Nebraska Newspapers

    CnilDREN ATTEND THE FAIR
Thousand ] of Little Folk from Council
Bluffs Visit tha Exposition.
EVERYWHERE HAVE FREEDOM OF GROUNDS
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11 a. m. Indian band at the Fine Arts
> btllM1nff.
2M p. m. Lieutenant Dan Oodfre.y'8
Urltlsh band at the Government building.
7 p m. lieutenant l > an Godfrey H British
band at the Grand I'lii/.o.
ll D. m.-l'aln'H Hattle of Jlnnlla. with
crunu Artworks.
"Where do these children all como from ? "
was the query that ono exposition officer pro
pounded to another yesterday as Iho two
Blood upon the bridge which spans the lagoon -
goon , watching the army of children swarm
ing through the gates and taking possession
of tbo buildings find grounds.
Yesterday morning TV lion the expoMtlon
gates opened there were hundreds of boys
and girl * there waiting to be admitted. They
wore bright-faced , rosy-checked little things ,
clad In holiday attire , their faces wreathed
In smiles In anticipation of the joys that
they were expecting to experience. All , or
nearly air , carried corpulent lunch baskets ,
containing the dainties prepared by mothers
or klDd. friends. Then all of them had eomo
money which they proposed to tipond In order
to make their stay more enjoyable. Later
In the day every motor car deposited n largo
load of human freight at the gates , through
which the little folks passed , no questions
blng asked as to where they resided.
On the card the day was designated as
ono for the children of Council Bluffs. However -
over , the children from Omaha and South
Omaha -were not 'to ' be deprived of a day's
slght-neelng , nnd consequently they took the
chances of gaining admission to the grounds.
There- were no chances to bo taken , however ,
os the exposition otnclnln had given orders
to pass all children , providing they came
within the age flmlt , the minimum of which
was Qvc nnd the maximum , fifteen years.
During the early morning the majority of the
arrivals -were from Couucll Bluffs , but long
tooforo noon they were outnumbered two to
one by the boys nnd girls from Omaha and
South Omaha. They swarmed In from every
direction nnd swept through the buildings
like ono great "wave , but to their credit It
may bo said that they disturbed nothing , no
matter how fragile the exhibit. In the ma
chinery building they devoted theJr time to
watching the machinery and then on they
wont from ono building to another. In the
Government building they Interested them
selves In studying the war exhibits and delv
ing deep down Into history , trying to ascer
tain knowledge from tbe relics that date
from the time of the revolutionary war up
to the present.
For many of the youngsters the Midway
proved to bo the star attraction , while others
preferred to study the habits and customs
of the Indians , the Cubans and the Hawnll-
nns. Others preferred music and It was -with
n. great ucal of pleasure that many listened
1o the Indian band In tbo forenoon , God
frey's band nnd the musical features , accom
panied by fireworks , on the Plnra In the
evening.
Taking It all In all , the day -was a suc
cess and was ono that waa highly enjoyable.
There were no accidents to the children and
it was at a Into hour when the last ono left
the grounds last night. The presence of
the children drew a goodly crowd In the
evening , many parents going out to look
after tholr little ones and see that they got
off the grounds and returned bomc.
So BUccoftsfuT hnvo the days given over to
the children been that the managers of the
exposition are seriously considering the ad
visability of deciding upon every 'Wednesday
BH children's day. In the event that they
take favorable action upon this proposition
children from everywhere , whether alone or
accompanied by their parents , will be ad
mitted free.
scnxis AI.ONC. THIS MIDWAY.
Iinrge Crowd * Vluir tlic Many Attrnc-
tlnim AloiiK the Street ,
There- were glitter and glamor along the
Midway yesterday afternoon and Inwt night.
AH of the shows opened enrly In the day and
continued to do business until late at night.
During the afternoon the children were the
principal patrons , but when nlgh.1 came on
the grown people from the city joined the
throng and , taking It all 4n nil , the conces
sionaires bad ono of the best days since the
opening of the exposition.
At Hngenback's the llttlo folks crowded
the arena from the time of their arrival until
Tate at night. Some of them went two or
ithreo times nnd each time they enjoyed
* ho fun. The trained bear was thetir favorite
nnd they seemed never to tire of watching
the antics of the beast.
To the children the deep sea diving proved
n school cf Instruction and it < was with aston
Ishmcnt that they watched the divers go to
the bottom of the tank , hunt around for
articles * and send them to the surface on
the lines.
There was lots of fun at the Hawaiian vll-
liigowhere the dancers and bathers fur
nished the amusement. Yesterday two of
tha little Hawaiian girls had charge of the
canoe that Is fitted with an outrigger , nnd
the manner In which they handled the crnft
vas something that filled both young and
old with astonishment.
There "was nothing that was patronized
better 1han the merry-go-round , nnd from
noon untlr late at night , If ono wished to ride
Make It Pnlilic ,
Publicity Counts-That's ' What the
People Want.
Omaha Expression on the Subject ,
Make It public.
Tell the people about It.
Oratltudo promotes publicity.
Grateful citizens talk.
They tell their nelghbcru ! tell their friends
The news Is too good to keep.
"Bad backs" are numerous.
Bo few understand tbo cause ,
Many Omaha people are learning.
And , hotter ntlll , they're being cured ,
Ixuno lmck nro Inmo no more.
Weak enc regain their strength.
This IH the everyday labor In Omaha
Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Our citizens lire making It public ,
Here Is a case of It'
Mr. K. Ii. KlnpBbery , 1823 Dorcus street ,
oarpontor by trade , says "Poan's Kidney
Pills RTO H good medicine and 1 can recom
mend them I had tin nttack of kidney trou
ble fpr two months uml for two \NceKo be
fore I got Donn's Kidney Pills at Kuhn &
Go's Drug Store , 1 could not work on account
of my back. I commence * ! using the remedy
and epou not'ccd ' Its beneficial effoct. The
pain In my back luft me and the Irregularity
with the kidney * , ocrutlous was corrected. I
jt consider Doan's Kidney Pills the beet kid
ney and urinary medicine I ever used. "
Doan'H Klilnnjr Pills for sale , by all deal-
era. Prlco 60c , Mailed on receipt of price
by Fobter-Mllburn Co. , Buffalo , N , Y. , sole
ugonU for tbe United Stutoi ,
lUmiembcr tbo caiuo , Doan's , Mid take no
other.
the wooden animal ) , It was necesmry to
speak In advance.
With Lunette It was the mrae old story.
Not even the children could discover how
the young woman manages to float about In
midair. This girl comes on to the stage
and , apparently without the aid of any de
vice , rises Into n ace. where she remains
suspended for an .Indefinite period of time.
While so suspended she turns around , re
clines AS It lying on a sofa nnd then assumes
an attitude n If engaged In prayer.
The Phantom Snlng was repaired BO that
It carried load after load of both young and
old people. All who rode the affair wondered
how they could revolve without falling.
The Old Plantation darkles seemed filled
with more than the usual amount of fun and
tlmo and again they kept the audlenco con-
v lf cd with laughter. Hy the way , gomo of
these colored people have coined n lot of
now Jokes and some of them are very good
ones , too.
Few of the children failed to visit the
Cuban village , where they were 'well ' enter
tained.
Jn Darkness and Dawn some of the timid
little girls were Incflned to fear His Santanlc
majesty , but before they had finished passing
through the tunnel they were shaking hands
with the veteran fireman and his Imps. In
the realms where St. Peter holds forth they
found much to please and amuse and all evi
dently enjoyed the trip. .
On the scenic railway the little forks
seemed perfectly nt home and hundreds of
them rode the ears , passing up nnd down the
Inclines nnd through the tunnels , where
they 'were ' gl\en panoramic glimpses of
Cuban nnd Philippine scenery.
AH children nro Interested In good looking
women nnd consequently all of them visited
the Congress of Beauty yesterday. With
them the American girl was the favorite and
secured all of their votes.
Hardly a child failed to visit the Moorish
palace , where they studied the faces of the
notables of past centuries and admired the
costumes worn by queens nnd famous women
of the past.
At the streets of Cairo It was the same old
etory , Manager Nlncl passing all children to
both streets and theater. Ho charged for
rides on the camels and donkeys , but every
thing else was free.
ANCIUVr A.MJ MODERN riRDAItMS.
IiiHtriiiiiiMitii of Drnth Unit Intercut
Tlifinr of n Wiirltkr Nature.
Somewhere In holy or other writ It Is
recorded that Jlercules carried a bow gun
and was very expert In Its use , It belni ?
said that three times out of five ho could
bit an inch target at a distance of 100
paces. Now , If iHercules could step down
into the Government building any day in
the week , ho could see a gun which , whllo
If may not bo the one that ho carried while
ho was doing 'battle ' against his enemies. It
Is presumed to resemble very closely.
Speaking of the gun carried by Hercules ,
It Is not out of place to state that there are
some guns In Iho exhibit in tbe Govo'rnment
building , the origin of which are shrouded
in mystery , so far as authentic history Is
concerned These guns are of the crossbow
variety and are said to have been discovered
n the ruins of ancient Europe and are pre
sumed to have been In use long ages before
.ho Romans were in the zenith of their
fame. The ono that appears to be the most
aged has a straight stick for a stalk. Some-
hlng like thrco Inches from the upper end
hero Is a. mortise and through this an Iron
bar , an inch wide , twenty inohcs long and
half an inch In thickness is inserted. Strong
thongs of leather are attached to the ends
of this Iron bow , and then with a machine
similar to those used for jacking up wagons
that the wheels may be taken off , this string
s pulled half way dowui the length of
the gun , where It drops Into a slot which
holds It In place until the marksman is
ready to do his work. It is presumed that
the darts or arrows used were straight
pieces of Iron , or Iron-tipped wooden sticks.
In firing these guns the string was released
by pulling a lever that lifted the Hiring
and allowed It to sweep over the top of the
; un , taking the arrow along with It nnd
thus adding a fearful velocity.
lAftcr the date of this 'bow ' gun there was
complete evolution In the engines of death
as becomes apparent by studying the im
provements made from time to tlmo. After
the bow gun went out of date the gun with
a barrel came along , but when , history re
mains silent , and It might just as well do so ,
for the first gun with a. barrel would never
bo called a gun if it did not have a tag at
tached , which assures the searcher after
knowledge that it is one.
It Is recorded that the Chinese were the
first to use gunpowder and consequently
It is presumed that they were the first to
use a gun that was equipped with this ex
plosive. Whether they did or not , the gun
n the Government building exhibit carries
all of the marks of having been Intended for
gunpowder and the ornamental figures upon
.t might Indicate that It was operated during
tbo days of Confucius. It has nn iron barrel
about six feet long , four inches In thickness
and a caliber that Is not less than nn Inch
In diameter. It was loaded at the ronzzlo
and was apparently fired by applying a hot
iron at a small hole near the breech. The
stalk of this particular gun is a gem. It
Is a straight stick of wood , about the size
of a wagon tongue , and runs from two feet
below the barrel to the muzzle. The barrel
is held in place by thick bands of iron.
The matchlock gun evidently came along
In more modern times and had more of the
appearance of guns of the present date.
Those shown in tbe exhibit have crooked
stalks and barrels , showing finer work
manship. The caliber still remained largo ,
tbo bullols , if bullets were used , evidently
being about the size of largo marbles. To
shoot these guns fire was carried along and
when the gunner got ready to shoot ho
tucked his lighted stick into a slot In the
hammer and then pulled the trigger , the
flro striking down Into the powder , which
was carried in a llttlo pun connected with
a small hole extending Into tbo loner end
of the barrel.
Next came the flintlock , which In most
respects was similar to tbe gun of the pres
ent day. These old arms had a small piece
of flint Inserted In the hammer and when
It came down It struck a steel projection ,
the contact producing sparks , which went
down Into the powder. Igniting It and caus
ing the discharge of the weapon.
After doing away with the flintlock the
hammer and trigger put In an appearance
and Improvements were made until now ,
when the Improved Krag-Jorgensen h con
sidered tbo par excellence of rifles for quick
work and accuracy.
Ono of the most Interesting weapons
shown Is the blunderbuss a gun that came
into use sometime after the lock and trigger
weapon was first placed In the hands of
gunners. A number of these weapons are
on exhibition. They are shorter than the 1
shotgun of todtiy and are single-barrel
affairs. At the muzzle the hole in tbo barrel
Is at leabt two Inches across , tapering down
as It reaches the breech. To load ono of
tltobo machines It appears as though a
pound of powder and a couple of pounds of
shot would IIUNO to ho used They are tjtio
original choke-bore and , when tired , scatter
o > er a couple of acres
ATTIIACTS ATTIJVPION ( IF
l/lttlc Our * Ailmlro Hie Ilenutlt * * of
llorlfilltnnil ( llullilliiK.
If there was ono place more than another
that was a favorite report with the children
who were the gureta of the exposition yes
terday It was the Horticultural bulldlnc ,
where crowds of them congregated nnd
rested beside the cool fountains to admlra
the flowers and tropical foliage and listen
to the bltiRlng of the birds ,
During the irnst few days many Improve
ments have- been in a do In the Interior deco
rations of tbo Horticultural building. The
numeral N pyramids at either end and In the
center hare been cotered with potted plants ,
thousands of which are now In bloom , filling
the great room with their fragrance The
flowering plants number hundreds of varie
ties , wiillo the blo-jsoirn have nil of the col
ors of the rainbow. In fact thereIs about
everything from the modest llttlo violet to
the common everyday yellow-faced marl-
Eold there.
Whllo the children romped through this
building and spent hours studying the plant
formation , not a leaf did they touch nor a
blonsom pull. They simply gazed In admira
tion at the bewildering arrangement of the
decorations , which have grown to bo the
pride of all who have vMtpd this exhibit.
noitsn IIACI.M : i > t'r ' o.v TIII : u.\nn.
I'lrftt Mrrt In lit * on tlic Kiponltlnn
Cnnrnp Voxt Midirilnj.
At the meeting of the executive commit
tee held yesterday afternoon tbe members
carded some horse races for next Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. TJio events will bo
pulled off on the exposition course at the
northwest corner of the North tract , where
n fine one-half mile track has been con-
strticteil. There will bo three races , two pac
ing and one trotting. The pacing races will
bo the best two out of three. Ono will be
for horses of the 2 30 class and the other
will bo a free-for-all. Tbe running race will
be open to nil comers. Already there are five
entries for each race nnd more nro expected.
Parties who drelro to enter the grounds
With vehicles next Saturday afternoon can
do so br driving to the Ames avenue gate.
After passing through tbo gates the tcami
will be allowed to go Into the paddock nud
the occupants of the vehicles may view the
races from there.
Hereafter the Sherman avenue entrance to
the exposition grounds will remain open un-.ll
11 o'clock p. m. and tickets will be Hold up
to that hour. All other gates will close nt
'
10 o'clock the same as heretofore.
Resident clergymen of Omaha , South
Omaha and Council Bluffs may secure s-nson
passes for themselves and their wives by
calling upon F. A. Nash , who has the matter -
tor In hand. The Issuance of these passes
was ordered at the last meeting of the
Board of Directors.
All city firemen In uniform will be ad
mitted to tbo grounds free of charge. They
may enter nt any of the pass gates.
At tbe meeting of the committee It was
ordered that the musical carnival be re
peated on the Lagoon next Friday evening.
Seats for the accommodation of the people
who attertd have been ordered distributed
O\CT tbe Grand Court.
To ( In ) ' * Mnnlcnl I'roprrnin.
Following is the musical program for to
day :
Lieutenant Dan Godfrey's British band ,
afternoon program , 2:30 : :
March Th German Fle-et Kohout
Overture Die Felsenmuhle Relsslgcr
Selection La. Clgalo Audrntt
Fruhllngsgrtit * Spring Song..Mendelssohn
Waltz Visional Gung'l
Selection Reminiscences of Mozart
Godfrey
Cake Walk Whistling Rufus..Kerry Mills
Paraphrase DIe Lorelei Neawndba
Introduction Third Act nnd Bridal
Chorus , "Lohengrin" Wagner
March Die Gemuthllche Hamburger , . . .
Reckling
Evening "program " , 7 o'clock :
March Love Is King Tnnes
Overture Kampa. Herold
Waltz Artist's Life Strauss
Selection Reminiscences of Togtl Tostl
Mexican Serenade < La. Paloma Yradler
Ball ° t Music William Tell Rossini
Selection The Pirates of Penzance..Sullivan
Galop The Noisy Johnnies Prltchard
10 p. m. "Pain's 'Battle ' of ( Manila and
grand fireworks.
CHINAMAN IS OUT OF SIGHT
Smooth Olcntlill RludoH the Clntchcn
of Iliinky Unit Hnlclwlii anil u
Ilrotlior Oflloer.
The population of Chinatown Is shy ono
celestial. Lun Wah , a laundryraan nt
Twelfth and Dodge streets , is the missing
Chink" nnU tbe manner of his disappear
ance Is a greater mystery than the Hindoo
conjurer's bound-'hjx trick , which it re
sembles. o oi-dl of the police directly In
terested in the case threaten to take a
course of instruction In Chinese necromancy
to see If they can learn where and how the
celestial went.
If bo over returns nnd the police can catch
him ho will 'be made to tell Just how he
did It ; in the meantime bluccoats appear
unexpectedly at the windows and doors of
the laundry In attempts to take the knight
of the flatlron unawares , but not a sign of
the Chinaman can they find.
"You see , it was like this , " explained
Officer Dan Baldwin. 'The captain sent us
down to get the Chinaman and to prevent
him making his 'get away' I entered tbe
front door while Andy Fahey entered the ono
nt the rear. When the 'Chink' saw me
coming ho started back till ho caught sight
of Andy heading him off. There wasn't a
blessed thing in the room but a curtain ,
bung on the four sides of a square wlro
frame , reaching to the floor.
"It was just as If you would curtain off
a little square apartment in the middle < /7 /
the room , measuring about ten feet each
way , and the curtain on four sides reaching
from the celling to the floor. Well , the
'Chink' hesitated long enough for mo to
grab him Just as ho dove Into the curtain.
I only got hold of that Hght-bluo silk thing
they wear for a coat and It slipped off. I
held the garment In one band and raised
the curtain with the other. Nobody In
sight. Now , wjiere do you suppose that
'Chink' went to ?
"We tore tbe curtain down , rolled It In a
wad and stepped on It. The Chinaman
couldn't have been under that. The floor
was sound and tbo celling was sound ; ho
couldn't have gone through either one. Un
der the floor Is a basement with no 'jxlts.
Above the celling Is a roof. Wo searched
both. Ho wasn't In the room , because there
was no place to hide. Now , you know as
much about where ho went as I do. But If
I over get him agiln , you bet I'll know. "
Wah got into trouble by refusing to sur
render a package of washing to the owner
on presentation ct the receipt nnd the
money to pay the charge. It was when sent
for to explain the transaction that the Chi
naman made bis etrange disappearance.
WEATHER AFFECTS POLITICS
I'niinl Quota nf CMiiilliliitrR Knlln to
Attend lloplilllli-llll Mrptlnic In
Flflh Wnril.
The Young Men's Republican club of the
Fifth ward held a. meeting at Us rooms ,
1718 Nicholas stren , last night. In tbo ab
sence of President W. Y. Tcetzel. Vice
President Loulo Llttlcfleld presided , In his
remarks upon calling the club to order Mr.
Llttlefleld congratulated the republicans of
that -ward upon the Interest displayed by j
i them and noted that there was A larger per- j
j ccntage of an aullince and fewer candidates !
present than any meeting which ho had J
attended In any or the wards. Two can-
dldates for count ) office from the ritlli
ward , W. A Saunlers , who Is seeking the
nomination for cotjity Judge , and John Ho't ,
who Is out for th < i county commissioner-fillip
from the Plfih dtttrlct , were the principal
speakers of the owning. Others who made
addresses were John C'owles of the Eighth
ward , candidate ( or county surveyor , W.
A , Saussay of Clqitarf precinct , candidate
for county superlf endent ; Mart 'McKcnna '
and Dr. J. O. Moo-a , member of the Board
of Education. All of the speakers confined
their remarks elm < * t wholly to local Issues
and loyal republicanism was presented In a j
manner that ellcl d enthusla ° tlc applause. J
The next ineetlngf } the club will bo held
nt the call of the resident.
All weak places l your aystem effectually
closed against dl aso by DoWltt's Little
Early Risers. _ T oy cleanse the bowels
promptly cure chr ilc constipation , regulate
the ll\er and fill you with new rife and
vlcor. Small , I'lc ' unt , sure , never erlpo.
FILIPINOS MUST NOT LAND
Band Bound for Omaha Arrives nt San
Francisco and is Ordered Deported.
CLAIMED THEY ARE LABORERS , NOT ACTORS
ltir tlnn ArUr * nt ' nil
PrnnclNco Iletwcpn Trcnmnrjnnil
AVnr IlPiinrtiiirntn nn tit tlic
AtlmliHloii of
The band of Filipinos brought over on the
transport Indiana for exhibition at the
Greater America exposition at Omaha
have been refused admission to this
country by the board of Inquiry of the
Federal Immigration bureau at San Fran
cisco. The board unanimously decided that
the Filipinos were contract lal > orers and not
actors ANlthln the meaning ot the regulations
of the Treasury department. As the Filipinos
pines were brought over on a government
transport and with the conient of the War
department , It lookn aa though a very nice
point will now arise between the War nud
Treasury departments.
The Inspectors examined the party of na
tives from the Philippines and found that
the cle\en men were actors In no sense ot
the word. ( Most ct them can play some
musical instrument , one Is a doctor by pro
fession , ono a coachman , two nro carriage
painters , and others of the party nro serv
ants , but none seem to bo Thespians.
Eleven mien , three women and two chil
dren compose the party. They signed a
contract with It. F. Dalley to appear nt the
Omaha exposition and to give him their
services until November , when he agreed to
send them back to Manila. In addition to
thcso sixteen Filipinos , the entire Filipino
crew of the Indiana Is anxious to go to
Omaha. Dalley hrped to take with him
fifteen or twenty of these , but the Immigra
tion Inspectors would not assent to that
proposition , and the ciow will not bo allowed
to leave the vessel.
Dalley told the San Francisco Chronicle
of laet SunZzy that bo olbtalncd the con
sent cJ the War department to take the
Filipinos to Omaha before ho went to Manila.
He was given passage on a government
transport to Manila. When ho was ready
to return with his party , ho says. General
Otis objected and ho was granted the priv
ilege of bringing them to this country in a ,
government boat over tbo head of General
Otis.
It is Dalloy's Intention , ho says , to take
the matter to the secretary of the treasury
on appeal from the action of the local board.
Should the secretary uphold the board the
matter will then be presented to the secre
tary of war and the two departments of the
government must settle it between them.
If It is finally decided that these people shall
not bo landed , they will ha\o to bo sent back
at tbe expense of the government.
"Pony" Moore , the agent of the Greater
America exposition Filipino Village , Is now
In San Francisco , and will no doubt make
every effort to solve this intricate problem.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia be
cause its Ingredients arc such that it can't
help doing so. "Tho public can rery upon It
as a master remedy for nil disorders arising
from imperfect digestion. " James M.
Thomas , M. D. , in American Journal of
Health , N. Y.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS ,
Councilman Kelly's resolution. Introduced
at the lost meeting of the council , provid
ing for nn Investigation Into the cause of
opening the saloons last Sunday , Is causing
n great deal of talk and In some circles It
Is hinted that If an investigation Is held
It will bo decidedly interesting for some
people. The sentiment expressed on the
street Is to the effect that an Investiga
tion should 'bo ' held and the facts elicited
made public , no matter who may be impli
cated io tbo reported holdup.
In speaking about this Kelly resolution
yesterday Mayor Ennor eald : "Shortly
after I Issued the order to the saloon kecp-
cr& to clceo their places of business at
midnight every night In tbe week and re
main closed tight all day Sunday I sent a
communication to tbo city council asking
for additional policemen and explaining that
with eighty-nlno oaloons the present force
of thirteen men , this number Including the
chief , could not cover the territory required
and properly enforce the order. Oly object
Indoing thh was to shift some ot the re
sponsibility onto the council and In case I
failed I would not be entirely to blame. "
Mayor Ensor then referred to the section
of the charter In regard to the pollco force.
This section reads as follows :
"Tho city marshal and such number of
police os the council may authorize shall
bo appointed and may be removed by the
mayor nt pleasure and In case of emergency
the mayor may appoint a necessary number
of ppecUl pollco who shall bo removable at
the pleasure of the mayor and council. "
It has always been conceded that this
section gives the mayor absolute control
o\er the police .force nnd Mayor Ensor eo
construes it.
When asked what ho proposed to do about
doubling the pollco force as authorize * ! by
Johnston's amended resolution his hcnor ro-
plled that ho would do as ho pleased , as the
control of the police force was solely in
the hands of the executive and the council
as n legislative body had no right to In
struct the executive In the discharge of his
duties.
Upon the subject of an Investigation into
the reasons why the saloons wore allowed to
eell liquor on Sunday the mayor said : "If
the members of the council want an In
vestigation J am willing that one should - beheld
held at any time. 1 will also say In con
nection with this proposed Investigation
that there are other matters in which tbo
taxpayers are directly Interested which
should also bo Investigated. "
Whllo talking privately to a frlond a day
or two ago about tha Investigation the
mayor Is reported to have said that in his
opinion the councilman were trying to
'shako him down. "
No occurrence In municipal affairs for !
> ears has caused so much talk as the recent I
Sunday closing order. It is a well known
fact that not long ago a pumo of JS.fiOO wan
raised by liquor dcfllors to raise the em 1
bargo. It is understood that nil of the
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breweries doing bulsness hero , with the ex-
coptlon of the Anheuser-Dusch and tho' i
Schlltz people , were willing to submit to a
holdup. The plan was to have each saloon
keeper contribute $30 and the 'breweries thu
name amount for each niloon they operated.
Some llttla difficulty was experienced In
the raising of this fund. When the raising
of thla money was going on it was rumored
on the fitroets that the city council was to
bo reorganized by electing Hd Johnston
president. After this had been done rumor
had it tl-at Knuor was to got the entire roll
and then re lgn. The resignation of thu
mayor would promote Ed Johnston tn ba
acting ma > or. W. A Bennett , the repub- '
llcan member from the First ward , was to
be cajoled out of his position as president
nf the council In order to let Johnston In.
Dennett refused to resign and also refused
to bo ousted , oven though powerful Influ
ence was brought to bear. Later on , when | ' '
the $3,000 was In the bank , another attempt
to reorganize wa made , the naloon keep
ers being told that If Ensor resigned and
Johnston was made acting mayor the latter
would Immediately remove the ban on
Sunday closing , The last attempt at reor
ganization was knocked sky high by
Tralnor , who thought that he would like to j
wear the chief executive' * shoes fiom now
until next April. As Tralnor would not
] jhavo It any other way , the reorganization
dcil again fell to the ground
Whllo all this lobbying wan going on the
} 3,600 contribution wan In the hands of A
middleman. An a last dent out of the box the
roll was offered to Knsor , who , It Is re
ported , refused to accept It. After this re
fusal on En or's part the money was dis
tributed to the original subscribers , each
getting back the amount ho put In.
The details of the new $2,500 deal are not
so well known as the $3,600 deal , but cer
tain Inside parties ntscrt that a combine of
brewers ha ? eucceedeJ In convincing the
mayor that It was to his Interest to let up.
Cut til' PntttMiltiHT I'nnt ,
The Sioux Slock Journal , published nt
Fort Pierre , S. D , has thh to say of the
condition of cattle on the ranges :
"Many of the ranchers arc getting ready
to go on the beef roundup , which will com
mence now In a short time. Although the
season was late by almost a month , stock
seems to bo ready for market ns early as
heretofore , consequently shipments may bo
looked for at any time now. The southern
cattle- driven up nro doing nicely , In fact ,
they have made more advancement this sea
son than has over been know u for the same
period ot time on the northern range. This
of course has 'been a phenomenal jeur for
stockmen. Ilnlns have been frequent from
early spring and the range looks vastly
different from what It h"s for tbo last four
or flvo years.
"The poor , scrawny dogltw shipped In from
the east and driven to pasturage west ot
hero have grown out of all recognition nnd
many .would make prlmo bocf this fall And
so It Is with nil classes of stock. Horses
and sheep have tukoti a position far In ad
vance of that which they have held for
jears nnd both are being shipped very ex
tensively. Thousands of bend of horses have
already been shipped out ot the stale and
the demand Is just getting started In ear
nest. This Is truly the stockman's and
farmer's jear. "
SIII'lllC ' 1'llUMC * OltllRllt.
Charles Scarr , the Twenty-fourth street
druggist , was the means of capturing two
sneak thieves yesterday. Mr. Scarr was
passing the corner of Twenty-sixth and E
streets when he saw a man enter Mr. Fitz
gerald's house. Ho secured the help of a
workman near by and succeeded In captur
ing both of the sneaks. Ono proved to bo
Charles Gennsler , who hail Mrs. Fltrgerald's
purse In bis pockets when searched. Genn
sler was recently brought back from St.
Joe to stand trial for forgery , but was not
convicted. The pollco are holding both men
on suspicious character charges.
School bite Asrnln Frlilny.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
Education Is billed for Friday night. As at
the last meeting , the principal business will
bo the opening of Tblds tor a , school site In
the Second ward. It Is not expected that
there will bo ns many bids filed this tlmo
as at the last meeting , as several real es
tate dealers and owners of property have
asserted that they would not file bids again.
Since the 'board has acted In the manner
it did in connection with the selection of a
silo public Interest has been aroused and
very likely there will bo a good attendance
of taxpayers at this meeting.
City
A sewer 1,000 feet In length cf fifteen-Inch
pipe Is being laid at the stock yards.
A. L. Button Teft yesterday for Indiana ,
where ho will visit for a week or two.
Theodore Volz Is home from lennlngton ,
where ho spent n few days with relatives.
The Eastern Star has been invited to picnic
with Papllllon chapter at Seymour park on
August 1.
Chief of Pollco Carroll writes from West
Depere , Wls. , that he is enjoying his vaca
tion very much.
Major F. E. Wolcott of the Stock Yards
company's traveling force came in yesterday
from Spearfish. S. D.
G. W. Clark of Greenwood Is visiting his
daughter , Mrs. W. L. Holland , Twenty-
fourth and G streets ,
The Home Circle club Is still camping at
Seymour park , and the members report hav
ing all kinds of fun every evening.
U. A. Carpenter nnd wife , who are visit
ing nt Seattle and Olympla. Wash. , are ex
pected to start for homo on Monday.
Tor the first twenty-five days of July
there were received at the stock yards hero
42,124 cattle , 181,020 hogs and 36,460 sheep.
During tbo same time last year the receipts
were : Cattle , 37,915 ; hogs , 138,785 ; sheep ,
32,083.
Today is the date set for the hearing of
the Sarah Dennett-Union Pacific injunction
case In Judge Dickinson's court , but it la
thought that there \\lll bo a postponement
on account of the absence from the city of
one of the attorneys.
Isaac Stoddard , ono of the copper magnates
of Arizona , Is here for a few days , the
guest of J. C. Carley. Quito n number of
South Omaha peopTe are stockholders In Mr.
Stoddard's copper mine , and it was for the
purpote of meeting these people that Mr.
Stoddard came here at this time.
STATE PHOTOGRAPHERS MEET
Tenth Annual C ii\ riiHoiiovr In
I'ruKri-HH In Tills City , with n
1-llrni' Attriiilniico.
The membeis of tbe Nebraska Photogra
phers' association to the number of over 600
are in Omaha attending the tenth annual
con\entlon of the society. The first session
was hold yesterday afternoon In the armory
of the Thurston Illflcft In the Patterson block ,
and liho attendance at tbe opening was par
ticularly encouraging to the officers nnd
active workers In the organization. Each
train that has since arrived has brought In
additional numbers.
'Mayor Moores delivered ono of his charac
teristic hearty addresses of welcome , giv
ing conllail greeting to tbo t > tate photogra
phers and assuring them that tbo city was
pleased toha\o them hold their annual gath
ering here. The report of President H. Lan
caster followed nnd was of much Interest
to the members of the association. Prof. A ,
H. Griffith of Detroit , who was the director
of the art exhibit at the Transmlhslsslppl
exposition , delivered a very entertaining
nnd instructive address.
The meetings will continue throughout to
day and tomorrow. At 10 o'clock this mornIng -
Ing there will bo n business scaslon and sev
eral mattem nf much Importance to the pro
fession will bo taken up for discussion. At
11 o'clock Prof. Griffith will deliver ono of
his 'highly instructive art criticisms.
In the Patterson block where the associ
ation is holding Its wpKsloMs the members
have on exhibition an especially fine collcc-
tlon of photographic work of all dcscrlp-
tlons and In the afternoon this display will
bo opened to the public , to whom cordial
Invitation Is extended.
The members of the nfhoelallon and their
friends will enjoy a rldo up the river on
the Jacob Rlchtman tonight. Tomorrow aft
ernoon prize * ) awarded the exhibition work
will bo announced.
( io toMi'i't tlio Conuri'Miloiial I'nrt ) ,
Congressman Payne's party , composed of
several of his colleagues In the national
house of representatives , who , with their
families , have been on a trip to Alaska , hmo
decided tn pass through Nebraska , via the
Burlington , nn their rrturn trip , Instead ot
taking the Northern Pacific , as was origi
nally intended. The party will reach Omaha
probably during the present week General
Manager 0. W. Holdrego of the Burlington ,
Senator M. L. Haywurd , Congressman E J
BurKett and Captain H. K. Palmer left yesterday -
terday afternoon to meet the congressmen
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