Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 15, 1889, Page 11

S THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY TOSSED ABOUT BY THE GOAT But the Bees Degree Man Notes. the Lodge Doings. THE MASONIC CONTROVERSY. Vermont Goes on R cord in the Oer- neau Controversy—A Signal Case of Rebellious Knights and the Offense Commitied, Masonic, “The Scottish Rite is still the the theme of talk among the masons,” said one promi- nent mastor and sir knight, “If the thing keeps on this way much longer, I will take my demit from blue lodge, chapter and com- mandory, and have nothing to do with ma- sonry in any form. * g There arc numerous such expressions heard from those who do not belong to either of tho contending Scottish Rito factions, The United States, or Cerneau men, aro firm and hopeful, They stick to the claim that the grand lodge has nothing to do with their organization, s they in no way conflict with the grand jodge, They simply claim the right to join any church or any society so long as they do not neglect their duties or violato their obli- gutions to the Blue lodge. They insist that a man who becomes a Mason i8 not, in conse- quencothercof, barred from joining other or- ganizations, and that Ve grand lodge has no right to diciate fn this respect. I'he serzine of the charter of the lodge at Macedonia, In., has caused much discussion, und only fiicreases the teeling againsy the grand lodge uttempling to bring about har- mony by taking sides 1n a contest between two outside bodies. Thero is much eager watching for news from Tipton, la, ‘That place 15 oue of un- fawiliar navie, and its only prominence now is caused from the fact that there the first legal contest was fought. The United States, or Cernenu men, procured temporary injunc- on restraining e grand master and others rom tieking iy action against them. The and lodge, through its officers, filed a potition asking that the temporary injunction be dissolved. This was the question which came up before the juage at Tipton on the 5th. 'he matter was heard and taken under advisement, The result watched for with interest since of opinion is expressed. At it matters very little what ion i8 made, as the real contest will come up when an attempt is made in Octover 10 seoure a permaneny ivjunction, Others sy thut a decision on the temporary injunc* tion wiil practicaily settle the matter, so far a8 the courts are concerned. The contest, which has the bluo lodges by the mpt to keop out the southern jurisdiction of the Scottisn rite, i having & most_disheartening and de- moralizing effect on Musonry in Iowa. The only hope for harmony scoms to be in the grand lodge deciding to make tne Scottish rite bodics settis their differences outside of the blue lodge The United States, or Cerneau, bodies are willing to do this, and claim that, beng the only legitimate body, they arc anxious to stand on the records and submit to the law of the survival of the fittest. ‘Lhe southern jurisdiction, or Pike men, are equally anxious to have'tne grand lodze help them out, apparently not having any confidence in their ability to stand alone. been forced into Warning to Ancient Craftsmen. To the Editor of Tur Bre: A word of warning 1o the craft of this jurisdiction nnght not be out of place from one who has been a close observer of the methods of cer- tain mewbers of the Pike faction, Scottish rite, to force fizht between the Gorman und Pike factions of Scottish rite masonry for supremucy in this jurisdiction on the master musons to determine who shall be- come the rulers over strange degrees, of which but few know anything and the many care less. On this subject the master ma- sous should .not be 1usensivle to what is going on around them, or be so cowardly as to wag us wags the grand master, lest the day be not_distant when they may become vassals to Pike’s Scottish rite monarchy. It would secem hardly necessary, after what hus transpired in this jurisaiction, to impress on the minds of intelligent muster masous that a body, other thap a grand or subordinate lodge of symtolic masonry, cluiming 10 Lold the right to work the three first degroes of masonry, must in itself be hostile to ancient craft’ masoury, and the Scotifsh rite faction, known as the soutliern jurisdiction, under the command of Albert Pike, bus always asserted these claims and has never denied that this power, now waived, would not be put into active operation when und where they pleased, .Then how can it be possible fora grand master to be loyal to ancient craft masonry, which has exclusive control over the first three degrees, when he attempts by force of edict, to open the doors of the blue lodge to the Scottish rite that insists on baving this power! Does it not occur to you, master Masons, that should you admit that this dingerous and illegal power was vested in grand lodges und grand masters, and they should determine that Pike's autocract ody (insisting on its ubsolute and not-to-be- questioned power over all masonic degrees from the first to the thirty-third) is masonic and regular, and must be so regarded snd recoguized, and the grand master, bis vassal, orders you by edict to so acknowledge or lose your rights as master Masons, then ‘what will you do about itt Who will then prevent the king on ;his throne, Albert Pike, rom reorgunizing the blue lodges, chapters, and commandries as Scottish rite append- uges! Oue dare not disobey the edict of his thirty-third, who has become your grand or by edict again you bécome clan- destine ana subject to his“test-oath process of masonic destruction Is it not about time that we, as iaster masous, Isist on the preservation of the an- cient landmarks, and that all such ionova- tions be met by all luwful resistance. Will you allow it to become a fact, thut the road 10 favor in the grand lodge 1s o be of the fac- ton which defies its powers und supremacy, and the road to masonic ruin 18 to be true and loyal to the grand lodge system. It would seem that if any discrimination was proper it should be to the friend and not the evemy, ‘Ihe Scottish rite body known as the United States of America, their territories and de- pendencies, organized in October, 1 tiled declarations with the grand lodge of New York renouncing all powers over the first throo degrees (see transactiens of the grand lodge, 1808). But why should the loyal ancient craft Masons of this or any other jurisdiction sub- mit to having this trouble and confusion thrust upon them, as there are not more than one or two of these Scottish rite members of a'l factions in a hundred Master Muso! in any state. Shall the bundrea permit thé one or two 10 forco their fight, which is entirely outside of symbolic masonery, on the purely masonio wany; and why should the many, if forced there, at the risk of their own destruction, allow oue of the factions, by edict or resolu- tion, to be declared right and the other wrone, and thus attelnpt to force those, thus illegally declared wrong, to give up and sur- render what they kuow their wmanhood and obligation requires thew to defend, or else Kive up their masonic rightst Slaves may be so made and coerced, but men free born, never! VETERAN FREE-MASON Vermont Heard From. The proceedings of the grand lodge of Vermont, F. A, ana A. M., are just pub- lisned. The grand wmaster, in his address, thus speaks of the *‘Cerneau” rite: “Decided action has been taken the past o by certaiv grand lodges ugainst what 18 nown as the Cerneau rite—a body claiming to bo Masonic and claiming suthority over many degrees, In some jurisdictions they bave gouno so far as to declare what the “simon pure” high degrees are. There is no occasion for such action in this state %0 far as I am aware, nor does it . seem to me appropriate, but if it is true, as chavged upon seemingly authority, that the Pike rite claims to ¢ and has exercised authority over th degrees of ancient craft Masonry, then it fl DOk % question of whother it 1s legitimate body, 80 far as the higher degrees are con- cerned, but a question of self-protection. It M & recoguized law throughout this country and in mauy others that the degrees of an- cient craft Masonry can ouly be conferred under authority granted by a sovereign grand lodge. Aoy olaim of right over said degrees, by any other body, is an unwar. ranted usurpation and an offense against well-established law and Masonic usage. While the grand lodge of Vermont wiil be slow to determine which of the higher de- ?rcm is legitimate, it will not permit an in. ringement of its inherent rights or those of any other grand jurisdiction.” ‘The committes to whom the address was referred reported: *‘We do not pronose to act as mediators, or arbitrators, between contesting bodies of |.rofmed Masonic organizations, or to estab- ish their legitimacy, but do insist that grand lodge sovereignty, Masonically speaking, shall be sustained ana_imaintained. The grand lodge maintains now, as it ever has done, its supreme authority over the sym- bolic deerees of Freemasonry, and will toler- ate in no wise an invasion cf its territory by so-called Masonic organizations pretending o possess the power to confer these degrees in this jurisdiction, or any other with which we hold fraternal relations. In connection with the above report it is interesting to note the fact that the United States, or Cerneau, consistory does not claim any right over the first three degrees, but that the southern or Pike bodies do. Their records show that they open and close sometimes on these degroes, claim the right over them, and priut and offer for saie the rituals and secret work, and compel their subordinate bodies to supply themselves with the secret work of the three degrees, controlled by the Blue lodge. Rebellions lowa Knights. As the time draws near for the triennial conclave of Kuights Templar, interest re- vives in the situation of the Towa knights, At the last meeting in St. Louis a new ritual was adopted. It was at once accepted by all the other commanderies except lowa. Its grand commander declared that the new rit- ual had not been legally adopted. This ac- tion wus ratified at the next mesting of the grand commondery of lown. Iowa was then declared to be in & state of robellion, and an edict was issued forbidding all communication with other states. So the matter has rested until now. Knights from other states could not visit Towa comman- deries, ana Towa knizhts could not visit else- where, The cominanderies here have becn going on with their work as usual. but have been confined to their own jurisdiction. It now appears that a majority of the knights are willing to fall into line and nc- cept the new ritual. The prediction is made that the matter will be adjusted next month at the conclave in Washington, The situation of the Knignts Templar i Towa hias awakened fresh iuterest of late, on account of the controversy over tho Scottish rite degrees. While the Knights Templar have been under the ban, on account of their rebellion, the blue lodges have not been called o to take a hand in the controversy, or to attempt to adjust it. ‘The blue lodge has issued no orders for the rebellious knights to get out of that order. 'Ihis has led many to comment upon the imconsistency of those who seck to adjust the Scottish rite controversy, und yet who claim to have nothing to’ do with the Knights Templar dificulty. K. or The various divisions of the uniform rank are busily engaged in drilling and are doing good work. Efforts aro being made to per- fect the divisions in the school of the knight and of the division, and after they have at- tained suitable proficiency in this direction, the regiment will be drilled as a whole, This is a most commendable move, aud can- not help resulting m a marked improvement, as a perfect whole cau only be obYained by perfecting the units. Sverything is very quiet among the lodges, very little having ‘been done the past two weeks, owing to the number of counter at- tractions. Only a smull amountof rank work is being doue. . 0. L i, One of thelodges of the Order of Jron Hall, which was composed almost entirely of business men, has disbanded. The body had never applied for a charter, and the initation fees huve been returned to the different mem- bers und the matter quietly dropped. The trouble seemed to be lack of interest on the part of the members. No business could be done, for want of a quorum, and after talk- ing the matter over it was decided to let it quietly drop. The other lodge of this order i the city is doing well, and is increasing rapidly i mem- bership. A O, U W, About seventy-five members from the different Omaha lodges and twenty-five from Council Bluffs went to South Omaha last Tuesday night, in response to an invita- tion from South Omaha lodge No. 66. An excellent entertainment had been prepared by the South Omana lodge, consisting of music and recitations, and a thoroughly en- joyable evening was passed, ending with a Bupper. 0. 0. W. Omaha Camp No, had a very busy time at their last meeting. A number of candi- dates were put through, and a Jarge amount of business transacted. Afterwards, a very pleasant entertainment was given,consisting of music and recitations by some of tne membegs, and a delicious spread. A very enjoyable evening was passed, 1 0, 0. ¥ Mr. F. B. Bryant, aajutant of the canton, has gone to Columbus, 0., to attend the ses- sionof the supreme lodge, which convenes n that city to-morrow, Mr. Bryant repre- sents the encampment in the supreme lodge. Mrs. Silas Wright and Mrs, Mary Osburn have gone to Columbus to attend the supreme lodge us representatives of the Rebekah de- gree. They wera accompanied by Mr, Wright, L O F. The Independent Order of Foresters is booming in this city and state. One year ago there were only fifty members of the order in Nebraska, and to-day there are five lodges with a membership of over 300. New applications are being constantly received, and the order is in a flourishing condition, el S e e EDUCATIONAL, Amlerst_coilege Tecdived this week an- other checl for $5,000 from John H. South- worth, of Springfield, Muss. Apublic school at Deluiar is partly sit- uated in Delaware and Maryland. - Each state furnishes teachers for its pupils, The olaest boy of Canon Farrar, the most clequent pulpit orator in Englavd, is coming to America L compieto bis education. The freshman class of Dartmouth college numbers 106 in the academic and scientific departments, outnumbering any class of late years. North Bakota will be the first state, as a state, 1o make provisiou for a system of man- ual training. Forty thousand acres of land are set apart for that purpose. Preparations are already being made in several German university towus to cele- brate next vear the three Landrodth wuni- versary of the invention of the microscope. David N. Blakely, & graduate of Dart- mouth college in the cluss of '89, hus received the appointment of lustructor iu Eaglish of the American college at Aintab, Turkey. He will also be financial wanager of the instiwu- tion, Clark university's department of Biolog, at Worcester, Muss., is unnounced by Pres| dent Hall, and tkis department at that of psychology, whose special announcement will soun follow, will be the beginning of the new. Worcoster nstitution of advanced culture. The new Catnolic university in Washing- ton will have every afternoon during the year, at 4:30 o'clock, & lecture ou & popular topic, to which admission will be free to everybody by invitation tickets, which can be odtained without dimleulty fro” the vice rector, ‘The state normal school of Missouribegan its nineteenth annual session with the laryg est avtendance ever kuown on an opening day. Over two hundred students nave en- rolled wno bave never attended the school before. ¥'rom present prospects the total enrollment will ‘reach fully oue thousaud. All sections of the stute are represeuted. s e The mob scene in the last actof “Paul Kauvar,” in which Josepu Haworth is going to star this season, will be more realistic thun ever if the present pluus are carried out STATUS CF THE LABOR ARMY Rise, Fall and Present Condition of the Knights of Labor. HATTERS SUNDAY REST. The Union Label of Blue May Not Be Counterfeited—Steam and Hot Water Fitters—Notes of Industry. K. of L. Past and Presenc. As has been mentioned in this column there has been of late a marked decrease in the active membership of the Knights of Labor. By active membership is meant & membership which pays its dues and assess- ments, for the order is something like a cer tamn religious denomination, and “once a knight, ulways & knight” holds good except in the case of members expelled for misde- meanor or violation of obligation. Buta member who is not active is practically of little use, hence all calculations are based upon the working force. It has been estimated by as good authority as General Worthy Foreman Wheat, since the falure of the knights to win the great strike up to about three months ugo that the order has de- creased in active membership about 50 ver cent, The greater portion of this decrease- has been in the east, where factional strife wrought great havoc in the ranks, the most uotable of which was in District 49, where McGuire, the district master workm an, per- sisted in doing as he thought best, despite the action of Powderly and the executive board. In the west, the falling off has not been 8o great, although desertions were numerous. in Omaba 1t is estimated that the decrease in active membership has been at least 40 per cent, The cause for this failing off in numbers, i8 not the same in this city as in the east, al- though to some extent the policy of the gen- eral exccutive board had something to do with it Trades unionism has in- jured the order more than anything else, and through no fault of the trades Unions. When the order was first estub- lished it- was cosmopolitan as regards the occupation of members. But as it grew, the various trades resolved themselves into separate assemblies. Finally the glass blow- ers vrganized a separate district. When any trouble arose in their live of work, they promptly adjusted it without calling on the balance of the order for assistance. Other trades desired to do likewise, but met with ovposition. The plun was for each branch of trade to organize into assemblios and then orgaunize « district assembly, which would be the head center of the particalar branch. Then when a difiiculty presented inself each district was to take care of 1tself and if in the end assistance was required the entire order wus to join hands in the unbroken arcle until whatever trouble existed was remedied, There were a number, however, who ob- jected, and a fight eusued, which resulted in a depletion. Coopers and hatters, all branches, drew out and declared that they would run things their own way, and they did. Then came the cigarmukers' tight, which ended in all members of the International union being compelied to draw out of their union or leav- ng the knighws, They chose the latter The few members of the igarmakers’ union in Omaha obeyed the mandate and drew out, but this is a small factor in tha general dégrease. In 1885.6, and even in 1837, the order grow wonderfully, but 1t was not & healthy growth, Assemolies sprang up all over the country. ''here were five new as- semblies orgunized in Omaha, Nos. 2,845, 5,141, 7,525, 10,793 and 10,920, These added to Nos. 2,214 and 1,562 already in existence, made seven nssemblies in this city. The total meibership at one time was over sixteen hundred; now it is less than hine hundred. ‘The principal reason for this decline is said to be as follows: When the excitem ent was running at fever heat large numbers joined the order for what purpose and with what idea they knew not. ‘Ihey were taken in because they worked and because each as- sembly was desirous of outnumbering the others. When the more unlearned portion discovered that simple membership in the order would not give them $4 for eight hours labor and buy them a new suit on Christmas they left. This is the principal cause of the decline in membership. It is a conceded fact that their leaving has not injured the order 10 any alurming oxtent. It was founded on certain principles, the first and most para- mount of which 18 education. Its founder intended that its growth should be slow. A dozen men trained thoroughly can do more in accomplishing a desired result than a hun- dred who know nothing of methods to be used, A conversation with one or two of the most prominent knights in the city elicited the fact that the gencral opinion in this city is that those who have left the order have done s0 for the order’s wood, with a few possible exceptions, The dissensions in the K. of L. have not been confined to Omaha. Just at present Geueral Master Workman Powderly is ex- plaining through the Journal of United Labor his innocence of certain alleged actions in relation to the appointment of Thomas Furlong, of Missouri, to the position of chief of the secret service department. The charges appear to be made by one W. H. Blake, a member of the order who is known for his unsavory record in various towns along the river. Blake vegetated in Atchi- son, Kan., when he suddenly sprang up as a would-be Moses sent to lead workingmen out of the wilderness. After straining his credit us far as possible in Atchison he went to St. Joe, where he allied himself with Assembly 1,989, of which he was chosan master work- man, When District Assembly No. 112 was organized he became its master workman only by influenceof the country assemblies who did not know him. During the winter of 18856 Blake made his living by speaking through tne country, and in the tall of 1887 put himself on the election list for what money there was in _it. He advocated the election of James N. Burns for congress, while a candidate himself for the same place, and made bimself u very unsayory record among the knights, KFor re-election as dis- trict master workman he was defeated, and having lost his grip moved to St. Louls, where, by some fine engineering, he succeeded in securing & lot of endorsements for Fur- long. When discovored he laid itall on Powderly, whom he at one time wanted to succeed as general master workman, Blake is not unknown in Omaha, and if Powderly i8 a8 coguizant of his reputation as are the assemblies along the river he will not neea to flll & page of the Journal in defense of himself, o The outlook for labor justat present is very good considering that the season is well advanced, Inthe matter of building, carpen- ters and_bricklayers have very bright pios- pects. ‘The Ames building on Eloventh and Howard streets will be begun if not com- leted this fall, while the building for S. P. orse at Sixteenth and Farnam will bo pushed rapidly very soon. ‘ho structure which is now 1 _course of erection at Har- ney and_Fourteenth, which will be oceupied by the Pacific Express company, will employ @ large number of men, as well as the new city hall building. In addition 10 these thers are a large number of good residences und cottages in course of coustruction, The smelting works is being enlarged, and when completed will require an additional force. The amount of paviog and grading being done is by no weans insignificant, and a large uumber of men are employed in this warch of industry. The force employed in chung- fng the horse railway to o motor line is & large one, while the extension of new lines in keeping @ goodly crowd from enforced idieness. " Tug action of the hatters in ciosing on Sunday meets with the hearty approval of the olorks, while the hatters thewmsclyes are Pleased. Said one of the former: “While our Sunday business was Dot unusvally heavy, snd the duties not arduous, it de- praved us of a day of rest that we mightjhave otherwise had. Sunday business in our line as & rule is not large and very few sales wo wade. But if one store kept open the otuers were foreed to follow suit. As soon as the Sunday hat-buying public uaderstand that 1o hats are on saie Sunday, they will pur- chase on Saturday. . It appears that the statement made in last y's issue of Tre Brrto the effect that nited States eircuit, t at St. Louis had decidod thut counterfeiting the blue la- bel of the International cigarmakers’' uuion was not a crime and WAas njt punishable by law, was an error whicl should be charged 1o the Asseciated press. A telegram to Tur Bee from St Louis dénibs the statement and asscrts that it was the, result of a mis- understanding of & ruling jof the court on w motion made in the trial, But that does uot change the determination of the cigar. makers regarding the ncorporation of the a trade mark. It is. as bas been stated, registered as a label ‘only, and at the next annual meeting of the International, steps will be taken to have it registered us a trade-mark., Speaking of labels recalis the circular js- sued by the vigarmakers' union to other unions of the city last week regarding the decrease of 50 por cent in' methbership in the city, This is due to the fact that union made cigars are not handled in' sufficient quanti- ties in this city to keep the men employed. The cigar makers have appealed to other or- ganizations to assist them by refusing chase the cigars unless the box be blue label. 1f this action be taken the cigar- makers believe that in a short time their affairs will be in good condition. John Rowe, one of the master steam and hot water fitters of the city in Chicago attending a meeting of the association, which is in session at the Leland, an_ac- count of which appeared in yesterday’s Bre, The objects of the meeting are to formulate a scale by which manufacturers will be gov- erned in furnishing steam and hot water sup- plies, the idea being to prevent those outside the trade from enjoying the liberal discounts hitherto offered, which were not granted the association in general and which interfered with their business to a great extent. It is proposed to form a sort of gentleman's agree- ment for mutual protection. i i ADDITIONAL SPORTS. Charlie Costers’ grey hound, Clothesline, was beaten 1n a race at Milwauk ee last Sut- urday, by Jip, & Chicago dog, owned by Lew Williams. The sportitg editor acknowledges a per- sonal invitation, with complimentary card, to attend the fall racing and trotting meeting of the Overland Park club, to be held at Denver, Sept. 21-28, Charlie McCormick has become the owner of the great little mare, Minnie R. He pur- chased her of the Solomon estate, paying $1,800 for her. Her trotting record is 03 pacing and pacing with running mate, 2:031{. The feat performed by Jack Winston, the celebrated St. Lous shot, in his $100 shoot with Frank Parmelee, last Thursday, has never been surpassed, or even equalled. Ono hundred straight blue rocks, sixteen yards rise, from five traps, with & twelve-guage gun, is the best record ever made. Secretary B. O. Brandt, of the Omaha ball club, and Ed Mullen, the official score card fiend, leave for Boston Tuesday evening. Rumor has it that they go ostensibly to buy the Boston team,but if they can't effect this, they intend to purchase the New Yorks or Philadelphias. The secretary of the Gate City Athletic club is negotiating fora glova contest be- tween Danny Neeahaw, of & Paul, and Cbarlie Daly, of St. Lows, to come off at the Fourteenth sireet club rooms some time in October. As both men are anxious for a go at each other there is little doubt but what the fight will be arranged. The Omaha cricket piayers, and there 18 a’ ood round number of them, will unite next season in an effort to organize a state league, to include this city, Lincoln, Plattsmoutn, Hastings, Kearney, Grand Island or Fre- mont, W. R. Vaughn uhd A. T. McPherson, are particularly interested in the scheme, and are already engaged vigorously working it up. J. J. Byrne and P. J. Kirby, expert hand ballist of this city are arranging a watch with Philip Casey,of Brooklyn, the champion ot the world, and Andrew Armstroug, also of Brooklyn. Casey and Armstrong want to play two matches, one in Brooklyn and one in Omaha, fora $1,000 a side, but as yet Messrs. Byrne and Kirby have not accepted the provosition. The Chicago Sporting! Journal, which is reluble authoriy, hus thisto say of tho late Lindsay-Daly flasco: “The Lindsay- Daly fight which was tc have taken place last week near Omaha is finally offt. The agreement was to fight inside 140. Lindsay weighed 139, but Charley Daly was big and muscular at 148, and the” Omaha man very properly refused to fight. Daly is now talk- ing of a match for §1,000 a side at 138 vounds. Blue wing teal are coming in great num- bers, and there is already fair shooting mornings and evenings in all the adjacent lakes and marsnes. Jack Knowles, one of the best duck shots in tne state and an old- time market hunter, bagged thirteen blue wings at Florence lake yesterday. He said there was really a large number of birds, principally teal, with an occasional bunch of mallards, in flight just at daybreak, and pre- dicts good shooting at an early day. Muldoon and Greek George are to wrestle, mixed styles, at the Coliseum about the middle of next month, for a purse to be hung up by the management. Kvan Lowis, the Strangler, D, A. McMillan, the Strong Man, Tom Cannon, Joe Acton, Carkeek, Fauikner and others will also probably be here. There are several local amateurs who will essay to prevent Lewis from throwing them seven times in an hour for a $50 purse. McMillan, too, will have a number of like matches upon his hands. ‘The Hardin-Morgan bicycle combination have made arrangements for a big tourna- ment in Frisco. They have secured the co- operation of the Bay City Bicyele club, and all local wheelmen aro taking deep interest in the affair. They secured the Mechanics’ pavilion for a week, beginning October 21. “The team will hold a’ tournawment in Sac mento during the fair and will arrive in Frisco about October 1. The tour- nawment in that city will bo open to bicyele riders from all over the world. The race will take place every afternoon and evening and prizes will be given to the winners of each race. At the request of some locul wheelmen they have decided to arrange con- tests for amateurs. An clevated slanting track will be constructed and the men will tug t- reach the top on their wheels. Jack Prince and Ned Reuding, of this city, will take partin the professional race, B RELIGIOUS, There are still over 10,000,000 square miles of unoccupied districts 'in various heathen lands, where missionaries thus far have never entered. John Palm, of Bowmansuille, Lancaster county, Pa., who has worked at blucksiith- ing for twenty years, hus quit that business and will enter 'ranklin and Marehal coliege next week to prepare for the ministry. The Salvation army petition, in favor of Sunday-closing of saloons, containing 436,500 signatures, was conveyed through London 10 the house of commons in & Wagow, accom- panied by two bands. It was in the ‘form of a hugh roll, weighing 400 weight. The Rev, E. D, Hammond three years ago became pastor of a Baptist chureh in Pitts- burg. Since then he has largely increased the membership of the ehurch and has buily 000 edifice, But some’ of the members recently discovered that e was a smoker, and the discovery 80 1mpaired his usefulness that he has deemed it expedient to resign. Among the most active unionists are the Hebrew workers in the various industries. The Uuited Hebrew Trades Organization claims a membership of over 8,000, Tue Hebrew Jewelers' union has established rog- ular headquarters in Orchurd street, The Hebrew Typographical union has expelled two members who took the places of strikers 1n a printing ofiice. “The mixteenth couvention of the National Woman's _Christisn Temperance Uuon meets in Battery D, Chicago, November 8, and continues through the '12th, with meot- ings of special interest on’the Sabbath day, The society represents over two hundred thousand earnest-hearted woman who are devoted to works of philanthrophy along Lines that build up temperance reform. Au extraordinary religious fraud is re- ported from Croutiu, The whole population was wrought up to a great pitch of excite- ment by an announcement that the virgin had appeared 1n & forest. A shrine was built at once of boughs and branches and in its cen- ter & hole was dug into the ground. looking into which the holy virgin was ssid to be vis- ibleto all true bellevers, who forthwith luid dowa their offeringsround the sacred spot. - Colonel Sinn suys he aid aot purchase the Auwerican rights of Wilson Barret's melo- drawa, *Good Old Times,” for Cora Tanner. That lady will continue to star in “'Fasciou- tion,” while a well-known laading mau will take up *'Good Oid Times" for the colonel. CUSSEDNESS OF THE MAN The Main Uause for Desertion From the Army. THE RECRUITING SYSTEM BAD. Evil Effects of Making Soldiers Act as Mechanics—Local Re- cruitments—Ool. Henry's Views, Ewc, Ete. Army Desertions, Colonel Guy V. Henry, formerly in- spector of small-arms practice, depart- ment of the Platte, wasasked lately for his opinion in regard to desertions from the army, the cause and vemedy. “Desértions are now the bano of the sorvice, and largely on the increase,” said the colonel. “‘By some they are attributed to the treatment of the en- listed man, or the menial sorvice re- quired of him. For this there is no foundation in fact, for at times the greatest numbers desort from the best- cared for commands; and, as to menial sorvice, there is none. A soldier has to do a certain amount of police work, in order to keep the garr! an, and, 1 doing this work, as requirved ta he done, is not always agreeable, but nec- essary, such as work around stabl cleaning of vaults, kitchen work, too, and cleaning yards, parade grounds, ete. But this work is part of a soldier’s duty. Thecadets at West Point can be seen with wheelbarrows, picking up cigar stumps, cleaning the campus, sweeping out rooms, and mhking their beds. For a man enlist, and suppose all he has to do is to put on a uniform, dmll and listen to a band is a mistake, and a g error which leads to many desertions. Drilling isasmall partof a soldier’s life. “‘Rough treatmeut on the rt of officers is not a cnuse for desertion be- cavse no ofticer dure luy his hands on w soldier as the luw provides for legal punishment for such conduct, and an application for redress of grievau open to the lowest private, /| are sufficient and supplemented by the canteen, They allow could be desired see complaints sometiiues in the newspapers that soldicrs have to wait on officers. What if they do, outsile their military duty? It itively vol- untary and for which the man is puid and glad of the detwil. It is gener- ally tho best men in the company and not the grumblers who is selected and the others are envious of the sooer, reliable soldier, whom they dub a dog robber and stiiker. “*What then can be th use of ds sertions? The answeris: the genc cussedness of the man enlisted, who en- lists to desert, and the system of r cruitment. By this system,as long us a man is physically qualitiod, and is not a sot, or drunk at the time, he is taken for the army and comes generalty from the dregs of cities and constitutes the worst element. Would a business man 80 choose his clerks or emsloy Would ne choose them without slightest search into th. the requirement of references? "I'he recruiting officer who is enjoying him- self in city says he has nov time to look into these matte:s, and as his work is judged by quantity rather than qual- ity, strives to get all the material he can, forgetting, evidently, that obtain- ing one gooa man who will serve his term, is better for the servi and for economy, than to enlist ten men who will desert in six montns time. *‘Localize the recruitments. Let of- ficers travel around and look up good young men, farmer: sons who have families, or references for character, who, being known in their localities, have too much pride to perjure themselves by deserting, and who, if they shoutd desert, can b traced to some locality knowa as their homé. This is one way to change the system of getting men. ou select horses,and take your pick. This is ust as important morally and socially for the man, as it is physically for the horse. ““Again, a man enlists to be a soldier. As 500n as he comes to a garrison he 1s detailed to drive a team, or as a com- pany cook. baker, carpenter, mason or something of the kind uccording to his quaiifications. In either the above positions of w mechanic he gets an ex tra amount of pay, which, added to h pay proper, gives him_about one-fourth of what he would obtain in citizen life. He enlists to avoid this, and yet he has forced upon him an oceupation for which he did not enlist and for which he is but poorly paid. Now how 1o remedy thi If congress should require that we have an army of sol- dicrs, and to each troop, battery or company, authorize the enlistment of the proper proportion of - cooks, tewmsters, carpenters; or, unde commissary and quartermaster depar ments let & corps of such be organ and enlisted and assigned to p regimeuts as required. We hospital corps now when, formerly, these saume men were taken from com- panies, What we need now is a corps of mechanics, One-fourth the number of such men, 8o enlisted for duties, well known to them, and properly paid would do more than four times the num- ber under the present system of detai from compan which are thus de- pleted of those enlisted for a soldier duty. A man cannot work all day a mason and carpenter, and then turn out in the evening for a drill and dress-parade, ¢ sol- dierly pride in his profession. If this proper selection of our material is made, and adistincetion drawn between soldiers and mechanics, one of the fruit- ful caases for desertions will be re- moved. “Lastly, and not the least important point of &il is for the local press and our citizens to stamp with disapproval and shun with horror the man who volun- tarily assumes the obligation to serve the United States,and yet perjurcs him- self by desertion. s sucha man to be trusted in civil life? And yet, we find citizens shielding and Churboring those who have thus disgriced themselves, and who, but for the advance in eivili- zation, would be branded with the let- ter ‘D’ upon their forehead, and receive upon their backs forty lashes, well laid on with a cat o’ nine tails,” — - SINGU CARITLE w0 the Lebanon, Penn,, boasts of a cat that has raised a fawily of sixty-eight kittens. ‘The bottom fell out of a well being dug at Rome, Ga., and opened the way into an im- mENse cave. Tho “fattest boy” in West Virginia Lives in Wetzel county. His age is nine years aud his weight 211 pounds. The family of Richard Rockwell, of Clark county, Missours, consists of seven children, three of them tripiets and two of them twins. ‘The triplets are ten years old. Francis Robert, & well known miller of Carthage, Mu., died last week under peculiar circumstances. His death was the direct result of irritation from u beard from a head of wheat which lodged his throat. Au extraordinury phenomenon Wwas wit- : character. or, nessed lately in the roads bofore Dunkirk, Scotland, two watersvouls of a great height traveling toward the east. The sea was calm and the sky was overcast, and a moderate breezo was blowing. A Pittsburg man, tired of life, on Friday last stabbed himself to the hoart with a lead pencil and®died. Many men have killed themselves with their pens, but this is tho first case on recoxd of a pencil being used for sufcidal purposes, Physicians around Galena, Wis,, are puzzled over the case of an eight-weeks-old child that has beon asiecp ever since its birth, The infant, which is perfectly formed and of ordinary size, nourishment rogularly but never wakes. - A Bargain, Irabella A, Munday. Sho loved me not, and yot she wed me, For [ was rich, had wealth untold; Her heart and hind sho gladly gave me A fair exchange for all my gold. 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