THE OMAHA DAILY MJ2E: TIIVKSDAY, MAY 10, 1001. TRESPASSER'S FATAL SHOT Jbn Kmnagh Woundi Hsifhbor Tfbo Ordin Him Kvkj. DENNIS M'LAUGHLIN REPORTED DYING Olil Slim tllli Cillii t:niiliiMlxrR Or ilcrn In !tiii I'lnhliiK 1 HI" I'"'"' mid N Itlnnctf .Mor tally Hart. THCUMSCH. Nob,, Ma 13. (Special Telegram.) John Kavanach, a young and respected farmer noar Sraartvllle, this county, shot and fatally wounded Dennis McLaughlin, a bachelor neighbor and like wise a rcspoetnblo cltlien, this afternoon. On Mclaughlin's form Is n beautiful little- lake which until recently had bocn the Mecca of tho local Waltons. Litely. how ever. McLaughlin had Issued no-trcsipass-Ins orders. Although h neighbor. It Is said bnd blood had existed between the two men for somo time; This nfternoon KavnnaRh took his gun nnd flshlnn rod ami piocoodrd over to tho lake for a half day's uporr. As soon ns McLaughlin spied Kav nncgh flshlnK on his premises he took his Kim and went to ordor him off. Reaching Ills trecspnsslng nrlnhbor hp ordered him to leave In convlncltiK language, whereupon Kavanngh responded by saying he would so a.s soon a4 ho could collect his htint'ng nnd rihhlng equipment. Emphasising his orders to leave. Mc Laughlin leveled his gun upon Kavanagh nnd told hint to bo hnety or suitor the con sequences and ho became much excited. GnzlnR down tho barrels of the old man's Klin, Knvnnngh Rrabbed his own weapon front the bank of tho lako and before the old niati could net had shot him In tho hend and shoulders. McLnuRhlln fell to tho ground mortally wounded. Several of tho shot penetrated hla temple. As soon as ho realized what ho had done Knvnnngh arranged to have n BiirRcon hastily dispatched to the scene and then wont home. Ho claims he did tho shooting In self-defense. Sheriff Strong has gone nfter Kavanngh. Lute tonight Mclaughlin Is ropnrtod as dying, Mclaughlin Is about 60 years old nnd lives alone. KavnnaRh Is yet In his twenties nnd Is mnrrlod. this county nnd had lived on his home stead hero for thirty years. Ho leavos a largo family of married cous and dauchterj. l'lvc SumirtMi Arrrvtnl, DAVID CITV, Neb., May 13. (Spc.-lal.) Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Hen went to Linn ood, where ho nrrcMcJ five men as suspects. They aro suspected of robbing Hudson's hardwaro Btoro at Hellwood Sun day nlRht. Part of tho stolen property was found on one of tho prisoners. Auditorium for (Im'i-oIii. OSCKOLA, Nob., May 10. (Special.) Omnha Is not tho ouly place vhoro thuy are soiling bricks for nn uudltorlum. In Osceola the stock Is belna taken at a rapid rate. It Is proposed that there bo 160 shares sold at (25 a share and they havo f.ll bejn taken but eighteen. SHOW PEOPLE RESENTFUL I'oltotv it (,'oll'M'tiir Almnril n Trnln ami KiiKKttc Him In KUt I'IkIiI. ItEATRICE, Neb., May IB. (Special Tclo gram.) J. H, Mnrtln, city bill poster, went to Wilder this morning to collect Mb fees for posting bills In this city announcing the nppearanco of Morris llros.' Dog and l'ony show hero Monday last. Owing to tha smallpox epidemic tho show canceled Its date. When Martin demanded his money at Wither be wan paid, but tonight as he boarded a train on his return trip he was followed Into the coach by two of tho allow peoplo and wns knocked down. They made their escape from the train, which wns moving. Martin rose nnd followed the two to tho plntform, where he drew his pistol nnd 11 rod two shots nt tho llcclng men. It Is thought thut the bullets took effect, as ono of tho men was seen to stagger by a fellow passcnRer. Martin was not seriously hurt. Later developments In tho shooting scrape nt Wllber this evening disclose tho fact that J. II. Martin, who shot at n showman there this evening, wounded his man In tho hend. Sharlft Sawyer telephoned Bherlff Waddlngton to arrest Mnrtln. Deputy Sheriff .Farlow and Night Policeman Hall arrested .Martin and ho languishes here In Jnll toulRht awaiting tho arrival of Sheriff Sawyer In tho morning, who wilt take him back to Wllber. whore ho will have a hear ing. Mnrtln la nn old resident hero. 12(1 t'nin pbell Wounded. WILBRIt. Nob., May 15. (Special Tole grnm.) Just nfter pnsscngcr train 91 had pulled out of hero tonight two Bhots wcro fired from tha platform of the smoker by a billposter, named Martin, of Beatrice, striking Kd Campbell, a showman, who had Just Jumped off tho train. Tho parties had had troublo both nt Beatrice and here. Campbell received an ugly wound In tho head, but is not nt present considered In a dangerous condition. Martin Is re ported under i.rrest nt Beatrice. Iliivlil ('Mr Contractor I.cuvrn. DAVID CITV. Neb., May 15. (Special.) J. E. Doty, a railroad contractor, Is loading his machinery on tho cars today and will tort tonight for Arena, Colo., where ho has n contract for grading on tho Union l'aclllc. which will tako thirty days. Ho will then go o southern Utah for tho samo company. Mm. Fred I.nue Itrlrimrit. KEARNEY, Ncb May 10. (Special Tel egram. ) Mrs. Frod Laue, who has been hold at tho county, Jail ns a witness In the caso of tha Stnto against I''. L. Dlnsmoro so long, ns there was a possibility of a now trial, was released by Judge Adams this morning and left for the east. Ktiucrnl of (irrmuii IMonrer. WEST POINT, Nob,, Mny 15. (Special.) Tho funeral of August Lebrraan, aged 75 years, was yesterday at tho German Luth eran cemetery, west of tho city. Tho de ceased was one of tho German pioneers of NOW IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT SPRING SUITINGS. And you won't be able to find a better or larger assortment than Nicoll can show you 4,000 different patterns, $20 to $40 for Suits. $5 to $12 for trousers. We cut them and make them to nt your figure whtlo tho price U ao low as the ready to wear kind that are roado to fit nobody. I'nr ItcniovtiiK flil('lieiiio SIhii. UEATHICE, Neb., May 15. (Special Tele gram.) Louis Stoll was fined $1 ami costs today In pollco court by Judgo Calllson for tearing down n chlckenpox sign placed upon his house by City Physician Wnlden. Turin. On! to llf ClilrlMiio. NORFOLK, Neb.. Mny 15. (Special Tele gram.) The quarantine has been removed from tho two houses In the city which had been quarantined for smallpox, ns tho au thorities now pronounce It chlckenpox. TO FI6HT GRAIN COMBINE f'nrnipr of .Vrltrnxkn mill Kniiftiin Meet to I'orin Orunnliitloii fur .HlillMihiK Tlu'lr 0n Whoiif. SALINA, Kan., May 13. (Special ) The vanguard of tho western grain growers' convention which will meet here tomorrow nfternoon has nrrlved, and reports received by promoters of tho movement indicate thnt there will be n large attendance, not only from tho wheat belt of Kansas but from Oklahoma and portions of Nebraska. The primary object of tho convention Is to orgnnlzo n, grain growers' association to combat the grain trust which now controls the local wheat markets In tha west, but l it tno movement is bucccssiiii u un hi I renllty be n farmers' trust. It Is estimated that tho (lcleRntcs which will bo In attend ance hero represent 25,000,000 bushels of tho new crop, nnd by tho tlmo harvest Is over tho organization expects to control doubln that amount. Within tho Inst six weeks co-operative, stock companies havo been organized In many of tho whcnt-RrowlnR counties of Kansas to compcto with tho grain trust. Thne companies are made up of farmers who believe thoy aro not receiving us much for their wheat as tho mnrkot warrants, nnd who wish to try shipping It to market themselves. They nro tinnhlo to do It, how ever, for two reasons. Thoy cannot ns a rulo get cars In which to ship, and when thoy do secure enrs, In exceptional cases, they cannot Induce commission men nt tho grain centers to receive their shipments. A few years ago at every rallroud sta tion throughout tho wheat bolt of Kansas thero was ono or moro elevators owned or operated by local grain dealers. In gr.od crop years there would iilso be "track shippers," dealers who had no clovators, but who had tho farmers loud their wheat direct from their wagons Into cars. When a farmer brought a load of wheat to town tho competing buyers gathered around It, examined the quality nnd then bid what they thought Uin market warranted. As a result the farmer got all his wheat was worth and sometimes more. But within tho last three years big grain syndicates havo como into tho stnto and bought, leased or built so many elevators that they practically control tho markets. Further than this, a state association has been formed among tho Independent ship pers, which compels Its members nt com peting points to form pools nnd keep the price down. The syndicates arc In control of tho statu association through their agents. They have compelled the railroads to establish a rule to refuso cars for grain shipment unless tho grain Is In sight at tho track or In an elevator when the car Is naked for. This effectually shuts off tho operations of tho track shippers and keeps farmers from qhlpplng their own gialn. When n farmer brings his wheat to town he has to hunt up tho buyer and every buyer offers him the samo price. There la no competition. Tho farmers claim that tho pool price Is from 2 to 6 cents lower than tho general market warrants and In many cases this takes nearly all of tho farmer's profit and gives It to tho pool or combine. Compelled to liny nt I.iinh. If an Independent buyer builds an ele vator and attempts to do business the, price Is put up above what tho general market warrants, so that ho Is compelled to buy grain at a loss or allow bin elevator to stand Idle, (n cither event ho Is soon glad to close, up and tho prlco then drops back. In order to break up tho combines tho farmers havo formed their local shipping associations and aro building or leasing elovatora. They will employ au agent who will bid all wheat Is worth, allowing a sufficient margin for freight and cost of handling. In caso tho comblno bids moro than tho wheat Is really worth the farmers agreo to sell to the comblno nnd pay to their own company 1 cent a bushel for all grain sold to tho combines, The convention hero tomorrow will bo composed of delegates from the local ship ping associations and from county nsso clntlons operating along tho same tinea. Prnctlcnlly every wheat-growing country In Kansas will bo represented. A stato as sociation will bo formed to extend tho lo cal associations and got control of as larao a wheat acreago as possible, w ith a vlow to crushing tho grain combluo. Tho stnto as sociation will also arrange for receiving shipments at destination points. Hereto fore commission men have been nfrald to recelvo grain of Independent shippers for fear of boycott by tho combine, but within tho last week a largo number of commis sion men nt various points havo notincd tho promoters of tho movement that they will break away from the combine and re ceive tho grain of tho farmers shipping as sociations. This Is probably as far as tho groin growers will go at present, but the pro motors of the movement hope eventually to remove tho speculative element from the grain raarkots. It Is expected that sim ilar associations will bo formed In other westorn grnln states and that these as sociations will bo eventually combined lu a measure. If that Is accomplished nn offort will bo made to sell tho groin direct from tho farms to tho mills of the coun try and tho surplus direct to the exporters, llraliatlng tho grain pits of tho speculat ing centers and allowing tho price to bo controlled by supply and demand. JASALER FOR GRAND MASTER South Omnha Candidate Ltftdi Will in tha A, 0. U. W. Race, G. M. MURD0CK IS GRAND FOREMAN Hit I lut I ii tr for Muster mill Recorder to Continue Toi!n Stntc I.oduo llciiililtiiirU'i'H SUM Lu ll eel ded. NEHHA3KA CITV, Neb., May 15. (Spe cial Tclefirani.) The grand lodge of the Anclont Order of United Workmen of Ne braska held two sessions today and one tonight. Much of the forenoon wob given to hearing nnd discussing reports of com mittees. Tho mnttcr of changing assess ments nnd creating a reserve fund was token up by tho supremo grand master In n speech to tho delegates, but flnnl disposi tion of the matter was deferred until a Inter date, when tho committees havo made their reports. Pevcral changes In tho by laws nnd constitution of tho grand lodge wero made. Representation to tho grand lodgo was changed to a basis of one repro sentntlvo for ov;ry soventy-flvo members or a fraction thereof of the local lodge's. Tho first ballot on officers of the grand lodge wns taken this forenoon. The count was finished this afternoon and tho result of tho voto announced before adjourn ment. There were fi45 delegates present nnd voting, .123 being neeessnry to a choice. The ballot resulted In tho election of O. M. Murdoek of Nebraska City, grand fore man; Frank J. Morgan of I'lnttsmouth, grand receiver; W. 1'. Hall of Holdrego, H. M. Waring of Lincoln nnd F. E. White of I'lnttsmouth, commltteo on laws; O. J. Vnn dyko of Oram! Island, one of the threo supremo representatives. Tho threo high est candidates for grnnd master with tho voto of each wcro: Jncoh Jasknlek, 233; F. K. necmnn, 144: M. E. Shultz, 135. Tho voto on grnnd recorder stood ns follows: Oco. H. Ilnrber, 261; S. It. llnrton, 228; S. O. Slmonds, 110. Hallotlng will continue until all officers nre elected, South Omaha News TAILOR Karbach Black, 209-11 So. 15th St He Learned 11 Great Truth, It Is said of John Wesley thnt he once said to Mistress Wesley: "Why do you tell that child the same thing over nnd over again?" '"John Wesley, because onco telling Is not enough." It Is for this samo reason that you aro told again and again that Chamberlain's Cough Kemcdy cures colds and grip; that It counteracts any tendency of these diseases to result In pnemonla, aud that It Is pleasant and snfo 10 tane. For sale by all druggists. nt nt 111m. DENVER, May 15.-Mrs. Martha Ewart. a wiuow. proprietress of n fashionable iuimimiik uuuho, urea two stints at Joseph K CllOatC. mntlHL-.tt nt ill. n,.a.in,i ,nt ton m il" nnd nephew of United Stntes Am bassador Chorite. In the law otnee of Wol cptt & Vnlle during a conference last night. Neither of tha bullets took effect. About a year ago Mrs. Lwart sued Mr, Choate for breach of promise and secured a Judgment, She saya she attempted to shoot him bo- causa no inu nui seined me judgment. Hhe wnp nrrested, On Fetirnnrv II Inn Mr Choate was married In UrooUljn, N. v., to iaiii jtiiuo Aiuitt-, According to the report ol Expert Ac countant J. M. Uuchanan, now on file with the city clerk, tho accounts of Treasurer Koutsky aro In excellent condition. Tho bonks nro well kept nnd show thnt hard work has been done by tho treasurer and his deputy In keeping up tho records. Mr. Iluchntian checked the books from the dato of tho last expert checking, ns tboro was no need to go fnrthcr back. Tho report shows that there Is now on hand in tho various funds the sum of $ 105.- 0I7.5S, or rather wns nt tho dato of tho re port on April 30. A report of tho taxes collected by tho treasurer from April 24, 1900, to nnd In cluding April 30, 1901, follows: Eighteen hundred and elghty-nlno, $29.63; 11,90, $37.99; 1891, $39.8S; 1892. $247.06; 1S93, $473.16; 1894, $1,389.45; 1895, $1,280.09; 1896, $2,263.29; 1897. $2,910.74; 189S, $5,452.32; 1899, $9,S02.13; 1900, $73,101.53; total. $97,327.27. In n supplemental report Mr. Uuchanan assorts that every nld was rendered him by City Treasurer Koutsky nnd Deputy Ous tnfson In his work nnd that the city records nre now and havo been well kept. Now that tho report of the expert Is In the treasurer will proceed within a few days to Issue a call for outstanding warrants In order to stop tho payment of Interest. ,. .!' ud I n feliool Ilonil. , Late , yesterday afternoon .Frank J. Morl art'y, cashier of the Packers' National' bank. received a telegram from his eastern cor respondents to tho effect that the Issue of $70,000 funding bonds had been sold and tho money paid. This settles a matter which has been pending since last October and will relieve the financial condition to a great extent. While these bonds wero being hawked about tho credit of tho city was not what It has been In the past, but It was no fault of the municipality. When the issue wan first contemplated the bonds were offerod for snlo and wero purchased by Mr. Morlarty at n premium of $700. A con tract was entered Into between tho finance commltteo of the council and the purchaser and It looked as If tho sale would bo con sumntcd without delay. However the Knockers' club" held a session and In sisted that thii council advertise for bids for the purpose of securing n higher pre mium. Thoso who wcro conversant with the condition of affairs at the time, and especially as the city was working under tho old charter, thought that tho premium offered was tho best that could be secured and so stated, nut to satisfy the Objectors bids wore ndvertlsed for and C. II. Hnnnan of Council Illuffs secured tho bonds by of fering a premium of $2,400. Then com menced the Jockeying. Hnnnan tried to stand tho city off whlln endeavoring to sell tho bonds nt nn udvnuced premium In tho enst nnd the remit w-.is thnt the bonds of the city, which should havo boen taken up on November 1, have been bandied about for six months. It was only when tho coun cil saw that Hannan did not want to per form his part of tho contract that the agreement with him was nbrogated nnd tha old contrnct with Mr. Morlnrty, which still existed, was resumed. It took Mr. Morlarty less than a week to dispose of the lssuo after ho was In possession of tbo securities. Htreet l nlr Mutter. Editor Tanner of Mie Tribune has this to say of tho ordinance Introduced at Tuesday night's meeting of tho council In regard to the street fair: "Tho ordlnnnco Intro duced at tho council meeting Tuesday night charging excessive licenses for all shows was Introduced to protect the promoters of tho Street Fair association and Is to be In forco only during tho period of tho fair. Had tho ordinance been explained to the council It would no doubt hnve received favorablo consideration," It Is understood that this high-license ordinance Is a copy of tho one used at Fre mont during tho street fair thero and with tho amendments mado has now been ac cepted by the cltv attorney and tho board of control of tho fair association. The un derstanding Is that the association will pay for the publication of the two ordinances needed and also for the repealing or dinances which will follow nfter the expira tion of tho fair. W. n. Cheek nnd J. Ii. Wntklns will In tho future act as press agents for the fair and will dish up all kinds of Items for the press, as well ns drnwlng upon their Im aginations In tho writing of ndvortlslng matter. Thnt Oeeuiuitton 'fat, Liquor dealers aro still hackward about paying In tho license foo to the city treas urer. Yesterdny It was reported that the council proposed to repeal tho ordinance levying nn occupation tax of $200 on onch saloon In tho city. If this la done tho city will be tho loser by about $18,000. Just now this sum would rorae In haudy, as roost of tho funds nr.c depicted and expenses havo been Increasod owlug to tho chango In salaries by tho new charter. .Si-tver TIppliiK titer. Members of tho city council havo been out looking at the new Twenty-third street sewer which was laid Inst fall by J. E. Illley. From K to F streets this sower Is laid nn piling through the big gully there. Tho filling was done when the ground was frozen nnd consequently the rains have washed the dirt .iway, leaving a few sickly looking piles to hold up a ten-Inch ewer. The strain Is too great nnd unless some thing Is dono at onfe the sewer will fall off tho piles. Repairs were made to this sewer only n short tlmi ago by Street Com missioner Clark, but tho dirt filled In soon washes away and the only solution of the problem Is tho hulldlng of a trestle strong enough to hold the sower. Then It will have to be boxed In to provent freezing In cold weather. Council .MeotliiK Tonlulit. An adjourned meeting of the city coun cil will bo held tonight and It Is expected thnt the street fair ordinance will be passed, the second nnd third readings bclnR by title. While the regular tall will be gone through with It Is not probable that any business of Importance will bo trans acted other than the passage of thoso two ordinances. On Monday nlRht next comes the regular semi-monthly meeting of tha council and then business of a general chnracter will be taken up. fecund Conftcrt iilnry Concert. On Friday evening of this week the sec ond concert of the scries being given by tho South Omaha Conservatory of Music will occur, this time at the First Presby terian church. Twenty-fifth mid J streets. The first concert given Tuesday evening nt the Methodist church wns flrst-clnss In evory particular nnd tho sale of tickets for the second number Is large. An excellent program has been arranged for the occa sion and It Is expected that tho church will be filled to overflowing by muslc-lovlng people. Mimic Oily (.fiKNlri. A son hn h been born to Mr. and Mrs, Oecnr 1'. Mills. There was n large nttendnnce nt tho horse, snlo nt the stock yards yesterday. Fred Freeman has returned from Alaskn, where ho has spent some time prospecting, Charles Uureh, Twenty-third and K streets, Is recovering from a serious Ill ness. Tho local Young Mcn'n Christian associa tion Is organizing a tennis club and n whnel club. The flru wngnn for Urown park has been accepted by tho oily and will be paid for ns per contrnct Henry C. Richmond nnd .Miss Jean Itoyd Mullan will be married at the First Pres byterian church tonight. A. D, Fe.ttermiin Is now representing tho World-Hernld hern while II. C. Richmond Is away on his wedding tour. Councilman Johnston has attached his signature to both of tho street fnlr ordi nances nnd tho clerk will now make n record of them. The women of the First IJnptlst church will glvu a Kensington nt the home of Miss Mary Mnnn, Twenty-second and J streets, Friday afternoon. TRADE TOUR JH?0UGH STATE Omnhn Wholcnlcrx mill Other lltiil lirNN .Men Mnilutrk on lx-ctimlnn. THANKS TO HIS LEFT HAND Charles II r own, Colored. I'rrnr.nti Uniijue Defense In Court. Decauso Charles Drown, colored, Is left handed, he hopes to bo acquitted of tha charge of assault with Intent to kill Charles H. Weatherford, also colored, filed against hlra yesterday In Justice Shoemaker's court. The assault occurred Ipst Sunday evening In a lestaurant nt Fifteenth and Capitol avenue, and Weatherford was no badly hurt that It was thought he woulrr dl&. At last accounts, however, he was somewhat Im proved. Brown's peculiar defenso Is based upon tho fact that the constable who drew up the Information failed to post himself upon this Idiosyncrasy of Ilrown's, but followed Instead the stilted and obscure langungo of tho statutes, and wrote that Drown was armed with "a certain knife which he, the said Charles Drown, then and there, In his right band, had, and held, the said Charles II. Weatherford unlawfully, feloniously and maliciously did stab," etc. It Is under stood that Drown will summon several wit nesses to prove that he hold the knife In his left hand. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. and Mrs. W. Ilnuptman of Kearney are Her Grand guests. ('. U. Ruther of Stanton registered Wednesday at the, Her Grand. II. A, Babcock of Lincoln, Insurance dep uty In the stato auditor's olllce, Is at tho Her Grnnd. Mr. nnd Mrs C. H. Rudge and C. F. McGrew of Lincoln, I. N. Clark of llnst lngn and Fred SonuenBcheln of West Point aro nt the Mljlnrd. F. K. Culver nnd J L. Howell of Albion. E. H. Knller of Hastings, A. P. Metealf of Lincoln and M. Schall of Rosolnnd aro stntc guests nt the Murray. Ncbrnskans at the Merchants: Mr. and Mrs, II. C. Myers. Stnnton; J. E. Smith, Beatrice; w. S. Wells, Schuyler; John Rosenstock. Lincoln; J. 8. Logan. Hast Ings; 15. J. Gates. Albion; E. T. Vnn Cleave, Fullerton; Marlon Powell, Indian ola. LICAL BREVITIES. The smallpox quarantine on tho Arling ton nnd Lnngo hotels wns raised yester day. This action rclensed Pollco Seraennt A. A. Helmut from tho latter hotel and ho resumed IiIh duties last night A telegram received yesterday from Frank Moore, a traveling man of 2529 Davenport street, stating his serious Ill ness, necessitated the Immediate departure of his wife for Mnrysvllle, Mo., where he was taken down bo suddenly. The grocery store of W. 15. Edwards & Co. at 3500 Farnam street was slightly damaged by fire Wednesday evening. Mr. Edwards discovered tho blnzo In the cellar and painfully burned his right hand In at tempting to put It out with a chemical ox ttngulshor. The origin Is unknown, but Is supposed to hnve been a rignr stub. Flro loss to tho building is $20. fully covered by Insurance. The damngo by smoke to tno siock is tliiKnown, mu may not exceed $100, The stock Is Insured for $2,000, ROOT BOOSTS AUDITORIUM Etcommendi that Wcodm'i feTreljn Camp IiiTist 52,500 In Oraabit. CONVENTION GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS .otorrlnn Cnmp, nt ('iiIiiiiiIiiin, Ileum t'litiinintiiler'n deport SIiiimIiiu .Membership i'otnl, Venr'n ct (In I ii nuil l)cnlli (inline. COLUMHUS, O., May 15. The sovereign camp, Woodmen of tho World, got to bus iness today. Tho sovereign commander's report wns submitted. Commander Hoot reported thnt thero wero 129,837 momter Kt tho end of the Inst year, a net gain of 41,356. The membership of all Jurisdic tions wcro as follows: Sovereign, 129,837, Pacific, 58,043; Canadtnu, 6,129; Woodmen of Woodcraft, 18,975; Woodmen Circle, 12, 813; total membership of perfected wood craft, 225,797. Tho commander spoke In flnttorlng terms of tho progress of tho or der and discussed tho matter of entering Mexico. Ho recommended that tho sov ereign camp Invest $2,500 In tho Omaha Auditorium company. Tho death claims paid during 19C0 wero $1,600,338. Tho matter of Introducing the order In Mexico wbb discussed by the sovcrolgn commander In his report and br stated that If the proposition was adopted tho Woodmen of tho World would bo tho first fraternal beneficiary order to hnve govern ment endorsement In that country. A commltteo was appointed to Investigate and report at tho present session on the proposition to establish n home for In digent membeta and their families at Mineral Wells, Texas. Threo members of the sovereign board of managers wore elected, as follows: H. II. Scott, Denver Falls, Pa.; W. A. Frnsser, Dallas, Tc.x.. and J. H. Fitzgerald, Kansas City, Mo. Forest clrclo, the auxiliary organization of the Woodmen, nt Its session today voted to raise tho Insurance rato 35 por cent. Kdol Digests what you Eat Dyspepsia Guro Tho only practical method of curing Indigestion Is to ubo a combination of all tho natural dlRCstantfl, such as nro united in exact proportions In Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. In this way It Is possible to digest all classes of food, bo that tho body can bo Btiiiplled with tho variety of nourishment necessary to health. If you are Buffering from indigestion wo stiffgcst tho uso of Kotlol Dyspepsia Cure, which completely digests what you eat and allows you to eat nil tho good food you want, whllo It cures all stomach I roubles, even nfter ovory thing else has failed. St caft?t hllgi but do you good Trepared by E. O. Do Witt & Co., Chicago. Tho $1. bottlo contains H times the toe, shut The favoilto household reinodv for comrhs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe, throat and lung troubles is ONE MINUTE Courih Curo. It cures quick!. UNITARIANS GAIN STRENGTH Itrport In tt'otern Cnnf rrenee SIiimtji Ineroim- In ('hiirolien. .McihIit- lili mid Colloi'tloiiK. Elghty-flvo representatives of the Jobbing Interests of Omaha left yesterday on tho Jobbers' special for tho trip through Ne braska. When tho trnln pulled out of tho Webster street depot all of tho delegation had been hustled nboard by tho ever watch ful Secretary Utt of tho Commercial club. Tho train was gaily decorated for the trip and two banners, "Omaha Commercial Jobbers" and "Omaha Jobbers' Excursion," proclaimed to tho peoplo along tho route tho mission of tho party aboard. Tho train consisted of three Pullman sleepers nnd a private tar carrying the official of the Elk horn road. The party wns lined up nt tho depot beforo boarding tho train for a pic ture. Invitations have been accepted by tho excursion party to be tho guest of the Com mercial clubs at Superior and at York when passing through thoso cities. Tho first stop which tho Ira n is to mako is at Able, j Each city will have the privilege of enter- ' taming the club for twenty minutes until Seward Is reoched and thero lunch will bo served. Omaha's commercial Interests will bo ad vertised by the Mlstrlbutlon of 10,000 hut tons along the lino as well as by tho per sonal words the representatives will have with the business men of the stntc. ST. I.OU1S, Mny 15. The Western Uni tarian conference got down to business today. Elghty-threo churches nre repre sented by sixty-two clergymen nnd other delegates. After nn address by the presi dent, Dev. A. M. Judy, reports were mado by tho treasurer, H, W. Draugh of Chi cago, and tecretary, Dev. F. C. South worth of Chicago. The latter's report showed a gain both In now churches anil additions to the membership of the old churches. Tho collections during the year hnvo been tho heaviest since 1869. Dev. Mary Safford of Des Moines, la., made an address, her subject being "A Word From tho Field." This was fol lowed by a discussion led by Dev. J. I.. Douthlt of Uthla, III., and Kev. Florence Duck of Manistee, Mich. Memorial services, held In honor of Allen Walton Gould, wcro led by Dev. Eleanor E. Gordon of Burlington, In. Dr. Samuel A. Elliot of Boston read a paper entitled "Our Missionary Agencies In tho East." Tho general discussion that followed was conducted by Itov. Mary A. Safford of Des Moines, la. BIDDING FOR THE BRETHREN Tnpekn Anionic the !lx CnmlldnlFH for xt Qundrennlal Confer ence of Church. FREDERICK, Md.. May 15. Tho sev enth day of the general conference of the United Brethren Church In Christ was taken up principally with the reports of various boards. The morning session was presided over by Dlshop J. W. Hott of Day ton and the afternoon body by Dlshop Mills of Denver. Dr. Matthows read a petition which. If passed, will equallzo the lay representa tion with the ministers and reduce the general conferences hereafter from 204 to 1S4 dolegatcs. Rev. G. N. Sherrlck, In his report of the church erection committee, said thero wcro about 1,000 congregations without churches and recommended the continuation of tho board to assist In pro viding places of worship. The bishops and other general church officers will bo elected Friday. Indianapolis and Kokomo, Ind., Topekn, Kan., Toledo nnd Canton, O., hnve filed petitions for the next quadrennial conference. KNIGHTS HOLD REQUIEM MASS Cnthollm Convened nt t. I, out lie Kin (lie Day by Dcvollounl KxercineM. ST. LOUIS, May 15. Previous to tho bus iness session of the Catholic Knights of America, who aro holding tholr thirteenth biennial convention, requiem high mass was celebrated today In the old .cathedral for thoso members of the order who havo recently died. Fathor Coylo oftlclated. Tho business session commenced yester day was resumed at 12 o'clock today behind closed doors, with Suprome President O'Connor In the chair. 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