Show HERBERT the ex chancellor will visit england shortly ODD fellows celebration they have a grand time at chicago the duke is coming to new york BERLIN april 26 special count herbert bismarck now that he is freed from the cares of public office has concluded to make a long promised visit to england he will remain several weeks in england of choso whoso constitution and scenery he is a ardent admirer he will be accompanied by only a few friends and will accept no official recognition library of gerald hart BOSTON april 26 special the sale of the library of gerard E hart which took place today to day was of great interest to librarians and book collectors it included many valuable works illuminated manuscripts ard literary autographs early maps of america and other treasures in addition to these it contained an unexcelled collection of canadian imprints and an excellent array of rare editions of european works grants birthday pa april 26 secial the american club will div a dinner this evening in honor of grants birthday the hon thomas B reed speaker of the house of representatives will be present and will deliver an address demania club ST louis april 26 special the germania club will tonight to night celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of its existence this club is tho oldest in the city the flake coming to Naw YoRK april ag special the duke of connaught is expected to spend soma timo in this city after his canadian tour and great interest is excited amongst the famous at the prospect of entertaining a prince of the royal blood the hotel keepers of newport Sara toca cape may and other summer resorts are devising schemes for capturing the prince and thereby render their town attractive to the multitude that want to follow in the wake of royalty A centennial AnniTe rury BELLVILLE april 26 special tomorrow to morrow will be alie centennial anniversary of the organization of st biair county and arrangements have been perfected for properly celebrating the event next week the boundaries of st clair county as then defined by arthur st clairphe Clair fhe governor and com mander in chiet of the northwest ter of the united states comprised fully two thirds of what now comprises the whole state of illinois old st clair was the first county erected in the state and is the ancestor of all the countries south and east of the illinois biyer the people of these counties will participate in the centennial celebration odd felicki celebrate CHICAGO april 23 special the odd fellows celebrate the seventy first anniversary of the formation of their or order the street parade was one of the most imposing ever in this city the first battalion of patriarch militant under command of major frank 0 bandy acted as escort to the grand officers the festivities will close with a reception tonight to night at the second regiment armory G A E veterans YORK april 26 special in compliance with the order of commander floyd CIar keon of the department of the state of new york G A E the veterans of ahe grand army will take up subscriptions for the erection of a monument to mark the grave of gen grant at riverside the veterans are thoroughly distasted dismasted dis masted with nabors nabobs of the state who made themselves conspicuous by organizing committees soon after grants death to raise funds for a monument to the old commander but who haye done nothing since except to affix their signatures to appeals for money an la april 26 special an election is being held today to day for a colonel of the first regiment to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of colonel green of cedar rapids who has been appointed adjutant general of the iowa national guard the walin tower LONDON april 17 special the committee to aurora appointed to adjudicate apon the design for tho watkin tower met today to day at the eighty seven designs were submitted the substantial of 2600 having induced and architect of the highest professional in the united kingdom the continent america canada and australia to compete thu design ma infest the labor and ingenuity expended by the authors who nava contrived lo 10 combine of outline with of structure the hall of one of the principal city companies has been secured for a public exhibition of the designs holding ILL april 26 the democrats are holding their township today to day in mclean county the convention will meet nex wednesday there will probably be no opposition of john eddy for reelection to the legislature jt is also thought that the convention vill indorse gen johnm john M palmer far united states senator theosophical CHICAGO april 27 special the fourth annual the american section of the theosophical society was held hare today to day bertram beight ly of london was present aa the bar a from madame blo the ruling spirit of the organ bation he also had a leaghty address from the council of the british society and fraternal communications from branches invasions inva rions european countries madame communication warned the members against the results of presenting metaphysical and occult powers in such forms as christian science mind cure etc understand once for all taid she that there is nothing or divine in any of these mani i fe stations the healer interferes con ly or unconsciously with the free mental action of the person he treats j and this is blank magic the general report says that the visit to japan by colonel al cotoc one of the founders of the organization has been of momentous import ance to the buddhist church the report recommends the suspension of all the forms of initiation existing while solemnly symbolic they are merely confessions fes and words by which membership can be proved the objections were that as the society was not a secret body but was merely an organization af students and philanthropist the present system of grips and passwords resulted in many countries in distrust and antagonism heirs to millions BALTIMORE md april 28 special lawyer edward F shepherd of new york is looking up heirs in maryland to an english estate of many millions and is trying to find a missing coat of arms in wicomico Wico mico county air sheppherd was sent here by the branch of the fooks family living in new york about twenty five depra ago an advertisement ti appeared in a new york paper asking that the heirs of the fooks family formerly of england communicate with the english authorities the matter was taken up by a lawyer of new york and after tracing as he thought a cam pedigree he went to london but wag not in his mission there seemed to be some missing links the matter was dropped about three years ago however it was taken up again and lawyers were employed from the evidence now at hand the heirs will secure the fortune the most link now missing is the coat of arms anat belonged to tho minos fooks branch of the family which has been teen and handled by S T williams and others of this town several times during the past few years but which has been misplaced search is now being made for it mr shepherd feela sure that when this is found he will have no difficulty in establishing the title to the vast estate in england which is valued at it was the property of peter fooks member of the west jersey land co of england a gigantic corporation par hapa then and now alie largest land company in the world the of pater fooks settled in accomac county vi V i in and part of them reached maryland in 1670 john booke who moved from dorchester to talbot county left easton in 1747 he moved to new jersey and from him sprang branch of the family in new york his brother wm fooks was tha bead of the county branch from which sprang the fooks of this country among those interested in maryland are mrs samuel J williams aad daug liter mrs W A trader mrs john P Gordy Mrs elijah freeny and the children of W L and james laws |