THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTE.MT.ETC , 1SOH.
I.USPSES . OF INDIAN'.LIFE
Etnkiaf r * tw of the Eac mpni nt oa tie
Exposition Grounds.
STUDYING THE RED MAN AT SHORT RANGE
btntrly > Vnrrlor , porlUc Voting
HliHiiM nnil Kncrirrtlc Spinrv *
Lend Animation ami Color to
the IMctarcucitie Scene.
Th exhibit of the Indian congress at the
TranimluUilppI Exposition , says a writer
In the Nebraska City Conservative , U doubly
interesting , la that on the one hand It la
the flrst representative gathering eve * at
tempted of our swiftly patting forerunners
In our continental arena , and on the other
It is something genuine In a. wilderness a.
howling wilderness of Midway fakes.
There ii how ling within that fence , but It
Is the utterance cf savage man forgetting
himself , there are Co doubt points not alto
gether true to the red man's home customs ,
but Imposture and extortion have no place
there.
The grounds are opened to the public at S
o'clock In the morning. One who enters
the Indian enclosure for the first time at
that hour is likely to feel some baahfulness.
He Is alone with the savages and their white
custodians. He sees tents , fires , family
groups , domestic business going on , here
are three young squads sitting on the grass ,
combing their hair , which bangs In a mop.
glossy black , all around their heads ; It le
very thick and heavy and must be ample
protection from cold ; each one holds her
comb In a full grip , like a chopping knife ,
and combs by main strength. The grass Is
not with dew and the day Is plainly not yet
wrii under way : one feels that he Is hardly
welcome thus early among the tents.
MODS the north fence are the white quar
ters , with the offices. There Is a gathering
in front of one building and bright colors
ratch your eye. A glance shows that dis
tribution of rations la the attraction. It
is the women and old men , with some of
the children , who are waiting there ; each
one , after some formality , departs soberly ,
vi tb an armful of flat loaves most conspicu
ous in his burden. Nearly every woman has
a child erect on her back , held there in some
way by her shawl ; some of the youngsters
toner above their mothers' heads. Three
young men , early afoot , stand apart , tall and
handsome In red and yellow , and look on
for the most pa" in silence. Some work-
n : n are at repairs up a ladder and one play
fully menaces the other with a hatchet , a
grunt of appreciation runs through the group
below.
I ml In ii Ulirnlt } ' .
Two stately old men pass by wrapped In
their blankets. Salute their evident dig
nity and they will bow gravely in return , and
as often as they meet you thereafter. Their
e > es are very alert and their faces , though
grim are by no means unfriendly.
Small banners before each group of tents
make known what tribe Inhabits them. To
the east , and apparently detached from the
main camp , lie Asslnlbolnes. One brave Is
about already , sitting in the wet grass , workIng -
Ing at a slender stick , three lads stand
watching him , for a guess , he Is making a
bow.
bow.The
The air Is filled with wood smoke , every
ramp has Its fire and you are always getting
10 leeward of one or other of them. An
other smell la everywhere and you soon
trace It to the cooking. You can only guss
what Ingredients go to the stews that are in
preparation. The fires are of basswood
sticks , long and heavy , about three to each
fire , they artso managed that only one end
burns and that end is kept thrust up to the
boiling pot. There Is only a tiny blaze ,
but it is continuous and gives out little heat ,
this is not wasted , but goes , together with
the smoke , to cure certain strips of meat
tliat He on a frame of withes some four feet
from the ground.
Hero Is a sample Installation : A pole Is
fixed at a proper distance above the fire and
three or four of the white man's tin palls ,
with lids , are suspended from It , all steam
ing , whllo in the middle hangs the main
pot , easily capable of holding a small dog ,
full nearly to the brim of some liquor , with
aa intermediate mass of meat rising above
It in the center. Near by the owners are at
breakfast. A dozen bucks , squatting in a
circle In the gross , are served by their obedi
ent women , who go and come between them
and tha fire.
And what Is this brought out from the
adjacent lodge to bo hung upon a con
veniently projecting pole-end ? A rounded
board some 30x1 ! Inches , covered and enlaced
by closely wound strips of cloth , from which
rises the brown face of u tiny Indian.
Probably the baby that was born yesterday ,
whoao mother thus puts him out of the way
while she attends to breakfast. He cries ,
however , as a white child thus would do , and
H taken down and banded about , board and
all , among the young girls of the tribe.
A MjMtery.
In this camp stands a tepee which. Is
tightly closed and remains so through the
lUy From It Issues a jingling , accom
panied now and then by a thumping on some
kind of a drum. You arc luft to your own
agreeable surmises as to the nature of the
( cremonlal going on within , for this Idyllic
resort Is yet innocent of guides and book
toya.
Your attention la caught by an old woman
K eling under a tree , rubbing and twisting
thing between her hands. Is she
itaning fish with her thumbs ? She pauses
' ' put a big water pail to her mouth , but
not for drink , the water IB spurted out again
in repeated Jets over what she has In her
hands , which you presently make out to be
a small moccasin.
This may be the wearer sitting before the
loilge door , with stolid , fat face uplifted to
ours. Aa you smile at her confusion over-
i nraes the small savage and the brown face
disappears forward into the grass.
The day is advancing and llttlo Indians
aru seen lingering , as If wishfully , about the
i < > nd that has been dug in the center of
tlio village , but seems to be reserved for
the washing of clothes. You will seldom
Had it without some of the women kneeling
i u the edge scrubbing and wringing some
mure or less dingy garments. Aa the heat
i areaies the skirts of the tepees are caught
i-r > and tbo breeze and the visitor's curious
BUnce penetrate their privacy together
Here U a chattering group about a squaw ,
who hat a youngster between her knees and
! hunting through the Jungle of his hair
with destroying thumb and finger. Hera
in the tints of the Omahos la a noble warrior
of large frame , lolling In the shade like a
1'jtnerlc hero , aa you halt to view him he
averts his expre elonless face and stretches
a a hand toward the puppy , very fat and
* r > olly. that Is scratching himself among
the blanket * . The little dog runs Joyously
to tumble over by the side of the chief , who
fmU his fat back and sides in a critical
way. and there is room to doubt whether 1
thu puppy baa o much ground as he may
n.nk for being content with himself. A
x-hoolmaater-looklng young man is au-
'uurtty for the statement that a dog was
Killed her * y * terday.
TtMii'i * Cluirni'trri.
Meantime tha AMlnlbalae * have rat MM ! a
new tepee , a floe one , covered w 1th deerskin.
' ghtly wad and atretehcwi tight aa a drum.
1'has a rod band around U naar the top ,
f > m which oreatuiM with claws seem to i
* < * ! town toward the grouud. Every
' tmp ha * o * Hoe lodge palntod with taura :
ftn * . but BMMI of thorn ar of muslin. whoM i
bine Ma * * * hUMtU Imprint howa that Ne
braska city * tarrh haa gone to its making ;
up Tb re U another kind of hut quite i
nmrnon a little arbor of bent bouh * . cov
fff < l cither with m i.lln
or with rlo rrv < \
mam. tbmii mam not hrio * wo n with a
warp but Mch rert pierced and tb cert
MMd through U.
The t p e u aot Ian * a-bulldm * . for the
o m understand that kind of thin * , and
ow a superb warrior , one of the fierce-look-
ins red-and-yeiio-v three , wu up * ladder
against It. upon which h courteoiulf.
but without hesitation , mount * himself to
Pit on Mme finlehln * louche * . Up like-
wi there K < H * a roarla * and a cry from ,1
little Indian wearing a hlrt , * ho I * for
"Tie reaon struck with dismay at that
; ht. but he la picked up and klwed by
the female * and faU mother wjp * hi * face
with the fiat of her hand into the bargain ,
winding up with his upper lip. It must b
admitted that there wa room there for Im-
provement. Many of the Indians , big and
little , seem to be afflicted with catarrh.
.Some Indlnn * Work" .
Others of the young men do not disdain
work. One la splitting a piece of wood
with an axe. He swlnjw the axe left-
handed and the stick is not split In the time
he remains in sight. And here are two
digging a hole with a spade. This , too , goes
slowly , for they take about aa murh time to
relieve each other as they do to dig. And
one as seen to go off toward Florence the
other day with his squaw to get lodge poles.
The woman cut the poles and dragged them
home , but he showed her the place.
By this time the whole population Is on
foot and a goodly number of visitors have
strolled In from the main fair , the dis
cords of which now and then break In on
our peaceful remoteness , for we feel our
selves far away , either In time or on the
map. Stately chiefs stroll up and down ,
great. Imposing looking men , most striking
countenances are seen among them , faces
like bronze masks , they have blankets ,
feathers , beads , shells and claws , each cos
tume is a picture and a study. The men
are more picturesque than the women , most
of them having large earrings , some of them
wear silver medals as big as stove lids ,
many of the elders carry turkey-feather
fans and the most incomprehensible old hats
are found surmounting figures of Roman
senators. Dut the women are worth lookIng -
Ing at , too. They wear most wonderful
moccasins and are sometimes covered with
bracelets , brass rings and other valuables.
Here are three lads with bows and
arrows , shooting at roots , they work hard
at it , but don't appear to hit very often.
Everybody here la picturesque , one boy has
a red handkerchief over his head , his face
painted yellow and wide yellow buckskin
breeches with farmer boy suspenders. They
are not so savage as they look ; say "Hello"
to them as they run past and they shout
back "Hello. " A short "Howsh1" as deep
in ronr throat as you can get it is. how
ever , the usual salutation , but even this you
can't always count on. Two young bucks
In full saint , passing by on , a run , respond
to a solemn "How" with a friendly "Good
mornlnz. " And here is a tepee with a
bicycle leanins by Its entrance , and there
Is an Indian brass band , which the white
policeman seem to think the feature of the
congress.
A Sioux > enncH.
Here now is something senulne. On the
grass before an out-of-the-way ledge In
the Sioux section sit half a dozen of the
elders In a circle , stern-vlsa ed old
warriors , paying no heed , to the curious
passer. They are doing something , but
what It Is Is beyond unaided conjecture ,
there Is no sound from them save an occa
sional grunt , but their hands are In motion ,
they hold up one , two , three fingers , point
upward and downward , and chop at each
other as if counting. Is It prayer , per
haps , or merely conversation'
They don't talk much , these old Indians ,
but their sign-language Is developed to a
point that Is incredible until you see what
they do with it.
You wonder at not being Importuned to
buy anything at quadrupls price. There
appears to be no merchandise offered , but
if this happens to be the one part of the
fair of which you would like to have a
relic you may , after some Inquiry , be
directed to an inconspicuous tepee , where
you are told you may find something , if
you are lucky. Stooping at its entrance
you find that your are intruding upon a
silent conclave. Four or five of the serious
old men and a couple of oil women
are sitting around on the blankets. All
their eyes are upon you , but nobody stirs.
You say "How" they say ' How" No
opposition being made , you enter and seat
yourself In the opening of the circle. They
are smoking , that is , each In turn Is taking
a few pulls at the long , heavy-handled pipe.
It Is not offered you. but If you signify a
willlrgness to partake it will be gravely
passed to you. You can proceed to busi
ness whenever you like. If It Is moccasins
you want you can easily signify that , there
Is a grunt here and there , and presently
there will appear from somewhere a pair
that you will probably find , when you get
home , flt you exactly. Payment Is easy.
You offer a suitable assortment of coins to
the nearest warrior , and he picks out the
right ones , which will come to about one-
third of what you expected to pay , if you
have ever bought such things of a dealer.
Then , If you have behaved yourself well , ho
will shake hands with you Into the bargain
and you can w'thdraw ' ; and you needn t
expect him to wrap up your purchase.
\HYT Arrivals.
By far the most curious feature of this
day is the arrival of a band of newcomers.
Flathends from Montana. They appear
marching by twos from the gate
In the southwest corner , two exposition
offici.ils in front , not looking very glad , and
tn the rear the wildest looking old savage
on the grounds , having a long fringe of
reddish hair hanging all around his head ,
from which It stands out some six Inches.
This it afterward appears It not his own
hair , but purely decorative , he la a very
respectable chief , and a Judge in his nation ,
and has been to Washington. The line Is
halted by the wash houses on the south
side and immediately there begins a run
ning from all parts of the grounds , of
braves hastening up to shake hands with
the newly arrived. Your suspicions are
aroused and you think they perhaps have
not been parted very long , but heaven at
this point sends a man with a badge on his
hat , who has lived among them aud knows
their language , and he says that not only
were they nil strangers until they met
] here , but that many of them are of tribes
! that have been hostile time out of mind.
So you turn again to watching them , with
tha little knot of visitors that has collected ,
some telephone linemen have come down
1 from their poles and Joined the group , and
| on corao the welcoming braves. Foxes ,
Blackfeet. Chlppewas. Brule-SIoux. Wlnne-
I bnROta , the young men running , the old
men pacing soberly up In their utmost
pomp , and each one goes down the line ,
giving a "Howgh" " and a handshake at
every step. "Look at'm , would ye ? " wo
say. "think he'll sbaka hands with the
' squaws ? Not by a d sight. " But the
next is a chivalrous brave , who gives the
little Flathead women the same welcome
i a * their huRbands. These are not so noble-
looklnz a lot as some of the Sioux , for in
stance , the men are rather young and grin
like Chinamen , aa If they were being
tickled In the rlb . but no smile vlsiu the
pld Judge In the rear his eyea dodge watch
fully about behind his fringe of horsehair
i Presently they move on and we call oa
the man with the badge to tell us thi * and
1 that. He has three bundles f toilet pap r
under his arm and is in some authority
over the Indians , ha Mop * frequently to
shout ine direction * la th ir tongue ,
which U a * > norou ly-boundlng * p ech. all
accent * . a * it cornea from his mouth. Tbe
Indians never aeem to about , unless a "Ho' '
to draw attention , their speaking Is a
mutter of rnnaonanta an ] iT4.1ovrin x. ith
no vowrl sounds apparent.
Tlir llnfh Itooni.
TW * gentleman tells u tout be U cm ?
anyway , but that he would have be a
, plumb demented if he had tried'
to learn oy more Indian languages. H
In Interrupted by a shame-faced wtrrtor ,
* ho. It s > * m . want * to uke a bath. Our
friend conducts him to an apartmer > t In th
wash bouse , with much frantic expartula-
tlon , from the sound of It , and returns to
us. U feemfl that the laillias ars very
cleanly and much devoted to the use of
water , but are usable to distinguish clearly
at times between the different uses that the
white man puts it to. Socie of his nppllca-
' tlons of It fill them with surpHse and eren
i i ' terror at first. "Why , yesterday" and hla
bands begla to go apart to illustrate tha
forthcoming anecdote with a measurement
"t had to get the plumber" but here a
calling Is heard from the bath room , and
he runs to learn the needs of the chief
j within , one eye of whom is buinlnq
I brightly around the edge of the slightly
opened door. It appears that he has forgot
ten the soap , and Is timid about 'omln out
after It ; probably having orders on that
head. Soap is supplied , and our linguist
j i | comes back to regale us with tinneccsaailly
'
| ribald reminiscences of life among the In
dians.
But again wo all stop to listen to a new
howling in the bathroom. All 13 well this
time , however ; the pious redman Is only
performing an appropriate song , of praise
to the good spirit , no doubt , or deprecation
to the bad one , or something of that sort.
But It appears to us so funny , for some
reason , that our gravity suddenly forsakes
i us all and we twist ourselves with mirth.
[ ! I'rppnrlni ? Camp.
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Then we fallow the Flatheads. who hava
been marched to the spot assigned to them.
By good management on somebody's part ,
their tent poles , baggage and other Impedi
ments are on the ground as soon as they
1
are ; two tepees are already up , a young
j i squaw 1s sitting on a pile of blankets with
I a cheerful six-months' baby sputtering and
j > twisting about her feet , while this bucks
| ! stand around , still receiving civilities and
! ' grinning. Two of thenr produce beautiful
i war clubs , armed with short polished black
' horns. "Buffalo' " asks an investigating In
dian , and an affirmative grunt being given
'
the clubs are handed about with much curl-
i oslty It would seem as if the native- name
for that vanished creature must have been
forgotten ; indeed , the younger men must
know him only by tradition.
An active little .squaw in blue blanket
skirt and neat leggings is setting up the
third tepee. She takes the three longest
poles and ties them together near the small
end , It is then easy for two people to set
them up Into a tripod , in the crotches of
which the tops of the other poles rest. The
covering Is then drawn around the whole ,
an opening being left low do-.vn on one side.
The hole In the top around the poles seems
not to be sufficient for ventilation , for a slit
Is left running down for several feet from It ,
with long flaps standing up , which are care
fully held open by poles coming up from
the opposite side of the tent , the lower
ends of these poles being set in the earth erin
in holes In a heavy log of wood.
Our little squaw Is working at It single-
handed , and lets fhe whole thing tumble
over ttso or three times , laughing like mad
every time. Then she comes up to wht.ro
a party of bucks are sitting on a pile of
poles and begins pulling one of them out
without ceremony , the burks Jump up Till
alacrity and pay no attention.
A Sociable Time- .
Meantime the terrible old Judge Is re
ceiving visitors , no other than the three
gorgeous chiefs in red and yellow from
the Asslnibolne camp. They have come
last and in great state ; after a "Howgh"
and a handshake they all gather their
robes about them and sit down upon tha
ground. The headman of the visitors opens
the conversation with an inquiring wave of
his hand toward the Judge , out over the
landscape and upward , meaning plainly.
"How far have you come' " The Judge's
eyes are fixed Intently on the
others ; he answers by describing
rapidly with outstretched fingers two
of the sun's circuits through
the heavens. Then the dialogue becomes too
intricate for 'an outsider , but the Indians
themselves seem never at fault for an In
stant.
There they sit , visiting in the politest and
friendliest way , and all trying very hard to
bo good Indians for the time being ; but
something in the rigid set of their features
and the roll of their fierce eyes suggests
irresistibly that these three young warriors
would llko very much to be at that old
Judge's throat.
We look at this Indian congress as a
spectacle , but who can tell what It may
mean , to the Indians themselves in the way
of patching up old feuds , of which no man
knows anything outside of their own tribes'
But Is history ever likely to be written , ITOEI
the Indian's standpoint'
It would perhaps be curious to knoMhow -
things look to a man who is an American
of a hundred generations and sees the wor-Jd
from behind copper-colored eyelids , but who
boa a father's ' love for bis children and a
statesman s concern for his people.
In the minds of a great many people the
burning question is what shall the exposi
tion do for a very high class musical enter
tainment in the closing weeks when the
weather Is cool aid pyrotechnic sonatas
have ceased to please.
It is a question Some of those who are
loudest In their clamor for something "good"
did the least to support the good things
when they were hera in June. Witness the
Thomas orchestra concerts , the Congress of
Musicians , the recitals which went begging
for on audience. Many an afternoon when
the doors of the exposition auditorium ' .sere .
thrown open to the public , without extra
charge , the orchestra was obliged to play
largely for its own delectation. The Apollo
club , which appeared here under Mr. Tom-
lins of Chicago , an organization ot which
Chicago may be Justly proud , did not get
the attention which It deserved. And then ,
to think that the club was accompanied
bv the bebt men , the very cream of the
Thomas orchestra , and had as soloists Jenny
I Osborne , Katharine FU = k , George Hamlla
| and Frank King Clark. This quartet would
| have been sufficient to satisfy , even it thera
had been no chorus , no orchestra or no
' conductor , whose reputation was far reach-
1 ing. The afternoon concerts were poorly at-
' tended. There was not a concert given that
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did not develop into a promenade concert.
; Shall then , the expoiitien insist oa forcing
upon the people something which they will
not have or will the people show that they
want art' Had the people come out and
clamored for high class music when It was
, here there would be no thought of having
{ anything else thaa 3 repetition of the pro
grams of June.
But , alas. Beethoven was not as potent
as the band stand , nor Moxart as the Mid
way
And many student * left the Auditorium
long before a Wagner program wan over ,
tired with an ambition to discover p rehanc
a sympathetic touch in the symphony or-
cfcMtra of the Chinese village which would
u&gwt the "Ride of the Valkyrie * . "
Some kinds of advertising are good. Fr e !
advertising , of court * . I * on * of thesa. Th n l
there it th judlcieu * advertising which one i
' may get by iavln the preM clipping * which i
he may have received In hu rarer But a
little the worst kind that has ever come
I ai.ro § the writer's path 11 a cinular which
has befo gomn : h round * and nhah alt -
t tildes to a Mprano wbo ha * appeared at aotcn
j Omaha churches an 1 wa * well known as a
I pupil of one of Omaha's teachers This < > r-
cular tt.irt * out with the wordt. The
' World' * Greatest Soprano. " Then follows a
I cut of the diva and ot ench member of the
company. Including Miss Ines de i osta. bt-
| , , ter known to local fame a * Daisy Himlns.
After these picture * comes a group of al
leged press notices Ahlch should be sen
to be appreciated. Among others there are
i the St. Lou la Poat-Dlapatch , Washington
i Time * . Cincinnati Enquirer. New York
I World and New York Herald , the Detroit
i | Free Press and the Chicago Times. The lat-
I ter U relative to a great appearance of the
I company at Central Music ball' !
Senor Venta. who Is here as the Interpreter -
ter of the Mexican band now playing at the
exposition , says"This ls the band of the
i First artillery It has been four time out
of Mexico This is Us fifth trip H has
played at the Capitol building , Austin T x .
the Atlanta exposition , the Dallas fair , New
Laredo , Tex , at the electricians' convention -
tion and this exposition. "
It will appear from this that the Mexican
band now stationed here did not appear at
Chicago nor at the Midwinter fair , as peo-
pie generally think. There are about thirty
military bands In Mexico. In the City of
Mexico there are about ten bands , all under
the government , each conducted by a captain
In the regular army. On one occasion last
year , the celebration of the 5th of May , the
anniversary of the battle of Pueblo In 1S62 ,
ell these bands were heard playing under
one conductor , 400 instrumentalists , on one
piece , entitled "The Battle of Pueblo "
In answer to the question , "How do you
account for thu presence of so many bands
In Mexico' " ' Captain Rlcardo Pacheco ,
through Saner Venta , stated that every bar
racks has Us own Instructor , who takes
all enlisud men who snow musical talent
and trains them at the expense of the gov
ernment When they show proficiency on
their different instruments they are then
drafted into the regular bands. There Is
one famous orchestra in Mexico , the Con
servatory orchestra , which plays at the
Grand Opera. The conservatory is under
government patronage and there people are
trained for the stage and concert work. All
persons showing talent are educated free
of charge.
All the men In the band are , of course ,
under military discipline. They rehearse
three hours every day In the year. When
In Mexico they play on Tuesdays , Thurs
days and Sundays in the parks and boule
vards.
More than 100 people a week ask "what
Is the name ot the encore piece which thu
Mexican band plays so much ? " It is "La
Paloma' and means "The Dove. " It is a
song which was very popular about the
time of the war. Another selection whijh
elicits much applause Is "La Golondrina , '
meaning "The Swallows. " The colondrina
is a bird of peerage , always leaving Mexico
ice when cold weather comes.
It is moat effective to have the band
stand in horae shoe shape , with the drums
and traps In the center , Immediately be
hind the conductor. No Mexican conductor
ever turna hla back upon the public. n
It Is considered a lack of courtesy
Therefore Captain Director Rlcardo
Pacheco always faces the audience.
The band , as it is. has proved
a strong attraction for the exposition. The
music ia all of a high class order , but the
captain , with coqjettlah grace , very fre
quently introduces some such popular se
lection as a hunting scene , bird vender
etc. , while the American war songs are well
represented. The selection founded upon
the themes of "Pagllacci" and the Masse
net suite , "Scenes Ptttoreaques , " are played
magnificently. THOMAS J. KELLY
Co in In it of Imirx' Ilmid.
Thursday night a remarkable scene was
witnessed by a few peoplp on the Grand
Court at the exposition. A handsome man
m the showy uniform of the Mexican ar
tillery was effusively embracing a stoutly
built man In citizen's clothes , much to the
latter's apparent embarrassment Frederick
N. Innes , the leader of the famous Innes
band of New York , was talking with Musi
cal Director Kelly of the exposition and
listening to the Mexican band. Captain
Rlcardo Pacheco , leader of the band , was
watching the pair. He went over shortly
and spoke to Mr. Innes politely but formally
and returned to his position. Senor Venta.
who Is with the band as Interpreter , said
to Captain Pacheco. "Do you know who that
is ? " "No , " answered the captain , "but his
face seems familiar" "That is Innes , "
continued Venta. Captain Pacheco's face
broke Into a radiant smile as he ran quickly
back to embrace the great band leader and
as Mr. Innes afterward told It , "the hugging
match lasted five minutes. " Captain Pach
eco was a guest at a dinner given by Mr.
Innes at Atlanta during the exposition there.
Mr. Innea spent Thursday and Friday in
Omaha looking after the preliminary work
lot the visit of his great musical organiza
tion to this city. He consulted freely with
Musical Director Kelly and has arranged
everything to his complete satisfaction.
Frederick N. Innes. who Is to play at the
exposition for six weeks commenc
ing September 23 , la rerognized as
one of the greatest bandmasters In
the world. For years he oc-
i cupled the field alon > as the greatest of
all trombonists. When one considers that
the United States pays its musicians in the
army the same as common soldiers , the
charge of about J4.000 a week for an engage
ment of Innes1 band looks exorbitant. But
' army musicians , like the musicians of some
cross roada bands , play for what
the" can get. Musicians for the
great concert bands have to be
1 selected from tie few and they get
I what they ask. It is not unusual for the
soloists In such organizations to get S1DO
a week and the average wage of the other
, instrumentalists is $ S a day A concert
band like Innes' is one of the costliest or
ganizations on the road. It Is remarkable
that Innes manages to travel constantly
with pecuniary success , when large opera
companies and extravaganzas have tried to
do so repeatedly and failed. Presumably the
long engagements of such bands at exposi
tions , where they play to the millions. Is
what maintains their average earnings and
lets them pull through.
Mllr. IliTKli'o Ili'tnru.
Mile. Lillle d'Angelo Bergh of New York.
London and Paris , the well known singer
and teacher of singing , who visited Omaha
a few weeks ago. has given a very success
ful song recital at Colorado Springs , at
which place the leading singers and society
women have all been studying with her.
Mile. Lillle d'Angclo Bergh has been en
gaged to give another song recital in the
boll room of Senator Hill's residence In
Denver. From there she comes to Omaha ,
where an opportunity will soon be given of
hearing this charming singer She will be
at home to her friends at the Merriam on
the morning of September 10.
Ulitlnirnlxhed Pan fimiT" for Cnmp > * .
LIVERPOOL , Sept. 3. The Cunard line
steamer Campania , whloh sailed from this
port today for New York , will have among
Its patoengers Hall Caine , the novelist ,
Mifca Ada Rehan. the actrees , Lord and
Lady Braw y and Metdames Cavendtth-
Bentick , Ogden Mills and BaHlngton Booth.
Ilojlll IIIK
Newport castle. No. 1U4. a newly organ-
nd lodge of the Royal Highlander * adrtrd
a veate n new name * to tta njembertliip role
last week , making now a total of nearly
Mventy-Bve Several member * of the Omaha
lodge were m ar.eadauie aud helped confer
the degrees.
Real Furniture Bargains.
Fire damaged goods to be closed out this week Room I
more valuable than furniture to us now So we have marked
every piece left at prices that must force them out Only a
few left
'
12 Dining Tables , quarter sawed top , fine
' tables , but little damaged , $4.75 ,
I ( $6.75 , $9.50.
i '
; 50 Bed Springs , each , 50c.
,
'
I 100 Oak Stands , each , 55c.
i
j
: 25 full sized Wood Beds , balance of suits
I
burned , each , $1.95.
5 piece Parlor Suits , not one that sold for
less than S2 7.50 and up to $85.00 each
wonderful valued these from $10
to $34.
6 all upholstered Easy Chairs , each $2.50.
Solid mahogany Hall Chairs , each $2.75.
Large rattan Easy Chairs , each , $6.75.
Natural birch Bed Room Suit , value § 35 ,
$18.75.
Sewing Tables , 70c ,
Fine upholstered Parlor Chairs , solid ma
hogany frame , value $15.00 to $22.50 ,
$9.60.
All above goods in basement. Come
Monday morning.
] 4l4-l4lG-l4lS STREET.
Ante Room Echoes
Next Friday , Spptember 0 , will be Woodmen - I
men of the World day at the Transmissls- j !
' j
slppi Exposition. Special trains at reduced
'
rates have been arranged for to run from
thu following places , taking up passengers at i t
1
the Intermediate points- Des Molnei , Cedar
Rapids , Kansas City , Hastings , St. Louis and
Sioux City. Delegations are also expected
from Texas. Kentucky and other states. The I
headquarters have been fixed at the German
Village on the Midway , where baggage will
be checked for all wearing badges. Contests
of bauds and team work of the various or
ganizations will take place at the grounds ,
for which flnt and second prized will be
given.
The addresses of the day will be given by
prominent speakers of the order at the Au- j
dltortum. The Midway people bavo con
sented to acknowledge the Woodmen s <
badges and all wearing these will receive |
reduced rates at the various attractions , j
All camps of Omaha have Joined hands In
entertaining the vialting Woodmen now in '
the city from Missouri and Kansas. Upon ,
their arrival at the stations they were met
by the Alpha Guards and band and escorted
to the Woodmen's hall , where lunch and i
good cigars were provided. |
Sovereign Lecturer C. C. Farmer delivered
an address lost week at a gathering at
Greenfield , la. The occasion was the annual
picnic of tha Woodmen of the World of the
surrounding country Refreshments were
served and an excellent program provided ' i
for the entertainment. '
The September "Visitor" gives an excel
lent report of the convention of the Pacific
Jurisdiction Just completed In San Fran ,
cisco. The delegates were entertained in
true California style.
Hon. Josah Town cf Minneapolis Is now In
the city in the Interest of the order. Mr. '
Towne will remain until after the special day
this week and sea the exposition thoroughly.
The Missouri and Kansas log rolling pic
nic takes place at Sedalla , Mo. , on the 23th
of this month. | I '
Modern Woodmen of Vmorlcn.
Whllo many of the other lodges and secret
societies have had and are preparing for
special days at the exposition , the Modern
Woodmen of America bavo not been Idle and
expect to eclipse all other attempts on the
day set apart far them on the d of this
month. On this day 23.000 members are ex
pected to be present and music , parades ,
contests and everything else suitable for
display and a good time win be brought
forward to make the day a grand success.
Low rates have been arranged for on all
roads leading Into the city and special ex
cursions will be run from many Important
cities of the neighboring states. The Modern
Woodmen , the official organ of the order ,
made a special Transmlsslsslppi Exposition
number for Its September Issue and dis
tributed 350,000 copies among the various
camps. Following U the program for the
day 11 a ui. . In the Auditorium at the
fair grounds , truslc by the Mexican Govern
ment band , addrfss of welcome by Governor
Silas A. Holcomb ; response by Hon. A. R.
Talbot , chairman of the board of directors ,
Modern Woodmen of America , music by the ,
Mexican band , address by G. W. Wattles , i
president of the exposition , address by Hon.
W A. Northcott. head consul. Modern
Woodmen of America address by Mrs S. D.
Watt , supreme oracle of Royal Neighbors of
America , music by the Mexican band , 4
p m. , grand marching drill of uniformed
foresters on the Grand Plaza. Prizw will
j git en for the best appearing and drilled
team 1100 , second best appearing and
drilled teem , ITS , third best appearing and
drilled team. ISO. and fourth beet team. CS.
After tliuse drills evolutions will be gone
through with while marching on the Grand
Plaza. A prize of Jlj will be given the
team showing the b et drilling tactic * .
In the evening at T o clock music will be
f u i rhed In the grand band stand , after
which a dlnplay of fireworks will take place , ,
in which pictures of the head officers and 1
Special Sale
of Carpets.
Tapestry Brussels , best quality made , over
fifty patterns to select from , 75c.
A Velvet Special.
Two complete lines at unequaled values ,
85c and $1.15.
250 pieces new Axminster Carpet ? , not to
be duplicated anywhere , yard , 85c.
These are goods usually sold at $1.25.
Ingrain Carpets.
All wool , guaranteed , 50c.
Extra super best all wool sold every day
in Omaha for S5c but no one pays us
more than 65c.
These goods are all bargains in fact.
the emblems of the order will be displayed
in fire.
Hoii of Veteran * .
Next week will bo Sons of Veterans'
week In Omaha. Hundreds of members of
this society are expected to como to the
city during the early part of the week
and spend sevcrar days here in having a
general good outing. A special train will
arrive from the east next Sunday morn-
mg. September 11 , bearing the commander-
in-chlef and a largo number of delegates
from the New EngUnd states and delegates
from Pennsjlvania , Illinois , Indiana and.
Ohio. The commander Is Colonel Charles
K. Darling , at present with the troops
of the Sixth Massachusetts , who has pro
cured a leave of absence and wllr spend
several days with the Sons of Veterans.
One hundred members will come from Illi
nois and will endeavor to get the position
of commander-in-chlef for Colonel Shepard
of their number. Monday will be the spe
cial day at the fair. In the morning the
members will meet before thu commander-
In-chlef and at noon adjourn to the exposi
tion grounds , where the afternoon wiir be
spent In sightseeing. The Denver drum
corps of 100 pieces will be here on Monday
for the special day In the evening , beaded
by camp No. 5 of Fremont , the members
will be taken to the den of Ak-Sar-Den
and initiated. On Tuesday evening thera
will be a public campUre at Crelghton hall
at which Major Clarkaon , J. L. Webster
and Senator Thurston will deliver ad
dresses. Wednesday officers for the enau-
Ing year will be erected. Wednesday even
ing the local order will give a theater party
to the visiting members. Three hundred
delegates are expected from Minneapolis
and 200 members from St. Paul. Thebe will
be brought here on special trains. Re
duced rates bavo been secured on all roads
for the occasion and success is assured.
Frntcriml Liilon ofiuiTlc'ii. .
Banner lodge , Fraternal Union of AraorUa.
gave a steamer excursion last Wednesday
evening which was attended by 600 members
of the order with their friends and neigh
bors. Last Thursday evening this lodge
decided to purchase silk robes to wear at
the reception of the supreme officers which
will be given on the night of September 22.
Elaborate preparations are bcmi ? made to
receive these officers who will be in attend-
ancpiu the exposition on that date.
'
Mo'ndnmin lodge held a rousing meeting
Monday evening with seventy-five members
attending. Frater Coran. who has been In
Iowa for the last month in the interests of
the order , was present.
Arrangements were made for an anniver
sary banquet to bo held on the evening of
September 28 , when It Is thought that four
of the supreme officers with their wives will
be present.
Deputy Ballev has gene to Crete , where
he will take part in Instituting a lodge. The
local deputy boa secured a membership ot
twenty-five names , with good prospects for
getting others.
Deputy Donnell of Wymore , Neb. , was re
cently attacked by two robbers near Pawnee
City , who knocked him down. robbed him of
J23 and threw him off a bridge twenty feet
In height. He is slowly recovering from his
Injuries , which at first were considered se
rious.
Knluhtn of Pylhlnx.
On Tuesday evening Triune lodge will In
itiate three candidate * into the third rank.
A special program hag been arranged far
the evening and visitors of the lodga at
tending .he fair are expected to attend in
large numbers. Refreshments win be
orv6d.
The Kolghu of Pythias are especially In
vited to attend the services at Unity unurcu.
Seventeenth and Ca g * tr * n. tui maming.
Rev W E. Copland , formally of thin city ,
will conduct the service * . Dr. Copeland IB
an old enthusiastic worker In the order and
while tn Omstu did a great deal of oed
for the fraurnlty
IiiHlnt * M anil Krult-rmil Yxnorlntliin.
Next Tuesday night the member * of the
Busmen and Fraternal association will en-
tertam vmttni : members in iheir ball on
EDLC VTIO'N VL.
Opens Sept. I nth , 18'S. )
| Hoarding anJ Day School for Girla
Lndpr the direction of IU Rev Ocorga
WorthingUm. 3 T D . LL. D Primary ,
, preparatory and collecrlato < ourscH. Com-
I potent coips of teacher ? Modern moth-
j ods ind every advantapo offered "afnc
I attention paid to the moral , mr-ntr _ _ . . „
, physical well belnc of the students , i , .
mas conferred. Prepares for all col *
open to women. Special courses In h °
er English , Sciences , Ancient and Jlou.tc' ' °
Languages , Munlc and Art Terms m(1'nt (
entp. nullillni ? repulnvl iind In exc-elleifDt
order Sanitary plumbing. SutlHfactory
steam nootlnir
„
Parents and ffuardlani doslrlng to enter
pupils will pleii.ie send for catalogue or '
appiy personally to
Mrs. L.R. Upton , Prin. . ;
Rrowncil Hall. Omaha. Neb10a
DAY ACADEMY OF THE \
mrm un i iv
Cor. 27th and St. Mary's Avenua
Classes will be resumed Wednesday , Son.
tember 7th
The Academic Pourao contains every
brant-h of a thorough rellned and literary
education.
Frem h , German and Latin nre liu-luded
In the curriculum of itudlt-i free uf f Imrgc.
| VtlUTlc-ll'M I.IMllllllUr4'hliol of MllNlc ,
CHICAGO CCNSEVART08Y
Viiilltorliini ( till , ; . . hlunici ) .
Elocution , Dramatic Art and Languages
i MU \\i.i-n r\tii.r .
E HXLITpw OPENS
SEI > T 1 I8' > 8.
' 'ut.iliiK if m.ilh I fr . A liln sa
HEHMIMIO I LUJi II. . . Mnnnwrr ,
Them , S , McCarthy Academy I
S , W , Cor , I7tli & Douglas , ?
A School of High Grudi Exc lusivi'ly forf )
Boys Number Limited to Twenty.
Three Departments Primary , Prepura-a >
tory , Academic. Most unlquo bUMinm i. )
course in the city. Photography , Type- \
writing. The curriculum embraces nil thn y
brancheH of a solid , liberal and rellned \
education. Gymnasium and Military I
Drill. V
The elevf-nth term opc-na Monday , Sep. '
tember 12th , IH94
M. S. McCarthy , A. M. , Prin.
Faraara street with a program of music ,
literary entertclament and initiations Thn
ledge from South Omaha will pay the Omaha
organization a visit and a large number of
out of town members are expected to be the
gticata of the supDe lodge. Special ef
forts have been put forward to make the
program a pleasant ono and new features *
of a musical and athletic nature will b >
produced. At ,1 recent meeting of the su
preme lodge , W. 8. Howard wa elected * .
* g supreme organizer to take the place of
ft' . H Brown , who held the position for \
* orae time.
Ani'lrnt Order of United W < irUini > n.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen -
men U still arranging pinna for u
iti day at the cxpoiitton on O > '
tober 18. The ' *
arrangement * are la the
bands of a committee , which will report the * .
program la a few day * . Supreme MaMr
Workman H. f 8 * * lena of South Dakota 'l '
in expected her * to take part on the pro- *
gram.
. -
When you call 'or I-wiWitt * Witch Haiel 'J
Salve , ttw grrat pile cure , -Jon t accept anything - *
thing elbe Lo. . t oe ' lUcd uito ai'iptmg Af
subu.uie. for bile * , for sore * , for burn * . ' '