, 1875-12-25
History of tho Order Of tho Amer
lean Union III Illinois.
It's Small Beginning in 1879 md T.:
Sudden and Strange Demise.
The Rcguseitation Of tho Affair III 1871
md Its Present Status.
Accurate Ro-oript Of tho Workiag-Book oi
tho 0r1ar.
Tho Cn.3 Correct Publication Of tho Document
tycr ijiade.


Following up Ills discoveries with regard to
tho d. Il, u, tu this Sla,r, a TninuSE reporter
wss rev artoI will gwen ersnicr eucccHa yostor-
INV tl,an tito div tc?ore. 4 monument .ner-
chant OF tic city sas found wlo was utnonG the
frs. n.,proa shed liz tie drummer OF the san
izn.iou, and 10 pavo ii,s following additional
fact. In relation 10 tho move n9nt:
IL, tie ppriug OF 1sT!, n pi,Iaa"IpAinu arrived
IN Chicago and began touud,;ty number Of
protes:auts on tho tubjcct OF forming pccsct
Religious and politi,nt nocio:y. lilo worSsd scrs
~, tI,ua,y, ant1 tucl With only Indifferent sue
I..I. ,,-s,,, ,,,o r,,;,,,,.v
ee9F' 'on'" s"sa', r ,s. ~ :. t.,..., ~, 49,
"aEnlea lHto Tue pso'e' "'E'e" ~ '"t'1 ~ ~.
caflse, aH1 tho iitst met lLs 1os sho pa'Poao .!
organizing was held In tsie l;rncs House, but
I'm y,c. tln.e of tlus gathering wns hot 1emen-
truo ,,.,,t r., ,,,rr u,oruv. anil mir
"'so'' A"' "+s"s w.
niue peFsona fespo"aoo '' tne sAn. - @ w."
Il eutd tuo1paJinut to taSe nny formal s1eis
t},c h,no If .r-,ru~ a l,rper Attendance. A
~ "'p' y. .t'A.s, Il, 40 rn,,,,,n,,,, ,,a
"oeA ~ 49, =, 'e."".a" s'o .a.,,,,,n.,
some half'oe@eh DINERS met "sA'o Al "o'A''oT'
and
ORGANIZATION WAS EFFECTED.
| Tia ..u a 1..t AZ. mi st+rart many tn IT,
nv nv .''' ss.,,,r a,.,,u i'm o.,,,or.,,css
AE.s "a' psopaD's o"''a ~" 1's
approached. but thc,o Is M doslDt that the mt
II, a, o,,,;na Inv nj Amer,caua T., nnyt,iuf. secYck
t,at ,',o,n;rc =, lin vit;, its ,lLluek.
W" "''pe'''b ~
ffom 1he "'sht " 's14o"'
quorum wa8 never opsnfnod, aud attcF
| nrrcnrious existence Of gerosa moutlB tho o.
| 4 II. of Tina e,tv was atsbaudcd eomcvbat iu
| t,.s,,. T., ,,,a .,,~;ur or 1.7t hnwovcr II was
o'rs"".' - 'a' "l''"s " '. nv ,rh
revived "ith better enanceH o1 me- Aen1pe's
camo poMting III until ct reso Ont tile society lag
4 ,nornb cr6L1r Of seyr:al huudrc... lilo nnfn-
| A,v ~ f,,,,s /. IN ,hta state nv out1stot FIJI
| " -, - ,I. o. .,,1 ~
aas, u t"else Alt VI lnum "ste .'sassn s.a,sa,
lec'l:' 9',o sno ~ WI oa.," :. e., C,,,.',%i !.
w w ~ Icy, ~. H. -, ,ron;.oH II, y, =
tho latter esy "as ,ho W. oasansea ~ t,,. sae
otase. '"4 NE 'o... ] ~ r. ,i.raa ,,,a r,,.t
a"s ssat H ,art Il" 10 n1oan;zst,o,, ri IL.
couucis Of l4liaals NJ was elergsln4" so'l hao"n
IN izip iss2 ~as that there vero up
waIda Of 1000 members Ut tho organization III
! r,"n1y,'snr vim vi.lteh Thcarn mn becn
s,., Tr,,, ,,,,s,sna i,.Ts,u I0.ra nud
lnlinna bei,,ra coming here. and runo' ted salts.
| tuctory ptoersH in Cacl Ut tlioac s:atcn.
hpclEuE at
tho writer's info-,uant cl4sscd /. Is a kind OF
| It0tes,ant Jost,ttiH;n 1t NnH applre,tt; Ia sfut
in ,ts onotatIuuu. but. IooklYE at II from an
| nu,,iasc.i rI.n1noint 1uany oil ies prAetlces lie
HaiJ wers ,,os IS .,o ootumeuded. this ceutio.
mnu ' dronnod aono husa ~ 10 where q slrnt OF
Hin rim, tcr anI r,uastu,io,1 Ens to bo ubtaiueu
ars,nr, i, nm wh,ch tI,e ronorter managed 10 oh.
tam ,,ossa-gion D! both tho most Important no.
| crnta OF tlc Order nto communicated orally, aud
| lilorn waa 10 1ncaus Of pettiu. at t4en. Il was
iearnefl. howeyor that tbp q, 4. u, III tle titIe
fnr the nuvl c. aud tnat another and moro siy-
ticant nnltta III gwen cac.l mcmbDr upon tnitlA-
| Hon. WDtp regard to tho password, tie infornR-
ton WAS youcl,safed that no English statesman
woa ,nmtinne.I IN Iho r.taa,, Tie sienn and
"an ,hI,a,en -, IN N"x York YerTW wn
St.t,d n In r,cfrrcrt M n yl,nIc hut sufficient
ale.eu - W .'eos M a. .' 10 90 ,'., ,o s,,;n1n
"aa 6a'a htuut s',o WI ?et s'sn- tuu en.uu
to tudlcute That that AZ least Waa FRht. ~! cor'
toH ondeuco bot"acn !odgc' ID conducted Ia
Tnn commission Of tho orsanizer 70. t!ia cit5
| m. o,,,,,.I,o t,,t, ,u,rn A. tnJIn,sa.
"1e' oe 49, 49, - H., .,t. .,,,
20 dh EhW u 'NeoH era !: haoN 70 W tah eou
ts.s taat Y s1t.us u w. po"as e. hat ~
tne tosnas1 - @9o "eattt D"'' ~ iin sr H.
S,la Aavesn, - -. ~ fINn. y,t rf 49,. " 'ro,
@ Xxi =. - tgohs ann ~ Inf - y. a1r ;,orsovs int IT,
ESse " tau ~. a. =, 49, H.; ro.nsh1 ~ "na eo,n
!satety Nthn hsu ~. nc ~ atses.n ~ ~ vS ~ nu1 t
" ~ .S 1a ~, ~ s ~ ~ ", ssr IN ~ 49,
osa aau ~ ~ s - - h I;tor ~ ~ .cr,r t.n -
t." - I,.r an .nr,,,,nos 1Ircn ,ntlrr Mir ,,nn
| tnis ts,t a. ~ 49,. - I,Iss i ~
>''7 "' NY " n n Hestrrn Gtntrs
m <,,.,; t I'll, .o.r -, ~ ~ -'
Ihit "o'a'.a"u iiooA
, which Is furntsned TO taoh Couuetl npon forfna
tlou. It will 10 noticed that it diIels in ulauj
. | tllpurlnuf particulars wills Tile alleged corj
p,jutcu II, tho New York Herald Upon : com
tafibQ IL ID 9FtuG0t LGRe tl0 HTlt1E III LII astCs