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THE OMAHA DAILY JJJfllS : SUNDAY , JULY 28 , 1895. THE WORRHEN OF BRITAIN Olmrnctorlfitlcs of Labor Conspicuous in the Political Contest. HYDE PARK , THE WORKWOMAN'S ' FORUM John llnrn * AIIIIIMK IIU Constitu ent * nt tlnltcrxiMi AiiK'llornltiiK lint ? < / ' < > mil Hun of ( InTollir * Unaliit mill InrltlciitH. LONDON , July 23. ( Special Correspon- rlenc-of The Dee. ) The needs , aspirations nnd Idlosyncracles of working class life In England hae been strikingly In evidence of late owing to the strong light thrown upon the situation by this great contest at the polls. The result of this great battle the readsr will know , but he will know better bow It was brought about , what cauees wcro nt the bottom ol It , ami what It may presage for the future wlion this series of letters shall be finished To make English nffalrs clear to the average American , to bring to the minds of my til low. citizens n realizing sense of what work' Ing class conditions art ) In a land which ha ! at unco much to teach other lands and : great deal 'to learn from others this Is inj purpose ; nnd for the present I can think o no better way to seek Us furtherance than bj aHking the reader to accompany me , will eyes alert and cars opn , In a little tour o ohstrvatlon. Our objecllve points shall bo t working class constituency , visited while tin canvass Is at Its height , Hyde Park , tin great worklngman's forum , viewed In al its Sunday afternoon glories ; then , n brie railroad ride to a lovely English village with notes en route nnd an Interestlnj object lesion nt the end. To Americans the most familiar of Engllsl labor men Is John Hums. He has visited ui and hasn't entirely pleased us. Well , In daren't entirely suit the English people nnd many of his bitterest enemies are to b found In Iho ranks ot bis fellow workmen Hut in our view he slands up In the mol and ferment of political agitation In Englam us a figure to be admired. His strong claln to the respect of Intelligent Englishmen and that which brings him the curses of th more reckless , Is that his advanced views gr held In consonance with moderate methods Great nnd far reaching are hls schemes o reform ? but not being able to reach thes nt a single leap , he Is content to approac' thorn steadily , step by step , taking a llttl where ho cannot got all , giving his support meanwhile , to that party which , In Its com position and by Its achievements. Is mos likely to favor advanced measures. Joh Hums today Is n striking Instance of n recli less agitator sobered and steadied by respor sihlllty. Ho hasn't changed his views , bi three years In Parliament have greatly moi ! Iflcd the heat and haste In which thee views wcro formed , ns they have llkewls taught him that In England , of all countrle : ono who wishes anylhlng broughl to pat must know Just as well how to wait n how to work. Johns Hums always remind mo of John Bright. lie Is a different ma socially , and vastly Inferior In culture an moving eloquence. The times , too' are dil fnrent from those which started Brlgl : on his great career. Hut the great comment of today Is no moro advanced for his np than was the great agitator ot forty yeai ago. and Burns Is , In my Judgment , Just a llkay as Iho other to settle down finally Inl n rp. peclablo sort ot moderate llbera Ilrlght began by denouncing royalty , and I the end he could hnvo had a peerage. Chan berlaln fell heir to might's Uirmlngham It fluonce by going Bright ono better In all h great schemes of reform. A dozen yoai ngo Chamberlain was regarded by the url tocrncy as the most dangerous man In Eni land. Today ho Is In line for nn carldon So are there many who arc saying that Joh Burns will land finally In the House i Lords. Hut the other evening when I sa him ho was addressing his constituents 1 Uattcrsea. TALKING IN THE OPEN AIU. The Battersea slylo is open-air meeting This Is a great country for that tort of thin The Englishman Is a person of few fear Ho Isn't even afraid of pneumonia. Ho w stand for hours without au overcoat , at with only a pipe for warmth , and Just i likely as not will remark upon Iho sultrlne of the atmosphere , while the thln-bloodi American by his fide will bo shivering I nn ulster. That's how It was at Bnttersi when John Burns stood on a platform In tl long English twilight nnd addressed his co stltuents from 8 o'clock lo 9:30 : on the Issu o.f the day. Chiefly , however , I must sa upon John Burns , for ho uses his own nan very frequently. "John Burns has been yo ncrvanl for three years , and ho expects ? oe re-elected. " "John Burns never made penny during these three years by wrltln speaking or In any way outsldo ot what y pay him for his work In Iho House of Coi mans. " "John Burns pays 10 shillings week ( $2.50) ) for five rooms. " "John Bur has worked on your streets , and been taki to your gael , and you have elected him , ai will re-elect him , to the highest place your gift. " "John Burns' record of wo for three years knocks the bottom out any twenty years' work by ni middle class member of Parliament Thus ho went on , emphasizing 1 own claims and using his own name , wh ! all the time he shamefully misused the lett "h. " and excepting for the reflection that Is a man of , the people , with no school tral Ing , who has always thought commc straightforward thoughts , and never spok save In the common vernacular , those ft turcs of his address would have been a Krnvatlug ard quite unpardonable. But 1 hearers thought , no doubt , that If such ta was gooi enough for the sacred precincts \Vcslmlnsler. where Burns oflen speaks a Is always heard with respect , It was go enough for Battersea , and so did I. fact , his address that .night. In every quail save refinement , was ns good ns the avera which you hear In this country , even frc great statesmen , He had voted , ho said , In BOO pnrllamc tary divisions , nnJ had gone against Lo llosebery's government only seventy tlnv The reason he had so frequently support the liberals was , he said , because they h so frequently been on the side of the woi Ingmcn. This Is a strong testlmo , Jrom n trustworthy source. Imagine Influence on the election had t working classes In general accept It ! "It was not n question whelt In three years he had brought In a worklr man's mlllenlum , but whether his votes a speeches had been for working class Impro * inent. " Here was sense , and a further stance ot the sobering Influence of place a is- > < power. He knew , too , when he said It , tl most of the working class agitators wi hoodwinking the poor laborer by prospe and promises which are wholly Impractical : Then ho pricked another bubble , and i admiration for him rose by great leaps , had striven for remedial legislation , he sa but there was no effectual remedy for n- who were lazy and shiftless. They nt never expect under any government to supported without work , or to got a f day's wage for loss than a fair day ot lab lie had kept In view , he declared , : merely the good of one class , but of classes ; had labored , and If they re-clec htm , should continue laboring , both for ' worklngman and for society In gener Kxceedlngly wholesome and timely was si teaching as this. It undoubtedly Indlca the true line ot working class developme though there Is , unfortunately , much agllat In England which Is not In harmony with THUEE YEARS' PROGRESS. Regarding the real progress ot the th years , It had surprlseJ him , he said , tl within the first halt of that time he I eeen the House ol Commons declare for eight-hour day for the miners , also for ten-hour day for London tram-men , and i eight-hour limit had actually been cst lUlicd In that time for 40,000 workers the government arsenals and dock yar The poor law had also been humanized , that aged people were being spared the c prace ot poor house clothing , and were oc ulonally regaled with such delicacies as bacco , snuff and strawberries. This \ laughed at by the crowd , who evlden couldn't twallow the whole story. I th they resented the strawberrlet. In ft they oflen laughed at Mr. Burns , genera too , In sympathy with his pungent thru at cnthronul wrong. As , for Instance , wl lie showed the necessity for home rule , declaring that often days or Parliament w occupied by dlicuulnic trivial affairs In I laud , while only minutes could be given th ci'Imales. Ho had teen mlllhns voted with only eight people In Iho house , "Six of thoio were ssl cp , nnd ono was ( peakIng - Ing , and It would have been better , both for the mm himself and the country , If the speaker ha ] been at home and In bed. " "The House of Lords , " said Mr. Burns , "Is not made up of nobles and fools. They nre too clever by half , Elxo how could they continue to fool forty millions of people. " This prepared the way for a thrtin at a certain Engllth weakness which th ? speaker called "hereditary subservlvenry. " but which Is really the worship of title and place , and which constantly , when It comes to voting , makes the British workman his own worst enemy. "If a member of th Stock exchange came to ask your suffragts he wouldn't have to vindicate himself from paltry charges as I do. Ho wotildn'l have lo tell the rent he pays nor how ho gets tilt money to pay It. IIU long-lulled coat would awaken reverence and his top hat would be an object of wor ship wllh you. " Cries of distent nrlslng , Mr. Burns modified by saying that some at any rate would thus humiliate themselves. "Why , " said he , "I met n man Hie other day who said , 'Mr. Burns what do you think ; I was out walking yesterday nnd Mr. So and So , a member of Parliament , epoke to me , ' and the man seemed really elated. " 'Spoke to you ; you don't say so. A member of Parliament spoke to you ! ' " 'Yes , he stooped down form his horse , nnd said he Raid "Good afternoon. " ' " 'Amazing. Didn't he spit In your face didn't he take his horse whip to you ? ' "Thus I quizzed the- poor fellow , " said Mr. Burns , "nnd It was some time before he saw that I was poking fun at him , for he really felt , as masses cf our workmen do , that such a man , occupying the position" he did , had conferred an honor upon him , and hail placed him under obligations by merely con < descending to speak to him. " STUDYING ENGLISH LIFE. Hyde park Is proverbially the best plnce Ir London to study English life , partlcularlj working class life. The scene on Sund.ij afternoon Is always the same , yet alwayi varied In Us Incidents , always fresh , always vibrant with great Issues , always vital with life and pregnant with suggestlveness. Mj custom Is to go early and prepare myself foi the rougher cxprlences which lie beyond bj taking a chair not far from Hyde par ! corner and watching the good-looking , well groomed and handsomely dressed people win make this part a lounging place betweei morning church and afternoon luncheon Then , slowly I meander toward the other sldi of this breathing place of the great clly. : like to look out first for those who resort ti the park to air their religious views. Om clerical looking gentleman was even thu : early opening his box of curios.Vcll , " said , "what are we to have this aft-rnoon ? ' "The greatest thing of all , " he replied r "And what , pray , Is that , for I find tha every one who speaks In the park announce thai he has Iho most Importanl subject tha could possibly engage our atlenllon ? " "Ver ; true , " he said , "but there couldn't be any thing greater than the commandments of Goil could there ? " . This I couldn't deny , but i transpired that his specialty was the fourtl commandment , and that this had refcrsnc to Saturday , not Sunday. He also expoundei the prophecies , and In a brief conversation h told me more about the United Stales than ever knew. He seemed to flud nil the grea nations In the bible , and to be nblo to ser them out without uncertainty or hesitation Our nation , he said , was Ihe last. Not enl ; the last that has been , but the last thnt eve will be. He found It In 13th Revelation' Wo are the two-horned beast. From being ; Iamb at first we develop Into a dragon. Ii his judgment this horrible development ha far advanced , and soon now we may look to the end. He could have told me the time but I didn't wait , as time was pressing m to the other side of the park. Hero Is the great battle ground of al religions and of no religion ; likewise th ground on which poverty flaunts Us rag : slruggllng talent Its prurllltles , budclln oralory many of Ihose rare flowers of speec which oughl lo blush unseen , Ihe unemploya his curses against capitalism , Ihe Infidel hi shameless conceits , the anarchist his wll theories of revolullon , Ihe lldy youn mechanic his best girl , and where , amid con fusion and blasphemy , nnd blatant peddlln of oranges and ginger pop , nnd nil sorts an conditions ot men and opinion , Ihero are , n doubt , many Just grievances denounced , an many seeds of wholesome trulh given to Ih summer breezes. But the breezes wereabsei last Sunday. It was swellerlngly hoi Coarjo looking men , overcome by heal or li drink , lay In uncomely attitudes all abou and ttio crowd , which fumed and perspired f London crowds seldom do , seemed to me I bo less good natured than usual ; moi inclined to lo.l and doze than to lock wits I a forensic display , less traclable under tl time-worn gibes that nre Hung about , an altogelher Jusl n lllllo more likely at llmi to make buslnojs for policemen. THE PEACE OF INDOLENCE. But there was no outbreak. All was I the old vein of remark , and the end was tin peace which always follows a weariness i the flesh. The czar of Russia got his week : drubbing , and I don't suppose he cared for a bit. Her majesty , also , and the Germn princes wlio fallen on English rales wei Irealed lo the usual dose of back-handi compliments , and still they live nnd multlpl Socialism had Ihe best represcnlallon by f ; It usually has. People listen nnd sec Impressed , nor can there be any question th amongst men and women of the lower orde In England , and even amongst the Intel'ccluj Ihls Iheory of life In making headway. Tlui Is moro of a soclallsllo propaganda In Englat than In our country. London has a gre Influence on English life , particularly c English thought , for England Is so sms geographically that what Is being thoug ! nnd agitated at this center propels Use with little effort to , the remotest extremllle With the other denunciations which en Su ' " day afternoon waken the echoes in Hyi ' park ono hears , happily , an occasional d " nunclatlon ot Old Nick and t'ne vices at Bins which curse this modern Babylon , ai tlr'cse , again , are seasoned by not a little the modern gospel of love , and by the plo aspirations and prayers of people as goi nnd bravo ns nny to be found on eartl "What a wonderful clly London would be exclaimed ono devout soul with a Jeerli crowd about him , "If the people were t Christiana. Why , It would bo a heaven llself so much so lhat we wouldn't wa any other lieaven. " No one could doubt thl not , at any rate , Iho first part of It ; ai though It didn't seem to be very Impressh It wasn't at all to my thinking an Inappr priate Idea wllh which to season and modi the jargon and bedlam which are let lee on Sunday afternoon In Hyde park. The center of Interesl In one group are couple of young fellows , very unkempt , b quite making up In conceit what they la In other respects , who are administering t customary Haydp park chastisement to "II Uooth , " as Ihey call him. If this were i exceptional case It would easily pass unn tlced. Bui they always do It thsse or othe of Iheir klrd. No man In England Is'mc hearllly cuned by certain classes than Ge oral Booth. Ho serves as a perennial g for the coarsest of Hyde park dlsputan They set him up , knock him down , and co ts sign his hypocritical bones to limbo with regularity worthy of a better cause. T English workman Is a pretly rough sort n customer , especially If he Is out of a j anJ has lost his chances by bad habits. 1 'has , in that case , a mean spirit and a ve dirty tongue , Joined to a brute courage whl makes him almost equal to anything. A man In England who raises the banner decency and tries to help the poor Is pi destined lo the hatred and curses of Ui sort of man , and his kind , unfortunately. General Booth knows , Is somewhat numeral ToJay on thin great English debating grou the leader of the Salvation army Is ch , : h lenged by an enemy who ts equally m guided , though more respectable. Ills nai Is held up as a by-word and hissing means of a formal demonstration gotten II. by a troupe of trades unionists. With ba tiers flying and drums beating they ha marched for miles , their leading banner pi claiming that they "Protesl agalnsl the t pocrlsy of the Salvation army , etc. , etc. ' A WASTE OF POWDER. Sweating Is alleged In General Bootl printing office. The prlnlers' laborers he e ploys are paid leas lhan the union rate wages. So they say , and Ihe orators , m and women , ring the changes on this crln and the hypocrisy It shows for several hou raking from stem to stern In their wrath i only the Salvation army , but cnurches e religious organtntiona ! In general. As happens , however , while the speakers fui and spout , a circular finds Its way Into I crowd , slating that the London Trades' coi ell , the highest labor authority In Londi having Investigated the charge , finds tl there Is no ground for It , auil so certlf through Its secretary. Thus , 'the meeting a waste of powder , to say nothing of sweat , of the money It cost those misguided tolli to hire four bands and to pay )1 each about twenty perspiring standard bearc to What It shows Is that labor sometimes or * . r artic § Itself and It is also a sad symptom of the growing antipathy ot English work men ta the church and religion. General Booth Is always desirable game because he Is a loud and not always discreet representative of aggressive Christianity. To get away from Hyde park let us like train , as the writer dU the day following , for Knebworth. Lord Salisbury travels this way when he goes homo after a hard day's work. So do a lol of Ihelr lordships , for It you kepi your scat long enough you'd be whirled Ihrough a part of England so thickly peopled with greatness that the palatial residences and large eilales In It arc commonly spoken of as "The Dookerles. " How many dukea are nn the train today t neither know nor care , but the occupant ot the same compart ment with myself volunteers the remark that ho saw ex-Speaker Peel gel aboard. "Well , " I observed , "I presume he had money enough lo buy a ticket. " "Ah. rather likely ; pension of 1.000 a ycat ( 20,000) ) , and he wasn't speaker more thar about ten years. " "I'm opposed to that , " he continued , as I supposed he would , for my rc < mark was Intended to draw him out "I'm n conservative , but I'm opposed to thc ! ( blooming pensions lo rich men. 'Cause , whc has lo pay them ? " And by an Incllnallot of the thumb ot his right hand toward hh own stomach , which he might perhaps be ex cused for regarding as the part most feel Ingly affected , he gave me plainly to under stand thai some of the paying had necesg.1 rlly to be done by his own humble self. When old England shall como fully undei the advanced sway of the United States , thesi abuses will , no doubt , be corrected. Am Isn't that time surely coming ? At a station outsldo of London a third mat entered our compartment. Here were throi of us. One had spent seven years in tin stales , another had been there a shortc. period , and Iho olher well Dial was me and I was going to Knebworth , and at Kneb worth I had the pleasure of laking lea In lln grand house where Bulwcr Lytton wrote hi famous novels , and where at different time Queen Elizabeth and the prince of Wales hai been dined and slept. It ts still In Ihe Lylloi family and the Lytlon family are descended anclenlly , from Royally , but 11 Is renled now and hospllably occupied by one of cur Amcr lean millionaires. Thus , we seem to be get ting possession of this country , little by lit tic , and who knows but thai Ihe America ! dragon and Ihe British lion may yet He dowi together , with the lion Insldo. HENRY TUCKLEY. ANTE ROOM ECHOES The biennial session of the Internationa supreme ledge of Good Templars , the thlrly sovcnlh In number , which was recently hel In Boslon , was the best atlended In Ihe hla lory of the order and one of the most en Joyable. Representatives were present fror almost every country In the world. Amen the various Items of Interest ot the sesslo was the address of Right Worthy Gran Templar D. II. Mann of New York. Ho dre' ' attention lo Ihe fact lhat though a loss c membership was reported , it should be pi down as a gain , when the experience c other organizations within the past Iwo year was taken Into account. Joseph Mallns , R. W. G. C , and honorabl superintendent of missions for caster hemisphere , In his report gave an oxtonde report of the various grand lodges contribul Ing to the minion fund , and dwelt on th generosity ct the grand lodges of Scotlan and the grand lodges of the British Isles. "As to other parts of Europe , " he sail "It Is pleasing to find thai Ihls lasl yea the little grand lodge of Iceland , In th Arctic circle , has taken the matter up , an the very first remittance I received this la : year from any grand lodge collection wa from this remote Jurisdiction , where all tti lodges willingly contributed. "On the continent Itself the- grand lodge < Sweden has contributed well each year , has also raised and expended about C ( ( $30,000) ) In home anJ mUslcu work durlrg tl past two years and has gained rapidly. Tl grand lodge of Norway has sent a contrlbi tlon for each year. Denmark ha ; made contrlbullon each year the last coming tc late for balance sheet. "The grand lodge ot Germany No. ( Danish speaking ) , has contributed each yea has expended other considerable sums home mission work and allows 23 per cent its tax to district mission work. "The grand lodge of Germany , No. 2 ( ( \ oman man speaking ) , has contributed for each < the two years , though Ihe last return w , tco late for Inclusion in my stalement of a ountd. I agreed to mlsslcn the more scut ern parts with Ihe proceeJs of Ihe secoi year's collection and this U now being don "All the lodges under the new granJ lodi of Switzerland have contributed icme mo generously , and , lastly , the few subordlna lodges lately formed In Holland have al contributed. "In Asia the grand lodge of India , con posed mostly of Bfltlsh soldiers , gave wi a year ago , but I have not yet heard tl result of the last collection. It laken. "From Africa we had a good contribute from the grand lodge of Central Soul Africa a year ago , but have not yet he.ai ot the later collection. "In regard to the propagation of the ord In Europe , much credit Is due to thov < known missionary , Charlotte Gray. "The membership In the juvenile bram of the order , as well as the adult , shows alight decrease In the sections affected 1 the late financial depression. "All through the United Slates the ord is neither gaining nor losing members. "The membership , according lo the repai Is 580,605 , of which the juvenile brnm claims 153,595. "There are eighty-four grand lodges , repr sentlng 12,590 subordinate lodges , compqsi of nearly all the nations In the world. " All of the officers , except the vice templa were re-elected. For this office there w qulle a contest , four candidates , represen Ing three countries and two states , bell nominated. The fight finally narrowed dev between Mrs. Margaret McKInnon of Sec land and Miss Anna M , Saunders of It stale. With all Europe arrayed agalnsl h Miss Saunders came within three votes obtaining the election. The new office are as follows ; R. W. G. T , , Dr. D. H. Mann of N < York ; P. R. W. O. T. , S. Oronhyatekha Canada ; R. W. G. Coun. , Joseph Mallns England ; R. W. G. S , J. T. , Miss Jen Forsythe of Massachusetls ; R. W. G. V. 1 Mrs. Margaret McKInnon of Scotland ; II , A O. secretary , B. F , Parker of Wlsconsl R. W. G. treasurer. George B. Katzenste of California ; R. W. G. Chap. , T. Wllm e Pocock of South Africa : R. W. G. M. . D. : Howard of Montreal ; R. W. D. G. M. , Mi Anna Harris of Iowa ; R. W. G. A. S. . Ml Anna M. Saunders of Nebraska ; II. W. G. , John Stanford of Walss ; It. W. G. se tlnel , J. Turner Rogers of India ; R. W. Moss. , S. A. Huger of Florida. The next session ot the lodge will bo he In Zurlck , Switzerland , on the third Wednt day in June. 1S97. Alpha camp No. 1 , Woodmen of the "Wor has taken the lead In a movement to en a permanent headquarters of the Woodm of the World on the state fair grounds. T scheme has met with the approval of otti local camps and a building Is now assun Consequently there will be at least t' ' secret society buildings on the grounds , tether t other order Intending to erect one being t Ancient Order of United Workmen. Memb ! of the Modern Woodmen ot America are al talking of building a headquarters and It not at all Improbable that they will do so. None of the details ot the Woodmen of t World headquarters have been completed y Members of the committee having the wo In charge , consisting of John G. Kuhn , W. Wood , William Owens , J. II. Malone a J. II. Minds , are working on the matt however , and they promise a building tl will be no disgrace to the order. Sevei hundred dollars will be spent upon It and Is to be of unique design and will embody t characteristic emblems ot woodcraft. In connection with the erection of thi headquarters a word may be said about t Woodmen of the World building , which 1 been agitated for some time past. The oh has a building fund , which Is gaining sn proportions that the Idea Is becoming pror nent again. It Is said that several locallt are being considered as desirable st'es for I building. Whatever site Is finally cho ; the members ot the order promise a build ! that will be a credit to Omaha. The Stale Annual Picnic association of I Woodmen of the World U beginning to me preparations lor the annual picnic of I order It will occur some time during the month of August Tnb place for holding It has not been ciuifit , but either Omaha or Beatrice will be decided upon , with the chances In favor of Cite laller place. It de sirable railroad rate1 can be obtained. Alpha camp , Woodmen of the World , Is pteparltiR to obtain to Age rooms which are to be used exclusively * by It. The International session of the Independ ent Order of FoVeilters will convene In London on AuguafiQi'The - delegates to the convention from tbe. United States sailed from New York on July 20. The supreme comnmndery of the Masonic Knights Templar wjll.tbe In convention In Boslon during Ihe middle portion ot nexl month , A great1 it'iiuiy members ot the Nebraska commanilery arc already making preparations lo attend , . A special train , which will stop nt a number of places of Interest en route , will carry Ihcln lo the place of convention. Commander Fritz Wlrth of Custer post. Grand Army of the Republic , has received a check for $15 from Frank B. Blair , posl No. 1 , of St. Louis , to assist In defraying the expenses of burying Leopold Kunlth , an old soldier whir died recently In this city. Kunlth was at one time a member ot Ihe SI. Louis posl. The Soulh Omaha Mnennerchor has elected the following oflicers : Ferd Jansen. presi dent ; Gus Wordeman , vice president ; A. F. Martens , secrelary ; Paul Ilennl , Ireasurer ; Arthur Strunge , librarian , and Prof. Charles Peterson , director. Alpha Rebekah ledge No. 41 , Indepandent Order of Odd Fellows , of Soulh Omaha , has Installed the following oflicers for the ensu ing term : Noble grand , Cora E. Morrison ; vice grand , Emma Nelson ; secretary , Cora Gosney ; financial secretary , Abba Jonto ; treas- uicr , Nelllo McCoy ; pianist , Villa Schludel. Rev. T. F. Stauffer of Lincoln , chaplain of the supreme lodge , Order of the World , will visit the Omaha lodges during the coming week. He will address the members of Omaha lodge on Monday evening , and Teu- lonla lodge on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Maltlo Ililes , a popular tneinber ol Teutonla lodge , Order of the World , died In this city on Thursday last. Three hundred copies of the Western Rec- nrd. Order of the World , have been sub scribed for by Omaha lodge. Omaha lodge No. 200 will hold Its annua picnic at Lincoln on Thursday , August 22 A special train on the II. & M. railroad wll carry ths excurslonisls. Concordla lodge his completed the ar rangements for a picnic at Kessler's park 01 Sunday , July 2S. > A very enjoyable musical enterHlnmen was given by Social ledge No. 102 , Anclen Order of United Workmen , In ths lodgi . At thi rooms on last Tuesday evening. conclusion ot the program a dozen danci numbers were enjoyed. The program wa : , , . No. 17 , A. O , IT. W. Banj Piano Solo Prof , lid DworzuJ llprltation Miss CS. Sfinderspi Violin Solo II. O. Mllle Song M. I'nrson Hanjo Uuot.\V. Thompson , P. Vundprvoo Sonu E. I'lckerini Piano" Solo . . .Miss Clnrk Son , ; Mls-i Loudbccl Xlthur Seledtan./.Apollo ! Either Clti ! Miss GurrettvAccompanist. . The program woundup , with a very prett ; rendition of a socg- entitled "Spring Hi Come , " by a chorus of five little girls whi were under the -direction of Miss Laley They were Ella May Patten , Clarice Draper 'Roberta Strlngfellow , Mary Taylor and Ino Laty. The prettlness .and . charm with whlcl they sang broughf dawn tha house. The affair was In charge ot the following Mrs. C. C. Whltlug. , Mrs. T. W. Lancaster Mrs. G. L. Edwards. , 0. Hochman , II. E Tagger. The Bohemian Jgypinastlc society , Tel J& Sokol. will give Us annual excursion am picnic to West Point on August 11. Th Second Infantry band 'will be taken along t furnish music. A special train will carr the picnickers , leaving tha Webster stree depot over the Fn-monr. Elkhorn & Mlssoui Valley ralltoad at S-1 o'clock and returmn at 7:30. : T" Degree of Honor lodge No.12 , Anclen Order of United Workmen of Exeter , ha Installed the following officers , tli ? ceromon being conducted by Mrs. Swartz of tali mon't : Past chief of honor , Mrs. O f Ctane ; chief ot honor. Mrs. G. W. Pallor , lady cf honor. Mrs. W. F. Buck ; chlpf c rcremonlcs , Mrs. W. J. Waltc ; recslvei Mrs. R. R Williams ; financier. Mrs. W. r Ntjvlns ; recorder. Miss J'ssio Pflug : ushe : Mrs. S. P. Lfsler ; Inside watch , Mrs. T. 1 Farmer ; oulside watch , W. F. Buck. On the same evening Exeter lodge No. 1 Ancient Order of United Workmen , Installp the following : Past master workman , M. I Rogers ; master worknvm , Jarcb Pllug ; ton man. William Courtwrlsht ; overseer , R. I Williams ; financier , J. C. Wilson ; recc.vp : J N. Cox ; recorder , W. F. Nevens ; gu'.di W. F. Buck ; Inside watch , C. A. Blcke outside watch , W. J. Compton. The ceremonies were Interspersed wit pnod miif-lc by the Anclenl Order of Unite Workmen male quartet. HII.VKIl C'OXTHXTION XHAllI.Y HMIKi lint OIK- < > f till" Clilc'HK TulUlnur Mnlfli. CHICAGO , July 27. The last day but or of the Harvcy-Horr silver contention bega this afternoon. Mr. Hcrr opened Ihe day talk with a comparison of wages and cost i products during the years from 18fiO to 189 as shown In a table prepared by Statlstlcla Carroll D. Wright. With wages and prici In 1SGO laken as Ihe Index , or 100 , It showt that In 1890 prices were 92 , wages 159 , an the purchasing power of wages 172. M Herr proceeded to argue that at no tlmo I the history ot the nation was the country i prosperous as It was at that time. In spil of the "crime of 1873. " Ho submitted th ; thess etatlstlcs were more applicable to tl conditions under discussion than those of M Sauerbeck , quotqd by Mr. Harvey on Thur day , as Mr. Sauerbeck's figures were mai from prices In England , Mr. Harvey In turn look up Ihe mailer of tl prices of wheat for a scries of years In rep to Mr. Horr's stalemenl on Thursday that tl farmer had received as much for his produi In gold as ho had received before sliver wi demonetized. For answer he quoted ti prices from year to year. Ho declared th : the arguments of Mr. Herr wera those whl < had been used in all time as Ihe bulwark i tyranny. The Declaration of Independem was Ihe proper answer to such argument Mr. Harvey proceeded by saying that tl proper Index of prices was to measure the In articles of International uses. Tabl nnJa up by gold men oven en these artlcl showed that they were lower than In 183 Referring to Mr. Horr's argument touchli the measure of value In human toll , M Harvey quoted from.ian article by Mr. Ho In a New York paperIn reply to a corr Epondent suggoatlnsitU * making cf so mui work the equivalent ofra dollar. Mr. Herr d clared the proposltlonnabsurd and confusln OIICIIAIII ) .llfH'tlKS HKGIOX A ml tlic Cri-nt Niii'itrnl ' " WiTiltU of 11 Soil The natural wealth 'of the south exc e that of any other portion ot the country ai the development c < thjit wealth means tl enrichment of the entire nation. This weal U as yet practically ! i untouched. A r markable combination. > cf Ihe advanlages all other countrlesrUsyfonnd in this sectl ani ? almosl every khown agrlcullural produ yield , abundantly tin Its soil. It Is t market garden of th4 north and furnish three-fourths ot the etylre cotton crop of t : wcrld. It annually pours Into the sug market 500,000.000 pounds and swells the rl pupply by 150,000,000 pounds. The pounds tobacco It yearly produces are aho measur by millions. Us forests of harJ wood w furnish raw material for many factories ° manufacture costly furniture and fine wo , work of all kinds. , The possibilities of tl region are great. The poet aptly says : 'What skillful artlsl ere could choose To paint this land , Ita varied hues , Unless to mortal It were given To dip hli brush In dyes of heaven. " All Information as to this fertile sectlc how to reach It , Its location and faclllti for shipment of products and the best mea of establishing youriolt there will promptly given by aJJresiIng George Ames , general agent , 1C17 Farnim atre Omaha , Nebraska. FAMOUS IN BORDER ANNALS The Region Brought Into Prominence by tlio Bannock Row , DESPERATE pATTLES OF BYGONE DAYS HlMtorlo Trillin nnil Viillcj-n mill Sccnlo ( Irniiilriir Ailjui'oiit < Jiiuknini'H Hull HfCiillcullonn ill Fornivr Initluii Warn. The district of northern Wyoming to which the eyes of the country are now directed by reason of the warlike attitude of a small band of Ilannock Indians Is famous as the theater of many desperate and tragic encounters with hostile redskins. It has also achieves ! unen viable notoriety as the abiding place ot rus tlers , who thrived by preying upon the herds of ranchmen. According to the dispatches Jackson Hole is the center of the present disturbance. The locality Is chiefly notorious as the former retreat of a gang of horse and cattle raiders , the leader of which was named Jackson. It Is supposed the euphonious locality \\os mined after him , although the adjacent Jiok- son's lake was undoubtedly christened by Pho tographer Jackson , an Omaiia pioneer , who explored northern Wyoming with n govern ment surveying expedition. Jackson's Ink ! s one of the sources of Snake river , Is fifteen miles south of Yellowstone National park , nid Is almost waited In by mountains ranging from 7,000 to 14,000 feet high. It Is an Irreg ular body ot water eight miles In length and two to three miles wide. Around It are beau tiful plateaus , forests of timber , precipitous canyons and unsurpassed mouritnln ' scenery. It Is all but Inaccessible , nnd for'mauy years the Jackson rustlers occupied It secure frcm desperate pursuers. Jarkson , nicknamed "Teton , " was the pioneer neer horsfnnd citlle th'cf , as well as the most successful one , of northern Wyoming. He Is said to have been one of General Crook's scouts In that country In the campaign of fast , provided with cells of rope , barometer nnd thermometer , wo crossed the snowy river and began the ascent of the steep comb or ridge that lay to the east , completely shutting tha peaks from \v w Two hours ot painful climbing over beds ot loose rock Hint were ready to start nt any moment brought us to the crest ot the > rldgo. no wider than a horse's back , and which , sweeping In n srml-clrcio to the south , joins the main range at the south sldn of the middle Teton. Looking eastward through n mlle of superlatively clear atmos phere , we beheld the Grand Teton , unveiled from foot to crown a glnnt monolith rising a clear 6,000 feel from the glacier valley nt Its base , and terminating In a point as sharp as the simple of a church , "Words cannot convey the Impression ono gets while viewing that awful spire from this point. Its size and appalling height are simply overwhelming. In nn experience of fifteen years of mountaineering I have seen abso lutely nothing comparnblc with It. Five thousand feet of naked , cold granite , with nut a spear of vegetation nor vestige of soil on the whole mountain. Sky , snow nnd granite the only elements In thU wild picture. "Descending gently , we encountered the west end of n qlacler lying peacefully In the amphitheater-like valley , resembling In con tour the halt ot nn oyster shell with Its small point broken off. It Is nearly a mile wide , almost the samu In length , and Ins a maximum depth estimated nt 200 feet. The rope , to guard against accidents , was now put to use , but the glacier , having a pintle slope and no crevasses to speak of , was crossed without dllllcully. Wo were now at the actuff foot ot the peak and the ascent began , our path proceeding over a muss of loose rock , to scale which entailed the greatest danger to life anil limb. At times Urge boulders , becoming detached , would rush down the slope with Irresistible velocity , till ing the valley with echoes and threatening to carry the entire mass of loose rock to the bottom. DANGEROUS CLIMBING. "A thousand feet from the base resort to the rope became necessary , and for the re mainder of the distance scarcely n foot's progress could bp made without It. Crevasses forty or fifty feet wide , Illled with deep blue Ice , were frequently encountered , con stituting obstacles ot a most dangerous char acter , and whlrh , without the rope , would have been simply Impassable. "Up , up , over nearly vertical walls of snow and Ice-robed granite wo tolled , reach ing , nfter a desperate struggle , nn altitude 1S7G , but he is not much In evidence In hls- .orles of thai expedillon agnlnsl Silling Bull and his horde of savages. He was a giant in stature , standing t > lx feet two , and weighing 300 pounds. HU hair was ot sunset hue and whiskers of the same brand. The number ot tils killings could hardly be notched on his rifle stock. He know every ravine and water hole In the region , bo thai though Ills opcra- llous were exler.slve , frequsnlly running oft and disposing of 200 head In a bunch , he man aged lo elutl3 pursuit until late In 1S92 , when he was Induced by a plucky shsrlff to take a vacation In the Idaho penitentiary. Escaping n few months later , ho returned to the scene of hln exploits and ran up against a deadly shower of cowboy bullets. HISTORIC GROUND. The range of mountains forming the east ern wall of Jackson's Hole , or Lake , cast their .shadows over the route taken by Gen eral Crook's expedition agulnal Iho Indians In 1876. On the valley on the eastern side and close to where the town of Sheridan now stands General Crook camped for days await ing thp arrival of Gcn ral Merritt with rcln- tyrcements. And to this enforced dlay Is asciibrd Iho concentration r.f the Indians on the Big Horn and'tho subsequent massacre of Custer and his brave men. When the recruited command moved forward the lio- Rlcs had disappeared from the scene of slaughter and made hot haste for the Biit- Ish possessions , pursued in _ vain by men thirsting to avenge the death -of their com- radss. From the crest of Cloud Peak on thl.i range one may view with a field glass Old Fort Kearney , twenty miles from Sheridan , and where was once Fort C. F. Smith , thirty miles beyond. These forts wera on the old Hozeman Irall , but were abandoned soon after the massacre of Captain Fellerman nnd 100 men , on December 22 , I860. To Ihe north may be sen the Junction or the Little Big Horn and the Yellowstone rivers , where , in December , 1875 , the first blood was shed which led to the disastrous Indian war of the following year. South of this point and almost due east of Cloud Peak Is ths Rosebud amphitheater , In which Crook and hln com mand , on June 17 , 187C , fought the redskins , who , eight days later , annihilated Custer and checked Reno. On this desperately contested field fought many officers well known in Omaha Colonels Royal , Mills and Henry bsing particularly distinguished , the latter being frightfully wounded. The command hold Us ground after an all day's battle against overwhelming numbers. Eleven years before 2,000 bravs troopars under com mand ot General P. E. Connor penetrated the region and routed thousands of maraud ing Sioux on Tongue river. ' THE GRAND TETON. Directly west of Jackson's Hole , e their shadows stretching across the valley , rise the Toton range of mountains , the master peak of the rar.ge piercing the clouds to a height of 14,200 feet. The giant monolith which caps the peak so much resembles the famous Alpine mountain that it has been namtd the "Mat- terhorn of America. " Mr. William E. Owens ot Cheyenne , one of the few men who have explored the region , thus describes it : "At 4 o'clock In the afternoon after a day of frightful climbing , we found ourselves on the west brink of the Teton canyon , n wild gorge of appalling depth and awful grandeur. From our feet a slope of forty-flvo degress over beds of bowlders and anclenl glacial mo raines fell EWiftly away to a snow-fed river at the bottom ot the canyon 3,000 feel dis tant. tant."We "We camped on the bank of the river In a grassy plot amid a cluster of firs at an alti tude of 0.200 feel , and proceeded al once with the preparation of our evening meal. "Our camp at this point was extremely pic turesque , pitched as It was amid solemn pines , the somber canyon walls rising hundreds cf feet on either side , and broldered nt the brink wljh mammoth banks of snow , affording the birthplace for a hundred cascades that leaped noisily over cold vertical walls ot naked granIte - . Ite a thousand test high. "Supper over , a bed of plno boughs under shelter of a huge log was arranged , and a : t large pile of wood collected wllh which lo IBs replenish Ihe fire during Ihe night. Having ; s no bedding. It was necessary to keep up a 10 good firu throughout the night. We retired- ire It 1 may use the expression at dark , with : e nothing save the star-studded firmament for a covering ; , and as I lay there In the awful depths of that canyon mentally weighing the chances of success or failure for the morrow , the full moon rose tranquilly over the granite battlements of the Three Tetons , completely filling Iho canyon with Us .mellow light end touching with a hand of gold the snow-capped pinnacles that etood like sentinels on the brink of the gorge. A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE. "I have never seen a more glorious exhibi tion of nature's wild beauty than here laj before me. There may be deeper canyons thar this , and perhaps more beautiful , but then are none wilder nor more rugged ; and savi for the golden sheen ot the world-renownoc Yellowstone canyon It were difficult Indeed ti choose between them. After a hasty break of 13,200 feet at n point on the south side o ; the peak. "Here- , toward the cast , the face of tin niojntaln sweeps duwn In a long , unbrokei slope of'glacler-pollshcd reck for C.OOO feet meeting at the base a score of Alpine lakei fringed with lofty pines. And ut this poin defeat stared us In the face nt every turn A thousand feet above our heads lowerpi bare , rocky pinnacles without crack or crevic to afford hold for foot or hand , and as ver tlcal as n plumb-line. It might bo pos r.lblo to make the ascent fiom t'/io / nortl side , but wu had no time lo reconnoiter , fo It was already .1 o'clock and camp was i good distance off. We were complete ! ; baflled. "A hundred miles to the southeast , shim mcrlng In the blue , stood Fremont's Peak conspicuous among a host of others whcs giant forms stood out In faultless definition FORCED TO RETREAT. "Beginning the descent , wo were soon en eloped In a blinding snow storm Intersperse with ragged flashes of lightning and terrlfi > eals of thunder , whose vibrations detache- - argo blocks of stone thai came Ihunderln down the mountain side with the velocity o a bullet. I had often read in Whympcr' Scramble Among Ihe Alps' of cannonade on the Matterhorn , hut never realized befor io\v the terror thai such an exhibition can In spire. The snow , completely wetting the rocli rendered the descent far more dangerous thn Ihe climb had been , and compelled Ihe us of the rope continually. However , w reached the glacier in safety , which tonnlr ated the more difficult portion of the descenl and proceeded to cross the field of snow which had become , during our absence , lit erally covered with blocks of stone , rolle ilthur by Ihe Jar consequenl of the tliunde accompanying Hie slorm. Without an accl dent we reached camp at 7 o'clock , thoi oughly drenched and cold , and consldcrabl : ast down by our failure to reach the sum nit. A large fire , however , soon dlspelle thu gloom and served In a great measure t reslore our splrlls. 'Whether the Teton be inaccessible or nc I am not quite prepared to say. It Is n mountain for the novice , however , for fallur certainly awaits any but the most sklllfu nnd even such n one will require every ai [ illance known to the fraternity to overcom the obstacles which beset him on this grniK esl peak of the Rocky nmuntnlns. There at many peaks In the Rockies ns lofty as th Teton , bul beyond Ihls point all parallellsi ceases. "The country surrounding the peaks Is rup ged und wild beyond the power of words t convey , and when Ihls region becomes mor accessible , by means ot railroads already prc jected , It will doublless rival , as a pleasui ing ground , the famous National park Use ! 'The scenery of the whole Teton country I Intensely Interesting. Its sombre forest ! opening gradually upward and terminating I scattered groves ot Individual beauty ; Its dee and rugged canons with massive , preclplto'i walls ; Its turbulent and varied cascades ; It extensive snow fields with broad patches c virgin white gracefully trimming the loft ; needle like summits , together form n con blnatlon of grandeur and beauty which ma not be described. " THE HEAI RIVER BATTLE. From the heights reached by Mr. Owen and bis companions , the eye , looking t > outl west , can dlsccern the valley of the Bej river whereon waa fouh'no , of the moi desperate battles In the frontier history i the army. Along It In 18G2 tlis stampede I Montana had reached large proportion Caravana of every kind dotted the Be : river route. The Indians became exceeding ! troublesome and between them and despe : adocs Intuiting Ihe trail , the lives ot th pilgrims were constantly menaced. Towai the fall of the year open hostilities hegti Gsner.il Conner 'hen commanding Fo ; Douglas , was ordered out to punish then The command started In January , and short ! after passing the Salt Lake Valley , plunge Into a blinding snow storm. For threa da ] and nights the troopers plowed through huf drifts , the temperature steadily dcscndln The force comprised goo men and sovcnt ; flva of them succumbrd : j * he cild In tl march of 110 miles. The rurniui'ler of II gallant bind struck Ihe Nrtifled Indian c n on Januar 29 , 1863 , and after a fight of toi hours destroyed the hostile band. There Is scarcely a trail or wjgon rou within sighting distance of th : Matterhorn America that doe not possets tragic at historic Interest , and the soldlcri now order * to thai region will traverse piths hallowi with , memories of brava men who precedi them In years-past. Many have "gone ov the range , " but whether living or dead the deeds are revered by the pioneers of 11 west , ' County AM-IIIII ] IliiriiM. MILWAUKEE , July 27. A special to I Evening Wisconsin from Madison , Wii. , sa ) The now building al the Dane County asylu at Verona was struck by lightning at ml night rnd entirely consumed. Superi tendent Edwin , who was fighting the fire thu roof , was precipitated to the grounl wl falling walls t n < l fatally hurt. The pitlei : worn moved to the other bulldlugs In safel FOR THE FEAST OF MONDAMIN Gathering of thu Olans of Uio World of Ooru. KING AKSAR-BEN AND HIS RETINUE Aiiliiiiiiinl l t'ltj'x TriiiiNfiirmntliiii Mania nnil Culor l'vi-r > - lirrc MiiKiillti'Ktit nnil Hoj-nl Hull. Never before have the people of Nebraska vlnced such zeal ntul taken such an In- crcBl for the success of nn event as they ave over the Feast of Momlamln , which vlll begin with the "falling of the sun on ho 17th of September next under the eye t the mightnnil ! omniscient ruler of the { nights of Ak-sar-ben , within the cUy o Omaha. " Already there la much preparation anil ilannlng. Citizens arc vicing with cnch ther In the variety of designs and pro- iislon of decorations In their laudable ainbl- ton to do homage to the beloved Momlamlii and the pulssnnl potentate of Ak-sar-bcn. Jaltallons of sturdy men will be engaged In creeling and decorating the hundreds bt arches , floats , canopies , castles and awnings vhlch promise to transform the city Into a vllderncss of color and beauty 111 honor of ho mythical king , Mondamtn. The banners of Ak-sar-ben will Haunt and flutter every- vlicrc , and every window and every door- vay will display sbmo rich artistic design appropriate to the king's royal advent. Thousands of dollars will bo expended In leautlfylng the city , and the carnival will surely surpass any similar demonstration ever attempted , aye , even dreamed of hero. SWEEPING OVKU THE STATE. The enthusiasm Is not confined to the iictropolls. Il Is extending throughout the whole state , and every city and every town ivlll lend Us support , In a greater or less de gree , If only by the presence of their pcoplo and a participation of the sights and sounds 3f the festival. The Inauguration of the revelry will ba ipon Tuesday evening , September 17 , when , ho Nebraska parade will traverse thivthor- oughfarcs of the city. Magnificent amrgllt- 'rrlng floats will be In this from every load- tig city In the state , cacli representing the esources of Us particular section. They ivlll surpass anything of the kind ever scon n the west. The special feature on Wednesday even ing , September 18 , will be the military , bi cycle and band parade , which will furnish another gorgeous spectacle. Every military company In the state will be represented , ogother with the bulk of the United States regulars located In Nebraska , while every nuslcal organization , every band and every Jlcyclo rider will bo Invited to participate. Hut Thursday night will witness the culminating glory of the carnival , when tha ICnlghts of Ak-sar-ben will celebrate the [ 'cast of Momlamln , which will close with n magnificent ball nt Doyil'a opera house , where the youth and beauty and fashion of all Hie state will gather , malting a scene of nchantmeiit wondrous to behold. This will be n grand epoch in the history of the city , eclipsing any former social function In both magnitude and splendor , and not unlike the splendid carnivals of mediaeval Venlco or Florence , when these old world cities laughed and danced through endless mirth and music. Such a riot of glitter and color ; such a throng of beaming faces ; such a wealth of floral and artificial decoration will greet delighted vision as was never dreimed of before. It will be Omaha's show of jollity , and represent Just what Ne braska can do as ono of the agricultural gardens of the world. It Is the determination to make this parade the equal of any sccncl of the Mardl Gras or the Veiled Prophet. Flowers and banners and designs and customs and vehicles and steeds , under the ruling of Ak-sar-ben , will all be arranged with most effective minute ness , nnd all the previous fetes of tha Btato will bo as chaff In the balance compared with the vast outpouring of the people of the city and visitors from the north and south , cast and west , to testify to tha Inter est awakened by the forthcoming of Ak-sar- fopn and the royal pageant. ' Stereotyped professions Omaha has had beforn , compre hending myriads of schemes and catchy de vices , but the feast of Momlamln will como closest to the hearts of Nebrashans , all of whom love him and would fain do him honor. Every participant will put his or her native ingenuity to work and contrive something In Innocent rivalry that will sur pass their neighbors. It will be a memor able scene with all this gayety , music , fire works nnd plcturc-aoueness. ORIGIN oF'THE KNIGHTS. In order to throw more light upon the his tory of the knights of Ak-sar-ben nnd the ancient order , the following letter , by ono of the members of the order , la published : To the Knights of Ak-sar-ben : Sirs In reply to your-letter of Inquiry re garding the Ancient Order of the Knights of AU-sar-ben , I betf to state briefly as follows : In the year 1540 the Knights of Ak-sar-ben set ouj from Mexico In quest of the Seven Cities of Cibooa and the Kingdom of Qulvcra ( Nebraska ) , of which the reigning king at that time was Tatarrax. This expedition reached the southern boundaries of this state somewhere bstween the counties of Gage and Furnas. Father Padllla was with the ex pedition , and utter the Knights of Ak-sar-ben had set out upon their return to Mexico , re mained to preach the doctrines at Christianity to the natives. Tills event took place eighty years before the landing of the Pilgrims , sixty-eight years before the discovery of the Hudson , sixty-six years before John Smith sailed up the river that bears the name of James I of England , twenty-three years before the birth of Shakespeare. Queen Kllzabith was yet a little girl , and the thrones of Spain und Germany were occupied * by Charles V. The country through which the hon orable knights traveled was teeming with Interest , and , according to history , fabulous wealth was found within Its borders. There nro now In existence in Nebraska very rnro and precious relics of the expedition of the Knights of Ak-sar-ben , found In the western part of the stato. There Is a sword and other relics In the llhinry of the Nebraska State Historical society , found about thlrty-flvo miles northwest from McCook In this state. From what Is known , Father Padllla was put to death while attempting to preach the gospel to the natives of Nebraska within tha present territory of the county of Franklin , nnd probably there his grave will yet ba found. To again verify the above , I am at liberty to quote a passage from one of the early historians , viz. : "Ono of the discoverers of Qulvera ( Nebraska } , however , lingers within our gaze a short tlmo longer. A Franciscan friar , John of Padllla , who accompanied the Knights of Ak-sar-ben on that memorable expedition , away back In 1510 , announced Ills Intention of remaining In the land of Qulvera to teach the natives the doctrine of Christ In a more humane fashion , and thereafter devoted his life to his work , nnd finally met his death at the hands of those whom ho sought to enlighten In the causn of Christ , His few companions , with all their worldly possession * , again sought more civilized re gions , nrd darkness again fell upon the land of Qulvera ( Nebraska ) , for a period of nearly 200 years. " SOI Ml MONKV TAI.K.M TO NATIVISH. SiMrHnrjIlcil > Siullli < 'oiu-luilfM III * Tour TftriiiiKli ( Jror/Aln. CORDELH , Ga. . July 27. Secretary Hoke Smith today concluded hU brief tour of the state In the Interest cf Round money by addressing a crowd of several hundred people gathered here from all over southern Georgia. Trains from Amcrlcus , Abbeyvllle , Columbus , Savannah and Albany poured In their crowda of excursionists during the morning and they soon overflowed Uio little city. Extraordi nary preparations had been made by the com mittees of the Cordele Sound Money league , however , and the visiting thousand * were promptly handled and well entertained , A monster barbecue and several hundred water melons were provided with which to feed the multitude , and during the morning hours the bcene was ono of festivity. The speaking took placa In the upon air. thu Htand being erected In a vast natural nmpltheater , on the rising slopes of which the people sat and stood while Georgla'a cabinet representative dlicuisod the currency Issue In clatiorateness rj detail anil with vigor and fores entirely iiuw to them.
