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ESTABLISHED JU2sE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , " \VEDNESDAY MOHNINtt , SEL'TEMHEH 22 , 1807 TWELVE PAGES. SHSTJLE COPY FIVE CENTS ,
NO DISCRIMINATION
'Attorney General McKenna Announces
Decision on Tariff Law.
OPINION ON DISCRIMINATING CLAUSE
Doss Not Apply to Goods Entering This
Country Through Canada !
NOT SUBJECT TO DUTY OF TEN PER CENT
Goods Shipped from Other British
Possessions in British Vessels.
SAME RULING APPLIES TO THESE ALSO
'Attorney ( intern 1 IIIHIMINNVH the CIINU
lit I.ciiKtli ami OOOM Into Kull
UutallN Many Eminent Au- i
I tlinrltloH limited.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. Attorney Gen
eral McKcnna announced his opinion In the
matter of section 22 of the tariff law. He
holds In effect that goods coming directly
Into the United States from foreign coun
tries through Canadian ports are not sub
ject to the discriminating duty of 10 per
cent and also holds that foreign goods
chipped from other than British possessions
In British vessels are not subject to the
discriminating duty.
Two questions were asked the attorney
general , the first of which was , In effect ,
whether the discriminating duty of 10 per
cent provided for In scctlcn 22 should bo
nsscsspft against an Invoice of tea from
China which had arrived at Vancouver In
British vessels , and thci co shipped through
Canada to Chicago The second question was
whether the discriminating fluty should be
nEsessed against a cargo ot manganese ore
from Chill which recently arrived In a
Ilrltlsh ship at Philadelphia. Both these
questions the attorney general answers in
the negative.
In the opinilon the attorney general
first quotes section 22 In full , and then sa } < ; .
SUMMARY OF OPINION.
"Three plausible contentions are based
upcui this section , which as tn strength only
differ In dcgieo
" 1 That the duty Is a discrimination upon
Importations In vesrels not of the United
States , whether directly to the United States
or to a contiguous country and thence to the
United States
" 2 A dlM'Hmlnatlon against ImportntlDns
of goods ( not in the usual course of strictly
retail trade ) from a contiguous countij , they
not being the inoducts thereof. In this the
character ot the vessel Is not Important.
3 A d scrimltmtion against go-ds bjlng i re
ductions of a foielgn countiy not contiguous
to the United States which shall come Into
the United States from a contiguous coun
try.
try."In
"In this contention the words 'come Into
the United States' are used as designating
movement only. Umlci the first and second
end contentions the duty vvnuld not be Im
posed. Under the third It would be I hence
select It as a basis for consideration.
"To .supnoit It. It Is said the section Im
poses the duty In two r scs ( a ) when the
goods aie Impoitcd In vessels not of the
United States and to the United States ,
( b ) . When they are thn pioductlon of a
countrj not contiguous and come into the
United States from n contiguous country ,
the chancier of the -vessel In which they
were transported to the contiguous , counto
being Indifferent.
"The first cure wo are not now con
cerned with , and the seccrd is attempted to
be established by the following reasoning
The goods are Chinese or Japanese pro
duction , hence the production of a foreign
countiy not contiguous to the United
States ' They come Into the United States
from Canada , a ecutlguous countrj , and so
It Is urged that by the letter as well as bjl
the spirit of the statute they are subject tck
tno dutj
PURPOSE OF THE LAW.
"H Is conceded that the Importation Is to
the UnlteD States passage through Canad i
1 being mere movement on.1) toward destina
tion the latter being the United States
This being to , it would seem that there was
no leason to distinguish between that impor
tation und what may be called In distinction
n direct one which should be burdened and
the other not luudened when the discrim
ination was not necessary to the main pm-
jioho cf the law. It Is said that the purpose
of the amendment was to icllevo the Amer
ican transcontinental railroads from the com
petition of the Canadian Pacific rallioad It
may bo admitted that this is a stiong conold-
cratlon , bat , on the other hand , It Is urged
that this competition Is a benefit , and , other
American lallrouds assert that the Canadian
Pacific Is a direct advantage to them How
congrecs regarded this conflict wo have no
moans of knowing. Thcie was certainly no
avowal and the only expicssloim of inembcrH
which wo have Indicate a different purpose
than ono which might or might not have
ibeen rntcitallied and which , If It had been
entertained , It would seem the natural thing
tu 1m e explicitly dcclaicd.
"As thcio was no leason therefor why the
importation--Indirect ) ) or dlicct should be
ellncrlmlnatcd by different duties , I am not
disposed to think that It was not Intended
To ho hold would bo to put a new purpose
In the law destrolng its unity which Is
not compelled b } Its language or any mis
chief which wo may Bay was In the contem
plation of the lawmakers to be remedied
The section , therufotu , regards , as the law
vhlch preceded It regarded the transporta
tion of goods by ia'H. Its pill pose was tu
secure this tor rls of the United States ,
by discriminating against transportation not
In them primarily to the. United Stales , sec-
ondailly , and to prevent evasion to a con
tiguous country Canada or Mexico , The
necessity of it to the effectiveness ot Iho
law Is obvious , It would have been uscUss
to have Imposed a discriminating duty en
goods brought to Fan Francisco In foreign
vessels ami leave them fieu to go to Van
couver In foreign vessels and thence across
the Intervening land to the United States.
STRENGTHENS OLD LAW.
"Tho amendment of the law which Is
made by section 22 theicforc continues Its
objnct while It strengthens and better se
cures It It docs this In two wajs , viz.
lly taking awa > the means of Its evasion
through the contlgult } ot Canada snd Mexico
ice , and by repeal i g the statutory exemp
tions from the 10 per cent duty.
"I have considered jour Inquiry eo far ail
if the section only regaulcd meio trans-
poitatlon through Canada We shall BCD
hereafter that It has a broader scope , in the
( second contention the words 'Come into
the United States' are used as H > noiiinoua
to Imported The language 'being the pro
Auction or mcnufacturu ot any foreign
country not contiguous to the United
States' is urged only as descriptive of the
goods to which the duty applies. The
goods themselves. It Is contended , must take
their departure from the contiguous coun
try tn the stilct sc'nse of Importation as
distinguished from coming through It as
tn Importation from some other country.
/This / view la given plausibility , too , by thn
exception that duty shall 'not apply to such
toreiin products or manufactured as shall
be imported from such contiguous con trkM
in the usual course of retail trade '
"It Is said that the words'Imported In the
cours of strictly retail trade Indicate the
rule. They ore. claimed 10 be the oppoulie
cf Importation in the course of wholesale
trade and that the latter mutt he direct
8 there by retail could bo no other way
Hut tuU does not follow. Such conuUuctlou
would confine the rule strictly to the excep
tion , whereas It may be nroadcr Including
Importations , strictly so-called those which
take their departure from a contiguous coun
try If the other conditions of Ihe rule exist.
If so , the exception has an equal and proper
office. But It Is not even necessary to go
this far. 'It Is a matter ot common experi
ence that ravings and exceptions are often
Introduced from abundant and excessive cau
tion and It would sometimes pervert the In
tention of the author of a writing , If every
thing of the same general tenor as that
excepted should be regarded1 .as embraced In
the general words. ' ( Sutherland on statutory
construction , section 222) ) It follows , the'e-
fore. that the answer to } our Inquiry so far as
section 22 Is concerned depends(1) ( ) On char
acter of the \essel in which the goods arc
carried to Vancouver. (2) ( ) If origin of ves
sels Is such the goods were entitled by treaty
or convention to he entered In the ports of
the United States upon the payment of the
same duties as If Imported In American vcs-
ecls.
SOMEWHAT CONFUSED.
This act Is somewhat confused by Its ref
erences , but notwithstanding this confusion
the act does not recognlzo the existence of
and extends section 4,228 , and It nl'o recog-
i section 2,502 , What Is the effect of
this ? The suspension act and the Dingley
bill were passed on the same day and I
do not think the order of passageIs Important
If they can be reconciled. If elthe" repeals
the other It Is only by Implication. The
rule of Implied repeals U well established
by a long line of cases. There must be more
than difference there must be Irreconcilable
conflict. "
After citing several authorities In support
of his position , the attorney general con
tinues :
"Section 22 and section 4,228 and amend
ments arc not co-extanilve In scope ;
In purpose , thereto e\ they may bo the com
plements of each other. One prescribes a
rule , the other the condition upon which and
the energy by which It may be suspended.
Each , therefore , has Its purpose definite and
consistent. Section 1,228 might be a proviso
to section 22 , and Is In effect made eo by
the eiuiionslon act and as such proviso It Is
rcrtaliil } not repugnant to section 22. The
latter has Its operation commencing with
Its passage , continuing until the conditions
of section 4,228 occur and the president acts
on account of them , resuming again If the
reolpiocil exemptions of foreign natlona has
wlthdiawn.
"Examples of this are familiar In our
legislation The provision In the Dingley
bill for reciprocity of trade Is such an ex
ample Under thdt the duties ot the act
may be changed "
DISCRIMINATING DUTIES NOT NEW.
"I assume the vessels were not of the
United States , but British vessels , and this
brings me to } our communication of August
17 , In which jou Inquire ! whether section 22
repeals bectlons 1,228 to 4,232 of the revised
statutes and join communication of Septem
ber 2 , axklng whether manganese ore Im
ported fiom Chile In the Biltlsh bark Lurlle
to Philadelphia Is also subject to a disciIm-
iiutlng duty. A law Imposing discriminat
ing duties has been on the statute books In
Bomo form from the time of the enactment
of the first tariff bill. Section 22 differs
from the law plevlously In force In that
there Is omitted from It the words 'By any
act of congress. ' Does this repeal section
4,228 ? It will be observed that there are no
ivords of express repeal. Consideration of
the effect of this on section 4,228 will be
simplified by a reference to contempo
raneous legislation.
"On the same day the Dingley bill waa
approved on act entitled 'An Act to Author-
zo the , President to Suspend Discriminating
Outlet Imposed on Foreign Duties and Com-
norco' was approved. I shall hereafter for
Convenience call It the suspension act. This
act provides that the president Is author
ed to suspend In part the operations of
"cctlons 4,219 and L',602 so that the foreign
vessels from a country Imposing partial dis
criminating tonnage duties upon American
vessels or partial discriminating Import du
ties upon merchandise may enjoy In our
ports the Identical privileges which the
same class of American vessels and mer
chandise may enjoy In said foreign country.
It will be observed that It recognizes the
existence of section 4,228 and amends It and
enlarges the presidents power. By 4,228
that could only be exeiclsed when no dis
ci imlnatlng duties were Imposed or laid
upon American vessels The amendment
provides that the power may be exercised
to meet and icspond to partial discrimi
nating duties as well reciprocating the exact
prlv llego through less than total exemp
tions. "
The attornej general then quotes sevora
cases In support of a conclusion be reaches
that where there Is difference in purpose ,
legislative provisions may bo Independeni
and then , continuing , eas :
REPEAL BY IMPLICATION.
"But the rule of repeal by Implication doce
not require us to find Independence. If
there Is not Ineconcllable conflict the liws
may exist together. AH we have already
seen , there Is certainly no irreconcilable
conflict. Even If there uas more conflict In
their language more In the purpose this
would have to jleld to the Interpretation ol
tlu * time and manner of their passage. The
suspension act was reported to the house of
lepresentatlves by the same committee which
reported the Dingley bill waa considered
and passed while that act was In memory.
H paused the senate while the Dingley bill
was pending In consideration and was op-
pi ovcd by the president on the same day as
the Dingley bill A knowledge of Its rela
tions to that bill and ll effect on It must
therefore bo attributed to the legislature.
It may be It was the later bill , for the con
gressional record shows that the president's
approval of It was communicated to the
congress subsequently to that of the other.
"Even a moie extreme position might be
taken. H was held In Mead vs lingual !
and others ( ITi Wis. , ICfi ) , that 'Where the
provisions of a statute which relates to a
particular class of eases are irpugnant to
those of another statute approved the same
day which lt > of a more general character , the
foimer must prevail as to the particular class
o' cases therein referred to , ' ( See also End-
llch an the Interpretation of statutes , rec
216 and lascs cited. ) It follows , therefoic ,
that section 4,228 was not repealed by sec
tion 22 , and that the merchandise of boll
Inquiries Is not to bn subjected to a discrim
inating duty. "
WEST I.MHV in IUIIC.V.M ; RACES
Klorldu and OoorKla Visited liy Ilcavj
Winds nail Main.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Sept. 21. FlorldJ
was. vl'ltcd by a West Iiulh hurricane todav
Tim rain In Jacksonville has been almost
continuous for the past thirty-six hours , but
it was not until early this moinlng that win
accompanied It The maximum velocity here
has been between thirl ) and foity miles , ac
companied b } sharp gusts. In Tampa the
rainfall was more than six Indira , while here
It has been about half that. Po.ua arc en
tertained for the safety of the schooners R
W Daecy , W. H Skinner and J. II Cannon
which loft on Monday with cargoes ot lum
ber. At Fcrnaudlna considerable damage was
done on the riven front. T'vo people , names
unknown , are icporUd to have been drowned
The center of the cast coast appears to
have pasted over Tltusvlllo and Pocoa. abou
ICO miles f-outh At the former place fifteen
Indie * of rain fell and washouts are re
ported on Iho rallioads , At the latter sev
eral bulldl-igs were demolished and seven
fishermen possibly lott their llvee.
SAVANNAH , Ga . Sept , 21. Tbu wind has
blown hero all day from thirty to forty miles
an hour , with Incessant rains The shipping
was ull made secure and BO far there Is in
damage ot great consequence. The temperature
turo today was the lowest known at this time
of the } c.u * , being 16 Jcgrcej at S p. m.
Cult from n I'rnlrlf PIic.
I'lERRE , S. I ) , Sept. 21 , ( Special. ) The
first prairie fires of the season arc repartci
from the vicinity of GCtt > sbiirg , where the
had bard work to prevent a fire from getting
Into the town a few du > s ago. The lieav
growth of grass on the prairie this > car * i
going to make the lUes hard to handle i
they get started thin fall , and thn greMrt.
of caru is necessary to prevent heavy lui.bc
lu the
GENE MOORE PLEADS GUILTY
Admits Taking the Foes Collected from
Insurance Companies ,
IGHT NEXT COMES ON A TECHNICALITY
Will Co Itoforp tlir Supreme Court '
anil Contcr.d lie llnil .No Itlulil
tu Collect the Mono )
He Hiiiliorrleil.
LINCOLN , Sept. 21. ( Special TclcgTam. )
The agreement between the attorneys for i
ho state and those for Kugeno Moore waa j '
lot complete this morning. Moore was not
quite ready to plead guilty on the form of
nformatlon drawn by the attorney general
and further time was taken until afternoon.
The object of having a plea of guilty en-
cred as to the retaining of the $23,000 In
nsurancc fees Is to avoid an expensive cult
i the district court and at once take the
natter to the supreme court for a decision
n the right to collect these fees In the first
nstancc.
At 2 o'clock Moore and his attorneys ap-
leared before Judge Cornish , when the new
complaint was read. Moore pleaded guilty to
ho complaint. Twenty days were given to
file a printed brief and on October 12 the
liiestlon of whether the state has a title to
he Inaurarco fees will be argued before
udgc Cornish.
Moore stood up during the reading of the
amended complaint and kept his eyes fixed
on a piece of paper he held In his hands.
When asked to plead he said : "I plead
guilty to the facts as charged In the Informa-
lon , but do not believe that It Is a cilmc
inder the statutes. " Mr. Mungcr objected
to thli * foim of a plea , and the court sug-
; e ted that It was hardly definite. Judge
ilarnes , attorney for Moo'e , said that the
'orm of the pleading would cut no particular
figure In the final hearing of the case , and
en his advice Moore made a simple plea of
"gulltj. " Judge Barnes then moved an ar
rest of Judgment and said the defense wanted
time to file printed briefs before the argu-
nent was taken up on the question as to
whether the state had a utlo to the money.
He suggested thirty days' time , but later
agreed to twenty dayw , m order that the
case might be heard before the close of this
term of district court.
The attorneys for Moore Insisted that they
were asking for this delay , and fcr a new
argument of the question which had already
icon gone over lu the settlement of the de
mur or before Judge Hall , In perfect good
faith. The defendant would never have
ilcadcd guilty under the old Information.
Now that he had agreed to plead guilty to
the amended Information , and thus saved the
expense of a long lawsuit , he was entitled
to the usual time for preparing a defense
on the remaining point to be adjudicated
At lart the agreement as to the Ulmo was
reached , and the parties left the court room.
Moore's old bond Is extended until October
12 , the time set for the final argument In
district court.
sifi.v A TiiEvrr iv THE soun\\ .
( Jrent Jlrltnlii Comes ( o nil AKre
iv Hit tin * Mnlnll.
PARIS , Sept. 21. The Figaro this morn-
ng sajs a treaty has been concluded between
latln Pasha , rcpresentJ g Great Britain ,
and Zobrln Pasha , representing the mahdl , by
which the latter will not oppose the advance
of the Anglo-Eg > ptlan expedition to Khar
toum and Osmra DIgma's forces will remain
at the Bara river so long as Gicat Britain
desires.
The following are said to be the condi
tions upon which this treaty was signed :
The mahdl rema'ns king of Khartoum and
Zobrln Pasha continues to exercise the func
tions of governor of Darfur , under the pro
tection of Great Britain.
The Figaro also asserts that the mission
of James Rcnnell Rodd to the king of AbysJ
slnla obtained a promise of neutrality upcii
the part of King Menclek by guaranteeing
the western frontier of Abjsslnla In the
names of both Great Britain and the mahdl.
SII/VHH A1)VNOnS IX IMJIA.
Up-Couiitry Iln/.mirH Expect tlie HanU
of niiKliiml to IlcKlii Ilujliip ; .
LONDON , Sept 22. The Standard publishes
this moinlng a financial telegram received
In the city from Bombay , which says that the
silver market there Is very much excited , and
silver In strong demand , consequent upon
the up-country bazaam anticipating that the
Bank ot England will be a probable buyer at
an early date , whileit Is also believed that
a further Import duty Is Imminent , and that
possibly the Indian mints will bo reopened
The telegram says the price has risen In
Bombay 7',4 rupees for 100 tolas since last
Thursday.
nnrtliiiuUc. in Itnly.
ROME , Sept , 21. Two slight earthquake
shocks were felt here at 2 o'clock this af
ternoon. The subterraneous disturbance was
also felt at Mill , Fermor , Rosanatl , Bologna ,
Slnlgalia , Faorlano , Cagll , Florence and
Ancona. At most places the poplo' weie
panls stricken and at Ancona a few old
houses fell.
'WH for ( lie Army.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. ( Special Telegram -
gram ) The following transfers have been
made. Sixth cavalry Captain Henry M.
Kendall , from troop A to tioop M ; Captain
Henry P , Klngsbury , from troop M to troop
A. Eighteenth Infantry Captain Charles
McClure , from company II to company I ;
Captain Charles L , Steele , from company I
to company H ; Captain Steele will Join his
company
The following assignments of officers re
cently promoted mo announced Captain
CharlcH G Morton , to Sixth Infantry , com
pany K ; Captain Bogardus Eldrldge , to Four
teenth Infantry , company H ; First Lieutenant
Jules G , Ord , to Sixth Infantry , company
II ; First Lieutenant Albert I ) . Nlskern , to
Second infantry , company E ; Flr.'t Lieu
tenant Truman O Murph } , to Tenth Infantry ,
company E , additional Second Lieutenant
Harold B Plskc , Eighteenth Infantry , com
pany G ; Additional Second Lieutenant Ar
thur S , Conklln , to Twentieth Infantry , com
pany K ; Additional Second Lieutenant John
H. Hughes , to Fourth Infantry , company F ,
Additional Second Lieutenant George W
Helms , to Nineteenth Infantry , company 'A ' ;
Lieutenants Flskc , Conklln , Hughes and
Helms will join their companies.
Leaves of absence : Lieutenant Henry G
Lyon. Twenty-fourth Infantry , one month ,
Lieutenant Thomas W. Darrah , Ninth in
fantry , fifteen dajs ,
Nolt > H from ( lie Depart in on IN.
WASHINGTON. Sept 21. ( Special Tele-
groin. ) Drawing ! of the government buildIng -
Ing at the Transmltsissippl Exposition were
sent out today from the supervising archi
tect's ofilco
The folowlng have been admitted to prac
tice as nttornejs and agents for claimants
before the Interior department Nebraska-
John Ca-r , Lincoln ; George C. McAllpev ,
Chappcll , Henry H llcrr ) . McCook. Iowa
Chorlw A. and Phlneas H Cragan. Colfax ,
David E. Dougherty. Perry William E
Owen , Osage. South Dakota Samuel M
Howard , Gettsburg
Hugh Pltsor ot Washington has been rp
pointed atulstant clerk and telegraph operate *
st the RuBhvllle , Neb , shipping station o
the Indian otllce at | 000 per annum
Iowa pension examining surgeons appointed
today Drs L L , Reiuhaw , at McGregor , C
Baldwin , E W Backman and J. C. Davis , at
Emmettsburg ; II. E. Love-Joy and W. M. Tig-
nor , at Jefferson.
I'rcNlilciil MrKlllli- Trip.
WASHINGTON , Sept 21. President Me
Klnle } and party left the city tonight for
North \dams , Ma.s wi.cro they will be
guests ot HOD. W. B. Pluukett.
YEM.OW rivmi sntuuis LITTLE.
Ilcpnrln from ( lie Infrrleil l.oc'nlldes
Are \nt Alnrmlnnr.
NEW ORLEANS' , Scpt-21i The following
is the dally official bulletin ot the Board ot
Health
"During the twenty-four hours ending at
C o'clock p. m. Tuciday , September 21 , there
were positive case * of jellovv fever , nine ;
suspicious cases under Investigation , three ;
deaths , none. Total cares of yellow fever
to ' date sixty-seven ; total deaths from yel
low ' fever to date , five , "
Mos. of the Italians In the Infected quar
ter were moved to the camp of detention
and the Italian consul and other leading
members of the Italian colony are endeavorIng -
Ing to assist Ihe authorities lu the matter
by missionary work.
These are the new casca today : Joseph
Roth j , 1124 Clouet street ; .Fred Gund , 6335
Marias j , Mrs. McAndrews , Twelfth'and How
ard i ; child of Judge Lea , 1010 Dublin ;
Bartlctt , 1538 Baronnc ; Miss Nellie Scan-
ncll. Ill Berlin ; C. W. Wood , 1533 Octavla ;
R. F. Re > nolds , 1705 Coliseum ; S. F. Jeer ,
1CG3 Laura.
Some new places of infection arc Included
n these cases , but It Is stated tonight that
each one of the patients Is doing well and
.hat there Is no Itmhedlate danger of a fatal
termination In any of these cases.
MOBILE , Ala. , Sept. 21. This was an
other day of favorable report. There wan
only one now case reported today , a child
lamed Willie Goodloc , living In the In-
'ected district. Ono case was discharged.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 21. A special from
Cairo , III. , to the ost-Dlspatch sas : Dr.
jUltcras has diagnosed two more cases of
llncss hero as yellow fever John Miller and
M. Steven. Local physicians claim the casen
are only swamp fever and the people refuse
to believe that > cllovv fever Is here.
ST. LOUIS , Sept , 21. This city had a yel
low fever scare tod.ay , but there seems to
have been but little foundation for It , ac
cording to Health Commlsloner Starkloff ,
who made an examination of the suspected
case and declared that It showed not a sin
gle symptom ot the dread disease that ,1s
raging In the south.
VICKSBURG. Mlfes. , Sept. 21. The even
ing report from Edwards was not BO favor
able , Dr. Purccll stating that the dl&caso
was assuming a more serious form and that
tie had Eomc cases of black vomit. Colonel
Robb died this morning. Other patients
were reported gravely 111.
EDWARDS , Miss. , Sept. 21. The following
new cases of yellow fever are reported up to
S p. m. tonight : Mrs. Graves , George El
liott , four negroes , namea unknown , Miss
M. Lewis Mlsa Leon Kaiich , Miss A Hob-
lln , Mrs. J. B. Howie , Mrs. Lory , C. Selzer ,
R. H. Noblln. This makes a total of sevent-
two cases to date.
OCEAN SPRINGS. Miss. , Sept. 21. The
people hero arc In the best spirits tonight ,
with only a few cases of sickness In to.MI
and all doing well. Two of.these are sitting
up and will be out tomorrow. Only ono
new case today , and thai a very light one ,
not yellow fever.
MV.NV GOI.IJ MRV AHE I1EI.ER VTES.
lloltcrx Chosen at ( lit * Taniniuiij Prl-
iiinrleH In Ne York Cltj.
NEW YORK , Sept. 21. Tammany Hall
tield primaries here tonight and elected dele
gates to the various city , county and district
conventions. All the prominent gold men
who bolted the nomination , of Bryan last
fall but who still retained their member
ship In Tammany JIall A\ero tonight elected
delegates to Iho city convention , which Is
to choose a mayor for Gi tater New York , but
the way they are mixed up with lh"b silver
men shows that thcro > 'wlUbe , , no trouble In
the convention. There 'were no contests In
any of the cases , f
The national democratic party of this city
held Its primaries tcnlght and chose dele
gates to the nominating convention of the
organisation which will be held early In
October.
The republican primaries In Brooklyn to
night decided by their selection of delegates
In favor of the Platt element. County Clerk
Worth and Sheriff Sutllag were opposed to
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and City
Works Commissioner Willis , who represents
Plait's Interest In Klhgs county.
The lieutenant governor at a late hour
said : "We carry the city convention by a
vote of 2 to 1. We cast 109,000 votes and
we are certain of fifteen assembly districts
out of twenty-one. "
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff , when asked
how many of the 4,000 delegates would vote
for Low , replied : "Perhaps all of them. "
When asked If any"delegates would oppose
Low's nomination , ho replied that two or
three of them might do so. The situation as
viewed at midnight from an Impartial stand
point shows that after a very hot contest
the result Is nearly a tie , with Inclinations
toward a Plitt victory.
DIl. HUXTEIl Ib VINDICATED.
.Tur > IlediriiH a Verdict of Xot GulKy
of Ilrllicry.
FRANKFORT. Ky. , Sept. 21. After being
out only a short lime the Jury today re
turned a verdict of rot ) guilty In the bribery
cases of ) Dr. W. G. Hunter , ex-Congressman
Wilson and Mr. Franks. There was quite
a demonstration of approval In the court
room and congratulations poured In on Dr.
Hunter , Wilson and Franks , Although
Galnes and Tanner were also acquitted , the
verdict Is In direct conflict with their testi
mony. The defendants were all republicans
and all of the Jurors were democrats.
CINCINNATI , Sept. 21. A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Frankfort , Ky. .
sas : Before leaving hero this afternoon
Senator Deboe said to the Comerclal Tribune
correspondent that he had the assurance of
President McKlnley that Dr. Hunter will bo
appointed minister to Guatemala.
HAWAII UATIKIES THE TREATY.
aNNCN liy a UiiiiiiliuoiiN Vote In ( lie
.Semite at Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 21. The steam
ship City of Peking arrived from the Orient ,
via Honolulu , tonight. It was Immediately
ordered Into quarantine and no puEsengeis
or malls permitted to land. Officials who
boarded the vessel state ( hat from Honolulu
passengers the Information was obtained
that on September 10 the Hawaiian senate
by a unanimous vote ratified the treaty of
annexation to the Uhltedtfitates.
NIIEHIKK MAHTI.N 1IJJI,1 > KOIl THIAL.
Hull for IllniNclf iimrDcpiidcM Fixed
at l < "oiir Tlimiuaiiil > l > ollnrx Each ,
WILKESBARRE , Ta.Sept. ( . 21. Sheriff
James Martin and about ( forty of his depu-
tie svvere arraigned In court tbld morning ,
charged with , the murder of twenty-four
striking miners at Latf.mcr en September
10. After several wltpesses had testified
the Judge held the sheriff and his deputies
In $4,000 each for trial. Hall was furnished
and they returned to. Huzlcton.
.NinaI Cailctx UdmlUoil.
ANNAPOLIS , Md. , Sept. 21. The follow
ing candidates have been admitted as cadets
at the naval academy : Walter N Vernon ,
Michigan ; Charles T. Hutchlnson , Pennsyl
vania ; William P. Browne. Pennsylvania ;
Bci } ard 0. Wygant , Florida ; William B
Fogarty , Ohio ; Frank MpComrnon , Missouri ;
John B Glllomoro , Iowa.
Miivcmcudt of Ocean VcMMclx , Sept. ill.
At Philadelphia Sailed Illinois , for Ant
werp.
At Bremen Arrived Karlsruhe , from New
York K
At New Vork Arrived Hremcrhaven , from
Antwerp. . .Salledf-Gcorglc , for Liverpool ;
Lahn , for Bremen ; Servla , for Llverpoool
At Marseilles Arrived Scotia , from New
York.
At Boulogne A/rlved Maasdam , from
Now Yo k.
At Plmouth Arrived Trave , from New
York.
At Quccnstovvn Airlved Teutonic , from
New York ,
At Liverpool Arrived Catalonia , from
Boston ,
VIEWED BY MANY THOUSANDS
First of the Parades of the Festival
Week Occurs.
MILITARY IS A CONSPICUOUS FEATURE
Troop" nnil Clvlo SoclctH'K Do Thvlr
Kent ( o I'lcnxo tin * Cltlrt-itM
mid tin- Client * o (
tinClt ) .
The first of the pageants arranged for the
streets of Omaha for the pleasure and the
edification of the citizens and state fair vis
itors by the Knights of Ak-Sai'-lten was the
event ' that last evening attractel the greit-
cst concounsc of people to the central portion
*
of the city that has been seen lerothls
year. It was the Inaugural parade of the
festival week , and lnclude-d nearly all the
military organizations and the civic societies
lu Omaha , South Omaha and Council Uluffs.
Theie were five divisions of the parade , and
It ls estimated that thcie were 3,500 men In
line. The most brilliant display was In the
flrct division , which was composed almost ex
clusively of the soldiery of the government
and the state. The second , fourth and fifth
divisions were largely maac up of fraternal
organizations and secret socletlo' , and their
numbers were interspersed with floats of
pleasing design. The third division contained
the representatives of South Omaha , who
cieatcd n meet favorable Impression along
the line of march. The horsemen from the
Maglo City had the distinction ot being lei
by a fair > oung woman as aide , and eo giaco-
fully did she ride at the head of her division
that the plaudits for her were numerous.
Colonel Charles A. Wlkoff , of the Twenty-
second regiment of Infantry , U. S. A. , was
the grand marshal of the piocesslon , and ho
has the unique honor of having started the
raiado more nearly on time than any paiadc
of the Ak-Snr-Bon festivities for the
laet two yea's Thcie was no tedious delay
for the crowds in waiting , as the yaiade was
started within a very few minutes of the
time announced. It was Just twelve minutes
after S o'clock when an aide of the granJ
marshal asked the police to clear the streets
at the corner of Sixteenth and Nicholas , and
the parade was started Immediately. The
various divisions of the parade were kept
closely together. The twelve inemherc ot the
Hoard of Governors of the Knights of Ak-
Sar-Ben acted as aides for the several dlvl-
blons after the first , and made It their bus
Incss to bee that there weie no bicahs. The
loatures of the parade were the military and
the horsemen Though not the most brilliant
nor the largest procession that Omaha hab
seen It was In every way creditable and was
remarkably well managed
STREETS CROWDED WITH PEOPLE.
Tha great crowds of spectators who lined
the btrcots and filled the balconies and the
windows of the principal buildings were In
themselves vi more conspicuous feature of the
second night of Ak-Sar-IJen week than the
parade Itself. It Is doubtful whether any
Ak-Sar-Uen parade was ever witnessed by
such a huge concourse of people KJ gathered
on the streets last evening. Along the en
tire route , Including Sixteenth , Douglas , Rir-
nam , Harney , Howard and Fifteenth stieets ,
It vvaa the same. Crowds ot tpectnlors
eager to see the passing show of brilliant
unllornis , brass buttons and prancing steeds
were lined along1 the curbs , of both sidewalks
back to the buildings. The police arrange
ments were good and the crowds kept well
In hand , giving the marchers the benefit of
the wide streets. Farium street more es-
peeially than any other was densely crowded.
Prom Sixteenth street to Eighteenth street
It was packed with humanlt > . The public
was allowed to make Itself at home on the
floored lawn In front of the county coun
house , and It was not at all bashful about
accepting the cordial invitation extended to
it. 'Men. with families of six and seven chil
dren could bo seen eaily In the evening
wending their way toward the free seats
Younger men with other men's sisters sought
the same point. In front of the New Yoik
Llfo building there were several stands that
were occupied by a large number of prom
inent citizens and their v , Ivcs. All the
spacious windows of The Bee building were
In great demand , and in front of the cit >
hall an Immense stand comfortably seated
400 municipal officers and their families and
friends. Mayor Frank E. Moores and the
members of the city council levlcwetl the
proccsblon from this point , and it was jiere
the troops did their cleverest marching The
larger buildings elsewhere along the line of
maich had all their front windows pre
empted by the parade spectators , and numer
ous stands on all the principal streets were
well patronized. The weather man again
lived up to his agreement with Ak-Sar-Ben
III and furnished an article of weather that
for the outdoor pleasure. ) of the evening
could scarcely lave been surpassed. There
was some of the heat of the day loft over ,
but this was cooled most delightfully by a
soft autumnal breeze. The stars never
shone brighter , but they were totally ob
scured In the blaze of 10,000 electric lights
of variegated colors.
SOLDIERS IN THE DIVISION.
A dozen policemen mounted on splendid
horbes preceded the < lirst division of the
parado. They were under the command 01
Sergeant Her and cleared the streets of all
pedstrlans , vehicles and other obstructions.
Twenty-five members of the celebrated brass
band of the Twcntsecond regiment U. S. A ,
followed under the leadership of Baudmabter
Relehcrt , playing the martial airs of Sousa
and other up-to-date composers of deux
temps music. Colonel Charles A. WIKoft of
the Twenty-second regiment , as grand
marshal of the parade , came next , mounted
on a hamlFomc steed. He was attended b }
thcso aides : 'First ' Lieutenant Herman
Hall , adjutant , and First Lieutenant Jacob
F. Kreps , quartermaster. Next came what
was generally regarded as the most Inspiring
and magnificent feature of the parade , eight
companies of the Twenty-second regiment
of Uncle Sam's Infantry. The marching ot
the regulars was up to their usual high
standard , and elicited the greatest applause
all along the line of march
After the eighth company of the regulars
had parsed along there was the Columbia
band under the leadeishlp of P. F Gerndt
It was followed by company L , Dodge Light
guards of Council Hlulfs , under the com
mand of Captain W. O. Pryor , The bos
from across the river did some splendid
inarching and attracted much favorable com
ment. They < were followed by the Omaha
guards , whoso handsome dress suits orna
mented with the white cross-belts and hel
mets adorned with flowing plumes ot white ,
caused many a girl's heart to llutter and
the vast crowds of spectatois to shoul
"Hravo" The Omaha Guards were undci
command ot Captain Mulford and Lieu
tenants Wilson and Cone The Thurston
lUlles followed , and In their plain , but hand
some uniforms and by their unsurpassed
marching , won much applause along the line
of march Their platoons wr.ro most regular
and the hard work that was put in drilling
prcparator ) to the trip to San Antonio
showed Its effect last evening , as there was
not a better drilled company In the parade ,
not excepting the regulars. Custer post No
7 of the Grand Army of the Republic under
command of G H. Rhodes , followed with
two score veterans and a large American
flag A company of the High school cadets
under command of Lieutenant Ord of the
Twenty-second regiment their military pre
ceptor , and Captain Coburn of the High
school , closed the first division , and made
a fitting close to the best military display
that has been seen In Omaha for several
jeans past.
CIVIC SOCIETIES IN LINE.
The second dlvls-lon was In charge of Mar
shal R. S Wllcox , with B. M. Hartlett , H J
Penfold , W S Jardlne and Mosei P O'Hriei
as aides Ihe ma shal and his staff were fol
lowed by the Seventh Ward Military band o
twenty-two pieces , George Green , leader The
first society In line was Omaha lodge of Elks
No 39 , and the "best peci > lo on eaith" ver <
strictly In it. There were 150 of them , a )
THE BEE BULLETIN.
iVtnthcr I'orpcnst for NcbrnKkn
Tnlr ; Variable
1. Illnclry Hill DorMi't Help llnltroniU.
I iigrno Moore 1'lrnil * ( lillltj.
Street I'linulo Vlrwotl > iy TlioU'nmla.
Stuto I nlr Drnus u lllcCrmtd.
n. Itmlnc nt thn Slnto fair.
Itnntou Drop * Another Uitne ,
4. KilKorlul nnd Comim-nt.
i : -MlnUtcrTnylor'n Pixlth In WooiUonli
n. Siiproimi Cmirt'ft 1'uU Term Opens.
0 , ( 'oillHll lllllT4 ( I.nril Mutter * ,
ttiilon 1 1 Ill's VVon.liTfnl Mine.
Htutu firsts Iti I.urtgprl Case ,
T. Coiumorcliil nnil I'liiincUl N'nvrj.
H , Kxpixltliiii Ilimril I.rl * Coiitrnct * ,
Itnllnmilft Hi'lng hi ( Irciit Crovvdn.
U. lltnv Cniiuilti ( UivrriiH the Klondike.
llorluii ( if I'rrniunt rinili IIU Wlfp.
iliulgo ( liirttnn mi VVIireliiiou'rt Itlglitv
10. Important Work of Wr.itltDr Uurciui.
1'4. Memories of Aliriiliint Lincoln.
uvm'rs or TIU : n.vv
At tin- Still < Kalr Uroiiuilxt
Third Day of the Fair. ,
Nebraska Day.
Judging In All Departments.
Hand Concert Court of Honor , 10 a. m.
Hand Concert Grand Stand , 2 p. m.
Jubilee Singers Grand Stand , U p. in.
Instruction In Milk Testing Dairy Build
ing , i
Baby Show Headqiiaitcis Building , 2
p. in.
Races During the Afternoon.
VttrnotloiiH lu tin- CIO i
Convention of Nebraska Millers Commer
cial Club , 12 m.
Illumination of Streets and Public Build
ings.Grand
Grand Mechanical Parade , Under the
Auspices of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Bcn , S
| i. m.
McSorley's Twins Bo > d After Paiade.
Milk White Flag Crclghton After Pa
rade. '
YcNtrrdit'H Toitine'rntiiri' .
Hour. 1)H. . Hour. ! > ( .
n d. in rt : i p. m s
( i n. 111 no u p. in M >
7 ii. in r o : t p. in S-
S a. m rr. 1 p. m M
o ii. 111 < ; i r p. m si
10 n. m (17 d p. in st :
11 n. in 7O 7 p. in 7S
II ! in 7O S p. in 7 ( >
! ) p. in 7l !
Yesterday was a good day for the fair and
a continuation of the same kind of. weather
Is predicted for today.
attired in evening dress , with silk lats and
cair > lng canes. They were heuled by a
iragniflccnt float , on whlcft a c'Uter was ap
parently drawn bj a huge elk This turnout
was driven by two > oiing misses , Trances
Shields and Mabel Schrlver , and It was one
ut the most striking fcatuics of the paiadc.
After the niks the Omaha lettois carrieis
marched , seventy-five strong , under Captain
James Claik. Then came B & M camp , Nn
:722 : , Modern Wooodmen of America , which
also made a striking appealance. 'Ihey weie
headed by their own band , and a huge flcat ,
the front of which represented a brilliant ! }
Illuminated log cabin On the rear was the
presumable paiaphcrnalla of the Initiatory
ceremony , In which a goat and a cage at
coyotes iilajed a prominent purl. Tbeie were
about Hftj men In line , including the drill
team with W. E. Cady in command. Maple
camp , No. 9lu , was also In line with a dilll
team and about fifty men. They were com
manded by Captain J. W. Mesklmen. Foi-
estcrs' camp , No. 120 , under Captain H. C.
Mai tin , also made a creditable showing. H
was represented by a large number of men ,
near ! } half of whom marched In the drill
team.
Tile third division was distinctively South
Omaha , and was composed entlrel } of Magic
City societies , with the exception of Ihe Mc
Cook band , which headed the division. The
band appeared with Its full utu-ngtli ot thlrtj-
slx pieces under Its leader , Hanj P. Sutton -
ton , and Its stirring music was frcquentl }
applauded by the crowds on the curbstones
The division was in charge of W. 13. Cheek ,
marshal , with J , W. Cress , F. A. Hroadwell ,
James 0. Martin and Miss Daisy Rogers as
aides. The Stock Yards Equestrian elub
was in line and In chaigo of Colonel A. L
Lott and was followed by the South Omaha
letter canlers under William Mangan. Phil
Kearney post , No 2 , Grand Army of the Re
public , marched nc\t under Commander J
O Eastman , and this was followed by T S
C'larl , on post. No 12 , Sons of Veterans ,
commanded by Captain J. A Beck and Lieu
tenant L J. Etter The Sous of Veterans
\ero ta-stofully uniformed in blue coats and
white trousers and thej made a very credit
able appearance. Membeis ot South Omaha
lodge , No 1095 Modem Woolnion of Amer
ica , weie represented b > a handsome ! } uni
formed drill team and two goats. Thoj were
in charge of Captain T J. Cooley.
UNIFORMS BRIGHT AND NEW.
The fouith division was a huge necret so
ciety display under charge of Maiehal Trod
MeU , Jr , and Aides W. R. Bennett , Vance
Lane and E. P. Peck. It was headed by
the Omaha Military band of twenty pieces ,
under Hie leadership of Chailes Pennell ,
arraed In brand now uniforms of attractive
design. Behind It came a detachment from
Clan Goidon , Older of Scottish Clans , in
charge of Marshal George Anderson and
stopping oft to the music of Pipers Buchanan
and Wallace. A number of the Scotchmen
were In highland unlfoim and all wore the
most distinctive part of the national cos
tume. These were followed by the at
tractive drill team of Red Cross Cahtlo No
4 , Knights of the Golden Eagle , the entlio
sciuad being costumed In blue unifoims and
caps , with red belts and trimmings and each
man carrying a sivord. The captain lu
chat go was C. M Coflln
The following division was ana of the
most attractive of the whole line of the
paiadc. Twenty Indian bucks and squaws
In Iho typical costume of gaily eoloied
blankets , leggings , war paint mid feathein
loilo on horseback In slnglo file after the
Ijshlon of the red man. As they proceeded
they gave utterance to shrill war whoops
and jells The band was made up of rep
resentatives of the lodges and councils of
the Improved Oidei of Rcdmen anil at the
fcmlnlno auxilllaiy , the Degree of I'oca-
hontus , and was under the oidets of Big
Chiefs M. E Gllbcit and Tom Anderson
Behind this came u couple of floats repie-
Bentlng Indian encampments. Squaws and
pappoosec squatted In flout of a wigwam
before campflres In nooks In the forest. One
of the floats belonged to Alfarctta council
No , 3 , the characters upon It being repio-
scnted by McsUames J W. Hood , G. Stag-
mer J. W , Gross , C. 13. Holllday and M.
Kejsor and Miss , Tcrdlo Goodwin. The
other float was the handiwork of Yubuunduh-
sla council.
'Iho final portion of the division was de
voted to the Woodmen ot the World , which
had the biggest society rcpreecntatlon In the
parade It was headed by the Alpha Camp
band of twent } pieces under the leadership of
Prof Stclnhauser. The men were In blue
uniforms trimmed with red and cream-
colored braid Behind the band marched the
Alt/ha / camp drill team , a body of men In
similar unifonnn and carrying axes. Cap
tain J. A. Duller and Lieutenant Russ Me
Kelvy commanded them. Then came more
inemberj of Alpha camp Following ramo
the members of Willow camp. No , 112 , In
charge of L E. Roberts. The South Omaha
camp had a largo icprcicntatlon and the
Council Bluffs contingent under 0. A. Tib-
belts had ICO men in line. German-Ameri
can camp was well represented , as was Co
lumbus camp under command of Joseph
Wolf. The Woodmen of the World division
closed with seven carrlagt * , In which vscro
ecatcd norno of the sovereign officers and
the emplo > t-3 of the sovereign olficts. The
entire section waa In charge of General Mar
thai W Y Teetzel.
MORE SECRET SOCIETIES.
Thomas A FO was marshal of the fifth
and last division His aides were 0 I ) Kip-
( Continued on Third 1'dge. )
CROWDS AT THE FAIR
Second Day's Attendance Frovoa to Bo a
Record Breaker ,
THOUSANDS PASS THROUGH THE GATES
Pioneers , Old Soldiers and Children Have
Full
ALL ENJOY NEBRASKA'S GREATEST SHOW iIi i
Products of the Great Commonwealth
Admired by Alh
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY IN EVIDENCE
VlNttorn Itvnllrc ( lint 'I'lii-y I.lvo In
liilililVlKTi - There IN IMcllty
ami AVnnt li -w
I'nknow n. "
The advance guard of the big crowd arrives
At the State fair giounds } cstcrday and fcioka
all records of the- second day's attendance.
It c.amo early In the morning and stayed
all day and from the middle of the forenoon
until almost time for the gates to close at
night , the grounds were populated with
a crowd that wts just big enough to satisfy
overbody and still admit or seeing the fair
without Inconvenience or discomfort. The
brce/e came up quite sharply from the south
during the aClcinoon , but the avenues had
been well drenched beforci the giounds vvcro
cticncd In the morning und the sprinklers
had iu difficulty In keeping down the dust.
The distinctive fcalute ot the day was the
presence of the members , of the Nebraska
Pioneers' association , the old soldiers and
the children. All these were admitted free
at the gates and while the ) formed n largo
element of the ciowd , there was also an ex-
ccptlonall } heavy leglt-try ot paid admissions.
There were ensll } 25,000 people on the
giounds and the t anspiitallon facilities were Ii !
pcifect The street lallvvaj company put on I
Its 1'ull scivice and the heavllj loided trains
were hauled through on schedule time with
out a break. The lallioads vveio also well II
pationlzed and It Is nriia/ent that the dlfil- I
cultles that have previously been encountered
In getting to and from the g omuls will not
be repeated this yc.ai I
Another bright morning practically assured
continued goixl vveathei during the remain II
der of the week The nlr was sharp In
town , but out on the broad southerly slope
of the fair giounds the Nebraska tjunshlno I
was Just wnim enough for perfect comfort.
It was just the sort of a day on which the
old people could endure the fatigue of vvan-
deilng about the grounds with the greatest
, os lblc degree of eomtort and the thousands
of chlldien fairly ran wild over the grounds
and thiough the already crowded corridors
of the buildings. The schools were closed
for theda } and the children were out 1ft
squads that eventually mobilized and became
regiments. And when they dashed through ,
onu of the buildings In foice the Wg people
good-naturedly got. out nl the WAy and al
lowed them to have all the enjoyment out
of their da's outing that their hearts could
VETERVNS AN'D PIONEEKS.
The veterans ) were not so much In evldencs
during the inornlpg , but later In the day
the faded blue coats and the Grand Army
buttons became more numerous. There \voa
a falrb good tepresentutlon of the Pioneers
association , but the meeting ot the associa
tion which was to have occurred at the
Couit of Honor at 10 30 a. in. was postponed
until later In the day In deference to the fact
that President Kuinas was so luiolly occupied
Surlng the morning with his duties as ECC-
retai ) of the State Kalr board that ho could
not preside. Hut the forenoon was agreeably
occupied by a very enjoyable concert by the.
McCook band , which waa leeelved with a
little less audible commendation than Its
mpiit Justified.
'Ihe f entire ot the morning was the un-
piecedentcd aggregation of Eldo shows , which
seemed to have sprung up during the night
on ncaily available space on the giounds.
The faklis s em to share the confidence of
the management that the ciowds during the
lemalnder ot the week are going to bo some
thing remarkable and they are jucpaTlng to
take full advantage of the opportunity to
Father dimes and quartcis. There Is the
Kicato"t conglomeration of this sort that has
ever bien ecen on the fair grounds and the
multitudinous attractions Include everything
fiom the human gorilla to klnetoscopo fe-
produUlons of the Corbctt-KIt/Hlmmons light.
Several of thorn are aconipanled by bands
that ill-srouiio the most exciuclatlng molodlca
and others by Improvised negro quartets
that aio bllghtly moie bearable and 'jcoc ,
with the constant exhortations of the fakirs ,
keep up a hubbub that Is suggestive of a
lively Sunday afternoon at Coney Island.
Hut It was apparent that the crowd
had con.e to see the fair cud not td
gao on the charms of Circassian bwutlca
or the ngllnos of animal freaks. It lingered
for a moment for the outsldo performance
and then moved on to admlro the legltlmata
attractions ot the fair. The agricultural dis
play continues to bo the main attraction
for the bulk of the vlsltois and every foot
of the building was crowded every hour of
the day ,
It Is somewhat Interesting to the city-bred
to hear the extravagant enthusiasm which
Is aioused by the sight of the lingo equashcs
and other agricultural monstrosities , but
the people who come to sco the fair appre
ciate the fact that BUCCCFB In agriculture
meaim pinspeilty for Nebiaska tt d they
contemplate the magnificent nnay of prod
ucts with a degree of satisfaction ouch as
they bestow on no other fcatuio of the
sl.ow
CHILDREN AND KISII.
To the children , who formed a consider
able proportion of tlic morning erowd , the
Fisheries buildli g was the center
of ' attraction and they never
seemed to tire . of watching the
evolutions of the dllTcici.t vmletlcfl as they
( squirmed and floated In the clear water of
the aquariums. It seemed to bo generally
admitted that the child ! rn should have fulj
sway In this building , and hundreds of older
people ronsldtratoly stopred at the door and
allowed the ladB und labslcs to crowd In
and monopoll/o the spaeo as long as they
The Art building was closed during the
morning , while some changes were being
made In the arrangement of the galleries ,
hut nt this U one of tnr features that the
majority of Iho vlsltots usually leave until
the lust , no ono was apparently Incommoded.
Hut after dinner the reign of the small
boy \\a * over Early In Hio afternoon the
ciowdH began to arrive In Increased numbers
and before 2 o'clock the grounds were com
fortably crowded. The special trains brought
In a largo addition of visitors from out la
the Btato and the Omaha people came to
HPO the races. The grounds seemed to bo us
densely populated an on the big day of last
year and the children weio crowded to tha
wall.
_ _ _ _ _ _
MKivn.vo or MIIU.\MCA i > ioMBitf.
IIIntor > ( if
> le
At the conclusion of the concert yesterday !
morning In the Court of Honor at the BUl
fairgrounds the band stand wan tal.cn posies-
blon of by the ofllcera of the Nebraska Terri
torial 1'lonecrx and the annual meeting of
the society was held , After the meeting wag
called to order , President Pumas and o
gooill ) number of the old tlme-M seated them
selves upon the platform surrounding the
speaker's table Among fumlllir faces noted
were , Cnarles Chlldu , John U. I'uray , U. U ,