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FOUND IN HOLLOW OF TREE.
Sword and Other Relics of War Sent
From Georgia to Mr.. Boynton.

Mr.. Charles A. Boynton of the Associa ted
Press has sword, order for railroad trans
'portation and quantity of confederate
money which were found in the hollow Of
an old tree in Madison county, Ga, a few
years ago and sent to him by representa-
tive of the service.
1t is supposed that the sword and other
articles were placed In the hollow of the
tree by some confederate soldier during the
war, and there they remained until the tree
was cut down.
An effort was made by General Boynton,
Mr.. Boynton's brother, to locate the SOL
dier by the ticket or order for transporta-
ton but he was not successful. The man
VINO sent Mr.. Boynton the relics wrote
there was an old leather pocket book in the
hollow of the tree, but nothing was in 1t
which would lead to the Identification of the
soldier.
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| twentieth annual encampment Of the order.
held at Providence. r. l., September, 1a1
at which meeting the constitution of the
order was again completely changed, ard
Major E. T. Campbell of Washington, d.
c., was chosen commander-in-chfef.
For the past fifteen years great efforts
have been made by the order Of the Sons
of Veterans, and also by very large num-
|, Der of posts of the G. A. r., and individual
members of that organization to have the
order of the Sons Of Veterans recognized
by the Grand Army of the Republic to the
extent of admitting the Sons to the post
rooms during sessions. This proposition
has met with vigorous opposition from a
portion of the Grand Army, but it is now
thought that this opposition is dying out
and that the thirty sixth annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
will accord to the Sons of Veterans the
privilege Of visiting their posts while in ses-
sion, just as members of the G. A. r. are
permitted to visit the camp rooms of the
Sons. From the fact that the thirty-fif
encampment of the G. A r. invited the
order Of the Sons of Veterans to hold the
1902 encampment at the same time and
place as the thirty sixth national encamp-
! ment of the G. A. r., the Sons and their
friends are hopeful of securing very~close
relations with the Grand Army.
Present Officers.
The present elective and appointed officers
of the Commandery-in-Ch Chief are: Com
mander- in-chief. Edward R. Campbell Of
Washington, D. c.; senior vice commander
in-chief, Samuel 8. Horn of Easton, Pa:
junior vice commander-in-chief,H Herbert 8.
Thompson of Providence, r. l.. members of
the council-in-chief: E. F. Buck, Peoria, H.;
| G. j. Post. Grand Rapids Mich, and ]. B.
| Adams, Atlantic City, N. j.. adjutant gen.
| eral, c. s. Davis of Washington, d. c.;
Quartermaster general, Fred. E. Bolton,
Boston. Mass: judge advocate general,
Raphael Tobias of New York, and chaplain
| in-chief, Rev. Howard WILDER Ennis Of
| Brooklyn, N. Y.
Council-in- chief. E. F. Buck, Peoria, Ill. !;
| c. j. Post, City Hall, Grand Rapids. Mich. !:
| James B. Adams, Atlantic City, N. j.
Division commanders. observation-disclosures
| and Tennessee, J. F. Ehrhart, Birmingham;
| California, Frank R. Handley. San Fran
cisco; Colorado, Lathrop NJ Taylor, Fort
Collins; Connecticut, Frank r. Epson,
| Southington;, Illinois, James e. Seabert,
| Dwight; Indiana, George F. Ogden, Lake
tom Iowa, w. T. Mollison, Ottumwa; Kan
sas, w. P. Wilcox, Topeka; Kentucky,
VIM H. Kennedy, Newport; Maine. j.
Warren Phinney, Cumberland Mills; Mary
land, F. I. F. johnson, Washington, D. c..
Massachusetts,, D. Murray Travis, South
birmingham; Michigan, Carl A. Wagner,
Port Huron; Minnesota, c. E. easier. St.
Paul: Missouri, s. Ed. Blumer, Cape Gil
rardeau; Nebraska, I. E. Young. Lushton
New Hampshire, L. B. Emery, Troy: New
City; New York. Isaac H. Smith. Peeks-
Pennsylvania, VIM. P. Baker, Philadelphia;
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the wounded from the battle along the
Bladensburg road being taken there. In
the early sos Duff Green bought portion
of the row of houses and located a printing
Office there. In this printing office the late
Simon Cameron worked at the case many a
day.
Men were not the only prisoners Of war"
The keepers of the detention houses and
prisons used to say that they would rather
take care of ten suspected men than one
suspected woman. The women were very
cunning. and they were excellent spies and
messengers for the enemy.
Woman Prisoners.
The most noted woman prisoner probably
was Belle Boyd. the rebel spy, who began
her career by shooting Union soldier
who she said had insulted her at her
home in Martinsburg. Va. (now West Vir-
ginia1. Mrs. Rose ON. Greenhow an aunt
Of Mrs Stephen A. Douglas. was another
prisoner of state" She was VIGOROUSLY
active in the southern cause. and being
something of a society woman made oppor-
tunltieS for securing Information through
her society associations The information
she obtained she Immediately sent to the
rebel authorities, and took pains to tell it.
The idea of arresting woman was repug-
nant to the provost marshal, but the offenses
were SO fragrant that he finally ordered her
arrest and confinement in her own house.
39S 18th street northwest. Mrs. Greenhow
from this semi-prison wrote some remark
able letters to the members of the cabi-
net. telling them what to do and what would
happen if they did not do it. These she
printed in a queer little volume long since
out of print with scathing comment upon
the way things were done, affairs being not
at all to her liking
Mrs. Greenhow became so ardently open
in her denunciations of the adminstrat ton,
and so troublesome, that she was finally re-
moved to the old Capitol prison. where she
was kept till she could be sent to Rich
mond where she went to join Mr.. Davis
her house was used a prison for the
m1lder Kind of woman suspects until such
place was no longer necessary. A few
who We're recalcitrant were sent to the old
Capitol bastile Among those of most note
were Miss Poole, Mrs. Phillips and two
daughters Miss Levi, Mrs. Hasler Miss
Mackall and Mrs Jackson, mother of the
man who shot Ellsworth. Among the pris-
oners of 1865 was Mrs. Surratt who was
held there for a time before being trans
ferred to the arsenal prison.
Military Executions.
Four military executions took place In the
old Capitol grounds, the most noted being
that of Wirz, who was the keeper of An
Jacksonville prison. and who upon being tried
by a military commission, of which Gen
Lew Wallace was president. was convicted
of violation Of the rules of war In wan
tonly destroying the lives of United States
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Rhode Island, Shas. A. hammond ProVl-
dence: South Dakota, VIM. F. Allison.
Bookings: Vermont. Fred ]. Spear. Man.
chester Depot; Washington, Albert T. Be
dell, Walla Walla; West Virginia, Geo. NJ
White. Wellsburg; Wisconsin, Gustav A.
Geisler Sheboygan.
Principles and Objects.
Following are the principles and objects
of the organization:
Founded upon a trust in Almighty Cod
with a realization that under His beneficent
guidance the free institutions of our land
consecrated by the services and blood of our
fathers, have been preserved, and upon a
true allegiance to the government of the
United States of America, pledging fidelity
to law and order, this society declares it's
objects to be:
First To perpetuate the sacrifices of our
fathers and their services for the main
tenance of the Union.
Second. To inculcate patriotism, to teach
truthful history and to spread and sustain
the doctrines of equal rights, universal lib
erty and justice to all.
Third. To help the members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and all honorably
discharged Union soldiers, sailors and ma
rines. to extend aid and protection to their
widows and orphans, and to honor the
memories of their dead through historical
exercises and the proper observance of
Memorial and Union Defenders days
Fourth. To aid and assist worthy and
needy members of our order
The several constituted bodies of the So
ciety are:
First. OF organizations, known as camps
each camp to have an appropriate name and
number.
Second. OF state organizations. known as
divisions.
Third. OF the Commandery-in inc Chief
All male descendants. not less than eigh-
teen years of age. of soldiers, sailors and
marines who served in the land or naval
forces of the United States during the war
of 1861 to 1865, and who were honorably
discharged from such service, are eligible
to join the order of the Sons of Veterans.
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These three organizations were known as
the Sons of Veterans, United States of
america" located in Ohio and western
in eastern Pennsylvania, and the Post Sys-
TEN of Sons of Veterans" principally in the
states of New York and New Jersey.
The Cradle
In November, 1881, Davis Camp, No. 1,
OF Pittsburg, Pa, organized by and
through the influence of Major A P
Davis, Pop Davis as he is Familiarity called
bellion. In December of the same year
this camp was incorporated and a charter
granted to it by the state Of Pennsylvania
In the spring of 1889, at the inslgation of
Major A. p. DAVIS, and under the auspices
of Davis Camp, No. 1. provisional organ
ization called the Sons of Veterans"
United States of America, was formed,
with II. T. Row!ey of Pittsburg as provis-
ionaI commander. Davis Camp. No. 1, of
PttSDurg, IS. therefore, regarded the
cradle of the present order and Major A.
the Organization as the father of the
Sons Of Veterans. L. s A"
Under the provisional organization formed
in the spring of 1852 the United States
was divided for jurisdictional purposes,
into five grand divisions. The first grand
division was commanded by General S. S.
Bangs of Wateryiile Me; the second. by
General VIM f. W. Ross of Baltimore Nd /;
the third. by General w. J. Maskell of
Chicago. Ill: the fourth. by General A v
Bohr Of LeaJiyille, Col. the fifth was under
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BOY WAS PROUD.
His Surroundings Caused Him to Put
on Airs.

One of the members Of an Ohio post tells
this good one illustrative Of the eoiored
brother:
THE lieutenant colonel and major of the
~ Ohio Regiment had each 'contraband'
negro as servant. Jim belonged, to the
lieutenant colonel and 'Harve' to the major.
One day the lieutenant colonel, hearing a
disturbance in the rear of his tent. went
out and found the two engaged In the amia
BILE occupation Of throwing kitchen utensils
at each others head. After quelling the
disorder the officer demanded an explana-
ton of the row. Jim replied in justifca-
ton. as follows:
"'Dat boy Harbe am de ungYatefullest
niger I eber saw. fetched him up ter
de majer an introduced him ter de maJer
an got him er good place Wild de majer. an
now he's putin ON more airs dan de majer.
OATS wars de matter. sAh.'"
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the hands of the owner. Tenants moved in
and then moved right out. 1t was said to
be haunted. 1t became absolutely uneanny.
Its great rooms were too big for comfort.
and in winter an ice palace would have been
a tropical garden beside it. For a few pre-
carious years it tried to become a famous
boys school, but in 1886 the project was
abandoned hopeless.
French dancing master taught dancing
and presence" there. but the gloom Of it
was too much for him.
In 1886 1t became a fashionable boarding
house. 1t was renovated and furnished in
the height of style and for a few years was
the SWEETEST place of the kind in the city
Among its many noted inmates was John
c. Calhoun, who died there in 1850. Then
its fortunes ran down a the heel its fair
guests forsook its historic halls and it was
finally left to the hoodlum element of hand
to-mouth citizens, who moved rather than
pay rent, and who were as irresponsible as
the bats and ours which herded with them
in the old caravansary.
Then came the war of the rebellion
As a Prison.
Those were days when no man trusted
his mate until some supreme test of loyalty
had proved him. Under such conditions ar
rests on suspicion of disloyalty were nu-
merous. Those under ban We're housed I'M
der strict surveillance in one place and an
other, many being sent to military prisons
in the north until trial could be had The
provost marshal found these ''suspect'
cases growing SO numerous that he decided
to designate a place of detention in
Washington. The old Capitol building
gloomy and decaying, was selected for this
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Local OBSERVATIONS ON tuesday.

Bar. trher. R.H Wind. Weather Pre-
2 a. m. .30.H 81 80 N'east. Pt.Cldy. 0.20
Up. m. .30.02 IS Go South. Cldy. 600
Maximum temperature. "a; minimum tenn
perature. SIS
Comparative statement Of the mean tenn
perature ana total precipitation on Nov. IL:
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new RECIPROCITY TREATY
MAIN OBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT
WITH NEWFOUNDLAND.
Ii Will BE Safeguard Against the
Dinerential i'm Favor of Goods
from England.

WASHINGTON, Nov. u.-An important
feature Of the reciprocity treaty just ne
gotiated with Newfoundland is a safe
guard against the differential in favor Of
all goods entering Newfoundland from Eng
land or any of the British colonies. This
differenual, in the case of the Dominion,
amounts TO SO per cent, which is very
heavy Handicap upon imports from the
United States 1t is true the differential
has not yet been imposed by Newfound-
land on, our goods, but il is learned that
it was the purpose to do 50. and that the
result would be the loss of most of the
trade with Newfoundland is not doubted
here. AS it is, the treaty provides against
the imposition of the differential duties.
This, in the case of -four, amounts to a
margin large enough TO warrant the ex-
pectation that the United States will con-
tinue &c command the trade in that line.
The attitude of the New England senator's
toward the new treaty is problematical;
they have committed themselves to a
treaty in theory but it is not yet known
whether they will accept the details OF
the new arrangement.
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WANT RIVER IMPROVED.


PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Nov. 1.-THE
opening session of the Ohio Valley I'm
provement Association was held this MORN
ing. About 800 delegates were present from
points in the Ohio valley. President Vance,
in his annual address, explained the de-
mands of the association for a system of
locks and dams I'm the Ohio river, which
entire length Of the river, and their con-
struction at the same time so that the
system may be completed within ten years.
600. He said the Ohio has more freight
tonnage than any other water way i'm the
world and has the cheapest freight rates.
Congressman GroSvener. of Ohio; Dove
ner. of West Virginia; Hemenway, of In
diana; Tayler. of Ohio. and Kehoe, of
Kentucky. spoke in favor OF the proposed
legislation and the immediate Improvement
hearty support 10 the plan. ~ monster
petition will be circulated through the Ohio
valley for signatures, asking the President
TO recommend the Improvement to Con-
gress- Governor White will recommend a
resolution favcring 1t to the Legislature
of West Virginia.
The committee on resolutions tonight
agreed upon resolutions which will be pre-
scented to the association tomorrow morn
ing, requesting Congress TO change the
plans for damming the Ohio river so as 10
secure a nine-foot stage all the year; TO
make sufficient appropriation To complete
the work from Pittsburg TO Cairo i'm eight
ming OF the tributaries as soon possible
and TO keep the river free from obstruc-
lions The resolutions will doubtless pass
as reported.
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TO BOOM THE FAIR.
Miss Florence Hayward to Visit Eu-
rope I'm Behalf of ST. Louis show.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. u.-Miss Florence
Hayward was to-day appointed special
commissioner of the Louisiana purchase ex-
position to foreign countries. Miss Hay
ward is the first woman to hold such po-
sition. She expects to leave ST. Louis
next Friday and sail for London a few
days later. Her assignment will take her
to England. France, Holland and Germany.
Miss Hayward was born in New Mexico at
Fort Fillmore, and has achieved distinction
as writer for magazines in this country
and England.
At the monthly meeting of the worlds
fair board OF directors to-day the COM
mittee appointed on souvenir coins present.
ed resolution that the $4,000 souvenir gold
dollars be offered for sale at 50 each and
none to be sold at lower price. The COM
mittee recommended that circular letter
be prepared for mailing to all the banks in
the country asking them to receive sub
scriptions for the coins. The committee
further recommended that If proper ar
rangements can be made through the Treas
ury Department the first one hundred coins
OF each design shall be carefully num-
bered, preserved and attached by seal TO a
certificate which shall identify them by
numbers for distribution To such persons
and on such terms as the executive COM
mittee may hereafter direct. In accordance
with the recommendation the circular let
ter was prepared and submitted TO the ex-
ecutive committee for approval
On motion the committee on souvenir
coins was made permanent 10 conduct the
sale OF the coins, with power to act SUBJ
Ject to the approval of the executive COM
mittee. The board also conferred upon
the executive committee the authority to
give bond in sum sufficient TO protect the
government and TO satisfy the secretary of
the treasury as to the future performance
of all the conditions pertaining to the
$5,OCO,OOO appropriation.
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Purdue Notes.

Special to the India ma polls Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE Agri-
cultural Department has just issued the
list of speakers for the Indiana Farmers
Institute of l9O2-19O3. The list embraces
more than one hundred speakers and COW
ers more than five hundred subjects. The
following Purdue graduates are among the
speakers: j. b. Burris, 49, Charles Davis,
Sc; III. B. Flesher. '95; Taylor Fouts, 0l;
A. N Hume 60; Miss Georgia Lindley.
'0l; q. L. Newson, '9S; w. >. Ratclif, So,
and n. NJ. Stewart, 80.
There is a movement on foot in the uni
versity to form a football team of all men
named Miller. There are more than Sufi-
cient students of this name to organize
such an eleven. The eleven will challenge
any team made up of men of any two names
in the university.
The efficiency of the cadet corps is in
creasing rapidly. Every one of the GOO
sophomores and freshmen doing military
duty is provided with uniform. Capt. II.
ID. Johnson has been promoted to major of
one of the battalons He was formerly In
the Colorado National Guard and saw serv-
ice in the Philippines. Many other of the
commissioned officers have seen army serv-
ice.
Walter j. Hequembouy, a prominent
member of the sophomore class, has dis
continued his work at the university to
take position assistant chief draughts-
man of the Santa Fe Railway.
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VICTIM OF YELLOW FEVER.
American Soldier Who Enlisted in
the Colombian Army.

PANAMA, Colombia Nov. lip. B.
Ladd, who was formerly a captain in a
Missouri regiment of volunteers during the
Spanish-American war, and who came TO
the isthmus to fight for the Colombian
government, died here this morning of
yellow fever. Captain Ladd's home was
in St. Louis.
The captain Of a sailing vessel, which
arrived here yesterday, reports having met
the government gunboats Bogota and
Chucuito off San Carlos. These vessels
left here Saturday in search of the revolu-
tionary fleet. The captain also reports
having sighted a disabled schooner with
200 revolutionists board in tow of the
revolutionary gunboat Padilla, which was
proceeding in the direction Of David The
revolutionary gunboats are reported to be
in Montijo bay, where an engagement be-
tween them and the government vessels
may be expected.
The capituation of the revolutionary
general, Tribe Tribe. which occurred last
month at Rio Frio, has been approved by
the national government. A decree re-
ducing the governments army in the De-
partment of Santander is about to be
issued. The revolutionists in the Casanare
district have surrendered.
The death is announced of the rebel
leader, General Aristobulo Ibanez.
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DETECTION PROCEEDINGS.
Brief Address by Mr.. Roosevelt and an
Oratissn by MIR. Cleveland.


NEW YORE. Nov. 1.-THE Chamber of
Commerce dedication proceedings to-day
were opened with a prayer of dedication
by the Rev Morgan Dix. rector Of Trinity
Church. An ssddress of welcome by Morris
X. Jessup. president OF the chamber, fol-
lowed. and then the grafton of the day
was delivered by former President Grover
Cleveland. When Mr.. Cleveland rose 10
speak he was greeted with loud cheers from
the assemblase. and several times in his
speech he wat interrupted by applause. he
said in part:
1T need net surprise us If the popular
estimate of /. this business organization
should fail too take into account all that 1t
has done 10 promote high and patriotic pur-
pose not always related, In narrow sense
citizens felt more deeply and effectively the
throbbing of. patriotism and devotion 10
country wher our government was threat,
ened by armekf rebellion. Its protest and AID
was Immediately forthcoming when, after
wards, an fns'dious attack was made upon
financial integrity through an attempted de-
basement of our currency: from no quarter
has a more earnest and insistent demand
been heard for the adjustment OF interna-
tional disputes by arbitration; its espousal
of the cause .of business education among
our people HIS been hearty and practical;
1t has advocated enlarged reciprocity or
business rela lions between nations and the
removal or tlselr NeXaIlOQS
last, but by 70 means least, IL has prompt
ly. and with an open hand relieved distress
and alleviate1 disaster. Such incidents as
these illustrate the organizauons benen-
cent accomplishments in the advancement
of civilization and I'm furtherance OF the
tmprovementsof humanity.
IF we justly appreciate what these things
mean, we shall realize that commerce has
done an immense service to humanity, by
enlarging within its wide influence the ac-
ceptance of the laws of honest dealings
between civil zed communities and by curb
ing mans be,setting sins of selhshness and
greed. We SHALL, thereupOn, be led TO APP
prehend the especial benefits In moral
sense that have accrued TO our own coun-
trymen from; the work and example of the
Chamber of Commerce of the State of New
York and Of kindred institutions scattered
throughout the land.
They have brought together vast
number OF OUR citizens and made the Amer
ltcan nlerchaIt, who. too great to be mean,
has. by bold enterprise and brave venture,
challenged the admiration of the world;
equally as Important as this in its moral
complexion and significance, they have, by
the adoptionj and enforcement of rules for
the government, illustrated to a people apt
10 chafe under enforced restraint, how use
fully they 4 emselves may voluntarily re-
yond all, thtv have directly and by exam
pie leavened the mass of our citizenship
with a love IF scrupulous honor and large
ly contributed to the preservation of true
devotion to air play.
What i pave said must not be under
stood as In The least intimating that COM
merce SHOULD be an altfuiStic or beneficent