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ESTABLISHED JLT E 19 , 1873. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKtflNQ AUGUST 31 1800. SINGLE
WINS THIS YEAR OR NEVER
Spain's Cose in Cuba Has Reached th (
Desperate Condition.
GENERAL WEYLER TO DO AS HE PLEASES
f Hxllriinllim ID lie Mil
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HAVANA. Cuba , Aug. 30. ( New Yorl
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) "Th
rebels must bo defeated before the year ewe
wo are lost , " Premier Canovns cnblcd t <
Cnptnln General Weylcr.
The despairing dispatch explained tha
the Spanish government has tnkcn nlnrm n
the developments of a recent Interview be
twccn United States Minister Taylor am
the duke of Tctuan , Spain's minister o
foreign nffnlrs. General Weylcr cabled bac
to Madrid that In that case he must resar
to extreme methods. "Do as you please , '
replied Scnor Cnnovas. Thereupon Genera
Weylcr determined to Issue shortly an cdlc
forbidding the grinding of the season's su
gar crop.
When that edict appears war will be
cln In earnest. The Cubans will occup
hills nnd woods ; the Spanish troops will b
In the towns nnd villages. Sugar mill
will bo destroyed by both sides , for Wej
ler will adopt Gomez's tactics and entc
upon a campaign of extirpation. Cuba wl
bo made desolate by fire nnd sword. Th
torch will bo applied by regulars and In
surgcnts nllko to everything which give
aid and comfort to the enemy. Everybod
outside the military lines will be shot will
out challenge.
DENOUNCED DY CONSERVATIVES.
Thcro was n panic In political and flnan
clal quarters when General Weyler'a inter
tlon leaked out. The marquis ot Ape ;
tcgula , the chief of the conservatives , wa
Immediately summoned to Hnvnna by wit
nnd nrrlvcd yesterday from the Constancl
sugar plantation , where ho was making c.
tensive preparations for ilext Year's cro |
A meeting of the conservative leaders wi :
held. Planters and politicians of great It
fluenco were present. After a lone , h (
discussion , In wJilch General Weylcr's c :
pcctccl edict was denounced without stln
resolutions were adopted to this purport :
First Thnt a committee , composed of tli
marquis of Apeztegula , Pascunl Golgochc
nnd Patrlcio Sanchez , visit Weyler and tr
to prevail upon him not to Issue the edict.
Second If he persists In his determine
tlon to Issue the edict that the governmcn
nt Mndrld bo urged to recall Weyler t
Spain.
This audacious resolution is the talk t
the city , as It Is well known that Spanls
rule in Cuba has always been upheld b
nnd in control of the conservative partj
nnd especially In times of war , and tha
the resolutions are In effect nn order e
dismissal to the captain general.
It will not be the first case of a captai
general being virtually dismissed by th
Cuban conservatives. In the Inst wa
Captain General Dulce was sent back t
Spain by the volunteers conservative pet
pic. Captain General Campos was also sen
to Spnln by them. The conservatives war
General Polavleja In Weylcr's place.
The workmen In a Spanish cigar factor ;
operated by an Englishman named Roci
niadq a public demonstration Friday nig !
In favor of Spain , at which the favorite cr
was "Death to the Americans. "
HANDERA CROSSES THE TROCHA.
General Qulntln Handera , after dcfeatln
the Spanish forces , under Captain Daliluen
at Dacunngun , Plnar del Rio province , wrect
Ing n train nnd seizing the booty , marchc
eastward with 300 men , crossing the troch
unmolested through the Plrogua hills. H
camped at Agulcrra , southwest of Alquljai
Havana province , nnd Is reported today t
bo at the ruined sugar mill at Mlrosa , ncn
Qulvlcan.
The Nanlgos , an African secret nssoclc
tlon , corresponding to the Italian Mafia , ha
taken a hand In politics. Partisans of th
Evlcn gang accused those belonging to th
Ecorla Efo of disloyalty In having joined th
company of Spanish negro volunteers , forme
hy a negro called Pastor Veltia to escoi
General Weyler. The Ecorla Efo gang re
Hunted this charge and attacked the Evic
men In the negro quarter. Several person
nro reported killed nnd moro wounded. Fort
negroes have been arrested , and the dlstrlc
Is held by the police.
The Mntanzas court of Justice refuses t
obey General Woyler's order to remove th
Sagua judge. General Woylcr threatens t
abolish the court If It disregards his autc
cratlc orders. Lawyers here , Spaniards In
eluded , resent General Wcv'cr's Intcrferln
with the civil court ,
MUTINY AMONG RECRUITS.
The Spanish liner City of Cadiz has arrive
with reinforcements. Captain Tomaso re
ports that 500 soldiers , mostly Andaluslan
of the worst character , mutinied on th
voyage. Their leaders had to bo put 1 :
Irons. Nothing serious resulted , as precau
tlons against just such a thing had bee :
taken previous to their embarking. The
\vero not allowed ] to have their arms whll
on the ship.
General Weylcr has ordered that all rcl
atlves of rebels must register nt the palaei
All letters , telegrams and parcels sent ther
are to ho opened nnd examined before deltv
cry. Visitors nro to bo shadowed. The shci
Iffs have begun visiting private residence
to carry out the order ,
Oscar do los Reyes and Juan Miguel Fei
rcr are to bo sent to Chafnrlnc Islands.
ciniAX.s Tim wo us is OKKKMHSII ;
I.omlim TlinpN ( 'orreHii | > nileu ( Ciini
niriitN < in CrurllSforlcM. .
CITY OP MEXICO. Aug. 30. Charles Acl
ers , London Times correspondent In Cubi
lias just arrived , and In an Interview wit
the Mexican Herald says ;
"General Weyler Is an extremely able off
cer , perhaps the ablest man for the posltlo
to bo found In all Spain.
"Tha martial law established by the Spar
lards In Cuba since the outbreak of the It
Biirrcctton ls absolutely the same as tli
martial law anywhere.
"It Is certainly Impossible to predict whc
or how this devastating struggle will term
nate. The Spanish government U firmly d <
lermlned to make use of every possible r <
source In order to maintain Its hold on th
Island , You may consider It as good as sel
tied that the , Spanish government will spar
no sacrifice toward retaining Its sovereign ! )
Whether right or wrong , Spain Imagines sh
can crush this rebellion , "
In regard to the acts of Spanish atrocltle
lie says : "I cannot state from personal ol
eorvatlon that I liavo como across any ac
of wanton cruelty Inflicted by the Spaniard
nn Cubani , but of course this Is war , an
Spaniards cannot afford to bo led by full ,
Information or any other covert or open sym
pathy with Cubans. Naturally there hav
been gross exaggerations made by both sldei
Krom my personal knowledge i eun suy thu
the weight of evldencu eeeins to bo agalns
Cubans , as It IB a well known fact that the
liang and shoot suspects as well as In off en
slvo people freely , and do not hesitate ubou
This Is the time of heavy rainfalls I
Cuba , and much cannot bu done In a mill
tary way ,
HAVANA , Aug. 30. The Insurgents hav
burned the tobacco plantation of Luchans
province of Matniuaa. It was valued
LONDON , Aug. 31 A dispatch to th
Standard from Madrid says that the SpanUI
government has approved of the conduct u
Captain General Weyler and of his Usu
ucu of the order * propose prohibiting tli
people of Cuba ami foreigners rouldent li
Cuba from having any liiltrcourbovltlt tin
foreigners outside the Island of Cuba , am
alia Ills much dUcussed decree prohlbltlii )
the gathering of the nutar and coffee crops.
POWIJUS M.UCI : sti/r.\x ; TUUMHI.I :
UlotH Allrtliulcil to TnrUlnh nnil NIK
Armeiilnti Siniri'i-M.
LONDON , Aug. 31. The Dally News , li
Its editorial columns this morning , says
"Europe Is face to face with the deposl
tlon of the sultan and the partition of Tur
key. "
A dispatch from Dcrlln says : H Is an
nounced from Vienna that the Russian cza
nnd Emperor Francis Joseph and the states
men who attended the recent political con
fcrcnco held there arrived nt an agrecmPii
which will probably settle the Armenia !
trouble without disturbance of the exlstlni
Turkish frontier. Prince Lebanon" Is re
ported to have said : "We have enough tide
do with our own Armenians. We don't wan
to have their number Increased. "
A dlspntch to the Times from Constant !
noplo says that the joint note ot the am
bnKsndora of the powers asking the subllnu
Porte to suppress the disorders In Constant !
noplo without delay , falling to have the desired
sired effect , the representatives of the pow
crs dispatched a Joint telegram , warnliu
the sultan that ho endangered the Turklsl
empire by suffering the continuance of an
nrchy by the connivance of the Impcrla
troops and the police. It In said that tin
sultan trembled when ho received this warn
lug telegram. Neither the members of tin
diplomatic circles nor rational observer ;
doubt that an armed mob of Turku had beet
organized for possible riots. It wns notlccc
that less than two hours after the Insam
attack on the Ottoman bank by tlio Arme
nlans the mob that lilted the streets n
Gnlata overspread .tho whole city , and tin
Turks. In parties from 120 to 1GO strong , up
parcntly well organized and acting In v.on
cert , crossed In ) lighters from Stamboul.
commenting upon the rapidity wltl
which the mob overspread Conatantlnopl
the correspondent says that nil of the mis
chief could not have been done without or
Rtinlzatlon nnd without the connivance o
the authorities.
A dlspntch to the Post from Constant !
noplo says : Members of the Armenian rc\
olutlonary societies threw n bomb In th
premises of the Credit Lyonnalse and th
tobacco syndicate Snturas Saturday nigh :
The amount of the damage Is not reporte (
A dispatch to the Dally News from Con
stnntlnople gives a personnl Interview wit
Frank Darker , who was left In the place o
Sir Edgar Vincent ns n hostage during th
negotiations between the Armenian leader
In the Ottoman bank raid and the Turkls
officials. The dispatch says : Mr. Fran
Darker stated that the. Invnders tohl hlr
that they Intcaded to selno the Credit Lyon
nalsc olllce and explode a bomb there. 1
was a part of their plan to raid the Vol
voldn police station at the same time. Th
bombs were to be exploded nt the pollc
station simultaneously with the attack upo
the Credit Lyonnalso. However , the me
detailed for the attack on the Credit Lyon
nalso at Constantinople had nothing to 0
with the killing of the Armenians. Th
mobs consisted entirely of the lowest classo
of Constantinople and Its suburb , Larron
the Kurds and the men who work along th
wharves of the cities. It Is now estimate
tl.nt over 4,000 perrons were killed. Stain
boul has been covered with revolutlonnr
placards , evidently posted by the youn
Turkey party. Serious trouble Is cxpccte
Monday , the anniversary of the sultan's ac
cession.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Aug. 30. Just hefor
the departure ot the leaders of HIP Invaslo
of the Ottoman bank on Sir Edgar Vln
cent's yacht , titter they had negotiated wit
the Turkish ofilelals and surrendered upo
condition that they should be allowed t
leave the country , they announced to th
dragomans of the different embassies tha
they Intended to continue the agitation ur
til the rights of the Armenians should b
recognized by the powers. Members of th
different embassies have received nnothc
' circular letter from the Armenian revolt :
tlounry committee , making a similar an
nouncement. H will be remembered tha
several days before the raid upon the Ottc
man bank by the Armenians , threatenlu
letters of n similar character wc-ro receive
by the representatives of the powers , bu
the foreign diplomats stationed In Con
Uftntlnople paid no attention to these ware
Inss.
Already several claims for damages t
property have been received at the Drills
embassy , the property destroyed being owne
by British subjects.
As an Indication of the number of pei
sons who perished in the recent riots , I
is stated that 700 dead bodies were burle
In the Chlckll cemetery alone. The Drills
chnrgo d'affalrs , Michael Herbert , has mad
special representations to Tewflk Pashc
Turkish minister of foreign affairs , eon
corning the case of two Americans , \vh
were brutally killed Just In front of th
guard house , and before the eyes of th
members of the Drltlsh embassy.
An official search of the tichool at Samati
disclosed thirty-six bombs , seven exploslv
caps , several boxes of revolvers , ammunl
tlon , dynamite , etc. , in the mistress' cup
board. All has been quiet here since yet
terday evening , The government has re
Ooubled the police and military forces am
Instructed them that order la to be preserve *
at all cost.
Rioting was renewed In the Galata quar
ter of this city Saturday. A sharp fuslilad
took place between the troops nnd the Ar
mcnlan rioters. ' It lasted only a few mln
utcs , however , and a stampede of the revo
lutlonlsts followed ,
The ambassadors ot the foreign power
held a conference and sent a strong join
appeal , asking the sultan to suppress th
disorders without delay. No reply has beei
received from the sublime 1'orto us yet.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. Acting Sccre
tary MuAdoo stated Inst night that the Dan
croft would proceed to New York on Mon
day and remain there twelve da > 'a , fiuln ;
out for her sea trip. No olllclal order fo
the trip of the Dancroft or fixing her destl
nation has ycl been made , and the olllclal
of the Navy and State departments dcclln
to confirm or deny that the destination o
the ship will bo Constantinople. It Is th
general understanding about the departmen
that the long negotiations with Turkey hav
resulted In an understanding by which op
position to the passigo ot the Dardanellc
by a United States ship will not bo urged.
IMi.V.XS FOIl OOvEllXJlKXT OP CHISTIi
Covernor Ooiu-rnl Slmll Hiu Clirln
( Ian Ollu-r I'ValiircK.
ATHENS , Aug. 30 , The scheme of reforn
proposed by Iho powers for Iho govcrnmeu
of Crete and sanctioned by the sultan , ii
addition to concentrating the power In th
hands ot a governor general , who shall bo i
Christian , the reorganization ot the yen
darmes by European ofllclals , tha Indcpen
deuce of the judiciary of Crete and cconom
Icul autonomy , with the payment of a trlb
ute to the sultan , also provides that th
Cretans shall he allowed to tax Turkish Im
ports , for the purpose of providing a fund
which shall bo applied to the compensatloi
of the victims of the recent disorders.
LONDON. Aug. 31. A dispatch to th
Times from Athens says thai the settle
ment accepted by the sultan In the matte
of reforms In Crete virtually couccdes al
that the Cretans have demanded.
mooi's rou I'liii.ii'i'iM : isi.i : *
.Spillu Drc-ldt'H to Srilil Tito TliuilNlllli
Mi < u AVI III ( Hi I Ili-Iuy.
MADRID , Aug. 30. The ofllcial telegram
received hero from Captain General Dlancc
governor of the Philippine Islands , , announc
that l.COO rebels took llm field against th
Spanish force * for ( ho purpose of brliiKln ;
about a revolution , The Insurgents wer
badly armed and easily defeated. Troop
are now In purnult of the fugitive * . Gov
ernor Dluneo. however , estimates thu gep
aratUtu number at least 4,00g. llo lias askci
the Knvrrimirnt to send reinforcements
The SpanUh minUtry today decided to gem
2.000 troopj tu tha Philippine laluinla with
out deUy.
SIMIX T.tKltSMlilTu.MV I'HISO.VKICS
Mllll Xiliilvil Collluu \iTfnleil ill tin
l'lillliiliif | IhliiiuU ,
MADRID. Aug. 30.-Arrests coutlnue li
the Philippine UlnmU , uml nmouK the prU
uuura taken U nu Ati ilui ; uauiud Collins
LOBANOFF-ROSTOVSKY DIES
Sudden Death of the Famous Foreign Min
ister of Russia.
PLANS FOR THE CZAR'S ' TRIP ARE UPSE1
Imixirlniit Conference * on Interim ,
tlonnl riilllloM llciulei'fil IIIIIIIIK-
riMiti'M ( ircul
In I
LONDON , Aug. 31. A dispatch to thi
Telegraph from Kief says that Prince Lo
banoff-Rostovsky , Russian minister of for
clgn affairs , died suddenly while travcllw
from Vienna to that place. Prince Loban
off-Rostovsky was In the company of thi
czar at the time of his death and his demise
was wholly without warning.
The news of the death of Prince Lebanon"
Rostovdhy , according to the dispatch to tin
Telegraph , caused great excitement through
out Russia , whcro the personality ot tin
minister of foreign affairs wns conslderci
to he second only to that of the czar him
self.
Prince Lobanoff-Rostovsky pursued i
strong foreign policy n policy which wai
regarded In some quarters as thrcatcniiif
the pence of the world.
Dcsldea his political work Prince Lobanoff
Rostovsky dovotcd his leisure hours ti
the study of nnd to the writing of work :
on Russian history. The tour which he hai
planned to take with the czar through tin
countries of western Europe wns expectei
to bo most far-reaching In results nffect
Ing the settlement ot the eastern question
Emperor Francis Joseph paid Prince Loban
off-Rostovsky the highest honors during tin
recenl visit of the czar to Vienna and 111
death at the present Juncture Is regnrdei
as a most dramatic and Important event
upsetting as It docs all possibilities of con
ferencc between the foreign ministers o
the great powers and compelling the czar ti
change the plans concerning his tour throng ]
Germany , Franco and England.
VOTK OX rUGSIUISXT IS
Chilian CimiTi'fNK HUN to Deli-riiiln
Whom ( lie I'cuiili * Chose.
LIMA , Aug. 30. ( via Galvcston , Tcx.- )
The lalest reports from Chill are to th
effect that the registrars and election of
fleers have resolved to attend and take'par
In the meeting of congress called for to
day for the purpose of determining wh
has been elected president. There Is con
sldcrablo anxiety ns to the result. The elec
tlon recently held In Chill was one of th
stormiest ever held In a country noted fo
stormy elections.
Scnor Errazuriz , the editor of ono of th
leading newspapers of Chill , was the can
dldate of the conservatives. Scnor Frcder
Ice Errazuriz has been a member ot sev
eral Chilian cabinets , and he Is regardd
as one of the most brilliant of the p'olltlca
leaders ot South America. The candldat
of the opposition was Senor Vlnccnte Reyes
It was reported that Senor Errazuriz ex
pcnilcd more than $400,000 In his campaign
Senor Reyes , on the other hand , announce !
thai he would nol spend one cent. Defer
the election Reyes Issued an address to th
electors , In which he said that what ho ha
amassed he should save for his chlldrcr
Ho said that he was unalterably opposed t
wasting money to satisfy the personal van
Hy Involved lu a desire to become prcsl
dent. He announced that he objected to th
use of largo sums of money In the polltlca
campaign , because. If the practice contln
ucil , only wealthy men could hope to at
tain the higher offices. The election wa
very close , and the results will probabl
depend upon the returns received and th
members elected from some of the most remote
mete provinces of Chill , The Chilian con
grcss decided to definitely determine wh
was elected president at a meeting to b
held today. On account of the close
ness of the vote It Is feared that a revoln
tlon may bo attempted , no matter .wlilc !
candidate la triumphant. There Is llttl
talk of a third , or compromise , candidate.
St'I.T.VX ACCEPTS J'OWUUS' I'LAX
I'rojioxiilH for Future ( Joveriiineiit o
Crete ; Arc Ajffrpvil On.
ATHENS , Aug. 30. Reliable Informatloi
has been received from Constantinople ti
the effect that the sultan has accepted tin
proposals of the powers for the future gov
ernment of Crete , with the addition tha
concentration of civil and military powe :
shall be In the hands of a governor gen
oral. It Is believed that the condition !
will bo acceptable to the Cretans.
HI3KUSKS TO SI'lUlttMlEIt ' SAID
Cioriiuuiy IIoIilH ( he 1'HiirjiillKT Silltill
from -llrttlxli CliitrlicM.
DERLIN , Aug. 30. The Cologne Gazctti
publishes a dispatch from Zanzibar , sayint
that the Gentian consul there has rcfusc (
the request of the Drlttsh officials to sur
render Said Khalid , who recently ossumci
the title of sultan and vtas subsequent ) :
driven from the palace by the shells fron
the Drltlsh squadron al anchor off Iho place
I 'lml * IIlN I'aiilH niiil I iiilerwlilrt.
SKIBDEREEN , Aug. 30. The underves
and Irousers of Alfred G. Whltchcad , thi
Irish-American political prisoner who wai
recently released from Portland prison am
who disappeared the evening after belnj
restored to his friends here , have beet
found hidden In a briar brush near thli
place. It Is also reported that he tried ti
obtain n change of clothing near Dantrj
on Tuesday last.
AI.UH fur MrltlNli War Slilpx.
COLON , Colombia , Aug. 30. ( Via Galves
ton. ) As a consequence of the Eerloua as
pcct ot the conflict between the Carthagem
Railroad company nnd the government , thi
manager of the company , who has beer
threatened with Imprisonment , asks for tin
presence ot English war ships , All traflli
will probably bo suspended.
llrnxllliiu MlnlMer * Iti-xl n ,
LONDON , Aug. 30. A' , dispatch to tin
Times from Rio says that on account of tin
anti-Italian riots In Drazll President Moraei
has accepted the resignations of Dr. Carlo :
A. DC Carvalho , minister of foreign affairs
and Dr. A , Q. Ferrelers , minister of jus
lice.
ICnlerliiliiiuenl for ( lie Cziir.
VIENNA. Aug. 30 , A brilliant military re
view In honor of the czar and czarina wai
given hero yesterday. Emperor Francis Jos
eph led his own dragoon regiment hefon
the czar and the latter then led the Infantrj
regiment before the emperor. After the re
view the car and czarina left for Kief.
I'liimlrr nnil Mni'ileiIn M
MARSEILLES , Aug. 30. Mall news whlcl
has reached hero from Madagascar says thai
the Faliaralos wore plundering and burning
villages and murdering the Inhabitants In cl
directions , while the French were exccnt.
Ing all the rebels captured. Chaos , It li
said , prevailed everywhere.
HhoileK nnil .Marl I ii DUituree ,
LONDON , Aug. 31. A dispatch to the
Telegraph from Dttluwayo says that If U
reported that a serious disagreement hat
occurred between Cecil Rhodes ami General
Martin. General Martin demands thu uncon
ditional surrender of all the Matabcles.
I'orlilitiloii In Ho lu Ilr'irll ,
ROME , AUB. SO. The government decree
prohibiting thv Immigration of Italians tc
Drazll , a rryult of the leceut trouble ! there ,
bag b'iea Itiueil ,
CASH ( ) ! ' TIII3 WIIITKOUflnnoi HXKI
Ciiiilnlit lli > nilrlpkn Arrculfril nt Coloi
on n Criminal rlinrje.
< CH > yrl ht , 1SW > , liy rtert I'uMUhliig Company.
COLON , Colombia , AUR. 30. ( New Yorl
World Cablegram ? pcclal Telegram. ) Tin
American schooner Gcrorgo W. Whltford'i
case has been reopened. When Captnli
Hcndrlcks arrived on thi 26th he was sum
moned before the clrcultjcourt to answer ti
a criminal Indictment found against hln
while ho wns absent , at. the Instance of tin
minister of foreign affairs. The Indlctmcn
charges violation of decree No. CS8 of 1883
Consul Penrey accompanied the captain nm
protested agntnst the action. The consu
retained Dr. Jose Varcla , the best English
speaking lawyer In Colombia.
Senor Varcla argued that the court hai
no Jurisdiction because the seizure occurre <
five miles beyond tha coast ; that If the cap
tain had done wrong in entering Porti
Dello It was the fault ot the nuthorltle :
who gave n stranger n clearance , and tha
If the Indictment must be pressed It shouli
bo ngnlnst Colombia. The lawyer will np
peal to the Panama court to quash the In
dlctmcnt or grnnt n change of venue to Do
gota. Meanwhile the captain goes to Car
tageim under ball of $1,000. " -
The Whltford Is In the fruit , trade brtwcei
Central nnd South America nnd New York
On leaving Porto Dello "some months nqi
she wns seized by the Colombian gunbod
Cordova nnd tnkcn to Colon on charge o
Irregularity ot clearance. She was relcasci
nfter n vexatious delay and U Is said tha
the United States government demanded In
domnlty from Iho Colombian government
Other charges were trumped up against th
vessel and captain. Among other things I
wns alleged that Captain" Hcndrlcks had a
some time or other conveyed 'arms to rebel
somewhere.
The business Jealousy'of a rival In th
fruit trade Is said to bo nt the bottom o
the Whltford's troubles.
.U12HMAX MISTHUDIST
ItlNlion I'lnvler Annoiilieex Appoint
iiionN fur XvlirnnUil IHslrlelK.
SEDALIA , Mo. , Aug. ' 301 ( Special Tele
gram. ) The eighteenth annual meeting c
the West German Methodist Episcops
church conference ndjoin-ned this cvenlnt
Dlshop Fowler preached his annual sci
mon this morning In Wfaod's opera house
which was 'not largo enough to hold th
vast congregation. The bishop's Iheme wa
"Tho Exaltation of Christ , " and wns a mos
eloquent effort. After tha ordination <
deacons this afternoon th'e bishop announce
the appointments for the Nebraska an
north Nebraska districts as"1 follows :
Nebraska district : J. Tiihncr , prcsldln
elder ; Atchlson and White Cloud , G. Jaisci
and ono to be supplied ; fDeatrlcc , C. f
Meyer ; Clatonla. Edward , Sullenbnch ; Gr.i
ham , William Pommcrcnko ; Jauscn nn
Gllcnd , to be supplied ; Kraincr.nnd Spragui
C. W. Mnthal and L. D. Wagoner ; Llncolr
Flrsl charge , John Demand ; Lincoln , Second
end charge , John Zwlnk' ; 'Nebraska Cltj
O. J. Mueller ; Orcgon ( Jolin Lauer ; Slot
IThs , J. 3. Helnlnger ; St. jjoseph , Charle
Harms ; Swnnton , H. H. Hnckmnnn ; Turke
Creek , J. C. Mueller ; Waco nnd Seward , >
A. Nlgg ; York nnd Hampton. J. Schaum.
North Nebraska district : 'P. C. Schramn
presiding elder ; Arlington and Fremont , 11
A. Trelber ; Dig Springs , Ainherst nnd Im
pprlal. Otto Brinkmann ; pojus , Alnsley an
Wnlbach , J. M. Hermann ; Culbcrtson an
McCook , M. Hermann ; Denver , First churcl
J. Koehlcr ; Denver , Second and Thlr
churches , A. D. Stueckeiiiaiin ; Vulcan , Cc
liimbus and St. Dcrnard , f. Ralchardt ; Eus
Us , Edward Dqck ; Orand Island , Palmer an
Scotia , W. P.Frlnchc ; Mapbu and Oxfori
II. J. Dlcrcks ; Omaha- . crKrlefie ; Osct
'cla , A. J. Ross ; Papllllon , . J. J. Hammel
PlatUmouth C. T. KrUso Pdieblo , W. I
Meyer ; Rushvllle , Georgia nnd Wood Lake
C. H. Sudbrock ; South ' Omaha , Clau
Schnackenby ; West Point. Wllltnin Zonot.
OXK ClHAXI ) HAI IAV AY J'MIIJKHATIOJ
lircidicrliooilN Hi'Molvcor ITiilon fo
4 Mutual lleuelU.
INDIANAPOLIS , Aug , 30' A meeting r.
the representatives of the dlfferenl rallroa
brotherhoods was held In , , this city toda
to consider the advislblllty ; of a federatlo
among the brotherhoods. Thcro were prcs
ent at the mee.tlng P. M. Arthur , grand chic
of the Drothcrhood of Locomotive Engineers
P. H. Morrisscy , grand master of the Droth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen ; Frank P. Sar
gent , grand master ot'thc- Brotherhood n
Locomotive Firemen ; E. E. Clark , chief con
ductor of the Order of Railroad Conductors
J. II , T. Austin , grand secretary and treas
urcr of Ihe Order of Railroad Telcgraphero
C. W. L. ' Brown , deputy g'rand chief of th
same order , and other prominent men li
railroad labor organization * . The result o
the meeting was the adbpttan of the follow
Ing resolution :
Thnt It Is the sense , of the members o
the five brotherhoods of railroad orpnnlza
tlons in union meeting nt IndlnnaDollH ns
scmblcd that we are In favor of federation
nnd Uml U be accomplished us soon : iu pos
slble. ' .
Adoption of this resolution does not b ;
any means Insure the federation , but wil
undoubtedly renew the agitation In favo
thereof to such an extent that the fedcra
tlon will follow In the nean _ future. Gram
Chief Arthur said yestdrd'ay afternoon tha
ho found the sentiment. In favor of sucl
federation rppldly growing throughout tin
country , and he looka'upon It as probabl :
only a question of time until It Is arranged
When It Is , neither of 'the existing brother
hoods will lese Its atftonomy.
There was a mass meeting at Masonic hai
this afternoon , which was addressed by al
the grand officers presc'nlj at the morntni
meeting , nnd L. II. Coffin 'of ' Iowa , ex-rail
road commissioner of ( haj state nnd nov
president of the homo , for. Invalid rallroui
men. Governor Matthews land Mayor Tag
gart delivered addressees ol welcome to tin
visitors , " -
HUUCLAllS ( JUT A WATKIl HAUL
ItiiiiHiiek Many .Myney Dratverx n
Meail for AlnuiNtolliliinr. .
'
MEAD. Neb. , Aug. 30 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) Last night burgle entered th
'
Union Pacific station , at , this place
breaking open the1 money drawc
and securing about , 25 cents li
pennies for their 'IrHuUI T They thci
entered the drug staro. ofEd S. Lovely
cutting out a panel ( oC , theback door Ii
order to gain an entrance , They nrled hi
money drawer open anI' got nothing , bu
took about $5 worth 'of. , cheap ' Jewelry am
cigars. From there thay , 'prled open tin
back door of tha postolpce.und entered , tak
Ing about 100 1-cent , postage stamps am
tearing open some ji8"cIcaKcisof mall matte
which was In tha ofilce , overlooking abou
20 or 25 cents In chapAo , which was litho
the money drawer ( here. ' They then en
tercil the office ot Condlt ' & .Co. , grain deal
ers , where they burst Uiu. , money drawe
open and got nothing- again , , Taking It al
In all , U was a wholesale. Job ot burglar ;
without eny remuneratlpa , Jiatevcr for th
work.
SATOI.M'S Sl'CCKSKOJl .COMICS SOO.N
Fa ( her Marllnelll WJIIillr In WiiHli
IiiKlon lu Tlir < : u IVeeUn.
WASHINGTON. Auff. > 0. Cardinal Sa
tolll has received word from Homo tha
liU successor. Father Salastlan Marllnelll
now regcnl of tbo Aupustlnlans , will ar
rlvo In Washington on. or about Septcmbe
20. The new delegate wJIJ sail from Gene ;
on the steamer Fulda September C. Thcr
will bo no formal Installation upon his nr
rival. He will enter at once upon the dutlc
of his office under the direction and guld
ance of Cardinal Satolll , who will remali
his guest about threp werks. Cardinal Sa
loll ) will leave Washington about Octobe
10 and sail for Europe October 17 , accord
Ing to present plans.
Sulelilc of 11 Well ICnoM-n MIINIIII.
IIALEICHI. N. C. . Aujf. 30-Henry Al
Cowan , aged 42 , n prominent Mason nn <
member of ono of the moat prominent fain
Illes In the Hlttte. committed suicide l > :
firing n bullet Into his li-ft .temple. Mr
C own was chitf clerk of Ihe treasury unde
the admlnlstrallon of Donal W. Iluln.
WATTERSON IS IN THE LEAD
Delegates Arriving at Indianapolis Talk
About Candidates.
HOPKINS BOOMS THE KENTUCKY MAf <
WIIN Olio of HiiPlrnl to Iivlnr
for it 'I'll It-il TtH > ( mill HUM
u StrmiK I'crMiiiiil M
, netlHin.
INDIANAPOLIS , Aug. 30. On Wcdncsdn :
the gold democrats nrc to assemble licro ti
rcpiultnto the notion of the democracy a
Chicago and launch n now party In thi
troubled sea of politics , hut ns yet Indian
apolls displays hut few of the outwnrc
manifestations of an approaching natlona
convention. The hotel corridors , whlcl
usually swarm with politicians and guest !
on the eve of n national convention , arc bar
rcn nnd deserted. A few of the malinger !
are on the ground nnd the advance guar <
of the newspaper men Is already here , bu
the delegates have not yet begun to jiut li
nn appearance. In the nature of things
however , this would bo the case , as then
Is no division as to the purpose of the con
vcntlon nnd no scramble after the nomlna
lions. The managers express themselves a
more than satisfied with the enthusiast !
which they ray has been developed In tin
country , and they expect delegations fron
forty-two slates nnd territories to b
present.
When the movement was original ! ;
started there seemed to be a division o
sentiment as to whether a ticket should In
placed lu the field. The Chicago ticket am
platform they regarded as democrat ! '
heresy and their primary object was to ac
compllsh the defeat of tlrynn and Scwnll
Their avowed purpose was to keep allvi
what they regarded as the embers of tin
true democracy nnd permit such as be
lleved as they did to warm themselves n
Its fires during the Interregnum. The trl
iiiuph of their old-tlmo political adversnrlc :
would be their triumph , Inasmuch ns I
would glvo them In the event of Uryan'i
defeat nn opportunity , to reorganize th
party on what they regard as Its true lines
As the movement grow , however , and oh
tnlncd what was considered nt least ns th
tacit approval of the administration th
feeling that a ticket should bo placed h
the field for the gold democrats to rail :
around grow stronger , and It Is acceptei
as a foregone conclusion that the standan
bearers will be named. This Is regarded a
of much higher importance in the south
west and middle west than In the east
where tnose In control believe there Is in
danger of llryan's success.
NO PRECEDENT IN HISTORY.
The coming convention has no parallel ii
the polltlcnl history of the United States , un
less It' ' be In the nomination of O'Connor ol
Now York by the democrats who lu 1872 re.
fused to follow tbc democrats Into a llbera
republican movement which nominate-
Greeley * It differs , however , from that ii
that the Issue presented Is considered t
vltnl one. nnd one upon which both sides
bellove the future wclfnre of the countrj
depends. The manngers , therefore , purposi
to Iny the foundation here for the rcorganl
zation of the party | ri the future. They havi
practically decided upon the adoption ns tin
emblem for the ballots the head of Jeffcr
son , nnd they expect to frnmo a platforn
which by repudiating the Chicago plntforn
nnd nominees will clearly cnunfclnlo nnd re
Iterate democratic doctrines ns set fortl
In former platforms.
The prevailing sentiment favors a partlcu
larly strong plank In favor of a tariff foi
revenue only. As to the candidates It 1
possible that quite n contest will be dcvel
oped. Quite a number of states are In
structcd : Wisconsin for Bragg , Michigan fo ;
Vllas , Missouri for Droadhead nnd others fo :
favorite sons ; but the gossip here so fai
seems largely confined to Senator Vllas am
Henry Wottcrson. Walterson , from hi !
far off sojourn In Switzerland , has cablet
his willingness to accept nnd make thd flgh
if named. Ho was one of the first of thi
democrats of national prominence to ndvlsi
the rejection of the Chicago platform nm
the nomination of an Independent ticket
From Geneva , three days after the conven
tlon , ho sent a cable to this effect. Ex
Mayor John P. Hopkins of Chicago , who ar
rived last night , Is out strongly for Wat
terson , and It Is believed that the Kentuck ]
delegation will he here In force for the star
eyed goddess. Senator Vllas somehow Is re
gardcd as the administration's candidate
and It Is said that General Hragg , for when
the Wisconsin' delegation Is Instructed
would willingly step out of the way ,
CLEVELAND IS SILENT.
It' Is conceded on all hands that if Mr
Cleveland would accept the nomination 1
would bo tendered him unanimously. Al
though It Is generally understood that thi
president Is In full sympathy with the con
vcntlon and its purposes , "nothing has yci
been received from him. The arrival o
Secretary Morton , who will probably bo tin
only member of his official family here , am
of Comptroller Eckels Is , therefore , lookei
forward to anxiously. It Is not regarded as
Improbable that some sort of utterance wll
come from the president before the conven
tlon meets or while It Is session.
Although the delegates have not put li
an appearance In any considerable numbers
the list of delegates is being made up bj
Secretary Wilson and will bo ready for tin
approval of thn national committee , whlcl
meets on Tuesday. There will be rcpre
sentntlves In the convention from neurl ;
every state , the exceptions , being Idaho
Wyoming , Nevada and one or two tcrrl' '
torlcs. The delegations will probably ar
rlvo In considerable numbers tomorrow , bui
the majority of them are not expected untl
Tuesday , That they are coming there car
ho no doubt , as all rooms at the leading
hotels have been engaged.
It Is confidently asserted that althougl
there can bo no-hopo of success of the tickcl
to bo nominated hero , there will bo very few
proxlcn In the convention and that the scv <
oral states will ho fully represented.
CAN CARRY FOUR STATES ,
"How many states will the ticket nom
Inatcd here carry ? " was the question put t (
Mr. Dynum , today by the Associated prcsi
reporter.
"Four , " replied Mr. Ilynumj "Florida
Alabama , Texas and Kentucky. " .
"How about Louisiana ? "
"Louisiana , " he replied , "will go for Me
Klnloy. "
Mr. nynum expects the delegates am
their friends to tax the capacity of Tom'
llnson hall , which will seat about 4,000 pea
pie , U Is the Intention of the management
to accommodate all the visitors If possible
With this purpose In view the tickets an
being-carefully guarded and none will hi
distributed for local use until the vlsltoi , <
are provided for.
From Eome of the states a considerable
number of sympathizers with the move
mcnt arc expected , Ex-Congressman Oulh
walto of Ohio telegraphed today that lift ;
gold democrats would come from Columbus
The rooms at the leading hotels are all en
gaged and It seems probable that the pres
cut expectations of the managers will IK
realized. From the list of delegates beliu
received at the headquarters It U cvldcni
that many of the prominent leaders of ( hi
party will be In attendance. Ex-Uovernoi
Flower of New York has tclegrai&ed hli
acceptance of the post of temporary chair
man and It Is practically decided tl'.at Sen.
atar Caffery of Louisiana will bo permanent
chairman of the convention.
Indianapolis as yet has not put on hei
gala attire In anticipation of the invasion o !
the gold bugs. The entrance to the twc
leading hotels are festooned with buntliu
and the rotunda of the Hates house Is pro
fusely draped , but beyond this the work ol
decoration has not pioceedcd , Tlio dccora <
lions of the Dates bouse consist of a pro'
furlon of American flags hung from the bal <
conies over a background of yellow bunt
Ing. Oil portraits of Cleveland , Tllclcn
Stevenson and Wattcrson In gilt frame
form the nucleus for the festooned drapery
There Is much of gilt In the effect ns em
hlcmatlc of the spirit of the assemblage
This extends to the American flags , tin
stars of which are of gold. The decoration
of Tomllnson hall , where the convention wll
sit are about completed. In order to glvi
the public nn opportunity to listen to tin
oratory n mass meeting will be held 01
Wednesday night , which will be addressee
by Colonel John R. Fellows nnd other prom
Inent orn'.ors.
HOPKINS DOOMS WATTEUSON.
Ex-Mayor John P. Hopkins 1ms been In
dustrlously working the boom for Honr ;
Wnttersou and says that he hns received i
great deal of encouragement. He says thn
the movement for n third ticket wns stnrtci
by the Courier-Journal three days nftei
Itryan wan nominated nnd that the object o
the movement Is to get votes In the mid
die west. In this convention he says Wat
terson's lectures on Lincoln , his specchei
to the union soldiers nnd his gencrnl coursi
for man" years hns been such ns to wit
ninny votes from llrynn.
"Then ngnln , " added Mr. Hopkins , "It li
now only two months until the election
That Is a shbrt tlmo In which to propan
for n light nnd the campaign for our tlcke
will necessarily bo one largely of scntlmen
and It requires n man with that persona
magnetism that wins people to him. It i
to bo a campaign of education nnd wo mus
depend laigciy upon the newspapers to Ugh
It for us. U has been demonstrated thn
thuro la no one lu this country bette
suited to wage n newspaper fight for prln
clplo than Mr. Wnttereon. I think he wll
ho the strongest man In the states when
wo cxepect to do good that the conventloi
cnn select. Illinois will probably not tnki
the lead In presenting his name , for tin
reason that we should prefer his own stall
to do that. I do not even know that ou
stuto will give htm Its entire vote , nlthougl
I think there Is little doubt that our stnti
convention would have Instructed for bin
If a motion or resolution to that effect hai
been offered. "
NOT PUSHING DROADHEAt ) .
National Commlttccman Krnuthoff of Mis
sourl said tonight that the Missouri dele
gallon will not urge Colonel Hroadhend fo
president , mnlnly because the latter doc
not desire It. Mr. Krnuthoff favors Den T
Cnblo'for permanent chairman of the na
tloiial committee. Mr. Krnuthoff has beci
here at headquarters fur three davs. II
cays there will he a meeting of the ncv
national committee Friday after the con
vcntlon , when n full membership Is expectei
to bo present , nnd this will probably be th
only meeting of the committee during th
campaign. "It will be Impracticable fo
the whole committee to meet again , " sali
he , "as forty states are represented nm
the dlstnnccs are grcnt. The probable re
suit of the committee meeting will be tin
selection of an executive committee of fif
Icon from the central and moro ncccsslbl
states , Into whose hands the entire cam
palgn will bo placed. This executive com
mltteo can then name a permanent chair
man or can defer It for n time. "
AVhat little gossip has been going th
rounds today regarding the vice prcsldentla
nominations Indicates that those now her
are agreed on Gencrnl Simon Dollvnr Duck
nor of Kentucky ns n strong vote geUt
and In case Wntterson should not ho ch'osci
for the head of the ticket It undcrstooi
that nn effort will be made to have Ducknc
the running mate of the northern noml
nee , no matter whether he should bo fron
the east or west. All talk at the presen
time regarding candidates Is largely specii
latlve on account of the few men hero am
these desire not to be placed In the attl
tndo of dlctntlng or limiting a slate befor
the arrival of the delegates.
ARKANSAS IS ACTIVE.
LITTLE 'ROCK. Ark. , Aug. 30. A mas
convention of gold standard dcmocrats v'll
meet here tomorrow for the purpose of se
IcctliiR delegates to the national conventloi
nt Indianapolis. The Indications are that tin
meeting will not bo very largely attended
but wlli be composed of representative bus
Incss men from the best towns In the state
A fpw counties have held mass convention :
and will be represented by regulnrly nc
credited delegates , while other towns nm
counties will be represented by volunteers
Colonel C. D. Moore , a prominent attornc ;
of this city , and Captain Stowcrs , a hanko :
of Morrlllton , are leaders In the movemen
and will probably go to Indianapolis as dele
gates from the state at large. Colonc
Moore Is a lifelong democrat nnd will sup
port the state ticket , but opposes the Chlcngi
platform and will favor a third ticket. I
Is probable that Arkansas will bo rrprcscnte <
at Imllmiapolis by a full delegation. Tin
convention tomorrow will also very prohabl ;
talco steps looking ( o the establishment o
a state organization of the new uatlona
democratic party.
SYRACUSE. N. V. , Aug. 30. The rstat >
gold standard democratic convention wll
meet In this city tomorrow to olr-ct dele
gates to the Indianapolis convention nm
presidential electors. It IB expected thn
ex-Governor Flower , Edward M. Shspard
Abrain S. Hewitt nnd either George Magce o
Corning , Franklin D. Locke of Duffalo o
John G. Mllburn of Duffalo will be chosei
as dclcgates-at-large. The platform to In
adopted , It Is thought , will declare for gel <
monometallism , at least that Is the tall
among the leaders tonight. Some of tin
delegates are opposed to this and want 1
to declare for a gold standard and declan
silver to bo subsidiary money. Whlchevc
platform is adopted , it is presumed that I
will contain a plank favoring the Inconv
tax , as there Is a strong feeling In fuvo
ot It. _
M'KIXU'JV HI3AIIS 1IISIIOP MIM..S
lloiiiilillenii Cnmlliliitt' AKemlN I'nltri
Hrplir 'ii Si-rvli'i' .
CANTON , Aug. 30. Major McKlnley nt
tended services today , accompanied by Hon
Den Dutterworth , who arrived from Wash
Ington yesterday and remained a guest a
the McKlnley homo over Sunday , and Hon
Joseph P , Smith. Ho went to the Firs
United Drethren church , where Bishop Mill
of Iowa delivered the principal discourse
The East Ohio conference has been In scs
slon In this church nnd there was a notabli
gathering of ministers at the services. Tin
delegates called on the major Friday am
Dlshop Mills was their spokesman on tha
occasion.
There Is no cei-satlon of the Mow of con
gratulutlons to Major McKlnley on his letter
tor of acceptance. The mall has taken ill
the refrain started by the telegraph am
from every quarter come endorsements o
the document from people In all avenues o
life.
life.The first delegation announred for till :
week Is that of the editors of West Vlr
glnla. They como on Tuesday. Working
men of Lorraine , O. , have decided to visl
Canton. There are 1,600 In the party am
they will bo here the latter part of tin
week or the first of next. A notable dele
gallon will be litre on Saturday. It comei
from Heaver , Pa. , the homo of Senate :
Quay. The senator himeelf Is expected ti
head the delegation. _
HiiHNlilii-AliU'I'li'iiH Mi'lf Illli'JClilli ,
The Russian-American McKlnley and Ho
bart cub | held a very ciithualastlc meeting
at Drodkcy's hall , 1315 Douglas street , las
night , J. I > . Nalhanson presided. Aftei
disposing of i-omo business the constltutloi
and by-laws for the government of the clul
were reported by the committee appointee
to draft them and were unanimous ! ]
adopted.
Mr. M , Truueman delivered an address 01
the political Issues of the day. For iiearlj
two hours the t > penkcr held the attention o
the club.
Thirty-five new members were added ti
tlio list. The club now has a membcrshli
of COO stanch republicans. Preparations an
now being mndo for a grand rally , whlcl
will be glvin under the auspices of till ;
club within two weeks.
llrlil In ( lu u rim ( I Mi * ,
an. , AUK , soTho tui
Dauntlcps , mippoi < cd to liuvo been on i
filibustering expedition , IIUH returned ti
port , nnd Is detained at quarantines mule
order * from the Treuxury department , 01
suspicion thut uho has be-on lu Cubai
waters. >
ALL READY FOR VISITORS
Finishing Touches Put Upon the State Pair
Exhibit Yesterday.
QUALITY MUCH BETTER THAN LAST YEAR
\tiinlicr of IVuiiUVl lt llio
riiiiniN llttrliiK ( tic Day Art
Hull ( Inl.'lrnl ( o ( : < < UN ICx- ,
hllillM
Jf the omnipotent eye chanced to rest ou
the State fnlr grounds yestcrdny Ho might
have suggested thai the people were mnk
Ing n poor return for the perfect weather
which Ho had sent to make their enterprise.
a success. For while the hearts of the work
ers might have been In nccord with thct
sentiment of the day their hnnds were busy
In a very week dny-llko manner. In every
part of the grounds there wns life nnd bus
tle and Industry. According to the expecta
tions cherished hy the hcnds of Iho differ
ent departments In the enrly morning every
thing would bo rendy before sundown for
thu entrance ot the multitude. Hut as usual
nothing wan so dllllcnlt ns to finish nnd Into
In the evening workmen were busily engaged
In perfecting the nrrnngcinent nnd ndorn-
ment of some of the belated exhibits. lint
nil things considered , the fnlr was moro com
plete when they left It than Is usual on the
opening morning nnd the little thnl remnlns
to ho done will scarcely bo noticed In the
midst of such n vast nrrny of attractions.
When the day's work linil been completed
every exhibit wns on the ground nnd It wns
evident that the fnlr Is in many respects
superior to nny ever before brought together
In the west. The aggregate exhibit Is no.
greater than last year except In one or two
departments , but In quality each department
Is n perceptible Improvement. The experi
ence of last year has been everywhere used ,
to advantage nnd the exhibits nrc better pro
portioned nnd more artistically arranged.
This is the case In nearly every building ami
the exhibit that ranked first n yenr ngo
would now bo eclipsed on nil sides.
VISITORS WERE PLENTIFUL.
In spite of the fact that the full entrance *
fee was chnrgcd scvcrnl thousand people saw
the fair during the day. The roads were
hard and clean nfter the rain of Friday night
and In the afternoon carriages by hundreds
were driven through the gates nnd along
the spacious avenues. The street cars were
well loaded from early morning , but not
uncomfortnbly crowded. The service con
tinued satisfactory nnd the trains madi/ / the
usunl tlmo ot about twenty-five minutes
from the starting point. On the grounds
the surroundings were perfect. The dust
was almost Imperceptible end with the cool
breeze nnd well sprinkled avenues It was
an Ideal day for a visit to the fnlr.
In nil except the Manufactures and the
Mercantile buildings the exhibit : ) were prac
tically completed during the day. Superin
tendent Catlln and his assistants hung the
lust pictures In the Ait building , a number
of flno pastels , before noon nnd It wns ono
of the first exhibits to be entirely completed.
The exhibit Is pronounced decidedly better
thnn last year. It Is bettor rounded and
the average of merit Is greater. Last year
the galleries were partially filled with some
of the masterpieces from Mr. Llnlnger's gnl.
Icry nnd some of the remaining spaces were
hung with pieces which were less thnn
mediocre. This year none of the
Llnlnger paintings are on exhibi
tion . nnd neither nro the cnulo ef
forts which then appeared even moro crudo'
beside them. There Is not n picture In the
building that docs not possess some real
merit which makes It worthy of study uml
In Its entirety the exhibit Is more than cred-
Itnblc to Nebraska art and iirtlsts.
Particularly noticeable Is the contribution
of the Nebraska Ceramic society , which Is
said to surpass any similar exhibition ever
given In the west. It occupies the cntlro
west end of the building , and excels both Ih
variety and excellence of work. The task
ot gathering and arranging this exhibit was
performed by thu committee , consisting of
Mrs. Morr.iw , Mrs. C. W. Downs , Mrs. W. 3.
Wright and Miss M. Dntterflfld.
COUNTY EXIIiniTS READY.
The county exhibits were practically com
pleted last/ night , and brro also the quality
of the exhibits Is decidedly Improved. It
Ecems that most ot the counties came with
the Intention of Improving on the best ex
hibits of last year , and many of them have
accomplished It. Any one who believes that
the nrllstlc sense Is confined to the dwellers
In municipalities should visit Agricultural
hall and see what hns been accomplished by
the farmers in the arranging of their prod
ucts , grasses and seeds. With these simple
materials have b"en constructed designs
which might almost bo entitled to n place
In the art building , and the victory over
the drouth of previous years is chronicled
by such n complete nnd superior showing ot
farm products as few state fairs can offer.
The Textile building , or women's building ,
as It Is moro generally termed , Is all ready
for visitors. Mrs. Lettio Monlton of Deatrlco
Is the superintendent , and slut Is well sat
isfied with her work. Thn number of exhib
its Is about equal to last year , hut hero as
elsewhere , there Is a noticeable elevation ot
the standard ot merit. There Is four times
the amount of rcnlly meritorious work that
hns been shown In any previous year , anil
the Interested visitor will require twice as
much tlmo to see the exhibits as was needed
last year.
Commissioner liny has at length suc
ceeded In getting his roof fixed and the fish
exhibit Is all rendy for the- commendation
ho expects it to command. Tlio exhibit Is
much moro complete than over before ana
every detail of the flfih Industry Is com-
plete.ly Illustrated , In addition to the aqua
riums there IH n big tank In the center of
the room which contains a number of dis
tinguished Inhabitants. Ono IK a cat flab
which weighs no pounds and measures
twenty-eight Inehcn around the , middle. It
swims around the tank In company with a
fourteen pound oaip , the only rock sturgeon
which ban ever been HCCII In Nebraska and
a score of other flnh big enough to exclto
the enthusiasm of the angler ,
A number of Improvements have been
made In the arrangement of the Horticul
tural building , which will add materially to
the appearance of the exhibit. The pillars
In the center of tlio building have all been
encased In evergreens , and on each of the
broad tables the center la bunked with a
row of paling and potted plants , beslda
which the exhibits of fruits show to thu beat
advantage.
Ono of the features of the fair will bs
the exhibit of Douglas county In the Ag
ricultural building. Last year tko society
was hampered hy lack of vpaoc , but now It
occupies tbo entire west rnd and half of the
north Hide of the building. Each of tha
country precincts Mas n certain amount ot
space , and them In a lively competition to
sco which will make the finest and moat
complete exhibit.
OFFICIALS HAVE PLENTY TO DO.
All the ofllclalu were al the headquarters
throughout the day nud they found plenty ,
of business to engage their attention. The
largo corps of efllelent clerk * had no oppor
tunity to attend divine worship , for they
were handling tliq entries from inornlnu
till well alo'ig ; toward mmdown , The work
of the olficlals , as well as that of the work
men and exhibitor * waa made lighter and
easier by the fact that there were com
paratively few people on the grounds , There
were no great crowds arounil to Impede the
work , and It therefore progressed In a
most expeditious manner. Dim or two of
the buildings were nuinurouily visited dur
ing the afternoon , but when anything like
a crowd began to gather the doors were
promptly closed and the workmen were
clouded. Many of the afternoon visitors
were In carriages , and went to the ground
more to enjoy the delightful weather by a
fine drive than to Inspect the exhibits.
Tliexa did not alight from their carriages ,
but were content to ilrlvo through tlio
urounds.
All the lunch Mandtf and many of the more
pictcntlouii dining halls were open