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The strongest trait in Mr. Medilps
character was his sense of justice. An
old man in his service had been dis
charged by the head of the department
in which he was employed. The old
man bought a stand, a few lemons and
some sugar and opened lemonade
stand in front of the elevator entrance
of the building He had been there
two days before Mr.. Medill saw him,
Mr.. Medill bought a. glass of the old
mans lemonade, and after he had
tasted it, asked:
What are you doing here?"
Making lemonade" was the reply.
why are you not at work Pr
81 have been discharged"
You will have to go to work again.
You can't make lemonade"
Mr.. Medill was too much of a disci-
plinarian to go over. the head of de-
partment, without good reason. He
did not reinState the old employe, but
gave him work in another department,
and he still has the job.--Pittsburg. Dis
patch. sas11 - sszsef.-.s.
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A LETTER FROM ADMIRAL KAUTz
RELATIVE TO, AFFAIRS IN SA-
MOAN ISLANDS.
It's Publication Causes Consterna-
ton at Navy and State De-
partments at Washington.

| CINCINNATI, April ga letter
written by Rear Admiral Kautz to his
cousin, Mrs. Charles Lindley of Gin
cfnnati, has been made public by the
| recipient. 1t is dated March 23d, and
| is in the easy vein of a relatives priv
ate correspondence. In the letter he
l says:
| You will probably read a lot of stuff
about me in various newspapers, but I
can assure you that 1 am all right, and
\ have done nothing that or my friends
may be ashamed of, unless it is the
| making of King, which 1 am obliged
| to do to-day. But he is a very inof-
fensiye sort of a young fellow, native
| 10 years old. He wears a French Ad-
miral's cooked hat, but not shoes or
stockings or trousers, STILL considering
1.-THE torrid weather, he looks very we'll
F! TN this climate. But I hardly think he
would look as well on Fourth street,
Cincinnati.
81 am not a King here, but just plain
| boss of, the RANCH The German Con-
sui hid that position up to my arrival
but since then he has been a very silent
partner. l am very much afraid he
does not like me-in fact, am not at
all popular here with the Germans. But
am all right with the English and
hope to pull through with them. I have
no doubt of being sustained by the Gov
eminent in all have done. 1 hope to
get away from here in a month from
this time. but may not be in San Fran
CISCO before the middle of May With
love to the Kentucky Colonel and your
lself, Your cousin.
ssP. ST. am in error about the shoes
ard trousers of his royal highness. At
the last moment his advisers prevailed
on him to put on both, just for this
occasion only
The Kentucky Colonel is Mrs. Lind
leys husband, a member of Governor
Bradley's staff
KAUTZ WAS INDISCREET.
WASHINGTON, April 26-The publ
cation of Admiral Kautz's letter refer
ring to his position at Samoa caused alb
solute CONSERVATION at the Navy and
State Departments at first reading, but
there was soon exhibited a disposition
to minimize the affair because it was
clearly apparent that the letter was
nothing more than a strictly private
communication passing between mem
bers of the same family. Nevertheless,
coming as it does close upon Captain
Coghlan's indiscretion, and following
the publication Of Judge Chambers let
ter to his brother, criticising the Ger
mans in Samoa the opinion was held
that Admiral Kautz's letter could not
have other than harmful effect upon
the relations between the United States
and Germany.
The letter was brought to the atten-
ton of the President, and some sort of
reminder may be sent to the officer to
be more careful in his correspondence.
No orders have been issued to the
Philadelphia to leave Samoa, As the Ad-
niral says, so it is probable that he
made the statement on the belief that
he could adjust the differences S.tween
the factions in Samoa within that time.
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COMMERCIAL.
WHEAT ON CALL OPENS LOWER
SPOT UNCHANGED.
Oats Quiet at Previous Range Of
Prices-Hay Market in a Con-
fused Condition.


Flour prices nominally unchanged.
Wheat on call opened slightly lower; af-
terward steadier, in sympathy with
changes in Chicago market. Spot Wheat
unchanged. Barley on call opened lower,
but afterward steadied. Oats quiet at pre-
vious range of prices. Corn quiet and I'M
changed. So
Hay market in a confused condition
Fine weather and light receipts may
cause some Improvement. Bran and Mid
dlings steady.
Straw berries sold at irregular prices.
Arrivals of Cherries lighter and market
easy Orange market continues to clean
up we'll on all lines at previous prices.
Lemons quiet. Fancy Apples firm Mex
lean Lines are strongly held al late adj
vance. Other fruits unchanged.
Butter market generally weak Cheese
weak. California store Eggs weak and
lower Ranch unchanged. Eastern are
not now Offering to any extent; prices
nominal.
Closing Quotations.
FLNCR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, s.. 6OQ5.7 rs per barrel: Bakers Extras.
49, 4Oa3 90; Oregon and Washington, S3Q3 50
per barrel.
WHEAT Shipping Wheat, s1.o6A per ctl
for No. l and $1:071a for choice; Milling,
81 1901. 121a per ctl.
BARLEY = Feed, $1.021hGI1. O5 per ell:
Brewing, nominal.
OATS-Poor, to fair, S1.21laQ1. 321s per
cti; good to choice, 81. 35G1 40; Fancy Feed.
81 1b6145; Gray, $130a1. IS; Milling. 81. s.
al 40; Surprise, $l.4215@147l1. $50
CORN-In sacks: Large Yellow, S1.10u
1.121a; White, $1.121aQL171a; Mixed. s1.07la
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STEEL ADVANCING.
Prices Reach High Water Mark in
Pittsburg Market.

PITTSBURG, April 26.-Prices in the
{ Pittsburg steel market reached high
water mark this week Since Monday
steel billets have been selling at S26. 80
per ton, and that in thousand ton lots
for delivery in three and four months.
Jones & Laughlins sold enc such lot
at thar price for Eastern delivery. This
is considered by steel manufacturers
as an indication that there is little dan
ger OF a backward turn in prices for
the present
In other branches of the iron indus
try, the same strong tone continues to
prevail. Structural material is in such
demand that builders all over thu
country have put off projected build :
ing, as they cannot contract to get the
steel in time for this years building.
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CENTENARIANS,
One Person in Fifty Thousand May
Reach the 1OO-Year Mark.

1t does not appear quite easy to be a
centenaria1l. Sir G.. Cornewall- Lewis no
doubt was rash in assuming it to be
impossib and Mr.. Thorn, Il e Lii
brarian of the House of Lords, who,
after exhaustive investigation, pro-
ncunced such cases to be excessively
rare, was probably the victim of pre-
conceived idea; but even T. E. Young,
the very newest authority, the late
President Of the Institute of Actuaries,
is evidently inclined to think that the
normal life of the healthiest and most
enduring persons is considerably less
than a century. The general conclu-
sion of his very interesting and in
structive though rather overloaded book
upon the subject is that the instances
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A Former Premier of Austria Dead

VIENNA April 26.-Count Hohen-
wart Geriachstein, former Premier. is
aeao. he was born in 1924, became
ooaathaIter of Upper Austria in 1868.
anu was appointed Austrian Premier
ana Minister of the Interior in Feb
ruais, Isfl.' While Premier he endeay-
oleo 10 abolish the existing Constitu-
.lon ana establish a Federalist Consti-
luton owing to the vigorous opposi-
.ioh OF the Austro-German Constitu-
tionalists, Count Gerlachstein resigned
IN october, 1871. Since then he has
been the leader of the Federalist Reicbs
party.
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NEW YORK, April 26.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California Cherries at auc-
ton to-day as follows:
Black Tartarian, $4.25Q612l3; Purple
Guigne. $4.37lh; Advance. $33712Q3. 6212.
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At WASHINGTON

Al SW4AsoE1lNNTIAt1S4
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The game
to-day was called at the beginning of
the third inning. on account of rain. The
score then stood q to @ in favor of New
York. McFariahd, thesnsW pitcher for
the local team, was in the box.
At CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, April s26.-The Exiles
showed lack Of practice, and were easy
flor the Reds 49,. a.
Fl Score: Cincinnati 10, hits IS, errors
TO; Cleveland 3, hits IL, errors f. Bat
teries- Breitenstein. Damnlan and
PETIT; 'Sudhoff and sugden Umpires-
Burns and Smith
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, April 26.-To-days
game was nip and tuck until the ninth
inning, when the Pirates made a strong
finish.
Score: Louisville 3, hits 8, errors 5;
Pittsburg &, hits II, errors 2. Batteries
-Magee and Kittredge: Lever and
Schriver. Umpires-O'Day and Bren-
nan.
AT BROOKLYN
NEW YORK. April 26-With two out
in the ninth inning to-day at Wash
ington Park, Baltimore rallied and
made the score close.
Score: Brooklyn $, hits 8, errors 2;
Baltimore 3, hits s, errors 2. Batteries
Kennedy and Farrell; Nops and Rob-
inson. Umpires-Gaffney and Andrews
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. April 26.-By punching
hits in the last inning Chicago captured
the third game of the series.
Score; st. Louis 6, hits 8, errors 2;
Chicago Z, hits 10, errors 3. Batteries
Wilson and Criger; Callahan and Dona-
hue. Umpires-Swartwoed and Warner
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco. Anri

San Francisco, April 26th.
Morning Session-.Andes, 13c; Belcher.
SIC: Con Cal & Va, 81. S041 %. & G Csc;
man. f3c: Scorpion, &c; Sierra Nevada, 81
G99c;. Union Con, Sc
Closing Quotations Alta. &c; Alpha Con,
&c: Andes. lie; Belchef SIC: Best q Bel.
Sic. Rullion &c; Caledonia, 30c; Challenge
Con. 95c; Chollar, SIC; Confidence, fSc; Con
Cal & va, sl.S5; Con Imperial, lc; Grown
mia, 2ac: Justice, 19c; Mexican. COO: Oc
cidental con. 3sc; Ophir. s1.25 Overnan,
lie; 'Rotosi, -2Se: Savage. &c; Seq Bslchsr,
ION Con. sac; Utah Con. lie; Yellow
Jacket, 43c. ~ 80 fke
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Closing Grain Quotations.

Chicago, April 26th.
WHEAT-May, nAc; July, 72ssc; Sep
TENDER, 712sc. ,
WHEATt-May, nc; July, 1850; Septem-
San Francisco, April 2eth.
WHEAT-December $113A; May, S1.06l3-
BARLEY-December, 90ssc; New, $3.50.
CORN-Large yellow, $1.1OQ1.1219.
BRAN--Sl5. 50d1 1850. tett-f "a
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole, car
cases from sIaughtere1r;ss to s dsslsrs
grades. 7s55Q7Ac per ID. lss,.sss -
VEAL-Large. 7Qsc, and SGS1kc per
y 'pM II wethers, 71ldse; Ewes, 10
nc per 10.
1AMB-sc. per ID for Yearling, and s@1Oc
per ID for Spring.
: PORK-Live. Hogs, bic per. III for me-
dunn, SIC for small. 4ss4c for, large; dress
ed, 7QSc per ID. - "a !
CALIFORNIA; Dried Fruits.
NEW YORK, April 2s.-California Dried
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Ninth and K.

Fruits, steady Evaporated Apples-Com-
mon, 7QS12e; prime wire tray, S$4912ci
choice. 9Q9ssc; fancy, 9s4Q10c. Prunes, Az
Q912c. ApMcots-Royal, .1S15al4c; Moor
park. 14qlSc. Peaches-Unpeeled, 9glSc;
nea1ad o5M2Sp
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Colonel of the First Nebraska

LINCOLN .(Neb), April 26.-Governor
POINTER to-day received a, cahIao,ro =,
from Lieutenant Colonel Cotton az NJ
Mia, declining the appointment as col
onel of the First Nebraska because ba
IS IN charge of the customs service
and cannot accept. He saws the First
Nepraska mas been permanently retired
from the hrlng line. Governor Poynter
d once appointed H. b.. Mulford Of
omaha, senior Major, as Colonel. Col
onel Mulford is a volunteer officer, and
was transferred from the Second
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The man who praises the baby al
ways wins the mothers smile.
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ON THE DIAMOND.
Results Of Yesterday's National
League Games.

PHILADELPHIA, April 26-Boston
Won to-day's game in the tirat inning
Score Boston 81 hits II, errors 2;
Philadelphia. g. hits r errors 3. Bat,
teries-Willis and Clark; Wheeler and
Douglas. Ufnpires missile and McDon-
n
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Three Men Killed.

EASTON Penn), April 26.-Three
men We're killed by fall of slate in
the Pen Argyle quarry, twenty miles
from this city. Two hundred tons of
slate and dirt fell into the hole, and
Edward Harding and Joseph D. Ger
man are buried under 1t, with no hope
or recovering their bodies inside of two
days. A third man, an Italian, was cut
in two.
One-tenth of the world is still unex-
plored.
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friends in the East
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-11
ALL A FARCE.
Inter-S State Commerce Law Has no
Influence Toward Equalizing Bur
dtns Of Shippers.

CHICAGO August 10.-The sub-com-
mittee of thee Federal Industrial Commits
sion convened in open session to-day and
resumed the investigation of the alleged
elevator combine Railroad pools and de-
fects in the Interstate commerce law
We're also the subjects of hearing. Ed
ward S. Richards, a retired shipper and
grain dealer, made a written deposition
to the committee, in which he gave the
inner workings of the so-called elevator
combine.
The witness also declared positively that
roads have a system of issuing rebates to
favored lessees and owners of grain ware
houses and discriminating against the pri-
waite and Independent buyers and ship
pers, who in this State, according to the
evidence presented, have combined in the
Illinois grain dealers association to fight
the elevators known as class "A" The
Interstate commerce law was also desig-
mated as a farce and useless so far as it
affected the rates of interstate commerce
regulations of the country. AS a result
of Mr. Richards statements Senator Kyle
sent to a prominent eastern road for blank
forms of the bill Of lading used by the
COMPANY
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BATTLE WITH YAQUIS.
Mexican Troops Had Another Engagement
With the Kebellious Indians.

CITY OF MEXICO, August 10-The
State troops have had another encounter
with the Yaquis near Medano, defeating
them with a loss OF several killed. The
State troops did not lose a man, but Lieut..
Francisco Gales died from sunstroke
during the forced march made to overtake
the Indians.
Further details have been received of
the attack on the sloops Andonra and
Luisa near Medano, when young Aurelio
Paredas was killed. The Indians captured
the wife of Capt, L. Alondra and two
boys and took them off with them AT
their first camp they tied up and aogged
the woman to try to get information of
the forces and number of men at Medano.
and then turned all three loose In the
brush. The woman says the insurgents
have infantry and cavalry but she could
not say what their number was.
The wound of Gen Torres received in
that combat is a slight one and he is
progressing rapidly toward recovery. The
Indians have retired from Bacum and are
supposed to be in force near Vicam. The
death of Juan Maldonado or Tetabiate has
been confirmed. The Indians Will be
shortly attacked near Vicam.
The Eighth battalion of infantry has left
here for Sonora to join the troops engaged
in the Yaqui campaign. There is no APP
prehension felt here of the revolt spread
ing to the Indians outside the rebel camp
in the mountains and In fact the whole
affair has reduced itself to mere preda-
tory raid by the Yaquis, who are armed
with Remington repeating rifles. There
are probably not over 200 Indians in revolt
and the campaign against them will be
sharply pushed The main body of the
Yaquis appear contented. There is some
apprehension lest the Americans engaged
in ranching near the scene Of the Indian
raids be attacked, but the troops will be
employed to protect them. There Is no
political significance to the revolt which
is similar to the outbreaks from the Amer
lean Indian reservations in the past
The government is determined to stamp
barbarous Indians in the southern part
of the peninsula OF Yucatan and Is pre-
pairing for an energetic campaign there
Those Indians are a menace TO peaceful
settlements Of the fertile regions and they
make British Honduras their base OF sup
plies. procuring arms and ammunition IN
the British territory, although this Is
frowned upon by the colonial govern
ment. The Yaqui Indians take refuge in
almost inaccessible morasses which they
know perfectly and into which few white
men have ever penetrated.
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ARRESTED.
Miles Harper will Have to Answer for
the Killing of Valentine Clark.

Special to the Register.
MARIETTA, O.. August 10.-A. B. Clark,
a brother OF Valentine Clark, who was
killed by Miles Harper at Chester Hill,
arrived here this afternoon, and will take
a hand in the prosecution of Harper.
Harper who had been running at large
since the shooting, was taken before
Squire Fisher to-day and bound over 10
court The village in which the tragedy
occurred is just over the line, in Morgan
county, and Harper was taken to Nc
Connellsville and jailed. Public opinion is
in his favor.
The victims brother stated on arriving
here:
There are five brothers still living, and
if there is money enough in the Clark
family we will hang Harper. 1t was
nothing but Matchmaking scheme. Val
entine was a game man, OF course, he
refused to raise his hands, but when he
was compelled TO- he reached for his gun"
Clarks body will be brought TO Marietta
tomorrow morning.
Mrs Harper. the woman in the ease is
about thirty years old. and of comely APP
pearance. Harper is fifty.
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vanderlip again visited the auditor and
they went to another division to make
an investigation. Mr.. Vanderlip says
the same state of affairs was again dis
covered
Mr.. Vanderlip says he decided that
the chiefs and assistant chiefs of these
divisions were responsible for this state
of affairs, and at once ordered reduc-
ton in their salaries. He thinks that
officials of this class should have the
employees under some regulations as to
when work should begin and how en-
ployes should conduct themselves.
1t is said by officials in the treasury
that had Mr.. Vanderbilt discovered the
same conditions in an office well up
with its work he would probably have
said nothing. He was led to take ae-
ton, it is said, by the fact that the
work in the auditors Office is nearly
two years behind.
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DEwEY's RECEPTION.
The Presidents Advice il to Burn Plenty
of he'd fire.

WASHINGTON, August 10.-"Gentle-
men, burn plenty Of red fire." that was
President McKinley's emphatic admonition
to the representatives Of the citizens Of
the district when they called TO consult
with him regarding the arrangements for
the reception to Admiral Dewey upon his
arrival in Washington.
When the chief executive Of the nation
views the city Oh the night Of Dewey day
he Will find that his injunction mad been
carried out faithfully. Admiral Dewey
will be escorted to the capitol BY a com
mittee on the day the nations sword u 10
he presented to him. That night there viii
be monster parade. Every organization
in the District OF Columbia vii be Invited
10 participate In the procession. Every
military body. all she civic fraternal. pstrl-
otto, social and benevolent societies and
the bicycle clubs will be included An en-
ergetic effort win be made 20 have each
body in line make some distinctive HUI
mina;ion on its own account There viii
be elaborate Nominations along the line
Of march.
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GOOD FOR VANDERBILT.

He is Determined to Break Up Loafing in
the Department When There is Work
to do.
WASHINGTON, August 10.-Assist-
ant Secretary vanderlip asked about re-
ports that he had ordered reduction
in salaries of several chiefs and assist
ant chiefs of division in the Office OF
the auditing department, because he
had visited the Offices and found these
chiefs and their clerks reading news
papers and lettering during work hours,
said that he had for some time been
the auditing Of the bonds
and other papers in the third auditors
office. Last Saturday morning he went
to the third auditors Office, and accom-
panied by one of the officials, walked
into large room where he wanted TO
make an investigation. He found a
general state of idleness Clerks were
reading newspapers or gathered in
conversation This was after O'Clock.
The following Monday morning Mr..
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story has been told in the newspapers.
Domestic troubles resulting from an
unfortunate marriage deranged her
mental faculties, and she came to the
hospital for treatment in July, 1897.
She was discharged cured three months
later. On the stand Mrs. Sommerville
testified that
DIR. STATHERS WAS VERY KIND
to her while patient, but that just be-
fore her departure from the institution
she was i'll, and that he went to her
room and attempted to kiss heb she
struggling from his embrace. On
January 10th, 1898, she returned to the
institution with recommendations and
was appointed as an attendant. Since
May LIST, 1898, she has been storekeeper
at the hospital.
Mrs. Sommerville further testified
that one night in June, DR.. Stathers
said he wanted to talk to her and was
coming to her room. She asked him
not to do so. That night somebody
tried her door. On the following night
she was awakened to find DR.. Stathers
sitting on her bed. The door had been
unlocked from the outside.
"He said he loved me, and wanted
me to be his little pet. | threatened TO
make an outcry, and he left the ROOM.
Witness testified that DR.. Stathers
subsequently made declarations of love
for her, demonstrated with her for. her
treatment of him, charged her with in
gatitude, reminded he that she was
friendless, save him, and made further
improper proposals
On one occasion in January she SAID
he offered to send her to Parkersburg,
and to give her business education
IF SHE WOULD BE HIS PET
until the first of June. He gave her
until that afternoon to decide and
upon meeting with a refusal, told her
he would again make her an attendant.
Il said | would rather work in
somebody's kitchen than submit" She
expected, she said to be discharged
upon two occasions.
Mrs Sommerville's explanation OF
her fatty contradictory statements
concerning DR.. Stathers mentioned in
to-day's Register created a sensation.
She testified that while she was sick
DR. .Stathers brought the written state
ment which he asked her to copy and
Sign, telling her that it would save her
from notoriety. She was helpless and
did not know what to do. She con-
suited Dr. Perry, of the institution, and
he advised her to comply and to state
to the board that she had done so I'M
der influence, land the board would
readily see where the influence came
in
With reference to her affidavit she
said DR.. Snyder advised her to make 1t,
but that no promises had been made
and no pressure brought to bear upon
her.
Mrs. Sommerville was asked about a
report that she attempted suicide few
days ago. She denied that she had TAX
en- poison, but said that she was told
her picture would be in the paper, and
she said, Il can't stand that; | would
kill myself before | would see it.
At this point the examination
commenced, and Mr. McGary's ques-
ton attacking the character of the wit
ess provoked an earnest and acrimon-
ious argument as to the admissiblllty
of this line of evidence.
On account of the legal points en-
volved, the board adjourned until to-
morrow morning without passing upon
the matter. h. V. ANKLE.
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- - = -
A. P. A. OFFICERS.

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 10.-At this
afternoons session of the grand lodge OF
the American Protestant Association al
Moorheads Hall, the following officers
were elected:
James Thompson, of Philadelphia, right
worthy grand master; Fred Hutzler, OF
Cincinnati, vice right worthy grand mas
ter; Henry c. Gill, of Philadelphia, right
worthy secretary: James Scott, Philadel-
phia, right worthy assistant secretary;
Rev. c. A. Herman, of Hamilton, Ohio
chaplain. The officers We're installed i'm
mediately after their election and the
grand lodge adjourned to meet in Phila-
delphia next August.