Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

court since early last year and until to-
day no answer was filed by the defendant.
Simon Insists that the plan to prosecute
him in Dawson county was simply a plan
to get him out OF the jurisdiction OF the
grand jury OF this county, then in session.
work of the workbench.
The final result Of the election OF officers
Of the grand lodge OF the Ancient order OF
United workmen was not announced until
this afternoon. The Australian ballot sys-
TEN was used In selecting the officers, caus~
ing considerable delay and necessitating two
elections for some of the officers. A vote
was taken yesterday morning on the diff
feTent candidates, and the result announced
last night showed that the necessary ma
iority of votes had not been received by any
Of the candidates for grand guide, grand
w%atchman and supreme representatives ana
several other offices of minor Importance.
Ballots for these offices were taken again
this morning. The complete list of officers
elected by the grand lodge is as follows
NJ. u. Shultz, Beatrice, grand m~asterworR-
man; r. P. r.. Miller, Lincoln, grand fore
man; II. NJ. stockwoll, Clearwater, grand
overseer; G. II. Barber, Edgar, grand re-
corder; Frank j. Morgan, Plattsmouth, grand
receiver; j.. C. McElheinney, Lyons, grand
NalNiiAAAnit ~ - DAhS NSaF S''@NNN b'Na1
guide; Jacob Johnson, Superior, member OF
board of trustees; u. w. Cole of McCook,
M. e. Shultz of Beatrice and j. H.. Erford
OF Lincoln, representatives to the supreme
lodge.
An amendment to the constitution of the
grand lodge authorizing the issuance or
81, 900 certificates. has been adopted. This
amendment, like all similar acts Of the
grand lodge, must be submitted to a full
vote of all the subordinate lodges. Hereto
fore all benefit certificates have been 81, 900
or over. The issuance of $1,000 benefit
certificates has been demanded for a long
time.
The representatives to the supreme lodge
have been instructed to do all in their
power towards securing biennial meetings
of the supreme lodge, instead of annual
meetings.
Capital City Notes.
The University of Nebraska base ball
team left this morning for Manhattan, Kan.
The team will make an extended tour
through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indians.
Wisconsin and Iowa. The last game of the
series will be played in Omaha. The sched-
ule comprises thirteen games.
The Lincoln Association of Congregational
Churches has closed a successful annual
IleellHS. Nearly All tue congregations
churches in the southeastern portion of the
state were represented by their pastors.
The second annual debate between the
representatives of the Nebraska and Mis-
souri, state universities will be held in this
city tomorrow evening. The first annuai
debate, held last year, was won by Missouri
by a narrow margin. The topic to be dis
cussed will be Railway Combination" The
Missouri debaters will argue against COM
binations and Nebraska's representatives
will attempt to show the fallacy Of such
argument. Missouri will send an able team
and Nebraska will be represented by G. d.
Talbot, who won fourth place in the recent
interstate oratorical contest; Fred A. Minis
and Miss Bertha Stull, both members or
college debating societies.
Articles of incorporation of the Julius
Newman company of Wymore, with a capt.
tai stock of SIS, 900, were filed with the Sec
rotary of state today. The company will
do a general merchandise business. The
| principal incorporators are julius Newman,
Thomas Galloway and H. B. Smith.