Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA ! DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOHNJNG , AUGUST 16. 1892. NUMBER ,59.
MARCHING OF THE FAITHFUL
CtravatiB of the Followers of tha Unwrit
ten Law Traversa the Omiha Oasis. -
IN GORGEOUS PAGEANT DISPLAYED
\Vfaltli of tlio Tribes , I'rldo of tlin bhnllss
uml (11 ory of the ll.trunu hhaivu in
Dur./.lln Comhlimtlim to the
Unipgcnurntv.
f
All the tribes of Boktfish. even from the
uttermost ends of the land , heeded the com
mand to senu goodly numbers of tbolr mom-
ben to the resting place uf th'o sheiks nnd
nobles of Tangier , which Is In the oasis of
Omaha. Thoycimo with fez and Buimotar ,
wilh camel nnd elephant , nnd lo. they wore u
mighty host.
Shnroof France bade the young men , the
strong nnd thu well fuvorod , lo form In cart-
van and onllghton the unrogcnerato sons of
the desert , and when , In the light of yester
day' * waning sun , they marshnlcd their
bands in the shadow of the temple Masonic ,
which is ut Sixteenth street nnd Capitol
uven tie , It was n cavalcade to delight the
prophet of the true faith ( honored bo his
nnine ) .
The sharcof and his attendant sheiks sot
the Bektasht upart in three divisions aud at
the bund of each was placed a band of players
who wiought sweet strains from horns of
brass and silver.
Ax Tli y Cu mo In tlio Column.
At the head of the column , to make wny
through the unfaithful who encompassed the
true bcliovars , iolo the shclK of the police
lorce , nnd with him were sixty of his tribe.
Then came the Second Infantry band from
Fort Omaha and the John M. Thurston
Xounvo Drum corps , the latter arrayed in n
now garb like unto that of the nobles.
The position of honor fell to the nobles of
Mecca tomplo. Now York , honored as the
llm in the land of Amorkn , nnd fifty of
them Joined llio caravan under the command
of Sholk Josenh B. Eauins , arrayed In crim-
Bon fez aud Immaccjluto evening dress.
Hopeless Is It to name the other tcmplos In
order with their number , for the tr > hes , full
of the spirit of fellowship , mingled one with
unothor. In the first section , all In evening
dress and marching twelve nbrvast , worn
Arabs from Pvramld of Bridgeport , Conn. ;
Syila of I'iUsuuri. , Ismallla of Buffalo ,
Islnrn of San Francisco , Alma ol Washing
ton , Motoccoof Jacksonville , Fin. ; Scsostiis
of Lincoln. Moolah of St. Louis * Abdallah of
Loavcnuorlh , Al Chymla of Memphis , Cypress -
press ol Albany , Ben II ir of Ausliu , Tex. ;
El Kahirof Cedar Hiplds , In. ; Humasn of
Meriden , Mass. ; Oriental of Troy , N. Y. ;
Tripoli of Milwaukee. KomZom of Etlo , Pn. ;
El J ubcl of Denver , Knnbnof Davenport. In. ;
Kosalr of Louisville. Mural of Indianapolis ,
Ai-ca of Virginia , Alhambrk of Chattanooga ,
Bourni ol Baltimore , El Hiud of Sioux Falls ,
nnd oltornnllng wllh these were platoons of
Tangier's nobles.
What \ViisliliiKloiil ins Mill.
The Almtis brought three asses of Arabian
pnllgrco , and expert nobles exhibited to the
vondcrlug heathen how gcntlo and rospon-
slvo these brutes might become under kind
ticn'mcr.t. The nobles of Alma often
bioko forth In a cry intended to honor the
memory of n great snelk who has cutoicd the
unseen temple. "WashVusbWashlnglon ,
Jlntt. lu war , first in peace , first iti the hearts
of his countrymen , " ran the cry , nnd it was
Invariably followed by a great clapping of
hands ,
In tlu > hri'Diid Division.
The second division was headed by the
Seventh Ward band , and umoag the tribes
which had Arabs in their walto woio Sviian
of Cincinnati , /ainora of Birmingham , Da
mascus of Hochcster , Kismet of Brooklyn ,
Alili ot Tncomn , Algoiin of Helena , Yaarab
of Atlanta , Media of Watorlown , N Y. ;
Ballul of Albuquerque , Al Knder of Port
land , Ore. ; Mulla of St. Joseph , Zipru of
Utlca , Piiloslino of Proxldcnce , H. I. ; Al
Mnlalkah of Los Anwolea. El Zigal of Fargo ,
Mounl Kinnl of iMontpellor. El Ivulah uf
Suit Lake , Salndin of Ciiiind Hapids , Isis of
Siillim. ICas , : Osiris of Wheeling , Sahara of
Pine Bluffs , .Ark. ; Kumcsis of Toronto , Jeru
salem of New OilonntHclla of Dallai nnd
E ! ICatlf of S ; > ouane , with a sprinkling from
Tangier.
The Svrlnnsoko llio echoes wllh their
wnt cry of "Cin cin-nnt , Cln-cin-nnt. Oh ,
i\ hat ls the mutter wllh that } " uml the un-
regeneialo wcro moved lo respond wllh
shouts of "Clii'Cin-imt Is all riKht. " Many
of the nobles c.urlcd bits of the rope with
wbkh tba camels nro uuldcd , but the sym
bolism 1s known only lo the m on net's
faithful.
anil Last.
The third division moved off without hitcher
or hindrance w lib Nobles Anderson , Ellis ,
Bcdfoid and Shrivcr in charge , alt mounted
upon splendid Arabian chargers , which
stamped iho sunds of the parched desert and
sniffed the dry nirns they responded to Iho
spurs of their ildors. The division wns
hoadcd by the Third United States Infantry
Dana of Fart Snolllng , Minn , , twcntv-fou'r
pieces , wllh C. W. Graves ns thu leader.
Following the band and marching to the
Btinlns of thu uucnnniing music Xuhrah
tomp.o uf Minneapolis nnd Ostnnn temple of
St. Paul dioppud in lino. Allepo temple of
Boston marched under command of Noble
Potentate Watson with a sprinkling of Tan-
pier in the ranks. Thu Lu Lus from Phlla-
dtilphla mustered foity Arabs , and as they
murchcd they ultciod Iho familiar batllo cry
of iho dcsoit :
"Wn won't go homo till morning.
Wo won't KO liiiinu till the uell inns dry. "
Another division of Tangier with 200
iioblcu took up the cry and Joined in the
chonis. Al ICornn temple of Cleveland lind
n desert cry , but It was drouned by the
Kansas City Arabs , who woke iho echoes of
the night \\lth the cry , "Ar , Ar. Hat , Hat
Ararat. " Ararat Is the mime of the Kansas
City tomplo.
Then there was another division of nobles
train Iho tentu of the Tunglers nnd they
vxoio followed by the Moslems from Detroit ,
a cilv on the lake. Tha Dettolt nobles won
ony amount of applauna and cheer upon
chiier , They wore marchers from the
hutost portion of the eastern desert. A portion
tion of the Neb lei were luu regulation unl-
larin , while ine balance were clad in tunics ,
loose and llsht.
Took Tliolr Klfpliant
But the Detroit nobles bud a counter
ntttuutlun along in tha shape of Toby , the
elephant. Just from the la.ul of the pashn.
During iho pasl iwo days , every shrlner who
has vlsliod the Detroit oasis has mot Toby ,
for ho has hoen fed and cared for at the Millard -
lard hotel. This Toby Is un intelligent brute
and though ho speaks the Aianio language
most tluently ho bus learned but ll'tlo ICnc-
lixh. In fait about all that Tobv can say Is
this ! "Now It's time to dunk again , " nnd
ns Toby rode at n wagon thro'igh the streets
of Omaha last iiignt tie constantly besecchcd
Ills keeper , Noble Bulloy , thus : "D'vo Know
that now Its time to take n drink ) "
Thu nobles fiom Clilrapo , who tarry In
Mcdlnnh temple , muichuj full ilfty strong
nnd blistered their fuel on the sands nf
Douifhu street us they guvo the common poo-
Mo an idea of fancy drills according to the
nnclcnt stylo.
The Arabs who rode the real ll\o camels
caught the street Ar h . us well us the mnss
of spectator * . Nohlo John Wostbern led the
wny , while Notiiu l roll led iho caimil. They
AMTO followed by Noble Ed Allen riding un
ether cntuol and Noblu John Klotz runnliiK
V ! "V ; l& ° Bljo < Nobl ° Jo ° Button and Nohlo
W 11 Nuson had hired to rluo two camels
and they did for a mlle or so. but when near
the Mlliatd oa U the ship of the desert became -
came waterlogged nnd the two desert c-hlcfs
betook themselves to the buck of Citizen
C'onuell'n donkey , which had been pretiud
into bervlcc. nnd thus they completed thoU-
Journey to Mecca.
The mnull boy , who lacked much of being
A LhrUUtu , scoffed at tbo two won whoso
foot had pressed the tmnds of many a desert ,
nnd jeered them by asking :
"Now why don't yor got oft nnd lot the
donkey ride awhile ! "
At the List llncl.
After Tangier marched another fet of no
bles , whoso ranka wcro filled un by nobles
from the camp at Lincoln known ns Scsostiis
temple , wbilo Sulnum temple of Olnov , 111. ,
added some nobles lo the tbruntr. ' ' 'ho no
bles from Buffalo were inuon for ordinary
ciliyens In a lug-of-wnr contest. 'Ihoy
marched like soldiers ami lined up against n
ropo. the starboard end of which wns ctmlcd
bv Nnblo Charles Cushm in.
' 'Iho twenty-llvo Arabs. Just from their
touts In the desert , tried to keep p ice wllh
thu camels , which were loaded with the
choicest oflnos , honey tind mvrrh , but
Ihoy wcrn lost in the caravan nndstnrted out
on a blind trull at Eighteenth and Farnnm
streets , to ba stoeroa biok by Nobla Edcnr
Snyder , As they were driven baeic , their
ted nml blue costumes , aided by the keen-
cdgoJ swords , Htrui.k lerror to the hcaits of
thu nomcn congregated upon the courlhouso
grounds.
The nobles from Modlnih temple , located
In the town of Chicago , wuro chocrod nnd In
true Arabian sulo they saluted their
thousands of admirer * .
How Tln-y .rou
The course of thu pllgrlrmgo wns south on
Slxtoenlh slroot to Douglas , east to IClov-
onth , south lo Fnrnam , west to Eighteenth ,
south to Harnoy , cast to Thlitcetith , north lo
Furnam and wesl to the oasis of Paxlon.
whoto the several irlbes mrted , each to Its
own tents or to ( lowing fountains near by.
The sons of Iho desert who were In the cara
van were estimated as numbeiing close upon
2,0(10. ( They marched twelve abreast , most
of them in the evening dress of society with
the sciii-lot fez. Detroit's elephant nnd Arab
costumes , Washington's asses nnd the camels
from the Uliigllntf Bros. ' circus gave nn
oriental tinge to the cavalcade and added
pleasing vniioty. It was a strikingly nt-
tractive column and probably Ihc most
unique over seen in Omaha.
And how the people of Omaha turned out
to witness the straugo , Interesting spectacle !
The marching column had to pass between
two solid bloclts of humamtv extending from"
the street car ttacks to the buildings on
either slda. The cries of the shriners re
ceived responsive shouts from Iho crowds ,
popular temples were fuvorod with rounds
of applause from street and window ,
the stircts were nblazo in the Rlory
of many colored HirhtB , enthusiastic
friends filled llm air with the shooting
balls nnd stars of pyrolochnlcs nnd
Ihrough nil , over nil , ran the spirit
of kindly , hearty good will from all to all.
Among the notable Illuminations wns that of
thu I ' .ix ton block , which Max Meyer & Bro.
lighted with SOJ electric lampi , nnd Iho
electric slar upon Tin : BCB bulldtm ; was ad
mired as parllculaily aoproprialo , the star
being ono of the symbols of the order.
It was a creat night for the shrmois and n
great sight for Omaha. Mighty is Allah
( praised bo his uamo ) nnd beloved are his
children , tbo faithful followers of the Un
written Law.
_
rOKMAI.I.Y WKI.lOMI'U.
'Mayor lluinls I'rcsenU the Key of the City
to thu Mirlners.
Not for many n day has the rotunda of
the Paxton and tbo surrounding balconies
been crowded ns tbov wore last evening
after the im ado. It was the center ot the
utnvorid for awhile , and theio wasn't loom
enough to go round. There were moro fo/es ,
flounces , uniforms , flowers , frizes , sclme-
lars , smiles and oilier Implements of modern
warfare than were ever before grouped in an
equal spaco. Spikotail co.its and brass
bands predominated , \\ilh the odds sligntly
in favor of the former , except at odd inter
vals , and every bcdy was haupv In the super
lative degree.
Talk about "inspiring scenes , " "thronging
humanity , " "seething crowds , " and "truly
brilliant spectacles 1" None of them would
have lasted untllyou could huvo gol'.on'them
In the door.
And there was Just as much good nature
as there was crowd. Not a soul kicked bo-
cau'o Mayor Bomls was u quarter of un hour
late , owing to a delay in the sireot car ser
vice caused by thu parade. The Second In
fantry band of Forl Omaha and Iho Zahrah
quartet of Minneapolis filled In ihulnleivnl
very ncccptablv , mm oven Iho Thi'rUon.
Drum Corps tried its hand , but was piovaileJ
upon to stop while the roof was still In place.
Perhaps tlin delay was Just Ibu best ihing
that could huvo baupeuod after all , for the
hlnlnors were very thirsly after their
match , and anv number of solicitous friends
anxious to escort thorn to the punch bowls
and hole thorn allay their unoasincM , so that
by the tlmo oven iho semblance of order was
secured Ibo city's executive was on hand.
What tli .tlitj or Sulil.
Ho was escorted to the west balcony , over
looking the rotunda , nnd was Introduced by
Judge W. S. Strawn , who acled as master of
ceremonies. Tbo mayor suid :
Illustrious Nobles of iho Myslle Shrine and
Ladles and ( lentlonicn 1 think It Itaeon who
unld : "It. i nmii he gracious lo strati , ; ois It
shows that he Is a elll/en of llio world and his
heart Is no Island , cut on from oilier Islands.
hut u continent that joins them. " and 1
iissnro yon. goo I Anil ) brethren , that I appro-
cl.tlu the honor , and l.uu It nlves mo nro.it
pleasure to oitcnd to you , our guests from
every uirtof the nation , on beh < ilf of our
people , n most cordial Aruhlan uuleomo lo ,
mid Ihu f roc , loin of , the U-islsof Omaha , and
I bollovu th it , before yon lemo us. wo will iio
able to prove to yon that wo are all cltlzersof
the wor.d nnd possessors of "continental"
hearts.
Wo ha\o hud many strnngerH within our
gates tills year , nnd yet wo tool that your Im
perial Council Isono uf llio inu t distinguished
nnd Import. nil bodies to which this midway
city uf the country has ever thrown upon Its
doors.
I'oumlo. ' . ut Mecca In A. I ) . ( u ( ! , over tuiiUo
centuries a o , the Shrine must bu ono of thu
most iinolent of all soeiot urJurs Its ohjoul
then bolng to to.ich Justice , truth and more/ ,
and to prevent Ihu crnulty and corruption In
the ailmliilstiritlon uf jnstlcu In llioso di.vs ,
Your American brunch uf Hulnes being
established on tlio broad principles uf clmlty
has u giand and noble u tiling. Or.anl/hi'j
your ( list temple , "Thu Moic i of Now Voik , "
In IHJ , von hare made u end erf til progress ;
ostabllnlilnc sixty-two temples ulth.in a jio-
Kiile niunibuislilpof " .tKlJ U must Indeed .sur
prise tlio "Illustrious nobles" of llio t-astoin
hemiHiihuru.
Un my visit to Cairo and Marseilles In Sep
tember. mil O tol'er ' , IbTJ. on a litnrieil tour of
the woild. 1 le iettod not mcLtln. tin ) latjV. .
J. rioron.'o nnd tlio Illimilona potentate.
Ynsuf Churl llev. of llio llouhai.i miilnc , Miii-
sellles. and lulsslni thu opportunity of bolnj
urusqntol lo thu Riiltiin , uiid IhroiiKh him at ;
Inilnetlon. wllh rioronee , lnf > the mysteries
of HIB Kir pilau tump u Intiro ( but I wau
lee mnuli liiioiiMlcd In the it-suit of thu
I'r.inuo-l'ru.al.iti war nnd thu oit ibllshmenl
of Iho I'rencli lupubl e at that lime , uhmi
I'.irls wus bcboUeil by the I'l UdshuiM antl ( lam-
bolt.i Hilled out of It In u biloon and i .c.ib-
I slio-1 bin provlslunnl Kovurnnient ut Tunis ,
* * I'ernilt mu.a alii tuoMend toyou
one and nil , Illustiloiu nublus , it royal wol-
conio and the frt'cdom of our city , ami to turn
ovonuyon llio Ley whleli uniuelts nil the
gulithof ihoclty an I symboll/os iho freedom
which 1 extend lu yon in Iho name uf Omaha.
< I\IMI tliu City's 1'reiMluin.
A prolontrod outburst of applausu greeted
the mayor us ho handed to Illustrious Poten
tate Mcllish n largo golden key iu a oaskot ,
uf blue plush ,
In accepting the expressive emblem of hos
pitality , iho Illustrious potentate said :
Mr. Mayor , Neb o bbr nors and Ultlrens of
Omulia : 1 am aullng hero tonUht its tibulttant
tu the Imporl il potent ttuot thu ITnllud States ,
Him has been III ever slneu bo has been In
your elty. I am huro tu rocultu , un bub ilf uf
thu Mystlo Bin InuiIhU kov to tlio city of
Uniiiha that lius been to graolonsly tendered
by HA nut } or. t tlilnU It's till kuy-reet.
I may utiy that It is tno only thin/ that wo
1m MI not had up to this time I wish to sty
that I fully upprovi * or what the nuivorhiw
said of the crowlh uf your ilty and of Us
mammoth Indus ! HOB , ilobiiuKuuf jour Pick-
liiuiiuiikVN. . but ho omltteil all reference to
the I'uxlon , nnd Mlllaiil , anil Murray , and
hovui il ulLyour other hutols , which HO h ivu
Iraiufonncil till" l > ic'kln ' hoiuus ilnrln. the
pant fuw tluys. 1 think 1 may * iy that MO
huvii'4tahllbhud thiou nou parkin ; liuiut * *
ht'io already , an I u will ilUtrlbiUo sumo of
our "ulu'iintio weaidi" throuKh jour huluiu
und Htrcot ctr compinkiH , but not throu li
your inimen.o distillery "or any of youi bin
1 think It U iiurlmps well tlml you hate u
fT.w.i.o.o wutiuworUs plant , fur wo lia\e had
ttrt'at need of It , nut nt > uo * arlly fur irrUa-
ilon , butnflvrcrokilns thu hot uitndt between
huru and Denver wu ham had to extract u
biuliel und perhapi a barrel uf II from our
ihiouu. Wo very much appreciate tlio ruin
h.it you hud horu , nupurontly lorouruvpeclkl
benefit , thu uiorulutf litforo our arrival , cool
ing the Mmusphoro of this wonderful climate ,
where It imvnr ruins In August nnd where Ills
nevrr hot except when the thermometer ri-nd *
IO'J = In tlio sluulo. On Ilia day of our arrival
the papers salil that it was ? J = , and the
mnrciiiy intilo ItO'i3. Wo nrc. of com so , un-
nblu tostv whether the woither hnrcitti or
tlio newspaper reporter wits responsible fur
the lie.
Lot mo PIIV hero that ovorythlnit since wo
struck Onmba Iris been hot , just usvollas
the wt-nthor. lw , thuro Is onlv ono thing
that will prevent thc'calllng of the Imperial
council meeting In Hits clly In IHJl Tlmt Is
iho fuel that the Imperial council decided
tliU nftornoon to call it In Cincinnati. Wo
used to lm\o u few picUliu houses there , but
they line been tukon aw.iy liv Omahiu and
Kansas Clt.v , Wo do not comul.tln of It. Wo
liavo tflvon no thit n'olio ' nn way of nrtUliu
money , und are willing for thu rest of you to
htu'o n cliunco. lint wo want you nil to come
to Cincinnati next year , nnd we will show you
n city whore wo do not uell u lot for ? 7Ji 0
justicu.iu ) o It Is Too foot In llio ulr. Wo wtnt
to see jou nl ! , shrlneri. ludlos , ovuryl-oly
from Denver who h is over $10 In hU pockot.
nnnnvnodv from Omiihii who will Invest
inonuy In u lot and lot It stuv there. Come
and we will show you n continuation of the
ho ndloss hospitality that yuti have so gra
ciously accorded us ficre.
The snenitors happy remarks were heartily
applauded.
The band plnjed another selection , thnt
was cncorod , nnd -Omiha quartotlo , con-
slstini } of Jules Lumbard , Joiiph B trlon , A.
J. Vitn ICurau nnd C. T. Harils favored with
n song of welcome. Mr. Lumbard sang.
' Say , Are Yo Sleeping , Macglo , " and thin
part of the hornlsphoro was then given ever
lo the undisputed posFcsslon of the shrmois.
TUB IMl'liKIAF , COUNCIL.
OpoiUiiR llnslnoot Scssttin or tlio Slirlnqrs
Aililrons of tlin Impel-Ill I'otnntitto.
Nolwithstandlng that the sons ot Islura
had oxtondcd their pleasures far into the
night , the nobles met in the sawn abyad lulu
osh-shotns ( literally , in the morning bv the
sunrise ) , and by ! 1 o'clock the consistory of
the Masonlo temple presented a sight which
had nevorglnddcnon It before , The imperial
council of the Ancient , Arabic Order
of Nobles of Iho Myslle Shrluo
wns In session. About the room
were banners Innumerable bearing the
symbols of this nnclont order , the star anil
crescent , tbo sphinx , with camels mid riders ,
bln/onod on the colors of the ordjr. Over
hoi end was nnoUior room where milk wns
given to iho faithful and wharo honov llowod
as told so beautifully in the korati.
illustrious Potentate Sam Brlggs called
the imperial council to order and Imperial
Hceordor Frank M. Luce called the roll.
Immediately after I ho call Potentate Briggs
delivered his aunual report. Among other
thlncs ho suid :
"Illustrious Associates Again I have the
pleasure of greeting tbo imperial body in an
nual congioss assembled with tbo salutation
ord&inod bv the Prophet ( honoicd ever bo his
name ) , nnd in accordance with statutory roe-
ulullun 1 ptosont tbo report of the tiansuc-
'
tlons of tno imporinl'oniccrs as far us the
same may have come to ciy knowledge , with
such rccommondations its seem lo bo proper
lor vour consideration.
"Nothing can moiosullsfactoillv illustrate
the present condition and prosperity of Iho
order limn to advert to the following stalls-
lies , which will reflect Iho grotvlh nna pro-
cress of our Institutions , air ! its evident In
fluence In the communities whoio it has been
established.
"From the Inception of the order in
America to the close of the present year , the
following table will illustrate Iho advance
of the popularity of tbo order : .
Temples. Nobles
IST8 . - . . . .11 4J5
IBM - 13
isso i no
1831 ! ! > >
IBS ; 3 arj
IMI 5 4-M
IS8I 2 774
1SS1 8 1,0
Ifi ll 3 I.IO'i
1W > 7 11 2.--7J
INSS B 3ld
Ib'Jl " . . . 5 estlmTd 4.'ll ! )
I'o Juno 1.1. ISO , ! 1 estlin't'il l.VJ )
limiting u total of02 temples undtJ,7d'J ! ' nobles
\\ithlu the Jurisdiction of the itnpurial coun
cil. A grand achievement for the few j oars
plapMng since the Introduction of the order
in the western hemUphoro , and a noble or-
ganl/atlon whoso light once kindled has
never been oxtlngulshe I at uny oasis where
a charter his been granted An order not
requiring tu shine bv borrowed light , hut
civing abundant tangible evidence of Its
ability to live and prosper in Iho lieht uf its
own beneficent and appreciated influence. "
lc ill of the \eitr.
Of the fraternal dead Noble Briggs said :
"While none of the nctlvo members of this
iinnoilal council have oion summoned to the
poitals of the unseen temple during tbu past
year , our altars have been draped in mourn
ing for the demise ot several prominent in
the Ancient Arable Order In America , as
well as one , who by reason of his position us
u ruler In the cast , bud ondcarcd himself to
his people , and to those of other nations who
had been brought in correspondence with
him , by his many nets of court ! sy nnd for
bearance , which would yield his memory ad
ditional clorv by reason of the possession of
those characteristics which should be com
mon to all claiming membership in this ori
ental order.
The list of these who have boon called
from among us Is ns follows :
"David ICalukiua , yj = . king ot the
Hawaiian Islands , n noble of Islam temple ,
San Francisco , Cat. , died at San Francisco ,
Januurv 20. Its'I. )
"William Jcrinyn Florence , 33 ° , grand
shurcef of Mecca temple , New York , and
represent it Ivo of temples in tlio cast , dloJ ut
Philadelphia , Pa. , November 10 , IS'Jl.
TowlUc Mohimmed Paslu , viceroy kho-
illvo of lixvpt , snareof suit ma of the Shrine
at Cairo , K.vpt , died at Cairo , Egypt , Janu
ary 7,181U.
"Edward Mitchell , :33 : = > , right worshipful
crand treasurer of the grand lodjtt' , A. F. &
A. M. ot Ontario , a noble of Al Koran temple
of Cleveland , O. . died ut Buffalo , N. Y. ,
Fobrunrv 23 , IbOJ.
"William Frunltlyn Baldwin , ! )2 ) = , right
worshipful senior grand waidcu of grand
lodgu A. F. & A. M. of Ohio , a noble ot Al
ICor.tn temple , Cleveland , Ohio , died at
Mount Vernon , Ohio , April ! t , 189. ! .
"ChDilos II. Harris , Ui = , u noble of
Mcdinah lorn pin of Chicago , III , , died at
Chicago , May J , IS'JJ.
"I buvn secured us fur us possible sketches
of the llio und service * of each of the above
piomlnont members of our nobility , and the
same ore appended to this address fur the
consideration a-d : recommendiuions of the
proper committee. "
Why tlid Order ixUtn.
Continuing , ho said : "Mmv have sought
an apology for tbo existence of our order so
fur from its ancestral homo , and much has
been written concerning the peculiar tenets
and tendencies of Ibo'Ancient Arable Ouloi'
but among the manv literary offerings pioc
sentod none can moro thoroughly Justify our
existence and rhutvclous growth than thu
essay of Noble Isaac I * . Noyos , of Almas
temple , which has been road and admired In
u limited circle I have taken the libjrtv of
Incorporailnc it lu this address , and it may
bo profitably read by nil into whoso hands ft
muy chance to come , " und from this highly
entertaining address iho following excerpts
are miido :
"W.thin n few years n now and popular
order has como tupidly to the front. It is
said the American , delight in such orders ,
and by some people it is oven cast upon us us
a sort of reproich , and regarded us u wea'.t-
ness of ihe onllghiBied Amououn mind , thut
It should take special Interest , In secret and
m > sturlous organuatlons , especially of this
kind. And it lu cbuived that It Is vnry Inconsistent -
consistent In u fieeand cosmopolitan race. In
this n.o of the worldto fimcr such a spirit. "
In speaking of iho social features ho vaid ;
"I'Drhapi noinoof our old-world stock may
cultivate this faculty too much , nnd sutler
for their wunt of balanco. But we , the
great Yankee nation , unite in our body
politic the good points of all. Wu may ulso
Inherit some bud points. Wo do not , with
all our conooll. or supposed conceit , claim to
ho perfect , but wo uiu striving with tnoro
ical than over bcfoio known to the world
after 'porfecilou ; ' nua wo want perfection
of the whole man. But it may bo osltod ,
what a * to the Arab * from whom our ardor
In named I I do not know ns ills claimed
ttmt the effervescent spirit of the order , as
developed la America , it to proinluoul iu the
country from which th * ortlor is derived ,
Tno greater tldvolonnfttiit ot that feature may
b ? , nnd undoubted ! * i , , whollv Amrrlrnn.
The grand framework of the order admits of
It , and the Anuricaii mint'while ) it bulldcd
upon erand foundations , tahd nouloctod not
the moro solid principles. nnd philosophy
thereof , it saw the 'pftcullatf aduptabllltv of
the order for hclpihg.ihe elvlll/ation of the
human race , throu'ginu organ ordopartinont
of "mlrtufulnc'ss.'tiftud soiled upon It ns a
most convenient chAnnel whereby to further
Its laudable aim * .
Sifcty VuUo for tlio Sjntant.
"When wo moDtliHtio lodito or 'Shrino'
wo vant tb moot iWsoclnl nnd mirthful be
ings and not us Ekypilun mummios. Eti-
iiurtto U well ottoutrh in duo parts nnd proportions -
portions , but tha hWnan mind wants rellet
fiom the cares nnd vexations of the dav.
There Is a need brodd field lylMe betwoin the
lines of ott'iuotto on.iho ona side and levity
on the other , and the 'Snrlno1 seems to have
discovered it. Wlth/iorna / thcro miv bo it
tundoncy to too much lovitv , but I think the
good sense ot the onlor Is too well balanced
to allow nny porvcriion of the work or
any innovations that will compromise
the good sense of , the 'Shrino.1 In Iho
ancient world , sclilols of philosophy arose
after this order , and many a good thought
and deed were wroucht by thorn. Many of
the fh'irnctors ' of Slinkcspoitro nro after this
oidurnlso ; iiuiced , his playa nro replete with
the mirthful nnd JaT-ous olomont. So the
teachings of the 'bhrlno , ' aa u whole , nro
full of sound philosophy ; n philosophy that
reacnes out to Iho world. What is founded
on such sound philosophy cannot bo wrong.
A perversion of It might bo , and would be ;
nnd perchance some'ring' mioht combine
to overthrow It nnd d strov Its influence , by
perversion , as other j oed thlncs hav been
broken up and tlcstioycd , but tha org.inizt-
tlon of the 'Shrlie' | Is now so well
founded , and lu addition to the mere
social feature * , so inuoh real dignity parvades
the whole , from iho brcsont staidpaint , ut
least , it looks ns though it had como to stay ,
and wo trust that U will , for cnrtainly it fills
n department In the cabinet of secret organi
zations long desired and yearned for. So ,
ball lo the Shrine I May It ride on in power ,
in glory nnd usefulness , and provo n rvlresh-
ing oasis ns wo walulur over the weary
deserts of llffi. May nil the Shrlnurs guard
It with Jealous care nnd psrmlt none to Join
its caravan or to become influential In its
courts who would through thoughtlessness
or vlclousnoss pervert its baatiUlul work ,
and thereby bung It Into rontampt. The
undent Greek Anacr6on was evidently In
sprit n typical Shrinor , , foe lib has lett us
sumo lines that are most appropriate to the
brethren of today :
With the blood ot tlio purple grape
So ttler llio loses p'or my brow.
And tut sweet stialns of music flow
In soft oncliuntmont , o'er my soul.
Come , p is : the sp'LrJfllni ; wine around
Let , mirth und jollity abound-
Loud lot us raise mi r laiuli nnd song ,
And still out rovollfiX ntoloug.
Tor doni unto the heart )
Is this meeting and this xonial'glow ,
The tervent gr.tSp of friendly hand.
Tno alTcctlon true { hat warms our baud.
Tl HU any joy on ourth wo. luiow.
And as iho hums II } ' swiftly by
When soon must end Mfu's litre day.
When tyrant do tth ut Just , shall como
To load ns to uur narrow home ,
When men no more 'n so.irUtln : wlno
C'un 9 icrlflco ut H tc'hus' shrine.
Then let us live while jot. we m iy ,
Let pleuhUro'H voice bo.'nlle the day ! "
In concluding , Illustr'ous ' Pete italo Briggs
said :
"And now I havo'Aaohea the end of my
sixth annual address tit this imperial council
nnd I trust that as IWo full days have been
wisely dedicated for ourj purposes , the
lime will be earnestly devoted to thorough
and Judlclousjlpgt5latit > nauil lel us profit by
the oirors wliian have previously boon made
by undue Imsto at tho.v tsosslons , to render
our work on this accfMon both permanent
Una enduring. ' .
nithor oar history shill wljh f till mouth
t-pu'tl. freely of onrji > .ls or o.sd o-ir srivo
Like Turkish , rnuto.iif'ii ' ih tvo k
mouth ,
Not worililpod by u wu > m oplutph. "
" " " * '
' ItoutlnoSvoi'i' Taken Up. ' -
At the conclusion the address , which con
tained references to bvlaws , charters ,
special dispensations , ofliclul visits , finance
nnd accounts , new rituul , foreign currospon-
dCDce , grlovuncis and appeals , Jurisdiction
and laws , diplomas nnd "other f natures ot tbo
or.lor , was rofcircd to a special committee
appointed for that purpose.
The reports of the imperial treasurer ,
Joseph S. Wright , and the imperial recoidcr ,
Frank M. Luco.wero then read nnd roiurrod.
The Imperial recorder In concluding his
address stated that tho'impjrial council was
ontirolv ( roe from doot and had a bnlauca of
$10,571.42 in the treasury.
A recess for ono hour wai then taken to
give the various committees an opportunity
to report. i
At 11 o'clocl : thn session ot the council was
resumed In the blue lodge room , the consls-
torv room being too warm for oven thn sons
of the tlobcrt. The committee on Jurispru
dence nt once made Its vcpot and iho nctlvo
walk of the session began * . The qutsllon of
llmltinc the number of temples in n stale to
throe , rocommsmlcd .bv the committee ,
called forth a creat deal of oiatory onne
part of the Moslems nnd it was finally de
cided to leave the whole matter to the discre
tion of Iho imperial council.
Provision having been made for a two
days session of the Imperial council. It
is understood a great deal more
legislation is expected than at any time in
the history of tno order. After passing upon
Iho vailous recommendations of the cum
mittooon Jurisprudent the committee ad
journed till 2 o'clock.
31 1 1 en K" nnd I'ur Diem Increased.
It was n o'clock when the afternoon session
of the Imperial council commenced Us grind ,
Imperial Chief Kabbun Melllih of Cincinnati
ocouuylng thoclialr of the imperial potentate
in the absence of Noble Sim Brlirgs , who
was taken sick and Unable lo preside over
Iho deliberations of the council.
Tno committee on finance and griev
ance * through its 'chairman reported
that as the orflor had increased
materially elncc the last session
and that the expenses of tno recorder hud in
creased in consequence , the com niltce roo-
ommondeJ that the recorder's salary bo Increased -
creased to J,0lU ( per year , including office
rent nnd the et cotyras attendant on the
ofllce : that 31,00'j ho unpraprlatnd out of the
treasury for the bonoll' , uf the potentate , and
ih.it provision bo mndo for the printing of
MJ copies of llu procsodlngs of llio present
session ; that tno mileage for representative *
oo Increased lo 5 contfl osr mlle each way ,
and that representatives bo id von $ IU per
day for two days lustoau of (35 ( , us horelo ere ,
all of which was adopted. '
.11 id I lull * o Sucuood.
The election of Importaj oflicors being next
in orJer. tha inembore wprc called upon to
cast their vole * for Imperial polonloto , the
tellers reporting that W , ' B. Melliih had re
ceived bO vote * out elglitv-lwo east , the
announcement , Icing received with enthusl-
usllo applause by tbo representatives m es-
enl.
enl.Mr.
Mr. Molllsh in accepting the ofllco said
lliut the almost uncnlmous oleo'.ion was an
honor uny noble mlirbtiio pioud of , but Ibo
election of hi niiulf 10 bolhi rcproiontitllvu
bend of UD orh'untz ton ( Im\lnt : a..COO good
follows wus mill greater und bu fully appro-
clatoj the urea , honoi-conlernid upon him.
"This testimonial , " eaid Noble Melllub ,
"on the pirt of every tumult ) In the country ,
tone-lies my heart , for Jt comes wlH'out so
licitation. And with tbu power God may
give mo I will eiidbavor t6 provo worthy the
tru-it. It is no small honor to picsidoovor
BO cmliiont n body , of moo , men who
huvo passed iho . poruis of Knieui
Tomplarism or / vl-i _ Scottish Kite ,
Iho Ilo , vor and chivalry of all Heorot organ
Uatlenj , and with uTy-Jjcst nhlllly I v.111 en-
dcu\or to provo to ypu , noblei of tbu Imperial
council , ( .hat you huvo uouu wlso In your
choice. 1 call upon you , Nobles of the Mys *
tlo Shriuo , und ovpry potantutu prcBlillng
over every temple , to aid mo In the work tin *
tiUHted lo my cure , to teat the order snail bo
worthy of the confldenoennd oatoom ofovorv
good woman whom wo honor us wife , daugh
ter or swootbouru' I nw it your further
pleasure , " s
The specub wal receded with a thorough
Arabic demonstration nni ) muil huvo
warmoJ tUi/liearl of the elect.
Other Olllceif Cluncn ,
A noble then moved that nominating
speeches bo limited to two inlnutoa for the
[ CO.NT1MIELI OX bCCO.Nll 1'AOIf.J
GUARDING AGAINST RIOTIM ;
Special Polios nnd Deputy Sheriffs Being
Sworn in nt EutTalo.
STRIKING SWITCHMEN QUIET TODAY
Ituttrrcn Ono mill Two Hundred Curt I > o-
Btrujccl liyllio Iiit-riidliiry I'lio * Ulilcli
Were Slurtcil ltli Ivorosr.io
Trouble l.llccly to bsire.nl.
Burr A w , N. Y. , Aug. 15. The pollco com
missioners today me busy swearing In special
pollcemoti ou account uf the railroad strike.
The sbcrifT Is ulso swearing tu deputies out
side tha city limits at the ynids. Ttio shurlll
wilt call on tlio tnlUtury only n ! > n last resort.
In the ruins of one of the cars burn oil lust
night the pollco liavo found the lomnlns of
an omptv kerosene oui , showing the miiuncr
In which liio lira was started by the incondl-
nrlcs. The tire department claims the work
of the tncn at the freight car department was
much Impeded by the outline of hose by un
known parties. Twelve lengths of hose wore
cut-anil rendered useless duilng the night.
H is estimated that from 103 to 200 curs wore
destroyed by the Incendiary flies.
Everything wns quiet In the yards up to
noun. His repotted thai the strllio will bo
likely to spread to the Erie yardsnVHornoils-
vlllo. Grand Master Sweeny emphatically
condemns the nets of lawlessness and status
thnt It was the work of Irresponsible Indi
vidual ! ! who could not bo controlled and not
of the stilkcts.
It wns reported that during the morning
puntrs of men pulled coupling pins from the
Erlo train near the \Vllliiim sir < * at crossing
nnd uxlra pollco were culled to the seono.
Two striking switchmen , John Gibson and
John Schafor , wore In pollco court this
morning chnrcod with assaulting Charles
Hcrshov. A Lahlgh Vnlloy attoinoy ap
peared to prosecute , but the case was post
poned till Thursday.
Hulmblo reports from I3ust Buffalo nnd
ClicoKtowaga showed Unit the Lelilgh Valley
had lost twelve freight oars aud the Erlo
fourteen by flro.
rmm A KAiricoAi >
I'lcsldrtit Mol.ood of tlio I.tililgli Valley
TclU Ills Mclo of tlio Story.
PitiiU.ai'itn , Pa. , Aug. 15. The switch
men's strike on the Lehlgh Valley railway
which , though viewed with becoming sell-
ousncss by the Reading management , occa
sions no apprehension us to the outcome.
Men in numbers more than sulllciont to fill
the places of the strikers have boon secured
and thus far there has been no absolute stop
page of traffic. Thrco freight trains were
moved this morning. None of the perishable
Ireight has been stopped.
In an interview toiiny President McLeod
furnished some exceedingly Interesting In
formation regarding the strike.
"To Intelligently understand the situation
nt Buffalo , " ho explained , "you must know
that Buffalo Is the dividing line between the
western roads ami the trunk linos. Both
concentrate hero and this point forms ttio
ceogruphical line between the western aud
eastern railway systems. It likewise sup
plies the differing conditions between ttjp
onstcrn and western roads. The roads west
of Buffalo pet higher rates for their truffle
and the classifications are hlcbcr ; every
thing is on n higher scale and the cost of liv
ing to the railway omploves greater/ hence
they aru paid higher waies than are paid in
the oast.
Initugiinitcd the Mo\cmcnt tit Clilcnco.
"Some years ago the labor organizations
starting at Chicago inaugurated a movement
for higher wages along the western lines ,
moving eastward in their work of arbitra
tion. Quo by oao they took in the various
railroad yards until Buffalo was finally
reached. Here the two systems moot , a&d
here , as in Chicago , the employes ol the west
ern roads get higher wages because the
western roans , receiving better rates can af
ford to nay the difference. The walking dele
gates jumped ut the opportunity , and urged
equal rates , notwithstanding the widely dlf-
101 Ing conditions. When the demand for un
ndvhiico was made to tlio eastern roads at
Buff ilo all declined except the Delaware * ,
Lnckawanim & Western , whicn orruntud the
navnnco , althougn In so doing It exercised
manliest dUcrimtnutlon against its other
omple\us in too east.
"Althoush the Lehlgn Vnllcv declined to
meet thodomanus of the won when the road
was a separata organization , they lonewert
them when the road wus loosed by the Head
ing. I Investigated the matter and decided
that wo could not grant thu advance without
raising the wazos of our men in New York ,
1'hiladolphlu , Heading and everywhere elsu
on our system , which , under the circum
stances , wus unwarranted. To have done so
would have been unjust to the test of our
pooolo.
"On our declination the strikers hold a
meeting on July SJ at U'nvony. What oc
curred there may be gleaned from this chapter -
tor of tlio proceedings.
UoiiiinulltMl Vloluncc * .
"Tho worthy master snys that the present
occasion would bo a good one to decide how
the strike should DO conducted. McNnmiiru
S3 > s ho was in favor nf using force , should it
become necessary to do so , ' 4 hat his plan
would bo to luncarboff the track , go through
the yard , knocic holes into engine tanks , out
hose , etc. , sj as to disable engines. Murray
Smith and others spoke against ton much
violence ; agreed that , however , that n little
would bo u good thing.
"McNnmaru further said the plan of the
strike was tu hare a man named Cross , u
big , reckless fellou from Buffalo , and one or
two others from thorn , tnko ch.iriro of this
end. The strike would bj d eel u red nt mid
night. Tha Buffalo men had given their
word that all an iingoments hud been madu
to run off tlio truck and wiock fiolght aud
coul cars enough from 12 o'clock midnight up
to 2 a. in. , to block up tno whole toad for u
wholu nook us the yard was full of cars. Ho
( McNaniarii ) . thought there should bo ome-
lulnK done ut this end nf the line HO that no
cnr * should bo Kent over the ICrIuor the Del
aware , Lttcltiiwannn & WoJteru. They had
the assurance of the other su roads running
into Buffalo that they would not handle a
car on the Philadelphia & Heading , and the
Erie had llio sumo question of wairei * baforn
them nnd could bu dopi < micd upon to stand
bv tlio Philadelphia & Healing switchmen ,
Sweeney mild ho did not ox poet to got the
ad v'anco without a short struggle , out was
confident of winning. Sucenoy promises
them that they would receive their wanes or
sink theoigunimlon1
ItcHtiiiliicil fniiu Working by 1'nrop ,
"It is significant , to note , " added Mr. Me-
Load , "that those 'threats of July ' ) ' - ! tveru
carried out yesterday. Our caw wore
u recked nnd burned and the worst kind of
lawlessness prevailed. I can only add , " con
tinued President MuLcoj , "that thoio nro
thousands of competent men ready to go to
work for us In Buffalo , who arc dot erred only
by violence. All wo ask la protection by the
local mithoiltles nnd this 1 nm suio will no
furnished us. In fact I urn just Informed
that the sheriff of Bradford county , Penn
sylvania , with fifty men , U now in ohaice of
our yard at 8 ay re , Pu. I have no doubt of
the outcome. Wo are certain to win. "
When asked whether ho would tnako any
concessions to the demands of the stiikors ,
President McLsod ntuworod emphatically ,
"No , sir. " _
lor
NBW Yoiiif , Aup. 15. Tno slnko of the
switchmoo nnd train hands on the Loblnh
Vulloy and Erie railroads ut Buffalo may ax-
tend to the yards of thu various roads In Jor-
toy City. The men In these yards receive
Ibu amo pay and nro wonted Juit a >
many hours as the iwltchinou lu Buffalo , A
\.z-
BWitchmnn In the Lohl = . Valley vnrds said
toduv that thoM wet . bo a meeting hnld
I some dav this woolf of " members of the
1
Switchmen's Mutual Ait lo.intion of North
America in Jersey Cltv V insider the quos-
tlon of ordering n ccrorn Iko In nil the
ratlroua , \ ards in the vlcl of Jersey Uity.
This organization U m.irto of freight con
ductors , Mvltchmoii , night helpers nnd dav
helpers. The mon complain that thov are re
quired toork from twelve to fifteen hours u
dav , and they want extra pnv lor every hour
tliuy work over ton hours n day. 1'liovould
also like to pot nn advance In wages of fiom
two to four cents nn ho.ii1. Thoto nro TOO
men employed In the Erlonnls . , 000 In the
Jcrsov Central yards , ri)0 ) in the Ponns\lvn-
tilu yanls , : tJJ In the Lahlgh Vallov yards
nmi fi'JO In the Ojluwiro , LiokAwitnnn &
\ \ ostern ynr.ls. They will all go out If n
stuko Is oulcrcd.
lir.I.I ) VV Till : T
U'nvorly , N , Y. , StriUnrs ItcHiso to Allow
'I'rulns to Hun.
EI.MIIU , N. Y. , Aug. 15. Orentcxcltomcnt
prevails nt Wavcrly , N. Y. , on account of
the strike of the Lehlgh switchmen. A col
lision between the strikers and switchmen
seemed inevitable this morning over nn nt-
tempt to run an cnglno 'and cnbooso out of
Sayro , Pa. . Just nereis the line. The men
suiiounttcd the cugino mid refused to let it
go. Sheriff Powell turned the switch him *
self , but it was Immediately turned back by
the strikers. The switch wns finally made ,
but thJstrtkers pulled the coupling nm be-
tuocn the engine nnd cars nnd inane another
delay. The sheriff tried to arrest some of
the men , but they \\oro Immediately
rescued by their comrades. Superin
tendent Stephenson nnd the sheillT
mounted thu pilot , but could not Keep the
men away from the ongllio. At noon the en
gine Imu gone about 'JOJ yards and the strik
ers were In command of the situation. The
altercations between the sheriff's ' posse and
the strikers huvo been conducted thus far
without any soilous results.
A special Just received from Snyro says
that thu Piltsburg men were oidcicd to re
port to Supeilntondcnt Sttipuohson this
morning to tnko the place of the stiliccw.
They reported , hut refused to go to work.
JNVisriiJATi : .
Grand .Muster WUUIimnn of tlio lirothcitioml
of Tratimiuii on IIIx Way to llnltaln.
Cilicvoo , 111 , A'ig. 15. Grand Master Wil
kinson of the Brotherhood of Hallway Train
men passed through Chicago today on his
way to Buffalo. Ilo said that his organi
zation uould not Interfere with the sulking
switchmen , as it did some time slnco duilng
the troubles of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway In this citv , If tno switchmen could
show thnt the present strike wns a move au
thorized by the olllcers of the switchmen's
union.
"When we were on strike some time ngo , "
said ho , "I told Grand Alns > ter Sweeney of
thu switchmen that the Millie was author-
l7cd. In this case I u.ivo loceived no word
from him or other officers of his organiza
tion regarding the ptcscnt trouble ) in
ButTnlo. U I hoar nothing from them
1 must conclude that the strike Is
not authorised by the switchmen's union ,
and wo will tollow the tactic' wo pursued in
the Chicago it Northwestern stilko. The
trainmen carnet allow an itrosponslbio band
of strikers to throw thorn out of work in this
way. If , on 1113' nruval at Buffalo , I find
that the hlch ofllcors of the switchmen's
union have not endorsed or ordered thu
strike , the trainmen will dn nothing for
them. "
_
. lUmnnls Oltttrcil ,
PmiAiinu'iiiA , Pa. , Aug. 15. The follow
ing was Issued this afternoon :
TlIK I'llII.ADKM'llIA & ItlCADINO lUlf.UOAI ) .
I'Hii.ADi'MMiiA. Aiu. 15 .Not co A ronaid of
$ .W1 will lb p ild tu any person or persons who
will furnish the evidence which wllllotdtn
the arrest of any person or persons who sliall
bo KUllty of violence to tha company's oni-
ployus or destruction of Its property.
A. A. Mcl.iion , I'icsldcnt.
A Heading onitial in speaking uf this
notice said : "The Heading compinv moans
by this announcement that summary meas
ures will bo uJopted to piotect itself ngalnst
acts ot incendiarism , assaults upon its em
ployes , criminal attempts to obstruct travel
and bring auout general destiuctlon to life
nnd property. It is a question between
property and crime. "
'Ihc notlco has been pilntod In large tvpo
on cardboard nnd will bo displayed at , points
along the compiny's lines whcrd the switch
men's strike is now in progress.
Sncniu-y Think * tlio .Monlll AVIn.
Buiru.o , N. Y. , Aug. 15. Grand Master
Sweeney In an Intel view tills afternoon
hold : "Tho stilko hai spiead to Wnvorly
nnd will probublv go to Horuellsvillo and
Bradford , where the switchmen are dissatls-
llod. It has not spread to any of the other
roads in Buffalo.Ve have come to an agree
ment with the Western Now Yorlc it Penn
sylvania on a ten-hour basis and will huvo no
ttoublo with that road. A conference with
the general superintendent of the Buffalo ,
Rochester & pltisburj ; has Boon arranged
for today. iTlxpcct a settlement will ulso bo
made with that road. "
Sweeney further says that the Erlo nnd
Lcblgh switchmen hud been treated badly.
their advances being spurned by those in
high authority. _
Itnrutlitf ; I'oi IfllmliUi
WiuasnuuiE , Pa. , Aug. Ifi. The strike of
the switchmen on the Heading system bus
soriouslv affected freight trifllc on the
Philadelphia & Now Yarn , and the Wyoming
divisions of the Lehlu-h Valley talirnad.
Orders were Issued today from the uenoinl
oHlco of the Heading Kystein , Instructing
freight agents south of Coxton and includ
ing all brunch roads to accept no live slock
or pcnshublo ficlght for shipment until
lurcher orders. Passenger trains from
Bufiulo are running on time. Westbound
passenger traffic is interrupted.
Concnrninu tlin .Mllltlii.
AI.IIANV , N. Y. , Aug. --Adjutant ( Jsn-
oral Porter arrived hero toifiaht. II j Unow
nothing ubout the oraeriyg out of the na
tional guard nt Buffalo.
Governor Flower end Colonel Fellows , hU
private secretary , uio out of thu city. The
governor's military srerotary , Colonel E. L
Judson , Jr. , said tonlgnt that he had no
oilkliil knowleduo of ilia militia being called
out at Buffalo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
llio hlluatl HI at MMCjiii-liaium.
Su ( jtiinNNA : , Pa. , Au ? . 15 , The sv.-ltch-
men's strike of the Nickel Plato , Now York ,
ly.iko Erie & Western system basi not roauhod
heio , but there is a woll-diiflnud rumor ,
which receive ! general credence , that u gen
eral strike all along thu line will bo ordered
at midnight unless tbo di ( To re rices between
tno men and the company aru adjusted before
that hour In Buffalo.
Trmii | Onl r d Our.
BtTi'Aio , N. Y , , Aug. 15. 1 a. in. The
Bixty-llrat ro lmont has Just been sent to
C'liooktowau to guard the Luhlgh Vulloy
and the Erie yards thoio tonight.
At lHUn : in. tlio Tnli ty-lourth regiment
had been called out to pioteut lluCi.iilr.il &
\VestBlioio propurly. It balni ; roared that
the KwiUbmcn ou ttieso roads may t'Q out to-
Tno Imu .MIIU Mart Up ,
LNOV8Tiu , Pa. . Aug. 15. The Busquo-
baniia Iron company and Columbia Iron
company stalled work today after six weeks'
suspension. The puddlcm uct'op'.cd n reduc
tion from 1.00 to $ . ) < n par ton. Aboti li'io
muii aio employed at the nulls.
Ami Hum Clitlinv Au.ilimt Chill ,
\YA8iiisniix , D. C. , Auif 16. Acting Scc-
i-olury Ail i > o today iccelvcd a cable from
Minister Egan ni Bantlngo Raying that the
Chilian Chamber of Deputies had ununi-
inously niljiroprmtcd fr5HX ( ) as an indo'jinlty
to the BRilors of tno United States ship Bal
timore , and also had approvoj thu treaty for
the settlement ol claims of cllUoua of thu
United Suits ngulnu Chill. Thu majority
of these ciulms arUu out uf the recent war *
between Chill ami Peru and Bolivia , which
go buck about fifty
DROVE OUT CONVICT MINERS
Frco Whit3 Minors of Tennessee Onpturo
Another Stookado ,
i
ITS INMATES ARE SENT TO NASHVILLE
_ _
Serious Trnulilo I * Antlclp ttoil The SlicrlS
lc lnr > s tlhiMoir l'\\nlr * . to PrcMii
llrilnr A MrmciiRcr liny llm it
Jlorso KllliMl Unilur Him.
CiumxooM. ( Tonn. , Aug. 15. Tlio con-
vlct li.iso system , which occasioned the law
lessness of tuo Coal Green miners nt Brlco-
villc , In Anderson county , about this time
las ; year , Is again oxcltlntr cause for riot nnd
lawless outbreaks In another district. Mut-
terlngs nnd threats ot this have tilled the nlr
for months , nnd correspondents who were on
the ground at Bricevllle freely state that
thcro wns a perfect organization
of all the free miners lu the
states of Tennessee , Georgia nnd Alabama ,
who were sworn to rid nil the mines of tha
convicts. The tdo'i wns not received with
full credence , nnd no extraordinary procru-
lions have boon taken to proven ! an outbreak
iu other districts lemoto from the sccnos ot
the troubles of IMU. The first intimation
wns the unexpected attack on the guards at
Trucoy City last Friday night , and the liber
ation of the convicts. The story of how they
wcro sent baoic U ) Brlcovillo was told la
these dispatches. .
From Tracy City it is but. a short walk
down the mountain to Victoria , where
largo nuii.bor of coke ovens nro in operation
nnd trouble was partially expected after the
otitbrenktit Tracy City , The suspicion wns
well fouirled , for caily Sunday morning lit
tle knots of miners began to congregate ,
among thorn some strangers from Trno/
City , and every mine wns visited by
them. They gathered toeothor about 200
well nrmed mon nnd proceeded toward the
sloclmdo. The squad of guurds formerly on
duty at Tracy City , who had taken the loused
prlsonois from thnro to the penitentiary At
Nashville , were onrouto to Inmnn to reinforce -
force the mon and protect the prisoners
tbcro.
Citiittirotl tlio Inmnn Stocltmlp.
At Whliow oil the train was stopped ona
trestle and the reintorcomonc cut off ; then
u movement was made on Inman. No re
sistances was made and SS'J convicts and
twenty-seven guards were taken prisoner *
bv the mnb of free miners , led by one H. P.
llcltor , the party having left Whitewoll
sociutly lust night. The prisoners
weio marched lo Victoria , loaded
on curs nnd hauled nwity. The
stocktido was not burned and no damage was
done to the property of the comp my. List
night wotk was oulercil suspended , the frea
miners having been missing from the village.
The convicts wcro lalcon to Bridgeport , Ala. ,
mm from thcro sent by the Nashville &
Chnltunoogn Hnilroad compiny to IN ash vlllo
under charge of E. B. Wade , state superin
tendent of prlso&s.
Judge Moon of this circuit , holding court
at Jasper , promptly and vigorously ordered
the shnrlfl to summon n posse and , if possible ,
protect Uio raptured blockade. Too sheiifl
su\.s ho cannot soruro n sufficient force to
enforce iho eider , but left on the fiist train
for Inmiin. It is thought that work will bo
resumed in the mines tomorrow morning und
thcro seems to be considerable uneasiness
among tbo free miners , thov fearing a
lockout as the result of their action today.
I'lreil on a Telegraph Mosxongcr.
The wires wcro cut early this morning and
communications wcro sent by a round about
circuit to Nashville. A messenger boy on
horseback. wus busy carrvine reports from
the station at Whltowall to the telegraph
olllco. Tbo minors ordered him to stop , and
he not bending their aiders , was fired on nnd
the horse shot under nlni. The stock
ade may not bo burned , as the town ot
luman would burn wllh it , and thnro it a
Inch Uvsllo of the branch road built above
the stockade that would also go , in which
case it would render worlr lu the mines im
possible , thus cutting oil the men who com *
posed the mob us well as the convicts.
ShorifT MorrUon wired Governor Bucbnniia
the facts lu the case this morning , and wus
ordered by the governor to summon a posse
and protect the company's property. Tha
sheriff has advised the governor ihat ho ( Iho
sheriff ! is utterly hell-less lo do anything
toward bringing members of tbo mob to
Justice.
All the buildings nt Inman und ono sulo of
the barricade were destroyed by minors with
axes and batterlncrams. . They did $3,000
dumagon nnd left. Sheriff Morrison then
secured a small posse which is now guarding
the mines to prevent their escape.
DKbL'e.U'lfv : JJSXAMi.
I'u ofTheni I iiRii | ; in Itloody Iluttlo with
rutolr , und Knives.
NKW OIILBANS , La. , Aug. 10. The Pica
yune's Ssn Antonio special says : News has
been received bora from Macaulo , this
county , to the effect that u bloody and san
guinary tragedy occurred there today. Tha
people's party wcro holding n convention
thoio and a quarrel over politics oc
curred between Calsb Marrotl and John
Pohl * . on ODC ulda aud Davis nnd Burton
Brown on iho olhcr. When the convention
adjourned the battle began. All four men
were armed with pistols nnd bowlo knives.
Simultaneously they began firing , und when
their pistols wcro empty they closed in wl'h
their knlvca and fouuht In tbo most desper
ate manner. After they fell to the ground
thov Kept on slashing one another until two
wcicdaad and the other two so tudly injured
that they cannot recover.
Movement * ol OLCIIII St 'iimor ,
At Now Yorli Arrived State of No-
br.i-.ka , fiom Glasgow ,
At Boston Arrived Auslrian , from Glas
gow.
gow.At Queenstown Arrived Lord Couth ,
from Pnlladelphla.
At Now YorU Arrlved StoamorsGreccol ,
from London ; Alter , from Bremen ; Finance ,
from South Amorloan ports.
. Tin on u Iroin u Wiit'im Hint Illllml ,
Hoi.iiui'.UK , Neb , , Aug. 1C. [ Special Tola-
gram to TUB BKB.J J. W. Jackson of
Loomis received n telegram while In this oily
today announcing tha sudden death ol his 12-
year-old son by being thrown from a wagon
on which ho wus loading ivhoat , thu wheels
passing overturn , killing him instantly ,
im.tr u nn wiituu.isia.
NrlniiHli.i I'romUml Hlll'm-rnt Kind * of
\Vcalhur Tor I'mliiy.
WASiiiscirox , D. C. , Aug. 15. For Ne
braska Fair , except tthowera In northeast
portion ; warmer in rant portion ; cooler la
we t portion ; winds shifting to northwest ,
For Iowa Fair , except shower * In north
west portion ; warmer ; south winds ,
For the Uauotus Fair ; wanner in oa t
pot lion ; cooler lu woat portion ; wiud shift-
lug to northwest.
Ouiiiliii'n Local Ituoonl.
Ori'icr. OP THIS Wi : ATiir.it BUIIRAU , OMAIU ,
Aug. 15. O in aim record of tompora-
lu round rainfall compared with corroipoud-
Ing day uf past four your * t
tIS'i
IS'/i 1691. 1B03. 1649.
Maximum tomper/iturn. / , . h7 ° 7t ° 80 ° 81 °
Minimum temperature . . . el)3 C8 ° OS0 01 °
Avi.il/otomporaturo. . . 7H ° 733 77 ° 70s *
I'uelpllatlon . 00 , T .00 .00
Slaioment showing the condition of tompor-
aluio nnd precipitation at Omaha for Iho day
und since March 1 , IbU. , us compared with
the ( 'oner.il iivertigo :
Normal temperature , , . , . , , . , . 73 °
i\c-fs : * for llio day . . . . . . , . . . . . 6 °
Dollu cnuyilni'o Maich 1 . . . . . . . l&i"
Noriuul piuulpltttlun . ,11 Inch
Dfllcloncy for tliudar . . . 11 Inch
Delk-limey Klnoo March 1. . . . . . . . * ) luuh
B , & . liAHSLKiu I uuul ItorooRit OlUelnl ,