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TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 14 , 1892-S1XTKEN PAGES. NUMBER 57.
FEZ AND CRESCENT COMING
Caravtina of MystioBhrinors Grossing
Dcsjrt Sands for Omaha Oasis.
EHEYKS WITH CAMELS AND ELEPHANTS
Origin nnil Ilmtnry of the AiiRlrnt Arnlilo
Urilur of tliu Nobles of the .Myntlo
Hhrlno Orlrntiil l
In Oniulin.
Nnlilo . wo erect youl Oiirolty of the west
Wltliln tlio Tctuplo of lt heart woulil soul
you.
Eorvlnp milk toyouandhonoy and the rest.
Nobles , o ercot you.
Knstwurd our eyes have long boon not to
meet you ,
Tlmt wo might hnsto to tonilor you our best
( If little , inoto thn Kplrlt , wo entreat you
Our stores too meager for so dear a guest. )
And now , In this bright hour when \vu may
fetoyuu ,
TIIK UEI : woulil volcotho city's kindliest ,
"Nobles , wo greet you. "
HE phrase , "Cross and cres
cent" brings Into the con
junction ol a wonderfully com
prehensive alliteration the
symbols of two powerful forces
that have boon at war for ccjn-
turies. The aces have crys
talled into these emblems the
history , the spirit , the beliefs ,
the 1-ono nnd the glory of two
great religions so unalterably
opposed , It has seemed incrcdl-
bio that the followers of clthor
should over ndopt the Insignia
of the other nnd honor It ns
tholr own. And yet , that conJunction -
Junction In fact has come to
In this now world , which was
Unknown to civllUud man wlicn the cmbat-
tlod hosts of Christian crusaders nnd Moslem
Saruoins mot In haloful conlllct undoioils -
' scorching
torlngsoathorn sun and mid Syria's
ing sands. Hero , In the land of free thought
mid religious toleration , -tho universal
nnd Its rising
brotherhood of man has dawned ,
ing sun U shedding Its bsuollcont beams
and supersti
across the deserts of Ignorance
tion.
tion.Tho Knights Templar claim legitimate sun-
of the
cession from the gallant chovullnrs
hns In all times , and
orusaues , nnd the cros
boon their dearest omblom.
In all lands ,
Toduy thousands ot these knights are wear
ing near their hearts thoslgn of the crescent ,
and bestowing upon it scarcely IMS honor
than upon thulr most chorlshed symbol.
"When their representatives meet nt Omaha
August 15 and 10 In the imperial
on
perial council of tbo Ancient Arabic Order of
b tlio Nobles of the Mystio Sunuo for
North America there will bo u host of the
followers ol the cross estimated at ! ilOdO to
' . ' .r ,00tf1to pay homage to principles symbolued
will
TJV the crescent. Cross nnd orescent
d'auglo sldo bv side from a multitude of
Christian breasts , typical of the union of
men ot differing race and eroed in the broth
erhood of n common humanity.
Thocrosccnt Jowelandthe sciirlot fcr.of the
Noble of the Mymio Shrlno ( Shvinor for
short ) are familiar to most people , but few
Itnott aught of the order. The general Im
pression Is that It is a Masonic body , ns tno
ICuights Templar are. As a manor of fad
the Shrlno Is no part of Masonry , nnd yol
every Shrlner Is n Masou. It is on indcpond-
enl organization , having no aulliatiou with
nnd deriving no authority from nny other
body , but applicants for meiiiOarship must
bi cither ICnlghlt. Tomplur or Scottish Kilo
Masons of tbo thirty-second or thirty-third
degree. Ilcnco iho confusion in the public
mind , and liuucc , uUo. Iho universal interest
among Masons In tlio nffulrs of the Shnno.
Its Origin Vrlluil In Secrecy.
The origin nnd early history of the Shrine
were veiled in secrecy. Even members of
the onlor , us a rule , know little of the
sources nnd the development of the cere
monies mido familiar lo them In their tem
ples. The form of the early organization is
accountable for this regrollablo lack of
definite information. The Shrine was found
ed in A. D. , CM , bv the Mohammedan Kullff
Alee , n son-in-law of the pronhet. The
uutboritlcs charged with the duty of ad
ministering Justice at Mecca were cruel , cor
rupt , ignorant and fanatical. The koran
t a u B li t justice ,
truth and mercy ,
nnd to give thcsn
precepts full effect
tboknllfforgunlzed
commiltco to tnko
coLMilz'inco ' ot the .
doings of criminals //.jKt
und "secretly punIsh - /
Ish those who es- < .
capcd their ] ustdo-J
perls in the courts.y7
Ills plan was to
take into this or
ganization only
moiiiqf high char
acter , mid they
were pledged to SAM umacs , IMITUIAI , retry -
try nnd punish TBNTATI : .
criminals wllhoul fear or favor. They
wcro required to take "iho Arab oath , "
Bivcnrlng ullcglunco to tbo kornn and binding
themselves to the most Hatred secrecy. This
oath Is a distinguishing feature of tlio order
In all oriental lands , nnd 11 Is probublo Ihoro
was at the outsat little of iho present ritual
tipyond thai oath. It was ugrccd that none of
the proceedings or rites of the society should
lie committed lo pupor , and hence ll came to
bo known In the east ns the "order of the un
written law , " the distinction arising from
the fuel that the Uoran was Known ns "iho
\vrllton law. " Some Shrines broke this rule
early In their careers , but others hnvo held
lo It even to ttili day , for when Wllliiiih J.
Florence n fuw years ago asked the Shrlno al
Aldcra for n copy of Its ritual tie received
this answer :
" Wo hnvo as yet not printed or written
nny word ot the ritual or laws , und wo hold
Etrktlv to the nuciont tradition which names
the order tlio Unwritten Law. "
Of course the order was a religious as well
ns a political body. Its in embers wcro
pledged to all tliu dootilnos of the koran as
well ns to the principles of common Justice
nnd humanity. It muy bo as well to explain
nl this nnlntuinl In preparing the ritual for
use In America all iho teachings of Islam in
consistent with Christianity wcro elimi
nated. The Uoran , us every Intelligent
reader knows , was largely Inspired by the
bible1. The principles ol truth , mercy , Jus
tice niid helpfulness nro common to both
books , and hence the Christian of today can
iccopt , with bllrlit modification , the teach
ings of this order of the crescent nnd proudly
ivoar an emblem symbolical of an undent
liunlty.
The literature of the Mystic Shrlno is ox-
isparatlnuly meagerleaving long Intorviilsot
Its hUtory uullllcd and omitting Information
tbout many Interesting points , ll Is not
rlcur , for Instance , tvhut religious authority
Iho kallff hud for his irovomonl or whai
( tops ho took to iniiico It general throughout
Ulum. An n mutter of fuel , 11 did spread
tupldlv among the follower * ol iho prophet
i ml Dud n whole oino olTccl In reducing
mme and moling oul secret but swlfl Jus
lice.
lice.Tho
The faithful wuro u en of many tribes
ntld , noinaillo and uneducated. Thorn was
little nceii for ritual bovond the Arab oath ,
ml lesn likelihood tUut It
would have remained unlfoni" ( or an >
Krvat length of tlmo. Tho'con -
fusion tliut would have arisen tuiiv
to Inferred from the babel of nainot bv
wlilcti Iho organization been mo known Indlf
foreitt localities. Hero uro ton.u o
Hi em ;
The Order of HeUtanh , Crescent Hhrlno
Order of the Cnuruni , Moilom Sbrlno
suuctuarut of the Crescent , Holies of tu <
Kuabo , Itlaui tiuuctuurus , Crj'l'ts , Clolttcrs
of IMnrn , Sanctuarus ot the Prophet , Secret
V ult9 of the Crescent , Legendary Cham-
icrs of Arable Shrlno , Sunotuarus of the
Sharcofs , Inquisitorial Order of the Crescent
and Order of HcKtntnl Uorvlshej. Local
: ustom established local nnmcsbut the Arab
vow was essentially the saino in nil , nnd ul-
hotich there Is now little connection bo-
.ween the bodies In different countries the
.oinplci In Iho orient theorollcally maintain
n communication bv Binding representatives
to an annual council thai moots at Mecca ,
Member * nt All Creeds.
The order nourished for many years under
lls founder and his Immodlalp successors ,
thnn apparently dwindled into Inslg-
niilcanco. It nlso gradually changed
In character. Instead of n
vigilance commiltco for Iho trial of criminals
.1 . becnmo an association of scholars , war
rior ? uml ofllcluls , who met to promote cdl-
turo and iho brotherhood of man. It was
thus transformed Into n fraternal society ,
cultivating fellowship among Its momoars
nntl belief In ( Jed or Allah. On that common
ground men of all nations and every crcoJ
tinva been able to mod.
Tlio Mohammedans respect n man who will
declare , "There Is no deity but Allah , " with
out reference to what his private belief may
be , for thov have n maxim , "Tho Inferior
belongs to God alone. " Today the order In
cludes Israelites and Christians of every sent
ns well as the Mohammedans , for the Noble
who holds to the belief In a Suptoma Doing
Is not rooulrcd to give any dcllultton of that
belief.
The Shrlno has been alternately
strong and obscuro. There were
notnblo revivals nt Aleppo lu S04 A. D. by
Abd ol-lfador ol-Ha dudoo. a renowned
scholar ; nt Bagdad In" 1100 by Aba cl-Kndor
Ghllaneo , n noted Persian and tin eminent
doctor of the 'oooll sect ; 01 Mecca and Aleppo
in lli'.IS , and nl Cairo In 1S37.
Among the famous patrons of the order
was the Imam or Shayk Abu ll-Barakat
Abit-Ullah Ibn Ahmnu Alnusuu , who Is
known among scholars oy the tltlo ot Haflz-
uducon. Ho died In A. U. 1330. Hnllz , llko
llyron of England , wrote of wine and women
In a glowing style that strict Mohammedans
regurd as lee suggestive , but ho continues
QUO of the most ponular pools in the cast
nnd hU writings nro full of secret allusions
only understood by mombcrj oft the Mystio
Sbrino.
In 1093 Lulgl Marrnccl , a noted orientalist
who translated tbo koran Into Latin and the
bible into Arabic , was Initiated into the
order and translated the ritual Into/ /
Italian. It Is assorted that Garibaldi. Maz-
zini , Victor Emmanuel nnd Count Cavour ,
who achieved liberty and unity fur Ituly ,
were Nobles. Murr.iccl was confessor to
Pope Innocent XI for several years and was
censured by the college of Iho propaganda
for aiding the work ot a secret society. His
ritual was condemned to bo burned , but a
few copiea'woro saved.
In 1770 Iho order was established In Ger
many by Adam Weislinupt , n Uosicruciaii
and a rrofessor of law In the University of
Ingolstadt in Bavaria. From Ibis Sbrlno
several branches spread through Europe , and
among the members are recorded the names
of Frederick ttio Great , Mlrabeau , Goethe ,
Spinoza , Kant and Bacon. This Eurouoan
order was an Intellectual society which
studied the philosophy of Aristotle , Pythago
ras , Plato , Confucius [ yid others.
IJIlly riori'iiuo's Work In tlio Order.
Even the ditatls of the Introduction of the
order Into Amori.'u are clouded with some
uncertainty. The late Wllllum J. Florence ,
the beloved comedian , is concodcdly Its
founder In this country.
The ponular storv Is lhal while on a lour
of the old world In 1870 the actor made the
acquaintance of Vusof Chuur , or Churl , the
frttnouR orientalist , Florence scorns lo have
wou lhat scholar's esteem us rapidly us ho
did thai , of occi
dentals who worn
thrown under the
spell of his com
panionship , and
Y u s o f presented
him to the sultan ,
who was the head
of the order in the
- cast at the lime.
That potentate was
UljQwlHti charmed
with the Amort-
can's good fcllow-
ship , and tbrough
Ms influence Flor
ence was inducted
w , i ) . MF.MSII , iMl'EitiAi. Into the inyatorlcs
CIIIKK UAimvv. nt an Egyptian loin-
"
plo iu Cairo. Through that" connection
with the onlur ho was enubled to secure
a copy of the ritual which ho hud translated
fromtho Arabic into French i > nd then from
the French Into English. On his return to
Now York ho used that ritual in founding
Mecca tomplo. So runs popular belief and
current newspaper history.
In ISSli when It was proposed tn put the
proceedingof the American body into
printed form Mr. Florence wrote a latter
which ho apparently intended ehould give
mi account ot his first glimnso into the
Slirlno and relate how ho obtained the ritual.
Tbo following extract is pertinent to this
article :
"In September , 1870 , I was In the city of
Marseilles , France , and hiving occasion to
call on Ij'uiicau , Shernr.in & Co. , banker * , I
was told by ono of the gentlemunly clerks
thai Ihoro was lo bo n ceremony of unusually
altractivo cnuractor al n hall near ttio Grand
Hotel do I'Univcrs , and knowing mo to bo a
Muson invited mo to bo present , offering to
bo my guide nnd voucher. My curiosity was
excited by bin glowing hints as to the Initial
wonders to be seen there.
"Having been introduced to the ante-room
of the hall in which tbo Mystio Shnno was
concealed , I found u number ol distinguished
parsons in animated conversation on tbo sub
ject of our visit. Ono of these men was the
Jiriltsh consul , another Iho Austrian vice-
consul nnd there wcro dukes nnd counts ,
bankers and merchants , scholars nnd artists ,
musicians and other profosslonuls , all of
whom seemed absorbed in the question of
bow iho French of Marseilles hud succeeded
In getting , possession of such intoros'ing
scrrots.
"Tho illustrious potentate of the evening
was the colobratcd Vusof Churl ooy , and the
temple was called Bokhara Shrlno. Siiuyk
Yiibit had visited Bokhara , where ho wui
mudo a member of the Myitlo Hlirlno lu tbat
famous city of the Persians and brougbt
nwny a hastily written sketch of the ritual
and laws of the order.
"It would bo imnossible to clvo a complete
narrative of the ceremonies of tbat communi
cation ot the nobles of Bokhara Sbriuo. and
I must content myself with u moro outline.
The costumes were nxnct duplicates of ori
ental naltcrns brought from Persia by Vusof
Boy. In his long scrvlco as an altucbo ot
the Persian consulate ho had soon many
countries and prolltod bv studies and otner-
vittion In each and was therefore well titled
lo conduct such an institution ,
"Tlio furuituro of the temple was the most
peculiar I over saw and must havu bceu got
ten up by someone
ono well skilled In
stage scenery , for
tboro were very
well contrived dru-
matte effects , rop-
r o s o u 11 n g the
sandy seashore ,
the rough , rocky
hlllslile.tho gloomy / '
worn , tbo &o\o\nnf//a \
tomb and n trans- r ,
formation soon o'/ti
which was nt llrst &
a cemetery full of '
tombs and menu
ments inscribed
wltti thonamuiof
the departed , with
epitaphs on their T. J. nupsos.iMi'V.iiui. AS-
virtues nnd wor.ll ) , sisTASTriunr lumuv.
when In tin Instant , tie | lights Imvlngbccii
lowered , the scene Hmnui'd In a sumptuous
banqueting hall with smull tables for groups
of thtee , live , seven and nine.
"I need not descnbo the work of the
temple any further than to say
Hint the Jutontiou Is to onuct a
drumu very much llko our own , which had
for Its object the saino lesson , and there can
bo no batter or moru zealous worker * In
u good cause than those French brothers
who celebrated iho mysteries ut Marseilles
on that evening.
"My duties pioventod a tufllcicntly long
stay In Maraeilles to witness a second , per
formance , and I therefore boirged Yus f Hey
lu allow mo lo bnvo a copy of tbo ritual ana
laws , which I received on the day I sailed
for Algiers.
"In Algiers the Sbrino of the Mogrlblns
was in full operation , mooting each week on
Friday evening. Abu Mohammed Haul was
the shayk , and among the members wcro
nearlv every ono of the many consuls , vlco
consuls nnd other diplomats of the port ,
many of the most noted merchants and
banker * and not n few of the loomed and
Kilted Mohammedans , who are passloimlely
fond of pcrucluaiiug nucioni customs which
increase iLelr social pleasures. Tbo cos
tumes nnd furniture of iho Shrluo In Aiders
wcro gorgeous In silk , wool nnd flno lluon ,
decorated with embroidery in gold , ullvor
nnd colors ; and iho swora , spears nud oilier
articles used by the guards and oftlccrs In
the work wcro gflnulno steel , many of which
had bcQii in uotuul scrvlco in tlio Hold of
battle.
'Tho Shrlno In referred to by the Moilorai
generally ns 'Tho Order of the Unwritten
Law' In distinction from 'Tho Written Law,1
Which is the koran. "
This letter of .iho dead nclor Is oxaipor-
nlingly incomnloto. It scorn * to Indi
cate whence ho got iho rlluul which ho
broughl to America , but it does nol rJoarly
cxplum how deep ho dipped into iho mysior-
les of thoordor in Iho orlont. There is no
reference to his supposed Initiation at Cairo ,
but , popular tradition U supported by the
fuel thut the sultan preionled Florjnco with
n mammoth Shrmor's Jewel which the come
dian oxhloltod on his lasl tour through the
west. The horns of the eroicont wcro madu
of boar's tusks , and the emblem was ict
with a largo number of Jewels. A few months
bnfoio Florence died Grand Secretary Par-
vln of Iowa submitted lo him n newspaper
clipping stating , among other things , that ho
was Initiated ut Cairo. The actor wrote In
response :
"Tho points in the paper are mainly cor
rect. I Was the firU lo Inlroduco the order
in America. Lr. Flemingamplltlod and per
fected the work. "
Ur. Flaming , who Joined Florence In
founding the American order , furnishes the
following authoritative statement for this
s Ketch :
"Mi. Florence wai entertained as a Mason
at Marseille * In Bokhara temple of the
Arabic Boktas.li. Jio ut this ilmo slmnly
witnessed the opening session of the exoturio
ceremonials which characterize thn politico-
roHnlous orderof Boktush of orlcutal Europe.
A monitorial , historic and explanatory manu
script bo aUo received thero. H did not
embrace the esoteric , Inner temple oxompllll-
cation or obllgalion nor the 'unwritten low , '
which Is never imparted to nny ono ex
cept from mouth to ear. Shortly afterwards
Mr. Florence was similarly favored In Al
giers nnd Alqppo. Through toilers nud com
mendations ho tlnally secured iho manuscript
monitor , history and aescriptlvo matter from
which sprang the order in this country. It
was In Algiers and Aleppo that ho was re
ceived into ttio inner temple under the do
main of iho crescent and llrst became pos
sessor of the esolono work , the 'unwritten
law" and the shnyk's obligation. Suoso-
quently ho visited Cairo , Egypt , nnd was
admitted , and collected moro of oriental hls-
lorv and the manuscript of 'Memorial Cere
monials. ' But Mr. Florence was never
fully recognized or possessed of author
ity until long uflcr his rolurn to America.
All ho possessed wn < : i disconnected scries
of shoots in Arabic nnd French with some
marginal memoranda made by himself from
vorlml elucidation in Aioppo. 1 hrough
Prof. Aloort L. Lauson these , with others
received afterwards through correspondence
ahroud , comprised tlio translations from
which the order started horo. Mr. Florence
nnd myself receiveJ authority to Introduce
the order horo. "
I'lrgt Tnmpto In America.
To Dr. Walter M. Fleming of Now York
belongs a great deal of tbo credit of organiz
ing ami snroadine the Mystio Shritio. On
his return to America in 1871 Florence ro-
1'ited his ojcporioncis In the orient to Iho
doctor nfld proposed founding a temulo in
New YorK. Dr. Fleming foil in with the
Iho idea. Florence submitted his ritual and
explained Iho ceremonies of Iho
order. The doctor claims to have
had detached ana mutilated sections
of a translation of tha ritual brought to
America by u foreign member , but It was
exceedingly imperfect , incomplete , badly
translated and tilled with unintelligible sym
bolisms. Ho also had some v guc history
and ritualistic sections brought from Cairo
oy Sherwood C. Campbell. Ho savs that
Florence's riluul cnmo from oriental Europe.
At any rate it was marked and referred to
certain sections of the koran for notes and
allusions , whicb facilitated the revising of
Iho rlluul for American use. It was a considerable -
sidorablo task , but Messrs. Fleming and
Florence hud the assuiiinco of nn Arabic
scholar and compiled tbo wnrk which bccamo
the foundation of the or dor In America.
On Juno 111 , IS71 Ihov conferred thn order
on eleven Masons at Now YorK , all Knights
Templar or thlrly-soconds , or thirty-thirds
of tbo ancient accepted Scottish rite ot
Masonrv. Following are the thirteen origi
nal nobles in the new world :
William J. Florence , Walter M. Fleming ,
Sherwood C. Ciunnoell , Jamas S. Caanplc ,
Oswald Merle Uaublgno , Edward Eddv ,
Charles T. McClonacnan. George W.Millar ,
John A , Moore , Albert P. Monarty , William
S. Paterson , Uanlcl Sickles and John W.
Simons.
These gentleman apparently had little
thought of propagating the now
order , nnd certainly never dreamed
of Its taking its present rank
among fraternal societies , for thov did not
orgatiizo Mecca torn pin of Now York , the
llrst In thn United States , until September
20 , 187 ! ) . Even lhal was a temporary spasm ,
for they did nothing further for two or three
years.
In 1S73 FloroiiL'o was In Europe , where ho
witnessed the work of tlio Mystio Shrlno ex
emplified in most impressive form. On his
return ho cnthuiaaUcaily urged tbul the
order DO propaga
ted in this country.
Four of the thir
teen members ot
Mecca temple bad
died , but It was de
cided in lS7f to se
lect a iiumLHir of
V prominent Masons
_ ' and invest them
L-iV.v „ ) with the rights und
iSwSsfc proroirntlves of
' past potentates for
stho purpose of os-
lablishlngsubordl-
lmto tcmDlcsTUO
Bontlomon selected
wcro Owen Welch ,
viuniiT , iMi'Eitui , Syracuse , N. Y. ;
TiiKAHumit. : John U. Williams ,
Elmlra. N. Y. , Charles H. Thomson , CornIng -
Ing , N. Y. ; Townsend Fondoy. John
S. Dlckorman nnd Koutrt Walornmn ,
Albany ; John F. Collins , New York ;
John L. Stotlmius , Cincinnati ; Vincent L.
Hurlbut , Chicago ; Samuel Hiiroor , Pitts-
burif George Scott , Paterson , N. J.
The second Shrine In America was Damas
cus temulo of Rochester , N. Y , , organized
February 8 , 1875.
A mooting for organizing the Imnejinl
grand council of the Ancient Arabia Order
of the Nobles of iho Mystic Hhrlno for the
United States ot America was hold
Juno U , 1870 , at Masonio halt ,
corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty.third
street , Now York. There were present
seventeen representative * from Mecca tem
ple , two from Damascus und ono unattached
noble from Paterson , N. J , The council was
organized with the following officers , who
were to hold olllco for three years , dating
from an anticipated meeting lo bo hold al
Albany , Februurvf ) , 1677 :
Grand potentate , Walter M. Fleming , Now
York ; deputy grand potentate , George F.
Loder , Kocho.tor ; grand chief rabban ,
Philip F Lanhnrt , lirooulyn ; grand assist
ant rabbnn , Edward M. L. Ehlorx , Now
York ; grnim high priesi and prollt , Wllllum
H. Whiting , Uoelicbtcr ; grand oriental
guide , Samuel U. Carter , Rochester ; crund
troiwuror , Aaron L. Northorp , Now York ;
grand recorder , Wllllum S Pulerton , Now
York ; gruud financial secretary , Albert P.
Moriuriy ; grand ceremonial master. John L.
SlulttniUB , Cincinnati ; grand second com-
moniul muster , Benson Sherwood , Now
York ; grand marshal , Samuel Harper , Pitts-
burg ; grand captDlii of iho guard , Frank U ,
Bascom , Montpcller , Vt , ; grand outer guard ,
George Scott. Paterson , N" J.
Potentate Fleming continued in that uoM
tlon until 16SO , when ho was luccoodoJ by
Sam Hrlggi of Cleveland , tbo present head
of the American body , Uccoruur Patersou
held his position contlnu6usiy till 1SS9 , bclncr
sdcccodod by Frank M. Luco of Chicago.
The constitution of the 'cduiicll provides for
annual business sosiloni. bat iho oftlcent are
elected only every third year , as In Arabia.
The onler grow slowly for the first ten
years , nud Potentate Fleming's annual re
ports are filled with discouraging state
ments , which , howuvnr , nro nlwnys llght-
onod with hopeful prophesies for ihn futuro.
Ho frequently complains because torn pi us do
not exemplify the work , but in ono report ho
nalvoly explalimj'tliftt. ho himself was too
busy prarmgatlnR the order lo exemplify Iho
work in Mecca trjmplo.
The lirsi published ofilctnl report of the
membership acpsars to have beau inndo in
187 ! ) , 1'horo were thirteen torn pi 03 with 123
Shrinors. Tlio thombarshlp of the tomnlo *
rnng.d ! from nine In Syrian of Cincinnati to
slxtynlnft In Mecca of Nuw York nnd 154 In
Damascus of KochoUor. In IbSO there wcro
the snmo temples und tholr inomborahlp had
Increased Ju t thirteen.
The order has had Its most rapid growth
slnco 187o. In 188'J ' there were llfty temples
with 11 , 050 mombors. There nro now sixty-
iwo temples with n momborshlp estimated
nt 0,000 to 'J5.000.
Under n now constitution adopted In 1S9S ,
each temple is entitled to one representative
in the imperial council and onn additional
representative for oaun ! 10D members or
fraction thereof , except that no temple shall
have moro than four. The council of 18li )
will have nearly two hundred representa
tives.
It Is Not n Miuonlc llody ,
The Mystio Shrlno hasno parentage or
authority , from or nillllatlou with anv other
organization. A prerequisite of membership
Is that the candidate shall have taken the
Ihlrly-socond degree' tn Scottish Masonry or
shall have become a Knight , Templar. Its
members , therefore are all Musons , bui il Is
not a Masonic body ,
The riluul has uudorgono many changes ,
adapting it lo varying limes nnd conditions.
In unsparing Iho work for use In America
Iho Mohammedan religious element was ex
cluded , leaving these general principles , Jus
tice , Iruth , mercy nnd toleration , upon
which all civilized man can moot In accord.
Nor does It meddle with tha worlc of tbo
courts.
Ono of the most Important departures In
America was the adoption of n rule making
tbo Shrlno the dispenser of charity among
Masons in nnod of aswUtanco. but so secretly
Is that work carried on that the world knows
nothinc of Us good Hoods.
.Another significant development la
new world Is that
of the social clement - '
mont Intho ordor.
Hospitality has
been ono of the
uotablo virtues of
the Arab for ages.
The stranger who
comes to his
and r > artako5 of his /
salt is treated with it !
every considcm-v
tion'ruid welcome toJ '
slay indefinitely
without question.
This spirit of hos
pitality has found
in the American riiA'XKM. I.VCB , i.MfEitiAi.
noble nr. onlhu 'a.s- iir.Ciuiiii : ,
tic und princely exemplar. A fraternal nnd
social organization , iho Mystio bhrlno In this
countrv has oecomo famous for goodfcllow-
"
ship.
The original and universal Jewel of iho
order is n crescent. It may be mido in nny
substance , but the favorite materials nro tbo
claws of the Bengal tiger uni'oii nt their
bases in a gold sotting. In Amciica the
bond of the sphinx ; is engraved on ono side
of the center and.n pyramid , urn or star on
the other. Generally Xho emblem is on graved
with thodaioof tuowcuror'i rocepllon Inlo
the or'der and nil Arnblc motto , "Kuwat wn
Ghudab , " which becomes ' 'Itobur ot Furor"
in Latin and "Strength and Fury" In
English. Usually ttirvcrescent is suspended
frcm a sclmctcr , nnd'lt In turn carries a star
hanging ; bonduiit beiw'cen its drooping'horns.
The crescent is most familiar to the west
ern riiud as n political ensign used in Turkey
and Persia but It has been a favorite ro-
llglous emblem in lh.o orient for many ncos.
Even tnoanclcnlGrpcks used iho orescent as
an emblem of I'so universal mother
of nil living things , the vireln mot'.ior
of allsouU who waf iniown ns Diana , Arlc-
mis , Puobii or Cynthia , varying with the
character of her attributes in different locali
ties. Il seems lo have boon a symuol polnl-
iiiL'toa hlcrticr and purer source , the great
fountain of light , the Run , whlcja Is Itself iho
emblem of Iho grcJtMir.il causa , of light and
of Intelligence.
The Roman ohurcli uses the orosconl sym
bol in pictures of tlio Virgin Mary in Iho Im
maculate conception , whuro , us in Murlllo's
cclobratod painting , iho Virgin Is standing
on the cantor of the crescent , the horns of
which are turned up. Among American Nobles
blos of thu Shrine the horns ure hung point
ing downward lo. InJlcato the setting moon
ol the old faith and of Intolerance at iho mo
ment of the rising sun 01 the now faith in the
brothnrhood of oil iifanldnd.
The Russian church uses Iho crosccnl , sur
mounted by ihocros , . lo typify iho irlumph
of Christianity ever Mohammedanism.
Among other Insignia of Iho order uro Ihc
pyramid , urn , sphinx head , sun , moon , stars
and similar emblems peculiar to the orient ,
o of tlio FKT.
The Shrincr * wear rich oosturaos of eastern -
orn character , made of silk and brocaded
velvet of oriental Intensity of color. Tbo
ordinary cosiumo forstroot purudo Is con
ventional black with I'ae regulation fez.
When pilgrimages ilo Mecca were inter-
ruploJ bv the C.ruuidKrs about A.D. OS'J , the
Mohammedans we&l'o'f tbo Nile journo.vod to
r ' " Fez ( or Fas ) , In Morocco -
' rocco , us to n holy
city. Among the
flourishing manufac
tures of the city was
ft bead covering called
' ( .arboosb , now known
ps a let , which was
dyed suarlot for tbo
ptudents in a grout
school al Ibal city ,
In tbat way It became
n mark of learning
pud gradually dis
placed otbor forms
pud colors of huts.
Jt was cairicd in all
'cvitus w. EATON , , fllrectlons by caru-
I'Kiiuij MANUAL , vans and t'hus became -
came tbo distinguishing headdress of Mos
lems In every pnrt ifjho omplro.
Although the ritual has boon adapted to
the teachings of Christianity It Is rich In Iho
glowing motuphor of iho oust , and such orl-
onlul expressions as burning sands of
thn desert , jlorCKonoralo Bonn , thirdly
pllcrlms und imruvaus at iho oasis ,
which elton mystify the uninitiated , are
frequently used in all the Iitoraluro of
the order. Anew ritual-will bo sjbmlttod
lo-iho council lu Omaha.
The present oJllccM of tbo Imperial council
are : Sum Driggs , Imperial potentate , Cleveland -
land , O , ; Henry E. Hoaloy , Imperial depu
ty potentate , Boston. Musi.Villlum ; B.
Molisb , Imperial' chief rtbbun , Cincinnati ,
O. ; Ttiomus JJ.Hudson , Imperial assistant
lahban , PitnUjiri , ' , Pa. ; John T. Brush , 1m-
iiiirlal high nrieu and projihot , Indlunapolla ,
Ind. ; Bruce Uoodfollow , imperial orloutal
guide , Dutrolt , , Mich. ; Joeph L. Wright ,
Imporinl treasurer , Philadelphia , Pa. ; Frank
M , Luco , Imperial recorder , Chicago , III , ;
William H. Mnvo , Imperial llrst ceremonial
master , Brooklyn , N. Y. ; Cyrus W. Eaton ,
imperial marshal , Cedar Itapids , la. ; Ed-
ward O. Gulp , Imperial captain of the guard ,
Sallna , Knn. ; Charles L. Field , Imperial
outer guard , San Francisco , Cal ,
PROCLAMATION
rilOM TUB DIVAS OP
TANGIER TEMPLE ,
A. A. O. N. M. S.
OASIS or OMAHA , Aug. 10 , 1S ! > 3.
LLUSTK1OUS NO
BLES : Greetings
from the Suit mil.
May your shadow
never grow less. May
you partake of the milk
thiit clmngoth not nnd
the peed wlnoir.otulpnod
In our holy law. May
nil your ways bo picas-
nut nnd happiness your
lot. And honrkcu unto
my volco that I shall say
to you and take hood nnd
forgot It not. Tidings
have reached the divan
that vast hordes of our
Arab brethren nro on
their \vav to the gates of
our tcinplo. seeknip our
shelter and hospitality.
Yea , wo can already see
nfar oft the clouds of dust
raised by the foot of
their camc'.s. In a short
ttmo they will bo at our
gates and In our midst.
Como forth all yo peed
sons of Tangier and clvo
thorn n hearty Arab
croeting. Sullt not with
in your cool tents when
our brethren need your
euro nnd attention.
Plead not that the mar
ket olaco and the place
where shekels nro ex
changed , need . \ourtimo
end presence. Forlhrco
_ _ whole days and nights ,
while our Arab friends sojourn with us , give
thorn your services as they may see fit to use
thorn nnd make merry , that the good name of
Tangier for hospitality may roach over nnd
fur beyond the desert , oven from Connecticut
to California , aye even from Alaska to Flor
ida. Como then Nobles from all parts of our
oasis. Let your tents stand empty that you
may glvo yourselves over to the culcrtnln-
mont of our fraternal visitors. The great
caravan will assemble at Masonio hall at 0
o'clock Monday evening , the 15th. Tell all
Iho N"blos you soe. Spread the good news.
Wear your fez and a dress suit If you can ,
but surely bo 'In Noble Franco's caravan
which moves through our vlllugo with great
pomp and ceremony at 7 o'clock. The
tnichty Shtlk F.I Sam Brlggs and his sulto
of Noble Chiefs , will rovlow the parade from
the grand stand at the Paxtou caravansary.
FAIL NOT.
Y"ou hear mo and know my word. Re
member the fate that follows the unfaithful.
Scnk rather the reward that awaits the true
believer within the gates of Paradise. Allah
U Allahl HUSKY C. AKIV ,
bcherif Sultaul.
STAMBOUL IN OMAHA.
1,1st of Temples Tlmt Will bo Itcprcgciitci
In the Imperial Council.
fron
CARAVANS cvcrj
state of the unlor
and from Canada on
journeying thlthei
to participate In thi
work of the Imper
lal council whlcl
convenes tomorrow
In this city. Thi
sbricUs of the came
drivers will ocht
through the streets recalling every anj
scenes in Stnmboul and Tuneier. The rlcl :
vestments of the nobles will bo rominiscen
of life and usage in tbo orient whllu It is
hoped that over all will hang a true orionta
sky to make the picture completo. Salnani !
will take the place of hand shakes , while tin
liquid ptiraso of the orientalist will for i
tnno suporceda the staccato tones of the
oc'cldfiitnltst. From llagslaffs innumcrabti
will floal ibo batiuor of Arabia , a star unc
crescent in black upon an orange field , linn
and ihoro the flair of Turkey ana Egypt maj
be displayed , a crescent and star in whlti
upon a red Hold , which will add to thi
brilliancy of the scene and give a ponum <
touch of foreign Ufa to a city that ncstlos li
the lap of tbo western plain ,
The following temples will send renro
scntativcs to the Imperial council and tnanj
of thorn caravans to the oasis of Tangier.
MAT OP TEMPLES.
Aluliill-.il. I.oavcnwortb , Kus.
Aco.t , Illchmond. Vi. :
Allll. Taciimu. WiiHh.
Aleppo , lloston , Muss.
Algeria. Helena , Mont.
Alliambra. Uliutluiiooaa , Tonn.
Al Kiidcr , rortliiml , Ore.
Al Korun , ( Jluvulanil. O.
Al Miilulkiib , Ios Angeles , Cul.
Almas. Wiislilnutnn. I ) . U.
Al ( 'liyinlu. II. I ) . Memphis , Tciin.
Arar.tt , Kansas City. M6.
llallnt Abyail. Albuquerque , N. M.
Hun llnr , Austin , Tux.
llomiil. Dallliuoiu , M I.
Uypioss , Aliianv. < ' . V.
Iiimifieii8. : liocliostor. N , V ,
.litbul. Denver , Col.
lutluh. Hiilt I-.IKO City. Utah.
luihlr , Cedar Kuplds , hi.
] Kutlf. SpoKiino , Wash.
] Hlud.Sloiix I'lillH. S. I ) .
l , I'urifo , N. D.
Huiiiusn'Moridtin. Muss ,
llollu. Dallas. Tex.
Isis , Hullim. KM n.
Islam , .Sun Krunelsco.
iHiiii.llln. lliiirulo. N. Y.
Joriis-iloin. Now Orleans , La.
K'iiiilia. D.ivenpdrt , Iu.
KlHinot. llrookiyn , N , V.
K'ora. U. 1) . , Lowlslon , Mo ,
Kosair. Loumvlllo , Ivy.
L\l Lu. I'hlludolDhtu , I'u.
Meccu , Now York , N. Y.
Mcdlnnh , ClilcitKo , 111.
Moilluutertown. . N. Y.
Malla.SU Josupli. Mo.
Moo lull , St. Louis. Mo ,
.Morocco. Jacksonville , 1'la.
Moslem , Dot roll , Mich.
Miiunt Hliiul. Montnoller. Vt.
Mnrat , IitdlunupalN. lud.
Oriental , Trov , > . Y.
O.lrU. Whenlln-- . Va.
Osinan. HtI'aul , Minn.
I'alostlno , I'rovldenco , II , 1 ,
Pyramid , llrldceport , Conn.
Kanicsin. Toionlo , L'un.
Hiiliuru. I'ino llluir , Ark.
Haluuiii , Olniiy , III.
Haladln , Clraml Kujitdfi , Mich ,
hvbostrlx. Lini'olti , Neb ,
Syria , I'lttuburI'u. .
Syrian , I'lnelnniUl. O ,
Tuimler. Uniuliu. Nelx
Trllioll. MllwuiiKcu.Vls. .
Yuurub , Atlanta , ( in ,
' /.un.ora , lllnnln.'liani Ala.
/ .em.wii , I ) . ! > . , Frlo , I'u.
X.mru , Utlcu , N , Y.
/.ulir.ili , MlnnnupollB. Minn.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
\Vluu\Vlll b Ilono Tuwnrcl Codifying the
I.itwi oI tliu rihriiui.
Tbo imperial council In its deliberations
will bo'cullod upon to change materially the
old laws for the government ol tomplea ana
enact new onoj that seem necessary by
reason of the unparalleled growth of the
Mystio Sbriuo. Au effort will bo made at
the tncotlng of tbo Imperial council this wcok
tocbaucolho Initiation fee from 25 to ? 50.
The council will alio endeavor to limit the
uuinbor ol temples la a ttato to throe , the
wisdom of this being apparent to many
Shrlnors. The question of the adoption ot
the now ritual will also acmnnd the close at
tention of the Imperial representatives. A
resolution Introduced at the last session
of the 1 inner ml council will also unit out
heated oratory , the resolution bolng , "Tho
combining of the tmibloms of othur secret
orders or societies with the Jewel of the
Sbriuo Is deemed Inappropriate nnd U there
fore prohibited. The wcarluc of the fez ar.d
Jewel of the order upon occasions other than
meetings of temples of the Arabic order , nr
gathering * of Shrlncrs under the authority
of seine legal body of the order , Is 111 tulvlsud
nnd potentates nreoxpuctod to prevent such
action on the part of tholf members , " This
proposed law grow out of an edict issued by
the griind master of the KnlitliU Tomplnr
prohibiting knights from wearing any Jewel ,
pin or marie other than that of a templar
while In tlio costvtmo of u ktilghu This pro-
nuucinmonlo on the nart of ( ! raud Muster
( jobln culled out considerable tcellng on Iho
part of the Shrlnors and this now law is
alined to react upon Iho knights ns knights ,
The following committees will bo entrusted
with proposed legislation and will facilitate
business by having tholr loports ready whcu
the council convenes :
Credentials Louts P. Pecker , ( Justavo
Anderson , Cloorgo H. Walker , Lou Burl ,
Ihvleht nyington.
Dispensations nnd Charters-Rich P.
Marvin , Jr. , William Hynn , Chirk U
KlcbnnU , Thomas J. lUshop , John A. May.
Finance and Accounts Thoinns J , Hudson ,
Ooixo W. Millar. Horace W. Hubburd ,
Joseph \V. Smith , William A. Stylos.
Grievances unit Appeals Thomas Waterman
man , Kdward C , Cuip. Wllllum A. Urlggs ,
Hufus E. FlL'tnliip , Charles L. Field.
Jurisprudence and Law William B.
Moltsh , U'tlliam II. Mn > o , Joseph L. Dobbin ,
Charles W. ( Justinian , Lawrence M. Knonlly.
Mileage nnd I'.iy of Uoprosontnllvcs
James S. Wiiitht , Oscar M. Motcalf , Satnuol
13. Watson. George F. Lodbr , Julius W.
Knowllon.
Foreign Corrcspondonco James U. Ka-
kins. Richard A. Kotnor. Curtis H. Winsor ,
M. W. Stonier , H/.rn a. llanlott.
Hltunl John \V. Boyd , George H. Burn-
ham , Uyrus W. Eaton , Archibald N. Sloiui ,
Honrv H. McG.vlTo.v.
Deceased Members William C. Nlcknm ,
James Tvlor , Ilonr.v A. Collins , Henry
Slowcll , Albert U. McOalToy.
Transactions of Imperial Onicers Way-
land Trask.-Tbaddous B. Bcechcr , F. Allen ,
Henry C. Stockdoll. Alfred Paul ! .
HISTORY OP TANGIER.
What Local Nuliles Ar Iloliiir to Kntcr-
tiiin VUitlniMyHtlo MirlniTS.
\hE history of Ton-
glor temple , which
bus all Iho arrange
ments lu charge for
the entertainment and
care of the thousands
of Shrinors and
Knights Templar ,
who will bo guests of
itho city this woolc ,
Scan bo told in a lino.
It nas been crowded
with Incident from that eventful night on
May 24 , 1SS9 , when Tangier was made. The
nstallation of the toraplo attracted a ho-tot
Masons , from nil purls of Iho country , delega
tions being in attendance from Lincoln ,
Atchison , , ICoarnoy , Cedar Haplds , Gibbon ,
Lexington , Mindon. Holdroco , Grand Island ,
Council Bluffs , Topekn , St. Louis the
work of Installation and initiation filling
UDOII Abdallnh temple ot Leavenworth ,
which sent a largo delegation of its repre
sentative citl/ons to co ih it the work was
promptly and properly exemplified according
to ancient forms.
While the organization of Tangier temple
was combatted bv the brethren of SesostrN
nt Lincoln , the policy of Iho imperial council
being to alscouiago the organisation of moro
than ono temple In a state , tno result was
that ono temple was accorded to Omaha
with jurisdiction over the North Platlo
country nnd ono to Lincoln for tuo South
Plane , since which tlmo the most nmlcablo
relations hnvo oxistou between the two tem
ples In Nebraska The local committee hav
ing charge ot tbo affair on the night of Fri
day , Muy 24 , 18SH , consisted of Colonel H. C.
Akin , U. N. DIotz , T. 1C. Sudborough , and J.
\Vostborg , and these men are still active
In the councils of the shrine. That tholr
work was well donoUUU souls will still attest
for it w.is long Into Iho morning when iho
tired travellers ever
burning sands uroso
f rom amngn I flcent
moutm provided by
T a n ui i o r temple for J
members and guests nt * *
the Windsor where the - "
baiuiuct was spread. _
The ofllcors elected then were Gustavo
Anderson , schoHf nlsultanl ; HcnrvC. Akin ,
scberlf al oincor ; Charles N. DIotz. schcrif
nl sablD ; L. M. Andersen , schorlf al Imam ;
J. li. Stafford , schorif al nyn ; T. 1C. Sud
borough , sohorif ul ctinyzln ; Victor Whlto ,
scborlf nl katlb ; Fred J. liostwick , schorif
al wakll ; Charles S. Iluntlngton , scborif nl
ulum ; HicharJ Smith schcrlf nl amal ; M. O.
Maul , schorif nl rays ; William J , Mount ,
pchertt al muhallm.
Sluco the eventful night in May , three
yours ago , yearly , sotm-yearly and even
monthly pllgrimacos have been made across
the sands of tbo doscrt , nnd postulants by
the score have made tbo solf-satno journey
with the caravans wlncu have outlined at
the oasis of Tangier and the membership
has grown until now Tangier hns In pond
stunUtng nearly -100 members who will assist
in dlspontlng hospitality to the strangers
that will camp with us during the
next three days.
A member of Tangier In speaking of tbo
order has said that It is n sea containing in
Itself pearls of truth , coins of voralios and n
treasure In which are deposited Bubtlotlos ;
It Is replete with in-
trhibic symbolism , dif
ficult t o penetrate ,
forming almost u life
study oven to the Ini
tiated , lu member
ship In all countries
includes Christians ,
Israelites , Mooslim
and men in hlgb post-
tioua of power and
loarmng.
Upon the present ofllcors of Tangier , as
sisted by the various committee * , has tlio
work fallen to properly oaro for tlio
visitor * , iho ofllcor * for 18'J3 being :
Ilonr.v C. Alkon , schorif al sultan ! ; Joseph
K. Stafford , scborif nl oraocr ; Thomas 1C.
Sildborougb , scherlf al sahib ; L. M , Ander
son , schcrlf al Imam ; Thcimas Battcrlou ,
achorlf ul nyn ; James S. Franco , schcrlf al
cuayzln ; F. E. Winning , scherlf ul kntib ;
Charles S. Huntlngtou , schorif nl wakil ;
John T , Clarke , schorif nl nlam ; Henry C.
Crumb , scherlf al amal ; James Gllb'ort ,
schorif al rays ; Henry Newell , schcrif nl
Imli/ ; Lewis M. Hiioam. scberif al malah :
Jo F , Barton , musical director ; Fred C.
Tuttle , oxoimtlonor ; Kaburt Carleton , uluho-
mist : .Ijhn N. Wcbtbcrg , iilchmnUt.
Following nro tbo members of Tanglor
who huvo crossoa the sands within the
three yours :
Tanglor' ! 'Monilicrnlnp.
Alicrcromblo C AAkln llonrr 0 Allen lloinnr J
AllynNU Allen KilKiir Allen Kiln In A
Allun Wllllitm Allun ( itcar II Aiiilermiii film
A nn I n Wm K Aiiili'rbon li M AiiilruivH A II
AiKlvmuu I'mi I Amlruur ( i II Amlruuii ( iu
AiKlvrnon Win Apple Nii | > ul'n II Anhni'jrul ) M
Aiklnllur Jiihn AnuttrunK JT Aiilnbuufh J A
llninforilJulin llnltt'rtoii 'Iliot Hnrnuy ItuuljuiiK
lliirnunl Trunk IhinicK I' 11 Allt'll llukur NHnuii A
llarlletlJ J Iliilicuclc flim K Iliilluy It W llr
Hnriun Jo K llukur Hun ] H llechul Win K
lloicliur .M"l 11 llcrkn l iift lloilfonl .lull W
ltll < ! > NUll K IllukutluuU 51 HOKUII Wiult
llunJ DC llull ( | ] un I'll llinthwUk KJ
Hoyden HI ) Kruil I , Hriinur Jui II
llrown llr MI llruilyWO
Itroukulivo A llrmiiMullLII llrntl John
llrown orrll | IliitlurJoliulI Hum i Mlv * J
llnlluril WU Hint t'rnnk I !
Ham O Ciirnenlor KJ Ouui | > tiol | Arthur
' W 4'KtuJulm ! Cnrtiin llnrrr
Cnrliun lluturt duly It K C'Bliirln John f
CarUun A V CliUbbuck II IS Cluburnu Win
t'luilmi'liirc'iicuA Clnrk lluiili J Clurku Julin T
Coiuly lllcliuol CuurlnoiC'linill Coru I'rank
Cox llcnrr A t'ouQL-ILItoliurt Cuily Win F
CovellileuW Ctuaililttutf C Crunch Krnnk M
trancTliuiuni I ) Cruy H W Cruuiinur Ur 11 K
Crufl llobiTt
lnvl lot H DnvliDrSnnmcr I'HV | J W
Dul.otliiilurlXJUU liuralon II I' Deuul llurrr I *
Duvrlvi Dr J U DI-UII ( i < m l > lllett Clmrlu * N
DlnultiKllJ liUonbttu Dudili John A
DonlluK Ulcliael UblibiV J Divxcl Joliu u
Drnkn IMwnnl 0 Drew B M Diiitler I.lant'K ' 9
litiko Klbort K Dunn lllrnm R Diinij Kilimrtlll
Knkln Cnpt Jos 11 Vmtninn II I'.llls K M
Kills ( U > 0 Krlclmiiii Axel I'Kllltuil Dr S n
i\nns : Diullof r.vnni Cnrroll D
'
KlnloyJ 1KinehOII Plnrh WV
1 mU < rl > rnnklt Kurnnor.lolin KoloyJnmps
\ rmico .lojcpli M Kraucli Holt 1 ! Frock-tic * S I )
Frolrlckson Nca
Oonlnpr \ \ ' A aalhralth Dr JasUnllnglicr John M
( illliert Jnnius ( llbbon * llcnry ( .lunger lloblton
( iuitoll llouj U ( IruenleoJolin ( lrinin.l II
( iroloJulin F ( lullil i : it CIIII.UTMIII M
IliirtmniiChrli
. .I i < t x ii u * n-1 .11 iuiirinii <
llllll ( ll'O M llUUtlllUlll | US HUCttOUltO
lluuiiihri'js T II Hunt A J
tiMltim cims V lp on Chrlsllan
.lii.-knni KA Jniucii W II Jnmot H Ij
jMiin .lulii\ Jnnss Henry Jniuet M U
.liunuson WJ JennliiKs Victor .lumen It 1 *
Julius SU'iOicn Joluuon W II Jordan llobt 0
KnIITII Kctctmm dl , Ki'ono
Kullou A 11 Kcriid w Klilitlcbniiuli J
KliiK W H Ktoinnn Clias Konnrily Clnrk
KuuY.loliti S Korty l.uuls 11 Kruuiuolt JoUn
Kuu Julin V
I.unilan J I.awtonWJ I.co H A
l.iuU'rnmn A 0 Loader .1 II Lvnehcy A A
l.cnlsjolm K l.lTlnuMono T C l.llllo ( ice W
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PROGRAM FOR THE OOCA8ION.
Wluit VUltliiff Nohlea ntnt Tholr I.inly
l''rli'inl Will I'Mnil to ICntcrtnlii Them.
From the souvenir program which Is a
beautiful work of the printer's ' "art prosor-
vutvlo , " flllod with half touo pictures , cuts
of prominent buildings and wash drawings
of oriental scones , the following program has
been taken , which will show what the Nobles
of Tangier moan to do lor tholr visiting
friends :
MONDAV , AUOUST 15.
On. m. , couching party to Hunsoom pnrk
from 1'nxton hotel.
in u. m. , carriage drive to places of Interest
from Mlllurd lintel.
11 a. in. , coiichlnz i > : irty to Hanscom park
from Murray hotol.
p. in. , couuhlng party from Mlllard hotel
to points of Interest.
U lo 5 p. in. , reception by the ladles at
Paxton.
II p. m. coaching party and carriage drlva
from I'tixtoii liotol.
4 p. in. , coaching party and carriage drive
from Murray liotol.
T i ) . in. , parade ot Nobles Mystic Slirlno.
U p. in. , reception by Uovuruor lloyd and
Mayor llemU nt L'axton hotel ,
TUKbDAV , AU(1U T 10.
0 n. m. . coaching party to Ituyllss park.
Council llluiri ; , from 1'aMoii hotol.
llu : : a , in. , excursion tovntor works and
bmiiltlng works by train from Union depot
and p.'iuKlux house lit outh Utiinhiu
11 u. in. , couching puny to points of Intoroit
from Mlllurd hotol.
- p. in. , drive to 1'ort Omaha to wltncBS dross
paruiloand walk through the Indian cjuar-
tori *
J lo.ri p. in. , reception by the ladles at th
I'iixton.
8 p. m. , bniKiuot to Imperial council at Mll
lurd hotel.
H p. in. , evening couching party.
U p. in. . Informal reception at Paxton hotol.
Konto of tlio P.irmlo. * "
The Shrlnors' par.idu , Monday evening ,
by Instruction of Illustrious ( Noble H.
C. Akin , potentate of Tanglor temple ,
will bo under command of Noble
James S. Franco , who has Issued his
request that tbo Sbrinors assemble at Ma-
sonio hall , Slxtoontb. and Cat.itol avouup , at
fl o'clock p. m.
The column will form on the north sldo ot
Cnpltol ut-onuo west of Sixteenth street , extending -
tending won on Capitol uvuuuo and north on
Seventeenth street , and will inovo at T
o'clock.
Noble Franco will bo assisted by the fol
lowing uobloi as aide * : Louis II. Korty ,
Charles S. Potter , \Vllllnm T. Robinson , H.
W. Bbrlver. Charles IJ. Horton , U. VV. Mills ,
Joseph Iv. Stafford , Uustavo Andorsoii , Joft
W. Bedford , Ulchard tamllh and FranU F.
WIIIlaiDH. The formation will boi
Chlof of Police.
Platoons of Police.
Second Infantry Hand.
Thurston Drum Corps.
Chlof of Parade.
Aides.
Bhrinors. ,
RIICONI ) DIVISION ,
Under Command of Illustrious Noble Uus
tavo Anderson.
SovontU Wunl Band.
Mounted Arabs and Escorts.
Shrlnors.
The line of inarch will bo south
on Sixteenth street to Douglas , east
to Eleventh , south to Furnani , west to
Eighteenth , south to Hurnov , east to Four
teenth , north 10 Farnum , and east on Fur-
iiQin to bo dismissed. If the numerical
strength of tbo column Is greater that no wan
tlclpatod , the line ot march will bo oxtoudoj
so that the line will not bo embarraiiod.
Shrlncm' Special.
Tuesday tbo Nobles of tbo Mystio Sbrlno
will bo treated to a ylult lo the packing
IKIUSOS al South Omaha and Iho water worku
ut Florence. The following Is the ollicial
tlmo curd :
hoavnTenth street dopotOiRO a. m.
Arrive ul Cudaby'u 10UO : a. m.
Loavu Cuduby's via Hell Line 11:40 : a. m.
Arrive al Webster slroot depot 12:50 : p. m.
LcavoVobitcrstreol dupot 1:10 p. 01.
Arrlvo al water works 1 ; U5 p. in.
Loavu watir work * UiUU p. in.
Arrlvo at Webster streol depot U35 ; p. m.
H
Urulnit of Nund.
The neutral temple In the cast 1s at Moccs.
to which representatives of other temple *
make pilgrimages each year , TIiuio ropre-
scnutlvfs must bo Mohuminedans. The teui-
plo nt Damatous wat tbo sooond founded , A.
I ) . 1)57 ) , nnd u few years slnca hud ever 11,000
members. Its records have but tew breaks
for ever twelve centuries.
Jerusalem caino third in IW > , oven after tbo
buruconn drove the Persians out ot the holy
city.- Among Its inuuibors are tbo heads of
the Christian scots lit the city , the toveutoeu
consuls of the various power * and noted
travelers from all parts of the world.
The temple at Uuirout Is ulU to bo the
rlcl.ost In Syria.
Tbo Oruioi In Lebanon moot monthly la
subicruruoau chambers In the gOT rnajr' |