Til 13 OMAHA DAILY JJEEFRIDAY : , OCTOBER 7 , 185)8.
BOJNTON AND LEE TESTIFY
Viseaso in Southern Gamp the Fault of
Begimental and Brigade Commanders.
FITZHUGH LEE SURPRISED AT A COMPLAINT
Tolln the Wnr IiivcNtlKntliiR ( 'oin-
< lint He In Ilcnily to Iend
III * Corpn or Men to Cuba
or Hrcii Mndrld.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 6. The war Investi
gating commission held two sessions today.
In the forenoon General H. V. Boynton con
cluded his testimony and General Fluhugh
1/ee was heard In the afternoon.
General Boynton dwelt today on the causes
of disease at Camp Thomas , charging the
Increase of fever and disease toward the
close of the camp to the lack of suQlclcnt
care on the part of the rcglmenttil and
brigade commanders In covering the sinks.
General Leo detailed the conditions prevail
ing at the camp nt Jacksonville. Ho said
the lto was a good one , the supplies were
plentiful , the men well taken care of nnd
ho had no complaint to make of the War
department's treatment of his command.
Ho also took occasion In reply to a ques
tion put by Captain Howell to say thnt he
did not consider that ho had been slighted
In the war. Ho bad wanted to go to
Havana and the president had recently Cold
him that In case it had been necessary to
take Havana by assault ho had Intended to
nsk him General Leo to lead the assault
ing army.
In reply to charges formulated
by Surgeon Mlle B. Ward of
Kansas City , who said In a letter
to the commission that -the camp was with
out drainage , that the water was inflt to
drink , that there was no proper food and
that all of the 45,000 men In the camp were
suffering from Intestinal diseases , General
Boynton said : "Of course In so large a camp
some painful things must necessarily hap
pen. For Instance , when measles broke out
the hospitals wcro nuito crowded. But to
say that there was any purposely Inflicted
neglect Is as false as It 1s possible to bo. "
These complaints led General Boynton to
enter upon a general statement In regard
to the condition of the camp and to give
his opinion as to the cause of It. He at/
trlbuted the prevalence of disease to the ex
posure of the regimental kitchens and hos
pital sinks. These had , he said , in the lat
ter part of the camp's history been left un
covered by earth , contrary to directions by
the surgeon-general , nnd this fact more
than to all others ho considered responsible
for the spread of disease. This failure to
carry out sanitary orders he thought was
duo to the negligence of the subordinate
officers , the brigade and regimental com
manders.
The trouble only began after General
r Brooke was ordered to Washington. Prior
to that tlmo General Brooke required dally
reports from the regimental officers ani
promote attention to any neglect of sanitary
precautions. This system and the cart
which accompanied It had the effect of keepIng -
Ing the camp In good condition. When Gen.
oral Brooke loft for Washington the cami
was necessarily In charge of the subordinate
officers. When General Brooke returned his
tlmo was devoted almost entirely to prep
aration for < ho Porto RIcan campaign , sc
that ho could not give so much hew ! tc
tanltary regulations ns ho had prevlouslj
done. General Boynton elaborated upon the
strict discipline maintained by Genera
Brooke In police and sanitary matters , bu
said there was a susoenslon of this care
after the. , Porto Ulcan campaign wasdecldec1
upon. After General Brooke left there wa :
a material Increase of disease and at on <
time almost a panic.
Kllon Cnrry D
Returning to the conditions subsequent t <
the date when General Brooke was orderei
to Washlncton General Boynton said th
exposed condition of the sinks had encour
aged the oreseuco of a multitude of flies
which bred disease by carrying germs fron
the sinks to the tents. "They were , " sali
the general , "as thick throughout the parl
as they ever could have been In Egypt am
they went back and forth from the sinks ti
the moss tables of the men and ofllcers wltl
the greatest Impunity , covering evorythlni
in sight. "
General Boynton has questioned at semi
length as to where the responsibility foi
this condition of affairs lay , and he sali
that It was the brigade nnd regimental com
manders.
"I am satisfied , " ho said , "that the medi
cal ofllcers reported to them the coiidltloi
nnd warned them of the serious consequences -
quences of falling to obey the surgeon gen
eral's orders for the covering of the sinks
but the medical officers could not glvo or
ders ; they could only advise. I would no
say that the commanding officers ns a wholi
paid no heed to these representations , bu
many of them apparently failed to appre
cate ! their Importance and did not glvi
them the attention the clrcvmstanccs de
manded. They should have received the nt
tendon , for Instance , that officers In th
tegular army would have given them. "
General Boynton added that he did no
mean to make any reflection on officers fron
civil life , but there were some things whlcl
they had to learn and many of them wer
not experts In sanitation. Furthermore
rcost people looked upon the camp as parti ;
temporary , and the- fact that all were I
dally expectation of receiving orders to mov
caused many to be Indifferent to the fu
lure.
In discussing with Captain Howell , th
question of rations supplied to Camp Thoma
General Boynton volunteered the suggcstlo
that there had been no complaints fror
southern soldiers In the camp , and ho con
tlnucd : "I don't believe we would have hear
half the outcry that has been raised If nl
the soldiers had been from the south. "
General Dodge said that only two or thre
charges had been received from the soul
and they were not from soldiers.
The testimony of Boynton concluded , th
commlslon adjourned until afternoon , whe
General Lee Is expected on the stand.
General Lee was before the commission a
Its afternoon session. General Leo had n
complaint to make In regard to suppllei
lu June , when expeditions were being gottc
off , there was some defay , but this wa
natural and since then supplies of all kind
had come with regularity and In abundanci
"There have , of course , " ho said , "bee
some complaints. Soldiers are like schoi
boys ; they sometimes complain even whc
the.ro Is no occasion for complaint. "
Ho thought the army ration was abundar
and In the main well suited to a campalg
lu a tropical climate. Yet ho thought soni
changes nllght be made. For Instance ,
would bo better to send live animals t
Cuba than to send refrigerator meat as i
r
present. According to his Ideas the me
should have more fruit and less meat.
1 Komly lo flit Aiiywhpri * .
During the course of the questioning
developed that General Leo had been not !
fled that he would bo expected to move h
corps to Cuba In the vicinity of Havan
about November 1 and that he considers
his troops properly equipped for the can
T The Spanish uniforms he thought bett <
adapted to a tropical climate than aura , i
they were cool and could bo washed. II
was fearful that the shirts and blouses i
our men would be found to bo too hea\
for comfort ,
General Lee made the significant rcmai
that he was counting on landing lu a Mem
ly country , a bo bad received direct li
ormatlon that the American troops would
> o wc'Ccomed not only by the Cubans but
> y the Spaniards as well. He eatd the eon-
crvatlve nnd property-owning Spaniards
vcre especially desirous to have the Amerl-
an troops come for the preservation of
order.
The health of his troops had been good-
only about 2 per ceht being sick. He said
the meat was received In refrigerator cars
ind that , as n rule , It was good. In n few
nstances the outer edges of the large pieces
of meat were spoiled , as was also the hard-
ack In one or two cases. A shipment of
potatoes had been reported to be In bad
condition and a board was appointed which
condemned all the goods. General Lee said
most of the civilian officers learned their
military duties very promptly , others were
slow to learn , others never learned , bill a
irnjorlty did.
! , < < In .SnrprlHCMl.
A letter was read complaining of the situ
ation In the Jacksonville camp. This letter
said the camp was filthy , the broad moulded
and the doctors generally drunk.
"Is that from my command ? " General Leo
asked In evident surprise.
When Informed that It was , ho said that
lie- was astonished and asked for the name of
the author. He said In this connection that
occasional complaints had come to him
which ho examined and In every case found
them to be unfounded.
Then said Governor Beaver after some
further questioning :
"You consider yourself In good condition
In every way to start In the expedition to
Cuba ? "
"I do , " replied General Lee. "Touch n
button and wo are prepared even to go to
Madrid. "
Ho expressed the opinion thnt It was Im
possible for any foreign troops to do any
great amount of campaigning In Cuba in the
summer months on account of the heat. Not
even the Spanish and Cuban forces had over
been very active In the summer season.
Some of the regimental surgons ho knew
wcro not as competent ns they should be.
The surgeons of higher rank were all compe
tent men. Ho expressed the opinion that the
site of the camp at Jacksonville was well
selected.
Captain Ilowell asked General Leo If he
considered ho had been sidetracked In the
campaign. He replied :
rnlrtMl < o lluvp n AVIinck nt Illiiuun ,
I don't think so. I have from time to time
seen something In the newspapers that It
was not the Intention of the authorities thai
I should have an opportunity to be In thr
operations. I , of course , had no chance tc
go to Santiago or to Porto Hluo , as othei
officers In the army overranked me. II
was always the understanding that my corps
was organized for the Havana campaign. 1
had some ambition to go there , because 1
had not been allowed to stay whllo I was
there. I wanted to go back with some met
and show our enemies that I could stay.
lie continued by saying that the presldoni
hod told him within the last few days thai
ho had always Intended to send him t (
Havana nnd In case there had been an assault -
sault on the city that he should lead It.
General Leo dwelt on the Importance o !
taking proper care of the sinks as a pre
ventive of disease. He said the healthles' '
regiment In his camp was the One llundrei
and Sixty-first Indiana regiment. Most o
his troops were anxious to go to Cuba , bu
some desired to be discharged.
Ho said. In conclusion , that he knew of n <
case of distress , starvation or death tha
was duo to neglect or Inefficiency on th <
part of the officers. Ho said ho had no com
plaint to make against the War departmen
and knew of no ono In his command win
had.
had.Gonoral
General Greene , who participated In thi
Manila campaign , will bo heard tomorrov
and ho will be followed by a number o
staff officers who have been ordered to Cuba
SECOND NEBRASKA IS READ\
Ilny * Co in I UK' lliiik from Tliolr Fur
ImiKli with n Di-U-rniliiittloii to
S c More St-rvloc.
Although the furloughs of the Second No
brnska volunteers do not expire until Octo
her 11 , a largo number of the boys liav
cither grown tired of liberty or have cpcn
nil their funds and consequently have re
ported at Camp Oeorgo I ) . Moiklejohn fo
duty. The mes ? halls present quite nn mil
mated appearance once more and befor
Monday the tables will bo crowded with th
full regimental number of refreshed an
good naturcd soldiery. According toth
rolls of the sergeant major , 181 of the fur
loughed men have returned to compan
quarters , ns follows : Company A , seven
Icon men ; Company B , twenty men ; Com
pany C , eight men ; Company L ) , eleven men
Company B , fifteen men ; Company F , tc
men ; Company O , twenty men ; Compan
II , twenty-five men ; Company I , ten men
Company K , nlno men ; Company L , flftee
men ; Company M , twenty-one men. All o
the furlougbed soldiers have returned nine
Improved by their month amid home aur
roundlngs and with the healthy glow c
their cheeks and the vigor of their fitep. The
present a marked contrast to the enfeeble
men who stepped from the train from Chick
amauga a little over a month n o.
The faro at the mess tables Is still ver
good and every ono Is satisfied with th
bill served. The men are more partlcula
In their diet , however , than during th
summer months , when they bore wltlion
murmur the deprivation of such articles a
milk and butter. On ono morning recentl
the chef found It Impossible to obtain mil
and 'he was made the subject of a numbc
of good naturcd but pointed remarks. Th
discipline at the camp Is good , the guard
house being practically empty. One Com
pany O man.was released yesterday after
confinement of several days , owing to a
evasion of duty. He had been assigned eov
era weeks ago to duty at the hospital an
Instead of reporting at his post , went to hi
home In the city nnd later accepted u situ
ntlon In a down town store. Ills dlsjbcdlcnc
was overlooked by some chance for som
time , but he was finally detfcted "and dU
clpllned. The health of the Midlers left lie
hind has been very Rood , there being les
than ten men reported at nil Indisposed.
A petition Is being circulated among tli
men nt the post , requesting that a battallo
bo formed for service In the 1'hlllpplnc
and appending the hamcs of those who d (
sire to bo contained In It. The general wls
19 expressed that Lieutenant Colonel Olson t
appointed major , aa ho has communicate
with Washington regarding the matter , an
It Is believed has received some encourage
ment. The petition lias been eagerly slgnc
nnd It was remarked that the men crowdt
around the benrer of It ns though they hs
been naked to sign the pay roll. Of the 1 !
men at the post a few days ago the sign :
1 1 turea of over 100 were secured. It U b <
l llcvcd that when the remainder of the rej
B Iment returns the required number of 2
t I men required for a battalion will bo fllli
3 , at the first rush. Those In camp remai
1 1 that It the First Nebraska desires to lea'
i the Islands the Second regiment will bo gU
to 'tako ' Its place. Of the sixteen men
Company G quarters when the petition wi
sent in the name ) of fourteen were nt on
signed. Among the Company R men wl
have reported for duty are Corporal Mui
ster , 1'rlvates Mullln , ( lately , Arund <
Adams , Packard , Cranswlck and Arvldson.
Till * ( IrOtVlll Of SlM-illllttlll.
H Is rgued by deep thinkers that tl
r growth of toclnllsro Is due to the Ian
s Etandlng nrmlea of the world. In which mi
o are rften made to enlist ncalust their wl
[ nnd thus become discontented with exlstli
s. conditions. The growth of u stronger ra
of people Is due to the large snlo of Ho
, . tetter's Stomach Bitters , which U the be
medicine for costlvencES , dyspepsia , feve
uKue nnd nil nervous troubles. Try 01
bottle.
OHIO FILLS THE FAIR
( Continued from First Page. )
crs took the platform. The last to arrive
were Governor Dushncll and his Btnff. As
the crowd caught sight of the governor It
\vns a signal for n tumult of applause that
did not ccaso until ho had taken his seat
In the center of the platform and had risen
to acknowledge his enthusiastic reception.
President Wattles of the exposition acted
as chairman and after calling the gather
ing to order ho Introduced Gover
nor Holcomb of Nebraska who
made the address of welcome on the part
f the state. He said :
1 know that n , crcat many Buckeyes have
ccn transplanted and have grown up on
ur western nralrlcs. There Is a similarity
n the hlsloiv of the two states. Ohio was
nco a state In which our ancestors de-
paired of establishing n civilization such
B they then enjoyed. It was a brave people
int broke over the barriers of the moun-
nln sy&tem and came down Into the Ohio
alley. Ohio , settled by that sturdy citizen-
hip , H tin Imperial state. She has cou-
rlbuted ai much as nnv other state to the
ovclopment of the privileges which we all
njry. It Is an Inspiration for us to study
10 great Duckeyes who have done BO much
or the union. She has almost robbed the
Id Dominion of her title as mother of
residents.
A great , territory has come together , note
o celebrate any event , but to show to the
orld what they have been doing for the
nst quarter of a century. We ask you to
onslder what are the possibilities of the
uturc. We hope that your stay with us
vlll be pleasant , that you come again and
omo often. .
( iovoriior lliisliiu-HV Itfitpiinnr.
Asa S. BuBhnell , governor of Ohio , was the
ext speaker. Ho said :
Ohio rejolrea In this exploitation of the
rowth of the western states. No praise can
o more sincere than ours. Wo are mindful
f the claim you have to the approbation of
hose who admire advancement. The chll-
rcn of Ohio are found everywhere In the
vest. It Is'a pleasure to us who come from
ho land of their birth to note that they
re taking a prominent part In the aflalra
f their adopted states.
When much of the history of our state
vas written this was known as the Indian
errttory. Now It Is one of the garden spots
f the world. This exposition typifies the
Irtues of your alms and efforts. The view
vo shall have will move us to a spirit of
mutation. Ohio must do as well at
a later date. When her tlmo shall
: omo she must send her greeting westward
o bid the western people to come and wor-
hin nt her shrine of Industry und peace.
"Ive vcars hence pho holds her centennial
n the beautiful cltv of Toledo. Come to
is then as wo have come to vou today , with
icarts awelllnc with pride and Joy that such
n spectacle and occasion as this can be ,
vlth generous thoughts and words of kind
ness , with willing eyes to see the trlur hs
, -ou have achieved and with ready hands
.0 help lead the way to still higher paths
of honor for all our neoole.
Ohio has exulted In this op-
pnrtunltv to do even n small
mrt toward making this undertaking the
glowing success It bus proven to be. If Is
our hope thnt the bond between the states
shall grow stronger year by year by reason
of this closer communion. Cordially wo ac
cept and treasure the assurances of amity
hat have been spoken. May your state In
he years to eome feel that there has been
.ho same steady advance and the same
virility and power which made possible the
emarkable results which are crystnllzed In
the exposition that lies before us today.
Olltvr SiHM-clifN Mmlr.
Following Governor Bushnell , Hon. John
L. Webster spoke a few words of welcome
n behalf of the exposition , pledging the sup-
> ort of the west In the undertaking which
the OhloaiiB are planning for 1903 In the
city of Toledo. Colonel James Kllbourne ,
president of the Ohio Centennial Exposi
tion , was thnnext speaker.Ho .iprlefly
out'Ilned the expectations of his state In re
gard to the enterprise of which ho has
been placed at the head , and said that a
great deal Is to be learned from the Trans-
mlsslssippl Exposition which will be
treasured up to make a great success ol
Ohio's show.
KMIMIti : STATE'S IIIC ! CUI.UTJUATIO.V
New York to De Iloi renpnlpil ! > > n
1'nrly of INInuulNlifil | People.
Now York day will bo observed at the ex
position Saturday by one of the most dis
tinguished parties of visitors of the exposi
tion season. There will bo no small number
of the Empire state's representative citizens
In the party. Major Wheeler , who is the
state's representative at the grounds , has
been in telegraphic communication with the
New York men and up to last night had re
ceived positive assurance of the attendance
of enough to glvo the affair an air of unusual
Importance. The first delegation of the vis
itors will reach Omaha tomorrow morning.
It will comprise twelve members of the New
York Produce exchange. Most of these will
be accompanied by their ladles. Another
party will represent the Merchants' ex
change of New York. This will include S.
C. Mead and wife , Charles T. Heat and Wil
liam H. Corwln , assistant secretary of the
exchange.
Hon. C. M. Depew , who is to be the orator
of the day , will reach Omaha Friday even
ing. The personnel of his party Is not
known. O , Creighton Webb , brother of W.
Seward Webb , will also reach Omaha Friday
evening , as will Hon. Jacob Amas of Syra
cuse and Henry B. Hebert of New York
City.
City.From
From Buffalo another distinguished party
Is coming , headed by Mayor Dichl. In It
ure Captain Urlnkeni president of the Pan-
American Exposition association ; Treasure :
Loutz and Secretary K. C. Hill of the same
association ; Herbert Blssell. brother of the
former postmaster general , Wilson Blsscll ,
and fully a dozen others of the representa
tive men of the Bison City. These will be
accompanied by their ladles. Aside frotr
these there arc a number of smaller parties
coming , attracted by tle } celebration of New
York day at the exposition and the greal
Peace jubilee celebration during the weel
that follows.
in : airrs so MI : MOHI : rji.oiiv
A-Kow-SluU AK | H I.l'llilH < luSlom
WiirrlorN ( o filorloiin Victory.
By a lucky combination of circumstance ;
Mr. A-Ko\v-Slck , a young Wichita Indian
reached up nnd picked off another victory fo
the Sioux Indians at t'.ie sham battle foush
yesterday nfwrnoon. lie dt3 the Mmu thlni
last Tuesday afternoon , and now he U abou
the biggest Indian In the whole camp , or a
least he Is in his own estimation.
The sliam battle yesterday afternoon wa
fought along the same lines us nnny other
that have been seen at the exposition nsld
from the fact that eomo of the Sioux squaw
Injected some enap Into rne alfalr by glv
Ing an Illiutratlan of women lifting the hal
of r > en.
After the battle was over yesterday after
nocn there was a little sldo play that wa
not on the regular program. In the pas
Crow Kara , a Klathead , and Hlts-Them-All ,
Wichita , have not been the beat of friends
There 'has ' not been any open rupture , bu
they have not spoken as they passed b >
Yesterday , when the two men were coin
to their respective tepees , they met In th
center of the grounds , near the bandstand
IIIts-Thcm-All raised his gun and fired a
Crow Ears' feet. Crow Ears returned th
compliment by aiming straight at Hlta
Thorn-All's bread basket nnd llrlng a blan
cartridge. At this point both of the Indian
threw their guns aside nnd grappled , eac
trying to throw the other. They writhed nn
tossed for a brief period and , breaking awaj
squared off for a fight. Crow Kara reache
out with hU right nnd landed heavily o
Illts-Them-AH's neck , who countered an
gave Crow Kars a severe punch below th
etei. ]
| The lout \sas growing Interesting ; bt
right at this tlmo friends Interfered and
took the two men away to their respective
tepees ,
III-JX 1'AHTVAT OOlJS-TO-WAIl'S.
.Spuing ; of it Xeiv Toiire HrliiK" To-
Ki'tlipr n Very Seli'ot Colcrlt * .
There was a social function of more than
ordinary Importance out nt the Indian
frroundB yesterday , in fact It wns the swell-
cat thing thnt has occurred In Indian so
ciety for many moons and nil who hap
pened to be participants felt highly hon
ored.
ored.for
for sometime It has been npparcnt that
the Goes-to-Wnr family has been In need
of a new tepee. The old one , having with
stood the snows of several winters and the
rains of as many summers , had become n
trifle dilapidated , dirty and full of holes.
Oocs-to-Wnr being n big man In the Sioux
trlbo felt thnt It was beneath his dignity
to llvo In n tcpco full of holes and so In
formed Captain Mercer , who took the same
view of the case and nt once gave the old
warrior a requisition on the Indian store
for enough white duck to construct the
habitation. Yesterday morning the purchase
wan made nnd , as proud as a boy with his
first pair of long pants , Gocs-to-War lugged
the cloth across the open tract nnd flung
It down In front of his wife , telling her
that now they would have -tepee that
would outshine any In the camp , provided
that she got a hustle on herself and put
the thing together.
Mrs. Gocs-to-War suggested that she had
nothing In the house that wns good enough
for company , else she would Invite the
neighboring women nnd have a sewing bee.
said ho could fix little
Ooes-to-Wnr a thing
hko that , so he hied himself down to the
office of Captnln Mercer , telling him that
ho wns going to have company and that ho
would need something extra for dinner. The
captain grasped the situation nnd Issued nn
order on the store. When Goes-to-Wnr
reached homo ho was loaded down with
acks of dried prunes , beans and bacon.
The stuff ho turned over to Mrs. Goes-to-
War , wlio at occo Issued Invitations to
itesdamcs Three Fingers , Pretty Kagle ,
Touch-the-Cloud , High Wolf , Cut Nose ,
Yellow Back , Crooked Elk nnd the Misses
Irown Bear , Owl Eyes , Running Horse ,
Jumping Bear , White Hawk and Fast Girl
o attend and bring their scissors , needles
and thimbles. All of the Invitations were
accepted nnd long before noon the party
was In full swing. The ofd tepee was taken
down and spread upon the ground nnd over
t the now cloth was laid , the old tent
> clng the pattern for the new one. After
he cloth was cut , the women commenced
sewing nnd during the balance of the day
t was as merry a sowing boo as ono could
ivlsh to see. The women worked nnd
chatted and did not seem to mind the white
people who gathered nround the plncc
where they were working and which had
jeen roped off to keep out the Intruders.
Shortly after noon Mrs. Goes-to-Wur
served dinner to her guests. In this she
wns assisted by her daughter Black Prairie
hlcken nna the Misses Comes Alone nnd
Looks High. Mrs. Goes-to-War superin
tended the cooking of the bacon nnd beans ,
whllo young women served the guests and
poured the coffee. The dinner was served
on tin plates nnd was all In ono course.
After dinner the work upon the tepee wns
resumed and long before the Indian battle
It was completed and raised , ready for
occupancy.
Two or three times during the day Goes-
to-War visited his home , but at no time
did ho stay long. Ho went over to a neigh
bor's for lunch and when asked why ho did
not eat at homo replied : "I always did hate
those hen parties. I have got ono over at
my place now and dor\'t \ propose to go back
until it breaks up. "
IiIVI-3 STOCK SHOW IN FUM. IlLAST.
MrM KxlilMtloil nil ( I JildKiiiK 111 the
IlliiK Uriel YcndTilny.
The first ring showing of the live stock
exhibit took place yesterday afternoon In
the amphitheater west of the Dairy build
ing. Three rings of Jersey femaFes were
brought before the judges. It has been
decided that no announcements of awards
shall bo made until the close of the exhibit
a week from Saturday. At that time , be
sides the $35,000 prizes offered by the man
agement of the exposition , there will be
about $3,000 distributed In special premi
ums.
ums.Tho
The gathering of live stock that Is now
on the exposition grounds exceeds that at
any similar exhibit ever held In this coun
try with the exception of the rive stock
show nt the World's fair In Chicago. Al
though there wcro n greater number of ani
mals brought together at that time , they
fell far short of equaling In quality those
of the present exhibit. There are still a
few more entries that are on the way. But
the entries are now practically all In the
barns. There are about 200 head of horses ,
700 of cattle , SOO of swine and 600 of sheep.
Among the horses the Clydesdales , Per-
cherons and Hackneys predominate. There
are twelve varieties of cattle , but about
one-fourth of the entire number on exhibi
tion are Herefords. There are also a large
number of Holstelns , Jerseys and ShortHorns -
Horns shown. Among the swine there are
eight distinct breeds. Fine specimens arc
shown of the Poland China , Chester White
and Yorkshire varieties , The sheep show
ten breeds , the Lincolnshire , Cotswold and
Lelchcster predominating.
Almost all of the exhibitors are ownere
of largo stock farms and the entries they
have made are the pick of their pets ,
Ilarely has any one breeder brought more
than ono variety. The Holsteln cattle
shown by W. B. Barney , I.V. . Chappell anil
Stephens & Son are attracting a great deal
of attention , as are also the Red Polled
variety shown by S. A. Converse , Ji W ,
Jlartln and McElvey & Son. There are t
few exhibits from Canada In sheep anil
swine that are somewhat different froir
the varieties that arc so common with ex
hibitors from this country. They Incrudo o
pen of Yorkshire hogs and a couple ol
flocks of Lincoln and Cotsvr ? Vl sheep.
The program calls for the showing of tin
Short-Horns , Galloways and Holsteln cattle
today. Besides these , several of the horses
will be brought Into the ring.
An erroneous Impression has got abroad
that an extra admission Is charged for the
show. This Is wrong. The live stock ex
hibit Is free to all visitors to the exposition
CliocMc mill Iliitlrr.
The Dairy building U rapidly filling uj
with cheese , being entered for the contes
which will he abiut October 28 , nt whlcl
tlmo the final butter scoring will occur
Cheese Is coming In from all of the state
of the tranamlsslsslppl region In qunntltle
to Insure the success erf the exhibit.
The next scoring of butter will take plac
about October 10 , at which tlmo Expert Cell
ycr will be here. The exhibits promise to b
more numerous than at the September scor
Ing , and nt the same time there premise
to be n larger quantity of good butter. Th
last ( -coring during the exposition will tak
place during the last days of the month
probably October 28. For this ecorlng th
dairymen write that they will make thel
big Ehowlng of the season.
llonil CoiiKreKM I'lltim.
A meeting of the Good Roads congress wll
bo held In the Nebraska building on th
exposition grounds Saturday morning , con
1'venlng at 10 o'clock. The meeting will b
I called to order by Martin Dodge of Wash
' , Ington , P. C. , who will deliver a short ad
1 dress , after which E. Rosewater will b
1 , Introduced as vice president to preside eve
> the deliberations of the meeting , In th
1 absence of President Hey Stone , who 1s nov
t at Porto Hlco. During the day the mcetlni
will bo addressed by Charles F. Mandcrson
of Omaha ; the subject will be "Contour Hotuls
for the West. " Other speakers and their
subjects will be : Edward Daniels , Guston ,
Vn. , "Simple Methods of Head Building : "
John M. Staht , Chicago , "Good Ro.nl3 for
Farmers ; " Otto Donner , Milwaukee ,
"Wheelmen's Helatlons to the Good Roads
Movement ; " E. J. Harrison , New Jersey ,
"Hoad Construction and Maintenance ; " A ,
B. Dunning , Scranton , Pa. , "The Supervisor
System. " The governor of lown has appointed -
pointed Mesdames Ileatty of Frulllart and
Ewlng of DCS Molncs , both of whom will
bo here mid take part in the discussion
of the topics that will come before tht
meeting.
Toilny nt ( lip liullmi
This afternoon at 4:30 : the Chcycnnes ,
Arapahors , Sioux and other allied tribes of
the plains will glvo n rendition of the fa
mous Indian ghost dance which attracted
so much attention throughout the country
a few years ago In connection with the
Sioux outbreak and the massacre of Wounded
Knco. It will be given under the supervision
of Prof. James Mooney , the government
ethnological expert , who was detailed at
the time of the outbreak to Investigate the
new Indian religion and In that capacity
visited nearly every tribe west of the Mis
souri and Interviewed the original Messiah
In the Sierra Ncvadas . Among the partlcl-
> ants this afternoon will be some of the
dentlcal Indians whose frantic performances
nder the leadership of Sitting Bull led to
illltary Intervention.
In the ghost dance men and women to-
cthcr clasp hands and move around In a
ilrclo to n peculiar step , singing songs of
amcntatlon for the old Ufa which has gene
> y. whllo the medicine men In the center
f the ring gradually work them Into a
renzy under which the moru sensitive sub-
ccts finally lose consciousness and go Into
ranees In which they have prophetic visions
of the spirit world to which their departed
rlends have gone. To attain this trance
ondltlon Is the great object of the dance
and every means Is used by the medicine
nen to accomplish this result , making the
performance ono of Intense excitement.
Tomorrow Mr. Mooney will begin the
citing up of his Klown Camp circle , a part
of which formed the government ethnologic
exhibit at the Nashville exposition. It con-
Ists of 100 miniature tepees with heraldic
lecoratlons as they existed In the Klowa
rlbe nt the period of the Medlcluo Lodge
rcaty In ISO" .
IlpntMV on HIP
BUFFALO , Oct. C. ( Special Telegram. )
Hon. Chauncey M. Depcw , orator of the
lay , with President Calloway of the New
'ork Central lines , passed through hero at
4:34 : p. m. on a special train , and the Pan-
\mcrlcan officials and excursionists fill a
rain leaving at midnight for Omaha ,
'resident Brlnkcr , Treasurer Lautz , Archl-
ect Curtis , Manager of Concessions Hlgbee ,
Secretary Hill und the directors of the ex
position are all aboard the train.
1't'oplp < ! et Aivny.
The Topcka visitors left for home yesterday
afternoon , taking their Karnlval queen along
with them. They all enjoyed the trip Im-
nensely , and many of them promised to
como again before the close of the great
show. While they made their headquarters
at the Kaiifeas building yesterday , they were
In evidence upon every part of the grounJa ,
their bright badges ttlstlnguUhlng them
from the other exposition visitors. Mk's
Ilce , the queen of the Tcpekn karnlv.il. In
speaking of the exposition , said : "H is tin-
grandest thing that 1 have ever neon and
will ba remembered by uu until the da >
of my death. 1 like the United States and
Its people and when I return 1 shall tell my
people that they have been annexed to the
greatest and grandest country on the face
ofthe globe. " This queen , It will be re
membered , comes from Hllo. Hawaii.
Mln'onrlniin An * Surely
President Sterrctt of the Missouri state
commission returned yesterday from St.
Louis , where ho went some days ago for
the purpose of working up the details to. '
Missouri day at the exposition , which will
bo observed on October 10. He bays that the
people of the state are becoming very much
Interested and that ho will not bo surprised
If from 5,000 to 10,000 Mlssourlans are in
attendance.
President Sterrctt has addressed letters to
air of the editors of the state , urging them
to call the attention of their readers to the
Missouri date and the rate that the rail
roads have made from all Missouri points
1 cent per mile. The tickets for the trip to
Omaha will go on sale October S , and will
bo limited , so that the parties coming may
return on October 12thus giving them
from three to four days at the exposition.
As yet the program for the Missouri day
exercises has not been completed , but It Is
In course of preparation by President Stcr-
rett and will be out In a day or two.
rtiflilim llullil the Cabin.
Some days ago Captain Mercer conceived
the Idea of putting on ix kind of a tragedy ,
showing how It came about that Sitting
Bull was murdered. In order to do this
It was necessary to have a log house. The
logs were secured and then It became nec
essary to have the house built. As the Sioux
are the only ones to appear In the play ,
It devolved upon them to build the house.
At this point they balked and Intimated that
they are too proud to work. Right nt this
point the Pueblos came to the aid of Cap
tain Mercer and Informed him that If they
were given an Idea of what was wanted
they would build the structure. The cap
tain drew his plans und gave them to the
Pueblos , who dropped the work on their own
house and commenced upon the Sitting Bull
cabin. Early and late they have worked
and now they have It all completed with
the exception of chinking the holes between
the logs. That portion of the work they
about completed yesterday.
llniiilMlniUliiK Cnrnlvnl.
Commissioners Peterson and Cahn of
Texas have returned from their homes ,
where they went some tlmo ago to work
up enthusiasm In the I'face Jubilee ami
North and South Handshaking carnival. Both
of them say that there will be large crowds
hero from Texas next week , ns the pcoplo
down there arc all anxious to como to tin.
exposition and are also anxious to meet
President McKlnley.
Commissioner Peterson brought along a
quantity of pears , raised by himself , J. W.
Tlnklcy and Major Robert Ford. The fruit
grow near Rock Island , Colorado county , ann
Is the finest yet seen at the exposition. Thu
of the Middle "West. It
keeps pace with the advancement great .
publishes industrial and political articles which describe this vast
country. Realizing : the universal interest taken in the Omaha
Exposition , HARPER'S WEEKLY sent its representative . A.
Rogers , there , with the result that it will publish on October 8 a
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a double page of characteristic sketches and three other full-page
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I will be a long descriptive article of the fair. In the same number
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from one and one-half to two ixmii.it each ,
Mo t of Uwo that were biSttght wire di
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NK\V YORK Oct. 6. The committee to
represent tt'e N'ow York Produce cxchnnga
at the Uinnlm exposition on N'e\v York day
left foi Omnliii this nttcrnoun over the Krlo
railroad. The inmmltlco Included John
Valiant. Samuel OrnlT , John nionhlll. K , II.
DouKhcrty. U. T. W.vle. V.V. . Comlskey ,
John \V. Axle.v , K. A. Allen. Krnuk llrntn-
nrd , T. 11 Andrews amiS * . E. Truc8dc.ll.
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