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OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISH J3D JLHSTE 10 , 1873. OMAJIA , TUESDAY SEVTEMUISR 1 , JSDO. OOirVT ITIVE CENTS , NOR TICKET NOR PLATFORM Bound Money Democrats of Now York Re pudiate Bryan. ROUNDLY DENOUNCE CHICAGO CONVENTION lie I run I < " CliiiNi-n for IndliiiiiiiuitlN nnd it 'Ililnl 'I IcKcl DciiuiiKlcd . Tttln ivllM of Pi-r.- Sliver anil I' SYRACUSE , N Y. , Aug 31. The state ronvcntlon of gold democrats met here to- tiny Daniel G Grlllln of Watcrtowu was chosen temporary chairman. In the course of his speech ho said "What are our grievances , and what has been the cause of convent Ions like this In every stnto In the union ? Why. the Chicago convention threatened public wel fare and dlshonoied demociacy In Its own houdchcld and If we , In ordei to combat that danger and avenge the Insult , arc com pelled to act Independently of our party or ganization then wo glory In our Irregularity. To those who ask us why we do Hot sup port McKlnley , our answer Is : Wo nre dcmocrnls nnd not protectionists To those ' .vho snk us why wo do not support Bryan , our nnswei U still \ \ e are democrats and not revolutionists "McKlnley's dally teaching , that It Is the duty of the government to provide and con trol a market for every business enterprise. nnd especially for the enterprises of Its nearest neighbors , Is founded on the same vicious Idea of governmental paternalism which finds ovpusslon In no more objec tionable foi in in the popullstlc demand for governmental control of rallioads nnd tele graphs and the other demand of the silver mlnci that the government shnll also pro vide nnd control n market foi his product We deny that it Is the duty 01 the right of the government to do either , nnd adhere to the democratic , doctrine , thnt the gov em inent shnll not lay Its hands on commerce for any purpose except for revenue No em rgency has yet nrlsen which requlies democrats to tultlfy their convictions li this respect by giving their support to t candidate who typifies the extreme opposite pollcv. PARTLY ENDORSES M'KINLEY "Insofar as the republican candidate ha been coerced Into an unequivocal declaia- tlon foi sound money , wo commend the In lluences which have produced so satisfactory a result , but when ho claims such mate ) lal advantage ! ) for ourselves fiom reciprocity v , Ith South Ameilcnn states we puiitfc to Inquire If fair trade with coloied people Is smh a good thing , why not with white folks alone' ' "Tho chief charge we made against the Chicago platform nnd whleli so far stands undisputed bv its adheients and the can dldatcs nominated thereon , Is that It pro poses the fice and Independent coinage of silver at a ratio f.u tn excess of Its com mercial value and that such coin shall be legal tendei In payment of debts No matter how skillfully such doctrine may bo advocated , nor how Its results may be obscured by the arguments of demagogues or doctrinaires , Its pinctlcal result can only bo a debasement of the cuircncy and the repudiation of obligations , the vvoist lesults which can befall a eommuiclal people. And , fill thermore , the doctrine alluded to has hitherto bton icpeatcdly spurned by the founders of the democratic party and all others qualified to deter its principles " The usual committees were appointed , after which a -ccss was taken to 3 p m. The committee on peimanent organization met dining the ICCCSH and decided on Charles P Knit child for permanent chairman The following wcic selected as dclegales-at- largo to the Indianapolis convention Ros- vvell P Flow PI of New York , Charles Tiacy of Albnnv , George McGec of Coining and Edwtud SI eppard of Brooklyn When the convention leconvened ox-Con gressman Everett of Massachusetts spoke. The report of the committee on credentials was accepted nnd Mr Palrchlld r.-ndo a brief speech The resolutions report wns then presented nnd cndoised REPUDIATES BRYVN. The plntfoim at the outset declares thnt the "maintenance * of the constitution In Its Integrity ; the preservation of the national credit unimpaired and the national honor unsullied the fiecdom of the Individual to engugo In all the pin suits of life unham- pcied by the Intel fercnco of paternal gov ernment nnd the right of overv citizen to receive the rcwaid of his labor undlmlnlshod by n delastment of the standard of value , are fundamental and essential principles of the democratic party Per the i en son that It violates and attacks all these democratic principles the Chicago platform Is repudiated , and the platform pro ceeds Wo lepudlnte thp nominees of tlip Chi n-go coiiviiitlon IIH candidate for presi dent Minds ns much upon the populist tibitfoiin , with Us iloimiml for unlimited jnpcr moiny distributed direct lo the pio- I > U' , and ItH socialist Hud nntl-Ainerlcnn de mands of thu extension of paternal govein- meut ns ho does upon the platform adopted nt Chicago IIo a < lively nought the ponu- INt nomination Having obtained It , he lias lover lejoctul It , and ho Iwi never repu diated the declarations ot the popuilst lilnlfoim. The platform deplores "tho outburst of sec tional hato" and "the attempt to divide a dcmocintlc people , nil standing with equal rights and opportunities before the law , Into rich und poor , " and proceeds to point out the attacks of the Chicago platfoim on the constitution nnd the democratic Institutions of the roiintiy It charges the Chicago money plank with thieatenlng a partial le- pmllution of the I uhllc debt , and continues Wo lepudlatn the Chicago platform be- rauso It proposes to mibstltute foi our pre- > nt Hljndnii ! of value , vvhleh In equal to the best til the world , an unstable- and ik- Iirrclalfd standard , which has bum r < - jicted by eveiy "Ivlllzod and prompt rous nation and < vhl h would put us on a mone tary levtl with China \le\io | and otlur count iK'H vvh ip In'jor la notoilously umUi- puld. T'lo C"il < "iEO plitforin deel iu-s 'tgnlnst gold monometallism nnd uilvoe UCH ) pgl 'iton ' : which niiiHt Inevitably lead to silver monometallism , It advocates a mono. tr.ry Kyftcm which would ofte-r tin unlimited Hold of t-peculntlon to the capitalist , but v\ouU1 mntt'ilnlly rcduio the puto aHlni ; jicvvi-r of every dollar paid to the wage tamers and punish honest thrift by < le- | iurlning the value of every Having * lunk deposit nnd Ufa liiuiiiiince policy It nil- \ocales Hbeial peiisloiii- and at the same time seeks te < Impair the vniuo of ov iy pinslon to bn paid by the government. U condemns the mutl nil piovliled for keeping Inviolate thu millonn ) credit and f.ivuin a rolley ulildi murt ifsull In paitlal lepu- alatlon ol the imbllo debt ; It dlMl > i > rovcri of the Itsuo of national bank notes bceuied l > y the plcdgo jf oveinment bonds ami fi'ireMU ' up substltulu therefor , exetpt un- Jlmlted p < ptr money rvlccnublo In debised and iluctuiitliiK eoli i POR THE ( "OLD STANDARD. Grover Clev eland's Administration Is com- mcudrd no illlcli'iit , noiiest and tconomlcal. Thu money plun'i Is b follows \ \ > hold It Is the duty of thp Roveinnii'iit of Iho Unl'ed Ktatex , In ilio oxirdnn or ltn co > < tltlitlomil fiiiu-tlons in lonpoct to enln- t\eo and cuiielicy , to follow and not to foico lilt1 iiliifi'rencen of the people' Tlie gold standard la \ monetary fait which ( .innot bt ; chanted by an net of IOIIKICCS In ( ho face of the loni ; rontlnuod cxlstum of thu Jlland net In the United Htatix ami tlu nmnlxlaknhly wurd-\\ldi | UHe of gold tn IIH fere IK o lo silver nx a nioiu-l irv Htaial- ui d uny uttompt to liiiiipi'i with thp xtiind- < u -I U vloloiu In inlml b clU'oiioBt In Jil.utke , ( le-tiiuthe of rnnfliUiico and I hoi iHVhb undemoiiatli W aic , ilunfon- > 01 of a II nil and uiiuny In , , milii- In aru < of the proem go'd Htand.ud of % i mi co long a * that eta ml ml continued to h a nioiK'tiiry foot \\-bollrve that tin federal gov ernnieiit f aid IIP entire ! ) divot fi'd from the bunl- f of bulking and , llurefouikmalid re fifal of all IIVVK aiitnorUliv tin l.sme of 1 ial l-ndei ur tnaxuiv null s by Hie , ov. vnnitn ! 01 jhe reissuing of Hiu-U notes "tti.n " | | jrv IIKVO QIHC bun n-diLiiltd III ' \\t' ' filVJI tfn' l 1UI ( Illltllt llV I Oil- < is ef f i n I Bta u ion nti will pmnlt tlu in to > ititnent r n I in kins ; cuuin i ( imp ! . * JO volume for the needs ot buMmi , * rcadil > i adjusting Itself to such needs nbsolutelv Riruie In every potitlniceiu \ and nt all limps tedeomnblo In gold The platform opposes "republican protec tion as being exercised for the benefit of a class , the mainstay of trusts , the parent of monopoly , the fruitful source of lire-sent po litical dangers which threaten the nation. " In conclusion the platform says As domoents loynl to IMP maintenance of the constitution and zealous In our sup. port of the rridlt and honor of our coun try , we enniiot endorse the candid ites nom inated nt Chicago or the rh implon of the ippubllran prohibitory protection nominated nt St. Louis WP declare tin n fore , thnt the appiouhlng convention nt Indlinnpolls should notnlnnte on a democratic platform dimocrntle candidates to whom we pledge our hearty support , nnd WP Instruct our delegates to that convention to use every effort to bring about such nominations Delegates to the Indianapolis convention were elected , nnd the convention adjourned to meet nt Brooklyn on September l5 ! This Is construed to mean that a htato ticket mav bo put In te field Owing to the Introduction of n , ) link call ing for an amendment to the constitution permitting the passage of nn income tax law , the committee on resolutions l nd a three hours' debate In which nearly every member of the committee took part Ihc plank was the work of ox-Secretary et tlie Treasury Charles S Palrchlld Thcolore Suttro of New York nnd 13 M tlcpp.inl of Urooklvn. The opposition won by a major ity ot 2. MVV FHilir AI101T IM.YTroiMI. InilliiiiiiiiiillK Conv I'lillon HUH Sonic Knollj Points ( o Vcid , . . INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Allg 31 Although the convention of the gold standard demo- cints Is less than forty -eight hours nway the delegates nro slow In nrrlv Ing. A few of the notables , Including Pcny Ddmont and John R Fellows of New York , Louis Khilcu of Coloiado , Comptroller 1'ckels of Illinois Senator Vllns of Wlscoiibln , cx- CoiigreBsmnn Outhwntte ot Ohio nnd C Sperry of Connecticut , arrived today , but the leal Inllux will not begin until tomor- lowThus Thus fni but one delegate has appcarcil who docs not favor the nomination of a ticket The managers however look upor n ticket In the doubtful states as of vital Importance , but the general expectation now Is that nn electoral ticket will bo put ur In almost every state in the union There are Indications that them may bo n fight over the platform Mr Bynum today received from Atiram S Hewitt of New York a draft of the platform which thp Now York man thinks should bo adopted A draft of the money plank prepaied in tlie Ticasiiry department has been exhibited by several lenders of the gold stnndard movement and there Is n general Imprcs sion thnt the suggestions from this quarter will bo received by the committee on reso lutions anil the convention with a great deal of favor. There Is talk of a plank In fnvor of currency reform , having for its > main object the retirement of the green backs and n revised system of issuing bank notes to take the place of the greenbacks the notes to be redeemed and iclssucd , and suppoitcd by n gold reserve In the banks with the maintenance of nil currency nt a pai with gold This scheme Is said to Imp behind It seveial stiong men wiio will push It before the committee on reso lutlous There Is also n movement to secure an endorsement of the principle ol the Income tax , but this does not receive very hearty support from the delegates now \V\NT SOUND MOMIY MTnil VTl III ! It < -l > iil > II < ' 'liiN of Si-v cm I AVoNlo sciil.'Nrc Coiniiliilnliitv. DCS MOINKS , Allg. 31. ( Sppcial Te gram ) Chairman McMillan , Seerctaty Trey- nor and Treasurer Pray of the ropubl'can ' state central committee spent Suudny in Chicago for conference with the managers of the national campaign. It was stated u national headquarters that Iowa now bus the best organization of any state In tinun'oi : and most effective work Is being done hcie Hie Iowa malingers were pleased with iho compliment , but they had gone In totegis tor a serious complaint. In which they weie Joined by representatives of several wcsti states. Minnesota , Iowa , Nebraska and Kansas managers have all the same troubli They say the national literary bureau Is s managed that the lltciaturo sent o-it doet not get where It should The result Is that while Iowa Is credited with having receive its full share of documents to date , n smal proportion of them have come to the uate lommittce The rest bcve been sent to district or county chairmen , who have none of the necessaiy Infoimotion to guide them In plac ing them In the hands of voters whi'io thev will do the most good. Tuns and tons of them are lying Idle In store rooms or i ffices whllo the state committee cannot fill Its aiders The committee has now compK' * lists of voters by precincts nnd tovns'i'ps ' ' classified so that It can send the right kind o ( matter to every kind of n doubtful voter It has Insisted that the national co'iimlttee send all literature to DCS Molncs , an 1 ui was conceded The same rule will bo applied to other wcstein states. NO I'LSION TV Sil'MlIJHS COt'VI'V. lH Itl'fllNIO ( JIVC ( llt > Dl-IIIO- I'llltH \\llllt 'I III'Vlllll. . WAHOO , Neb. , Aug. 31 ( Special Tclo- grnm ) The populist county convention to day nominated a. county ticket with the exception of county attorney , which was left open for the democrats. A committee chosen by the convention met a committee of democrats to find what the democrats wanted as the prlco of fusion. The demo crats asked foi two places on the county ticket. Iho convention decided that one place was enough foi the democrats Hence there are several mad democrats In town , who now decline that they will put up a county ticket from start to finish The democrats hold the balance of powei and think that they are tntltlcd to at Iciibt. two places on the ticket nnd do not propose to go under the order of things Inaugurated today The convention was stormy and did not complete Its woik until G o clock this evening \ number ot speeches weie made and a list of lengthy resolution were adopted The following candidates vvcro nominated Commissioner of Second dls- tilct , Picsent Incumbent L Mnrtciibon ; J N Gufiln und C M. Lcmnr , lepicbcntntlves Twenty-ono delegates were selected to the Ecnntoilal convention which meets nt Ash- 1 ind Saturday The piospccts of fusion , to far ns county officers aic concerned , seems to have gene glimmering. llMllltf II I'OllllllNt Sl Oliulllllll. MADRID. Neb , Aug 31 ( Special ) The icpubllrans of .Madrid and vicinity held n meeting nt the school houfe hall Saturday evening tht'ie being present about -00 pco plo , with a good sprinkling of funionists among the number In fiat , this Is n pop- ullbt stionghold and they had the Imprts Elon that the lepublk-ans Mould not bo able to mouse sufficient Interest to get up n meeting. The meeting was said by all pnrtd'H to bo ( HIP nf ( In1 inoM mucetsful of any almllar gatheiins over lonvencd In this rectlon of the country H Lang- far 111 of North Platlo was the speaker of the evening Ho handled the tariff and financial quehtloiiH in a mnnnri superior i < > aiiMhlng t'vri heard In this fait of the state * \\hcii the Kfnllc'imn ) closed , fiom pine c\hau tlon. ( usIoitlMc und lepubllcan. ' . alike shouted foi a fuillici explanj.tlon of thu money question , \ McKinley und Ho bait i tub uiia foiiurd with neatly fifty mem hois nnd DIP iivuMlc.une lure ait going tc nuke a dctcimlncd fight to pli.co Mils count ) In the MiKlnley ( Oliimn 'nd > SpfuUN ill l.iinn fltj. LOl'ITlTY Neb Aug -Special ( Tele" gram- ) Hon A i ; Cadv nf M j > nu | kiokc | to an Immeiifo < roud ut ( lit opcia house tonight Ids Ktroug inlK en the tariff an ] tllvcr out Miami from the dcmi/nctrailom , - ' the people ircde many \eUt- for the caiu of kuund n niifV He * npiike' o\er ( wo houih and iho ( uopKwe're * anxious foi b'm to pic itt'l A 1 Ig i'ir-hllglit I'iccoiiuu lilui lo ilio opera bouie. tTPTiM tTf > PT n/'tr TA m1 n * 111 VETERANS HOIK TO SI , PAUL Trainload After Trainload of Qranrl Army Men Reach the City. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WALKER ARRIVES llnllrnailN Ilanillu ( hi ; InitnoiiNC CfOUllNKllOllt AllllVVlMK ; U Jit in r < irH-iiKlit Tral at In the forenoon. ST. PAUL , Minn , Alls 31 An Ideal north western day with Just enough brcezo to waft a welcome to the Incoming thousands , In numerable flags and banners fluttered from evcrj house and olllce building Prom sun- rlso the evidence of the coming hosts be came houil > more appaicnt until the streets were crowded long before the noon hour and the strains of martial music from bands nnd drum corps could bo heard on every hand. With flftccn or more icgular trains from nil points of the compass nnd thirty- tin co special trnlns duo during the mornIng - Ing thu union dipot wns the scene of the greatest activity on the first day of the Grand Army encampment. Complete sticct preparations had been made by the railroads for handling the crowds and thcro was no jam , although the crowd wns all the time very great Commander-ln-Chlcf I. N Walker and staff were expected on an early train nnd the local posts , accompanied by a band , were nt the depot to gleet the train , but It vas delavcd nnd not until noon were the veterans able to welcome their chclf He was at once escorted to the Rvnu hotel , where national headquarters weiu nt once established , becoming the center of ( hand Aimy activity. There wns nothing In the program for today besides the reception of Comimndcr- In Chief WalKcr nnd staff which was foimal , tut very Umple , and consisted In the es corting of the party to their headquarters Commander-ln-Chlcf I N Walker and Adju tant General Irving Robblns of Indianapolis , General A. J. Burbank , quartermaster gen eral , and Colonel II. S Dietrich , chief of staff nt Chicago , Captain William II. Arm strong , member of the executive committee , Indianapolis , Captain J. L Bennett , assis tant adjutant general , Chicago , Captain D. T. Allen , member of staff , Krankfort , Ind. ; General Samuel C. Compton , Indianapolis , quartet master general , William II Ketcham , dclcgntes-at-large , Indianapolis ; T. A. Root , nlternate-nt-large , Michigan City. I nil ; Cap tain T J. Parlton , delegates , Plalnflold , Ind ; Samuel T. Lang and J. L Nelson of Indian apolis J U Esslngton of Noblcsvllle. Ind , Mrs. Walker and several other ladles accom panted the party. Arrangements for each derailment arriv ing had been made In advance and the local aid In charge of them was promptly on hnnil to escort tlie veterans to thcjr quarters ami see that they were propeily housed nnd cared for The trains weie nearly all de- lajcd and thu rush was thereby scattered throughout the day more than would have been otherwise possible. As fast as one train discharged Its load another took its place and the stream of visitors passing through the big union de pot bcemcd endless. Kverjwhere present were the white-capped boys of the Informa tion brigade , which did much to steer the crowd In the right direction , nnd save block ing of the depot nnd stieets. The earliest arrivals were those from Minnesota and the adjoining states , nnd nearly every post In the state wns out In almost full force with crowds of friends Plttsburg posts nnd prominent men from that section arrived on the Burlington al noon. A Minneapolis and St. Louis spccla early In the day brought In the Iowa de partment headquarters The Omaha nlnno had twenty-five specials today from different directions. The trains with those from the more distant points came In during the afternoon , nnd by to night when the big reception to the com- mandcr-m-chlef will be given the city wll be pretty well filled. The Women's Relief corps will also hold a reception tonight these two receptions being the only events of the night. io\vv Hon. IloKill Hiirr ltcci-I\ n .Splen did OviitliMi Hi MIxMonrl Valli * } . MISSOURI VALLEY. In , Vug. 31 ( Spe clal Telegram ) Roswell G. Herr of Mich Igan addressed an audience of 1,000 people at this place this evening upon the polltlca Issues of this campaign under the auspices of the McKlnley club He was Introducei1 l > > Hon J , S Dcwcll , who paid the orator a compliment. A vacant quaitcr block vas fixed up for the occasion , n fine painting of McKinley surmounting the speakers stand The tariff question was handled In a masterly manner , but the money ques tion was given especial attention. Mr Herr showed the Impossibility of maintaining the parltj of gold and silver tn any coun try under the free coinage of both and gave an exhaustive resume of the monetary legis lation of the world He answered questions propounded by persons In the audience to the satisfaction of nil but wns cut shoit by the necessity of catching the 9 50 train The meeting was a tremendous success Delegations wcie present from Woodbine , Logan and Dunlap VI.MSON WIMTI3S TcT M'KIM.IJV. UnrilH ( if Tr.ilNifor Hit- Itccn < l-tli-i- of At'i't'iilniicf. CANTON , O , Aug 31 Among the thou sands of rongratulntoiy me agcs received bj Major McKlnley Is the following from Hon W n Allison , Dubuquc , la : My Pe.ir Governor- vvnnt to conRr.itu- luti jou on jour letter of acceptance it Is moHt admirable In temper nnd Htyle nnd uniirihwemble In stnUmcnt. I especially wish to congratulate jou on vour dlhtiiH- Hlon on the money question Vour ponl- tlnnn nio unavailable and you artuu the question with roiiHiimm ite skill Sllwr I'lipcr SiiNieiiilH | , NORTH PLATTR. Neb , Aug -Spct ( lal Telegram ) The North Plattc Dally Record published Its valedictory this evening , sa > - Ing that the puulislurs desired "to Keep tl'o paper nnd plant \.ltliout a single dollar of Indebtedness against U. " This paper about ti week after Urjan's nomination placed the names of Hrvan and Sevvall at the head of Us editorial column * \\lthln two daja it hal lost forty fcultcilbers Three weelvs ago it btopped Us foreign news service , and two v.eeKs ago It cut lib paper frcni six columns to live Tonight came the final , which has been expected for EOIIIO time , tte edltois not finding the free silver ted as rosj as thc > had thought. _ lliuij Caiiillilati-M for ( TTc .liulHt'Nlilp. MASON CITY , la . Aug 31 ( Special Tele- giam ) The Twelfth district republican Judl- dal convention will be held In this city to- inoi low p. w llurr icfiucd a renomlna- lion 'I he candidates arc Civ do of Mitchell Kcl ! > of Wlnnebago , IMnaida of Hutlcr and Van Vlack of Uiomer There are strong iiobabllltks of a "dailc horso" being noni mated I'rliiirir ) at I'lilni ) i n , PALMYRA Neb , Aug 31 ( Special ) A demociatlc julmarj was held ut this place lest Satiinlav night for the purpose of electIng - Ing BCUH delegates to attend the counij ton- nation to bo held at S.MUCUSU lucsday Tlu ollowlng weio ehosi'ii A Spilngman , P. 1 Jarltcn , Pat Wcaleh , Chalks Sclvcrs P W Oaklcv. Con O liilno and Mike Malone. ( loomriiunlj Ilfjiultlli'iiii t'onv riillon ALIIION , Neb , Aug -Special ( Tele gram ) The lepubllcan count } convention o Uoono count ) met toda > at the court house A II llrowber was nominated for repre sentathe , C' 13 Spear for count } attornc ) U V Vail foi chairman of the county cen tral committee and 0 F. J'luui of Petersburg wuuty tomuiUsluatr. s l/ri } > siouv > i" 'run ArnioiilniiH I2\'oniiiiiiiilrni * < l nx Crlin- I mi Is IM HitClirlNtlnn rh'lrlnrcli. WASHINGTON. Aug. 31 The Turkish le gation has received from the sulillmc Porto the following telegram : "The central com mittee of the Armenian revolutionists of Constantinople organized on n vast scale n program of disorders wid criminal nets. Separate groups of these revolutionists be gan their misdeeds nt the same hour nt dlf fcrent points of the capital Resides re \olvcrs nnd daggers , they used bombs am ! djnnmltc About fifty of these men , enter Ing separately Into the Imperial Ottomin bank began killing the guards and police men , throwing their heads Into the street Availing themselves of the general confu sion that resulted they shut the doors of the bank nnd fired nnd threw bombs from the windows onto the bends of the passersby Plvc Turkish Indies were cut to pieces bj nil explosion , nnd two French clerks of the bank vveio wounded nnd would have been killed If Turkish soldiers had not huirlcd to their rescue "At the snmo moment the homo nf DJal.il Bey , situated nt Stamboul , \ > as taken pos session of by the revolutionists , who throw a rain of bombs on those who happened to be In the street near by. "At Hnsklnl the military wns attacked and ono officer and many boldlcrs were killed "At the Psomatla quarter another band of Armenian anarchists took possession of the public school nnl begin to throw bombs In all directions , killing many Innocent vic tims , "In many parts of the capital and even In the Armenian church of Pern n great num ber of djnamltc bombs \cio discovered "Tho Armenians faithful to the Impel lal throne arc Indignant and the patriarch ex communicated , in the name of Jesus Christ , all the criminals who put In Jeopardy the lives of Innocent men and women The patriarch begged the sublime Poite to com municate to the prcsbjter.v the names of the revolutionists in ordci to stigmatize In both the civilized worlds their crimes and her rors. "A spc"lal commission has been Instituted to judge the revolutionists caught In arms as well as all Mussulmans who have been arrested undci the charge of retaliation This committee Is composed of eight Chrls- tlnns nnd eight Mussulmans , under the presidency of DJalal Bey , member of the high court of Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLU , Aug 30. ( Uelnyed In Transmission ) The embassies will not be Illuminated tomonow , the annlvoisary of the eultans succession to the throne , o\Ing to the recent massacres The dragomans of the embassies , while they will go to Vlldlz kiosk to convev the good wishes of the am bassadors have been instructed to leave notes which , although they cpngiatulaw the sultan upon the nnnlvcisnry > of his succcfa- Hlon to the tilt ono , express deep regret at the recent outrages There Is no longer anv doubt that the massacres were organise' ' ; by the Turkish authorities and It has been ascertained that orders vvcio1 only given to the Bashl Ba7ouks to cease massacrclng the Armenians after the bloody work had been going on foi thirty hours. AMIUI ) ATiTIM IIIM1/T IilHli ( 'oilclldoii ( o Mri't Toclnj ( o Trj ( < Scttlf IMIIVri-iKM-x. DUBLIN , Aug 31. It is estimated that 700 delegates will bo In attendance at the opening session tomouow of the Irish na tional convention. .Michael Davitt , M. P. , told the Associated press correspondent to night that he expected that more than 1,700 delegates would be picsent before the con vention closed. l , Prominent among the numerous reso tlons to bo Introduced , the substance of which Mr. Davitt has Imparted to the Asso ciated press coirespondent , sre several evi dently aimed at Mr , Tim Healy , empower ing the party to compel tliB resignation ol any memocr of Parliament , no matter how eminent 01 brilliant , who Is guilty of In suboidlnatlon. The feeling has Blown among the foreign delegates that the safest course to pursue would be to band together and use their Influence to compel the unity of the Irish faction This feeling took practical shape tonight when forty foreign delegates , thlitj- flvo of whom arc from the United States or Canada , met at the Helburne hotel Mr Costlgan of Canada presided and a resolution was proposed providing for the appointment of a committee of seven foreign delegates to personally Interview Redmond , Hcaly and Dillon with a view to Inducing all factions to agree to support one leader As an alternative It was proposed that nil foreign donations should be stopped Mr Ryan of New York hotly opposed the reso lution and a waim dls6uss.Ion looting two hours , ensued and the meeting broke up without result , except it la feared It will sow seeds of discord which may ripen In the convention MRS. VV\mtlCIC | 11,1 , IN HOSIMTlIj lliiroiicHH ' ! ' ItoimM IIJH Her DiuiKli- td'M CollllldOU IN lIoiK'll'NM. LONDON , Aug , 31 Baroness do Roques the mother of Mrs Maybrlck , had an Inter view with the prisoner last vieek. She sajs that she found her daughter very 111 In the Inflrmniy nnd thinks her condition hopeless The baroness adds that Mrs. Maj brick Is not likely to survive the winter Mrs Maybrlck accoidlng to hei mother. Is absolute ! ) crushed with despair and she says It would \.rlug a person's heart to sen her The bar oness leturred to the continent yesterday. illlVI IIOstlMNlC ) Dll-ll. LONDON , Aug 31. A dispatch fiom Vienna says that Prince Lobnnoff-Rostovsky died of hcait dleoase. VIENNA. Aug. 31 The Premdenblatt says that whllu Prlnco Lobanoff-Rostovsky was In Vienna he complained of difficulty In breathing , which ho attributed to cal cification of the arteries He said ho hoped to take a course of mapsago at lireslau \\hen ho accompanied Count von Eulcnbun ; the Geimnn ambassador , here on a vlsl1 to Count Nlgra , the Italian ambassador tr Austria-Hungary the prluco had an nttof' ' of falntness BO scvcic U-atllio nuirly 1" . > 1 consciousness nnd It vvcs oulnf ; to thlu that ho changed his plans and Warted for Kief Instead of retraining lougpr n this city. Trouble In ( lieI'lilllliiini'H. . BHRLIN , Aug 31An 9fflclal dispatch lecelvcd hero from Manilla , ' capital of tlie Phllllpplne Islands announce * that a rcvo lutlonary outbieak has occifrrcd there and that a fctnto of slega hag.Jicon proclaimed MADRID. Aug 31 Tlio'FpnnisU war ship Isle do Cuba hag been ordnod to proceed to Phlllipp'.no Islands Immediately. A dispatch iccelved hcr from Manilla , capital of thu Philippine 'lnjands says that a foi co of 3,000 Insurgent ? which recently attacked the Spanish vanguard hag been repulsed with a loss of t > | xfy killed and many wounded The troops also captured several prisoners , .loliu DiilT Oiinprci ouuly Iiisnni' . LONDON , Aug 31. It ia re-ported that John Duff , another of live Irish political prisoners , 1ms become dangerously insane PAPILL1ON. Neb. , Aupf SL ( Special ) General J C. Cov In of Orcrlm opened the republic n campaign In I'cnilUon So turd ay night before one of the largest and most enthusiastic cro.vds of people ttist tins ever crowded the Papllllon opera rTquse. Demo crats , populists and republicans all turned nut to 1'ctr ono of the boundest arguments ever made here In favor of a gold standard The Etrgo v.jis artistically decorated with the national co'ors ' and golden rod General Cow In paid a glowing tribute to the war -oord of McKlnley end \ftn frequently In tcrruptcd with applause * 'IV11 IT nml l.aiiilirrlMfiiiVIII Dcjiatr TKCUMSKH , Neb , Aug ' ? < * Senator H , M. Teller ot Colorado and ilea Q. M Lambcrtson will ejipi'pf In Joint debate , . " on tbn llmiulal cu < tton Hf Trr-inuMi Pejv ; cmbcr II This x ill K'JioIU ! I Jur' at be Johnson couuty fair. j USES GOVERNMENT FUNDS Iowa Postmaster Mutes n Scntntional State ment When Pound thort. W , C. BREMERMAN OF BOONE IS ARRESTED SII > N Hi- \\I\H r < ir ' 'd lit la > a Mini fin- HIM Viiitlnlnit'iit mill Stoliviiini - } ( o l.liinliliilc HlK OIlllKlltlllllH , BOONi : , la. , Aiig 31. ( Special Telegram ) Postolllco Inspector Ocoigo M. Christian , accompanied by Inspector Kawkncr , arrived In ( ho city shortly befoic noon today and In a short tlmo took clintgo of the post- otllco. They found Postmaster W. C Biemciman to be short In his accounts f.t.GOO One thousand , four bundled dollats In the money order department and $2,200 In the postal funds. * llreinerniiin fainted In the postotllco when he found that his shortage had been dlscovelcd and has been delirious most of Hie tlmo since. He made a wiltten con fission , In which he declaicd that his shoit comings arose from being obliged to pay n largo sum for his appointment as postmaster and to give away much of his salnry slnco He said ho speculnted on the Poard of Trade hoping to make some money and lost $1SOO of the money to 0110 bucket shop Him hcio tn Boonc. Inspector Clnlstlan first had his suspi cions moused by Biemernmn sending n registered letter containing postal funds to the Marslmlltown olllce , which was J" > 00 short. Upon being notified he bent the $ i > 00. claiming thnt It wns In ono bill and hud blown off the table Into the wnsto bnskct Inspectoi Christian thought this btory lather "fishy" nnd Immediately ramo from Chicago , finding matters ns stated. Thu bondsmen have paid over the amount of the defalcation and put In J P. Herman , cashier of the Plist National bank , ns nct- Ing postmnstet until an appointment Is made by the president Bremeimnn has turned over his property to his bondsmen IIo will bo taken to Jail In DCS Molnes tomorrow , If his condition will permit. DIII : VM/.I : Am MM > S MIVS i.ivca n lll7lMIM > f I > 'N MolllfH "Hllll- ' omul > loii - . Ifi-st Tlu-lr rnltli In } DCS MOINHS. Aug 31 ( Special Tele gram ) Iho bustncbs men of DCS Mollies , without regard to jiarty , effected the tem porary otganlzatlon today of a Sound Money Business Men's league A largo number of representative wholesalers , manufacturers , bankers and retalleis woie present W. B Bentlpy who called the meeting to order. leported that during his canvass among the business iron to Invite them to attend he found that regaulloss of party affiliation they are practically unanimous In opposition to Bryan on account of the money question Ho said ho had been convinced that sound money numbeis among Its advocates 89 per cent of the business community of the city John H. Cownie was chosen chairman lie expressed the same opinion as Bentley about the attitude of the business men. Ho said they did not want 10 nsk their employes nnd pitrons to vote a particular ticket , but pre ferred to organize and socuie tlie signatures of all the business men to their articles of association This Ehowlng of .sentiment of the" buslriessPcomitmnltyvvouldf W2 Yolhodfi sired Influence and could not bo criticised Committees were named on permanent or ganisation , icsolutlons and mombeishlp and the meeting ndjouincd to Friday evening. At that tlmo n permanent organisation will be formed nnd arrangements made to hold one nf the laigest meetings of the campaign It will bo a business men's meeting In the Interest of sound money without any refer ence to parties , and the addresses will be by business men who have not been known in political matters heretofore. riuirriNK "run laiimuiv TAA. . iM of DOM Molnt-N Will Tout uu AHKfNMiicnt III Court. DCS MOINHS , Aug. 31. ( Special Tele gram. ) A year ago the library trustees of this city levied and collected n 'l-mlll tax for the puipose ot erecting a library build Ing. This year thcro has been a fight against the tax which has , become highly complicated The city council , through which the levj must bo certified to the county treasurer , has Indicated that It will probably refuse to make the certification Iho tiustees declared they would man damus the council and compel It to take the action desired Now It has developed that the whole scheme is Illegal and that the tax levied and collected last year was 11- legul. Conrad Youngerman , n leadlns pioporty owner , has cmploved attorneys , , vho have shown beyond question that under the statutes this Is the case Ho will sue to recover his proportion of last year's tnx , nnd will probably be Joined by a large- number of other property owners. IIo will also enjoin the trustees from making another - other levy this year. _ IOVVII'H Contribution lo C. \ . III. M < > cl. Dis : MOINiS , Aug. 31 ( Special Tele gram ) fills city Is crowded tonight with Grand Hrmy of the Republic men en route to St. Paul for the national encampment Iowa will have the largest attendance It has ever sent to a national gathering. The headquarters train from here took out four teen coach loads tonight , and special tialns have been leaving all the aftcinoon. It Is i \pcctcd that Iowa will have 2,500 men In line for Iho grand parade Judge J Given , Mipiem Judge of Iowa and a general In the civil war , is Iowa's candidate for com mander and his friends say he has an ex cellent chance of election. Child Culll } of KoruriT } . BOONI3 , la , Aug 31 ( Special Telegram ) Inc < 5 Hnlow , aged 14 forged hei utep- fathei's name to a check for $20a , drew the money from the Klist National bonk and eloped with Charles Ashley Three weeks ago the- ran nway fiom homo to DCB Molnes and was rescued by the police from a house of III fame and returned to her patents here They now think she Is Incoirigiblo and will not tiy to arrest her IvnoiiUcd from II TrcHlli- . POUT DODGK , la . Aug. 31 ( Special Tele gram ) - As Henry Meinrl was walking along a trestle on the Minneapolis & St Louis load he was struck by a patslng freight train and hurled to the ground. Ho suffered the fracture of several libs nnd was Injured Internally Ho Is In r. critical condition. Nt-UN lor tinvrm > . WASHINGTON , Aug 31 ( Special Tele gram ) Second Lieutenant Harry H Itand- holu , Sixth Infantry , has been detailed as professor of military science and tactics at Mkhlgan Agricultural college , Inghain county Michigan Captain Carroll Adevol , assistant quarter master , has been relieved from duty atVls - onsln State university at Madison and or dered to superintend the tonsti action of the lev. military post of Fort Hancock N J First Lieutenant William L Kenly. Jr First artllery , has been relieved from duty it Artillery school , Port Monroe , Va , and jrdcrc'd to Join his company. The fol < owlng transfers In the Plrst In fant ly are made Second Lieutenant Hairy \ Smith , from company A to company K , Second Lieutenant Charles L. Bent , from company K to company A. LCUCH of absent- First Lieutenant Ju- lus A Pern , quartermaster , Second Infantry 'lie month , upon relief from duty at Fort 3m.iha ; Lieutenant Colonel Alfied A Wood iiull , deputy surgeon general , forty days , Hold \ VorK'of tlnritlur Men , KANSAS CITY , Aug 81. Burglara blcv "pen the afc In W. H. Christie's saloon In the center of the city early this morning. secured $100 and escaped without leasing cjew , nvr.vrs OK TOIJAY. Vt ( lip I'MIr CriMiiiilxi Second Day of the State Pair , 1'loneers' Day. Children's Day. Opening of Pnrn ers * Institute. Judging In nit Departments Hand Concert In the Court ot Honor , Haelng Durluc the Afternoon. in tin- nit i Convention of Nebraska Millers , Commer cial club Meeting of tiip Missouri Vnllev Homeo pathic Medlrnl association. Mvrlle hall. Military and Civic parade , & p. m. "McSorley's Twins , ' Creighton Theater. S p m. vvoiuc or IKII ; i'MHOD rvicnts. MTitri" a \ \ " < Millli > I'nriiK'i'N Note In tin- Iti-unlaUim > SIOUX PALLS , S D , Aug 31. ( Sppclnl ) Thp police ntc looking for n gang of swIndUrs who worked the lightning rod ganio on Louis Olson , a wealthy farmer of Betitoii township. T < n dnvs ngo n smooth strainer appeared nt Olson's place nnd urged him to put lightning mils on the barn Iho stinngcr declared that the old Hue prices for rods were exorbitant , owing to the fact thnt the rods were mnnufnctured by a tills ) , but that now the price had gone down nnd thnt he would put tods on the barn for $750 This was just about one- third of the customnry price nnd Olson signed wlmt ho supposed wns nn ordei for the rods nt thnt pi Ice A few days later nnothcr one of the gnng cnme n round nnd put up the rods nnd on Pilday the third came to collect He pnrnly/cd Olson by presenting his note foi $150 Olson iccog- nlzcd his signature and at once saw throiich the finud IIo giabbcd the note nnd tore his name from It The lightning rod mnn remarked that Mr Olbon had Just com mitted n penitential y offense and that he would 1)0 behind the bats In three days This f lightened Olson wbo finally gave another note 'the lightning rod man at once drove to Sioux Pnlls nnd tried to sell the note nt n bank , but the bunk icfused to Invest So far nothing more has been hoAld of the note 01 the gang. limiting ; n Mountain I , Ion. CHAMUL'ULAIN , S D Aug Rl ( Special ) Quito fieqiiently for more than n year some kind of a wild niilmnl , suposed to be a panther or mountain lion , has been seen nlong the Missouri ilvei In the vicinity of Louis Turgeon s ranch south of this city The other dav J n Taylor ami wife went to the rlvci to gather wild fruit ami crossed over to v. lint Is known us Post Island They wcio engaged In picking wild fiult when some Kind of an animal went bounding past them In the thick brush nnd vines only n few paces away. They thought little of this until n few minutes Inter when they wete Staitled bv a terrific roai from a point not more > than fifty 01 sixty yaids away their dog was very much filghtcned and refused to leave them The beast was seen last fall bv Mr luigeon'8 ban and fiom the descilp- tlon the lad gave of It thcro seems to be no question of It being what Is known In the west as a mountain lion oinolliliiK of a 1'iiilt r \MBKKLAIN S D Aug SI ( Special ) Pouth Dakota Is becoming something of a fruit countrv. It Is not geneially known that there are many fine orcbaids In the southern part of this state and that the fruit crop Is annually liicicasing. John Macklln , a Bon Hommo county farmer , marketed a vvngonloacl of crab apples , of which ho raised about 100 bushels this season Many jollier Viff i icr liUthtfSJslBCltqif5f SHlzo considerable ' fromHheif 'orchards' " w' * Plans for Hie * Camp a I KM. SIOUX PALLS , S D , Aug 31. ( Special. ) Senator Pettlgiew returned Sunday from a trip to Chicago , v\hcro ho conferred with the democratic national committee. The senator has ni ranged to mnkc a few speeches In Illinois and also In Congicsuman Perkins' district in Iowa , but will confine most of his attention to South Dakota , where the republicans nro going to give him plenty of amusement until the end of the cam- palcn. _ Cntott-s llollicrlinv Itll ncliiiuMi ; PinRUK , S D , Aug. 31 ( Special ) Ilanchmen along the Chevenno ilvcr are re ported as saying that the coyotes are stealIng - Ing their entire melon ciop. The coyotes seem to know a good thing when thpy see It and only take the hearts , of the melons , leaving the rest and tapping a new one They don't bother the green ones , allowing them to ripen. _ Tlnilu'iCntdr .Sond'iii'C'iI. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D , Aug. 31 ( Spe. clal ) Robert Dormnn , a Lyman county farmer who wns convicted of cutting timber on a school section , has been sentenced by Judge Smith to 512 dnys In Jail or u fine ot | 1.02r > . AVorMrd MIIlM ItosillllP Work. CLnVHLAND , 0 . Aug 31 The Turner Worsted company's mills , which have been closed down foi some time past , resumed operations today. Ncnily nil of the GOO old hands were put to work. ST JOSCP1I , Mo . Aug. SI. The Bliell Woollen mllU , one ot the larrcst manu facturing establishments ot Its kind In the west , will close down next Satin day for nn Indefinite time Guieral dullness of trade Is given as the cause of the shutdown , while the uiKdtulnty of the financial situation Is said to have contributed to the result About 200 employes will bo tin own out nf work. _ _ _ Motor CiinK. rnlllllv Slini. CHI3YiNNn : , Wyo , Aug. 31 ( Special Telegram ) Hugh Smith , n discharged hotel cook , was shot and mortally wounded loday by L M. French manager of the Occidental hotel , Buffalo Smith was discovered by Punch attempting to assault Mrs. French He > lircd three shots nt the man. all ot them taking effect French at once gave himself up to the sheriff. rirc nt Iliihl Oiniilia. About 3 o'clock this morning fire do- stioycd the plant of the Mnrtlii-Morrlxon Manufacturing rompnny at Kant Omaha Thin rompnny did a foundry huxIncHH In a nmall way Loss about $2.000 $ I'VllllllllN CIlOOMIIlllllllllllllOlls , CLIVILAND , o , Aug. -Tho commit tee on location of the next biennial xprislon of the Knlt-'litH of I'ythla * n polled to the supreme lodge tod.iy In favor of Inill 111- apolls _ _ JOIIOH Will IIo ( Minimum , CHICAGO , Aug 31 It has been di finitely decided that Senator Jones will bo chair man of the national committee. The an nouncement was made loday Mill I'llll'lllH lit OOI-IIII Vl'NMI'lN , A HOT. ! tl. At New York Arrived Sialp. from Dre- imn , Taurlc , fiom Llvirnool , filato of Cali fornia , fiom Olas/ovv , Patila fiom Mar- htlllia < tc , I'rleBlaiid from Antwoip At Movllb1 Airlvtd FuriuHdlii from Now York , for niaxgotv ami proceeded At Stettin Anlvid Oeoigl i , from Now Yoik At Houlounp Sailed IMain , from Amster dam for New YOI'.I At Gibraltar Arrived Puld i from New YorK , for Otnoi and proof I'dcd At Uiomi-n Urlvul Allir , from New York , vlti Cluiboiirg , Muncheii , from Nuvv Ycik. Delegates nrrlvlnn' at Lltllo Hock , Ark. for the sound money democratlo convention t'avor n third ticket. Bejvrii buHlncMH blockx at TlgrilM , Prlnoc I-JdworO Inland , vvuro destroyed In n llr that caused a leas of about $ JO,000. fiKtorn roadb propobo to cnurHo federal troot > 3 nt ratiH computed on a b.inln of local rntih. Instead of a mllcnyo lianU fhla will jjlvo d larger revenue to rail roads Judge Klnioiiton of the Putted Ktnten court at Charleston. H. C' , IUIH r fusid n i rmunent Injunction to the Port Hoyal > l \ugusta rullrond to prevent the Soul IK n Sinus Freight IIBSOI latlon from lnau > ui ( ing un SO per cent cut In rntcH In rilml i tlon for the Seaboard's 53 per cent cut. OT i PPP P 4 in AiM vrn S1A1E MIR OPENS Gates Swing to Admit a Crowd of Eager Sightseers , NEBRASKA PRODUCTS ON DRESS PARADE Wilderness of Wonderful Exhibits Being Rapidly Put in Place. SUCCESS OF THE ENTERPRISE ASSURED Bewildering Display Gomes from the Tortile Fields of the State. HANDIWORK OF THE FARMER IN EVIDENCE llmo No lloNHntii' } In Sii - Hint ( lu > I'rrMfiit Pull- U 111 iuvlll I'ri-d- eiH'NHttl N. At Just flftccn minutes before 7 o'clock yesterday morning the gates to Nebraska's thirtieth ntnuinl state fnlr were opened. How many people will pass through them during the sl\ days of this week the man agers scarcely dnro to speculate upon , hut. after eliminating the dlsagiccnblo feature * of last yeai they fit inly expect tint the record of attomlnnco will bo broken. Notli * Ing could bo more auspicious than the radiant runrlsc which nature lavished on the White City yesterday Tor weeks past Societal } Purlins had declared , " 01\o us HIP weather nml we will have the biggest fnlr Nebraska has ever Known" The weather was dell\eicd promptlj on time and nothing seems lacklni ; to liisme success. In the clear bklrs nnd eonifoitablo tern * peiatuio wcio icallzcd the most sail mi I no , , , liopes of thu men who hail bton woiklug ' 3f- foi months lo make 'HIP tan Tncro was just enough of the autumnal hare In the air to moillf ) the sunshine and mnko walk ing endurable There was not 11 speck of _ dust from one end of the ! > lg grouiMs to the other and the people who ramc through ( be gates ii.uclod comfortably along and told tliom ohos and each ollici how much more pleasant It was than last jear. The attendance was light during the forenoon - noon No matter lmman \ times the people me told that a fnlr vlll bo ready on the opening da ) . tlielefiibo to bo con- \liucd. They know bittci nnd reserve their visit for another da > to be sure that they will bee tin whole show bcfoie they go home The airivals dm lug tlie enilj part of the diy consisted aln ojt entirely of foot passengers The street tuis were only fairly patronirod nnd the bpcclal rullioad trains were not more than halt loaded Hut soon after noon the people began to wwell Into a lahly good ciowd Canlngcs came In. greater numbers and a aninll auny of wheel men pedaled out In happy Independence of tiansportatlnn facilities PUTTING EXHIBITS IN PLACn. It was Just as voll that the crowd wnltp < S -vJ $ n day befote It tame in full force , for In " * " splto df the desperate efforts of the management - ment to have e\erj thins complete when , the gntes were opened , they found that the task was tea much for them In plto of an energetic punching up of exhlbltois they persisted In waiting until the last mlnuto and with the usual result While nine- tenths of the fair was complete , thcio was Just enough left to be done In each buildIng - Ing to occupy the forenoon , and one or two of the c\hlblth In the Mcrrantlle and Agrl- cultural buildings were not finished until night. Btft today the last nail will have been driven , the last bit of bunting suspended and the exposition will be ready to iccelvc all who tan uowd through Ha gates If there Is any fcatuie of the fair In which mora prldo Is taken than nny other , It Is the htock exhibit which consists of an aggrega- tlon of prize winners It Is seldom that BO complete an exhibition of line stock Is btought togothci at n western fair , and nlieady It has received morn attention than any othei part of the exposition The hog and cattle exhibit Is p'u tlculaily Interesting , and to the farmers and stockmen the Iocs pens furnish a continual attraction. To some of the cltv people who visited the grounds In the enrlv luoriilns It bcemed quite funny to see a coupio of men laka a big clumsy porker and groom him nx care fully as a jockey might look after a favorite mount The hogs took their moinlng bath like human beings , nnd then they were rubbed until tbeli bilstlos v.oio as shiny as patient brushing could mnko ilnm , Some times ono of the hired hands would get a big hog down In a ( oriict and with n pair of scissors clip off all the siipi'irtuotm bris tles In his ems und around IIH | heml with as much can ; UK n. woman's maid dresslig the patilclan head of hei mlsticsa It scemeil in city rich for a hog , but vvhon a hog Is wet th $300 It has to be ticntcd with consider ation , MUSIC FOR TUB FAIR , As yesterday had no especial K\g- \ nllU.nnce outside of the fact that it was opening day , there were no special features except theband concerts , wnlch received much commenda tion Tlicie are three big bands this year , nearly 100 pieces In all and theio will bo music nt the fair every hour of the day. Superintendent Bawen completed his assign ment of the bands for each day of the fair jcstciday There aio four concerts uchcduled each day as follows The Norfolk band furnished the concert In the Court of Honoi at 10 a m und In the amphltliL iter at 1 p in yesterday nnd Thurs day Today and Kildny It given thu [ i o'clock program ut thu horse rim * and on Wednes day nnd Saturday thu meaning concert at the cattle ring The McCoolt band will play at thu Couit of Honor and the amphi theater today und I'rlduy at the horse ring on Wednesday and Saturday and at the cattle ilni ; on Thursday The Arapahoe band will pla > In the Court of Honor and the amphitheater Wednesday nnd Saturday , at the IIOIFO ring Thursday and at the cattle ring today and Krldny. The first concert at HIP Court of Honor was tendered yesterday moinlng by the Norfolk Military band of thirty pkccs , The pro- giam was well chosen and nf a character ncll adapted to pltat-e a mixed crowd , The n million showed excellent leadership , the cnsemblo being especially commendable. Whllo thcro mio not enough people on the grounds to create any great amount of en thusiasm the selections were heartily ap plauded and nppaicntly gave the bent of satisfaction Ttio piogram was somewhat hurriedly chosen and the boys say that nt theh mxt concert they will give a more elaborate entcitalmiicnt , T.s OK Tin : ruiiTii.u BOIL. \urliMillui al DUiilny .VI n illlij of Hie Ciiiinlli'N , The Agricultural hall looked frrnh and ready for rompany yeatciduy moinlng when the gates of the fair were thrown open. Tin Into hours of Sunday afternoon and evenIng - Ing had worked wonders. Kxulblts which looked as though It would leqUlrc a day at leant to get In order assumed form as II by magic , and then the work of clearing out the rubbish was commenced ! This looked like a herculean task , but many hand woiklng with a will noon accomjillahcd thi result The aisles me now clean , the ux hlbln ( look fiesli and smlllnir , and demon- all a to that agilcultur&lly , at least , Ne braska U stilctly In It 'I he nnaiigrnunt of the display * present ! nil almost indies * varkt > of dcblgnu and will.out exception arc woiKed out wtU | la