Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-06
SHRINERS IN A LONG RACE
Running from Coast to Coast in Order to
Land Fiut,
COMPETITION GROWS OUT OF PlQUE
Imperial Potentate shaener Deserts
His Temple and His Fellow
LuIus Get on Their Ear
About IL.

A race across the continent was not one
Of the features contemplated by Shriners
In the east when they made their srrange-
ments to 60 to san Francisco. bat such a
contest is this week in active progress jus;
the same. On two special trains, over diff
ferent routes, two parties Of the famous
Lulu temple Of Philadelphia are pitted
against each other in an endeavor to be
first on the golden shore. In order to win,
the party which passed through Omaha
yesterday will make the entire run in
eighty-nine hours, time unprecedented for
delegations.
The cause OF this notable struggle is also
the explanation Of the failure Of Philip
Shaefer Of Philadelphia, imperial potentate,
to pass through Omaha yesterday morning,
as had been expected. At the last minute
Mr.. Shaeder and a score Of his temple fell
lows decided TO 60 west with McGee's i'm
perisl special, which started at New York
City, carrying several imperial officials from
that state and other Shriners.
This special left New York last Saturday
night and ShAeher and his party we're on it,
having run up from Philadelphia. The
train took the Baltimore & Ohio South
western into St. Louis, not going to Chi
cago. and the Missouri Pacific from there
to Kansas City. Thence il goes via the
Burlington TO Denver and over the Denver
& Rio Grande westward TO a Southern Pa
cihc connection, which road will land it in
Frisco.
Other LuIus set Sore.
Meanwhile the balance Of Lulu temple.
and by far the larger portion Of it, did not
leave Philadelphia till Tuesday last, coming
via Chicago and Omaha. Piqued at the &C
ton OF their fellows in deserving them, this
band resolved to beat them to Frisco de-
spite their big start. The Chicago & North
western and Union Pacific railways were
eager to accept the plan, as they, too, would
have liked to carry Shaeffer and the rest
and did not relish their going the other
way.
So while Shaefer and party were making
long stops at all important cities the other
Lulus hustled right through, with the re-
suit that at the Missouri river the two are
on an equal basis. and that IL each carries
out its present program the Omaha party
will be considerably in the lead at the Rocky
mountains.
S. A. Hutchinson, general excursion agent
Of the Chicago & northwestern railway, was
in charge Of the Lulus who came through
yesterday When the special pulled in a.
1910 a. m Mr.. Hutchinson said:
Nov we'n stay here just fifteen minutes
and then hustle on TO Salt Lake City. Wen
beat those other Lulus into Frisco twenty
four hours, and We will make the entire
journey from Philadelphia in just eighty
nine hours. That means some phenomena,
running from here on, for We are none toe
far up on that fast a schedule now"
Well Pleased with Prospect.
Mr.. Hutchinson is well known in Omaha
having lived here as assistant general pas.
senger agent Of the Union Pacific railway
His train yesterday comprised four carl
and it was pulled by one Of the monster
engines. That animal will take US along
all right" said Mr.. Hutchinson. We car
do tricks with time with such a locomotive
and the men have orders to cut loose"
Like all the shriners that have preceded
them, the Lulus are jolly good fellows
During their brief stay here they were
RECALLED with clRret punch as fast as they
could drink 1t. There were fifty Of the
shriners in the party, besides a great many
women. The local men who met them a
the station were: W. S. Wedge, H. Hardy
Alfred Oleson, Gustav Anderson, N. A
Hall, B. Z. Wilcox, W. B. Woodman, F. S
Brownlee. w. S. Summers, E. Haney, Cadef
Taylor. There was not enough time to sui
either party, but that only made things The
jollier.