THE OMAHA DAILV HUE : 3TBIDAY , SEPTEMBER 28 ,
DAY FOR MODERN WOODME !
Another Great Fraternal Order to Oelebrat
at the Exposition.
MANY NEIGHBORS HERE TO ENJOY I
lleorittlutt Committee * Kept HUM
TnkltiK On re of ( lie ArrluU Ilenil
Camp Ofllccrn to Tnkc 1'nrt
111 the i&erclNCii ,
Yesterday \vna Modern Woodmen
America day at the exposition.
At the Dcllono hotel , where the Wooi
men and lloyal Neighbors made their hcai
quarters , were seen the first Indications
the , magnitude of the crowds that came
participate In the day's entertainment ai
pleasures. Early lu the morning , short
after the arrival of the first special tral
from neighboring towns , the corridors ni
lounging rooms began to nil with visitor
by 10 o'clock the crowd occupied eve
available vpace In-doors anil hadspread
the sidewalk * und atroetn.
Sixty men served on the reception cot
mlttte , and they had a busv time of ! t. Th
were divided Into groups , twenty remalnl :
at the hotel to provide for visitors , tethers
others staying at the various railroad Bt
tlons to glvo now comers directions for fir
ing the exposition grounds , boarding hoiu
or the headquartere , as they might wish
go.
go.At
At the headquarters badges and prograi
were handed out , and there the chiefs
Torcstur campa were required to report I
Instruction ) ) . Those who served on the i
ceptlon committee at the headquarters wci
Omaha c.iinp 120 C. 11. T Hlcpen , D.
Dcaver , S. Trostlcr , J. E. Van Ollder , K.
Zimmerman , George V. Hlcc , T M. Combs
Maple camp 915 n r liralloy , J. W. M <
I.lmniln , C. H. Cox , II. K Jones.
De ca cnmp 1454 J. W. Homier , A.
Smith , I.n. . McCoun , Frank Whltmar
Krank 3 Boyd , C. M. Hollrnbeck.
Cnmp 1833 T. P. Thornton , P. Olson.
IJ. & M camp 2722 Barney Harris , W.
Cady , E. D. Miller.
Hebrew camp 4404 H. Schonstadt , Jest
Drown.
Camp 6128 J. Peterson.
Ilohcmlan camp 4771 P. W. Boukal.
South Omaha camp 1093 E. 13. Itldgew
F. Deunls , A. II Munlock , H. Christie ,
J' . Hobblcl ;
South Onuilm 40S5 H. Meyers. J. J. llrl
Ha el camp , Council Bluffs S. II. Flo
Ing , J. J. Stewart , W. H. Ware , Ovid VI
W. C. Boyer. J. Brldensteln , Dr. M. B. Si
dor.
Ill-nil Officer * Present.
At 10 o'clock the head officers of the or
reported to the committee Carriages w
in watting , nnd after being provided \ \
the regalia of the order the officers , v
their frleneds and families , were driven
the exposition grounds. They were : II
W. A. Northcott , lieutenant governor
Illinois , head consul ; Major C. W. Hav
nock Island , 111. , head clerk ; Directors
the Society A. H. Talbot , Lincoln , chi
man ; 13. S. Smith , Mankato , Minn ;
QuackenbUflh , Dundee , 111. ; J. W Wli
nock Falls , 111 ; F. O. Van Golder , Sy
more , 111. ; P. C. Palmer , Kansas City , h
physician ; General J M. Hecce , Sprlngfl
111. , adjutant general ; J. G. Johnson , I :
body , Kan. , general attorney of the socl <
I ) . S. Thornton , Kansas City , state dcpi
Oeorgo B. Albert , Mnrshalltown , la. , si
deputy.
The Foresters who reported at he
quarters and marched by camps to liar
street whcro cars were taken for the exp
tlon grounds arc : Beech camp , 1154 , Oma
Ctxss camp , 332 , Plattsmouth ; South Om
camp , 1095 , South Omaha ; Bohemian ca
- 4771 , Omaha ; Hebrew camp , 4944 , Oraa
B. & M. camp , 2722 , Omaha ; Omaha ca
120 , Omaha , ; Hazel camp , 171 , Council Bin
Sun Dance camp , 181 , Sioux City ; Gus Sn
camp , 2766 , DCS Molnes ; Capital City ca
069 , Lincoln ; Maple camp , 945 , Omaha ; I
sourl camp , 1893 , St. Joseph. At 11 o'cl
the headquarters were changed from
hotel to the Nebraska building at
grounds.
MOOHUN WOOI1MI3N 1)1111,1TI1A
Ilrocli Cnmii of Oniiilia Wins
1'lrst 1'rlrc of iflOO.
Thcro were thousands of the Mo <
Woodmen of America and the Royal Ne
b'ors at the exposition yesterday. After
exercises during the forenoon the Wood
and the Neighbors spent the afternoon v
ing the sights and loitering about the lag
At 4 o'clock the drill teams of the Wood
congregated on the Plaza to partlclpat
the prize drill. There were twelve tt
entered and flvo prizes to drill for. Col
Bills , Lieutenant Colonel Olson nnd Car
Campbell of the Second Nebraska volur
infantry were chosen as judges and C ,
Hawes nnd A. H. Holllstcr as tlmekei
The teams drilling were Gus Smith ci
DCS Molnes ; Capital City camp , Line
Omaha camp , Omaha , Sundance camp , E
City ; Midland eamp , Kansas City ; Mia *
camp , St. Joseph ; Cass camp , Plattsmo
Kansas City camp. Kansas City : B
camp , Omaha ; Foresters' camp , S
Omaha ; Hazel camp. Council Bluffs ; 1
M. camp , Omaha. The drill consisted
of a camp drill and then a drill from
icgular manual , the movements having
bclectcd by a committee. None of the ti
hail had an opportunity to practice the i
ual drills , not knowing what movements
been selected. The prizes were cash a
pro rntn of the entrance fee , which wi
for each team. The first prize $100
to Beech camp , Its percentage , on i\ baa
100 , holng 8714 : second , $75. Gus Smith c
80 2-3 ; third , $50 , Foresters , SO ; fourth ,
Omaha , 77 2-3 ; fifth , $15 , B. & M. cam
per cent.
The drills were all very fine and
watched very closely , not only by the ju
but by the friends of the respective tc
The awards were announced from the
form In the Nebraska building , which
been selected as the headquarters.
ciu-i-t.1- i\hiiiition.
There will bo but one cheese exhlbltli
the Dairy building and this one wil
about the middle of October. Entries
bo received up to October 12.
While only sample cheese has been
In up to date , thcro Is a general feetlng
vailing among the dairymen that the
hlblt will be unusually largo nnd tba
quality of the exhibits will bo fho I
, * 7 Perfect \
fi Infant Food §
V
Gail Borden
Eagle Brand
Condensed Milk
ever seen. Discussing this subject , Secrc
tary SUtiffer said : "Everything points to
great cheese exhibit , not only from tbl !
but from all ot the rrannmlssUslppl state !
Many of the dairymen ot the states othe
than Nebraska are making tunulrlei rela
live to tlio cntrlcn and tbo conditions ex
acted by the exposition. "We are llvln
right In the center of a great cheese prc
duclng region and there Is no reason wh
we should not make tlio best article eve
shown to the public. The other states ar
going to do their -hara and It Is prctt
certain chat Nebraska wilt not be far behind
hind when U comes to awarding the prizes.
WOODHES IN SWARM !
( Continued from First Page )
the members of the Missouri commlsslo
have decided that October 10 will bo moi
Fatlsfactory. This will bring their celebri
tlon In Jubilee week and the commlsslonci
are now confident that they will bring
big crowd. Yesterday n telegram was n
cclved from the Missouri Paclfls hcadquai
ten ? at St. Louis that u rate of 1 cent a ml
would be granted for the occasion from a
Missouri points. This Is the concession thi
the commission has demanded and on a <
count of the failure to secure which rl
original Missouri day was postponed. In
mediately after receiving the news Pres
dent F. M. Sterrett of the Missouri cor
mission wired every newspaper In Mlssou
of the fact and urged them to begin boon
Ing Missouri day and keep It up until O
tobcr 10. AC the same time ho commun
catcd with each county In the state ai
started preparations for the organization
parties of excursionists In each county ,
another day or two the onterpilse will
acrlvcly pushed In every section of the sta
and he Is confident that his stnto will ma
n showing that will be commensurate wl
Its Industrial and mineral Importance.
\VII VT MIShOL'llI II Vh CMUIUTH
I'rcNltlcMit Strrrctt of the Stnto Cot
inlftHloii 'IVllH the Slorj ,
OMAHA , Neb. . Sept. 21 To the Kdll
of The Dee The editorial In this mor
Ing's Bee , "What's the Matter with M
sourl , " makes some cnoncous statemcn
which , In the Interest of truth and 1m
vidual Missouri patriotism , must not bo pi
milled to remain unchallenged. "Mlssoi
could , If BO disposedhaveuiadcthemostni ! !
nlllccnt showing In the Agriculture bul'
Ing , und jet It Is distanced by Oklaho ;
nnd Kansas In the variety und quality
Its products. " We will not undertake
vldlous comparisons between Missouri a
other state exhibits , but , outside of on
mentation , no state In the building has
better variety nnd quality. Missouri 1
made moro entries for awards than ti
state In the Agriculture building. Mlsso
l > Is one of the few states which makes a d
o play of native grown cotton. Missouri
i. the only state that has grouped the gras
f In the order of their usefulness , and ch
i. lengcs the exposition to compare with It
grasses , at any stage of the proceedl
Again , you say , "For the first three mon
after the exposition opened , the space
lotted to Missouri In the Agriculture bul
Ing consisted of a pyramid of flour sa >
and a reception room for stray Mlssourla
This meager exhibit was finally relnfor
by a collection of cereals , but It Is far fr
creditable. " The fact Is that before
exposition was a month old Missouri 1
every glass case used at the World's I
at Chicago by Missouri , with additions
the same , amounting In all to moro than
cases , filled with cereals , fully Instal
and a greater number of cases than 1
then been , or has yet been Installed by :
other state to this dat.VKhln one mo
from the opening of the exposition Mlssc
had more samples of wool on exhibition 11
she had at the World's fair , at which tl
there was a state appropriation of ? 150 , '
h whllo In this exhibition less than $ ! " > ,
P. was obtained by Individual subscrlptl
and nearly all the labor of Installation ;
maintenance has been done gratuitously
patriotic Missouilans. At the World's
Missouri carried away more premiums t
any other state In the union and , outsldi
ornamentation , has a better display 1
than nt that time.
"Whllo nearly a million and a halt
people have passed through the gites , I
not too late > et for Missouri to make a
" The Inevitable Inqu
t , . cent showing.
after the above , Is , Is the Negro exhibit ,
only distinct state exhibit of Its kind h
v. a decent exhibit' Every Intelligent pel
who has seen It pronounces It very
n
highly creditable. Is the "Woman's We
exhibit from Missouri the only distinct s
exhibit of Its kind on the ground , deci
, , B
It has been praised on all sides for the c
fort It has provided , and the tidy exhlbl
of woman's work from Missouri
cr
IB the Educational exhibit of Missouri ,
' stalled nud maintained by the superlntc
ent of public Instillations for Missouri ,
p
n' the faculty of the State university , a de
' exhibit ? Critics pronounce it at le.ist.
second In Importance lu the exposition ,
lrl
dairy exhibit from Missouri attracts i
h ;
ch attention than all other dairy exhibits t
blued. The Horticultural exhibit from 1
sourl has now on record 16 ? scar
with a maximum of 100. Does any estate
; st
state surpass this ? Missouri Is the
he
state that gavu n good fruit show 1
en
the opening day. The mining exhibit
better commercial exhibit than Miss
had at the World's fair , where we
twenty-two awards In this department ,
of the seven departments ot exhibit 1
Missouri are not only decent , but are crc
able. The agricultural has not been
that we Intended , but it has been al
tlmo discreditable , and there has beet
tlmo when It did not have moro speclr
than any other state Wo were unabl
expend as much for ornamentation as sire
: rePS which appropriated $3,000 and$10,000for
PS , purposes. The agricultural exhibit
ns. dally being reinforced by the best mat
from the county fairs , which will cent
to be hold until October 15. Among
latter shipments are splendid specimen
yellow Indian corn , sixteen Inches In let
In some of It now on the wrlter'sdeak.and pi
be of It In the exhibit. On yesterday Hon
, 11 ! B. McKoberts of Montlccllo , Mo. , and Col
O. W. Waters of Canton , Mo. , went t
exhibits In the Agrlcul
? nt the line of state
building with specimens of this corn
re-
3X- said at each state headquarters , "Gei
the men , this is our bef > t. Can you beat
cst and nothing was shown that did bca
and likely nothing will be. The answi
your headline , "What Is the matter
Missouri , " Is "Why , she Is all right , "
the appropriation by the legislature w
have been all right , too , If It bad been r
crly presented.
Your editorial also says : "Another
singular thing about Missouri Is the
explicable Indifference shown by the
tropolls of that state In falling to aval
self of the opportunities afforded by
exposition to cultivate and extend Its I
relations. " You should know. In this
tlon , that St. Louis citizens subscribed
thirds of all the funds that went to i
up the Missouri exhibit and enabled
commission to pay the exposition out
tics about $3,300 for space In which to i
their state exhibit , and , that vvltbou
Louis contributions , there would have
no exhibit at all from the state of Miss
F M. STEflUETT
President Missouri CommlssI
Klnv < ire v TM UnthuwliiNtlc.
The flax enthusiasts who are at the
position nro planning to have Secretary
son of the Department of Agriculture
them a talk upon flax culture whe
cornea here with the presidential v
They have arranged a meeting for Mr
night , to be held at the Press bull
when the details looking to the securli
Secretary Wilson for a talk win be I
up. October 8-10 George I/oppeng , who li
nald to have Invented a machine for taklni
the gum from the fiber , will be hero and wll
talk to the flax people.
The National Flax Fiber association hai
been organized , most of the members bclni
cxhlbltot * connected with the Agrtcultun
building. In the association arc such pco
pie as Mrs. Oberg of Minnesota and Mis
Ford of North Dakota The former was th
Judge In the linen fiber department ) at th
World's Fulr , and a woman who has workci
unceasingly In trying to have mills estab
llshcd In the northwest , where the flax flbe
may be worked up. Miss Ford has don
much to Induce the people of North Dakot
to go Into flax culture and now she Is en
dcavorlng to Interest cnplml In the loca
tlon of mills In that state , where the rai
material may be manufactured Into cloth.
ruuiT umiwniiH IIAVIJ A CHOWI :
llurtlcnltnrnl Kxlillilt * InHpecti-d li
n Tr 'inpiiiloiiM Tltriiiiir.
Even the Horticulture building with II
wldo aisles and passageways wat In a COG
Rested condition during the greater poi
tlon of yesterday. The crowd started Ctrl
In the morning nnd kept on coming unt
late at nlcht. Thousands ot people le
the street cars nt the entrance to tl'
grounds In the roar of the Georgia bulldlti
und for hours they put In their tlmo vli
Itlng the Hortlculturu and the Btato built
ings.
ings.At
At no tlmo slnco the opening of the e ;
position tins the Horticulture building bee
so thronced with people. They were ni
these who give exhibits a hurried look at
pass on , but Instead they were men at
women who discussed the fruit , talked
the lands wuero It was matured and th <
can led nwoy all of the literature that thi
could secure bearing upon the subject
fruit culture. Most of rho exhibitors we
ready for the big crowd and had their e :
hlblts In line condition for exhibition.
In the Nebraska exhibit the show of a
pies was something that astonished even tl
veteran fruit raisers who were In the gre
mass of people. The back shelves In t'
exhibit had been filled with lost ycai
apples nnd they were as sound as della
end absolutely free from spots. In fai
It was as fresh and In ns flno condltl
im though picked yesterday. On the low
nnd front tables new fruit In endless qua
titles was piled upon plates. There we
dozens of varieties of pears , peaches a
grape" , whllo there appeared to bo no c
to the varieties of plums. The apples shoi
were ns flno as any In the building n
these that attracted the most nttentl
were "Pound Sweets , " These apples und
ordinary conditions weigh In the vlcln
of ono pound each , hence their name. Th (
Bhovui In the Nebraska exhibit and raii
In the southern part of the state tip t
M beam at from two to two and one-h
I pounds each , while occasionally there Is c
found that weighs as much as three poun
Many people who visited the building yi
terday Insisted that the great globes wt
pumpkins and would not be convinced tl
they were not until one of the apples v
cut open.
The Douglas county exhibit was res
for the crowd , but In order to have It
perfect condition it was necessary for S
perlntendcnt Walker to spend the ent
night driving among the farmers , select !
1 just what ho wanted for the fruit sh <
He found U nnd jesterday he had the fln
collection of apples , grapes , plums , pe
and peaches that he has shown slnco
opening of the exposition.
The Oregon exhibit was rejuvenated y
terday by the receipt of a flno collect
of Oravensteln apples , Bcurre , Clalrgi
3
and Vicar of Wakefleld pears. Super
tendent Courtney is still In great need
fruit lor his exhibit nnd la expecting
dally. Of late the growers In Oregon hi
not been shipping the fruit nt regular
tervals , which has resulted In the cxh !
being somewhat ragged at times.
Assistant Superintendent Barnett of
Illinois exhibit found himself yesteri
with nearly half a carload of fruit sent
by Superintendent Stanton , who went ho
a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Stanton :
written saying that the farmers of cenl
Illinois are all talking of the exposlt
and that thousands of them will be in
tendance. He adds that the exposition
discussed almost as much In Illinois
though it was an exclusively local cnl
prise. Mr. Stanton will not return to Om ;
until the last of next week , when ho i
bring with him the best of the hortlculti
exhibits shown at the Illinois state
that opens at Springfield next Monc
As soon as that Is over he will select
exhibits and hurry on with them. The <
e
lection of horticultural products recel
from Illinois yesterday Included npp
grapes , uears and quinces. At this t
the state Is making a great run on pi
and quinces and Is showing fully thirty
"
rletlea of the former and half a dozen
,
' "
the latter.
. Idaho's exhibit received a valuable ai
' * tlon yesterday In a shipment of fruit f
the Snake river valley. The fruit was ra
at an altitude of 4,500 feet. It has a d
cato color and a rich , fine flavor , supe
to fruit giown on low lands In the 1
s gated districts. The collection Inclt
iS peaches , plumH , three kinds of crab apt
. two kinds of prunes and tbreo varletlei
* apples.
Iowa , Kansas and Missouri made E
slight additions to their exhibits and
I
. them In good presentable shape.
The men In charge of the county exhl
from Colorado are disconsolate and at
same time they are the maddest par
t
In the Horticultural building. When I
, ,
camp here In charge of the exhiblu t
were given to understand that fruit wouli
shipped at least as often as once per w
na
and that tt would bo In quantities BUfflc
to
to keep the exhibit In good condition ,
cs
to date the shipments have not been c
is' ' Ing and consequently the exhlbts are
fcrlng , na the supply Is running low
nlso because the stuff that Is being sh
uo
shows the effects of age.
ho
IIIMSI :
ty.v. > nlilp SniiH nt \ nturtUnKiKt * In Tl
.v. .
* ! lmlo Wnrfiire.
In the words ot a once locally fan
orator of the Black Hills section , "The
ro whoop of the savage Is no longer bean
nd
the foot hills , " but the savage who ra
e the war whoop is not eo far removed f
the times when his voice rang by day
It , night along the war trail or In pursul
to
the hunt. This Is why the sham bal
th at the exposition arc given with such
nd
questioned unction by the red men
ihl
during the brief hour of their partlclpa
P- turn back In memory to days before
will to men came to end forever the i
InTy agery of aboriginal life.
-
Thirty-five bands from as many tr
were marshaled yesterday under Cap
Mercer , warriors , pappooses and all , be
de 10,000 visitors who crowded about the re
But yesterday the war whoop had no ten
. The streaks of red and yellow paint a (
0.
| only Interest to the beholders.
ko
The Indian loves nothing better thai
he
rl- fire a gun. Map out for him a general
-
rlke and his intultlvcneca will supply the
tails. And so be entered Into the s
battles with an enthusiasm that ehowed
en
he had not become so gluzcd over
irl.
civilization as to forget that once his L
was bis bravery , agility and endure
moro than his beauty or bis wits ,
The plan of the battle yesterday was n
the same as that of Tuesday. The Si
'II- Wlchltas and Arapahoea were at war
Ive the allied bands comprising the remal
he of the congress. The allied banda had
ty. turcd a prisoner and were about to 1
lay him at the stake. The captive waa bro
1R out and with stole Indifference allowed 1
1ROf self to bo tied to the tree. Big Bi
iPU chief of the allies , made a cpeecb w
was interrupted by shouts ot Impatience t > :
the group ot warriors around the circle
Finally the straw was lighted by a spar !
from a pleco ot flint and the Dames bcgai
to lick the captive's feet. Just then th
enemy under Chief Ooes-to-War , havlm
been apprised ot their comrade's dangci
nishcd to the attack , rescued the captlv
and drove off Big Brave and his alllc
tribes. In their turn they made preparation
to burn a prisoner who unluckily failed t
escape. The allies returned and the cr
gagoment became furious with the force
evenly matched In valor nnd skill.
Hand to hand the warriors grappled , whll
every trco and shrub sheltered Its band c
reds. Back nnd forth across the field vvlt
the fortunes of war hovering now with th
allies and now with the men of Chief Goes
to-War , charge followed charge and rctrec
followed retreat. Big IIrave rallied his me
again and again and Gocs-to-War led h
braves to a renewal of the conflict at cac
sign of weakening.
The air became dense with smoke. Goei
to-War gathered his band for a last attacl
The charge was met by the allies with
stubborn resistance. The chief fell from h
horse and many of his comrades lay dylr
beside him. The remainder fled in confi
slon to their tepees at the east end ot tt
enclosure. When the smoke rolled avvj
the dead warriors who had 11 ri
all ot their ammunition and lay strew
about the ground Jumped up and Joined !
the grand review of the Indian congress.
Ai'Aciins no TIIIIII rum I > A. > CI
One of tlio 1'rncrfiil CereinonloH <
the Trllie Hxlilliltnl.
The premier attraction at the Indian c :
campment last night was a flro danca 1
thi ) Apaches , which was ono of the me
Interesting terpslchorean novelties that h
yet been pulled off by the aborigines ,
was the first performance of this dan
and it proved highly amusing to the guo
sized crowd that witnessed It. The fl
dance Is purely a peaceful dcmonstratlc
It Is a fort of jollification that comes It
play when the warriors hare returned frc
a successful hunting trip and the wlgvvai
are piled high with buffalo humps a
Juicy antclopo steaks. It lacks the flcrc
sentiment that would prevail If the 'hi
had been after scalps Instead of buffi
meat und there Is always Joy in the wi
warns when the braves dance its fautas
measures around the fire.
Flvo of the Apache braves partlclpal
In tbo dance last night and their make
was sucBcstlvo of the shapes that en
Into the dreams of a man who has feas
on lobster and chop house salads. Th
naked bodies were daubed with black p
ment that glistened In the firelight 1
polished steel and over this were pain
the most fantastic symbols that a sav :
Imagination could suggest. Their he :
were covered with hoods of buckskin tl
fitted like tlio fingers of a , glove and i
parently shut out every particle of air.
these were fastened elaborate headgear , i
*
t tlently constructed of Vtood and feathe
and the whole effect was Indescriba
weird nnd striking.
To the weird droning of the squaws i
i the measured beating of the drums
dancers slowly circled around the blaz
fire that occupied the center of the
closure. As the music quickened they gr
ually dropped Into the savage figure of
t dance , whllo the bells on their arms i
3 ankles Jingled In perfect tlmo to the mu
3 Then they formed In a line on one s
nnd went through a variety of fantai
evolutions that undoubtedly meant soi
i thing to their Indian auditors , but wt
i were Incomprehensible to the ciowd. 1
was repeated again and again until the w
f rlors puffed through their buckskin ho
t like a mogul on a slippery track. Will
final whooo of triumph they slipped ai
to their wigwams and a lot of other bra
entertained the crowd with one of the
dlnury dances that have become so faml
to exposition visitors.
L MM.SO.V A. MlIiI S COMi ;
Ilenil of ( lie Army Will lie Here
I'nrtluliintlnii In the .liililler.
Unless some unforscen clrctimsta
should intervene t'he commanding gem
of the armies of the United States will
present and deliver an address on A :
day of the Peace Jubilee. President V
ties received a telegram from General r
son A. Miles yesterday In which the g
eral accepted the Invitation of the cxp
Won mnnngement and said that ho we
be present If possible. A telegram f :
John C. Whnrton says that Secretary Jn :
Wilson of the Department of Agrlcull
has also accepted an invitation to be pi
ent. General John B. Gordon , the ci
mander-ln-chlef of the Confederate Ve
ana' oigantzatlon , writes from Atlanta I
his health Is so Impaired that he will
unable to make the trip to Omaha.
Acceptances were also received yester
from Governor AH a Adams of Colorado
Governor Barnes of Oklahoma on accoun
the Invitation to participate In the exerc
of Governors' day.
Dntf for Dnlry Day.
The butter men of the transmlsslss
country have secured October 11 as D
day , at which time a number of the lem
butter men of the country will bo pres
The exercises will bo held In the Auditor
at 2:30 : o'clock. Ex-Governor Hoard of \
consln and Secretary Colburn of the
tlonal Dairymen's association will bo p
ts ent. The address of vvelcomo will bo
llvercd by W. F. Poynton , who Is a men
of the Nebraska State Dairymen's asso
tlon. It is expected that the meeting
bring In several hundred men who are
tercsted In butter and cheese.
The headquarters of tbo butter men w
at the exposition will be at the Dairy bi
Ing ,
i-
Ir. Mlllrr'H Contingent.
Dr. George L Miller , who Is In the
as a special representative of the oxposll
Is being extensively Interviewed In the p
of central Now York , where he formerly
sided , and has made a number of spcei
In support of the exposition. In Utlcs
Ir addressed the Chamber of Commerce
urged the people of that city to co-ope
in making New York day a tremendous i
cess. In his old homo In Syracuse ho
In plotted the exposition In a two-column
tervlew In tbo Post and also related a n
her ot reminiscences ot his life lu that
id half a century ago.
Toledo' * Condiment.
That Toledo excursion on Ohio day i
"
tlnucs to boom. The most recent a U
state that the applications for tickets are
cccdlng all anticipation. Thcro will b
least 250 people from Toledo alone and t
of the smaller towns adjoining will i
parties of from flvo to twenty-five. I
will fill a special coach , which will be
tached to the Toledo train , and the BOI
aeotlon will include two coaches from i
g
.B' clnnatl , ono from Cleveland and OHO f
Columbus.
Uxourulon from Kiinnnn.
to An excursion party ot COO was trough
ine yesterday from the St. Francis branch of
em B , & M. It was In charge of Colonel A
m Webster , who brought In an excursion ol
at from the same section of the state a
tbst weeks ago. Last night Mr. Webster
st that ho will go homo and work up a part
e > 1,000 persons who will visit the expos ]
during the Peace Jubilee week ,
en _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
X , heplpiulirr llutlrr heorliiif.
th The September scoring of butter la o
er the Dairy building , Official Scorer Col
p. bavlug arrived from Chicago. This
rn there are seven states In the contest. T
ht Is a largo quantity of butter in the rel
nerators and most ot it le regarded as b
re , I ot excellent quality. It Is not likely
ch the awards can bn announced before Si
day nnd possibly It may he as late as next
Monday before the report can he filed.
Ot the entire amount of butter on hand
Minnesota has 40 per cent ; Kansas , 22 ,
Iowa , 19 ; Nebraska , 10 ; and South Dakota.
Illinois nnd Michigan the balance.
rroKrnm for Or im llfcltnl.
Hollow Ing is the program for the organ
recital to bo given at the Auditorium at
1:30 : today :
Communion , F Orison
March , Atholle Mendelssohn
Trntimerel Schumann
A ml unto In n 811ns
Folk Song Nlcodc
Iloquest ttobert Franz
Fltiulc , Slur Spangled Banner ( Arranged )
: \oli' itt the i\Miltloii.
In spite of the Immense crowd of yester
day , no serious accidents occurred. Over
fifty cases v\cro treated nt the emergency
hospital , but most of them were Indisposi
tions that jlclded immediately to treatment
Arne Doscli , son of Exposition Commis
sioner Doseh of Oregon , and who has beer
spending his vacation assisting with the
Oregon exhibits , has returned to college nl
Princeton. Whllo hero the voting man madi
a great number of friends , especially nmonv
the old-tlmo Princeton students.
All the state buildings were made head'
quarters for the Woodmen yesterday. WhlU
the headquarters of the order arc permit.
nently located In the Nebraska building
the superintendents of the other building !
made arrangements to check the axes am
other baggage of the visitors and to affon
them every possible courtesy.
There was another Immense crowd nl tin
fireworks last night and fully 10.000 peopli
were packed Into the north tract beside
these who watched the display from othc
parts of the grounds. The set pieces In
eluded portraits of W. A. Northcott nnd C
W. Hawcs and a handsome represcntalloi
of the Insignia of the Modern Woodmen
! D. E Thompson of Lincoln , who will glv
nil the children of that city who nro unabl
to pny their way a holiday nt the exposition
tomorrow , telephoned Secretary Wnketjcli
Inst night that ho would bring not less uini
: SOO children. Mr. Thompson pnjs the entire
tire cost of the trip and his party has In
creased to nearly double the number thn
was nntlclpnted.
The baud of the Gcp m Indian school thn
I has been giving dally "concerts at the Indln
congress grounds for the Inst two week
continues to draw Inrgo ciowds. The bnn
1' ' Is composed of Indian bojs , who uro pupil
; of the Indian school ut Genoa. In this stall
, nnd Is considered to be ono of the best bam !
I In the state. Its concert before the fire
works on the evening of lown day wns muc
! I enjoyed by the thousands of people vvli
cnmo to see the magnificent spectnclc.
WAR BALLOON GOES mONDA
I'lrnt AncM'iiiloii to lie limit * ! > > tl
Signal CorpN from tin13 \ .
IMINttloil ( irOllllllM.
Tlio big war balloon that vvns almo
shot to pieces before the buttle of Santlai
will bo on exhibition next Monday nt tl
exposition , back ot the Cyclorama bulldli
on the Midway. The entire exhibit w
bo completed before the end ot the wc <
and will Include the balloon which ea
actual serUco July 31 , a similar ono ai
twenty-four smaller ones , which are usi
to locate the positions of tbo signal corr
These nro colored red , white , blue ui
striped.
The largo balloon will bo fitted with !
the apparatus necessary for actual scrvlc
Including photographic , telegraphic ai
telephonic Instruments , t It will be sent '
2,500 feet and held to that height by :
Insulated cable made of twelve strands
nickel steel and sixteen strands of copp
wire. Through this communication w
bo held between the men In the ballo
and those on the ground. The balloon
of silk , thlrty-threo feet In diameter a
fifty feet high. Including the basket. It w
contain 21,000 cubic feet of hydrogen gi
which will be generated on the grounds.
Balloons have been used In warfare 1
many different purposes , but the main o
and the ono for which the balloon whi
will bu on exhibition was constructed ,
to observe the location of the enemy , tin
fortifications and the lay of the land su
rounding the Held of battle , Including treads
roads , fences , streams and wooded trac
These observations are made partly by t
telescope. But for accuracy of detail rcai
is had to the telescopic camera , which w
take n perfect picture at the distance
five miles. The conditions of the weath
' however , have much to do with the succc
of the observations. , All this work Is do
quickly and easily by two men.
, Besides the balloon an exhibition of si
' , nals will bo made on the grand court
Captain Yancey and his men , showing t
, g s ) stems of hellographlc searchlight a
, torch signaling and the wigwag of fla ;
,0
The latter Is called the Myer system a
the same code Is used as in naval slgm
ing.
lt Captain Yancey has with him twenl
three men. Including Sergeant Ivy Baldw
10 who superintended the operations at San
ago and was the first to go up In It. T
men are all members of the signal cor ;
Part of them were stationed nt Tampa a
the others come from Washington.
The balloons will remain on the grout
until the close of the exposition. Exhl'
tlons of signaling will be made at frequi
Piy Intervals , which will bo announced hei
y after.
t.tn FRATERNAL UNION RECEPTIC
3i - Ilniiner I.oilKiAclH IIM IIoM nnil I'
i3" ertaliiH a Cirent Gntlii-r-
3" lust of rrntom.
e-
The reception tendered by Banner led
No. 11 , Fraternal Union of America , to I
visiting supreme officers of that fratern
last evening was ono of the most success
affairs In the social history of the union. 1
rooms of Banner lodge In the Contlncn
block scarcely afforded adequate aecomn
datlons for t'ue largo number of guusta v
assembled to meet the visitors , but exc
st of good feeling and entertainment moro tl
stn made up for the discomforts occasioned
SS lack ot space.
The reception hall was simply but art
e-
e,0 tlcally decorated with ferns and palms U |
,0 the walls were the charters and degrees
id the society and about them were sprajs r
te clusters of ferns. The stage appealed to
c- framed with Jardinieres containing pul
{ . and 'the ' corner where the orchestra was s
tloncd watt a miniature conservatory
i-
ii - greens. While the overture was rendered
ty the orchestra guests to the number of s
eral hundred filled the hall and to the sin
line of chairs along the wall , which v
thought would not scat the guests , were i
ided other lines , until the hall was crowc
PS to Its limit.
Preceding the reception proper were
at number of addresses by the supreme ollic
: h and these were Interspersed with musical
id lections. The address of welcome was i
ia Hvered by Supreme I-resldent F. F. Hoc
twho commsnted upon the womlct/ul grov
il of fraternities in general , and 1'iat ot
union In particular. Then on behalf ot Bi
m ner lodge , No. 11 , he Introduced Cole
John li Ilandley , supreme secretary of ! ) i
ver , who responded to the welcome , thai
Ing the supreme president und members
the lodge for the cordial reception uccon
to him and his brother visitors. In
course of hU remarks Mr. Ilandley ulliK
to the exposition , which be characterized
"a beautiful dream of architecture. " am
scene that reminded him of utorlis and
scriptlons from the Arabian nights. Mi
Interest centered In the address that C
Stevenson of Denver was to have made , '
owing to illness , Mr. Stevenson said nnl ;
In few words of regret that ho was unable
cr fulfill his part.
no When the musical program was at an t
re Mrs. M. Stonecyphcr and R. 0 , Dal
B- formally Introduced the supreme officers
B3R the members and their frlemli , then follov
at the grand march , leil by Supreme I'resld
ir- Itoasn and Mrs. Hoose. The visiting offlc
THELN
lE-The Famoos Tonic for Body and Brain ,
FROM THE PHYSICIAN TO MARIANI WINE
Ills Imperial Majesty , the Sultan. gives STRENGTH to
Overworked Men , j
Delicate Women ,
Sickly Children
and
Dispels WEAKNESS from ]
whatever cause.
Mnrlnnl Wine gives power to tlio brain , I
strength ami oliistlelty to the imisclei nn < tj
richness to the blond. It Is a promoter oCl
Kooil health nnd longevity. It Is a su- |
Ylldlz Palace , Constantinople
Sworn enemy of the mati.v proprietary preincly great tonle , whleh him iceelvod the ]
medicines which have of lute VIUIM Invailed endowments of more than S.OOO American ]
the world , anil whose enl > object Is K l"
.
for the proprietor * 1 miiko an exception physicians.
In favor of one preparation as meritorious
as It has been fur-reaching In Its good I
To thoMn who will kindly write to Murl.inl-j
Its
refer to Vln Murliinl , whleh owlnjc to
\alimh1o fnrtlfjliiK qualities hart conferred & l' , B2Vertt 15th Street , Now York City , i
benefits upon weak and suffering Immunity will bo sent , free , book containing portraits i
1 therefore add my approval and pralco to with endorsements of Emperors , Empress , i
this highly meritorious MAVU0012NY preparation PACHA. Princes , CnnilmH , Archbishops and other {
Physlclan-ln-Cbluf to the Sultan of Turkey. Interesting mutter.
Paris 11 Boulevard Haussmann ; London S3 Mortimer St. ; Montreal 2S-30 Hoipltnl St. i
Some day It will bo pleasing to rcmombor the simple , classic beauty of the
Grand Court , the Plaza with Ha music , the broad vista of the Bluff Tract and
the hubbub and gaiety of the Midway. If you want pictures of the Exposition
to brinpr it all back to vou you want the best. Every building nnd all the splen
dor of the Exposition , views of. the whole effect and views showing detail , all
have been reproduced in The Photoyruvurc ,
Thirty-Two Views Now Ready
THE FOLLOWING VIFWS HAVE UCtV ISSUED I
1 Opening Day , June 1 , 1808. 17 Grand Court from Restau
2 Northeast Corner of Court. rant Tower.
18 Administration Arch.
3 Government Building.
lU-Llbcrnl Art Building.
4 .Main Entrance Agricultural 20 .Government Building nnd
building , Life Boit.
5 Scene , iln Streets of All No- 21-Manufactures Building.
tlons. 22 Interior Manufactures
0 firnncl Court , Looking West. Building.
7 HaRcnbuck's on Children's 23 Machinery and Electricity
day. Building.
8 Grand Court , Looking South -Illinois Building.
west. 25 Arch of States.
0 Fine Arts Building. 20-Col. W. J. Bryan and Regi
10 Nebraska Huildiiiff. ment Military Day.
11 Grand Court , Looking East. 27 Agricultural Building.
12 Section of Fine ArtH Bldg. 28-Wlsconsln Building.
13 Grand Court at Night. 29 Looking North from Administration -
14 Main Entrance Horticul ministration Arch.
tural Bulldinc. 30 Section of East Midway.
15 Scene on North Midway. 31 Streets of Cairo.
10 Marine Band at Grand 32-Group of Orientals-Streets
Pla/n. of All Nations.
Three for 10 cents. Eight for 25 cents.
Thirty-Two with a Portfolio for $1.00
Thcae nro offered to Dec readers on heavy paper suitable for framing or for
a collection of Exposition views.
A Portfolio Cover for 15 Cents.
53TIn onie > ing by muil state to/n'c/i / pictures you wivh , by the title or number , anil
enclose S cents extra for inniliny. For the full thiity-tu-o enclose 10 cents extra Jm
mailing ,
PHOTOGRAVURE DEPT. ,
The Omaha Dally Bee Omaha South Omaha Council Blufft.
were next In line , they preceding members
as of the union and the other Kuestx. Refresh
ments were served in tui > dining rooms ,
ert which vvcro tastefully arranged for the occa
erta sion , and after an evening of Rood fellowHhlji
a und gaiety the company dispersed.
; ra The supreme officers who were RUcsts of
id honor of the occasion are : Colonel J. I.
le- Handloy , Denver , S. S. Uaty , Denver ; S. T.
leyc , McDermitt , Denver ; Hon. A. S. Churchill ,
th Omaha.
hon
n- MRS. SHELBYSUING AGAIN
iel _
Olil riulit < > > r tlio C'relKlUon Kxtulr
k- In Iti'iii'ncil In a JNi'W
kof
of IVtllluii.
ofMl
[ Ml
ho The Edward Crelghton estate again comes
led up In the courts and Mary I ) Shelby , the
.13a daughter of the late Joseph Crelghton , Is
a again the plaintiff. Through her attorneys ,
le. W . Beckett and J. W. Woodrough , she
ich filed a petition In the district court yester
vV.mt day contesting the solo of 70.000 head of
mta cattle , some horses , ranches and ranch out
a fits In Wotnlng. at Cheyenne , made In
to January. 1877 , by Thomas A. McSbane , tbo
Wvomlng administrator und one of the
partners of the deceased , to John A. Crclgh-
ley ion for $75,000 , She asks for a full account *
to ing of the tstato , the appointment of a
ed referee and that John A. Crelghton bo decreed -
Ml creed to have had no right to buy tbo tattle
its ) while actlne in bit capacity of the Ne
braska administrator of the estate , the ex
ecutor of the will of the widow , Mary Lu-
crotla Crelghton , and us ono of the truatccrt
of the plaintiff under Mrs. Crclghton'a will.
LETS THE PIRATE BARBERS GO
JuilKo Cioriliin DcrlliK-N < < i Dfllt-vo
tli > TfHtliiiiin > of u Hey AVIio
Vt'un VlutlmUfil.
Thcodoro Krlckf > on , the young unsophis
ticated Swede from Hadcllff , la. , who wont
up against the stiff game put up by the
pirate barbers at llJin Farnam street and
was taken down the entire gamut ot ton-
Borlal "Ilxln's" to the tune of $12.60 , which
sum was taken from him by force , secured
no satisfaction at the temple of justice
In the Colonnade hotel yesterday.
The barber , Iko Martin , who forcibly took
the money from him and whom ho had
arrested on the charge of larceny from thn
person , was discharged , Judge Cordon not
lindlng probable cause to bind aim over.
The Judge dlsrcgnuicd the tlctlm'H htory
nnd accepted the testimony of Martin's
three tonsorial faking associates , who
placed themselves on record for their friend ,
Chronic Dlnrrliofit Liirril.
This is to certify that I have had chronlo
diarrhoea ever glnto the war. I got so weak
I could hardly walk or do anything. One
bottle of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera ami
Diarrhoea lU-mcdy cured me nound uu4
. ' , it. Ulbbn , FlnciUJtle. Ya.