Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 18, 1892, Page 18

18 CAPTURE OF JOUN MOKGAN . How He Terroriz:d Two Btates and Lod an Army a Lively Chase. BOLD REBEL RAIDER IN THE TOILS e Surrendersd to Than Dolr 1, e s Pursuer, Game to the Minitin His Cap to Shaeklofol Rele ast aptain Rathe (Copyrighted 1502 by Charles D. Thompaon.) o Morwan and his guerrillas aro com- fng!” shoutea a torseman as he gallopod into New Lisbon, the county seat ot Colum- bian county, Ohio, on the night of July 25, 1863, . The sexton hurried to the courthouso and s00n the iron tonguo of tho old bsil was sproading the alarm. The church bells took itup, unuil the very hills soemed to echo back the cry, “Morgan is coming. The wildest excitoment prevailed, ail kinds of ex- travagant stories gained credonce, women fainted, chudren wept from dread of they knew not what, and strong men vrayoed for deliverance from tho destruction that was sweeping dowu upon them ;i Such was the reputation of this boly ralder that all expected tho town to bo burasd and tho lnhabitants killed, The excitsment and suspense wore torrible. But *soon the reaction came and active moasures for defonse were planned. Tho old brass cannon, only used on 0ccasions like the Fourth of July, was brought out. The blacksnith shops opened, the forges lighted, and nail rods ' cut into slugs which wers hastily sewed 1nto cloth sacks to serye as ammuaition, It was not long bafore the old brass pot of '76 was ready to deal destruction to the rebel rader and bis horde. The militia wore called out, and quickly the stcects of tnis picturesque littie city wore alive with men ormed with sauirrel rifies, old muskets, axes, swords, gardon rakes and grubbing hoes, ready to detend thoir homo and fireside. While the waork of defeuse was going on, The Women Were not Idle. Sijver spoous were hastily placed in ash birrels or dropped into the cistern, money was buried under the hearthstone or in the cellar aud the more portablo valuables se- creted in tho clothes of thoir owners. One lady hoboled around, hor pockets weighted down witn the entire invoice of family sil- verware. A furmer u fow miles out of town who had heard of Morgan’s coming blaced $200 in gold in a common _ blacking 0x aud putitin a mortise in the weight log of nis cider press, whoro it was found three ® months after oy his son. theold gentleman having entirely forgotton in his bowilderment where he bid his treas- ure, Sirange fancies w00k color from their fears, Ono young laay thought only of the family stockings and hastily lining her cavacions hoop skirt with this part of the family wardrobs moved around like an ani- mated clotheshorso. The dawn of a beautiful Sabbath morning found three companies of militia and scores of citizeas resting on their ar. anxiously awaiting news from Morgan. Soon after suurise tho souna of cannonading was hoard in the direction of Salinoville, on the extrema wostern line of the county, Dirsctly the nows came that a fight was i1 progress near that town, be- tween union soldfers under Major Ruo and Morgan's men. The two companies of mounted militia under commana of Captain James Burbick and William Hostetrer, jr., together with the foot compuny under Cap- tain J. M. Curry,with the artillery, aeparted atonce to muet the enemy. Morgan ana his band of well mounted men, numbering 2,409 Crossed the Ohio River From Kentucky into Indiana near tne fivst of July 1863. They wereall picked men, fow of them over twenty- five years of aze, and all of them sous of ®the best southern families, principaily Ken- tuckians. They were superbly mounted, many of them on Keutucky thoroughbreds. Gen. Morgan himself rodo a chestout stallion, whose pedizree was familiar on two continents, and which carried him through that fearfvl ride 10 the field of surrouder. They wern well equippoed, well trained, full of the fire of youth, and commanaed by & man 1n whom they placed implicit. confidence. Such was Morgau the raioer and his band, when he boastingly said that be would water his cavalry horses in Lake Erie, free the con- tederate prisoners at. camp Denison, burn Salem, O., then the most noted under- ground fugitive sluva station in the northern states and give the Yanks a taste of war on their own doorsteps, Moryan, like many of the southern leaders, thought the northern states wero pretty well dramed of able bodied men and that a raid such as ho pro- posed would be comparatively easy. But be had not gono far beforo his mind was disabused of this false idea. Heis reported as saving that Ohio was the damndest state he over saw, for the very woods scewed alive With bush- whackers. Good authority states that 120,000 militia took the ficla against Morgan, and it 1s said that the report afterwards made by him of the immense resources, both in men and otberwise held in reserve by the north, was the most disieartening that reached the southern leaders during the war. Ounce across the Ohioriver Morgan began stealing horses, pillaging houses and storos and burn- ing bulidings. On He Went Liko a Cyclone, Iaying wastetho fair homes ana quiet vil- Lages of Indianu and Ohio, hotly pursued by federal troops and militia. When cornerea he would boidly uttack his enemy and re- troat atthe tirst favorable moment. This fox chase had been kept up across ludiana and Ohio for over throo weeks, oach encounter making the final result more cortain. Morgan's jaded troops would gladly have orossed the Ohio river iuto Kentucky or Virginia soon after entering the ato with the pluoder | and horses already securod, but f:deral gun- boats and federal solaiers bafllad his every effort in this direction. A disastrous e counter occurred during an attempt by Mon- an to cross the Ohio river at Bufinglon'r ar near Blavnerhases islaud, a spot wads famous by the iutrigues of Aaron Burce Hera he was opposed by a larga federal force aided by gunboats on the river and came very near being captured, but escapod with some 6)0 cavaley, with the loss of bis most valued uid, Colonsl & il Duke, who was taken prisoner by thu union troons at this point. river which he yet huped Lo cross, Morgan Hurried on. When it was heard that e _ana bis vand bad arrived at Spriogfield, Jefforson county, Oblo, thaoitizeus of Salinevilie, which lay rIght on his course, bogan activo propara- tions for hus recaption and for the defense of | thetown. A company of scouts was at once organized whose duty It was to learn the in- | tentions and destination of Morzau and his | men. Much\ credit is dua theso onergetic cltizens, for tho iuformation furnisted by | them enabled Major Ganeral Brooko, whose headquarters wore st Woellsviile, O., somo | filteon wiles away, to send u regiment of | Pennsylvania troops Lo Salineviile by rail, in | time to take position in and around that vil- | Inge beforo Moran arrived. When the con- | fedorates appoared in sight hpou the Mouroe- | villeroad advancing upon Salinoville, they- | discovered that the bluo jackots were 100 | many for them und thoy wheeled and coun- | termarched on the doublo quick. But | scarcely had they beguu their rotreat when | they were brought up with a sharp turn by | Shackleford’'s union foroes under command | of Major Rue, stationod ou the Burson farm. | Finding himself almost surroundod Morgan | at once formed in Line of battle and impetu- ously aitacked his would-bo caplors. After a brisk skirmish Morgan retreatod in a west- erly direotion but rallied again when a vol- ! ley from the Michigan cavalry put them into |8 complote rout. From this time it was a {running fight for about four miles west in the direction of Mechanlestown, when the forces of Major Ruo zave aptho pursult and roturued to Salineville, Morean lost iu this encon ter sbout 240 men taken prisoners, Lve five to thirty wounded and one killed. he apion loss was small. Duriog this skirish \%he lines of the contending forces were on op- te sides of tho resitlence of a Mr. Moore, #od while the bullets wore mowing the flower beds in the front vard aud singing hike a swarm of angry bees iu the burnyard the yard gate swuig opon and i Tho Family Cow Ran Out ® the road. Just then & big vawboned woman aressed in boots, short skirts and a man's GLraw but rushed into the hickess of the fight and regardlass of ho jocrs wnd shouts of both sides drove old Brindio lo aud Still moving paraliel with the Onio olosing the gate walked into the house un harmead Morgan's retreat from Salineviile whas 80 precipitate that some of his wounaed were loft behind, Tho eondition of theso oor follows was pitiable in the ox.reme [oowing of the iutonse fesling that oxisted among the peopls against Morgan and his men, they oxpected nothi g botter than hang- ing if caught. One youaog rmdor, badly wounded 1n_the heei, hid in the bushes for two days and nights, until driven by the pangs of hunger to crawl into the town und face death by the rope rathei than slowly starve to death, He was oniy saved from be- ing hung by some of the mora considerate citizens who nastily olaced him on a train and sent him to Cieveland, O. Avother bright young confeacrate named Majors, desporately wounded in tho Oght,was quietly carried to the home of some Catholic sisters who tenderly narsod him back to Iife aod health, Young Majors was so grateful 10 those good Samaritans, in a strange land, that he espoused the Catholic religion, finally became a pricst and 1s now the Rev. Father Majors of Edgerton, O. Morgan contianed his course northward paraliel with the Cloveland and Pittsburg railroad, passiug to the west of the little sta- tion of Summitville. Bahind him were lov- eled fonces, trampled grainfields and gutted stores. 1t was just harvest time. : Tho men rode through oat fields, feeding from the shocks and scattering the carefully bound grain in all directions. arm houses were despoiled of ail their eatavles and val- uables, Mavoe Relgned Supreme, whilo not far in his rear were the thunder and dust of pursuing cavairy. Bofore him rolled a wave of terror that broke upon (he- quiet of that beautiful Sabbath morniug like an impending doom, scattering the inhabi- tants like chaff before the wind, Bethesda church lay directly in his course. Hundreds of citizens, with their families, had gathered there to worship. The woods which sur- roanded the courch were full of fine norses. What a picaic for the Johnnies, Morgan saw them, but, fortunately, mistook them for union cavalry, and, fearing an attack, veered sharply to the eastward, turaed almost a rightangle, and crossed the railroad just north of Millport. Almost at tho instant Morgan made this discovery tho church weople learned of Morgan’s -approach, and such indignified hustling as then occurved among these good people never was heard of before. The elders forgot to pass tho plate and the minisier coutented him- self with quoung the tex! “Flee from tne wrath to come.” Go! and wait not on tho order of your going, and they flew as if the wrath was not more thaa a neck bshind them. Ouno good brother tried to drive away with the hitchingpost, forget- ting in his haste to untis his horso. Many of those presentlived right in the direction taken by Morgan and bad left members of their familics at home, as well as soveral fine borses in the home pasturo lot. Now began a race to reach their placos of abode before the rawders covld arrive, frighten their tamilies and capture the horses. The writer, then o ~mall lad, was with his pac- ents goiug to church, and arrived in plai sight of tlie robels us they were crossing the railvoad track just below the church re- ferred to. A voung mun_ was galloping up the railroad track on & fine horse, having just escaped from Morgan. The road was full of church people, who were urging their horses to their utmost speed. Evoryhody Joined in the Mad Rush for home, Just as wo reachod the hill over- looking thelittlo village of Dungannon, on whose highest point was located the Catholic church, some one had evidently given tho alurm, and the people were pouring out of windows and doors, tumoling over ous another. Priest aud sermon were swallowed up in the one great thought of self-preservation. Morgan and his band meanwhile, after crossing the railroad, moved almost directly east on the road, pass: ing through Squire John Williara’s farm and a heavy body of tumber to the east. and emerging on the Hanover nnd West Point road at tho farm of Daniel McCalistor. Mrs. McCalister, familiarly snown Aunt Ce- cilla, when she neard Morgan was expected, dectared that she would broomstick the dirty devil if he came to her house. But when he actually did snow up she was so frightened that st took a stitet: in ber side and leaning against the wall managed to gasp out, *‘help vourselves,” which they aid with a will. They wouli split a loaf of brend, drop a roll of butter vetween,and mounting their horses, canter off with a dinner for three or four. These travel-stained kuights of the bluo grass region had a tasto for dainty dishes, and no mutter how much toey disliked the Ohio boys in blue they were not averse to partaking of the = pies and ocakes made by their good looking sisters av bome. The way these hungry raiders devoured the pies and sweet cakes found in thoss farmers’ pantries was a caution. They wounld ride up to a farm bouse and Ordor the Old Farmer to st 'Em Uy meaning the milk crocks. The milk they would drink from the crocks wtile scated in their suddles, breaking the empiy ones against the spring house, Lo the infinite dis- gust of the farmer, who would bave to set milk in the teaketties and fryingpans until he could go to town for more crocks. Morgan was now on the direct road to the scene of the surrendor, and was making all possible hasie toward the Obio river. On they galloped, excianging horses with al they met. One wan, an elder in the church, with his daughter, was met by thew in 1ho road. He was driving a fine horse, which thov took at the point of a revolver, and left him hold- 1ng his lines over empty shafts. The men in the front ravks would stop at farm houses and exchange their jaded horses for fresh ones fouud in the barns or pasture fields and then arop 1o line at the rear., Passiug down the ravine which loads south- east to Jackson schooluouse they entered tho broad, bautiful valley of Beaver creek and crossed its north branch ut Donaldson’s farm, just west of Lebanon church, At this farm the raiders ouptured a big wild colt, which bad defied its owner's altempts to tame it, and which, whea first sadaled by its captors, kicked, fought and plunged until free from all but its bridld, was once more saddled atd although ridden only ubout five milos was regained by its owner next day almost as docile as the vld farm wnimals, Although almost in the clutehes of the union forces, Morgan's men suil kept up thoir marauding depredations. Fine horses, cash, clothing, watches, boiled shirts, eatables, Evorything Went. Those chivairous knights often presented the lady of the house with papors of pins, boits f muslin or calico, aud occasionaily & fasnionable hat, whicn they bad stolen from some store on tho roule in exchange for articles appropriated by thom. Houses were comparatively scarce Dy this time, the farmers naving had warning had hidden their horses in deep raviues in the heavy timber. Oo entering the large barn of John ileming, just o.st of Lebanon church, the gray coats were much disgusted ai tindiog no horses, although the barn was full of heavy harness. One of thom asked Mr. Fleming where ail his horses were. “Oh,” replied he, *I work oxen.” “Well,” said the would-be approori- ator of horse flesh, *You keep a h—l of a lot of harness to work oxen,’ Morgan was now vapidly nearing the spot where he was subsequenily captured. Tho federal troops at. Saliueville after learuing the diroction ho had taken moved eastward from that town on a course parallel to thut taken by Morgan, but nearer the creck, Their object was 1o get ahead of the raiders and tura them from their course toward the Ohio river and capture them if possible. While the United States troops were thus engaged thres cowpanies of militia from New Lisbon had wmoved out upon the Havover and West Poiut road ond weve stationed across tue line of Mor. ga's advanco, oxcept the horse company under Captain Hostetter, Jr., who, becoming iwpatient at tna nonappearunce of the enemy, had pusbed on towara Salineville and wissed Morgan altogether. Tho foot company was posted on a hill to the north of the Hanover & West Poici road, with the old brass caunton loadud 10 the muzzle with ploces of nail road and with colors flyiug Heidy to Mow Down Morgan and bis men on sight. The ofher mounted company, commanded by Capuain James Burbick was drawn upio line on the high- uear the MoDonald farm, directly Across tho line of Morgan’s advauce. Learn- fog that Morgan was in their immediate vicinity two scouts named Sterling and Con- lous wore at once sent oul Lo ascertain his whereabouts. They soon returned and re- ported the enemy “crossing the north fork of Little Beaver, about one milo back. This news crealod intouse excilement among the men. After waiting some time further for tho appearance of Morgan, two more scouts volunteered to mde forward, Lieut. C, D, Maus and Thowas Daily, As they reached the crest of & steep hill just cast of tue resi- dence of John Floming, they rode right wto the advauce guard of the gueryllas: Mr, Maus was captured, but Daily,” who wus mounted ou & race b ridiug to bis company, Captaia Burbick escaped by dosporate l THE OMAIIA DAILY BI [ deoming his nandful of militia tnadaqaate to copo with Morgan, ordored tham to fall back upon the wetiliary stationed on tho bili. When they arrived at the point indieated thoy found -ealy Wam. Doewart, the colar boarer, Frank Rodvers and Jerome Nelson. Captain Curry on secing Morgan's mon fralloping toward thom ordered his men to Hee for thelr lives. Thay spiked the old canuon, ripoed up theammunition and took to the woods, Ry this timo the wholo militia foree had dwindled 1o toss than & dozeu men. At this critieal_point tho stanch old color bearor, Wm. Dorwart, took & iemor grasp on the flag staff and saia By Judas, This is the American Flag and 1 will die by it." The guerrilias having roached & ovoint on the West Point roand just opposite tho stand taken ty the mulitia, semt out aflagof rucy by Charlos Maus, the scout whom they hal captured and pressed ito service, under escort of two officers. They rode up and Maus ealled to Captain Bur- vick, whom they requested to go with them to General Morean, which be did. Morgan proposed to respect both persons and prop- erty while in tho stato of Ohio on the condi- tion that ho be ailowed to pass unmolested outof the state, To this Captain Buroick agreed. Morgan then requested tne captain to accompany him as a guaranty that the proposed coudition bo respected by the troops and militia whioh he might encouster. Tho two rode on side by sido for about four miles, Morgan remarking upon tho beauty and fectility of the country antl oceasionatly asking a question of the catain in regard to the distance thev were from the Ohio river, where the best fords were, what was the Iatest news from Leo, ote. Suddealy turning to Cuptain Buroick, Morgan asked bin if he would accept the surrender of his sick, wounded and worn out_soldiers. The su rouder was acvepted. As the march cou- tinued Morgan, who kept an auxious eye on tho horizon, obs a cloud of dust to his right and rear. Durn- ing to Burbick he asked its meamng. He was answered, “Ii tsunion cavalry.” Mor- gan serutinized the moving mass through his glass a few minutes, then suddenly excusing himself rodo back throuwh his band, Ho re- turned to the front in avbout five minutes and Proposed to Surrender his entire command to Captain Burdick on condition that the men should retain tneir side arms, be passed and recoive safe conduct out of the state, Captain Burdick sccepted the surrender of Morgan and his command on the conditions named. The confederatos had roached a point on tbe Hanover and West Point roaa just whers tRe Salineville aud Now Lisbon roaa crosses iv av rignt angles. Morgan seeing the dust raised by approaching troops took & white handier- chief from the breast pocket of his blouse aud tiewng it onto his riding stick gave it to Burdick ana told lim to rido quickly to the rear supposing he would bo attacked from that point, and prevent the troops {rom firing on his men. Captuin Burdick started back through the mass of kicking horses whose rs bad dropped into fonce corners, to. Ly exhausted as soon us the order to sur- nder had been qiven, Ho had not goue far wiaen he saw bis presence was ueeded in front rather than tae rear. Hast- ily extricating himself from the plunging animals he threw down afence and by & snort detour reached the front of the command witn the flag of truce, As he passed General Morgan,who had wot movad his position, shouted, “Hurry up, Loys, with that flag of truce” ‘The ‘union soidiers under Major Rue had come up a lano leading to tho residence of David Crubaugh and formed 1n battic line along the orchard fenco to the right. The line extonded to the ieft,across the road ana along the eastern cdgo of the clump of timber on the left. A secona flag of truce was also sentout across a field to the right, carcied by Lieutenaut C. D. Maus, the scout who was captured and had been held as & prisoner and guide by Morgun’s men. Captain Burbick carried tho lag of truce to tuo union line whero it crossed the Migaway. Here he was met by Major Rue to whom he stated the facts of Morgan’s surrsuder to himself (Bur- bick). Mujor Rue accepted the terms of surrender and seut an aide for General Soackleford,who was at that time eating his dinner av a Mr. Patterson’s, three miles Geueral Shackieford came in all butwould not accept the terms of sur- renaer, in fact refused to recognizo any orevious surrender. As General Shackle- ford rode up, General Morgau was in frout, of his commana svrrounded by his ofticers and shouted, “Usurrendored to Cuprain Burbick.” The confederates were disarmed, their muskets discharged and loadea iuto wagons ana bauled to Satineville, to which place Morxan and his men were also taken immedi- ately aftor their final surrender. I'rom Saliveville they wero taken directly to Wellsville, where the privates were paroled; Morgan and several of bis officers were sent o the Columbus, O., penitentiary on & chiarge of horsestealing. From here Morwan oscaped aud later on rejoined the confederato army and was killed September 4, 1564, av enville, Tenn. I'be scene of the surrender was worthy of the brush of an artist. To the rigat was the fertile valley of Beaver creek in all the veauty of early harvest; bevond were the wooded hills from whose summits could be seen part of the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, includiog’ a glimpse of the valley of the Ohio river, while to the left was au alternation of fiue oid woods and open fieids, orchards and well kopt homes. The location of the surrender was on the farm of David Crubaugh, situatea on the West Point and Hanover road,and lying immedistely west, of West I3eavercliurch, in Madison township, Columbiau_county, Ohio, six miles south from New Lisbon, nine miles east of Saline ville and ten miles north of Wellsviile on the Obio river. The surrender occurred July 26, 1563, wbout 2. p. m. Cuptain Burbick described General Mor- gan's psrsonal appearance on tne day of his surrendor as fotlows: Ho was six feet tall aud, us near as he could judge, would weigh 190 pounds, e Was of splendid Pr and carried no surplus fiesh, sisted of gray Dlouse, gray paots, a gray flannel shirt and a broud plauter's hat, General Morgan did not carry a sword and had nothing about bim to indicate his rank. The entire command wero completely woru out, haviog been almost constantly in the saudle for twenty-five days, many of them were sick, some of them badly wounded and all sufforing from waut of sicop. No doubt the surrender must have been a great reliof t them. The entire number claimed iu his surrender to Captuin Burbick was 439, “Thus weluded the sick and wounded. It is doubtful if there woro 200 mou of the entire band fit for duty at the time of thesurrender. There bas been a great deal of controversy as to whow Morgan surrenderod. While no oue couversaut with the facts will protend to quostion that the near presence of the Penn- sylvanis wna Michigan troops under com- mand of General Suacklefora was the im- pelling cause, the fact that Morgan dia sur- render to Captain Burbick as above narrated is unquestionably true. General Morgan be- lieving Captain Burbick to have sufivient authority to receive his surrender probably made this move Lo spare humself the humilia- tion of & surrender 1o his old-time enemy and relentless pursuer, (General Snackletord, and for the further reason that he knew he could make more favorable terms than be could hope for from the union genoral. General Morgan presented Captain Burbick with o beautiful gray mare which be had captured from a cirous in Indiana. 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Man of EarthoTi omy—Position mn ¢ Different From the orophy's Ast of Our World the Univers Modern scientis's ‘have not yet proved that Mars is mhabited, and, according to theosophy, they wiil yot be able to, for the roason that ages ago ihe people who lived on Mars migrated to an fuvisible companion globe. Mme. Blavatsky,in her “Seeret Doc- teine,” declares that there are soveral Marsos, aud that this is equaliy true of every planet. A vlanet, 1n the eccuit philosophy, is ro- garded as a being, evory atom of which is alive and has a consciousnoss of its own. The body of man s mado up of consciou molecules, and likewise is the Iifo of a planet the sum-total of all the lives upon it. Ivis denivd that there is such @ thing as dead matter. Man is said to exist on seven planes of consclousness, or strata, of the universe, the lowest of which 1s the puysical. An astral plane has long been postulated in the east, and modern scientists have of late years partially recoguized this in admit- ting the existenco of what has been termed “lumniferous cther.” 'This astral or ethereal plane is suid to be the state next higher than the physical, and it 18 on this vlane, theosophy claims, that thought takes form and lms actual existence, Iv is by means of this astral light that spiritushistic mediums produce phenomena and clairvoy- ants seo into the pust and compute the future. Matter is declared to bo only tho manifostation of the six finer focces. The physical body must oboy the mind, and in this philosophy the mind is given existenco on another plane. So with-the germ of life. Mars and all other heavenly bodies are said to be of the physical or lowest stratum, and sre the fourth of a septenary chain. Each one of the Mars chain is as much Mars 88 the onoe visible from earth. Theosophy ciwims to have veceived its teachiugs from manatmas, perfected men who, according to its teachiugs, having gained overy experience on this earth, were thereoy enabled to evolve out of their physical bodies. These mabatmas, to help along humanity in its evolution, returned tu eartnh, which necessitated taking physical boaies again and subjecting themselves to rebirth, ‘The Lheosophical mubatmas do not claim 10 be supernatural beings. It was their teaching through Mme. Blavatsky that they are only a step further in evolution and that, having gained all knowledge of this earth they can haudle finer forcos in natnre not known on the physical plane, The theosophieal explanations offered as to Mars are highly interesting, says the Now York World, and at least uttempt to answer problems which materialistic scien- tists admit they have no solution for. ‘That they are the true explanation theosophists firmly believe, but they do not claim that more than glimpses of the condition of Mars are kuown to the members of the Theosophi- cul society, though the adepts are credited with being fully posted. Three secret oc- oult linraries are believed to exist in remote regions of the oast, which ure said to contain the istory of every ancient people. It is explained that tho reason more infor- mation is not given out is because occut scicnce, unlike materialistic, is inter- woven with othics, Mars is said to have an occult conuection with our earth, and a knowledge of this would confer superhuman Dowers on those who undefstood it. S0 it1s that to iniuiates ouly 1s this higher iuforma- tion given, Although Mars is capable of sustainiug life, according to theosophy, no humau beings now live on this planet. The Murs which we sea is sald to exist on the physical plane, and is therefore visible with the physical eye or with material iv- struments. The same'is true of all planets whict are visible, Dlursis the ouly planet of its chain whbich is solid mattor, and it is the fourth. The other six Marses cannot bo seen from this earih, but each would be- como visibio from a planet on @ correspond- ing plane of the earch. chin. Itis the tneosophical teachiug that suns arethe hearts of systoms and planets their vital centers. Everything works under a iaw of cycles. Day’and night, sleeping and walking, the ebb and fiow of the seasons, are illusirations, Therefore, as Plato makes Socrates say in the *Phmdo.” “May it not be that iife and deatn are also alternate?’ Man wakes and sieeps, aud, according to theoso- phy, he reincarnates. On the same principle, lanets wake and sieop, aud live and do, as do universes, Our moon was the last incar- nation of our earth, Juston which of the six invisible-planets the people of Mars live 15 known only to the few. Iuis taught that seven great races in- habiu seyen grand coutinents on each pisnet, the different races iocarnating into each other. - Whenthe seventh race is evolved the planet goes to sleep, and its inhabitants migrate to the next invisible planet of the chain, whicn, baving different conditions, gives'a cew fleld of experienca. Our earth is said to be the fourth planet of its chain and in its fourth round. ‘The pres- ont inhabitants are the fifth race. In this way it is explained why man on this earth has five senses, five extrowities, five vital centers in the pody, five fingers, toes, ete. On whichever of the seven planets the Martians may be, they must be a very extru- ordinary race. One of the best informed theosophists in_this city, and one who is of Mme. Blavalsky’s school, believes that the people of Mars are either androgynous or nearly so. Mme. Biavatsky plalnly taught that the veople of Venus were in that state where each unit had attained the attvibutes of both sexes,” which is the true Platonic marriage. [t is taught that tho inhavitauts of earth will attain the androgynous state 1ts next round, and Lhat thisis essential to advapcea occultism. Claude Wright does not think Flammarion serious in the sugeestion that the people of this earth incarnate on Mars, as brought out inqne of the Krench astronomer’s uovels, Flammarion, who is a member of the Theo. sophical society, could flud nothing to verify that in Mue. Blavatsky's ,,Secret Doctrine,” which work he hixaly prizes. As to the appearauce of man on Mars, theosophists bolieve it a mistaken notion to pattern bim after the mun of this carth. Thoosophists assert that wo of this earth were vastly different in shape and s1ze in our earlier stages of evolution, 1u theosophy the universe and everytbing in it is regardod asa uuit, end from tmis springs tho first object of the Theosophical society : to form the nucleus of a universal brotherhood of man, Believing that thought takes form on the astral plane, it is argued that a veil of thought-photographs hangs over a man and exerts a byonotic in- fluence over him; that ether charged with evil pictuves = influences ths earth for evil, and that the com- binea ovil' of the pictures o1 a planet influences other planets as one man influ- ences anotber. Phobos and Delmos, theosophy teaches, are nov moons belonging 1o Mars. A moon 18 said to ve the mother of & planet, asour moou is the producer of our earth, and is but @ sbelt sapped of its vitality by transmigra- tion, aud must in the covrse of time dis- integrate as the moozs of Mars, Veuus and Mercury are declared to have dome. No planet, according to this doctrine, can have wwo legitimate moons. Lu this connection occulists note that; altbough modern scientists bold the wisjom of the ancien little esteem, the two satellites of Mars wero known to (he ancient Hgyptisns, but wore discovered by moderu scicutists only re- cently As declared by Laplace and Faye, Phobos moves 100 quickly 10.9e a moon, ~ Therefore us Fave save, 1t destroys the accepted theory that Phobos way thrown off by Mars. The byputliesis Lhal woous were moiten masses turown off from planets, aud Lhat lunets were thrawd pff from & molten sun, o5 15, nlace 1a ooaoly Belence. | Tha oltay mass theory would judke evolution miwless and dupendcut upph | accident, they sa whoreas, in the ocoult'philosophiy, allis s tewatically ovediert to inflexiole la: Mme. Blavatsky taught that the sun was the big older brother—and not the father—of the planews that revolve around bim, snd what it is oL 1u & state of com bustiou, but is @ vehicle of slectrical forces whicl trans- { 8, 1892-TWENTY PA mits the radinnt energy to tho planets, Tho sun is ANAIOROUS 10 the human heart, which propels the life-fluid to all parts of tho body. The sun bents overs eloven years, us the heart beats every second; and coula the human heart be made luminous, 1t is claimea that it would suow ocorresponding spots. That the san will cool off in 10,000,000, or any other number of vears, js not conceded. 'I'ne human heart is not molten, it is argued, yot genorates heat and it does not cool off grad- ually. ho sun wiil die only when all evolution in tho solar system is completed. Following this, the whole solar system will be in ob- seuration, us Mars is now said_to be, after trillions of years to enjoy another great day of lifo. Thn vital conter Is then to move to anothor plunet, which will bacomo the sun of the systom. It is state) that Mars ana Mercury wore suns in untold ages vast. Mars in the Roman mythology, theosophy assorts, was not worshiped as a wod excent by the lower olasses. It ropresonted, with them, a force 1n mnature, as the six other planets represonted six other forces. It sym- volized the gencrative power, which later be- came distinctively and esoterically known ns a warrior, In_Chinese mythology he was kuown as Ho Sing, tho fire star. [n Sanskrit tho root “'mar’ meant afiiction or combat. It astrolozy of all nations Mars was svm- bolical of the warring element. Clairvoy antly, the rea color of Mara signifies tho ani- wal eloment, ana it is pointed out that red maddens the bull and peacock. Mars cor- relates to tho metal iron, svmbolical of sever- ity. ‘The alohemists used iron as vhe symbol of war, and called it Mars, The soil of Mars is creaited with containing a greav deal of oxide of iron, ANOTHER CASE IN POINT. Bill Provides n Community's tter—Mems, feom Michigan, TsuremiNG, Mich,, Sept. 10.—To the Editor of Tur Bek: The following statement can bo taken ‘reum grano (W. H.) salis,” or in any other way desired, but taken as you will they are cold unaduiterated facts: Escanaba, Micb., is the second shipping vort in the worli—London standing fivs New York third, Liverpool and Chicago fol- lowmng. When the average reader of T Bk has this morsel digested ho is very apt to lay down nis paper and say “Pshaw !’ or somo other word expressive of an irritated incredulity. I would say just hore to my republican friends ard to such of my demo- cratic friends as can ‘‘Reed” that the state- meut is easily proven, and if they will ob- tuin the proper statistics they will find the statement entirely correct. Escanaba is a beautiful city of 8,000 people, locatad on Green bay in a land-locked harbor and has the largest ‘and most extensive ore docks in the world: an average of 15) trains por day bring in_thoir load of iron ore and this is what, undor the fostering care of the McKinley bill, makes Escanaba such a ship- ving point. Wiscousiu mines, smelts aud uses i building the iron whalebacks an iw- mense amount of iron, and the vast army of workmen know far better than papers can tell them that, but for the wise provisions of that much abused McKinley bill, thoir mines would shut down and utrer stacnation ensue throughout the entire nor bern part of Wis- consiu and Michigan. Talking witn Captain cadden, superintendent of one -of the e mines at tal Falls, Mich., said: “I don’t want to hear word about democracy. Let the democratic party rule the country and my bread and butter is gone; my men are in good condition and own their own homes, but they, nor I, want no democrats arouad here to take out means of support from us." Lot me impress upon the working people of Nevraska the fact that the republican party, much abused as it is, is the only parcv that has sought and is still sesking to mako iL possivie for every laboring man to own his own home, by enabling those who employ to pay remuncrative wages, You can hide this fact under “force” bills and other mystifying arcuments, but it is today the only real practical question vefore the Amerjcan people. Do you want protection to your industries and prosperity at home, or free trade and factorvies boarded up and the land full of tramps, and other ocountrios prospering at our expense? Ishpeming and Negauuu are towns of 15,- 000 and 8,000 respectively and are wholly built up and supported by ivon mines; close these mines up and the country would not Support a cat, much less a democrat, The “great unwashed” aro zathering here todn; to go through the form of nominating a can- didate for congress. Mr. Finn, the editor of a paper here, seems to be in the lead, but I would sooner try to prophesy what Jim Hill will do than what the average democratic conveution will. 1 have made a wondearful discovery; I have actually cured a case of hay fever. It hap- pened thusly. I saw a gentlemen get on the tram with a basket of trout” I interviewed him. He looked trutuful. ~ He said he caught, not bought, them. I found out where it was, and then telegraphed a hay fever friend of mine ramed Kelly to meet me at such a place an¢ we woula have a fish. Well, he came, suffering soverely from bLay fover. Wo started out and after walking haif a milo on poles over a swamp we took a boat and weut to fishing. [ asked Keily how nis huy fever was: “Very bad,” came tne reply. " Ten minutes after he caught a two- pound trout and two minutes later a one- pound one. ‘“‘How ars you feeling, Kolly?" 1 sang out. “Better—keep still.” Threo mors fish were landed and L venturad again, *‘How's hay fever, Kelly?’ “Better I tell you; keep still.” After four bours we sized ihem up, forty-four elegant trout that weighed thirty-four and one-quarter pounds, and the hay fever was all gone. 1've heard that §20 gold pieces were *‘good for sure oyes" but in this case two- pound trout beat $20 gold pieces all hollow. I ran across a Nebraska man up here, and in a conversation hotold me the following story about a Nebraska town not a thousand miles from Omaha: The town of B—— was growing and possessed many of the roquisite points of & *'city”’ but was snorf a cemetery. The town was ‘‘united” that a cemetery must be forthcoming, 80 one was purchased, Then the trouble began. Thoy were all united ou the point that they should have a fence, but what kind! Oue-tnird of the town wanted a picket feuce, one-third more thought a good board fence would do, while the balance said a strong varbed wire fence would less and do as well, Palitics, religion and scandal wero forgot— ten, and the more it was discussed the move ‘‘sot’ they became, Flivally a grand powwow was held, and as all sides were firm, and a fence had to bo made, mat- ters were compromisedsand the ground fevced it with one-thira picket, one-third board and the balance wire. My informant further added that tnere wasn't a republican in the town., It may be news to your readers that Micni- gan possesses three gola minos that are turning out a very good grade of ore. Some 1 saw ran as high as 250 per ton. 1 velieve that nove areou a paying basis as ver, but they mako “fassossments,” woich 18 always in a well regulated miae. This whole section of country, taking in from Duluth Lo Marquette, 15 a4 solid mass of ore, and contains the largest copper and iron deposils and mines there are in tho United States, if not in the world, Silver and gold are also found, but not in paying quantities as vet, Oné gold mine here runs wholly to *‘pockets” and as high as §4,000 has been found in pure gola in one “‘nocket.” Silver Is frequently found in the copper country and always in nuggets varying in sizo from an ounce to several pounds, Add to its immense value as a motal country, that it bus a wonderful amount of pine, us well as vast forests of hard wood, and it goos far tuward makiog up for lack of farming facilities. Yet wherever a littlo ground has been cleared most extraordinary €rops of hay, turnips, carrots and other root crops are raised. Michigau bas a great fu ture before it and a few more yoars of the McKinley bill will make a showing other states might be proud of. C. I, Enwakbs, -— A very interesting exbibit in the trans portation department of the World's fair will be made by the steamshin and railway companies of Eagland. The coliection of models of battleships, yachts, cruisers, steamers and werchunt “vessels will ve wore compiets than was ever before exhin- ived. F I o WOGUBURY'S FAGInL SUAP y Brena and - iato{ogy AR Beau !y aii) soalod foF | e i don Skin, Kealy, > orvousand Tak and Powdor Mark i, lodness of Noso, Halr, Pimples Fac d Devalopment.ele. Consuitalion froa 66 oice or by Leilre JCHN H: WOODBURY, .1, 125 W. 42d 8¢, New York City, SANTA CL, OAP \veve bin usin it right smasrrfin'; the Wimminfalks vjistas lond as | Kip g ut&?nr’(m il o sl gl it I reckon Jf gaufléq )?n)'sm? 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