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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

For Minnesota-Fair Thursday, except
probably showers in southwest portion.
Friday fair, except probably showers in
southeast portion; winds mostly fresh
easterly.
For Wisconsin-Fa air Thursday; ob ably
showers at night or Friday in southern,
fair in northern portion; fresh easterly
winds.
For Iowa-Showers Thursday; Friday
partly cloudy, with showers in central
and eastern portions; easterly winds.
For North Daketa-Fair, warmer Thurs
day. Friday fair; southeriy winds.
warmer in western portion. Friday fair,
probably warmer; east to south winds.
For Montana-Fair Thursday and Fri
day: westerly winds
ST. Paul = Yesterdays observations,
taken by tine United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul. P. f. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at o'clock
last night.-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Highest temper
ature, 63; lowest temperature. 43; aver
age temperature, 53; barometer, 0.43 hu-
midity, 81; daily range, 20; precipitation.
0; Z p. M, temperature, 60; p. M.
weather, partly cloudy; wind, southeast.
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
WAS 4 CONSPIRACY
TO KILL GOEBEL
SAYS FORMER GOV. BRADLEY, TES-
TIFYING AT THE TRIAL OF
GARNETE RIPLEY

FRANKFORT, KY, April 10-Former
Gov. William o. Bradley, who was chief
counsel for w. S. Taylor in the guberna-
torial contest case before the legislature
last year gave sensational testimony this
morning in the trial of Capt Garnett
D. Ripley, who is charged with conspiracy
with Others to bring about the murder
of William Goebel. Mr.. Bradley detailed
a conversation which he said he Aad
had with Capt. Ripley While the latter
was in charge of his military company
during the occupancy of the state cap1-
tol by the Taylor troops last spring, IN
which Ripley told him of frequent con-
ferences with Gov. Taylor prior to the
assassination. The witness said that Rip
ley told him he was in the executive
office the day before the shooting ana
complained to Taylor because he had not
called out his Ripley's) company, and
asked him when he should have the COM
pany ready. Taylor. replied: MY God,
haven't you brought them yet? Goebel
will not live twenty-four hours, or can
not live twenty-four hours 1 forget
which, declared the witness.
w. H. Yost, associate counsel with
Bradley in the contest case, according to
the witness, was present and heard the
converse ton.
In response to question as to whether
ne (WlCneSS) neard or any conspiracy to
kill Mr.. Goebel the witness stated that
on January 20, the day the train load of
mountaineers arrived, someone, he could
not now recall who told him that part
of the crowd were waiting in front of the
court house to kill Goebel.
said," continued the witness 'it
shall be stopped. I will go into the SEM
ate chamber and come out with Goebel
and see that he is not hurt or insulted."
II looked up and saw Wharton Golden
and told him to get Finley, Coulton and
others and send them to me-
He said: 'Goebel is not going to be
hurt, Coulton and Finley told me it was
a fake and that there was nothing to it,
They condemned violence as T, did"
''Why did you send for CouSon. Fin
ley and the other men?''
. Because I thought they knew the
mountain men,
The witness was turned over to the
defence.
The defence asked witness If he knew
anything of any connection of Rip ey with
these occurrences. Gov. Bradley said
Ripley had none so far as he knew
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
CABLE COMPANY'S KICK
OBJECTS TO UNCLE SANS CABLES
IN PHILIPPINES.

WASHINGTON, April 1o.-The report
from Manila that the cable ship Burn
side is to continue to lay cables in the
Philippines, connecting the islands with
Manila, revive interest in the protest
made by the Eastern Extension company,
which now controls the cable from Hong
Kong to Manila, against the laying Of
cables in the islands. This protest was
considered by the state, war and justice
departments of this government and it
was determined after an opinion by the
attorney general that the reservation
which the Spanish government made
when it granted the Eastern Extension
company exclusive rights in cable con-
struction allowed the United States gov
ernment to continue its cable construc-
ton. This reservation provided that the
Spanish government could lay cable for
state purposes. AS the cable being laid
by the war department is for the use of
the military authorities in governing the
islands, it was the opinion that 1T meant
the same as state purposes" in the
Spanish concession The cable company
concession was granted just before the
Spanish-American war and runs for for
ty>years.
1t is still an open question whether the
concession was covered by the Spanish
treaty The extension company claim it
was. While the company make no
strenuous objections to the laying of ca
BILE for purely governmental purposes,
1t has served notice that it would pro-
test emphatically should the cable be
used for commercial purposes. The cable
company has offered to relinauish its
franchise urop the payment Of $25,oOQ a
year for the life Of the grant 1his prop
osition has not been received with par
ticuar favor by the United States au-
thorities. Meanwhile cable tolls are quite
high, especially upon messages sent from
here to Manila the Tate 3 BENG te {s.25 S;,;3,
pines, while the rate is $1.7s1a on mes
sages from Manila to the United States.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11

New York-Arrived: Westernland, Ant
werp and southampton; Majestic. Liver
pool via Queenstown; Georgf@p. Liver
pool; Assyrian, Glasgow; Hohenzollern
Naples. Sailed: New York, S0uthamp-
ton; Germanic, Liverpool; Southwark.
Antwerp.
Glasgow and Liverpool for Philadelphia.
Hong Kong-Arrived Athenian, Lady
smith, B. c.
Bremen-Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, New York via Cherbourg and
Southampton.
lasgow-Arrived: Sandman and Fur
nessia, New York.
York for Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.
Queenstown-Arrived: Teutonic, New
York for Liverpool (and proceededl; Lake
Megantic. st. John, B. c., and Halifax
for Liverpool. Sailed: Ivernia Qrom Liv-
erpooD Boston.
Nagasaki- Sailed: Oopack, Seattle.
Scilly-Passed: st. Louis New York for
SOut ha mntOn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
Big COUNTERFEITING
PLANT UNEARTHED
JOHN SKOOG, BADLY WANTED BY
CHIEF HAZEN, ARRESTED AFTER
ATTEMPTING SUICIDE.

NEW YORK, April 10.-It came to light,
today that man supposed to be Albert
Jensen, who attempted to commit suicide
by twice shooting himself in the head
While being pursued by crowd in West
street yesterday, is not Jensen at all, and
is wanted by the government authorities
in this country and Sweden. He is really
John Albert Skoog, a Swede, thirty years
Of age, born in Stockholm, and the son of
prominent and wealthy parents. He early
began a criminal career, and is pro-
nounced by officials of the secret ser
vice one of the most expert counterfeit
ers alive. In March of 1897 he escaped
from the penitentiary at Joliet, ILL.,, while
serving sentence there for making and
passing counterfeit twenty dollar bills,
and Chief HaZen, of the secret service
department, has a bench warrant for
Skoog's arrest, which had been issued
from the United States court for the
northern district of Illinois.
Skoog is wanted in Sweden for making
and passing large number of counter
felt 100 kroner notes, such as are issued
by the Bank of Sweden. This work was
done early in 1898, Skoog having gone to
Sweden at once after his escape from
Joliet.
Skoog was identified at the Hudson
Yesterday the man attempted to pass
counterfeit fifty kroner, notes OH the
Bank of Copenhagen, at a banking house
on Lower Broadway. The notes. al
though dated 1897, were crisp and new.
They were apparently good. however,
and were accepted, Skoog being paid
American money in exchange A few
moments after Skoog left, another man
entered and presented some similar
notes. This looked suspicious, and Skoog
was recalled. He appeared nervous and
started to walk away. "Stay here or
I'll call policeman" an official of the
banking house said to him. At the men
ton Of the word, policeman, Skoog turn
ed and fed down Broadway, followed
by two policemen and a crowd Police
man Bray caught up with MIN in West
street. Skoog, in the meantime, mad
drawn pistol, and as Brady caught
up with him, he turned the revolver on
himself, sending two bullets through his
head. He was taken to the hospital
Should he recover, as is thought likely
it is the intention to return him to Joliet
One of the biggest raids in the history
of the secret service, was made tonight
by Chief HaZen, as the result of the ar
rest Of Skoog. Chief Hazen, after talk
ing with Skoog today, and after reading
paper which he found in Skoogs pocket
went to a building in Grand avenue,
Brooklyn and arrested Emilio Moest, a
Swede. One of the most complete coun-
terfeiting plants ever found was discover
ed in the house. The long sought plates
for the fifty kroner notes of the bank
Of Sweden and the 100 kroner notes of
the Bank Of Copenhagen, were among
those found They were buried away
with other plates, for the making of a20
notes Of the Bank of Scotland, which the
secret service officials have been trying
to run down
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
AROUND THE HOTELS.

At the Merchants'-R. W. Richards,
Moorhead; W. Johnston, Brainerd; John
Austitt, Dickinson, N. D.; A; Burdick,
A. II. Reed, Glencoe; Mrs. w. Banks,
Window; Dr.. w. H Banks Roberts.
Wis; H w Lamberton, Winona; |. Fred
Hr5seP WittePbeTg Fno cedar99rg e,oea io + lanes g.
town, N. D.; George A. Du Toit, Chaska (;
James R. B. Bennett Jr.; ST. Cloud; T.
c. Collins. Window; J. r. Howard, Saqk
Gentsf; sfGve5s GsorFe Braner6 IA 5rucf WlmaE Bush h.
Walker; Miss Buckman, Little Falls; r.
D. Hubbard, Mankato w. B. Hancock,
Croekston; N. Knaffen, Clear Lake, To-; :;
Faribault; DR.. w. E. Closson, Independ-
ence.-Io.; ]. S. Haynes, Marble Rock.
sf the Ryan,. b Baldwin, Red Wing;
Msris Taylor. Huron, 8. D; Anthony
Burdick, Davenport, To-; R Klan, Mil
Crocker H. H. Edgerton. Faribault; M
J. Thompson La Crosse, Wis; E.. L.
Reid, Anoka; M. w. Mcdonald, Duluth.
At the Clarendon-John Henry, Spring
field; H. D. Cochrane, Wausau;. H. w.
lis; John c. Gilman, St. Cloud; T. o.
Daniel, West Superior; c. c. Eberhard,
Caledonia w. H. Tomkins, Milton, Wis. !;
c. c. Mccall, saltwater
At the Windsor-B. Brockhoff, Ada;
George Peck, Minneapolis; Anna s.
Swanson, Myrtle A Bfxby Red Wing; e.
C. Coniff, Fergus Falls; w. A. Hotchkiss,
Preston; F. H. Lake. Fergus Falls; ]. S.
Putnam, Granite Falls; Mrs. P. G. Pas
toret, Two Harbors; DIR. A E. Johnson,
Cloquet; Hans Larson, Wilmar; Mrs L.
F. Lamnvers, Heron Lake; c. Danielson,
Cannon Falls; F. c. Carlson, A. NJ. An
derson, Zumbrota; w. A. Jones, Mime
apolis.
At the Metropol.tan-E H stoll Lewis
ton. Mont; c. N Goddard, Decorah. To-;
Haur Graunsrud, Olivia; Mrs. Blodgett
Faribault; R. G. McFarlane, Sheldon, 10. ;
A. B. Slater Bayfield,, Wis; George s.
AIannirpc "a EarRO
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
NO TRACE FOUND
OF MISSING GOLD
BREMEN POLICE THINK 1T WAS
TAKEN FROH THE STEAMER
IN NEW YORK.


RREMERHAVEN. April 10 It is Of
hcially announced that two bars of gold
were stolen during the voyage of the
North German-Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, which left New
York April 2 and arrived at CherbourR
April 9. The company has offered a re-
ward OF 10000 marks for the restitution
or for the discovery of the thieves.
PARIS, April 10-Neither the Cher
bourg nor the Paris police have found
any trace Of the missing gold bars or
of the thieves. They are confident that
the bars were not landed iT France. and
think they are still aboard the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse and will be found
concealed in the hold at her arrival at
Bremen. The only suspicious incident on
board the steamer was q fight between
two members of the crew on the evening
of her arrival at Cherbourg, during
which both men were stabbed with
knives. A little later the robbery was
discovered. These particulars have been
telegraphed to Bremen.
BREMEN, April 1O.-The directors OF
the North German-Lloyd Steamship
company have apparently learned Meth
ing definitely as to when Or where this
theft Of the gold bars took place. Capt.
Englebart, of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse is of the opinion that the gold
was stolen at either New York or South.
ampton. The police here, as result or
their inquiries, think the robbery was
probably committed In New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
SALE OF THE BURLINGTON
JAMES j. HILL CONFERRING WITH
NEW YORK FINANCIERS.

NEW YORK, April 10-The Times will
say tomorrow: After the meeting of the
board Of directors of the Northern Pa
cific railway yesterday wednesday, aft
ernoon, James ]. Hill, president Of the
Great Northern railway, who, it was ex-
pected would leave the city yesterday,
was engaged until late yesteday after
noon in a conference with Col. George s.
Baker, president of the First National
bank, who is representing the Northern
Pacific railway in the negotiations with
the Burlington stockholders for the pur-
chase of that property. 1t was expected
yesterday that an announcement of the
closing of the deal would be made but
nothing was published. The usual divi-
dend was declared at the meeting.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Additional free delivery will be estab-
lished May Is at Broadhead, Green coun-
ty, Wis.
Two rural free delivery routes have
been ordered established at Lake City,
Wabasha county, Mimi, May Is, with Ed
ward Peterson and George Mosher, car
riers. The routes will be fifty miles
long and will cover an area of sixty-seven
square miles.
Postmasters appointed today: Mime
sota-Corning. Mower county, o. B. Hell
geson; Hawyek Kandiyohi county. o. j.
RollevSon. IOwa-Hammervine Buchanan
county. A. J. Barry Montana-Broadus.
Custer county, Robert Johnston; Pregan,
Teton county. Nellie Burgett.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
CONFIDENCE IN MORGAN.

Considered Possible He May Float
Panama Canal Scheme.
LONDON, April 10+The Pail Mall Ga
zette today, discussing cabled sugges-
ton that j. Pierpont Morgan's visit to
Europe concerns not only the steel trust
put the Panama canal project, considers
1t probable that the strong feeling Of
British ship owners in favor of the Pana-
ma route has had some influence with
Mr.: Morgan, and SAYS:
Mr. Morgan now has the chance of
bringing the greata moneycd people and
snip owners of Great Britain and those
OF the United States together on this
question Of inter canal His presence in
this country may consolidate the ideas
on this question and bring about work.
ing arrangement suitable to the mari
time nations Of the world"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
COULDN'T HEAR THE UNION.
international Traction President
Declines to Talk to a Committee.

international Traction President
Declines to Talk to a Committee.
BUFFALO, N. Y. April 1O.-President
Ely of the International Traction COM
pany, when asked to confirm published
statement that committee of the Anal
gamated association Of street railway ems
ployes had called on him yesterday ana
presented a demand for a Is cent nine
hour day recognition of the union, etc.'
and that Mr.. Ely had received the CONS
mittee most courteously and had pronl-
ised to look into the requests made, said:
'It is correct. A Mr.. Merritt called at
my house and said he desired to speak
to me. 1 asked him who he was. He
said he came as a representative of the
Amalgamated association of street rail-
way emploes 1 told him that We had
nothing to do with that association, that
the association had nothing to do with us
and there was no communication he
could make to us and no communication
we could receive from It, That was all.
Mr. Merritt and the others named a7
committee in the article, do not worS
for the company"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for ST. Paul.
Fair.


L-Cuba Must KnuckIe Down.
I'm Honor of France.
Is Behind the Times.
LOubet at TOuIOn.
Beers Ready to Quit.
2-Gift to State Museum.
Cause of Elevator Fall.
Junior Pioneers JoIIify.
S-DOings of the Legislature.
News of Northwest.
4-EditOrfal Page.
ST. Paul Social.
6-SpOrting News.
Ryan Talks of His Team.
Trial of Patrick.
LIN NEanchuria to Stay.
6-Eeyvs of Railroads.
Terminals for h., c. r.. & N.
Popular Wants.
7-MRrkets of the World.
Chicago May Wheat, 10 I-Sc.
Bar Silver SO I-Sc.
Stocks Steady; Active.
Slight for BOulevards.
Work in Foreign Fields.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
HEAVY POSTAL BUSINESS.
Gross Receipts of Fifty Largest Of
fees Show Heavy Increase,

WASHINGTON, April 1O-The gross
postal receipts for last month for the
fifty largest postoflces In the country
the corresponding month of last year.
The most remarkable increases are 60 (
per cent at Indianapolis and 415 per cent
at Louisville. There are geven offices
whose receipts decreased, the most no.
table being Lowell, Mass, with 8 per
cent. Baltimore decreased almost 11h Der
cent. New York showed an increase of
latter being one OF the largest of the
increases.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
Ar NEW YORK HOTELS.

NEW YORK, April Especial Fol
lowing are Northwesterners registering at
New York hotels today:
Imperial-B c. Black, Duluth; Miss
Cecil White, ST. Paul
Herald square-A. c.. Anderson, St.
Paul.
Cosmopolitan-B. Isadore Darlington,
w. j. Olcott Duluth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
CASTRO'S new CABINET
VENEZUELAN DICTATOR NAME.
HIS OFFICIAL FAMILY

CARACAS, Venezuela, April 1o-via
Haytien Cable.)-The new Venezuela cab
met Qormed as a result of the appoint
ment recently of Gen. Castro to be pro-
visional president of Venezuela) is COM
posed as follows:
Minister of the interior, Senior Velu-
tint
Minister of commerce, Senior Pipio Ar
cha
Minister of the exterior, Senior Blanco.
Minister of finance Senor Mendoza
Minister of war, Senior Pufido.
Minister Of instruction, Senor Quintero.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
RUM AND CIGARETTES.
"TelI Carrie Nation That They Are
a DnrnnafiOnv Savs 81 Snicide

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 1O.-W. B
Carrow, a travelling representative for
Bell & Co., manufacturing chemists of
New York city, committed suicide at the
yesterday afternoon or last night His
body was found lying on a bed TODAY
and everything indicated that he died
from the effects of poison and bullets.
note on the dresser read: Il go to seek
the hereafter Tell Carrie Nation that
rum and cigarettes are a damnation.
Wire T. L. Carrow, No. 1145 South Broad
potters' field is good enough for me, ;;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
Terrx,s Derby Winner.s

CHICAGO, April 1o.-Terry McGovern,
who passed through Chicago today on
his way west, recorded a bet of $500 to
win $4,000 on his filly, Sadie i'm the
American derby. with one of the local
winter books on the derby
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
STOCK BROKING PAYS.
SETS ON NEW YORK STOCK Ex.
CHANGE SELL FoFs S5S, 600.

NEW YORK, April 10.-It was an
nonnced today that two stock exchange
members who sold their seats recentIv
for S5S,eO0 each, the highest price ever
paid for scat, are Edward Talcott and
Louis V. Bell. Mr. Bell is retiring on
the twenty-hrst anniversary of his en-.
trance to the exchange Both men have
been among the most daring room trad
ers on the exchange floor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
TO BUCK THE STANDARD.
Tri-state Oil Company Is 1ncorpor
ated in Michigan

Hteu In tIch1Ean
MARSHALL, Mich, April 10.-The Tri-
state Oil company, Of Battle Creek,
Mich, filed articles of Incorporation with
the county clerk here today. The capital
stock is $1,000 The company will have
otfices in Texas, Indiana. Ohio and Mich
igan. 1t is organized for the purpose of
purchasing, leasing and selling real es-
tate, and drilling and boring for oils,
gas and minerals John r. Hankey, OF
Sowing Green, O., is named as pres
ident.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
LEFT MANY DEBTS.

Titled Austrian Offfcer Decamps for
the United States.
BERLIN, April 10-The Boersen Zei-
tung prints a special dispatch from Buda
Pest to the effect that Count Rainere
Galley has fed to the United States,
leaving debts amounting to 200,0 600 crowns.
The court almanac Of Berlin only men,
tions the name of one Rainere, Count
Galley Won Erdod, chamberlain and first
lieutenant in the Prince Windeschgratz
regiment or hussars, No. II, in garrison
at stein Am Anger, Hungary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
*SpnHigh
OCEAN LINERS.

Washington time q p. M. St. Paul.)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-14
THE PRESIDENTS BEATEN
TIE COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS w
ABLE TO HOLD RATE CUTTERS.
Rapid Growth of the Chicago Great
Western System-EarninEs of the
First Week of September.

The announcement of an advance in rates
on grain and grain products on Oct. Il has
brought to light some unexpected condl-
tons. Trunk lines supposed to be rate
maintainers shown TO be rate manipula-
tors, and the conditions are such that IL
will likely defeat the intention of advancing
rates on the date named. 1t is discovered
that some of the roads have contracts out
at Il cents per hundred which will keep
them busy until December next, and some
of the freight officials express the bellef
that the advance in rates cannot be made
effective before Jan. /. Others OF the
freight officials take the position that IL
would be unwise to advance rates. owing
10 the partial failure of the corn crop, ana
do not believe that higher rates can be en-
forced during the coming winter months.
whether rates are advanced or not, IL mas
been ascertained that a decentralization OF
rates exists on grain, grain products ana
provisions east-bound that the presidents
or the roads in the community OF interests
did not for a moment think possible, 50
strong had the agreements between the
presidents been supposed 10 be. Inc out
come will be watched with interest, as 1t
may affect the positions of some IrelSht
officials high in authority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-14
THE SECRETARY is HERE
j. FRANK GRANT, OF BALTIMORE.
NOW IN THE CITY.
He Is Secretary of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
EIvin j. Curry Talks.

1t is expected that by noon to-day most
of the representatives to the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which
meets in this city this week will have ar
rived in this city. ]. Frank Grant, of Bal
timore, the secretary of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, arrived in this city yesterday
morning. He came early in order that he
may be ready for the session which will
convene on Monday. Immediately following
the exercises of welcome that will take
place at Engish's Opera House.
Elvin ]. Curry, of Baltimore. assistant
secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, is
also in the city, engaged in the preliminary
work of the coming meeting. Mr.. Curry is
one of the youngest and most active MEM
bers of the order He said yesterday that
Odd Fellowship had done better this year
than ever before in its history. The in
crease in the membership of the subordi-
nate lodges, he said has been 4S.427; in
the encampment branch of the order, 5,lOl;
in the Rebekah branch, 24,2S7, making
grand total of T,2S1 The present MEM
bership in all branches in the United
States and Canada is 1,12909i. The total
membership of the world is 1,43l ,107
Mr.. Curry paid a warm tribute TO the ef-
forts of ". II. Leedy, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, who has been
so efficient in making preparations for the
coming meeting. He is one of the best
equipped men for the position that could
have been selected" said Mr.. Curry, land
does his work in the most effective man