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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1893)
"3- Ml I, . II I il I THE WORLD'S FAIR. MA MH lilt PIN1UI Mgr rini' tint 1 ' ' I ! t I A..irnt 1 'When Wo un at.' .11 i i ,. II,. Ill IN 1 THE AMlsRI O A N If IIEITS.IL. v . I b is It m ft' ti (is i! n'!. i i h m I b ' - ti , !! Uk i t,, . i (til B.ti.l H (U ). j. Hi- ! t!u fi.i il. ) -l.it -i; I t dt ' I.. , Hen H Ii t!" i i .-, Hint itf .mt'if Ibsl t - r iiii i'n tr ! H Mfr. H1ttii fcitji ll't t HMl-M llitwt- j Im i tuition it) mi'A l mis' III ll ll) Ull 1H-li;ii ('t:.i l I'l l' t ti l 11.1. I'oMlltntl il lllil'l) l li.il. 1 Mil. I")-, M tinil.!.. Invito i, I'miu i-ii Saiolil, IDnlnt an In luhep nt t-rtM: V !i iIi)i lienttu i, grtsj-tlttg fun! n.t!t' l.liint,. Tin' HMtll!- lifl'lH" lllll Hit' lllt'llllM' designs ul (! Iittt laid mi mil' limi!d r, inii ijiml Ihmicb liny ls iii tin' bur. ill n. Kit H In T i 1 1 1 nt 1 1 tin iiilnnini' .f the wl ifltutU liii'titnl nl nil tin' Pnliuih titltT lit pits'tuv With nt'h til nut1 llii- gml nf nil chiirrbi . Tlil" Snlh'ltildo 11 quill Hull 111 Hll, Hi II Ihe reninlcst ivglnn, tlu (,-i nil" nf tllt"'ii sloti l wcided nut, mill tlu mean which iihmIiii'i' In the iiteii'iimi nf I'dig inn nml tin' Nih lit lull nf christian Mini" lie llll llllnctbl'l llllllllst till1 ettei'ttle (if (Nliec, Willi 111 III pUI'pllM' III lnw We, llin Hnlliun jMiiitillt., lilt' Wont In wihI frnni lime In lime In distant countries ecclesiastics who represent nml net fur tin- Imly m i-, that lin y may. prtH'ure inori' speedily hihI t'iniir-l iculSy tlio gisid, irnHK i lty ami happiness nf Catholic pcnple. "Fur gravu reasons tins church nf the United Stales of Aini'rli'ii demands nf us hnc1h1 en rt.- mill provisions. Jlonec wo come to tin; conclusion that un llKIMt.oliC delegation should bl' I'Htllll- libhi'd In Hiiid HtatcH. After pivinj t tciilinn urid neriniiH cniiHideriitloti to all the iH'iirlnt'M on thU Mti'p, mid conmilt iiiK with our v'iii'iahl(5 lirothi'i-H, thu curdinulA in chiii't'o of conjjregatlonH of thu jiropuatlori of faith, we have choHtiti you, vimcrulilo brother, to he eritniHted with nurh delepitlon. Vour .enl ii lid iirdor for religion, by your wide knowledjju and nkill in ad ml nlnt ra tion, prudence, window and other re niarkahle iiialilieH of mind and heart, n h well oh the tieritiiiient of naiil eurdir rial k, juhtify our choice. "Therefore, venerable brother, hold ing you in very hpcclul atUititlon, we, by our apoHtollo uuthorlty, and by virtue of thews jirenerit letters, do elect, make and declare you lo be ajwhtollc dele'Htn in the United HUiU-m of America at the jjood pleanure of youiwilf and of thin holy mcc. We (frunt you utl and Nin(ular owcr neceary (Mid expedient for the carrying on of .tweh deleL'atloti. . Wo nnnmnnd all whom il, amciTriH to recognize in you iih apoiitodlc delegate the mipnw. povtr of Iho delegating pontiff. We command that they give you aid, cimcurmm and ohtdumce In ALL thlrign; that they ru celve with re.veronou your halutury admonitloiiM arid ordem. Wliuli -m hch limit or jic'iiolji you hImI.1 dt c.Um or injUH duly otjnuiHi loom who oypow your aulhwily m: trHt ratify, and with the authority given un by the Ird, will HM to li: iiliHirrid inviolably until con dign wit inflict Ion be made. " KolirilliHlawliiiij roiiHliluliovH and, apoxlolii: irrdhmni'i1, or any olliir to tin; mnlrury. "Given at Home, In Ht. i'cter'n, under the flhhcrrruiri'M ring, thin 24th day of January, IM.'I, of our jioiitifleutj! the fifteenth year. LkoXIII. Jy Keraflrio Cardinal Vanutelli Mr. Ruth's Idea of the Orangeman. "No man xhall 1 deprived of hi rollglotw or bin jmlltlcal liberty, Thin Ik the voice of thin grand government of the United State, and it lx the )eMon taught by Washington and the other noble patriot of the revolution. There in one enemy of freedom and disturbing element In tin; land of Krln, and uIho in thin country, and he In the Orangeman, I'oor narrow-minded bigot, may (iod enlarge your mind and Helm until you may know what llin wImhIoh wa ujion thin earth. The time will come when (In will look down upon you with an eye of norrow and pity," The above In part of a speech made by our old friend, ex-City Treimurer Hush, at Creighton College, last Satur day night, where he and about WtO other Irish-American were commem orating the anniversary of the birthday of Jfolicrt Kmmett by an entertainment under the auspice of the Ancient Order of Ilitx'rniaiis. How ludlcroiiH itdocM sound to hear Mr. Itush dilating on bigotry, for the dimple reason, in the whole of America it would be Indeed hard to find any man who is more intensely bigoted and narrow-minded than he himself is, We can fully realize the distinctive dislike Mr. Itush has to the lyoyul Orange Institution, but he must know full well that he Is not strictly adher ing to the truth when be ranks it as an enemy of friedom in this country or anywhere else. Mr, Itush snys no man shall be de prived of his religious or his political liberty. We were always of the opin ion that the 1 toman Catholic church, of which Mr. Itush Is so (leveled a mem ber, taught that there was no religion except thill of 1 Ionian Catholicism. If such Is the case, what, then, Is the necessity of religious liberty';' As to political lllierty, Mr. Hush , Us. i I ' ;!!. l -.! Ii :.i II- i- I - t ', ' . 1 !n i r It,,. I II RUfc I III. Il I IMill I'l In I I Mnnitiit tin I'tiitf nt.i.r tl.! in nil lit.- I') Ixii liH tf lii Ibnl hi' i lilil guilt imbl if eentlloii, Il miM ) i lilt 4.ill Mild i Itill tit llu I'lili I lik li t limilib l'il HiUMii'li'-il Ibe linilil nf tintiil.', I') hit It I In- ti nnnf In lb. Ir ni lli. mid itH prut nlnmUi i;n nil. Thi nidi'l' lunii' llllll t illlltrtte Ithitl the spin If nf hi" nn life, C.niiii lry mid un hll lurt' rn d iilii"tiitinii nf llio nnl. r nl tlinlal and Kpllltiml I Un Hhlili IIIiiii lniul.l sit k liihe estitl'llsheil within hi nun being. KhiIj' tiitditlnii ha .lvi n Siiltil .Inlm llin llllptlHt It si'llll sitlnll ill the Miimiili' nriler as n buniing mid shining I If III. Later Iriulillnii has cnniiei'ted Iiiiii with Masonry thiHmgh Ihe cru sin 1 1 s. In the warn of Ihe cross It is said thai Iweiity-fuur thousand Senllish Masons were engaged side by side with Ihe crusaders. They were insplreii by the grand idea that Ihe temple would again 1st built mi Mount Zinn. After severe struggles and deeds of valor among the bravest In history, they wero admitted to the Order of the Templars. In return fur this favor, the Knights of the Temple were Initiated Into the mysteries of Free Masonry, and thus have been joined in the bonds of enduring brotherhood, the Iloyal Order of the Temple Workers, and the Hoyal Order of the Cross. Amid the many battles which took place with Turk and Saracene was one on Saint John's day, and It proved to be a vic tory in answer to earnest prayer on the part of the crusaders. From that vic tory John thollaptist has boon regarded as connected with Masonry and bus been one of the patrons to whom the lodges of Masonry are dedicated. He was in a high sense the incarnation of those principles which give life and power to Masonry and maku it among the institutions of man's formation the most beautiful and the most enduring. And it Is the glory of the order that whether he was connected with It through the form of the essence, pure society of the desert, or with It in a more modern form, he Is more than a memory It celebrates. He comes into It by his splendid victories of morality and righteousness. For, like all Insti tutions which claim an Interest in humanity, it has its prophets and seeris, who proclaim Its right to live and abide. And St. John takes his place In It among the rulers and benefactors, the exalted ones who have adorned it by their teaching and work, Standing against that circle with Its parallel lines, he Is a pillar of strength in the temple whose inspiration is trie brother hood of man, ami whose chiseled walls are the men of all nations. . AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. Claim Made 7 hat the Church of Rome It Plotting Againtt Tint Country. MlCWAl'KKK, Wis,, March 7. Special telegram to Tin V".The members of the Milwaukee Ministers association have arranged to meet He v, J. ii. White of Stanford, III,, a Cum berland I'resbytcrian minister, today in the ministers room In the young Men's Christian Association building. Itev. Mr. White on this occasion will wcsoritto the preachers of Milwaukee what he claims to be proofs of a con spiracy of the church of Home against the United States to overthrow Its gov eminent, In an interview regarding bis statement, Mr, White said; "I I,,,,., i..i.i'Wii'ifiii' urniif Unit Car dinal (ilb'ions, sixty of the clergy and l,Sul,.t,M un, I ti.n ki-i'li hf hIioiis are hack ing a marl who Is endeavoring to raise a revolution In this country. This man, i . . . . . . I . I i I - !...(. under trie pretext in aioiriK arm hhsihi ing the laboring man, Is plotting with the aid or trie jiomau tainoiic cnureri, . . , , . . . ii to overthrow mis country, Mr, While denied that he wus work- intr in the Interests of any society, He said that he came to Milwaukee entire- ly on his own responsibility. He said he was prepared to prove every state ment made by him. After making known his disclosure to the ministry he will leave them to work as they see lit. The Slatlry Anti-Romith Bookt. The following letter speaks for Itself: JioHTON, Jan, 20, I HJKI. Joseph Slat lers, Dear Sir: Heplylng to your es teemed favor lriiiilr!ng as to the delay In getting out your Imoks, we regret to bo obliged t slate that It Is next to impossible to get the btsiks hound. The bindery doing our work have had con siderable trouble Willi their help, who are mostly Catholics; have Is-en burned out twice, and now absolutely refuse to do our work, slating that thn Ijoard of lire tinder-writers claimed that the books had something to do with the lire, and the Cat hoi ie help said that the lire was a r'udUilion of (ind xhoirinij Hi irrnth for tlo lr dnitnj Mitch work. You can see from the alsive that we have had a hard time of it, but hope soon to have the books completed. Regretting any delay, we are, Yours very respect fully, ... After receiving the above I asked permission t" publish It, which wus granted on the condition of my not giving the name of the firm and thus expose them to the' Romish boycott. JOSKJ'JI Sr.ATTKHV. Ji ..',! - .! f - a ii.i .-ri Kri'ly to 1 ! hiitt n i P tnAiiiU. tMMMt VaiNM 1111 Mt.tt I I l.i ! I M tM M"fl Iliflnli-Hi Mill l'l ttllt t .. " 1 It . M I U l'ln.i' Mttfc. I'm. .., Mmh Ul Wlili-til di ni,iii (j i li llin (fi ni-tl im!i.fi.r nf ll.c Iil.il Hiti'Mtiit llilesrf t iblr IniHud Ml llti lr Iwvlllitf I t ItIh' Ml ih' luiii W i f llin hutlehiiH in' Mitliml Ail mt-s Isttmi, An ii-wr w 'iit In Ih ilrhiiit'ii by Ihit geneMl niiger nf thu R9 hmt filitlii(t In Chlengit, il. i hidtiu lit gimit miv Im rtMtMt over llin t twlit wliiilulo of ltn and Inehwliig ftio Minting riwolnllnii, which w PA .') utimiiiiiiHKty l Ihit iiiiH'ting: ti.ivri, Unit llilin'latliin liesi tillljr isiuiiliil tin' liii-liil.' i.( itni.. pnlil lijr tliii I'liii'Hirn rist lt to fnrt'iiifii siel l'!i rr In llip mt iti lillitf w i t lev nml, 1 lint It llinW Hie w'.ili' i.f Wiiki'S pnld on tliii Oil rutfu llni' I prnrlii'itlly inilf.irin; mid, s litliltllilt I lie tt lli lnili.il nf Clili'iiktO Slid vicinity nri tmw pidd llin hllii-t ruin rver pnid for ii sliulliir siTvlei', mid liltfli'T Ihnn I pnid In ninny bienliUrs. Itemilvi'il Kurt tier, Hint the reri'lllin from fn'litlit mid piiixenniT ti-iiillii Iiiii nui tntitly decri'iiscl, ami tin' inf. nf llm servirii luis const nut ly Inni'iiu'd, tu l lin i"X leiit that, mi Hilviiiici' In wnues enn Im grunted, mid (lint tin i Iiiiiiui'H enn 1st Hindu frntn llm pri'setit srlii'diilit of rule nlTeet ln llm ciimiH'tisntitin of thu nu n I'liKngisI in till Kcrvire, SwHillllltill 1'tlili'l'lili.il. This answer was sent to llm oHlcors of tlio Switchmen's assnciatiiin and ends the trouble so far as the inatiagerH arfl concerniid, The swltchiiieti have not yet determined what course tlmy will pursue and officer of the association decline to discuss the situation. If they should decide to strike the fight against them would lie a bitter one, as the gen eral malingers of fti mads have de termined to act as a unit and light the men as one road, Will lllm lmrito I'nlon Him, A still more significant determination reached by the general managers is an agreement to discharge all union men on their lines, in case the roads should be crippled by a strike of switchmen. This will apply to engineers, conductors, firemen, and in fact to all branches of ''guniziid railroad labor. The general managers say they will not pay union men for doing nothing when their idleness is enforced by strik ers to whom they are giving aid and en couragement. In the event of a general dismissal of union men, t lie vacancies are to bo filled as rapidly as possible with nonunion men, the roads to act in concert in securing new men and to dis tribute them according to the needs of individual roads, I'rntii I il 1'filliwi A ll. Chief of Police MeClaughrey was present at the general managers meet ing And promised all aid in his power to enforce order in the event of a strike. The switchmen demand that the rate of pay for day foremen m made S2 Mints per hour, day helpers JW cents isir hour, night foremen 84 cents, night helpers iliJ cent per hour, awl that hours work Te guaranteed each crew night or day. This is an advance of 5 cents per hour. Looking I nr H will liinnri, Baitimorc:, March jo, A. J. Robin son, the agent of all railroads leading westward from Chicago, among them lining the Hock Island, Chicago and Alton, Illinois Central, Chicago and Northwestern, Orand Kapids and In diana, is bete, and authorized to em ploy as many men conversant with the duth'S of switchmen, yardmen, and con ductors and Hie handling of trains as come along. Mr, Robinson tell each applicant that his pay will lie fWi and f 7.i a month. Competent yard bosses are in demand also. No promises are exacted alsmt joining labor organiza tions. Mors Fnlr Wurkmon Mtrlli. CiiK'AOO, March 10. Two hundred iiliisterers employed on the World' Fair building have struck. They wore getting for eight honrt work, and demanded , All of the men were working for contractors, none being em ployed by the exposition company. The executive committee of the local board received a delegation of electric work ers again and listened to their demand for an increase from 2ic to Se an hour. The delegation claimed that 87Je was the minimum scale paid, for the same class of down town work, Tho executive committee appointed a com mittee to make inquiries and agreed to pay the Advance if the claims of the laboring men were round to be true. New Tuck on siiiuliijr (Honing, Chioaoo, Mnrch 10. -The endeavor to secure tho ojicning of ' the World's Fair on Sunday will be transferred from the state courts to those of the United States. An attempt will be made to get tho United States supreme court to Is sue an injunction against restraining the opening of tho gates, To do this the suit will be brought in the name of the state, and Attorney (leneral Malo ney has given his eotnent. The grounds of complaint will Isi that the corpora tion is an Illinois one and congress has no power to make the obnoxious restric tion. lllpiu r Will Wnlt. Han Fbancihco, March !0. An attor- ney culled on W. C. Itippey, Mackav's woiild-le assaisin, in regard to the de fense in bis prospective trial, but Itip pey said lie did not care to do anything in the matter until ho left the hospital. Mackay continue on the road to com plete recovery, Adjourned Wlihnnt nn I lin tlim. Of-YMiMA, Wash., March 10. The final ballot-Iho I 'Kith -bos been taken in joint session of the legislature, for United States senator without result. The joint session has dissolved. It is said that Allen will lie appointed by the governor. I'iiniI In n rirt, Kenilhitf. Iir.HUN, March ID. -Tho reichstag cnmtiiitlee on the army bill passed to a first reading the clause of the armv bill dealing with the organization of tho dif ferent at'. lis of the service. e.Miitt.l Mt ,l i.)iR t.'i . i.. ii.i-i V 4 eM 1 1 i t i M i ' lie ii .f n fi...l ,1 . , , 1 , I 1. 1 ! I .; I "1 lll- t I 1111 I'.,-' 1 I . '' It- . I', i. I I !,. i, ( i.-l nit; ImiM i ll. 1,mI,4 t, t .'i fcii rn mil W 'tH ni f I .ii M. Mill. lf b j i I Mum.. I fi .i Nft . ulii.t.'Si M f. ii i. ! tt bit h i j.ti-eM lite i f i in- i i, . !, I, em, mi l Un Id In It-tiM iim ii tub, 1k, whieh hit i .(.iii.-i Ui. V! . h Miii lib Ihe McmiiU, lk i t. f Til" f l"it(iHii't.l, II I S' l, I ii 'l 11, bH it l mi .I m i l.-l iin.liiiii.iii, bi till tl lln- nili liml nl ln'lllttlll lwpl Itn-liil mil whitll will allunl pie en( Dim i nning nl ihh, t niimii lliell IniMi lll ei'iltOUW Ntt'Allv (ipnii Hie a ltenl nf llm M-nt nt ( 1 1 1 n4 il.vl le I UH i pn,i, nn. I slui'i-l II I pun linn nl nf Imte l ii inn-Ill, iii a i In ipnii. n i.f brt inniln l. I he i.itii ( Un ill nf thu new rllk" ftVmilis li ili.iu.ilnlue pilee Nil. I wnilM litt'l.tiil'l- 1! V lime ibmii .i llii liiieniii bninii.m lt'ii inui.., I'leler llm aiMt. Ini'lil thi'tr l a pin. In si llllliiil itf ilili r itii ii.w ii'ii llin lug mine nf Hut wt rMiigi. lii nut w ill I lisii'tln'l tit Hie I'llH by Hie Mine blnltel, And llll'ler no tililliii-lniii.H will nil her ! foliisl lo rediien inlit hv any ie 1 1. ill nil Hut pnll nf Hie nther. (l i iirobitlile, l.si, llml llm s m 1 1 1 iu i it t ii ui ciiiii''iu. Iiiii-s war with the MmuiKtnlH Ii'iiii I'liiupaiiv met Ihe r liitllmi iniliiw. Tim relaliiiii nf llm Metritis and their friend an I the Mm hi'iolH snple are already badly sliaunul mid the liil'i-t coiiibiuntliin pniiiiiHe to ri'Nttlt in trniiblit fur Hie Vermilion. Ill I II II. I IIK. 1 Kil I, 1H.. Whit Slur ri-nile llilnk lint Nwronln 11111 Vrl I iiiihi In. Nkw YniiK, March 10. Up to noon Thursday no news had Is-en received from the Niironic. The Ilritish steam er Kaunock, which arrived lint night, saw nothing of the freighter, and all other arrivals had the same report to make, Captain Lindsay, of the White Star steamship Runic, conferred with the agents and gave it as his opinion that the N amnio was safe, although badly disabled. The While Star people have all along held the same views. Captain Lindsay advances the theory that has been entertained bv other ship liing men, that the N amnio has Isien dis abled in one of the furious gales that have prevailed during the paHt mouth, and has not only drifted fur out of her course, and out of the course of steam ships generally, but has been unable to lieat back against the unfavorable winds, owing to her crippled sailing powerB. l lnn liinil Mniln Further liitilrl. New Youk, March l'f A special cable to The Evening Post from London says: "Further inquiries have lioen made, on behalf of President Cleveland, concerning the readiness of Knglish banks and insurance and financial houses to take f IO,0u0,0U of govern ment lionds, provided the bonds are kept here without realization for nine months. The fooling on the whole is favorable, if interest at H l-H per cent is secured. Holders of consols would redily turn out these in exchange for tho American government securities at a higher interest. Accordingly consols further declined. The market for American stocks refuses to continue to rise, however, because tho Isdief that no measure to secure a stable currency in America will lie effective except the stoppage of silver purchases," I'Mnned llm AiKtiHllnii Mill I'll f.nw, Toi-kka, March 10, The legislature has passed the Australian ballot law, Tho Republicans voted for it on tho ground that it would make it impossi ble for the Populists to herd their voters together at the country school houses on election day, and march them to the polls in droves and vote them like so many sheep. Governor Lewelling will sign the bill, "The time for final ad journment is extended to Saturday noon. No railroad legislation will lie enacted at this session. All the appropriation billa cannot bo passed before Saturday noon and an extra session will probably Isj called in May. Ilrlilnl IiIhiiiiiimU Stolen. Las Vkoas, N. M., March 10. Mrs. W, J, Mills, daughter of the Kansas City and New Mexico millionaire, Wil son Waddirigham, was robbed Wednes day nigbt of $1,500 worth of diamonds, hor bridal gifts from her father, A woman giving the name of Mrs. Outh rio, claiming to lie the wife of a Wash ington, D, C lawyer, and who started east that night was suspccOd, and hor trunks were searched at tho depot. The diamonds were not found and Mr. Guthrie threatens the arrest of all parties concerned, I Ire lured IMvl ilenil, Nkw Yohk, March 10, --At the meet ing of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul radroad a dividend of i jsir cent on preferred stock, and 2 per cent on common stock, payable April llf, was declared from the earnings of the first half of the current year. The transfer books will close March 2f and open April sfl). Will Win or l,ii 110,000,(100. Ciiicaoo, March 10. According to a story published in an evening paper "Jim" Koene, the New York broker, stands to win or lose $.0 0i0,0)0 in wheat on the Chicago Hoard of Trade, Koene has obtained control of almut W,- 000,000 bushels of the bent wheat in the western storehouses, tho paper says, and has accumulate I a prodigious line of futures. Aiiicrlmn I lremi.ii Inrltril. Nkw Youk, March If. A communi cation has been sent to the state depart ment inviting firemen of the United States to attend the grand international fire congress and exhibition, to lie held in the Royal Agricultural hall, London, from June 1' to 17. I nmmlttfd Nnlrhln. TAf.'oM.v, Wash,, March 10. -James Oliver, aged o1, whoso family lives in Wichita, Kan., was fniind in a shop here with a bnlli t in his head, having rommitti'd Kin' i Ie, Tivn Xi'ii liriittneil, Hiscki.kv, March 10. Henry Kinder and Hans Carlson were drowned here in tlio swollen creek. Ilotli men fell from Il cake of ice. Spate AllnUctl to Romnn Catholic Church, 20,tX0 IQUAWll rttT. Tnlitl li.'iiisli Catholic I niutin t . si.li, ll..'sl,li."i, til, .in M I I Inn. I, ,., ft4 fl lllitlllll i 'i .. i.; THE LATEST Wo Claim That CAMOLE JUNIPER Is the Most Wonderful FEMALE COMPOUND Kvcr Discovered, and we Ciiiirantee It to Cum Females who have silflnred for years with Female Complaints. PRICE $2.00. S lc 1 1)V f ill 1 ljji-tM. MAM'KAcrriinn nv CAMOLE JUNIPER CO. CAMOLE An Open Letter. To His Holiness the Pope of Home: Perhaps with all your great learning and position as the bend of the Itotnan Catholic church and large Information of govcrmental aflairs, you have failed to understand end appreciate tho mo tives of honest and good men in their actions singly, or when united in a society, especially if they happen to differ with vou on the edicts of .your church. You have seen proper of late Ui denounce a large and most worthy society known as Free Masons as un worthy of confidence, Inimical to good government and harmful to religion. Had such statements como from an Itrnoramus. one unlearned and of no consc(uencx'., they would not bo noticed; but when such statements ominato from tho head of a great church, whoso power Is assumed to be uriouaIod among men, whose learning Is un questioned, and whoso authority Is acknowledged by hm followers, It he- comes the duty of the friends and ad herents of Free Masonry to speak with no uncertain words. 1 write from an American standpoint, j and one of justice, truth and honor. Your denunciations fall before us and all intelligent people, here and In Fiirotsi, as the utterances of a foo.lsh man, because you do not know what you are talking about. Free Masonry, established upon the completion of Kolomon's Temple, and long before the Itotnan church or a pope was ever dreamed of, has lived and grown, and todav survives as one of the grandest and most Ismevolont and fraternal or ganizations known to tho world, it is a society existing in every community In Christendom, full of kindness, char ity and good deeds, looking after and assisting the needy men, widows and orphans. Homes have been established In many parts of the world by this fraternity for the benefit of the desti tute and helpless; and no man living poie, cardinal, bishop, priest, king, prince, rjueen, duke, dig'hess, president, governor, general, preacher, nor any other human creaturecan point to or produce a single Instance where this society has ever attempted to interfere with government, whatever Its form may !; any religion or church, what ever Its principles or practices, nor any business of anyone, In any way whatever. It is true that it is a secret organiza tion as to its passwords, signs and grips. It, could not exist if this were not the case. Put these do .ot concern any but those who know and use them. This society has made no attack on the church of Home; It has quietly pursued its course of Ismevoleiiee and charity in the midst of these assaults from your self and your aiders and als ttors In this country and elsewhere. Men have been saved from death bj the kindness and attention of these friends when stricken down by sickness, wounded in battles, or reduced by poverty, nay. more, s rsons of your own church in this great republic of ours have been assisted when your own people have failed to help them. We will continne in our course, your pro nunclainento to the contrary notwith standing. We know our pints are laudable, our deeds good, our pui Mcs noble and DISCOVERY. JUNIPER. praiseworthy. We arc not a religious society, but we practice many religious virtues, and wo will continue to grow and strengthen, whatever may bo said. lA't me inform you, my dear sir, that whatever power you may have and ex ercise In any government of Kuropo, Asia or Africa, your authority In thv United Ktates will not be heeded by tho free-born citizen; ami wo grant to your church the right to worship Cod In a manner to suit its membership, you, as Its head, cannot dictate a course of policy for our noble citizenship. We do not interfere with the secret societies of your church in this country, They have their meetings, have their parades, wear their uniforms, bavo their pass-words, etc,, but we let them alone, and will continue to do so until they attempt lo Interfere with us. In the United States of America we Intend all societies and religions to lie free, without a master or dictator Croon Clay Smith, In Maxonk Ilomi', Journal. The Result. We are inclined to the belief that tho premature publication of Pope lino's secret encyclical will h the moans of postponing the proposed attempt to take possession of this country. Tho secret has been discovered and the peo ple have lsen Informed as to the plans of the enemy. To attempt to carry out such a diabolical plot In the face of such publicity, anil such an awakening as has taken place among tho Ameri can sxiplo (luring the past year, would seem to Is) a foolish undertaking, and the Komish church is noted for being careful and cunning In most of Pa un dertakings. Had the plot been kept secret, itome might have made this government a good deal of trouble, might have crippled It for several months, but with the American people awake to their danger', and ready to lay down their lives In defense of their country and its cherished .principled and Institutions, she will have to meet "a fisi worthy of her stool," and such an one as she has never Is; fore attempted to combat. She should renieuilM'r that In this country she is not dealing with a people that has been subjected U a monarch, but with a free, people, who do not Is'lleve In one-man power, nor that "the church Is alxive the state," However, it would Is- weil for Prot estants to Isi on their guard, and set) that their houses are securely closed at night after July .'H, the ''Feast of Ignatius Iiyola," the time set for tho commencement of the extermination pns'ess, Iniil Aon rinui. USEFUL INFORM AT ON. Sill' (nn ynii o il mi- Hlii re I rim olituln n (lilplli'iiluist iiiiiil!iliis lliiil will nlvc a Imitii ii ii in t-r lit i'Ii nr. iiili'k copies from my onll miry i"'i in inf ' 'I iiui-t I"' rliinii'.r inul In iu r t Iiiiii l In- ' irniih" inul ' styles ' now In lln. iniirlo't. Vour Iriily, A. II. I'UAW 1 OKU. lH Mily Collector. "THE EXPRESS DUPLICATOR" Is tin. hiikI pi .i.'I ii iti nii. until Im your pur (hw; Is i reoliiiiii'iuli il as Hie liesl multiple I'tinvlntr device. 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