Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 13, 1902, Page 1

3 # [ vovon e o s THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED TJUNE 19, 1871, SACK THE CONSULATE Life and Property of Amerioans at Baroelons Are in Great Danger, MINISTER BOWEN ASKS FOR CRUISER Oables for Oinoinnati to Go to Venesuelan Oty Without Delay. REBELS DEFEAT GOVERNMENT TROOPS Bold Btand Made at Baroslona, but Revolu- tionists Are Strong, KILL INOFFENSIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN Ptores and Residences Plllaged by Rebels PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Aug. 12.—Details of the fighting at Barcelona, Venezuels, recelved here by boat show that & battle started on Sunday, August 3, and that on the following Wednesday the revo- lutionists entered the city. They kept up a continuous firing day and night, troying bouses one by one to reach the cemter of the city. At midnight on Thursday two-thirds of the city was in the power of the revolu- tionists. Ou Friday the government strong- holds wore carried and the last survivors of the government officers tried to escape by the river to the sea, but falling in this, they made one Iast stand, after which, at noon Friday, they surrendered to the revo- lutionist commanders, Generals Francisco, Iaun- and Platero. Among those taken prisoners are Martin Marcano, president of the state of Barce- lona and cemmander of the government troops, eight generals and twenty-three colonels. jead on both sides numbered 267, Houdes in the city were sacked and in some instances inoffensive women and chil- dren were malireated and killed. All stores were piliaged, 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, S United States Minister Bowen at Caracas has cabled the United States cruiser Cine cinnati to go to Barcelona without deliy and to take provisions, \ Topeka Is anchored at Porto Cabello, Marietta is on the Orinoco, the German war. ship Palke is at Curacao and the Itallen eruiser mwlul Bausan and the British a0usves country and sailed ou the last steamer The local authorities for Bmith before it unable to find him, i one of the bollers. Guayaquil Febru- ith had been de- police court to answer in the tor who claimed sev- dollars from the J.-P. Mc- ,» &nd s & result of which J. P. ‘was ordered by a pollce court $udge to pay the amount or go to jall. PARDONED DUELIST. mmn-mnuuo-- ANARGHIST JUMPS OVERBOARD Sald te Have Left New York to Murder European Royal Personage. — Itallan steamer York, July 13, ‘which arrived at Genoa August 9, reports suieide by jumping over- vessel was off Gibraltar, EDWARD REVIEWS TROOPS Fastens the Vietoria Cross on Breast of First Man in Line, LONDON, Aug. 12.—Two thousand eolonial o attend the coromation, in- dian contingent, were re- cross on the the first man ir to the shade of an tribution of the coron prince of Wale: celved medals, séated themselves comfort- ably on the grass and smoked as they watched the decoration of thelr comrad When all had received their medals the troops advanced and presented arms, while the massed bands played the national an- them. The king stepped forward and de- livered an animated address, which was groeted with cheers and waving of hats by the troops. The king said: It has afforded me great pleasure to & Jou Dere today and to have thie oppor- unity of expreesing my high appreciation triotism an of your way you dis- yourselves in mtfi Kfflcl The services you have rendered the mother country will never be forgotten by me and they will, I am sure, cement more firmly than ever union ot Ju am.m Solodies with the olll.r E‘rl nllly Tntended nwln - hope you have enjoyed it and derived pleasure from visits to various parts of the land of your ancestors. God iess you all. 1 wish you a safe and pleas- ant return to your home countries. King Edward in the course of the day granted sudiences and presented gold coro- nation medals to five of the ocolonlal premiers who are now in London. CONFERENCE FAVORS INCREASE Agrees to Gemeral Eniargement of © Naval Subsidies, but Action Not Unamimo: LONDON, Aug. 12.—While the results of the colonial conference waich ended yes- terday are generally considered satisfac- tory as far as they go, it must be und stood that their enforcement depends uiti- mately upon action by the colonial legis- latures and by the imperial ministers whose departments they coneern. In addition to the Australasian naval ar- rangement by which Australasian contribu- tions are to be largely increased on condl- tion that certain vessels be officered and manned entirely by Australasians, a gen- eral increase in colonisl naval subsidies was agreed to. The scheme also provides that some colonies shall allot part of their local military forces to imperial defense In case of emergency, but Canada and Aus- tralia contented themuelves with agreeing i howp ibwic ivcai iorges in o wisie wi efficiency, relylng 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 $260,000 an- pually and Natal's at $175,000. The preferential tariff arrangement is in & nebulous condition, depending entirely | ts between the Andividual colony, arrangements do mot rep- resent the unanimous opinion of the con- ference, but each resolution was adopted by & majority vote. CONSTABLES EL_EAR UP FACTS K1l ot C Conching Party Four Teacl ers Near that Place Ju 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 the party was ambushed twelve miles from Cebu. ‘Two teachers were shot and killed at the first volley: a third, who rap, was shot in man was burled ailve, as his wound was slight and probably would not have caused death. Dogs dug up two of the bodies and devoured the flesh. It is believed that suff- clent evidence has been secured to convict all the participants in the crime. —_— mmmonmmfiuvmm on July 24, after the teachers had missing since June 10, 'Plu police kllhd the leader of the band of murderers and captured elght other alleged participants in the erime. Ome man escaped. CENSOR WARNS THE PRESS Russian Newspapers Notified Not to Describe Emperor's Departure from Reval. ST. PETERSBURG, Monday, Aug. 11— The Russian press censor warned the press Dot to describe the German emperor's de- parture from Reval, where he visited the czar last week to review the Russian naval maneuvers. No explasation of the order was made. M. Witte, the minister of finance is gone to Odessa, The purpose of his visit to that city ie not known. The press was forbidden to --u- his journey. FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD Veasel Designed to -p Record Beater Successfully Launched in Pres- ence of Bmy oror William, STETTIN, Aug. 12.—The new steamship Kalser Wilhelm IT_‘was successfully launched at the Vulcan ship: today in the presence of Emperor Will Kaiser Wilhelm I will be the largest and is designed to be the fastest ship in the world. Its dimensions are: Lensth, T07 feet; beam, 713 feet; depth, 39 feet; draught, 29 feet. Its displacement is 19,500 tons. It is to be of 39.000-horse power and will have itions for 1,000 “N. agcommoda sty ‘Cavnet Use pmeviann Lasd. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, KUGUST TEN PAGES. PRINCE CHEN SEES NEW YORK Visits Oity Hall and is Formally Weloomed by Acting Mayer. EXAMINES GOTHAM'S POSTOFFICE SYSTEM Takes Drive Over okiyn Bridge, 'y and ®hen Pro- atown, Where ) NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Prince Chen paid A visit to the city ball today and was formally welcomed to the city by President Fornes of the Board of Aldermea, who is acting mayor in the absence of Mr. Low on his vacation. The princd was ac- companied by Third Assistant Secretary Peirce, the Chinese minister, Wu Ting Fang, the new minister, Sir Chentung Liang Chang, the Chinese 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 eity hall from the Waldorf Astoria about 3 p. m. Up to that hour the titled visitor had remained at his hotel. As soon as the Introductions were over Acting Mayor Fornes delivered the address of wel- come, to which the prince gave the closest attention.” At its conclusion it was ia- terpreted to him and he replied in his own language at considerable length, His reply waa interpreted by the Chinese con- sul. In it the prince sald that on his re- turn to China in spite of his short visit, what he had seen and what he had learned would cement further the friendship be- tween his country and ours. A visit was next made to the postoffice where Postmaster Van Cott, after receiving the distinguished visitors in his privats room, conducted them through the offl Prince Chen was apparently mueh inter- ested and ‘spent a considerable time ex- amining the system in detall. The prince and his party then took a drive over the Brooklyn bridge, next visited the subtreasury and thence proceeded to Chinatown. There an elaborate reception had been prepared and the streets weré gally decorated with flags and colored lanterns. Greeted by the Chinamen. The Chinese merchants lined up on the sldewalks with Long Yam Hing, known as the mayor of Chinatown, at thelr head. Large strings of firecrackers and other fireworks were strung across the streets. There was no cheering for the prince as he passed through Chinatown, &nd he Wwas driven through very rapidly. Many of the Chinamen standing on balconles executed & kowtow. « From Chinatown the party was drivem back to the Waldorf, where the prince en- tertalned Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, Min- ister Wu Ting Fang, Secretary Peirce and Mayor-A. B. Bach at ainner. Prince Chen left tonight for Montreal in a special car attached to the Montreal express. He was escorted ‘to his car by Mr. Peirce and Mr. Reynolds. He shook them very warmly by the hand and then Sir Liang, speaking for the prince, sald: His h that X mmum-‘{m it 18 wi R ".:z; Sostivy President or }lutr hospitality. Sxprese bis gra tude and that of his government esi- dent | Roosevelt and 8 the lmnaly “feel which has felt toward China. Before the train started each of the Chinese merchants made an offering to the The offerings consisted of flowers, sweetmeats and American sou- HA’ for is country pri venirs. Prince Chen will not visit Niagara Falls as was planned. He will go direct to Van- couver from Montreal and will safl for China on August 18. * TRUSTEES STIR UP TROUBLE Arrest Man Twice on Charge of Per- jury and Now Face Dam- age Sult. KANKAKER, Ill, Aug. 13.—Trustees of the Kankakee Insane asylum diverted the course of the inquiry into the conduct of the institution today by twice arresting & 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 had accused Trustee Murphy with “for lack of evidence.” he was arrested on the same charge be- fore another police justice and the ocase s set for tomorrow morning. In the meantine Ball ‘has begyn a sult claiming $50,000 damages from Trustees Small, Mur- phy and Powell and Colonel Buckinghsm, thelr attorney, for alleged conmspiracy for false arrest. IN MEWGAY - OF CORONADA Monument Unvelled Near Junotion City, Kansas, for Historieal Soctety. JUNCTION CITY, Kan., Aug. 12.—At & point & mile and & half south of Junmction City today a monument was unveiled for the Quivera Historieal seclety in homor of Coronada’s expedition in 1541. The location was decided upon seversl years ago by a Bumber of leading archaeoldgists of the United States as being the approximate ven- ter of Quivera, the territory which Coro- pado vieited in his march from Mexico in search of gold. The monument which s elghteen feet high, was erected by Captain Robert Henderson on his farm. A natiopal salute was fired by a battery from Fort Rlley, and addresses were de- COLORADO S STANDING FIRM Deemed Best to Continue Case. DENVER, Aug. A conference held in the office of Governor Orman today POLICEMEN SHOT BY THUGS Way toF IIQ.I Other on One Dies o nd the OHICAGO, Aug. 18 vine and Charles T. the Chicago police depa here today in & revelver 18 supposed to have been Much mystery surroun cause both men died account of the shooting Devine in the ambulance ¢ hospital and Pennell on wh ot The fight occurred just] Jackson boulevard and the aristocratic seotion The fusilade of shots nelghborhood, - Citizens who beard groan rushed to thelr men running away. ‘while had herofcally feot to a patrol box for assistance. 5 S At once the police set suspicious characters and in custody. Before Penn to gasp out a few d giving descriptiing of two' Late tonight the police the murderers of Officers mell. It was slight, but ing for a man who was in the head by a bullet. druggist at the corner © dolph streets, a few squ ‘Timothy De- patrolmen of the way to the | operating table for bullets. ore dawn near Bland avenue, in the west side. ed the entire policemen ys B8 was awakened about two hours after the &hooting by two men, one of whom was ing from a wound behind the left he had fallen against = | says there is no doubt caused by a glancing that Devine wounded fore he was shot down the statement of a ba standing at the corner of avenue and Randoiph street when passed him, running. One of them wak lagglng behind and was holding his hand o his head. His companion was urging him to run and tell- fng him it would never give up. The description of the twe given by the bartender agrees in all with that given by the people saw the two men run away from the of the shoot- tng. ’ CHOLERA REAC JAPAN Disease Has Spread from Manila and China to Land of the Japanese. * ¥ VICTORIA, B. C.,, Aug. 13.—According to advices received here t , the epldemic of cholera has spread i 8 and the ports of China to Japsn. Up to the middle of July cases and ‘had ‘heen re- 11 states umber of ul- in'the ioity up to the 14th was 1,040 of which 764 were fatal. The total in the northern section was 1,015 with 698 deaths. - The epidemic is abating. MURDERS HIS OWN DAUGHTER Albert Ullman Confesses to Orime of Shooting Ida Ullman frem 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 3 near Neosho. He at once confessed that the shooting was done by him. On the Saturday before the shooting Ull- man drove to Oconomowoo, pretending to leave his team there and take the train to Milwaukee, as was his custom. Instead he walked back to the place where his daughter would have to pass on her way home Sun- day. He fired the shot, returned to Oco- nomowoc and came home with his team after the girl had been taken home. No reason for the act can be learned. FIND BODY OF SAFE BLOWER Unidentified Man Carrying Burglars’ Kit of Tools Found Dead in Minnesota. ORTONVILLE, Minn., Aug. 12.—The body of an unidentified man who is thought to have been a member of a band of train rob- bers or safe blowers, was found lying across the rallroad track in the village of, Odessa early this morning. There was a bullet hole in the right temple, and ofti- tens of Odessa report having heard 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 of age, fairly well dressed and had a sandy moustache. His mouth showed an expensive loc w! dental work. An inquest will be held. BAD FIRE IN KENTUCKY: TOWN Good Portion of Busiuess Part Princeton Wiped Out and " One Fatality. PADUCAH, Ky., Aug. 12.—The fire at Princeton, Ky., sixty miles above here, 1s under control and was not as bad as first reported. The Urey block, the opera house, Tefry & Frayer's drug store, A. Cash & Bros.,, dry goods; Henry & Butler, dry goods; Cumberland Telephone exchange and the Postal telegraph offices were destroyed. ‘The loss is estimated at $100,000, with par- tial insurance. Dr. W. B. Terry, who lit & mateh and caused an explosion of gasoline and which started the fire, was the only person fatally injured. Dr. Terry died from the effects of his burns tomight. FOUND DYING IN A HOTEL Evidently Asphyxinted by Iluminat- ing Gas Recovery. " E cory FIVv h (‘E)\; PYTHIANS BEGIN THEIRWORK |conoITion oF od Bpecials lnp Some of the Officers Away from Opening. LIVELY CONTEST FOR SUPREME PRELATE Representative Graves Delive ers Welcoming Speech to Assem- bled Knights in Behalt of Chairman Patton. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.—The blennial convention of the Knights of Pythlas was formally opened today In the Palace hotel. Nearly 150 delegates were seated when Su- preme Chancellor Ogden H. 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 telegraphod that they will be here as soon as the delayed specials are able to move. s session was oalled to order Supreme Representative Walker C. Graves of California ascended the rostrum and in behalf of Chalrman Charles L. Pattom of the executive committee deliverad a wel- coming speech to the assembled knghts. Governor Henry T. Gage sent his regrets at not belng able to attend in person to re- celve the visitors to California and sent a message of welcome, which was read by Myron Walfe. Bupreme Chancellor Fethers responded in a humorous speech to the leome of the governor, assuring him t! the knights would make the best of their stay in San Francisco. The large number of visitors who bad witnessed the opening scene then withdrew and the supreme lodge went into secret ses- sion. After the formal opening of the session of the supreme lcdge Knights of Pythias the first business was the conferring of the degree on some twenty delegates who hal never attended & supreme lodge. The com- mittee on credentials reported the delegates all entitled to their seats, The noon recess was then taken. At the afternoon session reports were read. Interest in reme Prelate. During the week the supreme officers for the ensulng two years will be oted and installed. Interest centers on the election of the supreme prelate, and it is expected there will be a lively contest. ‘The other supreme officers will probably be advanced one rank. The suprems temple of the Pythlan Sis- terhood met in Elks ball at 10 a. m. and the supreme temple of Rathbone Sisters as- sembled in Native Soms’ hall at the same hour. There promises to be much friendly rivalry between these two affiliated organ- izations, Dirizadlsr Oeneral Plumar han astablisl his headquarters in the pavilion and has a full staft of oficers. This brigade probably .will be by tomorrow night the largest com- mand at the encagpapment, as the companies from British Columbla, Oregon and Idaho are being turned to him as they arrive. Supreme Chancellor Feathers, in his an- nual report, eaid rthat December 31 th. T S0 this d \a un' nl flls -b ues or have ing a total of more than 1,000,000. Duriog 1901 the figures were: Initiated, 565,102 reinstated, 7,733; admitted by card, 7,767; total, 70,616. During the same year 4.915 died, 268 were expelled, 8,378 withdrew by card and 32,857 were suspended. The net gain for the year was 23,104. the steady 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 and. seal, showed that the total number of subordinate lodges Decem- ber 31, 1901, was 7,002, the net gain during the year being 142 lodges. The net galn in 1800 and 1901 combined was 262 lodges and 47,632 members. Ie sald that a per capita tax of 6 cents per annum will pro- duce sufficient revenue to meet all require- ments. The states having over 10,000 members were as follows: California, 11,604; llll- nols, 44,103; Indiana, 42,9 Kansas, 11,961; Maine, | st 7,188; Michigan, 21,046; New Jersey, 13,239; New Yflfl 20,276; Ohlo, 60,115; Pennsylvania, 42,108; Texas, 16,564. The report of the board of control, En- dowment rank, showed that during the last two fiscal years 19,347 applications were | considered and 1,579 death claims, amount- ing to $3,000,977, were paid. Since the or- ganization of the rank 9,01 death claims. aggregating §17,636,462, have been paid. The recelpts were, 1901, $1,681,173; 1903, $1,975,- 387; 1902, $2,010,385. The resources Marc] 31, 1902, were $223.401, ~exclusive of & monthly payment due April 1 of $160,793. The liabilities were $256,254. There were unpaid March 31, 1902, 114 claims, aggre- gating $250,000. The report of Major General James R. Carnaban, commander of the Uniform rank, sot forth that there are 858 compenies in good standing, organized Into ninety-nine regiments, twenty-four brigades. There are, in addition, twenty-five separate com- panies and warrants have been issued for twenty-three more. The growth of the rank during the last two years, he sald, bas been most excellent. Belated Specials Arriving. A number of belated special trains bear- ing many supreme representatives and visitors to the supreme convention arrived today. The newcomers included delegations from New York, Ohlo, Michigan, New Hampshire and Tennessee. The supreme Temple Rathbone Sisters conferred the su- preme degree on twenty-seven representa- tives. Mrs. Ida M. Weaver of Bolse, Idabo, known as the mother of the order, made an address and was given the seat of honor. Mrs. M. A. Fitsgerald, supreme representa- tive from California, presented tc each delegates & facsimile of the seal of Cali- fornfa. The temple adjourned at noon to tomorrow morning. \ Tonight the delegates and visitors were entertalned at Mechanics Pavilion, where the Battle of Gettysburg was reproduced. Competitive drills and dancing were also features of the evening. Imperial Prince Clark arrived from De- troit this morning and called to order the Knights of Khorassan at Pythian castle. A brief session was held. The report of the Endowment Rank will no--nflneunof!bcll ebtedness from This marks | THE WEATMEH a—Faly in West, Local s in rtion Wednesday; Thursday Fair. Temperature nt Omahn Yesterday: " UNMARRIED ARE DEGENERATES Such 1 the Statément Made by B, Benjamin Andrews to C Students. CHICAGO, Aug. 12.--(Speclal Telegram.) ~School teachers and other summer stu- |dents at the University of Chicago who have reached & mature age in the staie of single blessedness were severely shocked today when Prof. B. Heajamin Andrews advised them to get married, intimating t ho are not married degenerate. arried individual amounts to almost noth- ing," sald Prof. Andrews. “The part of the single person in 1ite s not entirely devold of opportunity to do good, still it must be admitted that it leads one into a very narrow life. The unmarried {ndividual has no place in soclety whatever. They all have defects of character. Look at the recent desperadoes and orooks. Were they mar- ried? And then ook at our great men— at Washington, Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, nd farther back—tho men of the old world as far back and farther than the birth of Christ—a close examination will reveal the fact that they were nearly all married men It s the same way with women. The noted ones wére married. “‘The ease with which divorce is secured i this country is the greatest foe to mar- riage, and in fact creates divorces which otherwise would not have been thought of. The injustice dome to the children by a divorce in the family I8 so great that no language can do justice to it. No ome who has ever been divorced can pass through the experience unharme. With it woes the best possibilities of a life of service to this world mever to return.” SITE IS NEAR CHICKAMAUGA Board of OMicers Complete Work fin for New CHATTANOOGA, Tens., Aug. 12.—The board of army officers composed of Major Schuyler of the Becond cavalry, Major Jof- ferson Kean of the medical department and Captain H. J. Slocum of the quartermaster's department, fled to welect a location for & permanent army post mejoining Chicka- mauga park, has completed its work and wrn to Washington 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 Chickamauga park and that this ground will be used for the necessary build- mu-wmu—umhmu- side the park m (ON THE PENNSYLVANIA “hd Twenty Cars Londed with Fearm Machin- . ery Badly Smashed. WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 12.—An expensive wreck om the Pennsylvania road between ‘Winona s ‘Warsaw occurred late last night, badly smashing two locomotives and twenty freight cars loaded with farming machinery and merchandise, eutalling a loss of about $75,000. The wreck was caused by a broken axle on a westbound freigh?, which broke while the trelght was passing the Winona pas- senger speclal standing on adjolning tracks neat Winona, No loss of life resulted. The engineer and fireman of the freight escaped by jumping. PLUNGES IN DRAW BRIDGE Freight Train on Ilw Jersey Cen- tral Falls Into Elizsabeth River, Killing Two Men. ELIZABDTH, N, J., Aug. 12.—A freight train on the Long Branch division of the Central of New Jersey railroad plunged through an open drawbridge Into the Eillzn- beth river today. Twelve cars are piled on | top of the locomotive, which lies on the bottom of the river. Two men lost their lives. They were Patrick Mansfield of Plainfield, brakeman, and Fireman Webster of Bayonne. En- gineer Robert Beaney of Elizabethport jumped from his cab, breaking his leg and sustaining lnternal injuries. PAY RANSOM FOR LITTLE GIRL Parents of OMId Lost Enroute Home frows Omaha Muloted by Party Whoe Restores M CHICAGO, Aug. 13.—(Special Telegram.) —Luoretia Freeman, the 13-year-old girl who disappeared three weeks ago while re- turning from & visit to her grandmother no:uh.w-uuyn-undtohvrpu. ents, who pald & m_of $100 to Mre. C. B. Stahl, who iastrdmental in finding the lost gifl. Yept ¥ & married man was arrested with abducting the child, but it fu t! Be will be released, now that shé bes restored. There is considerable mystery attached to the case, GATES ncnqg_uu CONTROL Secure Néarly One-Half of Stock of Celérade Fu and Irom Cofpany. NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—Harrls, Gates & Co. state .that T. T, Mitghell, John W. Gates and James A. Blair, s & committee, have proxies for about 200,000 shares of Fuel and Iron stock out of a total of 260,000 shares. According to this the Gates taction is quite certain to gain control of the com- pany st the ing to be held in Denver the this month. Movements of Oceun Vessels, Aug. 12, cl N" E 'ved—Laurentian, from remen, eto.: At ; le; Hohenzolle: e L lu'dn.m, m- v.‘—V-lutIA. from v“—)lu-ldlln from va-Moxl. from New "‘.:rv ‘acoma, ir v..?;- s , for Ta- | NAME CRO\[\ RULER Elks Elect Omaha Iu to Highest Position of the Order. HAS NO OPPOSITION IN CONVENTION Obosen Grand Exaited Ruler of Grand Lodge by Acolamatien. KENTUCKY MAN GRAND LEADING KNIGHT Denver Mau Eleoted to Position of Grand Loyal Knight, FIGHT FOR NEXT PLACE OF MEETING Contest Narrows Down te Baltimore and Saratogs Springs, with Chances Seemingly Baltimore's Fav SALT LAKR CITY, Aug. 13.—Utah and Salt Lake City extended a royal welcome to the hosts of visiting Elks at the Mormen tabernacle today. Facing many thousands of faces of that fraternity, represeutatives of every section of the country, Judge O. W. Powers of Salt Lake Oity bade them welcome to the city and all it contataed, while Governor Heber M. Wells laid bt.lure them as their own the state of Uteh and the riches thereof. The moeeting which foi- lowed an immense military and civic parede marked the formal opening of the annual reunion of the grand lodge of Blks and was attended by Elka in such numbers that even the capacity jof the great hall of worship was taxed to the utmost. Eiks were present from practically every state in the unlon and even the Hawallan islands were repre- sented. Probably 12,000 visiting Elks are in Salt Jate City tonight, forming, accord- ing to Irvalted Grand Ruler Pickett, one of the brai and most representative gather- ings of the fraternity he had ever seen. The meeting of the grand lodge was held in assembly hall this afternocon and after the annual report of Grand Exalted Ruler Plckett had been delivered and other re- ports presented the election of grand offi- cers for the ensuing year was taken up. ‘This resulted tollows: Grand Exalted Ruler—George P. Oronk, Omaba. Grand Leading Xunight—W. Lexington, Ky. Grand Loyal Knight—Judge A. H. Pla%- ens, Denver. Grand Lecturing Kuight—Joseph E. Hen- ning, Anderson, Ind Grand Secretary--George Reynolds, Sag- inaw, Mich. QUraud Treasurer—B. 8. Orris, Meadville, Pa. arnd 'm-hcu-nn Kauffman, Hoboken, N. B. Brock, umd Trustee—. D. 0'Shea, Boston. Most of the elections were by acclama- tion, there being contests for oaly oge of the minor offices. Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett took strong grounds against the growing practice of The report of the seoretary m the order to be in an excedingly prosperous condition. An increase in meinbership of about 26,000 during ‘the past year was ehown, bringing the total up to about 125,- 000. The number of Elk lodges in the United States was reported at 806, an in- crease of eighty-five during the yvear. This | without effort to increase cither the mem- bership or number of Jodges. The treas- urer's report showed the organisation to be very prosperous financlally. An adjourned sion of the grand lodge was held this evening at which a number of minor reports were heard and other routine business dlsposed of At tomorrow afterncon’s meetng of the grand lodge the most interesting fight of the reunfon will take place, when the the question of the Zext annual meeting place will be decided. Baitimore and Saratoga Springs are making a vigorous fight for the honor and the result cannot be forecasted. Visiting Elks not members of the grand lodge spent the day in sightseeing. Thou- sands journeyed to Saltair and bathed In the brinée of that inland sea, while other pleasure resorts were congested with the numbers that visited them. Speech of Grand Exalted Ruler. The exercises at the Auditorium were brief, though impressive. After prayer nd & selection on the great organ Grand Ex- Ited Ruler Pickett of Waterlao, Ia., deliv- ered his annual address. He spoke In part as follows: There ts among all the forces of elviliza- tion an independence and close relation- hip. An . mlyll- o! Progress Ty a nition : b M.h?fi: in bro in doflnitlon of IM v % I“hlmll .l t.ry of lornur ti-ll. every side pated n the n-mu- of a higher II(e. - m thoug] h.'l hu conception of the duties of men to fect harmony and &) l{on. !or th‘ b n sympathy with fesoous. that ngns VIOl thepe wnnflor!ufll elunn-i s step with nd army of o y {he Benevolent and Ell shoul to the Ji ln( of‘flhomflmlm t s & many-sided order. It has no protet; It is an American order. Born beneaih the stars and stripes of our own nr in every instinet it erican. [ts jwra. mount principles are symbolical of our peo- ple. arity without ostentation is "the ;:. I of our order, Bul.liu bellave in a er charity. Ly in “sbesch, in conduct, in friendship, in love, *llu relations of aan to man The portals of Elkdom are thrown wide to all manly applicants. It draws no dis- tirctious, In the republicanism of our ernment and democticy OF'our goverhient are ual. Our order is and not tructive, The -WI clasm dwells not 'lllln its ‘oirele. It mo- lests no temple, . desecrates no altar, pro- fanes no vmctun.ry It robs no man n.- faith, attacks creed, criticises ne its rell nn ll humanity. Its friendship, its golden rule the love of hl- lowmen, h o8 and ' includes ‘whi em| within itself the b-l.,h the “nobi {ruest impulnes of an beart o he human heart. MARTIN REFUSES INJUNCTION LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 12.~Chancel- lor Martin today refused to grant the fa- junction aeked by the regular republicans of this state against Secretary of State Crockett to restrain him m baving printed on the state ticket to be voted Bep- tember 1 the name of Charles D. Greaves as & republican candidate for governor. The application was made by Harry H. Myers, the mominee of (he regular republicans. Greaves being the nominee of the' Indepen- dent reoubl The tickets were teday erdered printed wih ‘“republican” after euch candidste's name. Chancellor Martio held that he had no Jurisdicticn.