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-- battalions. The regiment is com- 9? the following divisions: battalion—Allegheay Division, No. Fairmont Division, No, 36, nt; Lorentz Division, No. 17, Mor- rn; Mannington Division, No. 23, Mannington. Second battalion--Coeur de Lion Division, Whe Marshall Division, No. three Grafton; ri Cumbert 1. Bernard ‘Shanley N Wheeling; Gen. J. W. ner ‘Div 22, Ben i, battalion — Parkersburg Division, >. +, Parkersburg; Pinnickinnick Division, No. 5, Clarksburg; Marmion Division, No. 8%, Weston; Buckhannon Division, No. 20, annon. se divisions are located in the leading towns of that part of the state and are composed of professional and business men of the several towns in which they are located. Col. Smith Albert Posten is one of the most soldierly and at the same time at- tractive of men. He is an enthusiastic Pythisa and takes the greatest Interest in the Uniform Rank. He was born in Preston county, W. Va., April 11, 1858. He joined the order Knights of Pythias In 1383 and Uniform Rank, K. of P., in i891. He was commissioned quartermaster and lieutenant of the first regiment April 27, 1802, and commissioned colonel of the first regiment, West Virginia brigade, U. R. K. of P., Oc- tgber 16, 1893. He joined the Grand Lodge, of P., of West Virginia October 10, 181, was electel O. G. of Grand Lodge Oc- tober, 183. He has been a faithful worker the Uniform Rank and for the order of ights of Pythias. The members of Col. Posten’s staff are as follows: C. S. Spates of Clarasburg, lieu- tenant colon S.Warder, M.D., Grafton, gurgeon; W rea rail, Wheeling, assistant surgeon; C. Vance, Clarksburg, adju- tant, and F. J. quartermaster. Utterback, Morgantown, Adjutant C. E. Vance is a division mem- T of Pinnickinnick, No. 5. He is a resi- mt of Clarksburg, where he is known as a prominent hardware dealer. He is a gradu- Ate of the West Virginia State University at Morgantown and he was an efficient offi- cer of his cadet corps. He is also a com- issioned officer in the National Guard of est Virginia. He is known as one of the it military men in his state. juartermaster F. J. Utterback is a com- _— traveler for 1 Wheeling house. He ives in Morgantown and has been a mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias for about three years past. The first regiment reached Washington Mosday morning, having come through in @ special train. It has remained in camp during the week and has maintained the best of discipline. Of the twelve divisions im the regiment Col. Posten had eight in lime on Tuesday, an unusually large num- ber ior one regiment. One of the interesting features of the regiment is the fact that it has among its diyisions the famous Parkersburg Division, No. 3, which fs regarded as one of the crack drill organizations of the country. Its drill team has taken part in the competition this week and its exhibition was so nearly per- fect that n+ one was surprised at learning that the second prize had gone to West Virginia as well as The Star’s trophy. A nun.ber of military men who saw their drill yesterday stated that Capt. Baker did not take a single mistake and his skill was Tecognized today by the award to him of the first prize for captains. The members of the drill team also compose a unique organization, known as the Imps of Me- Phisto, and they gave a most remarkable pyrotechnic drill on the avenue the night of the illuminated street parade. Capt. S. B. Baker, commanding Parkers- burs Division, No. 3, cf F ersbu Ww. Va.. is ome of the proprietors of the State Jcurnal, Parkersburg, W. Va., his experi- ence dating from 19. When quite a bo he entered the office of the Lafayette (In Journal, and remained with that paper until 1883, when he went to Parkersburg, vy. Va., and forming a partnership with A. B. White, started the Daily State Journal of Parkersburg, W. Va., and has been its ser ever since. He has always been nthusiastic member of the order of Krights of Pythias, joining the order at the age of twenty-one. Was charter mem- ber of the famous Lafayette, Indiana, Di- vision, Uniform Rank, K. of P., when Gen. Carnahan, now the head of the Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythias of the World, Leaving fayette, he of P. enthusiasm to Parkersburg, W. Va., and organized his present diyision there,’ December, yr elected its captain and has been re-elected every year sinc The division has carried off first prize in two state drills, At Wheel- irs, W. Va., at a meeting of the Grand Lodge (S882), Capt. Baker won the swor¢ amd belt for being the best-drilled captain. ‘This division ts also noted in the state for its famous flambeau drill. The roster of the drill team of Parkers- Captain, 2. W. War- Morrison; guide, E. lor, W. O. ylor, W. ; first 1 lieutenant, W._H. Dunbar; left . D. Bailey, Z. T. Ta W. Coleman, C. T.'T . W. E. McDougal, W Knapp, J. L. Cramer, rnest, J. C. Grey, L. ley, H. C. Hopki 5 Mather, W. W. moot, J. W. “s trophy it fs pleas- ion of the three judges who » parade was a unanimous ene. Each one of the thre t his own record of the parai to compare netes y found that they had all agreed | upon the first regiment of West Virginia. Speaking of the award yesterday afternoon, Major Burton C. Ross said: “We aws the prize for this regiment for the r m that in passing the reviewing gtand it maintained the best company di tances. The alignment of its guid the best. They scenied to be a better set-up Jot of men and had more soldierly bearing about them than was the case with most of the regiments. They were a stalwart look- ing lot of fellows, ficered. Their officers maintained their distances better than did those of other regiments, end there was ter discipline during the parade. They were very careful in the mat- ter of their u ™, and, altogether, they made an exceptionally fine appearance. In passing the reviewing stand officers and men all acted as thevgh they were on re- view and knew it, while the same could not be said of some of the ¢ On the re- 4 Campbell, who was present when | view occurrel, said that he con-| Major | this inte: curred heartily Ross hal said, and further stated that if in everything that this was the first oc regiment had appeared in street parade as & regiment they had made a remarkably | fhe showing. ion that the first Syracusians Lodge, K. P. Syracusians’ Lodge, No. 10, K. of P., the only lodge in this jurisdiction that meets on Friday eventrgs, had a very large attend- ance at its regular meeting held last night at the elegant lodge rooms, 2 Pennsylva- nla aven e were many visiting knights present to witness the conferring of the first rank, which was done in a very ¢feditable and impressive manner. Among the visitors present were W. H. Drury, manager of “The Mystic Tle, w Orleans, La.; A. M. DeBolt, Oklahoma City, 0. T. Alex. Gardner, P. G. C. and P. cago, IL; J.B. Couper, flastings, Neb. George Glendon, G. M. of E. of Kentucky, Qovinston, Ky. The visitors were enthust- tie in their praise for the Distri thians and citizens for the magnificence and guccess of the grand encampment, and all ¢ensured the railroads fur not making the pfoper reduction in rate: ch brother ffom a foreign jurisdiction save a giowing acount of the state of the order in his lo- . They said “there was almost had to be be | the order, but today | ing in at the rate of th Byrac ppostessive in this about one hundred m Qver by the fol C.; J. G. M t. and S.; J iis a W., and A — Not a Texan. One of the Texas knights Star, says: “In your recital igeidents « a a na. that a New over trea wri act ehcampment by electric light, and guilty of Such vandalism as brea | should have been meted to her. LATE NEWS BY WIRE The Vigilant Engages in Another Slow Race, SATANITA WAS THE CONTESTANT The English Yacht Finally Gave Up the Contest. YACHTSMEN DISAPPOINTED DARTMOUTH, Eng., September 1.—The Satanita and Vigilant started in a race to- day over a triangular course about fourteen miles in extent. The wind was light and there was a thick haze. The Vigilant gradu- ally drew ahead, and before a mile had been completed was a dozen lengths ahead, Vigilant rounded the mark just a little ahead of the Satanita and was holding her own apparently at the commencement of the broad reach for the home mark; but nearing that point Satanita pulled ahead, and at the end of the first round the British yacht had a lead of forty-six seconds on the centerboarder, The times of the two yachts at the end of the first round were as follows: H. M, 8. Satanita. 12 84) (85 Vigilant., 2 8 ft Vigilant appeared to be gaining es the two yach*s set their spinnakers for the run to the westward mark on the second yound. The wind was then about northwest, and it veered a trifle astern as they again disap- peared in the foggy haze on their way westward. Only a slight air was stirring, and both yachts were soon completely en- veloped in the haze, ard consequently for some time afterward nothing could be re- corded of their movements from the shore. Now and then the fog would lift a little, and a brief glimpse was caught of the two yachts on their way to the western mark on the second round. The breeze continued steady, though light, and from the north- west. The yachts ran along slowly, with spinnakers set, and cn this leg Vigilant be- gan to creep up to Satanita, and eventually overhauled her. Although the cutter luffed up and tried to prevent the sloop from pass- ing her, Vigilant slipped past and took the lead. Owing to the mist, no times could be taken at the western mark boat on the sec- ond round, but there seems no doubt that Vigilant rounded it ahead of the Satanita. Then followed another period of uncer- tainty as to the positions of the two yachts, beth of them being hidden from view by the mists, but on the second leg, while they were making for the eastern mark, the fog Ufted slightly, and it could be made out that they were both tacking in-shore, with Vigilant apparently about three minutes in the lead. By this time it was evident that the race Was a repetition of the unsatisfactory state of affairs recorded yesterday, and owing to the very slow progress the yachts were making it was admitted that there was no prospect that they would finish for some hours. It was believed, however, that the sailing committee of the Start Yacht Club would decide the winner of the race to be the yacht ahead upon completing the second round. Satanita was towed in here at 5:22 p. m., having given up the race. It was announced that the Vigilant had won. EVEN THE BRITISH COMPLAIN. Sharp Practice in Denying the Vigi- lant a Prize. DARTMOUTH, Eng., September 1.—The decision of the sailing committee of the Royal Dartmouth Yacht Club yesterday in rot awarding the prize to the Vigilant be- cause the race could not be finished within the time limit of eight hours has caused considerable dissatisfaction. It is admit- ted that the sailing committee acted strict- ly according to the rules of the club, but in view of the fact that they decided the race for the forty-rater on the first round, it is thought that they might have acted as generously toward the American yaght. LONDON, September 1.—The Times’ cor- respondent at Dartmouth says: It was thought by every one, especially as the committee allowed the forty-class match to be decided at the end of the first round, that a like course would be adopted with regard to the Vigilant and Satanita, but the astonishing announcement was made that the match was void, owing to the fact that it had not been finished in eight hours, The time clause, the correspondent adds, has become obsolete in every other country in the kingdom, and he says that after the nt had been hurried from Cowes to nt at the regatta better treatment The Vigi- lant was two-thirds of a mile ahead of the Satanita when the race was declared void. NEAT AMERICA’S CUP RACE, Challengers Want It Sailed Of New- port. LONDOM, September 1—The Field in its yachting article today says that Lord Dunraven and the others who form the syndicate which will build a yacht to chal- lenge for the America’s cup desire that the next contest for that much-coveted trophy should take place off Newport, R. I, in- stead of in the vicinity of New York,in order that contesting yachts may avoid being harassed by excursion steamers. It is also suggested that the challengers should not be required to name the yacht until some time near the date set for the race, so that in case several yachts are building they can select the best. The dimensions, it ts also proposed, should be state] according to the present rule. Another point await- on is the length of the loadline urement with the crew on board, argued that eighty feet load line should not be exceeded. nber of the Yacht Racing Assocta- vritten a letter to the Field, in ys that George J. Gould should have accepted the silver cup of the al London Yacht Club, won on August 6 in the race around the Isle of Wight, when, it is claimed, the Vigilant broke the tule relating to signaling for more water, and that, therefore, the cup must be con- sidered a graceful gift by his royal high- the Prince of Wales, and not as hay- een won by the Vigilant. ———- THE PRESIDENT’S OUTING. He Has Bid Farewell to Care and Petty Annoyances, Speelal Dispateb to The Evening Star. B RD'S BAY, Mass., September 1.— President Cleveland bade good-bye to care and petty anroyances when he came to Gray Gables, and has been out for ail the sport the wilds of Cape Cod may offer since his arrival, three days ago. Today he started off down the bay in his catboat Ruth, after a late breakfast, and at 10 o'clock was approaching the famous Cleve- land ledge, off the lower Bourne shore, where the best bottom fishing is usually found. Yesterday he accompanied Joe Jefferson and Dr, Bryant on a black bass expedi- tion, at Plymouth woodland ponds, half w ross the peninsular to Old Piymot t the catch was only an or- Club, the fisherman's tponed on, which numbers nent summer res{- that Mr. Jefferson to become the club induce guest of A steamboat @xcur nd i a onal Subscriptions, additional subscriptions to 4% EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IT WAS GREAT WORK Pleasant Things Said About The Star's Pythian Work, It is Complimented Highly by the Prominent Members of the Order. The Pythians are expressing golden opin- ions of The Star. All the knights who have been met in camp and around the hotels have never failed to tell The Star man that The Evening Star always was a great paper, but that in its Pythian work it has eclipsed not only its rivals, but even its former self. The consensus of opinion is that its special work has been clever and comprehensive, while its news work has been fast, full and accurate. The news field has been thoroughly covered. Events have been described with great reference to de- tail, and the incidents have been faithfully and generously attended to, The Paper of Today, Maj. Gen. Carnahan told the reporter that the editions have been wonderful pieces of work from the standpoints of mind and ma- ehinery. It has demonstrated, satd the gen- eral, that the afternoon paper is not the paper of the future, but the paper of the present. Neither ts it the paper of yester- day; it is the journal of today, The drills have been reported completely, the parade was done with detailed accuracy, while the formation was going on, The general ad- mitted that several shrewd pieces of news- gathering had been done, particularly the court-martial story concerning Gen, Lutton of the New York brigade and Maj. Jefferson Young of the New York cavalry. Supreme Chancellor Hlackwell said that the work of putting in five columns of his report one hour after it had been presented in secret session of the Supreme Lodge was peculiarly quick and enterprising journal- ism. He had been interviewed before he had reached the platform at the railroad station and reported accurately. The Paper of the National Capital Dr, White, supreme keeper of record and seal, an old newspaper man himself, declar- ed that The Star was the paper of the na- tional capital. It got all the news and put it on the street before it got cold. General Cain of Texas, on the staff of the major general, said: “The Star is a great paper,”” Col. Phillips of South Dakota, also on the Pythian staff, said: “Wonderful work, won- derfully fast news hustling, and splendid editions.” Gen, Lawrence Hawsley of the Michigan brigade said: “You have done nobly. No paper ever treated a Pythian encampment with such lavish excellence as The Star.” Col. Ireton of Michigen also stated that the great editions were magnificent evi- dences of newspaper work. Col. Foxwell and Gen. John E. Smith, the Washingtonians on the staff of the major general, were enthusfast.c and said delight- ful things to the reporter. Gen. Lutton of New York liked The Star, but it got on to his charges against Major Young with marvelous’ celerity, when it was thought that they were buried only in the bosoms of himself dnd*the major gen- eral, Supreme Representatives Race of Illinois and Medord and Goodhart of the District thought that The Star had acted nobly in the cause of Pythianism, and had done the order a worl good, Lieutenant Governor Riddle of Kansas de- sired to be quoted as follows; “The Star has done excellent work on this occasion, and especially is its report or the Uniform Rank to be commended as accurate and very un- derstandingly written, showing that The Star possessed what a great many papers lack, viz, a first-clas# military corres- pondent.”” Past Supreme Chancellor Henry Clay Berry of Illinois said: ‘There has been no better work ever accomplished than The Star's Pythian edition. 1t has shown Itself second to none in accuracy, quality and quantity of its reports.” Past Grand Chaneellor W. T. Walker of Kansas said that The Stur’s work was very fine indeed, and no repert of Pythian dc- ings has ever equaled its reports. Th have been exceptionally good and the tai is deserving of particular commenda- ion. —_> THE STRIKE INVESTIGATION, Chairman Wright Has Returned and Talks of His Work, Col. Carroll D. Wright, chairman of the strike investigating committee, returned last night from Chicago, and left here today for Boston, He will remain away until Sep- tember ang on the day following the strike investigation will lie resumed in this city, In an interview today Commissioner Wright expressed his confidence in the bene- ficial results of the inquiry, and summed up the work of the commission by saying: “A number of newspaper stat2ments as to what jéhe commission is likely to recommend, have r, has formulated The commission, howe. no recommendations, decided on none, and all such statements are mere guess work. I consider the investigation thoroughly sue- cessful. All leading men on both sides, railroad leaders and Pullman officials. free- ly gave testimony, and the investigation was conducted fearlessly. impartially and in the most searching manner. 1 believe it will do great good in the end and that out of it will come some most valuable recom- mendations. The commission sat fourteen days and examined 107 witnesses. It has now adjourned to meet in Washington on the 26th for the purpose of hearing any tes- timony which may be considered necessary for the completion of the report and which parties on either side of the controversy may deem essential to the case, “In the meantime each member of the com- mission will be hard at work studying the stimony already furnished, the laws bear- on the various features involved in the tigation and preparing himself for the commission's final report. Our plan Is to have the report ready by the middle of No- vember and to submit it to Congress early in the next session. As the testir will cover over 2,000 printed pages, the magnitude of the undertaking becomes apparent.” |e A GU ING ACCIDENT. Benjamin Sweeny Killed by the Ac- cidental Discharge of His Gun, While in a boat gunning this morning, Benjamin Sweeny of 214 15 1-2 street south- west was killed by the accidental discharge of a shotgun, which at the time he was resting upon, the end of the barrel of the gun being just under his arm pit. It was loaded with buck shot, and the discharge entered his body. The accident happened while the boat was off the Virginia end of the Long bridge. Sweeny was only seven- teen years old, and had a companion with him at the time of the shooting. He was not killed instantly, but he died soon after his removal to the Emergency Hospital, which was effected soon after the accident. ————— Another Counterfeit. A new counterfeit $5 national bank note has been discovered by the national re- demption agency of the Treasury Depart- ment. It is on the Commercial National Bank of Providence, R. I., and of the series of 1882, Garfield head, check letter char- number, 1319; bank number, 20650; treasury number, N957313; W. 8S. Rose- erans, register of the treasury; C. N. Jor- dan, treasurer. It is a photographic pro- duction, the coloring of the numbers, seal and scrollwork being applied with pen and brush in a_ bungling anner, the black underneath being easily discernible, giving the note a dirty appearance. The paper is Lad. ee ee Must Keep the Street Clean. The Commissioners today amended sec- tion 7, article 4, of the police regulations | by providing that all drivers of vehicles occupying public wagon stands shall keep the street so occupled cleanly swept to | the satisfaction of the superintendent of | street cleaning department. Failure to all be reported by the of police, who shall cause secution of such of ———_~ September 1. nges are close 1, 1894-EIGHTEEN PAGES, A KNOWN QUANTITY, It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It would seem self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection. Below will be found the statement for the week just past. The average circulation exhibited is believed to be much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- porary. Cireulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, August 25, 1896. ..se¢reee0re--87,007 MONDAY, August 27, 1894. a2) WEDNESDAY, August 29, 1894. .eseeess THURSDAY, August 30, 1304, FRIDAY, August 81, 1894 Total. Daily average... I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STaR circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, August 81, 1394—that 1s, the num- berof copies actually sold, delivered, furnished ormailed, for valuable consideration, to bona flde purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies 80 counted were returned to or remainin the office unsold. J. ¥. NEWBOLD, Supt. Circulation Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this first day of September, A. D. 1804. CHAS. W. DARR, Notary Public, D. 0. HEALTH OFFICE CHANGES, Other Removals and Appointments Announced Today. This morning, when the inspectors, clerks, poundmasters and others assembled at the health office to hand in their daily reports there was not the usual good-natured chat- ting indulged in, nor did anybody appear to be in a happy frame of mind, The action of the Commissioners yesterday in removing Chief Clerk Tracy had cast a gloom over the entire force of the office, and the others were anxious to know if the ax was to fall on them, The men were in their accustomed places, engaged in whispered conversation, when Health Officer Woodward appeared. He was a little earlier than usual, and his appear- ance indicated that he had sad news for some of them. Their anxiety was soon re- lieved, for Dr, Woodward called into his office Clerk Benjamin F, Peters and Dr, W. D. Hughes, a sanitary inspector, and in- formed them that the Commissioners had selected them to share the fate of the chief clerk, and they were given thirty days’ leave, with pay. The Official Order. ‘This action, he said, was taken late yes- terday afternoon, and the Commiss:oners had also filled the vacancies, ; The official order of the Commissioners was a3 follows: 5 Orlered: That William D, Hughes, sani- tary inspector in the health otfice, Is Hereby removed from said office; removal t¢ take effect September 30, 1894, with leave $f ab- sence to October 1, 1804, That William C, Fowler is appointed san- itary inspector In the health office, vice Hughes, removed; appointment to take ef- fect October 1, 18. That B. F. Peters, clerk at $1,400 in the health office, is hereby remove: removal to take effect September 30, 1804, with leave of absence to October 1, 1804, That Charles G. Sanders, clerk at $1,000 in the health office, is hereby transferrsd to the office of clerk at $1,400, vice Peters, re- moved; transfer to take effect October 1, 1894. That Wi'liam H. Forrester is hereby ap- pointed clerk at $1,200 in the health office, vice Sanders, transfe. ced; appointment to take effect October 1, 1804, The Removed Employes Clerk Peters, who was thus removed, has been in the office many years and was familiar with every branch of the service, ving served tempcrarily as chief clerk several times. He had charge of the house- to-house inspection, and closed that work enly two days ago, when Harry Standiford and John Bippers, clerks_in that servi were relieved from duty merely because the work was finished, Dr. Hughes, the sanitary inspector who is a well-known physician in ington, and has only been ervice a short while, Dr. W. C. Fowler was appointed to fill this ‘ancy. He is a young man, who is well and favorably known in this city and who will, it is thought, make an active in- spector, He will be assigned to duty in the district including Tenleytown, the district in which Dr, Hughes did duty, and from which some complaint is now being made. The Commisisoners today amended their order of yesterday appointing Harry Clay McLean chief clerk of the health office so as to n.ake Mr, McLean's appointment take effect vpon the 30th of this month instead of yesterday. The resignation of Chief Clerk Tracy is accepted, to take effect upon that date, and he is granted leave of ab- sence for thirty days. SMALL NOTE SHIPMENTS, A Practice That Was Abused Has Been Done Away With, The special notice issued by the treasurer of the United States June 18, 1804, has been withdrawn. Under the provisions of this notice small notes were shipped from the treasury at Washington at government rates for expressage for deposits of gold and gold certificates. No further shipments of small notes under its provisions will be made by the treasury. Hereafter, small notes may be furnished by the subtreasury offices at their counters to the extent that such notes are on hand in excess of the re- quirements of the current business of the offices, in exchange for gold coin and gold certificates and large denominations of legal tender notes. The assistant treasuries of the United States will be furnished smal} notes from Washington on their requests to the extent that they can be spared by the department. The revoking of this special notice prevents shippers from obtaining the government contract rates of 15 cents per $1,000 on their remittances of currency. It is said at the department that numerous abuses of this privilege made its revocation necessary. Several instances have occurred where parties have withdrawn gold from the sub- treasuries on deposit of legal tenders, and then in a few days they would deposit the same gold and ask for the shipment of small notes to their customers at govern- ment rates, thereby saving themselves 60 cents per $1,000, In justice to others who lived up to the spirit of the circular the goverrment {fs compelled to withdraw it. sit ee eat POLICE OFFICER THOMPSON. The Police Board Investigating the Charges Made Against Him, The police trial board {s in session at the sixth police station this afternoon hearing the evidence in the case of Policeman Thompson of the eighth precinct, charged with irtoxication last inauguration day, as heretofore published in The Star, and ‘the case will probably not be finished until Monday, Rees ae Appointment of a Division Chief. Albert S. Roberts of Texas was today ap- pointed chief of the Inspection division, second assistant postmaster general's office, ag $2,000 per annum, to succeed John A! Chapman of Miinois. oa ht caer iat Injured by a Cable Car. William Lacy was struck by a Navy Yard cable car on the avenue this afternoon and “ked dewn,causing a slight scalp wound, d h was dre t the Emergency Hos . a Tiensury € The cash balance in th sury today Was $127.148,007, of which: $55,216,000 was gold reserve, The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Have a Busy Session. The Question of the Recognition of the Pythian Sisters and Other Matters of Interest. The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, convened at 10 o'clock this morning, and after recelving the reports of several com- mittees, resumed the discussion of the new constitution, which was suspended yester- day, The committee on law, composed of P. T. Colgrove, chairman; Stanton L. Car- ter of California, Tracy R. Bangs of North Dakota, Frank H, Clark of Wyoming and J, H. Disque of Alabama, presented its report, which was ordered printed. The committee on the Uniformed Rank, consist- ing of D. J. Turner of Virginia, chairman; A. M. Haywood of Georgia, F. 8, Merstet- ter of Kansas, E. F, Durand of Connecti- cut, W. L. Heiskell of Indiana, also re- ported, and the report was ordered to be printed. The report of the committee on appeals and grievances was also ordered printed. This committee is composed of J. H. Shepherd of Louisiana, chairman; J. R. Rutan of New Jersey, Webster Street of Arizona, J. B. Tucker of Delaware and E. M. Harber of Missourl. In conformity with the rules of the body reports of commit- tees must first be printed before considera- tion, and cannot be considered the day upon which they are made, so none of the reports will come up before Monday. Past Grand Chancellor Fitch C. Cook of Illinois was recognized and then the body went into committee of the whole to re- sume consideration of the constitution. Each section was voted upon separately and up to the hour of adjournment of the morning session but one-half had been disposed of. There are three pet a! questions now before the body to be solved, viz., the ques- tion of admitting saloon keepers and bar- tenders to membership, the recognition of the hee Sisters and the German ques- tion, ich question 1s in the hands of sep- arate committees, the busiest of which has been the committee on the latter question. ‘This committee is composed of Mr. Carter of Callfornia, chairman, and Messrs. Meares ef North Carolina, Hurst of Minnesota, Meyers of Arkansas and Rusce of Indiana. The committee has its headquarters at the Ebbitt, and is the only committee holding sessions and listening to the arguments of Pythians on the different phases of the question, The Pythian Sisters, Lieut. Gov, A, P. Riddle of Kansas ts the champion of the Pythian Sisters, and is making strenuous efforts to have thein recognized. Nothing will be done to get recognition In the way of interfering with the adoption of the constitution, as it is recognized that it is not a_ constitutional question. The efforts are directed toward the committee or board of admin- istration, which as yet has not decided upon anything definite, though the opinion is that a separate resolution will be re- ported by the committee, the purpose of which will be to lift the ban of unrecog- nition from the Pythian Sisters and allow Pythians to join if they so desire. This is also the view of the question main- tained by the supreme chancellor, who advocates this method of action. Mr. Huff, chairman of the committee on the state of the order, states that nothing has been done by his commiitee yet re- garding the saloon question, but will be early next week. The Session Yesterday Afternoon, When the Supreme Lodge reassembled at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Special erder, the new constitution, was discussed. Representative Schmitt of Illinois and Rep- resentative Kline of Pennsylvania placed themselves on record as opponents of the new constitution, as they advocate recogni- tion of the ladies, and the new constitu- tion does not provide for either recognition of the Pythian Sisters or the Pythian Sis- terhood. Representative Schriitt sought to have dis: ussion of the new constitution stopped hy raising the point of order that the matter could not be consifiered at that time unljss by unanimous fonsent. The supreme ¢hancellor decided that the point was not well taken, and Hepresentative Schmitt again arose and appeSled from the chair’s detision, but the appeal was not sus- tained. : Represeftative Kline, who is chairman of the committee on the question: of constitut- ing or revognizing a sisters’-:rank of the Pythian order, then arose aiid presented the following resolution: “That in the event of the final adoption of the constitution about to be considered (either in its present | or modified form) the same shali not go into effect until jt shall have been ratified by at least a majority of the grand ‘odges subor- dinate to the Supreme Lodge.” The paper was signed by Representative Kline and Representatives John H. Carr and Thomas Perry. This resolution was ruled out of order by the supreme chancellor, but Repre- sentative Kiine determining to use all par- liamentary means appealed from the de- cision, The supreme chancellor was sus- tained, and for the time opposition to the new constitution ceased. On motion of 8. K. R. 8. White the body went into a com- mittee of the whole to consider the new constitution, and Representative Colgrove took the chair, At 5:30 o'clock nothing definite having been decided upon the com- mittee arose and the Supreme Lodge took sae eg until this morning. he lodge reassembled at 2 o'clock and resumed discussion of the constitution. Later in the afternoon a large number of Pythians left for Old Point, where they will spend Sunday, returning to Washington on Monday, —_—____ ENTER, THE OYSTER, He W Now Reign Suprene Until Next May, For four months past the arrogant hard crab and his retiring soft-shelled brother have been the autocrats of the shellfish kingdom, but today they are deposed, and the calm and unimpressive oyster mounts the throne of the raw box and prepares io receive public adulation until May sends It into disgrace for another summer. The letter “r” is the talisman of the oyster. As long as it figures in the orthographic ar- rangement of the months the oyster is su- preme. When the consonant drops out of the calendar the oyster drops out of the bill of fare, From now on, therefore, the oyster will be a thing of gastronomic beau- ty, and the cannibalistic tastes that like him raw, as well as those that prefer him either fried, broiled, stewed, roasted or steamed—fortune favor the man who first discovered steamed oysters!—will have pro- fuse iS tenho to find satisfaction, In its unobtrusive way the oyster exercises an important effeet upon commercial life. It changes the colored whitewasber into an itinerant vendor of itself, swimming nu- merously in a shucked state in rich gray liquor, It metamorphoses the fish boats to oyster sloops and gives their captains, especially in the vicinity of Baltimore, an opportunity to impress fresh young coun- trymen with the profits and picturesque- ness of a sea-faring life, with the result of giving them valuable experience fa study- ing the “shanghai” system. It affects “literatoor” also. It inspires the church festival stew joke to ¢merge from its fortress and lather the life out of the ice cream paragraph, and thus it relieves the intellectual inertia of the newspaper public, while it delights the inner man and syn- chronously tickles the tonsils. + In Washington the very best oysters are to be had, and it is here they are prepared | in the most toothsome forms, The res- taurant is poor indeed that cannot an- nounce fried oysters “in a box” at 25 cents a dozen, and several establishments are equipped with facilities for serving them steamed. The old Roman and Crecian epicureans were fond of nightingales’ tongues and similar dainties, but they were unacquainted with steamed oysters, and so they lived in vain. ‘The prospects for a plentiful supply of oysters during the season are excellent, ag many beds planted two or three yea. will be ready for the dredger and t The indications are, also, that the hi will be unusually fat, the summer having been propitious for them. As a pointer for New Yorke rago- ans, who wound the nativ: on ‘occasions of their visits here t manner in which they prepare raw oysters | previous to eating them, It should be stated | that a raw oyster shoul be treated to a dainty squeeze of lemon and then swalk ed. The New York, Philadelphia and Chicago abit of covering them with catsup, mus- tard, black pepper, salt and vinega | then chopping them up with a s' THE NEW CONSTITUTION FINANCE AND TRADE | | knife is shecking to the sensibilities of | people who know an oyster from a clam. le Little Significance to Today's Stock Fluctuations, DECLINING TENDENCY IN INDUSTRIALS Sugar the Central Figure of the Day. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, September 1.—The covering of short contracts over Monday's holiday ave @ steady tone to today’s trading and was practically the only incentive to even limited activity. Many prominent operators left town at the close of yesterday’s busi- ness, which in @ measure accounts for the duliness, London was fractio! above our closit.g, but had no important business on this side. The market was almost en- tirely professional and therefore the deal- ings lacked significance, ' Western Union attracted considerable buy- ing under pressure of which it recorded an advance of 3-4 per cent. The short interest in this property have been surprised by the character of the investment demand for this stock within the last few weeks and are easily frightened into covering at any signs of further improvement over present prices, Louisville and Nashville sold up 7-8 per cent on covering and Northern Pacific pre- ferred gained 1 8-8 per cent for the same reason. The Grangers were irregular, St. Paul gaining 5-8 per cent and Burlington only 1-4 over first prices. Rock Island, still influenced by the gloomy interview of its chief executive, sold off 1-2 per cent on an extension of the short interest. The gen- eral market is clearly a waiting one, and can scarcely develop any activity from the meager supply of speculative material now at hend, The industrials continue to reflect a de- clining tendency, and sell off easily under ressure. Sugar was again the central re of the day, and, as usual, was seemingly irresponsible for {tS gyrations. After opening at a reduction of 1-2 per cent it sold down 8-4 per ceat on renewed — and advanced under covering to At the latter price stock was freely offer- ed in round amounts sufficient to produce a further reduction of 5-8 per cent. After the early flurry a fair-sized covering move- ment served to hold the price steady around opening figures, the last sale exactly at the first recorded price. The feeling is generally bearish on the immediate outlook for property, as considerable longa stock is now known to have been marketed on yesterday’s decline by holders well ad- vised of the future intentions of the larger interests. Th. ambiguous wording of the tariff bill is the only reason assigned for this action, but those who oppose the manipulating in- terest are likely to be furnished additional incentive just a trifle too late to use to any edvantage. From present indications sugar is likely to be very prominent in the records of the rext few days’ transactions in the local stock market. It is not a question of in- —— value, but cne of manipulation sim- ply. . Chicago Gas sold down 1 per cent on ad- vices from western sources indicating that future developments would warrant short sales. The balance of the industrial group was dull and without any important fea- tures, ‘The week has been more or less of a dis- appointment to the bulls, who, while con- trolling the situation, have been unable to counteract the bad effects of realizing sales. Selling of this character has also en- couraged a renewal of short selling, an ex- tension of which is still considered to be the most feasible means of forcing a reaction in the direction of higher prices, The bank statement reflects a loss of $800,000 in lawful money and as the loans have only increased $1,100,000, the change in the deposits is not important. The entire loss in cash is shown in the reserve and the surplus account shows the banks to be holding $65,821,000 above the legal require- ments. The statement in detail follows: ased, $807,825; loans, increas- specie, increased, $443,000; decreased, $1,293,800; deposits, in- legals, creased, $185,100, and circulation, increased, $28,100, —__— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the cieeing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs, Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadwa: Stocks. American Sugar. American Sugar, pfd. American ‘Tobacco. Open. High. Low. Clos. 104% 104 10835 10L1g Chic. and Nortnwestern, Chicago Gas .. C.,M. and st. Paul « M. and St. Panl, pfd. C.K. L and Pacine. Lack. and W. Ware ana fiudson Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central, Missour: Pacific ee Lead Pullman P. Car Co. Richmond Terminal, Phila. Tri ing fd. Western Union Tel Wisconsim Central, Silver. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, 1.—Fiour dull, unchanged— Fecel ee ol barrel H prients, 1 steady — tel 4 ty 3 — : May tensa er Ee] r 52% a53- receipt bushels; sh! nt 107.804 0,821 Cohen! ae 239,000 bushels by sample, b6a50%. Corn unsettle + dle; ptember, 594g; yen 7 agked—receipts, "3,128 bushels; stock, els; southern whlte corm, 55; southera y Oats steady No.2 white weytern, ia mixed weste 103 elpts, 12,079 hels, Rye inactlve— Ni ele; stock, 12.899 busie 3 Stock, 190,21; 2, 30—receipts, 540 b Hay quict and’ easy—good to choles tipiothy, a$l4.5o, rain fre $s dull, rates unset changed. Sugar, butter, eggs and cheese changed. rm, wn Paes roan Chicago Grain d Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co., Bankers and Brokers. cui 1, isy4. ’ . ’ -_- Mr. Cleveland Invited to Texas, The management of the Texas State Fatr, to be held at Dallas, commencing October 20 and ending Noyember 4, has extended, through Col. W, G. Sterett of the Ww -Dallas News,an inyitation to Mr. Ci land to honor Texas with his presence on this occasion. r | not originate | the Plymouth Rock Pants Company, wag |running out of money he used the funds DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, Additional Garbage Inspectors, The Commisgicners have empowered the health officer to employ two additional gar~ bage Inspectors, with compensation at the rate of $3 per diem, payable from Propriation for the collection and removal of warbage and chargeable to the contrac- tor, Compulsory Permit System. An order has been made by the Commis. sioners to the effect that all orders here- tofore issued for work to be done under the permit system appropria- votlg 3 _ ts and repairs be ‘can. cases in nrg Which the work has Denied a Anneus Collins,who recently plead to a charge of selling liquor to whose application f; license ternoon denied a rehearing by the excise No Action Will Be Taken, officers have addressed a lengthy reply to the letter of the Commissioners of the 24th of last month, in which the against them, assert that if further hearing the officers could See their innoceace. Commissioner Truesdell, w! wets aot he acs Sparen as a let bull action will be taken in the matier until he returns. It is understood, however, that ly be reopened, appointed successors to mi men. Today's Orders. ‘The Commissioners today ordered: That Mr. J. C. B. Shipman, inspector of electric lighting, at $3 per day, be appointea in- Spector of gas and electric lighting, at $900 per annum. Proposals received August 30, 18%, are accepted as follows: Andrew Gleeson, for improving 12th street northeast, extended: A. N. Brady, for t Pennsylvania avenue southeast extended. These were the lowest bidders on the works men- tioned. ——. -— RECEPTION TO DR. DOMER. The Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Welcomed Home. The return of Rev. Samuel Domer, D. D., pastor of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, was marked by a well-attended re- ception, given last evening under the aus- pices of the Sunday school. A pleasing and entertaining program had been arranged for the occasion, consisting of vocal and in- strumental selections of choice music and several speeches, Mr, Charles Phillips, rep- resenting the teachers’ association of the school, and Mr. M. J. Kline, who has been supplying the pulpit during the vacation of the pastor, representing the congrega- tion, in well-chosen words gave the pastor a hearty welcome home. Dr. Domer responded in his usual happy style, thanking them for their kind welcome and¢ for the appreciation so well shown by the large number gathered together. The choir, consisting of Misses Gertie Blue, Birdie Muth, Selma Spelishouse, Louise Leeds and Ella Keefer and Messrs. B. Frank Meyers and Edwani Duff, with Mr. W. A. Domer, director, rendered several selecticns, which were well received. The following persons also participated in the program: Misses Orth, Biseman, Nye and Messrs. Warren Young, Lees ind Mut who rendered with good effect a number -" vocal and instrumental solos. Coupled with the reception was also a farewell to the Fane J minister, Mr. Kline, and a few friends united in presenting him with a set of six volumes of Clark's Commentary on the Bible. Dr, Domer le the presenta- tion, to which Mr. Kline replied in a feeling manner, and exprersed his regret that the time for parting had come. Later on re- freshments were served, and a very so- clable evening spent by all present, THE CAMP MEETING CLOSED, im Wi a Success Both Spirttanty and Financially, Correspondence of the Evening Star, WASHINGTON GROVE, August 81, 18%. The twenty-second camp meeting of the Washington conference closed at noon to- day with the sacrament of the holy com- munion. Dr. H. R. Naylor of Baltimore preached @ soul-stirring sermon at 11 a.m., to which the audience listened with rapt attention, He tcok as the basis of his sermon Acts 19, 26th verse, The closing service was most impressive. The ten days’ service has been a success spiritually and financially, The cofiversions numbered & score or more, and the church has been greatly strength- ened. ‘As the closing hymn—“God be with you*— rang through the encampment a lady left her cottage and came to the altar of prayer and was cot verted, Dr. L. B, Wilson and family will remain in camp ustil next week to attend the quarterly conference that meets at Ken- sington and Gaithersburg on Sunday next. Mr. Wm. Stearns and wife of New Hamp- shire are guests at Maple Villa, the cottage home of Mr, Alfred Wood. Mrs. H. Altschu and wife are stopping with the family of Melville Lindsay. Miss Cordelia Jackson will go to Asbury Park tomorrow for a two weeks’ stay. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Frisby, wife of Prot, Frisby. _-> — Funeral of Mrs. Kate Jones. The funeral of Mrs, Kate Jones took place this morning from her Jate residence, 1218 © street, at 11 o'clock, The ceremonies and interment were private, only the immediate family being present. Dr, Addieon of Trin- ity Church officiated at the house and at the graveside. The interment was at Con> gressional cemetery. Mrs. Jones’ Geath was peaceful and quiet. Her death will prove the greatest of losses to bundreds of friends to whom she has endeared herself by a of unselfish devotion and quiet upassum! charity. ed The Associated Press Not to Blame, The Chicago Herald today printed the fol- lowing editorial; “In its comment on the eharge that Pres ident Cleveland in his letest letter relative to the tariff question Aad been guilty of plagiarism the Herald erroncously stated that the imputation proceeded from the As. sociated Press, ‘This mistake might ve been permitted to Pass unnoticed if certain eastern newspape’s, quick to magnify small things, had not seized upon the publication and distorted i to the injury of the Asso- ciated Press news service, oe Herald bas investigated the matter and it finds that ths accusation against the President did with the Associated Press and ica in its report.” eee Charged With Embezzlement, J. @. Whitney, a traveling salesman for was not han’ | arrested thig afternoon at the instance of his employers, charged with embezzling S He denies the charge, claiming that the firm agreed to pay his expenses, and that ne is said to have embezzled. ———— Range of the Thermometer, The following were the readings of thy thermometer at the weather bureg) toangt 2 pm. 8; maximum, $3; mini-