Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1901 — Page 7

KNIGHTS IN CONCLAVE

TEMPLARS HOLD ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT IN LOUISVILLE. Thirty Thousand Plumed Warriors March Through the Streets, While Tea Times That Namber Watch from the Sidewalks—The Order Growing. A parade of 30,000 plumed knights marching to the music of three score brass bands marked the formal opening of the twenty-eighth triennial conclave of the grand encampment of the Knights Templar in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday. Railway officials state that nearly 100,000 visitors were in the city. The Grand Parade. The parade started at Seventh and Main streets and moved up Main to Brook street, where officers of the grand encampment in carriages joined the marchers. Then the paraders moved up Market street, Sixth street, Jefferson street, Fourth street, passing the court of honor, Chestnut street, Floyd street, Broadway, Fourth street, passing under the grand arch, Kentucky street, Third street, Hill street. Fifth street, St. James court and to Central Park, where the parade disbanded. The sidewalke were a solid mass of spectators, while every window along the course and every other vantage point was occupied to the limit. The official reviewing stand was at Thirty-ninth and Hili streets, but there were a number of oth-

THREE OFFICERS OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CONCLAVE

ers at various points. An extra force of police kept the crowd in order and maintained a perfectly clear path for the marchers. The parade was a magnificent spectacle of life and color. Mile after mile of tossing plumes and fluttering pennons and band after band discoursing stirring marches held the crowd of spectators jammed against the wires till the last knight left the ranks. The coinmanderies of Illinois, Pennsylvania and Indiana, numbering about 1,200 each, made up an entire division. The formal welcome to the knights was extended by Judge Barker of Louisville, acting for Gov. Beckham, and ex-Congressmau W. C. P. Breckinridge. A spectacular competitive drill by the Crack cominanderies of the country attracted a crush of Knights Templar conclave visitors to Churchill downs on Wednesday. Following were the contestants in the drill: Columbia Commandery, No. 2, Washington. D. C. Colorado Commandery, No. 1, Denver, Colo. Ilansclman Commandery, No. 35, Cincinnati, Ohio. Allegheny Commandery, No. 35, Pittsburg, Pa. St. Bernard Commandery, No. 1, Chicago. Calvary Commandery, No. 3, Parkersburg. W. Vn. Golden Gate Commandery, No. 16, San Francisco, Cal. California Commandery, No. 2 (mounted). San Francisco, Cai. The competition was the first held since the conclave of 1883. Each commandery upon arriving in the city was met at the train by an escort committee of a Louisville commandery. After exchange of greetings the visitors and hosts fell in behind the band, and with swords drawn and colors flying Starched through the streets decorated in their honor. As the delegation swung into Main street “Dixie" invariably was struck up. "The Star-Spangled Banner" and “My Country, ’Tis of Thee" were greeted with enthusiastic applause from the crowds lining the streets, but “Dixie" Was easily the favorite.

While the knights were drilling, if the busness end of the conclave—-the meeting of the grand encampment—got under way at the Girls’ high school. When Grand Master Lloyd called the meeting to order there were about 120 knightg present to transact business. The grand master's, the grand treasurer’s, the grand recorder’s and a number of other report® were received and referred to their proper committees. Knights’ Order Grows. The report of Grand Master Reuben H. Lloyd contained the following: “The order is in a most satisfactory an 1 healthy condition and steadily growing. The present term, which "began July 1, 1899, commenced with 114,540 members and closed with 125,108. The order is in a much more healthy condition than it was before the promulgation of the decision that voluntarily remaining a nonaffiliate in lodge or chapter for six months would affect membership in a comndandery, for now every member of the order is sustaining it, root and branch. “Since our last session a formal treaty of peace has been entered into between the United States and Spain. By ninety days of actual warfare over 10,000,000 people, occupying more than 200,000 square miles of the earth's surface, were freed from oppression. Where it was dangerous to be a Mason, our order may now securelj’ spread its humanizing and elevating influences. The school house and the lodge can labor together to brush aside ignorance and superstition and teach the down-trodden people the blessings of civil and religious liberty. We should indeed feel proud—as we do —that a Templar was the guiding spirit In

bringing about this happy change to so many human beiugs. Sphere of Usefulness Enlarges. “The sphere of our usefulness is gradually enlargiug. Our labors are but commencing. We must press onward until liberty and enlightenment shall illumine the world; until every land and every people shall have heard and rejoiced at the fulfillment of the proclamation, made by the angels at the coming of Him whose followers we are. ‘On earth peace, good-will toward men.’ ” Report of Grand Treasurer H. Wales Lines showed receipts of 511,069 and net resources of $47,256. Gain in Membership. The report of Grand Recorder William 11. Mayo contained these figures: Net gain in membership in 1890, 2,444; in 1900, 2,308; in 1001, 4,304, the year endng July 1. There nre at present 1.050 commanderies, with a membership of 125,108. The States having over 2,000 are as follows: Californa, 3,556; Connecticut, 2,(196; Illinois, 9,587; Indiana, 3,767; lowa, 4,378; Kansas, 3.361; Kentucky, 2,395; Maine, 3,500; Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 13,112; Michigan, 5,880; Minnesota. 2,739; Missouri, 4,606; New Hampshire, 2,234; New York, 12,163; Ohio, 8,945; Pennsylvania, 13,288; Texas, 2,270; Wisconsin, 3,149."

Told in a Few Lincs.

Henry Pilkington, aged 4, was accidentally shot by his brother at Parsons, Kan. New York police are endeavoring • to drive disreputable women from tenement houses. Willie Bockower, 12, Brooklyn, stole $l,lOO from his father nud went to the Buffalo exposition. C. E. Minor, traveling passenger ngent of the Mexican Central, was found dead in his room, St. Louis. Thought to bo suicide. Albert Wetr.el, 11, Undercliff, Pa., hanged himself. He suffered from an injury on the head. Coroner said he was insane. The Natchea (Miss.) and Vidalia (La.) telephone cable has been In id across the river. It has twenty-four wires, and weighs 38,000 pounds.

BOERS FULL OF FIGHT

CONSUL STOWE. TALKS OF THE TRANSVAAL SITUATION. England Still Has a Monster Task on Her Honda—The Farmers of Couth Africa Will Make a Long StruggleProclamation by Delarey. While James G. Stbwe. United States consul to Cape Town, who arrived in London a few days ago from South Africa, talked guardedly, as became Ids position, ho said enough to bear out tbs general testimony that Great Britain has Still a monster task in crushing the Boers. » “The South African problem is undoubtedly difficult and complicated,’’ he said. “The topography of the country and the mobility of the Boers, whom the English columns are unable to pursue Individually, render operations most difficult. The British are feeding many prisoners and providing for thousands of Boer families, all of which is very nice on the part of England. But in the

GENERAL DELAKEY.

meanwhile the war drags on. There Is a great future for South Africa when peace is secured. The surface of her mineral wealth is scarcely scratched. Undoubtedly England is prepared to solve the problem of reunification, but when that will occur certainly no person at the Cape is able to say." Captured by the Boers. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated from Pretoria, says: “Three officers and sixty-five men, who were sent north of Ladybrand, Orange River Colony, on the right of Elliot’s columns, were surrounded on unfavorable ground and captuned by a superior force. One man was killed and four were wounded. The prisoners were released. Have received a long letter from Steyn, containing on argumentative statement of the Boer case and saying he will continue the fight; also a short letter from De Wet to the samo effect. Botha writes acknowledging the receipt of my proclamation and protesting against It, and stating that the Boers intend to go on fighting. On the other hand, the surrenders lately have increased considerably.” Gen. Delarey, who has Issued a proclo. mation declaring that the Boers have no Intention of giving up the struggle, is one of the most active of the Transvaal leaders and his proclamation will no doubt have the effect of encouraging friends of the Boer cause in Cape Colony.

FAMOUS VIRGINIA BEAUTY IS DEAD.

Miss Maude Coleman Woods, selected as the representative of the blonde type of beauty in America, died the other day Of typhoid fever at Charlottesville, Va. Miss Woods was known throughout tho country for her beauty; her face adorns the “North America” side of the Pan-

American medal typifying North and South America, having been selected by the Buffalo judges as the most beautiful woman in America. Her beauty caused her to be selectedas sponsor for Virginia at the Nashville Confederate reunion, and she was known as the loveliest woman iu the South.

Sparks from the Wires.

Oil has been found in paying quantities in Guffey Company’s well at Webster, Texas. No gusher was expected. Walter Williams, a sub-contractor on the Choctaw aud Northern Railway, was Instantly killed by a stroke of lightning near Guthrie. Okla. Mary Houghtmeyer, 18 years of age, committed suicide nt her home at Foxtown, Tenn., by hanging herself from the rafters of her father's barn. King Edward will erect an English memorial to the late dowager empress Frederick, of Germany. It will progably be erected at Frogmore. James Gray, living ncar Britton. Okla., was killed while digging a well. He hnd fired a blast nnd while being drawn out lost his balance and fell to the bottom. William Prandcll, a farm hand, aged 20 years, committed suicide near Fulton, Mo., by shooting. He left a note stating that he was tired of life and that his only pleasure was in getting drunk. There is much excitement at Jones City, Okla., over the discovery of pearls in the Canadian River. The pearls were found by John A. White in clams dug from a mud bnnk, and several of them are pronounced valuable.

IN THE PUBLICEYE

Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's extraordinary daughter, Mrs.. Howard Kingscote, is once more the topic of conversa-

tion in London through the publication of “Some Fools and a Duchess.” She figured in many civil suits brought against her by all borts of men, peers, generals, dignitaries of the church and diplomats whom she induced to lend her money under various pretexts. Her hypnotic eyes figured largely in the suits.

MRS. KINGSCOTE.

Among her victims were Lord Byron, who through her became a bankrupt; Lord Burton, the millionaire brewer of Bass's ale; the Duke of Cambridge, whom she learned to know when he was staying at her father’s embassy in Madrid, of which she was doing the honors. .. Everybody except her victims had almost forgotten Mrs. Kingscote when suddenly she once more became the center of attention by her publication of “Some Fools and a Duchess,” in which she holds up her victims to ridicule. “The Fools” being her dupes, and “The Duchess” herself.

The Ameer of Afghanistan has been ailing for a long time. His name is Abdurnaham Khan and he was born about

1830. He has been a very strong man and held his throne by the power of his sword. During the civil war of 1864 he took a leading part in support of his father's claim to the throne. He was successful for a time. But in 1868, his father having died, he was defeated and

took refuge in Rus- abduhsauam. sia. He remained in Turkestan until 1879, and in March, 1880, became Ameer of Afghanistan w-ith the consent of the English and Russian governments. Since that time he has played fast and loose with the two governments, eager for their gold, lustful for his own personal power, hating all white men and plotting always for his own people and family. In order to hold his friendship the English government has annually paid him ?900,000, besides large gifts of artillery and ammunition. Russia has taken equally good care of him.

Prof. Joseph French Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania may succeed Charles G. Dawes as Comptroller of the

Currency. Prof. Johnson is regarded as one of the best informed authorities upon finance in the country, and several years ago, if he had chosen to accept, he might have been Comptroller. He preferred, though, retaining his place as a teacher in the Wharton School of Finance and Economy in the University of Pennsylva-

PROF. JOHNSON.

nla. Prof. Johnson rendered services to hie party during the campaign in 1896, and he stands close to the present administration through the many friends he has holding high official positions.

B. N. Baker of Baltimore will, in all probability, soon be to the steamship business what Charles M. Schwab is to

the iron and steel trade—the head of the largest syndicate of Its kind in the world. Mr. Baker is president of the Atlantic Transport line, and is now in London with J. Pierpont Morgan. Before the two return to America it is expected that the Atlantic Transport, Leyland and sev-

B. N. BAKER.

eral other big steamship lines will have been consolidated into one company, with a capital of $150,000,000, and with Mr. Baker at its head.

Judge Arba N. Waterman, who has decided that firms or corporations may blacklist employes discharged by them.

and who also holds that boycotts of employers who clash with labor interests are not illegal, has been a jurist in Chicago since 1887, when he was elected to the Circuit bench. He has earned his reputation of being a fair judge, and lawyers generally like to try

JUDGE WATERMAN.

cases before him. Judge Waterman is a native of Vermont, and is now in his sixty-sixth year. He is a soldier of the Civil War, settled in Chicago after the fighting came to an end and engaged in the practice of law. He was appointed judge of the Appellate Court in 1891.

Thunder Kills Little Girl.

The thunder Is believed responsible for the death of 7-year-old Eleanor Johnston, who lived in Germantown, Pa. During the storm Eleanor showed signs of nervousness. Each crash of thunder caused her to tremble. Suddenly she became unconscious, and all efforts to revive her failed.

Walter Bunker, aged 14, eon of H. O. Bunker, Mountain View, Mo., has disappeared from the home of his uncle, W. L. Wilson, at Dixon, M«.

Contracted.

“Oh, I don’t know!” remarked the optimist “After all, you’ll find in every one at least some of the milk of human kindness.” “Huh!” grunted the cynic. “What you do find is usually the condensed va-riety.”—-Philadelphia Press.

Accepted.

Mr. Faintart—Miss Upperton, I feel that I am overpresumptuous; that you are not for me; that you will refuse my hand; nevertheless I offer it to you, in order to satisfy in a measure Miss Upperton (faintly)—April fool! Puck.

A Son’s Devotion.

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