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. ES''AULISnED JUNE 19 , 1871. O [ AnA , TUESDAY l\IORNING \ , SEPTJBER 17 , 18 { ) -1"VEI.JVE 1'AGES SINGLE COPY FIVE OENTS. i
! EACEFUL > AND PROSPEROUS
,
Annual Message of President Dies to the
Mexican Congress ,
RENEWAL or ACTIVITY IN MINING
luere"e.t I'o"tnt nllt Inlwn > le-
cellI. IutlIt'iite Commt'rt'lnt He-
"elollmeut of the ltt'jisIltc-
_ New Lines lelK JtsIIt.
I CITY OF MEXICO , Sepl IG.-Presldent
Diu on opening congress tonight , aid :
The friendly rel tons with. foreign powers
! ave continued without Interruptions since
my bs meslago The Internatonal : boundalY
commlslon created ) by the treaty of May ,
1889 , between Mexico and the UnIted State
has fixed the boundary a pas ling throught the
central points of the bridges between LlredJ
"
and Nuevo Laredo and has ordered the renewal
of proteclon works on the Mexican DIdo of I
the river near Matamoros and authorlzeJ the I
'ci constructon ! of supplementary . works. As the
I time fxed for th9 conclusion of the work of
said eommlsson ! would expire cember 24
next , and I being Imposslbe ! to dispose
In that time of all cases before It , both governments -
ernments have agree to extend raid term for
one year.
The executive has for some time been endeavoring -
deavoring to obtain an amendment to the
r \ extradition treaty of 1861 between Mexico and
the - Unled States , owing to dlfculs created
by -a c1auro of the treaty which 1tes to
each government the question of the delivery -
livery of Its citizens , by an exception nude
by the United States tn favor of ofensl by :
I employes against proper Individuals or private '
institutions . anti by the necossly for Inst-
toting expensive and Intrlc1te judicial pro.
. ceClngs whh ! delay the fuiflhimc.nt of the
" ' treaty and frequently make It a dead letter.
'Xhese dllcultes , especaly ! In regard to re-
cent cascu . have attracted attention In both
countries , and the Mexican government has
luggeJted through the American lesato : here
the deElrablty of amending the trlaty.
The agreement signed In this cHy the bt ,
' of April lat for the settlement of the mlsun- :
dentandlnp between Mexico and Guatemala I
regarding the fulflment of the boundary :
treaty of 8QZ has been approved by legha- : ,
ton and , the executives of both countries . and
Is now In course of fuitiliment.
By the agrer ment of the 7th of May last
the term for the conclusion of maters tn'
trusted to the Mexican boundary commision
has been extended one year. Under said
agreement the minister plenipotentiary of the '
Unltej States was appointed at the Instance
of this government as arbitrator to fx the
l , . . compensation payable br Guatemala to MexIcan -
, lean citizens Injured by Guatemalan olflc'als.
the value ot the properties destroycd and the
damages incurred The extraldon treaty np-
proven by tno Mexican senate October Z2 last
was ratified , by the Guatemalan iegi3latur. on
the 22d of May 1895. .
The final liquIdation of claims and counter
elalnn by Mexican and Guatemalan cttiena :
ctzens
has becn made , and the baanc ! In favor of
the latter . amountIng to $8.257. plhl over.
An International copyright agrenent wi h
Spain was finally concluded on the 10th of
_ June and wont iii o effect the 22,1 , of AUgu t.
A treaty of friendship commerce and nay ! -
. gaton wih Delglum ha , bec.n approved by
, . the palament ! at that kingdom and today Is
' , i. presented to tht senate of Mexico for rat ! .
rat.
Ileatlon. i
QUAHANTINE AGAINST SALVADOH. I
OwIng 10 the pre\'alency of yellow fever In I
San Salvador and Guatemala It has become' '
nccQssary to declare all Central American '
port Infected and establish quarantine sta-
I tons at convenient points on the Guatemalan
frontier. Orders , have been leaned here to
ofcors to enforce a strict supervision over
all vessels arriving from said points and hos-
pials have been establIshed at Cordorba , at
'Xamlllce and lazatan for the rigid isolation L
sporadic cases to prevent the spread of the
disease.
The new : nlalY port dues have produced i .
during the ye.r considerably mere than $ GO.- :
000 , the sum at which they were ctlmated In
the bUdjet , The death rate at the capital I
line teclnll from 20.1 In 1S2.03 to capial ,
tn 1891.\ : which shows most indIsputably ,
that the public hpalh Is undergoing remark-
able Improvement. The noarll
of Health Is I :
now Investigating the possibility ot applying i
the principles of serothlalJeutcs to the cure of
typlms.
NatQnal pawn shops ehow an Increasing
volume of business. the number of pledges I
during the year being 3.125.77 , and the
amount advaneed $2,152.42& . a 11 its benef-
lent acton has been extended by the open.
lug of new branches ,
'fho homeepathlc college , founded and gov-
ernC1 by private practicionera . has been
brought under state control to raise the
standard of physicians practicing this school L
ot medicine and Ilrotect the public.
Although our legislation Is based on the
principle of reciprocity In executing sentences m
of foreign trIbunals the critIcism evoked hy a L
decision of the supreme court of the United L
Unied
States founded on that rlnclplo has Induced L
the minister of justice to reconsider this In-
tereslnr point of International law and sub-
. nut It to the examination of the Mexican L
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academy of jurlsprudence .
'fho tenth International Amer1canlst conS
gross , on closing its sittings at Stockhelm
last year , decided that the eleventh annual
meetng should bo held In this city. The i
government gladly accepted the honor con
tarred _ on the republic by its selection ef an m
American country to entertain the savants
engaged In studying the history of the new
world. An organizing committee was II ere-
fore formed and melsures have been taker S
for the Improvement and the enriching of tin
national intiscuin which should bo great In
. the eyes of the Amerlcanlsts. The congress
, . ot Amerlcanlsts wi assemble from the lllh
to the 20th of October ant its members wil I
wi
fnd a cordial hospitality and a wide fiek I
for InvestIgation In our archaeological menu
ments.
Time government hal lent representatives to t
the me'tng to take place thus month In Dresden -
den of the Internatiooai : Literary and Artis -
Internaton:1 Lierary Ind
, tie association. Arts- i
ACTIVITY IN MINING.
.
Activity CCI' some time past hiss been shown I
' In the mining Industry. I has suffered ne
J' ab1tement anti new applications for grants p
? are being conlnualy received. Since
I my I last message 5.000 minig
: claims have been taken up
, . . . Under the law of the 4th of June last I
p"
concessions have been granted to three pow
f erful gel mining companies In Oaxsca .
Sinaloa and lower Caitfornia. In view of the
I - success cbtalnCl by them , there Is no doubt L
that this Induslry , will assume large proper
tons without the ( Incentive of special con
I ' cessions. There II already a notnble Increas S
In the output ot gold In the republic. A i
great number of aPIIlalons have been re
( . celnd by the ( government for the 'right to
. ' "llze the water of the rivers under Its Jur-
' - 1811cton , beth for irrigatIon ; Purposes and the
I1roduclon of motive power , and Important
r ullertaklng are being establshed for the
. trnsmlsslen of power generally to vlrlous :
ditrictt by means of eltctrlchty.
E , The government of the United States In a i
" . communication of Interest regarding the Irrl-
gallon \ orl\1 that exist on both sides of thl
frontier. has Invited Mexico to attend , ana-
. tnul : IrrigatIon congress of that republic .
, . which I to open Us sessions today \ at AI-
buquerque. N . M. This courteous 11\.lalon ;
that was purpose. accepted Rnd delegates appointed fer :
; - This government was also represented at I
-A" a general onrerenc" " of weights and mess
I. ' ' . tires b1d lt l'aris on the Gth Inst. Mexico ;
'r' was ala represented by two delegates at the
sIxth International Geosraphtcal congress , In .
lu/uratod al the 26(1 ( * ot Jul' liz London ,
. and In the .
. , ' Geographical ex-lton held
simultaneously .
Heleatell requests of the promoters of the '
Atlanta exposItion that Mexico should be rep
resented there have Induced the gevernment
to appoint alt ascut to luptrlr the colec
U3n of exhibits. alt havll' , succeeded In oh
taming . the adhesion ot exhibitors II Ihl
ceuntry the republic wi lake part In this
new contest of cvlztin anI labor.
POSTAL EAHNINOS lNCltlASlD.
With the object of increasing the already
remnrkablo growth of postal business , It wa
d ecIded 10 reduce the Inland rate on correspondence -
respondence 10 halt the former figures , to
take effect on the 1t of July last. The Iou
s o tar experienced In the receipts Is much
leu than was expected , and I Is hoped that
ant
berore long the equilibrium will be reestabA
lip shed between the income and ex-
penses. The total receipts from postal
lervlce show an Increase over the
previous year of $127,640. Petal
s trlee contract have been made between
Ouayamas and Topolob3mpo. between Tam-
pf ice , Vera Cruz , Proprese and Cealzcoalo
Cor the extension of the service of the Leeward -
ward Coast Navigation company ; te the Te-
huantepec railway for the establIshment of
a river line In Tobasce and for a line of
steamer Crom Manzanlo to Acapulco , Pu- I
rte Angel , Salina Cruz and Tonala. ,
The total length of telegraph lines constructed -
structed during the year Is 702 kilometers ,
which brings the length of the whole federal :
system to 6324 kIlometers. Alt the trunk i
l ines of railroads having been nearly completed -
pleted , new branches are being constructed
under former concesssions or those lately
obtained. Nearly all the railway companies
have h shown Increased earnings , due e pe
claly to local traffic . which naturally cor-
responds to the growth of the mercantile .
business and the agricultural prosperity of
the country Since April last seventy-four
kiometers of road have been built and put
In i operation , The Central railway has cen-
strueted branches from Agnas Calcntps ton
an Important smelter . and two others In
Chihuahua , one to the shops of the Melalur-
gloat company anll the other 10 the San Fe-
Ipo l smelter. The Mexican National raIl-
roall has Nplaced Its temporary bridges by
permanent ones , rebuIlt others , and almost
completed Its terminal station In the City of
Ipxlco. The National Tehuantepee Isthmus
railway Is being managed and operated by
the government for Its own account.
NEW CONCESSIONS OHA TED.
From Apll 1 last to date twentyoo con-
cessions have been granted wIthout subsdy : i
for the conslru ton of new ralll'ayp , some
of which will use electricIty as their motive
motve
power. TIme total length ot the raIlway .ys-
meters. tend of the republic Is at present 1.131 kilo-
In regard 10 the finance departmmnt I am
happy to say that the eonomc ! dercopment
commenced ! about a year ago Is ma'ntan ! ,
there being a vIgorous Improvement In almost -
most all branches of our natIonal wealth al
wel as In the condition of the treuury. Both
our export and Imports contle : 10 Increase
at a remarkable rate and the came can be
I
said of the local trade of the cO'ltry as I
evdencel ! by figures attaIned by CU'tO,1S CDI-
lc.ctions and recepts. ! During the flcai year
to June 30 last the customs recepts : aD01ltc
to over $23,003,003 and those of the stamp
once to $15,500,000. The increase that has
been obtained In the fIrst two months of the
current fiscal year In the two sources of rev-
cane mntone Induces the government to
believe that the normal Income on which
time treasury can count will ba sUfeenty !
amprl : to cover alt requirements of pmdl.
ture of the budget for the rear , In fplt of
rates. the rtiuctlon of I ) per cent made II postal
The liquidation of the old , debt In Its en-
trety from the colonial regime to 1882. and
of claims and credits subsc'luent to the hatter -
ter conversion of par of the floating debt
presented for coleton and p3)'ment of bl-
ance , and finally the re1ucton to a common
basis of numewl c'asscs of subvention bonds
gIven to railway and other companle'J , are
now all but complete and have produce1 re-
cults that consttute a most cenvlnclng proof
of , the excellent credit enjoyed by our isa- :
tonal securities , owing to the unwnverng : and
scrupulous deU.rminatlon of the republic to
redeem its pecuniary obligations throughout
the prolonged ! financial crisis which , happily .
now s ems to be nt an end.
With the object of carr'lng Into erect the
operations of flnancal ! liquidation and
opertons fnancal lquidaton con-
version of the entirc. debt . even Incudlng : a
few claims that were not presented \\'ltln : the
preEcrlb term , said term has bee extended
extende
to 0tober 31 next In the assurance that
by then the floating debt wilt ba extinguished
and alt accounts that we have Inherited from
our succesrl will be closed.
Mines that were formerly lease by private
parties have again come Into the possession of
the government , since the commencement of
the current fiscal year. .
NEW HAHBOH WOHKS.
Time new Ve'a Cruz harbor Works company -
pany has acquired quarries at Penula , and has
already received the greater hart of the roll-
lag stock for the transportation of stone quar-
nod to said works The contract has been
made for the erection of a wooden wharf In
opposition to the Tamplco ' . I
The lighthouse servIce of the gulf Is being
further Improved. The Tuxham light will bo
inaugurated tOday and the tower for another
light Is being erected at Islado Lobos.
The Mexico valley drainage works are on
the point of comupletion. The tunnel I ai-
really wholly completell All that remains tc :
Provide an outlet for the waters of the valley
Is masonry work to connect the tunnel with
canals at each end The total excavation to
date amounts to 1,500,000 cubic metres
I earnestly recommend to the Chamber -
ber of Depute a bill for the abolition of
interstate duties threugholt the republic. This
reform Is demanded by agriculture and the
Industries of the nation . which nee a wider
fell for their products , and by business men ,
who justly Insist on greater freeJom ot action.
This proposal which affects the vial Inter-
eats of the country , Is certain to meet with
1 cordial reception at your hands especIally
In view of the unusually propitious crcum-
stances of the republic at the present moment
for effectIng so Important a reform '
Constant progress has taken place In all
branches of the army and especially In time
military college . The artillery Is steadily Improving -
proving Its plant and machinery and adding
thereto the latest models for manufactlro of
arms and ammunition.
The floating dock at Vera Cruz Is almost
finished.
From statements you have listened to you L
may Infer that the nation has not abandoned
tl ! onward march initIated years ago under
the iniluenco of peace arsQ order In the development -
velopment of Its resources There Is special
ground for congratulation In the aspect
presented by our financial position after a
long and weary struggle wIth Innumerable
difliculties . So far. however , from being
insuperable , these IUncultes are now Im-
potent to hinder the consolidation of our
credit and the wave of prosperity which can-
not but be felt In every corer of the coun-
try with steady progress In alt departments
of the administration following a healthy and
flourishing state of national fInances. I
trust that In the facts laid before you you
will not fail t discern the desIre of the
executive to hasten as far a possible so
desirable a developmnent. In order to achieve
this happy result , . 1 rely for myself upon
your indispensable support and ) for the reo
IJublc on the patriotIc efforts of her talented
leGislators. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
NI'II'allJnl' , Iiilt-1eiie1esie ' flay _
MAXAOUA , Sept. 10.-Vla Gah'eon.-
The sevent-secend anniversary of Nlca-
ragua's Independence was celebrated yesterday -
day hy numerous parades. orations , fireworks .
etc. The ministe of the treasury Senor
Callejas . has effected a settement of $400 . -
$00.-
000 of debt Incurred by time former government -
mont to 1\ foreign company Maxlmlun
LwensteIn , an old cartographer , whO was
well known throughout thIs republc , was
hurled tOllay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
' \11 ' 111. . nn . .timirrlosmn'ife 1 .
PAns , Sept. 1G.-Comte lax te Foras ,
son of the grand marshal of the court of
Prince Ferdlnanlt of Uulgarla . has become
betrothed to MarIe . the daughter of r
lIon Mewllth Head , formerly United Slates m
mInister to Greece.
Lord UllnJunt .tt'cldemilmthly ' ' 1llld.
I.ONDON. Sept. IG-Lor. IIumont. who , I
hall been shooting on his Yorkshire states , ,
was found dead teday with lila head ahat-
tered ' , I Is supposed that hll gun was ac- :
cllentll , ) ' dhcharged I he wacronlng -
1ale. .
lull"h Curl 31erelnnCJ t.'sttl.
LONLON . Sept , n.-Fux. Clinch & Co.'s
Cam cenipaisy corn merchanll of Gloucester I
have hle : with . a liabilIty of lOOOO.
TOLD OF HIS FATHEWS PLAN
Oolonel Fred Grant Addresses the Army of
the Tennessee
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ADVANCE ALONG TiE ENTIRE L'NE
CUluCr ) ' ' \'hleh FmmrmalNlme.l time Smmii-
111. , t.o Iii' 1)eustncI-Govermior
MelJnl.'y .1.o .I.lre""e.1 .
, the 3Ie.UIK.
CINCINNATI , Sept 16.-The Twentyi
seventh nnnual session of the ( Society of the
Army of the Tennessee began here at 10 a.
m. with an unusually large attendance . Over
100 officers of high rank were registered. The
morning session \aB devoted to reports and
routno business. In the afternoon the dis-
tnguished visitors and their ladles attended
a reception Bt Fort Thonlas , In Kentucky ,
tendered t by Commandant Cochran and other
ant
army officers. The battalion drill was followed -
lowed l by luncheon , at which many ladies
f rom Cincinnati , Newport and Covington as-
sbted. General D I ) . Henderol reported
$9 , OOO secured for the Sherman monument
at Washington , and $2,00 has been secured
by the Grand Army of time Itepuhilc.
The following deaths were reported during
the past year : Lieutenant . T. D. Tobey
Major General J. D. Hogan , Major C. I
Dyer , General W. Q. Gresham , Chicago :
Major J. W. Paddock , Omaha : Captain E. II.
Webster , Denver ; Captain T. I. Grimmi . St
Louis ; General Martin Drayman , Kansas City :
Major rank J. Peats , Rockford Ill. ; Colonel
E. C. Dawes , Cincinnati ; Lieutenant Oliver
Aneon Council Bluffs , and General Charles
Sutlmerlantl . Washington
A brilliant array of decorations In the
bright Auditorium theater of Odd Fellows
temple and the house fled with nthuslastc
members of tIme army of the Tennessee and
their friends . descrIbes the beginning of the
night meeting ot the wenty-sevcnth meeting .
Governor McKimiley delivered an eloquent welcome -
come for the state of Ohio. Ex.Congress-
man John A. Caldwehl . mayor of Cincimmnatl ,
spoke the welceme for the Queen City. The
president , General Grenvile M Dodge , responded -
sponded for thi society. after which Colonel
FrederIck D. Grant made the oration ot the
evenln ,
Frell ( Grant's annual alllress was unu ualy
i nteresting. I outlined General Gran't plan
of campaign for c'oslng the war and described
the t order In which General Grant would have
nuratj the story In the second . \ol me of
his memoirs , ha'l his life bCen spared. O.n'
eral Grant had an Interview with President
Lncoln ! , who wantelt someone to take the re-
sponsibity of acton and cal upon hIm for
supplies . the president pledging the full
power of the government In reOlerng : all assistance -
sistance posslbe. : Gem.-ol Grant thn panned :
movements for all oC the armies to move
at once. lie regarded the Army of the James
as the loft wing. the Army of the Potomac
as the center ant the troops operating cnd1r
Sherman or whIch ! the Army of the TenneJ-
see was a most Important part , as tha right
wing. all other troops be'ng co operative
calumns. By continuously lammulng egalnst
the confederate armies ! , ho prJrolel1 to destroy -
stroy both them and their cources of supply.
Colonel Grant compared the movement of
the Army of the Potomac to that of Napoleon
In the Husslan campaign wile the plan In
reference te the whole army resembled that
adopted hy the ales In their campaign
I'galnst ' France In 1813-l. He outlined how
the confedera'es.had cencentrted their trops
east of the Mississippi Imo thE armies of
Lee and Jolnston , how General Grant placed
himself with the Army of the I'otonsac where
the greatest , oppeslten was expected , sent
Sherman against Johnston and Sheridan
through the Shenandoah valley. On May [ 3
the Army of the Potomac mo\'e,1 and on May
6 all were moving By May 1 tIme southern
troops were forced to act entirely on the
defensive and lImo union lines had been considerably -
sllerably advanced.
I was at the end of the first week of this
campaign that General Grant wrote : " 1 pro-
pose to fight It out on this line If It takes
all sumnmer' . " The second pbae of the plan
was to keep the army In the besieged cit Q3 ,
Richmond , Petersburg and Atlanb . anl : act-
Ively engage time outside troops to drIve. all
the smaller commans to the sojth to devastate -
vastate the country Irons which supplies were
drawn and to destroy those who gath ; red
these supplie.
Music was Interpers d through the pr.-
gram.
oOveror McKInley let for Chathneog1 as
soon as he had done cpeaklng General lck-
enloeper In Introuclng him mentioned him
as the probabe : next president. All the
spakers at the me.tlng were Ipp'auded , Go'-
ernor McK"nley comlg In for a very large
share. Colonel Fred Grant met an ovation
when introduced . the applause coUDulng a
minute or more He was also generously 6P-
pluded at the close of hll addres Oly the
ofcer and sp lkr for the evening occupied
the stage General Howard occupied the box
all others forming a part ef the audlenc .
\ISI'I'OIS COlXG flY 'l'ItOUSANIS.
UImmititsioomt llmiklsiee Gi'l'Rt I'mt-spmirmi-
ClltlUOOl1 ; llldlGi'l'Rt l'i'l'lllrl-
HUIK to J ntl'rtlln 'L'liemi.
CIIATTAN000A Tenn" , Sept. IG.-Thls
thriving , energetic business center of the
south has been as active today as I Cal-
'fornla gold mining town during a bcom.
With every hio'hr that passes the Ilopulaton
Is Increasing by thousands , and omnibusacs
carilages and wagons and multulles ot peo-
plo throng 110 principal stre ts. The throngs
or visitors are largely luade up of veterans
and their famIlies or friends. who have core
to see the great national park dedicated on
the site of the battlefield of Chickamauga.
Owing to the tact thai the park extends
over I distance of nearly twenty miles . there
has been no crush In the city. Some of the
visitors are lodge at Lookout mountain , some
along Missionary ridge . tome at Hos3vle
and some at Snodgrass hill , or In the vicInIty
The dedication of the park will mark the
EEcon,1 great historic event of this region
and the people apprecIate It. The battle , In
memory of which this park Is to be dedi-
cated was the first. At this second com-
niemoration there will bo present more governors -
ernors , temporary kings , a It were than the
world ever saw so far aa known before.
They will represent millions of people , and
the states ever which they rule represent
billions In money. Twenty-five governors
will be present the vice president of the
United States will be there , President Cleve-
land's cabinet twenty.t\f senators , ferty-
two congressmen and many generals of the
army , that as In the das of ' 61 to ' 65. wil
participate In the ceremonies.
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'I Is estimated by the various passenger
agcnts centered here that 15.00 vltlor had
arrived before midnight tonight , and that
by noon tomorrow the number would be increased .
creased to more than 35.00 Hundreds of ex.
curlon trains have been advertIsed to come
from Atlanta , St. I.uls. Cincinnati , LouL-
vII Chicago and other metropolitan points.
Some of the passenger agents estimate that
there will have arrive from 60.00 to 75-
000 stranger by Wednesday morning , the
day on which the enterprise opens.
The thrift and energy of the people of
Chattanooga has been displayed In the vlgor-
Cue preparations they are making to handle
the crowds. Every person who owns a vehicle -
cle and a team within a radius of thirty miles
ha ben advised to bring It In to aid In
haulIng the visitors from the electric and
steam raiway limits to tIme national pnk.
StrIct watch wl,1 be kept by the city police
In connectIon with those of the park to pre-
vent exorbitant char es. All the citizens of
the town hav agreed to \'ear white rlbbol"
on their right aria su that the vlltors may
know them In case they . want inforniation .
1"llluu 1.tlotIJh. "ote for " 'Olll.
ANN ARHOIt , Mich . Sept 10.-Durlng
teday's cession of the Detroit cnferencs the
wqman delegate question was satisfactorily
adjusted b1 adopt , ; by a vote of 185 to D
this Ualhnore plan .0 called , favoring the
admission tf worsen delegate to the general
ctuferCltc ot the church . .
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111U-TIOX CON6lI'S9 . COXVENIS.
.1 iMe it. Urlut .I"ltet , for Teinpor
ur ) ' Cliiiirmitimi .
Chllrlufl.
DENVER . Selit . lO.-A special to the Re-
puhlcan from Albuuerquo .ays : Fully 2,000
stranger from all portos ot time west Including -
cluding vIsItors from several of the states
east of the Mississippi river are In Albuquerque -
querque , attracted by the National Irrigation
congren. which commneced Its fourth annual
Eeulon In this city today , The congress was
calel to order at 10 a. m. by Wiiam E.
mythe chairman of the national cer mission.
Jesse H. Grant , youngest ron of General
Grant , was made temporary chairman and
I . W Cook or Okalor 10 . temporary ant
retary. Chairman Smythe than presentpd the
annual report of the executive commitee ,
giving a detailed report of the progress ot
Irrigaton i throughout the ceuntry.
At the close of Mr. Smythe's address
routno committees were selected All reso-
lutons l were referred to the commleo on
I'esolutons without debate. This afternoon
afernoen
1 1ev. W. J. Thorton delivered the address
oE f welcome 10 the delegates , Prof. -J , S.
Emerr of Kmmnsns national lcturer I ot the
aEfclaton , then delverei his annual address ,
afer which the congress adjourned ,
Upon reconvening the Colhwlng permanent
o rganization was effected : PresIdent . Colonel -
nel John E. Frost of Kansas : secretary -
retary , FreJ. L. Ales of Los Angeles -
geles ; general vice president , George
I I. Cannon of Salt Lake , and one dtrlct
vice president from each state anti territory
repre entell. Colonel Carr of Illinois then
resented a reseluton that the provisions of
the Carey act be extended to the territories
and congress be urged to expedite matters.
This evening Colonel Clarke E. Carr at
Illls IS and eJ'Ooverno [ L. A. Sheldon of
South Dakota made alhlrees. .
'I 'lIIt I3A'I'ES 1IlIcS'1'A1 ( IS'I I11S'I'S
Illlortnut 1.11Altol tu CUle lIt , nt
Uellwuu,1 , 4iimi. '
DEADWOOD , Sept. 16.-pec'al ( Telegram. )
-United States court coavensd at Desdwooj
this t afternoon , Judge Edgt.on presIding A
number of cases In\o'vng : transgrestlon of
the law upon the Indian res ' T'ntoni ! of the
Dakotas wilt receive attenttoa ! . hut the most
Important i case that wIIItomo before the
court Is that of the Unlo State Rglnst ! the
Iomeslke Mining company , In which the
United States mimes to recover $700,000 d3m-
ages from the companyaleglng ; that durIng
the last seventeen year the lolmstake com-
p any has cut 1,001,200 trees which measured
less l than eIght ! Inches In dianmeter. Th ! cases
Is I one of the most Important that has ever
cme before I federal trIbunal : In South Dakota -
k ota an1 today over 309 witnesses for the
defene are In Deadwood The attorney for
the government Is making an effort to have
the trial of the case postpQed , but the at.
torn era for the lemes k ( company Insist
upon an Immolate hearing. Time case has
bee drglng along for the pa t five years
anl has been a source .of considerable cx-
pense to the company and go\'ernment. Its
decision In favor or tIle government would
mean a hard , blow to the .Inlnng ! , industries of
the Black His anl Hs outcome Is being
awaited with intense Interest.
SOU'I'iI I1LN 1'.tCIl.'IC'S QUgEll 310"I
\III 'Fiche' ( lit Alt hut Oue '
11 'Iu . 00 Al pu""ujer
'I'rntnt.r Noyeiiiltr 1.
CHICAGO . Sept. 16.-Some ' excitement has
been caused In western railroad clrcle by
the announcement that ibm Central Pacific
would scot abandon Lt3 principal passenger
train frOm. . Ogden to the I'aclilc coast and
would cease to 'make ( tIred , cennectens with
the trains at Ogden and $ att Lake City. '
Private advlces received by western railroad -
road managers say L. Is the Southern Pa-
clfic's' Intenton to discontinue November ' 1
next trains No 1 and 2 between Ogden and I .
Roan reducing connections at Ogden for
transcontnental passenger business to one I.
traIn daily. The trains to be discontinued
handle a large share of the fIrst clara passenger -
ger trafc , ant nearly alt of the second class
and tourist business. The Union Pacific and
Rio Grande roads wilt le mostly affected
by time acton of the Southern Pacific , but
great damage \ \ I. I Is claimed , also accrue
to every read running west from Chicago ,
not so much emi account of their beLng restricted -
stricted to one through train only for fIrst
class passenger business but because the
trains which carried , 'tho second class and
'
tourist buslneS from Ogden west are te be
( Iscontinued. !
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SONS 0. VF1'I'IcltANS GA'l'IIEUINi
Over Three 'I'lioimsnsid J'r"Hl'nt ut Ii
Nurdn'lle JI'etlJ.
OXVILLE. Tenn" , . S ft. 16.-The ninth L
annual encampment oC thee Sons of Veterans I
annul the
assembled at KnoxvIlle toJay. Commander
In.Chef ! WllIiamj 13. flundy , of CincInnati pre-
Wllalj
sided. Every state divisIon with the excep'
ton of Colorado California and Oregon are
represented , Three thousani visitors are In I
attendance. Many oC them are men of na
10nai Importance , among whom arc Past
Commander-ln.Chle Lawler of the Grand I
Army of the , Republic . and Governor Upham
of Wisconsin , Governor Woodbury of Con'
nectcut and Governor Wetz of New Jeracy
Governor McKinley of Ohio will arrive tomor-
mow. The city Is one mos or fags and buntIng -
Ing and at night Is brilliantly lumlnate I with I
electrIc and gas arches , ' The encampment Is i
the largest ever helll by the order. The program -
gram of e'tertanm3nt ! Is an excellent on S
and thousands arc beng ! rsiyaly welcomed
\"o'hth' Press 3I..thi J.
ST. PAUL Sept. 16'The advisory board
for the central elvlslen of the Associated L
press held its regular meetn" here teda ,
upen invitation of the chairman Mr. George I
Thompson of the St. Paul Dispatch. There
were preset : Messrs. D. M. 10urer of the
St. Louis Oobe.Dimocut , L. Maltbreld of r
-
the Cincinnati Volksblat and Edward Hose-
water of The Omaha lice together with time
genedl manager Melvile E. Stone. The m
mornIng was spent In considering subjects
of Interest to the Afsoclstel reS for the central -
tral dl'lslon. all of a routine character. Thc I
board were handsomely entertained by Mr
.
Thompsen at the Minnesota club , and a er
the busLness cession they were given a car-
riage ride about the city , Tomorrow they
will visit Minneapolis. During the business I
meetIng today a resolution commending and I
endorsing the managemeut the assoclatln t
and complimentary of Jill tact ( and judgment
shown In the direction ofita affairs was I
adoptel . '
9
SImriim4.rM l'r"I"rhiA 1r I .Thu. . . .
SIOUX FALLS , S. D'I { ( 16.-Speclal- ( )
EI lad temple , ArabIc Order - pf Nobles of
the Mystic Shrle.orttls- , Is making
most elaborate arrangements for a 'swelI"
time on October 3 LInvlttons ! three feet
long and a foot wIde . giving an illustration
of tIme magnIficent parad , < re being sent out.
In 'time illustration' ZeJ.zem bottles appear
frequently , and their appearance Is I explained
by a note saying thl the governor has
promised to suspend the prohibitory law on
that day The full text ofthe : Invitation Is : :
"A magnificent crop of candidates Is assured
and the threshing wi take place on the
evening of October 3. A" now ant novel
parade wi precede the _ leading cession ,
All railroads will lead to SWIX Falls or this
elate . and have granted 1 round trip of one
fare The greatest fair ever' held In the I
nerthwest wi then be In full bloom "
. -
CUllture,1 1 SUooth itubbem- .
1A Y SPRINGS , Neb. , Sept. 16.-Specal ( : I
Telegram-Charles ) Sndei. ; special deputy :
sheriff , tonight brought from Crawford , when
he had been captured bY Marshal Sherman ,
one Charles Hanstom alas George Wilson ,
who II wan let ) for robbing the postoce at
Stearns. S. D. Hanscom also .toje a saddle
belonging to Charles Snyder II9e hors of
M. 13. Hose , a liveryman of this place '
l'm ictN uf Oeeml lIHrlll'rl , $ ciit . 11
At San Franeiaco-Ayrlved-JtiO de JaneIro -
eIre trans Hongkons and Yokoama.
At New York-Arrlved-Mansiiiem from
Hamburg : Ems frm Uramen : Taelc from
Ltverpcoi. !
At 13remerhayeu-.rr1ved-Tr.mve from
New York .
At Oiasgow-Am'tjvelAsayrlan from PhIl -
adelpbl1 ) Phl-
-
EVERYBODY OUT ON WHEELS \
Firt Parade of Fair Week t Howling
Success.
T HIRTY-FIVE . HUNDRED BIKERS IN LINE
Umiorgumi he,1 I 1.ler" Cnumt'iI SUle
'lrolhl. , Yet the I'nrnh' Jh'c.1
Alumijr . nlul t'll'n"t the Stlee-
tntor" IUlul'l"el ) ' ,
Carnival week fertvlles were Inaugurated -
rated last night by the wheelmen of Omaha ,
who did more than was expected of , them
toward t furnishing a fitting atracton for cit-
Izpns i and visitors at the beginnIng of a week
replt with promise of enJeyment and enI
tertalnment. t
I I was a case of wheels everywhere , and
no man ever had a bigger task than hn\1
Marshal Henderson , who was charged with
the duty oC bringing order out of the chaos
that was banked from Sixteenth street west
on Izard. True , there had been a plan of
parade announced. The wheel clubs had
places assigned them and had some Intel-
gent Idea of what was expected of them
The announcement called for them to fdl , n
on Seventeenth street north at Izart and
promised that a captain would be assigned
to the unorganized rldcrs. That's where the
calculatons were misplaced. Seventeenth
s treet wouldn't hold theism amid a captain
couldn't control them with a gatlng gun.
They came from all quarters on all kinds
of mounts , with all kinds of decorations . and
each wheelman had ; noton of hl9 own that
showed he hal been properly labeled when
placed In the "unorganlzw" cbss.
Something like a half hour later than this
scheduled time the order . was given to march
and the parade was on. The start was made
Crom Sixteenth and Izarl , Marshal Hemler- '
son In the leal1 In private life Marshal lien- '
Ilerson Is stenographer In JUdge Scott's , court
and those who know him In that capacity
anl capaciy
recognized last night the leek he wears when
one of the Judge's famous contempt of court
cases Is being given an aIring. He wcre the
look of a man who was thankful to find himself .
fnd
self safe as far as he had got , but was very
fearful of what was to folo\ And ro one
who watched the parade could blame the
m31shal for wearing a worried look He was
heading a crowd of Jokers who had given no
hint of their pian . and he was kept guess- i
lag as to what they would de next. lie kept I
close up to the platoon of mounted Police , :
trusted to luck and came out a wInner.
AND THE PASTOR HODE , TOO.
Following Lime marshal. and close to the
post of honor , rode the messenger force of
the Western 'Unlen Telegraph company , thirty
In number. captalnell by E. I ! . White. The
messengers were dressed for the occasion and
anl
cache wheel In line was decorated with the
colors of Ak-Sa-Den. a band of yellow enelr- . .
cling the riot with tIme middle oC the spoke
space In green and the hub In red Chinese
lanterns , three to each wheel , were sus-
pendell on wires from the handle bars cor-
1Ielng the decorations. This , by time way .
was the favorite decoration of all of the
wheels In line. There were lanterns galore
and nearly every rider hall a plan of his own
for carrying his Illuminations.
Fifty Union Pacific employee , carrying the
familiar shield of the company , followed time
messengers , under command of Captain Reed.
There was a lack of uniformIty In the wheel
decorations . but this section of time parade
lest none of Its attractiveness on that ac-
count ,
Then came the "Unorganized , " captaIned
by "John Doe " wills Richard Hoc , " his old
side partner as marshnl. Every Colower of
this celebrated brace ot leaders hal time
spirIt of the occasion and made up In noise
and novelty of IrEs and decorton for any
shortage In uniform or discipline. There
were young men and old , men short len
and tall , the leans and the fats women In
bloomers and women with skirts men en
tandems , on cushion tires , a rare one or two
on ordinaries and the ever present small hay
on anything that cOUIl ( . by the most liberal
constructiQn . be calsd a wheel. One fellow .
almost hurled In corn stalks decorated with
the carnival colors was followed by a joker
whose only decoration was a tin pal , dragging -
ging on time ground , and who persistently se-
Iclted contributions from tha . crowd te enable :
him to "rush the can. " In the center of this
group , as though to take the curse off , rode
He\ S. Wright Butler . pastor of the st.
Mary's Avenue Congregational church , and I
any kid In the party hall any more fun than
he , his looks ldn't Indicate It. Dr. Buter Is
chaplain of the Thurten Rifles , but he was on
"detachel duty" last night.
THESE TOOK THE CAKE.
The members of the Omaha Wheel club I
had ' been making arrangements for the parade I
fer' some weeks and had k.pt the phns
secret , promising their friends a surprise i
when the parade came off . and they kept
their promise. In the lead came two mom
hers of the club , with coupled wheels bearng : c
a monster feathered " 0. " the club badge era -
a monster feathered " 0 , " the club I
badge , artistIcally decorated In tin
Ak.Sar-Den CJlors Fully 100 members ;
of the club were In line In costnm3 :
especially designed for the occasion This i
consisted of jacket and pants In broad strIpes I
ot green and yellow . with toque caps of red
Suspended from a long pole In front of each I
wheel was a lanler labeled " 0. W , C. lint
that was only a small part of the make up ,
TIn buckets as big as coal scuttles were at-
lched to time handle bars of the whees : and I
wheels and the usa of this at
tachment was soon nnde manifest .
There was powder enough In the pails 10 I
equIp a "Siege of Vlckmburg " and the reck .
lessness wih wheh ! the supply \ as burned I
was simply appalling. There were Homan : I
candles , and pin wheels anti nigger chasers . ,
and re,1 , fire , and tIre crackers and all the I
paraphernalia c a Fourth of : uly celebration , ,
When a wheelman found his firewoks cx- :
acting ooough to Interfere with his r'lUng
he dlsmoun'ed and hd some fun with tin ;
crowd. Big Ed Lytle . dIsguised as a clown ,
rode a big sixty-Inch ordinary the one he :
use , } to win races with In time days of Jack :
Prince , and any of the torpedoes and candle , ;
and rocket that mIssed , the crowd struck
him ant the boys made him say he liked I
it . The costumes of the clubmen were Inflammable -
flammable mate.rlal and half of the boys were
busy trying to keep the other half trans beIng -
lag burned up Four wheelmen were hitched
by a chain to a buggy which contained the
reserve supply 01 fireworks. The crowds had ;
a welcome for the Omaha Wheel club at :
every turn along the line ot mnarcim
HAD SOLDEI1S WITH THE I ,
One of the most pleasing features of the S
parade was the appearance of the Omlha m
Guards , under command of Captain Mulford .
The boys were In full uniform . with their
rifles strapped to their backs , Their execu-
ton of 'military movements wbeel aroused
the crowds along the line to great enthusi-
asm.
cam.After the Guards rode the Turner wheel
men In their natty gray suit , with tatly
decorated wheels. They were followed by
the Tourists all dressed In plain white , win
closed the parade and treated the crowds to
the Ak-Sar-lien yell.
with the different cubs were a number
of wheelwomen but they had made no at .
tempt at uniform ,
M. ! Wiiams. an employe of the Kipatrick-
Koch Dry Goods company , deserves crellt I
for one of the unique features of the liarade
He had constructed the model of a battle -
ship , the Omaha , which was done In can
vas. Concealed within were four bicycles
manned by Mr. Williams . his son . Arlhur ,
Roy Draper and } yle I3elIew . I was a i
big affair but the bikers
alslr. bikerI pushed It along the
street at 1 rapid rate and kept up with the
procesion without difculy or accident ,
The proceulon paled up Sixteenth from
Iar to Douglas , down Douglas 10 Ninth to
Farnam , to Eighteenth , to Dougla to Six
teenth , and then to the Charles Street park
There were about 3,500 wheels In line aDd
THE BEE BULLETIN.
\ 'eather Forecast for Nebraska-
. -alr ; lghty Warmer Southelly W laths.
rage.
1. Hil.IIlro. . to tt'aIciemi Congrt . .
Colonel Umnt isis 1ti . Fmttlicr' . l'lmilm.
1'1111. or I" " 'imt.i Vllh ,
State Fair Alr"llt ) ' 'I SI..t. . . .
8. Ili.lnJ .t ChI NI.tn ViIr
T.'rrhl. 1:1..trl. : SlorU Iii lowe .
NI' York 1"lluhll'.I. tintimer .
. . 1 lltorlltl RIII Co iii nicim C.
/ul.rtln Court SIts In New Chairs.
1..t'l Unrilt North Im.'im.I.
O. VOln.1 lclmilrs 1.fl'mil )1.ltlr. . .
Fire Oi IUtr11 nn OI't'.1 S.eIIICI.
7. COllerelilnll t"lltll..I . ,
Uronth ot ( hlth'lonIllll ,
I 10hrlll1 ' 'urn.n II Vtll.ttlon.
School Itllrcl Vh.UghlJ . Smeitiries . .
0. Anollr l'rIIH'tl'l II II 10. .
I'ollcc , Court ClerIc Miike . .
l'olco COlrt VI'rl Jlnk. ' 101111.
Ititil road ' I I rimigimig In I 'I' lititisit mule .
I 0. Crlmo or Comm mm t Niehimilitim.
1 1. All . NII" 1'ltl Iii Dry ' 11" '
Lordly Re'tlslslim 1 " 'llnrr.
1 : , "lcl , go IClt ) In I thn ( ciii imd .
l.t.rIIH tr the Nat mmmiii ( hule
1 "n"IS : OJ ' 101.\1
At ti ' Fair Groimmimisi
SImile Iay ,
Pioneers' lay.
Children's iay ,
Band Concert , 10 a. m.
llorso ItacCa , 2 p. am.
Iii dli , ' Citym
Nebraska Parade , S p. as.
"Derby W'Innmer , " Crc.lghmton , 8 p. as.
Roland Reed , lloyd's , S im. isa.
Uicyclc Race , Cimarlea Street i'ark , S p. ni.
the procession was not marred by an accident
of the slightest mssttmro ,
hI.ts rU'I' ON 'I'Iih hIO1,1I.tY C.ttthi.
SfIim-M mmmiih 5t111'M of EleeirIi'it 111mm.
siiimiimte ( lit- Cit Streets ,
Tiio ; atim along ss'imiclm time bicycle Parade
proceeded last mmighmt was a 'erltabio pathway
of lighmtmiess and brlglmtnesmm , a pathway that
was not lighted enough to destroy alt of time
emmchmantmnemmt and illusion of night , wlmicim
was emnphmasizeii in the Intersecting streets
and time heavens above , but so softly lighted
that it suggested to the minl of time oh-
server , s'ho looked at It throtmgh half shut
eyes , tlmrs streets of a fairy city. Thmo mass
of people , whose numbers could mmot ho csti-
mated , thronging and crushing alomig its
borihers , could easily be Imagined ax await-
hug time entramaco of souse fairy king or qusoma ,
an illusion which 'as not far fromn time
mmmamk , for time parade was a forerunner of
time cohorts of Samson , tIme personification of
tIme prosperity whmiclm time Present carnival
week is hoped to usher in.
The scene presented by the streets was
more than brilliant , for there was aim air of
illusion along the entire line. They bore time
appearance of long passageways adorned 'ltim
atrimiga amid festoons of yellow alarm and coui-
steIlationa along time borders anti limimagimig
down from above , and time arc lights simply
emmaphasizeti time effect , for they vero globes
of fire whmicii vcre Imanglng down from the
dark vault. This is a mnetapimor which best
describes time sIght which was presented when
a view was takemi down time streets bordered
ansi festoomied with the thousands of Incami-
descent and arc lights.
Time bsmildings along the streets wore decorated -
rated In a smmammmler to keep up the lllualomm.
They s'ero all more or lees covered with
sirczmmncrs amid banners' , depicting the colors
of the Knights of Ale-Sar-Ileim and were
dlnuly brought into view by the softened
light which -was thrown from the electric
globes which hung in front of anti below
them. Time stores below on time first floors
were all flooded by a blaze of light and
brightness. Mammy had special displays ,
lmlch were both pretty amid artistic and
which almost rivaled the attraction wlmlch
the passing wlmeelnsen presenteml.
l'erhapa the prettiest effect along time
whoi3 line of macelm was out Farnem , between
Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets , where tIme
( leilsest crowd was congregated. A search
light stationed at time corner of Eighteenth
street swept time entire street to time east
and threw tIme shadows oil the decorations
on time bordering buildings , the crowd and
tile processioms into tIme brightest of light ,
dazzling time eyes of those who looked imito
It , but aurrounding everytlming s'ltii a halo ,
SOME IIItILLIANT DESIGNS.
Along this portiomi of the route , too , the
buiidlmmgs adorned with electrical dia-
plays were sItuated , the New York
Life buildtng , The 13cc buildIng and
the city hall all being adorned
witii designs outlined sithm incandescent lamps ,
which threw out a great glare of light. The
three front and main arcimes of the New York
Life building were placed thus In outline ,
but time other decorations had not beast corn-
pleted in time to be simowma. Time flee build-
lag , adormmed with a huge star at the summit ,
a van-colored boo hive above the entrance ,
and witlm three great arches blazing with
electricity , everything showing the colors of
the Knights of Ak-Sar-l3en , was the prettiest
sight to be seen. Beside it was a rival ,
the city ball , wlmoso tower was girdled with
strings of electric beads and ornamented with
various designs of different colored hlglmts.
The decorations on time court Imodise ummfortu-
natehy had not been cnmnpleted and consequently -
quently the building remained in darkmmess
IHit the remarkable and moat Imuterestimag
feature was neither time parade nor time
illunsinationa , unIque rind pretty as
they were , It 'jas time crowd , which !
simply thronged almost the entire
two miles of time 1mb of march , antI was by
far time largest that ever assemnbletl on time
streets of this city on ammy former occasion
It could not be ntfmbered , nor even estimated
and can only be denomnimsated a mass ,
Time people began to coma on time streets
early iii tiio evening , In order to get posi.
Lions , sonmmo of them as early as C o'clock.
Time most desIrable places were pre-empted
anti as coon as ttmeao were filled up time arriv. -
lag people vere pushed out further from time
center of time city along tIme entire limmo 01
march , They were all good natured enough ,
but there was commaidorablo jostling Iii timc -
effort to obtain snore sightly positions ,
The biggest crusim was on F'arnaimi street
all time way from Fifteenth to Eiglmteemmthm
Along lisle stretcim people were packed Irons
the edge of the buildimmgs almost to time Ceo. '
tsr of the street. From every wIndos' in
the bordering buildings there vero a halt
dozen heads and on top of time buildingm
large crowds were gathered. Several enter.
prising merchants had erected seats on br I
of theIr places of business , anti tImes np .
peamod to be vehI patramalzed , ulthmoemgim time I
samno could not 1)0 said of the rovicwin ' ,
stands along time line of immarchm ,
IT WAS siMPLY A CRUSh ,
Sixteenttm etreei from Webster to Douglam
and Douglas from Sixteenth to Thirteenth wam
so denaely packed that it was wIth extreme ;
difficulty that passer. could make
any progreeB , Time crush was eiinphi
terrific at time corner of Sixteenth !
and Douglas streets. where tIme crowd
was so thick timat individuals vcre un -
able to move , and it was all time pohicemem : m
could do to keep the mass Irons surging bite
the street.
Time north slope of the grounds about time S
court house lneccnted the appearaimco of an
Immense human flower bed , Time lattIce
work placed there to prevent the grass froni
being trampled into time earth proved time
most favorable point of observation and as tin
seats were free every avaIlable foot of apace
was occupied , - Time people were packed cc I
closely together that It was impossible tc
see more than their imeads.
Ac the parade moved too fast to ahho % c
hands to be in line , several were stimtione
along the route and , discoursed sweet muai C
as the whmoelmen pased by , Of these on p
was statIoned at Jefferson equaro , another a t
Tenth and Farnam streets and another a t
Eighteenth and Farnaram streets ,
-
1)uurnvi'mi 1)eclimics a Ilumimqut' ( ,
MONTREAI , Quebec , Sept , 16-Lormi Dun
raven ima. declined the Invitation of a ban -
quet tendered him by the Royal St. Lawrence -
renco Yacht club ,
ON DRESS PARADE
Ncbmski Puts Her lest Foot Porwarti fo ?
Pubilo Inspection.
R EFUTE'S ' TALES OF TIlE DROUTIl
State Fair Indicates 1'lcuty for the Worlil
as the Harvest.
I MPORTANT EVENTS OF OPENING DAY
Success of the Euterpriso Guaranteed from
the Very Sontloff ,
ATTENDANCE SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS
Crowds Already Hero Portend an Ilnu1ouB
Jani for the Week ,
FRUITS OF TIlE EARTh ON EXUIWTIO
\Viiiiilerfmil Cuilet' ( Iomm'u Giihitreml mmml
SmrenL ltefor' C lie Ad mmml nl 5tml-
( Itimtlt's % 'hmie.hu Cimmigreguite mit '
( Smti'lutte City.
A cloudlesa sunrise amid one of September's
brightest days greeted the opening of Ne-
braskmt's twonty.mmimmthm state fair and expost-
t lomm yesterday mornIng , Nature added lies'
bommison to time emmdeavora of those who lund
btmilt this great White City and lavished her
bluest skies and yeiloweat sunsimimme iii hmonoe
o f time biggest fair Nebraska liesover _ secim ,
Contrary to Ih general expectatiomm of the
nmanagers , the interior of souse of tIme build-
l mmga lacked eonmewlmat of commmpletiomm when
limo gates were opened at S o'clock , Unfor-
secim delays iii the arrival of mumaterials opor-
ateti to hInder the exhiibitorc , aimtl it wac
nearly noon before the accumnmmlatccl rubbish
was swept frommi tIme passages and time cx-
hibits were displayetl iii their commitmieto
beammty , flut this ucas little noticed , amid the
visitors vimo canme in durIng the forenoon
found ammmple fields for their attentiomi. The
gently sloping grounds and tlmeir burden of
magnificent buildings shmoweii to timir beat
m md'antage , and tIme visitors s'imo saw them
for time fIrst timno devoted tIme mornimmg to
m astering time topograpimy anti athmuirlmmg the
exterior features , leaving the exhibits to be
seen at their leisuire
If armytuming more vas neemlefi to refute the
weird tahes of dromith and Impending ruin
thmat imavo aroused the intiignatiotm of Ne-
braslcana it is foummmtl iii _ this \'ast
granary of time nroducta of a thrifty
conimonuvealthm. here Is no story of bl'stering
'inda that acre the growIng fruit amid grain ,
ncr fcrtilo coil translormej 1010 brren sand-
hills by comatinuous droutim. All speaks o
bounteous imarvestit amid the proeperlty and on-
terprlso of a mighty state. Timis sentiment is
on tIme lips of nimme out of ten of tbs cxhmibilera ,
osimeclally timoco horn western counties which
have been serIously Injured by exaggerated
reports of droumtb and niortgsges Timc'y do-
circm timat' their fields are still fertile and their
peopio prosperous anti point to their immipreco-
dented dispiays of the products o their labor
as evidence of the truth of their assertona. !
Time attendance at the groummds yesterday
forenoon was purely a matter of
conjecture. Time motor traiima began
running at 6 o'clock and a couple
of hours later they were startimag frogs
Fourtecmmth and howard streets cvry fou
minutes. Even thmo earliest trains were well
loaded anti several hundred persons were admitted -
mitted wimen the gates were opened. There
was a lively travel ummtll nearly noos , when
there is-as a slight falling oft , and in the
afternoon time cars were again crowded. hut
few people were carried by limo ra'lroads. ' No
big crowd was expected oma tha first mornIng ,
but lucre svere enough people present to give
time grounds a popmmlated appearance anti assure -
sure time managers of a tremendous attend-
amaco whcn time fair is fully under way.
A'L"I'EXDANCL ox 'VItIJ INCREASE.
Mmiiiiigt'rs AIr.'midy I'redIctImi times
Grentest i'miIr iii thi W'est ,
Yesterday afternoon at the state fair
grounds there was a perceptible incraso in
the arrivals and time grounds began to present
a business like appearance. The day was
signalized by the appearance of a imumber of
the usual side show mmttract'ona wimich are
' incidental to a big fair , Time two-heam1eJ
woman , the striking nuacimina and other sine-
lIar devices for luring tlio reluctant climes
from Lime pockets of rural visitors spavg up
betimea arid timose who could not ob.mi entrance -
trance to time grounds crectej their lurapher-
nalia outside time gates and trusted to time
stragglers from time big show , ( or timeig
patronage.
Inside time grounds tIme crowml file ] thmroug1
the big buildings ammil time general expression
was of surprise anti atirmitratlonm , President
Barnes expressed imimmmself ae more thmmm satisfied -
isfied with time lammnching of time enterpmiee Iii
its new location , " 'e certainly have ono of
the biggest oxhlbltloims that ltas cver been
given in timis part of time west , " said lie , "and
all indications point to a nmost successful
fair , Witim goodweather there wIl b an
unprecedented attemmdancc and everyone seems
to be satisfied. We have aim exceptional ox-
lmiblt In the egrihui ur-il departnment and It
will be one of the greatest attractions of
time fair. The stock exhibit is soimmething to
be proud of , especially the cattle and sheep
department , svhicim Is larger than over before
in the history of the anociation.
One feature of the present cxhibtion ! and
one which is commented upon by naam'Iy all
of the heads of ilopartimments Is that time ox-
lmlblts have all beemm sattstactorfly located with
little or no frIction. This Is especially true
in time stock departimsenis wimere the unex-
iected msmimmmber of entrlcs taxed the accommo-
dstiomms of time yards and the patience of the
eximihiltoram arid the. managers. The energy of
11w heads of departments settled all dililcul-
ties anmlwith scarcely an exception the ex.
liibitors are well pleased with their treatment.
The suerk of awarding premIums wIlt begin In
earimest today in all miepartnsente and as the
red end blue ribbons a'o attached to the lucky ,
entries , the visitors will imave an OPpO tunityi
to cosuparo their views with the deceIons of
time judges , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, W'lZ.I HE ElIltASiCA'S
Grout I'tepmsratlouus for ( lie Stetet
J'girnihiu of Tonight ,
Temmighmt wilt be Nebraska's night in
Omaha and us a result there will be a
street parade that 1mm size arid mnagnIficonco
promises to excel anything of the kind heretofore -
toforo witnessed ,
3) . T. Mount will act aim marshal end wilt
be assisted by the followIng aides : Id , II.
Collins and II. J. Penfold for the first di.
vision ; J. C. Coil end Max Meyer for the
second divisIon ; Isaac Cdlo amid C. 5 , Ray.
momt for the thIrd divisIon , The floats
band ; , etc. , will Iormmi under the direction of
time repectivo aides at 7 p. m. , taking th
followIng positions :
First Division-Mounted police , First Regt
macnt band , Aborigines , three floats ; Ne.
braak'a State bapd , one ) mundrtd cowboys5
"mounted" ; mleceliatieeus floats.
Second Jivision-WesL Point band , Lexinga
ton float , Lincoln flout , \Vest i'oint float
SevomitImVmmrml band , iloatriee floats , Cemitm-a
City floats , ICcarney cotton mill float , band
Norfolk float , ( lrammtl Island float , Dougiaj
county float. nmsiseehlaneoims floats ,
Third livisioum-.Council hiluffim band , Cud.
aimy's floats , ilarmmimmontl'c floats , Howard Mcdi.
ci'l commapany Iloat North l'iatte band , Robert-
soil urea. float , J. II. lymsnmt shin Cactor