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BEE: HE 1 KSTABLISIIKI) JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1902 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. HP Omaha SACK TUECOSSULATE Lift and Proper! tf American! at Barcelona Are la Great Dangtr. KiNlSTER BOWEN ASKS FOR CRUISER . Cablet for Cincinnati to Go to Venezuelan City Without Delay. REBELS DEFEAT GOVERNMENT TROOPS Boll 8tand Made at Barcelona, but RstoIu tioaistl Art Strong. 1 KILL INOFFENSIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN tores and Restdeaeea Plllaa-ed by Rebel aad Maay Hoaiei Am Baraed or Drnol Ished. PORT OF 8PAIN, Island of Trinidad. Aug. IS. Details of the fighting at Barcelona, Venetuela, received here by boat show that battle atarted on 8unday, August , sad that od the followlnf Wednesday the revo lutionists entered the city. The? kept up a continuous firing day and night, destroying boueee one by one to reach the center of the city. - At midnight on Thursday two-thirds of the city was la the power of the revolu tionists. On Friday the government strong holds were carried and the Uit survivors of the government officers tried to escape by the river to the sea, but falling In this, they made one last stand, after which, at noon Friday, they surrendered to the revo lutloolst commanders. Generate Francisco, Inonsgas and Tlatero. Among those taken prisoners are Martin Harcano, president of the state of Barce lona and commander of the government troops, eight generals and twenty-three colonels. The dead oa both sides numbered W- ' Houses In the city were sacked and In some Instances Inoffensive women and chil dren were maltreated and killed. ' All tores were pillaged, especially those be longing to foreigners, and the French cable office was robbed. The American, Italian and Dutch consulates were pillaged and the consuls have asked for men of war to protect life and property. United States Minister Bowen at Caracas bas cabled the United States cruiser Cin cinnati to go to Barcelona without delay and to take provisions. Topeka Is anchored at Porto CabeUo, Marietta Is on the Orinoco, the German war ship Falke la at Curacao and the Itallaa cruiser Qlovlannl Bausan and the Brttlsl ciuiwr rmn TRYING TO SETTLE SUIT tatted States Minister te Keaador Endeavors to Compromise MeDeaald Case. GUAYAQUIL Ecuador, Aug. 1!. Archi bald J. Sampson, United States minister to Ecuador, Is at present here trying to effect an amicable settlement of a question which Is now pending before a local court between tbe J. P. McDonald Co.; the Amer ican contractors engaged In the construc tion of the Guayaquil-Quito railroad and oitlsen of Ecuador named Darquea, who claims that the American company failed to pay him for work performed. Jackson Smith, manager of the J. P. McDonald Co., was sued by Darquea for the money the latter alleged to be due. bmith, how ver, escaped from the country and sailed for the United States on the last ateamer which left this port. The local authorities earched the Teasel for Smith before It ailed, but they were unable to find him, as he was hidden In one of the boilers. It was announced from Guayaquil Febru ary 19 that Jackson Smith bad been de tained by a polioe court to answer in the lawsuit of a contractor who claimed sev eral thousand dollars from the J.-P. Mc Donald Co., and as a result of which J. P. McDonald was ordered by a police court Judge to pay the amount or go to Jail. HONOR PARDONED DUELIST. German Officers Do Homxa to Llea teaaat llildebraadt by Three Days' Feasting; sad ToastlasT- BERLIN, Aug. 12. Dueling was glorified by three days dining, toasting and cheering f the pardoned duelist. Lieutenant -HUde-brandt, by the officers of the garrison at Gdmbincen. In East Prussia, where Lieu tenant Hlldebrandt spiiA the week before Joining the reglmeDt to which he was as- signed at Stade. Hlldebrandt and bis conduct were toasted. Tbe Heutenaut was escorted to the railway Station In' a degree of state usually be stowed on princely personages. Lieutenant Hlldebrandt. who killed lieu tinaat Blaakowltl In a duel last November and who was sentenced to two years Im prisonment In a fortress was pardoned by Emperor William on July II, after having rvd seven mouths of his sentence. ANARCHIST JUMPS OVERBOARD Said te Have Left Mew York to Slurder Earopeaa Royal Persoaasro. ROMS, Aug. 12. The Italian ateamer Citta dl Milano, from New York, July 22, Which arrived at Genoa August 9. reports that an anarchist named ttgnnias of New York committed suicide by jumping over board while the vessel was off Gibraltar. It U alleged that Bgunza had been commis sioned to muidcr a European royal per sonage and that he was on bis way to Europe for this purpose, but weakened at the last moment and killed himself. Two of his companions disappeared upon the ar rival of CUta dl Mllsno at Genoa. CROWD DEFENDS SCHOOLS Armed with Tadaela Stoaes Op poses Fraca Gcadarmes Who Kapcl Sinters. PARIS. Aug. 12. The commissary at Lea Seven, Finlsterre, accompanied by a strong body of gendarmes proceeded today to the village of Geusers to expel the sisters from schools there. TSe schools were de fended by a crowd armed wii cudgels and tones. Ore grsisrr-.i .' ! thm nm. mtssary was compelled to retreat, but Uter he returned lth a company of soldiers, who protected him while he closed the etkovls amid about ot "Long live liberty." EDWARD REVIEWS TROOPS Fastens the Victoria Cross oa Breast of First Mas la Mae. LONDON, Aug. 12. Two thoussnd colonial troops her to attend the coronation, in cluding f '"inadian contingent, were re viewed v Fdward this afternoon on the groii. 'i; itinghsm palare. The king 'actened the Victoria cross on the b. ryeant Lawrence, the first man ln.il. ich he retired to the shade of ad aw. Wt the dis tribution ot the coronau a 'to the prince of Wsles. The meniw ( lbs roy ally were amused at the uncovvsntlonallty of the colonials, who, after they had re ceived medals, seated themselves comfort ably on the grass and smoked as they watched the decoration of their comrades. When all bad received their medals tbe troops advanced and presented arms, while the massed bsnds plsyed the national an them. The king stepped forward and de livered an animated address, which was greeted with cheers and waving of hats by the troops. The king said: It has afforded me great pleasure to see you here today and to have the oppor tunity of ezprersing my high appreciation of your patriot Ixm and the way you 1l tlngulshed yourselves In South Africa. The services you have rendered the mother country will never be foraotten by me and they will, I am sure, cement more firmly than ever the union of our distant colonies with the other parts of my great empire. Your stay In England has been longer than originally Intended owing to my t It nens, but I hope you have enjoyed It and derived pleasure from visits to various parts of the land of your ancestors. God bless you all. 1 wleh you a ssfe and pleas ant return to your home countries. . King Edward In the course of the day granted a'udlences and prcaented gold coro nation medals to five ot the colonial premiers who are now In London. CONFERENCE FAVORS INCREASE Agreei to General Enlara-emeat ot Colonial ftaval Sabeldles, bat Action Hot Caaalmoas. LONDON. Aug. 12. While the results of the colonial conference wglch ended yes terday are generally considered satisfac tory as far as they go. It must be under stood that their enforcement dependa ulti mately upon action by the colonial legis latures and by the Imperial ministers whoso departments they concern. In addition to the Australasian naval ar rangement by which Australasian contrlbu-. ttona are to be largely increased on condi tion that certain vessels be officered and manned entirely by Austalaslana, gen eral Increase in colonial naval subsidies was agreed to. The scheme also provides that some colonies shall allot part of their local military forces to imperial defense In esse of emergency, but Canada end Aus tralia contented themselves with agreeing iv kovp iiieir local iorves ia a aieie & efficiency, relying on volunteers In case of imperial need, as was done in South Af rica. The contribution of Cape Colony to the Imperial navy was fixed at $250,000 an nually and Natal'e at $175,000. The preferential tariff arrangement la In a nebulous condition, depending entirely, on .future arrangements between the mother country and each Individual colony, the understanding being that such arrange ments would follow tbe general lines of the Canadian tariff, i- - . - The foregoing arrangements do not rep resent ths unanimous opinion of the con ference, but each resolution was adopted by a majority vote. . CONSTABLES CLEAR UP FACTS Killing of Cebn Coaching; Party ot Fonr Teachers Hear that Plaae Jans 10. MANILA, Aug. 12. An Investigation made by the constabulary to clear up the facts In the killing of a Cebu coaching party of -four school teachers shows that tbe party was ambuahed twelve miles from Cebu. Two teachers were shot and killed at the first volley; a third, who ran, was shot In the back- end a fourth, who was captured, wr.a shojl in the chest while he wae praying for mercy. It 1s suspected that the fourth man was burled alive, as his wound was slight and probably would not have caused death. Dogs dug up two of the bodlee and devoured the flesh. It is believed that suffi cient evidence has been secured to eonvlct all the participants in the crime. The bodies of these teachers were found on July 24. after the tsachera had been missing since June 10, The police killed the leader of the band of murderers and captured eight other alleged participants in the crime. One man eacaped. CENSOR WARNS THE PRESS Raaataa newspapers Notified Kat to Describe Emperor's Departara front Re vat. ST. PETERSBURG, Monday. Aug. 11. The Russian press censor warned the press not to describe ths German emperor's de parture from Reval, where he vlsltsd the ciar last week to review the Russian naval maneuvers. No explssatlon of the order waa made. M. Wltte, the minister of finance le gone to Odessa. Tbe purpose of his visit to that city le not known. Tbe press was forbidden to mention his Journey. FASTEST SHIPJfTTHE WORLD Vessel Designed to Re Record Beater Sacreaaf ally Launched la Pres ence of F.m,:rai William. STETTIN, Aug. 12. The new steamship Kaiser Wllhelm II was succeaafully launched at tbe Vulcan shipyard today In the presence ot Emperor William. Kaiser Wllhelm II will be the largest and Is designed to be the fastest ship In ths world. I'.s dimensions sre: Length, TUT feet; beam, 7H4 feet; depth, S feet; draught, 29 feet. Its displacement Is 19,61)0 tons. It is to bs of Sg.OuO-harse power and will have accommodations for 1,000 cabin passengers. . , Cauaat I'ae 4nerlraa Lard. BERLIN. Aug. 12. A reccut Prustlan army order forbids ths use of American lard In army kitchens and directed that hams niuat be bought of domestic slaughter houses. Steyn aad Kraaer Separate. THE HAGUE. Aug. 12. Former President Kruger of the Transvaal republic left Ecbe venlugen tcdsy sfter s cordial farewell to former President Steyn of the Oranje Free Slate. Mr. Stern is improving in health. '"haTee Gees to Southern laSanda. MANILA. Aug. 12 Major General Chaffee left on the transport Ingalla today (Tuea day) for a trip te tbe southern Islands. PRINCE CHEN SEES NEW YORK Visit City Hall and is Formally .Weloomed by Acting Mayor. EXAMINES GOTHAM'S POSTOFFICE SYSTEM Takes Drive Over Brooklyn Bridge, Visits Snbtreannry and SStaea Pre feeds to Chlaatewa, Where He Is Royally Received. ; NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Prince Chen paid a visit to the city hall today and was formally welcomed to the city by President Fornes of the Board of Aldermen, who le acting mayor in the absence of Mr. Low on his vacation. The prince waa ac companied by Third Assistant Secretary Pelrce, the Chinese minister, Wu Ting Fang, ths new minister, Sir Chentung Liang Chang, the Chinees consul and vice con sul and attaches of the Chinese legation. Escorted by a detachment of mounted po lice the prince and his party were driven to the city hall from the Waldorf Astoria about I p. m. Up to that hour the titled visitor had remained at his hotel. Ae eoon ae the Introductions were over Acting Mayor Fornes delivered the address of wel come, to which the prince gave the closest attention.' At Its conclusion tt wss in terpreted to him snd be replied In hie own language at considerable length. Hie reply was interpreted by the Chinese con sul. In it the prince said that on his re turn to China In spite of his short visit, what he had seen and what be had learned would cement further the friendship be tween his country and ours.' A' visit was next made to the postofBce where Postmaster Van Cott, after receiving the distinguished visitors In his private room, conducted them through the office. Prince Chen wae apparently much Inter ested and spent a - considerable time ex amining the eystem In detail. The prince and his party then took a drive over the Brooklyn bridge, next visited the eubtreasury. and thence proceeded to Chinatown. There an elaborate reception had been prepared snd the streets were gaily decorated with flags and' colored lanterns. i Greeted by the Chlnntnem. Tbe Chinese merchante lined up on the sidewalks with Long Tarn Hlng, known ae the mayor of Chinatown, at their head. Large etrlngs ' ot firecrackers and other fireworks were strung across the streets. There was no cheering for the prince as he passed through Chinatown, and he was driven through very rapidly. - Many ot the Chinamen standing on balconies executed a kowtow. From Chinatown the party waa driven back to the Waldorf, where the prince en tertained Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, Min ister Wu Ting Fang. Secretary Pelrce sad Mayor 'A. B. Bach at ainner. . . . Prince Chen left tonight for Montreal In a special car attached to the Montreal express. He wae escorted 'to his car by Mr. Pelrce and Mr. Reynolds. He shook them very warmly by the hand and then Sir Liang, speaking for the prince, said:. His highness desires me to tell you that It is with deep gratitude In his heart that he ' now- bids farewell to the hospitality of this ration. He Is sorry that his stay here has been so brief and says If It is possible he will visit thte eMuitrr-vgriRg the St. Louis exposition.. . He Awiree me to thank you, gentlemen,- personally, snd the people of the United States and its noble cntef executive. President Roose velt, In general, for their hospitality. He desires that you again express his grati tude and that of his government to Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary Hay for the friendly feeling which thte country bas felt toward China. , Before the train started each cf the Chlneae merchante made an offering to the prince. Tbe offerings oonststed of flowers, fruits, sweetmests snd American sou venirs. Prince Chen will not visit Niagara Falls as was planned. He will go direct to Van couver i from Montreal and will sail for Chins on August 18. TRUSTEES STIRRUP TROUBLE Arrest Mas Twice oa Charge of Per Jarr and How Face Dan aae Bait. KANKAKEE. 111., Aug. 11. Trustees ot the Kankakee Insane asylum diverted the course of the Inquiry Into the oonduot of the Institution today by twice arresting a former attendant who had testified against one of them, and by becoming de fendants In a $50,000 suit brought against them by this attendant, Harry Ball. Ball who bad accused Trustee . Murphy with drunkenness aud immorality . waa arrested at S p. m. charged with perjury. He was tried this afternoon and acquitted "for lack of evidence." An bour afterward be was arrested on the same charge, be fore another police Justice and the cats la set for tomorrow morning. In the meantime Ball' has begun a suit claiming $50,000 damagea from Trustees Small, Mur phy and Powell and Colonel Buckingham, their attorney, for alleged conspiracy for fslss arrest. IN MEMORY 0F CORONADA Monument Unveiled Hear Junction City, Kansas, for Historical Society. i JUNCTION CITT, Kan.. Aug. 12 At a point s mile and a half south of Junction City today a monument was unveiled for the Qulvera Historical socletv in honor ot Coronsda's expedition in 16L The location was decided upon several years ago by a number of leading archaeologists ot the United States as being the approximate cen ter of Qulvera, the territory which Coro nado visited In his march from Mexico in search of gold. The monument which Is eighteen feet high, was erected by Captain Kobert Henderson on his farm. A national salute was fired by a battery from Fort Riley, and addresses were da. llvered by Wsrren Upham of St. Paul, Minn.. F. W. Hodge of the Smithsonian in stitution, E. B. Blackman of Lincoln. Neh. Colonel D. R. Anthony of Leavenworth. Kan., and others. COLORADO STANDING FIRM At Conference of State Officials It Is Deemed Best to Continue Case. DENVER, Aug. 12. A conference was held in the office of Governor Ormsn today regarding the suit brought by the etate of Kaosaa against Colorsdo to prevent the people of this stats using tbs waters of the Arkansas river. Tboss present were: Gov ernor Orman. Congressman Sbafroth, El weod Mead ot the Department of Agricul ture, wtt 2uiCutMi Attorney General Post. It waa decided by the sUte official to contest tbs case In the United States suprems court If ths state of Kansas decides ts press the case. POLICEMEN SHOT BY THUGS One Dies on Way to Ilpltal and the Other oa Operation; Table. I CHICAGO. Aug. 12. Offlorrs Timothy De vlns and Charles T. Frnnril, patrolmen of the Chicago police department, were killed here today In a revolver battle with what is supposed to have been a gang of thugs. Much mystery surrounds the shooting, be cause both men died before an adequate account of the shooting could be obtained, Devlne In tbe ambulance on the way te the hospital and Pennell on the operating table while surgeons were probing for bullets. The fight occurred Just before dswn near Jackson boulevard and Ashland avenue, in tbe aristocratic section of the west elds. The fusllads of shots aroused the entire neighborhood. . ' Citlsens who beard the dying policemen groan rushed to their slstancc snd caw men running away. Officer Pennell mean while bad heroically statfrered a hundred feet to a patrol box aad pent in an alarm for assistance. At once ths police set a drag-net for all suspicious characters and soon had six men In custody. Before Penned rtted be was abls to gasp out a few words' about "robbers," giving descrlptllns of two men. - Late tonight the police received a clue to the murderers of Officers Devlne and Pen nell. It was slight, but they are now look ing for a man who was slightly wounded in the head by a bullet. George Pulford a druggist at the corner cf Ada and Ran dolph streets, a few squares from the scene of the shooting, ' eaye he was awakened about two hours after the shooting by two men, one of whom was bleeding from a wound behind the left ear. The msa said be had fallen against a fmice, but Pulford says there Is no doubt thi t the wound wae caused by a glancing b'.'Het The belief that Devlne wounded one of the men be fore ho was shot down is strengthened by the statement of a bartender- who was etandlng at the corner of Ogden avenue and Randolph street when two men passed him, running. One of them waa lagging behind and was holding his hand to his bead. His companion waa urging him to run and tell ing him It would never do to give up. The description of ths two men given by the bartender agrees In all particulars with that given by the people who saw the two men run away from the scene of the shoot ing. 0 CHOLERA REACHES JAPAfi Dlseaeo Has Spread front Manila aad China to Land ot the ' ? ' : VICTORIA, B. C Aug. 12. According to advloee received here today, the epidemic of cholera has spread from Manila and the ports of China te Japan. Up to tbe middle of July eases and deaths had been re ported officially as follows; Toklo four cases, three deaths; Bags seventy-five cases, forty-two deaths; Naga saki three cases, three deaths; Fukuoka 102 cases, seventy-three deathe; Fukuoka jail twenty-seven cases, twelve deaths; For mosa nineteen cases, no dsaths; total 231 cases, 142 deaths. ' The number ot cases ln Fukuoka, up to July 16, waa 121 of wblcb - ninety-three were fatal. ( ' ' 'r; ; A Tien Tain dispatch o jUly It states that the number of eases la- the iclty up to the 14th was 1,049 of which 764 were fatal. The total In the northern eactton waa 1,018 with 693 deaths. - The epldemlo Is abating. MURDERS HIS OWN DAUGHTER Albert Ullman Confesses to Crime of Shooting; Id Ullmaa from Ambush. WOODLAND, Wis., Aug. 12. Sheriff Solon today placed under arrest Albert Ull man. the father of Ida Ullman, who was shot from ambush on August I near Neosho. He at once confessed that tbe shooting was done by him. On the Saturday before tbe shooting Ull man drove to Oconomowoo, pretending to leave hie team there and take the train to Milwaukee, ae wae his custom. Instead he walked back to the place where bis daugttsr would have to pass on her way borne Sun day. He fired the shot, returned to Oco nomowoo and cams home with hip team after the girl bad been taken borne. No reason for the act can be learned. FIND BODY OF SAFE, BLOWER Unidentified Maa Carrying; Burn-tars' Kit of Tools Voond Dead ta Minnesota. ORTONVILLE, Minn.. Aug. 12. The body of an unidentified man who is thought to have been a member ot a band of train rob bers or safe blowers, was found lying across the railroad track In the village of Odessa early this morning. There waa a' bullet bole In tbe right temple, and citl sens of Odessa report having beard sev eral shots fired in the vicinity about mid night. Upon the dead man was found a safe blowers' outfit. The dead man was about 40 years ot age, fairly well dressed and bad a sandy moustache. His mouth showed an expensive lot vt dental .work. An Inquest will be bold. BAD FIRE IN KENTUCKY TOWN Good Portion of Baslness Part ot Prlacetoa Wiped Out aad One Fatality. PADUCAH, Ky. Aug. It The fire st Princeton, Ky., sixty miles above here, le under control and waa not as bad as first reported. Tbe Urey block, ths opera house, Terry ft Prayer's drug store, A. Cash A Bros., dry goods; Henry A Butler, dry goods; Cumberland Telephone exchange and the Postal telegraph offices were destroyed. Tbe loss is estimated at $100,000, with par tial Insurance. Dr. W. B. Terry, who lit a match and caused an explosion of gasoline end which started the fire, waa the only person fatally injured. . Dr. Terry died from tbe effects ot bis burns tonight. FOUND DYING IN A HOTEL Evidently Asphyxiated by Illamlnat laat Gaa aad Beyond Reeovery. NEW TORK, Aug. 12. One man wae found dead and another dying In a room at a hotel In Jersey City today. They had been asphyxiated by lllumlaatlpg gas. The dead man waa Wldo Oevick, tt years oi ae. Tiie uiue ot i'am viiier uxuu tiaa not bsea learned, but it is supposed that be bad some from Washington state. It is said the men were ea their way from PUts burg te Carlsbad, PYTIIIANS BEGIN THEIR WORK Delayed Ipscials Keep Soma of the Officers Away from Opening. LIYELY CONTEST FOR SUPREME PRELATE Supremo Representative Graves Deliv ers Wtleaalag Speech to Assem bled Knlahta la Behalf of Chalrmaa Pattoa. BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. The biennial convention of the Knights of Pythias waa formally opened today In the Palace hotel. Nearly ISO delegates' were seated when Su preme Chancellor Ogden 41. Fethers rapped for order. There were few vacant seats and these will be filled before the Second day's session convenes. The absent grand officers have all telegraphed that they will be here as soon ae tbe delayed specials sre able to move. After the day's session was called to order Supreme Representative Walker C. Graves of California ascended tbe rostrum and in behalf ot Chairman Charles L. Pattoa of tbe executive committee delivered a wel coming speech to tbe assembled knghts. Governor Henry T. Gage cent his regrets at not being able to attend In person to re ceive the visitors to California and sent a message of welcome, which was read by Myron Wolfe. Suprems Chancellor Fethers responded In humorous speech to the welcome of the governor, assuring him that tho knights would make the best of their stay in San Francisco. The large number of visitors who bad witnessed the opening scens then withdrew and tbe supreme lodge went Into secret ses sion. After the formal opening of the session of the supreme lrdge Knights of Pythias tbe first business was the conferring ot tho degree on some twenty delegates who hal never attended s supreme lodge. The com mittee on credentials reported the delegates all entitled to their seata. The noon recess was then taken. ' At the afternoon session reports were read. . Interest ta Supreme Prelate. During the week the eupreme officers for the ensuing two years will be elected and Installed. Interest centers on the election of the supreme prelate, and It ie expected there will be a lively contest. Tho other supreme officers will probably be advanced one rank. The eupreme temple of the Pythian Sis terhood met In Elks ball at 10 a. m. and ths supreme temple of Rathbone Sisters as sembled in Native Bona' ball at the same bour. There promises to be much friendly rivalry between these two affiliated, organ izations. Sr'.;!:r C;!i;?I pi me has established bis headquarters In the pavilion and baa a full staff of officers, Thle brigade probably will be by tomorrow night the largest com mand at the encampment, as the companies from British Columbia, Oregon and Idaho are being turned to him as they arrive. . , Supreme Chancellor Feathers, in bis an nual report, said tbrat December 31 tho order bad 640,138 affiliated, members. , To this should be added at least ,600.000 -who have been a ue ponded for nonpayment of dues or have take withdrawal cards, mak ing a total ot more than 1,000,000. ' During 1901 the figures were: . Initiated. 65,102; reinsuted, 7,733; admitted by card. 7,767; total, 70,616. During the same year 4.915 died, 36g were expelled, 8,371. withdrew by card and 82.857 were suspended. The net gain for the year was 23,194. Thle marks the eteady and permanent growth of the order, which stood for the sacredness of the home, for the Integrity of manhood and the purity of womanhood. The report of R. V. L. White, supreme keeper of records snd seal, showed that the total number of eubordlnate lodgee Decem ber 81, 1901, was 7,002, the net gain during the year being 142 lodges. The net gain In 1900 and 1901 combined was 262 lodges snd 47,632 members. He said that a per capita tax of 6 cents per annum win pro duoe sufficient revenue to meet all require ments. The states having over 10,000 members were as follows: California, 11,604; Illi nois, 44,103; Indiana, 42.937; Iowa, 16,852; Kansas,' 11,961; Maine, 12,101; Massachu setts, 17,188; Michigan. 13.411; Missouri. 21,046; New Jersey. 13,239; New York. 20,276; Ohio, 60,115; Pennsylvania, 42,108; Texas, 16.564. ' The report of tbe board of control. En dowment rank, showed that during the last two fiscal years 19,347 applications were eoneldered and 1,679 death clalme, amount ing to $3,009,977, were paid. Since the or ganisation of the rank 9.001 death claims, aggregating $17,636,462, have been paid., The receipts were. 1901. 81.681.173; 1903, 31.975. 077. The disbursements were. 1901, $1,654, 387; 1902, $2,010,388. The resources March 81, 19i2, were $223,401, - exclusive ot a monthly payment due April , 1 of $150,798. The liabilities were $256,264. There were unpaid March 81. 1902, 114 claim, aggre gating $250,000. The report of Major General James R. Carnahan, commander of the Uniform rank, eet forth that there sre 858 companies In good standing, organised into ninety-nine regiments, twenty-four ' brlgadee. There are. In addition, twenty-live separate com panies snd warrants bave been Issued for twenty-three more. The growth of the rank during the last two years,' bs said, has been most excellent. Belated Specials Arriving. A number of belated special trains bear ing many supreme representatives and visitors to tbe supreme convention arrived today. The newcomers included delegations from New York, Ohio. Michigan, New Hampshire and Tennessee. The eupreme Temple Rathbone Sisters conferred tbs su preme degree on twenty-seven representa tives. Mrs. Ida M. Weaver of Boise, Idaho, known as the mother of the order, mads sn addresa and was given the eeat of honor. Mrs. M. A. Fltsgerald, supreme representa tive from California, presented to each delegates a facsimile of ths seal of Cali fornia. The temple adjourned st noon to tomorrow morning. ' Tonight the delegates and visitors were entertained st Mechanics Pavilion, where the Battle of Gettysburg was reproduced. Competitive drills and dancing were also featurea of the evening. , Imperial Prince Clark arrived from De troit this morning and called to order the Knights ot Khorassan at Pythian cast Is. A brief session was held. The report of tbe Endowment Rank will show a reduction of the Indebtedness from $500,000 to $250,000. The contested claims hsve been cut from fifty-eight to ten. The receipts of the rsnk now aggregate $2,700, 000 per year. Jealous Man Commits Tragedy. FORT PMITH. Ark.. Aug. 12.-At Lone fvirn, a village thlrty-flve miles east of Hit Smith, aianne Muk'", sstelstant post iiianter. knot and killed his wife while In a l.Biooa raise, ani then committed suicide. They leave five clalUreo. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast fnr Nebraska Fa'r In Went. !val Knlnn In Kant Portion Wednesday; Thursday Fair. Temperatnro ot Oi Hour. Dear. S a, at H J a. m. . . . . . Ml T a. m U H a. m. . . . , . tt S a. m...... a lO a. an. .... . M It a. m Ae) H m , ... H nana Yesterd Hour. rt Dear. 1 m V p. m S p. m..... d P- n B p. m . . . . . n p. m T p. m a p, m . . . . . S) p. m . . . . T.I . TH . a . Ta . T . TT . T . TT . TU UNMARRIED ARE DEGENERATES Inch la the Statement Made by R. Benjamin Andrews to Chicago Stadents. CHICAGO, Aug. 12 (Special Telegram.) School teachers and other summer stu dents at the University ot Chicago who hsve reached a mature age la the state ot single blessedness were severely shocked today when Prof. R. Benjamin Andrews advised them to get married, intimating that people who are not married degenerate. "The un married individual amounts to almost noth ing," said Prof. Andrews. "The part ot the single person In Ufa la not entirely devoid of opportunity to do good, still it must be admitted that It leada one Into a very narrow life. The unmarried Individual has no place in society whatever. They all have defects of character. Look at the recent desperadoes snd crooks. Were they mar ried? And then look at our great men at Washington, Lincoln, Grsnt, McKlnlcy, and farther back tho men of the old world as far back and farther than the birth ot Christ a close examination will reveal the fact that they were nearly all married men. It te the same war with women. The noted onee were married." "The ease with which divorce le secured Ir this country Is the greatest foe to mar riage, Snd In tact creates divorces which otherwise would not bave been thought ot. The Injustice done to the children by a divorce In the family Is so great that no language can do Justlos to It. No one who has sver been divorced can pass through the experience unharmed. With It roes the best possibilities of a life ot service to this world sever to return." SITE IS NEAR CHICKAMAUGA Board of Officers Complete Work ia " Selecting; Grounds for Now Army Post. CHATTANOOGA." Tens., Aug. 12. The board of army officers composed ot Major Schuyler of the Second cavalry. Major Jef ferson Ksan of tbe medical department and Captain H. J. Slocum of the quartermaster's department, detailed to select a location for a permanent army post aajolnlag Chlcka mauga park, has completed Its work and r!!! rf"T to Washlnston probably tonight to make Its report to the secretary of war. It Is unofficially learned that the site chosen Is 640 acres along the northern boun dary of Chlckamauga park snd that thle ground will bs used for the necessary build ings, the parade ground to be selected la aids tbs park . WRECK ON THE PENNSYLVANIA Two' XoAonaottves aad Twenty1 Cars .Leaded with Paras Machla err Badly Smashed. WARSAW. Ind.. Aug. 13. An expensive wreck oa tbe Pennsylvania road between Winona sad Warsaw occurred late last night, badly smashing two locomotives snd twenty freight cars loaded with farming machinery and merchandise, entailing a lose of about $75,000. The wreck waa caused by a broken axle on a westbound freight, which broke while the freight was passing the Winona pas senger special standing on adjoining tracks near Winona. No loss of life resulted. The engineer and fireman of tbe freight escaped by Jumping. PLUNGES IN DRAW BRIDGE Freight Tra.1 a oa New Jersey Cen tral Falls late Elisabeth River, Killing- Two Men. ELIZABETH. N. J., Aug. 13. A. fraight train on, tbe Long Branch division of tbe Central ot New Jersey . railroad plunged through an open drawbridge Into the Elisa beth river today. Twelve cars sre piled on top of the locomotive, which lies on ths bottom of tbs river. ,m Two men lost their lives. They - were Patrick Mansfield of Plainfield, brakeman, snd Fireman Webster of Bayonne. En gineer Robert Beaney of Ellzabethport jumped from hie cab, breaking bla leg and sustaining Internal Injuries. PAY RANSOM FOR LITTLE GIRL Parents of Child Lost Eareute Homo Irau Omaba Mulcted by Party .Who Restores Her. CHICAGO, Aug. 12. (Special Telegram.) Luoretla Freeman, the 18-year-old girl who disappeared three weeks ago while re turning from a visit to her grandmother in Omaha, was today restored to her par ents, who paid a ransom of $100 to Mrs. C. E. Stahl, who was Instrumental In finding the lost girt Yesterday a married man was arrested charged with abducting the child, but it Is thought be will be released, now that she bas been restored. There le considerable mystery attached to the ease. GATES FACTION MAYC0NTR0L Secure Nearly One-Half of Stock ml Colorado Fuel aad Iraa i . Compear. NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Harris. Gates A Co. state . that T. T. Mitchell, John W. Gates and James A. Blair, as a committee, bave received proxies for about 200,000 shares of Colorado Fuel and Iron stock out cf a total ot 160,000 shsres. According to this the Gates taction la quite certain to gain control of the com pany at tbe annual meeting to be held In Denver the Utter part of this month. Movements of Ocean Vessels, Aug. 13. At New York Arrived Laurentlan, from Ulaanow snd Moville; Hohenxollrn, from Naples. Sailed Kaliier W llhelm der Oroase, for Bremen, etc; Pennsylvania, for Ham burg; etc.; Colorado, for Hull; Sardegna, for Naples end Genua. At Aurklaud Arrived Venturis, from pan Frn-(ti-o At Uvetrool Arrived Numtdtan, from Montreal; Civic, from New York. At Moville Arrived Astoria, from Nsw York. At Yokohama Arrived Hyades. from Fan Kriul,o, Heat tie and 1 acorn a, for Hons- Rons- and Manila; fcmpreas of India., from Vancouver and Victoria, H. C, lor Iiia-o, (Shanghai and Hong K.,r.. At Hong Ko'ig Mallfd Victoria, for Ta eoina, via Hlia.iahal, iilora and Yokohama At Antwerp ArrlveO Zaelaud, from New NAME CROSK RULER Elks Elect Omaba Msa ta Higbtit Fssitio of tbs Order. HAS NO OPPOSITION IN CONVENTiOH Chosen Grand Exalted Hultr of Grand Lodge by Aoolamatlei. KENTUCKY MAN GRAND LEADING KNIGHT Denver Jfau Elected to Positioi of Grand Loyal Knight, FIGHT FOR NEXT PLACE OF MEETING i 1 Coatest Narrows Dowa to Baltimore aad Saratoga Sprlaga, vrlth Chaaeee Seemingly la Baltimore's Favor, SALT LAKH CITY, Aug. 18. Utah and Salt lAke City extended a royal welcome to the hosts ot visiting Elks at the Mormon tabernacle today. Facing many tbouaande ot facea of that fraternity, representatives of every section ot the country, Judge O. W. Towers of Bait Lake City bade them welcome to the city and all it contataed, while Governor Heber M. Wells laid b.Jjre them as their own the state of UwJi and the rlchee thereof. The meeting which fol lowed an Immense military and civic parade marked the formal opening of the annual reunion of the grand lodge of Elks snd was attended by Elka In such numbers that even the capacity -of the great hall of worehlp was taxed to tbe utmost. Elka were present from practically every etate in the union and even the Hawaiian islands were repre sented. Probably 12,000 visiting Elks sre in Salt la'-.s City tonight, forming, accord ing to iTvalted Grand Ruler Pickett, one of the bal and most representative gather ings of tbe fraternity he had ever seen. The meeting ot the grand lodge waa held in asaembly hall this afternoon and after the annual report ot Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett had been delivered and other re porte presented the election ot grand offi cers tor the ensuing year was taken up. This resulted as follows; Grand Exalted Ruler George P. Cronk, Omaha. Grand Leading Knight W. B. Brock, Lexington, Ky. Grand Loyal Knight Judge A. H. PU. ene, Denver. Grand Lecturing KulgUt Joseph E. Hsn nlng, Anderson, Ind. Grand Secretary Georcs Reynolds, Sag inaw, Mich. Croud Treasurer E. 8. Orris, Meadvllle, Pa. Grand Tylor Charles Kauffman, Hoboken, N.J. , Grand Trustee J. D. O'Sbea, Boston. Most of the elections were by soclama- ' tlon, there being contests for only one of the minor offices. Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett took strong grounds against the growing practice of' holding etreet carnivals and fairs. These enterprises, he held, were mors productive of barm than good to the crdot snd be reo- . ommeuded that lbey bs either regulated or altogether prohibited. '"' The report of the secretary showed tbe order to be In an excedlngly prosperous ' condition. An Increase In membership of about 26,000 during '.the past year was shown, bringing the total up to about 125, 000. Tho number of Elk lodges In the United Btatea was reported st f05, an In crease ot eighty-five during ths rear. Thle without effort to Increaee cither the mem bership or number ot lodgee. 1 ha treas urer's report showed the organisation to be very prosperous financially. An adjourned session of the grand lodge wae held this evening at which a number of minor reports were beard and other routine business disposed cf. At tomorrow afternoon's meetJng of the grand lodge the moat Interesting fight ot the reunion will take place, whn the the question ot the csxt annual meeting place will be decided. Baltimore and Saratoga ' 8prings are making a vlgoroue fight for the honor and the result cannot be forecasted. Visiting Elks not members of tbe grand lodge epent the day in sightseeing. Thou sands Journeyed to Baltalr and bathed In the brine ot that Inland sea, while other pleasure resorts were congested with the numbers that visited them. Speech of Grand Exalted Baler. The exercises at tbs Auditorium were brief, though impressive. After prayer Snd a selection on the great organ Grand Ex alted Ruler Pickett of Waterloo, la., deliv ered bis annual address. He epoks la part as follows: There Is among all tbs forces of civilisa tion an independence and close relation ship. An 'analysis of progress reveals a broadening in all human k thought. The definition of freedom la being enlarged in scope and comprehension as the years go by. The. emancipated seem anxious to atone for tbe bigotry of former times. On every side may be seen tbe msnlfeatatlon of a h Ik hr Hie, a broader thought, a more humane conception of the duiteu of man to man. In perfect harmony and sympathy with the influences that have wrought these wonderful changes, and keeping step with the grand army of progress, stands today the .benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, tlkdom should commend itself to the Judgment of all honest minds. It is a many-sided order. It has no prototype. U is an American order. Born beneavn the stars and stripes of our own republic, in every instinct it Is American. Its imra mount principles are symbolical of our peo ple. Charity without ostentation Is tbe great law of our order. Hut we believe In a higher chrlty. Charity In speech, In conduct. In friendship. In love, In all the relations of man to man. The portals of Klkdom are thrown wide to all manly applicants. It draws no dls tlrctlotis. In the republicanism of our gov ernment and democracy of our government all are equal. Our order la constructive and not destructive. Tbe spirit ot Icono tltutm dwells not within its circle. It mo lests no temple, . deaacrates no altar, pro fanes no sanctuary. It robs no man of Its faith, attacks no creed, criticises no sect, its rellalon Is h-imanlty. Its creed is friendship, Its golden ruls the love of fel lowmen, which embraces and ' Includes within Itself the U-et, ths noblest, tbe truest impulses of the human heart. MARTIN REFUSES INJUNCTION Taraa Dowa Rearalar Repablleaas of Arkaasas la Applleatloa te Keep Greaves oSI Ticket. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Aug. lJ.-Chsncel-lor Martin today refused to grant ths In junction asked by tbe regular republicane of thle etate against Secretary t State Crockett to restrain him from having printed on the state ticket to be voted Sep tember 1 the name of Charles D. Oreaves as a republican candidate for governor. The application was made by Harry II. Mysrs, the nominee of the regular republicans. Oreaves being the nominee of the Indepen dent republicans. The tickets were today ordered printed vkb "republican" sfter each csndidate's asms. Chancellor Martin hld that be had so Jurisdiction. f
