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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

At the battle Of Hastings Ca. ID. 1865,
the weapons being swords and battle
axes, 500 fell, fatally wounded, out OF
every 900 soldiers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

roR NENT-A FARM OF ABOUT FIFTY
r acres near shellItOt Park, BrandTwins
Hd, about 6 minutes walk from city cars,
suitable for dairynIan, trucker OF but cher.
having slaughter house, cnrris,se hHu" and
every convenience whi!o land Is in II hi gh
" ate Of cultivation. Apply to Herman Lang.
lviny in huuss I'd Looming premises.
d,g.S.Wst
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03
lE BANNER SAL.vE:

doesn't cnre your piloa, your money will
DO rotnrned. 1t Is The most healing med
ioine. For sale by N. b. Danforth, No.
leo Market street. .
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

There were only three men 10 the City
Court dock this morning. They were charg
cd with dru unkelnrss aud were fined 81
and s. each.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

u'OR SALE 100 NEW RHCoRpS FOR A
II praphayhour, ~ 50 II Guz'n. 2 typ"w.it-
ers i.cminstcn, the other lrnnIsIiu Aip!y
at northeast corner ith and Walnut ,t"'rta.
Goo. H. Heritage. ''-2H'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

NOTICE THE ANNUAL MEETING on
~ the "Fnrmrrs Mutual FIRE Insurance.
Company OF tho state of Delaware WILL be
held NJ the office o! he tumplay on !oniav,
Jan I4th, 1901 al II "'r'1cs n. M, at which
time all rIaction for i've managers to serve 3
Years Will he held nnl tho premiums on all
policin- will be payable, SIX pnr cent rterrat
On all balarcra amounting TO S. aad upward,
will he paid to members, rne agents o.
the Company ugo authorized 10 r" cCvo the
dues of Inenbers and to pay them their inter
est. W. A. LAMOITE,
d3l-ili secretary.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

Take lax ative BrOmo Qulnine Tablets
All druggists refund tho money II IT fails
to cure. n W. Groves signature is on
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

lhr lLLlAM GOLFER
W First class tuner and repafrer Of pianos
aud organs, Las tuned Tor koya, families Ia
scrnrny. viii be Ia Wilmington every day.
20. loK seG, Wilmington orreSid0uCe. Elk.
81 mu, dxSlyr.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

The regular monthly meeting Of lille.
W. {, 4. u, viii bo held ut tbs home of
Benjamin SmedIcy, No. 2t07 ". 18th
street, Highlands. tonight at 7.30 O'clock.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

Two million Americans suffer the tor
turing pangs o! dyspepsia. No need to.
Burdock Blood Blttors cures. AT any
drrg Stora.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

Impossible to for8ses an accident. Not
impossible to bs prepared for 1t. DIR.
Thomas Eclectric on Monarch over
pain.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

Terrible p'ngues, those itching, pest4r-
ing disease of the skin. Put un end to
misery. Donn's Ointment cures. AT any
drug orc
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

TOR SALE, OR EXtiiANGr--N Mo- ,1i...,.
IL cAoaD on worry easy terms, or viii trade
for small houses in you'd locations, the buH.
ness stand nt ,. ", Cor. 4th and Soar casts.
Apply to Ii. Hopes, 3 Market streat.
dB.lm cod
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03
Farmers, Attention!

|ne eighth annual special cotr.e of in-
struction IN Agricultural nnd horticultural
suhJvGtsat
Delaware College
will begin Wednesday, January "a, 1901, a
oont tinue twr.ve weeks a circular describing
ihe course vii. Iu y, Mt upon application 20
the President o. the College
Or. HtO. A. HARTER,
NEWARK, DEL
Catalogue describing the other two Agri.
p~Nuvai eotTteS of the College will be sent
upou request
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03
NOTICE.,

To the memberf of the Mutual Ere 1nsur.
ance Company Of Chester county. The under
signed will be at the following places during
lVUl, for the purpo,e o. rece wing the iusur-
ance for tho yea: 1901:
Centrsville, Daltol's Sore Saturday, Dec.
gqth, 1900.
Jau. 3D. lSOl.
stanton, Saxtons Hotel, Monday. Jan. ;th i,
1901.
Newport National Bank, Thursday aud FIJI.
day, Jau. 10 Ii aud tlth. 1901.
GW Market street. Wilm,n gton, all otaer
dAys W. II. ROBINSON.
i,S.!.a.alw , Agent
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

nR BrHARDTs P.CNNyhoY PILLS
~ The emily gcnut ne pennyroyai pills.
druggists or by nall 81. flee sOs n " b.
Phtia,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

NNy Ishould know that Eo!cl's Hoaey
7OOand iar IS absolutely this best for
all diseases Of the throat and lungs. Deal
ers are M, h0rized TO guarantee iC to give
satisfaction. Sold at Danlorth'S drug
store. 12O Market street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

Fully two-thirds of womnn's troIl-
bles result from reasoning with her
heart instead Of her head. - Chicago
News.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

k1OTiCE-~SrAE OF DElkN AXE LODGE,
~ Order hepherds u bethlehem, having
removed from Sth and Orange streets, will
here after meet in room No. .. Masonic Tenn
pie. I'd floor, JANE BEIGE.
.2-St' Scribe
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03

NJ OTICl -Dvilond.
IN Security Trust & safe Deposit Co,
W lin nn.ton, Del. Jan. :, 1901.
The Board of Directors has this day declar'
I'd . sami.anuual dividend OF thIco t3) per
cent payable on demand. Dividend checks
will be mailol. JAS. Il. CLARESON,
j23t Treasurer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12
PATRONAGE AND PRISONS.
President Of the WnTdcns' NSsocia-
ton scores Political Bri%andaEe-


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81 refer ROW LH the political NIlEaild-
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- d.. lad .s..
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12

said that he used II under the SUPPOSE
non that Mr. Griffin intended stamping
OG him
III Samaha and Miss AdaI Torous. for
merry Of BesrlUt. SYRIA. but now resi-
dents OF Washington. D. G.. were quietly
married sunday afternoon az the PAR
s0nAse Of the Second Presbyterian Church
9y the Rev Frank j. Brooke. rector,
seventeen Sy-riaIS. who accompanied
them witnessed the ceremony After the
ceremony rhe couple lefL for Washington
Mr. Samana came 20 this country in the
year 1885, having charge Of the Syrian ex-
E-Hlr az the Chicago Exposition. and AT
the close or the exposition he located in
washington where he became an i'm
porter Of Oriental goods
In the Corporation Court yesterday
Judge J. K n Norton granted q charter
% the NcrtEwt stern Building and Loan
Association Of Washington, D. O.. and
Mary land, the objects Of which are 10
-tat money. etc The SEE Of 500 90 IS
named as the capital stock r. r. David
son Is president and O. c. ClrIin is
named as local attorney
The Robert Porrner Brewing Company.
OF this city. VIII shortly commence 10
make extensive improvements in the way
GO charging their present plant All the
buildings ON the east side Of St Asaph
Str'eJ- are TO BE- enlarged or rebuilt and
an additional structure. 80 by g. seet IS
% De- erected on the north side Of the ice
house The repair shop IS 20 be enlarged
So that the cars Of the company will be
built completely in their own shops other
made
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss
Henrietta J. Klaus. daughter Of Frederick
Klaus and Charles Augustus StrobeI. both
OF this city. which win take place At the
residence Of the bride-eltct So Queen
street Wednesday evening, November 90
at $50 o'clock
Henry s Giauner. Of Lyuchburg. Va.
and Miss Lillian Douglas LUciluS Of Up
perViue. Va. viii be married this
afternoon al 3 o'clock at Upper lie. Va,
at the home Of the bride-ellct Miss LIZ
Cilus Is well known IN this city. where
she spent the summer. Mr. GIauner for
Utrly resided here and mas many ac-
quaintaUces. The couple VIII reside in
Lyuchburg the home Of the groom
Miss Bessie Watkins and William NJ
King both Of this CITY. VIII be married
this evening az the home of the
IriGe-eItct lis Duke Street
An engagement Just announced in Bos-
ton is that - Miss Jennie Reynolds.
daughter Of DR. and Mrs John p Rev
ugIis. of Marlboro Street. and Mr. Burke,
II this city
John MetCGf. recently appointed spc-
I CiaI POLICEMAN II The freight depot Of the
. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad In this city
has gone on duty after having quail
. fed before Mayor simpson
over S1at was realized from the enter
F t-inmeut held in the opera house last
/ Tuesday night for the benefit of St
NfEry-s Catholic Church
Mrs. Page. OF Manchester Va. VIII
spend the wiur-- with her brother. the
Kew Bergman Green. rector of Christ
Episcopal Church
Capt. James r King Dr. r. Cochran.
ana Clarence NJ JauUay. who have been
. on "a hunting trip IN FauGuier County.
I Arexandria council No. %. Junior o.
/ OF United American Mechanics. last risht
held special me. ting iu their han and
( transacted considerable routine business
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12

PAYERS 70 present bin which had been
incurred 10 SIuabble between them and
the mayor The board. he said had no
riSht % contract the bin without having
first secured the permission OF the CIV
council Continuing, lir. LaWIer said 4
am opposed 90 YOU bringing that old bill
here that has once before been turned
down by the city Council. and want a
recorded vote taken. and most cmphat-
lcally viii vote against IL
Nj LAWYER asked the mayor If De had
presented his bin 70 the CITY CnuuCiI for
his expenses incurred I'm the litigation and
TIE mayor smIIIEg.y said -Oh. uJ.
Mr.. Simpson said that the resolution
could De submitted. but ne would vote
against BE-. and wanted "a recorded vote
taken The Commission ne said. had
gone into the matter without asking The
City Council
A recorded vote was then taken ON the
Miller voted for presenting The biz 20 the
CITY Council tonight and Ltssrs.
Simpson and LAWYER voted against IT,
As above stated. tae bin was some time
~iace brought before the City Council
hut g. did not seem % have "a friend IN
that body and was rejected. 10 is more
than probable thar the same thing VIII
Doe done al lhe meeting tomorrow night
The Circuit Court for Alexandria
county convened yesterday morning.
Judge G.. l.. Ni~oI presiding. when The
following business was disposed of- Xii
roy rs. Niiroy, suit dismissed, Norris
al. report of T. b. Taylor commissions
lG CEauceTy, confirmed and order entered
Tor the distribution Of funds Dixon and
Bartlett vs. George W. Ferguson. SUIT
20 J. w LDWu q Co, petitioners OGutt
4 al VS. Abbott e. al argument upon
the report Of Z b Taylor commissioner.
set for Wednesday. November is.
Yesterday. "a vacation. Judge NlcoL OF
the Circuit Court a. Fairfax county. en-
tered a decree IN the case of Watkins vs.
Watkins. confirming the recent sales OF
property IN Fairfax county.
All the harrooms AT Rosslyu, Alexandria
County. il Is said We're closed all day
Sunday. which IS said 10 De something
out Of the usual This was due, o. Is
reported. 10 the fact that new constable
went on duty IN that vicinity yesterday
II, is said Co have exercised close sUrveiI-
lance over those whom ne thought would
violate the Sunday laws
Robert Hopkins cOiured was yesterday
sTraigusd ia the police court before
Mayor Simpson on the charge Of shooting
Wilmer J. Griffin on the evening OF DC
tuber p last at the intersection OF Wash
iustoE and Duke Streets. y large crowd
filed tho courtroom To hear the trial
Hopkins was represented hy Attorney
George A Nu~hhaeN. ana The mayor,
Including that OF Mr. Griffin dismissed
Hopkins
Mr. Griffin was the first witness placed
ON the stand His evidence. which was
TagIIug OF the alteration with Hopkins
The only thing that he could testify to
was "a. fact r.lT He GNnSH the morning
following the trouble. and found that IH
deuCr Of nearly 90 dozen other WlturSS.-
varied little from that published 40 , Ee
Times on the night Of the sn'oL-E- bI.
Purris. who attended Hopkins. told of
the wound inflicted by the bullet, Its
Hopkins told OF using his pistol. and
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12
STEEL WORKERS REWARDED.
Faithful Employees Receive Large
Gifts in Trust Bonds.

RRADDOCE. Pa Nov. Twenty
more employee Of concerns once con-
troIIod bv Andrew Carnegie have reoeiv-
ed liberal gifts Of Steel Trust bonds as a
reward for long and faithful service
These latest beneuciaries of The Carnegie
fund are an, except TWO. employed in the
Homestead works They are
Julian Whgom, superintendent OF How
ard Axle Works. Morgan Harris. super
intendent Of forging department William
williams superintendent OF plate mills,
George CUNT superintendent Of 81 and u.s.
inch mills. +. Fl. Wood. assistant TO Gen
oral Manager Alvin Dink.y- Charles Or
chard. chief shipper; John UHgcr. super
intendcut Of armor plate mills two years.
formerly chemist at Edgar Thomson
Steel Works twelve years, John Shaddocz.
sugeriutcudcut Of a. 80. and 4S-iuch mills.
Harry Davis master mechanic Thomas
Jamisou. superintendent Of constructing
department. John Hartman. timrkgcUcr.
J. W. MCEady. chief Inspector William
COrbeyt, chief paymasteri T. J. irwin,
Chi,f clerk, George cross, superintendent
OF beam mills twelve years, W r. Dick
son. superintendent Of construction. Da-
viz :. Kennedy, superintendent Of f--inch
gDen hearth furnaces Nos and 2, George
TOre-t superintendent Of open hearth
furnace No - George Hamfsldt, general
manager of Carrie blast furnaces. ar Ran
kin Thomas Reese. superintendent Of
B,sslmcr mill. DuuuCGlc Steel Works.
and James ODOua,I .rIIls-1tlt OF
open hearth mills. DuuueSue St',. Works.
OF the score who thus become junior
partners. eight receive outright $5I.Np
worth apiece OF United states Stee. COR
pOratI0l Per cent bonds The others
Will receive $1,000 $1,000. 5000 OF So
o. worth of bonds ia five annual install
meuts, the amount varying with their
length o. service and relative position
There i~ still "a large amount 20 Dr. dis
tributed. and other officials and minor
fOr-men viii prONa
Henry e.. Frlck. Andrew Morelaud, ard
Henry BElpTs lr-- took a million and a
half OF dollars from the fund iu February.
when they withdrew their portions. PFC
Fertiug per cent OF their holdings. This
was month after visit OF Charles n.
Schwar. then president of the Carnegie
Steel Company when he told the five
Oldest Edgar Thomson officials that the
fund would soon be- divided.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12
AN Ex-oFFIcIAL ARRESTED.
Charged With the Larceny of Public
Money in Delaware.

WILMINGTON. Del, Nov IZ-As a re-
suit OF the crusade Of the Citizens AS
sociatiou. which is supporting Attorney
General Herbert r. Ward the former
Levy Court Commissioner, Henry n
White Of New Castle. was arrested yes
terday and held by Magistrate Hollis
under 1900 bail for County Court on "a
charge of the larceny of 500 from New
Castle county ora March ~ 1901
Bail was furnished by John u. Dickey. q
welI-kuuwu Democratic politician. The
warrant was sworn out 10y state Detective
Ratl.lge under direction Of Attorney Cen
eTal Ward Mr. White waived a. hearing.
and hls ease Will come zap al the next
session OF County Court.
After his arrest Mr. White declined 20
discuss the case l- did also the Attorney
General It Is reported. however. that
the warrant was drawn ou larceny
charge simply o. get the case before the
County Court $50 that other charges can
be preferred Nr. White was candidate
for the Democratic nomination AZ the last
election. bat because Of the rules Of the
party be- was not named Charles Meg-
gius1u. Republican. was elected from THAI
district After mis- term as member Of
the Levy Court expired AR White was
appointed supervisor of the Seventh Street
Bridge.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NOTES.
Grand and Pedt Jurie~ for che No
vculbcr Term Drawn.

ROCKVILLE. sid. Nov. I2.-The No
vsmbcr term Of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county convened here yes
t.rday with Judges James NcSherry and
James b. Henderson on the bench. The
following grand jury was drawn samuel
Riggs. foreman. arthur c. SeIby, James
W Johnson. ClaGaatJ s. Holland. William
Soper. Charles rs. EarusIey. Albert King.
Harvey G.. Fawcett Benjamin e.. Hughes
David T. Charlton. James IL W Briggs,
Thgu as IA. onutJ Samuel 81 Ear.s.-y,
Samuel r. McAt,e. Alfred wilson.
Stephen T.. Perry, George ~. Gather.
Reuben J.. Hines. William +. TrCudlc.
John j. INSTEAD. John J. Weir, Charles
Il. Murphy and Elijah LeiZcar- The petit
jury Us composed of the following blNar
j. BrdIGguUurE. Edward T. NaTIeld.
William l.. Eaylc. Eugene Cooley. JauI'>
y Darby. Triah Ricketts,. Thomas e.
son, Thomas -. DuvrIL Michael T., Cum
IaiHgs Walter F. CasheIL Roberl b. Ma
gIUGrT, Thomas j. Brown. James NJ
Crown. Richard 5. Creamtr. Nicholas e..
Lynch. Columbus r PUrdum. Robert g.
Davis. Nicholas r.. Burns George =. Zen
wick. Reuben A. RUTTiSS. and William o.
Parsley. chief Judge MCSherry delivered
the charge 20 the grand jury. There are
on the docket al present Zi' c1Ses-It
criminal. ~ appeals, a -Iri1l. anu g. dp-
pyaTdECy- The case OF George BiHln
against John O. Brady removed here
from Prince George County. Is The most
important civil case OF the docket This
case has been tried four times. twice IN
Prince George and twice here, and each
time the jury failed 20 agree The SUR
was brought by the plaiutih TO recover
damages caused by the diversion Of
stream of water by the plaInun
a marriage license was issued here last
evening 20 Charles Q. Rhodes, aged TWEEN
ty-fOur years. and Miss Mary A. Baker.
aged twenty-five years. both Of Washing
ton. D. g
The most prominent social event OF the
season in Rockville viii be- the marriage
Of Miss Julia PrOut Nlus0u 10 George
Minor Anderson, in Christ Episcopal
Church. Rocky lie. al coon on Thursday
Miss NiusoG is a daughter Of John +
NiusOu. eN-asSociate judge Tor the SIKH
judicial circuit, and q sister Of mrs. Ed
ward O. Peter IF Rockville Mr. Auder-
son is a Government Official. and was q
one time a prominent lawyer OF the
Rockville bar
George =. Curran and Miss Anna
MabrIie Riley. both OF Washington City,
received a license last evening 90 marry.
TIE ages given We're tweuty-oue and
twenty. respectively.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12
IN THE OLD DOMINION.

George W Morgan. q wcu-known rest
dent of LyuChhuTE. died yesterday while
sitting IN a chair He is survived by a
widow and one daughter
Grim & Haymaler Of Winchester. have
b'cn awarded the contract for the stone
and brick work Of the West virginia
state Normal College at Shepcrdstown
W. Va.
John w. TaHkard. one OF northampton
COuuty's oldest citizens died al his home
at Franltowu last night He was ninety
one years old and is survived by q widow
and several children
The body of George DaEncv. coIored
was found yesterday I'm the ruins Of the
Hahitstou Building I'm Richmond. The
body was found in the general storeroom
whore Dabuey went % get some OIL
The Tetria OF Henry Copeland. SEN
fenced 70 hang last summer for murder
ms j. D. story. is set for tomorrow in
Nansemond county court Copeland
counsel got usw hearing on technical
ties.
The J. f j.. Stuart Camp Of Sons Of
Confederate Veterans was organized at
Newport News last night with 200 mem
beers. Capt j. r. g. Stuart. son OF tho
cavalry leader was elected commander.
Roy Arthur Rowbotham. OF Martins
Vile has accepted fEs call extended him
Iy the Second Presbyterian Church Of
Roanoke Mr. toWnuiham is au English
man and was N One time missionary to
Africa
Benjamin A. Brooks Of Woodstock. Va.
and Mrs. Virginia F. kH-sIr widow Of
Thomas ~ Eav'ls. wcr, married yest-r-
day afternoon at the brides home In
Roanoke Roy. W %. TaIu,rt 0niciatiDg
Vernon Skceter. thirteen years old. had
his hand caught between ii wheel and
tree Ia "a runaway accident Do NaUsnmuui
county yesterday and had every finger
was left intact.
The Raagrk. BOARD Of Trad. hold Cd
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-12
BOUNTY FOR WAR SERVICE.
Local Rebellion VoIEntce.. WEI
Jrge Claims gu CONGRESS.

50 = lA'ts@ 81 congress
a weii-atJeaa.i meeting az tho Su--
Firors Of The District Of Columbia VoIuu-
t,,~s Of l>H % 1865 was hsld last uieht iu
ST. Lo~,uh's Han Tistn and n Streets
northwest The Furpofe Of the meeting
Yves the consideration of me character OF
a DIN to Dee framed and Presented az the
coming Congress asking for th-,s
months bounty for war seryices
The Survivors assert that they were thc
only troops iu the Union Army during the
civil war that did not receive bouuti,s
either from their respective States OF
from the Government. and that further
more the members OF that body of men.
the first To organize and defend the Ma
uouai Capital at the outbreak of hostiIi-
ties In the CTS. furnished th,ir own guns.
subsistence. and equipments
short addresses were made by we'll
known citizens of this city who served in
the regiment John r. Ford the Prssi-
dent of the association. presided while
". NJ LapOrte served as secretary.
The most important action at last
nights meeting was the adoption of "a
resolution offered by Capt T. Tyler Pow
eli. appointing special executive com
mittoe Of five. to be named by President
Ford. whose duty IL shall be- 10 take all
means 10 promote and urge favorable con-
sldtratiOu 10y Congress Of q bill TO give
a bounty 20 the soldiers Of the District Of
Columbia who enlisted ia 1861. or TO the
widows Of those soldiers, and that the
committee have sole power in all matters
pertaining 10 the promotion or such lgEls-
ittiuu before Congress and II necessary
the committee To- Rave power To employ q,
competent attorney 20 aid and advise
them iu tho preparation and presentation
of the bounty bin to Congress.
Before offering mis- resolution Captain
Powell addr. sS,d the mtCu ting, reclDuE the
deeds Of th. District troops in lsal HIS
remarks were greeted with applause and
his resolution adopted 10y unanimous
vote