- r . . - + vr- , , r . _ . . . . . . . . . . s..wwn + A + . , . . . . F hl = . . - . . . . = 'r + , . ' " 'rwr-.g. Gn " ' - 'fM. " - + f , , I , ' , . . ' . T111 ( 4AiAHADAZL 1 BEE : SThTA Y J ITh 15. 1888.-T'wBI VT u ' PAGES. 7 ' E1I01S lt1Z ITiIE A > T = R00 1 j ' The M1d 5ummor Month Among the Secret Ordoro. I I ' T.i-iE MASONS OF NEBRASKA , . 1 _ The Order Itemtchlng Out Ofer the I i Stmtto-Thlrtcen Now Iii tIgeH , Clutrtered-Tho Supenie Chan- , cCllor-Iteports-GrlpNutcs. few I1fsonIC l.e llefl , 1 The Masonic order Is growing throughout tlno stub with mnrketi rnpidity , us wit bo ' seen by the following order , whilst has just lslued f ronl G l'anlt Master George Ii. Franeo. 'y YoftI , Nub , , July 8 , Grand Oftirors and 'm , 1V , 1L nud Brethren : I will constitutu your loge at S o'clock p , m.'as follows : Grnfto4 1 lodge No. .1 ; 2 , July 13 at Grafton , Fllmoo county ; Mason City lodge No. 170 , July 17 , & at Mason city Custer county ; Mermn lodgu , . No , 171.Tuly IT , nt Me'na , Cuatcr county ; # swottl lodgu No. 1117 , July : I , at Elwood , Gospev county : Culhertsmi lodge No , 174 , July , . , nt Cnlbcrtaon , Ililchcock county ; 1 Iobm't turns lodge No , lit , July at Stratton , ltitehcock county ; Baricston lodge No , lib , August 7 , at Ilaruuston , Gagu county ; q'omnIdo lodge No , 175 , August S , at Fllley , tinge c0u1thy ; p stie Tie lodge No. 1f l ) , August 13 , at 11ttr t nett , flludh on county ; Atklnsou lodge No. 161 , August 14 , at Atkinson , IIolt county ; Amity lodge Io. ii ; , August l0 , ut Hush. . vllic , Sheridan county. , nt if o'clock a , nt , ; + Ilny Springs lodge No , 177 , August 10 , at lhny Sprints , Sherldnn county , at. : h o'cloclc p. III. ; ( ilndstouo lodge No , I7fl , August. 21 , e at Ansley , Custur county , Isach order Is to have at lcaMt two past masters Pt cacut to as slst lu the constituting ceremonies. 'rho eider Is signed by George IL I'ra nick , grout a master , Secaotnry Bo vcii has heot huay during the pf5t week sending out chnrlotr for these nuw lodges , lIe will probably is. list In a uuurher of the oxcrcisu connected with instituting the lodges. OF luterest. to 7tnstuls. Clr rtes do Valols , says the Frcomaset , wns tlio forty.hlrst grnud uutster m 1 ll5. Ho was thu duke of Anguulouiu , a utttu , d son of Charles IS of l'ranco , born In U73. lie wits , ' dlstinguishcd at the battles of Arches and Iv y I1 5O0) ) with Ilenry IV of Navarre ; way ) ' COndemnca to hnurfsounient for life In 11)1)1 ) ) fora'lot against that king , and released nbout lie time lie w.u chosen grnud master. Ho ouencti the siege of Itochcllo in 10 )8 ) , and uoinutuudea there until thu arrival of the Icing , IIu dhsphlycd fdluesa and talent in d cA il nud military nlTtllrs , but was Itccusel of t behag devoid of prhlchlh. Ile dies In IGO. 1 In the cerenouho9 of the royal arch degree $ a the burning bush is represcuted. It wus oh I1 Mount Ilorub that the angel of the Lord ap 11 pcnred unto 1ioscs In a burning hush , not 0110 leaf of Whict ) wvs consumed. hero it swag that the unultertthlo manic , which syns never Imown nor heard of bofoto ( led told It to hoses , was revealed , ' ] 'his being the great source of true Slasonle light , turd the placu whence nil Pure blusonlc histructtons ; , ndght cuuutnte , cuninientntor3 also extract ) . frotu this that though the light of revelat loom m shines forever , it Is hover consumed , nud we , as Royal Arch ? IilSOil8 shonlti rouictn 1 her to kocp lire holy ilanu nfive--braving on , burning over , yet never coustnuhig. And further , ho immpecssed with the awful glory t of the itchy nnuio , teal pay It that revcreiice with which It was recelycd try our anclcut brethren , 'Thu prlcsts could hot miler the imousu of the Lord , for lima glory of cotl ; tilled ( time house , and they bmvetl down and ox. claluicd : IIu is good ; Ills mercy mtdnroth loreverl' * ' The tiuprcuiOChnncellor. / The following Interesting biography of the gentleman highest in runlc among nil the mombcrs of the Knights of Pythtias order In ? the lu11d , nppearOd fu the lust issue of the Pylhhut lcnight ; Gcncral Ward tvas barn in Newark , N. J , , Jauuary :0 : , 15'-4 be rccehved a common school educnlioa , anti ha the earlier years of his 11fu he lenrnal the busIness of the butter. Still , being endowed by nature with talents q a high , order , mid wonderful clergy mad h'l'c9 Of 41 rte rte , hu has achieved mui eml able reputation amongst the people , in the t various industrial Pursuits of life , for mtsi- ness tact amid sagucitym mad for the strictest futogdty. After attaining his nutjorlty tic tvlls elected tnammgor of several large and wealthy mmmufucturlig corpotatious , and Ind the Pleusurn of seeing theul prosper whilst under his control.'heq the tviu' broke out he entered the service , with the rnulc of csptnla. . Ho soot at. taiued the rate of brevet colonel , aua Was uftertvards couunlssloed brevet hrigudlcr general , conrphnuco with a sP0cin1 net of the legislature of NoW Jersey , bearing tutu IS73 , "fur long mind meritorious service In tho' National Guards , " Gmn ral seta d hilts been a muutbor of the "National CuardS" slncu IS41 , and ha continuous sor- vlee , except whilst engaged in the war for the union or sultering from wouudq received in the service. He was severely wooided at tine second Utihl Rut engagement , on August L'O , 1SU' . , having rcceivud three mnus- ket bulls iii the body-one in the left arm , . only In the right leg anti omo in the face. Isis left shoulder was so badly shuttered that in. was eompclled to 1)1153 the terrible ordeal of mnputation of hl9 left arm. Thu wound iii t the leg still causes him trouble at times , In time ymtr 1Sedi linvhag partially recovered iroumhls wouals lag was oleetel missistant ' city clerk , timid In lSli7 was promoted to tlm principal cloricshmp of Newark , timid at the chose of his atllci.l turin was ap ] xnntod posLnastor of the city bs Ce er t Giant , the thgmi president of thu United States , whichi Important and f lucrftiva oitlce lie still holds. Ile hits been elected ht ! silent of the board of nututgers of Fairmount cemetery treasurer of the Society for the Prevention of ( Jruclty to An. hauls , tail quurte mnastor general of the Cruuti Arumy of the Republic. His re muta ' tiou is not , confined to the arena of bushes 3 nuti war , but It the donnmi of fraternal su cictios ha is an nck11owledged lender , realm amid eNclunt. lie tram bravo i m- ous was it , nut Patriotic soldier nud officer et the touted field. IIu svus grnud chancellor of the grant 1 tir jurisdiction of New Jersey during the con tenidal year , mid represented his state fn tit a puprelgo lodge of the world In thmo year. ISTS,1x8) ) . 1SS anti in ISS4 , displaying excel Ind quahttes ng a legislator on time ihoor fu d In committees. Ito is a gentleman of tiu Persouul mappeu'auce , elegant social powers uI\uiys gedal courteous towards his cal : oaguesattractive Innuumer , nod grows ii esteem and favor upon uxteumlud acquaint ance. * itenleaabering ThOh Fnnndrr. Tire aicmorlul ; services of the A. 0 , U , W In d1oper of the founder of mho order , Fathe Upchurch , took place at the blusoniu.Teupl theater , Louisville , recently. The thoate was hung with mouraiimg , both within an ' without. The two largo pillars at the m r trance were draped with blaclt and whit o while the outside of the building , from tb roof ulutost to the sldewallc , was festoouie vIth streanurs of black. Inside , the baleen and its supOnrts were drii d with black an tvhito , with u lingo streanor of the lathe extemidlhg quite around the ball near tit . front the center of the auditorlu nt cuffing. t trcumcrs of black rrwliato free the collie to tlia tops of the windows. Th , privet boxes were covered with Qntbletns of sorro while f roe the center of the stage huge band of alternate black and white ran from lb renter ha every diroetlon , ha the eater h u auspmtdotl a large photograph of I'atlmQr U up i rhurei , "Father U ehureh , " as lea Is afYoetioaiita alluded to by the brothrmt of thud order , Wa a vorkln ; ; luau , lie wus u southerner birth , having been born in 1 'rmklln ; count , No tlmCarollna3larcltU , 19:0 , Ills dgnt occurred January 1S , 1SS7. During t' greater Part of his life ho was counett with railroads , first as a freight age5t at afterward as locomotive engineer ; cost mechanic ter supormmtenfmt. Ilorpent abe thirty years of hls life in one oy the other ttum two hater po5tttaus. i1'Iitio workbag f the ntlantltm . Grua Wcst mt tend at Meat t'tllc , Pa „ mil iSIIS , ho cei''utval the idea , orFniziug thosoclotyj and Instituted the fir to lgu or tho.7t o3 October of that yea with thirtceu noutucrs. Ills object was emftibllsh u soeIi which woultl be the uncut of prcvontingsttikcs by arbitrating betwcen cmnploVcrs ahd gtnploycsand to beefitthe working people 1p other sways. In 1STt ) hot ( ever , there tvtts h tilviMlou which lasted till 1573 , 'rho acecding Party paid more atten tton to tbp benellcinry feature than did Mr. Upchurch , and hmicrea9ed snore rapidly. In Jnnahry,1MT3 , a fusion tvn9 effected , ofd the two orders pure been as olme ever slimee. The supreme lodKo tvu9organized l'ebruwv 11 , 157J by the states of I'cnneylvnnia , Ohio and Icentuelty'h whug then about 1,400 uidtu hers ngainstaltXM1 how. S1n'ce the institution - tion of the ordcruoro , than t ; OOJO,000havo been paid out n9 the result of "I'atlec Up- church's" work , . history ol the Nev % Jcracy llotue , The president of the New Jcrsey haute a9soclation In a recent address , gars the following - lowing interesting history of the home : 'rho first movement wag made by Tlueo dore A. ] toss , at present grand secretary of the Sovereign Grand lodge , when le introduced - duced p resolution that a contntitteo of three be apimintcd to correspond with the several ledges in relutlott to the mutter , tend also to preptru plans for thu erection nud mmnute- nabco of a house. 't'his was in Noveuuber , 1571 'l'ime committee wn9 appointed and > ; 5OU wa3 soon contributed by the lodges. Five years later this ntouey vas mill refunded nud the sehiehie abumdoned. : A year later limo project tvims revived , amp ht 1577 the present situ \va9 rattled , The property was purr cha9ed itt 1539 H , 4,10 , hieing paid down. I'res idcut hlninuo { said ha had hoped that the bourn ec > uhd have bcel dedicated free from all debt ; hut , totwlthstaudlug streuuuous 0f0rts , they had failed to lift the debt entirely - tirely , Thley Iulhl time n99miimnce that If they Increased time fetid to $11'Ut4) ) this year a clti- zerm would endow the honer with ? 9,5111) ) , ' .And now , grand muster , " lie ionthmcd "this is the Pm00rty that the Odd Fellows ] Assoclatlon Iiouo presents to you , mud through you to the frmtermity ) of New Jersey. t1 o now ask you to urccht the suite Imttti to dedicate it as the Odd Fellows' haute of Now Jersey , fully boliuvlfg llhmt this House will prove f haven of test for nanny n worthy brother ; that it will Provo to ho it station on the railroad of lute where our brothers can eutor Cued wait for the Grand Cemduetor to comae mod escort theni into that grand lodge above , where lie svho rules all timings justly will he Grand Sire , " Th' limit ! lay's Work. At the lust day's sesset of the supreme bilge of time luctent Order of tJnlted W'ork- mc11 , iu Louisville , the supremee session re- eoasidm ed time report of the committee out n ipcals and grmevauces , whereby the appeal of w' . C. Flint , of this jurisdiction , relutlvo to the pay11ment of be ehlciury asses'utents front time general fund of the lodges , tafued , nud adopted met amendment to the report - port to the effect that Ono aetiof of the grata lodge of California is sustahmcd turd thin appeal - peal dismissed , 'l'imo supreme trustees were made a eouunitteo out tramspurttttfau , mad instructed - structed to mhleavnr to secure reduced rates for time members of the supreme largo to timid from sessions. After the I11smlbatlo11 of ofl- ( cm's by John Frizzell , P , S. U , W. C. M , fluster , S.l .1V , unuouncod time uppoint- uncu t of the following htanling cenntttee + : On Fin tuu e-Charles IIabst , of l'e0usyl vauia ; J. Edward hhu'tt , of bbassteimusetls ; std .I. R , Alille , of Ontario , On Lutes-John Frizzell , of ' 1'enuesseo : Alfred Orndorlf , of Illlnols , and J , 1V , Kins icy. 1\Iontm11a. \ On Statistics-1Villimtn : C , Richardsn , of Missouri. Representatives to the Fm-aterunl Congress -1l. Ii. Slmielda , of i + lissouri ; John .1 , Acker , of New Merit ; Samuel Eccles , Jr. , of blury- liumd , and 11'.f. Donnell , of Now York. At 5:1U : o'CiOOk'.lotduy fftm noan , uo . , , the .supremo lodge atlJourncd to meat tea lime city of Oumulun , Neb. , on the tlilrd 'Tuesday in June , iSJ'J. . I. To A + Inmit ihn Heys. AIr , J , Khmg In n , lengthy mmrHrlo in the Domilubon OJd Fellow , after ndvocutlug at souls leugtlm time tluestiun of tdnutti11e mama- bees into the order of Odd Fellows nt cightecu , gives the following us time reasons for has position on the subject : The grounds , briefly stated , mm zvbich such mum organization eomuneuds itself to my judg- nwnt are these : 1. Fromm sixtemt to twentyono years of ago constitute the most restless years tm u young man's life , : . Other organiratiamsappreciate this , and thosoyears ere seized upon-anti bonny who ought to ho with i us arc t wltIi thorn. J. 1'tcsu orgauizatiois are nmltiplyimg of eery bond , nud nro tulaug to thents9lves our young tea by the thousands before they m'u tweity. 4. Provision is made ht Odd Fellowship for every other class , except these , lmence : I'atrlmrchs blilitamt for amen of years , ahl Chevaliers fe mum of tillitarv tmste3 and do- sites , Daughters of llebelndm for our wives amid sister's , but nothing to attract and hole our boys dnrhmg tint mast Impressible years of their lives. Tlmh3 ought not so to be , 5 , The Mateheste' Unity Odd Fellows rnadu provisio11 for this years ego , n11dmigw marls tlmeir success ( Jourmual of I'roceodings , S , G , page IOTi)1) : "The Jnvendo hrauch nambers31,87i , * Of 27S151nitiated ( into time aManchoster Uinty ) 7:3 : Per emit we o wader twenty-five years of ago , " iehig in this way saved to Odd Fellowship. 't'his uiovommuont tins the hearty support of Callforula Odd Fellows , and it Is shicerely hoped lucre that tbo eighteen-year clause will soon be adapted. * 4' A lied Men's Decision. A decision by the suprmna court of the United Stato9 , which reversed the deci9iomt of tlm Immtlinna supreme court , fu it euso agmtiust the order of ilod Mmu , read very much us If it wouli ho uuprotiliblo to 01)1)050 the laws tutu deelsions of the order. Thu court says : "The decision in the tribunals 111 time order is hintiiug upon time courts of the state for these reasons : 'Theso are private bcneflchal instmtutlons , operatmng on time uiwubers ouly , who , for rcnsomsof iOllcy timid comvmdenco affecthig their welfara , tut ] , PerimIps : , their exl9tence , adopt laws for their govern11mnt , to be mh11lnhstcred by lheuiselves , to which t every person w ho joins themti tlssOnts. Thcy require time slarremmder of no right that et nuum may not wake , uud my obligator. ' Ott hIm 9nly so long na ho chooses to recognize their autimarity. Iii the present fhstminco thin party appears to have beta sub. leotod to time usual eout'sr , amid if the tribu- ual of his own choice bus decided nguhust him ho ought not to couqlaht. ) It svouid s vary macelu moor the u90fulmmess of such In. stitutions if they era to beimrrassed by potty sutt9 of thls kind , and this probably wag a 0 controilug cousldoralion ha deteruahdng the manner of 11ssosshmg bcacllts mitt passing n upon the conduct of the mambas , " Elks in Sesslon. During time pa9t week tit" delegates cam stltulhng tbo grand lodge of the llmevolen 6 and I'reteetivQ Orderof Elks svero hut session e In New lurk. The sossiou opened Tuesday with organization exorcises. Tuesday even - I ) r hag the delegates attended the various plane s d of amusement in the city. Wednesday' s session ivus opened nt 10 o'eocli ) in time uaonq lug by Chairman Leech , During the day oe there was met elaborate scheme presented b. d the Philadelphia lodge for the creatloui of a y supreme grand lodge. By this is nloaut that d time smaller lodges shall elect delegates to u r state conventk met or grand lodge , which shell ! n turn shed the delegates of the supreme o lodge , a wide divergence from the presua modo. Time ail hn ) ortat fetituro of th 9 g yours conventlon wrill be mho bringing up a t 9 ttto migratory sohtens , or.plam forr itoldht g the convention at u ditToreumt pluco each year s' 'Phis Is time burning iiuestlon with the west j la era members , anti the wlre pullhmg for , oto s o on the scheme will onlyy ho exeoe . . . by th o s workora connected with tie. various palitl p cal mmwlminos lheso t , ; .ncluhu , that it 19 na him r to mutlro tin' 7 , jeuuoy eastward ercr y ly year , autl v ; ii make u strong light to Carr Y a tteir 'Point ' , heretofore time delegates from by New York , Penas.ylvunia and other Caster n 1 states hwe bomu abie to nip In thdp bud any tt thtumg looking to the migratory Idea outlined * mo 4 al Idellot mans AIrowed. ad' Rc110f lanai as allowed by time board of tit t Amer'an Legion of Honor from January of to July 1 are us follows ; Arkansas , 7 svgs : } s ) $140 ; California , 59 weeks , $ dlS ; Counccth f cut , 12 weots , ; : .I ; District of Columbia , h at weeks,01 , Oeargia , l9 weeks , $35O ; lllinoi s r : S weeks , $31 : ; Loulsltuta , 11 weeks , 3110 , l0 Massachusetts , 195'weohs , Eh,501 ; Dtaryland u 5 works'S7ts ) ; Maine , 17 weeks , tjr:1S ; Mis . i . - a ' ; LOUANTITiES TALK' ' A GRAND SA TuFOR MONDAY , TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Great Unloading Sale , in ts only , at one-fifth to one-half value. We shall sell the goods advertised , , , , here only in the quantity we game below. 12 Yards of zephyr Qlilgolc lll For SL4G Worth 25c a Yard 10 Yards of LACE Fm' 8c0 3F Yard Wide. 10 Yards of All Wool Fo S3i Worth 75c a Yard. Eves a Y1 niachasei o oi' one of the above ban o p , aids will receive an ele g , milt Screw Lead Pencil .with gill Ti P ' r Stationers retail them at 25c. MAIL , ORDERS RECEIVE CAREFUL ATTENTION. i ' 5I5TOU6 . sisshppl , 10 weeks , .00 : Missouri , 3 : weeks , S':8 ; North Carolina , 15 weeks , = .50 ; New llmnnpshhre. 3 weeks , 560 : New Jursoy , 37 weeks , , UU ; Now York , 157 weeks , ( ; 1x03 ; Ohio , at : vcoks , 37,3 : ; Pemntnylvmmia , weeks , 'J,30 ; ; South Curoliua , 3 weeks , -ti ; ' 1'eutcsset , 4 weeks , S1S ; Tcxas.S wrecksGt ; Virginia , 41 weeks Slot ; Ccrnmont3 , tvicehs , $1C0 ; tl . cst Vlrgum a , 10 w crlts , 011 ; Rileum. sin , : u weeks , : IOU , 'lbtai , 1,101 weeks , St 1S'J : , * * * A General's SProcmlm. One of the brightest thouglut9 over utteroti iu rcgmtrd to i.hr omry was by Coneral Lafayette - fayette , when welcomed by time lOdgeof Free 1tlusoms at Predurlcksbuag , l'a. , In 1S44 , as he responded to the address of the worshipful master in those words : "J1y dear sir , aml you , nay brethren : The Plousttre 1 feel lit our fraternal meetings camitot but be enhanced - hanced of this occasion by the consideration that hi this city time first lessons of chddlood iii this lodge , time dust lights of M soury , were conferred upon the utnn was first in till our hearts , him Musoty lie was our brother , hen matters of state he was our father. I shall be happy , sir , to mice my minute umited with those respected manes , most dour to my heart , that you have just mentioned. Ana I beg you all , may brethren to necept nay nltec- tionato thanbts for the furor you have con. ferret upon 1110 , amid which you , dear sir , bavo bean pleased so kludly to anuouttcol' * iteeertt Death irPSSes. The supreme lodge , Inights of Honor , has levied assessments 230 eta :131 : ( utlv0neq 939 mind :38) ) , dntoi July 3 , on deaths 1,013 to 1lOs iuulusivo , n total of 110 losses , The losses mire apportioned as follows : New York :0 , Texas 13 , Peuusylvauiu S , 'Tennessee ahd Massachusetts 7 each , Mis- sour ] , Kentucky std Virginia U each , Ar- lcausas mind New Jct 3oy 5 each , Jllluois , South Curoliua nud Alubama 4 oaeh , lndi aua timid Ohio 3 etch , Comoctleut , Georgia , 1Viseousiit find bti55issippi ti each , lull blame , Iansas , Nebraska , Iowa , Rhodu lsla11d , Col- orndo and Louislana 1 eaach , All of the losses are full r.tto claims , nece'isitathig the lim3 nloit of time sum of to hemie- ilciarles of elloctio iron this en1L 'Phis levy will C. my deaths reported on the call to Jumo 141nat mind will become deliuiquomit by members to Ilnaneinl reports on July 81 rioxt to the dnto of 11mkhmig this cell : this ordm has paid to bmroliclurios time sum of S'-4O23S15.04. * A Otlielal Order. Grand Sire John IL White , in an oflicml circular addressed to time ( ; rmunl officers of the various state jurisdietious of life I , 0 , 0 , F. , ultder dnto of Albion , N. Y „ Juno 30th , requests a list of time names of nil Past gruhl representatives who hmvo died suico time issuing - suing of time last luoutoriul day proclamation , with their ago , date of birth mid jurisdiction they represented , in order that It may be Printed in the jour11ul. lie also desires in- forumtfou ms to location , cost and clpuipment ofull , Odd Fellows' . home , orphans fylu11ms , schools , etc , , completed , comtnencod or coma- Plated since the session of time sovoroigmi grand lodge at Boston hr 1SSO , also the loco- lion , etc. , of all hulls amid lodge rooms can neuced , completed or dedicated duce the thno specified , In order that u gonerut state. utmut'of time condition of property of time or. der , it the ubovq'respects , utty ho mnado t , accoulPauy hits forthcomhug unnuuh rort , * * A 1To 7i of itottel : ' An ogfrlgtlet bas been , perfected anti will 1o known as the Masonic hoard of Ito- lief of Chicago , Its members to be composed of the htasters and wardens of'overy duly constituted lodge wtthtrt the territorial limit ' of Cook county , togathor with tkp M. W. t grand master of Masons of Illinois , anti the district deputies of Cook county lodgbs , Time board will hold ltd annual mcothng In Nov ember of each year , std quarterly meet- . 'logs in the months of February , May anti August ofeaclm , year , sad s'ocial ' nieotings rn.tho ilscretton of the president at request of tlmQ representation of 1fyc lodges. The conduct of the affair uevotvos on twelve o ' trustees , wpm' are st.loll the executive dent- 1 nlttco ( no two members of Which shall be. , ' ] dug , to the sanmo lodge ) , and who are re- , , qulred to hold ono' regular meeting every B ntontir , and at such otlor times as may suit tbelrcowenlcneo , , ' , ; . , -Omchut * Ilitai ; ' At the lrlenniul conclavo' of the Grand' Encampment of ICnlglmts Templar of 'tho Y 17r Yards of FINS IMPORTED WHITE GOODS For $199 Worth 40c a Yard. 8 Yards of 48 Inch HENRI [ 'TA ' For $ T.92 Worth $2 Yd. In black and colors. 8 Yards of 50c Silk RvchTD For 990 ! Just Think of it. $4 worth of goods for 99c . . 0L6 r Ummited Stae's ? of'Anmcrica ' , held lu the city of St. Louis oh the itla day of September , ISSO , the ritual then and there adopted , Nuys do , 1lnltinmoro Telegrnnt , tvmts declared to be the duly uutltorized ritual to ho used iii , conferring - ring the otdm 3Jo ( time Red Cross anti Knight ' Tcnmplar w Ithil ; tltc jurisdiction of said gruul encampntout , and it was declared that the order adopting the suno should take otTect frro11t and after time first tiny of April , 1537. IVlth'this declnratiom the grnntt con11umndem _ ' of Iowa bus promptly refused to comply , and in comscquc11ce M. E. Grand Master Iootute has pronounced said grtutd ceumaudery ht robehliouaud by procinnmtiom hums iutcrdictca till'1'omigdur intercourse bettveca said grand conuntuidem ' mra mill Sir Knights in Its obcdi- euee , anti the loyal Inights 'regtplar of the United States , * * * The hank 01' Sir Knight. Omaha Dtvisioa No. 1 , Knlghts of Pythias , It tlmolr roozti , next Monday night , will cou- Ilrnm time male of str knight , and hus'ito all their brethren In time city amid all sir knights to bu presmtt at the coutirmuutiat exercised. Captain llmvard. while ba Cincluuati ntteumd- hag time umcethtg of that order , nttmtuod a coutirmatiou coulucted by time chief ollicers of time lotlgo maid saw the sigmtificauco of time conllrmation exercises when properly con- ducted. At the meeting to-narrow eight the exercises tvlil be conducted after the order of time Chiclu11nti meeting mid twill bo specially interesting and attrnctlve. On ae- cnuut of this special feoturo tile imivitmitiomi has heen cxtcudcd to all time sir knights ; h the city. * fir ] lad Mecum Divorced , A most inqo'tu11t judmciil decision was rendered recently by , indgu Eh9c liawcp , In the mrctdt court at Chicago. A uimnbcr of otoof the secret mutututI'bcumehit : associations bath insured his life for his tvtfe , giving her none its time benufiohury ha the amnoummt of x9,000 , lie subscqucutly procured f divorce iron bps t rife fet lien 11nuntttl misconduct , but liti did not chnngu the certificate of in- surmce to hoe bth tlf : ftm his death too i.ucicty refused to pay ] ter the mautoutt of limo Policy of time ground that before his dentlr she lad ceased to ho his wife , and that after death she w'as neither his vmdov nor his heir. Judge IImaw es dct lded , et these grounds , that the divorced wife wits not entltlud to may of hits insurance ; and by his precedent indicates that gnmss wmdotvs get no husuruucc. * * * An Ollhelnl Circular. G , C. Anson S , Moab , of thu Knights of Pythias , hums Issued ids fifthm ultlcial circular , Instructing till subordinate lodges relutivu to hmakmg put reports filth forwa'diug the per capita tax , eta If it ho status that the buss. ness of the grand lodge of New York will be takemt up at 10o'cloek , a , nt , , Tuesday , July 31 , hum time Casino dolt en biarket street , Poughkcepste. The hardqu0rtcrs of the grnud lodge will be at the Nelsem house , and those of time utfifornm rank at time Morg an bouso , Mud'strcot. * * * Iiodgo inshualftlol. 1Coystonalode ) No. Us5 , I. 0 , 0. F , , last Tuesday nlRhtJnsrieti , thofollowiugofllcers for the r * i ti tern : William Sherman IraQeotg9' ; ' ' lcshrodiLJ.Itessluger ; , secretary ; A.1'lurisejl , vvuedou ; E , S , Flmizg , conlactoril11. ; Shultz , 0. G. ; P. hluusen , J. G. ; J.'J.'Ju4hn , R. S. W. G. ; A. Thuhcro- fus , L , S. N. pl. ; F , 'rowers , If. S. S. ; F , Goldner , Jt.S. S , ; George Bohuo , 11 , S.V , G , ; S , A. Somem soul I. S. V. G. c' ) m t Orip Notes. The order of Forroiters has paid 1,359 death clalni ; npmougting to $ : ,77,403:3 ; liil disability clalmsunouotiug to $173,500 ; total , S'J47,901.:5 , The Odd Follows of Ilartford , Conn „ out ttt 10th ult. , decorated time ; , roves of do. ceased members of time order in the various local cemeteries. Fortyslx lodges of the Aacieut Order of United Workmen ht I'onnsylvalia humvo libraries aggregating 8,7UJ , volumes , and valued at $3,918.07 , ; Them are how 700 sections , Itnfghts of Pytldn9 , fifty-four of tvhch ; were Instituted during time year , and the hntount of endowment - ment in force is $ 7S3OOU ; To December hl. 1837 , there have beef 37,1115 ; iultiations In. .thc Inights of Pythias apt 13,71x ) suspcgded , and with a hteuber. ehlln at that djslo of ° US,41O. ' Ope liumidred ) anti thlrtg'ono lodges of the Agcieut Order of United \Varkmcn'la Path. 20 Yards of Best Calico For 99c. Worth 8c Yard 10 Yds Double Width DressGoods for 99c Worth 25c Yard Two Suits of Man's L 'rench Hnl- Ut'Iflgtln UDderear For $ L89 . 4 pcs , each worth $ l. For $1.89 i4 sytvmnla expeuled ? 17,0.5.01 for sick benefits and cbarty during lust ymtr. Two hundred and eighty-six thmousaumd lnrs tv.ms paid by time Ancimit Order of Uulted \Vorkhtmm to wldotvs amid orphans It Illinois from February 1 , 1ST , to April , 1SS. The bauncr lotige of time order , Aucleut Order of Uuitcd ltorkmc11 , ms now hum 1)u- troit and time recorder is the grmumd monster lVorknuut of Jlichignn , Henjani11 F , Gcigeo. Numcreus pramiaent brethren of time Odd Fellow.s of t. 'lu eInail Ohio , nmmounco their iutentioa of nttendtug the nanmmou sesslem of time Sovereign Gratin lodge at Los Allgoles lmm Sente11bor. Tl1e corner stone of the mittsbranclm nnr tnmd school at Chico wus laid with binsoiu orders recently by ( Iruud Master Itucher , as- suited by other gra11d ollicers. A hue parade wus also had. Ohio , several years ago , voted G,000 to es- htbiisim it imomtme fom' indigent Odd Fellows , hat has ne'or yet found occasion to use the amo11ry , It Is supposed titoy have no Odd Fchlow s mccdhug a hound. Of ninety-seven represemtativo3 at time supreme nntsstoi , ICnights of Pythias , in Cur chnnmtti , fifty are married , seven single , three widowers mad time domestic eoutiitiat of the bilauce , thb tysuven. Is not reported. The beauties of "incorporation" have been so fully uxemnpIllea ) in the Iowa case in the A , 0. U. W. , nud in time Breckenridge mutter is the ic. of hi. , that it should scent singular to find a si"gbe iudividumtl 1n furor of it , The Immdependet Order of Forresters , which has hind such success ha organizing both hue mad in South Ommthn , will close their charter list nt 13151)odge street Monday - day oveniug , at 5:31) : p. m. The chnrtor fco h9 smuidh for such a grand order mrs it is. 'l'imo grand lodge of A. I' , & A , M. , of Eng- lanml has imotv't IPI lodges ea its roll , of Scot- lahl i:1T : , of lroland 391 , of Prance 2U7 , of Geruunmy 378 , of Sp.thm 303 , of ituly 15th , of ltounnmin , it : , of Belgium 1G , of Ssvedeu mad Noway 37 , of I'orttmgnl IS , of Turkey 1' . 1t the cahi11et meeting of the National .union for Juan the subject of inn increase um the nmmnbe sltip mill along time hoe was eelly discussed , aua the determination ox- prussetl to pimp o lliineis iu time lead in thus re- 51)001 before the umeethug of the saute , Past Gm-mind Master fhviunom' of time I. O 0 , F , has credited to his 11unmo time o0'erhng of more resolutiots mouth motmots it the critiv grand lodge , during his years of service - vice It that body , that any other fmmn during the seine space of tluue , 'limo grand lodge 9f thoorde' of Masons of tr elaud , of which the duke of Abercoi is gramil master , amid It , 1V. Skeletot , Q , C , , deputy grand caster , has now ; ITU lodges on the roll , while time grmuul royal arch chapter of Ireland Imms 117 clmunlors on its moll , Judgu 'row'nshel bchmg oat time head of the royal uncut muIt. The stmpremo Lend of time lodge of time Auwrletmn Legion of Homier is a ummemnber of the Grumd Divismemt of llussachusetss , anal time natiomal scribe is from that of Nova Seotlu , It looks mtt presort as if the orlorof thhmgs would be reversed , as Nova Scotia has n candidito for time ltglmost o01cu , and duty seems to call a favorite son of binssmm eittsotts ) to till the position of most worthy scribe. Time rovlsed ritual of the Order of lima Goldmm Cross Is now ready aid will be do. ilvered to time contnaulerles it the low price of per sot of six books. 'rho three der grew uro retnluod , but the text has beau carefully revised. Orders should ho set with the cash to W , If. Cooper , Knoxville ' 1'mm. Tito tonunandorics Ia No' Euglaml tvlll be sup'uliotl ' from Ibostou , but time order mast go to Knoxvdl0. Time committee on laws of time suprempo council of the Royal League , coulslsthug of Francis Squair , Prank S , 11 right mad 1) , II , Koehcrsnerger , lmavo arrungcd a plan that is expected to prove very ttatisfuctory to the order Iii time matterof supervising council by lftva. The committee is to meet monthly our the third Thursday of each mouth at asp , n1. , at the oflco of 'tho supremno scribe , roan 401 Chicago opera ) louse building , whore tlmoy will reeivu all communications , amohdinents , otc. , and act upon time sumac. The grand lodge I. 0. 0 , F , , of Oregon , at Its acssioa hold I May last , passed f roso- lutlot oxtendbig u cordial invitation to time oficors anti inembers of time soveroigu griind lodge , with their families , hp visit thmmt surms- diction eithoron conmin g to or returmaing ( coin 'time session of tlm m raitdsoverei , tm laid lodge , nud ap1)oidted n receptlop Cotnuilttoo of tsyen tyono mmnbers of lodges located along the route. Tldsresolutlpn , has been undo pehlie in it clrcular-lottcr issued by grand Secretary Theodore A.Iossdotal at Columbus , 0. , and add essel to the gticere and grand rep. resentatIves , According to'tlmo 'supremo keeper of reu ords and seals of than' fortysovcu J4i'lsdlc , . . . " . / ! \ 16 Yards of BEST SCRIM For 99e , wort 15c Yard 6 Pair of French Lisle Hose , For $2,89. Reduced from $ I pair. Navy Blue Zephyr Ggharn 15 Yards ( or 98c WOrth 20c Yard j- ' )5I5cDQu& ) . t ions of time ICniglts of Pv'tbias , fo'ty-four show a gaht-Oregoum , no gain or loss tutd 1)elutvure n loss of tw ertty-live amid North Caroliiu a loss of titrtytwo. a net gain for time year of : ' 9'2 lodges , amid'33,0CI mimcnmbers , a total uieunbcrslilp to-day of about ssO,000. Under time coustittmtlon only eight jurisdictions - tions minutia timer report in the specifled tile , aul If the law were c11forced time supreuno body would iuuvo hind to adjourn for want of a quorum-llaltiumore'1'elegraut , Supreme Reporte 11 , F. Nelson , of time Knights of lloumor , antoumiees the following gains of umo11be shlp in time Jurlsdletious muuted for the week ending Jttuu ° 3 , last : Arlcansmms 7 , California l ; , Counectlcut 5 , Florida J , Georgia J , iluois ) ( hi , Indiana 4 , Eammsas : , Kentucky 19 , Lemisiammmm 5 , bhtssa chusetts'J , Mlcldgmn J , Miuuosott : , Missls 511)P1 ill , Missouri 4. New Jersey 0 , Now York 2t , North Carolina 1 , Ohio 7 , Pennsyl- vunia 5 , Ithode Islmutth 1 , South Curalina 3 , Teuussee : is , Texas 05 , Vernmont 1. Total , ° , 7. Massachusetts has , pe bnps time largest average mcuibersltlp of Odd Follows to time lodge of many state ! n time edam , Souio of the larger tire : Ihty State of Lima loads oft with 095 members ; llosvurd of Chndeston 0011105 noxtwith 6'hS ; Hunlter ITlhlof Churles- toe has 410 ; Ilampmemm of Springguld has lit ) ! ; Do Soto of time sutmie city has 5138 ; Qult sigatnoud of Worcester has 514. Severn ] other lodges have over four hundred alga. hers , At present the Odd Fellows of Mass- ncimusctts are eujoyhig a season of prosper- ity. They note have 35,000 members iii that state , and before the close of the year expect pect to add a tltousaud more. OIIU1tCll NOTES. During this mouth nud August time religious of Creighton college will ho engaged In gtviug retrcmtts. ' 1'Imoh places svhl be toum- l orardy filled by visiting ciergymom , 11ev. Edwnrd.1. Glcaseu , S. J. , of Milwamm kee , will ho at Creighton college tluriug , fuly nut August. Fathers Dowling , S , .1 „ ante Shryer , S. .T.4 will be there during most of the sucntlmr , Fatima Ililiman , S , J , , trill be absent durutg July. I"uthors Rigge , S , J , , and O'lllltra , S. J. , twill be away front the City until the nmiddlo of ; august. The 11ow nrgm of St. John's collegiate church is expected itar t ' , w 1tldn tlmrco is 'colts , 1t will cost SJOhQ , wlmnui p1uced in position , T h7 Allan tires far received free all sources for tlmq organ fund is $ lUd7 , 11ev.1Villian It. Ilenderson has gone for a brof ; visit to Iausas City. The 1Vuinut 11111 church humid its eenuiun. ion mad received nine umemhcrs last Sunday. Tiis clnuuim is havlumg uxeellent utteimdtnmco , mad is utklumg substuntlal progress. At the lust adjounueti meeting of thin pros- hyterv of Onatima , him the 1'irst church , time p.tstoral rehtinn botw een Rev. Dr. linrsim amt the Ilelluvue churchu wag dlssolyeli , Re , 1t , L. Whwhor was received trout the bytcry of Nlobraru 1ev. Jolum Gordon of time W'ostminstor church will take his vacutlo11 In August. Knox church has discarded tcimool doska hut their uudicnee roost for chairs , On ) mist Suiioay Sabbath school grow to au nUod allce of 10 $ , St. Andrews Iirothrhmood in Omaha Is lnnlung for mmei-wlth much interest to the visit of Wi It. Sitrlbug , of Chicago , the president of the brotherhood council of time United Stmtcs , which will occur Sahmrtiay and Sunday , the :1st maid 2d Inst. 'Thera tvlll be a receltiem tendered Imhu Sattmrduy ovonlug ut whlclm all time brotherhood chnp- tees arc expected to ho Itrusett , and a unio" meeting at'11 initycathedral Stuidmiyevcu- Ing' , to which all young naen tire invited. All time old otllcors of time Southwest Semi- day school imve been re-elected. Mr. Dramniohl declining to act as supenlntend- emmt necessitated the election of Alford U. DcLoug. 'rime latter wus formerly suporimi temdcut at Mnplotou , hm. A new Gornun Hnptist cemrregation has bran organized him time city , nud is now holding - ing mcctiags , cvory Sunday , ht the .emit gtroct nmisslol school. It is under the loutdpr- ship of Rev. II. G. Carstyns , who caume horu four wrecks ago from Deulon , ; rex. The society - ciety intends soon to build a now church on the cnrncr of Seward amid 'r'wentysixtlm streets ' 'houlta at S. John's , collegiate clmurch , udjoinlugcreightton college , hu1 received thu addition of tsvo pauulh rising from limo past and ? vest.pides , They urd ureording to time smmmo artjstlcal drslgns as the other patrols mml huwe been cwmstrueteml to lmurnionlze ht oxeryr therewith. Thu cptit is $1,000 and is i11uludc0 In the { mlft of thugrand , altar urucleti by thu Ilofr. Jahu k ' McShane hi honor of. Ws deceased sylfo. ' That \Vmilnut 11111 is b m-oligious conrnunity of the pronounced order cia , be cadged by the admber o1 church societies there organ. + + awlt 5 Yards of Table Linen I. For $ I78 o 1. . Worth GOC Yard. 12 Yards of - . kliia Linen For 89c , . Worth 20c Yard. 1kieii , , AE O-Fourth Actual Cost j , p WT fIN 5I5QU6L5. I ized. The Chrtstlmn congregation snmceeded In erecting time first church buildhmg some yours ago. Thou the Presbyterlmums secured irooms for service. ' 1mhs demouiuation is now him n vmy tlotu'ishhmg eouditon ( murder the ° chuu gc of time Iles' . Dr , . The Episcopalinus hold regular servccs nud will soon erect u building for chtu ch purposes. At presmlt meetbugs are held at time residence of Messrs. John Fiela mud Joh11 Epeueter. ' ' 'toy aru conducted by Itev. Jolum 11'illimms of St , llarnnbas. The Catholics , a1thou6 Im in the very shade of the episcopal residence , have erected an elegant little church an ilumlltou avenue. It will be ready for occupancy in n short thine mina will nicettime religious desires of a numbo of these belonging to tlmo Cmtholie denomination who reside amt Walnut Hill mul vclnity ( , 'l'ime first D.itmisim timid NOrwegiami Methiollist Episcopal church of Omnnlma will be dedicated about time Ilrst of August. Time Castcllar street church has been of- feed a lot en wlulclm to build a Sunday solmool , ht n vlchdty about one tulle mind a half south ; of time church. Time prospects are that the buildhmg vhll be erected , The South Temtth street Methodist church lnisslolm , Leaveitworth maid Fifth streets , un- dcr.Tolui Coutsts e lb , for thonccomtnodatiou of llolfenimns , pollens , Gortnaus and Danes has as etdorsenmmt of elglnty uantes. Mr , W , G. Albright leas given two lots fern n church site in Albrlglit's choice , , Theo are third German , two Scandinavian nud one colored Methodist church fa the city. city.A A move is on foot to give ? lisho P t'owntan ' ' tire novly apIiohited blshlOi of I' brasl a a grand receptiiou when ho comes to this lily. South Omaha has commencedgradinFand ralsing funds for a 14,000 Methodist' ' church. l1ev. 0. bi. Brown , tbu pastor , breachoy at Ihuwcout Park M , E , churcht tomorrow at 11 n , m , Ind 8 P. m , Summdtsyschool at r0:30 : U. nt. , mad young la ope's ) meeting at 7:15. Atthe Seward Street M. E. church Roy. Chtrles : 1V. Savidgu tt'ill prmmclt anuti hawo as his subject Smthbnthi niorning , "The Prayer of bloses , t Sabbath evening , Dangerib , nnsu ) At Beta Edcn liupttst church , Park avento aid Lcavomvo'th , time Y. I . S. C , E. nteetnig twill be held Monday evening at 8 O'clock. At hmmuimnutQl Baptist , 2108 I3uundorA'btreet , Rev , \V.1'ostor's tlmemne ha time morhdna is ' 1Vhmt Value to Us is the 0Id Tcstanmentl" In time uvemmiug will be tlw first of u series often ton umiiiute sormaous to ho delivered ou Suu- day evenings though July turd August. Evrnigg services will beghm at S o'clock , wlll bu forty minutes long. 1 ] memo next Sunday oVUnhmg : "lima Hrokei Idol"'l 'l At limo First Baptist church , corner of FIt teeth and Davmmport streets , the Rove A. 'ti. Lanmr's morilng the11p will ho 'Tlmo Resurrection of Christ-m typo and pledge of ours , " Evmiiag thumb : "Half cooked Cakes , " .It time South Tenth Street Mgthodist church time morning ( IUJQ : ) . ubjeet lit "God's Presence. " L'V2"in6 subject : "Intldellty anti Juudcls. " At the FI st Christian church 'the mnorning subject is " 7'ho Story of .lesus , " 'Evouing : ' , "The 1Vuy to Bo Ihappy. " All seats free. ' The Roy. Alonzo Rogers will preach at the St , Mary's Avenue Congregational church at io,3u , a , in. No evening service , ltovs , W. J. Palm nud J. Al.Vllson lux. eituugn pulpits In time tme'ning , as also Revs. John Gordan and I'mmul Martin , Rev , A. IC , Iharshf w mll preach met the first t Presbyterian church , 11ev.1).11 , Kerr , 'utstor ' of time Southwest i Presbyterian clmectt will tutee us , the it sect of Iis ; discourse Sfhbmttm muornln , " , Vhuo t are Relatives of thin 1iugt" Evening ser- vici'sat S o'clock. Subject : "Clmristlanity i' Wonderfully 'I'rlum'dmnt ' , " Seats are free ' e and Strangers especially t11vited. 7'rmnity M. E cmu cjt will hold Its firs' ser vice It the nov church buildhmg , corner ' ' 1'svemtytlrst and L'Imuuy sti'eots , to nmorrow. Morning service at 1030 ; , Sunday Sclmool at : :3n : p , m. No sorviam bin the evening' All mire curdiully Jnylteti to be Present. Alfred II , Ilenry. Pastor Lainar , will illlhls , pull lbat time FIrsr Baptist church both .nmornimg nud , oveniug tomorrow' . In the morning hue will J prettch upon''Tho Ito9urrection of Christ , " uml at tmlght will dmseues " jialf Cooked Ctmkes , " Ngxt'Sunday ulghtlie will finish , 'up clrrstjun ; 5019000 bya diseussIQmm of itS , hpalhu clums ) ; ; ' A man'witlt : tw o dozen'ulidses onml as mean wives .has. been captured'.Ip Chmcstiuot lie nlught cprty rib ) mltt' blgumous IlractlcFS In other cities , , hutwhere divorccs tire so Au9y 'to fat , we gan't tltTord to euc0urago tills IQr6 of titlugy . . , ml