THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SIrNIAY ) AUGUSTO , 1801-STXTEEN PAGES.
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROOM.
The PormaUcn of a Second Masonic Grand
Lodge in Ohio.
ILLINOIS MASONS AND THE V/ORLD'S / ' FAIR.
Corncr-Stoiio Imyinunt. South Omnlin
The ColortMl 3Inm nn to Moot In
Omnlin Another Violation
of I'ytlilmt Ijiiw.
COI.UMIII , " " , O. , Atiff. n. ( Special to THE
BF.K. ] The nnclont nnd honorable Masonic
fraternity of Ohio Is In a poiltlon now to at
tract attention from nil the world. The
order la severed In twain , with two grand
lodges In the liuckoyo statt ) contending for
supremacy , nnd the outcome of the future
cannot bo foretold. The causes loading up
to this dcptorablu condition of alTuirswhich
1.1 to bo regretted by all true Miutor Masons ,
can bo traced directly to the attitude of the
old grand ledge In the war of the Scottish
rltos , which has boon waged rcloiilloisly In
Ohio for inp.ut six years. Thn contdndlng
riles are the United States jurisdiction ( com
monly allied the Cerno.iu rlto ) and the
Northern Jurisdiction ,
] ) y action of the grand lodge nil member ?
of the United MUto.s jurisdiction worn placed
under a ban anil oil lets wore Mined by the
grand master commanding all blue lodiro
members to withdraw from the Scottish rlto
bodies , under penalty of expulsion. Charges
were made a-rnlnst members who refused to
comply with those commands , and the courts
wcro appealed to. Not a slnglo member has
been oxpclloil , but these nuts culminated In
the formation of u now grand lodgu which
received I Us charter from the state on JulyS'J ,
The Immuillatu cause for this action Is
found In district meeting called a few
months nijo bv the lecturer for the district ,
comprising all the lodges In this vicinity , for
Instructions. Kueh inombor of the order
present , wan required to taku a test oath In
which ho was tnadn to aflirm that ho did not
belong to the United States Jurisdiction Scot
tish rito. Among these wno attended the
mooting for Instructions was Urothur Daniel
\V. Wright , worshipful muster of Now Eng
land ledge No.I. . located at Worlhlngton.
Ifo refused to take the test oath , and after
ward the newly engrailed clause of the Ma
sonic law wu.s sent to him In printed form ,
accompanied by nn order from the grand
master directing him to sign It , nnd admonishing
ishing nini that unless this was done he
would bo deposed nnd expelled. The lodge
stood by the worshipful master , and passed a
resolution withdrawing from the grand
led e. There were only two or three dissent
ing votes , nnd the lodge , one of the oldest in
the state , and which assisted in tno formation
of the old grand lodge , refused to surrender
Its charter to the grand master. The lodge
continued to conlor degrees and have intro
duced many neophltos to the mystery of the
craft. Other lodges , which had been broken
up through the action of the erand body , re
organized , and Joined witli New KngUud In
forming the now grand ledge , juat Incorpo
rated.
The new grand ledge , while owing its ex
istence to the Scottish rlto differences and
the attitude of the old grand lodge In thu
controversy , is not a United States Jurisdic
tion body , as will be seen by the following
oftlcial statement given out. by DauiolV. .
Wright , Who was duly elected nnd installed
as the grand master of the now ledge , in
which It is made plain that their object Is to
preserve the ancient usages of Freemasonry :
"For more than seventyvo ! yours anterior
to 1835 , the craft in Ohio , as represented by
the grand ledge , refused to recognize or take
cognizance of any other degrees in Masonry ,
wisely holding that ancient craft Masonry
consists of tlio thrco degrees only , and that it
had no more power or Jurisdiction over any
of Its members professing the so-called higher
degrees than over thu conscience , religion or
politics of its members. In the year 1815 the
crand lodge , at its annual communication ,
declared that the .subject of the higher de
grees of Masonry wus not 'a. proper subject
for this ledge to net on , ' and again in 1833 ,
upon the same subject , the grand lodgn de
clared as follows : 'Tho members of this
grand ledge are Ancient Master Masons only
nnd therefore know nothiny about the law
fyn'oruing chapters In the expulsion of mem
bers , nor do they know anything about the
degrees or mode of conferring thorn If they
have any. '
"Prior to 1833 , there were two rival bodies
In this state , each claiming sole authority to
confer the degrees of the Ancient nnd Ac
cepted Scottish rite in Ohio. Neither of
these bodies was in any way connected with
Auclont Craft Masonry , but each claimed to
bo legitimate and denounced ttio other as
clandestine. Prior to 18S5 , the Masoulu fra
ternity of Ohio wisely fornboro to identify
Itself with either of these factions and
refused to recognize either in any way. In
1885 , a conspiracy was entered into and car
ried out by certain members of one of these
factions known as the Northern jurisdiction ,
oy which ttiuy obtained control of the offices
of the grand ledge and through \\hich the
grand lodco was Induced to declare the
Northern Jurisdiction legitimate and the
other clandestine and was Induce ! to Issue
an edict declaring the United States Jurisdic
tion , commonly known as the Cornoau rite
to bo "irregular , illegal and uii-Masonie"nnd
making it a Masonic olTonso for any Master
Mason In Ohio , to take , receive , com
municate or be proscnt at or assist any one
to take or apply lor any of the degrees of
the Corncnu" Scottish rite nnd requiring a
test oath to be taken by nil Masons visiting
lodges in Ohio to thu elTcct that they did not
nold membership in or allegiance to uny Cer-
neau or other body that had been declared
clandestine by the grand ledge of Ohio. And
by nnd through Its grant ! master , the grand
ledge required all .subordinate lodges of Ohio
under its jurisdiction to rofu&u to recognize
or afllliate with any Mason refusing to nbjuro
the Cerncau rite ; and at one of Its annual
communications struck from its roils thrco
lodges In Ohio and pretended to arrest their
charters and deprive them of Masoulti nlllllu-
tlon with the rand ledge and their brethren
In Ohio for having appealed to thu civil
courts lor an Impartial dccbion of the ques
tion In controversy.
"This arbitrary and unmasonln action of
the grand ledge in recognizing as Masonlo a
body unknown to Ancient Urn ft Masonry
aud heretofore unrecognized as Mnsonio and
In declaring u rival body Irregular , llligitl-
inato and unmasonlc , has resulted in depriv
ing about two thousand Masons and
live lodges of Ohio of all Masonic rights
and privileges sown thu seeds of discord and
contention , destroyed brotherly love , severed
the bonds of fraternal union , nnd aroused
bitter and unfiirKivingunlmosltlcs which will
take years to heal.
"Under the direction of the faction domi
nating the grand lodgu , and resulting there-
from , ofllocrs fleeted in the lodges were de
posed , elections \voro sot aside , and lodges
wcro not permitted to elect to otllco any of
tlioir members who belonged to the other
Scottish ritu ; they were compelled to IIlo
charges against and expel brothers belonging
to the Cerneuu bodies , to administer a now
and hitliurto unknown toil oath which exclud
ed hundreds of good and true Master Masons
of this und other slulos from sitting with
them m ledge all nudur penalty of having
their charter * arrested or their membership
decreased by expulsion. A now oollgatlon
was provided , requiring tbo candidate to
pledge himself In nil vunco not to take the de
grees of the Uernenu bodies , and wai ordered
to bo exacted by lodges from their candi
dates , whereby tlio craft is deprived of the
accession to Its ranks of many liberty loving
citizens who will not thus sacrillcu their
freedom of choice. All Mtuons , however
worthy , nro debarred from the privilege
of visitation , of holding ofllco in
their lodges , of becoming delegates -
gates to the grand ledge , of
of sitting In the urand lodge , In snort , nro
shorn of ull rlu'hts anil privilege * as Masons ,
who do not yield to the proaerlptlvo boho u
of the Scottish rlto faction dominating the
grand lodge. Worthy Masons from abroad
have been refused admission to lodges in
the atnto because they refused to humiliate
themselves by taking the obnoxious test oath ,
A largo proportion of the Masons in Ohio
have ceased to take Interest In the order ;
general disorder aud dissatisfaction prevails
within the onler throughout the state , and all
In the interest of one faction of un outside-
body. The grand ledge has ceased to repro-
ont the Interests of the craft In Ohio , aud
has become nn adjunct to a foreign body.
"The grand lodge organized today proposes
to adhere btrictly to the ancient charges , con-
dilutions and landmark * of Masonry and to
recognize no other dngrees of Anclsnl Craft
Masonry. Wo recognuo m brethren all
Masons who conform to thu riuoi and regula
tions of AnciontOaft Masonry and xvodo
not rccognlza as Masonlo any of the so-called
higher degrees no will any M.iion bo pro
scribed or called to account for having taken
any of the so-called higher degrees. "
The Acacia club of Chicago , nn oxoluslvo
Masonlo Inslitutlon.propoics to do soirethlng
In ttio way of making an attractive exhibit at
the club homo during the world's fair , and a
circular has been U.suod to ttio lodges of Illi
nois In which thu prcildunt of the club ,
George W. Wrtrvullc , says ;
"In view of the large influx of Masonic vis
itors which the world's fair will bring to
Chicago the director * of the Acacia club desire -
sire to make a line exhibit of the origin ,
progress nnd development of Freemasonry In
Illinois , nnd lo this tnd Invite the co-oporrt-
llon of thu craft generally. The exhibit will
take thu shape of n lllo of all printed publica
tions Issued by grand and constituent bodies
since the introiiuctlon of Masonry Into the
original northwest territory ; porlMila.viows.
old manuscripts , apron * , xvorkini ; tools and
Implements of Masonry , nnd other objects of
nrclin'ologlcal Interest , the whole to form n
permanent exposition of Illinois Free-
miuoury. Tno collection will bo properly ar
ranged , " classlllcd and catalogued by the club
for the inspection of the Masonic fraternity
throughout the world.
"Old or now publications of local matters ,
cclobratlon.s , addresses , reports of ceremonial
occasions , portraits of living and deceased
persons of Masonic prominence nro dujirod.
Old proceedings of tin grand lodje. chapter ,
council , or commnndory prior to 1870 , and
anything hearing the mark of the craft upon
it are solicited.
"Tho collection will bo opan for Inspection
at all limes , aud visitors' tickets will bo fur
nished to every person who can prove Ma
sonic standing. All the expense * connected
with the enterprise will be borne by the club.
We irust the importance of n goodly showing
to our foreign visitors will bo u sulllciont in-
cenllvo lo you to ntd us in our efforts. "
( rand Master Slaughter requests that nil
Ma.it or Masons meet at Freemason's hall ,
Sixteenth and Capitol avenue , at 'JJO : ! p. in.
today for the purpose of attending the laying
of the corner stone of Hie First Presbyterian
church of South Omaha , An occasional
grand lodge will bo opened nt that hour , end
at ; i o'clock special motor trains will bo
boarded nt Capitol nvonuu and Fourteenth
street for South Omaha. It will bo necessary
that movements bo made sharply on time in
order to avoid delaying tlio other motor
trains. _
Missouri Or : ' ml IJMC. : |
The grand ledge of Missouri , Ancient ,
Frco and Accepted Masons ( coloroa ) , will
cclobrato its twenty-fifth anniversary at
Omahii , beginning Tuesday , the ISth inst. ,
nnd continuing unlil Saturday , Iho IKd. The
mooting is expected to bo the largest in tbo
history of the grand lodgu and the members
of the order in Omaha are sparing no effort
to make thu occasion a success. Both the
grand commnndury and grand chapter will
hold their annual 'sessions during the week
and entertainments will to provided each
niixlit for Iho amusement of tno visitors , con
cluding with an entertainment nt exposition
hall on Friday night , th :3lst : inst.
Friday afternoon a pri/.o drill will take
plnco nt the ball park between visiting com-
mamleries , for which two prizes of $ IX ( ) and
$23 have b > ; cii offered. A band contoit will
also bo hold and excursions will bo run from
St. Louis , Kansas City , Leavenworth and
other points. _
IV I * , o. K.
Urnnd Secretary Myers has issued an im
portant circular to the order from which thu
following- extracted :
"During the year the district deputy , in
making his ollicial visit , will bo instructed to
innue a personal examination of the black
book of every ledge visited and sno that it is
promptly Kept up In full to dato. If by neg
lect of your predecessor or for any reason
your black book has boon neglected , please
inform your lodgu and have n now and com
plete black book ordered from this oftlco. Do
this at your next meeting and don't ' wait
until the snow begins to lly.
In a number of instances ofllccrs have lost
their rituals by carrying them homo or else
where. This must result in disaster to the
order , and the greatest care should bo used
If our secret work is to bo securely guarded.
On this subject I urn directed by our grand
exalted ruler , Brother Edwin B. "Hay , to say
that ull oftlcsrs must commit their rituals in
accordance with our laws , and at tht > expira
tion of that time every ritual must be placed
In the custody of the tylur nnd remain thero.
The names of brothers dropped for non
payment of duos need not bo sent , to this
ottice , nnd they must not ho sent to othcr.sub-
animate lodges ,
Owing to the fact that during tno summer
months lodges are required to hold only
meeting monthly many lodge * have
not yet acted nn the amend
ments to the constitution. If your ledge
has not done so please bring tho'iiiutturtoits
attention nnd notify this oflluo at once of the
result , chat wo may proclaim tha adoption or
rejection as speedily ns possible.
A handsome lithograph , splendid in desiirn
and beautiful in execution , has boon prepared
and copyrighted for the grand ledge for use
as commissions for past exalted rulers , ledge
officers , und members. ' certificates. This
work , which surpasses any design Issued by
any secret society , has beou printed on heavy
plato paper for framing. It is not loud in
color , "but is a perfect and exact reproduction
of an India ink sketch prepared by Brother
J. L. Uaho of Heading ( Pa. ) ledge , No. IIP.
These can bo had for fl ouch. All mone a
from this source go Into the grand lodge
treasury.
Now udltlons of the C ! rand ledge constitu
tion nnd laws aud by-laws for subordinate
lodges have boon printed , and can bo secured
on order from thouraml secretary.
The lorm of visiting cr.rd authorized by
the Grand lodge at its last.meoting has been
printed. No Elk should bo admitted to any
lodgu without this card , worded in accord
ance with the law. The language is plain ,
and there am bo no exceptions under any
circumstances. Get your cards , so that nil
brothers may bo provided before the regular
meet i iifrs In the fall.
Any brother desiring information of any
kind will ho promptly answered by address
ing his communications to this office. Our
grand exalted ruler , Urothor Hay , Is being
annoyed with details , which take up much ol
his time , when thu letters will receive im
mediate attention by being addicssed to thu
grand secretary. Letters asking for a legal
opinion or for a construction of our laws
snouui DO aiiurossea to uio lion , liuwm li.
Hay , 1425 Now York nvcnue , Washington.
Allen O. Myers has sold his Interest in the
Social Session , tne ollicial organ , to Geor o
U. Gnfliths , and for the llrst time in eight
een years ho Is entirely out of the newspaper
business.
Dispensations have boon granted for six
now lodges since the grand lodiro meeting ,
and papers are out for a dozen more ,
All efforts to induce New York to return
have fulled. They seem determined to shut
the door against tnornsulvos ,
Pennsylvania will soon pass Ohio in the
number of lodges nnd head thu Elk's column.
K. of I * .
The Western Accident association is the
nninu of thu latest addition to the Pythian
Insurance companies which cmno under thu
ban of the law etiaelod by thu supreme ledge
at Its lust session. The company has Its
headquarters In Omaha nnd ull thu ofllcors
and directors are Knights of Pythias. No
ono except ICnlghts of Pythias nro insured.
Thu oftlccrs anil directors nro as follows :
Kd U. Slzor , Lincoln , president , D. U. Miller ,
Omaha , vice-president ; Charles M. Chamber
lain , Tecumseh , treunurer ; Will L. Scum ,
Omaha , secretary ; John Jenkins , Omaha ,
general agent ; Clarencu 1C. Chamberlain ,
Tecumseh ; K. M. Hillings , Gonovn. All of
those gentlemen are members of tno order of
more or less prominence.
Ked Cross castle , No.I , Knights of the
Goldun Eagle , installed the following o Ulcers
for thu ensuing term : Dr. J. M. Mc.Manlgal ,
post chief ; W. K. Miller , noble chief ; C. U.
Uolco. vlco chief i ; U. Tlzard , high priest } L.
C. Krvon , venerable hermit ; John Hall , mas
ter of records ; W , S. Perry , keeper of exchequer -
chequer ; Frank Kossior , sir herald ; George
1) . Morris , worthy hard ; II. Heohtold , en
sign ; L. Stein , esqulro ; A. Haas , worthy
chumtorlatn ; Chnrlu * A. Hurry , llrst guards
man ; William Shepherd , second guardsman.
This custlo Is In a nourishing condition nnd U
taking In now members at every meeting.
i. b7o7V\
Tbo next mooting of tlio sovereign crand
ledge will bo hold nt St. Louis , beginning
September' ! 1. Preparations are being made
for a street parade by the Patriarchs Mill-
tant , encampment and cantons , and several
prizes will bo offered for prize drills by the
cautom.
TMI1S lit rPMfS WPf p/llt t tlHPttt *
TIIhOLD-llMhlELhUlAPiIhRS
Preparations tor tbo doming Annual Oon-
veution in Washington ,
j THE VETERANS OF . THE SIXTIES.
Thrilling Kxpci'lfiiooi of .Members ol'
tlio .Mllltnry Telegraph Corps
During \Viir-lntcrcatliiK
Washington ls known generally through
out the country as a city ot conventions and
at the ptacoof mcotlngof various soclottoi.
A lareo number of such moollngs have been
held , but tliero Is ono which will occupy thu
I'Jlh nna SOth of the next month which , not
only on account of Its distinguished member
ship , tut bocuiiso of the fact that It will bean
an event In that greatest of nil mode.ru In
ventions , the olectrlo lolograph , will bo
possessed ot unusual and peculiar Interest ,
both present nnd reminiscent , says tbo
Washington correspondent of the St. Louis
Republic.
It will bo the mooting of thu Old-Timers' '
Telegraphic association and of the society
of the United Slatuj Military corps. The
composition of these associations and thu
work winch they havu done are fraught
with Interest lo .science , to business and to
the history of the late war. Many of the
members of those societies were telegraph
operators when telegraphing nt the front
meant as much dijnger to them as did the
charge of b.xltlu lo men omjaaed in It.
And again , In their administration of thu
purliflilar line which they had to operate ,
It was Incumbent upon them to show ad-
mlnlstrallvo judgment and tact equal to that
of an olllcer In command of a division in
reconnobsaiice. In other words , they not
only had to know their country aud their
wires and bo quick in execution , but they
were compelled to rely wholly upon them
selves ,
If they failed , Ihuro nro but very few
records of such failures. That they did their
work without fear and to the entire satis
faction of the men who benefited by that
work th e records of the war department fully
nttcst.
FIRMI tivrriitiKs.
It was early In the war that the benefits of
the telegraph were recognized , and it was
only about MIX months after thu war opened ,
that telegraphers were used lo establish
lines on baltlo-llcld.s , and to manage what
were called "Held batteries , " a term drawn
from the artillery. Thu use of the telegraph
as an adjunct of war was thus demonstrated
by these men to bo not only practicable , but
of the greatest advantage. European coun-
iriua wcru quick to recognize- this fact and to
introduce the system in their own nrinies.
General Sheridan in his Memoirs speaks of
this , especially In rofuronco lo a conversa
tion on Unit subject which ho had witli
I'rinco von Moltke , whim ho accompanied
the German army in the Franco-German war
Von Moltke , General Sheridan says in hU
book , told him that there wera two thing.s
that stood out among others that ho had
learned from tbo American civil war. Ono
was the use of the military toleirniph : tud
the other was tno equipment of the cavalry.
This was told to General Sheridan , as ho rc-
lalcs , on the Held of Gravclotto after thu
German charge had been made , and Von
Moltke , Prini-o Ulsmarck and Emperor Will-
lam were standing on a knoll with General
Shurldnn uwailing calmly the result of that
ohariro.
The French wore next to follow the United
States in this field , which harj been developed
oy tlio American telegrapher. After that
came England , always slow , and the rest of
Europe. This much fora preliminary as re
gards the military serviceof the American
telegrapher.
SOME or.n-TiMniis.
A number of men now prominent in other
walks of life started out ui telegraph opera
tors. Hero uru some instances : George C ,
Maynard of this citv is tbo president of the
"Old-Timers , " and Colonel W. U. Plum of
Chicago is the president of the military so
ciety. A pleasure that thu association antici
pates is the presence of Anna Ellsworthwho
is now thu wifuof Mr. Uoswell Smitb , presi
dent of thu Century company. Miss Ells
worth it was who sent thu llrst mcssazo over
Morse's line between Washington aud Balti
more. Among ethers in the connection may
bu mentioned Public Printer Palmer , Sixtn
Auditor Coulter , Hev. Jabez Fox , Andrew
Carnegie , Uobert Pitcalrn , Thomas A. Edi
son , George Ivuouaii , Elishn Gray , James D.
Held , United fcitatus Consul to Dumfearino ,
Scotland ; Thomas Shurman , consul to Liver
pool , England ; Judga J. J. Wicliham of
Pennsylvania , ox-tjovernor R. B. Bui-
"
luck "of Georgia ; Walter P. Phillips ,
manager of the United Press ; James
Eiverson , publisnor of thu Philadelphia in
quirer ; Edward Kosowator , proprietor of the
OMAHA 11 KB , and J. L. Waitu of Iho Burling-
Ion Hawke.vo. Andruw Carneglo to this day
uses as a papor-weight a telegraph key made
of gold.
Matters of the most Important and secret
character nro iu the keeping of telegraph op
erators. There havu been thousands of casns
where these men cauld have used thu information
mation which thov had to their great mon
etary benefit. Thu temptation to do so has
doubtluis been great in many instances , but
casas wheru faith lias been violated uro ox-
U'umuly niro so raro.indeod thin they could
bo counted upon tbo tlncon. And-wheu an
operator once brinks faith ho might as well
go out of the business. Ho will b known
for it in every ottico in the country , and it
would bo almost imp - > lbli ; for him to sc-cur.i
employment ; and even if ho should do so ills
life would bo no pleasant ouu , for the fallli-
I'ul men would have nothing to do with hi n.
So marked n this trait that , General ( } ranr.as
soon as ho began to use the cipner iu his
dispatcher daring the war , conilded tlio
hooping of the keys of his cipher to tlio telu-
graph operator. lie took this stop after
finding outttial in the use of the cipher on a
curtain occasion , his operator , Boakwltliwa
right while lie was wrong.
Tologruph oparators have boon known to
mil u u IUUMHU U laiuui uiau U.MJUIU it , uvun
In a court of justlco. Others have bean
known lo ita to Jail rather than reveal the
secrets of their profession. Thoru are in-
numorablu instances of this lldullty , The
operators are trmtod , ami they are faithful
to thulr trusts. It has been well said of them
that their business- un education In honor
A W.VU IN'CIPKXr.
Ouu of the thrilling Incidents of thu war
which ppoplo did not hoar about was connect
ed with thu uppuarancM of the dreauo.l Mer-
riinac in Hampton Uoids and her woncof de
struction Ilium before the Monitor appeared
on the sconu. Thii was thu transmission by
wlro of the details of Iho Msrrimac's pro
gress from Newport Nuws to Fortress Monroe -
roe and thence to Washington. On that day
John O'Brien , u boy not over sixteen years uf
ago , was at the key at Fortre.ss Monroewhil'j '
George D. Cowlan was at Newport New.s ,
Just across thorivor. The ofllojrs at For-
truss Mourou gathurod about O'llrlou and
asked him to uignal over thu wlro foe Cow-
lau. This was done. Covvlan promptly an-
swured. Soon thereafter tiring communcoil.
Cowlau's position made him a mark for tlu
lire ot the confederateButsi.il ! ho stayu.l
nt his Instrument. Shells How about hit
quarters. Two ot them toro through his of
fice within a few feet of him. but ha Icopt u
steady hand at the key and tielcoJ off an au-
count of how ihlnif wura going. There was
nothing in the whole war that transcended
tub exhibition , not only of courage , but of
fortiludc. A few sentences of his will show
how graphically he told Iho talu of his work ,
"She is steering .straight for the Cumber
land Thu Cumberland gives her a broadside.
Shu rvols over Seems to bo linking No ;
she comes nn again Shu has struck thu
Cumberland She has poured u broudsldo
Into her-Cioil. the Cnnibjrlaiul U sluicing
The Cumberland has tired her last broadside
and has KOIIO down. "
The effect of tuU story , is depleted on the
couutunnncoa of the alllcori in For tress
Monroe who surrounded O'Brion , pisses
do.HTiption. Hut that work was not ull.
Cowlan continued in Ms dangerous place and
described from there tiauh ph.isa of the light.
Hu apparently cared for noihintr but ttio per
formance of his duly. O'Brion .sent directly
from Cowlan to the ortleo of Sucr-ilary Stan-
ion In Washington , und It wai ho who sent
the news that tlio Monitor had turned the
current of utTalrc which carried such jov
throughout tbo north and greater yet In
\Yiuhiuilou , where beaU , luJen with stoncy
to bo sunk lirifej channel of the Potomac in
WHO the i-lerrunao liittl come victorious up
I ho river , InM i/ien / prepared.
O'Brien , olviom wo have Just boon talk
ing , wnstho youngest telegraph operator in
the military sccvlco ho was in his teens.
AStOJIClt VOf.MI 11 K 110.
Another .luting ono was Jcsso IHititioll ,
wh.Mvas aUittlutow liU majority. Ho was
only fifteen years of age. At thu sumo time
ho know his dntjr , and ho did it. DoipUo tbo
fact lhit : honva man under ago , ho WM
ready for his wdrk. Soon the opportunity
prusentod ilscit. . It was on Juno ! * . when
Guinea' Mill was fought. Porter had retired
tired from MitcllAiilc-ivlltn nnd It was Impor
tant that ho should hold his position north of
Iho ChleKaliuinlny until night , Bunnell had
been temporarily sent to Porter's hendqiiar-
tur-t , and on thiiimurnlni ; of tho'JTth , in fal
ling back lo ; , ' , ' Mill , ho having no horsu
misled the main line nnd got out of his
proper course. I'liis was about 1 o'clock In
thu afternoon. Porler was bointr pressed
'
very hard. At that hour Brunnell 'struck u
road along which a telegraph linu was
slmng nnd discovered also that a line of
Ixiltlo was bolng formed about 11K ) yards to
thu roar. Hu cut the lino. Ho connected hl.s
Instrument with thu current and then sat
down behind a Ireo. The next thing ho did
wits to call headquarter * , Caldwell , nt the
other end of tno wlra , promptly responded.
General McClellan nnd the olllcers
about him regarded the opening
of telegraph communication at that point nnd
moment as a godsend. Bunnull having no
orderlies , MeClollan sent a telegram to him
to slop Hut llrst mounted olllcer or soldier
passing that wunnd order him In McClul-
lan's name , to uilto a mcssngu to General
Porter , to send Htinnoll fifteen mounted
ordorltcs and communlcato nt once with him
by telegraph. This was done , nnd for sev
eral hours Bunnell sat thuro clo o to that
tree and sent and received many messages us
to thu progress of ttio tight , of which ho was
receiving no mean sample himself. The roar
of bntllu was ail around him. Shells und
bullets came hl.s way very often. Ho could
hear the cheers of the union men and at the
same time thu yells of the confederates ,
This pandemonium , as It muv ' bu evident , did
not conduce to telegraphing'by thu ear. But
Bunnell , though a youngstur , was equal to
thu occasion , ana "did his work liku a
veteran , bovor.ii of the messages which
his orderlies brought him were be-
spaltered with their own blood. Ho was
obliged , In fact , to forward his telegrams to
General Porler by Iwo or Ihreo mesiOugors ,
as several of them were shot on their wi.v.
McClellan fought that battle by telegraph ,
and it was Huun.ill who wai his chief
medium , who worked where the lighting was
the hottest. This certainly xvas great conli-
denco to ropojo in a beardless operator , but
as usual that conlldenco was not misplaced.
AS A rollAQKII.
The telegrapher is not void of Ingenuity In
providing stores for himself. This is very
aptly shown by an incident at General Hal-
lock's headquarters in front of Corinth. Hnl-
leck's provost marshal had issued an order
forbidding the lauding of any liquor nnd
closing the bars on all steamers on tlio Ten
nessee river. The opotators at headquarters
undertook to circumvent this order , believ
ing thnt liquor w.u no worse for them than
for mumbors of the stuff , who enjoyed ir.
Ono of tlio operators had a great idea , lie
"
enllcc1 on Ihu" marshal and told him th.-.t , tlio
field lines wore nearly useless for want of
battery material. The marshal asked what
article waj needed to supply the de
ficiency. The reply was Hint acid was needed.
Thu marshal said thai he had no acid , but if
it was possible M Use alcohol as u substitute
bu could furnish tht > t article. Thu operator
told him that ho might go : along' with thu
alcohol if it wnK sunt to him in the form of
very good whiskey. The marshal sent a bar
rel of his bust to the telegraph headquarters.
The barrel was suirk in a hole of the floor of
the tout and cohered with earth. A roeil
protruded from 'It about three inches from
the cround. The "battery material" was
tested and found ft ) work beautifully Ono
afternoon while one of the telegraph opera
tors was lying upon the ground drawing
" material" General Halleck
"battery unex
pectedly entered the tent. The operator
scrambled up its' General Halleck inquired
why ho was so } > ro.Urato. The operator
stammered out : " 1 mn drawing battery ma
terial , general. " ! Halleck saw that some
thing was wrong nnd questioned the young
man. Ho drew out the whole story , over
which ho had a hearty laugh.
Thcro"was W : if : Applnbaugh. , White at
White Plains ho started with a small pirty
in n tugboat for thu Inouth of the Matnpouy
river to repair a break in the lino. The guer
rillas fired at the party from the river banks
on the downward trip and on running into
Little Yorit one of the boat hands abandoned
the tug. Applobaugh , at the request of the
captain , toyk charge of Ihu wheel on the
return Irip and piloted the vessel up Iho
river , a distance of sixteen miles , notwith
standing thu incessant firing from both
banks.
At Bothcsda church the confederates drove
back a portion of Wnrron's corps , leaving exposed -
posed for somedhtancu the field telegraph
line. This the confederates gathered , coiled
up , rammed into one of their guns and shot
back to tlio union camp , ft came whistling
through the air with a hideous nolso until
caught in the bushes and trees , The opera
tors had a good laugh over this and asked one
another why the confederates had not sent an
operator along with it.
A I'lICUUAIt
Albert D. Hoover , the day operator at Nor
mandy , Tenn. , had a peculiar experience dur
ing the war. Every train that passed north
carried wounded men. Ono night Colonel
Kuteharn , commanding at Normandy , called
Hoover's attention to the fact that the north
bound midnight tram had for several nights
failed to stop as ordered , and ho was directed
to slop it. Hoover gave the iastruclions to
the night operator and wont to bed. Ho
could not sleop. Ho was keenly persuaded
that thu train must bo stopped. Ho arose to
await Its coming. As it came along ho
showed the rud light , and the train stopped.
The conductor was told that No. was re
quired to stop regularly , but as it neglected
to do so the lantern bail been used. "We'll ,
that is all ri'iht , " ho ivplio.1 , "but I am not
Nn. 7. Its eiigmo gave out at Tul ! homannd
my spfcial full of woumled men was ordered
ahead and to carry the ll.ig of No. , " Ho
Ihon pulled aw.-w ' from luu depot witli ten
coaches full of u'clpliinnoss and misery , Thu
operator watched unlil the roar rod light had
just turned the curve , when ho huard n shrill
call for brakes. Then there were a few dull
sounds. Hoover stno.t trauslixod at thu door ,
Ho felt that whatever it was that ho had boon
dreading so many hours hud come to pass ,
Iu a tow mlnutas thu conductor returned
wllh his lantern , and In a huskv voh-o said :
"Como and sea what vour rod light saved us
from. " Thov discovered that in the dark
ness the confederates 'hud broken the switch
lock , lurnud the rail from the main track and
fastened n bar of iron across thu track with a
telegraph wire. "Bays , " said the conductor ,
"If you ban not llagijed us tonight wo would
hayo struck this obttruction at forty miles
an hour , and the whole train with these ItiM
helpless men would have gouu down into Unit
rivur. " iwintinjf to lie | deep blaetc waters of
the Duck river , tjuuh of the wounded ns
were able to walk crpwdod around the lolo-
graphors and wlilibirj in their eyes ox-
prcmud their gralfyulo ; but Hoover insisted
that it was nut he bill an svorrullng Provl-
duncu that had savfd them.
rilBV'AIIK r.VITIIPt'U
The telegraph biW stand by ono another.
Whot1 thu union foi'oys were in Atlanta , \V.
11. Plum liud chnran > f Uio oiliai thoro. An
operator near Alliuobaa informud the Atlanta
olllco that ttiero ware report ! that Grant was
fighting throe mllM from Ulolimond nnd that
so far as could bq icKVnud all was progressing
favorably. This' report , llko many other ru
mors. was given to fniowsdnalor , who bullo-
tlneil It. ( lOnoraljMWcuni , who was in com
mand at Atlanta , Toft outraged because , as he
suld , ho received lliff 'nuws from hU orderlies ,
whohnd road tturUiiUatlii. Ho madu twosol-
dlurs march Plum to his quarters , where ho
guvu u ilUa rouautb.pxhlbltion of olltclul tem
per. Plum was o'oiiliiiod among a lot of
thiovus , deserters nnd spUu until liberated
at the poriomil solicitation of General Bran-
non and some other officers of General
Thomas' stall. Cas Shales , the chluf opera
tor , was refused m Interview with the pris
oner while the latter was In con linemen t.
Thereupon ho notified General Slouum that
until the prisoner was released the tole-grupn
ofllcu at Atlanta would bo closed. The oper
ators also telegraphed to General Sherumn ,
Blgnnlllng n p-irt of tlio way , but the affair
was nil ever botoro a reply camo.
The IIDOVO will give the reader a very good
Idea of tlio class of n > on who are soon to have
Iholr reunion In Washington. Thousands of
stories Illustrating their courage , Intelli-
gunco and lldullty could bo written.
President Lincoln \vai a great friend of the
tolegrnpht'iM. To these stationed In the
white housi ) and the war department ho paid
dully vlsiu. ill took great Interoit In thu
men who were furnii hing htm with Informu-
lABT.A.LUvlellKO - IHOO.
VIAX
Sixteenth and Faruam Streets ,
LEADING JEWELERS OP OMAHA
Wo not only carry the LARGEST STOCK of DIAMONDS , WATCHES ,
CLOCKS , SILVERWARE , JEWELRY. ETC. , but wo nro constnmlvnddlna nil
the LATEST NOVELTIES ns Test ns they como out. RICH STERLING SIL
VER GOODS , including the Inrgest nssorlrnent of SOUVENIR SPOONS in the
west. Our "Big Injun1' Omnlin spoon just out , IslnUlng the lonci , nnd isdes-
tlned to bo n gront sailor. Wo placed on snlo tlio FIRST "HUNDRED of these
booutll'ui spoons Inst week , nnd there were only n few of thorn loft Suturdny
night nt closing lime , but wo will have plenty moro of thorn the coming week.
No collection would ba complete without ono of ineao spoons.
OUR GREAT
Reduction Sle
or
Pine Blocks
IH still in protfrcss. Kino
imitation Mnrlilu C'loekn
at15 , * ' ! , * 7.60 , iS.oO niul
$10 , worth ilonlilo.Vo
hnvo about n do/on very
Him I'nrlor C'loi'kn. in
( . ' inline MiirbluMoxiiti :
Onyx , Gold mill Sitvor
Kronzn. etc. , worth front
5-10 to $7"ieach. Yououii
tnl > i your I'hoico for ono
MIWir slriteCatlielral , Can ; , only $7.50 wuok at I" . " ) .
Fine Spectacles and Eye Glasses.
Solid Gold * 3 , $1 niul $ .r , worth $ . " > to $10.
Pine Stuol Hpi-i'lin-'le.s or Kyo Glasses from $1 up.
Smokoil ( rlussrs from oik ; up.
Kyjus tj'slod si'ii'iititlually , free of cliarsro , by a prno-
tical optician. SpCL'tacies rupnirod.
rupnirod.Ladies' ' and Gentlemen s Watctiel
Solid Gold at $25 , $30 , $35 , $40 , $50 and up.
Gold Filled at $10 , $12.50 , $15 , $20 , $25 and up.
Silver at $5 , $6 , $7 , $8 , $9 , $10 , $12 and $15.
Nickel at $2.50 , $3.50 , $5 , $6 , $7.50 and $ ro.
Solid Gold Chains $5 to $50 each.
Fine Gold Plated Chains $ i to $5 each.
5OOO Fine Solid Gold Finger Rings
from $1 up.
and Jewelry Repaired.
MAX MEYER & BRO , CO. ,
Sixteenth and Farnam Sts. , OMAHA , NEB.
. .ionrhicli convoyed sometimes joy null somo-
; inics sorrow.
To c'o o I will give tbo words of Secretary
of War SUuitoM. lie , or course , hud an ill-
unit unlimited experience In Ueiilinp with
telegraphers. In ono of 111" reports to the
president he usoi these wonts ! "In intolli-
; once , fidelity and Important aid the tele-
; raph corps hnvo pccn unsurpassed by any
brunch of Iho service. "
Tticosophy ?
llll Allll'K JiOHlllt.
All Iho world of lalu has been talking about
thcojophy mostly with a plentiful laelc of in
formation because of the death of the woman
who presented it once more in the western
world , Helena. Pelrovna , Hlavnlslty. Maivy
predicted Its disappearance with the death of
Itsoxpounder , but Mine. Blnvatsky was only
the latest of a long line of messengers who ,
nt considerable intervals of time , have put
forth the anmo teachings , the same Ideas
touching the universe , man and man's des
tiny. Theosophy was not born with her phy
sical body , nor has it died with It ; on the
contrary , it lias received a now Impulse from
her departure , if only in the fresh proof that
It itoes not depend on the physical presence
of any ono personally , however groat. And
truly her personality was n very great one.
how great win uo measured batter a century
ticnco than Ills today.
Theosophy is the unciont "Wndom-Ho-
Upon , " as hamtud down for thousands of
vcurs by generation utter frencriitioii of In-
males , who from time to time luivo iivon out
portions ol its doctrines , as the evolution of
the human ruco rendered mankind at large
loady for ttio toncblnt ; . The e Initiates nro
merely men moro highly uvolvud than their
fellowmen , who hnvo become cauablo of com
prehending the deeper truths of niituro by
developing the itiiellucluul and spiritual
parts of their bcins ; , and so coming into con
tact with portions of the universe unknown
to the race lit larjro. For it mint bu iviiiem-
bored that while our knowledge nf the uni
verse is bounded by our capacity to receive
Impressions from "it , ttio universe itself is
not so Dounded. Every fros.li sense , every
new point of contact that can ho developed
in man opens up new avenues to knowledge
of tlio ii.linilo stores of imlura. The In
itlatcs called somelinres Adepts , Mnhatmas ,
Masters nro men who hnvo opened up many
such now nvonues , and who pass on Iho
knowledge Ihus ucqulrjd to Iheir more back
ward brolhren , as Ihoso are nblo to under
stand it.
This Wisdom Heligion to glvn it Its older
name- , for "U'licosonny" is a modern tllle ,
dating only from tlio third century , A. D. is
the foundation of ull exoteric religions , tlio
souriio of nil trno sciences and philosophies.
The chief doctrines of thu great religions of
the world uro allegories , too olten distorted ,
clustered round a nucleus of exotoriu truth.
The science of the nineteenth century draws
bome of its most cherished theories from thu
Inlliatos of Ore-ecu , and Uio chief "discover
lei" of Ilia mlddli ) ages wore made ( by * mini
who hud been Irained in occulllsm in | the
cast as the discovery of hydrogen by 1'ara-
colsus. Every student can see how thu most
advanced philosophies of Uernmny mo pene
trated with the spirit of the eastern schools.
And so , In thu course of ages the time has
coma when thcosoph.v can stand out to claim
u hearing for its doctrines from the Intollecl-
uiil world , to challenge the theory of mater
ialism , to lay Ihu scientific foundation of re
ligion , nnd lo give thatsuro basis for ethics of
which moderii.ocietv is so much In need.
Theosophy leaches lual the universe U life
embodied , nnd regards "spirit" and "mat-
tor'1 as the two poles of this manifesting en
ergy , which evolves Into seven pianos or
stages of c.xistuuco. each characterized by its
own attributes , Man is an Imago in minia
ture or the universe , nnd Is tnerufuro seven
fold In Ills constitution , being related oy cacti
piano of his being to the corresponding plane
in the universe. Hence , us he evolves ttia
higher parU of himself hu comas Into contact
with thu higher planes of the universe , and
can study , Investigate , ana know them wllh
as much certainty ns ho can study , Investl-
gate , and know the physical plane through
his llvo physical sense * . The department of
theosophy that deals with the methods of
this uvolutlon Is called occultism : It Is the
study of the mind of the universe by theory
and by practice. Few have the solf-saorilioo ,
thu endurance , the courut'o , the purity , for
such investigation , and emphatically it is
true of students of occultism that "fow are
chostm. "
Accenting the. correspondence between thu
universe nnd man. it follows that man must
also bu spirit-embodied , i. o. , lhat ho Is n
spirit using a body , not a body possessed of a
snirlt. This splrll can bucomu self conscious
on all plaut'ii of existence only by experience ,
and this experience can only bo won by
trcadiuL' each piano iu all Its phuiua , until
the perfect man , living on all pianos in 'full
self-consciousness , is ultimately evolved.
Thotaslcis _ a long and weary oiio , needing
myriads of yours for compl'ole accomplish
ment , so ihut tbo spirit and Intelligence ,
which nro the permanent part of man , must
return to earthly life over and ever again ,
inhabiting body after body , nnd building up
briclc by brick Iho splendid temple of a
divine humanity. Thcosouhy , then , teaches
the doctrine of reincarnation , and further of
reincarnation under law. This law , named
Karma ( the Sanscrit word for action ) ,
is ttio enunciation of causation In all
worlds , menial and moral us splrllual , and !
reincarnation is under Its sway. As the man
sows in ono life , lie reaps succeeding lives ,
and ho can never cscupu the consequences of
his own notions. "Action" In thu tlioo-ioph-
Icnl vocabulary it should bo said , includes '
all inonlal as well as bodily activities , the
mental , being indeed , by far the most potent
In their effects. In a fashion , any descrip
tion of which would far outrun the limits of
my space , man in each life casts the mould
for his future capacities , power of self-
expression climbing slowly up with many
slips nnd tails , alasl that long ladder of life
eternal , whoso highest rimes nro veiled In
light too dazzling to bo pierced by mortal oyo.
Reincarnation and ICarma are the foundation
of theosophical ethics , affording ttio c.itoeor-
ical imperative for which every ethical sys
tem craves.
fciucli is Iho bold outline of a fragment hewn
from the roclc of thcosophy , n fragment only
of n mignty whole. These who would grasp
the teachings of the wisdom-religion must
study for themselves , and not hope to cutch
morj than a glimpse of it in a newspaper
article. Hut the glimpse may attract onu
hero and there to long to si. > u the unveiled
truth.
I ought to add to thU sketch that no belief
in any of the teaching sKctchod Is necessary
for admission to the ThcOaophionl society.
That society oulv imposes on Iho momb rs
ono obligation , Ihu nccoptauco of Iho Uni
versal Hrolliurhood of Mankind. Its objects
are :
1. To form thu nucleus of a Universal
Brotherhood of Humanity , without distinc
tion of race , creed , sex , cast , or color.
' . ' . To promote the study of Aryan nnd
other eastern literatures , reliirlons , philoso
phies , mm sciences , und to domonstruU * Us
importance.
9. To investigate unexplained laws of
nature , and thu psychic powers intent In
I11M1.
I11M1.Of those , acceptance of the llrst only Is
obligatory. Many members of the society
stand thcosophy , and many accept Its touch-
Ings , but neither the study nor this accept
ance Is enforced on any. Each Is left free to
work out his own line of thought , and to
reach Its own conclusions In his own way ;
but every member must rccognl/.e , and ought
to servo in that brotherhood which sees In
every sorrow thu duly of succor , which
by the very might of its conviction shall ono
day reall/u that in which it believes. Hal-
fax Free Press ,
liot > fcrr HBJIIIM VIAIIVI WAFIIIX < ITOV ,
I ) . C. "Tho Excelsior Springs , Mo , , waters
ara delicious to the tastu and splendid In re
sults when used in hllloiu and malarial con
ditions of the sv.itom. "
C. II. Mvxsuit , M. C.
DON'r HICK.
IMrttll Vice /'irm. /
Though the weather bo wet
And your clothing bo mussoJ
lu ! a brick i
Don't grumble and fret ,
For the rain , don't forgot ,
Is laying Ihu dust.
Don't kick.
Though the weather be hot
And boiled bu ynur blood
Till 'tis thick ,
Ho content with your lot ,
For the sunshine Is what
Is drying the mud.
Don't kick.
Spanking of the shifting weathar ,
Tell you what I wish you'd do ;
Wish you'd pluaso Inform mu whuthor
It Is Jjd } enough for you.
Tlio ( iron ! American.
Populnrlty of Uio Atnorlunn
Btuutlily imironsos. The nutnbor of hojs ;
umrUotod In tlio United Stutus liu.s in-
croiiKud from M.17-I.OOU , in IKSl-i ! , to
iiiW : ! < ) ,000 in ISilO-Ol ; anil the amount
Hhippud abroad lias uhowu a uorroripoiul-
intf inurniibo. The uhlpiiiunta in 188(1 ( In
cluded , ' 107,000,000 pountlH of liacon , ami
o 1 , 000,000 imiindH of hum ; mil in 1 Kim Uio
shipment * of bacon wuro frm.OOO.OOU
pounds , aim of ham IOUI , OUO pounds ,
A TUX AN GIjOUDJiUIlST.
When Ono of Them Ijct.s Go a
HIIH to Ix ; Handy U'itli liin IVnyorn.
I was ridinff in the smoking' cnr of a
Toxna Pacific tram , says M Quad in the
Now York World , when a Toxaa who
sat opposilo mo soi/ed the sleeve ot his
coat and bojjan to wring1 and twist as if
to clour it of water. It was such a qnoor
move that I asked for an explanation ,
and ho looked a hit confused as ho said :
"It's a habit I'vo fallen into. I did U
without thinking' . "
"But your alcove isn't wet ? "
"Oil , no. I just iinnglnod it. I was
in a cloudburst about two years afjo and
I got so wet that it took mo three
months to dry out. I yet in the habit
of wringing1 my clothes out every hour
or two and I still keep it up. "
"Can you describe the cloudburst ? " f
asked.
"Powerful easy. In the first plaeo I
had I,000 ! sheep feedin1 on my ranch.
The sun began to pump up water about
noon , and at 2 o'clock when she had
about forty million barrels on hand , she
pulled out the pltifT and lot the whole
bilin' of it como down korsquash on my
land , and in ton minulos I hadn't TT
shuop alive. All the buildin < rs wontall
the hoi-dors wont , the old woman anil
children wont , and I was Hung 'ishoro '
ton miles away. ( Join1 to live in Toxus ? "
"No. "
"If you was , I wanted to toll you that
you kin play with u conlipudo , fuss with
a tarantula , joke witli a catamount ; and
make up faces at a cowboy , hut when it
comes to cloudbursts , you want to lot
right go and begin on the Lord's
prayer ! "
to tlio Tale ol' Woe.
fit. l.tntl * Iti'iiiilillc.
A merchant , bant on oconomi/.ing ,
Decided to cut oft his advertising.
"It costs mo ten thousand a year , " ho said.J
"And I'll como out just that much nhoad. "
Ills "ad" appeared Iu the pnpor.s no moro ,
Ills customers went , to an advertised storo.
Ills business , unhnnrd of , run steadily down ,
And now tliero is onu merchant less In tha
town.
ASSIGNKl'VS ' SALIC.
Loft-Over Stock of the Irent Unknown
To be Disposed of at
lOo on the Dollar.
Tlio
There IB a good story told of a mis
guided woman who ventured to romon-
stralo with Iho great man milliner in
Paris who.so prices are qtiilo iw amaxing
as Ills collections. The subject of con
troversy was a gown of most podsh'i.blo '
chilTon , with a girdle for a bodice and
no sleeves ; for which the famous costumer -
tumor required the sum of IKU ) good
American dollaiH.
"Tlio material , " wild thu lady , "could
ho bought for $100 , and surely Iho mak
ing up would bo well piid : with $ - ' >
moro. ' '
"Mmlamo , " answered thu irate hut
grandiloquent dressmaker , "would you
have gone to M. Molssonlor and said to
him , "Hero is canvas and colors to the
value of Slid. Paint mo a pifturo on thlu
canvas with these paints ami 1 will tiny
you * 10. ' What would ho hnvo an
swered''Madame , this is no payment
for an artist. ' No ! but I nay moro. If
you think my terms are lee high , keep
thedressaiid pay me nothing. Artdooa
'
not descend to 'the poltinoiiM of iiug-
'
( ' ( triced
Thomas HacUoU , of Heed Station ,
lull. , amused him.soif by tossing up aver
vor dollar and catohimj ; it in hid ino
until the coin lodged in his throat. A.
hiirgical operation waa uuuosuary Iu ro-
uiovu it.