The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-26
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS.

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UnIS0rm Ranks Breaking Camp-PnEads
Of knights OF Kharasaan-EtOottOn Of
or supreme Lodge Onio sEs Postponed
Finance COmmlttae CREATES q sensation
by Catting Down saIArIss.
INDIANAPOLIS, August @.-Tha
knights of Pythlus biennial is nearing
its end. This afternoon the uniform
rank began to break camp at Camp Coz
grove, the entire Ohio brigade leaving
at G O'Clock. Tomorrow nearly an uni
form rank companies will leave. About
1900 people witnessed the crack drills
this AFTERNOON. To-m0rrow morning
the Nst Of prize dril1s via be given. The
judges who are Captain Daugherty,
Captain Black and Captain Field au-
thor Of Fields tactics, all Of the regular
army, via award the prizes at noon to-
morrow. The awarding OF prize money
will be the Oniy remaining formality
connected with Camp ColgToVe.
The parade Of the Knights OF Kohr-
assam took place Tonight and was witt
messed by thousands upon thousands
OF people. It was the greatest throng
Of people attracted down town any even
during the encampment. The soldiers
monument was again brilliantly Hlum-
mated and Washington street was
ablaze with Hight. With men marching
and bands playing the scene was an In
spiEng one, and proved fitting finale
to weeelE Of festivtty. AbOut 1000
Knights Of KhoTaSsAn marched Garp-
ed in Arabic costumes.
To-uight Lafayette lodge uniform
rank exempi9fied rltualstic work before
the supreme lodge. Lafayette lodge Is
the oldest uniform rank In the country.
Election Of OhiCeFs POHtpOnrd.
The election Of officers Of the supreme
lodge did not take place this morning.
1t is usual to elect officers the third day
OF the Biennial session, but IL was OBJ
jected to because OF the investigations
that are now going on, and one repre-
sentative insisted that the election be
delayed, as 1t would not be the proper
thing to elect men who are under inves-
tigatlon There were stormy times in
the lodge room this morning and sev-
eral appropriations that usually went
through with wthirt at former meet
Ings were either referred or voted down.
and there was a strong determination
QtlEG Va lllusG ORi1SN4 w hAS FASN
ent supreme officers to stick close to
Pythia6 laws in everything. This morn
Ing a resolution was introduced that Will
cut the expenses OF the meeting Of the
supreme lodge In two and will make
this session the cheapest ever held with
30 many representatives present. A
resolution requiring reports from the
officers as to supplies furnished and de-
claring that in the future such pur-
chases must be made by competitive
bids An inquiry was also maze as 20
the present condition Of the claim held
by the supreme lodge against the city
National bank Of Fort Worth, Texas
4 resolution was introduced to abolish
the supreme tribunal on the score Of It's
cost, but the resolution was defeated.
AN ATTEMPT will be made to reduce the
number OF the members Of the supreme
assembly uniform rank and a warm
figirs is expected over It.
raIaFIFS cut.
The sensatlon this afternoon was the
reporu Of the estimate u tlie ailaneef
committee. The comnNtee went at the
salaries with an axe ard chopped every
thing In sight. The committee recon-
mended that the per diem Of the sIl-
preme representatives be reduced from
IS and five cents ntie each way, to 50
day and three cents a wife actually
trave!ed The report as presented is es
follows: Salary OF the supreme chan-
ceiIor, two years, 5000. Salary OF cleriT
cal force. two years, $1,000. Office rent
at actual cost and not to exceed TWO
years $500 Postage, telephone, tele.
grams, stationary, eXpressage' removal
Of furniture from Hastings, Mich, all at
octuni cost and not to exceed, (two
years), $1,000. Salary supreme knights
Of r. and s. two years, T,2OO. Clerical
asslstance Of all kindS two years, $2,OOO.
Office rent, heatfrS, light, taMtor' teFe-
pjhpne, postage, package boxes, wrap
ming paper and other incidentals at ac-
tInf cost not to exceed 5000. Travel
ing expenses s. K. II. and s. ut actual
cost and not to exceed 1.-TWO years)l $SOV.
SaIaT,, Of S. NJ Of EX, two years $l'5OV.
'TrayeIlnE expenses at actual cost ana
not 10 exceed $500. Expenses OF the
s,,nreme tribunal, two years $3OOO.
OflcInI record Mt actual cost not to eN-
coed S3.OOO, Allowance to Daughters OF
FOUNDERS $1,4OO Travelling expenses OF
tbe finance committee $1,000 interna-
tonal cages $3.50. Supreme chancel-
iors teTsl, $3.50. Total, $33,5OO,
TThis report has preCipltated q nght
that has almost become personal be-
,Ceen some OF the members
me st,prene temple OF the Rathbone
1 sJsters discussed the question Of an In
slrrnnce feature and votes suIhcient 70
S5urt iNle resolutions creating 1t have
been received.