THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 21 , 1808 ,
PAINTING THE EXPOSITION
John R , Key , the Great American Landscape
Artist , at Work ,
TRANSFERS ITS BEAUTIES TO CANVAS
Short Nketcli of the Man Who I'rc-
nervcil 'the World' * Fnlr Mnmilll-
cence mill In J\oiv IniinnrliilU-
liiK the TrniiinlNlHl | > iil.
John 11. Key , the great Amerlean land
scape painter , and n grandson of Francis
Key , the author of "Star Spangled Banner , " ,
who has been In Omaha for some tlmo past
reproducing the beauties of the exposition
on canvass , will leave in u day or two for
the east , where he will make exhibits of
his paintings as special commissioner of the
exposition. Mr. Key's high reputation in
his profession and the magnificent views of
the Omaha Show that he has imlntcd will
give the easterners a more adequate idea of
what the exposition really Is than any
amount of word painting could possibly
convey.
This Is not the first visit that Mr. Key
has paid to Omaha and the change that has
occurred since his first trip In 1859 Im
presses him most forcibly with the progress
of the Intervening years as represented by
the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. When he
first pased through Omaha he was on lilrt
way to assist In making the nurvey for the
Ilumboldt route , and his party spent six
months In making the journey across the
plains that Is now compassed In three days.
Some of his first art work was embodied In
his Illustrations of the Ilumboldt region ,
and n few jears later when he was stn-
tlcncd at Fcrt Rumter ho painted a series of
views Illustrntlni : the Interior of the fort
during the bombardment. The first set of
these vlows was purchased by Admiral Dal-
gren and furnishes n realistic reproduction
of the scenes that attended this fight.
Among his later works his painting of
"The Golden Gate , " which was awarded a
first medal at the Ccntsnnlal , was one of
the most generally noticed , but slnco then
his faint ) has become world-wide on ac
count of his magnificent paintings which
Illustrate the principal features of the
World's Fair. These consist of four large
canvasses each twenty feet long and ten
feet high which are now on exhibition in
the annex to the Illinois building on tha
exposition grounds. The motives that In-
Bulred Mr. Key to attempt this task arr
test expressed In his own words. Ho says :
"Thn object of this work Is to glvo an Idea
of the great exhibition of 1893. As the
construction of the bulldlncs and grounds
grow In magnitude and beauty I determined ,
ns far as possible In my range of art , to
I alnt n series of views to perpetuate this
most wordcrful production of our century ,
whose fimo became worldwide. It Is gone
forever , and as we now recall Its exquisite
proportions , its magnitude and its perfect
symmetry , It seems as If a fairyland had
risen from the lake In crystallzcd splendor.
The oldest nations of the earth sent their
noblest work and greatest men to pay homage
age to the newest city of the world , so great
was its renown. "
EntliiiHliiMtlcttlly EnilorHciI.
How well the artist succeeded In his pa
triotic aspirations Is evident when his work
la seen. It has called forth letcrs of the
most enthusiastic approval from the World's
Fair otllclals and the unrestrained admira
tion of hundreds of thousands of people
who see on his canvas what seems like a
living reproduction of the scenes of the Co
lumbian exposition. To study these paint
ings Is to see the great fair Just ns It ap
peared underneath the shimmer of the sum
mer sky and EO realistic arc the views that
the observer might easily Imagine himself
confronted with the real instead of the
Idealized memory.
The first of thess paintings represents
the view from the Woman's building look
ing toward the south. It Is an afternoon
effect In which the warm coloring of the
foliage across the lagoon Is emphasized by
the darker colors which seem to come and go
1n the wako of the pleasure craft that dot
the water. Hack of this rises the magnifi
cent architecture of the Liberal Arts , Elec
tricity and varlc-Js other buildings and
most artistic of all Is t'.io scarcely percept
ible shadow of summer haze that hangs
over the domes of the far away buildings
and Invests the ctuivas with all the charm
of a real landscape.
The view of the Court of Honor from
the Peristyle shows the full outline of the
Grand Basin with the imposing architecture
of the Administration building in the dis
tance. The buildings at the right and left ,
the massive statue of Liberty in the center
and the terraced grounds that fill the Inter
mediate space are wonderfully true to the
original. There is less foliage in this paint
ing but n'oro real life. So perfect has the
artist caught the secret of realism that the
figures that throng the court seem really
alive and the observer unconsciously looks
to nee them move and mingle In eccentric
figures as they did five years ago.
The view from the Electricity building
looking north is somewhat similar to the
first view but affords a broader perspective.
Hero is presented another charming foliage
effect In which the wooded Island , which oc
cupies the center of the canvas , presents
here and there a trace of the coloring of early
nutumn. It Is not necessary to look at the
catalogue to understand that the artist has
According to the novel *
* Richardson and his con
temporaries , in the olden
days men used to admire
women who screamed
upon the least provoca
tion and fainted on all
opportunities. Kich-
dson's heroines were
always toppling out
\of \ their chain , Call-
fine in a " dead faint"
in their lovers' arms ,
I having their stays
cut and their hands
slapped , their tem
ples bathed and
their noses smelllng-
salted.
Doth the women and the
'men have changed radically slnco
those days. The modern man does not
admire the fainting woman , neither does he
marry her. If by chance he docs , he is
only a man , and lives to regret it. There is
no reason why any woman should be a fainting -
ing woman. General bodily weakness and
nervousness in women are due to weakness
or disease of the delicate , special organs of
the sex. Dr. Pierce's Favorite I'resciiption
is a scientific and unfailing remedy for all
disorders of this description. It imparts
health and strength to the sensitive and
susceptible organs upon which a woman's
general health is largely dependent. U
quiets and tones up the nerves , restores the
vigor of youth , rounds out the emaciated
form , imparts the plow of health to tha
complexion and transforms weak , sickly ,
nervous invalids into new , healthy , happy
women. It fits forwifehood and mother
hood.
hood.Vord
" \Vord fall to describe my suffering before
using Oi. Tierce's Favorite Prescription , " writes
Mrs. Sallle Keyof Tampico. Granger Co. , Tenn.
"I had Inflammation , irritation nrnl profuse
flowing and was very nervous ami suffered terri-
hly at all times. My feet and limbs were cold. I
had palpitation of the heart , and > ny back waste
to weak that I could not turn myself in bed.
The thought of food sickened me. My kidneys
were very luilly affected. I lind been down six
months. 1 could not sleep night or day nnd liail
Riven up all hope. My husband KOt me some
of Dr. 1'ieree's Fatorile Prescription. I took it
for five months and at the end of that time coiilit
walk a mile and do all my own housework. I
m sure 1 would be In my crave If It had not
been for the i'avorite I'rescripllon. ' "
Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce , Buffalo , N. Y. ,
for a free copy of the "People's Common
Sense Medical Adviser. " 1'or paper-cover
ed copy enclose at one-cent stamps to cover
gulling only. Cloth-bound , 31 stamp * .
1 , i
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portrayed a Into nftcrnoan scene for tlio
unmistakable hnzc find color of the hour Is
wrought faithfully Into the conception of the
view.
The fourth painting , which represents n
view of the Court of Honor from Machinery
Hall , affords a more through conception of
the classic nrchlcturc of the buildings.
Here the spectator sees the superb harmony
of outline with columns and bridged and it
nlso affords a strikingly realistic view of
the grand canal with the bents flitting here
mid there across Its surface and an oriental
pageant winding In solemn state over the
bridge.
Will He Hlunvii In I'nrln.
These paintings will be sent to the Paris
exposition In 1DOO and Mr. Key's mission In
Omahn Is to make the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position nlso live on canvas long after Its
magnificent outlines have disappeared. He
has ntrcttdy completed six painting Illus
trating views of the exposition and has
studies of twelve more. One of the com
pleted paintings , which Is a view of the
main court , was taken to Washington by
Manager Roauwuter of the Department of
Publicity and Promotion to show to Presi
dent McKlnley as an Illustration of the real
scope and beauty of the exposition. It
tins all the Ufa and color that constituted
the charm of the artist's World's Fair pic
tures. The outlines of the buildings are
perfectly reproduced and the setting of
landscape and foliage glows with Its natural
Intensity of coloring. The lagoon , with Its
burden of launches and gondolas Is beauti
ful with light and shade effects that are
marvclously true to nature and there la the
same realistic painting of the human figures
that throng the Court. The six completed
paintings have been sent to Prang at Bos
ton to be reproduced In the best type of the
printer's art , ami Mr. Key will go with
them and Incidentally exhibit them to the
people of IJoston. From there he will go to
Springfield , where they will also bo ex
hibited , and thence to other eastern cities.
PRESIDENTS COMING
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sent along , notably gomo cabbage , the larg
est of which weighs twenty-one pounds.
In the Los Angeles exhibit from south
ern California some canalgre Is being shown.
This Is n tuber that takes the place of hem
lock bark In tanning leather and Is said to
bo equally as good for the purpose. It
grows like a carrot or parsnip and Is about
the color of a. dark sweet potatoe. The
raising of the root has become quite an
Important Industry in southern California.
In preparing it for the market to treat
ment other than drying is required.
MYSTERY OF A WOMAN'S OUTFIT.
Detective * TryliiK to Unravel an AK-
rlciilturnl Iltillillng Secret.
There Is a mystery lurking around the
Agriculture building on the exposition
grounds and whllo the entire police force
has tried to ferret it out , It continues to
lurk just the same.
Friday night the men who do the Janitor
work In the Agriculture building performed
their labors the same as usual and. left the
structure shortly after midnight , When
they left everything was In perfect order.
During the remainder of the night the
guards occupied their positions just Inside
the Inner doors and swear that nobody en
tered the building during the night , but
somebody did and conclusive evidence of
their having been there was most apparent
the following morning. When the day force
of men and women came into the building
yesterday morning one of the women went
Into the tollot room and a moment later
she reappeared whooping HUe a Comanch'a
Indian and declaring that a woman Had
been killed In the room. ' A hurried investi
gation was made and in the center of the
room was found a full suit of female cloth
ing , Including everything usually worn be
tween the hat and the stockings. How they
came there was the mystery and the mys
tery that remains unsolved. That they had
been cast off on account of their worth-
lessncss waa the first argument advanced ,
but this was easily dlsproven. The clothing
Is of flno material and perfectly clean.
The dress is of rich material , such as would
bo worn only by a woman in good circum
stances.
During the day the detective force made
a thorough examination of the premises ,
but were unable to learn anything that
would throw light upon the matter. The
night guards were questioned and both of
them maintain that no person entered the
building during the hours they were on duty.
The Janitors declare they visited the toilet
room Just before they went off duty Satur
day morning and that at that tlmo there
was no wearing apparel in the room or anywhere -
where in the vicinity.
Whllo the police do not feel certain , they
have a theory. They say It is possible that
some woman , who for reasons best known
to herself , desired to hide her Identity , went
Into the toilet room , evaded the guards ,
and Inslda put on a suit of men's clothing ,
leaving her own in the place.
ADMISSIONS UUIUNO THE WEEK.
Attendance lit the Expedition la Sear
ing the Million Mark.
The total attendance passed the 800,000
mark last night and unless sorao unforeseen
misfortune should intervene it will be well
above 1,000,000 at the end of the current
week. Sunday was a comparatively light
day , but the Monday crowd was way ahead
of the previous average , and the attendance
Increased dally until Thursday , when the
high water mark of the week waa reached.
This was largely on account of the reduced
admission Thursday night , which brought
nearly (5,000 ( visitors to the grounds in the
evening. The following is the record for the
week and the total paid and free attend
ance to date :
I'ald. Passes. Total.
Total to August 14..470.2S1 332,152 802,438
Sunday M12 4,112 9,134
Monday 7.S93 " 5,4 5 13,378
Tuesday 10,0:16 : 6,213 1S.JG9
Wednesday 11.6SS 6,478 17,186
Thursday 15,505 5,660 21,225
Friday 8,792 5,238 14.030
Saturday 7,804 5,200 13,000
Totals to date..537,064 303,568 906,028
IlliiNtriittMl Concert.
On Tuesday and Thursday evenings of
this week there will be given at the ex
position a magnlllcelnt spectacle entitled ,
"Tho Spanish-American War. " Music will
be furnished by the Mexican National baud ,
tlui McCook band , the Exposition chorus
and a selected male quartet , Stcreoptlcon
views , magnificent in color and true to life
will bo shown by W. J. Stevens ,
The views show the Maine on the way
to Havana , street scenes in Havana , the
Maine In the harbor , the explosion , the
icscuo and the funeral. Then the second
chapter , with Ilia dispatch of the army and
navy to the front. Pictures of military lead-
trs , battleships and the like are shown.
The whole concludes with a picture of
President McKlnley and Old Glory , while
a magnificent pyrotechnlcal display bursti
around. Music appropriate to the scene
is rendered.
More Iiidlnn * Coming.
Hefore the end of the week there will he
a largo Increase in the population at the
Indian congress. The Crows who were due
several days ago are expected during the
early days of the week and later on large
delegations from the Pottawattamles and
Klckapoos will bo here.
The ground In the central portion of the
ramp has been graded and smoothed and In
the future all of the dances will be held
there. The location Is directly In front of
the tenta occupied by the officers of the
congress.
Over in the big lot where the Indian
dances were formerly held , Contain Mer-
cer'a buffalo holds full and undisputed
sway. The animal Is a ferocious bull , some
12 years old , and OB wild as ho Is ugly.
When lie was brought here ho was put Into
a pen made of some patent wire fence. The
other day he broke through this and got
Into the dancing lot , frcm which ho refusrs
to be ejected. Sevtrkl times the Indians
have tried to drite hltn Into o corrnl In the
lower corner of the i rounds , but he refuses
to go , and when hard pressed , turns on the
Indians and drives them from the lot. Later
In the soion 1C the animal gets fat , he
will be killed , at which time Captain Mercer
will fire a grand barbecue.
PlannliiK for the Mnnk Cnrnlvnl.
The grand court carnival that will occur
on the evening of September 2 , Is arousing
an amount of local interest that promises to
make It one of the most successful features
of the show. It is believed that fully 1,000
masker * will participate In the parade , and
whllo the society people of Omaha are tak
ing an unusual Interest In the event , they
will not have a monopoly of the amusement.
No lines will be drawn and every one will
be welcome to join In the festivities.
The maskers will meet on the bluff tract
promptly at 8 o'clock and form for the
parade in front of the Horticulture build
ing. They will march around the lagoon
and then those who wish to dance will have
abundant opportunity. The wide pavement
of the main court will make a very satis
factory dancing floor , and music will be
practically continuous. The court will be
brilliantly decorated with Japanese lanterns
and colored lights , and during the evening
the battle of confetti and flowers will give
the occasion the flavor of the carnival night
celebrations In the cities of southern Europe.
Other novel features will probably be an
nounced before the end of the month and
the women of the bureau of entertainment ,
who have charge of the arrangements , an
ticipate one of the biggest evening crowds of
the summer.
"Trllli ? " nt the Exposition.
The latest attraction to go upon the Mid
way Is a painting known as "Trilby , " the
work of Astley D. M. Cooper of St. Louis.
The model was a Missouri girl who worked
as a saleswoman in a Kansas City cloak
store. The artist received $25,000 for his
picture. Before coming here , it was ex
hibited in Boston , where during three
months it was seen by more than 100,000.
The figure is six feet and one Inch high and
is painted upon a flat piece of canvas twelve
feet high and eight feet wide. The remark
able work of the artist Is seen In the pic
ture. When viewed from a distance , the
figure appears to be standing in a recess
with three Bides , with a strong light at one
eldc. When closely inspected , It Is seen that
the effect Is produced with the brush and
that the apparent light is the result of the
artlsfa skill. So lifelike does the painting
appear , that one can almost Imagine that
the eyes move and the lips ore ready to utter
sounds.
Kvonlnn n Delight nt the Ground * .
After the sweltering heat of the day it
was a delight to spend the evening on the
grounds , where every particle of breeze was
gratefully perceptible. The crowd was of
surprising proportions considering the un
usual heat of the day and It gave liberal
attention to the band concert , the fireworks
and every other feature of the evening. The
pyrotechnlcal display was especially bril
liant lost night and Included a number of
new designs that caught the crowd. One
was a mermaid In fire of changing colors
that floated across the surface of the lake
and another particularly pretty piece was a
carpet design in which half a dozen colors
rivaled each other In brilliancy. One of the
features of the entertainment waa the dis
charge of the biggest shell that has yet
been exploded on the grounds. It was a
forty-five pounder and it fairly filled the
heavens with brilliant colored stars.
Bright Ontlook for Live Stock.
Commissioner Dlnsmore is anticipating a
great exhibit of live stock and predicts that
It will be the best over seen at any exposi
tion held In the United States. Up to this
tlmo he has filed nearly 500 applications for
space , which are covered by sixty-eight en
tries. This he says will not be one-half.
The applications now In come from Ne
braska , Missouri , Kansas , Colorado , Iowa ,
Ohio , Illinois , Minnesota , Indiana , New
York , Texas , Michigan , Pennsylvania , New
Jersey and Ontario , and are for horses , cat
tle , sheep , hogs and poultry. The poultry
exhibit will be from September 19 to October
1 and the live stock from October 3 to 20.
The yards and pens will be on the north
tract between Ames avenue and the Belt
Line tracks , and the work of constructing
them will begin next week.
Muxlc for Today.
Following IB the musical program for the
band concerts today :
2:30 : P. M.-GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
Part I.
March Klnj Cotton Boutm
Walt * Penit of the Hunter Bellenick
Fantathv- cot Arranged
Polka Qlrtneo Qattl
.Part II.
Potpourri H'ltegendo Baalleg Reckling
Schottlsche Volvlo le Dlcha Anda
Finale Damn. Mexican
7 P. M. ORAND PLAZA.
Part I.
March La Partlda Bellenick
Waltz Alme Melster
Fantasia Romeo and Juliet Gounod
Polka Bamboula Grand
Part II.
Fantasia Francisco til de la Media
Azules Bermlcnl
Schottlsche Near an Angle Martinez
Finale Danza Mexican
Washington Send * on It * Mineral * .
Exposition Commissioners Armstrong of
Spokane and Roudebeck of Everett , Wash. ,
arrived yesterday with the Washington
state mineral exhibit and commenced Ita
Installation in the Mlnea and Mining build
ing. The state has 612 square feet In the
northwest corner of the building and .will
have the display ready for Inspection by
Monday morning , The exhibit contains
gold , silver , copper , lead. Iron and coal.
An additional car will arrive next week.
Commissioner Thompson will arrive early
next month and will bring along a fine col
lection of exhibits.
North nnkotn'K New Product.
A remarkable agricultural exhibit haa
come in from North Dakota. It Is known
as chute and Is apparently nothing but
grass. Tbo top Is grass and is very nu
tritious , but the verture lies in the roots
of the plant. There are hundreds of the
little roota branching out from a parent
stalk , upon the end of which there la a
little nut , mucU like the peanut , only
smaller. These nuts are used for fatten
ing hogs and It Is laid that ono bushel con
tains as much fat producing properties as
: en bushels of corn. One acre of the chufe
will produce 200 bushels .of the nuts.
Kxecutlve Committee Meeting.
The first step toward the preparation for
the Firemen's tournament In September was
taken by the executive committee yester
day. The contract for the construction of
the engine bouse and tower on the north
tract was let to Thomas Hund for $565.
The only additional business transacted
was to authorize a fireworks display for
Bohemian day , August 27.
Long Flax from Mlnnootn.
The Minnesota agricultural exhibit , pre
sided over by Mn. Oberg , Is in receipt of a
quantity of fine flax which measures forty-
four inches In height. Mrs. Oberg says
that it is as fine a specimen as she has
ever seen. Mrs. Oberg was ono of the
ludges at the World's fair. She bad charge
of the fibers that were on exhibition.
C. H. Ouarale , an oriental employed at one
of the concessions , was smashed In the head
with a club in the hands of some enemy
who got away before the Injured individual
cculd ascertain bli Identity. The oriental
WOB token lo the hospital , where n Bevero cut
was dressed ,
The physlclatiB at the emergency hospital
nt tlin exposition .treated eighteen cases of
prostration from tl o html yesterday. Only-
two of the cases were serious and these ware
employes in the Midway. Harry Langdon
and A. Halfln were unconscious for n couple
of hours after they were brought In , but are
now coming out all right. The remaining
cases wore visitors who were partially pros
trated , but recovered immediately after
treatment.
A very great attraction nt the building of
Montgomery Word & Co. Is two magnlscope
moving pictures. The- dynamite cruiser
"Vesuvius" nnd the flagship "New York"
In action in actual nnd terrible warfare In
the Cuban waters before Cabanas nnd San
tiago respectively. These pictures were
taken on the spot and show the real thing.
These pictures were secured by this enter
prising mall order house nt great cost and
are shown to the public free of charge.
George Pottce came from Ackley , la. , to
see the exposition , Although 73 years of
ago , he rode his blcycto as far as Des Mollies
and would have como through astride his
wheel all the distance had not the weather
become so warm. He made thn trip from
Ackley to Des Molnes In two days , almost
touching the century point on the first day
out. Although Mr. Pattec is not n sprinter
or a professional down In the country where
he lives , he has given some of the young
men some pretty hot chases.
MERCURY MAKES CENTURY RUN
Toueliffl tlic Hundred Murk nt Kour
O'Cloek mill Then Dropn Uoirn
u , Foiv 1'cKN.
Mercury , unattached , made the first cen
tury run of the season yesterday. Ho ran
up to the 100 mark at about 4 o'clock In the
afternoon , nnd was so exhausted after that
that he gave up his original Intention of
pushing up to the end of the run and playIng -
Ing around the woodwork.
Mr. Welsh of the Weather Bureau was
clerk of the course , and nt the finish of the
hot game ho said Mercury had scored 90
nt 2 o'clock , OS at 3 , 100 nt 4 , 07 nt fi , as
nt 6 and 94 nt 7. As the spectators wit
nessed the falling in the record after the
100 mark had been passed they arose , and
with ono acclaim cried out : "For this re
lief much thanks. "
There was n hot time In the old town last
night , but there was a hotter tlmo yester
day afternoon. The poor unfortunates who
had to pound the hot flagstones of Farnam
street and other unshaded parts of the city
during the noon and afternoon hours suf
fered greatly. The least movement was one
of great unpleasantness , and was avoided
whenever possible. It was the hottest day
of the exposition year , nnd many of the
"oldest cltzens" declared that It was one of
the hottest days within their memory.
The letter carriers caught the hot wave
unusually hard. Just as though their tedi
ous trips about town In the blazing sun
light were not enough discomfort they were
given a warm reception while asorting their
mall at the pestofllcc. Advantage was taken
of the worm weather yesterday to test the
hot-air apparatus of the new government
building.
Up until 10 o'clock last night only two
cases of prostration by the heat had been
reported.
Fred Cnrbcve , an employe of the city ,
working in the paving department at Thir
ty-third and Center streets , was badly over
come by heat shortly before 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Superintendent Beverly of the street de
partment , waa on the grounds soon and had
him convoyed to his home at Thirteenth
and Williams streets.
Nick Farzly , working with Carbove , suf
fered a slight touch of sunstroke.
Ono of the big , handsome horses that Is
used in the team that delivers Krug beer
to down-town customers , dropped dead yes
terday afternoon from the heat whllo the
wagon was making-the rounds. The death
ocurred at the corner of Fourteenth and
Douglas streets.
ROW OVER POLICEMEN'S PICNIC
Injection of the llerilinnii Gang Into
I'olltlcN Stint Thl n KB Up
n ! Mt.
There Is already trouble over the Injection
by the Herdman gang of politics into the
forthcoming policemen's picnic for which
preparations are being made. Besides the
competition for prlzca the program Is to
Include a number of speeches and the cpm-
mitteo in charge , proceeding upon the
theory that the police relief fund , for whose
benefit the picnic Is to be held , knows no
politics , undertook to Invite Mayor Moorcs ,
Assistant County Attorney Jcfferles , Judge
Scott , ex-Police Judge Berkn nnd Attorney
T. J. Mahoney to say n few words for the
occasion.
This list includes three republicans , ono
gold democrat and silver , republican and
fails to accord representation either to the
populists or the Hcrdmann brand of demo
crats. Upon the discovery of this fact by a
reporter of the local popocratlc organ , who
had formerly posed ns chief of the detective
force until his opera bouffo methods brought
BO much ridicule that even the Reform
Police Board could no longer stand for him ,
It was Immediately reported to his employ
ers and to the police commissioners. A vig
orous protest was entered , particularly
against Judge Scott , on the ground of the
Judge's disfavor with the Herdmanttes nnd
a demand waa made that Judge Scott's
name bo left off the program and supplanted
by that of a good populist or Herdman
democrat satisfactory to the gang. It is
asserted that Judge Scott is largely re
sponsible for the Impending exit of the out
going board under the decision of the su
preme court declaring unconstitutional the
law under which it pretends to hold and the
threat was made that the whole picnic
would be vetoed and broken up unless the
odious speaker were extinguished in ad
vance.
The committee of policemen in charge of
the picnic , strangely enough , seem to have
resented this interfercnco and to have de
clared emphatically against the proposed
change in the picnic program. So far the
committee has stood pat nnd Judge Scott's
name Is still on the list. At last accounts
Judge Scott was still billed as ono of the
orators of the day , but the fear Is ex
pressed that ho will not hoVe among his
audience any. of the members of the Reform
Police Board.
MurrliiKV I.leenweH.
The following marriage licenses were Is-
aued by County Judge Baxter yesterday :
Name and Residence. Ago.
Will E. Brooke. Omaha 27
Helen F. Longer , West Point , Neb 29
John J. McGlvern , Omaha 31
Josephus E , Waterbury , Omaha 30
Anton Hoberkorn , St. Joseph , Mo CO
Ida Dye , St. Joseph , Mo 39
Joseph Godfrey , Omaha 3S
Annie Carney , Omaha 37
C. Howard Bell , Washington , D. C 25
Rosclla Wlllet , Baltimore. Md 29
William C. Newsom , Harrodsbury , Ky. . 37
Jessie V. Mcrrlam , Omaha 25
Herbert Elbcrt , Omaha 20
Lilly Myera. Omaha 16
AT ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
Lieutenant King. , nld-de-camp to General
Sumner , of Denver has started from Denver
to locate the camp of the Fifty-second Iowa
volunteers at Des Molnes and will puss
through Omaha this evening on the Burling
ton.
Major Towar , chief paymaster of the De
partment of the Missouri , has just returned
from Fort Reno , Okla. , where he went to
pay a regiment of volunteers made up of
recruits from Arizona , Oklahoma and New
Mexico.
Send your out of town friends three
photogravures of the Exposition. Only
ten cents. Tbo Bee office baa them.
NEW DEAL FOR DEMOCRATS
County Committee Decides Not to Narao the
Congressional Delegates ,
CALLS FOR A COUNTY CONVENTION
line * Airny with the \cce nl r of An >
1'rlmnrle * , However , by CliiionliiK
the lletcKntc * to Hcnrcncnt
the Several Wariln.
The democratic county committee met at
the Jacksonlan club rooms yesterday after
noon and In the course of its deliberations
produced what is considered by many dem
ocrats to bo n new precedent In the man
agement of conventions. The congrcaslona
convention for the Second district has been
called to meet next Saturday and It was
the duty of the committee to provide some
manner for selecting , delegates to that con
vention.
Previous to the state convention the com
mittee met and selected the state delegation
without giving the rank and file an oppor
tunlty to have a word to say in the prem
iscs. This action caused a great deal o
displeasure at the time and the criticisms
of the committee's action were so severe
that It hesitated to repeat the transaction
In reference to the coming congresslona
convention , although some members of the
committee thought that would bo the castes
way out of the matter. The majority , 1
seems , Is not entirely barren of Ideas am
a new suggestion Is made. This is that a
county convention bo called for next Thurs
day evening and that the committee selec
the delegates for each of the wards and prc
clncts and for South Omaha.
When the proposition was first made I
was received with pleasant rallery by th
committee , as the members generally tool
It as a sort of burlesque on the committee'
usurpation of power In the past. But th
Idea was not Introduced ns a Joke and one
by ono the leaders of the machine ares
and endorsed the scheme and strange a
it may seem to some the proposition wa
adopted by practically a unanimous vote
several members refraining from expressing
their position when the question was put.
A recess was taken while the list of dele
gates was being prepared and the name
reported for the Omaha wards were as fol
lows :
First Ward Emmet Inman , John Flxa , Ed
Dee , Allle McCaun , Charles King , Fred Al
brecht , John Drexel , Haus Neble , Waltc
Brandea , Owen Slnven , Louis Frlck.
Second Ward Adam -Sboup , Michael Nit
tier , Thomas J. Flynn , Peter Elsasser , Philip
Beal , W. H. Herdman , B. F. Augustat , Frit
Bloomer , Frank Flxo , James Kelley , Ted
Wlrth.
Third Ward Ed Hothery. W. H. Ounsolus
Gus Carey , Henry Osthoff , John Shannon
Pat Ford , James Shea , George Dwyer , Ed
Miller , Frank Stacy , W. H. O'Shaughnessy
Fourth Ward P. C. Heafey , W. S. Shoe
maker , John H. Grossmann , P. H. Carey
George Hoffman , L. A. Anderson , Harry
Miller , Jerry Mulvlhill , Truman Buck , Loals
Heed , P. H. Tobln.
Fifth Ward William McKenna , Pat Hogan -
gan , Fred Janscn , John Fox , C. H. Hawks-
worth , Walter Moles , Port Dalley , I. J
Dunn , James Ledry , Henry Haubens , W. A
Anderson.
Sixth Ward Joseph Sherry , W. I. John
son , L. R. Cottrell , Ernest Wiggs , Harry
Laurie , Ed Buggy , George Tierney , Cyrus
D. Bell , Charles Storz , M. I. Murphy , Jamca
McCabe.
Seventh Ward E. E. Howell , Charles E
Fanning , Alma Jackson , James Schneider-
wind , Ab Waggoner , John T. Evans , Low
May , Dan Cameron , John J. O'Connor
George Trumbull.
Eighth Ward John McGarry , James Fltz-
patrlck , Henry Schroeder , John White , F.
Rasmusscn , T. F. O'Brien , H. Peterson , J
A. Connor , Henry Tanner , W. F. Wapplch
J. P. Connolly.
Ninth Ward J. B. Kitchen , William Mul-
cahy , W. C. Bullard , J. F. Hopper , John J
Rlley. F. Ketchum , I. J. Rockwell , Alex
Altschuler , Fred Legson , John F. Coad
Churchill Parker.
No members of the committee were prer-
cnt from the country , and only one from
South Omaha , BO the selection of delegates
from those localities was passed over for
the time , and they will probably be an
nounced today.
The committee then turned its attention
to the calling of convention which is to
nominate a county ticket , including mem
bers of the legislature. The advocates of
a straight democratic legislative ticket
favored an early convention , while the other
faction , representing the gang leaders ,
wanted the date fixed late in September.
There was a prolonged discussion of the
date without the motive behind the move
ments being directly referred to , but when
the vote was finally taken the straight
ticket crowd won out handsomely , and the
convention will be called for September 3 ,
at 2 p. m. , which will be one week from
next Saturday. The primaries will he held
on the Tuesday preceding , or August 30.
The apportionment agreed upon gives eleven
delegates in each ward in Omaha , four for
each ward In South Omaha and five from
each country precinct.
HUth Ward Republican * .
Oragnlzed labor was endorsed by the Sixth
Ward Republican club In Idlewlld hall ,
Twenty-fourth and Grand , last night in the
following resolutions reported by the special
committee consisting of H. T. Loavitt , W. S.
Ask with and C. L. Hart :
Resolved , That we. the Sixth Ward Re
publican club , believing that It Is an Inher
ent right of all American citizens to organ
ize for the purpose of bettering their condi
tions and the upbuilding of people who In
times of peace or war are the mainstay and
support of principles of good government ,
therefore we unqualifiedly endorse the trades
union and labor organizations In general
and wo desire to recommend to organized
labor that they use the greatest of care in
selecting their leaders and not lose sight of
the fact that threats and attempts at coer
cion more frequently foil of their purpose
than otherwise.
This the committee reported ns a substi
tute for the resolution recommended at the
special meeting of Monday evening last. The
resolution was adopted almost unanimously.
SANGERBUND'S SECOND NIGHT
Concert nt ermnnlu llnll Ia t Mght
on ArtlMtlc ami Social
The second concert of the Nebraska San-
gorbundes , held last night in Germanla hall ,
was a great success. The ball was crowded
and IP spite of the excessive heat the
attention of the audience was held through
out the excellent program. The first se-
cctlon on the program was an overture
'rom "Marltana" by the Omaha orchestra.
T. Hauck followed with a prologue , "Die
Maclit des Gesanges , " Schiller. Hans Al-
jert played a double violin number , his so-
cctlons being "Cavatlna , " Raff , and "Rondo
"antastlc , " Bazzlnl. The Schuylcr Manner-
chor sang "Schoner Rheln , Vater Rheln , "
Mohr. Mrs. Cahn sang "Relno de Saba , "
Gounod. The Ltcderkranz of Grand Island
rendered "Herbstlled , " Beyer. The next
number was a cornet solo by Henry Lotz
with orchestra accompaniment. Tbo Ger
manla Gesangvereln of Stanton sang
Rheinland. " Otto , and the first half of the
program concluded with the singing of
/.eh Hlnaus" and "My Old Kentucky
loino" by the united choruses and with
bo accompaniment of the orchestra.
The second part of the program was
opened with the singing of "Un Melu Vut r-
and" by the Orpheus of Omaha. The or
chestra followed with an overture , "Die
Stumrao von Pertlcl. " The united chorus
aud orchestra rendered "Splnn , Splnn" and
"Rs Steht Kino Mini. " Mm. Mnrtln Calm
sang "Dii Hist ' .Mien Allcs" and "Mclno
Mobelut Ortin. " The Columbus Manneelior
rendered "Olflan. " Hans Albert followed
with a violin solo , "Hungarian Airs with
Variations. " The Ucrmanla Uc iigvoreln of
Madison fang "Die Nacht , " and the pro
gram closed with the rendition of "Um
Orthcr See , " by the united choruses nnd
tha orchestra.
After the conclusion of the program the.
hall WAS cleared and dancing continued till
n late hour. A banquet was served dur
ing the evening and a thoroughly good time
enjoyed.
WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY
Senator F. B. Purry , wife and daughter of
Albla , la. , have spent a couple of days visit
ing the exposition. Mr. Perry was for four
yearn a member of the state senate and
has resided In Iowa since 1850. To an in
terviewer he said :
"I was simply astonished , when I came to
Omaha , to find that In a town this far west
of the Mississippi , and on the banks of the
Missouri , such an enterprise could exist ns
this exposition of yours. To think of such
an expenditure of money nnd enterprise , in
this part of the country , was beyond my
comprehension. It Is too bad that the people
of .the country nt largo cannot be made to
understand the full scope of this exposition.
Before coming here I saw a number of people
ple who bad visited the exposition and
without exception their report was that It
far exceeded their expectations and was well
worth a trip to see. The enterprise is
not only well planned , but the buildings
are beautiful and the exhibits arc wonder
fully interesting. Court convenes In my dis
trict next Monday or I should have remained
longer , but I shall try and come again
before the exposition closes. "
Mr. Perry Is a Bound money democrat
and when ho first ran for the titntu senate ,
In 1891 , W. J. Bryan made a speech In
his county. Mr. Perry said Mr. Bryan
wanted at that tlmo to launch out on the
silver question , but , as the subject was not
incorporated in the state platform , and
was contrary to the views of Mr. Perry , he
confined his address to a discussion of the
tariff. Mr. Perry said the old-time demo
cratic leaders In Iowa have all been forced
aside through the advent of the silver Issue
In the democratic platform and new men
have token their places , most of whom
were previously Identified with the green
back and populist parties.
But Just at this time Mr. Perry has an
other line of politics occupying his mind.
He Is a strong church man , being one of
the wardens of the Episcopal church
In Albla , and Is engrossed with
the election of a bishop to suc
ceed the late Bishop Perry. The senator
Is a champion of the claims of Rev. Thomas
E. Green of Cedar Rapids , who will preach
at the Auditorium tomorrow , and ho will
attend the convention at Davenport , Sep
tember 6 , when the election Is to take place.
Ho said Rev. S. C. Edsall of St. Peters
church in Chicago , was the strongest com
petitor of Mr. Green , being endorsed by
many of the ablest men In the church. Ho
thought , however , that Dr. Green was gain
ing ground. He said the Iowa clergyman
was not only an eloquent and able minis
ter , but a pleasant and agreeable man to
meet , and that wherever ho had gone he had
made friends , especially among the laity.
He said Mr. Green was a young man , vigor
ous , and In good health , and In every way
adapted for the work of a bishop , and he
has hopes of seeing his friend elected to the
position.
Mr , .Perry . has lived In Iowa so long that
he has ; a thorough personal familiarity with
the history of : the state. He has been ac
quainted with every man who has occupied
a position on the bench of the supreme court ,
and can give the. record of almost every
man who has occupied other positions of
trust in the state. He remembers men
from his section of the state , who came
to Omaha before this city was established ,
and who took a prominent part in the plat
ting of the town. Most of those men
were personal acquaintances. He can re
member Senator Allison as a struggling
young lawyer , who early entered politics ,
nnd always met with success ; and can recall
the days when Senator Gear was a mer
chant , with a well developed penchant for
organizing campaigns.
Lout Good AdvcrtUliig.
State Senator Charles Erickson of South
Dakota was in the city Friday attending the
exposition. Speaking of the great show
he said : "It is certainly the best thing
since the World's fair and I regret exceed
ingly that South Dakota has no exhibit
Our state has the resources and could have
made a great exhibit in an agricultural way
had it not been for the narrow policy pursued -
sued by the populist legislature. If we
Could hare made an exhibit , we would have
reaped thousands of dollars In advertising.
but being about the only state In the trans-
misslsslppl region not represented , it
leaves us in a ridiculous condi
tion. After going through the build
ings people naturally come to the con-
clunlon that we have nothing to show and
staid out for this reason , and this only.
"The exposition IB a great object lesson
and shows what can be done In this coun
try. H will result in turning people this
way , and I predict that it will add many
thousands of settlers to the states that
are repre ented in the beautiful buildings
upon the grounds.
"I must confess that I admire Omaha and
the public spirit that is displayed by Its
citizens In going ahead In building up this
stupendous enterprise. I think , however ,
that there Is something wrong with the
members of the city council or the other
city officials who ore In authority. The
streets leading to the exposition grounds
notice are in a most foul condition , and
some of them that ore paved look as though
hey had not been swept or cleaned In years.
Then some of the sidewalks arc In frightful
condition. Many of them are apparently
made of rotten plank , repaired with other
planks that are still more rotten than the
original material. The most objectionable
hlngs are the great fields of weeds. Of
ourse I don't know who Is responsible for
hem , but In going about the north part of
he city In close proximity to the grounds
hero are acres of lots covered with forests
f great weeds higher than a man's head ,
nd what is t > Vl worse , along some of the
Ido streets , weeds grow along the sldo-
valks so high that their tops meet and
arm beautiful arches , giving the appearance
f long , shaded avenues. I should think
hat people would bo afraid that their chll-
rcn would bo lost In these luxuriant
rowths. These weeds must afford a great
aven or hiding place for burglars nnd foot-
ads , who lie In wall for the wayfarers who
appon to bo out at night. "
Farmer * Will Kl > - Illwh.
C. C. Caldwcll , who was deputy secretary
f state under John C. Allen , but who is
ow traveling for an Omaha house , has Just
eturned from ono of his trips out In the
tate and reports business conditions of the
ijest. He eald everywhere crops are firat-
las § , and business men having a butter
rade than they have experienced In many
cars. "I saw by The Ilee this morning , "
ic said last evening , "that they had iBO -
ere hailstorm out nt Cozad which did great
amage to crops. I hope It was not as bad
s reported , because when I was there a
ew days ago the outlook was the brightest ,
nd the people were wonderfully encouraged ,
nd If the hall has damaged them to the ex-
ent noted by the correspondent there It will
e a dampcncr to that locality , T sec-
Ion of the state has never raised BUI. . . good
11 around crops as has been the case this
CLOTHING COMPANY.
NEW FALL STYLES
In men's hats , just
received , bought from
first hands , right in
price , and correct in
style.
Do not forget that
special value 85 suit.
Nothing like it for
value in Omaha.
Odd pants from
81.50 up.
A few crash suits at
your price.
Always sec the Con
tinental first. It saves
money.
" % . v -'vn , y i ,
CONTINENTAL
" r I rt T U I isJ n ( f .
N. E. Cor. 15th and Douglas.
year , and If the elements will leave them
alone the people will bo flying high for the
next year. "
Wyoming Manure Cattle.
H. S. Hunter of Collins , Wyo. , a Block-
man who is In Omaha taking In the expo
sition , said of cattle In Wyoming : "Not
many of the Wyoming cattle will begin to
move east until the last of September. All
our cattle are a month later than the cattle
In the Black Hills and other ranges further
east , but they are in good flesh now and
promise to be In fine condition In another
month. The price of beef has given the
cattle countries n great boom and they are
more prosperous than they ever were before.
Men who have cattle now have a veritable
Klondike , and the Indications are with the
generally Improved condition of times that
the price will continue , to be good. The
sheepmen In Wyoming arc in an equally
flourishing condition nnd receive good
prlcts for sheep nnd wool which would have
been almost worthless three years ago. "
Mr. Hunter's home Is near Grand En
campment , the gold camp concerning which
there was so much furor a few months ago ,
and ho says the excitement was killed by
the war , but that there are still a number of
prospectors working there , and that there
are unquestionably some rich deposits. The
camp la more than sixty miles , however ,
from a. railroad , and Mr. Hunter questions
whether the camp will bo a success until a
road Is constructed.
Oinnlia' * Win n I UK Way * .
"There Is one feature connected with th
meeting of the Society of American Florists
In this city this week , " said Ed S. Dean of
Bloomlngton , 111. , who was an exhibitor at
the convention , "and It has been pleasantly
commented upon by all the delegates present.
That is the manner in which the visitors
have been received by the Omaha people.
The conventions heretofore have been held
In cities in the cast , and whllo the mem
bers have been accorded the freedom of
the town , and told to make themselves at
home , It has stopped there. This Omaha
did the first day wo were hero. In addi
tion to that It gave UB a reception and an
Interesting stcrcoptlcon lecture at the
: hurcb , entertained us at Llnlnger'a art gal
lery and served a pretty luncheon , gave the
women of the party a carriage ride over the
: lty , entertained us royally at Krug'a park
Jurlng the progress of the bowling con-
: cEt , and then took us for a whole day at
; he exposition , with all the attractions auch
i trip nlwaya affords. As if this were not
mough entertainment for any convention
ho size of the florists , J. F. Wllcox came
iver from Council Bluffs , and on his own
notion gave the visitors a delightful trolley
Ido to his pretty city , drove them out to
ils floral gardens and vineyard , and served
hem with a pleasing luncheon. The so-
iloty In all Ita history never received such
rcatmcnt from any city where it held Its
irovlouu sessions , and a pace has be-on set
vhlcli will bo difficult for other cities In
ho future to follow. It Is no wonder then
hat most of the delegates arc pleased with
heir reception hero , express the highest
ileasuro at the coming , and will carry away
vlth them good words for your town , and
iralso for your wonderful exposition. "
N Iliitrulliiii Kxciimlon.
II. W. Shingle , commissioner general
'rom Hawaii at the exposition , announces
liat arrangements have been mudnor a
wrsonally conducted excursion from Omaha
0 the Hawaiian Islands , to leave Omaha
> y special train November 1 , trip to take
orty-fivo days and to Include special ex-
mrs'-ns from Honolulu to Waklkl , Pall ,
'unch Howl , Tantalus nnd plantations and
1 seven-day trip to HUe on the Island of
iawull , where a visit will bo paid to Kl-
aticc's fiery crater. The rate for this ox-
nirslon. Including everything , will bo 250.
'nil Itinerary of the trip can be obtained
rom Mr. Shingle at the exposition grounds.
ritfiiH DrlviTM < ; < > to Wnr.
Two turbnned Turks from the Streets of
111 Nations were nrrcHtud yesterday after-
loon and are locked up at the central'stu -
lon. After the men's arrest it WHB learned
hroUKh nn Intcrpictor that the little man
vas Mohan Syer and the bigger was Said
'oguy. both camel drivers , Sycr charged
'oguy with having stolen | lfi from him. It
ras this accusation that caused Poguy to
trlkn Syer , the result bring a fl ht.
When Poguy was searched at the police
tatlon $70 was found cwed In the gaudy
ash ho wore. „ „ .