE-
LLVERANCE ON ECONOMY.

The meeting OF the Tammany Hall General Com
mittee this evening is be enivened with the pro-
ductlon Of an address devoted to municipal economy.
a rare subject for Wigwami,es 10 tackle. Ex-Alder
man Ron VI. Morgan. OF the XNIXth Assembly
District. is to for he appointment OF COM
mittec on resolutions: Chairman Peters will declare
the motion carried and will promptly name the COM
mittee. with Mr.. Morgan at its head. The committee
will retire and in about fifteen minutes Mr. Morgan
will report the address which he had already in type
written shape yesterday.
The paper. it understood last evening. will
hurry the silver issue and all the other issues which
Bryan and the Popusts loaded upon Tammany in
last years campaign and will he devoted mostly TO
attacking what will no called the 'exiravagance
ration An attempt will be made 10 compare the
economy displayed by Tammany administrations:
s Tr'% Tammany was deposed Mr. Morgan wants his
friends to understand that ne prdes himself on the
s"Ir report I that so John shcehan is disposed to
feel hurt a. the open and undisguised way in which
Richard Croker has been Interfering in the affairs
OF the wgwam since his last return from Eng
land has created great deal Of talk in Tam,
many circles. Mr. Sheehan yesterday dlsayowsd
are not inclined TO regard the matter so lightly.
They rather resent Mr. croker's dictation. and
intimate that when he spends most Of the year in
and his snpporers to DO a., ne h s work OF The
his hands of the affairs OF the organization
and permitted those who have borne the labor and
Crokers efforts to coax Purroy back into line seem
also to have been exasperating to Sheehan's per-
sOnal contingent.
Croker's friends pretending to laugh at these
reporfs Yesterday. They said that Croker and
Purrav had a complete understanding and that
PuriN would play the part OF getting up a new
organization only so far Croker thought II bene-
hcial restoration of rammany rule. When
croker says come back into the East Fourteenth
ST. temple Purroy will lose no time in Obeying the
order. and he will bring most OF his recruits with
him" was the statement OF a Tammany leader
yesterday.
Ex-Pollce Commissioner James j. Martin will be
rc-clected chairman of the Tammany Hall Execu-
tive Committee this evening. II said yestcr
day that ex-Justlce Daniel f. Mcmahon might be
chosen as Purroy's successor as chairman of the
Committee Organization.
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TO N4NJFACTJ RERS or FIRt AffAhAfo"
A CHANCE FOR THEN TO DO BUSINESS IN
SWITZERLAND.

A CHANCE FOR THEN TO DO BUSINESS IN
SWITZERLAND.
Washington Jan. q tSpeca).-' onsui o'ti MANI
of Zurich. Switzerland under date OF December L.
1896 writes to the Department OF state as io''o"s.
In September 1895 | received a ratalosute I Id
the Vaien e. Bader Company ihdlai,apo r, 10
describing their patent nreman SIMON P r?ro ne
7 submitted il the chief OF the Hurlch fI's -
partment who at that period dlu no, I'm ~ tou
.sr himself in this life-savinS appliance a lew
d.vs go however | received COMMUNICATION
from him advising that ne had caIiea me dttel-
zion Of the Swiss Board of Fire Comnissloleis -
the aboSe-named article ana they mao con- -
"a sunnlv ALI Of the Swiss fire depariments WIN
tbis smoke protector If, upon Trial II proved PIdr
tical Mr. Schiess has this day orNered one Siohc
protector to experiment WITH As soon as II
end trials have been made shall report TesWts
NJ Schiess also informs me that he wishes 10 ne
mn, in Communication with American manufact-
,rers Of dremens pord BILE electric lamps ana other
firemen's electrical appliances ana supIi.es; "i
me object of this ia TO ask the Department. II
dfemed exDedient 10 call the attention OF our
nu,ie: snd saw that II. Schiess. feuerweher In
snector tchief of the Fire Departmeno al Iulicn'
;s DESTROYS 10 give American fire appliances ele.-
irical and others as well as hremcn's nfe-pote'l-
Ing Inventions a trial with view 10 business. Mr.
Schiess invites correspondence would therefore
advise the sending Of descriptive catalogues ana
nriee-lists 10 the abOye-named gentlemen got
M II possible. in the German or French LANGUAGES.
Ali the fire DEPARTMENTS of Switzerland belong 10
The Union of Swiss Fire Departments. ana Whdt !,
ever new fire appliances one department. should
conclude to supply themselves win, VIII De !1i-
lowed IL proven satisfactory with orders from the
other Swiss fire departments may ada that no
ar chemical fire engines In use in Switzer-
Land and that the old hand engines are still being
used With proper efforts perhaps this also opens
a new ground 10 prospect
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VALUE OF THE COUNTRY'S CROPS.
INTERESTING FIGURES FROM THE DEPARTMENT

INTERESTING FIGURES FROM THE DEPARTMENT
or AGRICULTURE
Washington, Jan. 25-The estimates by States
and Territories of area product and value Of the
principal cereal crops Of the United States for
1896 made by the statstician of the Department
Of Agriculture. follows:
bushels; value. s4sl $4,000. Yield per acre. 81
Winter wheatArea. $4,000; product, 267. 1874 0Oo
yield per acre. IFS bushels Spring wheat-Area.
lls25.coo: product l5s,750OoO; yield per acre. l35
bushels she Total Whs s ao area assO product r.
farm price per bushel. ,26 cents.
Oats-Area. 27,5s6.0Co; product. 7N $4,000; value
slS2 5000 yield per acre, 257 bushels farm price
per bushel, 1877 cents.
Rye-Area, 1881 oOo product. "a, 1853 oOo value. 80
gel 0pD yield per acre. 1873 bushels; farm price per
Barley-Area 2s5l. 900; product. 60 Cos 900; value
s22 go: yield per 236 bushels; farm price per
Buckwheat-Area. is, 900: product 1900 ooO valie
s5522oo; yield acre. 1871 bushels farm price per
Potatoes-Area 27s7 900: product 252 2s5 OoO value
s72 1872 900; yield per acre. 81 bushels; farm price
per bushel 2s.G cents.
Hay-Area a. 10000: product So 2s2 900 tons; value.
$685. O0 yield acre 1.37 tons; farm price So 90
Tobacco-Area 5a5 900; product, 4o3, 200 pounds
value, S2i. Us 900 yield per acre. 6S pounds farm
price s cents pound.
The Minister to Argentina William L. Buchanan,
reports TO the State Department.. under date OF
December q. follows
II have followed the news from the wheat dis
rictS carefully for the last three months. and
have travelled through one of the wheat provinces.
These observations lead me TO believe that the
quantity for export Will be between 4Dmc and
ond figure The amount exported during this yen
has been 564 1853 tons.
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HARLEM RELIEF SOCIETY.

roaERT W DE FOREST CONTRASTS SOME RECENT
Uses OF WEALTH WITH SOME PROPOSED
The Harlem Relief Society met nj tho homo OF
Nrs Charles F. MacIean. No ZIP Fifth-aVe. last
rigbt The business session OF the Board of Mana
gers was preceded by an address by Robert W. DE
Forest president of the Charity organization So
,a,v violin selections by Louis Schmidt. one OF the
eret violins i'm Sedl's orchestra, accompanied ny
Misc Aar1lp and recitations by Miss Reba klbDcr
Mr. De Forest dwclt the need of personal Work
for the poor AS well the giving Of money. ana
alluded 10 Dr. Rainsfords protest against the pro-
posed Bradley Martin ball. emphasizing the state
mont that the poor are numerous AT this time. and
onvious of the rich. "A contrast as To use OF
wealth said he was the recent gift OF Sl.wVWo to
q worthy charity by "A who Is supposed to be
= representative type Of the bond buyers. SO was
the Gift of one Of the most celebrated paintings
ever produced in this country to the Metropolitan
Arr Museum which occurred in the same week
What is most important in TINS time. when envy Is
for them When you give them money. 1t should
not he done as YOU throw a piece OF m"ai 10 a dog
There Is too much Of that sort or charity.
In response to a question Mr.. De Forest said that
e,nce The middle OF December the distress in this
CIV had been unusual. He added that 1t
Mrs MacI.ean presided at the meeting of the
J,oard which followed The officers If the society
who were reelected for another year. are as fol-
ANS lanes NJ Horton. Mrs. j. Jarrett Blodgett
Washington Windsor and Mrs. Thomas H. New
man: treasurer. Mrs. James II. Plat. secretary
Richard L. Purdy: relief committee. Mrs. Plat
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MONEY FOR THE INDIANS.
PROVISIONS OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL
APPOINTMENT OF a COMMITS
SION PROPOSED

Washington Ian % lSpeciaD.-The Indian Appro-
priation bill was taken up in the House Of Repre-
lsentatives this afternoon and the general DEBATE
was opened by Mr.. Johnson. of Indiana lie is a
member Of the Committee on Banking ana Cur
rency and mis- speech argument for tho
necessity Of banking and currency reform. Inc
Indian BILL which Mr. johnson did not discuss. car
ries appropriations amounting 10 S12S,'H ~hich
IS S24e 2S5 In Of the estimates ana so"-sf III
excess Of the appropriations for the current hso"
year The total amount recommended, however
contains a number of items not found in the regu-
lar estimates and amounting in all 10 s'oo'4
among which are the following: Expenses OF
Dawes commission. $1,000: completion OF survey vi
Indian Territory. 10000, payment TO kashasnas
Peorias. etc N219i; bridge over Wind River Wyo T..
ol e TO the United States About
third OF the total appropriation Is for nnr Of
dav and industrial schools not otherwise provde1f
for 81 10000 construction lease ana for indian
schools $1,000 industrial ana tTan 1 q, ssi GO
Ismnion Normal and Agricultural Institute cor
tract $1,000: Lincoln Institution, fhilaus ,p dt.
contract 500: transportation OF pupis '''''''
In the last decade there has been steady ana
,snid increase in school accommodations ana Ia
cii.ries for Indian pupils In 1886 there We're hve
large training schools now there are tnirt!-tWo'
In 1856 there IA Indian schools OF an I he
Sscal YEAR ended June -. 1856. the totai appiS9
praton by Congress for Indian eauca,ion
amounted 10 N2ll 90 and in 1896 TO G5ai~ an III
crease of more than 100 per cent " III, -.
Ther. is one section Of the bill which Will De
utelv 10 provoke brisk discussion ana deterilie1 20
opposition unless 1t shall be cast out on POM "a
ordar II aholishes the offices Commissioner ana
Assistant Commissioner Of Indian Analrs anu pr
vides for the appointment OF three indian .oi M
,o;ssion.rs two from civil life-who are not 10 De
members of the political party-ahd one II u,i,
The ARMY This section is in substance the sahc
a. q hin favorably reported several weeks ago ~
chairman Sherman from the Committee on iiu-
ian Affairs and is in response 10 reCoii'ine
akn I'm
renorf for 1896 and repeated by secretary rrahc.
lin his report 1896 1t was approved pS t
cleveland in his last annual message Inc supJeC.
s an important one and the proposed chanee oueiis
moi TO be made until after thorough discusslon anu
rareful dispassonate consideration lhere Is nlucn
10 he said on both sides of the question ana soi =
men who have devoted a good deal OF stuu! alu
thought to the subject Of Indian aunihlsl a.ioi
are by no means convinced as yet that the chahse
would he a wise or desirable one