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america Enters n Protest.

PFk1N.-The United States ministe,
mere, Edward H. Conger, acting upon
instructions from Washington, vigor.
ously protested. Thursday against the
extension of the'French or anv otba r
powers exclusive concession at Shany.
hal, but he urged the extension of the
existing settlements on an interna-
IL tlonai a, basis. The British minister,
5 CIaud NJ. Macdonald, formally pro,
tested against the mining and railroad
'''
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Spanish System Will Contirro

WAsH1NGToN.-The war department
has finally decided to continue II
force, for time at least, the system Of
collecting taxes in Cuba practiced Nv ",
the Spanish authorities, but with some
very important changes in the pIans
all in the direction of iberality IT.
wards the taxpayers and in the 6ones.
ty Of administration.
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Rudyard Kipling Will Visit An.r,o

LoNDoN.-Rudyard Kipling will sail
lor New York on January 25. He will
spend two months in America mostly
at Washington and at the City Of
Mexico, which the popular writer has.
not before visited. Kipling depIores
the impression created by bis Writings
that ne IS unfriendly to America, he
recently remarked that: he admired
americans Am r; and the colonizing English
slI that the only men he could
Tolerate were the stay-at-homc
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14
Murdered and Robbed,

NEW CASTLE, PA.-John Blevins,
city treasurer of New Castle, was
'ound dead at - o'clock Saturday
n1ght in his office. His head had been
beaten to jelly, the safe broken open.
and an perhaps $2OQ,,in money stolen.
The robbers and maTderers left no clue
10 their identity. -
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C0WardiY Amatenrs.

Ell PAso, Texas. -Four ..unknovr
s Americans attempted to hola-up tbe
Mexican Cenral passenger train from ne
Ine south at point about six milas
south of Juarez, at o'clock satn ,.iLsS
evening While the robbers vera 90,
TEN, tempting III to cut off the baggage car
from the train: the passengers 9 and t l"s
rushed forward to see what
caused S the IL trouble and the rabP vs.
ran for their horses and decg neo
e of gen d'armia as
pursuit Not a shot was e.
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lom sailed Saturday m.vluvvn ,,r
Natanzas with Maj-Gen. Wilson and
he headquarters of the First Army
'orps, two signal companies sf that
:orps, and,a battalion of tho Eiohth
Massachusetts,.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-14
Loyal Fanatics.

MAN1nA.-A dispatch to the indie.
penela from Malolos, the seat of the
so-caAed Filipino government, saws
the governors of the provinces of
Luzon have assembled at Mo'c',7 for.
1t Offering +
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Oh ldren Burned to Ds

SEARCY, ARK. Vera .
Tanner, the young {
A. D. Tanner, wer
Friday morning,
was absent fror
clothing caugh
place.
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40 ~D1
HOUSE,

WEDNEsDAY.-The house spent to.
day considering the bill to define and
punish crimes in Alaska and provide
a code of criminal procedure Tor the
Territory. The only section of tbe
bill which promises to cause a contest
Is that providing for the sale of Iiopor
IN Alaska. Upon this question con.
siderable difference of opinion deyel-
opeS. The house adjourned out of
respect to the memory of tho late Sen.
ator Morrill,.
IHUEsDAY,-Under special order
adopted before the holiday recess, the
house devoted today to the considero.
ton of bills presented by the. commit.
tee on Judiciary, The bills were first
considered in committee of the whole,
The house also considered the hill
for the codifcation of the laws Of
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II
-
ne Phn4-
% be recognlzo,

l. ue Enlhr
TASK % be recognize
States as such and be H.
same ri8hts.as other diplomats.
co!,m,Panylng q letter from Senior Agon,
clio to the secretary of state is mem
orandum setting forth the establish
m n Of the Philippine republic and
the provision for a detailed system Of
government. From the facts sub
mltted," says Senior Agoncillo, ut
VIII appear that the Philippine gov
ernment is now, as. it has been prac-
ticaIly ever since June, 1898, sub
stantlally in full possession of the ter
TIT rltory OF the people it represents. "
4he representative Of the Philippine
government will now await action
upon the request made.
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Fourth infantry Ordered to Manila.

Fourth infantry Ordered to Manila.
CHICAGO; -Telegraphic Instructions
we're received here Friday from Sec.
'etary Alger giving final orders for the
movement o OF the Fourth United States
nfantry to Manila. The 1900 men
Ind Mfcers will leave Fort Sheridan
IN special trains January 10.
Cleveland Wantsa Public Building.
'AtsH1NeToN-A delegation from
land was heard Tfiiay by the
committee on public buildings
'nds on theba for O new fed.
., fnS at Cleveland, to cost
'naeled $4,000
or Dutysin Philippines. !
Secretary A,r-
r
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.0STILfTIES EXPECTED,
RANCE AND ENGLANBTHoUGHT TO Be
on THE VERGE or WAR;
africa and Other Points Of
"0re"ce Exist. and the Tension BE.
'"oSn the Two Countries is Increasing.
0e''' Rhodes Gigantic Railway pro5SSs3s

LION LoSDoN.-All events seem to work
So9etner IN European politics to in.
D crease the tension between Great
Britain and France. The nast ~ ,oa.
mas mas brought Madagascar and Eay rA
roaRd Las irritants, Just when The ~
IL mutual lrritability was subsidine, Evon
inc most conservative observers haa:n
t TO Jake a pessimiStic view of the rela-
; IONS between the two powers. This
boro those who, up to the present, |
nav nave considered 60 the belligeroncy to DO
mere mere talk due to supersensitjruness
upon Inc part of France and to un-
grutfness upon the part of
great Britain in insisting upon what
she considers to be her rights.
On one side France seems to foster ;;
ne growing belief that Great Britain {
. determined, under some pretext or 4
qer' to force her into war, and is :!
ng to make a pretext if no plausi-
" ""'ses. On the other side.
public pro- ii
has been lc
by what nj
1 dis b.
The AZ
r blue II
leading 10
lnouncing >
e. L L 4
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Fiendisl

C1Nc1NNAf1. Id
dered in a horribL
room in fiat on We,
Saturday, by haEi6gs
over her clothing6ndt
screams brought help,
was locked. The door:w,
the flames subdued and
taken to the hospital whe1
several hours later. She W,
say during her conscious
that William Kennedy, who W,
with her, was the man whohadt
the oil on her and set fire, to her
ing. After doing this, she, sal,
mad locked the door of the apartn
E to insure her death. The police b,
Kennedy in custody. - 4 : :
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Teri.

LONDON
tested in Hey,
at Barking, hasr
experimenting
men were killed.
were injured-son
bodies'.of the dead
mutiIated. The who'll
works were wrecked. A
,e'.S, s ~ tI nanoLeu ar - the
men and boys ars1nissing. The win
dows in housesa half mile away were
shattered. =
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ana number OF such claims. mn,
What will be the legal conditions o
the same after peace shall have boar
declared" The senate bill providinr
lor the classification Of clerks in fra
and second class postofices was nosood
The bill also fixes salaries, II dividoa
81 tne clerks in first class offices into
eight grades at salaries ranging from
5000 to $1,000. The Nicaragua canal
Dill was then taken up and Mr. Caffary
was recognized to continue his sneec6
IA IA opposition to the pending hin
UPon the conclusion of Mr.. Cafferv's
speech the senate adjourned.
fRIDAY.-Immediately after tho CON
ate convened today the rnsoi t TO 10, SCI III
dered Yesterday by Mr.. Hoar, of Mas
sacausetts, calling upon the presjdan+
ior information as to the instructiona
70 70 'Ie commissioners WHO negotiated
the treaty of Paris, together with al
correspondence and reports RELATING toI
tnelr work, was laid before the aoneto W
Chairman Davis, one Of tbo con O1,'';o' :
sloners, desired that it be referred to ,
S4e foreign relations committee. Int =
MI Hoar insisted that the senate boJ y
Us much right to such information oa
'Ine members Of the foreign reIations
committee and that the president
should determine whether the sonoIo ;,
SHOULD nave 1t. The resolution was n
ADOPTED IN secret session. In support 3,
Oh the resolution offered some time m
ago by MIR. Vest, of Missouri, in on. W
position to expansion, Mr.. Gallery ofI h,
Louisiana, delivered an extended Inn
speech. At the conclusion Of NJ W
H G1ny argument, Mr.. Morgan, of de
A!ao"na, announced on behalf of the SC
Nicaragua canal committee, the &C. N
oeptance IN modified form of the dc
amendments offered by Mr.. Berry be- sh
lore the holidays, ia the pending canal
bill. The amendments were not mass
cd upon by the senate. Adjourned.
SATURDAY,-At a brief session Of he
the senate the first of the regular an ms
preparation bills to be reported TO that Gus
body, the District of Columbia. was ext
passed. 1t carries trife over 81, OOO,- pov
Uoo' and was passed practically Will hal
OUT debate. The presentation of exi'
memorial from camp of Confederate tior
veterans IN opposition to the PROPOSE Sir
ton OF Mr.. Butler, Populist of North test
Carolina, to pension ex-Confederate reg1
soldiers, was made the text by Mr.
Allen, Populst of Nebraska, for some Sal
remarks, in the course of which he "
said Mr.. Butler, in making his prop pert
osltion, and the president in suggest Algt
ing that the nation care for the graves for
Of the Confederate dead, had been day
carried a~ay by their enthusiasm regi
The senate after brief executive SEES. pital
ica' at 2:1O pm. adjourned. also
id house congress each
HOUSE. be m
WEDNEsDAY.-The house spent to- VI al
ay considering the bill to define and
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| Alaska, which c
day after VIII
taken until tom
FRIDAY
formers scored
today. The l.
Judicial i apprc
up for conside
preparation for
mission was +
of K
10 strike -
been M
IN
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evel Arely exhibit foadaess for IN.
toxicants. Among birds the ns,.ro,
axes hrsE place as an habitual topper,
insects have many opportunities to ha;
come intoxicated, and It ia the most
actlV that most frequently avail
IN Ives CT the chance There Is ,n
aromatic Intoxicating fluid, in linden
nlossons for which bees show a.
especial 1ondnss5. Instances have beer
observed where swarms CT lees "a.
Jared II selves with the poiSeloua |
'no' sr until they exhtb' a al |
els CT intczication. H9ndreGs
~Nlplessly to the roadside to he
I'd under foot.-New York 1Ter.
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81
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barrier s
of. a CONF
the neutra
tinent abot
even the aul
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she cannot be {
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18TH CONGRESS-

- OONUQECN. Alaska, whichc
Jay after VIII
NE TREATY OF PEACE 'af e, until tom
FORE THE SENATE for rhIDAE'-Tb
today The l.
rS score a. Victory. Judicial apprC
Is Acting President of uP lor conside
difcation of the Law. preparation for
I'd. mission was
publican of K
to strike ~
been NJ TX. as
v recess oes ed
9s, al law
opeI Ghey
the
in this
,r,no 49,. !, allied to |
ere position tho, Nle oP-
col out carried 10 sulHe
Noio.J Will Int' ZEE of the
the vote Mr. I 1aue OF the
assaoa NOTICE 81 blican, gave
I'd vote - the " ie0o!u
of tn ends
Vers, re-
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onies.
scold ana
the Times beco1n
interpret it as 1
government.
In the prese
lishmen will pJ
ion upon its i
the Times led
ever the Fash
dent inspiratr
public opinio
not no~ol. IL
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The times., 1899-05-23
mittee is compoged as Follows: R. P. An.

mittee is composed as follows: r. P. An
drews, Robert Armstrong, Snowden Ash
ford, Joseph Auerbach, Milton NJ. Beck
man, William Boron. Philander Belts,
Samuel Boyle, H. C. Browning, John C.
Burkart, Joseph A. Burkart ]. Henry
Buscher, John Doyle Carmody, ]. W. Carr.
Robert Castelberg, Eugene d. Carusi. F.
Clarke. r. Collingsworth, II. II. Craft. r.
F. Craig, Harry Cunningham, Robert E.
Emerson, George E. Emmons, ]. D. Err
good. Charles Fleishman, ]. ]. Forsythe,
Fred Geiseking. Nathan Goddard, l. Col
denberg, Charles Goldsmith. Samuel Hart.
Joseph Harvey, p. H Heiskell, jr., Charles
Heilburn, ]. Whit Heron, George Hoff-
man. II. A. Hopkins. Charles Howard, C.
Z. Huck, Lee Hutchins, A. Kaufman, E.
B. Kimball Harry King, Zach NJ. Knott
Edward w. Koch, Joseph Hummer, Julius
Lansburgh, j. William Lee, E. ]. Lewis
Simon Lyon, Julian Marceron. ". W. Mare
maduke, Thomas Marshall, George a. Ma
son. Ernest Mayer, C. ]. McCubbln, p. ].
Nee, S. d. Nesmith, Frederick Newman,
f. B. Nixon. Major r. A. 0'Brisn, H. B.
Parker Walter c. Peters. z. l.. Petit. j.
II. Pickford, Frank Pierce. John E. Pow
ell. Joseph E. Ralph Fritz Reuter-, A. c..
Rogers Cuno Rudolph, n. II. Shea. WILL
lam II. Shrader ]. George Smith, Captain
Smithmeyer ]. w. Somerville. \. Stein
brenner. Joseph Strasburger. Conrad H.
Syme. G. o. Totten, jr.. George A. Tracy
n. Wallerstein, II. T. Wheeler, Washing
ton B. Williams, w. b. Wood, ]. F.
Wright.
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dents reviewing stand in front of the
White House.
Vice Chairman John A. Kapp. OF the
Fireworks Committee reported that every
seat for the fireworks spectacle tonight had
been sold in advance, and the outlook was
very good for the other two nights.
The Finance Committee held its final
meeting previous to the Jubilee at head
quarters last night with Chairman Allison
Nailor presiding. Capt. 4. W. Kelley as
vice chairman. and William Ramsey as
secretary. Chairman Nailor reviewed the
work of the committee and made d good
report. showing the guarantee fund to
amount to $4,000. Nearly $4,000 in cash
has been turned in.
All OF the regular subscription boomers
were present and made good reports. Emil
Huck. OF the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing; Col. o. G. Staples, w s Knox.
Frank X. Raymond. Kimon Nicolaides. F.
A. Sebrng. ]. Doyle Carmody. x. P.
Murphy, and others were thanked for good
work The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing was especially complimented for
the great patriotism exhibited.
The total subscriptions received to date
amount to S2S.976.35.
Col William Dickson issued the follow
ing general orders for the civic parade last
night:
Trades and Business Mems Parade viii assemble
for parade wednesday, the 9th instant. at
O'Clock p. M. a. follows:
First division, the north side Of Indiana
and Louisiana Avenues, with the right resting
on First Street. the column facing east.
second division, in Sixth Street, right resting
on Louisiana Avenue, column facing south.
Third division, in Fourth Street. right resting
on Indiana Avenue column facing south
Fourth division. in Third Street, right resting
on Indiana Avenue, column facing south
II. After having arrived at the places OF rendez
vous and reported to the division marshals. max
slas Of societies will that their respective 90
cietics Immediately take the formation Tor parade
most suitable to theFn and occupy their proper
positions in the column II Is suggested that
civic organizations parade in column OF fours.
with interval OF one pace between hles and four
PAGES between fours. The distance between di-
visions viii be twenty PAGES, and civic organiza-
ti1ns will keep ten PAGES apart Division mar
shas should see that these distances are nam
tanned.
Ill The marshal and aides viii wear dark
clothes frock coats black silk hats. white sashes.
buH gloves. black shoes, and spurs. The saddie
cloths will he white with blue border, and rosettes
for bride and saddle cloth per sample sub
mitsed.
WILLIAM DICKSON. Grand MARSHAL
RICHARD \ o'BI;IEN. Chief OF staff.
The National Fencibles VIII participats
in the military parade today. forming one
OF the companies of the independent bat
talon. They Will wear their distinctive
uniforms OF dark green. trimmed in gold
and white. ard will be under the command
ants Crist and Redman.
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COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMES.
Robert u. Murphy, of the Regent Ho-
tel. Chairman.

Robert p. Murphy, the genial chairman
of the Committee on Programmes and
Badges. is one of the Original 'gubleeites.
With Messrs Mexican. Knox, and Raymond
he originated the idea for the National
Peace Jubilee, and has from the beginning
devoted his whole time, his energy, his
cash. and his powers of persuasion to the
promotion of the scheme He was the first
subscriber to the guarantee fund. and has
personally raised over $4,000.
Mr. Murphy was born in Buffalo June l.
1868. he has been successfully proprietor
of the New Edison Hotel, Schenectady, n.
Y; Hotel Porter. Niagara Falls. n. Y: the
Rudolf and United States hotels at Allan
tic City, n. j.. and assumed the proprie-
torship of the Regent Hotel this city,
April 1, 1886. He is known to the hotel
fraternity as the youngest hotel proprietor
in the United States. He began as bell
boy and has worked his way up. AS a
worker he has few equals and he has
friends everywhere. He has good po
litical record, and is former member of
the New York Legislature. Mr.. Murphy
is a prominent Elk, member OF Buffalo
Lodge, No. 23. He was also at one time
president of the Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation OF Western New York. and presi-
dent Of the Young Mems Democratic As
sociation of Niagara Falls. N. Y.
George T. Parker. the energetic Secreta-
ry OF the Programme Committee. is de-
serving OF the bulk of the credit for the
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not" to enter headquarters. He has fought
for the celebration tooth and nail and has
never conceded one iota to those who were
not in favor of 1t. He has worked for
funds and given literally from his own
pocket. His time has been jubilee time
for the past three months, and the mag
nifcent Court of Honor is the result OF his
active work. Mr.. Dyrenforth was born in
Baltimore in 1856 and was educated in the
Baltimore public schools.
After establishing good business In
Baltimore he came to Washington and
went into business.in Pennsylvania Ave
nue., under the Metropolitan Hotel. He has
been so successful and has used printers
ink so lavishly that his handsome new
building on Pennsylvania Avenue is grow
ing too small. He Is a thirty second de-
gree Mason. and a member OF St Johns
Lodge, No. IL. F. A. A. NJ. and a noble OF
Almas Temple. Mystic Shrine. He is treas
urer and life member OF Washington
Lodge, B. P. o. Elks. and is vice presi-
dent OF the Business Mems Association.
Col. NJ. Emmet Urell, Vice Chairman OF
| the Committee on Decorations and Illumi-
nations, is well known as the colonel COM
| manding the Second Regiment. District OF
| Columbia National Guard. He is a vete-
ran of two wars. having served through
| the late war with Spain as major OF the
| First Battalion. First Regiment of the Dis
| trict OF Columbia Volunteers. Colone
Urell has been Jubilee hustler and has
| devoted his time to the work of booming
| the celebration.
Arthur d. Marks, Secretary of the Deco
ration Committee, was born in New Or
| leans, in 1876 and was educated In the
| public schools of New York. He was fol
many years connected with the DRY
Goods Economist of that city. He is al
present manager OF The Times advertising
| department.
| The Decorations and nluminations Com,
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The polyehromaiic canopy produced by the
discharge OF large exposition rockets. containing
Pains latest tibts.
Pains national bombs On reaching their al
titude open red. then to white and finishing
blue.
Device. The beehive at swarning time
Batteries OF colored saucissons
Pains Fusyama rockets Japanese novelty.
Display Of Pains twenty -fvc-inch shells.
Northern Lights, silver corruscations, magnolia
blossoms, golden rod.
Pains aerial roveity, "1he Southern Cross"
Device The electric star. A marvel of shin.
me7ing brightness, liquid scintillating. The
greatest advance in pyrotechny since color was
first introduced one hundred years ago.
Flight Of coored aerolites.
The Tower of Babel rockets.
New combination shells shamrocks and for
get-me-nots.
Showers of pearls.
Device. National emblem.
Nests Of fiery co5ras.
Field of cloth of gold, produced by the dis
charge Of an immense she'll exhibiting golden
stars emitting glittcring spangles.
Grand display Of Pains aerial novelties. Dia-
mond chains; hanging gardens; mother of thou
sands.
Device. Pyric cascade in dazzling electric fire
Ascent of mammoth prismatic whirIwinds
Display OF large shells. Torrent Of illumi.
mated gold: prinroses and yiolets; changing
stars; royal purple; s.a green.
National streamer rockets, unfurling at great
height line of floating lights accurately de.
piciing the national bombs.
Device. The behind the guns
Golden shower batteries.
Flights Of floral bombshells.
Display Of Pains triple star roman candles
emitting cometic stars 100 feet high, which
break into tliree parts, displaying red, green
and amber globules.
Shells. Pains mammoth spreaders
Rockets Floating testoons Of cver-changing
lights
Device Spirit of '7g undimmed in 'os.
Tie eagle screams rockets.
Pains Nsapolitan bombettes.
Kha-toum batteries.
Aerial sleigh bells
Dcvi-r. Grand transformation: The magnolia
! From leaf to bud to flower. The u.pst artist,
ard effective device ever witnessed.
Or solar system. (ln minature.) Thi
/ unique novelty is produced by Of the nam
moth combination shells, which at 1000 fee
! releases large bomb. red, green, blue. an,
I white representing the earth; instantly fol
| lowed by amber and silver shells. representa-:
/ sun and moon. succeeded By a number of small
| shells, white which explode all around tn
| othcr planets
Pains forty-inch bombs. Dazzling diamonds
| pcacock's tail, basket OF jewels. sunbnrsts
| Electric shower mines.
| Revolving cascade wheels.
| Device. Sparkling waterfall
Wizard candles.
COrnucopa rockets.
| Display Of large shells.
| The naval signal. reproducing by floating light
| famous naval signals.
Dewey's Remember the Maine
Admiral of the Fleet. George Dewey" tn
| hero of Manila.
President Mckinley.
The magnificent Court of Honor will at
tract thousands of visitors and the cit,
will be illuminated generally.
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goods and carpets, which he sold out in
1883 to good advantage. He then novel
to Washington and engaged in life insur-
ance work. In 1892 he was appointed gen.
eral agent by the Union Central for the
District of Columbia, and soon won an en-
viable reputation as business getter. His
open. genial, frank, manners make him a
favorite in social and business circles
alike He is a member of Columbia Com
mandoEJ. No. 2, X. T.; Hope Lodge, No.
20, Washington Council. R. and S. NJ;
Guernsey r. A. Chapter. No. 147. OF Ohio,
and chief rabban of Almas Temple, A. 4.
o. n. NJ. S.
He was one of the original "Jubileeites"
and has devoted much of his time to the
cause The plans for the celebration were