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The Washington times., 1902-06-21
Lord Charles Berestord
Calls Parliarnent'S At
tention to Defects.
EFGlNS ECON FORCE SHORT
Ships Armament Also Unsatisfactory
Weakness Still Existent in the Med
iterranean Fleet-A Thinking De-
partment" Wanted.

LONDON, June 20.-During discussion
of the annual estimates for the navy in
the House of Commons today Rear Ad-
miral Lord Charles Beresford, Conserva-
tive member of Parliament for Woolwich.
called attention to the defects which, he
contends, exist in the British navy.
He admitted that the government was
doing all that it could, but the whole sys-
TEN was, he declared. rotten. Every in
crease of the fleet and every improvement
effected was the result Of outside agita-
ton. He asserted that the engine room
department was thousands of men short
of its proper complement.
InefIiciency in this and other respects
was due to nobody at the admiralty.
The responsibility lay with politicians,
who ignored expert opinion.
tjG. Mediterranean Fleet Weak.
His lordship complained that the Med
iterranean fleet was still weak, although
it was stronger than last year. 1t now
comprised thirteen battleships, as
against ten in 1901, and of these six
were vessels OF modern type. All the
thirteen were ready to go out and fight.
| while last year there were never more
than eight ready to take the sea aginst
an enemy.
| The torpedo boat destroyer section of
the feet was double the strength that
| it was in 1901, while the department Of
stores was so per cent better.
Armament Unsatisfactory.
In regard to reserves, they had only
| 20 ,OC0 men instead of the $4,000 that
they nc oeded. Their armament also was
unsatisfactory Both the French and the
| United States navies had better guns
| than the British.
! Lord Charles further said that what he
wanted was thinking department al
/ the admiralty. There should be a gen
/ eral staff to make out the requirements
of the case and to present it to the po-
litical and financial department. He
wanted a business board OF the admir-
/ atty separate from that on which the
fighting efficiency OF the fleet depended.
| They needed reality, not farce. Con-
troll by the treasury was fatal to ef-
| ficiency.
The great danger to the state in hav-
| ing weak forces had been glaringly il
| Illustrated in regard to the army by the
campaign in South Africa. He urged
strongly that the question of reorgani-
zation Of the navy needed immediate
| consideration.
The Washington times., 1902-06-21

UNITED STATES SENATE. Washington. D. c.
Sealed pronosals for the following fuel for
the United States Senate for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1903. will be received at the
office Of the Sergeantat-Arms of the United
States Senate until 12 O'CLOCK NOON, ON
THE BOTH DAY OF JUNE. 1902, and at that
hour opened In the presence OF those bidders
who elect to be present, viz: Four thousand
Ave hundred tons, more or less, OF best extra
hard white ash anthracite coal, large furnace
size screened and free from all impurities: also
twenty-five tons, more or less, OF same coal,
stove size; also ten tons, more or less, of best
crushed coke; also one hundred and sixty cords,
more or less, Of best split pine wood. straight,
clear. and free from knots, and sawed instead
of chopped. in four foot lengths; also sixty
cords more or less, best hickory wood. six
teen inch lengths sawed instead OF chopped,
and free from knots and split to medium size;
all coal coke. and wood to be stored in the
vaults of the Senate wing of the Capitol (Which
are open TO the inspection of bidders), and all
to be delivered and stored at such times and
in such quantities may be ordered by the
undersigned. All coal and coke is to be loaded
In the carts with forks and not shovels. The
right to rcweigh the coal at the Capitol Build
ing az the expense OF the contractor, inc,ud-
ing the erection OF proper scales for weighing,
is reserved by the undersigned. The wood Will
be inspected at the Senate wing OF the Capitol,
and whatever fails to comply strictly with the
specifications will be culed out and rejected
The wood will then be ricked in the wood
vaults and measured ricked. Each bid must
be accompanied by a certified check of the
bidder for one hundred dollars 600 payable
TO the Financial Clerk Of the Senate. to be
forfeited to the United States upon the failure
or ref,:si! Of the bidder 10 enter into any con-
tract awarded him; checks to be returned to
bidders Whose bids are not accepted irmedi-
ateIv. and TO bidders whose bids are accepted
upon execution by each Of them OF contract
and necessary bond in accordance with these
specifications. Fuel furnished the Scrate dur
ine, the fiscal wear ending June 30. 1908 will
-, ;-,-p c-,J nd yvei~hed Or mo stfrpf an
ernp.oye OF the Senate to be designated by
the Serceani-at-Arrs Of the Senate. and .or
this irspeotio 10 charge will be made to the
contractor. The right is reserved to reject any
OF all proposals for any Of the above items.
Bids should be indorsed Proposals for Fuel''
and addressed to Sergeant at-l,rns, United
States Senate" d. VI. RANS0EI.L, Serceant-
at-Arms United States Senate. jeI.ii.zl.2s
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AUCTION SALES SALES.
100 Horses and Mules.
Big Sale Today-3 Carloads at
Our Auction SaIe-205 llth
ST., 10 O'clock.

WILL. McfENRY will sell a carload Of Extra
Coed Horses
CHARLES FAGAN will sell load Of good
WORKERS ard Drivers.
PERRY SCOTT viii sell a load Of good ones.
Some Extra Good Drivers.
This will be the best lot of stock sold in
the city this season. and all In need should
attend as all will be scld.
Also several Bucgies. WAGONS and Harness.
MaGRATH & KESSELLY. Auctionecrs-
THos J. OWEN ( son, Auct'rs. si3 s st. rw.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TwO-sToRY FRAME
DWELLING l.19 ETH ST. NE.
By virtue OF certain deed of trust, duly
recorded in lihcr No. 2l7O. folio No. 2i2 ct
seq. one of the land records for the District
OF Columbia, and AZ the request OF the parties
secured thereby, VIC will sell at public auc-
ton. in front of the premises, on FRIDAY,
THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE. 1902. AT 5
O'CLOCK p. ". the following described land
and premises situate in the County Of Wash
inCton. District OF Columbia. and being par:
OF lot No. 5. in book Il, of the Washington
Brick Machine Company's subdivision OF Trim.
dad. and particularly described in said
decd Of trust, to which reference is hereby
made.
Terms Of sale. cash, of which deposit OF
sI0o must be paid at time Of sale. Conveyance
ing, recording etc.. at cost OF purchaser.
BATES WARREN.
Columbian Building. Trustee.
MICHAEL v. TIERNEY,
COG 5th St.. Trustee.
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PROPOSALS WILL BE- RECEIVED AT THE
BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT. Washington d. C.. until
u O'CLOCK NOON. JUNE q. 1902. and pub
licly opened Immediately thereafter, TO furnish
at the Navy Yard. Washington d. c., guam
tity Of asphalt paving blocks. manganese
bronze. tin. copper, rivcts. bolts, steel. iron,
steel castings. waste, mixed acid, and betting
Blank proposals will be furnished upon appli-
cation to the Bureau. A. s KENNY. Pay
master General L. S. y. ml4.u
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS will be received at the Bureau
of Supnlics and Accounts. Navy Department.
Washington u. C.. until IL O'CLOCK noon.
JUNE 2s. 1902. and publicly opened immedi-
ately thereafter. to furnish at the Naval Oh.
servatory, Washington, D. C., quantity OF
CLOCKS watches, binocular glasses, spy glasses.
drawing Instruments barometers. and psychrom-
e;eis. Blank proposals will be furnished upon
application to the Bureau A. S. KENNY. Pay
master General q. S y. ic2l.2S
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Tha We nave rE dupn Our ctaneo o k N o the ease is
t han b t St, begnnn at lie great
in We do sb k,andtM
no reason VIII we htn " these wndHr lpnees
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-08
DOCKET IS CLOSED
FOR MARCH Term
Three Cases Filed in Jersey
County Circuit Court on Last
Day Of Service.

The last day Of service for the March
term Of the Jersey County Circuit Court
was yesterday, but only three petitions
were fled.
Z. VI Painter OF CarrolI;on. ILL.,. State
Attorney for Greene County. and George
NJ. Seago. State Attorney for Jersey Coun-
ty. entered suit on behalf Of Miss Bertha
NJ. Mains against Edward II. Burger 70.
$500 for alleged breach OF promise and be
tra:al.
Miss Mains IS n member OF a prominent
family Of Jersey Township. and Burger 1:
well known young farmer of Jersey
County. holding the office of Commissioner
Of Highways in Ruyle Township.
Attorney VI. J. Dolan fled a suit for d.
vorce for Mrs. Maggie 3. Bell against
Clarence W. Bell. The petition stated that
they were married in jacksonville. H.. on
December IL. 1893. and lived together four
days. The plaintiff states that the de-
fendant is residing in Sangamon County.
and also prays the restoration OF her
maiden name. Maggie D. Landreth.
Circuit Clerk L. Laurant stated yesterday
that the docket for the March term of the
Jersey County Circuit Court was the light
es: in the history OF the country. The en-
tire docket consists of only fifty cases. Of
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Practical engineers say that smoke-cop-
Stunning problem can be solved by the SIM
plest devices
Worlds Fair has been selected near the
Terrace OF States.
The marriage Of Miss Lizzie Young to W.
II. Epps at Webster Groves has been post
poned on account Of brideEroom's dtsap-
pearance.
Feast of ST. Joseph will be celebrated at
St. Joseph's Convent, March i9.
Patrick Maginnis kills his wife and then
commits suicide.
Three 16-year-old boys, George Kelly.
James Smith and John Reardon, run away
from their homes.
Circuit Attorney Folk is preparing for
the trial of John X Murrell. charged with
bribery, whose case is to be called Monday.
Worlds Fair transportation facilities will
1y to and from the Exposition.
Worlds Fair departments are assigned
quarters In Washington University build
ings
The bill for the library site at Missouri
Park was postponed in the City Council
The Civic Inpsoyement League a5yproves
a plan which provides for building of ten
free swimming pools.
City Council kills the Webster Groves
water-supply biH
Transit Company stock took a drop on
The Stock Exchange yesterday and many
shares changed hands
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m:tted suicide.
Patrick MaCinnis shot and killed his wife.
Margaret, then turned his weapon upon
himself and blew his brains out yesterday
some time between 10 a. m. and o'clock
in the evening. at their home. No As-s
Maffitt avenue.
Edward Maginn.s. ii-year-old son OF the
dead man. discovered his fathers body ly-
ing on bed In the front room OF tine
house when he returned home from work
shortly after I o'clock. The boy entered by
a side door. and. finding the house in inky
darkness. called first his fathsr. and. receiv-
ing no response, called again for his STEP
mother.
still getting 10 reply, the boy Groped his
way into the front loom. BY the street
light which flickered IN at the front window
he saw form stretched on the bed. He
approached the bed. and finding his father.
tried TO arouse MIN. He shook him by the
shoulder. then touched his face. which was
cold and damp.
The boy became frightened al this. and,
striking n match. saw his father lying dead.
his face covered with blood. The lad. now
thoroughly terrified, ran from the house.
He FASTENED to the home of his uncle,
Thomas aiag.nnis of No. 40,9 North Market
street, and told OF finding his father.
Mr.. Masinnis notified the police. and has
tened with Patrolmen Reeves and NJ. J.
Conner to his brothers house. In back
room. which served a- 4 kitchen and dining
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1t is his royal Measure that the State Con-
vention be called for some day early Sa
May.
He has been counting heads in the State
Committee and b"'ivns re has sixteen men,
htrS. Or a bare m iC-.ty on his side. The
chances aye he viii ciscnver himself IN
minority = nca the committee meets. Bat IL
IS close proposition in airy event.
The Governor learned fICm his people the
c,l; noes in their districts and counties and
ordered them to sacrifice everything for del
e-atcss 10 state ard Senatorial conventions.
He IS I'D ndirZ every energy TO secure con-
troll OF the State Committee. particularly.
II. proposes TO instruct for Hopkins for
Senator AID TO control the next State Com
riitt5e. Among others who called on him
were the following: Brown of NandIlia,
Cousley # Alton. Jones Of Robinson. Put
nam Of Peoria. Warden Tanner of Chester.
and Al Ni!!spaugh of Skawneetown.
J. l.. PICKERING.
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GENERAL DOMEST1c

-Four mysterious murders have lately oc-
Cured near Beaumont. Tex. and in each
case robbery appears to have been the
motive.
Kip Holton, an Arkansas wife murderer.
was hanged at Van Buren. -
Bradstreets and Dun's reviews Of trade
say business has been somewha. retarded
by the many recent storms, but the outlook
is. on the whole, highly favorable.
Governor YateSs faction carried the Re-
publican primaries in Sangamon County, L.
1inois, by methods that have already caused
a party revolt.
Poison sent by mail causes the death of a
Michigan woman whose husband has been
arrested.
A frightful railroad wreck occurred on the
oSuthern Pacific near Sanderson, Tex, in
which fifteen persons We're either killed or
burned to death and twenty-eight injured.
The st. Paul Chamber of Commerce has
received communications from St Lou.sans,
who were formerly residents of Minnesota,
urging that body to bring pressure to bear
on the Minnesota Legislature TO secure a
Worlds Fair appropriation.
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WA SHNGTON-

The House Committee has decided TO re-
port the bill creating oGt Of the Indian Ter
ritory the Territory OF jefferson. 30 have a
territorial form OF government.
General Wood has been ordered 20 Wash
inston from Havana to discuss plans for
winding up the affairs OF the military gov
erDn cnt Of Cuba.
An English paper says that Lord 1.y:t!e-
ton is likely to be appointed Ambassador TO
the United States to succeed Pauncefote.
The President has signed tho bill creating
permanent Census Bureau, which goes IN
to effect July l next.
The single statehood bills have been re-
ported fayorably In the House. hut it is
raid the Senate looks on them with ..!S-
favor.
Senator Bacon made a constitutional
argument against the bill framed 10 pro-
tect the President OF the United States
against attempts 10 sssassinate him. assert
ing that the Constitution holds all men TO
be equal before the law. that the remedy
for an attempt to kill the President should
be the same as II the crime were attempted
against private citizen and that the pend
ing bill would muZ2le the press. il enacted
into law
Congressman Williams of Illinois made
speech supporting the bill to place rural
free delivery carriers under the contract
system.
II has been decided that Miss Alice Roose-
welt will not go 10 England TO see Edward
VII crowned King. Instead, she will go to
Cuba to be the guest OF Governor and Mrs
Wood, for a month.
The Republican factions in Congress are
no nearer an agreement on the question OF
relief for Cuba than they were when the
deliberations of the House Ways and Means
Committee began.
Diplomats, Congressman and Senators at
Washington declare that II the purpose of
Prince Henrys visit TO the United States
has been correctly represented. his visit will
prove TO be failure. for. it Is confidently
asserted, the United States will never Yield
any part OF It's rights under the Monroe
doctrine
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himself 10 death.
room. they found the bedy OF Margaret Ma
ginris. stretched on tn. fioor Flood was
flowing from n bullet wound in her right
side.
In falling the wcT1au's head had struck
heavily against = range. and from the pr-
(, si;ion in which the body was found IL was
evident that she had never moved after
| striking the hoor There was no sign what
ever Of a struggle. ifte- shooting his wife
MagiuniS evidently walked into the front
rcCm. stretched himself on the bed. and
shot himself through the he'd.
when found ny tne police. h. S:il EToSped
n revolver IN his right hand. Eis head lay
on a pillow. drcnchci with blooi. Both tho
man and woman wer. fully dressed. MGCin-
his vas 1" years old and his wife 10 The
bodies We're taken To the GnorsJe. to await
the inquest Of the Coroner. From there they
will be removed To- the home OF Thomas
Masinnis. The funeral VIII lake place from
there
Patrick MaGinnls was the father OF four
children-MaEgdrct, aged Il years; Edward.
Gertrude. ). and Jennie. . years old The
murdered woman was the mother OF the
two latter. who are at st. AIMS Asylum
They had not been Living a; home fer sey-
eral months.
According TO Thomas MaSinnis. his
brother and s!ster-ln-law had been unhap-
ply married. Their lives fC- more thar
two years had been full Of misery. Mrs.
MaS1n!:is was 4 slave TO aicynol, and had
been sent 10 the Workhouse several times
on that account Nine months ago i'll
health forced AIagInrts TO give ~ wo-k.
From that time he had failed steadily in
heal;h up TO the time OF his death.
1t is believed that his trouble brought on
condition of temporary insanity. FL which
he sho, his wife and then killed himself.
Thomas Maginnis says ne had heard his
brother threaten 10 kill his wife. and was
not surprised when he heard that ne had
done SO.
None OF the rsighbors heard the shots.
ana the exact h0ur Of the shooting IS not
known.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-08
Marine Intelligence.

Boston. Mass. March ARRIVED: Pomer-
anian. Glasgow
Jaffa. March 6.-Arrived: Celtic, New
York. via Funchal, etc. ION a cruise).
Sydney. March Arrived. previously:
Moana. Vancouver. via Honolulu and Bris-
bene; Sierra. San Francisco. via Honolulu
and Auckland
London. March ARRIVED: Glenfarg, seat
lie. Hiogo. etc; Totmes. San Francisco.
Hollendo. etc. Sailed: Minneapolis. New
York.
Liverpool March ARRIVED: Pretorian,
u. John. New Brunswick. and Halifax.
Shimonoseld. March S.-Sailed: Indrapura
(from Eong-Kongp. Portland, Ore.
Boulogne. March 6.-Saiied: Maasdam
(from RotterdaH), New York.
Moviile. March sailed: Ionian Grorn
LIVERPOOL. Halifax and st. John. New
Brunswick.
Lizard. March Passed: Steamer La
Champagne. New York. for Havre.
Queenstown. March 7.-Arrived: Steamer
Campania- New York for Liverpool and
proceeded.
Yokohama. March 6.-Sa!Ied: Steamer
Duke Of Fife Grom Hong-Kong Shanghai
and Kobe). Victoria, British Columbia, and
Tacoma.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-08
FOREIGN.

Venezuelan rebels have prepared to at
tack two towns at once and are marching
against another.
A London pastor. in the course OF his
sermon. sharply criticises certain actions of
King Edward and the congregation vigor-
cus-y applauds his remarks.
Passengers Of the Waesland, which was
sunk off the coast of Wales, after collision
with the Harmonides, relate their expert
ences.
The Government report on the value of
the zinc and lead outputs of the South
western districts for the past year. made
q total valuation Of more than s7,S00,000.
In hunting for lost penny in a store
at Sedalia. Mo-. q fire was started which
cost nearly $4,000.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-08
RAILROADS.

Minnesota Senate adopts resolutions de-
manding lower passenger fares in that
State.
Supreme Court decision bars Minnesota
from action against Northern Securities
Company.
Consolidated Southern Pacific companies
gre incorporated under one company with
q capital stock of sl59. .4i5.000
Attorney General Knox will file suit to
dissolve railroad merger next week.
Minnesota will ask Congress to help in
merger fight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-08
T0-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were s9.asS.-
666. balances s1.Ol5.672. Local discount rates
were from between az ard 5I& per cent.
Domestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York par bid. l0c premium asked:
Chic; go 20c premium bid. SOC premium
asked: Cincinnati and Louisville par bid
and 1oc premium asked. and New orleans
-0c discount bid, par asked.
Wheat closed higher at Size Nav; s5iST
Sec nominal No. 2 red. Corn closed higher
at e2tsc asked May; cot! lfGlc No. mixed.
Oats closed at 4i9.c bid May; i5i.1iJ2.c No.
Northern.
The local market for SPOT cotton was
1-.6c higher.
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Cooper County sunday Schools.

REPUBLIC SPt.CIAIA
Pilot Grove. No. March The annual
Cooper County Sunday-School Convention
closed here to-day. At the morning session
the Reverend A.. p. George of ST. Louis.
State Superintendent. conducted round
table on the BEST Thing in Sunday
Schools" An address followed BY the Rev
erend T. f. Prali on problems Of the Sun
day-School Teacher"
At the afternoon session normal lessons
were given by the Reverend Doctors George
and Prall. The following officers were
then elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. ". A. Smiley of Boonville; secretary
and treasurer A. ]. Fluke of Boonville re-
elected Doctor George lectured tonight on
"The History OF the Modern Sunday-School
Movement"
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The funeral of Lille Schiefer. years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Schiefer
of No. 2229 Chestnut street. Will take place
from the residence of Mrs. Schiefer's SIS
ter, Mrs. Harry Miller Of No. 1887 Marcus
avenue. at 10 o'clock this morning Burial
will be In Bethania Cemetery.
One week ago to-day Roy Schiefer the
b-year-oid brother of Lille. was buried in
the same cemetery from the Schiefer resi-
dence at No. 222S Chestnut street. Two
weeks ago both children were well and both
attended the hremen's mask benefit enter
tainment At the Lederkranz Hall, on Van
deventer avenue, Thursday night February
Il The next day Roy was stE.cker with {
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which thirty-three are chauccry. eight
common law and nirc peoples eases.
on the chancery docket twenty-three are
contiuuaHces. In the peoples cases. seven
s:c being he'd 10 the Grand Jury and two
cOntiruanccs. the latter being Indictments
for burglary against CasSidS Grether and
John kinrle. Both were Indicted by the
Grand jury of the October term of the
Circuit Court.
The March term of the Jersey County
Circuit Court will he convened on Monday.
March Il. by Judge owen L. Thompson Of
Jack SOnyilIe Ill
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-08
UNION OF LIQUOR DEALERS.
Consolidation of Interests Dis
cussed at Enthusiastic Meeting.

A movement to consolidate the interests
OF The Retail Liquor Dealers Benevolent
Association. the Bartenders' Union. and in
corporate with them the brewers. whisky
distillers. Wholesale dealers. sOdl-watcr
manufacturers. ard ciga-ma!:.-s. under the
organization of the knights Of Fidelity. was
inaugurated last night at HavIin's Hall.
Several hundred saloon men. brewers.
wholesale liquor dealers and cigar manu-
factureTs Were present. among them Charles
F. Quinn, Thomas WenS!er. Victor Roes-
berger. Patrick Aanley, Hslry Harness,
Fred Wullschiccer. Jas. Croniu. J W. Crebs,
Henry Elder. II. II. Fisher, Patrick Flana-
gan, William Joyce. ~ Kennedy. J.. ".
Prenica. John Mooney. Christopher Won der
Abe and George Summer. \ delegation OF
thirty represented the Bartenders Onion.
Among The speakers were Frank Nollrler.
John II. Mathews. Ike Bauer ard VIII Il.
HalbruegSer. They evoked enthusiasm with
their theme Of consolidation. ard the secre-
tary announced that already over -, In
fiuertial men identified with the liquor in
terests had joined the ST. Louis Lodge of
the Knights Of Fidelity. which order
has a membership Of 65.o9 I'm the Eastern
States.