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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-02
FATAL5llOTEL FIRE
lnswhieii SIX Persons Perlshed.-Narrow
Escnps or Other Occnpants-Torribis
+ D,sastrr at lioyerHviite. 3ss

lnsThieii SIX Persons Perished--Narrotv
Escnps Of Other occnpants-Torribis
n,sastrr at aioversviiie. 3%
GLovERSy1LLE, N. Y, Feb. L.
The Alvord house. ono OF tG.oversville's old
landmarks. as well as tho largest ho.
tel In Fulton county, lies buried in Its
own ashes. At 3 o'clock this mornlng
the Alvorl was a handsome four-story
brick structure. An hour later It was u
mass OF ruins. The building burned
with almost Incredible rap!dlty and
spectators shudlered at the thought
that some OF the many inmates would
be unable to escape f.om the fiery fur
nace At this season the business is
unusually large and Il 10 understood
that nearly every room In the build
Ing was occupied. .a
The fire started on the ground floor
and shot up through tho upper stories
with lightning like speed, the broad
stairs and Railways furnishing great
Hues which carried the flames upward.
The next resort Of the imprisoned
| people was the windows. AS their ter.
ror-strlcken faces appeared. the great
crowd below watched breathlessly. hop.
ing against hope that all would be
saved NJ
The guests who were thus, ,entrapped
did not long hesitate 20 take the risk
Of Humping, though some Wcro rescued
from their perilous positions by the
flremen. Others leaped from tho win
dows. several being more or lass :nJur-
ed. Findlav Morrow, a travelling sales
man for an Albany house. clad only In
shirt and trousers. jampsd from a win.
dow, landing safely IN the snow.
L. G. Lambert, Chicago glove buy
er, Jumped from second story window
and broke his right arm. besides re-
ceivlng Internal injuries. ~
The following persons are missing
and are believed to have perlshed In
| the flames:
Henry o. Day. Gloversville.
E. C. Kimball. wife and daughter, In
dlanapolis. Ind.
-- Rupert, bell boy.
Tho total loss on building. u.I.ture
ana property OF guests will probably
amount to 100000, partially insured.
Tho firemen searched all day In the
| ruins for the remains OF victims. but
| their efforts were unreWarded. Electric
NEhtS nave ceen Strung over tHe fplns
and large force will continue the
search all night. The two travelling men
reported missing were accounted for
late tonight, leaving six known vic.
Tins. Z.
DR.. J. D. Davis, OF Westfleld. N. r,
jumped from the third story. He struck
the wires opposite the second story and
was thrown to the ground. but was not
seriously hurt. J. II. Barry. OF Troy,
jumped from the third story and was
only slightly injured.
Elwoo1 DeLong, q fireman, was ser.
iously frozen. ~.
Andrew Watson, OF Toronto. Ontario.
jumped from the fourth floor to a shed
and was only slightly hurt.
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NINETEEN LIVES LOST
ny tho wreohing OF a Mail Steamer OF
British Const.

British Const.
PLYMOUTH, England. Feb. lit is
reported that the mail steamer Channel
Queen has been totally wrecked of the
Island Of Guernsey. The captain has
been saved. but many persons arc sup
posed to have been lost.
The rest Of the people on board the
Channel Queen were saved in her boats,
which were launched wIthl difficulty,
one Of them being swamped.
Tho Channel Queens cnginges were
reversed whom the rocks were seen but
1t was then too late. The first boat
load reached land and sought help OF
the fishermen, who made gallant res
cues, although the heavy sen prevented
their boat from approaching the wreck.
The survivors had to be dragged by
ropes through tho sea to the rcscuing
boats. The captain was the last to
leave the wreck.
The latest report Is that nineteen
were drowned, the chief engineer, three
steers and fifteen passengers.
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ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Feb. la bllsl4. q
is raging here to-day. a large number
OF men have been driven on by an leo
foe In Trinity nay. and Il Is feared there
Will be q repetition OF tho disaster OF
seven years ago when forty persisted.
The thermometer shows 20 degrees be.
low zero and the cold is 80 terrible that
sone loss OF lie must result. Tho GOV.
crnment ls despatching a. rescue steani-
er 70 the endangered men. " ..
q An unidentified steamer, believed TO
be the Jamaica, Captain Peterson. from
New York January 25 for 81. Johns.
with a general cargo. Is visible IN an
ice, foe on iFcrryland. thirty miles south
OF this port. She Is flying distress sig.
nails and II 10 feared that she has been
seriously injured,
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IN PRESIDENT DoLE's HoNoR
Tho Nos, Elaborate Entertainment of tn
sSS Season nt White Ilonse.

Tho Most Elaborate Entertainment Of tho
Season at Whit. IIonse.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 1.-The
most elaborate entertainment OF the
present official season marked the vel
come OF President Dole, OF Hawaii. at
the white house this evening. The
decorations were extremely beautiful
and In the most perfect artistic taste.
The party was much too large TO be
accommodated In the state dining room,
and the table was laid In the corridor
behind the great standing glass screen.
The length OF the board was occupied
by the great golden edged mirror, the
traditional accompaniment OF so many
official dinners from which rose q
peaceful troctm OF dellcately-scenLed
and exquisitely formed orchids. white
and purple. a corsage bouquet OF the
same flowers was at the place OF each
lady, while each gentleman found by
his plate single white orchid for n
boutonierre. The mirrors in the corrl-
dor were yelled In smilax and garlands
of the same delicate plant, surrounded
the chandeliers. AT each end OF the ta-
BILE were large plac9ues of white hya-
clnths. iii lf
In the east room the President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Vice President and Mrs.
Hobart, the guests of honor. President
and Mrs EoIe. and the members OF
the cabinet, received the other guests
for q short space before repairing to
the table. = s5ltf
The decorations OF the cast room were
quito us artistic as those OF the corri-
dor. consisting OF pink roses. ligaclnths
and azalchs banked In rich profus!on
beneath the great mirrors and clusters
OF palms filling the window spaces.
The guegts were: iF4 s.
The President and Mrs. McIiinley;thc
President OF the republic OF EawalI mud
Mrs. Dole: the Vice President and Mrs.
Hobart: the Hawaiian minister and
Mrs. Hatch; The. secrctary OF state and
Mrs. Sherman; the speaker OF the house
and Mrs. Reed: the secretary Of the
treasury and Mrs. Gnge; the attorney
general ana II:s. Grl5ss: the postnias-
ter general md Mrs Gary: the sGcrc-
tary OF The navy and Mira Long; the
secretary OF the interior and Miss Bliss:
the secretary OF agriculture and Miss
Wilson: General and Mrs, allies: Sena-
tor and Mrs Davis: Representative and
Mrg. HIT: Senator and Mrs. Cu!lom;
SeHnt0r aid Mrs. Lodge; Senator and
Nr1.s Clark: Senator and Miss Foraker;
Senator and Miss Morgan: Senator and
Mrs Cray; Senator Turple: Senator and
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Mr., BoWERS APPOINTED.

The Fish ConinilssIonsr,hip Goes TO tho
West trirg,hinn-Nytii be Confirmed.
Special Dispatch TO tho Intelllgencer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The nom!n-
alton of Mr.. George NJ. Bowers, to be
fish and fisheries commissioner, was
sent to the senate to-day. II IL under
stood the committee will act promptly
and unanimously. There 10 some talk
OF opposition from those deeply inter-
ested In the fisheries. who did not want
a change In the office. but It will not be
such as 10 defeat confirmation. II Is not
SO much opposition to Mr.. Bowera, as It
Is n desire to compliment the adm!n!s-
trauon or Mr.. Brice. Mr.. Bowers Is In
the city tonight, and 10 receiving the
congratulations OF his many friends.
a special from Martlnsburg, W. Va,
says: The news Of Sir. Bowers con-
firma tion was received here with hearty
expressions OF approval. The recipient
OF the honor 10 universally popular and
the citizens Irrespective OF party Joined
In congratulations. Mr.. Bowers Is a ma
tive OF this county and Is scarcely S5.
HIS activity In business and politics be-
gan before he was OF age. At 23 he was
Wetnuer OF tue legislature. Two years
later. running on the Republican ticket
with Goff for governor, who spoke Of
him Us his right Bower" he came
within 900 votes OF being elected state
auditor. In 1883. as vice chairman Of
the national Republican league, he as
sisted In organizing the state league OF
two hundred and eighty Republican
clubs. "a
In 1880 President Harrison appointed
Mr.. Bowers sub-supervisor OF the cen-
sus for West Virginia, and he was CON-
plimented on his work by Commissioner
Porter. He was commissioner to the
worlds fair, and was treasurer OF the
state board. He was delegate to the
Minneapolis convention and was one OF
the committee that notified President
Harrison OF his denomination.
Mr.. Bowers has had marked success
in business, for which he has o great
aptitude. and Is Identified with nearly
all the local enterprises and business
concerns. He was president Of what Is
popularly known as the Boom Com
pany," which was instrumental In
bringing TO Martirsburg her most sub
stantial industries.
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CHICAGO. Feb, ia man giving the
name OF Jacob Lniharit, called at the!
central police station this afternoon ana;
announced himself as entirely prepared
TO accept tho $4,000 reward which Po..
lice Inspector Michael sehaaek has Of,
fercd FOL. che production OF Mrs. Lonisa
Lnetgert, alive. Tho man said he had
seen Mrs. luetEert within fofty.e;ghs
hours pnd could produce her withinthei
same space OF time. He told a straight
forward s;ory4 and although subjected;
10 close examination by Captain col-i
leran, OF the central station insisted
upon the accuracy OF his story. He. :Nasl,
shown three hundred pictures and from
them selected that OF Mrs. Luetsert
without trouble. lie said he could pros
duce tho woman at any time ana
would do SO Immediately if he was as-
sured OF the payment of the so, 900. Hsl
said Mrs. Luetsert was within q short
distance OF Chicago and with some
gert's story she Is insane, but has lucid
AAN "oo AGNhClH W All
spector Setback and that official not
only agreed to make good tho sc. 900 ho
had originally offered, but promised to
give Luthardt $500 additional for ev-.
erSy day that was saved in the trial BY.
the production OF Mrs. Luetgert.
THE trial will last about one weak
Longer and Will cost the state about
$1,000 more, said the inspector. You
bring the woman into court and I will
personally pay you $4,000. I will also
guarantee that you get a total sum OF
$4,000. as I know others who will pue
up a little besides my s23,0oo. Now, bring
her In" & :Tt9
Luthardt sat still moment, and then
with the remark: well. I must be go-f
ing" he left the station.
Chief OF Police Kipley's private Sec
retary, James Markham. says the man
is insane. He says he has called at the.
chiefs office several times for an inter-
view with the chief. Each time he re-
fused to state his business, but said ha
had very important business to trans-
act with the chief. :! 4
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Tho storm In New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. l.--New York city
Is to-day under snow to an average
depth of i've inches. The temperature
at s n. m. was 20 degrees above zero, but
the weather forecaster said that u cold
wave would strike the metropolis to-
night which would Bond tho tempcra-
;ure down ilfteen or twenty, degrees, y
Moro than $500 shovelere were work.
ins 10 remove the snow In tho boroughs
OF Manhattun and the Bronx alone 1.o-
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Bii.xard IN tho North.vs.t.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Rcports from
various towns in Michigan, Northern
Wisconsin and Northern Indiana tell OF
a severe blizzard raging in that section
OF the country. The wind Is blowing a
gale and huge snow drifts are being pill
ed In the highways. All the trains are
more or less delayed and In some
towns street railway traffic has been en-
tirely suspended. The report from Mar.
Quette, Mich, states that the storm on
the lake IS fearful and that waves ore
breaking completely over Picnic Rocks.
something that they have not done In
yaars IssEIIFH al -=}t t-H-Hf t-Hfg gf. 70 E-tl
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West Virginia Matters.
Special Dispatch to the Intellisencer.

Speclai Dispatch TO the lntelnSencer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Hon. Thos.
q. Davis is In Washington He is on
his way to his home in Grafton from
Boston. having been in the latter city
to see Mrs. Davis, who Is under medical
treatment there. s. E.
z Patents have been Issued to West Vir-
ginia inventors as follows: Benz. F.
Bellows, assignor TO Electric Compost
tor Company, Of Wheeling, machine for
making type bars; Robert r. Campbell
and II. Carlot, assignors to Campbell &
House. Combination Freight and Hu-
name Stock Car Company OF West Viz
ginia. car construction; Thomas w.
Carmichael. Wellsburs, clay steamer;
Arthur Kitson. assigror to- Kitson
Hydro Carbon Heating and 1ncaudes-
cent Lighting Company. Charleston. va
por burning apparatus: Winfield H.
Law, Comingo, hat pin; John h. Weller,
Charles-Town, plow.
Two certificates Of pensions have been
issued to West Virginia applicants as
follows: Henry c. McCroble. Amblers-
Sarah C.. Reed. widow, Davis, S..
Certificate OF original pension has
been Issued also TO Robert Boak, Bur-
gettstown, Washington county. Pa. IS
per month; to Elizabeth McAfee, widow.
of AnMty, Washington county. Pa. IS
per month.
Representative Dovener has presents
ed the petition OF W. H. Barlong and
eighty-one others OF Barton. West Vir-
ginia, for more restrictive immigration
laws. Representative Dorr has intro
duced q bill for the relief Of John MUIR
ply, late Second West Virginia cavalry.
Senator Elkins has introduced q bill
to grant pension to David Q. Carpen-
ter. He also introduced bill. dupli-
cate OF the house measure. to divide the
state OF West Virginia into two dis
trIcts for the holding OF United States
courts. He also introduced bill for the
relief OF Rev. William ]. Larkin. the
latter measure being referred to the
committee on military, affairs. /,
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thorltles 10 defer action looking TO a
Reduction OF the mall deliveries In tho
large cities of the east in order 10 avoid
q deilcieney In the appropriation was In
Difference TO the large number OF pro-
tests that had been made by deicgh tons
OK representative cltIsens and members
of conSrss, This Gecision ,7lii. be adj
hered to for a time, at least, TO nscnr.
t&a i there 's any intcntlon on tho
part OF Congrt.- 10 grant tho posto!llce
lefNrtment he slG5,oOo which General
Gary has estimated will carry the SER
vice throusa the remainder OF the as-
cal year ril the present basis, r.
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Mrs. Daniel: Senator ard Mrs. Mills;
Representative plntnore, Senator Ter
sell. Senator Allison. Senator Hmm.
Senator HAS, lirs. Alger, Mrs, Frye,
Representatlvo Boutclle, Representa-.
tive and Mira. Dingley: Representative
aud Mrs. DalIell: Representative and
Miss Cannon: Representative and Mira.
Henderson,; Representative ,ond Mrs.
Grosvenor; Representa- Richardson;
Representative md Airs, Payne: Rop-
rcsentative and Mira. Snyers: DR..
CaAuncey II. Depew.
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pa,a,y,r,i Basinsss.

k LAWRENCE. Mass,. Feb. 1.-THE
storm has paralysed business and
traffic, street car llnes ore tied up, and
communication with other towns Is al
most suspended. NJ 81
All the mills are seriously affected By
tho storm. Many OF the operatives are
out and some OF the mills are not run
ming at oil. The forty passengers on tho
s.H train out OF Boston passed the
night stuck fast In snow drift be-
tween Ballardvale and Lowell. without
food. and did not .reacl, this city. until
late this afternoon, .9liifs. T. t,GI 8t.,5t
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DULL DAY IN CONGRESS.
"o E"''neis OF of1mportnncs Transacted In
ElIlifr Ilnnkr -t.------------

.<'htF .a-..a4. g
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 1.-The
house devoted most OF the session to-
DAY to the District of Columbia appro-
pr!atIon bill. but had not completed It
NJ the time OF adjournment. Some POLL
hcs were injected Into the debate Just
a. the close, the feature Of which was q
nitteT denunciation OF Mr.. W, A,
stone, o. Pennsylvania. by Mr.. Maha-
.oy. SRep.. y. 70, for the forr 2:'s po-
s.t!oa In favor OF the immigration bill.
Mf. Stone did not see fit to reply. Be-
'ote The district bill was taken up sew
etai oils and resolutions of minor In
po''ancc were passed.
40 business Of importance was trnns-
sctea by the senate IN open session to-
Gay. The feature OF the sho.. session
va, was statement rnnde by Mr.. Clark.
nHep,. Wyo). as n matter os personal
msHeGe. concerning HIS Vote In favor
" tAe Teller resolution. He maintained
Iaa' his vote was in no way Inconsist-
e' emi WIN his Republ!canlsm and de-
t,aIea toIa that he would not permit any
s"ny % read him out OF the party, as
Nv , was satihtiGd lne nasses OF the party
nr,." mDu'" rot convlc; him OF political her
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+ CARTAGENA. Spain. Feb. 1.-prior 10
the sailing OF :hc first calss armored
cruiser Viilcaya for the United States,
the admiral made speech to the crew,
during which he said: Ef'
You are charged with mission OF
peace" :.
This announcement was greeted with
chcrs. and the other ships In the har5or
and the crowds OF people on the quay
also cheered for Spnln. 80 II,
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-consul Gem
cr1l Lee cablcd the state department
yesterday evening from Havana TINT ali
was quiet in the city. He says that Ar.
sanGuren was buried last Friday, ana
thatthe remains OF Col. Ruiz, which mr.
rived In Havana yczterday. were also
inferred In the same cemetery, ti1
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PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-The snow
and windstorm Of last night and to-day
was one Of the most sever experienced
IN this section since tho big blizzard. All
trains are behind time. and several cas-
ualties are reported but none Of any
gravity. The storm was severely felt
throughout Eastern Pennsylvania.
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cal traf,le preserved It's normal conti.
tons, and both surface and elevated
roads wore running as usual.
From all parts OF eastern New York
CONG reports that the storm continues.
AT Albany. Malone and other points
there are from eighteen Inches TO three
feet OF snow on level.
Throughout New England the cold
and snow continue. i.t}53if Z
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wATERv1LLE, Me-, Feb. 1.-small
houses have been buried by twenty
foot drifts OF snow. The Lockwood cot
ton mills have been closed, the opera
tIves being unable to reach the factory.
There has been no train over the Maine
Central railroad for twenty.four hours.
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Weather Forecast rorro-p,r,

For West Virslhla-partly cloudy
weather: variable winds. 4 4 - -.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Threatening weather. with light snow
on the laksS; slowly rising teMperstufe;S
fresh westerly Winds, diminishing.
i."enl Temperature. 4 E5
The temperature yesterday NJ -.gervels
by {. schncnf, druggist. MarNct L.. j Four:
tcenth strcct. was Us follows: e tSSi,'i.S
a. m....,......,.F9 [ 5 D. m. u u \
. a tin..,....t..., 10 p,4m, -. "a
L m.'...... ...... Is Wcathcr-F Falr. IA
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Continue Throushou. New Ens-
land and New York.
BOSTON STRUCK VERY HARD

And Great Damage nnd Loss or L.rs Re.
salt,--iIusiness sa.psndsd and tho CITY
cntofr From, oatslde Communications.
ssvsre,t nilzzarti Ina Quarter of. Cen.
tnry--snow From rs Inenes to Three
Foot in New Yorl-ssssrs pnn,ag. to
shipping.
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"hy THE O'd.r vn. Suspended.
."ASiilNGToS. .. c.. Feb. lit was
.s'aHy announced to-day that the de-
Summation reached by the postal au.
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ISIHE INSANE?
Jaeob Lu,hards Proposes to pro
dace Mrs. Lue,sert Alive. X
GUARANTEE OFiREWARDI

ofTwenty rhoa,nnd Dollars snd xnsni
ihe Omar Ia Raised TO rNsnty.ns nsa ThoA.
sand lie Mystsrioa,iy Diiappesrs--po-
liee inspector sri,aaek, OF chicago,
pssts Visitor by Proposing somelhink
fiettrr Than lie Demand,.-I,eiief That
ihs Maa !. Not IA iIts Right Mind.
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& WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. l.-No.
since the memorable blizzard OF March
II, 1885, has this section been SO COM
pletcly snowbound. Business this
morning was practically suspended and
the streets In most parts OF the city
were impossible. There Is probably an
average OF two feet OF snow on level
but the high winds made huge drifts
ten or flftcen feet high y. 80. !. n
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TERRIFICSTOR

-.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-24
YARMOUTH.

Mr.. f. W. Buchanan, the druggist at
Yarmouth, and wife, attended the enter
tainments at Riverton and Cape Cottage
on Monday.
Business was booming with the Port
land and Yarmouth Electric Railway
company Sunday and Monday. Tho COM
pany is to have additional power from
the Portland and Cape Elizabeth Electric
Railway companies power houses. Mr.
f. W. Buchanan, the druggist, has a new
sign on his drug store announcing 1t as
waiting room for the electric cars. |
The second annual lawn party 1or tne
benefit of the Hillside library will be heid
this evening on the grounds OF Mr. "A.
NJ. Hayes. A picnic supper will be served
at six O'Clock. The Yarmouth bana VIII
be in attendance and furnish patrlotlc
music. -,s.4
Rev. L. E. McKenney of 6riog0on ,
Democratic nominee for Congress, Is 10
address public meeting this evening at
Masonic hall,
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-24
K1,oNDIKE FAMINE FEARED.

Victoria, b. c., August 23.-The steam
or City of Seattle has arrived from
Alaska with over 100 passengers, mostly
excursionists. Among . the passengers
were 10 miners from Dawson with small
amount of gold dust. Some of the miners
from the interior say that fears are now
being entertained of a famine next win.
ter. So far only Is steamers have arrived
from st. Michaels ana the river is very
low. There are 90, 600 people in the Klon-
dixie. The latest reports from Pine Greek
and Atlin, say all the territory around
there is staked out. Several miners have
arrived at the coast with sacks of gold
dust ranging in value from $ia,Oou to
SIC. 900
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-24
A MAINE COUNCIL INSTITUTED.

Providence. August 23.-Ihe business
session of the 2Ist sannual National
Council. Daughters Of Liberty, was
opened this morning National Councillor
Elmer e. Hill, presiding. Acting Mayor
Windsor made an address OF welcome
The roll of mem bers showed nearly one
hundred present, representing majority
of the states in which the order had Eeer
Instituted.
National Councillor Fill presented his
annual report showing q larger member
ship, extended territory and more pros
porous condition. He recommended thu
formation OF general fraternal congress
One state council, that Of Mains, was III
stituted during the year.