Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-18
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COR. KING AND ROYAL SITS.
ODD FELLOWS.


Tbs sevent 81 9Th comm ncstion.
the sovereign grand lodge, l. o o. F.
commenced in Richmond yesterday.
The attendance is large.
The botels OF Richmond are full to
their capacity with delegates. Many
nave brought their wives aud children
and are making The visit o of sight
SET ing. About five thOusaud ont mbe rs
If the order are now in r chmond aud
the city is prac icaly turned ov,r
TO them. Welcome exercises were
neld in the Grand Lodge room of the
Masonic Temple yesterday morning
With addresses by the Governor. May
or and prominent citizens. The Grand
Lodge then went into secret session a.
he Jefferson. Every State in the
U ion, besides CaDada and Nova Scotia,
was represented.
AT the initil business sessi on reports
of grand officers and special committees
we're presented. The committee on ap-
peals made five reports, two of which
involved consideration of the laws re-
thblDR u tue shft VI u5o vi lulOAiChulr
oy members. TIE committee recon-
mends strio, enforcement OF the laws.
G nsideration Of resolution to apprO-
pirate 81 500 to the Galveston food
sufferers was postponed until today.
The question of increasing the annual
assessment was settled by leaving ii as
it now stands. The Grand Lodge de-
cided not to contribute to sanitariums,
out advised the subordinate lodges to
do 80. The Grand Lodge decided that
it would detract from the dignity of
the sovereign body to undertake the
sale of regula, and declined the prOpo-
stion
The following appointments were
announced: Assistant grand guard
ians. William II. lizard. p. G NJ, K. G.
K New jersey; James Il. Miller, grand
secretary, Illinois; assistant grand mes
senger. James d. Craig. p. G.. NJ, p. G.
E., Maritime provinces; Custodian of
the secret work, Ado pm Donath, P. G.
r., District OF Columbis; assistant Gus
sodian OF the secret work, J. W. Beden,
P. G. R., Iowa.
Last night Grand S.re Pilkerton and
staff received a great throng OF Odd
Fellows ard their ladies' The pleasant
functiou occurred at the jefferson.
Tomorrow there will be a grand pa.
rade, and on Thursday the grand ball
will I've given.
SAID HE SHOT GOBBEL.-The fret
sensational testim ony in the trial OF
james Howard, charged with having
fred tbs shot that killed Governor
William Goebel. was given at Frank
tort, KY, yesterday, by Bowman
Gaines, a local liveryman, and James
-tubblef Id, former deputy sheriff Of
Clay county. The former identified
Howard as the man who ran out from
the rear OF the S,atehouse grounds and
jumped over the fence immediately a.
Ter the shooting Gaines was positive
in his Identification OF the prisoner a.
the map, snd said the latter then wore
a mus,acne, and was followed by
man who was toll and slender. A boy
who was near by at the time will also
be introduced as a witness to corrobo-
rate Gaines.
The most sensational witness, however
and at the same time the most important
witness from the prosecution standpoint, was
James stubbleAeld. one-legge; and one
srutd ex-iepnty SD riff Of Clay county.
s,uhblefeld testified that Howard exultingly
told him that he fired the shot that took Goe-
bel's life.