The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-25

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 24.-As
| a result Of the charges of extrayagancs
| reported against supreme officers Of
the knights of Pythias, now In session
mere, one/of the number today threat
ened TO bring suit for libel in the
SLlteo states court for the district of
North Carolina as soon as he cot home
While a strong fight is being made
against the supreme officers, it is un-
derstood that they will be continued
Ninety votes have been pledged tn
1udge Carter, Of California, for su-
preme VIce-chancellor, and In the
| event mat he cannot be elected his
strength VIII be thrown to some one
| against Charles E. Shively, who ia he
ing pushed by the Indiana men.
d; n: Abbot, of Massachusetts, and
j. A. Turner, of Virginia, this morning
announced themselves as candidates
Tor ma5or-general Of the uniform rank.
put the indications are that James r.
Cafnahan, of Indianapolis, will be re-
| elected.
seat in the supreme lodge was re-
fused to Representative Berry. Of Wis
consln, on account of the filing Of a
written protest that he secured his
credentials in an irregular manner. He
demanded an investigation and q COM
nlttee was appointed.
| A major general reviewed the uni
form rank at Camp Colgrove this af-
ternoon. Fourteen thousand uniform
| ed men were in the review.
Inc Knights of Khorassan this az
ternoon reelected J. A. Hinzey. of
Chicago, imperial prince; H. W. Beld-
Ing, OF st. Louis, imperial secretary,
and H. B. Stolte, of Chicago, imperial
treasurer. The laws Of the order were
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three supreme past imperial princes
| and changes were made in the consti-
| tuition providing for the election of
| the alternate delegates
COMMITTEE WORK.
Representative Gale, Of Massachu-
sets. resigned from the investigating
committee appointed yesterday, and
George Hansen, Of Maine, was appoint
ed to fill the vacancy. Representative
Bangs, Of North Dakota, was made
chairman Of this committee and the
| members at once adjourned to begin
their work. The committee was order
| ed to report tomorrow morning, and It
has great amount of labor before 1t.
| An effort will be made to find out the
author of the reports circulated against
the officers Of the supreme lodge, and
all those who 1T Is thought can throw
1AAS Ato4Ae Oii lAC SdOJtCl Will De SuID-
moned before the committee and asked
to give any information that they may
have.
Supreme Chancellor Colgrove ap-
| pointed John II. Alexander, of Virginia,
and William B. Gale, Of Massachusetts,,
supreme tribunes. These appointments
are for six years. Representative Gale
succeeds George Fay, Of Tennessee. Su-
prenle Chancellor Colgrove also ap-
pointed the following committee to con-
| slider the question Of changes in the
supreme tribunal: Representative
Kuehnle, Of Iowa; Clische, Of Michi-
gan; harrington. of Maine; Bottom, Of
New Jersey, and Weed, Of Wisconsin.
This committee was asked to consider
the report Of the supreme chancellor
on the supreme tribunal and go into
| the question thoroughly, particularly
the proposition to cut down the size of
the tribunal to three members
At Camp Colgrove today thep rize
drills began. In Class A, the three
companies that drilled were No. 9, of
Kalamazoo; Yellow Cross No. IS, Of
Alliance, O.. and No. %, Of Ottawa, Ill.
The drills took place at Newly Oval,
near Camp Colgrove. The first prize
in this class Is $1,000; the second, 81 200,
and the third, $1,000, and fourth, $500.
This afternoon q cavalry drill was
put up by the ST. Joseph, Mo-, hussars,
the only troop entered. The prize is
5000, and it Is a question whether 1t
| will be awarded, since there was no
competition. Several thousand people
witnessed the drills.
At the session Of the Rahtbone Sis
tiers today twenty-six past grand chiefs
took the supreme temple degree
At Masonic hall this afternoon the
| Noblesville, Ind, temple and Paris tenn
pie, of Cincinnati, competed for prizes
in the exemplifcation Of ritualistio
| work.