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Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
y. IL. q.

The 16th 18th a nd 18th of the coming
month will be gala days for the p. E. O.'s of
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, as on those days this
slsterhood will hold its annual convention, in
this, the city of its birth. Great preparations
are being made for the entertainment of the
visitors, as, besides seventy-fve delegates,
nearly hundred visiting members are ex-
pected.
This society, which started with seven
young ladies, has grown to such an extent as
to have their influence felt throughout the
western states and territories Their object
is that of sweet charity, and many good
deed amongst the sick and poor can be traced
to this noble sisterhood.
At the laying of the cornerstone of the
Wesleyan university, last month, the honor
of placing copy of the Record, their
monthly paper, was bestowed upon the p. e..
O.'s, who took active part in all the pro
ceedIngs, as 1t was In the chapter of the old
Wesleyan that the idea of forming this soc-
ETY. was planned and executed.
An informal reception will be held the
evening of the 10th at their hall, and swell
reception will be given ON the 1Sth at the
beautiful and spacious home of Senator
Harlan, for which nearly four hundred invi-
tations have been issued.
Their emblem, Il five pointed gold star,
will shine it's brightest on this occasion, and
the colors, gold and white, will be shown in
their floral decorations by golden n-rod and
white roses.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
Tbn Mystic shrine.

When Tangler temple, of Omaha, was in
stituted, recently, there was some doubt as
TO whether Osiris temple, of Lincoln, would
be willing to surrender a portion of its iuris-
diction to the control of the Omaha body.
Taugier temple was instituted nevertheless,
and no move was made to settle this import
ant point until last Thursday, when COM
mittee, consisting Of MOBILES s. X. Sud
borough, Gustave Anderson and Colonel
Akin, went to Lincoln to confer with
representatives Of the Lincoln body
upon this important subject The committee
was received by a delegation from Osiris
temple and entertained most royalty. A
banquet was served and carriage drive
about the city rendered them. When II came
to consulting on the subject which had
actuated the visit of the committee ii was
found that the Lincoln body was ready and
willing to make all reasonable concessions,
and q most agreeble understanding was had
IL was agreed that all that portion OF the
state lying north of the Platte river should
be under the jurisdiction of Tangier temple,
aud that portion lying south of the Platte
should belong to Osiris temple. AS only
knights templar and thirty-second degree
Masons are eligible TO membership in the
Mystic Shrine, this will give to Omaha seven
Communicates of knights templar from which
TO recruit, while Lincoln will have thirteen
commanderes for the same purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29

should promptly take action, by proper reso-
lutions, denouncing this act II is time that
Masons asserted themselves as American cit
liens and entitled TO express opinions. Many
OF them were loyal to the stars and stripes,
while Albert Pike was leading an Indian
regiment against them. They do not feel
like having their freedom Of speech choked
of at the dictation of such q man. II the
officers of grand lodge want to acknowledge
him as superior, and fawn before hime, there
is no reason why the rank and file should do
so. They covet none of his titles or favors
AN AMERICAN.
The Council Bluffs consistory, A. A. s. r.,
at its last meeting in the cathedral, put
three candidates over the mysterious and
rocky road of the Kedosh. This body is
gaining a reputation throughout the west for
the beauty of its hall and the superiority OF
lie Nvnrk
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
EDUCATIONAL.

A valuable Arabic library and one of
Syriac and Hebrew have been received by
the university OF Pennsylvania.
Nine. Marchesi, the famous teacher of op.
cratic aspirants in Paris, is said to be the
most remarkable old woman that ever lived
in the way of penuriousness.
Johns Hopkins the founder of the uni
versity that bears his name in Baltimore,
entered the same city at the age of nineteen
with 621s cents in his pocket, and died WORTH
$500 900.
The general reunion of the alumni teach
ers, trustees and friends of Antioch college
June Is, 1890 IL is expected that $4,000 will
be previously raised to put the college in the
best repair before the great occasion.
The trustees of De Paw university
have elected DIR. j. p. d. John president to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Dr. Alexander Martin. The institution will
in few years receive the bulk of the be-
quest of Washington q. De Pauw, amounting
to s., 900, 000
One hundred thousand volumes were last
year added to seventy-tive college libraries
in the United States. The largest accession
was that of 1900 volumes to the Harvard
university. The libraries of Columbia, Cor
nell, Boston university, Yale and Princeton
also received large additions.
The vacation of the Frehch school boys
has led to a change in one feature of the
exposition. An order has gone forth that en-
raison des vacances scolaires, all the Arab,
African, Egyptian, and gypsy dancing girls
must moderate their style. One of the
Egyptian dances is called "that part of the
human body which extends downward from
the breast IL is against such perform
ances that the school boys are to be defended
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
Pope Plus as a Mason.

Tho following appeared in the Voice Of
Masonry some years ago, and has recently
been resurrected by the Craftsman, and 10
those who never heard of the occurrence it
will prove q matter of interest, as setting
forth the fact that Pope Plus TX was at one
time member of the craft and was expelled
the order for perjury:
"At the semrannual meeting Of the grand
lodge of Masons, Scottish rite, of the order
of Palermo, Italy, on the 27th Of March last,
Pope Plus TX was expelled the order. The
decree of expulsion was published in the
official masonic paper at Cologne, Germany,
and was preceded by the minutes of the lodge
in which he was initiated, and is as follows:
"'A man named Mastai Ferreti, who re-
ceived the baptism of freenasonry and SOL
emnly pledged his love and fellowship, and
who afterward was crowned pope and king
under The title OF Pho Mono, has now cursed
his former brethren and excommunicated all
members of the order OF freemason. There
fore said Mastai Ferreti, is herewith by de
cree of the grand lodge of tho Orient, Paer-
mo. expelled the order for perjury
"The charges against him were erst pre-
ferred in his lodge at Palermo, in 1865, and
notification and copy thereof were sent to
him, with request TO attend the lodge for the
purpose CT answering the same. To this he
made no reply, and for divers reasons, the
charges were not pressed until he urged the
bishops OF Brazil TO act aggressively against
the freemasons. They were then pressed,
aud after regular trial decree OF expul-
sion was entered and published, the same
beng signed by Victor Emmanuel, king of
Italy, and grand master of the Orient of
Italyp
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
Trienniai ConcIave.

The grand commandery of Nebraska and
subordinate Communicates from Omaha,
Lincoln, Beatrice York and Fremont will
start for Washington next Thursday at 3:l5
p. m., via the Burlington route. They will
leave Chicago at 1890 a. m. on Friday and
reach Washington Saturday afternoon. 1t
is expected that about three hundred Sir
knights will be in the party.
The grand secretary has bad number of
handsome silk banners prepared, to be sent
to the rendezvous of the varlons grand
communicates at Washington and to the
officers of the grand commandery. The
banners are of silk and about 6xl0 inches in
size. At the top are the words ''Grand Com
mandery of Nebraska" Under this is the
Nebraska arms, consisting of gold shield,
bearing blood-red cross, On the cross are
the words LUX, lex, duX, rex" the y being
at the intersection of the arms of the cross
and being common to all the words. On one
side of the shield Is a guidon and on the
other cross and crown. Beneath are the
words Rendezvous, 1909 Ninth street. N,
ly;5.A M;i WASHINGTON D. c. October . to TO-
The line of march has been announced for
the grand parade of October s. The various
Communicates will rendezvous on the streets
in the vicinity of the capitol building and the
line viii be formed on the south and east of
the capitol passing around to the north and
thence up Pennsylvania avenue to Washing
ton circle, where turn Will be made and
the march taken up on Is street toward the
east to Ninth street, when the parade will be
dismissed, withln one block of the Nebraska
headquarters. The parade will be reviewed
at the corner of Tenth and * streets by the
grand master of Knights Tempar of the
United States. General Charles Roome, of
New York city.
There will be a competitive drill by the
Communicates present during the encamp-
ment, but the Nebraska communicates will
not take part.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29

the current number the editors are pleased
to state that "our next issue win be Illus
trated by a wood cut"
The Register abounds in stits which are
doubtless appreciated by those who are oh
the "inside," so to speak. In one column wo
find these:
"Pretty near time for watermelons amt it,
'Shortypn
ITO be put over the algebra room door:
Abandon hope all ye who enter here "
In another place between two deep black
rules IS this paragraph:
"Sacred TO the memory Of the j. ID. s.,
which, after lingering illness of some
months, passed quietly aud peacefully away
amid the sobs and cries of its beloved mem.
bers.n
Taken as whole the Register is considera-
bly, above the average of amateur Journal
ism and does great credit to the enterprsiug
young ladies and gentlemen who are respon-
sible for its production.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
Is Masonry a MonarehY2

To the Editor Of The BEE: Albert Pike,
OF the southern jurisdiction Of the Scottish
rite, elected himself for life, as commander
of that body. He declares Masonry TO be
monarchy, and insists on being the monarch
just now he has got control of the
grand lodge Of Iowa and is using ii to
suppress the Cerneau Scottish Rite bodies
which are so rapidly outgrowlng his own.
He seems 10 have perneated Iowa's grand
lodge officers with this same monarchial
idea A little blue lodge at Macedonia dared
70 exercise the right Of petition, or OF pro-
test. 1t did not disobey any edict. did not
threaten 10, but simply protested against the
act OF the grand lodge on the Scottish Rite
controversy. IL dared 10 express the opinion
that the grand lodge had nothing TO do with
this controversy. For thus daring TO express
an opinion the grandmaster pouneed down
upon the charter of the lodge and grabbed
u, thus breaking up the Masonic home of
these worthy brethren. The lodges Of low a
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29

which will be decided innovation in this
line of entertainments. Refreshments will
be served as a matter Of course.
The latest scheme TO recruit the member
ship OF subordinate lodges, says the Anchor
and Shield, is TO form hustling committees.
IL is usually started by the master workman
appointing two captains, who select by turn
from the members, choosing equal numbers
upon both sides until all are enrolled. Then
the captains map out the line of work to be
followed, and each one is encouraged TO SIM
cere efforts and aroused TO the Importance of
gaining the victory by pending forfeit, TO
be paid for by the losing hustlers. An oyster
supper, lunch or box of cigars is q rea-
sonable reward for the winner, and 1t creates
q great deal of mirth and renewed life in the
lodge room. IL your lodge desires TO enjoy
lots of fun and draw out full attendance,
besides increasing your membership by all
means try the hustling committees.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
O. M. &,

A very extraordinary society, called "The
Order Of the Mystic Circle" has been or.
gauized in Philadelphia. Its objects are the
protection and relief of unfortunate hus-
bands. and only those men are eligible for
membership who have wives who make their
lives unhappy. The society is said already
to number 200 members, and it is expected
that it will soon have membership of 1000.
1t is really startling to know that IN the City
of Brotherly Love there are so many un-
happy marriages as these hopefu1-or hope
less-anticipations would seem to show, but
however that may be, it certainly Is matter
for congratulation that the sore places IN the
mental and physical systems OF the unhappy
benedicts of the Quaker City, whether said
sore places are the result of the uneasy
tongues of their helpmates, or violent col
lison with the fire shovel or rolling pin in
the hands of the latter, are 10 be healed by
the salve dispensed by this new ameliorator
of marital infellcities.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
"rhe Elixir orI.ife."

Il. J. NJ. in Minneapolis Tribune.
"Tear out the throbbng entrails of the
BEAST;
Live on the lower life"--the messages
"Whose essence will make young the
wears of man,
So the wild ludian at his horrid feast
Tore from his victims breast the fearless
heart
Shmveled by torture fire-in hope to gain
Courage to bear Alfilctlon's keenest dart,
Or walk to death down avenues of pain.
Dear Christ thy gospel of sweet charity
Grows old with oursold world; and Faith,
through tears,
Looks on the goal that was the starting
place;
While our poor Science-led humanity
Sees at the end of all the cycling years
The savant and tho savage fsce to face |
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29

The Order of 4Egis was incorporated in
Lynn, Mass, February IL last and pays
81 900 at the end of seven yeaas besides
S25 weekly benefit in case of sickness or ac-
cident. In case of death after one year. 8
membership it pays as many sevenths of
the certificate as the member has been years
in the order. Six per cent interest is charged
on all sums drawn from the time of payment
to the maturity of the certificate No charter
fee is charged for the institution of lodge.
total number to date being thirty-one, with q
total membership of $500. Forty more are
In process of organization. A leading fea-
ture of the order is its prompt payment of
sick claims.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
NJ. w.

Omaha Camp No. l29, Modern Woodmeu,
is doing good work and getting down to busi-
ness after The laxitv which prevailed during
the warm weather. At the meeting last
Wednesday night Venerable Consul Jones,
of Council Bluffs, was present. On next
Wednesday night, the camp will work the
Oriental degree, at which time it IS expected
there will be very large attendance, as
thirty or forty members are coming over
from Council Bluffs and a number of Omaha
members are expected to witness this most
interesting degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
Tie Scottish Rite.

IT,, annual meeting Of the grand consist
ory Of iowa, A. A. S. r., for the United
States, their territories and dependencies,
met In Cedar Rapids last week. The officers
elected were as follows:
Commanders er-in-chief-Judge George p.
Wilson, Creston.
Deputy-F. q. Hills, Sioux City.
FIRST Lieutenant-J j. Steadman, Council
Bluffs. "a
Second Lieutenant-E. j. Babcock, Daven-
port.
Chancellor--Allen Potter, Burlington.
Minister of State and Grand Orator-Rev.
N. A. McAulny, Wilton.
Treasurer--'r. X. Mills, Cedar Rapids
Secretary-E G. Barber. Cedar Rapids.
1t wss decided to hold the next annual
meeting in Council Bluffs.
The reports of officers were very encour-
aging. The roll Of membership showed that
the numbers had doubled within the past
year.
There had been ar especially large IN
crease since the meeting of the grand lodge
OF iowa, which denounced this body, and
commenced war upon IL.
This fact tends to substantlate the claims
OF the Cerneau men that the United States
consistory can easily he proven 10 be the
Ay iegmate Scottish rite body, and that all
that is needed is honest investigation. The
Litter n \ of its rivals TO suppress 1t has
attracted attention 10 1t, and has caused
Masons TO read up. This posting seems to be
favorable result of the persecution.
The controversy in Iowa was talked over
at the meeting of the consistory. No public
announcement is made as To the action taken,
beyond the declaration, informally made by
prominent members, that the consistory will
maintain oil its legal and civil rights in
court IL necessary.
The supreme council of the Cerneau Scot
tish Rite Masons has issued a proclamation
withdrawing the proposition for fraternal re-
lasions with the Grand Orient OF France
This is done on account of the criticism
which has been made by other lodges of
Masons and in order TO prove its loyalty TO
all Masonic bodies.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29

blind Baptist preacher eloped with and
married charming young lady Louisville,
KY, and was just getting ready to be SUI
her away from him and locked her up. 1t
was a mighty mean advantage to take of u
blind man. But he isn't the kind of person
10 turn the other cheek when smitten. He
has now turned the officers of the law loose
in the case armed with a habeas-corpus writ.
He possesses the spirit of '76 even if he is
blind
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
knights Temp,ar Conclave.

Washington is expected to fill up with Wis
itors to the knights Templar conclave on
Saturday and Sunday, tho 5th and 9th of Oc-
tober. Arrangements are being made in the
churches for special devotional exercises,
and every citizen of the national capital in
tends to put forth extra eXertions to make
the surroundings attractive and the visitors
happy. There is great deal of rivalry
springiug up among the business men in the
matter of decorations and the prospects are
that Washington will present more of a holi-
day attire than she has over presented be-
fore. The weather will be decidedly in favor
of this kind of demonstration. Presden-
tial inauguration days have always been an
incentive to the people in this respect and
they have ever attempted to make each sue
ceeding inauguration day more attractive
than the other in the way of decorations.
Snow and rain, however, have conspired to
lessen the attractiveness of decorations on
the 4th OF March.
Monday, the 9TH of October, will be de.
voted to the reception of incoming comman-
deries and sightseeing, but OH the next day,
Tuesday, the real work of the conclave will
be commenced. There will be excursions
down the river TO Mount Vernon and the
various resorts, aud up the river TO a num-
Der of points where the vision and the inner
man are fed To the souls delight The white
lot, which lies between the white house and
the Washington monument, and oVerlooks
the classic Potomac, will present scenes
which will delight the eye of the dril-master
on Wednesdf and Thursday There will
be barbecues and parades on the great Penn
sylvania avenue ana other thoroughfares, a
reception by the president and Mrs. Har-
rison, and great whirl around the city in
general.
One can estimate the size of crowd be-
| forehand best by the demands made for ac-
commodatons among the landlords of the
| city. These people say that there will be
more visitors IN Washington during the
| week of the conclave than have ever at
| tended the inauguration of a president 1t is
| almost impossible 10 secure u room in any
| location about Washington now.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
A. o. U. ~.

Union Pacific lodge No. IL will give an en-
tertainment at its lodge room in the Barker
block tomorrow night. This is the first of a
series of entertainments inaugurated by this
lodge, to be given on the fifth Monday night
in each month wherein five Mondays occur.
The programme will consist Of musical and
literary selections. The committee on ar
rangemenis also have great surprise in
stor, for their guests Of tomorrow evening,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
someth,pp TO Rcmemper.

IT you are going east remember the
"Rock Island Route" run the sleepers
and chair cars of their solid vestibule
train TO and from the Omaha depot,
leaving Omaha at S:45 p. M, thus avoid
Three solid trains daily. All chair cars
are free. Dining cars on all through
trains. Our trains make close connec-
tion with all eastern limited trains con-
uecting in union depot at Chicago,
avoiding transfer across the city to
parties enroute to New York, Boston
and other eastern cities, land every
thing little better than other lines
can Offer" S. S. STEVENS,
Ticket office 1905 Farnam. Gen1 w. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
X. OF IL.

Grand Dictator w. H. White of the
Knights of Honor, of Fremont, spent last
Sunday IN South Omaha as the guest of Die
tator III. IL. Smith.
Good VIII lodge, of South Omaha, ad-
mitted several new members at its last meet
ing. This lodge is in a prosperous condition
and is rapidly increasing IN members.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
TX. OF T..

Nebraska lodge, No. l, will hold very i'm
portant meeting next Wednesday evening at
which time the vacancy in the Office of vice
chancellor will be filed 1t is requested that
all members attend this meeting. The third
rank will also be conferred on one candidate.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
For A Alcoholism

Go 10 Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Its
waters are a certain antidote, Fine ac-
commodations at the Elms. Twenty
five miles from Kansas City, on the St.
Paul road.
Smyrna times., 1889-08-28

THE Smyrna Cornet Band has been
secured for big day at Bay Head to.
morrow.
THE Bombay Hook base ball club
will cross bats with Smyrna on the
grounds here on Saturday.
THE chilly winds of this week have
sent the mercury down until it reached
59' this morning, point where fire is
comfortable.
THE steamer Ella has been carrying
considerable fruit the past several
weeks. The freight is cheaper and
fruit not jOstled.
THE cOlored people of the neighbor-
hood of Green Spring, mourn the loss
OF one of their best young men, Elias
Cooper, who died on Friday, aged 20.
SOME of our older people cannot
make the cry of "hard times" harmon
ize with the waste of time and money
spent in innumerable trips to the bay
and other places. They say, to 20 by
appearances, this must be a flush sea-
son.
JOHN COsGRIFF moved into his new
dwelling on Mount Vernon street last
week. 1t has the modern conve-
nlences for comfortable home, and
differs in style from others on the
street externally, in having mansard
roof.
The young men who were with the
u. w. & S. Taylor Co., have mostly
gone to the city in quest of employ
ment at their trades. The arrange
ment for the process of disposal of the
property for the benefit of the cred.
itors through trustee sales, is about
completed.
The Wilmington Fair which came
OF last year after all the others and
struck weather too cold for comfort.
jumps to the front this year before the
slanting sun has brought up the chillinS
winds and nipping frOsts. The fair will
occupy next week from Tuesday to
Saturday. The management advertise
many attractive festures.
IT is matter of remark that Smvrna
has no place in the new time table of
the Baltimore and Delaware Bay rail
road, though Binghams, Delaueys, &c,
are given. There is a Jump from
Clayton to Bombay Hook, and persons
wishing to go or ship by this road, it
would seem, will have to go to one or
the other of these places.
THE high northeast winds of the
past three days has so raised the tide
in the creeks and marshes as to over
flow again the road to Woodland
Beach which had become dry and safe.
This fact prevented a large party from
going there last evening, who had
engaged for hop. The road is safe
IN the daytime and will be all right
again as soon as the tide recedes.
WIN. H. FORD, of Severson's Neck.
was severely hurt on Thursday by
being thrown against a wagon by the
sudden oscillation of the tongue of a
traction engine which he was guiding
while others were pushing, the violent
force resulting from the wheels sud
denly falling into hole. He had to
take to his bed and was thought at
first to be seriously hurt, but was
about again in day or two.