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VOL. XL1I-NO. 68.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER
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tf 1912-
THE WEATHER.
Unsettled; Cooler
TEN PAGES.
. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
TWELVE PERSONS
MISSING SINCE BIG
FIRE ATJCl PARK
Indications that All Were Burned to
Death When Amusement Seo
, tion Was Destroyed.
MARTIAL LAW IS PROCLAIMED
Militia and Police Guard Great Piles
of Personal Property.
ONE MAN LEAPS FROM PIES
H. F. Lock Drowned When He Triea
to Escape Flames.
THREE MEN KILLED IN CHICAGO
Beaalne Tank la Sooth Side Dye
Factory Explodes vrlth Fatal Re
anlta Girls' Eacape from ,
. Burning; Building. .
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 4.-Twelve
persona, Including one woman and the
alx children of S. J.v Zarde, wealthy sum
mer resident, have been missing since the
outbreak of the flames that destroyed
ithe entire amusement section of Ocean
;Fark. Soldiers and police guarding the
ruins today expressed the. belief, that all
had lost their lives. H. F. Locke, res
taurant cashier, leaped to death off
' Frasier pier.
1 Two companies of militia are on guard
.and the town Is still under martial law.
Bayonet-studded lines of citizen soldiery
' and- police are protecting the Immense
piles of personal property thrown out of
'burning buildings last night
Three Men Burned to Death,
CHICAGO, Sept 4. Three men are re
ported to haVe been killed today in an
explosion of a tank of beiiilns lu a. couth
side' dye factory. Thirty girls working
in the upper rooms Jumped from windows
to escape the fire that followed, but none
of them was seriously Injured.
Kevolt in Michigan
Prison is Crushed
JACKSON, Sept 4.-The Michigan peni
tentiary, scene of yesterday's rioting, to
day was almost as quiet as a cemetery.
Only the- presence of the marching
soldiers, with rifles and bayonets gleam
ing in the sunlight, Indicated anything
unusual. Warden Simpson declared posi
tively that the revolt had been- crushed.
But one incident marred the quietude
today. It occurred when a number of
the convicts who had declared themselves
ready to return to work were removed
from the eelluae.mebo(JyB.tartd.
yelling. Others joined in the clamor, and
then the prison officials took a hand in
the matter. iThirty seconds he
noise began a group of silent convicts
marched to the workshop,
Severe punishment is to be inflicted
upon those listed as leaders of the riot
according to significant statements made
in the' presence of the board of control
members. '
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Senator Bourne Will
$ ! Vote for Eoosevelt
WASHINGTON. Sept 4. Senator Jon
athan Bourke of Oregon In a formal
statement today announced he would sup
port Colonel Roosevelt's candidacy for
president : '
"The republicans of Oregon as well as
of every other presidential primary stale,
except Wisconsin, selected him as their
choice for president this year," said Mr.
Bourke. "These : presidential ': primaries
returns clearly indicate that Colonel
Roosevelt is. the choice of the great ma
jority of the. republican party and cer
tainly was of Oregon; hence, I, being the
originator ef the presidential preference
law, shall support Colonel Roosevelt for
the presidency in the November election."
Aviator's Bride
r Causes His Arrest
MINEOLA, N. T.. Sept 4.-A warrant
was issued today for the arrest of George
W. Beatty, the aviator, upon the sworn
complaint of his bride of a few months.
Mrs. Beatty appeared in police court with
her. hair awry, her face scratched and
bruised. Mrs. Beatty said that the prelude
to the fight was her finding in the
aviator's pockets letters of an endear
ing nature written by women. The war
rant charges assault
DEATH OF HORSES IS
DUE TO PARASITE
BLOOMINGTON, Neb., Sept 4. (Spe
cial.) V peculiar sickness Is attacking
the horses of Franklin county. Assistant
State Veterinary Surgeor. Haylman, who
has been attending tiso cases, says that
the. malady is due to eggs laid on the
grass and weeds which the nlmals eat
These eggs hatch out In the stomachs of
the horses Into little parasites resembling
the trichina sometimes found in pork.
These parasites rapidly eat large hole
In the intestines of the horse and cause
death, often in a few hours. Over twenty
horses have died of the disease, the latest
reported being a fine animal belonging
to C. E. Moffett of Bloomlngton. which
died after being sick about five days.
The Weather
For Nebraska Local showers; cooler.
. For Iowa Unsettled with local showers;
little change In temperature.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Hours. ukk.
PRESIDENT OF PACKERS NA
TONAL BANK IS DEAD.
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ABNEK W. TRUMBLE.
IOWA BULL MOOSES
STATE TICKET
NAME
Convention Finally Decides to Name
Candidates for Office in
Hawkevf
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Decision Arrived at After Repeated
Conferences.
COL ROOSEVELT MAKES SPEECH
Repeats Charges of Theft of Nomina-
, tion at Chicago.
ADOPT SEPARATE PLATFORM
Taft Cannot Speak
to Chemists Because '
of Sprained Ankle
WASHINGTON, . Sept . 4.-Presldent
Taft arrived here from Beverly today to
open formally the International Congress
ot Applied Chemistry and welcome its
delegates at a White House garden party.
Mr. Taft expects to stay at the White
House tonight and leave tomorrow
morning for New York, New London and
Beverly. He declined to comment upon
the election returns in Vermont
' When President Taft returned to the
White House today on his return from
Beverly, his right ankle sprained a few
days ago while playing golf, was giving
him so much trouble, that he was obliged
to break his morning' engagement to ad
dress the .opening of the International
Congress of Applied Chemistry and will
remain in the executive offices.
Upon the advice of his physician, Mr.
Taft took to his bed for a few hours to
day expecting to remain there until the
garden party. It was said at the White
House that the president needed rest.
but ' suffered no illness other than his
lame, ankle.
In addition to a sprained ankle and a
sore foot President Taft is suffering from
a slight attack of the gout His com
paratively long siege of work this sum
mer with, little opportunity for exercise
is partly to blame for his condition, ac
cording to his friends. It was believed
that a week of rest on the yacht May
flower and in Beverly will put the presi
dent on his feet again. - '
Republicans Carry
Five Districts. in
" the Golden State
BAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4.-Yesterday's
primary election, which gave the progres
sive party its first opportunity in Cali
fornia to test its strength, assured the
Roosevelt-Johnson organization control
of the state convention that is to be com
posed, of the .legislative, nominees. This
means that republican electors pledged
to Roosevelt will go on the official ballot
as the republican candidates. Taft
leaders, to get their electors on the ballot
will be forced to resort to petitions.
Much interest centers in the congres
sional fight in which the progressives ap
parently carried a majority of the eleven
districts. Eearly today the result ap
peared to be as follows:
First district E. A. Hart, progressive;
second district F. M. Rutherford, pro
gressive; third district Charles F. Curry,
republican; fourth district Julius Kahn.
republican; fifth district John L Natln,
progressive; sixth district, Knowland, re
publican; seventh district, James C.
Needham, republican; eighth district, E.
A. . Hayes, republican; ninth district C.
W. Bell, progressive; tenth district W.
D. Stephens, progressive; eleventh dis
trict S. C. Evans, progressive.
Contests among the democrats resulted
In substantial victories for the Wilson
forces over the old Clark element cham
pioned by former Congressman Theodore
Ball.
Rosenthal Witness
" Refuses to Return
PRESTON, England, Sept 4. Thomas
Coupe, ' former night clerk at the Elks
club'ln New York, and an eye witness
of the murder of Gambler Herman Rosen
thal, says he Is ready to help District
Attorney Whitman in 'every possible
way but will not return to the United
States.
In reply to the district attorney's wire
less request that he should return to
America, Coupe" cabled a refusal today
and said he would make his deposition
before an American consul in England.
Coupe admits that he is one of Whit
man's most important witnesses. Ht
declares that although he did not see the
actual murder he did see the assassins
speeding away In a grey automobile and
noted the police made no effort to follow
it , . ' ' - .
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Will Hear Roosevelt's
Testimony in October
WASHINGTON, Sept' 4.-Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt is expected to appear Oc
tober i or i before the special senate
! committee Investigating campaign contri
butions, to testify regarding tne allega
tions of John D.Archbold and Senator
Penrose, that the Standard Oil com
pany gave 1100,000 to "the republican na-
tlonal committee of 1904 with his ap
provaL Chairman Clapp has been In
formed unofficially that the colonej's
speaking dates will bring him east about
that time, v '
While the "exact date of Colonel Roose
velt'a appearance will be determined by
his arrangements for pubUc speaking,
the committee has set the tentative date
of October I or l
Proaonclamento Reaaaerta Belief la
Popular Rule and Declares Pro
arresalve Party Hae Coane
to Stay..
' (From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, la., Sept. 4.-(SpecIal
Teleirram.) The nroirresBlve party of
Iowa gave Roosevelt a big demonstration
today, pledged support to him and nonv
lnated a part of a state ticket, with Judge
John L. Stevens of Boone, member of the
national committee, as candidate for gov.
ernor. Others on the state ticket are:
W. S. Be mis. Spencer, lieutenant gov
ernor; H. A. Morey, Waverly, secretary
of state; N. F. Baker, Charlton, treas
urer; C. J. Myer, Elkader, auditor; John
S. Stevens, Mason City, railroad commis
sioner; Henry Michel, Dubuque, and E.
J. Stason, Sioux City, for supreme Judges.
No nominations were made for attorney
general or state superintendent.
. The matter was fought in convention
at length and the opposition to a state
ticket made a desperate effort to prevent
action, but was defeated overwhelmingly.
About 600 delegates participated.
Selection of the ticket was made by a
select committee, which reported the
names of Judge Stevens and of O. J.
Moore of Sioux City as available for gov
ernor, but a telegram from the latter
declining left it to Stevens. The latter
has said he would not accept but after
the nomination took it back and will
make the race. ' ' .'
A platform was adopted affirming state
and national platforms and declaring that
a full state ticket should be supported.
Roosevelt Speaks.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to 6,000 persons
who filled the Coliseum, devoting most
of his time to the manner in which he
says he was cheated out of the nomina
tion at Chicago and answering the state
ments of Penrose and Archbold as to
contributions. He expressed pleasure tnat
Senator Cummins had come but In his
favor, but declared that the progressive
party (a to be a permanent party.;
by caucuses 'or five districts as follows:
Second, Herman J. Zeuch, Davenport;
Third, R. E. Leach, Independence; uixtn,
J. H. Patton, Grlnnell; Seventh, George
C. White, Nevada; Eighth, L. W. Laugh-
lln. Mount Ayr.
H. B. Beatty of Davenport was per- j
manent chairman of the convention.-
Reinforcements
Carmen Insist on
Single Arbitration
CHICAGO, Sept 4. Street car employes
in conference with Mayor Harrison ana
street car company officials over the pro
posed arbitration of the differences be
tween the men and the companies de
clared that they would accept a Joint
board of arbitration or an arbitration
board for one company, the findings of
which would be binding on the other.
Unless this plan is adopted, the labor
men took the ground that all negotiations
should cease.
It was announced that an answer would
be given by the street car company to
morrow. There was no discussion of the
points at issue' at the conference, the
whole time being devoted to considering
the form which the proposed arbitration
shaU take.
CZ0LG0SZ LICKS TORMENTER
AND IS PRAISED BY COURT
CLEVELAND, O., Sept 4.-Paul Czol-
gosz, rather or .ueon tjxoigoez, wno as
sassinated President McKinley, was com
plimented by Municipal Judge Levine to
day for having thrashed Synats Rus
sinsli, who taunted Crolgoex for his son's
act.
Czolgosz was in court on an assault and
battery charge preferred by Russlnsll.
After declaring the father of the as
sassin not guilty, Judge Levine said:
"Czolgosz was taunted by Russlnsll
and five companions about his son's rash
act In this case the father Is not re
sponsible for his son's sins. Czolgosz
should have whipped the whole outfit"
JERRY HOWARD IS CALLED
UPON FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
A call from the national democratic
committee for campaign contributions has
reached Jwry Howard, ofGoe manager of
the Wood row Wilson league In Omaha.
The letter states than "on request of the
national committee will furnish the
league" a bunch of certificates to bo
filled out with contributions of S6, tlO, $15
and up to tl00 each, to be sent to the na
tional committee.
Mr. Howard says he does not know just
what the league will do In regard to this,
but he has written the' committee that
aa for himself he will make his contribu
tions through the contribution campaign
being carried on her.
THOMAS DAVIS OF CURTIS
IS KILLED BY TRAIN
CURTIS, Nebl, Sept 4.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Thomas Davis, local manager of
the ' Fairmont creamery, was killed by
a train here- some time yesterday after
noon or last night He had been missing
from his place of business slnco yester
day, and this morning his badly mangled
body was found near the east end of the
railroad yards.' His right arm and head
had been cut off by the wheels. The
coroner has been called and will hold an
Inquest.;.... : ' , .
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From the New York World,
ROOSEVELT REJECTS OFFER
Colonel Says Missouri Republicans
Made Proposition.
TO KEEP OUT STATE TICKET
Prominent Leaders Promise Support
tf Hm Would Endorse Nomina
tions of Third List af
Candidates.
KEOKUK, la., Sept. 4-An offer of
support from republicans of Missouri
was rejected yesterday by Colonel Roose
velt, it was learned today, ' 09 the terms
under which it was tendered.' The offer"
was that.it. Cplonal Roosevelt would ftj
$ucevthe -Missouri progressive to f)lj)
irom putting a . run state ucicei in tne
field and would endorse the republican
candidates the support from . republican
sources would be given. '
Colonel Roosevelt received the . offer
when he reached St. LouU. He was
led to believe that if he accepted it some
of, the most influential members of the
republican , organization , would . support
his fight for the presidency. ' II's refusal
was made'publicly when he was address
ing the St. Louis convention, but the
delegates did not know then, the full sig
nificance of his words, .' '': '
"I received letters from certain' promi
nent republicans of Missouri." said Colo
nel Roosevelt -today, "in which they
said that they would support me if we
would not put a state progressive ticket
In the field. 1 gave my answer to them
In my address to the progersslve oonven-
tion."
Favora Third Ticket.
In his speech Colonel Roosevelt said
that the question whether a full ticket
should be named had been laid before
him, and that his advice was that a
complete ticket should be put in the field.
He declared for a full ticket except in
states in which either of the old party
organizations could be taken into the new
party. , -
Colonel Roosevelt's public declaration
was taken to mean that all chanoe of a
compromise in Missouri was ended and
that the progressive party would take up
the fight with the republicans straight
down the line.
The colonel would give no opinion as to
the position of Governor Hadley in this
event It is known, ' however, that he
does not regard the republican ticket and
platform In Missouri as thoroughly in
accord with the ideas of the progressive
party and that he was actuated by this
belief in refusing a compromise.
Pleased With Cimislni' Start.
Colonel Roosevelt said he was much in
terested in the statement of Senator Cum
mins of Iowa that he would vote for the
progressive national ticket, although ha
was not in sympathy with a third party
movement The colonel declined ! to be
Interview on the latter point, but said that
later in the day in making campaign
speeches In the senator's state he would
discuss it. ,
The day's Itinerary . called for five
speeches in Iowa at Mount G3on, Eldon,
Ottumwa, Oskaloosa and Des Moines.
Colonel Roosevelt will remain in Des
Moines for six hours, leaving at 9:60 p. m.
for St Paul. . f
MISSOURI CONVENTION AT WORK
Committee Reports In Faror of Full
State Ticket.
ST LOUIS. Mo.. Sept. 4.-Less than
half of the accredited delegates were
present today when the second session of
the Missouri state progressive convention
beran after more than an hour's delay.
Telegrama of congratulation were sent
to the Rev. Frazer Metager, the pro
gressive gubernatorial candidate in Ver
mont and to Colonel Roosevelt for the
showing made in the Vermont election.
The committee on rules reported that
candidates tor governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary of state, treasurer, audi
tor, attorney general, warehouse and
railroad commissioner, three supreme
court Justices, three appellate Judges and
fifteen congressional nominee?, must be
named.
A telegram was received from James
H. Mason of Springfield, Mo., republican
torn(v jrneral, offering
to withdraw from the republican party
Convict Who Made
Break for Liberty
; is Shot By Guards
JOLIET, 111., Sept. 4. Frank Tzurkal
skl, a life term convict, sentenced in Chi
cago for murder, made a futile attempt
to escape today. He was made the target
tor many shots from prison guards on
the pentientlary walls a quarter of a mile
away and was captured bleeding and ex
hausted after a half-mile chase.
Tzurk&tskl's dash for liberty was made
at the entrants to the stone quarry, to
which he anO a hundred other, convicts
were being tai'en. . As the prisoners tiled
Into the enclosure Tzurkaleki brqks away
Ua&.ranL down ",thj i treetvi'He waa In full
view or me guaras on me wans, wuu
opened fire, while the officers In charge
of the quarry gang pursued him.
' Street oars and automobiles were de
serted .while the . chase was on and pe
destrians hurried to shelter from the bul
lets. ... ' . . .
VETERAN FINANCIER IS DEAD
President Trnmble of Packers 'Na
tional Bank Passes Away.
HALF A CENTURY IN NEBRASKA
Mr.' Trumble Came to Sarpy County
Fifty-Seven Years Ago and Hal
Lived in the Same County
Ever Since.
Abner W. Trumble, aged 82 years, presi
dent of the Packers National bank of
South Omaha, who was stricken with
paralysis Sunday, died at 11 yesterday
morning at the home of Matt Flnnegan,
Twenty-fifth ana M streets, South
Omaha.
Mr. Trumbie was born in Orleans, N.
Y., and came to Nebraska , f tfty-seven
years ago. He settled In Sarpy county
and has lived In that county ever sine.
Twenty years ago he accepted a minor
position with the Packers National bank
and worked himself up to the, top. Two
years ago he was mtade president of that
Institution.
Despite the fact that Mr. Trumble was
over four-score years in age he was al
ways the first man at his desk In the
morning and among the last to leave in
the evening. He prided himself, of late
years, on his good health and often .re
marked how young he felt He waa well
know over the state, having held many
offices in the Nebraska Bankers' associa
tion. ' .
Mr. Trumble is survived by his widow
and three sons, Fred of Paptlllon, Jess
of Gretna and Clarence of Hazard, Neb.,
and three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Gates,
Mrs. 8. M. Gramlich and . Mrs. John
Frazeur, .all of Sarpy county. .
Funeral services will be held Friday
morning at 101 o'clock at Union church,
about one and one-half miles southwest
of Gilmore, .Neb.
LIVE BABY ALLIGATOR
SENT TO DR. WILSON
SEA GIRT, N. J., SepV4.-A strange
visitor with an unusual diet reached the
executive cottage . today to take up its
abode with Governor Wilson. It came all
the way from William C. DIffenderfer at
Pensacola, Fla., who entrusted Its destiny
to the democratic nominee. It was a
baby alligator, eighteen Inches long, and
the direction on the box said: "Feed it
on stand-pat republicans." The alligator
was sent to Manaaquam, a mile away,
where it graces a druggist's show window.
(Continued on Second Pasa.1
BLUEJACKETS RECAPTURE
NICARAUGUAN STEAMER
WASHINGTON, Sept . 4.-Amertcan
blue Jackets from the cruiser Glacier, un
der Ensign Robert G. Coman, have re
captured from the Nlcaraguan revolu
tionists a small steamer the rebels had
slezed near Corlnto and taken to the bay
of Nonseca to transport rebel troops. Ad
miral Sutherland's cable reporting the
capture today does not say whether there
waa a fight
OMAHA'S DAYAT THE FAIR
Hosts that Go Tax Facilities of Rail
roads to Utmost.
WHITE RIBBONS EVERYWHERE
Metropolis Tarns Oat Great Crowd
of Aatoista, Who Find that Farm
era Had Prepared Roads la
First Claaa Condition.
Omaha has had Its day In the stats
fair and all Lincoln knows about It
The Omaha contingent. 4,000 to ' 5.000
strong, stormed the capital yesterday
and Omaha men and women, bedecked
nl white badges were In, evidence every
whawu..Tbey helped.Uawell the record
day attendance at the 'state fair. f
, Railroad leading out of Omaha were
swmped to care for the throng wnicn
filled all ' the, regular and tour , special
trains headed for Lincoln. '.These trains
were no snide affairs either, for they
carried fourteen coaches each.
It is estimated that 140 automobiles
filled with Omaha people madr the trip
yesterday; Fear of roads did not deter
many, for It turned but that this fear
waa without foundation, as the roads
were in absolutely perfect condition. ;
Samson and the publicity' bureau of
the ' Commercial club had provided all
autolsts with ribbons and pennants and
Instructions to meet at the- Lincoln
hotel at 11:30. This was done and headed
by a brass band the Omaha autos, with
Ak-Sar-Ben colors flying, In a parade
over a mile long, ttracted moat favorable
notice from the thousands of state fair
visitors.
Again at the fair grounds were the little
white ribbons and the Omaha keys In
evidence. Everywhere one turned Omaha
people were met
"Omaha has more than repaid our
visit," said a Lincoln Commercial club
man who had been initiated into the
secrets of Ak-Sar-Ben Monday night
"We sent up 400 men to Omaha and they
return ten fold, coming upon us with over
4,000." , "
Gould Diets and Harry Tukey had
charge of the arrangements for the trains
and parade for the Commercial club and
they supplied all with white badges until
the 2,500 they had prepared for had run
out, leaving fully 1,600 Omaha boosters
without labels, -other than their fine ap
pearance and their vocal boosting pro
clivities, i '
Herman Peters' big '90 with the ice box
on the rear was moat popular with the
Omaha bunoh. .
"Dad" Weaver, wag a little late In get
ting to Lincoln as he picked a small car
to ride in. ,
One of them ostpieasing features ot the
ride of the autolsts was that all along
the way . the . road had been dragged,
starting early in the morning, so that
by the time the autolsts came along, it
was like a race course. Word had been
passed along the line ; and hundreds of
teams had been' put to work to make a
perfect highway for the Omaha tourists.
Some farmers along the way even had
out 'some decorations ' to make the oc
casion more joyous. .
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FROM
OMAHA
TRAVEL TO LINCOLN
TO SEE STATE
Five Thonsand People Make Trip to
Capital City by Train and -Antomobile.
AK-SAR-BEN COLORS PROMINENT
Tri-Color of Kins; Flutters Every
where About City and Grounds.
MAKES ATTENDANCE RECORD
Crowds Flock to Track to Witness,
Feature Races.
POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS 07ES
W. J. Bryan Talks to Democrate,
but Thera Arc Pleaty People ,
Left to Fill Expositioa
. Halle.
1SMAY CONCLUDES TESTIMONY
IN UNITED STATES' SUIT
.LIVERPOOL, Sept, t-J. Bruce Iam&y,
head - of the International Mercantile
Marine company, today concluded his
testimony before Charles E. Pickett
master in the Inquiry Instituted by the
United States to take evidence in con
nection with the American government's
suit to dissolve the alleged shipping trust
The examination of Mr. Ismay was
private aad his testimony will not be
disclosed until It la reported to the United
StatM court in New York. Today's hear
ing ends the work ot Mr. Pickett here.,
DR.-WARREN H. HUNTER
IS MARTYR TO DUTY
CHICAGO. Sept. 4.-Performing his of
ficial duties caused the death ot Dr. War
ren H. Hunter, chief coroner's physician,
today. He died from blood poisoning
contracted through his hands while con
ductiag post mortem examinations..
(From a Staff Correspondent.) ',
LINCOLN. Sept 4. (Special. ) Omaha I
day at the Nebraska state fair today was
a success In every particular. First it
was a sucoess because the grounds were .
full of people from the metropolian ana.,
turn where you would the white ribbon ,
ot the Omaha visitor was In evidence. ..
Fully 6.000 people arrived from Omaha
on 'special and regular trains and by
autos. .
The S o'clock train, which left Omaha
and arrived in Llnooln an hour and a
half later, unloaded about half of Its,
load of over (00 visitors at the state
fair grounds, while the rest rode on
Into the city and later visited the
grounds. Automobiles flying the Ak-Sar-.
Ben colors began arriving In the city
In twos, threes and fours as early as 10
o'clock and added greatly to theV Omaha
contingent It Is estimated that over
100 machines came from the metropolis
and vicinity, and whle no one seemed to 1
know Just how many there were or how
many people came down, yet there were
sufficient to make people understand
well, that Omaha was Interested In the
state fair and proposed to show It'
Headed by a brass band and the Wood
men drill Warn the OmaJi auta con
tingent made a parade of the streets at
noon.
The attendance Tuesday nearly equalled
the banner Tuesday of the fair, SI, 060
people passing through the gates. Last
year, which was the best of, any previous
Tuesday, 31,871 people attended. There Is
every Indication that today the attend
ance win reach something over 50,000 and
possibly exceed the attendance last year
en Thursday, which waa 68,887.
Grandstand Packed.
,The grandstand and bleachers were
'packed most, of "the .tlme?Wdayf.Vhna
crowds of peop e lined the fence all
around the race track. This did not seern
to diminish the crowds about the grounds,
and, take It all around, Omaha . day will
pass into history as one of the great clays
of the state fair of 1M1
Tl.f Judges in the dtlforsnt departments
are completing their vork n fast as it
Is possible to do so. , The large ir iwds of
visitors in the asnoultural nd horticul
tural halls make the Judging rather slow
work, but It will be finished In Rood, rea
son. One of the Interesting features ot
the horlcultural exhibit is the packing
of fruit by -A. B. Cooper of Wood River,
Ore., an expert packer, here especially
to instruct apple growers In the fine
points in packing , apples. ,, There is on.
exhibition a sample box of apples In the
office of the board of directors packed
by Mr. Cooper from soeral barrels. He
can tell the Instant his eye rests upon,
an apple where it should go and the re
sult is a uniform box ot apples through
out The sample box packed by Mr.
Cooper was taken from a lot of Autumn .
Swaar apples, raised by C. H. Barnarl
of Table Rock and make a pretty plc-i ,
ture. . .;. , .. ,
Races Especially Good.
The raoas are especially good this yeir.'
The little Lincoln horse, Columbia Fire, ,
seems to be the favorite with the crowd (
whenever he appears. He makes the
rounds of the track with never a break
and it seems with little urging from his.
driver and generally makes good. In
equalling the state record of 118 In the1
free-for-all pace yesterday In the aecondj
heat he seemed to make It without hav
ing to stretch himself to any perceptible)
extent. ,
Bryan Addresses Crowd.
Today at S o'clock W. J. Bryan was the,
attraction at the auditorium on the'
ground As usual 'Mr. Bryan found (
plenty of people who would , listen to
him, notwithstanding the other attrac-j
tions. His address was along the usual
political line ot addresses made by hlraj
this year. ; .. ; . ? '. $
The different political headquarters on ,
the grounds are busy, although not
crowded greatly. The bull moose brand
ot republloans were early on the grounds
Monday morning and opened up head
quarters with a banner in front reading
"Republican Headquarters." General J.
H. Culver looked at the banner with a
critical eye and then over at the tent
(Continued on Geoond Page.)
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. , . It , is the same with
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