THE OMAHAti DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 1 ! ) , OMAHA , 3THIDAY MORNING , SEPTE IIUDR 24 , 181)7 ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY PIVE CENTS , SENDS A BIG CROWD Omaha Quits Business for the Day and Goes to the Fair. CITY PEOPLE SWELL THE GATE RECEIPTS Financial Success of the Enterprise is Assured Beyond Doubt , FOLKS FROM TOWN ENJOY THE BIG SHOW Epond the Time in Gazing Upon Products Displayed , CRO.VD THEBU'LDINGS ' TO SUFFOCATION Extlimitcil Unit Yi > Nlcriln > lO.OIKI Pvo- l > ll ! I'llHHCll lllV ( illtCH ll > lllllllK t the Ground * of \ < 'lirunkn'H , ( ji'rnt i\i > iixltlon. The turnslllcs at the State Pair grounds Yesterday clicked off a happy farewell to any fears that might be left In regard , to the financial bucce-ss of the enterprise and , \vhon the gates closed at night It left the management with the absolute assuraneo * hat the fair had already proved an unpre cedented success. It was Omaha day , and the people turned out right royally to do honor to the occasion. A crowd that was variously estimated at from 40,000 upwaids surged over the grounds and burled the al leged deficit In the finances of the board under an avalanche of half dollars. There was nothing lacking to make the day enjoyable joyable- Even In the afternoon , when the crowd was biggest It was possible to M > O the fair without the honors of dust aud heat that wore so imuh In evidence when In other years It was hold e-arller In the month. The great proportion of the people who conio iu to bco the fall manage to time theli arrival to bee the Ak-Sar-Itun parade Thurs day night , and consequently man > of them wcro In ovldento at the talr grounds yester day. Those , with a more than ordinary at- tcmlanco from Omaha , South Omaha and Council Blurts , combined to unko thu day ono whldi will go far to balance the heavy expenses of bringing together such on exposition. The travel on the various trans portation lines was heavy all day. The Jlrst tralnb that went out In the moinlng were well loade-d and at D o'clock the street cars were packed to thu footboaids People who waited for a ear west of Sixteenth street had freqnentlj to wait while several cars passed before they could board ono that was not already crowded to suffocation , and by the tlmo the traitib reached PaiK aveuuu they were all loaded to their full capacity. CROWDING THE GROUNDS. Out at the grounds igotor trains dis charged with seventj-llvo to 100 passengers every two minutes and they poured down the avenue to the Court of Honor at the rate of nearly 15,000 an bout Every few minutes a rallroud tialn would deposit a crowd running up into the hundreds at the west gate , and fiom the east an unending line of vehicles wound toward the amphi theater. Then thu streams of people from the thrco main avenues met and mingled In a human eddy that giadtnlly extended and enlarged until it seemed to cover the cntlro grounds During the forenoon there was still abun dant space In which to walk around the grounds without serious Inconvenience , but In the 'buildings the people were paeked so thickly that tapld progress was Impossible' The Individual who entered at eric door had to take time to get to the other He or bho nt once became a conglomerate pait of the crowd. One could move on when the crowd moved and not bcfoie And the crowd developed curious freaks at times Occasionally It would be attracted liy bomo curiosity in ono of the exhibits and Immediately all progiehs was bar-ed Ihu epaco Immediately In fiont of the ceuter of attraction became- solid , Immovable1 nueb ami the people behind were compelled to malt with as much giaco as possible until the vanguard had satisfied Its curiosity and moved on to repeat the perfoimanec at anothci point lint nil this was experi enced with gencial good nature The people had waited until the big day on pu-pose to get Into a crowd and bo Jammed and elbowed and pushed and Jostled and appai- cntly they liked it Thcrr were occasional Instances where people undo themselves ob noxious by lemorseleBRlv treading on women's gowna and other pe-aple's feet , but such objcctlonables were soon spatted by a ciovvd and given a sulllcleut taste of their own med- Iclno to effect a cuio. WKATUUH JUST 1UGIIT. Considering the number of people who were continually crowding o\er the grounds the atmosphere was remarkably comfortable. The air was bban > enough to prevent the heat from becoming oppressive and in bplto of the continual tramping of tlmus-uuls of feet the dust was never obnoxious. The multltudo of slda shows did a rushing busi ness , and down at the stock pe-ns the people were nearly as thlek as on the higher grounds. At the noon hour there was a tiemendnus rush for the restaurants and lunch fitniuls , but those who were willing to wait a nasoimble tlmo had llttlo difficulty In getting stUfactorll > fed Whllo the e'atlne houses are scarcely as numerous as a jear ago , the quality of thu food Ecned IB decidedly improved , and with a coupla of jourw experience In handling Stao fair crowds the rostauranteurs have Jounieil to serve tholr customers much more cxpcdltlously. The band roiuort ke pt a big crowd of people - plo Immediately around the band stand after 10 o'doek and every selection was enthusi astically applauded. Hundreds of people fieumcd to bo coiucnted to spend the time sitting on the benches In the Court of Honor and merely watching the crowd as It whirled nml eddlod around them. The management Is not giving out the exact - act figures In regard to Wednesday's attend- enco. It was stated ye'sterday that there were In round numbers l0,000 ! people on the grounds Wedueiday , of which U.OOO repre- tcnted paid admittances Tlieso figures Indi cate thut tho. crowd was not as big as on the day before and that thu number of paid ad missions was bllghtly loss In splto r f the fact that on Tuesday n considerable proportion tion of the visitors were admitted free The general opinion of experienced Judges , who were on the grounds both days , Is that there worn at le ast 30,000 people on the grounds Wednesday and that the crowd was decidedly Jilgger than on the previous day. MinyriM ; OF mn : KIOKIT.HS. Pnvnr llolilliii ; \ < * xt Xadonnl Mi-cllnir In ( linnlin. The Nebraska State lleo Keepers' asso ciation held the second of Us annual meet ings In the Apiary building Wednesday. J'rcslilent E. Wbllcomh acted as chairman , The president talked for a few minutes of the United States lice Keepers' society , which held Its annual convention at Iluffalo a ehort time ago. I. . , I ) . Stlllson discussed the subject of the Lincoln convention , which was held last icar , The committed on prcbldent'i address ami rtbolutlons made the following report : "Your committee on the president's addreis beg leave to report , afte'r a cartful consid eration of the varlcus contemn , ju-artlly endoise each and every recommendation eon- talned therein and this association fchould eslit In having the several recommendations Into uractlcal oneratlon. Vour cow- tnlttco cspeclilly endorses the well-chosen words on the death of two of our members , Mrs. J. W Heater and Mrs. H L Hallcn- brick. This ossoclitlon has lost two of our most active nnd advanced bee keepers , and while we all mourn the loss of these es timable members wo submit to the will ot Him That doeth all things well.1 "We especially endorse the action of our president In writing the United States Bee Keepers' union requesting that It hold Its next meeting In Omaha In 1898 Wo further recommend that the grading ol the honey bo given additional attention by this assoc'a- tlon so that this matter may be more thoroughly understood for the securing of uniformity In grading" A paper by William Stolly Piitltlcd , "Some Things Every One Ouiht to Know , " was read and discussed. Three reports to the State Agricultural society of experimental colonies were read by Mr. Stolly of Grand Island and C. M Lewclllng of Heaver City The reports show that there are a very few satisfactory setlements being made In dif ferent portions of the state. Many places , though Impracticable for apiary purposes , have proved highly profitable. The meeting concluded with a discussion of the various methods of wintering and watering the honey bee. \M > Kill IT ( illOUS JT"M3I1HASICV. . L'lMiNiinll } I.nrurv i\lillilt IMnccrt He- for < > the 1'nlillo. Tlie Horticultural building Is easily dis tinguished by Its decorations of evergreen The miniature bastions and columns near the main entrance are burled beneath ma'ecs of the green shrub , making a most pleasant contrast to the glare of the white buildings sui rounding. The exhibit this year In almost every re spect Is a world-beater. Every space along the walls was called for rarly in tinseason. . The crop of fruit lias been unparalleled In thu hlstoiy of Nebraska , and consequently the farmers wish to tell the world of their gctx ! fortune. The Interior of the building has been handsomely decor.itcd with a wealth ot greens and In many places , as If to s4iow thu oveillow of fortune's bounty , long stream ers of apples , pcarb and other fruits have been strung across the aicues lu graceful ftHloons. Under the experienced hands of Superin tendent J H. Hadklnson the exhibit ! have been classed and neatly placed In groups In the various sections. The first division which attracts attention on account of its size Is that of Sarpy county. Here the grades of pearlies , apples , plums , peurs and grapes grown In the fertile region are shown in great profusion Among the most promi nent fiult misers whoso names appear on the plates are Chailcs Noun , who hab charge o the display and John Dugan. The next exhibit down thu alble Is that of Doughs county The enormous size of the display is bewildering. Extending across the smith wall of the building , It overllows to several other sections and the reMduu Is collected upon one of the central Mauds Apples , grape-s , peais , peaches and plums are n evidence. Many of the peirs and apples ire of exceptional size It Is provable that n-iny of the premiums on this class of fruit tvlll bo captured by the banner county in the state. Several varieties of currants and Slbe'lan crabapplcs aio shown. The display of nuts peculiar to eastern sectloiib Include the butternut , beech and others , demonitrat- ns that anvthing can be giovvn lu the west tlat Is peculiar to the east. Among the main exhibitors are : J. J. Coles of De Bolt , Paul Stoltenberg of Florence , C osby & Armour of riorenco and Dr. Link & Sons of Mlllard. In the Washington county e-xhlblt there ari > 17C varieties of fruit , showing tills section to be In unusually proM > erous condition In the year 1897. The same grades of fruit as cx- lilblted by the southern sections arc here and the honors uppear to be ve y equally divided , both as to slo and quality. NEXT TO DOUGLAS COUNTY. Nemahi county has the next largest ex- tilblt In the building next to that of Douglas county. There are G50 plates containing products of the orchard , with nearly 400 varieties. The display of peaches is espc lally fine , there being twenty-five dlffei- ent kinds. The grapes follow with fifty-tin ee vaiietles and pears with twenty-seven. The [ lawpaw Is represented with numerous st'ecl- mens , which appear to bo as good in flavor , tho'ugh a tiillo smaller than those raised In the southein country. The persimmon and binall varieties of crabappla are also In cluded. In the apple exhibit nearly every vailety Is represented. Accoidlng to the statement of O. P. Dovel , there are 237 vaiietles spread before the eyes of the visitor. Including the Hen Davis , northern jpy , gcnl- lon , fauiuesjc , wlnesap , giei'iilngs , lussctt and pippin. lho.ic whose exhibits are piomlnent aie G S Christie , Johnson ; G. N. litus , Nemaha City , Schell , Cochran and William Cocldlngton , Auburn , Isaac Willams and John Furnas , Hrownvllle , J. E. Snodgrass , Johu- ' on , and Aldilch & Sons , Brock. The Plllmore county display comprises about , ! 00 plates of fruit The produet Is well do\eloped and free from blemishes. The piomlnent exhibitors are Younger & Co. and C. A. Warner , Geneva , P. A Murphy , Exeter ; G A. Walker , Tair- mont ; II. H. Demmlng and George rinley , Gtneva , and J K. Baiber , Exeter. Of the Individual exhibits C H. Barnard of Table Hock has nearly 500 plates of his own raising. G. M. Whltford of Arlington follows with 175 ; J. J. Coles , DeDolt , Is next , and Hussell & Co. of Wymoro follow with ninety vaiietles of peaches The crop of this lltm In 1S9C was 80,000 baskets , one of the largest crops ever raised In the state A nuw orchard of 125 acres has been plcnted In the vicinity of Lincoln , which Is expected to net largo returns within a few- years. Of the fruit this year. It may be said that the pears Including the Duchess , ricm- ish Beauty , Huff tun , Iletirre , Hardy , Selkle , Kelfer , Sheldon and B. D Anjou have beaten those of any previous year. Among the plums the European , Japanese and Anieilenn varieties have come out on top. The York county exhibit has many features worthy of special mention , among which ib Its excellent output of grapes and apple's. Among the best display arc those of George UofElter and Hlley Steinblo of York. In the canned goods section thcro were TifiO entiles , almost double the number of last year. A great quantity of the goods exhibited aic from this city and county , but there are also many from the western coun ties All kinds of fruits ate shown In the preserved condition The denotations of the hulld'mg arc duo to W J Hrster and E r Stephens of Crete. Mr. Stephens furnished the evergreens and Mr Hc ser has a large number of palms , ferns and potted plants. wouic or 'iTiu MIIII'\SICA AHTISTS. Crnlllnlili * I'li-tiiri'M tluit 1l < ' | > rc < 'iit Iili'iiN nf Iloiiu * I'ruplc. In spite of the fact that there ore people who Imagine that Nebraska Is uncivilized and that a really artistic temperament Is still scveial generations In the future. Ne braska artists bring together on exhibit at thu Statit fair each year that would be cred itable to the art of any btato or eountry There Is much native talent that Is still crude It lacks the finish and sense of harmony that comes with thu Instruction of great teachers. But someof thu artista have worked out for themselves effects that students with the greatest possible ad vantages have been absolutely unable to ac quire. There Is much In the annual ex hibit that promises great things as yean pass and Nebraska art begins to acquire a broader scope. In one respect the exhibit In the Art build ing this year Is more strikingly represent- aliveof Nebraska artists than any that baa prevlouEly been brought together. In pre vious yeau the main attractions of the buildIng - Ing have been the great masterpieces which have been kindly loaned by Geoige W. I.lnln. gt > r and other art enthusiasts. Tlieso wcro niagulllccnt Indee-d. but they were no more representative of Nebraska art than ls the Brooklyn bridge of Nebraska engineering , But tbU jear the exhibit Is distinctively a product of Nebraska The more pretentious paintings of the old masters may bo m Us til by so inn who have been accustomed to look for them , but thu galleries aie filled with Bright aud clever handiwork of Nebraska ( Continued on Third rage. ) IS MRS , LUETCERT ALIVE ? Thrco Witnesses Swear Ihey Saw Her on May 3 or 4. FLATLY CONTRADICT STATE'S ' EVIDENCE Ivenoxlin , AVI . , IlnrKceior Trodden ( lint He TnllttMl nltli tinWoniiin Toll .MIlintCH I'ollceimm TrlH n Minllnr Morj. CHICAGO , Sept. 23 Viewed Horn various standpoints today's proceedings In tlio Luet- gert murder trial wore the most remarks- bio that have occurred within three weeks. In the face of the sensational cir cumstantial evidence that has been produced to prove that Mrs. Louise Luctgert met death In her husband's sausage factory on .May 1 three witnesses testified today that they saw the woman alive on May 3 and 4. One of these witnesses talked to her and believed from a description and a photo graph of Mrs. Luctgert that the woman he saw was Mrs. Luetgert. This witness was Matt J. Sholrl , a barkeeper at the Hotel Maple , KcnoshaVIs. . He said ho fiuv > a strange woman at the Hotel Maple on the evening of May 3. Hu talked with her nearly ten minutes. She asked to be di rected to the farm of one Mueller In the neighborhood , but as no one seemed to know of such a person , the woman left. The fol lowing day Sholrl again saw the woman IIo described her general appearance and her clothing and Identified a photograph of Mrs. Luetgert as the wom&ci ho saw. On cross- examination by States Attorney Dcnccn wit ness at llrst placed her weight at 130 or 140 pounds. Then he hesitated Slid he had got mixed up and remarked that the woman weighed 115 to 118 pounds , which was about Mrs Luetgcrt's weight. This hesitation and correction were made muoh cf by the piose- cutlon , which Intimated that It Indlcited that Sholrl had forgotten the weight that had been probably told him at first Policeman Henry Peldshaw of Kenosln , WIs. , testified that he saw n strange woman In the police station of his town on Miy 3 The witness said he afterwards < -aw the woman at the Hotel Maple and the fol lowing day at the railway station. Hu de scribed the woman as a blonde acid said she wore a sailor hat and slippers One of the slippers she had worn was found In the po lice station after she had left. The wit ness Identified the picture of Mrs. Luet gert as closely resembling the woman ho saw. saw.counouoiiATES counouoiiATES THE STORY. William J. Gunston a clerk In the Grant hotel , Kenoaha , Identified the photograph as the picture of a woman he siw In his hotel on May 3 He said bhe came Into the hotel and remained ten minutes and left. IIo de scribed the woman and corroborated the evidence of the other witnesses. Emma Schimpke came to the court room In the afternoon to hear Hosa Glelch Im peach her evidence given on Wednesday. She was fighting mad when she heard her self made out a falsifier. Attoiney 1'lialen discovered her presence In the room and called her to the witness stand. When asked If she had not told Rosa Glclch she had lied on the witness stand the witness replied : "I don't remember" "Did you not tell Hany Fielder jou lied when jou said jou saw Mr. and Mrs. Luet gert May 1 ? " "I don't remember. " "Did jou not tell Ilosa Glclch you did not see Mr. and Mrs. Luetgert the night of May 1 ? " "I maj have said so " Mrs Mattlo Scherrer , the last witness of the day , testified positively that Emma Schimpke girl had given on the witness Sschlmpke girl had given on the witness stand was in'rue. SENSATION SPRUNG. The trial opened with a sensational Inti mation by ex-Judge Vincent that the police were Intimidating the witnesses of the de fense. Ev-Judge Vincent , soon nftor court opened asked that the jurj bo excluded while ho made a statement to the court. After the jury retired ex-Judgo Vincent , with Indigna tion In his tones and force In his declaration , said. "If the court please , there Is strong reason to believe that the police are Inter- feiing with witnesses for the defense and tryIng - Ing to Intimidate them. I do not say abso lutely that this Is true , but the Indications point almost directly to that conclusion I dctflro an order of the court prohibiting sucli action on the part of the police or the prose cution. " "Why not make the Injunction cover both sides ? " suggested State's Attorney Deneen. "Tho court docs not require Instructions from any of the attornejs engaged , " sharply lesponded Judge Tuthlll. "I will make the charge that witnesses for the defense have been Interfered with and harassed by the police , " said Attorney Phalcii of the defense. "If that Is true there should be an In vestigation , " remarked State's Attorney De- neen. "If any witness for the defense has been Intimidated It has been done without knowledge of the state and wo do not ap prove of It. " "I will say now for the benefit of the police , said Judge Tuthlll with severity In his tones , "that If I hear of any Interference with witnesses on cither side In this casa I will deal with the offender and my deal ings will not be gentle This defendant has rights hero and they will bo protected " "Why not order an Investigation ? " queried State's Attorney Deneeii , "Mr. Dmeen , this court ! will make the or der It deems proper , that will do. " IMPEACHING STATES WITNESS. When , the jurj was recalled Rosa Glelch was placed on the witness stand for cross- examination. This witness was called yes terday to Impeach the evidence of Emma Schlmpko , given In the direct examination by the prosecution She stated that she was with Emma Schlmpko on the nlgbt of May 1 and remained with the Schimpko girl until the latter entered her home. She denied emphatically that either of them had seen Luetgert leave the lattcr's residence ami go to the sansago factory as described She denied also that Gotllcba Schlmpke , who testified that she also saw Luctgert and Ills wlfo , was with Emma and herself that night Furthermore , the witness said that Emma SUilmpke , since she had testified In the case , had admitted to the witness In the presence of otheis that she had lied. Ac cording to the witness Emma Schimpke said she lied because Gotlleba , her weak-minded sister , had got her into the Luetgert case and she would not testify on Luetgcrt's side. The witness also stated that Emma Sclilnipko tried to get her to tell the name story Emma had told to save the tatter's reputation. State's Attorney Deneen went at this wit ness with one of the most remarkable cross- examinations ever heard In the criminal court. Ills questions were fired at her with the ranldlty of a repeating rlllo worked to the limit of Its speed The witness was quick-witted and replied promptly for a while , but she was not as resourceful as the lawyer , and after half an hour she be came confused and her face blazed with ex citement. Then she began to contradict herself as to Important particulars , and made corrections which weakened her evidence. The crowd at the court house today was larger than usual , and the struggle to secure admission to the court room partook of the nature of a riot. Hundreds were turned away , and the officers on duty at the door had several encounters with unruly visitors. Harry Fielder corroborated Rosa Glelch's story and asserted that the mother of the Schlmpke girl compelled the latter to tell the story the did , Matt J Sholrl , a bartender at the Maple house In Kenosha , WIs , testified that he giw Mm Luctgcrt on the night of May 3 He taid she came into his saloon weary and with bedraggled eklrts as It she had walked far. She Inquired the direction to the house o ( a farmer turned iliu-ller. The lollc-wlng day Sholrl said he saw the woman again at Spring Hluff , a suburb of Koifh | Sholrl was not acquainted with , Mr . Luetgert , but from the description of her he was posltlvo tbo woman he saw wns she. CORRECTS HIMSELF. Late In the afternoon the 'witness Sholrl , who testified to meeting Mrn. Luctgort In Kcnosha , announced that he desired to cor rect his testimony. Ho took the stand and delivered himself of the following : "When I said the woman weighed about 140 pounds I meant to sny she weighed about 115. I was thinking of her ago when I made my former statement. " "What's that , " asked ' State's Attorney Doncen. "I was thinking of her age when I said she weighed 140 pounds.1 "You mean , do you , that she was about 140 years old and weighed 115 pounds ; Is that It ? " "Thut's It ; I was thinking of her age. " "That's all. " said the state's attornej , and Sholrl stepped down. \IM > UIS > , TN IIKIIAI.K OK cun\ . Prvxlileiit Kllinn Allen of ( In * Cuban Iendue IN Hontil I'riini. NEW YORK , Sept. 23. * President Ethan Allen of the Cuban League of America to day Issued the following addiess to the mem bers of the league : "A year of patriotic v\ork Is about to end In grandest results. Last spring nearly every governor of this republic , at our re quest backed bj the legislature of his state , spoke for Cuban independence. Many hun dreds of thousands of Alnerlcau citizens , re- spending to the appeal of this league , hive made It manifest that public opinion Is on the side of the Cubin Insurgents and hostile to their oppiessors. The hour of emancipa tion for Cuba Is at hand. 'The commanding voice of the nation has at last reached the executive. Though the tlclij has been much too lei g the retribution al hind will c\cuao past dellnquencj Our tnln'stcr ' In Spain will do that which shallend the murder , plunder and medieval tyranny in Cubi , al lowing Its entrj into sovereign states The nation Is ready with guns If cicccssiry Every member of this league should be alert to uphold the piesldent In such a pollcj Let all when the moment comes saj to him : 'All divisions end at the water's edge * " JACKSONVILLE. Ha. Sept 23 A Flor- Idau from Cubi icports that the leccnt ex pedition for the Island was captured mid that nineteen men on the vessel were slain by Spaniaids IIo adds that Havana Is now suffetlng n , beef famine , PARIS. Sept. 23 A dlhjialch to the Temps from Madild sajs : The attitude of the United Stales has caused a g-eat sensation at Madrid because opinion had been lined on by the optimistic condition of the Spanish mltiistei at Washington upon the attitude of the goveinment and that tea despite sevenl warnings from Mr. Olney anil.Mr. Cleveland's messme The official bulletin * of Captain General \\Vjler have leColveil too much confidence - | fidence when the United Sta'tfcs goveinment I i was eveiv month receiving from Its consuls j I and specials envrjs totallj diffcient news | I The gcnciJl Impression at San Sebastian i and Madrid is that the Spanish government ) will try to drag negotiations along unless 11 i ejects pure ! } and simply the good offices I of the United States on the ground of public I opinion and upon the further ground that' the opposition would not permit it to toleiato foreign Intervention , even though amicable. CVhT UPONA liSKUT ; LSI , VM ) . Slilsm reeked bailers Iuiulo < l nt Sjdiiej Vfter n Yen TV IlitrilMlitliN. SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 23. The story of the fate of the missing Norwegian bark Seladon was confirmed todiy upon the ar rival of the steamship Moana from Sydney. The Seladon left Newcastle , N. S. W. , on July 13 , 1S9G , for Honolulu with a full cargo of coal. On the night of August 7 , at 11-30 o'clock , the vessel struck Starbuck island vvhilo running at u peed of seven knots , and fifteen minutes later four feet of water was reported in the hold , and two boats were launched with crews of eight men each. After laying by the vcscel until daylight , Cap tain Jeger decided to make Maden island , which ho icckoned to bo two days' sail. Hav ing nothing but a chait aud compass , how ever , the boats missed the Island and at tempted to Make Christmas island , but missed that also. They then ran before the wind and for eleven dajs proceeded without a mishap On August 18 , the gig capsized , and all its o"cupants except Chief Olllccr Nell- son , who was drowned , were picked up bj the other boat. Captain Jeger died of c.x- haustlou on August 24 , and wart burled. On the twenty-third day out , August 30 , the fourteen men divided their last tin of meat , five pounds , which lastdd threedajs. . Mean time thcj were dependant upon occasional show era of rain for their water supply. For six more dajj they sailed on , too weak to move , and when all hope had been given up theli boat ran upon the reef of Sophia islands and cast them ashore fortunately they weie picked up by natives , who treated them with the utmost kindness , but the ship's carpenter , T. Olson , died from the result of his exposure a few days later After subsisting upon cocoanuts , turtles and seabirds - birds for ten months and ten days , the steamer Cljde , bound for Auckland , was sighted , and Captain Calaghan took the ship wrecked men to Fiji , where they were tians- fcircd to the bark Ellen , which conveyed them to Sydney. IMltlUY l.NTO THIS MIOOTING. Coroner nt Ilnrletoii CommeneeN Tulc- liiK Text I in on } at ImpicHt. HAZELTON. Pa. , Sept. 23. Coroner Mc- Kco this aftcmoon began the Inquest Into the deaths of the striking miners who were shot at Latlmcr. A score of witnesses were examined. There was present quite au array of attorneys and they occasionally suggested questions to the coroner , who carried on the examination. Dibtrlct Attorney N. A. Tell of Luzerne county was ( . < re and II. A. Ful ler of Wllkesbane appeared for thu coroner ; .State Chad man Garman , John McCain en and I ) . II. McLaughlln for the prosecution , and George II. 'Iroutiijan of Hazelton for the I deputies. Dr. Thcdorl > Itch , becretary of the Austro-IIungarlan consulate at Philadelphia , and It. D Coke , attorney for the consulate , ] were also presentJ Nearly all the testimony adduced was a ] repetition of that brought out at the hearing at Wllkesbarre. Mo jt of the witnesses were foreign stilkers , who were in the march halted by the deputies' deadly fusllade. Ihey gave the details of the affar | as already pub lished and all declared that , none of the strikers were armed ; that Sheriff Martin pulled a revolver on tjiem but no ono at tempted to toke It from lilm ; that no violence lence- had been offered that official , The hearing will bo resumed tomorrow. The strike situation remains unchanged today , except for the return of those Har- wood miners , who were Afraid to go back yesterday. Eveiy colliery 1" the region worked and there was not the slightest dis order anywhere The , question of the with drawal of the mllltla remain * undetermined , but that It will begin before thu end ot the week Is felt by those at headquarters to bo almost a certainty. Tonight the convention of delegates from the mine workcre of the region Is in secret ECSEtgn discussing the situation. Hiilluny Superintendent , ) ' Ollleei-N. NASHVILLE , Sept. 2i-Tho American So ciety of Hallway Superintendent ) ! . which has been In session for two days discussing mnttciH pertaining to railroad management , adjourned today after electing the follow ing oltlcerH President. C It. Price , Pitts- bun ? . Pa . llrst vice president , S , Dunn , HUH. sellvlllc. Ky , second vjce president , G H Iliown , Corning ; . N Y , : secretarj1 , C. A Hammond , Anbury Park. N , J ; treasurer , It M Sully , Petersburg- ; executive com. mlttee. C V Kctchurn , Byraeuue , N , Y ; A , H. Smith , Youngstown , O. ixilo | loii KlIlM Tliri'i1 Men , LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Sept. Ki A special to the Post from Owcnsboro Bays- The saw mill boiler of n. G. Dtx , three miles from Llvurmorc. blew up this mornlnir Three men weru killed and ten Injured Cold water run Into the boiler taug d the accident Thu mill > vus totally wrecked. John Gooduan and Henry Suite are the names of two of the men killed , but the other names could not be learned , UNITED STATES TAKES A HAND Brings Suit Against South Omaha Live Stock Exchange , PAPERS BEING SERVED UPON MEMBERS I'tiltiMl Stn < en AHornojflpttrrnl Mc- K < -n n 11 AUn tlutt n Injunction Hi * INMIIOI ! AKnlnnt the There Is every prospect that the South Omaha Live Stock exchange may be aban doned by Us members Those who know predict that It will collapse today. In spired by the victory In the United States court In Kansas over a live stock uxcliang * there , suit has Just been brought by the United States against the South Omaha Live Stock exchange and all of Its members. Its membership amounts to a few over " 00. The suit Is authored by Attorney General McKenna of the United States. The papeis In the suit were filed with him some time ago by Attorney John T Cathc-s of this city. They wcro returned yesterday with the statement tint the attorney general had ap proved of the suit. Summonses are now being pieparcd by the clerk of the circuit co irt of the United States nnd will be served by the marshal lu South Omaha today. The effect of the suit , If decided as that at To- pcka was , will be to perpetually restrain the South Omaha Live Stock exchange from carrying on Its business. U Is alleged that last September the Omaha Live Stock Com- ml slon company was orgauled , but Its mom- bcis hid charges preferred against them by the South Omaha Live Stock exchange. In January mcmbeisMp In the exchange was undo Inrder by an Increase In thu member ship fee from $100 to $1,000. It Is alleged In the petition that the ex change Is a trust , and that as such it oper ates In violation of thu laws of the United States. ASKS AN INJUNCTION. The prayer of the plaintiff In the suit is as follows "Your orator further prays that said de fendants nnd each of them , their servants , agents and employes , be provisionally aud perpetually enjoined and restrained from en- foicing 01 acting pursuant to rules S , 9 am : 10 of said South Omaha Live Stock exchange changeor yielding obedience thereto ; also from Imposing or attempting to Im pose any of the fines aud penalties pro vided for In said rules ; albo from discriminat ing In any manner against any person who Is not a member of said South Omalii Lho Stock exchange solely because of such non- membership ; also fiom icfuslng by unltea or conceited action to deal or trade with persons who are not members of said South Omaha Llvo Stock exchange solely because of such non-inem- bershlp ; also from entering Into any con tract , combination or conspiracy , fixing 01 tending to fix directly or indirectly the price to be charged as commission for buying 01 selling live stock shipped fiom one state or territory for sale or disposition In another state or territory ; alco from enter ing Into any contract , combination 01 con spiracy limiting or attempting to limit the right of any person In business at bald Union Stock yards to employ labor or as sistance , on the light of any such person t ) send telegrams , prepaid or not , fiom bald stock yards to any other state or territory. ASK OTHER RELIEF. ' 'And your orator also prays for such other further or different relief herein with Us cost as equity may warrant or to the court may boem meet. To the end , therefore , that said defendants , If tney can show why your orator bhoulil not have th relief hereby prayed , and may according to their best and utmost knowledge , remembiance. Informa tion and belief , full , true , direct and perfect answer make , but not under oath , answer under oath , being specially waved to each and all the nutters nnd things In this bill and petition contained and that as fully and as rartlculaily as if the same were here re peated , paragraph by paragraph , and they were specially Interrogated thereunto sever ally. May It please your honors , the Judges of the United States court , to grant to yom orator a writ of subpoena ad respomlendMin Issuing out of and under the seal of thlb honrrable court of them hereinbefore named , commanding them , and each of them , on a certain day and under a penalty to bo therein inserted , to appear befoie your honors and then and there make perfect answer to all the premises and further to perform and abide by such order or decree as to your honors shull seem meet , and ulso a writ of peipetual Injunction to the came tenor , pur port and effect as hereinbefore set foith and prayed. " STOCIC nvcii v\ni : VIIMIIIUS TVLK. Can't I'liilcrHtniiil Motlvi * of Attorno ) firm-nil In Ilrlnuln Suit. Up to last evening the officers of the South Omaha Llvo Stock exchange had not becii served with any papers in the suit com menced by the United States attorney gen eral to dissolve the exchange. Nearly all of the members of the exchange left tlielh places of business as soon after noon as pos sible , In order to attend the fair , and thost > who remained had no official knowledge of the action taken by the legal representative of the government. As composed now , thu exchange is governed by a board of nine directors , the officers being Michael Murphy , president ; James G. iMartln , vice president ) A. L. Lott , seciotary ; T. B. McPhcrson , treasurer President Murphy spent the ar- ternoon at the fair , consequently his Idea ! could not be obtained. Vice President Martin said ; "Tho action of the United States attorney Is unaccount- i able As to the probable result or the policy to bo pursued by the exchange I will not 1 express an opinion " Secretary Lott said : "A dissolution of tbo I exchange would be a blow to the enttlo In- terebts of the west , as by the rules , govern- ' lug the buying and Eelllnn of stock now In force the shlppe'i Is protected In every way and especially aaglnst unprincipled per sons who otherwise might frequent the yards. " , Treasurer McPherson was not lu the city , but It Is expueted that he will bo at hN desk this morning Draper Smith , a proml- I ncnt member of the exchange , had not heard of the suit until told of It by a Bee repoiter. i Ho expressd both surprise and regiet. "Un der the rules and regulations now In vogue the cattle "business " of the west , " Mr. Smith said , "Is being handled satisfactorily to the shippers and commission men I think that the United States authorities must bo Igno rant of the safeguards the exchange throws ' about the shlppei else it would not have taken the step It has. " I None of the members could talk with any ' degree of Intelligence on account of not havIng - Ing seen the papers , but It appeared to be i the general opinion that a special meeting of the exchange would bo called within a few days to formulatesomo plan of action That the exchange will fight the case them can be little doubt , but until a meeting 1 held It will not bu known Just how the directors will proceed Superintendent Paxton of the Union Stock Yards company eald : "Such action on the part of the attorney for the government Is to be regretted , as unler the present regula. tlons the business appears to bo conducted to the entire satisfaction of the shippers " Olrlirnti' Over ( ! ftew IlrldKf. NIAQAUA PALLS , N Y. Stpt 23-A three days' celebration of the completion of the new Bteel nreh bridge over the Niagara Korgo was formally begun yesterday nftor- noon -with u burst of music from IM musi cians from four of the finest military bands of the United Stntcs and Canada The two mayors of the Niagara Tails walked to the ' center of the bridge from their respective sides and each trasped the * hund of the I other. A salute of twenty-one BUI \ s ' fired from the brldce. Last nluht t alia end bridge were brilliantly THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Toreen't for Nebraska Pnlr. Cooler , Northwest Winds. 1 , Omnlm DIIV lit Slnto Vulr. Another O.iy of l.iu'tcorl'n Drfense. Mult ARiilixt the Union Stork Yards Ak-Sur-lloii'ii OnrRruui 1'itrndo , 3. Killing nt tinStiitu fair. 4. Kdllorliil nnd CniniiiiMit , 6. T o Lincoln VVoiurn Slightly Hurt. IllurU IIIIU Mining Nru . Hlg llri'tvcry HIIIIIH nt l.nCroMc. 0. C'onnell llhtrN l.ontl MiUtorn. Nrgrotimplo.M > ( l In limit Mines , Moro Dentil * from Yollim 1'rvcr. 7. Ciininiprolnl ninl I'limm-lnl XruN. H. ItnllrouiU Doing n Hlg llii lues. 0. lltpoiltloii Mu im ijrrs nnd Muff \V < ) rk , llrllMi Hnnlirrit PriMrnt n 1'mlest. II ) . Hrfnrnu'rx Who Antrilnto lntlii < r. 1 ! ! . Wi-Uli 'lln Crouitril Out of MurkH. I'ort Itiiniliill ItiMrrtatlon to lln hold. ] lo\v uVoni in ( lot H Scoop , r.vn > PS or TIII : HAY \t IliiMali1 1'alr Cronnil * ! List Day of the Pali. Band Concert Grand Stand , during the afternoon. Jubilee Singers Grand Stand , during the afternoon , Hacea During the Afteinoon. Vttrni'tloiiM In ( InCltj I Illumination of Streets and Public Build ings.Grand Grand Coronation Ball at the Dcu ot the Knights of Ak-Sar-llcii. McSorlcy's Twins Btfyd Milk White Flag Cielghton. i < si > rilit 'N 'I ( intirrntiii ' . Hour. HrMT. Hour. Dcu. r n. in r > 7 1 p. in 77 ( I n. in r 7 - p. in 71) 7 n. in. . . . . . rr : t p. m SI ) S n. in r ! > -I | i. in so ! ) n. in ( lit r > p. 111 71) 10 n. in ( i ! ) O p. in 7 , 11 n. in 7 p. in 7'l II ! in 7 > > 8 i > . in 7.1 t ) | i. in 71 Yesterday's weather was unusually pleas ant , and a continuation of thu same con ditions aie promised for today. PHOM > CU OP A VMVnilMTY. President SHim ninnii of Cornell Stntrs Ills ContotloiiN. . ITHACA , N. Y , Sept LM In the course of his annual address to the students of Cornell today , Picildeiit J G Sclunn inn made "somo icfcrenccj which hive been ac cepted as applying to the recent troubles of President Benjamin E Andiews and the eor- poiatlon of Brown university. "Coinell , " obseivud Mr. Schurminn , "recognizes that the mijorlty may bu wrong j and the majoilty may be light therefoiu absolute ficudom is the soul of the institu tion. Brice eallcd our majority uilo systum fatalism of the multitude We belluvo' here that one man with God's truth is a majority and every tcichcr Is pxpectcd to do what Sociatcs did , although he outraged Athenians and suffered martyrdom for it , to communi cate to others hit , own belief and convlc- tlonb or else to answer to a charge of sacii- legc. I believe the Institution should Lease to c.xist a thoiiband times sooner than that a single piofccbor could be coerced. "Teachers should bu free to Investigate nnd to , announce and to proclaim what they have discovered. They must be free to pieacnt both bides of a question. The teacher Is not the repicsentatlve of a coiporallon of the people , but the representative of the God of Truth. "Whllo It Is a necessity to any univer sity , it is not so paramount to the freedom ot a teaching staff. Better that the univer sity bo wiped out of existence thJn that truth be suppiesscd. The end of a univer sity is piopigation of truth. Any preten sions of a eoiporation to set llnilM on a tciching staff must bu resisted as absolutely unwarranted. " riiovrinii DAY AT Cclclun Hull Is AHonili'd li > Him } ViN- llurN from Other 'louns. CHEYENNE , Wyo , Sept. 23 ( Speelal Tel- cgiam. ) The thiitleth anniveisaiy of the 01- ganlzatlon of the city ot Cheyeunc wns ob served here today by a frontier day celebra tion which proved un unqualified success Over 3,000 visitors > from vailous putts of the state and from Coloinlo and Nebiaska were present and the attendance at the day's spoils at the State fair grounds was over C.OOO. 'I ho celebration commence ! it noon , when a salute of thirty guns was flied fiom Bat tery A , Wyoming National G > iuids , and all of the bteam whistles and bells in the cilv were sounded The events at the fair giounds were flvo cow pony rac s , in which many of the noted cowboys of the state untctcd , wl'rt ' horse races and roping contests. A shim battle by the Eighth United Stitt-s Infantiy , a realistic holdup of the Dcadwood coueli by mounted lilghwaymoa nnd a ic cue by cowboys ; n representation of n/i old-time emigrant train of prnli lo schooners and ox teams ; a lynching by vigilantes and a rep resentation of pony express riding by well mounted cowboyb , All of these ovenU wcic successfully given and created giuat en thusiasm. A permanent Prontler Day association will now bo formed and the celebration i.'ven ad- nually. PrnHt DninnurM Tolmrco Crop. NASHVILLE , Sept 23-IUIIaule mUlccs from the tobacco counties In this stnto show thnt the ciop has been seriously damaged by frost In Hobertson county nnd mljoln- Ing counties the ciop is badly dnrn iged Ad- vleos fiom houthein Kintmky eounilcs also ipport extensive diim ige , creates ivc-ii than In TciniL'SHcc counties Mo > t Tennessee , counties estimate the crop ut about one-half an average ciop Notorious I'li'K poi'lvi'lMriTHtfd. . ST LOUIS , Sept 23A quaitet of notori ous pickpockets were arrested hero today by a ChliMgo detective and two local detcu- tlvis They arc HUPP ! Sullivan , Nellie Ilyan , alias "Battln Ax , " Hurry Ueltoehe and Ed Sullivan , nllMH "Annie " The fein weio alioiu to enter a restuur.int , when the detec tives' ' haw them and ordered them to nurrcii- dtr A light ensued , but the pilsoncrs were landed In Jail. llnliliii | Krnsf rnd'il , ST LOUIS , Scp-t 2J-A sprclil to the Ilc- publlo from ( JutlnleOkl i , bays : An at tempt to hold up the south bound Santa i'c piucngrr train near IMmond at 7 o'cloek tonight was frustrates ! by dtputy marxlialH and several of fhle-f Kenim'H men The outlaw H are being clmncd Two of llicni aru ex-diputy United States marshals. Olilo Di'iilot'rntH Opi'il tin * C COLUMBUS , O , Sept 23 About 3000 peo. pie attended the opening meeting of the democratic campaign at the Audltoilum to night Several thousand person il Invlta tlonn had been Kent out by the loe.il coin snlttte AHe'n W Thurman prcHld'd The chief spec-Hi was that of II. L Chapman , candidate for governor. Ml > I'llll'lllN Of Ot'fllll Yt'NHI-lM , Si'lll. - ! ! . At New York Arrived Hi enien , from Bremen Sailed Normannla , from Hamburg At Naples Arrived Ems , from New Yoik. At Plymouth A rrlvi'd Kue-rst Dltmiaick , fiom New York , for Hamburg At HremPii-Arilvcd Travu , from New York , via Plymouth At Liverpool Arrived State of California , from Montreal ; C'ullc , from New York ; 1 Pcnnland from Philadelphia Sailed Cor- i Inthlan , for Boston , Indiana , for Phlladel- At Quccnstown Sailed Oermanlc , for New York At Uotterdam-Ballcd-Hottcrdnrn , for New York Al Genoa- Sailed Kaiser Vv'llhilm IIor Now York M Copenhagen - Sailed- kit. foi New York. At Hamburg Arrived Patrla , fiosn New ENTRY OF THE RING Triumphal March Through the City of His Mightiness , Ak-Sar-Bcn III , HIS SUBJECTS ACKNOWUD3E FEOFFRAGE Ruler of Thh Prosperous Lind Arrives with His Retinue , RECEIVES THE KEYS TO THE CITY OF OMAHA March of tin Reigning Monarch is Ono Continuous Ovation , PAGEANT OF QU.VtRA . GLITTERS WITH GOLD TliniisiindN of VIen nnd Women Com * from I'nr anil .Near ( \Vitiivml Iliu CrovvnliiK I'.venl of the IVMnl It may be possible for human genius to devise and human workmen prepare a grander paguint than was seen on the streets of Omaha last evening , but they never have. Tint was the consensus of opinion throughout the greatest concourse of people that evur witnessed any passing show In the streets of Oniah i. The Pageant of Qulveri was the tltlu glvon the third evening tmndo ot this season , nnd to bay that it far BUI passed all previous efforts ot the Knights of i\k-Sar-Beu Is to admit a tiul'iii , however strong a statement It may contain. The Illumination of the principal Btiee-ts and the big buildings , the military and civic parade and even the gor geous display uf electrlc-llghtod Holts on the previous evenings of the week had but in el cued the citizens and theli numerous guests foi a still grander aud more elaborate dlspliy of page'iutry , and the-y weto not dis appointed. Ihey weie ovci whelmed with surprise. They wcro captivated , and for once an Omaha crowd roused itself fiom Its too common lukuwarm disposition , nd mani fested lt pleasure over the goigeous lloaU by beany applause and loud lunrahs. MAGN1P1CENT THEME WELL DEPICTED. Although there never were more beautiful floats passed through the streets of any we st- cin cities than those seen In Omaha last evening the particular chaini of the grand pageant was in the continuity of the hls- toilcal allegory represented by the score of floats Ihero was a thcmo to the pigeant , and It waa not so remote that one needed an X-ray appaiatus to dlscuvei It. Thu hls toiy ot the Kingdom of Qulvera was beau tifully and symmetrically portrayed. From tbo days when Jamestown , the oldest settle ment In the United States , was fouuded down to thu time whun thu Tiaiisniisslsslppl Exposition engrossca the attention of tbo public there was scarcely an event of , his torical Importance happening lu this part ol tbo continent tlut dltl not have Its counter- felt picsentmunt in last night's Pageant of ljulveia The ciedlt for thu manner in which It was worked out is due to Georgu F. West of this city , author of thu theme of the pageant. Asldo from the historical and al legorical intcrcat in the pageant , it may bo remarked that It was a proposition of gioat beauty , and will piobably never bo forgotten by hundscds of thousands of spectators who saw it. The gaily attired horsemen , the handsomely costumed characters on the lloats , the re plendcnt glory of a score of floats , accompanied by thu martial muslo of a doyen bauds , constituted a form of the passing thow of the nineteenth century not soon to be foi gotten. It was the climax of theeffoits of nn organization that has done moro for the city of Omaha In the last three yeais than many Institutions have ac complished In a decade. SEEN BY MANY THOUSANDS. Only superlative adjectives can bo used In describing cither the pageant or the crowd that saw It If It Is tiae that the procession ot llrats constituted the giandest pageant ever seen In the streets of Omaha , It l no less true that It was witnessed by the greatest tlnong of cpectato s ever gathciud on the stroetn of Omaha. Estimates of the size of such a dense concourse of pe-lc ) scattered over so many blocks must necessarily vary , but It Is the JUgment of conservative men , used to mingling with girat throngs of people , that no lesj than 2riO,000 people witnessed the passing of the pageant from the tlmo It left the Den until Its icturn thcro after a march through thirty-three blocks Figures approximating this result will bo obtained by a computation of the thlrty-threo blocks through which the parade passed and an average of flvo rows of peeiile along each sldowalk , or by figuilng out a icasonablo pro portion of the cltl7cn of Onialm , South Omaha and Council Bluffs , plus the visitors from points In this and otho'Htules moro rc'inote. But no mere statement of numbers will convoy on Idea of the ilzo of the multi tude. HOW TO GAUGE IT There was but ono way to obtain a fair opinion of tlieiiopulailty of the long-heralded king and the ardent curloblly of the populace to behold him and that was to pass over the route nf the pirado. It was the Fame almost eve iywheie Sixteenth , Douglas. Farnani , Ilarnoy , Eighteenth , Howard and Fifteenth sticets had their flagstonepounded harder than they cvci were In one evening before. On all thcso streets the curbs were used as front pews , and In back of them were ranged long rows of chains that woru secured either through a tiemendous yank of ono of th lower limbs or through the payment of some coin to the fortunate pofsesior. Back of the chain * theio woru line * of spectators varying from tince to six depp Ollleo windows , the fronts of teHldPiices and publlo buildings , tbo roofs of the lower buildings and platforms built out from higher on en were all utilized to their greatest csraclty. At the Intersection of every cross street along the route of the parade theie was not only a large crowd of people standing In the open street , but back ol HIPSO were enough vehicles to carry all the argonauts of Klon dike and their Impediments across the Cull- koot pass. There were all sorts of vehicles. Thcro was the big wagon of the farm , la which the farmer had loaded his own family of gills and boys and same of those of his own neighbors on the flvo boards running across the width of the box. Alongside of this cumbersome wagon , Just near enough for the teams to get tangled up , cat the smooth young man with his best , girl In a single buggy , the kind with a narrow teat. Then thera were high-seated traps that on needed a step-ladder to reach and low vic torias with fair women reclining in the easy scats , waiting patiently for th procesilon to cornu along These and a half dozen other forms ot vtacoui and carriages could lie